Captain of Company F, "River Valley Rangers" of the Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. Volunteered Stillwater Minnesota 1st Lt. July 8, 1861. Captain, March 19, 1863. Resigned Nov. 4 1864. 'Special Mention'.
Death: Feb 23 1897 Hennepin Co. Minnesota
David Loomis was a resident of the Soldiers Home in Minneapolis at the time of his death at the age of 89. He was a charter member of the St. John's Lodge of Masons in Stillwater and a charter member of the St. Croix Valley Old Settler's Association
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"Fifty Years in the Northwest...", William Henry Carman Folsom, published 1888 pg. 62
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"DAVID B. LOOMIS, - Few men have been more active in business and public life than David B. Loomis. He was born in Wilmington, Connecticut, April 17, 1817. In1830 he came with his parents to Alton, Illinois, where, at the age of fifteen, he engaged as clerk in a store and served in that capacity five years. Mr. Loomis was in the building in Alton in which Lovejoy was shot and killed for the expression of sentiments which the nation has since been compelled to adopt. In 1843 he came to the ST. Croix valley and engaged in lumbering. In 1846 he was one of the four original owners of the Arcola mill, but in 1849 sold his interest to Mr. Mower, and for four succeeding years was in charge of the St. Croix boom. In 1847 he was surveyor general of logs and lumber. In 1851 he was a member of the Minnesota territorial council, and was re-elected in 1853, serving in all four years, during one of which he was president of the council. In 1853 he was one of a company that built a mill in South Stillwater. He sold out in 1859. In 1861 he entered the army as lieutenant, Company F, Second Minnesota Volunteers, and was promoted to a captaincy. He served three and a half years, Stillwater has been his home since the war. In 1873 he represented Washington county in the legislature."
Death: Feb 23 1897 Hennepin Co. Minnesota
David Loomis was a resident of the Soldiers Home in Minneapolis at the time of his death at the age of 89. He was a charter member of the St. John's Lodge of Masons in Stillwater and a charter member of the St. Croix Valley Old Settler's Association
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"Fifty Years in the Northwest...", William Henry Carman Folsom, published 1888 pg. 62
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"DAVID B. LOOMIS, - Few men have been more active in business and public life than David B. Loomis. He was born in Wilmington, Connecticut, April 17, 1817. In1830 he came with his parents to Alton, Illinois, where, at the age of fifteen, he engaged as clerk in a store and served in that capacity five years. Mr. Loomis was in the building in Alton in which Lovejoy was shot and killed for the expression of sentiments which the nation has since been compelled to adopt. In 1843 he came to the ST. Croix valley and engaged in lumbering. In 1846 he was one of the four original owners of the Arcola mill, but in 1849 sold his interest to Mr. Mower, and for four succeeding years was in charge of the St. Croix boom. In 1847 he was surveyor general of logs and lumber. In 1851 he was a member of the Minnesota territorial council, and was re-elected in 1853, serving in all four years, during one of which he was president of the council. In 1853 he was one of a company that built a mill in South Stillwater. He sold out in 1859. In 1861 he entered the army as lieutenant, Company F, Second Minnesota Volunteers, and was promoted to a captaincy. He served three and a half years, Stillwater has been his home since the war. In 1873 he represented Washington county in the legislature."
Captain of Company F, "River Valley Rangers" of the Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. Volunteered Stillwater Minnesota 1st Lt. July 8, 1861. Captain, March 19, 1863. Resigned Nov. 4 1864. 'Special Mention'.
Death: Feb 23 1897 Hennepin Co. Minnesota
David Loomis was a resident of the Soldiers Home in Minneapolis at the time of his death at the age of 89. He was a charter member of the St. John's Lodge of Masons in Stillwater and a charter member of the St. Croix Valley Old Settler's Association
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"Fifty Years in the Northwest...", William Henry Carman Folsom, published 1888 pg. 62
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"DAVID B. LOOMIS, - Few men have been more active in business and public life than David B. Loomis. He was born in Wilmington, Connecticut, April 17, 1817. In1830 he came with his parents to Alton, Illinois, where, at the age of fifteen, he engaged as clerk in a store and served in that capacity five years. Mr. Loomis was in the building in Alton in which Lovejoy was shot and killed for the expression of sentiments which the nation has since been compelled to adopt. In 1843 he came to the ST. Croix valley and engaged in lumbering. In 1846 he was one of the four original owners of the Arcola mill, but in 1849 sold his interest to Mr. Mower, and for four succeeding years was in charge of the St. Croix boom. In 1847 he was surveyor general of logs and lumber. In 1851 he was a member of the Minnesota territorial council, and was re-elected in 1853, serving in all four years, during one of which he was president of the council. In 1853 he was one of a company that built a mill in South Stillwater. He sold out in 1859. In 1861 he entered the army as lieutenant, Company F, Second Minnesota Volunteers, and was promoted to a captaincy. He served three and a half years, Stillwater has been his home since the war. In 1873 he represented Washington county in the legislature."
Death: Feb 23 1897 Hennepin Co. Minnesota
David Loomis was a resident of the Soldiers Home in Minneapolis at the time of his death at the age of 89. He was a charter member of the St. John's Lodge of Masons in Stillwater and a charter member of the St. Croix Valley Old Settler's Association
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"Fifty Years in the Northwest...", William Henry Carman Folsom, published 1888 pg. 62
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"DAVID B. LOOMIS, - Few men have been more active in business and public life than David B. Loomis. He was born in Wilmington, Connecticut, April 17, 1817. In1830 he came with his parents to Alton, Illinois, where, at the age of fifteen, he engaged as clerk in a store and served in that capacity five years. Mr. Loomis was in the building in Alton in which Lovejoy was shot and killed for the expression of sentiments which the nation has since been compelled to adopt. In 1843 he came to the ST. Croix valley and engaged in lumbering. In 1846 he was one of the four original owners of the Arcola mill, but in 1849 sold his interest to Mr. Mower, and for four succeeding years was in charge of the St. Croix boom. In 1847 he was surveyor general of logs and lumber. In 1851 he was a member of the Minnesota territorial council, and was re-elected in 1853, serving in all four years, during one of which he was president of the council. In 1853 he was one of a company that built a mill in South Stillwater. He sold out in 1859. In 1861 he entered the army as lieutenant, Company F, Second Minnesota Volunteers, and was promoted to a captaincy. He served three and a half years, Stillwater has been his home since the war. In 1873 he represented Washington county in the legislature."
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