GDG- RE: Gettysburg Digest, Vol 39, Issue 6
Heller, Todd
theller at mercercounty.org
Mon Aug 6 15:06:50 CDT 2007
The Hospital a wounded soldier would be sent to most likely depended
upon what unit and Corp. the soldier was in. Each Union Corp. had
their own Hospital. Any good Field Map of Gettysburg would be able to
show you exactly where the Union Corp. Hospitals were located.
Regards,
Todd Heller
Ewing, N.J.
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5. Re: gettysburg field hospital (PKnierman)
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Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 10:32:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: MICHAEL DAVIDSON <mldavidson at verizon.net>
Subject: GDG- 1st day
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Hi. I'm a new subscriber, getting my feet wet. I've been reading some
of the discussions with fascination, and though I never subscribe to
lists or discussion groups, I could not resist this one, Gettysburg
being one of my favorite spots on the globe.
I have a research question. In Shue's "Morning at Willoughby Run," p
127, there are two paragraphs that especially caught my eye, about a
private R.E. Davidson of the 2nd Wisconsin, Co. H, who, after Reynolds,
his colonel, his lt. colonel, and his color bearer went down, grabbed
the colors and led his unit in a charge down Herbst's Woods.
I'm not on an ancestor hunt, but the name has enlivened my informal
tours for family and friends. But I haven't been able to confirm the
story. Shue attributes it to Stine, "History of the Army of the
Potomac," pp 730-731. I haven't found Stine on line. I haven't found
the story in any of many other books I have on the battle.
The Wisconsin roster of volunteers
(http://www.wisonsinhistory.org/roster/) lists a Russalas Davison
("Rasselas" in the company roster), in the 2nd Wis., Co. H, who served
from Apr. 24 '61 to June 29 '64. The missing second "d" is not problem,
it's an acceptable spelling of the family name, and the folks who
maintain the roster note that there are spelling discrepancies because
of the difficulty of transcribing old, handwritten ledgers. However,
Shue says Davidson "fought at Antietam, Chancellorsville, and in both
battles at Bull Run, and had come through all of them unscathed." The
Wisconsin registry says "wnd. Antietam." Shue says he was a private,
promoted to Sergeant for his actions on July 1. The Wisconsin registry
has his ranks as "Corp., Sergt." I don't know if the descrepancies are
Shue's, or Stine's, or whether for certain I have found "a most unlikely
private...R. E. Davidson."
I would be glad for any leads and suggestions.
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Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 17:46:05 -0500
From: "Richard & Sue Ann Schaus" <rrschaus at citlink.net>
Subject: RE: GDG- 1st day
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[mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com] On Behalf Of MICHAEL DAVIDSON
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Subject: GDG- 1st day
Hi,
The source for Stine's narrative is PVT E. R. Reed, H Co, 2nd WI.
Reed did not state that Davidson was wounded at Antietam.
Reed related that Davidson "...had become surfeited with fighting, and
would never go into another fight if he could find any honorable way of
dodging it."
He went on to relate Davidson's grasping the colors from the fallen
color sergeant and leading the regiment in the charge, and being ten or
fifteen yards in front of them.
Reed said Davidson was made a sergeant on the field, and carried the
colors until the end. Reed also stated that, at the end of 1 July
Davidson was the only one of the 33 men of H Co who was uninjured in the
charge.
The H Co roster in Otis' Second WI history lists under SERGEANT:
Davidson, Roslas E. b Ohio; farmer; s (single); r (residence), Spring
Green; April 24, 1861. Promoted Sergeant January 9, 1864. Mustered out
June 29, 1864. (pp 342)
H Co., the "Randall Guards" was said by Reed to have been recruited at
Madison, while Nolan's "The Iron Brigade" has it recruited in Dane
County.
The small book "The Flags of the Iron Brigade" states,
"In the initial assault against Archer's Brigade, this entire
color-party fell dead or wounded. When the colors fell, Corporal
Rasselas Davidson of Company H sprang forward and raised the regimental
color, and Corporal Paul V. Brisbois of Company G seized the national
color from the wounded Wright. (Miraculously, both men survived the
three-day battle unscathed.)" (pp 32).
