Joseph N. P. Bird (October 9, 1835 – September 4, 1886) was an American farmer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer.
He then studied to be a baker, and worked in a confectionery shop until moving to Wautoma, Wisconsin, in 1859.
[1] At the outbreak of the American Civil War, Bird volunteered for service in the Union Army.
The charges were said to be inspired by jealousy, and could have resulted in Bird's execution, but he was vindicated by the testimony of his captain, George H. Walther.
His death was said to have been caused by lingering effects of his wounds received in the war, and had been confined to his bed for the last year of his life.
[5] Joseph Bird married Charlotte T. Parker on February 11, 1864, at Woodstock, Illinois, during a furlough from service in the Civil War.