John Gottlieb GERMANN

John Gottlieb Germann Fought in the Civil War with the 31st Regiment of the Wisconsin Infantry. He was a Private in Company G along with his brothers John and Daniel Germann. Company G organized at Camp Utley in Racine, Wis. He was mustered in on November 25, 1862 and mustered out on July 8, 1865. Here is a brief history of the 31st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. 31st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment The Thirty-first Infantry was first organized at Prairie du Chien, WI, and six companies mustered into the service of the United States on October 9, 1862, and assigned to service in guarding rebel prisoners. In the latter part of November three companies of the Battalion were transferred to Racine and three to Camp Randall, Madison. In the latter part of December the three at Madison were transferred to Camp Utley, Racine, and four additional companies recruited, and mustered into service on December 27, the final organization and muster in of the regiment being completed on the 13th of January, 1863. The regiment left the state on the 1st of March, 1863, proceeding to Columbus, KY, and was assigned to guard and patrol duty where it remained until the latter part of October, when it was transferred to garrison and patrol duty south of Nashville on the Louisville & Nashville railway, remaining in that territory until the latter part of June, 1864. In July the Thirty-first was transferred to the forces operating under General Sherman, and joined that army July 21, 1864, near Marietta, GA. It thereafter participated in all the activities of the Atlanta Campaign, being frequently under fire. The Thirty-first accompanied the Union forces as a part of the Twentieth Corps from Atlanta to Savannah on the "March to the Sea", November 15 to December 21. Was engaged in the Siege of Savannah, and in the month of January moved out of that city on the Campaign in the Carolinas, in which it participated until its conclusion, when the Confederate forces under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to the Union army under Gen. W. T. Sherman. The Regiment was in the front line of battle at Averasborough, NC, March 16, 1865, and very actively engaged at Bentonville, NC, March 19-21, 1865. After the surrender of Johnston April 26, 1865, the Thirty-first marched with the other troops to Washington, DC, where it participated in the Grand Review, and was shortly thereafter transferred to the provisional brigade in camp at Louisville, KY. On the 20th of June, 1865, six companies were mustered out and returned to Madison, WI, and were disbanded on July 8, 1865. On the same day in Louisville, KY, the remaining four companies were mustered out and returned to Madison, WI, where these companies were disbanded on July 20, 1865. The histories above, unless otherwise noted, are adopted from Charles E. Estabrook, ed., Records and Sketches of Military Organizations, (Madison, 1914). In the 1880 Federal Census, the family lived in Monroe, Green Co., Wisconsin. Gottlieb was a store clerk. In the 1900 Federal Census, the family lived at 199 West Aveenue in Monroe, Green Co., Wisconsin. Gottlieb was a retired painter. Source on this branch: Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 09:49:29 -0500 From: John Luebchow

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