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Josias Ridgate King | |
|---|---|
 Josias King circa. 1850 | |
| Born | 23 February, 1832 Washington,  District of Columbia, |
| Died | 19 February, 1916 Saint Paul, Ramsey County,  Minnesota, |
| Buried | Calvary Cemetery Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota |
| Allegiance | Union Army |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1861-1870 |
| Rank | lieutenant colonel |
| Known for | Being the first Minnesotan to enlist in the Civil War |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Grand Army of the Republic medal |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Louisa King (1842-1928) |
Josias Ridgate King (February 21, 1832-19 February 1916) was a lieutenant colonel and is credited as being the first person to volunteer for the Union during the American Civil War.[1][2][3]
Early Life
[edit]Josias was born in Washington D.C. to a prominent lawyer with powerful government friends, in 1846 Josias traveled to Florida with a U.S. survey team and stayed until 1849, he attended Georgetown University and was planning on attending West Point Academy.[3] However he heard about the California Gold Rush and traveled to West for the next 7 years, while in California, he joined another U.S. Survey party, they were hunting for an outlaw known only as "Joaquin" (it is suspected to be Joaquin Murrieta).[1] In 1856 he returned to Washington D.C., but was restless, his father got him a job at the Surveyor General of Minnesota Territory and joined the Pioneer guards and became friends with James J. Hill.[1]
Civil War
[edit]On April 14, 1861 the Confederate States of America fired up on Fort Sumter which started the American Civil War, one day later on April 15th Josias King enlisted making him the first man to volunteer to fight for the Union.[4][1] He was assigned to the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry and fought under Alfred Sully. King fought in July of 1862 with the Army of the Potomac and was promoted to Sully's aide-de-camp, King traveled with Sully to Dakota Territory to fight the Dakota natives,[5] he returned to Minnesota in mid-September of 1863. King was sent to Pennsylvania and fought in the Battle of Gettysburg, where he showed leadership abilities and was made First Lieutenant of Company A and a month later promoted to captain of Company G. He was mustered out with the rest of the regiment in early May 1864. On Sully’s recommendation, King was commissioned lieutenant colonel in the short-lived Second Regiment, U.S. Infantry Volunteers, serving in Kansas. He went on to serve in the Second U.S. Infantry in Kentucky, he was posted in Atlanta, Georgia in 1868, and resigned in 1870 due to his wife Mary's ill health.[1][2][6][7]
Post-War Life
[edit]The couple moved to St. Paul due to the cooler climate and King got a job as surveyor, he later got a job at an insurance company.[1] In 1885 he made a map of Coddington Lake, he accidentally made the lake 144 arches bigger than it actually was, the mistake ended up save a 300-year-old tree.[8]In the same year he was appointed as General of the Minnesota National Guard with the rank of brigadier general. Under his supervision, the guard made significant reform which led to his title of "Father of the Minnesota Guard."[1][2] In 1891, he became the administrator of the estate of Jeremiah C. McCarthy and filed a lawsuit against the owners due to lack of payment, unfortunately he lost the lawsuit in 1893.[9][10] Due to his status and military service the city constructed a large bronze monument in Summit Park near the Cathedral of Saint Paul in 1903.[1][11][12][13] Unfortunately, King had to work into his 80's to due his small pension and received financial help from his friend James Hill. A streetcar accident in 1915 left him bedridden and King died of a heart attack at the age of 84[14] on February 10, 1916.[1][15][16] his funeral was held in the St. Paul Cathedral and Archbishop John Ireland delivered a eulogy and James Hill served as honorary pallbearer.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "King, Josias R. (1832–1916) | MNopedia". www.mnopedia.org. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
Text and images are available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ a b c Winkel, Max (Spring 1972). Forgotten Pioneers...XII (PDF) (1 ed.).
- ^ a b Stumm, Robert J. (Winter 1992–1993). "Josias King-First Volunteer For The Union" (PDF). Ramsey County Historical Society.
{{cite journal}}: Missing|author1=(help) - ^ "Image 5 of The Kanabec County times (Mora, MN), April 19, 1888". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ DeCarlo, Peter J. (2020-06-23). "The complicated history of St. Paul's Soldiers and Sailors Memorial". MinnPost. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ When Adapting to Change Was Not Enough Brings Is Gone: The Life and Death of a St. Paul Family Business (PDF). Ramsey County Historical Society. Spring 2015.
- ^ Mohrfeld, Evie (2020-10-03). "Evie Mohrfeld: A trip with the fall colors". Austin Daily Herald. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "In 1882, a man wrongly drew a map. His mistake saved a forest of 300-year-old trees". Big Think. 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Image 8 of St. Paul daily globe (Saint Paul, Minn.), December 8, 1893". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Image 3 of St. Paul daily globe (Saint Paul, Minn.), December 1, 1891". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ Unknown (1903-11-21). "The Saint Paul globe". Minnesota Historical Society: 10.
- ^ "Soldiers and Sailors Monument | Saint Paul Minnesota". www.stpaul.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "St. Paul Civil War Memorial, a War Memorial". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Col. Josias R. King Dead". Evening star. p. 11.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Feb 19, 1916, page 5 - The Catholic Bulletin at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Image 1 of The Catholic bulletin (St. Paul, Minn.), February 19, 1916". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
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