Samuel Newton
Source Info: "The History of Adair County Missouri" by E.M. Violette (1911) Submitted by a FoFG
SAMUEL NEWTON-- was born in La Fayette County, Wisconsin, July 17, 1859. His parents were William and Anna (Dalton) Newton. He was married July 13, 1890 to Lillian Goodrich, daughter of Edson and Evaline (Phillips) Goodrich. They had six children: May, born May 11, 1891; William E, August 01, 1893; Ruth, August 19, 1894; Harry, June 30, 1901; Evaline, January 15, 1905; Opal, June 29, 1908. Mr. Newton went to Macon County, Missouri with his parents when ten years old, living there on a farm till grown. He attended the public school, later taking a course in the State Normal School at Kirksville. After leaving school he was in the West a few years, then came back to Kansas where he farmed for fifteen years. In 1900 he went to Macon County, remaining there on a farm til 1903, then he moved to Gibbs, going into the hardware business. He is still so engaged there. Mr. Newton is a Republican, takes a great interest in politics, and belongs to the I.O.O.F. lodge.
Col. Daniel M. Parkinson
Daniel M. Parkinson was born in Carter County, East Tennessee, Aug. 1, 1790,
where he resided until 1818, when he removed to Madison County, Illinois, and settled at a point twenty mile east
of St Louis. Remaining in that place two years, he removed to Sangamon County, and settled on Rock Prairie, four
miles east of Springfield. Here he remained until the spring of 1827, engaged in farming, when he removed to the
lead region of Wisconsin; and soon after settled at Mineral Point, where he became the third householder.
In 1833 he entered a quarter section of land five miles southeast of Mineral Point, where he subsequently erected
the residence in which he died. Mr. Parkinson took an active part in the Winnebago and Black Hawk wars. He was
a member of the legislative assembly, 1836-38, 1840-41, the first of which was the first Territorial legislature,
which convened at Belmont. Mr. Parkinson's district consisted of what is now Iowa, Lafayette, Richland, and Grant
Counties, and is at present represented by ten members. He was a member of the first Constitutional Convention,
and in 1849 was a member of the first State legislature.
He died at his residence in Lafayette County, Oct. 1, 1868, in the seventy ninth year of his age. His portrait
is in the library of the State Historical Society.
[Source: "An Illustrated History of the State of Wisconsin"; By Charles
Richard Tuttle; Publ. 1875; Transcribed and donated by Andrea Stawski Pack.]
MAJOR GENERAL C. C. WASHBURN
General Washburn was born in Livermore, Maine, in 1818. His grandfathers were soldiers in the war of Independence,
one of them serving through the whole war.
General Washburn removed to Wisconsin in March, 1842, and settled at Mineral Point, where he engaged in the practice
of the law. In 1854, he was elected member of Congress from the district in which he resided, than composed of
nearly one half of the State. He was re-elected twice, and in 1860, declined a further nomination.
In October, 1861, General Washburn was commissioned as Colonel of the Second Wisconsin Cavalry; an organization
authorized by the War Department, and proceeded to the field in Missouri, in March 1862. In June, 1862, he was
appointed Brigadier General, and with part of his own regiment and a battalion of Illinois cavalry, joined the
army of General Curtis, at Jacksonport, Arkansas. At that time Memphis was the southern limit of the Union lines
on the Mississippi. With 2,500 cavalry, General Washburn made a forced march of sixty miles and took possession
of Helena, Arkansas, and opened communication with Memphis. He commanded the post of Helena until November, 1862,
when he moved with 2,000 cavalry to the rear of the rebel army, then in the vicinity of Abbieville, Miss., opposing
the southward movement of General Grant's army. The rebels abandoned their position and fell back. At Oakland he
encountered and defeated the rebel General Whitfield, with a brigade of Texas troops.
General Washburn was assigned to the duty of opening the Yazoo Pass, and on the 22d of February, 1863, passed the
first boat through to the Cold Water.
In March, 1863, he was commissioned Major General, to rank from November 29th, 1862, and was ordered to take command
of all the cavalry forces in West Tennessee, with headquarters at Memphis. In May, he was ordered with two divisions
of infantry, to occupy Haines' Bluff, near Vicksburg, and watch General Johnston, who was moving in the rear of
Grant's forces.
After the fall of Vicksburg, General Washburn was assigned to the Thirteenth Corps, of which, he took command on
the departure of General Ord, on sick leave. The Thirteenth Corps moved to New Orleans, and thence to Wostern Louisiana,
and joined with the Nineteenth Corps, under General Franklin, in an expedition to Opelousas and its vicinity. On
learning of the attack on General Burbridge's force at Carrion Crow Bayou, General Washburn moved with a division
at double quick to his relief, and succeeded in repulsing the enemy.
General Washburn was ordered to return to New Orleans and proceed with one division to the coast of Texas. He arrived
with 2,800 men at Aransas Pass, on the 23rd of November. He proceeded up the coast and captured Fort Esperanza.
An attack on Galveston was planned, but was abandoned by orders from General Banks.
General Washburn remained in Texas till January, 1864, when he left on leave of absence for sixty days, at the
expiration of which, he was ordered to Annapolis, Maryland. This order was soon after countermanded, and he was
ordered to Memphis to supersede Major General Hurlbut. Here he remained until December, when a new department being
organized, General Dana took command at Memphis, and General Washburn was ordered to Vicksburg. General Dana was
unsuccessful in his management of affairs in West Tennessee, and at the end of ninety days, General Washburn was
ordered back to relieve him, and retained the position until mustered out of service,
[Source: "The Military History of Wisconsin: a record of the civil and
military"; By Edwin Bentley Quiner; Publ. 1866; Transcribed by Andrea Stawski Pack.]
