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From: "Wayne Wiseman" <>
Subject: Re: [INCRAWFO] Crawford Co. & Wiseman
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 04:57:57 -0600
References: <3ACD4478.C79424D9@pacbell.net>


Another Union army veteran from Crawford County would be George P. R.
WISEMAN.

Records available if needed.

Best,

Wayne Lewis WISEMAN


----- Original Message -----
From: "Treven Dunning" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 10:22 PM
Subject: [INCRAWFO] Crawford Co. & Wiseman


> I just spent about 5 hours today at the Sutro Library in San Francisco
> checking on the Scotts of Crawford County; just BARELY scratched the
> surface mind you.
>
> Anyway, I came across a delightful little book titled Crawford County
> History, 1818 - 1926,by H.H. Pleasant.
>
> In this book is mentioned lots of interesting things; talking about
> Abram Wiseman and Jacob Wiseman. War records (mentioned briefly) that
> Geo. E. Wiseman, Philip Wiseman, Abram Wiseman, Wm. Wiseman and Henry
> Wiseman all being in the Union Army. Also, a Henry Newton Wiseman
> fought in the Spanish-American War.
>
> In the Civil War, the following were members of the 23rd Indiana
> Volunteers:
> W.H. Scott; Phelix Wiseman; David Wiseman; George E. Wiseman; Philip
> Wiseman. Organized at New Albany, on July 29th, 1861; Company D had 5
> men and Company H had 98 men from Crawford Co.
>
> According to a story told by one John W. Portlock, the regiment was cut
> off from supplies by the Confederate General VanDorn and was quite well
> on to starving to death. A captain in the regiment (Babbitt) loved
> cream in his coffee so much that he had taken his cow along with him.
>
> One dark night, the soldiers decided they would butcher Capt. Babbitts
> cow. A committee did the work and divided up the meat, a small piece of
> which went to each soldier. The next day, the cow was gone. The
> captain never said a word.
>
> After a few days, a lieutenant had taken one of the companys out for
> some trench digging. They had marched back and were just ready for the
> Lt. to dismiss them when Capt. Babbitt rode up and instructed the Lt.
> not to dismiss the men until he searched their haversacks to see if they
> had a pick or shovel stored there.
>
> The Lt. didn't understand and said, "Captain Babbett, they cannot put a
> hoe or shovel in their haversacks."
>
> "Oh yes they can! They put a bigger thing than a hoe in there. They
> put my cow in there".
>
> Mr. Portlock said that all the men dropped their heads and wouldn't look
> their Capt. in the face. After a few seconds, the Capt.'s face
> brightened and he said, "Boys, I do not blame you. I know you were
> hungry. I would get you food if I could. May God bless you men." The
> men never forgot Capt. Babbitt.
>
> Also there is a Wiseman claim that in the early history, a certain
> Wiseman boy was captured by the indians who adopted him into their tribe
> of Shawnees. When he became a man, he married an indian girl; they had
> a son who grew up to be Tecumseh.
>
>
>
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