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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Walter E. Partridge, Private, Co. F, 36th Illinois Infantry: Medical Records
Appears on List of Casualties of the regiment in the battles of March 6, 7, and 8, 1862. Wounded Mar 7, 1862. Seat of injury: arm. Casualty List No. 312.
Appears on List of Casualties of the Regiment at the battle of Pea Ridge Ark. Mar 6 & 7, 1862. Wounded. Casualty List No. 555.
Admitted May 15, 1862 to U. S. A. Gen’l Hosp. (1 & 2), Benton Barracks, near St. Louis, Mo. Complaint, wound of the arm. On furlough 20 days May 16, 1862. Mo. Reg. No. 225; Page 31.
Appears on List of Casualties of the Regiment at the battle of Chickamauga, Ga. Wounded Sep 20, 1863. Seat of injury: finger. Casualty List No. 540.
Appears on list of Casualties at the Battle of Chickamauga Creek, Ga., Sept. 20, 1863. Remarks: B. Ill. Reg’l Reg. No. 398; page 46.
Appears on List of Casualties of the Regiment at the Battle of Chickamauga Creek, Ga. Wounded, Sept. 20, 1863. Seat of injury: head. Nature of injury: slight. Reported by F. W. Lytle Surg. 36 Ills. Casualty List No. 541
Admitted Sept. 25, 1863, to Cumberland U. S. A. General Hospital, Nashville, Tenn. Complaint, T. W. in forehead. Ret’d to duty Oct 22, 1863. Remarks: Conv. Camp. 1” Div. Tenn. Reg. No. 301; Hos. No. Alpha.
Admitted Oct 23 1863 to U. S. A. Convalescent Camp Hospital, Nashville, Tenn. Tenn Reg. No. 360; Page 152.
Regimental Hospital, 36th Illinois Infantry. Aug. 9-11 & 13, 1864. Dysentery. From Aug 24, 1864 [illegible] Diarrhea. Aug 25, 1864, Pres. From Aug 27, 1864, Dia. Prescription Book. Ill. Reg’l Reg. No. 399
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Walter E. Partridge
Private, Co. F, 36th Illinois Infantry
Born:
June 3, 1833
Sparsholt, Berkshire, England
Died:
Mar 16, 1910
Alta, Buena Vista County, Iowa
Woodlawn Cemetery
Alta, Iowa
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Compiled Service Record of Walter E. Partridge, Pvt., Co. F, 36th Illinois Infantry
Appears on Company Muster Rolls for:
Sep 23, 1861. Camp Hammond, Aurora Ill. Age 27. Muster-in to date Sep 23, 1861. Joined for duty and enrolled Sep 9, 1861 at Aurora, Ill. for 3 years.
Sept. 23 to Oct. 31, 1861. Present.
Nov. & Dec., 1861. Present.
Jany. & Feb., 1862. Present.
Mch. & Apr., 1862. Present.
May & June, 1862. Absent. Was wounded in the battle of Pea Ridge.
July & Aug., 1862. Present.
Sept. & Oct, 1862. Present.
Nov. & Dec., 1862. Present.
Jan. & Feb., 1863. Present.
Mch. & Apr. 1863. Present.
April 10, 1863. Present. [Special Muster Roll.]
May & June, 1863. Present.
July & Aug., 1863. Present.
Sept. & Oct., 1863. Absent. Wounded in Battle of Chickamauga Ga. Sept. 20/63. Now at Hospital Nashville Tenn.
Nov. & Dec., 1863. Present.
Appears on a Detachment Muster-out Roll of the organization named above. Age 27. Roll dated Chattanooga Tenn Jany 25, 1864. Muster-out to date Dec 31, 1863. Clothing account: last settled Aug 31, 1862; am't for cloth'g in kind or money adv'd $19.04. Bounty due $100.00. Dischgd by virtue of reenlistment as a Vet Vol under the provisions of Genl orders No 191. [sent] 1863 from the War Dept.
Appears on Muster and Descriptive Roll of Veteran Volunteers of the organization named above. Roll dated Chattanooga Tenn Jan 25, 1864. Born Sparsholt, Eng. Age 29. Occupation: farmer. Enlisted Jan 1, 1864 at Blane's Cross Roads Tenn for 3 years. Gray eyes; dark hair; light complexion; height 5 ft 7 1/2 in. Mustered in Jan 25, 1864, Chattanooga Tenn. Muster-in to date Jan 1, 1864. Bounty paid $ 25 / 35; due $340.00. Residence Adams La Salle Co. Ill.
