The Salkehatchie River originates near the City of Barnwell, South Carolina and accepts drainage from Turkey Creek and Whippy Swamp before merging with the Little Salkehatchie River to form the Combahee River Basin, which empties into Saint Helena Sound and the Atlantic Ocean . Prior to the confluence, the Little Salkehatchie River accepts drainage from Lemon Creek, Buckhead Creek, and Willow Swamp.
16-558: Jeremiah McLain Rusk ; The Bay View massacre (sometimes also referred to as the Bay View Tragedy ) was the result of a strike held on May 4, 1886, by 7,000 building-trades workers and 5,000 Polish laborers who had organized at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to strike against their employers, demanding the enforcement of an eight-hour work day . By Monday, May 3,
32-748: A congressman in the United States House of Representatives . He was elected to the Forty-second United States Congress as the representative of Wisconsin's 6th congressional district serving from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1873. For the Forty-third Congress he redistricted and was elected as representative of Wisconsin's newly created 7th District . He was reelected to the Forty-fourth Congress as well serving from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1877. While in congress, he
48-529: A result, including a thirteen-year-old boy. Several more were injured during the protest. Several contradictory newspaper accounts described other possible casualties, but the count of seven deaths is substantiated by specific names (Frank Kunkel, Frank Nowarczyk, John Marsh, Robert Erdman, Johann Zazka, Martin Jankowiak, and Michael Ruchalski). Since 1986, members of the Bay View Historical Society ,
64-645: The American Civil War marched his troops across this river and the swamps surrounding it on his way to capture Columbia, South Carolina . This crossing included winning the Battle of Rivers' Bridge , defeating a Confederate force led by Major General Lafayette McLaws . The University of South Carolina named its two-year regional campus after the Salkehatchie River. The river flows through Allendale , Bamberg , Barnwell , Colleton and Hampton counties,
80-583: The Benjamin Harrison administration. He lived, died and was buried in Viroqua, Wisconsin . Rusk County, Wisconsin was named after Rusk. It was originally Gates County but changed its name in 1905. Jeremiah McLain Rusk was the youngest of seven children born to Daniel Rusk and his wife Jane ( nÊe Faulkner). Rusk's elder brother Allen Rusk also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and in
96-717: The Wisconsin Labor History Society , and other community groups have held a commemorative event to honor the memories of those killed during the incident. The event is held every year on the first Sunday in May, at the State Historical Marker site at the intersection of Superior Street and Russell Avenue, within view of the former rolling mill location. Jeremiah McLain Rusk Jeremiah McLain Rusk (June 17, 1830 – November 21, 1893)
112-508: The Mills, they should shoot to kill. But when the captain received the order it had a different meaning: he ordered his men to pick out a man and shoot to kill when the order was given. Workers camped in the nearby fields and the Kosciuszko Militia arrived by May 4. Early the next day the crowd, which by this time contained children, approached the mill and were fired upon. Seven people died as
128-583: The Union Army during the Civil War. Jeremiah McLain Rusk married twice. His first wife was Mary Martin, who he married in 1849. They had two children together before her death in 1856. Later that year, Rusk married Elizabeth Marie "Berthe" Johnson, with whom he had four more children, though one died young. His second wife survived him. His eldest son was Lycurgus James Rusk , was a lawyer and worked as private secretary to his father; he also went on to serve in
144-704: The Wisconsin State Assembly and was a prominent member of the Wisconsin bar. The house he bought and lived in while Governor of Wisconsin, now known as the Old Executive Mansion , was used by the state as the official residence of the Governor for several decades and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Salkehatchie River United States General William Tecumseh Sherman of
160-646: The number of participants had increased to over 14,000 workers who gathered at the Milwaukee Iron Company rolling mill in Bay View . They were met by 250 National Guardsmen under order from Republican Governor Jeremiah M. Rusk . The strikers had shut down every business in the city except the North Chicago Rolling Mills in Bay View. The guardsmen's orders were that, if the strikers were to enter
176-455: The strikers were to enter the Mills, they should shoot to kill. But when the captain received the order it had a different meaning: he ordered his men to pick out a man and shoot to kill when the order was given. This led to the Bay View Tragedy , in which a number of workers were killed; Governor Rusk took most of the blame. In 1889, after the end of his third term as governor, he accepted the new cabinet position of secretary of agriculture in
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#1732852142271192-438: Was an American Republican politician. He was the second United States secretary of agriculture (1889–1893) and the 15th governor of Wisconsin (1882–1889), and served three terms in the United States House of Representatives (1871–1877), representing northwest Wisconsin . He also served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War , served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1862), and
208-595: Was chairman of Committee on Invalid Pensions (Forty-third congress). After his terms in congress he ran as a Republican for Governor of Wisconsin , an election he won. His most noted act during his governorship was when he sent the National Guard into Milwaukee to keep the peace during the May Day Labor Strikes of 1886. The strikers had shut down every business in the city except the North Chicago Rolling Mills in Bay View . The guardsmen's orders were that, if
224-467: Was mustered out of the volunteers on June 7, 1865. He received an appointment as brevet colonel to rank from March 13, 1865. On February 24, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Rusk for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on April 10, 1866. After the Civil War, he became
240-512: Was promoted to lieutenant colonel on September 16, 1863. He took command of the regiment on July 22, 1864, when Colonel Milton Montgomery was wounded and captured at Decatur, Georgia during the Battle of Atlanta . He continued in command after Montgomery was exchanged because Montgomery was given command of the brigade to which the 25th Wisconsin Infantry was assigned. Rusk was wounded at Salkehatchie River , Georgia on January 20, 1865. Rusk
256-694: Was the last Bank Comptroller of Wisconsin (1866–1870) before the office was abolished. Rusk was born in Malta, Ohio , the younger brother of Allen Rusk . He was a member of the Republican Party . He began as a planter, then turned to innkeeping and finally to banking before the American Civil War . Rusk started his service with the Union Army during Civil War as major of the 25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment on August 14, 1862. He
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