Admin/Biog History	Ulysses Grant Carl was born on a farm near Picket, WI circa 1868. His parents, Moses and Hannah Carl moved to Oshkosh when he was a small boy. He was educated in the Oshkosh schools and worked for Clark Carriage Company and J. L. Clark Manufacturing Company. When the Oshkosh Rifles, Company F, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard, was formed, he enlisted at the age of twelve as a drummer boy. He was associated with this unit the rest of his life. He rose through the ranks to corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, and in 1898 was catain of Company F. He led the company during the Spanish American War and served in Puerto Rico. In 1916 he was promoted to Regimental Quartermaster and served in the Mexican Border Conflict. He was promoted to major in command of the 3rd Battalion, 128th Infantry, 32nd Division in World War I, and was gassed in France. Following his recovery, he held a post at the Port of Brest, France and mustered out in 1919. He became the Adjutant of the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, WI (near Waupaca) on April 9, 1923 and served their until his death in 1928. He was engaged to be married to Alma Leupold at the time of his death.
Category	8: Communication Artifact
Classification	Archives
Collection	Ulysses Grant Carl
Dates of Accumulation	1918
Abstract	Report submitted by Major Ulysses Grant Carl concerning a German raid on their trences: P. A. Elsberg: To: Commanding Officer, 128th Infantry The 13th of June, at 4:45 A.M. French Sergeant Vernet with two American Corporals were in the trench communicating G.C. 72 with P.P. Meineau. The two outlook men were already placed in P.P. Meineau and the patrol was back at G.C. 72. A german barrage was then started by the German artillery on P.P. Meineau and G.C. 72. Barbed wire in front of P.P. was cut and one shell falling on P.P. Maineau, demolished it. The two men ran back to G.C. 72. French Sergeant Vernet and the two American Corporals were then buried by a shell. One of the corporals was mortally wounded and died soon after; the other corporal, probably wounded, was taken away by the enemy. Sergeant Vernet was able to recover and went to G.C. 72 to get men to transport the wounded. The Germans retired as soon as they got their prisoner. Nobody asked for artillery barrage: so our artillery did not make any barrage. This statement was made by the French Officer on duty with Company I, to Lt. Delcroix (French) attached to Battalion Headquarters. Received at Bn. Hdqs. 10:50 A.M. 13 June 1918. [signed] U G Carl Major 128 Inf.
Event	World War I
Legal Status	Oshkosh Public Museum
Notes	Ulysses Grant Carl was born on a farm near Picket, WI circa 1868. His parents, Moses and Hannah Carl moved to Oshkosh when he was a small boy. He was educated in the Oshkosh schools and worked for Clark Carriage Company and J. L. Clark Manufacturing Company. When the Oshkosh Rifles, Company F, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard, was formed, he enlisted at the age of twelve as a drummer boy. He was associated with this unit the rest of his life. He rose through the ranks to corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, and in 1898 was catain of Company F. He led the company during the Spanish American War and served in Puerto Rico. In 1916 he was promoted to Regimental Quartermaster and served in the Mexican Border Conflict. He was promoted to major in command of the 3rd Battalion, 128th Infantry, 32nd Division in World War I, and was gassed in France. Following his recovery, he held a post at the Port of Brest, France and mustered out in 1919. He became the Adjutant of the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, WI (near Waupaca) and served their until his death in 1928. He was engaged to be married to Alma Leupold at the time of his death. The vast majority of these materials relate to his service as Battalion commander in the 128th Infantry, 32nd Division. The diary in the collection was kept by his sister Rose Carl during the Spanish American War.
Object ID	RG54.23
Object Name	Report
People	Carl, Ulysses Grant
Related unit of descrip	Photograpaphs
Subjects	World War I 32nd Division 128th United States Infantry Trench warfare Artillery (Weaponry)
Title	Report

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