Biography

Eastman was born Harry Eugene Eastman on March 25, 1819 in Maine

Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

. He married Elizabeth Margaret Arndt, with whom he had six children. During the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

, he served with the 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry

2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry

The 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsinbetween December 30, 1861 and March 10, 1862....

 of the Union Army

Union Army

The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...

, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...

. Among the incidents he took part in was the Siege of Vicksburg. Eastman passed away in 1898.

Political career

In 1849, Eastman was an unsuccessful candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate

Wisconsin State Senate

The Wisconsin Senate, the powers of which are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly...

. He was later elected Trustee of Green Bay in 1851. Eastman would served as Mayor in 1856 and 1857.