John Dolphin

My Great, Great Grandfather, John Dolphin enrolled on August 19, 1861 as a private in Company F, 7th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers at Lancaster.

Records indicate that John mustered out on September 1, 1864 near Petersburg Virginia, by reason of expiration of term of service. Judging from his records John seemed to move around quite a bit during his years in the civil war and it’s a bit unclear at times exactly where he was stationed. He was reported on roll for Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec, 1862 detached with Captain Campball’s Company, Light Artillery. It is said this company was in action at the Battle of Antietam. Unsure if John was present on Sept 16 and 17, 1862 of these battles. Roll for January and February 1863 and May, June, July and August of 1864, showed he was on detached service with Battery B 4^th U.S. Light Artillery. His record shows his company was at the Siege and Capture of Petersburg, Virginia from June 16, 1864 to April 3, 1865. Of course as stated before, John had mustered out on September 1, 1864.

John Dolphin later enlisted as a substitute in Company A, 22nd regiment infantry with the Wisconsin Volunteers on March 2, 1865 at Benton, Wisconsin for one year and is reported to have then transferred on June 10, 1865 to the 3rd Regiment Infantry of Wisconsin Volunteers. Here his name also shows up on the roster of unassigned men. Unclear if John joined this camp and may have mustered out on July 18, 1865 near Louisville, Kentucky.

John was alleged to have suffered a wound at the battle of Antietam, however, according to his records there was no evidence of the alleged wound.

Bernhard Hurst

My Great, Great Grandfathers Bernhard Hurst was drafted on October 29, 1864 as a private and served with the Company C.,6th Regiment Infantry

One October evening in 1864, while Bernard was milking cows a man drew up on horseback, pulled a paper from his pocket, read it to Bernard, then rode away. The man was an U.S. Marshall, and the paper was a notice to appear at Prairie du Chien on October 29 for examination. This meant he had been drafted to replace other men who had already fallen in battle. From Prairie du Chien he would be sent to Camp Randall at Madison, where he would be drilled in the use of firearms before being sent to the battlefront. From Madison he was sent to Baltimore, and thence to the Army at Petersburg. He was placed in Company "C" Sixth Regiment, Third Brigade. God must have been good to him. General Grant had his headquarters at Appomatlox Court House and Bernard was one of those chosen from his regiment to stand guard at headquarters. Here he was comparatively safe from the enemy guns and spared the hardships of the soldier in the ranks.

Before being detailed on guard, however, he was in one skirmish at Hatcher’s run. Many were killed or wounded including his two brothers and a brother in law before Lee's surrender later that spring. He mustered out on July 14, 1865. It was after the war and one of his fondest memories that Bernard met, and shook hands with the President of the United States, President Abraham Lincoln.

Urias Reed

Urias Reed is my Great, Great, Great Grandfather. He served as a private with Company A, 6th Regiment Wisconsin Veteran Volunteer Infantry. He served from October 1, 1864 to June 14, 1865 when he was honorably discharged. The reason for his discharge is unclear. He apparently was injured shortly before the battle of Hatchers run, on Feb 7, 1865. Based on his pension records, he hurt his back while carrying a log off from the camp ground in the month of January. He was present back with his regiment in February for the battle He did not rejoin his regiment after the battle, because he was run over by something which is undisclosed, but he was taken to the hospital at City-Point. He was at City-Point about 3 months recuperating. His friends thought at first he was dead, but later discovered he was in the hospital.

He said he was a farmer when he applied for his pension at the age of 72.

Madison Turner

My Great, Great, Great Grandfather Madison Turner was drafted as a private on October 1, 1864 with Company A, 6th Regiment Infantry. He mustered out on June 6, 1865 according to his Declaration for Pension records and War Department records. One source on the mustered out date has it as June 8 on the civil war roster of Wisconsin volunteers. According to his records he mustered out around Arlington Heights. According to records he suffered no injuries.