DeWitt Clinton Allen (I3961)
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| Birth | 14 December 1843  23 22 Terre Haute, Vigo County Indiana |
| Marriage | 21 September 1873 (Age 29) Catherine Luella Kline - [View Family (F1693)]
Spring Grove Twsp., Green Wi |
| Death of mother | 13 June 1893 (Age 49) Eliza J. Woodling (I3962) (Age 71) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death of father | 7 January 1895 (Age 51) Eliakim Roberts Allen (I3963) (Age 74) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death | 28 February 1908 (Age 64) Freeport, Stephenson County, Il. |
| Universal Identifier | C7739297D5B8D511973400E02931A951D501 |
| Burial | Mt. Hope, Spring Grove Twsp, Green Wi |
| Last Change | 22 June 2002 - 10:03:20 |
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DeWitt C. Allen, son of E. R. Allen, was born near Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 14, 1843. When he was quite young his father settled in this town. The latter has been a prominent citizen, many years a justice, has also served as sheriff and chairman of the county board of supervisors, and resides on section 26. DeWitt C. is the eldest of a family of eight children of whom, beside himself, six are now living - Percy Ann, wife of G. W. Morton, of Canton, Dak.; Alice M., wife of R. A. Slocum; Theodore F., Amy Jane, wife of John Stahlnecker; Abraham L. and Charles H. DeWitt C. enlisted in company D, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry in September, 1863, and served faithfully to the end of the war, always able and willing for duty. He has since the war been a resident of this town, and Sept. 21, 1873, was married to Catharine, a daughter of William Kline, and granddaughter of the old pioneer, Isaac Kline. They have three children - William E. R., born Dec. 1, 1875; Eliza Ann, born Oct. 8, 1878; and Nora May, born Jan. 20, 1880. Mr. Allen now (1884) lives on section 36, town of Spring Grove Note: According to the WI registers, DeWitt was in WI 1st Calvery, Co. B (D per headstone) mustered in Sept. 1 1863, musterd out July 19 1865 Recruiting for the First regiment of Cavalry was authorized in the summer of 1861, and Camp Fremont at Ripon, WI, was designated as the rendezvous. It became necessary to change the location and the camp was changed to Camp Harvey, Kenosha, WI, on 22 November, 1861. Here the organization was perfected and the last Company mustered into the service of the United States on the 8 of March 1862. The regiment left the state on 17 March, proceeding to St. Louis, MO and shortly thereafter to Cape Girardeau, MO. From this point as a headquarters the several companies were detached and sent to various points in Missouri and Arkansas for service, and until the latter part of May 1863 the regiment was engaged in similar duties at various points in this territory, when it was transferred to middle Tennessee, reaching Nashville, TN on the 14th of June and was assigned to the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Cumberland with which it was subsequently identified, serving chiefly in middle Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. In the summer of 1863 the regiment participated in the advance on Chattanooga, and was engaged on the extreme right of the Union line the battle of Chickamauga September 19-20, 1863. Thereafter followed a long series of movements which kept the cavalry engaged at different points guarding wagon trains and lines of communication and coming in frequent contact with the enemy. At the opening of the Atlanta Campaign, May 1 to September 8, 1864, the First was assigned to the Cavalry Corps accompanying the army of Gen. Sherman. In this campaign it was almost constantly on the move performing the duties usually assigned to the cavalry. In October following the surrender of Atlanta the First accompanied the forces sent in pursuit of the Confederate forces under General Hood who were invading middle Tennessee, and who were finally so signally defeated and crushed at the battles of Franklin and Nashville. After the defeat of the Confederates at Nashville, December 15-16, 1864, the First Cavalry was engaged in pursuing the retreating rebel forces, for that purpose pushing into Alabama; continuing in active service until after the collapse of the Confederacy in the month of April, 1865. On the 6th of May 1865 the First Cavalry was stationed at Macon, GA at which point the command received orders to start in the pursuit of Jefferson Davis who was presumed to be escaping from the Union forces and at that time was in southern Georgia. After an arduous march of several days and nights the First, with other Union forces, succeeded in overtaking Mr. Davis and his suite on the 10th day of May, 1865 near Irwinville, GA, capturing the whole company. After the capture of Mr. Davis the regiment was transferred to Nashville, TN and mustered out of the service of the United States on the 19th day of July, 1865. Shortly thereafter it returned to Madison, WI and was disbanded. |
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