During the 4th of July Holiday, 2006

The Civil War Soldiers of the Thorp Area

Will Be Honored &  20   Plus New Markers Set

Harold Zander's Military History of the Thorp Village Civil War Soldiers is now available for $5.00 at the Thorp Courier Newspaper office (715-669-5525).  All proceeds will be given to the Thorp Area Museum.  If you prefer, you can reserve a copy (to be picked up the day of the celebration) by sending a check to: Bob Zukowski, W9884 Co. Rd. MM, Thorp, WI 54771-8106.  If you cannot attend, but would like to purchase a booklet, please include an additional $2 for postage and packaging, and your mailing address.

Paul Forster's Letter to the Thorp Courier

The First Stone Placement

Return to Updates

June 14th, 2006 Thorp Courier Article

June 28th, 2006 Thorp Courier Article

Program

Photo Album

Tax Deductible Donations for future Events

 

Roster

 Regiment

Cemetery

Notes

* Indicates burial in an area cemetery.
 To date, we have identified 50 Civil War grave sites in the Thorp Area.

Adams, Jonathon Q.--Bio

Co. I, 61 PA

    

*Andrews, Alexander--VGR#198; Loc.; Obit; Obit

Co. I, 30 WI

Riverside

  

Aucutt/Ancutt, William J.--Bio

Co. C, 32 WI Inf.

 

Wife buried in Thorp Village Cemetery

*Audorff, Johannes G.--VGR#14; Obit

Co. E, 54 NY Cav.

Butler

  

Bellinger, Peter--Bio

Co. G, 45th PA

    

Berkhardt/Burkhardt, Christopher--Bio

Co. F, 26 WI Inf.

.

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Bixby, William H.--Bio

Co. F, 7 or 9 VT

.

Wife buried in Thorp Village Cemetery

Bradburg, E. W.

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.

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Breed, Jared--Obit ? (see note)

Co. B, 35 WI Inf.

.

Did he ever live in the Thorp area?

*Brown, Bernard John--VGR#537; Bio#1; Bio#2; Bio#3; Bio#4; Obit

Co. G, 5 WI Inf.

Thorp Village

.

*Bryant/Buyalt/Buyette, William--VGR#520

Co. G, 5 WI Inf.

St. Bernard

A new stone has been ordered by the Thorp American Legion

Carey, Barney W.

Co. C, 38 WI Inf.

.

.

*Chapman, Ira Shubal--VGR#538; Bio; Obit#1

Co D, 21 IA

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

*Chapman, James D.--VGR#539; Bio; Obit

Co. K, 6 IA

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

Christian, Charles W.

Co. H, 20 WI Inf.

.

.

*Christian, Chandler W. (same as Charles?)--VGR#540; Obit

Co. H, 20 WI Inf.

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

Clark, Cyril C.--Bio;

Co. I, 8 ? Inf.

Thorp Village?

We are unsure of his final resting place

*Clark, Israel S. #1 , #2, CU--VGR#541; Bio; Obit

Co. G, 1 PA L.A.

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

*Colby, William--Obit

Co. K, 25 WI Inf.

Sylvan

A new stone has been ordered by the Thorp American Legion

Collins, Norman--Bio

Co. B, 25 WI Inf.

.

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*Courter, George W.--VGR#467; Loc.; Obit#1; Obit#2

Co. B, 27 WI Inf.

Sylvan

A new stone has been ordered by the Thorp American Legion.

*Courter, James W. #1 #2--VGR#543 (questionable information)

Co. A, 52 WI Inf.

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

*Craig, George Washington--VGR#542; Bio; Obit

Co. E, 18 WI Inf.

Thorp Village

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*Cusick, Patrick J.--VGR#509; Loc.; Obit

Co. A, 16 WI Inf.

Eidsvold

A new stone has been ordered by the Thorp American Legion

*Delac/Delack, John E.--VGR#544; Bio; Obit

Co. K, 3 MN Inf.

Thorp Village

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*Drake, Isaac Palmer--VGR#545; Bio

Co. I, 5 WI Inf.

Thorp Village

.

Ducale, M.

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.

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*Duffy, John C.--VGR#522; Bio; Obit

Co. H, 19 NY Cav.

St. Bernard

Stone provided by the VA

Fellows, Victor

Co. D, 24 NY

.

.

Ferguson, H. A.

Co. E, 12 OH

.

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*Fessenden, Henry J.--VGR#547; Bio; Bio #2

Co. D & K, 118 IL Inf.

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

Fields, O. H.

Co. F., 1 MI

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Fields, William H.

Co. F., 1 MI

.

.

Foster, Jerome--Bio

Co. D, 1 NY

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Fredeman/Frederman, Christ

Co. D, 9 WI

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.

*Fults, Frank, Bio

1st Reg., H. A. MN

Thorp Village

A new stone has been ordered by the Thorp American Legion

*Girard/Jerard, Vincent H.--VGR#511; Loc.; Obit

.

Eidsvold

.

*Glashof, Peter #1, #2--VGR#548; Obit

Co. E, 21 WI

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

Helfter, Larence

  

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*Holzhausen, Walter--VGR#549; Bio

Troop G, 14th Cav.

Thorp Village

A new stone has been ordered by the Thorp American Legion

*Howard, George C.--VGR#550; Obit

Co, H, 51 WI Inf. & Co. B, 53 WI Inf.

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

Hubbard, M.

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.

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*Irish, Harley E. #1, #2--VGR#551; Bio; Obit

Co. B, 5 WI

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

*Jerard, William--VGR#512; Loc.; Obit

Co. F, 10 NY

Eidsvold

.

