Biography:
Captain Alpheus E. Kinney.
Alpheus E. Kinney was born on the 25th day of August, 1840, at Crown Point, Essex Co., New York. In the fall of 1849 he moved with his parents to Rosendale, Fond du Lac Co., Wisconsin. In the following February the family moved to the town of Fairfield in Sauk Co., Wisconsin. What education he got was obtained at a district school before he was fifteen years old, after which he was engaged at hard work on the farm.
When the war began he was working out by the month. He enlisted in what became Co. E of the 12th Wisconsin, on the 7th day of September, '61, being one of the very first men in the Company, and went into quarters at Delton four days later. On the 1st of October he was appointed sergeant. He was always with the Company and always on hand for duty till the close of the war. We had no more faithful soldier or officer than he was from first to last.
On the 28th of December, '63, he re-enlisted. On the 28th of March, '64, he was promoted to the position of Orderly Sergeant. November 21, '64, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant of the company: February 11, '65. First Lieutenant; and July 4, '64, Captain. As the war had closed at that time, and the regiment was soon to be mustered out of the service, Comrade Kinney was not mustered as Captain. July 16, '64, with the rest of the company he was mustered out of the United States service, after which he went with the regiment to Madison, and from there to his home in Sauk County.
During the summer of '66 he was engaged as a watchman on a Mississippi steamboat. In '67 he bought a farm and on the 9th of May of that year, he was married to Jane E. Fuller. He was a member of the Town Board of Supervisors for Fairfield four years.
In the summer of 1879 he went to Dakota Territory and secured a quarter-section of land, returning to Wisconsin late in the fall. He went to Dakota again the next spring, returning to the Wisconsin home again in December. In the spring of '81 he moved his family - wife, one girl and two boys - to their future home in Dakota, where they have since resided. He had been a member of the Township Board, and a member of the County Board of Commissioners of Brookings Co., three years. During the past three years he has been Township Clerk, and during the past two years Township School Clerk.
His little daughter. Lulu M. Kinney, died November 10. '81, age ten years. One son, Earl R. Kinney, was born May 7. '74, the other. Carl W.. July 7, "79.
Captain Kinney's post office address is - Dec., 1892, - Estelline, South Dakota. He wants any of the boys who go to that country to pull on his latch-string.
Biography comes from "Story Of The Service Of Company E, And Of The Twelfth Wisconsin Regiment, Veteran Volunteer Infantry, In The War Of The Rebellion. Beginning with September 7th, 1861, and Ending with July 21st, 1865." Written by One of the Boys. Swain & Tate Co., Printers and Publishers, 385 Broadway. 1893.
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1LT Alpheus Kinney was an officer in Company E, 12th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War. This unit served in the Western Theater, taking part in Grant's Central Mississippi campaign, the siege of Vicksburg, the Atlanta Campaign (including the battles of Kenesaw Mountain, Bald Hill, Atlanta, Ezra Chapel, Lovejoy Station, and Jonesboro), Sherman's March to the Sea, and the Carolina Campaign (including the Battle of Bentonville and the occupation of Raleigh, NC). The 12th Wisconsin Infantry also participated in the Grand Review in Washington DC at the conclusion of the war, mustering out in Louisville, KY, on July 20, 1865. Alpheus Kinney enlisted as a Sergeant on Sep 1, 1861 and was promoted to 1st SGT. On Nov 21, 1864, he was promoted to 2LT, and to 1LT on Feb 11, 1865. He was promoted to Capt on Jul 5, 1865 but never mustered in that rank. He mustered out with Company E on Jul 16, 1865. My gg-granduncle, PVT Wm Moshier, served under 1LT Kinney in Co E, 12th WI Infantry.
- Louis Mosier
Captain Alpheus E. Kinney.
Alpheus E. Kinney was born on the 25th day of August, 1840, at Crown Point, Essex Co., New York. In the fall of 1849 he moved with his parents to Rosendale, Fond du Lac Co., Wisconsin. In the following February the family moved to the town of Fairfield in Sauk Co., Wisconsin. What education he got was obtained at a district school before he was fifteen years old, after which he was engaged at hard work on the farm.
When the war began he was working out by the month. He enlisted in what became Co. E of the 12th Wisconsin, on the 7th day of September, '61, being one of the very first men in the Company, and went into quarters at Delton four days later. On the 1st of October he was appointed sergeant. He was always with the Company and always on hand for duty till the close of the war. We had no more faithful soldier or officer than he was from first to last.
On the 28th of December, '63, he re-enlisted. On the 28th of March, '64, he was promoted to the position of Orderly Sergeant. November 21, '64, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant of the company: February 11, '65. First Lieutenant; and July 4, '64, Captain. As the war had closed at that time, and the regiment was soon to be mustered out of the service, Comrade Kinney was not mustered as Captain. July 16, '64, with the rest of the company he was mustered out of the United States service, after which he went with the regiment to Madison, and from there to his home in Sauk County.