Jan. & Feb. 1864. Not Stated. Joined a Vet. Vol. Rec'd 1 months advance pay $13 & $60 bounty second installment of bounty $50 due. Recapitulation shows him absent with leave.
Mar. & Apr., 1864. Present. Joined a Vet. Vol. Rec'd 1 month's advance pay $13, & $60 bounty. Second installment of bounty due $50 and $2 premium.
May & June, 1864. Present.
July & Aug., 1864. Present. Veteran.
Sept. & Oct., 1864. Present. Veteran
Nov. & Dec., 1864. Absent. Detailed as Provost guard at Division Hd. Qrs. Veteran.
Jan. & Feb., 1865. Absent. Detailed as provost guard at Hd. Qrs. Div. Veteran.
Mar. & Apr., 1865. Absent. Detailed as Provost Guard at Div. Hd. Qrs. Veteran.
May & June, 1865. Absent. Detailed as Provost Guard at Div. Hd. Qrs.
July & Aug., 1865. Absent. On detached service as guard with Pay Master. 5th install' Bounty due.
Appears on Co. Muster-out Roll, dated N. Orleans La. Oct. 8, 1865. Age 31 years. Muster-out to date Oct. 8, 1865. Clothing account: Due soldier $27.51. Due U. S. for arms equipments, &c. $6. Bounty paid $210; due $190. Joined a Private at O. O. Reenlisted a V. V. Jan. 1/64. Slightly wounded at Bat. of Pea Ridge Ark. Mar. 8/62. Stoppages for Springfield Rifled Musket & accoutrements retained by virtue of G. O. 101 C. S. W. D. A. G. O.
SOURCE: National Archives & Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Obituary: Walter E. Partridge, Pvt., Co. F, 36th Illinois Infantry
Walter E. Partridge was born in Berkshire, England, June 1, 1833, departed from this life March 16, 1910, at the age of 76 years 9 months and 16 days. He came to his country when but fifteen years of age, first locating in Maryland, later going to Pennsylvania and from thence to Illinois. He was married to Miss Harriet Cottew at Ottawa, Illinois, May 16, 1860. To this union was born ten children, 4 girls and 6 boys. There lives to mourn his loss, a wife, 9 children and twenty-four grandchildren, George, Charley, Hugh, Mrs. Lizzie Reese and Frank of Alta, Mrs. Martha Miller of Linn Grove, Ida Tutt of Marathon and Mrs. Katherine Sassman of Albert City and A. L. Partridge of Lake Wilson, Minnesota, also two sisters living in England. At the call for volunteers he was among the first to offer his [assistance] in behalf of his country, enlisting September 9, 1861, at Aurora, Illinois, as a member of Co. F. 36th Infantry, joining his regiment at St. Louis. Four long years he endured the hardships of army life, being twice wounded in battles. He faught at Pea Ridge, Perryville, Stone River, Chickamaugua, Misionary Ridge, Franklin, Nashville and was with Sherman in his march to Atlanta. He was mustered out at New Orleans and was honorably discharged at Springfield, Illinois a little later. He remained in Illinois untill 1882, when he came to Buena Vista County, where he remained till the time of his death. He was a member of the Stephen A. Hulbert Post. No. 82 in Alta, Iowa
Mrs. W. E. Partridge and family desire to express their heartfelt thanks to the kind friends, who in so many ways assisted them in their recent bereavement.
- Published in The Atla Advertiser, Alta, Iowa, March 25, 1910, p. 1 col. 3 & 4
Mrs. W. E. Partridge and family desire to express their heartfelt thanks to the kind friends, who in so many ways assisted them in their recent bereavement.
- Published in The Atla Advertiser, Alta, Iowa, March 25, 1910, p. 1 col. 3 & 4
Monday, June 7, 2010
Review: The Maps of Chickamauga
The Maps of ChickamaugaBy David A Powell & David A. Friedrichs
My great great grandfather, Walter E. Partridge, received a wound on his forehead on September 20th, 1863. It was the second day of the Battle of Chickamauga and he was a private in Company F of the 36th Illinois Infantry, which was a part of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 20th Corps of the Army of the Cumberland. The 1st Brigade, commanded by Brigadier General William H. Lytle, was tramping up a hill which would later bare the name of its commander, when a limber from Battery C, 1st Illinois Artillery, while falling back, swung “round with almost lightning speed struck a dead tree, which caused the top to come off, coming down into Company F” of the 36th Illinois Infantry “and striking two men, one of whom was Oscar Hobbs, supposed to be killed, but was afterwards revived.” The other man, though unnamed is likely to be Walter E. Partridge.
