Clark Co., Wisconsin Civil War Veteran's Index


 

 

 State Park on Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Picture by Allan Wessel

 

These pages are dedicated to the memory of those who served in the Civil War from Clark County, Wisconsin. After the war, veterans from many other counties and states came to Clark County. If you are looking for your Civil War Ancestor, look in our Index. We have over 500 names listed from the various census' and from the messages that have been posted on the Records Board.  The information is provided free of charge for non-profit uses and may not be reposted on any other sites or copied without permission.  Allan T. Wessel

 

Biographical Memoirs of our Civil War Soldiers


Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Clark Co., Wisconsin Posts


 

[ GAR Post-Greenwood]  [GAR Post-Colby] [GAR Post-Dorchester]  [GAR Post-Loyal]  [GAR Post-Neillsville]  [GAR-Thorp]

 

[GAR-Women's Relief Corp]  [Wisconsin GAR Posts]

 


 

Histories


Draft Policies

 

[Clark County-1918[Civil War Telegraph Wagons] [Iron Brigade]  [Little Rock]  [Red River Route]  [Terms & Slang Language]  [8th Wis. Inf]  [14th Wis. Inf]   [4th Wis. Cav]  [18th Wis. Inf]  [37th Wis. Inf] 


Letters from the Battlefield

 

[Welsh, John Henry]

 


 

Reunions


[Vets-Unk Date]  [1903]  [1904 Spencer]  [1904 WRC-Thorp]

 

Civil War Artifacts & Weapons


 

[Pg 1]

 

Quick Links to Helpful Pages


 

[Clark County Burials] [Civil War Burials]  [Biographies]  [News Clips]  [Photos]  [References]  [Census Records] [Cemeteries]

 

*The Book Civil War Soldiers in the Heart of Clark Co., Wisconsin  is available by mail from Janet Schwarze.

 

 
 

        CLARK CO., WISCONSIN

              Biographical Memoirs of our Civil War Soldiers

 

 

Andrus, James F.

Co E, 4th WI Cav

Personal Information

 

Ayers, Gustavus R.

CW RecordShiloh

 

Babb, Moses

Obituary; Bio

1885 Civil War Census Records

 

Baker, Josiah

37th Wis. Regiment C, Infantry

Musician (Drummer)

Bio & Obituary; Loyal GAR

 

Buker, Friedrich Herman Konrad

27th Wisc Inf Reg, Co C

Buker Diary; Civil War Memories start on Page 7 of his diary.

Camden, Arkansas Expedition of the Red River Campaign. Biographical Sketch

1885 Civil War Census Records

 

Chase, Horace

1st Wisc Cav, Co A

Biography Obit

1885 Civil War Census Records

 

Decker, Henry

27th Wisc Inf Reg, Co C

Enlistment. Pension App.

2nd & 3rd Affidavit Obit

1885 Civil War Census Records

 

Dillion, Thomas

1st Wisc. Calvary, Co. C

Bio & Obituary

 

Hartman, Henry

Hartman, Henry Obituary

Photo, Census & Service Records

 

Hayett, F. S.

F. S. Hayett Obituary

 

Hill, George

4th Wisc Inf Reg, Co I

Obituary

 

Hummel, Rudolph S.

 10th Wisc Inf Reg, Co G. listed in 1885 Census, Eaton Township. Maybe the same person.

16th Wisc Inf Reg, Co G & 5th Wisc Inf Reg, Co G

Biography

 

Laflesh, Thomas Jefferson

 2nd Wisc Cav, Co B

 Biography

 

Lansworth, John J.

15th Wisc Inf Reg, Co C

Memoirs.

1885 Civil War Census Records

 

Markham, Curtis

Co. A 35th Indiana Inf.

Biography & Obit

 

Perkins, Daniel Chapman

 35th Wisc Inf Reg, Co B

 Bio & Obit

 

Sheldon, C. H.

 8th Wisc Inf Reg, Co A

 Biography

 

Sternitzky, William August

 14th Wisc Inf Reg, Co. I.

 Biography

 

Varney, Hiram W.

 19th Maine Vol Inv, Co A

 Biography

 

Wilms, Boyce A.

Obituary Biography

 

Williams, Ely

Co. B, 53rd Wisc. Infantry

Obit &Discharge Papers

 

 

Soldiers with Clark Co., Wis. Connections....... but Buried Elsewhere

 

 

 

Hemphill, William

Co. K, 84th PA Inf.

