The Thirteenth Wisconsin garrisoned Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in 1862; a Rock County man's regiment went to Fort Leavenworth, Fort Scott, Lawrence and Fort Riley in 1862.

The evidence

• “V. I.; mustered in at Janesville ; in 1862, went to Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; from there to Fort Scott ; then to Lawrence and Fort Riley ; returned to Leavenworth, and from there went to Columbus and did duty there ; in 1862, garrisoned Fort Henry and Fort Donelson ; did scouting duty in the summer of 1863 ; in the fall of 1863, also participated with his regiment in all their duties till Jan. 13, 1864, was mustered out, and the same day re-enlisted as a veteran; served through Tennessee and East Tennessee in putting down guerrilla bands ; leaving Nashville, Tenn., was stationed at Green Lake till”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/25-bios-milton.md, PDF p. 811 / book p. 815

  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.

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