This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BOLD(S), WILMOT, MORGAN, MAC ARTHUR, GOLDSMITH Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZFC.2ACI/520 Message Board Post: SEEK: any/all additional information about William V. Bold(s) and his wife Augusta S. nee Wilmot. The couple were married in Port Washington, Ozaukee Co., 1 January 1866, but lived many years in Superior, Douglas Co. WILLIAM V. BOLD (1844-1915) Biographical Notes: Willie Bold was the ninth child of Jean Philippe Bold (Philipp Bold, Sr.) and his second wife Theresia Eckel, and the last of the children to be born to them at the Bold Home in the village of Sanddorf. At that time the area formed part of the Bavarian Rheinland, or Rhenish Palatinate. The village has since been absorbed and incorporated into the city of Homburg in the Saarland. Only one more child was born to the family after they emigrated to the US. Elisabeth Bold, the baby of the family, was born in Belgium, Ozaukee Co., Wisconsin the year the family settled there (1846). The following history is based on information from the Wisonsin Veterans Museum: "As a young man, barely eighteen years old, Willie enlisted in the army to fight the rebels in the Civil War. He was inducted at Port Washington, Wisconsin, August 13, 1862, by G. Goldsmith, who later died in the battle of Chickamauga, GA. Willie was mustered into the military service of the United States, according to his certificate of service, August 21, 1862 in Milwaukee. "Bold was assigned to Company "H" of the Twenty-fourth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment which was organized at Camp Sigal in Milwaukee. Leaving Wisconsin September the regiment went directly to Louisville. KY, from there to Covington, KY and was at once assigned to duty in the field in north central Kentucky. It participated in the battle at Chaplin Hills October 8, 1862. Afterwards the regiment was engaged with other forces in minor movements, including expeditions to Danville, KY, Bowling Green, KY, and then to Nashville. "From there the regiment traveled to the vicinity of Murfreesboro, TN, in the latter part of December, and participated in the battle of Stone’s River on December 31--January 1, 1863. After the battle the Twenty-fourth was on duty in and about Murfreesboro and vicinity until June when the regiment marched southward with the Army of the Cumberland under command of General Rosecrans in the Tullahoma Campaign June 23 to July 7, 1863. After some short assignments it took part in the advance in September from Bridgeport, AL, toward Chattanooga, TN and participated in the Battle of Chickamauga, GA, September 19-20, 1863. On November 25 it was engaged in the celebrated battle at Missionary Ridge; was one of the regiments which shortly thereafter marched with the Fourth Corps to the relief of Knoxville, a very arduous march taking a great part of the months of December and the following January. "On May 3, 1864, the Twenty-fourth rejoined the army under General Sherman near Chattanooga. It participated in the advance of the Union forces on Rocky Face, and in the subsequent Atlanta Campaign, May 1 to September 8, 1864, and in the battles of Resaca, GA, May 15; Adairsville, GA, May 177; movements about Dalton, GA, May 18-19, and the several battles about Dallas May 26-June 1, the operations about Lovejoy Station September 2 to 6, 1864. In the latter part of September the Twenty-fourth was designated as one of the regiments to return northward to oppose the advance of the Confederates under General Hood. In pursuance of this order the Twenty-fourth reached Chattanooga September 24 and after taking part in various stages of the Union retreat, participated in the battle of Franklin, TN, November 30, 1864, and the battle of Nashville, December 15-16, 1864, where the Confederates were decisively defeated. "The regiment also participated in the subsequent pursuit of the Confederates, marching as far south as Florence, AL where the pursuit was abandoned on December 29. The Twenty-fourth returned to Huntsville, and after various movements reach Nashville April 24 and went into camp. On June 10 the regiment was mustered out of the service. It reached Milwaukee on the 15 and was disbanded. "Sergeant Bold’s certificate of service states he was severely wounded in the right shoulder during battle September 20, 1863 at Chickamauga. He was sick at Murfreesboro February to June 1864. He was listed as present in the battles of Perryville, Nashville, Franklin, Atlanta, Jonesboro and Chickamauga." The certificate of service at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin further shows that William Bold was eighteen years of age when he enlisted, was single, had brown eyes, light brown hair, light complexion, was five feet five and one half inches in height and by occupation a miller. At that time Willie’s older brother Philipp Bold, Jr. operated a mill in Waubeka. WI, with their brother-in-law, Johann Baptist Schauble who had married Anna Maria Bold. Some war memories of Willie Bold appear in an article in the Superior, WI, Telegram of September 11, 1912: "MAC ARTHUR HIS GENERAL. W. V. Bolds belonged to command of the Famous Old Milwaukee Warrior. Superior Man Recalls Interesting Events in Career of Dead General. "W. V. Bolds of this city was a member during the civil war of the command of General Arthur MacArthur who died last Thursday at Milwaukee and whose funeral is being held today. Mr. Bolds was greatly affected by the news of the sudden death of his beloved commander and intended to make arrangements to attend the funeral but was prevented from doing so. General MacArthur died while the survivors of the Twenty-fourth regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers were celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their leaving the state on September 5, 1862, when the General was it adjutant. "The Twenty-fourth," said Mr. Bolds, "was a Milwaukee regiment and bore on its roster the flower of the youth of Milwaukee and vicinity. General MacArthur, who went out as adjutant, before the close of the war was promoted to the command of the regiment and returned as its colonel. He and many others were mere boys, under the age required for military service but we were filled with the spirit which so animated the