Private
Company I
1st Wisconsin Cavalry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
Enlisted on 25 Dec 1861 and mustered in Co I, 1st WI CAV. Reported deserted on 7 Jul 1862. (At his admission to the National Home for Disabled Soldiers in Milwaukee, he claimed he had been discharged for disability in Jun 1862.)
Landsman
USS Ohio
USS Lancaster
Union Navy
CIVIL WAR
As "Walter Payson" (born in Chicago), he enlisted in the Union Navy on 13 Sep 1862 at Boston, MA, for one year of service. Discharged on 18 Sep 1863 at San Francisco, CA.
Private
Company G
1st California Cavalry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
Re-enlisted on 21 Sep 1863 and mustered in Co G, 1st California Cavalry, at San Francisco, CA. Discharged at Los Pinos, NM, on 15 Sep 1866.
Private
Company C
3rd Cavalry
US Army
INDIAN WARS
Re-enlisted on 5 Mar 1867 at Albuquerque, NM to serve 5 years. He was reported as a deserter on 26 Aug 1867. He was a fugitive until he was apprehended on 4 Jun 1870. He was court martialed and convicted, presumably of desertion. He received a dishonorable discharge on 24 Mar 1874 at Fort Fetterman, Wyoming Territory.
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When he was admitted to the National Home in Milwaukee, he claimed his occupation was "policeman", however, research shows that he served at least two separate felony sentences in the state of Missouri during the 1880s.
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He first married Elizabeth Reed on 13 Jul 1879. Apparently, this marriage ended in divorce.
He next married Elizabeth Gunther on 1 Jan 1896. This marriage ended in divorce on 20 Jan 1904.
He then married Mrs Virginia Wheeler in Mar 1905.
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Walter Hobbs, who died at the hospital on Friday, Sept 11, was buried on Saturday from the Home Chapel, Father Mortell officiating. The remains were interred in the Home Cemetery.
Waupaca County Post
18 Sep 1919
At the time of his death, he had been a resident of the Veterans Home for only 2 months, 15 days.
Company I
1st Wisconsin Cavalry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
Enlisted on 25 Dec 1861 and mustered in Co I, 1st WI CAV. Reported deserted on 7 Jul 1862. (At his admission to the National Home for Disabled Soldiers in Milwaukee, he claimed he had been discharged for disability in Jun 1862.)
Landsman
USS Ohio
USS Lancaster
Union Navy
CIVIL WAR
As "Walter Payson" (born in Chicago), he enlisted in the Union Navy on 13 Sep 1862 at Boston, MA, for one year of service. Discharged on 18 Sep 1863 at San Francisco, CA.
Private
Company G
1st California Cavalry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
Re-enlisted on 21 Sep 1863 and mustered in Co G, 1st California Cavalry, at San Francisco, CA. Discharged at Los Pinos, NM, on 15 Sep 1866.
Private
Company C
3rd Cavalry
US Army
INDIAN WARS
Re-enlisted on 5 Mar 1867 at Albuquerque, NM to serve 5 years. He was reported as a deserter on 26 Aug 1867. He was a fugitive until he was apprehended on 4 Jun 1870. He was court martialed and convicted, presumably of desertion. He received a dishonorable discharge on 24 Mar 1874 at Fort Fetterman, Wyoming Territory.
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When he was admitted to the National Home in Milwaukee, he claimed his occupation was "policeman", however, research shows that he served at least two separate felony sentences in the state of Missouri during the 1880s.
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He first married Elizabeth Reed on 13 Jul 1879. Apparently, this marriage ended in divorce.
He next married Elizabeth Gunther on 1 Jan 1896. This marriage ended in divorce on 20 Jan 1904.
He then married Mrs Virginia Wheeler in Mar 1905.
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Walter Hobbs, who died at the hospital on Friday, Sept 11, was buried on Saturday from the Home Chapel, Father Mortell officiating. The remains were interred in the Home Cemetery.
Waupaca County Post
18 Sep 1919
At the time of his death, he had been a resident of the Veterans Home for only 2 months, 15 days.
