Henry Drury Hanson

HENRY DRURY HANSON, Jr., the editor of the Oregon Observer, was born April 18, 1862, in Dunkirk, Dane County. His father, Henry D. Hanson, Sr., was born in Lincolnshire, England, and came to the United States in 1851, when twenty-one years old. His mother Sarah (Fillingham) Hanson, was also English by birth, and came to this country a year later.

John Lewis Colby

JOHN LEWIS COLBY is as yet a comparatively young man, but he has achieved a degree of success in his undertakings that is usually only attained by men after years of strenuous endeavor.

Private James S. Taylor

Enlisted July 29th 1862 Oregon, Wisconsin by J. Bull for three years, mustered in August 30th 1862 Madison, Wisconsin.

Private Samuel G. Rice

Born Ashtabula County, Ohio, son of Gardiner and Fanny Rice. In 1848 his parents came to Oregon, Wisconsin.Age 22, single, a farmer. Enlisted August 14th 1862 Oregon, Wisconsin by J. Bull for three years, mustered in August 30th 1862, Madison, Wisconsin.