During the summer of '66 he was engaged as a watchman on a Mississippi steamboat. In '67 he bought a farm and on the 9th of May of that year, he was married to Jane E. Fuller. He was a member of the Town Board of Supervisors for Fairfield four years.
In the summer of 1879 he went to Dakota Territory and secured a quarter-section of land, returning to Wisconsin late in the fall. He went to Dakota again the next spring, returning to the Wisconsin home again in December. In the spring of '81 he moved his family - wife, one girl and two boys - to their future home in Dakota, where they have since resided. He had been a member of the Township Board, and a member of the County Board of Commissioners of Brookings Co., three years. During the past three years he has been Township Clerk, and during the past two years Township School Clerk.
His little daughter. Lulu M. Kinney, died November 10. '81, age ten years. One son, Earl R. Kinney, was born May 7. '74, the other. Carl W.. July 7, "79.
Captain Kinney's post office address is - Dec., 1892, - Estelline, South Dakota. He wants any of the boys who go to that country to pull on his latch-string.
Biography comes from "Story Of The Service Of Company E, And Of The Twelfth Wisconsin Regiment, Veteran Volunteer Infantry, In The War Of The Rebellion. Beginning with September 7th, 1861, and Ending with July 21st, 1865." Written by One of the Boys. Swain & Tate Co., Printers and Publishers, 385 Broadway. 1893.
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1LT Alpheus Kinney was an officer in Company E, 12th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War. This unit served in the Western Theater, taking part in Grant's Central Mississippi campaign, the siege of Vicksburg, the Atlanta Campaign (including the battles of Kenesaw Mountain, Bald Hill, Atlanta, Ezra Chapel, Lovejoy Station, and Jonesboro), Sherman's March to the Sea, and the Carolina Campaign (including the Battle of Bentonville and the occupation of Raleigh, NC). The 12th Wisconsin Infantry also participated in the Grand Review in Washington DC at the conclusion of the war, mustering out in Louisville, KY, on July 20, 1865. Alpheus Kinney enlisted as a Sergeant on Sep 1, 1861 and was promoted to 1st SGT. On Nov 21, 1864, he was promoted to 2LT, and to 1LT on Feb 11, 1865. He was promoted to Capt on Jul 5, 1865 but never mustered in that rank. He mustered out with Company E on Jul 16, 1865. My gg-granduncle, PVT Wm Moshier, served under 1LT Kinney in Co E, 12th WI Infantry.
- Louis Mosier
Biography:
Captain Alpheus E. Kinney.
Alpheus E. Kinney was born on the 25th day of August, 1840, at Crown Point, Essex Co., New York. In the fall of 1849 he moved with his parents to Rosendale, Fond du Lac Co., Wisconsin. In the following February the family moved to the town of Fairfield in Sauk Co., Wisconsin. What education he got was obtained at a district school before he was fifteen years old, after which he was engaged at hard work on the farm.
When the war began he was working out by the month. He enlisted in what became Co. E of the 12th Wisconsin, on the 7th day of September, '61, being one of the very first men in the Company, and went into quarters at Delton four days later. On the 1st of October he was appointed sergeant. He was always with the Company and always on hand for duty till the close of the war. We had no more faithful soldier or officer than he was from first to last.
On the 28th of December, '63, he re-enlisted. On the 28th of March, '64, he was promoted to the position of Orderly Sergeant. November 21, '64, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant of the company: February 11, '65. First Lieutenant; and July 4, '64, Captain. As the war had closed at that time, and the regiment was soon to be mustered out of the service, Comrade Kinney was not mustered as Captain. July 16, '64, with the rest of the company he was mustered out of the United States service, after which he went with the regiment to Madison, and from there to his home in Sauk County.
During the summer of '66 he was engaged as a watchman on a Mississippi steamboat. In '67 he bought a farm and on the 9th of May of that year, he was married to Jane E. Fuller. He was a member of the Town Board of Supervisors for Fairfield four years.
In the summer of 1879 he went to Dakota Territory and secured a quarter-section of land, returning to Wisconsin late in the fall. He went to Dakota again the next spring, returning to the Wisconsin home again in December. In the spring of '81 he moved his family - wife, one girl and two boys - to their future home in Dakota, where they have since resided. He had been a member of the Township Board, and a member of the County Board of Commissioners of Brookings Co., three years. During the past three years he has been Township Clerk, and during the past two years Township School Clerk.
His little daughter. Lulu M. Kinney, died November 10. '81, age ten years. One son, Earl R. Kinney, was born May 7. '74, the other. Carl W.. July 7, "79.
Captain Kinney's post office address is - Dec., 1892, - Estelline, South Dakota. He wants any of the boys who go to that country to pull on his latch-string.
Biography comes from "Story Of The Service Of Company E, And Of The Twelfth Wisconsin Regiment, Veteran Volunteer Infantry, In The War Of The Rebellion. Beginning with September 7th, 1861, and Ending with July 21st, 1865." Written by One of the Boys. Swain & Tate Co., Printers and Publishers, 385 Broadway. 1893.