Private
Company I
1st Wisconsin Cavalry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
Enlisted on 25 Dec 1861 and mustered in Co I, 1st WI CAV. Reported deserted on 7 Jul 1862. (At his admission to the National Home for Disabled Soldiers in Milwaukee, he claimed he had been discharged for disability in Jun 1862.)
Landsman
USS Ohio
USS Lancaster
Union Navy
CIVIL WAR
As "Walter Payson" (born in Chicago), he enlisted in the Union Navy on 13 Sep 1862 at Boston, MA, for one year of service. Discharged on 18 Sep 1863 at San Francisco, CA.
Private
Company G
1st California Cavalry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
Re-enlisted on 21 Sep 1863 and mustered in Co G, 1st California Cavalry, at San Francisco, CA. Discharged at Los Pinos, NM, on 15 Sep 1866.
Private
Company C
3rd Cavalry
US Army
INDIAN WARS
Re-enlisted on 5 Mar 1867 at Albuquerque, NM to serve 5 years. He was reported as a deserter on 26 Aug 1867. He was a fugitive until he was apprehended on 4 Jun 1870. He was court martialed and convicted, presumably of desertion. He received a dishonorable discharge on 24 Mar 1874 at Fort Fetterman, Wyoming Territory.
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When he was admitted to the National Home in Milwaukee, he claimed his occupation was "policeman", however, research shows that he served at least two separate felony sentences in the state of Missouri during the 1880s.
======
He first married Elizabeth Reed on 13 Jul 1879. Apparently, this marriage ended in divorce.
He next married Elizabeth Gunther on 1 Jan 1896. This marriage ended in divorce on 20 Jan 1904.
He then married Mrs Virginia Wheeler in Mar 1905.
======
Walter Hobbs, who died at the hospital on Friday, Sept 11, was buried on Saturday from the Home Chapel, Father Mortell officiating. The remains were interred in the Home Cemetery.
Waupaca County Post
18 Sep 1919
At the time of his death, he had been a resident of the Veterans Home for only 2 months, 15 days.
Company I
1st Wisconsin Cavalry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
Enlisted on 25 Dec 1861 and mustered in Co I, 1st WI CAV. Reported deserted on 7 Jul 1862. (At his admission to the National Home for Disabled Soldiers in Milwaukee, he claimed he had been discharged for disability in Jun 1862.)
Landsman
USS Ohio
USS Lancaster
Union Navy
CIVIL WAR
As "Walter Payson" (born in Chicago), he enlisted in the Union Navy on 13 Sep 1862 at Boston, MA, for one year of service. Discharged on 18 Sep 1863 at San Francisco, CA.
Private
Company G
1st California Cavalry
Union Army
CIVIL WAR
Re-enlisted on 21 Sep 1863 and mustered in Co G, 1st California Cavalry, at San Francisco, CA. Discharged at Los Pinos, NM, on 15 Sep 1866.
Private
Company C
3rd Cavalry
US Army
INDIAN WARS
Re-enlisted on 5 Mar 1867 at Albuquerque, NM to serve 5 years. He was reported as a deserter on 26 Aug 1867. He was a fugitive until he was apprehended on 4 Jun 1870. He was court martialed and convicted, presumably of desertion. He received a dishonorable discharge on 24 Mar 1874 at Fort Fetterman, Wyoming Territory.
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When he was admitted to the National Home in Milwaukee, he claimed his occupation was "policeman", however, research shows that he served at least two separate felony sentences in the state of Missouri during the 1880s.
======
He first married Elizabeth Reed on 13 Jul 1879. Apparently, this marriage ended in divorce.
He next married Elizabeth Gunther on 1 Jan 1896. This marriage ended in divorce on 20 Jan 1904.
He then married Mrs Virginia Wheeler in Mar 1905.
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Walter Hobbs, who died at the hospital on Friday, Sept 11, was buried on Saturday from the Home Chapel, Father Mortell officiating. The remains were interred in the Home Cemetery.
Waupaca County Post
18 Sep 1919
At the time of his death, he had been a resident of the Veterans Home for only 2 months, 15 days.
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