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EIGHTY-SECOND OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized December 31, 1861, under Col. James
Cantwell, and, in January, 1862, moved into West Virginia and
encamped near the village of Fetterman. Here it spent several weeks
engaged in drilling, disciplining and active preparations for the field.
On the 16th of March, the Eighty-second was assigned to Gen.
Schenck's command, and, after exploring the Lost River region in
search of Harness, the noted guerrilla, moved to the relief of Gen.
Milroy; then threatened by Stonewall Jackson at McDowell, and
participated in the assault on Bull Pasture Mountain and the retreat
to Franklin.

On the 25th of May, Schenck's brigade left Franklin with the army
under Fremont, following the rebels through Strasburg on to Cross
Keys, and was present at the battle at that place on the 8th of June,
though not actively engaged. It followed Jackson to the
Shenandoah, then returned through New Market, Mount Jackson
and Strasburg to Middletown, where Gen. Sigel took command of
the army. In the organization of the Army of Virginia under Gen.
Pope the Eighty-second was assigned to an independent brigade
under Milroy, of the First Corps, Sigel's command.

In August, it was again engaged with Jackson at Cedar Mountain. A

few days later, the two armies met on the opposite banks (if the
Rappahannock River, find for more than a week kept up an
incessant skirmishing, the enemy making many attempts to gain
Waterloo Bridge, which was defended by Milroy's brigade. When
orders were received for the destruction of the bridge, the work was
intrusted to the Eighty-second. Then followed the he second Bull
Run battle, in which the regiment fought with conspicuous gallantry,
losing heavily. In this engagement Col. Cantwell was killed, and Col.
James S. Robinson assumed command. On the 3d of September the
he First Corps proceeded to Fairfax C. H: and the Eighty-second was
attached to Gen. Sigel's headquarters. While here, Sigel's Corps was
denominated the Eleventh and assigned to the Army of the Potomac.
It participated in the advance on Fredericksburg, and in December
went into winter quarters at Stafford C. H. Gen. Howard succeeded

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Gen. Sigel in command of the Eleventh Corps; and the Eighty-

second having been relieved from duty at headquarters reported to
Gen. Schurz, its division commander, and by him was designated as
a battalion of sharp-shooters for the division, subject to his personal
direction. In the movement upon Chancellorsville on the 2d of May,
the Eighty-second performed good service; and from this time until
the 7th was engaged in the trenches or on the picket line. When the
army fell back, the regiment returned to Stafford and remained
quietly in a its old camp until the 10th of June. Then, having been
assigned to the Second Brigade of the Third Division it moved on the
Gettysburg campaign, and so severe wits its loss in this sanguinary
battle that only ninety-two of the 258 men who went into the action
remained to guard its colors.

The Eleventh Corps followed in pursuit of the retreating enemy as

far as Warrenton Junction. At Hagerstown. the Eighty-second had
been assigned to the First Brigade of the Third Division, and when
the Third Division was ordered to guard the Orange & Alexandria
Railroad, it was placed at Catlett's Station, where it performed guard
and patrol duty until September. On the 25th, the regiment, with the
Eleventh Corps, was transferred to the Army of the Cumberland, and
participated in the battle of Wauhatchie October 28, and in the
assaults upon Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge. It followed in
pursuit of Bragg, then marched to the relief of Knoxville, but when
within a few miles of that city information was received that the
siege had been raised and the troops returned to their old
encampment in Lookout Valley. On January 1, 1864, the Eighty-
second reenlisted for another three years' service ; on the 10th,
started to Ohio on veteran furlough ; on the 23d of February,
reassembled at Columbus, Ohio, with 200 recruits, and, on the 3d of
March, joined its brigade at Bridgeport, Ala. Here the Eleventh and
Twelfth Corps were consolidated, forming the Twentieth, and the
Eighty-second was assigned to the Third Brigade, First Division of
this corps. On the 30th of April, marching orders were received and
the regiment entered upon the Atlanta campaign, moving toward
Resaca. On the 14th of May, it assisted the Fourth Corps in repulsing
an attack by the rebels on the Dalton road, and in the engagement
of the next day held an important position with but slight loss, being
protected by breastworks. On the 19th, the enemy was found in
position near Cassville, but withdrew without a battle. At Dallas the
regiment took an active part, holding the center of the line. The
entire brigade was exposed to a heavy fire, by sunset, almost every
cartridge was gone, and it was only by searching the cartridge boxes

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of the dead and wounded that a straggling fire was kept up until
night, when the brigade was relieved. On the 28th, it escorted a
supply train for ammunition to Kingston and back, and on the 6th of
June went into position near Pine Knob, where it remained until the
15th. It was not actively engaged at Kenesaw except in skirmishing.
On the 20th of July, it crossed Peach Tree Creek and found the
rebels in the woods about four miles from Atlanta. The regiment lost
in this affair seventy-five killed and wounded. During the siege of
Atlanta, the Eighty-second occupied an important but exposed
position. On one occasion the regimental colors were carried away
and torn to shreds by a cannon ball. On the 20th of August, it was
removed to a position on the Chattahoochee, and Gen. Slocum
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the 2d of September, the national forces took possession of Atlanta,

and the regiment went into camp in the suburbs. On the 15th of
November, it moved with Sherman's army to the sea-a detachment
taking part in the encounter with Wheeler's cavalry at Buffalo Creek.
From Savannah it marched through the Carolinas. At Lancaster, on
the 27th of February, 1865, some foragers from the Eighty-second
captured a beautiful silk banner. The regiment took it prominent par,
in the engagement at Averysboro, losing two officers and eight men
wounded, and was again actively engaged in the last battle of the
war at Bentonville, in which it lost two officers and nine men
wounded and fourteen men missing. From Bentonville it moved to
Goldsboro, and on the 9th of April was consolidated with the Sixty-
first Ohio, the new organization being denominated the Eighty-
second . After the surrender of Johnston at Raleigh, the regiment
marched to Washington, and having participated in the grand review
on the 24th of May, went into Camp near Fort Lincoln.

On the 15th of June, it moved to Louisville, Ky., where it remained

until the 25th of July, then proceeding to Columbus, Ohio, it was
discharged July 29, 1865

Company H, of the Eighty-second Infantry, was recruited mostly in

Union County, and was mustered into the service with the following
commissioned officers : Nicholas Jerolaman, Captain; W. D. W.
Mitchell, First Lieutenant, and L. B. Lippitt, Second Lieutenant. Capt.

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Jerolaman resigned July 7, 1862, and Lieut. W. D. Mitchell was

promoted to Captain of the company. Capt. Mitchell fell, mortally
wounded, at Gettysburg July 1, 1863, and from that date until April,
1864, the company was commanded by Sergeants. Lieut. J. P. Davis
was in command from April, 1864, to October, 1864; Lieut. W. H.
Thompson, from October. 1864, to April, 1865 ; and Capt. Gradyiski
from April until July, 1865.

During its term of service, nine of the members of a company H

were killed in battle, seven were mortally wounded, eleven died in
the hospitals, twenty-nine were wounded, and ten were taken
prisoners.

Union County was also represented in Companies A, B, D, E, F, G, I

and K of this regiment

COMPANY A.

Colbert, I., e. February 23, 1864; disc. July 24, 1865.

Hogan, Thomas, e. 1862; disc. In 1865.

COMPANY B.

Church, J. S., e. January 24,1864; disc. in 1865.

Long, C. C.

COMPANY D.

Corporal Harrison Jump, e. November 27, 1861; disc. August 29,

1863; wd. at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30, 1865. Wilson, William, e.
September, 1862.

COMPANY E.

Hatcher, Nathaniel.

COMPANY F.

Bailey, Wayne, e. November 15, 1861; disc. August 19, 1862; wd. at

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Bull Run, Va.

Oliver, A. H., a. October 4, 1864.

COMPANY G.

Captain Milton Marsh, e. November 21, 1861 disc. July 24, 1865; wd.
at Gettysburg. Penn., July, 1863.

Blue John, e. February 29, 1864; disc. July, 24, 1863.

Honaker, James, e. February, 23. 1864; disc. May 1 1864; died in

hospital at Bridgeport, Ala.

Hunter, James.

Kepler, O. D., e. February 23, 1864; died May 27,1864, of wounds

received at Dallas, May 25, 1864.

COMPANY H.

Captain, Nicholas Jerolaman, e, June 15, 1861 ; disc. July 7, 1862.

Captain William D. W. Mitchell, e. November 22, 1861 wd. at

Gettysburg, Penn., July 1, 1863, died July 2: 1863.

Captain John A. Mitchell, e. June 1, 1862; disc. July 24, 1865 ; taken
prisoner at Gettysburg, Penn., July 1, 1863, and hold as such till the
close of the war.

First Lieutenant J. J. Bier, killed May 2, 1863, at Chancellorsville, Va.

First Lieutenant J. P. Davis, e. November 1.5, 1861; disc July

24,1865.

First Lieutenant Peter Hill, e. November 1, 1861; wd. at McDowell,

Va., May 8, 1862; re-enlisted in the 174th O V. I. August 6, 1864;
disc. 1866.

Second Lieutenant Loyd B. Lippitt, e. November 15 1861 ; resigned

July 17, 1862.

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Second Lieutenant William Thompson, e. November 15 1861; disc.

July 24, 186.5; taken prisoner July 20, 1864, at Peach Tree Creek,
Ga.

Sergeant T. R. Cahill e. December 7, 1861 ; disc. July 24, 1865.

Sergeant J. D. Henson, e. December 1, 1861; disc, July 24, 1865;

taken prisoner at Bull Run, Va., August 30, 1862, and wd. at
Gettysburg.

Sergeant George M. McPeck, e. December 2, 1861; disc. January 1,

1864; wd. at Bull Run, Va., August 30, 1862, and at Gettysburg,
Penn., July 1, 1863.

Sergeant John G. Lanning, e. December, 1861; disc. July 24,1865.

Sergeant George N. Rice, e. November 22, 1861; disc. January

2,1865.

Corporal D. D. Bolenbaugh, e. December, 1861 ; disc. February to,

1813.5; wd. near Atlanta, Ga., July 20, 1864.

Corporal A. H. Kepler, killed May 25, 1864, at Dallas Ga.

Corporal O. A. Rea, e. December, 1861; disc. July 24, 1865; wd. at

Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 1864

Corporal John T. Bothwell, e. December, 1861; did. July 24,1865.

Musician Washington Davis, a. November 26,1861; disc. November

26, 1864.

Ault, W. D., e. November, 1861.

Bryson, Joseph, e. December 13, 1861; disc. December 8, 1862.

Biggs, Henry, a. November 22, 1861 ; disc. July 24, 1865; wd. at
Savannah, Ga., December, 1864.

Burgeon, W. S., a. December 7, 1861; disc. January 21, 1865; wd.

at Chancellorsville, Va., May, 1863.

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Bonham, H. C., e. December 7,1861; disc. April 15, 1862; died at

Richwood, Ohio.

Boyer, A. D., e. November 22,1861; disc. July 24, 1865.

Boyer, William H. H.,e. December 31,1861; disc. January 2,1865:

wd. at Bull Run, Va.

Bombaugh, Lewis, e. November, 1861; disc. July

Berry John L, e. November 15, 1861; disc. August 19, 1862.

Beardsly, W. W., e. December 7, 1861 ; disc. October 1862; wd. at

Bull Run, Va.

Boyd, A. D., e. November 22, 1861; disc, January 21, 1865; wd. at
second battle of Bull Run, Va., August 30, 1862.

Boyd, J. C., e. December 7, 1861; disc. August 30, 1802; killed at

second battle of Bull Run, Va,

Cahill, J. W., e. 1863; disc. July 24, 1865.

Curl, C S e. December 31 , 1861; disc. May 20, 1865; wd. Peach

Tree Creek and at Bentonville, N. C., March 1865 .

Chapman, H., a. December 17, 1861; disc. July 12,1862.

Cory, J. E., e. November 22, 1861; disc. September 2%, 1862; died
at home August 24,1871.

Coons, G. W., e. November 25, 1861 ; disc. October 25, 1862; wd.
at Bull Rua.

Davis, Washington, a. November 26, 1861; disc. December 26, 1864.

John W. Davis, e. December, 1863 at Dallas, Ga.

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MILITARY RECORD. - 491

Elliott, Uriah, e. February, 1864; died July 20, 1864, of wds. received
at Peach Tree Creek.

Evans, J. B., e. November 22, 1861; disc. March 13, 1863.

Elliott, A. R., e. December 7, 1861; disc. December 23, 1864 ; wd. at

Bull Run.

Ennes, F. Z., e. January 6, 1884; died May 5, 1865, of wounds

received at Averysboro, N. C., March 16,1865.

Fields, Thomas J., e. April 25, 1863; died June 4, 1864; at Nashville,
Tenn.

Figley, Thomas, e. December 2, 1861; died September 7, 1862, at

Georgetown, Va.

Grimes, William H., a. November 25, 1861; disc. October 18, 1862.

Green, James, e. December 1, 1863; died at Chattanooga of wounds

received at Dallas, Ga., on the 25th of May, 1864.

Green, John, e. December 13, 1861; disc. January 24, 1863.

Green, L. C., e. December 28, 1863; wd. May 25, 1864, at Dallas, Ga.

Gregg, William, e. February 3, 1864; disc. May 18,1865; wd. May 25,
1864, at Dallas, Ga.

Herd, Hiram.

Hanson, E. J., e. February, 1864; disc. October, 1864 wd. at Pasch

Tres Creek, Ga., July 20,1864.

Hyde, G. W., e. March 20, 1862 ; killed at Dallas, Ga., in 1864.

Hyde, W. D., e. April 2, 1862; disc. September 16, 1862.

Horn, Thornton, e. November 25, 1861; disc. July 24, 1865; taken

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prisoner at Wilderness.

Horn, homes A., e. December 6, 1861; wd. at Dallas, Ga.

Hoover, Adam, e. December 17, 1861; disc. August 11, 1862; died
at home July 6,1878,

Johnson, C. D.

Johnson, W. A.

Jolliff, G. W., e. January 1, 1862; disc. June 27, 1862; wd. at

McDowell, Va.

Kennedy, George W., e. November 25, 1861; disc. January 2, 180;

wd. at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July, 1864.

Kyle, Simon, e. November 15,1861; died May 25,1863; at Franklin,

Va.

Lowe, A. N., e. November 18 1861; disc. August 7,1862

Liston, E., e. February 23, 1864; killed July 20, 1864, at Peach Tree
Creek.

Livingston, George W., e. December 14, 1861; disc. September 29,

1862.

McGinnis, A M e. November 22, 1861; disc. July 24 1865; taken

prisoner at Occoquan, Va., December 19, 1862.

McPherson, Jesse, e. December 14,1861; disc. September 7,1862.

McGoon David, e. November 17, 1861; disc. July 28, 1865; taken
prisoner at Occoquan, Va., December 19, 1862.

McEldery, William e. November 22,1861; died July 28, 1863, at

Gettysburg, Penn., of wounds received July 1, 1863

McEldery, John, e. November 22, 1861; disc. April 15, 1865; wd. at
Moorefield, W. Va., November 9, 1862 .

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McGee, Nathan, e. November 15, 1861; disc. December 1, 1862;

died at Fairfax C. H., Va.

McGee, Morris H., e. November 21,1861; disc. January 21,1865.

McIlroy, William e November 22, 1861 ; died July 28, 1863, of

wounds received at Gettysburg, Penn., July 1, 1863

Morman, Lewis, e. November 27, 1861; died April 11 1862, at

Grafton, Va.

Macros, Francis, e. February 23, 1864.

Patrick, Hannan, e. January 3, 1864; disc. July 24, 1865.

Price, James A., e. February 8,1864; disc. May 22, 1865.

Porter, David, e. December 6,1861.

Parker, N. S., e. December 31, 1861; wd. at Resaca, Ga.,

Reed John D.. E. December 28, 1863.

Read, William B., e. December 1, 1853; wd. at Dallas, Ga.

Rodgers, William H., e. December 9, 1861.

Ross, Joseph, e. December 24,1861.

Ross, William, e. December 13, 1861; disc. January 2, 1865.

Ross, Edwin, e. January 1, 1862.

Ross, Albert, e. January 1, 1862; disc. January 2,1865; taken

prisoner at Occoquan.

Robinson, Samuel, e. December 10, 1861 ; disc. December 9, 1864

Sigler, I. J. e. December 2, 1861; disc. December, 1864.

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Stiggers, L. W., e February 6,1864; disc. July 24,1865; wd. at

Resaca, Ga.

Smith, William L., e. December 24. 1861; wd. and taken prisoner at
Chancellorsville, Va.

Smith, Thomas A, e. February 8, 1864; killed May 25, 1864, at

Dallas, Ga.

Smith, James S., e. December, 1861; disc. July 24, 1865.

Stanley. Nathan, e. January 3, 1864; disc. May 31, 1865.

Smartsfager, H. W., e. December 1, 1863.

Tobey, William, e, December 21, 1861; disc. July 3, 1862; died at

home.

Tallman, A. A., e. December 17, 1861; died in prison March 20,1864.

Taff, D. H., e. December 17, 1861; disc. July 17, 1862.

Thompson, J. R., e. November 22, 1861 ; disc. May 24, 1862.

Wright, L. D., e. February 1, 1864; disc. July 24 1866

Wright, James W., e. December, 1861; disc. June 25, 1865; wd. May
26, 1864, at Dallas, Ga.

Wright, William, e. February 8, 1864; disc. July 18. 1865 ; died at

home.

Winters, James S., e. December 31, 1861; taken prisoner at

Occoquan, Va.

Warford, Joseph, e. February 8,1864; died July 13, 1864, near

Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.

Whaley, Alvin, e. December, 1861; taken prisoner at Occoquan, Va.;

wd. at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July, 1864.

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Wright, C. C., e. February 7,1864.

Yantiss, J. J., e. November 22, 1861 ; died August 28, 1863 wd. at
Gettysburg, Penn., July 1, 1863.

Yarrington, Hiram, e. November 22, 1861; disc. October 15, 1863.

Yarrington, John, e. 1863; disc. July 24,1865.

Yarrington, Ephraim, a. November 13, 1861; disc. May 24,1862; died

at home.

COMPANY I.

Sergi. William Bellentine, e. February 2, 1862; killed at Bentonville,

N. C., March, 1865.

Alexander. J. J., e. December 4, 1861; disc. January 2, 1865.

Alexander, G. B., e. November 26, 1861; January 2, 1865.

Burgner, A., wd. at Bull Run, Va.

Drum, G. W.

Eddleblute, Jamb, e. August 28,1862; disc. February 17, 1864, wd.

at Gettysburg, Penn., July 1, 1863.

Fawn, George, e. December, 1861; disc. July 24, 1865.

Jolliff, William J., e. December 27,1861; disc. November19, 1862,

Lake, John, e. December 10, 1861; sad. and taken prisoner at

Chancellorsville, Va., May, 1864.

Linsly, A, B., e. January 4, 1862.

COMPANY E.

Morey, Delano, wd. at Bull Run, Va.

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EIGHTY-THIRD OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized on the 22d of September, 1862, under

Col. F. W. Moore, and was assigned to the First Brigade, Tenth
Division, Army of the Tennessee. It was engaged in the battles at
Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Bayou, Arkansas Post and Vicksburg.

On the 13th of March, 1864, the Eighty-third started on the Red

River expedition, and on the 8th of April encountered the enemy
near Pleasant Hills.

In November, this regiment was consolidated with the Forty-eighth

Ohio, and in March, 1865, started on the campaign against Mobile.
At Fort Blakely, it took an active and prominent part, capturing two
forts, eight cannon, two mortars, a long line of breastworks, eight
hundred prisoners, two flags, and a large quantity of small arm.,
ammunition, and other stores. It lost thirty-six officers and men
killed and wounded. From Mobile, the regiment moved to Galveston,
where it remained performing guard duty until July 21, when it

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proceeded to Ohio, and was discharged on the 10th of August, 1865.

Company B.

Turney, W. H.

EIGHTY-FIFTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Eighty-fifth Ohio consisted of four companies (a battalion),

recruited in the summer of 1862. It never reached the regimental
point. Occasionally a company would be attached to some other
organization and sent to the field, but the most of the time was
spent at Camp Chase, guarding the large number of prisoners in
confinement there

Hill, William T

COMPANY C.

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Rosebrook, William H., e. June, 1862.

EIGHTY-SIXTH OHIO INFANTRY.

Three Months Organization.

On the 26th of May, 1862, Gov. Tod called upon the military
committee of Union County for one hundred men, and on the 3d of
June a company of eighty-eight left Marysville for Columbus. The
men were all recruited in this county and entered the service for
three months.

At Columbus the company was assigned to the Eighty-sixth

Regiment and mustered into service with the following
commissioned officers: William H. Robb, Captain; G L. Sellers, First
Lieutenant, and Charles Cavis, Second Lieutenant.

There were two organizations of the Eighty-sixth; the first was

recruited in response to a Call from the President for 75,000 men in
May, 1862, to serve for three months for the protection of the
Northern States, then threatened by the Rebel General, Stonewall
Jackson. It was organized on the Hill of June, tinder Col. B. Burns,
and left Ohio for Clarksburg, W. Va., on the 17th, where it was
stationed to guard the railroad and protect Grafton the base of
supplies for the troops at West on, Buckhannon and Beverly. On the
27th of July, companies A, C, H and I moved to Parkersburg in
expecting of a raid upon that place, but were recalled to Clarksburg
on the 21st of August to prevent a rebel force under Jenkins from
crossing Cheat Mountain. Jenkins succeeded in crossing the
mountains at another point, and, after capturing Buckhannon and
Weston, and destroying large quantities of Government stores,
returned to the mountains of West Virginia. The term of service
having expired, the Eighty-sixth was ordered to Camp Delaware,
Ohio, where it was mustered out September 25, 1862.

COMPANY E.

Captain William H. Robb, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25,1862.

First Lieutenant G. L. Sellers, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25,

1862.

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Second Lieutenant Charles Cavis, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September

25,1862.

Sergeant Samuel R. Harbert, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25,

1862.

Sergeant Isaac, N. Hamilton, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25,

1862.

Sergeant W. S. .Johnson, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Sergeant Alexander D. Reed, e. June 3,1862, disc. September

25,1862.

Sergeant William H. Robinson, e. June 3,1862, disc September 25,

1862.

Corporal Ulysses D. Cole, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25,1862.

Corporal John M. Burney, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25,1862.

Corporal Jamb C. Lee, e. June 3, 1862. disc. September 25, 1862.

Corporal William L. Porter, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Corporal Calvin H. Reed, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Corporal D. G. Robinson, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Corporal William P. Welsh, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Corporal Andrew Wright, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Musician D. E. Wolford, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25,1862.

Died at home.

Amrine, Allison, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Brock, Jackson, e, June 3, 1862 disc. September 25, 1862.

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Beightler, Abraham, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Beaver, John, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25,1862.

Baughman, John, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Beach, William, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Deaver, Nathaniel, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862

Barbour, William J., e. June 3, 1862, disc September 25, 1862.

Burris, Charles, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862

Croy, Thomas W., e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Convene, O. P., e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Chapman, James. e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Coolidge, Moses, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Cole, Jeremiah e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Dallen, Isaiah, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862

Dockum, M., e. June3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Filler, William, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862

Frost, John, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Graham, Silas, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Gibson, Albert, a. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Gilchrest, Austin, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25,1862

Goldrick, William, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Hawn, Wesley, June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

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Harper, Seaton, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Heasley, Solomon e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Harbert, W. J., e. June :1, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Hamman, W. N., e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Hopkins, L., e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Horney, Jethro, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Hornbeck, J., e. June 3. 1862. disc. September 25, 1862.

Huffvine, Lewis, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862

Jenkins. Isaiah, P. e. June 3, 1862, disc September 25, 1862

Jones, Milton e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862

Kent, Cicero, e. June 3,1862 disc. September 25,1862.

Lumbard, Jesse, e. June 3, 1862 disc. September 25, 1862.

Lockwood, Luther. e. June 3, 1862 disc. September 25, 1862.

Leeper, Samuel C., e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Lamson, Truman, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

La May, George, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Marshall, James E., e. Julie 3, 1862, disc.. September 25, 1862.

McConnaha, Andrew, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Monte, Joseph, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862

Nowell. John, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

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Nick, Christian, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Newlove, Brown, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862

Orahood, Reuben, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September; 25, 1862.

Orahood, Hiram, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Reed, David S., e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Reed, John, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Richmond, John, e, June 3,1862. Died August 31, 1862 at

Buckannon, Va.

Robinson, C. L., e. June 3, 1862, disc,. September 25, 1862

Robinson, Simpson, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

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Snider, Henry, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Snodgrass, Albert, e. June 3, 1862. disc. September 25,1862.

Sabine, Charles W., e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862

Turner, Stephen, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 26,1862.

Turner, E. M., e. June 3. 1862 disc. September 25,1862.

Welsh, J. K., e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862

Wilkins, James C., e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Wilber, William, e. June 3,1862, disc. September 26, 1862.

Wood, Michael P., e. Juno 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

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White, Martin L. e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Webb, William, e June 3,1862, disc. September 25,1862.

Welsh. Frank, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Webster, L., e. June 3,1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Wolford, Chambers, e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

Wolford, Marvin, e. June 3, 1802, disc. September 25, 1862.

Wood, M. P., e. June 3, 1862, disc. September 25, 1862.

EIGHTY-SIXTH OHIO INFANTRY.

(Six Months' Organization)

The second organization of this number for six months' service was
completed in July, 1863, under Col. W. C. Lemert, and was
composed chiefly of the members of the old three months' Eighty-
sixth. It took the field against John Morgan, who was then raiding in
Ohio. The Eighty-sixth was ordered to Zanesville, and on its arrival a
detachment under Lieut. Col. McFarland proceeded to Eagleport, on
the Muskingum River, to intercept the enemy, but arrived just in
time to witness the crossing of the rear guard of the rebel forces.
Not being strong enough to attack, the commander could only
detain the raiders as long as possible by skirmishing, then return to
Zanesville.

The remainder of the regiment had proceeded to Cambridge,

expecting to meet Morgan at that place, but arrived too late. It
followed in pursuit, however, and with the command of Col.
Shackelford, captured the rebel forces near Salineville, Columbiana
Co., Ohio.

In August the Eighty-sixth was ordered to Kentucky, and having

joined the troops under Col. John DeCourcy, at Camp Nelson, moved
into East Tennessee. On the 8th of September, the combined forces
arrived in front of Cumberland Gap. Col. DeCourcy, in order to
exaggerate the number of his troops, resorted to the strategy of

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dividing each regiment, thus making. apparently, two of one. This

scheme had the desired effect, and the rebels supposed his forces
nearly treble their actual number. About this time Maj. Gen. Burnside
arrived with his command, on the opposite side of the Gap, and the
enemy was completely surrounded. On the 9th, after disposing of
the troops to the beat advantage, in case of resistance, a formal
summons was sent to the rebel commander for a surrender of the
place. The demand was assented to, and the Eighty-sixth then
moved into the fort and took possession. Two thousand eight
hundred prisoners, 5,000 stands of arms, thirteen pieces of artillery
and large quantities of ammunition, were the fruits of this expedition.

A detachment of the Eighty-sixth, including Company B, conducted

the prisoners to Lexington, Ky., then returned to the Gap and with
the regiment remained as a part of the garrison until its term of
service expired. Owing to the great distance from the base of
supplies, the troops at the garrison were compelled to subsist off of
the surrounding country much of the time. Foraging parties were
forced to go a great distance in their efforts to secure a sufficient
supply, and encounters with guerrillas were a frequent occurrence.

On the 16th of January, 1864, the Eighty-sixth started for home, and
on the 10th of February was mustered out at Cleveland, Ohio.

Company B, of the Eighty-sixth Infantry, was raised in Union County,

and was mustered into the United States service at Camp Chase in
July, 1863, with the following commissioned officers:

J. W. Fields, Captain; U. D. Cole, First Lieutenant, and Brown

Newlove, Second Lieutenant.

Six of the members of Company B died while in the service, and one
was wounded.

The county was also represented in Companies C, H and K, of this

regiment.

COMPANY B.

Captain James W. Field, e. June 19, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

First Lieutenant Ulysses D. Cole, e. June 19,1863, disc. February 10,

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1864.

Second Lieutenant Brown Newlove, e. June 19, 1863, disc. February

10, 1864.

Sergeant O. P. Converse, e. June 23, 1863, disc. August 14, 1863.

Sergeant William S. Filler, e. June 19, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Sergeant Joseph Maskill, e. June 22,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Sergeant G. W. Snodgrass, e. June 22, 1863, disc. February 10,

1864.

Sergeant James Welsh, e. June 22,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Corporal R. F. Cratty, is. June 22, 1863, transferred August 4,1863.

Corporal Cicero Kent, e. June 28,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Corporal J . C. Marshall, e. June 21,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Corporal R. M. Miller, e. June 22, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864

Corporal Stephen Pyers, e. June 30, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Corporal Albert Smith, e. June 22, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Corporal S. T. Turner, e. June 19, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Corporal R. L. Woodburn, e. June 26, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Corporal William Wilber, e. June 25, 1863, disc. February 10, 1865.

Musician William McCampbell, e. June 23, 1863, disc. February 10,

1864.

Musician E. L, Randall, e. July 3, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Andrews, Byron, e. June 26, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864,

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Andrews Clayton, o. June 26, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Beach, William, e. July 3,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Beltz Lewis, e. July 1, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Burrows , L. R., e. July 22,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Bidwell, L., e. July 11, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Collier, O., e. July 12,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Curry, James A., e. June 26, 1863, died at Crab Orchard Ky.,
October 2,1863.

Cartmell, T. J., e. July 3,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Clark, A. M., e. June 20,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Cameron, William, e. June 22, 1863, disc. February 10. 1864.

Coolidge, Hiram, e. June 23,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

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Collier, Arthur, e. July 13, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Doolen, Daniel, e. July 3, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Darling, John, e. June 24,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Dutten, J. R., e. June 26, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Farohee, John T., e. July 28, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Figley. Jonas, e. June 23 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Ford, H. C., e. June 25, 1863, disc February 10, 1864.

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Fritz, G. H., e. June 24,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Gill, Andrew, e. July 28,1863, disc. February 10, 1864,

Gillis. Walter R., e. July 6, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Griffith, T. R., e. June 27, 1863, din. February 10, 1864.

Heasley, W. P., e. June 22, 1861, Died at Camp Nelson, Ky.,

December 15, 1863.

Hohn, Daniel, e. July 28, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Harper, Seaton, e. June 26, 1863, din. February 10, 1864.

Hornbeck, A., e. June 22,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Horney, J., e. June 22,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Hopkins, L. B., e. June 25, 1863, disc. February 10. 1864.

Harris, Philip, e. July 25, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Kahler, Henry, e July 12, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864,

Ketch, Lewis Y., e. June 20,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Killberry, Solomon, e. July 11, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Keeseker, George W., e. July 11, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Lanson, F. H., e. June 23,186.3, disc. February 10, 1864.

Lansdown, R. P., e. July 3,1863, disc. February 10, 1864

Loring, E., e. July 3,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Morris, Solomon, e. June 26, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Morse, J. P., e. June 22, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

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Marks, William, e. June 29,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Moffitt, John, e. June 20,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Marvin, John, e. June 20, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Mathews, Charles, e. June 29, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Moore, Samuel, e. June 10, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Moore, Henry, e. July 10, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864

Mooder, James, e. July 3,1863, disc. February 10, 1864:

McNeal, William, e. June 20, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

McIntire, William, e. June 24, 1663, disc. February 10, 1864.

McConaha. A., e. June 20. 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Orahood, Hiram, e. June 22, 1863, wounded at Richmond, disc.

February 10, 1864.

Orahood, R., e. July 3, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Powers William, e. June 23, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Reed, Reuben, e. June 29, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Robinson, W. D., e. June 22, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Robinson, Imer, e. June 26, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Rader, R., e. July 13, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Smith, I. S., a. June 27, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Smith, Elijah, e. June 20,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Smith, William M., e. June 24,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

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Snider, Henry, e. June 20, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Snider, Adam, e. June 22, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Snider, Ezekiel, e. June 22,1861, disc. February 10, 1864.

Snider, William, e. June 27,1863, disc. February 10, 1864

Shirk, Jonas, e. Jane 22, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Shout, Isaiah e. June 22, 1863, disc. August 11, 1863.

Stickney, Joshua, e. August 3, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Stillings, William, e. June 28. 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Spain, Marshall, e. July 4, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864

Spain, R. T., e June 26,1863, died. February 10, 184

Shunk, Eli. e. June 4, 1863. disc. August 11, 1863

Smith, W. M., e. June. 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Sherwood, Amos, e. July 10. 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Seeley, Luther, e. July 10, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Turner, Emery, e. Jun 19,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Taylor, S. R., e. July 4. 1863, disc February 10, 1864.

Wench, Frank, e June 19,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Woodburn, Heber, e. July 28, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Welsh, Frank, e. June, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Welsh, L. A., e. June, 1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

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Webster, Z., e. July 4,1863 disc. February 10, 1864.

Webster, L. L., e. June 24,1863, died at Barboursville, W. Va.,

September 16, 1863.

Weller, Edward, e. June 29,1863, disc. August 11, 1863.

Wilson, L., e. June 24,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Wilson, C. J., e. June 23,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Wise, Eli, e. June 22,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

Wise, William, e, June 29,1863, died at Cumberland Gap, Tenn.,

January 4, 1864.

Wood, David, e. June 27,1863, died at Cumberland Gap, Tenn.

Wolford, Marion, e. July 4, 1863, died at Cumberland Gap, Tenn.

COMPANY C.

Case, Jason, e. June 2,1863, disc. February 10, 1864.

COMPANY H.

Beltz, William, e. July 20,1863, died at Cumberland Gap, Tenn

October 30,1863.

Maddox, John, e. June 9,1863, disc. September, 1863.

COMPANY K.

Croy, T. W., e. May, 1863 disc. 1863.

EIGHTY-SEVENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Eighty-seventh Ohio was organized for three months' service. In

June,1862, it reported to Maj. Gen. Wool, at Baltimore, and in July
moved to Harper's Ferry. It remained at that place until the siege by
Stonewall Jackson, and although its term of service had expired, had

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the misfortune of being included in the surrender of the National

forces on that occasion

COMPANY C.

Bosh, J. D., e. June 4,1862, taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, Va.,

1862, disc. 1862.

Bosh, W. J., e. June 4, 1862 taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, Va.,

1862, disc. 1862.

COMPANY D.

Croy, T. W., e. May, 1862, disc. September, 1862.

EIGHTY-EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY

This regiment was mustered into the service October 27, 1862,
under Col. George W. Neff, and was immediately placed on duty at
Camp Chase.

When the Kirby Smith raid was made on Cincinnati, the Eighty-
eighth moved to Covington.

A small detachment served in West Virginia and Maryland, but was

soon brought back to, operate against John Morgan. In December,
the regiment resumed its monotonous duty at Camp Chase, where it
remained until mustered out, July 3, 1865. This regiment was drilled
to the highest proficiency and, had it been permitted, would,
doubtless good service in the field.

COMPANY B.

Conklin, H. J., e. January 17, 1865, disc. July 3, 1865.

Hamilton, T. S., e. October 24,1864, disc. July 3,1865.

Mitchell, George, e. August 15, 1862, disc. July 3, 1865.

Severns, William, e. 1864, disc. July 3, 1865.

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Walsh, N. C., e. August 14, 1862, disc. July 3, 1865.

COMPANY D.

Corporal Isaac Mummy, e. October 1, 1862, disc. August 12 1864.

Corporal R. S. Spencer, e. March, 1863, disc. July 3, 1865.

Bethard, J. H., e. October 1, 1862, disc. July 3, 1865.

Curl , William H., e. April 25,1863, disc. July 3,1865.

Fisher, L. D., e. 1862, disc. July 3,1865.

Fisher, William, e. October, 1862, disc. July 3,1865.

Fleck, W. H., e. May 14,1863, disc. July 3, 1865.

Fulk, William, e. October 1, 1862, died at Camp Chase, Columbus,

Ohio, April 2, 1863.

Harris, Virgil, e. October 1, 1862, disc. July 3, 1865.

Hines, Jeremiah, e. October 1, 1862, died at Columbus, Ohio, May

19,1863.

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Haggard, N. R., e. March 17,1863, disc. July 3,1863.

Hedges, Alexander, e. March 18, 1863, disc. July 3, 1866.

Hedges, John, e. October 1, 1862, disc. July 3, 1868.

Jackson, James, e. October 1, 1862, disc. March 4,1865.

Low, Levi, e. February 27, 1863, disc. July 3,1865.

Marshall, S. J., e October 1, 1862, disc. December 1, 1864.

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McIntyre, George W., e. October 1, 1862, died in hospital January

22, 1864.

Richey, J. L., e. March 23,186.3, disc. July 3, 1865.

Wise, David B., e. October, 1862, disc. July 3,1865.

COMPANY E.

Long, B. M., e. February 26,1864, disc. July 3,1865.

COMPANY F.

Hamilton, James, e. March 31, 1864, disc. November 3, 1865.

COMPANY G.

Black, William, e. June 23, 186:3, disc. July 3, 1865.

Johnson, G. W., e. July 18, 1863; disc July 3, 1865.

Julian, Samuel, e. July 13, 1863, disc. July 3, 1865.

Ledley, Isaac L., e. June 24, 1863, disc. July 3, 1865.

Lower, Samuel.

Sewell, George, e. July 1, 1863, disc. July 3, 1865.

Taylor, J. B., e. January 26,1863, disc. July 3, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Captain Alexander Anderson, e. July 27, 1863, disc. July 3, 1865.

Corporal D. J. Harris, e. July 13,1863, disc. July 3, 1865.

Beard, F. L., e. July 22,1863, disc. July 3, 1865.

Haggard, W. D., e. September 1, 1864, disc. July 3, 1865.

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Hill, William.

Patrick, Thomas, e. July 13, 1863, disc. April 19, 1865, died at Camp
Chase, Columbus, Ohio.

Patrick, David, e. July 13, 1863, disc. July 3, 1865.

Williams, Jesse, e. July 31,1862, disc. July 3,1865.

COMPANY K.

Davis, Jesse, e. September 22, 1864, disc. July 3, 1866.

Mummy, Peter.

Marshall James.

EIGHTY-NINTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Eighty-ninth Ohio was organized and mustered into the service
on the 26th of August, 1862. It served in West Virginia until the
spring of 1863, when it moved to Tennessee to re-enforce Gen.
Rosecrans. In September, the Eighty-ninth, while engaged in the
battle of Chickamauga, was surrounded and captured almost entire
by a division of the enemy; the officers were sent to Libby Prison
and the men to Andersonville, where many of them died of
starvation and exposure.

The remnant of the regiment under Maj. Jolly, participated in the

assault upon Mission Ridge, and in May, 1864, joined the Atlanta
campaign, fighting in all the battles, to the end. It marched to the
sea with Sherman, and through the Carolinas on to Washington. It
was mustered out June 18, 1865.

COMPANY E.

Creviston, L., e. August, 1862, disc. 1865.

NINETIETH OHIO INFANTRY.

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During August. 1862, the organization of this regiment was

completed and mustered into the service under Col. Isaac N. Ross. It
reported, at once, to Gen. Wright, in Kentucky. In September it
made a forced march from Lexington to Louisville, suffering
intensely. It then moved south with Buell's army and participated in
the battles of Stone River and Chickamauga. It served in Tennessee
until May 1864, when it joined Sherman's advance on Atlanta. After
the fall of that city it pursued Hood north into Tennessee and took
part in the battles at Franklin and Nashville; then followed the
enemy south to the banks of the Tennessee. At the close or the war,
it returned to Ohio and was mustered out of the service June 13,
1865.

COMPANY C.

Creamer, W. M e. August 4, 1862, disc. 1865, wounded at

Nashville , Tenn.

McGill, Edgar.

COMPANY K.

Adams, P. C., e. July 26, 1862, disc June 5. 1865, taken prisoner at
Cumberland Gap, Tenn., June 18, 1862

NINETY-FIRST OHIO INFANTRY

This regiment was organized in August, 1862. It entered the field in

Virginia and operated in the Kanawha Valley. It joined Hunter's
march upon Lynchburg; then moved to Martinsburg and served
against Early's army in the Shenandoah Valley, fighting at
Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Opequon. The Ninety-first. was
mustered out June 24, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Halliday, John.

COMPANY F.

Philips, John C.

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NINETY-FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in August, 1862, under Col. Joseph W.

Frizell. Without uniform or camp equipage and never having been
drilled as a regiment, the Ninety-fourth entered upon active service
in Kentucky. In the retreat toward Louisville, it suffered severely for
want of food and water. It took part in the battles of Perryville,
Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge. It
joined Sherman's movement upon Atlanta, fighting in all the battles
and skirmishes to the end. It participated in be march to the sea and
through the Carolinas. After the grand review at Washington, the
Ninety-fourth was mustered out of the service on the 6th of June,
1865.

COMPANY B.

Evans, William.

COMPANY F.

Turner, A. S., e. August 5, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865, taken prisoner

near Bardstown. Ky., 1863.

NINETY-FIFTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Ninety-fifth Ohio was organized August 19, 1862, under Col.
William L. McMillen, the next day it moved to Lexington, Ky., and
was soon engaged in the disastrous battle at Richmond where the
most of the men were captured. Having been exchanged in
November, the regiment was re-organized and subjected to the
most rigid drill. In May, 1863, it moved to Memphis, then operated
with Sherman against Vicksburg. After the fall of that city, it again
moved to Memphis, and in June, 1864, joined the expedition into
Mississippi

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under Gen. Sturgis. Later the regiment served in Missouri and

Arkansas. It afterward joined Gen. Thomas' forces and participated
in the battle of Nashville. It performed its part in the pursuit of

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Hood, then joined Canby at Mobile. The Ninety-fifth was mustered

out August 19, 1865.

COMPANY D.

Corporal J. P. Hudson, e. August 9, 1862, disc. March 14, 1864.

Hume. J. P., e. August 9, 1862, disc. 1862.

COMPANY F.

Barcus, H., e. August 7, 1862, disc, February 1, 1863.

Ritter, S. M., e. August 18, 1862, disc. August 14, 1865. Wounded at
Richmond, Ky., August 30, 1862.

Wilcox, George C.. e. August 15, 1862, disc. August 14, 1865.
Wounded May 15, 1863.

COMPANY G.

Burnham, L., e. August 8, 1862, died July 22, 1863, at Vicksburg,

Miss.

Dee, James. e. August 3,1862.

Ellis, D. W., e. May, 1862, disc, 1865.

Mitchell, B., e. May 7, 1862, died February 18, 1863 in hospital at

Nashville, Tenn.

McClung, William, e. August 8,1862, disc. July, 1865

Spreese, G. W., e. August 3,1862, disc. August 14, 1865

Smith, Willard, e. August 3, 1862, disc. November 21, 1863

Smith D. W.. e. August :3, 1862, killed at Richmond, Ky.: August 30,
1862.

COMPANY K.

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Allen, B. F., e. August 11,1862, disc. August 14, 1865.

Allen, Calvin, e. August 11, 1862, disc. February 2,1863

Beard, S. B., e. August 11, 1862, died June 17, 1864, in hospital at
Memphis, Tenn.

Myers, Jacob, e. August 11. 1862, disc. August 14,1865. Taken

prisoner at Adairsville, Ga., June 10, 1864.

Pyers, J., Wounded.

Webster, Royal. Died at home.

NINETY-SIXTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

The Ninety-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry was raised in the Eighth

Congressional District, comprising the counties of Union, Delaware,
Knox, Morrow. Marion and Logan; and, embracing representatives
from various avocations of life, embodied its noble and intelligent a
body of men as were mustered into the service of their country.

The regiment was organized at Camp Delaware August 29, 1862,

numbering 1,014 men, rank and file. Its principal officers had seen
service, and were well qualified for their respective positions. The
field officers were Joseph W. Vance, Colonel, of Mt. Vernon; A. H.
Brown Lieutenant Colonel, of Marion; Charles H. McElroy, Major, of
Delaware; D. W. Henderson, Surgeon, of Marysville.

On the 1st of September, 1862, the regiment left Camp Delaware,

by way of Columbus, for Cincinnati, and, arriving in that city the
same evening, crossed the Ohio River and quartered in the streets of
Covington for the night; remaining there a week, sleeping at night
upon the streets. and were fed by the loyal citizens of the place. On
the 8th of September, went into camp three miles back of Newport,
Ky., and occupied the advance on that part of our line during the
threatened attack of Kirby Smith upon Covington, Newport and
Cincinnati.

On the 8th. of October, the regiment in the brigade of Gen.

Burbridge. A. J. Smith commanding the division of the Thirteenth

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Army Corps, marched to Falmouth. thence to Cynthiana, Paris,

Lexington and Nicholasville. At the latter place they remained in
camp two or three weeks ; thence marched to Louisville, where they
remained in the mind on the Ohio River for a few days. then
embarked for Memphis Tenn., on the 19th of November, where they
were encamped about a month. While there they were reviewed by
Gen. Sherman and ordered to embark on the Steamer Hiawatha and
proceed Iowa the river with the forces under his command, the
objective point being Vicksburg, Miss. The men were blissfully
ignorant of the severe service awaiting them, but were soon brought
to a realization of circumstances that every participant must look
back to with horror. The whole regiment and its outfit of wagons.
teams, etc together with the Seventeenth Ohio Battery with its guns,
horses and mules, were packed on this small craft. Nearly every
member of the battery was sick with the measles. The horses and
mules were placed on deck, their heads tied on either side, forming
between them a narrow aisle. Only partial rations or hard bread and
roasted coffee could be had the only resort being flour and green
coffee. which required cooking and roasting. It may have been a
necessity, but certainly it was a bitter fatality. The only facility for
clacking was a small stove on the after deck, to reach which it was
necessary to run the gauntlet or two hundred pairs of treacherous
heels and the filth of such a stable. First, the coffee and the meat.
were cooked and eaten with hard bread, but the supply of the latter
was good, exhausted and the men were forced to mix flour with
water and bake in on the same stove With the best effort possible, it
was often 2 o'clock before all had their breakfast with the half-
cooked material. As if this were not all that flesh and blood could
endure, cold rain continually drenched all who were not under cover,
and for want of room many were forced to remain on the hurricane
deck, famished with hunger and tortured with sleeplessness. All day
and all night the little stove was occupied by men preparing the
unhealthy rations, that, while they saved from immediate starvation,
were not slow, in connection with other causes, in developing
diseases that were equally fatal to those who were exposed and
those who were packed close in the ill-ventilated and over-crowded
apartments. Everywhere were sunken eyes, thin checks and
tottering steps. Surgeon Henderson, with his assistants, labored
incessantly to check disease and relieve the sufferings of the men,
but typhoid, measles and erysipelas were masters, everything
seemingly rendering them aid. Death did a frightful work. On its way
the regiment. disembarked at, Milliken's, Bend on the 20th and
made a forced march to Dallas Station, La., on the Vicksburg,

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S. & T. Railroad, a distance of twenty-eight miles, over a narrow

road out through a dense cypress forest, over stretches of corduroy
and thick intervening mud of the low marshes, burning depots and
warehouses, destroying a large amount of railroad property, tearing
up the track for miles, returning the following day in a pelting storm
of cold rain, having marched fifty-six miles in less than forty hours.
After privations on the boat, this work was terribly painful and
disastrous.

The regiment was taken on down the river to the Yazoo (the River of
Death), and up that river to Johnson's Lending; there disembarked
and marched to Chickasaw Bluffs and participated in the first attack
on Vicksburg, where the Union forces were defeated. Then
proceeding to Arkansas Post, they took an active part in the assault
upon the works capturing 7,000 prisoners, losing tau killed an a
twenty-six wounded. After this engagement, it at once accompanied
the army under Grant in the flank movement to the rear of
Vicksburg and took part in the siege until the surrender, July 4,
1863. Then it marched on to Jackson, taking part in the siege until
its evacuation on the 17th of July, thence back to Vicksburg, and
from there by steamer to Carrollton, La. From that point it made
several expeditions and scouts. It was next engaged in what was
called the Teche campaign, and participated in the battle of Grand
Coteau on the 3d of November. This was a desperate fight against
overwhelming numbers, the regiment losing 110 men killed,
wounded and missing.

In December, the regiment was ordered to Texas, where it operated

against Dick Taylor's forces until March, 1864, then returning to
Brashear City, La., entered upon the Red River campaign under Gen.
Banks. On the 8th of April, were engaged in the battle of Sabine
Cross Roads, losing fifty-six men killed, wounded and missing;
among the former were the gallant Col. Vance and Capt. Coulter;
among the latter was Capt. Evans, who returned to his command

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after an absence of ten months in rebel prisons. Then followed the

engagements of Peach Orchard Grove, Pleasant Hill and Cane River.

On the let of August the regiment with the Thirteenth Corps

embarked for Dauphine Island, in the rear of Fort Gaines, and were
the first troops to land in rear of that fort, and participated in the
siege till the surrender of the fort on the 8th with 1,000 prisoners.
Then proceeded on board gunboat to the rear of Fort Morgan and
participated in the siege of that fort until its surrender on the 22d.
On the 1st of September, the regiment returned to Louisiana, and in
November proceeded to the mouth of White River, in Arkansas. The
regiment was so reduced in numbers by continued losses that a
consolidation became necessary, and was effected by special order
on the 18th of November. At the request of the officers, and as a
special honor to the regiment, it was not united with any other
organization, but was consolidated into four companies, receiving
one company from the Forty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, whose
term of service had not expired with that of their regiment, making a
battalion of five companies called the Ninety-sixth Battalion, Lieut.
Col. A. H. Brown commanding. Company B, of Knox, E, of Marion,
and K, of Union, were consolidated, making Company C,
commanded by Capt. Evans. The battalion continued to operate in
Arkansas until February, 1865, whence it removed to the rear of Fort
Spanish, the key of Mobile, Ala., participating in the siege of that
fort, which resulted in its capture on the 8th of April. A few minutes
after the surrender, the regiment was marching to the assistance of
Gen. Steele, who had for some days been investing Fort Blakely,
fifteen miles north of Spanish Fort. Upon the arrival of Gen.
Granger's corps on the field, Gen. Steele's troops stormed the fort,
capturing 5,000 prisoners. This is said to be the last battle of the
war. The battalion then proceeded on the 11th to Stark's Landing,
and took passage on the morning of the 12th in company with a
fleet of gunboats, across the bay for the city of Mobile. A landing of
the infantry was effected below the rebel stronghold and marched
toward it, the gunboats sending shells of warning that we were upon
them. The reason of no response soon appeared in the form of a
white flag. After the surrender of Mobile, the battalion joined an
expedition to Nannahubbah Bluff, on the Tombigbee River, and also
McIntosh Bluffs.

The last volley fired by the Ninety-sixth was on the 12th day of April,
at Whistler Station, seven miles above Mobile, in a lively skirmish
with Dick Taylor's retreating forces. The regiment returned to Mobile

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on the 9th of May, where it remained until mustered out, July 7,

1865, excepting-forty men, whose term of service had not expired,
and who were transferred to the her Seventy-seventh Battalion,
Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, and served as a detachment in that
battalion until March, 1866.

The Ninety-sixth, from the time of entering the field until the close of
tile war, was on continuously active and most of the time hard
service. It embarked at Mobile for Camp Chase, by way of New
Orleans, arriving at Columbus the 29th day of July, where they were
paid off and disbanded, at which time they numbered 427 men,
including one company from the Forty-second Ohio. The regiment
marched 1,683 miles, and was transported by boat 7,686 miles, by
railroad 517 miles, making a total of 9,886 miles.

Company K of this regiment was recruited in Union County, and was

mustered into the service with H. C. Hamilton, Captain; J. C. Cline,
First Lieutenant; Thomas L. Evans, Second Lieutenant; M. G. Mains,
First Sergeant. This company left Marysville with 113 men; eleven
were rejected by Surgeon Henderson, who having had large
experience in the Mexican war knew that it required sound men to
endure the hardships of war,

500 - UNION COUNTY

hence the rigid examination. Thirteen men were recruited for this
company in the fall of 1863 and winter of 1864 by Sergt. Liggett,
making a total mustered into this company from Union County of
115. Union County was also represented in several other companies
of this regiment. Of the whole number of Company K, forty-three
died on the battle-field and in hospitals; ten were wounded and six
were prisoners. Thirty-three of the original number were mustered
out at Camp Chase in 1865.

Capt. Hamilton resigned his commission on account of disability,

August 9, 1863; Lieut. Cline was promoted to Captain, and resigned
his commission March 18 1864; Lieut. Evans was promoted to First
Lieutenant January 22, 1864, was commissioned Captain in April,
1864, was taken prisoner at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, April
8, and was not mustered until his release. First Sergt. M. G. Mains

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was discharged for disability and David Edwards was promoted to

First Sergeant, and discharged on account of disability February 20,
1863. W. H. Turner was promoted to First Sergeant March 9, 1863,
and died soon afterward. R. A. Liggett was promoted First Sergeant
September 1, 1863.

Surgeon D. W. Henderson, e. August 2, 1862, resigned April 2,1863.

COMPANY K.

Captain H. O. Hamilton, e. July 21,1862, resigned August 9, 1863.

First Lieutenant J. C. Cline, e. August 6, 1862. resigned March 18,

1864. Promoted to Captain of Company C. March 26,1863, wounded
November 3,1863, in battle of Grand Coteau, La.

Second Lieutenant Thomas L. Evan., e. August 19, 1862, discharged

July 7, 1865, promoted to First Lieutenant March 26,1863, taken
prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads April 8, 1864, promoted to Captain
July 13, 1864.

First Sergeant M. G. Maines, e. July 21, 1862, disc. for disability

March 9,1863.

Second Sergeant William Laughead, e. August 6, 1862, died of fever

in hospital at Nicholasville, Ky., November 29, 1862.

Third Sergeant A. J. Smith, e. August 6, 1862, disc. November 18,

1864, died at home since the war.

Fourth Sergeant Jacob Painter, e. August 6, 1862, disc. November

18,1864.

Fifth Sergeant Levi Hill, e. August 4, 1862, disc. July 7, 7,1865.

Wounded November 3, 1863, at Grand Coteau, La., and taken
prisoner.

Corporal G. Mitchell, e. July 28, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.

Corporal George Butler, e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.

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Corporal M. W. Judy, e. August 6, 1862, disc. March 24, 1863.

Corporal John T. Blake, e. August 6, 1862, died April 5, 1863, at

Millikens Bend, La.

Corporal D. Edwards, e. August 6, 1862, disc. February 20, 1863.

Promoted to First Sergeant.

Corporal H. Shenneman, e. August 6, 1862, died November, 1864.

Corporal J F. Shearer, e. August 5, 1862, died February 9,1866.

Corporal Abraham Cobb, e. July 28, 1862, promoted to Sergeant

March 1, 1863, killed in battle at Grand Coteau, November 3, 1863.

Corporal William Smith, e. August 6, 1862, disc. April 14,1863.

Armstrong, Wellington, e. December 30, 1863, transferred to

Seventy-seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry Battalion July
7,1865. Died since the war.

Barnes, Isaac H., e. August 2 1862 disc July 11, 1865.

Barnes. John his W., e. July 28, 1862, disc. July 7,1865.

Blue, Samuel, e. August 6,1862, died at Vicksburg February 11, 1863.

Blue, Wilson, e. August 6, 1862, died at Deer Island, Miss., January

13, 1863.

Beem, S. G.. E. July 22, 1862, wounded at Arkansas Post, January

11, 1863, died of wounds January 17, on board or hospital steamer.

Belts, Lewis, e., August 6,1862, disc. March 16,1863.

Belts, Frederick, e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.

Bowie., R. H., e. August 6, 1862, died at St. Louis, Mo., March 1,

1863.

Bowie, B. C., e. August 6, 1862, disc. February 16, 1863.

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Boyles, William. e. July 26, 1862, disc. July, 7, 1865, wounded

November 3 1863, In battle of Grand Coteau, La., died at Soldiers'
home since the war.

Brown, George J., a. August 6, 1862. Promoted to Sergeant

December 25, 1862. Died at Cincinnati, June 22, 1863 .

Burroughs, J. N., e August 4.1862, disc. July 7, 1865.

Culver, Joseph, e, August 6, 1862, died at Vicksburg, Miss., January

27,1863.

Clark, Reuben, e. August 6, 1862, died June 9, 1863.

Carter, Joseph, e. August 6,1862, disc. July 7,1865.

Coolridge, Aaron, e. August 6,1862, promoted to Corporal March ,

died on hospital boat at Nashville April 12, 1863.

Croy, David B., e. August 6,1862, died in hospital at St. Louis, Mo.,
January 30,1863.

Cole, Thompson O., e. February 29, 1864, disc. March 8, 1866

Transferred to Seventy-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry Battalion
July 7,1865.

Dobbins, Elisha, e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865 promoted to

Sergeant November 4, 1864, died since the war.

Elliott, John B., e. August 4, 1862, died at Jefferson Barracks,

February 16, 1863.

Eaton, E. E., e. August 4, 1862, died at Greenville, near Vicksburg,

Miss., February 23,1863.

Epps, John W., e. August 6, 1862, died at Vicksburg, Miss., July 10,
1863.

Epps, William, e. August 6,1862, disc. July 7,1865.

Finley, R. D., e. August 6,1862, disc. July 7,1865,

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Finley, Joseph, e. August 6.1862, disc. July 7,1865.

Gibson, N. e. August 2, 1862, died of wounds received at Sabine

Cross Roads April 16,1864.

Gosnell, J. N., e. August 6,1862, disc. December 6 1864 severely

wounded April 8, 1864, at Sabine Cross Roads.

Gowans, A. D., e. August 6,1862, disc. July 7,1865.

Gladhill, Mordecai, e. August 6,1862. disc. July 7, 685, taken

prisoner at Grand Coteau, La., November 3, 1863

Griffin, M. N., e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.

Green, W. J., e. February 23, 1864 drowned in Mississippi River, at

New Orleans, July 23,1864.

Hommans, Joseph A., e. August 5, 1862, died at Memphis, Tenn.,

March 16, 1863.

Hommans, Ira, e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7,1865, taken prisoner

at Grand Coteau, La., November 3, 1863.

Hossman, W. T., e. August 6,1862, disc. July 7,1865.

Hobert, Leander, e. February 29,1864, disc. March 8, 1866,

transferred to Seventy-seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry
Battalion July 7, 1865, died since war.

Hobert L. D., e. February 15, 1864, disc March 8, 1866, transferred

to Seventy-seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Battalion, July 7, 1865.

Johnson, Robert, e. August 6,1862, died at Soldiers' Home, August 8

1863.

Johnson, S. L., e. August 6, 1862, disc. December 30, 1864,

transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.

Kightlinger, Ashley, e. August 6,1862 disc. July 7, 1865, wounded at

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Vicksburg, Miss., May 18. 1863, taken prisoner at Grand Coteau

November 3, 1863.

Kightlinger, William, e. August 6,1862, disc. July 7, 1865.

Kinney, Charles H., e. August 6,1862, disc. July 7, 1865.

Kent, William. E. August 6, 1862, disc. December 24, 1862.

Kline, F. M , e. August 6,1862, disc. July 7,1865.

Lentz, J. S., e. August 6,1862, died near Vicksburg, Miss., January

27, 1863.

Lantz, B., e. August 6,1862, disc. July 7, 1865.

Liggett, R. A., e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865, promoted to

First Sergeant September 1, 1863.

Liggett, W. M., e. February 29, 1864, disc. March 8, 1866,

transferred to Seventy-seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry
Battalion July 7, 1865, promoted to Sergeant July 17, 1865.

Liggett, Alfred P., e. February 11, 1864, died at home while in the
service, September 15, 1864.

Matthews, William, e. August 6, 1862, disc. May 30,1865 taken

prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads April 8, 1864 wounded at Grand
Coteau, La., November 3,1963.

McNeal, Daniel, e. August 6,1862. disc. July 7. 1865, taken prisoner

at Grand Coteau, November 3, 1863.

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Marks John G., e. August 4, 1862, died in hospital at Columbus,

1864.

Moore, Simon, e. August, 6, 1862, died near Vicksburg, January 13,

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1863.

Martin, James, e. August 6,1862. died at Smith's plantation, below

Vicksburg, April 27, 1864.

Martin, John. e. August 6, 1862, died at Lexington, Ky. June 8, 1863

McCampbell, James L., e. August 4, 1862, disc. June 4, 1863.

McCreary, B. F., e. August 6. 1862, died on board the hospital

steamer J. O. Snow, January 27, 1863.

McKey, John, e. August 4, 1862, transferred to Veteran Reserve

Corps.

McIntire, David, e. August 4, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.

McAdams. H. P., e. August 6, 1862, disc July 7, 1866.

McIntire, George, e. August 22, 1864, disc. July 7,1865.

Monford, John W., e. August 4, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865,

Mitchell. G. W.. E. August 1, 1862, died at St. Louis, February 11,

1863.

McGill, E. G., e. February 13, 1864. disc. March 8, 1866, transferred

to Seventy-seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry Battalion July 7,
1865.

Nonnemaker, Jamb, a. August 4, 1862, died on board hospital

steamer near Vicksburg, January 20, 1863.

Nash, S. M., e. August 6, 1862, died on board hospital steamer

Louisiana, January 22, 1863.

Perry, Jesse, e. August 4, 1862, died on board the Hiawatha,

January 9, 1861.

Ruehlen. G. W., e. August 6,1862, died at Baton Rouge October

4,1864.

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Reed, T., e. August 6, 1862, died in the service February 24,1863.

Reed, Lewis J., e. August 6, 1862. died at Ballard's Farm, February

2, 1863.

Stevenson, Jackson, e. August 5, 1862, died March 20,1863.

Spain, Enoch, e. August 6,1862, disc July 7,1865.

Spain, William D., e. August 6, 1862, died February 21, 1863. on

board hospital steamer, the Louisiana,

Spain, P., e. October 21, 1863, disc July 7,1865.

Sterling, William, e. August 6,1862, disc. July 7,1865.

Smith, George B., e. August 6, 1862, disc. October 27,1864.

Stuberts, B. T., e. August 6,1862, disc. July T. 1865

Stone, Alvin, e. February 29, 1864, died at Memphis, Tenn., March

27, 1864.

Shirk, B., e. August 6,1862, disc. July 7,1865. Died since service.

Tucker, John M., e. August 6, 1862, disc. August 18, 1863.

Promoted to sergeant; discharged for disability.

Turner, A. H., e. August 4,1862, disc. July 7,1865.

Turner, I., e. August 6, 1862, disc. July 27, 1863. Discharged for
disability.

Turner, Asberry, e. August 4, 1862, killed in action at Jackson. Miss.,

July 10, 1863.

Turner, W. H., e. August 6,1862, promoted to first sergeant March

9, 1863. Supposed to have died on hospital boat Nashville.

Tanner, J. H., e. August 6, 1862, promoted to corporal March 1,

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1863. Taken prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads, April 8, 1864.

Wheeler, Thomas A., e. August 4.1862, disc. February 17, 1863.

Discharged for disability.

Wilber, James, e. August 6, 1862, died at Vicksburg, Miss., February

1, 1863.

Webster, A., e. August 5,1862, disc. August 25, 1863. Discharged for
disability.

Williams, James, e. August 6,1862, disc. August 18, 1863.

Discharged for disability

Westlake, S. R., e. August 6, 1862, died at Lexington, February 14,

1863.

Wells, David, e. August 5, 1862, died in service, April 26, 1863.

Walke, William, e. August 6,1862. Transferred to Veteran Reserve

Corps.

Webb, Matthew, e. February 12,1864, disc. March 8,1866.

Transferred to Seventy-seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry
Battalion July 7,1865.

Webb, Samuel, e. February 20,1864. Transferred to Vat. anti

Reserve Corps, June 19, 1864.

Woodburn, David H., e. February 29, 1864, disc. March 8, 1866.

Transferred to Seventy-seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry
Battalion, July 7,1865. Died at home.

Young, Thomas, e. August 6, 1862, died at Memphis, Tenn., January

22,1863.

COMPANY F.

Jones, William W., e. July 31, 1862, disc. December 10, 1863.
Wounded at Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863.

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Miller, James A., e. August 6, 1862, disc. June 1, 1865. Wounded at

the battle of Grand Coteau.

Sheets, W. H., ea, August 1, 1862, disc. July 1, 1865,

Trickey, Christopher, e. August 6, 1862, died at Bowling Green, Ky.

Williams, William H., e. August 7, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865. Taken

prisoner at Grand Coteau.

COMPANY G

Hall, Watson A., e August 8,1862, transferred to Invalid Corps.

Jenkins, E., e. August 8, 1862, disc. June 30, 1865. Died in hospital
at St. Louis.

COMPANY A.

Green, William, e. August 8, 1862, disc. July 7, 1865.

Porter, William, e. August 1, 1862 disc. July 7,1855.

Sprague, B., e. August 19, 1862, disc. July 7,1865. Taken prisoner at
Grand Coteau.

NINETY-SEVENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was mustered into the service in September, 1862,

under Col. John Q. Lane. It moved into Kentucky and was brigaded
with Gen. Buell's army, then in pursuit of Bragg's rebel forces.

The Ninety-seventh was actively engaged in the battles of Perryville.

Lavergne, Stone River, Chattanooga, Mission Ridge, Charleston,
Rocky Face, Resaca, Adairsville, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach
Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Lovejoy's Station, Spring Hill,
Franklin and Nashville. It was mustered out on the 12th day of June,
1865, having lost on the battle-fields 113 officers and men killed and
560 wounded

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COMPANY G.

Wagoner Henry Baker, e. August 5, 1862, disc. January 10,1865.

COMPANY K.

Carter, S., e. August 11, 1862, disc. December 12,1862

Redman, Jesse, e. August 11, 1862, disc. October, 1863.

NINETY-EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Ninety-eighth Ohio was organized August 22, 1862, under Col.
George H. Webster. It entered the field in Kentucky and operated
against, Kirby Smith. It took a prominent part in the battle of
Perryville; served under Gen. Rosecrans in Tennessee; then fought
at Chicksmauga. It joined Sherman's forces at Mission Ridge and
soon after moved to the relief of Knoxville. During the Atlanta
campaign, it participated in the engagements at Buzzard's Roost
Resaca, Rome, Dallas, Kenesaw, Peach Tree Creek and Jonesboro.
The Ninety-eighth chased the enemy across the Tennessee, then
marched to the sea and through the Carolinas. After the review at
Washington, it was mustered out June 3, 1865.

COMPANY D

Corporal T. B. Arnold, e. August 2, 1862, disc. June 2, 1865.

COMPANY E.

McMannis, William, e. August 16, 1862, disc. April 2, 1863.

NINETY-NINTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in August, 1863, under Col. Albert

Longworthy. It proceeded to Kentucky and assisted in the defense

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of Louisville, followed Bragg's retreating forces southward, then

moved against Morgan. It was afterward engaged in the battles of
Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge,
and during the Atlanta campaign participated in the engagements at
Rocky Face Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, Pine Mountain, Atlanta,
Jonesboro and Lovejoy,

,The Ninety-ninth joined Thomas at Nashville and took an active part

in the battle at that place. It pursued Hood as far as Columbia,
where it was consolidated with the Fiftieth Ohio, and the Ninety-
ninth ceased to be an organization.

COMPANY B.

Tonguet, Ephraim.

Tonquet, L.

COMPANY D.

Sergeant J. T. McVey, e. August 11, 1862, disc. 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized August 18, 1862, under Col. William
Given. It operated in Kentucky and Tennessee until September,
1864, when it moved to the relief of Athens. That fort having been
cowardly surrendered, the One Hundred and Second was
surrounded by an overwhelming force, many of the men killed and
wounded and the remainder captured. The officers were taken to
Selma and the men to Cahawba, Ala.; when paroled they were
placed on board the ill-fated steamer Sultan, and eighty-one of the
regiment were lost by the disaster to that boat.

It was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., June 30, 1865.

Sergt, A. J. Irwin.

COMPANY C.

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Holland, George W., e. August 7,1862, disc. January 13, 1863.

ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized August 30, 1862, under Col. James W.
Reiley, and in September moved into Kentucky and operated against
Kirby Smith and John Morgan until September, 1863, when it
proceeded to Knoxville and Cumberland Gap. It took part in the
siege of Knoxville and was engaged in the fighting at Holston River
and Blain's Cross Roads.

In April, 1864, it joined the Atlanta campaign and participated in all

the general engagements. In October it moved north with Thomas
and took part in the operations against Hood. At Franklin the
regiment lost sixty killed and wounded and after the battle marched
to Nashville carrying with it eleven battle flags captured from the
enemy by the Union army. After the engagement at Nashville it
pursued the enemy as far as Clifton, Tenn., and in February. 1865
proceeded to North Carolina, where it served until mustered out on
the 17th of June, at Greensboro.

COMPANY I.

James, W. H.

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH OHIO INFANTRY,

The One Hundred and Seventh Ohio was organized August 25, 1862,
under Col. Seraphim Meyer. It was engaged in tile battles of
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, then followed in pursuit of Lee
across the Potomac. It operated in South Carolina and Florida until
the close of the war, when it was mustered out July 10, 1865.

COMPANY D

Woods, W. T.

COMPANY F.

McNier, Eli., e. August 22,1862, disc. January 30, 1863.

COMPANY I.

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Gessler, John, e. August 22, 1862, disc. 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized October 3, 1862, under Col. J. Warren

Keifer. It operated against Lee at Kernstown; was with Grant in the
Wilderness and about Richmond, and with Sheridan at Winchester
and Fisher's Hill. It took part in the assault upon Peters burg and in
the pursuit of Lee. The One Hundred and Tenth was in twenty-one
engagements, and lost 795 men. It was mustered out at Washington
City, June 25, 1865.

Serg. T. C. Owen.

ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH OHIO

This regiment was organized in August, 1862, under Col, John R.

Bond. It entered the field in September, and operated against Kirby
Smith and John Morgan in Kentucky. It passed through the siege of
Knoxville, ing part in the engagements at Blain's Roads, Danville and
Strawberry Plains. May, 1864, the regiment joined the Atlanta
campaign, and was engaged in the battles Buzzard Roost, Rocky
Face Mountain, Resaca Kenesaw, Pine Mountain, Lost Mountain,
Dallas, on the Chattahoochee River, near Nicojack Creek, Decatur,
Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta Lovejoy. It started on this campaign with
380 men, and of this number lost in killed wounded, 212. It
participated in the fighting at Franklin Turnpike and at Nashville;
lowed in pursuit of flood, then moved North Carolina, where it
remained until mustered out July 12, 1865.

Serg. David Silver, died at Chattanooga.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY

This regiment was organized at Camp Chase in August, 1862, under

Col. James A. Wilcox. In December, it-moved to Kentucky, these$
Tennessee, and in September, 1863, bore a distinguished part in the
battle of Chickamauga, losing 138 officers and men of the 382
engaged. In December. 1863, the regiment marched to the relief of

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Knoxville, and in spring of 1864 joined Sherman's Atlanta campaign,

and participated in the engagements at

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Buzzard's Gap, Resaca, Rome, Dallas, New Hope Church, Kenesaw

Mountain, Peach Tree Creek and Atlanta.

It marched to the sea, then through the Carolinas, taking part in the
last battle of the war at Bentonville. After the surrender of Johnston,
the One Hundred and Thirteenth moved to Washington and took
part in the grand review, then proceeded to Louisville, Ky., where it
was mustered out on the 6th of July, 1865.

COMPANY D.

Corp. Elias Thomas, e. August 30, 1562, disc. June 28, 1865.

Flaharda, G. W., e. August 22, 1862, disc. June 28, 1865.

COMPANY E.

Sergt. F. M. McAdams, e. August 15, 1862, disc. June 28, 1865.

COMPANY F.

Corp. E. D. Horton, e. August 20,1862, wounded at Chickamauga,

Ga., September 20, 1863 disc 1864

Corp. Benjamin Norris, e. August 1, 1862, disc. June 28, 1865.

Freeman, T. P., e. August 15, 1862, wounded at Chickamauga , Ga.,

September 20, 1863, in arms, disc. April 25, 1864.

COMPANY G.

Trimble, Abraham, e. December 2, 1863, disc. June 28, 1865.

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Young, Daniel, e. January, 1861, disc. June 28, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Andrews, Lewis, e. August 6,1862, disc. June 28, 1865.

COMPANY K.

Nash, A. L., e. December 19, 1863, disc. June 9, 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized September 11, 1862, under Col. John
Cradlebaugh, and on the lot of December was ordered to Memphis
to join Sherman's expedition against Vicksburg It participated in the
assault upon Chickasaw; Bayou, and in January, 1863, moved
against Arkansas Post. In April, 1863, the regiment joined Grant's
movements against Vicksburg, and engaged the enemy at
Thompson's Hill, Champion Hill, Big Black Bridge and the siege of
Vicksburg. After the surrender, it operated in Louisiana and Texas
until January, 1865, when it moved to Florida, but soon returned to
Texas, and from there proceeded to Columbus, Ohio, and was
mustered out in July, 1865.

COMPANY A.

Robinson, William.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The One Hundred and Fifteenth wan organized in August, 1861,

under Col. J. A. Lucy, and reported to Gen. Wright at Cincinnati in
October. Here the regiment was divided, five companies proceeding
to Camp Chase to perform guard duty. In the fall of 1863, a part of
the regiment was mounted and operated in Tennessee, the
remainder occupying blockhouses along the railroad. When Hood
advanced on Nashville, Companies C, F and G were captured and
afterward paroled. They took passage on the ill-fated steamer
Sultana, where eighty-three men were lost. The One Hundred and
Fifteenth remained on garrison duty until mustered out, June 23,
1865.

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Chaplain William G. March, e. December 1, 1863, disc October 28,

1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized during the fall of 1862, under Col.
James Washburn. It operated in West Virginia, until the spring of
1863, when it moved east to Winchester. It served under Sigel in the
Shenandoah Valley, and with Sheridan at Snicker's Gap and
Opequon. In March, 1865, it joined the Army of the James in front of
Petersburg, and followed in the pursuit of Lee. The One Hundred
and Sixteenth was mustered out June 14, 1865, with the exception
of Companies F and K, which were consolidated with the Sixty-
second Ohio.

COMPANY D.

Forsyth, Samuel, e. August, 1862, disc. 1865, wounded at Cedar

Creek, To, October 19,1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The One Hundred and Seventeenth Ohio was organized in

September, 1862, under Col. Chauncey G. Hawley. It served in
Kentucky until January, 1864, when it moved into Tennessee, and
performed arduous duty until the close of the war. It was discharged
at Camp Dennison, August 1, 1865.

Sims, John, e. 1862.

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY,

This regiment was organized in September, 1862, under Samuel R.

Mott. It served in Kentucky and Tennessee until the campaign of
1864, when it moved upon Resaca. It participated in The battles of
Dallas, Pumpkin Vine Creek, Kenesaw Mountain, at the crossing of
the Chattahoochee, and in the final engagements which resulted in
the fall of Atlanta, after which it joined the army confronting Hood,
took part in the battle of Nashville, followed the enemy In Columbia,
captured Fort Anderson, was engaged in the action of Town Creek,

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then joined Sherman's army at Golds boro. The One Hundred and
Eighteenth received its final discharge at Cleveland, Ohio, July 9,
1865.

COMPANY G.

Leonard, A. H., e. August, 1862; disc. June, 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH OHIO INFANTRY

This regiment was organized during the autumn of 1862 under Col.
Daniel French. It joined the Army of the Tennessee, and participated
in the fruitless attack on Vicksburg It moved against Arkansas Post,
and under Grant took part in the engagement at Thompson's Hill,
the siege of Vicksburg and the investment of Jackson. In May, 1864,
the

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regiment, having started to join Gen. Banks at Alexandria, was

surprised and captured by the enemy. In November, the One
Hundred and Twentieth was consolidated with the One Hundred and
Fourteenth, which ended the career of the One Hundred and
Twentieth as a regimental organization.

COMPANY C.

Smith, Joseph, e. September, 1863 ; disc. January, 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIRST OHIO INFANTRY.

The One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio was organized in the early
fall of 1862, under Col. William P. Reed, the majority of its members
being without a knowledge of even the first principles of military
tactics.

Companies A and I were wholly, and Company C, partly, recruited in

Union County. Companies B, D, E, F, G and H also contained
representatives from this county.

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When the companies were organized, M. C. Lawrence was elected

Captain of Company A, D. H. Henderson, First Lieutenant, and J. W.
Jones, Second Lieutenant, and A. B. Robinson was elected Captain
of Company I, Andrew Dockum, First Lieutenant, and Joseph White
Second Lieutenant.

These two companies left Marysville on the 3d day of September,

1862, for Camp Delaware, where the regiment rendezvoused.

Company A went into camp with 102 men, and Company I with 116.

Recruits were assigned to the different companies during their

service, making the total number of enlistments 300, this being the
greatest number of men from this county serving in any one
regiment. Of this number, seventeen were killed, forty-two died of
wounds and disease, eighty-two were wounded, and thirty-two were
taken prisoners, making a total loss of 173.

When the regiment was organized, Capt. Lawrence was the ranking
line officer, having the right flanking company. and Company I the
right center, being two very important positions in the regiment, and
as time proved, these two companies were to play an important part
in this desperate game of war.

The One Hundred and Twenty-first was mustered into the service on
the 11th of September, 1862, and immediately went to Cincinnati,
crossed the Ohio River and went into camp at Covington, Ky., on the
12th. At this place, it was armed with a lot of condemned Austrian
rifles which were absolutely worthless; then moved to Louisville, and
was attached to Gen. McCook's Division.

Inexperienced and without an hour's drilling, the regiment marched

with Gen. Buell's forces against Bragg's rebel army, and on the 8th
of October was led into the battle of Perryville, where it received its
first baptism of blood.

Of Company A, James D. Hatcher was mortally wounded, and Oliver

W. Weeks, seriously wounded in this engagement; and of Company
I, Lieut. White was killed ; B. P. Hildreth and John P. Bailey severely
wounded, and George Lockhart, Alexander Gandy, James M. Lucas

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Marshall Morris and E. Patch were taken prisoners.

Many strong men were broken down in these first months' hard
service, and never afterward returned to their companies.

The regiment was detailed to bury the dead at Perryville; then

continued in Kentucky performing guard duty until January, 1863,
On the 31st of December, 1862, the regimental hospital was
captured at Campbellsville, Ky., and Alexander Baker, Nathan Baker,
S. B. Cone, James C. Cone and John R. Cameron of Company A, and
William McNier, F. M. McClaskey, James M. Simpson, Oliver Simpson,
William R. Sherwood , Martin Snyder, H. S, Sprague, William
Burrows' Hiram Hawley and John Brannon of Company I were taken
prisoners and paroled.

On the 1st of February, 1863, the regiment moved into Tennessee

and was employed in watching and protecting the right flank of Gen.
Rosecrans' army, then stationed at Murfreesboro.

About this time Col. H. B. Banning was transferred to the command

of the regiment; and the prisoners of Perryville had been ex.
changed and they and many of the sick re. turned to their
companies.

The One Hundred and Twenty-first moved from Stone River with
Gen. Rosecrans' army and on this march was engaged in a slight
skirmish with the rebel Gen. Forrest at Triune on the 3d of June. A
few days later I it occupied Shelbyville, Tenn., and after remaining
there several weeks advanced to Fayetteville, where it continued
until the 1st of September, when orders were received to join the
Reserve Corps under Gen. Gordon Granger anti proceed to
Chattanooga.

On the 20th of September, 1863, the regiment was engaged in that

memorable charge of Steedman's Division at the battle of
Chickamauga, in which they drove the enemy at the point of the
bayonet from the field and held it against repeated attacks until the
close of the battle, the One Hundred and Twenty-first being the last
regiment to leave the battle-field, and bearing away with it the flag
of the Twenty-second Alabama Infantry, which was captured and
borne, away in triumph by one Solomon Fish, of Mill Creek
Township, a member of Company C. it is concluded that this timely

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aid of the Reserve Corps saved Gen. Thomas' army from defeat.

Capt. Lawrence commanded the regiment on this occasion during

the greater part of the battle, while yet ranking as a Captain. and
Sergt. Otway Curry assumed command of Company A.

The loss of the regiment in this engagement was eleven officers and
eighty-seven men. Of Company A, Amos Amrine was missing;
Thomas Marshall, John J. Ramage, Solomon

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Hisey, Henry F. Jackson, O. S. Myres and Samuel Walters were

wounded and Solomon Hisey wounded and taken prisoner. Of
Company I, Lieut. Fleming, Harrison Carpenter and James Harden
were killed, and Capt. A. B. Robinson, A. R. Gage, George Deland,
John S. Gill, John W. Bryan, James M. Lucas, Sheridan McBratney,
Thomas Page, John G. Rupright, Edwin Sager and Richard White
were wounded.

After the battle of Chickamauga, the regiment shared in the battles

of Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge and in the march to the
relief of Knoxville, then remained quietly, in camp at Roseville until
entering upon the Atlanta campaign.

Capt. Lawrence was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in November,

1863, and was in command of the regiment during the winter of
1863 and 1864. Col. Banning being home on recruiting service,
Lieut. B. A. Banker having command of Company A, the greater part
of the time, and Capt. Moorehouse, of Company I, from the battle of
Chickamauga until the return of Capt. Robinson in January, 1864.

On the 2d of May, 1864, the One Hundred and Twenty-first started

on the Atlanta campaign. Companies A and I and two other
companies were selected to make a dangerous charge upon
Buzzard's Roost, which was successfully dome with but little loss,
then shared in the battle at Dalton a few days later, having passed
through Snake Creek Gap mud from that point until the fall of

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Atlanta, September 1, the regiment was continually under fire. It

was in the engagement at Ressea and as a part of Gen. J. C. Davis'
division was at the capture of Rome, Ga. At the battle of Kenesaw
Mountain, the regiment held the extreme right of the Union forces
and with fixed bayonet charged up nearly to the breast-works of the
enemy in &vain effort to drive them from their strong position. A
deadly cross fire of shot, shell and grape killed and disabled 150 out
of less than 400 of the One Hundred and Twenty-first. All with few
exceptions were killed or wounded in the open tield in front of the
enemy's works, in about five minutes.

Company A lost in this engagement John G. Perry, killed; O. B. Cone

mortally wounded, and Henry F. Jackson, F. B. Hargrove, L. A. N.
Craig, Henry Coats, W. H. Goff, and Hiram Laughry, wounded.

Company I lost, on the 20th, James Chapman, killed; on the 22d, A.

Drake and John Vanderau wounded, and on the 27th, Edward
Phillips, Alexander Scott, I. N. Dillon, A. C. Rosecrans, E. Sager and
A. S. Sprague killed; P. A. Holycross, John Kuhlman, and Jeremiah
Kirk, mortally wounded, and George Deland, J. Q. Converse, William
H. Bonnett, A. W. Davis, Van Dix, Alexander Gandy, Wesley Hawn,
George Holloway, Josiah Knight, C. P. Morse, H. Patch, Thomas
Page, William R. Sherwood, H. Woods, David Rea, H. McVay, Lewis
Ketch, John A. Wood, James A. Snodgrass, Daniel Cooperider, J. P.
Goodrich and John Reed wounded. The two companies losing twelve
killed and died of wounds, and thirty wounded.

From the 9th of July until the l7th, the regiment was engaged on the
banks of the Chattahoochie River; on the 18th and 20th it routed the
enemy and occupied his position at Peach Tree Creek, Company A
losing two men-S. B. Cone and John Jolliff-wounded. in this
engagement, and on the 22d joined its brigade and took position on
the right of the National line, three miles from Atlanta. In the
movement upon Jonesboro it took the advance, acting as
skirmishers for the Second Division, leading the Fourteenth Corps.
Capt. Henderson, of Company K, and John Cooperider, of Company
1, were wounded in this battle, and John Ports, of Company A, killed.

On the 2d of September Atlanta surrendered, and on the 6th the

regiment went into camp near that city. The One Hundred and
Twenty-first entered the Atlanta campaign with four hundred and
twenty-eight non-commissioned officers and men, and eighteen
commissioned officers. Four officers were killed and eight wounded.

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Twenty-two men were killed, two hundred and five wounded, and
one captured.

On the 29th of September, the regiment joined the expedition

against Forrest's rebel cavalry, and having driven him across
Tennessee, into Alabama, returned, and marched in pursuit of
Hood's army.

On the 2d of October, Lieut. Col. Lawrence resigned, and on the

19th Col. Banning left the regiment, and the command devolved on
A. B. Robinson, who had been promoted to Major and mustered on
the 17th of September. Maj. Robinson was afterward promoted to
Colonel, and commanded the regiment from the fall of Atlanta until
the close of the war. Lieut. Cavis was transferred from Company A
to Company I, and promoted Captain. Lieut. D. H. Henderson was
promoted to Captain, and also to Major. He commanded Company K
during the greater part of the service. Capt. Banker had command of
Company A from August, 1864, until the close of the war, and Capt.
O. Carry, of Company C and also of Company I, from the battle of
Bentonville until the end of the war.

The One Hundred and Twenty-first joined Gen. Sherman at Rome,

Ga., and marched with his army to the sea. After the fall of
Savannah, the regiment moved through the Carolinas, taking an
active part in the engagement at Bentonville, losing six men killed
and twenty wounded.

Company A lost John Sparks killed, and J. L. Porter, T. Prosser, J. G.

Irwin and J. C. Warner, wounded; and Company I lost C. B. Miller,
killed, Capt. C. P. Cavis mortally wounded, and P. Vanderau and
James Dunn severely wounded.

The regiment joined the national forces in the march to Washington,

was present at the grand review, then proceeded to Columbus,
Ohio, and was mustered out on the 12th day of June, 1865.

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One hundred and sixteen soldiers had belonged to Company A. Of

these, twenty-five died on the field, find in the hospitals, and twenty-
seven were wounded ; and of the 130 who enlisted in Company I,
thirteen were killed in battle, fourteen died of wounds and disease,
and forty-seven were wounded.

The large number of casualties is the best evidence that can be

given of the dangerous service rendered by these companies, and
the members are justly proud of the record of the One Hundred and
Twenty-first.

Col. A. B. Robinson, e. August 15, 1862, disc. June 8,1865. Mustered

in as Captain of Company I, promoted to Major August 29, 1864, to
Lieutenant Colonel January 2 1865, and to Colonel May 18, 1865;
wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20,1863.

Lieut. Col. M. C. Lawrence, e. August 9, 1862, disc. October 2, 1864.

Mustered in as Captain of Company A, promoted to Lieutenant
Colonel November 4, 1863.

Maj. D. H. Henderson, e. August 15,1862, disc. February 14,1865.

Mustered in as First Lieutenant, promoted to Captain March 26,1863,
and to Major January 28,1865; wound at Chickamauga, Ga.,
September 20, 1863, at Jonesboro, Ga., September 1, 1864, and at
Nashville, Tenn., December 14, 1864.

Maj. R. R. Henderson, e. September 10, 1862, resigned April 5,

1863. Wounded while a member of Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry; commissioned Major of One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio
Volunteer Infantry in the fall of 1862, resigned in the spring of 1863,
on account of wound.

COMPANY A.

Capt. Benjamin Banker, e. August 15, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Commissioned Second Lieutenant March 1, 1863. First Lieutenant
March 31, 1864, and Captain August 29, 1864.

COMPANIES A, C AND I.

Capt. Otway Carry, e. August 15,1862, disc. June 8. 1865. Enlisted

met private; received three commissions, Second Lieutenant, April

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12,1864; First Lieutenant, July 15, 1864, and Captain, April 20, 1865.

COMPANY A.

First Lieut. Thomas Marshall, e. August 15,1862, disc. March 5,1864.

Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20 1863.

First Lieut. John L. Porter, e. August 14,1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Wounded at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865; commissioned
Second Lieutenant, January 3, 1863, and First Lieutenant, May
22,1865.

Second Lieut. John W. Jones, e. August 15,1862, resigned March 25,

1863.

Second Lieut. John J. Ramage, e. August 12,1862, disc. June 8,

1865. Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20,1863;
promoted to First Lieutenant, April 20, 1865.

Sergt. Alexander Baker, e. August 13, 1862, disc. June 8. 1865.

Taken prison at Campbell, Ky.

Sergt. William J. Graham, e. August 13, 1862. Died at Louisville, Ky.,

March 28, 1863.

Sergt. A. P. Heminger, e. August 12,1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Sergt. Solomon Hisey, e. August 12,1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Wounded and taken prisoner at Chickamauga, Ga., September
20,1863.

Sergt John Jolliff, e. August 13, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865. Wounded
at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 22,1864.

Sergt. John Miller, e. August 4,1862, disc. July 1, 1865.

Sergt Alonzo Skidmore, e. August 14,1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Wounded at Lookout Mountain, Tenn., November 24, 1863,

Corp. Nathan Baker, e. August 13, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865. Taken
prisoner at Campbellsville, Ky.

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Corp. A. H. Ballinger, e. August 12, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Corp. S. B. Cone, e. August 16, 1862, disc. March 20,1861. Taken

prisoner at Campbellsville, Ky.; wounded at Peach Tree Crook, Ga.,
July 22,1864.

Corp. Charles Guy, August 15, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Corp. Henry F. Jackson, e. August 8, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20 1863, and at
Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27, 1864.

Corp. T. Prosser, e. August 13, 1862, disc. May 17, 1865. Wounded
at Bentonville, N. C., Merck 19, 1865.

Corp. Zechariah Ross, e. August 18,1862, disc. June 8,1865.

Corp. William H. Sidell, e. August 15,1862, disc. February 10, 1863.

Accidently shot at Lebanon, Ky., December, 1862.

Corp W. W. Southard, e. August 14, 1862, disc. July 1865. Wounded

at Atlanta, Ga., August 6, 1864.

Corp. J. N. Vining, e. August 12, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Drum Maj. William F. Burrows, e. August 13,1862, disc. February 20,

1863.

Drummer B. Cosgrove, e. December 19, 1863, disc. June 8, 1865.

Drummer John Dirst, e. August 30, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Teamster John H. Ellis, e. August 12. 1862, disc. June 8 1865.

Teamster Nathan Farnum, e. September 11, 1862, disc. June 8,

1865.

Teamster W. E. Tanner, e. August 13, 1862, disc June 8, 1863.

Blacksmith John Q. Adams, e. August 13, 1862, disc. June 8 1865.

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Cook Anderson Moore, (colored), e. September 1, 1863, disc. May

18,1865.

COMPANY A.

Amrine, Amos, e. August 22, 1862, missing at Chickamauga Ga.,

September 20,1863.

Adams, Wesley, e. August 12,1862, disc. June 8,1865.

Adams, J. W., e. August 12, 1862.

Baldwin, James S., e. August 12,1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Boyd, Joseph. e. August 12, 1862, disc. Jane 25, 1865, transferred
to Pioneer Corps.

Butler, James , e February 24,1864, disc. August 15, 1865,

transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, June 2 1865

Brown, Stephen, e. August 13, 1862, disc. June 19, 1865, taken
prisoner at Rossville, Ga., Sept. 21, 1863.

Burrows, H. D., e. February 22, 1864, died in hospital at New

Albany, Ind., December 28,1864.

Bergen, William S., e. March 1, 1864, wounded near Dallas, Ga.

Brown, Ira, e. September, 1862.

Cone, James C.,: e. August 15, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865, taken
prisoner at Campbellsville, Ky.

Cole, Joshua, e. August 11, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Chapman, J. W., e. August 15, 1862, disc. June 8. 1865.

Chapman. J. N., e. August 20, 1869, disc. June 8, 1865.

Cunningham, T.. e. August 13, 1862.

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Curry, David, e. August 15, 1862, disc. July, 1865, on detached

service from June, 1863, until mustered out.

Craig, L. A. N., a. February 29, 1864, taken prisoner at

Campbellsville, Ky., wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June
27,1864.

Cone, Otway B., e. August 15, 1862, died July 21, 1864, in hospital
at Chattanooga, Tenn., of wounds received at Kenesaw Mountain,
Ga., June 27, 1864.

Coats, Henry, e. February 22,1864, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain

Ga., June 27,1864.

Cherry, Isaac, e. August 9, 1862, died in hospital near Rossville, Ga.,

February 20,1864.

Carter, Levi, e. August 15,1862, died in hospital at Louisville, Ky.,

May 27, 1862.

Cameron , John R., e. August 9, 1862, taken prisoner at

Campbellsville, Ky.

Chandler, O. S., e. August 12, 1862, died in hospital at Lebanon,

Ky., December 11, 1862.

Duden. William W., e. February 22, 1864, disc. August 15,1865,

transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Jun. 2, 1865.

Dufflinger, J. N., e. August 12,1862. wounded.

Erwin, John, e. August 8, 1862, died in hospital at Franklin, Tenn.,

March 5,1863

Figley, A. M., e. August 12, 1862, died in hospital at Nashville,

Tenn., April 28,1863.

Goff, William H., e. August 12, 1862, disc. March 4, 1865, wounded
and taken prisoner at Sequatchie Valley, Tenn., October, 1863,
wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27,1864.

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Glasscock, William, e. e. August 12, 1862, disc. October 6, 1862.

Gandy, William, e. August 12, 1862, disc. June 8,1865.

Grindle, J. M., e. August 12, 1862, taken prisoner at Lou isville, Ga.,
In December, 1864.

Hargrave, F. B., e. August 15, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865, wounded at

Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27, 1864.

Hinkens, N. H., e. February 22, 1864, die. August 15, 1866

transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer In. fantry, June 2, 1865

MILITARY RECORD. - 507

Hamilton, Silas, e. August 12,1862.

Hartley, Thomas M., e. August 13. 1862, died in hospital at Franklin,

Tenn., April 24, 1863.

Hatcher, James D., e. August 13,1862, died November 18, 1862, in

hospital at Perryville, Ky., of wounds received October 8, 1862.

Hawn Michael, e. February 20,1864.

Hisey, William P., e. August 8, 1862, disc. October 6, 1862.

Irwin, J . G., e. August 8, 1862, disc. May, 1865, wounded at

Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865.

Jackson, J. C., e. August 12, 1862, disc. January 23, 1863.

Johnson, D. L., e. August 12,1862, disc. March 23,1863.

Kennedy, John, e. August 15,1862.

Lash , John, a. August 22, 1862.

Lister, Alfred, e. August 1.5, 1862, wounded and died at Savannah.

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Ga.

Lenox, W. H., e. August 13,1862, disc. April 23, 1863.

Livingston, Philip, e. August 15,1862, disc. June 19, 1865.

Lansdown, H, e. August 22, 1862, died at home, disc. 1865.

Laughrey, Hiram, e. August 11, 1862, disc. May 17,1865. wounded

at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., Juue 27,1864, disc. May 17,1865, died at
home.

Myers, O. S., e. August 13, 1862, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga.,

September 20, 1863, disc. June 8, 1865.

McClung, John, e. August 8,1862.

McElderry, J., August 12, 1862, died at Lebanon, Ky., January

9,1863.

Myers, William F., e. August 13,1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Meddles, G., e. August 12,1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Neville, James, e. August 13, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Perkins, Michael, e. August 12,1862, disc. July 6 , 1863.

Perry, John G., a. August 12, 1862, killed at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.,
June 27.1864.

Pierce, R. A.. e. August 9,1862, died in hospital at Campbellsville,

Ky., December 26,1862.

Ports, John, killed at Jonesboro, September let, 1864.

Roberts. George, e. August 12,1862, died March 15, 1864, at Camp

Dennison, of gunshot wound received at Missionary Ridge.

Robinson, W. P., e, February 22, 1864, disc. June 8, 1865,

transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

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Stiner, Joseph, e. August 8, 1862, disc. June, 1865, transferred to

Pioneer Corps.

Southard, John W., e. August 12, 1862, disc. April 5, 1863.

Southard, Green, e. February 29, 1884, died of wounds received at

Nashville, Tenn., December 15,1864.

Swartz, George W., e. August 13, 1862, disc. May 13,1863.

Swartz, John, e. August 15, 1862, disc. June 15, 1863.

Snider, Jacob, e. August 13,1862, disc. June, 18,66.

Skidmore, S. S., e. August 14, 1862.

Shuler, D. V., e. August 20, 1862, disc. June 24, 1865.

Strump, W. e. February 25, 1864, disc. June 8, 1865.

Shade, William, e. August 12,1862.

Sparks, John, e. August 13, 1862, killed at Bentonville, N. C., March

20, 1865.

Sparks, William G., e. August 13, 1862, disc. September 24,1863,

died at home, March 8,1873.

Thompson, O. A., e. August 15, 1862, died in hospital at Louisville,

Ky., May 27, 1863.

Taylor, James W., e. February 20. 1864, died in hospital at Atlanta,

Ga., of wounds received near Atlanta, September 19, 1864.

Taylor, Jeremiah, e. August 12, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Van Sickle, O. A., e. August 13, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Walters, Samuel, e. August 8, 1862, died October 3,1863, at

Chattanooga, Tenn., of wounds received at Chickamauga, Ga.,

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September 20 1863

Walters. John, e. August 13: 1862, died at Camp Dennison, Ohio,

February 13, 1863.

Walter, George W., e. August 9, 1862, died at Washington, D. C.,

April 10, 1863.

Walker, Isaac, e. August 12, 1862.

Warner, I. C., e. August 9, 1862, disc. June, 1865, wounded at

Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865.

Woodworth, J. C., e. August 12, 1862, disc. June 8 , 1865

Weeks, Oliver W., e. August 13, 1862, disc. January 14, 1864,
wounded at Perryville, Ky.

Yearsley, Nathan, e. August 12, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865, died at

home in March, 1869.

COMPANY B.

Cline, Frederick, e. August 18, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Dial, Amos, e. August 12,1862, died at Camp Chase, Ohio,

COMPANY C.

Second Lieut. F. T. Arthur, e. August 11, 1862, wounded at

Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, disc. April 23, 1863.

Sergt. Nelson Adair, e. August 22, 1862, disc. May 11, 1865. Taken
prisoner at Campbellsville, Ky. Died at home.

Sergt. Daniel Duvall, e. August, 20, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Sergt. T. W. Martin, e, August 22, 1862, disc. January, 1863.

Sergt. David Swartz, e. August 14, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

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Sergt Abner Said, e. August 12,1862, disc. June 27,1865. Wounded

Corp. Robert M. Cooper, e. August 148, 1862, taken prisoner at

Milledgeville, Ga., December 3,1864, disc. June 20,1865.

Corp. E. B. Manville, a. August 14, 1862, disc. January 23, 1865.

Died at home.

Corp. J. B. F. Swart, e. August 18, 1862, disc. February 6, 1863.

Allen, A. B., e. August 22, 1862, taken prisoner at Chickamauga,

Ga., September 20, 1863, and died to Libby Prison.

Black Henry, e. April 1. 1864, wounded at Bentonville, N. C. March

20, 1865. disc. May 18, 1865. Transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry.

Brown, Wilson, e. February 5, 1864, transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio

Volunteer Infantry June 2, 1865, disc. June 8,1865.

Brown, George W., e. February 4, 1864, transferred to Sixty-ninth

Ohio Volunteer Infantry June 2, 1865, disc. August 15,1865. Died at
home,

Brown, Elijah, e. August 15, 1863 , wounded at Kenesaw Mountain,

Ga., June 27, 1864, disc. June 8, 1865.

Brown, E. W., e. August 15, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865,

Carr, William C., e. August 12,1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Canan, C. E., e. December 21,1863, disc. August 15, 1865.

Transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

Crego, Judson, e. August 16, 1863, disc. February 6, 1863.

Doolen, G. A., e. August 14, 1862, disc. June 8,1865.

Estep, John, e. August 22, 1862.

Estep, Levi, e. February 3, 1864, died at Big Shanty. Ga., July

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17,1864.

Fish, Solomon, e. August 14,18,52, disc. June 8 1865 Captured the

flag of the Twenty-second Alabama Regiment at the battle of
Chickamauga, Ga.

Guy, Harrison, e. August 22, 1862, disc. June 8. 1865. Wounded.

Guy, Joseph, e. August 12, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865. Taken prisoner
at Campbellsville, KY.

Hinton, John, e. February 4,1864, disc. August 13, 1865. Transferred

to Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

Hill, William A., e. August 12, 1862 disc. June 8, 1865.

Jones, William T., e. August 22, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Joslin, William, e. August 22, 1862.

Kirkland, William, e. August 18, 1862.

McIntire, George, e. March 1, 1864, disc. June 8, 1865. Transferred

to Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

Mummy, Daniel, e. February 15,1864, killed at Bentonville, N. C.,

March 19, 1865.

Moody, William H. Killed.

Norris, William, e. August 16, 1862, transferred to Invalid Corps

March 6, 1863.

Rittenhouse, James, e. August 8, 1862, disc. June 27, 1865.

Rittenhouse, J. H., e. August 12,1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Wilcox, Albert, e. August 18,1862, disc. 1863. Missing supposed to

have been drowned in the Cumberland River.

Wilcox, Almiron, e. February 26,1863, died at Big Shanty, Ga., July

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17. 1864.

Wells, George M., e. February 16, 1864, disc. August 16, 1865.
Wounded at Pasch Tree Creek, Ga.

Weaver, John H., e. August 18, 1862 , disc. June 8. 1865. Captured
a rebel sword in the battle of Chickamauga, Ga.

COMPANY D.

Bowersmith, J., e. 1864, disc. 1864.

Warren, A., e. April, 1864, disc. September, 1865.

COMPANY E.

Dean, Jesse M., e. August, 1862, disc. June 9, 1865.

COMPANY F.

Capt. 0. M. Scott, e September 11, 1862, wounded at Bentonville, N.

C., March 20,1865, disc. June 8, 1865.

Mores, Martin, e. August 22,1862.

COMPANY G.

Crider, Abraham, e. December 28,1863. Died

508 - UNION COUNTY

COMPANY H.

CorP,. William Layton, E. August 12,1862, disc. May 29, 1863. Died
at home in 1870.

Baker, B., e. August 17, 1862, transferred to Veteran Corps January

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10, 1865, diSC. August 15, 1865.

Rochell, S. S.

COMPANIES I AND A.

Capt. Charles P. Cavis, e. September 17, 1862. died April 6, 1865, of

wounds received March 19, 1865, at Bentonville, N. C.
Commissioned First Lieutenant March 31, 1864. and Captain October
19,1664.

COMPANY I.

Capt. Daniel Gillson, e. August 13, 1862, disc. June 8 1865,

Capt. A. B. Robinson. Promoted to Major August 29, 1864. Promoted

to Lieutenant Colonel January 28, 1865. Promoted to Colonel May
18,1865.

First Lieut. William F. Barr, e. September 4 1862. On detached duty. I

First Lieut. A. A. Dockum, e. August 16, 1862, resigned April 6,1863,

died at home March 20, 1864.

First Lieut. W. J. White, e. August 18, 1862, disc. June 8 1865.

Second Lieut. Robert F. Fleming, e. December 29, 1862, Killed at

Chickamauga, Ga., September 26, 1863,

Second Lieut. Joseph White, e. August 22, 1862, killed at Chaplin

Hill, Ky., October 8, 1862.

Sergt. R. S. Bonnett, e. September 21, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Sergt. J. Q. Converse, e. August 16, 1862, wounded at Kenesaw

Mountain, Ga., June 27, 1864, disc. June 8, 1865.

Seagt., George Deland, e. August 16, 1862, wounded at

Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863, and at Kenesaw Mountain,
Ga., June 27, 1864, disc. February 24, 1865.

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Sergt. A. R. Gage, e. August 21, 1862, wounded at Chickamauga,

September 20 1863 promoted to First Lieutenant April 20, 1865, disc
June 8, 1865,

Sergt. D . R. Harper, e. August 16, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Sergt. Marshall Morris, e. August 22, 1862, wounded at Perryville,

KY., October, 1862. disc. May 1, 1865.

Sergt. Norton Scott, e. August 22, 1862, disc. May 9, 1863.

Sergt. L. B. White, e. August 22,1862, transferred to Invalid Corp

January 16 1864, disc. July 1, 1865.

Sergt. John A. Woods, e. August 22, 1862, wounded at Kenesaw

Mountain, Ga., June 27, 1864, and November 6,1864, disc. June 8,
1865.

Corp. John W. Bryan, e. August 3 1862, wounded at Atlanta, Ga.,

August; 16, 1864, and at Chickamauga September 20, 1863, disc.
June 8, 1865.

Corp. C. G. Eirich, e. August 18, 1862, disc. March 20, 1863.

Corp J. N. Fooks, e. August 18, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Corp. John S. Gill, e. August 22,1862, wounded at Chickamauga,

Ga., September 20,1863, disc. June 8, 1865.

Corp. P. A. Holycross, e. August 9 1862 , died August 5, 1864, at

Chattanooga, Tenn., of wounds received at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.,
June 27, 1864.

Corp. Lewis Johnson, e. August 22, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Corp. John P. Kritline, e. August 16, 1862. Never mustered in.

Corp. George Lockhart, e. August 22,1862, taken prisoner at

Perryville, Ky., October, 1862, disc. January 24,1864.

Corp. Charles P. Morse, e. February 22,1864, wounded at Kenesaw

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Mountain, Ga., June 27, 1864, transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio

Volunteer Infantry June 2, 1865.

Corp. S. McBratney, e. August 22, 1862, wounded at Chickamauga,

Ga., September 20, 1863, disc June 8, 1865.

Corp. George H. Reed, e. August 16, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Corp. Alexander Scott, e. August 22 1862, killed at Kenesaw,

Mountain, Ga., June 27,1864.

Corp. R. H. White, e. August 22 1862, wounded and taken prisoner

at Chickamauga, Ga., September 1863, disc. Jun. 8,1865.

Musician H. A. Chapman, e. August 16, 1862 disc. June 8, 1865.

Musician George Harris, e. August 16, 1862, disc. February 2,1863.

Wounded.

Hospital Steward Beverly W. Keyes, e. September 11, 1862, disc.

June 8, 1865.

Bonnett, William H.., e. August 22, 1862, wounded at Kenesaw

Mountain June 27, 1864, disc. March 4, 1865.

Bailey, John P., e. August 16, 1862, wounded at Perryville, Ky.,

October 8, 1862 transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio Veteran Volunteer
Infantry January 2,1863, disc, March 6, 1863.

Brennan, John, e. August 22, 1862, taken prisoner at Perryville, Ky.,

died at home January, 20,1863.

Brown, Isaac, e. August 22,1862, disc. June 8,1865

Brown, J. M., e. August 16 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Brown, Josiah, e. August 22, 1862. Transferred to Engineers'

Department.

Beedle, J. M., e. August 22 1862, promoted to Corporal December

24,1862, disc. September 10, 1863.

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Burrows, W. E., e. August 22, 1862, taken prisoner at

Campbellsville, Ky., December 31, 1862, disc. October 20,1863.

Burrows, W. W., e. August 22,1862, disc. June, 8,1865.

Beahm, Gotleib, e. August 111, 1862, died in hospital at Perryville,

Ky., November 8, 1862.

Bonham, Leet, e. August 22,1862, died at Lebanon, Ky., February 11

1863.

Chapman, James H., e. August 22, 1862, killed at Kenesaw

Mountain, Ga., June 20,1864.

Cooperider, John, e. August 16, 1862, wounded at Jonesboro, Ga.,

September 1, 1864.

Cooperider, Daniel, e. August 16,1862, wounded at Kenesaw

Mountain, Ga., June 27, 1864, disc. June 8, 1865.

Carpenter, Harrison e. August 22, 1862, killed at Chickamauga, Ga.,

September 20, 1863.

Courtright, W. George, e. August 22,1862, died in hospital at

Perryville, Ky. November 17, 1862.

Cockran, Thomas, e. August 22 , 1862, disc. September 16, 1863,

Drake, Abraham, e. November 24, 1863, wounded at Kenesaw,

Mountain, June 27, 1864, transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry June 2,1865.

Dean, A. H., e. November 24, 1862, wounded at Atlanta, Ga.,

August 23, 1864, transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry
June 2 1865, disc. July 26. 1865.

Dillon, I. N., e. November 24, 1863, killed at Kenesaw Mountain

June 27,1864.

Debolt, G. W., e. August 22,1862, disc. April 27,1863.

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Dix , Vane, e. February 19, 1864, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain,

Ga., June 27,1864, disc. February 2,1865.

Dunn, James, e. February 13,1804, wounded at Bentonville, N. C.,

March 19, 1865, arm amputated, disc. July 17, 1865. Transferred to
Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

Davis, A. H., e. November 24, 1863, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain

June 27, 1864, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps January 28,
1865.

Freet, William, e. August 16, 1862. Never mustered in.

Ford, J. W., e. August 16,1862, disc. March 21 1863.

Gandy, Alexander, e. August 22, 1862, taken prisoner October

8,1862, at Perryville, Ky., wounded June 27, 1864, at Kenesaw
Mountain.

Graves, L. P., e. August 22, 1862, disc. January 8 1863.

Goodrich, J. P., e: August 22, 1862, wounded at Kenesaw mountain,

Ga., June 27,1864, disc. September 11, 1865.

Hildreth, B. P., e. August 22, 1862, wounded at Perryville, Ky.,

October 8 1862, disc April 18, 1863.

Holloway, George, e. February 20, 1864, wounded at Kenesaw

Mountain June 27, 1864, transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry June 2,1865, disc. June 2,1865.

Huber, Henry, e. August 22, 1862, disc. March 27 1863

Hawn, B. W., e. January, 1864, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.,

June 27, 1864, transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry
June 2, 1865, disc. July 17, 1865

Harper, Seaton, e. February 16, 1864, transferred to Sixty-ninth

Ohio Volunteer Infantry June 2, 1865, disc. July 17,1865.

Harper, A. J., e. August 22, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

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Hawley, V. D. e. August 18, 1862, died in hospital at Bardstown, Ky.

November 20,1862.

Harden James, e August 16, 1862, died of wounds received at

Chickamauga, Ga., September 28, 1863.

Hawley, H. S., e. August 18, 1862, died at Louisville, Ky., January 9,

1863.

Holycross, T. J., e. August 16, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865..

Holycross, J. K., e. August 16,1862, wounded at Atlanta, Ga., August

6,1864, disc. June 8, 1865.

Ireland, Levi, e. August 22, 1862, died at Quincy, Ill., March 24.
1863.

Jones, Henry T., e. August 22,1862, disc. November 2 1863.

Retch, Lewis J., e. February 22,1864, wounded at Kenesaw

Mountain June 27, 1864, killed at Atlanta, Ga., August 6.1864

Kahline, Fred, e. August 16,1862, disc. April 22, 1863.

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Knight, J. J., e. February 29, 1864, wounded at Kenesaw No

Mountain June 27 1861. transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps
January 28, 1865.

Kirk, Jeremiah, e. August 22, 1862, died July 21 1864 at Nashville,

Tenn., of wounds received June 27, 1864, at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.

Kuhlman , John a. August 18, 1862, died July 18, 1864, at Nashville,
Tenn., of wounds received June 27, 1864, at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.

Lucas, J. M., e. August 21, 1862, taken prisoner at Perryville, Ky.,

October 2, 1862, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20,
1863, disc. June 8, 1865.

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Lamme, H. J., e. August 16,1862, disc. March 30, 1863.

League, James, e. August 16, 1862, died in hospital at Lebanon, Ky.,

January 4, 1863.

McVey H. W., e. December 7,1863, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain,

Ga., June 27,1864, transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry
June 2, 1865.

McCrab James e. August 22,1862.

McClaskey, F. M., e. August 22, 1862, taken prisoner at

Campbellsville, Ky., December 31, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

McNier, William, e. August 16,1862, taken prisoner at Campbellsville,

Ky., December 31, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Miller C. B., e. November 24,1863, killed at Bentonville, N. C., March

19, 1865.

Morse, C. P.

Orahood John, e February 9, 1864, transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio

Volunteer Infantry June 2,1865, disc. June 8, 1865.

Orahood, Aaron, e. February 9,1864, transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio

Volunteer Infantry June 2, 1865, disc. June 8,1865.

Orahood, A. J., e. January 1 1864 transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio

Volunteer Infantry June 2,1865, disc. June 8,1865.

Orr, Abraham, e. August 22, 1862, disc. March 3, 1863,

Patch Eslie, e. August 16,1862, taken prisoner at Chaplin Hill, Ky.,

October, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Patch, Harman, e. August 16, 1862, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain,

Ga., June 27, 1864, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps January
28, 1865.

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Philips, Edward, e. August 21, 1862, killed at Kenesaw Mountain,

Ga., June 27,1864.

Page, Thomas S., e. June, 1862, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga.,

September 20, 1863, and at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27, 1864,
transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps January 28, 1865, disc, July 1,
1863.

Pierce, D. W., e. August 22,1862, disc. June 8,1864,

Parthemore, E., e. August 16,1862, disc. April 13, 1863.

Rea, D. A., e. November 24, 1863, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain

June 27, 1864, transferred to Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry
June 2, 1865, disc. July 17, 1865.

Rosencrans, A. E., e. August 26, 1864, killed at Kenesaw Mountain,

Ga., June 27, 1864.

Rupright, John G., e. August 18, 1862, wounded at Chickamauga

September 20, 1863, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps April 10,
1864,

Reed, Hiram, e. August 19, 1862, disc. December 10, 1863.

Reed, John, e. November 24,1963, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain

June '27,1864, disc May 19, 1865.

Romine, J. W., a. August 22. 1862, disc June 8, 1865. Taken

prisoner at Campbellsville.

Snider, Martin, e. August 22. 1862, taken prisoner at Campbellsville

Ky., December 31, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Scott, William E., e. August 22, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Scott, Ross, e. August 22, 1862, disc. January 8, 1865

Simpson, .J. M., e. August 22, 1862, taken prisoner at

Campbellsville, Ky., December 31, 1862.

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Simpson Oliver, e. August 22 , 1862, taken prisoner at

Campbellsville, Ky., December 31, 1862.

Sager, Edwin, e. August 22, 1862, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga.,

September 20, 1863, killed at Kenesaw Mountain June 27, 1864.

Sprague, E. B., e. August 7,1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Sprague, S. W., e. August 22,1862, disc. February 6, 1863.

Sprague, A. S.. e. August 7, 1862, taken prisoner at Campbellsville,

Ky., killed at Kenesaw Mountain June 27 1864

Snodgrass, J. A., e. August 16, 1862, wounded at Kenesaw

Mountain, Ga., June 27, 1864, promoted to Corporal October 31,
1863, disc, June S, 1865.

Spindler, Joseph, e. August 16,1862, disc. June 8, 1865

Scheiderer, C. G., e. August 18, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Sherwood, William R, a. August 22, 1861, taken prison. er at

Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain,
Ga., June 27, 1864, disc. March 14, 1865 .

Stithum, J. N

Trout Abraham, e August 22, 1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Twiford, T. S., e August 22, 1862. Transferred to Veteran Reserve

Corps.

Vanderau, Philip, e. August 22, 1862, wounded at Bentonville, N. C.,

March 19, 1865, disc June 6, 1865.

Vanderau, John, e. August 18, 1862, wounded at Perryville, Ky,

October, 1862, and at Kenesaw Mountain Ga., June 27, 1864,
promoted to Corporal February 27, 1865, disc. June 8, 1865.

Woods, H. P, e, August 22, 1862, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain,

Ga., June 27, 1864, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps January

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28, 1865.

Wigle, Cyrus, e. August 18, 1862, disc. March 27, 1863.

Wolford, W. E., e. August 16,1862, disc. March 14, 1863.

Wolford, P. W., e. August 16,1862, disc. June 8, 1865.

Hardee, Owen (colored cook), e. August 26, 1863; transferred to

Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry June 2, 1865.

COMPANY K.

Fletcher, John, e. August 22, 1862, disc. May 4, 1863.

Reid, John, e. 1864, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27

1864 disc June 8,1865.

Stradner, E.,(colored cook), e. September 1, 1861, transferred to

Sixty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry June 2, 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SECOND OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in October, 1862, under Col. William H.

Ball. It served in West Virginia until January, 1863, then moved east
and operated in the Shenandoah Valley. It joined in the pursuit of
Lee in his retreat from Gettysburg, took part in the battles of the
Wilderness, Petersburg, Winchester and Cedar Creek, and was
present at the surrender of Lee. After the review at Washington, the
One Hundred and Twenty-second was mustered out, on the 9th of
July, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Innskeep, H. M., e. May, 1862, disc. October, 1862.

COMPANY G.

Cassidy, William. e. August, 1862, wounded at Wilderness Run, disc.

1865.

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Cassidy, George, e. August, 1862, wounded at Winchester, Va.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Ohio was organized in October,

1862, under Col. Emerson Opdycke. It took a prominent part in the
battles of Chickamauga and Mission Ridge, then marched to the
relief of Knoxville. It joined Sherman's Atlanta campaign and
participated in the battles of Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Lost
Mountain and Kenesaw Mountain. After the fall of Atlanta, it followed
Hood to Nashville, took part in the battle of Franklin and in the
pursuit south. In June, 1865, the regiment was ordered to Texas,
and was there mustered out September 25, 1865.

COMPANY PANT F.

Yoder, Alexander, e. October, 1862, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga.,

September, 1863, disc. 1865.

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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized September 4, 1862, under Col.

Benjamin F. Smith. It operated in Virginia under Grant, took part in
the battles of Snicker's Gap, Opequon, Fisher's Hill, the Wilderness
and Petersburg; then joined in the pursuit of Lee. It was mustered
out June 26, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Slemmons, John P., e. August 22, 1862, disc. May, 1865, wounded
in the battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.

Young, M. C., died.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Ohio was organized during the

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winter of 1863-64, and although a three years' organization, and

ready for any emergency or service, it was chiefly occupied within
the borders of the State at the frontier posts of Johnson's Island and
Sandusky. It was mustered out July 17, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Carson, Samuel, e. May 1, 1862, disc. 1865

Corp. Thomas Cody, e. October, 1863, disc. November 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE OHIO INFANTRY

This regiment was organized August 10, 1863, under Col. H. D.

John. for Six months' service, and immediately started for Camp
Nelson, Ky., where it was brigaded with the Eighty-sixth Ohio,
another six months, regiment, the Twenty-second Ohio Battery, and
a regiment of Tennessee mounted infantry, and placed under
command of Col. De Courcy, of the Sixteenth Ohio. The brigade thus
formed was incorporated with the Ninth Army Corps, and, on the
20th of August, left Camp Nelson for Cumberland Gap, where it
arrived on the morning of the 8th of September. The place was thus
completely invested, Gen. Burnside having simultaneously appeared
with a force on the southeastern side. As our forces appeared before
the main fort in regular line of battle, the rebels saluted them with
three shells, but without damage. This was all the resistance made
to the National advance, excepting from the pickets as they were
driven into the intrenchments. A formal demand being made by the
National, commander for the surrender of the post, Gen. Frazier at
ones acceded, and the whole garrison fell into our hands, with the
exception of a small force of cavalry. The fruits of this bloodless
victory were over two thousand two hundred prisoners, fourteen
pieces of artillery, and a large amount of war material of all kinds.
The One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio remained at the Gap, en.
gaged in foraging, scouting, picket duty, etc., until the 1st of
December, when it was ordered to move at daylight, receiving but
two hours' notice. The regiment marched through Tazewell, and in
the direction of Clinch River, which was reached next day at the
point where the Knoxville road crosses that Stream. At this point a
sharp engagement was in progress with a division of Longstreet's
corps. The One Hundred and Twenty-ninth was led into this
engagement, and acquitted themselves in a creditable manner. From

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the 2d until the last of December, the regiment was kept constantly
moving along the line of Clinch River watching the enemy, and
occasionally skirmishing with him. From Tazewell the regiment
returned to the Gap, where it remained until the beginning of
February;. then it started for Camp Nelson. From there it proceeded
to Ohio, and was mustered out by companies during the month of
March. 1864.

A the month of fifteen or twenty men were recruited in Union

County by W. H. Robinson, and was assigned to Company G, of the
One Hundred mud Twenty-ninth Ohio. When the Company
organized, William H. Robinson was elected Second Lieutenant, and
C. L. Robinson was appointed Sergeant.

COMPANY A.

Biddle, Charles, e, January 12, 1864, disc. February 1, 1864.

COMPANY C.

Rittenhouse, J. H., e. August 8,1863.

COMPANY G.

Second Lieut. William H. Robinson, e. July 20,1863, disc. March

8,1864.

Sergeant C. L. Robinson, e. July 21, 1863, disc. March 8, 1864.

Corporal J. H. Johnson, e. July 21,1863, died at Cumberland Gap,

Va., February 19, 1864.

Corporal Ormill Pyers, e. July 21, 1863.

Cody, Thomas e. July 21, 1863, disc. March 8, 1864.

Easterday, George, e. July 21, 1863, disc, March 8, 1864,

Gilchrist, Austin, e. July 22, 1863, disc. March 8, 1864.

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Hyde, Thomas B., e. July 21,1863, disc. March 8,1864.

Harris, Samuel e. July 24,1863, disc. March 8, 1864.

Harris, Andrew, e. July 24,1863, disc. March 8, 1864.

Williams, C. C., e. July 21, 1863, disc. March 8, 1864.

Worley, David, e. July 21, 1863, disc. March 8, 1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIRST OHIO NATIONAL

GUARDS.

The One Hundred and Thirty-first Ohio was organized in May, 1864,
under Col. John G. Lowe. It reported to Brig. Gen. Morris, at
Baltimore, and was assigned to garrison duty at Forts McHenry,
Marshall and Federal Hill. It was mustered out August 25, 1864.

COMPANY D.

Cranston, James, e. May 2,1864, disc. September, 1865..

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND OHIO NATIONAL

GUARDS.

This regiment was organized in May, 1864, under Col. Joel Haines.
During its term of service it performed fatigue and picket duty at
White House and Bermuda Hundred, and was mustered out on the
27th of August, 1864.

COMPANY F.

Wharton, C. H., e. May 2, 1864, Died at Hamden Hospital,

September 10, 1864.

MILITARY RECORD. - 511

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Corp Ralph Moffitt, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 10, 1864.

COMPANY I.

Gordon, J. R., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 18,1864.

COMPANY K.

Corp. John B. Cowgill, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 10, 1864.

Bishop, C. O., a. May 2, 1864, disc. September 10, 1864.

Palmer, William H., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 10, 1864.

Stokes, Oliver P., e. Kay 2,1864, disc. September 10, 1864.

Warner, Miller, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 10, 1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD OHIO NATIONAL

GUARDS.

This regiment was mustered into the service May 6, 1864, under Col.
Gustavus L. Innis.

It was ordered to Bermuda Hundred, where it operated about

Petersburg until July 17, then ten

moved to Fort Powhatan. The regiment returned to Ohio and was

mustered out August

20, 1864.

COMPANY B.

Berger, S. R., e. May 2, 1864, disc. August 20, 1864.

COMPANY D.

Bulen, W. W.,e. May 2,1864, disc. August 0.0,1864.

COMPANY E.

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Sergt. E. P. Churchman, e. May 2,1864, disc. August 20, 1864.

Daniels, M. N., e. May 2, 1864, disc. April 20, 1865. Died.

COMPANY K.

Copelin, O. D., e. May 2,1864, disc. August 20,1864.

Evans, B. W., e. May 2,1864, disc. August 20,1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH OHIO NATIONAL

GUARDS.

The One Hundred and Thirty-fourth was organized May 6, 1864, for
100 days' service under Col. James B. Armstrong. It moved to
Virginia, participated in the engagement at Port Walthall, and formed
a part of the advance line operating on Richmond. It was mustered
out August 31, 1864.

COMPANY A.

Piersol, George, e. May 2,1864, disc. August 31,1864.

COMPANY D.

Second Lieut. William H. Loveless, e. May 2, 1864, disc. August 31,

1864.

Burnham, Ralph, e. May 2,1864, disc. August 31, 1864.

Irwin, Francis, e. May 2,1864, disc. August 31,1864.

Lincoln, C. P., e. May 2, 1864, disc. August 31 1864

Martin, Lawrence, e. May 2, 1864, wounded at Petersburg, Va., June

27,1664, disc. August 31 1864

McIlvane, James, e. May 2,1864, disc. August 31, 1864

Reams, George, e. May 2, 1864, disc. August 31, 1864.

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COMPANY F.

Moffitt, William, e. May 2,1861, disc. August 31,1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH OHIO NATIONAL

GUARDS.

This regiment was Organized in May, 1864, under Col. Audi Andrew
Legg. and was ordered to guard the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. A
part of the regiment at North Mountain was captured and sent to
Andersonville prison . Only about one-half lived to return. The
remainder of the regiment operated about Harper's Ferry until its
term of service had expired, and was mustered out September 1,
1864.

COMPANY B.

Belt, Benjamin, e. May 2,1864, disc September 1, 1864.

Park, T. C., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

COMPANY D.

Stewart, J. J., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864, wounded at

Highland Heights.

COMPANY F.

Hatch, J. T., e. 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

COMPANY H.

Musician James Bird, e. May 2, 1864. Died at Harper's Ferry, Va.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH OHIO NATIONAL

GUARDS.

This regiment was organized at Columbus on the 13th of May, 1864,

for 100 days' service, under Col. Smith Irwin. It at once moved to
Washington City, where it performed garrison duty until the

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expiration of its term of service. The regiment was mustered out on

the 30th of August, having lost from disease two officers and twenty-
three men.

The One Hundred and Thirty-sixth drew three full companies from
Union County, viz.: Companies D, H and K.

Company D was mustered in with L. D. Norveil as Captain ; James

Briggs, First Lieutenant and James Smith, Second Lieutenant.

Company H, with Charles Fullington as Captain; J. B. Richey, First

Lieutenant and A. D. Reed, Second Lieutenant.

Company K, A. B. Parmeter as Captain; Samuel McAllister, First

Lieutenant, and B. J. Layouts, Second Lieutenant.

Eight of the 274 men from Union County, who enlisted in this
regiment, died at the hospital.

Surgeon Aaron Boylan, e. May 11, 1864, disc. September 1,1864.

COMPANY A.

Rhoads, M. J., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Rhoads, H. J., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Walke, Isaac, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1804.

COMPANY B.

Sergt. William Powers, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Brown, William H., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Holycross, S. B., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Kent, George, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

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Rea, Joseph W., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Smith, Reuben I., c. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Smith, W. S, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Schade, B., e. May 2,1864, disc September 1, 1864.

Valentine, James F., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

COMPANY D.

Capt. D. L. Norveil, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

First Lieut. James Biggs, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Second Lieut. James Smith, e. May 2, 1864. Died at Alexander Va.,

September 1, 1864.

Sergt. Theodore L. Wiswell, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Sergt. Daniel T. Paul, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Sergt. David S. Abbott, e. May 2,1864. disc. September 1, 1864.

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Sergt. Stephen Shirk, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1 1864

Sergt. William R. Cranston, e. May 2, 1864. Died a, Alexandria, Va.,

August 21, 1864.

Corp. Lintel Carter, e. May 2, 18134, disc. September 1, 1864.

Corp. S. Drake, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Corp. E. Lockwood, e. May 2 , 1864, disc. September 1, 1364.

Corp. Benjamin Rochell, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1,1864.

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Corp. Charles W. Smith, e, May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Corp. A. Warner, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864, Corp.

David T. Wilkins, e. May 2,1864, disc. September I, 1864.

Musician George W. Sudduth, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1,

1864.

Musician Timothy Middleton, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1,

1864.

Wagoner S. J. Sterling, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Argo, David. e. May 2, 1 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Bowen, Lewis, e. May 2, 1864. Died in hospital at Alexandria, Va.

Brooks, Nathaniel, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864

Brillhart, Abraham, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Brown, William H., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Baker Elon, e, May 2,1804, disc. September 1, 1864.

Brigham, Putman, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864

Ballinger, Lemuel, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1 1864

Berry, Preston, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1964

Brown, Lewis, e. May 2,1864, din. September 1, 1864

Brown, John C., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1 1864.

Basel, Adam, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Cranston, James, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1. 1864

Converse, Samuel L., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

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Cratty, William P., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Christ, A. C., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Drake, A. C., e. May 2, 1864, disc, September I 1864.

Dillon, A. H., e. May 2.1864, disc September 1 1864

Dobbins, William, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September I , 1664.

Evans. Joseph P., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864,

Fox, George W., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1 1864

Flickinger, Harvey, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Gleason, N. R., e. May 2,1864, disc. September. 1, 1864.

Green, Robert B., May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864

Hosack, John, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864

Hosack, William, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Holloway, William, e. May 2,1864, disc, September 1 1864

Herd, William H., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Herd, Hiram D., e. May 2,1864 disc. September I , 1864

Herrington, D. H., e. May 2.1864, din. September 1 1864

Herington, O. E., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1: 1864.

Jackson, William F., e. Hay 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Jenkins, Isaiah, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Jones, Andrew K., e. May 2,1864, died near Washington, D. C.,

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September 1, 1864.

Johnson, Griffin, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864

Konkle, Abraham, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Lieber, John, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864 -

Lockwood, Oliver, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Lockwood, D. B., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Lockwood, I. O., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Maris, Jesse, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Middleton, D. W., e. May 2,1864, disc. September I , 1864

Myers, Michael, e. May 2,1864, disc, September 1, 1864

McCrary, William T., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Newland, Isaac, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Norviel, Joshua e. May 2. 1864, disc. September I , 1864

Perkins, William, e, May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Perkins Michael, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Reynolds, V., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1 1864.

Ralston. John, e. May 2, 1864, died in Hospital at Alexandria, Va.,

August, 1864.

Sevryn, James Y., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Smith, Harvey, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Smith, Calvin, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

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Smith, James W., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Smith, Robert B., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Scott, Gabriel, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Shirk, John H., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Shirk, John, e. May 2, 1864, disc September 1, 1864.

Stults, Henry N., e. May 2, 1964, disc. September 1, 1864.

Spanks, Charles F., e. May 2, 1864, died at Washington D. C.,

September 1, 1864.

Smith, James, e. May 2,1864, disc. August 11, 1864.

Taylor, James, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Thompson, M., e. May 2, 186 1, disc. September 1, 1864.

Thompson, George F., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Thompson, D. W., e. May 2, 186 1, disc. September 1, 1864.

Turner, Franklin, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Wilson, John F., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Wood, John, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Wheeler, T. J., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Wells, Elisha, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

COMPANY F.

Hoover, Samuel, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864, died

October 14, 1873.

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McCrackin, George, e.. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864,

COMPANY G.

Davis, T. J. e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

COMPANY H.

Capt. Charles Fullington, e. May 2, 1864, disc, September 1 1864.

First Lieut. J. B. Ritchey, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Second Lieut. A. D. Reed, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Sergt. French Garwood, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Sergt. Isaac Marsh, e. May 2, 1862, din. September 1, 1864.

Sergt. W. Q. Porter, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Sergt. William M. Winget, a. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Sergt. Wilson Young, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Corp Aaron Boylan, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Corp, Joseph Davis, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Corp. O. Griswold, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Corp. J. Hammond, e. May 2, 1864, tilde. September 1, 1864.

Corp, Joseph Haltsman, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1,1864.

Corp. V. G. Hush, e. May 2, 1864, disc September 1, 1864.

Corp. Harrison Miller, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864

Corp. Owen Wilber, a. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Musician W. C. Burrows, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

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Musician O. B. Holycross, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Musician S. M. Richmond, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Wagoner, Thomas Reed, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Burnham, H. C., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1861, died at

home. December 15,1864.

Beck, O. J., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Beck, Thomas M., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Bland, Peter, e. May 2, 11.464, disc. September 1, 1864.

Blake, N. M., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Blake, Moses, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1. 1864.

Burrows, L. K., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Battees, J. C., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Blackburn, J. N., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Child, L. B, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Cassil, James, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Carter, John W., e. May 2.1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Doty, J. M., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Davis, Alexander, e. May 2,1864 , disc. September 1, 1864..

Davis, George, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Elliott, J. M., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

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Foote, E. B., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Flowers, John, e. May 2,1864 disc. September 1, 1864.

Freshwater, A., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Freshwater, R., e. May 2,1864. disc. September 1, 1804.

Gill, W. M., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Graham, F. M., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Graham, Christian, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1861

Graham, Phineas, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Hopkins, Asa, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

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Haney, J., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Hathaway, Benjamin, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Holbrook, Jacob, e. May 2 , 1804, disc. September 1, 1864.

Hunt, B., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Henderson, G. D , e. May 2, 1864 disc. September 1, 1864.

Irwin, S. L., e. May 2. 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Irwin, Robert , e. May 2 1864 disc September 1, 1864

Irwin Thomas e May 2, 1864, disc. -. September 1864.

Jenkins, J. H., May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Leonard, M , e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1. 1864, died

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September 11, 1877.

Lane, Isaiah , e. May 2 1864 disc. September 1, 1864.

Longbrake, G. W., e. May 2. 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

McGinnis, George, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

McClound, James, May 2 1864, disc. September 1, 1814,

McGill, Timothy, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1. 1864.

McWilliams, Robert, e. bray 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Moody, Andrew. e. May 2. 1864, disc. September 1 1864.

Marsh, E. C., e. May 2, 1864 disc. September 1, 1864

Morse, R. G., e. May 2 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Mears, J. W., e. May 2, 1864. Disc. September 1, 1864.

Phipps, A. W., e. May 2, 1864. disc. September 1, 1864.

Peck, J. D., e. May 2, 1864 , disc. September 1, 1864.

Russell, J., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Richey, J. H., e. May 2. 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Reed, Allen e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Reed, William M., e. May 2, 1864. disc. September 1, 1864.

Robinson, W. C., e. May 2, 1864 disc. September 1, 1864.

Robinson, W. M., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Ryan, Nathaniel, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

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Rodgers, J. H., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864

Suthwick, R., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Snodgrass, Silas, e. May 2, 1861 disc. September 1, 1864.

Smith, A., e. May 2.1964, disc. September 1, 1864.

Stewart, A., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Stricker, T. H., e. May 2,1964, disc. September 1, 1964.

Wilber, George, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Wilber, Edward, e. May 2 1864, disc. September 1, 1861.

Williams, John, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Walk, Isaac, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Walk, Cornelius, e. May 2 1864, disc. September 1 1864.

Wilkins, B., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Wright, G. W., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Young. Wilson, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

COMPANY K.

Capt. A. B. Parmeter, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

First Lieut. Samuel McAllister, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1,

1864.

Second Lieut. B. J. Laraine, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Sergt. William B. Dunfee, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Sergt William Green, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

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Sergt. James Guy, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Sergt. W. F. H. Pennington, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864,

Corp. J. L. Adams, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Corp. T. G. Case, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Corr, Issue D. Mapes, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Corp David McCune, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Corp John T. McCullough, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864,

Corp. B. B. McGowen, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Corp. Reuben Savage, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Corp. George W. Stephens, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Musician George R. Anderson, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1,

1864.

Musician William K. Baxter, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Wagoner Edward Adams, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1,1864.

Allen, James P., e May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Bailey, John, e., May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864

Bailey, William L , e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Bidwell, Joseph. e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Bowers, John W., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Britton, Warren, e. May 2.1864, disc. September 1, 1864

Barnes, William, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

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Case, P. A., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864

Chapman, James F., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Cooperider, E., e. May 2, 1964, disc. September 1, 1864.

Conklin, J. S., e. May 2 1864, disc. September 1 1864.

Croy, William W., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Croy James R.. e. May 2.1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Carpenter, Jesse R., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Duvall, Hamlet, e.. May 2, 1864. died. September 1, 1864.

Dockum, L A ., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1. 1864.

Dull, Francis W., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1. 1864.

Douglas, John, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864,

Guy, John, e. May 2,1864, disc,. September 1, 1864.

Guy. Marshall, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864

Guy, James A., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Hoffman, George W., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Holycross, A. M., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Holycross, S. B., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Harris William, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Kent, William e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Kent, Marlon, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864,

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Kohler, Henry, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Lockwood D. A., e. May 2,1861, disc. September 1. 1864.

LaRue, James, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Mitchell, Elijah. e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Mitchell. E. V., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864,

Mapes, Edward, a. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Martin. William, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Miller, George, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

McCune, Zachariah, e, May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

McCullough, H. 0., e. May 2, 1864, disc, September 1, 1864.

McCloud, J. C., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1861.

McFarland, John. e. May 2,1864. disc. September 1, 1864.

Neff, Henry, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Nunemaker, S. S., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864,

Polen, William, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Preston, M. A. e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864,

Robinson. James U., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Rittenhouse, T. C., e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Ruehlen, Jacob, e, May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Ralston, John, C., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Skeels, S. M., e. May 2. 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

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Scott, J. M., e. May 2,1864. disc. September 1, 1864.

Slattry, Patrick, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864

Sager, David, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Tarpening, Ira, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Van Gordon, S. T., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Wilcox, William, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Walks, George, e. May 2,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Windall, Jacob, e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1 1864.

Windall, J. H., e. May 2. 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Warner, Isaac H., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Wolford, John H., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864,

Worthington, J. K., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Welsh, L. A., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

Wolford, D. C., e. May 2, 1864. disc. September 1, 1864.

Wilkins Charles, e. May 2. 1864, disc. September 3, 1864

Wilkins, L. A., e. May 2, 1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIRST OHIO NATIONAL GUARD.

This regiment was organized May 11, 1864, under Col. Anderson L.
Jaynes. It reported at Charleston W. Va., and was ordered to guard
the line from Guyandotte to Charleston. It remained on this line until
the expiration of its term of service, when it returned to Ohio, and
was mustered out September 3, 1864.

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COMPANY E.

Cherington, T. J., e. May 11, 1864, disc. September 3, 1864.

514 - UNION COUNTY

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY SECOND OHIO NATIONAL

GUARD.

This regiment was organized May 12, 1864, under Col. William C.
Cooper. After operating near Washington City until June 5, it was
ordered to the front to guard supply trains through the Wilderness.
It served in front of Petersburg until August 19. when it was ordered
home, and was mustered out September 2. 1864.

COMPANY G.

Nash, C. e. May 11, 1864. disc. September 3,1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH OHIO NATIONAL

GUARD.

This regiment was organized May 11, 1864, under Col. Samuel H.
Hunt It reported to Gen. Morris, at Fort McHenry. A portion of the
regiment was in the engagement at Monocacy Junction, and
suffered severely. In July, it. moved toward the Shenandoah Valley,
and on the 13th of August was attacked by the enemy while
guarding a train at Berryville, Va. It was mustered out August 31,
1864.

COMPANY D.

Moody, Robert, e. May 11. 1864, killed at Murfreesboro

COMPANY F.

McNeal, J. I., e. May 11, 1864, disc. August 31, 1864.

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ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH OHIO NATIONAL GUARD.

This regiment was organized -May 10, 1864, under Col. Henry C.
Ashwell. It reported to Gen. Augur, at Washington, and was
assigned its Garrison for the southern defenses of that city, on
Arlington Heights. It was mustered out August 23, 1864.

COMPANY A.

First Lieut. Hugh J. Perry, e. May 10, 1861, disc. August 23, 1864.

Dilsaver, George T., e. May 10, 1864, disc. August 23, 1864.

Powell, Joseph, e. May 10, 1864, disc. August 23,1864.

Stults, C, e.. May 10. 1864, disc. August 23, 1864.

Williams, T. J., e. May 10, 1864, disc. August 23,1864.

COMPANY D.

Riley, J, e. MAY 10, 1864, disc. August 23,1864.

COMPANY E.

Bowersmith, Jacob, e. May 10, 1864, disc. August 23,1864,

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIXTH OHIO NATIONAL GUARD.

This regiment was organized in May, 1864, under Col. Harvey

Crampton. It performed garrison duty it Fayetteville until the
expiration of its term of service. It was mustered out September 7,
1864.

COMPANY G.

Loucks, William, e. May 11, 1864, disc. September 7,1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHTH OHIO NATIONAL

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GUARD.

This regiment was organized May 18, 1864, under Col. Thomas W.
Moore. It served under Gen. Butler at Bermuda Hundred and at City
Point until the last of August, when it returned to Ohio, and was
mustered out September 14, 1864.

COMPANY E.

Wilcox, J. W., e. June 1, 1864, disc September 14, 1864..

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOURTH OHIO NATIONAL

GUARD.

This regiment was Organized May 9, 1864, under Col. Robert

Stevenson. During its term of service it operated in the vicinity of
New Creek and Greenland Gap, Va, It was mustered out on the 1st
of September, 1864.

COMPANY C.

Randall, J. H., e. May 9,1864, disc. September 1, 1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINTH OHIO NATIONAL GUARD.

This regiment was organized May 11, 1864, under Col. Lyman J.
Jackson. It reported to Gen. Lew Wallace, and was assigned to the
northern defenses of Baltimore. A portion of the regiment was
mounted. and took an active part at Monocacy. It was mustered out
August 24, 1864.

COMPANY D.

Flesher, George W., e. May 11, 1864, disc. August 17, 1864.

COMPANY G.

Moore, W. W., e. May 11, 1864, disc. August 17, 1864.

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ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THIRD OHIO NATIONAL GUARD.

This regiment was organized May 12, 1864, under Col. Hiram Miller.
It served at Washington until June 8, when it moved to White
House, Va., and thence to Bermuda Hundred It was engaged in
skirmishing on the James River, and assisted in building Fort
Pocahontas. It was mustered out September 10, 1864.

COMPANY D.

McCune, James M., e. May 12, 1864, disc. September 10, 1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINTH OHIO NATIONAL GUARD.

This regiment was organized May 19, 1864, under Col. Nathaniel
Haynes, and at once moved to Washington City, where it remained
on duty during its term of service. It was mustered out September 4,
1864.

COMPANY E.

Dyer, H., e. May 2,1864, disc September 4,1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIRST OHIO NATIONAL

GUARD.

This regiment was organized May 7. 1864, under Col. Joel F. Asper.
It was engaged in guard and fatigue duty at Johnson's Island

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until June 9, when it moved to Kentucky. It met with Morgan's

command and after a desperate struggle was obliged to surrender.
The men were soon paroled and returned to Johnson's Island. The
regiment was mustered out August 20, 1864.

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COMPANY C.

Everette, Henry E., e. May 7, 1864, disc. August 20, 1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THIRD OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized September 18, 1864, for one year's
service, under Col. John H. Hurd. It moved to Nashville immediately
after muster in, where it performed guard duty until Hood's invasion,
when it took an active part in the trenches and in the support of
batteries.

The regiment operated in Tennessee until its term of service

expired, when it was mustered out, on the 28th of June, and after
reaching Ohio, was discharged at Camp Dennison, on the 5th of
July, 1865.

COMPANY B.

McGinnis, Andrew, e. September 18, 1864, disc. July 5, 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY.

Under the President's call of July, 1864, for troops to serve for one
year, two full companies were recruited in Union County. Leaving
Marysville for Camp Chase on the 31st of August, they were
assigned as Companies B and C, of the One Hundred and Seventy-
fourth Ohio Infantry.

The original commissioned officers of Company B were U. D. Cole,

Captain; Peter Hill, First Lieutenant, and George Harriman, Second
Lieutenant. During its term of service, this company lost five killed in
battle, six wounded, and twelve died in hospitals.

Company C was mustered in under the following commissioned

officers: William H. Robb, Captain; W. B. Brown, First Lieutenant,
and Joseph Swartz, Second Lieutenant.

Capt. Robb was discharged on account of I wounds received at

Murfreesboro, and Lieut. Brown was then promoted Captain, and

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was in command of the company until wounded at Kingston, March

10, 1865, after which the command devolved on Lieut. T. B. Myers

Company C lost eight of its members on the field and in the

hospitals, and fourteen wounded. Union County was represented
among the field and staff officers of this regiment by A. J. Sterling,
who served as Lieutenant Colonel from the organization of the
regiment until its muster out.

The One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Ohio was organized

September 21, 1864, under Col. John S. Jones, and, on the 23d, left
Ohio for Nashville, Tenn., to report to Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman,
then commanding the Military

Division of the Mississippi. On arrival Nashville, orders were received

to proceed to Murfreesboro, which was then threatened by Forrest's
rebel cavalry.

The regiment remained at Murfreesboro until October 27, when it

moved to Decatur, Ala. and assisted in defending that garrison from
an attack made by Hood's advance. After a movement to the month
of Elk Creek and back again, the One Hundred rind Seventy-fourth
remained at Decatur, until recalled to Murfreesboro to participate in
the investment of that stronghold. It took an active and prominent
part in the battle at Overalls's Creek, losing two officers wounded,
six men killed, and thirty-eight wounded.

After this engagement the regiment was ordered on dress-parade

and complimented in person by Gen. Rousseau for their gallantry. In
the battle of the Cedars, it again distinguished itself by making a
charge on the enemy's breastworks and capturing two cannons a
stand of rebel colors, belonging to the First and Fourth Florida, and
about two hundred prisoners. The regiment lost in this engagement
one commissioned officer killed and seven wounded - four men killed
and twenty-two wounded. It was complimented in general orders for
its conduct on this occasion.

After having participated in all the fighting around Murfreesboro, the

One Hundred and Seventy-fourth joined the Twenty-third Army
Corps at Columbia, Tenn., and was assigned to the First Brigade,
First Division of that corps In January, 1866, it moved to Washington
City, where it remained in camp until February 21, then proceeded

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to North Carolina, and joining the forces under Gen. Cox, took a
conspicuous part in the battle of Five Forks, a Kingston.

On the 10th of March it successfully resisted a fierce attack made by

Gen. Hoke. It, lost two officers wounded, four men killed and twenty-
three wounded.

This was the last battle in which the regiment was engaged. It
joined Sherman's forces at Goldsboro, and served under Gen.
Schofield at Wadesboro, N. C., until mustered out a Charlotte, June
28, then returning to Columbus, Ohio, it was paid off, and
discharged July 7, 1865.

Lieut. Col. A. J. Sterling, e. September 5,1864. disc. July 7, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Capt. U. D. Cole, e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

First Lieut. Peter Hill, e. September, 1864, disc. May 16, 1865.

Second Lieut. George Harriman, e. September 7, 1864, disc. June

28,1865, wd.

Sergt. Richard Buelot, e. August 29, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Sergt. R. M. Fields, e. August 5, 1864, disc, June 28, 1865.

Sergt. Solomon Heasley, e. August 20, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Sergt. Andrew McGinnis, e. August 16, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Sergt. George W. Snodgrass. e. August 20, 1864, disc. June

28,1865.

Sergt. David Wood, e. August 29, 1864, disc Jan. 28, 1865.

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Corp. Robert E. Benson, e. August 29, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Corp. Jeremiah Cole, e. August 20, 1864, disc. June 28 1866.

Corp. John Harris, e. August 29,1864, disc. June 28,1865, wounded

at "The Battle of the Cedars, Tenn.," December 7, 1864.

Corp. Alexander S. Hornbeck, e. July 26, 1864, disc. June 28,1865,

Corp. John Lister, e. August 16,1864, disc, June 28,1865.

Corp. H. C. Moffitt, e. August 3,1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Corp. John A. Roach, e. August 16, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Corp. A. J. Sellers, e. August 20,1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Musician R. B. O'Harra, e. August 24,1864.

Allen, Homer, e. September 1, 1864, killed at Kingston, N. C., March

14,1865.

Allen, Hiram, e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Atha, Washington, e. August 26,1864.

Adamson, C. W., e. August 9, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Beach, Amos, e. August 16, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Benson, John, e. August 19,1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Bosh, Thomas C., e. August 8, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Bushong, Milton, e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Bushong, John, e. August 3,1864, disc. February 12,1865.

Berry, John L., e. August 15, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Berry, Josiah e. August 16, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

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Brown, William, e. August 31, 1864, died in hospital.

Benson, William, a. August 29,1864, disc. June 6, 1865, wounded at

Kingston, N. C., March 10, 1865 .

Brown, M., e. August 31, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Brown, Silas, e. August 31, 1864, disc. June 28, 1665, wounded at
Kingston, N. C., March 10, 1865.

Brown, Vincent, e. September 1, 1864.

Brown, John, e. August 30, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Crawford, Edward, e. August 16, 1864, died at Washington, D. C.,

February 15,1865.

Cassiday, George, e.. August 8, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Carter, James H., e. July 27, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Clark, J. W., e. September 18, 1864 disc. June 28, 1865.

Cartmell, T. J., e. September 20,1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Crabtree, Matthew, e. August 15,1864, disc. July 7, 1865.

Debolt, M., e. September 8, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865, wounded at

Kingston, N. C., March 10, 1865.

Dunham, A D e. August 16,1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Dobbins, William, e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Dickinson, T. K.. e. August 16,1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Edwards, G. C., e. August 20,1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Everingham, S. S., e. August 3, 1864, died at Murfreesboro Tenn.,

February 10, 1865.

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Ford, H. C., e. July 25, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Foster, M. W., e. August 30, 1864, disc, June 28,1865.

Figley, Robert, e. August 16,1864, disc. May 25, 1865.

Foote, A. J., e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Gary, Wesley, e. August 8, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Godfrey, William A., e. August 26, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Gandy, Abijah, e. August 29, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Hartman, John, e. September 8,1864, died at Washington, D. C.,

February 1, 1865

Hemminger, James, e. August 15, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Hemminger, N., e. August 18,1864.

James, C. H., e July 27, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Jones, Samuel, e. July 26,1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Johnson, Joseph, e. August 30, 1864, died at Murfreesboro, Tenn.,

January 1, 1863.

Johnson, Silas, e. July 27, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

King, Michael, e. September 17,1864.

King, John, e. August 16,1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Lawson, F. H., e. August 2, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Livingston, George W., e. August 6, 1864, disc June. 28, 1865, died
at Soldiers' Home, Dayton, Ohio:

Livingston, John J., e. August 11, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

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Lalley, John, e. September 17, 1864.

Lansdown, R. P., e. August 20,1864 disc. June, 28, 1865.

Loring, William, e. August 23, 1864, disc. May 22, 1865.

Leslie, S. D., e. August 20,1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Mobley, lease, a. August 4, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Mobley, John, e. August 9, 1864. Died at Nashville, Tenn.

Melching, William, e. August 20, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

McQuillan, James, e. September 8, 1864.

McMullen, A., e. September 20,1864 .

McIlroy, John H., e. August 30, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

McNier, P. H., e. September 3, 1864, disc. May 31, 1865,

Miller, Jacob, e. August 17, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865. Died at
Richwood.

Mullen, Lafayette, e. August 20, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Mitchell, Albert, e. August 3, 1864. Killed at Overalls Creek, Tenn.,

December 4,1864.

Minshall, Ellis, e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Murphy, James G., e. August 16, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Moody, Robert, e. September 2,1864. Killed in the battle of the

Cedars, Tenn., December 7, 1864.

Mulvaine, Daniel, e. August 30, 1864. Killed at Kingston, N. C.,

March 10, 1865.

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Neal, A. D., e. August 6, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865. Died at

Richwood, 1868.

Oliver, James, e. August 29, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Oliver, William, e. August 29 1864

Potts, William, e. August 16, 1864. Died at Nashville, Tenn., January

26, 1865.

Pearse, Wesley, e. August 3. 1864. Died at Nashville, Tenn., April

22, 1865.

Robertson, E., e. August 16, 1864, disc. June 93, 1865.

Ross, John A., e. August 16, 1864, disc. June 7, 1865.

Swank, T. L., e. September 5, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Simpson, Solomon, e. September 1, 1864. Died at Louis.ville, Ky.,

June 26, 1865.

Spinning, Albert, e. August 16, 1864

Speese, George W e. July 131, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Spicer, Joseph, e. August 20 1864. Died at Murfreesboro. Tenn.,

January 12, 1865.

Spicer, William W., e. August 16. 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.
Wounded in "the battle of the Cedars," Tenn., December 7, 1864.

Sparks, James, e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865

Spratt, A. J., e. August 24, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Wood, William, e. July 26,1864, disc June 28, 1865.

Winters, T. J., e. July 27, 1864, disc, June 14, 1865.

Welsh, Franklin, e. August 20, 1864. Killed at Kingston. March 10,

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1865.

Wells, Levi, e, August 20,1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Woolly, John, e. June 30, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Capt. William H. Robb, e. September 6,1864, disc. May 12, 1865.

Wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 7, 1864.

First Lieut. William B. Brown, e, August 15, 1864, disc. July 7, 1865.
Wounded at Kingston, N. C., March 111, 1865 ; left arm amputated.

Second Lieut. Joseph Swartz, e. August 20,1864, disc. June 28.

1865. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 7,1864; since
died.

Sergt. V. F. Collier, e. August 20, 1864, disc. May 26, 1865,

Wounded at Overall's Creek, Tenn., December 4, 1864.

Sergt, J C. Marshall, e. August 11, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Sergt. J. S. Newcomb, P. September 13,1864, disc. May 29, 1865.

Died since the war.

Sergt. A. M. Sherwood, e. August 29, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Wounded at Overall's Creek, Tenn., December 4,1864.

Sergt. Charles H, Webster, e. August, 20,1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Corp. C. M. Annual, e. August 30, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865

Corp. John M. Dollison, e. August 3, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Corp. ,John Hudson, e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Corp. John H. Lynn, e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Corp. John Reed, e. September 2, 1864, disc. June 28. 1865

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Corp. C. J. Sayre, e. August 2, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Corp. Greenbery Shipley, e. August 4, 1864, disc. June, 28, 1865.

Wounded in "battle of the Cedars," Tenn., December 7.1864.

Corp. J. P. Winget, e. August 4, 1864, disc. May 16,1865

Corp. George C. Woodruff, e. August 20, 1864. Killed at Kingston, N.

C., March 10, 1865.

Musician Z. T. Alexander, e. August 29, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Musician Henry A. Myers, e. August 20,1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Musician B. E. Tucker, e, August 20, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Hostler T. H. Moore, e. August 20, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865

Argo, Andrew, e, August 21, 1864. Died at Charlotte, N. C., June

17,1865.

MILITARY RECORD. - 519

Browning, W. J., e. August 3,1864, disc. June 28 1865

Bell, E. B., e. August 22,1864, disc. June 16,186.

Bowie, B. C., e. September 1, 1864, disc. May 29,1865.

Harrows, William F., e. August 8, 1864, disc. June 7, 1865.

Crawford, John, e. August 22, 1864, disc. June 14, 1865.

Caryl, A. L., e. August 3,1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Coffinburger, S. B., e. September 6, 1864, disc. July 7, 1865.

Danforth, Hiram, e. August 2,1864, disc. June 28,1866. Died since

the war,

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Everette, H. E., a. August 20,1864, disc. June 28, 1866.

Gill Frank L., e. August 20, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865, Wounded at
Decatur, Ala.. November, 1864.

Hager, D. B., e. August 22,1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Hornbeck, C. H , e. August 17, 1864, disc May 30, 1865

Hodglen, Henry, e. August 20, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Hamler, John, e. August 24,1864, died at New Berne, N. C., May

27,1865.

Hamler, Isaac, e. August 24, 1864, died in hospital at Murfreesboro,

Tenn., December 24, 1864.

Ingmen, C. M., e. September 3,1864, disc- June 28,1865.

Isaac, John, e. September 14,1864, disc. June 28,1865

Knachel, Joseph, e. September 20, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865,

Lee, J. T., e. September 17,1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Langstaff L., . July 26, 7864, disc. May 30, 1865.

Livingston, William, e. August 20,1864, disc. June 28, 1865

Livingston, S. P., e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865

Langstaff, Asa, e. August 20,1864, disc. May 30,1865.

Long, T. F., e. September 4, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865

Little, David D., e. September 20, 1864, disc. July 18, 1865.

Lynn, John W., e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Lemon, William A e. August 19, 1864 disc. June 28, 1865.

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Mallory, M. E., e. September 3 1864 disc. June 28, 1865.

Mather, O. B. e. September 6, 1864 disc. June 28, 1865.

Michael, John H., e. August 6, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865

Meek, Eli e. August 18, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Munnell, George W., e. August 12, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Moody, James. e. August 31. 1864.

Mallory M. G., e. August 20 1864, died in hospital at Murfreesboro,

Tenn., December 25,1864.

McDowell, A., e. August 22 1864 .

McAllister, Nelson e August 20,1864, died at Goldsboro, N C., April

10, 1865.

McKitrick, D. F., e. September 3 1864, disc. May 22, 1865.

McCloud, E. B., e. September 3,1864. disc. May 23,1865

Newlove, Brown, e. September 1, 1864, disc. July 7 1865. wounded

in battle of the Cedars, Tennessee

Orahood, Hiram e August 23, 1864, disc. June 28 1865.

Orahood, Reuben, e. August 22, 1864. Disc. June 28, 1865. Died
since the war.

Perry, A. T., e. August 14 1864, disc. June 28, 1865 wounded at

Overall's Creek Tenn., December 4 1864

Perry, Ezra, e. September 3 , 1864, disc. July 7, 1865, wounded at

Overall's Creek, Tenn., December 4: 1864. Died since the war.

Perry, Charles W., e. September 21, 1864, disc. July 7, 1865.

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Roberts, J. S., e. September 1, 1864. disc. June 16 1865.

Rice. John H., e. September 5, 1864, disc. June 28' 1865.

Reed, R. M., e. August 14, 1864 disc. June 28, 1865. wounded at
Overall's Creek, Tenn.

Spain, John W., e. August 24, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Snowden, S. H., e. August 24 1864 disc. June 28 1865

Stevens, L. A., e. August 22, 1864, killed at Kingston, N. C., March

to 1865.

Safford. D. L., e., August 27, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Scott, Isaac, e., August 11, 1864 disc, June 28 1865 wounded at
Overall's Creek, Tenn.

Sands, Almeron, e. August 22, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Sheets, John, e., September 1, 1864, disc. June 28. 1865. Died since
the war.

Snider, H. L., . August 22, 1864, disc Jun. 29,1865.

Smith, Elijah, e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Swiger, Joseph, e. September 21, 1864, disc June 28, 1865.

Snider, Frederick, e September 5,1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Sherwood, A. B., e. August 31, 1864, disc, June 28, 1865.

Turner, Robert, e. August 4 1864, disc. May 27 1865

Taylor, J. A., September 3, 1864, disc, June 16, 1865.

Vansant, J. D., e. September 3,1864, disc. June 2, 1865, wounded in

battle of the Cedars, December 7, 1864, died in autumn of 1882.

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Wurtsbaugh, D. H., e. August 24, 1864, disc. June 17, 1865.

Wurtsbaugh, J. W., e. August 14, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865

Wurtsbaugh, T. F., e. August 24, 1864, disc. May 29, 1866.

Webster, C. W., e. August 20, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Winget, W. C., e. August 3, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Wheatley, William D., e. August 31, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865,
wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Wolford, William, e. August 16, 1864, died In hospital at

Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 6, 1864.

Wells, M. W., e. September 17, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Wells, Ambrose, e. September 3, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Zuch, William H., e. August 20, 1864, disc June 28, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Browning, O. D., e. September 5, 1884, disc. June 28, 1865.

Debolt, Jackson, e. September 2, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865

Finch, H. W., e., September 13, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

COMPANY I.

Blue , Adam, e. September 12, 1864 disc. June 28, 1865

Landon., S. M, August 16, 1864, disc June 28, 1865. wounded at

Kingston N. C

Price, John, e.. September 12, 1864 disc. June 28, 1865,

Rodgers, Napoleon, e. September 7, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

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Vestal, M., e. September 7,1864, disc. June 28,1865,

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIFTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized October 11, 1864. It entered the held
in Tennessee and performed garrison duty during Hood's invasion It
took a prominent part in the engagement at Franklin, and remained
in Fort Negley during the battle of Nashville, then moved to
Columbia and guarded railroads until mustered out, July 13, 1865.

COMPANY D.

Vigor, John H., e. October 11, 1864; killed.

COMPANY F,

Atkinson, S. W., e. October 11 1864, disc. July 13, 1865.

Buckner, James E., e. October 11, 1864, disc. July 13, 1865

Dillon, H., e. October, 1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIXTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment Was Organized September 21, 1864, for the term of
one year, under Col. Edwin C. Mason. It served in Tennessee, and
was in the works during the siege and battle of Nashville. It was
mustered out June 18, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Wells, David E., e. August, 1864; died.

COMPANY E.

Stoop, I., e. August, 1864 diesc. June 16, 1865.

Longberry, H., e. August, 1864; disc. June 16, 1865.

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Stillings, Lewis, e. August, 1864; died.

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in the fall of 1864, under Col. Joab A.
Stafford. It reported to Gen. Thomas at Nashville, took part in the

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siege of Murfreesboro, and in several engagements in North

Carolina. It joined Sherman at Goldsboro, and was mustered out
July 7, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Brown, Frederick, e. September, 1864, disc. July 9, 1865.

Ramery, W. W., e. October, 1864. Died.

Sherman, V. M., a. October, 1864. Died.

COMPANY C.

Wilcox, N. C., e. August, 1864, disc. July 9, 1865.

COMPANY E.

Second Lieut. A. Gardner, e. September, 1864, disc, July 10, 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY- NINTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized September 28, 1864, under Col. Henry
Sage. It operated in Nashville, Tenn., during its term of service, and
was discharged June 18, 1865.

COMPANY E.

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Commissary Sergt. W. M. Winget, e. September 2, 1864. disc. June

17, 1865.

COMPANY F.

Corp. S. W. Atkinson, e. September 17, 1864, disc. June 17,1865.

Barnes, William, e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 17, 1865.

Dillon, A. H. e., September 21 1864, disc. June 17,1865.

Downer, A. W., e.. September 16, 1864, disc. June 17, 1865

Hildebrand, J. F., e. September 1, 1864, disc. June 17, 1865.

Marsh, L. T., e. September 3, 1864. disc. June 17, 1865.

Marsh, Stanton, e. September 3, 1864, disc. June 17, 1865.

Marsh, Loyal, e. September 2,1861, disc. June 17 , 1865.

Poling, Nathan, e. September 2, 1864, disc. June 17, 1865.

Stillings, Lewis, e. September 3,1864. Died.

Walker, Curtis, e. August 8, 1864, disc. June 17, 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTIETH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized October 9, 1864, for one year's service,
under Col. Willard Warner. It operated in Tennessee until January,
1865, when it moved to Washington, thence to North Carolina, and
was present at the battle of Kingston. It was mustered out July 25,
1865.

COMPANY F.

Corporal John A. Brown, e. September 7,1864; disc. July 12, 1865.

Wells, D. F., e. September 15,1864; died.

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COMPANY G,

Corporal J. J. Van Sant, e. September 28, 1864; died at Alexandria,

Va., March 2,1865,

Konkel, Abraham, e. September 27,1864; disc. June 20, 1865.

Miller, J. B., e. September 13,1861; disc. July 12, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Sergeant R. H. Brannan, e. September 17,1864; disc. July 12, 1865.

Sergeant L. Roseberry, e. September 17, 1864; disc. July 12, 1865.

Brooks, D. W, e. September 19, 1861; disc. July 12, 1865.

Boswell, William N., e. September 18, 1864; disc. July 12, 1865.

Balley, W. C., e. September 19,1864; disc. July 26,1865.

Barnhart, N. C., e. September 19, 1864, disc. July 12,1865

Cole, Leonard, e. September 18, 1864; disc. June 2, 1965

Hodgden, Charles, e. September 19, 1861; disc. July 12, 1865.

Hopkins, George, e. September 17, 1864; disc. July 12, 1865.

Kimble, John, e. September 19, 1864; disc. June 8,1865.

Philips, Thomas, e. September 18, 1864; disc. July 12, 1865.

Price , L. e. September 17, 1864; disc. July 12,1865.

Sells, John, e. September 17,1864; disc. July 12,1865.

Wynn, Edward, e. September 1, 1864; disc. July 12, 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SECOND OHIO INFANTRY.

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This regiment was organized October 26, 1864, under Col. Lewis
Butler. It served in Tennessee, taking a prominent part in the battle
of Nashville. It was mustered out in July, 1865.

COMPANY A.

Myers, H. A., e. September, 1864; disc. July 13, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Gallent, Elias, e. October, 1864; disc. July 13,1865.

COMPANY E.

McKitrick, J. W., e. October 3,1864; disc. June 6, 1865.

COMPANY G.

Philips, W. F., e. September 15, 1864; disc. July 13,1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized February 21, 1865. It served in

Tennessee and Alabama, guarding railroads, until mustered out of
the service in September, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Allers, Hiram, a. February 21, 1865; disc. September 27, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Conklin, Edward, e. February 21, 1865; disc. September 27, 1865

La Rue, James, e. February 21, 1865, disc. September 27, 1865.

La Rue John, e. February 21, 1865; disc. September 27,1865.

Spain, John, a. February 21, 1865; disc. September 27, 1865.

Wolford, M., e. February 21, 1865, disc. September 27, 1865.

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ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIFTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized February 26, 1865, under Col. John E.
Cummins. It performed garrison duty in Kentucky until the close of
the war, and on September 26, 1865, was mustered out of the
service at Louisville, Ky.

COMPANY A.

Bonnett, S. W., e. February 5, 1865, disc. September 26, 1865.

COMPANY C.

McCloud, C., e. February 9,1865, disc. September 26, 1865.

COMPANY E.

Atkinson , S. P., e. February 10, 1865, disc. September 26, 1865.

Atkinson, S., e. February 14, 1865, disc. September 26, 1865.

Bailey, T. C., e. February 10, 1865, disc. September 26, 1865.

Harvey, A. P., e. February 10, 1865, disc. September 28, 1865.

Skidmore, Calvin, e. February 10, 1865, disc. September 26, 1865.

Skidmore, Thomas, e. February 10, 1865, disc. September 26, 1865.

COMPANY F.

Grauman, William, e. February 8,186.5, disc. September 26, 1865.

MILITARY RECORD. - 521

COMPANY G.

Graham Robert H., e. January 24, 1866, disc. September 26,1865.

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ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIXTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized March 2,1866, under Col. Thomas F.

Wildes. It operated in Tennessee and Georgia until ordered to
Columbus, Ohio, where it was mustered out on the 25th of
September, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Roney, Charles M., e. February 21, 1865, disc. September 18,1865.

COMPANY C.

James, Lewis, e. February 10. 1865, disc. September 18, 1865.

Spurgeon, T. J., e. February 21, 1865, disc. August 11, 1865.

Webb, William H., e. February 14, 1866; disc. September 18, 1865.

COMPANY F.

Chamfer, Jacob, e. January 23, 1865, disc. September 18, 1865.

Kinney, O. E., e. February 24,1865, disc. September 14, 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVENTH OHIO INFANTRY,

The One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Ohio was one of the

regiments raised under the last call of President Lincoln for troops to
serve for one year. It was organized March 1, 1865, under Col. R. Z.
Dawson, and soon after muster received orders to move to
Nashville, Tenn. From there it proceeded to Dalton, Ga., where it
remained in camp for two months, attending to drill and discipline
and performing Scouting service.

The regiment then moved to Kingston and received the paroles of

about 2,000 rebel soldiers, who presented themselves at that place,
professing to belong to the surrendered armies of Johnston and Lee.

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Returning to Dalton, the One Hundred and Eighty-seventh spent

another month in camp at that place, when, the railroad having
been repaired, it was placed on the cars, taken to Macon, Ga.,
where it performed provost duty until mustered out in January,
1866. It then returned to Ohio and was finally paid off and
discharged on the 23d day of that month.

The One Hundred and Eighty-seventh drew one company from

Union County. Company B was wholly recruited in the county, and
left Marysville for Camp Chase on Tuesday morning, February 14,
1865, where it was mustered into the United States service, under
the following commissioned officers: W. P. Welsh, Captain; J. K.
Guthrie, First Lieutenant; and N. C. Welsh, Second Lieutenant.

While in the service one of the members of Company B was

wounded in a skirmish at Dalton, Ga., and five, including Capt. J. K.
Guthrie, died in the hospitals.

COMPANY B.

Capt. John C. Bybee, e. March 1, 1865; disc. January 10, 1866.

Capt. William P. Welsh, e. March 1, 1865; resigned June 13,1865,

Adjt. and First Lieut. Emery F. Malin, e. March 1, 1865 disc. January
20, 1866, promoted to Captain

First Lieut. Joseph R. Guthrie, e. March 1, 1865: promoted to

Captain July 10, 1865; died in September, 1865.

First Lieut. R. M. Miller, e. January 14, 1865, disc. January 20,1866.

Second Lieut. William M. Church, e. March 2,1865; promoted to First

Lieut. July 10, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Second Lieut. O. K. Shadrack, e. February 18,1865; disc. January

20,1866.

Second Lieut. N. O. Welsh, e. March 1, 1865; resigned June 4,1865.

Sergt. William Arthur, e. February 13,1865; disc. January 20,1866.

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Sergt. William S. Filler, e. January 25,1865; disc. January 20,1866.

Sergt. J. P. Henderson, e. February 7,1865; disc. January 20,1866.

Sergt. Martin V. Lee, e. February 10, 1865; disc. January 20,1866.

Sergt. James R. Welsh, e. February 14,1865; disc. January 20, 1866.

Corp. Peter Aller, e. February 10, 1865; disc. January 20, 7866.

Corp. James Curry, e. February 6,1865; disc. January 90, 1866.

Corp. Thomas Cody, e. January 20, 1865; disc. January 20,1866.

Corp. David G. Cassil, e. January 25,1866; disc. January 20,1866.

Corp. John G. Langstaff, e. February, 1865; disc. January 20,1866.

Corp. Albert I. Smith, e. February 14,1865; disc. January 20 1866.

Corp. Martin White, e. February 13,1865; disc. January 20,1866.

Corp. Thomas J. Wheeler, e. February 14, 1865; disc. January

20,1866.

Drummer J. N. Rodgers, e. January 20, 1865; disc. January 20,1886.

Arthur, N., e. January 23,1865; disc. January 20, 1866.

Armstrong, I. W. N., e. February 24,1865.

Brake, L. A., e. February 6, 1865.

Burrows, Leonard, e. February 25, 1865; disc. January 20,1866.

Bailey, Joseph, e. February 1, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Bird, Daniel, e. February 15, 1865; disc. January 20, 1866.

Berry, Amos, e. January 14, 1865; disc. January 20, 1866.

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Bonnett, S. W., e. February 18, 1865; died at Dalton, Ga April

23,1865.

Breeke, L. A., e. February 15, 1865; disc. January 20, 1866.

Bethard, C. W., e. February 6, 1865; disc. January 20, 1866.

Clark, A. M., e. February 26,1865; disc. January 20,1866.

Caryl, William S., e. January, 1865; disc. January 20, 1866.

Croy, James R., e. February 10, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Collier, Arthur, e. January 31, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Cassil, William S., e. January 21, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Davis, F D e. February 15,1865, disc. January 20,1866.

Dickson, Andrew, e. February 13,1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Darling, James P., e. February 10, 1865, died at Dalton, Ga., April
30, 1865,

Doty, J. M., e., February 17,1865, disc. January 20,1866.

Edwards, F., e. February 4, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Emmons, John, e. February 6, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Gibson, Albert, e. February 4, 1866, disc. January 20, 1866.

