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OUR FALLEN HEROES

A list of the Union Soldiers buried at Portage, and those Buried elsewhere who hailed from this city.
89 soldiers are listed. Additional newspaper references are listed at the end of the document. *Buried elsewhere but have stones in this cemetery.

SILVER LAKE CEMETERY

1. Melvin Merrill, Co. G, 23d Reg., Wis. Vol. Killed in battle at Prairie Grove, Arkansas, December 7, 1862.
2. Andrew J. McFarlane, Capt., Co. K, 23d Reg., Wis. Vol. Died July 4, 1863, of wounds received at Vicksburg, May 20, 1863.
3. Judson A. Lewis, Co. C, 23d Reg., Wis. Vol. Killed in battle at Vicksburg, May 2, 1863.
4. Frank A. Haskell, Col., 36th Reg., Wis. Vol. Killed in battle at Cold Harbor, Va, June 3, 1864.
5. Dr. Marvin Waterhouse, 1st Asst. Surgeon, 1st Heavy Artillery. Died at Portage, Oct. 18, 1878.
6. Erastus Cook, Capt. Battery F, 1st Heavy Artillery. Died at portage, October 17, 1870.
7. Anton Schmidt, Co. B., 1st Reg., Long Island Vol. Died may 4, 1879.
8. Martin Bellinghausen, Co. D, 19th Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Portage, June 25, 1866.
9. Henry Clay De Wolfe. Died in Portage 1876.
10. George G. Parmenter, Co. C, 23d Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Vicksburg, July 31, 1863.
11. Henry Junge, 2d Wis. Cavalry. Died at Neenah, Oct. 25, 1868.
12. Samuel K. Vaughan, Col., 19th Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Portage, September. 28, 1872.
13. William F. Ward, Co. C, 23d Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Portage, January 30, 1864.
14. Francis H. Snow, Co. K, 3d Wis. Cavalry. Died at Princeton, Wis., February 20, 1878.
15. John A. Harmon, Corp., Co. A, 25th Reg., Wis. Vol. Died in hospital at Helena, Arkansas, September 30,1863.
16. Herman Kind, Co. C, 23d Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Portage, May 25, 1867.
17. Walter Plumstead, Co. G, 2d Reg., Wis. Vol. Killed in battle at Gainesville, Virginia, August 28, 1862*.
18. John Crosby, Jr., Co. C, 23d Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Milikeno Bend, April 20, 1863*.
19. C.H. Gowran, 1st Sergt. 169th Reg., N.Y. Vol. Died May 2, 1883.
20. George C. Snider, Co. E, 2d Wis. Cavalry. Died at Portage.
21. John Scott, Co. E, 2d Wis. Cavalry. Died at Portage, Jan. 22, 1879.
22. Geo. W. Marsh, 2d Lient., Co. D, 10th Wis. Vol. Died at Portage, June 3, 1884.
23. Wm. H. Spain, Capt., Co. D, 19th Wis. Vol. Died Sept. 16, 1869.
24. John W. Sargent, Co. F, 24th Wis. Vol. Died at Madison, June 12, 1884.
25. Geo. W. Norris, Co. D, 19th W.V. Died at Portage May 5, 1886.
26. Dr. Jas. Prentice, Surgeon, 23d W.V. Died at Portage, January 22, 1887.
27. G.A. Selbach, served in Co. F, 13th Ohio Vol. Inf., and 9th Ohio Vol. Inf., and 9th Ohio Vol. Cav. Died at Portage, Jan. 16th 1886.

CATHOLIC CEMETERY

1. John Grace, U.S. Engineer. Died in Nashville, Tenn.
2. Paul McCormick, Co. G, 16th Reg., Wis. Vol. Died Dec. 18 1876.
3. Ralph McMurray, Co. F, 46th Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Portage, August 18, 1872.
4. John Ford, Co. G., 2d Wis. Vol. Died Feb. 18, 1864.
5. Hamilton Grace, Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Died at Madison, July 18, 1879.
6. William Grace, Co. G, 46th Reg., Wis. Vol.
7. Dudley Bracey, Co. I, 18th Wis. Vol. Killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862*.
8. James H. Dolan, Co. H, 4th Reg., Wis. Vol. Died April, 1869.
9. Michael Finnegan, Co. F, 5th Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Portage, March 6, 1877.
10. Peter Wagner, Co. I, 9th Reg., Wis. Vol. Captured by the Rebels. Date of death unknown.
11. Wenzel Wackerhausen, Co. I, 9th Reg., Wis. Vol. Captured by the Rebels. Date of death unknown*.
12. Barney Britt, Co. D, 19th Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Portage, September 16, 1869.
13. Thomas Donahue, Co. H, 16th Wis. Inf. Killed at Hoover's Gap, June 18, 1863*.
14. Edward Tierney, Co. G., 5th Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Portage March 1, 1881.
15. Michael Coyne, Co. E, 13th Reg., Regular Army. Died October 10, 1882.
16. Martin Doyle. Died at Ann Arbor, Michigan.
17. Thomas O'Connor, Co. D, 46th Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Mill or Trestle, Alabama, April, 1865*.
18. James Ryan, Capt., Co. K, 16th ILL. Cavalry. Died at Portage, September 28, 1885.
19. Michael Tobin, Co. I, 1st U.S. Infantry. Died at Fort Winnebago, March 29, 1872.

