On this day
2September
- 1823
Jane Mellen was born in Watertown, N. Y.
- 1841
Silas Hurd married Cynthia Maria Cowan.
- 1842
Saml Hersey married Hannah Cole at Beloit.
- 1843
The biographical subject was born in Saratoga County, New York.
- 1862
The Twenty-second regiment was mustered into service at Camp Utley, Racine.
- 1862
Captain George B. Ely was wounded at the battle of Antietam and discharged December 24 following; the passages give the wound date as September 2, 1862.
- 1864
The flag of the Twenty-second Wisconsin, the first Union flag raised over Atlanta, was raised, exactly two years after the regiment was mustered into U. S. service.
- 1875
The River Falls Normal School opened.
- 1878
The fair of 1878 was held
- 1879
Lars Halvarsen Skavlem died in Newark, Rock County.
- 1879
The fair of 1879 was held September 2–5, with receipts of about $2,500.
- 1904
The Janesville Daily Gazette of this date reported dancing, theater performances ("The Little Outcast," "Pawnbrokers," "Southern Skies"), baseball at Yost's park, and a game between Portage/Port— and Janesville at Yost's.
- 1908
The certificate of incorporation for Saint Jude's Church was issued by the secretary of state.
- 1914
The Odd Fellows lodges of Beloit and Janesville, together with the Janesville Rebekah chapters, held a picnic at Yost Park, attended by about 300 people, as reported the following day.
On this day
2September
- 1823
Jane Mellen was born in Watertown, N. Y.
- 1841
Silas Hurd married Cynthia Maria Cowan.
- 1842
Saml Hersey married Hannah Cole at Beloit.
- 1843
The biographical subject was born in Saratoga County, New York.
- 1862
The Twenty-second regiment was mustered into service at Camp Utley, Racine.
- 1862
Captain George B. Ely was wounded at the battle of Antietam and discharged December 24 following; the passages give the wound date as September 2, 1862.
- 1864
The flag of the Twenty-second Wisconsin, the first Union flag raised over Atlanta, was raised, exactly two years after the regiment was mustered into U. S. service.
- 1875
The River Falls Normal School opened.
- 1878
The fair of 1878 was held
- 1879
Lars Halvarsen Skavlem died in Newark, Rock County.
- 1879
The fair of 1879 was held September 2–5, with receipts of about $2,500.
- 1904
The Janesville Daily Gazette of this date reported dancing, theater performances ("The Little Outcast," "Pawnbrokers," "Southern Skies"), baseball at Yost's park, and a game between Portage/Port— and Janesville at Yost's.
- 1908
The certificate of incorporation for Saint Jude's Church was issued by the secretary of state.
- 1914
The Odd Fellows lodges of Beloit and Janesville, together with the Janesville Rebekah chapters, held a picnic at Yost Park, attended by about 300 people, as reported the following day.