David H. Budlong-- Part 2: On to Missouri, Idaho and Montana and GAR and Woman's Relief Corps (His Wife)

From the 1894 Journal of the Grand Army of the Republic.

David H. Budlong from Couer d' Alene, Idaho.

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Montana Territory  1885

David H. Budlong  from Cooke in Gallatin County.  Notary Public

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Report of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury  1882

David H. Budlong, 5th Missouri District had collected $15,454. 84.

$145,571.72   1881

He must have left Missouri in 1882 which is why his collection was lower.  Bryan S. Langston was also listed in 1882 with the 5th Missouri District and he collected $138,281.62

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From the Journal of the Annual Convention of the Woman's Relief Corps National Convention 1893.

1893, Mattie B. Budlong of the C.C. McReynolds Corps of Couer d' Alene, Idaho, named president.  Installed by David H. Budlong.  (White Corps)

--Old Secesh

David H. Budlong-- Part 1: Postwar Career

From The Journal of  Proceedings  of the United States Senate in Executive Session.

On March 3, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt  nominated David H. Budlong, of Idaho,  to be register of  the land office at  Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, his term having expired.

The U.S. Senate agreed..

He was appointed and paid $1,177.

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From the Minutes of the Presbyterian Church.

May 21, 1903

There was a David H. Budlong  as a Ruling Elder  of the Synod of Washington.  (There was no Synod of Idaho so that probably was a part of the Synod of Washington at the time.)

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The 1860  Methodist Episcopal Church listed a David H. Budlong.

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From The First reunion of the Army of the Tennessee in 1892

135th USCT

Colonel:  John E. Gurley

Lieut.-Col: David H. Budlong

Major:  David Dixon

Alpheus T. Budlong and David H. Budlong

Well, I was unable to find out any more about the little run-in that Alpheus had with William T. Sherman before the First Battle of Bull Run, but evidently he served his penitence or was forgiven or something else because he was back in the ranks by the time of the Battle of South Mountain in September 1862, where he was wounded badly enough that his military career was over.

And, of course, later in the war, Sherman wasn't exactly against foraging.

But, obviously Alpheus was a very tall man for that time, standing over six feet tall.  And, so was David H. Budlong as I mentioned in the War Reminiscence posts earlier this month.  Maybe that is a family trait?

--Old Secesh

A War Reminiscence-- Part 4: 'Budlong This Is the Second Time I Am Glad to See You'

David Budlong and John Potter met again at Vicksburg after the latter's wound had healed and he was again on active duty. 

Budlong afterwards became a lieutenant-colonel of engineers in Sherman's service.  Both retired from the  military service at the close of the war and their paths were thenceforth divergent until last winter they met in a Helena hotel (in Montana).

Potter recognized Budlong as his gallant rescuer before Jackson, and introduced himself with the words "Budlong this is the second time I am glad to see you."  They then related the story of their first meeting  to an admiring crowd of  auditors.

A Great Story.  --Old Secesh

A War Reminiscence-- Part 3: Lt. Budlong to the Rescue

Col. D.H. Budlong, of Livingston (Montana), was then a First Lieutenant  in the 33rd Wisconsin on staff duty as one of Gen. Lauman's aides.    After Pugh's terribly fatal charge, Col. Budlong was sent out to drive in stragglers.  He was then as now a very tall man  and was mounted on a monstrous white horse that stood nineteen hands high.

As he rode upon the field and looked over its ghastly occupants, he saw Captain Potter's efforts to get back to his own lines and recognized the fact that the wounded officer had something of the sympathy  of the southern soldiers who were watching.  Col. Budlong rode forward slowly until within 150 yards of Potter's sheltering stump.

He then scanned the rebel lines  with his glass, and seeing no movement to interfere with him, put his horse to a gallop, rode up to Potter, threw him across the saddle, wheeled his horse and rode back to cover.

Not a shot was fired but as they retired the rebels stood up in their entrenchments and gave a round of cheer for the two brave Union officers.

--Old Secesh

A War Reminiscence-- Part 2: The Second Battle of Jackson and David H. Budlong

Continued from March 8, 2021.

From the time they emerged from cover when the first shot was fired till they advanced within less than ten rods of the confederate works and fell back to their original position was only 10 minutes.  But in that terrible charge four men more than half of  all Pugh's brigade fell upon the field before the terrible fire  of artillery and musketry which they so gallantly confronted.

Col. Earle of the 53rd Illinois went down at the head of his regiment within a 150 feet of Breckenridge's line.