Biography

Paulley, William

Black River Falls, WI

14th Wisc. Co. I

Biography

 

   

 

Burial Indexes

 

Burial Links

Civil War Burials A through B

Civil War Burials C

Civil War Burials D through F

Civil War Burials G through L

Civil War Burials M through R

Civil War Burials S

Civil War Burials T through Z

 

Civil War Veterans Index A through D

Civil War Veterans Index E through H

Civil War Veterans Index I through L 

Civil War Veterans Index M through Q

Civil War Veterans Index R through T

Civil War Veterans Index U through Z

 

Census Records

 

1840 State-Wide Census; 1860 Federal Census Pages, 1860 Federal Census (index names); 1870 Federal Census; 1875 Clark Co., WI State Census (by township), 1875 Clark Co. WI State Census (by Name); 1885 Special Census for Civil War Veterans and Widows; 1888 Wis. GAR Death Rolls; Most of the1890 Federal Population was destroyed by the fire in the Commerce Dept. Bldg., however an 1890 Special Veterans & Widows Census is available; 1890 York and Fermont, Clark Co., WI Veterans; 1895 King Veteran's Home, (Waupaca Co.); 1905 King Veteran's Home, 1906 King Veteran's Home Report,

 

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Clark Co., Wisconsin Posts

 

[John A Eaton GAR Post-Greenwood]  [GAR Post-Colby] [GAR Post-Dorchester]  [Col. Charles R. Gill GAR Post 236-Loyal]  [GAR Post-Neillsville]  [GAR-Thorp]  [Wisconsin GAR Posts]  [Womens Relief Corp]

News Clips

Neillsville Cemetery Civil War Monument Dedicated.

14th Wisconsin Inf, Co I, Clark Co. Enlistees

18th Wisconsin Inf History & Notes

Newspaper Article from Thorp Courier 1892 Gar Annual Meeting

Newspaper Article 1893 Gar Annual Meeting

1903 Civil War Veterans Reunion Article  from Neillsville Newspaper.  Transcribed by Ken Wood

History of Clark County Regiments 1918 Article

1899 Reunion of the Wisconsin 12th Infantry; contributed by Lani Bartlet.Newspaper Article - Aug 1953 Image

Newspaper Article Company I - Aug 1953 Image

Thorp Civil War Soldiers by Harold Zander

Civil War Commemoration - Thorp, Wis. (2006)

 

[More Clips]

 

Photos

Loyal Township Civil War Survivors (1895)  *The photo is from the Loyal Tribune's Loyal Centennial 1870-1970.

Markham Stone Dedication - June 14, 2006

 

WI Civil War Links

Slang and Language from the Civil War

WRC-Women's Relief Corp.

WI Sons of Union Veterans

Search by Veterans name or by Regiment.

USIGS Military Collection

National Park Service Lookup

Ohio Civil War Unit Lookup Contributed by Peter Fadden

Directions on how to Obtain Pension Files Contributed by Peter Fadden

Look up for Civil War Land Grants/Patent Contributed by Peter Fadden

Illinois Civil War History Project Contributed by Peter Fadden

 

WI Civil War Links

Civil War Veterans Index A through D

Civil War Veterans Index E through H

Civil War Veterans Index I through L

Civil War Veterans Index M through Q

Civil War Veterans Index R through T

Civil War Veterans Index U through Z

 

Other Resources

WI Sons of Union Veterans

WI Civil War Rosters

Search by Veterans name or by Regiment.

USIGS Military Collection

WI Civil War Lookups

15th Wisconsin, Regimental Rosters

Ozaukee County Draft Riots

Stories of the Badger State

Index to Ozaukee Rioters

National Park Service Lookup Contributed by Peter Fadden

Ohio Civil War Unit Lookup Contributed by Peter Fadden

Directions on how to Obtain Pension Files Contributed by Peter Fadden

Look up for Civil War Land Grants/Patent Contributed by Peter Fadden

Illinois Civil War History Project Contributed by Peter Fadden

On-line GAR History

American Civil War Resources

American Civil War Resources #2

National Parks Site of Battles and Regiments Involved.

National Archives

 

Census Records

1885 Civil War Census Records

1890 Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, Marines & Widows of Withee and Hixon Townships

1890 Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, Marines & Widows of Eaton Township

1890 Colby Veteran Index

1890 Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, Marines & Widows of Colby Township

1890 Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, Marines & Widows of Thorp Township

Surviving Soldiers Sailors Marines & Widows of Sherwood Forest Township, 1895

 

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