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852 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. pery places, up among the rolling bowlders, clutching to bushes, scrambling on all fours, digging, pitching and climbing over heaps of dead and wounded, overcoming line after line of redoubts, the men who were not to halt finally reached the summit. There were wild hurrahs, the gleam of bayonets, the roar and smoke of the cannon, the shrieks of the dying; then the enemy turned and ran, and Colonel Allen^s men—such of them as were left—were the victors of Alaryes Heights. The Southern-sympathizing correspondent of the ^London Times,^ writing. from Lee^s headquarters about this terrible assault, declared: ^Never -at Fontenoy Albuera, nor at AYaterloo was more undaimted courage displayed,^ And Greeley wrote: ^Braver men never smiled on death than those who climbed the Alaryes Heights on that fatal day.^* The Confederate commander told the AA^isconsin Colonel, as he handed him his sword and silver spurs, that he had supposed there were not troops enough in that entire army of the Potomac to carry the works, and declared that it was the most daring assault he had ever seen.^^ At the charge at Rappahannock Station on November 7, as his regi¬ ment was crossing the parapet of that redoubt and taking possession, his hand was so badly shattered by a bullet as to render him imfit for duty. He was complimented for his gallant service in that action iij general orders by Alajor-General H. G, Wright, commander of the Sixth Corps. After the time of his regiment had expired, he returned to AYiscon¬ sin, raised seven new companies and returned with them to the seat of the war, where they served in tlie campaign of the Shenandoah Valley imder General Sheridan, In the charge of the enemy^s works at Petersburg, April 2, the Fifth Wisconsin and Thirty-seventh Massachusetts were led by Colonel Allen, and he again distinguished himself by his gallant conduct. General Allen returned to Wisconsin at the close of the war and was Secretary of State in 1866 and held that office until 1870, when he moved to Oshkosh and began the publication of the "Northwestern,'^ a daily and weekly paper. His varied experiences, wdiich had given him a large fund of general information and had brought him into contact with many of the leading men of the country, fitted him well for this position. As a writer he was forcible and wielded a vigorous pen, not only for the benefit of Oshkosh and its people, but for the State and country at large as long as he was editor of the "North¬ western.'' His editorials and letters had a beneficial effect on party leaders, until money then, as now, ruled for right or w^rong as interest lay in the balance. He coukl not stand for wrong: he was a man of
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Title | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Description | This 1908 history of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the county from the early years of European exploration and settlement. Topics covered include agriculture, educational institutions, Winnebago County residents in the Civil War and Spanish-American War, the legal and medical professions, civic and social organizations, businesses and industries, railroads, newspapers, schools, and churches. Histories of the cities and villages of Oshkosh, Neenah, and Menasha, as are biographical sketches of county residents. |
Place of Publication (Original) | Chicago |
Publisher (Original) | C.F. Cooper and Company |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Language | English |
Format-Digital | xml |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn1908000 |
State | Wisconsin; |
County | Winnebago County; |
Decade | 1630-1639; 1660-1669; 1670-1679; 1680-1689; 1710-1719; 1720-1729; 1730-1739; 1750-1759; 1760-1769; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; |
Subject | Ho Chunk Indians; Fox Indians; Menominee Indians; Sauk Indians; |
Type | Text |
Description
Title | 852 |
Page Number | 852 |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Format-Digital | jpeg |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn1908958 |
Full Text | 852 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. pery places, up among the rolling bowlders, clutching to bushes, scrambling on all fours, digging, pitching and climbing over heaps of dead and wounded, overcoming line after line of redoubts, the men who were not to halt finally reached the summit. There were wild hurrahs, the gleam of bayonets, the roar and smoke of the cannon, the shrieks of the dying; then the enemy turned and ran, and Colonel Allen^s men—such of them as were left—were the victors of Alaryes Heights. The Southern-sympathizing correspondent of the ^London Times,^ writing. from Lee^s headquarters about this terrible assault, declared: ^Never -at Fontenoy Albuera, nor at AYaterloo was more undaimted courage displayed,^ And Greeley wrote: ^Braver men never smiled on death than those who climbed the Alaryes Heights on that fatal day.^* The Confederate commander told the AA^isconsin Colonel, as he handed him his sword and silver spurs, that he had supposed there were not troops enough in that entire army of the Potomac to carry the works, and declared that it was the most daring assault he had ever seen.^^ At the charge at Rappahannock Station on November 7, as his regi¬ ment was crossing the parapet of that redoubt and taking possession, his hand was so badly shattered by a bullet as to render him imfit for duty. He was complimented for his gallant service in that action iij general orders by Alajor-General H. G, Wright, commander of the Sixth Corps. After the time of his regiment had expired, he returned to AYiscon¬ sin, raised seven new companies and returned with them to the seat of the war, where they served in tlie campaign of the Shenandoah Valley imder General Sheridan, In the charge of the enemy^s works at Petersburg, April 2, the Fifth Wisconsin and Thirty-seventh Massachusetts were led by Colonel Allen, and he again distinguished himself by his gallant conduct. General Allen returned to Wisconsin at the close of the war and was Secretary of State in 1866 and held that office until 1870, when he moved to Oshkosh and began the publication of the "Northwestern,'^ a daily and weekly paper. His varied experiences, wdiich had given him a large fund of general information and had brought him into contact with many of the leading men of the country, fitted him well for this position. As a writer he was forcible and wielded a vigorous pen, not only for the benefit of Oshkosh and its people, but for the State and country at large as long as he was editor of the "North¬ western.'' His editorials and letters had a beneficial effect on party leaders, until money then, as now, ruled for right or w^rong as interest lay in the balance. He coukl not stand for wrong: he was a man of |
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