The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Some More Budlongs from Wisconsin

From Wisconsin Volunteers War of the Rebellion.

DAVID H. BUDLONG--  1ST LT.   Co. C,   33rd Wisconsin Infantry  (He went on to be Lt.Col. of the 135th USCT.)

EBER BUDLONG--  Sergeant   Co. C,   33rd Wisconsin Infantry  (Eber was the name of David Budlong's father so most likely his brother.)

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Also two other Budlongs are listed:

ALPHEUS T. BUDLONG  Corporal, Co. I,  2nd Wisconsin Infantry  (Part of the famed Iron Brigade.  He was wounded at the Battle of South Mountain.   In 1883, he was receiving a pension from the U.S. government while living in Greene County, Missouri.  His residence was listed as Ash Grove and disability was a g.s.w. left hand, which I tale to be gunshot wound, left hand.  Received $4 dating from March 1879.)

DELOS BUDLONG--     Corporal E,  11th Wisconsin Infantry

Were they brothers? Relatives?

--Old Secesh


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