1. Temple Clark was an American attorney, Democratic politician, Union Army officer, and Wisconsin pioneer.
26 Facts About Temple Clark
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Temple Clark served two years in the Wisconsin Senate, representing Manitowoc and Calumet counties, and served as an adjutant on the staff of General William Rosecrans during the American Civil War.
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Temple Clark was the youngest son of US Army major Satterlee Clark of Vermont, an 1807 graduate of the United States Military Academy and a veteran of the War of 1812.
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Major Clark married Frances Whitcroft, the daughter of a Maryland politician, Burton Whitcroft.
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Temple Clark was born while the family was living in the vicinity of Utica, in 1826.
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Around 1840, Temple Clark moved to live with his older brother, Satterlee Temple Clark, Jr.
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Temple Clark marched with the army of General John E Wool through Texas and Mexico, participating in the Battle of Buena Vista, and returned to Wisconsin in 1847.
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Shortly after returning from the war, Temple Clark was admitted to the bar and began a legal practice at Berlin, Wisconsin.
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Temple Clark later resided for a time at Ceresco, Wisconsin, which was Fourierist commune in western Fond du Lac County.
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Temple Clark was active in the Democratic Party and, in 1856, was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate from the 19th district, which the previous year had been redistricted to contain Calumet and Manitowoc counties.
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In 1858, Temple Clark ran for Wisconsin State Assembly in Manitowoc County's 1st Assembly district, but was defeated by Republican William Aldrich.
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Cobb and Governor Alexander Randall appointed Temple Clark to serve as Major General for the 8th Division of the Wisconsin Militia, which comprised Manitowoc, Calumet, Brown, and Kewaunee counties.
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Temple Clark served in this capacity until the outbreak of the American Civil War.
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Temple Clark immediately began recruiting a company of volunteers from Manitowoc County, known as the Manitowoc Guard, and by May 1,1861, the company had been accepted by Governor Randall for enrollment into Wisconsin's volunteer force.
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Temple Clark was organized into the 5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and rendezvoused with the other companies at Camp Randall, in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Temple Clark's company was made Company A of the regiment, and Temple Clark was designated senior captain of the regiment.
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Captain Clark left the regiment in early April 1862, as he was appointed adjutant on the staff of his brother-in-law Brigadier General Joseph B Plummer in the Army of the Mississippi.
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Temple Clark arrived in time to participate at the Siege of Corinth.
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Temple Clark participated with Rosecrans at the Battle of Iuka and the Second Battle of Corinth, where he was wounded three times.
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Temple Clark was mentioned in General Rosecrans correspondence after the battle for meritorious conduct.
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Temple Clark's most serious wound was a gunshot through the lung, which was thought to be a mortal wound.
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Temple Clark was buried with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Major Temple Clark was dismissed from service in 1824, and was considered a debtor to the government due to poor bookkeeping as paymaster in Utica.
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Major Temple Clark ultimately received a favorable judgement from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, restoring some of the pay which had been withheld from him.
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Temple Clark was the youngest of five children born to Major Clark and Frances Whitcroft.
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Temple Clark's grandfather was Isaac Clark, an American militia officer in the American Revolutionary War who rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel.