Sergeant William Soden
(Enlisted in Company K, 1st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (three months) from Stoughton, Wisconsin, April 17th 1861 and mustered out August 21st 1861 Milwaukee, Wisconsin.)
Private James S. Taylor
Enlisted July 29th 1862 Oregon, Wisconsin by J. Bull for three years, mustered in August 30th 1862 Madison, Wisconsin.
Private Albert P. Waterman
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.
Private Erastus B. Whitmore
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
Civil War Reference Material
at the Oregon Area Historical Society
Corporal Charles Netherwood
Age 19, single.
Charles William Netherwood
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.
World War I Monument Erected in 1920
The Oregon business community gathered for a group photo when the World War I monument was erected in the village square in 1920.
1945 Volunteer Farm Workers
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.
1907 Memorial Day in Oregon
An earlier (1907) Memorial Day in Oregon with the local residents heading to the cemetery