Geffs, Robert, e. February 1, 1865, disc. May 4,1865.

Gray, S . G., e. February 9,1865, disc. January 20,1866.

Gallant E., e. February 15, 1865, disc. January 20,1866.

Guy, Nathan, e. February 17, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

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Hawn, P. M., e., February 15, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Harris, O. I., e. February 7,1865, disc. January 20,1866.

Hedges, Silas, e. January 20, 1865. disc., January 20,1866.

Hull, John H. e.. February 1, 1865. disc. January 20, 1866,

Hurley, D., e.. February 1, 1865.

Huggert, J. A., e. January 14, 1865 , disc. May 5,1865, wounded at

Dalton, Ga.

Hildebrand, H., e. February 16, 1865, disc. January 2 1865.

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Johnson, J. M., e. February 1.5, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Kirk, H., e. January 25,1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Lockwood, J., e. February 14,1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Louck, David, e. January 25, 1865, disc. August 22, 1865.

Loring, Emery, e. February 15, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Love, S. C., e. February 11, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Livingston, L., e. February 1, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Long, J. E, e. February 11, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Lash, George W., e. February 4, 1865, disc January 20, 1866.

Leeper , Samuel, e. February 13, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Latson, Joseph, e. January 14, 1865, disc. July 6, 1865

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McIntire, Samuel, e. January 28, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

McIntire, William, e. January 25, 1863, disc. January 20, 1866.

McElroy, Samuel, e. April, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

McFadden William, e. February 14, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866

McKelsey, Samuel, e. January 20, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

McCampbell, J. L., e. February 14,1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

McCampbell, A. T., e. February 14, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

McDermott, A. J., e. January 28, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

McDermott, J. W., e. January 31, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Moffitt, Thomas, e. February 15, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866..

Mulvane, J , e. January 14, 1865, disc. July 12,1865.

Moses, E. e. January 20, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Norton, Thomas, e. February 1, 1865, disc. July 12, 1865.

Phelps, William A., e. February 15, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866

Post, F. M., e. February 15, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Patrick, James, e, February 11, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Poems, William.

Predmire, L., e. February 15, 1865, died in hospital at Chattanooga.

Tenn., May 17, 1865.

Romine, J. ., e. February 7, 1865, disc. January 20. 1866.

Romine, H. C., e. February 13, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

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Road. A. W., e. January 14, 1865, disc. January 20,1866.

Reed, Z. G., e. February 10, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Reary, David, e. February 15, 1865, disc. January 20. 1866.

Randall, E. L., e. January 14, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Rice, J G. e. February 15, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Rae, David, e. February 15, 1865, disc. January 20,1866.

Shearer O. A., e. January 13, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Swartz, Winfield, e. February 1, 1865, died In hospital at Macon, Ga.

Sparks, J. C, e. February 1, 1865, disc January 20, 1866.

Snider, Adam, e. February 13, 1865, disc January 20, 1866.

Shape, James, e. February 2, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Scott, Gabriel, e. February 14, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Sibey, L., e. February 10, 1965, disc. January 20,1866.

Smith, Christopher, e. February 15, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Stevenson, George, e. February 18,1865, disc. January 20, 1866

Turner, A. M., e. January 21, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Trembly, George B., e. February 10, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Van Voorhies, J. H, e. February 24, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Weaver, Calvin L., e. January 21,1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Winget, H. H., e. January 25, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

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Winters, S. C., e. February 10, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Woodburn, Heber, e. February 11, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866..

Wolford, M. T., e. February 11, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

Webster, L. T., e. February 7, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866.

COMPANY E

Burge, T. C., e. January 15, 1865, disc. January 20,1866.

COMPANY I

Hall, Samuel, e February 14, 1865, disc. January 20, 1866

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized March 4,1865, Under Col. Jacob E.

Taylor. It performed

garrison duty in Tennessee until mustered out September 21, 1865.

COMPANY F.

Hoover, John, e. February 25, 1865, disc. September 28, 18 1865.

Hoover, Charles, e. February 25, 1865, disc. September 28, 1865.

Hoover, Henry, e. February 25, 1865, disc. September 28, 1865.

Phelps, W. A., e. March 4, 1865, disc. September 28, 1865.

Storms, William H., e. February 25, 1863, disc. September 28, 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-FIRST OHIO INFANTRY.

The One Hundred and Ninety-first Ohio was organized March 10,
1865, under Col. Robert, L. Kimberly. It served under Gen. Hancock
in the Shenandoah Valley until mustered out in September, 1865.

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COMPANY B.

Clarridge, E. C., e. February 1, 1865, disc. August 27, 1865

Cavice, James, e. February 22, 1865, disc. July 11, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Bolenbaugh, L. W., e. March 2, 1865, disc. August 27, 1865.

Curb. E. F., e. February 16, 1865, disc. August 27, 1865.

Evans, Lewis, e. March 22, 1865, disc. August 27, 186.5.

Goldsmith, Joseph, a. March 6, 1865, diSC. August 27, 1865.

Goldsmith, J. J., e. March 2, 1865, disc. August 27, 1865.

Hensel, Henry, e. March 2, 1865, disc. August 27, 1865.

Laird, W. J., E. February 25, 1865, disc. August 27, 1865.

Morrow, Charles W., e. March 2, 1865, disc. August 27, 1865.

Shirk, John H., e. February 16, 1865, disc. August 27, 1865.

Storms, Judson, e. February 21, 1865, disc. August 27, 1865.

Spring, J. W., e. 1865, disc. August 27, 1965.

COMPANY E.

Langstaff, E. W., e. February 18, 1865, disc. May 31, 1865.

McCarney, L. s. e. February 15, 1865, disc. August 27, 1865.

Smith, William C., e. February 6,1865, disc. August 27, 1865.

COMPANY H.

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Corp. James Thompson, e. February 27,1865, disc. August 27, 1865.

Wall, James H, e. February, 1865, disc. August 27,1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SECOND OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized March 15, 186.5, under Col. F. W.

Butterfield. It operated

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in Virginia until September 1, 1865, when it was mustered out at

Winchester

COMPANY D.

Musician Albert Bird, e. February 17, 1865, disc. September 27,1866.

Baldwin, W. M., e. February 20, 1865, disc. September 27,1865.

Dutton, William B., e. February 18, 1865, disc. September 1, 1865.

Fields, A. J., e. February 14, 1865, disc. September 27, 1865.

Green. J. A.. e. February 14, 1865, disc. September 27, 1865.

Moffitt, Israel, e. February 13,1865, disc September 27, 1865.

Mayberry, J. M., e. February 14,1865, died at Fredericksburg, Va.,

April 24, 1865.

Mayberry , T. H., e. February 14, 1865, disc. June 20, 1865.

Snell, S. R., e. February 14, 1865, disc. September 27, 1865.

Swallow, Washington, e. January 26, 1865, disc. September 27,

1865.

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Simpson, Samuel, e. February 4, 1865, disc. September 27, 1865.

Simpson, Daniel, e. February 4, 1865, disc. September 27,1865.

Thornton, Z. R., e. January 30, 1865, died in Island Hospital, March

23,1865.

Wright, Charles, e. February 14, 1865, disc. May 13, 1865.

Williams, S. M., e. February 9,1865, died at Camp Chase, Columbus,

Ohio, March 25,1865.

Woodruff, H., e. February 19, 1865, wounded at Reed's Hill,

September 27, 1865.

COMPANY G.

Ellison, J. L., e. February 27, 1865, disc. September 27, 1865.

COMPANY I.

Green, A. H., e. February 21, 1865, disc. September 1, 1865.

Temple, L. B., e. February 21, 1865, disc. September 1, 1865.

Williams C., e. February 21,1865, disc. June 7,1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized March 14, 1865, under Col. Anson G.
McCook. It served in West Virginia until Lee's surrender; then moved
to Washington City and performed garrison duty until mustered out
October 24, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Smith, B. W., e. Much 14, 1865, disc. October 24,1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIXTH OHIO INFANTRY.

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This regiment was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and mustered

into the service on the 25th of March, 1865. More than two-thirds of
the men composing this regiment had belonged to other
organizations, and had been honorably discharged for wounds or
expiration of term of service.

The One Hundred and Ninety-sixth was assigned to the Ohio Brigade
at Winchester, W. Va., where it remained until July, and gained the
reputation of being a well-drilled and well disciplined organization. In
July, it was ordered to Baltimore, and assigned to duty in the
fortifications around the city, a portion of it being sent to Fort
Delaware. On the 11th of September, it was mustered out at
Baltimore, Md., it being the last volunteer organization in that
department.

As an organization, this regiment was probably excelled by but few

in appearance, discipline and soldierly bearing; and although it was
not entitled to inscribe on its colors the name of any engagement,
still nearly every battle-field in the Union was represented in its
ranks.

COMPANY D.

Dever, Zedekiah, e. Marsh 8, 1865, disc. September 11, 1965.

Middleton, Joseph, e. March 8, 1865, disc. September 11, 1865.

Smith, John, e. March 8,1865, disc. September 11, 1865.

COMPANY E.

Kearns, Gideon, e. May 9, 1865, disc. September 11, 1865.

COMPANY F.

Beake, Michael, e. March 25, 1865, disc. September 11, 1865.

McMahan, H., e. March 8,1865, disc. September 11, 1865.

Rochel , Benjamin, e. March 8, 1865, disc. September 11, 1865.

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Ryner, John, e. March 8, 1865, disc. September 14, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Davis, Alexander, e. May 1865, disc. September 11, 1865.

Kent , David, a. March 4,1865, disc. September 11, 1865,

Corp. Owen Wilber, e. May, 1865, disc. September 11, 1865.

Wilber, E., e. May, 1865, disc. September 11, 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The war closed before the organization of this regiment was

completed.

COMPANY B.

Ogan, John, e. March, 1865, disc. July, 1865.

FIRST OHIO CAVALRY.

About fifty men were recruited in Union County for the First Ohio
Cavalry, and this detachment was assigned about equally to
Companies D and K. They enlisted during the month of August,
1861, under the first call for three years' troops.

Company K was organized at Plain City, the men having been

recruited in Union, Madison and Franklin Counties. They left Plain
City for Camp Chase on the 8th day of September, 1861, going
across the country in carriages and wagons. A few days later the
election of officers was held, and T. W. Forshee, of Madison County,
was elected Captain; James Cutler, of Union, First Lieutenant; and A.
H. McCurdy, Second Lieutenant; and W. L. Curry was appointed
Orderly Sergeant.

There were no commissioned officers in Company D from this

county, but several of the bravest and best non-commissioned

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officers in the regiment were Union County boys in this company,

among whom were Sergeants John Newlove, Alvin Thompson, Leroy
Scott and Thomas Amrine; and John Barbour, who was appointed
Quartermaster Sergeant of the regiment. The officers of Company D
were from Licking County. Two Captains of this company were killed
in battle-Capt. D. A. B. Moore, who had been promoted to Major,
and Capt. W. H. Scott - and Lieut. Ira Stevens died of disease.

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Of Company K. Capt. Forshee and Lieut. McCurdy both resigned in

June 1862, when the command of the company devolved upon
Lieut, James Cutler.

To record the service of the First Ohio Cavalry is to write the history
of every battle of the Army of the Cumberland, from Mill Springs,
1862. to Nashville. 1864. This regiment was organized during the
summer of 1861, and was mustered in at Camp Chase on the 5th
day of October 1861. Whitelaw Reid says in his history, "Ohio in the
War:" "It may well be doubted whether more applicants were ever
rejected from a similar organization in the service or if a nobler band
of men in physical development could possibly have been selected
from the yeomanry of Ohio."

Strict military discipline was inaugurated by Col. Ransom-who was a

regular army officer - in drill, reports, and everything that pertained
to the regular service of camp duty. On the 9th day of December,
1861, the regiment broke camp, marched through the capital and
embarked on their first campaign, from whence many comrades
were destined never again to return. Arrived at Cincinnati at
daybreak the next morning, took boats and reached Louisville, Ky.,
on the morning of the 11th. the first regiment of cavalry to enter
that department save Wolford's Kentucky regiment; and again
quoting from Reid's history: "The First Ohio was the nucleus of that
host of cavalry which, under the leadership of Stanley, Crooks,
Mitchell, McCook, Kilpatrick, Long, Minty, Millikin and Wilson,
achieved such triumphs for the country and fame for themselves."

The history of the cavalry of the Southwest - "its fearless rides, its
daring raids, its bloody charges, its long nights of weary marching,

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as it carried desolation and destruction into the very heart of

treason"-is a record of heroic achievements unsurpassed in the
annals of that service.

The regiment remained at Camp Buell, Louisville, until the 16th of

January, 1862, when orders were received to join Gen. Thomas, at
Mill Springs. Never will the soldiers of the First Ohio forget that four
days' march to Lebanon, through such rain as can only pour down in
Kentucky and Tennessee, or Camp Frankenberger, where saddles
and equipments were washed off by the mountain torrents on that
memorable night, January 18. On the 19th Lebanon was reached
and the regiment halted and resumed the regular routine of camp
duty. While in this camp, the First Ohio encountered the enemy for
the first time and made its first dash after John Morgan.

On the 14th of February, 1862, the regiment marched from

Bardstown to Louisville, and on the 28th embarked for Nashville,
where it arrived on the 6th of March. On the 14th, it led the advance
of Gen. Buell's army to Pittsburg Landing. by making a dash in the
night to save the bridge at Columbia across Duck River; but the
bridge was burned by the fleeing rebels, and swimming their horses
across the river, the cavalry took possession of the beautiful little
city, which it held until the army arrived, laid pontoons, crossed the
river, and made that ever-memorable march through rain and mud
to Pittsburg Landing, leaving the wagon train and camping for weeks
on the battle-field, without tents, raining constantly, and drinking
the water from ravines draining from dead horses and men. Here
the regiment saw its first real service in front of the rebel army, as
the cavalry stood picket in advance of the infantry, and was
constantly on duty in the advance on Corinth, skirmishing with the
enemy almost daily. After the evacuation of Corinth and the pursuit
of Bragg's army the First Ohio went into camp Company D having
lost in a skirmish at Blackland. R. W. Irwin and James Anderson,
wounded. Col. Smith left the regiment on the 10th of June. and on
the 17th Col. Milliken took command.

The regiment then moved east to Tuscumbia.. and was scattered

along the Memphis & Charleston Railroad guarding bridges.
Companies E and K were stationed at Courtland, Ala., and on the
23d of July B. F. Lucas, of Company K, was killed near that place.

On the 25th, this detachment, with two companies of Kentucky

infantry, was attacked by a brigade of confederate cavalry, under

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Gen. Armstrong, and after a sharp fight the two companies of

infantry and about ten men of Company K-Lieut. Cutler, W. L. Curry,
A. S Chears, Lewis Latham, John Patterson, A. L.. Sessler, John
Johnson, William Johnson, J. F. Winters and S. P. Clark-were taken
prisoners. The company was then commanded by Sergt. John Lucas
until October, 1862, when Lieut. Cutler, having been exchanged,
returned to the regiment, was promoted Captain, and commanded
the company until he resigned, in March, 1863, when Sergt. Curry,
who had been exchanged in February, 1863, and promoted to First
Lieutenant, took command of the company. The First Ohio had its
full share of hard service on the counter-march of Buell's army back
to Louisville, Company D losing Marion Lansdown wounded in a
skirmish at Bardstown, Ky., October, 1862, then participated in the
battle of Perryville, in which A. W. Lock and J. M. Shultz, of
Company K, were wounded.

It was actively engaged in the advance on Murfreesboro, losing

heavily at Stone River. The list of killed included Col. Millikin, Maj.
Moore, and Lieut. Conditt; also Wesley Poling, of Company D, and
Adjt. Scott, wounded, with along list of heroes unnamed, but of
undying fame. "The regiment fell back from its field of glory, where
it had made one of the most heroic charges of the war, with
saddened hearts, for weltering in his life's blood on the field of
carnage, lay its young and gallant commander. He was mourned by
his comrades as the brave mourn for the brave."

On the 24th of June, 1863, the regiment moved on the extreme left
of the army, and shared in some hard fighting around Tullahoma
and Elk River. In August, Lieut. Curry was

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transferred to the command of Company M, which he commanded

through the Chickamauga campaign. In the advance on
Chattanooga, the First Ohio, under command of Lieut. Col. Cupp,
crossed the Tennessee River September 2, and was conspicuous in
the expedition under Gen. Stanley in the attempt to cut the railroad
south of Chattanooga. After a severe encounter with a large force of
the enemy near La Fayette, Ga., it passed up the Chattanooga
valley, reached the battlefield of Chickamauga early on the morning

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of September 20, and lost heavily in the engagement of that day.

Col. Cupp was killed while forming the regiment for a charge. His
death was a severe blow to the regiment, as he was universally
beloved. Of the 900 men composing the Second Brigade, 134 were
killed and wounded. Company K lost in this engagement Abe Orr,
killed, and Sergt. J. W. Chapin, J. F. Young, William Hiser and C. S.
Irwin, wounded, and Lieut. Curry and C. Zeibold had horses shot
under them. After falling back to Chattanooga, the troops were
allowed no rest, but on the 26th of September started on the
famous raid, driving Wheeler's cavalry from Washington, Tenn., to
Muscle Shoals, Ala., taking more than 1,000 prisoners and several
pieces of artillery.

In an engagement at Washington, Tenn., with Gen. Wheeler's

cavalry, October, 1863, John Newlove, of Company D, was taken
prisoner, and of Company K, Sergt. C. Byers, E. Garner and P. E:
Goff were wounded, and James Henry, Sergt. E. Young. James
Stanton, David Nedrow and Fred Wedo were taken prisoners. P. E.
Goff, E. Garner and Fred Wedo died in Andersonville Prison. The
regiment then returned to Chattanooga and took part in the assault
upon Mission Ridge, where William Johnson, of Company K, was
killed , and Thomas Amrine, of Company D, was wounded. After the
battle of Mission Ridge, the First moved to the relief of Burnsides, at
Knoxville, being the first regiment to reach that city, having several
skirmishes on the way, and capturing many prisoners.

On the 16th of December a detachment of the regiment made a

brilliant charge at Calhoun upon a rebel brigade commanded by Gen.
Wheeler, with a loss of one killed and three wounded, and capturing
130 prisoners.

In November, 1863 Lieut. Curry again took command of Company K,

re-enlisted with the regiment in January, 1864. and after the fall of
Atlanta was appointed Quartermaster of the regiment, was
promoted to Captain on the 14th of December, 1864, but the
company was so much reduced in numbers he could not, be
mustered as Captain.

After the veteran furlough the regiment was re-organized at

Nashville, and on the 22d of May, 1864, started to join the
advancing column of Sherman's army near Rome, Ga., encountering

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the enemy near Decatur, Ala.. on the 26th, and in the skirmish
which followed, Corp. Samuel Darrah, of Company K, captured the
flag of the Seventh Alabama Cavalry. Darrah was a brave and gallant
soldier. After the war, he emigrated to Missouri, where he died a few
years ago. On the 27th, the First Ohio took part in the engagement
at Courtland, losing on this occasion five men wounded, and on the
29th participated in a severe skirmish at Moulton, with a loss of
twenty killed and wounded. Of Company K, H. George was killed and
L. Cooper wounded.

The regiment was in the memorable "one hundred days under fire"
from Chattanooga to Atlanta, losing severely. Of Company D, Daniel
Shobbell was killed near Atlanta. The losses of Company K in this
campaign were Thomas Armstrong, Jeremiah Griffith and George
Pearl, killed, and William Hiser, J. W. Robins and J. M. Shultz,
wounded.

When Hood attempted to cut Sherman's communication between

Atlanta and Chattanooga, the First Cavalry followed in pursuit and
was engaged in several sharp fights, and when Sherman
commenced preparations for his march to the sea, it joined the
forces under Gen. Thomas, and after the victory at Nashville,
rendezvoused at Gravelly Springs until March, 1865. On the 1st of
April the regiment with Gen. Alexander's division gained a brilliant
victory over Forrest's cavalry at Ebenezer's Church, Company K
losing Sergt. F. P. Allen killed and John M. Shultz, wounded. On the
2d of April, Selma, Ala., was taken after a hard struggle.

The last fight of the First Ohio Cavalry was at Columbus, Ga., which
was captured by a bold saber charge, Company K losing William
Griffith, wounded, on this occasion.

A detachment of the First Cavalry under command of Capt. J. O.

Yeoman, was with the command that captured the President of the
Confederacy, among whom was John Newlove, of Company D, and
J. F. Young, of Company K, both of Union County. Of the $100,000
reward paid for the capture of "Jeff Davis," Capt. Yeoman received
$3,000 and Newlove and Young, $402 each.

The regiment garrisoned Georgia and South Carolina from April until
September, then returned to Ohio and was mustered out at Camp
Chase on the 28th of September, 1865, after four years' hard

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service, Company D having lost ten men on the field and in the
hospitals, and twenty-eight taken prisoner, making a total loss of
thirty-eight, and Company K having lost nine killed, twelve died in
hospitals. twelve wounded and ten taken prisoner, making a total
loss of forty-three.

During its term of service, Company D lost by death James Newman,

Lieut. Ira Stevens and Harry Hildreth, and of Company K Martin
Brant, William Newland, David Anderson, E. Garner, Fred Wedo,
Francis Jones, J. S. Ewing and H. D. Warner, died.

The First Ohio Cavalry carried on its muster roll nearly 1800 names
and mustered out at Camp Chase 701 men. It has a long roll of
gallant heroes who were killed on the field of

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battle, many wasted and died of diseases in the hospitals and prison
pens of the South . Of those mustered out of service eighteen years
ago, many are sleeping their last sleep in honored graves. Col. T. J.
Patton was killed in a railroad collision on the Louisville & Memphis
Railroad. Maj. J. W. Scott, Maj. J. C. Frankenberger, Lieut. A. Overly,
Lieut. T. Scott Capt. L. Pickering and Surgeon John Cannan are all
dead. Thus one by one they are being mustered out, of life's service.
This regiment has written in characters of blood upon its battle-flag,
Corinth, Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge,
Kenesaw, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Lovejoy and skirmishes numbered by
the score. True, it was no braver nor better than other regiments.
Its roll of honored dead was no larger than many others, but it
never failed to respond to any call that was made upon it. The
unnumbered and unlettered graves of the First Ohio are scattered
over every battle-field of the Army of the Cumberland.

COMPANY A.

Corp. S. J. Robertson, e.. March 31, 1863, disc. September 13, 1865.

COMPANY D.

Sergt. Thomas H. Amrine, e. August 31,1861, wounded at Mission

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Ridge, disc. September 13, 1865.

Sergt. John Newlove, e. August 26, 1861, taken prisoner at

Washington, Tenn., October, 1864, disc, September 13,1865.

Sergt. L. L. Scott, e. August 26, 1861, disc. October 6, 1864.

Sergt. Alvin Thompson, e. August 28, 1861, disc. October 6,1864.

Corp. M , C. Cole, e. August 26, 1861, disc. September 13, 1865.

Corp. Chas. J. Scott, e. August 26, 1861, disc. September 13, 1865.

Barbour John, e. August 26, 1861, died at Marysville, Ohio, October

6, 1862.

Barrows, Enoch, e. August 26, 1861, disc. September 13, 1865.

Robert, e. 1861.

Cole, Joshua, e. August 26, 1861, disc. September 13,1865.

Chapman , G. W., e. August, 1861, disc. October, 1864.

Foot, Horace L.. e. August 26,1861, disc. October, 1864.

Hildreth, Harry, e. August 26, 1861.

Halliday, Thomas, e. August 26,1861, disc. September 13, 1865.

Irvin, R. W., e. August 31, 1861, disc. June 20, 1865, wounded at
Blackland, Mississippi,

Kipp, William H., e. August 5, 1861.

Lansdown, Marion, e. August 26,1861, disc. 1862.

Lee, Howard, disc. at Corinth, Mississippi.

Montgomery, H. D., e. September 5, 1861, disc. September 13,1865.

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Montgomery. G. W., e. September 5,1861.

Montgomery, B. B., e. September, 1863.

Martin, John, e. August 31,1864.

Newgent, William, e. August 26, 1861, disc. September 13, 1865.

Died at home.

Powers, William.

Powers. J. W., e. March 9,1864, disc. September 13, 1865.

Tracy D., e August 31,1861, disc. September 13, 1865.

Turner, Taylor, e. Feb. 23, 1864, disc. September 13, 1865.

COMPANY E.

McKim, John, e. August 1861, disc. September 13, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Pyers, Emett, e. August 26, 1861, disc. September 13, 1865.

COMPANY K.

Capt. William L. Curry, e. September 8, 1861, taken prisoner at

Courtland, Ala.. July, 1862, promoted Second Lieutenant June 16,
1862, Pint Lieutenant March 31, 1863, and Captain December
14,1864; disc. December 30, 1864.

Capt. James Cutler, e. September 30,1861, taken prisoner at

Courtland, Ala., July, 1862, disc. April 20, 1863.

Sergt. Franklin P. Allen, e. September 13, 1861, killed at Ebenezer

Church, Ala., April 1, 1865, promoted First Lieutenant March, 1865.

Sergt. Cornelius Byers, e. August, 1861, taken prisoner at

Washington, Tenn., September 30, 1863. In Libby and Andersonville
seventeen months.

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Sergt. Patterson Bradley, e. September 23,1861.

Sergt. A. S. Chears, e. September 24, 1861, disc. October 6, 1864.

Sergt. John W. Chapin, e. September 24, 1861, wounded at

Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863, disc. October 6,1864.

Sergt. C. S. Irwin, e. April 23,1861, Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer

infantry, three months, disc. August 18, 1861; e. September
27,1861, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga, September 20.1863, disc.
September 13,1865,

Sergt. James W. Robbins, e. October 1, 1861, wounded at Atlanta,

Ga., August 27, 1864, disc. September 13 1865.

Sergt. A. L. Sesler, e. October 26, 1861, taken prisoner at Courtland,

Ala., July, 1862, disc.. September 13, 1885.

Sergt. Elliott Young, e. September 23, 1861, taken prisoner at

Washington, Tenn., September 30, 1863, in Libby and Andersonville
Prisons seventeen months, disc. March 14,1865.

Corp. William Griffith, e. September 24,1861, wounded at Columbus,

Ga., April 16, 1865, disc. September 1; 1865.

Corp. A. A. Hill, e. February 15, 1862, disc. September 13, 1865.

Corp. William B. Harriott, e. February 26, 1864, disc September 9,

1865.

Corp. A. W. Lock, e. October 1, 1861, wounded at Perryville, Ky.,

October, 1862.

Corp. John M. Shultz, e. September 22, 1861, wounded at Kenesaw

Mountain, Ga., June, 1864, and at Ebenezer Church, Ala., April 1,
1865, disc. September 13,1865 ,

Corp. John F. Young, e. September 28, 1861, wounded at

Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863, disc. September 13, 1865.

Armstrong, Thomas, e. August 13,1861, killed at Atlanta, Ga.,

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August, 1864.

Anderson, David, e. September 23,1861, died at Corinth, Miss., May,

1862.

Bull, Eugene M., e. February 26, 1864, disc. September 13, 1865.

Brant, Martin, e. September 25. 1861, died at Louisville, Ky.,

January, 1862.

Bidwell, M., e. February 27, 1864, disc. September 13, 1865

Clark, S. P., taken prisoner at Courtland, Ala., July, 1862.

Clements, J. C., e. September 22, 1861.

Corporal Darrah, Samuel, e. September 24, 1861, captured flag of

Seventh Alabama Cavalry, at Decatur, Ala., May 26,1864, died in
Missouri.

Evans, E. D., e. February 26, 1864, disc. September 13, 1865.

Ewing, James S., e. February, 1864, died at Columbus, Ohio, March

19,1864.

Fox, Henry C., e. September 3, 1861.

Gill, James, e. October 20, 1861, died at Corinth, Miss. July, 1862.

George, Hannibal, e. February 26, 1864, killed at Moulton, Ala., May

29,1864.

Goff, Presley E., e. October 15, 1861, wounded at Washington,

Tenn., died In Andersonville Prison.

Garner, Edward, died in Andersonville Prison.

Garner , A. M., e. February 26,1864, disc. September 13, 1865.

Griffith, Jeremiah, e. February 16 1864 killed at Kenesaw Mountain,

Ga., June 16,1864.

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Henry, James, e. September, 1861, taken prisoner at Washington,

Tenn., September 30, 1863, in Libby and Andersonville Prisons.

Hieer, William, e. August 15,1861, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga.,

September, 1863, died of wounds received at Lovejoy, Ga., August
21,1864.

Hill, Edward A., e. August 15 1861, killed at Paint Rock, Ala.,

December 1863.

Hill, Augustus, e. February, 1864, disc. September 28, 1865.

Hahn, D. G., e. March 29,1865, disc. September 13, 1865

Jones, Francis, e. February 26, 1864, drowned in Cotton Indian

Creek, Ga., August 21,1864.

Johnson, William, e. November 24, 1861, killed at Cleveland

Tennessee, November 24, 1863.

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Lucas, B. F., e. September 27, 1861, killed at Courtland, Ala., July

23, 1862.

Newland, William, drowned in Cumberland River, near Clarksville,

Tenn., March, 1862.

Nedrow, David, e. September 10, 1861, taken prisoner at

Washington, Tenn., September, 1863, disc. January 26, 1865.

Orr, A. S., e. September 18,1861, killed at Chickamauga Ga.,

September 20, 1863.

Pearl, George, e. September 22, 1861, killed at Lovejoy, Ga. August

20.1864.

Ruehlen, S. H.. e. November 28,1861, disc. December 4, 1864.

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Ruehlen, William, e. September 28, 1861, disc. September 13,1865.

Robbins, D. M., e. February 26,1864, disc. September 13, 1865.

Robbins, Z. S., e. February 23, 1864, disc. January 12, 1865.

Stamats, M, E., e. October 1, 1861, disc. October, 1864.

Spicer, O. L., e. October 1, 1861.

Thompson, M. F., e. February 23, 1864, disc. June 16, 1865.

Thompson, Milton L., e. February 23,1864, disc. June 26, 1865.

Tway, L. B., e. October 26, 1861, disc. September 13, 1865.

Wedo, Frederick, e. September 24,1861. Died in Andersonville prison.

Warner, H. D., e. February 25,1864. Died at Nashville, Tenn., April

2,1864.

Veterinary Surgeon John F. Winters, e. September 25 1861, disc.

October 6, 1864. Taken prisoner at Courtland, Ala., July 25,1862.

THIRD OHIO CAVALRY.

The Third Ohio Cavalry was organized in September, 1861, under

Col. Lewis Zahm. It operated with Buell in Tennessee, took part in
the siege of Corinth and was engaged in the battle of Chickamauga.
It joined Sherman's Atlanta campaign, participating in the
engagement at Kenesaw, Peach Tree Creek and Decatur. After the
fall of Atlanta it followed in pursuit of Hood, fighting at Franklin and
Nashville; then joined the Wilson raid through Alabama and Georgia,
losing heavily at Selma. This regiment was mustered out August 14,
1865.

COMPANY D.

Hill. N. N.

COMPANY F.

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Wood, Frank.

FIFTH OHIO CAVALRY

The Fifth Ohio Cavalry was organized in August, 1861, under Col. H.
H. Taylor. It took an active part in the battle of Pittsburg Landing,
the siege of Corinth, and in the engagement at Davis' Mill. It was
present at the battle of Chattanooga, and followed Sherman to
Knoxville. It joined the Atlanta campaign, and having lost most of its
horses, acted as infantry. It was attached to Kilpatrick's command,
and with him marched to the sea, and moved through the Carolinas,
fighting and raiding all the way. After the war, this regiment served
in North Carolina until mustered out October 30, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Sergt. Miles Gregory, e. February, 1862, disc. 1865.

Carter, John.

COMPANY C.

Gleason, Charles.

Henninger, Joseph.

COMPANY M.

Lyttle, Samuel, a. December 26, 1863, disc. November 21, 1865.

COMPANY K.

Weldon, Robert, e. August 10, 1864, disc. 1865, wounded at Deep

Bottom, Va.

SIXTH OHIO CAVALRY.

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The Sixth Ohio Cavalry was organized in October, 1861, under Col.
William R. Lloyd. It served in the Shenandoah Valley, and was
engaged in the battles of Cross Keys, Cedar Mountain and the
second Bull Run. It took part in the advance on Fredericksburg, and
in the battles of Kelly's Ford and Gettysburg. It participated in a
number of engagements in Meade's advance on the Rapidan. In the
spring of 1864, the Sixth joined Grant's advance on Richmond,
taking part in the many hard-fought battles culminating in the fall of
that place. It was mustered out in August, 1865.

COMPANY M.

Bugler T. W. Burns, e. December 1, 1863 disc. June 27 1865, taken

prisoner at Vaughn's Road, 1864, wounded at Habaker's Run, 1865.

COMPANY C.

McClurg, John, e. June 18, 1861, disc. 1864.

SEVENTH OHIO CAVALRY.

This regiment was organized October 3, 1862, under Col. Israel

Garrard. It operated in Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina, and
in July, 1864, joined Sherman's Atlanta campaign, fighting almost
daily. After the fall of that city it moved north and met the enemy at
Franklin and Nashville, then followed in the pursuit of Hood across
the Tennessee. In March, 1865, it joined Wilson's raid, fighting its
way to Selma, Ala., and while pursuing the enemy to Andersonville,
the news of Lee's surrender was received. The Seventh Ohio was
mustered out July 4, 1866.

COMPANY A.

Baxley, W. H.

COMPANY F.

Sergt. J. S. Howland, e. October 8 1862 disc. 1865, wounded at

Dandridge, Tenn., December 31, 1863.

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EIGHTH OHIO CAVALRY.

The Eighth Ohio Cavalry was organized March 28, 1864, under Col.
Samuel A. Gilbert. It moved to Virginia, and in June joined Averill's
raid on Lynchburg. It engaged the enemy at Liberty, and again at
Beverly. A part of the regiment participated in the battles of
Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek.

In January, 1865, the enemy surprised the camp and captured 600
officers and men. They were taken to Libby Prison, where they
remained until exchanged in February. The regiment was mustered
out in August, 1865.

COMPANY E.

Price, E. L., e. December, 1863, disc. July 30,1865.

COMPANY F.

Slagle, James F., e. March 7, 1864, disc. July 30, 1865.

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COMPANY I.

McNier, William H., e. April 14, 1864, disc. July 30, 1865. died at
home in 1868.

NINTH OHIO CAVALRY.

The organization of this regiment was commenced in December,

1862. In April, 1863, four companies, designated as the First
Battalion of the Ninth Ohio Cavalry, entered the field in Kentucky ;
but it was not until December, 1863, that the regiment was
completed by, the organization of the Second and Third Battalions.
It moved to Athens, Ala., to patrol the Tennessee River.

In July, 1864, it joined the Atlanta campaign, marched to the sea,

fighting at Waynesboro; moved through the Carolinas, participating

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in the engagements at Aiken, Averysboro, Bentonville and Raleigh,

and after Johnston's surrender, was mustered out August 2, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Sergt. James McCune, e. 1862, disc. 1865.

COMPANY G.

Bailey. S. S., e. June, 1863, disc. August, 1865.

TENTH OHIO CAVALRY.

The Tenth Ohio Cavalry was organized in October, 1862, under Col.
Charles C. Smith. It operated with the Army of the Cumberland in
Tennessee, participated in the battle of Chickamauga, and was
actively engaged in all of Kilpatrick's movements during the Atlanta
campaign. It followed Sherman to the sea, fighting at Macon,
Griswoldsville, Waynesboro, and other places along the route ; then
moved north through the Carolinas. It was mustered out July 24,
1865.

COMPANY A.

Flowers, Edward, e. December 4, 1862, disc. July 24, 1865.

Voris, John H., e. December 4,1862, died at Sweetwater, Ga.,

August 16,1864, of wounds.

COMPANY B.

Saddler Heath Stewart e. October 17, 1862, taken prisoner

November 24, 1864. .

Powell, Henry, e. October 7, 1862, disc. 1865.

Smith, M. B., e. October 10, 1862, disc. July 24, 1865.

Turner, William N., e. February 10, 1863, died Tenn., June 28, 1863.

COMPANY C.

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Mullen, Daniel, e. February 25,1864, disc. July 24, 1865

COMPANY D.

Mattox, John A., Co. D, e. May 7,1861, disc. June 17, 1865.

Wright, Alonzo, e. September 17,1864, disc. July 24, 1864.

COMPANY E.

Sergt. J. P. Martin, e. August 18, 1862, disc. October 18, 1865.

COMPANY M.

Sergt. Thomas Moore, e. June 6, 1863, disc. January 24, 1865, died
at Richwood, Ohio, in 1868.

Corp. Sherman McBratney, e. April 7, 1863, disc. July 24, 1865.

Bush, James D., e. June 7, 1863, disc. July 24,1865.

Bosh, W. J., e. Jane 7,1863, disc. July 24,1865.

George, James S., e. April 10, 1862, July 24,1865.

Linder, Wallace, e. April 1, 1863, disc. July 2,1864.

Linder, William W., e. April 6, 1863, disc. July 24, 1865

McIntire, Darius, e. June 1, 1863, disc. November 2, 1864.

ELEVENTH OHIO CAVALRY.

This regiment was organized by battalions; the organization being

completed in July, 1862, was assigned to Indian Warfare. It had
about 1,000 miles of country in picket and was engaged in almost
innumerable skirmishes. The ground of its operations was in the
center of the Rocky Mountains, and embraced portions of Nebraska,
Dakota, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. The first
Battalion was mustered out April 1, 1865 and the remaining

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companies not until July, 1866.

COMPANY C.

Corp. Anson Baughman, e. December 12,1861, disc. April 1,1865.

Benedict, W. H., e. August 25, 1864, disc. 1865.

COMPANY F.

Benedict, John B., e. 1861, disc. 1862.

COMPANY G.

Sergt. Calvin Holbrook, e. June 12,1863.

Finch, S. J., e. June 12,186:3, disc. 1865.

Gearheart George, e. June 10, 1863,

COMPANY K.

Ports, William, e. February 23, 1864, disc. July 14, 1866.

TWELFTH OHIO CAVALRY.

The order for raising this important regiment was issued on the 20th
of August, 1863. So zealous were the officers instructed with this;
care, and so filled with patriotic impulses were the true men that
responded to the call That on the 24th day of November, 1863, the
regiment, was organized complete and ready for what ever duty
awaited it. The men furnished from Union County were assigned to
Company C.

While the organization was yet incomplete, six companies were

called to Johnson's Island to guard prisoners and meet, if need be,
the threatened invasion of rebels from Canada, in tent on releasing
the 3,000 imprisoned rebel officers there. The companies thus
employed were A, C, D, F, I and L. The other companies were
quartered at Camp Chase until February 24, when the whole
regiment was brought together at camp Dennison. Here it was

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mounted, armed and vigorously drilled until the 27th day of March,
when it started to the front and entered upon its memorable career.

Its first duty was to assist Gen. Burbridge in breaking up the armed
bands of guerrillas, and bushwhackers in Kentucky. Scattering , itself
over that State, it soon became a terror to marauders and rebel
sympathizers, dispersed the guerrillas and restored order.

This task accomplished with commendable promptness, the Twelfth

joined in an expedition against Saltville, Va. But after a toilsome
journey of several days, it was halted and turned about to make one
of the most rapid marches known to warfare, traveling over 180
miles in fifty hours. It struck the rebel forces at Mt. Sterling, Ky., on
the 9th of June, 1864, and gallantly led the charge. In this battle the
regiment fought many times its' number, but never for a moment
wavered. At one time sixty men of the Third Battalion,

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mostly from Company C, fought a rebel regiment for thirty minutes,

losing many precious lives, but holding its ground till help came. Of
this devoted little band, Union County furnished Joseph Smith, Hylas
S. Moore and J. L. Cameron, others now living here Edward Routs,
Fredrick Keller, Uriah Jolley and John Van Pearse, of Company M.

For its gallantry the Twelfth was complimented at the close of the
fight by Gen. Burbridge, who remarked that it had saved

the day for him. These laurels were dearly bought for the loss of the
regiment all told was 197 men. Of these were Maj. Moderwell, shot
through the abdomen, (afterward recovered) ; Capt. Hunter,
through shoulder; Orderly Sergt. Alfred Wetterige and Corp. Conner,
killed, and many others of Company C wounded, among whom were
J. O. Sweet, Peter Black, William Blue, Jefery Williams and Bently
Williams.

The battle lasted all day, and at night the regiment remained on the
battle-field. Company C, chosen for special guard duty, got no rest.
Three days and nights' marching and fighting was now to be
followed by a gallop of thirty-three miles to Lexington on the 10th;

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fresh horses drawn and on to Paris, Ky., on the 11th. Awaiting here
for supplies and ammunition until evening, the regiment again
mounted and forward for a nights' march to Cynthiana. Early on the
morning of the 12th of June, while darkness. was yet so dense that
the lurid jets of powder flame blazed from the carbines, the
regiment was leading the charge again in battle, sustaining itself
heroically, and gaining a complete victory in this engagement. On
the 14th of June the regiment received the thanks and
congratulations of President Lincoln and the Secretary of War, and
was again complimented for its gallantry by the commanding
General.

Again braking into detachments, the Twelfth scattered over

Kentucky, dispersing marauders and keeping order, until the month
of September, when it concentrated at Mount Sterling and again
started with Gen. Burbridge's expedition to Saltville, Va.

The expedition led over 300 miles without provision trains, tents or
ambulances, was cause of much privation, and on the 2d of October
was again at its accustomed place leading the advance into one of
the most hotly contested battles of the war.

The rebel fortifications were in the deep mountain gorges and

rendered operations by mounted men impossible, yet, dismounted,
the Twelfth made again and again its famous carbine charges and
reaching well up to the enemies' works. All day long the battle raged
in the Mountain fastness, but toward the close of the day
ammunition was exhausted and the rebel forces re-enforced by
5,000 of Gen. Early's fresh troops, and Gen. Burbridge was
compelled to abandon the expedition. Company C had all day been
doing duty on the body guard of Gen. McLane and its couriers
dashed here and there through the battle carrying orders. A rapid
retreat began, and as it still had ammunition Company C was
detailed a special guard for the rear, and many times during that
disastrous night and the following day did this devoted little band
halt in the mountain passes and hold the pursuing foe in check while
the retreating column hurried on.

Forty-nine men of the Twelfth lay dead or wounded on the field of

battle of this eventful day.

Returning to Lexington the regiment re-organized, drew fresh horses

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and supplies, and on the 10th of November was again in the saddle
marching toward Cumberland Gap.

Reaching that point on the 26th, scattering again, it was engaged a

short time destroying bands of marauders around Bean Station and
Rodgersville. Gen Stoneman now took command, and being joined
with Gen. Gillem the whole force, including the Twelfth, was in the
earlier part of December marching in a third expedition against
Saltville. On the morning of December 16, Kingsford was reached
and a strong rebel force appeared on the opposite banks of the
river. Halting his column, Gen. Stoneman and Gillem to cross above
and prepare for battle. The impatience of the Twelfth knew no
bounds when in sight of the gray uniforms and eagerly they awaited
the bugle sound to charge. That coming, with a wild yell they
galloped up to the horses' joints in water to the opposite bank;
opening a fire from carbines, and revolvers at short ranges the
enemy was for a moment confused and Gen. Gillem. then coming up
aided to complete the rout.

Pursuit was given, and many of the enemy lay dead along the road,
as the Twelfth poured into their fleeing ranks volley after volley from
their carbines. Hurrying forward, Bristol was reached just before
day. The Yankees dashed in, and in less than half an hour Bristol,
with all its immense stores, was ours. Halting to complete the
destruction of the rebel supplies and tearing up the railroad, the
column again pushed forward to Abington, Company F, of the
Twelfth, a, special escort of Gen. Burbridge, led the charge, and the
regiment following, that place was taken, with a large number of
prisoners and immense military supplies.

Sergt. Sherburn of Company F, and Lieut. Holt were both wounded,

the former fatally. Several others of the regiment were wounded.
Pushing on, the column struck the army of the rebel Gen. Vaughn,
which soon broke in confusion, and the boys of the regiment joined
in a headlong chase of five miles, with drawn sabers. Many pieces of
artillery were here taken.

Without halting, the troops pushed on. and on the 12th the regiment
had the grim satisfaction of leading the charge into Saltville,
capturing the place where so many prisoners were lost a few months
previous. Every vestige of the place was destroyed. Returning,
Wytheville was cap-

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tured, and many skirmishes were had in the surrounding country. At

the close of the day on the 17th, a desperate battle was fought with
the troops of Breckinridge and Vaughn, near Marion. Here the brave
Orderly Sergeant, John Van Pearse, of Company M, was seriously
wounded while aiding to form the line.

Maj. Moderwell, the favorite of the regiment, was again among the
wounded. Returning from this raid, the regiment collected at
Lexington to draw fresh horses and close up the broken ranks.
Scattering again, it was a short time doing general patrol duty and
looking after rebel sympathizers and bushrangers in Kentucky;
coming together again the last of February, at Louisville, Ky., the
whole joined Stoneman's command and embarked for Nashville by
river. On through to Murfreesboro, and thence to Knoxville, where a
veteran brigade was formed by uniting the Twelfth Ohio, Fifteenth
Pennsylvania and Tenth Michigan Cavalries. On the 20th of March,
this brigade was in motion marching out to Strawberry Plains,
thence on through Bull's Gap, Jonesboro to Yadkin River. The stream
was badly swollen, and several comrades drowned. Uriah Jolly was
rescued here by Comrade Cameron.

Pausing a short time to close up the ranks, the forces swept on

galloping through Jacksonville, on to the line of the Virginia &
Tennessee Railroad at Christiansbury. This road was torn up and
destroyed for many miles. Sweeping down into North Carolina, the
Danville & Richmond Railroad was struck and destroyed for a great
distance.

Hastening on, the troops brought up before Salisbury, a rebel force

under Pemberton with several pieces of artillery came out to defend
the town. Scarcely halting, the Twelfth led on the charge, and in
spite of all opposition Salisbury was soon in flames, many Union
prisoners were released, and immense quantities of military stores
consigned to the flames. On the 17th of April, the regiment marched
on to Lincolnton, which place was captured by a charge led by
Company C, of the Twelfth, under Lieut. Stewart; 200 picked men,
under Maj. Moderwell were now chosen to march eighty miles to the
Catawba River crossing and destroy the bridge of the Charlotte &

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South Carolina Railroad. On the morning of the 30th, they came

across the forces of Vaughn and Duke. Sweeping down upon them,
out their way through, captured thirty-five prisoners, a large quantity
of small arms and two pieces as of cannon and some seven officers
and 223 man; paroling the prisoners on the spot, the command
returned to the regiment at Dallas, Company C having some
wounded, but not fatally. On the 23d, the regiment started for
Knoxville ; but learning that President Lincoln had been
assassinated, they joined in a headlong chase after Davis. Finally
returning to Sweet Water, Tenn., thence on to McMinville, thence to
Nashville, on the 24th of November,the regiment was discharged. Of
1,462 men, only 628 remained.

Thus melted away and passed into history the brave and patriotic
Twelfth Ohio Cavalry.

COMPANY C,

Corp. William Bushing, e. September 26,1863, disc November 14,

1865.

Corp. Jesse . Cameron, e. October 23, 1863, disc. August 31, 1865.

Corp. Uriah Jolly, e. October 15, 1863, disc. November 14, 1865.

Channell, William S., e. September 7, 1863, died in hospital at

Lexington, Ky., August 10, 1864.

Moore, H. S., e. October 5, 1863, disc. November 14, 1865.

Routt, E. E., e. September 7,1863, disc. November 14, 1865.

Smith, Joseph, e. October 21, 1863, disc. November 14, 1865.

COMPANY D.

Edger, Jacob, e. October 1, 1863, disc. October 1, 1865.

COMPANY I.

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Ackely, Jacob, e. November 6, 1863, disc. November 14, 1865.

COMPANY K.

Corp William H. Davis, e. September 27, 1863, disc. October 12,

1865, wounded and taken prisoner June 8, 1864.

COMPANY M.

Sergt. John Van Pease, e. October 9,1863, wounded and. taken

prisoner at Marion, Va., December, 1864, disc. by General Order No.
77, dated at Washington April 28, 1865, disc. June 10, 1865.

THIRTEENTH OHIO CAVALRY.

The Thirteenth Ohio Cavalry was organized May 6, 1864, under Col.
Stephen R. Clark. It immediately joined the Army of the Potomac,
and acting as infantry, participated in the battles of White House
Landing and Charles City, in the siege of Petersburg and in the
engagements at Weldon Railroad, Ream's Station, Poplar Grove
Church, Pegram's Farm and Boydtown Plank-road. In December,
1864, the regiment received cavalry equipments. It took part in the
battle at Hatcher's Run, aided in the rout, destruction and capture of
the army under Lee, and was mustered out of the service August 10,
1865.

COMPANY A.

Corp. George Moder, e. February 22. 1864, disc. August 10,1866.

COMPANY B.

Blacksmith R. L. Richardson, e. December 17, 1864 disc May 3, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Wright, G. W., e. February 10, 1864, disc. June 5, 1865.

COMPANY G.

Second Lieut. J. E. Corey, e. December 17,1863, wounded at

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Moorfield, died at home, disc. June 5, 1865.

Corp. Lewis Logan, e. April 24, 1864, wounded at Richmond, disc.

May 25,1865.

Corey, C. L., e. February 24,1864, disc. August 25,1865.

Green, John, e. April 5, 1864, disc. June 5, 1865, died at home.

Morrow, W. M.. E. March 28,1864, disc. June 16, 1865.

Morrow, John A., e. March 20,1864, disc. June 5, 1865.

UNION LIGHT GUARD.*

This organization was perfected in December of 1863, and was

intended by Gov. Tod as

* Taken from "Ohio in the War."

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the body-guard of President Lincoln. The Governor had previously

visited Washington, and while there noticed the unguarded situation
of the capitol, the President's house and the person of President
Lincoln, and knowing the desperate character of the Cabinet at
Richmond, he came home somewhat apprehensive for the safety of
the public offices, and more especially for the life of the President.
He at once commenced raising the Union Light Guard, by recruiting
one man in each county of the State. By December 22, 1863, the
company was completed, and on the morning of that day it started
for Washington City.

"Reaching the capital, its commanding officer reported to the

Secretary of War, and was assigned to duty in and around the city, a
strong detail being placed near the President's house, the Treasury
building, War office, and other public buildings.

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"In this description of duty the Union Light Guard served through
1863-64-65, and part of 1866, when it was Sent home to Ohio, paid,
and mustered out of the service. Its original strength was 103 men."

Quartermsater Sergt. W. P. Anderson, e. November 30, 1863 disc.

September 9, 1865

Sergt. W. J. Barbour, e. November 14,1863, disc. September 9, 1865.

Lawrence, Joseph, e. November, 1863, disc. September 9, 1865.

SEVENTH INDEPENDENT COMPANY SHARP-SHOOTERS, 0R

SHERMAN'S BODY GUARD.

This company was mustered into the service for three years, at
Cleveland, Ohio, on the 27th of January, 1863, with the following
commissioned officers: Watson C. Squire, Captain; William McCrory,
First Lieutenant; and James Cox, Second Lieutenant.

This Company first served under Gene. Rosecrans and Thomas, and
participated in the battles of Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and
Mission Ridge.

At the commencement of the Atlanta campaign, was ordered to Gen.

Sherman's headquarters, and remained on duty near the person of
the Commanding General until the close of the war.

The Company was commanded by Capt. Squire until he was detailed

as Judge Advocate, after the battle of Chickamauga; then by Capt.
McCrory, except during the march to the sea, when, in the absence
of Capt. McCrory, Lieut. Cox assumed command.

The Company was mustered out at Camp Chase on the 28th of July,
1865.

COMPANY 7.

Capt William M. McCrory, e. October 8,1862.

Sergt. William M. Hales, e. August 28, 1862, disc. July 1 1865.

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Corp. N. G. Dillon, e. October 12, 1862, din. March 10, 1866.

Atha, P. H., e. October 18,1862, died at Camp Dennison, 1864.

Boehm James, e. February 28, 1864, disc. July 28,1865.

Dirflinger, L., e. February 26,1864, disc. July 28, 1865.

Dirflinger, E., e. February 25,1864, disc. July 28,1865.

Davidson, William, e. October 8,1862, disc. July 28, 1865.

Dickson, Samuel, e. October 11, 1862, disc. September 8, 1863.

Furrow James, e. February 25, 1862, taken prisoner at Kingston,

Ga., 1864, disc. June 9, 1865.

Furrow, Edward, e. February 25,1862, taken prisoner at Kingston,

Ga., 1864, disc. June 9, 180. Foote, George W.

Foote, Andrew J., e. February 28, 1864, disc. July 28, 1865.

Foots, Thomas I., e. February 28, 1864, died at Chattanooga, Tenn.,

March 20, 1865.

Grubb, Daniel, e. October 12,1862, disc. July 28,1865.

Grimm, William H., e. February 26, 1862, disc. July 28, 1865.

Huffman, John, e. February 28,1864, disc. July 28. 1866,

Johnson, James E., e. October 18, 1862, disc. July 28, 1865.

Larkum, L., e. October 18, 1862, died at Nashville, Tenn., August

20,1863.

Lingrell, H. C., e. February 28,1864, disc. July 28, 1865.

McIntire, William, e. Comber 12, 1862, taken prisoner near Kingston,

Ga., November 8, 1864, disc. June 9, 1865.

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Mullen, D. M., e. February 28,1864. disc July 28, 1865.

Merser, B., e. October 11, 1862, died in hospital at Murfreesboro,

Tenn., April 27,1863.

Stickney, John, e. October 12, 1862, disc. 1865, died at home Dec.
11, 1875.

Yantis, Augustus, e. February 25, 1864, died at Rome, Ga., July 11,
1864.

EIGHTEENTH UNITED STATES INFANTRY.

About forty men were recruited in Union County for this regiment. Of
this number fifteen died on the field and in the hospitals, four were
wounded and three were taken prisoners.

The Eighteenth Regiment United States Infantry was composed of

twenty-four companies. The Second Battalion of eight companies
was organized at Camp Thomas, near Columbus, Ohio, during the
summer of 1861. H. B. Carrington. who was then Adjutant General
of Ohio, was appointed Colonel of the regiment. Col. Carrington was
afterward promoted to Brigadier General.

The regiment was ordered to Kentucky, early in the winter of 1861,

and its first battle was at Mill Springs, under Gen. Thomas. It
marched with 'the army under Gen. Buell to Pittsburg Landing, took
part in the siege of Corinth, and was engaged in the battles of
Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Resaca, Dallas,
Kenesaw Mountain and Atlanta. The regiment sustained its heaviest
lose in the engagement at Stone River.

After the fall of Atlanta, it was transferred to the Twenty-third Corps,

and fought under Gen. Schofield at Franklin and Nashville, Tenn.,
then moved with the corps to the Department of the East, and at the
close of the war was at Fort Fisher.

During the greater part of the war, the regiment was commanded by
Maj. Townsend. It was a splendid regiment, and saw much hard
service in the Army of the Cumberland. On every battle-field where
it fought the Eighteenth was conspicuous for the bravery of its
officers and men.

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COMPANY A.

Brown, Ira, e. September, 1862.

Crist, Alfred, e. October, 1661, died at Lebanon, Ky., December,

1862.

Courtright, A., wounded on picket In Tennessee.

Henderson, George A.

Johnson, A. A., e. September 19,1861, disc. May 9,1862.

Kezerty, Tip, disc. 1862.

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Kelsy, George.

LaRue, W. H., e. September 12, 1861, killed at Chickamauga, Ga.,

September 20, 1863.

Loop, J. P., e. August 3. 1861, disc. June 27, 1862.

Phips, Aaron, disc. 1863.

Rhoads, Orville, e. September 9, 1861, taken prisoner at Snake

Creek, Ga., June 17, 1864, died in Andersonville prison August, 1864.

Rhoads, W, W., e. September 9, 1861, disc. February 16, 1863.

Sash, Charles, disc. 1862.

COMPANY C.

Browning, H. A., e. August, 1861, disc. 1864.

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COMPANY D.

Sergt. Charles Andrews,

Sergt. Joseph Kehler, e. August 6,1861, disc. March 7, 1867.

Anderson, James, e. September 4, 1861, killed at Dallas, Ga., 1864.

Brittian, John, e. August 6, 1861, died at Nashville, Tenn.

Deals, George W, e. August 6, 1861, died at Nashville, Tenn., 1862.

Harper, Elisha.

Holycross, Henry, e. 1861, died at Lebanon, Ky., 1861.

Philips, Daniel.

Rider Henry, killed at Ringgold, Ga., 1863.

Stierhoof, George, killed at Stone River, Tenn., December 31, 1862.

COMPANY E.

Woolly, John, e. September 1, 1861, disc June, 1865

COMPANY F.

Sergt. R. W. Evans, e. October 22, 1861, disc. October 22, 1864.

Corp. Charles W. Bell, e. October 22, 1801, disc. October 22, 1864,
wounded and taken prisoner at Stone River, Tenn., January 1, 1863.

Cheney, Alonzo, died at Lebanon, Ky., December, 1862.

Converse Jasper, e. August, 1861, disc. August, 1864:

Wilson, George, mining at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863.

White, Alexander.

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COMPANY G.

Sergt. G. J. McAdow. e November 23 , 1861 disc. November

23,1864, wounded at Chickamauga Ga., September 20,1863.

McAdow, James W., e. September 15, 1862, killed at Chickamauga

Ga., September 20,1863,

Riderner, Henry, e. September, 1861, killed at Resaca, Ga., 1864.

COMPANY H.

Sergt. James McClung, e. March 4, 1862, disc. 1865, wounded at

Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863.

Sergt. W. M. Myers, e. January, 1862, disc. September, 1863, taken

prisoner at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863.

Debolt, John W, e. March, 1862, disc. March, 1865, taken prisoner at

Munfordsville, Ky.

Dial, Amos, e. 1863, died at Chattanooga, Tenn.

Gamble, Robert.

Gamble, William missing at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863. ,

FIRST REGIMENT UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS.

COMPANY G.

Mitchell, N., e. November, 1863, wounded at Black Water, Mo,

February, 1865.

FIFTH REGIMENT U. S. C. T.

This regiment was organized during the summer and fall of 1863,
and. Col. J. Conine was commissioned commander. In December, it
joined Gen. Wild in the raid to Elizabeth City, N. C.; in January,
1864, moved to Yorktown, and in May accompanied Gen. Butler in
the expedition against Fortress Monroe and Petersburg. From the

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beginning of the siege of Petersburg, in June, until the 15th of

August, the regiment was almost constantly in the trenches, building
forts, or on the skirmish line; and on the 29th of September took an
active part in the battle of Chapin's Farm, the storming of New
Market Heights, and the capture of Fort Harrison. It joined Gen.
Terry's expedition against Fort Fisher and Wilmington, and was
afterward engaged in the assault on Sugar Loaf and Fort Anderson;
then marched to Raleigh. N. C.

The Fifth was discharged on the 15th of October, 1865, at

Columbus, Ohio.

COMPANY A.

Mayo, George W., wounded at Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864.

Dious, Patrick, e. January, 1864, disc. April, 1865.

COMPANY D.

Johnson, A. J., e. August 25, 1864, disc. August 28,1806.

COMPANY E.

Taborn, James, e, January, 1865, disc. April, 1895

Taborn, John, e. January, 1865.

COMPANY E.

Hill, William.

TWELFTH REGIMENT U. S. C. T.

COMPANY M.

Sanders, Streeter, e. January 17, 1865, disc. January 29, 1866.

TWENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT U. S. C. T.

The Twenty-seventh Regiment U. S. Colored Troops was organized

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at Camp Delaware, in January, 1864, under Col. Blackburn,

Companies A and B being composed of recruits from Union and
Logan Counties.

In April, the regiment entered the field, and having been assigned to
the First Brigade, Fourth Division, Ninth Army Corps, commenced the
campaign of 1864 in Virginia. It took a prominent part in the assault
upon Cemetery Hill, Petersburg, Va., on the 30th of July, 1864, this
being the first engagement in which the regiment was actively
engaged. Of the troops from Union County, Harrison Taborn was
killed, and H. H. Chavous and V. D. Evans were wounded in this
engagement.

The regiment next shared in the expedition against Fort Fisher and
in the capture of Fort Buchanan, with about five hundred prisoners.
It then operated in North Carolina until the close of the war, when it
moved to Columbus Ohio, and was mustered out of the service in
September, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Sergt. S. Heathcock, e. 1864, disc. 1865.

Corp. William Mifflin, e. 1864, disc 1865.

Chavous H. H. e. January 11 1864, wounded at Petersburg, Va., July

30,1864, disc. February 10, 1865.

Chavous, James, e. January 8, 1864, disc. September 21, 1865.

Evans, W. D., e. January, 1864, wounded at Petersburg, Va., July

30, 1864.

Taborn, Martin.

Taborn, Harrison, e. January, 1864, killed at Petersburg Va., July

30,1864.

COMPANY G.

Richardson, M., e. 1864, disc. September, 1865.

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COMPANY H

Harrison, J. H., e. April, 1864, disc. 1865.

COMPANY I

Butcher, Joseph, e. August 29, 1864, disc. September 4, 1865.

FIFTY-FIFTH MASSACHUSETTS C. T.

RECRUITED IN UNION COUNTY.

Burns, William, e May 23, 1863.

Hill, William, e. May 23,1863.

Lewis, A. D., e. May 23,1863.

Malone, James, e. May 23, 1863.

Malone, Ezekiel, e. May 23.1863,

Owen, Osborn, e. May 23, 1863.

Richey, Henry, e. May 23,1863.

White, George, e. May 23,1863.

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ROSTER.
ABBREVIATIONS.

Adjt Adjutant Inf. Infantry

Art Artillery Lieut. Lieutenant
Bat Battalion Maj. Major
Col. Colonel Regt. Regiment
Capt. Captain re-e re-enlisted
Corp. Corporal res. Resigned
com commissioned Sergt. Sergeant
cav. Cavalry trans. transferred
disc. discharged vet veteran
e enlisted wd wounded
Gen. General

FIRST OHIO INFANTRY.

The First Ohio was organized in April, 1861, for three months'
service, under Col. Alexander M. McCook; it served near Washington
City, in Schenck's brigade. Re-organized for three years' service in
August, 1861, under Col. Benjamin F. Smith, it served under Buell at
Shiloh; with Rosecrans, at Stone River and Chickamauga; with Grant
at Mission Ridge and with Sherman on the Atlanta campaign.

The regiment was mustered out October 14, 1864. During its term
of service the First Ohio was engaged in twenty-four battles and
skirmishes, and lost 627 officers and men It saw its first battle at
Pittsburg Landing, and closed its career in front of Atlanta. It
marched 2,500 miles, and was transported by car and steamboat
950 miles.

COMPANY K.

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Thompson, M. L., e. February 23, 1864, disc. June 6, 1865.

SECOND OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment served in the three months' campaign near

Washington City, under Col. Lewis Wilson, and was organized for
three years' service in August and September, 1861, under Col.
Leonard A. Harris. It operated with Gen. Buell 's army in Kentucky;
with Gen. Rosecrans, at Stone River and Chickamauga and with
Sherman on the Atlanta Campaign.

The Second Ohio lost severely in battle, having 111 killed and 425
wounded: and after thirty-eight months of active service, it was
mustered out and honorably discharged at Columbus, Ohio, in
August, 1864.

COMPANY A.

Sergeant S. B. Price, e. August 20, 1861, disc. October 10, 1864,

Wounded.

Corporal C. M. Winget, e. August 24, 1861, killed at Stone River,

December 31,1862.

Fritz, Michael, e. August 24, 1861, died in hospital at Nashville,

Tenn., September 10, 1862,

COMPANY C.

Sells, J. M., e. August 20,1861, disc. June 10, 1864.

COMPANY E.

Robinson, W. R., e. September 23,1861, disc. 1864.

COMPANY K.

Chapman, James, e. April, 1861; wounded.

Doudna, George, e. July 25,1861, disc. 1864.

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Doudna, Benjamin, e. July 25, 1861, disc. May, 1865.

Musician C. L. Winget.

THIRD OHIO INFANTRY.

The Third Ohio was organized for three months' service, April 16,
1861, and for three years, May 3, 1861, under Col. Isaac Morrow

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It served under Gen. McClellan, in West Virginia, with Gen. Mitchell,

in Kentucky and Tennessee, and with Gen. Rosecrans, at Stone River.

In the spring of 1863, the Third Ohio took part in the celebrated raid
of Col. Streight, whose command was captured by Forest on the 3d
of May and taken to Belle Isle. The men were soon after exchanged,
but the officers were incarcerated in Libby Prison.

The regiment did good service in Tennessee during 1863, and until
mustered out, June 23, 1864,

COMPANY B.

Demorest, John P., e. June 23, 1861, wounded at Perryville, Ky.,

October 8, 1862, disc. March 6, 1863.

COMPANY D.

Corporal George Hoss, e. June 11, 1861, disc. June 21,1864.

Winfield, William, e. April 14,1961, wounded at Perryville Ky.

October 8, 1862, disc. June 21, 1864.

Wingfield, Samuel, e. June 11, 1861, disc. June 21, 1864.

COMPANY F.

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Turner, John, e. June 15, 1861, disc. August, 1864.

COMPANY H.

McPherson, Robert H., e. August, 1862, disc. 1865,

Smith, Thomas F., e. June 13, 1861, disc. June 21, 1864.

COMPANY K.

Corporal S. H. Woodruff, e. July, 1861, died at Perryville, Ky.,

October 9,1862, of wounds received October 8, 1862.

FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Fourth Ohio was organized on the 25th of April, 1861, for three
months' service, under Col. Lorin Andrews. A few weeks later when
the President called for three years' men, the majority of this
regiment was mustered in for three years' service, on the 5th of
June, 1861. It took the field under McClellan in West Virginia, and
was present at the battle of Rich Mountain, though not actively
engaged. On the 7th of September, three companies A, F and K,
were engaged in a skirmish at Petersburg, Va., and captured a large
quantity of provisions and a number of prisoners. On the 24th, six
companies proceeded to Romney, and after a sharp encounter drove
the enemy from that place. The regiment lost on this occasion thirty-
two men wounded. Col. Andrews having died, John S. Mason was
made Colonel and assumed command on the 14th of October. The
Fourth then marched to New Creek, where it joined Gen. Kelly's
command and moved on the rebels at Romney and Blue Gap,
capturing all the camp equipage, several pieces of artillery and many
prisoners. The regiment was transferred to the Army of the Potomac
and served in the Peninsula campaign. In December it was engaged
in the battle of Fredericksburg, losing five officers and forty-three
men, out of the 115 engaged. From this time until the movement
upon Chancellorsville, the Fourth remained quietly in camp, near
Falmouth. On the 3d of May it was actively engaged, capturing a
stand of colors and over 100 prisoners. The regiment lost in this
affair seventy-eight killed and wounded out of the 352 engaged. In
July it participated in the battle of Gettysburg, Penn., with a loss of
three officers and thirty-four men killed and wounded, and after the
battle followed in pursuit of the retreating rebels as far as the

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Rappahannock; then moved to New York to enforce the draft. In

September it proceeded to West Virginia and participated in the
movements of Gen. Grant until its term of service had expired. The
main part of the regiment was mustered out in September, 1864.
Those who had re-enlisted as veterans were organized into a
battalion called the Fourth Ohio Battalion, and operated in or near
Washington D. C., until mustered out at the close of the war.

COMPANY A.

Bidwell, Benjamin.

COMPANY B.

Shirk, Jesse, e. May 10, 1864, disc. July 12, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Marsh, Wilton, e. April 12,1861, disc. July 24, 1865.

Bell, John M., e. February 29, 1864, transferred to Fourth Battery,

June 5, 1864.

Beckley, John, e. February 26,1864, transferred to Fourth Battery,

June 5, 1864. Wounded.

Mannasmith, James, e. August 26 1862, transferred to Fourth

Battery, June 6, 1864. Wounded in Va., 1864.

COMPANY I.

White, Isaac, e. October 1, 1863, killed at Petersburg, Va.

COMPANY K.

Carter, J. C., e. June 6,1861, disc. June 5,1864.

Doran, John, e. June 4,1861, died at Harper's Ferry, Va., March

9,1863.

Filler, Frank M., e. June 6,1861, disc. February 1, 1864. (Unlisted in

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three mouths' service April 17,1861.)

Kilo, W. W., e. June 5, 1861, disc December 13, 1862.

Smith, George W., e. June 4,1861, disc. February 14, 1864.

Tanner, Joseph.

SIXTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized April 18, 1861, for three months'
service, and June 18, 1861, for three years' service, under Col. W. K.
Bosley. It entered the field in West Virginia, took part in the battle of
Shiloh and in all the operations before Corinth. It was engaged in
the battles of Stone River and Chickamauga and in the assault upon
Mission Ridge. It was mustered out June 23, 1864.

COMPANY B.

Adams, James, e. April, 1861, disc. June 23, 1864.

COMPANY E.

Malone, James, e. April, 1861, disc. June 23, 1864.

COMPANY F.

Dean, James, e. April, 1861. Killed.

McClurg, John, e. June 18, 1861, disc. July, 1864

SEVENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Seventh Ohio Infantry Was organized April 30, 1861, for three
months' service, and July 25 for three years. It served in West
Virginia until December and was then transferred to the Army of the
Potomac. It participated in the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville,
Lookout Mountain and Resaca. Its term of service having expired, it
was mustered out July 8, 1864.

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COMPANY C.

Malery, Thomas L., e. June, 1861. Wounded at Harper's Ferry, Va.,

disc. 1864.

COMPANY D.

Johnson, James, e. November, 1863, disc. August. 1863.

EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized May 2, 1861, for three months' service,
and June 26 for three years' service. it was engaged in the battles of
Cedar Creek, Winchester, Port Royal, South Mountain, Antietam,
Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. It participated in
Grant's movements in the Wilderness and was withdrawn from the
trenches at Petersburg to be mustered out July 13, 1864..

COMPANY C.

Curry, David.

TENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Tenth Ohio Infantry was a three months' organization, but

before half of its time expired it volunteered for three years' service,
and was mustered in on the 3d of June, 1861. It operated in West
Virginia under McClellan and Rosecrans, and in Kentucky under Gen.
Mitchell. It was in the engagements at Perryville and Stone River,
and with Gen. Thomas was present at Mission Ridge, Buzzard's
Roost, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca and as far in the Atlanta campaign
as Kingston, when its term of service expired. It was mustered out in
June, 1864.

COMPANY B.

Lieutenant W. M. Hayden, e. May 7,1861, disc. June 17, 1865.

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COMPANY C.

Urten, Thomas, e. May 7,1861. Died.

COMPANY D.

Mattex, J. A., e. May 7, 1861, disc. June 17, 1865.

COMPANY E.

Sergeant J. P. Martin, e. 1862, disc. 1865.

ELEVENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in April, 1861, for three months '
service, and June 20, for three years. It took part in the battles of
Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge
and Buzzard's Roost.

The regiment was mustered out June 21, 1864.

COMPANY C.

Benedict, Harrison, e. June 20,1861, disc. June 21,1864.

Baughman, Anson, e. December 9, 1861, disc. April 1, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Irwin, John H, e. June 20, 1861, disc. June 21,1864.

TWELFTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized May 3,1861, for three months' service,
and June 28, for three years.

It served in West Virginia until the summer of 1862, when it joined

the Army of the Potomac, and took part in the battles of Bull Run,
South Mountain and Antietam. It joined the forces under Hunter,
and partici pated in the expedition to Lynchburg. Then returned to

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Columbus, Ohio, and was musters out July 11, 1864.

COMPANY D.

Reif, J. F., e. June 15,1861, disc. July 11, 1864.

THIRTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

On Tuesday, the 15th day of April, 1861 the citizens of Marysville

held a large and enthusiastic meeting at the court house, for the
purpose of an expression of sentiment and of calling for volunteers.

Resolutions expressing fidelity to the Union were adopted by a

unanimous affirmation. Immediately after the adjournment of the
meeting, the crowd re-assembled in front of the court house and,
after hoisting the glorious old "star spangled banner" amid the
cheers of the multitude, a call was made for volunteers when about
thirty men stepped into the ranks the number soon after being
increased to seventy-five by accessions from other parts of the
county.

On the 25th the organization of the company was completed, J. G.

Hawkins having been elected Captain, M. C. Lawrence, First
Lieutenant, and J. Slocum, Second Lieutenant; an after receiving a
handsome flag, presented by Miss Mary Coe, in behalf of the ladies
of the town, the company proceeded to Columbus and was assigned
as Company D, of the Thirteenth Ohio Infantry, which was organized
on the 30th of April, 1861, for three months' service.

Capt. J. G. Hawkins was promoted to Major of the regiment, Lieut.

Slocum was elected Captain to fill the vacancy occasioned by Capt
Hawkins' promotion, and R. R. Henderson was promoted to Sergeant
Major in the Regimental Staff.

On the re-organization of the Thirteenth for three years' service, J.

Slocum was commissioned Captain; J. D. Smith, First Lieutenant and
C. P. Cavis, Second Lieutenant, of Company F, recruited at
Marysville. And Maj. Hawkins was soon promoted to Lieutenant
Colonel, then to Colonel of his regiment.

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Company F soon became one of the best drilled and disciplined in

the regiment. In a report of the battle of Shiloh, one of the
regimental officers made the following statement: "No other
company was more conspicuous during the action than Company F.
Their cool bravery and steady bearing won for them great credit."

Besides Company F, Union County was represented in Companies A,

B, C, D. E, G, H and I, of this regiment. Of the 160 men from this
county who enlisted in the Thirteenth Ohio for three years' service
twenty were killed, seventeen were wounded and twenty-five died of
disease.

The Thirteenth Ohio was organized in April, 1861, under the

command of A. S. Piatt, as Colonel; C. B. Mason, Lieutenant Colonel,
and J. G. Hawkins, Major. Col. Piatt was soon succeeded by Col. W.
S. Smith, who was ap-

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pointed Brigadier General of volunteers in May, 1862, and Col. J. G.

Hawkins, of Union County, assumed command of the regiment.

The months of May and June were spent in drill and discipline at
Camp Dennison, and in July the regiment joined Gen. McClellan's
forces, then operating in Western Virginia. In the battle at Carnifex
Ferry, September 10, its courage and discipline were tested, and not
found wanting. From this time until the 6th of November, the
regiment was encamped at Gauley Bridge, having frequent
skirmishes with the enemy; it then joined the forces in pursuit of
Gen. Floyd, and participated in the engagement at Cotton Hill, losing
one killed and two wounded.

The rebels having been driven from West Virginia, and the National
forces withdrawn from that section, the Thirteenth went into camp
near Jeffersonville, Ind.

On the 13th of December, it joined Gen. Buell's army in Kentucky,

where it remained in camp until February, 1862. It formed the
advance of Buell's forces on Nashville, and after stopping to repair
an important bridge over the Cumberland, which was damaged by

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the enemy in their retreat, arrived at Nashville on the 26th, marched

through the city, and camped two miles beyond.

On the 10th of March the regiment was ordered to report to Gen.

Crittenden. On the 19th, Companies A and G were detached to assist
in repairing bridges on the Alabama and Tennessee Rivers, and on
April 2, the remaining companies, under command of Lieut. Col.
Hawkins, joined the column on the march to re-enforce Gen. Grant
at Pittsburg Landing.

The scene of action was reached on the 6th, and the regiment
immediately moved forward to meet the foe. In a desperate struggle
with the Washington Battery, of New Orleans, the Thirteenth
captured it entire, but only to lose it in a charge made by the enemy
in larger numbers; later in the day, however, the "famed guns" were
again in the possession of the regiment.

The enemy having retreated, the Thirteenth joined in the

investment, of Corinth, and after the evacuation moved with Buell's
army in the advance upon Chattanooga. On the 24th of June, it
crossed the Tennessee River to Florence, Ala.; on July 1, reached
Huntsville, and on the 16th went into camp at that well known spot,
"Battle Creek," where they remained until August 21, subsisting on
half rations the greater part of the time.

In the meantime Bragg had left Chattanooga, and was on his way to
Louisville, Ky., with designs on Ohio and Indiana. Then commenced
the "never-to-be-forgotten" march of the Army of the Ohio. For
thirty-six long, weary days, the National soldiers labored on after the
exultant enemy, suffering intensely from hunger and thirst,
excessive heat and suffocating dust. On the 26th of September,
Louisville was reached, having passed the enemy on a parallel road,
and after resting a few days the pursuit of Bragg was continued. On
the 30th of October, Gen. William S. Rosecrans was assigned to the
command of the Army of the Ohio, who, on reviewing the Fifth
Division, December 2, paid a high compliment to the Thirteenth, and
referred to their gallant service in West Virginia. From this time until
the advance on Murfreesboro, the regiment was constantly
employed in foraging, picket duty and skirmishing. An encounter
near Lavergne with Wheeler's cavalry resulted in the loss of two men
killed and several wounded, and one officer captured. On the 26th of

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December, the advance commenced, the enemy withdrawing slowly

and fighting as they retreated. On the be 27th, Lavergne was
evacuated, and after resting on the 28th (Sunday) the army arrived
at Stone River on the evening of the 29th. On Wednesday,
December 31, the Thirteenth, under Col. J. G. Hawkins, assisted in
the rescue of a train that was about to be captured by the rebel
cavalry. A few hours later, the terrible but brief struggle
commenced, which cost the regiment 142 officers and men in killed,
wounded and missing. It was in this engagement that Col. Hawkins
was killed. On January 2, 1863, the Thirteenth again participated in
the fighting, and on the morning of the 3d, Murfreesboro was
evacuated and the enemy retreating. During this series of battles,
the regiment lost 185 officers and men.

On June 24, the line of march was resumed, and the army moved
southward. On September 9, Chattanooga was reached, and the
Thirteenth, marching through, encamped at Roseville, a few miles
farther south. It took an active part in the battle of Chickamauga, on
the 19th and 20th, and on the 22d was engaged in a brisk skirmish
on Mission Ridge, then withdrew to the intrenchments of
Chattanooga, where it remained until November 23. In the charge
upon Mission Ridge, the regiment conducted itself with conspicuous
bravery, and, it is claimed, was the first to plant its colors on the
rebel works. It joined the advance to the relief of Knoxville, and
pursued the enemy across the Holstein River to Dandridge, twenty-
five miles from the North Carolina line, then returned to Knoxville.
During these marches, the men suffered severely from exposure and
hunger. In January, 1864. about three-fourths of the Thirteenth re-
enlisted for another three years; and, after the furlough home,
promptly re-assembled at Camp Chase, and returned in a body to
Chattanooga. It was assigned to the Third Brigade, Third Division,
Fourth Corps, of the Army of the Cumberland, under the command
of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas.

In May, 1864, the regiment entered upon the Atlanta campaign, and
after some hard skirmishing gained possession of Tunnel Hill, Rocky
Face Ridge and Dalton, driving the enemy into the fortifications at
Resaca. In the assault upon Lost Mountain on the 27th of May, the
Thirteenth took a prominent part: the ammunition failing, the officer
in com-

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mand with his own hands took the cartridges from the boxes of the
killed and wounded and distributed them among his men.

The forces unable to make any impression on the enemy's works,

were withdrawn, the regiment losing on this occasion fifty killed,
wounded and prisoners. On the 9th of June, it went into camp at
Acworth, keeping up a continuous skirmish with the retreating
enemy.

About this time, the term of enlistment of the non-veterans expired

and orders were received for their transportation to Chattanooga,
where they were paid off and discharged. The veterans of the
regiment were consolidated into a battalion of four companies, to be
called the Thirteenth Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry Battalion. It
participated in the engagements at Kenesaw, Atlanta, Jonesboro and
Lovejoy, then went into camp six miles north of Atlanta. On the 4th
of October, the battalion joined in the pursuit of Hood into
Tennessee; encountering the enemy at Franklin, a severe Struggle
ensued in which the National troops were again successful. On
December 3, the Thirteenth Battalion entered Nashville, and from
this time until the battles of the 15th and 16th was constantly
engaged in skirmishing and picket firing. In the battle of the 16th, in
a charge made by the Third Brigade, the Thirteenth was among the
first over the works and assisted in the capture of four guns. After
the defeat at Nashville, the confederate army retreated rapidly and
the battalion remained quietly in camp at Huntsville, Ala.

On the 16th of June, the Thirteenth with the Fourteenth corps was
ordered to Texas, where It remained in service until December 5,
1865, returning to Ohio it was discharged at Columbus January 17,
1866.

One of the first of the many brave men who fell at Stone River, was
Col. J. G. Hawkins, on whose death the officers of the Thirteenth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry took the following action:

HEADQUARTERS, THIRTEENTH O. V. I. MURFREESBORO,

Tenn., January 8, 1863.

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At a meeting of the officers of the Thirteenth Regiment O. V. I.,

convened at the tent of Maj. Dwight Jarvis, Jr., commanding, for the
purpose of giving expression to their feelings relative to the death of
their commander, Col. Joseph G. Hawkins, the following preamble
and resolutions were adopted, viz.:

WHEREAS, By the decrees of Divine Providence, Col. Joseph G.

Hawkins has been snatched from us while nobly leading his men in
battle.

Resolved, That in the death of Col.

Hawkins, his country has lost one of its noblest defenders, whilst his
regiment has to mourn the loss of its noblest officer. Energetic in
action, prompt, determined, quick to a seize the favorable moment,
he was ever ready for the emergency, and to him this regiment is
mainly indebted for whatever efficiency it may now claim. Col.
Hawkins' character exhibited the best traits of the Christian soldier;
self-sacrificing but firm. There was no compromising wrong with
him. "I will do right as far as I know," was his favorite maxim, and
we are here this day to testify that his life was an exemplification of
this rule and that we mourn his loss as a father and a friend. In the
strength of his manhood, he died in the very front of the battle. The
hero's death was his and his deeds will live after him in the hearts of
a grateful people.

Resolved, That. in view of the high

estimation we entertain for the character of our late beloved
commander, the committee on resolutions be authorized to contract
for and have erected a suitable monument over his remains.

Resolved, That the usual badge of

mourning be worn for thirty days.

Resolved, That we tender to the wife

and family of the deceased our heartfelt sympathy.

Resolved, That a copy of these

resolutions be forwarded to them and that the same be published.

CAPT. J. L. SNIDER.

LIEUT. T. J. JONES and

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LIEUT. S. W. MCCULLOCK,

Committee.

DWIGHT JARVIS, Jr., Ex. Officio

Chairman .

ADJT. P. B. GEORGE, Secretary .

THIRTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY-(THREE MONTHS).

COMPANY D.

Major J. G. Hawkins, e. April 25, 1861.

Captain Jeremiah Slocum, e. April 25,1861.

First Lieutenant M. O. Lawrence, e. April 25, 1861.

Ensign D. S. Hartshorn, e. April 25,1861.

First Sergeant Joseph H. Guthrie, e. April 25,1861.

Sergeant John B. Gladden, e. April 25, 1861.

Sergeant James W. G. Simmons, e. April 25,1861.

Sergeant Charles P. Cavis, e. April 25,1861.

Corporal James S. Alexander, e April 25, 1861.

Corporal James M. Cassil, e April 25, 1861.

Corporal Emery Malin, e April 25,1861.

Corporal J. G. Turner, e. April 25,1861.

Irwin, C. L., e April 25,1861.

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Drummer John E. Bertram, e. April 25, 1861.

Fifer Grafton Downer, e. April 25, 1861.

Brewster, James, e. April 25,1861.

Bancroft, William, e. April 25,1861.

Beard John, e. April 25, 1861.

Balking, William C., e. April 2.5,1861.

Brooks, William C., e. April 25,1861.

Bain, James D., e. April 26, 1861.

Brown Jacob W., e. April 25,1861.

Brown: L. D., e. April 25, 1861.

Culver, Ebenezer, e. April 25,1861.

Culver, Leander, e. April 25 , 1861

Cobb, Abraham e. April 25, 1861:

Cooney, William T. e. April 25, 1861.

Clark, A. I., e. April 25,1861,

Clark, John R., e. April 25,1861.

Cullumber, J. F., a. April 25,1861.

Courtwright, J. R., e. April 25,1861.

Doughty, S. L., e. April 25, 1861.

Draper, Gideon, e. April 25, 1861.

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Draper, John, e. April 25,1861.

Draper, Henry H., e. April 2.5,1861.

Eaton, Charles B., e. April 25, 1861.

Fields, Felix, e. April 25, 1861.

Ferguson, A. J., e. April 2.5, 1861.

Grow, Samuel, e. April 25,1861.

Geer, Leonard, e. April 2.5,1861.

Glasscock, William P., e. April 25, 1861.

Glasscock. A C., e. April 25,1861.

Gray, Job. H., e. April 25, 1861.

Glass, Thomas, e. April 25,1861.

Homes, David C., e. April 25,1861.

Hurley, C. C., e. April 25, 1861, died at Camp Dennison, June

1.3,1861.

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Heasley, William P., e. April 25, 1861.

Henderson, R. R., e. April 25,1801.

Hamilton, Silas N., e. April 25,1861.

Horney, John M., e. April 25,1861.

Hanson, E. J., e. April 25, 1861.

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Heninger, A. B., e. April 25,1861.

Harper, Elisha, e. April 25. 1861.

Hale, Jasper, e. April 25,1861.

Herriott, John E., e. April 25, 1861.

Johnson, Silas L., e April 25,1861.

Jackson, Daniel S., e. April 25, 1861.

Kennedy, Harvey B., e. April 25,1861.

Lansdown, Harrison, e. April 25,1861.

Marks, Andrew M., e. April 25, 1861.

Killer, John, e. April 25, 1861.

McAdow, John C., e. April 25,1861.

Martin, Luther, e. April 25,1861.

Messer, Benjamin, e. April 25, 1861.

Marsh, Randolph C e. April 25,1861.

Marsh, E. C., e. April 25, 1861.

Mulvane Calvin, e April 25, 1861.

Mather, Thomas J., e. April 25,1861.

Maggs, James F., e. April 25,1861.

Nowell, John A. W., e. April 25, 1861.

Pack, Uriah W., e. April 25,1861.

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Pyers, Stephen H., e. April 25,1861.

Russell, John, e. April 25,1861.

Rice, Francis M., e. April 25,1861.

Robinson, John S., e. April 25,1861.

Roberts, George, e. April 25, 1861.

Sabin, Lorenzo, e. April 25,1861.

Sherwood, Zebediah, e. April 25,1861.

Snodgrass, Delmore, e. April 25,1861.

Simmons, H. M., e. April 25,1861.

Smith, Andrew J., e. April 25, 1861.

Siler, Charles H, e. April 25,1861.

Turner, William, e. April 25,1861.

Thompson, Cyrus, e. April 25, 1861.

Trout, Abraham, e. April 25, 1861.

Vining. Jones H., e. April 25,1861.

Weber, Christian W., e. April 25,1861.

Wood, Harvey S., e. April 25,1861.

Wilson, William H., e. April 25,1861.

Wilson, R. L., e. April 25,1861.

Wolford, H. S., e. April 25,1861.

Woodard, Homer, e. April 25,1861.

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Whelpley, Abraham, e. April 25,1861.

Wolford, M. T., e. April 25,1861.

THIRTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY-(THREE-YEARS

ORGANIZATION).

Colonel J. G. Hawkins e April, 1861, killed at Stone River December

31, 1862.

Surgeon J. W. Smith, e. October, 1862, resigned April, 1863.

COMPANY A.

Doty, T. C., a. October 17, 1861, wounded at Mission Ridge, Tenn.,

1862. Taken prisoner at Perryville, Ky., disc. October 17, 1864.

COMPANY B.

Holycross, Lester, e. September, 1861, died at Atlanta, Ga., 1864.

COMPANY C

Prime, Martin, e. June 5. 1863, disc. January 13, 1866.

Safford, W A., e, January, 1864, disc. December, 1865.

COMPANY D.

Sergeant T. C. Marshall, e. August 13, 1862, disc. October 13, 1865.

Corporal Solomon Gay, e. 1861, killed at Stone River, Tenn.,

December 31, 1862.

Andrews, Anson, e. Jun. 21 1861, died in hospital at Grafton. Va.,

September 12, 1863.

Beck, William M., killed at Mission Ridge, Ga., November 1863.

Bowdre. Benjamin F., e. June 5, 1861, disc. August 4, 1862.

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Beam G. e. August 13,1861. Died.

Cole, M. S.

Dean, James, e. April, 1861, killed at Chickamauga, Tenn.,

September 20, 1863.

Hornbeck, C., e. June 22, 1861. Died.

Hark, Eugene, e. June 22, 1861.

Holycross, A. M., e. June 22, 1861, disc. 1861.

McEldary, Joseph, died in hospital at Parkersburg.

Miller, J. C., a. 1862, lost on steamer Sultana, above Vicksburg, Miss.

Miller, D. D., e. June 22,1861, taken prisoner at Mission Ridge.

Exchanged and burned to death on vessel loaded with Union
prisoners near Buford, N. C., 1865.

Matching, A.

Strong. S., e. June 22, 1861.

Tarbox, M.,e. June 22, 1861. Died at home.

Weaver, Samuel, e. August 23, 1862, died at home June 10,1865.

Weaver, Adam, e. August 23, 1862, disc. September 12, 1863.

Wounded at Stone River.

Wooly, David, e. June 22,1861, killed at Lookout Mountain, Tenn.,

November 24, 1863.

Yarrington, Isaac, e. June 22, 1861, died at Franklin Ky., 1862.

COMPANY E.

Crist, A. B., a. September, 1861, died at Corinth, Miss., June, 1862.

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Robinson, J. S. e.,. April, 1861, disc. October, 1861.

COMPANY F.

Captain J. D. Smith, e. June 5, 1861, resigned November 28, 1862.

Died at home December 5,1863.

Captain J. O. Slocum, e. June 5, 1861, disc. October, 1861.

First Lieutenant Joseph Coe, e. June 5, 1861, disc. Febuary 8, 1864.

First Lieutenant Emery Malin, e. April, 1861.

Second Lieutenant Joseph K. Guthrie, e. June 5, 1861, resigned

December 25, 1862.

Second Lieutenant C. P. Cavis, e. June 5, 1881, resigned January 3,

1862.

Sergeant D. W. Courtney, e. June 5,1861, disc. June, 1804.

Sergeant E. M. Griffith, a. June 5, 1861, disc. December 25,1865.

Sergeant James H. Neal, e. June 5,1861, disc. June, 1864. Taken

prisoner at Stone River, died at home.

Sergeant J. G. Simmons, e. June 5, 1861. Wounded at Stone River.

Sergeant J. G. Turner, e. June 5 , 1861, disc, June, 1864.

Corporal James Brewster, e. June 5,1861.

Corporal J. M. Cassil, e. June 5,1861.

Corporal William P. Heasley, e. June 5,1861. Died.

Corporal Silas Kimball, e. June 5,1861. Killed at Shiloh, Tenn., April

7, 1862.

Corporal Daniel Rutan, e. June 5, 1861.

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Corporal L. Sabine, e. April, 1861, disc. June, 1864.

Corporal C. H. Siler, e. Jane 6, 1861, disc. June, 1864.

Corporal Z. Sherwood, e. June 5,1861.

Corporal Cyrus Thompson, e. June 5, 1861. Died at Tuscumbia, Ala.,

June 23, 1862.

Corporal Edward Turner, e. June 5, 1861, disc. July 2, 1864.

Corporal Abraham Whelpley, e. June 5, 1801, disc. June 2,1864,

Musician J. B. Bertram, e. June 5, 1861.

Musician James W. Brown. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga.

Andrews, H. D. e. August, 1861, disc. 1865.

Alexander, James S., e. June 5,1861.

Alden, U. S., e. June 5, 1861, disc. June 26,1864.

Boudre, B. F., June 5,1861, disc. July 20,1864.

Bolenbaugh, David, e. June 5,1861.

Brooks, William, e. June .5, 1861. Killed at Stone River, Tenn.,

December 31,1862

Blake, Jesse, e. June 5,1861.

Ballou, George W., e. 1862, disc. 1865. Wounded at Stone River,

Tenn December 31, 1862.

Bonnett, Nelson, e. June 5, 1861. Killed at Stone River, Tenn.,

December 31,1862.

Boudre, George W., e, June .5,1861.

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Bain, David, e. June 5, 1861.

Conklin, W. J. e., June 5, 1861, disc. June 26,1864.

Collumber, Joseph, e. June .5, 1861. Died in hospital at Louisville,

Ky., 1864.

Culver, Ebenezer, e. April 5,1861, disc. July, 1864.

Child, Isaac, e. June 5, 1861. Killed at New Hope Church, Ga., June
27, 1864.

Clark, A. J., e. June 6, 1861, disc. Jane, 1861. Wounded at Stone

River.

Cassil, D. G., e. June 5, 1861. Died in Missouri.

Clark, David, C., e. June 5, 1861, disc. 1865. Wounded and taken
prisoner at Stone River.

Downer, Grafton, e. June 5,1861. Killed at Stone River, Tenn.,

December 31, 1862.

Doty, Samuel, e. June 5, 1861, disc. December, 1865.

Draper, Riley, e. June 5, 1861. Killed at Now Hope Church, Ga., May
27, 1864.

Draper, John, e. April 12, 1861, disc. June, 1865. Wounded at

Missouri Ridge.

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Draper, Gideon, e. June 5, 1861, disc. June, 1865.

Draper, B., a June 5, 1861.

Elliott, Felix, e. June 5,1861

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Eaton, Charles, e. June 5,1861. Died.

Ford, Franklin, e. June 5, 1861, disc. July 1, 1864.

Farnham, William H., e. June 5, 1861.

Fritz, Michael, Died at Atlanta, Ga.

Fields, Felix, a. June 5, 1861. Killed at Shiloh, Tenn., April, 1862.

Foote, A. H., e. June 5, 1861.

Graham, P. B., e. June 5, 1861,

Gladden, John

Griffith, John H., e. June 5,1862. Killed at Stone River, Tenn.,

December 31. 1862.

Gibson, Joseph, e. June 5, 1861, disc. June, 1865.

Gibson, William,

Gregory, Jason, e. June 5, 1861.

Grow, Samuel, e. June 6, 1861, disc. 1864.

Hurley, C., e. April 5, 1861, Died at Camp Dennison, June 13,1861.

Huffman, J. G., e. June 5,1861. Taken prisoner at Stone River,

December 31, 1862.

Henninger, Andrew, e. June 5, 1861, disc. June, 1864.

Hale, L, e. June 5, 1861.

Hale, Jasper, e. June 5,1861. Died in Libby Prison.

Harriot, J. E., e. June 5, 1861.

Horney, James, e. June 5, 1861. Wounded at Stone River.

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Hill, M., e. June 5, 1861

Hernback, O. T., e. June 5,1861.

Hargrave, William, e. June 5,1861.

Hargrave. H. B., e. June 5, 1861.

Hamilton, Josiah, e. June 5,1861. Died in Andersonville Prison,

September, 1863.

Henderson, R, R., e. April 25, 1861. Wounded at Pittsburg Landing.

Holmes, David C., e. June 5,1861.

Irwin, C. L., e. June 5,1861, disc. April 7,1862. Missing after battle of
Pittsburg Landing. Supposed to have been killed.

Kennedy, H. B., e. June 5, 1861. Killed at Chickamauga, Ga.,

September, 1863.

Kennedy, H. C., e. June 5,1861, disc. November, 1865.

Kennedy, George, e. June 5, 1861, disc. September, 1863. Killed at

Chickamauga, Ga.

Kyle, N. H , e. June 5, 1861.

Kimball, Ink C., e. 1862 disc. June, 1864.

Leeper, J. D., e. June 5, 1861, disc. 1864. Taken prisoner at Stone,

River, Tenn., December, 1862.

League, W. L.. e. June 5, 1861, disc. June, 1864.

Lockwood, E., e. June 5, 1861. Died at St. Louis, Mo.

Morse, E. H., a. June 5, 1861.

Miller, David, e. June 5, 1861.

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Marsh, R. C., e. June 5, 1861, disc. August, 1861.

Martin, Thomas, e. May, 1861, disc. June, 1864.

Nowell. J. A. W., e. June 5, 1861.

Price, Evan, e. June 5,1861, disc. June, 1864.

Price, Robert.

Price, John C., e. June 20, 1861, disc. 1865. Wounded at Dallas, Ga.,
May 29,1864

Peck, U. W., e. June 5,1861.

Palmer D., e. June 5,1861, disc. June, 1864.

Pyers, Orville, e. June 5,1861.

Peters, William F., e. June 5 1861.

Piatt J. H., e. June 5, 1861. ,

Reed, Ranson, e. June 5, 1861. Killed at Carnifex Ferry, W. Va.,

September 10, 1861.

Reed, John b., e. June 5, 1861.

Reed Andrew, e, June 5, 1861 disc. November 18,1863. Wounded at

Stone River.

Sullivan, J. J., e. August 30, 1862. Killed near Kenesaw Mountain,

Ga., June 8, 1865.

Siler, C. H. e. June 5, 1861, disc. June, 1864.

Schrock, Ferdinand, e. June 5 1861 Killed at Stone River, Tenn.,

December 31 1862. . .

Schrock, John, e. June 5, 1861, disc. June , 1864.

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Switt, George, e. June 5, 1861.

Stuart, John, e. June 5, 1861.

Sampson, Franklin e. June 5 1861, disc. June, 1864.

Steerhoff, John, e. June 5, 1861.

Taylor, D. O., e. June 5, 1861. Killed at New Hope Church, Ga., May
27 1864.

Turner, William, e. June 5, 1861.

Turner, Robert, e. June 5, 1861 Died.

Tanner, Joseph.

Thompson, Tyler, e. June 3,1861, disc. October 2, 1865..

Trout, A. e. August 21, 1862 disc. June 1865.

Wood, Albert, e. June 5, 1861, disc. July, 1864. Taken prisoner at

Stone River, Tenn.. December 31, 1862. Wounded at Chickamauga,
Ga, September, 1863.

Wood, Theodore. e. June 5, 1861. Died in Libby Prima.

Weber, William, e. June 5, 1861, disc. June, 1864.

Wilson, William H., e. June 5, 1861. Died from disease contracted in

the army, June, 1864.

White, William H., e. June 5, 1861, disc. June, 1864.

Wright, Emanuel, e. June 5, 1861.

Wright, James, e. June 5, 1861, disc. June 2, 1863. Wounded and

taken prisoner at Stone River, Tenn. December 31,1862.

Wells, William, e. June 5, 1.861. Wounded at Shiloh died in hospital

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at Nashville, Tenn., March 9,1864.

Williams, William H., e. June 5,1861. Died at Carnifex Ferry, Va.

Welsh, James, e. June 5, 1861.

Welsh, Frank, e. June 5, 1861.

Wheeler, William H., e. June 5, 1861. Died at home.

COMPANY G.

Corey, Charles L., e. February 28, 1864, disc. July 4, 1865.

Green, John, a. November 22, 1861. Died.

Morrow , J. A., e. March 20,1864, disc. July 4,1866.

Richardson, L., e. June 5, 1861. Discharged.

COMPANY H.

Captain R. R. Henderson, e. June 5, 1861, disc. September 10, 1862.

Wounded at Shiloh.

COMPANY I.

Harris, W. B. Wounded.

Holden, William, e. May 31, 1861, disc. 1862. Died at home.

FOURTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY

The Fourteenth Ohio organized for three months' service under Col.
James B. Steed. man , in April, 1861, and re-organized the fol.
lowing August for three years or during the war. It served under Gen
Buell, in Kentucky; with him joined Gen. Grant's forces at Pitts. burg
Landing, and participated in that battle and several severe
skirmishes in the vicinity of Chickasaw Landing.

It shared, with the vast army under Gen . . . . . . Halleck, in the

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advance on Corinth. In June, 1863, the Fourteenth joined Rosecrans

in his advance on Tullahoma and Chattanooga, and' took part in the
engagements at Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, Chattanooga,
Jonesboro and Mission Ridge. It joined Sherman's forces at Atlanta,
and participated in the "march to the sea."

After over four years of active service, the Fourteenth was mustered
out at Louisville Ky. , July 11, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Filler, B. F., e. April, 1861.

COMPANY D.

Phelps, L., e. August, 1862, disc. 1865.

COMPANY H.

Musician C. M. Graham, e. April 23,1861, disc. July 22, 862.

COMPANY K

Johnson, J. T., e. September 18, 1861, disc. August 20, 1862.

Ellis, D. W., e. August, 1861, died August, 1862.

FIFTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment organized for three months' service May 4, 1861; it

served in West Virginia, and was discharged August 1. Reorganized
for three years service in September, under Col. Moses R. Dickey,
and joined Buell in Kentucky. It took part in the Battle of Shiloh and
the siege of Corinth, and was with Rosecrans at Stone River and
Chickamauga,

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The Fifteenth having re-enlisted as veterans, joined Sherman's -

army, and participated in the Atlanta campaign. It moved with
Thomas to Nashville, and shared in the victories at that place. At the
close of the war, the regiment performed duty in Texas, for several
months, when it returned to Columbus and was mustered out
December 27, 1865, having served four years and eight months and
lost over 400 men in killed and wounded.

COMPANY C.

Captain J. M. Dana, e. August 30, 1861, disc. April 1, 1863.

Croy, William W., e. January 6,1865, disc. June 10, 1865.

Lane, Isaiah, e. March 15,1864, disc. May 23,1865.

Talmage, B. L., e. August 30, 1861, disc. September 20, 1864.

Taken prisoner at Salt River, Ky., 1862.

COMPANY D.

Corporal Joseph H., e. September 1, 1861, wounded at Lovejoy, Ga.,

1864.

COMPANY F.

Taylor, C. C., a. September 6, 1861, disc.. September 14, 1863. Died

of wounds received at Stone River, Tenn. December 31, 1862.

COMPANY G.

Burwell, H., e. September 9, 1861, disc. August 28, 1865

Gilbert , Edward, e. September 23, 1864, disc. June 10, 1865.

Huffman, George W.,. e. September 23, 1864, disc. June 10,1865.

Died at home.

Price, John, e. September 24, 1864, disc. June 10, 1865.

Richey, A.R., e. September 9, 1861, disc. February 6, 1863.

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Rea, John W. e. September 24, 1864, disc. June 10, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Severn, J. T., e. September 24,1864, disc. June 10, 1865.

SIXTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized for three months' service under Col.
James Irvine, in April, 1861, and for three years under Col. John F.
DeCourcey, October 2, 1861. It spent the following winter operating
under Gen. Thomas in Kentucky, and in the spring of 1862 was at
Cumberland Gap, with Gen. Morgan. When the enemy retreated
from this stronghold, the Sixteenth was the first regiment to enter
the works and hoist the stars and stripes. In August it encountered
the rebels on the Main Hill road, and after a determined resistance
for several hours, was finally forced to fall back to the intrenchment.

Owing to the scarcity of provisions, the National forces left the Gap
in September, and marched through Kentucky to Greenupsburg,
suffering severely on the way from hunger and thirst.

In October, the regiment moved into Virginia, and in November

proceeded to Memphis, Tenn. in December, it joined Sherman at
Chickasaw Bayou, near Vicksburg, in which battle the regiment lost
311 officers and men in killed, wounded and prisoners, The
Sixteenth was next engaged in the successful assault upon Arkansas
Post; then proceeded to Young's Point, La., where it remained until
March, 1864.

In April, it moved with Gen. Grant to the rear of Vicksburg, and in

May was engaged in the battles at Thompson's Hill, Champion Hills
and Black River Bridge, remaining during the siege of Vicksburg until
the surrender. In these various engagements the regiment lost
heavily in-killed and wounded. It participated in the siege and
capture of Jackson, then joined Gen. Banks, on the Red River, and in
October returned to Columbus, Ohio, where it was mustered out on
the 31st of October, 1864.

During its service, the Sixteenth traveled by railroad 1,285 miles; by

steamboat, 3,619 miles; by steamship, 1,200 miles, and on foot,

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1,621 miles.

The total number of deaths from all causes in the regiment was 251.
There were killed in battle and died of their wounds two officers and
sixty men. The number of officers and men mustered out at the
expiration of its term of service was 477, all that was left of 1,191,
the total of original organization and recruits.

Forty-five men were recruited in this county for the Sixteenth

Regiment, and assigned to Company F.

H. S. Wood, of Union County, was promoted to First Lieutenant, and

John A. Phillips, John H. Gray and Lorenzo Moses, were appointed
Sergeants.

Some of Union County's bravest and best soldiers were in this

company. They saw much hard service, and their losses were very
heavy. Twelve died of disease or wounds; six were wounded, and
four were taken prisoners, making a total loss of twenty-two, or
nearly one-half of the detachment of forty-five men recruited in this
county.

COMPANY F.

Sergeant John H. Gray, e. September 9, 1861, died at Richwood,

Ohio, November 27,1861.

Sergeant Lorenzo Moses, e. September 26,1861, taken prisoner at

Chickasaw Bayou, Miss., December, 1862, disc. October 30, 1864.

Sergeant J. A. Philips, e. October 20, 1861, taken prisoner at

Chickasaw Bayou, Miss., December, 1862, disc. October 31, 1864.

First Lieutenant H. S. Wood, e. October 20, 1861, taken prisoner at

Chickasaw Bluffs, Miss., December 29,1862, disc. October 31, 1864.

Corporal T. B. Cheney, e. October 26, 1861. Transferred to Second

Cavalry January 15,1864.

Corporal B. F. Fisher, e. September 25, 1861, disc.. October 31,

1864.

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Corpora A. A. Gallant, e. October 2, 1861, disc. October 31, 1864.

Corporal Wallace Linder, e. October 15, 1861, wounded at

Vicksburg, Miss., December 29, 1863. Transferred to Company M,
Tenth Ohio Cavalry April 3, 1863, disc. July 24, 1865

Corporal John P. Rodgers, e. October 20,1861, disc. October 31,

1864.

Corporal J. H. Wynegar. E. October 24,1862. Transferred to One

Hundred and Fourteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry October 6,1864.

Anderson, James, e. October 12, 1861, disc. October 31, 1864.

Converse Austin, e. October 10, 1861, disc. November 16, 1861.

Cope, Silas, e. September 12, 1861, died at Cumberland Ford, Ky.,

March 13, 1862.

Cheney, John M., e. October 26, 1861, died at Richwood, Ohio,

while home on furlough, September 7, 1863.

Crowse, Charles, e. October 20,1861, disc. April 30,1862.

Conwell, Jonathan, e. September 12, 1861, disc. October 31, 1864.

Dutton, William J., e. October 26, 1861, disc. November 22, 1861.

Decker James, e. October 14,1861.

Durst, John, e. September 2, 1861, disc. February 12, 1864.

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Everett, Harvey E., e. September 2, 1861, disc. October 31, 1864.

Gallant , Thomas, e. September 20, 1861, disc. August 24, 1863.

Holden, William H., e. September 20, 1861, died at Richwood, Ohio,

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May 24,1862.

Jackson, George, e. November 21,1861, died at Millikens Bend, La.,

April 25,1863..

Livingston, T. J., e. October 26, 1861, disc. October 31, 1864.

Livingston, H. H., e. October 26, 1861, wounded at Yazoo, River,

1863, died at Richwood, Ohio, December 30, 1863.

Lenox, Elijah, e. September 20, 1661, died on hospital boat on

Yazoo River, of wounds received at Chickasaw Bluffs, Miss.,
December 29,1862.

Mather, D. D., e. October 26,1861, wounded at Chickasaw Bluffs,

Miss., 1862, and taken prisoner at Vicksburg 1863. disc. October 31,
1864.

Mulvain, Calvin, e. September 9, 1861, wounded, disc. September

12, 1864.

Moses, S. V., e. September 20,1861.

Moses, E. R., e. September 20, 1861, wounded, disc. April 2, 1863..

McIntire, Darius, e. September 10, 1861.

McIntire, C., e. October 26, 1861, wounded and taken prisoner at

Chickasaw Bluffs, Miss., December 29, 1862, disc. October 31, 1864.

McIntire, John, e. October 20, 1861, disc. October 31, 1864.

McIntire, James K., a. October 26,1861, disc. August 27, 1863 .

McGee, Isaac, e. October 26, 1861, disc. October 31, 1864

McKeever, John M., e. September 11, 1861, died on board hospital

steamer at Nashville, Tenn., August 15, 1863.

McRill, H. W., e. September 20, 1861.

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Parish, William e. October 20, 1861, disc. February 28, 1863.

Roberts, Allen B., e. October 26, 1861, died in hospital at Paducah,

Ky., of wounds received at Chickasaw Bluffs, Miss., December 29,
1862.

Roberts, George, e. October, 1861.

Rice Amos, e. September 20, 1861, disc. August 30, 1864.

Smith, Jacob, e. October 20, 1861, died in hospital at London, Ky.,

February 21,1862.

Thomas W., e. September 10, 1861, died at Shiloh, Tenn., 1862.

Tropp, Isaac, e. October 20, 1861, disc. October 31, 1864.

Wynegar, D. M., e. October 24, 1862, died In hospital at Vicksburg,

Win. (while prisoner of war) of wounds received at Chickasaw Bluffs,
December 29,1862.

Wynegar, David A., e. September 20, 1861, died on hospital boat in

1863.

COMPANY D.

McCune, James M., e. April, 1861, disc. 1861.

SEVENTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY-(THREE MONTHS).

The Seventeenth Infantry was the next regiment in which Union

County was represented.

Capt. T. J. Haynes, of Plain City recruited a company in Union and

Madison Counties, in

April, 1861, which was assigned as Company G, of the Seventeenth

Ohio, and mustered in

for three months' service.

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On the 20th of April the regiment moved into Virginia, where it

operated in detachments

against guerrillas in different localities until July, when it was

consolidated at Buckhannon,

and moved against Sutton; after which it returned to Ohio, and was
mustered out on the

15th day of August, 1861.

The following list includes the names of the members from Union
County who served in

Company G, enlisted April, 1861:

COMPANY G.

Captain Thomas J. Haynes, e. May 6,1861.

Andrews, C. C.

Barlow, O. L.

Beach, Joseph.

Bradley, Patterson.

Conklin, James E.

Fleming, Robert F.

Guy, Wilkison

Hobert, Leander

Hoff, Lisander

Hobert, Lorenzo

Ketn, David

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Lucas, B. F.

Langstaff, James G.

Langstaff, J. O.

Lock, Abel

McDowell, J. P.

McCune, John

McClung, John

Norris, George

Patch, Eslie

Perry, John F.

Perry, Luther

Ruehlen, William

Ruehlen, Samuel

Shirk, John W.

Stevens, Marion

Taylor, William

Thomas, D. H.

Tarpening, E.

Walker, George

Williams, John

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SEVENTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY - (THREE MONTHS)

The Seventeenth Ohio was reorganized in August, 1861, for three

years' service, under Col. John M. Connell, and Lieut. Col. Durbin
Ward. It was ordered to Kentucky in September, and reported at
Camp Dick Robinson on the 2d of October. From thence it proceeded
to Wild Cat, and was engaged in the battle at that place, losing
seven men wounded.

It took part in the engagement at Mill Springs, then marched to

Louisville, Ky., and embarked for Nashville, Tenn., where it arrived
on the 3d of March, 1862. Then moved across the country to Shiloh,
but arrived too late to take part in the battle.

It participated in the siege at Corinth, and was actively engaged in

several severe skirmishes. The regiment followed in pursuit of the
retreating rebels as far as Booneville, Miss., returning via Corinth
and Iuka. to Tuscumbia, Ala., then marched with Buell's forces into
Kentucky, was present at the battle of Perryville, but not actively
engaged; was with Rosecrans. at Stone River, and took a prominent
part in the battle of December 31, with a loss of twenty wounded.
The Seventeenth joined the Tullahoma campaign, and, with its
brigade at Hoover's Gap, shared in a gallant charge upon the
Seventeenth Tennessee Rebel Regiment, driving them from their
position, and gaining possession of their works.

"This charge was executed with such coolness and determination as

to draw the particular attention of Gen. Thomas."

In the battle of Chickamauga, the regiment was badly cut to pieces,

leaving the field with but fifty-two men. The loss of the Seventeenth
in this engagement was over two hundred, in killed and wounded.
During the siege in Chattanooga, the regiment was engaged in a
number of skirmishes, then shared in the action at Brown's Ferry,
and in the assault upon Mission Ridge, where it captured a rebel
battery, and turned the guns upon the enemy.

In January, 1864, the Seventeenth re-enlisted as veterans, and after

the furlough home returned to the field in March, with over four

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hundred recruits, and followed Sherman through the Atlanta

campaign. It was engaged in the skirmish of Rocky Face Ridge, and
lost heavily in the battle of Resaca; and from that time until the fall
of Atlanta, the regiment was almost constantly under fire, taking an
active part at New Hope Church, Pumpkin Vine Creek, Kenesaw
Mountain, Peach Tree Creek and Jonesboro. It marched with
Sherman to the sea and through the Carolinas, took part in the last
battle of the war at Bentonville, passed in review before the
President at Washington, then moved to Louisville, Ky., where it was
mustered out in July, 1865 .

About forty men were recruited in Union County, for Company C of

this regiment, ten of whom died in the hospitals, of wounds or
disease, four were wounded, and one was taken prisoner, making a
total loss of fifteen, or more then one-third of the detachment.

The Seventeenth Ohio "was in the service from the beginning of the
war. It was always at the front-never doing a single day's service in
mere garrison duty. It served under nearly all the famous
commanders-McClellan, Buell, Rosecrans, Thomas, Grant, Halleck,
Sherman and Schofield. It held an honorable place from the first in
that noted corps, Thomas' Fourteenth, and was never driven save at
Chickamauga; even then it quit the field only under orders, and at
nightfall."

COMPANY B.

Cooperider, John, e. August, 1862, disc. June, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Sergeant Major Benjamin Grubbs, e. September 2, 1861, disc.

January 31, 1863.

Sergeant W. H. Jordan, e. August, 1861, wounded at Chickamauga,

Ga., September 20, 1863, disc. July, 1865.

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Beltz, E., e. September 2, 1861, died at Nashville, Tenn November

11, 1862.

Burroughs Allen, e. August 16, 1862, disc. July, 1,865.

Ballinger, H. M., e. September 2, 1861.

Bauer, P. H., e. October 15,1861, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga.,

September 20, 1863, disc. May 5, 1865.

Cowgill, J. G., e. September 2, 1861. Died in Georgia,

Cooper, J. T., e. November 2, 1863, disc. November 24, 1864.

Connelly, H. N., e. August, 1861, died at Somerset, Ky., 1862.

Connor, James, e. September 2,1861, disc. 1865,

Corbet, John, e. September 2,1864, disc. May 30,1865.

Decker, Henry H., e. September 2 1861 disc 1863

Ford, D. S., e. September 29, 1862, disc. July, 1865.

Grubbs, Oliver H., e. September 30, 1863, disc. July, 1865.

Grubbs, Thomas, e. September 30, 1861, disc. July, 1865.

Homan David e September 2, 1861, disc. 1864.

Huffman, W. E., e. September 1, 1862, died at Murfreesboro Tenn.

February 24,1863.

Hamler, John, e. August, 1861. Died.

Hamler, Isaac, e. August, 1861. Died,

Holycross, John H., e. August 16, 1862, disc. July, 1865.

Inskeep, William E., e. August, 1861, disc. 1864.

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Jordan, George, e. March 27,1862, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga.,

September 20, 1863, disc. May 6,1864.

Kennedy, H. N., e. August 25, 1861, died at Somerset, Ky., February

3, 1862

Lane William, e. February 8, 1863, disc. July, 1865.

Lane: Thomas N., e. February 18, 1863, disc. August 25, 1865.

Logan, George, e. September 24, 1861, disc. July 29, 1863.

Logan, Ephraim, e. September 14, 1864, disc. June 13, 1865.

McAllister, Nelson, e. August. 1864, died at Goldsborough, N. C.

Millington, O

Mattox Thomas W., e. September 19,1863.

Vany, Joseph, e. August 16, 1862, died at Nashville, Tenn., 1864.

Norveil, Eli, e. November, 1863, disc. July, 1865.

Vany, Isaac, e. August 16,1862. Prisoner.

Organ, William H., e. September 29, 1862, disc. July, 1865.

Spencer, Samuel, e. September 2,1861.

Sharp, W. S., e. February 23,1864, disc. July, 1865.

Stratten, D. .

Thomas, Elias, e. August 20,3861, disc. August 20, 1863.

Van Sint, James. Died.

Walker, Samuel, e. September 2, 1861.

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West Alonzo P., e. September 3,1863.

Webb, Isaac, e. August, 1861, wounded at Chickamauga September

19 1863, disc. October, 1864.

West, S. M., e. September 2, 1861, disc. March 26, 1863

COMPANY E.

Lane, Lemuel, e. February 9, 1364, disc. November 24, 1864.

Marshall, W. C., e February, 1864, disc. July, 1865.

Spain, Albert, e. February 14, 1863, disc. May 6,1865.

COMPANY G.

Andrews C C., e. April 16, 1861, disc. July, 1865.

McNear, William.

EIGHTEENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Eighteenth Ohio was organized May 29, 1861, for three months'
service, and August 6, for three years, under Col. Timothy R.
Stanley. It joined the forces under Gen. Mitchell in Kentucky, and
after serving in that State for a time, proceeded to Nashville, Tenn.,
thence to Huntsville, Ala., capturing about 300 prisoners, and a large
amount of supplies. The regiment was engaged in the battle at
Stone River, December 31, 1862, losing on this occasion 183 officers
and men. In June, it accompanied the advance on Tullahoma, and a
few days later, marched toward Chattanooga, and took a prominent
part in the battle of Chickamauga. The regiment remained at
Chattanooga until the 20th of October, 1864, when it was ordered to
Columbus, Ohio, to be mustered out.

The Eighteenth Ohio was re-organized in the fall of 1864, under Col.
C. H. Grosvenor, and on the 6th of December, participated in the
battles of Nashville and Overton Hill, with a loss of four officers and
seventy-five men, killed and wounded. It followed in pursuit of Hood

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to Tuscumbia, from whence it marched to Chattanooga.

In July, 1865, it moved to Georgia, and operated under Gen.

Steedman, at Augusta, until mustered out on the 9th of October,
1865.

COMPANY A.

Allen, Emerson, e. September 7, 1861.

Coons, Abraham, e. April 4, 1865

Coons, B. J., e. April 4, 1865, disc. July 27, 1865.

Cahill, Enos, e. April 4, 1865, disc. October 9, 1865.

Kelsey George

Tracy, John W., e. April 4, 1864, disc. October 9, 1865.

Wilson, G. H.

COMPANY B.

Drake, L. K., e. April 2, 1865, disc. October 9, 1865.

Davis, A. C., e. April 4, 1865.

Green, Ira, e. September 9, 1861, wounded at Columbus, Ky., 1862,

disc. May 7, 1862.

COMPANY D.

Haines, C. F., e. March 20, 1865, disc. October 9,1865.

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COMPANY E.

Wood, Joseph.

COMPANY F.

Sergeant J. G. Turner, e. April 25, 1861, disc. June 26, 1864.

White, Alexander.

COMPANY G.

McAdow, T. J., e. November 23,1861, wounded at Chickamauga,

Ga., September, 1863, disc. 1864.

McDwitt, S. S., e. October 2, 1861, wounded at Stone River, Tenn.,

December 31, 1862, disc. August 17, 1863.

COMPANY H.

Captain D. E. Williams, e. November 5, 1861, disc. August 30, 1862.

Debolt. John, e. September 25,1861.

Miller, Jeremiah, e. March 20, 1865, disc. October 9, 1865.

COMPANY I.

Convers, H. G,. e. October 16,1861. Died at home,

Drake, S. S., e. March, 1864, disc. October 9, 1865

COMPANY K.

Johnson, Elias, e. March 20 1865, disc. July 15, 1865.

Tucker, George B. e. October 9,1861, disc. November 9,1864.

NINETEENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment organized under Col. Samuel Beatty, for three months'

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service, May 16, 1861, and for three years September 26. It served
in West Virginia until November, when it moved to Kentucky. The
Nineteenth fought at Shiloh, Stone River, Chickamauga and Mission
Ridge, and after three years' service, reenlisted and followed
Sherman in his Atlanta campaign. It moved with Thomas to
Nashville, took part in the battles at that place and followed in
pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River.

After the war, this regiment served in Texas until September, 1865,
when it returned to Columbus, Ohio, and received its final discharge
November 25, 1865.

The Nineteenth lost over 500 men in battle.

COMPANY D.

Temple, George, e. September, 1864, disc. June 9, 1865.

COMPANY F.

Crowder, William, e. September 24,1864, disc. June 9, 1865

Henry, Alexander.

COMPANY I.

O'Brien, Michael, e. September, 1864. Wounded at Resaca, Ga.,

1864, din. October 21,1865.

TWENTIETH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Twentieth Ohio organized for three months' service in May,

1861, and for three years, October 21, under Col. Charles
Whittlesey. It served in Kentucky until February, 1862, then moved
to Fort Donelson where it passed through its first battle. In
December it advanced into Mississippi and in February, 1868, joined
Grant at Vicksburg, and took part in the engagements at Raymond,
Jackson and Champion Hills. Having re-enlisted as veterans, the
Twentieth joined Sherman's Atlanta campaign, marched to the sea
and through the Carolinas, passed in review at Washington and was

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mustered out at Louisville, Ky., July 18, 1865.

COMPANY A.

Sergt. W. W. McMahan, e. August 15,1861, disc. 1865,

Sams, Joseph, e. August, 1861, disc. 1863.

COMPANY E.

Robinson, W. R., e. September 23,1861, disc. 1864.

COMPANY G.

Corp. E. W. Cue, e. August 18, 1861. Taken prisoner at La Grange in

1863, wounded at Atlanta, Ga., 1864, disc.1865.

Emerson, J. C., e. May 1, 1861, disc. August 4.1861.

TWENTY-FIRST OHIO INFANTRY.

The Twenty-first Ohio was organized April 27, 1861, for three
months' Service; and reorganized September 19 for three years,
under Col. Jesse S. Norton. It served under Gen. Buell in Gen. O. M.
Mitchell's division ; was with Gen. Rosecrans at Stone River and
Chickamauga. Having re-enlisted as veterans, the Twenty-first joined
Sherman's Atlanta campaign, and was present at the battles of
Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain,
Vining's Station, Peach Tree Creek and Jonesboro. It followed in
pursuit of Hood to Galesville, from whence it returned to Atlanta;
then moving north through the Carolinas, it participated in the last
battle of the war at Bentonville, took part in the review at
Washington on May 26, 1865, and was mustered out of the service
the following July, at Louisville, Ky.

COMPANY A.

Higgins, J. A., e. September, 1861, killed at Chickamauga, Ga.,

September 20, 1863.

Smith, Geo. W.

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COMPANY H.

Sergeant E. P. Gillespie, e. August 5, 1862, taken prisoner, 1863.

Brake, J. M., e. September 20, 1861, disc. October 10, 1862.

TWENTY-SECOND OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized under Gen. Fremont in Missouri-

(originally under the name of the Thirteenth Missouri). November 5,
1861. It served with Grant at Fort Donelson and Shiloh. On the 7th
of July, 1862, the Secretary of War ordered its transfer to Ohio, to
be named the Twenty-second Ohio Infantry. It served under
Rosecrans at Corinth. In June, 1863, it moved to Haines' Bluff, near
Vicksburg, and to Arkansas, in August, where it remained until
mustered out of service November 18, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel Homer Thrall, e. April 30, 1861, disc November

14,1864.

COMPANY B.

Sergeant Chas. H. Jacobs, e. April 14,1861, disc. 1864.

McKim, James, died.

TWENTY-THIRD OHIO INFANTRY.

The Twenty-third Ohio was organized in June, 1861, under Col.

William S. Rosecrans, who, being promoted, was Succeeded by Col.
E. P. Scammon. In July, it entered the field in West Virginia, and in
September moved on Carnifex Ferry where a sharp skirmish en-

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sued. The regiment, under Lieut. Col. Hayes, took a prominent part
in the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, losing over 200 men
in the two engagements. In March, it was ordered to Charleston,
Va., where it remained quietly in camp until the spring of 1864,

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when it joined Gen. Cook's raid on the Virginia & Tennessee

Railroad. In May, it participated in the engagements at Cloyd
Mountain and New River Bridge. In June, the Twenty-third joined
Hunter's march on Lynchburg, returning to Charleston July 1, then
moved to Martinsburg. It was engaged in the battle of Winchester,
losing 153 men. In the engagement at Opequon, the regiment
fought with conspicuous gallantry, and on the 20th of September
participated in the assault upon North Mountain. It was with
Sheridan in the bloody battle of Ceder Creek, where he rode "from
Winchester, twenty miles away," and at the end of the day achieved
a glorious victory. Returning to Martinsburg, the regiment remained
in that vicinity until the close of the war, when it proceeded to
Columbus, Ohio, and was mustered out on the 26th of July, 1866

Several of the field officers of this regiment gained distinction in

both military and civil life: W. S. Rosecrans, became a noted
General; R. B. Hayes, President of the United States, and Stanley
Matthews, United States Senator.

Surgeon E. Y. King, e. March 1, 1864, disc. July 1, 1865.

COMPANY B

Corp. T. O McDowell, e August 9,1861, disc. July 25,1865.

COMPANY D.

Canis, L. C., e May 20,1861, disc. June 30, 1864.

COMPANY F.

McAtee, A.M., e. June 5, 1861, wounded at Antietam, Md.,

September, 1862, disc. December 30,1862.

Spicer, William, e. April, 1861. wounded at Winchester, Va., disc.

July 26,1865, died July, 1879.

COMPANY G.

Huffman, Charles W., e. June 15, 1861, taken prisoner at Lynchburg,

Va., June, 1864, disc. July 26,1865.

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COMPANY H.

Fitzgerald, John. e. February 12,1864, died at Winchester, Va., July

27, 1864, of wounds received in action July 24, 1864.

COMPANY I.

Spencer, James S., e. June 19, 1861, disc. June 30, 1865.

TWENTY-FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in June, 1861, under Col. Jacob

Ammen. It served in West Virginia until November, when it moved
into Kentucky. It marched to Pittsburg Landing, took part in that
battle, and those at Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout
Mountain, Mission Ridge and Ringgold.

The Twenty-fourth was mustered out on the 24th day of June, 1864.

COMPANY A.

Coll, John, e. September, 1861, died at Camp Dennison, 1863.

TWENTY-FIFTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized at Camp Chase, on the 28th of June,

1861, under Col. James A. Jones. It operated in West Virginia until
April, 1862, when it crossed the Alleghany and fought at Bull Pasture
Mountain and Cross Keys, losing over one hundred men. It joined
Gen. Pope's campaign and engaged in the battles of the Second Bull
Run, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. The Twenty-fifth re-enlisted in
January, 1864, and served in South Carolina until mustered out on
the 18th of June, 1866.

COMPANY F.

McWade, S. G., e. 1862, taken prisoner at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

COMPANY K.

Myers, Jacob.

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TWENTY-SIXTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The organization of this regiment was completed early in July, 1861,

and was immediately ordered to the Upper Kanawha Valley. It led
the advance in the movement of Gen. Rosecrans on Sewell
Mountain, and on the retreat was the rear guard of the army. in
January, 1862, the Twenty-sixth was transferred to Kentucky. It was
in the winter campaign which resulted in the capture of Nashville;
was in the forced march to Shiloh, it and the Seventeenth Indiana
Regiment making a detour to the left, to a town about twenty miles,
scattering a force that was organizing to attack our train, and joining
the main column next day was in the advance during the siege and
was the first regiment to enter Corinth. During the latter part of
August, the Twenty-sixth, together with the Seventeenth and Fifty-
eighth Indiana Regiments, routed Forest's division of cavalry near
McMinnville, Tenn. In the battle of Stone River, the Twenty-sixth
held its position, not withstanding all the army on its right was
routed, and its line repeatedly charged for hours by heavy columns
of the enemy flushed with victory, yet they were every time repulsed
with terrible slaughter.

In the advance on Tullahoma and Shelbyville, the regiment took a

prominent part, and was again actively engaged at Chickamauga. In
the assault upon Mission Ridge, it fully sustained its former
reputation, losing on this occasion about one-fourth its number in
killed and wounded. The Twenty-sixth re-enlisted in January, 1864,
and after the furlough home joined Sherman's Atlanta campaign and
participated in the battles of Resaca, Kenesaw, Peach Tree Creek
and Jonesboro. It pursued Hood north, took part in the battle at
Nashville, then followed the enemy to the Tennessee River.

After the close of the war, the Twenty-sixth served in Texas until
mustered out of the service on the 21st of October, 1865.

Assistant Surgeon Andrew Sabine, commission issued Jul, 2. 1861,.

promoted to Surgeon of Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
February 16, 1863; disc. July 24,1865.

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COMPANY C.

Corporal S. G. Fry, e. July 27,1861; wounded and take prisoner at

Chickamauga, Ga., September 9, 1863; wounded at Fort Blakely,
Ala., April, 1865.

Davis, J. B., e. May 1, 1861, disc. May 14, 1862.

COMPANY H.

Chance, Ben.

Rea, Joseph, e. July 15, 1861, disc. July 25,1864, wounded at

Winchester, Va.

COMPANY K.

Holden, John, e. March 1, 1862, disc. October 21, 1865.

Howison, W. L., e. October, 1861, disc. July 25, 1865.

Holycross, A. M., e. July 22,1861, disc. June 18 1862.

Morse, Albert E., e. September 13,1862, disc. March 22, 1863.

Philips, Chas., e. July 22,1861, disc. July 25 , 1864

Robbins, Z. S., e. July 22,1861, disc. February 7, 1862.

TWENTY-SEVENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in August, 1861, under Col. John W.

Fuller. It served in Missouri until March, 1862, when it moved with
the Army of the Mississippi, on New Madrid, and after the surrender
of that place assisted in the capture of Island No. 10. In May, it
joined Halleck's Army, and in September took part in the battles of
Iuka, and Corinth. It followed Grant in his Mississippi expedition as
far South as Oxford, when it was ordered back to Jackson, and
joined in the pursuit of Forrest, the rebel raider.

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The Twenty-seventh, after re-enlisting, joined Sherman's Atlanta

campaign, and was engaged in the battles of Resaca, Dallas,
Kenesaw, Nickojack Creek and Atlanta. It pursued Hood northward,
and, returning, followed Sherman to the see. It marched through the
Carolinas, and took part in the last battle of the war, at Bentonville.

After taking part in the grand review at Washington, it, proceeded to

Louisville, where it was mustered out, July, 1865.

COMPANY D.

Captain J. H. Cooper, e. July 18, 1861, disc. July 11, 1865.

Evans, Thomas, wounded.

Evans, Walter. died.

TWENTY-EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Twenty-eighth Ohio was organized in June, 1861, under Col.

August Moor. It served in West Virginia, and, under McClellan,
fought at South Mountain and Antietam. In April, 1864, it joined the
Army of the Shenandoah, and, on May 11, took part in the battle of
New Market. It shared in the advance on Woodstock, New Market,
Harrisburg and Port Republic, and, on June 5, participated in the
attack on the rebels near Piedmont.

Its term of service having expired, the regiment was mustered out
July 23, 1864.

The Twenty-eighth lost in battle two officers killed, seven wounded;

ninety men killed, one hundred and sixty-two wounded, and one
hundred and seventy-three disabled by disease.

COMPANY R.

Perry, John, e. December, 1862.

TWENTY-NINTH OHIO INFANTRY.

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This regiment was organized in August, 1861, under Col. Louis P.

Buckley. It served in Maryland and Virginia until September, 1863,
participating in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar
Mountain, the second Bull Run and Chancellorsville. It was with
Hooker at Lookout Mountain, and, joining Sherman's Atlanta
campaign, was engaged in the battles of Dug Gap, Resaca, Dallas,
Pine Knob, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, and the siege of
Atlanta.

It marched to the sea and through the Carolinas to Washington. The

Twenty-ninth was discharged at Cleveland, Ohio, July 22, 1865.

COMPANY I

Voorhees, O H., e. June 2,1864, disc. 1865.

THIRTIETH OHIO INFANTRY.

Company E, of the Thirtieth Ohio Infantry, was organized by Capt.

Elijah Warner, at Jerome, Union County, Ohio, in the month of
August, 1861, and marched thence to Camp Chase, a distance of
twenty miles, where it arrived on the 19th day of August. On the
29th, the company was mustered into the United States service, with
the following commissioned officers: Elijah Warner, Captain; Henry
R. Brinkerhoff, First Lieutenant, and Henry Hensel, Second
Lieutenant.

The Thirtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized at Camp Chase

on the 28th of August, 1861, under Col. John Groesbeck, who was
soon succeeded by Col. Hugh Ewing. On the 30th, the regiment was
ordered into the field and on the 2d of September arrived at
Clarksburg, W. Va., then moved forward to Weston, where it
received its first outfit of camp and garrison equipage. On
September 6, the regiment joined Gen. Rosecrans at Sutton Heights,
leaving four companies, D, F, G, and I, at this place and two, C, and
E. at Big Birch Bottom the remainder of the regiment moved forward
and on the evening of the 10th discerned the enemy near Gawley
River, at Carnifex Ferry, where a sharp encounter ensued; night
coming on, ended the battle. Early on the following morning, it was
discovered that the enemy had evacuated their position and
retreated across the river.

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Col. Ewing was the first man to enter the deserted fortifications. He
found, amid a multitude of camp and garrison spoils, two fine French
dress swords; one bearing the coat of arms of Napoleon I, and a
stand of colors bearing the following inscription:

" FLOYD'S BRIGADE."

The price of Liberty is the blood of the Brave."On December 25, the
regiment held its first dress parade at Fayetteville, and from this
time until August, 1862, served in detachments. On the 16th, the
Thirtieth started to join the army in Eastern Virginia ; the right

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wing reported for duty at Gen. Pope's headquarters on the 26th, and
after the engagement at Centerville the left wing joined the right,
having been under fire but not engaged with the musketry in the
battle at this place.

On the 2d of September, the regiment was relieved from duty at

Gen. Pope's headquarters and joined its brigade-the First-at Upton
Hills. On the 7th, it moved to Frederick City, Md., and on the 14th
arrived at South Mountain where a severe struggle with the enemy
took place, with a loss of eighteen men killed and forty-eight
wounded. In this engagement Company E suffered most severely,
having one killed and six wounded.

In the battle at Antietam, the Thirtieth, lacking proper support, was

thrown into slight confusion and compelled to fall back. It lost three
officers killed and two wounded, eight men killed and thirty-seven
wounded. The National colors were torn in fourteen places by the
enemy's balls, and two color-bearers, Sergts. Saxie Carter and
Nathan J. White, fell dead on the field. A stand of colors was
rescued on this occasion by David McKim, of Company E.

On the 10th of October, the Thirtieth moved into West Virginia, and
on the 13th of November went into camp near Cannelton. A few
weeks later, it started on a march into Logan County, returning with

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seventeen prisoners and seventy-five horses. In January, 1863, it

moved down the Ohio and Mississippi to join Gen. Grant's army, and
on arriving at Helena, Ark., was assigned to the Third Brigade,
Second Division of the Fifteenth Army Corps. On the 21st it landed
at Youngs Point, and for a few weeks worked on the canal at that at
place. In March it moved to the relief of some gunboat in Steel's
Bayou, returning to Young's Point on the 28th.

On the 29th of April, the regiment embarked on the R. B. Hamilton,

and with other troops engaged in a demonstration on Haines' Bluffs.
In May, it joined in the movement upon Vicksburg, and from the
20th until the surrender of this stronghold the regiment was
constantly engaged either in fatigue and picket duty or in assaulting
the enemy's works. The loss of the Thirtieth during the siege was
one commissioned officer killed and six wounded, six men killed and
forty-eight wounded. After the surrender of Vicksburg, the regiment
pursued Johnson to Jackson, and upon the evacuation of that place
returned and went into camp at Black River.

On the 26th of September, it moved with Sherman via Memphis to

Chattanooga, and on the 25th of October participated in the assault
upon Mission Ridge, losing thirty-nine men killed and wounded.

In November, the Thirtieth followed in pursuit of the retreating

rebels, returning to Bridgeport, Ala., on the 19th of December; I
during this time the men were compelled to subsist off the country
with the exception of two days' rations issued on the 29th day of
November.

In January, 1864, the regiment re-enlisted, and after the furlough

home joined Sherman's forces at Kingston, Ga., on the 20th of May.
On the 23d, it started on the march through Dallas and Acworth,
and on the 19th of June arrived at the foot of Kenesaw Mountain;
during this march, the 30th was almost continuously under fire. It
took an active part in the battle on the 26th, losing thirty-five men
killed and wounded. On July 2, the regiment moved toward Atlanta,
and on the 22d was attacked and thrown into some confusion at
first, but soon rallied and succeeded in repulsing the enemy, not
however, without considerable loss. On the 28th, the regiment
gallantly stood its ground and resisted four successive attacks of the
enemy, losing thirty men killed and wounded. Under its fire, the foe
forsook a stand of colors and in its immediate front

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106 dead rebels were found.

The Thirtieth was transferred to the First Brigade on the 5th of

August, and on the 29th the non-veterans were mustered out. On
the 31st, the rebels attacked the line of the First Brigade, but were
repulsed, the Thirtieth losing in this encounter twenty-five men killed
and wounded.

On the 2d of September, Jonesboro was evacuated by the enemy,

the regiment pursuing them to Lovejoy's Station. After spending
several weeks in camp at East Point, the Thirtieth followed in the
pursuit of Hood's army into Alabama, returned to Atlanta, then
marched to Fort McAllister and took part in the successful assault on
that place.

After the fall of Savannah, the regiment passed through the

Carolinas, having a sharp engagement with Johnson at Bentonville,
and frequent skirmishes with the enemy. It arrived at Goldsboro
March 24, 1865 ; then proceeded to Raleigh on the 14th of April,
and aided in the capture of Johnson's army.

The Thirtieth marched to Washington via Richmond, and after

passing in review, moved to Louisville, Ky., and thence to Little
Rock, Ark. Here the regiment remained in camp until mustered out
August 21, 1865, having participated in twenty different
engagements, and having its colors shot in almost every battle.

Company E lost, while in the field, ten killed, fifteen wounded, and
twenty-eight died of disease contracted in the service.

COMPANY B.

Gibson, William, e. March 1864, disc. August 13, 1865.

Maj. Elijah Warner, e. August 19, 1861, entered the service as

Captain of Company E., promoted to Major November 3, 1861,
wounded May 22,1863, at Vicksburg, Miss., resigned November 9,
1864.

COMPANY E.

Capt. J. D. Bain, e. September 10, 1861, disc. August 13, 1864,

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entered the service as Second Lieutenant.

Capt. Joseph Collins, e. January 28, 1862, disc. January 7, 1865.

First Lieut. H. R. Brinkerhoff, e. August 19, 1861, transferred and

promoted Lieutenant Colonel of Negro regiment.

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First Lieut. William S. Hatcher, e. January 1, 1863, disc. June 1,

1865.

First Lieut. James Trotter, disc. January 9, 1865.

Second Lieut. Henry Hensel, e. August 9, 1861, disc. May15, 1862.

Sergt. Horace Beach, e. August 19, 1861, disc. August 31, 1864.

Sergt. Joseph Beach, e. August 19, 1861, disc. June 25, 1866.

Sergt. R. Burton, a. February 1, 1864, disc. August 13, 1865.

Sergt. J. O. Collier, e. August 19, 1861, disc. August 13, 1865.

Sergt. John Engle, e. August 19, 1861, killed at Atlanta, Ga., August
10, 1864.

Sergt. Hiram Roney, e. August 19,1861, disc. July 6,1865, wounded

at Fort McAllister, Ga., December 13, 1864.

Corp. Amos Beach, e. August 19, 1861, disc. August 13, 1885.

Corp. James Brobeck, e. August 19, 1862, killed in action near

Atlanta, Ga., August 10, 1864,

Corp. Caleb Green, e. August 19, 1861, died December 16, 1863 at
Columbus Ohio.

Corp. Benjamin Gamble, e. August 19,1861, died September 1,

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1863, in hospital at St. Louis, Mo.

Corp. Alexander Harkness, e. August 19, 1861, disc. August 31,

1864.

Corp. James G. Langstaff, e. August 19, 1861, disc. August 31,

1864, wounded at Vicksburg, Miss.

Corp. Robert McCrory, e. August 19, 1861, disc. September 3, 1863.

Corp. John A. Porter, e. August 19, 1861, sent to hospital, New

Berne, N. C., and not again heard from.

Corp. Addison Wells, e. August 19, 1861, disc. August 13, 1864.

Corp. A. J. Wollam, e. August 19, 1881, wounded September

17,1862, at Antietam, Md., killed near Atlanta, Ga., August 10, 1864.

Ashbaugh, D. R, e. August 13,1862, disc. June 18,1865.

Ashbaugh, M. O., e. August 19, 1861, disc. August 31, 1864.

Bercaw, Jeremiah, e. August 19, 1861, disc. February 24, 1863.

Buckley, Joseph, e. August 19, 1861, disc. August 13, 1864.

Buckley, Samuel, e. August 19, 1861, disc. August 13, 1864.

Beaver, William, e. August 19, 1861, disc. April 13, 1863, died
August 17, 1880.

Borland, William, e. September 5, 1861, disc. January 29, 1863,

wounded at South Mountain, Md., September 14, 1862.

Brown, William G., e. August 19, 1881, disc. August 31, 1864.

Bogan, Joseph e August 19, 1861, disc. August 31, 1864.

Brinkerhoff William B., e. August 19, 1861, disc. February 24, 1863.

Cabo, John, e August 19,1861 , disc August 31 1864

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Collier, William, e. August 19, 1861, disc. January 7, 1865.

Cowen, James, e. March 10, 1862, disc. An at 17, 1863.

Donalson, D. M., e. August 13, 1862, died in hospital at St. Louis,

Mo., February 8,1863.

Dennis, W. H., e. August 29,1861, disc. August 13, 1865.

Ellis, D. W., e. August 19, 1861, died In hospital at Camp Union, Va.,
May 6,1862.

Forquer, Peter, e. March 26, 1862, disc. March 29, 1865, wounded
at South Mountain, Md., September 14, 1862.

Freshwater, George, e. August 19,1861, disc. August 13, 1865.

Fleck, T. S., e. August 19, 1861, disc. December 2, 1862, wounded

at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862.

Fultz, John, e. August 13, 1862, died near Vicksburg, Miss., July 24,
1863.

Grubb, B. C., e. August 13, 1862, died at Young's Point, May 9 1863.

Grubb, William C., e. August 19, 1861, disc. December 29, 1864.

Graham, H., e. August 19,1861, disc. August 13, 1865.

Hamilton, J. E., e. August 19, 1961, died in hospital, Camp Union,

Va., May 6, 1862.

Huffvine, Moses, e. August 19, 1861, disc. November 14, 1862,

wounded at South Mountain, Md., Sept. 14, 1862,

Huffvine, William H., e. August 19, 1861, disc. November 24, 1864.

Hoffner, Lewis a August 19,1861, disc. February 7,1864.

Hahn, William F., e. A August 19, 1861, disc. February 1, 1864,

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wounded at Antietam, Md.,. Sept. 17, 1862.

Hahn, William B., e. August 24, 1861, disc, August 13, 1864.

Houts, Joseph, e, August 19,1861, died In hospital, Camp Ewing,

Va., October 18, 1861.

Hudson, Joseph, e. August 19,1861, killed in action, near South

Mountain, Md., September 14,1862.

Hill, Andrew, e. August 19, 1861, wounded at South Mountain, Md.,

September 14, 1862.

Johnson, Samuel, e. August 19,1861, died in hospital at Camp

Union, Va., April 29,1862.

Johnson, H., e. August 20,1862, died at St. Louis No

Jackson, William H., e. August 13,1862, died in hospital at Louis,

Mo., August 16,1863.

Laymaster, D. D., killed at Atlanta, Ga., August 24,1864.

Laccoarce, William C., e. August 24, 1861, disc. August 31,1864.

Laccoarce, Alonzo, e. August 19, 1861, disc. June 25, 1865,

wounded at Vicksburg, Min., May 22, 1862.

Langstaff, J. O., e. September 5, 1861, killed at Mission Ridge,

Tenn., November 25, 1863.

Moore, S. e August 19 1861 disc. September 31, 1863.

Moore, Albert, e. March 7, 1862, disc. March 6,1863, taken prisoner.

Moore, F. M., a. August 19,1861, disc. August 13,1865.

Marsh, David, e. July 13, 1862, died in hospital at Jackson,

Mississippi, July 17, 1863.

Merryman, James M. e. August 19, 1861, disc. August 13, 1865,

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taken prisoner July 22, 1861.

Mahaffy, Alexander, e. August 19,1861.

Morrow, Henry, e. August 13, 1862, died on United States hospital

steamer McDougal, August 13, 1863.

Mullen, Ezekiel, e August 19, 1861, died in Hospital at Camp Union,

Va., April 11, 1862.

Mahaffy, Jefferson, e. August 19, 1861, reported missing at Cairo,

Ill., January, 1863.

McCumber, Walter, e. August 19, 1861, disc. July 6, 1862.

McCumber, Zeno, e. August 19,1861, died at Van Baron Hospital,

La., June 1, 1863.

McCumber. William, e. August 19, 1861, died at home, December

10, 1862.

McIntire, Joseph, e. August 19,1861, died while at home on

furlough, September 23, 1863.

McIntire. James, e. August 24, 1861, died in hospital at Columbus,

Ohio, May 11, 1864.

McKim, David, e. August 19, 1861, died while an route home on

veteran furlough, August 9,1864.

Martin, Theodore, e. August 19, 1861, disc. August 13, 1865, died at
Bell Point, Ohio, 1877.

Norris., Robert, e. August 13, 1862, disc. May 31, 1865.

Noble., Lewis C., e. August 28, 1861, disc. August 13, 1864.

Patterson, John A., e. August 19,1861, died at Cincinnati, Ohio, April

16, 1862.

Patterson, Robert, e. August 13, 1862, killed at Atlanta, Ga., August

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24,1864.

Perry, Daniel, e. August 13,1862, disc. May 31 1863.

Perry, Luther, e. August 19, 1861, died at Plain City, Ohio, February
28,1865.

Perkins, Atlas, e. August 19,1861, died at Gauley's Bridge a Hospital,

Va., October 3, 1861.

Preston, Thomas H., a. August 13,1862, disc. May 31, 1865.

Roney, Jesse, e. August 19, 1861, disc. August, 13, 1865, wounded
at South Mountain, Md., Sept. 14,1862.

Ruehlen, Solomon, August 19, 1861 disc. November 4, 1863,

wounded at Vicksburg, Miss.: May 22, 1863.

Scofield, James, e. August 19,1861, disc. August 31, 18K

Scott, David S., e. August 19, 1861, died in hospital at Camp Union,
Va., February 26, 1862.

Stephens Saulsbery, e. August 19,1861, disc. August 13, 1864.

Shaw, Thomas, e. August 13, 1862.

Skinner, L. B., e. August 19, 1861, killed at Atlanta, Ga, July 22,1864.

Smith, O. D., e. August 19.1861, wounded.

Smith, David, e. August 13, 1862, died in regiment hospital, Camp

Sherman, Miss., August 18,1863.

Stevens, James, e. August 19,1861, died in regiment hospital, at

Camp Union, Va., January 9,1862.

Thomas, Byron, e. August 19,1861, disc. August 13,1864, wounded

at South Mountain, Md., September 14, 1862.

Taylor, Adam, e. August 19, 1861.

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Urton, T. P. e. August 19,1861, killed at Kenesaw Mountain Ga.,

June 27,1864.

Wells, William, e. August 29,1861, died at home, September 1, 1862.

Wollam, A. J., e. August 19,1861, killed near Atlanta, Go, August 10,
1864.

Wagner, James, e. May 10, 1864.

Webb, S. P., e. August 22,1862.

Wood, Aaron, August 19,1862, died in hospital at Young's Point, La.,

May 23,1863.

Wolf, John M., e. August 13,1862.

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THIRTY-FIRST OHIO INFANTRY.

The Thirty-first Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase, in

August, 1861, under Col. Moses B. Walker.

Company F, of this regiment, was recruited in Union County, and

mustered into the service with A. J. Sterling as Captain; J. A. Cahill,
First Lieutenant; John Hartshorn, Second Lieutenant, and J. J. Miller;
First Sergeant.

Of the one hundred and fifteen men from this county who served in
Company F, twenty-four died on the field and in the hospitals,
twenty-eight were wounded, and five were taken prisoners. Several
other companies of this regiment also contained representatives
from Union County.

About the 1st of October, the Thirty-first crossed the Ohio River and
entered Kentucky, where it was disciplined, drilled, and prepared for
the duties of the field. In January, 1862, it marched to the
assistance of Gen. Thomas, and took part in the battle of Mill

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Springs, after which it was assigned to the First Brigade, First

Division, Army of the Ohio.

It joined Buell's army at Nashville, moved to Pittsburg Landing, then

took part in the siege of Corinth. In June, it moved upon Iuka, and,
after its capture, proceeded toward Tuscumbia. The Thirty-first
continued to operate in Tennessee until Buell's campaign in
Kentucky opened, when it participated in that terrible march from
Battle Creek to Louisville, and wait present at the battle of Perryville,
Ky. In November, the regiment, unaided by other troops, defeated a
brigade of Confederate cavalry, commanded by Gen. Bazel Duke,
near Gallatin, Tenn.

The Thirty-first was assigned to the Fourteenth Army Corps at the

time that corps was organized, and "the boys" of this regiment wore
the "Blue Acorn" signifying the Third Division, Fourteenth Army
Corps - until mustered out.

In the battle of Stone River, this regiment occupied the right center,
and was in the brigade that turned the rebel lines at Hoover's Gap.
Moving through Tullahoma to Chattanooga, it was next engaged at
Chickamauga, on the 19th and 20th of September, and held a
position on Snodgrass Hill, in that portion of the army commanded
by Gen. Thomas in person. In this battle, Company F lost P. L.
Seaman, D. M. Cahill and Elmer Danforth, killed; Harrison Hosack
and R. S. Res, mortally wounded; Capt. A. J. Sterling, H. S. Colver, J.
N. Carter, James Cooley, D. W. McIlroy, J. J. Miller, J. A. North, Allen
Strickland, H. N. W. Simmons, J. H. Thompson, Winfield Winters, R.
Williams, L . B. Glenn, D. J. Cheney and B. Tucker wounded, and N.
F. Swank taken prisoner-twenty-one out of the forty-three who
answered to roll-call on the morning of the 19th.

The regiment was next engaged at Brown's Ferry, then followed the
battle of Mission Ridge, where the colors of the Thirty-first were the
first to wave on the enemy's works. It was specially complimented
Tented by General Thomas for its gallant service on this occasion.

In January, 1864, the Thirty-first re-enlisted, and on the expiration

of veteran furlough, joined Sherman's army at Ringgold, and was in
the front line from Chattanooga to Atlanta, sustaining heavy losses
at Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek and Sand Town

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Road. Company F lost in this campaign Capt. James A. Cahill, W. W.

McKee, William Williams' J , H. Chapman and John Smith, killed;
William Knox and S. T. Merrill, mortally wounded, and J. Harriman,
E. Clark, S. McNeil, W. M. Blake, E. Brown, M. Blue, T. H. Chapman,
H. E. W. Fields, H. T. Shirk, D. J. Phelps and E. Lister, wounded.

This regiment was in the left wing of Sherman's army "while

marching through Georgia;" then moving from Savannah through
the Carolinas, was in the battle of Bentonville, and near Raleigh at
the time of Johnston's surrender; marched to Washington City and
took part in the grand review on the 25th of May, 1865.

The Thirty-first was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., July 20, and
discharged at Columbus, Ohio, on the 26th of July, 1865, proud to
have belonged to the Army of the Cumberland, commanded by
George H. Thomas, and of its faded "battle flag," all tattered and
torn, which it had carried over the hills of Western Kentucky, against
Morgan and Wheeler, across the State of Tennessee to the field of
Shiloh and the Siege of Corinth, on Buell's march to Louisville, Ky.
Then upon the fields of Perryville, Harrodsburg, Cage Ford,
Lavergne, Stone River, Triune, Hoover's Gap, Tullahoma, McMinnville
and Chickamauga, where eight of its brave defenders were shot
down while bearing the old flag aloft; again at Brown's Ferry and
Mission Ridge-where two more of its bearers - fell home on veteran
furlough, then into the battles of Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face Gap and
Resaca.

The banner was rent with seam and gash," having been pierced by
eighty-nine bullets, and the staff by ten more.

COMPANY A.

Carter, J. N., e. August 17, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865.

Carter, O. N., e. 1861 ; disc. 1861.

COMPANY C.

Johnson, P., e. October 6, 1862; transferred to invalid corps May,

1864; died at home.

COMPANY E.

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Corporal C. Andrews, e. February 22, 1864; disc. July 20, 1865.

Clark, Seth, e. February 20, 1864; disc. July 20, 1865.

Clark, B., e. February 13,1864; disc. November 24, 1864.

Darling, , John J., e. February 23, 1864; disc. January 3, 1865;

wounded at Resaca, Ga., May 14,1864.

Parish, D. C., e. March 8, 1864; disc. June 10, 1865 taken prisoner
at Kingston, N. C., March 14,1865.

Scott, John, e. February 19, 1864; died at Savannah, Ga., February

14, 1865.

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COMPANY F.

Capt. A. J. Sterling, e. August 1, 1861 ; disc. November 24, 1863;

wounded at Chickamauga September 20, 1 1863; disc. November
24, 1863, In consequence of wound; after recovering, assisted in
organizing., and served as Lieutenant Colonel in the 174th 0. V. I .

First Lieutenant James A. Cahill, e. August 1, 1861; promoted to

Captain June 23,1863; killed at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., July 23,
1864; buried in Section E, National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Second Lieutenant John Hartshorne, e. August 22, 1861 disc.

February 12,1863.

Sergeant R. N. Bault, e. September 1, 1861; disc. July 20,1865.

Sergeant Emanuel Clark, e. August 2, 1861 ; disc. July 20, 1865; wd.
at Beene, Ga., May 14, 1864; promoted to Second Lieutenant March
9,1864.

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Sergeant J. S. Lawrence, e. August 20, 1861; disc. July 20 1865.

Sergeant Samuel McNeil, e. August 17,1861; disc. July 26, 1866; wd.
at Mission Ridge, Ga., November 25, 1863.

Sergeant P. L. Seaman, e. August 25, 1861 ; killed September

20.1863, at Chickamauga, Ga.

Corporal Alvin Allen, e. August 17, 1861; disc. November 11, 1862;
died.

Corporal John C. Babbs, e. August 17, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865.

Corporal Thomas Beathard, e. August 17, 1861; disc. July 20. 1865.

Corporal R. H. Eastman, e. September 19, 1861; disc. July 20,1865.

Corporal L. B. Glenn, e. October 23, 1861 ; disc. October 23, 1864;

wd. at Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1863.

Corporal A. Lockwood, e. September 3, 1861; disc. March 10, 1863.

Adams, H. D., e. August. 1861; disc. July 20,1865; taken prisoner at

Memphis, Tenn., June 6, 1862.

Argo, Emanuel, e. August 25,1861; disc. July 20,1865.

Andrews. John H., e. August 29, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865;
promoted to Corporal March 10, 1864.

Andrews, Henry D., e. August, 1861.

Benedict, J. B.. e. September 3, 1861; died March 5, 1862. at

Lebanon, Ky.

Benedict, W. H., e, August 25, 1864; disc. 1865.

Brigham, Eaton, e. August 27, 1861 ; disc. June 29, 1865.

Brake, William M., a. September 1, 1863; disc. July 13, 1865; wd. at
Beans, Ga.. May 14, 1864. .

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Bird, J. W., e. August It, 1861; died at Washington, D. C.

Bault, R. W., e. September, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865.

Brown, Erbin, e. February 27. 1864; wd. at Resaca, Ga., May, 1864;
transferred to invalid corps.

Babbs, William, e. February 19, 1864; disc. July 20, 1865.

Babbs, Calvin, e. February 19, 1864; disc. July 20,1866.

Blue, Michael, e. February 27, 1862; disc. July 20 1865; wd. at

Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864.

Cahill, David J., e. August 17, 1861; disc. July 20,1865.

Cahill, Uriah, e. September 1, 1862; disc. July 27, 1865.

Cahill, D. M., e. August 17,1861; killed at Chickamauga, Ga.,

September 19, 1863.

Cahill, Isaac, e. August 17, 1861 ; died at Corinth, Miss., June 13,
1862.

Colver, H. S., e. August 19, 1861; disc. September 19, 1864; wd. at
Chickamauga, Ga., September 19,1863.

Cunningham, John, e. October 1, 1862; disc. March 14, 1863.

Craven, Benjamin F., e. August 17, 1861; din. July 20, 1865.

Chapman, J. D., e. September 19,1861; disc 1864.

Chapman, J. H. e. August 17, 1861; killed at Mission Ridge, Tenn.,

November 25, 1863.

Chapman, Jesse, e. August17,1861; disc. July 20, 1865

Chapman, T. H., e. September 14, 1861; disc. May 25, 1865; wd. at
Resaca, Ga., May 14,1864,

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Carter, Cyrus, e. September, 1861.

Carter, Benjamin, e. September 3, 1861; disc. December 16,1862.

Carter, William, e. August 17, 1861; disc. January 4, 1862; died at

Somerset, Ky.

Carter, John N., e. August 17,1861 ; disc. April 17 1865 wd. at

Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863.

Cooley, James, e. August 17 1861; disc. July 26 1865; wd. at

Chickamauga, Ga., September 19 , 1863, and at Sand Town Road,
eye, arm, hip and foot.

Carr, William W., e. August 17, 1861; disc. July 20; 1865.

Cheney, D. J., e. August 17,1861; disc. August 17, 1864, wd at

Chattanooga, Tenn., In 1863.

Danforth, Elmer, e. September 14,1861; killed at Chickamauga, Ga.,

September 22, 1863.

Davis, Alfred, e. August 17, 1861; disc. September 13, 1862.

Dodds, R. C.. e. August 20, 1861 ; disc. July 20, 1865.

Elliott, Uriah, e. August 25, 1861; disc. May 14, 1863.

Elliott, John, e. August 17,1861; disc. July 20, 1865.

Elliott, E. T., e. September 5, 1861 ; disc. December 30, 1862.

Fields, H. E. W., e. February 27, 1864; disc. 1865; wd. at Resaca,

Ga., May 14, 1864; transferred to invalid corps.

Fields, John, e. September, 1861; disc. May 25,1865.

Gledhill, Jeremiah, e. August 25, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865

Glasscock, A. C., e. August 25, 1861; disc. February 27, 1863.

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Glasscock, Joseph, e. August 25,1861.

Glasscock, W. P., e. August 25,1861; disc. July 20, 1865.

Gray, James 1.

Harriman, George, e, August 1, 1861; disc. September 9, 1864; disc.

to accept commission as First Lieutenant of the 174th 0. V. 1. ; wd.
at Kingston, N. C.

Harriman, Joshua, e. August 17, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865; wd at

Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27, 1864; taken prisoner at Macon,
Ga., 1864.

Henning, J. K., e. August 17.1861; disc. July 20, 1865.

Hoover, William, e. December 23, 1863; disc. July 20, 1865.

Herd, H. D., e. August 28.1861; disc. September 10, 1862.

Holden, Jacob, e. August 17,1861; disc. July 20,1865.

Horn, G. W., e. October 17, 1861, transferred to Invalid Corps,

March 28,1864.

Hosack, Harrison, e. September 1, 1861, died October 27, 1863, at

Chattanooga, Tenn., of wounds received at Chickamauga, Ga.,
September 20, 1863.

Higgins, A. J., e. August 17,1861, disc. July 20,1865.

Knox, William, e. December, 1863, died June 15, 1864, died of

wounds received at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864.

Lawrence, John W., e. August 20,1861, disc. September 19,1864.

Lister Elijah, e. September 20, 1861, disc. June 10, 1865. taken
prisoner at Goldsborough, N. C., April 17, 1865. wounded at Peach
Tree Creek, July 20, 1864.

McKee, William W., e. August, 1861, killed May 14,1864. at Resaca,

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Ga.

McKim, James H., e. August 17,1861, died at Nashville Tenn.,

October 17, 1862.

McEldary, John, e. December 21,1863, disc. May 20,1865.

McIlroy, David W., e. August 17, 1861, disc. September 19 1864,

wounded at Chickamauga, Ga.

McMillin, Samuel, e. February 19, 1864, disc. July 26, 1865.

Miller, J. J., a. August 1, 1861, disc. July 24, 1865, wounded at

Chickamauga, Ga., September, 1863, promoted to Second
Lieutenant in 1863, afterward to First Lieutenant.

Miller, J. G., e. August 15, 1862, died January 26, 1863, at Gallatin.
Tenn.

Miller, Cornelius B., e. August 20, 1861, disc. July 11, 1862.

Mather, J. D., e. February 19,1864, disc. July 27, 1865.

Moore, Thomas, e. September 12, 1861, disc. January 28, 1862

Merritt, S. T., e. February 14, 1864, died September 18, of wounds

received at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20,1864.

Merritt, C. D. A., e. February 14, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Moffitt, H, C., e. September 6, 1862, disc. February 20, 1863.

Nash, D. W., e. August 25, 1861, disc. March 1, 1863.

North, James A., e. August 22, 1861 disc. July 20, 1865, wounded at
Chickamauga, Ga., September, promoted to Second Lieutenant, May
29, 1865.

Overfield, Benjamin, e. September 19,1861, transferred to Invalid

Corps, February 15,1864.

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Oatley, Jerome.

Pinkerton, John S., e. August 20, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Price, Joseph, e. September 19, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865, taken
prisoner at Pellham, Ala., 1862.

Phelps, D. J., e. December 23, 1863, disc. July 20, 1865, wounded
at Resaca, Ga., May 14,1864.

Patterson, Charles M., e. September 1, 1862, died March 4, 1863, at

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

MILITARY RECORD. - 471

Purcell, William J., e. April 24,1862, disc. April 24, 1866

Rea, Robert S., e. September, 1, 1961, disc. May 5, 1864 died at

Columbus, Ohio, of wound, received at Chickamauga, Ga., 1863.

Roberts, B. F. e. September 5, 1861, died September 21, 1865, at

Essex, Union County, Ohio.

Ross, Thomas, e November 26, 1863, wounded at Resaca, Ga., May

14, 1864, transferred to Invalid Corps.

Stout, Joseph, e. September 18, 1861.

Stout, W. H. H. e. September 18, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Sterling, David, e. September 20, 1861, disc. July 20,1865.

Smith, John, e. February 14, 1864, died June 18, 1864, at Big
Shanty. Ga.

Swank, Nelson F., e. August 17,1861, disc July 20, 1863 taken
prisoner at Chickamauga Ga., September 20, 1863.

Strickland, Allen, e. August 20,1861, disc July 20,1865, wounded at

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Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 20, 1863.

Simmons, H. N. W., e. August 17, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863.

Shirk, H. T., e. September, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865 wounded at

Resaca, Ga., died at home, July 29, 1869.

Snedeker, William, e. September 18, 1861, died July 31, 1862, at

Nashville, Tenn.

Thompson, J. H., e. August 15, 1861, disc. September 19, 1864,

wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863.

Tucker, Benjamin, e. August 25,1861, disc. September 5, 1864,

wounded at Chickamauga.

Turner, John, e. August 25, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Turner, Jeremiah, e. September 21, 1861, disc. July 20, 65

Winters, Winfield, e. August 17, 1861, disc September 19, 1864,

wounded at Chickamauga, Ga 1863.

Wiley, Penrose, e. February 19, 1864, disc. July 20,1865.

Wright C. C., e. August 17,1861, disc. July 20, 1865

Wells, Daniel W., e. August 17, 1861, died while home On veteran
furlough, at Byhalia, Ohio.

Wheeler E M e. September 13,1861, disc. July 11, 1862.

Wooly, William.

Williams, R., e. August 17, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865, wounded at
Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 20, 1863.

Williams, W., e. August 1, 1861, killed at Atlanta, Ga., August 8, 1864

Wilber J. G., e. August 27, 1862, disc. February 26, 1863.

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Wood, William, e. February, 1864, disc. July 20,1865.

COMPANY H.

Gilland, N. P., e. September 14, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

COMPANY K.

Filler, Charles W., e. August 20,1861, disc. June 2, 1865, taken

Prisoner September 19, 1863.

THIRTY-SECOND OHIO INFANTRY.

The Thirty-second Ohio Infantry was organized during the summer

of 1861, under Col. T. C. Ford and was one of the first regiments to
answer the call of the President for three years' service.

Company B, of this regiment, was recruited in Union and Champaign

Counties, and was mustered into the service at Camp Chase, August
9, 1861, with the following commissioned officers: W. A. Palmer,
Captain; A. B. Parmeter, First Lieutenant, and J. B. Whelpley, Second
Lieutenant. It then joined the regiment at Camp Bartley, near
Mansfield. Besides Company B, Companies C, D, E, F, G, H. and K
also contained men from Union County.

After remaining a short time at Camp Bartley, the regiment was

transferred to Camp Dennison, where it was equipped, armed and
ordered to the front, joining the Union forces at Cheat Mountain
Summit, West Virginia, on the 3d of October. In December, it
accompanied Gen. Milroy in the movement upon Camp Allegheny,
losing on this occasion four killed and fourteen wounded. After this
expedition, the regiment spent the winter in camp at Beverly, and in
the spring of 1862 took part in the actions against Camp Alleghany,
Huntsville and McDowell. In the engagement at Bull Pasture
Mountain, on the 8th of May, when the Union army fell back to
Franklin closely followed by the enemy, the Thirty-second was the
last regiment to leave the field, and lost on this occasion six killed
and fifty-three wounded. While at Franklin, it was transferred to
Gen. Schenck's brigade, and was with Gen. Fremont in the
Shenandoah Valley, and shared in the engagements at Cross Keys
and Port Republic on the 8th and 9th of June. Returning up the

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valley, it remained at Winchester, Va., until September 1, then

moved to Harper's Ferry, losing 150 men in the engagement on the
14th. Of Company B, J. E. Webb was killed; L. A. McIntosh, D. Rose
and J. D. Webster, mortally wounded, and T. J. Conner and J. B.
Russell, wounded. Capt. Palmer having resigned, the command of
the company devolved upon Lieut. George Sinclair, who was
promoted to Captain on the 22d of December.

In January, 1868, the regiment was ordered South, joined the army
at Memphis Tenn., and was assigned to Logan's division,
Seventeenth Army Corps, and was with the army under Grant in his
advance in the rear of Vicksburg, taking part in the action at Port
Gibson and in the battles of Raymond, Jackson and Champion Hills.
In the last-named engagement, it made a bayonet charge, and
captured the First Mississippi Rebel Battery. For this feat of gallantry,
the battery was turned over to Company F, of this regiment, which
became the Twenty-sixth Ohio Battery.

In the assault upon Vicksburg in May, 1863, the regiment was in the
front line of the forces operating against that rebel stronghold, and
it, with the Fourth Division, Seventeenth Corps, Gen. J. A. Logan
commanding, was detailed to take possession at the surrender.

The Thirty-second lost in this campaign and siege 225 men. In July,
1863, the regiment moved with Stevenson to Monroe, La., and in
October accompanied McPherson to Brownsville, Miss. In February,
1864, it operated under Sherman at Meridian, then returned to
Vicksburg, re-enlisted, and, after the furlough home, joined
Sherman's army at Acworth, Ga., on the 10th of June. it was in the
Assault on Kenesaw Mountain, on the 27th of June, and at Nicojack
Creek on the 10th of July. In the fighting around Atlanta on the
20th, 21st, 22d and 28th, the Thirty-second took an active part,
losing more than half its numbers. Of Company B, J. K. Peters, Jacob
Fritz, W. B. Mitchell and J. W. Shirk were killed; S. H. Blake and S.
Emery, mortally wounded; John Wiley, D. McCloud, R. Columber, C.
R. Robinson and M. Sullivan, wounded, and T. C. McDowell, E. C.
McMullen, G. F. Peters, William Flago and Gideon Stork, taken
prisoners.

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After the fall of Atlanta, the regiment joined in the pursuit of Hood,
marched with Sherman to the sea, and through the Carolinas, and
on the 20th and 21st of March, 1865, took part in the engagement
at Bentonville, then moved with the national forces to Raleigh, and
was present at Johnston's surrender. Marched through Richmond to
Washington, and took part in the grand review before the President
and his Cabinet. After which, it moved to Louisville, Ky., was
mustered out of the service July 20, then proceeded to Columbus,
Ohio, where the men received their final discharge on the 25th day
of July, 1865.

It is claimed that the Thirty-second Regiment lost and received more

men than any other from Ohio. Company B entered the field in
September, 1861, 108 strong, and during the war received sixty-
eight recruits, making the total number of enlistments 176. The
company lost while in the field ten killed and died of wounds, eleven
wounded, seventeen died of disease, and seven taken prisoners.

Russell B. Bennett, Chaplain of the Thirty-second, was known in the

Seventeenth Army Corps as the "fighting Chaplain." He first enlisted
in the regiment as a private, and was a good and brave soldier in
the ranks. When Chaplain Nickerson resigned and left the service,
Bennett was promoted to the Chaplaincy of the regiment.

He not only believed in the efficacy of prayer, but also believed in

the efficacy of shot and shell, and, instead of remaining in the rear
during an engagement, he was always up in the front line, not only
to minister to the wounded and dying, but, with gun in hand, took
his place in the ranks and encouraged the soldiers by his coolness
and bravery.

Of the many instances in which he rendered good services during a

battle, we give one as related by the boys of the regiment:

On the day the brave and gallant McPherson fell, July 22, 1864, the
Seventeenth Corps was hotly engaged. The Thirty-second Regiment
was flanked on all sides, and was compelled to change front several
times, not knowing in what direction to next look for the enemy.

At one time, during a few moments lull in the battle, the Thirty-

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second was lying down in the edge of a corn-field waiting for the
next attack, the Chaplain, cautioning the boys to lie very still, and
protect themselves as best they could, advanced into the cornfield to
make a reconnaissance, and, mounting a stump some forty or fifty
yards in front of the line, discovered the battle line of the enemy
rapidly advancing, and, moving back to his regiment, passed the
word along the line that the enemy were close upon them; then,
taking the musket of William B. Mitchell, of Company B--brother to
John and James Mitchell, of Marysville-he fired on the advancing
line, Mitchell, lying upon the ground, would rapidly re-load the gun,
and again Bennett would fire, and all the time exhorting the boys to
"lie low" until the enemy were close upon them, then to "fire low."

All this time he stood erect, not seeming to have any thought of his
own safety, but only solicitous for the soldiers of the regiment,
whom he loved dearly. Mitchell was killed as he lay on the ground,
and, his body falling into the hands of the enemy, was never
recovered. Bennett was universally respected and loved by all the
officers and soldiers of the regiment, and to-day the boys all have a
good word for Chaplain Bennett.

