John Benton Callis -
a timeline and list of newspaper articles
Callis Timeline and newspaper articles
1805 - Henry Callis born in Montgomery County NC
1808 - Christiane Benton born in NC
18280103 - John Benton Callis born in Fayetteville NC
18280307 - James Barnett born in Brookville PA
1830 - Callis family moves to Tennessee. Henry Callis is “connected” to Cherokee removal in unspecified way
18310531 - Sister Winifred Jane Callis (Wincy) born in Tennessee
18330815 -Martha Barnett born in Brookville PA
18331026 - Elizabeth Callis born in Tennessee
1837 - Panic of 1837
1840 - Callis family arrives in Grant County, via Chicago.
18461207 - Winifred Callis marries Jeremiah (Jerry) Garner in Lancaster
18471212 - Callis is an officer of the Sons of Temperance (age 19)
18471225 - Callis officer of Sons of Temperance
18480205 - Barnett hotel ad
1849 - Callis has moved to Minneapolis.
1849-1851 - Callis is involved as a contractor in the construction of Fort Ripley, though not as head contractor.
18501226 - Callis supports justice in St. Paul
18510326 - Callis is headed to California. This trip involves running a store in Calfornia, returning through Nicaragua, time back in NC with relatives.
18510426 - Callis to California (get from Lancaster paper too)
18531205 Callis store ad, dated 18531025
18540501 Barnetts as road commissioners
18541102 Callis ad
18550407 Elected as treasurer of Lancaster
18550822 - John Callis marries Martha Barnett in Lancaster.
18551113 - Elizabeth Callis marries James Barnett in Lancaster
18570110 Callis & Pepper listing stock. Pepper is a brother-in-law.
18570411 Found a pocketbook
18570502 Items for sale
18570606 Meds for sale
18570802 Callis builds with hall
18570901 Jared Barnett (brother-in-law) postmaster
18570925 - Frank B. Callis born in Grant County.
18571205 Callis & Pepper as, dated 18560925
18580401 Callis builds hall
18580401 Callis selling real estate
18580402 Barnett house burns
18580501 Barnett house burns
18580612 Barnett house nearly done
18580626 Barnett House reopens
18580703 Ball to open Barnett house
18580717 Callis & Pepper expired dated 18580522
18580731 Barnett house recommended
18580807 Barnett house rebuilt and open
18580901 Fork over payment to Callis store dated 6-19-1857 [1858]
18590214 - Jeanette Elizabeth Callis born in Grant County.
18591002 -Store ad
18600331 - Callis in court
18600502 - Callis store ad, dated 18590901
18601215 - Callis and ag society
18610112 - Lancaster debate on secession, Callis is anti
18610117 - Debate on secession a dud, no opposition
18610117 - Negro performer at Calis Hall
18610124 - Callis and debate society
18610201 - proposal for ending slavery in local paper
18610221 - Colony as resolution to slavery editorial in newspaper
18610402 - Barnett and Pepper work for vet’s aid
18610627 - Company elects officers
18610627 - Lancaster union guards tender their service, Callis as capt
18610627 - Union Guards are filling up
18610701 - A traveler visits Lancaster
18610701 - Van Dor as colonel of Brigade
18610702 - Callis store in new hands
18610703 - Beetown home guards – not Callis
18610703 - Dems view of the war, editorial in paper
18610703 - Finnicum’s company formed, also in 7th Wisconsin
18610703 - Repub view of the war
18610703 - Union Guard ready but not deploying
18610807 - Young enlisting men
18610814 - Agricultural Society – Callis treasurer and sup of fairgrounds
18610814 - Callis company full but recruiting
18610821 - Barber’s host company
18610821 - Forty men wanted for company
18610821 - New election for officers, debate on name
18610821 - Pay scale for officers and men
18610824 - Company full and headed for train
18610828 - British Hollow cornet band
18610831 - 7th nearly full at Camp Randall
18610904 - Flag ceremony for Callis and company
18610904 - Grant supplies men but not officers – Pepper mentioned
18610904 - Thanks from company for flag ceremony
18611009 - Capt Palmer’s company departs
18611127 - Letter from Callis
18611127 - Report from camp by Callis
18611204 - Death of soldier
18611204 - Death of Wright by illness
186203 - Jessie B. Callis born in Lancaster.
