“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.


L.A. HILDRETH,  blacksmith, Lake Mills; born Sept. 22, 1831; came to 
Wisconsin in 1849; went to work at his trade at Lake Mills, Aug. 19, 
1862; enlisted in 3d Wis. Light Artillery; went into active service, 
participating in all battles with battery, among them Stone River, 
Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, and others; was mustered out at Madison 
July 3, 1865; returned to his present occupation.  Married, at Lake Mills, 
in January, 1856, Sarah Lusted, of England; have three children.


Submitted by:  Linda Pingel  (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)