COMPANY B.

Capt. J. F. Johnson, e. January 20, 1863, disc. July 31 1865.

Capt. William A. Palmer. e. August 9,1861, disc. December 22, 1862.

Capt. George Sinclair, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20 1865.

Commissioned Second Lieut. February, 1862, First Lieut. June, 1862,
and Capt, February, 1863; wounded July 21,1864.

Capt. John Wiley, e. August 9, 1861, disc. December 22, 1864.

Commissioned Second Lieut. January, 1863, First Lieut. February,
1863, and Capt. August, 1864 wounded July 21, 1864.

First Lieut. H. G. Johnson, e. September 14, 1861, disc June 16,1862.

First Lieut. A. B. Parmeter, e. August 9,1861. Resigned September

16, 1861.

First Lieut. William Rosecrants, e. August 9,1861, disc. July 20, 1866.

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First Lieut. C. H. Stewart, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

First Lieut. Dwight Webb, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.
Taken prisoner at Pocotaligo, S. C., 1864, Promoted to Captain July
18, 1865.

First Lieut. J. B. Whelpley, e. August 9, 1861. Resigned January 27,

1863. Army register and commission record give January 24, 1862,
as date of resignation.

Second Lieut. Joseph W. Davis, e. July, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Second Lieut. W. G. Snodgrass, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 31,

1865.

Sergt. B. F. Cummings, e. August 9, 1861.

Sergt. C. S. De Witt, e. January 1, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Sergt. Marlon Hopkins, e. August 9,1861, disc. July 20, 1865

Sergt. F. E. Hyde, a. August 9, 1861, disc. January 26, 1863.

Sergi. H. M. Rouse, e. August 9,1861, disc. April 15, 1862..

Sergt. D. C. Shepherd, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Corp. John Blythe, e. January 1, 1864, disc. March 14, 1865.

Corp. J . W. Filson, e. January 1, 1864, disc. July 20, 1965.

Corp. D. C. Groves, e. August 9,1861, disc. July 20,1865.

Corp. L. Hard, e. August 9, 1861. disc. July 20, 1865.

Corp. Joseph P. Marriott, e. August 9, 1861. Died at Vicksburg, Mtn.,

August 20, 1863.

Corp. T. C. McDowell, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865. Taken

prisoner at Atlanta, Ga., 1864 ; to Andersonville prison sixty days.

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Corp. David McCloud, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Wounded at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864.

Corp. William M. McLain, e. August 9,1861.

Corp. James K. Peters, e. August 9, 1861. Killed at Atlanta, Ga., July

22, 1864.

Corp. Gilbert J. Stark, e. August 9, 1861, disc. June 17, 1865.

Corp. James E. Safford, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Corp. John Stewart, e. August 9, 1861.

Corp. Thomas P. Wren, e. August 9, 1861.

Musician A. N. Downer, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Musician A. D. Glendening, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20,1865

Musician O. D. Lawler, e. January 1, 1864. Died in hospital at

Marietta, Ga., July 29, 1864.

Wagoner John Deavers, e. August 9,1861.

Teamster Charles Pryor, e. August 9, 1861. Wounded December 31,

1861, at Allegheny Mountains, W. Va.

MILITARY RECORD. - 473

Allison, John, e August 9, 1861, disc. August 6, 1862.

Ault, Joseph, e. August 6,1862, disc. January 15, 1863.

Buts, Solomon, e. October 27, 1863, disc. July 20, 1865

Barton, Benjamin, e. December 15, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Blake, Samuel H., e. August 9, 1861. Died of wounds received at

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Atlanta, Ga., July 21, 1864.

Blake, Henry W., e. September 14,2861, disc. January 18, 1863.

Died March 7, 1867.

Brooks, Davis, e. March 3, 1863, disc. July 20, 1865.

Brothers, Jews, e. August, 1861, disc. June 18, 1865. Died.

Bailey William, e. August 9, 1861, disc. September 1, 1864.

Bates, J. L. R., e. August 9, 1861, disc. January 26, 1865.

Bates, Ancil, e. September 14,1861, disc. January 26,1865.

Bates, Thomas M., e. January 1,1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Brake, James A., e. August 6, 1862, disc. May 29, 1865.

Brake, John, e. December 13, 1863, disc. July 20, 1865.

Cook, George W. e August 9 1861, disc. March 27, 1865.

Conner, Thomas J., e. August 6,1862, disc. April 10, 1863. Wounded
and taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, Va., September 13. 1862.

Conner, Florence, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Cooledge, Joshua

Clark, George, e. August 9, 1861.

Carlton, E. S. e. March 1, 1863, disc, July 20, 1865.

Converse, R. M., e. August 9, 1861, disc. November 11, 1861.

Chancy. William, e. August 9, 1861, disc. June 21, 1865.

Cartmell, Joseph B., e. August 9,1861, disc. October 20, 1862.

Columber, R., e. October 27, 1863, disc. February 10, 1865.

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Wounded at Atlanta, Ga, July 22, 1864.

Dilts, L. G., e. August 1, 1861.

Drew, Jerry, e. January 15,1864.

Dodson, W. R., e. August 9,1861.

Emaline, Martin.

Enoch, William, e. January 14,1864. Died at Columbus, Ohio, July

26, 1865..

Emry, S., e. January 15, 1864. Died of wounds received July 22,
1864, at Atlanta, Ga.

Fritz, Jacob, e. August 21, 1863. Killed at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864.

Fritz, George, e. February 22, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Freeman, C. O., e. September 29, 1863, died April 30, 1865.

Fullington, Jackson, e. August 6, 1862, disc. May 29, 1865.

Fullington, E. B., e. September 14, 1861, disc. September 1, 1864.

Fox, D. R., e. August 9,1861.

Flago, Thomas B., e. August 9, 1861. Taken prisoner at Atlanta.

Galloway, S. P., e. August 9, 1861, disc. May 4, 1865.

Galloway, H. W., e. January 17,1864, disc. July 20, 1866.

Goodyear, W. J., e. August 9,1861, disc. July 20,1864.

Gibson, William, e. January 16,1864. Died in hospital at Marietta,

Ga., July, 1864.

Gibson, Stewart, e. August 9, 1861. Died at Hutsonville, W. Va.,

October 29,1861.

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Gibson Henry, e February 16, 1865, disc. July 20, 1865.

Guy, Charles, e, March 17, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Green, Noah, e.. December 14,1863, disc. July 20, 1865.

George, Michael, e. February 9, 1865, disc. July 20, 1865.

Gardner, Francis, e. August 9, 1861. Died at Beverly, Va December

21, 1861.

Gearheart, J. N., e. August 9, 1861, disc. March 16, 1864.

Hathaway, Elias, a. August 6, 1862. disc. May 29, 180. Wounded at

Nicojack Creek, Ga., July 10, 1864.

Hathaway, Benjamin, e. May 13,1864.

Hunter, Samuel, e. February 15, 1865, disc. June 27,1865.

Hill, William, e. August 9,1861, disc. July 20,1865.

Hill, Harvey, e. August 9,1861.

Hill, Henry, e. November 15,1864, disc July 20,1865.

Hill, Samuel A., a. August 9,1861, disc. March 16,1864.

Holycross, V., e. August 9, 1861, disc. October 21, 1861.

Holycross. L. M., e. August 9, 1861, died at Camp Stevenson, Alm,

August 2, 1864.

Higby, George, e. February 7 , 1864 disc. July 20 1865.

Hemmel, John, e. November 18, 1864, disc. July 1, 1865.

Hemmel, Charles, e. November 21, 1864.

Hewitt, H. M., e. August 9,1861.

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Hamilton, Isaac, e. August 9, 1861 disc. July 20, 1865.

Hale, William M., e. August 9,1861, disc. March 22,1863.

Hoffman, Frederick, e. November 19, 1863, disc. July 20, 1865.

Horr, E. C., e. August 9, 1861, died at Camp Beverly, W. Va.,

December 28, 1861.

Jacques, Vernon, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Jacques, B., February 16, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Jimpson , Benjamin, e. February 16, 1864 disc. July 20, 1865.

Jenkins, Henry, e. August 6, 1862.

Jacobs, George E., e. September 14, 1861.

Reyes, George W., e. September 14,1861, disc. September 1,1864.

Reyes, H. H., e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Kimball, W. J., e. August 9, 1861.

Lamay, John, e. October 1, 1864, disc May 29, 1866.

Lamay, George, e. October 21, 1863, disc. Jane 5, 1865.

Lock. Benjamin, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20,1865.

Loveless, Simpson, e. February 5, 1864, disc. May 30, 1865.

Lane, John M., e. August 21,1861, disc. October 19,1864.

Lawler, James W., e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Marriott, W. H., e. August 9, 1861, disc. September 1, 1864.

Meyers, Herman, e. Much 1, 1863, disc. July 20, 1865.

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Mitchell, James, e. August 9, 1861, disc. September 1, 1864.

Merrifield, Isaac W, e. August 9, 1861, wounded at Kenesaw

Mountain, Ga., Jane 27,1864, disc July 20, 1865.

Mithell William B., e. August 9, 1861, killed at Atlanta, Ga., July

22,1864.

McDowell, John P., e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

McDowell, Robert N., e. August 9, 1861, died in prison at

Winchester, Va., October 4, 1862.

McDowell, Andrew, e. August 9, 1861, disc July 20, 1865.

McGregor, Hugh, e. December 21, 1863, died in hospital at

Washington, D. C., January 4, 1864.

McMullan, C. A., e. August 6, 1882, disc. May 29, 1865.

McMullan, E. C., e. November 1, 1862, taken prisoner at Atlanta Ga.,

July 22, 1864, sent to Andersonville Prison, disc. April 2,1865.

McCumber, Hiram, wounded at Atlanta Ga.

McCollums, V., e. August 9, 1961, disc. July 20, 1865.

McIntosh, L., e. August 9, 1861, died at Harper's Ferry, Va.,

September 29,1862.

McIntosh, H. I., e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

McIntosh, L. G., e. A 1861, disc. January 29, 1862, died at

Baltimore, Md., of wounds received at Harper's Ferry, Va.,
September 14, 1862.

McIntire, H. J., e. August 9,1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

McAdams, William H., e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865, died at
home, 1880.

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Nelson, J. S., e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Nelson, A., e. February 9, 1865, disc. July 20, 1865.

Nowell, John e. January 5, 1864, died August, 1864.

Nowell, George B., e. January 16, 1865, disc. July 20, 1865.

Orr, Thomas, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Peters, George F., e, August 9, 1861, taken prisoner July 22, 1864,
and sent to Andersonville Prison, disc September 1, 1864.

Plankes, Joseph, e. November 16, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Plummer, H., e. August 9, 1861.

Philban, John, a. January 2, 1864, disc. April 10, 1865.

Reed, E. H, e. August 9, 1861, disc. August 1, 1865.

Reed, Robert, e. August 6, 1862, died in hospital at Atlanta, Ga.,

October 11, 1864.

Reed, Cyrus H., e. August 9, 1861, died at Clinton, Miss., of wounds

received at Baker's Creek, Miss., February 8,1864.

Reed, Nathan, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.

Reed, Joseph, e. January 17, 1864, disc. July 20,1865.

Reed, John B., e. March 29,1864, missng at Atlanta, Ga., 1864.

Richey, Adam, e. March 24, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Richey, Leonard, e. September 14, 1961, disc. September 1, 1864,

died August 26, 1868.

Robinson, J. B., e. August 9,1861, disc. July 20,1865.

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Robinson, Calvin P., e. August 6, 1862, wounded at Atlanta, Ga.,

July 21, 1864, disc. May 29, 1866.

Rolph, Alfred, e. December 24, 1863, disc. July 20,1865.

Roberts, George, e. August 9, 1861, drowned in Mississippi River,

September 22,1863.

Russell, J. B., e. August 9,1861, wounded at Harper's Ferry, Va.,

September 14,1862, disc. September, 1862.

Ramier, M., e. March 3, 1863, disc. July 20, 1865.

Ramier, Henry, e. March 3, 1863, disc. July 20, 1865.

Rose, Deville, e. August 9, 1861, wounded at Harpers Ferry, Va.,

September 14, 1862, and died at Baltimore, September 29, 1862.

Shuler, David, e. October 18,1863, disc. July 20,1865.

Sparks, George M., e. August 9,1861, disc. July 20, 1865, died 1877 ,

Shipp, James E., e. August 21,1863.

Shank, B. L., e. August 9, 1861, disc. December 12,1861.

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Stark, Gideon, e. August 9, 1861 taken prisoner and sent to

Andersonville Prison, disc. July 20 1865

Shirk, Jones S., e. March, 5, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Shirk, John W., e. August 30, 1863, killed at Atlanta, Ga., August 22,
1864.

Secrist, Samuel C., e. August 9, 1861, din. July 20,1865.

Sayers, Philip, e. January 18, 1865, disc. July 20, 1865.

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Swisher, C. N., e. August 9,1861.

Sullivan, M., e. August 9, 1861, wounded at Atlanta, Ga., disc.

January 27,1865.

Shepherd, J. H., a. August 9, 1861, died at Clifton, Tenn., May 6,

1864.

Snodgrass, J. M., e. August 6, 1862, disc. May 29, 1865

Tuller, John, e. March 20, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Towers, John, e. January 15, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Taylor, M. F., e. July, 1861, disc. November, 1861.

Taylor, Charles E., e. September 14, 1861.

Taylor, James E., e. September 14, 1861, disc. November 10, 1861.

Thomas, M. F., e. August 9,1861, died September 30,1863.

Valentine, Benjamin, e. February 15, 1865.

Wadsworth, A., e. March 20,1807 disc. July 20, 1865.

Witter, Alfred, e. August 9, 1861, disc., November 11, 1861.

Webster, J. D., e. December 1, 1861, died at Annapolis., Md.,

October 6,1862, of wounds received at Harper's Ferry, Va.,
September 14,1862.

Webb, James E., e. August 6, 1862, killed at Harper's Ferry Va.,

September 14, 1862

Winchell, S. H., e. August 9, 1861.

Webster L. G., e. August 9, 1861, disc. April 4, 1863.

Wilson, A. D., e. August 9,1861.

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Welsh, Matthias e. August 9, 1861, disc. January 23, 1865.

Zetmo, Christian, e. November 26, 1863, disc. July 2, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Fisher, William M., e. August 9, 1861, din. September 13, 1861.

COMPANY D.

Anderson, James, killed at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27,1864.

Fogle, Israel, e. February 6,1864.

COMPANY E.

Adjt. A. G. Philips, e. 1861, killed at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864.

COMPANY F.

Second Lieut. B. F. Harris, e. May 22, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Sergt. W. J. Harbert, e. August 29, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Sergt. R. C. Marsh, e. February 27, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Sergt S. H. Pyers, e. February 27, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Corp. B. F. Bowdre, e. Much 29, 1864.

Corp. Chester Farnum, e. March 29, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Coolidge, Francis.

Davis , A., e. March 29,1864, died at home March 20, 1865, of

disease Contracted in the army.

Filler, Davidson, e. March 30,1864, disc. July 20,1865.

Farnum, Henry, e. March 29,1864, disc. July 20 1865

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Griffith, John. killed at Stone River, December 31, 1862.

Grow, Samuel, e June, 1861, disc. June, 1864.

Hard, A. J., e. March 25, 1864.

Lyons, George, e. March 29,1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

McMillen, D., e. February 29, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

McIntosh, Charles, e. May 11, 1864, disc. July 20,1865.

Norvell, J. A. W., e. January 2, 1864, died in hospital, Marietta, Ga.,

September 21, 1864.

Pyers, O, e. May 29, 1864.

Ross, J. M., e. March 3, 1864, wounded at Atlanta, Ga.

Roman John, e. February 9, 1864, disc. July 20, 1863.

Reed, John B., e. March 29, 1864, missing at Atlanta, Ga., 1864.

COMPANY G.

Sergeant W. T. Dollison. e. August 1, 1861.

COMPANY H.

Curtis, A. W., e. August 31,1862, disc. July 20,1865.

COMPANY K.

Foreman, E., e. April, 1861, disc. November, 1865.

Stricker, A. B., e. August 15, 1861, wounded at Cheat Mountain, W.

Va., disc. December 18, 1861.

THIRTY-THIRD OHIO INFANTRY.

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This regiment was organized in August, 1861, under Col. Joshua W.

Sill; it served in Kentucky and Tennessee under Gen. O. M. Mitchell,
until September, when it joined Gen. Buell's army in pursuit of
Bragg, losing heavily at Perryville.

On the organization of the Army of the Cumberland, the Thirty-third

was placed in Gen. Thomas' command and met the enemy at Stone
River, Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge
and Taylor's Ridge. Joining Sherman's Atlanta campaign, it
participated in the battles of Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Pumpkin
Vine Creek, Kenesaw Mountain, crossing of the Chattahoochie,
Peach Tree Creek, and in the engagements around Atlanta and
Jonesboro. It marched to the sea and through the Carolinas, fighting
its last battle at Bentonville, then on to Washington, from whence it
proceeded to Louisville, Ky., and was mustered out of service July
12, 1865.

COMPANY G.

Acton, William, e. July, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865, taken prisoner at
Perryville, Ky., October, 1862.

THIRTY-FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in the latter part of the summer of

1861, under Col. Abraham S. Piatt. It served in West Virginia, taking
part in the various engagements in the Kanawha Valley until 1864,
when it joined Hunter in his raid up the Shenandoah Valley. It was
at Winchester, under Crook, in July, and again in September, under
Sheridan. The survivors of the unfortunate affair at Beverly - where
the regiment was captured January 11, 1865 -were consolidated
with the Thirty-sixth Ohio.

COMPANY D

Corp. John Weller, e. August 13, 1861, disc. September 10, 1864.

Brennan, John C., e. August, 1861, killed In battle on the Kanawha

River, Va., May 18, 1862.

COMPANY F.

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North, James A.

COMPANY G.

Highland, S. G., e. February 26,1864, disc. July 27,1865

THIRTY-EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Thirty-eighth Ohio was organized September 1, 1861. It entered

the field in Kentucky, took part in the campaign of Mill Springs, in
the siege of Corinth, and in the engagement at Chaplin Hills, Stone
River, Mission Ridge, Buzzard's Roost, Kenesaw Mountain and
Jonesboro. It marched to the sea, participated in the "campaign of
the Carolinas," passed in review at Washington, and was mustered
out July 12, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Garrett, J. M., e. September 1, 1861; disc. July 22,1895

Haines, Samuel, e. September 1, 1861; disc. July 22, 1865.

MILITARY RECORD. - 475

THIRTY-NINTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in August, 1861, and reported at once

to Gen. Fremont at St. Louis. It took part in the operations at New
Madrid and Island No. 10, then joined the movement against
Corinth. Having reenlisted, it moved on the Atlanta campaign, during
which it was engaged in the battles of Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain,
Nicojack Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro and Lovejoy. It marched to the
sea and through the Carolinas, and was mustered out at, Louisville,
Ky., in July, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Corporal Benj. Daugherty, e. July 31, 1861; disc. July 19, 1865.

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COMPANY I.

Captain J. W. Spring, e. July 4, 1861; disc. 1861.

FORTIETH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Fortieth Ohio was organized December 7, 1861, under Col.

Jonathan Cranor, and on the 11th was ordered to Kentucky.

In January, 1862, it took an active part in the battle of Middle Creek;

then went into camp at Paintville. It operated in Kentucky and
Virginia until February, 1863, when it moved to Nashville, Tenn., and
was assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, Reserve Corps, then
at Franklin.

While at this place, the Fortieth repulsed an attack made by Van

Dorn with a large mounted force. On the 2d of June, it moved to
Triune, and on the 23d joined Rosecrans' army in the movement
upon Shelbyville, Wartrace and Tullahoma. It remained at Wartrace
and Tullahoma until September 7, when it moved forward in the
advance on Chattanooga, and took an active part in the battle of
Chickamauga, sustaining a severe loss. Soon after this engagement,
the regiment went into camp at Shellmound, where four of its
companies re-enlisted. In the battle of Lookout Mountain, November
24, the Fortieth took a prominent part. In January, 1864, it went into
camp near Cleveland, and in May entered upon the Atlanta
campaign, participating in nearly all the battles through to the end .

At Pine Knob, Georgia, on the 7th of October, Companies A, B, C

and D were mustered out, and the remainder of the regiment moved
with the Fourth Corps, sharing in the pursuit of Hood, and in the
retreat before Hood from Pulaski. In December, 1864, at Nashville,
Tenn., the non-veterans were mustered out and the veterans
consolidated with the Fifty-first Ohio Infantry. The combined
regiment was then transferred with the Fourth Corps to Texas,
where it performed guard duty until mustered out December 3,
1865. About forty men from Union County were members of
Company D of this regiment, of whom four were killed, six died in
the hospital, two were drowned, and three were wounded.

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Surgeon John N. Beach, in a paper read at a regimental re-union

held at Greenville, Ohio, September 20, 1882, makes special
mention of the coolness and bravery of the soldiers of the Fortieth
Ohio on all occasions, and among others gives the following
illustration:

"George Sager (son of Michael Sager, of Unionville, Ohio), of

Company D, a rosy checked, almost beardless boy, who had been
carefully and tenderly raised, came to me on Sunday afternoon of
the battle of Chickamauga, bringing with him a comrade who had a
ghastly wound in the face, which to George seemed necessarily
fatal. On my assuring him that his comrade, Hiram Douglass, was
not fatally wounded, he looked around a few minutes at the great
numbers of wounded then collected in the ravine, where we had
established a depot for wounded, and finally asked me if he could
not be of service to me there. I told him that he could, but I thought
he was more needed in the front. Without a word he took up his gun
and went back into, the thickest of the fight, escaping that day only
to meet his death at Kenesaw the following June. There were
circumstances attending his death that so plainly spoke of the
highest qualities of the soldier, that I think them worth recording. He
was shot on the night of the 20th of June, 1864, the bullet passing
entirely through the chest, and, lodging in his Bible carried in his'
knapsack, stopping just as it had perforated a letter that day
received from. his sister. When brought to me, he had a clear idea
of the nature of the wound, and wished to know how long he could
live. Giving him all the encouragement possible, I left him for the
night in the care of friends, and went to other duties. The next
evening, the end was so plainly approaching, that I told him the
facts, asking what word I should write home.

"Without the slightest manifestation of alarm, or regret, or fear, he

gave me instructions, desiring me to say to his parents that he did
not regret coming into the service, that he came to take his chances
with other soldiers, that he was willing to die, that his life was of no
more value than that of hundreds of others who had been killed in
the last few weeks, and asked me to send the Bible, with the fatal
bullet undisturbed. to his sister.

"And thus he died, without regret, as I have seen many other

soldiers die, whose future, if they had lived, seemed full of promise."

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COMPANY A.

Sergeant George W. Plimell, e. September 10, 1861; disc. October 9,

1864; wd. at Lookout Mountain, Tenn. November 24, 1863.

Bidwell, M., e. September 6, 1861 ; disc. 1863.

COMPANY D.

Com. Sergeant A. Z. Converse, e. August 30, 1862; disc. December

11 , 1864 .

Sergeant D. H. Thomas, e. August 30,1861 ; disc. October 9,1864.

Sergeant Joseph F. Woods, e. August 30, 1861; disc. October 9,

1864.

Corporal G. P. Robinson, e. August 30, 1861 ; disc. October 9, 1864.

Cooney, William T., e. September 23.1861.

Conklin, David, e. September 23, 1861 ; disc. October 9, 1864.

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Conklin, E. B., e. September 23, 1861; disc. October 9, 1864.

Conklin James E., e September 23 1861 disc. October 9, 1864; died

at home, 1866.

Conklin, George W., e. September 23, 1861; killed at Chickamauga,

Ga., September 20, 1863.

Conklin, Miller James, e. September 10, 1861; disc. October 7 1804 ;

died at home 1879.

Clark, John R., died at Bridgeport, Ala., August, 1864.

Dasher, Frederick, e. Augur 30, 1861; disc. October 9, 1864.

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Hager, Levi, e. September 1, 1862; disc. October 9, 1864.

Hagendaffer, J. F., e. September 30, 1861; died at Cleveland, Tenn.

Hickman, John, e. August 30, 1861; disc. November 11, 1864

Hager L. E.. e. August 30,1861.

Hawn, Philip, e. September 8, 1861.

Irwin, William L., e. October 14, 1861; disc. July 9, 1863.

McConnell, Samuel, e. August 30, 1861; disc. October 9, 1864

McDowell, J. V., e. September 17, 1861; drowned in Big Sandy River

at Piketon, Ky., February, 1862.

Mercer, Alfred, e. September 18, 1861; killed at Adairsville, Ga.,

June 29, 1863.

Myers, Henry, e. September 1, 1861; disc. June 21, 1865.

Piper, William L., e. August 30, 1861 ; disc. October 9, `864.

Robey, M. S., e. August 24, 1862; disc. June 18, 1865.

Robinson, S. B. e. August 30, 1861; disc. October 9, 1864.

Robinson, S. W, e. August 30, 1861; disc. October 9, 1864

Robinson, D. N., e August 13, 1862; disc. June 18, 1865.

Sager, F. M., e. August 30,1861; died at home March, 1863.

Sager, George M., e. August 30, 1861 ; killed at Kenesaw Mountain,

Ga June 27, 1864.

Snodgrass, Delmore, e. August 30, 1861; disc. October 9, 1864; wd.

at Chickamauga.

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Snodgrass, Robert, killed at Resaca, Ga., May 13, 1864.

Sayers, John W., e. September, 1861; drowned in Ohio February 24,

1863.

Wolford, H. S., e. August 30, 1861; disc. October 9, 1864, wd.

Dalton, Ga.

Walker, James, e. September 18, 1861; disc. April 16, 1862.

Piper L. Musician; e. 1862.

FORTY-FIRST OHIO INFANTRY.

The Forty-first Ohio was organized in the of 1861, under Col. William
B. Hazen , and reported to Gen. Buell at Louisville, Ky. it took part in
the battles of Pittsburg Landing, the siege of Corinth, and in the
engagements at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and Mission Ridge.

In January, 1864, the regiment re-enlisted, and, after the veteran

furlough, joined Sherman's Atlanta campaign, and participated in the
battles at Dallas, near Kenesaw, at the Chattahoochie River and
Peach Tree Creek, and before Atlanta.

It served under Thomas, at Nashville, then followed in pursuit of

Hood.

The Forty-first was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, on the 26th of

November, 1865.

COMPANY F.

Boudre, G. W., e. October 7, 1864, disc. October 16, 1865.

Conley, Martin, e. October 4, 1864, disc. May 30, 1865, wounded.

COMPANY G.

Taylor, D. W., e. September 30,1864, disc. June 13, 1865.

FORTY-SECOND OHIO INFANTRY.

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The organization of the Forty-second Ohio was completed in

November, 1861, under Col. James A. Garfield. It entered the field in
Kentucky and participated in the engagement at Prestonburg. In
May, it moved toward Cumberland Gap; in October, proceeded to
Memphis, and in December took part in Sherman's unsuccessful
attack on the bluffs at Vicksburg; then led the advance on Arkansas
Post.

The Forty-second fought gallantly in the various engagements

incident to the campaign and resulting in the surrender of Vicksburg,
then marched to Jackson and assisted in the reduction of that place,
after which it returned to Vicksburg, where it remained until ordered
to New Orleans. The regiment was mustered out by companies,
during the winter of 1864, except about 100 men, who were
assigned to the Ninety-sixth Ohio. It participated in eleven battles, in
which it lost one officer and twenty men killed, and eighteen officers
and 825 men wounded.

Amt. Surgeon H. McFadden, e. October 7, 1861, disc. December 24,

1864.

COMPANY D.

Fogle, George, e. September 27, 1861, disc. September 30, 1864 ,

COMPANY K.

Atkinson, William, e. September 27, 1861, disc. October 25, 1862.

Baldwin. A., e. September 27, 1861, killed at Vicksburg, Miss., May

25,1863.

Drake, William H., e. September 27, 1861, died at home, December

17, 1863.

Mannon, Henry, e. September 27, 1861, died at Ashland Ky., March

22, 1862.

Southard, L. A., e. September 27, 1861, died at Cumberland Gap,

Tenn., September 5,1862.

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Southard, Joseph, e. October 22, 1861, died at home, March 3, 1864.

Southard, J. E., e. September 27, 1861, disc. December 2, 1865,

taken prisoner at Cumberland Gap., Tenn., September, 1863.

Southard, B. W., e. September, 27, 1861, disc. December 1864,

wounded at Vicksburg, Miss., May 22, 1863.

Southward, Milton, e. September 27, 1861, disc. November 4, 1862,

Smith, R. W., e. September 27,1861, disc. March 4, 1864

Winner, William H., e. September 27, 1861, died at home June 1,

1864.

FORTY-THIRD OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized February 7, 1862, under Col. J. L. Kirby

Smith; it served

in Missouri, taking part in the engagements at New Madrid, Island

No. 10, Tiptonville, Tenn.

and in the operations against Corinth. It was with Grant at Oxford

and followed Sherman to the sea and through the Carolinas. At the
close of the war, the Forty-third took part in the grand review at
Washington, after which it was mustered out of service at Louisville,
July 13, 1865.

COMPANY A.

Banks, Samuel J., e. October 22,1861, disc. July 10, 1865

Sullivan, Thomas.

Thomas William, e. March 11, 1864, disc. July 13, 1865.

COMPANY F.

Collum, R., e. August 21,1861, disc. 1863. Wounded at Corinth, Miss.

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COMPANY I.

Noggle, Andrew, e, August 17, 1861, disc. July 13, 1865.

Noggle, Hiram, e. January 25, 1864, disc. May 19, 1865, Wounded
at Atlanta, Ga., 1864.

Noggle, Isaac, e. August 15, 1861 disc. 1864.

Noggle, W, D., e. August 21,1861: disc. July 13, 1865.

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FORTY-FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Forty-fourth Ohio was organized in the autumn of 1861 ; it

operated in West Virginia and Kentucky until the fall of 1863 when it
followed Gen. Burnsides in his advance into Tennessee. In January,
1864, the regiment re-enlisted on the condition that it be armed and
mounted as cavalry. When it re-assembled after a furlough home, it
was known as the Eighth Ohio Cavalry.

COMPANY F.

Applefellow, C., e. October 2,1861, disc. October 4,1864.

Botkin, T., e. October 2, 1861, disc. July, 1865.

Botkin, J. B., e. September, 1861, disc. August, 1865.

Ferguson, Nathan, e. July, 1861, disc. August, 1865.

Hunt, Alexander, e. August, 1861, disc. August, 1865.

Powers, J. W., e. June 1862, disc. Angust 1865.

FORTY-FIFTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in August, 1862. It operated in

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Kentucky with Gen. Saunders' mounted division, and was actively

engaged in the battle of Knoxville. After Longstreet retired toward
Virginia, the Forty-fifth was sent to Cumberland Gap, and, later,
participated in the battles of Resaca, New Hope Church, Dallas, Lost
Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Franklin and Nashville, then served in
Tennessee until mustered out, June 16, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Godfrey, Amos e. July 14, 1862, died at Andersonville, Ga April 23,

1864, taken prisoner October 20, 1862

Miller, John P., e. February 10, 1864, died.

Reeder, John V., e. August 8, 1862, taken prisoner November 15,

1863.

Speck, William, e. August 5, 1862, died at Annapolis, Md.: March 19,

1865, taken prisoner November 15, 1863.

Stout George, e. August 5, 1862, died at Danville, Ky., February 18,

1863.

Skidmore, Joseph, e, December 29, 1863.

Stout, William, e. August 5, 1862.

Tallman, A. T., e. September, 1861, disc. October 3, 1864.

Tallman, A., e. July 26,1862, disc. October 3, 1864.

Wilson, Isaac, e. August 9,1862, died in prison at Richmond, Va.,

December, 1863.

COMPANY D.

Evans, Henry E., e. August 10, 1861, disc. January 10, 1863,
wounded at Cynthiana, Ky., July 17, 1862.

COMPANY G.

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Newhouse, J. W., e. August 9, 1862, disc. February 20, 1863.

Richey, A. K., e. September 9, 1861, disc. February 9, 1863.

Scott, John V., August 12,1861.

COMPANY H.

Aman, Charles, e. August 9,1862, disc. June 20,1865.

Corey, S. H., e. February 2, 1864.

COMPANY I.

Sergt. E. Callahan, e. August 5, 1862, disc. January 23, 1865.

Allen P., e. January 4,1864, disc. November 14, 1865.

Callahan, P. A., e. December 9, 1863, disc. November 14, 1865.

Hatch, J. T., e. July 2,1862, disc. 1865, wounded at Kenesaw

Mountain, June 27, 1864.

COMPANY K.

Courter, David J e August 7, 1862, disc. August 17,1865, transferred

to Veteran Reserve Corps.

FORTY-SIXTH OHIO REGIMENT.

The Forty-sixth Ohio was organized October 16, 1861, under Col.
Thomas Worthington. It reported to Gen. Sherman in Kentucky in
February, 1862, and the following month found it on the bloody field
of Shiloh, where it lost 280 killed and wounded and fifteen captured.
In April, the regiment moved with the army upon Corinth. The
summer of 1862 was spent at Memphis, and in November the Forty-
sixth started on a campaign through Mississippi, under Gen. Grant.
In June, 1863, it participated in the siege of Vicksburg, and after the
surrender, moved upon Jackson. In October, the regiment, under
Sherman, embarked for Memphis and Chattanooga. It took part in

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the assault upon Mission Ridge, sustaining a heavy loss; then

marched to the relief of Knoxville. At Resaca, New Hope Church,
Kenesaw and the various battles and skirmishes of the Atlanta
campaign, the Forty-sixth was ever at the front. At Ezra Church, the
regiment especially distinguished itself in repelling the attacking
rebels and capturing the colors of the Thirtieth Louisiana. After the
fall of Atlanta, the regiment pursued Hood through Northern
Alabama and Tennessee. In November it moved with Sherman to
the sea, participating in a sharp encounter at Griswoldsville and in
the skirmishing around Savannah. From Savannah it moved to
Bentonville, where it was complimented for gallant conduct in the
battle at that place.

The Forty-sixth moved through the Carolinas, on to Washington, and

after the grand review proceeded to Louisville, Ky., where it was
mustered out on the 22d of July, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Drum Maj. C. M. Graham, e. November 22, 1861, disc. August 1865

Sergt. A. W. Andros.

Sergt. George Webb, e. October 2, 1861, disc. July 22, 1865.

Corp. William G. Andrews, e. November 11, 1861, disc. July 22, 1866.

Corp. William Obedier, e. October 2, 1861, disc. July 22, 1865,

Musician George Hanawalt, e. October 16, 1861, died at Memphis,

June, 1861.

Hanawalt, Samuel, e. October 16, 1861.

Harriot, William B, e. September 9, 1861, disc. July 22, 1865.

COMPANY E.

Corp. Charles S. Comstock, e. September 27, 1861.

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COMPANY F.

Bennett, William, e. October 1, 1861, disc. July 22,1895. taken

prisoner at Shiloh, Tenn, 1862, wounded at Bentonville, N. C., March
4, 1865.

COMPANY G

Second Lieut. Hiram Wilson, e. 1861, killed at Pittsburg Landing April

6,1862.

Sergt. Alden Smith, e November 19, 1861, disc. July 22, 1865.

Keene, John

Millington, L. D., e. November 19, 1861, killed April 6 1862, at

Shiloh, Tenn.

Page, John.

Millington, S. N., e. December 31, 1861, killed April 6, 1862, at

Shiloh, Tenn.

Millington, Otis, e. December 13, 1861, disc. July 5, 1865.

Smith, Joseph R., e. December 13, 1861.

Smith, James, disc. June 6, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Gowan, James E., e. October 16,1861, killed November 25, 1863, at

Mission Ridge, Tenn.

Graham, Robert.

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COMPANY I.

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Eakin, Thomas, e. October 16, 1861, taken prisoner at Florence,

Ala., May 27, 1863.

Pence, David M., e. October 14, 1861.

COMPANY K.

Hudson, William, e. November, 1861, died June, 1862, at Memphis,

Tenn.

Ketner, Rufus, e. November 24, 1861, killed at Lookout Mountain,

November 24, 1863.

FORTY-SEVENTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Organization of the Forty-seventh Ohio, under Col. Frederick

Poschner, was completed August 18, 1861. It at once reported to
Gen. Rosecrans, in West Virginia, and was engaged in the various
operations in the Kanawha Valley, and elsewhere in Virginia, until
December, when it joined the expedition against Vicksburg. It
participated in the capture of Jackson, in the battles of Chickamauga
and Mission Ridge, and in the relief of Knoxville.

Having joined the Atlanta campaign, it fought at Snake Creek Gap,

Reason, Kingston, Dallas, New Hope Church, Big Shanty, Kenesaw,
and Ezra Church. From Atlanta it moved with Sherman to the sea,
thence north through the Carolinas to Washington; and after the
close of the war went to Arkansas, where it was mustered out on
the 11th of August, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Reynolds, V., e, June, 1861, disc. August, 1861.

COMPANY E.

Whitaker, A. H., e. 1864, disc. August, 1865, wounded at Fort

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McAllister, Ga., December 13, 1864.

Woodburn. D.

FORTY-EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized February 17, 1862, under Col. Peter J.
Sullivan. It joined Sherman at Paducah, participated in the battle at
Pittsburg Landing, the attack upon Corinth, the assault at Chickasaw
Bluffs, and the expedition up the Arkansas River. It was with Grant
at Vicksburg, and took part in the various engagements incident to
that campaign.

The Forty-eighth was captured at Sabine Cross Roads, and

exchanged in October, 1864.

Be-enlisting after its exchange, it shared in the capture of Mobile,

and, after the surrender of the rebel army, operated in Texas until
May, 1866, when it was mustered out of the service.

COMPANY A.

Sergeant William, e. September 9,1861, wounded at Shiloh, Tenn.,

April 6,1862, disc. 1863.

COMPANY B.

DeGood, A. B., e. December 3,1863, disc. 1865.

Fuller, Israel, e. October 18, 1861.

Fry, S. G.

Jones, A. B., e. December 3, 1863, disc. 1865.

Turney, William H., e. 1864, disc. 1865.

COMPANY K.

Helm, William L., e. February, 1862, died.

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FIFTY-SECOND OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in August, 1862, under Col. Daniel

McCook. It immediately entered upon active service in Kentucky,
took part in the battles of Perryville and Chickamauga; was with
Sherman at Mission Ridge, and, in the Atlanta campaign met the
enemy at Dalton, Resaca, Peach Tree Creek, Kenesaw Mountain,
Jonesboro and Atlanta. Col. McCook was killed at Kenesaw June 27,
1864.

From Atlanta, the Fifty-second moved with Sherman's army to the

sea, then through Georgia and the Carolinas to Washington, where it
was mustered out, June 8, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Capt. J. A. Culbertson, e. March, 1862, disc. January, 1863.

FIFTY-THIRD OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in January, 1862, under Col. J. J.

Appler. who, having resigned, was succeeded by Col. W. S. Jones. It
soon took the field under Gen. Sherman, participated in the battles
of Shiloh and siege of Corinth.

In June, 1863, it joined Grant's army in the investment of Vicksburg;

pursued Johnson to Jackson, moved to Chattanooga, and assisted in
the attack on Mission Ridge. On the expiration of its veteran
furlough, the regiment joined Sherman's Atlanta campaign, Shared
in the capture of Fort McAllister, marched through the Carolinas to
Washington, and at the close of the war went to Arkansas, where it
was mustered out in August, 1865.

COMPANY A.

Fry, Isaac, e. February 11, 1864, disc. August 11, 1865.

COMPANY I.

Skidmore, George, e. September, 1861, disc. February, 1866.

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FIFTY-FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized during the fall and winter of 1861,
under Col. Thomas Kirby Smith. it entered the field February 16,
1862, and was assigned to a brigade in the division commanded by
Gen. Sherman. It took an active part in the battle of Pittsburg
Landing on the 6th and 7th of April, losing 198 men; and on the
29th joined the movement upon Corinth, participating in a sharp
encounter with the enemy at Russell House on the 18th of May. On
the 28th, it was engaged upon the works at Corinth, and after the
evacuation performed provost duty at that place. After having
moved with the army to La Grange, Tenn., and Holly Springs, Miss.,
then back to Corinth, the regiment marched to Memphis in July,
1862. While here, it was engaged in several minor expeditions, and
in November moved toward Jackson, then returning to Memphis,
joined Sherman's first movement upon Vicksburg. In the
engagement at Chickasaw Bayou, on the 28th and 29th of
December, the regiment lost twenty men killed and wounded. In
January, 1863, it took part in the assault and capture of Arkansas
Post.

From this place, the Fifty-fourth proceeded to Young's Point, La.,

and for a time was em-

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ployed in digging a canal ; then marched to the rescue of a fleet of

gun-boats which was about to be destroyed. In May, it moved with
Grant's army to the rear of Vicksburg, was engaged in the battles of
Champion Hills and Big Black Bridge, and on the 19th and 22d of
May took an active part in the assault upon the enemy's works,
losing in the two days forty-seven men killed and wounded. After the
surrender, it moved with the army against Jackson, then returned to
Vicksburg.

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In October, the regiment proceeded to Memphis find thence to

Chattanooga. taking part in the assault upon Mission Ridge.
November 26. The following day it marched to the relief of Knoxville
and after pursuing the enemy through Tennessee into North
Carolina, returned to Chattanooga, and from there proceeded to
Larkinsville, Ala. On the 221 of January, 1864, the Fifty-fourth re-
enlisted, and, after the furlough to Ohio, returned to the army with
200 recruits. In May, it joined Sherman's Atlanta campaign, and
participated in the engagements at Resaca, Dallas and New Hope
Church. In the assault upon Kenesaw Mountain. June 27, the
regiment lost twenty-eight killed and wounded. At Nicojack Creek,
July 3, thirteen were killed and wounded; in the battles on the east
side of Atlanta, July 21 and 22, ninety-four were killed, wounded and
missing; and at Ezra Chapel, on the 28th, eight more were added to
the list of killed and wounded.

From this time until the 27th of August, the fifty-fourth was
continually engaged in the works before Atlanta. It took a prominent
part in the engagement at Jonesboro, pursued Hood northward,
returned and marched to the sea, taking part in the capture of Fort
McAllister on the 15th of December. It move through the Carolinas,
participating in many skirmishes, and in the last battle of the war at
Bentonville, N. C., March 21, 1865.

The regiment moved to Richmond, Va., and from there to

Washington City.

After passing in review, it moved to Louisville, Ky., thence to Little

Rock, Ark., and there performed garrison duty until mustered out
August 15, 1865.

"During its term of service, the Fifty-fourth Ohio marched 3,682

miles, participated in four sieges, nine skirmishes, and fifteen
battles, and lost 606 men killed, wounded and missing."

Company K, of the Fifty-fourth Infantry, was partly recruited in

Union County, during the fall of 1861, by A. J. Ferguson, who wait
commissioned Second Lieutenant. Lieut. Ferguson was afterward
promoted to Captain, and commanded the company during the
greater part of its service, and until mustered out at the close of the
war.

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Of the fifty-four men from Union County who served in this

regiment, eleven died on the field and in the hospitals, and six were
wounded.

COMPANY F.

Brown, Solomon, e. November 30, 1861 ; disc. August 17, 1863.

Lavine, T. H., e. August 21, 1861; disc. 1866; wd. at Pittsburg

Landing, Tenn.

COMPANY I.

Drury, John, e. January 3, 1862; disc. August 13,1865

COMPANY K.

Captain A. J. Ferguson, e. November 21, 1861 disc August 15, 1865.

Sergeant A. R. Andrews, e. November 13, 1861 disc. August 15,

1865.

Sergeant G. W. Allen, e. September, 1861; disc. August 15, 1865.

Sergeant David Cook, e. November, 1861; disc. August 16, 1865;

died at home.

Sergeant V. R. Martin, e. November 18, 1861, disc. December 21,

1864; wd.

Sergeant Marion Stevens, e. November, 1861; disc. August 15, 1865.

Sergeant John Starr, e. December 10, 1861 ; killed July 3, 1864, at

Nickojack Creek, Ga.

Sergeant John Thompson, e. December 11, 1861; disc. December

21, 1864.

Sergeant J. S. Thompson, e. November 19, 1861; disc. July 19, 1864.

Corporal Amos Brown, e. November 30, 1861; disc. December 24,

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1862.

Corporal B. H. Weiser, e. October 14, 1861; disc. October 2,1865.

Bannon, Martin, e. July 15, 1862; disc. September 11, 1862.

Beaver, George, e. December 11, 1861; disc. December 21, 1864.

Brown, S. R., e. November 30, 1861 ; died December 28, 1863, at

Vicksburg, Miss.

Chapman, S. G.. e. November 16, 1861; disc. December, 1862.

Courtright, J. R., e. November 23,1861.

Clark, James, e. November 26, 1861; died at home.

Conklin, J. M., e. December 11, 1861; died at home.

Conklin, David, e. November 19, 1861; died July 5, 1862, at home.

Case, Alfred, e. December 11, 1861 ; disc. August 15, 1865.

Douse, Alfred. E. December 9, 1861.

Goldsberry, M., e. November 19, 1861; disc. May 11, 1864; wd. at
Dallas, Ga.

Goldsberry, W., e. November, 1861; disc. August 15, 1865.

Goldsberry, Perry, e. November 2.3, 1861; died December 25 1863,

in hospital at Camp Sherman, Miss.

Goff, Robert N., e. 1861; disc. August 15, 1865.

Gibson, F., e. November 18, 1861; disc. December 21, 1864.

Holycross, George, e. March 7, 1864; died August 13, 1864, of

wounds received at Atlanta, Ga.

Heistand, Daniel. e. November 30, 1861; disc. December 26,1864;

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wd. at Atlanta, Ga.

Ruff, L., e. December 10, 1861; disc. September 22, 1862; wd. at
Pittsburg Landing.

Hager, Simeon, e. January 25, 1862; disc. August 8, 1862.

Henrygust. Peter, e. November 30, 1861; disc. Decent. December

26, 1862.

Hobert, Lorenzo, e. February 8, 1862; disc. June 19, 1862.

Kent David, e. November 23, 1861; died July 6, 1864, at Nickojack

Creek, Ga.

Kelly, Francis, e. November 9,1861.

Lape, F., e. November 11, 1861; disc. July 21,1862.

Laps, Jeremiah, e. November 12, 1861; disc. July 21, 1862.

Leifer, Reuben, e. November 23, 1861; disc. December 21, 1862.

Martin, Charles, e. November 9, 1861 ; disc. September 29,1862

Moore, Albert, e. January 23,1862.

Munshall, J. H., e. November 9,1861; disc. December 28, 1862.

McClung, W., e. November 11, 1861, disc. August 20, 1862.

Norris, George K., e. February 26, 1864; disc. August 15, 1865;
wounded.

Norris, J. P., s. February 26,1864; disc. August 15, ISM.

Nessle, George, e. November, 1861; disc. August 15, 1865.

Orr, Albert, e. November 30, 1861.

Osburn, Samuel, e. December 10, 1861.

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Poland, George, e. February 3, 1862; died February 27, 1862, at

Camp Dennison, Ohio.

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Rice, Z. M., e. November 16, 1861; disc. September 22, 1862.

Wade, Thomas, e. November 15,1861; disc. August, 1865.

Wright, Allen, November 18, 1861; died July 3, 1862 at Moscow,

Tenn

Worthington, S., e. November 26, 1861; disc, December 22, 1862.

FIFTY-FIFTH OHIO INFANTRY

The Fifty-fifth Ohio was organized October 17, 1861, under Col. John
E Lee; it operated in Virginia, participating in the battles of McDowell
and the second Bull Run. In April, 1863, it moved with the Army of
the Potomac upon Fredericksburg, by way of the Wilderness and
Chancellorsville. In July, it fought at Gettysburg, in September was
transferred to the Western Army, and was present at the battles of
Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge, then joined the march to
Knoxville. It followed Sherman in the Atlanta campaign, in the march
to the sea, and through the Carolinas on to Washington.

During its term of service, the Fifty-fifth enrolled 1,350 men, of

whom 750 were either killed or wounded in battle or died.

It was mustered out of the service on the 11th of July, 1865.

COMPANY K.

Corporal H. M. Vaughn, e. November 27 , 1861 ; wd. at Second Bull

Run, Va., August 30,1862.

FIFTY-SIXTH OHIO INFANTRY.

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The Fifty-sixth Ohio was organized in December, 1861, under Col.

Peter Kenny. It entered upon active service in February, 1862, and
participated in the engagements at Fort Donelson and Shiloh, and in
the siege of Corinth,

In April, it joined Grant's Vicksburg campaign, and was actively

engaged at Port Gibson and Champion Hills, capturing two guns and
125 prisoners at the former, place, and losing in the two
engagements 175 in killed, wounded and missing.

After the fall of Vicksburg, the regiment moved against Johnston at

Jackson, thence to Natchez, where orders were received to proceed
farther south and join Gen. Banks' Red River expedition.

The Forty-sixth lost heavily in the battle of Sabine Cross Roads; and
when en route on veteran furlough its boat was disabled by rebel
batteries and a number of officers and men captured. In November,
1864, the non-veterans were mustered out and the veterans served
on guard duty at New Orleans until mustered out in March, 1866.

West, Robert. e. December, 1861, disc. November, 1861.

FIFTY-EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Fifty-eighth Ohio was organized and entered the field in

February, 1862, under Col. Val. Bausenwein. It saw its first battle at
Fort Donelson, and its next at Pittsburg Landing. It took part in the
siege of Corinth, then moved to Memphis, where it was ordered to
Arkansas. In January, 1863, it shared in the capture of Arkansas
Post, and in April, joined grant's Vicksburg campaign. It participated
in the engagements of Deer Creek and of Grand Gulf. After Serving
at Vicksburg until December, 1864,. the Fifty-eighth proceeded to
Columbus, Ohio, and was mustered out on the 14th of January,
1865.

COMPANY B.

Corp. John Reichling, e. October, 1861, disc. January 14, 1865, died
May 7, 1883.

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Richey, J. G., e. October, 1861, disc. January 14,1865.

Smith, David, e. October, 1861, disc. January 14, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Drum Maj. D. N. Woodburn, e. January 16,1862, disc. January

14,1865.

SIXTIETH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment organized for the term of one year, under Col. William
Trimble. It went to the field in April, 1862, reporting to Gen.
Fremont, in West Virginia. It operated against Stonewall Jackson in
the Shenandoah Valley, fighting near Strasburg, at Port Republic and
at Harper's Ferry, where it was overcome and captured by the
enemy.

The men were soon paroled and mustered out, many of them
enlisting in other regiments.

In the spring of 1864, the Sixtieth Ohio was re-organized for the
three years' service, under Col. J. N. McElroy. It joined the Army of
the Potomac and took part in the battles of the Wilderness, in the
siege of Petersburg and the actions about Richmond.

The regiment was mustered out of service on the 25th of July, 1865.

COMPANY A.

Bell , William, a. July, 1864, disc. July 25, 1865.

Lope, George, e. February 29, 1864, disc. July 25,1865

COMPANY F.

Book, A. B., e. December 15, 1863, disc. July 25, 1865.

COMPANY I.

Aller, Ezekiel, e. January, 1866, disc. July 25, 1865.

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SIXTY-FIRST OHIO INFANTRY.

The Sixty-first Ohio was organized at Camp Chase, in April, 1861,

under Col. Newton Schleich. It entered the field in June and
operated under Gen. Pope in Virginia, encountering the enemy at
Freeman's Ford, Sulphur Springs and Waterloo Bridge, and in the
battle of Bull Run, where it lost twenty-five men killed and wounded.

The regiment took an active part in the engagement at

Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, losing heavily in killed, wounded
and prisoners. In September, the Sixty-first was transferred with the
Twelfth Corps to the Army of the Cumberland, reaching Bridgeport,
Ala., on the 1st of October. On the 27th, it started for Chattanooga,
and on the 28th was engaged in a fierce fight at Wauhatchie Valley,
driving the defeated rebels across Lookout Creek. In

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November, the regiment shared in the assault on Mission Ridge,

then moved to the relief of Knoxville.

In May, 1864, the regiment having returned from veteran furlough,

joined the National forces at Rocky Face Ridge. This was the
commencement of the Atlanta campaign. In this campaign the Sixty-
first was brigaded with the Third Brigade, First Division of the
Twentieth Corps, under Maj. Gen. Hooker, and participated in the
battles of Resaca, Cassville, Dallas, Kingston, Lost Mountain,
Kenesaw Mountain, crossing of the Chattahoochee and Peach Tree
Creek. It moved with Sherman's army to the Sea, then marched
through the swamps of South Carolina, and after the battle of
Bentonville moved to Goldsboro, N. C., where it was consolidated
with the Eighty-second Ohio. This act blotted from the rolls of the
army the name of the Sixty-first Ohio, but its deeds remain on
record. It was always a reliable regiment, and was ever found where
duty called it. Its losses by the casualties of the field were so
numerous that at the close of its service a little ban band of about
sixty officers and men remained to answer to its last roll-call. The
consolidated regiment, now the Eighty-second, marched to

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Washington, took part in the grand review, then moved to

Columbus, Ohio, and was mustered out September 1, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Corp. Theodore Mullen, e. March 26, 1862, disc. December, 1864,

wounded and taken prisoner at Dallas, Ga., May 24,1864.

McCoy, James, e. April, 1862, killed at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June

27,1864.

COMPANY C.

Baker, William S., e. February 24, 1862, disc. September 1, 1866,

taken prisoner Goldsboro, N. C., 1865.

COMPANY D.

Doty, Stephen, e. April, 1861, disc. September 1, 1865, wounded.

SIXTY-SECOND OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in November, 1861, under Col. F. B.

Pond. It served under Gen. Shields, in Virginia, taking part in the
battle of Winchester. In August, 1862, it moved with McClellan in the
Peninsula campaign ; then proceeded through North Carolina to Port
Royal, S. C. It was engaged in the assault upon Fort Wagner and in
the siege of Charleston. During the year of 1864, the regiment was
almost constantly occupied in the contest that raged about
Richmond. In the spring of 1865, it participated in the assaults on
Petersburg, Fort Gregg and Appomattox. In September, 1865, the
Sixty-second was consolidated with the Sixty-seventh, the combined
regiment taking the name of the latter-named organization.

COMPANY A.

Howard, Nathan, e. July 8, 1863, disc. December 12, 1865.

SIXTY-THIRD OHIO INFANTRY.

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By the consolidation of two battalions, known as the Twenty-second

and Sixty-third, this regiment was organized in February, 1862,
under Col. John W. Sprague. It immediately joined the Army of the
Mississippi under Gen. Pope, and was engaged in all the movements
which resulted in the capture of Island No. 10, and in the siege of
Corinth. It took part in the battles of Iuka, and Corinth under
Rosecrans. After operating in Alabama and Tennessee until October,
1863, the Sixty-third joined the army of the Cumberland, and
participated in the battles of the Atlanta campaign, the march to the
sea and through the Carolinas. It took part in the review at
Washington, then moved to Louisville, where it was mustered out
July 8, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Corp. T. Davis, e. January 6, 1862, disc July 8, 1865.

COMPANY E.

Sergt. Eli Casey, e. December 12, 1861, killed at Corinth, Miss.,

October 4, 1862.

COMPANY G.

Sivill, T. V., e. October 14, 1861, disc. 1865.

COMPANY I.

Meneal, Elijah.

COMPANY K.

Organ, M. G., e. November, 1861, disc. December, 1863.

Organ, S. S., e. October 26, 1861, disc. July 8, 1865.

Riley, John. ,

Skates, Peter S., e. December 23, 1863.

SIXTY-FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY.

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The Sixty-fourth Ohio was organized November 9, 1861. It joined

the National forces in Kentucky, then moved to Nashville. It was
present at the battle of Shiloh and the siege of Corinth; it fought at
Stone River and at Chickamauga; it participated in the assault upon
Mission Ridge and moved to the relief of Knoxville. It joined the
Atlanta campaign, and after the fall of that city followed in pursuit of
Hood. At the close of the war, the Sixty-fourth was ordered to
Texas, where it remained until mustered out, December 3, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Harris, R. L., e. March 11, 1864, disc. October 9, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Ruhl, Daniel, e. October, 1861, disc. 1864, wounded at

Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862.

SIXTY-FIFTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was mustered in December 1, 1861, under Col.

Charles G. Harker, and immediately reported to Gen. Wood, in
Kentucky. It participated in the battle of Shiloh; took part in the
siege of Corinth, in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga and
Mission Ridge; was engaged in the various battles and skirmishes of
the Atlanta campaign; pursued Hood across the Tennessee, and,
after the close of the war, performed garrison duty in Texas

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until December, when it was ordered to Columbus, Ohio, and

discharged January 2,1866.

COMPANY D.

Second Lieut. D. H. Rowland e. October 3, 1862, disc. December,

1865.

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COMPANY F.

Musician W. M. Pierce, e. November 20, 1861, disc. August, 1862.

COMPANY G.

McGuire, J. N., e. October 3, 1861, disc. December, 1865.

Violet, O. H.

SIXTY-SIXTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Sixty-sixth Ohio was organized at Camp McArthur, Urbana,

Ohio, October 1, 1861, under Col. Charles Candy, and on the 17th of
January, 1862, moved to West Virginia and reported to Gen. Lander
at New Creek, where the first field camp was made. Gen. Shields
soon succeeded Gen. Lander, and the Sixty-sixth, for a few weeks,
was stationed as Provost-Guard at Martinsburg, Winchester and
Strasburg; then crossed the Blue Ridge to Fredericksburg, where it
was assigned to the Third Brigade under Gen. E. B. Tyler. Orders
were soon received to' countermarch for the relief of Gen. Banks in
the Shenandoah Valley and for the protection of Washington then
threatened by Stonewall Jackson.

In the battle of Port Republic, June 9, the regiment took an active

and prominent part in defending a battery of seven guns. The
enemy had possession of these guns at three different times, and as
many times were compelled to abandon them by the regiment. After
fighting for five hours against over whelming numbers, Gen. Tyler
withdrew his command. The regiment lost on this occasion 196 of
the 400 men engaged. In July, the Sixty-sixth with its brigade,
joined Gen. Pope at Sperryville, and was assigned to the Second
Division of the Twelfth Corps.

The Second Division, under command of Gen. Banks, opened the

battle at Cedar Mountain, and in the desperate struggle which
ensued the regiment lost eighty-seven killed and wounded of the
200 men in arms. Its battle flag had one shell and nineteen bullet
holes made through it, and one Sergeant and five Corporals were
shot down in succession while carrying it. The regiment was again
actively engaged at Antietam on the 17th and 18th of September.
On the 27th of December, 1862, Gen. Stewart with 2,000 rebel

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cavalry made an attack on Dumfries, a small town garrisoned by the

Fifty-seventh and Sixty-sixth Ohio Regiments, about 700 troops in
all. After fighting fiercely for several hours, the enemy was forced to
retreat.

In the engagement at Chancellorsville, the regiment held a position

in front of Gen. Hooker's headquarters, and again its bravery was
exemplified. After participating in the battle of Gettysburg, the Sixty-
sixth pursued Lee to the Rappahannock ; and in August, 1863,
proceeded to New York to enforce the draft. In September, it was
transferred to the Army of the Cumberland near Chattanooga, and in
November took part in the battles of Lookout Mountain, Mission
Ridge and Ring. gold. On the 15th of December, the regiment re-
enlisted, and at the end of veteran furlough returned to Bridgeport,
Ala., where it lay in camp about three months. In May, 1864, it
moved with the First Brigade, Second Division, Twentieth Corps, on
the Atlanta campaign. At Rocky Face Ridge, the Twentieth Corps
was repulsed with great loss. At Resaca, the Sixty-sixth was actively
engaged, but with slight loss. On the 25th, it took part in th
engagement near Pumpkin Vine Creek, and for eight days kept up a
continuous musketry with the enemy. On the 15th of June, the
regiment led the advance on Pine Mountain, and in the battles of
Kenesaw, Marietta and Peach Tree Creek fought with conspicuous
gallantry. After the capture of Atlanta, the Sixty-sixth remained on
duty in that it city until Sherman started on his "march to the sea."
From Savannah it moved northward through the Carolinas and on to
Washington, passing over the old battle-field of Chancellorsville, thus
making the entire circuit of the Southern States.

The regiment was finally mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, July 19,
1865, after serving in twelve States, marching over 11,000 miles,
and participating in nineteen battles, with a loss of 112 killed, and
about 350 wounded.

Company F, of the Sixty-sixth Ohio was recruited in Union County,

and was mustered into the service under the following
commissioned officers: John Cassil, Captain, L. W, Smith, First
Lieutenant and O. J. Carter, Second Lieutenant. Captain Cassil
resigned in June, 1862, and was succeeded by L. W. Smith.

John N. Rathburn, a Sergeant of this company, was promoted

Captain of Company C, and W A. Cavis to First Lieutenant of
Company E

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Company F suffered most severely in the battle of Port Republic,

having nine killed, twelve wounded and four taken prisoners, and
during its term of service, forty-one died on the field and in the
hospitals, thirty our were wounded, and eight taken prisoners.

Union County was also represented in Companies A, B, C, D, E, I

and K of this regiment.

COMPANY A.

Brooks, J. October 30, 1861 disc. December 29, 1863,

Conrad, J. W. H., e. December it, 1861, disc. August 12. 1862.

Colbert, I. C., e. November 5, 1861, disc. May, 1862.

Forry, Michael, e. January 3, 1862, disc. January 17, 1865, taken

prisoner At Chancellorsville, Va., May, 1863.

COMPANY B.

O'Haver, H., e. October 8, 1861, disc. 1863.

COMPANY C AND F.

Capt. J. N. Rathburn, e. October IT, 1861, disc. October 17, 1864,

served in Company F until promoted Captain March 3, 1864,
wounded June 9, 1862, at Port Republic,

COMPANY C.

Sharp, Henry, e. October 22, 1864, disc. 1865,

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COMPANY D.

Sergeant Peter Heldman, e. October 2, 1861, disc. February 14,

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1863, died at Soldier's Home, Dayton, Ohio, disease contracted In

the army.

Raypole, John, e. September 1864, disc. April 7,1866.

COMPANY E.

Capt. Thomas J. Buxton, e. October 15, 1861, resigned June 1,

1863, taken prisoner June 9,1862, at Port Republic, Va.

Capt. John W. Watkins, e. October 19, 1861, disc. December 22,

1864.

COMPANY E AND F.

First Lieut. W. A. Cavis, e November 8, 1861, resigned October 20.

1864, served in Company F until promoted to, Lieutenant, July 30,
1864.

Corp. John Aller, e. January 6, 1862, disc. 1865, taken prisoner at

Port Republic. Va., June 9, 1862.

Black, Henry, e. December 9, 1861.

Kyle, Elias, e. December 19, 1861, disc. 1864, wounded at

Savannah, Ga., December, 1864.

COMPANY F.

Capt. James P. Conn, disc. June 28, 1865, wounded.

Capt John Cassil, e. October 16, 1861, resigned June 21, 1802, died
at home since the war.

Capt. L. W. Smith, a. October 17, 1861, disc. December 22, 1864

wounded at Dallas, Ga.

First Lieut. Joseph B. Oase, disc. June 28,1865.

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First Lieut. William Scott, e. November 13, 1861, died at home.

Second Lieut. J. O. Carter, a. October 17, 1861, resigned April 21,

1862.

Sergt. James Guy, e. September 17, 1861, disc. Jun 28, 1865,
wounded at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862.

Sergt. Daniel Griffin, e. October 28, 1861, disc. June 28, 1865.

Sergt W. H. Loveless, e. October 24,1861, disc. September 12, 1862,

wounded at Fort Republic Va., June 9,1862.

Sergt. G. M. McGregor, e. December 7, 1861, disc December

22,1864, transferred to Seventh O. V. V. I.

Sergt. James F. Maggs, e. November, 1861, disc. June 21, 1865

wounded June 9, 1862, at Fort Republic, Va.

Sergt. A. P. Orahood, e. October 19, 1861, disc. June 28, 1865

wounded at Port Republic, Va., June 9,1862.

Sergt. H. D. Parmeter, e. November 27, 1861, taken prisoner June 9,

1862, at Port Republic, Va., transferred to Seventh Regiment 0. V. 1.

Sergt. W. C. Porter, e. October 17, 1861, died October 10, 1862, at

Washington. D. C., of wounds received August 9 1862, at Cedar Mt.
Va.

Sergt, George Richey, e. October 17, 1861, killed June 9, 1862, at

Port Republic, Va.

Sergt. D. L. Robinson, e. November 13, 1861, died July 10, 1962, in

hospital, Alexandria, Va.

Sergt. Nathan C. Walsh, e. November 13, 1861, wounded at

Fredericksburg, Va., 1862.

Corp. Daniel Beightler, e. November 27, 3861, disc. June 28,1865.

Corp. Francis Cooledge, e. October 21, 1861. disc. January 31, 1863,

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wounded at Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, 1862.

Corp. Edward Cody, e. October 17, 1861, disc. June 28, 1865,
wounded June 9, 1862, at Port Republic.

Corp. John Freshwater, e. November 20, 1861, killed June 9,1862, at

Port Republic, Va.

Corp. F. M. Gibson, e. November 29, 1861, disc. June 28, 1865.

Corp. William H. Sharp, e. December 6, 1861, killed June 9, 1862, at

Port Republic, Va.

Corp. Matthias Smith, e. December 5, 1861, disc. June 28, 1865,

wounded November 27, 1863, at Lookout Mountain.

Corp. A. M. Marks, e. November 28, 1861, disc. December 22, 1864.

Armstrong, J. H. taken prisoner June 9, 1862, at Port Republic, Va.

Amrine, Alfred, e. November 27, 1861, , disc. June 1, 1865, taken

prisoner May 18, 1 1864.

Amrine, John W., e. November 21, 191, disc. June 28, 1865.

Amrine, R. P., e. January 25, 1864, taken prisoner at Bentonville, N.

C.

Arnold, Jasper, e. August 9, 1862.

Beck, A. B., e. December 15, 1863, disc. June 15, 1865.

Berriam, William, e. November 1, 1861, disc. June 30, 1862.

Bethard. James H., October 17, 1861, disc. July 21, 1862.

Bell, William B., e. January 23, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Bethard, A. G., e. October 17, 1861, disc. October 14, 1862

Berghtler, Abraham, e. December 6, 1861.

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Burris, Martin, e. November 19,1861, disc. June 28, 1865

Bancroft, William, e. January 22, 1864, disc. July 28, 1865.

Beck, Jesse R., November 19, 1861.

Blake, John T., e. August, 1862, died June, 1863, at Milliken's Bend,
La.

Bassell, Adams. e. January 11, 1884, killed June 24, 1864 at Mission
Ridge.

Billiter, Noah C., e. December 7,1861, disc. November 24, 1862.

Black, Thomas, e. December 9, 1861, disc. December 13, 1862.

Brown, Albert, e. November 21, 1861, disc. November 16, 1862.

Battees, William S., e. November 6, 1861, killed June 9 1862, at Port

Republic, Va.

Burress, Enoch, e. August 9, 1862, disc. November 29, 1862, died at

home, disease contracted in the army.

Brewster, James, e. August 14. 1861, disc. June 3, 1862.

Cummins, James, e. November 28, 1861.

Camel, James M., e. February 21, 1862, disc. August 12, 1862.

Cole, Kiley, e. April 7,1864, died August 21,1864, at Chattanooga,

Tenn.

Cole, James R., e. March 29,1864, died July 8, 1864, at Nashville,

Tenn.

Cooledge, T., e. October 19, 1861, died April 10, 1862 at

Winchester, Va.

Collumber, Jesse, e. January 27,1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

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Constant, William, e. August 9, 1862 disc. June 3,1865.

Dasher, John, e. January 16,1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Dockum, Harry, a. November 8, 1861, disc. October 24 1862.

Dolbear. E. C., e. November 13, 1861, disc. December 31, 1861.

Dines, W. C., e. August 20, 1862, disc. June 3, 1866, died at home
in 1882.

Donlan, John, e. December 10, 1861, disc. December 31, 1861.

Doolan, Daniel, e. December 10, 1861.

Draper, Henry, e. November 29, 1861, died August 24, 1864, at

Nashville. Tenn.

Edgington, J., e. November 28, 1861, disc. July 18, 1864, died at
Marysville, Ohio.

Elliott, Felix, e. December 9,1861, disc. June 26,1865,

Freshwater, W. C., e. October 12, 1861, died June 17, 1862, of

wounds received at Port Republic, Va., June 9, 1862.

Filler, B. F., e. August 11, 1862, transferred to Seventh Ohio

Volunteer Infantry.

Griffith, John H., e. August 11, 1862, disc. March 4, 1863.

Griffith. T. R., e. November 10, 1864.

Guy, William. a. October 17,1861, disc. June 28,1866.

Gregory, Jason, e. October 26, 1861 disc. June 16, 1862, take.
prisoner at Newtown, W. V.

Goal, J. W., e. October. 1861, disc. 1865.

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Gray James, e. December 8, 1861, disc. June 28, 1865.

Gray: Stephen, e. November 13, 1861, died at Columbus, Ohio,

November 21,1863, of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July
2,1862.

Grow. Henry, e. November 9, 1864, disc. January 26, 1863.

Grow, George, e. November 30, 1863, disc. June 28,1865.

Graham. Silas, e. March 14, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Hume, Alonzo, e. November 13, 1861 wounded at Port Republic,

Va.. June 9, 1862, disc. January 7, 1863.

Heseldon, J., e. 1864, mounded May 27, 1864, disc. June 26, 1864.

Holloway, William J., e. January 10, 1862, transferred to V. R, C.

Horney, J. e. November 28, 1861, killed at Plus Mountain, Ga., June

16,1864.

Huffman, A. W., e. February 18, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865

Huffman, J. T., e. October 17,1861. disc. April 26, 1862.

Ingrain. B. P., e. March 10, 1864.

Kelly, Daniel. e. November 30, 1861, disc. October 9, 1862.

Knickelson, Jeremiah, e. November 1, 1861, killed at Port Republic.

Va.. June 9, 1862.

Kelsey, William J.. E. April 1, 1864, disc. July 19, 1865,

Kent. Thomas, e. December 17. 1861, wounded at Port Republic,

Va, June 9, 1862, disc. June 28, 1865.

Lewallen, T. J.. e. August 9, 1862, died at Harper's Ferry, Va.,

December 14, 1862.

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Laird, S. D.. e. November 12, 1861. taken prisoner at

Fredericksburg, disc. December 22, 1864.

Lannon, J. R.. e. 1864, disc. June 28 1865.

Little. John, e. December 6, 1861, died at Alexandria V. July 26,

1862.

Loats, L H. e. January 18, 1862, disc June 28, 1865.

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Letts, Jacob, e. September 21, 1863, disc. December 20, 1864.

Loring, Emery, e. October 17,1861, wounded and taken prisoner at

Port Republic, Va., June 9, 1862, disc. May 5, 1863

McBride, Thomas, e. September 15, 1863, died at Bridgeport, Ala.,

May 12, 1861.

McGlenn, James, e. November 18,1861, disc June 28, 1865.

McGraw, David, e. January 29,1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

McKitrick, J. H., e. November, 1861, wounded August 9, 1862, disc.

June 28, 1885.

McCarty, William, e. December 7,1861.

McGlee, Andrew, e. September 21, 1864, disc. May 15, 1865.

McGregor, M. M., e. October 21, 1863, disc. January 10, 1865.

Myers, James H., e. January 26,1864, disc. 1865.

Myers, Joseph K., e. October 21, 1861, disc. June 28, 1866.

Murdock, Robert, e. December 28,1861. Transferred to invalid corps.

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Mills, James, e. November 28,1861, disc. June 28,1865.

Mathers. John, e. March 7, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Mapes, T. A., e. November 20, 1861, disc. December 30, 1862.

Monroe, David B., e. October 29, 1861, wounded at Lookout

Mountain, Tenn., November 24, 1863, disc. June 28,1865.

Newhouse, J. H., e. October 17, 1861, wounded at Strasburg, Va.,

disc. June 24,1862.

Orahood, Amos, e. December 6,1861, died (while home on furlough)

at Marysville, Ohio, June 11, 1862.

Orahood, Milton, e. November 13, 1861, died at home August 8,

1862.

Parmeter, Samuel, e. November 16, 1861, disc. April 26, 1862,

Peck, John O., e. October 27, 1864, disc. July 15, 1865.

Powers, W. M., e. November 20, 1861, disc. February 19, 1863.

Piatt, John.

Reid, Theodore, e. January 10, 1863, disc. June 28, 1863. Died
February 27, 1867.

Reading, William M., e. November 6, 1861, disc. July 5, 1862.

Rice, F. M., e. August 11, 1862, disc. June 28, 1865.

Ryan, J. H., e. November 15,1861, wounded at Port Republic, Va.,

June 9, 1862, died at Harper's Ferry, Va., December 30, 1862.

Reider, Christopher. e. November 5, 1861, disc. December 15,1862.

Shout, I., e. October 28, 1861, disc. June 16,1862.

Spain, Marshall, e. February 29,1861, disc. June 28, 1865.

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Spain, Philander, e. October 25, 1861, disc. January 30, 1862.

Sherbone. George, e. February 20, 1862

Shuler. W. A., e. March 8, 1864, wounded at Pine Hill, Ga., 1864.

disc. June 28, 1865.

Stillings, William, e. December 7, 1861, disc. December 31,1861.

Stephens, William, e. January 9, 1862.

Smith, John, e. November 7, 1861, disc. July, 1865.

Smith, John, e. October, 1861, disc. November 20,1862.

Smith J. T., e. November 28, 1861 wounded at Gettysburg, disc.

June 28, 1865.

Smith, James V., e. December 1,1861, died at Washington, D, C.. of

wounds received at Port Republic, Va., June 9, 1862, disc. October
16, 1862.

Smith, Jacob H., e. November 28,1861, disc. March 27, 1863 .

Smith, Isaac T., e. November 28, 1861.

Shayer, J., e. 1861, disc. Mama 2, 1863.

Shoemaker, Andrew, e. September 26,1861, disc. Jun. 3, 1865.

Stithem, Leonard, e. November 30, 1861. died at Urbana, Ohio,

January 20, 1862.

Seagrover, George, e. October 19,1861, disc. December 22, 1864.

Severn, Mathew, e. November 128, 1861, killed at Port Republic,

Va., June 9, 1862.

Sharp, R. B., e. December 6, 1861, disc. June 28, 1865.

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Sterling, Darius, e. December 9,1861, died at Fort Delaware, Md.,

December 6, 1862.

Turner, Sampson, e. January 5,1864, killed at Atlanta, Ga., August

26, 1864.

Turner, Stephen, e. January 5, 1861, killed at Resaca, Ga., May 25,

1864.

Thayer, Joseph, e. December 6, 1861, disc. March 2. 1863. wounded.

Wilcox,, Richard, e. November 22,1861, wounded at Fredericksburg.

Died at Chattanooga, Tenn., June 20, 1864.

Wilcox, Charles E., e. November 20, 1861, wounded May 1, 1863,

and again June 15,1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Warner, J. B., e. February 25, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Williams, C. C., e. March 8, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865.

Wolford, Levi, e. December 2, 1861, killed at Port Republic, Va.,

June 9, 1862.

Worley, N. L., e. October 25, 1861, disc. November 21, 1862.

Worley, David, e. October 25,1861, killed at Kennesaw Mountain,

Ga., June 27, 1864.

Welsh, Michael, e. September 27, 1864 disc. June 3,1865.

Wyant, John J., e. November 27, 1861, taken prisoner June 9, 1862,
at Poll Republic, Va., wounded June 18, 1863, disc. June 28, 1865.

Wilmoth, John, e. November 8, 1861, killed at Part Republic, Va.,

June 9, 1862.

COMPANY G.

Irwin John R., e. November 14, 1861, killed at Cedar Mountain, Va.,
August 9,1862.

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COMPANY H.

Capt. J. M. McIlroy, e. October 16,1861, disc. June 28, 1865.

Sergt. G. W. Poling, e. October 14, 1861.

Corp. Daniel Poling, e. December 14,1862.

Blake, Byron, e. February 14, 1861, disc. Juno 28,1865.

Darling, Charles.

Davis, William T., e. October 16, 1861, died at Winchester, Va., April
12, 1862.

Graham, William, e. August, 1863, disc. January, 1864

Grubbs, William, e. March 15, 1864, disc. June 1864,

Harris, D. W., e. September 28, 1864, disc. June 28, 1865..

Mattex, James H., es. December 14, 1864, disc. July 15, 1865,
wounded at Dallas, Ga., 1864.

Marks, Jonas, e. August 28, 1862, disc. June 6, 1865.

Marks, Isaac, e. August 28, 1862.

Poling, Reuben, e. January 17, 1862, disc. April 3,1865.

Stiner, O. W., e. November 1, 1861, disc. April 24, 1862 wounded at

Martinsburg, Va.

Shineman, David, e. October 14, 1861, died at Cumberland Gap.

Wilson, Mathew, e. December 14, 1862, killed June 27, 1861, at

Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.

Wilson, William, e. November 21,1861, killed June 9,1862, at Port

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Republic, Va.

COMPANY I.

Corporal James Riddle, e. August 1, 1862.

Baxter, E. W., e. August 5. 1862, disc. June 6, 1865.

Meeks, Z , e. January 14, 1862, died November 12,196 2, 1, hospital

at Harper's Ferry, Va.

Milledge, John, e. August 8,1862, disc. June 5,1965.

Nicely, John W., e. 1861, disc. 1863, wounded at Antietam Md.,

September 17, 1862.

COMPANY K.

Turner E., e. April 4, 1864, disc. June 28,1865.

Webb, Martin, e. December 12,1863, disc. June 28,1865.

SIXTY-NINTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in February, 1862. It entered the field

in April and operated in Tennessee. It was engaged in the battle of
Stone River, and in September, 1863, took part in the assault upon
Mission Ridge, suffering severely. It joined Sherman's movement
upon Atlanta and participated in nearly all the battles through to
Jonesboro. After pursuing Hood north, it marched to the sea, thence
through the Carolinas and on to Washington. It was mustered out
July 17, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Haun, W., e. January, 1864, disc. July, 1865.

Turner, William, e. July 10, 1862, wounded at Chattanooga, Tenn.,

1863, died at Memphis, 1863.

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SEVENTIETH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Seventieth Ohio was organized during the autumn of 1861,

under Col. Joseph B. Cockerill.

MILITARY RECORD. - 487

In February, 1862, it proceeded to Kentucky, and reported to Gen.

Sherman. It took a prominent part in the battle of Pittsburg Landing
and in the siege of Corinth. In June, 1863, it joined in the
investment of Vicksburg, and after the surrender moved upon
Jackson. It was engaged in the battle of Chattanooga, then marched
to the relief of Knoxville. In January, 1864, the Seventieth re-
enlisted as veterans, and in May moved with Sherman upon Atlanta;
it participated in all the engagements on the way and around
Atlanta, it marched through Georgia to the sea; shared in the assault
upon Fort McAllister, and moved through the Carolinas. It was
discharged August 14, 1865,

COMPANY B.

Painter, L. L., e. February 29, 1864, disc. August 14. 1865.

SEVENTY-FIRST OHIO INFANTRY.

The Seventy-first Ohio was organized February 1, 1862, under Col.

Rodney Mason. It soon reported to Gen. Sherman, in Kentucky, and
in April participated in the battle of Shiloh. During the summer of
1862, it operated along the Cumberland River, and in August was
captured by an overwhelming majority. After its exchange, it
guarded railroads in Tennessee until the battle of Nashville, where it
took an active and effective part. It served in Texas, during the
summer and fall of 1865, and was finally mustered out at Columbus,
Ohio, in January, 1866.

COMPANY D.

Lane, S. D.

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COMPANY E.

Musician, G. W. Wilson, e. March 16, 1863, disc. February 18, 1866.

SEVENTY-FOURTH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in February, 1862, under Col. Granville

Moody. In April, it entered the field in Tennessee, and guarded
railroads most of the time until December, when it took an active
part in the battle of Stone River

On the movement toward Chattanooga, the Seventy-fourth shared in

the engagements at Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain
and Mission Ridge. It participated in the Atlanta campaign, pursued
Hood northward, marched to Savannah, and through the Carolinas.

After the grand review at Washington it proceeded to Louisville, Ky.,

where it was mustered out on the 10th of July, 1865.

COMPANY A.

Cassady, George.

Dawson, William, e. August 17,1861, wounded at Jonesboro, Ga.,

September 1, 1864, disc. July 7, 1865.

COMPANY D.

Gaines, R. E., e. November 16,1861, disc. July 18, 1862.

SEVENTY-SIXTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry was recruited during the fall of

1861, by Col. C. R. Woods. The organization was completed and
mustered into the service on the 9th of February, 1862, with 962
officers and men. The regiment immediately entered the field in
Kentucky, and took part in the engagement at Fort, Donelson. It
then moved to Pittsburg Landing, and was exposed to the enemy's
fire during the whole of the second day's battle at that place. It
moved with the army under Halleck upon Corinth, and after the

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evacuation marched to Memphis. In July it proceeded to Helena,

Ark., and in August joined the movement upon Miliken's Bend and
Haines' Bluffs, surprising the Thirty-first Louisiana Regiment and
capturing all its camp and garrison equipage, and many prisoners.

Four siege guns, two field pieces, and a large quantity of fixed
ammunition also fell into the hands of the forces during this
expedition.

In October, the Seventy-sixth went to Missouri, and in December

formed a part of Sherman's expedition against Vicksburg; then
proceeded up the river to Arkansas Post, and on the 11th of
January, 1863, assisted in the capture of that fort, losing seventy
men

The regiment operated under Gen. Grant in the siege of Vicksburg,

and after the surrender marched in pursuit of Johnston to Jackson,
and on the 23d of September embarked at Vicksburg for Memphis.
During the months of October and November, the Seventy-sixth
served in Northern Alabama and Tennessee; then joined Gen.
Hooker at Chattanooga, and participated in the assaults upon
Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge and Ringgold. About two thirds of
the regiment re. enlisted on the 4th of January, 1864, and after the
veteran furlough, joined Sherman's Atlanta campaign and took part
in the battles of Snake Creek Gap, Resaca, Dallas, New Hope
Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta and Jonesboro.

After the fall of Atlanta, the Seventy-sixth moved to South Carolina

and engaged in the "Campaign of the Carolinas." In February, 1865,
it operated around Columbia until the evacuation of that city, then
moved to Bentonville and took part in the last battle of the war at
that place.

It marched to Raleigh, where it remained until Johnston's surrender;

proceeded to Washington and took part in the grand review before
the President, then moved to Louisville, Ky., and was mustered out
of the service, after which it went to Columbus, Ohio, where .it wits
discharged on the 24th day of July, 1865.

The Seventy-sixth Regiment had over 1,500 men in its organization,

and mustered out only about 400. It was engaged in forty-seven
battles and skirmishes; lost 350 officers and men on the field and in

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the hospitals, and had 341 wounded in battle.

Dr. A. Sabine, of this county, who was Assistant Surgeon of the

Twenty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was promoted to Surgeon

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of the Seventy-sixth Regiment in January, 1862, for meritorious

service on the battlefield of Stone River, and served with this
regiment until the close of the war. lie hold the position of Medical
Director of Gen. Wood's division during the siege of Vicksburg, and
during the Atlanta campaign was the greater part of the time Chief
of the Corps of Operators of the First Division, Fifteenth Army Corps.

COMPANY A.

Surgeon Andrew Sabine, commission issued July 2, 1861. disc. July

24, 1865.

Sergeant J. W. Tilton, e. October 17, 1861, disc. July 15, 1865, re-
enlisted as veteran February 14, 1864.

Tilton, John F., e. January 4, 1864, disc. July 22, 1865.

Wright, H. M., e. November 12, 1861, disc October 13, 1865.

COMPANY B.

Corporeal John Dull, e. November, 4, 1861, disc. July 19, 1865

Brooks, J. P., e. October 17, 1861, disc. July 15, 1865, reenlisted as
veteran February 14, 1864.

Carrell, George P., e. February 17, 1864. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga.

Tracy, Henry, e. October 9, 1861, disc. June 10, 1865.

COMPANY C.

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Harper, T. A., e. October 29, 1861, disc. 1864.

COMPANY D.

Denman, C. N., e. October 9, 1861.

COMPANY G.

Bonham, John, e. February 22, 1864, disc. 1865.

Mossier, George W., e. August 15, 1862, disc. July 17, 1865.

SEVENTY-EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The organization of this regiment was completed on the 11th of

January, 1862, and in February it entered the field at Fort Donelson.
It took part in the battle of Shiloh and in the siege of Corinth. It
operated in Mississippi and Tennessee under Grant until the
surrender of Vicksburg. The Seventy-eighth participated in the
movements of the Army of the Tennessee until the fall of Atlanta. It
followed Sherman in his march to the sea and through the Carolinas,
up to Richmond and on to Washington. It was mustered out at
Louisville, Ky., July 11, 1865.

COMPANY A.

Henderson, John A., e. 1862, disc. 1865.

COMPANY B.

Sergeant Furgeson, W., e. November, 1861, disc. 1865.

COMPANY E.

Kirby, A. G.

COMPANY G.

Fry, W. F., e. December 11, 1861, disc. July 11, 1865.

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SEVENTY NINTH OHIO INFANTRY.

The Seventy-ninth Ohio was organized in July, 1862, and took the
field the following month. It operated with the Army of the
Cumberland in Kentucky and Tennessee, until the spring of 1864,
when it joined Sherman's forces in the advance on Atlanta and
fought the enemy at Resaca, Dallas, Pine Mountain, Kenesaw
Mountain, Peach-Tree Creek and Atlanta. It took part in the siege of
Savannah, and in the march through the Carolinas: it participated in
the engagements at Lang ton, Columbia, Averysboro and Bentonville.

During its term of service, the Seventy-ninth sustained a loss of

several hundred. It was mustered out June 9, 1865.

COMPANY G.

Corporal Silas McFadden, e. August 7, 1862, disc. March 25, 1863.

EIGHTIETH OHIO INFANTRY.

This regiment was organized in December, 1861, under Col. E. B.

Eckley. It was assigned to Gen. Pope's command and served with
that army during the siege of Corinth. It afterward joined Grant's
movement in Mississippi and shared in the siege and capture of
Vicksburg. In June, 1863, it moved with Sherman's forces in their
march to Chattanooga, and in November took part in the assault
upon Mission Ridge.

The Eightieth Ohio re-enlisted in January, 1864, and after the

furlough home, joined Sherman's Atlanta campaign. It was stationed
at Resaca when Hood's demand for its surrender was refused. It
marched to the sea, then moved north across the Carolinas to
Washington. After the close of the war, performed garrison duty in
Arkansas until mustered out on the 15th of August. 1865.

COMPANY F.

Westlake, George, e. August, 1862, disc. September, 1865.

COMPANY I.

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Temple, George, e. January, 1862, disc. 1865.

EIGHTY-FIRST OHIO INFANTRY.

The Eighty-first Ohio was organized during the fall of 1861 under
Col. Thomas Morton. It served in Missouri under Gen. Fremont until
March, 1862, when it was transferred to the Army of the Tennessee.
It was actively engaged in the battle of Shiloh; then marched into
Mississippi and took a prominent. part in the siege of Corinth. In
June, 1863, it moved into Tennessee and performed garrison duty
until May, 1864; it then entered upon the Atlanta campaign and took
part in the battles at Snake Creek, Dallas, Kenesaw, Atlanta and
Jonesboro. It participated in all the dangers and privations of the
campaign of the Carolinas, and, after the review at Washington,
proceeded to Louisville, Ky., and was mustered out July 13, 1865.

COMPANY A.

Tonguet, Fielding, e. July 26,1862.

COMPANY F.

Johnson, D. C., e. August 15, 1862, disc. 1865. Johnson, Joseph.

Died at Murfreesboro, Tenn.

COMPANY G.

Overholser, C., e. September 2, 1862, disc, August, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Elliott, Uriah.

Beaver, William.

Beaver, John.

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Miscellaneous information of the Ohio Units in the Civil War.

MISCELLANEOUS.

This list contains the names of soldiers of the county where there
are only one or two represented in an organization, but the he
majority of the names are those of soldiers who enlisted from other
counties, and many of them from other States, but who now reside
in the county.

Ayers, D. W., Company B, Eighty-seventh Pennsylvania Infantry, e.

March 1, 1864, disc. July 1, 1864.

Anthony, John, Company A, Third Virginia Volunteer Infantry, e,

1862, disc. 1863.

Anderson, T. T., Company E, United States Engineers, a. February 1,

1865, disc. September 1, 1865.

Adams, P. C., Company G, Eighth Indiana Cavalry, e. January, 1864,

wounded near Chattanooga June 30, 1864, disc. June, 1865.

Andrews, Byron. Fourteenth Heavy Artillery, e. June, 1861, disc.

July, 1865.

Amrine, R., Company E, Eighteenth Missouri Infantry, e. July

27,1861, disc. July 26,1865,

Adams, L., Company L, Second Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery, e.

June 5,1863, disc. September, 1865.

Bidwell, Benjamin.

Brannan, R. H., Company B, Seventy-fourth Illinois Infantry e 1862,

disc. 1864.

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Banks, John, United States Navy, e. 1862, disc. 1864

Sergt. T. M. Brannan, Company G, Seventy-sixth Illinois Infantry, e.

August 22,1862, wounded at Jackson, Miss., and Blakely, Ala., disc.
July 22, 1865.

Baldwin A,

Brown, James W.

Beem Perry A., Company B, Forty-fourth Illinois Infantry, died at

Mound City, Ill., 1863.

Beatty, E., Company I, Second Ohio Heavy Artillery, e. August 19,

1863, disc. August 23,1865.

First Lieut. O. Beem, Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-eighth

Illinois National Guards, e. May, 1865, disc. October, 1865.

Beaver, William.

Beaver, John.

Bell, S. L., Fourteenth Ohio Light Artillery, e. 1862, disc. 1865.

Bell, F. L., Fourteenth Ohio Light Artillery. e. December 11, 1861,

wounded at Atlanta, Ga., 1864, disc. August 9, 1865.

Beswick, William, Company K, Ninth Iowa Infantry, e. September

17,1861, disc. July 29, 1865.

Beams, T. J., Fourteenth Ohio Light Artillery, e. December 11, 1861,

disc. 1865.

Relics, A. C., Ninth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, e. May 20, 1861, disc.
Jun. 10, 1865.

Baughman, H., Tenth Ohio Light Artillery.

Baughman, S. H., Tenth Ohio Light Artillery

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Burgoon, C. W., Company G, Seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry e.

May 1862 disc. February, 1865.

Blackburn: M., One Hundred and Ninety-seventh Ohio Volunteer

Infantry.

Clark Isaiah, Twenty second Ohio Light Artillery, e. May 13,1863,

disc. July 13, 1965.

Carder, J. H., Company B, Forty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry ,

e. January, 1864, disc. 1865.

Carey, E. M., e. September, 1864, disc. July 7, 1865.

Cassill, Alexander, Fourteenth Ohio Battery, e. 1861, disc. 1864.

Crist, Alexander, Company F, Seventieth New York Volunteer

Infantry. e. September 1, 1861, leg shot off at Stafford Court House,
Va., April 3, 1862, disc. September 16,1862.

Cushman, M. Mechanics' Department, e. 1862, disc. 1864.

Corp. O. Culver, Company L, Third Iowa Cavalry, e. May, 1861, disc.

June, 1865.

Cunningham, T.

Chamberlain, Isaac, e. September 16, 1862. disc. February 18,1863.

Culver, L., Company L, Third Iowa Cavalry, e. May, 1861, disc. June,
1865.

First Lieut. James B. Cole, Fourth United States Cavalry, e. June,

1862, disc. 1871.

Major Llewellyn Curry, United States Navy, Paymaster.

Steward Daniel Cone, United States Navy, e. January 14, 1862, disc.
September 30, 1862.

Claflan, H. S., Company D, Twelfth Michigan Volunteer Infantry, e.

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October 13, 1862, disc. February 15,1866.

Collin, Isaac, Company H, Twelfth Kansas Infantry.

First Lieut. I. N. Dillon, Company M, Ninth Illinois Cavalry, e. May,

1861, killed at Franklin, Tenn., 1864.

Second Lieut William C. Dillon, Company M, Ninth Illinois Cavalry, e.

May. 1861. disc. June. 1865.

Davis, A., Company H, e. May, 1864, disc. 1864.

Sergt. E. J. Drake, Company I, One Hundred and Tenth New York

Volunteer Infantry, e. August, 1862, disc. August, 1864.

Dilsaver, E.. e. October, 1862, disc. June, 1864.

Dennis, L. B., Company H, Fifteenth New York Engineers , e. April,

1861, disc, August, 1863.

Dow, E. L., Thirteenth Light Artillery.

Eaton, Charles, Thirty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, died at home

June 15, 1863.

Evans, William.

Lieut. D. T. Elliott, Company I, Nineteenth Indiana Battery,

Independent; One Hundred and Forty-seventh Indiana Volunteer
Infantry, e. August 2, 1861, wounded at Perryville, Ky., October,
1862 and at Nashville, Tenn.; taken prisoner at Chattanooga, Tenn.,
disc. 1865.

Fields, H. E. W., One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Veteran Reserve

Corps, e. February 27, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.

Foote, George W., Thirteenth Battery.

Fleming, William M., Company C., Third Virginia Cavalry e August

1864 disc. June, 1865.

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Focht, D., Fifteenth Battery, e. December, 1863, disc. July, 1865.

Orderly D. S. Ferguson, Company G, One Hundred And Thirtieth

Indiana Volunteer Infantry, e. April, 1861, disc. December, 1863.

Gum, R. G., Tenth Ohio Battery, e. January 20, 1864, disc. May
28,1864.

Galliher, Thomas.

Horr, C. S., Company C, Sixth Michigan Volunteer Infantry, e.

August, 1862, disc. 1865.

Heath, A. J., Twenty-second Indiana Infantry, e. January 12,1863,

disc. July 14, 1865.

Capt. John Hobansack, Company F, First New Jersey Cavalry, e.

August 11 1861, wounded at Cedar Mountain, Va., And at New Hope
Church, Va., disc. July 10, 1865.

Sergt. W. C. Hastings, Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-eighth

Illinois Volunteer Infantry, e. May 12, 1864, disc. 1865.

Haag, John M., Company 1, Twenty-third Iowa Volunteer Infantry, e.

August 16,1862, disc. July 26,1865

Haines, William M., e. August, 1862, taken prisoner at Kingston,

disc. 1865.

Harrison, A.

Harper, Thomas A., Company B, Fourth Veteran Reserve Corps, e.

October 30, 1861, disc. November 8, 1864.

Henderson, E. Artillery.

Hornbeck, T., Company F, Thirty-fifth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, e.

December, 1864, disc. November, 1865.

Henninger, G. F., Company A, Twenty-second Iowa Volunteer

Infantry, e. August 14, 1862, wounded at Vicksburg, Miss., died at

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Memphis, Tenn., June 8, 1863.

Hill, Thomas, Company G, Twentieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, e.

April 24,1861, disc. July 9, 1864.

Harris, O. I., Company B, One Hundred and Eighty-first Ohio

Volunteer Infantry.

Hartley, F. P., Company A, Third Illinois Cavalry, e. August, 1861,

disc. March, 1862.

Lieut. E. S. Hubbard, Company C, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery,

e. October 3,1861, disc. 1865.

Sergt. F. Jennings, Company A, Ninety-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteer

Infantry, e. February 15,1862, disc. June 26, 1865.

Jackson, Andrew, Company C, First Pennsylvania Cavalry, e. July 1,

1861, wounded at Cedar Mountain, Va., 1862, taken prisoner at
Richmond, 1864.

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Corp. Thomas Keberry, Company A, Third Illinois Infantry, e.

January, 1864, disc. 1865.

Kent, Warren, Company K, e. May 1, 1864, disc. August 8,1864.

Kesot, Isaiah, Company E, Sixty-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry e.

November, wounded at Mobile, Ala., April 9, 1864, disc. November
22,1864.

Kinney, George, Company F, Eighth Michigan Cavalry, e. November

22, 1862, taken prisoner January 18, 1864, disc. 1865,

Kimble, John, One Hundred and Ninety-seventh Ohio Volunteer

Infantry.

Kyle, William. Company B, Thirty-seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry,

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May 2 , 1864, disc. May 28,1864.

Kent, P., Company D. Ninth Minnesota Infantry, e. August, 1862,

disc. August, 1864.

Lower, Samuel, Company G.

Leonhard, Alexander, Thirteenth Ohio Battery, e. November, 28

1861 disc November 27, 1865.

Lock, Benjamin, Company D, Nineteenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry,

e. April, 1861.

Latimer, George W., United States Signal Corps, e. February

29,1863, disc. 1865.

Low, Clark, Fourteenth Battery.

Logan, L. Artillery.

McFarland, A. H, Company C, First Maryland Cavalry, e. November

11, 1862, disc. July 3,1865.

McAdams, Perry, Company K, First United States Cavalry.

McCampbell, J. L., Company C, First Ohio Heavy Artillery.

Melching, F. W., Company G, Twenty-first Illinois Volunteer Artillery,

e. June, 1861, disc. December, 1865.

Miller, John.

Mallory, J. S., Company H, Thirty-Seventh Illinois Volunteer Artillery,

e. August 10, 1863, disc. February 23, 1865.

Morris, John P., Gunboat service.

Nick, C., e. September, 1862, died at Nashville, Tenn.

Numeral, W.

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Patch, H., Company H.IT, Fifteenth Veteran Reserve Corps, e.

August, 1862, disc. July, 1865.

Poling, 0., e. August. 1863, disc. 1863.

Price, David, e. March, 18611, disc. July 30,186.5.

Powers, J. B., Second Battery, e. May, 1862, died at Murfreesboro,

1863.

Corp. O. S. G. Perry, Forty-first Illinois Volunteer Artillery, e. August,

1861, died at Jackson, Miss, September, 1862.

Perry, John, Ohio Dragoons, e. December 18, 1861, disc. February

8, 1862.

Perry, George S., Forty-first Illinois Volunteer Artillery. e. November,

1861, died at Paducah, Ky., December, 1861.

Paugh. Richard.

Page. Thomas, One Hundred and Sixtieth Veteran Reserve Corps, e.

August, 1862, disc. June, 1865.

Pyers; J. M., Company IT, Seventeenth United States Invalid Corps,

e. August, 1862, disc. March, 1864.

Roseberry, L., Company E, Seventy-ninth Indiana, e. September 24,

1861, disc. 1863.

Surgeon R. A. Robertson, Nineteenth Michigan Volunteer Infantry, e.

May 12,1862, resigned June 26,1864.

Robbins, John Company A Fifth Indiana Battery, e. July 3, 1863,

disc. February 16,1864.

Richards, Joseph, Fourteenth Light Artillery.

Ryden, W. P, Company C, Seventh Maryland Volunteer Infantry.

Reed, Nelson C., Gunboat service, e. March 16, 1864, disc. March

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27, 1865. served on United States gunboat "Nymph."

Reed, Alexander, Company H, Seventh Tows, Volunteer Infantry, e.

July 20, 1861, disc. December 26, 1861. Wounded.

First Lieut. George Ruehlen, Seventeenth United States Infantry, e.

June 1, 1868.

South, S. C., Company D, Twenty-sixth Indiana Volunteer Infantry e

May 1861 disc. 1861.

Southwick, J. A., Company E, Twelfth Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, e.

August 12, 1862, disc. June 16, 1865.

Corp. I. J. Sigler, Company G, Twelfth Veteran Reserve Corps, e.

December, 1861, disc. December, 1864.

Spring, James A.

Swearinger, Peter, Company D, Seventh United States Infantry, e.

March 29, 1870, disc. March 29, 1875.

Stanton, A., Company L, Fourth Illinois Cavalry, e. September, 1861,

disc. September, 1864.

Sergt. J. C. Stubert, Company K, Merritt's Home Regiment e.

September 9,1861, disc. October, 1864.

Savage, R. G.. Tenth Ohio Light Artillery, e. January, 1862, disc.

January, 1863.

Sanderson, William N., Company B, First Iowa Cavalry, e. March

4,1864, disc. November 15, 1865.

Stiner, Joseph, Company F, United States Engineers, e. August 8,

1862, disc. June 27, 1865.

Schatz, W. F., Company G, Thirty-eighth Pennsylvania Artillery, e.

August 22, 1862, disc. August 3, 1865.

Tway, Nelson, Seventh Indiana Cavalry, e. May 7, 1863, disc.

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September 5,1864.

Corp. W. T. Tway, Company G, Thirty-third Indiana, Infantry, e.

1861, taken prisoner at Thompson's Station, March 5, 1863, disc.
June 26. 1864.

Tailor, M. F., e July, 1861, disc. November, 1861.

Thomas , George W., Company C, Fifty-fifth Missouri Volunteer

Infantry, e. May 15, 1863, disc. 1865.

Thompson, Richard, Company A, Twenty-first Illinois Volunteer

Infantry, e. June 15, 1861, disc. October 11, 1862.

Thomas, A. J., e. January, 1863, disc. 1863.

Musician A. W. Torrence, Second Brigade, Third Division Sixth Army

Corps, e. December, 1863, disc. April, 1865.

Corp. A. S., Turner, Company C, e. August 5, 1862, taken prisoner

net March 27, 1864, disc. 1865.

Valentine. W. M., Company K, Thirteenth Missouri Volunteer

Infantry, e. 1861, died September 26, 1862.

Van Gordon J. W., Company G, Thirty-third Illinois Volunteer

Infantry, disc. December 24, 1865.

Wood, W. T., Company D, One Hundred and Seventh Illinois,

Volunteer Infantry.

Woods, H., Company I, sixth Veteran Reserve Corps, e. August,

1892, disc. July, 1865.

Winget, M. L., Company G, Seventh Missouri Volunteer Infantry, e.

June, 1861, disc. June 14, 1864.

Warner, Charles Q., Company H, Fifty-eighth Illinois Volunteer

Infantry, e. December, 1862, disc. August, 1865.

Wintrode, J., Company G, Eighty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer

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Infantry, e. April, 1862, disc. July, 1865.

Adjt. C. R. Winget, Seventy-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry, killed at

Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863.

Sergt. L. Wurtsbaugh, Company D, Seventh United States Infantry,

e. March 29, 1870, died at Fort Shaw, Mon. Ter. December, 1872.

Woodruff, William, Company C, First Kentucky Battery, e. August 19,

1861, disc. 1865.

Wells, Jeremiah, Company D, Seventh United States Infantry, e.

March 29, 1870, died at Fort Shaw, Mon, Ter., January 17, 1873.

Walks, William, One Hundred and Sixtieth Reserve Corps, e. August,

1862, disc. June, 1865.

Wells, Edward.

Webster, W. A.

Welsh, L. A., United States Signal Corps.

Watt, Horace, Fifth Indiana Battalion, e. August, 1863, disc. March,

1864.

Whitacre, E., Fourteenth Battalion.

Weldon, Robert, Company K, e. August 10, 1864, wounded at Deep

Bottom, Va., 1864, disc, 1865.

SIEGE OF CINCINNATI.

When Ohio was threatened by invasion in September, 1862,

Cincinnati especially being in danger of destruction, and the
Governor called for immediate help, hundreds of strong men poured
forth from every county In the State. On horseback and on foot-in
companies, battalions and regiments-with squirrel rifles, shotguns
and bayoneted muskets-in regulation uniforms and in plain home-
spun, they hurried forward to the music of the soul-stirring drum

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and fife, and took their places in the ranks of war. Inside of three
days Cincinnati was swarming with legions of brave soldiers, and
"from early dawn to dewy eve," the streets resounded to the tread
of martial columns. The rebels were before the city about eight
days, but it was not attacked. And soon after their withdrawal, the
men who were thereafter to be known in history as "squirrel-
hunters," were permitted to return to their homes

MILITARY RECORD. - 535

SQUIRREL HUNTERS IN SERVICE SEPTEMBER, 1862.

Captain, Charles Fullington.

First Lieutenant, R. Smith.

Second Lieutenant, R. B. Linman.

Sergeant, J. C. Filler.

Sergeant, Joseph Keltner

Sergeant, H. C. Tatrign.

Sergeant, A. M. Sherwood.

Corporal, David Danforth.

Corporal, B. G. Dolbier.

Corporal, Charles Erb.

Corporal, W. H. Fleck.

Corporal, O. Griswold.

Corporal, William Howard.

Corporal, Anthony Moran.

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Corporal, Charles Philips.

PRIVATES.

Argo, D. S. Marrim, John.

Beck, Thomas. Maker, Albert.

Black, N. N. Morris A

Burnham. H. A. Miller: Harrison.

Berwin, W. McCune, Zechariah.

Blend, Peter. Morse, Wallace H.

Heard, F. Morse, John.

Beard, D. Morse, Ray G.

Boxby, Joseph Mitchell, Ross.

Bodkin, William C. Nuffman, John.

Bennett, John F. Nuffman, A. W.

Bidwell, Joseph. Orahood, John.

Carter, C. M. Orahood, W. W.

Cobit, John, Reed, C.

Curry, Addison. Reed, Allen.

Crusan, W. Reed, Samuel.

Crowstan, D. R. Richey, William.

Danforth, Hyram. Richmond, J. W.

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Dort, J. B. Stewart, G.

Dort, J. B. Scott, Samuel.

Diehl, W. Smith, R. B.

Dixon, H. Sterns, Justin.

Dilland, H. Smith, Harvey.

Evans, B. D. Smith, C. W.

Fritz, Jacob. Smith, James.

Flowers, J. W. Sands, A.

Fay, D. C. Spur. J. T.

Goth, John. Spindle, Amos.

Gillespie, J. H. Thompson, D. W.

Gibson, Samuel. Turner, W.

Hopkins, J. M. Turner, V.

Hill, A. Voree, J. H.

Kimerly, Frederick. Vaness, J.

King, H. J. Walker, A.

Kent. George. Walke, Isaac.

Lockwood, F. Wilkins, R.

Lansdown, Picket. Wise, Samuel.

Lape, Zechariah. Wilcox, J. B.

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Myers, A. E. Wilcox, William

Mears, J. M. Wendle, Joseph.

VETERANS.

In 1863, over twenty thousand soldiers, the remnants of about

eighty Ohio regiments that for three years had endured the
hardships of camp life, the sufferings of the march, and the horrors
of many battle-fields-offered themselves anew, a willing sacrifice to
their country's need, by re-enlisting in the same regiment for "three
years more, or during the war."

Of these regiments, the Sixty-sixth was the first to return to the

State after its re-enlistment, on the veteran furlough of thirty days,
by which the Government, expressed, in a measure, its gratitude
and admiration for their loyalty and patriotism. It arrived at
Columbus, Ohio, on the 26th of December, 1863, and was followed
in rapid succession by a stream of others.

While home their broken ranks were filled wit It new recruits, and
after "a month of joys and pleasures, a day of leave-taking and
tears," they again took the field, perhaps for three years, perhaps
never to return.

SECOND OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Doudna, Benjamin.

TENTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY

Hayden, W. W.

THIRTEENTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Andrews, H. D.

Child, Isaac

Clark. David

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Coe, Joseph

Courtney, D. W.

Doty, Samuel

Draper, John

Draper, B.

Draper, Gideon

Farnham, W. H.

Foote, A. H.

Gibson, Joseph

Graham, P. B.

Griffith, E. M.

Kennedy, H. H.

Price, John C.

Thompson, Tyler

Wilson, William H.

Wheeler, W. H.

FIFTEENTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Burwell, H.

SEVENTEENTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Andrews, C. C.

Bitter, P. H.

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Ballinger, H. M.

Corbet, John

Connow, James

Cowgill, J. G.

Decker, H. H.

Grubbs, Thomas

Grubbs, Benjamin

Jordan, W. H.

Logan, George

Logan, Ephraim

Spencer, Samuel

Stratten, D. L.

Walker, Samuel

TWENTIETH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Case. E. W.

McMahan, W. W.

TWENTY-SECOND OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Jacobs, Charles H.

TWENTY-THIRD VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Huffman, C. W. Spencer, James S.

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McDowell, T. C. Spicer, William

TWENTY-SIXTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Howison, W. L.

TWENTY-SEVENTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Cooper, J. H.

THIRTIETH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Beach, Amos

Beach, Joseph

Beach, Horace

Burton, B.

Bain, J. D.

Buckley, Joseph

Buckley, Samuel

Collier, William

Dennis, W. C.

Engle, John

Freshwater, George

Graham, H.

Huffine, W. H.

Huffiner, Lewis

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Hahn, W. F,

Hahn, W. H.

Hill, Andrew

Laccource, A.

Laymaster, D. D.

Martin, Theodore

Moore, F. M.

Merryman, J. M.

Mahaffy, Alexander

McIntire, James

Noble, Lewis C.

Porter, John A.

Perry, Luther

Roney, Hiram

Skinner, L. H.

Smith, 0. D.

Stephens, Saulsberry.

Thomas, Byron

Urton, T. P.

Warner Elijah

Wells, Addison

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Wallace, A. J.

THIRTY-FIRST OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Andrew., H. D. Chapman, Jesse

Ago, Emanuel Cahill, James A.

Brigham, Eaton Carter, J. N.

Brake, William M. Cahill, David J.

Babbs, John C, Cooley, James

Bault, R. N. Carter, Cyrus

Bault, R. W. Carr, Wm. W.

Bethard, Thomas Dodds, R. C.

Craven, B. F. Elliott, John

Clark, Emanuel Eastman, R. H.

Chapman, T. H. Fields, John

536 - UNION COUNTY

Filler, Charles W.

Gladhill, J.

Glasscock, Joseph

Gilliland, N. P.

Harriman, Joshua

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Harriman, George

Holder, Jacob

Higgins, A. J.

Lister, Elijah

Laurence, J. S.

McKee, W. W.

McNeil, Samuel

Miller, J. J.

North, James A.

Oatley, Jerome

Pinkerton, J; S.

Price, Joseph

Roberts, B. F.

Stout, W. H. H.

Sterling, David

Shirk, T. H.

Swank, N. F.

Strickland, A.

Simmons, H. N. W.

Turner, John

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Turner, Jeremiah

Williams, R.

Williams, William

Wright, C. C.

Wells, D. W.

THIRTY-SECOND OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Bates, J. L. R.

Bates, Ancil

Bates, Thomas M.

Brothers. Jesse

Cook, George W.

Chancy, William

Conner, Florence

Davis, J. W.

Diltz, L. G.

Deavers, Moses

Downer, A. N.

Galloway, S. P.

Goodyear, W. J.

Glendening, A. D.

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Groves, D. C.

Hopkins, Marion

Hill, William

Holycross, L. M.

Hamilton, Isaac

Hyde, F. F.

Hurd, L.

Jacques, Vernon

Jimpson. Benjamin.

Jacobs, George E.

Keys, H. H.

Lock, Benjamin.

Lane, John M.

Lawler, James W.

McDowell, John P.

McDowell, Andrew,

McDowell, T. C.

McLain, W. M.

McCloud, David.

McCollums, V.

McAdams, W. H.

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McIntosh, H. I.

Merrifield, I. W.

Nelson, J. S.

Peters, J. K.

Peters, George F.

Robinson, J. B.

Reed, K. H.

Reed, Cyrus H.

Rosecrans, William.

SinClair George.

Sparks, George M.

Stark, Gilbert J.

Stark, Gideon.

Secrist, S. C.

Safford, James E.

Snodgrass, W. G.

Swisher, C. N.

Sullivan, M.

Stewart, C. H.

Stewart, John.

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Shepherd, J. H.

Webb, Dwight.

Wiley John

Wren: Thomas P.

Welsh. Matthias.

THIRTY-THIRD OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Acton, William

THIRTY-EIGHTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Garrett, J. M.

Haines, Samuel.

THIRTY-NINTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Daugherty, Benjamin.

FORTY-SECOND OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Southard, J. E.

FORTY-THIRD OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Banks, Samuel J.

Noggle, Andrew.

Noggle, W. D.

FORTY-FOURTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Botkins, T. Ferguson, N.

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Botkins, J. B. Hurt Alex.

FORTY-SIXTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Andrews, William G. Ketner, Rufus.

Bennett, William. Obedier, William.

Graham, C. M. Smith, Aldem.

Harriot, William B. Webb, George.

FIFTY-THIRD OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Skidmore, George.

FIFTY-FOURTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Andrews. A. R. Goff, R. N.

Allen, G. W. Lavine, T. H.

Cook, David. Nessle, George.

Clark, James. Starr, John.

Case, Alfred. Stevens, Marion.

Ferguson, A. J. Wade, Thomas.

Goldsberry, M. Weiser, J. H.

Goldsberry, W.

FIFTY-EIGHT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY

Reichling, John. Smith, David.

Richey, J. G,

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SIXTY-THIRD OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Organ, M. G. Seville, T. V.

SIXTY-FIFTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

McGuire, J. N.

SIXTY-SIXTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Amrine, Alfred. McIlroy, J. M,

Amrine, John W. Myers, J. K.

Beightler, Daniel. Maggs, James F.

Burris, Martin. Mills, James

Bancroft, William. McGlinn, James.

Cody, Edward. Monroe, D. B.

Draper, Henry. McKitrick, J. H.

Elliott, Felix. Orahood, H. P.

Edgington, J. Sharp, Henry.

Griffith, Daniel. Shout, I.

Gibson, F. M. Smith, John.

Goal, J. W. Smith, J. F.

Guy, James. Smith, Matthias.

Guy, William. Scott, William

Gray, James, Sharp, R. B.

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Grow, George. Wilcox, Charles E.

Horney, J. Wyant, John J.

Kent, Thomas. Welsh, Nathan.

SEVENTY-FOURTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Dawson, William.

SEVENTY-SIXTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Brooks, J. P. Tilton, J. W.

Dull, John. Tracy, Henry.

Surgeon Andrew Sabine.

SEVENTY-EIGHTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

Furgeson, W. Fry W. F.

EIGHTY-SECOND OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY

Alexander, G. . B.

Alexander, J. J.

Ault, W. D.

Biggs, Henry.

Bolenbaugh, D. D.

Bombaugh, Lewis.

Burgeon, W. S.

Boyd, W. H. H.

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Boyer, A. D.

Curl, C. S.

Cahill, T. R.

Davis, J. P.

Davis, Washington.

Fawn, George.

Henson, D.

Horn, Thornton.

Hyde, W. D.

Hill, Peter.

Horn, Thomas.

Kennedy, George W.

Kepler, A. H.

Lanning, J. G.

McGinnis, A. M.

McGoon, David.

McElderry, John.

McGee, M. H.

McPeck, George M.

Marsh, Milton.

Porter, David,

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Parker, N. S.

Ross, William,

Rea, O. A.

Rose, Albert.

Bothwell, J. T.

Rice, G. N.

Rose, Edwin.

Smith, J. S.

Thompson, W, H.

Wright, James W.

Winters, James S.

Whaley, Alvin.

FIRST OHIO VOLUNTEER CAVALRY.

Amrine, T. H. Montgomery, H. D.

Allen, F. P. Newlove, John.

Burrows, E. Pyers, Emett.

Cole M. C. Robbins, James W.

Curry, W. L. Sealer, A. L.

Halliday, Thomas. Tracy, D.

Irwin, R. W. Tway. L. B.

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Irwin, C. S. Young, Elliott.

Lock. A. W. Young, John F.

McKim. John.

FOURTEENTH OHIO HEAVY ARTILLERY.

Andrews, Bryon.

FOURTEENTH OHIO LIGHT ARTILLERY.

Bell, F. L. Beams, T. J.

FIRST NEW JERSEY CAVALRY

Hobensack, John.

Pages 537, 538 and 539

THE MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS OF OHIO IN THE FIELD DURING

THE WAR, WITH THE LEADING FACTS IN THEIR HISTORY.

Reg. Term of Original Strength Commandant Commandant

Enlistment at at at
Strength
Muster Entry into Muster Out
Out Service
1st 3 years 1,001 471 Col. B. F Smith Lieut. Col. E.
B. Langdon
2d 3 years 913 383 Col. L. A. Harris Col. A. G.
McCook
3d 3 years 910 310 Col. I. H. Col. O. A.
Morrow Lawson
4th 3 years 1,004 177 Col. Lorin Col. L. W.
Andrews Lawson

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6th 3 years 931 525 Col. W. K. Col. N. L.

Bosley Anderson
7th 3 years 1,006 240 Col. E. B. Tyler Lieut. Col. S.
McClelland
8th 3 years 905 72 Col. H. G. Lieut. Col. F.
Depuy Sawyer
10th 3 years 958 310 Col. W. H. Lytle Col. J. W.
Burke
11th 3 years 887 312 Col. C. A. Col. Ogden
DeVilliers Street
12th 3 years 937 482 Col. John W. Col. Carr B.
Lowe White
13th 3 years 900 142 Col. William S. Lieut. Col. D.
Smith Jarvis, Jr.
14th 3 years 996 504 Col. J. B. Col. George P.
Steedman Este
15th 3 years 938 502 Col. M. R. Col. Frank
Dickey Askew
16th 3 years 923 477 Col. J. F. Lieut, Col. P.
DeCourcey Kennedy
17th 3 years 852 620 Col. J. M. Lieut. Col. B.
Connell Showers
18th 3 years 921 831 Col. T. R. Col. C. H.
Stanley Grosvenor
19th 3 years 996 478 Col. Samuel Col. James M.
Beatty Nash
20th 3 years 916 444 Col. Charles Col. Harrison
Whittlesey Wilson
21st 3 years 889 378 Col. J. S. Col. A.
Norton McMahan
22d 3 years 850 133 Col. C. J. Col. Oliver
Wright Wood
23d 3 years 927 732 Col. W. S. Col. James M.
Rosecrans Comly
24th 3 years 923 310 Col. Jacob Col. A. T. M.
Ammen Cockerill
25th 3 years 940 352 Col. J. A. Jones Lieut. Col. E.
Culp
26th 3 years 914 249 Col. E. P. Fyffe Lieut. Col.
William Clark

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27th 3 years 898 474 Col. J. W. Fuller Col. I. N.

Gilruth
28th 3 years 1,002 194 Col. A. Moor Col. Gottfred
Becker
29th 3 years 988 426 Col. L. P. Col. J.
Buckley Schoonover
30th 3 years 796 282 Col. Hugh Col. Theodore
Ewing Jones
31st 3 years 970 719 Col. M. B. Lieut. Col. M.
Walker R. W. Harmon
32d 3 years 884 766 Col. T. H. Ford Col. J. J.
Hibbitts
33d 3 years 839 368 Col. J. W. Sill Col. Joseph
Hinson
34th 3 years 953 Col. A. S. Piatt Col. F. E.
Franklin
38th 3 years 968 697 Col. E. D. Col. William
Bradley Irving
39th 3 years 977 773 Col. John Col. Daniel
Groesbeck Weber
40th 3 years 890 Col J. Crannor Col. J . E.
Taylor
41st 3 years 889 293 Col. W. B. Col. E. S.
Hazen Holloway
42d 3 years 941 Col. James A. Col. L. A .
Garfield Sheldon
43d 3 years 925 817 Col. J. L. Kirby Col. Horace
Smith Park
44th 3 years 925 Col. S. A. Changed to
Gilbert Eighth Cavalry
45th 3 years 946 436 Col. B. P. Lieut. Col. J.
Runkle H. Humphry
46th 3 years 865 308 Col. T. Lieut. Col E. N.
Worthington Upton
47th 3 years 830 277 Col. F. Col. T. T.
Poschner Taylor
48th 3 years 938 267 Co. J. P. Lieut. Col. J. R.
Sullivan Lynch
52d 3 years 978 437 Col. Daniel Lieut. Col. C.
McCook W. Chancey

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53d 3 years 899 416 Col. J. J. Appler Col. W. S.

Jones
54th 3 years 769 256 Col. T. K. Smith Lieut. Col. I. T.
Moore
55th 3 years 966 378 Col. John C. Lieut. Col. E.
Lee H. Powers
56th 3 years 868 263 Col. Peter Lieut. Col. H.
Kinney E. Jones
58th 3 years 873 364 Col. V. Lieut. Col. W.
Bausenwin S. Friesner
60th 3 years 563 Lt. Col. J. N. Maj. H. R.
McElroy Stevens
61st 2 years 876 Col. N.
Schleick
62d 3 years 936 Col. F. B.
Pond
63d 3 years 904 561 Col. J. W.
Sprague
64th 3 years 890 238 Col. John Col. Samuel M.
Ferguson Woln
65th 3 years 909 144 Col. C. G. Lieut. Col.
Harker Orlow Smith
66th 3 years 921 439 Col. Charles Lieut. Col. J. T.
Candy Mitchell, Jr.
69th 3 years 900 536 Col. L. D. Lieut. Col. J H.
Campbell Brigham
70th 3 years 944 355 Col. J. R. Lieut. Col. H.
Cockerill L. Philips
71st 3 years 879 377 Col. Rodney Lieut. Col. J.
Mason H. Hart
74th 3 years 970 457 Col. Granville Col. R. P.
Moody Findley
76th 3 years 929 433 Col. Charles R. Col. Edward
Woods Briggs
78th 3 years 908 521 Col. M. D. Col. G. F. Wiles
Leggett
79th 3 years 859 531 Col. H. G. Col. A. W.
Kennett Doane
80th 3 years 919 325 Col. E. R. Lieut. Col. T.
Eckley C. Morris

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81st 3 years 950 588 Col. Thomas Lieut. Col. W.

Morton H. Hill
82d 3 years 931 727 Col. James Col. S. J.
Cantwell McGroarty
83d 3 years 1010 Col. F. W. Col. F. W.
Moore Moore
85th 3 months 871 Col. C. W. B. Col. C. W. B.
Allison Allison
86th 3 months 968 Col. B. Burns Col. B. Burns
86th 6 months 977 Col. W. C. Col. W. C.
Lemert Lemert
87th 6 months 1024 Col. H. B. Col. H. B.
Banning Banning
88th 6 months 620 Col. E. A. Col. Peter Zinn
Bratton
89th 3 months 993 418 Col. J. G. Lieut. Col. W.
Marshall H Glenn
90th 3 months 965 457 Col. Isaac N. Col. S. N.
Ross Yeoman
91st 3 years 954 741 Col. John A. Col. B.F. Coates
Turley
94th 3 years 1016 418 Col. J. J. W. Col. R. P.
Frizzell Hutchins
95th 3 years 1017 359 Col. M. L. Maj. W. R.
McMillen Warnock
96th 3 years 1014 427 Col. J. W. Lieut. Col. A. H
Vance Brown
97th 3 years 964 371 Col. John W. Col. John Q.
Q. Lane Lane
98th 3 years 985 401 Col. George Col. John S.
Webster Pearce
99th 3 years 1020 Col. A.
Langworthy
102d 3 years 1061 631 Col. William Lieut. Col.
Given John Huston
104th 3 years 1017 649 Col. J. W. Reilly Col. Oscar W.
Sterl
107th 3 years 850 491 Col. S. Meyer Lieut Col. J. S.
Cooper

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110th 3 years 797 627 Col. J. W. Col. O. H.

Keifer Binkley
111th 3 years 1011 557 Col. John R. Lieut. Col. T.
Bond C. Norris
113th 3 years 819 526 Col. J. a. Wilcox Col. Toland
Jones
114th 3 years 940 393 Col. J. Col. John H.
Cradlebaugh Kelley
116th 3 years 897 590 Col. J. Lieut Col. W.
Washburn B. Teters
117th 3 years 796 Col. C. G.
Hawley
118th 3 years 908 530 Col. S. R. Mott Lieut. Col.
Edward Sowers
120th 3 years 949 Col. Daniel I.
French
121st 3 years 943 391 Col. W. P. Reed Lieut. Col. A.
B. Robinson
122d 3 years 936 585 Col. W H. Hall Lieut. Col. C.
M. Cornyer
125th 3 years 911 360 Col. E. Opdyck Col. J. Bruff
126th 3 years 889 597 Col. B. F. Smith Col. B. F. Smith
128th 3 years 1025 985 Col. C. W. Hill Col. C. W. Hill
119th 6 months 926 Col. H. D. Col. H. D. John
John
231st 100 days 871 865 Col. John G. Col. John G.
Lowe Lowe
132d 100 days 846 803 Col. Joel Haines Col. Joel Haines
133d 100 days 917 857 Col. G. L. Innis Col. G. L. Innis
134th 100 days 867 867 Col. J. B. Col J. B.
Armstrong Armstrong
135th 100 days 850 688 Col. Andrew Col. Andrew
Legg Legg
136th 100 days 869 663 Col. W. S. Irwin Col. W. S. Irwin
141st 100 days 866 860 Col. A. L. Col. A. L .
Jaynes Jaynes
142d 100 days 845 845 Col. W. C. Col. W. C.
Cooper Cooper

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144th 100 days 834 834 Col. S. H. Hunt Col. S. H. Hunt

145th 100 days 870 832 Col. H. C. Col. H. C.
Ashwell Ashwell
146th 100 days 882 882 Col. H. Col. H.
Crampton Crampton
148th 100 days 823 775 Col. T. W. Col. T. W.
Moore Moore
154th 100 days 842 743 Col. R. Col. R.
Stevenson Stevenson
159th 100 days 874 847 Col. Lyman Col. Lyman
Jackson Jackson
163d 100 days 839 774 Col. Hiram Col. Hiram
Miller Miller
169th 100 days 945 873 Col. Nat col. Nat Haynes
Haynes
171st 100 days 898 898 Col. Joel F. Col. Joel F.
Asper Asper
173d 1 year 1017 884 Col. John R. Col. John R.
Hurd Hurd
174th 1 year 952 782 Col. J. S. Jones Col. J. S. Jones
175th 1 year 957 582 Lieut. Col. Lieut Col. John
John McCoy McCoy
176th 1 year 961 760 Col. E . C. Col. E. C.
Mason Mason
178th 1 year 937 769 Col. J. A. Col. J. H.
Stafford Stafford
179th 1 year 949 764 Col. H. H. Sage Col. H. H. Sage
180th 1 year 947 716 Col. Willard Lieut. Col. J. T.
Warner Wood
182d 1 year 971 771 Col. Lewis Col. Lewis
Butler Butler
184th 1 year 985 861 Col. S. H. Col. S. H.
Commager Commager
185th 1 year 1006 889 Col. J. E. Col. J. E.
Cummins Cummins
186th 1 year 991 851 Col. T. F. Wilds Col. T. F. Wilds
187th 1 year 998 835 Col. A. R. Z. Col. A. R. Z.
Dawson Dawson
188th 1 year 1001 919 Col. J. E. Taylor Col. J. E. Taylor

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191st 1 year 1009 817 Col. R. L. Col. R. L.

Kimberly Kimberly
192d 1 year 1011 894 Col. F. W. Col. F. W.
Butterfield Butterfield
194th 1 year 990 785 Col. A. G. Col. A. G.
McCook McCook
196th 1 year 984 792 Col. R . P. Col. R. P.
Kennedy Kennedy
CAVALRY
1st 3 years 1039 733 Col. O. P. Col. B. B.
Ransom Eggleston
3d 3 years 1115 881 Col. Lewis Col. H. N.
Zahm Howland
5th 3 years 1074 Col. W. H. H. Col. T. T. Heath
Taylor
6th 3 years 778 853 Col. W. R. Loyd Col. F. C.
Loveland
7th 3 years 1204 840 Col. Isreal Col. Isreal
Garrard Garrard
8th 3 years 1096 886 Col. A. S. Col. Wesley
Moore Owens
9th 3 years 1087 1001 Col. W . D. Lieut. Col.
Hamilton William Stough
10th 3 years 1084 881 Col. Charles C. Col. T. W.
Smith Sanderson
11th 3 years 814 436 Lt. Col. W. O. Lieut. Col. T.
Collins S. Mackey
12th 3 years 1248 729 Col. R. W. Col. J. F.
Ratliff Herrick
13th 3 years 1038 884 Col. S. R. Col. R. H
Clarke Wheeler

Reg. Left Mustered Where Where Paid Status of First

State Mustered Out Commandant.
Out and
Discharged

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1st Nov. Aug. 15, By. Com., at Camp Chase Appointed

5, 1864 Atlanta Colonel 126th O.
1861 V.I.
2d Sept. Oct. 19, Columbus Camp Chase Resigned
14, 1864 December 24,
1861 19862
3d Jan. June 23, Camp Dennison Camp Resigned
20, 1864 Dennison February 4,
1862 1862
4th June July 12, Jeffersonville, Tod Barracks Died of disease
20, 1865 Ind. October, 1861
1861
6th June June 23, Camp Dennison Camp Honorably
30, 1864 Dennison Discharged
1861 August 19,
1862 Since
died.
7th June July 8, Camp Cleveland Camp Appointed
26, 1864 Cleveland Brigadier
1861 General of
volunteers
8th July 9, July 13, Camp Cleveland Camp Resigned
1861 1864 Cleveland November 9,
1861
10th June June 17, Camp Dennison Camp Appointed Brig.
24, 1864 Dennison Gen. Killed at
1861 Chickamauga
11th July 7, June 21, Camp Dennison Damp Cashiered April
1861 1864 Dennison 23, 1862
12th July 6, July 11, Columbus Camp Chase Killed at
1861 1864 Carnifax Ferry
13th June Dec 5, San Antonio, Camp Chase App. Brig. Gen.
20, 1865 Tex. of volunteers
1861 May 13, 1862
14th Aug. July 11, Louisville, Ky. Camp Appointed
25, 1865 Cleveland Major General
1861 of voluneers
15th Oct. Nov. 21, San Antonio, Camp Chase Resigned
4, 1865 Tex October 24,
1861 1862

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16th Jan. Oct. 31, Morganza, La. Camp Chase Honorably

12, 1864 discharged
1862 March 3, 1864
17th Sept. July 16, Louisville, Ky. Tod Barracks November 12,
30, 1865 1863
1861
18th Nov 6, Oct. 9, Augusta, Ga. Camp Chase Mustered out
1861 1865 at expiration of
service.
19th Nov. Oct. 21, San Antonio, Camp Chase Appointed
16, 1865 Tex Brigadier
1861 General of
volunteers
20th Oct. July 15, Louisville, Ky. Camp Chase Resigned April
21, 1865 19, 1862
1861
21st Oct. July 25, Louisville, Ky. Columbus Resigned
2, 1865 December 20,
1861 1862
22d Nov 5, Nov. 18, Columbus Columbus Resigned
1861 1864 September 9,
1862
23d July July 26, Cumberland, Camp App. Brig. Gen.
25, 1865 Md. Cleveland Reg. Army, and
1861 Maj. Gen. of
vols.
24th July June 24, Columbus Camp Chase Appointed
26, 1864 Brigadier
1861 General of
Volunteers
25th July June 18, Columbus Tod Barracks Resigned May
29, 1866 16, 1862
1861
26th July Oct 21, Victoria, Tex. Camp Chase Transferred to
25, 1865 the Veteran
1861 Reserve Corps
27th Aug. July 11, Louisville, Ky. Camp App. Brig. Gen.
20, 1865 Dennison and Bvt. Maj.
1861 of Volunteers

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28th July July 23, Wheeling, W. Camp Chase Mustered out.

31, 1865 Va. Appointed Brig.
1861 Gen. of
volunteers.
29th Jan. July 22, Louisville, Ky. Camp Resigned
17, 1865 Cleveland January 26,
1862 1863
30th Aug. Aug. 13, Little Rock, Ark. Camp Chase Appointed Brig
30, 1865 Gen. and Bvt.
1861 Gen. of
volunteers
31st Sept, July 20, Louisville, Ky. Camp Chase Appointed
13, 1865 Brevet
1861 Brigadier
General of
volunteers
32d Sept. July 20, Louisville, Ky. Tod Barracks Dismissed
15, 1865 November 18,
1861 1862
33d Sept. July 12, Louisville, Ky. Camp App. Brig. Gen.
13, 1865 Dennison of volunteers,
1861 Killed at Stone
River
34th Sept. Appointed
15, Brigadier
1861 General of
Vounteers
38th Sept. July 12, Louisville, Ky. Camp Resigned
1, 1865 Cleveland February 8,
1861 1862
39th Aug July 9, Louisville, Ky. Camp Resigned July
18, 1865 Dennison 8, 1862
1861
40th Dec. Victoria, Tex. Camp Chase Resigned
11, February 5,
1861 1863
41st Nov. Nov. 26, Camp Chase Camp Chase Appointed
13, 1865 Major General
1861 of volunteers
42d Dec. Dec. 2, Camp Chase Camp Chase Appointed
15, 1864 Major General
1861 of volunteers

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43d Feb. July 13, Louisville, Ky. Columbus Killed at

21, 1865 Corinth,
1862 October 4, 1862
44th Oct July 30, Clarksburg, Va. Camp Resigned for
14, 1865 Dennison disability
1861
45th Aug. June 15, Camp Harker, Columbus Appointed
20, 1865 Tenn. Brevet
1862 Brigadier
General of
volunteeers
46th Feb July 22, Louisville, Ky. Columbus Dismissed
18, 1865 September 16,
1862 1863 Restored
47th Aug. Aug. 11, Little Rock, Ark. Camp Resigned July
28, 1865 Dennison 17, 1862
1861
48th Feb. May 9, Galveston, Tex. Tod Barracks Resigned
17, 1866 August 17, 1863
1862
52d Aug. June 3, Washington D. Columbus App. Brig. Gen.
25, 1865 C. of volunteers
1862 Died of wounds
53d Feb. Aug 11, Little Rock, Ark. Camp Mustered out
16, 1865 Dennison April 18, 1862
1862
54th Feb. Aug. 15, Little Rock, Ark. Camp Appointed
17, 1865 Dennison Brigadier
1862 General of
volunteers
55th Jan. July 11, Louisville, Ky. Camp resigned May
25, 1865 Cleveland 8, 1863
1862 Appointed
Brevet Brig Gen.
56th Feb. Marc, New Orleans, Tod Barracks Resigned April
12, 1866 La. 2, 1862
1862
58th Feb. Jan. 14, Vicksburg, Miss. Camp Chase Dismissed and
11, 1866 restored
1862

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60th April July 25, Delaney Camp Chase Discharged on

1864 1865 House, D. C. disability by
wounds
61st May Resigned
27, September
1862 23, 1862
62d Jan Mustered out
17, at expiration
1862 of service
63d Feb. July 8, Louisville, Ky. Camp App. Brig. Gen
18, 1865 Dennison of volunteers
1862 and Brvt. Maj
Gen
64th Dec. Dec. 3, Victoria, Tex. Camp Chase Dismissed
16, 1865
1861
65th Dec. Dec. 16, San Antonio., Camp Chase Appointed Brig.
18, 1865 Tex. Gen of
1861 volunteers
Killed in battle
66th Jan July 15, Louisville, Ky. Tod Barracks Mustered out
17, 1865 at expiration of
1862 service.
69th April July 17, Louisville, Ky. Camp Resigned
19, 1865 Dennison August 9, 1862
1862
70th Feb. Aug 14, Little Rock, Ark. Camp Resigned April
17, 1865 Dennison 13, 1864
1862
71st Feb. Nov. 20, San Antonio, Camp Chase Cashiered,
10, 1865 Tex. restored and
1862 honorably
discharged
74th April July 10, Louisville, Ky. Camp Resigned May
20, 1865 Dennison 16, 1863 App.
1862 Bvt. Brig. Gen
of vols
76th Feb. July 15, Louisville, Ky. Camp Chase Appointed
9, 1865 Major General
1862 of volunteers

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78th Feb. July 11, Louisville, Ky. Tod Barracks Appointed

11, 1865 Major Geneal
1862 of volunteers
79th Sept. June 9, Washington D. Camp Resigned
3, 1865 C. Dennison August 1864,
1862 App. Bvt. Grig.
Gen of vols.
80th Feb. Aug. 15, Little Rock, Ark. Tod Barracks Resigned
20, 1865 February 14,
1862 1864
81st Sept, July 13, Louisville, Ky. Camp Resigned July
1861 1865 Dennison 30, 1864
82d Jan. July 24, Louisville, Ky. Tod Barracks Killed in battle
25, 1865 August 29, 1862
1862
83d Sept. July 24, Galveston, Tex. Camp Appointed
3, 1865 Dennison Brevet
1862 Brigadier
General of
volunteers
85th June
10,
1862
86th June Sept 25, Camp Delaware Camp Mustered out
16, 1862 Delaware of service.
1862
86th Aug. Feb. 10, Cleveland Camp Mustered out
8, 1864 Cleveland of service
1863
87th June Sept. 20, Camp Chase Camp Chase Appointed
12, 1862 Brevet
1862, Brigadier
General of
Volunteers
88th Camp Chase
89th Sept. June 7, Washington D. Camp Dismissed
3, 1865 C. Dennison October 7, 1862
1862
90th Aug. June 13, Camp Harker, Camp Resigned April
29, 1865 Tenn Dennison 14, 1863
1862

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91st Sept. June 24, Cumberland, Camp Discharged for

13, 1865 Md. Dennison wounds,
1862 November 4,
1863
94th Aug June 6, Washington D. Camp Chase Resigned for
28, 1865 C. wounds,
1862 February 22,
1863
95th Aug. Aug. 19, Louisville, Ky. Tod Barracks Appointed
20, 1865 Brigadier
1862 General of
Volunteers
96th Sept. July 7, Mobile, Ala. Camp Chase Killed in action,
1, 1865 April 8, 1864
1862
97th Sept. June 12, Nashville, Tenn. Tod Barracks Appointed
7, 1865 Brevet
1862 Brigadier
General of
Volunteers
98th Aug. June 3, Washington D. Camp Killed at
23, 1865 C. Cleveland Perryville,
1862 October 8, 1862
99th Aug. Discharged
31, November 4,
1862 1862
102d Sept. June 30, Nashville, Tenn. Tod Barracks Mustered out,
4, 1865 Since deceased
1862
104th Sept. June 17, Greensboro, N. Camp Appointed
1, 1865 C. Cleveland Brigadier
1862 General of
volunteers
107th Sept. July 10, Charleston, S. Camp Resigned
25, 1865 C. Cleveland February 8,
1862 1864
110th Oct. June 25, Washington D. Tod Barracks Appointed
19, 1865 C. Brevet Major
1862 General of
volunteers

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111th Sept. June 27, Salisbury, N. C. Camp Honorably

11, 1865 Cleveland discharged
1862 October 8, 1862
113th Dec. July 6, Louisville, Ky. Tod Barracks Resigned April
27, 1865 29, 1863
1862
114th Dec. July 31, Houston, Ky. Tod Barracks Resigned
1, 1865 September 20,
1862 1863
116th Sept. July 14, Richmond, Va. Camp Mustered out
1, 1865 Dennison at expiration of
1862 service
117th Oct. Aug. 1, Camp Dennison Camp Transferred to
2, 1865 Dennison First Ohio
1862 Heavy Artillery
118th Sept., June 24, Salisbury, N. C. Camp Resigned
1862 1865 Cleveland February 10,
1864
120th Oct. Resigned
25, February 18,
1862 1863
121st Sept. June 8, Washington D. Camp Chase Resigned
15, 1865 C. February 4,
1862 1863
122d Oct. June 26, Washington D. Tod Barracks Resigned
23, 1865 C. February 3,
1862 1863
125th Jan. 3, Sept. 25, Camp Irwin, Camp Chase Appointed Brig.
1863 1865 Tex. Gen. of
volunteers, and
Brevet Major
126th Sept. June 25, Washington D. Tod Barracks Belongs to
16, 1865 C. Regular army.
1862
128th Dec. July 17, Camp Chase Camp Chase Mustered out
26, 1865 Appointed Brig
1863 Gen of
volunteers
119th Aug. March 11, Camp Cleveland Camp Mustered out
10, 1864 Cleveland at expiration of
1863 service.

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231st May Aug 15, Columbus Camp Chase Mustered out

15, 1864 at expiration of
1864 service
132d May Sept. 10, Columbus Camp Chase Mustered out
22, 1864 at expiration of
1864 service.
133d May 6, Aug. 20, Columbus Camp Chase Mustered out
1864 1864 at expiration of
service
134th May 7, Aug. 31, Columbus Camp Chase Mustered out
1864 1864 at expiration of
service
135th May Sept. 1, Columbus Camp Chase Mustered out
11, 1864 at expiration of
1864 service.
136th May Aug. 30, Columbus Camp Chase Mustered out
13, 1864 at expiration of
1864 service
141st May Sept. 3, Gallipolis Gallipolis Mustered out
21, 1864 at expiration of
1864 service
142d May Sept. 2, Camp Chase Camp Chase Mustered out
14, 1864 at expiration of
1864 service
144th May Aug. 31, Camp Chase Camp Chase Mustered out
11, 1864 at expiration of
1864 service.
145th May Aug. 23, Camp Chase Camp Chase Mustered out
10, 1864 at expiration of
1864 service
146th May Sept., 7, Camp Dennison Camp Mustered out
17, 1864 Dennison at expiration of
1864 service
148th May Sept. 14, Marietta Marietta Mustered out
23, 1864 at expiration of
1864 service
154th May Sept. 1, Camp Dennison Camp Mustered out
12, 1864 Dennison at expiration of
1864 service
159th May Aug. 24, Zanesville Zanesville Mustered out
11, 1864 at expiration of
1864 service

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163d May Aug. 10, Camp Chase Camp Chase Mustered out
13, 1864 at expiration of
1864 service
169th May Aug. 4, Camp Cleveland Camp Mustered out
19, 1864 Cleveland at expiration of
1864 service
171st May 9, Aug 20, Sandusky Sandusky Mustered out
1864 1864 at expiration of
service
173d Sept. June 28, Camp Dennison Damp Mustered out
18, 1865 Dennison at expiration of
1864 service
174th Sept. June 27, Charlotte, N. C. Columbus Appointed
23, 1865 Brigadier
1864 General of
volunteers
175th Oct. June 27, Nashville, Tenn. Camp Appointed
11, 1865 Dennison Brigadier
1864 General of
volunteers
176th Sept. June 4, Nashville, Tenn. Tod Barracks Appointed
21, 1865 Brigadier
1864 General of
volunteers.
178th Sept. June 29, Charlotte, N. C. Tod Barracks Mustered out
29, 1865 at expiration of
1864 service.
179th Sept. June 18, Nashville, Tenn. Tod Barracks Mustered out
28, 1865 at expiration of
1864 service.
180th Oct. July 15, Charlotte, N. C. Tod Barracks Appointed
15, 1865 Brevet
1864 Brigadier
General of
volunteers
182d Nov. July 7, Nashville, Tenn Camp Chase Mustered out
1, 1865 at expiration of
1864 service
184th Feb. Sept. 20, Nashville, Tenn Camp Chase Appointed
23, 1865 Brigadier
1865 General. Died
at New Orleans

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185th Feb. Sept. 26, Lexington, Ky. Camp Chase Mustered out
27, 1865 at expiration of
1865 service.
186th March Sept 18, Nashville, Tenn. Camp Chase Appointed
2, 1865 Brevet
1865 Brigadier
General of
volunteers
187th March Jan. 20, Macon, Ga. Camp Chase Appointed
3, 1866 Brevet
1865 Brigadier
General of
volunteers
188th March Sept. 21, Nashville, Tenn Camp Chase Appointed
4, 1865 Brevet
1865 Brigadier
General of
volunteers
191st March Aug. 27, Winchester, Va. Camp Chase Appointed
10, 1865 Brigadier
1865 General of
volunteers
192d March Sept 1, Winchester, Va. Camp Chase Mustered out
12, 1865 at expiration of
1865 service
194th March Oct 24, Washington D. Camp Chase Appointed
14, 1865 C. Brevet
1865 Brigadier
General of
volunteers
196th March Sept. 11, Baltimore, Md. Camp Chase Appointed
25, 1865 Brevet
1865 Brigadier
General of
volunteers
CAVALRY
1st Dec. Sept. 13, Hinlon Head, Camp Chase Resigned
9, 1865 S. C. January, 1862
1861
3d Feb. Aug. 4, Edgefield, Tod Barracks Honorably
10, 1865 Tenn. discharged
1861 January, 1863

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5th Feb. Oct. 30, Salisbury, N. C. Camp Resigned

26, 1865 Dennison August 11, 1863
1861
6th May Aug. 7, Petersburg, Va. Camp Resigned April
13, 1865 Cleveland 2, 1863
1861
7th Nov. July 4, Nashville, Tenn. Camp Appointed
1863 1865 Dennison Brevet
Brigadier
General of
volunteers
8th April July 30, Clarksburg, Va. Camp Resigned
26, 1865 Dennison January 4, 1865
1864
9th April July 20, Lexington, N. C. Camp Chase Appointed
23, 1865 Brevet
1863 Brigadier
General of
volunteers
10th Feb. July 24, Lexington, N. C. Camp Honorably
27, 1865 Cleveland discharged
1863 January 13,
1865
11th Feb. July 14, Ft. Tod Barracks Mustered out
1862 1865 Leavenworth, April 1, 1865
Kan.
12th Nov. Nov. 14, Nashville, Tenn Camp Chase Mustered out
24, 1865 at expiration of
1863 service
13th May Aug. 10, Petersburg, Va. Tod Barracks Mustered out
11, 1865 at expiration of
1864 service

540 - UNION COUNTY

LOSSES BY REGIMENTS, OF UNION COUNTY SOLDIERS.

1st O. V. I-Enlisted, 1.

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2d O. V. I.-Enlisted, 9; killed, 1, died, 1; wounded, 2. Total, 4.

3d O. V. I.-Enlisted, 8; died, 1; wounded, 2. Total loss, 3.

4th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 13; killed, 1; died, 1; wounded, 2. Total loss, 4.

6th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 4; killed, 1. Total loss, 1.

7th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 2; wounded, 1. Total loss, 1.

8th O. V. I-Enlisted, 1.

10th 0. V. I.-Enlisted, 2; died, 1. Total loss, 1.

11th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 3.

12th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1.

13th O. V.I., three months.-Enlisted, 94; died, 1. Total loss, 1.

13th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 163; killed, 20; died, 25; wounded, 17; prisoners,
11. Total loss, 73.

14th O. V. I-Enlisted, 5; died, 1. Total loss, 1.

15th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 13; died, 2; wounded, 1; prisoner, 1. Total loss, 4.

16th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 47; died, 13; wounded, 6; prisoners, 6. Total loss,

25.

17th O. V. I., three months.-Enlisted, 32.

17th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 47; died, 8; wounded, 3, Total low 11.

18th O. V. l.-Enlisted, 23; died, 1; wounded,3. Total loss, 4.

19th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 4; wounded, 1. Total loss, 1.

20th O. V. I- Enlisted, 5; wounded, 1; prisoner, 1. Total loss, 2.

21st O. V. I.-Enlisted, 4; killed, 1; prisoner 1 Total loss, 2.

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22d O. V. I- Enlisted, 3; died, 1. Total loss, 1.

23d O. V. I-Enlisted, 8; died, 1; wounded, 2; prisoner, 1. Total loss, 4.

24th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1; died, 1. Total loss, 1.

25th O. V l.-Enlisted: 2; prisoner, 1. Total loss, 1.

26th O. V. I.-Enlisted 11 wounded, 3; prisoner, 1. Total loss, 4.

27th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 3; died, 1; wounded, 1. Total loss, 2.

28th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 2; died, 1. Total loss, 1.

29th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1.

30th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 106; killed, 10; died, 28; wounded, 15; prisoners, 2.
Total loss, 55.

31st O. V. I -Enlisted, 130; killed, 8; died, 17 ; wounded, 28; prisoners, 7.

Total loss, 60.

32d O. V. I.-Enlisted, 216; killed, 8; died, 27; wounded, 13; prisoners, 7.

Total loss, 54.

33d O. V. I. -Enlisted, 1; prisoner, 1. Total loss,1.

34th 0. V. I-Enlisted , 4.; killed, 1. Total loss, 1.

38th O. V. I.-Enlisted. 2

39th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 2.

40th O. V. I-Enlisted, 36; killed, 4; died, 7; wounded, 3. Total loss, 14.

41st O. V. I.-Enlisted, 3; wounded, 1. Total loss, 1.

42d O. V. I -Enlisted, 13; killed, 1; died, 5; wounded, 1; prisoner, 1. Total

loss, 8.

43d O. V. I -Enlisted, 8; wounded, 2. Total loss, 2.

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44th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 6.

45th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 21; died, 5; wounded, 2; prisoner, 4. Total loss, 11.

46th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 27; killed, 5; died, 2; wounded, 1; prisoners, 2 .

Total loss, 10.

47th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 3; wounded, 1. Total loss, 1.

48th O. V. I. -Enlisted, 7; died, 1; wounded, 1. Total loss, 2.

52d O. V. I. -Enlisted, 1.

53d 0. V. I -Enlisted, 2.

54th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 54; killed, 1; died, 10; wounded, 6. Total loss, 17.

55th O. V. I -Enlisted, 1; wounded, 1. Total loss, 1.

56th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1.

58th O. V. I -Enlisted, 4.

60th O. V. I.- Enlisted, 4.

61st O. V. I. - Enlisted, 4; killed, 1; wounded, 2; prisoner, 2. Total loss, 5.

62d O. V. I.-Enlisted. 1.

63d O. V. I.-Enlisted, 8; killed, 1. Total loss, 1.

64th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 2; wounded, 1. Total loss, 1.

65th O. V. I. - Enlisted, 4.

66th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 194; killed, 16; died, 27; wound. ad, 28 ; prisoners,
11. Total loss, 82.

69th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 2; died, 1; wounded, 1 . Total loss, 2.

70th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1.

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71st 0. V. I. -Enlisted, 2.

74th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 3; wounded, 1. Total loss, 1.

76th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 12; wounded, 1. Total loss, 1.

78th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 4.

79th O. V. I-Enlisted, 1.

80th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 2.

81st O. V. I.-Enlisted, 7; died, 1. Total loss, 1.

82d O. V. I.-Enlisted, 133; killed, 8; died, 21; wounded, 38; prisoners, 12.
Total loss, 79.

83d O. V. I-Enlisted, 1.

85th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 2.

86th (3 months) O. V. I.-Enlisted, 85 ; died, 1. Total loss 1.

86th (6 months) O. V. I. -Enlisted, 112; died, 7; wounded, 1. Total loss, 8.

87th O. V. I. -Enlisted, 3; prisoners, 2. Total loss, 2.

88th O. V. I-Enlisted, 44; died, 4. Total loss, 4,

89th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1.

90th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 3 ; wounded, 1 ; prisoner, 1. Total loss, 2.

91st O. V. I.-Enlisted, 2.

94th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 2; prisoner, 1. Total loss, 1.

95th O . V. I.-Enlisted, 19; killed, 1; died, 4; wounded, 3; prisoner, 1.

Total loss, 9.

96th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 138; killed, 2; died, 43; wound. ed, 12; prisoner, 7.
Total loss, 64.

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97th O, V. I.-Enlisted, 3.

98th O. V. I.- Enlisted, 2.

99th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 2.

102d O. V. I. -Enlisted 2.

104th O. V. I. - Enlisted, 1.

107th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 3.

110th O. V. I-Enlisted, 1.

111th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1; died, 1. Total loss, 1.

113th O. V. I -Enlisted, 10; wounded, 2. Total loss, 2.

114th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1.

115th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1.

116th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1 ; wounded, 1. Total loss, 1.

117th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1.

118th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1,

120th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1.

121st O. V. I-Enlisted, 300; killed, 17; died, 42; wounded , 83; prisoners,
32. Total loss, 174. 122d O. V. I -Enlisted, 3; wounded, 2. Total loss, 2.

125th O. V. I -Enlisted, 1; wounded, 1. Total loss 1.

126th O. V. I. - Enlisted, 2; died, 1; wounded, 1. Total loss, 2.

128th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 2.

129th O. V. I -Enlisted, 14; died, 1. Total loss, 1.

173d O. V. I. - Enlisted, 1.

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174th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 206; killed, 7; died, 19; wounded, 21. Total loss,
47.

175th O. V. I -Enlisted, 5; killed, 1. Total loss, 1.

176th O. V. I-Enlisted, 4; died, 2. Total loss, 2.

178th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 5; died, 2. Total loss, 2,

179th O. V. I - Enlisted, 12; died, 1. Total loss, 1.

180th O. V. I. - Enlisted, 19; died, 2. Total loss, 2.

182d O. V. I. -Enlisted, 4.

184th O. V. I -Enlisted, 6.

185th O. V, I. - Enlisted, 10.

186th, O. V. I -Enlisted, 6.

187th O. V. I -Enlisted, 112; died, 4; wounded, 1. Total loss, 5.

188th O. V. I-Enlisted, 5.

191st O. V. I.-Enlisted, 18.

192d O. V. I.-Enlisted, 20; died, 3 ; wounded, 1. Total loss, 4.

194th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1.

196th O. V. I. - Enlisted, 12.

198th O. V. I.-Enlisted, 1.

131st O. N. G.-Enlisted,1.

132d O. N. G. -Enlisted, 8; died, 1. Total loss, 1.

133d O. N G.-Enlisted, 6; died, 1. Total loss, 1.

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134th O. N. G.-Enlisted, 9; wounded, 1. Total loss. I .

135th O. N. G.-Enlisted, 5; died, 1; wounded, 1. Total loss, 2.

136th O. N. G.-Enlisted, 274; died, 8. Total low, 8.

141st O. N. G.-Enlisted, 1.

142d O. N. G.-Enlisted, 1.

144th O. N. G.-Enlisted 2; killed. 1. Total loss, 1.

145th O. N. G.-Enlisted: 7.

146th O. N. G.-Enlisted, 1.

148th O. N. G.-Enlisted, 1.

154th O. N. G.-Enlisted, 1.

159th O. N. G.-Enlisted, 2.

163d O. N. G.-Enlisted, 1.

169th O. N . G.-Enlisted, 1.

171st O. N. G.-Enlisted, 1.

1st O. V. C.-Enlisted, 88; killed, 9; died, 13; wounded, 12; prisoners, 11.
Total low, 45.

2d O. V. C.-Enlisted, 2.

MILITARY RECORD. - 541

5th O. V. C.-Enlisted, 6; wounded, 1. Total loss, 1.

6th O. V. C.-Enlisted, 2; wounded, 1; prisoner, 1. Total loss. 2.

7th O. V. C.-Enlisted. 2; wounded, 1, Total loss, 1.

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8th O. V. C.-Enlisted, 3.

9th O. V. C.-Enlisted, 2.

10th O. V. C.-Enlisted, 17; died, 2; prisoner. 1. Total loss, 3.

11th O. V. C -Enlisted, 7.

12th O. V. C. -Enlisted, 11; died, 1; wounded, 2; prisoner, 1. Total loss, 4.

13th O. V. C.-Enlisted, 2; wounded, 2. Total loss, 2.

7th 0. S. S. - Enlisted, 25 ; died, 6; prisoners, 3. Total loss 9

Union L. G.-Enlisted, 3.

18th U. S. I.-Enlisted, 40; killed, 6; died, 9; wounded, 4; prisoners, 3.

Total loss, 22.

1st U. S. C. T. - Enlisted, 1; wounded, 1. Total loss, 1.

5th U. S. C. T.-Enlisted, 5.

12th U. S. C. T.-Enlisted. 1.

27th U. S. C. T -Enlisted, 9; wounded, 1. Total loss, 1.

55th Mass. U. S. C. T.-Enlisted, 8.

Squirrel Hunters.-Enlisted, 92.

U. Co. Miss.- Enlisted, 47; died, 1; wounded, 1; prisoners

, 1. Total less, 3.

Miss.-Enlisted, 107; killed, 1; died, 8; wounded, 10; prisoners, 5. Total

loss, 23.

Total.-Enlisted, 3,538; killed, 133; died, 400; wounded, 360; prisoners,

142. Total loss, 1,035.

UNION COUNTY'S HEROIC DEAD.*

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Paris Township- James Adams, William Burns, Benjamin Belt, John

Barbour, John Cassil, D. G. Cassil, William Dines, Charles Eaton, W. Fulton,
J. G. Hawkins, James Hensley, M. C. Lawrence, John Marks, S. McFadden,
John D. Price, James Russell, William Scott, Fred. Scott, James Smith, J.
D. Smith, A. Weaver, Harrison Lansdown, John Reischling, all buried in
Marysville Cemetery; Ransom Rees, Amrine Cemetery.

Claibourne Township.-John Adams, Emerson Allen, W. W. Beardsley,

Leet Bonham, William J, Graham, Dr. T. B. Hamilton, R. D. Haynes, Dr. A.
J. Irwin, George W. Jolliff, H. H. Livingston, William Layton, Thomas
Moore, J. K. McIntire, A. D. Neal, C. L. Pugh, Joseph Swartz, William
Shackelford, George Sparks, William Sparks, J . J. Van Sant, William Wells,
S. H. Mitchell, Dr. P. H. Bauer, all repose in Claibourne Cemetery.

Mill Creek Township. -Silas Acret, Samuel Covey, S. H. Gray, W. D.

Haggard, George Skidmore, Charles Thompson, all rest in Watkins
Cemetery.

Taylor Township.-Reuben Orrahood, Wellington Armstrong.

Darby Township. -James Anderson, Maxim Brown, William Brown,

George Conklin, James E. Conklin, Miller Conklin, Andrew Dockum, William
Freet, W. Golesberry, Ira Hubbard, Elisha Harper, Lester Holycross,
William Laughead, C. Low, - McLean, W. H. McNier, George Mitchell,
Christopher Nick, George Poland, David G. Robinson, George Sager, Edwin
Sager, Robert Snodgrass, Daniel Wolford, James Walker, rest In Mitchell
Cemetery, and Gottlieb Boehm, George Stierhoff, Ferdinand Schrock,
repose in the German Cemetery.

Leesburg Township.-Harrison Carpenter, James Hudson, Rice Jewett,

Than Jewett, Daniel Mulvane, J. W. McAdow, A. Rosecrans, Alexander
Scott, Joseph White, Isaac White, Samuel Walters.

Dover Township.-J. N. Bonnett, Henry Black, Lewis Bowen. Joseph

Columber. Hamlet Duval], William Falk, John Griffith, Christopher Hurley,
George Hoffman, William Polen, Leonard Richey, John Ralston, Jonah
Sulivan, Samuel Van Gordon, Charles Wilcox.

Jerome Township. - S. B. Beard (Ewing Cemetery) James Clark, David

Cook, James S. Ewing, James Gowan (California Cemetery) Theodore
Martin, John Patterson, L. Stethern, David Woodburn, David Bair, O. B.
Cone, James Hill, Robert McDowell, J. V. McDowell, Frank McIntire (all
California Cemetery); William Wise, Henry Hensil, Robert Patterson
(Frankfort Cemetery).

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Washington Township. - Alvin Allen, Homer Allen, James Bird, George

W. Foute, A. J. Foute, J. P. Miller, Edward Wells, D. F. Wells.

*This list is not complete, am It was not possible to find all of the graves,
as some of them are not marked.

Jackson Township.-J. M. Cheney, Alonzo Cheney, L. Carter, J. G. Perry,

B. F. Roberts, Allen Roberts,

Liberty Township.-William C. Brooks, William R. Cranston,, Jacob

Clapsadle, A. C. Drake, William Dobbins, A. C. Glasscock, Robert Rea,
James F. Shearer, James Smith, John Strickney.

Allen Township.-A. Davis, William Davis, Wart Leonard, James Wilber, lie
buried in Buck Run Cemetery; Duncan Spain, Elisha Dobbins, (Spain
Cemetery.)

Union Township.-H. W. Blake, Enoch Burrows, Peter Bland, Henry

Burnham, Grafton Downes, A. Davis, S. W. Gay, French Garwood, Joseph
Hammond, Valorus Hawley, Hiram Hawley, George Kent, James League,
W. H. McAdams, J. H. Neal, Alvin Porter, Deville Rose, James Ryan,
Nathaniel Ryan, William P. Rigdon, George H. Reed, Lewis Stillings, Silas
Snodgrass David Silver, Benjamin Shirk, Emmet Webb, George Wilson,
William Wilson, Royal Webster, all repose in Milford Cemetery, John Ewing
(Wood's Cemetery), Benjamin Hathaway (Hathaway Cemetery).

York Township.-J. E. Corey, John Green, Henry Hoover, Adam, Hoover,

Samuel Hoover, J. H. Johnson, Gideon Kernes, Henry Morman, Lewis
Morman, W. D. W. Mitchell, William McIlroy, Thomas Patrick, H. T. Shirk,
A. J. Smith, William Toby, William Wright, E. Yarrington all sleep in
McKandrie Cemetery. Mathew Crabtree, D. D. Miller, Samuel McMillen, J.
G. Miller, Jonathan McEldery, Charles M. Patterson, William Spicer, T. J.
Thompson, A. Whaley, J. J. Yantis, George Yates, all rest in York
Cemetery. William Anderson A Baldwin, William H. Drake, Joseph
Southard, L. A. Southard, G. S. Southard James K Titsworth William H.
Winner.

NATIONAL MILITARY CEMETERIES

NAME OF CEMETERY INTERMENTS UNKNOWN TOTAL

KNOWN.

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Annapolis, Md., 2285 204 2489

Alexandria, La., 534 772 1306
Alexandria, Va., 3402 120 3522
Andersonville, Ga., 12793 921 131714
Antietam, Md., 2853 1818 4671
Arlington, Va., 11915 4349 16264
Ball's Bluff, Va., 1 24 25
Barrancas, Fla., 798 657 1455
Baton Rouge, La., 2469 495 2964
Battle Ground, D. C. 43 43
Beaufort, S. C., 4748 4493 9241
Beverly, N. J. 145 7 152
Brownsville, Tex., 1417 1379 2796
Camp Butler, Ill., 1007 355 1362
Camp Nelson, Ky., 2477 1165 3642
Chalmette, La., 6837 5674 12511
Chattanooga, Tenn., 7999 4963 12962
City Point, Va., 3688 1374 5162
Cold Harbor, Va., 673 1581 2254
Corinth, Miss., 1789 3927 5716
Crown Hill, Ind., 681 32 713
Culpepper, V a., 456 911 1367
Custer Battlefield, M. T., 262 262
Cypress Hills, N. Y. 3710 76 3786
Cave Hill, Kyu., 3344 583 3927
Danville, Ky., 355 8 343
Danville, Va., 1172 155 1327
Fayetteville, Ark., 431 781 1212
Finn's Point, N. J. 2644 2644
Florence, S. C. 199 2799 2998
Fort Donelson, Tenn., 158 511 669
Fort Gibson, I. T. 215 2212 2427
Fort Harrison, Va., 239 575 814
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 835 928 1863
Fort McPherson, Neb., 152 291 443

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Fort Smith, Ark., 711 1152 1863

Fort Scott, Kan., 390 161 551
Fredericksburg, Va., 2487 12770 15257
Glendale, Va., 284 961 1245
Grafton, Va., 284 961 1245
Hampton, Va., 4930 494 5424
Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 8584 2906 11490
Jefferson City, Mo., 349 412 761
Keokuk, Iowa 612 33 645
Knoxville, Tenn., 2090 1046 3136
Laurel, Md., 232 6 238
Lebanon, Ky. 594 277 871
Lexington, Ky., 805 108 913
542 - UNION COUNTY
Little Rock, Ark., 3265 2337 5602
Logan's Cross-roads, Ky., 345 366 711
Loudon Park, Md., 1637 166 1803
Marietta, Ga. 7188 2963 10151
Memphis, Tenn., 5160 8817 13977
Mexico City, Mo., 284 750 1034
Mobile, Ala., 756 113 869
Mound City, Ill., 2505 2721 5226
Nashville, Tenn., 11825 4701 16526
Natchez, Miss., 308 2780 3088
New Albany, Ind., 2139 676 2815
New Berne, N. C. 2177 1077 3254
Philadelphia, Penn., 1881 28 1909
Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., 1229 2361 3590
Poplar Grove, Va., 2198 4001 6199
Port Hudson, La., 596 3223 2819
Raleigh, N. C. 619 562 1181
Richmond, Va., 842 5700 6542
Rock Island, Ill., 277 19 296
Salisbury, Va., 94 12032 12126
San Antonio, Tex., 324 167 491

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Seven Pines, Va., 150 1208 1358

Soldier's Home, D. C. 5314 288 5602
Staunton, Va., 233 520 753
Stone River, Tenn., 3821 2324 6145
Vicksburg, Miss., 3896 12704 16600
Wilmington, N. C. 710 1398 2108
Winchester, Va., 2094 2365 4459
Woodlawn, Elmira, N. Y. 3074 16 3090
Yorktown, Va., 748 1434 2182
Total 171302 147568 318870

Of the whole number of interments indicated above there are about 6,900
known and 1,500 unknown civilians, and 6,900 known, 3,200 unknown
confederates. Of these latter the greater portions are buried at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N. Y., Finn's Point Cemetery, near Salem, N. J. The
interments at Mexico City are mainly of those who were killed or died in
that vicinity during the Mexican war, and include also such citizens of the
United States as may have died in Mexico, and who under treaty provision
have the right of burial therein.

From the foregoing it will appear that after making all proper deductions
for civilians and confederates there are gathered in the various places
mentioned, the remains of nearly 300,000 men, who at one time wore the
blue during the late war, and who yielded up their lives in defense of the
Government which now so graciously cares for their ashes.

NAMES AND DATES OF THE PRINCIPAL BATTLES

OF THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.

Andairsville, Ga., May 17 and 18,1864.

Allatoona, Ga., October 5,1864.

Alpine Gap, Ga September 11, 1863.

Altoona Hills, Ga., May 25 to June 4,1864.

Antietam, Md., September 16 and 17, 1862.

Appomattox Court Home, Va., April 9,1865.

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Arkansas Post, Ark., January 11, 1863.

Ashby's Gap, Va., July 12,1863.

Assault on Fort Wagner, S. C., July 10 and 11, 1863.

Atlanta, Ga., July 12 to August 25,1864.

Atlanta, Ga., November 9, 1864.

Averill's raid in West Virginia, August 25 to 30, 1863.

Bacon Creek, Ky., December 26,1862.

Baker's Creek, Miss., May 16, 1863.

Bell's Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861.

Baltimore, streets of, Maryland, April 19,1861.

Barboursville, W. Va., July 12 and September 18, 1861.

Bradstown, Ky., October 4,1862.

Barton Station, Miss., April 16 and October 20, 1863.

Barton Rouge, La August 5, 1862

Bayle's Cross Roads, La., October 12, 1861.

Bayou Cache, Ark., July 7,1862.

Bayou De Glaize, La., May 18, 1864.

Bayou Rapids, La., March 21,1864.

Bayou Saint Louis, Miss., November 17, 1863.

Bear Creek, Ala., April 17 and October 26, 1863.

Bentonville, N. C., March 18 to 21, 1865.

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Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 4 and 16 to 30, June 2, August 14 and 25,
November 30 to December 4 and December 13,1864.

Berreyville, Va., December 1, 1862.

Beverly, W. Va., July 12,1861.

Big Bethel, Va., April 4,1862.

Big Black River, Miss., Way 3 and 17, July 4 and 5 and October 13, 1863.

Big Black River Bridge, Miss., August 12 and September 11, 1863.

Big Hatchie River, Him., October 5, 1862.

Big Shanty, Ga., June 6, September 2, October 3, 1864.

Birds' Point, Mo., August 19,1861.

Black Bayou, Him., April 10, 1863.

Blackburn's Ford, Va., July 18, 1861.

Black River, La., November 1, 1864.

Black River, Mo., September 12, 1861.

Black Warrior Creek, Ala., May, 1, 1863.

Black Water, Mo., December 19, 1861.

Bogler's. Creek, Ala.,. April 1, 1865.

Bolivar, Miss., August 25 and September 19, 1862..

Bolivar Heights, Va., , October 16,1861.

Booneville, Miss., May 30 and July 1, 1862.

Bowling Green, Ky:: February 1 and 15,1862.

Brandy Station: Va August 20,1862.

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Brentwood, Tenn., March 25, 1863.

Bristo Station, , Va., October 14, 1863.

Brownsville, Ark., July 25, August 25 and September 14 and 16, 1863.

Bull Run, first, Va., July 21, 1861.

Bull Ran, Second, Va., August 30, 1862.

Bull Run Bridge, Va., August 27,1862.

Burnt Hickory, Ga, May 24 to June 4, July 4 and 5, 1864.

Buzzard Boost, Ga., February 25 to 27, 1864.

Buzzard Roost Gap, Ga., May 8, 1864.

Camden Point, Mo., July 13, 1864.

Campaign, Northern, Ga., May 5 to September 8, 1864.

Cane Creek, Ala., October 26, 1863.

Cane River, La., April 24, 1864.

Cape Girardeau Mo., April 26,1863.

Capture of Rebel Ram.

Fair Play, La., August 18, 1862.

Carnifax Ferry, Va., September 10, 1861.

Carrick's Ford, W. Va., July 14,1861.

Carters Station, Tenn., December 30, 1862.

Carthage, Mo., July 5, 1861.

Cassville, Ga., May 19 to 22, 1864.

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Catlett's Station, Va., August 21, 22 and October 24, 1862

Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9,1862.

Campbellsville, Ky.

Chambersburg, Penn., July 30,1864.

Chancellorsville, Va., May I to 5 1863.

Chapin's Fam, Va., September 29 and 30 and November 4, 1864

Charleston, S. C., February 18, 1865.

Charleston, Tenn., December 28,1863.

Chattahoochie River, Ga., July 3 to 12, 1864.

Chattanooga, Tenn., August 21, and November 23 to 25, 1863

Cheat Mountain, West Va. September 12 and 13, 1861.

Chickahominy, Va., May 24 and June 21.1862.

Chickamauga, Ga., September 19 to 23. 1863.

Chickamauga Station, Ga November 26, 1863.

Chickasaw Bayou, Miss., December 28 and 29, 1862.

Chickasaw Bluffs, Miss., December 29, 1862.

City Point, Va., May 6 and June -, 1864.

Clarksville, Tenn., August 19 and September 7, 1862.

Cleveland, Tenn., November 27 and December 22, 1863.

Cochran's Crossroads, Miss., September 10, 1862.

Cold Knob Mountain, Va., November 26,1862.

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Coldwater, Miss., May 11 and July 24, November 8 and 9, September 10,
1862.

College Hill, Miss., August 21 and 22, 1864.

Columbia, S. C., February 15 to 18, 1865.

Columbus Ga April 16, 1865.

Coosa River, Ga., October 25, 1864.

Corinth Miss., April 30 to May 30, October 3 and 4,1862.

Corinth, Miss, August 16,1863.

Corinth, Miss., June 10, 1864.

Courtland Bridge, Ala. July 25,1862.

Crab Orchard, Ky., August 22,1862.

Crump's Landing, Tenn., April 4,1862.

Cumberland Gap, Tenn., June 18, 1862, and September 9, 1863.

Cynthiana, Ky., July 17,1862.

Dallas, Ga., May 25 to June 5, 1864.

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Dalton, Ga., May 9, August 14 to 16, and October 13, 1864.

Dardanelle, Ark., September 9 and 12,1863.

