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Born 1826, Merriinac county
From A history of the city of Saint Paul, and of the county of Ramsey, Minnesota (1876), History of Ramsey County and the city of St. Paul, including the Explorers and pioneers of Minnesota (1881)
JOHN B. SANBORN was born December 5, 1826, in Merriinac county, New Hampshire. Determining upon the profession of law, after preparatory schooling, he studied three years, and was admitted to practice in July, 1854. In December, of the same year, he removed to Saint Paul, and at once began a successful practice here, in the well-known law firm of early days — " SANBORN, FRENCH & LUND."
In 1859, he was elected a member of the House of Representatives. The next year he was elected to the Senate of 1861. Hardly had his term closed, when the war broke out, and he was appointed Adjutant General of the State. Very heavy labor now devolved on him, in the organizing, arming and equipping of the four regiments raised that year. When the Fourth Regiment was filled, the command was tendered to him, and he accepted it (December.) He remained in command of Fort Snelling that winter, and early in the spring of 1862, his regiment was sent to Mississippi, when it at once entered the Corinth campaign. Col. SANBORN was placed in command of a demibrigade, and subsequently of a brigade, afterwards part of the famous iyth army corps. On September 19, at luka, he lost 600 out of 2,200 of his men, and, for his gallant conduct, was promoted to Brigadier General. He was also in the battles of Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hills, and the assault on Vicksburg. After the surrender of the latter post, he was assigned to the command of the southwest district of Missouri, where, after the campaign against PRICE, he was, upon recommendation of Gen. ROSECRANS, promoted to Brevet Major General, for " gallant and meritorious-services."
After the close of the war, he performed other important duties, civil and military, for some months. In September, 1866, he was appointed one of the special " Peace Commission," along with Generals SHERMAN, HARNEY, TERRY, and Senator HENDER- SON, to negotiate treaties with the principal tribes of the central plains. The commission was engaged 18 months on this important labor.
On his return home, he resumed the practice of his profession. In 1872, he again served as a member of the Legislature.
400 The History of the City of Saint PauL [1861 our citizens who. at various times, held rank and commissions on its rolls, are the following:
Alex. Wilkin, Lieut. Colonel; Dr. W. L. Armington, Assistant Surgeon; John D. Wilson, (Company D,) Sergeant-Major: Webster D. Hoover, (Company- D.) Quartermaster Sergeant; Brewer Mattocks. Hospital Steward; Michael Esch, Band Leader, (died. July 10, 1873;) Calvin S. Uline, Second Lieutenant, Company I, afterwards Captain, Major and Lieut. Colonel; John B. Davis. Captain, Company F, and afterwards Major; John Moulton. Company D. promoted Lieutenant, Captain and Major; Horace H. Western, Captain, Company D; Moses C. Tuttle, First Lieutenant, Company D, promoted Captain; S. P. Jennison, Second Lieutenant, Company D. promoted First Lieutenant and Adjutant; C. F. Mejer. Second Lieutenant, Company G. promoted First Lieutenant and Adjutant; James W. Wood, Second Lieutenant, Company I. promoted First Lieutenant and Adjutant; Geo. W. Shurman. Adjutant, and promoted Captain. Company D: Samuel G. Trimble, Company D, promoted Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant, (killed at Mission Ridge. November 25. 1863:) Hiram Lobdell, Company D, promoted Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant: Jacob T. McCoy, Company D, promoted Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant; Isaac W. Stuart, Company D, promoted Second Lieutenant; John S. Livingston. Second Lieutenant. Company F, promoted First Lieutenant and Captain; Andrew R. Kiefer, Captain, Company G; Jacob Mainzer, First Lieutenant, Company G: Henning Von Rumohr, Second Lieutenant, Company G, promoted First Lieutenant and Captain; Charles Rampe, promoted Second Lieutenant, Company G; Fred. Lambrecht, promoted Second Lieutenant, Company G; Jacob J. Noah, Captain, Company K; E. Allen Otis. Second Lieutenant. Company K, promoted Staff.
