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From: Jim and Ruth Yates <>
Subject: Re: [INCRAWFO] Crawford Co. & Wiseman
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 09:16:45 -0500
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In-Reply-To: <000601c0be88$70763a80$19290f18@aurora1.co.home.com>


There were many from Crawford County who also formed the 38th Indiana which
is the outfit my GGpa John Yates, 1825 died while serving in..also my
wife's Great Uncle, George Carroll, served in the 38th and died from wounds
received at the Battle of Perryville, Ky. He was from Orange Co. Jim Yates

At 04:57 AM 4/6/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>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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