History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people

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loh, Tenn., April 6, 1862, but was afterward promoted to Chap¬ lain. William A. Pope, who took his place in April 1, 1864, w^as reported missing in action October 5, 1864. George A. Topliff was Second Lieutenant, succeeded by Francis M. Carter, July 4, 1862. This regiment participated in Sherman's movements for the relief of Chattanooga, and with the Army of the Cum¬ berland helped make a thrilling page in the history of the civil war.
The Third Cavalry, partly recruited at "Omro, and contained a large number of men from this place, w^as commanded by ex-Governor Colonel W^illiam A. Barstow. It was mustered into the service from November 3, to January 31, 1862, at Camp Barstow, and left the state March 25, 1862. In reading over a list of the commissioned officers of this regiment of cavalry, there appears the names of many men who have distinguished themselves in the civic and business life of the state. In Kan¬ sas, Colonel Barstow was appointed provost marshal general of Kansas, and the command was given over to Major Henning. They were in the campaign west of the Mississippi river, with the- army, doing scout duty and engaging in many of the numer¬ ous battles, some of them with Quantrell's famous band of so- called guerillas, who gave no quarter, killing their prisoners.. At one battle the guerillas captured the whole regimental band, who were non-combatants, and killed all of them, even burning their bodies, so the official report records. During the last of the war Company A of the Forty-eighth Eegiment was re¬ cruited in Omro, composed almost entirely of men from Omro town and village.
Town of Oshkosh.
The town of Oshkosh occupies with the city of Oshkosh the triangle of land which lies between Lake Winnebago and Big Lake Butte des Morts, containing 8,600 acres of land, all under cultivation except 700 acres, the smallest amount of unused lands of any of the towns. The cash value of these lands and their improvements is $900,725. The surface is elevated above the lake and generally level. The soil of the southeast is a rich vegetable mould, and south and w^est clay loam. Gla¬ cial escars of gravel and sand are frequent, affording material for excellent highways. The land was formerly occupied by scattered hardwood belts of timber, black and white oak and hickory.