I Looked up what war this was about because I found this Tomb Stone when I visited a cemetery in Lyme Connecticut the other day..It just so happens that it came up as a Historic day. I can't Imagine the suffering of his family learning of his death at that point in time...
On May 29, 1848, Wisconsin enters the union becoming the 30th state. French explorer Jean Nicolet was the first European to explore the area in 1634. At the conclusion of the French-Indian Wars in 1763, what would become Wisconsin was the center of a lucrative fur trade. After the Revolutionary War, the U.S. ostensibly governed of the area, but it wasn’t until after the War of 1812 that the U.S. took control from British fur traders. With the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, settlers began arriving, attracted by the agricultural potential. Today, Wisconsin, home to nearly 6 million people, is known as “America’s Dairyland” and is most famous for its cheese.
