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Note: led 14 Aug 1862 at Oregon, WI for 3 years and was mustered in 30 Aug 1862 as a private in Capt Bull's Company (this later became Company E.), 23rd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry at Madison, WI. He served actively until he left Company E sick at Millikens Bend, LA on 14 Apr 1863. From 26 Aug 1863 until mustering out on 17 May 1865 at Davenport, IA he is listed on company muster rolls as absent sick in General Hospital, Keokuk, IA. While he was sick he married Elizabeth Elder. After the war Samuel was a farmer.
1870 census - Elizabeth had died the year before and Samuel was living with his parents.
1870 Census Oregon, Dane, WI page 466B 13 Aug 1870
Gardner Rice, 66, farmer, $3000, $620, b MA
Frances, 62, keeping house, b CT
Samuel G, 30, farmer, b OH
George O, 2, b WI
1880 Census
Census Place: Oregon, Dane, Wisconsin
Source: FHL Film 1255422 National Archives Film T9-1422 Page 249A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Samuel G. RICE Self M M W 40 OH
Occ: Farmer Fa: MA Mo: CT
Hannah RICE Wife F M W 39 ENG
Occ: Keeping House Fa: ENG Mo: ENG
Cora E. RICE Dau F S W 14 WI
Fa: OH Mo: ENG
John S. RICE Son M S W 1 WI
Fa: OH Mo: ENG
Samuel applied for a pension 7 June 1880 - Application #372062 Certificate # 333007
after Samuel's death Hannah applied 18 Feb 1893 - Application # 570813 Certificate
#407743 filed from Wis.
<b>Regimental History
</b>Twenty-third Infantry
WISCONSIN
(3-YEARS)
Twenty-third Infantry. -- Col., Joshua J. Guppey, Lieut.-
Cols., Edmund Jussen William F. Vilas, Edgar P. Hill; Majs.,
Edmund Jussen, Charles H. Williams, William F. Vilas, Edgar P.
Hill, Joseph E. Green.
This regiment was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, in Aug.,
1862, and left the state Sept. 15 for Cincinnati, whence it
was ordered south to join the army before Vicksburg.
It was with Gen. Sherman in the assault on Chickasaw Bluffs
and assisted in the reduction of Arkansas Post. The action of
the regiment was the occasion of congratulatory orders from
division and brigade commanders. It then proceeded to Young's
point, La., near Vicksburg, where three-fourths of the men
were stricken with virulent diseases because of adverse
sanitary conditions.
The regiment was on scout and foraging work until April 30,
1863. It was brought into reserve at Port Gibson and entered
the village the following day -- the first Union troops to
occupy it. It took the advance of the division at Champion's
Hill, doing such effective work as to call forth compliments
from the general commanding.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 59
Found on-line at Ancestry.com
Note: Samuel served in the Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. He enrol
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