American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Gerhard Jensen
Residence: New Holstein, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 30 Apr 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Service Record: Promoted to Full Sergeant.
Enlisted as a Corporal on 30 April 1861.
Enlisted in Company K, 4th Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 30 Apr 1861.
Mustered Out Company K, 4th Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 2 Aug 1864.
Gerhard Jensen Chilton Times September 28, 1872
FATAL ACCIDENT Death of Gerhard Jensen at Milwaukee
The above announcement will not only create a pang of anguish to Gerhard's relatives, intimate friends, companions during the war, but the public generally, because he was loved and respected by every person acquainted with him. The particulars of his death are as follows: Expecting to meet some of his relatives on the afternoon train of the Milwaukee & Northern R. R. at Milwaukee on Wednesday the 25th, inst., he went to the depot and carelessly attempted to board the train previous to its regular stoppage; but being a fleshy individual and having a leg, which was severely wounded in the late war, he failed to accomplish his desired object. Instead of relaxing his hold and suffering the effect of a fall he clung on to the railing of the car until he was caught between it and the platform. Five men endeavored to extricate him but in vain, and the engine had to be reversed before he was got clear. He was immediately taken to the Republican House, and medical aid called in. The physicians could do nothing for him except to soothe his pain and on Friday morning he breathed his last.
The deceased was a native of Holstein, Germany, but has been a resident of Calumet County, since childhood. When the "cruel war" broke out he was one of the first to enlist on the side of the Union and nobly and faithfully on every occasion discharged his duty as his severe wound at Camp Bisland, and his commanding officers will testify. When he partially recovered from the effects of the Southern bullet he went into the mercantile business at New Holstein, in which business he was engaged at the time of his decease. Although a strong upholder of Republican doctrines, he was gentlemanly enough to concede that others had the same right to think, talk and act of independently as he did upon all questions, and was always ready to forgive a real or fancied injury.
As a son he was obedient; as a brother he gave wise counsels; as a husband he was as true as steel, and as a father he possessed the strongest kind of affection, and carried it out accordingly. May "He who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb" so govern the thoughts of the bereft family that peace and quietness will be restored to their minds is the prayers of all who know them. His age was 34 years. His remains were conveyed to their last resting place by army comrades and the procession was a large one.
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Name: Gerhard Jensen
Residence: New Holstein, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 30 Apr 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Service Record: Promoted to Full Sergeant.
Enlisted as a Corporal on 30 April 1861.
Enlisted in Company K, 4th Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 30 Apr 1861.
Mustered Out Company K, 4th Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 2 Aug 1864.
Gerhard Jensen Chilton Times September 28, 1872
FATAL ACCIDENT Death of Gerhard Jensen at Milwaukee
The above announcement will not only create a pang of anguish to Gerhard's relatives, intimate friends, companions during the war, but the public generally, because he was loved and respected by every person acquainted with him. The particulars of his death are as follows: Expecting to meet some of his relatives on the afternoon train of the Milwaukee & Northern R. R. at Milwaukee on Wednesday the 25th, inst., he went to the depot and carelessly attempted to board the train previous to its regular stoppage; but being a fleshy individual and having a leg, which was severely wounded in the late war, he failed to accomplish his desired object. Instead of relaxing his hold and suffering the effect of a fall he clung on to the railing of the car until he was caught between it and the platform. Five men endeavored to extricate him but in vain, and the engine had to be reversed before he was got clear. He was immediately taken to the Republican House, and medical aid called in. The physicians could do nothing for him except to soothe his pain and on Friday morning he breathed his last.
The deceased was a native of Holstein, Germany, but has been a resident of Calumet County, since childhood. When the "cruel war" broke out he was one of the first to enlist on the side of the Union and nobly and faithfully on every occasion discharged his duty as his severe wound at Camp Bisland, and his commanding officers will testify. When he partially recovered from the effects of the Southern bullet he went into the mercantile business at New Holstein, in which business he was engaged at the time of his decease. Although a strong upholder of Republican doctrines, he was gentlemanly enough to concede that others had the same right to think, talk and act of independently as he did upon all questions, and was always ready to forgive a real or fancied injury.
As a son he was obedient; as a brother he gave wise counsels; as a husband he was as true as steel, and as a father he possessed the strongest kind of affection, and carried it out accordingly. May "He who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb" so govern the thoughts of the bereft family that peace and quietness will be restored to their minds is the prayers of all who know them. His age was 34 years. His remains were conveyed to their last resting place by army comrades and the procession was a large one.