Deep Bottom Va. July 21 27 And 28, August 14 to 19, September 2 and 6,
and October 1 and 31, 1864.

Destruction rebel ram Albemarle, October 28. 1864.

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Dobbin's Ferry, Tenn., December 9,1862.

Dutch Gap, Va., August 5, 1863.

East Point Ga., September 5 1864.

Ebenezer Church, Ala., April 1, 1865.

Elizabethtown, Ky., December 27,1862.

Elk River, Tenn., July 2 mad 14, 1863.

Evacuation of Corinth, Miss., May 30,1862.

Expedition from Vicksburg to Jackson, Miss., July 3 to 9,1864.

Expedition front Vicksburg to Meridian, Miss., February 3 to March 5,

1864.

Expedition to Black Bayou, Miss., April 5 to 10, 1863.

Expedition up Yazoo River, Him., February 1 to March 8, 1864.

Fairborn, Ga., August 18, 1864.

Fairfax, Va., July 13, 1864.

Fairfax Court House, Va., June 1, 1861.

Fair Oaks Va May 31 and June 1, 1862.

Falling Waters', Md., July 2,1861.

Fish Bayou, LA, June 5, 1864.

Fisher's Hill, Va., August 15, September 22 and October 9,1864.

Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865.

Flat Shoals Ga July 28 1864.

Florence, Ala., May 27, 1863.

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Fort Blakely, Ala., March 31 to April 9,1865.

Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 13 to 16 and August 26, 1862.

Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 3,1863.

Fort Donelson Tenn October 11, 1864.

Fort Fisher, N. C., December 25,1864.

Fort Gaines, Ala., August 2 to 23, 1864.

Fort Henry, Tenn., February 6,1862.

Fort Hindman, Ark January 11, 1863.

Fort Leavenworth, Kas., October 20 to 26,1864.

Fort McAllister, Ga., December 13,1864.

Fort McCook, Ala., August 27, 1862.

Fort Morgan, Ala., August 5 to 23,1864.

Fort Pillow, Tenn., March .6 and April 12,1864.

Fort Scott, Kas., September 1 and 3, 1861.

Fort Scott, Kas., October 22 and 28,1864.

Fort Smith, Ark., May 15, August 31 and September 1, 1863.

Fort Sumter, S. C, April 12 and 13,1861.

Fort Wagner, S. C., July 10 to September 6,1863.

Franklin, Tenn., December 12,1862.

Franklin, Tenn., September 2, November 30 and December 17,1864.

Fredericksburg, Mo., July 17,1864,

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Fredericksburg, Va., November 9 and December 11 to 16, 1862.

Fort Royal, Va., May 23 and 30,1862.

Gaines' Mill, Va., Jams 27,1862.

Gauley's Bridge, W. Va., November 10, 1861.

Gettysburg, Penn., July 1, 2 and 3, 1863.

Glasgow, Ky., October 5, and December 24,1862.

Goldsboro, N. C., December 17, 1862

Goldsboro, N. C., March 21 to 24,1865

Grafton, W. Va., August 13,1861.

Grand Coteau, La., November: 3, 186.3.

Grand Ecore, La., April 3, 1864.

Grand Gulf, Miss., April 29. 1863.

Grand Gulf, Miss., January 16 to 18, July 16 and 17, 1864.

Great Bethel, Va., June 10, 1861.

Great Bethel, VA., April 4,1862.

Green River Bridge, Ky., July 4, 1863.

Grierson's expedition front La Grange, Tenn., to Baton Rouge, L.., April 27

to May 2,1863.

Hagerstown, Md., July 6 and 11, 1863.

Hagerstown, Md., July 5,1864.

Hamburg, Tenn , May 30 1863.

Hamburg Landing, Ala., May 29,1863.

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Hampton Roads, VA., March 9 , 1862.

Hampton, Va., August 7, 1861.

Harper's Ferry, Va., April 18 and October 11, 1861.

Harper's Ferry, Va., May, 28, September 12 to 15, 1862.

Harper's Ferry, Va., October 5, 1863.

Harper's Ferry Bridge, Va., July 7, 1863.

Harpeth River, Tenn., March 2 and 4, April 10, 1863.

Harrodsburg, Ky., October 10, 1862.

Hartsville, Tenn., December 7,1862.

Hatcher's Run, Va., October 27 and 28,1864.

Hatcher's Run, Va., February 5 to 7, 1865.

Helena Ark., August 11 to 14, September 20, October 1 and 18 December

5 1862

Holston River, Tenn.: November 15, 1863.

Holston River, Tenn., February 20, 1864.

Hoover's Gap, Tenn., June 24, 1863.

Hot Springs, Ark., February 4, 1861.

Humbolt, Tenn., December 20, 1862.

Independence, Mo., June 17 and November 26,1861.

Independence, Mo., February 18, March 22 and August 11,1862

Independence, Mo., February 3 and 8, March 23, April 23 and 24,1863.

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Independence, Mo., February 19, October 22 and 26, 1864.

Island No. 10, Tenn., April 8 and October 17, 1862.

Island No. 10, Tenn., October 16,1863.

Iuka, Miss., September 13 to 20,1862.

Iuka, Miss., July 7, 9 and 14.1863.

Jackson, Miss., May 14 and July 10 to 17 and 29, 1863.

Jackson, Miss., February 5, and July 5 to 8, 1864.

Jeff Thompson Surrendered, Ark., May 11, 1865.

Jonesboro. Ga., August 19, 20 sad 31, and September 1 and 7,1864

Kansas City, Mo., November 22,1864.

Kenesaw Mountain, also known As Big Shanty, Lost Mountain, Harriette

and Nose's Creek, Ga., June 10 to July 2, 1864.

Kilpatrick's raid on railroad, Ga., August 18 to 23,1864.

Kingston, Ga., May 18 and 24 and October 12,1864.

Kirby Smith Surrendered, May 26, 1865.

Knoxville, Tenn., September 10, 186.3.

La Grange, Ark., September 6, October 11, November 7 and December

30,1862.

Lamb's Perry, Tenn., December 25,1864.

La Vergne, Tenn., October 7, November 27 and December 9,1862.

La Vergne, Tenn., January 1, 1863.

La Vergne, Tenn., September 1, 1864.

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Lawrenceburg, Ohio, July 14, 1863.

Lebanon, Ky., July 12,1862; July 6, 1863, and July 30, 1864.

Lee Surrendered, Va., April 9, 1865.

Lexington, Ky., October 17, 1862.

Lexington, Ky., July 28,1863.

Lexington, Ky.. June 10, 1864.

Liberty Gap, Tenn., June 25,1863.

Little Harpeth, Tenn., March 25, 1863.

Little Rock, Ark., September 10, 1863.

Little Rock, Ark., April 26 and May 28,1864.

Lone Jack, Mo., August 11, 15 and 16, 1862.

Lone Jack, Mo., November 1, 1864.

Lookout Mountain, Tenn., November 24, 1863.

Lost Mountain, Ga., June 9 to 30, 1864

Loudon Creek, Tenn., November 15, 1863.

Louisa Court House, Va., May 1, 1863.

Lovejoy's Station, Ga.. July 29 and 30, August 20, September 2 to 6, and
November 16,1864. Lynchburg, Va., June 17 and 18,1864.

Lynnville, Tenn., November 24 and December 23,1864.

Macon, Ga., July 30, November 20 and 24,1864.

Manassas, VA, August 30,1862.

Manassas Gap, Va., November 5, 1862.

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Manassas Gap, Va., Jul 21,1863.

Manassas Junction, Va., October 24, 1862.

Manchester, Tenn., August 29,1862.

Manchester, Tenn., March 17, 1862.

Marietta, Ga., July 3 and 4, 1864.

Martinsburg, Md., July 2, 1861.

Martinsburg, Va., September, 1862.

Maryland Heights, Va., July 4 to 7.1864.

Massacre at Centralia, Mo. September 27,1864.

McCook's raid in Georgia, July 26 to 31,1864.

McMinnville Tenn., April 20, September 28 and October 3,1863,

Memphis, Tenn., June 6,1862.

Memphis, Tenn., May 2, August 21, and December 14, 1864.

Meridian Miss., February, 9 to 19, 1864.

Milliken's Bend, La., June 5 to 7,1863

Mill Springs, Ky, January 19 and 20 1862.

Mine Explosion, Petersburg, VA., July 30, 1864.

Missionary Ridge, Tenn., November 25, 1863.

Mobile, Ala., December 22, 1864.

Monocacy, Md., July 9,1864.

Monterey, Tenn., April 28 and May 13,1862.

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Morgan's raid from Kentucky into Indiana and Ohio, July 1, to 26, 1863.

Moulton, Ala., May 28 and 29, 1864.

Mount Sterling, Ky., July 29, 1862.

Mount Sterling, Ky., March 22, 1863.

Mount Sterling, Ky., June 9, 1864.

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Mouth of Monocacy, Md., October 11, 1802.

Muldraugh's Hill, Ky.,.December 28,1862.

Munfordsville Ky December 17 1861

Munfordsville: Ky., September 14, 16 and. 21, 1862.

Murfreesboro, Tenn., July 13 and December 31, 1862, to January 3 and

June 6, 1863, September 3 and December 5, 6, 7, 15 and 24 1864

Murfreesboro Road, Tenn., October 4, 1864,

Nashville & Northwestern Railway, Tenn., September 4, 1864.

Nashville, Tenn., March 9, July 21 and November 5, 1862.

Natural Bridge, Fla., March 6,1865.

Near Boliver Heights, Va., July 14,1863.

Near Culpepper, Va., July 12,1862.

Near Dalton, Ga, January 21,1864.

Near Nashville, Tenn, March 8 and October 20,1862.

Near Snicker's Gap, Va., August 13 1864.

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Near the Rappahannock, Va., April 1, 1864.

New Berne, N. C., March 14, May 22, and November 11, 1862 .

New Creek, W. Va., June 17, 1861.

New Hope Church, Ga., May 25 to June 6, 1864.

Newport News, Va., July 6, 1861.

Nickajack Creek, Ga., July I to 10, 1864.

North Anna River, Va., July 23,1862.

North Shenandoah, Va., October, 1864.

Occoquan Creek, Va., November 12, 1861.

Occupation of Atlanta, Ga., September 2, 1864.

Ogeeche River, Ga., December 7 to 91 1864.

Oostenauha, Ga., May 13 to 16,1864.

Orange Courthouse, Va., July 25 and August 2,1862.

Orchard Knob, Tenn., November 23,1863.

Orleans, Ind., June 17,1863.

Overall's Creek, Tenn., December 4,1864.

Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 19 and 20,1864.

Pea Ridge, Ark., March 6 to 8,1862.

Pea Vine Creek, Ga., November 27,1863.

Perryville, Ky., October 6, 7 and 8, 1862.

Petersburg, Va., June 10, 1864, to April 3, 1865,

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Philippi, W. Va., June 3, 1861.

Pilot Knob, Mo., September 26 to 29, and October 26, 1864.

Pine Knob, Ga., June 19,1864.

Pine Mountain, Ga., June 14,1864.

Pittsburg Landing, also known as Shiloh, Tenn., March 2, and April 6 and
7,1862.

Plantersville, Ala., April 1, 1865.

Pope's campaign in Virginia, August 23 to September 1 1862.

Port Hudson, La., March 14, May 22 to July 9, 1863.

Port Republic, Va., June 9,1862.

Port Royal, S. C., November 7,1861.

Port Royal, S. C, January 1, 1862.

Pound Gap Expedition, Tenn., July 6, 1863.

Powder Springs, Ga., June 20, 1864.

Pulaski, Tenn., May 4, 1862, and May 13, September 26 and 27,
December 25, 1864.

Pumpkin Vine Creek, Ga., May 25 to June 4,1864.

Raid to Gordonsville, Va., December 8 to 28, 1864.

Rapidan, Va., October 10 and 17,1863, and March 1, 1864.

Rappahannock Station, Va., August 20 to 23, 1862, August 1 and 2, and

November 7, 1863 Readyville, Tenn., August 28,1862.

Reconnaissance on Corinth Read, Miss., April 8, 1862.

Red Clay, Ga., May 3, 1864.

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Red Oaks, Ga., August 19, 20 and 28, 1864.

Red River Expedition, La., May, 1864.

Resaca, Ga., May 13 to 16, and October 12, 1864.

Richmond, Ky., August 30,1862.

Richmond, Ky., July 28,1863.

Rich Mountain, W. Va., July 11, 1861.

Ringgold, Ga., September 11 and November 27, 1863.

Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., February 23 to 27, March 6 to 9, and May 8 to

12,1864.

Rodgersville, Tenn., August 22,1864.

Rome, Ga., May 17 and 18, and October 13,1864.

Rosecrans' campaign in Tennessee June 23 to 30, 1863.

Rousseau's campaign in Tennessee, June 23 to 30,1863.

Rousseau's pursuit of Wheeler in Tennessee, September 1 to 8,1864.

Rousseau's raid in Alabama and Georgia, July 11 to 22, 1864.

Rutherford's Creek, Tenn., March 10, 1863.

Sabine Crossroads, La., April 8,1864.

Sabine Pass, La., September 8, 1863.

Sailor's Creek, Va., April 6,1865.

Saltville, Va., October 2 and December 20,1864.

Sand Mountain, Ala., April 30,1863.

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Sand Mountain, Ala., January 27,1865.

Savage's Station, Va., June 29, 1862.

Savannah, Tenn., April 16, 1862.

Second assault on Fort Wagner, S. C., July 18, 1863.

Second assault on Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863.

Second assault on Vicksburg, Miss., May 20,1863.

Seven days, includes Chickahominy, Peach Orchard end Savage Station,

Va., June 26 to July 1, 1862.

Seven Pines, Va., May 31 and June 1, 1862.

Sharpsburg, Md., September 17, 1862.

Shelbyville, Tenn., J.- 27, 1863.

Shelbyville Pike, Tenn., June 4 and October 7,1863.

Sheridan's raid in Virginia, May 9 to 13,1864.

Sheridan's raid in Virginia, February 27 to March 25, 1865.

Shiloh, Tenn., April 6 and 7,1862.

Siege of Atlanta, Ga.,July 28 to September 2,1864.

Siege of Knoxville, Tenn., November 17 to December 4, 1863.

Siege of Mobile, Ala., March 26 to April 9,1865.

Siege of Petersburg, Va., June 15, 1864, to April 2, 1865.

Siege of Port Hudson, La., May 27 to July 9, 1863.

Siege of Savannah, Ga., December 10 to 21, 1864.

Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18 to July 4,1863.

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Siege of Yorktown, Va., April 5 to May 3,1862.

Snake Creek Gap, Ga., May 8 to 10, October 15, 1864.

Snicker's Cap, Va., November 2, 1862.

Snow Hill, Tenn., April 2 and 3, 1863.

South Mountain, Md., September 14, 1862.

Springfield, Mo., August 10, October 5 and 25,1861.

Springfield, Mo , February 13, 1862.

Springfield, Mo., January 7 and 8, December 16,1863.

Spring Hill, Tenn., March 4 and 6, 1863.

Stewart's Creek, Tenn., December 29, 1862, and January 1, 1863.

Stockade at Stone River, Tenn., October 5, 1863.

Stoneman's raid to Macon, Ga., July 26 to 31. 1864.

Stoneman's raid from Tennessee to Virginia, December 12 to 21, 1864.

Stoneman's raid in Virginia and North Carolina, March 20 to April 6,1865.

Stone River, also known as Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 31, 1862, to

January 3, 1863, Strawberry Plains, Tenn., January 10, 1864.

Streight's raid from Alabama to Georgia, April 27 to May 3,1863.

Sweetwater, Tenn., October 24, 1863.

Tallahatchie, Fla., June 18, 1862.

Taylor Surrendered, May 4, 1865.

The Cedars, Tenn., December 5 to 8, 1864.

Tongue River, Dak., August 29,1865.

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Triune, Tenn., June 9,1863.

Tullahoma, Tenn., July 1, 1863.

Tunnel Hill, Ga., January 28, February 25 to 27, May 7, 1864,

Tupelo, Miss., May 6,1863.

Tuscumbia, Ala., February 22, April 24, October 24 to 27, 1863.

Twelve miles from Yazoo City, Him., December 1, 1864.

Vicksburg, Miss, May 18 to July 4 and August 27, 1863.

Vicksburg, Miss., February 13 and July 4, 1864.

Warrenton Junction, Va., September 26,1862.

Wartrace, Tenn., October 5, 1863,

Weldon Railroad, Va., June 22 and 23, August 18 to 22, 1864.

West Point, Mo., October, 1861.

White House, Va., June 20,1864.

White River, Ark., May 6, 1862.

Wild Cat, Ky., October 21, 1861.

Wilderness, Va., May 5 to 7,1864.

Wilmington, N. C., February 22,1865.

Wilson's raid, Alabama to Georgia, March 22 to April 24, 1865.

Winchester, Va., March 23 and May 25, 1862.

Winchester, Va., May 19 and June 13 and 15, 1863.

Winchester, Va., July 20 and 24, August 17 and September 19,1864.

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Yazoo City Expedition, Miss., May 4 to 13, 1864.

Yazoo Pass, Miss., February 16 to 20, 1863.

Zollicoffer, Tenn., September 24, 1863.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Hoods first Sortie, July 22, 1864). Union losses-
Killed, 500; wounded, 2,141 ; missing, 1,000. Confederate losses-Killed,
2,482; wounded, 4,000; missing, 2,017.

MILITARY RECORD. - 545

Union troops engaged-15th, 16th and 17th Corps, Army of the Tennessee;
Maj. Gen. McPherson, of the Army of the Military Division of the
Mississippi. Maj. Gen. J. B. McPherson and Brig. Gen. L. Greathouse, U. S.
A., killed.

ANTIETAM, MARYLAND (September 16 and 17, 1862). Union losses-

Killed, 2,010; wounded, 9,416; missing, 1,043. Confederate losses-Killed,
3,500; wounded, 16,399; missing, 6,000. Union troops engaged-1st, 2d,
5th, 6th, 9th and 12th Corps, Crouch's Division, 4th Corps, and
Pleasanton's Division of Calvalry, Army of the Potomac. Brig. Gen. J. K. F.
Mansfield, killed; Maj. Gens. Richardson and Hooker and Brig. Gens.
Rodman, Weber, Sedgwick, Hartsuff, Dana and Meagher, U. S. A.,
wounded.

Brig. Gens. L. O. B. Branch, G. B. Anderson and W. E. Starke killed; Maj.

Gen. R. H. Anderson, Brig. Gens. Toombs, Lawton, Ripley, Rodeo, Gregg,
Armistead and Ransom, C. S. A., wounded.

BENTONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA (March 19 to 21, 1865). Union

losses-Killed, 191; wounded, 1,168; missing, 287. Confederate losses-
Killed, 267; wounded, 1,200; missing, 1,625.

BULL RUN (1st) VIRGINIA (July 21, 1861).

Union losses-Killed, 481 ; wounded, 1,011 ; missing, 1,460.

Confederate losses-Killed, 269; wounded, 1,483; missing

Union troops engaged-2d Maine 2d New Hampshire; 2d Vermont ; lst, 4th

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and 5th, Massachusetts ; 1st and 2d Rhode Island lot, 2d and 3d

Connecticut; 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 27th, 29th, 31st, 82d,
35th, 38th and 39th New York Volunteers ; 2d, 8th, 14th, 69th, 71st and
79th New York Militia; 27th Pennsylvania Volunteers ; 1st, 2d, and 3d
Michigan ; 1st Minnesota; 1st, and 2d Ohio ; detachments of the 2d, 3d
and 8th United States Infantry, and a Battalion of Marines ; of Artillery,
Batteries D, E, G and M, 2d Artillery; E, 3d Artillery ; D, 5th Artillery ; and
the 2d Rhode Island Battery; of Cavalry, detachments from the lot and 2d
Dragoons.

Among the killed were Brig. Gen. B. E. Bee and Barton, C. S. A.

BULL RUN (2d) VIRGINIA (August 30, 1862.)

Union losses-Killed, 800; wounded, 4,000: missing, 3,000.

Confederate losses-Killed, 700; wounded, 3,000; missing

Union troops engaged-1st and 3d Corps, army of Virginia; Hooker's and

Kearney's Divisions 3d and 5th Corps, and Reynolds' Division. 1st Corps,
Army of the Potomac, and the 9th Corps.

Brig. Gens. Tower and Schenck, U. S. V., wounded, and Field, Timble and
Mahone, C. S. A., wounded.

CAMPAIGN IN NORTHERN GEORGIA, FROM CHATTANOOGA To

ATLANTA (May 5, to September 8, 1864).

Union losses-Killed, 5,284; wounded, 26,129; missing, 5,786.

Confederate losses-Not known.

Union troops engaged-Armies of the Cumberland, Tennessee and Ohio.

CEDAR MOUNTAIN, VIRGINIA (August 9, 1862).

Union losses-Killed, 450; wounded, 660; missing, 290.

Confederate losses-Killed, 229 ; wounded, 1,047 ; missing, 31.

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE (November 23 to 25, 1863).

Union losses-Killed, 757; wounded, 4,529; missing, 330.

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Confederate losses-Killed, 361 ; wounded, 2,181 ; missing, 6,142.

CORINTH, Mississippi (October 3 and 4, 1862).

Union losses-Killed, 315; wounded, 1,812; missing, 232.

Confederate losses-Killed, 2,017 ; wounded, 7,854; missing, 4,350.

Union troops engaged-McKean's, Davie's, Hamilton's and Stanley's the

Mississippi. Brig. Gen. P. A. Hackleman, killed; Brig. Gen. Oglesby,
Divisions, Army of wounded.

CHANCELLORSVILLE, VIRGINIA (May, 1 to 5, 1863).

Union losses-Killed, 1,512; wounded, 9,518; missing, 5,000.

Confederate losses-Killed, 1,581 ; wounded, 8,700; missing, 2,000.

Union troops engaged-1st, 2d, 3d, 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th Corps, Army of
the Potomac.

Maj. Gen. Hiram G. Berry and Brig. Gen. A. W. Whipple, killed; Brig. Gens.
Devan and Kirby, U. S. A., wounded.

Brig. Gen. E. F. Paxton, killed ; Lieut. Gen. J. S. Jackson, Major Gen. A. 11.
Hill, and

Brig. Gens. Hooke, Nichols, Ramseur, McGowan, Heth and Pender, C. S.

A., wounded.

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CHICKAMAUGA, GEORGIA (September 19 to 28, 1863).

Union losses-Killed, 1,644; wounded, 9,262; missing, 4,945.

Confederate losses-Killed, 2,389; wounded, 13,412 ; missing, 2,003.

Union troops engaged-14th, 20th, 21st Corps, and Reserve Corps, Army of
the Cumberland.

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Brig. Gen. W. H. Lytle, killed; Brig. Gens. Starkweather, Whittaker and

King, U. S. A., wounded.

Brig. Gens. Preston Smith, Deshler and B. H. Helm, killed ; Maj. Gene. J.
B. Hood, and Brig. Gene. Adams, Brown, Gregg, McNair, Bunn, Preston,
Cleburne, Benning and Clayton, C. S. A., wounded.

Col. Valentine Cupp, lst O. V. Cav., killed.

FALL OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA. (April 2, 1865).

Union losses-Killed, 296; wounded, 2,565; missing, 500.

Confederate losses-Killed, ; wounded, ; missing, 3,000.

Union troops engaged-2d, 6th and 9th Corps, Army of the Potomac; 24th
Corps, Army of the James.

Maj. Gen. Grant and Potter, Brig. Gen. Chamberlain, Dennison, Sickels,
Madill and McDougall, United States Army, wounded.

Lieut. Gen. D. H. Hill, Confederate States Army, killed.

FIVE FORKS, VIRGINIA (April 1, 1865).

Union losses-Killed, 124; wounded, 706; missing, 54.

Confederate losses-Killed and wounded, 3,000; missing, 5,500.

FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE (November 30, 1864).

Union losses-Killed, 189; wounded, 1,033 ; missing, 1,104.

Confederate losses-Killed, 1,750; wounded, 3,800; missing, 702.

Union troops engaged-4th Corps, Army of the Cumberland, 23d Corps,

Army of the Ohio.

Maj. Gens. Stanley and Bradley, U. S. A., wounded.

Maj. Gen. Cleborne, Brig. Gens. Adams, John, Williams, Strahl, Geist and
Granberry, killed; Maj. Gen. J. Bowen, Brig. Gene. S. Carter, Manigault,

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Quarles, Cockerelle and Scott, C. S. A., wounded.

FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA (December 13, 1862).

Union losses-Killed, 1,180; wounded, 9,028; missing, 2,145.

Confederate losses-Killed, 579; wounded, 3,870; missing, 127.

Union troops engaged-1st, 2d, 3d, 5th, 6th and 9th Corps, Army of the
Potomac.

Brig. Gen. C. F. Jackson and G. D. Bayard, killed, and Gibson and Vinton,
U. S. A., wounded; Brig. Gen. T. R. R. Cobb, killed, and Maxey Gregg, C.
S. A., wounded.

GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (July 1 to 8, 1863).

Union losses-Killed, 2,834; wounded, 13,709; missing, 6,643.

Confederate losses-Killed, 3,500; wounded, 14,600; missing, 13,621.

Union troops engaged-lst, 2d, 3d 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th Corps, and
Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac.

Maj. Gen. John F. Reynolds, Brig. Gen. S. H. Weed, Kosciusko, Zook and
Elon J. Farnsworth, killed; Maj. Gen. D. E. Sickels and W. S. Hancock, and
Brig. Gen. Paul, T. A. Rowley, J. Gibbons and F. C. Barlow, U. S. A.,
wounded.

Maj. Gen. Pender, Brig. Gen. R. B. Gurnett, W. Barksdale, and Semmes,

killed; Maj. Gen. Hood, Trimble and Heth, Brig. Gene. Kemper, Scales, G.
T. Anderson, Hamton, J. M. Jones, Jenkins, Pettigrew and Posey, C. S. A.,
wounded.

HARPER'S FERRY, VIRGINIA (September 12 to 15, 1862).

Union losses-Killed, 80; wounded, 120; missing, 11,583.

Confederate losses-Killed and wounded, 500.

JACKSON, MISSISSIPI (July 9 to 16, 1863).

Union losses-Killed, 100; wounded, 800; missing, 100.

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Confederate losses-Killed, 71 ; wounded, 604; missing, 764.

KENESAW MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA (June 9 to 30, 1864).

Union losses-Killed, 1,370; wounded, 6,500; missing, 800.

Confederate losses-Killed and wounded, 110; missing, 3,500.

MINE EXPLOSION AT PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA (July 30, 1864).

Union losses-Killed, 419; wounded, 1,679; missing, 1,910.

Confederate losses-Killed, 400; wounded, 600; missing, 200.

Union troops engaged-9th Corps, supported by the 18th Corps, with the
2d and 5th Corps in reserve.

MILITARY RECORD. - 547

PEA RIDGE ARKANSAS (March 6 to 8, 1862).

Union losses-Killed, 203; wounded, 972; missing, 174.

Confederate losses-Killed, 1,100; wounded, 2,500; missing, 1,600.

PEACH TREE CREEK, GEORGIA (July 20, 1864).

Union losses-Killed. 300; wounded, 1,410; missing,

Confederate losses-Killed, 1,113; wounded, 2,500; missing, 1,183.

Union troops engaged-4th, 14th and 20th Corps, Army of the

Cumberland ; Gen. G. H Thomas, of the Army of Military Division of
Missouri.

Brig. Gens. W. S. Featherstone, A. L. Long, J. J. Pettis, and G. M. Stevens,

C. S. A.killed.

PERRYVILLE, KENTUCKY (October 8, 1862).

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Union losses-Killed, 916; wounded, 2,943; missing, 489.

Confederate losses-Killed, 1,300; wounded, 3,000; missing, 2,700.

PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA (June 15 to 19, 1864).

Union losses-Killed, 1,298; wounded, 7,474; missing, 1,814.

Confederate losses-Not known.

Union troops engaged-10th and 18th Corps, Army of the James 2d, 5th,
6th and 9th

Corps, Army of the Potomac.

PETERSBURG (FALL OF), VIRGINIA (April 2, 1865).

Union losses-Killed, 296; wounded, 2,565; missing, 500.

Confederate losses-Killed, ; wounded, ; missing, 3,000.

SIEGE OF PORT HUDSON, LOUISIANA (May 27 to July 9, 1863).

Union Losses-Killed, 500; wounded, 2,500; missing, -

Confederate losses-Killed, 100; wounded, 700; missing, 6,408.

RESACA, GEORGIA (May 13 to 16, 1864).

Union losses- Killed, 600; wounded, 2,147 ; missing,

Confederate losses-Killed, 300; wounded, 1,500; missing, 1,000.

Union troops engaged-4th, 14th, 20th Corps, and cavalry, Army of the
Cumberland 15th

and 16th Corps, Army of the Tennessee; 23d Corps, Army of the Ohio.

Maj. Gen. Kilpatrick, commanding the 3d Cavalry Division, U. S. A.,

wounded, and Brig. Gen. B. G. Wadkins, C. S. A., killed.

SAILOR'S CREEK, VIRGINIA (April 6, 1865).

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Union losses-Killed, 166: wounded, 1,014; missing, -

Confederate losses-Killed and wounded, 1,000; missing, 6,000.

Union troops engaged-Cavalry Corps, 2d and 6th Corps, Army of the

Potomac.

SEVEN DAYS' RETREAT, VIRGINIA (June 26 to July 1, 1862).

Union losses-Killed, 1,582; wounded, 7,709; missing, 5,958.

Confederate losses-Killed, 2,820; wounded, 14,011 ; missing, 752.

Union troops engaged-1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 6th Corps, Stoneman's Cavalry
Corps, and Engineers, Army of the Potomac.

SEVEN PINES AND FAIR OAKS, VIRGINIA (May 31 and June 1, 1862).

Union losses-Killed, 890; wounded, 3,627; missing, 1,222.

Confederate losses-Killed, 2,800; wounded, 3,897; missing, 1,300.

Union troops engaged-2d, 3d and 4th Corps, Army of the Potomac.

Brig. Gens. Wessells, Nagle and 0. 0. Howard, U. S. A , wounded; Gen. J.

E. Johnson (commanding), and Brig. Gen. R. E. Rhodes, wounded; Brig.
Gen. Robert Hatton, killed, and J. C. S. A., captured.

SHILOH, TENNESSEE (April 6 and 7, 1862).

Union losses - Killed, 1,735: wounded, 7,882; missing, 3,956.

Confederate losses-Killed, 1,728; wounded, 8,012; missing, 959.

Union troops engaged-- 1st,, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th Divisions, Army of
the District of West

2d 4th and 5th Divisions and 21st Brigade of the 6th Division, Army of the
Ohio: and gunboats Tyler and Lexington.

Maj. Gen. A. S. Johnson (commander-in-chief), and Brig. Gen. A. H.

Gladden, killed; Maj. Gen. W. S. Cheatham, Brig, Gens. C. Clark, B. R. .

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Johnson and J. S. Bowen, C. S. A., wounded, 1. Gens. W. T. Sherman and W. H.

L. Wallace, wounded Gen. B. M. Prentiss, U. S. A., captured.

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SIEGE OF VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI (May 18 to July 4, 18631.

Union losses-Killed, 545; wounded, 3,688: missing, 303.

Confederate losses-Killed, -: wounded, -; missing, 31,277.

Union troops engaged-13th, 15th and 17th Corps. assisted by the navy on
the Mississippi River. After the assault of the 16th Corps, the 2d Division of
the 9th Corps, and a Division from the Department of the Missouri, were
added to the forces. On July 4, 1863, the Confederates surrendered.

Brig. Gen. Green, killed, and Brig. Gen. Baldwin, C. S. A., wounded.

SIEGE OF PORT HUDSON, LOUISIANA ( May 27 to July 9, 1863).

Union losses-Killed, 500; wounded, 2,500: missing, -

Confederate losses-Killed, 100; wounded, 700: missing, 6,408.

Union troops engaged-Maj. Gen. Weitzel's, Grover's, Paine's, Augur's and

Dwight's Divis. ions, of the 19th Corps; Maj. Gen. Banks' Army of the Gulf,
assisted by the navy, Confederates surrendered July 9, 1863.

Brig. Gens. W. T. Sherman and H. E. Paine, U. S. A., wounded.

SIX-MILE HOUSE, WELDON RAILROAD, VIRGINIA (August 18, 19

and 20, 1864).

Union losses-Killed, 212; wounded, 1,155 ; missing, 3,176.

Confederate losses-Killed, not known; wounded , 2.000; missing, 2,000.

Union troops engaged-Kautz's Cavalry and the 2d Cavalry Division, 5th

and 9th Army of the Potomac.

Brig. Gene. Saunders and Lamar, killed ; Gens. Claigman, Barton,

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Finnegan and Anderson. C. S A., wounded.

SPOTTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA (May 8 to 21, 1864).

Union losses-Killed, 4,177 ; wounded, 19,687; missing, 2,577.

Confederate losses-Killed, 1,000; wounded, 5,000; missing, 3,000.

Union troops engaged-2d, 5th, 6th and 9th Corps, and Cavalry Corps,
Army of the Potomac.

Maj. Gen. J. Sedgwick, Brig. Gans. J. C. Rice, J. J. Owens and T. G.

Stevenson, killed Brig. Gans. Robertson, Bartlett, Morris Find Baxter, U. S.
A., wounded.

Gens. Daniels and Perrin, killed; Gans. Hayes and Walker, wounded; Brig.
Gen. G. H. Stewart and Maj. Gen. Ed. Johnson, C. S. A., captured.

STONE'S RIVER, TENNESSEE (December 31, 1862, to January 3, 1863).

Union losses-Killed, 1,533 ; wounded, 7,245; missing, 2,800.

Confederate losses-Killed and wounded, 9,000; missing, 16,560.

Union troops engaged- McCook's right wing, Thomas's Corps, center, and
Crittenden's Corps, left wing, Army of the Cumberland.

Brig. Gen. Sill, killed ; Brig. Gen. Kirk, U. S. A., wounded. Brig. Gans.
Raines and Hanson, killed ; Brig. Gans. Chalmers and Davis, C. S. A.,
wounded.

Cols. Minor Milliken, 1et O. V. Cav., and J. G. Hawkins, 13th O. V. I., killed.

VICKSBURG (SIEGE OF), MISSISSIPPI (May 18 to July 4, 1863).

Union losses-Killed, 525 ; wounded, 3,688 ; missing. 303.

Confederate losses-Killed, -; wounded, --; missing 31,277.

WILDERNESS, VIRGINIA (May 5 to 7. 1864).

Union losses-Killed, 5,597 ; wounded, 21,463: missing, 10,677.

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Confederate losses-Killed, 2,000; wounded, 6,000; missing. 3,400.

Union troops engaged-2d, 5th, 6th and 9th Corps and Cavalry Corps, Army
of the Potomac.

Brig. Gene. James S. Wadsworth, Alex. Hays and A. S. Webb, killed, and
Brig. Gone. Getty and Carroll, U. S. A., wounded.

Gens. J. M. Jones and Pickett, killed, and Gans. Longstreet, Pegram,

Staford, Hunter and Jennings, C. S. A., wounded.

WILSON'S CREEK, MISSOURI (August 10, 1861).

Union losses-Killed, 223 ; wounded, 721 ; missing, 291.

Confederate losses-Killed, 265; wounded, 800; missing, 30.

OPEQUAN, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA (September 19, 1864).

Union losses-Killed, 653; wounded, 3,719; missing, 618.

Confederate losses-Killed and wounded, 3,000; missing, 2,500.

Union troops engaged-8th Corps and 2d Division Cavalry, Army of West

Virginia; 6th

Corps and 1st and 2d Divisions Cavalry, Army of the Potomac; lst and 2d
Divisions 19th Corps,

Army of the Middle Military Division.

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Brig. Gen. D. A. Russell and Col. J. A. Mulligan, killed; and Brig. Gene.
McIntosh, Upton and Champan, U. S. A., wounded.

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Maj. Gen. Rhodes, Brig. Gens. Gordon and Goodwin, killed; and Fitzhugh
Lee, Terry, Johnson and Wharton, C. S. A., wounded.

The official chronological summary of important engagements and battles,

as compiled by the Surgeon General U. S. A., indicates the following losses:

Union troops-Killed, 59,860, wounded, 280,040; missing, 184,791.

Confederate troops-Killed, 51,425; wounded, 227,871; missing, 384,281.

The last aggregate includes the armies surrendered.

RELIEF WORK AND AM SOCIETIES.

During the long weary years of the war, those who went to the field were
not the only sufferers nor the only persons who devoted their services and
lives to their country. The heroism displayed by the loyal women of the
North as thev labored at home, in the hospitals and on the battle-field,
proved that they were not unworthy their soldiers.

Of the vast amount of work done by the fortunate ones whose privilege it
was to devote their means and their services to the care of the soldiers
and their families, there is no record save that inscribed in the minds and
hearts of a grateful and sympathetic people. The real history of their
service never has been, never can be written.

Societies were organized in every town, village and hamlet, in which the
whole people joined in the unofficial efforts in behalf of their stricken ones.

The first movement in Union County for the relief of soldiers was in
October, 1861, in response to an appeal of the Governor made to the
generosity of all friends of the Union to contribute blankets and articles of
clothing for the men in the field-the Government being unable to supply
these goods in such quantities as they were demanded. Accordingly,
committees were appointed in ea& township and the work of collecting
and shipping the required articles was pushed rapidly forward.

To the citizens of Union Township is due the honor of having taken the
first steps in the county for the purpose of rendering material aid and
comfort to the families of volunteers from their township. At a meeting
held in Milford Center, in November, 1861, there was appointed a
committee of one from each school district of the township, whose duty it
was to learn the necessities of such families and to solicit and receive
money for their use.

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In pursuance of the proclamation of the Governor of Ohio, issued April 11,

1862, calling for donations for the relief of the sick and wounded Union
soldiers, a large number of the citizens of Marysville assembled at '.the
court house on Monday. April 14, and organized a Soldiers' Relief Society,
with the following officers: Mrs. W. W. Woods, President; Mrs. Ingman,
Vice President; Miss Marv Coe, Secretary and Treasurer; and Mrs. Pickett,
Mrs. Mary Cooper, Mrs. B. F. Kelsey, Mrs. J. W. Robinson, and Mrs. S. C.
Lee, Executive Committee.

Constitution of the Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society of Marysville, Union Co.,

Ohio.

ARTICLE 1. This society shall be called the Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society of
Marysville, Union Co., Ohio.

ART. 2. The officers shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary and

Treasurer, and the committees-first, the Executive Committee; second, the
Purchasing Committee; third, the Committee on Supplies.

ART. 3. All persons contributing and assisting with work and Subscribing
to the constitution are entitled to membership in the society.

ART 4. The President will preside over all the meetings, executive and
otherwise, and have general charge of all the interests of the society.

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ART. 5. The Vice President will fill the President's chair in her absence.

ART. 6. The Secretary will enroll the names of members, keep a record of
the meetings, the number of persons present, make a report of each
meeting of the society, conduct the correspondence by order of the
Executive Board, and also act as Treasurer.

ART. 7. The Executive Committee will have the custody, care and storage,
with packing and forwarding of all goods, they will solicit donations. will
determine with the President's advice the kind of work to bi-, done by the
society and will give general oversight of the other committees. They will
also call public meetings of the citizens when it is considered necessary.

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ART. 8. The Purchasing Committee will make all purchases for the Society
and bring in their bills with a written report each week.

ART. 9. The Committee on Supplies will prepare work and distribute it

properly, will give out work to those willing to receive it at home, but
unable to attend, and will also see it collected, and bring in a written
report weekly.

ART. 10. The constitution may be altered and by-laws adopted at any
regular meeting of the society, by a vote of a majority of those present,
notice of the same being given at a previous meeting.

ART. 11. Three members of the Executive Board may constitute a quorum
to do business.

Each committee will appoint a Chairman. Each member will solicit

donations whenever an opportunity occurs.

By-laws adopted at the first annual meeting of the society, held November
25, 1864.

1. That the society have an election of officers at each annual meeting.

2. That the last meeting in November will be the annual meeting.

3. That a quarterly report be made from the Secretary and Treasurer.

About the time of the organization of the Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society in
Marysville, similar societies were organized in the various townships of the
county. Large sums of money and great quantities of supplies were
collected and sent forward for the soldiers. No better outline of the work
of these so cieties can be given than the following summary of sanitary
stores which wore, shipped from Marysville during the last two weeks of
April, 1862:

Blankets, 9; bed ticks, 1; bandages, 25 rolls; books, 6; butter, 25 pounds;

comforts, 18; cushions, 73; clothes, combs, crackers, cocoa; drawers, 71
pair; dried fruit, 25 packages; dried beef, 8 packages; dressing gowns, 12;
eggs, 184 dozen; handkerchiefs, 60; ham, 400 pounds; jars of fruit, 82;
jolly, 3 glasses: loaf sugar, 50 pounds; maple sugar; mattress, 1; needle
cases, 4 needles; pillows, 117; pillow cases, 249 pairs; perpared chicken,
84 cans: paper and envelopes, pens, pencils, pins, periodicals, pin
cushions; pickles, 1 barrel; quilts, 32; rice sheets, 179; shirts, 209; socks,
60 pairs; slippers. 12 pairs; table cloths; 4; towels, 233; tea cakes, I

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bushel; tapioca; wine, 1 bottle.

Few if any of the societies have left a report that would satisfactorily
exhibit the barest outline of their efforts. But from the time of their
organization until the close of the war--when help was no longer needed-
the work was carried on with indefatigable vigor, and on a scale
proportional with the number of soldiers furnished by the county.

As the war progressed, other and more public movements for relief were
inaugurated, in which Union County expended $30,786 as a Military Relief
Fund, $39,604 as a Bounty Fund, and $2,000 as a Veteran Bounty Fund
$72,390 in all. This amount was raised by public tax and entirely outside
of the thousands of dollars donated in a private way by individuals and aid
societies of the county.

MILITARY RECORD. - 553

UNION COUNTY EX-SOLDIERS' ASSOCIATION.

A number of ex-soldiers assembled at Union Hall, Marysville, Ohio, on

Monday evening, July 26, 1880, and organized themselves into a society,
styled " The Union County Ex- Soldiers' and Sailors' Association."

The following plan of organization was adopted by the society.

" This organization shall be known as The Union County Ex-Soldiers' and
Sailors' Association.

"All officers and soldiers in the United States service (luring any part of the
war of the rebellion, who were honorably discharged, may become
members by signing the Constitution and By-Laws of the Association.

" The officers of the society shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer, to be elected by ballot annually, and to serve until their
successors are elected.

" The main object of this organization shall be to perpetuate the memories
of the service and cherish its friendships by annual meetings or
celebrations and re-unions under the charge of the officers of the society
and such assistants as may be appointed for the purpose; on the death of

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a comrade, to attend the funeral in a body and to reader assistance in any

way that may be deemed necessary and to aid in perpetuating the
National Decoration Day.

" The objects of the organization may be furthered in any other

appropriate manner the society may adopt."

The first officers elected by the association were: J. L. Cameron,

President; W. L. Curry, Secretary, and J. Van Pearse, Assistant Secretary.

The first re-union of the ex-soldiers of Union County was hold under the
auspices of this society at Marysville, on the 26th of July, 1881.

Everything conspired to render this first re-union a grand success. A

beautiful, bright blue sky, a cool, refreshing breeze, the beating of drums
and flaunting of banners, a host of distinguished visitors and a long line of
battlescarred veterans ushered in the day which was to witness one of the
greatest events in the history of the town.

The decorations both public and private were universal. Big flags and little
flags waved and fluttered everywhere in the breeze, and the view up and
down the leading streets of festooned arches and Iona, lines of buildings
bedocked with bunting, evergreens and inscriptions, was the admiration of
the many visitors and a surprise to our own citizens.

An account of the exercises of the day would be but a repetition of the

programme, which read as follows:

NATIONAL SALUTE AT SUNRISE.

Procession will form at 11 o'clock A. M., with right resting at the public
square, in the following order, under the direction of Col. W. L. Curry,
Chief Marshal:

1. Cornet Band.

2. Military companies under command of Capt. W. M. Liggett, escorting

veterans.

3. Veteran Cavalry under command of Capt. John Hobensack.

4. Drum Corps.

5. Veterans under command of Capt. John Wiley, with Old Battle Flags.

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6. Battery.

7. Band.

8. Governor, speakers and visitors.

9. Mayor, Council and fire department.

10. Bummers and camp followers, under command of Capt. John Newlove.

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11. Citizens.

12. As the head of the column arrives at the grounds, a salute will be fired
from battery to Commander-in-Chief,

13. Review of Veterans and Military by Governor, Adjutant General and

distinguished military officers. Invocation by Rev. H. Thrall, and Welcome
Address by President J. L. Cameron.

14. Picnic dinner.

AFTERNOON.

15. Music-" Honor to the Soldiers "--Philharmonic Society.

16. Oration-Gen. J. Warren Keifer.

17. Music-Band.

18. Song-" Tenting on the Old Camp Ground "--Philharmonic Society.

19. Address.

20. Music-" Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean "-Philharmonic Society.

21. Business meeting of Regiments at Fine Art Hall.

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22. Amusements and drill by military and cavalry.

Eighteen different Ohio regiments were represented in the procession,

each regiment carrying its own old battle-flag which had been taken from
the flag room in the State House to be present at this re-union.

Addresses were also made on this occasion by Gov. Foster, Hon. George
K. Nash, Hon. Charles Townsend, Hon. J. F. Oglevee, Gen. J. S. Jones,
Gen. J. S. Robinson and other distinguished guests. And thus pleasantly
closed the exercises of the day. All concerned are to be congratulated on
the entire success of the re-union, and not the least of these are the ladies
who so untiringly gave their labor and taste to the work of making the
occasion a success. The number in attendance was estimated at, from ten
to twelve thousand.

The second re-union of this association was hold at Marysville on the 17th
of August, 1882, Dr. D. W. Henderson presiding, and D. T. Elliot acting as
Secretary.

" Not only the soldiers themselves were present on this occasion, but they
brought their families and remained all day and interlarded the
proceedings with a basket dinner, thus making the occasion one of real
social pleasure."

One of our newspapers, in commenting on these reunions, says:

" The annual re-union of the soldiers of Union County has become one of
the permanent institutions, as it ought to be. We hope these re-unions
may become more prominent every year. The number of soldiers will from
now be thinning out, but with their decreasing number will come a more
vivd recollection of the events which they helped create."

Twenty years hence they will be very scarce. Hence the necessity of the
present organization, which is designed to bring into closer fellowship the
old veterans who bore the heat and burden of the conflict, and to keep
them in the kindest regards for each other while they are living.

Let us, therefore, cherish the Soldiers' Association Of Union County for the
good its members have done and for the glorious memories it is designed
to perpetuate. D. Webb is the present President, arid W. M. Winget,
Secretary of the Association.

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.

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A Post of the Grand Army of the Republic was organized in Marysville,

August 25, 1881. The Post was named Ransom Reed Post, in honor of the
first soldier from Union County who lost his life in the war for the
preservation of the Nation. Ransom Reed was a private, Company F,
Thirteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, who fell at the battle of
Carnifex Ferry, September 10, 1861.

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The number of the Post is 113, Department of Ohio. The Post was
organized and instituted by Capt. D. Lanning, of Columbus, Ohio,
mustering officer. The charter members were W. L. Curry, M. C. Lawrence,
John Hobensack, Andrew Sabine, J. V. Pearse, W. P. Anderson, S. G. Fry,
S. M. Landon, D. T. Elliott, D. W. Ayers, J. L. Cameron. William M. Winget.
J.

B. Cole, G. P. Robinson, Frank Filler, T. P. Freeman, William H. Robb,

William M. Liggett, Homer Thrall, John L. Porter. 1. N. Hamilton, Thomas
Martin, T. S. Mullen, B. AV. Keyes, D. Webb, John E. Baxter. W. H.
Robinson and William Torrence.

The first officers chosen were: W. L. Curry, Post Commander; John

Hobensack, Senior Vice Commander; M. C. Lawrence, Junior Vice
Commander; W. M. Liggett, Adjutant; W. H. Robb, Quartermaster; Andrew
Sabine, Surgeon; Homer Thrall, Chaplain; W. P. Anderson. Officer of the
Day; S. G. Fry, Officer of the Guard; D. T. Elliott, Sergeant Major; S. M.
Landon, Quartermaster Sergeant; J. B. Cole, Assistant Inspector; and W.
M. Winget, Aid-de-Camp.

Ransom Reed Post has had uninterrupted growth and prosperity. There
have been only one or two meetings in eighteen months that recruits have
not been mustered. The total Dumber mustered in the Post since its
organization is 220; of these ten have been transferred to the Scribner
Post, since organized at Plain City. In this large number of comrades there
are representatives of over seventy different regiments and battalions.

Only one member of the Post has died sines the organization, M. C.
Lawrence, late Lieutenant Colonel of the One Hundred and Twenty-first
Ohio Infantry, who at the time of his death was Junior Vice Commander.
His death occurred December 15, 1881, and on the 18th he was buried by
the Post according to the service prescribed in the ritual for the burial of

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the dead.

As the public are interested in knowing the objects of the Grand Army of
the Republic, it may be well to give a brief statement of them here. First,
the object is not political; this is, distinctly declared in the following
emphatic language in the rules:

" No officer or comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic shall in any
manner use this organization for partisan purposes. and no discussion of
partisan questions shall be allowed at any of its meetings nor shall any
nomination for political office be made.."

The objects are: 1st, "the preservation of the spirit of comradeship, to

preserve and strengthen those kind arid fraternal feelings which bind
together the soldiers, sailors and marines who united to suppress the late
rebellion, and to perpetuate the memory and history of the dead. "

To secure the last-mentioned object, a day is set apart, the 30th of May,
to be observed as Decoration Day. The Post has an impressive service to
be used on that day. 2d, mutual helpfulness. "To assist such former
comrades in arms as need help and protection, and to extend needful aid
to the widows and orphans of those who have fallen." It is the design of
each Post to accumulate a fund to be used for charitable purposes. 3d, the
promotion of loyalty to the Nation. "To maintain true allegiance to the
United States of America, based upon a paramount respect for and fidelity
to the National Constitution and laws, to discountenance whatever tends
to weaken loyalty, incites to insurrection, treason or rebellion or in any
manner impairs the efficiency and permanency of our free institutions: and
to encourage the spread of universal liberty, equal rights and justice to all
men." No man can become a member of the Grand Army of the Republic
who has ever borne arms against the Government, or upon whom "the
stain of treason rests." All honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of the
war for the preservation of the Nation are eligible to membership. All
distinction of rank are done away,

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the title by which members are addressed or referred to in the meeting's

and business of the Post being " Comrade."

The several constituted bodies of the association are Post, the State
organization or Department, and the national organization, known as the
National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic.

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A badge, consisting of a bronze star made out of cannon captured during

the war and upon which is represented every corps of the army, is given
to each comrade at his muster in.

The Commander of a Grand Army Post ranks as Colonel; S. V.

Commander, Lieutenant Colonel; J. V. Commander, Major; Surgeon,
Major; Officer of the Day, Captain; Quartermaster, First Lieutenant;
Adjutant, First Lieutenant; and Officer of the Guard, Second Lieutenant.

CURRY CADETS.

BY A. H. BEIGHTLER.

On the 18th day of July, 1877, under the statute of the State, authorizing
the organization of military companies, to be known as the Ohio National
Guard, and to be subject to the order of the Governor for the purpose of
suppressing riots or repelling invasion, a company was organized in
Marysville, composed of forty-five young men from among the best
families in the town. Their enlistment was for the term of five years. On
the same date William L. Carry was elected Captain of the company,
William M. Liggett First, and Charles W. Radebaugh, second Lieutenant.
The company was at once furnished with fatigue uniforms and Springfield
breech-loading rifles by the State.

From the organization of tile company its officers were very diligent in
drilling it, and it soon became one of the best drilled and disciplined
companies in the State.

The company was assigned to the Fourteenth Regiment, then being

formed, with headquarters at Columbus, and was at first Company "E " of
that organization, and afterward changed to "D." By a resolution
unanimously adopted July 4, 1878, the company was named the "Curry
Cadets, " in honor of Capt. Curry, who had then been elected Lieutenant
Colonel of the Fourteenth Regiment. On November 23, 1877, William M.
Liggett was promoted to the captaincy of the company, and Charles W.
Radebaugh to the First Lieutenancy. John F. Zuerner was elected Second
Lieutenant.

The Fourteenth Regiment having its headquarters at Columbus, was often

called upon to do active duty, on important public occasions, and in which
the Curry Cadets always participated. On January 14, 1878, it took part at
Columbus in the inauguration of R. M. Bishop, as Governor of Ohio, and
formed a part of the great military review on that occasion.

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August 11, 1880, it took part in the National Re-union of ex-soldiers and
sailors at Columbus, where it was reviewed by President Hayes, General
Sherman, and other distinguished officers of tile Regular Army and formed
a part of the President's escort.

It was also at the funeral of President Garfield at Cleveland, October,

1881, and was the recipient of special attention and honor on that
memorable occasion.

In an interview with Gen. W. S. Hancock, published in the Cleveland Daily

Globe, at that time, the General spoke in terms of the highest praise of the
military bearing, strict discipline and soldierly appearance of the
Fourteenth Regiment.

During the funeral ceremonies, the Fourteenth Regiment was given the
post of honor, and placed on guard duty in Lake View Cemetery, and by
orders from headquarters, the Carry Cadets were placed at the vault to
guard the same and assist in tile decorations; and they remained oil duty
there till the last Bad rites in honor of the martyred President had been
per. formed, and the distinguished men of the Nation there assembled had
moved sadly and silently away.

One week in each year the regiment went into camp, being furnished by
the State with all necessary equipments for that purpose.

The time in camp was always well improved, by company and battalion
drill, and learning the details of camp life. The first camping- place of the
regiment was on the fair grounds, near Marysville, in August, 1878, where
a week was spent in active service.

The next camping place was near Delaware, where tile Regiment stayed
from August 12 to 17, 1879.

In 1880, from August 5 to 10, at Niagara Falls, N. Y., and from the 10th to
the 12th of the same month at Columbus, Ohio.

In 1881, from August 8 to 9, at Lakeside, Ohio.

On the 18th of July, 1882, twenty-five of the members of the company,

who enlisted July 18, 1877, were discharged by reason of the expiration of
their term of enlistment, and the remaining members, with a number of
recruits, re-organized the company, and it still maintains its reputation as
a very efficient organization.

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In 1882, Capt, William M. Liggett was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the

Fourteenth Regiment, vice W. L. Curry, resigned.

The Curry Cadets then elected Junot D. Buxton, Captain, John L. Sellers,
First Lieutenant, and D. S. Alexander, Second Lieutenant.

From August 17 to 24, 1882, the regiment camped on Belle Isle, near
Detroit, Mich.

Below is given a complete roster of the company, from its organization to

the present time.

William L. Curry, Charles W. Radebaugh, Charles W. Snider, John F.

Zuerner, Asbury H. Beightler, Edward W. Porter, Junot D. Buxton, Otie W.
Ingman, Lester Turner, Frank J. Hill, John M. Cassil, William At. Liggett,
John H. Kinkade, John L. Sellers, Oscar R. Barbour, Charles F. Wilkins,
John M. Brodrick, Stedman W. Coe, Charles Stuart, Charles F. Mason, John
M. Wilkins, Jasper R. King, Charles L. Ousler, Arthur G. Wetzel, Samuel W.
Peacock, Frank N. Hamilton, L. R. Newhouse, George W. Marlin, Le Roy
Turner, J. F. Baker, John Weisbrod, C. L. Rose, C. F. Sellers, John V.
Pearse, Joe S. Wilkins, Alex Houston, Z. T. Alexander, D. S. Alexander,
John W. Anderson, Harry S. Bundy, William Hopkins, Deurelle S. Price,
Henry Geinike, John Fleck. John Gamble, James B. Healey, W. K. Liggett,
A. H. Morey, John Ousler, Ed M. Pierson, J. W. Cartmell, Frank Wright,
Charles W. Southard, Stevenson C. Thompson, Walter C. Fallington, Henry
L. Snider, J. T. Cartmell, Leonard Huffman, John Shadrach, Deurelle S.
Porter, John St. John, William Grauman, Abner D. Coe, Jobs Brannon,
Henry E. Brown, Charles. H. Childs, Charles N Costs, Fred S. Bown, J. R.
Carder, Frank Ford, Edward Fogarty, George R. Gordon, Fay A. Harrington,
Joel Jolley, John F. Morey, Joe Mullen, William L. McCampbell, William
Peacock, A. P. Payne, Charles Smith, James R. St. John, 0. L. Winget,
William Weidman, A. B. Agner, J. W. Cross, L. W. Davis, W. H. Elliott,
Edward Harmount, J. W. McClay, W. F. Otte, Jacob Schwarz, Lewis W.
Webster, Charles W. Rice, William Smith, James A. Sellers. Byron Winget,
Will E. Winget, John S. Berger, F. M. Cheney, William L. English, Emory L.
Hoskins, Walter Kennedy, Charles Kennedy, C. B. Slocum, F. S. Southard,
George Zuerner.

MARCHES, BATTLES AND SIEGES.

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Believing that not only soldiers but. the general reader, after having
perused the brief history of the services of Union County's soldiers, would
be interested in the " maxims of war " which govern the movements of an
army 'in the field, I have carefully compiled, from the Army Regulations
and the best military authorities, this short chapter on marches, battles
and sieges.

MARCHES.

The object of the movement and the nature of the ground determine the
order of march, the kind of troops in each column and the number of
columns.

The "general," sounded one hour before the time of marching, is the
signal to strike tents, to load the wagons and pack-horses, and send them
to the place of assembling. The fires are then put out; and care taken to
avoid burning straw, etc., or giving to the enemy any other indication of
the movement.

The " march " will be beat in the infantry, and the " advance " sounded in
the cavalry, in succession, as each is to take its place in the column.

When the army should form suddenly to meet the enemy, the "long roll" is
beat and " to horse" sounded. The troops form rapidly in front of their
camp.

Batteries of artillery and their caissons move with the corps to which they
are attached; the field train and ambulances march at the rear of the
column, and the baggage with the rear guard.

In cavalry marches, when distant from the enemy, each regiment, and, if
possible, each squadron, forms a separate column, in order to keep up the
same gait from front to rear, and to trot, when desirable, on good ground.
In such cases, the cavalry may leave camp later, and can give more rest
to the horses and more attention to the shoeing and harness. Horses are
not bridled until time to start.

The execution of marching orders must not be delayed. If the commander

is not at the head of his troops when they are to march, the next in rank
puts the column in motion.

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In night marches. the Sergeant Major of each regiment remains at the

roar with a drummer, to give notice when darkness or difficulty stops the
march. In cavalry, a trumpeter is placed in roar of each squadron, and the
signal repeated to the head of the regiment.

In approaching a defile, the Colonels are warned; they close their

regiments as they come up (each regiment passes separately, at an
accelerated pace and in as close order as possible).' The leading regiment,
having passed and left room for the whole column in close order, then
halts, and moves again as soon as the last regiment is through. In the
cavalry, each squadron, be. fore quickening the pace to rejoin the column,
takes its original order of march.

If two corps meet on the same road, they pass to the right, and both con
tinue their march, if the road is wide enough; if it is not, the first in the
order of battle takes the road, the other halts.

A column that halts to let another column pass resumes the march in
advance of the train of this column. If a column has to pass a train, the
train must halt, if necessary, till the column passes. The column which has
precedence must yield if the commander, on seeing the order of the other,
finds it for the interest of the service.

On a road, marching by the flank, it would be considered " good order " to
have 5,000 men to a mile, so that a full corps, of 30,000 men, would
extend six miles; but with the average trains and batteries of artillery, the
probabilities are that it would draw out to ten miles. On a long and regular
march, the divisions and brigades should alternate in the lead; the leading
divisions should be on the road by the earliest dawn, and 'march at the
rate of about two miles, or at most two and a half miles, an hour, so as to
reach camp by noon. Even then the roar division and trains will hardly
reach camp much before night. Theoretically, a marching column should
preserve such order that by simply halting and facing to the right or left it
would be in line of battle; but this is rarely the case, and generally
deployments are made " forward," by conducting each brigade by the flail
obliquely to the right or left to its approximate position in line of battle,
and there deployed. In such a line of battle, a brigade of 3,000 infantry
would occupy a mile of "front;" but for a strong line of battle, 5,000 men,
with two batteries, should be allowed to each mile, or a division would
habitually constitute a double line with skirmishers and a reserve on a mile
of " front."

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Dispositions for battle depend on the number, kind and quality of the
troops opposed, on the ground, and or. the objects of the war; but the
following rules are to be observed generally:

In attacking, the advanced guard endeavors to capture the enemy's

outposts, or cut them off from the main body. Having done so, or driven
them in, it occupies, in advancing, all the points that can cover or facilitate
the march of the army or secure its retreat, such as bridges, defiles,
woods and heights; it then makes attacks, to occupy the enemy, without
risking too much, and to deceive them as to the march and projects of the
army.

When the enemy is hidden by a curtain of advanced troops, the

commandant of the advanced guard sends scouts, under intelligent
officers, to the right and left, to ascertain his position and movements. If
he does not succeed in this way, he tries to unmask the enemy by
demonstrations; threatens to cut the advance from the main body; makes
false attacks; partial and impetuous charges in echelon; and if all fail, be
makes a real attack to accomplish the object.

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Detachments, left by the advance guard to hold points in the rear, rejoin it
when other troops come up. If the army takes a position, and the
advanced guard is separated from it by defiles or heights, the
communication is secured by troops drawn from the main body.

At proper distance from the enemy, the troops are formed for the attack in
several lines; if only two can be formed, some battalions in column are
placed behind the wings of the second line. The lines may be formed by
troops in column or in order of battle, according to the ground and plan of
attack.

The advanced guard may be put in the line or on the wings, or other
positions, to aid the pursuit or cover the retreat.

The reserve is formed of the best troops of foot and horse, to complete a
victory or make good a retreat. It is placed in the rear of the central or
chief point of attack or defense.

The cavalry should be distributed in echelon on the wings and at. the
center, on favorable ground.

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It should be instructed not to take the gallop until within charging

distance; never to receive a charge at a halt, but to meet it, or, if not
strong enough, to retire maneuvering; and in order to be ready for the
pursuit, and prepared against a reverse, or the attacks of the reserve, not
to engage all its squadrons at once, but to reserve one-third, in column or
in echelon, abreast of or in the rear of one of the wings; this arrangement
is better than a second line with intervals.

In the attack, the artillery is employed to silence the batteries that protect
the position. In the defense, it is better to direct its fire on the advancing
troops. In either case, as many pieces are united as possible, the fire of
the artillery being formidable in proportion to concentration.

In battles and military operations, it is better to assume the offensive, and

put the enemy on the defensive; but to be safe in doing so requires a
larger force than the enemy, or better troops, and favorable ground.
When obliged to act on the defensive, the advantage of position and of
making the attack may sometimes be secured by forming in rear of the
ground on which we are to fight, and advancing at the moment of action.
In mountain warfare, the assailant has always the disadvantage; and even
in offensive warfare in the open field, it may frequently be very important,
when the artillery is well posted, and any advantage of ground may be-
secured, to await the enemy and compel him to attack,

The attack should be made with a superior force on the decisive point of
the enemy's position, by masking this by false attacks and demonstrations
on other points, and by concealing the troops intended for it by the
ground, or by other troops in their front.

Besides the arrangements which depend on the supposed plan of the

enemy, the wings must be protected by the ground, or supported by the
troops in echelon; if the attack of the enemy is repulsed, the offensive
must at once be taken, to inspire the troops, to disconcert the enemy, and
often to decide the action. In thus taking the offensive, a close column
should be pushed rapidly on the wing or flank of the enemy. The divisions
of this column form in line of battle successively, and 'each division moves
to the front as soon as formed, in order, by a rapid attack in echelon, to
prevent. the enemy from changing front or bringing up his reserves. In all
arrangements, especially in those for attack, it is most important to
conceal the design until the moment of execution, and then to execute it
with the greatest rapidity. The night, therefore, is preferred for the
movement of troops on the flank or rear of the enemy, otherwise it is
necessary to mask their march by a grand movement in front, or by taking
a wide circuit.

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In making an attack, the communications to the rear and for retreat must
be secured, and the General must give beforehand all necessary orders to
provide for that event.

When a success is gained, the light troops should pursue the enemy
promptly and rapidly. The other troops will restore order in their columns,
then advance'- from position to position, always prepared for an attack or
to support the troops engaged.

Before the action, the Generals indicate the places where they will be; if
they change position, they give notice of it, or leave a staff officer to show
where they have gone.

During the light, the officers and non-commissioned officers keep the men
in the ranks, and enforce obedience if necessary. Soldiers must not be
permitted to leave the ranks to strip or rob the dead, nor even to assist
the wounded unless by express permission, which is only to be given after
the action is decided. The highest interest and most pressing duty is to
win the victory, by winning which only can a proper care of the wounded
be insured.

Before the action, the Quartermaster of the division makes all the neces
sary arrangements for the transportation of the wounded. He establishes
the ambulance depots in the rear, and gives his assistants the necessary
instructions for the service of the ambulance wagons and other means of
removing the wounded.

The ambulance depot, to which the wounded are carried or directed for
immediate treatment, is generally established at the most convenient
building nearest the field of battle. A red flag marks its place, or the way
to it, to the conductors of the ambulances and to the wounded who can
walk.

The active ambulances follow the troops engaged, to succor the wounded
and remove them to the depots; for this purpose the conductors should
always have the necessary assistants, that the soldiers may have no
excuse to leave the ranks for that object.

The medical director of the division, after consultation with the

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Quartermaster General, distributes the medical officers and hospital

attendants at his disposal to the depots, and active ambulances. He will
send officers and attendants when practicable, to the active ambulances,
to relieve the wounded who require treatment before being removed from
the ground. He will see that the depots and ambulances are provided with
the necessary apparatus, medicines and stores. He will take post, and
render his professional services, at the principal depot.

If the enemy endanger the depot, the Quartermaster takes the orders of
the General to remove it, or to strengthen its guard.

The wounded in the depots and the sick are removed, as soon as possible,
to the hospitals that have been established by the Quartermaster General
of the army, on the flank or rear of the army.

After an action, the officers of ordnance collect the munitions of war left
on the field, and make a return of them to the General. The
Quartermaster's department collects the rest of the public property
captured, and makes the returns to headquarters.

Written reports for the General commanding-in-chief are made by

commandants of regiments, batteries, separate squadrons, and by all
commanders of a higher grade, each in what concerns his own command,
and to his immediate commander.

When an officer or soldier deserves mention for conduct in action, a

special report shall be made in his case, and the General commanding- in-
chief decides whether to mention him in his report to the Government and
in his orders. But he shall not be mentioned in the report until he has been
mentioned in the orders to the army. These special reports are examined
with

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care by the intermediate commanders, to verify the facts, and secure

commendations and rewards to the meritorious only.

PRISONERS OF WAR.

Prisoners of war will be disarmed and sent to the rear, and reported as
soon as practicable to headquarters. The return of prisoners from the
headquarters of the army to the War Department will specify the number,

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rank and corps.

SIEGES.

In the following regulations, the besieging force is supposed to be two

divisions of infantry and a brigade off cavalry. The same principles govern
in other cases.

The Brigadier Generals of infantry serve, in turn, as Generals of the

trenches; one or more of them are detailed daily, according to the front
and number of attacks; they superintend the operations, and dispose the
guards of the trenches to repulse sorties and protect 'the works. Officers
of the general staff are assigned to them to transmit their orders and
attend to the details of service.

The commandants of engineers and artillery accompany the first troops

be. fore the works, to examine the works and approaches. When the
engineers have completed the reconnaissance of the works, and of each
front as far as practicable, the commandant of engineers makes a plan of
the works, as exact and detailed as possible, and, under the instructions
of the General commanding the siege, draws up the general plan of the
siege, and discusses it with the commandant of artillery in regard to &
best employment of that arm. These officers then submit their joint or
separate opinions to the General, who decides on the plan of the siege,
and gives the orders for the execution. The command. ant of engineers
directs the construction of all the works of the siege, under the authority
of the General, and lays before him every day a report of his operations,
and a plan showing the progress of the attack. The commandant of
artillery also makes daily reports to the General, of all that relates to his
branch of the service.

The field officer of the trenches sees that men and litters are always
ready, to bring off the wounded. One or more companies of the guards of
the trenches are put under his immediate orders for the preservation of
order and police in the trenches.

The divisions, brigades, regiments and battalions are encamped during the
siege, in the order of battle.

Materials for the siege, such as fascines, gabions, hurdles, pickets, etc.,
are furnished by the different corps, in the proportion ordered by the
General.

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Guards and workmen going to the trenches march without beat of drum
or music.

The guards always enter the trenches with arms trailed led, and the
workmen also, unless they carry materials or tools, when the arms are in
the sling.

Sand bags, forming loop-holes, are placed at intervals in the parapet, to

cover the sentinels; they are more numerous than the sentinels, so that
the enemy may not know where the sentinels are placed.

When detachments are placed at night in advance of the trenches, to

cover the workmen, the men sit or lie down, with their firearms in their
hands, to hide themselves better from the enemy; the Sentinels put their
ears to the ground frequently, that they may hear troops coming out of
the place. To prevent mistakes, the workmen are told what troops cover
them.

No honors are paid in the trenches. When the General commanding the
siege visits them, the guards place themselves in rear of the banquette,
and rest on their arms. The colors are never carried to the trenches,
unless the

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whole regiment marches to repulse a sortie or make an assault. Even in

this case, they are not displayed until the General commanding the siege
gives formal order.

In the case of a sortie, the guards move rapidly to the places that have
been designated by the General of the trenches, and which afford the best
defense for the bead of the works, the batteries, the communications or
the Banks, or best enable them to take the sortie itself in flank or reverse.
Having lined the banquette to fire on the enemy, the troops form on the
reverse of the trench too receive him. The workmen take arms, retain
their positions, or retire with their tools, as ordered. The officers
commanding the detachments of workmen see that their movements are
made promptly and in good order, so as to avoid all confusion in the
communications.

The troops that advance beyond the trenches, to repulse the sortie, must
not follow -in pursuit. The General takes care that they return to the
trenches before the retreat of the sortie allows the artillery of the place to

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open on them. When the workmen return, the officers and non-
commissioned officers of the detachments call the roll without interrupting
the work, which is immediately resumed.

The general officers of cavalry are more particularly employed in, the serv.
ice of posts, and detachments placed in observation to protect the siege.
They and the field officers of this arm are employed in the command of
escorts to convoys, of whatever arms the escorts may be composed.
When these duties are not sufficient to employ them, they take their share
of the duties of the trenches.

In war, every commander of a fortified place should always hold himself

prepared with his plan of defense, as if at any time liable to attack. He
arranges his plan according to the probable mode of attack; determines
the posts of the troops in the several parts of the works, the reliefs, the
reserves and the details of service in all the corps. He draws up
instructions for a case of attack, and exercises the garrison according to
his plan of defense. In sea-coast works, he provides the instructions for
the different batteries on the approach of ships.

On the approach of an enemy, he removes all houses and other objects,

within or without the place, that cover the approaches, or interrupt the fire
of the guns or the movements of the troops. He assures himself personally
that all posterns, outlets, embrasures, etc., are in proper state of security.

He consults his next in rank, and the senior officer of the engineers and of
the artillery, either separately or as a council of defense. In the latter case,
he designates an officer to act as Secretary to the council, and to record
their proceedings, and their joint or separate opinions, which are to be
kept secret during the siege. The members may record their opinions
under their own signature. In all cases, the commander decides on his
own responsibility.

The commander shall defend in succession the advanced works, the

covered ways and outworks, the body of the work and the interior
intrenchments. He will not be content with clearing away the foot of the
breaches, and defending them by abattis, mines, and all the means used
in sieges; but he shall begin in good time, behind the bastions or front of
attack, the necessary intrenchments, to resist assaults on the main work.

When the commander thinks that the end of the defense has come, he
shall still consult the council of defense on the means that may remain to
prolong the siege. But in all cases he alone will decide on the time,
manner and terms of the surrender. In the capitulation, he shall not seek
or accept better terms for himself than for the garrison, but shall share

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their fate, and exert his beat endeavors for the care of the troops, and
especially of the sick and wounded.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

DANIEL ANDERSON, farmer, P. O. Ostrander, was born in Mill

Creek Township, August 7, 1841. His parents were Isaac and
Emeroy (Hill) Anderson, the former a native of New York City, and
the latter of Vermont. Mr. Anderson's parents were natives of
Scotland, and emigrated to America in 1790, locating in New York
City, where they both died during the war of 1812, leaving five
children-Anthony, Alexander, Isaac and two daughters. Isaac, the
father of our subject, was early apprenticed to the tanner's trade in
the city, serving until he was about twenty years of age, when he
went to Indiana; then came to Madison County, Ohio. a short time
after and resided near Plain City till 1821, when he came to Mill
Creek Township and purchased 220 acres of land. He cleared up
most of the farm, and was Trustee of Mill Creek a great many year,-.
He married Miss Emeroy Hill, by whom he had twelve children, eight
of whom are now living, viz.: Mary A. (wife of James Guy), Elizabeth
(wife of Gideon Carr), Maria (wife of Joseph Norris), Simpson, Polly
(widow of Amazial Hayes), Alexander, Daniel and Andrew. Mr.
Anderson's death occurred April 5, 1867, and his wife died
September 4, 1854, Daniel was brought up on the farm And
educated in the common schools. January 3, 1861, he was married
to Miss Esther, daughter of Conrad and Mary A. Carr. Mrs. Anderson
was born in Delaware County, Ohio, January 1, 1844. Their three
children are as fol. lows: Elmer, born December 13, 1862; Mollie B.,
born November 17, 1864, and G. Clifton, born October 17, 1874. Mr.
Anderson is a thorough and successful farmer and stock-raiser. His
farm contains 12.5 acres and is well-improved. He is a member of
the I. O. O. F., and in politics is a Democrat.

WALTER B. BEECHER, farmer, P. O. Marysville, one of the leading

farmers of Mill Creek Township was born in Herkimer County, N. Y.,
May 23, 1832. His parents, Zina and Lucretia (Sanford) Beecher,
were natives of near New Haven, Conn. His father was born in
November 1784, and his mother October 27, 1790. They were
married in New Haven, Conn., and in 1807 removed to Herkimer
County, N. Y., thence to Grant County, where they resided, Mr.
Beecher operating a tannery till the fall of 1836, when they removed

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to Licking County, Ohio. Mr. Beecher bought a farm of 220 acres and
farmed and kept a dairy till his death, October 25, 1865. Mrs. B. died
February 26, 1880. They had nine children, six sons and three
daughters. Two of the daughters are deceased. Walter, the
youngest, was reared on the homestead in Licking County and
educated in the common schools. His father bought 371 acres of
land in Mill Creek Township, and in April 1853, gave it to his sons,
George and Walter. The following winter, then a single man, Mr.
Beecher came and settled on his share of the land, 185 acres; all
was in woods. He cleared a place and erected a log cabin. The
succeeding year, 1854, he married and moved into his new home.
Mr. Beecher started here a poor man, with only a horse, saddle and
bridle, and $2 in money. But, with an indomitable energy, he began
to carve his fortune out of the woods. He cleared off his farm, all but
twenty acres and kept making additional purchases till he now owns
523 acres of the best land in the township. Mr. Beecher is a
thorough and successful farmer and has dealt largely in stock. He
keeps a flock of about 600 sheep, besides a good many cattle. He is
a man of great perseverance, and his success was, no doubt, largely
due to those elements of character. December 10, 1854, he was
married to Orinda J., daughter of Samuel and Jane (Riddle)
Sherwood. Mrs. Beecher was born in Madison County, June 1, 1834.
Seven children were the fruits of this union, four of whom are now
living, viz. : Emma F., born September 5, 1857, wife of W. A. Bill;
Lucretia J., born March 28, 1860, wife of Chester K. Siegman, and
have one child, Ada O., born April 4, 1882; Zina A., born March 29,
1864; and Willie L., born June 25, 1870. Henry H. born July 22,
1872, and died November 9, 1876; Bertha A. born August 13, 1876,
and died February 8, 1877; an infant son died October 13, 1868.
Mrs. Beecher's parents were early settlers in Madison County. Her
father was born April 2, 1807, and died December 29, 1859. Her
mother was born March 8, 1812, and died December 21, 1836. They
were married February 11, 1830. Mrs. Beecher is a member of the
Methodist Church, and Mr. B. is a Republican.

JAMES BELL was born in the State of New Jersey about the year
1778, and was married to Miss Sarah Warner, of Pennsylvania, in
1799, they having Iwo children born to them in Pennsylvania, after
which they emigrated to the State of Ohio, in the year 1804, to
Warren County, near what is now the town of Lebanon, and there
they had a son born to them December

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12, 1805, Silas Bell, for whom this biography is written in memory
of. He was brought by his parents to Union County, Ohio, in the year
1813, and settled on the farm now owned by W. C. Henderson, Mill
Creek Township. He (James Bell) was one of the first settlers in the
township. He was the first Squire elected in the township, and held
the office for many years, he having the largest and most convenient
log cabin in the township, for there were no other kind of houses
those days. The township elections were held at his house for
several years. Now that we have given a brief history of the parents
of Mr. Silas Bell, we will endeavor to give a biographical history of
Silas Bell. He came to Union County with his parents in 1813, being
eight years old and not large enough to do much work, and finding a
vast wilderness and the Indians, bear, deer, wolves and other wild
animals too numerous to mention, he naturally became a great
hunter and trapper, and followed that until he was a man grown,
running some narrow risks and performing some feats that are
almost incredible to relate, a few of which we will endeavor to give
in this sketch. Being late in the fall, Mr. James Bell (the father of this
family) took his gun early in the morning and went in pursuit of
venison; he killing a deer in a very short time, he dragged it to the
path leading to the house. He went to the house and took his boy,
Silas, and his sister, to prepare the meat for use, telling them to
keep the path until they came to the deer, and he would go around
through the woods and perhaps he might kill another. They had
gone but a short distance when they heard the report o f their
father's gun. They had proceeded but a few paces farther when a
large bear came into the path a few rods ahead of the children, they
having nothing to protect themselves with but an ax. This boy not
being easily soared, squared himself in the path, when the bear
came at them with open mouth, snorting so loud that it made the
woods ring. It came on within about one jump of the boy, who stood
firm with ax drawn ready for the conflict, when bruin stopped short,
wheeled to the left and disappeared in the woods. The boy being
excited by the bear and encouraged by its flight, was bound to
pursue the animal and renew the attack, but his sister being older
and more thoughtful, persuaded him to let the bear go. The bear
had been wounded by their father, but he made his escape. This
was the adventure and courage of a boy of fourteen summers.
Another venturesome act he practiced in his hunting career was
climbing the most gigantic trees in the wilderness for coon and wild

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honey, one act of which the writer of this sketch, was an eye
witness, but not of the one we wish to relate. The tree was an oak,
five feet in diameter, in which he had found a swarm of bees. He
managed to fell a small tree against it, by means of which he
reached the large limb in which the bees were, about seventy feet
from the ground. He chopped the limb from the large oak, and in
falling it knocked the small tree to the ground. Looking around him a
moment, he saw one of the limbs of the oak extended out over a
tough black hickory. His first thought was to crawl out on the limb
and jump down on that tree. The thought was no sooner than the
action. He jumped down a distance of fifteen or twenty feet, lighting
safely in the top of the hickory. Such were some of the adventures
of his boyhood days. He continued to live with his father and mother
until he was in the twenty-first year of his age, this being the year
1826, when he was married to Miss Abigail Sherman, and in the
spring of 1827, settled on the farm now owned by Phineas Bell, his
only surviving son. Now, at this period of life, he in a great measure
abandoned his hunting and trapping and went to actual labor. Not
having much taste for farming, he sought labor on different jobs of
public works, such as canals, turnpikes, etc. He followed this
avocation until the fall of 1839, when he had the sad misfortune to
lose his wife, leaving him with six children, the oldest twelve years
old. One thing remarkable about him was, he remained a widower
the remainder of his life. After losing his companion, he was
compelled to stay at home with his children, so he took up the boot
and shoe making, followed that of falls and winters about twenty
years, making sugar during the spring, and digging wells during the
summer season of that period or time, after which he abandoned all
these kinds of labor and turned his attention to the improvement of
his farm. His four oldest children being girls, left him with but little
help on the farm, the writer being his only son; but he being a man
of iron constitution, and equally firm in purpose, he was fully able
for the task. He continued his labor on the farm a few years, when
he took a notion to see the Western wilds. He having a brother in
the central part of Kansas, he first went there. They made up a
party and went on a buffalo hunt. This aroused the hunting spirit
that had almost died out in his mind. He shouldered his gun with the
rest of the company and started for the buffalo plains, where they
found them in countless numbers. We have often heard him remark
that he could see buffalo as far as the eight of the eye could extend.
He killed several of them; killed one antelope slid one wolf. He shot
the wolf at break of day. There were several wolves eating at the
carcass of a buffalo they had killed near where they had camped.

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Not being light enough to see very well, he shot somewhat by

guess. Seeing he had crippled it, he took up the neckyoke of the
wagon and attacked the animal, which gave him fight. So his first
adventure was with a bear and last with a wolf. Ile then returned
home and resumed his labor on the farm, and at his death had one
of the finest improved farms in Mill Creek Township, with the
exception of buildings, which he never took much pride in. Now that
we have given a brief history of the adventures and pursuits of labor
of Mr. Silas Bell, we will give an impartial sketch of the moral
character of the same. He had the good fortune, by nature, to be
very wild in temper, and very regular in all the habits of life, which
insured him general good health.

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A mild temper, regular habits and a charitable disposition gained a

lasting friendship of all that knew him. His life was an exemplary
one, full of faith, hope and charity, and goodwill toward men. Such
is a partial history of the late Silas Bell, who died May 20, A. D.
1879, in the seventy-fourth year of his age, and thus passed away
one of Union County's pioneers.

JOHN L. BORGER, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Bavaria,

Germany, May 17,1827. In 1843, his parents, John W. and Elizabeth
(Shure), Borger, emigrated to America, settling in Columbus, of
which city they remained residents till 1858, when they came to
Union County. John L. is the eldest child and was raised and
educated in Germany. He learned brick-making in Columbus, and in
1853 went to Crawford County, where he followed it six years. In
1859, he removed to Darby Township, this county, and bought a
farm of 196 acres; and a short time afterward added twenty-one
and a half acres, He occupied this farm till 1872 when he purchased
his present homestead in Mill Creek Township, which contains 326
acres. Mr. Borger began when a poor boy, working for 6 cents a
day. He made his start manufacturing brick, and when he left
Crawford County in 1859 he had $5,000, which he invested in a farm
in Darby Township. By his perseverance and energy, he has made
large and valuable property. April 7, 1850, he was married to Maria,
daughter of George and Elizabeth Denterlein, by whom be has had

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the following children, viz.: Mary, Maggie, wife of L. Conrad, John K.,
George A., John L., John M. and Lizzie. Mr. and Mrs. Borger are
members of the Lutheran Church, and in polities Mr. B. is a
Democrat.

JOHN H. P. BOUIC, farmer, P. O. Ostrander, Delaware County,

was born in Montgomery County, Md., December 11, 1826, and is a
son of Robert H. B. and Rebecca (Lakin) Bouic, natives of Maryland.
His grandfathers, Peter Bouic and Daniel Lakin were slave-holders in
Maryland, and wealthy men. The former was born in France and
came to this country when eighteen years of age; the latter was
born in England and came to this country before the Revolutionary
war, in which he served seven years. Benjamin Lakin, a son of the
above gentleman, served in the war of 1812. The father of our
subject died in Maryland August 17, 1828. He was born October 3,
1799. His mother was born April 18, 1798. They were married May
25, 1823, and had three children. Daniel L., who died September 3,
1854; Washington A., died October 27, 1882. Mrs. Bouic removed to
Franklin County, Ohio, in 1830, and in 1835 she purchased 231
acres of land in this township for $1,050, on which she settled the
same year and lived thereon till her death, which occurred
December 23, 1870. Our subject was married November 6, 1851, to
Catharine, daughter of Christian and Hannah Myers, who was born
in Union County, Ohio, January 10, 1830. They have had nine
children, eight of whom are living, viz.: Christian W., Rebecca J.,
Hannah S., Mary C., Clara A., John D., Florence O., and Jacob.
Emaline M., deceased. He owns 115 acres of the old homestead,
and keeps a high grade of stock. He is a member of the Presbyterian
Church, in which he has been Elder three years.

THOMAS N. ELSOM, farmer, P. O. Ostrander, Delaware County,

second child of William H. and Martha J, (Rittenhouse) Elsom, was
born in Albemarle County, Va., August 20, 1849. He was brought by
his parents to the county the fall after his birth, and settled in Dover
Township. He was raised principally in Mill Creek Township and
received his education in its schools. March 25, 1873, he was
married to Miss Emma J., daughter of Luther and Mary A. (Scott)
Winget. Mrs. Elsom was born in Delaware County June 13, 1852.
Five children were born of this marriage, of whom two are living-
Stewart Clayton, born January 4, 1879; and Mary Effie, born
December 23, 1880. Nora M., born April 6, 1874, died March 1,
1879; William Stanley, born October 5, 1875, died March 2, 1879. A
son died in infancy. Mr. Elsom located on his farm in 1873, and is

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engaged in farming and raising Spanish Merino sheep. He and wife

are members of the Baptist Church, and are charter members of the
Grange. He owns a farm of 102 acres.

JACOB L. FELKNER, farmer, P. O. Ostrander, Delaware County,

was born in Hawkins County, East Tenn., September 1, 1819, and is
a son of Jacob and Mary E. (Hutchinson) Felkner. In 1827, they
removed to Franklin County, Ohio, and in 1836 removed to Delaware
County, Ohio, where both died. Lewis Felkner, father of Jacob, Sr.,
was born in Germany, and settled in Virginia. In 1827, the father of
our subject bought 120 acres of land here, sixty of which he gave to
him. He died Christmas Day, 1840. The subject of this sketch was
married, November 5, 1840, to Ellen, daughter of Jacob and Mary
Carr, who was born in Grant County, W. Va., in 1821. To them have
been born six children, five of whom are living, viz.: Calvin, Mary E.,
Luther, Dudley and Laura. Jacob L., deceased, aged sixteen years.
When twenty-two years of age, he learned the carpenter's trade,
which he followed fifteen years, and in an early day he made many
coffins. He has served as Trustee two terms, and was Land
Appraiser in 1870. Politically, he is a Democrat.

CALVIN FELKNER, farmer, P. O. Ostrander. Delaware County,

eldest son of Jacob L. and Ellen Felkner, was born in Mill Creek
Township February 13, 1842. He was reared on a farm and educated
in the common schools. April 13, 1862, he was married to Marinda,
daughter of James Liggett. Mrs. Felkner was born in Mill Creek
Township February 9, 1845. Of their four children, two are living-
William Arthur, born September 13, 1866, and Laura Amelia, born
May 23, 1871. Sarah Ellen, born May 18, 1863, and died August 5,
1879, and Fay Shields, born February 27, 1868, and died October 6,
1878.In April 1862, Mr, Felkner located on the

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farm he now occupies, which contains eighty-seven and three-

fourths acres. He is by occupation a farmer, and rears fine horses-
roadsters. In politics, he is Democratic.

DAVID FISH, farmer, P. O. Ostrander, Delaware County, was born

in Frederickstown, Md., December 8, 1829. His parents, James and

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Catharine (Easterday) Fish, were natives of Maryland, and of Irish

and German descent. They removed to Columbus, Ohio, in 1833,
and the following year to Mill Creek Township. Mr. Fish bought a
farm of 118 acres, and at his death, which occurred January 18,
1871, he owned 160 acres of land. Mrs. Fish died August 20, 1872.
They were members of the Protestant Methodist Church, and were
the parents of ten children. David was reared on a farm, and spent
his early life with his father in clearing it up. When of age, he
married and rented till 1864, when he purchased fifty-one and one-
half acres of land, which he sold in April, 1874, and bought his
present farm. October 26, 1854, he was married to Miss Elizabeth S.,
daughter of Isaac and Sarah Wells. Mrs. Fish was born in Hawkins
County, Tenn., September 17, 1827. Of six children born to this
marriage there are living James I. C., Sabin R. and John W. Emanuel
M., David H. and Sylvan A. are deceased. Mrs. Fish is a member of
the New Providence Presbyterian Church. In politics, Mr. Fish is
Democratic. He owns a well-improved farm of 160 acres, and is
engaged in farming and keeping Poland-China hogs. In 1880, he
erected a residence at an expense of $2,000. Mr. Fish started in
married life with less than $100, and by dint of energy he has
acquired valuable property.

CHRISTIAN H. GRAHAM, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in

Paris Township September 22, 1839. He is a son of Robert and
Judith (Bell) Graham. The former was born in 1808, and in 1812
came with his parents to Clark County, and in 1821 settled in this
township. His grandparents came from England, and both died in
Hamilton County, Ohio. Robert was married to Judith Bell December
22, 1829. They lived in this township till 1867, when they removed
to Marysville, where he died in January 1882. She departed this life
in August 1869. To them were born six children. He married for his
second wife Mary J. Williams, in January 1870. Our subject is the
third son and fifth child, and was reared upon the farm. April 23,
1861, he enlisted in Company D, Fourteenth Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, for three months, but served until August 13,
1861. He re-enlisted November 20, 1861, in Company H, Forty sixth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was appointed Chief Musician, in which
capacity he served till July 1, 1864. He was in the Fifteenth Army
Corps, and took part in seventeen of the hard-fought battles of the
war, and was honorably discharged at Columbus in 1865. He
received a sunstroke at Jackson, Miss., from which be has never
recovered. April 3, 1863, be was married to Lavina, daughter of
Philip and Margaret Miller. She was born in Columbiana County,

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Ohio, November 10, 1844. Six children have been born to them, viz.:
Alva D., Marion L., Ella M. and Eva M. (twins), William P. and Emma.
L. They are members of the Christian Church. He is a member of the
Central Ohio Christian Conference. He has been Township Trustee
five terms. Also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He
owns sixty-five acres of land, and is engaged in farming and stock-
raising.

GEORGE HANAWALT, JR., farmer, P. O. Ostrander, Delaware

County, son of Samuel and Catharine (Acton) Hanawalt, was born in
Mill Creek Township February 24, 1855. He was reared on a farm
and received his training in the common schools. February 24, 1874,
He was joined in marriage to Miss Esther A., daughter of Josiah and
Mercy Baughman. Mrs. H. was born in Union County April 30, 1855.
This marriage was blest with four children-Samuel J., born
December 10, 1874; Berry E., born April 14, 1876; Pearl O., born
March 30, 1880, and Myrtle R., born October 17, 1882. Mr. Hanawalt
owns 107 acres of well improved land, and is engaged in farming
and rearing Spanish Merino sheep. He is identified with the orders of
I. O. O. F. and I. O. R. M., and in politics is a Republican.

WILLIAM C. HENDERSON, farmer, P. O. Watkins, a prominent

agriculturist and fine stock-raiser of Mill Creek Township, was born in
Indiana County, Penn., October 28, 1825; his parents, John and
Anna (Jack) Henderson, cattle to Union County and settled on the
farm occupied by the subject of this sketch. William is the youngest
son and next to the youngest child of twelve children-seven sons
and five daughters. He spent his youth and early manhood on the
homestead, and received his education in the common schools of
Mill Creek Township. When of age he took up the cooper's trade at
New California, and followed it seven years, most of the time on the
home farm; he made his start in this way, and in 1850 bought thirty-
four acres of the homestead. He finally bought out all the heirs and
owned the whole farm, which contained 140 acres. To this he kept
making additional purchases of land till he now owns 431 acres,
which constitutes one of the best farms in Union County. In 1873,
he had built a large, commodious brick residence, the finest in the
township. Mr. Henderson embarked in life a poor boy, working at the
pittance wages of 25 cents and 31 cents a day; he has been an
upright, honorable, hard-working man and by his untiring energy
and industry has achieved success. In public enterprises and
improvements, he has always lent his aid and support. To the pikes
he has given at least $3,500. December 1870, Mr. Henderson was

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married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Moses and Margaret Sewell,

by whom he has two bright little children-Myrtie A. and an infant.

SIMON D. KILGORE, farmer, P. O. Jerome, a large farmer and

stock-raiser of Mill Creek Township, was born in Canaan Township,
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of ten children, six of whom are now living. His parents, Thomas and
Jane (Patterson) Kilgore, were natives of Westmoreland County,
Penn., and Botetourt County, Va., respectively; he was raised on his
native place and was educated in the common schools of the district.
Ile resided with his father till 1868, when he purchased 209 acres of
his farm in Mill Creek Township. His father came with him in 1865,
and lived in the family till his death. Mr. Kilgore was married July 3,
1864, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Abraham and -Martha Cary.
Mrs. K. was born in Madison County, Ohio, February 19, 1842. Three
children were born to this union -Ettie J., born March 13, 1869; Cora
E., born June 15, 1875; and Thomas H., born March 6, 1877. Mr.
Kilgore owns a well improved and highly cultivated farm of 305
acres, and is a successful agriculturist and stock-raiser of the
township. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. In politics he has always voted with the Republican party.

WILLIAM D. KIRKLAND, farmer, P. O. Ostrander, Delaware

County, an old pioneer of Mill Creek, was born in Mecklinburg
County, Va., December 20, 1808. His parents, George and Martha
(Stanback) Kirkland, were also natives of Mecklinburg County. His
father was born March 5, 1777, and his mother December 14, 1791.
They were married in 1807, and removed to Charlotte County, Va.,
in 1812. From that county Mr. Kirkland was drafted in the war with
Great Britain, and served eighteen months. His father, Burrel
Kirkland, served from beginning to end in the American Revolution,
after which he moved to Montgomery County, Ky., where he died,
aged one hundred and eight. In 1829, our subject's parents
removed to Franklin County, Ohio, where they both died; the former
in December 1863, and the latter September 13, 1875. William, at
an early age, learned wagon and carriage making, at which both his
father and grandfather were professionals. He followed it till 1838,
and more or less till 1858. In four years at his trade, near Dublin, he

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made and saved $400, with which, in 1840, he bought 70 acres of

land in Mill Creek Township, for which he paid $212. He would often
work in the harvest-field cradling grain all day, and then work all
night at his trade. In February 1841, he moved on his new farm on
Mill Creek, and followed the farm of summers and his trade of
winters, till 1858, since which time he has farmed alone. In 1852, he
purchased thirty acres, paying for the same $300. He has made
subsequent additions, till his farm now contains 300 acres of land,
most of which he has cleared and improved himself. Since 1859, he
has been engaged in farming and stock-raising, and for the last four
years be has kept French and Clydesdale horses. September 10,
1829, he was married to Jane, daughter of John Trusler, who died
September 9, 1853, leaving five children; four are living-Lizzie, wife
of Adam Robinson; Hannah, wife of Wilson Brown; George and
William John is deceased. Mr. Kirkland was married the second time
May 2, 1859, to Elizabeth A. Beard, daughter of Michael and Mary
Beard, and a native of Zanesville, Ohio, where she was born October
29, 1823. Two sons were born to this union-Michael A. and Marion
E. Mr. Kirkland embarked in life a poor boy, but, through
perseverance and energy, he has made for himself valuable
possessions. Politically, he is Democratic, having cast his first vote
for Gen. Jackson.

LUTHER LIGGETT, farmer, P. O. Watkins, was born in this

township October 11, 1836, and is a son of Absalom and Millie (Carr)
Liggett. He (Absalom) was born in Ross County, Ohio, October 9,
1810, and was a son of James Liggett, who was born in Hardy
County, Va., in 1778. He settled in Ross County, Ohio, in 1810, and
in 1817 removed to Delaware County, Ohio, and settled at what is
now Ostrander, where he died in 1864. The father of our subject
was the fourth child of a family of ten children, viz: Job, Joab,
Abner, Absalom, William, Millie, Cooorod, Susan, James and Gideon-
all deceased but Abner. Absalom was married, in 1833, to Millie
Carr, who bore him ten children, of whom eight lived to maturity,
Luther being the eldest child. He was married, in 1857, to Maria,
daughter of James W. and Laura R. (Kinney) Wilkinson, by whom he
has had seven children, six of whom are living, viz.: Newton E.,
James A., Louisa A. L., Wayne, Clara M. and Henry C. An infant
daughter deceased. After his marriage he lived on a rented farm till
1862, at which time he purchased ninety-six acres of land. At
present he owns 300 acres of valuable land. He deals extensively in
short-horned cattle, some of which he has exhibited at the World's
Fair. He is now serving his fourth term as a member of the

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Agricultural Board, two years of which time he has been Vice

President of the society. He has also served as Township Trustee,
Township Clerk and Treasurer. In October, 1882, he was elected a
member of the Board of County Commissioners. Politically, he is a
Democrat, and has been delegated to various State and county
conventions. Mrs. Liggett was born in Marysville, December 17,
1836. Her parents came to the above place in 1836, where they
resided till 1857, and moved to Butler County, Neb., where they
both died-the former, March 25, 1882, and the latter March 7, 1875.
Mr. Wilkinson served as Probate Judge of Butler County two years,
and, while a resident of Marysville, filled the office of Justice of the
Peace.

ABNER LIGGETT, farmer, P. O. Ostrander, Delaware County, was

born in Mill Creek Township April 17, 1850; he is a son of James and
Sarah Ann (Richards) Liggett, of Virginia and New York respectively.
His father was born November 14, 1817, and his mother April 20,
1819. They were married in Delaware County October 1, 1840, and
had eight children-Arthur, married Clarinda Freshwater; Marinda,
wife of Calvin Felkner: Abner (our subject); Joab, married Rose
Honeter, and since Estelle Thompson ; Gideon; Minerva wife of
Hiram Penny; William and Amelia. Mr. and Mrs. Liggett came to
Union County in 1844, where they both died; the former August 29,
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April 7, 1870, to Casale, daughter of George and Margaret (Moore)

Swank, and a native of Darby Township, Union County, where she
was born June 17, 1861. They have two children James Ray, born
May 10, 1872; and Mona S., born October 5, 1880, and died
November 24, 1881. Mr. Liggett owns the old homestead, which
contains 164 acres, and is engaged in farming and rearing short-
horned cattle. He is serving his second term as Trustee of Mill Creek,
and in politics is a Democrat. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.

ELDER DANIEL LONG, deceased. The subject of this sketch, for

many years pastor of the Christian Churches of the eastern part of
Union County, was born in Alleghany County, Md., August 9, 1789.
He was a son of Rosamond and Margaret (Devault) Long, who
settled in Maryland prior to the war of the Revolution ; he was the

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youngest of nine children. About the time of the war of 1812 he

came to Mill Creek Township, Union County, and served during the
latter part of that war; he traveled over the southern part of the
State on his Gospel mission and organized churches. He founded the
first Christian Church in the county, and the first church of that order
in Mill Creek Township, over which he presided as pastor till his
death, which occurred November 26, 1873, aged eighty-four years,
while conducting a series of revival meetings at Mill Creek Chapel.
His marriage with Nancy Kelley, which occurred April 22, 1813, was
blest with one child-Thomas W., who was born June 3, 1819; he was
reared on a farm, and educated in the Worthington Schools. When
nineteen years of age he engaged in teaching, which he followed till
1860, and was one of the most efficient teachers in the county.
January 30, 1846, he was married to Miss Nancy, daughter of
Stephen Latimer. Mrs. Long was born in Franklin County, Ohio,
January 28, 1820. Three sons were born to this union-Daniel, born
June 26, 1850; married Laura B. Bodley and have three children
Nancy B., Alice and Lou. Stephen, born January 28, 1862; and
George W., born December 25, 1853, and married Sarah
Freshwater. Mr. Long died October 25, 1865, while serving as
Township Treasurer. He left an estate of 275 acres of land, of which
Stephen now owns 121 acres, embracing that portion which has the
residence erected in 1861. Mrs. Long resides with Stephen. He is
engaged in farming and stock-raising. In April 1876, he was elected
Justice of the Peace, and re-elected in 1879; he is a member of the
Grange and I. O. O. F., and in politics possesses the Democratic
views of his lather.

GEORGE W. LONGBRAKE, farmer, P. O. Watkins, was born in

Shelby County, Ohio, January 4, 1840; his father, Jacob Longbrake,
a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, was born January 17, 1808; And
his mother, Susan Farnum, a native of Essex County, N. Y., was
born September 17, 1811. Her parents, Zebediah and Jane Farnum
came to Franklin County, Ohio, in 1818, and in 1822 to Mill Creek
Township, where they both died ; the former October 19, 1852, and
the latter February 7, 1852. Jacob Longbrake came to Union County
with his mother in 1830, and settled in Dover Township. He married
December 12, 1833, and died January 10, 1865, leaving a widow
and four children-Marinda, wife of Robert Thompson ; Roxey A., wife
of James H. Bethard; George W., the subject of this sketch; and Ida
A., wife of J. L. Richey. Emily Al. is deceased. George W., our
subject, was retired to manhood on a farm and was educated in the
common schools. April 15, 1868, he was married to Miss Bell J.,

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daughter of James B. and Jane Richey, and a native of Dover

Township, where she was born September 26, 1852. They have two
children-Alma E., born August 23, 1870; and Lima, born February
28, 1879. In 1850, Mr. Longbrake's parents settled on the farm he
now occupies. He owns 100 acres and is engaged in farming and
stock-raising In 1864, Mr. Longbrake was a member of Company H,
One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiment Ohio National Guards. He
served 100 days and was discharged at Columbus, Ohio. In 1882, he
was elected to the Board of Township Trustees.

WARRET OWEN, farmer, P. O. Watkins, one of the oldest Justices

of the Peace of Union County, was born in Champaign County. Ohio,
July 3, 1823. His parents, James and Rebecca (Henry) Owen, were
natives of Virginia. His grandparents, on his father's side, it is
thought, came from Wales prior to 1776, and his grandfaher served
in the Revolutionary war. The parents of our subject moved to
Champaign County before the war of 1812, and died when he was a
boy of about ten years. He is next to the youngest of eleven
children, of whom ten lived to maturity. At the age of fourteen,
Warret was apprenticed to the saddlery and harness, matters' trade.
He worked two years in Mechanicsburg then came to Marysville, and
remained with Evans & Jennings till November 1840. In 1845, be
came to Watkins, and established himself in his trade, which he
followed successfully up to 1873. He was elected Justice of the
Peace in 1859, and has since filled that office, now serving his
twenty-fourth year. He is a man good executive ability, and has no
doubt acted as Justice longer than any other man in Union County.
In 1861, he was appointed Postmaster at Watkins, and has served in
that capacity ever since that date. December 22, 1844, he was
married to Emily Farnum, daughter of Zebediah and June Farnum,
who were among the early settlers of Mill Creek Township. Mr. and
Mrs. Owen were blessed with five children; of them three are living-
Rebecca J., wife of Berry Hanawalt; John R., who married Catharine
A. Gamble, and Aurelious A., who married Mary R. Davis. James Z.
and Susan C. are deceased. Mr. Owen was largely instrumental in
organizing the Methodist Episcopal Church at Watkins, and with his
family has been prominently connected with it ever since. He is now
serving as Class Leader and Circuit Steward.

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JOHN PEIRSAL, farmer, P. O. Watkins, an old pioneer of Mill Creek

Township, was born in Chester County, Penn., March 21, 1812. He is
a son of Jacob and Mary (Boyer) Peirsal, natives of Chester and
Dauphin Counties, Penn., respectively. Mr. Peirsal was born March
18, 1784, and his wife April 15, 1784. They were married in
Pennsylvania, and reared most of their family there. Of their
children, the following are living: Silas, Richard. John, the subject of
this notice, Elizabeth, widow of John Haney, and Mary A., widow of
John Poe. Mr. and Mrs. Peirsal died in the same year, and at about
the same age. John, our subject, when seventeen years of age, took
up blacksmithing in Waynesburg, Penn., and served an
apprenticeship of four years. He followed his trade principally till
April 1839, when be came to Mill Creek Township. He first bought
109 acres of land, but continued to purchase till his farm increased
to a farm of 700 acres. January 9, 1834, he married Catharine
Westley, daughter of Samuel and Christina Westley, and a native of
Berko County, Penn., where she was born January 9, 1814. Of
fifteen children born to this union, eleven are living, viz.: Christina,
wife of Alexander Anderson; Elijah Westley and Silas (twins); Evan;
Marv, wife of John Stayman; George; Margaret, wife of Perry Smart;
John, Catharine, Enoch and Jacob. Samuel, Eliza and Elizabeth are
deceased. Mrs. Peirsal died August 22, 1877. Mr. Peirsal started out
when a boy to carve out his fortune, and through his years of
energy and industry he became the owner of 700 acres of valuable
land, which he divided among his children, till he now owns but 300
sores. Politically, Mr. P. is Democratic. He cast his first vote for old
Gen. Jackson.

GEORGE PIERSOL, farmer, P. O. Ostrander, Delaware County,

fourth son of John and Catharine Piersol, was born on the old
homestead in Mill Creek Township June 24, 1842. He was reared on
a farm till of age April 1, 1864, he enlisted in Company A, One
Hundred and Thirty-fourth Regiment Ohio National Guards. He
served in the Eastern army, in Maryland, and participated in an
engagement at City Point, Md., and witnessed the battle of
Petersburg and Butler's charge, at Fort No. Eight. He was honorably
discharged at Camp Chase the following September. In 1866, he
went to Kansas and followed carpentering two years and returned,
locating on his present farm in spring of 1869. April 1867, he was

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married to Mrs. Barbara Harriger, widow of J. C. Harriger, and

daughter of William and Harriet McCauley. Mrs. P. died October 11,
1869, leaving one child, Mary, who was born October 8, 1868. Mr.
Peirsol was again married February 24, 1872, to Miss Abigail C.,
daughter of Dr. J. T. and Eliza R. Robinson. Mrs. P. was born in
Fulton County, Penn., December 1, 1852. Their children are as
follows: Eliza, born February 2, 1873; Enoch W., born June 30,
1875; Joseph T., born April 1, 1878, and Orvil, born April 17, 1881.
Mr. Peirsol owns a farm of eighty-five acres. He was one term
Trustee of Mill Creek Township.

E. P. ROGERS, farmer, P. O. Marysville, a prominent breeder of

thoroughbred Spanish Merino sheep, was born in Licking County,
Ohio, May 6, 1852. He is a son of John C. and Nancy Rogers, who
reside in Marysville. He is the youngest of three children. He passed
his early life on a farm, and was educated in the common schools
and Delaware Commercial College, from which institution he
graduated in February, 1881. He taught school one year, and then
came on the farm. He is engaged extensively in buying and selling
French and Clydesdale horses. His chief attention is given to
breeding thoroughbred Spanish Merino sheep, in which pursuit he
has been very successful. As a fine sheep and horse raiser he ranks
as one of the leading men of the county. He is a regular exhibitor at
the world's fair. January 23, 1880, he was married to Miss Alice C.,
daughter of A. G. and M. R. Boring. Mrs. Rogers was born in Dover
Township February 22, 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers are members of
the New Dover Methodist Episcopal Church. He is identified with the
orders of I. O. O. F., I. O. R. M. and K. of P. Politically, he is a
Republican. He owns fifty acres land, and has charge of 300 acres
more which he cultivates.

DR. THOMAS P. SHIELDS, of Mill Creek Township, was born in

Cumberland County, Va. On his father's side he is of Irish and
Scotch descent, the family having emigrated to this country, locating
first in the State of Delaware, and subsequently moved to Virginia.
His grandfather, John Shields, was an officer, Captain, in the
Revolutionary war. His father, David Shields, was raised in
Rockbridge County, Va., and served in the war of 1812-14. His
grandfather on his mother's side was Joseph Watkins, of Goochland
County, Va., who was of Welsh descent and of a Quaker family. His
grandmother was Mary Carrington, a sister of Gen. Edward
Carrington, of Revolutionary fame. He was with Washington
throughout the Revolution, a member of his staff, and an intimate

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friend of La Fayette. The Carringtons were English, and settled in

Virginia at an early day. Dr. Shields, after attending the primary
schools in his neighborhood, took a course in Washington College
(now Washington and Lee University) in Lexington, Va., and then
attended lectures in the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, and
the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. After graduating, he
settled on the farm on which his widowed mother resided and on
which 'he was born, and practiced successfully his profession as
physician and surgeon. For some years before the late war, he had
been connected with a volunteer military company. This company
was ordered out early in the war, and attached to the Eighteenth
Virginia Regiment, Confederate States Army, which served mostly in
the Army of Northern Virginia. In the winter of 1862, his health
becoming impaired, he resigned his position and received the
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hospitals until the close of the war. In 1867, he removed to Ohio

with his family and settled in Mill Creek Township, on a farm
belonging to his sister, Miss Mary C. Shields. Since then he has
devoted his attention to farming and stock-raising, taking great
interest in short-horn cattle and sheep, and has been a liberal
exhibitor at our county fairs. He was one of a few who formed the
first farmers' club in the county, and was a member of the first
grange in the county. He was afterward made a Deputy by
appointment from the National Grange, and organized the granges
in this county, and a large number in other counties in the State. He
has been an active worker in the grange, and has frequently
represented the granges of the county in the State Grange. He has
been connected with the county agricultural society for some years,
and is at present the Vice President of that society. He has been a
warm advocate of public improvements and favored whatever was
calculated to advance his neighborhood and county. He served a
number of years as Treasurer of Mill Creek Township, and the
School Board. In religion, Dr. Shields is an Episcopalian, but there
being no church of that denomination within reach, be has been
liberal in supporting other churches in the vicinity, and has been an
active worker in the Sunday school. He has been married twice; first
he married Miss Martha C. Bradley, of Pikeville, Ala., who died in
1859, leaving a son and daughter. The son, Gamble Shields, married

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Miss Lulie A. Liggett, a daughter of Arthur Liggett, Esq., of Mill

Creek, and is now living on a farm in Hamilton County, Ohio. The
daughter, Martha Thomasia Shields, is living with her father. He was
married a second time in 1863, to Miss Elizabeth J. Ford, of
Cumberland County, Va., who was known to a large circle of friends
in this county and State as a lady of rare accomplishments. She died
March 26, 1882, leaving nine children, viz.: Fannie M., Alfred W.,
Carrington. Mary H., Bessie P., Richmond L., Ruth E., Jennie V.,
Buretta F.

ROBERT L. STIMMEL, farmer, P. O. Ostrander, a native of Franklin

County, Ohio, was born December 14, 1837. His parents, Abraham
and Elizabeth (Lisle) Stimmel, were natives of Franklin County, and
came to Mill Creek Township in 1844. His grandparents, Michael and
Catharine (Plumb) Stimmel, came to Franklin County, Ohio, before
the war of 1812, and died in Hamilton Township. Robert's parents
resided in Mill Creek till 1857, when they returned. to Franklin
County, where they died-Mr. Stimmel June 7, 1866, and Mrs. S.
February 1873. Mr. Stimmel was born June 11, 1818, and Mrs. S. in
1815. They had ten children, of whom Robert is eldest. They came
to the county in 1859 and bought a farm, now containing 1661
acres, besides 107 acres in another part of the county. His marriage
with Rebecca E., daughter of Joseph and Mary Hutchinson, occurred
February 3, 1859, and was blessed with ten children; eight are living-
Alvin, Irwin, Hattie, Joseph L., Emma, Robert T., Viols and Freddie.
Charlie and Clara are deceased. Mrs. Stimmel was born in Mill Creek
February 16, 1840. Mr. Stimmel is serving his second term as Justice
of the Peace. He was Township Trustee four years, and Clerk two
years. He owns 278 acres of land, and follows farming and stock-
raising.

W. T. THOMPSON, merchant, Watkins, was born at Watkins, Ohio,

June 6, 1851, and is a son of James and Catharine (Gamble)
Thompson, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Ireland.
They had a family of twelve children, of whom eleven survive-ten
boys and one girl. The wife and mother died in 1854. The father still
survives, at the age of seventy-one years, and is a resident of
Delaware, Ohio. Our subject was raised and educated at Watkins,
and resided with his father until he reached his majority, when he
purchased 100 acres of land in Mill Creek Township, on which be
lived seven years. After leaving the farm, he entered the mercantile

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trade at Watkins, where he is still engaged in business. In 1872, he

married Mary Alice, daughter of Lewis and Catharine (Miller) Lemay,
residents of this township. To this union four children have been
born, all now living, viz.: Gueretta, Catharine, John and James.

JOHN W. WELLS, P. O. Ostrander, was born in Franklin County,

Ohio, November 7, 1835. Is a son of Isaac and Sarah (Trusler)
Wells, natives of Hawkins County, Tennessee, and Rockingham
County, Va. His father was born September 15, 1798, and his
mother February 15, 1804. They were married March 8, 1825, and in
1829 removed to Dublin, Ohio, where they lived till 1836, at which
time they settled in this township, on the farm occupied by our
subject. Here he died October 26, 1844. His wife departed this life
July 12, 1872. To them were born ten children, three eons and
seven daughters. John W. is the second son and sixth child. He was
married February 25, 1873, to Rachel, daughter of James L. and
Elizabeth McKirgan, who was born in Tennessee, June 11, 1844. To
them have been born five children, three of whom are living, viz.:
Byron B., Clarence M. and Albert D. Rose and Ralph died in infancy.
He owns eighty-eight acres of valuable land, all well improved. He
and wife are exemplary members of the Presbyterian Church.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

ABRAHAM AMRINE (deceased), an old and highly respected

pioneer of Union County. was born March 18, 1818, and died June
24, 1878. He was the third son of Henry and Mary Amrine, who
came to Union County in 1821. He passed his boyhood and early life
on his flat her's farm, and assisted him in clearing it up. September
12, 1839, he was united in marriage to Miss Nancy Mackelfish, a
native of Pickaway County, where she was born, April 26. 1818. Her
parents, George and Malinda, Mackelfish, came to this county in
1833, and settled near Richwood. where they both ended their days;
the former died August 25, 1861, and the latter April 16, 1860. Mr.
and Mrs. Amrine were the parents of eleven children, of whom six
are living: Mary M., wife of John Neulove; Sarah E., wife of Oliver
Shaw; Elsworth, married Elizabeth Johnson; Henry N., married Sarah
E. Wells, Martha E., wife of Lewis Bonnette, and Abraham, who
married Ora Lee. In 1889, Mr. Avarice purchased 103 acres of the
farm he left at his death. It was in its primeval state when he settled
on it, which was in the fall of 1839. By earnest and constant labor he
cleared up his farm to a cultivated state, and made additions, till he
became the owner of 406 acres of valuable land, on which he made
most of the improvements. He em. barked in life with small means,
and in the woods; but by his untiring industry, economy and good
business management he accumulated large property. he displayed
a lively interest in all religious and educational matters. he and wife
were members of tire Marysville M. E. Church, wit with which church
he was identified for over forty-two years. He served in the capacity
of class leader for eighteen years. He aided liberally in the erection
of the M. E. Church of Marysville, with which he was associated till
his death.

HENRY N. AMRINE, farmer , P. O. Marysville, son of Abraham and

Nancy Amrine, was born on the homestead April 17, 1851. He was
brought up to farming, and has always pursued that avocation, in
connection with keeping thoroughbred Spanish Merino sheep, which
he has followed the last five years with fine success. If is marriage
occurred October 3. 1872, with Miss Sarah E. Wells, a native of
Licking County, where she was born February 11, 1852. Her parents

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were Joseph and Mary Wells. Five children were the issue of this
union: Mary O. Nancy C., Alice G., Henry C., and an infant daughter,
deceased. Mr. Amrine owns a well improved firm of ninety-one
acres. He is identified with the society of K. of P. and I.. O. of R. M.
Politically, he is a Republican. Mr. A. is a member of the M. E.
Church.

HENRY AMRINE, a prominent farmer of Paris Township. was born

on the old Amrine Ironic. stead November 21, 1821. He is a son of
Abram and Mary Amrine, and a grandson of - -, who were among
tire earliest pioneers of Paris Township, and whose history is given in
the general history of tire township. Mr. Amrine is the fourth son and
seventh child of ten Children. He passed hits early life on his father's
new and forest like farm, and received his training in the common
schools of the county. In 1842, soon after his marriage, he located
on 100 acres of land. which now constitute a part of his extensive
farm His marriage occurred April 26, 1842, to Miss Martha Irvin,
(laughter of William and Amelia (Evans) Irvin. The former came from
Ireland with his parents some time prior to the Revolutionary war.
His father was a soldier in that war, and received wounds from
which he died a short time after its close. Mrs. Irvin was born in
Staunton, Va ; her parents were natives of Wales, and also
emigrated to America before Revolutionary days. Mrs. Amrine is a
native of Madison County, Ohio; was born April 14, 1820. Mr. and
Mrs. Amrine were blessed with three children, two of whom are
living, viz. : Alfred, born February 7, 1843, married January 12,
1869, to Mi.,, Lucy Edson, and have two children-Nellie and Curtis ;
Mary A., the Youngest child was born January 22, 1849, and was
married November 1, 1868, to If. Whelpley ; they have two children-
Edwin and James. Asbury L., the second child, was born July 14,
1845, and died November 14, 1848. Mr. and Mrs. Amrine started in
life together, like many of their pioneer contemporaries, in limited
circumstances and with few advantages. The farm on which they
settled was largely and heavily timbered at the time, and it was
through tire strongest exertions that they overcame the many
difficulties and obstacles of their pioneer life, and Required for
themselves a competence. By their active energy and industry they
have accumulated large and valuable property, their farm consisting
of over 700 acres of well improved land. besides large herds of
livestock. In these years of their existence their lives have not been
given wholly to the accumulation of wealth ; they have displayed a
deep and active interest in the religious and educational institutions
of the county and State. For many years they have been prominently

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identified with tire Old Amrine. M. E Church and its missions. They
are among the largest contributors to the Ohio Wesleyan Univer-

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sity, having bestowed about $30,000 on that institution. Of late

years Mr. Amrine has devoted his attention to raising fine sheep and
horses, and has been successful in that avocation. His political
affiliations have always been with the Republican party.

WILLIAM P. ANDERSON, druggist, Marysville. This gentleman

was born in Montgomery County, Pa., January 31, 1836. His parents,
John and Sarah (Price) Anderson, were natives and residents of that
county. Being left an orphan at the age of five years, under the old
law of Pennsylvania, was bound out to learn the saddler's trade, and
when but twelve years old, had made everything in the harness line,
from a whip to a saddle; at the age of thirteen, engaged at farm
work ; between the ages of fifteen and twenty-one. learned both
tailoring and cabinet-making. The subject of this sketch came to
Ohio in 1856, locating in Lancaster, Ohio, where for a short time he
worked at the carpenter's trade. In 1857. was appointed one of the
officers of the Ohio Penitentiary, then under the Wardenship of John
Ewing, of Chillicothe; resigned in 1858, and in connection with his
brother-in-law, John H. Shearer. came to Marysville, Ohio, the same
year, and engaged in the publication of the Marysville Tribune, and
was also appointed Deputy Sheriff under Gen. A. Wiley. In 1861,
was appointed Postmaster under President Lincoln's administration.
Early in 1863, was appointed Deputy Provost Marshall for the Eighth
Congressional District, resigned both positions in1863, and enlisted
in the Ninth Ohio Independent Cavalry, known as the President's
Escort, or Union Light Guards. Shortly after arriving in Washington,
D. C, was detailed by Col. Wisewell, Military Governor of the District.
for clerical duty on general and regular court maritals. Subsequently,
by special order of Secretary of War Stanton, was transferred to the
War Department proper and assigned to duty in the Briefing
Department, where, soon after, he was placed in charge of the
briefers, which position he held until mustered out with the
command. At the organization of the Thirty-ninth Congress,
December, 1865, received the first appointment as one of the

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officers of House post office. During the last session of the Thirty
ninth Congress, served as private secretary to Capt. Ira Goodno,
Door-keeper of the House. In the Fortieth Congress, was appointed
one of the officers in the Doorkeeper's Department, and remained in
the service until 1875, when he resigned. During his service in the
War Department he briefed the document ever signed by President
Lincoln. In the fall of 1875 he engaged with a house in Columbus as
a commercial traveler until 1879, when he purchased the interests of
J. J. Gledhill in the drug business in this city. John W., his son,
having practical experience, is associated with him. Major Anderson,
as our subject is familiarly known, is a member of the Ohio State
Pharmaceutical Association, Mustering Officer of the Fifteenth
District of Ohio O. A. R., and has taken all the degrees of Masonry in
the York and A A. Scottish Rites, excepting the 33d. He has served
as member of the City Council, and has always taken an active part
In public affairs, and strongly attached to the interests of the
Republican party. He was married February, 1858, to Miss Martha A.
Kishler, daughter of John Kishler, late of Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio.
John Willis and Emma E. are the fruits of this union.

F. T.. ARTHUR, merchant, Marysville. Charles and Harriet A.

(Mealey) Arthur, the parents of our subject, were both natives of
Maryland, and migrated to the West and formed home in the early
settlements of Delaware County, where she died in 1881. He is at
this time a resident of Delaware, having an interest in the Delaware
Woolen Mill Company, with which he was formerly connected. They
were the parents of five children, four of whom are living. The
subject of this sketch was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1840. He
wits raised on a farm and received his education in the schools of
that county. In August, 1862, he enlisted as private in Company C,
One Hundred and Twenty-First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for the term
of three years, and served in the fortunes of the Army of the
Cumberland. On the battle field of Perryville, October 8, 1862, he
was wounded in the left arm by a minnie ball, but filled his place in
the ranks until discharged by reason of disability at Franklin, Tenn.,
April 29, 1863, as Second Lieutenant. He re-enlisted May 2. 1864, as
private in the One Hundred and Forty fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
and wag discharged as Commissary Sergeant at Camp Chase,
August 2.5, 1864, by reason of expired tenure of service. Mr. A.
came to this county in 1865, and in the following year engaged in
the mercantile It business, which he followed until after his election
to the office of County Clerk, in 1869. Three years afterward he was
re-elected to the same position, and served two terms of three years

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each. During this time he engaged his spare moments to the study
of law, and became so proficient that he was admitted to the bar at
Columbus, by the Supreme Court, January 7, 1874. At the close of
his public duties he again embarked in the mercantile trade, and
occupied his present commodious store in January, 1882. He carries
a large and complete stock of dry goods, and controls a fair and
lucrative trade. Mr. A. was married in May, 1863, to Miss Alice M.,
daughter of David and Mary E. (Hempstead) Welsh. One daughter,
Amelia H., born to bless this union, lived through the sunny summer
of her youth, and just while life was sweetest, and the brightest
flowers grew about her pathway, the reaper called her home. Her
demise occurred August 2.5, 1882. D. D. Welsh was born in
Muskingum County, Ohio, August 2.5, 1817. He settled as a farmer
near this city in 1838, and was married, September 29, 1839, to
Miss Mary E. Hempstead; she was born in Utica, N. Y., in 1818, and
with her parents, Nathan and Polly Hempstead, came to this county
in 1838. In 1843, he moved to Jackson County, Mich., where he died
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a Captain of a company in the war of 1812, and raised a family of

ton children, six of whom we still living. Mr. Welsh was one of the
original stockholders of the Marysville Bank, and dealt largely in
stock. He was left an orphan when six years of age, and was thrown
upon his own resources. He made every movement available. and by
perseverance and economy attained position and wealth. He was
elected County Treasurer in 1861, and filled that position at the "a of
his death in 1868. He owned, at the time of his death, 700 sores of
land in this county, and was a man beloved and respected by all
who knew him..

JOHN BARKER, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Marysville

Sanitary 12, 1880. He is a son of John Barker, of Virginia, and Mary
Hoyt Barker, a native of Pennsylvania. They were married in the
Keystone State, and came to Marysville, where they resided a short
time. Mr. Barker bought 100 acres of lead on the north side of Mill
Creek, which he occupied a few years. then removed to the old
Squire Amrine farm, and in 1885 located on the farm now owned

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and occupied by our subject. Mr. Barker died near Lewisburg,

September 7, 1870. aged seventy-three; and Mrs. B. departed this
life, October 28, 1858. in her fifty-seventh year. They had twelve
children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the youngest. He was
married October 29, 1857, to Harriet F. Turner, a daughter of
Edmund Turner. by whom he has had two children-Edward H., born
December 17, 1862 ; and Phebe A., born February 18, 1877. Mr.
Barker hits always occupied the homestead, which contains 158
acres; he also has twelve acres in Allen Township, and is engaged in
farming and stock-raising. He is a member of the Masonic Order,
and in politics is Democratic.

JOHN W. BARNES, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Harrison

County, Ohio. June 19,, 1888. His parents were Levi and Susan
(Rodgers) Barnes ; the former was born near Baltimore, Md., and
the latter in Harrison County, Ohio. They removed to Guernsey
County, Ohio, when our subject was but three years of age; Mr.
Barnes died in 1846 and the following year John came with his
brother, William Barnes. to this county and remained two years; in
1849 he returned near Cambridge and in 1850 came back to this
county. where he has since reaided, except. while in his country's
service. He entered the army in July, 1862. as a member of
Company K, Ninety-sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; after
serving a year in the Western Army, he was transferred to the
Department of the Gulf. He fought through the siege of Vicksburg
and at Jackson, Carsion Cross Beau,. Sabine Cross Roads, Forts
Gaines, Morgan, Spanish and Blakeley, and a number of minor
battles; he was discharged at Mobile, Ala., July 15, 1865, at the
close of the rebellion. He returned home and resumed his former
avocation, which he has since followed. He was married, November,
1856, to Mrs. Catharine Hale, a widow of Jones Hale and a daughter
of Athens Oliphant. Mrs. Barnes was born in Ross County, Ohio,
November 30, 1833. They were blessed with six children, viz.: Lydia
L.. wife of J. A. Bump; Boland J., married Anna Beightler; Lorenzo
D., married Sarah J. Spain; Samantha J., Aaron B. and Georgiana.
Mrs. Barnes had two daughters by her first husbandSarah, wife of
William Epps, and Mary J., wife of Stephen Pyers. Mr. Barnes made
his start in life by working by the month, and what he now owns is
the fruits of his own labor. His farm contains ninety-five acres. and is
under a good state of cultivation ; he is by occupation a farmer and
stock-raiser. He and his wife are members of the United Brethren
Church; he is connected with the Grand Army of the Republic, and in
politics is a Republican.

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GEORGE BEECHER. The subject of this sketch is a leading,

influential citizen of Union County, was born near Utica, N. Y., April
18. 1827. His father, Zina Beecher, was born near New Haven,
Conn., and was a first cousin to Lyman Beecher, the father of Henry
Ward Beecher. His mother, Lucretia Sanford. was also born near
New Haven, His parents were married in Connecticut, and moved to
Herkimer County, N. Y., and in 1836 to Licking County, Ohio, where
Mr. Beecher died September, 1868. Mrs. Beecher died February 4,
1880, at the ripe age of ninety-six years. She was a remarkably firm
and intelligent lady, and retained her mental faculties up to the last.
She was the mother of six sons and three daughters, of whom all
the sons and one daughter are living-Lucretia (deceased); Beri. who
resides in Granville. Ohio; Almelia deceased ; Lyman, who occupies
the homestead in Licking County ; Edwin, of Fairfield, Ill.; Mary, wife
of Carter Wilcox ; George, the subject of this sketch; Charles, of
Cincinnati, attorney for the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad, and Walter,
the youngest, resides in Mill Creek Township, this county. Mr.
Beecher, our subject, was reared to manhood on his father's farm.
For four years after he was of age, he worked for a salary of $100
per year. April 17, 1852, he came to Union County, and located on
185 acres of land in Mill Creek Township, which was in nature's
original state. He cleared this farm, and continued to make additions
till he now owns a body of land containing 509 acres, all of which he
acquired by his untiring industry and-successful business
management. In the fall of 1877, he purchased forty acres adjoining
the corporation of Marysville on the east, sad erected on it a
commodious frame residence. Mr. Beecher is engaged extensively in
rearing fine sheep, and is ranked as one of the leading sheep-raisers
of the county. For the last two years he has bought and shipped
draft horses to Mansfield, doing a large and successful trade. He is a
man of much force of character, and in the pursuits of life has been
eminently successful. His marriage was celebrated January 16,
18.52, with Miss Rosanna Rogers, a daughter of M. W. and Mary
Rogers, formerly of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Beecher is a native of Licking
County, was born July 5, 1828. Three children are the fruits of this
union-Alice A., wife of Marion Taylor, Clara and Mary L.

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SAMUEL BEIGHLER, farmer, P. O. Marysville, eldest son of Tobias

and Sarah Beighler, was born in Paris Township December 10, 1828.
He was reared and brought up on his father's farm, and was
educated in the common schools. He was married April 12, 1849, to
Miss Ann J. Fawcett, a daughter of Jesse and Philadelphia Fawcett.
They have six sons living Asbury H., an attorney at law in Marysville;
Warren, Jasper, John, Elwood and Tobias. Mr. Beighler purchased
and located on his present farm in the spring of 1868. He cleared his
hem from the "stump," and has well improved it. Mr. B. and wife are
members of the United Brethren Church. Politically he is a
Republican. He owns a farm of ninety acres, and is engaged in
agriculture.

A. H. BEIGHTLER, attorney, Marysville. The Beightler family whose

record maybe found In this volume, comprises one of the most
extensive connections of the pioneer settlers. The subject of this
sketch is a son of Samuel and Ann J. (Fawcett) Beightler, and was
born in Paris Township, Union County, in 1852. He was raised on a
farm and received his primary education in the high schools of this
city, where he began the study of law in the office of R. L.
Woodburn, in 1874. He was admitted to the bar April 20th, 1877,
and the same year began the prac of his profession in Marysville,
where he has since been constantly and actively engaged. He has
served the township as clerk, and since his admission to the bar has
filled the office of secretary of the Agricultural Society. he is a
member of the Lodge and Chapter F. & A. M. at Marysville, and of
the Commandry at Urbana and connected with the Presbyterian
Church of this town. Politically Mr. B. is a stanch Republican. He was
united in marriage to Miss Laura 0., daughter of G. T. Dorland, of
Cincinnati, in 1880. Two children, Alice and Gordon R., are the issue
of this union.

IRA BELVILLE, farmer, P. O. Marysville, son of Nicholas and Anna,

Belville, was born in Paris Township April 19, 1939. He passed his
early life on his father' a farm and received a common schooling.
August 19, 1861, he married Caroline Smith, a daughter of Andrew
and Jane Smith. She departed this life August 4, 1864, and August
4, 1867, Mr. Belville was again married, this time to Mrs. Rachel
Draper, widow of Nelson Draper (deceased), and daughter of Adam
Shirk. Three children were the fruits of this union: Anne L., Mary R.

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and Ada Rimy. Mrs. Belville died June 15, 1878. She had two
children by her former husband ; of these one (Biance), is living.
Hannah is deceased. In 1867, Mr. Belville took up his residence on
his present farm. He is engaged in the pursuits of farming and
rearing stock. His farm is located in Taylor and Liberty Townships
and contains 81 acres. He has been prominently connected with the
Grange, and in politics is Democratic.

ROBERT BELT, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born near Newark,

Ohio, June 16, 1822. His parents, Benjamin and Rachel Crouch,
were natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania respectively. They had
nine children, of whom four are living: Leibe A. (wife of Samuel
Park), Ella (wife of Asa Park), Robert and Wesley. Robert was reared
on the homestead in Licking County and occupied it till 1846. In
April, 1864, he came to Union County and bought 146 acres, his
present farm. He was married in 1844 to Mary Park, a daughter of
John and Margaret Park. She bore him ten children of whom five are
living, viz.: Gilbert, George, Frank, Lucy and Ella. Alvin died October
22, 1846, Benjamin died October 21, 1864, Henry, December 1,
1864. and Isabell December 14, 1864. Mrs. Belt departed this. life
January 6, 1865, of typhoid fever. The three children, Benjamin,
Henry and Isabell, who preceded her but a few days, died from the
same fever. Mr. Belt was again married, January 29, 1866, to Mrs.
Mary C. Wells, widow of Joseph Wells, and daughter of Ezekiel and
Sarah Cunningham. Mrs. Belt was born in Licking County September
2, 1832. She had two children by her first husband; one (Sarah E.) is
living, now wife of Henry N. Amrine. Mr. Belt has cleared and well
improved his farm which was covered with woods when he located
on it in 1864. He has been a successful farmer; of late years he has
devoted especial attention to rearing fine sheep. He and his wife are
members of the M. E. Church of Marysville. He is associated with the
Masonic fraternity. and in politics is a supporter of Republican
principles end doctrines. He owns a farm of 148 acres, with good
improvements, loomed near Marysville.

TOBIAS BIGLER (or Beighler), was born in Barks County,

Pennsylvania, Jane 1, 1805. He is a son of George and Elizabeth
(Lookenbill) Beighler, who were natives of Pennsylvania. The original
name was spelled Beighler, but was subsequently changed to Bigler
and since to Beightler. The name is of German origin, the
grandfather of our subject having emigrated from Germany to the
United States prior to the American Revolution. Tobias, the subject
of this sketch, is the second son and fifth child of a family of eight

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children, of whom two are living, viz.: George, Elizabeth, Solomon.

Rebecca, Sophia, Tobias, Sallie and Enoch. When our subject was
four years of age, his parents removed to Licking County, Ohio, and
the following year to Fairfield County, where he spent his boyhood
and early manhood. He worked by the month at the small salary of
$7 till he came to this county in the latter part of 1825. He "squatted
" on land owned by James Dines for a short time then purchased
one hundred acres of woodland for which he paid $450.. He cleared
the site for his house. His dwelling place for several years was in the
solitude of nature's wild dominion which was the habitation of the
deer, wolf and bear. Mr. Bigler began the work of clearing and
improving his farm and making additions -to his original purchase till
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and under a high state of cultivation. Mr. Bigler was married

January, 1827, to Miss Sarah Amrine, & daughter of John and Ornzie
Amrine, and a native of Pennsylvania. Twelve children were the
fruits of this union; of these eight are living, viz.: Samuel, Mary A.,
Andrew, John, Eliza, Daniel, Harrison and James M.; Abraham,
Lewis, Solomon and George are deceased. Mrs. Bigler died March
25, 1862, and June 5, 1862, Mr. B. celebrated his second marriage
with Nancy Barrows, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary A. Burrows. Of
two children by this marriage one (Wilson H.) is living Nancy is
deceased. Mr. Bigler is one of the sturdy old pioneers of Union
County; he located within its limits when an almost unbroken forest,
with no capital save his energy, which he diligently displayed in
hewing down the monarchs of the forests and clearing up his farm.
The broad acres with all their wealth of soil and improvements are
the fruits of his years of arduous toil and industry. He is now
bordering on the seventy-eighth year of his age, but is in possession
of strong mental powers and a good physical condition.

HAMILTON BLUE, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Ross

County, Ohio, May 24, 1819. He is a son of William and Margaret
(Hamilton) Blue, natives of Old Virginia. Mr. Blue was born
December 12, 1796, and Mrs. Blue, January 4, 1798. Mr. Blue's
parents, John M. and Catharine Blue, removed to Ross County in
1808; his wife's parents, Alexander and Mary Hamilton, settled there
about the same time. Mr. and Mrs. Blue were married May 28. 1818,

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and had lour sons-Hamilton, Josiah, David and William. They

removed to Union County in 1882, and located in Paris Township,
where Mr. Blue died, May 12, 1879. His widow lives .with Josiah, the
second son. Hamilton was reared to manhood on a farm, and was
educated in the common schools. October 20, 1839. he united in
marriage with Susan Orahood, a daughter of Samuel and Polly
Orahood, and a native of Hardy County, Va. She was born February
29, 1816. Her death occurred June 20, 1873, leaving one son and
five daughters-Alexander, Melissa (wife of Joseph Snider), Mary E.
(wife of Charles Amrine), Margaret (wife of Peter Heckel), Susan
(wife of Jacob Reed) and Clarinda. Mr. Blue married the second
time, October 29, 1876, to Mrs. Mary Martin, widow of Benjamin
Martin and daughter of John and Euthania Thompson. Mrs. Blue was
born in Virginia, October 29, 1817. She had nine children by Mr.
Martin-Caroline (wife of John Johnson), Riley, Charles C., Mattie
(wife of Alexander Blue) are living. Mr. Blue settled on his present
farm in 1851; and has since occupied it, engaged in farming and
rearing stock. Ilia farm contains 125 acres, and was all in woods
when he located on it. He has cleared it up and aided in making
many of the improvements of his neighborhood. He and wife are
connected with the Christian Church. He is associated with the
Masonic fraternity anti in politics with the Democracy.

JOSIAH BLUE, farmer, second son of William and Margaret Blue,

was born in Ross County, Ohio, October 24, 1822. When ten years
of age, his parents removed to Union County, and young Blue spent
the rest of his early life on his father's farm, in the northern part of
Paris Township. He married, September 10, 1846, to Malinda
Orahood, a daughter of Samuel and Mary Orahood. Mrs. Blue was
born in Union County, and died in February, 1848. and left one son
and one daughter-Lewis F. and Nancy. Mr. Blue's second marriage
occurred in 1851, with Mrs. Susanna Orahood, daughter of Levi and
Susan Wells, and widow of Joseph Orahood. Of six children by this
union, four are living-Sarah (wife of Silas G. Gray), Lucy, Dorcas,
Dells, William and David. In 1851, Mr. Blue bought fifty-one acres of
his present farm, find made additions till he now owns 171 acres,
most of which he cleared and improved from the "stump." He is
connected with the Masonic order and Democratic party and is a
successful farmer.

R. S. BONNETTE, Superintendent of the County Infirmary, was

born in Ohio County, Va., February 10, 1834. He is a son of John
and Ann M. Bonnette, who came to Union County in 1840 and

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located in Leesburg Township, where our subject was reared to

manhood. September, 1862, he volunteered in Company I, One
Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He
participated in the following principal battles: Perryville,
Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, and a number of
minor battles. he accompanied Gen. Sherman on his march to the
sea, and participated in all the engagements of note. In the spring of
1864, he was commissioned Sergeant. and served in that capacity
until discharged. He returned home and farmed till 1868, and
engaged in the grain trade in Dover, which he carried on till 1873.
He returned to his farm, and was engaged in its pursuits till March,
1882, when he was appointed to his present charge. He has
managed the institution successfully and creditably. He was married,
October 9, 1856, to Heater A. S. Brown, a native of Union County,
born March 16, 1837, and a daughter of S. P. G. and Sarah Brown.
They have three children-Elbert W. (married Glennie Dodge). Linnie
E. and Nelson 1. Mr. and Mrs. Bonnette are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Bonnette is identified with the IOOF
and G. A. R., and in politics is a Republican. He served as Trustee of
Leesburg Township two years. His farm in Leesburg contains 118
acres of well improved land.

JOHN K. BORGER, was born in Bavaria, Germany, May 8, 1841,

and in 1843 was brought to America by his parents, William and
Elizabeth B. Borger. They settled in Columbus, and in 1858 remove d
to Darby Township, and in 1861 to Union Township, where Mrs. B.
departed this life September 11, 1870. John is the youngest of five
children. When fifteen years of age he took up the trade of
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it three years, since which time he has pursued the &vocation of

farming and keeping stock, October 18, 1866, he was joined in
marriage to Miss Maggie Magerlein, who was born in Bavaria,
Germany, and came to this country with her parents, Leonard and
Eve Magerlein, when only a child. She bore seven children, of whom
six are living, viz. : John F., John L., Mary A., Latin L., John W. and
George E. Charlie C. is deceased. Mr. Borger died August 20, 1882.
Mr. B. was the possessor of 175 acres of rich land, fifty-two acres of
which are situated in Paris Township. It is adorned with a substantial

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brick residence and other good improvements. Mr. Borger was a

good, law-abiding citizen. he was a member of the Lutheran Church
and a Democrat.

JOHN BRAUN, tailor, Marysville, is a native of Germany, where he

was born in 1842. He crossed the waters to the land of the free in
1831, and loomed at Columbus, Ohio, where he worked at his trade
until 1874, at which time he came to this city and engaged at his
evocation with Otte Brothers. Here he has bent his energies to his
task with scarcely one day of relief or relaxation. He was, however,
possessed of the true German element, and by strict economy anti
indomitable energy has made fine possessions. He erected a brick
block of buildings in East Center street at a cost of $7,000, which is
a fine addition to the street. Mr. Braun was married in 1865 to Miss
Coney, daughter of Stephen Childers, a native of this county. Five
children born to this union are all living, viz.: Clara, John, Harvey,
Adam and Georgia.

JOHN M. BRODRICK, attorney, Marysville. John M. Brodrick,

prosecuting attorney, is a native of Allen Township, Union County,
where he was born May 19,1854. His parents, Isaac, Jr., and Sarah
P. (Hoff) Brodrick, with their respected and venerable ancestors,
were among the pilgrims and founders of Allen Township, who built
their cabins in the forest. and scattering the a seed of that better
intelligence, which, growing year by year, has transformed the
dense forest into well cultivated fields and waving grain. A history of
their settlement appears in another portion of this work. The subject
of this sketch was raised on a farm, and learned to labor with his
hands. He received his primary education in the district schools, and
academy at Lewisburg. He began teaching school when eighteen
years of age, and two year: afterward began the study of law in the
office of Porter & Sterling, of this city. He was admitted to the bar
September 5, 1875, and began the practice of his profession in this
city November 1, 1876. He was elected Prosecuting Attorney in
November, 1881, and fills that position at this time. He has also
served two terms as Corporation Clerk, and has, by close application
and attention to business, cultivated and sustained a large and well
merited practice. He is a loyal Republican. a member of the Masonic
fraternity, and past officer in the IOOF Mr. B. was married April 16,
1878, to Miss N. M. G., a daughter of B. T. Benton, and a native or
Delaware, Ohio. One child, William F., is the issue of this union.

AARON BROWN, farmer, P. O. Marysville. a native of Fayette

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County, Pa., was born March 2,1813. His parents, Vincent and
Amelia (Wilson) Brown, came from Pennsylvania to Union County in
1830 and settled in Darby Township, where Mr. Brown died in 1847
and Mrs. B. in 1862. Aaron is the sixth of nine children. He was
reared to manhood a farmer boy. April 15, 1848. he united himself
in marriage with Elizabeth Brown, a daughter of Christopher and
Elizabeth Brown, and a native of Pennsylvania, where she was born
November 11, 1826. Of seven children by this marriage only two are
living: Amelia, and Harriet, wife of David H. Smith. Mr. Brown
resided in Darby Township till 1866, when he removed to the farm
he now occupies. He owns 129 acres of land, and is by occupation a
farmer.

THOMAS BROWN, Ex-Judge of the Probate Court, was born in

County Antrim, Ireland, March 25, 1819. In 1824, his parents Allen
and Margaret M. Brown, came across the waters and settled in
Clermont County, Ohio, where they resided two years, in IS27
removing to Campbell County, Ky., and in 1829 to Highland County,
Ohio, where they were among the earliest pioneers. Mr. Brown
bought a farm and kept a country tavern on the Cincinnati &
Chillicothe Stage Road, fifteen miles west of Hillsboro. He
entertained the "pioneer travelers" for twenty years, and died
January 10, 1860. His widow followed him in September, 1876. They
were the parents of six children, of whom our subject is the second.
He was reared on a farm till fifteen, when he began and served an
apprenticeship of four years and a half at tanning at Point Pleasant,
Ohio, the birth place of Gen. Grant. At the expiration of this time he
entered upon a course in Miami University, of Oxford, Ohio, and
remained a student three and a half years, when, on account of ill
health, he retired and taught school three years. In 1844, he
engaged in the mercantile trade in Highland, and in 1846 removed
to Marysville, where he continued in merchandising till 1851, where
he was elected Probate Judge. In 1860. he was appointed to the
same position to fill a vacancy. While Probate Judge he read law and
was admitted to the bar in 1864. After practicing law two years, he
again engaged in mercantile pursuits, retiring in 1870. The following
year he embarked in the insurance business, and now represents the
following companies, viz.: Hartford, Continental, North British and
Mercantile, Lancashire Sun, Ohio, Dayton, Niagara and Michigan
Mutual. Judge Brown was twice Mayor of Marysville and two terms
Infirmary Director. He was first married April 4, 1849, to Miss, Mary
E. Root, who died September 12, 1873, leaving four children;
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F. Gallaher, and Harry E. His second marriage occurred November 4,

1875, to Miss Sarah A. Carpenter, daughter of James Carpenter, of
Delaware County. Judge Brown and wife are members of the
Presbyterian Church.

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B. V. BUFFINGTON, physician, Marysville. Dr. Buffington has

attained considerable prominence as practitioner of this city and has
won a merited reputation. He was born near Harpers pers Ferry, Va.,
in 1838. In infancy, his parents, Samuel and Nancy A. (Wheatley)
Buffington, moved and settled in Pleasant Township, Clark Co., Ohio,
being among the pioneers of that town hip. Subsequently they
selected a home at Milford Center, Union County, where they yet
reside. Here the subject it of this sketch was brought up and
received hie common school education. At the age of twenty-two
years, he began the study of medicine in the office of Dr. Leonard,
of Urbana, and after four years of constant application and service,
began the practice of his profession. He passed graduation at the
Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati in 1873, and as a student of
that school has built up a large practice. Dr. B. became a resident
physician of Marysville in 1868, and has firmly established himself as
a successful doctor and esteemed citizen. He was married in New
Carlisle. Clark Co., Ohio, in 1874, to Miss J. H. Johnson, a native of
that county. Three children were born to this issue, two of whom are
living, viz.: Edna B and Opel A. Dr. B. is associated with the IOOF
society.

JOHN Q. BURGNER, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, was

born in Delaware County Ohio, October 21, 1853 ; his parents were
William Burgner and Mary A. Kile, his wife, the former of German
and the latter of Scotch descent. William Burgner was born in
Pennsylvania, in 1826, and when two years of age came to Ohio
with his parents, settling in Fairfield County. 1860, he removed to
Delaware County, and in 1872 came to Richwood, this county,
where he now resides. His wife died in 1856. The subject of this
sketch was raised principally on a farm and acquired his education in
his native county. In 1872, he removed with his father to Richwood,
and in the autumn of 1875, engaged with him in the mercantile
trade under the firm name of William Burgner & Son. In October,
1881, he was elected Clerk of the Courts on the Republican ticket,

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and assumed the duties of his office in February, 1882. Mr. Burgner
is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Marysville, and is
identified with the Masonic fraternity and Knights of Pythias.

AMOS BURRIS, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born on the

Whitewater River, in Indiana, September 4, 1825. When three years
of age, his parents, Jeremiah and Mary (Billater) Burris, removed to
Adams County, and in 1841, to Union County. His father was a
soldier in the war of 1812, and died near Marysville December 25,
1863, aged seventy-two years. Amos, the subject of this sketch, was
reared to manhood on the farm. May 15, 1844, he was joined in
marriage with Miss Polly A., daughter of Moses and Elizabeth
Amrine, by whom he has had six children, viz.: Randolph F., William
M.. Martha, wife of Alonzo Reed, Josephine. Mahlon and Edgar. Mr.
and Mrs. B. are connected with the United Brethren Church. He
owns a farm of forty-six acres and is engaged in tilling the soil.

J. L. CAMERON, attorney, Marysville, is a native of Union City, and

was born in Jackson Township May 22, 1814. His parents, Joseph
and Sarah (Reed) Cameron, were natives of Pennsylvania and
Virginia respectively. They founded a home in Jackson Township, in
1821, and were among its earliest and most respected pioneers. He
a was a successful farmer and resided on the homestead to the
close of his life, in 1873. His devoted companion, who survives, is in
the seventy-third year of her age. They were the parents of eight
children, seven of whom are living. The subject of this sketch was
reared on the homestead, where he was diligently engaged until the
7th day of October, 1868, when he joined the forces of the Union
Army, in Company C, Twelfth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and was
discharged as Corporal, at Chattanooga, Tenn., August 81, 1865. He
participated in the battles of Cynthiana, Ky., Laurel Gap, Va., Mount
Sterling, Ky., June 9, 1864; Wytheville, Va., December 16, 1864;
Saltville, Va.. December 20, 1864; Marion, December 22, 1864; and
on the memorable Stoneman raid, in February, 1865. Returning to
peaceful pursuits, he began the study of law under the
preceptorship of lion. J. W. Robinson, of this city. He was a pupil apt
to learn, diligent and persevering in application to his studies, and
became thoroughly versed in the arts of law. He was admitted to the
bar in 1867, and soon after began the practice of his chosen
profession in Marysville, where he has since been successfully
engaged. It is but justice to say of Lawyer Cameron, that he was

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without the aid of advantageous circumstances, but has risen from

the humble walks of life, to be classed among the leading attorneys
at the bar of Union County. He was married, in 1872, to Miss Emma,
daughter of William Toomire, of Champaign County, Ohio. Two
children born to this issue-Mabel and Richard, are both living. Mr. C.
is a member of the Masonic fraternity and a veteran in the ranks of
the G. A. R.

B. F. CARMEAN. dry goods. Marysville. This house established

business in this city April 1, 1880, under the firm name of B. F.
Carmean & Co. The copartnership dissolved the following year, and
B. F. Carmean, succeeding the company, became sole proprietor. He
carries a stock of about $20,000, and has a large and increasing
trade. Mr. C. is a native of Ohio, born in Van Wert County, in 1854.
His parents, Smith and Sarah A. Carmean, were natives of Maryland
and Pennsylvania, respectively. His father died in 1855, and in 1857,
his mother moved to Auglaize County, where the subject of this
sketch lived a "farmer boy " until eighteen years of age, and since
then has been engaged in selling dry goods. Prior to Mr. Carmean's
locating in this city, he lived in Washington C. H., Ohio, where, in
1879, he was married to Miss Millie J. McElwain, a native of Fayette
County.

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JOHN CASSIL, deceased. Judge John Cassil was a son of Alex and
Mary (Gray) Cassil, natives of Pennsylvania and Scotland
respectively, and was born in Washingten County, Penn., February
19, 1803. His father moved to Jefferson County, Ohio, when he
(John) was quite young. Subsequently he settled in Greene County,
where both his parents died. The subject of this sketch was married
in Jefferson County, Ohio, April 7, 1825, to Miss Drusilla Gladden, a
daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Munn) Gladden, and a native of
Jefferson County, Ohio, where she was born June 12, 1806. After
marriage he became engaged in the woolen mills at Steubenville,
Jefferson County, and in 1883, he removed to this county and
purchased the land now known as the Mason Gill farm, upon which
he settled. After ten years of farming, he took up his residence in
Marysville, and for some years edited the Marysville Argus (now the
Tribune). In 1842, he was elected Clerk of Courts, afterward served
the county as Auditor, and wag Associate Judge some years. At the

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breaking out of the rebellion he recruited Company F, Sixty-sixth

Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as First Lieutenant, and resigned as
Captain, June 21, 1862. He was wounded at Fort Republic, and
though the wound was not Seri. ous. he did not recover from the
effects of it for some months. He re returned to his home in 1863. At
the time of his death he wits Justice of the Peace. and Mayor of this
city; in early life he associated with the Christian Church, and was a
man widely known and highly esteemed. His demise occurred at the
residence of his son in Jasper County, Mo., June 16, 1864. He was
the father of thirteen children-Gustavus A., a resident of New
Mexico ; Hannah, widow of James Kinkade of this city; Mary G.,
deceased Samuel, deceased; Joseph G., a printer at Woodfield,
Monroe Co., Ohio; Alexander G., who enlisted in the Nineteenth Ohio
Battery, and afterward raised a company of colored troops (artillery)
in Tennessee, and died at the Soldier's Hogue, Dayton, Ohio,
December 19, 1882; Mary J., wife of Hon. J. W. Robinson; Reuben,
a resident of Fort Bend County, Texas; Edward, deceased; James
M., a resident of Fort Bend County, Texas; Martha E., at home:
David G , deceased, and Drusilla, deceased.

A. S. CHAPMAN. The parents of the gentleman whose name heads

this notice were Roswell Riggs Chapman, born in Blandford, Mass,,
September 21, 1793, and Phoebe Stansbery, born in Scotch Plains,
N. J., March 1, 1798. In 1803, the Chapman family came to Ohio
with the Scioto Company. and located at Worthington, Franklin
County. This company was composed of Members of the Episcopal
Church. and was intended to establish an Episcopal settlement under
the leadership of Col. James Kilbourn, who was its first minister. The
Chapmans, who were Presbyterians in their religious belief, took the
place in the colony of a family which failed to emigrate, and settled
on the west side of the Olentangy River, about three miles above
Worthington. The oldest son, Roswell Riggs Chapman, enlisted in
Capt. Levi Pinney's Company in the war of 1812, served as a
musician, becoming fife major of his regiment, and was taken
prisoner by the British at Detroit upon the surrender of that post by
Gen. Hall. After his return, he engaged as clerk for the Scioto
Company in their store, subsequently forming a partnership in the
dry goods, grocery and general produce business with his uncle, Dr.
Daniel Upson. In the spring of 1816, he was married to Phoebe
Stansbery. His health failed in 1826, and in 1827, being threatened
with consumption, he went South, thinking to derive benefit from
the change. The disease, however, had too strong a hold upon him,
and he died on a steamer on the 13th of December, 1827, and was

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buried at Natchez, Miss. His wife. Phoebe Stansbery. was the only
child of Judge Recompense Stansbery, who emigrated to
Worthington, Ohio, in 1810. coming through Pennsylvania, down the
Ohio River on a flat-boat and up the Muskingum as far as Zanesville,
thence by wagon to Granville, in what is now Licking County, Ohio,
an,] across the country to Worthington. Between the latter points
there was then no road, and he was compelled to clear his way with
an ax. Mr. Stansbery occupied a prominent position in the new
settlement. In 1814, he was appointed Associate Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas; wits Justice of the Peace, and in that capacity
Married many of the early settlers, among them Orange Johnson
and wife, pioneers of Columbus. He was for twenty-five years
Postmaster at Worthington; was a large landholder and stock owner,
having at one time 1200 sheep, when the region was yet thickly
infested with wolves. He died in 1843. Albert Stansbery Chapman
was born in Worthington, Franklin Co., Ohio, April 26, 1823, and
passed his early years in acquiring an education. At the age of
twelve, he began attending school at Blendon, under the instruction
of Rev. Ebenezer Washburn, remaining two years, and next became
a pupil of the Worthington school, taught by Rev. R. K. Nosh. At the
age of eighteen years, he began reading medicine and teaching
school during the winters. In 1843. He entered as clerk the dry
goods establishment; of his uncle, Ira Reynolds, at West Liberty,
Logan Co., Ohio, where he remained until 1846, going thence to
Richland, in the same county, where he established a Store of his
own. In 1846, he removed to the village of Newton, in Liberty
Township, Union Co., Ohio, engaging in mercantile business, and
remaining until the fall of 1847, when he returned to Richland and
entered into partnership with his brother in merchandising and the
manufacture of saleratus and boots and Shoes. In 1854, he again
came to Union County, settling at Marysville, and embarking in the
dry goods business in company with his brother and Isaac Channell.
In the fall of 1855, owing to the failure of his health consumption
threatening him-he closed out his business, purchased the old
homestead at Worthington, and moved upon it, having lived there
during his youth with his grandfather, Judge Stansbery. Being
compelled from the state

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acquired a taste for farming, and in 1862, purchased the farm in

Jerome Township, Union County, now owned by John Curry,
containing about 182 acres. In the spring of 1870, he located a
second time at Marysville, entering into partnership with his son in
the agricultural implement business, under the firm name of 0. S.
Chapman & Co. In 1874, he and others organized the People's Bank,
at Marysville, and in 1876, he formed a partnership with John S.
Fleck, under the firm name of Fleck & Chapman, for the purpose of
manufacturing doors, sash and blinds, end dealing in lumber. The
business of this firm has increased from $7,000 in 1876, to $60,000
in 1882, over two million feet of lumber, and fifty cars of. shingles,
and both handled in a year. When he came here, in 1874, he
subscribed stock to a company formed for the purpose of
manufacturing tubs, spokes, feather strips, etc., and became its
superintendent and treasurer. He disposed of his stock when he
become a partner in his present business with Mr. Fleck, in 1875.
Mr. Chapman is still interested in agriculture, and in company with
his son owns 386 acres of land in Jerome Township. When twenty-
two years of age, Mr. Chapman married Miss Eveline M. Couch, of
Springfield, Ohio, and to them have been born three children, of
whom Charles Stansbery Chapman, present cashier of the People's
Bank at Marysville, is the oldest, and the only survivor; Frank, the
second child, died at the age of five years; Minnie, the youngest,
was married in 1871, to A. J, Reicherts, of Delaware, Ohio, and died
in 1872, leaving one child, who is living with her grandfather
Chapman. Mr. Chapman, being left at the early age of four years
without the example and counsel of a father, found that he must
place dependence on himself in the great battle of life, and
consequently determined to devote himself to study and become
master of any business in which he should choose to engage. During
his whole life it has been his aim to deal fairly and in good faith in
his business transactions, and his word being once given has never
been strictly kept. Being of a careful and cautious nature, he has
never engaged in wild or vision ary speculations, but preferred the
natural growth and legitimate profits of regular business. By strict
attendance to business matters, with industry and economy he has
accumulated not great wealth, but a sufficient competence. Charles
Stansbery Chapman. oldest son and only Surviving child of A. S. and
Eveline (Couch) Chapman, was born in Union County, Ohio.
November 16, 1646; was educated in the schools of Worthington,
Franklin Co., Ohio, and in 1870, came to Marysville, and engaged in
business with his father. He has also been a member of the stock
company which operates the People's Bank since its organization,

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and has hold the position of cashier from the beginning of the bank's
existence. This position he fills admirably, and his genial and
gentlemanly qualities insure for him popularity and the respect of
patrons and citizens generally. He is a joint owner with his father in
a large farm in Jerome Township. the two engaging extensively in
stock-raising. Mr. Chapman's energies are always alive to public
improvement and business advancement-traits which he inherits
from his father. In 1870, he married Anna T., daughter of James
Kinkade (now deceased), of Marysville, and two children - Frank T.
and Max, have blessed this union.

F. J. CHERRINGTON. photographer, Marysville. This social

gentleman is a germ of the Buckeye State, and was born near
Gallipolis, Ohio, in 1845, his parents, Jefferson and Mary (flank)
Cherrington, being distinguished among the early and respected
pioneers of Galila County. His father was a farmer and resided in
that county until his death. He was in early life a teacher of schools
and music, and a life-long member of the M. E. Church. The subject
of this sketch was raised on a farm and learned to labor with his
hands, Attaining age and having a natural taste for photographing,
he learned the trade and established himself in business at Logan,
flocking County, Ohio. Four years afterward he came to this city and
opened the gallery on Alain street, and opposition of no merit being
offered in the Main street studio, he purchased the concern, since
which time he has had control of the trade in the city and county
surrounding. He is a thorough student of his profession, and
produces the most approved styles of photography. Mr. C. during
the rebellion gave his service to the one hundred day call in the One
Hundred and Forty-first 0. V. I. He was married in 1874 to Miss
Hattie, a daughter of George Strong, of Logan, Ohio. Two children
born to this union are both living, viz.: George N. and Winnie M.

D. S. CLEMENT, retired, P. O. Marysville. David S. Clement, one of

Union County's prominent pioneers, was born in Madison County,
Ohio, July 15, 1831. He came to this county when a youth with his
parents, where he acquired his education, and locating fit the
southwestern part of the county, engaged in the mercantile trade.
Here he built up a large business and named the place Irwin, which
name it yet retains, and has become a populous village. He secured
the first post office, and was virtually the founder of Irwin He served
as Postmaster for ten consecutive years, and for a long period was
Justice of the Peace. In 1865, he joined a colony and emigrated to
Hannibal, Mo., and four years later returned and settled in

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Marysville, where he has since made his home. He subsequently

engaged in the greenhouse business until 1882, when he retired
from the active duties of life, to the comforts of his home and
family.. His companion in marriage, whose maiden name was Lydia
A. Miller, is a daughter of James Culver Miller, and his mother
(Zelinda) was a descendant of the celebrated Burnham family, which
is found in the early records of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The
coat-of-arms to the name was granted on the 25th of October, A. D.
1517, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, to Sir

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William Burnham, of the West of England. The records go to show

that the Burnham family spring from three brothers who landed at
Cape Ann about the seventeenth century. Two of the brothers (John
and Thomas), settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and Joshua at a
place called Black Point in New Hampshire or Maine. The present
representatives of the family come of the fifth generation, of which
Ebenezer is the head. He with his sons (John and Josiah) were
soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Hiram G. Miller, great grandson of
Ebenezer, was born June 28, 1828, and is a resident of this county.
Mr, and Mrs. Clement are the parents of one child-Estella (wife of
Henry Burnett, of this city).

HON. J. B. COATS. Probate Judge, Marysville. John B. Costs was

born in Guilford, Windham Co., State of Vermont, on the 5th day of
September, A. D. 1821, in which State, with the exception of about
two years' residence in the State of Massachusetts, he continued to
reside until a few weeks prior to reaching majority. He was
principally engaged in farm I labor during this time, leaving home to
engage in the battle of life, on his own account, when a little over
thirteen years of age. He received such education as the common
schools afforded at hat time, and after leaving home made it a point
to attend school during the three winter months, until arriving at
majority. In 1842, he bid adieu to his native hills and started for
Ohio. selecting it as, in his judgment, the best of the then Western
States, arriving at Xenia in September of the aforesaid year. After
attending school at the latter place for a few months, to add to his
then limited store of knowledge, and familiarize himself with the
customs of the country, he commenced teaching near Jamestown.
Greene Co.. Ohio. He continued teaching and labor ing on a farm up

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to the year 1848, during which time he had read law with John H.
Watson, of

Xenia, at which place he was admitted to the bar, on the 17th day of
June, A. D 1847. In 1848, his health having become so impaired as
to incapacitate him for entering upon the practice of his profession,
he returned to his native State to recuperate, where he remained for
about a year and a half, engaged in teaching and various pursuits a
portion of the time. His health being restored, he returned to Ohio
and located in Marysville, in December, 1849, entering into
partnership in the practice of law with P. B. Cole, Esq., which
partnership continued for about two years. Soon after coming to
Marysville, he engaged in editorial labors, at intervals, as assistant
editor of the Marysville Tribune . then under the
control of the late Hon. C. S. Hamilton; being a pronounced Whig in
politics, he labored in various ways to insure the success of that
party till it ceased to exist, when he became a Republican. In
November, 1858, he purchased the Tribune of
Mr. Hamilton, assumed the editorial control of the same and
continued to act in that capacity for one year, when he sold out.
During his brief editorial career, he still continued in the practice of
the law, in partnership with John L. Porter under the firm name of
Coats & Porter. This was continued with an interruption of a few
years up to 1862, when Mr. Porter went into the army. In 1858, he
began acting as assistant editor of the Union Press and
so continued until 1859; and in 1861 he assumed the editorship of
the same paper, and in this capacity acted until the paper changed
hands, some time in 1868. While engaged editorially, he labored
with zeal to promote the success of the Republican party, and was a
delegate in the convention of July 13th, 1854, at Columbus, which
practically formed that party, and to which he has adhered during
the years of its existence. The first office he was called to fill was
that of Justice of the Peace, to which he was elected in 1861,
serving three years, and Main elected to the same office in 1857. In
1859, he was elected to the office of Prosecuting Attorney of the
county, a position that he held for three successive terms, when he
retired. At the October election, in 1869, he was elected to the office
of Probate Judge, which office, by successive elections, he now
holds, having entered on his fifth term. At the April election, in 1
878, he was elected a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, to
which position he had been nominated by a Republican convention,
held in March of that year. It is but justice to Judge Costs to say that
he did not seek this, and during the canvass, prior to his nomination,

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spoke the use of his name, believing it not in the fitness of things
that he. while holding one office, should seek, or be elected to,
another; but on receiving the nomination, he deemed it but justice
to his friends who had placed him in nomination, that he should
accept, and leave the matter in the hands of the people, to whose
decision in the premises, he felt willing to submit with cheerfulness.
He had numerous competitors for the nomination, which, as he had
foreseen, caused some bitterness of feeling, and his competitor at
the polls being an independent candidate, made the contest a very
lively one, out of which he came with a majority of thirteen, in a
very light vote. On April 20, 1854, Judge Costs married Catharine P.
Vastine, of Delaware County Ohio, daughter of John and Catharine
(Hetrick) Vastine, who removed to Iowa in 1854, and remained until
their deaths. By this marriage three children have been born, to wit:
John Wilber (who died in 1872 in his eighteenth year), Frances D.,
born October 19, 1866, and Charles N., born June 8, 1861,

JOHN CODER, grocer, Marysville. The parents of John Coder were

among the, earliest pilgrims of Ross County, Ohio, and all classified
with the pioneers of York Township, Union County, where they
settled in 1836. Simon, his father, was a native of Pennsylvania. and
his mother, whose name was Jane Gault, was a Virginian. He was a
blacksmith by trade, but cleared a farm in York and Taylor
Townships. He is a resident of York Township at this time, and is in
the ninety-second year of his age. His estimable wife died in May,
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parents of eight children, five of whom art living. The subject of this
sketch was born in Rose County October 81, 1827. He was raised on
a farm, and learned the trade of his father, at which he worked,
when he came to this city in 1856. He first opened a shop on Main
street, and for twenty-six years applied himself diligently to his
profession. In the spring of 1882, he opened to the public a choice
stock of groceries in his present location, and enjoys the good will
and trade of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Mr. Coder
was married in December, 1847, to Miss Catherine Staley, a native
of Greens County, Ohio. This union hits been blessed with four
children, three of whom are living, viz.. Jennie, William F. and
Charles O. Mr. Coder numbers among the oldest resident business

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men of the city. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Order

of Red Men and Methodist Episcopal Church.

DANIEL COE, deceased, was born in Washington County, Penn.,

March 3, 1801. When eleven years of age, his parents died, and he
was brought to live with his brother in the West, the family living in
Jefferson County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood. Here he met
and married Miss Mary Gladden, a daughter of Joseph and Hannah
(Munn) Gladden, who were pioneers of Jefferson County in 1795,
where she (Mary) was born on January 18, 1804 This couple
pioneered their march of settlement to Union County in 1834, and
founded a home on the hanks of the Big Derby, where Mr. Coe
passed the remainder of his days. His death is recorded January 17,
1851. He was a farmer and was highly esteemed. He was the father
of twelve children, five of whom are living, viz.: Philip, Joseph, a
resident of Massachusetts, entered the ranks of the Union army in
1861, in Company D, Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a
private, and served through the battles in which that regiment
engaged, and was promoted to First Lieutenant; Sarah, wife of J. W.
Robinson ; Lizzie, who was married in February. 1855, to Dr.
Swayne, a celebrated physician of this county, by whom she had
four children-Isabella, Mary, deceased; Martha and John. Dr.
Swayne died in 1863, and in September, 1867, she married L.. H.
Smith, now a resident of Kansas, by which she has one child, Jennie;
and Mary. wife R. Henderson. of Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs Coe moved
to and occupied her residence at Marysville in 1854, and is now
surrounded by the younger generation. She has thirty-seven grand-
children and five great-grandchildren. She is in the enjoyment of
good health and is now in the seventy-ninth year of her age. Daniel
and Mary Coe were life-long members of the Presbyterian Church
and among the oldest and most respected citizens.

EDWARD EVERETT COLE, attorney, Marysville, was born in

Marysville, Ohio, March 17, 1863. He taught school in Milford Centre
one term in the winter of 1870-71, and entered the sophomore class
at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in September, 1871. In the fall of
1872, he entered the junior class at the Ohio Wesleyan University at
Delaware, Ohio, sod graduated from that institution in 1874. In the
same year he removed to H untington, Ind., where he was
connected with the Indiana
Herald as local editor for some time. He
returned to Marysville in 1875, studied law with his father, Judge P.
B. Cole, and was admitted to the bar February 18, 1876. Since that

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time he has practiced his profession at Marysville.

GEORGE COLMAN, the subject of this sketch, is one of the

wealthiest and most influential Germans of Union County. He was
born in Byrne, Germany, April 14, 1828, and is a son of John A. and
Mary (Kreitline) Colman ; the former a native of Byrne, was born
August 9. 1797, and the latter it native of Newburg, Germany, was
horn March - - They emigrated to the United States in 1840 and
settled in Darby Township, where Mr. Colman purchased a tract of
woodland containing 160 acres. He, with his family, occupied it till
his death, which occurred May, 1879. Mr. Colman, oar subject. is the
fourth of a family of twelve children. He was reared to manhood on
a farm, and acquired his education in the common schools of the
day. which were by no means noted for their excellence. When of
age he embarked in life for himself, working by the month at wages
of $8 per month. He was employed as a month -laborer for seven
years, at a salary ranging from $8 to $18 per month. At the
expiration off his term he had saved of the fruits of his "hard and
honest toil" $1,400. He invested in seventy-one acres of land, now
forming a part of his home farm, on which he located in the latter
part of 1855. His farm was in its original state, and no improvements
had yet been made. Mr. Colman began the work of clearing and
improving his farm. He made subsequent additions to the original
purchase, till his home farm now embodies 600 acres, besides 375
acres located in Jerome Township. Mr. Colman is a representative of
that thrifty class of Germans who had intelligence sod principle, and
although he went to do for himself when a poor boy, by his
ceaseless industry and energy he has acquired large and valuable
property, now owning, in all, 975 acres of finely improved land. He is
a man of honor and integrity, and his success in life has been
honorably achieved. He displays an important interest in all public
enterprises, and is considered one of like most successful farmers of
Union County. He was married April 17, 1855, to Mary C. Miller,
daughter of John and Rebecca Miller. Mrs. Colman, a native of
Germany, was born in May, 1833. Of ten children by this union.
seven are living, viz.: John A., William G., John H., John M., Lizzie,
Mary, and Emanuel L. Barbara, Anna and an infant are deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Colman are members of the
Lutheran Church, and
Mr. C. is in political affairs a Republican.

GEORGE W. COURT, retired, Marysville. George Court was born

March 26, 1835, in Marion County, Ohio, where he was left with

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limited means and education, and only through his indomitable

energy and frugality has made life a pronounced success. He was
raised on a farm,

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and in 1856 began learning the carpenter's trade, and teaching

school during the he winter. In 1859, he entered upon the
mercantile pursuit in which he was engaged until 1868, when he
removed to Richwood, Union County. Here he became associated in
business with T. P. Cratty, with whom he has since been more or
less connected. Mr. Court engaged largely in building and improving
property; erected several dwellings and storehouses in Richwood,
and otherwise aided in the improvement and growth of the town. In
1877 he was elected County Treasurer, and the following year
became a resident of this city. He pursued the hardware trade
during the year 1881, since which time he has been dealing in real
estate and landed property. He was married in Marion County, Ohio,
in March, 1861, to Miss Eliza, daughter of Thomas Phillips, of

that county. Two children born to this issue are living, viz.: Minnie
and Edward. Frederick Court, grandfather of George, was a native of
Germany, who settled in Virginia in - Joseph, the father of this
subject, was born near Harper's Ferry, Va. He was married in Marion
County, Ohio, to Miss Maria Sherman, a native of Vermont. Frederick
and family moved and

settled in Ross County, Ohio, in 1816, thence to Marion County,

where he died in 1842. Joseph raised a family of nine children-six
boys and three girls--all of whom are living, as follows. George,
eldest; William, Sarah, Mary, Louisa, John, Joseph, Stephen and
Frank.