*Kealiher, John--VGR#513; Loc.; Bio; Obit

Co. A & B, 17 ME

Eidsvold

.

*Kesler, John

Co. D, 27 WI

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Kuehl, William--Bio

Co. 35, 161st Dep Brigade

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.

*Lake, William H.--VGR#554; Bio; Obit

Co. H, 1 WI Inf

Thorp Village

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*Lamphear, Elisha--VGR#555; Bio; Obit

Co. B, 8 WI Inf

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

*Lantz, Peter F.--VGR#556; Bio; Obit

Co. D, 24 & 29 MI

Thorp Village

.

*Liske, Martin T.--VGR#523

Co. ?, 9 WI

St. Bernard

Stone provided by the VA

*Mabie/Maybie, George H.

Co. H, 31 WI

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.

*Maddux, James W.--VGR#557; Bio

Co. G, 64 WI or OH

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

Mead, V. R.

Co. G, 49 WI

.

.

Miller, Jefferson "Jeff"--Worden (obit?)

Co. E, 13 NY

.

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*Moody, James C.--VGR#202; Bio; Obit

Co. I, 6 WI

Riverside

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*Morris, Daniel H.--VGR#558; Bio; Obit

Co. F, 44 WI

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

*Nettleton, William Henry--VGR#559; Bio

Co. F, 21 WI

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

*Norris, Millard J.--VGR#203

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Riverside

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*Norton, John N.--VGR#560

Co. E or F, 44 WI

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

Payore, Isaac

Co. G, 37 WI

.

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*Phillips/Philips, William Riley--VGR#561; Bio

Co. F, 48 WI

Thorp Village

.

*Robinson, Joseph S.--VGR#514

.

Eidsvold

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*Rossman, Frederick--VGR#562; Bio#1; Bio#2; Obit

Co. D, 9 WI

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

Ruscher, Alonao--Bio

Co. A, 3 WI

.

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Sargent, James H.--Bio#1; Bio#2; Bio#3

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.

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Schmidt, Gustav; Bio;

Co. E, 27 WI

.

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*Schroeder, Peter--VGR#564; Obit

Co. F, 5 MN & Co. K, 2 MN

Thorp Village

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*Seaman, Randolph--VGR#563; Bio; Obit

Co. H, 6 MN

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

*Sheldon/Scheldon, Charles Henry--VGR#565; VGR#566;  Bio#1;
Bio#2; Bio#3; Bio#4; Bio#5; Obit #1; Obit #2

Co. A, 8 WI

Thorp Village

A new stone was ordered by the Thorp American Legion, but denied. We hope to have the existing stone engraved to denote his Civil War service.

Sherwood, E. W.

Co. D, 57 PA

.

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*Sharp, John P.--VGR#588;

Co. C 46 IN Inf.

Brethern

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Smith, Frank

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*Steele, Thomas J.--VGR#567; Bio; Bio#2; Bio#3; Obit;

Co. C, 4 WI

Thorp Village

Stone provided by the VA

*Tiedeman, Christian/Christ--VGR#568; Bio; Obit

Co. D, 9 WI

Thorp Village

.

Tilden, James A.; Bio

Co. A, 6 WI

.

.

Tompkins H. H.

Co. G, 3 NY

.

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Turner, Jane E., Widow of Alexander; Bio

Co. G, 14 WI

Died at Petersburg

Alexander was discharged on a surgeon's certificate after 1 yr. of service, then re-enlisted in Co. E, 37 WI and died after being wounded at Petersburg.

*VanDusen/Van Dusent, William--VGR#515; Loc.

Co. C, 85 NY

Eidsvold

.

*VanGorder, Herman/Harmon F.--VGR#569

Co. H, 9 IL Cav.

Thorp Village

.

*Warner, Jonathan B.--VGR#570; Bio

Co. E & F, 10 NY

Thorp Village

.

*Warner, Samuel W.--VGR#516; Loc.; Bio

.

Eidsvold

.

*Warner, Sylvanus S.--VGR#571; Bio#1; Bio#2; Bio#3; Obit

Co. F, 20 NY Cav.

Eidsvold

.

*Warner, William Sweet--VGR#572; Bio; Obit

Co. C, 16 WI

Thorp Village

.

Welch, Alford

Co. A, 30 WI

.

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Welch, Andrew

Co. H, 38 WI

.

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Worden, Zephaniah--Bio (namesake of Worden Twp.)

Co. F, 45 PA

.

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Wright, John

Co. G., 113 IL

.

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*Wright, William--VGR#573; Bio; Obit

Co. F, 113 IL

Thorp Village

.

 

Our July 4th Program

Veterans' Park in Thorp, WI


Advancement of Colors'  American Legion & VFW Color Guards


Pledge of Allegiance led by the Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts


National anthem by Justin Rosemeyer


Invocation by the American Legion Chaplain


Remembrance of Civil War veterans by relatives & friends


Main address by American Legion State Vice Commander, Don Schindler


Announcement of winners from Thorp Area Schools of the Union Soldier coloring competition


God Bless America by Justin Rosemeyer


Reading of the roll of all Civil War veterans reposing in Thorp area cemeteries

 

Civil War Re-enactors Musket & Cannon Firing


Benediction by VFW Chaplain


Final salute to Civil War veterans by the American Legion & VFW Color Guards

Sources: GAR Records, Veteran Grave Records, News Clips, Census Records, Family Records

 

 

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