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August 17, 1863

George Wenwright died at Fort Donelson.

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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 17, 1863

George Wenwright died at Fort Donelson.

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Taylor, Robert B. Taylor (died at Paducah, Ky., April 17, 1863), William Taylor, Jr., Thomas Thompson, R. B. Valentine, George Wenwright (died at Fort Donelson August 17, 1863), and Thomas Williams, privates.

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. 462 / book p. 466

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Taylor, Robert B. Taylor (died at Paducah, Ky., April 17, 1863), William Taylor, Jr., Thomas Thompson, R. B. Valentine, George Wenright (died at Fort Donelson, August 17, 1863), and Thomas Williams, privates.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 1, PDF p. 375 / book p. 345

1863 / August 17

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August 17, 1863

George Wenwright died at Fort Donelson.

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Nation & worldAugust 17, 1863

George Wenwright died at Fort Donelson.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

Taylor, Robert B. Taylor (died at Paducah, Ky., April 17, 1863), William Taylor, Jr., Thomas Thompson, R. B. Valentine, George Wenwright (died at Fort Donelson August 17, 1863), and Thomas Williams, privates.

2AQuotation found on a page of our own sourcesRepeats an earlier source

Taylor, Robert B. Taylor (died at Paducah, Ky., April 17, 1863), William Taylor, Jr., Thomas Thompson, R. B. Valentine, George Wenright (died at Fort Donelson, August 17, 1863), and Thomas Williams, privates.