OTWAY CURRY.

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It is impossible, in this volume, to give an adequate sketch of Mr.

Carry, for the thousamd particulars which might be included can only
be dwelt upon in an extended account of his life, such am only he
who is most intimately acquainted with his character and career is
competent to prepare.

Otway Curry was born March 26, 1804, on the site of what is now
Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio. and was the son of Col. James
Curry, a veteran officer of the Revolution, who came with his family
to the territory now included in Union County in 1811. Otway Carry
was a pupil in the log schoolhouse near the home of his boyhood,
and also received much instruction from his parents, of a higher
order than that imparted by the half-educated teachers whose
services were in demand among the pioneers-even though they
performed a good work in their way. The father was summoned to
Chillicothe, a member of the Legislature, in 1812; the eldest son
went out with the army to do battle for his country, and the rest of
the family remained upon the farm under the superintendence of the
prudent and patriotic mother. Alone in the wilderness, surrounded
by savages, they were never molested, though often alarmed. On
one occasion their horses showed every indication of fear; their dogs
barked furiously, now rushing into the cornfield, and then retreating
with bristling hair, as if driven. The family, concluding that Indiana
were near, prepared to fight as well as pray. The mother, in
marshaling her forces, stationed young Otway and his brother
Stephenson on guard, Otway at the house corner, and Stephenson
at the bars, with loaded guns at a rest, and charged them to take
aim and fire as soon as they saw an Indian. Fortunately, there was
no attack made upon the domestic fort.

As the boy grow to man's estate, he read the small but choice
collection of books in his father's library; and, before he came of
age, he attended a select school in the neighborhood taught by Mr.
C., a farmer of good education. In 1823, being determined to learn a
trade, he went to Lebanon, Ohio, and there learned the art of
carpentry. He was subsequently located a short time each at
Cincinnati and Detroit, and later at Marion, Ohio. In company with
Henry Mason, both possessed of a romantic nature, he made and
launched a skiff at Millville, a small village on the Scioto River, and
descended that stream to it its mouth, proceeding thence down the
Ohio to Cincinnati. At the latter point he engaged passage for
himself and a box of tools, on a flatboat, and voyaged slowly down
the Ohio and Mississippi to Port Gibson, where he spent one year.

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About this time he summoned courage to offer anonymously some

verses to the newspapers, among which were his sweet poems, "My
Mother," and "Kingdom Come." His lines won for him admiration at
the outset, and it never diminished in degree during all the
subsequent years. Returning to Cincinnati, he contributed more
freely to the press, over the signature of "Abdallah," and at this time
formed the acquaintance of William D. Gallagher, who was induced
to seek, upon perusal of his stanzas, "The Minstrel's Home." This
acquaintance was improved by time, and unbroken by jealousy,
envy, or serious misunderstanding.

On leaving Cincinnati, Mr. Curry returned to his father's house, in

Union County, where he passed the winter of 1828-29, dividing his
time between the muse and the young lady. Miss Mary Noteman,
who was about to and did, in December, become his wife. In 1829,
he again visited the South, and spent four or five months at Baton
Rouge, contributing, meanwhile, poetical productions both to the
Cincinnati Mirror and the Cincinnati
Chronicle. Upon his return, he settled
in Union County and engaged in agricultural pursuits, which he
prosecuted with industry tiII1839. While on his farm, he courted the
muses as opportunity offered, and issued some of his best verses
from his rural home. He first appeared in public life in 1836, as a
member of the Ohio House of Representatives, to which he was re-
elected in 1837 and 1842. While serving his lost term, he purchased
the newspaper known as the Greene
County Torch Light ,
and removed to Xenia; he changed the name of the paper to Xenia
Torch Light, and conducted it in
an able manDer for two years, when he sold out and returned to
Marysville He had previously, in 1888,

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associated himself with William D. Gallagher in the publication, at

Columbus, of a literary monthly magazine called the
Hesperian . It was of a high order, but not
being adequately sustained, was discontinued at the end of the third
volume.

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Mr. Curry had studied law before his removal to Xenia, but had
practiced little up to that time. He became master of his profession,
and one of his ablest competitors said of him that, "although he
entered the law late in life, and practiced it scarcely ten years, yet
he had no superior as a sound lawyer, within the range of his
practice, and bade fair, if his life had been spared a few years
longer, to become an eminent legal mind." In 1850, he was elected
a member of the second Ohio Constitutional Convention, and with
manly firmness and dignity he resisted some of the principles of the
Instrument which that able body elaborated. In 1858, he purchased
the Scioto Gazette , a daily
paper published at Chillicothe, whither he removed. He continued to
edit this paper with characteristic ability about one year, at the
expiration of which time, owing to the failing health of his wife, he
sold out and returned to Marysville, where he resumed the practice
of his profession. In January, 1854, he was President of the Ohio
Editorial Convention, at Cincinnati, and made many friends among
the members, who had before known him only by his writings. He
became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1848, and
continued in that relation until his death, which occurred February
16, 1855, after a severe illness of two weeks' duration. A well-known
biographer (the late Bishop Thomson) wrote of him:

"Mr. Curry's name is without a spot. In early life he labored with his
hands, in later years with his mind-always rendering either moral or
material benefit for all that he received. When called to office, it was
by unsolicited suffrages, and, when placed in power, he was no tool
of party. No speeches for sinister ends, no motion for faction
purposes, no empty declamations or busy demonstrations or crafty
schemes disgraced his political career. Guided by a sense of duty to
his country, he walked heedless alike of private threats and popular
clamor. At the bar he was the shield of innocence, the terror of guilt
and the moderator of Justice. Though liable, like other men, to be
deceived by his client and influenced by his passions, he would not
enforce what he deemed an unjust claim or prosecute a just one in
an unjust mode. As an editor, he manifested the same integrity,
though sorely tried. Once determined on his course, he stopped at
no obstacles, heeded no persecution, and declined no conflict. He
was, however, too modest, unambitious and averse to public life for
a leader. He was a man of great social and domestic virtue. As a
neighbor, he was considerate, peaceful, obliging and hospitable;
looking with patience upon the weakness, and with silence upon the
wrongs of others, he cherished no malignity, fomented no disputes,

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flattered no patron, and pierced no victim. Though not insensible to

in meanness and injury, he was too respectful of himself and too
charitable toward others to indulge in any utterances that would give
pain, unless they were necessary to a prudent maintenance of right.
He was as far from being a cynic as a parasite. * * I a his home he
found a paradise. Thither his steps tended when the toils of the day
were over ; there, among his little ones, he talked as a child, he
thought as a child, he played as a child; there, too, he rejoiced with
the wife of his youth, and found in her smiles a recompense for his
labors and a refuge from his cares. He was a man of fervent and
unostentatious piety, and he delighted in simplicity of worship. * * *
* Mr. Curry's chief characteristic was his taste. His mind was in
harmony with nature; he had a relish for all beauty. To him it was
not in vain that God painted the landscape green, cast the channels
of the streams in graceful curves, light ed up the arch of night, and
turned the gates of the day on golden hinges amid the anthems of a
grateful world. No thirst for wealth, no conflict for honor, no lust for
meaner pleasures destroyed his sensibility to the harmonies and
proportions of the universe. From a child, he was fond of nature and
solitude; as he grew up poets were his companions; with them he
sympathized; with them he sat, side by side, in the enchanted land
of song; to see, to enjoy what the idle, the worldly and the profane
cannot-this was not merely his pastime, but his living. A luxurious
melancholy chastened his spirit and mellowed the light which it
reflected. * * * * The love of beauty is usually associated with the
capacity to reproduce it; that is taste, this is art. Mr. Curry's art was
not proportionate to his taste ; it manifested itself in the sweet
music of his flute and the sweeter strains of his verse ; the former is
lost in the empty air, the latter will float down the river of time. His
poetry will not be relished by the masses; it has no paeans of battle,
no provocations of mirth, no mockery of misery, no strokes of
malice. It is the song of a religious soul; faith is the bond which links
its stanzas, a faith that brings heaven near to earth and man into
fellowship with angels. Like wine, it will be pronounced better as it
grows older; not because it will improve, but because the world's
taste will. What he uttered we may suppose was little compared with
what he bore away with 'him into heaven, where he will take up the
harp that he laid down too early on earth."

Rebecca S. Nichols, herself a gifted poetess, and a friend of Mr.

Curry, speaks thus us eloquently of him: "Within the holy fire of
poesy burned clear and bright, refining the material man and lifting
the more ethereal element of our twofold nature up to the realms of

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love and faith and peace, where the indwelling soul preludes the
feast of immortal joys. No petty ambitions, no goading desires for
name and fame among the great of earth ever soiled the bosom of
our friend. To more quietly in his accustomed round of prescribed
duties-to enjoy the communion of chosen and congenial minds-to
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inspiring nature-to utter in verse, smooth and musical as his favorite

streams, the live thoughts of the passing moments, made up the
sum of his daily happiness ; and if a shade of Badness, as of some
secret 'and acknowledged sorrow, bordered the placid beauty of
existence, it only added tenderness to the hearts of those who knew
and loved him, and made them more eager to minister to his simple
and unadulterated pleasures."

Mr. Curry was a man of fine form, tall and well proportioned,
possessed a broad, lofty brow, and an open countenance. He wore
no beard and was seen always in office and street freshly and
cleanly shaven. His taste was unacceptionable in dress, in language,
in reading, and, indeed in all things. He was extremely cautious and
careful, both in his speech and his writings, and nothing from his
pen was ever permitted to go to the press until it had first been
scrutinized, word by word, for the sake of correctness and
improvement. From this fact, the criticism which his poems will bear
is easily explained. He was, in all respects, a man which any
community could ill afford to lose, and the sorrow of his friends and
relatives at his untimely taking away wag profuse and most sincere.

Mr. Curry was married December 17, 1828, in the identical great
frame house in which Zachariah Noteman now lives, to Mary,
daughter of Andrew Noteman, of Jerome Township, on Darby Creek.
Miss Noteman, born August 13, 1806, was a very handsome woman,
and was known far and near as the "Darby Beauty." She had large,
lustrous, dark eyes, dark brown

hair, and was of a quiet, engaging disposition. She was for many
Years a member of the Methodist Church, an unassuming Christian
woman, and a devoted wife and mother. Her father, it is said, was

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opposed to the marriage, because of young Curry's too great

fondness for books, and the improbability of his ever, in
consequence, becoming a thrifty farmer. But the

old gentlemen soon became reconciled and was, until the day of his
death, a devoted friend of his son-in-law. Soon after the marriage,
he gave his daughter and her husband a fine farm on Darby Creek,
adjoining Plain City, at present known as the Jones farm. Mrs. Curry
died at Marysville, Ohio, April 21, 1856, following her husband to the
old Marysville churchyard in

just one year two months and six days. By this marriage there was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Curry but two children, a daughter and a son.
The eldest. Mary Aletha, was born September 21, 1829, and the
son, Llewellyn, November, 28, 1831. Mary was married at her
father's house in Marysville, June 24, 1846, to William Cooper,
merchant, of Xenia, Ohio (deceased in 1849). She died at her home
in Marysville March 18, 1872. Llewellyn studied law with his father
and Hon. J. W. Robinson, and in the year 1857 he removed to
Chicago, where, as successively lawyer, journalist and broker, he has
since resided.

The following are some of Mr. Curry's choicest poems:

TO MY MOTHER.

My mother! though in darkness now

The slumber of the grave is passed,

Its gloom will soon be o'er, and thou

Wilt break away at last,

And dwell where neither grief nor pain

Can ever reach thy heart again.

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Sleep on-the cold and heavy hand

Of death has stilled thy gentle breast;

No rude sound of this stormy land

Shall mar thy peaceful rest:

Undying guardians round thee close,

To count the years of thy repose.

A day of the far years will break

On every sea and every shore,

In whose bright morning thou shalt wake

And rise, to sleep no more-

No more to molder in the gloom

And coldness of the dreary tomb.

I saw thy fleeting life decay,

Even as a frail and withering flower,

And vainly strove to while away

Its swiftly closing hour :

It came, with many a thronging thought

Of anguish ne'er again forgot.

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In life's proud dreams I have no part,

No share in its resounding glee;

The musings of my weary heart

Are in the grave with thee.

There have been bitter tears of mine

Above that lowly bed of thine.

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It Seems to my fond memory now,

As it had been but yesterday,

When I was but a child, and thou

Didst cheer me in my play;

And in the evenings, still and lone,

Didst lull me with thy music-tone.

And when the twilight hours begun,

And shning constellations came,

Thou bad'st me know each nightly sun,

And con its ancient name;

For thou had'st learned their lore and light

With watchings in the tranquil night.

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And then, when leaning on thy knee,

I saw them in their grandeur rise,

It was a joy, in Booth, to me

But now the starry skies

Seem holier grown and doubly fair,

Since thou art with the angels there.

The stream of life, with hurrying flow,

Its course may bear me swiftly thro'

I grieve not, for I soon Shall go,

And by thy side renew

The love which here for thee I bore,

And never leave thy presence more.

THE BLOSSOMS OF LIFE.

Life is like a sweeping river,

Ceaseless in its seaward flow-

On whose waves quick sunbeams quiver,

On whose banks sweet blossoms grow-

Blossoms quick to grow and perish;

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Swift to bloom and swift to fall;

Those we earliest learn to cherish

Soonest pass beyond recall.

Shall we lose them all forever?

Leave them on this iiarthly strand?

Shall their joyous radiance never

Reach us in the spirit land?

Soon the tide of life up-flowing

Buoyantly from time's dim shore,

Where supernal flowers are growing,

Shall meander ever more,

There the hopes that long have told us

Of the climes beyond the tomb,

While superber skies enfold us,

Shall renew their starry bloom.

And the bloom that here in sadness

Faded from the flowers of love,

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Shall with its immortal gladness

Crown us in the world above.

AUTUMN MUSINGS.

'Tis autumn. Many and many a fleeting age

Hath faded since the primal morn of Time;

And silently the slowly journeying years,

All redolent of countless seasons. pass.

PARIS TOWNSHIP. - 95

The spring-time wakes in beauty, and is fraught

With power to thrill the leaping pulse of joy,

And urge the footsteps of ideal hope

With Flowery lightness on. In peerless day

Resplendent summer garlandeth the world;

And contemplation through her sky serene

Ascends unwearied, emulous to lead,

To marshal, and to proudly panoply

The votaries of ambition as they rise.

These, with their gilded pageants, disappear,

And vestal Truth leads on the silent hours

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Of autumn's lonely reign. The weary plea

Creep o'er the waters, and the sun-brown plain

Oft whispering as they pass a long farewell

To the frail emblems of the waning year,

The drooping foliage, and the dying leaves.

This is the time for care; to break the spell

Of ever-fading fancy; to contrast

The evanescent beams of earthly bliss

With the long, dread array of deepening ill.

The ills of life are twofold those which fall

With lead-like weight upon the mortal clay

Are transient in their kind; for the frail dust

Erelong shall blend with the innumerous sands,

And atoms of the boundless universe,

Absorbed in the unfelt, unconscious rest

Of lifeless, soulless matter, without change.

Save when the far-off period shall arrive

Of shadowy nothingness.

The deadlier ills

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That tinge existence with unbroken gloom

Are lost to melioration, for they hold

The ever-during spirit in their grasp,

And in their kind a withering permanence.

To linger in unrest- to be endowed

With high aspiring, endless, limitless!

On thought's unshackled pinions to outride

The air-borne eagles of the Appennines;

To pierce the surging depths of endless space;

To revel in the stalwart fervidness

Of its careering formal to sweep sublime

Through the far regions of immensity,

Then fall astounded front the dreaming height,

And wake in wildering durance: these are thin

That well may dim the sleepless eyes of care.

And thou, too, Friendship, pilgrim-child of heaven!

The balm that brings the spirit sweet relief

From the keen stings of sorrow and despair,

'Tie thine to give; yet the deep quietude

Of the bereaving tomb bath shrouded oft

The morning prime of beings formed for thee.

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THE GREAT HEREAFTER.

'Tie sweet to think, when struggling

The goal of life to win,

That just beyond the shores of time

The better days begin.

When through the nameless ages

I cast my longing eyes,

Before me, like a boundless sea,

The Great Hereafter lies.

Along its brimming bosom

Perpetual summer smiles

And gathers like a golden robe,

Around the emerald isles.

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There in the long blue distance,

By lulling breezes fanned,

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I seem to see the flowering groves

Of old Beulah's land.

And far beyond the islands

That gem the wave serene,

The image of the cloudless shore

Of holy Heaven is seen.

Unto the Great Hereafter

Aforetime dim and dark

I freely now, and gladly, give

Of life the wandering bark.

And in the far-off haven,

When shadowy seas are passed,

By angel hands its quivering sails

Shall all be furled at last.

THE CLOSING YEAR.

The year has reached its evening time,

And well its closing gloom

May warn us of the lonely night

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That gathers round the tomb.

But many a distant year and age

May slowly come and go,

Before the sleepers of the grave

Another spring-time know.

And yet, beyond the gloomy Yale,

Where death's dark river flows,

On sunniest shores our faith is fixed

Our deathless hopes repose.

We trust that when the night of time

Shall into morning break,

We shall, from long and heavy sleep,

With song and gladness wake.

THE TIME TO DIE.

Part not when the sleepers wake

At the young day's glimmering break

Part not in the golden light

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When the early morn is bright,

And the mist-clouds dark and dim

All around thee sweep and swim ;

Through the radiance of the dawn

Let thy spirit linger on.

Part not in the fervid noon,

When the worlds where, swift and soon,

Thou with plumy wing shalt stray,

Seem so far, so fallen away.

Part not in the balmy eve,

When the passing sunbeams leave

Wavering crimson all around,

And the free wind's lulling sound

And the tones of human mirth

Bind thee to the homes of earth.

Rest thee, till the light and power

Of the waning twilight hour

Leave thee, girt with shadows dread

Gathering darkness round thee spread.

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Linger till the stars outshine,

With their long and silent line,

Winding up the solemn sky,

To the zenith steep and high;

Then along the fearful track

Let thy spirit wander back,

Where the times eternal came,

Ages without end or name.

Muse upon the millions vast

Of the unremembered past-

Older than the hills their birth,

Changing with the changing earth;

Countless host succeeding host,

Order after order lost;

Planted in existence bright,

On the verge of endless night,

In this flickering life of pain

But a moment to remain;

Hurrying to eternal sleep

In their rocky mansions deep.

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Muse upon the coming time,

When the ancient hills sublime

Shall be desolate and sere,

And the seas shall disappear.

All shall be one mighty tomb,

In whose overwhelming gloom

Every form of life shall bow;

And of all that greet thee now,

Many a loved and loving one,

Not a whisper, not a tone,

On the wave or on the shore,

Shall be heard, forevermore.

Musing in the feeble light

Of the still and starry night,

Soon shall thy sad spirit yearn

For the time to part, and turn

From the shadowy things of naught

To the land of life, thy thought

From the things of lowly dust

To the far-off Heaven, thy trust.

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Then upon the closing eye

Heavy shall the midnight lie

Then shall be the hour of doom;

Gird thee for its fear and gloom

Calmly from thy cumbering clay

In the silence pass away.

It is said by one who saw Mr. Curry dying, that his dissolution Wes
even as described in the last lines of the above poem-calmly and in
the silence his spirit left the cumbering clay and the poet's heart was
still.

The following "Fourth of July Ode" was written by Otway Curry,*

and was first song at a celebration held at Bigelow's Grove, Pleasant
Valley, Madison County, Ohio, July 4, 1833, under the leadership of
Nelson Cone. The same gentleman led in singing it forty-five years
later--September 27, 1878, at a re-union of the Curry family on Mr.
Cone's farm in Jerome Township:

God of the high and boundless heaven,

We call upon Thy name;

We tread the soil that Thou beat given

To freedom and to fame.

Around us, on the ocean waves,

Our starry banners sweep ;

Around us, in their lowly groves,

Our patriot fathers sleep.

*The song as here given is found in The Hesperian for July, 1838.

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With fearless hearts and stalwart hands,

They bore their eagles high

O'er serried arms and battle brands,

Careering in the sky;

For freedom, in her darkest day,

Their life-blood bathed the plain;

Their moldering tombs may pass away,

Their glories shall remain.

God of the free! Thy children bless,

With joy their labor crown;

Let their domain be limitless,

And endless their renown.

Proclaim the morn of freedom's birth

O'er every land and sea,

Till her pure spirit from the earth,

Even as the heavens are free.

THE GOINGS FORTH OF GOD.

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God walketh on the earth. The purling rills

And mightier streams before Him glance away,

Rejoicing in His presence. On the plains

And spangled fields, and in the mazy vales,

The living throngs of earth before him fall

With thankful hymns, receiving from His hand

Immortal life and gladness. Clothed upon

With burning crowns the mountain-heralds stand,

Proclaiming to the blooming wilderness

The brightness of His coming, and the power

Of Him who ever liveth, all in all I

God walketh on the ocean. Brilliantly

The glassy waters mirror back His smiles,

The surging billows and the gamboling storms

Come crouching to His feet. The hoary deep

And the green, gorgeous islands offer up

The tribute of their treasures-pearls and shells

And crown-like drapery of the dashing foam.

And solemnly the tesselated hills,

And coral domes of mansions in the depths,

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And gardens of the golden sanded sea,

B'end, with the anthems of the chiming waves,

Their alleluias unto Him who rules

The invisible armies of eternity.

God journeyeth in the sky. From sun to sun,

From star to star, the living lightnings flash,

And pealing thunders through all space proclaim

The goings forth of Him whose potent arm

Perpetuates existence, or destroys

From depths unknown, unsearchable, profound,

Forth rush the wandering comets: girt with flames

They blend, in order true, with marshaling hosts

Of starry worshipers. The unhallowed orbs

Of earth-born fire, that cleave the hazy air,

Blanched by the flood of uncreated light,

Fly with the fleeting winds and misty clouds

Back to their homes, and deep in darkness lie.

God journeyeth in the heavens. Refulgent stars,

And glittering crowns of prostrate Seraphim

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Emboss His burning path. Around Him fall

Dread powers, dominions, hosts and kingly thrones.

Angels of God-adoring millions--join

With spirits pure, redeemed from distant worlds,

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In choral songs of praise: "Thee we adore,

For Thou art mighty. Everlasting spheres

Of light and glory in Thy presence wait.

Time, space, life, light, dominion, majesty,

Truth, wisdom--all are thine, Jehovah I Thou

First, last, supreme, eternal Potentate I"

The following is the famous "Log Cabin Song." written by Mr. Carry
in 1840, and sung at the great Columbus Convention, on the 22d of
February, in that year; tune, " Highland Laddie:"

Oh, where, tell me where, was your buckeye cabin made?

Oh, where, tell me where, was your buckeye cabin made?

'Twas built among the merry boys that wield the plow and spade,

Where the log cabins stand in the bonnie buckeye shade.

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'Twas built, etc.

Oh, what, tell me what, is to be your cabin's fate?

Oh, what, tell me what, is to be your cabin's fate ?

We'll wheel it to the Capital, and place it there elate,

For a token and a sign of the bonnie Buckeye State.

We'll wheel, etc.

Oh, why, tell we why, does your buckeye cabin go?

Oh, why, tell me why, does your buckeye cabin go?

It goes against the spoilsmen, for well its builders know

It was Harrison that

fought for the
cabins long ago.

It goes, etc.

Oh, who fell before him in battle, tell me who?

Oh, who fell before him in battle, tell me who?

He drove the savage legions, and British armies, too,

At the Rapids and the Thames, and old Tippecanoe.

He drove, etc.

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By whom, tell me whom, will the battle next be won?

By whom, tell me whom, will the battle next be won?

The spoilemen and leg-treasurers will soon begin to ran,

And the log - cabin candidate will march to Washington.

The spoilsmen, etc.

O what, tell me what, then, will little Martin do?

O what, tell me what, then, will little Martin do?

He'll "follow in the footsteps " of Price and Swartwout, too,

While the log-cabins ring spin with Tippecanoe.

He'll follow, etc.

Calvin W. McLain, of Jacksonville, Ill.. in a letter, dated January 81,

1888, mentioning the foregoing popular song, and the moving of the
campaign log cabin from Marysville to Columbus, says:

"I was then but fifteen years old, and of course cannot give as good
& history as one who passed through it at mature age. The first I
knew of the song, 'O where, tell me where was your buckeye cabin
made,' was a short time before the Columbus Convention of
February 22, 1840, in my father's* office in the court house at
Marysville; he was then County Auditor I think. Otway Curry had
written the song, and he had his flute playing, and my father
singing. There may have been others present, I cannot say; at any
rate, that was the first rehearsal, and they were all wild over it. I
was then the printer's devil for the paper called Our
Freedom, and at once secured a copy of the
song, went to work printing it, and was the first to put it in type and
print it without help. The log cabin was then being built; I cannot
recollect about the dedication speeches, etc. When the start was

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made for Columbus, it was before daybreak. I had not obtained

permission to go, but secreted myself in one corner of the cabin until
we were well out of town, and then showed my his bundle of the
song; consent was given me to go. In addition to yourself, I believe
one of the Winget boys was along, but think he did not go through.
Well I remember the muddy and toilsome drive until we struck the
pike near Jefferson ; then all was excitement in that cabin,
preparing. for the first grand entry. There we met the delegation
from the west, and the town was full of people to remain overnight.
The song was sung as we drove through the streets to the hotel,
and there was a rush of people from every direction. On

* Stephen McLain.

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arriving at the hotel the crowd closed in on us and demanded the

song again; once more was not enough, it had to be repeated, and
each verse was followed by such shouts as roused the country round
about. This first public rendering of the song I cannot better
describe than by telling the experience of a relative of mine from
near Urbana. He was a stanch Presbyterian of the Scottish type. He
told me afterward that at this time, while we were singing the song,
he was approaching the town on his way to Columbus; he heard
these shouts at intervals, and, as he rode along, came to the
conclusion that his party (he was a strong Whig) was going crazy,
and he then and there decided that he would not take any part, or in
any manner have anything to do with such wild operations. But he
approached slowly, and arrived in time to bear the last verse, when
he joined with the crowd an I yelled as loudly, threw his hat as high,
and out as many antics as any one; farther than that, he did not
stop it nor sober down until he got home again. As for myself, in
looking back over forty-three years, I have made music a study in all
conditions of society -social, religious, political and nation al - and
have engaged wit It a thousand soldier voices in 'Shouting the battle-
cry of Freedom,' during the war, but have never seen anything to
excel the effect produced by this song.

"After the song was finished the second time, everybody wanted a
copy of it. I was seated in front with the driver, and handed out my
bill songs; my hands were cold and numb; I could not handle the

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money as it rolled in, but by the assistance of all on board, in a short

time the songs were all gone, and until late at night I was in
demand to teach the tune to the purchasers. At Jefferson we met
another log cabin, I think from Springfield, Ohio, but, it had been
built after ours. I claim that the Marysville cabin was the first built
for that campaign. I was in the printing office at the time and had
access to all the exchanges, and this fact was impressed on my
memory. The next day on to Columbus, the Springfield party singing
the questions, and the Marysville cabin boys the replies. I cannot
describe the scenes at Columbus; suffice it to say that by the time
we got there every one of the party was on the roof of the cabin.
Crowds swayed from street to street to hear that song again; when
the procession was over, the jam around us was so great it was
impossible to move, and sing we had to as long as
there was anybody on board. We finally
wound up by driving in front of the Statesman office; the first verse
brought Sam Medary to the window, when we gave him some items
for his next issue. Several printing offices published and sold the
song. The State Journal office, learning I was the first typo, gave me
free all the songs I could saki, and my pockets were well filled when
I got home. I cannot now recollect the persons who composed the
party, except Mr. Curry and my father. One more incident and I am
done: Some years ago, while visiting at Urbana, Ohio, I called at Ab
Jennings', then living there, but since moved to Springfield, Ohio,
While talking with Mrs. Jennings about Marysville, she excitedly
arose and left the room; she soon returned with a flute in her hand,
and with a flourish announced, 'that is the identical flute used by
Otway Curry in playing while your father sang the log cabin song!'
Of course I did reverence it.

Yours truly, CALVIN W. McLAIN."

COL. W. L. CURRY, Auditor of Union County, was born on the old

Curry homestead in Jerome Township, June 25, 1839. He is the third
son of Stephenson and Sarah D. Curry, and a grandson of Col.
James Curry, whose history is given elsewhere in this -work. His
early life was passed on his father's farm, his education being
acquired in the common schools a and in the Marysville Academy,
and Otterbein University, at Westerville. At the age of eighteen years
he engaged in the profession of teaching, which
he followed during the winter seasons of four years. On

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April 24, 1861, in response to the country's first call for volunteers,
he enlisted in a company for the first three months' service that was
not mustered into service, as the "three years' call " was issued
before the company was recruited to the required number. On
September 8, 1861, he enlisted in Company K, First Ohio Volunteer
Cavalry, and in October, 1861, was appointed Orderly Sergeant of
his company. His regiment was assigned to the Army of the
Cumberland, and after serving on scouting duty in Kentucky during
the winter of 1861, they marched with Gen. Thomas' army to
Pittsburgh Landing, in April, 1862, and participated in the siege of
Corinth. On June 16, 1862, Sergt. Curry was commissioned Second
Lieutenant, and on March 3, 1863, was promoted to First Lieutenant
of his company. The next engagement in which he took part was at
Booneville, Mississippi, followed by Courtland, Alabama, where he
was taken prisoner. He was exchanged in February, 1863, returned
to his regiment and took command of his company and participated
in the campaign of Gen. Rosencrans' army, from Murfreesboro to
Tullahoma and on to Chattanooga. In August, 1863, he was
assigned to the command of Company M, and fought at Alpine and
Lafayette, Ga., and at Chickamauga. He commanded this company
on the famous raid of the rebel cavalry chieftain Gen. Wheeler
through Tennessee, in the rear of Rosencrans' army, in October,
1863, and fought at McMinville, Murfreesboro, Shelbyville,
Farmington and Mussel Shoals, Ala. Lieut. Curry and his company re-
enlisted as veterans at Pulaski, Tenn., January 4, 1864, and after We
veteran furlough of thirty days had expired, he joined Sherman's
army, early in the spring of 1864, and fought at Moulton, Ala.,
Peachtree Creek, Noon-day Creek, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, and
in Kilpatrick's daring raid around the Confederate army in Atlanta,
August, 1864. In September, 1864, he was appointed Quartermaster
of his regiment, and when Sherman started on his march to the sea,
the First Ohio Cavalry marched with the army of Gen. Thomas to
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Louisville, Ky., to mount and equip. On December 14, 1864, Lieut.

Curry was promoted to the rank of Captain. A few days after his
arrival at Louisville, he was violently thrown from his horse and
received injuries from which he has never recovered and on account
of which he was discharged at Nashville, Tenn., December 30, 1864.

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Returning home he engaged in merchandising in New California, and

in 1869, removed to Plain City, where he was engaged in the same
business two years. In 1871, he removed to Richwood, where he
was engaged in the drug trade until his election to the office of
County Auditor, in October, 1875. He is now serving his third term
as Auditor of Union County. He takes an active interest in everything
pertaining to military matters, is considered the best authority on
military law and history, and devotes a great deal of time to the
interests of his comrades, in matters of pensions, bounties and other
interests. He is now serving as commander of Ransom Reed Post,
Grand Army of the Republic. He served for five years as Lieutenant
Colonel of the Fourteenth Regiment Ohio National Guards. Col. Curry
is a Republican in politics and always takes an active interest in the
affairs of his party and in all political matters. He was married,
December 21, 1865, to Martha J. Robinson, daughter of J. D.
Robinson, of Jerome Township. She was born in Jerome Township
April 12, 1843. Three children have been given to bless this union, of
whom two are living-Ivaloo and Lucile. Mr. and Mrs. Curry are
members of the Presbyterian Church at Marysville.

JAMES CURRY, fourth son of Stephenson and Sarah D. Curry, was

born in Jerome Township, Union County, Ohio, January 4, 1842. he
followed farming until February 6, 1865, when he enlisted and
served one year in Company B, One Hundred and Eighty-seventh
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Gen. Steadman, in Georgia. Resumed
farming: for one year, and in April, 1867, began his collegiate course
at Vermillion Institute, Hayesville, Ohio, where he delivered an
oration at the triennial reunion of old students, August, 1869. He
entered the junior class of the University of Wooster, Ohio, in the
spring of 1871, this being the first year of its existence, from which
he graduated September 18, 1872, with the degree of A. B., and in
1875, he received - the degree of A. M. from the same institution.
He was chosen professor of mathematics in Vermillion Institute
previous to graduation from the university, and served in that
capacity as teacher of Latin and Greek from April, 1872, to June,
1873. He was married to Miss Maggie A. Sloan, of Hayesville, Ohio,
September 30, 1873, and went to California to attend the San
Francisco Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church. He was
licensed to preach by the Presbytery of San Francisco, March 18,
1874, graduated from the seminary April 29. 1875, and received a
call to become pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Carson City,
Nev., which he declined, to continue in mission work at San Pablo
and West Berkeley, Cal. Under his ministrations a church was

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gathered up and organized in each place. He was ordained to the

gospel ministry and installed pastor of the church at San Pablo,
August 28, 1876, while a beautiful house of worship was erected at
West Berkeley in 1879. He was elected President of the Alumni
Association of the San Francisco Theological Seminary at its
organization October, 1880, and was twice re-elected, and delivered
the first alumni and decennial oration of the seminary in San
Francisco, April, 1881. He resigned his pastorate at San Pablo,
February 1, 1883, to concentrate his labors at West Berkeley. At the
present time (February, 1883,) he resides in West Berkeley, Cal., is
in charge of the Presbyterian Church there, and Moderator of the
Presbytery of San Francisco.

N. P. DAVIDSON, physician, Marysville, was born in Perry County,

Ohio, October 10, 1849. He is the third son of Nicholas and Strait
(Linn) Davidson. He was reared on a farm in his native place till
fifteen years of age, when he left home to do for himself. He spent
one summer working by the month in Pickaway County, then went
to Clay County, Illinois, where he remained till 1872. He taught
school, of winters for four years, working on the farm during the
summer. In the fall of 1872 he returned to Ohio, and entered the
National Normal School at Lebanon, in which he remained as a
student two years. He resumed teaching and followed it in Warren,
Fairfield and Hooking Counties, three years. He read medicine under
Dr. G. W. Dawson of Gibsonville, Hooking County, finishing his
course in 1877. He attended the Columbus Medical College,
graduating February 24,1882. In 1877-78, he practiced with his
preceptor in medicine, and in 1879 began the practice at Oakland,
Fairfield County, where he continued until the fall of 1881. In March,
1882, he established himself in Marysville, when he is practicing his
profession with success. On February 23, 1877, he was united in
marriage with Miss Anna Shepherd, daughter of William and Jenette
Shepherd, and a native of Xenia, Ohio. Dr. Davidson and lady are
associated with the Presbyterian Church of Marysville. Dr. D. is a
member of the Union County Medical Association, and Examining
Surgeon for the Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company. He had
been a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity for twelve years,
having joined Clay City, Illinois Lodge in 1871.

LE ROY DECKER, jeweler, Marysville. This enterprising character,

with J. B. Cross, established business in this city in 1874, under the
firm name of Decker & Cross. This copartnership dissolved the
following year and Mr. Decker succeeding, became sole proprietor of

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the concern. He carries a stock comprising choice selections, in

diamonds, watches, clocks, silverware and a full line of jewelery in
valuable and artistic designs. He certainly displays fine and judicious
judgment in his purchases, buying almost exclusively from the
manufacturers. Therefore he is enabled to present to the public a
line of goods, equal to any establishment of our larger cities.

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Marysville may well feel proud of this class of enterprise, and the
purchaser or visitor will &Iways meet with a pleasant and hearty
welcome from its generous and social proprietor. The subject of this
sketch whose portrait appears in this volume, emanates from the
Buckeye State, and was born in Delaware County, Ohio, in 1845. His
father, Frederick Decker, was a native of New Jersey, who, with his
family, occupied an early settlement in Bucyrus. Crawford County,
Ohio, and was distinguished as a pioneer and mechanic. He was a
millwright by occupation, and erected one of the first mills in
Bucyrus. Ohio. Subsequently he removed to Delaware County, Ohio,
where he erected several mills which stand to-day as monuments to
his enterprise and. mechanical abilities. For the past twenty-five
years he has been engaged in farming, and is at this time, August,
1882, residing on the homestead near Millville, Delaware County. He
retains the ownership of the Millville Mill an edifice of his
construction located near the homestead. His wife, whose maiden
name was Mary A. Munson, wait born in Now Jersey, and joined her
husband in his success and sorrows until death called her from its
scenes. Her demise occurred in Delaware County, in 1855. She was
a Christian lady, a fond mother and devoted wife. Le Roy Decker
was reared on a farm and was taught to toil with his hands. In 1863,
he joined the boys in blue in Company D, One Hundred and Forty-
fifth 0. N. G., and served four months in the field. The regiment was
stationed at Arlington Heights performing duty at Forts Craig and
Tillinghast. Returning to peaceful pursuits, he was married July 4,
1865, to Miss Maria L. Winget, a native of Delaware County, and's
daughter of W. C. Winget, with whom he subsequently became
associated in the mercantile trade at Ostrander. This connection
dissolved nine years later, during which time Mr. D. learned the
jewelry trade with Spencer Lincoln, of Delaware, after which he
further pursued his studies in the wholesale house of G. T. Dorlin, of
Cincinnati, Ohio, and became a thorough student and master of his

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profession. Mr. D. is a member of the Blue Lodge and Chapter in the

Masonic fraternity of this city, and the Raper Commandery, No. 19,
of Urbana Ohio. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church.
His living children are Ella A. and Edith M.

DAVID EDWARDS, book-keeper, Marysville, is the eldest son of

Jesse P. and Abrilla 'Stephens) Edwards, both natives of Bedford
County, Penn., who came to Ohio in 1847, and selected a home in
Licking County, where they resided until 1861, when they moved
and settled in Jerome Township, Union County, where they yet
remain. The subject of this sketch was born in Bedford County,
Penn., September 16, 1836. He received his primary education in
the schools of Clyde, Sandusky County, completing his education at
the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, and for two years
prior to the Rebellion taught school in Licking County. In the spring
of 1861, he further pursued his studies in the National Normal
School at Lebanon, and the following year taught school at that
place. In the summer of 1862, he came to this city, and in August
enlisted as First Sergeant in Company K, Ninety-sixth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. He participated in the first engagement against Vicksburg,
under Sherman, and at Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863. The
following spring he was discharged at Jefferson Barracks, near St.
Louis, on account of disability. Returning to peaceful pursuits, he
was appointed Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue, under C. S.
Hamilton, and discharged the duties of that office two years, at
which time he was appointed Postmaster. In this position he served
two years, and resigned. Subsequently he became associated as
assistant agent of the C., C., C.. and I. R. R., and became General
Agent and Express Agent, July 1, 1872. This avocation he followed
owed for ten years, and in July, 1881, he engaged as book-keeper
for the Butter Tub Factory, in whose employ he is at this time
engaged. Mr. Edwards has served on the School Board two terms,
and also in the City Council. He ran on the Independent ticket for
Clerk, in 1881, and is a citizen well known and highly esteemed. He
was married in 1864 to Miss Lucinda, a daughter of Oliver Brooks, a
native of Licking County, Ohio. This union has been blessed with
four children, three of whom are living, viz.: Dwight B., Orra. H. and
Arthur H. Mr. Edwards is a member of the Masonic order, the G. A.
R., and connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically,
he is a Republican.

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JOHN S. FLECK, of the firm of Fleck & Chapman, planing-mill,

Marysville, is a son of John and Mary (Abrams) Fleck, both natives of
Cumberland County, Penn., who settled in Tuscarawas County, Ohio,
in 1833. The following year he moved and entered upon a
mercantile pursuit at Carrollton, Ohio. In the spring of 1842, he
purchased and settled upon a farm in Jerome Township, Union
County, which at that time was mostly wooded. Here he
industriously worked in clearing the land and plying his trade, shoe-
making. He was an energetic man, and a citizen widely known and
esteemed. He lost his wife by death in 1858. His demise is recorded
in 1872. The subject of this sketch was born in Cumberland County,
Penn., January 4,1827. He became a citizen of Marysville in the fall
of 1844, and engaged as an apprentice at the carpenter's trade with
Samuel Restler. Three years after he took contracts for building, and
entered largely upon the work of his profession. In 1876, he formed
the above copartnership, and the firm erected the mill where they
have since carried on a large and successful trade in the
manufacture of sash, doors and building material. The building
covers four lots and has a frontage on Main street of 264 feet. It is
fully stocked with lumber, and the house employs from fifteen to
twenty men. This firm began business with a capital of $2,500 each,
and the sales for year 1881 were $45,000. The estimate for 1882 is
$60,000. Mr. Fleck was married in 1849, to Miss

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Anna Rose, a native of Lancaster County, Penn., by whom he has

three children, all living, viz.: Mary F., Edwin and Charles H.

GEORGE A. FOX, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Bavaria,

Germany, in 1824. He, with his step-father, William Boerger, and his
wife, Elizabeth, emigrated to this country in 1844. Andrew Fox,
father of this subject, died before he (George) was born. He sought
employment at Columbus, Ohio, where he became engaged and
learned the trade of a bricklayer. This avocation he diligently
pursued until 1853, when he moved to this county, and two years
afterward purchased his present estate, consisting of seventy-two
and three-fourths acres, thirty-three sores of which he in the limits
of the corporation. He also has another farm of 133 acres in Paris
Township, most of which is under cultivation. He was united in
marriage April 1, 1850, with a daughter of Adam Kuhlman, of this

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county. Five children born to this union are living, as follows:

Emanuel, George W., John L., Nettie M. and Frederick C. Mr. Fleck
served in the ranks of the United States Army in 1847, during the
war with Mexico, enlisting in Company B. of the Fourth Ohio
Infantry, serving until its close, in 1848. He is a Trustee of the
Lutheran Church of this city, and a min whose success in life has
been marked by energy, economy and unremitting attention to
business.

GEORGE EMANUEL FOX, contractor and builder, Marysville, Ohio,

was born in Darby Township, this county, November 6, 1851, and is
a son of George A. and Susanna Kuhlman Fox, natives of Bavaria,
Germany, who came to America in 1844 and 1840, respectively.
George is the eldest of five children-four sons and one daughter. He
removed with his parents to near Marysville in 1854, from Columbus,
Ohio, to which place they went soon after his birth. At the age of
thirteen, he began learning the trade of masonry and bricklaying,
and, seven years later; went to Columbus, in which place and others
he followed his trade ten years, and then returned to Marysville. He
is an efficient workman, and as monuments to his skill we mention
the City Hall, Robinson Building, German Church, Tribune Building,
Gunderman Building and a number of elegant private residences. He
also built school buildings at the following places: Woodstock,
Milford Centre, and Irwin Station. He was married January 24, 1876
to Miss Josephine. daughter of Andrew and Margaret Burger, who
has borne him four children, viz., Carrie, Nettie, Katie and Mary. Mrs.
Fox was born March 19, 1853. Both are members of the German
Lutheran Church. Mr. Fox affiliates with the Democratic party and is
a member of the City Council.

GEORGE W. FOX, Chief of Fire Department, Marysville, was born in

Paris Township March 20, 1855, and is a brother of George E. Fox,
whose sketch appears in this work. He was reared to farm pursuits
until eighteen years of age. at which time he began learning
masonry and brick laying with his father, with whom he served three
years. He was afterward connected with his brother in the same
business three years, and assisted in the erection of the buildings
spoken of in George E.'s sketch. He has been a member of the city
fire department since 1878, and was elected its chief in April, 1880,
and re-elected in 1882. He was married January 17, 1878, to
Barbara, daughter of George and Mary Geier, by whom he has had
two children, viz., Mary and George William. Both Mr. and Mrs Fox
are exemplary members of the German Lutheran Church, and are

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socially esteemed by their many friends and acquaintances. Mrs. F.

was born at Columbus, Ohio, in 1855.

WESLEY GARRARD, merchant, Marysville. This establishment was

opened to the public by its present proprietor, November 19, 1858,
at that time located in a building on the present site of the Farmers'
Bank. This institution gained notoriety, and became widely known as
the Buck-horn Store, by the sign of the horns over the door. The
took consists of groceries, hardware and notions in fact any article
not to be found elsewhere, from a wooden toothpick to an anvil,
may be had at Garrard's. He purchased the premises of his present
location, which he occupied in 1872. His stock is complete, and his
trade solid and substantial. Mr. Garrard is a native of Harmony
Township, Clark Co., Ohio, where he was born June 9, 1839; he is
the only child of Joseph and Lucy (Allen) Garrard, the former a son
of Jacob Garrard, a native of Pennsylvania, and a pioneer of Clark
County. He afterward moved to Madison County, where he died. The
maternal grandparent, Elijah Allen, was a native of Virginia, a soldier
in the war of 1812, and among the pioneers of Madison County. The
parents of our subject moved with the family to this city, where he,
Joseph, lived to the close of his life, November 23, 1880. He was a
social, genial, warm-hearted, home-loving man, who left a host of
friends to mourn his loss. The wife and mother, who survives, is in
the sixty-seventh year of her age. Mr. Garrard has been elected
Justice of the Peace several terms, and will serve until April, 1884.
He was Mayor of this city six years, and is serving the second term
on the School Board at the present time, July, 1882, also serving the
third year as School Trustee, and is an honored member of the
Masonic order. His marriage to Miss Dorcas Cheney, of Jackson
Township, Union County, was celebrated in 1859. Three children
born to this union are all living, viz., Frank H., Pearl C. and Clyde E.

SAMUEL G. GILCRIST, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in

Guernsey County, Ohio, February 1, 1837. He is a son of Thomas C.
and Eleanor (Guthrie) Gilcrist, the former a native of Brooke County,
W., Va., and the latter of Harrison County, Ohio; his father was born
August 1, 1812; his parents, William and Jane (Smith) Gilcrist, were
among the earliest settlers

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of Belmont County; they removed to Greene County about 1840,

where they both died. Thomas C. Gilcrist married Ellen Guthrie, who
bore him eight children, viz.-Samuel G., the subject of this sketch;
William S.; Austin; Adalaide, wife of William A. Hollenback; Elizabeth
J., wife of B. F. James; Robert A.; Mary R., wife of Nathan
Hollenback, and Thomas F. Mr. and Mrs. Gilcrist resided in Harrison
and Greene Counties till 1855, when they located in Mill Creek
Township, this county, and the following year removed to Bureau
County, Ill., where Mrs.. G. died January 14, 1862. Samuel G. our
subject, was reared to manhood by his parents, and was educated in
the common schools and high schools of Princeton, Ill.; he followed
teaching, of winters, for ten years; in 1862 he removed to Marshall
County, Ill., and in 1865 returned to Union County and located on
the farm that he now occupies. His marriage occured September 9,
1862, with Miss Elizabeth Longbrake, a daughter of Levi Longbrake,
one of the wealthiest citizens of Union County. Mrs. Gilcrist was born
in Paris Township, September 30, 1844. Four children were the fruits
of this union-Franklin M., born April 22, 1865; Levi L., born February
14, 1868; Ellen G., born May 13, 1872, and Samuel S., born August
8, 1878. Mr. Gilcrist owns a productive and well improved farm of
226 acres. He is engaged in the pursuits of agriculture and rearing
fine stock, and ranks as one of the successful farmers of the county.
He and wife are associated with the Disciples' Church, and are also
connected with the Grange, with which Mr. Gilcrist has been
prominently identified since its organization. He is now serving the
fourth year as Master and has also filled various other offices of that
Order. He is a member of the Board of Township Trustees, and in
politics is Republican.

MICHAEL GUNDERMAN, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in

Germany, April 13,1826; at the age of ten years his parents, George
P. and Sophia Gunderman, emigrated to America and settled in
Hamilton, Ohio, where they resided till 1840 and removed to Union
County. Mr. Gunderman died in Marysville June 16, 1868, and Mrs.
G., December, 1876. Michael is the eldest of eight children; he was
reared to manhood on a farm and married, January 27, 1857, to
Miss Elizabeth B. a daughter of John W. and Elizabeth B. Borger.
Mrs. G. was born in Germany, January 10, 1836. Their nine children
are as follows: Anna M., wife of John Teargardener, Elizabeth M.,
Anna M., John G., John K., Anna B., Lydia, John W. and John M.
When Mr. G. was sixteen, he started for himself at wages of $3 per
month, and now owns 105 acres of fine land, He is by occupation a
farmer; for thirty-five years he followed the carpenter trade.

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Politically he is Democratic; he and family are members of the

Lutheran Church.

HON. CORNELIUS S. HAMILTON (deceased). This gentleman,

the circumstances of whose tragic death are well-remembered by
the citizens of Union County, for many years occupied a very
prominent position in his county and State. He was chosen to
represent the Eighth Congressional District of Ohio, in the fall of
1866, and at the time of his death, December 22, 1867, was yet a
member of the National Legislature. The editor of the Marysville
Tribune wrote of him as follows:

"No event has ever occurred in our midst that has cast so deep a
gloom over our community as the death of Hon. C. S. Hamilton. He
was one of the few men living of whom it might have been said in
truth that 'he had no enemy.' He was always foremost in every
enterprise designed to build up the interest of Marysville, as well as
the entire county. He has left behind him monuments of enterprise
that will call up his name for generation to come. He sympathized
deeply with every work of charity designed to allay the miseries of
others, or to carry on the religious enterprises of the day, and his
purse and heart were ever open to all calls made upon him at home
and from abroad. It has been truthfully said of him by a
contemporary that he was 'a man of decided convictions and an iron
man, and had an impatience amounting to almost intolerance on
half-way measures.' No one was ever in doubt as to the position of
Mr. Hamilton on any question. He was a radical in every sense of the
term, believing firmly in the doctrine that no truth could be safely
compromised with error; and thus believing, he acted upon the
principle of rejecting any compromise which would have the least
tendency to thwart any

salutary end desired to be secured. This characteristic was backed

by a judgment that never failed to inspire confidence in his views
and sentiments. he possessed innate powers of mind, and such a
clear conception of right , is enabled him to grasp everything he
desired to accomplish and give it, a practical turn, and every
opposition manifested to what he considered to be right and proper
only tended to develop a force of character which was irresistible.
He was no dogmatist, but was always willing to hear the suggestions
and opinions of others. He was one of the comparatively few public
men whose mind was schooled to travel in the right direction from a
high sense of honor. This gave him a strong hold on the affections

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of the people, which they at different times acknowledged by

electing him to responsible positions in the State and Nation. Few
men to our knowledge have combined more of good traits and less
evil ones than Mr. Hamilton. he was the noblest work of God,' an
honest man.' There was not a heart in Union County that was not
touched by his untimely death. We are passing through a season of
sorrow and gloom such as we have never witnessed. The town and
county, as well as the family and friends, are bereaved of one whom
to know was to love and respect, and his name and virtues will be
cherished for or long years to come."

Mr. Hamilton was the first person sent to Congress from Union
County. He had been long

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an honored member of the bar of his county, and, at a meeting of

that body shortly subsequent to his death, resolutions of respect
were tendered to his memory, and earnest and heartfelt sympathy
to his family. In Congress, the news of his death was received as a
great shook, while the press of Washington City and other prominent
points united in paying tribute to the memory of the good man fallen
in the midst of his lifework. Hon. William Lawrence, of Ohio, a
fellowcongressman, performed the duty of announcing his death in
the House of Representatives, and in the course of his remarks gave
the following facts in the history of the deceased :

"Cornelius Springer Hamilton was born January 2, 1821, in the

Township and County of Muskingum, in the State of Ohio, where he
resided with his parents until they and he removed to Union County
early in 1839. His father and paternal grandfather were men of
commanding personal presence, fervent piety, and much native
force of intellect. An uncle, Rev. Samuel Hamilton, was, in the early
part of his life, and perhaps to the age of fifty years, a man of very
superior gifts. The mother of the deceased-of the family of the
Springers-like her kinsmen, was distinguished by great force of
character. She was diffident, quiet, with deep piety, untiring energy,
and strong, vigorous intellect. The paternal and maternal ancestors
belonged to the class of independent farmers. The father died only a
few months since in the seventy-ninth year of his age ; and though
he raised twelve children, ten sons and two daughters, every one of

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whom when the youngest reached majority, yet i t is said-and truly-

that he did not live long enough ever to have heard one of his
children swear an oath, to see one chew or smoke tobacco, or to
know of one ever having been intoxicated, or even to have taken a
dram at a place of public drinking. The energy, industry and pure
morality of the parents were inherited by their children, including the
deceased. Up to his eighteenth year, he labored assiduously on the
paternal farm in Muskingum, with the ordinary advantages of
common schools for two or three months each winter during the
latter half of this period. After the removal to Union County, for two
years he directed and with great energy and determination assisted
the labor by which the father's newly-acquired forest of 1,500 acres
was in rapid process of being converted into delightful farms. During
his twentieth and twenty-first years, he devoted about eighteen
months with great industry in improving his education at Granville
College. He early gave evidence of superior intellectual power, and
during the years of his farm labor he was a daily student of history,
biography, or other works. His early but well-read library consisted
of Weem's Life of Washington, the Life of Marion, History of Western
Adventures, Goodrich's History of the United States, histories of
Rome and Greece, and American Biography, to which were added by
his uncle, Rev. C. Springer, Johnson's Rambler, Boswell's Life of
Johnson, and the Spectator. Upon the removal to the forest home in
Union County, a good supply of works of standard poets was added-
those of Pollock, Milton, Shakespeare, Pope, Goldsmith, Campbell,
Lamb, Kirke White and Rogers, not omitting Burns. Though few, if
any, surpassed Mr. Hamilton on that great forest farm in daily labor,
yet he was a devoted and industrious student of these great
masters. He realized the necessity of great application to develop
the mind and store it with abundant knowledge, and he has
illustrated the words of a great author of antiquity

" 'Nil sine magno,

Vita labors dedid mortalibus; ' "

or, as Wirt has, with some latitude, translated it into his own almost
unrivaled eloquence: 'There is no excellence without great labor. It
is the fist of fate from which no power of genius can absolve.'

"The age of twenty-two found this rising man a fine English scholar,
with a rare knowledge of the authors I have named, and of that.

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book of books, the Bible, which a father's care and a mother's love
had earnestly and always taught him to study, to reverence, and to
obey; whose precepts he accepted and through life made a rule of
practice and of faith by practice, rather than in professions, or in
adherence to any particular and established school of doctrine. Of
him it maybe truly said, 'he loved virtue for virtue's sake,' and with a
firm belief in the truths of Christianity his 'life was in the right.'

"He continued his agricultural pursuits up to about the year 1847. In

the meantime, about 1845, he held the office and performed the
duties of Land Appraiser and Assessor in his county. In 1850, he was
elected a member of the Constitutional Convention which, during its
sittings in 1850 and 1851, framed the present Constitution of the
State of Ohio. He was soon after admitted to the bar and engaged in
the practice of the law. About the same time, he became the editor
and proprietor of the Marysville Tribune, which he conducted with
marked ability, contributing much to mold the political and moral
sentiment of the community in which he resided. In 1856 and 1857,
he represented his district in the Senate of Ohio with a fidelity and
an ability which secured for him a high reputation throughout the
State. During the first session, he was made chairman of a
committee intrusted with the important duty of investigating certain
alleged frauds connected with the leasing of the public works of the
State. His investigations and researches were prominent topics of
discussion by the press and political parties, but the concurrent
testimony of all connected with them is that he dared to do what he
conceived to be his duty, and no party fealty could induce him to
swerve from that, whatever might be the peril to him personally or
to the party whose general principles he supported. In the
discussions to which this led he wielded a pen the power of which
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cibly felt in any State controversy; but it belongs rather to the

history of Ohio than to especial consideration here. When the
national Internal revenue act of July 1, 1862, was put in operation,
he was appointed by President Lincoln Assessor of the Eighth
Congressional District of Ohio, and performed the duties of the office
with an ability, energy and fidelity which commanded the public
approval and the confidence of all in his unsullied Integrity. After the

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Philadelphia Convention of 1866. being opposed to the policy of

President Johnson, he was relieved of the position he had so well
and so faithfully filled. In August, 1866, he was nominated as a
candidate for Congress in the Eighth Ohio District, and in October of
that you was elected over his oompetitor by over 1,800 majority.

"While engaged in his duties here as a member of the present

Congrees, during the post mouth, he was notified by his wife that
one of their sons was seriously afflicted with indications of insanity.
He immediately repaired to his home to. find his worst fears
realized. On Saturday, December 21, he had made arrangements to
remove the insane son to an asylum on the Monday following. On
the in morning of the next day, the Sabbath, while engaged in
feeding his stock, the son, in a At of frenzy, bereft of reason and
unconscious of crime, with a strip of plank struck the fatal blows
which, fracturing the skull of his father, produced instant death. This
am is described in perhaps the last letter ever written by our
departed colleague, thus: 'He has been one of the most quiet,
industrious and exemplary boys I ever know, and my chief reliance
for the ment of my affairs and the control of my other children in my
absence.'

"Thus passed way, in the prime of manhood, by a sad calamity, just

as he had entered on an enlarged sphere of usefulness, one among
the able and useful men of the Nation, honored and beloved by all
who know him. 'Few men in Ohio wielded an abler pen, or wielded it
from higher' convictions of duty, then did Mr. Hamilton. * * * * *
When the Thirty-ninth Congress commenced the discussion of the
great work of reconstruction, Mr. Hamilton wrote and published a
masterly pamphlet in favor of extending suffrage to men in all the
late insurgent States, regardless of race or color. It attracted wide
attention and produced a deep effect on the public mind, being at
the time of its publication in advance of public opinion. * * *

" He has passed from earth to the ' sublimer views of another and a
better world which Christianity has unfolded with such inexpressible
glory-where this corruptible shall put on incorruption and this mortal
shall put on immortality.' Men pass away, but the lofty spirits that
conceive, and, from right motives. execute good works here, these
cannot perish:

"' These shall resist the empire of decay,

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When time is o'er and worlds have passed away;

Cold in the dust the perished heart may lie,

But hat which warmed it once can never die.'

"Mr. Speaker, I move the adoption of the following resolutions which

I send to the Clark's table:

"Resolved , That in the death of Hon. Cornelius

S. Hamilton, late Representative in Congress from the Eighth District
of Ohio, this House has lost a worthy and useful member, the
country a most estimable citizen, and his family, relatives and
associates a steadfast and valued friend.

" Resolved, That, to give

expression to our due appreciation of the talents, attainments and
patriotism of the deceased, and to indicate their regret and sorrow
for his lamented death, the members of this House will wear the
usual badge of mourning for thirty days.

"Resolved, That these resolutions be

spread upon the Journal of the House of Representatives, and that a
copy thereof be sent by its Clerk to the family of the deceased.

"Resolved , That, as a mark of respect for the

memory of the deceased, this House do now adjourn''

The announcement of Mr. Hamilton's death was made to the Senate

by Mr. McPherson, Clerk of the House, and the members also
adopted similar resolutions to those pawed in the House. Mr.
Hamilton was married to Miss Louisa Vansant, in Muskingum County,
Ohio, and left the wife and six children. three sons and three
daughters, to mourn him. He was the fifth in descent from Charles
Christopher Springer, the Swede, of Wilmington, Delaware, so
favorably referred to by Clay in his Annals of the Swedes, and by
Ferris in his Original Bottlers on the Delaware.

I. N. HAMILTON, physician, Marysville. Dr. Hamilton is a

descendant of a State pioneer family. His father, William Hamilton,

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was a native of Virginia, from which State he moved to Muskingum

County, Ohio, In 1800, being among the first settlers to fell the trees
and clear a cabin spot in Springfield Township. He served the county
some years as Commissioner, and became widely and popularly
known. He was a zealous worker in the cause of Christianity, and
devoted many years as a local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He grounded the first -Methodist organization west of the
Alleghanies, at Janesville, Ohio, and farther extended his labors in
making long circuits. In 1838, he purchased 1,600 acres of land in
Claibourne Township, Union County, upon which he afterward
moved and settled with his family. The tract was a dense forest, and
he, with his boys, set to work felling timber for a clearing. Large
sugar trees yielded a good crop of sugar and molasses, which was
followed by the first sown crop of corn, and the work of clearing
went on until 500 acres of dense forest had given way to smiling
fields, and his acres of woodland rapidly gave place to acres of
wheat. On this

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farm he lived and toiled and sorrowed and rejoiced for thirty years,
and in the bosom of it his body now rests in a peace. He was the
original organizer of the Methodist Protestant Church of Richwood, in
1838, and founded similar Institutions at Essex, Pharisburg, Scioto
and other points. At the time of his death, in 1868, he was in the
seventy-eighth year of his ago' His first marriage, to Miss Elizabeth
Ewing, occurred in Virginia; she died leaving four children. His
second wife, Lydia Springer, was a native of Virginia, who died after
bearing eight children. The subject of this sketch was the seventh
son of William and Lydia (Springer) Hamilton, and was born in
Muskingum County, Ohio, June 26, 1828. He was raised on a form
and learned to labor with his hands. He received the common school
education of his day, and gave much of his spare time to the study
of medicine. He remained on the farm until twenty-two years of age,
and in 1852 entered upon a course of study in Starling Medical
College. Subsequently, he began the practice of his profession at
Amity, Madison Co., Ohio. Two years later, he removed to Unionville,

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Union County, and in 1862 he returned to the college for graduation.

The Doctor became a resident physician of Marysville, In 1868,
being in constant practice since that time. He enlisted in 1862, as
private in the three months' call of the Eighty-sixth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and was detailed Surgeon of the regiment, in which rank
he served the call. He has been Examining Surgeon for pensioners,
the past twelve years, served this city in its Council, is a member of
the School Board, a tried member of the Masonic fraternity and of
the G. A. R. Also of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Doctor was
married in 1850, to Miss Margaret C., a daughter of Michael Cramer,
a pioneer of Union County, where she was born. Six children were
born to this union, three of whom are living, viz.: Charles S., Frank
N. and Michael N. The oldest son. George O., died at the residence
of his parents, on Friday, September 1, 1882. He was a member of
the Franklin County bar, and after his death a meeting of the bar
was held at Columbus, with a full attendance, appropriate speeches
were made and a touching memorial prepared. He was born January
11, 1851, and spent two years reading law in the office of Piper &
Robinson, at Marysville, after which he attended Harvard Law
School. He was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of the
State, May 27, 1874, and shortly afterward formed a partnership
with Col. M. C. Lawrence, then one of the leading lawyers of Union
County. In October, 1877, he went to Columbus as a, member of the
firm of Hamilton & Henderson, and continued in the practice there
until compelled to give it up by reason of failing health. In July,
1878, his health began failing, and for two years thereafter he
struggled to maintain his place at the bar, but in vain; and at lost
was compelled to give it up and return to his home, where he died

COL. JOSEPH G. HAWKINS, deceased, was born in Goshen,

Litchfield County, Conn., January 11, 1828. His father, Joseph
Hawkins, was a native of that State and a relative of the Grants, the
immediate ancestors of Gen. U. S. Great. Him mother, whose
maiden memo was Submitt L. French, was also a native of the said
State. When Joseph was a more infant, his father, with his family,
consisting of himself, wife and the subject of this sketch, came to
Ohio, and settled in Summit County, near the town of Hudson,
where he purchased a farm and commenced business am a farmer,
dairyman and stock raiser. The mother of Joseph died when he was
about two years of age. His father again married and continued to
reside on the farm first purchased by him, until his death, which
occurred in August, 1872. Here Joseph lived, at. tended school and
worked on the farm during his early years. His education was chiefly

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ob. tained in the common schools, with some time spent at the
"Bissel School," near Hudson, finishing with a term or two at Cheater
Academy, in Geauga County. He continued with his father until May,
1847, when he enlisted at Columbus in the company commanded by
Capt. M. C. Lilley, Fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Col. C.
H. Brough commanding. The regiment, was ordered to Mexico,
going first to Matamoros, and, after a short stay, to Vera Cruz, which
was reached on September 18th. From Vera Cruz, with the forces
under Gen. Joe Lane, he marched toward the City of Mexico,
participating in all the battles fought by Lane's command until
reaching Puebla, from which place the regiment turned back, by
reason of the expiration of the term of its enlistment, having been in
service fourteen months, two more than the term for which it had
been originally enlisted. Mr. Hawkins returned to his home, and
again engaged in labor on his father's farm, where he continued
until November 20. 1849, when he was united in marriage with Miss
Isabel Jane Stuart, oldest daughter of Col. William Smart, of
Delaware County, Ohio, an estimable young lady, with whom he
happily lived up to the breakIng out of the rebellion. To them were
born two children, a son an a daughter; Leroy S., born September 1,
1851, developed into an amiable, sprightly led and died April 7,1864.
Submitt C., the daughter, is now living, is an intelligent and well
educated young woman, the wife of Mr. Charles Kelsey, of
Marysville. The widow and mother of these children resides in
Delaware, Ohio, and receives a pension from the Government. Soon
after his marriage, Mr. Hawkins settled on a farm, in Summit County,
where for about three years he engaged in farming and dairy
business.

He moved to Marysville January, 1852, and engaged in the grocery

trade; but finding this occupation not congenial to his taste and
habits of life, he soon abandoned it, and engaged in various pursuits
of a more active nature, being constantly employed in some of the
various branches of industry, up to the time of the attack on Fort
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intelligence of this act of treason and rebellion against the

Government, his patriotic soul became fired with Indignation. He
forthwith prepared a roll, inscribed his name thereon, and, mainly by

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his own exertions, raised a company, for the three months' service,
under the call of the President for 75,000 men. On the organization
of the company, he was unanimously elected Captain, and the
organization completed by electing M. C. Lawrence as First
Lieutenant, and Isaiah Slocum Second Lieutenant. This being done,
Capt. Hawkins went to Columbus, reported to the proper authorities,
and his company was accepted for duty, to report at Camp Jackson
at the earliest moment practicable. His purpose being made known,
the citizens of Marysville resolved the departure should be signalized
by appropriate services.

The patriotic ladies of Marysville resolved that they would not be

outdone, and decided to present a flag to the company when ready
for camp. With commendable zeal and industry they act to work;
they readily found material for the red and blue, but nothing suitable
for the white was obtainable at the stores. Miss Emily A. Carter, an
estimable, patriotic young lady, was the fortunate possessor of a
beautiful dress of the desired material, which she generously
donated, and in due time the flag was completed. It was arranged
that on the morning of April 25, 1861, the company should meet the
citizens at the Methodist Episcopal Church, and after appropriate
ceremonies, the flag be presented. Accordingly, as designated, the
citizens assembled, the company filed in and took seats reserved for
them; brief addresses followed, and an appropriate and fervent
prayer by Rev. James Smith, at the conclusion of which the company
was drawn up in line in front of the church, where the flag was
presented, with a most eloquent, stirring and patriotic address, on
behalf of the ladies, delivered by Miss Mary Coe, now the wife of
Maj. R. R. Henderson, Minneapolis, Minn. Lieut. Slocum received the
flag, on behalf of the company, and responded in a feeling manner,
and in words fitly chosen. Then came the leave-taking between the
soldiers and their families, after which the company fell into line,
marched to the depot, and were soon off for Columbus. Reaching
the city, it marched to Camp Jackson and was assigned to the
Thirteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, then nearly full. On
organizing, A. Sanders Pratt was commissioned as Colonel,
Columbus B. Mason, Lieutenant Colonel, and Joseph G. Hawkins,
Major.

On May 9, the regiment reached Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati,

where it was re-organized and enlisted for three years. On re-
organization, W. S. Smith, an officer who had served in the regular
army, was commissioned as Colonel, Lieut. Col. Mason and Maj.

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Hawkins retaining their former positions. - June 30, the regiment

was ordered to West Virginia to re-enforce Gen. 'McClellan, and
accordingly proceeded, by way of the Ohio River, reaching
Parkersburg, Va., on the 1st of July, one thousand strong. July 14,
the regiment boarded cars on the Parkersburg Branch Railroad for
Oakland, Md., and from thence marched to Greenland Gap. On
arriving at that place, no enemy being found, the regiment returned,
by way of Oakland, to Clarksburg, Va., thence to Sutton, on Elk
River, and went into camp on the bills, where it was joined by
infantry and artillery, so that the combined force amounted to about
five thousand. During the stay here, the Thirteenth was occupied in
picket duty and scouting. Early in September, the army under
command of Gen. W. S. Rosecrans set out in pursuit of a large force
under the rebel Gen. John B. Floyd, and came up with him on the
10th, strongly entrenched at Carnifax Ferry, where a fierce and hotly
contested battle was fought, in which the Thirteenth was engaged,
occupying the extreme left of the line. In this engagement the
Thirteenth, both officers and men, exhibited such coolness and
bravery that it won the lasting respect of the commanding General,
and thereafter he regarded it with much favor. There, Col. John W.
Lowe, of the Twelfth, fell early in the action, and later in the day,
Col. William H. Lytle, of the Tenth, was severely wounded. Here also
fell the first Union County soldier killed in the service up to this time-
Ransom Reed, of Maj. Hawkins' old company. The enemy retreated
during the night and their works were taken possession of by the
Union troops early next morning, and soon thereafter the Thirteenth
took up a position at Gawley Bridge. While here, Maj. Hawkins, on
October 25, was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, to succeed Lieut.
Col. C. B. Mason, resigned.

The Thirteenth now formed a part of Benham's brigade, and with it,
on November 6, crossed the Kanawha River, and camped at Loup C
reek, where McMullen's battery joined the brigade, and on
November 12 the whole force set out in pursuit of Floyd, then in
command of the entire rebel army operating in West Virginia. On
this march, Col. Hawkins, with his regiment, led the advance, and
came up with the rear of the rebel army in full retreat, at or near
Cotton Hill. Col. Hawkins deployed skirmishers, while he steadily
advanced, delivering a well directed fire into the rebel ranks at short
range. The skirmishers, in the mean time, were hotly engaged, one
of whom shot and mortally wounded Col. Croghan, in command of
the rebel rear. Col. Hawkins soon came up; and assisted in
conveying the wounded and dying officer into a house near by, and

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proffered medical aid, to which the Confederate Colonel replied :

"Sir, you can do
nothing for me." At
this time Gen. Benham came up, and recognizing in the dying man a
once dear friend and class-mate at West Point, with a voice
tremulous with emotion exclaimed : My God! Croghan, is this you? "
The recognition was mutual, and was afterward described by Col.
Hawkins to the writer as the most affecting scene he had ever
witnessed, which soon ended in death-Col. Croghen expiring within
thirty minutes.

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The rebels immediately fled on the fall of Croghan, were followed by

the Union troops as far as Fayetteville, through which Floyd passed
and kept up his flight until he reached Louisburg. Fayetteville was
found deserted, and the pursuing forces halted and occupied the
houses of the place during their stay there. The Union forces turned
back from this place, and having driven the entire rebel forces from
West Virginia, were ordered to Jeffersonville, Ind., near Louisville,
Ky., to which point they were conveyed by way of the Ohio River on
transports, the Thirteenth going into camp immediately opposite the
latter place. As the army removed from West Virginia, Col. Hawkins
obtained leave of absence and visited his family at his home in
Marysville, it being his first since going into West Virginia, and
proved to be the last as well. He remained a few weeks, mingling in
friendly intercourse with his old friends and fellow-citizens and
during the time united with the Presbyterian Church of Marysville,
and remained true to its teachings and precepts to the end of life.
On December 11, his regiment received orders to join Gen. Buell,
then about to march southward in pursuit of Bragg. Col. Hawkins
hastened to join his regiment, and came up with it on the march,
below Louisville; marched with it, first to Elizabethtown, thence to
Bacon Creek, where a few days were spent in a thorough and rigid
drill in order to better prepare the men for the bloody conflict
anticipated in the near future. February 10, 1862, he received orders
to march on Bowling Green" a strongly fortified place occupied by a
large rebel force under Gen. John C. Breckenridge. He immediately
pushed forward with his command and entered the place on the
15th, it having been evacuated on the approach of the Union forces.
On the 22d, he was ordered, with his regiment, to proceed by cars

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on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, and head the advance of

Buell's army, then moving against Nashville, which place was
reached on the 26th; crossed the Cumberland and camped about
two miles beyond on the Murfreesboro pike. About this time, Col.
Hawkins assumed the command of the regiment, in the absence of
Col. Smith, who was then, or soon thereafter, promoted to Brigadier
General. March 1, he was ordered, with the Seventeenth Brigade, to
which his regiment was then attached, to proceed to Lavergne, to
aid a detachment of Federal troops that had been attacked by the
rebels. The enemy retreated on the approach of reenforcements,
and the regiment returned to camp. March 10, Col. Hawkins was
ordered to report with his regiment to Gen. Crittenden, and April 2,
with that division, joined the forces under Gen. Buell, then marching
to re-enforce Grant at Pittsburg Landing. On this march the troops
suffered many hardships. It was excessively fatiguing, yet borne
with fortitude and cheerfulness by all.

On the evening of April 6, the column under Buell was forty miles
from Pittsburg Landing. Marching was resumed early on the morning
of the 6th, and. as soon as the sound of the battle was heard, the
speed of the column was accelerated, and Savannah was reached
some time in the afternoon, which is about ten miles from the scene
of the conflict. From Savannah, Nelson's Division took the advance,
closely followed by Crittenden's Division. On reaching Pittsburg
Landing, the division under Crittenden was formed in line of battle
on the right of Nelson's command, where it remained during the
entire night, without food or shelter, officers and men lying on their
arms, and resting on the damp ground. To add to their discomfort, a
cold, drizzling rain set in, that continued through a part of the night.
About 8 o'clock, on the morning of April 7, the order was given to
advance. Col. Hawkins, with his regiment, soon became hotly
engaged with a heavy force of rebels, supported by the famous
Washington Battery of New Orleans. He ordered a charge, and led it
against this battery in a hand-to-hand struggle, and the battery was
taken. Col. Hawkins sprang from his horse, and finding it impossible
to take the guns off the field, the horses attached being killed, he
spiked one of the guns, and then with soft mud so completely filled
and stopped up the others, that the entire battery was rendered
useless for a long time thereafter, in consequence of the mud being
hardened like bricks in solidity, by the intense heat of the guns.
Soon after the capture of this battery the enemy retreated, and the
battle of "Shiloh" was fought and won. The
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Regiment lost heavily in this engagement, in

killed, wounded and missing. Of the officers, Maj. Ben. P. Runkle
and Capt. R. R. Henderson were severely wounded, and Capt. Isaac
R. Gardner soon after died from the effects of wounds received.
Silas Kimball and Felix Field, two brave soldiers from Union County,
members of Hawkins' old company, were killed and buried on the
field.

Soon after this, Col. Hawkins was promoted to Colonel, his

commission dating April 7,1862, the day on which he was engaged
in the battle of Pittsburg Landing. He next led his command on
Corinth, which place was evacuated by the enemy on May 31. He
then joined Buell in his advance on Chattanooga, crossed the
Tuscumbia River on June 5, crossed the Tennessee to Florence, Ala.,
and proceeded to Shallow Creek, and from thence to Huntsville,
reaching the latter place on July 1, after a fatiguing march, in which
both officers and men endured great hardships from dust, exposure
to a broiling Southern sun, and nearly famishing from thirst. After
this, the regiment was engaged for a short time on detached duty,
guarding the Chattanooga Railroad, and on the 16th joined the
division at, Stephenson, Ala., and went into camp at Battle Creek,
where it remained until August 20. On the above mentioned date the
regiment was ordered to advance in pursuit of Bragg, who had left
Chattanooga and was well on his way toward Louisville. Such was
the celerity of movement, that Louisville was reached in advance of
the rebel forces, the Union troops having passed Bragg's army on a
parallel road, reaching the city September 26. On this march the
soldiers endured suffering, fatigue and privations scarcely equaled in
the his-

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tory of human endurance, all of which was borne without a murmur,

and was shared equally by officers as well as privates.

After a much needed rest, again pushed forward, on October 1, in

pursuit of Bragg. On the 8th, McCook and Rosseau came up with
him near Perryville, Boyle County, Ky. A severe and bloody
engagement ensued.

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Col. Hawkins with his regiment in Crittenden's Division. forming the

right thereof, pursued the retreating rebels, under Bragg, from
Perryville, through the valley of Rock Castle River; November 8,
reached Glasgow, having accomplished the distance by forced
marches in twelve days. On reaching Nashville, the Thirteenth
encamped and rested for a brief time from its late fatiguing march.
Gen. William S. Rosecrans, &brave and accomplished officer, having
on October 30, 1862, been assigned to the command of the Army of
the Ohio, to succeed Buell, joined the forces near Nashville prior to
the arrival of the Thirteenth. December 2, reviewed the Fifth Division
of which the Thirteenth formed a part.

Gen. Rosecrans recognized the Thirteenth as a part of his command

of the preceding year; paid it a high compliment-for its soldierly
appearance, at the same time reminding the officers and men That
he bore some very pleasing remembrances of the "Old Thirteenth,"
as he was pleased to call it, while serving under him in West Virginia.

On the morning of December 26, the Thirteenth, with Crittenden's

Division on the left, Thomas the center, and McCook the right, made
the grand advance. The Thirteenth, being in the advance of the
division, met and defeated Wheeler's Cavalry, after a severe fight.
Two of this regiment were killed, several wounded, and Lieut. Bates,
of Company B, taken prisoner. The enemy was forced back, and
Lavergne was reached on the morning of the 27th, on which day
that town was evacuated by the enemy. The 28th, being Sunday,
was observed as a day of rest by the entire army. by order of Gen.
Rosecrans. On the 29th the march was resumed, the whole line
advancing toward Stone River, which was reached on the evening of
the same day, except the column under McCook, which, by reason
of resistance from the enemy, did not get in until near noon of the
next day, the 30th. On reaching Stone River, Col. Hawkins was
ordered with his regiment on outpost duty, and was thus engaged
up to the morning of the 31st, when he was called in, and ordered
to take up position in line with the brigade to which the thirteenth
was attached, being the Fourteenth, and constituted the Second
Brigade of the Fifth Division. On coming into line, the regiment was
ordered, with the division, to cross Stone River and attack the
enemy, but had scarcely commenced the advance, when the order
was countermanded. The right, under McCook, having been driven
in the center, was considered in danger. Col. Hawkins immediately
countermarched his regiment, and proceeded on the double quick
back to the Murfreesboro pike, where he assisted in rescuing a train

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that had been attacked by the enemy's cavalry. Soon after rescuing
the train, Col. Hawkins received orders to form on the right of his
brigade, which brought him on the extreme right, also, of- the
Second Brigade. The line being formed, it was ordered by Gen.
VanCleve to advance down a slope thickly covered with cedars, cross
an open field, and attack the enemy posted in the wood beyond.
Col. Hawkins having reconnoitered the position of the enemy, and
knowing its strength, as it was concealed in the wood, which was
little more than a dense thicket of cedars, swarming with rebels,
informed VanCleve that the enemy was too strong for the force he
was ordering to attack it, and further informed him that the enemy's
line was so posted that by the time the attacking force should reach
within musket range of the enemy, it would be outflanked and
exposed to an enfilading fire. Gen Van Cleve retorted in language
discourteous and offensive, implying a doubt of the Colonel's
courage, to which Col. Hawkins replied in courteous, yet feeling
language "Gen. VanCleve, I am not a coward. I have not spoken for
myself, but out of regard for my men. I will go in if it takes my life;
but I do dislike to see my men slaughtered, without accomplishing
any good result." He then turned, placed himself at the head of his
regiment, and gave the order to advance, which he led down the
slope.

In passing through the cedar thicket on the ridge at the top of the
slope, his line became broken and slightly disordered, but on
emerging from it the well-known voice of its leader brought it into
line, when it advanced steadily across the open field, in the face of a
terrible fire from the enemy tearing through its ranks. The Fifty-ninth
Ohio and Forty-fourth Indian& led the advance, but were soon
driven back. The second line, composed of the Thirteenth Ohio and
Eighty-sixth Indiana, opened a well-directed fire into the enemy that
for a time held it in check, advanced, and took shelter behind a rail-
fence, on reaching which the Thirteenth was ordered by Col.
Hawkins to lie down. Col. Hawkins alone remained standing,
observing the movements of the enemy. His men besought him to
follow their example by lying down, but, regardless of self and
solicitous regarding their safety, he replied: "am but one man." The
response came from many voices: - You are everything to us." While
standing thus, and seeing that he was being outflanked, and in the
act of giving an order to his men, he fell dead on the field, pierced
by two balls, one entering and passing through his body just above
the hips, the other passing into his neck near the base of his brain,
killing him instantly. With him fell many others of his command. Maj.

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Dwight Jarvis now assumed command, continued to fight until nearly

Surrounded, when he fell back with the remnant of the regiment,
leaving the body of its beloved Colonel on the field in the hands of
the enemy, where it remained until some time on the follow-

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ing Sunday, when it was recovered and sent home to his sorrowing
and stricken family. Col. Hawkins seemed to have a presentiment, in
the morning, when ordered into the battle, that he would not come
out alive, and when receiving the order to cross Stone River, he
gave his horse into the care of his colored servant, saying to him:
"It's too rough for a horse, and if you never see me again take good
care of him." This horse had borne him through all his term of
service, enduring with him hunger, thirst and fatigue, and to it he
felt strongly attached. His wishes in this regard were carried out by
his faithful servant, and the horse was sent home to the Colonel's
widow.

In the death of Col. Hawkins, his regiment lost a cool, brave and
kind commander. He was beloved by them in life, and his memory
will be cherished in their hearts so long as one of that noble band
survives. The Nation lost one of its noble and loyal defenders, who
laid down his life in its defense, heroically contending for the country
and cause he loved. The community in which he lived mourned the
loss of an honored citizen who had proved faithful to every trust
reposed in him, while his wife and children were bereft of a kind and
affectionate husband and loving father, to whom the loss woe
irreparable. His remains were transferred to his home, and after
appropriate and impressive services, with the honors of war, he was
laid to rest in the cemetery at Marysville, where a beautiful
monument has been erected to his memory, mainly through the
contributions of his fellow-officers and soldiers of the -Old
Thirteenth."

The writer has given more of a detailed history of the movements

and services performed by the Thirteenth Regiment than perhaps is
generally allowable in a biographical sketch of one of its This has
been done for several reasons, among which may be enumerated
the following: First, Col. Hawkins was with this brave and gallant
regiment in all the dangers, fatiguing marches, sufferings and

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exposure through which it passed, sharing in all up to the time he

gallantly fell at its head; and secondly, being inseparably connected
with it, a history of the Sam( is his true biography, and its gallant
deeds, noble and honorable record, his highest and best eulogy.

D. W. HENDERSON, physician, Marysville. The records of this

family show them to be of ancient Scotch and Irish origin. The
family were allied to the famous house of Stuarts, Caldewood
Durham, J. W. Clair Lang, and other distinguished families. It has
always been influential, and essentially military; no Scotch family
having furnished more gallant soldiers to the British army or navy, or
the East India service. The principal house is now only represented
in the person of George W. Mercer Henderson, Esq., a son of
Douglass Mercer, who assumed the name, and a Lieutenant General
and Colonel of the Sixty-eight British foot, by royal license.
Alexander Henderson, with William and John, who were soils of
Hugh, in the County of Fife, were the first of the van who came to
the colonies about the middle of the seventeenth century. The
brothers located in the boundaries of Maryland and Virginia, and
raised families, but were lost sight of in the permanent settlement of
the country. David W. Henderson is a son of John and Annie (Jack)
Henderson, who were among the pioneers of Union County, Ohio, in
1837. Her father, Col. James Jack, was one of the original settlers of
Pennsylvania, and an officer in the Revolutionary war. The subject of
this sketch was born in Indiana County, Penn., October 4, 1823. He
was fitted for college at the Marysville Academy, and entered the
Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, remaining until near
the close of the Freshman year, when in May, 1847, he volunteered
his services to the United States in the Mexican war, from which he
returned in July, 1848. He at once began the study of medicine
under the direction of Dr. R. Hills, of Delaware, Ohio, completing his
studies at the Starling Medical College, from which he graduated in
February, 1852. The following spring he selected a home in
Marysville, where he has since followed a constant and successful
practice. He has performed some of the major operations both in
surgery and obstetrics, and is a member of the Ohio State Medical
Society. He was commissioned Surgeon of the Ninety-sixth Regiment
Ohio Volunteers at its organization, and remained on duty in the
field until April, 1883, when his ill health compelled him to resign,
and he returned to his practice. He is one of the oldest practitioners
of the medical profession, in the county, and has accumulated a
handsome property through the years of incessant toil, and
contributed largely to the promotion of public interests, while

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laboring for the relief of suffering humanity. As a citizen, a man and

a physician, he enjoys the esteem and confidence of all who know
him. Dr. Henderson is one of the Directors of the Marysville Library
and Literary Association, a member of the Board of Education and
Board of Health, and ex-President of the ex-Soldiers and ex-Sailors
Association of Union County. His marriage to Miss Anna Hathaway,
of this county, occurred December 29, 1857. Two sons born to this
union are both living.

R. M. HENDERSON, Cashier Marysville Bank, Marysville, is a son of

Thomas and Ethlinda (Magee) Henderson, natives of Washington
County, Penn., who settled in Dover Town. ship in 1840, where he
resided until the close of his life in 1873. He was a substantial
farmer and a reliable man, and esteemed by all who knew him. The
widow is yet a resident of the homestead, and is the mother of text
children by this marriage, nine of whom are living. The subject of
this sketch was born in Brooke County, W. Va., April 14, 1840. He
spent the early years of his life on the farm, and in 1861 became
engaged as agent for the C. , C., C. R. R. at that time the
Springfield, Mt. Vernon & Pittsburgh R. R. This position he
abandoned in 1865, and,

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locating in this city, formed an association with O. M. Scott in the

sale of agricultural implements and sewing machines, and
represented several companies in the insurance business. This firm
dissolved in the fall of 1869, at which time he entered upon the
duties of his present position in the Marysville Bank, where he has
since been constantly engaged. Mr. Henderson was married
September 11, 1868, to Miss Sarah A., daughter of Dr. M. W. Peck. a
native of Connecticut. Three children born to this issue are all living,
viz : Eddie L., Myrta and Willie.

JOHN HOBENSACK, County Sheriff, Marysville. Sheriff Hobensack

inherits the blood of the German, who with his progenitors,
bequeathed to posterity the valor of the illustrious name.

"Our Ancestry, a gallant race,

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Patterns of every virtue, every grace."

The grandparents of John and Hannah Hobensack, with the

maternal connections, John and Rachael Fetter, emigrated to the
American shore in 1773, and founded homes in the wilderness of the
Keystone State, where they lived, sorrowed, rejoiced and died. Their
rude cabins have long since given place to the commodious
residences of their children, and the advance of civilization has
embraced their settlement in the populous Montgomery County.
They were patriots of the Revolutionary war, and both were officers
through that struggle. The paternal head subsequently erected a
large distillery, where he carried on an extensive business to the
close of his life. Isaac and Emily (Fetter) Hobensack, the parents of
our subject, were both natives of Montgomery County, Penn. They
subsequently moved to Bucks County, Penn., where she died in
1876. He was a farmer by occupation, but at this time is living in
retirement at his home. The subject of this sketch, whose portrait
appears in this work, was born in Bucks County, Penn., September
16, 1833. He was reared on the homestead, and on August 5, 1862,
joined the legions of the Union army as a private in Company F, First
New Jersey Cavalry. He was subsequently commissioned Second
Lieutenant, and received rapid promotion to First Lieutenant and
Captain of the company. For meritorius conduct on the field, he was
brevetted Major, Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel of the regiment,
and gave a gallant record to ibis arm of the service, participating in
all the hard. fought battles of the Army of the Potomac. He was
wounded at Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, 1862, and carried off
the field. During action at Brandy Station, Va., and while in
command of the Second Battalion, he, with eighty-seven of his men,
were taken prisoners. He was stripped of his boots and hat, and
taken to Centerville, Va., in the midst of the rebel army. During the
first night of confinement, he with several others, escaped to the
Union lines. He was spin wounded at New Hope Church, Ga., but
continued in active service to the close of the war. In 1866, he
occupied a farm in the north of Union County, Ohio, where he
resided until his election as Sheriff in October, 1880, at which time
he took up his residence in Marysville, and assumed the duties of his
office. His abilities and integrity as an officer needs no comment. His
record during the first term gave him hosts of friends, and at the
convention held in September, 1882, he was re-nominated by
acclamation, and is now serving the second term He is a member of
the Masonic fraternity, IOOF and Senior Grand Commander G. A. R.

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He was married in his native county in 1854, to Miss Margaret

Krewson, a native of Bucks County, Penn., who died in 1860, leaving
one son, Isaac K His second marriage to Miss Emma E. Mayberry, of
Bucks County, occurred in 1865. Nine children born to this union are
all living, viz.: Henry If., Annetta, John W., Lincoln C., Lawrence,
Carrie V., Maggie H., Ola If. and Elsie. The family are connected with
the Baptist Church.

ABRAHAM HORNBECK, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in

Pickaway C ounty, Ohio. December 17, 1833. He is a son of George
and Lucy (Michelfish) Hornbeck, the former a native of Mason
County, Ky., was born May 6, 1795, and the latter of Virginia, was
born November 21, 1805. They were married in Pickaway County in
1820, And in 1839 with six children removed to this county and
located on the farm now owned and occupied by Abraham
Hornbeck. They resided there until 1870 and removed to Shelby
County, Ill., where Mr. Hornbeck died March 7, 1874. Mrs. Hornbeck
returned and has since lived with Abraham, He was brought up to
manhood on his father's farm. When twenty years of age he went to
do for himself and followed working by the month till he wag
married, November 2, 1861. Mrs. Hornbeck nee Eliza Dines, was A
daughter of James C. and Providence Dines, natives of Kentucky.
The former, Mr. Dines was born August 4, 1796, and Mrs. Dines was
born November 9, 1800. They were the parents of seven children, of
whom three are living. Nlr. and Mrs. Hornbeck have had three
children. Mrs. Hornbeck had six children by her former husband,
James C. McCrary. Of these one is living. His name is James C.; he
was born November 4, 1849. Mr. And Mrs. Hornbeck are members
of the Christian Church. Mr. Hornbeck is a Republican He owns a
farm of 237 acres.

S. L. IRWIN, harness and saddlery, Marysville. Mr. Irwin is a

descendant of a pioneer family, and was born in Marysville in 1849.
He is a grandson of John Irwin, who pioneered his march of
settlement to this county in 1830. His father, Samuel K., was a
native (if Union County, and by trade a cabinet maker, but in early
life became engaged in teaching school At various places. and was
among the first tutors of the early times. His wife, Elmina Tucker,
was a. native of Vermont, by whom he had five children. The living
are Corydon S., Elmina L., wife of A. W. Allen, of Plain City, Madison
County, and S. L. Cyprian L., third son, was a soldier in the ranks of
the Union army, who was missed and is supposed to have been
killed at

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the battle of Shiloh, April 7, 1862. The parents have joined the
absent children in that better home, while that which remains is
interred in the cemetery of this county. The subject of this sketch
was born at Marysville, January 7, 1849, and enlisted in 1864, in
Company H, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Ohio National Guards,
and served in garrison duty south of Washington, D. C., until the
close of the war. He succeeded W. S. Smith in the harness and
saddlery business in 1874, and at this time carries a stock of from
$2,000 to $3,000, being the most complete line of its kind in the
city. At the time of his purchase it was a small business and stock,
but Mr. I. has, by due application to business, cultivated a
permenent and established trade. His marriage to Miss Flora A.
Winget, a native of this county, and a daughter of T. M. Winget, a
respected pioneer of this city, took place in 1878. Mr. Irwin is a
member of the Masonic order, and is connected with the
Presbyterian Church of this city.

GEORGE JORDAN, Recorder, Marysville, is the youngest son of

William Jordan, a native of Scotland, who embarked to the United
States when twenty years of age. He wits married in Belmont
County, in 1832, to Miss Nancy Westlake, a Virginian. The same year
he moved and settled in this county, where he passed the remainder
of his life. The widow and mother resides with our subject, and is in
the eightieth year of her age. They raised a family of nine children,
eight of whom are living. He, William, was a mason by trade, but
purchased a farm, which the boys worked while he labored at his
avocation. The subject of this sketch enlisted in 1862, in Company C,
Seventeenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the ranks until
wounded on the field of Chickamauga, September 20, 1863. He
received an ugly wound on the left arm, shattering that member,
and rendering it almost useless. He was placed in a Government
wagon, where he lay three days crossing the Cumberland Mountains
to Bridgeport. Thence he was conveyed by cars to Nashville, where
his arm was operated upon. He had the care of a board of
physicians, who experimented on the shattered arm, and it was
decided he must suffer amputation ; but the physician in charge
gave the one single chance to save that useful member, and
although he did not recover its use, 'tie left to mark a page in his

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life's history, and the service he freely gave his country and its flag.
In consequence, he was honorably discharged, and upon recovery
he bent his energies in attaining an education in the schools of this
city, and attended Mercantile College. at Columbus, taking a course
of telegraphing and penmanship. In 1872, he embarked in the
mercantile trade at Pottersburg, and four years later returned to the
home farm, where he was engaged until his election to the office of
County Recorder in 1882, where he is at this time engaged. He has
a farm of seventy acres in Allen Township, and a residence in this
city. He was married in the fall of 1865 to Miss Nancy, daughter of
Abraham Holycross, a native of Allen Township. Their children are
Delmer N., Samuel N., Frank A. and William F. Mr. Jordan served as
Clerk and Director in Allen Township, and is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church and Grand Army of the Republic.
Politically, he is a thorough Republican.

ASHLEY KIGHTLINGER, contractor, Marysville. This family is of

German extraction, the pilgrims of whom settled in Pennsylvania,
where the parents, Abraham and Nancy, were born. They were
among the pioneers of 1812 to Morrow County, Ohio, traveling from
Pennsylvania with ox teams. They raised a family of six boys and six
girls, eleven of whom are living. Five of the boys were soldiers in the
three years' service of the Union army in the late rebellion, one of
them enlisting the third time. Some of the children subsequently
settled in Tazewell County, Ill., where the father died in the seventy-
third year of his age. The subject of this sketch wee born in Morrow
County, Ohio, in 1836. Left. an orphan when young, he had the
rugged edge of life to fight, and without means he warted out,
finding employment in Indiana, and by strict economy and
perseverance he wits enabled to save enough to purchase thirty-five
acres of land in Paris Township, paying $25 per acre for the same.
This was the stepping-stone to his further success, which has been
earned by bard labor and honest toil. In 1879, he moved to this city,
and settled on his commodious place of fourteen acres, where he
has since been engaged in teaming and contracting. he enlisted in
the ranks of the Union army August 9, 1862, in Company K, Ninety-
sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war.
He participated in the battles of Chickasaw Bluff, Miss., December
29, 1862; Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863; Mobile, Ala., December
22, 1864; Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; Fort Gaines, Ala.,
August 2 to 23, 1864; Fort Morgan, Ala., August 5 to 23, 1864, and
others. He was wounded at Vicksburg with a piece of shell, but lost
no time in consequence. The marriage of Mr. K to Miss Amanda,

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daughter of Benjamin C. and Cynthia A. Grubb, occurred in October,

1858. Willie E. is the only living issue of this union. Mr. K. is a
member of both branches of the IOOF. order, of the G. A. R., and
connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church.

M. C. LAWRENCE (deceased). Col. M. O. Lawrence was born in

Marysville, Union Co., Ohio, April 20, 1882. His parents, William C.
and Rosana, (Piper) Lawrence, were both natives of Pennsylvania,
and among the early pioneers of Delaware and Union Counties, the
former was a graduate of Washington College, Pennsylvania, and a
practicing attorney of this city until his death. The subject of this
sketch acquired his education in the schools of this city, and began
the study of law in the office of Judge Cole; he was admitted to the
bar in 1858, and forming a partnership with his preceptor, began the
practice of his chosen profession. He was one of the best-read
lawyers in this district, and his opinions on questions of law were
highly valued.

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His honor and integrity won without reproach and he was a

successful practitioner. At the breaking out of the rebellion, he was
among the first to respond to the call for troops. He joined the ranks
of the Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in April, 1861, and was
commissioned First Lieutenant Company F, in which rank he was
discharged at the expiration of service, August 25,1861. Resuming
practice until August 8, 1862, he enlisted as Second Lieutenant for
the purpose of recruiting, and was commissioned Captain of
Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
in which rank he joined the forces of Gen. Buell in his pursuit of
Bran. He participated in the battles of Perryville, Ky., October 6 to 8,
1862; Chickamauga, Ga September 19 to 28, 1863; Lookout
Mountain, Tenn., November 24, 1863; Mission Ridge, Mo., February
8, 1864; Resaca, Ga., Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June to July, 1864;
the Atlanta campaign, Buzzards Boost, Ga., February 25, 1864, and
most of the hard-fought battles in which that regiment was
engaged; as an officer, he was the most efficient, and as a soldier
one of the bravest and coolest that ever met the rattle of musketry
or the glittering bayonets of the foe; he was in command of his
regiment, as a Captain, on the field of Chickamaugs, where he
displayed valor, intrepidity and fearless bravery, attaining laurels

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which live imperishable to his name. For meritorious service, he was

commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment November 10,
1863, in which rank he was compelled to resign, by reason of failing
health, October 2. 1864, and returned to his home. In 1865, he was
chosen and elected a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,
and was reelected to the same position in 1867. serving both terms
with great satisfaction to his oonstituents.. In 1873, he represented
this district in the Ohio State Senate. He died December 15, 1881..
He was a Royal Arch Mason, and a member of the Grand Army of
the Republic. His wife, Mrs. Clinda F. Lawrence, who survives, is a
daughter of James and Angels Turner, who were pioneers of Union
County in 1884, both deceased. Col. Lawrence was, In many public
matters, prominently identified with the county. Three children were
born to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence; all are living-Anna, J., William O.
and Marcenas T.

ADISON LEE, farmer, P. O. Marysville, a native of Hampshire

County, Va., was born May 20, 1819. His father, Thomas Lee, was
born in Old Virginia; he served eighteen months in the war of 1812.
Adison's mother, Anna Good, was a native of West Virginia; her
father was a Revolutionary patriot, and died subsequently in Virginia.
Adison's parents migrated to Ohio in 1833 and settled in Clark
County, where they resided one year, then removed to Leesburg,
Union Township, where Mr. Lee died in March, 1865. Our subject
was reared on a farm, and occupied the old homestead till 1865,
when he removed to his present location. February 17, 1843, he was
united in marriage with Mary A. Belville, a daughter of Joseph and
Sarah Belville, and a native of Belmont County. Mrs. Lee was born
June 17, 1818; nine children were born to this union; of these six
are living-Joseph T.; William S.; John M.; Henry R.; Louisa J., wife of
Columbus Hildreth; and Melissa A., wife of Samuel Myers; Anna,
Sarah and Samuel are deceased. Mr. Lee owns a good farm of 241
acres, and is engaged in its pursuits in connection with rearing
stock. He started out in life a common laborer, and by industry has
made for himself valuable property. He and wife are members of the
Christian Church, in which he has acted as Clerk for thirty years; his
political associations are with the Democratic party.

TEMPLETON LIGGETT, furniture manufacturer., Marysville, one of

the city's oldest and most respected citizens, was born in Warren
County, Ohio, December 6, 1818, and is a son of John and Mary

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(McCormick) Liggett, natives of Rockbridge County, Va., who were

among the early pioneers of Xenia, Greens roe, Ohio, where they
both died. The subject of this sketch came to this county in 1849; he
became engaged in the lumber trade and erected the first steam
saw-mill in Union County, below California, in Jerome Township.
Here he was engaged for ten years, and removed to the Ohio White
Sulphur Springs. Returning in 1874, he opened a steam sawmill in
this city, and in the summer of 1882 moved to his present quarters,
and is, engaged in the manufacture of furniture, turning and job-
work, his being the only turning shop in the city. He served as
Justice of the Peace three years, and is widely known as Squire
Liggett. His marriage to Miss Rebecca, daughter of Alex Patterson,
occurred December 31, 1849. She was a native of Logan County,
Ohio, born August 26, 1828. Four children born to this union are all
living, viz., Laurila A., Celina, William K., who is connected with his
father in business, and Mattie. The parents and one of the children
are members of the Congregational Church.

W. M. LIGGETT, County Treasurer, Marysville. The family of

Liggetts were among the hardy pioneers of Warren County, Ohio,
where John, the father of our subject, was born. His wife, whose
maiden name was Mary Lamme, was a native of Greene County,
Ohio. The parents joined in the early settlement of Jerome
Township, Union County, where the subject of this sketch was born
November 4, 1846. He was reared on the homestead farm, and,
receiving a common school education, passed a course of studies in
the University at Urbana, Ohio. He gave his service to his country's
flag and joined the boys in blue February 29, 1864, in Company K,
Ninety-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the fortunes of
that regiment until after the close of the way. He participated in the
battles of Cane River, La., April 24, 1864; Pleasant Hill, La., April 9,
1864; Fort Gaines, Ala., August 2 to 8, 1864; Fort Morgan, Ala.,
August 8 to 28, 1864; Fort Spanish, and all other battles in which
the regiment was engaged. In July, 1865, he was transferred, by
order of the War Department, to the Seventy-seventh Ohio Volun-

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teer Infantry, from which he was discharged as Sergeant at

Brownsville, Tex. He mustered out of service at Columbus, Ohio,
March 26, 1866. Returning to peaceful pursuits, he became
associated with C. L. Robinson in the livery business. In the spring of
1878, he disposed of his interest to accept a call as Assistant Cashier
of the Marysville Bank, which position he occupied until called upon
to perform the duties of County Treasurer in September, 1880. He
was re-elected in 1882, and in this official trust has rendered faithful
and efficient service to his constituents. Mr. Liggett is Colonel of the
Fourteenth Ohio National Guards, and Adjutant of the Post G. A. R.
He we.,; married July 3, 1876, to Miss Matilda R., daughter of ex-
Probate Judge Brown. of this city, where she was born. Two
children, Madaline and Robert, are the issue of this union, both living.

DANIEL LONGBREAK, farmer, P. O. Marysville Mr. Longbreak was

born in Fairfield County, Ohio, March 5. 1811, and is a son of George
and Susannah (Catrow) Longbreak, both natives of Virginia. The
subject of this sketch was raised on the homestead farm, and was
married in 1837 to Miss Melinda, a daughter of Judah Dodge, and a
native of this county. To this union five children were born, four of
whom are living, viz., Junie, wife of Adam Weaver, of Franklin
County, Kan.; Will H.; Susannah, wife of J. A. Jewell, of Franklin
County, Ran., and John It. Mr. Longbreak had but a. limited
education, but was taught to labor with his hands, and by
perseverance and close application to his business, could easily rest
from the reward of his toil. He occupies a neat residence in this city,
with four acres of land, and in Paris Township ham a well improved
farm of 292 acres. he is a stanch and reliable citizen, a good
neighbor and a lover of borne.

LEVI LONGBREAK, farmer, P. O. Marysville. This patriarch, whose

living features may he found in the pages of this volume, has stood
the storms of threescore years and ten. His parents, George and
Susannah (Catrow) Longbreak, were both natives of Virginia, who
pioneered their march of settlement to Fairfield County, Ohio, in
1806. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, a farmer by occupation,
and resided in his new home until 1813, when he founded a
permanent settlement in Clark County, Ohio. His death occurred four
years later in 1817. They were the parents of seven children, four of
whom are living, as follows: Nancy, wife of J. K Ritchey of this city.
Sarah, widow of Chester Farnham (deceased); Daniel and Levi. The
widow and mother. with her children, moved, and occupied a farm

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in Dover Township, Union County, Ohio, in 1830, where she lived to

the close of her life in October, 1856. The subject of this sketch is
the youngest living son, and was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, in
November, 1812. He was reared on a farm, and learned to labor
with his hands. This occupation he has followed through life, and the
elements of his success are found in his industry and economy. His
possessions of landed property in Dover Township will cover 260
sores, in addition to 428 acres of well-cultivated land in Paris
Township. He settled on his present estate in this city in 1869 at that
time consisting of eighty-nine sores in the corporation limits. A small
fraction of this land has been divided into, and sold as, building lots,
upon which have been erected comfortable and commodious
dwellings, adding to the beauty and growth of the city. He is one of
the founders and directors of the Union County Infirmary, and of the
Farmers' Bank, and has always taken an active part in all public and
private improvements, His marriage to Miss Annie, daughter of
Judah Dodge, of this county, occurred in 1839. Of the nine children
born to this union, but four are living, viz., Elizabeth, wife of Samuel
Gilchrist; Levi L, who. married a daughter of Dr. Stoddard, of
Wooster, Ohio, and is a prominent lawyer of Minneapolis, Minn.;
Sarah, and Clarissa, wife of John Castle, of Philadelphia, Penn.

GEORGE LOVELL, boot and shoe dealer, Marysville. George Lovell,

one of our oldest and respected business men, was born in County
Northampton, England, June 7 , 1829, and migrated to the United
States in 1855. He located for one year at West Jefferson, Madison
County, when he removed to this city, and in the fall of 1856,
established himself in business on Main street. He has occupied
various points for business in the city, and in 1864 he admitted
Thomas Martin as a partner. This firm carried on a successful trade
for ten years, and was dissolved in 1874, Martin retiring. In 1876,
Mr. Lovell occupied his present location, where he enjoys a large
custom trade and a liberal patronage in the sale of manufactured
goods. He was married, in 1861, to Miss Rosanah Martin, a native of
Ireland. This union has been blest with three children,

two of whom are living, viz.: Thomas, who is associated with his
father in the store, and Mary. The family are members of the
Catholic Church.

WILLIAM O. MALIN, harness-maker, Marysville. This family

springs from Virginia stock, but the original name (Melon) seems to
have undergone a slight change. William Melon, the grandfather,

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was a pioneer to Champaign County, Ohio, in 1800. He was all

auctioneer. but cleared a farm and lived and died there. Malin:
Melon, his son, and the father of our subject, was a native of
Greenbrier County, Va. He was married, in 1816, to Miss Mary
Thornton, and with the family occupied the unbroken lands of
Urbana Township. He lived to enjoy the blessings of this union but a
short period, dying at Walnut Hills when our subject was but six
months old. William C. Malin was born in Urbana Township,
Champaign Co., Ohio, April 7,1817. When fourteen years of age, he
began an apprenticeship to the harness-making trade with John
Hamilton, of his native place. With him he served seven years, after
which he worked in Various places until he came to Marysville March
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business, and is to-day one of the oldest business men of the city.
He survived several partnership relations, and was connected with
the firm of Sellers & Morelock, in the old tannery, at that time near
the Tribune building. He was in the mercantile
trade about one year, and has sustained a reputation as an
auctioneer for thirty years. He served the city as Constable, and was
Deputy Sheriff under William M. Robinson some years. He was
elected Sheriff of the county, in 1850, and served two terms. His
selection as an officer at the annual county fair has won him a noted
reputation. Every year the thousands that visit the fair find the
genial face of William Malin to accept their tickets. Since its
organization he has lost but two years at his post. Mr. Malin was
married at Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y., November 11, 1841, to Miss
Mary Kinney, a native of Oswego County, N. Y., who died after ten
years of wedded life. Three of the five children born to this union are
living, viz. : Emery F., Mariah and Jennette. He was again married
November 11, 1851, to Miss Charity A. Irwin, a native of Claylick,
Licking Co., Ohio. This union has been blest with seven children,
four of whom are living, viz. : Frankey, Clinton, Carrie and Maud
Emery F., the eldest son, was in the naval service during the
rebellion, two years, and visited many foreign countries.
Subsequently he was promoted to Adjutant of the Eighty-seventh
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served as Clerk under Gen. Rosecrans,
and was with Sherman on his grand march to the sea. Politically, Mr.
Malin is a descendant of the Old-Line Whigs, and at present a

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stalwart Republican.

THOMAS MARTIN, Deputy Sheriff, Marysville. Deputy Sheriff

Martin is a son of Michael and Catherine (Holton) Martin, and was
born in county of East Meath Ireland, October 31, 1841. His parents
were both natives of the same place, and the family embarked to
the United States in 1850. After a residence of three years in New
York City, they moved and located on a farm in Paris Township,
where the parents passed the remainder of life's journey. The
subject of this sketch was raised on a farm, and learned to labor
with his hands. He joined the ranks of the Union army, in 1861, in
Company F, Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for three years'
service, in which he experienced the perils of war. He engaged in
the battle of Rich Mountain, W. Va., July 11, 1861; Carnifax Ferry,
W. Va., December 10, 1861; Shiloh, Tenn., April 6, 1862; Corinth,
Miss., April 80 to May 30, 1862; Battle Creek, Tenn., June 21, 1862;
Perryville, Ky., October 6, 7 and 8, 1862; Stone River, Tenn.,
December 81, 1862, where he was wounded and taken prisoner. He
was sent to Richmond and confined eleven days in Libby Prison
when he was exchanged, and joined the regiment at Stone River. He
followed the fortunes of battle at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19
and 28, 1863 ; Mission Ridge, Tenn., November 25,1863, where the
Thirteenth distinguished itself in storming the heights, and were the
first to plant the stars and stripes upon the ramparts of the enemy's
works, besides capturing artillery. Then followed the pursuit of
Longstreet, and a spirited fight at Bull's Gap, Tenn., September 24,
1864. The regiment then joined Sherman in his march through
Georgia. At the close of the Atlanta campaign, the army divided. and
he, with the regiment, joined Gen, Thomas, at Nashville, through the
battle of Franklin, Tenn., September 2, 1864. He was mustered out
at Chattanooga, at the close of the war, and on his return to
peaceful pursuits, opened a boot and oboe store at Marysville. This
business he followed successfully until 1874, and forthe two once!
ing years engaged in buying an a shipping Iva stock. From 1876 to
1880, he followed farming, but is now in the stock trade. He was
appointed Deputy under Sheriff Hobensack, January 3. 1880, in
which capacity he has proved a faithful and capable officer. He is a
member of the IOOF. society, Improved Order of Red Men and of
the G. A. R. He filled the office of Coroner from 1870 to 1872, and
from 1876 to 1878. He has served as Deputy Sheriff six years, four
of which were under Sheriff Sharp. He was married, in 1870, to Miss
Lucy F. Smith, a native of Union County. Five children born to this
union are living, viz. : Maud, Thomas A., William S., Robert B. and

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Jesse E.

SAMUEL MCALLISTER, contractor, Marysville, is a native of Adams

County, Penn., Where he was born September 18, 1829, and with
his parents came to this county among the pioneers. He was raised
on a farm where he remained until nineteen years of age, when he
went to learn the carpenter's trade with William Crawford, on the
Scioto River. After a service of two years, he moved to Logan
County, and the following year formed a partnership with his
employer, Moses Morrow, in the carpentering business. This firm
dissolved after a short time, and he associated himself with James
Young, of Kenton. Ohio. During this association, he formed the
acquaintance of Miss Louisa J., a daughter of John Russell, of
Virginia, to whom he was married in 1854. Subsequently, he moved
to this county and settled on a farm in Dover Township, which he
had purchased. This farm he sold six years afterward and purchased
eighty-two and a half sores in Leesburg Township. In the spring of
1864, he took up his residence in Marysville, which he has since
made his permanent home. In the fall of 1864, the One Hundred
and Thirty-sixth Regiment Ohio National Guards was called into
service, and Company C, of which he was Captain, being
consolidated, he went into the field as First Lieutenant of Company
K, and served through the call. On his return to peaceful pursuits, he
became largely engaged in stock dealing, and soon after was elected
Street Commissioner. In this capacity he performed serviceable work
in grading the streets of this city. Probably no man has laid out more
labor in making sound street improvements. Subsequently, he
formed a contract for building the first half mile of road from
Marysville to Dover, otherwise known as the Delaware pike. This
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pleted, he will complete the road from Richwood to Rush Creek. He

served the county as Street Commissioner two years, and has
always taken an active interest in public improvements. He is a
member of the Masonic order and G. A. R. His children are Alice,
Henrietta, M. Blanche, Willie, Frank, Dottie, Walter Edwin, Minnie
Gertrude, Charlie and Robert Russell.

SMITH N. McCLOUD, druggist, Marysville, of McCloud & Brother.

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This firm established their present business in this town in 1871, and
carries a stock of considerable value and enjoy a lucrative trade. Mr.
McCloud was born in Madison County, Ohio, December, 9, 1845. He
is the son of Dr. Charles and Mary Jane (Carpenter) McCloud. Dr.
Charles McCloud settled in Canaan Township, Madison County, in
1831, and for twenty years was engaged in the active practice of
medicine. He was a prominent man in politics and an active worker
in the Whig party. He represented his county in the Ohio Legislature,
in the session of 18444.5 and was a member of the Constitutional
Convention that framed the present Constitution of Ohio. He was
born Febuary 2, 1808, and in 1832 married Mary Jane, daughter of
Benjamin and Sarah Carpenter, who was born August 29, 1813.
They became the parents of four children, viz.: Mary, now the wife
of Dr. E. C. Robinson, of Plain City; Rodney C., a, druggist at Plain
City; Sophronia, wife of Dr. Milton Lane, of Lincoln, Neb., and our
subject. Mr. S. N. McCloud was married in 1868 to Miss Nora. Filler,
of this town. Six children have been born to themCharles F.,
Imogene E., Lena E., John Jay, Nora May and Nellie G.

HUGH McFADDEN, farmer, P. O. Marysville, a highly respected

citizen of Paris Township, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn.,
October 16. 1799. His parents, John and Sophia (Kelley) McFadden,
emigrated from Ireland in 1795, and settled in Pennsylvania. In
1802, they removed to Mason County, Ky. Mr. McFadden followed
flat-boating on the Ohio and Mississippi for a number of years, and
finally died in New Orleans. Mrs. McFadden removed to Brown
County, and subsequently to Clinton County, where he died in 1820.
Our subject is the second son and child of a family of seven children.
He was engaged in farming and mercantile pursuits in Clinton
County till 1861, when he came to Marysville and resumed
merebandising on East Center street. He followed it till 1864, when
he removed to his farm, which he had purchased in 1861. He was
married February, 1822, to Miss Mary West, daughter of Robert and
Henrietta (Fairfax) West.. Mrs. McFadden was born in Fairfax
County, Va., December 25, 1799. She was a lineal descendant of
Lord Fairfax, who emigrated to America with a colony in the
eighteenth century and settled in Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. McFadden
were blessed with nine children ; of these, three are living-Fairfax
W., married Sarah Morton; Hugh, married Mary Allen; and Harrison
W., a physician at Magnetic City; Mary, Hannah, La Fayette, Charles,
Silas and Eliza J. Silas enlisted in the struggle for liberty when
eighteen years of age, and died June 27, 1881, from disease
contracted while in the service. 'Mrs. McFadden departed this life

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May 24, 1882, after a brief illness. Mr. and Mrs. McFadden had lived
together for sixty years, and were earnest, consistent members of
the Christian Church. Mr. McFadden is in politics a Republican. He
owns a valuable and well-improved farm of 300 acres.

D. F. McKITRICK, dealer in boots and shoes, Marysville. This

house was established in 1869, and was the first regular boot and
shoe store opened to the public of Marysville. The proprietor
occupied his present premises in 1872. He carries a complete and
varied stock, and has a steadily increasing trade. He is the
manufacturer and patentee of McKitrick's button fastener, which is a
model improvement over all others, and is coming into universal use.
The subject of this sketch was born in Delaware County, Ohio, in
June, 30, 1840. His father, George McKitrick, was a native of Licking
County, Ohio, and a pioneer merchant at Beachtown, Jerome
Township, Union County, where he was successfully engaged in
business to the close of his life, in 1847. His wife, whose maiden
name was Caroline Hill, who survives, was it native of Pennsylvania,
and at this writing, July, 1882, a resident of Delaware County, Ohio.
They were the parents of five children, four of whom survive, as
follows : D. F., eldest son, James H., Israel W. and Clara, wife of T.
It. Brannon, of Canal Dover, Ohio. Mr. McKitrick enlisted in 1864, in
Company C, One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, in which service he contracted lung trouble and failing
health, and was returned home just before the close of the war. He
was married, in 1865, to Miss Rachel E., daughter of J. M. Robinson
of this county. To this union four children have been born, three of
whom tire living, viz.: Ida M., Fannie V. and Nellie M. The family are
connected with the Presbyterian Church of this city.

WILLIAM McMANNIS, farmer, P. O. Marysville, a soldier of the

late rebellion, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, March 14, 1837.
He is a son of James and Esther (Calvert) McMannis, the former a
native of Berkeley County, Va., and the latter of Belmont, County,
Ohio, and a grandson of Luke McMannis, a native of Ireland, who
crossed the Atlantic in a British fleet in the early part of the
Revolutionary war. On his arrival in the United States, he enlisted on
the American side and served five years as a private under Gen.
Washington, and died in Virginia, at an advanced age. William was
reared to his majority in his native place. August 16, 1862, he
enlisted as a member of Company E, Ninety-eighth Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. He served in the Western Department and
participated at the battle of Champion Hills, where he received a gun-

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shot wound in the left leg which disabled him about four months. At
the expiration of this time he rejoined his regiment at Franklin,
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discharge from the service August 2.5, 1863. He went to Noble

County, and in 1868 to Paris Township, this county, where hi has
since followed the evocation of a farmer. November 7, 1861, he was
married to Hannah Berry, a native of Noble County, born February
19, 1841, and a daughter of Zechariah and Rachel Berry. They hays
had no children, but have taken two to raise-Della May Elliott, born
May 27, 1877, and Arthur Staley, born March 28, 1868. Mr. and Mrs.
McMannis are members of the United Brethren Church. He is a
Prohibitionist. His farm contains seventy-eight acres and is well
cultivated.

LEWIS MILLS, farmer, P. O. Marysville, a native of Paris Township,

was born July 25, 1846. He is a son of Thomas and Sophia (Dines)
Mills, the former a native of Maryland, and the latter of Warren
County, Ohio. They came to this county, where they both died. Mr.
Mills departed this life August 23, 1871, and Mrs. M., September 17,
1864. Our subject is next to the youngest of eleven children, of
whom six are living. He was reared on a farm and educated in the
district schools and Marysville public schools. He followed teaching of
winters and farming of summers from 1866-70. he resided most of
the time in York, Union and Taylor Townships till the spring of 1881,
when he purchased the farm he now occupies. November 17, 1870,
he married Miss Sophronia, Hamilton, a native of Taylor Township
and a daughter of John and Lucy (Griffin) Hamilton. Their children
are Ads, Lucy, Somalia A. and Mary. Mr. Mills owns a farm of 171
acres. His political views are Republican.

JOHN MITCHELL, JR., retired, Marysville, is a ion of John Mitchell,

who was the youngest of eight children, and was born in
Cumberland County, Penn. He moved to Milford Center in 1823,
being among the pioneers a of that township. The same year he was
married to Miss Susanah Kingery, a Virginian. He was a hatter by
trade, and began the struggles of life with little, if any means. He
applied himself closely to his business, and with the elements of
energy and frugality accomplished success. He was of a quiet

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unostentatious nature and a lover of home. In 1835, he purchased

500 acres of land upon which he resided until near the close of his
life, in 1882, in the eighty-second year of his age. The widow who
survives him resides in this city at the advanced age of eighty-one
years. Their children are Rolls, eldest son, who married Anne.
Deland, and resides in Platt County, Ill.; John, Jr.; William D., who
enlisted in August. 1861, in Company B, Thirty-second Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and was killed at the battle of Atlanta, July 22,
1864; James, who enlisted in same regiment and served the full
time of enlistment, and was discharged in August, 1864; and George
D., who married Sarah Converse, of this county. The subject or this
sketch was born in Milford Center, Union Township, February 13,
1826. He was raised on the homestead farm, and in 1847 was
married to Miss Harriet, daughter of William and Mary Stansfield.
She was of English descent, and with her parents came to this
country when she was seven years of age. Her father was a
merchant at Columbus, Ohio, some years, and died while on a visit
to Illinois in 1836. His widow subsequently removed to Shawnee
County, Kan., where she died in 1861. Mr. M. disposed of his estate
in Union Township, in 1876, and moved to this city, where he has
since lived in quiet retirement. He served his native township as
Justice of the Peace eight years and Trustee for seven years, and
was otherwise identified with the township. He is the father of six
children, five of whom are living, viz.; Emily L., Elizabeth A., Francis
I., John M. and Carrie M.

HUGH MOORE, one of the oldest citizens of Union County, was

born in Charleston, Va., August 2, 1795. His parents, Jonathan and
Elizabeth (Long) Moore, were natives of New Jersey and Virginia,
respectively. His father served from the beginning to the termination
of the Revolutionary. war, as a member of a body-guard to Gen.
Washington. In 1812, he, with his family, removed to Cincinnati, and
the following year to Lebanon, Warren County. He died at the
extreme ago of one hundred and one years, and his wife in her one
hundredth year. Hugh was the eldest of five children. He was reared
on a farm till of age. In 1840, he went to Perry County, Ill., where
he lived till 1846, when he returned to Warren County, and in 1848
came to this county and located in Paris Township. He was a fife-
major in the late war between the United States and Great Britain,
and served six months. He was married, and had eleven children ; of
these six are living. James, his eldest son, was born in Warren
County, January 25, 1824; he married February 28, 1858, to Miss
Christiana Belville, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Belville, by whom

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he has had three children, viz., Nicholas B., Henry A. and Hugh. Mr.
Moore owns and occupies the home farm, which contains 116 acres,
and is engaged in the avocation of farming.

A. MOREY, one of the old citizens of Marysville, where he has been

in business thirty-five years, was born in Perry County, Penn., from
whence his parents moved in 1836 to Delaware County, Ohio. They
located in Scioto Township, where both now live, at the ripe old
ages of eighty-four and eighty-six, respectively. His father, Jacob
Morey, was born in Lancaster, Penn., and his mother, Barbara
(Jacobs) Morey, was born in Dauphin County, Penn Our subject was
born in 1822, and in 1838 he came to Marysville, where he remained
until 1840, when he removed to Columbus, Ohio, and finished his
trade, cabinet-making. Returning to Marysville in 1848, he opened a
small place for manufacturing cabinet ware, on the northeast side of
the public square. In the following year, he effected a partnership
with Samuel Resler, who was succeeded by Judge Cassil, both
connections being dissolved after a short duration. Mr. Morey then
continued the business alone, and soon added steam power to his
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ward, he associated with himself two parties from the East-

Sanderson and Warner-to engage in the manufacture of cane seats
and split-bottom chairs. After the lapse of about a year, he
purchased the interests of both of these men. and entered into
partnership with G. W. Hupp, of Mechanicsburg, who, five years
later, retired from the firm. Mr. Morey then moved his buibling to the
site on which it now stands, and has since carried on business under
the firm name of H. W. Morey & Co. In 1848, Mr. Morey was married
to Miss Abbie B. Kinney, a native of Oswego County, N. Y , by whom
he has had the following children: Henry W., Charles D., Franklin
Pierce, deceased, William F., John F., Albert H., Carrie, deceased,
and Estelle M. Mr. Morey has been a member of the Odd Fellows
society for thirty-six years, has passed all the chairs, and for a time
filled the chair of Deputy; Se is also a member of the Encampment -
charter member of that body here, and has passed all the chairs. He
was a charter member of the Marysville Ledge I. O. R. M. and acted
at one time in the capacity of Deputy of that society. He is a
member of the Congregational Church, and for twenty years has had

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charge of the choir of the church at Marysville. H. W. Morey, the

eldest son of the above and a practicing dentist at Marysville, was
born in Paris Township, this county, in 1849, and was educated at
the public schools of this city. He studied dentistry under Dr. Powell,
and in 1872 graduated from the Philadelphia Dental College. He is a
thorough master of his profession, and is kept constantly employed
in attending to a large and lucrative practice. In the spring of 1881,
he was elected a member of the Board of Council, and in the fall of
the following year he was elected Coroner of the county, an office of
which he is the present incumbent. In 1874, he married Miss Clara
A. Woods, a daughter of Samuel Woods of Union Township. This
union has been blessed with one child-Dana..

ANDREW S. MOWRY, civil engineer, Marysville, was born in

Smithfield, R, I., September 4, 1832, and is a son of Enos and Julia
A. (Vose) Mowry, both natives of that State. He, Andrew, was
educated at the Providence Seminary at Greenwich, R. I., and
studied for a surveyor in the office of Henry F. Walling, in whose
employ he remained eight years. In 1857, he came to the West, and
located at Waukesha, Wis., and made the first map produced in that
county. He subsequently mapped Ross, Madison and other counties
in Ohio, in the interest of Walling, and in February, 1864, came to
Union County under a contract with the county, to make plats for
the land appraisers. He was elected Surveyor in 1866, and served
nine years. He run and made the first gravel road in this county, and
made an efficient and capable officer. He was married December 2,
1862, to Miss Joanna Doolittle, a native of Oneida County, N. Y. One
child, Adale, is the issue of this union. Mr. M. has been connected
with the Masonic order during his residence in this county, and with
the Presbyterian Church of this city. Politically, he is a stanch
Republican, and cast his first vote for Abraham Lin cola.

THEODORE MULLEN, liveryman, of the firm of Robinson & Mullen.

Marysville, was born in Paris Township in 1843. His parents, Charles
and Sarah (Bancroft) Mullen, were both natives of Ohio, and his
father a life-long resident of this county. His grandfather, Joseph, a
Virginian, was a pioneer of Marietta and Madison Co., Ohio, and
settled in this county, when Charles was five years of age. He
afterward moved to Mahaska County, Iowa, where he died in the
ninety-eighth year of his age. Charles died in this county in
February, 1882. Theodore was left motherless when eight years of
age, and in March, 1862, he walked to Columbus, Ohio, and enlisted
as a private in Company B, Sixty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and

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was promoted to Corporal for meritorious conduct at the battle of

Gettysburg. He served in the fortunes of the Potomac army,
participating in the battle of the second Bull Run, Va., August 30,
1862 ; Fredericksburg, Va., November 6 to 16, 1862; Gettysburg,
Penn., July 1 to 3, 1863; Mission Ridge, Tenn., November, 1863;
Lookout Mountain, Tenn., November 24, 1863, and Dallas or New
Hope Church, Ga., where he was wounded in the right arm, and
taken prisoner while being conveyed to the Chattanooga Hospital,
but paroled the following day, and sent to Nashville, Tenn.
Convalescing, he was transferred to Columbus and discharged in
December, 1864. Mr. M. is the embodiment of robust health and
vigorous constitution, but the wound received on the field of New
Hope Church is still troubling him, it having never healed. He was
raised in this city, and is a dyer by trade. He served as
Superintendent of the woolen mill of the Robinson Bros., of this city,
for seventeen years, and until the establishment closed in. 1880. In
June, 1881, he joined his fortunes with J. B. Robinson in the livery
business, and the firm have produced the most complete and
thorough establishment of the kind in the city. Mr. Mullen was
married in 1867, to Miss Lydia, daughter of Samuel S. Jewell, of this
county. Of the two children born to this issue, one is living-Edward.
Mr. Mullen is a member of the K. P. and G. A. R. societies, and a
sterling Republican in politics.

JOSEPH NEWLOVE, deceased. This estimable gentleman, whose

demise occurred after the compilation of this sketch, was born at
Wold, Newton, Old England, in 1806, and with his parents, Joseph
and Ann (Brown) Newlove, migrated to the American shore in 1821.
They founded a settlement near Springfield, Ohio, and were among
the early, pilgrims of Clark County, where both parents died. They
raised a family of eight children, but one, Edward, of whom survives.
The subject of this sketch remained on the homestead farm until
twenty-one years of age, when he started alone and unaided in the
battle of life. In 1849, he purchased and settled upon a farm in
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son, Garrison. In 1852, he was elected County Auditor, and took up

his residence in Marysville, assuming the duties of the office in the
spring of 1853. Completing his term he was engaged in the

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management of the Marysville Bank several years, and in 1860 was

again elected Auditor of the county, in which capacity he officiated
six years. He was one of the prime movers in- the organization of
the Farmers' Bank, founded in 1868, and presided over its
management to the close of his life. He was a man of quiet,
unostentatious habits, a good neighbor, a, faithful friend ad
esteemed citizen. He was married December 6, 1827, to Miss
Martha, daughter of Cornelius Carter, a native of Kentucky. Of the
children born to this union, six are living-Garrison ; Ann, wife of
Joseph Maskill of this county; Martha E., wife of Alphonso Young, of
this county; John, Brown, and Benjamin C., of this city.

JOHN NEWLOVE, the first soldier to enlist in Union County, and

one of its bravest "boys," was born in Harmony Tp., Clark Co., Ohio,
August 11, 1839. He is a son of Joseph and Martha Newlove, and a
grandson of Joseph Newlove, who emigrated to the United States
from England. John is the third son and sixth child of a family of
eight. He was reared in his native place till his parents removed to
Union County, and acquired his education in the Marysville Public
Schools. April, 1861, he enlisted for three months in Company D,
Second Regiment Ohio Volunteers Infantry. He met the enemy at
the first battle of Bull Run, the first engagement of the war. He was
discharged at the expiration of the three months, and August 26,
1861, he re-enlisted in Company D, First Ohio Cavalry, for three
years. He was appointed Fourth Sergeant and in 1863, was
commissioned Commissary Sergeant. He participated in the following
leading engagements : Stone River, Chickamauga, Kenesaw
Mountain, Atlanta and Pittsburg Landing, and a number of minor
battles. He veteranized April 8, 1864, and reenlisted in the same
company, and served with distinguished bravery and patriotism till
after the close of the war. He was the first man to discover the rebel
chieftain Jeff. Davis, and for assisting in his capture received as his
portion of the $100,000, $402. He was honorably discharged 8,
September, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio. January 5, 1866, he was
married to Miss Mary Amrine. daughter of Abraham and Nancy
Amrine, and a native of Paris Township, where she was born May 8,
1840. They have had six children, of whom five are living-Arthur J.,
Maud, Abraham, Misty and Lucius J.. Joseph A. is deceased. Mrs.
Newlove is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of
Marysville. Mr. Newlove is identified with the orders of K. of P., I. O.
of R. M. and O. A. R. Politically, he is a stanch Republican. His farm
contains 173 acres of well improved and highly cultivated land. He is
engaged in agriculture and stock-raising; he breeds and rears Poland-

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China bogs, and thoroughbred Spanish Merino sheep, and is a

regular and prominent exhibitor at the Fair.

F. H. OTTE, of the firm of F. ff. & W. Otte, merchant tailors, dealers

in ready-made clothing, Marysville. F. H. Otte, the senior member of
this firm, is one of the busy and enterprising spirits of Marysville,
and was born in Hanover, Germany, March 23, 1836, and embarked
to the United States in 1853. He served as journeyman tailor in the
mother country, and plied himself at his trade for one year in
Buffalo, N. Y.; he then removed to St. Catherines, Ontario, and
remained until 1865, from which time he became a traveler at large,
going to Richmond, Ind., and after it nine months' stay went to
Cincinnati, Ohio, and fifteen months later to Memphis, Tenn., thence
to New Orleans, Lit., and Mobile, Ala., from which point he returned
to Cincinnati, Ohio, three times. Returning to Cincinnati in the fall of
1861, he met and married Miss E. R. Albertzart, a native of
Oldenburg, Germany. After marriage, he returned to Buffalo, N. Y.,
and the following year returned to Cincinnati, thence to Richmond,
Ind., and in 1865 to Summersville, Butler Co., Ohio, where he
opened a merchant tailoring and clothing house, and for three and a
half years settled down to business. He then returned to Mobile.
Ala., from which point he journeyed to Red River County, Texas, and
La Mar County. Thence to Jefferson, Madison County, where he
assumed the proprietorship of it hotel; subsequently he went to New
Orleans, La., thence to St. Louis, and to Cincinnati, Ohio, from which
place he at last found a haven of rest among the good people of
Union. Here he established business in the spring of 1871, and in
October of the same year, his brother was admitted a partner to the
concern. In 1872, the house occupied their present commodious
quarters, where they have had enough trade to keep them busy
constantly. The firm carry a stock of about $15,000, and have a
large custom trade in connection with their sales department. Mr. O.
is a progressive, energetic business man, and worthy of the success
he has attained. Of the seven children born to him five are living-
Rosa, William. Estella, Lorentz and Clements.

WILLIAM OTTE, of the firm of F. H. & W. Otte, merchant tailors,

Marysville. This industrious cutter and tailor is a native of Hanover,
Germany, where he was born in August, 1838. he crossed the
Atlantic to the American shore in 1857. He located at Cincinnati,
Ohio, and soon afterward went to Richmond, Ind., where he worked
diligently at his trade for fourteen years and until his removal to this
city in 1871, at which time he was admitted as a partner in the

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clothing store of his brother. The brothers have proved themselves

capable workmen, which is evidenced by the large stock and
increasing trade of their popular establishment. The Otte brothers
have gained hosts of friends during their business career in
Marysville, of which they are entirely worthy. The subject of this
sketch wits married, in 1867, to Miss Kate Werner, a native of
Richmond, Ind. Seven children born to this union are all living, viz :
Ella. Louis, Mat he, Frank, Walter, Minnie and Annie. Mr. Otte is a
member of the IOOF society.

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ANDREW J. PARKER, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born near

Baltimore, Md., January 1816. His parents, George and Priscilla
(Harrison) Parker, were also natives of Maryland. father was a
soldier of the Revolution, and was at the surrender of Lord
Cornwallis. He in his native State, at the advanced age of ninety-
seven years. His father emigrated from and with a colony. He had
three sons-George (who settled in Maryland), Sawney (settled in
Pennsylvania) and Fielder (who settled in Virginia). George was the
father of two sons first wife, and seven sons and one daughter by
his last wife. Our subject is the eldest the second set of children. He
was reared on a farm, and married, October 10, 1844, to Elzira Frey,
a daughter of Isaac Frey, a soldier of the war of 1812, and a grand-
daughter of a Revolutionary patriot. Mrs. Parker is a native of
Loudoun County, Va. She bore seven children-two sons and five
daughters, viz.: Martha (wife of Isaac Frey), Isaac, Hannah (wife of
Benjamin &win Deal), Jura (wife of Simon Hall), Thomas, Sophena
(wife of George Hall), and Mary. W. and Mrs. Parker are members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Parker is connected with the
Masonic Order, and in politics is a Republican.

R. L. PARTRIDGE, bridge builder, Marysville. R. L. Partridge, whose

portrait appears in this volume, is the only living of four children
born to his parents, Cyrus and Lucina (Carpenter) Partridge. The
former was a native of Vermont, and the latter of Washington
County N. Y. They migrated to the West at an early day, and were
among the pioneers of Franklin County, Ohio, where he died in
1836. The widow and mother subsequently became a resident of
Marysville, Ohio, where she lived to the close of her life in 1860. The
subject of this sketch sprang from the Empire State, and was born in

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Wilmington, Essex Co., N. Y., in 1828. He came to this city in 1836,

where he was reared and educated under the core of, and learned
wagon and carriage making with, Rowland Lee, a half-brother. He
subsequently became engaged in the carpenter trade, which he
followed until 1866, when he began contracting and bridge building.
Mr. Partridge has erected nine tenths of the bridges in Union County,
and at this time, 1882, employs from five to fifteen men. He was a
member of the first military organization in the county, and during
the Mexican War and late rebellion took an active part in raising men
and money for the cause. He has served in the City Council, was
Township Clerk and Trustee some years, and has always recognized
and assisted in all public improvements. He was married in the fall of
1846 to Miss Maria Wolford, who was born in what was known as
the Campbell place, Marysville, in 1825. Her parents, Adam and
Catherine Wolford, settled upon sixty five acres of land west and
south of the new court house, in 1820, which at that time was a
dense woods. Their cabin was erected in the rear of the present
residence of Mr. Mulford, which became a hallowed spot for church
gatherings and pioneer meetings. Palatial residences and public
edifices of modern design occupy the soil of this worthy pilgrim,
while his spirit and that of his devoted companion have long since
pioneered their settlement to that better land. The only landmark
remaining at this time to recall the incidents and cherish memories
of these associations is the old well over which was suspended , the
old oaken bucket, the iron bound bucket, the moss covered bucket,
that hung in the well." Adam Wolford was a carpenter by trade, and
erected many of the first houses in Marysville. He was engaged in
the construction of the old court house, and was a citizen esteemed
by all who knew him. Mrs. Partridge and William Wilford of this
county are the only living representatives of his children. Mr. and Mrs
Partridge are the parents of six living children, as follows: Asenath,
A. Jennette (wife of H. C. Vosburg), Frances L. (wife of S. L. Sager),
Flora L., Catherine O. and Lillian. Mrs. Partridge is the oldest native
born citizen now residing in Marysville. David E. Wolford, a brother
of Mrs. Partridge, was born and raised in Marysville. He enlisted
three times in the Union service during the late rebellion, and while
in the service contracted a disease of the lungs, from which he died
three weeks after leaving the army, in 1866, aged twenty-five years.

LEVI PHELPS, deceased. Of this sturdy pioneer, so well

remembered by the older settlers of the county, but little can now
be obtained compared with what might have been learned previous
to his death. Levi Phelps was born in Colebrook, Litchfield Co.,

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Conn., October 16,1789. In 1810, he removed to Ohio and located

at Granville, in the county of Licking, and a few years later took up
his residence near what was afterward the village of Homer, in
Union Township, Union County, where he and his brother Sylvester
built a woolen mill, in which they invested all their means. Mr.
Phelps had been a soldier in the war of 1812. The woolen mill
erected by himself and his brother had been in operation but a short
time when it was destroyed by fire. For few years thereafter, Mr.
Phelps taught school during the winter months in the vicinity of
Milford Center, and on the 3rd of October, 1826, he married Sarah
Cooper, removing soon afterward to Marysville. He became the
father of six children, of whom the only survivor is Cyrus A. Phelps,
Esq., now Cashier of the First National Bank of Springfield, Ohio. Mr.
Phelps was chosen to fill numerous public offices, as will be keen by
reference to the list elsewhere. All of his children were born in
Marysville His wife was one of the original members of the
Presbyterian Church of Marysville, organized in 1827, and Mr. Phelps
became a member of the same later in life. He lived in Marysville
from the time of his first settlement there until within two months of
his death. He removed with his wife to Springfield, Ohio, in August,
1863, and the two made their home with their son, Cyrus. Levi
Phelps died at the residence of his son on the

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27th of November, 1863, at the age of seventy-four years. He is

remembered as a zealous partisan in politics. He was an ardent
admirer of Henry Clay and always -voted with the Whig or
Republican party. He was by all men justly regarded as an upright
man, a good citizen and a kind neighbors and died leaving both a
good name and a good estate.

L. PIPER, attorney, Marysville. Robert Piper, grandfather of our

subject, was a native of Ireland, who with a brother; crossed the
ocean to the Colonies in 1790. The brother located at Cape
Girardeau, Mo., and Robert settled in Pennsylvania, where he
married Miss Susannah Cochran, who was born September 16, 1781.
He moved and settled in Union Township in 1818. His death
occurred while on the road between Chillicothe, Ohio, and his home,
on October 18, 1813. Their children were Eleanor Margaret, William
C., Mary Rosannah and Jane. His widow subsequently married John

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Porter, by whom she had two children, Maria and Susan. Her death
occurred August 14, 1824; William C. Piper, father of this subject,
was born in Washington County, Penn., and was six years of age
when he moved with his fattier a family to this county. He worked
diligently on the homestead farm until a young men, when he went
to learn the carpenter's trade at Milford. In 1834, he was married to
Miss Hannah F., daughter of Richard Gabriel. She was born on the
homestead farm in Union Township, October, 1811. In 1844, he
purchased the farm upon which his widow and children now reside,
where he passed the remaining years of his life. He filled the office
of Township Trustee for thirty-three consecutive years and was
prominently identified with the Township in various ways. The Whig
party solicited his candidacy for County Sheriff but he respectfully
declined. He was a man of refined taste-, a great reader, quiet, and
unostentatious in his habits, and a lover of home. His death Is
recorded in May, 1876. He was the father of seven children, six of
whom are living. The subject of this sketch is the eldest of the
children, and was born on the homestead farm in Union Township,
November 22, 1886. He secured his primary education in the select
schools of that township, and pursued two years of study at the
Otterbein University, Franklin County, Ohio; subsequently he entered
the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, from which
institution he graduated in June, 1864. The following year, he began
the study of law in the office of Col. Lawrence, of this city. He was
admitted to the bar by the District Court of Delaware County in June,
1867. On March 16, 1869, the law firm of Robinson & Piper was
formed, under which association he has since been continuously
engaged. In October,1869, he was elected Prosecuting Attorney.
and re-elected to the same office in the fall of 1871. He served as
County Examiner from 1867 to 1874, and was a member of the
School Board for eleven consecutive years, most of which time he
served as Clerk of the Board, which position he title at this time. He
enjoyed the position of Superintendent of Schools from January,
1867, to the close of the following year, and has always taken an
active part in educational affairs. During the rebellion, he enlisted as
a musician in the brigade band, but after a short service was taken
sick and while lying in the hospital the band was discharged. Mr. P.
was reared in the Presbyterian Church at Milford, and has been an
Elder of the Presbyterian Church of this city since 1878. He is
connected with the order of Masons and the G. A. R. His marriage to
Miss Martha, daughter of Daniel and Mary Coe, occurred April 29,
1869. She was born October 13, 1845, and died June 16, 1882. Four
children, the fruits of this union, survive her loss, as follows: Kate,

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William C., Ralph M. and Ruth.

JOSEPH POWERS, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Monroe

Township, Madison Co., Ohio, in December, 1813. His grandfather,
Walter Powers, was by birth a Virginian, of Dutch descent, and a
soldier of the Revolutionary war. His parents, Robert and Mary
(Higgins) Powers, were both natives of Virginia, who located at an
early time in Belmont County. Ohio, thence going to Madison
County, Ohio, in 1808, where he purchased 900 acres of land from
Robert Means, the original proprietor and an officer of the
Revolutionary war. Here he founded a, home, raised his family and
lived until 1821, when he, with his devoted wife, were called to join
in the settlement of that better land. He, with a brother (Joseph),
gave their services to their country in the war of 1812, and both
were distinguished pioneers of the State. The subject of this sketch
is the eldest of three living children. Left an orphan when nine years
of age, he was bound out to one James Burnham until becoming of
age. He remained in durance about seven years, when he started
out for himself, and was employed working on a farm and driving
cattle over the mountains. After marriage in 1836 to Miss Julia E.
McCoy, he returned to the homestead and rented farms until his
removal to this county in 1848. He purchased 250 notes of land west
of this city, where he resided until 1877, when he purchased seven
acres of land on West Center street upon which he erected his
present residence. He has made a subsequent purchase of twenty-
five acres and added to his farm, which is thoroughly drained with
1,000 rods of tile, and is well-cultivated and productive. His wife died
in 1849, leaving four children, two of whom survive (William M. and
Joseph W.). His present wife Helen (daughter of Aquilla Turner), is a
native of Clark County, Ohio. Of the children born to this union
seven are living, viz.: Charles, Napoleon, John, Phebe A., James,
Temperance and Thomas. William M. enlisted in the ranks of the
Union army under Capt. Smith, of the Sixty-sixth Regiment, and was
discharged on account of failing health in 1862. He again enlisted in
the six months' service, and again in 1864 as a recruit. Also. Joseph
W. served through the war and both brothers were with Sherman on
his memorable march to the sea. Mr. P. was Township Trustee about
eight years,

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and is one of the oldest and most respected pioneers of the county.
He is connected with the M. E. Church.

EDWARD POWERS, farmer and stock-miser, P. O. Marysville, a

native of Madison County, Ohio, was born April 8, 1819. He is a son
of Robert and Mary (Higgins) Powers, who were natives of the Old
Dominion. They died, the former in August and the latter in
September of 1821. Our subject was then placed in the care of
Andrew and Mercy Amrine, who soon came to Paris Township. He
remained with Mr. Amrine and family till fourteen years old, then
went to Springfield and spent one year working at the cabinet trade.
The next four years he employed in learning the carpenter trade in
Marysville. The site of Marysville was then marked by only eight
houses, and Mr. Powers aided in constructing many of the more
substantial business houses and residences that now form a part of
Marysville. Mr. Powers pursued his early chosen trade but a few
years, till his marriage, which occurred December 26, 1840, with
Miss Polly A. Dines, a daughter of James C. and Providence Dines,
and a native of Lebanon, Ohio. She was born June 5, 1821. This
union resulted with seven children, viz.: Annette, born February 26,
1842, wife of J. M. Horney ; Providence, born February 4, 1844, wife
of H. A. Westlake; Mary, born December 9, 1847, and died May 11,
1849; Chambers, born April 28, 1849, married Inis Smith; Frances
E., born November 15, 1858, wife of E. B. Knotts; Charlie, born April
26, 1867; and Clara, born February 7, 1869, wife of T. S. Blue In
1856, Mr. Powers located on his present farm. For the last ten years,
he has devoted especial attention to keeping Spanish Merino Sheep,
which he exhibited at the Annual County Fair of 1881, and was
awarded the first premium. He was one of the first to introduce
PolandChina hogs. He has been a member of the County Agricultural
Society since its organization, and was one of the agricultural board
two years. Politically, he is a Republican. He is identified with the
Masonic Order and Grange. He owns &large and well-improved farm.
Of winters, for the list twelve years, he has dealt in furs, doing a
large business.

JOHN C. PRICE, stock-dealer, Marysville, was born in Madison

County, Ohio, in March, 1882. His parents, Henry and Eliza (Corey)
Price, were natives of Maryland and Connecticut, respectively. His

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grandfather, John Price, was a native of Connecticut, and settled in

Ross County at a very early day. He was a soldier in the war of
1812. Subsequently, he removed to Madison County, Ohio, where he
passed the remainder of his life. Henry was raised on a farm in Ross
County, and was largely engaged in stock dealing, making long trips
with cattle over the mountains. He accumulated a large landed
property, and was widely and favorably known. He raised a family of
six children, four of whom are living, viz.: Job. C., the subject of this
sketch; Annette, wife of T. S. Snow, of Lima, Ohio; Robert and
Russell. His death occurred in 1853. His wife survived until 1880. Mr.
Price came to this county and city in 1869, since which time he has
been largely engaged in stock-dealing. He has served many years as
Land Appraiser, and in the election of 1878, was selected as County
Sheriff, which office he occupied the following year. He was re-
elected in 1875, serving two terms with great satisfaction to his
constituents. At the breaking-out of the rebellion in 1861, he joined
the ranks of the Union army in Company F, Thirteenth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and served about two years in the field. He re-
enlisted in the Forty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served
through to the close of the war. He participated in the battles of
Carnifax Ferry, W. Va., in 1861; Shiloh, March 2 to April 6, 1862;
Corinth, April 80, 1862; Knoxville, Tenn., September 1868; Resaca,
Ga., May 13, 1864; Altoona Mountain, May 25, 1864, where he
received a wound in the left arm, and from the field hospital was
transferred to the hospital at Camp Dennison, where he was
confined until the wound healed, and he was honorably discharged.
Mr. Price is a member In good standing of the Masonic fraternity,
IOOF Order, and is one of the active business men of the county. He
was married in 1858 to Miss Rhuma Dawson, a native of Champaign
County, Ohio. Their living children are Effie, wife of J. C. Gunthrie,
Alice and Durell, the latter a graduate of Marysville High School.

EDWARD S. PYNE, retired, Marysville, is a son of David and Anna

(Panning) Pyne, and was born at Fayetteville, Onondaga County, N.
Y., October 26, 1840, and spent his youth at Cazenovia, N.Y. He
began the battle of life in his youth, and selected the business that
crowned his efforts with success. When fourteen years of age, he
left home to fill a situation as salesman in the dry goods house of
William H. and J. F. Hubbard, at Susquehanna, Penn. Three years
later, he returned to his home. After a service at Syracuse, N. Y., he
became engaged at Gibson, Penn., where he formed the
acquaintance of Everett Whitney, with whose son A. J. he afterward
became engaged in the dry goods trade at Marysville. This

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copartnership being consolidated, the firm of Whitney & Pyne

opened a stock of dry goods to the public in October, 1862. This
firm conducted a large and successful trader for fourteen years. In
1876, Whitney retired from the firm, and in the following year Mr,
Pyne disposed of his interest to W. H. Robb. Mr. Pyne subsequently
purchased a small stock of goods, but after a short time disposed of
it, and retired from active business. Since that time he hag dealt
considerably in real estate, and aided materially in the growth and
development of the city. He served nine years as Deputy Collector of
Union and Delaware Counties, and has always taken an active
interest in all public improvements. He is a member of the Masonic
fraternity, and of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Pyne married
January 8, 1865, to Miss Mary, a daughter of William Lee, a

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native of Troy, Rensselaer County, N. Y. Two children born to this

issue are living, viz.: Har. riet and Edward F.

TABER RANDALL was born in Windsor County, Vt., November 5,

1806. His father, Joshua Randall, a native of Plymouth, Mass., was
born May 10, 1758; and his mother, Keziah Hawley, was born in
Connecticut in 1767. They were married in Keene, N. H. In 1809,
they removed to Essex County, N. Y., and in 1818 to Franklin
County, Ohio, where they resided till 1825, and removed to Huron,
which afterward became Erie County, Ohio, where Mr. Randall died
May 20, 1828. He was a Revolutionary patriot. having served from
beginning to end as a minuteman in that war. Among the important
battles in which he was engaged were Bunker Hi% burning of
Charleston and New Bedford, and Sullivan's expedition to Long
Island. He married for his first wife Hannah Randall, by whom he
had four sons, all now deceased. By his second wife, Keziah Hawley,
he had four sons and four daughters; of these, two are living-Phebe,
widow of Evans Carr deceased, and Taber, the subj ect of this
sketch. The latter was reared and brought up to the shoe-maker's
trade. In 1825, when eighteen years of age, he taught his first
school in what is now Mill Creek Township. He then went to Huron
County with his parents and taught one winter. In February, 1828,
he returned to Mill Creek Township anti resumed teaching, which he
followed in all twelve years. In 1844, he was elected Justice of the
Peace of Jackson Township, and was four times chosen to that

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office. The last term, however, he resigned before its close, to

accept the position of Clerk of the county. He served in this official
capacity from 1854 to 1869, inclusive. From 1871 to 1879, he was
employed in indexing the records of deeds and mortgages from
1820 to 1879. Mr. Randall was Clerk of Jackson Township sixteen
years, and of Paris one year, and was the first Postmaster at Essex,
Rush Creek Post Office. Since his residence in Marysville, he filled
the office of Justice of the Pence one term. On January 1, 1882, he
was married to Alias Elizabeth Cheney, a daughter of Ebenezer and
Elizabeth (Owen) Cheney. She died in February, 1854, leaving four
children-Phebe J.. Mary K., Richard H. and Hannah E., all of whom
are now deceased. Mr. Randall was married the second time,
November 18, 1860, to Mrs. Jane Brophy, widow of William Brophy,
and daughter of Stephenson and Sarah D. Curry. Mrs. Randall was
born in Jerome Township in August, 1883. She had one child by her
former husband-Ida M., wife of L. H. Davis, of Delaware, Ohio. Mr.
Randall is connected with the Masonic order and in politics is a
Republican.

J. N. RATHBUN, gardener, Marysville. The history of Union County

presents the name of Rathbun among its distinguished families and
pioneers. John Rathbun, the grandfather, was the first to locate a
settlement, and clear a spot for a cabin in Darby Township, where
he lived to the close of his earthly existence. He was a practicing
physician, and during his time was popularly and favorably known.
Charles, his son, and father of our subject, was born and reared on
the homestead, and adopted the profession of his father, in which
he became successful. He moved and began the practice of his
profession in Marysville in 1845. He secured a large practice, and
remained with this people until 1862, when he removed to
Washington County, Ind. where he died. His wife, whose maiden
name was Elizabeth Russell, was a native of Darby Township. The
subject of this sketch is the eldest of seven living children, and was
born on the homestead in Darby Township January 3, 1932. For
twenty-five years, he was engaged in the mercantile trade in this
city. In October, 1861, he enlisted his services to the Union army in
Company F, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He received
promotion to the command of Company C, at Bridgport, Ala., and
was a participant in the battles of Port Republic, June 9, 1862,
where he received a wound in the side, and for a short time suffered
confinement. Again in the field, he met the foe at Gettysburg, July 1,

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2, 3, 1863 ; Lookout Mountain, November 24, 1863; Ringgold, Ga.,

September 11, 1868; Pumpkin Vine Creek, Ga., May 26,1864; Peach
Tree Creek, Ga., July 19, 1864; and Atlanta , Ga., July 21, 1864. He
was mustered out at Atlanta, Ga., October 7, 1864. In 1880, Mr. R.
settled on his present place, consisting of six and one-fourth acres of
choice land, where he carries on extensive gardening operations. He
was married July 5, 1853, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Tur
ner, and a native of Marysville, who died December 25, 1879. His
present wife, Miss Mary C. Cranson, is a native of Allen Township,
Union County. One child, John, Jr., has been born to this union.
Capt. Rathbun is a solid Republican politically, a respected member
of the I. O. O. F. society and G. A. R.

S. L. REED of the firm of S. L. Reed & Son, grocers, is a son of

James Reed, who called himself James Reed the first, a native
Pennsylvania, who was brought by his parents, Samuel and
Elizabeth Reed, to this county. They were among the early settlers
of Darby Township. James Reed married Miss Annie Robinson, who
was born in Darby Township. The whole family connections show
them to be among the earliest pioneers. The subject of this sketch
was born in Darby Township, Union County, September 17, 1822.
He was raised on the homestead farm, where he remained until
twenty-one years of age, when he went to Milford Center and
worked at tanning and in the mill for sixteen successive years,
during which time he resided in Greene County. In 1866, he
returned to this city, and for fifteen years engaged in draying. This
he abandoned in 1882 and established himself in the grocery
business, which he has since conducted profitably and with
increasing trade. He succeeded Thompson & Weld in this trade, and
carries a large stock of well-selected groceries, crockery, etc. He was
married in 1843 to

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Miss Margaret F., daughter of James Boals, of this county. Of the

children born to this union, eight are living, as follows: Martha A.,
wife of William Longbrake; Elizabeth J.; James H. married Elizabeth
Sanderson; Alvira; Delia, wife of William Rhulen; Emma; Cyrus, the
junior member of the firm, and Robert Dyer. Mr. Reed is connected
with the Presbyterian Church, and is widely known as a reliable
business man and a worthy and esteemed citizen.

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JOSEPH K. RICHEY, farmer, P. O. Marysville. The subject of this

sketch, whose portrait appears in this work, is a native of Beaver
County, Penn., where he was born September 19, 1811, and is a son
of William and Mary (Kane) Richey, the former a native of
Cumberland County, Penn., and the latter of North Ireland; her
parents were Scotch Protestants, and migrated from Scotland to the
place of her nativity, thence to the United States when the mother of
our subject was four years of age. The parents settled in
Westmoreland County, Penn., where they passed the remainder of
their days. The grandparents of Joseph, on his father's side, Adam
and Elizabeth Richey, were of the same origin, and emigrated at an
early date to the American shore and settled in the same county in
Pennsylvania, where they both died. They had eight children, five
sons and three daughters. The sons were James, Thomas, Adam,
William and John. The two eldest were soldiers in the Revolutionary
war; James served through the war and afterward settled in North
Carolina. William, the father of our subject, was first married in
Westmoreland County, Penn., to Miss Catherine O. Hale, who bore
him three daughters, Elizabeth, Nancy and Mary. He moved with his
family to Madison County, Ohio, in the spring of 1813, and settled in
Darby Township, where he resided until 1819, when he moved to
Dover Township, Union Co., where his wife died. By his second
marriage, to M Dry Kane, he had nine children, eight of whom are
living, viz.: Martha, William, Catherine, James, Sarah, Ann, Margaret,
Adam and Joseph K. Our subject, the youngest, was married
December 24, 1835, to Miss Nancy, daughter of George and
Susannah Longbrake. Mrs. Richey was born August 1, 1817, in Clark
County, Ohio. This union produced four sons and three daughters,
four of whom are living, as follows: Adam; Jay H.; Mary, wife of H.
Lovelace; and Louisa, wife of V. Turner. George, youngest son,
enlisted in Company F, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was
killed by a shell on the battle-field of Port Republic, June 9,1862. Mr.
Richey cleared the land of the homestead, and at this time owns 525
acres, 400 of which are improved. He has taken an active interest in
the growth and improvement of the county since its organization. He
was Assessor of the Milford & Irwin pike, it being 'the first gravel
road erected in the county. He served nine years as County
Commissioner, and was one of the board in the construction of the
first gravel roads in the county, to which improvement his last term
was devoted in superintending. He has also filled other offices of
minor importance, and is one of our oldest and most respected
citizens.

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W. H. ROBB, retired. This worthy citizen and soldier is a son of

John and Margaret (Hillis) Robb, the former a native of Washington
County, Penn., and the latter of Kentucky. Robert, the grandparent,
was born in Washington County, Penn., and served in the American
Army through the Indian wars. Subsequently, he moved with his
family to Kentucky, and was A distinguished pioneer of Lewis
County, where he lived to the close of his life. John Robb was a
participant in the war of 1812, and in the spring of 1842 moved and
settled on a farm in Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio, where,
together with his wife, they lived, rejoiced and sorrowed for twenty
years, and together died in 1865. The subject of this sketch, whose
portrait appears in this work, was born in Lewis County, Ky., in
January, 1826. He was raised on a farm, but was engaged as a
salesman until his election as County Sheriff in 1854. This official
position he occupied two terms, when he pursued the mercantile
trade, and in 1861 was elected Representative from this county to
the State Legislature. At the close of his term, he gave his service to
his country's flag, and raised Company E, of the Eighty-sixth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, three months' service, in which he was
commissioned Captain June 3, 1862, and was mustered out at
Delaware, Ohio, September 25, by reason of expired term of service.
In 1864, he raised Company C, of the One Hundred and Seventy-
fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he enlisted as a private, and
was discharged therefrom as Captain May 12, 1865, by reason of
disability resulting from wounds received in the service. He
participated in the battles of Decatur, Tenn., August 18, 1864;
Overalls Creek, December 4, 1864, and in the charge during the
battle of the Cedars he was severely wounded in the right arm, and
conveyed from the field. He was confined in the hospital at
Murfreesboro, Tenn., from December 4, 1864, until April 6, 1865,
when he returned to his home. In the fall of the same year, he was
elected County Treasurer. His abilities and fitness in the discharge of
this important trust gave him re-election in 1867, closing his service
the second term. In the spring of 1870, he was appointed United
States Revenue Collector, in which capacity he served the
Government five years. Subsequently he pursued the mercantile
trade a few years, when he retired from the active duties of life. Mr.
R. has passed the chair of High Priest in Masonry, and is
Quartermaster in the G. A. R. He was married in Union County, Ohio,
in 1850, to Miss Eliza J. Green, a native of New York State, who died
after two years of wedded life. His second marriage, to Miss Amelia
J. Turner, a native of Clark County, Ohio, occurred in 1855. This

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union has been blessed with four children, all of whom are living,
viz.: Ella, eldest daughter, is a teacher of schools in Philadelphia;
Willis 0. a Professor of languages and literature in the Cincinnati
College both

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graduates of Wesleyan University; Lillie and Lina, graduates of

Farmers' College, Cincinnati. The family are connected with the
Methodist Episcopal Church of this city.

JOHN W. ROBINSON, farmer, P. O. Marysville, son of John W. and

Elizabeth Robinson, early pioneers of this county, was born in Darby
Township January 11, 1831. He spent his early life on his father's
firm, and received his education in the common schools of his native
place. February 8, 1855, he was united in marriage with 'Miss Sarah
Cole. a daughter of Daniel and Mary Cole, natives of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Robinson, a native of Washington County, Penn., was born May
24, 1831. Seven children were born to this union, viz.: Joseph H.,
Mary E., Aaron F., Jennie C., Carrie B., James E. and John C. In the
spring of 1858, Mr. Robinson purchased. his present farm, where he
has since resided, He owns 240 acres of well-improved land at a
convenient distance from Marysville. He has always followed the
avocation of agriculture and stock-raising, and with success. he was
the organizer of Grange No. 404, mud served as its first Master; is
now Treasurer of the County Grange. He is serving his second term
as member of the Board of Township Trustees. Politically, he is a
Republican. He and family are associated with the Presbyterian
Church of Marysville.

AARON B. ROBINSON, merchant and attorney, Marysville. The

subject of this sketch is a lineal descendant of Union County's
earliest pilgrims, and was born in Darby Township November 10,
1833, and is a son of John W. and Elizabeth (Mitchel) Robinson,
natives of Pennsylvania. Judge David Mitchel was the first to settle in
the limits of Union County, some time prior to 1800. He became
prominently identified with its interests, and occupied the chair of
Associate Judge a number of years. Aaron B. Robinson was reared
on the homestead farm, and leaned to labor with his hands. He
acquired a primary education in the schools of this city, and entered
Jefferson College at Cannonsburg for the completion of his collegiate

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studies. In the Junior year, his health failed him, and he was obliged
to return home. Subsequently, he began the study of law, and in
1858 attended the Cincinnati Law School. He was admitted to the
bar the following year, and began the practice of his profession in
connection with his brother, Hon. J. W. Robinson, in that city. He
volunteered his services to the Union army during the rebellion, and
entered the service on the 22d day of August, 1862, as Captain of
Company I, One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and participated in most of the battles in which the
regiment was engaged. He was wounded on the field of
Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863, and sent home, where he
remained three months, when he returned to his regiment and
served through to the close of the war. He received promotion to
Colonel of his regiment, but was mustered out as Lieutenant Colonel
June 17, 1865. Returning to peaceful pursuits, he joined his brother
in the manufacture of woolen goods in a mill located near Military
and West streets. The brothers did an extensive business in this
establishment, which closed in 1880, after a long and successful
career. In 1879, Mr. Robinson erected the large and commodious
store of his present premises, where he carries on an extensive
trade in dry goods, carpets, etc He is at this time, July, 1882, serving
his second year as Representative to the Ohio Legislature, to which
he was elected in 1879. Mr. Robinson was joined in marriage in
1868 to Miss Keziah, daughter of Alfred and Harriet Wilkins, whose
family history appears in this portion of the work. Four children born
to this union are all living, viz.: Harriet E., E. Gertrude, Martha E.
and Alfred J. Mr. Robinson is a member of the G. A. R., and the
family are members of the Presbyterian Church.

JOHN B. ROBINSON, of the livery firm of Robinson & Mullen,

Marysville. Mr. Robinson is politically a representative of the old-time
Jacksonian Democracy, of loyal inheritance, who gave his service to
his country's flag, and on the battle-field secured the legacy herein
transmitted to his children, his country and his home. He was born
in Jerome Township, Union County, in June, 1841. He was raised on
a farm, mud enlisted at Camp Chase, in Company B, Thirty-second
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, August 9,1861. The regiment was assigned
to the Army of the Potomac and entered the field in September,
1861. He participated in the battle of Bull Pasture Mountain, Va.,
May 8, 1861, and was among the prisoners captured at Harper's
Ferry, Va., October 11, 1861. He was exchanged, and joined the
forces under Gen. Grant at Vicksburg, Miss., and was assigned to
the first line of advance through the siege and fall of that place, May

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to July 4, 1863; also in the battle of Raymond, Miss., May 12, 1863;
Champion Hills, Miss., May 16, 1863. At the close of Vicksburg, the
regiment returned to Ohio on veteran furlough, was consolidated
and joined Sherman at Resaca, Ga. He was in the advancing line at
Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June, 1864, and. at Atlanta, Ga., was
placed on the first skirmish line of advance before that place. Closely
following the siege of Atlanta was Jonesboro, Ga., from August 19 to
September 7, 1864. Then joining the victorious legions he marched
with Sherman to the sea. He was again selected as one to. advance
the line against Savannah, Ga., December 10, 1864. He was among
the gallant leaders in the battle of Goldsboro, N. C., March 21-24,
1865, and at the surrender of Johnston to the Union forces at
Raleigh, April 26, 1865. Thence taking up the line of march
homeward, through the grand review at Washington, and thence to
Louisville, where he was discharged. Through all the privations and
perils of war, he came out unscathed, and physically a more robust
man. Returning to peaceful pursuits, he engaged in farming, and in
October, 1878, was married to Miss Sarah C., a daughter of Jesse
and Jane Gill, of Union Township. Five children born to this Union
are all living, viz.: James E., An-

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drew, Flora, Laura and Pearl, and all the grandchildren of Charles M.
and Margaretta, (Roney) Robinson, residents of this city. The subject
of this sketch moved to Marysville in 1873 and began dealing in
stock. He has a pure thoroughbred Norman, imported from, Francs,
in 1867, at a cost of $3,000. His weight is 1,800 pounds, and in
color he is white as snow. Mr. Robinson erected the stable he now
occupies in 1878, and in June, 1881, Theodore Mullen was admitted
a partner. This enterprising firm keep nothing but good stock, both
in horses, buggies and carriages, and consume the great bulk of the
city trade. They are courteous and obliging, and are worthy of the
patronage they receive.

C. L. ROBINSON, commission merchant, Marysville. This family is

among the oldest and most respected of Union County pioneers.
Grandfather, Thomas Robinson, left the Keystone State in 1805, and
settled in Darby Township, where he passed the remaining years of
his life. He raised a family of six children, five sons and one
daughter, three of whom are living. The subject of this sketch is a

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son of John M. and Mary J. (Roney) Robinson, and was born on the
homestead, in Jerome Township, October 13, 1846. He was raised
on a farm, and in 1862, enlisted in Company E, Eighty-sixth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and served four months in the field. In August,
1863, he re-enlisted in Company G. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the field until March, 1864.
Returning to peaceful pursuits, he was for one year engaged as a
salesman at Columbus, when he established himself in the livery and
stock business at Plain City, Madison County. In 1871, he removed
to Marysville and became engaged in the live-stock and commission
business at Cleveland, Ohio, where he was established under the
firm name of Hunt & Robinson. For the past four years, the firm of
Hunt, Robinson & Greenlee, have, with a large capital, carried on an
extensive trade in the purchase and sale of sheep, hogs and cattle,
at the Cleveland stock yards. Mr. R. spends the summer months at
his home in this city, where he is connected with the wool trade. He
is possessed of an active, persevering temperament, and is always
busy. He is a member of the IOOF. Lodge, of Plain City, and of the
G. A. R., of this city. His marriage to Miss Julia Shipman, a native of ?
lain City, Madison County, Ohio, occurred in 1868.

GEORGE P. ROBINSON, Marysville, is an offspring of one of the

hardy pioneer families of Union County. His grandfather, Thomas,
was among the foremost to erect a cabin in the limits of Darby
Township, where he lived and died. His parents, Adam P. and Nancy
J. (Marshall) Robinson, were both born in Darby Township in 1812.
He was a resident of his native township until 1873, when he took
up his residence in Marysville, where he died October 24, 1881. His
life companion, who survives, is in the seventieth year of her age.
The subject of this sketch was born on the homestead August 9,
1843. He remained at home until the breaking out of the rebellion,
when he joined the boys in blue of the Fortieth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, enlisting in Company D, August 13, 1861. He participated
in the battles of Duck River, Tenn., April 26, 1863; Chickamauga,
Ga., September 19, 1863; Mission Ridge, Tenn., November 24,
1863; Lookout Mountain, Tenn., above the clouds, November 25,
1863; Pound Gap, Ky., April 19, 1864; Dalton, Ga., May 9, 1864;
Resaca, Ga., May 13, 1864;. Kenesaw Mountain, June 10, July 2,
1864; Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 19, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., July 21,
November 9,1864; Jonesboro, Ga., August 19, 1864; Lovejoy
Station, Ga., July 29, 1864; and Buzzard's Roost, Ga., February 25-
27, 1864. He was honorably discharged at Atlanta, Ga., October 7,
1864, and returned to his home. He engaged in teaching school and

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working on the farm until 1872, when he moved to North Lewisburg

and opened a hardware store. Two years later he returned to this
city stud engaged in teaching and mercantile trade until 1875, when
he was elected County Recorder. He was re-elected in 1878, and
occupied that position six years. He is an honored member of the
Masonic fraternity, of the K. of P. and the G. A.. R. His marriage to
Miss Lydia E., daughter of Rev. P. Webster, and a native of Knox
County, Ohio, occurred November 18, 1873. one child-Winefred C.,
is the only issue of this union. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are con.
nected with the Presbyterian Church.

JAMES HAMILTON RONEY, son of James and Rachel (La Rue)

Roney, was born in Chester County, Penn , January 14, 1831. When
two years of age, his father moved to Franklin County, Ohio, and
eight years later, on the death of his parents, James went to live
with a married sister, ,Mrs. Margaretta Robinson, in Jerome
Township, Union County. On the 27th of September, 1853, he
married Rebecca, daughter of William and Nancy (Bain) Bigger, and
in the spring of 1867 moved to Marysville, where he and his family
of three children-Anna, Nellie and Willie -still reside. Mr. Roney has
been for more than thirty years a stock-dealer, and is the largest
shipper in the county.

DR. A. SABINE, Marysville. William (1) Sabine, the first progenitor,

appeared in the town of Rehoboth, Mass., at the organization of the
town in. 1642. When he came to America, is not known ; but
tradition says he came from Wales or the South of England, where
he found refuge in flight from France. He was a Huguenot, and was
a man of considerable culture, and possessing wealth, as is shown in
the account of his estate and gifts for the relieving of the wants of
those who suffered from the ravages of the Indians. He was one of
the leading spirits of Rehoboth, in schools, church, and in affairs at
Plymouth. We do not know who was his first wife, but she died
shortly after 1660. He married second, Martha, daughter of James
and Anna Allen, of Medfield, Mass. He died February 9,1687.His will
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probated in Boston, July 17, 1687, during the administration of Gov.

