American Historical Ephemera & Photography

Samuel Seldin Frowe enrolled as a private 10/10/1861 to
serve for the term of three years, in Co. B, 8th Wisconsin Infantry. 
On 3/10/1863, he was commissioned 1st lieutenant, which rank he 
retained until he was mustered out at Raleigh, NC, on 4/27/1865. 

The 18th Wisconsin left Camp Trowbidge, Milwaukee, Sunday, 3/30/1862 and the following Sunday,  4/6/1862, Lieutenant Frowe was 
taken prisoner with Gen. Prentiss' command in the "Hornet's 
Nest" at Shiloh. He was paroled from Libby Prison 10/20/1862, 
entering the Federal lines at Aikins Landing, James River. 

The six succeeding months were spent in hospital at Washington 
and New York. He rejoined the regiment then attached to 7th Div., 17th 
A.C. before Vicksburg, 6/7/1863 and was present at the 
capture of the city. 

After participating in the battle of Missionary Ridge under General 
Sherman, Frowe was detailed as a member of a general courts martial 
at Huntsville, Alabama, which is presumably when the photograph offered here was taken.

 

During May and June, 1863, Frowe was Acting Regimental Adjutant. On 9/13/1864, he was detailed by General
Milroy as A.C.S. at Tullahoma, TN, and during Hood's raid in the fall of that year was Aide on Major General Milroy's staff, taking part in several engagements around Murfreesboro.