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September 12, 1653 - Deacon Samuel Haines
Samuel was granted 10 acres of land, at the bottom of Great Bay over against Capt. Champernoons, by the town of Portsmouth, Massachusetts then called Strawberry Bank. (Samuel is Myra’s 8g-grandfather)
September 13, 1894 - Freedom R. Potter
Exert from the Mauston Star; “F. R. Potter and family, of Summit and their two sons and families returned to their old home last week, after a journey by team of several months. They started for Colorado, but only went as far as old Fort Kearney, Nebraska, where they found it impossible to obtain feed of any kind for their teams, on account of the dry weather, and so they took the road back. In going through several States and the Dakotas, they report that they found no better place than Wisconsin in which to live. We are pleased to welcome them back.” (Freedom Potter is Howie’s g-granduncle)
September 14, 1861 Jerome B. Potter
Jerome B. Potter enlisted in the Union Army on this date. He was assigned to Company D, 10th Wisconsin Infantry. He served with this unit, until he mustered out in 1864. (Jerome is Howie’s 2g-grandfather)
September 14, 1862 - John Grant Jr.
The battle of Turner’s Gap at South Mountain MD, that the Iron Brigade earned its famous name. As the unit advanced up Turner’s Gap, to the dug-in positions of the confederate soldiers, they took heavy fire. By nightfall the advance had been nearly ground to a halt. With fierce fighting the entire day, it was said that the rifles of the 6th Wisconsin regiment were too hot to load. For the 7th Wisconsin, which was located in front of the stone wall, held by the defending Confederates, the fighting was so fierce for the whole day that they were almost out of ammunition. The Confederates thinking that the 7th was retreating because of the slow-down in fire, began to advance. Far from retreating, the 7th Wisconsin charged the advancing confederates with fixed bayonets. Only at close range did the 7th unleash their last few rounds of ammunition, breaking the Confederate line and forcing their retreat. According to an account by General McClellen, it was from this fight that the Iron Brigade got its nickname. John Grant Jr. of Company A of the 7th Wisconsin Infantry, was wounded in this battle, and lost his foot. (He is Howie’s 2g-grandfather)
September 19, 1864 - William R. Ward
42 year old William Richard Ward was drafted into the Union Army on this date. He served with Company A, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry. He served until the end of the war. (William is Howie’s 3g-grandfather)
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