Company-C-ENLISTED-Caldwell-Donner

Daggett, Alvah (Alva) Edwin S. (No known Descendants/Relatives)
Born: September 21, 1831 (ME) - Died: February 26, 1865 (Baltimore, MD)
* Residence at time of enlistment: Concord, Jefferson Co., WI
Enlisted: October 11, 1864 as a Private in the 7th WI Infantry, Co. C
Died of Wounds: February 26, 1865 at Baltimore, MD
WND: February 6, 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA
** Buried: Loudon Park National Cemetery - Baltimore, MD (Section 1, Grave 1085)
GPS: Latitude: 39.28107, Longitude: -76.67524
** GENEALOGY AVAILABLE

Caldwell, William H. (No known Descendants/Relatives)
Born: April 8, 1839 - Died: April 12, 1909 (CO) * Residence at time of enlistment: Hazel Green Grant Co., WI
Enlisted: August 14, 1861 as a Private - Mustered Out: September 1, 1864
** Buried: Riverside Cemetery - Denver, Adams Co., CO
GPS: Latitude: 39.79390, Longitude: -104.96000

Donner (Danner), John (No known Descendants/Relatives)
Born: Unknown - Died: July 17, 1862 (VA) * Residence at time of enlistment: Platteville, Grant Co., WI
Enlisted: August 12, 1861 as a Private - Died of disease: July 17, 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA

Crist, La Tour Maubourg (AKA: Charles Snow)
Born: OH - Died: Unknown * Residence at time of enlistment: Platteville, Grant Co., WI
Enlisted: July 10, 1861 as a Private in 7th WI Infantry Co. C - Mustered out: August 15, 1865
Promoted: April 6, 1864 to Quarter Master Sergeant of 7th WI Infantry Field & Staff
Promoted: October 22, 1864 to Quarter Master of the 7th WI Infantry Field & Staff
Promoted: March 3, 1865 to Captain Quarter Master Corps.

7th Wisconsin, Company C - Enlisted Men
Caldwell - Donner

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Calvert, John A. (Go to Descendant - Relative Page)
Born: 1843 (WI) - Died: July 21, 1864 (Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA)
* Residence at time of enlistment: Lima, Grant Co., WI
Enlisted: January 4, 1864 as a Private - Died of disease: July 21, 1864 at Philadelphia, PA
** Brother of: Mark Calvert, 7th WI Infantry, Co. C (Below)
** Brother of: William R. P. Calvert, 7th WI Infantry, Co. C (Below)
** Brother-in-Law of: Darius Perry Stout, 7th WI Infantry, Co. C
** Buried: Cyprus Hills National Cemetery - Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY (Site: 2921)
GPS: Latitude: 40.68580, Longitude: -73.88120

Calvert, Mark (Go to Descendant - Relative Page)
Born: October 7, 1840 (WI) - Died: November 4, 1919 (Arvada, Jefferson and Adams Co., CO)
* Residence at time of enlistment: Lima, Grant Co., WI
Enlisted: January 4, 1864 as a Corporal in the 7th WI Infantry, Co. C
Mustered Out: July 3, 1865
WND: May 25, 1864 at North Anna River, VA
** Brother of: John A. Calvert, 7th WI Infantry, Co. C (Above)
** Brother of: William R. P. Calvert, 7th WI Infantry, Co. C (Below)
** Brother-in-Law of: Darius Perry Stout, 7th WI Infantry, Co. C
** Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery - Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., CO (Plot: Block 26)
GPS: Latitude: 39.75810, Longitude: -105.09420

Calvert, William R. P. (Go to Descendant - Relative Page)
Born: 1838 (WI) - Died: September 23, 1864 (Charleston, Charleston Co., SC)
* Residence at time of enlistment: Lima, Grant Co., WI
Enlisted: January 4, 1864 as a Private - Died of disease: September 23, 1864 at Charlestown, SC
POW: May 5, 1864 at Wilderness, VA
** Brother of: John A. Calvert, 7th WI Infantry, Co. C (Above)
** Brother of: Mark Calvert, 7th WI Infantry, Co. C (Above)
** Brother-in-Law of: Darius Perry Stout, 7th WI Infantry, Co. C

Camp, Marcus Taylor (Go to Descendant - Relative Page)
Born: August 2, 1847 (Platteville, Grant Co., WI) - Died: June 10, 1906 (Platteville, Grant Co., WI)
* Residence at enlistment: Platteville, Grant Co., WI
Enlisted: December 23, 1863 as a Private - Mustered Out: July 3, 1865
** Brother of: John Albert Camp, 10th WI Infantry, Co. I
** 1st Cousin of: John Nelson Gillam, 7th WI Infantry, Co. C
** Buried: Greenwood Cemetery - Platteville, Grant Co., WI
GPS: Latitude: 42.73140, Longitude: -90.49250
** GENEALOGY AVAILABLE