There is a brief reference to SGT Davison holding the colors in
Beecham's "Gettysburg" on page 88, and the info that what was left of H
Co became the color guard.
Don Troiani's painting "For God's Sake Forward" depicts the charge of
the 2nd WI into McPherson's Woods, and shows the first color guards
probably seconds before they fell. Davidson is probably included in the
scene seeing as how he picked up the regimental colors.
VR, Rick Schaus
Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
<<Hi
I'm not on an ancestor hunt, but the name has enlivened my informal
tours for family and friends. But I haven't been able to confirm the
story. Shue attributes it to Stine, "History of the Army of the
Potomac," pp 730-731. I haven't found Stine on line. I haven't found
the story in any of many other books I have on the battle.
The Wisconsin roster of volunteers
(http://www.wisonsinhistory.org/roster/) lists a Russalas Davison
("Rasselas" in the company roster), in the 2nd Wis., Co. H, who served
from Apr. 24 '61 to June 29 '64. The missing second "d" is not problem,
it's an acceptable spelling of the family name, and the folks who
maintain the roster note that there are spelling discrepancies because
of the difficulty of transcribing old, handwritten ledgers. However,
Shue says Davidson "fought at Antietam, Chancellorsville, and in both
battles at Bull Run, and had come through all of them unscathed." The
Wisconsin registry says "wnd. Antietam." Shue says he was a private,
promoted to Sergeant for his actions on July 1. The Wisconsin registry
has his ranks as "Corp., Sergt." I don't know if the descrepancies are
Shue's, or Stine's, or whether for certain I have found "a most unlikely
private...R. E. Davidson."
I would be glad for any leads and suggestions.>>
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Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 21:31:30 -0600
From: "Nick KURTZ" <ShilohNick at msn.com>
Subject: Re: GDG- 1st day
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Madison is in Dane county. Not sure by your note if you knew that or
not. But just in case you didn't realize that I thought I'd confirm it.
--Nick
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From: Richard & Sue Ann Schaus<mailto:rrschaus at citlink.net>
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Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 4:46 PM
Subject: RE: GDG- 1st day
H Co., the "Randall Guards" was said by Reed to have been recruited at
Madison, while Nolan's "The Iron Brigade" has it recruited in Dane
County.
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Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 23:13:28 -0500
From: "Richard & Sue Ann Schaus" <rrschaus at citlink.net>
Subject: RE: GDG- 1st day
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Hi Nick,
Thanks for your concern, yes, I know Madison is in Dane Co.
I grew up in WI, Brookfield, NW of Milwaukee.
My intent was to let the readers know that the 2nd WI may have been
recruited from other than just Madison, but one source only mentions
Madison.
Dyer's Compendium states that the 2nd was recruited in Madison
VR, Rick Schaus
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Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
<<Madison is in Dane county. Not sure by your note if you knew that or
not. But just in case you didn't realize that I thought I'd confirm it.
--Nick>>
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Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 4:46 PM
Subject: RE: GDG- 1st day
H Co., the "Randall Guards" was said by Reed to have been recruited at
Madison, while Nolan's "The Iron Brigade" has it recruited in Dane
County.
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Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 00:39:12 -0400
From: "PKnierman" <pknierman at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: GDG- gettysburg field hospital
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As stated before, its much easier for the Union side than for the
Confederates. You might check at the National Archives for the carded
medical records of a particular unit you are seeking. The cards are in
loose
alphabetical order (and very loose at that.....), but they might have an
entry or two for the soldier being admitted to a particular
corps/division
hospital and where they were transferred to. If you are really lucky,
there
might be a medical descriptive list in a particular soldier's compiled
service record that would give details of medical treatment in the
larger
hospitals.
Happy hunting.
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Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 3:28 PM
Subject: GDG- gettysburg field hospital
> Dear Members:
>
> Would someone know how to find the field hospital location and
medical
> treatment that a soldier received during the Battle of Gettysburg.
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Ron Musto
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