young men of that day, and which could not be restrained when the call for our country’s imperative need came." "Mr. Bolds recalled many interesting events of those stirring times in which his regiment and its commander participated. Among others he related how at the storming of Missionary Ridge when the color bearer was shot down General MacArthur with impetuous daring,, sprang forward and snatching the flag, almost before it had fallen and shouting to his command to follow, he planted it on the breastworks, unmindful of the danger. "General MacArthur was born with the military spirit and his courage and bravery were always in evidence," said Mr. Bolds. Promotion came to him as to one deserving and at this time, when his mortal remains lie in state in his native city the members of his command, and comrades in many gallant engagement recall with deep regard his bravery, his courage and the soldier-like characteristics that won for him and his state, and the country that he served so long and faithfully enduring fame. "The Twenty-fourth Regiment was in the thick of the fight at the sanguinary engagement at Chickamauga, September, 1863, and Sergeant Bolds, Captain Goldsmith commanding his company (H) and Colonel MacArthur were among the wounded. Col. MacArthur's’ wound was slight, Captain Goldsmith died from the effects of his and Sergeant Bolds, although still suffering from the effects of his, yet lives to recount tales of the great war." The above narative was published on the Wisconsin Veterns Museum website and is attributed to the following sources: Charles E. Estabrook, ed., Records and Sketches of Military Organizations, (Madison, 1914). More general information comes from the the following works: Dyer, Frederick, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, (Des Moines, 1908). Love, William DeLoss, Wisconsin in the War of the Rebellion, (Chicago, 1866). Quiner, E.B., The Military History of Wisconsin, (Chicago, 1866). The 1912 article in the Superior Telegram contains two photos of Bold, one contemporary the other as a young man, with the caption, "Sergt. Bolds, At the time of His Enlistment in 1862." Another article in the same newspaper dated September 11, 1952, recalls the earlier event. "40 Years Ago--September 11, 1912. W. V. Bolds of this city was a member during the Civil War of the command of General Arthur MacArthur who died last Thursday in Milwaukee. The Twenty-fourth was in the thick of the fight at the sanguinary engagement at Chickamauga, and Sergeant Bolds and General MacArthur were both wounded." Next appears Bold’s obituary in the Superior Telegram of April 26, 1915. "Another Veteran is laid to Rest. W. V. Bolds, wounded in War, Suffered But never Complained. "I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge shall give to me." Timothy IV: 7. "Escorted by the ever decreasing organization of the Grand Army of the Republic, and a large number of friends, the body of W. V. Bolds, Civil War Veteran, was interred in the Soldiers’ Circle in Greenwood cemetery yesterday. Services were conducted by Rev. A. M. Harkness at the residence, 407 West Seventh street, and at the grave. "Mr. Harkness said: ‘William V. Bolds was born in Bavaria, Germany on May 15th, 1845. When he was but one year old his parents came to America and settled on government land near Milwaukee. He shared the toils and struggles incident to the early pioneer life of the state, laying the foundations of a strong manhood that kept his face like a flint towards the course of righteousness. He helped to lay the foundation for the future prosperity of the state. Whenever he was brought to face to a need he did his best to fill it. He answered his country’s call in the time of herd need and he enlisted in the famous 24th Wisconsin Infantry. "He gave the three best years of his life in this regiment participating in some of the most noted battles of the war, Stone River, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Franklin and Chickamauga. "At the battle of Chickamauga he was severely wounded by a minnie ball which passed completely through his body carrying away portions of one rib. For near 50 years he has suffered intensely at times from this wound. "He was proud of his army record but he realized that the victories of peace were as urgent as the battles of war. He was a man of pronounced convictions and was not afraid to let them be known, choosing rather to suffer with God’s people than to enjoy the case of a stifled conscience. He early in life identified himself with the Methodist church and the church honored him with many responsible offices that he acceptably filled. He was of the type of the old school of Methodism that sent men out to dare and do for God and country. He served as a local preacher and closely identified himself with the needs of the local church wherever he went. "In YMCA and temperance work he gave himself unreservedly and up to the last moments of his life he was on the firing line facing the enemy. Next January he would have celebrated his golden wedding and he was looking forward with eager delight to that time, for in all those three score years and ten he never lost his buoyant outlook on life. "He gave himself freely for others, in his last moments, even though very ill and suffering yet he thought not of himself but of her with whom he hoped to share the youthful days among old companions. "But he answered his last long roll call with a cheery "Here." God’s way is best/ Servant of God well done. The battle’s fought, the victories won and thou art crowned at last." April 22, 1915 the Telegram reports: "Funeral of W.V. Bolds on Sunday. Civil War Veteran and Superior Pioneer Will be Laid to Rest. The funeral of W. V. Bolds, one of Superior’s pioneers, who passed away at St. Francis hospital[ yesterday morning, will be held from his late residence at 407 West Seventh street on Sunday afternoon at two o’clock. "Mr. Bolds was a member of the Alonzo Palmer Post. G.A.R. The services on Sunday will be conducted by Rev. A. M. Harkness, and will be under the auspices of the Civil War veterans. Mrs. W. V. Bolds has been ill in bed for some time but it is expected that she will be able to attend the funeral on Sunday. "The remains will be laid to rest in the Old Soldiers" Circle at Greenwood cemetery."