Private James S. Taylor
Enlisted July 29th 1862 Oregon, Wisconsin by J. Bull for three years, mustered in August 30th 1862 Madison, Wisconsin.
Enlisted July 29th 1862 Oregon, Wisconsin by J. Bull for three years, mustered in August 30th 1862 Madison, Wisconsin.
Age 17, single, gray eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’8″, a farmer. Enlisted August 27th 1864 Oregon, Wisconsin by Captain William C. Young for one year, mustered in August 25th 1864 Madison, Wisconsin.
Age 26, single, blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion, 5’8”, a farmerEnlisted September 27th 1861 at Madison, Wisconsin by Eri S. Oakley for three years, mustered in September 30th 1861 Madison, Wisconsin.
Civil War Reference Material
at the Oregon Area Historical Society
Civil War Soldier from Rutland Wisconsin. Abner Gunsolus son of John Lewis Gunsolus and Evaline Hart Gunsolus. My great great uncle Abner Gunsolus 1839 to 1862 from Rutland, Dane county, Wisconsin died in the Civil War.
CHARLES WILLIAM NETHERWOOD of Wisconsin, USA, was a well-known Civil War veteran, pioneer political progressive and a prohibitionist. He was also known locally as a hiker, celebrating his 90th birthday by walking 14 miles from his home in Dane Co. to the capital city of Madison.
The Oregon business community gathered for a group photo when the World War I monument was erected in the village square in 1920.
During the WW II years in the early forties, there was a shortage of workers here at home, especially on the farms during harvest time.
An earlier (1907) Memorial Day in Oregon with the local residents heading to the cemetery
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