Thomas L Ostrander - I44955 - Individual Information - Wisconsin and Illinois Genealogy

Thomas L Ostrander (I44955)

Given Names: Thomas L
Surname: Ostrander

Gender: Male

Birth: 21 February 1839 -- , Steuben, New York
Death: 1 September 1864 -- Civil War - Ft. Berwick, Louisana

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battery D, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery - Film Number M559 roll 22 - same unit as his brothers John and Jeremiah
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1st Regiment Heavy Artillery
Battery "A" organized as Company "K," 2nd Wisconsin Infantry. Detached from Regiment August, 1861, and assigned to duty as Heavy Artillery at Forts Corcoran, Marcy and Ethan Allen, Defenses of Washington, D.C., until October, 1861. Rejoined Regiment October 10. Permanently detached as Battery "A," 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, December 9, 1861. Attached to Military District of Washington, to May, 1862. Whipple's Command, Military District of Washington, to February, 1863. Defenses of Alexandria, 22nd Army Corps, to April, 1863. 1st Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to May, 1863. 3rd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to December, 1863. 4th Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to March, 1864. 3rd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to May, 1864. 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to August, 1865. Assigned to duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., at Forts Cass, Buffalo, Ellsworth, Worth, Rodgers and Willard until August, 1865. Defense of Washington against Early's attack July 11-12, 1864. Mustered out August 18, 1865.

Battery "B" organized at Milwaukee, Wis., and left State for Murfreesboro, Tenn., September, 1863. Duty at Fort Terrell, Murfreesboro, Tenn., until January, 1864. Moved to Lexington, Ky., January 4, 1864, and duty at Fort Clay, Lexington, Ky., until August, 1865. Mustered out August 30, 1865.

Battery "C" left State October 30, 1863, for Chattanooga, Tenn. Attached to 2nd Division, Artillery Reserve, Dept. of the Cumberland, to December, 1863. Garrison Artillery, Chattanooga, Tenn., to April, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to July, 1865. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, to August, 1865. Duty at Chattanooga, Tenn., until March 29, 1865. At Athens, Mouse Creek and Strawberry Plains, Tenn., until September. Mustered Out September 21, 1865.

Battery "D" mustered in November 7, 1863. Ordered to New Orleans, La., February 9, 1864. Attached to the Defenses of New Orleans, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1864. District of LaFourche, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1865. Defenses of Washington, D.C., 22nd Army Corps, to August, 1865. Garrison at Fort Jackson until July 23, 1864, thence moved to Fort Berwick near Brashear City and duty there until June, 1865. Ordered to Washington, D.C., and there mustered out August 18, 1865.

Batteries "E," "F," "O," "H," "I," "K," "L" and "M" organized September and October, 1864. Ordered to Washington, D.C. Attached to 3rd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to December, 1864. 4th Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to June, 1865. Assigned to duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. Company "E" at Fort O'Rourke, "F" at Fort Ellsworth, "G" and "H" at Fort Lyon ‎("G" also at Fort Ellsworth)‎, "I" at Fort Farnsworth, "K" at Fort Lyon, "L" at Fort Willard, "M" at Forts Lyon, Weed and Farnsworth. Batteries "E" to "M" mustered out June 26, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 4 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 77 Enlisted men by disease. Total 83.

Samuel Brant, son of John A. Brant, lives on and owns a farm on section 34, town of Spring Grove. He was born in Wabash Co., Ind., July 5, 1845. His father moved to this town in September of that same year. He was reared a farmer and lived at home until he enlisted in the army in company E, 38th regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, in August, 1864. He served until his discharge, June 2, 1865. After his return, he lived with and worked for his father until Oct. 2, 1869, when he was married to Mrs. Rachel Ostrander, widow of Thomas L. Ostrander, and daughter of the old pioneer, Archibald Davis. She had one child by her former marriage—Nellie R., born in 1861, who is now the wife of Henry Arnsmeir. Her first husband was a member of battery D, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, and died at New Orleans in September, 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Brant have had five children—Albert, born Aug. 6, 1870, and died March 3, 1876; Virginia, born June 27, 1873; Katie, born Feb. 20, 1876; Glorania, born Dec. 24, 1878, and Scott, born April 7, 1880.


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Birth	21 February 1839 2829 ,Steuben, New York
Marriage	Rosnell Davis - ‎[View Family ‎(F19466)‎‎]
Death	1 September 1864 (Age 25) Civil War - Ft. Berwick, Louisana
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