The Second Regiment left Fort Snelling for the seat of war October 14.
Congress, which assembled July 4, having authorized the raising of 500,000 troops, a Third, Fourth and Fifth Regiments were apportioned to Minnesota's quota, besides one or two companies of Cavalry and Batteries of Light Artillery, Sharpshooters, &c.
As printed in A history of the city of Saint Paul, and of the county of Ramsey, Minnesota (1876). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
John B. Sanborn, born December 5th, 1826, in Merrimac county, New Hampshire. lie received an academic education and after one year at Dart mouth college, commenced the study of law. December 21st, 1853, he removed to St. Paul and at once commenced a successful practice here. In 1859 he was elected a member of the house of representatives, and of the senate in 1861. At the commencement of the war he was appointed adjutant general of the state. Yery heavy labor devolved upon him in organizing, arming and equipping the four regiments raised that year. He remained at Fort Snelling during the winter in command of one regiment, and in the spring of 1862 was sent to Mississippi, where he at once entered the Corinth campaign. Colonel Sanborn was placed in command of a brigade, afterwards part of the famous Sevententh army corps. On September 1 9tii at Iuka, he lost six hundred of his two thousand men, and for his gallant conduct during the battle was promoted to brigadier-gen eral. After the surrender of Vicksburg he was assigned to the command of the south-west district of Missouri, where, after the campaign against Price, he was promoted to brevet majorgeneral for gallant and meritorious services. For several months after the close of the war he performed duties civil and military. In 1866 he was appointed one of the special peace commission to negotiate treaties with the principal tribes of the central plains. He was engaged in this important labor eighteen months. On his return home he resumed the practice of his profession, and in 1872 and 1881 again served as a member of the legislature. Mr. Sanborn’s first wife was Catharine Hall of Newton, New Jersey, whom he married March 17th, 1857; and his second, Anna Nixon of Bridgetown, New Jersey; this marriage took place November 27tii, 1865. On April 15tii, 1880, he married Rachel Rese, of St. Paul.
John Sandell, merchant tailor, is a native of Sweden, where he was born in 1851, and lived un til 1868; July 4th, of that year, he landed at St.
Paul and from here went to Jordan, Scott county, where he followed his trade until March 15th, 1879, when he returned to St. Paul and established himself at 421 East Seventh street, where he has a large and rapidly increasing business. lie employs in his manufacturing department nine men. His wife was Ilulda Bonander of Jordan; they were married October lath, 1874. Oscar W. and Harte Elvira are their children.
Theodore Sander was born March 18th, 1841, in Germany. In 1851 he accompanied his parents to the United States, and when but twelve years of age he began self-support, as his parents were in financially straightened circumstances and had a large family of children younger than Theodore. In February 1866, he came to St. Paul, and that summer he commenced work as a compositor on the Minnesota Staats Zeitung. A few years later he became sole proprietor and continued its public cation until 1877, when it was merged into the daily Volkszeitung and the year following he severed his connection with that journal. He enlisted in Company K, Twenty-seventh Pennsylvania Vol unter Infantry, and was mustered into service June 4th, 1861. He participated in the battles of Bull Run, Chahcellorsville, Gettysburg, etc., was mustered out July, 1864, and re-enlisted February 25th, 1865, in U. S. Veteran Volunteers, Han cock’s corps, and was mustered out February, 1866. Mr. Sander held the office of register of deeds for Ramsey county two years, and since January, 1881, has been deputy state treasurer. He was one of the first organizers of building so cities in this city and is secretary of three of them. He married October 12th, 1868, Emelie Engels of this place, who died July 18th, 1880.
As printed in History of Ramsey County and the city of St. Paul, including the Explorers and pioneers of Minnesota (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: John C. Devereux (b. 1798) Thomas P. Wilson (b. 1845)
Their biographies name John B. Sanborn: Charles Rouleau (b. 1842)
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