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BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL JEREMIAH M. RUSK. 1005
and was several times wounded. Ou the muster out of his regiment he was brevetted Brigadier General for gallant and meritorious services.
In the fall of 1865, General Allen was nominated by the Union party for the office of Secretaiy of State, to Avhich he Avas triumphantly elected by a large majority.
BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL JEREMIAH M. RUSK
Was born in Morgan County, Ohio, in 1830, and removed to Bad Ax County, Wisconsin in the year 1853. In 1855, he Avas elected Sheriff of that county for two years, at the expiration of which period he Avas appointed under Sheriff, and seiwed till 1859. In 1861, he Avas elected to the Legislative Assembly, serving one term, and Avas commissioned Major of the TAveuty-fifthRegimeut iu July, 1862.
He accompanied his regiment iu the Indian Campaign into Minnesota. Returning to Wisconsin, he proceeded Avith the regi¬ ment to Columbus, Ky., thence down the Mississippi, and up the Yazoo River to Satartia, from which place they marched under a scorching sun, thirty miles to Haines' Bluff', the exposures and hardships of Avhich march will long be remembered. Subse- sequently the regiment was stationed at Helena, where on the death of Lieutenant Colonel Nasmith, Major Rusk AA'as com¬ missioned Lieutenant Coloneh In the Meridian expedition the regiment was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Rusk, and returned to Vicksburg Avithout losing a man. In the subse¬ quent campaigns, he commanded the TAventy-fifth the greatest portion of the time. In the Atlanta campaign, the Lieutenant Colonel repeatedly led his men into action, and at Decatur, came near being captured. With the subsequent history of the Tavcu- ty-fifth, that of Lieutenant Colonel Rusk is identified, and it is not necessary for us to repeat it here. He successfully led his brave regiment through the march to Savannah, and up through the Carolinas, and thence home, where they Avere disbanded. The testimonials of commanding officers, Avhich we have seen, speak highly of his efficiency, ability aud bravery.
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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 | 1005 |
| Source Title | Biographical Sketches, chapter 56 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| People | Rusk, Jeremiah M., Lt. 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 | BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL JEREMIAH M. RUSK. 1005 and was several times wounded. Ou the muster out of his regiment he was brevetted Brigadier General for gallant and meritorious services. In the fall of 1865, General Allen was nominated by the Union party for the office of Secretaiy of State, to Avhich he Avas triumphantly elected by a large majority. BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL JEREMIAH M. RUSK Was born in Morgan County, Ohio, in 1830, and removed to Bad Ax County, Wisconsin in the year 1853. In 1855, he Avas elected Sheriff of that county for two years, at the expiration of which period he Avas appointed under Sheriff, and seiwed till 1859. In 1861, he Avas elected to the Legislative Assembly, serving one term, and Avas commissioned Major of the TAveuty-fifthRegimeut iu July, 1862. He accompanied his regiment iu the Indian Campaign into Minnesota. Returning to Wisconsin, he proceeded Avith the regi¬ ment to Columbus, Ky., thence down the Mississippi, and up the Yazoo River to Satartia, from which place they marched under a scorching sun, thirty miles to Haines' Bluff', the exposures and hardships of Avhich march will long be remembered. Subse- sequently the regiment was stationed at Helena, where on the death of Lieutenant Colonel Nasmith, Major Rusk AA'as com¬ missioned Lieutenant Coloneh In the Meridian expedition the regiment was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Rusk, and returned to Vicksburg Avithout losing a man. In the subse¬ quent campaigns, he commanded the TAventy-fifth the greatest portion of the time. In the Atlanta campaign, the Lieutenant Colonel repeatedly led his men into action, and at Decatur, came near being captured. With the subsequent history of the Tavcu- ty-fifth, that of Lieutenant Colonel Rusk is identified, and it is not necessary for us to repeat it here. He successfully led his brave regiment through the march to Savannah, and up through the Carolinas, and thence home, where they Avere disbanded. The testimonials of commanding officers, Avhich we have seen, speak highly of his efficiency, ability aud bravery. |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT1030 |