Joshua James Guppey

Joshua James Guppey (August 27, 1820 – December 8, 1893) was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, and received an honorary brevet to the rank of brigadier general.

Biography Guppey was born on August 27, 1820, in Dover, New Hampshire. He was a descendant of Joshua Guppey, who emigrated from England in 1720. in Portage on December 8, 1893, and is interred at Pine Hill Cemetery in Dover, New Hampshire. The regiment, with Guppey in command, later took part in the Battle of Fort Hindman and the Battle of Champion Hill. His second-in-command during the Battle of Champion Hill was future U.S. Postmaster General and Secretary of Interior William Freeman Vilas. Guppey later contracted malaria and was shot below his left knee in 1863 in the Battle of Bayou Bourbeux, On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Guppey 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 March 12, 1866. After the war, Guppey was active in the Wisconsin Army National Guard until retiring in 1893.

Political career Guppey became a probate judge in Columbia County, Wisconsin, in 1849. The following year, he was named a county judge and remained one until 1858. He lost to Ithamar Sloan. After the election, he changed his affiliation to the Republican Party.