Andros. The original will is on file in Boston. In it are mentioned

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sixteen of his twenty children. His children by his first wife were all
born in Rehoboth, except the two eldest, whose place of birth is
unknown. Benjamin (2) Sabine, fourth child by his first wife, was
born May 3, 1646, in Rehoboth, where he resided until 1675, when
he removed to Roxbury, Mass., and in 1686 was one of the thirteen
pioneers who settled Woodstock, Conn., and joined the same year in
purchasing a large treat of land lying just mouth of Woodstock
Mashamaquoit, the present town of Pomfret. He lived in Woodstock
until 1706, when he removed to his new purchase. He died in
Pomfret July 21, 1726, aged eighty. He married, first, Sarah,
daughter, of John and Rebecca Polly, by whom he had four children.
He married, second, Sarah Parker, July 6, 1678, by whom he had
seven children. Nehemiah (8) Sabine, second child of Benjamin by
his second wife, was born in Roxbury January 10, 1681. He married
Elizabeth Boyden, of Medfield, Mass., where he resided until about
1716, when he returned to Pomfret. He died July 6, 1746. He had
seven children. Nehemiah (4) Sabine, fifth child of Nehemiah, Sr.,
was born in Medfield, Mass., September 9,1718. He married Ruth
Cooper, December 3, 1735, and had five children. He died July 4,
1746. Nehemiah (6) Sabine, born in Pomfret, Conn., April 8, 1741;
married Mary Rice, May 12, 1763, and settled in Tolland, Conn.,
where eight children were born. Nehemiah Sabine [Nehemiah (6),
Nehemiah (4), Nehemiah (3), Benjamin (2), William (1)], born
Tolland, Conn., March 18, 1777. Married, March 28, 1792, Susannah,
daughter of Joseph Hawkins (son of James Hawkins, who came from
England at an early day). He was a blacksmith. Soon after marriage,
he embraced religion, united with the Methodists. and was soon
licensed to preach. Was preaching in Vergennes, Vt., in 1793;
Whitestown, N. Y., in 1795; Pitsfield, N. Y., in 1798; St. Armans,
Lower Canada, in 1800; Highgate, Vt., 1802, and in 1806 purchased
a farm at Dunham, Lower Canada, where he remained until 1812.
When war was declared between England and the States, he
embraced the first opportunity to cross the line into Vermont, where
one of his parishioners was on picket Capt. On the 20th of
September, 1812, with one two-horse and one three-horse wagon,
and a family of nine children, he started for Ohio. Arrived in
Worthington about the middle of November, 1812, where he
wintered. During the summer of 1813, he purchased a farm on the
mouth bank of Little Darby, on the post road, in what is now Union
County, and built a cabin, Roswell, Laura and John F. occupying it
immediately, the remainder of the family not being able to join them
until spring, on account of high water. He died December 20, 1814,
of "milk sickness." His wife, Susannah (Hawkins) Sabine, survived

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him, and died from injuries received in falling, at the home of her
son, John F., in Marysville, Ohio, at the advanced age of ninety-four
years. Their children were as follows: Hiram, born March 18, 1793,
died September 20, 1814, of milk sickness; Hylas, born November
16, 1796, died December 9, 1834, of consumption ; Dr. Roswell,
born January 29, 1798, died March 11, 1875, of pneumonia; Laura,
born September 12, 1800, died March 10, 1880, of dropsy; John
Fletcher, born December 9, 1802, living; Phebe, born January 31,
1805, died September 20, 1815, of milk sickness; Asbury, born
January 13, 1807, died April 8, 1845, of consumption; Rebecca T.,
born January 15, 1800, living (wife of Andrew Keyes) ; Dr. Charles
W., born June 21, 1811, died February 15, 1842, of consumption;
William R., born December 23, 1813, died June 24, 1835, of
consumption. Milk sickness was really the primary cause of death of
those who died with phthisis consumption. John Fletcher (7) Sabine,
born December 9, 1802, in Highgate, Vt., came to this county
December 1, 1813. His father dying when he was but twelve years
old, the support of the family devolving upon him. He married,
September 17, 1828, Euphenna, daughter of David Clement.
Purchased at farm on Little Darby, near the homestead of Walter
Dun, in the spring of 1828, where he resided until January, 1856,
when he moved to Marysville, where he now resides. In politics, he
was a Whig. He cast his first vote for Adams (John Quincy) in 1824,
and has voted at every Presidential election and State election since.
He was one of the first "Free-Soilers" in like country. Was elected
Justice of the Peace in 1829 and held that office continuously until
elected Auditor in 1855. Was elected Infirmary Director and held the
office until forced to resign on account of ill health; but as soon as
his health was partially restored, was reelected and now is Clerk of
the Board of Directors. The following are his children: Hylas, born
July 5, 1829, married Anna Ware, October 8, 1857; Anna W. Sabine,
born February 24, 1864; Wallace C. Sabine, born June 13, 1868;
Andrew Sabine, born January 11, 1831, married Louisa Leonard,
October, 1860, son born April 23, 1863, wife died May 19, 1863,
child died July 12, 1863, married Nannie Christabelle Brown, October
28, 1978, one child-Christabelle Sabine, born May 14, 1881; Hannah
Sabine, born February 21, 1837, married Christopher Houston,
March 26, 1861, four children-Alexander, born January 3, 1862,
Archie born 'May 12, 1864, Freddy, born March 23, 1867, Anna
Christine, born April, 1871 ; Marcha, born March 16, 1839, died May
28, 1865, one son-Clement, Mitchell, living. Andrew (8) Sabine [John
T. (7), Nehemiah (6), Nehemiah (5), Nehemiah (4), Nehemiah (3),
Benjamin (2), William (1)], was born January 11, 1831, and

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educated in the district school, Marysville Academy, and Ohio

Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. He attended medical lectures
at the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Penn., in 1854-55-56,
graduating in 1856.Practiced medicine in Rosedale, Madison Co.,
Ohio, for one year, when he received an appointment as physician to
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Asylum, Columbus, Ohio, where he remained for three years;

resigning this position, he located, in the fall of 1860, at Atchison,
Territory of Kansas, where he soon obtained a good business in his
profession. In May, 1861, being informed by Senator Jim Lane that
Kansas would not be ,called on for troops, he immediately returned
to Ohio and presented himself to the First Exam. ining Board; not
having ten years' experience as a physician, he could not be
commissioned as Surgeon, but received the second commission,
issued to Assist Surgeons, and was assigned to the Twenty-sixth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was recruiting in Camp Chase; he
assisted in the examinations of the recruits for this regiment. His
commission was not issued until the 2d of July, although he was
with the regiment and on duty for about one month previous. Went
to the Kanawha Valley, Va., in July, 1861, and was constantly with
the command, much of the time the only medical officer. The duties
were very arduous-nearly all of the soldiers were taken from
comfortable homes and the exposure incident to camp life caused a
vast amount of sickness; at one time in camp on "Big Sewell
Mountain," we had nearly three hundred cases of measels. He went
into winter quarters in Fayetteville, Va., but as moon as he got
comfortably situated the Twenty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry was
ordered to Louisville, Ky., January, 1862, to report to Gen. Don
Carlos Buell; was assigned to Hascall's brigade, Thomas 1. Wood's
division. As soon as the troops were organized into brigades and
divisions, they were moved out on the road to Bowling Green, where
the rebels were in force strongly fortified. We moved out in about six
inches of snow, which soon became mud. This was a campaign
which caused a large amount of sickness and was very severe on
the surgeon, as the only sleep he could get would be on his horse
on the march. While in Nashville, his regiment was complimented in
general orders for", drill, cleanliness and health" He was with Buell
at Pittsburg Landing; here he had a large amount of surgical

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experience ; was appointed Medical Purveyor, and issued many tons

of medicines during the siege of Corinth, and settled his accounts
without the lose of a single package of medicine; was with his
command, which was the first to enter Corinth. During the summer
of 1862, he campaigned in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and
Kentucky; was at McMinnville, Tenn., when Buell's army commenced
its race with Bragg, for Louisville, Ky.; at the Perryville fight,
followed Bragg nearly to Cumberland Gap, and returned to Nashville
by the way of Columbia, Adams Co., Ky. At the battle of Stone River,
was in charge of the hospital for Crittenden's corps. During the
engagement, was twice taken prisoner; once taken to the Cedar
brush by Dick McCan's Partisan Rangers to be hung, but was
released by the opportune passing by of rebel Gen. Joseph Wheeler,
who ordered him back to his hospital; the second time taken
escaped while the rebels were retreating. After the battle of Stone
River, was ordered to report to Gen. Straight, who was going out on
a reconnaissance to find where the rebel army had gone; was
without provisions most of the time and the tremendous rains made
every stream a river. Turning suddenly cold on the day of his return,
his clothing was frozen so solid that he had to be helped from his
horse and carried to a fire and thawn out. Wag promoted to Surgeon
for meritorious services and commissioned February 16, 1863,
assigned to the Seventy-sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
joined this r egiment immediately at Young's Point, La. Soon after
his arrival was appointed on an Examining Board of Surgeons, to
examine candidates for Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons, who had
been elected by vote of regiments, without. regard to qualifications.
Participated in all of the campaigns of Steele's division around
Vicksburg, and during the battles that preceded the investment, and
during the siege was one of three Surgeons who constituted the
"Operating Board." After the surrender, he was Division Surgeon for
his division on the campaign against Gen. Jo Johnston's army, which
resulted in the capture of Canton, Miss., and the destruction of
machine shops and many miles of railroad, and the second capture
of Jackson, Miss. On the re-organization of the Army of the
Tennessee, the Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry was assigned to the First
Brigade, First Division of the Fifteenth Army Corps. In the movement
across from Memphis, Tenn., to the relief of Chattanooga, the First
Division marched from Corinth, south of the Tennessee River, to
cover the main body of troops, who were going by rail. Soon after
leaving Corinth, the division encountered about 10,000 rebel cavalry,
and fought with them every day until the balance of the army had
reached the vicinity of Chattanooga. This was a very bard campaign

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for the Surgeon, as they never left a wounded soldier to the mercy
of the enemy. All of the wounded were taken with the command and
well cared for until they reached Stephenson, where the wounded
were sent to the hospital, and the command reached Chattanooga
and was bor rowed by Hooker and participated in the "battle above
the clouds." Next day was in the battle of Mission Ridge, and after
this was, November 27, in the bloody Ringgold fight, Taylor's Ridge.
These engagements following in such rapid succession, gave the
Surgeons an immense amount of work. In the winter of 1863-64, on
the organization of the army for the Atlanta campaign, he was re-
appointed one of the three Surgeons who constituted the "Operating
Board " for the First Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, and continued to
serve in this capacity until the close of the war. Was constantly with
his command during the Atlanta campaign in the "march to the sea,"
and the winter and spring campaign through the Carolinas. Served
four years and one month in the field, and during the whole time he
was never absent from his command when it was on the march or in
any skirmish or battle, and was always out with a detachment of the
command when it went on any expedition, and frequently was out
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commands. He never hesitated in obeying the orders of his superior

officer. Never excused from duty on account of sickness. Repeatedly
performed all operations that are incident to battles - amputations of
toes, foot, leg and thigh, many successful amputations through
upper third, and neck of femur, excisions of shoulder joints, elbow
and knee joint, and very many of shaft of bones, of ribs, and all
manner of wounds of head and every portion of the human system.
He Was mustered out with his command at the close of the war. In
l866, he purchased a quarry of hydraulectum and built a mill on
Silver Creek, in Clark County, Ind., six miles from Jeffersonville. He
was successful in business, and invested some of his earnings in a
Savings Bank; the cashier stole the money and much of the
deposits, and he, with three other directors, have paid the
depositors out of their private funds. This logs, With a large amount
of security debts, has materially diminished his finances. He returned
to Ohio in 1878, and is mow engaged in the practice of medicine

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and surgery in Marysville, Ohio.

FRED. J. SAGER, County Surveyor, Marysville, is the youngest son

of Frederick and Michell (Jolly) Sager, natives of Union County. The
former was a farmer and miller by occupation. He built the mill at
Unionville and operated it until his death. He died November 6,
1858, aged forty-eight years two months and twenty-eight days. He
was the sixth child of a family of thirteen children. He and his
brother John owned the land and laid out the town of Unionville.
Michell Jolly was a daughter of John Jolly, an early settler of this
county. He was a man of literary habits, and possessed a very good
education for his time. In 1795, he wrote a treatise on mathematics,
which is still in existence in manuscript form. It is an exhaustive
work, showing considerable ability, and embraces the science of
mathematics in all its branches, including geometry, trigonometry
and surveying. He taught school, surveyed, kept accounts for
farmers and served as the educated man of the settlements for
miles around. Christian Sager, the grandfather her of our subject,
was one of a family of six children, and a native of Loudoun County,
Va. He married Elizabeth Shover at Frederickstown, Va., and in the
beginning of the present century, came to Ohio with his parents,
George and Elizabeth (Sheets) Sager. The latter were the parents of
mine children. The subject of this sketch was born at Unionville, this
county, September 26, 1851. When four years old his mother died,
and two years later he was made an orphan by the death of his
father. He was raised by three uncles until fifteen years of age,
when he went to Delaware and worked his way through the union
school and partly through college. He sawed wood, made garden
and did odd jobs around town to obtain the means necessary to
enable him to complete his education. After leaving school, he
taught for two or three years in Delaware and Union Counties, and
then began surveying. In the fall of 1875, he was elected Surveyor
of Union County, taking his seat in the following spring, and Is still
the incumbent of that office, having been re-elected at the fall
elections of 1878 and 1881. He has made an efficient and worthy
servant of the public, and has accomplished work that shall stand as
a monument of his ability long after his official term shall have
expired. He has engineered over 200 miles of gravel road, and over
100 county and township ditches. In connection with the surveyors
of the adjoining counties he has located, established and
permanently marked the boundary lines of the county. He was one
of the charter members of the Ohio Society of Surveyors and Civil
Engineers, a scientific organization, embracing most of the

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prominent engineers of the state, and having for its design the
mutual benefit of its members in the discussion of scientific
questions and other matters relating to the profession. Mr. Sager
has been an active member of the society, and was elected
President of the organization for 1882, and re-elected to the same
office for the year 1883. He has made a study of and extensive
researches in the land tenure of the State. and has made an especial
study of the Greenville treaty line, of which he has thorough and
complete information. On October 16, 1876, he married Miss
Frances L. Partridge, daughter of Reuben L. and Maria (Wolford)
Partridge, two of the oldest residents of Marysville the latter being
the oldest native born citizen living in the town. To this union one
child has been born, viz.: Frederick P. Mr. Sager is a member of the
IOOF. Lodge of Marysville. During the rebellion his brother, Francis
M., enlisted in Company D, Fortieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and,
after a year's service through the campaigns in Kentucky, he
contracted consumption, and returning home, died in a few days.
The only other survivor of Mr. Sager's parents is the present wife of
J. P. Martin, of Darby Township. She is a graduate of the Ohio
Wesleyan Female Seminary, of Delaware, of the class of '68. Mr.
Sager also has a half-sister living, who is a daughter of hie father by
his second marriage to Martha Marmon, of Logan County.

O. M. SCOTT, hardware merchant, Marysville. The senior member

of the firm of O. W. Scott & Bro., whose name appears at the head
of this sketch, came to this city in the spring of 1860, and
established business under the firm name of Henderson & Scott. In
1869, Henderson withdrew his interest, and Mr. Scott succeeding,
carried on the business with an interval of two years until 1882,
when his brother was admitted to the concern. Mr. Scott occupied
his present location in February, 1880, but continued in the sale of
agricultural implements and manufacture of tinware at the old stand.
The firm carry a stock of $15,000 to $20,000, and occupy the upper
floors in manufacturing, and employ from twelve to fifteen men. We
may judge something of the magnitude of their business when we
record their sales of nearly $75,000 for the year 1881. The subject
of this sketch was born in Licking County, Ohio,

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in 1837, and is the second son of James and Mary (Joselyn) Scott,
the former a native of Washington County, Peon., and the latter of
Maine. The parents, with Hugh, the father of James, settled in
Licking County, Ohio, and were among its early pioneers. James,
with his family, removed to Delaware County, Ohio, in 1857, where
he resided until the death of his wife In 1879, when he came to
Marysville and is at this time, July, 1882, living with his son Judson
J., in the seventy-sixth year of his age. O. M. Scott gave his services
to his country in the three years call for volunteers, and enlisted
September 14, 1862, in Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-first
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was assigned to the Commissary
Department most of the time, but participated in many of the hard-
fought battles in which the regiment was engaged. He was wounded
at the battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 18, 1862, while acting on
the Staff of Gen. John G. Mitchell. He was discharged at
Washington, D. C., as First Lieutenant, in 'May, 1865. He was
married, in 1870, to Miss Hattie B., daughter of John Guthrie, and a
native of Licking County, Ohio. Four children were born to this
union. two of whom are living, viz.: Dwight G. and Mary. Mr. Scott is
a member of the IOOF., G. A. R., and connected with the
Congregational Church.

G. L. SELLERS, grocer, Marysville. This enterprising citizen was

born in Carroll County, Md., November 27, 1832. His parents, John
and Catherine (Weaver) Sellers, were both natives of that State, and
became residents of the West in 1836, returning to Maryland three
years afterward, where he died in 1879. His wife, who survives, is in
the eightieth year of her age. They were the parents of nine
children, sit of whom are living. The subject of this sketch came to
Marysville in 1853, and for four years conducted or superintended
the tannery of his uncle, John Weaver. In 1857 or 1858, he was
admitted a partner to the concern, where he was engaged until the
spring of 1862, when he tendered his service to the Union army,
and, with Capt. Robb, of this city, raised Company E, Eighty-sixth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and entered the field in rank of First
Lieutenant, serving during the call, On his return in 1863, the firm of
Sellers & Morelook was Instituted, and the firm erected a tannery
east of the Tribune building. This firm dissolved in 1869, Mr. Sellers
retiring from the concern, and in the following year he associated
himself with W. M. Cartmell in the grocery business. This firm

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dissolved in January, 1872, and Mr. Sellers has conducted the

business alone until 1880, when his son, John L., was admitted as a
partner to the house. The concern carry a complete and choice stock
of groceries, and have a' substantial trade. Mr. Sellers has been
connected with the IOOF. society for twenty-five years, and filled all
the chairs of that order. His marriage to Miss Eliza, daughter of
Thomas and Eliza Snodgrass, was celebrated in 1857. Three children
were the fruits of this union, two Of whom are living, viz., John L.
and Effie E. The family are connected with the Presbyterian Church.

JOHN H. SHEARER was born in Perry County, Ohio, December 10,

1816. His father, Daniel Shearer, was born in Franklin County, Penn.,
in the year 1781. He emigrated to Ohio, in the fall of 1805, and
settled in what afterward became Perry County. He was. then in his
twenty-fourth year, and was one of a family of twelve children, ten
sons and two daughters, roost of whom subsequently scattered
through several States, and the second and third generations. those
who are living, have mostly become isolated and lost to each other.
His mother, Martha Miller by maiden name, was a native of
Lancaster County. Penn., but subsequently, with her father's family,
moved to Dauphin County, same State, and from thence in the
spring of 1806, to Fairfield County, Ohio. In the spring of 1807, the
father purchased land, and located in eastern Fairfield County, which
afterward was made a part of Perry County, in the vicinity of the
present village of-Somerset. Both parents. it will be seen, were
entitled to the honor of being among the early pioneers of (hat
section, and did their full share in clearing out the interminable
forests and changing the wilderness into a land of productiveness.
The father's name receives mention in Howe's History of Ohio, as
having been among the first settlers. He died in 1820, at the age of
thirty-nine years, having contracted disease while in the army in
1813, from which he never recovered. This left the mother with four
living children, and a partially undeveloped farm, to struggle with
many hardships and privations incident to anew country. By prudent
management the now old home farm," upon which the subject of
this notice first drew the breath of life, and which he loves annually
to visit on account of the early associations connected with it, was
cleared up, and in due course of time the fruitful fields yielded a
substantial return upon which to depend for support.

The original family consisted of three daughters and three sons, six
in all. Three of these, two daughters and one son, died in infancy.
The other three, one daughter and two sons, are still living, having

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came down contemporaneously for sixty years without a break by

death. The subject of this notice is the fourth child and second son.
The mother, Mrs. Martha Kishler (having received this name by
second marriage), died in Maryville, March 9, 1875, aged eighty five
years. His first school term of three months was in the summer of
1824. This was taught by a pious Catholic lady by the name of
Catharine McClusky. He and his sister, Mrs. Margaret Brunner, now
also a resident of Marysville, aged respectively eight and eleven
years, had to walk every day they attended school a distance of two
and a half miles to reach the rude school cabin, and in the evening
walk back, making a distance of five miles per day, or thirty miles
per week, to lay a small groundwork for their education. There were
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for the teachers in those days. These daily journeys were made for
two or three summers. They then moved into another district. and a
new schoolhouse was soon after erected within half a mile of their
home. Here there was usually a winter term of three months, about
two-thirds of which time they were permitted to attend. At this place
they completed their education, having attended some five or six
broken winter sessions in all. The branches taught were spelling,
reading, writing and arithmetic. Geography and grammar belonged
to the higher branches, and were not taught in our schools of that
day. Those branches were considered unnecessary as long as people
had to put so much of their time in clearing up the forests and
prepare for more comfortable homes.

In those years, before machinery was called in to do the work,

almost everything was done by hand; and it was a boy's highest
ambition to learn some trade upon which he might depend in the
future for a living, if necessary. By some strange intuition, which has
always been inexplicable to him, considering his limited education,
the subject of this notice, in the spring of 1836, drifted into the
printing office of the Western Post .
This was the name of the only newspaper published in Somerset,
the village near which he was raised. He started in for an
apprenticeship of three years. He served the first year with Louis J.
Moeller, who during the next year sold the office to S. H. McAfee
and J. W. Ream, with whom he served the remaining two years,

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filling his contract faithfully in all respects; and although his situation
during the first year was in many respects disagreeable, no one ever
heard him utter a complaint. After serving his time, he attended a
three months' term of school in the summer of 1839, which closed
up his schooling and gave him a basis for future business
operations. In August, 1839, he purchased a half-interest in the
Western Post establishment,
and in connection with several successive partners, continued the
publication of the paper till 1844, when he became the sole
proprietor. In 1855, the county seat was moved by a vote of the
people from Somerset to New Lexington. The printing business,
never very good there, was afterward in a manner obsolete.

Soon after becoming involved as surety for his supposed friends. he

was forced out of business, and learned for the first time by aid
experience how utterly impossible it is for a man to assume other
people's responsibilities without sooner or later meeting with trouble.
This calamity exhausted his effects, threw him upon the cold
charities of the world --- and they are cold with many hundred
dollars of debts unpaid. Hungry creditors, to whom he never
personally owed a dollar, with the sympathy of the tiger, helped
themselves to full satiety as far as they could go. He has lived,
however to see some of those men in the same dilemma. and they
have leaned by experience, what they could not seemingly learn
from the ties of sympathy. It is unfortunate that so many do not
learn in time that it is not a good plan to run the risk of assuming
other people's debts. Through a chain of gracious providences, as
plainly marked as ever occurred to the most favored, he landed,
weary and foot sore, in Marysville, in the latter part of August, 1858,
to lookout anew home. There were few railroads then, and his
financed' having become exhausted in trying to meet the clamorous
demands of his creditors, he was compelled on the ground of
economy to do considerable of walking. One day, near the close of
the month above named, he started from Somerset to make his way
to Marysville, where an opening had been advertised in the Ohio
State Journal. He walked from Somerset to Newark, a distance of
twenty miles, and thence rode by rail to Milford Center. Lending
there, he learned that the train north had gone out about five
minutes before, and he was compelled to add five miles more to the
day's journey to reach his destination. He arrived in Marysville about
sundown, with blistered feet, weary in body and distressed in mind.
The situation was desperate, and he felt as though heaven had
spread her darkest curtain of despair over him, and earth had closed

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all its avenues of hope.

The printing office-the Marysville Tribune - was

owned jointly by C. S. Hamilton and Samuel McBartney, the former a
two-third and the latter a one-third interest. Hamilton was from
home at the time, but learning from McBratney that the office was
for sale, he began making inquiries as to the conditions of sale. The
price asked was $1,500, much more than it was worth in its
dilapidated condition; but being prompted forward by some strange
inspiration. he agreed to purchase it provided the payments could be
made so he could be meet them when due. Without a dollar and
apparently with a dark future before him, he entered into a contract
to make certain payments to McBratney for his share of the office,
making no special arrangements about Hamilton's interest. They
drew up a paper, stating terms of payment. The purchaser was to
have possession of the office on the 1st of October following, which
would be at the close of the ninth volume, and make his first
payment of $300 on the first day of the following April. The one
prominent idea with the purchaser was to get into business again;
but for months afterward he felt alarmed at his own temerity in
venturing upon an experiment which involved so much money, and
had apparently so little of promise in the way of pecuniary return.
The article was drawn up in a hurried manner, and both parties
signed it. The north bound train being about due, the purchaser
hastened to the depot so depressed in mind and spirit at the blind
venture he had made, that he forgot to pay his hotel bill. This did
not come to mind till nearing Delaware. Notwithstanding his
despondency, new providence seemed to thicken around his
pathway at every step. On getting off the cars to make the change
for Columbus, he felt sadly distressed over this circumstance; a
stranger making a purchase of so much importance,

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and then leaving the town without paying his hotel bill, would not
sound well, and leave a dark feature unexplained. He inquired of the
bystanders if they know any one there from Marysville. "Yes," said
one of them," I live there." I called him to one side and explained to
him the circumstance of my being at Marysville and forgetting to pay
the landlord. He readily complied with the request to carry the
money back and explain to the landlord how it happened. The image

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of this man will never fade from memory. He had what might be
termed a rough exterior, but manifested such frankness of character
and benignity of countenance that one might instinctively feel at
home in his company. In the conversation, he asked "what was your
business in Marysville? " The answer was, purchasing the
Tribune office, and that the purchaser would
be on in a month more to take charge of the office." The reader will
never be able to enter fully into the feelings of the broken-hearted
purchaser, when that stranger to him, so providentially in the right
place, put his hand approvingly on Lis shoulder, looked him in the
face and remarked, "I run rejoiced at this; I own a two-thirds
interest in the paper, and it needs changing hands ; I am not able to
run the office in connection with my other business, and you are the
man I am looking for." These kind words fairly unmanned the
purchaser and lifted a mountain from his heart. For the first time in
his life he found the real meaning of the sentiment, - A friend in
need is a friend indeed." They then withdrew to one side and talked
over the situation. He was given a full history of him who was soon
to be the new proprietor of the Tribune .
Nothing was withheld, even down to the smallest minutiae of his
pecuniary embarrassments brought on by the bad faith of others;
that he wished to get away from his troubles, and if possible, begin
life anew. The story, instead of repelling, as it would many others,
knit the good Samaritan closer to the wounded stranger. he urged
him not to wait a month before taking possession of the office, as
was -designed, but to come at once, and occupy the ground, giving
at the same time assurances that he would stand by the office in
every emergency. and assist also for awhile in its editorial
management; and if need be, p pecuniarily. Fortunately the latter
proffer was never needed. This man, kind reader, was C. S.
Hamilton. A better friend than he proved to be to the new purchaser
of the Tribune, and stranger as he was. he
makes the declaration broad and pointed, no man ever found.

This strange and cordial coming together made them life friends.
They were consequently much together in their social relations, suit
always respected each other so brothers. The promptings of a
grateful heart has caused the stranger a thousand times to exclaim.
"God bless C. S. Hamilton." Though dead, his memory its impressed
upon the mind as frostily as though these occurrences took place
but yesterday. He was a man of marked characteristics; he despised
meanness of every kind, and his advice was always in the right
direction. A purer, and more warm-hearted man, and a greater

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sympathizer in the misfortunes of others, Union County never had.

He was more than a father to the stranger, in the counsel and aid he
afforded him to get him on his feet again. Thus in the good
providence of God, he was enabled in the course of a few years to
pay off the balance of his surety debts, and Mr. Hamilton in full for
his part of the office. The good benefactor would often say, seeing
the despondency of his ward. for such he actually was, "Never mind
the debt owing to me; Mat clear up all your other encumbrances and
leave mine till I ask for it." With such encouragement, and such
backing, the new proprietor of the Tribune had
a heart to work, which he did day and night, till final relief came by
the hardest industry and closest economy. His history since he has
resided in Marysville, is as well known to the citizens of the county
as it is to himself. He took charge of the
Tribune October 1, 1858, and for over twenty-
four years has published it continuously without missing a number.
There are many links in the chain of his experience with men, that
might be of benefit to young men who are striving to lay a basis for
future business operations; but the publishers of this history will
conclude that. quite enough of space has been consumed already by
these business experiences. It may be well enough. however, to
drop this advice to those young men who contemplate going into
business for themselves: Have a definite object in view, and pursue
it wit It energy; and beware above all things of assuming
responsibilities for others in whose business relations you have no
interest whatever. Becoming surety for others never made any man
rich but, has. brought countless thousands to ruin and poverty. He
obliging where you can be, without injury to yourselves; have a due
regard for the rights of others, and bear in mind that you must have
respect for others, If you wish others to have respect for you.

Honor and shame from no condition rise,

Act well your part, there all the honor lies."

The subject of this biography published a paper in Somerset for

nineteen years, which added to the twenty-four years of journalism
in Marysville, gives a period of forty-three years in the profession as
editor and publisher. He has been twice married; first to Mat Ida
Ream, September 8, 1842, with whom he lived twenty-two and a
half years; she died in Marysville, March 26, 1865. Two children are
living by this union-Mrs. Dr. Ziegler, of Columbus, and W. O.
Shearer, of the Tribune office. The second

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marriage was with Mrs. J. A. Johnson, nee Carson, with It whom he

lived thirteen years, lacking eight days. She died October 22, 1881.
By this union there is one son-John H. Shearer, Jr. This last marriage
was consummated October 22, 1868. And now In the winding up of
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to make an open acknowledgement that life at best is a struggle to

those who start out without assistance or even friendly advice. It
matters little, however, in the end, what the struggle may have
been, so it has bean made honestly. The question after all, that
concerns us most is the one that has been asked tons of thousands
of times along the earthly journey, "If a man die shall he live grain? "

HENRY SHERIDAN, proprietor of the Continental Hotel, Marysville,

was born in Now York City May 23, 1849. His parents, Richard B.
and Anna (Hughes) Sheridan, were also natives of New York City.
Mr. Sheridan was a carpenter and joiner by occupation, which trade
he learned when seventeen years of age. He followed it successfully
for fifteen years. In 1855, he superintended the erection of the City
Assembly rooms, between Nos. 442 and 450 Broadway, New York.
After their completion, he was made manager, and had charge of
them until 1865. He was a member of the School Board of the
Fourteenth Ward, for six years, and died May 18, 1870, aged fifty
years. His wife preceded him April 1, 1863; Henry, the subject of
this sketch, was reared in the city, and educated in its public
schools. He was associated with his father in the hotel business-
managing the City Assembly Rooms till 1865, when they were
destroyed by fire. He was then engaged in building till his father's
death, when he and his brother, Frank Sheridan, took charge of the
Central Hotel, corner of One Hundred and Thirtieth street and Third
avenue, New York City. Mr. Sheridan remained In business at the
Central till 1874, when he came to St. Paris, Champaign Co., Ohio.
He conducted the American House till June, 1877, when he leased
the Continental Hotel. Mr. Sheridan took charge of the "Continental "
when it had a very small business, and by his judicious management
he built up and established a large transient trade. The close
attention which he bestows upon his guests, combined with his
genial and accommodating manner, renders him a most admirable
landlord. In December, 1882, much to the regret of the people of

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Marysville, Mr. Sheridan removed to Circleville. Ohio, and opened the

New American House, the largest and most complete hotel in that
city. Mr. Sheridan was married, January 4, 1872, to Miss Gussie
Vanness, a daughter of George and Anna O. Vanness. Mrs. Sheridan
was born in Hughesville, Warren Co., N. J., July 19, 1853. Mr. and
Mrs. Sheridan were blessed with four children; of these two are
living Charles Albert and Henry Chester. Harry LeGrand and Earl
LaRue are deceased.

ISRAEL SLACK, was born in Chester County, Penn., September 11,

1824. When, a boy, his parents, Thomas and Mary (Roney) Slack,
died. He was taken by his uncle, Charles Roney with whom he
remained till of age. In 1836, he came with his uncle and family to
Washington Township, Franklin Co., Ohio. Mr. Slack is the youngest
son. He was brought up on a farm, and received his training in the
common schools. On April 6,1848, he was married to Miss Emily J.
Urton, daughter of John and Keziah (Bishop) Urton, of Loudoun
County, Va. They removed to Franklin County. Ohio, in 1827, where
they both died, the former January 24, 1855, and the latter October
4, 1852. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom Mrs.
Slack is the third daughter. She was born in Loudoun County, Vs.,
April 7, 1826. Mr. Slack resided near Dublin till the fall of 1849, when
he removed to Jerome Township and purchased 117 1/4 acres of
land, in 1852, in Mill Creek Township. The following year he located
on it and remained a resident there until 1880, when he sold and
removed to Marysville. He owns a farm of 146 acres in Paris
Township, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising, making a
leading feature of keeping fine horses. Mr. Slack served as a
member of the Agricultural Board of the Fair, six years, and two
terms as Trustee of Mill Creek Township. In the spring of 1882, he
was elected to the City Council. Mr. and Mrs. Slack have reared and
educated William H. Morrow, and now have a niece, Miss Fanny
Slack. Mr. and Mrs. Black are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Mr. Slack is identified with the society of IOOF.

JOHN S. SMART one of the old pioneers of Mill Creek Township,

was born in Franklin County, Ohio, March 20, 1811. He is a son of
Isaac and Susan (Swope) Smart, and a grandson of William Smart,
who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Isaac Smart and family
emigrated to Ohio prior to the war of 1812, and settled near
Columbus. He was called out against Great Britian, but peace was
declared and the war closed without him serving. He died in
Hamilton Township, Franklin County, in 1828, leaving six children by

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his first wife and six by his second wife. Our subject is the youngest
of the children by the first wife. He was reared on a farm and
educated in the common schools of the day, which were by no
means noted for their excellence. His father died when he was but
seventeen years of age, and he was left to do for himself. He spent
several years among the farmers working at 26 cents and 371 cents
per day, and $7.50 per month. He sometimes worked for three
bushels of oats per day, which he sold for 10 cents per bushel, to be
taken out in goods. In 1829, he came to Union County, and worked
by the mouth till 1833, when he purchased fifty-three acres of land
in Mill Creek Township. Mr. Smart began life a poor boy, but by
indomitable energy and perseverance he acquired's handsome
competence. His farm contains 211 acres of land, most of which he
cleared and improved himself. He was married, May 20, 1833, to
Miss Mary Robinson, daughter of Ass and Catherine (Myers)
Robinson, early pioneers of Union County. Mrs. Smart was born in
Franklin County May 16, 1816. Of eleven children born to this union
nine are living, viz. : Catherine J., wife of Isaac Brackenridge; Joseph
T., Olive P., lasso; Samantha, wife of Charles Richey; Asa, Susan,
wife of James McCurgan; William, and Ettie, wife of Silas McKittrick.

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John H. and Margaret A. are deceased. In October, 1881, Mr. Smart

removed to Marysville, and retired from active pursuits. He and his
wife are connected with the Presbyterian Church. He served so a
member of the Board of Trustees of Mill Crook Township two years,
besides other local offices of minor importance. Politically, he is
Democratic.

ELON E. SMITH, firm. Smith & Converse, livery stable, Marysville.

Mon E. Smith springs from an old and respected pioneer family of
Union. His father (Edward D.) was born at East Montpelier, Vt., July
26, 1818. Crocker Smith (father of Edmund) was also a native of
Vermont, who, with bin family, selected a location in Darby
Township in 1882, where he cleared a farm and passed the
remainder of bin life. Edmund was raised on the homestead, and has
a well-improved farm of 78 acres near the old location. He served
the county as Commissioner one term, and has been Justice of the
Pence upward of thirty years. During the late rebellion, he raised a
company of horse, but on account of poor health did not enter the

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field. At this time he is suffering from severe injuries received by a

kick from a colt, and is confined most of the time in doors. He is
connected with the Church Universal of Plain City, and is widely and
favorably known. He was married January 27, 1842, to Mine
Elizabeth Dee, who died November 27, 1846. Two children were
born to this union, both deceased his second marriage to Lavinia
Bailey, a native of Essex County, N. Y., and a daughter of William
and Laura McCauley, occurred October 7, 1847. Of the children born
to this union four are living, of whom our subject is the eldest and
only son, and was born in Darby Township in 1848. He has always
followed farming as an occupation until his removal to this city In
1882, and under the copartnership succeeded Snodgrass in their
present livery business. The Arm, although young in the business,
are building up a large and reliable trade. They have good stock,
and above all are reliable business men. Mr. Smith was married in
December, 1869, to bliss Orinda J., a daughter of Caleb Converse,
and a native of Darby Township. One boy (Harry E.) is the fruit of
this union.

J. D. SNYDER, bakery, restaurant and ice cream parlors, Marysville.

Mr. Snyder is of German extraction and is possessed of the push and
enterprise so prominent in that stock. His birth occurred at Lancaster
County, Penn., in 1862, at which place his parents, Burnett and
Elizabeth (Sentnor) Snyder, settled in the year of their emigration
from Germany, 1882. She died when our subject was three years of
age, and his father subsequently moved to Columbus, Ohio, and was
engaged some years at his trade, a mason. He spent the latter years
of his life at Dayton, Ohio, where he died in 1871. The subject of
this sketch was married May 4, 1879, to Bliss Mary E., daughter of
Richard and Catharine Ousler, a native of Manchester, Md. One child
(Alice) born to this issue is living. Mr. Snyder is a member of the K.
P. and IOOF. moieties, and the family are all members of the
Presbyterian Church of this city.

J. M. SOUTHARD, physician, Marysville. Among the prominent and

successful practitioners In the medical profession of Union County,
appears the name of Dr. J. M. Southard. His birth occurred in Adams
County, Ohio, December 16, 1825. He was raised on a farm in
Licking County, Ohio, and received his primary education in the
common schools of that county. He read medicine in the office of Dr.
Waters and Dr. Bowe, of Newark, Ohio, when he entered the
Starling Medical College at Columbus, from which he graduated in
1854. After attending two courses of lectures in the same school, he

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moved to this city end began the practice of bin profession. He has
established an extensive business and is among the hard workers of
the fraternity. His parents, Isaiah and Elizabeth (Parnell) Southard,
were natives of Pennsylvania and Maryland respectively, whose
families were ere among the earliest pioneers of Licking County.
Both are residents of that county at this time, living in the
enjoyment of a ripe old a

WILLIAM STALEY, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Greene

County, Ohio, October 17, 1833, and the following November his
parents, Samuel and Catharine (Hall) Staley, removed to this county
and located on the farm now occupied by George Wilbur. His
parents were born in the year 1800, his father in January, and his
mother in June. Mr. Staley was by occupation a miller, and in 1826
he built a mill on the Miami River. He died December 29, 1880. Our
subject was reared by his parents till twelve years of age when he
apprenticed himself to learn the blacksmith trade with John Cowder,
of Marysville. He worked at his trade till his marriage, November 21,
1855, with Miss Roxie J. Amrine, a daughter of John and Nancy
Amrine. He then purchased a farm near the Amrine Mill, which he
cultivated eight years, then removed to Marysville and was engaged
in the grocery trade with G. W. Donly seven months. In 1864, he
bought his present farm. which contains eighty acres. He has since
followed the pursuits of his farm and rearing Spanish Merino sheep.
He has seven children, viz.: Julia B., Simon L., Walter M., Hattie,
George W., Nettie and Jennie. One child (Josephine) is deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Staley are associated as members of the Amrine
Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics, he is an advocate of the
doctrines and principles of the Republican party.

S. STERN & SON, clothiers, Marysville. This establishment was

opened to the public in August, 1878. The house carries a stock of
from $10,000 to $20,000, and bag a very satisfactory trade. The
senior member of the firm was a native of Germany and embarked
to the United States in 1847. He located in New York City, and for a
short time engaged In the dry goods trade, when he went to
Victoria, British Columbia, and opened a large stock of goods, of
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he was robbed by the Indians, who carried off the entire stock. He
returned East and located again in business at Syracuse, N.Y., where
he remained twelve years. He then moved his stock to Delaware,
Ohio, where for fifteen years he carried on a large clothing business.
Subsequently he took up his residence at Philadelphia, Penn., and
engaged in business until his health compelled him to relinquish all
active pursuits. Here he remained until his death, in 1881. He was
married in Now York City in 1853, to Miss Regina Loewi, a native of
Germany. The children born to this union all are living, as follows:
Ralph S., eldest son, is in charge of the store at Delaware, Ohio;
Hannah, wife of Lee Reinheimer, of Fairmount, W. Va.; Daniel S., in
charge of the store at Marysville, Ohio. Ralph married Minnie
Friedlich, of Piqua, Ohio. Less, residing at home with her mother at
Philadelphia; M. E., also in the Marysville store; Fannie and Satie,
both at home.

M. THOMPSON, physician, Marysville, has been nearly a life-long

resident of Union County. and his family were among its early
pilgrims. His parents, John W. and Sarah (McClure) Thompson, were
natives of Washington and Beaver Counties, Penn., respectively.
They selected a home and moved to Paris Township. Union County,
in 1845, where they both lived and died. He attained considerable
prominence, and served the county as Recorder six years. The
subject of this sketch is the eldest of five children, and was born in
Beaver County, Penn., August 1, 1828. He received his primary
education in the Marysville Academy, and in 1852 he began the
study of medicine. He passed a thorough course of studies at the
Starling Medical College during 1856-57, and for twelve years was a
resident physician of Pharisburg. In 1869, he became interested in
the growth and advancement of Marysville, and further increased its
enterprise by forming a partnership with W. L. Miller, and erecting
the Marysville Mills. This firm continued in successful operation until
1872, when the firm dissolved, and Mr. Thompson became sole
proprietor. The building is 32x52 feet. three stories high, and cost
about $12,000. it has a run of four buhrs of stone, and a daily
capacity of forty barrels. Mr. Thompson has been quite successful in
the milling business, which forms one of the largest manufacturing
interests of the city. He was married, May 17, 1857, to Miss
Elizabeth C. Hall. a native Of Cecil County, Md. The children born to
this issue are John H., Charles A. and Jennie B. Mr. Thompson in a
member of the Masonic order and the family are connected with the
Presbyterian Church.

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ALVIN THOMPSON, retired, Marysville. John W. Thompson, the

father of Alvin, was a native of Washington County, Penn. His wife,
who was Sarah McClure, was born in Beaver County, Penn.. where
they were married and passed a portion of their lives. In 1846, he
moved with his family and settled on a farm three miles north of
Marysville, where he resided until 1854, at which time he was
elected County Recorder and took up his residence in this city. He
was re-elected in 1857, and served in that position six years. They
were devoted and life-long members of the Presbyterian Church,
and journeyed together earth's pilgrimage until separated by death.
His demise occurred in 1876; she survived until 1880. They were the
parents of five children, three of whom are living, as follows: M.
Thompson, whose sketch appears in this work; Hilton, who married
Matilda Amrine, of Peoria, Ohio, and Alvin, youngest son and subject
of this sketch, who was born in Carroll County, Ohio, in 1837. He
was educated in the academy of this city, and served as Township
Treasurer, anti Clerk, and Corporation ion Clerk for some years. At
the breaking out of the rebellion, in 1861, he joined the forces of the
Union army, in Company D, of the First Ohio Cavalry, and served in
the field over three years. He participated in the battles of Stone
River, December 3 1, 1862; Chattanooga, Tenn., August 21, 1863,
and the Atlanta campaign, July 29 to August 1, 1864. He was
appointed Postmaster of Marysville under President Johnson in 1867,
which position he occupied until 1880. Subsequently, he engaged in
the mercantile trade a short time, when he retired from the active
pursuits of life. He was married in 1865, to Miss Ellen P., daughter of
the Rev. James Smith, an eminent divine of the Presbyterian Church,
and one of Union County's early pioneers. He officiated in the pulpit
of the Presbyterian Church of this city until near the close of his life,
and was a pastor who lived in the hearts of his people, beloved and
respected by all. Mr. Thompson is a member of the IOOF, the G. A.
R., and the father of two children, both of whom are living, viz.: Ella
M. and Mary D. The family are connected with the Presbyterian
Church.

REV. HOMER THRALL, pastor of the Congregational Church,

'Marysville, was born in Granville Township, Licking County, Ohio.
October 27, 1832. He is a son of Linus G. and Lucy (Walcott) Thrall,
the former a native of Rutland, Vt.. and the latter of Washington
County, Ohio. His father removed to Licking County, Ohio, in 1815,
where our subject was born and reared. He was educated in Kenyon
College. of Gambier, Ohio, from which institution he graduated in
1853. he took up the reading of law and prosecuted its studies with

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Buckingham & White, of Newark, and subsequently with Judge L. P.

Marsh, of Zanesville; he was admitted to the Muskingum County bar
in 1855, and the next year he went to Ottumwa, Iowa, and taught
school; returning to Ohio. he resumed the profession which he
followed till the rebellion broke out. He recruited Company B, of the
Seventeenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for the three-
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till the expiration of the term, when he returned home and organized
Company D, of the Twenty-Second Regiment Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. He was elected Captain, and acted in this capacity till
November, 1862, when he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel. He was engaged in the following important battles: Fort
Donelson, Shiloh, siege and battle of Corinth, and siege of
Vicksburg, after which he, with his regiment, were transferred to
Arkanass, and accompanied Gen. Steele on his expedition to Little
Rock, thence to Brownsville, Tenn., and subsequently to Camp
Dennison, Ohio, where he was discharged in November, 1864, with
the honors of a faithful soldier and an efficient officer. At the close of
his military career Col. Thrall returned home, and in 1867 entered
the ministry of the Congregational Church at Alexandria, Licking
County. He served on that charge a year and a half, then went to
Litchfield, Medina County, where his pastoral labors continued till
December, 1879, when he came to Marysville. Rev. Thrall has
faithfully performed the duties of his sacred calling, and as both
minister and pastor he is highly esteemed. On October 7, 1863, he
was joined in marriage to Miss Emma Boudinot, daughter of Elisha
and Henrietta Boudinot. Of five children born to this marriage two
are living-Linus, born December 27, 1868, and Joupha, born
February 20, 1878. Henrietta, Homer and Freddie are deceased.

AARON W. TORRENCE, sign and decorative painter, Marysville,

was born in Greene County, Ohio, August 14, 1834, and is a son of
David and Sarah A. (Finney) Torrence, the former a Kentuckian by
birth, and the latter was born on Braddock's Field, near Pittsburgh,
Penn. His maternal grandparent, John Finney, was a State Pioneer
and an early settler of Knox County, Ohio. Subsequently he moved
to Greene County, where he died. He was a soldier in the war of
1812, and was with the American Army of 2,000 men that were

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surrendered by the recreant officer, Gen. Hull, at Detroit, August 16,

1812. The subject of this sketch was lett an orphan when a child,
and was brought up in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. He learned the
art of sign and decorative painting, at which he became efficient and
successful. He was married in 1854, at Xenia, Ohio, to Miss Jane G.,
daughter of Thomas Kennedy and a native of Virginia. Mr. Torrence
came to this city in 1858, established his business, and in the
following year located with his family. In December, 1863, he
enlisted in the Second Brigade, Sixth Army Corps Band, and served
until the close of the war. He was through the battles of the
Wilderness, with Gen. Grant, at Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor,
Petersburg and Monocacy. Returning to the peaceful pursuits of life,
he has since industriously worked at his trade. The eldest of his
three children, Ida, is the wife of Ira Gordon, a clerk in the Surgeon
General's office at Washington, D. C.; Abba and Emma reside at
home. Mr. Torrence is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic,
and has been connected with the IOOF Society for the past twenty
years. Politically, he is a thorough and stanch Republican.

GEORGE TRAPP, farmer and brick manufacturer, P. O. Marysville,

was born in Franklin County, Ohio, October 20, 1848. He is the
eldest son of Frederick and Elizabeth B. (Borger) Trapp, who were
natives of Bavaria, Germany. Mr. Trapp was born July 12, 1822, and
emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1842. His death
occurred in Franklin County, February 20, 1882. Mrs. Trapp was
born _______now resides in Franklin County. George was reared to
manhood on a farm, and received his education mostly in Central
College. In 1874, he removed to Union County and purchased fifty
acres, where on he now resides. February 25, 1875, he married
Anna C. Nicol, a native of Union County, and a daughter of John G.
and Margaret Nicol. She was born February 12, 1856. Their two
children are Maggie M., born February 28, 1876, and Fred W. P.,
born March 14, 1879. Mr, Trapp is engaged in farming and brick-
making since the spring of 1875. He and wife are members of the
Lutheran Church. He is a Democrat.

GEORGE H. TURNER, farmer, P. O., Marysville, is a native of Clark

County, and was born January 20, 1822. His father, Aquilla Turner,
was born in Harford County, Md., January 20, 1802. His parents,
Thomas and Jemima Turner, migrated to the West, and settled in
Clark County about 1807. They removed to Madison County in 1824-
25, and in 1837 to Paris Township, Union County, where they both
died in old age. Aquilla married Frances Judy, a native of Greene

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County, Ohio, and had ten children-five sons and five daughters. Mr.
Turner died in January, 1871, and Mrs. T. is deceased. George is the
eldest child. He was brought up on "farm and received his training in
the common schools, and followed the pursuit of teaching five years.
He was married October 18, 1859, to Mercy Barker, a daughter of
John and Polly Barker. She was born near Marysville January 7,
1832. Of seven children by this marriage five are living: Henderson,
Olive A., a teacher; James M., Mercy S. and Frances. Mr. Turner
assisted his father in clearing up a farm of 191 acres of land, which
was situated in woods when they first located it. In 1847, our
subject bought seventy-five acres, and has occupied it since 1860.
He has added to his first purchase till he has become the owner of
220 acres of well improved land. His occupation has always been
that. of the independent farmer.. He and wife are associated as
members of the Christian Church. Politically, he is a Republican.

H. C. VOSBURY, furniture dealer, Marysville This gentleman springs

from the Empire State, and was born in Broome County, N. Y., in
1847. In the pursuit of business he started Westward in 1865,
finding a location in this city, where he became engaged with a
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chant. Two years afterward, he embarked in the same business at

Columbus, Ind., which he pursued until 1871, when he returned to
Marysville, and in 1875 opened a furniture store in the Huston
building. In the spring of 1878, he occupied his present commodious
quarters, which he has thoroughly Blocked with a complete
assortment of furniture, caskets, etc He carries on undertaking, in
which department he has invested considerable capital. He has an
eye to business, and has succeeded In securing a large patronage.
His father, Ambrose S., was a native of Broome County, N. Y., where
he died in 1862. His mother, Harriet E. Tyrrell, was born in the same
county, where she resided until the fall of 1882, when she moved to
Nebraska. Mr. V. was married in 1870 to Miss Mary J., daughter of
R. L. Partridge, of this city. He is a member of the Masonic order and
IOOF society.

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DWIGHT WEBB, Postmaster, Marysville. Genial, social Dwight

Webb is a fine type of Now England stock. His parents, William B.
and Harriet (Clark) Webb, were both natives of Connecticut, and
among the Pioneers of Clark County, Ohio. In 1850, the family
moved and set, tied near Milford Center, Union County, Ohio, where
they are at this time living. The subject of this sketch is the oldest of
five living children, and was born in Clark County, Ohio, November
2, 1841. He was raised on a farm, and learned to labor with his
hands. In August, 1861, he joined the ranks of the Union army, in
Company B, Thirty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was returned
home from Vicksburg January 25, 1864, to recruit for a commission
as Second Lieutenant, which was received February 5, 1864, and
was again promoted First Lieutenant October 12 , and placed in
charge of Company F. July 18,1865, he was promoted to a
Captaincy, and was serving in. that rank at the close of the war. He
was a participant in twenty battles and skirmishes. Among the
principal battles were Harper's Ferry, Va., May 28 and September
12, 1862; rear of Vicksburg and siege of that stronghold, May 18 to
July 4. 1862; Maryland Heights, Va., July 4 and 7, 1864; siege of
Atlanta, July 22 to September 2, 1864, and in the grand march with
Sherman to the sea. He was taken prisoner while on a
reconnaissance at Pocotaligo, S. C., and sent to Charleston, S. C.,
and, with four comrades, was placed under the charge of William J.
Gayner, an attorney, and at that time Provost Marshal of that city.
They were confined in a room over his office, and were well cared
for by this gentleman, who undoubtedly entertained Union
sentiments and was loyal at heart. They were afterward removed to
the residence of his mother, and when paroled, February 16, 1865,
left their cozy quarters, where they were found by the Union
soldiers. James E., a brother of Mr. Webb, was killed at Harper's
Perry. Returning to peaceful pursuits, Capt. Webb engaged in the
mercantile trade for six years at Milford Center, at the expiration of
which time he disposed of his stock in trade, and, with a purchase of
horses, crossed the ocean to England. After three months absence
he returned, and visited the oil regions of Pennsylvania. Here he
made unfavorable investments, and returned to this city in 1872. In
the opting of the same year he formed a copartnership with

B. W. Keyes in the grocery business, with whom he was associated

until his appointment as Postmaster of Marysville, in 1880. In this
capacity he has proved himself worthy of the important position, and
as a citizen, a public officer, a tried soldier and a man, he is highly
esteemed. He was married in 1863 to Miss Daphne, a daughter of

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Andrew Keyes, a pioneer of Union County, of which she is a native.

Three children were born to this issue, two of whom are living, viz.:
Clara A. and William A.

CONRAD WEIDMAN, farmer. P. O Marysville, was born in Hesse-

Darmstadt, Germany, April 11, 1833. His parents, Louis and
Elizabeth (Gates) Weidman, emigrated to the United States when he
was but five years of age, and settled in Paris Township, this county,
where Mr. Weidman died in March, 1863. Mrs. Weidman's death
occurred February 16, 1882. Conrad remained on his father's firm till
eighteen years of age, when he took up the saddler's trade and
worked at it five years, then learned carpentering; which he followed
till 1876, when he removed near Dover, and in April of 1877, he took
possession of his present farm which contains 104 acres. October,
1858, he was joined in marriage to Mary Van Draw, who bore him
eight children-Lizzie, Theodore, Lu Tell, James, Charlie, Tillie,
Trusilla. and Luther, deceased. Mrs. Weidman is a daughter of John
and Margaret Van Draw. Mr. W. and wife are members of the
Presbyterian Church. In politics, Mr. W. is a Democrat.

EDWARD WELLER, tile manufacturer, Marysville. The first tile

manufactured in Union County, was produced by Edward Weller in
about 1855. He learned the trade of his father, Thomas, who was a
native of Sussex County, Eng., and emigrated to the United States in
1827. He selected his home in Seneca County, Ohio, where he
passed the remainder of his life; his wife's maiden name was Mary
Rumnens, who died in the mother country when our subject was
eight years of age. He (Edward) was born in Sussex County, Eng, in
1808. When twentytwo years of age, he sailed to America, and
stopping two years at Schenectady, N. Y., he pushed on westward to
Franklin County, Ohio, and to this county in 1834, locating at
Watkins. In 1852, he occupied his present location, which at this
writing embraces ninety acres of land. The tile manufactory is
located convenient to his residence, where he is almost constantly
employed; he has built up an immense business, and turns out on
an average 100,000 tile per year. Personally, Mr. W. may be
regarded as a self made man. He was almost destitute of means,
but was possessed of strong ambition, a good constitution, and the
natural elements of character and disposition to succeed. His hair is
silvered with the frosts of seventy-five win-

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ters, yet he may be found always at work with his men, making
every moment valuable through life. In addition to his business he
owns In various townships in this county, 533 acres of land, most of
which is under cultivation. He was married in Sussex County, Eng.,
in 1828, to Miss Philadelphia Burgess, a native of that county. To
this issue ten children have been born, eight of whom are living-
Thomas, who married Finira Layman, and resides in Pennis County,
Mo.; Harriet, wife of Nelson Hyland, resides at Kenton, Ohio; Betsey,
married Age Carter, who enlisted in the Thirty-fourth Zouaves, was
promoted to Captain, in which capacity he was acting when killed on
the field at Winchester; Belinda, wife of David Moore of this county;
John, who married Emma Judy, and are residents of this county;
Edward, who married Vina Browning, resides at the homestead, and
has three children-Ads, Tillie and Nellie; Mary, who married William
Guy, and resides in Marion County, Ohio; and Melissa, wife of G. D.
Hawley of this county.

J. B. WHELPLY, retired, Marysville. This gentleman added one to

the population of Union County March 24, 1827. His father, Joseph,
was a native of Montpelier, Vt., who came to this county in 1813,
and located in Union Township (at that time Ross County). He was
one of the early pilgrims of Union County, and quite an early settler
in Madison County, where he subsequently moved, and died in
1837. His wife, Mary Morrow, was a native of Syracuse, N. Y., whose
family founded a home in Union County in 1817. Her death is
recorded in February, 1882. The subject of this sketch was brought
up on the homestead farm. In 1852, he became engaged in the
mercantile trade at Milford Center, which he pursued successfully at
that point and at Marysville for twenty years, when he retired from
the active duties of life. He served the county as Sheriff four years,
and was appointed County Treasurer to fill an unexpired term
caused by the death of J, R. Russell in 1873. He was elected County
Commissioner, in the fall of 1876, and is occupied in that position at
this time. He had the entire supervision of the erection of the new
court house, the duties of which position he discharged to the entire

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satisfaction of the people He entered the ranks of the Union army in

1861, as First Lieutenant in Company B, Thirty-second Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and served in the field until February, 1862,
when he resigned on account of disability, and returned to his home.
The same year he was appointed United States Assessor, which
position he occupied until 1865. His life has been one of continued
activity, and with energy and sagacity he has made life a success.
His marriage to Miss Aspe C., daughter of Marova and Sophia Beach
occurred in 1849. Her mother was a native of Vermont, and was
brought with her parents to this State when seven years of age.
They settied in Madison County where she survives the death of her
companion. This union has borne them three children, two of whom
are living-Hylas H. and Lizzie.

A. J. WHITNEY, retired, Marysville, was a representative business

man of Marysville seven years, and was born in Susquehanna
County, Penn., November 28, 1829, and is a son of Everett and Julia
(Merriman) Whitney, natives of Connecticut, and pioneers of
Pennsylvania. Mr. W. came to this city in 1859, and soon after
engaged in the dry goods trade. In 1862, he formed a copartnership
with E. S. Pyne, under the firm name of Whitney & Pyne, and the
conearn pursued &a extensive trade until 1876, when the firm
dissolved, and Mr. W. retired. The awe year he organized the
Peoples' Bank of Marysville, of which he was appointed President,
and occupies that position at this time. Mr. W. is considerably
interested in stock, and is associated with Mr. Winget in the
introduction of Jersey stock, having made the first importation and
sale of this choice breed in Union County. Mr. Whitney was married
in February, 1858, to Miss Ruby Tuttle, a native of Pennsylvania,
who died in 1870, leaving two children. He was spin married to Miss
Kate Peck, a native of Milford, Conn. Three children were born to
this union, two of whom are living. The family are connected with
the Methodist Episcopal Church.

GEORGE WILBER, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Madison

County, N. Y., August 8, 1811. His father, Owen Wilber, was born
near Newport, Conn,; served in the war of 1812, and died in
Madison County, N. Y., His mother, formerly Sarah Pierce, was also
a native of Connecticut, and died at the birthplace of our subject.
George was reared to manhood on a farm, and acquired his
education in the common schools. In 1829, he married Margaret
Miller, a daughter of Joseph Miller. She died in 1833, and left no
issue. In 1834, he married for his second wife, Susan Cole, with

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whom he lived two years and two months, when she died. He
celebrated his third marriage, November 28,1860, with Mrs. Annette
Marshall, widow of Joshua Marshall and daughter of James and
Fanny Coolidge, who were natives of Massachusetts and Vermont,
respectively. The former was born July 24, 1792, and served in the
war of 1812. He came to Union County, and died March 19, 1846.
Mrs. Coolidge was born June 16, 1800, and same to Union
Township, this county, in 1816. She died January 29, 1865. Mrs.
Wilber was born in Allen Township, December 8, 1818. Mr. and Mrs.
Wilber, have one child, George M., born July 3, 1862. Mrs. Wilber
was the mother of nine children by her former husband ; of these
five an living viz.: James C., born January 26, 1840; Ai, born April 2,
1847; Emily E., born April 25, 1851; Victor A., born September 28,
1853, and Sarah F., born March 14, 1856, wife of Lewis Demorist. In
1827, Mr. Wilber, removed to Lucas County, Ohio, and took
contracts on the Wabash & Erie Canal on which he done $ 50,000
worth of work. subsequently, he returned to York State and in 1860
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Paris Township. During the period in York State before coming to

Union County, he was engaged on canals. He Superintended the
construction of the aqueduct over the Erie Canal, at Syracuse, N.Y.,
and was Superintendent of the Chenango Canal for a number of
years. Daring his residence in Union County, he has been engaged in
the pursuits of farming and stock-raising. He bought and shipped
live-stock to the Eastern cities for a number of years. Since 1862,
he* has devoted especial attention to keeping fine French horses, in
which he has been successful. In 1866, he located on his present
farm. He has been an active and useful citizen since he located in
the county. He served as Superintendent of gravel roads of Paris
Township, two years, and as Infirmary Director three years. He was
a member of the Agricultural Board eight years, and one year he
filled the office of President. He has been active in many of the more
important improvements of the county, and has always performed a
creditable part. He is identified with the Masonic Order and in politics
is Republican. He is the owner of a valuable farm of' 150 acres,
besides property in Marysville. Mrs. Wilber's first husband, Joshua
Marshall, was a son of James and Charity Marshall. He was born
February 28, 1807, and reared to manhood in Columbus. He came

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to Union County in 1840, and served his township as Treasurer four

years, and also as Justice of the Peace. he filled the capacity of
Commissioner of the county two terms, and died September 3,
1858. He was connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of
which he was an able member. He was a member of the Masonic
society. While in Columbus, he superintended the erection of the
Insane Asylum, which was burned in 1878.

N. C. WILCOX, firm of Wilcox Bros., dealers in clothing, boots and

shoes, and wholesale notions, Marysville. This enterprising house
established business in this city in 1879, succeeding J. W. Wilcox.
The firm carry a fall and complete stock of goods, with an
investment of $12,000 to $15,000, and have created a lucrative and
enjoyable trade. The subject of this sketch was born in Noble
County, Ohio, in 1845. For fourteen years prior to his coming to this
city. he was engaged in the same business at Allensville, Vinton Co.,
Ohio. His father, Joseph Wilcox, was a native of Delaware, and
settled in Vinton County, where he passed the remainder of his life.
His mother, Mary J. McClenahan. wag born in Ireland, and is a
resident of Vinton County, at this time. They raised a family of mine
children, eight of whom are living. Robert S., the senior partner of
this firm, is a native of Noble County, Ohio, and was engaged in
business at Hampdon, in that county, for some years. Both brothers
enlisted in the One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry in July, 1864, and served until the close of the rebellion.
The firm possess good business qualifications, and are able at all
times to be courteous, gentlemanly and obliging.

J. M. WILKINS, dry goods, Marysville. We take some pride in the

perpetuation of the Wilkins family, worthy as the present generation
are, and possessing the persevering qualifications transmitted from
its venerable head, for he, the father, was characterized by the
luster of honor, nobleness and integrity. Alfred F. Wilkins, the father
of our subject, was a native of Saratoga County, N. Y., from which
point he made his way to Union County, and settled in the north part
of the county, being among its primitive pioneers. He was a
professional surveyor, and was elected Surveyor of the county in
1854. His competency and valued services re-elected him to The
same position in 1857 and 1860. He was a faithful officer and
discharged the duties of that office until January, 1864. He was
Deputy County Treasurer, under David D Welch, from October,
1861, to the close of 1865. As Mayor of the city several years, he
gave unbounded satisfaction, and during his eventful career, won

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the esteem of his fellow citizens, which, cherished in memory, will

last as long as life and reason endure. He became widely and
favorably known while proprietor of the American House, and at the
time of his death, in 1876, was Justice of the Peace. His wife, Harriet
J. (Stewart.) Wilkins, who survives, was a native of Saratoga County,
N. Y., and bore him six children, all of whom are living, as follows: J.
C., married Nannie Bradley, and resides in Springfield, Ohio; Beriah,
married Emma J. Robinson, of this city; Keziah, wife of Hon. A. B.
Robinson; Charles F., married Josie M. Buxton; John M.; and Joseph
S., who was married, July 30, 1881, to Miss Minnie, daughter of
George Camp, of this city, by whom he has one child.

C. F. WILKINS, third son of Alfred F. and Harriet J. Wilkins, was

born in York Township October 7, 1852. When four years of age his
parents moved to Marysville, where he was reared to manhood. His
education was principally received in the public schools of the town.
From 1861 to 1866, he kept a fruit stand on Main street; he was
then employed as clerk for the firm of J. C. and Beriah Wilkins,
merchants, till March, 1870, when he took the same position in the
factory store of Robinson & Robinson. In June, 1876, he became a
partner in this establishment, and is an active member of the firm.
In 1877-78-79, he was associated with Robinson & Robinson in the
manufacture of woolen goods. In November, 1882, he purchased
the book and stationery store of Joe S. Wilkins, but soon after
disposed of it. Mr. Wilkins was married August 17, 1876, to Miss
Josie M. Buxton, a daughter of Darius Buxton of this place. Mr.
Wilkins is identified with the IOOF. and K. of P. Politically, he is
Democratic.

W. M. WINGET, Justice of the Peace and dealer in Jersey Cattle,

Marysville, was a son of Calvin Winget, a native of Marietta, Ohio.
His wife, Cynthia H. Irwin, was a daughter of Squire John Irwin, who
was the hither of a large family, and became well known among the
pioneer families of Union County. The subject of this. sketch, whose
portrait appears in

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We work, was born in Union Township, Union Co., Ohio, June 1,

1829. He acquired his education in the schools of this city, and
located at Pleasant Valley, learning the sad saddlery and harness-

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making trade. He was married at Milford Center, Union County,

November 29, 1853, to Miss Cynthia H. Culver, a native of this
county, and soon after established himself in business at that place.
He served Union Township as Clerk, fourteen or fifteen years, and in
1875, was elected Clerk of the Courts, of Union County, which office
he filled two terms. He was Mayor of the city of Milford four terms,
Justice of the Peace many years, and at this time Soto in that
capacity. He enlisted, May 2, 1864, as Commissary Sergeant, One
Hundred and Thirty-sixth Ohio National Guards, and served until the
expiration of his term of service in August, 1864. He reenlisted
September 2. of the same year, as Commissary Sergeant of the One
Hundred and Seventy-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was
honorably discharged as such May 29, 1865. During his long career
among the business men of this city, he has become popular as a
citizen, honored as a friend and neighbor, and respected by all. He
has passed all the degrees in Masonry but one, and is an eminent
officer of that fraternity, and also is a member of the G. A. R. His
living children are Hattie, wife of C. W. Newman, of Madison County;
William E., a student of medicine in the office of Dr. Blinn ; Lizzie, a
graduate of the high school in the class of 1982, and Mary E.

DAVID C. WINGET, retired, Marysville. This aged and respected

pioneer is a native of Union Township, where he was born October
22, 1803. His father, Stephen, was a native of Washington County,
Penn., who in company with Calvin Carey the maternal grandparent
of our subject, crossed the Alleghanies on horseback with all their
worldly goods, and located in Union Township in season to plant a
crop in the spring of 1801. Returning to Pennsylvania in the fall, they
brought their families and selected a home on the waters of the Big
Darby. Carey made the first clearing where Franklin now stands, but
afterward moved to Champaign County. Stephen lived to enjoy
pioneer life but about seven years after his coming. The subject of
this sketch was raised on a farm, but in early life served three years'
apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade in Urbana., Ohio. He was a
thorough and natural workman, and pursued his avocation until
unable to do so, when he retired to the enjoyment of his long life of
labor and reward. His mother, Hannah Carey, was a native of
Washington County, Penn., and the mother of six children. Of this
generation but two are living-David C. and ne sister, Phebe, wife of
Capt. James Curry. Mr. W. was married in 1827, to Miss Rhoda, a
daughter of Alex Reed, of this county; of the children born to, this
union, four are living. as follows: Marion A., who married Anna
Converse, and reside at Columbus; Curry, married Sarah Pratt, and

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reside in Dakota Territory; J. Preston, married Lizzie Phillips, and

Harvey H., who is in the regular United States Army, located at
Washington Territory. The second child, Calvin R., enlisted in the
Seventy-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was Adjutant of that
regiment when killed on September 20, 1863, on the field of
Chickamauga. Also Curry, J. P. and Harvey, served in the Union
army during the rebellion. Mrs. David C. Winget died in August,
1857, and he was again united to Miss Lucinda, daughter of James
Reed, a pioneer family. Two children are the fruits of this union, one
of whom is living-David F. at this time. July, 1882, engaged as
telegraph operator at Catawba, Ohio. Mr. W. was at one time Mayor
of Plain City, Madison County, and for some years served as Justice
of the Peace, and in other important offices of trust. He numbers
among the oldest living residents of Union County.

SAMUEL B. WOODBURN. The genealogy of the Woodburn family

proves their descent, in the paternal line. from the old Scotch-Irish
Covenanters. The first of the name in the United States was Robert
Woodburn, who emigrated about the year 1776. He effected. a
permanent settlement at Carlisle, Penn., where he was married to
Miss Mary Laidley, a native of Kentucky, who died leaving three
sons. He again married, this time to Miss Sarah Barr, of Wash.
ington County, Penn., by whom he had ten children-Mary, Elizabeth,
Margaret, Sarah, Samuel B., the subject of this sketch, Martha, John,
Jane, James and William. Samuel B., whose name heads this sketch,
was born in Mercer County, Penn., January 22, 1812. In 1816, his
family moved to Gallipolis, Ohio, and the following year to Greene
County, where his father died in 1825 Samuel, being the eldest son,
the charge of the family fell to him. He sought a location near Xenia,
Ohio, and for six years was diligently engaged in hauling
merchandise from that point to Cincinnati. By rigid economy, he was
enabled in 1841 to join his brother John in the purchase of 110 1/2
acres of land in Jerome Township. Subsequently he bought his
brother's interest, and laid out the village of New California. He
served eight years as Commissioner of the Marysville, New California
& Franklin County Free Turnpike, built under the free turnpike law,
passed by the State Legislature in 1842. It has since become a
gravel road, and Mr. Woodburn continues to act in the capacity of
Commissioner. For eighteen consecutive years, he served Jerome
Township as Justice of the Peace. During the rebellion, he was an
active worker in raising money and men to fill the quota from
Jerome Township, and it wag largely if not entirely due to his efforts
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of threescore and ten years, yet his active energies predominate,

and he is enabled to bear his part in the walks of men with the full
vigor of his prime. His marriage to Miss Lovinia, daughter of John
and Anna Henderson, occurred February 8, 1843. Of the ten children
born to this union, seven are living-Robert L., Clois C., Florence A.,
Emma A., Louella, Hamer C.

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and Maud. R. L. Woodburn, the eldest son and child, was born at
the old homestead in Jerome Township. November 26, 1843, he
entered the ranks of the Union army as First Corporal of Company B,
Eighty-sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, June 20, 1863, and
served in the field till honorably discharged in February, 1864. His
collegiate education was acquired in the Ohio Wesleyan University,
from which institution, he graduated in the class of 1869. During the
college term he became interested in, and acted as financial editor
of the Western
Collegian , now the
College Transcript ,
a semi-monthly devoted to educational matters. He commenced the
reading of law in 1869, under the preceptorship of Hon. J. W.
Robinson and L. Piper. Completing his studies in November, 1871,
he at once began the practice of his chosen profession in this city,
where he has since been continuously and successfully engaged
since his residence in Marysville, he has displayed an active interest
in educational affairs. In August, 1870, he was instrumental in
organizing the first Teacher's Association in the county. He has been
a member of the Board of County Examiners since 1872, and clerk
of the board since 1874. He was also a member of the committee
that selected the design and superintended the erection of the fine
school edifice, which is a worthy monument to the capacity of the
board. From 1877 to 1881, he filled the chair of Prosecutor of the
county with the highest satisfaction and efficiency. He was one of
the founders of the Building and Loan Association, formed in July,
1872, and acted as its Secretary till the close of its successful career
in 1881. In 1871, he became a Master Mason in Marysville Lodge,
No. 158, F. & A. M., and in 1872 became a Royal Arch Mason in
Marysville, Chapter No. 99. He took the Knight Templar degrees in
1873, at Raper Commandry, No. 19, at Urban&, Ohio, and in 1878
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WILLIAM W. WOODS, deceased, was born May 18, 1814, on the

Woods farm, on the Big Darby, about three miles below Milford, in
Union County, and died at Marysville December 27, 1881, having
been identified with the growth of every material interest of
Marysville and Union County throughout a long and wonderfully
active business life. He was the youngest child of Rev. Samuel
Woods, a Presbyterian minister, who settled on Big Darby in 1807,
and was the first pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Upper and
Lower Liberty the latter having been first located on the Woods
farm, but afterward removed to Milford, and the former on the
James Ewing farm, near Plain City. These churches were his charge
until his early death, April 27, 1815. Mrs. Woods, left a widow with
five young children in what was then a wilderness, and with small
means at her command, made a farm out of the wild land, with the
aid of her boys, educated aII her children well, as education went in
those days, and even sent one of them (Col. James F. Woods, now a
prominent member of the Pennsylvania bar, and the only one of the
children surviving), to college. It is needless to say that she was a
woman of great energy, bat she also possessed in a high degree
those rarer qualities, good judgment, sound common sense, and an
industry and perseverance that no obstacle could defeat. Added to
these, her high moral and social standing made her a women of
mark in her town and neighborhood, William received something
more than a common school education, having been for sometime in
a select school, under the instructions of Hon. John Gabriel, who
was a thorough scholar and a teacher of more than ordinary force
and influence, and Judge Woods, in after life, often spoke gratefully
of the instructions he received in this school. Otherwise his life, until
twenty one, was scarcely more eventful than that of other boys on
similar farms. It had enough of bard work, few comforts, and no
luxuries, but it sent him into active business life a clean man, with
no vices, a constitution like iron, and such physical health as few
men enjoy. Life on the farm did not fill the measure of his ambition,
but throughout his busy career he never lost his interest in farm
operations. Even when engaged in several business enterprises, any
one of which would have been burden enough for an ordinary man,
no farmer in the county was better informed as to market prices of
all farm products, and he was, in nearly all cases, a wise counselor,
as thousands of friendly farmers who came to him again and again
for advice can testify. And his knowledge of the duties of farm work
and stock-raising was always a surprise to those who knew what
treasures his well-stored mind possessed in other directions. His first

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experience in business wee as an itinerant book-agent, in Pittsburgh,

Penn., and while only moderately successful, it was rich enough in
experience, and he was an apt scholar. He never forgot this early
experience, and always had a warm side for book-agents and roving
canvassers of every sort, always receiving them with kindness and
encouragement, and generally with something more substantial than
sympathy. When this venture had lost its charm, he went to the old
home of his parents in Washington and Westmoreland Counties, and
embarked in business, but soon sold out and returned to Union
County, and in August, 1837, located permanently in Marysville,
forming a partnership with Stephen McLain, in a general mercantile
business. The partnership lasted but a few months, but Mr. Woods
continued the business successfully up to 1840, building up a
prosperous trade. In the meantime, in 1839, he had married Miss
Martha J. Thompson, who survives him.

The year 1840 was the turning point of his business life. He bought
and slaughtered hogs with the expectation of large profits; packed
the pork, and shipped it to Montreal, Canada, where he sold it in the
spring of 1841, at a lose that left him a bankrupt-about $13,000 in

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debt, and with only $3,000 in assets-$2,000 in gold, the proceeds of

his sales of pork, and the balance in notes. A debt of $10,000, in
those early days, was appalling, greater then one of $150,000 would
be now, but Judge Woods never faltered in the determination to pay
every dollar of it. Right here he faced the very serious question
whether he ought to apply his assets to his indebtedness, or hold it
as capital. After advising with friends, he took the latter course,
securing his larger debts by his brother's endorsement, giving notes
held by him as collateral for smaller debts, and thus securing an
extension of time on most liabilities. He then addressed himself to
his work with that matchless energy and judgment that marked the
whole of his subsequent career.

His first move was to purchase depreciated bank paper. At the time
of his failure in 1841, many of the banks in the West had failed,
among them those at Urbana, Granville. West Union and many
others. Their paper, in ordinary business, was worth but a small per
cent, but by law, the bank issuing it was compelled to take it at par

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on debts owing to it. Mr. Woods' plan was to hunt up debtors of

these banks and arrange to pay their debts to the bank. He then
bought up the depreciated paper at a large discount, paid the debts,
taking a mortgage or deed on the land on which the debts were
levied, the debtors getting a share of the profits, and an extension of
time. The profits of this business were $5,000 in one year, but the
success was won by in amount of work that few could have
accomplished in the same time. The money was bought of brokers in
Cincinnati. Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Time after time Mr. Woods
visited those cities, traveling always on horseback, and frequently
when the roads were at their worst. But neither bad roads nor bad
weather could discourage him. When the time came to go, he
always started.

The business of the first year had exhausted his money. It had been
faithfully applied to the payment of his debts, but one half of his
liabilities still stood against him. In casting about to find some other
means to meet these debts, which he regarded as sacred,. he
formed a partnership with Mains Wasson, in the mercantile trade,
Mr. Wasson furnishing the capital and credit, and Mr. Woods
contracting to do the work of the firm. This was in 1842, and times
were hard and selling goods unprofitable. The people were poor,
and if goods were sold, they must be sold on credit, and credit of
indefinite length at that, but Mr. Woods was equal to the occasion.
When customers owed and could not pay money, he would arrange
with them to take stock, grain, or any sort of produce that he could
market, and thus turn his goods into money and win trade. The
business grew rapidly and prospered, and help was needed to do the
work of the store, but Mr. Wasson held to the contract, and Mrs.
Woods stepped in to aid her husband, keeping the books and doing
other work in the store, so that, with the aid of a boy, he was able
to carry on the business at a slightly increased expense. So the
business went on until 1850. Times had improved, and the business
had been highly profitable to both partners. Mr. Woods' debts were
paid, dollar for dollar, principal and interest, to the last cent, and he
was once more master of moderate capital. An anecdote of the time
when he was struggling with this load of debts will give some idea of
his wonderfully keen insight into men, and his persuasiveness. A
farmer and son and hired man were working in a field, when they
saw Mr. Woods coming down the road on horseback and at once
guessed that he wanted to buy the farmer's wool, and after a hasty
consultation, they decided that it would not be safe to sell it to him,
as he had just failed and probably could not pay for it. The father

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went down to the fence, determined not to sell, but soon came back
and said, "I sold him that wool." The son protested, but the father
continued, "Well, I'd rather be swindled by Bill Woods than to sell to
any other man in Union County and get my money."

There was nothing in his after life in which Judge Woods gloried as
he did in this manful struggle with an overwhelming debt, and there
is no doubt that the ten years of life it cost him were thus well
spent, ripening his character, establishing a good credit, and
preparing him for an enlarged business career.

About this date, the project of a railroad was started; Judge Woods,
always public spirited, subscribed and paid $ 1,000 to the stock of
the company, though he could ill afford such a sum, and rendered
other aid that was invaluable. From 1850 to 1854, he again engaged
in mercantile trade, and carried on the ashery business, on a large
scale, the latter business being very profitable for several years.
When the railroad was finished, he built the grain ware house, still in
use in Marysville. and began dealing in grain, and at the time of his
death the firm of which he was the head, practically controlled the
grain trade for twenty miles along the railroad, a monopoly, it must
be said, which was never abused.

In 1854, Mr. Woods left the mercantile business permanently, and

established the Bank of Marysville, in company with Mr. H.
Anderson, of Marysville, and J. C. Evans, of Delaware. Later, Mr.
Woods purchased the interests of his partners, and made a new
alliance with Hon. C. S. Hamilton and Mr. David Welch, as partners,
and Mr. T. J. Buxton, now President of the City Bank of Minneapolis,
Minn., as Cashier. After the tragic death of Mr. Hamilton, another
change took place, and the firm of Fullington, Phellis & Woods, was
formed, under which title was built up the largest private banking
business in Ohio, outside of the larger cities.

In addition to these various enterprises, several of which were

carried on simultaneously, and in all of which he was the master
spirit, he was interested, from time to time, in the pur-

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chose of wool, stock, and other farm products. He also bought and
sold real estate, especially farm property, and was for several years
the responsible head of the Marysville Lumber & Butter Tub
Company, which, though not profitable In itself, gave employment to
many men, and gave an impulse to the growth of Marysville, where
such help was much needed. In 1875, he bought a large tract of
fertile farming land in Minnesota, and at the time of his death,
owned several of the finest stock and wheat farms, one of 2,400
acres, in that distant State. To all these interests he gave a more or
less close personal supervision, and possessed a knowledge of
details in each, that was scarcely less than marvelous, and which
gave some hint of what he might have accomplished if he had early
cast his rot in a large city, where, while following a single line of
business, he might have found a field broad enough for the exercise
of his unparalleled energies, without constantly pushing out in new
directions. As it was, beginning in 1841, loaded with an appalling
debt, and apparently hopelessly insolvent, he died in 1881, probably
the wealthiest man in Union County.

The qualities of head and heart that enabled him to win this success,
are worthy of study and imitation. He possessed in an eminent
degree a quick perception and sound judgment and business
capacity of the highest order. His decision once made, he followed
on to the end with rare skill, and an energy, patience and
perseverance that often wrested victory from defeat. But above all,
he was just and fair in all his business relations. No other man in
Union County could rally around him such an army of attached
employees. Always courteous and kindly, he added to this generosity
in all his dealings as an employer. He always paid the highest wages
of the time in cash. This insured him the beat service. His employees
seldom left him, as long as he needed their help, and when they
began life or business for themselves, he never lost his personal
interest in them, and many of those who worked for him by the
month, years since, are now among the wealthiest and most
prosperous men in the community. They had learned the art of
doing business in a good school, and had the secret of success, and
few of them failed to consult "The Judge," in all important and in
many cases trifling matters of business. In fact, during the latter
years of his life, a large portion of his time was consumed by those
who came to him for advice on all sorts of matters, business and
personal. The kindly nature of the man invited confidence, and the
care with which he considered every matter, even the most trifling,
that was thus brought to his attention, insured a wise and well

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considered answer. Hundreds of Union County men can date the

beginning of their success to following wise suggestions given by
Judge Woods, without money and without price.

Thus far the character of Judge Woods as a business man only, has
been presented, as that wag the field in which he was most active.
Yet no matter of public interest, escaped his attention. Never an
extreme partisan, he took the deepest interest in the results of
elections. Originally a Whig, he, at an early day, became sit anti-
slavery man, and with that strong and helpful sympathy for the
down-trodden and oppressed everywhere, black and white, he
ranged himself with the Abolitionists at a time when it cost
something to avow anti-slavery opinions. While his residence was
too conspicuous to be made a depot for the "underground railroad,"
few fugitives passed that way who did not have a kind and
encouraging word, and substantial help from him, before they
crossed the bridge over the Scioto on their way to Canada.

Old residents who recall those stirring times will remember the
active part he took in several cases when slaves were retaken in
Union County, especially that of "Bob and Lucinda," when the
excitement ran high, and Judge Woods, with others, employed the
ablest counsel in the county for their defense. His part in other cases
caused frequent threats of mobbing, and on more than one occasion
he was urged by friends to leave his home and remain away until
the excitement cooled. It is not necessary to say that he remained at
home, ready for consolation in any emergency.

So much for the business and public life of one who, by virtue of his
long and successful career, and his identification with every public
enterprise, must appear as a conspicuous figure in the early history
of Union County. That his matchless business qualities were
Supplemented by a generous nature, as true as steel, and as tender
as a woman's. those know best who were admitted to the inner
circle of his friendship. At home he was thoughtful for others and
careless of himself. In his later years, failing health called for
fortitude and patience, but in the most intense suffering, that
courtesy and thoughtfulness for others, which made for him so
many warm friends, and was the most potent element of success in
business, never forsook him, and the comfort and welfare of those
about him were always uppermost in his heart. His widow and two
daughters, the elder now Mrs. V. G. Hush, and the younger, Mrs. A.
G. Wilcox, all reside in Minneapolis, Minn., which, at his own

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request, was the place of his burial.

Judge Woods was a man of rare social qualities, possessing fine

conversational powers, backed by a fund of anecdote and a keen
sense of humor. He was also a good listener, qualities rarely found
united, and was always a genial companion. To those less fortunate
than himself, he was always most courteous and kindly, and no one
who was deserving ever appealed to him for help in vain, and it is
the poor who will remember him longest and respect him most. No
man ever harbored less malice than he. His most intimate friends
never heard him speak unkindly of his enemies, and he suffered
bitter wrongs in silence rather than depart from that practice which
was the embodiment of his faith, ,with malice toward none but with
charity

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all." While a liberal giver to every public enterprise, always ready to

do his part, and more than his part, he aided the poor without
parade, and indeed with the utmost secrecy. Many kind deeds were
unknown, even to members of his own family, until his death
brought to light many tear stained letters, thanking him for help in
time of sore need. He never passed a blind beggar without giving,
without considering his deserts. At one time when visiting Niagara
with his daughter, the carriage passed a blind man at a gate, but,
not having change in his pocket (he seldom carried money), drove
by, and the circumstance was forgotten, until months afterward the
daughter, in looking over old papers, found an acknowledgment of
the receipt of $1, "for the blind man at the gate," by a gentleman in
business near the locality, whose acquaintance Judge Woods had
made in his brief stay. His friend added in a postscript, " You made
this poor man happy for one day, at least." In the multiplicity of his
cares, he had found time to recall this unfortunate, whom he had
seen but once, and to whom he had never spoken.

In 1849, when the Free-Soil party held the balance of power in the
Legislature, he was (without his knowledge) elected an Associate
Judge of the Common Pleas Court of Union County, and performed
the duties of the office to the satisfaction of both people and bar
until the adoption of the present Constitution in 1851. At the
organization of the Republican party, Judge Woods joined it, and

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remained an active Republican and a zealous supporter of the

Government during the war, giving liberally and freely of his me ins
for the aid of soldiers and their families, as well as for all other
purposes that could aid the Government in the prosecution of the
war. Later he cared little about party, generally voting
independently, but in his later years, inclining to the Democratic
side, with that generous impulse that always led his strong nature to
sympathize with the weaker party in all contest. He was in no sense
an office seeker; his tests and ability led hire into business, and in
that field his greatest triumphs were achieved. He was a man who
was always equal to the occasion, and if he had been called into
public life, the same sagacity which enabled him to distance
competition in business would have soon made him a leader in any
public body.

JOHN H. WOOD, notion store, Marysville. John H. Wood is one of

the oldest native-born business man of this city. His father, Ira
Wood, was a native of Vermont, and among the early practitioners
of medicine in Union County. He first located in a log house at the
springs, and became a resident physician of Marysville in 1825. He
was Justice of the Peace some years, and in 1839 was stricken with
milk sickness, from which he died. His wife Margaret was born in the
Keystone State, and lived threescore years and ten of her life, dying
in 1880. The subject of this sketch was the eldest of eight children.
and was born at the homestead, corner of Main and South streets,
December 12, 1832. His father purchased this building in 1827,
which at this writing remains the only old landmark near the
business part of the town. Mr. Wood is a pharmacist by profession,
and established drug business upon the site now occupied by
McCloud & Brother, in 1856. Two years later, it was nearly destroyed
by fire, but rebuilt and occupied until 1860, when Mr. Wood erected
the present edifice. The following year the firm of Wood & Fields
was established, but was dissolved in 1868. In 1871, he further
improved the place by erecting his present business place. His
brother Harvey became associated with him at this time, and they
opened to the public a complete stock of notions. In 1880, Harvey
withdrew from the firm, and Mr. Wood has since continued alone.
He carries a very nest stock of about $4,000 to $5,000, and has a
liberal patronage. He has served this city and township as Treasurer
for the post fifteen years, and is connected with the IOOF and
Masonic fraternities. Mr. Wood was married to Miss Alibis, a
daughter of Dr. Rathburn, a pioneer physician of this county. Carrie
and John E. are their living children.

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HARVEY S. WOOD, nurseryman. Marysville, is a native of

Marysville, Union County, Ohio, where he was born December 10,
1839, and is the youngest son of Ira and Margaret Wood, natives of
New York and Pennsylvania respectively. Ira with hie father, John
U., were among the first families to join in the early settlements of
this county. The subject of this sketch in early life was engaged as a
salesman in his native city, And at The breaking-out of the rebellion.
he gave his service to the Union army and entered the ranks of the
Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in April, 1861. He served the call
of four months, and re-enlisted October 20, 1861, as private in
Company F, Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served three
years. He received promotion to First Sergeant, in October, 1862,
and Second Lieutenant the some year, in which rank he was taken
prisoner at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi, December 29, 1862, and
was confined in Libby Prison at Richmond, Va., until May 7, 1863,
when he was exchanged and returned to the service at Vicksburg,
and participated in the siege and surrender of that stronghold. Soon
after the battle of Jackson, Miss., in 1863, the superior officer, Capt.
Monroe, died, and Lieut. Wood succeeded to the command of the
company, in which rank he served to the close. Prior to his capture,
he engaged in the battles of Mill Springs, Ky., January 19, 1862;
Cumberland Gap, Tenn., June 18. 1862; Tazewell, Tenn., August 6,
1862; Manchester, Tenn., August 29, 1862. He was honorably
discharged November 25, 1864. Returning to peaceful pursuits, he
was engaged in the dry goods business at Richwood, Union County,
until the close of 1866, when he formed a copartnership with an
uncle, in a wholesale notion house at Bellefontaine, Ohio. His uncle's
death occurred the following year, and the stock was closed out. Mr.
W. returned to Marysville and joined his brother John H. in the
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ness". This Arm dissolved in 1879, and he purchased and settled

upon his present place, where he has been successfully engaged in
the nursery business. He was married, in 1861, to Miss Sarah, a
daughter of William and Isabel Phillips, and a native of Richwood,
where her parents settled and lived to the close of life's journey.
This union has been bleat with five children, all of whom are living,
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served in the City Council four years, and has always taken an
interest in all public affairs. He is a member of the Blue Lodge and
Chapter of Masons, of Red Men and of the G.A. R. Politically, he is
Republican.

THADDEUS WOOD, farmer, P. O. Marysville, a native of Paris

Township, was born November 6,1837. He is a son of Michael S. and
Eliza (Thayer) Wood, the former a native of New York and the latter
of Crawford County, Penn. They were married in Union County, and
were the parents of nine children; of these, seven are living, viz.:
Alpheus; Joseph E.; Demmis D., wife of O. J. Cowely; Clarinda A.,
wife of J. Smith Alexander; Thaddeus, the subject of this sketch;
Michael P., and Emily E., wife of William Stillings. Ira and Lebbeus
are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Wood resided on the homestead till
1865, when they removed to Marysville, where they both died. Our
subject was reared to manhood on the farm where he was born. He
was married December 23, 1860, to Mercy Reed, daughter of
Zephaniah and Siddie A. Reed. Mrs. Wood was born in Paris
Township August 30, 1840. They had eleven children, of whom nine
are living-Eva, wife of Mahlon Burris, Lewis, Abbe, Harvey M., James
M., William, George F., and Maud and Rodney (twins). In 1860, Mr.
Wood located on the farm that he now occupies, which contains 133
acres. His occupation is that of farming and stock-raising. he and
wife are members of the United Brethren Church. Politically, he is a
Prohibitionist.

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CHAPTER IV.

PIONEER HISTORY.
PRE-HISTORIC-EARLY EVENTS, MANNERS AND CUSTOMS-
EARLY SCHOOLS, RELIGIOUS

ORGANIZATIONS, ETC.-MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

OF INTEREST CONCERNING PIONEER TIMES

PRE-HISTORIC.

THE mysterious race called for the sake of convenience the Mound
Builders, whose works are scattered so thickly over a great portion
of the State of Ohio, seems to have almost ignored the territory now
included in the county of Union, for, from all accounts, there is not it
notable mound within the entire county, while the relics found in the
way of arrow points, stone axes, etc., are very few in number. Along
the valleys of the Scioto, the Miamis and other streams, the remains
of ancient fortifications and other works are often met with, and it
appears strange that nothing should have been constructed along
any one of the numerous streams coursing through Union County. In
consequence of the absence of these remains, it is unnecessary to
give an extended article on the subject in this connection.

EARLY WHITE OCCUPANTS OF OHIO.(1)

In correspondence between W. Jackson, Assistant Secretary of War,

and Gen. William Irvine, in the fall of 1783, mention is made of
settlements which had been made and were making between the
Muskingum and Wabash, and Irvine was apprehensive of the
renewal of war between those settlers and the Indians. Congress
obtained knowledge of the condition of affairs, and issued the
following proclamation:

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By the United States in Congress assembled. A proclamation:

WHEREAS, By the ninth of the articles of confederation, it is among

other things declared that "the United States in Congress assembled
have the sole and exclusive right and of regulating the trade, and
managing all affairs with the Indians not members of any of the
States; provided, that the legislative right of any State within its own
limits, be not infringed or violated," And Whereas. It is essential to
the welfare and interest of the United States, as well as necessary
for the maintenance of harmony and friendship with the Indians, not
members of any of the States, that all cause of quarrel and
complaint between them and the United States, or any of them,
should be removed and prevented; therefore, the United States, in
Congress assembled, have thought proper to issue their
proclamation, and they do hereby prohibit and forbid all persons
from making settlements on lands inhabited or claimed by Indians
without the limits or jurisdiction of any particular State, and from
purchasing or receiving any gift or cession of such lands or claims,
without the express authority and directions of the United States in
Congress assembled; and it is moreover declared that every such
purchase or settlement, gift or cession, not having the authority
aforesaid, is null and void, and that no right or title will accrue
Congress.

Done in Congress, at Princeton, this twenty-second day of

September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
eighty-three, and of our sovereignty and independence the eighth.

ELIAS BOUDINOT, President.

CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.

(1) Years before a white settler had located in Ohio, the French traders
and travelers had a route across the state which passed up the Sandusky
River from, Lake Erie to the mouth of the Little Sandusky; thence a short
distance up that dream to a portage to the upper waters of the Little
Scioto-the portage being about four miles long-and after reaching the
latter stream, canoes could easily float down it. The French used the route
in traveling from Canada to the Mississippi. Even before Lasalle saw this
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on their war incursions into the territory of the Southern tribes.,

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No attention was paid to this proclamation, and settlers poured into

the forbidden country so rapidly that the government found it
necessary to drive them out. On the 24th of January, 1785, the
Commissioners of Indian Affairs instructed Lieut. Col. Josiah Harmar,
of the First American Regiment, to employ such force as he might
deem necessary "in driving off persons attempting to settle on the
lands of the United States." Ensign John Armstrong was detailed
with a force of twenty men and fifteen days' provisions to perform
the task of driving off all within 150 miles of Ft. McIntosh, located at
the mouth of the Beaver River, in Pennsylvania. Armstrong
dispossessed settlers at points (in the Ohio as far down as Wheeling,
or a point opposite that place, and in his report to Col. Harmar
appears the following:

"As the following information through you to the. honorable the

Congress may be of some service, I trust you will not be displeased
therewith. It is the opinion of many sensible men (with whom I
conversed on my return from Wheeling) that if the honorable the
Congress do not fall on some speedy method to prevent people from
settling on the lands of the United States west of the Ohio, that
country will soon be inhabited by a banditti whose actions are a
disgrace to human nature. You will in a few days receive an address
from the magistracy of Ohio County, through which most of those
people pass, .many of whom are flying from justice. I have, sir,
taken some pains to distribute copies of your instructions, with those
from the honorable the Commissioners for Indian affairs, into almost
every settlement west of the Ohio, and had them posted up at most
public places on the east side of the river, in the neighborhood
through which those people pass. Notwithstanding they have seen
and read those instructions, they are moving to the unsettled
countries by forties and fifties. From the best information I could
receive, there are at the falls of the Hockhocking upward of three
hundred families; at the Muskingum, a number equal. At Moravian
Town, there are several families, and more than fifteen hundred on
the Rivers Miami and Scioto. From Wheeling to that place, there is
scarcely one bottom on the river but has one or more families living
thereon. In consequence of the advertisement by John Emerson, I

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am assured meetings will be hold at the times therein mentioned.

That at Menzons' or Haglin's town, mentioned in my report of
yesterday, the inhabitants had come to a resolution to comply with
the requisitions of the advertisement. "

This advertisement was as follows, as given in Mr. Butterfield's work,

Washington- Irvine correspondence, in the shape of a foot-note:

MARCH 12, 1785.

Notice is hereby given to the inhabitants of the west side of the Ohio
River, that there is to be an election for the choosing of members of
the convention for framing a constitution for the governing of the
inhabitants, the election to be held on the 10th day of April, next
ensuing, viz.: One election to be held at the mouth of the Miami
River, and one to be held at the mouth of the Scioto River, and one
on the Muskingum River, and one at the dwelling house of Jonas
Menzons, the members to be chosen to meet at the mouth of the
Scioto on the 20th day of the same month.

I do certify, that all mankind, agreeable to every constitution formed

in America, have an undoubted right to pass into every vacant
country, and there to form their constitution, and that from the
confederation of the whole United States Congress is not
empowered to forbid them, neither is Congress empowered from
that confederation to make a sale of the uninhabited lands to pay
the public debts, which is to be by a tax levied [collected) by
authority of the. Legislature of each State.

JOHN EMERSON.

Various orders were issued by Col. Harmar, and a Congressional

Committee approved his conduct; also authorizing him to remove his
troops from Ft McIntosh and post them at some point at or near the
Ohio, between the Muskingum and the Great Miami, "which be shall
conceive most advisable for further carrying into effect the before
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ing $600 for the purpose of transporting the troops and their
baggage. Under this order, Ft. Harmar was constructed at the mouth
of the Muskingum.

Gen. Richard Butler, in passing down the river at the

commencement of October, to hold a treaty with the Indians at the
mouth of the Miami River, found settlements at intervals from the
mouth of Yellow Creek nearly to the mouth of the Great Kanawha,
and did what he could to warn the settlers off, even giving orders to
one of the officers of the army who was to descend to the
Muskingum," to pull down every house on his way," some which had
been recently torn down having been rebuilt by the determined men
of the border. Whether all the settlers were driven out or not is not
known, but it is certain that no constitution for governing the
inhabitants was framed at that day, and the scheme for a now State
on the northwest side of the Ohio was not carried until seventeen
years later.

FIRST SETTLEMENTS IN UNION COUNTY.

In 1797, before a white settler had found a home in the tract of

country now forming the county of Union, a town was laid out on a
large scale in what is now Darby Township, on the South side of Big
Darby Creek, by Lucas Sullivant, who named it North Liberty. The in-
lots numbered 209 and the out-lots 116, and the plat is now on
record in Volume II, page 79, of Ross County, Ohio, deed records,
this county then being, partly included in Ross. Doubtless Mr.
Sullivant expected his town would at some not distant day be a busy
metropolis, but he ruined its prospects by laying out in August of the
same year (1797). the town of Franklinton, on the west side of the
Scioto River, opposite the subsequent site of Columbus.

Whether Mr. Sullivant ever made deeds for any of the lots in North
Liberty is not positively known, but he probably did. At all events,
the first settlement made in what is now Union County was at the
prospective city, in 1798-this being the date generally agreed upon,
although one authority gives it as early as 1795, which is not
possible.

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James and Joshua Ewing, and it is said that Mr. Sullivant induced
them to locate at North Liberty in order to begin the settlement at
that place, and if such was the fact, which is probable, it must have
been as late as the fall of 1797 or the spring of 1798. The latter year
is given by the best authority as the date of their arrival.

Joshua Ewing was born in Kentucky, and moved from Lexington

County in that State, to Ohio, his brother James accompanying him.
Joshua Ewing became one of the first Commissioners of Madison
County, upon its organization in 1810, but when Union County was
formed, the brothers found their farms included in it. James Ewing
brought four sheep to his place-the first seen in the county, and in
1812 became postmaster at Darby Creek, (1) the first post office
established in what is now Union County.

He was subsequently a director of the Franklin Bank, at Franklinton,

and accumulated a large property. He issued a style of currency over
his own signature. and transacted a large banking business in that
way. James Ewing died in 1850, and Elizabeth, his wife, in 1865.
Joshua Ewing died in 1821, and Margaret Ewing about 1837 -38.
Their mother, Hannah Ewing, who came with them to Ohio, died in
1815 or 1816. The family was originally from New Jersey.

In 1870, some controversy existing regarding the locality of. the first
settlement in Union County William M. Robinson, Esq., of Marysville,

(1) This office was established in 1812, the route extending over the "Post
Road " from Worthington to Urbana both then important towns. It was
long the only post office in the county and there was but one other on the
route, located at Dublin, Franklin County.

280 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

wrote to William B. Irwin, at Lebanon, Ohio, for his recollection of

the matter. Mr. Irwin was a former resident of Union County, and a
well known surveyor. His reply was as follows:

LEBANON, Ohio, April 25,1870.

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MR. W. M. ROBINSON Esq.-Dear Friend I am trying to answer your

letter respecting the organization of Union County, but am so feeble
and nervous I fear I cannot write so it can be read. * * * As to the
fact of the Ewings' first settlement being at North Liberty, I submit
the following facts- My mother's brother, Rev. Archibald Steele, was
a licentiate of the Presbytery of Washington, Synod of Kentucky. In
the spring of 1799, he was commissioned as a missionary in
Southwest Ohio, then a Territory. His mission was to visit all new
settlements, make out a list of all members of the church wherever
they wanted an organization, and report to Presbytery for proper
action. In fulfilling this mission, Mr. Steele kept a regular day
journal, yet in the hands of his heirs, to which I have always had
free access, and from it I got part of the history of the church of
Milford Center. In that journal, after following it from place to place,
we find the following: "Leaving Buck Creek, took the trail for Darby;
at 4 o'clock arrived at the house of my old friend, Joshua Ewing
where the family, consisting of Joshua and his family, James, his
brother, Betsey, their sister, and their aged mother lived in a new
town on the west bank of Big Darby, named North Liberty." In June,
1808, I was passing this place in company with Joshua Ewing, and
his oldest son, Scott (now dead), James Ewing, Samuel Robinson
and others; Joshua showed me the remains of the house in which be
lived, also his brothers, at the time Mr. Steele called on him; stated
that one was memorable from the fact that in it he and Mr. Steele
made up the roll of members which in after years made up the North
Liberty congregation. In further confirmation of the above fact, on
examination of the record of Presbytery, at the succeeding spring
session, a commission was appointed to visit this place, with others
reported by Mr. Steele, and organize churches where expedient. The
record shows this last commission, in obedience to instructions, did
in the fall of 1800 organize a church in this place by the name of
North Liberty. Joshua Ewing and Samuel Kirkpatrick were then and
there elected members. * * * * A good part of this would be more
appropriate for a church history than for a history of the county, but
the facts of the two were so interwoven that they give strength to
each other. The appointment of a mission to look after the sheep in
the wilderness, and then the report of Mr. Steele and the
subsequent action of Presbytery, adding the standing monument of
those organized churches with the record of these divisions up to
their present position, is abundant proof of the facts in the case. I
have heard Mr. Steele and Mr. Ewing often speak in after years of
the settlement of North Liberty, and of the visit of the former there,
and of many circumstances relating thereto. Now, my old friend, I

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remember well our buckskin breeches, linsey bunting shirts, corn

huskings and singing schools. Those days are gone. I will be glad to
hear from you as often as you can find time to write. * * * Yours
truly,

WILLIAM B. IRWIN.

At the conclusion of Mr. Irwin's letter, Mr. Robinson remarks: " In

addition to Gen. Irwin's recollection on this subject, I had a
conversation with William and David Winget, nephews of James
Ewing, and very early settlers in this county, and they both say they
saw the cabins they lived in North Liberty, many a time. This is the
way I became acquainted with the fact. I also know from my own
recollection that after they left those cabins and went down into
what is now Jerome Township, the Indians occupied the cabins and
grounds they vacated."

A history of Franklin County, Ohio, was published in 1858, by William

T. Martin, who writes as follows concerning the early settlements in
this region :

"Next after the settlement at Franklinton was a few families on

Darby, near where Mr. Sullivant laid out his town of North Liberty,
and a scattering settlement along Alum Creek. This was probably
about the summer of 1799. * * * About the same time,
improvements were made near the mouth of Gahannah (formerly
called Big Belly), and the settlements thus gradually extended along
the principal water-courses. In the. meantime, Franklinton was the
point to which emigrants first repaired to spend some months, or
perhaps years, prior to their permanent location. * * For several
years there was no mill nor considerable settlement nearer than the
vicinity of Chillicothe. In Franklinton, the people constructed a kind
of hand-mill, upon which they generally ground their corn; some
pounded it, or boiled it, and occasionally a

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trip was made to the Chillicothe mill. About the year 1799 or 1800,
Robert Balentine erected a poor kind of mill on the run near Gay
street, in the Columbus plat, and, near the same time, Mr. John D.
Rush erected an inferior mill on the Scioto, a short distance above
Franklinton. They were, however. both poor concerns, and soon fell
to ruins. A horse-mill was then resorted to and kept up for some
time; but the first mill of any considerable advantage to the county
was erected by Col. Kilbourne, near Worthington, about the year
1805. About the same time, Carpenter's mill, on Whetstone, in what
is now Delaware County, and Dyer's, on Darby, were erected. * * *
During the first years of the settlement, it was extremely sickly-
perhaps as much so as any part of the State. For a few of the first
years, the fever and ague prevailed so generally in the fall seasons
as to totally discourage many of the settlers; so that they would,
during the prevalence of the disease, frequently resolve to abandon
the country and remove back to the old settlements. But on the
return of health, the prospective advantages of the country, the
noble crops of corn and vegetables, the fine range for stock and the
abundance of wild game-deer, turkeys, etc., with which the country
abounded-all conspired to re-animate them and encourage them to
remain another year. And so on, Year after year, many of the first
settlers were held in conflict of mind, unable to determine whether
to remain or abandon the country, until the enlargement of their
improvements or possessions, the increasing conveniences and
improvements of the country, together with the fact that the
seasons had become more healthy, determined them generally to
remain. Although sickness was so general, deaths were
comparatively few, the disease of the country being principally ague-
or so it was called. There was the shaking ague, and what is now
familiarly termed chills and fever, which was then called the dumb
ague."

The record of the Court of Common Pleas for Franklin County has
the following entry under date of January 10, 1804: "Ordered, that
there be paid unto James Ewing, out of the treasury of Franklin
County, the sum of $8.75, it being the compensation due to him for
seven days' services in taking the list of taxable property and the
enumeration of white males in Darby Township for the year 1803."

It was not long after the Ewings had made their home in Darby
Township before other arrivals were noted, and the chain of
settlements extended along Big Darby Creek, in what are now the
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Reeds, Sagers, McCulloughs and others will be found noted in the

histories of the townships in which they located. Long after the
southern portion of the county was settled, the northern part was a
wilderness. As has been stated, that part of the county north of the
Greenville treaty line was not in condition to be settled until 1819,
and it was a number of years later than that in some of the
townships. before the cabin of the pioneer was seen in the small
clearing in the midst of the heavy forest.

On the 31st day of October, 1800, Lucas Sullivant and wife, of

Franklinton, then Ross County, Ohio, conveyed to Samuel Reed, of
Fayette County, Penn., 500 acres of land, for $1,150, or at the rate
of $2.30 per acre. This was the first tract of land sold in what is now
Union County, and the deed was carried to Chillicothe and recorded.
Union County was then included in the territory comprising Ross
County, of which Chillicothe was the seat of justice. The Sullivants
appear to have , been successful traders in land warrants and by
that means became the possessors of large tracts in the Virginia
Military District, much of it lying in what is now Union County.

(1) John F. Sabine, Esq., of Marysville, states that the last year in which
the ague prevailed generally over Ohio was about 1823-2.4. Since then it
has been confined to certain localities.

282 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

After this county was organized, the first warranty deed recorded
was made by Jesse Woodson to Allen Leeper, conveying 225 acres
of land for a consideration of $795. This deed. was made November
29, 1819, and recorded April 25, 1820, by Thomas Reynolds, first
Recorder of Union County.

In 1799, Samuel McCullough settled on the northeast side of Big

Darby Creek, at the mouth of Buck Run, in what is now Darby
Township, at the locality known as Bridgeport. His death occurred in
the spring of 1800, being the first death of a white person in what is
now the county of Union. There was no lumber with which to make
a coffin nearer than Chillicothe, eighty miles away, and Samuel
Robinson, the only carpenter in the county, was absent at that point
to procure a load of salt. The remains were kept until his return,
when he and his brother James cut down a walnut tree, split out

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some slabs and made a coffin of them, in which the body was placed
and buried at a spot a short distance down the creek since known as
the Mitchell Graveyard. Nothing was ever placed to mark his resting
place, and the exact locality of the grave is not now known. Mr.
McCullough left a wife and two sons-Alexander and Samuel,

The first white child born in Union County was Jesse Mitchell, whose
birth occurred in the latter part of 1799. His death occurred in 1880
or 1881, at his home in Jerome Township. Eliza M. Ewing, daughter
of Joshua Ewing, one of the first settlers in the county, was born
May 23, 1800, and was the second white child and the first white
female child whose birth occurred in the county. Her parents then
resided a short distance above the present site of Plain City. The
lady never married, and was for many years a resident of Fontanelle,
Iowa, where she was living in 1881. Robert Snodgrass, the third
white child whose birth took place in the county, was born
December 2, 1800, on the north bank of Darby Creek, opposite the
village of Milford, in a cabin situated not far from where the railroad
water tank now stands. In his early childhood, he had for playmates
the Indian children of the vicinity. He was the first white child born
in Union Township. On the lst of January, 1828, at the residence of
Mrs. Jane Robinson, a widow. who lived about a mile below
Unionville, on the north bank of Darby Creek, he was married to
Ellen, the daughter of the lady named, and lived to celebrate his
golden wedding. His wife bore him seven children, and with five of
them survived him. He died February 9, 1878. He had been for forty
years a member of the Presbyterian Church and was always an
earnest reader and a deep thinker. Such education as he possessed
was obtained in the log schoolhouses common in his early years.
Elizabeth Mitchell, daughter of Judge David Mitchell, born in Darby
Township, in May, 1803, was possibly the second white female child
born in the county. She became the wife of John W. Robinson, son
of Rev. James Robinson and father of Hon. James W. Robinson and
Col. A. B. Robinson, of Marysville. Her death occurred in 1873.

That there was marrying and giving in marriage at an early day in

the pioneer history of Union County, there can be no doubt; but, as
no official record has been found showing the marriages which took
place during the first years after the region was settled, it is possible
only to give them accurately after the county of Union had been
organized. The first marriage subsequent to that date, as found on
the records, was that of Thomas Reed and Jane Snodgrass, who
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During the first, year after the organization of the county, the
marriages numbered eleven, and but eight couples started on the
matrimonial journey in the year following. In 1822, however. the
spirit appeared to move the young people more thoroughly to action-
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-for the musty records show that twenty-four marriages took place
in that year, the ceremony having been usually performed by some
favorite Justice of the Peace. The following is a list of marriages
which occurred in Union County from its organization, in 1820, to
the 1st of January, 1830:

1820.

Thomas Reed and Jane Snodgass, by John Irwin, Justice of the

Peace.

John Deakins and Dolly (Peggy) News, by Richard Gosnel, J. P.

James Snodgrass and Polly McDowell; no return recorded.

Benjamin Foster and Amanda Cone, by Vinol Steward.

Moses Bedford and Betsey Southard, by Richard Gosnel, J. P.

John McCune and Polly Hager, by Clark Broding, J. P.

Winthrop Chandler and Lucy Hamilton, by Richard Gabriel, J. P.

William Richey and Massey Bodley; no return recorded.

Thomas Osborn and Elizabeth Price, by James Bell, J. P.

Elba Burnham and Lorinda Burnham, by John Irwin.

John Merron and Polly Parthemore, by Clark Broding, J. P.

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1821.

Standish Culver and Betsey McCloud. by Russell Bigelow, J. P.

Abraham Davison and Jane Martin, by, Clark Broding, J. P.

Benjamin Sibley and Lydia Hilliard, by George Brown, J. P.

William A. Brown and Mary Bagley, by Rev. Jeremiah Converse.

William Concleton and Martha Thompson, by Tames Bell, J. P.

George Parmenter and Nancy Marquess; no return recorded.

Charles Brooks and Polly Hanahman, by L. Maze, J. P.

Elisha White and Sarah Culver, by George Brown.

1822.

Jonathan Miles and Susannah Porter; no certificate recorded.

Andrew Dodds and Hannah Hukman, by Rev. James Robinson.

Hiram Dodge and Clarinda Parmenter, by Clark Broding, J. P.

Warren Wren and Lucy Hubbard, by Elias Robinson, J. P.

John Taylor and Jane Noteman, by Clark Broding, J. P.

Asahel Parmenter and Eleanor Dodge, by Clark Broding

Jonathan Brooks and Mary Gates, by William Ruba, J. P.

Thomas Saunders and Maria Geer, by Elias Robinson, J. P.

Isaiah Garwood and Caroline Culver, by George Brown, J. P.

David Gill and Eleanor Piper, by Rev. James Robinson.

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James Reed and Elizabeth Johnston, by Rev. James Robinson.

John Donally and Betsey Milton, by Matthias Collins, J. P.

Michael Wood and Elvira Thayer, by James Bell, J. P.

Israel Lockwood and Angeline Culver, by Elias Robinson, J. P.

Robert Cratty and Eleanor Porter, by Rev. James Robinson.

Calvin Winget and Cynthia A. Irwin, by Rev. James Robinson.

Andrew Craig and Betsey Vandrevander, by Elias Robinson, J. P.

John Bartholomew and Hannah Sager, by Clark Brown, J. P.

David Farrow and Sally Wolford, by George Brown, J. P.

Richard Smith and Betsey McCloud, by Samuel Smith, J. P.

Garret Harris and Sarah Orr, by James Beadle, J. P.

Robert Dinwiddie and Susan Bradley, by Rev. Jeremiah Converse.

George Elifrits and Martha Harris, by James Bell, J. P.

James Connor and Delby DeWitt, by Clark Brown.

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1823.

Robert L. Hanaman and Hannah Plummer, by William Ripley, J. P.

Joseph Geer and Jane Churchill, by George Brown, J. P.

Hezekiah Kennedy and Martha Saunders, by George Brown, J. P.

Thomas Graham and Jemima Conkleton, by Rev. J. Converse.

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Westbrook Knight and Catharine Cramer, by Elias Robinson, J. P.

Reaves Robinson and Hannah Wilson, by Rev. John Taylor.

Jonathan Burris and Elizabeth Said, by Rev. Jacob Drake.

William Newhouse and Ann Richey, by Rev. James Robinson.

Benjamin Sager and Dilly Rossell, by James Boal, J. P.

William Thompson and Sally Sherman, by James Boal, J. P.

Southard Mathers and Phelenie Rice, by Rev. John Inskeep.

.Joseph Lawrence and Mary Cochran, by Rev. James Robinson.

John W. Robinson and Betsey Mitebell, by Rev. James Robinson.

Moses Green and Sarah Stickle, by J. Buck, J. P.

Robert Maze and Sarah D. Mitchell, by James Beale, J. P.

Jesse Mitchell and Eliza Robinson, by Rev. James Robinson.

William Graham and Elizabeth Bell, by William Richey, J. P.

David Harrington and Fanny Lane, by Elias Robinson, J. P.

Jeremiah Baughan and Ellizabeth Brake, by James Boal J. P

1824.

Daniel Harris and Sybil Lathrop, by Elias Robinson, J. P.

Simeon Hager and Rhoda Taylor, by John McCune, J. P.

Jotham Johnson and Polly Marquis; no return recorded.

Abraham Amrine and Polly Wolford, by Matthias Collins, J. P.

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William Borham and Urana Wilson, by William Richey, J. P.

David Ripley and Phebe Cooledge, by Elias Robinson, J. P.

Samuel Reed and Joanna Hathaway, by Elias Robinson, J. P.

Nicholas Hathaway and Elizabeth Morton by Samuel Robinson. J. P.

Hardin Hovey and Eliza Brown, by Elias Robinson, J. P.

John Hanady and Betsy Morse, by Richard Gabriel, J. P.

Leonard L. Wilmoth and Lydia Gibson, by William Richey, J. P.

Stephen Johnson and Hannah N. Patch; no record of certificate.

Abraham Amrine and Nancy Adams, by Matthias Collins, J. P.

Lafayette Tibbetts and Matilda Ann McGown, by Matthias CollinS, J.

P.

Stephen Hill and Susannah Lukenbill, by William Richey,

J. Moses Harris and Polly Lukenbill, by William Richey, J. P.

John Porter and Hannah Dodds, by Rev. James Robinson.

John Porter and Jane Crawford, by Rev James Robinson

1825.

Elijah Orahood and Sarah Carter, by William Gladhill, J. P.

Samuel T. Hovey and Rachel Comer, by Richard Gabriel, J. P.

William Porter and Hannah Snodgrass, by Rev. James Robinson.

Sumner Payne and Aurelia Burnham; no return shown.

George Lukenbill and Margaret Sager, by William Richey, J. P.

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Rueben Burdick and Elizabeth Dinwiddie, by Samuel Farnum, J. P.

Parthemore and Sarah C. Thornton, by Silas G. Strong J. P

Burdick and Margaret Richey, by Silas G. Strong J. P.

David Burnham and Nancy Gabriel, by Rev. James Robinson.

Henry Hulse and Polly Wilson, by Silas G. Strong, J. P.

John Reed and Jane Ann Snodgrass, by Samuel Robinson, J. P

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Edmund Holycross and Jane Andrew, by Richard Gabriel, J. P.

Thomas F. Woods and Sarah Shelpman, by Rev. James Dunlap.

David Mitchell and Hannah Caldwell, by Rev. James Robinson.

Harvey Burnham and Eliza Hovey, by Elias Robinson, J. P.

Caleb Orahood and Elizabeth Shirk, by William Gladhill, J. P.

Benjamin Gorton and Mary Ann Cooledge, by Rev. James Robinson.

John McDonald and Philomela Miller; no return shown.

1826.

Adam Brake and Eva Baughan, by William Gladhill, J. P.

John S. Lock and Louisa Harrington, by Silas G. Strong J. P.

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Ira Patrick and Laura Tarpening, by James Bell, J. P.

William Holycross and Amy Andrews, by Richard Gabriel, J. P.

Jacob Sennet and Eve King, by James Beal, J. P.

Lawrence Tarpening and Mary Davis, by James Beal, J. P.

Silas Bell and Abigail Sherman, by Samuel Farnum, J. P.

John W. Edgar and Parmela Johnson, by William GladhilI, J. P.

William Mitchell and Mary W. Reed, by Richard Gabriel, J. P.

John P. Reed and Melinda Asher; no record.

John King and Polly Porter. by Richard Gabriel, J. P.

Minor Walcott and Clara Butler; no record.

David Duval and Elizabeth Coleshine; no record.

Levi Phillips and Sarah Cooper, by Silas G. Strong, J. P.

William Robinson and Hannah Coe, by Rev. James Robinson.

Cranston Bates and Mary Gaston; no record.

Jason Rice and Julia Lathrop, by Silas G. Strong, J. P.

Daniel Furrow and Polly Baty, no record.

James D. Irwin and Polly Reynolds, by Silas G. Strong, J. P.

Morde. ai Boughn and Ozillye Orahood, by William Gladhill, J. P

James Cochran and Elizabeth Reed, by Silas G. Strong, J, P.

Matthias Collins and Prudence Gates; no record.

John Irwin and Rhoda Stokes, by Rev. John Inskeep.

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Aaron Merriman and Mary Ann Sager; no record.

Tobias Beightler and Sarah Amrine, by Andrew Amrine, J. P.

1827.

Joseph Gibson and Polly Anderson, by Rev. James Robinson.

Aaron Harrison and Margaret Lukenbill, by William Richey.

Thomas Randall and Mary Stuart, by Rev. James Robinson.

Lyman Konknight and Sarah Culver, by Rev. James Dunlap.

Ralph Cherry and Rachel Comer; no record.

Eli Frankenberger and Caroline Rice; no record.

Abraham Elifrits and Polly Boram, by Silas G. Strong, J. P.

Ralph Graham and Hannah Burdick, by William Richey, J. P.

James Clark and Sarah Wilson, by Henry Swartz, J. P.

John W. Plummer and Matilda Randall, by Silas G. Strong, J. P.

Benjamin Fenner and Sarah Bennett, by Rev. Samuel Bradford.

Richard Hoskins and Ann H. Martin, by Silas G. Strong, J. P.

1828.

Jehial P. Buckman and Clarinda A. Plummer, by Silas O. Strong,

Lemuel Tucker and Maria Walton, by Silas Strong.

Jonathan Bowen and Mahala Clark, by Samuel Farnum, J. P.

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Samuel Beebe and Lucy Ann Rogers, by Judah Dodge, J. P.

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James Russell and Charity Smith, by Silas G. Strong, J. P.

Lucas Low and Margaret Sager: no return.

Robert Snodgrass and Eleanor Robinson, by Rev. James Robinson.

William Harrison and America Harrison, by Samuel Farnum, J. P.

Jesse Porter and Eleanor R. Reed; no return.

Amos A. Williams and Eleanor Stewart; no record.

Moses Taylor and Susan Marshall, by Henry Sager, J. P.

John Luckenbell and Elizabeth Andrews, by Eliphas Burnham, J. P.

Levi Hinton and America Ann Harrington, by William Richey, J. P.

Welling Westlake and Sophia Elliott, by Andrew Amrine, J. P.

Gideon Sennett and Lucy Alley, by David Mitchell, J. P.

Samuel Simpson and Mary Brannan, by David Galland, J. P.

William Parkison and Jane Reed, by Eliphas Burnham, J. P.

Peter Andrus and Delila DeWitt, by Samuel Farnum, J. P.

Levi Sager and Margaret Low; no record.

Rodney Smith and Delila Reynolds, by Rev. Samuel Bradford.

Christopher Myers and Hannah Graham, by William Richey, J. P.

James Holycross and Miranda Impson, by David Mitchell, J. P.

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Otway Curry and Mary Noteman, by James Buck, J. P.

John Kingry and Sophia Carter, by Henry Vangorden, J. P.

1829.

John West and Caroline Patch; no record.

Michael Brake and Polly Shirk, by William Gladhill. J. P.

Andrew Keyes and Rebecca Sabin, by Elias Robinson, J. P.

Joseph Roseberry and Margaret Carter, by William Richey, J. P.

William M. Robinson and Hannah H. Crawford, by David Mitchell, J.

P.

Samuel Reed and Sarah Davis, by Rev. B. Lawrence.

David Reed and Mary Allen, by John Rathbun, J. P.

Hollis Strong and Prudence S. Williams; no record.

Hezekiah Spain and Susan Epps; no record.

William Edgar and Rachel Kigar, by Ira Wood, J. P.

Jesse Spurgin and Susan Wilson, by Samuel Farnum.

Joseph Stokes and Mary Austin, by Rev. John Inskeep.

Hiram Kent and Amanda Harrington, by Rev. Samuel Bradford.

William Campbell and Ann Colbert, by Ira Wood, J. P.

Apples Eastman and Barbara Marquiss, by Henry Sager, J. P.

Christian Stiner and Ruth Gibson, by Ira Wood, J. P.

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Jesse Bowen and Susannah Spergin, by William Richey, J. P.

Perry Hughbanks and Sarah White, by D. Galland, J. P.

William Coffman and Mary Brake, by William Gladhill, J. P.

John Cartwright and Martha Mitchell. by David Mitchell, J. P.

Robert Graham and Judith Bell, by William Richey, J. P.

Andrew Amrine and Ruth Wells, by A. Amrine, J. P.

Zephaniah Westlake and Isabella Gregg, by Andrew Amrine, J. P.

Ira Bennett and Betsy Scott; no record.

Stephen Winget and Matilda W. Marshal, by David Mitchell, J. P.

John Lane and Mary Dysert, by William Richey, J. P.

Manuel Brown and Lydia Crouse, by David Mitchell, J. P.

George Parthemore and Mary Wood, by David Mitcell, J. P.

Hezekiah Spain and Susannah Epps, by Rev. John Inskeep.

The first election held within the limits of the present county of
Union was for the township of Darby, in 1803, when a Congressman
was to be elected from the State. This election was held at the
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Mitchell, and eighteen votes were cast. The election in the State at
that time resulted in the choice of Jeremiah Morrow, of Warren
County, for Congress, and that sturdy pioneer and statesman made
his journeys to the capital of the nation on horseback.

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In 1818 or 1819, the first brick house in Union County was built by
Samuel Robinson, on his farm in Darby Township. Benjamin, and
Noah Tinkham, manufactured the brick and laid them in the walls.

William M. Robinson was a resident of Marysville, was born on the

farm of his father, James Robinson, in Darby Township, in April,
1808, and was a curiosity from being the only boy in the
neighborhood. He remembers that the Indians encamped many a
time opposite his father's place. They were always civil and
peaceable. The boy used to be called "Whistling William " because of
his habit of whistling much of the time. On one occasion, be was
riding a horse tramping out wheat, in the old-fashioned way, and
was whistling happily, when some Indian boys who happened along
heard him and were surprised into a laugh; they had never heard
whistling before. After awhile, the boy stopped whistling, but as the
young Indians seemed anxious for him to continue, his father. told
him to keep on, which he did, to the great delight of the youthful
red-skins. The latter had their bows and arrows with them. When
James Robinson was drafted during the war of 1812, he left his wife
and six children at home in the woods, but they were not much
afraid, as the Indians were always so peaceable. The red people
usually walked while traveling, but they had ponies and could have
ridden had they desired. There were living in November, 1882, but
three persons in Union County who had been residents thereof as
long as Mr. Robinson, and those were George Snodgrass, of
Marysville; Josiah Reed, of Union Township, and Joel Conklin, of
Leesburg Township. This statement is made on the authority of Mr.
Robinson.

On the farm of James Robinson, in Darby Township, where he first

began to clear were a couple of wild plum trees which afterward
bore for many years. Those trees were yet alive in the fall of 1881,
and it is probable that living portions of them may still be standing.
They are indeed " old settlers."

On the south bank of Big Darby Creek, on land owned by Nathan

Howard, Esq., present County Commissioner, about two miles above
Milford Center, is a locality known as the " Indian Fields," so called
from having been a favorite camping ground of the Indians. They
had two or three acres cleared, and the space subsequently grow up
to a thicket of plum trees. The ground was never cultivated by the
Indians, so far as known. It is in Allen Township, at its southern

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extremity.

It was necessary for the settlers to have some means of preparing

their grain for food, and the first form of mill used was a " hominy
block," made by burning a hole in the top of a stump and arranging
a sweep so that two men could pound corn into meal. For a sifter. a
deer-skin was stretched over a hoop, and small holes made in it by a
hot iron often a common steel table fork. Next followed the hand-
mill, which was but a slight improvement; then the horse-mill, and
finally the water-mill and steam-mill. These are given in the order of
their importance, though in some localities it was the case that the
water-mill was the first introduced. The first mill of any importance
in Union County was a water-mill which was built by Frederick
Sager, in what is now the township of Jerome. It stood on the north
bank of Big Darby Creek, about a mile above Plain City (formerly
Pleasant Valley), and a short raceway was constructed to convey the
water to the wheel. The set of stones used by Mr. Sager he had
manufactured from bowlders found in the neighborhood, and they
ground everything that was brought for the pur-

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pose-wheat, buckwheat and corn. John F. Sabine, Esq., of

Marysville, remembers going to this mill in 1814, and thinks it then
had been standing for several years. It is stated that George Reed's
log, mill on the Big Darby, at Milford, was erected in 1810 or 1812,
and that the date was prior to the erection of Sager's mill, but the
evidence is not sufficient to substantiate the fact. Both mills were
built very early. and both were found by the inhabitants of the
region at that time to be exceedingly convenient institutions. For
several years after the first settlement of the county, the wheat crop
was nearly a failure, and would scarcely grow at all on the Darby
Plains, where now it is the principal cereal produced. Corn was the
main crop of the pioneers, and on it their dependence was mostly
placed for breadstuff; yet unfavorable seasons affected it greatly,
and the higher which were the poorer-lands were-only cultivated for
many years, or until a system of drainage was adopted, developing

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the lower lands into excellent crop raising localities. Distilleries

abounded in all the settlements, and much of the corn raised was
taken to them and worked up into whisky. Small copper stills were
used, and a bushel of shelled corn was the price of a gallon of
whisky. One of the earliest distilleries in the county was owned by
one of the Sagers, about one and a half miles west of Plain City. The
article of whisky manufactured among the settlers was different in
several respects from that commonly dispensed by dealers at the
present day. It was nearer a genuine article, and was not warranted
to kill at forty rods, yet if imbibed in sufficient qualities its immediate
effects were not perceptibly different from those attendant upon the
free use of liquor in this year of grace 1883. It is not denied that
people "got drunk" in the times when log-cabins were the only
mansions in this region, and it is even admitted that some of them
were in a state of inebriation rather oftener than was conducive to
their good; while it is freely stated that it was the custom for
everybody to drink, hand out the bottle and cup to guests, and keep
the article always on hand. A person who did not taste the liquor
occasionally was almost a curiosity.

Salt was a very expensive article. In Franklin County, some of the

settlers manufactured it at a salt spring three or four miles below
Columbus, but the enterprise was not found to be profitable. It is
not now known whether any of the salt from that locality found its
way into Union County or not. Most of that used here was the
Kanawha salt, procured at Cincinnati. After the State canal was
opened, the New York salt was introduced, coming by way of
Columbus. When purchased at Cincinnati, its usual cost was $3 per
bushel of fifty pounds. Salt came also from Zanesville. John Jolly, an
early resident of Darby Township, wanted some salt at one time,
and after threshing out twenty-five bushels of wheat, he took his ox
team, hauled the grain to Zanesville, along with the necessary
provisions for the trip, exchanged it for a barrel of salt and returned,
having been absent from home for ten days.

The stock owned by the early settlers was hardly equal in quality to
that now seen in the same region. There were a few horses and
cattle; the people from New England used oxen instead of horses, as
a rule. After a time, improvements were begun by the settlers on the
plains, and the inferior varieties became known as "woods stock." As
by law required, each owner of an animal had his private mark, crop
or brand placed upon it. All animals were allowed to run at large. "
Hogs ran wild without a pen, " and among the older settlements the

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principal legal suits were brought for stealing hogs.. When the
supply of pork was short, it was only necessary to step out and
shoot some stray grunter in order to replenish the barrel. If the
animal's ears happened to bear the mark of some other owner, they
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thrown away. It was not customary to obtain an abstract of title to

the doomed hog when the larder was empty, and one man stood as,
good show as another.

Among the evils which brought terror into the settlements for a
considerable number of years was the dread disease known as milk-
sickness. Its real cause was never known, but it is now supposed
that it lay in a fungus growth which abounded in deeply shaded
places. At all events, the disease disappeared after the country was
cleared up. Its effects were nearly always fats 1, it caused terrible
suffering, the thirst of the victim being intense from the internal
fever caused by the poison within. It was common everywhere, and
many persons died from contracting it. Occasionally one recovered,
and those who did, though now wearing the livery of age, remark
the extreme suffering they underwent during the time they were ill.
There are several persons now living in Marysville who lost relatives
by it, and who were themselves almost past recovery, but who
fortunately withstood the attack and lived to tell of its terrors.

An observing person would have noticed great difference in the

manners of the settlers from different regions of country. The New
Englander had his peculiarities, but they were not in the least like
those of the Pennsylvanian, and either was unlike the Virginian, the
Carolinian, or the Kentuckian. An occasional New Yorker found a
home in this county, and he, too, possessed the traits of the State
from which he had emigrated. The customs of the fathers were
handed down to their sons, and it is quite easy, even at the present
time, if possessed of a thorough knowledge of the manners of the
people of the various States here represented, to determine whence
the inhabitants derive their lineage. The county of Union, however,
is more cosmopolitan than most of its southern neighbors, and the

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blending of the different classes has resulted in a general community

of which any State might be proud. Here is a thrifty and enterprising
population, inhabiting a region rapidly developing into one of the
best in the great State of Ohio.

In some of the surrounding counties, it wag customary among the

pioneers, upon their arrival, to construct three-sided, sloping-roofed
shanties, which they called " camps." In front of the fourth side,
which was open to the weather, a huge fire of logs was kept
burning, and these primitive structures were occupied until the
regularly built log cabin was ready for occupancy. In Union County,
however, it is stated that very few of the " camps " were ever built,
the settlers preparing the log houses for permanent occupation at
the very start and thus saving considerable labor. If help was plenty,
it was easy to build a cabin in a day The shingles, or "clapboards," -
four feet long, were. split out on the ground, and the roof, held
firmly in place by-weight poles, could without much extra labor be
put on the same day. It sometimes occurred that a family moved
into its cabin before the puncheon floor was laid or the door hung,
bit this was in case of extreme weather, when some place of shelter
was indispensable.

A person writing, about 1846-47, of early days in Delaware County,

recorded the following items, which are as applicable to pioneer
times in Union County:

"I learn from the old pioneers that during the early period of the
county the people were in a condition of complete social equality; no
aristocratic distinctions were thought of in society, and the first line
of demarkation drawn was to separate the very bad from the
general mass. Their parties were for raisings and log rollings, and,
the labor being finished, their sports usually were shooting and
gymnastic exercises with the men, and convivial amusements among
the women; no punctilious formality nor ignoble aping

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the fashions of licentious Paris marred their assemblies, but all were
happy and enjoyed themselves in seeing others so. The rich and the
poor dressed alike-the men generally wearing hunting shirts and

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buckskin pants, and the women attired in coarse fabrics produced by

their own hands. Such was their common and holiday dress, and if a
fair damsel wished a superb dress for her bridal day, her highest
aspiration was to obtain a common American cotton check The
latter, which now sells for a shilling a yard, then cost $1, and five
yards was deemed an ample pattern; silks, satins and fancy goods,
that now inflate our vanity and deplete our purses, were not then
even dreamed of. The cabins were furnished in the same style of
simplicity; the bedstead was home made, and often consisted of
forked sticks driven into the ground, with cross poles to support the
clapboards or the cord. One pot, kettle and fryingpan were the only
articles considered indispensable, though Some included the tea-
kettle; a few plates and dishes upon a shelf in one corner was as
satisfactory-as is now a cupboard full of china, and their food
relished well from a puncheon table. Some of the wealthiest families
had a few split bottom chairs, but as a general thing stools and
benches answered the place of lounges and sofas, and at fast the
green sward or smoothly leveled earth served the double purpose of
floor and carpet. Whisky toddy was considered luxury enough for
any party; the woods furnished abundance of venison, and corn
pone supplied the place of every variety of pastry. Flour could not
for some time be obtained nearer than Chillicothe or Zanesville;
goods were very high, and none but the most common kinds were
brought here, and had to be packed on horses or mules from Detroit
or wagoned from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, thence down the Ohio
River in flat-boats to the mouth of the Scioto, and then packed, or
hauled up. The freight was enormous, costing often $4 per ton. Tea
retailed at from $2 to $3 a pound, coffee 75 cents, salt $5 to $6 per
bushel (50 pounds). The coarsest calicos were $1 per yard, whisky
from $1 to $2 per gallon, and as much of the latter was sold as of all
other articles, for several years after Delaware was laid out; but it
must be remembered that this then was the border town, and had
considerable trade with the Indians. It was the common practice to
set a bottle on each end of the counter for customers to help
themselves gratuitously to enable them to parchase advantageously!
Many people suffered hardships and endured privations that now
seem insupportable."

The log-cabin of the pioneer has been so often described that most
persons are familiar with its peculiarities, even though they may
never have seen such a building; but it is not out of place to give a

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description here: When the walls of the cabin had been laid, the
spaces between the logs were filled with split sticks of wood, which
made up the "chinking," inking." and a " daubing" of clay mortar
was plastered over, making a comparatively solid and substantial
wall, through which the cold wind seldom swept in winter, and
through which the excessive summer heat hardly penetrated. The
floor was often nothing more than earth tramped hard and smooth,
but the kind commonly in use was made of " puncheons, " or split
logs with the flat sides upward, hewed smooth. The roof was made
by gradually drawing in the top to the ridge-pole, laying the "
clapboards " or. cross pieces and fastening them down with long
weight-poles. In constructing a fireplace, a space about six feet in
length was cut out of the logs on one side of the room, and three
sides were built up with logs, making an offset in the wall. If stones
were plenty in the neighborhood, they were used to line the fire-
place; if not, earth was brought into requisition. The flue, or upper
part of the chimney, was built of small split sticks, two and a half or
three feet in length, carried a little space above the roof and
plastered over with clay; this, when finished, was called a "cat-and-
clay chimney." A space

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was cut in one side of the room for a door-way, and a door made of
clapboards was hung (on wooden hinges, secured by wooden pins
to two cross-pieces. The fastening was a wooden latch catching on a
hook of the same material. To open the door from the outside, a
strip of buckskin was tied to the latch and drawn through a hole a
few inches above the latch-bar; on pulling the string, the latch was
lifted and the door was pushed open. To lock up the house it was
only necessary to draw in the latch-string.

"Here the family lived," says a writer, "and here the guest and
wayfarer were made welcome. The living-room was of good size, but
to a large extent it was all-kitchen, bedroom, parlor and arsenal,
with flitches of bacon and rings of dried pumpkin suspended from
the rafters. In one corner were the loom and other implements used
in the manufacture of clothing, and around the ample fire-place was
collected the kitchen furniture. The clothing lined one side of the
sleeping apartment, suspended from pegs driven in the logs. Hemp
and flax were generally raised, and a few sheep kept Out of these

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the clothing for the family and the sheets and coverlets were made
by the females of the house. The country abounded with the weed
called Spanish needle, which seemed to grow everywhere and in
immense quantities. Instances are given where this plant was pulled
and treated precisely as flax, making a beautifully white and
substantial goods. Over the door was placed the trusty rifle, and just
back of it hung the powder horn and huntingpouch. In the well-to-
do families, or when crowded on the ground floor, a loft was
sometimes made to the cabin for a sleeping place, and the storage
of 'traps' and articles not in common use. The loft was reached by a
ladder secured to the wall; generally the bedrooms were separated
from the living room by sheets and coverlets suspended from the
rafters, but, until the means of making these partition walls were
ample, they lived and slept in the same room. The morning ablutions
were, made at the trough near the spring, sometimes from a pewter
basin on a stump near the door.

"Familiarity with this mode of living did away with much of the
discomfort, but as soon as the improvement could be made, there
was added to the cabin another room, or a double log-cabin was
constructed, being substantially a three-faced camp, with a log room
on each end and containing a loft. The furniture intho cabin
corresponded with the house itself. The articles used in the kitchen
were as few and simple as can be imagined. A 'Dutch oven,' a skillet,
a long-handled frying-pan, an iron pot or kettle, and sometimes a
coffee-pot, constituted the utensils of the best furnished kitchen. A
little later, when a stone wall formed the base of the chimney, a long
iron crane swung in the chimney place, which on its pot-hook carried
the boiling kettle or heavy iron pot. The cooking was all done on the
fire-place and at the fire, and the style of cooking was as simple as
the utensils. Indian or corn meal was the common flour, which was
made into 'pone,' or 'corn-dodger,' or 'hoecake,' as occasion or
variety demanded. The 'pone' and the 'dodger' were baked in the
Dutch oven, which was first set on a bed of glowing coals. When the
oven was filled with the dough, the lid, already heated on the fire,
was placed on the oven and covered with hot embers and ashes.
When the bread was done, it was taken from the oven and placed
near the fire to keep warm while some other food was being
prepared in the same way for the forthcoming meal. The 'hoe-cake'
was prepared in the same way as the dodger that is, a stiff dough
was made of the meal and water, and, taking as much as could
conveniently be held in both hands, it was molded into the desired
shape by being tossed from hand to hand, then laid on a board or

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flat stone placed at an angle before the fire, and patted down to the
required thickness. In the fall and early winter, cooked pumpkin was
added to the meal dough,

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giving a flavor and richness to the bread not attained by the modern
methods. In the oven from which the bread was taken, the venison
or ham was then fried, and, in the winter, lye hominy, made from
the unbroken grains of corn, added to the frugal meal. The woods
abounded in honey, and of this the settlers had an abundance the
year round. For some years after settlements were made, the corn
meal formed the staple commodity for bread."

In everything the pioneers were economical, and they made the best
of such advantages as circumstances furnished. The rifle, with its
accompanying appendages-powder-horn, bullet molds, bullet-pouch
and wiping stick -was an indispensable weapon-, the ax was also an
implement without which no one would think of venturing into the
wilderness with the view of making a home there. Such other tools,
dishes, etc., as could be conveniently transported, were taken along,
but for many articles they placed reliance on their ingenuity to
invent after they should become settled. Rude and rough as these
home-made necessaries were, they answered the purposes for
which they were intended, and complaint was never heard because
they were not of better quality or more finished appearance. In the
struggle to provide against the needs of the future, each accepted
the conveniences at hand and wrought patiently toward the
accomplishment of the object for which he had entered a strange
country. The clothing worn by the immigrants was made, by careful
use, to do duty until crops of flax or hemp could be grown out of
which new household apparel could be manufactured. After sheep
were introduced, it was easier to work up the material for clothing,
and the spinning wheel, wool card, winding blades, reel, warping
bars and loom were familiar implements to the pioneer women, old
and young. A pioneer of Champaign County thus writes: " The boys
were required to do their share of the hard labor of clearing up the
farm, for at the time the country now under the plow was in every
direction heavily timbered an covered with a dense thicket of hazel

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and young timber. Our visits were made with ox teams, and we
walked or rode on horseback or in wagons to meeting. The boys
pulled, broke and hackled flax, wore tow shirts and indulged
aristocratic feelings in fringed hunting-shirts and coon-skin caps;
picked and carded wool by hand, and spooled and quilled yarn for
the weaving till the back ached. "

Rail or pole corn-cribs, covered with clapboards or prairie hay,

wooden plows, rail fences, wooden-toothed harrows-or in their
stead, heavy brush dragged over the ground-the mattock and hoe,
etc., were the agricultural implements used. The ground was rich
and mellow, and good crops of corn were the rule. A bushel and a
quarter was sown broadcast to the acre. "Occasionally, a field would
be grown producing what was called 'sick wheat,' so named from its
tendency to cause vomiting. Various devices were adopted to
obviate this, but none of any avail; but it was commonly understood
that the best thing to be done with it was to convert it into whisky."
Wheat ripened early in July, and at first was cut with the sickle;
afterward the cradle was introduced, being a great improvement,
and in the course of time the needs of the farmer were supplied by
the reaper, the first one being a clumsy affair compared with the
perfect machines of to-day. The grain was thrashed either with the
flail or tramped out on a hard clay floor by honesgenerally the latter
process being adopted. Many a gray-haired citizen of Union County
at this time will recall the painful and tiresome experience of riding a
barebacked horse, in none too good condition, all day on the golden
straw, round and round in a circle, while one or two persons turned
and kept it in place. After the grain was winnowed, with the aid of
the wind, it was ready for mill or market, notwithstanding it
contained more or less chaff and dirt. Columbus, Sandusky, Dayton
and Cincinnati furnished markets for the wheat, and

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after transporting it to any of those places it brought but a small

price 25 to 40 cents per bushel. A bushel of wheat would just pay
the postage on a letter from the old home in the East, and at such a
rate it may easily be understood that correspondence was limited.
Apple seeds brought from the older settlements were planted, and in
a few years there was plenty of hard cider-used as a temperance
drink, and as thorough an intoxicant as the whisky. Cider brandy, or
"apple jack," was a favorite beverage, and in some localities "cider
was used as a remedy for all sorts of ills. A. kind of tea made of hard
strong cider, with a pepper pod sliced into it, was a dose to make
rheumatism beat a retreat; willow bark and the heart of an ironwood
pickled in cider was good for fever and ague.(1) Wild cherry bark
and cider was a warming tonic, etc." Hard cider was a power in
politics in the Harrison campaign of 1840, and many a zealous
supporter of the hero of Tippecanoe " primed up in a mug of hard
cider " in order to take the cobwebs from his throat and enable him
to sing the rousing campaign songs which aided so largely in
coaxing victory to perch on the banner of the Whig party.

Root beer and home-brewed ale were also used by the settlers. The
sugar maple and the "bee tree" furnished sweets for the household.
The Indians learned from the whites the process of making maple
sugar, but their mode was hardly as cleanly as that of their teachers.
A writer says: "When their sirup was about ready to granulate, they
would have a raccoon ready to cook, which they would put into the
sirup, hair, skin, entrails and all. The coon would get done in a short
time, when he was removed and allowed to cool. A crust of sugar
came away with the hair and skin. The flesh seemed nicely cooked,
but the sugar-well !" It is a fact that, in later years, where there are
yet Indians living on their reservations-notably in Michigan-they will
make maple sugar to sell, but, when they wish afterward to
purchase any for their own use, they will ask for " white man's cake
sugar;" they do not care to eat that of their own manufacture.

Money was a scarce article among the early settlers, most of them
coming into the forest with scarcely the bare necessities of a
primitive life. Barter was the general system of trade, and the
farmers "changed work" with their neighbors in busy seasons, in
order that none might be behind. The small amount of money in
circulation was confined almost exclusively to the centers of trade.

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Spanish milled dollars, divided into halves or quarters, constituted

what was called "cut money," so prepared for the purpose of making
change, as but a small amount of fractional currency was to be
obtained, and not enough to supply the demand. Most of the money
which the settler could raise was expended for taxes, and in
payments on his lands, for these were obligations which could be
discharged in no other manner.

The following homely rhyme illustrates pioneer times in a

comprehensive manner. It was prepared to be read August 21,
1878, at the golden wedding of Thomas Snodgrass and wife, of
Marysville, but was not presented on that occasion. Mr. Snodgrass
was a native of Union County, and in 1828 married Eliza Calloway.
The "poem" is entitled

NEW COUNTRY.

"This wilderness was our abode

Full fifty years ago;

And when we wished good meat to eat

We caught a fawn or doe.

For fish we used the hook and line,

And pounded corn to make it fine;

On johnny-cakes our ladies dine

In this new country.

(1) There is a tradition that farther south, on the Kentucky side of

the Ohio River, a sovereign remedy for the "chills" was to swallow a
bullet.

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"Our paths were through the winding wood,

Where oft the savage trod;

They were not wide, nor scarce a guide,

But they were all we had.

Our houses, too, were loin of wood,

Rolled up in squares and caulked with mud;

If the bark was tight our roofs were good,

In this new country.

"We wandered through the fields and woods

And drank of the purling stream;

No doctor, priest or lawyer here

Was scarcely to be seen;

Our health, it needed no repair,

No pious man -for God is prayer;

And who would fee a lawyer here

In this new country?

"Our children, too, in careless glee,

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Oft made their mothers sigh;

And the savage bear was oft aware

He heard our children cry;

The rattlesnake our children dread,

And ofttimes fearful mothers said,

'I fear some beast will take my babe,'

In this new country.

"Our occupation was to make

The lofty forest bow;

With axes good we chopped our wood,

For well we all knew how;

We cleared our land for rye and wheat,

For strangers and ourselves to eat;

From the maple tree we drew our sweet

In this new country.

"Of deer skins we made moccasins,

To wear upon our feet;

And checkered shirts we thought no hurt

Good company to meet.

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Was there a visit to be paid,

By winter's night or winter's day,

The oxen drew our ladies' sleigh

In this new country.

"The little thorn bore apples on,

When mandrakes they were gone;

And sour grapes we used to eat

When wintry nights came on.

For wintergreen, the girls did stray;

For butternuts, boys climbed the trees,

And spicewood was our ladies' tea

In this new country.

"And fifty years, now, have fled,

And their scenes have passed away;

And since my wife and I were wed

We have grown, old and gray;

And as this is our wedding day,

Unto our friends we would say,

Prepare to meet us in that day

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In the good country."

EARLY RELIGIOUS MATTERS.

About 1799, the Presbytery of Transylvania, Ky., was divided into

three Presbyteries, viz.: Transylvania, West Lexington and
Washington, the latter including all that portion of Ohio west of the
Scioto River. Rev. Archibald Steele, a licentiate of Washington
Presbytery, and an uncle of Gen. William D. Irwin, a former well-
known citizen of Union County, was commissioned

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as a missionary in Southwestern Ohio in the spring of 1799, with

authority to visit all now settlements, make out a list of all members
of his denomination, whenever they wanted a church, and report to
the Presbytery for proper action. An extract from his journal, as
follows, shows how and where he found some of the first
Presbyterian families in Union County: "Leaving Buck Creek, took the
trail for Darby; at 4 o'clock arrived at the house of my old friend
Joshua Ewing, where the family, consisting of Joshua and his family,
James, his brother, Betsey, his sister, and their aged mother, lived in
a new town on the west bank of Big Darby, named North Liberty."
This was in the southeast part of what is now Darby Township. Here
Mr. Steele organized a Presbyterian Church in the fall of 1800,
calling it North Liberty. Joshua Ewing and Samuel Kirkpatrick were
elected Elders at the organization of this, the first religious body
formed in what now constitutes Union County, and one of the
pioneer organizations of the State. But very few families had then
settled in the neighborhood, and the membership of this church
included most of them. The people lived far apart, and never had a
pastor nor stated supply. Neither was a house of worship erected,
and in a short time the organization was dissolved by mutual
consent. Out of the materials that belonged to it, however, the
churches of Upper and Lower Liberty were formed, the former being
near what is now Milford Center, and organized in the latter part of
1807 or early in 1808. Rev. Samuel Woods was the first pastor, from
whose tombstone is taken the following: " Rev. Samuel Woods, first

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pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Upper and Lower Liberty, was

installed pastor in this church June 15, 1808, and died April 27,
1815, in the thirty-sixth year of his ago." Mr. Woods was born in
Cumberland County, Penn., January 15, 1779, and was a graduate
of Dickinson College, at Carlisle, Penn.

The first house of worship erected by a religious society in Union

County was built by the Presbyterians of Upper Liberty, in 1809. It
stood on the line dividing the farms of Rev. S. Woods and Elder
Samuel Reed, between the road and the old graveyard. "It was a
plain, primitive building of hewn logs, twenty-four feet square. All
the materials and mechanical labor were supplied by the
membership. It was not necessary to consult an architect and get up
plans and specifications and give out the contract to the lowest
responsible bidder, and then, when dedication day came, report a
few thousand as a debt to be removed before the Lord could get the
building. But this primitive church edifice was for many years
without the means of heating; the people, therefore, met during the
winter in schoolhouses and private dwellings. It was also very plain
internally; slabs with rude legs were used for seats. Tradition has it
that two or three families in process of time became so aristocratic
as to construct backs to their pews, thus showing that at a very
early day invidious distinctions will intrude themselves upon a
church." An addition of eighteen feet was made to one side of the
old church about 1822-23, and the building was used until 1834,
when a brick structure was erected at Milford Center, and the
congregation removed there. The old house stood a mile and a half
east of the village, on the north side of Darby Creek.

A STRANGE RELIGIOUS SECT.

Nelson Cone, of Jerome Township, and an old settler of Union

County, furnishes the following article under the above head. It was
read at the annual meeting of the Union County Pioneers,
September 27, 1882:

" Early in the winter of 1816-17, a band of fanatics, calling

themselves 'Wandering Pilgrims,' came from the East, crossing
Darby at Georgesville. At this point, being undecided which course to
take, their leader, who was

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styled the Prophet, settled the matter by placing his staff at the
forks of the road and allowing it to drop. It fell along the road
leading up stream, which they then followed to a village on Treacle's
Creek, in Union Township, called Ricetown. Here they remained
three or four weeks, practicing and preaching their peculiar religious
rites and doctrines. They were a motley set-men, women and
children-numbering in all from thirty-six to forty persons. The men
were unshaven and all were uncombed and unwashed, it being a
part of their religion to wash neither garment nor person. Each
person, old and young, wore over the back a piece of coarse canvas,
representing sackcloth. A more squalid, filthy-looking set of beings
could scarcely be imagined. It was their habit to pass from place to
place, begging meal and milk and lodgings wherever night happened
to overtake them. Their religion taught them to use neither knife,
fork, spoon nor plate, and they were forbidden to touch the lip to
cup or vessel out of which a 'Gentile' had ever drank. In preparing
food, the meal was first cooked in a large vessel, which was then
placed in the center of the room and mixed freely with milk, making
a dish which they called 'hasty puddin'.' The company then threw
themselves on the floor about the vessel, reclining in imitation of the
apostles, and fed themselves with the right hand. Meantime the
Prophet walked around the group, jabbering an exorcism in what
they called an unknown tongue. I remember very distinctly the
words, 'yaw, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum,' repeated over again and
again The devil by this was supposed to be forbidden the sacred
circle. Now and then, when meat happened to form part of their
repast, the old Prophet's exorcism would be interspersed with rapid
admonitions. 'Don't eat up all the meat; I don't care nothin' about
the puddin'.' Never, washing, their hands were of course black with
dirt, except the fingers of the right hand to the knuckle joints, which
were kept by the process of eating singularly white and clean. To
save themselves from pollution in drinking, they each carried a quill,
or wooden tube, with which to suck water from a vessel. In their
devotion, they would, all of them, utter in concert meaningless
jabber, each in the natural tone of voice, exclaiming, 'My God, my
God. my God, my God,' several times repeated.. following and
closing with, 'Bah, ba, bah, ba, bah, ba, ba.' From whence they
came or where they went, no one seemed to know. Report had it
that the Prophet, in trying to walk the waters of the Little Miami
soon after, was drowned. It was said that the wily old pretender had
fixed a plank walk just under the surface of the water, on which he

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had made frequent exhibitions of his miraculous powers. One night

some one removed one of the planks, and a rain having roiled the
water, the Prophet went headlong into the gap and was drowned."

SCHOOLS.

It was several years after the first settlements were made in the
county before attention was turned to educational matters. The
people had been too busily engaged in preparing their homes and
clearing the ground for cultivation. As soon, however. as
circumstances would admit, instructors of the youthful mind found
employment, and the simple log--cabin in which the school was kept
sent smoke from its chimney curling upward through the trees of the
forest. The dwellings of the inhabitants were often temporarily used
as schoolhouses, and the pedagogue who found himself placed in
charge of a troop of backwoods youngsters was welcomed by their
parents as a valuable addition to their little community. He enjoyed
all the pleasures of "boarding around," and partook of the homely
fare set before him with as keen a relish as any of his entertainers.
When a schoolhouse was built, it was of a simple sort so often
described-a "rude log structure," with a great

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chimney and a wide fire-place, an opening out in the logs for a

window and stopped with greased paper, which admitted a softened
light, slab benches standing on wooden pegs, a slab desk running
around the sides of the room and resting on wooden pins placed in
holes bored in the logs. The books used were few and made to do
long service; arithmetic was thoroughly known to the more
advanced scholars as far as the "single rule of three," or perhaps
beyond that, after the "master" had taught them about as far as he
know, and then they were ready to "quit school." Reading and
writing were taught in all schools, and these three formed nearly the
sum total of the branches which it was deemed necessary for the
pupils to understand. A little later, geography, grammar and other
studies were introduced, and step by step, as the times demanded,
the schools developed until finally the magnificent system now in
use was adopted, and even that has been greatly improved since its
introduction.

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The first school in Union County was taught in 1812 or 1813, in

Darby Township, in a private dwelling near the Mitchell Graveyard,
by Alexander Robinson. Abner Chapman taught a school near Plain
City, in 1813; this was attended by members of James Robinson's
family, from Darby Township. In 1814, a school was taught in a log
schoolhouse which stood near the residence of Thomas Robinson,
also in Darby Township. Henrietta Millington first presided over this
school. As the settlements progressed, schools were organized and
schoolhouses erected in various parts of the county, and excellent
educational facilities have been enjoyed for many years. County
Auditor W. L. Curry, in his last annual report upon the schools, thus
writes:

"In submitting this annual report, I am happy to say that the year
has not been without its good results in the schools of this county.
Several new and beautiful schooolhouses have been erected during
the year, and they are the best exponents of the interest taken by
the people in the education of their children; and as a general rule
the people who have the enterprise to erect good school buildings
employ the best teachers and have the best schools, and the good
influence exerted over pupils by having neat, well-arranged
schoolhouses and beautiful grounds surrounding cannot be
overestimatedto which all good instructors can give ready testimony.
Our country schoolhouses are not as well equipped for the work of
teaching with a supply of apparatus, such as maps, charts and
globes, as they should be, but there is a gradual improvement in
that direction. It has been the aim of our Board of Examiners for the
last few years to raise the standard of teachers' qualifications, and I
am glad to report that their efforts in that direction have not been
entirely futile, for it is now scarcely possible for an incompetent
teacher to procure a certificate even of the lowest grade, and they
are zealously sustained in their course by the best teachers and
intelligence of the county.

"The salaries paid teachers in this county will compare favorably with
our sister counties, yet there is a vast difference in the wages paid
teachers in the several townships within the county, and as a
consequence the best salaries always draw the best teachers. The
Teachers' Institute was well attended this year [1882], there being
122 teachers enrolled. The Institute is one of the best helps,
especially to the young and inexperienced teachers, and all felt this
year that their time and money were well spent. The educational
department introduced two years ago in our county fair is gradually

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growing in favor, and the exhibition this year was much better than
last. Premiums were awarded as follows:

First-Examination papers

Second-Letter writing.

Third-Book-keeping.

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Fourth-Map drawing.

Fifth-Specimen drawing.

Sixth -Declamation.

Seventh-Essay writing.

Eighth-School showing greatest number of visitors.

Ninth-Daily programme.

Tenth -Geological collections and Indian relies.

Eleventh-Best collection of grasses.

Twelfth-Best collection of postage stamps.

Thirteenth-Best collection of pressed flowers.

Fourteenth-Best specimens stuffed. Fifteenth-Best specimen

painting.

"The graded schools of our county have done much to promote

emulation with our better class of teachers. The interest in the
graded schools of Marysville and Richwood has been fully
maintained during the past year. The public rhetorical exercises
given semi-monthly in the hall of the Marysville schools, by the

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pupils of the several grades, continue to be very popular and draw

crowded houses. During the past year the pupils of the several
grades have studied some particular author, which had been
previously assigned, and the subjects for essays, etc., related to the
author, and the selections for declamation were selected from the
writings of the author. These Studies have proven very profitable to
the pupils, giving them a considerable knowledge of the literature of
our language, and the methods pursued seem to be at least a partial
solution of the vexed question, 'How shall young people be taught to
read?' The entertainments have been of a high character, and have
also been very interesting and pleasant.

There has been no very startling improvement in the reports of

Township Clerks, as in many instances I am compelled to write for
the report of the Board of Education and the enumeration report,
and then in some cases the balances do not correspond with the
balances of their own Township Treasurers and the books of the
Auditor; and this is one of the evils of so often changing Clerks. But
thus will it ever be until we have some kind of supervision."

UNION COUNTY IN 1837.

The following description of Union County appears in the Ohio

Gazetteer, compiled by Warren Jenkins, and published in Columbus
by Isaac N. Whiting, in 1837:

"Union, an interior county, bounded on the north by Hardin and

Marion, east by Delaware, South by Madison and Franklin, and on
the west by Champaign and Logan Counties. It is twenty-seven
miles long from north to south, and eighteen broad from east to
west, containing 450 square miles.(1) It is divided into the eleven
townships of Allen, Claibourne, Darby, Jackson, Jerome, Leesburg,
Liberty, Mill Creek, Paris, Union and York. It has five post offices,
viz.: Coberleys, Darby Creek, Marysville, Milford Center. Richwood. It
also contains the towns of Marysville, the county seat, Milford and
Richwood. It is watered by Darby, Mill, Boke's and Rush Creek all of
which rise in Logan County and run into the Scioto River, affording
sufficient, waterpower for mills a considerable part of the season.
The land adjacent to these streams is generally very fertile and
pleasant; but it is supposed that not more than one-eighth part is
under cultivation. The face of the country is generally level,
interspersed with gentle slopes or ridges, admirably adapted to
grazing. Of the different religious denominations in the County,

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the Methodists are believed to be the most numerous; but the

Presbyterians and Unitarians are thought to be nearly equal to them.
There are also some Baptists, Seceders, etc.

"The county was organized in the year 1820, but the settlement
commenced in what is now Union County in the year 1799. The
names of the settlers were George Reed, Samuel Reed, Samuel
Kirkpatrick, Samuel Mitchell, David Mitchell, his brother, Joshua
Ewing, James Ewing, his brother. They purchased their lands of
Lucas Sullivant. formerly a great landholder, in the year 1797, on
Darby Creek. They were all natives of Pennsylvania. In 1801 or
1802, several other persons emigrated from Pennsylvania, among
whom were Samuel Reed (brother to the above-mentioned George
Reed), William, Richard and John Gabriel, brothers-the two last
named were twins-all purchased their lands of said Sullivant.
Population at the last census [year 1830], 3,192."

MISCELLANEOUS.

Among the papers belonging to Richard Gabriel, who was County

Clerk in 1822, were found old documents of which the following are
copies:

TO THE CLERK OF UNION COUNTY, STATE OF OHIO:

Sir-Please to accommodate the bearer, Michael S. Wood, with

license to marry with our daughter, Eliza Thayer. As we believe all
parties are agreed to the match, we send you these lines. So doing,
you will oblige, yours, etc., etc.,

URIAH WOOD, ROBERT DODGE,

DIMES WOOD, MERCY DODGE.

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DERBY TOWNSHIP, July the 12th, 1822.

You, Daniel Black, do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty

God, that the scalp now produced by you is the scalp of a wolf that
was killed or taken in this county, by you, within twenty days last
past, and you verily believe the same to be over the age of six
months, and that you have not spared the life of any bitch-wolf in
your power to kill, with design to increase the breed.

His

Daniel X Black

Mark

You do, William Cummins, solemnly swear that the scalp now
produced by you is the

scalp of a wolf that was taken and killed by you within this county
within twenty days

last past, and you verily believe the same to be over the age of six
months, and that you

have not spared the life of any she wolf in your power to kill, with
design to increase the

breed.

WILLIAM CUMMINS.

Attest: RICHARD GABRIEL, Clerk.

In the year 1870, there were in Union County on the 1st of June,
331 people of the age of seventy years or over, distributed among
the several townships as follows: Jerome, 22; Paris, 55; Darby, 16;
Allen, 25; Union, 30; Mill Creek, 18; Claibourne, 34; Taylor, 22; York,
19; Washington, 6; Jackson, 16; Dover, 17; Leesburg, 24; Liberty,
27.

The following is a copy of a military commission issued by Gov.

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Thomas Corwin, in 1841, the man to whom it was given having been
a resident physician in Union Township, Union County:

IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.

COAT OF ARMS THOMAS CORWIN, Governor and Commander-in-

Chief of said State,

OF OHIO. to David H.. Silver, greeting:

It appearing to me that you are duly appointed, on the twentieth

day of June, 1841, Surgeon of the First Regiment of Infantry, Fourth
Brigade and Thirteenth Division, in the militia of this State:

Now know you, That, by the power vested in me by the constitution

and laws of said State, and reposing special trust and confidence in
your courage, activity, fidelity and good conduct, I do, by these
presents, commission you as Surgeon of said regiment; and hereby
authorizing and requiring you to discharge, all and singular, the
duties and services appertaining to your said office, agreeably to
law, and to obey such instructions as you shall, from time to time,
receive from your superior officer.

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In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name, and caused the

Great Seal of the

State of Ohio to be affixed, at Columbus, the fourth day of June. in

the [STATE SEAL] year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty-one, and in the sixty-sixth year of the independence of the
United States of America.

THOMAS CORWIN.

By the Governor:

J. SLOANE, Secretary of

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State.

STATE OF OHIO, UNION COUNTY, SS.

Before the subscriber, William Orr, Colonel of First Infantry

Regiment, Fourth Brigade, Thirteenth Division, Ohio Militia, in and
for said county. Personally Faille the within named D. H. Silver, who,
being duly sworn according to law, did promise to support the
constitution of the United States and the constitution of the State of
Ohio, and to discharge with fidelity the duties belonging to Surgeon
of said regiment. As witness my hand this 9th day of August, in the
year 1842. WILLIAM ORR, Colonel.

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THE, NORTHWEST TERRITORY.

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION.

When the Northwestern Territory was ceded to the United States by

Virginia in 1784, it embraced only the territory lying between the
Ohio and the Mississippi Rivers, and north to the northern limits of
the United States. It coincided with the area now embraced in the
States of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and that
portion of Minnesota lying on the east side of the Mississippi River.
The United States itself at that period extended no farther west than
the Mississippi River; but by the purchase of Louisiana in 1803, the
western boundary of the United States was extended to the Rocky
Mountains and the Northern Pacific Ocean. The new territory thus
added to the National domain, and subsequently opened to
settlement, has been called the "New Northwest," in
contradistinction from the old "Northwestern Territory. "

In comparison with the old Northwest this is a territory of vast

magnitude. It includes an area of 1,887,850 square miles: being
greater in extent than the united areas of all the Middle and
Southern States, including Texas. Out of this magnificent territory
have been erected eleven sovereign States and eight Territories,
with an aggregate population, at the present time, of 13,000,000
inhabitants, or nearly one third of the entire population of the United
States.

Its lakes are fresh-water seas, and the larger rivers of the continent
flow for a thousand miles through its rich alluvial valleys and
farstretching prairies, more acres of which are arable and productive
of the highest percentage of the cereals than of any other area of
like extent on the globe.

For the last twenty years the increase of population in the Northwest
has been about as three to one in any other portion of the United
States.

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EARLY EXPLORATIONS.

In the year 1541, DeSoto first saw the Great West in the New World.
He, however, penetrated no farther north than the 35th parallel of
latitude. The expedition resulted in his death and that of more than
half his army, the remainder of whom found their way to Cuba,
thence to Spain, in a famished and demoralized condition. DeSoto
founded no settlements, produced no results, and left no traces,
unless it were that he awakened the hostility of the red man against
the white man, and disheartened such as might desire to follow up
the career of discovery for better purposes. The French nation were
eager and ready to seize upon any news from this extensive domain,
and were the first to profit by DeSoto's defeat. Yet it was more than
a century before any adventurer took advantage of these discoveries.

In 1616, four years before the pilgrims "moored their bark on the
wild New England shore," Le Caron, a French Franciscan, had
penetrated through the Iroquois and Wyandots (Hurons) to the
streams which run into Lake Huron; and in 1634, two Jesuit
missionaries founded the first mission among the lake tribes. It was
just one hundred years from the discovery of the Mississippi by
DeSoto (1541) until the Canadian envoys met the savage nations of
the Northwest at the Falls of St. Mary, below the outlet of Lake
Superior. This visit led to no permanent result; yet it was not until
1659 that any of the adventurous fur traders attempted to spend a
Winter in the frozen wilds about the great lakes, nor was it until
1660 that a station was established upon their borders by Mesnard,
who perished in the woods a few months after. In 1665, Claude
Allouez built the earliest lasting habitation of the white man among
the Indians of the Northwest. In 1668, Claude Dablon and James
Marquette founded the mission of Sault Ste. Marie at the Falls of St.
Mary, and two years afterward, Nicholas Perrot, as agent for M.
Talon, Governor General of Canada, explored Lake Illinois (Michigan)
as far south as the present City of Chicago, and invited the Indian
nations to meet him at a grand council at Sault Ste. Marie the
following Spring, where they were taken under the protection of the
king, and formal possession was taken of the Northwest. This same
year Marquette established a mission at Point St. Ignatius, where
was founded the old town of Michillimackinac.

During M. Talon's explorations and Marquette's residence at St.

Ignatius, they learned of a great river away to the west, and fancied

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-- as all others did then-that upon its fertile banks whole tribes of
God's children resided, to whom the sound of the Gospel had never
come. Filled with a wish to go and preach to them, and in
compliance with a

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request of M. Talon, who earnestly desired to extend the domain of

his king, and to ascertain whether the river flowed into the Gulf of
Mexico or the Pacific Ocean, Marquette with Joliet, as commander of
the expedition, prepared for the undertaking.

On the 13th of May, 1673, the explorers, accompanied by five

assistant French Canadians, set out from Mackinaw on their daring
voyage of discovery. The Indians, who gathered to witness their
departure, were astonished at the boldness of the undertaking, and
endeavored to dissuade them from their purpose by representing
the tribes on the Mississippi as exceedingly savage and cruel, and
the river itself as full of all sorts of frightful monsters ready to
swallow them and their canoes together. But, nothing daunted by
these terrific descriptions, Marquette told them he was willing not
only to encounter all the perils of the unknown region they were
about to explore, but to lay down his life in a cause in which the
salvation of souls was involved; and having prayed together they
separated. Coasting along the northern shore of Lake Michigan, the
adventurers entered Green Bay, and passed thence up the Fox River
and Lake Winnebago to a village of the Miamis and Kickapoos. Here
Marquette was delighted to find a beautiful cross planted in the
middle of the town ornamented with, white skins, red girdles and
bows and arrows, which these good people had offered to the Great
Manitou, or God, to thank him for the pity he had bestowed on them
during the Winter in giving them an abundant "chase." This was the
farthest outpost to which Dablon and Allouez had extended their
missionary labors the year previous Here Marquette drank mineral
waters and was instructed in the secret of a root which cures the
bite of the venomous rattlesnake. He assembled the chiefs and old
men of the village, and, pointing to Joliet, said: "My friend is an
envoy of France, to discover new countries, and I am an
ambassador from God to enlighten them with the truths of the

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Gospel." Two Miami guides were here furnished to conduct them to

the Wisconsin River, and they set out from the Indian village on the
10th of June, amidst a great crowd of natives who had assembled to
witness their departure into a region where no white man had ever
yet ventured. The guides, having conducted them across the
portage, returned. The explorers launched their canoes upon the
Wisconsin, which they descended to the Mississippi and proceeded
down its unknown waters. What emotions must have swelled their
breasts as they struck out into the broadening current and became
conscious that they were now upon the bosom of the Father of
Waters. The mystery was about to be lifted from the long-sought
river. The scenery in that locality is beautiful, and on that delightful
seventeenth of June must have been clad in all its primeval
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Nature. Drifting rapidly, it is said that the bold bluffs on either hand
"reminded them of the castled shores of their own beautiful rivers of
France." By-and-by, as they drifted along, great herds of buffalo
appeared on the banks. On going to the heads of the valley they
could see a country of the greatest beauty and fertility, apparently
destitute of inhabitants yet presenting the appearance of extensive
manors, under the fastidious cultivation of lordly proprietors.

(PICTURE SOURCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI. NOT SHOWN)

On June 25, they went ashore and found some fresh traces of men
upon the sand, and a path which led to the prairie. The men
remained in the boat, and Marquette and Joliet followed the path till
they discovered a village on the banks of a river, and two other
villages on a hill, within a half league of the first, inhabited by
Indians. They were received most hospitably by these natives, who
had never before seen a white person. After remaining a few days
they re-embarked and descended the river to about latitude 33',
where they found a Village of the Arkansas, and being satisfied that
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up the river, and ascending the stream to the mouth of the Illinois,
rowed up that stream to its source, and procured guides from that
point to the lakes. "Nowhere on this journey," says Marquette, "did
we see such grounds, meadows, woods, stags, buffaloes, deer,
wildcats, bustards, swans, ducks, parquets, and even beavers, as on
the Illinois River." The party, without loss or injury, reached Green
Bay in September, and reported their discovery-one of the most
important of the age, but of which no record was preserved save
Marquette's, Joliet losing his by the upsetting of his canoe on his
way to Quebec. Afterward Marquette returned to the Illinois Indians
by their request, and ministered to them until 1675. On the 18th of
May, in that year, as he was passing the mouth of a stream-going
with his boatmen up Lake Michigan he asked to land at its mouth
and celebrate Mass. Leaving his men with the canoe, he retired a
short distance and began his devotions. As much time passed and
he did not return, his men went in search of him, and found him
upon his knees, dead. He had peacefully passed away while at
prayer. He was buried at this spot. Charlevoix, who visited the place
fifty years after, found the waters had retreated from the grave,
leaving the beloved missionary to repose in peace. The river has
since been called Marquette.

