From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 754. City of La Crosse JOSEPH GALE, carpenter and millwright, is a native of St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., born in May, 1836; son of Joseph Gale, Sr.; came West in 1858 and settled in Dubuque, Iowa. He enlisted in 1862, in the 31st Wis. V. I., Company D, and was in the service three years, and Sergeant of his company the last two years of the time. They were in the 20th Army Corps till the battle of Atlanta, and were then transferred to the 14th Army Corps, and went with Sherman to the sea. He has resided in La Crosse most of the time since he left the army. He was married in 1862, in Prairie du Chien, Wis., to Mary Schoenberger, who was a native of Hesse, Germany, and came to the United States with her parents in 1856. In addition to his other business, he is keeping a restaurant and confectionery store, corner of North Third and St. Andrew streets. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]