reorganized. He was designated for promotion to lieutenant colonel but was never mustered at that rank. Before the war he had served as a Wisconsin state senator. Asa W. Farr was quartermaster of the regiment. He was murdered in the massacre at Baxter Springs. Before the war he had served as a Wisconsin state legislator. Fernando C. Kizer was 1st lieutenant in Co. D. He was designated for promotion to captain in August 1864 but was never mustered at that rank. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator. George F. Pond was a private in Co. C. He received the Medal of Honor for action at Drywood, Kansas. James B. Pond was 2nd lieutenant and later captain of Co. C, and was captain of Co. H after the regiment was reorganized. He received the Medal of Honor for action at the Battle of Mine Creek. Christopher Raesser was a private in Co. M. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator. Benoni Reynolds was surgeon of the regiment. After the war he became a Wisconsin state senator. Samuel Ryan, Jr., was quartermaster sergeant for the 2nd battalion. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator and county judge. William H. Thomas was a private in Co. D, then adjutant of the 1st battalion, and finally captain of Co. H. Before the war he had served as a Wisconsin state legislator. David Vittum was captain of Co. F and later lieutenant colonel of the reorganized regiment. Before the war he had served as a Wisconsin state senator. See also List of Wisconsin Civil War units Wisconsin in the American Civil War References Adams, Darwin and Glenn Trybom. Escaping Quantrill's Trap: How an Oneida Soldier Survived the Baxter Springs Massacre (Marinette, WI: Darwin Adams), 2007. Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908. Mallery, James P. Found No Bushwhackers: The 1864 Diary of Sgt. James P. Mallery, Company A, Third Wisconsin Cavalry, Stationed at Balltown, Mo. (Nevada, MO: Vernon County Historical Society), 1988. Porter, Charles W. and Patrick Brophy. In the Devil's Dominions: A Union Soldier's Adventures in "Bushwhacker Country" (Nevada, MO: Bushwhacker Museum), 1998. Attribution External links Rosters and history of the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry Records and history of Company C, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry Military units and formations established in 1861 Military units and formations disestablished in