Carlile (Carlisle), William (Go to Descendant - Relative Page)
Born: December 27, 1827 (Ireland)
Died: May 9, 1899 (Platteville, Grant Co., WI)
* Residence at time of enlistment: Platteville, Grant Co., WI
Enlisted: August 6, 1861 as a Wagoner - Mustered Out: June 12, 1865
WND: July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, PA (shot in the right thigh)
POW: May 5, 1864 at Wilderness, VA (Confined at Andersonville, GA)
** Buried: Greenwood Cemetery - Platteville, Grant Co., WI
GPS: Latitude: 42.73140, Longitude: -90.49250

Carpenter, Benjamin F. (No known Descendants/Relatives)
Born: Unknown - Died: Unknown * Residence at time of enlistment: Lima, Grant Co., WI
Enlisted: January 4, 1864 as a Private - Discharged: July 2, 1864 (disability)

Carpenter, William H. (No known Descendants/Relatives)
Born: Unknown - Died: May 5, 1864 (VA) * Residence at enlistment: Belmont, Portage Co., WI
Enlisted: February 4, 1864 as a Private - KIA: May 5, 1864 at Wilderness, VA
** Buried: Union Cemetery - Stevens Point, Portage Co., WI
GPS: Latitude: 44.51190, Longitude: -89.57500

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Cavanaugh, John (No known Descendants/Relatives)
Born: December 25, 1834 (Ireland) - Died: April 11, 1914 (Spokane, Spokane Co., WA)
* Residence at time of enlistment: Mifflin, Iowa Co., WI
Enlisted: August 12, 1861 as a Private - Mustered Out: September 1, 1864
POW: July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, PA - WND: June 18, 1864 at Petersburg, VA
** Buried: Greenwood Memorial Terrace - Spokane, Spokane Co., WA (Plot: L-19)
GPS: Latitude: 47.65690, Longitude: -117.47080

Clark, Jonathan D. (No known Descendants/Relatives)
Born: Unknown - Died: Unknown * Residence at time of enlistment: Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Enlisted: October 14, 1864 as a Private - Mustered Out: July 3, 1865

Collins, Alphonso D. L. (No known Descendants/Relatives)
Born: April 6, 1842 (NY) - Died: August 29, 1907 (Hazel, Snohomish Co., WA)
* Residence at time of enlistment: Jamestown, Grant Co., WI
Enlisted: August 12, 1861 as a Private - Mustered Out: September 1, 1864
Detailed: June 8, 1862 to Battery B, 4th U.S. Light Artillery - Returned: August 8, 1864
** Buried: Evergreen Cemetery - Everett, Snohomish Co., WA (Plot: Block 15, Lot 403)
GPS: Latitude: 47.96030, Longitude: -122.20190

Cook, Henry A. (No known Descendants/Relatives)
Born: Unknown - Died: Unknown * Residence at time of enlistment: Belmont, Portage Co., WI
Enlisted: February 16, 1864 as a Private - MISSING: February 6, 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA

Cox, William (No known Descendants/Relatives)
Born: December 20, 1829 (England) - Died: February 13, 1912 (Platteville, Grant Co., WI)
* Residence at enlistment: Platteville, Grant Co., WI
Enlisted: August 10, 1861 as a Private - Mustered Out: September 1, 1864
** Buried: Hillside Cemetery - Platteville, Grant Co., WI
GPS: Latitude: 42.72580, Longitude: -90.47310

Curtis, Henry H. (No known Descendants/Relatives)
Born: September 20, 1842 (Woodville, NY) - Died: December 8, 1912 (Platteville, Grant Co., WI)
* Residence at enlistment: Mifflin, Iowa Co., WI
Enlisted: January 23, 1864 as a Private - Mustered Out: May 26, 1865
WND & POW: May 5, 1864 at Wilderness, VA
** Brother-in-Law of: Abraham Daniel Augustine, 7th WI Infantry, Co. C
** Brother-in-Law of: Jacob Rice, 7th WI Infantry, Co. C
** Buried: Greenwood Cemetery - Platteville, Grant Co., WI
GPS: Latitude: 42.73140, Longitude: -90.49250

Davis, John E. (No known Descendants/Relatives)
Born: Unknown - Died: Unknown * Residence at time of enlistment: Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI
Enlisted: November 11, 1864 as a Corporal - Mustered Out: July 3, 1865

