Joseph Goodwin
Graduating
Class of 1866
Served in
The
American Civil War
Sergeant
Joseph Goodwin
Army
5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Company A
Hometown
Manitowoc, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Rappahannock Station, VA
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, WI
More About Sergeant Goodwin
Sergeant Joseph Goodwin, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, enlisted into the US Army on April 21, 1861. He entered the Army as a corporal and was assigned to Company A, 5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. The 5th Wisconsin served valiantly throughout the war in such famous engagements as Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. Sergeant Joseph Goodwin was killed at the Battle of Rappahanock Station, Virginia, while setting up a cannon on Nov. 7, 1863. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.