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American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Gerhard Jensen
Residence: New Holstein, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 30 Apr 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Service Record: Promoted to Full Sergeant.
Enlisted as a Corporal on 30 April 1861.
Enlisted in Company K, 4th Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 30 Apr 1861.
Mustered Out Company K, 4th Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 2 Aug 1864.
Gerhard Jensen Chilton Times September 28, 1872
FATAL ACCIDENT Death of Gerhard Jensen at Milwaukee
The above announcement will not only create a pang of anguish to Gerhard's relatives, intimate friends, companions during the war, but the public generally, because he was loved and respected by every person acquainted with him. The particulars of his death are as follows: Expecting to meet some of his relatives on the afternoon train of the Milwaukee & Northern R. R. at Milwaukee on Wednesday the 25th, inst., he went to the depot and carelessly attempted to board the train previous to its regular stoppage; but being a fleshy individual and having a leg, which was severely wounded in the late war, he failed to accomplish his desired object. Instead of relaxing his hold and suffering the effect of a fall he clung on to the railing of the car until he was caught between it and the platform. Five men endeavored to extricate him but in vain, and the engine had to be reversed before he was got clear. He was immediately taken to the Republican House, and medical aid called in. The physicians could do nothing for him except to soothe his pain and on Friday morning he breathed his last.
The deceased was a native of Holstein, Germany, but has been a resident of Calumet County, since childhood. When the "cruel war" broke out he was one of the first to enlist on the side of the Union and nobly and faithfully on every occasion discharged his duty as his severe wound at Camp Bisland, and his commanding officers will testify. When he partially recovered from the effects of the Southern bullet he went into the mercantile business at New Holstein, in which business he was engaged at the time of his decease. Although a strong upholder of Republican doctrines, he was gentlemanly enough to concede that others had the same right to think, talk and act of independently as he did upon all questions, and was always ready to forgive a real or fancied injury.
As a son he was obedient; as a brother he gave wise counsels; as a husband he was as true as steel, and as a father he possessed the strongest kind of affection, and carried it out accordingly. May "He who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb" so govern the thoughts of the bereft family that peace and quietness will be restored to their minds is the prayers of all who know them. His age was 34 years. His remains were conveyed to their last resting place by army comrades and the procession was a large one.
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Name: Gerhard Jensen
Residence: New Holstein, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 30 Apr 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Service Record: Promoted to Full Sergeant.
Enlisted as a Corporal on 30 April 1861.
Enlisted in Company K, 4th Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 30 Apr 1861.
Mustered Out Company K, 4th Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin on 2 Aug 1864.
Gerhard Jensen Chilton Times September 28, 1872
FATAL ACCIDENT Death of Gerhard Jensen at Milwaukee
The above announcement will not only create a pang of anguish to Gerhard's relatives, intimate friends, companions during the war, but the public generally, because he was loved and respected by every person acquainted with him. The particulars of his death are as follows: Expecting to meet some of his relatives on the afternoon train of the Milwaukee & Northern R. R. at Milwaukee on Wednesday the 25th, inst., he went to the depot and carelessly attempted to board the train previous to its regular stoppage; but being a fleshy individual and having a leg, which was severely wounded in the late war, he failed to accomplish his desired object. Instead of relaxing his hold and suffering the effect of a fall he clung on to the railing of the car until he was caught between it and the platform. Five men endeavored to extricate him but in vain, and the engine had to be reversed before he was got clear. He was immediately taken to the Republican House, and medical aid called in. The physicians could do nothing for him except to soothe his pain and on Friday morning he breathed his last.
The deceased was a native of Holstein, Germany, but has been a resident of Calumet County, since childhood. When the "cruel war" broke out he was one of the first to enlist on the side of the Union and nobly and faithfully on every occasion discharged his duty as his severe wound at Camp Bisland, and his commanding officers will testify. When he partially recovered from the effects of the Southern bullet he went into the mercantile business at New Holstein, in which business he was engaged at the time of his decease. Although a strong upholder of Republican doctrines, he was gentlemanly enough to concede that others had the same right to think, talk and act of independently as he did upon all questions, and was always ready to forgive a real or fancied injury.
As a son he was obedient; as a brother he gave wise counsels; as a husband he was as true as steel, and as a father he possessed the strongest kind of affection, and carried it out accordingly. May "He who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb" so govern the thoughts of the bereft family that peace and quietness will be restored to their minds is the prayers of all who know them. His age was 34 years. His remains were conveyed to their last resting place by army comrades and the procession was a large one.
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