Freeman Dewitt Lindsay (February 19, 1837 – June 26, 1896) was an American politician and member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...

Biography

Lindsay was born in 1837 in

North Hudson, New York North Hudson is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 240 at the 2010 census. The town derives its name by being near the northern end of the Hudson River. The town is in the south-central part of the county and is ...

. During the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...

, he was an officer with the 118th New York Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army. Conflicts he took part in include the

Battle of Drewry's Bluff The Battle of Drewry's Bluff, also known as the Battle of Fort Darling, or Fort Drewry, took place on May 15, 1862, in Chesterfield County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. Four Union Navy warships, includ ...

, the

Battle of Chaffin's Farm A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

and the

Siege of Petersburg The Richmond–Petersburg campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War. Although it is more popularly known as the siege of Petersburg, it was not a c ...

. Afterwards, Lindsay settled in

Neillsville, Wisconsin Neillsville is a city and county seat of Clark County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,384 at the 2020 census. History The Ojibwa were the earliest known residents of the Neillsville area. The first settlers of European descent ...

Political career

Lindsay was a member of the Assembly during the 1877 session. Previously, he had been Sheriff of

Clark County, Wisconsin Clark County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population was 34,659. The county seat is Neillsville. History By the early 1800s, the land and streams that are now Clark County were the hunting grounds of ...

, from 1871 to 1873. He was a Republican.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsay, Freeman 1837 births 1896 deaths People from Essex County, New York People from Neillsville, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin sheriffs People of New York (state) in the American Civil War Union army officers Military personnel from Wisconsin 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature