Our subject lived at home and attended school in his native state during his early boyhood, but at the age of sixteen came to Janesville, Wis., where he finished his education and worked with his father till he attained his majority. On August 12, 1862, in response to President Lincoln's call for troops, he enlisted in Company E, Twenty-second regiment, of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and went into the war. While not in any regular battle, he participated in many skirmishes and served until 1863, when ill health necessitated his discharge from the