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1006 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
In the fall of 1865, he was nominated as the candidate of the Union party for Bank Comptroller, and was triumphantly elected by a large majority.
He was brevetted Colonel, and subsequently Brigadier General, for meritorious services.
COLONEL CHARLES R. GILL
Was born in Herkimer County, New York, in the year 1830. He removed to Batavia, Genesee County, in 1843, where subse-' quently he studied law. He removed to Wisconsin iu 1854, and established himself in the practice of the laAV in the City of Watertown. In 1859, he was elected Senator from Jefferson County, and represented that district two years.
At the session of 1861, Governor Randall, in his message, advised that measures be taken to place the Executive of the State in a position to respond to any call Avhich might be made by the President, in case the Southern States should attempt to throw off the Uuited States authority.
On the 11th of Jauuaiy, Colonel Gill submitted a resolution calling for a Joint Select Committee of three from each house, to inquire into the expediency of placing the State on a war foot¬ ing, and to report a plan or bill for that purpose. The Joint Committee was appointed, and Colonel Gill, as Chairman, re¬ ported a bill for the defence of the State, and to aid in enforcing the laAvs and maintaining the authority of the General Govern¬ meut. The bill became a law, and under it and its amendments. Governor Randall organized the first regiments of the State. Colonel Gill, throughout the regular and extra sessions of 1861, boldly advocated a vigorous prosecution of the war, and took a decided stand against the sending of Commissioners to the Peace Congress.
After the close of the session. Colonel Gill returned to Water- town and devoted much of his time to the raising of companies and recruits, and in July, 1862, in response to a call of Governor Salomon, for 300,000 men, he enlisted in a Company then being recruited at Watertown, as a private, and gave his assistance by voice and action to the filling of the company.
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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 | 1006 |
| Source Title | Biographical Sketches, chapter 56 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| People | Gill, Charles R., 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 | 1006 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. In the fall of 1865, he was nominated as the candidate of the Union party for Bank Comptroller, and was triumphantly elected by a large majority. He was brevetted Colonel, and subsequently Brigadier General, for meritorious services. COLONEL CHARLES R. GILL Was born in Herkimer County, New York, in the year 1830. He removed to Batavia, Genesee County, in 1843, where subse-' quently he studied law. He removed to Wisconsin iu 1854, and established himself in the practice of the laAV in the City of Watertown. In 1859, he was elected Senator from Jefferson County, and represented that district two years. At the session of 1861, Governor Randall, in his message, advised that measures be taken to place the Executive of the State in a position to respond to any call Avhich might be made by the President, in case the Southern States should attempt to throw off the Uuited States authority. On the 11th of Jauuaiy, Colonel Gill submitted a resolution calling for a Joint Select Committee of three from each house, to inquire into the expediency of placing the State on a war foot¬ ing, and to report a plan or bill for that purpose. The Joint Committee was appointed, and Colonel Gill, as Chairman, re¬ ported a bill for the defence of the State, and to aid in enforcing the laAvs and maintaining the authority of the General Govern¬ meut. The bill became a law, and under it and its amendments. Governor Randall organized the first regiments of the State. Colonel Gill, throughout the regular and extra sessions of 1861, boldly advocated a vigorous prosecution of the war, and took a decided stand against the sending of Commissioners to the Peace Congress. After the close of the session. Colonel Gill returned to Water- town and devoted much of his time to the raising of companies and recruits, and in July, 1862, in response to a call of Governor Salomon, for 300,000 men, he enlisted in a Company then being recruited at Watertown, as a private, and gave his assistance by voice and action to the filling of the company. |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT1031 |