I have referenced several books on the Battle of Chickamauga, trying to get a grasp on the situation my great great grandfather found himself in on that day. A true understanding of a battle can only be had by being able to visualize the battle, and most battle histories contain a sprinkling of maps to supplement the text and give the readers only a basic understanding of what happened on the field. There are never enough maps… until now, that is.
“The Maps of Chickamauga” by David A. Powell and David A. Friedrichs, is a blow by blow, nearly hourly account of the battle which took place on September 19 & 20, 1863, and the preceding Tullahoma Campaign. Their book, the 3rd in Savas Beatie’s Military Atlas Series, contains 126 full page, full color maps, drawn by Mr. Friedrichs, and each accompanied by Mr. Powell’s text on the facing page.
Since many of the maps are detailed down to the brigade and regimental level, the authors have made it possible to follow units on the battlefield throughout the entire course of the battle. Thus making it possible for me to literally walk in the footsteps of my great great grandfather on my next trip to Chickamauga National Battlefield, as well as many other family members who fought there.
My lone criticism, and it is an extremely small one, is the glossy pages made the text hard to read unless you held the book at just the right angle so the light did not reflect off the page. That being said Messrs. Powell and Friedrichs have done an outstanding job making the complicated troop movements during the ebb and flow of the Battle of Chickamauga understandable. Their book is a triumph and a must have for every student of the Civil War! I cannot wait for the next book in the Savas Beatie Military Atlas Series.
As for Walter Partridge, the list of casualties for Company F at Chickamauga in L. G. Bennett & William M. Haigh’s “History of the Thirty-Sixth Regiment Illinois Volunteers, During the War of the Rebellion” lists Oscar Hobbs and Walter E. Partridge, side by side, both with head wounds. I may not ever know if he was the second man hit by the tree, but I now can at least stand on the hill upon which he fought, and see the battle from his perspective.
ISBN 978-1932714722, Savas Beatie LLC, © 2009, Hardcover, 320 pages, Maps, Appendices, Endnotes, Bibliography & Index. $39.95
Friday, May 14, 2010
Walter E. Partridge, Pvt., Co. F, 36th Illinois Infantry
W. E. Partridge, now living retired in Alta, is numbered among the old settlers of Buena Vista county and is one of the few remaining veterans of the Civil War. He is a native of England, born in Berkshire, June 3, 1833, a son of James and Anne (Edwards) Partridge, who spent their entire lives in that country. The father was a mechanic, being a wheelwright by trade, and he also engaged in farming. His family numbered thirteen children, of whom twelve grew to years of maturity.
W. E. Partridge, whose name introduces this review, spent the years of his boyhood and youth in his native land and when fifteen years of age accompanied a brother to the United States. He first located in Maryland and secured work on the construction of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in that state, after which he spent two years working on the canal. He then took up his abode in Pennsylvania and from that state removed to Illinois, where he engaged in farming until 1882 when he came to Buena Vista county and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 34, Nokomis township. This was an uncultivated and unimproved tract when it came into his possession but he at once began to develop the land, erected a good house, barns and outbuildings, and now has a well improved and valuable farm property, whereon he made his home for twenty-seven years. He planted a good orchard, which is now in bearing, and beautiful shade trees add to the attractive appearance of the place. In addition to general farming he engaged in raising stock, keeping registered shorthorn cattle and good grades of hogs. In 1908 he removed to Alta and is now living retired.
Mr. Partridge’s private affairs were interrupted at the time of the Civil War when, loyal to the best interest of his country, he enlisted September 9, 1861 at Aurora, Illinois, as a member of Company F, Thirty-sixth Illinois Infantry, joining the regiment at St. Louis. From that city they made their way to Rolla, Missouri, and Mr. Partridge participated in many of the important battles, including Pea Ridge, Perryville, Chickamauga, Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville, and was with Sherman on his march to Atlanta. He was also for four months on duty at New Orleans, his regiment acting as guard to General Sheridan. After a hard service lasting four years and two months he was mustered out at New Orleans and was honorably discharged at Springfield, Illinois.
When the country no longer needed his services, Mr. Partridge returned to Illinois and took up his abode in Kankakee county, where he purchased eighty acres of land, which he operated for sixteen years prior to taking up his abode in Iowa. It was prior to his enlistment for service in the war that Mr. Partridge was married, the lady of his choice being Miss Harriett Cottew, who was likewise born in England, coming to America when but two years of age. Their marriage was celebrated in Ottawa, Illinois, in 1860, and their union has been blessed with ten children: George, who follows farming in Nokomis township; Martha, the wife of William Miller, a farmer of Linn Grove, Iowa; Lizzie, the wife of Charles Reese, of Nokomis township; Charles who follows farming on the hold homstead in Nokomis township; Lincoln, who is engaged in farming in Minnesota; Ida, the wife of G. H. Tutt, a resident of Marathon, Iowa; Kate, the wife of John Sassman, who follows farming near Albert City, this state; Frank, who carries on farming near Marathon; Hugh; and William who died when eighteen months old.
