Soldiers’ and Citizens’ Album
Of Biographical Record
Containing Personal Sketches of
Army Men and Citizens
Prominent in Loyalty to the Union.
Also A Chronological and Statistical History of the Civil War,
And A History of the Grand Army of the Republic,
With Portraits of Soldiers and Prominent Citizens.

Published by: Grand Army Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1888.

Page 493.

Franklin M. Stowe, of Winneconne, Wis., formerly a soldier in the civil war, was born in 
Caledonia Co., Vermont, March 11, 1844.  He is the son of Joseph and Priscilla (Page) 
Stowe and came to Wisconsin with his parents when seven months old.  They remained 
in Milwaukee a year and then removed to Fond du Lac where they resided 12 years.  The 
family afterwards removed to Appleton, where he resided at the time he entered the army.  
He enlisted Aug. 13, 1862, at Appleton, in Company D, 21st Wisconsin Infantry.  His 
captain was John Jewett of Appleton.  The command went to rendezvous at Oshkosh and 
Mr. Stowe was a participant in all the vicissitudes of war until July 5, 1864, when he was 
assigned to the hospital at Murfreesboro, Tenn.  He went with the regiment to Cincinnati, 
and as it was believed that Covington was in danger, the regiment was assigned to the 
trenches there, where much suffering was undergone through the lack of equipments.  
Proceeding thence to the same duty at Louisville, they were soon put in condition for 
encountering the contingencies of was.  He was in the battle of Perryville, and exposed to 
the fire of both armies for a time and was wounded slightly in his hand.  He was in the 
marching and performed guard duty in Kentucky and was in the fight at Jefferson Pike in 
the battle of Stone River.  He was in the action at Stone River and went on the march to 
Atlanta and fought at Resaca and the several actions that preceded the siege of Atlanta, 
and went into the actions of that fight and fought as long as he could stand.  He carried 
him musket until he fell exhausted with the excessive heat and fatigue and went to the 
hospital at Murfreesboro, July 5th, 1864.  He received honorable discharge July 22nd 
following and returned to Wisconsin.

He came to Appleton and removed thence to Winneconne in 1869.  He was married Sept. 
30, 1866, to Carrie A. Ashby.  Their children are named Jessie and Phebe.  The former is 
the wife of Julius Ulrich of Winneconne and the latter resides at home.  Mr. Stowe is a 
Prohibitionist in politics; he is an excellent citizen and much respected.

Submitted by descendants of Franklin M. Stowe's half-brother Joseph M. Stowe:
 
Adolph and Bonnie Johnson
8534 Yeager Drive NE
Albuquerque, NM  87109