Amasa Hoskins.



Amasa HOSKIN - (1)
    Adjutant; Co. S, 41st Wisconsin Infantry, Residence - Richl'd Center, Commissioned May 20, 1864.
Captain; Co. H, 46th Regiment Infantry, Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, Residence - Richl'd Center, 2nd Lieutenant, Feb 10, 1865; Captain, Feb 17, 1865; M. O. Sept 27, 1865.
    "Amasa Hoskin was enlisted as an Adjutant into the Field and Staff of the 41st Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers at Richland Center, Wisconsin on the 20th of March 1864 by Governor Lewis and was mustered into active military service of the United States on the 26th day of March 1864 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was mustered out of service on the 24th day of September 1864 at Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin."

    "The 41st was organized at Milwaukee, under the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel George Goodwin, was mustered into the United States service, and left the State on the 15th of June, for Memphis. They proceeded down the Mississippi River to Memphis, where they went into camp. The 41st was assigned to the Third Brigade, which was placed under the command of Colonel E. L. Buttrick, and was encamped to the right of the Hernando Road in the outskirts of the city.

    The troops were placed on picket and railroad guard duty, relieving the veteran regiments which were sent into the field to reinforce the several armies, who were engaged in the great military operations which characterized the summer campaign of 1864. The camp of the 41st was situated in a very unhealthy locality on the site of an old camp, and suffered much sickness, losing six men at that place by death.

    Nothing occurred during their short stay at Memphis, worthy of special mention except that on the 21st of August, a detachment of Forrest’s cavalry dashed into the city by way of the Hernando Road about daylight, driving through the picket lines. The rebel attackers penetrated to the headquarters of the commanding general, whom they intended to capture. They, however, were lucky enough to escape, and the force retired, doing but little damage." Cavalry dashed into the city by way of the Hernando Road about daylight, driving through the picket lines. The rebel attackers penetrated to the headquarters of the commanding general, whom they intended to capture. They, however, were lucky enough to escape, and the force retired, doing but little damage. Their term of service having expired, the volunteers returned home and were mustered out of service. It's worth mentioning here that a young son of Captain Hoskin, Private Monroe Hoskin, age 16, died of disease at Memphis, Tennessee and is buried in the National Cemetery at Memphis."

    "On the 17th day of February 1865, Amasa Hoskin was commissioned into military service as Captain of Company H of the 46th Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers by Governor J. T. Lewis at Madison, Wisconsin. He was mustered into active military service of the United States on the 23rd day of February 1865 by Lieutenant Colonel Giddings at Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin. Captain Hoskins mustered out of active military service with his company on the 27th day of September 1865."

    "The 46th regiment was recruited and organized under the superintendence of Colonel Frederick S. Lovell, formerly Lieutenant Colonel of the Thirty-third regiment, at Camp Randall, Madison, and was mustered into the United States service, and left the State on the 5th of March, 1865.

    The regiment proceeded to Louisville, Kentucky, arriving there on the 10th of March. From thence they proceeded to Athens, Alabama on the Nashville and Decatur Railroad, arriving on the 24th of April. Here Colonel Lovell was placed in command of the post, and Lieutenant Colonel Smedley assumed command of the regiment.

    A letter by H. M. Clark, appeared in the April 20, 1865 issue of the Richland County Observer. It told some about life of the Richland County boys while at Athens, Alabama. It reads thusly. Headquarters 46th Reg. Wis. Vol., Athens, Ala., April 5, 1865. Editor Observer: You have no doubt ere this learned the whereabouts of this Regiment. But I believe a letter from us published in your interesting weekly, would be eagerly read by many of your subscribers, most of the members of Co. H are from Richland County.

    As a company we have been blessed with good health since our arrival here. There has been no serious cases of sickness in our company, and as of this writing we are able for all the "grub" we can get, with the exception of one man, Abner Gray of Woodstock, and he is convalescent. We left ten men of our company sick behind us, some of whom have arrived since, one died at Chicago, and the others are reported better.

    We are rejoicing over the fall of Richmond and Petersburg. A salute of thirty-five guns was fired at Fort Athens and cheering was done up brown by the boys generally. We consider the rebellion "gone up" and have hopes that we shall get home ere our year is out. God grant that our hopes may be realized!

    We are doing guard duty, and to most of us this is a new vocation. If we get off with this we will feel very thankful.

    Our company is divided into two platoons; one of which is stationed 4 miles north of this place, under the immediate command of our kind Captain and friend, A. Hoskins. The other platoon is at Headquarters of which the writer and most of the Fancy Creek boys are members. We are under the command of Lieutenants Norris and Bovee, better officers never left Camp Randall, my pen is inadequate to describe the unbounded confidence we have in all of our officers.

    The citizens here are very friendly, but the blacks are the only ones we pretend to trust or get information from. All the whites profess to be loyal, but the darkies point out to us those we can trust. They say there was but one loyal man in the town and he is still here.

    We of the North often speak of hard times, but a visit to this thrice accursed land will induce any sane mind to be contented. Nothing but destruction and devastation meet you on every hand. The citizens are supplied with provisions by a Government Agent, and many draw rations the same as the soldiers. For my part I want them to drink the very dregs. Nothing but starvation will humiliate them. I will close, promising a more interesting letter next time. Respectfully yours, H. M. Clark".

    In the meantime, the regiment engaged in railroad guard duty, along the Nashville and Decatur Railroad, until the latter part of September, when they moved to Nashville and were mustered out, on the 27th of September. They then set out for home, arriving at Madison on the 2nd of October, where they were shortly afterwards paid and disbanded."


References for above:
(1) - Results of Civil War search at Wisconsin Veterans Museum, ; search as requested by C. Marcell, Apr 3, 2000
Remainder:
Enlistment and Discharge records for Amasa Hoskins [Amasa Hoskin]
Civil War pension application of Amasa Hoskins
Richland County Observer, April 20, 1865
Wisconsin In The War of The Rebellion by William Love, pub. 1866, pps 860, 861, 868, 868
Military History of Wisconsin by Quiner, pub. 1866, pps 863, 855, 856, 857
Contributed by C. Marcell, December, 2000.
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