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984 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
BREVET MAJOR GENERAL FREDERICK SALOMON.
General Salomon was born iu Prussia, in 1826. He was edu¬ cated to the profession of a civil engineer and architect, and served for some time in the Prussian army, being a Lieuteuint of artillery Avheu he left Europe, in 1849. He came to Wisconsin and settled iu Manitowoc, in that year, where he has since resided.
While temporarily in Missouri, in 1861, he enlisted at St. Louis on the 1st of May, for three months, and was subsequently elected First Lieutenant, aud was promoted to the Captaincy ou the 14th of May. The Fifth Missouri formed part of Lyon's army in the campaign of southAvestern Missouri, and participated in the battle of Carthage, on the 5th of July, at'Dug Springs, August 2d, and at the battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10th. In these battles, Captain Salomon was alwaj^s present with his company.
While reorganizing the Fifth Missouri for the three years' service, Captain Salomon was authorized by the Governor of Wisconsin, to organize a German regiment. He accordingly returned to Wisconsin, recruited the Ninth Regiment, ofAvhich he Avas appointed Colonel, and iu January, 1862, moved AAuth his regiment to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he was ordered to Fort Scott. With his regiment, he participated in the "Indian Expe¬ dition," aud Avas assigned to the command of the Second Brigade. He Avas selected to take command of the expedition, Avhen it Avas ascertained that Colonel Wier Avas incompetent to be iu command. He arrested that officer, and took the command to Fort Scott, where General Blunt acquitted Colonel Salomon of any dereliction of duty.
On the 10th of July, he was commissioned as Brigadier General, and assumed command of the expedition. In September, he was assigned to the command of the First Brigade, of the Army of Kansas, Avhich afterwards became part of the Army of the Frontier. His command engaged the rebel forces at Newtonia, in September, and took part in the battle of Cane Hill, Ark., November 28th, aud at Prairie Grove, on the 7th of December.
He was relieved from the command, and absent on sick leave, reporting at St. Louis on the 9th of January, 1863, when he Avas
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| Title | Biographical Sketches, chapter 56 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Source Title | Biographical Sketches, chapter 56 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Author/Creator | Quiner, E. B. (Edwin Bentley), d. 1868. |
| Description | This is an excerpt from E.B. Quiner's thousand-page volume, The Military History of Wisconsin: a record of the civil and military patriotism of the state, in the war for the union, with a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous, regimental histories, sketches of distinguished officers, the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the Legislature and state officers, etc. (Chicago: Clarke & co., 1866). Because the entire work is so unwieldy and most users want to consult only a single chapter, we have divided it into smaller portions covering discrete topics. The entire work is online at Google Books and the Internet Archive (www.archive.org) in the most popular ereader formats. |
| Subcollection | Histories |
| Source Type | history |
| Place of Publication | Chicago |
| Source Creation Date | 1866 |
| Source Publisher | Clarke & Co. |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT0000zx |
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| Title | 984 |
| Source Title | Biographical Sketches, chapter 56 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| People | Salomon, Frederick, Col. |
| Source Type | history |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | 984 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. BREVET MAJOR GENERAL FREDERICK SALOMON. General Salomon was born iu Prussia, in 1826. He was edu¬ cated to the profession of a civil engineer and architect, and served for some time in the Prussian army, being a Lieuteuint of artillery Avheu he left Europe, in 1849. He came to Wisconsin and settled iu Manitowoc, in that year, where he has since resided. While temporarily in Missouri, in 1861, he enlisted at St. Louis on the 1st of May, for three months, and was subsequently elected First Lieutenant, aud was promoted to the Captaincy ou the 14th of May. The Fifth Missouri formed part of Lyon's army in the campaign of southAvestern Missouri, and participated in the battle of Carthage, on the 5th of July, at'Dug Springs, August 2d, and at the battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10th. In these battles, Captain Salomon was alwaj^s present with his company. While reorganizing the Fifth Missouri for the three years' service, Captain Salomon was authorized by the Governor of Wisconsin, to organize a German regiment. He accordingly returned to Wisconsin, recruited the Ninth Regiment, ofAvhich he Avas appointed Colonel, and iu January, 1862, moved AAuth his regiment to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he was ordered to Fort Scott. With his regiment, he participated in the "Indian Expe¬ dition" aud Avas assigned to the command of the Second Brigade. He Avas selected to take command of the expedition, Avhen it Avas ascertained that Colonel Wier Avas incompetent to be iu command. He arrested that officer, and took the command to Fort Scott, where General Blunt acquitted Colonel Salomon of any dereliction of duty. On the 10th of July, he was commissioned as Brigadier General, and assumed command of the expedition. In September, he was assigned to the command of the First Brigade, of the Army of Kansas, Avhich afterwards became part of the Army of the Frontier. His command engaged the rebel forces at Newtonia, in September, and took part in the battle of Cane Hill, Ark., November 28th, aud at Prairie Grove, on the 7th of December. He was relieved from the command, and absent on sick leave, reporting at St. Louis on the 9th of January, 1863, when he Avas |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT1009 |