18620820 - Money coming home
18620909 - Gainsville report
18620910 - Battle report on Gainsville / bull run
18620914 - Casualties battle of the 9/14
18620916 - Brawner’s farm casualties
18620926 - Battle report South Mountain
18621007 - Report on South Mountain
18621014 - Long article on antietam
18621113 - The 7th votes
18621122 - Callis / Fairchild home recruiting
18621125 - Callis home recruiting
18621202 - Gallant Callis in town (Madison)
18621204 - Callis charged with cowardice by Copperheads
18621209 - Callis called a coward refuted
18630113 - Callis still in Lancaster
18630615 - Praise for the 7th and Callis in particular South Mountain and Antietam
18630623 - Callis praised
18630701 - Callus badly wounded at Gettysburg
18630722 - Callis recovering with Eaton
18630819 - Callis recovering still at Gettysburg
18630904 -Callis passes through, a mere skeleton
18630910 - Callis in Boscobel but unable to be moved. Staying with family
18630924 - Callis wound is serious but he hopes to rejoin regiment soon, copied from State Journal
18631006 - Callis recovered and hopes to rejoin unit
18631008 - Callis looks remarkably well and plans to rejoin regiment in 20 days
18631103 - Callis recovering
18631202 - Callis recovering, coughs up shirt – original from GCH
18640113 - 7th writes on his medical retirement
18640116 - Callis discharged from 7th
18640518 - Callis is home. Resigned commission. Applied for regular army position, but friends want to elect him register of deeds
18640622 - Clayton’s mills at Annaton purchased with Felix Dilger for $10,000
18641020 - Bessie Callis born in Grant County
1864-65 - Callis in reserve until in DC
18650411 - Lincoln assassination, Callis involved in provost response.
18650224 - Callis surprised by party, courteous
18650413 - Callis fights to defend DC. Fort Mahone?
18651101 - Funeral of Ulrich Dahlgren, Callis participates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulric_Dahlgren
18651109 - Comments of award of sword to subordinate
18651120 - Callis as provost
18651201 - Veteran reserve officers relieved of duty
18651208 - Callis serenaded by city band
18661000 - Letter from Huntsville
18661102 - Fate of slaves? Extinction. Huntsville editorial.
18661218 - Callis oversees relief
18670611 - Plans to dedicate memorial
18670618 - Preparations for memorial dedication
18670625 - Callis returns for dedication
18670702 - Callis back for dedication
18670702 - Schedule for memorial dedication
18670709 - Dedication ceremony
18670827 - Alabama republican club
18670924 - Callis for equal political rights
18671231 - Henry Utt reports from Alabama
18680114 - Callis nominated
18680116 - Callis for congress
18680310 - Callis elected? J.W. Burke?
18680818 - Callis at home
18680818 - Callis in Lancaster, considers himself Alabama resident
18680825 - Callis shows letters about Klan
18681205 - Callis on way to DC for Congress with family
18690216 - Callis introduces anti-KKK
18690415 - Callis proposed for 3rd asst postmaster
18690420 - Callis considered for postmaster post
18690511 - Stallion at stud in Grant County
18690717 - Callis enjoying being in Boscobel
18700115 - Callis helps organize reunion of Iron Brigade in Lancaster
18700302 - Callis accused of selling cadetships
18700524 - Callis decoration day marshall
18700712 - Callis speaks of July 4
18700823 - Callis district delegate
18700903 - Secretary of congressional convention
18701004 - Callis chairs assembly district convention
18710530 - Callis on decoration day committee with s-i-l
18721015 - Old settlers day, Callis is chair
18731219 - Callis as Greeley Republican
18740116 - Callis in Boscobel from legislature
18740123 - Callis opposes railroad passes
18740216 - Callis bill to request rebel battle flags
18740305 - Callis proposed legislation to protect pensions
18740305 - Wis Soc of the Army of the potomac, Callis is VP, Bragg Pres
18740313 - End of legislative session
18740411 - Reform movement collapses
18741102 - Callis as reform candidate
18741106 - Callis not re-elected
18750121 - Callis on narrow guage to lancaster
18750930 - Critic of reform movement
18760609 - Callis / Phelps to state convention as Tilden delegates. Tilden did not carry Wisc or Grant co.