Captain John Potter, now of Potter, Moe, & Co. bankers at White Sulphur Springs, Montana,  who was in charge of his company of that regiment, received a shot in the thigh and was left on the field  at a point not 10 rods (165 feet)  from the rebel works.  When his brigade fell back he painfully arose on his uninjured leg and tried to hop back to his line but soon fell to the ground.

He then crawled a little way to  a small stump not 20  feet from where he fell and there partially  sheltered himself.  The rebels had watched  his movements but, as they were about to evacuate their position did not want the encumbrance of  wounded prisoners, made no movement to capture him.

--Old Secesh

A War Reminiscence-- Part 1: Lt. Budlong and the Second Battle of Jackson, Mississippi

The Lt. Col. of the 135th  USCT was David H. Budlong, who lived in a lot of places after the war, including Montana, where this story is told.

From the Potter Album  Page 46  An article from  the Livingstone Enterprise  (Montana).

The following  interesting narrative of one of the many heroic minor incidents of the late fratricidal struggle is related to the Enterprise by one of the audience who heard the two, principal characters call up the memories  of the thrilling  episode:

It was in Lauman's celebrated  charge at Jackson, Mississippi, July 12, 1863.  The rebels under Joe Johnston held Jackson.  Breckenridge's division, comprising the rebel left, occupied  the south side, entrenched in rifle pits and redoubts with 30 pieces of artillery and 4200 muskets.

The 3rd Iowa, 28th, 31st and 53rd Illinois  regiments formed a brigade in command of Col. Pugh of the 41st, holding the extreme right of the Union line between the Pearl River and the New Orleans road.  The brigade was ordered to charge Breckenridge's position.

The brigade formed under the cover of the woods, a little force of under 1,100 men.  Their charge lay across a cornfield half a mile to the rebel works.  The corn had been cut down by sabres so that as soon as the men came out  of the woods they were in full view of the enemy.

--Old Secesh

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

David Huestis Budlong, Lt.Col. 135th USCT-- Part 2

From My Heritage site.

DAVID HUESTIS BUDLONG, 1831-1912

Born 1831 in New York to Eber Cole Budlong and Anna Budlong.

He had five siblings:  Charles Rose Budlong and Eber Cole Budlong and three others.

Married Nancy Ann Budlong in 1854 at age 23.

They had six children:  Hannah Clarinda  Steele, Lois Amelia Budlong and four others.

In 1880, he lived in Missouri.

Died in 1912 at age 81 in California.

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From the Political Graveyard site.

BUDLONG, DAVID H.

Of Carthage, Jaspar County, Missouri.  Born in New York.  U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 5th Missouri District, 1879.  Burial location unknown.

--Old Secesh

David H. Budlong: Lt. Col. of 135th USCT

LIEUT. COL. DAVID H. BUDLONG

Born in 1829

Married Martha Gruell

Died 1912 at age 83.

Buried Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, California.

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From Wisconsin Geneaology Trails, 33rd Wisconsin

DAVID HUESTIS BUDLONG  Co. C,   Enlisted 10/9/1862

Commissioned   Date Out of Regt.  3/28/65  Discharged due to promotion.

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There was another Budlong in Co. C, 33rd Wisconsin.

EBER BUDLONG

Enlisted 8/21/62   Mustered out 8/9/1865

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From Idaho Civil War veterans

BUDLONG, DAVID H.  Born 1831.  Lived in Kootenai County, Idaho.  Served in Co. C, 33rd Wisconsin Infantry.

--Old Secesh

Col. John E. Gurley and David H. Budlong, Co. C, 33rd Wisconsin

From the Wisconsin Historical Society Roster of the 33rd Wisconsin

COMPANY C

Captain John E. Gurley

Residence:  Shullsburg, Wisconsin

Date:  Rank from August 23, 1862

REMARKS:

A.A.I.G., 4th Division, 17th Army Corps from Dec. 1864 to May 1865.

Colonel 135th U.S.C.T., May 27, 1865.

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In addition to John Gurley taking command of the 135th USCT, another man, a lieutenant in C Company, also went to the 135th USCT and became its lieutenant colonel.

DAVID H. BUDLONG, 1st lieutenant

RESIDENCE:  Shullsburg, Wisconsin

DATE:  Rank from:  October 9, 1862.

Enlisted August 21, 1862, Prov. Marshal 4th Division, 16th and 17th Army Corps from May 1863 to May 1864.

Promoted Lieut. Col.  U.S.C.T., May 27, 1865.

--Old Secesh