. Soldiers' and citizens' album of biographical record, containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty of the Union; also a chronological and statistical history of the civil war, and a history of the Grand army of the republic, with portraits of soldiers and prominent citizens . wn to history as the Lynchburgcampaign and Mr. Tallman was in the battleof Piedmont on the 5th of .June and next atStaunton, the scene of one of the most effectiveoperations of the war in West Virginia, de-struction of stores of eveiy conceivable characterbeing carried out in a manner entir
. Soldiers' and citizens' album of biographical record, containing personal sketches of army men and citizens prominent in loyalty of the Union; also a chronological and statistical history of the civil war, and a history of the Grand army of the republic, with portraits of soldiers and prominent citizens . wn to history as the Lynchburgcampaign and Mr. Tallman was in the battleof Piedmont on the 5th of .June and next atStaunton, the scene of one of the most effectiveoperations of the war in West Virginia, de-struction of stores of eveiy conceivable characterbeing carried out in a manner entirely satisfac-tory to both sides. It was said that tobaccocarpeted the streets and the route of the Unionarmy was traced by the weed strewn-in thehighways. Later a return of the force wasmade over the mountains. Mr. Tallman wasalso .in the pursuit of Early in his menace onWashington and was next at Winchester underSheridan. He continued with that commandthroughout the active work of the remainderof the war, fighting at Cedar Creek and in theoperations in the rear of Richmond, on theWeldon railroad. The course seemed one lineof continuous battle under the intrepid cavalrycommander and of the actions in which histroops participated, no adequate account hasever been or ever will be written, as the hard-. I^ERSONAL RECORDS. Ul ships of cavalry are of a character that cannotbe reported for obvious reasons. The work inwhich Mr. TaUman was engaged included thedestruction of the James River Canal, and hewas in the decisive and brilliant action knownas Five Forks. He was in tl)e pursuit of Leeand was among those who first reached theDanville Road, fought at Sailors Creek, march-ed in the CJrand Review after witnessing thecollapse at Appomattox and received honorabledischarge from military connection with thehistory of his country at Roctiester, August 1stfollowing. He returned to his native city and in 1863came to Wisconsin to engage in the business ofa painter at Waukegan, operating the
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