Davis, William Wallace (AKA: Wallace William Davis) (No known Descendants/Relatives)
Born: April 1833 (NY) - Died: April 1, 1915 (Platteville, Grant Co., WI)
* Residence at time of enlistment: Platteville, Grant Co., WI
Enlisted: July 10, 1861 as a Private - Mustered Out: September 1, 1864
WND: September 14, 1862 at South Mountain, MD
POW: July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, PA
WND: August 18, 1864 at Weldon Railroad, VA
** Buried: Greenwood Cemetery - Platteville, Grant Co., WI
GPS: Latitude: 42.73140, Longitude: -90.49250

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On May 5, 1864, The 7th Wisconsin Regiment was fighting the Confederates in dense growth, which
completely screened the combatants on both sides. In this fray William was shot below the left knee fracturing
the fibula. According to William’s pension report, “…when wounded he hid behind a stump where he fell and
lay there about a day. Meanwhile, the Union forces had been driven back and the ground where he lay was in
the possession of the Rebel forces.

It is likely that William was wounded by a Georgian in John B. Gordon’s Brigade, which launched an attack
against the largely isolated Iron Brigade. General Cutler’s Iron Brigade held a position south of Saunder’s
Field and above a small creek called Mill Branch which was just above the

Orange Turnpike. The Iron Brigade was exposed to “heavy flanking fire” that tore apart several regiments,
including the 7th Wisconsin which was particularly exposed. Cutler noted in his report that his brigade lost
“very heavily in killed and wounded.” He was not exaggerating. According to the book “Four years with the
Iron Brigade,” The 7th Wisconsin suffered its worst loss of the war in a single battle at the Wilderness with 27
killed, 155 wounded, and 35 missing.

Granddaughter Hazel (Steinbach) Culver and grandson, Jesse Taylor, recalled the story that when William
went to bathe his wound in a nearby stream he was captured by Confederate soldiers.

Following his capture, William was held at a camp near the battlefield with other prisoners; then moved to a
temporary hospital at Locust Grove where he was examined by a surgeon. He remained there for about twenty-
four days and was then moved to a hospital in Lynchburg, where he stayed until July when he was taken to
Andersonville Prison. By that time he was on crutches and there was no further medical treatment, as there
were no doctors at Andersonville. Fellow POW Frederick Seibert, Co. E, 25th WI Infantry of Platteville said “I
saw Carlile on crutches at Andersonville in July and August, 1864 when I was exchanged (prisoner exchange.)”

William was a prisoner for the duration of the war. A fellow prisoner and Platteville friend, Charles
Weittenhiller, stated, “If he [William] did not have an iron constitution he would have never survived a ten
month imprisonment in that Rebel (deleted).” Several prisoners from Platteville congregated together while at
Andersonville and later they gave depositions regarding the wound and state of health of William during that
time. The Army Surgeon Report, made after the war in William’s pension claim, read “had diarrhea while in
prison, when got out [was] much debilitated. Bone worked out of calf of leg.”

Grandson Robert Taylor remembered his grandfather, Alfred, telling him that William survived in
Andersonville by eating rats.

My father, Lowell Taylor, told the story that William “came out of Andersonville with the same clothes on that
he was wearing when he went in. His food ration on the first day was a [cow] ball joint. A fellow POW got an
eyeball. He traded and found that he got the worst of the trade.”

Hazel (Steinbach) Culver remembered hearing that “he [William] was released with an old pair of pants and
shoes. That’s all. He had bad body lice. He had no place to clean up in prison. A piece of meat the size of his
fist was all he got in a day to eat.”

The Andersonville Prisoner of War Camp was liberated in April, 1865. According to the Adjutant Generals
Report dated May 6, 1882, William was “receipted” for in Vicksburg, Mississippi on April 18, 1865 as a
“paroled prisoner of war” and assigned to Benton Barracks, a troop encampment, near St. Louis, Missouri,
arriving on April 26.

On May 6, William was given a thirty-day furlough. He went home to Platteville, never returning to Benton
Barracks, and was initially listed as a deserter. In this same Adjutant General’s Report “the charge of desertion
on Prisoner of War Records is removed” and William was listed as honorably discharged on June 12, 1865. He
was mustered out formally on July 13, 1865 at Madison, Wisconsin.

Photo of William Carlile
courtesy of: Jerry Taylor,
Great-Grandson at:
Find-A-Grave

In an email dated: May 8, 2011 from Jerry Taylor, Great-Grandson of William, I
received the following "remembrances" of family members of William Carlile......

Photo courtesy
of:
Jim Davenport
at:
Find-A-Grave