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1LT Alpheus Kinney was an officer in Company E, 12th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War. This unit served in the Western Theater, taking part in Grant's Central Mississippi campaign, the siege of Vicksburg, the Atlanta Campaign (including the battles of Kenesaw Mountain, Bald Hill, Atlanta, Ezra Chapel, Lovejoy Station, and Jonesboro), Sherman's March to the Sea, and the Carolina Campaign (including the Battle of Bentonville and the occupation of Raleigh, NC). The 12th Wisconsin Infantry also participated in the Grand Review in Washington DC at the conclusion of the war, mustering out in Louisville, KY, on July 20, 1865. Alpheus Kinney enlisted as a Sergeant on Sep 1, 1861 and was promoted to 1st SGT. On Nov 21, 1864, he was promoted to 2LT, and to 1LT on Feb 11, 1865. He was promoted to Capt on Jul 5, 1865 but never mustered in that rank. He mustered out with Company E on Jul 16, 1865. My gg-granduncle, PVT Wm Moshier, served under 1LT Kinney in Co E, 12th WI Infantry.
- Louis Mosier
Captain Alpheus E. Kinney.
Alpheus E. Kinney was born on the 25th day of August, 1840, at Crown Point, Essex Co., New York. In the fall of 1849 he moved with his parents to Rosendale, Fond du Lac Co., Wisconsin. In the following February the family moved to the town of Fairfield in Sauk Co., Wisconsin. What education he got was obtained at a district school before he was fifteen years old, after which he was engaged at hard work on the farm.
When the war began he was working out by the month. He enlisted in what became Co. E of the 12th Wisconsin, on the 7th day of September, '61, being one of the very first men in the Company, and went into quarters at Delton four days later. On the 1st of October he was appointed sergeant. He was always with the Company and always on hand for duty till the close of the war. We had no more faithful soldier or officer than he was from first to last.
On the 28th of December, '63, he re-enlisted. On the 28th of March, '64, he was promoted to the position of Orderly Sergeant. November 21, '64, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant of the company: February 11, '65. First Lieutenant; and July 4, '64, Captain. As the war had closed at that time, and the regiment was soon to be mustered out of the service, Comrade Kinney was not mustered as Captain. July 16, '64, with the rest of the company he was mustered out of the United States service, after which he went with the regiment to Madison, and from there to his home in Sauk County.
During the summer of '66 he was engaged as a watchman on a Mississippi steamboat. In '67 he bought a farm and on the 9th of May of that year, he was married to Jane E. Fuller. He was a member of the Town Board of Supervisors for Fairfield four years.
In the summer of 1879 he went to Dakota Territory and secured a quarter-section of land, returning to Wisconsin late in the fall. He went to Dakota again the next spring, returning to the Wisconsin home again in December. In the spring of '81 he moved his family - wife, one girl and two boys - to their future home in Dakota, where they have since resided. He had been a member of the Township Board, and a member of the County Board of Commissioners of Brookings Co., three years. During the past three years he has been Township Clerk, and during the past two years Township School Clerk.
His little daughter. Lulu M. Kinney, died November 10. '81, age ten years. One son, Earl R. Kinney, was born May 7. '74, the other. Carl W.. July 7, "79.
Captain Kinney's post office address is - Dec., 1892, - Estelline, South Dakota. He wants any of the boys who go to that country to pull on his latch-string.
Biography comes from "Story Of The Service Of Company E, And Of The Twelfth Wisconsin Regiment, Veteran Volunteer Infantry, In The War Of The Rebellion. Beginning with September 7th, 1861, and Ending with July 21st, 1865." Written by One of the Boys. Swain & Tate Co., Printers and Publishers, 385 Broadway. 1893.
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1LT Alpheus Kinney was an officer in Company E, 12th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War. This unit served in the Western Theater, taking part in Grant's Central Mississippi campaign, the siege of Vicksburg, the Atlanta Campaign (including the battles of Kenesaw Mountain, Bald Hill, Atlanta, Ezra Chapel, Lovejoy Station, and Jonesboro), Sherman's March to the Sea, and the Carolina Campaign (including the Battle of Bentonville and the occupation of Raleigh, NC). The 12th Wisconsin Infantry also participated in the Grand Review in Washington DC at the conclusion of the war, mustering out in Louisville, KY, on July 20, 1865. Alpheus Kinney enlisted as a Sergeant on Sep 1, 1861 and was promoted to 1st SGT. On Nov 21, 1864, he was promoted to 2LT, and to 1LT on Feb 11, 1865. He was promoted to Capt on Jul 5, 1865 but never mustered in that rank. He mustered out with Company E on Jul 16, 1865. My gg-granduncle, PVT Wm Moshier, served under 1LT Kinney in Co E, 12th WI Infantry.
- Louis Mosier
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