Show FAMOUS MEN IN WISCONSIN Two of Them Gen Zachary Taylor and Second Jefferson Davis Became Presidents Three United States army forts fortH before Wisconsin was a territory lid much to attract attention to what as become one of the solid commonwealths commonwealths common common- of the nation writes aol Col J J. J A. A Watrous in Chicago Tribune I They rhey were Fort Howard at Green GreenBay GreenBay I Bay Fort Winnebago near Portage I in Columbia county and Fort Craword Craword Craw Craw- ord at Prairie du Chien There were soldiers In those rude forts torts 75 years ago go and since who became famous Two of them Gen Zachary Taylor I who went to Fort Howard as a lieutenant lieuten ant colonel more than seventy five years rears ago and Col Jefferson Davis who went there a little later i Sometimes a Friendly Indian Did th the Paddling became presidents one of ot the United States the other of the confederacy These two officers were on duty for a short time In the two other forts named While at Fort Crawford Lieutenant Davis wooed and won General Taylors Taylor's daughter his first wife It is said to have been a runaway match but that has been disputed At all events General General Gen eral Taylor was so much offended offend that he and Lieutenant Davis were enemies until one day while ray Taylor lor was commanding an army and Davis was colonel of a Mississippi l regiment In n the Mexican 1 war Davis was serious seriously I ty ly wounded in battle At the next general election Old Rough and Ready as he was called was called was elected president Four years later General Pierce was chosen president and one of at the first things he did was to offer his Mexican l war comrade Colonel Jefferson Davis a seat In his cabinet which the future Confederate leader accepted He made madea a very good secretary of war Speaking of presidents Wisconsin people do not forget that a volunteer captain from Illinois campaigned In their territory during the BlackHawk Black Hawk war He c camped for a night where Whitewater now stands and was als also at at Fort Atkinson before Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- W. W D. D Hoard made it prominent by becoming the foremost butter and cheese chrese man in the countr country That was Capt Abraham Lincoln Nor should I stop here A young lieutenant with his wife and daughter went 70 years ago to Fort Winnebago where th the the lieutenant was stationed for several years He was R. R B. B Marcy l Ir Mrs Marcy was a prime social favorite and their girl was beloved by the garrison She grew to beautiful womanhood wom worn I an and married a captain of the I engineer corps In 1861 the captain who had retired to civil life was advanced ad ad- over all the officers in fri tho army except Brevet Drevet Gen Winfield Win Win- field Scott and was placed in active command o of the army That Is what happened to Maj Gen George B. B Bl Me Mc Cleilan who three y years ars later was tho the choice of his party for president and officers who knew little Miss l Marcy l at Fort Foit WInnebago were almost persuaded per per- to favor her husbands husband's election so that she could couI l be mistress of the White House A recent mayor of New NewYork NewYork York Is her firstborn When General McClellan assumed command of the army in 1861 hl his law father was a major jar and aud pay pay- m master ster The general lost little time in placing him ran fon on his staff as a brigadier general This story would not be com complete without without a reference to the social lIf lit life at those army posts of the early days By fly the Fox river It Itis is something over miles from rom Fort Howard Howa d to Fort Winnebago and by the Wisconsin rIver rIv nv nver er from Fort Winnebago to Fort Crawford Craw ford it is miles mUes In making visits the travel was always vas by canoe on aD the rivers named and on Lake Winnebago Winnebago Winne Winne- bago from Oshkosh to Neenah The trip from Fort Howard to Fort WInnebago WInne Whine bago required a week or longer Sometimes a friendly Indian did the paddling but more frequently the young officers and their wives were wen the propellers |