Post by Robert Braun on May 6, 2005 10:19:08 GMT -5
I was reviewing some of the BHW dcompanies from Jo Daveiss County last night, and I was struck by the entries in a company commanded by "Lambert P. Vosburgh."
For one thing, I found the name of Isam Hardin on Vosburgh's roster. Close students of the BHW may recall that Isam Hardin suffered a though wound in the Four Lakes Region during the July 21, 1832 pursuit that culminated in the Battle of Wisconsin Heights.
On that day, Isam Hardin was recorded as being part of Benjamin W. Clark's Company. Clark's men hailed form the fort in the vicinity of White Oak Springs. Vosburgh's company reportedly operated in/around the New Diggings area, and was supposedly part of Strode's 27th Regiment of Illinois Volunters.)
Vosburgh's roster is annotated to reflect that Hardin "volunteered" to be transferred to "the squadron"-- whoch as we have already seen, could be no other but Col. Dodge's mounted squadron: the "Michigan Mounted Volunteers."
Hardin was not alone. On/about June 20, a total of some twelve men "volunteered" to join "the squadron" from Vosburgh's Company. Certainly, the close proximity of WOS to New Diggings has something to do with this detachment. But the question remains:
"Why did these men transfer out of Vosburgh's Company?"
Was Benjamin Clark's company short of men? Short of men with horses? Did these men join the squadron of their own free will (the muster roll seems to indicate they did) or was Vosburgh tasked with finding a dozen men to augment Clark's Company et al[/] and asked for volunteers? (Either way, the effect is the same, I guess.)
The suggestion (and its merely a suggestion) here is that Dodge is either calling for or rallying strengh for his mounted squadron, in the wake of the fight at "Horseshoe Bend" (Bloody Lake.)
Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Regards, Bob Braun
For one thing, I found the name of Isam Hardin on Vosburgh's roster. Close students of the BHW may recall that Isam Hardin suffered a though wound in the Four Lakes Region during the July 21, 1832 pursuit that culminated in the Battle of Wisconsin Heights.
On that day, Isam Hardin was recorded as being part of Benjamin W. Clark's Company. Clark's men hailed form the fort in the vicinity of White Oak Springs. Vosburgh's company reportedly operated in/around the New Diggings area, and was supposedly part of Strode's 27th Regiment of Illinois Volunters.)
Vosburgh's roster is annotated to reflect that Hardin "volunteered" to be transferred to "the squadron"-- whoch as we have already seen, could be no other but Col. Dodge's mounted squadron: the "Michigan Mounted Volunteers."
Hardin was not alone. On/about June 20, a total of some twelve men "volunteered" to join "the squadron" from Vosburgh's Company. Certainly, the close proximity of WOS to New Diggings has something to do with this detachment. But the question remains:
"Why did these men transfer out of Vosburgh's Company?"
Was Benjamin Clark's company short of men? Short of men with horses? Did these men join the squadron of their own free will (the muster roll seems to indicate they did) or was Vosburgh tasked with finding a dozen men to augment Clark's Company et al[/] and asked for volunteers? (Either way, the effect is the same, I guess.)
The suggestion (and its merely a suggestion) here is that Dodge is either calling for or rallying strengh for his mounted squadron, in the wake of the fight at "Horseshoe Bend" (Bloody Lake.)
Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Regards, Bob Braun