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CWCL003; u
17
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S. E.
LATHROP RECALLS AN EARLY PILGRIMAGE WHICH HE MADE TO PORTAGE AS A PAROLED PRISONER ON FOOT WELL ON TO SIXTY YEARS AGO
j "I see there is to be an historic
{ pilgrimage to Fort Winnebago on
• September 2," remarked S. E. Lath-
rop, retired clergymsui, veteran
printer, fine old patriot of the civil
war. "But I made an early pilgrira-
age there myself—not in an auto-
i.mabile or irtreet car for there was
none of the first in existence then
and no railway to Portage by the
road I took.
"You see, it was In mid October, 1862. I had been a prisoner of war in Arkansas, paroled and sent to St. Louis from Little Rock, on 'Shank's horses.' All Wisconsin paroled pri¬ soners were sent via Mississippi steamer to old Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien, where some of us were furloughed and sent home. I had railroad transportation to Madi¬ son, where I decided to make a bee line across country to my old home at Westfleld, 60 miles north. I started northward on foot, carrying knap¬ sack, overcoat and blanket. Weaken¬ ed by strenuous campaigning, impris¬ onment, poor food, chills and fever, I made slow progress, a.nd the miles seemed very long. At last I reached Token Creek ten miles north, utter¬
ly exhausted. Having had no pay { for six months I was penniless. ! Telling my story to the kind-hearted Token Creek landlord of a little tav- | ern, he was very sympathetic—fed me on the (chicken) fat of the land, i and put me in the best bed, where j I slept most refreshingly. Starting out next morning with the landlord's breakfast and blessing, I resumed the ; horheward march. I cannot remem- I ber the landlord's name, but 1 heard \ later that he raised a company and went to the war. Traveling in the; teeth of a sharp, cold north wind, I; trudged on mile after mile, getting a ride for several miles with an old farmer whose son was in the war down south. There was no railroad to Portage then. Late that night 1, reached Portage, where another pa¬ triotic landlord gave bed and board, refusing my offer to pay him when I j arrived home. I shall always re-i member my first pilgrimage to the! historic city of Portage, and I should greatly like to go on this later one. How full of interest and reminiscence must be the old fort Winnebago and the famous Portage ' of other days between the Fox and AVlsconsin rivers." \
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| Title | Biographical Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930, Vol. 2 |
| Source Title | Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles (WLHBA) Biographical Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930, Vol. 2 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Description | Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles (WLHBA) Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930 from historical and biographical articles preserved in scrapbooks at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Articles include eyewitness accounts written during the Civil War; such as war correspondence, soldiers diaries and printed letters from soldiers. Articles also include veterans reminiscence, obituaries and anniversary coverage of major battles or formation of regiments. A wide range of subjects, battles and people are covered. |
| Subcollection | Newspaper Clippings |
| Source | Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles |
| Source Type | newspaper clipping |
| Place of Publication | varies |
| Source Creation Date | 1861-1930 |
| Source Publisher | varies |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
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| Title | 3 |
| Source Title | Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles (WLHBA) Biographical Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930, Vol. 2 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Year | 1862 |
| Month | October |
| State | AR |
| People | Lathrop, Stanley E. |
| Topic | Prisoners of war |
| Source Type | newspaper clipping |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
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| Full text | CWCL003; u 17 /yZOjOu-^. •t- 4- S. E. LATHROP RECALLS AN EARLY PILGRIMAGE WHICH HE MADE TO PORTAGE AS A PAROLED PRISONER ON FOOT WELL ON TO SIXTY YEARS AGO j "I see there is to be an historic { pilgrimage to Fort Winnebago on • September 2" remarked S. E. Lath- rop, retired clergymsui, veteran printer, fine old patriot of the civil war. "But I made an early pilgrira- age there myself—not in an auto- i.mabile or irtreet car for there was none of the first in existence then and no railway to Portage by the road I took. "You see, it was In mid October, 1862. I had been a prisoner of war in Arkansas, paroled and sent to St. Louis from Little Rock, on 'Shank's horses.' All Wisconsin paroled pri¬ soners were sent via Mississippi steamer to old Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien, where some of us were furloughed and sent home. I had railroad transportation to Madi¬ son, where I decided to make a bee line across country to my old home at Westfleld, 60 miles north. I started northward on foot, carrying knap¬ sack, overcoat and blanket. Weaken¬ ed by strenuous campaigning, impris¬ onment, poor food, chills and fever, I made slow progress, a.nd the miles seemed very long. At last I reached Token Creek ten miles north, utter¬ ly exhausted. Having had no pay { for six months I was penniless. ! Telling my story to the kind-hearted Token Creek landlord of a little tav- | ern, he was very sympathetic—fed me on the (chicken) fat of the land, i and put me in the best bed, where j I slept most refreshingly. Starting out next morning with the landlord's breakfast and blessing, I resumed the ; horheward march. I cannot remem- I ber the landlord's name, but 1 heard \ later that he raised a company and went to the war. Traveling in the; teeth of a sharp, cold north wind, I; trudged on mile after mile, getting a ride for several miles with an old farmer whose son was in the war down south. There was no railroad to Portage then. Late that night 1, reached Portage, where another pa¬ triotic landlord gave bed and board, refusing my offer to pay him when I j arrived home. I shall always re-i member my first pilgrimage to the! historic city of Portage, and I should greatly like to go on this later one. How full of interest and reminiscence must be the old fort Winnebago and the famous Portage ' of other days between the Fox and AVlsconsin rivers." \ 3L^ |
| Digital Identifier | CWCL0206 |
| Type | Text |