Mr. Partridge gives his political support to the republican party and cast his first presidential ballot for Abraham Lincoln. He has held some township offices. He keeps in touch with his old army friends through his membership in the Grand Army of the Republic at Alta, of which he has served as vice commander. He has been identified with the Methodist Episcopal church at Alta for several years. His labors have contributed in substantial manner to the development and progress of Buena Vista county and not only as a worthy pioneer settler but also as a loyal defender of the Union cause he is well deserving of mention in this volume. His circle of friends is large and all esteem him for his genuine worth. In 1908 he had the pleasure of visiting his old home in England where he remained from July 12 until the 23rd of August.
SOURCE: Wegerslev, C.H. & Thomas Walpole, Past and Present of Buena Vista County, Iowa, S.J. Clark Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, © 1909, p. 279-280
W. E. Partridge, whose name introduces this review, spent the years of his boyhood and youth in his native land and when fifteen years of age accompanied a brother to the United States. He first located in Maryland and secured work on the construction of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in that state, after which he spent two years working on the canal. He then took up his abode in Pennsylvania and from that state removed to Illinois, where he engaged in farming until 1882 when he came to Buena Vista county and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 34, Nokomis township. This was an uncultivated and unimproved tract when it came into his possession but he at once began to develop the land, erected a good house, barns and outbuildings, and now has a well improved and valuable farm property, whereon he made his home for twenty-seven years. He planted a good orchard, which is now in bearing, and beautiful shade trees add to the attractive appearance of the place. In addition to general farming he engaged in raising stock, keeping registered shorthorn cattle and good grades of hogs. In 1908 he removed to Alta and is now living retired.
Mr. Partridge’s private affairs were interrupted at the time of the Civil War when, loyal to the best interest of his country, he enlisted September 9, 1861 at Aurora, Illinois, as a member of Company F, Thirty-sixth Illinois Infantry, joining the regiment at St. Louis. From that city they made their way to Rolla, Missouri, and Mr. Partridge participated in many of the important battles, including Pea Ridge, Perryville, Chickamauga, Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville, and was with Sherman on his march to Atlanta. He was also for four months on duty at New Orleans, his regiment acting as guard to General Sheridan. After a hard service lasting four years and two months he was mustered out at New Orleans and was honorably discharged at Springfield, Illinois.
When the country no longer needed his services, Mr. Partridge returned to Illinois and took up his abode in Kankakee county, where he purchased eighty acres of land, which he operated for sixteen years prior to taking up his abode in Iowa. It was prior to his enlistment for service in the war that Mr. Partridge was married, the lady of his choice being Miss Harriett Cottew, who was likewise born in England, coming to America when but two years of age. Their marriage was celebrated in Ottawa, Illinois, in 1860, and their union has been blessed with ten children: George, who follows farming in Nokomis township; Martha, the wife of William Miller, a farmer of Linn Grove, Iowa; Lizzie, the wife of Charles Reese, of Nokomis township; Charles who follows farming on the hold homstead in Nokomis township; Lincoln, who is engaged in farming in Minnesota; Ida, the wife of G. H. Tutt, a resident of Marathon, Iowa; Kate, the wife of John Sassman, who follows farming near Albert City, this state; Frank, who carries on farming near Marathon; Hugh; and William who died when eighteen months old.
Mr. Partridge gives his political support to the republican party and cast his first presidential ballot for Abraham Lincoln. He has held some township offices. He keeps in touch with his old army friends through his membership in the Grand Army of the Republic at Alta, of which he has served as vice commander. He has been identified with the Methodist Episcopal church at Alta for several years. His labors have contributed in substantial manner to the development and progress of Buena Vista county and not only as a worthy pioneer settler but also as a loyal defender of the Union cause he is well deserving of mention in this volume. His circle of friends is large and all esteem him for his genuine worth. In 1908 he had the pleasure of visiting his old home in England where he remained from July 12 until the 23rd of August.
SOURCE: Wegerslev, C.H. & Thomas Walpole, Past and Present of Buena Vista County, Iowa, S.J. Clark Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, © 1909, p. 279-280
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