Special Edition: Behind the Scenes of the Army of the Potomac (March 10, 1862)
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Background Information: This journal entry was written by Dr. Alfred L. Castleman, a member of the Fifth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. The regiment assembled at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 12, 1861, and left for Washington, D.C., on July 24, 1861. (Service to Date: Camp on Meridian Hill till September 3, 1861. Detached to construct Fort Marcy on north bank of the Potomac. At Camp Griffin, near Washington, D.C., till March 9, 1862.) Dr. Castleman was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, on December 17, 1808, and came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in October of 1835. Dr. Castleman later moved to Waukesha, representing the county in the second constitutional convention. He served as a surgeon in the Fifth Wisconsin (1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps) until Christmas Eve 1862. His year and a half with the army left the 54 year old doctor “worn out,” and he desired to retire and rest. He published
Special Edition: Behind the Scenes of the Army of the Potomac (March 10, 1862)
Special Edition: Behind the Scenes of the…
Special Edition: Behind the Scenes of the Army of the Potomac (March 10, 1862)
Background Information: This journal entry was written by Dr. Alfred L. Castleman, a member of the Fifth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. The regiment assembled at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 12, 1861, and left for Washington, D.C., on July 24, 1861. (Service to Date: Camp on Meridian Hill till September 3, 1861. Detached to construct Fort Marcy on north bank of the Potomac. At Camp Griffin, near Washington, D.C., till March 9, 1862.) Dr. Castleman was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, on December 17, 1808, and came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in October of 1835. Dr. Castleman later moved to Waukesha, representing the county in the second constitutional convention. He served as a surgeon in the Fifth Wisconsin (1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps) until Christmas Eve 1862. His year and a half with the army left the 54 year old doctor “worn out,” and he desired to retire and rest. He published