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August 28, 1863

A soldier was wounded at Gainesville by a minie ball through the neck.

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RegionAugust 1863Month

The First National Bank of Milwaukee was formed by reorganization of the Farmers' and Millers' Bank; the Beloit surgeon-in-chief resigned his commission; a captain was appointed Acting Assistant Adjutant General (which he declined); Mr. Hadden married Miss Eliza More.

BeloitSeptember 1863Month

First Sergeant Cornell was promoted to First Lieutenant; Mr. Colt came to Wisconsin, locating at Beloit; a man married Betsy Gilbertson; a mustered-out soldier removed to his present homestead.

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Nation & worldAugust 28, 1863

A soldier was wounded at Gainesville by a minie ball through the neck.

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B, Capt. Huntington, as a private ; was in several battles and skirmishes ; wounded at the battle of Gainesville Aug. 28, 1863, by minie ball through the neck ; was nine months in the hospital at Alexandria, Va. ; transferred to the Invalid Corps, taken prisoner by rebels, discharged June 1, 1866, by general order from War Department; was commissioned Second Lieutenant in regular army Nov. 22, 1863. Married, January, 1866, Miss Lena Maas, of Milwaukee, Wis. ; have one child — Benjamin T., burn Auj;. 28, 1869 ; is a member Masonic Order, Lodge 161, Milton ; religion, Universalist ;

Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.PDF p. 821

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August 28, 1863

A soldier was wounded at Gainesville by a minie ball through the neck.

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Nation & worldAugust 28, 1863

A soldier was wounded at Gainesville by a minie ball through the neck.

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B, Capt. Huntington, as a private ; was in several battles and skirmishes ; wounded at the battle of Gainesville Aug. 28, 1863, by minie ball through the neck ; was nine months in the hospital at Alexandria, Va. ; transferred to the Invalid Corps, taken prisoner by rebels, discharged June 1, 1866, by general order from War Department; was commissioned Second Lieutenant in regular army Nov. 22, 1863. Married, January, 1866, Miss Lena Maas, of Milwaukee, Wis. ; have one child — Benjamin T., burn Auj;. 28, 1869 ; is a member Masonic Order, Lodge 161, Milton ; religion, Universalist ;