18770517 - Prep for memorial day
18770531 - Callis speak extempore at memorial day (can we get text)
18770927 - Callis feeling better
18770928 -Callis recovering from long illness
18780111 - Callis back walking
18780927 - Callis running for reg of deeds on split ticket
18780927 - What is it party
18790404 - Callis considered to have outlived utility
18800625 - Callis about on crutches “no man has suffered more”
18800709 - Callis back on crutches
18820622 - Old settlers day, Callis talks of arrival
18820630 - Soldiers reunion in Boscobel, Callis attends
18821010 - Jeanette Callis marries Richard Meyer Jr. in Lancaster.
18821012 - Nettie Callis married
18821019 - Mineral spring at Callis farm in annaton
18821026 - Death of Murphy, who went with Callis to Fort Ripley
18830215 - Frank Callis joins Smith & Callis
18830405 - Soldiers and sailors reunion planned
18830531 - Sisters visit Bessie at her school
18830726 - Callis & McCord meat market
18830816 - Callis mother obit, genealogy details
18830830 - More reunion
18830830 - Ten thousand gather for reunion – full page, Callis speaks
18850901 - Callis able to sit up
18870125 - Jessie Callis marries Joseph A. McCoy in Lancaster
18880319 - Bessie Callis marries Erskine McCoy in Lancaster.
18881011 - Callis chair of Dem county convention
18890509 - Shakespear Davis, brought to north by Callis
18890704 - Callis memories
18890704 - Callis memories were republished for other source
18890704 - More Callis memories
18890725 - Nelson Dewey funeral, Callis an old friend, Phelps a pallbearer
18890822 - Letter from 1864, recalls Calllis in DC
18900227 - Congregational church Mrs Gen Callis
18900605 - Memorial day, Callis on stage
18900821 - Dem county convention Callis, Phelps and JE Barnett
18901016 - Family heads to Chicago
18920623 - Nephew and future USMC Commandant Geo Barnett visits
18921020 - Gen Edward S Bragg visits, Callis intros
18930126 - Callis in Madison to lobby for senator contest, 31 ballots to nominate Mitchell
18930302 - County dem convention Callis one of leaders
18930831 - Thos Kenan writes of Gettysburg, papers at UNC
18930907 - Callis responds to Kenan, long letter
18940308 - J Early encouraged Callis at Gettysburg
18940510 - Stone Breckinridge (Clifton)
18940628 - Letter from Tripp, former comrade on vets affairs
18940920 - County dem convention with Jared and Phelps
18950214 - Callis letter on Lincoln
18950307 - Alex Ivey obituary, Lt in 7th, sworn in by Callis, GAR leader
18951031 - Donates congressional record to schools
18960206 - Gibbon in Madison, Callis his bosom friend
18960213 - Gibbon dead, anecdote
18960305 - City council nominations Callis presides, b-i-l makes motion
18960403 - History of the 7th
18960514 - Callis memorabilia displayed, stretcher, crepe
18960515 - Waterworks project, Meyer and Barber
18971022 - Iron Brigade reunion, Callis by telegraph
18971118 - Sick and failing
18980324 - Mrs Pepper and daughter return to help in Callis care
18980924 - Callis died in Lancaster after years of poor health
18981005 - Callis obit in Boscobel dial
18981006 - Half page obit
18981008 - Recalling Callis recruiting in 18620912
18981020 - Memorial from GAR post
18981217 - Winifred Callis Garner dies in Lancaster
18981222 - Winy Callis Garner obit
18981229 - Wincy Garner obit
19100109 - Martha Barnett Callis dies in Minneapolis