While Marquette and his companions were pursuing their labors in

the West, two men, differing widely from him and each other, were
preparing to follow in his footsteps and perfect the discoveries so
well begun by him. These were Robert de LaSalle and Louis
Hennepin.

After LaSalle's return from the discovery of the Ohio River (see the
narrative elsewhere), he established himself again among the French
trading posts in Canada. Here he mused long upon the pet project of
those ages a short way to China and the East, and was busily
planning an expedition up the great lakes, and so across the
continent to the Pacific, when Marquette returned from the
Mississippi. At once the vigorous mind of LaSalle received from his
and his companions' stories the idea that by following the Great
River northward, or by turning up some of the numerous western
tributaries, the object could easily be gained. He applied to
Frontenac, Governor General of Canada, and laid before him the

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plan, dim but gigantic. Frontenac entered warmly into his plans, and
saw that LaSalle's idea to connect the great lakes by a chain of forts
with the Gulf of Mexico would bind the country so wonderfully
together, give unmeasured power to France, and glory to himself,
under whose administration he earnestly hoped all would be realized.

LaSalle now repaired to France, laid his plans before the King, who
warmly approved of them, and made him a Chevalier. He also
received from all the noblemen the warmest wishes for his success.
The Chev-

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alier returned to Canada, and busily entered upon his work. He at

once rebuilt Fort Frontenac and constructed the first ship to sail on
these fresh-water seas. On the 7th of August, 1679, having been
joined by Hennepin, he began his voyage in the Griffin up Lake Erie.
He passed over this lake, through the straits beyond, up Lake St.
Clair and into Huron. In this lake they encountered heavy storms.
They were some time at Michillimackinac, where LaSalle founded a
fort, and passed on to Green Bay, the "Baie des Puans " of the
French, where be found a large quantity of furs collected for him. He
loaded the Griffin with these, and placing her under the care of a
pilot and fourteen sailors,

(PICTURE NOT SHOWN LA SALLE LANDING ON THE SHORE OF

GREEN BAY.)

started her on her return voyage. The vessel was never afterward
heard of he remained about these parts until early in the Winter,
when, hearing nothing from the Griffin, he collected all the men-
thirty working men and three monks-and started again upon his
great undertaking.

By a short portage they passed to the Illinois or Kankakee, called by

the Indians, "Theakeke," wolf, because of the tribes of Indians called
by that name, commonly known as the Mahingans, dwelling there.
The French pronounced it Kiakiki, which became corrupted to
Kankakee. "Falling down the said river by easy journeys, the better
to observe the country," about the last of December they reached a

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village of the Illinois Indians, containing some five hundred cabins,

but at that moment

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no inhabitants. The Seur de LaSalle being in want of some

breadstuffs, took advantage of the absence of the Indians to help
himself to a sufficiency of maize, large quantities of which he found
concealed in holes under the wigwams. This village was situated
near the present village of Utica in LaSalle County, Illinois. The corn
being securely stored, the voyagers again betook themselves to the
stream, and toward evening, on the 4th day of January, 1680, they
came into a lake which must have been the lake of Peoria. This was
called by the Indians Pim-i-te-wi ,
that is, a place where
there are many
fat beasts . Here the natives were met
with in large numbers, but they were gentle and kind, and having
spent some time with them, LaSalle determined to erect another fort
in that place, for he had heard rumors that some of the adjoining
tribes were trying to disturb the good feeling which existed, and
some of his men were disposed to complain, owing to the hardships
and perils of the travel. He called this fort "Crevecoeur " (broken-
heart), a name expressive of the very natural sorrow and anxiety
which the pretty certain loss of his ship, Griffin, and his consequent
impoverishment, the danger of hostility on the part of the Indians,
and of mutiny among his own men, might well cause him. His fears
were not entirely groundless. At one time poison was placed in his
food, but fortunately was discovered.

While building this fort, the Winter wore away, the prairies began to
look green, and LaSalle, despairing of any reinforcements, concluded
to return to Canada, raise new means and new men, and embark
anew in the enterprise. For this purpose be made Hennepin the
leader of a party to explore the head waters of the Mississippi, and
he set out on his journey. This journey was accomplished with the
aid of a few persons, and was successfully made, though over an
almost unknown route, and in a bad season of the year. He safely
reached Canada, and set out again for the object of his search.

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Hennepin and his party left Fort Crevecoeur on the last of February,
1680. When LaSalle reached this place on his return expedition, be
found the fort entirely deserted, and he was obliged to return again
to Canada. He embarked the third time, and succeeded. Seven days
after leaving the fort, Hennepin reached the Mississippi, and
paddling up the icy stream as best he could, reached no higher than
the Wisconsin River by the 11th of April. Here he and his, followers
were taken prisoners by a hand of Northern Indians, who treated
them with great kindness. Hennepin's comrades were Anthony
Auguel and Michael Ako. On this voyage they found several beautiful
lakes, and "saw some charming prairies." Their captors were the
Isaute or Sauteurs, Chippewas, a tribe of the Sioux nation, who took
them up the river until about the first of May, when they reached
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in, honor of his patron saint. Here they took the land, and traveling
nearly two hundred miles to the northwest, brought them to their
villages. Here they were kept about three months, were treated
kindly by their captors, and at the end of that time, were met by a
band of Frenchmen,

(PICTURE NOT INCLUDED BUFFALO HUNT.)

headed by one Seur de Luth, who, in pursuit of trade and game, had
penetrated thus far by the route of Lake Superior; and with these
fellow-countrymen Hennepin and his companions were allowed to
return to the borders of civilized life in November, 1680, just after
LaSalle had returned to the wilderness on his second trip. Hennepin
soon after went to France, where he published an account of his
adventures.

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The Mississippi was first discovered by De Soto in April, 1541, in his

vain endeavor to find gold and precious gems. In the following

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Spring, De Soto, weary with hope long deferred, and worn out with
his wanderings, fell a victim to disease, and on the 21st of May died.
His followers, reduced by fatigue and disease to less than three
hundred men, wandered about the country nearly a year, in the vain
endeavor to rescue themselves by land, and finally constructed
seven small vessels, called brigantines, in which they embarked, and
descending the river, supposing it would lead them to the sea, in
July they came to the sea (Gulf of Mexico), and by September
reached the Island of Cuba.

They were the first to see the great outlet of the Mississippi; but,
being so weary and discouraged, made no attempt to claim the
country, and hardly had an intelligent idea of what they had passed
through.

To La Salle, the intrepid explorer, belongs the honor of giving the

first account of the mouths of the river. His great desire was to
possess this entire country for his king, and in January, 1682, he and
his band of explorers left the shores of Lake Michigan on their third
attempt, crossed the Portage, passed down the Illinois River, and on
the 6th of February reached the banks of the Mississippi.

On the 13th they commenced their downward course, which they

pursued with but one interruption, until upon the 6th of March they
discovered the three great passages by which the river discharges its
waters into the gulf. LaSalle thus narrates the event:

"We landed on the bank of the most western channel, about three
leagues (nine miles) from its mouth. On the seventh, M. de LaSalle
went to reconnoiter the shores of the neighboring sea, and M. de
Tonti meanwhile examined the great middle channel. They found the
main outlets beautiful, large and deep. On the eighth we reascended
the river, a little above its confluence with the sea, to find a dry
place beyond the reach of inundations. The elevation of the North
Pole was here about twenty-seven degrees. Here we prepared a
column and a cross, and to the column were affixed the arms of
France with this inscription:

" Louis Le Grand, Roi de France et de Navarre, regne; Le neuvieme

April, 1682."

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The whole party, under arms, chanted the Te Deum, and then, after
a salute and cries of "Vive le Roi," the column was erected by M. de
LaSalle, who, standing near it, proclaimed in a loud voice the
authority of the King of France. LaSalle returned and laid the
foundations of the Mississippi settlements in Illinois; thence he
proceeded to France, where another expedition was fitted out, of
which he was commander, and in two succeeding voyages failed to
find the outlet of the river by sailing along the shore of the gulf. On
the third voyage he was killed, through the

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treachery of his followers, and the object of his expeditions was not
accomplished until 1699, when D'Iberville, under the authority of the
crown, discovered, on the second of March, by way of the sea, the
mouth of the "Hidden River." This majestic stream was called by the
natives "Malbouchia ," and by the Spaniards,
'la Palissade ," from the great

(PICTURE NOT INCLUDED - TRAPPING.)

number of trees about its mouth. After traversing the several

outlets, and satisfying himself as to its certainty, he erected a fort
near its western outlet, and returned to France.

An avenue of trade was now opened out which was fully improved.
In 1718, New Orleans was laid out and settled by some European
colonists. In 1762, the colony was made over to Spain, to be
regained by France under the consulate of Napoleon. In 1803, it was
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the United States for the sum of fifteen million dollars, and the
territory of Louisiana and commerce of the Mississippi River came
under the charge of the United States. Although LaSalle's labors
ended in defeat and death, he had not worked and suffered in vain.
He had thrown open to France and the world an immense and most

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valuable country; had established several ports, and laid the

foundations of more than one settlement there. "Peoria, Kaskaskia
and Cahokia, are to this day monuments of LaSalle's labors; for,
though he had founded neither of them (unless Peoria, which was
built nearly upon the site of Fort Crevecoeur,) it was by those whom
he led into the West that these places were peopled and civilized. He
was, if not the discoverer, the first settler of the Mississippi Valley,
and as such deserves to be known and honored."

The French early improved the opening made for them. Before the
year 1698, the Rev. Father Gravier began a mission among the
Illinois, and founded Kaskaskia. For some time this was merely a
missionary station, where none but natives resided, it being, one of
three such villages, the other two being Cahokia and Peoria. What is
known of these missions is learned from a letter written by Father
Gabriel Marest, dated "Aux Cascaskias, autrement dit de
1'lmmaculate Conception de la Sainte Vierge, le 9 Novembre, 1712."
Soon after the founding of Kaskaskia, the missionary, Pinet,
gathered a flock at Cahokia, while Peoria arose near the ruins of Fort
Crevecoeur. This must have been about the year 1700. The post at
Vincennes on the Oubache river, (pronounced Wa-ba, meaning
summer cloud moving swiftly was established in 1702, according to
the best authorities.* It is altogether probable that on LaSalle's last
trip he established the stations at Kaskaskia and Cahokia. In July,
1701, the foundations of Fort Ponchartrain were laid by De la Motte
Cadillac on the Detroit River. These stations, with those established
further north, were the earliest attempts to occupy the Northwest
Territory. At the same time efforts were being made to occupy the
Southwest, which finally culminated in the settlement and founding
of the City of New Orleans by a colony from England in 1718. This
was mainly accomplished through the efforts of the famous
Mississippi Company, established by the notorious John Law, who so
quickly arose into prominence in France, and who with his scheme
so quickly and so ignominiously passed away.

From the time of the founding of these stations for fifty years the
French nation were engrossed with the settlement of the lower
Mississippi, and the war with the Chicasaws, who had, in revenge for
repeated

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founded as late as 1742. When the new court house at Vincennes was
erected, all authorities on the subject were carefully examined; and 1702
fixed upon as the correct date. It was accordingly engraved on the corner
stone of the court house.

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injuries, cut off the entire colony at Natchez. Although the company
did little for Louisiana, as the entire West was then called, yet it
opened the trade through the Mississippi River, and started the
raising of grains indigenous to that climate. Until the year 1750, but
little is known of the settlements in the Northwest, as it was not until
this time that the attention of the English was called to the
occupation of this portion of the New World, which they then
supposed they owned. Vivier, a missionary among the Illinois,
writing from "Aux Illinois," six leagues from Fort Chartres, June 8,
1750, says: "We have here whites, negroes and Indians, to say
nothing of cross-breeds. There are five French villages, and three
villages of the natives, within a space of twenty-one leagues situated
between the Mississippi and another river called the Karkadaid
(Kaskaskias). In the five French villages are, perhaps, eleven
hundred whites, three hundred blacks and some sixty red slaves or
savages. The three Illinois towns do not contain more than eight
hundred souls all

Id. Most of the French till the soil; they raise wheat, cattle, pigs and
horses, and live like princes. Three times as much is produced as
can be consumed; and great quantities of grain and flour are sent to
New Orleans." This city was now the seaport town of the Northwest,
and save in the extreme northern part, where only furs and copper
ore were found, almost all the products of the country found their
way to France by the mouth of the Father of Waters. In another
letter, dated November 7, 1750, this same priest says, "For fifteen
leagues above the mouth of the Mississippi one sees no dwellings,
the ground being too low to be habitable. Thence to New Orleans,
the lands are only partially occupied. New Orleans contains black,
white and red, not more, I think, than twelve hundred persons. To
this point come all lumber, bricks, salt-beef, tallow, tar, skins and
bear's grease ; and above all, pork and flour from the Illinois. These
things create some commerce, as forty vessels and more have come
hither this year. Above New Orleans, plantations are again met with;

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the most considerable is a colony of Germans, some ten leagues up

the river. At Point Coupee, thirty-five leagues above the German
settlement, is a fort. Along here, within five or six leagues, are not
less than sixty habitations. Fifty leagues farther up is the Natchez
post, where we have a garrison, who are kept prisoners through fear
of the Chickasaws. Here and at Point Coupee, they raise excellent
tobacco. Another hundred leagues brings us to the Arkansas, where
we have also a fort and a garrison for the benefit of the river
traders. * * * From the Arkansas to the Illinois, nearly five hundred
leagues, there is not a settlement. There should be, however, a fort
at the Oubache (Ohio), the only path by which the English can reach
the Mississippi. In the Illinois country are numberless mines, but no
one to

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work them as they deserve." Father Marest, writing from the post at
Vincennes in 1812, makes the same observation. Vivier also says:
"Some individuals dig lead near the surface and supply the Indians
and Canada. Two Spaniards now here, who claim to be adepts, say
that our mines are like those of Mexico, and that if we would dig
deeper, we should find silver under the lead; and at any rate the
lead is excellent. There is also in this country, beyond doubt, copper
ore, as from time to time large pieces are found in the streams."

(PICTURE NO SHOWN - MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI.)

At the close of the year 1750, the French occupied, in addition to the
lower Mississippi posts and those in Illinois, one at Du Quesne, one
at the Maumee in the country of the Miamis, and one at Sandusky in
what may be termed the Ohio Valley. In the northern part of the
Northwest they had stations at St. Joseph's on the St. Joseph's of
Lake Michigan, at Fort Ponchartrain (Detroit), at Michillimackanac or
Massillimacanac, Fox River of Green Bay, and at Sault Ste. Marie.
The fondest dreams of LaSalle were now fully realized. The French
alone were possessors of this vast realm, basing their claim on
discovery and settlement. Another nation, however, was now turning
its attention to this extensive country,

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and hearing of its wealth, began to lay plans for occupying it and for
securing the great profits arising therefrom.

The French, however, had another claim to this country, namely, the

DISCOVERY OF THE OHIO.

This "Beautiful " river was discovered by Robert Cavalier de LaSalle

in 1669, four years before the discovery of the Mississippi by Joliet
and Marquette.

While LaSalle was at his trading post on the St. Lawrence, be found
leisure to study nine Indian dialects, the chief of which was the
Iroquois. He not only desired to facilitate his intercourse in trade,
but he longed to travel and explore the unknown regions of the
West. An incident soon occurred which decided him to fit out an
exploring expedition.

While conversing with some Senecas, he learned of a river called the

Ohio, which rose in their country and flowed to the sea, but at such
a distance that it required eight months to reach its mouth. In this
statement the Mississippi and its tributaries were considered as one
stream. LaSalle believing, as most of the French at that period did,
that the great rivers flowing west emptied into the Sea of California,
was anxious to embark in the enterprise of discovering a route
across the continent to the commerce of China and Japan.

He repaired at once to Quebec to obtain the approval of the

Governor. His eloquent appeal prevailed. The Governor and the
Intendant, Talon, issued letters patent authorizing the enterprise,
but made no provision to defray the expenses. At this juncture the
seminary of St. Sulpice decided to send out missionaries in
connection with the expedition, and LaSalle offering to sell his
improvements at LaChine to raise money, the offer was accepted by
the Superior, and two thousand eight hundred dollars were raised,
with which LaSalle purchased four canoes and the necessary
supplies for the outfit.

On the 6th of July, 1669, the party, numbering twenty-four persons,

embarked in seven canoes on the St. Lawrence; two additional

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canoes carried the Indian guides. In three days they were gliding
over the bosom of Lake Ontario. Their guides conducted them
directly to the Seneca village on the bank of the Genesee, in the
vicinity of the present City of Rochester, New York. Here they
expected to procure guides to conduct them to the Ohio, but in this
they were disappointed.

The Indians seemed unfriendly to the enterprise. LaSalle suspected

that the Jesuits had prejudiced their minds against his plans. After
waiting a month in the hope of gaining their object, they met an
Indian

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from the Iroquois colony at the head of Lake Ontario, who assured
them that they could there find guides, and offered to conduct them
thence.

On their way they passed the mouth of the Niagara River, when they
heard for the first time the distant thunder of the cataract. Arriving

(PICTURE NOT SHOWN - HIGH BRIDGE, LAKE BLUFF, LAKE

COUNTY, ILLINIOS.)

among the Iroquois, they met with a friendly reception, and learned
from a Shawanee prisoner that they could reach the Ohio in six
weeks. Delighted with the unexpected good fortune, they made
ready to resume their journey; but just as they were about to start
they heard of the arrival of two Frenchmen in a neighboring village.
One of them proved to be Louis Joliet, afterwards famous as an
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had been sent by the Canadian Government to explore the copper

mines on Lake Superior, but had failed, and was on his way back to
Quebec. He gave the missionaries a map of the country he had
explored in the lake region, together with an account of the

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condition of the Indians in that quarter. This induced the priests to

determine on leaving the expedition and going to Lake Superior.
LaSalle warned them that the Jesuits were probably occupying that
field, and that they would meet with a cold reception. Nevertheless
they persisted in their purpose, and after worship on the lake shore,
parted from LaSalle. On arriving at Lake Superior, they found, as
LaSalle had predicted, the Jesuit Fathers, Marquette and Dablon,
occupying the field.

These zealous disciples of Loyola informed them that they wanted

no assistance from St. Sulpice, nor from those who made him their
patron saint; and thus repulsed, they returned to Montreal the
following June without having made a Single discovery or converted
a single Indian.

After parting with the priests, LaSalle went to the chief Iroquois
village at Onondaga, where he obtained guides, and passing thence
to a tributary of the Ohio south of Lake Erie, he descended the latter
as far as the falls at Louisville. Thus was the Ohio discovered by
LaSalle, the persevering and successful French explorer of the West,
in 1669.

The account of the latter part of his journey is found in an

anonymous paper, which purports to have been taken from the lips
of LaSalle himself during a subsequent visit to Paris. In a letter
written to Count Frontenac in 1667, shortly after the discovery, he
himself says that he discovered the Ohio and descended it to the
falls. This was regarded as an indisputable fact by the French
authorities, who claimed the Ohio Valley upon another ground.
When Washington was sent by the colony of Virginia in 1753, to
demand of Gordeur de St. Pierre why the French had built a fort on
the Monongahela, the haughty commandant at Quebec replied: We
claim the country on the Ohio by virtue of the discoveries of LaSalle,
and will not give it up to the English. Our orders are to make
prisoners of every Englishman found trading in the Ohio Valley."

ENGLISH EXPLORATIONS AND SETTLEMENTS.

When the new year of 1750 broke in upon the Father of Waters and
the Great Northwest, all was still wild save at the French posts
already described. In 1749, when the English first began to think
seriously about sending men into the West, the greater portion of

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the States of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and

Minnesota were yet under the dominion of the red men. The English
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conclusively of the nature of the wealth of these wilds. As early as

1710, Governor Spotswood, of Virginia, had commenced movements
to secure the country west of the Alleghenies to the English crown.
In Pennsylvania, Governor Keith and James Logan, secretary of the
province, from 1719 to 1731, represented to the powers of England
the necessity of securing the Western lands. Nothing was done,
however, by that power save to take some diplomatic steps to
secure the claims of Britain to this unexplored wilderness.

England had from the outset claimed from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
on the ground that the discovery of the seacoast and its possession
was a discovery and possession of the country, and, as is well
known, her grants to the colonies extended "from sea to sea." This
was not all her claim. She had purchased from the Indian tribes
large tracts of land. This latter was also a strong argument. As early
as 1684, Lord Howard, Governor of Virginia, held a treaty with the
six nations. These were the great Northern Confederacy, and
comprised at first the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and
Senecas. Afterward the Tuscaroras were taken into the confederacy,
and it became known as the Six Nations. They came under the
protection of the mother country, and again in 1701, they repeated
the agreement, and in September, 1726, a formal deed was drawn
up and signed by the chiefs. The validity of this claim has often been
disputed, but never successfully. In 1744, a purchase was made at
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, of certain lands within the "Colony of
Virginia," for which the Indians received L200 in gold and a like sum
in goods, with a promise that, as settlements increased, more should
be paid. The Commissioners from Virginia were Colonel Thomas Lee
and Colonel William Beverly. As settlements extended, the promise
of more pay was called to mind, and Mr. Conrad Weiser was sent
across the mountains with presents to appease the savages. Col.
Lee, and some Virginians accompanied him with the intention of
sounding the Indians upon their feelings regarding the English. They

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were not satisfied with their treatment, and plainly told the
Commissioners why. The English did not desire the cultivation of the
country, but the monopoly of the Indian trade. In 1748, the Ohio
Company was formed, and petitioned the king for a grant of land
beyond the Alleghenies. This was granted, and the government of
Virginia was ordered to grant to them a half million acres, two
hundred thousand of which were to be located at once. Upon the
12th of June, 1749, 800,000 acres from the line of Canada north and
west was made to the Loyal Company, and on the 29th of October,
1751, 100,000 acres were given to the Greenbriar Company. All this
time the French were not idle. They saw that, should the British gain
a foothold in the West, especially upon the Ohio, they might not only
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settling upon it, but in time would come to the lower posts and so
gain possession of the whole country. Upon the 10th of May, 1774,
Vaudreuil, Governor of Canada and the French possessions, well
knowing the consequences that must arise from allowing the English
to build trading posts in the Northwest, seized some of their frontier
posts, and to further secure the claim of the French to the West, he,
in 1749, sent Louis Celeron with a party of soldiers to plant along
the Ohio River, in the mounds and at the mouths of its principal
tributaries, plates of lead, on which were inscribed the claims of
France. These were heard of in 1752, and within the memory of
residents now living along the "Oyo," as the beautiful river was
called by the French. One of these plates was found with the
inscription partly defaced. It bears date August 16, 1749, and a copy
of the inscription with particular account of the discovery of the
plate, was sent by DeWitt Clinton to the American Antiquarian
Society, among whose journals it may now be found.* These
measures did not, however, deter the English from going on with
their explorations, and though neither party resorted to arms, yet
the conflict was gathering, and it was only a question of time when
the storm would burst upon the frontier settlements. In 1750,
Christopher Gist was sent by the Ohio Company to examine its
lands. He went to a village of the Twigtwees, on the Miami, about
one hundred and fifty miles above its mouth. He afterward spoke of
it as very populous. From there he went down the Ohio River nearly
to the falls at the present City of Louisville, and in November he

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commenced a survey of the Company's lands. During the Winter,

General Andrew Lewis performed a similar work for the Greenbriar
Company. Meanwhile the French were busy in preparing their forts
for defense, and in opening roads, and also sent a small party of
soldiers to keep the Ohio clear. This party, having heard of the
English post on the Miami River, early in 1652, assisted by the
Ottawas and Chippewas, attacked it, and, after a severe battle, in
which fourteen of the natives were killed and others wounded,
captured the garrison. (They were probably garrisoned in a block
house). The traders were carried away to Canada, and one account
says several were burned. This fort or post was called by the English
Pickawillany. A memorial of the king's ministers refers to it as
"Pickawillanes, in the center of the territory between the Ohio and
the Wabash. The name is probably some variation of Pickaway or
Picqua in 1773, Written by Rev. David Jones Pickaweke."

* The following is a translation of the inscription on the plate: "In the year
1749 reign of Louis XV, King of France, we, Celeron, commandant of a
detachment by Monsieur the Marquis of Gallisoniere, commander-in-chief
of New France, to establish tranquility in certain Indian villages of these
cantons, have buried this plate at the confluence of the Toradakoin, this is
twenty- ninth of July, near the river Ohio, otherwise Beautiful River, as a
monument of renewal of possession which we have taken of the said river,
and all its tributaries; In as much as the preceding Kings of France have
enjoyed It, and maintained it by their arms and treaties; especially by
those of Ryswick, Utrecht and Aix La Chapelle."

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This was the first blood shed between the French and English, and
occurred near the present City of Piqua, Ohio, or at least at a point
about forty-seven miles north of Dayton. Each nation became now
more interested in the progress of events in the Northwest. The
English determined to purchase from the Indians a title to the lands
they wished to occupy, and Messrs. Fry (afterward Commander-in-
chief over Washington at the commencement of the French War of
1775-1763), Lomax and Patton were sent in the Spring of 1752 to
hold a conference with the natives at Logstown to learn what they
objected to in the treaty of Lancaster already noticed, and to settle
all difficulties. On the 9th of June, these Commissioners met the red

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men at Logstown, a little village on the north bank of the Ohio,

about seventeen miles below the site of Pittsburgh. Here had been a
trading point for many years, but it was abandoned by the Indians in
1750. At first the Indians declined to recognize the treaty of
Lancaster, but, the Commissioners taking aside Montour, the
interpreter, who was a son of the famous Catharine Montour, and a
chief among the six nations, induced him to use his influence in their
favor. This he did, and upon the 13th of June they all united in
signing a deed, confirming the Lancaster treaty in its full extent,
consenting to a settlement of the southeast of the Ohio, and
guaranteeing that it should not be disturbed by them. These were
the means used to obtain the first treaty with the Indians in the Ohio
Valley.

Meanwhile the powers beyond the sea were trying to out-manoeuvre

each other, and were professing to be at peace. The English
generally outwitted the Indians, and failed in many instances to fulfill
their contracts. They thereby gained the ill-will of the red men, and
further increased the feeling by failing to provide them with arms
and ammunition. Said an old chief, at Easton, in 1758: "The Indians
on the Ohio left you because of your own fault. When we heard the
French were coming, we asked you for help and arms, but we did
not get them. The French came, they treated us kindly, and gained
our affections. The Governor of Virginia settled on our lands for his
own benefit, and, when we wanted help, forsook us."

At the beginning of 1653, the English thought they had secured by

title the lands in the West, but the French had quietly gathered
cannon and military stores to be in readiness for the expected blow.
The English made other attempts to ratify these existing treaties, but
not until the Summer could the Indians be gathered together to
discuss the plans of the French. They had sent messages to the
French, warning them away; but they replied that they intended to
complete the chain of forts already begun, and would not abandon
the field.

Soon after this, no satisfaction being obtained from the Ohio regard-

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ing the positions and purposes of the French, Governor Dinwiddie of

Virginia determined to send to them another messenger and learn
from them, if possible, their intentions. For this purpose he selected
a young man, a surveyor, who, at the early age of nineteen, had
received the rank of major, and who was thoroughly posted
regarding frontier life. This personage was no other than the
illustrious George Washington, who then held considerable interest
in Western lands. He was at this time just twenty-two years of age.
Taking Gist as his guide, the two, accompanied by four servitors, set
out on their perilous march. They left Will's Creek on the 10th of
November, 1753, and on the 22d reached the Monongahela, about
ten miles above the fork. From there they went to Logstown, where
Washington had a long conference with the chiefs of the Six Nations.
From them he learned the condition of the French, and also heard of
their determination not to come down the river till the following
spring. The Indians were non-committal, as they were afraid to turn
either way, and, as far as they could, desired to remain neutral.
Washington, finding nothing could be done with them, went on to
Venango, an old Indian town at the mouth of French Creek. Here
the French had a fort, called Fort Machault. Through the rum and
flattery of the French, he nearly lost all his Indian followers. Finding
nothing of importance here, he pursued his way amid great
privations, and on the 11th of December reached the fort at the
head of French Creek. Here he delivered Governor Dinwiddie's letter,
received his answer, took his observations, and on the 16th set out
upon his return journey with no one but Gist, his guide, and a few
Indians who still remained true to him, notwithstanding the
endeavors of the French to retain them. Their homeward journey
was one of great peril and suffering from the cold, yet they reached
home in safety on the 6th of January, 1754.

From the letter of St. Pierre, commander of the French fort, sent by
Washington to Governor Dinwiddie, it was learned that the French
would not give up without a struggle. Active preparations were at
once made in all the English colonies for the coming conflict, while
the French finished the fort at Venango and strengthened their lines
of fortifications, and gathered their forces to be in readiness.

The Old Dominion. was all alive. Virginia was the center of great
activities; volunteers were called for, and from all the neighboring
colonies men rallied to the conflict, and everywhere along the
Potomac men were enlisting under the Governor's proclamation-
which promised two hundred thousand acres on the Ohio. Along this

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river they were gathering as far as Will's Creek, and far beyond this
point, whither Trent had come for assistance for his little band of
forty-one men, who were

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working away in hunger and want, to fortify that point at the fork of
the Ohio, to which both parties were looking with deep interest.

"The first birds of Spring filled the air with their song; the swift river
rolled by the Allegheny hillsides, swollen by the melting snows of
Spring and the April showers. The leaves were appearing; a few
Indian scouts were seen, but no enemy seemed near at hand; and
all was so quiet, that Frazier, an old Indian scout and trader, who
had been left by Trent in command, ventured to his home at the
mouth of Turtle Creek, ten miles up the Monongahela. But, though
all was so quiet in that wilderness, keen eyes had seen the low
intrenchment rising at the fork, and swift feet had borne the news of
it up the river; and upon the morning of the 17th of April, Ensign
Ward, who then had charge of it, saw upon the Allegheny a sight
that made his heart sink-sixty batteaux and three hundred canoes
filled with men, and laden deep with cannon and stores. * * * That
evening he supped with his captor, Contrecoeur, and the next day
he was bowed off by the Frenchman, and with his men and tools,
marched up the Monongahela."

The French and Indian war had begun. The treaty of Aix la Chapelle,
in 1748, had left the boundaries between the French and English
possessions unsettled, and the events already narrated show the
French were determined to hold the country watered by the
Mississippi and its tributaries; while the English laid claims to the
country by virtue of the discoveries of the Cabots, and claimed all
the country from Newfoundland to Florida, extending from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. The first decisive blow had now been struck,
and the first attempt of the English, through the Ohio Company, to
occupy these lands, had resulted disastrously to them. The French
and Indians immediately completed the fortifications begun at the
Fork, which they had so easily captured, and when completed gave
to the fort the name of DuQuesne. Washington was at Will's Creek
when the news of the capture of the fort arrived. He at once
departed to recapture it. On his way he entrenched himself at a

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place called the "Meadows," where he erected a fort called by him

Fort Necessity. From there he surprised and captured a force of
French and Indians marching against him, but was soon after
attacked in his fort by a much superior force, and was obliged to
yield on the morning of July 4th. He was allowed to return to
Virginia.

The English Government immediately planned four campaigns; one

against Fort DuQuesne; one against Nova Scotia; one against Fort
Niagara, and one against Crown Point. These occurred during 1755-
56, and were not successful in driving the French from their
possessions. The expedition against Fort DuQuesne was led by the
famous General Braddock, who, refusing to listen to the advice of
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acquainted with Indian warfare, suffered such an inglorious defeat.

This occurred on the morning of July 9th, and is generally known as
the battle of Monongahela, or "Braddock's Defeat." The war
continued with various vicissitudes through the years 1756-7; when,
at the commencement of 1758, in accordance with the plans of
William Pitt, then Secretary of State, afterwards Lord Chatham,
active preparations were made to carry on the war. Three
expeditions were planned for this year: one, under General Amherst,
against Louisburg; another, under Abercrombie, against Fort
Ticonderoga; and a third, under General Forbes, against Fort
DuQuesne. On the 26th of July, Louisburg surrendered after a
desperate resistance of more than forty days, and the eastern part
of the Canadian possessions fell into the hands of the British.
Abercrombie captured Fort Frontenac, and when the expedition
against Fort DuQuesne, of, which Washington had the active
command, arrived there, it was found in flames and deserted. The
English at once took possession, rebuilt the fort, and in honor of
their illustrious statesman, changed the name to Fort Pitt.

The great object of the campaign of 1759, was the reduction of

Canada. General Wolfe was to lay siege to Quebec; Amherst was to
reduce Ticonderoga and Crown Point, and General Prideaux was to

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capture Niagara. This latter place was taken in July, but the gallant
Prideaux lost his life in the attempt. Amherst captured Ticonderoga
and Crown Point without a blow; and Wolfe, after making the
memorable ascent to the Plains of Abraham on September 13th,
defeated Montcalm, and on the 18th, the city capitulated. In this
engagement Montcolm and Wolfe both lost their lives. De Levi,
Montcalm's successor, marched to Sillery, three miles above the city,
with the purpose of defeating the English, and there, on the 28th of
the following April, was fought one of the bloodiest battles of the
French and Indian War. It resulted in the defeat of the French, and
the fall of the City of Montreal. The Governor signed a capitulation
by which the whole of Canada was surrendered to the English. This
practically concluded the war, but it was not until 1763 that the
treaties of peace between France and England were signed. This
was done on the 10th of February of that year, and under its
provisions all the country east of the Mississippi and north of the
Iberville River, in Louisiana, were ceded to England. At the same
time Spain ceded Florida to Great Britain.

On the 13th of September, 1760, Major Robert Rogers was sent

from Montreal to take charge of Detroit, the only remaining French
post in the territory. He arrived there on the 19th of November, and
summoned the place to surrender. At first the commander of the
post, Beletre, refused, but on the 29th, hearing of the continued
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French arms, surrendered. Rogers remained there until December

23d under the personal protection of the celebrated chief, Pontiac,
to whom, no doubt, he owed his safety. Pontiac had come here to
inquire the purposes of the English in taking possession of the
country. He was assured that they came simply to trade with the
natives, and did not desire their country. This answer conciliated the
savages, and did much to insure the safety of Rogers and his party
during their stay, and while on their journey home.

Rogers set out for Fort Pitt on December 23, and was just one
month on the way. His route was from Detroit to Maumee, thence
across the present State of Ohio directly to the fort. This was the
common trail of the Indians in their journeys from Sandusky to the

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fork of the Ohio. It went from Fort Sandusky, where Sandusky City
now is, crossed the Huron river, then called Bald Eagle Creek, to
"Mohickon John's Town" on Mohickon Creek, the northern branch of
White Woman's River, and thence crossed to Beaver's Town, a
Delaware town on what is now Sandy Creek. At Beaver's Town were
probably one hundred and fifty warriors, and not less than three
thousand acres of cleared land. From there the track went up Sandy
Creek to and across Big Beaver, and up the Ohio to Logstown,
thence on to the fork.

The Northwest Territory was now entirely under the English rule.
New settlements began to be rapidly made, and the promise of a
large trade was speedily manifested. Had the British carried out their
promises with the natives none of those savage butcheries would
have been perpetrated, and the country would have been spared
their recital.

The renowned chief, Pontiac, was one of the leading spirits in these
atrocities. We will now pause in our narrative, and notice the leading
events in his life. The earliest authentic information regarding this
noted Indian chief is learned from an account of an Indian trader
named Alexander Henry, who, in the Spring of 1761, penetrated his
domains as far as Missillimacnac. Pontiac was then a great friend of
the French, but a bitter foe of the English, whom he considered as
encroaching on his hunting grounds. Henry was obliged to disguise
himself as a Canadian to insure safety, but was discovered by
Pontiac, who bitterly reproached him and the English for their
attempted subjugation of the West. He declared that no treaty had
been made with them; no presents sent them, and that be would
resent any possession of the West by that nation. He was at the
time about fifty years of age, tall and dignified, and was civil and
military ruler of the Ottawas, Ojibwas and Pottawatamies.

The Indians, from Lake Michigan to the borders of North Carolina,

were united in this feeling, and at the time of the treaty of Paris,
ratified February 10, 1763, a general conspiracy was formed to fall
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upon the frontier British posts, and with one blow strike every man
dead. Pontiac was the marked leader in all this, and was the
commander of the Chippewas, Ottawas, Wyandots, Miamis,
Shawanese, Delawares and Mingoes, who had, for the time, laid
aside their local quarrels to unite, in this enterprise.

The blow came, as near as can now be ascertained, on May 7, 1763.

Nine British posts fell, and the Indians drank, "scooped up in the
hollow of joined hands," the blood of many a Briton.

Pontiac's immediate field of action was the garrison at Detroit. Here.,

however, the plans were frustrated by an Indian woman disclosing
the plot the evening previous to his arrival. Everything was carried
out, however, according to Pontiac's plans until the moment of
action, when Major Gladwyn, the commander of the post, stepping
to one of the Indian chiefs, suddenly drew aside his blanket and
disclosed the concealed musket. Pontiac, though a brave man,
turned pale and trembled. He saw his plan was known, and that the
garrison were prepared. He endeavored to exculpate himself from
any such intentions; but the guilt was evident, and he and his
followers were dismissed with a severe reprimand, and warned
never to again enter the walls of the post.

Pontiac at once laid siege to the fort, and until the treaty of peace
between the British and the Western Indians, concluded in August,
1764, continued to harass and besiege the fortress. He organized a
regular commissariat department, issued bills of credit written out on
bark, which, to his credit, it may be stated, were punctually
redeemed. At the conclusion of the treaty, in which it seems he took
no part, he went further south, living many years among the Illinois.

He had given up all hope of saving his country and race. After a time
he endeavored to unite the Illinois tribe and those about St. Louis in
a war with the whites. His efforts were fruitless, and only ended in a
quarrel between himself and some Kaskaskia Indians, one of whom
soon afterwards killed him. His death was, however, avenged by the
northern Indians, who nearly exterminated the Illinois in the wars
which followed.

Had it not been for the treachery of a few of his followers, his plan

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for the extermination of the whites, a masterly one, would

undoubtedly have been carried out.

It was in the Spring of the year following Rogers' visit that Alexander
Henry went to Missillimacnac, and everywhere found the strongest
feelings against the English, who had not carried out their promises,
and were doing nothing to conciliate the natives. Here he met the
chief, Pontiac, who, after conveying to him in a speech the idea that
their French father would awake soon and utterly destroy his
enemies, said: "Englishman, although you have conquered the
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yet conquered us! We are not your slaves! These lakes, these
woods, these mountains, were left us by our ancestors. They are our
inheritance, and we will part with them to none. Your nation
supposes that we, like the white people, can not live without bread
and pork and beef. But you ought to know that He, the Great Spirit
and Master of Life, has provided food for us upon these broad lakes
and in these mountains."

He then spoke of the fact that no treaty had been made with them,
no presents sent them, and that he and his people were yet for war.
Such were the feelings of the Northwestern Indians immediately
after the English took possession of their country. These feelings
were no doubt encouraged by the Canadians and French, who
hoped that yet the French arms might prevail. The treaty of Paris,
however, gave to the English the right to this vast domain, and
active preparations were going on to occupy it and enjoy its trade
and emoluments.

In 1762, France, by a secret treaty, ceded Louisiana to Spain, to

prevent it falling into the hands of the English, who were becoming
masters of the entire West. The next year the treaty of Paris, signed
at Fontainbleau, gave to the English the domain of the country in
question. Twenty years after, by the treaty of peace between the
United States and England, that part of Canada lying south and west
of the Great Lakes, comprehending a large territory which is, the

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subject of these sketches, was acknowledged to be a portion of the

United States; and twenty years still later, in 1803, Louisiana was
ceded by Spain back to France, and by France sold to the United
States.

In the half century, from the building of the Fort of Crevecoeur by

LaSalle, in 1680, up to the erection of Fort Chartres, many French
settlements had been made in that quarter. These have already
been noticed, being those at St. Vincent (Vincennes), Kohokia or
Cahokia, Kaskaskia and Prairie du Rocher, on the American Bottom,
a large tract of rich alluvial soil in Illinois, on the Mississippi, opposite
the site of St. Louis.

By the treaty of Paris, the regions east of the Mississippi, including

all these and other towns of the Northwest, were given over to
England; but they do not appear to have been taken possession of
until 1765, when Captain Stirling, in the name of the Majesty of
England, established himself at Fort Chartres bearing with him the
proclamation of General Gage, dated December 30, 1764, which
promised religious freedom to all Catholics who worshiped here, and
a right to leave the country with their effects if they wished, or to
remain with the privileges of Englishmen. It was shortly after the
occupancy of the West by the British that the war with Pontiac
opened. It is already noticed in the sketch of that chieftain. By it
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ment in its infancy ceased to exist. This was not ended until the year
1764, when, failing to capture Detroit, Niagara and Fort Pitt, his
confederacy became disheartened, and, receiving no aid from the
French, Pontiac abandoned the enterprise and departed to the
Illinois, among whom he afterward lost his life.

As soon as these difficulties were definitely settled, settlers began

rapidly to survey the country and prepare for occupation. During the
year 1770, a number of persons from Virginia and other British
provinces explored and marked out nearly all the valuable lands on
the Monongahela and along the banks of the Ohio as far as the Little
Kanawha. This was followed by another exploring expedition, in

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which George Washington was a party. The latter, accompanied by

Dr. Craik, Capt. Crawford and others, on the 20th of October, 1770,
descended the Ohio from Pittsburgh to the mouth of the Kanawha;
ascended that stream about fourteen miles, marked out several
large tracts of land, shot several buffalo, which were then abundant
in the Ohio Valley, and returned to the fort.

Pittsburgh was at this time a trading post, about which was

clustered a village of some twenty houses, inhabited by Indian
traders. This same year, Capt. Pittman visited Kaskaskia and its
neighboring villages. He found there about sixty-five resident
families, and at Cahokia only forty-five dwellings. At Fort Chartres
was another small settlement, and at Detroit the garrison were quite
prosperous and strong. For a year or two settlers continued to locate
near some of these posts, generally Fort Pitt or Detroit, owing to the
fears of the Indians, who still maintained some feelings of hatred to
the English. The trade from the posts was quite good, and from
those in Illinois large quantities of pork and flour found their way to
the New Orleans market. At this time the policy of the British
Government was strongly opposed to the extension of the colonies
west. In 1763, the King of England forbade, by royal proclamation,
his colonial subjects from making a settlement beyond the sources
of the rivers which fall into the Atlantic Ocean. At the instance of the
Board of Trade, measures were taken to prevent the settlement
without the limits prescribed, and to retain the commerce within
easy reach of Great Britain.

The commander-in-chief of the king's forces wrote in 1769: "In the

course of a few years necessity will compel the colonists, should
they extend their settlements west, to provide manufactures of
some kind for themselves, and when all connection upheld by
commerce with the mother country ceases, an
independency in their government
will soon follow."

In accordance with this policy, Gov. Gage issued a proclamation in

1772, commanding the inhabitants of Vincennes to abandon their
settlements and join some of the Eastern English colonies. To this
they

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strenuously objected, giving good reasons therefor, and were

allowed to remain. The strong opposition to this policy of Great
Britain led to its change, and to such a course as to gain the
attachment of the French population. In December, 1773, influential
citizens of Quebec petitioned the king for an extension of the
boundary lines of that province, which was granted, and Parliament
passed an act on June 2, 1774, extending the boundary so as to
include the territory lying within the present States of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and Michigan.

In consequence of the liberal policy pursued by the British

Government toward the French Settlers in the West, they were
disposed to favor that nation in the war which soon followed with
the colonies; but the early alliance between France and America
soon brought them to the side of the war for independence.

In 1774, Gov. Dunmore, of Virginia, began to encourage emigration

to the Western lands. He appointed magistrates at Fort Pitt under
the pretense that the fort was under the government of that
commonwealth. One of these justices, John Connelly, who
possessed a tract of land in the Ohio Valley, gathered a force of men
and garrisoned the fort, calling it Fort Dunmore. This and other
parties were formed to select sites for settlements, and often came
in conflict with the Indians, who yet claimed portions of the valley,
and several battles followed. These ended in the famous battle of
Kanawha in July, where the Indians were defeated and driven across
the Ohio.

During the years 1775 and 1776, by the operations of land

companies and the perseverance of individuals, several settlements
were firmly established between the Alleghanies and the Ohio River,
and western land speculators were busy in Illinois and on the
Wabash. At a council held in Kaskaskia on July 5, 1773, an
association of English traders, calling themselves the "Illinois Land
Company," obtained from ten chiefs of the Kaskaskia, Cahokia and
Peoria tribes two large tracts of land lying on the east side of the
Mississippi River south of the Illinois. In 1775, a merchant from the
Illinois Country, named Viviat, came to Post Vincennes as the agent
of the association called the "Wabash Land Company." On the 8th of
October he obtained from eleven Piankeshaw chiefs, a deed for

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37,497,600 acres of land. This deed was signed by the grantors,

attested by a number of the inhabitants of Vincennes, and afterward
recorded in the office of a notary public at Kaskaskia. This and other
land companies had extensive schemes for the colonization of the
West ; but all, were frustrated by the breaking out of the Revolution.
On the 20th of April, 1780, the two companies named consolidated
under the name of the "United Illinois and Wabash Land Company."
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strenuous efforts to have these grants sanctioned by Congress, but

all signally failed.

When the War of the Revolution commenced, Kentucky was an

unorganized country, though there were several settlements within
her borders.

In Hutchins' Topography of Virginia, it is stated that at that time

Kaskaskia contained 80 houses, and nearly 1,000 white and black
inhabitants the whites being a little the more numerous. Cahokia
contains 50, houses and 300 white inhabitants, and 80 negroes.
There were east of the Mississippi River, about the year 1771"-when
these observations were made "300 white men capable of bearing
arms, and 230 negroes."

From 1775 until the expedition of Clark, nothing is recorded and

nothing known of these settlements, save what is contained in a
report made by a committee to Congress in June, 1778. From it the
following extract is made:

"Near the mouth of the River Kaskaskia, there is a village which

appears to have contained nearly eighty families from the beginning
of the late revolution. There are twelve families in a small village at
la Prairie du Rochers, and near fifty families at the Kahokia Village.
There are also four or five families at Fort Chartres and St. Philips,
which is five miles further up the river."

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St. Louis had been settled in February, 1764, and at this time
contained, including its neighboring towns, over six hundred whites
and one hundred and fifty negroes. It must be remembered that all
the country west of the Mississippi was now under French rule, and
remained so until ceded again to Spain, its original owner, who
afterwards sold it and the country including New Orleans to the
United States. At Detroit there were, according to Capt. Carver, who
was in the Northwest from 1766 to 1768, more than one hundred
houses, and the river was settled for more than twenty miles,
although poorly cultivated-the people being engaged in the Indian
trade. This old town has a history, which we will here relate.

It is the oldest town in the Northwest, having been founded by

Antoine de Lamotte Cadillac, in 1701. It was laid out in the form of
an oblong square, of two acres in length, and an acre and a half in
width. As described by A. D. Frazer, who first visited it and became a
permanent resident of the place, in 1778, it comprised within its
limits that space between Mr. Palmer's store (Conant Block) and
Capt. Perkins' house (near the- Arsenal building), and extended back
as far as the public barn, and was bordered in front by the Detroit
River. It was surrounded by oak and cedar pickets, about fifteen feet
long, set in the ground, and had four gates - east, west, north and
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gates were block houses provided with four guns apiece, each six
pounder. Two six-gun batteries were planted fronting the river and
in a parallel direction with the block houses. There were four streets
running east and west, the main street being twenty feet wide and
the rest fifteen feet, while the four streets crossing these at right
angles were from ten to fifteen feet in width.

At the date spoken of by Mr. Frazer, there was no fort within the
enclosure, but a citadel on the ground corresponding to the present
northwest corner of Jefferson Avenue and Wayne Street. The citadel
was inclosed by pickets, and within it were erected barracks of
wood, two stories high, sufficient to contain ten officers, and also
barracks sufficient to contain four hundred men, and a provision
store built of brick. The citadel also contained a hospital and guard-
house. The old town of Detroit, in 1778, contained about sixty

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houses, most of them one story, with a few a story and a half in
height. They were all of logs, some hewn and some round. There
was one building of splendid appearance, called the "King's Palace,"
two stories high, which stood near the east gate. It was built for
Governor Hamilton, the first governor commissioned by the British.
There were two guard-houses, one near the west gate and the other
near the Government House. Each of the guards consisted of twenty-
four men and a subaltern, who mounted regularly every morning
between nine and ten o'clock, Each furnished four sentinels, who
were relieved every two hours. There was also an officer of the day,
who performed strict duty. Each of the gates was shut regularly at
sunset, even wicket gates were shut at nine o'clock, and all the keys
were delivered into the hands of the commanding officer. They were
opened in the morning at sunrise. No Indian or squaw was permitted
to enter town with any weapon, such as a tomahawk or a knife. It
was a standing order that the Indians should deliver their arms and
instruments of every kind before they were permitted to pass the
sentinel, and they were restored to them on their return. No more
than twenty-five Indians were allowed to enter the town at any one
time, and they were admitted only at the east and west gates. At
sundown the drums beat, and all the Indians were required to leave
town instantly. There was a council house near the water side for
the purpose of holding council with the Indians. The population of
the town was about sixty families, in all about two hundred males
and one hundred females. This town was destroyed by fire, all
except one dwelling, in 1805. After which the present "new" town
was laid out.

On the breaking out of the Revolution, the British held every post of
importance in the West. Kentucky was formed as a component part
of Virginia, and the sturdy pioneers of the West, alive to their
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and recognizing the great benefits of obtaining the control of the

trade in this part of the New World, held steadily to their purposes,
and those within the commonwealth of Kentucky proceeded to
exercise their civil privileges, by electing John Todd and Richard
Gallaway, burgesses to represent them in the Assembly of the

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parent state. Early in September of that year (1777) the first court
was held in Harrodsburg, and Col. Bowman, afterwards major, who
had arrived in August, was made the commander of a militia
organization which had been commenced the March previous. Thus
the tree of loyalty was growing. The chief spirit in this far-out
colony, who had represented her the year previous east of the
mountains, was now meditating a move unequaled in its boldness.
He had been watching the movements of the British throughout the
Northwest, and understood their whole plan. He saw it was through
their possession of the posts at Detroit, Vincennes, Kaskaskia, and
other places, which would give them constant and easy access to
the various Indian tribes in the Northwest, that the British intended
to penetrate the country from the north and south, and annihilate
the frontier fortresses. This moving, energetic man was Colonel,
afterwards General, George Rogers Clark. He knew the Indians were
not unanimously in accord with the English, and he was convinced
that, could the British be defeated and expelled from the Northwest,
the natives might be easily awed into neutrality; and by spies sent
for the purpose, he satisfied himself that the enterprise against the
Illinois settlements might easily succeed. Having convinced himself
of the certainty of the project, he repaired to the Capital of Virginia,
which place he reached on November 5th. While he was on his way,
fortunately, on October 17th, Burgoyne had been defeated, and the
spirits of the colonists greatly encouraged thereby. Patrick Henry
was Governor of Virginia, and at once entered heartily into Clark's
plans. The same plan had before been agitated in the Colonial
Assemblies, but there was no one until Clark came who was
sufficiently acquainted with the condition of affairs at the scene of
action to be able to guide them.

Clark, having satisfied the Virginia leaders of the feasibility of his

plan, received, on the 2d of January, two sets of instructions-one
secret, the other open-the latter authorized him to proceed to enlist
seven companies to go to Kentucky, subject to his orders, and to
serve three months from their arrival in the West. The secret order
authorized him to arm these troops, to procure his powder and lead
of General Hand at Pittsburgh, and to proceed at once to subjugate
the country.

With these instructions Clark repaired to Pittsburgh, choosing rather

to raise his men west of the mountains, as he well knew all were
needed in the colonies in the conflict there. He sent Col. W. B. Smith
to Hol-

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ston for the same purpose, but neither succeeded in raising the
required number of men. The settlers in these- parts were afraid to
leave their own firesides exposed to a vigilant foe, and but few could
be induced to join the proposed expedition. With three companies
and several private volunteers, Clark at length commenced his
descent of the Ohio, which he navigated as far as the Falls, where
he took possession of and fortified Corn Island, a small island
between the present Cities of Louisville, Kentucky, and New Albany,
Indiana. Remains of this fortification may yet be found. At this place
he appointed Col. Bowman to meet him with such recruits as had
reached Kentucky by the southern route, and as many as could be
spared from the station. Here he announced to the men their real
destination. Having completed his arrangements, and chosen his
party, he left a small garrison upon the island, and on the 24th of
June, during a total eclipse of the sun, which to them augured no
good, and which fixes beyond dispute the date of starting, he with
his chosen band, fell down the river. His plan was to go by water as
far as Fort Massac or Massacre, and thence march direct to
Kaskaskia. Here he intended to surprise the garrison, and after its
capture go to Cahokia, then to Vincennes, and lastly to Detroit.
Should he fail, he intended to march directly to the Mississippi pi
River and cross it into the Spanish country. Before his start he
received two good items of information: one that the alliance had
been formed between France and the United States; and the other
that the Indians throughout the Illinois country and the inhabitants,
at the various frontier posts, had been led to believe by the British
that the "Long Knives " or Virginians, were the most fierce,
bloodthirsty and cruel savages that ever scalped a foe. With this
impression on their minds, Clark saw that proper management
would cause them to submit at once from fear, if surprised, and then
from gratitude would become friendly if treated with unexpected
leniency.

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and the town reached on the evening of July 4. He captured the fort
near the village, and soon after the village itself by surprise, and
without the loss of a single man or by killing any of the enemy. After
sufficiently working upon the fears of the natives, Clark told them
they were at perfect liberty to worship as they pleased, and to take
whichever side of the great conflict they would, also he would
protect them from any barbarity from British or Indian foe. This had
the desired effect, arid the inhabitants, so unexpectedly and so
gratefully surprised by the unlooked for turn of affairs, it once swore
allegiance to the American arms, and when Clark desired to go to
Cahokia on the 6th of July, they accompanied him, and through their
influence the inhabitants of the place surrendered, and gladly placed
themselves under his protection. Thus

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the two important posts in Illinois passed from the hands of the
English into the possession of Virginia.

In the person of the priest at Kaskaskia, M. Gibault, Clark found a

powerful ally and generous friend. Clark saw that, to retain
possession of the Northwest and treat successfully with the Indians
within its boundaries, he must establish a government for the
colonies he had taken. St. Vincent, the next important post to
Detroit, remained yet to be taken before the Mississippi Valley was
conquered. M. Gibault told him that he would alone, by persuasion,
lead Vincennes to throw off its connection with England. Clark gladly
accepted his offer, and on the 14th of July, in company with a fellow-
townsman, M. Gibault started on his mission of peace, and on the
1st of August returned with the cheerful intelligence that the post on
the "Oubache " had taken the oath of allegiance to the Old
Dominion. During this interval, Clark established his courts, placed
garrisons at Kaskaskia and Cahokia, successfully re-enlisted his men,
sent word to have a fort, which proved the germ of Louisville,
erected at the Falls of the Ohio, and dispatched Mr. Rocheblave,
who had been commander at Kaskaskia, as a prisoner of war to
Richmond. In October the County of Illinois was established by the
Legislature of Virginia, John Todd appointed Lieutenant Colonel and
Civil Governor, and in November General Clark and his men received
the thanks of the Old Dominion through their Legislature.

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In a speech a few days afterward, Clark made known fully to the

natives his plans, and at its close all came forward and swore
allegiance to the Long Knives. While he was doing this Governor
Hamilton, having made his various arrangements, had left Detroit
and moved down the Wabash to Vincennes intending to operate
from that point in reducing the Illinois posts, and then proceed on
down to Kentucky and drive the rebels from the West. Gen. Clark
had, on the return of M. Gibault, dispatched Captain Helm, of
Fauquier County, Virginia, with an attendant named Henry, across
the Illinois prairies to command the fort. Hamilton knew nothing of
the capitulation of the post, and was greatly surprised on his arrival
to be confronted by Capt. Helm, who, standing at the entrance of
the fort by a loaded cannon ready to fire upon his assailants,
demanded upon what terms Hamilton demanded possession of the
fort. Being granted the rights of a prisoner of war, he surrendered to
the British General, who could scarcely believe his eyes when he saw
the force in the garrison.

Hamilton, not realizing the character of the men with whom he was
contending, gave up his intended campaign for the Winter, sent his
four hundred Indian warriors to prevent troops from coming down
the Ohio,

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and to annoy the Americans in all ways, and sat quietly down to
pass the Winter. Information of all these proceedings having
reached Clark, he saw that immediate and decisive action was
necessary, and that unless he captured Hamilton, Hamilton would
capture him. Clark received the news on the 29th of January, 1779,
and on February 4th, having sufficiently garrisoned Kaskaskia and
Cahokia, he sent down the Mississippi a "battoe," as Major Bowman
writes it, in order to ascend the Ohio and Wabash, and operate with
the land forces gathering for the fray.

On the next day, Clark, with his little force of one hundred and
twenty men, set out for the post, and after incredible hard marching
through much mud, the ground being thawed by the incessant
spring rains, on the 22d reached the fort, and being joined by his
"battoe," at once commenced the attack on the post. The aim of the

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American backwoodsman was unerring, and on the 24th the

garrison surrendered to the intrepid boldness of Clark. The French
were treated with great kindness, and gladly renewed their
allegiance to Virginia. Hamilton was sent as a prisoner to Virginia,
where he was kept in close confinement. During his command of the
British frontier posts, he had offered prizes to the Indians for all the
scalps of Americans they would bring to him, and had earned in
consequence thereof the title " Hair-buyer General," by which he
was ever afterward known.

Detroit was now without doubt within easy reach of the enterprising
Virginian, could he but raise the necessary force. Governor Henry
being apprised of this, promised him the needed reinforcement, and
Clark concluded to wait until he could capture and sufficiently
garrison the posts. Had Clark failed in this bold undertaking, and
Hamilton succeeded in uniting the western Indians for the next
Spring's campaign, the West Would indeed have been swept from
the Mississippi to the Allegheny Mountains, and the great blow
struck, which had been contemplated from the commencement, by
the British.

"But for this small army of dripping, but fearless Virginians, the
union of all the tribes from Georgia to Maine against the colonies
might have been effected, and the whole current of our history
changed."

At this time some fears were entertained by the Colonial

Governments that the Indians in the North and Northwest were
inclining to the British, and under the instructions of Washington,
now Commander-in-Chief of the Colonial army, and so bravely
fighting for American independence, armed forces were sent against
the Six Nations, and upon the Ohio frontier, Col. Bowman, acting
under the same general's orders, marched against Indians within the
present limits of that State. These expeditions were in the main
successful, and the Indians were compelled to sue for peace.

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During this same year (1779) the famous "Land Laws " of Virginia
were passed. The passage of these laws was of more consequence

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to the pioneers of Kentucky and the Northwest than the gaining of a

few Indian conflicts. These laws confirmed in main all grants made,
and guaranteed to all actual settlers their rights and privileges. After
providing for the settlers, the laws provided for selling the balance of
the public lands at forty cents per acre. To carry the Land Laws into
effect, the Legislature sent four Virginians westward to attend to the
various claims, over many of which great confusion prevailed
concerning their validity. These gentlemen opened their court on
October 13, 1779, at St. Asaphs, and continued until April 26, 1780,
when they adjourned, having decided three thousand claims. They
were succeeded by the surveyor, who came in the person of Mr.
George May, and assumed his duties on the 10th day of the month
whose name he bore. With the opening of the next year (1780) the
troubles concerning the navigation of the Mississippi commenced.
The Spanish Government exacted such measures in relation to its
trade as to cause the overtures made to the United States to be
rejected. The American Government considered they had a right to
navigate its channel. To enforce their claims, a fort was erected
below the mouth of the Ohio on the Kentucky side of the river. The
settlements in Kentucky were being rapidly filled by emigrants. It
was during this year that the first seminary of learning was
established in the West in this young and enterprising
Commonwealth.

The settlers here did not look upon the building of this fort in a
friendly manner, as it aroused the hostility of the Indians. Spain had
been friendly to the Colonies during their struggle for independence,
and though for a while this friendship appeared in danger from the
refusal of the free navigation of the river, yet it was finally settled to
the satisfaction of both nations.

The Winter of 1779-80 was one of the most unusually severe ones
ever experienced in the West. The Indians always referred to it as
the "Great Cold." Numbers of wild animals perished, and not a few
pioneers lost their lives. The following Summer a party of Canadians
and Indians attacked St. Louis, and attempted to take possession of
it in consequence of the friendly disposition of Spain to the revolting
colonies. They met with such a determined resistance on the part of
the inhabitants, even the women taking part in the battle, that they
were compelled to abandon the contest. They also made an attack
on the settlements in Kentucky, but, becoming alarmed in some
unaccountable manner, they fled the country in great haste.

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About this time arose the question in the Colonial Congress

concerning the western lands claimed by Virginia, New York,
Massachusetts

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and Connecticut. The agitation concerning this subject finally led

New York, on the 19th of February, 1780, to pass a law giving, to
the delegates of that State in Congress the power to cede her
western lands for the benefit of the United States. This law was laid
before Congress during the next month, but no steps were taken
concerning it until September 6th, when a resolution passed that
body calling upon the States claiming western lands to release their
claims in favor of the whole body. This basis formed the union, and
was the first after all of those legislative measures which resulted in
the creation of the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan;
Wisconsin and Minnesota. In December of the same year, the plan
of conquering Detroit again arose. The conquest might have easily
been effected by Clark had the necessary aid been furnished him.
Nothing decisive was done, yet the heads of the Government knew
that the safety of the Northwest from British invasion lay in the
capture and retention of that important post, the only unconquered
one in the territory.

Before the close of the year, Kentucky was divided into the Counties
of Lincoln, Payette and Jefferson, and the act establishing the Town
of Louisville was passed. This same year is also noted in the annals
of American history as the year in which occurred Arnold's treason to
the United States. Virginia, in accordance with the resolution of
Congress, on the 2d day of January, 1781, agreed to yield her
western lands to the United States upon certain conditions, which
Congress would not accede to, and the Act of Cession, on the part of
the Old Dominion, failed, nor was anything farther done until 1783.
During all that time the Colonies were busily engaged in the struggle
with the mother country, and in consequence thereof but little heed
was given to the western settlements. Upon the 16th of April, 1781,
the first birth north of the Ohio River of American parentage
occurred, being that of Mary Heckewelder, daughter of the widely
known Moravian missionary, whose band of Christian Indians

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suffered in after years a horrible massacre by the hands of the

frontier settlers, who had been exasperated by the murder of several
of their neighbors, and in their rage committed, without regard to
humanity, a deed which forever afterwards cast a shade of shame
upon their lives. For this and kindred outrages on the part of the
whites, the Indians committed many deeds of cruelty which darken
the years of 1771 and 1772 in the history of the Northwest.

During the year 1782 a number of battles among the Indians and
frontiersmen occurred, and between the Moravian Indians and the
Wyandots. In these, horrible acts of cruelty were practised on the
captives, many of such dark deeds transpiring under the leadership
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frontier outlaw, Simon Girty, whose name, as well as those of his

brothers, was a terror to women and children. These occurred
chiefly in the Ohio valleys. Contemporary with them were several
engagements in Kentucky, in which the famous Daniel Boone
engaged, and who, often by his skill and knowledge of Indian
warfare, saved the outposts from cruel destruc-

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tion. By the close of the year victory had perched upon the American
banner, and on the 30th of November, provisional articles of peace
had been arranged between the Commissioners of England and her
unconquerable colonies. Cornwallis had been defeated on the 19th
of October preceding, and the liberty of America was assured. On
the 19th of April following, the anniversary of the battle of
Lexington, peace was

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proclaimed to the army of the United States, and on the 3d of the

next September, the definite treaty which ended our revolutionary
struggle was concluded. By the terms of that treaty, the boundaries

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of the West were as follows: On the north the line was to extend
along the center of the Great Lakes; from the western point of Lake
Superior to Long Lake ; thence to the Lake of the Woods; thence to
the head of the Mississippi River; down its center to the 31st parallel
of latitude, then on that line east to the head of the Appalachicola
River; down its center to its junction with the Flint ; thence straight
to the head of St. Mary's River, and thence down along its center to
the Atlantic Ocean.

Following the cessation of hostilities with England, several posts

were still occupied by the British in the North and West. Among
these was Detroit, still in the bands of the enemy. Numerous
engagements with the Indians throughout Ohio and Indiana
occurred, upon whose lands adventurous whites would settle ere the
title had been acquired by the proper treaty.

To remedy this latter evil, Congress appointed commissioners to

treat with the natives and purchase their lands, and prohibited the
settlement of the territory until this could be done. Before the close
of the year another attempt was made to capture Detroit, which
was, however, not pushed, and Virginia, no longer feeling the
interest in the Northwest she had formerly done, withdrew her
troops, having on the 20th of December preceding authorized the
whole of her possessions to be deeded to the United States. This
was done on the 1st of March following, and the Northwest Territory
passed from the control of the Old Dominion. To Gen. Clark and his
soldiers, however, she gave a tract of one hundred and fifty
thousand acres of land, to be situated any where north of the Ohio
wherever they chose to locate them. They selected the region
opposite the falls of the Ohio, where is now the dilapidated village of
Clarksville, about midway between the Cities of New Albany and
Jeffersonville, Indiana.

While the frontier remained thus, and Gen. Haldimand at Detroit

refused to evacuate alleging that he had no orders from his King to
do so, settlers were rapidly gathering about the inland forts. In the
Spring of 1784, Pittsburgh was regularly laid out, and from tile
journal of Arthur Lee, who passed through the town soon after on
his way to the Indian council at Fort McIntosh, we suppose it was
not very prepossessing in appearance. He says:

"Pittsburgh is inhabited almost entirely by Scots and Irish, who live

in paltry log houses, and are as dirty as if in the north of Ireland or

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even Scotland. There is a great deal of trade carried on, the goods
being bought at the vast expense of forty-five shillings per pound
from Phila-

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delphia and Baltimore. They take in the shops flour, wheat, skins
and money. There are in the town four attorneys, two doctors, and
not a priest of any persuasion, nor church nor chapel."

Kentucky at this time contained thirty thousand inhabitants, and was

beginning to discuss measures for a separation from Virginia. A land
office was opened at Louisville, and measures were adopted to take
defensive precaution against the Indians who were yet, in some
instances, incited to deeds of violence by the British. Before the
close of this year, 1784, the military claimants of land began to
occupy them, although no entries were recorded until 1787.

The Indian title to the Northwest was not yet extinguished. They
held large tracts of lands, and in order to prevent bloodshed
Congress adopted means for treaties with the original owners and
provided for the surveys of the lands gained thereby, as well as for
those north of the Ohio, now in its possession. On January 31, 1786,
a treaty was made with the Wabash Indians. The treaty of Fort
Stanwix had been made in 1784. That at Fort McIntosh in 1785, and
through these much land was gained. The Wabash Indians,
however, afterward refused to comply with the provisions of the
treaty made with them, and in order to compel their adherence to its
provisions, force was used. During the year 1786, the free
navigation of the Mississippi came up in Congress, and caused
various discussions, which resulted in no definite action, only serving
to excite speculation in regard to the western lands. Congress had
promised bounties of land to the soldiers of the Revolution, but
owing to the unsettled condition of affairs along the Mississippi
respecting its navigation, and the trade of the Northwest, that body
had, in 1783, declared its inability to fulfill these promises until a
treaty could be concluded between the two Governments. Before the
close of the year 1786, however, it was able, through the treaties
with the Indians, to allow some grants and the settlement thereon,
and on the 14th of September Connecticut ceded to the General

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Government the tract of land known as the "Connecticut Reserve,"

and before the close of the following year a large tract of land north
of the Ohio was sold to a company, who at once took measures to
settle it. By the provisions of this grant, the company were to pay
the United States one dollar per acre, subject to a deduction of one-
third for bad lands and other contingencies. They received 750,000
acres, bounded on the south by the Ohio, on the east by the
seventh range of townships, on the west by the sixteenth range, and
on the north by a line so drawn as to make the grant complete
without the reservations. In addition to this, Congress afterward
granted 100,000 acres to actual settlers, and 214,285 acres as army
bounties under the resolutions of 1789 and 1790.

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While Dr. Cutler, one of the agents of the company, was pressing its
claims before Congress, that body was bringing into form an
ordinance for the political and social organization of this Territory.
When the cession was made by Virginia, in 1784, a plan was offered,
but rejected. A motion had been made to strike from the proposed
plan the prohibition of slavery, which prevailed. The plan was then
discussed and altered, and finally passed unanimously, with the
exception of South Carolina. By this proposition, the Territory was to
have been divided into states

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CHICAGO, IN 1833)

by parallels and meridian lines. This, it was thought, would make ten
states, which were to have been named as follows -beginning at the
northwest corner and going southwardly: Sylvania, Michigania,
Chersonesus, Assenisipia, Metropotamia, Illenoia, Saratoga,
Washington, Polypotamia and Pelisipia.

There was a more serious objection to this plan than its category of
names, the boundaries. The root of the difficulty was in the
resolution of Congress passed in October, 1780, which fixed the
boundaries of the ceded lands to be from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty miles

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square. These resolutions being presented to the Legislatures of

Virginia and Massachusetts, they desired a change, and in July,
1786, the subject was taken up in Congress, and changed to favor a
division into not more than five states, and not less than three. This
was approved by the State Legislature of Virginia. The subject of the
Government was again taken up by Congress in 1786, and discussed
throughout that year and until July, 1787, when the famous
"Compact of 1787 " was passed, and the foundation of the
government of the Northwest laid. This compact is fully discussed
and explained in the history of Illinois in this book, and to it the
reader is referred.

The passage of this act and the grant to the New England Company
was soon followed by an application to the Government by John
Cleves Symmes, of New Jersey, for a grant of the land between the
Miamis. This gentleman had visited these lands soon after the treaty
of 1786, and, being greatly pleased with them, offered similar terms
to those given to the New England Company. The petition was
referred to, the Treasury Board with power to act, and a contract
was concluded the following year. During the Autumn the directors
of the New England Company were preparing to occupy their grant
the following Spring, and upon the 23d of November made
arrangements for a party of forty-seven men, under the
superintendency of Gen. Rufus Putnam, to set forward. Six boat-
builders were to leave at once, and on the first of January the
Surveyors and their assistants, twenty-six in number, were to meet
at Hartford and proceed on their journey westward; the remainder
to follow as soon as possible. Congress, in the meantime, upon the
3d of October, had ordered seven hundred troops for defense of the
western settlers, and to prevent unauthorized intrusions ; and two
days later appointed Arthur St. Clair Governor of the Territory of the
Northwest.

AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS.

The civil organization of the Northwest Territory was now complete,

and notwithstanding the uncertainty of Indian affairs, settlers from
the East began to come into the country rapidly. The New England
Company sent their men during the Winter of 1787-8 pressing on

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over the Alleghenies by the old Indian path which had been opened
into Braddock's road, and which has since been made a national
turnpike from Cumberland westward. Through the weary winter
days they toiled on, and by April were all gathered on the
Yohiogany, where boats had been built, and at once started for the
Muskingum. Here they arrived on the 7th of that month, and unless
the Moravian missionaries be regarded as the pioneers of Ohio, this
little band can justly claim that honor.

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Gen. St. Clair, the appointed Governor of the Northwest, not having
yet arrived, a set of laws were passed, written out, and published by
being nailed to a tree in the embryo town, and Jonathan Meigs
appointed to administer them.

Washington in writing of this, the first American settlement in the

Northwest, said: "No colony in America was ever settled under such
favorable auspices as that which has just commenced at Muskingum.
Information, property and strength will be its characteristics. I know
many of its settlers personally, and there never were men better
calculated to promote the welfare of such a community."

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On the 2d of July a meeting of the directors and agents was held on

the banks of the Muskingum, "for the purpose of naming the
newborn city and its squares." As yet the settlement was known as
the "Muskingum," but that was now changed to the name Marietta,
in honor of Marie Antoinette. The square upon which the block -
houses stood was called "Campus Martius;" square number 19,
"Capitolium ;" square number 61, "Cecilia;" and the great road
through the covert way, "Sacra Via." Two days after, an oration was
delivered by James M. Varnum, who with S. H. Parsons and John
Armstrong had been appointed to the judicial bench of the territory
on the 16th of October, 1787. On July 9, Gov. St. Clair arrived, and
the colony began to assume form. The act of 1787 provided two
district grades of government for the Northwest,

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under the first of which the whole power was invested in the hands
of a governor and three district judges. This was immediately
formed upon the Governor's arrival, and the first laws of the colony
passed on the 25th of July. These provided for the organization of
the militia, and on the next day appeared the Governor's
proclamation, erecting all that country that had been ceded by the
Indians east of the Scioto River into the County of Washington. From
that time forward, notwithstanding the doubts yet existing as to the
Indians, all Marietta prospered, and on the 2d of September the first
court of the territory was held with imposing ceremonies.

The emigration westward at this time was very great. The

commander at Fort Harmer, at the mouth of the Muskingum,
reported four thousand five hundred persons as having passed that
post between February and June, 1788-many of whom would have
purchased of the "Associates," as the New England Company was
called, had they been ready to receive them.

On the 26th of November, 1787, Symmes issued a pamphlet stating

the terms of his contract and the plan of sale he intended to adopt.
In January, 1788, Matthias Denman, of New Jersey, took an active
interest in Symmes' purchase, and located among other tracts the
sections upon which Cincinnati has been built. Retaining one-third of
this locality, he sold the other two-thirds to Robert Patterson and
John Filson, and the three, about August, commenced to lay out a
town on the spot, which was designated as being opposite Licking
River, to the mouth of which they proposed to have a road cut from
Lexington. The naming of the town is thus narrated in the "Western
Annals ":-" Mr. Filson, who had been a schoolmaster, was appointed
to name the town, and, in respect to its situation, and as if with a
prophetic perception of the mixed race that were to inhabit it in after
days, he named it Losantiville, which, being interpreted, means:
ville, the town; anti, against or opposite to ; os, the mouth; L. of
Licking."

Meanwhile, in July, Symmes got thirty persons and eight four-horse

teams under way for the West. These reached Limestone (now
Maysville) in September, where were several persons from
Redstone. Here Mr. Symmes tried to found a settlement, but the
great freshet of 1789 caused the "Point," as it was and is yet called,
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The little band of settlers removed to the mouth of the Miami.

Before Symmes and his colony left the "Point," two settlements had
been made on his purchase. The first was by Mr. Stiltes, the original
projector of the whole plan, who, with a colony of Redstone people,
had located at the mouth of the Miami, whither Symmes went with
his Maysville colony. Here a clearing had

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been made by the Indians owing to the great fertility of the soil. Mr.
Stiltes with his colony came to this place on the 18th of November,
1788, with twenty-six persons, and, building a block-house,
prepared to remain through the Winter. They named the settlement
Columbia. Here they were kindly treated by the Indians, but suffered
greatly from the flood of 1789.

On the 4th of March, 1789, the Constitution of the United States

went into operation, and on April 30, George Washington was
inaugurated President of the American people, and during the next
Summer, an Indian war was commenced by the tribes north of the
Ohio. The President at first used pacific means; but these failing, he
sent General Harmer against the hostile tribes. He destroyed several
villages, but

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(The frontage of Lake Bluff Grounds on Lake Michigan, with one hundred
and seventy feet of gradual ascent)

was defeated in two battles, near the present City of Fort Wayne,
Indiana. From this time till the close of 1795, the principal events
were the wars with the various Indian tribes. In 1796, General St.
Clair was appointed in command, and marched against the Indians;
but while he was encamped on a stream, the St. Mary, a branch of
the Maumee, he was attacked and defeated with the loss of six
hundred men.

General Wayne was now sent against the savages. In August, 1794,
he met them near the rapids of the Maumee, and gained a complete
victory. This success, followed by vigorous measures, compelled the

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Indians to sue for peace, and on the 30th of July, the following year,
the treaty of Greenville was signed by the principal chiefs, by which
a large tract of country was ceded to the United States.

Before proceeding in our narrative, we will pause to notice Fort

Washington, erected in the early part of this war on the site of
Cincinnati. Nearly all of the great cities of the Northwest, and indeed
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whole country, have had their nuclei in those

rude pioneer structures, known as forts or stockades. Thus Forts
Dearborn, Washington, Ponchartrain, mark the original sites of the
now proud Cities of Chicago, Cincinnati and Detroit. So of most of
the flourishing cities east and west of the Mississippi. Fort
Washington, erected by Doughty in 1790, was a rude but highly
interesting structure. It was composed of a number of strongly-built
hewed log cabins. Those designed for soldiers' barracks were a story
and a half high, while those composing the officers quarters were
more imposing and more conveniently arranged and furnished. The
whole were so placed as to form a hollow square, enclosing about
an acre of ground, with a block house at each of the four angles.

The logs for the construction of this fort were cut from the ground
upon which it was erected. It stood between Third and Fourth
Streets of the present city (Cincinnati) extending east of Eastern
Row, now Broadway, which was then a narrow alley, and the
eastern boundary of the town as it was originally laid out. On the
bank of the river, immediately in front of the fort, was an appendage
of the fort, called the Artificer's Yard. It contained about two acres of
ground, enclosed by small contiguous buildings, occupied by
workshops and quarters of laborers. Within this enclosure there was
a large two-story frame house, familiarly called the "Yellow House,"
built for the accommodation of the Quartermaster General. For many
years this was the best finished and most commodious edifice in the
Queen City. Fort Washington was for some time the headquarters of
both the civil and military governments of the Northwestern Territory.

Following the consummation of the treaty various gigantic land

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Speculations were entered into by different persons, who hoped to

obtain from the Indians in Michigan and northern Indiana, large
tracts of lands. These were generally discovered in time to prevent
the outrageous schemes from being carried out, and from involving
the settlers in war. On October 27, 1795, the treaty between the
United States and Spain was signed, whereby the free navigation of
the Mississippi was secured.

No sooner had the treaty of 1795 been ratified than settlements

began to pour rapidly into the West. The great event of the year
1796 was the occupation of that part of the Northwest including
Michigan, which was this year, under the provisions of the treaty,
evacuated by the British forces. The United States, owing to certain
conditions, did not feel justified in addressing the authorities in
Canada in relation to Detroit and other frontier posts. When at last
the British authorities were called to give them up, they at once
complied, and General Wayne, who had done so much to preserve
the frontier settlements, and who, before the year's close, sickened
and died near Erie, transferred his head

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quarters to the neighborhood of the lakes, where a county named

after him was formed, which included the northwest of Ohio, all of
Michigan, and the northeast of Indiana. During this same year
settlements were formed at the present City of Chillicothe, along the
Miami from Middletown to Piqua, while in the more distant West,
settlers and speculators began to appear in great numbers. In
September, the City of Cleveland was laid out, and during the
Summer and Autumn, Samuel Jackson and Jonathan Sharpless
erected the first manufactory of paper-the "Redstone Paper Mill "in
the West. St. Louis contained some seventy houses, and Detroit over
three hundred, and along the river, contiguous to it, were more than
three thousand inhabitants, mostly French Canadians, Indians and
half-breeds, scarcely any Americans venturing yet into that part of
the Northwest.

The election of representatives for the territory had taken place, and
on the 4th of February, 1799, they convened at Losantiville- now

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known as Cincinnati, having been named so by Gov. St. Clair, and

considered the capital of the Territory-to nominate persons from
whom the members of the Legislature were to be chosen in
accordance with a previous ordinance. This nomination being made,
the Assembly adjourned until the 16th of the following September.
From those named the President selected as members of the
council, Henry Vandenburg, of Vincennes, Robert Oliver, of Marietta,
James Findlay and Jacob Burnett, of Cincinnati, and David Vance, of
Vanceville. On the 16th of September the Territorial Legislature met,
and on the 24th the two houses were duly organized, Henry
Vandenburg being elected President of the Council.

The message of Gov. St. Clair was addressed to the Legislature

September 20th, and on October 13th that body elected as a
delegate to Congress Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison, who received
eleven of the votes cast, being a majority of one over his opponent,
Arthur St. Clair, son of Gen. St. Clair.

The whole number of acts passed at this session, and approved by

the Governor, were thirty-seven - eleven others were passed, but
received his veto. The most important of those passed related to the
militia, to the administration, and to taxation. On the 19th of
December this protracted session of the first Legislature in the West
was closed, and on the 30th of December the President nominated
Charles Willing Bryd to the office of Secretary of the Territory
vice Wm. Henry Harrison, elected to Congress. The Senate
confirmed his nomination the next day.

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DIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.

The increased emigration to the Northwest, the extent of the

domain, and the inconvenient modes of travel, made it very difficult
to conduct the ordinary operations of government, and rendered the
efficient action of courts almost impossible. To remedy this, it was
deemed advisable to divide the territory for civil purposes. Congress,
in 1800, appointed a committee to examine the question and report
some means for its solution. This committee, on the 3d of March,
reported that:

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"In the three western countries there has been but one court having
cognizance of crimes, in five years, and the immunity which
offenders experience attracts, as to an asylum, the most vile and
abandoned criminals, and at the same time deters useful citizens
from making settlements in such society. The extreme necessity of
judiciary attention and assistance is experienced in civil as well as in
criminal cases. * * * * To minister a remedy to these and other
evils, it occurs to this committee that it is expedient that a division of
said territory into two distinct and separate governments should be
made; and that such division be made by a line beginning at the
mouth of the Great Miami River, running directly north until it
intersects the boundary between the United States and Canada."

The report was accepted by Congress, and, in accordance with its

suggestions, that body passed an Act extinguishing the Northwest
Territory, which Act was approved May 7. Among its provisions were
these :

"That from and after July 4 next, all that part of the Territory of the
United States northwest of the Ohio River, which lies to the
westward of a line beginning at a point on the Ohio, opposite to the
mouth of the Kentucky River, and running thence to Fort Recovery,
and thence north until it shall intersect the territorial line between
the United States and. Canada, shall, for the purpose of temporary
government, constitute a separate territory, and be called the
Indiana Territory."

After providing for the exercise of the civil and criminal powers of
the territories, and other provisions, the Act further provides:

"That until it shall otherwise be ordered by the Legislatures of the

said Territories, respectively, Chillicothe on the Scioto River shall be
the seat of government of the Territory of the United States
northwest of the Ohio River; and that St. Vincennes on the Wabash
River shall be the seat of government for the Indiana Territory."

Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison was appointed Governor of the Indiana

Territory, and entered upon his duties about a year later.
Connecticut also about this time released her claims to the reserve,
and in March a law

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was passed accepting this cession. Settlements had been made upon
thirty - five of the townships in the reserve, mills had been built, and
seven hundred miles of road cut in various directions. On the 3d of
November the General Assembly met at Chillicothe. Near the close of
the year, the first missionary of the Connecticut Reserve came, who
found no township containing more than eleven families. It Was
upon the first of October that the secret treaty had been made
between Napoleon and the King of Spain, whereby the latter agreed
to cede to France the province of Louisiana.

In January, 1802, the Assembly of the Northwestern Territory

chartered the college at Athens. From the earliest dawn of the
western colonies, education was promptly provided for, and as early
as 1787, newspapers were issued from Pittsburgh and Kentucky,
and largely read throughout the frontier settlements. Before the
close of this year, the Congress of the United States granted to the
citizens of the Northwestern territory the formation of a State
government. One of the provisions of the "compact of 1787 "
provided that whenever the number of inhabitants within prescribed
limits exceeded 45,000, they should be entitled to a separate
government. The prescribed limits of Ohio contained, from a census
taken to ascertain the legality of the act, more than that number,
and on the 30th of April, 1802, Congress passed the act defining its
limits, and on the 29th of November the Constitution of the new
State of Ohio, so named from the beautiful river forming its southern
boundary, came into existence. The exact limits of Lake Michigan
were not then known, but the territory now included within the State
of Michigan was wholly within the territory of Indiana.

Gen. Harrison, while residing at Vincennes, made several treaties

with the Indians, thereby gaining large tracts of lands. The next year
is memorable in the history of the West for the purchase of
Louisiana from France by the United States for $15,000,000. Thus by
a peaceful mode, the domain of the United States was extended
over a large tract of country west of the Mississippi, and was for a
time under the jurisdiction of the Northwest government, and, as
has been mentioned in the early part of this narrative, was called the
"New Northwest." The limits of this history will not allow a
description of its territory. The same year large grants of land were
obtained from the Indians, and the House of Representatives of the

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new State of Ohio signed a bill respecting the College Township in

the district of Cincinnati.

Before the close of the year, Gen. Harrison obtained additional

grants of lands from the various Indian nations in Indiana and the
present limits of Illinois, and on the 18th of August, 1804, completed
a treaty at St. Louis, whereby over 51,000,000 acres of lands were
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aborigines. Measures were also taken to learn the condition of affairs

in and about Detroit.

O. Jouett, the Indian agent in Michigan, still a part of Indiana

Territory, reported as follows upon the condition of matters at that
post:

"The Town of Detroit.-The charter, which is for fifteen miles square,

was granted in the time of Louis XIV. of France, and is now, from
the best information I have been able to get, at Quebec. Of those
two hundred and twenty-five acres, only four are occupied by the
town and Fort Lenault. The remainder is a common, except twenty-
four acres, which were added twenty years ago to a farm belonging
to Wm. Macomb. * * * A stockade incloses the town, fort and
citadel. The pickets, as well as the public houses, are in a state of
gradual decay. The streets are narrow, straight and regular, and
intersect each other at right angles. The houses are, for the most
part, low and inelegant."

During this year, Congress granted a township of land for the

support of a college, and began to offer inducements for settlers in
these wilds, and the country now comprising the State of Michigan
began to fill rapidly with settlers along its southern borders. This
same year, also, a law was passed organizing the Southwest
Territory, dividing it into two portions, the Territory of New Orleans,
which city was made the seat of government, and the District of
Louisiana, which was annexed to the domain of Gen. Harrison.

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On the 11th of January, 1805, the Territory of Michigan was formed,

Wm. Hull was appointed governor, with headquarters at Detroit, the
change to take effect on June 30. On the 11th of that month, a fire
occurred at Detroit, which destroyed almost every building in the
place. When the officers of the new territory reached the post, they
found it in ruins, and the inhabitants scattered throughout the
country. Rebuilding, however, soon commenced, and ere long the
town contained more houses than before the fire, and many of them
much better built.

While this was being done, Indiana had passed to the second grade
of government, and through her General Assembly had obtained
large tracts of land from the Indian tribes. To all this the celebrated
Indian, Tecumthe or Tecumseh, vigorously protested, and it was the
main cause of his attempts to unite the various Indian tribes in a
conflict with the settlers. To obtain a full account of these attempts,
the workings of the British, and the signal failure, culminating in the
death of Tecumseh at the battle of the Thames, and the close of the
war of 1812 in the Northwest, we will step aside in our story, and
relate the principal events of his life, and his connection with this
conflict.

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TECUMSEH, AND THE WAR OF 1812.

This famous Indian chief was born about the year 1768, not far from
the site of the present city of Springfield, Ohio. His father,
Puckeshinwa, was a member of the Kisopok tribe of the Swanoese
nation, and his mother, Methontaske, was a member of the Turtle
tribe of the same people. They removed from Florida about the
middle of the last century to the birthplace of Tecumseh. In 1774,
his father, who had risen to be chief, was slain at the battle of Point
Pleasant, and not long after Tecumseh, by his bravery, became the
leader of his tribe. In 1795 he was declared chief, and then lived at
Deer Creek, near the site of the present City of Urbana. He remained
here about one year, when he returned to Piqua, and in 1798, he
went to White River, Indiana. In 1805, he and his brother,

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Laulewasikan (Open Door), who bad announced himself as a

prophet, went to a tract of land on the Wabash River, given them by
the Pottawatomies and Kickapoos. From this date the chief comes
into prominence. He was now about thirty-seven years of age, was
five feet and ten inches in height, was stoutly built, and possessed
of enormous powers of endurance. His countenance was naturally
pleasing, and he was, in general, devoid of those savage attributes
possessed by most Indians. It is stated he could read and write, and
had a confidential secretary and adviser, named Billy Caldwell, a half-
breed, who afterward became chief of the Pottawatomies. He
occupied the first house built on the site of Chicago. At this time,
Tecumseh entered upon the great work of his life. He had long
objected to the grants of land made by the Indians to the whites,
and determined to unite all the Indian tribes into a league, in order
that no treaties or grants of land could be made save by the consent
of this confederation.

He traveled constantly, going from north to south; from the south to

the north, everywhere urging the Indians to this step. He was a
matchless orator, and his burning words had their effect.

Gen. Harrison, then Governor of Indiana, by watching the

movements of the Indians, became convinced that a grand
conspiracy was forming, and made preparations to defend the
settlements. Tecumseh's plan was similar to Pontiac's, elsewhere
described, and to the cunning artifice of that chieftain was added his
own sagacity.

During the year 1809, Tecumseh and the prophet were actively
preparing for the work. In that year, Gen. Harrison entered into a
treaty with the Delawares, Kickapoos, Pottawatomies, Miamis, Eel
River Indians ,and Weas, in which these tribes ceded to the whites
certain lands upon the Wabash, to all of which Tecumseh entered a
bitter protest, averring

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as one principal reason that he did not want the Indians to give up
any lands north and west of the Ohio River.

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Tecumseh, in August, 1810, visited the General at Vincennes and

held a council relating to the grievances of the Indians. Becoming
unduly angry at this conference he was dismissed from the village,
and soon after departed to incite the southern Indian tribes to the
conflict.

Gen. Harrison determined to move upon the chief's headquarters at

Tippecanoe, and for this purpose went about sixty-five miles up the
Wabash, where he built Fort Harrison. From this place he went to
the prophet's town, where he informed the Indians he had no hostile
intentions, provided they were true to the existing treaties. He
encamped near the village early in October, and on the morning of
November 7, he was attacked by a large force of the Indians, and
the famous battle of Tippecanoe occurred. The Indians were routed
and their town broken up. Tecumseh returning not long after, was
greatly exasperated at his brother, the prophet, even threatening to
kill him for rashly precipitating the war, and foiling his (Tecumseh's)
plans.

Tecumseh sent word to Gen. Harrison that he was now returned

from the South, and was ready to visit the President as had at one
time previously been proposed. Gen. Harrison informed him be could
not go as a chief, which method Tecumseh desired, and the visit
was never made.

In June of the following year, he visited the Indian agent at Fort

Wayne. Here he disavowed any intention to make a war against the
United States, and reproached Gen. Harrison for marching against
his people. The agent replied to this; Tecumseh listened with a cold
indifference, and after making a few general remarks, with a
haughty air drew his blanket about him, left the council house, and
departed for Fort Malden, in Upper Canada, where he joined the
British standard.

He remained under this Government, doing effective work for the

Crown while engaged in the war of 1812 which now opened. He
was, however, always humane in his treatment of the prisoners,
never allowing his warriors to ruthlessly mutilate the bodies of those
slain, or wantonly murder the captive.

In the Summer of 1813, Perry's victory on Lake Erie occurred, and

shortly after active preparations were made to capture Malden. On

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the 27th of September, the American army, under Gen. Harrison, set
sail for the shores of Canada, and in a few hours stood around the
ruins of Malden, from which the British army, under Proctor, had
retreated to Sandwich, intending to make its way to the heart of
Canada by the Valley of the Thames. On the 29th Gen. Harrison was
at Sandwich, and Gen. McArthur took possession of Detroit and the
territory of Michigan.

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On the 2d of October, the Americans began their pursuit of Proctor,

whom they overtook on the 5th, and the battle of the Thames
followed. Early in the engagement, Tecumseh who was at the head
of the column of Indians was slain, and they, no longer hearing the
voice of their chieftain, fled. The victory was decisive, and practically
closed the war in the Northwest.

(PICTURE NOT INCLUDED - INDIANS ATTACKING A

STOCKADE.)

Just who killed the great chief has been a matter of much dispute;
but the weight of opinion awards the act to Col. Richard M. Johnson,
who fired at him with a pistol, the shot proving fatal.

In 1805 occurred Burr's Insurrection. He took possession of a

beautiful island in the Ohio, after the killing of Hamilton, and is
charged by many with attempting to set up an independent
government. His plans were frustrated by the general government,
his property confiscated and he was compelled to flee the country
for safety.

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In January, 1807, Governor Hull, of Michigan Territory, made a

treaty with the Indians, whereby all that peninsula was ceded to the
United States. Before the close of the year, a Stockade was built

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about Detroit. It was also during this year that Indiana and Illinois
endeavored to obtain the repeal of that section of the compact of
1787, whereby slavery was excluded from the Northwest Territory.
These attempts, however, all signally failed.

In 1809 it was deemed advisable to divide the Indiana Territory.

This was done, and the Territory of Illinois was formed from the
western part, the seat of government being fixed at Kaskaskia. The
next year, the intentions of Tecumseh manifested themselves in
open hostilities, and then began the events already narrated.

While this war was in progress, emigration to the West went on with
surprising rapidity, In 1811, under Mr. Roosevelt of New York, the
first steamboat trip was made on the Ohio, much to the
astonishment of the natives, many of whom fled in terror at the
appearance of the " monster." It arrived at Louisville on the 10th day
of October. At the close of the first week of January, 1812, it arrived
at Natchez, after being nearly overwhelmed in the great earthquake
which occurred while on its downward trip.

The battle of the Thames was fought on October 6, 1813. It

effectually closed hostilities in the Northwest, although peace was
not fully restored until July 22, 1814, when a treaty was formed at
Greenville, under the direction of General Harrison, between the
United States and the Indian tribes, in which it was stipulated that
the Indians should cease hostilities against the Americans if the war
were continued. Such, happily, was not the case, and on the 24th of
December the treaty of Ghent was signed by the representatives of
England and the United States. This treaty was followed the next
year by treaties with various Indian tribes throughout the West and
Northwest, and quiet was again restored in this part of the new
world.

On the 18th of March, 1816, Pittsburgh was incorporated as a city. It

then had a population of 8,000 people, and was already noted for its
manufacturing interests. On April 19, Indiana Territory was allowed
to form a state government. At that time there were thirteen
counties organized, containing about sixty-three thousand
inhabitants. The first election of state officers was held in August,
when Jonathan Jennings was chosen Governor. The officers were,
sworn in on November 7, and on December 11, the State was
formally admitted into the Union. For some time the seat of
government was at Corydon, but a more central location being

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desirable, the present capital, Indianapolis (City of Indiana), was laid

out January 1, 1825.

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On the 28th of December the Bank of Illinois, at Shawneetown, was

chartered, with a capital of $300,000. At this period all banks were
under the control of the States, and were allowed to establish
branches at different convenient points.

Until this time Chillicothe and Cincinnati had in turn enjoyed the
privileges of being the capital of Ohio. But the rapid settlement of
the northern and eastern portions of the State demanded, as in
Indiana, a more central location, and before the close of the year,
the site of Columbus was selected and surveyed as the future capital
of the State. Banking had begun in Ohio as early as 1808, when the
first bank was chartered at Marietta, but here as elsewhere it did not
bring to the state the hoped-for assistance. It and other banks were
subsequently unable to redeem their currency, and were obliged to
suspend.

In 1818, Illinois was made a state, and all the territory north of her
northern limits was erected into a separate territory and joined to
Michigan for judicial purposes. By the following year, navigation of
the lakes was increasing with great rapidity and affording an
immense source of revenue to the dwellers in the Northwest, but it
was not until 1826 that the trade was extended to Lake Michigan, or
that steamships began to navigate the bosom of that inland sea.

Until the year 1832, the commencement of the Black Hawk War, but
few hostilities were experienced with the Indians. Roads were
opened, canals were dug, cities were built, common schools were
established, universities were founded, many of which, especially the
Michigan University, have achieved a world wide-reputation. The
people were becoming wealthy. The domains of the United States
had been extended, and had the sons of the forest been treated
with honesty and justice, the record of many years would have been
that of peace and continuous prosperity.

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BLACK HAWK AND THE BLACK HAWK WAR.

This conflict, though confined to Illinois, is an important epoch in the

Northwestern history, being the last war with the Indians in this part
of the United States.

Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiah, or Black Hawk, was born in the principal.

Sac village, about three miles from the junction of Rock River with
the Mississippi, in the year 1767. His father's name was Py-e-sa or
Pahaes; his grandfather's, Na-na-ma-kee, or the Thunderer. Black
Hawk early distinguished himself as a warrior, and at the age of
fifteen was permitted to paint and was ranked among the braves.
About the year 1783, he went on an expedition against the enemies
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of whom he killed and scalped, and for this deed of Indian bravery
he was permitted to join in the scalp dance. Three or four years
after he, at the head of two hundred braves, went on another
expedition against the Osages, to avenge the murder of some
women and children belonging to his own tribe. Meeting an equal
number of Osage warriors, a fierce battle ensued, in which the latter
tribe lost one-half their number. The Sacs lost only about nineteen
warriors. He next attacked the Cherokees for a similar cause. In a
severe battle with them, near the present City of St. Louis, his father
was slain, and Black Hawk, taking possession of the "Medicine Bag,"
at once announced himself chief of the Sac nation. He had now
conquered the Cherokees, and about the year 1800, at the head of
five hundred Sacs and Foxes, and a hundred Iowas, be waged war
against the Osage nation and subdued it. For two years he battled
successfully with other Indian tribes, all of whom he conquered.

Black Hawk does not at any time seem to have been friendly to the
Americans. When on a visit to St. Louis to see his "Spanish Father,"
he declined to see any of the Americans, alleging, as a reason, he
did not want two fathers.

The treaty at St. Louis was consummated in 1804. The next year the
United States Government erected a fort near the head of the Des

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Moines Rapids, called Fort Edwards. This seemed to enrage Black

Hawk, who at once determined to capture Fort Madison, standing on
the west side of the Mississippi above the mouth of the Des Moines
River. The fort was garrisoned by about fifty men. Here he was
defeated. The difficulties with the British Government arose about
this time, and the War of 1812 followed. That government,
extending aid to the Western Indians, by giving them arms and
ammunition, induced them to remain hostile to the Americans. In
August, 1812, Black Hawk, at the head of about five hundred
braves, started to join the British forces at Detroit, passing on his
way the site of Chicago, where the famous Fort Dearborn Massacre
had a few days before occurred. Of his connection with the British
Government but little is known. In 1813 he with his little band
descended the Mississippi, and attacking some United States troops
at Fort Howard was defeated.

In the early part of 1815, the Indian tribes west of the Mississippi
were notified that peace had been declared between the United
States and England, and nearly all hostilities had ceased. Black Hawk
did not sign any treaty, however, until May of the following year. He
then recognized the validity of the treaty at St. Louis in 1804. From
the time of signing this treaty in 1816, until the breaking out of the
war in 1832, he and his band passed their time in the common
pursuits of Indian life.

Ten years before the commencement of this war, the Sac and Fox

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Indians were urged to join the Iowas on the west bank of the Father
of Waters. All were agreed, save the band known as the British
Band, of which Black Hawk was leader. He strenuously objected to
the removal, and was induced to comply only after being threatened
with the power of the Government. This and various actions on the
part of the white settlers provoked Black Hawk and his band to
attempt the capture of his native village now occupied by the whites.
The war followed. He and his actions were undoubtedly
misunderstood, and had his wishes been acquiesced in at the
beginning of the struggle, much bloodshed would have been

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prevented.

Black Hawk was chief now of the Sac and Fox nations, and a noted
warrior. He and his tribe inhabited a village on Rock River, nearly
three miles above its confluence with the Mississippi, where the tribe
had lived many generations. When that portion of Illinois was
reserved to them, they remained in peaceable possession of their
reservation, spending their time in the enjoyment of Indian life. The
fine situation of their village and the quality of their lands incited the
more lawless white settlers, who from time to time began to
encroach upon the red men's domain. From one pretext to another,
and from one step to another, the crafty white men gained a
foothold, until through whisky and artifice they obtained deeds from
many of the Indians for their possessions. The Indians were finally
induced to cross over the Father of Waters and locate among the
Iowas. Black Hawk was strenuously opposed to all this, but as the
authorities of Illinois and the United States thought this the best
move, he was forced to comply. Moreover other tribes joined the
whites and urged the removal. Black Hawk would not agree to the
terms of the treaty made with his nation for their lands, and as soon
as the military, called to enforce his removal, had retired, he
returned to the Illinois side of the river. A large force was at once
raised and marched against him. On the evening of May 14, 1832,
the first engagement occurred between a band from this army and
Black Hawk's band, in which the former were defeated.

This attack and its result aroused the whites. A large force of men
was raised, and Gen. Scott hastened from the seaboard, by way of
the lakes, with United States troops and artillery to aid in the
subjugation of the Indians. On the 24th of June, Black Hawk, with
200 warriors, was repulsed by Major Demont between Rock River
and Galena. The American army continued to move up Rock River.
toward the main body of the Indians, and on the 21st of July came
upon Black Hawk and his band, and defeated them near the Blue
Mounds.

Before this action, Gen. Henry, in command, sent word to the main
army by whom he was immediately rejoined, and the whole crossed
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Wisconsin in pursuit of Black Hawk and his band who were fleeing to
the Mississippi. They were overtaken on the 2d of August, and in the
battle which followed the power of the Indian chief was completely
broken. He fled, but was seized by the Winnebagoes and delivered
to the whites.

On the 21st of September, 1832, Gen. Scott and Gov. Reynolds

concluded a treaty with the Winnebagoes, Sacs and Foxes by which
they ceded to the United States a vast tract of country, and agreed
to remain peaceable with the whites. For the faithful performance of
the provisions of this treaty on the part of the Indians, it was
stipulated that Black Hawk, his two sons, the prophet Wabokieshiek,
and six other chiefs of the hostile bands should be retained as
hostages during the pleasure of the President. They were confined
at Fort Barracks and put in irons.

The next Spring, by order of the Secretary of War, they were taken
to Washington. From there they were removed to Fortress Monroe,
"there to remain until the conduct of their nation was such as to
justify their being set at liberty." They were retained here until the
4th of June, when the authorities directed them to be taken to the
principal cities so that they might see the folly of contending against
the white people. Everywhere they were observed by thousands, the
name of the old chief being extensively known. By the middle of
August they reached Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, where Black
Hawk was soon after released to go to his countrymen. As he
passed the site of his birthplace, now the home of the white man, he
was deeply moved. His village where he was born, where he had so
happily lived, and where he had hoped to die, was now another's
dwelling place, and he was a wanderer.

On the next day after his release, he went at once to his tribe and
his lodge. His wife was yet living, and with her he passed the
remainder of his days. To his credit it may be said that Black Hawk
always remained true to his wife, and served her with a devotion
uncommon among the Indians, living with her upward of forty years.

Black Hawk now passed his time hunting and fishing. A deep
melancholy had settled over him from which he could not be freed.
At all times when he visited the whites he was received with marked,

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attention. He was an honored guest at the old settlers' reunion in

Lee County, Illinois, at some of their meetings, and received many
tokens of esteem. In September, 1838, while on his way to Rock
Island to receive his annuity from the Government, he contracted a
severe cold which resulted in a fatal attack of bilious fever which
terminated his life on October 3. His faithful wife, who was
devotedly attached to him, mourned deeply during his sickness.
After his death he was dressed in the uniform presented to him by
the President while in Washington. He was buried in a grave six feet
in depth, situated upon a beautiful eminence. "The

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body was placed in the middle of the grave, in a sitting posture,

upon a seat constructed for the purpose. On his left side, the cane,
given him by Henry Clay, was placed upright, with his right hand
resting upon it. Many of the old warrior's trophies were placed in the
grave, and some Indian garments, together with his favorite
weapons."

No sooner was the Black Hawk War concluded than settlers began
rapidly to pour into the northern parts of Illinois, and into Wisconsin,
now free from Indian depredations. Chicago, from a trading post,
had grown to a commercial center, and was rapidly coming into
prominence. In 1835, the formation of a State Government in
Michigan was discussed, but did not take active form until two years
later, when the State became a part of the Federal Union.

The main attraction to that portion of the Northwest lying west of

Lake Michigan, now included in the State of Wisconsin, was its
alluvial wealth. Copper ore was found about Lake Superior. For some
time this region was attached to Michigan for judiciary purposes, but
in 1836 was made a territory, then including Minnesota and Iowa.
The latter State was detached two years later. In 1848, Wisconsin
was admitted as a State, Madison being made the capital. We have
now traced the various divisions of the Northwest Territory (save a
little in Minnesota) from the time it was a unit comprising this vast
territory, until circumstances compelled its present division.

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UNION TOWNSHIP - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

JOSEPH BAKER, deceased, was born in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, in

1819. and was a son of Ferrill Baker. His early life was passed in the
place of his nativity. He studied medicine, and after graduating in
1844, located in this township, where be practiced for a number of
years. He was a skillful physician, and as a man was universally
respected. he was married to Phoebe, daughter of David Burnham;
he was an acceptable member and an honored brother of the
Masonic, Lodge; he died March 15, 1880. David Burnham, and
Nancy Gabriel, his wife. were the parents of Mrs. Baker; the former
was born in Connecticut and settled in this county in about 1820. He
was a man of fine business attainments and a Justice of the Peace
for twenty years. His first wife died in 1829, and he was married the
second time to Elizabeth McDonald, who

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was born in Ross County, Ohio, in 1804, and was a daughter of

Thomas McDonald, an old settler. His first wife was born in this
township in 1806, and was a daughter of William Gabriel. His second
wife died in 1881.

NELSON T. BENNETT, farmer, P. O. Irwin, was born in

Stockbridge, Windsor County, Vt , in 1832, and is a brother of Foster
Bennett, whose sketch appears in this work. His early life was spent
in his native county until sixteen Tears of age, when he came to this
township, and for five years resided with his uncle, John Smith , for
whom he worked four years after reaching his majority. At twenty-
five years of age, he rented the Smith farm which he and his brother
afterward bought, and at present he owns 248 acres of well-

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improved land. In 1856, he married Miss Hannah N. McCloud, the

daughter of Curtis and Betsey McCloud, natives of Vermont, who
settled in this township in 1816. By this marriage, four children were
born, viz.: William C., John S., Clara E., and an infant, deceased. In
politics, Mr. Bennett has always voted with the Republican party in
all matters of public issue.

J. F. BENNETT, farmer P. O. Irwin, was born in Windsor County,

Vt., in 1834, and is a son of William and Experience Bennett, natives
of Vermont. At the age of twelve years, he came to Union Township
and took up his residence with an uncle, John Smith, with whom he
remained until 1872, when he went to Marysville. After a temporary
stay at the latter place, he purchased his present farm, which
consists of 200 acres of well-improved land. he is a member of
Darby Lodge of Odd Fellows at Milford Center, and, with his wife and
daughter, of the Met Methodist Episcopal Church. he was married in
18-57 to Miss Harriet McBride, a daughter of Alexander McBride, and
by her has had one child-Cora. Mr. Bennett is a successful manager,
and a good, practical farmer and has accumulated during his life of
farming a comfortable property, on which he resides.

HENRY W. BLAKE, deceased, was born at Georgetown, Vt., June

19, 1833, and died in Union County, Ohio, March 7, 1867. His father,
John If. Blake, with his family, settled in this county in 1838, and
made this his home through life, dying here May 5, 1881. He was
the father of' eleven children, of whom George, Moses, Byron and
Charles survive, and Henry W., Samuel If., John T., Louisa, Cynthia,
Mary and Hamilton are deceased. Henry W. was married July 24,
1855, to Mary J. Courtney, and had two children-Taylor R. and Ollie
L. In August, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, Thirty-second Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and was wounded at the battle of Greenbrier,
Virginia, in 1861. he was a life-long resident of the county, a
carpenter by occupation, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and Odd Fellows Lodge. His brother, Samuel H., enlisted in
the same company and regiment, and was killed before Atlanta, Ga.
John T. enlisted in 1861 in Company K, Ninety-sixth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and was poisoned in 1863 at Milliken Bend. Byron enlisted
in Company H, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in October, 1861.
Moses enlisted May 9, 1864, in Company M., One Hundred and
Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. John W. and Jane (Keff)
Courtney, parents of Mrs. Blake, were natives of England, who
settled in Bradford County, Penn., where they died. They had seven
children, viz.: John, William, McCain, Mary J. and Helen, surviving,

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and David W. and Edward, deceased. David W. enlisted in 1861, at

the age of seventeen years, in the Thirteenth Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and re enlisted in 1864, serving through the
whole of the war. He was a color bearer, and was wounded at the
battle of Stone River and Chickamauga, receiving four bullet-wounds
in one day. He was taken prisoner at Stone River, and for twenty
days endured the horrors of Libby Prison. After the close of the war,
he enlisted in the regular army, and was killed by the Indians in the
Custer massacre. Edward Courtney was a drummer-boy in a
Pennsylvania regiment, and was wounded and died, aged seventeen
years.

DR. DANIEL BOWEN, deceased, was born in Vermont, and in 1816

came to Milford Center. he studied medicine in his native State, and
was one among the first practitioners in this vicinity, in which he
practiced till his death. He was a skillful physician, and, as a man,
was held in high esteem by all who knew him. During "old military
days," he was Surgeon of a regiment. He was an accepted member
of the Free-Will Baptist Church. He was married to Nancy Rice, by
whom he had twelve children, of whom only one lives in this county,
viz., Jane. A son, Daniel, is living, and the others are deceased.

ELIPHAS BURNHAM, deceased, was born at Hamilton, Windham

County, Conn., February 9, 1799, and was a son of Eliphas and
Lydia (Smith) Burnham, natives of Connecticut. The ancestor of the
sixth generation emigrated to this country from England, In 1818,
the family came to Ohio, locating in this county, and in the spring of
the following year Eliphas, Sr., settled his children along the western
line of this township, purchasing 200 acres of land. They had the
following children: Jacob, Zelinda, Eliphas, Lovenda, Orrilla, Juliette,
Lydia, A. S. and Nancy M. Of these, all but Lovenda lived in this
county, she living in the same neighborhood, but in Champaign
County. The father and mother both died in this county; be soon
after their arrival, and she subsequently. Our subject was married to
Lydia Meacham, July 3, 1820. She was a native of Connecticut, and
a daughter of Joseph Meacham, who settled in Champaign County in
1820. Mr. Burnham owned and resided on his first purchase until his
death, owning at that time about 400 acres. His brother Jacob
resided with him, and together they did business and attended the
operations of the farm. Mr. Burnham served as Justice of the Peace

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three years, and for thirty-one consecutive years, from 1846, acted
as Assessor. He was a man of sound judgment, one of the active
movers in the organization of the Fair society in the county, and a
champion of every movement that tended to the elevation of his
community. Honest in business and trustworthy in every fiduciary
capacity, he was often called upon to administer the estates of
deceased citizens, and was always ways a friend to the widow and
orphan. Ile was a member of the Universalist Church, but liberal in
his religious belief, and open-handed in his contributions to all
denominations and to every worthy enterprise. He was temperate in
his habits, and a strong advocate of temperance in others, but not at
all fanatical in his views. He died April 13, 1881. His wife, who was
born June 14, 1796, died April 8, 1867. They had eight children viz.:
Betsey, Thomas, Harvey, Andrew, Ralph, Marica Morse, Lucas,
deceased, Dorcas S., deceased. and Jarred, deceased. Lucas enlisted
in the Ninety-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, August 9, 1862, and died
in Vicksburg Hospital July 23, 1863. Ralph was in the one hundred
days' service. Jacob Burnham, the brother of our subject, was born
October 27, 1794, and died April 26, 1866. He married Eliza
Meacham, sister of his brother's wife. She was, born May 30, 1802,
and by her he had four children-Nicholas H., Albert. deceased, Hiram
G. and Eliza A. The two families lived together, eating breakfast
separately, but the other two meals together. Harvey Burnham the
Pon of Eliphas was born in 1823, and was reared in the township
where he lived the whole of his life, except five years spent in
Champaign County. Ile was married November 17, 1861. to Mary
Shields, daughter of J. B. Shields. by whom he has had seven
children, viz.: Lucas, George, May, Pertie, Lydia M., Elmer and
Bertie. Mr. Burnham has served as Trustee ten or twelve years, and
as Justice of the Peace two terms he owns 100 acres of land, well
improved and under thorough cultivation, upon which he resides.

RALPH BURNHAM, farmer, P. O. Irwin, is a son of Eliphas

Burnham, deceased, and was born on the old home place. His early
life was passed on his father's firm, and in the district schools he
obtained his education. he was married to Martha M., the daughter
of William P. Greene, of Wisconsin, in 1861. Ile has lived in the
township all his life, with the exception of a few years during which
he resided in lowa. He served one hundred days in Company B, of
the One hundred and Thirty-fourth Ohio National Guards; two
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Burnham, viz.: Marble G.

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and Dorcas S. He and his son own 100 acres of land.

N. H. BURNHAM, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born at the old

"Burnham homestead." in this county, November 23, 1823, and-is a
son of Jacob Burnham. an old settler who was born in Windham
County, Conn., and had four children-N. H., Albert, deceased, Hiram
G. and Eliza Ann, now Mrs. Fairchilds. In the early days of the
county, he was much interested in religion and religious matters,
and in his farm operations he met with well merited success,
accumulating a large property, which, descending to his children,
has made them all in good circumstances. Our subject was reared
on the old place and received a common school education. On
February 13, 1851, be married Emeline E. Hopkins, daughter of
Benjamin Hopkins, by whom he has had four children, viz.: Albert,
Lizzie, Hattie and S. F. Mr. Burnham has been successful in life and
now owns 213 acres of excellent land in Survey No. 7790.

GEORGE CALDWELL, farmer, P. O. Irwin, is a son of Thomas and

Jane (Fullington) Caldwell, natives of Pennsylvania, and was born in
Union County, Ohio, January 23, 1843; his father died when he was
ten years of age, and until thirteen years of age he lived with his
uncle James Fullington. He then lived with his mother until he
reached his majority, when he took possession of the farm left him
by his father, on which he resided until 18613, when he purchased
the "Hill farm," on which he resides at present. On October 15,
1865, he married Maria, daughter of Archibald and Catharine (Argo)
McAdams, and by her has had five children, viz.: An infant son,
deceased, Hettie, Ella, Mora and Jinquie. Mr. Caldwell is a lifelong
farmer and stock dealer and owns a farm of fifty-five acres. He is a
Republican in politics. His mother resides in Mechanicsburg, at the
advanced age of sixty-one years.

JOHN CONNOR, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in County

Kings, Ireland, in 1812, and lived in his native place till 1836, when
he emigrated to this country, landing in New York August 26, and on
November 29 following arrived at Milford Center; the ten following
years he rented land, and in 1847 he purchased 277 acres where he
now lives. Success has crowned the effort put forth by Mr. Connor,
and his accumulations resulted in 469 acres of fine land He was
married to Catherine Conelly in Ireland, who bore him ten children,
five living, viz.: Thomas, John, George, Eliza and Catherine. Thomas
was a member of the Thirty-second Ohio Regiment; he enlisted in
1862, and was wounded in the leg at Harper's Ferry. Mrs. Connor

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died in 1866.

JOHN CRANSTON, deceased, was born in Champaign County,

Ohio, January 25, 1829, and died at his home in Union County,
October 6, 1876. He was the third child of a family of seven children
born to John B. and Betsey (Lathrop) Cranston, the latter now
deceased. He was raised on the farm and remained in his native
county until 1858, when be came to Union County, settling on Buck
Run, two and a halt miles below Milford. Eleven years later, he
moved to the farm on which he spent the remainder of his life, and
where his widow now resides. He was a lifelong farmer and was one
of the first farmers in this section to deal in the Norman draft
horses; at the time of his death, he was possessed of about 223
acres of very fine land. On November 11, 1847, he married Sarah
Jane Bland, a daughter of Saul and Abagail (Pharas) Bland, natives
of Virginia, who had a family of twelve children. By this union

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two children were born-John L. and Clara, both of whom died in

infancy. Mrs Cranston died in 1851, and in 1852 Mr. Cranston
married Emeline Bond. a sister of his; first wife. and by her had five
children-Clarence. a resident of Topeka, Kan.; Hagar, wife of Henry
Zeminar; Viola, wife of Charles Erb; John B. and Anna B.. the two
latter being the only ones at home. Mr. Cranston was a Republican
in politics, and at the time of his death was serving as a County
Commissioner : he also held, during his lifetime, most of the offices
of his township. including Trustee, :School Director and others. He
was a substanstial farmer and a devout Christian gentleman. he was
a member of the Christian Church all his life, having made profession
at the age of thirteen years. and took a deep interest in all religious
matters. During his life, he made provision fur very liberal bequests
to be paid to several religious institutions connected with his church,
including the Union Christian College of Ind., Starkey Seminary and
the Billheld Institute, New York. in addition to amounts paid to these
corporations and to churches during his life.

JOSEPH DAVIS, farmer, P. O. slilflord Center. was born in Virginia

in 179.5, and is a. son of George Davis, of Virginia, who was a son
of Michael Davis. In 1810, the family came to Ohio and settled in
Knox County, where they made a permanent home. Our subject

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followed farming in Knox County until 1854, when he came, with his
family, to this county. and purchased 196 acres of land where he
now lives. He was married. December 3, 1818, to Lydia
Shenneberry, by whom he has had the following children. viz.: Mary,
Howley, Michael. Margaret, Elizabeth, Joseph, George, Shannon and
Catharine. now surviving, and Nancy, George, William, Lydia and all
infant deceased. The survivors all reside in this county, and are all
well to do. Mr. Davis has always been a member of' the Presbyterian
Church, and his wife of the Christian. He began life with no means,
but by industry and close attention to his business he has
accumulated a handsome property, which he now fully enjoys. He
and his sons own about 660 acres of prime land.

WILLIAM DAVIS, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in Knox

County, Ohio, November 18, 1818, and is a son of Michael and
Elizabeth Davis, the former a native of Virginia and a son of George
Davis, who removed to Pennsylvania. and in 1810 came to Knox
County, Ohio. Here Michael lived until 1829, when he came with his
wife and four children-Catharine, William, Alexander and Mary-to
Union County. Four others were born here, viz. : George W.
Harrison, Nancy and Joseph, Jr. In 1829, the family settled on the
land occupied by George Hawley, purchasing eighty acres. Two
years afterward, he sold this and purchased where John Stuber now
lives, which he also sold afterward. He was always a resident of the
county, and prospered financially. He was a Presbyterian in belief.
His son, Harrison, enlisted in the Sixty-sixth Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, as First Lieutenant of Company H, which he
helped to raise, and was killed in the charge on Mission Ridge.
Joseph and Alexander served in a "hundred days'" regiment. Mr.
Davis died in 1872. Mrs. Davis is yet living at an advanced age. Our
subject was eleven years old when his parents cattle to Ohio. He has
since then made his home in Union County. He has never married.
but has always had charge of his father's family. He owns a good
farm of ninety acres, in the northeastern part of the township His
father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and passed through this a
township in 1812 on his way to join his regiment at Urbana He was
in Lewis Cass' Regiment, and Hull's division.

PETER DIX, proprietor Union Tile Factory, Irwin, is a son of Clark

Dix, an old settler of Champaign County, and was born in 1853. His
early life was passed on the farm. and he cm. tinned in agricultural

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pursuits until April 1, 1882, when he purchased the tile mill now
owned by him, and two acres of ground, of J. A. Gillespie. he was
married, December 5, 1875, to Miss Ella J., a daughter of E. R. and
Mary Chester, of Linn County, Iowa. and a native of Hancock
County, Wis. By this marriage three children were born, viz. : George
E., Frank E. and Arthur W. Mr. Dix and wife are members of the
Universalist Church. He has entered extensively into the
manufacture and sale of drain tile, employs three men, and turns
out a quantity of superior tile, which finds a ready market. His kiln
has a capacity for burning over 200 rods, which will be largely
increased during the next year His ware is eagerly sought for by
purchasers on account of its superior finish, which renders it less
liable to break and makes it more durable than the ordinary tile.

H. N. DOWNER, retired, Milford Center, was born in Orleans

County, Vt., in 1806, and passed his early life in his native State, in
which be lived till after his marriage, when he went to Westville, N.
Y., where he lived twelve years, and followed shoe-making tin I
farming. In October, 1845, he came to this county, and landed in
Milford Center $7.25 in debt, which amount he earned and paid by
working at 37 1/2 cents per day. He has followed his trade since,
and has always had an abundance to do. His energy and ambition
always found him plenty of work, and he has been prosperous; he
owns a nice property, consisting of twelve acres of land, with a good
building erected thereon. On July 12, 1829, he was married to Mary
Jones, who has borne him eight children, five of whom are living,
viz.: Hartwell N., Alvin, Lavonia, Abigail and Albert W. The deceased
are Grafton and two infants. Grafton was a member of Company F,
Thirteenth Ohio Regiment. Enlisted in 1861, and was killed at the
battle of Stone River December 31, 1862, aged twenty-two years.
Albert W. enlisted in 1864, and was a drummer. Mrs. Downer died in
1878. She was born in 1809. Mr. Downer has, been a lifelong
Republican.

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S. D. ELLIOT, merchant and miller, Milford Center, was born in

Stark County, Ohio, in Ohio, in 1828, and is a son of John D. and
Ruth (Dillon) Elliot, natives of Ohio, who settled in Logan County in
1849, where they made a permanent home. The early life of our
subject was passed in the milling business. When he reached his

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majority, he began merchandising in Zanesfield, Logan County,

where he carried on business for twelve or fifteen years. In 1873, he
located at Milford Center and purchased a mill, which he has
operated since. In 1877, he purchased the business of French
Garwood, deceased, and has since been engaged as a merchant. He
was married, March 14, 1850, to Miss Margaret Henry, of Logan
County, by whom he has had three children, Etta, Pattie and Linnie.
His son has charge of the store and is assisted in its management by
David Hopkins, a colored man, who has been connected with the
business for many years. The mill is in charge of a son-in-law, J. A.
Moore, who has been in the mill since 1873, and has had entire
control since 1877. Mr. Elliot is a member of Darby Lodge, No. 686,
IOOF, of which he was a charter member. He is also a member of
Palestine Lodge, F. & A. M., Marysville, and of the Chapter.

CHARLES ERB & BROTHER, manufacturers of carriages and

buggies, Milford Center. The business of the above firm was
established in 1850, by Charles Erb, the father of the present
proprietors, who continued the business until his death in 1874. He
operated quite extensively during his life, and at his death handed
the business down to his sons. He was a native of Baden, Germany,
where he learned his trade. He emigrated to America in 1850, and in
the same year located and began business as above stated. He was
the father of ten children of whom six-Charles, George, Mary, Will,
Lewis and Lizzie-are living and residents of this county, and Anna,
Carrie, Emma and Lewis are deceased. The brothers who now
control the father's establishment learned their trade under their
father's instructions and are both competent and efficient workmen,
who turn work out at their factory that is equal to any in the county,
They employ usually about six hands. They do an extensive business
and all their finished work finds ready sale in the local markets.
Charles, the senior member of the firm, was born in this place in
December, 1854, and when of sufficient age entered the business
which Ile now controls. In 1879, he married Viola, daughter of John
Cranston, deceased. George, the junior member of the firm, was
born in 1857, and was also early put to work at his trade.

J. V. FINLEY, retired farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in

Westmoreland County, Penn., in the year 1801. His life was passed
in his native State until 1846, when he came to this county and
settled in Allen Township, purchasing 300 acres of land which he
cleared and improved, and in 1875 sold. He has held some of the
minor offices of the township and is a member of the Methodist

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Episcopal Church, with which he has been connected a number of

years. He was married in Pennsylvania to Elizabeth Williams, by
whom he bag had nine children, eight living, viz.: Joseph, Robert,
James E., John, Alfred, Margaret, Frances and Mary. Joseph and
Robert were privates in the Ninety-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in
which they enlisted in the beginning of the war and with which they
saw active service until the rebellion was put down. John was a
member of a three months regiment. Mr. Finley built a saw mill
which he operated five years, but he has been principally engaged in
farming and has met with marked success, now owning a good
property.

JAMES FULLINGTON, farmer. P. O. Irwin, was born in this

township in 1828. He is a son of Moses and Harriet (Guy) Fullington,
natives of Vermont, who emigrated to Ohio in 1816 or 1817, and for
one year stopped at Granville, after which they came to this
township, and located on land purchased by his father, George
Fullington, who died in Madison County. George Fullington was a
man of literary habits, and devoted the whole of his attention to
literary pursuits. He had six children that came to Ohio with him, and
two were born here after his arrival, Moses being the only one that
became a resident of this county. The other children were Abigail,
wife of Charles Phellis; Adelaide, second wife of William Guy; Claret,
first wife of William Guy; Salina, wife of John Burnham; Mary, wife of
R. Kimball, deceased; Thomas J., who died in Illinois, and Sallie,
deceased. Moses Fullington had four children, viz.: Jane, wife of
Charles A. Baker; James, Charles and George, deceased. Mr.
Fullington died in 1860, aged forty-nine years, his wife died in 1832.
He was an energetic, hard-working man, and succeeded in
accumulating a handsome property. Our subject was reared on a
farm, and until fifteen years of age attended the common schools. In
February, 1844, he went to Kansas in the interest of his father, who
was buying stock and driving it over the mountains, and in this
business he participated for nine years. In 1852, he married Eliza ff.
McMullen, of Springfield, Ill., and after marriage located on his farm
in this township, where he has since resided. In 1878, he was ,
elected County Commissioner, and during his term of service was an
able advocate of free pikes. He was also a member of the State
Board of Equalization for ten years, and at present is a member of
the State Board of Public Works. He owns 1,200 or 1,300 acres of
land located in this township- He has had six children born to him,
viz.: Lucy V., wife of A. Howard, Walter C., ,C. Phellis, Edward Mc.,
F. Guy and Belle Brown

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JAMES GABRIEL, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in this

township December 19, 1819, and is a son of Richard and Sarah
(Sackett) Gabriel, the former born in Maryland and the latter in
Pennsylvania. (For date of the settlement of the family here, see
sketch of John Gabriel.) He (Richard) bought 150 acres of land on
which he lived and died. He was Justice

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the Peace a number of terms, and also held the office of County
Clerk. He and wife were members of the Presbyterian Church, of
which he was a Ruling Elder. Three children were tern to them, viz.:
James, Eli and Mary Ann, the two latter deceased. Mrs. Gabriel died
about 1849. He married, for his second wife, Sarah Robinson, who
bore him five children, viz.: Hannah F., Ruth, Josiah, Richard, and
John, deceased. Mr. G. died in 1870, aged ninetytwo years. Our
subject was married in 1847 to Rebecca Swartz, nee Hall, and at
once settled on the place where be now lives. He is a member of the
Presbyterian Church of many years' standing, and a very exemplary
man. Nine children have been born to him, viz.: Rodney, Mary, Eli,
Sidney B., Sarah B., Mattie, Maggie, Sackett and Hattie. Mr. Gabriel
owns 160 acres of land, and is a prosperous citizen.

JON J. GABRIEL, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born on the

place where be now lives, April 20,1823, and is a son of John F. and
Maria (Stewart) Gabriel. He (John F.) was born in Maryland, and
when a young man, in 1800, came to this township. His brother,
WillIsm, came the year previous, and purchased 500 acres of wild
land, which became their homes; they prospered in life and
accumulated good properties. John F. was a twin brother to Richard,
of whom mention is elsewhere made. They possessed fine musical
talent, and were faultless performers on the violin. John F. was
married to Maria, the daughter of Joseph and Eleanor Stewart, by
whom he had five children, three of whom are living, viz.: Joseph,
Hiram and John; Josiah and Johnson, deceased, the former killed by
a large tree falling upon him. Mr. Gabriel (J. F.) died November 15,
1828, aged fifty years. His wife died in 1872, aged seventy-one
years. Our subject was married to Sarah C., the daughter of Jacob

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and Sarah C. Parthemore, who bore him four children, viz.: Myron,
Helen, Elmer and John. Mr. GO Gabriel has filled the office of
Trustee one ter term. He owns 150 acres of land. The parents of
Mrs. Gabriel (the Parthemores) located here in 1812 or 1813. Joseph
Stewart and family settled here in 1809.

HON. FRENCH GARWOOD, deceased, was one of the oldest

merchants in Union County; was born in East Liberty, Logan Co.,
Ohio, April 7. 1823. He was the eldest of seven brothers, and son of
Isaiah and Caroline Garwood. His father was a Virginian and come to
Ohio very early in its settlement, then inhabited by several tribes of
Indiana. When the oldest child was but thirteen years of age, the
family circle was broken up by the death of their mother. French, at
that early age, was placed as clerk with a merchant of Fast Liberty,
named Harrington. In the. spring of 1838, he came to Union County,
and was employed by Immer Reynolds in the furniture trade, and as
clerk in the mercantile business. Mr. Garwood was with Mr. Reynolds
until the year 1845, in the mean time receiving the greater part of
his school education, and becoming a finished workmen in the
manufacture of furniture, as well as a trusted clerk in the store. The
death of his employer occurring about that time, the business was
closed up, and between the years of 1845 and 1849, be was with
Louis Reynolds, selling goods in Milford Center, and with Rodney
Pickett, an old merchant of Marysville, also book-keeper for Ralph F.
Runkle, of West Liberty, Ohio. In 1849, he located in Urbana, Ohio,
as clerk with the Weaver Brothers. In the fall of 1851, he
commenced selling goods in Milford Center. and April 15, 1852,
married Sarepta H. Reynolds, daughter of Immer and Hope
Reynolds. Their children are Charles M., Don A., Nellie E. and
Venetia, all of whom are at present living. Mr. Garwood was a
lending merchant and largely identified with the business interests of
Milford for a period of twenty-seven years, always holding some
office of trust, among them that of Township Treasurer, also Sunday-
school Treasurer of Union Sabbath school, and, although not a
member of any church, as he used to laughingly remark, "first
cousin to all the churches;" he was truly generous to them all, both
in opinion and financially. He was am honored member of Palestine
Lodge, No. 158, of Free anti Accepted Masons; also member of
Darby Lodge, No. 636, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and
practiced and taught the tenets of each, both by precept and
example. French Garwood was enrolled, on the 2d day of May, 1864,
to serve one hundred days as First Sergeant in Company H, One
Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiment of National Guards of Ohio

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Volunteers, H. Irwin Smith, Colonel, commanding. He was honorably

discharged from the service, August 31, 1864, at Camp Chase, Ohio,
by reason of expiration of term of enlistment. In politics, Mr.
Garwood was always a zealous Republican, and represented Union
County in the Ohio Legislature for two sessions -1876-77. After his
legislative term, his health failing, he remained at home unoccupied
for some months, but being of an energetic and industrious habit,
accepted of the position as cashier in the Milford Center Bank, which
position he held at the time of his death. which occurred April 5,
1879. His funeral ceremonies were conducted by the Order of
Knights Templar, of which he was a member. In memorial, we will
simply quote the sentiment of a friend : "He was a gentleman in
deportment, kind-hearted and benevolent, and had inbred in his
nature all those qualities of head and heart which render men
esteemed by their fell ow-men."

SPENCER GARWOOD, physician and surgeon, Milford Center, was

born in Logan County, Ohio, in 1835, and is a son of Jose H. and
Angeline (Culver) Garwood. The former settled in this town with his
parents, Daniel and Mary (Bishop) Garwood, who resided here one
year and then went to Logan County, where be died. He was a
native of Virginia. Angeline Culver, who was a native of New York,
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tives of Connecticut, came to this county in 1812 with her parents,

who settled on land purchased in this township, where they lived a
number of years and then moved to Madison County. The boyhood
of our subject was passed on the farm in Logan County, and in
attending the public schools of that county. He remained on the
farm until he reached his majority, when he entered the Farmers'
College at Cincinnati, in which he remained three years, reaching his
Sophomore year. In 1861, he enlisted in the Thirteenth Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served three months. At the expiration
of his term of service, he re-enlisted in Company Be Eighty-fifth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and, being sent to the front, saw some active
service, but was largely engaged in guarding prisoners at Camp
Chase. After four months' service in the above regiment, he re-
enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-second Regiment Ohio
National Guards, and was made Captain of Company K. His regiment

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saw service in the front, and participated in the battle of Cold Harbor
and other lesser engagements, Mr. Garwood served in the above
regiment until September, 1864, when he was mustered out of the
service and returned home. Previous to his discharge, in 1863, he
entered the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, and in 1864 entered
the Medical Department of Michigan University at Ann Arbor,
completing his studies and graduating at the latter. He then went to
Iowa and for two years practiced his profession at Council Bluffs,
also opening the first drug store between Council Bluffs and Salt
Lake City. He then went to Columbus, Neb., where he practiced
medicine. officiated as Postmaster, and kept drug store for two
years after. He subsequently went to Massachusetts, where he
married Vashti Detwiler, in 1866, and returned to Des Moines, going
from there to Fort Scott, Kan., where he remained fourteen years,
practicing his profession. In 1880, he went to Washington, D. C.,
and practiced medicine until the spring of 1882, when he located in
Milford Center. He has three children, viz.: Grace O., Ralph S. and
Culver D. The Doctor is a prominent and worthy member of the
Masonic fraternity.

JACOB GIBSON, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in

Pennsylvania in 1811, and is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth Gibson,
natives of Pennsylvania, who settled in Fayette County, Ohio, about
1814, and lived there until 1826, when they came to Union County
and settled in this township, where he lived until his death. He was a
member of the Presbyterian Church and a man who took
considerable interest in religion. He was a soldier in the war of 1812.
By his first wife, who died in Fayette County in 1823, he had three
children, of whom our subject is the only survivor. Our subject was
reared on the farm in Fayette County, and came to this county in
1826, having lived here continuously since. He owns 224 acres of
land, well proved, on which he resides He had four children, viz.:
Stewart, deceased, Thomas, Missouri, deceased, and Jane,
deceased. Stewart enlisted in 1861 in Company B, Thirty-second
Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry for three years, and died in
November, 1861, at Hutsonville, Va., at the age of twenty-four ye
years. Mrs. Gibson, whose maiden name was Eleanor Stewart, was a
daughter of Joseph and Eleanor Stewart, and died in 1872.

J. H. GILLESPIE. farmer, P. O. Irwin, was born in Champaign

County, Ohio, in 1819, and is a son of James and Mary Gillespie, he
of Pennsylvania and she of Kentucky. They settled in Champaign
County, Ohio, in an early day, where they died, leaving three

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children. In 1841, our subject came to this county, to Milford Center,

and in 1849 settled on the farm where he now resides. In 1845, he
was married to Anna E., the daughter of Dr. Nicholas Hathaway, by
whom he has had three children, viz.: Mary E., Harvey M. and
Gertrude A. Mr. Gillespie owns an excellent farm of 200 acres. Dr.
Hathaway was born in Massachusetts December 4, 1773. He studied
medicine in an Eastern college, and was a graduate. In 1817, he,
with his family, consisting of his wife and seven children, came to
and settled in this township, in which he purchased 1,000 acres of
land. He was a successful practitioner and an influential and
respected citizen. He was one of the first judges of the county, and
served in the Legislature two terms, the first in 1826, the other
probably in 1834. He was a Democrat in political faith, and was an
exemplary member of the Christian Church, in which he was a
Deacon. By his first wife, Anna Perce, he had nine children ; seven
came to Ohio, via,; Elnathan P., Lenora, William R. P., Joana P.,
Elias, Catherine, Ebenezer. His first wife was born December 18,
1769. By his second wife, Elizabeth Mitchell Martin, he had one child,
viz.: Anna E. Mrs. Hathaway died February 15, 1863. She was born
May 2, 1787.

ORIN HAMMOND, farmer, P. O. Irwin, was born in Ontario County,

N. Y., April 10, 1809, and is a son of Jonathan Hammond, who
settled in Clark County, Ohio, in 1812. and afterward in Madison
County, from whence he went to Illinois and died, Our subject
resided in Madison County six years, and in 1839 came to this
township, where be has mince lived and prospered. He owns a good
farm of 103 acres, on which he resides. For a time he dealt
extensively in stock, but now devotes his time exclusively to farming.
He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. They have
had ten children, viz.: Jonathan, Joseph E., Ruhama, Caroline,
Adelaide, Jane, Mattis, Jay, deceased, William, deceased, and an
infant, deceased. Jay enlisted in May, 1864, in Capt. Fullington's
company, and saw active service until sickness overcame him, when
he returned home and died in November, 1876. He was Sergeant of
is company.

GEORGE HAWLEY, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in Stark

County, Ohio, near Canton, in 1816, and is a son of John and Anna
Hawley, the former a native of Ireland, who

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came to America when two years of age, and the latter a native of
Pennsylvania, of Irish parentage. In 1826, they came to this
township, where he had purchased 400 acres of land---all in woods-
at $2 and $3 per acre, on which he lived during his life and
prospered. They were both members of the Presbyterian Church,
and took a deep interest in religious matters. They had twelve
children, of whom two live in this county, one in Illinois, and one in
Champaign County. His wife died in 1844, and he in 1847. Our
subject was but ten years of age when his parents came to Ohio. He
was married, in 1840, to Mary, daughter of Joseph Davis, of Knox
County, Ohio, who settled here about 1857. After marriage, he
settled on the old home place, and eighteen years ago came to his
present place. He owns 144 acres of good land, and is a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. He had one son, Valoris B., in
Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
He enlisted in 1861, and died of typhoid fever at Bardstown, Ky., in
1862. They had six other children, viz.: Margaret F., George D.,
Joseph U., D. J., Mary Altura and Emma B. Five of these are living.

AARON HILL, deceased, was a native of Connecticut, where his life

was pawed until some time after he reached his majority. In many
respects he was a representative man. He came to Ohio in a buggy,
in 1830 poor in purse, but rich in ambition--and for three years
worked as a farm hand. In 1833, he returned to Connecticut, and
married Lucinda Robinson, after which he again came to this county,
and, purchasing land, remained here for the rest of his life. He died
November 24, 1862, aged about sixty-five years. For the sake of
educating his children, he removed to Yellow Springs soon after the
opening of Antioch College, and remained four or five years. He had
three children. He was industrious and frugal, a shrewd business
man, and generous to a fault, always assisting the poor who were
worthy, and lending his sympathy to those in distress. He was
affectionate and kind to his family, an obliging neighbor and a trusty
friend. In later life, he made profession of religion, and devoted
himself to a Christian life. His last sickness was long and painful.

WATERMAN HILL, farmer, P. O Milford Center, was born in this

township in 183, and is a son of Aaron Hill, an old settler, whose
name is mentioned elsewhere in this work. His early life was passed
on the farm and in attending the district schools, where he obtained
the rudiments of an education that was developed by a course of

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study at Antioch College. When twenty-one years of age, he begin

life for himself as a farmer. In 1870, he went to Yellow Springs to
educate his children, and remained there seven years. In 1877, he
returned to this county, and purchased 286 acres of his present
farm, which consists of 314 acres. It is well improved, highly
cultivated, and thoroughly stocked. On December 9, 1857, he
married Miss Susan E. Bennett, by whom he has had four children,
viz.: Anna, L., Ollie L., Mattie M. and Blanche M. Mr. and Mrs. Hill
are good and consistent members of the Methodist Church. He has
never served in any official capacity, having no aspiration in that
direction, but devotes his whole time and attention to the cultivation
of his farm and the care of his family.

EDWARD P. HOUGHTON, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born

at Liverpool, England, April 14, 1851, and is a son of Zachariah B.
Houghton. He passed his early life at Liverpool, and was educated at
Cambridge University, from which he graduated in 1867. In 1871, he
emigrated to America and located in this county. Since his arrival, he
has gone to England four times, making nine times that he has
crossed the Atlantic. On New Year's Day, 1871, he married Jeanette
Drew, a daughter of Thomas Drew, and a grand-daughter of Samuel
Drew, a man of great literary attainments and wide renown. By this
marriage four children have been born, viz.: Gertrude, Zechariah,
Harriet and Albert. Mr. Houghton is a member of Darby Lodge, I. 0.
0. F., of Milford Center.

WILLIAM McDONALD HOWARD, farmer, P. O. Irwin, was born

on the farm now occupied by him, on October 20, 1839. His father,
William Howard, was a native of Connecticut , who came to Ohio
when a young man, and married Nancy McDonald, by whom he had
three children, viz.: Nathan, Harriet , deceased, and William. The
father died before our subject was born, and he was raised on the
farm by his mother, who died in February, 1876. He was educated in
the common schools of this county, and at Antioch College,
Delaware, Ohio. In 1866, he married Lucy McMullan, daughter of
John and Lucy (Matthews) McMullen. By this union four children
were born, viz.: William, John, Walter and Ancie. Mr. Howard is a
Republican in polities, but he takes no part in party struggles, and
devotes his time entirely to his farm. He owns a large amount of
land in this and Madison County, and is extensively engaged in stock-
raising and dealing. His farm is one of the pleasantest, neatest and
best regulated in the county.

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WILLIAM B. IRWIN, deceased. In 1805, the worthy pioneer

named here emigrated to Ohio from Wheeling, Va., and settled in
Montgomery County. Two years later, he removed to Greene
County, from which, after two more years had passed, he came to
the territory now embraced in Union County, and settled (in 1809) in
what is now Union Township in the county last named. He continued
a resident of this county forty-nine years, and during that period
held the office of County Surveyor twenty-two years, County
Commissioner for a considerable length of time, and Justice of the
Peace for Union Township forty years. In his capacity of surveyor, he
became very familiar with this portion of the Virginia Military Lands,
and was able to settle many a knotty point connected with certain
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says a writer after his death, "as a man of good judgment, and this
kept him in almost constant official position. He was highly esteemed
by his fellow-citizens, no stain of any description having at any time
soiled his good reputation." In 1858, he removed to Lebanon,
Warren County, Ohio, at which place he continued his residence until
his death, in October, 1878, at the age of eighty-three years. The
writer quoted above further says: "He has been gathered to his
fathers at a ripe old age, and his friends and neighbors, not only in
Union County, but the county where he last resided, will hold his
memory in reverence to their latest years." The
Lebanon Gazette,
in an obituary notice of him, uses the following language:

"Another pioneer has gone to his final resting place. He sleeps the
sleep that knows no waking. His toils and cares are over, and he is
now receiving the promised rest, that only such men as he can have.
This venerable and much-esteemed citizen of our place breathed his
last here yesterday afternoon. He was eighty-three years old the 2d
of this month. He died of general debility and old age, and passed
away in a peaceful, quiet slumber. He had slept most of the time for
five days previous to his demise, refusing any kind of nourishment
that was offered him. His mind was not so much impaired, but he
had no physical strength whatever. Mr. Irwin has been an exemplary
member of the Presbyterian Church for over sixty years, during most
of which time he was an Elder, few were the meetings but what this

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aged sire might have been seen in his accustomed pew. He was a
Justice of the Peace in Union County for over forty years, and was a
man of sterling worth and ability. He surveyed most of the land
which now comprises the above named county; and for years after
he came to the county, although then past the meridian of life, he
has surveyed many of the tracts in our own county. He has been
industrious to a fault, working when most men of his years and
crippled condition would have given up and done nothing. His life is
run, and now he will reap the reward of a crown in heaven."

Mr. Irwin's remains were taken to Milford Center, Union County, for
burial.

MILO KIMBALL, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in Rush

Township, Champaign Co., Ohio, in 1835, and is a son of Beula
Kimball, a native of Vermont, who settled in the above county when
seventeen years of age, and was among the first settlers. Our
subject passed his early life in his native county, and obtained his
education in the district schools. In 1859, he married Hester A.,
daughter of Robert and Rebecca McIlroy, and after marriage located
on a farm in Rush Township, where he resided until 1872, when he
purchased fifty-five acres where he now lives, which he owns in
addition to 120 acres in Champaign County. He enlisted in May,
1864, in Company D, One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Regiment Ohio
National Guards, and saw active service for four months, when he
was honorably discharged. He and his wife are members of the
Christian Church, with which they have been connected many years
and in which he is a Deacon. They have had seven children, viz.:
Delphos R., William B., Lewis H., Ora, deceased, Bennie, deceased,
an infant, deceased, and Josiah Knight.

ROBERT F. LEE, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in

Hampshire County, W. Va., February 14, 1824. His father, Thomas
Lee, was born in Old Virginia in 1791, and died in Union County,
Ohio, in March, 1864. He was a lifelong farmer, a Democrat in
politics. and a member of the Christian Church. As a son of the "Old
Dominion," he was hospitable and generous; a man of decided
convictions, he expressed his opinions without regard to public
feeling and withal was a hard-working, honest pioneer. In 1816, he
married Anna Goode, a daughter of Felix Goode, and a native of
West Virginia, born in 1796; they had twelve children, viz.: Elizabeth,
Addison, Sarah, Margaret, deceased, Robert F., Nancy, Jacob C.,
Jane, Louisa, deceased, Martha, Thomas and Martin V.; of the

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survivors, one lives in Kansas and the others in Ohio, three of the
latter in this county. The family came to Ohio in 1833 and located in
Clark County, where they spent one year after which they made a
permanent settlement in this county, where the mother died in
1870. Our subject was raised on a farm, and received a very limited
education in the public schools of early days. He was married in
1847 to Elenor J., daughter of William Abraham, of this county, by
whom he had two children-Anna Elizabeth, deceased, and William
McClain. Mrs. Lee died in 1852, and in 1854 Mr. Lee married Sarah
P. Gabriel, daughter of John Gabriel, of this county, and by her had
six children, viz.: Francis D., Hilas M., Ora O., John Douglass,
deceased, Elizabeth J. and Emma Rossetta. Mr. Lee's second wife
died in March, 1873, and he remained a widower until July, 1882,
when he married Mrs. Mary R. (Reed) Neal, a daughter of R. D.
Reed, and widow of James Neal, deceased. Mr. Lee commenced life
for himself in 1847, purchasing sixty acres of land, which he
afterward increased to 265 acres, 115 acres having recently been
given to his sons. He is a member of the Christian Church and a
Democrat in politics, but has never held an official position other
than the minor township offices.

BENJAMIN LOCKE, liveryman, Milford Center, was born in this

township in the year 1838. His father, John Locke, was a son of
Benjamin Locke, one of the first settlers of this section. He built one
of the first houses at Milford Center, where he died and where his
family lived for a long time, when they scattered and went to other
parts of the country. John Locke married Louisa, daughter of
Benjamin Harrington, a pioneer of this county, and made this his
permanent home, dying here in 1851. He was a farmer and a
licentiate minister, and a man universally beloved and respected by
all who knew him. He had a family of eight children, of

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the only resident of this county. The latter, in 1861, enlisted in

Clinton County, Ill., in the Nineteenth Illinois Zouaves, and, returning

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to Ohio after three months' service, he re-enlisted in Company B,

Thirty-second Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and being sent to the *front,
was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, but immediately paroled. He
was with Sherman in the Vicksburg campaign, after which he was
veteranized and came home on furlough. He returned to the base of
operations before Atlanta, was with Sherman in his march to the sea
and participated in many of the hard-fought battles of the war. In
the latter days of the war, he was promoted to First Lieutenant of a
colored company, but refused the commission and was discharged in
1865, having served four and a half years. Returning home, he
engaged in work, and in 1867 started his present enterprise, in
which he has since been engaged. He was a ,member of Darby
Lodge, No. 686, I. 0. 0. F., for a time, but honorably withdrew his
membership.

LUCY ANN LUCAS, daughter of Elijah and Amy Ann Witter, old
settlers of whom mention is made in this work, was born in Union
County, Ohio, February 24, 1831. On April 8, 1851, she married
Thomas Lucas, a native of Pennsylvania, of Scotch and German
parentage, with whom she moved to Madison County, where he died
in 1853, aged twenty-six years two months and four days. He was a
Presbyterian in religious belief. They had two children, viz.: Amy A.,
who married John M. Milton, by whom she had two children-Charlie
M. and Raymond H.; and Lucy Amelia, who married William Owen,
by whom she has two children-Henry Clay and Alta, both daughters,
living in Mechanicsburg. Mrs. Lucas was married again in 1866 to
Aman Stanton, by whom she had three children-Eunice M., and two
that died in infancy. Mrs. Lucas is a member of the Baptist Church,
to which she has been connected since eighteen years of age. Mr.
Stanton was a member of Company A, Forty-third Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, from February 2, 1864, to July 3, 1865.

GEORGE LYONS, druggist, Milford Center, was born in Union

Township in 1846, and is a son of Benjamin and Mary (Morrow)
Lyons, who were among the early settlers. The latter died February
18, 1882. They were parents of two children-Martha and George.
Mrs. Lyons had been previously married to - Whelpley. Mr. Lyons
had been previously married twice, and had children. The early life
of our subject was passed on a farm near Milford Center, and in
attending the district schools, where he obtained an ordinary
education. He remained on the farm until April, 1864, when he
enlisted in the Thirty-second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
Company F, and was immediately sent to the front in the Atlanta

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campaign. He participated in the actions at and around Atlanta, was

with Sherman in his march to the sea and on grand parade at
Washington D. C. He was discharged in July, 1865. Upon his return
home, he followed different avocations until April, 1871, when he
engaged in his present business. He is a member of the Darby
Lodge, No. 686, I. 0. 0. F. He was married in 1876 to Nannie
Steward, by whom he had three children-Dessie, deceased, Charlie
and Zoe.

J. M. McILROY, farmer, P. O. Irwin, was born in Richland County,

Ohio, in 1837, and is a son of James S. and Cassadia McIlroy the
former a native of Washington County, Penn.. and the latter of
Harrison County, Ohio. Our subjects boyhood was passed on a farm,
his education being limited to the common schools, Before reaching
his majority, he moved with his parents to Illinois, and after residing
in that State about three years he went to Iowa, where he spent
three years more, returning to Champaign County just before the
war. In October, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company H, Sixty-
sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and in December, 1863,
was veteranized, receiving at the same time a First Lieutenant's
commission. He saw hard service until the close of the war, passed
all the grades of promotion up to Captain, and as such resigned his
commission at Goldsboro, N. C., March 5, 1865. Returning home, he
followed farming in Champaign County until 1882, when he bought
237 acres where he now resides. He was married, March 18, 1866,
to Susan, daughter of T. M. Kimball, of Champaign County, and by
her has had four children, viz.: Nellie, Thaddeus, Lois and James.

JAMES C. MILLER, SR., retired, P. O. Irwin, was born at Green

River, N. Y., December 14, 1797, and is a son of Joseph Miller. He
came to Ohio in 1814 and in the spring of 1815 came to his uncle,
Samuel Colver's, in this township. In the fall of the same year, his
mother, Ruth Colver, with her children, Samuel and Charity, came to
Ohio and made a permanent settlement here. Mr. Miller continued
living in the township until 1865, during that time partaking of the
official honors of the township, and serving the people as a Trustee
and Justice of the Peace. He was also a Colonel of militia in the old
days of State militia. He was married in 1821 to Zelinda, daughter of
Eliphas Burnham, and after marriage settled in Survey No. 9,020,
where he lived several years and then located on land now owned
by James Fullington, in Survey No. 4,946 -, here he lived until 1849,
when he settled where J. B. Miller now lives, and remained until
1860; in 1866, he went to Missouri, but returned in 1869 and has

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since lived here. He had seven children, viz.: Harriet, Eliphas

(deceased), Zelinda, James, Lydia A., Rebecca and Harrison. Mrs.
Miller died September 1, 1877; she was born in Windham County,
Conn. Mr. Miller is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and of the
Universalist Church. Though over fourscore years of age, he retains
all his mental faculties, is well preserved in body and bids fair to live
many years. His mother was married the second time to Henry
Smith, by whom she had two children-Charity and Samuel. Mr.
Miller's grandson, John B. Miller, the

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subject of this additional notice, was born in Madison County in

1850, slid is a son of James 0. Miller, Jr., a native of this county,
now living in Champaign County. He was reared in Madison County,
and at the age of ten years settled where he now lives, and owns
153 acres of land in three counties. He was married to Mary E.,
daughter of George Hopkins, an old settler, by whom be has had
four children, viz.: Lewis B., Nettie M., Harrison and Pearl.

GEORGE MITCHELL, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, is a son of

Moses Mitchell and Jane Taylor, his wife. Moses Mitchell was a son
of David Mitchell, who came from Kentucky to Ohio, and in 1800
settled in Darby Township, where he bought 800 acres of land, on
which he made a permanent home, afterward making additions to
his original tract. Moses Mitchell was fifteen years old when the
family came to this county. He married Jane Taylor. a daughter of a
pioneer, and resided in Derby Township until his death. He was
successful in his farming operations and succeeded in accumulating
considerable property. He served for a time in the war of 1812 as a
substitute for his brother. He was a great hunter, and very
successful in his dealings with the Indians, having a decided tact in
that direction. His milling was done at Chillicothe, to which place he
drove with an ox team. He had five children, viz.: Martha
(deceased), Moses (deceased), Daniel, David and George, the
survivors living in this county. Mrs. Mitchell died in 1828, and Mr.
Mitchell married Jemima Cartwright, by whom he had seven
children, viz.: Melissa, Betsey, Abraham (deceased), Aaron
(deceased), Amanda (deceased), Margaret A. (deceased) and Elijah,
the three survivors residing in this county. George enlisted in 1864
as a private in Company B, Eighty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry,

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and was discharged July 3, 1865; Elijah was a member of a three

months regiment of National Guards. The father died in 1861 or
1862, at an advanced age. He was a moral, upright man, of
excellent habits. Our subject was born in 1823, and his been a life
resident of this county. He was married in 1846 to Ann Gamble, of
Union County, by whom he has four children-William, Sarah J.,
Samantha and Nathan. The parents are exemplary Christian people
and members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

J. A. MOORE. miller, Milford Center, was born in Nodaway County,

Mo., In 1847, and is a son of William and Mary Moore, natives of
Ohio, who removed to Missouri at an early day. The former was a
millwright by trade and erected the first mill in the above county,
which was burned down by the Indians after its completion. Mr.
Moore becoming discouraged, started for Iowa, but while still in
Missouri was overtaken by a prairie fire, in which his wife was
consumed. This was in 1850. The county seat of Nodaway County,
Marysville, was named after Mrs. Moore, whose given name was
Mary. Mr. Moore died at Cannelton, on the Ohio River, in 1851, while
on route for home. He had seven children, five of whom returned to
Belmont County, Ohio. Our subject remained in Belmont County until
fourteen years of age, when he entered a printing office at
Coshocton, Ohio. and remained one year. In 1862. when but fifteen
years of age, he enlisted in the Twelfth Ohio independent Battery, in
which he served three years, seeing and participating in a number of
the bard fought battles of the war. He was discharged March 1,
1865. After his return home he attended school one term In
Columbiana County, Ohio, after which be clerked in a drug store one
year. He then served a regular term of apprenticeship to the
blacksmith trade, and after carrying on a shop for three years sold
out, and in 1871 began working at milling, a trade he had partly
acquired before entering the army. He was married in 1869, to Etta,
daughter of S. D. Elliot, his partner in the mill at Milford Center, and
by her he has one son, Orris. Mr. Moore in a member of Darby
Lodge, No. 686, I. 0. 0. F., and was a charter member of the
Encampment at Marysville.

MRS. EUNICE B. MOORE, retired, Milford Center. Is the wife of

William B. Moore and the daughter of Elijah Witter. She was born in
Madison County, Ohio, in 1835. Her first marriage was celebrated
with George Harris, of Franklin County, Ohio, in 1854, by whom she
had three children, viz.: Amy C., wife of Eli Gabriel, Amanda S., and
an infant deceased. Mr. Harris died in Madison County, Ohio, in

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1865. Her present husband in a native of New Jersey, to whom she

was married in 1866. The entire family are members of the Baptist
Church and exemplary Christian people.

ANTHONY MORAN, farmer and manufacturer of drain tile, P. O.

Milford Center, was born in this county July 7, 1829, and is a son of
Edward and Eliza (Locke) Moran, the former a native of Ireland, and
the latter of Connecticut. At the age of twenty years, the former
came to this country and settled in this township at a very early day,
making it his permanent home. He had five children-Mary, Anthony,
John, James and Jane-our subject being the only survivor. Mr.
Moran died August 10, 1837, and his wife in 1848. She was a
daughter of Jonathan Locke, an old settler, who died in July, 1832.
Our subject remained in the township, where he was raised until
1855, when he went to Illinois, but in 1858 he returned to thin
county. In 1851, he married Imogene, daughter of A. Woodworth,
an old settler, and by her had nine children, viz.: Allen, John, Ella,
Charley, Etta, deceased, Asa, deceased, Mary, deceased, Lulu, and
an infant, deceased. Mr. Moran has been Assessor of the township
three years. He is member of Mechanicsburg Lodge, No. 118, F. & A.
M. Thirteen years ago he began the manufacture of drain tile, within
eight of his present kiln, and has since manufactured annually large
quantities of all sizes and of superior quality. His machinery is all
propelled by horse-power.

RAY G. MORSE, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in Rhode

Island November 16, 1808, and is a son of Joseph and Renna
(Greene) Morse. He (Joseph) was born in Vermont

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and his wife in Rhode Island. In 1818, they with their family of nine
children and Lydia Morse, the mother of Joseph, came to this
county. The children who accompanied their parents were named as
follows: Renna. Aseneth, Joseph, Ray G., Alfred, Permilla, William,
Isaac and one whose name is unknown. Archibald, Caleb and Betsey
remained in Rhode Island cad afterward came to this county. The
journey to their Ohio home occupied forty-nine (lays. Mr. Morse
bought at farm of 100 acres in Madison County, Ohio, which he lost,
because of a defective title. He then located in Milford Center, where
he followed smithing, carpentering and plow making; and when able

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he bought land where George Hawley now lives, where he died. He

was a member of the Christian Church and a highly respected
citizen. For two years after coming to Ohio, our subject worked in a
cotton factory, where he learned to spin at the age of sixteen. He
began the smith's trade, at which he worked five years for board
and clothes. He began life with a capital of 75 cents and a suit of
clothes worth about $3. He rented a set of tools and began work in
Milford Center and prospered. Selling his property in the above-
named place for $900, he bought 117 acres of land where he now
lives in 1839, for which he paid $5 per acre. Soon after, he bought
sixty-three acres at $7.12 1/2 per acre another tract of 100 acres at
$10 per acre, and still another 100 acres at $35 per acre. At the
present time he owns 640 acres of land, 160 of which are in Illinois.
In 1829, he was married I to Sarah Parthemore, by whom he has
had six children, viz.: William, John. Clariet, Ray G.. Jr., Joseph and
George N., deceased. Joseph served three months in the late war
with Capt. Robb. John and Ray G., Jr., served in defense of
Cincinnati with the "Squirrel Hunter Brigade."

JOHN G. NICOL, farmer, P. O. Marysville, a native of Germany,

was born January 31, 1827. He is a son of George and Hattie Nicol,
who emigrated to the United States in 1834, and settled near
Columbus, Ohio, whence they removed to Darby Township. Union
County, where they both died, the former in 1860, and the latter in
1875. They were members or the Lutheran Church and highly
esteemed citizens. Our subject was reared on his father's farm and
received his training in the common schools. March 23, 1854, he
was married to Miss Ann M. Weidman, a daughter of Lewis and
Catherine Weidman, and a native of Germany. She was born
December 4, 1834. Of nine children by this union seven are living,
viz.: Anna C., wife of George Trapp ; Margaret A., Lizzie, Mary A.,
Katie, Lillie and Charlie V. John L., an estimable young man, died
May 1.5, 1881, aged twenty years, and Willie died October 6, 1837.
aged two years. Mr. Nicol has always pursued the avocation of
farming, and with success. He owns a good farm of 127 acres, well
improved, and adorned with a substantial brick residence erected in
1878, at a cost of $2,000. Mr. Nicol and family are associated as
members of the Lutheran Church. He is a worthy and highly
respected citizen.

MATTHEW PATCH, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in

Jerome Township, this county, in 1847, and is a son of Herman
Patch, an old settler living in the above township. Our subject was

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reared to farm pursuits, and had only the advantages of a common

education. On October 21, 1866, he was married to Mary C.
Linnville, by whom he has had two children, viz.: J. N. and N. B. He
remained in his native township till September, 1879, when he
located where he now lives, owning sixty and one-half acres of well-
improved land.

F. S. PEARL, farmer, P. O., Milford Center, was born in Connecticut

July 28, 1817, and in a son of Philip Pearl, a native of the some
State, and a son of Philip Pearl, Sr., who likewise was a native of
Connecticut. In 1838, our subject came to Ohio and settled in
Champaign County, where he bought land. In 1840, he was married
to Mary Biggs. In 1873, he located where he now resides, and where
he owns 240 acres of well improved land. He has been Trustee of
his township, and was elected Justice of the Peace but refused to
qualify. To ; Mr. and Mrs. Pearl has been born one child, viz.:
Hannah. Mr. Pearl is a liberal minded gentleman, and always takes
great interest in public improvements.

WILLIAM C. PIPER, deceased, was born in Pennsylvania, and was

a son of - Piper, who died when on his way to Ohio. He (William C.)
was but a boy at the time, and so had a full experience in the early
history of the country. He was married in 1835 to Miss H. F., the
daughter of Richard and Margaret (Robinson) Gabriel, and afterward
settled where his family now reside. He held the office of Trustee for
twenty-five years. was a member of the Presbyterian Church and a
consistent Christian gentleman. He was the father of six children,
viz.: Leonidas, Isabelle, William L., Rose A., Maggie and Eli G.
Leonidas and William were members of the Fortieth Ohio Regiment.
The latter served three years and returned to his home uninjured.
The former was a member of the regimental band, and was
discharged on account of sickness. Mr. Piper died May 2, 1876, at
the age of sixty-eight years. Mrs. Piper was born in this township
October 13 , 1811, and has lived in the township all her life.

DR. G. W. PLIMELL, Irwin, was born in Madison County, Ohio, in

1839, and is a son of John and Winnie Plimell, natives of Virginia,
who located in the above county in 1818. The Doctor's early life was
passed upon the farm. In September, 1861, he volunteered in
Company A, Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. and participated in a
number of the hard-fought battles of the war, and was severely

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wounded at Lookout Mountain November 24, 1863. He was

honorably discharged, a non-commissioned Sergeant, in October,
1864. In 1865, he began the study of medicine under his brother,
Dr. J. T. Plimell, who was his preceptor for some time. In 1876, he
entered the E. M. Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he
graduated in 1877, and

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soon after located in Irwin, where he has built up a good practice.

The Doctor is a member of the Ancient Order of Masons, holding
membership in the Mechanicsburg Lodge. In 1867, he was married
to Miss L. E. Lee, of Madison County,; Ohio, by whom he has had
two children, viz.: Clara G. and an infant, unnamed, deceased.

WILLIAM PORTER, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in Erie

County, Penn., in January, 1803, and is a son of John and Elizabeth
Porter, natives of Pennsylvania, where the latter died. John Porter
came to Ohio in 1817, and settled on Darby Creek, in this township.
Six children came to Ohio with him, viz.: John, Jesse, Robert, Mary,
Elizabeth and William, all-of whom married and reared families,
except Robert, And of them William alone survives. a. Mr. Porter had
preceded his family to this county and married Susannah Piper, a
widow lady, by whom he had four children-Maria., Lucinda J., Nancy
sad Minerva; Lucinda (Hopkins) being the only survivor. By his third
wife, Hannah Dodds, he had two children - Susan, who lives in
Keokuk County, Iowa, and Martha, deceased. Mr. Porter was only
moderately successful in life; he was an Associate Judge of the
county, appointed by the Legislature, end was serving as such at the
time of his death. He was an ex-soldier of the war of 1812, a strong
anti-slavery man, and a zealous member of the United Presbyterian
Church, in which he was a Deacon. He died in 1838 at the age of
sixty-two years, universally loved and respected by all The knew
him. Our subject was nearly fifteen years of age when his father
came to Ohio. They made the whole journey in a wagon, and were
three weeks on the road. In 1822, our subject cut down the first
trees for the first court house in Union County. In 1827, he
purchased land where he now lives, and in the year following built a
cabin, which is still standing. In December, 1828, he moved onto his
purchase, cleared the land and improved the place, and has since
remained there in general prosperity. From 1853 to 1856, he served

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as a Commissioner and as Trustee of this township. He is the oldest

member living in this county of the Presbyterian Church, to which he
has belonged fifty-seven years, and he has been a Deacon and Elder
of the church here for thirty years. He takes an active interest In
religious affairs, and has always contributed liberally of his means to
the church. He was married January 20, 1825, to Hannah
Snodgrass, by whom he had seven children, viz.: William L., Harvey
W. and Selina E., living, and Sabia J., George C., Alvin and Elizabeth,
deceased. Alvin enlisted in 1864 in Company F, Thirty-second Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and was sent to his command via Cairo to
Tennessee, above Pittsburg Landing. He was in the battle of Atlanta,
after which, his health failing, he was put on light duty for awhile,
then sent to Chattanooga Hospital, and after being transferred
several times was honorably discharged May 24, 1865. Returning
home with his health completely broken down, he lingered four
years and then died, while in Columbus as roadmaster. Mrs. Porter
died October 3, 1876, aged eighty years one month and six days.
She was a daughter of Robert and Jane Snodgrass, who came from
Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1800, with four children-Jane, James,
Hannah and William. He soon afterward purchased land and became
a permanent settler of the county, where he died in 1835 in his
seventy-eighth year ; his wife died in 1833, aged seventy-two. Four
children, Robert, Samuel, George and Thomas, were born to them
after their settlement in this county. George alone survives, and
resides in Marysville.

F. G. REYNOLDS, cashier Branch Bank, Milford Center, was born in

Milford Center in 1846, and is a son of E. L. Reynolds, an old settler,
whose biography appears in this work. The boyhood of our subject
was passed in his native village, where his rudimentary education
was obtained. He also attended school at Marysville, and at the
Bryant & Stratton Commercial College of Indianapolis. After
completing his education he went to Pittsburgh, where he found
employment in keeping the books of a large establishment for about
ten years, He then returned to Milford Center, where he has since
been actively engaged in business. In February, 1881, he was
appointed cashier of the Branch Bank. He was married, January 17,
1877, to Miss Mae, the daughter of Hiram Stokes, of this county, by
whom he has had one child Edna.

WILLIAM RICHTER, grocer, Milford Center, was born in Germany,

June 2, 1828, where his early life was passed, and where he spent
three years learning his trade, which he followed five years before

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hie emigration. In 1852, he came to America, landing in New York

on the 5th of July, and coming immediately to Cincinnati, where he
worked at his trade three years. He afterward spent one year in
Kentucky, one year in Cleveland, and two years in Greencastle,
Indiana. He was married in Indianapolis, in 1858, to Elizabeth
Weigand, and returned to Greencastle. He then carried on a bakery
at Circleville, Ohio, eighteen months, At Chillicothe six months, and
worked at his trade in Columbus five weeks. In 1861, he came to
Marysville, and after laboring eighteen months, carried on a bakery
and grocery twelve years with success. He afterward spent one year
in Urbana and two years in Columbus, coming to Milford Center June
14, 1877 , where he has since carried on a bakery, grocery and
boarding-house. In 1873, he engaged in brewing at Marysville, but
was not successful, losing in the enterprise $14,000. He has had
nine children, eight living, viz.: John, Lizzie, Maggie, Frank. Caroline,
Lillie, Theresa and Frederick. Theresa, the fourth child was
accidentally shot in Urbana, and died at the age of seven years.

W. M. SNODGRASS, merchant and Postmaster, Milford Center,

was born in this township in the year 1848, and is a son of Robert
and Nellie (Robinson) Snodgrass, pioneers in this

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county. The early lift of our subject was pawed in Milford Center,
and in the school of the place he obtained a practical education.
Upon attaining his majority, he engaged in the mercantile business,
and has been entirely successful. Mr. Snodgrass is a quiet
gentleman, with so taste for notoriety or public prominence, much
preferring to look after his own business interests to the thankless
task of assisting in public affairs. He is a Free and Accepted Mason,
belonging to Palestine Lodge, No. 158. In 1978, he was married to
Miss Mary, the accomplished daughter of D. L. Joseph, who has
borne him one child, viz., Pearl. Mr. Snodgrass carries a general and
well assorted stock of merchandise, consisting of everything usually
found ins, first-class retail house. He was appointed Postmaster in
1878.

HIRAM STOKES, retired, Milford Center, was born in this township

in 1818, and is a son of John and Rhode (Carey) Stokes; the former
was born near Winchester, Va., and about the year 1804 came to

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this township, in which he purchased 110 acres of land. He married

the daughter of Calvin Carey, a native of New Jersey, who settled
here in 1802. John Stokes area on the land he bought till his death,
which occurred in 1817. Part of the business done by the first court
ever hold in Union County was to make Mrs. Stokes guardian of her
own children. Mr. Stokes was one of the first Justices of the Peace.
Four children were born to them, of whom two are living, viz.:
Hiram, and Maria Woods, nee Stokes. John and Hoopey we
deceased. Mrs. Stokes died in 1868, aged seventy-four years. The
early life of our subject was as passed on a farm, and after attaining
his majority he began to deal in stock, and drove large herds to the
Eastern markets, and extended his trade West to the prairies of
Illinois. He has been engaged in the mercantile business at Milford
Center, and was once burned out. On December 10, 1842, he was
married to Clara, the daughter of Amasa. Chapman, of New
Hampshire, who settled here in 1832. Five children have been born
to them, four of whom are living, viz, : Miry, John C., Clara and
Bertha; John, the oldest, being deceased. Mrs. Stokes died July
30,1874. Mr. Stakes is a well-informed gentleman, and through life
has borne the reputation of being a pushing, enterprising man,
honorable and straightforward in every business transaction.

WILLIAM THOMPSON, deceased, was born in Franklin County,

Ohio, in 1834, and was a son of Joseph and Eliza Thompson, natives
of the above county. His early life was passed in his native county
where his education was obtained in the common schools. He
learned the trade of a tinner at Columbus, and in 1856 or 1857
came to Milford Center and engaged in the hardware business,
which he followed until his decease May 9, 1870. He was married in
1858 to Miss Mary J. Fuller, of this county, by whom he had one
child-McDonald. He was a member of Marysville Lodge, F. & A. M., a
successful man in business, and a highly esteemed citizen, whose
death was deeply deplored by his friends and by the community at
large.

J. G. TURNER, Justice of the Peace and harness-maker, Milford

Center, was born in Marysville, Ohio, In 1838, and is a son of ex-
Probate Judge James Turner, deceased, and Angella (Steers)
Turner. The boyhood days of our subject were passed in his native
village, and in its schools he received a practical education. At the
age of eighteen years he began learning harness-making, and
served a three years' apprenticeship. In April, 1861, he enlisted In
Compiny F, Thirteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Capt.