GONTEN'S CEMETERY

1. Fred. Sieverkrop, Corp., Co. D, 46th Wis. Vol. Died at Portage, November 1881.
2. Robert Smith.
3. Ervin Robbins. Died May 28, 1883.
4. Geo. W. Ames, Co. E, 2d Wis. Cavalry. Died at Portage, November 21, 1884.
5. John Rube, Co. D, 46th Wis. Vol. Died June 21, 1885.

PACIFIC CEMETERY

1. Thomas Franklin, Private, Co. D, 19th Reg., Mich. Vol. Infantry. Died August 25, 1834(Note, this date must be 1884. It is hard to read.)

OLD FORT WINNEBAGO CEMETERY

1. Wm. Weir, Capt., Co. C, 33d Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Portage, July 6, 1887.
2. A. Sanford, Co. B, 3d Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Little Rock, Arkansas, August 14, 1864.
3. Sergt. Van Camp. Died at Fort Winnebago in 1847.
4. Richard O'Neill, Co. D, 19th Reg., Wis. Vol. Died at Portage, April 26, 1879.
5. Michael Cady. Died at Old Fort Winnebago in 1832.


PORTAGE BOYS BURIED ELSEWHERE

1. James Dempsey, Co. G, 23d Reg., Wis. Vol. Killed December 24, 1862.
2. Harvey Holt, Co. A, 10th U.S. Infantry. Died October 10, 1877.
3. Samuel Crouch, Jr., Corp., Co. D, 10th Wis. Infantry. Died at Nashville, Tenn. March 17, 1862.
4. Charles Brunoehler, Co. H., 11th Wis. Vol. Killed at Vicksburg.
5. James Low.
6. Seth E. Van Zandt, Co. C, 23d Wis. Died at St. Louis.
7. Guy C. Sherwood, Co. G, 2d, Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862.
8. James A. Snider, Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862.
9. Wm. Williams, Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861.
10. O.W. Davis, Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862.
11. A.F. Pardee, Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862.
12. Chas. P. Bloom, Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862.
13. W. Dean, Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862.
14. Gustav Elterman, Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862.
15. Gustav Le Clair, Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862.
16. Wm. Powderly, Co. C, 11 Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Cotton Plant, Arkansas, 1862.
17. Geo. Ross, Co. E, 2d Wis. Cavalry. Died at Helena, Arkansas, 1862.
18. Theodore Fletcher, Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Died September 16, 1862 of wounds received at Gainesville, August 28, 1862.
19. Paul V. Brisbois, Co. 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Died in Andersonville prison.
20. James Lord, Co. D, 19th Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Yorkstown, Va., June, 1862.
21. Patrick Redman, Co. D, 19th Wis. Vol. Infantry. Wounded at Fair Oaks, Va. Died at Salisbury, N.C.
22. Volney D. Carpenter, Co. D, 19th Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., October 27, 1864.
23. Chauncey Esterbrooks, Co. K, 32d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Died at Decatur, Ill., August 9, 1864.
24. Sherwin Bissel, Co. D, 19th Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., October 27, 1864.
25. Chester B. Flower, Co. C, 23d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Died at Young's Point, La., Feb. 16, 1863.
26. Nelson Morrison, Co. C, 23d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Died at Young's Point La., Feb. 1863.
27. Riley Calkins, Co. I, 36th , Wis. Vol. Died at Washington, D.C. June 10, 1864.
28. W.F. Worcester, Co. E, 7th Wis. Vol. Infantry. Died of wounds received at Antietam, Va., 1862.
29. Jacob Pratt, Co. I, 18th Wis. Vol. Infantry. Died April, 1875.
30. Cyrus C. Bump, Co. I, 36th Reg., Wis. Vol. Prisoner at Cold Harbor. Was sent to Libby there to Salisbury. Was exchanged and died on his way home, and buried by the side of the R.R. track.
31. Melvin Baldwin.
32. Lt. Col. H.W. Emery. Died at Lisbon, N.H.

Newspapers listing Wis. Reg. Civil War Soldiers, missing, dead, and wounded.

Portage Library newspaper reel #2.

1862 1863 1864 1865
Sept. 20 Jan. 31, Feb. 14 May 7, 21, 28 Feb. 25
Oct. 4, 11, 18 June 6, 13 June 4, 18, 25,
July 4, 18 Dec. 17
Oct. 17

 

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