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Hawkins, afterward Colonel of the regiment. He enlisted in the three

months' service, but at the expiration of the term he enlisted with
the rest of his regiment for three years. He participated in the
engagements at Carnifex Ferry, Pittsburg Landing, Resaca,
Chickamauga. Stone River and New Hope Church, the letter being
fought after his term expired, and was discharged as an Orderly
Sergeant in 1864. After his return he took up his trade, working at it
in this county, and four years at Carrollton, Ill., and in 1876 located
at Milford Center. In 1877, he was elected Justice of the Peace and
Mayor of the village, filling the latter office two years and the former
almost constantly to the present. He was also elected Township
Clerk in 1877, and has served consecutively ever since. He is a
member of Darby Lodge, No. 686, I. 0. 0. F. He was married in 1878
to bliss Mollie L. Alexander, of Marysville, by whom he has had one
child-Nancy Angella. He is a stanch Republican in politics.

WILLIAM R. WEBB, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in

Windham County, Conn., July 29, 1818, and in a son of James and
Dolly (Ripley) Webb, natives of Connecticut, who settled in
Champaign County, Ohio, in 1821, and in 1822 Mrs. Webb died. In
1826, our subject returned to his native State to obtain an
education, and in 1835 returned to Ohio and settled in Clark County.
In 1851, he settled in Allen Township, this county, and in 1872 came
to his present place of residence. While living in Allen Township he
held the office of Assessor eight years, Commissioner of the county
six years, and Justice of the Peace three years, and in this township
he has been Assessor one year. He owns 147 acres of excellent land.
In 1841, be was married to Harriet M. Clark, by whom he has had
seven children, five of whom are living, viz.: Dwight, Laura M., Helen
A., Arthur R. and Harriet A. James E. (deceased), was a member of
Company B, Thirty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, enlisted in 1863,
and was killed at Harper's Ferry three weeks after leaving home,
aged eighteen years.

WILLIAM WINGET, deceased, was born in Pennsylvania in 1797,

and was a son of Stephen Winget, who settled in Madison County,
Ohio, in 1802. Our subject was reared in Madison County, where he
passed his early life. After his first marriage-to Tabitha Gill, an old
settler

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-he removed to Champaign County, where he lived for about ten

years, and then bought land where his family now lives, which was
then all in woods, and which he cleared up. He prospered in life, and
at his death owned nearly 200 acres of land. One child by his first
marriage died in childhood. His first wife, whom he married in 1820,
was born in 1801, and died October 29, 1856. On July 9, 1857, he
married Sarah J., daughter of James Reed, of whom mention is
made in this work, and by her had three children-William, deceased
July 1, 1861, aged nearly three years; Anna W. Baldwin nee Winget,
and Phebe. He also adopted four children, viz.: Luther Winget,
William Winget (deceased), Catherine and Elizabeth. Mr. Winget
served as Trustee of his township, and as a member of the school
Board. He was a man of a religious turn of mind and contributed
freely to the church and ministry. He died April 6, 1874. Mrs. Winget
was born in this township November 24, 1825. James Reed, her
father, was born in Pennsylvania in 1794, and died January 29,
1870. He married Anna P. Robinson, of an old and much respected
family of the county, who was born April 28, 1804, and died August
15, 1850. They had fourteen children, viz.: James R., Samuel L.,
John M.. Sarah J., Elizabeth, Lucinda A., William M., Mary W.,
Melinda, Emiline, Cyrus, Euphemia, and two that died in infancy. Of
these, eleven were raised, and six now reside in this county.

LUTHER WINGET, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in

Maryland in 1823, and is a son of William and Mary (Tumbleson)
Winget, natives of the same State, who settled in Madison County.
Ohio, in 1838. At an early age our subject went to live with William
Winget, a relative and a resident of this township, with whom he
remained until 1848, at which time be was married to Martha J., the
daughter of Elisha Reynolds, after which he settled where he now
resides, owning in the aggregate 700 acres of land. He has made life
a great success, and is fully entitled to the confidence and respect
reposed in him by the people. He is a member of the Presbyterian
Church, and has always given liberally to the poor. William
Valentine, an adopted son of Mr. Winget's, was born in Hardin
County, Ohio, in 1842. On February 10, 1862, he enlisted in
Company I, Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and for
meritorious services and bravery on the field of battle, he rapidly
rose from the ranks. He became Second Lieutenant of Company E,
June 1, 1863, and was severely wounded at Gettysburg, Penn., July
1, 1863; was promoted to First Lieutenant of Company I. December
20, 1863 and afterward promoted to the Captaincy of Company K He

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was mortally wounded at Bentonville, N. C., and died in Fayetteville,

N. C., March 27, 1865. His remains were interred in Kenton County,
Ohio.

ELIJAH WITTER, JR., farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in

Ontario County, N. Y.. in 1807. His father, Elijah, was a son of Elijah,
who was a son of Joseph Witter. Joseph was a son of Ebenezer, who
was a son of Josiah, whose father, William Witter, came to America
with his daughter and the widow and two children of his son William,
who died on the passage over, in 1640, and settled at Lynn, Mass.
He lived to a ripe age. At one time the Revs. Obadiah Holmes, John
Clark and Crandall met at his house to hold religious services. and
on proceeding contrary to the Puritan doctrine they were arrested by
the town constable. Crandall was fined 5L., Clark 20L, Holmes 30L.,
the latter not being able to pay, the fine, receiving thirty lashes. The
family was numerous and largely scattered over the New England
states, in which they made their homes for many years. The father
of our subject settled in Ontario County, N. Y., where he died. His
grandparents lived on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, and
were driven from their homes three times by the Indians, and house
burned, but escaped each time without injury. Our subject was
reared in the wilds. of his native county, and in 1829, when a single
man, he came to this county, where in 1830, be married Amy Ann
Ballou, a daughter of Martin and Betsey (Lyon) Ballou, who settled
where Mr. Witter now resides, about 1820. After marriage, he
located on land where the infirmary now stands, which he sold two
years afterward and moved to Madison County-where he farmed
eighteen years. He then returned to this county and settled on the
place where he now resides. He come from his New York home, with
a rifle in his hand and a pack on his back, walking from Cleveland ;
and now he owns 500 acres of land in this county and 600 in
Madison County, all made by his personal efforts. His wife inherited
187 acres of land. He and his wife are members of the Baptist
Church, to which he has belonged since nineteen years of age. He
has had ten children born to him, viz.: Lucy A., Elijah M., Betsey,
Rev. Henry H., a Baptist minister, Dr. Alfred A., Albert B., Ezra E,
William, deceased, aged three years, Marvin, deceased aged seven
years, and Maria, deceased, aged twenty-one years. One child
resides in Jamestown, Ohio, one in Madison County, and the rest in
Union County. Martin Ballou and wife came to Ohio in 1817, and
settled in Columbus, where they remained three years. He was a
native of Rhode Island. and she of Boston. In 1820, he settled
where Mr. Witter now resides, clearing the land and residing on it

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through life. For sixteen years he was engaged in driving cattle over
the mountains for the Eastern markets. He at one time owned about
1,000 acres of land. They had eight children, four of whom grew up,
but only Mrs. Witter now survives. The others were Lucy, David,
Henry, John, Alfred Horace, Clarissa. Mr. Ballou died in 1870, aged
eighty-nine years; his wife in 1851, aged seventy-two.

A. A. WITTER, farmer and proprietor saw mill, P. O. Milford Centre,

is a son of Elijah Witter, whose sketch appears elsewhere, and was
born in Madison County in 1845.

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His early life, after he was seven years of age, was spent in this
township, where he attended the district schools, receiving the
rudiments of an education that was completed at Nelson's
Commercial College at Cincinnati. On August 9, 1861, he enlisted in
Company B, Thirty-second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
after a month's drill was sent to the front where he saw service until
disabled in West Virginia, while assisting in building block-houses,
after which he was honorably discharged. Returning home, he took
a regular course of study in and graduated from the Cincinnati
Eclectic School of Medicine and Surgery. He spent two years
practicing his profession in East St. Louis, and one year in Southeast
Missouri, after which he returned to Ohio and remained several
years. He then went to Texas. And spent one year in Austin and two
years in Rockdale, after which he was obliged to abandon the
practice on account of his health, and has since been farming. In
1867, he married Almira, J. Sanderson, of Illinois, by whom he has
had three children-Elijah, Anna, and May. He is a member of Milford
Lodge, No. 636, I. 0. 0. F. He began operating a saw-mill in 1881,
running it by steam.

ALBERT B. WITTER, farmer, P. O. Milford Center. is a son of Elijah

Witter; was born in Madison County, Ohio, in 1840. He was married
in 1867 to Susan, the daughter of Solomon Bland, by whom he has
had four children, viz.: Effie M., Jesse V., Don D. and Lou. Mr. W.
owns 140 acres of fine land. and has recently built one of the finest
country residences in the township, at a cost of $4,000. Mrs. Witter

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is an acceptable member of the Baptist Church.

SAMUEL WOODS, deceased, was born on the place where his

widow now lives, August 26, 1810, and was a son of Samuel and
Margaret (Power) Woods, the former born in Westmoreland County,
Penn., January 25, 1779, and the latter January 15, 1789. In 1807,
they settled in this township. He was the first Presbyterian preacher
in this township, and died in 1815 Five children were born to him,
one living, viz., James F. The deceased were John P., Eliza Samuel
and the, late Judge William Woods. Samuel, Jr., was twice married,
first to Lydia A. Hathaway, nee Burnham, November 2, 1848, who
here him two children, viz: Leon and Clara A. Mrs. Woods died July
2, 1855. His second marriage was celebrated March 15, 1850, with
Maria E. Stokes. Mr. Woods was a successful farmer and a much
respected citizen, and departed this life March 3, 1880. He owned
nearly 300 acres of excellent land.

A. A. WOODWORTH, farmer, P. O. Irwin; was born in Connecticut

September 9, 1804, and is a son of Jasper and Betsey (Reed)
Woodworth, natives of New England, where he (Jasper) died in
1811. Mrs. Woodworth was again married to Erastus Burnham, and
in 1817 they came to Ohio, and located on the line between Union
and Champaign Counties, where they bought 200 acres of land. To
Jasper Woodworth and wife were born three children, viz.: Charles,
Sarah and A. A. By her second husband, she had four children, viz.:
Mary, Tater R, and Olive, twins, and Philo. Mrs. Burnham died in
1856. Mr. B. died in 1826. Both belonged to the Christian Church. In
1832, our subject was married to Hilah, the daughter of Elijah
Reynolds, after which he bought 200 acres of land where be now
resides, at. $5 per acre; he now owns 500 acres of land. Sixteen
children have been born to them, eleven of whom are living : Lucina
A., deceased ; Imogene, Orentha, Elisha R., deceased; Mary E., J.
C., Sarah E., Hilah A., deceased ; Asahel A., Lewis C., deceased ;
Fremont, William, Charles, Bennett, Alonzo and Reuben. J. C. was a
member of the One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer
Infantry; enlisted in 1862, and was discharged in 1865. Elijah gild
Mary (Witter) Reynolds, the parents of Mrs. Woodworth, settled in
this township in 1815, on 700 acres of land he purchased. He was
born in Maryland, and she in New York. He died in 1842; she in
1838. Nine children were born to them, viz Sarah, deceased ;
Elizabeth, Mary, deceased; Immer, Ira, Delilah, Miles, deceased;
Hilah and Lewis. By his second wife, Sophia Burnham, he had one
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WAR HISTORY
OF

UNION COUNTY
CONTAINING A HISTORY OF THE SERVICES OF UNION
SOLDIERS IN THE

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION, THE WAR OF 1812, THE WAR

WITH MEXICO,

1846-1847, AND THE WAR OF THE REBELLION, 1861-65.

BY W. L. CURRY.

MARYSVILLE, OHIO

1883

To my late comrades in arms now living, and to the widows

and orphans of our comrades who fell upon the fields where
we fought, this history of the services of the soldiers of
Union County is affectionately inscribed.

PREFACE.
WHO can write worthily of the services of Union County's soldiers,
unless it were to write the history of almost every campaign and
battle of the war of the rebellion, for the soldiers of this county
served in every department of the army? In these few pages it has

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been the aim to give a brief history of every organization

represented in the county. Brief indeed, will it seem to the soldiers
who served in these organizations when the history of one regiment,
even of one company, would fill a volume as large as the space
occupied by the military record of the county in this history.

Although I have for several years been collecting material for this
work, when it is now completed I feel that the foundation has just
been laid for future historians to write the history of the services of
Union County's soldiers ; my first intention was to confine the history
to the soldiers of the war of the rebellion, but as the work
progressed it was decided to include a brief sketch of the services of
the grand old heroes of the war of the Revolution, the war of 1812,
the war with Mexico and the old "Militia" organizations. As there was
no material either written or printed from which to compile, I have
woven together but a few fragments gleaned from the old pioneers
and descendants of these heroes of three wars, and hope this
chapter may not prove entirely devoid of interest, as it is the first
that has ever been published in the county.

In the preparation of the roster, the names and record were copied
from several different lists, the first being that taken by the
Township Assessors in 1865, just at the close of the war, giving the
names of all the soldiers who had enlisted from the different
townships in the county. While this list was not complete, it
furnished a good basis for operation. The rosters of the ex-soldiers
association and of the Grand Army of the Republic have been very
material helps. The Township Assessors in the spring of 1882 very
kindly took the names of all soldiers living in the county at that date,
the letter of company, number of regiment, date of enlistment and
discharge. wounds, capture of prisoners and other matters of
interest. Blank rolls were also furnished to three or four comrades in
each township to be filled with the names of all soldiers buried in
their townships and of those buried in the South, also the names of
the soldiers of the Revolution, 1812 and Mexican war. These
comrades have worked faithfully, and I am under many obligations
to them for their good services. This mass of material, procured
without any reference to the arrangement of companies and
regiments, was copied by companies and regiments in alphabetical
order, and then subjected to inspection by comrades of each
organization and many corrections were made in the spelling of
names, letter of company and number of regiment. They were then
carefully compared and verified with the records in the Adjutant

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General's office and many corrections made in dates of enlistment

and discharge, after which the rolls were again copied and revised.
Many matters have been looked up by correspondence both in and
out of the county, and the files of newspapers published during the
war have been of great assistance in verifying dates and furnishing
lists of killed and wounded, and of those who died in the service.
Many corrections have been made from personal knowledge, as I
served in the same department with many of these soldiers.

No pains or time has been spared to make the roster as complete

and correct as possible, yet no doubt there will be mistakes in the
spelling of names and in

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dates; but the roster is as correct as it is possible to be made from

the data at hand.

Only a glimpse can be given of the services of these regiments, but

dates of organization, battles and everything pertaining to the
history of the organizations have been compared with the records in
the Adjutant General's office. In organizations where it was not
possible to find soldiers to take an interest in the history of their
regiments. such matter has been utilized as could be found in other
histories, and especially that of Reid's " Ohio in the War." But the
most difficult and laborious work has been that of preparing the
rolls, and where errors are found I hope the soldiers of these
regiments will generously bear a share of the fault, as they have
been appealed to for many months through the newspapers of the
county, at re-unions and meetings of the Grand Army, to take an
interest in the history of their regiments. No record of any regiment
has been completed until it was submitted to members of the
organization for inspection, and then revised.

Regiments having full companies organized in the county are given

more space, as in these more material was found, for many soldiers
are now living in the county who were members of these companies.

Writing in the interest of any particular regiment or arm of the

service, has been studiously avoided, as has also that of extolling

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the services of any soldier or officer, but always wishing to give

credit where credit is due, and to record the history of regiments as
shown by their service, believing all to be equally good brave and
patriotic soldiers, serving their country faithfully in whatever
department, or in whatever arm of the service the fortunes of war
cast them. The names of the principal battles of the war, with date,
carefully compiled from the Adjutant General's office at Washington,
D. C. , is given, also the number of soldiers buried in our National
Cemeteries, with many other tables of interesting historical
information.

That these pages, hastily written in the intervals of pressing official

duties, will prove uninteresting to some, I have no doubt, but in the
generations to come, when the actors in this great war for the
preservation of the Nation shall have passed away, their
descendants will be interested to know on what side their fathers
stood when the Nation was tottering in the balance. It cannot fail to
be of absorbing interest to them, and now that this labor of man
months is drawing to a close, and as it has been a work of pleasure,
performed without thought of reward, yet with the bright hope
before me that it will possess some charm to our descendants in the
years to come, I feel amply repaid for my labor, and the pen is
regretfully dropped when the "re-call is sounded," only wishing that
it had been wielded by one more worthy to grasp the great theme-
The War History of Union County.

I am indebted to the Adjutant General of Ohio, who so kindly gave

access to the records in his office, which have given so much
assistance in the work, and to the many soldiers of the county who
have always responded to every call for facts. To Miss Anna Roney,
much credit is due for efficient work in collating facts and intelligent
assistance in all parts of the history. W. L. C.

MARYSVILLE, OHIO, March 9, 1883.

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MILITARY RECORD. - 427

CHAPTER I.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION.

"Where are our sires, our noble sires.

Those men of toil and early thought,

Who lit our sacred vestal fires,

A heritage so dearly bought?"

"Ah! bright upon historic. page.

Enrolled their names shall ever shine

With peerless luster, age on age,

Through bright'ning realm of coming time.."

AT the close of the war of the Revolution the soldiers were given
lands in payment for their services. The territory comprising Union
County is all "Virginia Military Lands," being a part of that between
the Scioto and the Miami Rivers, all of which was set apart for the
Revolutionary soldiers by the United States Government.

Many of these old patriots took up these lands and in this way quite
a number found homes in Union County. From this grand old
Revolutionary stock sprang Union County's brave and patriotic sons
who fought in the war of 1812 the Mexican war and the war of the
rebellion.

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this county, But little can be learned, even traditional, of their

services, although many of their descendants reside in the county.
Some of them are known to have fought at Yorktown, Monmouth,
White Plains, Germantown and other historic battlefields of the war
of the Revolution.

James Thompson, grandfather of James Thompson, of Dover

Township, served under LaFayette, and no doubt saw much hard
service, but no particulars Cali be learned, so the old hero must rest
in his soldier's grave unhonored and unsung.

Col. James Carry served through all the years of the Revolution, an
officer of the "Virginia line." He was in the battle of Point Pleasant,
October 10, 1774, and in this engagement was severely wounded.
This is called "A First Battle of the Revolution " by Chamber's
encyclopedia, from which we copy the following account of this
battle. As it was fought before the breaking-out of the Revolution,
and was participated in by at least one of the citizens of this county,
we give it place, believing it will be a subject of interest to the reader

"An important battle, fought October 10, 1774, between colonial

troops of Virginia, tinder Gen. Andrew Lewis and the Shawnees,
Delawares and other Indians composing the Northern Confederacy,
led by Cornstalk as king and sachem of the Shawnee tribe, on the
east bank of the Ohio River, and just above the great Kanawha. The
village of Point Pleasant has since grown up on the spot where this
battle was fought, which was and is to this day always spoken as the
first battle of the Revolution. The "Boston Tea Party' had already
been held in the spring of the same year, and the 'Boston Port Bill'
was received in May-the signal of actual conflict between the
colonies and the mother country. Lord Dunmore, Governor of
Virginia, had been busy in the interests of England by way of stirring
up a hostile feeling between the hardy white settlers and the various
tribes of Indians, the object of which bad become apparent. At last
a. crisis was reached. The Legislature took action, under which Gen.
Andrew Lewis gathered together 1,200 men at Lewis Springs, now
Lewisburg, W. Va. and from thence proceeded to Point Pleasant,
acting as was understood, in con

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cert with the Colonial Governor, who in person led about 1,000 men
through the wilderness, striking the Ohio at Wheeling, from which
point he was to meet Gen. Lewis. All this time, unbeknown to Gen.
Lewis, the agents of Lord Dunmore had been busy concentrating the
Indians in the neighborhood of Point Pleasant, and subsequent
events show that he never intended to join his forces with the troops
under Lewis. Our space will not admit of our giving the various facts
substantiating this statement made so emphatic in the history of the
'Border wars' by Withers and others.

"In this bloody battle, about one-fifth of the entire army of Gen.
Lewis were either killed or wounded, and of the Indians the number
must have been even greater. It was the most severely contested
battle of the kind of which we have any account, and was fought on
both sides from behind trees in a dense forest of primeval growth,
on one of the richest bottoms of the Ohio. It was wholly un.
expected, the object being on the part of Gen. Lewis, in fulfillment of
the purposes on the part of the Legislature, to proceed with an
overpowering force in conjunction with Gov. Dunmore from Point
Pleasant to the Indian settlement on the Scioto, beyond the Ohio. In
vain did the brave Lewis look for troops from Wheeling. During the
night of the 9th and I 10th, a body of Indians was reported by a
scouting party as having encamped near the site of an old Shawnee
village, about six miles above.

"At the same time, advices were received that Lord Dunmore would
cross the country directly to the Scioto. Before sunrise on the
morning of the 10th, a hunting party returned and brought the
startling report of "four acres of Indians,' about a mile above the
camp of Gen. Lewis. The party had been fired upon. At once.. on
receipt of this news, the main body of the troops, under 'Col. Charles
Lewis and Col. Fleming, were mustered into line. The battle soon
began, and raged with varied fortune through nearly the entire day.
The brave Col. Lewis fell, mortally wounded. Col. Fleming was soon
after disabled, when Col. Field, who had come up with a re-
enforcement, took command. This officer had learned a lesson from
the unfortunate Braddock - but he, too, soon fell. At times the battle
raged like a tempest. The roar of musketry Was continuous. The
clarion voice of Cornstalk was, nevertheless, everywhere heard
bidding his warriors, 'Be strong' ' I Be strong !' Seeing a warrior
shrink, he sunk his tomahawk into his skull. The most unyielding and
desperate courage was on both sides displayed until late in the
afternoon, when three companies that had been detained in camp,

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perhaps on account of Indians in large numbers on the opposite

shore of the Ohio, under Capts. John Stewart, Isaac Shelby and
George Matthews-distinguished names-reached the rear of Cornstalk
by a well-planned movement, and decided the fortunes of the day.

"A treaty was entered into at Camp Charlotte, in Ohio, at which Lord
Dunmore was present, who seemed to have a perfect understanding
with the Indians; though the colonists were indebted mainly to
Cornstalk for the treaty of peace which Dunmore seemed
determined to postpone, as we might show. It was in view of the
surprising valor displayed by the troops under Gen. Lewis in this
decisive battle that Washington, in the darkest days of the
Revolution, was led to exclaim: 'Leave me but a banner to plant
upon the mountains of Augusta, and I will rally around me the men
who will lift our bleeding country from the dust and set her free.' "

The following are the names of the soldiers of the Revolution buried
in Union County, so far as can be ascertained after very careful
inquiry in each township:

THE HEROES OF '76.

Col. James Curry, Curry Cemetery, Jerome Township; Charles Carter,

Dover To ; J. Coleman, Watkins Cemetery, Mill Creek Township;
William Edgar, Liberty Township; Enoch Fisher; Israel Hale, Milford
Cemetery, Union Township; P. Hale O. Hibbard, Milford Cemetery,
Union Township; Henry Shover;

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Robert Snodgrass, Wood's Cemetery, Union Township; John

Stewart, Liberty Township; James Thompson, Watkins Cemetery,
Mill Creek Township,- David Worley, Dover Township.

As a matter of interest to the soldiers of to-day, we give a copy of

an old commission, now in possession of A. D. Doolittle, of
Marysville, which was issued to his great-grandfather in 1776

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IN CONGRESS.

The Delegates of
the United
Colonies of New
Hampshire,
Massachusetts
Bay, Rhode
Island,
Connecticut. New
York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, the
counties of
Newcastle, Kent
and Sussex on
Delaware,
Maryland,
Virginia, North
Carolina and
South Carolina,
to Ephraim
Doolittle,
Esquire:

We, reposing special trust and confidence in your patriotism, valour,

conduct and fidelity, do by these presents constitute and appoint
you to be Colonel of the Twenty-fourth Regiment in the army of the
United Colonies, raised for the defense of American liberty, and for
repelling every hostile invasion thereof. You are therefore to
carefully and diligently discharge the duty of Colonel, by doing and
performing all manner of things there unto belonging. And we do
strictly charge and require all officers and soldiers under your
command to be obedient to your orders as Colonel.. And you are to
observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as
you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United
Colonies, or committee of Congress for that Colonies, appointed, or
Commander In Chief for the time being of the army of the United
Colonies, or any other of your superior officers, according to the
rules and discipline of war, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you.
This commission to continue In force until revoked by this or an
future Congress. By order of the Congress.

Attest: July 1, 1776. JOHN HANCOCK,

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President.

Charles Thompson, Secretary.

(RETURN TO THE TITLE P AGE)

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

ISHMAEL ARMINTROUT, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of

this sketch was born in Rockingham County, Va., December 25,
1823, and when twelve years of age, with his parent,, Jacob and
Fanny Armintrout, he went to Indiana, where they, however,
remained but a short. time. From thence they came to Montgomery
County, Ohio, where they located two years, And for the year
following lived in Madison County. They subsequently went to
Franklin County, where they remained until their decease. Of a
family of nine children, five are now living, viz.: Gideon, Martha,
Clara, Ishmael and Jemima. On June 6, 1846, our subject was
united in marriage in Franklin to Miss L. S. Warner, who was born
May 21, 1836, in Chenango County, N. Y. County daughter of
Stephan and Hannah (deceased) Warner, now of Franklin County,
Ohio. To them have been born ten children-Lucy M. (deceased),
Henrietta F. Jacob S., Delilah J., Addison O., Martha, Albert J., Henry
G., Isadora, and Clara E. In the spring of 1869, with his family, he
came to Washington Township, Union County, and for three years
located near Byhalia; he then moved to the western portion of
Washington Township, where he now resides. He is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church and the owner of 140 acres of land in a
good state of cultivation.

JOSEPH C. BALDWIN, farmer, P. O. Mt. Victory, Hardin County,

Ohio, was born in Stark County, Ohio, July 3, 1833; his parents were
Roswell and Martha Baldwin, his father a native of Connecticut and
his mother of Virginia. They settled in Stark County at an early day.
When fifteen years of age, with his parents, he came to Logan
County, where. they remained until 1871, in which year they came
to Washington Township, Union County. On September 24, 1857, he
was united in marriage to Miss Sarah S. Elliott, who was born
November 29, 1833; she is a daughter of Samuel and Martha Elliott.
To them have been born five children, three of whom are still living-
Mary E., Martha M. and Charles R. In February, 1871, he came to
Union County and settled in Washington Township, where he now
resides. He has served as School Director and is a member and an
Elder of the Friends Society. On September 24, 1882, their silver

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wedding was celebrated, when Mrs. Baldwin, who has been an

invalid for eight years, became the recipient of many valuable
presents. They have a large circle of friends and acquaintances, with
whom they are quite popular. Mr. Baldwin is the owner of fifty-six
and one-half Acres of land.

NATHAN M. BALDWIN, junior member of the firm of G. J. Baldwin

& Co., Byhalia, was born May 17, 1844, in Champaign County, Ohio.
He is a son of Lewis C. Baldwin (deceased)

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and Ann Baldwin. When about ten years of age, with his parents, he
came to York Township, Union County. He received a common-
school education. On September 15, 1869, he was united in
marriage to Miss Mary A. Cahill, daughter of Clement Cahill
(deceased) and Martha Cahill, of Washington Township. The fruits of
this union are two children-William W. and Howard O. In connection
with his mercantile trade, he is at present also engaged in
agricultural pursuits. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and the owner of forty acres of land. In March, 1865, he
enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Ninety-second Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. Army of the Cumberland, and received an
honorable discharge in September of the same year. He has served
as Justice of the Peace in Washington Township.

GOULD J. BALDWIN, senior member, was born December 23,

1847, in Champaign County, Ohio. Like his brother, when a boy, he
came to Union County with his parents. On July 21, 1870, he
married Miss Louisa O. Southard, daughter of Ely B. and Jane
Southard. They have one child-Otway. For twelve years, he has been
engaged in the mercantile business. As a firm, they are courteous
and obliging to their patrons, and always aim to give satisfaction.
They deal in dry goods and general merchandise, such as is usually
kept in a country store.

O. BIRD, farmer, P. O. Mt. Victory, Hardin County, Ohio, was born

in New York State October 21, 1817. When two years of age, with
his parents, James and Mary Bird, he came to Cuyahoga County,
Ohio, where they remained until he was perhaps twelve years of

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age. They then came to Logan County, where they located until the
spring of 1839, when they came to Washington Township, Union
County. They endured the usual hardships and self-denials which are
incident to pioneer life. Of a family of six children, three are now
living, viz., Gorum, William and Albert. In May, 1849, our subject
was united in marriage to Arcadilla Scott, daughter of James and
Margaret Scott, early settlers of Champaign County ; she is a distant
relative of the late Gen. Winfield Scott. This union has been blessed
with six children Sarah M., Caroline, Emeline, Dellie, Darwin S. and
John W. deceased). He has served as Justice of the Peace of
Washington Township for six years , and as Trustee several years.
He is a member of the Baptist Church and the owner of 146 acres of
land.

ELI BOLEN, blacksmith, Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was

born in Adams County, Ohio, October 17, 1847; he is a son of
Alexander Bolen and Lydia Bolen, the former at present residing at
Bellefontaine, Logan County. When five years of age, with his
parents, he came to Union County. On April 17, 1870, in Hardin
County, he was united in marriage to Miss Lucinda McCall, daughter
of Thomas and Judith McCall, of Hardin County. To them have been
born two children- Ivery L., born February 11, 1874, and Coral W.,
born March 30, 1871, died May 10, 1879. In 1870, Mr. Bolen
engaged in blacksmithing in Logan County, and continued the same
several years. In April, 1879, he located at Byhalia, this county. He
does general blacksmithing. and being a first-class workman, gives
entire satisfaction to his patrons. He has been abundantly successful
in business, owing principally to his industry and good management.
He and wife are both members of the M. E. Church.

NATHAN BURNSIDE. farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this

sketch was born in Logan County, Ohio, December 4, 1817. His
parents were Alexander and Elizabeth Burnside, who came from
Virginia, and settled in Logan County at an early day. He has seen
and endured much of pioneer life. On April 2, 1840, in Logan
County, he married Miss Sarah McGee, daughter of William and Jane
McGee (now deceased), of Logan County. To them have been born
eight children, six of whom are still living, viz.: Alexander W., William
M., Samuel G., Lewis C., Mary J. and Elizabeth E. In 1843, he came
to Union County, and for eighteen months located in Washington
Township, on a tract of land where he now resides. He subsequently
spent a short time in Iowa, Indiana and Logan County, Ohio, but in
1847 or 1848 returned to Washington Township. He has served as

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School Director, and is a member of the Baptist Church. As an

agriculturist, he has met with good success, being a man of
industrious and economical habits. He is the owner of 143 acres of
land.

ENOS CAHILL, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch

was born in Tuscarswas County, Ohio, March 17, 1829. He is a son
of William and Rebecca Cahill. On August 1, 1849, in Tuscarawas
County, he married Miss Isabel Martin, who was born September 3,
1827; she is a daughter of James and Jane Martin, now deceased.
By this union there has been an issue of ten children-Rebecca J.,
Alexander, Mary M., William J., Susannah, Martha, Joseph H.,
Alpheretta, John E. and one died in infancy. In the autumn of 1868,
with his family, he came to Union County, and settled in Washington
Township, at Byhalia, where he now resides. As an agriculturist, he
has been successful, owing to his industry and good management.
In March, 1865, he enlisted in the Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, Army of the Cumberland, and continued in the service until
the following October. He has served as Assessor and Trustee of
Washington Township, and is the owner of ninety-four acres of land
in a good state of cultivation.

ALFRED DAVIS. hardware merchant, Byhalia. The subject of this

sketch was born October 20, 1836, in Union County, Ohio ; he is a
son of Ebenezer Davis (deceased) and Mary Davis, early settlers of
Union County. In August, 1861, he enlisted in the Thirty-first Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Cumberland, and continued in the
service until September of

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the following year. On March 8, 1863, he was united in marriage to

Miss Melvina L. Pinney daughter of Horace and Christena (deceased)
Pinney. They have two children-Minnie and Elbert. Prior to his
engaging in the hardware and grocery business, he engaged in
farming, with the exception of one year spent in the mercantile
business at Ridgeway. Hardin County In March, 1882, he located in
Byhalia. He is a gentleman of a pleasant disposition, and
commodating to his patrons. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.
society, and of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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VALENTINE DEAR, farmer, P. O. Mount Victory, Hardin County,

was born in Baden, Germany, in April, 1823. His parents were Jacob
and Frances Dear. He was reared to man's estate on a farm, and in
his youth received but a meager education. In October, 1844, he
was united in matrimony to Miss Margaret Rostetter. By this union
there has been an issue of nine children, of whom eight are now
living, viz.: Jonas, Theresa, Bertha, Felix, Sarah, Anne Mary and
Peter. In 1866, with his family, he emigrated to America, came to
Union County, settled in Washington Township. He is industrious,
and the owner of 105 acres of land.

JONATHAN C. FIELDS, farmer, P. O. Richwood, was born in Logan

County, Ohio, October 26, 1818. His parents were Robert and Susan
Fields, early settlers of Logan County. Of a family of eight children
seven are yet living, viz. : Jonathan C., Jefferson C., Andrew J.
Robert, Barbara, Lucinda and Charlotte. Our subject was in his youth
trained to the pursuits of farming, and received the rudiments of
education in a district school. On February 18, 1841 he was united in
matrimony with Miss Elizabeth J. Atha, daughter of Thomas and
Abigail Atha of whom we have made mention in another portion of
this work. To them have been born ten children, viz. : Mary A.,
Susannah, Melissa J., Easrum, Jasper N., James R., Emma O., Levi
C., Thomas J. and Sarah E., the latter two of whom are deceased. In
March, 1850, Mr. Fields settled in the eastern portion of Washington
Township, this county. on the farm at present a occupied by him. He
owns 108 acres of land, and is a member of the Methodist
Protestant Church.

JEHU GRAY, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, was born March 11, 1827, in

Champaign County, Ohio. His parents were John and Ellen Gray,
natives of Virginia, and early settlers of Champaign County. Of his
father's family of six children two are now living-Jehu and Louisa. In
his youth, Jehu received a fair English education, by means of which
he was enabled for several years to teach school. On June 25, 1849,
in Champaign County, he married Lydia Miller, daughter of John and
Margaret Miller, of Champaign County. By her he had three children
- John L., Aaron E. and Emma, the latter two of whom are deceased.
Mrs. Gray died January 16, 1866, and on March 21, 1867, he
married Miss Johanna Stalder, daughter of Casper and, Mary Stalder,
of York Township, this county. To them have been born one child-
Howard E. In the spring of 1852, Mr. Gray came to Union County,
and settled in Washington Township. For nine years he has served
as a Commissioner of Union County, and for many years as Clerk of

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Washington Township. He discharged the duties of said offices

faithfully and creditably. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and F. &
A. M. societies, and the owner of 343 acres of land.

HENRY H. GREEN (deceased) was born May 21, 1814. He was

reared to man's estate on a farm, and received a common school
education, and for perhaps twelve years taught school. For his first
wife he married Sarah Ellis, by whom he had one child (deceased).
He was again married, on November 4, 1851, to Miss Lydia F.
Lukens, an estimable lady and daughter of Jesse and Beulah Lukens,
of Logan County, Ohio. By this union there was an issue of seven
children, six of whom are now living-John L., Henry S., Ellis, William
B., Sylvia A and Angeline. About the year 1850, he settled in
Washington Township, this county, where his widow now resides.
He served as Trustee of Washington Township, and was a member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a kind and loving father
and an indulgent husband, and departed this life January 28, 1870.
He left to his widow 161 acres of land.

JAMES D. HAINES, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, was born April 2,1832, in

Champaign County, Ohio; his parents were Allan and Sarah Haines,
natives of Virginia, and among the first settlers of Champaign
County. His father was a soldier of the war of 1812 with Great
Britain, Of a large family of children, four are now living-James D.,
Jonathan, Harvey M. and Hope. In December, 1860, our subject
married Keziah Stamats, daughter of John Stamats, of York
Township, this county, and by her had one child-Cyrus N. She died
in 1863, and in 1865 he married Rhoda Speck, by whom he had two
children-Aggie M. and Aaron C. (deceased). She died in 1875. For
his third wife, he married, in March, 1877, Elizabeth Martin, widow
of the late Luther Martin, of Union County, and daughter of Casper
and Mary Stalder, of York Township, this county. By her he has one
child-Sylvia J. In the spring of 1859, he came to, Union County and
settled in Washington Township. He has served as Treasurer of
Washington to Township one year. He is the owner of 308 acres of
land, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

WILLIAM M. HAINES, farmer and pike contractor, P. O. Byhalia,

was born in Champaign County, Ohio, February 20, 1841, and is a
son of Jonathan Haines and Mary Haines (deceased) his father now
residing at Byhalia, this county. When three years of age, with his
parents, he, came to Union County, and in his youth received a fair
English education. On June 4, 1864, he was united in marriage to

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Miss Margaret J. McPeck, who was born July 27, 1844, in Har-

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rison County, Ohio. She is a daughter of William H. and Elizabeth

McPeck, of York Township, this county, whose biography appears in
this work. They have two children, viz.: George M., born June 24,
1870, and Mary E., born May 28, 1872. In August, 1862, he enlisted
in the First Battalion Ohio Sharp-Shooters, Army of the Cumberland.
On November 8, 1864, he was taken prisoner at Kingston, Ga., by
the confederates, and was subsequently confined in nine different
Southern prisons. At the close of the war he was exchanged, and
was honorably discharged from the service July 12, 1865. In
connection with his farming, Mr. Haines is also engaged in building
pike roads by contract. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and for eight years has been a local minister. He is at
present filling the office of Trustee of Washington Township. He is a
member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge, and the owner of 128 acres of land.

CALEB F. HAINES, farmer, P.O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch

was born February 20, 1845, in Union County, Ohio. He is a son of
Joshua B. Haines (deceased) and Mary Haines, of this county. About
the year 1840, his parents came to Union County and settled in
Washington Township, where his father died August 17, 1882. They
were the parents of seven children--Caleb F., Margaret, Lydia J.,
Fannie L., Rebecca, James H. and Sarah A., the latter five of whom
are deceased. On January 6, 1867, our subject was united in
marriage to Miss Margaret D. Miller, who was born November 28,
1849; she was a daughter of Thomas and Delilah Miller, whose
biography appears in this work. To them have been born four
children, viz Aaron L., born April 19, 1869; Milton B., born
September 24, 1872; George F., born March 22, 1878, and
Josephine, born June 5, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Haines are both
members of the M. P. Church. In March, 1865, he enlisted in the
Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and continued in the service
until the following October. He is a member of the F. & A. M.
society, and the owner of about 160 acres of land.

JOHN HARRIMAN, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this

sketch was born May 21, 1827, in Harrison County, Ohio. His parents

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were Simpkin and Sarah Harriman. When about sixteen years of

age, with them he came to Washington Township, this county. From
his youth up he has been engaged in farming. On August 28, 1862,
he was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Thornton, who was born in
1834; she was a daughter of Jesse and Nancy Thornton, early
settlers of Union County. To them have been born five children, viz.:
Caleb F., born November 15, 1853; Rebecca J., born May 12, 1855;
Mary M., born September 11, 1862; Hannah K., born December 12,
1868, and Harvey A., born January 31, 1874. As an agriculturist, Mr.
Harriman has been successful, having comparatively little with which
to start in life. He is at present serving as Trustee of Washington
Township, and for twenty years has been engaged in auctioneering.
He is the owner of ninety-five acres of land, and is recognized as
one of the thrifty agriculturists of Washington Township.

GEORGE HARRIMAN, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this

sketch was born in Harrison County, Ohio, July 19,1837. His parents
were Simpkin and Sarah Harriman. When six years old, with his
parents, he came to Washington Township, Union County, where his
parents settled. Of a family of twelve children, nine are now living,
viz.: Amos, John, Ezra, Ellen, Martha, Joshua, George, Rebecca and
Ruth. In April, 1861, he enlisted in the Thirty first Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, Army of the Cumberland, and participated in the battles of
Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Resaca,
Murfreesboro, Kenesaw Mountain, siege of Atlanta, Goldsboro,
Kingston, N. C., and numerous other engagements. He was
honorably discharged in July, 1865. On July 4, 1868, he married Miss
Mary C. Moffitt, who was born in April, 1846, in Champaign County,
Ohio; she is a daughter of Nathan Moffitt (deceased), and Lucy A.
Moffitt. To them have been born five children-Flavilla, James S.,
Donna M., Frankie J. and William H. (deceased). Mr. Harriman is a
member of the I. O. O. F. society, and of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and the owner of seventy acres of land. He has served as
Assessor of Washington Township.

ROBERT HICKS, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch

was born in England December 26, 1825. When twelve years of age,
with his parents, Thomas and Catherine Hicks, he emigrated to
America, and came to Knox County, Ohio, where they remained until
their decease. Our subject was reared to manhood on a farm, and
received but a limited education. On September 27, 1853, in Knox
County, he married Miss Eunice Thompson, who was born January
22, 1834, she was a daughter of Asa and Anne Thompson, of Knox

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County. By her he had nine children-Mary L., George H., Maria L.,
Salona E., Anna C., Ida J., John, Hattie B. and Bertha C. She
departed this life February 17, 1879, loved and honored by all who
knew her. In the fall of 1864, with his family, Mr. Hicks came to
Washington Township, this county, and settled where he now
resides. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and the owner of
ninety-eight acres of land.

MATTHEW LINGREL, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this

sketch was born in Logan County, Ohio, November 25, 1825, and is
a son of Jeremiah Langrel (deceased) and Eleanor Lingrel; his father
was a native of Virginia, and his mother of Pennsylvania. In 1837,
with them he came to Washington Township, this county. On March
21, 1850, in Marion County, he was united in marriage to Miss
Martha Essex, a daughter of James and Ellen Essex, of Marion
County ; to them have been born eight children, of whom five are
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M., Alice, John H., Newton H. and Reed. For twelve years, he has
served as Justice of the Peace in Washington Township; he has also
served as Clerk and Trustee of the township. Mr. Lingrel is one of
the self-made men of whom Union County may well be proud, for,
according to his own statements, he commenced life with but
comparatively little, and he is at present the owner of a fine farm of
370 acres. He is a member of the I. O. O. F Lodge, and resides at
his home in Byhalia.

WILLIAM MACOUBREY, farmer, P. O. Richwood. The subject of

this sketch was born in Ireland March 2, 1825, and is a son of
William and Mary A. Macoubrey. He married in Ireland Miss Jane
Mulligan, a daughter of James and Esther Mulligan. To them have
been born three children-Mary A., born December 29, 1846: George
A., born January 4, 1852; and William J., deceased. In 1857, with
his family he emigrated to America, and by the way of New York
came to Union County, Ohio. After living in several different parts of
Union County, he finally, in the fall of 1873, settled in the
southeastern portion of Washington Township. He is a man of
industrious and economical habits, which have secured for him
success. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and the owner

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of fifty acres of land.

JAMES W. MAHAFFEY, druggist, Byhalia. The subject of this

sketch was born in Union County, Ohio, January 15, 1853. His
parents were James and Matilda (deceased) Mahaffey, of Liberty
Township, this county. He received a good English education. In the
spring of 1879, he entered into the drug business at Newton, this
county, where he remained until May, 1881, in which year he moved
to Byhalia. He has established a good trade and is meeting with
success. On December 25, 1875, he married Miss Allena Haines,
daughter of Harvey M and Elmira (deceased) Haines, of Union
County. This union has been blessed with two children Wilbur and
Maud. He is a member of the F. & A. M. society.

BRAYTON A. MARTIN, physician, Byhalia. The subject of this

sketch was born in Connecticut February 5, 1836. His parents were
Hosea and Beulah Martin. When a youth, he learned the trade of a
carpenter and followed the same for several years. In 1863, he
came to Union County, York Township, and for a time made his
home with his aunt, Mary M. Martin. widow of the late Enos Martin.
During the latter portion of 1866, and the beginning of 1867, for five
months he attended the Starling Medical College at Columbus, and
he again attended it in 1868 and 1869, and graduated in March of
the latter year. In July, 1869, he located at Byhalia and began the
practice of his profession, where he remained until 1873. He then
spent two years in Connecticut. In 1875, he went to Schuyler
County, Ill., where he located until 1880, in which year he returned
to Byhalia. On December 22, 1873, he married Margaret Wilson, by
whom he had one child-Mary Luella. Dr. Martin has been Treasurer
of Washington Township; Is a member of the F. & A. M. society, and
a physician of merit.

JOHN McPECK, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, an aged and venerable

citizen of Washington Township, was born in Westmoreland County,
Penn., May 11, 1814. His parents were John and Sarah McPeck. In
his youth, he learned the trade of stone-cutting and brick-laying, and
followed the same for more than twenty years. In 1836, he came to
Harrison County, Ohio, where, on August 3, 1843, he was united in
marriage to Miss Susannah McAfee, who was born March 3, 1824, in
Pennsylvania. She is a daughter of James and Mary McAfee, with
whom when three years old, she came to Harrison County. To Mr.
and Mrs. McPeck have been born seven children-James B., Orville
D., Daniel, Mary T., Sarah M., William D. and Amanda M., the latter

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two of whom are deceased, In 1852, he came to Union County and

settled in Washington Township. Like other early settlers, Mr.
McPeck has endured hardships and self-denial. The tract of land on
which he settled had perhaps three acres partly cleared; but by his
industry and pluck he succeeded in clearing it and to-day we behold
it transformed into a good farm of eighty-three acres. He has served
as Trustee of Washington Township, and is an ardent member of the
Methodist Protestant Church.

GEORGE M. McPECK, farmer, P. O. Richwood. The subject of this

sketch was born in Harrison County, Ohio, July 19, 1842, and is a
son of William H. and Elizabeth McPeck, whose biography appears in
this history. When a youth, with his parents, he came to Union
County. He received a fair English education and for a short time
taught school. In December, 1861, he enlisted in the Eighty-second
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was attached to the army of West
Virginia. He participated in the battles of Cross Keys, Cedar Mountain
and the second battle of Bull's Run, where he received a wound in
the thigh. His regiment was then transferred to the Potomac and
took an active part in the field of Gettysburg. He was subsequently
transferred to the Army of the Cumberland, Twentieth Corps, and
was engaged at Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Resaca, Dallas,
Peach Tree Creek, Averysboro, Bentonville and numerous others. In
July, 1865, he was honorably discharged from the service. On May
16, 1877, he married Miss Rachel E. Rowe, daughter of David Rowe
(deceased) and Catherine Rowe, of Illinois. To them have been born
two children, viz.: Winnifred, born October 10, 1878, and Margaret
(deceased). He is a member of the F. & A. M. society, and of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and the owner of 137 acres of land.

THOMAS MILLER, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, an aged pioneer of

Washington Township, was born in Champaign County, Ohio,
December 17, 1812. His parents were John and Margaret Miller, who
emigrated from Virginia to Fayette County, Ohio, in 1804, and
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short time, when they moved to Champaign County, where they

remained until their decease. They were the parents of twelve

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children, six of whom are now living, viz.: Joshua, Elizabeth,

Margaret, Thomas, Rees and David. On March 2, 1837, in
Champaign County, our subject married Miss Delila Wade, who was
born November 11, 1819, in Champaign County, Ohio; she is a
daughter of Garland and Rebecca Wade, natives of Virginia, who
settled in Champaign County about the year 1813. By this union
there has been an issue of eleven children-Jeremiah, Daniel M., Ellis
W., John W., Margaret D., Elizabeth J., Mary E., Mattie L., John J. F.,
Thomas F. and David E. ; the letter two of whom are deceased.
Three of his sone-Jeremiah, David and Daniel were participants in
the late war of the rebellion. In the spring of 1846, he came to
Union County, and settled in the eastern portion of Washington
Township, where he now resides. He has served as Treasurer of
Washington Township twenty-five years; is a member of the
Methodist Protestant Church, and the owner of a fine farm.

GEORGE MILLER, physician, Byhalia. The subject of this sketch

was born in Shelby County, Ohio, January 12, 1848, and is a son of
William Miller, deceased, and Lucinda Miller. He was reared in Shelby
County, and received a fair English education. During the latter
portion of 1869, and the beginning of 1870, for five months, he
attended the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, and again
attended it in 1872 and 1873, and graduated in March of the latter
year. In the fall of 1875, he located at Byhalia, this county. He
enjoys a good practice and is meeting with marked success. On July
1, 1880, he was united in marriage to Miss Levine Tallman, who was
born October 30, 1847, in Union County; she is a daughter of
Thomas W. and Mary Tallman, of Washington Township. They have
one son, viz.,. George O., born March 18, 1881. Among his patients,
Dr. Miller is quite popular, being an affable and agreeable
gentleman, He is a member of the F. & & M. society.

ROBERT MOODY (deceased). The subject of this sketch was born

in Ireland in 1832. His parents were James and Margaret Moody. He
was reared on a farm and received but a rudimentary education. In
June, 1853, he married Miss Jane Stewart, who was born in March,
1830, in Ireland, and was a daughter of Samuel and Jane Stewart.
By this union there has been an issue of four children-Mary J., born
February 20, 1855 ; Robert, born September 18, 1858 ; William D.,
born February 16, 1861, and George S., born March 15, 1863. In
1861, with his family, he emigrated to America, and came to Union
County, Ohio. For several years he lived in York Township, when he
came and settled in the southern portion of Washington Township.

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He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and respected in

society. To his family he was a devoted father and husband. On
December 7, 1864, he fell at Murfreesboro, Tenn., while defending
the flag of our Union in the late rebellion. His widow and fatherless
children feel their irretrievable loss, but we trust their loss will be his
gain. He left to his widow sixty-four acres of land. She is a member
of the Presbyterian Church.

JESSE MOORE (deceased). The subject of this sketch was born in

Perry County, Ohio, October 27, 1817. His parents were George and
Rachel Moore, natives of Pennsylvania, who settled in Perry County
at an early day. On February 23, 1842, he was united to Miss
Jemima Rockhold, who was born July 11, 1825, in Maryland; she is a
daughter of William and Ann Rockhold, who came to Muskingum
County, Ohio, about the year 1833, where they located several
years. Her father having died in Muskingum County, with her
mother, she subsequently went to Perry County. In the spring of
1865, with his family, from Perry County our subject came to Union
County, and located near Marysville one year, In 1866, he moved to
Washington Township, and settled where the widow now resides. He
was the father of fourteen children William W., Elizabeth E., Mary A.,
Susan M., James A., Jonathan A., Jacob H., Ruth L., Jesse F.,
Alpheus A., Ann J., Matilda H., George W. and Elisha J., the latter
two of whom are deceased. To his family he was a devoted husband
and father. He departed this life May 7, 1868, respected by all who
knew him. He left to his widow, who mourns her irretrievable loss,
100 acres of land.

AARON RICHARDSON, farmer, P. O. Mount Victory, Hardin Co.,

Ohio, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, May 18 1819. His
parents were Barnet and Elizabeth Richardson, both natives of
Virginia. of a family of twelve children, eight are now living, viz.:
Clark, Maria L., Washington G., Joshua, Mary, Elizabeth, Jane and
Aaron. From his youth up, our subject has devoted his attention to
agriculture, with the exception of ten or twelve years spent at
carpenter work. On December 26, 1844, in Marion County, he
married Maria T. Topliff, daughter of Horatio and Sarah Topliff, of
Mansfield, Conn. By her he has one child, viz., Jasper N. Mrs.
Richardson died May 23, 1849, and on December 21, 1856, he was
married to Clarinda H. Young, who was born in Logan County, Ohio,
in February, 1831; she was daughter of Eli and Nancy Young. To

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them have been born seven children-Maria T., James C., Benton R.,
Granville M., Wheeler A., Harriet E. and George W. (deceased). In
1857, he settled in Washington Township, this county. He has seen
considerable of pioneer life, and endured many hardships. Mr. and
Mrs. Richardson are both members of church ; they have a fine farm
of 113 acres, on which are erected good and substantial buildings,
making a pleasant home.

BENJAMIN ROGERS, farmer and tile manufacturer, P. O. Byhalia,

was born in Licking County, Ohio, November 5, 1836. His parents
were Michael W. and Mary Rogers. From his

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youth up he has been engaged in farming, In November, 1859, he

was united in marriage to Miss Lucy A. Gamble, who was born in
Union County, April 21, 1843; she is a daughter of Robert and Annis
(deceased) Gamble. This union has been blessed with nine children,
viz. : Clara A., Dora E., James R. W., George M., Elenora, Aaron O.,
Delpha O., Frank B. and Ross, the latter two of whom are deceased.
In the fall of 1863, he came from Licking to Union County, and
located in Dover Township, until the fall of 1872, when he settled in
Washington Township. Besides his farming, he is quite extensively
engaged in the manufacture of tile for draining purposes. He is a
member of the I. O. O. F. society, and the owner of ninety-six acres
of land.

SOLOMON SCHERTZER, farmer, P. O. Larue, Marion Co., Ohio,

was born in Franklin County, Penn., September 19, 1824. When four
years old, with his parents, Emanuel and Eve Schertzer, be came to
Stark County, Ohio, where they located seven years. They
subsequently came to Ross, Franklin and Union Counties, and finally
located in Hardin County, where they remained until their decease,
he in 1844, and she in 1864. Of a family of eleven children, five are
now living. On April 12, 1845, in Union County, our subject was
united in marriage to Miss Lucinda Thornton, daughter of Jesse and
Nancy Thornton, who were early settlers of Union County. By this
union there has been an issue of eleven children, ten of whom are
still living, viz.: Jesse, Sarah J., Lorenzo, Peter, Melissa, Emanuel,
Nancy, William, James and Lillie. In 1862, he came from Hardin
County and settled in the northern portion of Washington Township,

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where be now resides. He has been successful in business. He is a

member of the church, and the owner of 109 acres of land.

SAMUEL SHERWOOD, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, was born in Madison

County, Ohio, November 29, 1834, and is a son of Andrew and Irene
Sherwood, of Darby Township, Madison County. He has, from his
youth up, devoted his attention to farming, and received but a
limited education. On March 6, 1856, in Madison County, he married
Miss Hester A. Converse, who was born May 5, 1838, in Union
County. She was a daughter of Edwin and Louisa Converse. To them
have been born six children-Abigail M., Owen E., Elbert E., Esta F.,
Alfred P. and Louisa L., the latter two of whom are deceased. In the
fall of 1863, Mr. Sherwood settled in Washington Township, this
county. In the management of his farm, he has everything done in
the most orderly and advantageous manner, which has secured for
him success. He has served as Treasurer of Washington Township
four years, and as Township Trustee and Clerk, and at present
officiates as Justice of the Peace. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.
Lodge, and the owner of 218 acres of land.

JOSEPH SCHMALZ, farmer, P. O. Mount Victory, Hardin Co., Ohio,

was born is December, 1823, in Alsace, France (now Germany). His
parents were Jacob and Elizabeth Schmalz. From his youth up he
has devoted his attention to farming. In November, 1853, he was
united in marriage to Miss Josephine Dear, daughter of Jacob and
Frances Dear; she was born in March, 1830. By her he has six
children, viz.: Christian, Elizabeth C., Mary M., Josephine G., Lucy L.
and Caroline. In 1863, he emigrated to America, and by way of New
York came to, Ohio. In the autumn of 1863, he settled in the
northern portion of Washington. Township, Union County, where he
now resides. He is industrious and enterprising, and the owner of
138 acres of land.

SOLOMON SIMPSON (deceased). The subject of this sketch was

born December 30, 1802, on the Potomac River, in Virginia, and
when a mere child, with his parents, Isaac and Susannah Simpson,
he came to Licking County, Ohio. In Licking County, he married
Eleanor Carlisle. She is a daughter of David and Susanna Carlisle. In
August, 1848, with his family, he came to Union County, and settled
in Washington Township, on a tract of land at present occupied by
his widow. He was the father of thirteen children, of whom nine are

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now living, viz.: Elizabeth G., Stephen D., William, Deborah, Louisa,
Samuel, Daniel, Emily and Sylvester. Mr. Simpson remained on the
land settled by him until his decease, in May, 1866. He was a loving
husband and indulgent father, and respected by all who knew him,
and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His widow, a
venerable and aged lady, still resides on the homestead, and is the
owner of fifty acres of land.

HARRISON S. STAMATS, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this

sketch was born in Union County, Ohio, May 20, 1833. He is a son of
John Stamats, a pioneer of York Township, this county, whose
biography appears in this work. He was reared to man's estate on a
farm, and received but a rudimentary education. In 1859, he
married Miss Mary Robbins, daughter of Ira A. and Mary Robbins, of
Union County, and by her he had one child-Mary, (now deceased).
Mrs. Stamats died September 4, 1861, and on January 19, 1862, he
was again married, to Miss Hope Haines , a daughter of Allen and
Sarah Haines, early settlers of Champaign County. They have four
children-Claudia M., Allie E., Atty F. and Frankie. A short time
subsequent to his marriage, he settled in Washington Township,
where he now resides. Mr. Stamats is a member of the F. & A. M.
society, and for twelve years has been Assessor of Washington
Township. He has been successful in business, and is the owner of
112 acres of land.

JOHN H. TEMPLE, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, wets born in Guernsey

County, Ohio, July 1, 1839. His parents are Edward and Peggy
Temple, his father being a native of Pennsylvania,

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and his mother of Virginia; they came to Guernsey County at an

early day. He was reared to man's estate on a farm, and received
but an ordinary English education. On June 10, 1859, in Guernsey
County, he married Maria Morrison, who was born June 1, 1839; she
is a daughter of Joseph and Theda A. Morrison. To them have born
ten children-Margaret, Joseph M., Sarah (deceased), Theda A.,
Martha, Mary E., John (deceased), Ida D., Harry E. and Frank. In
1864, he came to Franklin County, and located two years, then
spent two years in Madison County, and in March, 1868, he came to
Union County, and settled in Washington Township, where he still

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resides. He has served as School Director, and is the owner of forty

two and one half acres of land.

DAVID L. TUSSING, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this

sketch was born in Madison County, Ohio, October 5, 1836. He is a
son of Henry and Mary Tossing. From his youth up, he had devoted
his attention to farming, and received the rudiments of an English
education in a district school. On October 18, 1865, he was united in
marriage to Miss Rebecca Wright, daughter of Leven Wright
(deceased) and Letitia Wright, whose sketch appears in the history.
They have two children, viz.,.Frank Z. and Clara A. In 1867, he
located on the Wright farm in York Township, this county, where he
remained until January, 1881, when he came to Washington
Township. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and the owner of
seventy-one acres of land.

WILLIAM WELLWOOD, farmer, P. O. Mount Victory, Hardin Co.,

Ohio, was born July 3, 1840, in Kings County, Ireland. His parents
were John Wellwood (deceased) and Catherine Wellwood. When
twelve years of age, he emigrated to America, landing at New York,
where, for the following six years, he drove an express delivery
wagon for a publishing house. In 1858, he came to Plain City, this
county, where he was employed about six years. On November 19,
1866, in Seneca County, he married Miss Catherine Vetter, who was
born October 10, 1842, in Seneca County; she is a daughter of
Adam and Eve (deceased) Vetter. To them have been born five
children, viz.: Joseph W., Florence U., William E., Harry C. and John
(deceased). In October, 1869, he settled in Washington Township,
Union County, where he now resides. He is a member of the
Methodist Protestant Church, and the owner of 135 acres of land in
a high state of cultivation.

WILLIAM WILLIAMS, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. William Williams, Sr.,

father of the subject of this sketch, was born September 10, 1819, in
Franklin County, Ohio. He married Miss Nancy Thomson, by whom
he had three children, two of whom are now living, viz., William and
Lydia. In 1852, he came from Marion to Union County, and located
in Washington Township, on the farm at present occupied by our
subject, until 1859, in which year he moved to Franklin County,
where he died March 12, 1877. His wife died October 29, 1869.
William Williams, the subject of this sketch, was born September 4,
1850, in Marion County, Ohio. After receiving a rudimentary
education, he attended for eighteen months the university at

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Athens, and when sixteen years of age he entered Delaware

University, which institution he attended two years. On March 27,
1879, he married Miss Carrie E. Evans, who was born November 26,
1859; she was a daughter of John and Ivy Evans, of Franklin
County, Ohio. They have one child, viz., Jennie D., born November
2, 1879. In April, 1879, Mr. Williams returned and took possession of
the homestead formerly owned by his father. He is a member of the
F. & A. M. society, and is the owner of 200 acres of tillable land.

HENRY WILLIAMS, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield, Logan Co., Ohio,

was born April 9, 1820, in Logan County, Ohio. His parents were
Obadiah and Susan Williams, natives of Virginia, who settled, in
Logan County, at an early day. Of a family of eleven children eight
survive, viz.: Obadiah, Henry. Jeffrey, Loretta, Cecilia, Rachel, Mary
A. and Nancy. In July, 1844, our subject married, in Logan County,
Miss Minerva Green, daughter of George R. and Ruth Green, of
Logan County. To them were born seven children-Isaac M., Madison,
George, Obadiah, Eudora, Ruth A. and Elizabeth, the latter two of
whom are now deceased. For more than a quarter of a century, with
his companion, he enjoyed married life, when, on February 18,
1870, she quietly passed away, and left behind her a wealth of love
and affection. In 1845, Mr. Williams came from Logan County and
settled in Washington Township, this county, where he now resides.
He is a self-made man, and has seen a great deal of pioneer life. He
owns a farm of 151 acres.

DANIEL T. WILLIAMS, farmer, P. O. Mount Victory, Hardin Co.,

Ohio, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, April 4, 1838. His
parents are Asa Williams, a native of North Carolina, and Elizabeth
Williams, a native of Ohio. In his youth he was trained to the
pursuits of farming, in which he is still engaged. On January 5, 1865,
he married Miss Mary Starrick, daughter of William and Keturah
Starrick, of Logan County, Ohio. This union has been blessed with
three children, viz.: Omar E., born February 11, 1868; William E.,
born December 10, 1871, and Ralston B., born December 13, 1872.
After his marriage, Mr. Williams located in Logan County until
September, 1870, at which time he came to Washington Township,
Union County, where he now resides. He is a member of the Society
of Friends, and has served as a School Director. He has been
successful in business, and is the owner of fifty-one and three-
fourths acres of land in the western portion of the township.

SAMUEL WRIGHT, farmer, P. O. Mount Victory, Hardin Co., Ohio,

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was born in New York State November 18, 1813. When a mere child,
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Wright, he was brought to Athens County, Ohio, where in April,

1839, he married Miss Deborah Wheeler, daughter of Ezeriah and
Rachel Wheeler. By this union there has been an issue of nine
children, viz.: Maria A., Mary E., Lucinda H., Samuel L., Edmund E.,
Joseph N., Jane, Jeannette and Lucy A. In 1848, he came with his
family to Union County, and settled on a tract of land in the northern
portion of Washington Township, where he still resides. Mr. Wright
has seen considerable of pioneer life, and endured much hard work.
He is the owner of 100 acres of land, and a member of the United
Brethren Church.

JAMES WRIGHT, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, was born in Union County,

Ohio, April 5, 1842, and a son of Leven Wright (deceased) and
Letitia Wright, of whom we have made mention in this work. In May,
1861, he enlisted in the Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Army of
the Cumberland, and participated in the battles of Shiloh and Stone
River, at the latter battle receiving a wound in the thigh. After
remaining in the hospital for some time, he was discharged in May,
1863. In January, 1864, he veteranized in the Eighty-second Ohio
Veteran Volunteer Infantry, and subsequently participated in the
battles of Cotton Mountain, Lost Mountain and Dallas, where he
received a wound in May, 1864, in the left hand, and was again
obliged to go to the hospital for a short time, after which he again
joined his regiment and continued in the service until the close of
the war. He received an honorable discharge in June, 1865. He was
united in marriage to Miss Annis Mead, who was born December 23,
1845, in Logan County, Ohio; she is a daughter of Potter and Mary
Mead, formerly of Logan County. They have one child, viz.: Leven
M., born May 23, 1868. In October, 1865, Mr. Wright settled in the
southern portion of Washington Township, where he now resides.
He has been prosperous as a farmer, is a member of the Baptist
Church, and the owner of fifty acres of land.

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P. C. ADAMS, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Fayette County,

Ohio, September 17, 1824, and is a son of Charles and Mary (Cline)
Adams, the former a native of Delaware, of English descent, and the
latter a native of Pennsylvania, of Dutch descent. The father was a
farmer and stock dealer, and for fourteen years made a business of
driving cattle from Fayette County to the markets at Cincinnati. Our
subject was reared on a farm and received such advantages of
education as were at hand for farm boys at an early day. He has
been a life-long farmer and has met with success in all of his farm
operations. He has resided in York Township since 1862, at which
time he came, with his family, as a paroled prisoner. He enlisted in
the Ninetieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was taken prisoner and
paroled in Kentucky in 1862. He afterward enlisted in the Eighth
Indiana Volunteers, and was detailed Commissary Sergeant and
wounded in 1864 while guarding a railroad train. He is a stanch
Republican in politics, but, being a quiet, unobtrusive man, has
never aspired to official position and has had no such honors
bestowed on him by his party. He is a representative man of his
township, the owner of 168 acres of well-cultivated land and has
made his possessions by his own personal efforts. He was married,
in 1853, to Lenora Green, a native of Logan County, Ohio, and a
daughter of Rev. Thomas Green. By this union eight children were
born, six surviving, viz.: Indiana, wife of Washington Patree; Nancy,
wife of William Johnson; Lydia A., wife of Richard Harris; Maria Ellen,
wife of ff. Henson; Armetha M., wife of C. Bennett; and Charles W.

JOSEPH T. ATHA, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield. Thomas Atha,

father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Maryland, in 1786,
and with his parents, removed to Loudoun County, Virginia, where
he married, probably in the year 1804, Miss Abigail Miller, by whom
he had fourteen children, eight of whom are now living, viz.: John,
William, Sarah, Elizabeth, Joseph T., Nancy A., Simeon L. and
Thomas. In 1810, he emigrated to Champaign County, Ohio, where
he remained but a few months. In the spring of 1811, he moved to
Logan County and settled in the woods in Monroe Township. During
the war of 1812, he enlisted in the service as Drum-Major, for three
months, and for his services, from the Government, received a grant

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of land in Illinois. A short time after he had settled in Logan County,

Mrs. Atha, who still resides there, one day had occasion to gather
some ginseng, the root of which was then in demand for medicinal
purposes; she was accompanied by two faithful ours, who on their
way encountered a wolf, and after a long struggle, with her
assistance, they succeeded in destroying the beast. The
Government, at that time, paid a reward of $10 for every wolf scalp
that was brought to Urbana, where she forthwith took the scalp and
received her reward. With the many privations of life which they
encountered, by faithful adherence to business and to habits of
industry, they succeeded in making for themselves and family a
comfortable home. Mr. Atha died in October, 1870; his widow still
survives him, now in her ninety-sixth year, and though old, she has
retained her reason and memory uncommonly well for one of her
age. Our subject was born in Logan County, Ohio, January 23, 1827,
and received a good common school education. When twenty years
of age, he came to Union County and began school teaching, in
which he continued, alternately, for perhaps thirteen years. For his
first teaching he received $10 per month, which was considered very
good wages, but during the latter part of his teaching he received as
high as $25 per mouth; and at these prices made and saved enough
money to make the first payment on his land." On May 8, 1850, he
was united in marriage with Miss Nancy A. Skidmore, who was born
February 8, 1832, in Logan County. She was a daughter of Joshua
and Hope Skidmore, who were early settlers in Logan County. To
them have been born eight children-Sarah E., David P., Henry C.,
Mary F., Hope A., Charity D., Orinda J. and Rachel, the latter two of
whom are deceased; he is also rearing as his own his grandchild,
Ida M. Wilgus, daughter of Lorenzo D. and Orinda J. Wilgus, the
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eldest daughter of our subject, and having been wedded to her

husband but eleven months, died. In 1856, Mr. Atha settled in the
southwestern portion of York Township, Union County, where he
now resides. Mr. and Mrs. Atha, with their four oldest children, are
members of the M. E. Church. He has served as School Director
many years, and is the owner of eighty-two acres of land.

AMOS W. BALLINGER, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield. Thomas

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Ballenger, deceased, father of our subject, was born February 18,

1826, in Logan County, Ohio, he was a son of Caleb Ballinger,
deceased, and Rebecca Ballinger, his mother at present residing with
Mr.. Isaac Dalley, of this township. For his first wife, in Logan
County, he married Mary A. Harvey; nine of their children are now
living-Alonzo H., Eliza J., Caleb E., Rebecca E., Hannah W., William
B., Alice L., Amos W. and George M. After her decease in December
1862, he married Christena. Bechtel, who was born January 16,
1843, in Fairfield County, Ohio; her parents were Andrew and
Magdalena Bechtel. By her he had four children, two of whom are
still living-Andrew S. and John E. He was a member of the M. E.
Church, and died March 25, 1878. He left 111 acres of land to his
widow who survives him and resides in the western portion of York
Township. Our subject was born in Union County, Ohio, August 8,
1857. On September 16, 1876, he was united in marriage to Miss
Eleanor Winner who was born in February 1857; she was a daughter
of John and Margaret Winner-both deceased-of Logan County.. To
them has been born one child, viz.. Mary M., born May 7, 1878. Mr.
Ballinger is a member of the M. E. Church, a Republican, and the
owner of seventy acres of land.

JONATHAN BEARD, farmer, P.O. York. Our subject was born in

Delaware (now Morrow) County, Ohio, October 2, 1820; he is a son
of Victor and Mary A. Beard, natives of New York State, who were
married in Delaware County, Ohio, and were the parents of five
children, two of whom are now living, viz.: Jonathan and Joseph.
About the year 1854, they came to Union County, where they
remained until their decease, the former in September 1855, and the
latter in June 1876. Jonathan, on July 30, 1846, was married to Miss
Polly Stevens, who was born June 28, 1830; she was a daughter of
Elijah and Phoebe Stevens, of Knox County, Ohio. To them have
been born eight children-Cordelia, Elizabeth A., Mary E., James J. N.,
Philander W., Clara B., Jonathan C. and one deceased. In 1848, he
came to Leesburg Township, Union County, and after living in
different portions of Union County, he finally, in the autumn of 1881,
settled in York Township, where he now resides. Mr. Beard is a
member of the M. E. Church, and the owner of over eighty acres of
land.

LEVI H. BECHTEL, farmer, P. O. Richwood. The subject of this

sketch was born December 23, 1842, in Fairfield County, Ohio; his
parents are David Bechtel (deceased) and Matilda Bechtel. When
five years of age his father died, and a short time after, with his

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mother, he moved to Delaware County, where he remained until the

spring of 1875, when he came to Union County. On October 8, 1865,
he married Miss Nancy J. Mills, who was born October 1842, and
was daughter of the late Rev. Pierson Mills of Delaware County. By
this union there has been an issue of three children-Charles W., born
March 2, 1876; Ross B., born August 2, 1877, and Frank C., born
July 13, 1878. Mr. Bechtel was one of the incorporators of the Union
County Farmers' Insurance Company, and at present is one of the
Directors He is also serving as trustee of York Township, find is
connected with the Richwood Importing Company. He is a
Democrat, the owner of ninety-seven acres of land and resides in
the northern portion of York Township.

L. W. BOLENBAUGH, farmer, P. O. York. The subject of this sketch

was born in Union County, Ohio, December 18, 1836; he is a son of
Jacob Bolenbaugh (deceased) and Sarah Bolenbaugh, natives of
Pennsylvania, who with their parents come to Ohio when quite
young. They were married in Fairfield County, Ohio, March 20,1830.
In 1834, they came to Union County and settled in York Township,
where our subject now resides. In August 1878, Jacob departed this
life, respected by all who knew him; his widow survives him and
resides at the home of our subject. They were the parents of three
children-Lewis F., David D. and L. W. Our subject was reared on a
farm and received but a limited education. On October 1, 1860, he
was united in marriage to Miss Alvira, Harris, who was born July 6,
1840, and was a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Harris. To them
have been born five children-David C., Howard (deceased), Ida, Otis
G. and Maud. In March 1865, he enlisted in the One Hundred and
Ninety-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Find was employed principally in
doing garrison duty. He received an honorable discharge in
September 1865. Mr. Bolenbaugh is one of the incorporators of the
Union County Farmers' Insurance Company, and is the owner of 118
acres of land in a high state of cultivation.

URIAH CAHILL, former, P. O. York, was born in Claibourne

Township, on the Cahill homestead, in this county, December 29,
1841. In 1839, his parents, John E. and Hannah Cahill, came to
Union County, and settled near Fulton Creek in Claibourne
Township. Uriah, in his youth devoted his time principally to farming,
and obtaining a good English education. In September 1862, he
enlisted in the Thirty first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Third Division,
Fourteenth Corps, Army of the Cumberland, and participated in
nearly all the battles in which Gen. Thomas' command was engaged;

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also the Atlanta campaign, and in Sherman's grand march to the

sea. He remained with Sherman's army until the close of the war,
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discharged in July 1865, at Camp Chase, Ohio. On March 3, 1864,

while home on veteran furlough, he married Isabel Worbs, a
daughter of Laban H. and Martha J. Worbs, of Union County, and a
sister of Mrs. Lemuel Cahill. To them have been born two children-
James C. and Isaac J. In August, 1868, he settled in the southern
portion of York Township, of which he has served as Trustee several
years. In the fall of 1881, he was elected for three years a County
Commissioner, the duties of which office he is performing with credit
to himself and the county. In June, 1881, he was elected the first
President of the Union County Farmers' Insurance Company, and in
June 1882, was re-elected to the same office. He is a member of the
F. & A. M. society, and of the Presbyterian Church at York Center,
and the owner of a fine farm of 220 acres.

LEMUEL CAHILL, farmer, P. O. York, was born in Claibourne

Township, on the Cahill homestead, about four miles west of
Richwood, January 12, 1847. His parents were John E. and Hannah
Cahill, of whom we have made mention in another portion of this
work. After receiving a rudimentary education, he attended, for nine
months, a high school at Marysville, and during the latter portion of
1867, and beginning of 1868, he attended, for six months, the Ohio
Business College at Delaware, from which institution he received a
diploma.. On May 23, 1870, he married Miss Mary F. Worbs,
daughter of Laban H. and Martha J. Worbs. They had two children -
Cora B., born November 25, 1871, died July 8, 1872, and John H.,
born March 26,1873. In 1871, Mr. Cahill settled in the southern
portion of York Township, near where he now resides. He is a
member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge, and the owner of 241 acres of
tillable land.

GEORGE W. COONS, farmer, P.O. Byhalia. The subject of this

sketch was born in Union County, Ohio, July 29, 1840. His parents
were Thomas S. Coons and Rebecca Coons, the latter now

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deceased. In December 1861, he enlisted in the Eighty-second Ohio

Volunteer Infantry, and was attached to the Army of West Virginia.
He participated in the battles of Cedar Mountain, Cross Keys,
Sulphur Springs, and the second battle of Bull Run, where he
received a wound in the left leg, which terminated in a thigh
amputation. On the battle-field he was taken prisoner by the
confederates, and left eight days without food. He, however, finally
was properly exchanged, and was honorably discharged from the
service on November 25, 1862. On January 25, 1872, he was united
in marriage to Miss Mary A. Elliott, who was born January 26, 1849,
in Portage County, Ohio; she is a daughter of Wilkinson and Sarah
Elliott. To them have been born four children, three of whom are
now living-Orville F., Orland T., an infant and one deceased. Mr.
Coons has served as Assessor of York Township; has been
successful in business, and is the owner of a fine farm of 158 acres
of land. He resides in the northern portion of York Township.

STERLING F. COONS, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this

sketch was born in Union County, Ohio, September 6, 1847; is a son
of Thomas S. and Rebecca (deceased) Coons. From his youth, he
has devoted his attention principally to agricultural pursuits. On July
25, 1870, he married Miss Hope Haines who was horn June 9, 1852,
in Union County, Ohio. She is a daughter of Jonathan and Mary
(deceased) Haines. For ten years subsequent to his marriage, he
resided near Rush Creek, in Washington Township, but in the spring
of 1880 he located on the homestead farm in the northern portion of
York Township. Politically, he is a Republican, and he is the owner of
150 acres of land in a good state of cultivation.

N. H. COONS, farmer, P. O. York, was born in Licking County, Ohio,

April 18, 1825, and is a son of George and Keziah Coons, who
settled in York Township in 1880. His father filled several important
offices in the township and died in 1856, respected by all who knew
him. On May 15, 1852, he married Miss Fidelia Phelps, who was
born in 1831 ; her father was a Baptist minister and a very active
member of society. They have had eight children, of whom four are
now living-Cynthia A., Jason, James and Mary I. Mr. Coons resides
on his farm in the northern portion of York Township.

JOHN M. CURL, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield. The subject of this

sketch was born November 18, 1828, in Logan County, Ohio. His
parents were James R. Curl (deceased) and Louisa Curl, both natives
of Virginia. He was reared to man's estate on a farm and received

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the rudiments of an English education in a district school. On March

13, 1856, he was united in marriage to Miss Caroline M. Munsell,
who was born December 15, 1836, in Lorain County. Ohio; she was
a daughter of Alvin and Mary Munsell. To them have been born eight
children, viz.: Louisa, born April 26, 1857, ; James N., born
November 30, 1858; Emily E., born June 2, 1861, died December 5,
1862; Clement L., born January 1, 1864; Robert P., horn August 8,
1866; Nellie C., born August 20, 1868; Huldah E., born September
15, 1871 ; and Charlie, born March 4, 1877. Mr. Curl resides in the
western portion of York Township and is the owner of seventy-two
acres of land.

JEREMIAH M. DANFORTH, farmer, P. O. Raymond. The subject of

this sketch was born June 18, 1825, in Licking County, Ohio; he is a
son of David and Anne Danforth, who emigrated from Vermont to
Licking County, Ohio, in 1817. They remained in Licking County until
1837, in which year they came to Union County. They were the
parents of seven children three of whom are now living, viz. : Bliss,
Julia, and Jeremiah M. Our subject has from his youth been engaged
in the pursuits of agriculture, and he received but a rudimentary
education.

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On October 14, 1847, he was united in marriage with Miss Polly A.

Smith, who was born March 24, 1823; she was a daughter of
Charles and Sarah Smith, of whom we have made mention in this
work. To them were born four children, viz. : Thomas C., born
September 14, 1848; Eliza J., born May 22, 1851; Sarah A., born
February 27, 1855; and David S., born January 24, 1861. Mr.
Danforth for more than one-third of a century enjoyed with his
faithful wife the pleasures of married life, when on December 26,
1881, death called her away; she left behind her a wealth of love
and affection, and will not soon be forgotten by the loved ones who
mourn their irretrievable loss. For several years Mr. Danforth served
as Justice of the Peace in Taylor Township He is a member of F. &
A. M. lodge and the owner of 72 1/2 acres of laud. He resides in the
southern portion of York Township. He had two brothers, who
participated in the war of the late rebellion; his father, David, was a
soldier of the war of 1812, and his grandfather, Peter Danforth, was
a valiant soldier of the Revolutionary war.

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JAMES M. DARLING, Notary Public and insurance agent, P. O.

Bokes Creek. The subject of this sketch was born in Windsor County,
Vt., April 25, 1817, and in September, 1836, with the Stoddard
family, he left Vermont for Ohio. Their journey was long and tedious,
traveling by stage, by the Erie Canal and by Lake Erie. After many
disappointments and having endured many privations, they finally,
over muddy roads and through inclement weather, by way of
Columbus, arrived at Woodstock, Champaign, County, which was
their destination. For perhaps ten years he resided in Woodstock,
the first three years of which during the summer months he worked
on a farm and in the winter taught school. For the following seven
years he engaged in the boot and shoe making, having learned the
trade with his father when a young man. In 1840, he married Jane
Harvey, daughter of Erastus Harvey (a Baptist preacher), and Ann
Harvey, both of whom are deceased. To them were born three
children, viz. : Charles W., John R., and Elizabeth. Mrs. Darling died
June 3, 1845, and in February 1849, he married Mary A. Shirk, by
whom he had three children, viz.: David O., Alice M. and Joseph M.
His second wife died April 23, 1865, and on November 12, 1865, he
married for his third wife Amy Warford, widow of the late Joseph
Warford. In 1846, he left Woodstock for Middletown, where he
followed his trade for five years and from there he moved to a farm
in Paint Township, Madison County, where he remained until he
came to Union County. He first located in Liberty Township, but in
October 1865, he came to Summersville, York Township, where he
now resides, and is engaged in the boot and shoe business. In
January 1869, he was appointed Postmaster, and is still serving as
such; for many years he has been a Notary Public and Commissioner
of Deeds. Mr. Darling takes considerable interest in literary matters,
one of his productions being a brief but valuable history of York
Township published in 1876. He is a member of the Christian Church.

ELZA H. DAVIS (deceased). The subject of this sketch was born

December 9, 1816, in Pennsylvania. His parents were David and
Elizabeth Davis. When a young man, he came to Ohio, and in
October 1846, in Marion County, he was joined in matrimony to Miss
Mary E. Walker, who was born October 16, 1829. She was a
daughter of James and Elizabeth Walker, natives of Delaware, who
came to Pickaway and subsequently to Marion County at quite an
early day. By this union there has been an issue of seven children,
three of whom are now living, viz. : Elza C., James E. and George D.
Shortly after the date of his marriage he came to Union County, and

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settled in the northeastern portion of York Township, where he

remained until his decease. He was an affectionate husband and
father, and esteemed by all who knew him. In his death Union
County lost one of her most energetic and best citizens. He left to
his widow, who still resides where he settled, 285 acres of land.

DAVID B. DAVIS, farmer, P. O. York. George Davis, the father of

the subject of this sketch, was born in Pennsylvania, August 23,
1816, and in 1821, with his parents, David and Keziah Davis, he
came to Harrison County, Ohio, where they remained until 1833, in
which year they came to Union County and settled in York
Township. He married in Union County Miss Nancy Hyde, daughter
of Samuel and Elizabeth Hyde (deceased). Two of their children are
now living, viz.: David B. and Mary E. He is a member of the M. E.
Church and the owner of 170 acres of land, and resides at York
Center. Our subject was born in Union County, Ohio, September 24,
1834. On January 9, 1858, he was united in marriage to Miss Jane
Miller, who was born in September 1837, in Union County. In the
spring of 1867, he settled in the southern portion of York Township,
where he now resides, and where he owns 150 acres of land.

AMON DAVIS, farmer, P. O. York. The subject of this sketch was

born in Washington County, Penn., July 23, 1819, and when two
years of age, with his parents, David and Keziah Davis, he came to
Harrison County, Ohio. In 1833, with them, he came to Union
County, where they remained until their decease; the former in June
1878, and the latter in December of the same year. Of a family of
ten children, eight are now living, viz. : George, Eliza, Amon, David,
Washington, Susan, Finley D. and Thomas. On January 18, 1844,
our subject was united in the bonds of matrimony with Miss Roxana
Storms, daughter of Gregory and Melinda Storms. To them were
born two children-Melinda and Oliver B. She died in October 1876,
and he subsequently married Mrs. Roxana. Brooks, widow of the late
James Brooks. Mr. Davis has served as Trustee of York Township
and is a member of the United Brethren Church. He is the owner of
160 acres of land.

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OLIVER B. DAVIS, farmer, P. O. York, was born in Union County,

Ohio, December 22, 1847. His parents are Amon and Roxana
(deceased) Davis, whose biography appears in this work. In his
youth he received but a rudimentary education. In December 1871,
he married Miss Rebecca VanVorhiss, daughter of Peter and Matilda
VanVorhiss, of Logan County, Ohio. This union has been blessed
with two children, of whom one is now living, viz.: Oral F., born July
29, 1881. Mr. Davis, as an agriculturist, has been quite successful,
having plenty of energy and industrious habits, traits which
characterize the Davis family. He has a fine farm of 175 acres, on
which he has built a commodious residence.

GEORGE H. DILSAVER (deceased). The subject of this sketch was

born in Fairfield County, Ohio, April 20, 1812. His parents were
George and Elizabeth Dilsaver, both natives of Virginia. When a boy,
with his parents, he moved to Delaware County, where he married
in October 1836, Miss Rachel Decker, who was born in March 1813;
she was a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Decker, who were
natives of Virginia. To them were born five children, three of whom
are now living, viz.: George T., Joseph and Austin. After his marriage
he settled in Delaware County, where he remained until his decease,
October 7, 1844. His widow continued to reside in Delaware County
until November 1874, when she, with her son Joseph, came to Union
County and settled in the northern part of York Township, where
they now reside and where they have a farm of 145 acres.

FRANCIS M. DRAKE (deceased). Chordy Drake, father of the

subject of this sketch, was born in North Carolina, and came to
Warren County, Ohio, at an early day. In Logan County he married
Miss Sarah James, by whom he had eight children, of whom four are
yet living. About the year 1834, he settled in York Township, Union
County, near the boundary line of Logan County, where he remained
until a short time prior to his decease. After spending a life of
usefulness, respected by all who knew him, he quietly passed away
in June, 1878, at the home Thomas Skidmore, in York Township. His
faithful consort survived him but a short time, she having departed
this life in July 1880. The subject of this sketch was born August 14,

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1828, in Warren County, Ohio, and when four years of age, with his
parents, came to Logan County and located near East Liberty, where
they, however, remained but a short time, when they settled in
Union County, as aforementioned. On February 28, 1850, he married
Miss Mary Harriman, who was born July 20,1831, in Logan County,
Ohio; she was a daughter of Simpkin and Sarah Harriman, her father
a native of Virginia, and her mother a native of Pennsylvania; they
come to Logan County, Ohio, in quite an early (lay. This union has
been blessed with three children, of whom two are now living-
Chordy L. and John T. Shortly after their marriage, they settled in
the western portion of York Township, on the farm where the widow
still resides. He had served as Trustee of York Township, and was a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. On May 16, 1880, he
departed this life, respected b y all who knew him. John T. Drake,
one of the sons of our subject, was born October 1, 1853, in Union
County, Ohio, and is at present residing on the homestead farm. On
December 25, 1875, he married Miss Mary M. Henry, who was born
in Logan County, July 30, 1858; she is a daughter of George W. and
Margaret (deceased) Henry. They have two children-Maggie M. and
Perry R. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Chordy
L. Drake, also a son of our subject, was born March 1, 1851, in
Union County, Ohio, and received in his youth a good common
school education. When eighteen years of age, he began teaching
school, which he followed alternately for perhaps ten years. On
March 13, 1875, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah A. Dally,
daughter of Isaac and Louisa (deceased) Dally. To them has been
born one child - Avis E., born April 22, 1880. Mr. Drake has been
Superintendent of the Bethel Sunday School in York Township, and
is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as is also his wife.
Politically, he is a Republican, and he is the owner of ninety-three
acres of land. Isaac Dally, father of Mrs. Drake, was born April 19,
1829, in Richland County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Mary A.
Dally, In September, 1851, he married Louisa Hupp, by whom he
had two children-Sarah A. and John W. (deceased); she died in June
1858, and in June 1860, he was married to Mary E. Ballinger,
daughter of Caleb and Hannah Ballenger. By this Union there has
been an issue of six children-Mary L., Zoah M., Zell B., Rebecca M.,
Ivory E. and Ivy E. In 1860, Mr. Dally came to York Township, Union
County; he is the owner of about 387 acres of land, and resides in
the northwestern, portion of York Township.

JONAS FIGLEY, farmer and blacksmith, P. O. York. The subject of

this sketch was born in Washington County, Penn., February 18,

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1814; his parents were Jonas and Elizabeth Figley. When a young
man he learned the trade of blacksmithing, which he followed for
forty years. In 1834, he came to Jefferson County, Ohio, where he
remained one year and then moved to Carroll County, where he
followed his trade eleven years. He was married, October 3O, 1834.
to Miss Mary Middleswarth, by whom he had ten children, seven of
whom are now living, viz. : Margaret M., Emily S., Mary M., Elizabeth
M., Rebecca A., Calvin M. and Sarah. M. About the year 1846, he
came to Union County and settled in York Township, where he now
resides. In connection with his farming, he also, until the year 1874,
followed his trade, He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, the
owner of 115 acres of land, and resides in the northern portion of
the township.

STEPHEN FLICKINGER (deceased). The subject of this sketch was

born. May 4, 1823. in Tuscarawas County, Ohio; his parents were
John and Margaret Flickinger, natives of Pennsylvania,

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who settled in Tuscarawas County at an early day. He, spent his

youth on a farm, and received ordinary district school education. On
August 7, 1845, in Tuscarawas County, he was united in marriage to
Miss Margaret A. Figley, who was born December 23, 1825, in
Tuscarawas County, and is a daughter of Jacob and Anne Figley. her
father a native of Pennsylvania, and her mother of Maryland. By this
union there was an issue of eight children, viz. : William E., Jacob
M., Eliza J., Margaret O., John W., Mary E., Samuel H. and Joseph F.
the latter two of whom are deceased. In October 1854, with his
family. he came to Union County and settled in the northern portion
of York Township. He died January 22, 1869, leaving to his widow a
farm of 1.53 acres. He was an exemplary man in life, modest in
manner, charitable in all things anti highly esteemed throughout the
community. For many years he was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, taking an active interest in his church duties and
leading a true Christian life.

WILLIAM T. FULTON, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek. The subject of

this sketch was born October 22, 1818, in Maryland; in 1836, with
his parents, David and Ann M. Fulton, he emigrated to Union
County, Ohio, settling in York Township, where they remained until

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their decease. He was from his early youth reared on a farm and
received but a limited education. In January, 1859, he married Miss
Harriett A. Neil, daughter of Solomon and Ann H. Neil, of Marysville,
this county. This union has been blessed with five children, viz.:
Ulysses G., Mary N.. William, Jennie H. and Joseph H. (the latter two
of whom are deceased). Mr. Fulton has for six years served as a
Commissioner of Union County, and also as Trustee and Clerk of
York Township he is of a social, entertaining disposition and quite,
popular, and the owner of 304 acres of land. He resides in the
southeastern portion of York Township.

JOHN M. GUNDER, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek. The parents of the

subject of this sketch, Abraham and Magdalena Gunder, emigrated
from Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1834. They first came to Marion
County, then to Crawford County, residing several years in each, and
finally they moved to Wyandot County, where they remained until
her decease in 1868. He died in Union County in July 1878. They
were the parents of nine children, of whom six are now living, viz.:
Jonathan, John M., James M., Daniel H., Nancy J. and Julia. Our
subject was born in Pennsylvania October 18, 1833, and when one
year old, with his parents he was brought to Ohio. He was reared to
man's estate on a farm, and received the rudiments of education in
a district school. On February 10, 1859, in Wyandot County, he
married Phoebe A. Brooks, who was born November 26, 1840; she is
a daughter of Joseph S, and Phoebe Brooks, of Wyandot County. To
them have been born nine children-Charles E. D., Pinkney B., Jolla
B.. Zeddie U., Harry 0., Madison H., Frances A., Zeffie U. and an
infant son not yet named, Frances A. and Zeffie U. are deceased. In
the spring of 1875, with his family, he came to Union County and
settled in York Township. After his marriage, according to his own
statement, "he had not one dollar with which to begin
housekeeping," but by economy, perseverance and hard work he
has been by degrees increasing his scanty store until to-day he is
the owner of an estate of nearly 300 acres. He is a self-made man in
the true sense of the word. He is a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church and of the I. O. O. F. society. He resides in the
southern portion of York Township.

THOMAS C. HAMILTON, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek. The subject of

this sketch was born in Claibourne Township, Union County, July 18,
1849, and when a mere child, with his parents, Cornelius and Louisa
Hamilton, both now deceased, he moved to Marysville, where he
remained until he reached the years of manhood. On February 27,

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1872, he was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Vance, daughter of

John and Phoeba Vance, of Union County. To them have been born
two children, viz.: Cornelius, born February 2, 1873, and Centennial,
born July 19, 1876. In January, 1871, Mr. Hamilton settled in the
southern portion of York Township, where he now resides. He is the
owner of 109 acres of land in a good state of cultivation, and one of
York Township's energetic farmers.

VIRGIL HARRIS, farmer, P.O. York. Jacob Harris, father of the

subject of this sketch, was born October 26, 1810, in Knox County,
Ohio, and was a son of Joseph and Rachel Harris, both natives of
Virginia, who settled in Knox County at an early day. On June 5,
1834, in Knox County, he married Elizabeth Stults, who was born
January 23, 1806, in Licking County, Ohio; she is a daughter of
Adam and Margaret Stubs, early settlers of Licking County. To them
have been born seven children-David J., Virgil, George W., Margaret,
Alvira, Mary and Sarah. With his family in 1854, Mr. Barris came
from Knox to Union County and settled in York Township where he
now resides, he is a member of the United Brethren Church, and the
owner of 135 acres of land. Our subject was born in Licking County,
Ohio, October 23, 1842, and in 1854, with Lis parents, came to
Union County, where, on April 15, 1882, he married Miss Emma
Miller. Mr. Harris is a young man with good prospects of a successful
future. He resides on his farm, which is pleasantly located near York
Center.

AMOS P. HARVEY, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield. The subject of

this sketch was born November 24, 1829, in New Hampshire, and
about the year 1837, with his parents, Erastus and Betsy E. Harvey,
he emigrated to Champaign County, Ohio. He remained in
Champaign Courtly until about twelve years of age, when, with his
parents, he located for three years in Logan County. From Logan he
went to Clark County, where, on September 20, 1855, he was united
in marriage with Miss Margaret A. Tuttle, who was born in December
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daughter of John and Margaret Tuttle, of Clark County. This union

has been blessed with ten children, viz. : John P., Lanson B., Harry
C., Charles E., Willis T., Dennis M., Emma (deceased), Edward P.,

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Howard and Ethel. In 1859. from Clark County, Mr. Harvey came to
Union County end Settled in the western portion of York Township,
where he now resides. In February, 1865, enlisted in the One
Hundred and Eighty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and continued in
the service until the following September. He has served as Justice
of the Peace and Trustee of York Township. In the management of
his farm he has everything done in the most orderly and
advantageous manner. He is the owner of 375 acres of land, upon
which is built a fine residence and other commodious buildings,
making it one of the finest farms in Union County.

JOHN H. HOOVER, farmer, P. O York. The subject of this sketch

was born June 5, 1827, in Jefferson County, Ohio; his parents were
Adam Hoover, a native of Maryland, and Rachel Hoover, who in
1851 or 1852, came from Harrison to Union County, Ohio. Of their
family of ten children, five are now living, viz. : James, Charles,
William M., Rachel A. and John H. They settled on Bakes Creek, in
York Township, where they spent the remainder of their days. Our
subject, when three years of age, with his parents, located in
Harrison County, where he married Miss Catharine Hines, who was
born August 31, 1826; she is a daughter of Christopher and Jane
Hines. To them have been born one son-William H., born October
15, 1849, in Harrison County; he was married December 21, 1871,
to Miss Lavelle Shirk, who was born July 21, 1849; she is a daughter
of Henson and Nancy J. Shirk, of Union County. About the year
1852, our subject came to Union County and settled in York
Township, where he now resides. During the war of the late
rebellion, he enlisted in the service for a few months. He has served
as School Director, is a member of the M. E. Church, and the owner
of fifty-seven acres of land.

JOHN HUFFMAN (deceased). The subject of this sketch was born

in Guernsey County, Ohio, August 24, 1830; he was a son of
Benjamin and Mary Huffman, natives of Pennsylvania, and when
fifteen years old, with them, he came to Knox County, Ohio where
his mother died, and where his father still resides. On September 10,
1853, in Knox County, he married Sarah I Dally, daughter of John
and Mary A. Dally, who died about one year after marriage. On
September 18,1860, he married Miss Almina Skidmore, who was
born August 30, 1843, in Union County, Ohio; she is a daughter of
Isaac and Sarah A. Skidmore, of York Township, whose sketch
appears in this work. By this union there has been an issue of five
children, viz.: Dora A., born November 2, 1865; Hamer I., born July

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18, 1868; Bertis, born April 6, 1871; Eldon, born February 23, 1814;
and Mary I., born April 31, 1879. In 1867, he settled in the
Southwestern portion of York Township, where his widow still
resides. Mr. Huffman was a member of the Baptist Church, and left
to his widow a fine farm of 164 acres. He was an indulgent father
and an affectionate husband and departed this life March 1, 1879.

JOHN B. HYDE, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek, a pioneer of York

Township, was born March 4, 1815, in Harrison County, Ohio. His
parents were Samuel and Elizabeth Hyde, natives of Pennsylvania.
In the spring of the year 1832, his father came from Harrison County
and bought a tract of land on Bokes Creek, in York Township, and
after having cleared it and planted corn and vegetables, he returned
to Harrison County for the purpose of bringing with him his family.
On their way, in Delaware County, he was taken ill, and shortly after
died. Our subject with the rest of the family, however, came and
settled on the land, which his father bought. On December 23, 1837,
he married Eliza Davis, who was born October 23, 1817, in
Pennsylvania; she is a daughter of David and Keziah Davis, of whom
we have made mention in another portion of this work. By this union
there has been an issue of nine children, of whom six are now living,
viz.: Keziah, Thomas B., Rebecca A., Mary M., William F. and Nancy
One of his sons George W. Hyde (deceased), enlisted in February
1862, in the Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and participated
in several prominent engagements, but owing to an illness, which he
contracted by exposure, he was discharged in the fall of the same
year from the service and returned home. He re-enlisted in
February, 1864, and was killed at the battle of Resaca, Ga., on May
26, 1864. For two years, Mr. Hyde has served as Trustee of York
Township, and for many years he has been a School Director. He
and his wife are members of the M. E. Church, and he is the owner
of 130 acres of land.

NESBIT JANUARY, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield. The subject of

this sketch was born in Greene County, Ohio, August 4, 1826. In
1829, with his parents, James and Catherine January, he came to
Marysville, Union County, where, with them, he remained until
eleven years of age. From Marysville he went to Logan County,
where he remained until 1853, at which time he returned to Union
County. On September 21, 1854, he was united in marriage to Miss
Sarah M. Savage, who was born February 28, 1833, in Champaign
County, Ohio; she is a daughter of Austin and Irene, Savage. To
them have been born thirteen children-Irena, Orson, James, Ira,

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Wickliffe, Mary, Otway, Reuben, Caroline, Huston, and three who are
deceased. In 1853, Mr. January settled in the northwestern portion
of York Township, where he now resides. He is a direct descendant
of a Huguenot family, who with many others were persecuted in
France, and came to America, where they gained their religious
freedom. His father was a native of Kentucky, and his mother of
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County, Ohio, January 22, 1822. By this union there was an issue of
six children-Huston Nesbit, Martha, Elizabeth, and two deceased. His
father died in 1842, and his mother in 1854, Our subject has been
successful in business, and is the owner of 196 acres of land.

JOSHUA KELLER, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield. The subject of this

sketch was born December 4, 1826, in Union County, Ohio; his
parents, were Frederick and Rachel Keller, who came to York
Township, Union County, about the year 1820. He was reared to
man's estate on a farm, and received but a rudimentary education.
He resided with his parents until April 25, 1852, at which time he
married Mary I, Ballinger, who was born in May, 1834, in Logan
County; she was a daughter of Thomas and Patience Ballinger. To
them have been born four children, three of whom are now living-
Celestia F., Henry N. J., Zylpha G. and Rudy W. (deceased). Shortly
after the date of his marriage, Mr. Keller settled in the southern
portion of York Township, where he now resides. He has served as
School Director, has been successful as an agriculturist, and is the
owner of 163 acres of land.

LEVI LANE (deceased). The subject of this sketch was born August
30, 1811, in North Carolina, and, when a youth, with his parents,
Benjamin and Mary Lane, he came to Logan County, Ohio. On
December 10, 1832, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary
Skidmore, who was born April 21, 1811; she was a daughter of
William and Mary Skidmore. By this union there was an issue of
fourteen children, ten of whom are now living, viz.: Ruth J., Mary,
William, Jasper, Lemuel, Thomas N., John M., Rachel E., Susan S.
and Matilda A. He settled in Logan County and remained there until
1855, in which year he came to Union County and settled in the
southern portion of York Township. He settled in the woods,

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comparatively speaking, and by his industry and perseverance

succeeded in making for his family a comfortable home. He died
August 31, 1862, respected by all who knew him. He was a kind and
loving father and an indulgent husband. His widow survives him, and
at present resides with her son William in York Township. William
Lane, a son of our subject, was born May 17, 1838, in Logan
County, Ohio, and on April 7, 1859, married Emma J. Munsell, who
was born October 14, 1843, in Logan County; she is a daughter of
Alvin and Mary T. Munsell. By this union there has been an issue of
nine children-Cora L., Calvin W., William T., Benjamin F., Laura L.,
James W., Ara, Ovid D. and Zella O. He is a member of the Baptist
Church and the owner of fifty-seven acres of land.

JOHN M. LANE, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield. The subject of this

sketch was born in Logan County, Ohio, September 6, 1846; his
parents are Levi Lane (deceased) and Mary Lane, of whom a
biography appears in this work. He was reared to man's estate on a
farm and received a common school education. On September 3,
1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Tobey, daughter of
Charles and Mary J. Tobey, of Liberty Township, Union County. To
them were born three children, viz., Omar, Estella and Elverta. Mr.
Lane has been quite successful in business, and is the owner of forty
acres of land in a good state of cultivation He resides in the southern
portion of York Township.

ABEL LINSLEY, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek, was born in Vermont

March 31, 1816; his parents were Simeon and Utilla Linsley, who
came to Delaware County, Ohio, at quite an early day. He was
reared to manhood on a farm and received but a limited education.
By his first wife, Nancy (Carr) Linsley, he had three children, two of
whom are now living, viz., Alice and Henry N. He married his present
wife, who was born in June, 1833, on August 17, 1873. Mr. Linsley is
a life-long farmer by occupation, and resides on his farm near
Summersville.

WILLIAM McGINNIS, farmer, P. O. Richwood. The subject of this

sketch was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, January 7, 1818, and
is a son of Johnson and Margaret McGinnis, natives of Pennsylvania,
who came to Muskingum County, Ohio, about the year 1817, where
they remained until 1854, in which year they came to York
Township, Union County, where they spent the remainder of their
days. They were the parents of nine children, of whom three are
now living, viz., William, George and Nancy. Our subject was reared

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to man's estate on a farm and received but a rudimentary education.

In September 1840, in Muskingum County, he was united in
marriage to Mary Hartford, by whom he had four children-Andrew
N., Amelia, Albert O. and John (deceased). She died July 4, 1861,
and he was again married in April 1865, to Mary J. Sterling,
daughter of David and Mary Sterling. By this union there has been
an issue of four children-John S., Agnes G., James H. and David W.,
the latter two of whom are deceased. In 1865, he settled where he
now resides, in the northern portion of York Township. He has been
successful in business, and is the owner of 200 acres of land.

ROBERT McILROY, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek, was born in

Washington County, Penn., August 27, 1809; his parents were John
and Nancy McIlroy, with whom when six years of age he came to
Harrison County, Ohio, where his mother died in 1832. Of a family of
twelve children there are now but two living viz. : Robert and
George. His father married for his second wife, Mrs. A. Murphy, who
survived him, he having died in 1838. On August 17, 1830, our
subject was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Dickinson, daughter
of George and Anxious Dickinson. To them have been born
seventeen children, eleven of whom are now living, viz. : John, Silas,
David, Robert D., Samuel S., Thomas M., Eliza, Keziah and Theresa,
Hester A. and Susan E. In 1833, with his wife and three children, he
came to Union County, where after residing in different parts, he in
the spring of 1877 settled in the southern portion of York

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Township, where he now resides. He attended and voted at the first

election held in York Township at the house of Aaron Shirk. He is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for many years has
officiated as class leader, and is the owner of 153 acres of land.

ANDREW McNEIL, farmer, P. O. Richwood. The subject of this

sketch was born in Chester County, Penn., March 23, 1811. His
parents were Andrew and Margery McNeil. In November 1888, he
emigrated to Ohio, and came to Tuscarawas County, where he
remained nearly one year. In September 1839, he came to Union
County and for several years located in Claibourne Township. In
October 1848, he was elected Auditor of Union County, and entered

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upon the duties of his office in March 1849, serving until March
1853. During the term of his Auditorship, he resided in Marysville,
with his family. In 1853, he removed to Claibourne Township, where
he resided until 1862, in which year he settled in the northeastern
portion of York Township, where he now resides. For his first wife,
he married in Pennsylvania, Mary Criswell, daughter of Isaac and
Martha Criswell, by whom he had seven children, two now living,
viz.: Samuel A. and Mariam R. She died in October 1861, and he was
married on June 16,1862, to Mrs. Catherine N. Patterson, widow of
the late John Patterson, of Adams County, Ohio; she was born July
5, 1812, in Saratoga County, N. Y. In October 1857, Mr. McNeil was
elected a Commissioner of Union County, and discharged the duties
of that office with credit six years. He has also served as Trustee of
Claibourne Township and as Clerk of York Township. He is Elder of
the Presbyterian Church, and has a fine farm of 120 acres of land,
under a high state of cultivation.

WILLIAM H. McPECK, retired farmer, P. O. Richwood. The subject

of this sketch was born February 27, 1817, in Westmoreland County,
Penn. ; his parents were John and Sarah McPeck. In the spring of
1838, he emigrated to Harrison County, Ohio, and began the trade
of brick laying and stone-cutting, which he afterward followed for
about forty years. On July 22,1841, in Tuscarawas County, he was
united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Speck, who was born May 20,
1820, in Washington County, Penn.; her parents were William and
Margaret Speck, who came to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, about the
year 1834. To Mr. and Mrs. McPeck, have been born six children-
George M., Margaret J., Isabel A., Stephen S., Sarah A. and Mary E.
For ten years after his marriage Mr. McPeck resided in Harrison
County, and from there he moved to Washington Township, Union
County, where he remained until April, 1872, at which time he
located in the northern portion of York Township, where he at
present resides. He has served as Trustee of Washington Township,
is a member of the F. & A. M. Lodge, and a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. He owns 224 acres of land located in
Washington Township.

JAMES F. MEDDLES (deceased). The subject of this sketch was

born May 2, 1813, in Harrison County, Ohio. He was a son of John
and Parmelia Meddles, with whom, when a young man, he moved to
Tuscarawas County, where he married, on April 16, 1886, Miss
Sarah Horn; she was born October 25, 1815, in Delaware, and was a
daughter of Moses and Sarah Horn, who came to Harrison County,

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Ohio, about the year 1815. By this union there has been an issue of
five children, viz.: Gary, Sarah, Rebecca J., John W. and Mary J., the
latter two of whom are deceased. About the year 1850, Mr. Meddles,
with his family, come to Union County, from Tuscarawas County,
and settled in the eastern portion of York Township, where he died
July 25, 1880, and where his widow now resides. He was a member
of the United Brethren Church, and left to his family 142 acres of
land. In his death, York Township lost one of her best citizens, and
his family a loving parent and husband.

MILEY G. MEDDLES, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek. The subject of

this sketch was born July 29, 1818, in Harrison County, Ohio. His
parents were John and Parmelia Meddles, who emigrated from
Pennsylvania to Harrison County, Ohio, about the year 1801. He was
retired to manhood on a farm, and received the rudiments of an
English education in a district school. On September 13, 1842, he
was united in marriage with bliss Susan Yantiss, who was born
January 2, 1816, in Maryland; she is a daughter of Jacob and
Elizabeth Yantiss, who emigrated from Frederick County, Md., to
Tuscarawas County, Ohio, at an early day. To them have been born
three children, viz.: Jacob C., James F. and Joseph J., all of whom
are deceased. Mr. Meddles resided in Tuscarawas County until 1852,
in which year he came to Union County, and settled in the eastern
portion of York Township. He is the owner of 225 acres of land,
which he has acquired mainly by his determination to succeed and
by bard work. For several years his health has been on the decline.
With his faithful wife, who has shared his joys and sorrows for forty
years, he resides where he first settled.

ANTHONY MIDDLESWORTH, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject

of this sketch was born November 8, 1818, in Columbiana (now
Carroll) County, Ohio. His parents were Abraham and Margaret
Middlesworth, who emigrated from Virginia to what is now known as
Carroll County, about the year 1815 or 1816. In his youth Mr.
Middlesworth received but a meager education, the school
advantages in his day being far more limited than to-day. In August,
1840, in Carroll County, he married Miss Jane Dennison; she was
born in Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth
Dennison, who emigrated to Carroll County probably in the year
1835. To them have been born eight children-William, Elizabeth,
Margaret, Andrew J., Joseph F., Robert B., Mary M. and Emily J., the
latter two of whom are deceased. In 1846, with his family, he came
to Union County, and settled in the northern portion of York Town-

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ship, where he still resides. He has served as School Director many

years; is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and the owner of
303 1/2 acres of land.

JAMES C. MILLER (deceased). The subject of this sketch was born

in Chenango County, N. Y., October 12, 1806. When twelve years of
age, with his parents, Joseph and Jemima Miller, he emigrated to
Franklin County, Ohio, where they remained several years, when
they came to Union County, and settled in York Township. In
October 1828, in Franklin County, he was united in matrimony to
Roxy Ann Wason; who was born May 22, 1806; she is a daughter of
Thomas and Keziah Wason, who accompanied our subject's parents
on their way to Ohio. In 1829, with his wife, he came to Union
County and settled in the northeastern portion of York Township.
where his widow now resides. To them were born seven children -
Justice J., Eveline E., Jane K., Keziah J., Daniel D., Jonathan G., and
Martha E., the latter four of whom are deceased. Mr. Miller was a
member of the United Brethren Church, a kind and affectionate
father, and loving husband, and departed this life in October 1878.
He left to his family 180 acres of land.

ROLIN H. MONTGOMERY, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of

this sketch was born in Licking County, Ohio, March 31, 1816, and
when about two years old, with his parents, Joseph Montgomery
(deceased) and Emily Montgomery, he removed to Knox County,
where his father died, February 28, 1880, and where his mother still
resides. On February 16, 1869, he married Miss Sarah E.
Headington, daughter of James and Ruth Headington, of Knox
County. This union has been blessed with one child, viz., John H.,
born February 16, 1871. In April, 1876, he came to Union County,
and for five years located in Washington Township, from thence
coming to York Township, in the northern portion of which he
settled. Mr. Montgomery is a self-made man, having acquired all he
possesses by industry and hard work. He is the owner of 1021 acres
of land, pleasantly located and in a good state of cultivation.

JOHN A. MORROW, farmer P. O. York. Charles Morrow, father of

the subject of this sketch, was born in Bucks County, Penn., April

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1810. His parents were Charles and Rachel A. Morrow, his father, a
veteran of the war of 1812, who served as a First Lieutenant, was a
native of Ireland and his mother a native of Wales. Prior to the war
of 1812, with them he came to Belmont County, Ohio, where he
remained until, perhaps, sixteen years of age, when he went
Wheeling, W. Va., to learn the trade of stone-cutting, which he
followed several years. In 1831, he married Esther McElroy, by
whom he had five children, four of whom are now living, viz.: John
A., Charles W., William M. and Sarah E. About the year 1839, from
Belmont County he came to Summersville, Union County, and began
the practice of medicine to which he
adhered until 1874, when he moved to Mount
Victory, Hardin County, where he died in July 1879. His widow
survives him and resides at the latter place. The subject of this
sketch was born May 20, 1832, in Belmont County, Ohio, and when
about seven years old, with his parents he came to York Township,
Union County. Having received a rudimentary education for one
year, he attended the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. In
March 1864, he enlisted in the Thirteenth Ohio Cavalry, Army of the
Potomac, and participated in the battles of the Wilderness, Cold
Harbor, White House Landing, the siege of Petersburg, and the
surrender of Gen. Lee with his army at Appomattox Court House. He
was honorably discharged in June 1865. In October 1854, he was
joined in matrimony to Miss Elizabeth Storms, a daughter of Gregory
and Melinda Storms, of whom we have made mention in this work,
They have four children - Esther M., Jessie D., Charles G. and
Samuel J. Mr. Morrow is a member of the Grand Army of the
Republic, the I. O. O. F. Lodge, and of the Methodist Episcopal
Church; he is the owner of ninety-six acres of land and resides in the
northern portion of York Township.

WILLIAM M. MORROW, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek, was born in

Union County, Ohio, January 25, 1839, and is a son of Charles
Morrow (deceased) and Esther Morrow, of whom we have
mentioned in John A. Morrow's sketch. In his nineteenth year he
entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, which institution
he attended alternately for about five years. Is March 1864, he
enlisted in the Thirteenth Ohio Cavalry, Army of the Potomac, and
he participated in many engagements a few of the leading ones
being White House Landing, Cold Harbor He has and the siege of
Petersburg, where he received a spinal injury occasioned by a fall
into a rifle pit while crossing the battle-field under cover of darkness,
after which he was confined in the Washington Hospital several

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months and honorably discharged in June 1865. On February 22,

1866. he was united in marriage to Miss Lemenda J: Langstaff,
daughter of James H. and Catherine Langstaff, of Union County. To
them have been born five children-Florence L., Anna L., Carrie L.,
Lizzie R. and Flora (deceased). Mr. Morrow resides in the eastern
portion of York Township, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and the owner of ninety three acres of land.

JONAS ORDERS. farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek, was born in Franklin

County, Ohio, August 18, 1844. His parents were Joshua and
Frances Orders. He was from his youth trained to the pursuits of
agriculture and received but a rudimentary education. On October
10, 1866, he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Knagi, who
was horn February 19, 1843, in Switzerland: she is a daughter of
John and Elizabeth Knagi, who emigrated to America in 1850. After
of land spending two years in Brooklyn, N. Y came to Franklin
County, Ohio, where they now reside. By this union there has been
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is deceased. In the autumn of 1881, Mr. Orders with his family came
from Franklin County, Ohio. to Union County and settled in the
eastern portion of York Township where he now resides. He is a
member of the Christian Church, has been successful in business
and is the owner of sixty-eight and a half acres of land.

CHRISTOPHER OVERHOLSER, farmer, P. O. York. The subject of

this sketch was born in Clark County, Ohio, December 2, 1842, and
is a son of Christian Overholser (deceased) and Rebecca Overholser,
natives of Virginia, who settled in Clark County perhaps in 1835. On
February 8, 1866, he was united in marriage to Huldah C. King, who
was born September 15, 1846, in Licking County, Ohio ; she is a
daughter of Tilleson King (deceased) and Mary F. King, now of
Auglaize County, Ohio. To them have been born three children-
Earnest T , Nona L. and one that died in infancy. In September,
1862. he enlisted in the Eighty first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
participated in the battles of Dallas, Jonesboro, siege of Atlanta and
the whole of Sherman's campaign, including the grand march to the

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sea. He received in June 1865, an honorable discharge having

served his country faithfully. In April 1880, he came to Union County
and settled near York Center, in York Township, where he now
resides. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a
republican, and the owner of fifty acres land.

JOHN PENHORWOOD, farmer and minister, P. O. York, was born

in England September 20,1820; his parents were John and Jane
Penhorwood. In 1840, he took passage at Bristol, and after a voyage
of more than six weeks, during which they encountered variable
weather, he arrived in New York. From the latter city he came to
Knox County, Ohio, where he spent four years at blacksmithing and
a few years at farming. On January 6, 1842, he married Miss
Elizabeth Lyle, who was born May 12, 1817; her parents were John
and Susan Lyle. To them have been born eight children, viz.: John
H., William F., Elizabeth J., Annie L., Sarah H., Ida A., Mary S. and
Rebecca, the latter two of whom are deceased. From Knox County
Mr. Penhorwood removed to Delaware County, where he resided
until 1865, in which year he came to Union County, York Township.
He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for fifteen
years has devoted himself to preaching. He is the owner of 285
acres of land.

WILLIAM PERKINS, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield, was born in

Columbiana County, Ohio, October 8, 1825, and is a son of John and
Phoebe Perkins. With his parents when about fourteen years of age,
he came to Union County, and settled on the farm now owned by
Wesley Southard, in the southwestern portion of York Township,
where his parents remained until the fall of 1864, at which time they
went to Allen County, Ind., where they remained until their decease.
Of a family of eight children three are now living-our subject, George
W. and Melissa J. On October 7, 1854, our subject married Caroline
M. Rea, who was born January 7, 1833, in Logan County; she is a
daughter of David and Ruth Rea, early settlers of Logan County. The
fruits of this union were three children, of whom two are now living,
viz.: Franklin W. and French W. Shortly after the date of his
marriage, Mr. Perkins began keeping house in a log cabin near
where he now resides. In 1874, having built a house of more
modern architecture, which was better suited to the tastes and
wants of the family, he moved therein. In May 1864, he enlisted in
the One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Ohio National Guards, and
continued in the service until the following September. He has been
successful as a farmer, owing mainly to his industry and skillful

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management, having everything done in the most orderly and

advantageous manner. He is a member of the Disciples Church, and
the owner of 161 acres of tillable land. He resides near where his
father settled.

WILLIAM H. PLOTNER, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield, was born

August 1, 1828, in Fairfield County, Ohio, and when but a few
months old was taken by his parents, John Plotner, a native of
Virginia, and Julia Plotner, a native of Ohio, to Jefferson County,
where they located for perhaps twelve years. From there with them
he went to Harrison County, where they remained until 1851, in
which year they removed to Illinois, where they remained until their
decease, he in 1855, and she in 1863. Our subject in his youth
received but an ordinary district school education, but being of
studious habits and having a love for good books, he has made
himself familiar with many important topics of this day and age. In
July 1852, he was married to Miss Mary A. White, who was born
March 24, 1833, in Virginia, anti when three years of age, with her
parents, John F. and Belinda White, she came to Tuscarawas
County, Ohio. This union has been blessed with seven children-John
W., Robert L., George F., William N., Laura J., James A. and Alonzo
G. (deceased). After his marriage he resided in Tuscarawas County
until 1863, in which year with his family he came to Union County.
In 1864, he settled in the northwestern portion of York Township,
where he now resides. He has served as Justice of the Peace
thirteen years, and is still serving. Mr. Plotner is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the owner of a fine farm of 100
acres.

GEORGE W. POTTS, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek. The subject of this

sketch was born March 25, 1836, in Ross County, Ohio; he was a
son of James and Ruth Potts. In December 1857, having reached
the years of manhood, he married Miss Catherine J. Potts, by whom
he had five children, four now living. viz.: John A., Lasco, David W.
and Ida J. Mrs. Potts died May 18, 1876, and on September 27,
1876, Mr. Potts was married to Miss Jane Clark, a daughter of John
and Jane Clark, of Carroll County. By her he has three children-
Arthur, Cora B. and Ernest. In 1859, he came to York Township, this
county, and settled near where he now resides. He

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is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge, and the owner of a fine farm,

located south of Summersville.

JOHN G. RICE, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek, was born April 2, 1833,

in Union County, Ohio; his parents were Payn and Margaret Rice,
who in 1830 came to Union from Hamilton County, and located in
Liberty Township for twelve years, and then moved to Logan
County, where they remained until 1866, in which year they
returned to Union County, and made their home in York Township;
where they remained until their decease, he in September, 1865,
and she in September 1863. When eighteen years of age, our
subject began to learn the trade of a cabinet-maker in Marysville,
which business he followed for about ten years. On February 21,
1860, he married Miss Ellen Essex, who was born February 9, 1827,
in Ross County, Ohio; she is a daughter of Joseph and Cynthia
Essex; four of their children are yet living, viz Jonathan P., Sarah A.,
William O. and Dora A. Subsequent to his marriage he located in
Logan County three years, when he came to Union County, and in
1868 he settled about one mile southwest of Summersville, York
Township, where he now resides. Mr. Rice has been quite successful
in business, having had but comparatively little with which to start in
life. He now owns fifty-four acres of land on which he as at present
building a new and more modern house than the cabin in which he
resides. In February 1865, he enlisted in the One Hundred and
Eighty seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and continued in the service
till the following January, when he was honorably discharged.

ANDREW J. RICHARDSON, physician and surgeon, P. O. Bokes

Creek, was horn September 21, 1829, in Cayuga County, N. Y. When
ten years of age with his parents, Richard S. Richardson, a soldier of
the war of 1812, and Susan Richardson, he came to Summit County,
Ohio, where they remained five years. From Summit they moved to
Licking County, where they remained until 1855, in which year they
came to York Township, Union County, where they remained until
their decease. Our subject spent his youthful days on a farm,
receiving a fair English education. During the latter part of 1857 and
the beginning of 1868, he attended Starling Medical College at
Columbus for five months, and again attended the same institution
the following fall and winter and graduated in March 1869. However,
for five years prior to attending college, he had read and practiced
medicine. He located at Summersville, York Township, and enjoys a
good practice, On October 15, 1857, he was united in marriage to

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Miss Susan M Smith daughter of the late Judge James R. Smith, of

Union County. By this union there has been an issue of four children-
Albert J., Elmer O., Ethel C. and Effie C. (deceased) Mr. Richardson
is a member of the I. O. O. F. and F. & A. M. societies, and a
member of the M. E. Church.

DANIEL M. RUSSEL, farmer, P. O. York. The subject of this sketch

was born in Delaware County, Ohio, September 30, 1819, and is a
son of Joseph and Betsy Russel, natives of Connecticut, who came
to Delaware County, Ohio, in 1817. From his early youth Mr. Russ,,
has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, in which he has been
successful. On November 20, 1843, in Delaware County, he was
united in marriage to Miss Sarah Lavender; she was born October
16, 1825, in Knox County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Thomas
Lavender, an Englishman, and Maria Lavender, a native of
Massachusetts. This union has been blessed with six children -
Thomas L., Louisa, Joseph M. and three who are deceased. In 1870,
he came to Union County, and settled in the northern portion of
York Township, where he still reside, He served as Clerk of
Thompson Township, Delaware County, and also as Treasurer. He is
a member of the M. E. Church, and the owner of a fine farm of 200
acres.

MILTON M. SHIPLEY, farmer, P. O. Richwood, was born in Fayette

County, Penn., August 31, 1822 ; when fourteen years of age with
his parents, Benedict and Abigail Shipley. he came to Knox County,
Ohio, where his parents located until about 1867, when they moved
to Warren County, where they located ten years. In 1867, they came
to Claibourne Township, Union County, where they remained until
their decease, he in August 1874, and she in February 1870. They
were the parents of thirteen children-Milton M., Agnes, Adam R.,
Sarah, Matilda, Mary, Ruth, Elizabeth, Emily, Maria, Henry, George
and Laura. On October 13, 1845, our subject was united in marriage
with Miss Ann Adams, who was born December 3, 1822; she is a
daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Adams, of Knox County, Ohio. This
union has been blessed with eight children-Joseph A., William, John
J., Henry, Charles G., George. Kingsley and Julia, the latter three of
whom are deceased. Mr. Shipley resided in Knox County until 1861,
in which year he moved to Madison County, Ky., where he located
until 1865, when he came to Union County, and settled in the
eastern portion of York Township, where he now resides. He is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the owner of 535
acres of land.

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AARON SHIRK, farmer, P. O York. A pioneer of York Township,

was born June 12, 1810, in Virginia; his parents were John and
Sarah Shirk. In 1818, with them he came to Ross, County, Ohio,
where they remained until 1820, in which year they came to Union
County and settled in Liberty Township, where they remained until
their decease, both having reached a ripe old age. Of a family of
fourteen children, nine are now living, Betsy, Henson, Isaac, John.
Silas, Lucinda, Sarah A., Jemima and Aaron. On May 9, 1834, our
subject was married to Rosanna Tobey, daughter of Heman and
Hannah Tobey, of whom we have made men-

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tion in this work. They are said to have been the first couple married
in York Township after its organization. To them were born five
children-Sarah A., Hannah R., John H., Heman T. and Melinda S.
(deceased). After enjoying a life of domestic peace and happiness
for nearly half P. century with his faithful consort, she was suddenly
called away on May 29, 1879. Mr. Shirk cast the first vote in York
Township; the first election having been held in his house, he
claimed the right to cast the first vote. He is the owner of sixty-two
acres of land, and resides near York Center. He is a member of the
Free- Will Baptist Church.

WILLIAM SIGLER (deceased). The subject of this sketch was born

in Maryland, in August 1812; his parents were William and Grace
Sigler. When a young man, with his mother, his father being
deceased, he came to York Township, Union County, and settled
near Summersville, where she lived but a few years. On October 24,
1839, he married Miss Mary A. Cork, who was born in May 1819; she
is a daughter of John and Rebecca Cork, of Ross County, Ohio. To
them were born eight children, viz., Minerva, Isaac J., Washington,
Rebecca, Susan, Sylvester John T. and William M., the latter two of
whom are deceased. In the spring of 1843, he settled where his
widow now resides. He served as Assessor and Treasurer of York

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Township, and discharged the duties of the offices in a creditable

manner. He was a kind and loving father and affectionate husband;
his widow and children feel their irreparable loss, but we trust their
loss is his gain. He departed this life in May 1865. Isaac J. Sigler,
one of the sees of our subject, was born in Union County, Ohio,
August 24, 1844. From his boyhood he has devoted his attention to
agricultural pursuits. In December 1861, he enlisted in Company H,
Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until December
1864, at which time he received an honorable discharge. He
participated in the battles of Cross Keys, Cedar Mountain, the second
battle of Bull's Run, and many other engagements. For his first wife
he married Emma B. Watts, daughter of Hiram and Sarah Watts,
whose sketch appears in this work; she died January 1, 1879. He
then married Miss Eliza J. Flickinger, daughter of Stephen Flickinger,
(deceased), and Margaret A. Flickinger, whose sketch appears in this
work. They have one child, Forrey O. He has served as Clerk of York
Township two years, and as Assessor, and is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.

WILLIAM M. SKIDMORE, farmer, P.O. West Mansfield. Our

subject was born September 14, 1823, in Logan County, Ohio; his
parents were Joseph and Rebecca (deceased) Skidmore, of whom
we have made mention in Thomas Skidmore's sketch. Having passed
his youth on a farm and reached the years of manhood, on
September 23, 1846, he married Miss Lydia Whitaker, daughter of
Nathaniel and Elizabeth Whitaker. To them were born three children,
two of whom are now living, viz., Jefferson D. and Elizabeth. She
died in September, 1857, and in, January 1858, he was married to
Harriet S. Moore, daughter of William B. and Nancy Moore, of Logan
County. By her he has one son-Joseph W. Mr. Skidmore resides in
the western portion of York Township, and is the owner of 266 acres
of good land. He is a member of the Baptist Church.

THOMAS SKIDMORE, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield. The subject of

this sketch was born in Logan County, Ohio, February 13, 1825; his
parents were Joseph and Rebecca (deceased) Skidmore. About the
year 1815, his father, with his parents, came to Logan County,
where he married Rebecca Garwood, by whom he had seven
children, five of whom are now living, viz., William M., Thomas,
Isaac M., John F. and Hope. His wife dying, he married Rebecca
Whit taker; seven children are the issue of this marriage, viz., Lydia

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J., Nancy L., Rebecca E., Lavina, Joseph, Franklin H. and Josiah C.
Our subject was reared on a farm and received rather a limited
education. On August 24, 1848, in Logan County, he was united in
marriage to Miss Hannah J. Drake, who was born June 25, 1831, in
Logan County; she is a daughter of Chordy and Sarah Drake, of
whom we have made mention in this work. This union has been
blessed with five children, viz.: Sarah E., born June 27, 1850; Spain
A., born November 20, 1852: Sylvanus H., born August 5,1856;
Roxy A., born July 7, 1863; and Eva M., born January 13,1866. In
November 1851, Mr. Skidmore moved from Logan County to Union
County and settled in the western portion of York Township, where
he still resides. He hag a fine farm of 185 acres, on which he has
erected a very desirable residence. He is a member of the Baptist
Church. In February 1865, he enlisted in the One Hundred and
Eighty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and continued in the service
until the autumn of the same year.

ISAAC SKIDMORE, farmer, P.O. Bokes Creek. The subject of this

sketch was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, December 13, 1813;
he is a son of William and Mary Skidmore, who came from Virginia
to Columbiana and subsequently to Logan County, Ohio, at an early
day. Of a family of eleven children, five are now living. When four
years of age, Isaac, with his parents, came to Logan County, where,
in November 1836, he married Sarah A. Haines, who was born,
December 4, 1819, in Champaign County, Ohio; she is a daughter of
Joseph and Rachel Haines. To them have been born five children,
viz.: Emeline, born June 20, 1839; Alonzo, born June 7, 1841;
Almina, born August 30, 1843; John W., born July 26, 1845; and
Heater A., born January 12, 1853. In the spring of 1838, Mr.
Skidmore came to Union County and located in Liberty Township
until 1850, when he settled in the western portion of York Township,
near where he now resides. He has served as School Director; is a
member of the Christian Church and the owner of 244 acres of land.

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FRANKLIN W. SKIDMORE, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield, was

born October 4, 1853, in Union County, Ohio. He is the son of
William Skidmore (deceased) and Sarah R. Skidmore. In his youth he
was trained to the pursuits of agriculture, in which he is now
engaged. On April 22, 1873, he married Miss Lucinda Hatcher, who

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was born July 15,1853; she is a daughter of William Hatcher,

deceased, and Margaret Hatcher. They have three children Myrtie
M., born April 15, 1875; Jessie E., born January 1, 1877, and Lydia,
born November 30, 1881. Politically, Mr. Skidmore is of Democratic
principles, and is a member of the Disciple Church. As an
agriculturist, he is meeting with marked success, and is of good
standing in society. He resides in the southwestern portion of York
Township. Sarah R. Skidmore, mother of our subject, was born in
Logan County, Ohio, March 16, 1824, and is a daughter of Isaac and
Elizabeth Rea, her father a native of Virginia and her mother of
Pennsylvania; they came to Logan County at quite an early day. She
was reared to womanhood in Logan County, and on March 3, 1842,
she was united in marriage to Mr. Elisha G. Mechem, a son of John
and Hannah Mechem, of Logan County. To them were born three
children-Levi R., David O.. and one deceased. He departed this life
March 20, 1848, and on July 6, 1851, she married Mr. William
Skidmore, son of William and Mary Skidmore, by whom she has one
son-our subject. Mrs. Skidmore is the owner of122 acres of land,
and a member of the Disciple Church.

DAVID M. SKIDMORE, farmer, P. O. Newton. The subject of this

sketch was born April 21, 1853, in Logan County, Ohio. He is a Ron
of Isaac and Sarah A. Skidmore, of Union County. From his youth to
the present time he has devoted his attention to the honorable
pursuits of agriculture. On August 23, 1873, he was united in
marriage with Miss Sarah A. Johnson, who was born December 12,
1849; she is a daughter of Matthew and Lucinda Johnson, of this
county. To them have been born two children-Harry J., born April 9,
1875, and Clarence N., born September 20, 1878. Mr. Skidmore is
the owner of fifty-nine and one-half acres of land, and resides in the
southern part of York Township.

CALVIN SKIDMORE, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield. The subject of

this sketch was born in Union County, Ohio, September 15, 1841.
His parents were William and Louisa Skidmore, who settled in York
Township, near where our subject now resides, at quite an early
day. He was here reared amid the varied scenes of pioneer life, and
received but a rudimentary education. In February 1865, he enlisted
in the One Hundred and Eighty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Army
of the Cumberland, and continued in the service until the following
September. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. McGee, who
was born April 28, 1844; she was a daughter of Josh and Delila
McGee, of Logan County. To them have been born two children-

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Louisa D., born June 30, 1861, and Aaron W., born July 7, 1865. Mr.
Skidmore is the owner of 100 acres of land in Union, and forty-five
acres in Logan County. He has been successful in business; is a
member of the Baptist Church, and resides in the extreme southwest
portion of York Township.

ELMORE C. SMITH, farmer and teacher, P. O. Bokes Creek. The

subject of this sketch was born October 2, 1858, in Marion County,
Ohio; his parents are William J. Smith, a native of Ross County, and
Nancy M. Smith, a native of Richland County. Of a family of eight
children, six are now living-Alfred M., George W., Elmore C., Hugh
E., Jefferson L. and William M. His parents still reside in Marion
County. Our subject from his youth has been reared on a farm and
he received a good English education, and for perhaps four years
has been engaged in teaching. On March 24, 1881, in Marion
County, he married Miss Maria Jacoby; she was born February 23,
1869, and is a daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Jacoby, of Marion
County. Shortly after his marriage, he came to Union County and
settled in the southeastern portion of York Township, where he now
resides. Mr. Smith is a member of the Methodist Church, and the
owner of 120 acres of land.

ALBERT I. SMITH (deceased). James R. Smith, father of the

subject of this sketch, was born in Maryland in 1794; in 1834, he
came to Union County, Ohio, and bought the farm now owned by S.
Taylor, on Bokes Creek, near Summersville. For several years he
followed farming, and for nine years served as one of the Associate
Judges. He also served for two terms as Justice of the Peace in York
Township, and subsequently for ten years he served as Probate
Judge of Union County. During the latter years of his life, he made
his home with his son-in-law, Dr. A. J. Richardson, where he died a
few years since. His wife, Anne Smith, a lady loved by all who knew
her, died many years prior to his death. Our subject was born in
November 1845, in Union County, Ohio. In June 1863, he enlisted in
the Eighty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until February
1864, when he was honorably discharged. On July 4, 1868, he was
united in marriage to Miss Helen M. Johnson, a daughter of John
and Mary Johnson, early settlers of this county. To them were born
three children-Lottie E., Charles R. and Albert J. Having been
engaged in the mercantile business in Summersville prior to his
marriage, he continued in the same until a short time prior to his
decease. He was a loving father and husband and departed this life
in July 1872, respected by all who knew him. His widow survived

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him and at present resides in Summersville. Her parents came from

Harrison County, Ohio, to York Township, this county, in 1834, and
they settled on the farm near Summersville, where he died. For forty
years he was a minister of the Gospel in the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He taught the first school in Summersville, in the winter of
1835-36, at $8 per month. For six years he

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served as Auditor of Union County, and was an honored member in

society. He died in July 1873.

SAMUEL G. SMITH, farmer, P. O. Broadway. Charles Smith, a

soldier of the war of 1812, and father of the subject of this sketch,
was born in Shenandoah County, Va., January 21, 1789. In his youth
he learned the trade of tanner and currier, and, when a young man,
went to Pennsylvania, where he married, probably in the year 1814,
Sarah Godfrey, by whom he had ten children, three now living, viz.:
Eliza, Charles W. (whose sketch appears in this work) and our
subject, in 1826, he emigrated from Pennsylvania, with his family, to
Harrison County, Ohio, where he remained until 1835, in which year
he came to Union County and settled in Liberty Township, where he
remained until his decease, October 18, 1859. He was a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, and, for many years, class leader.
Our subject was born November 3, 1818, in Pennsylvania, and, in
1826, with his parents, came to Harrison County, Ohio. On February
26, 1846, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth J. Herd, daughter
of James and Margaret Herd, by whom he had four children, two of
whom are now living-James W. and Philander H.; she died August
11, 1853. He then married Philarna Ford, by whom he has six
children, five now living, viz. : Chauncey F., Clifford M., Sherman,
Sarah A. and Nellie M. After having located in different portions of
Union County, Mr. Smith finally, in 1876, settled in the southeastern
portion of York Township, where he now resides. He is the owner of
100 acres of land.

CHARLES W. SMITH, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek. The subject of

this sketch was born in Harrison County, Ohio, March 31, 1833, and
in 1835, with his parents, Charles and Sarah Smith-of whom we
have made mention in another portion of this work-he came to
Union County, Ohio. He has from his youth devoted his attention to

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farming, and he received but a rudimentary education. On May 2,

1872, he married Miss Augusta, C. Hathaway, who was born October
1, 1842, in Logan County, Ohio; she is a daughter of Ebenezer C.
and Almira Hathaway. To them have been born three children-Emily,
Nannie H. and Charles H. In May 1864, he enlisted in the One
Hundred and Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was stationed
principally at Forts Ellsworth, Lyon and O'Rouke. He received an
honorable discharge in September 1864. Mr. Smith has served as
Trustee of York Township six years, and in 1870 was land appraiser
of the same township. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, the owner of 240 acres of land, and resides in the southern
portion of York Township. The parents of Mrs. Smith are natives of
Massachusetts, who, about the year 1833, came to Union County,
Ohio, and located but a short time, when they moved to Logan
County, where they now reside.

WESLEY W. SOUTHARD, farmer, P.O. West Mansfield. Win.

Southard, a soldier of the war of 1812, and grandfather of the
subject of this sketch, was born in Virginia; came to Logan County,
Ohio, at an early day. He married Elizabeth Lingrel, by whom he had
eight children, six of whom are now living. After her death he
married Phoeba Burwill, by whom he had three children, one of
whom is still living. He died in Logan County in March, 1851,
respected by all who knew him. Samuel Southard, a son of William,
and father of our subject, was born in Champaign County, Ohio,
February 20, 1814, and on November 24, 1839, in Logan County, he
married Lydia Harriman, who was born in Pennsylvania November 5,
1821. To them have been born nine children, four of whom are yet
living-Wesley W., Spain J., Sarah V. and Clara V. After their marriage
they settled in the western portion of York Township, where our
subject now resides, and where they remained until 1876 in which
year they moved to West Mansfield, Logan County, where they now
reside. He served as Trustee of York Township, and with his wife is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Of late Mr. Southard has
been in feeble health. Wesley W. Southard, subject of this sketch,
was born in Union County, Ohio, July 19, 1841. On reaching his
majority the war of the late rebellion was begun, and accordingly in
August 1862, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Cumberland, and participated in the
battles of Perryville, Chickamauga, Resaca, Mission Ridge, Kenesaw
Mountain, and the memorable siege of Atlanta, where, in August
1864, he received a wound which obliged him to remain in several
different hospitals nearly a year. He was honorably discharged at

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Camp Dennison in May 1865. On March 11, 1876, he married Miss

Louisa E. Elliott, who was born in Union County, April 7, 1853; she
was a daughter of John and Elizabeth A. Elliott. The result of this
union has been two children, viz. : Howe E., born June 26, 1877,
and Florence E., born June 7, 1880. Mr. Southard is a member of
the F. & A. M. society, and of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He
has served as Trustee of York Township, and is the owner of 210
acres of land.

LEONIDAS H. SOUTHARD, Secretary Union County Farmers'

Insurance, Company, P. O. York, was born November 9, 1852, in
Union County, Ohio; he is a son of Sylvester F. Southard (deceased)
and Rebecca Southard. Having received a rudimentary education, in
the fall of 1868 he entered Delaware University, where he continued
his studies alternately for perhaps two years, and after leaving
Delaware he taught school for a short time. In July 1874, he entered
on a six-month course at the Miami Commercial College, in Dayton,
Ohio, and on completing his course received a diploma. In the fall of
1875, he entered Hillsdale College, Michigan, and resumed his
studies there until June of the following year. In the spring of 1877,
in company

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with J. S. Winters, he engaged in the mercantile business at

Summersville, and continued in the same about six months, when he
purchased a farm in the northern portion of York Township, on
which he located until June 1881, at which Lime he came to York
Center, where he now resides. He is at present officiating as
Secretary of the Union County Farmers' Insurance Company, of
which he was one of the incorporators. On February 14, 1878, he
was united in marriage to Miss Hannah E. Penhorwood, daughter of
John and Elizabeth Penhorwood, whose sketch appears in this work.
They have one child, viz., Carleton. Mr. Southard is a self-made
man, a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge, and of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and the owner of 103 acres of land.

DAVID W. SPICER, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek. The subject of this

sketch was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, September 13, 1822;

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his parents were Jonathan and Leuriah Spicer, natives of

Pennsylvania, who came to Muskingum County, Ohio, at an early
day. Of their family of nine children there are now but three living,
viz. David W., Jane and Adeline. Our subject was raised to manhood
on a farm and received but a rudimentary education. On June 22,
1848, in Muskingum County, he was united in marriage to Miss
Keziah Ross, daughter of Dr. Joseph Ross (now deceased). This
union has been blessed with nine children, viz.: Jane E., Emily C.,
Joseph L., Franklin D., Henry V. D., Alexander J., Minnie D., William
and Isabella C., the latter two of whom are deceased. About the
year 1852, he came to Union County, and settled in the eastern
portion of York Township, where he now resides. He is a member of
the Presbyterian Church, and the owner of a Productive farm of fifty
acres.

HENRY STALDER, farmer, P. O. York. Casper Stalder, father of the

subject of this sketch, was born in Switzerland, near the Alps
Mountains, September 24, 1809, and in 1819, with his parents,
Jacob and Anne Stabler, he emigrated to America, and came to
Athens County, Ohio. On December 15, 1836, he married Mary
Howard, who was born in May 1815, in New York State; she is a
daughter of Elisha and Submitta Howard. To them have been born
eight children, of whom seven are now living. In 1853, with his
family he came to Union County, and settled in York Township. He is
a member of the United Brethren Church, and the owner of ninety-
five acres of land. Our subject was born October 25, 1837, in Athens
County, Ohio. In 1853, with his parents he came to York Township,
this county, and in May 1858, he married Eliza J. Storms, daughter
of Gregory and Melinda Storms, of whom we have made mention in
this work. They have three children-Willard C., Charles F. and Josie
B. In 1865, he settled where he now resides, in the southern portion
of York Township. In June 1861, he enlisted in the Thirteenth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Cumberland, and participated at
Shiloh, Murfreesboro, the siege of Corinth and Chickamauga, where,
in September 1863, he was taken prisoner by the Confederates, and
for nearly one year was confined in Libby and other prisons, but was
finally released. In October 1864, he was honorably discharged. He
is the owner of 260 acres of land, and a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.

PETER STALEY, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek. The subject of this

sketch was born April 5, 1825, in Greene County, Ohio; he was a son
of Daniel Staley, a native of Maryland, and Catherine Staley, a,

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native of Pennsylvania. When eight years of age, with his mother

and step-father, Samuel Staley, his father having died when he was
four years old, he came to Marysville, this county. On November 30,
1850, he was united in marriage to Miss Martha Turner, who was
born March 20, 1829, and a daughter of Aquilla and Frances Turner,
of Clark County, Ohio. To them have been born five children -
Aquilla a T., born October 18, 1860 ; Luther, born June 27, 1863;
Alexander B., born June 12, 1865; Katie J., born May 16, 1867, and
one that died in infancy. After living in different portions of York
Township, he, finally, in the spring of 1881, with his family, settled a
short distance south of Summersville near Bokes Creek. He is a
member of the Baptist Church and of the F. & A. M, society, and the
owner of 120 acres of land in a good state of cultivation.

JOHN STAMATS, farmer, P. O. Richwood. The subject of this

sketch, a pioneer of York Township, was born August 17, 1803, in
Westmoreland County, Penn. His parents were George Stamats
(whose father was a Revolutionary soldier) and Ruth Stamats, with
whom, in 1815, he emigrated to Muskingum County, Ohio. Of a
family of nine children, four still survive-John George, Elizabeth and
Leah. They remained in Muskingum County Until their decease, he in
September 1857, and she in April 1846. Our subject was reared on a
farm, and for three years worked on the Ohio Canal. On April 29,
1830, in Fairfield County, he married Miss Allis Coons, daughter of
George and Keziah Coons. This union has been blessed with eight
children five of whom are now living. For one year after his
marriage, Mr. Stamatz located in Fairfield County. In 1831, he came
to Union County and settled in the northeastern portion of York
Township, where he now resides. He has served as Trustee of York
Township, and is the owner of 100 acres of land.

MALCHUS F. STAMATS, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek, was born April

22, 1836, in Union County, Ohio. After having obtained a good
common school education, he attended for several terms, Hillsdale
College, Michigan, and subsequently, for several terms, taught
school in York and Taylor Townships, this county. On May 7, 1863,
he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Southard, who was born July
31, 1840; she is a daughter of Sylvester F. Southard (deceased) and
Rebecca Southard, his wife. To them have been born four children,
viz. : Dora, a teacher, born

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July 21, 1866 John O., born May 26, 1868; Sattie E., born October
27, 1871, and Azona, born July 3, 1874. Mr. Stamats is a member of
the Free-Will Baptist Church ; he owns ninety-two sad one-half acres
of land, and resides in the eastern portion of York Township.

MATTHEW E. STAMATS, farmer, P. O. Richwood. The subject of

this sketch was born in Union County, Ohio, April 22, 1836. He is a
son of John and Allie Stamats, whose sketch appears in this work.
He was reared on a farm and received a fair English education. In
October 1861, he enlisted in Company K, First Ohio Cavalry, and was
attached to the Army of the Cumberland. He participated in the
battles of Corinth, Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Farmington,
the siege of Atlanta, and numerous other engagements, and was
honorably discharged in October 1864. On April 3, 1879, he married
Miss Mary M. Price, who was born May 5, 1848; she was a daughter
of Thomas R. and Mary J. Price, who came to Union County about
the year 1836. Mr. Stomata is a member of the F. & A. M. Lodge,
and Grand Army of the Republic, and the owner of fifty acres of land.

CYRUS STAMATS, farmer, P. O. Bokes Creek. The subject of this

sketch was born in Union County, Ohio, December 6, 1842; he is a
brother of Matthew E. and Malchus F. Stomata, and a son of John
Stamats, all of whom have biographies in this work. In October,
1862, he was enrolled in the First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was
attached to the Army of the Cumberland. He was engaged in the
battles of Chickamauga, Resaca, Mission Ridge, Kenesaw, Mountain,
siege of Atlanta, and numerous other engagements. He endured
many hardships while in the service, but has enrolled his name with
the many thousands who so bravely defended the Federal flag,
which was about to be trampled under the iron heel of a most
formidable enemy. He was honorably discharged in July 1864. In
January 1873, he married Miss Margaret Fish, who was born January
2, 1850, in Union County, Ohio; she is a daughter of Cornelius E.
and Elizabeth Fish, of Claibourne Township, this county. They have
two children-Carrie, born February 8, 1874, and May, born October
3, 1875. Mr. Stamats is a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church,
and the owner of 126 acres of land.

DAVID STERLING (deceased). The subject of this sketch was born

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in Ireland April 15, 1810; he was a son of John and Mary (Patterson)
Sterling. When a youth, with his parents, he emigrated to America,
and came to Pennsylvania, where they remained a short time. From
Pennsylvania they came to Harrison County, Ohio, where they
remained until his father's decease, about 1858; his mother died in
September, 1862, in Union County. Our subject was reared
principally on a farm and received a good common school education.
He married, in Harrison County, Miss Mary Cox, who was born
August 22, 1812. To them were born four children-Mary J., born May
25, 1833; John H., born November 18, 1834; A. J., born October 12,
1836, and Rebecca M., born May 26, 1841. In 1837, Mr. Sterling
came to Union County and settled in the northern portion of York
Township, where his son, John H., now resides. He settled in what
was then termed the woods," in the clearing of which he endured
many hardships and privations. He had served as Trustee of York
Township and as Justice of the Peace. He departed this life February
18, 1874, respected by all who knew him. His widow survived him
until June 17, 1882. John H. Sterling, their son, at present has
possession of the homestead.

JUDSON STORMS, farmer, P. O, York. The subject of this sketch

was born in Orleans County, N. Y., March 30, 1823, and in 1833,
with his parents, Gregory and Melinda Storms, came to York
Township, Union County, Ohio, and settled near the waters of Bokes
Creek. His parents remained in York Township until their decease. Of
their family of ten children, four are now living, viz.: William H.,
Elizabeth, Eliza and Judson. On May 17, 1847, the latter was united
in marriage with Rebecca Davis, now deceased, a daughter of David
and Keziah Davis, of whom we had made mention in this work. To
them were born one child, viz.: Oliver C., who was born December
22, 1851, and on September 26, 1880, married Miss Ruth Stalder,
daughter of Casper and Mary Stalder, and with her resides in York
Township, near the home of our subject. Mr. Storms also, was a
soldier in the late war of the rebellion for a short time, thereby
adding his name to the roll of honor which will perpetuate his
memory for generations to come. He is a member of the United
Brethren Church, and the owner of ninety-five acres of land. With his
second wife, in a comfortable home, he resides near the central
portion of York Township.

ALEXANDER TALLMAN, farmer, P. O. York, was born in June

1833, in Logan County, Ohio, and is a son of Benjamin and Ruth
Tallman, natives of New Jersey, who came to Champaign County,

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Ohio, about 1822. They, however, remained in Champaign County

but a short time, when they moved to Logan County, where they
remained until their decease. Of a family of ten children, nine are
now living, viz.: Thomas W. Francis, William, Ruth A., Mary J.,
Alexander, Benjamin B., George W. and Sarah. On April 22, 1855,
our subject married Lydia Bailey; she was born June 12, 1834, in
Guernsey County, Ohio, and is a daughter of William B. Bailey, a
native of Virginia, and Mary Bailey, a native of New Jersey. To them
have been born two child ren-Adelaide and Mary M. In the fall of
1868, he came to Union County, and resided in Washington
Township until November 1881, at which time he settled in the
northern portion of York Township, where he now resides. Mr.
Tallman is a self-made man, anti the owner of fifty acres of land.

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JOHN E. TOBEY, farmer, P. O. York. William Tobey, father of the

subject of this sketch, was born March 8, 1805, in Saratoga County,
N. Y.; his parents were Heman and Hannah Tobey. Heman having
lost his first wife, married Martha Wilkins, with whom and other
members of his family he emigrated to Union County, Ohio, about
the year 1832, and settled in York Township, near the waters of
Bokes Creek, where he remained until his decease. William Tobey
was united in marriage May 10, 1827, to Miss Ada A. Brooks, who
was born February 12, 1810, in Ontario County, N. Y.; she was a
daughter of Nathaniel and Margaret Brooks, who came to York
Township, Union County, about the year 1833. In the fall of 1832,
he came to Union County, his parents having arrived in the spring of
the same year. He settled in York Township, near York Center,
where he remained until about 1855, when he located for nine years
on the farm at present occupied by Daniel M. Russel. In the spring
of 1864, he removed to Mount Victory, Hardin County, where he
resided until the winter of 1881, at which time he returned to York
Township, where he now resides. Mr. and Mrs. Tobey are the
parents of nine children, of whom two are now living, viz.: Our
subject and Henry A. Mr. Tobey was elected first Treasurer of York
Township, and has also served as Trustee, Clerk and Justice of the
Peace. Of late years he has been afflicted with paralysis, and at
present is in rather feeble health. The subject of this sketch was
born May 18, 1837, in Union County, Ohio; he is one of York
Township's successful farmers. On March 31, 1858, he was united in

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marriage to Miss Margaret Harris, who was born April 20, 1837; she
is a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Harris of whom we have made
mention in this work. To them have been born six children-Myron
O., Jennie M., Eddie J., William S., Archibald B. and Ado, E., the
latter three of whom are deceased. Mr. Tobey is a member of the
United Brethren Church, and is the owner of 100 acres of land.

JOHN TRIMBLE, farmer, P. O. York. The subject of this sketch was

born February 27, 1880, in Jefferson County, Ohio. He is a son of
Robert and Sarah Trimble, natives of Virginia, who emigrated to
Jefferson County, Ohio, at an early day. They were the parents of
seven children, of whom four are now living, viz.: Lucy, John,
Rebecca and Sarah J. When a boy, with his parents, our subject
moved from Jefferson to Harrison County, where, on March 22,
1851, he married Miss Margaret Sterling, daughter of John and Mary
Sterling, of Harrison County. To them have been born five children,
viz.: James S., Mary J. (deceased), Robert W., Rebecca E. and
Rosilla N. In the autumn of 1853, Mr. Trimble came to Union County,
and settled near the central portion of York Township, where he at
present resides. In connection with his farming, he is also engaged
in the manufacture of tile, for drainage purposes. In the spring of
1879, he was elected Treasurer of York Township, in which capacity
he still officiates. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and class leader in the church, and the owner of eighty-five acres of
land.

HIRAM WATTS, farmer, P. O. York, was born December 28, 1822,

in Franklin County, Ohio. His parents were John and Sarah Watts,
natives of New York State, who settled in Franklin County, Ohio, at
an early day, They had eight children, of whom five are now living,
viz.: Hiram, William, John, Maria and Nicholas. On December
22,1843, in Franklin County, Hiram was united in marriage to Sarah
J. Goldsmith, who was born January 15, 1823, in Franklin County.
She is a daughter of Thomas Goldsmith a native of Virginia, and
Elizabeth Goldsmith. a native of Pennsylvania. The fruits of this
union are six children-Horace W., John J., Charles D., William J.,
Carrie A. and Emma R (deceased). Mr. Watts resided in Franklin
County until 1865, in which year, with his family, he came to this
county, and settled in York Township, near York Center, where he
now resides. He has served as Trustee in York Township, is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the owner of 135
acres of land.

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CHARLES E. WILKINS, farmer, P. O. Richwood. Beriah P. Wilkins,

father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Saratoga County, N.
Y., May 26, 1792. fie was a son of James Wilkins, a valiant soldier of
the Revolutionary war, and Elsie Wilkins. Having reached the years
of manhood, he married, on December 24, 1814, in New York State,
Miss Amanda Rhodes, She was born October 19, 1797, and was a
daughter of Capt. James Rhodes. By this union there was an issue of
three children-Charles E., Joseph R. and Alfred F. (deceased). In
1836, he came to Union County, Ohio, and bought 210 acres of land
in York Township, our subject's farm being part of the original
purchase. In 1837, with his family, he settled in his new home in
what was then comparatively a forest. He endured the usual
hardships and privations connected with pioneer life, and remained
where he settled until his decease, in October 1858. He had served
as Trustee of York Township, and was respected by all who knew
him. His wife departed this life in August 1877. Our subject was born
March 6, 1822, in New York State, and when fifteen years of age,
with his parents, came to Union County, Ohio. On May 18, 1847, he
married Miss Martha M. Raymond, who was torn July 26, 1826, in
Saratoga County, N. Y. Her father, Nathan Raymond, was born in
1779, in Connecticut; his father, Nathan, was a Revolutionary
soldier. When a boy, with his parents, he removed to Saratoga
County, N. Y., where he married Martha Chard, by whom he had
seven children, two of whom are now living, viz.: Martha M. and
Ambrose. In 1839, he came to Union County, Ohio, where he
remained until his decease, November 7, 1847; his wife died
September 4, of the same year. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins are the parents
of seven children-Edwin R., Amanda C., John F., Mary E., Hattie M.,

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Allis K. and Minerva J. (deceased). Mr. Wilkins has served as Trustee

and Clerk of York Township. He is a member of the Presbyterian
Church, and the owner of seventy-seven acres of land.

LEVEN WRIGHT (deceased). The subject of this sketch was born

April 22, 1809, in Maryland, and when nine years of age, with his
parents, James and Hannah Wright, he came to Fairfield County,
Ohio, where his parents remained until their decease. About the year
1834. with his sister Rebecca, he came to Union County, and settled
in the northern portion of York Township, where he remained until

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his decease. In 1837, he married Letitia Coons, daughter of George

and Keziah Coons. By this union there was an issue of three
children, two of whom are now living, viz,: Rebecca and James. slue
died in March, 1844, and in August, 1844, he married Miss Sarah
Thornton, who was born March 22, 1821 She was a daughter of
Jesse and Nancy Thornton, of Union County, the former a native of
North Carolina, and the latter of Virginia. This union has been
blessed with seven children, three of whom are now living-Oscar,
Mahlon and Mary. After spending a life of usefulness, he died
November 27,1873. He was a kind and loving father and an
indulgent husband, respected by the large circle of friends that knew
him. For many years he served as Trustee of York Township; was a
member of the Free-Will Baptist Church, and left to his widow, who
still resides on the homestead, 166 acres of land.

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TOWNSHIP HISTORIES
CHAPTER I.

THE TOWN OF MARYSVILLE-Paris Township.

THE original plat of Marysville was laid out in 1819, and the following description thereof
is from the records of Delaware County, which then included the site:

"Plat of the town of Marysville, which is situated on Mill Creek, a branch of the West Fork
of the Scioto River, in Delaware County, Ohio, which was surveyed and laid out, agreeable
to the above plat, for Samuel Culbertson,* Esq., proprietor of said town, as laid out to the
cardinal. points of the compass. The streets and alleys all at right angles ; the lots are five
perches in front, or north and south, and eight perches back, or east and west ; the lots
contain one-fourth part of an acre each, except the fractional lots which join the public
square are less ; the streets are all four perches wide except the two streets running north
and south, one of which being on the east side of the public square and the other on the
west side, are thirty-three feet wide each ; the alleys are all sixteen and one half feet wide
each, all of which is fully delineated on the above plat.

"August 10, A. D. 1819.

CHARLES ROBERTS, Surveyor."

The lots in this plat were numbered from one to ninety-six ; the public square was in the
shape of a diamond. The land included in this plat is a part of Edward Dowse's Survey No.
3351, surveyed for him in 1798, by Nathaniel Massie, D. S., on certain military warrants
held by Dowse. Stephens Thomson Mason, of Loudoun County, Va., purchased the
warrants and received a patent from the United States Government May 7, 1800, for the
whole survey, 1087 acres, "situate, lying and being between the Little Miami and Scioto
Rivers, northwest of the River Ohio." March 21, 1801, Mason sold it to Joseph Scott, of
Philadelphia, for five shillings, and the latter, on the 22d of September in the same year,
disposed of it to Francis Bailey, of Lancaster County, Penn., for the sum of $187. Bailey,
who owned a printing establishment in Philadelphia, on the 15th of March, 1813,
conveyed the land to Margaret Bailey, "a single woman," for $1. July 10, 1817, Miss Bailey
sold the west one-third part of her purchase to Samuel W. Culbertson, also for $1. By this
Mr. Culbertson became the owner of what a subsequent survey proved to be 450 acres of
land. It is thus described in the deed to him : "Beginning on the bank of Mill Creek, in
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at two sugar trees and lyn, the northwest corner Edward Dowse's Survey No. 3351 ;
thence seventy and one-half east 152 poles to a hickory, sugar tree and ash in the line of
said Dowse's survey, at one-third of the whole distance456 poles ; thence south ten east
436 poles to a post in the south boundary of said Dowse's survey, crossing the creek at
180 poles; thence south eighty west 152 poles with said south boundary to a large white
oak and three sugar trees southwest corner to said Dowse's survey; thence north ten west
436 poles along the west boundary of said Dowse's survey, crossing the creek to the
beginning."

4 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

Culbertson lived at Zanesville, Ohio. June 28, 1820, his wife, Mary* Culbertson, granted
him a power of attorney to convey for her the interest she owned in any lands in Union
County which he wished to sell. July 25, 1822, the following power of' attorney was
granted by Culbertson and wife to Silas G. Strong, of Marysville:

"Know all men by these

presents, That we, Samuel W. Culbertson, and Nancy, his
wife, for divers good causes and considerations us thereunto moving, and the sum of one
dollar to us in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, do and by these
presents have nominated, constituted and appointed Silas G. Strong, of Marysville, our
true and lawful attorney in fact, for us and in our names, to sell any and every inlot in
Marysville, as laid out by Samuel W. Culbertson, beginning with lot number one and taking
every odd lot progressively as high as lot number, ninety-six, the even lots having been
already disposed of; and lots numbers one, three, forty-five, fifty-one, he is to be
restricted to the prices as marked on the plat this day furnished him, subscribed by S. W.
Culbertson ; the lots to be sold for one-fourth in hand and the residue within three years
from the date, with interest from the sale ; when the sale is made, our attorney to give to
the purchaser a title bond in our names, to bind us to make a complete legal title to the
purchaser on the payment of the whole purchase-money to him or us, he is also to make
and give leases for small outlots for improvements, until outlets are laid oat for sale, at
which time the leases are to be void on the leasee being paid for his improvement. All our
attorney's acts done by him agreeable to this power are to be (lone by him in our names,
which he is to subscribe until this power is revoked by us ; and we do hereby obligate
ourselves to ratify and confirm whatever our said attorney may do by virtue of this our
authority, as witness our hands and seals at Marysville this 25th day of July, 1822.

"SAMUEL W. CULBERTSON. [SEAL.]

NANCY CULBERTSON. [SEAL.]

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Witnesses present

DAVID COMERM

NEIL GUNN."

Mr. Strong received like documents from other non-resident property holders, to sell or
lease land for them, and was a man of extensive business for those days.

Marysville having been fixed upon as the seat of justice for the county of Union, David
Comer was, on the 10th of July, 1820, appointed Director of said town, with Thomas
McDonald and George Harris as his bondsmen. On the day following it was
"Ordered by the Court,
That David Coiner, the Director of the town of Marysville, be governed in his proceedings
by the following rules, to-wit: That he select the grounds and lots; that he receive deeds
for the county ; that he sell the lots at public sale, giving first thirty days' notice in the
neighboring papers ; that he sell for one-tenth in hand and the balance in four equal
annual payments ; that he lay out the land in lots (either in or out lots as the ground may
best suit)- that he make any alterations in laying out the town which Culbertson and
himself may think expedient; that he take bond, with security, from purchasers. After the
public sale he may sell at private sale, and clear off the ground before the sales and make
such other improvements as may be advantageous to the county."

April 18, 1821, a plat of Marysville was placed on record in Union County, having a total of
144 lots ; this was laid out by Mr. Comer, as Director, the lots from 98 to 144, inclusive,
having been donated by Mr. Culbertson for the use of the county. The space between
Center and North streets, extending east the width of one lot beyond Water street, was
called " Military Square," and has since been laid out into lots. It was 43 poles and 4 links
east and west, by 28 poles north and South, and contained 7 acres 47 poles and 9 links.
Culbertson and his wife, upon the establishment of the seat of justice at Marysville,
deeded to David Comer, in trust for the county, all the even-numbered lots in the original
plat and

* The name appears as Mary but once; in all other places asNancy, which was probably the true
name.

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the 24 acres adjoining on the east, in which were the 48 additional lots and the Military
Square. This deed, dated December 16, 1820, was made in order that the Commissioners

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might be enabled to erect public buildings at Marysville. The Military Square was laid out
into lots June 29, 1825 ; eight outlots had been platted for Mr. Culbertson, west of the
original town, by Silas G. Strong, surveyor, ;November 3, 1823.

In 1824, David Comer resigned as Director, and on the 27th of September, in that year,
the court appointed Stephen McLain in his place, and he entered into bonds, with David
Comer and Richard Gabriel as securities. Comer died in 1825, and his last will and
testament was admitted to probate on the 27th of June, in that year. He had, before his
resignation, sold for the county the following lots in Marysville :

No. 4, to George Harris, April 20, 1821, price, $81.

No. 28, to Matthias Collins, May 21, 1821, price. $75.0625.

No. 26, to Matthias Collins, June 29, 1821, price, $55.

No. 58, to Philip Jarboe, June 29, 1821, price, $96.

No. 70, to Thomas Collins, December 3,1822, price, $54.

No. 38, to T. L. Woods and Stephen McLain, September 27,1824, price, $1.

Stephen McLain, while acting in the capacity of Director, sold lots in the town as follows:

Nos. 8, 86, 99, 102, to Thomas Osborn, April 2, 1825, price, $15.125.

No. 20, to Matthias Collins, November 25,3824, price, $1.

No. 16, to Daniel Miller, November 5, 1824, price, $60.0625.

Nos. 129, 136, 137, 144, to Levi Phelps, May 10, 1825, price, $10.

No. 76, to Leonard Kirkwood, July 16, 1825, price, $1.

Nos. 2, 7, 10, 15, in Military -Square, to James P. Crawford, September 29, 1825, price,
$100.

Nos. 12, 30, 42, 80, and 3, 6,11, 14, on Military Square, to Silas G. Strong, September 29,
1825, price, $100.

No. 94, to Pierce Lanphere, May 1, 1826, price, $10.

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No. 82, to Leonard Kirkwood, May 29, 1826, price, $5.

Nos. 113, 120, 121, 128, 103, 106, 62, 116, 117, 124, 125, 60, 72. to David Witter,
February 18, 1826, price, $100,

No. 84, to John N. Conkelon, June 30,1826, price, $10.

No. 72, to Daniel Miller, November 17,1826, price, $1.

Nos. 114, 119, 122. 127, to Daniel Miller January 2, 1827, price, $25.

No. 78, to Adam Wolford, November 17, 1826, price, $10.

No. 90, to Adam Wolford, March 21, 1827, price, $10,

No. 44, to Hezekiah Bates, May 19, 1827, price, $1.

Nos. 32,14,10, 129,136,137, 144, to Levi Phelps. July 26, 1827, price, $100.

Nos. 34,97,98, to John R. McLain December 17, 1827, price, $37.75.

No. 22, to Silas G. Strong, June 4,1828, price. $69.

No. 143, to Sampson Hubbell, June 20, 1829, price, $4.

Nos. 100, 101, 108, 109. to William Gregg, June 22, 1829, price, $6.

Nos. 18, 66, 92,115,118, 123. 126, 131, 134, 139,142, to Thomas Collins, October 19,
1829, price, $31.

No. 54, to William Edgar, September 15, 1829, price, $20.

No. 110, to Robert Miller, June 22, I829, price.' $3.

No. 64, to John R. McLain, February 24, I830, price, $35.

Nos. 56, 68, to Cyprian Lee, May 10. 1828, price,

Nos. 4, 5, 12 and 13, on Military Square, to Matthias Collins, March 30, 1825, price, $7.

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No. 2. to Levi Phelps, July 20, 1829, price,

No. 48, to Alexander Pollock, October 26, 1830, price, $5.

Nos. 1, 8, 9 and 16, on Military Square, to Matthias Collins, January 28, 1831, price, $30.

6 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

Nos. 135, 138, to William Wells, May 7,1830, price, $8. No.

96, to George Sager, September 15, 1829, price, $10.

No. 112, to Silas G. Strong, November 6, 1828, price, $8.

No. 111, to Silas G. Strong, October 10, 1833, price, $10.

No. 74, to William H. Spear, October 29. 1833, price, $5.

No. 88, to John R. McLain, February 28, 1834, price, $6.

No. 6, to Ransom Clark, January 23, 1834, price, $6.

Nos. 132, 133, 140, 141, to Thomas Snodgrass, February 28, 1834, price, $8.

No. 130, to Elisha Adamson, John R. McLain, Samuel B. Johnson, Directors of School
District No. 1. March 30, 1835, price, $5.

Mr. Culbertson sold the following, making deeds of a number of them after he had
conveyed to his son-in-law, Joshua Mathiot, the entire 450 acres, except such lots as had
been already sold or contracted for, the transfer occurring April 10,1828:

No. 33, to John Leeper, May 27,1826, price, $1.

No. 45, to James Taylor, May 23, 1826, price, $150.

Outlot No. 2, to Silas G. Strong, May 27, 1826, price, $50.

Outlot No. 8, to Levi Phelps, July 15, 1828, price, $50.

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No. 39, to David IN Witter, November 8, 1828, price, $50.

Outlot No. 1, to Stephen McLain, November 26, 1829, price, $50.

Outlot No. 4, to Adam Wolford, February 4, 1830, price, $50.

July 2, 1828, Mathiot granted Silas G. Strong power of attorney* to sell for him any lots
owned by said Mathiot in Marysville, or to lease or rent any farm lands on the balance of
the 450 acres. He stipulated that Lots 1, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 25, 27,61 and 83 should
be sold for not less than $20 each; Lots 3, 23 49 65, 67, 71, 79, 81, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93
and 95, at not less than $25 each Lots 53: 55: 59, 73 and 75, no less than $40 each Lots
21 and 69, no less than $70 each ; Lot 47, no less than $100 ; Lot 51, no less than $125;
outlots at not less than $50 each. Mathiot and his wife, who at the time resided in Licking
County, Ohio, sold lots as follows, per Strong:

Nos. 3, 11, to Levi Phelps, January 2, 1830, price, $25.

Nos. 53, 55, to William Campbell, January 12, 1832, price, $80.

No. 27, to Samuel B. Johnson, January 12, 1832, price, $100.

Part of No. 51, to Silas G. Strong, September 29, 1832, price, $63.

Part of No. 51, to Cyprian Lee, June 17, 1833, price, $87.

Outlot No. 3, to James January, January 12, 1832, price, $50.

No. 47, to Enos Ward, January 12, 1832, price, $100.

Undivided one-half No. 45, to Luther 31. Davis, March 1, 1834, price, $140. Nos 29, 41, to
Hezekiah Bates, March 21, 1834, price, $100.

Outlots Nos. 5, 6, to William Ward, March 26, 1834, price, $100.

No. 57, to Harvey Ward, March 14, 183.5, price, $150.

Nos. 69, 77, to Cyprian Lee, March 23, 1837, price, $100.

No. 91, to Adam Wolford, March 23. 1837, price, $40.

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No. 73, to Ira Wood, March 23, 1837, price, $65.

No. 15, to Christian Gaul, March 14, 1835, price, $125.

No. 63, to Calvin Winget, March 23, 1837. price, $100.

No. 81, to Levi Antrim, March 23, 1837, price. $48.

Nos. 73, 85, to Alexander Pollock, December 29, 1838, price, $150.

Nos. 83, 95, to William Snodgrass, December 29, 1838, price, $100.

No. 59, to Silas G. Strong, March 23. 1837, price, $72.

Nos. 5, 17, to Ransom Clark, December 29, 1838. price, $62.50.

No. 69, to Robson L. Broome, December 14, 1833, price, $100.

No. 37, to Mains Wason. January 7. 1841, price, $37.50.

No. 71, to James 11. Gill, January 11. 1841, price, $60

No. 49, to Henry Kezartee, July 26. 1843, price. $60.

*This power of attorney was revoked April 8, 1830, but renewed the same, day.

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No. 61, to Robson L. Broome, July 26, 1843, price, $36.

No. 79, to Robson L. Broome, July 26, 1843, price, $60.

No. 87, to William H. Frank, April, 6, 1848, $75.

No. 93, to William L. Gibson, April 6, 1848, price, $40.

Outlot No. 7, to William H. Skinner,* April 15, 1851, price, $124.

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April 12, 1851, Joshua Mathiot's widow sold to John Cassil her dower estate in Survey
3,351, described in a deed bearing that date. The administrators subsequently sold a
number of lots in Mathiot's addition. In March, 1849, the Commissioners ordered a re-
numbering of the lots in Marysville, in compliance with an act of the Legislature passed
February 2, 1848, and the Auditor and Recorder performed the work, making a few
changes from the original numbering. The following additions have been made to the
town, aside from those already mentioned:

Western Addition-By Henry Shedd, ten lots, surveyed by William B. Irwin, July 6, 1847.

Mathiot's Addition-April 16, 1851, lots added from 172 to 221, inclusive, and several
outlots, principally south of original town, but extending a little to the east thereof.

John Cassil's Addition-Nineteen lots and eight outlots, north of original town, November
25, 1854.

D. D. Welsh's Addition-Eleven lots, January 2, 1855.

William Welsh's Addition of Outlots--January 3, 1855.

William E. Lee's Addition-Fourteen lots, January 17, 1855.

A. L. Skinner's Addition-Five Lots, September 25,1855.

Samuel C. Lee's Addition-Thirty-eight lots, south of railroad, on East and Military streets,
August 16, 1864.

The Picket Addition-Twelve lots, between Center and North streets and west of Cottage
street, June 13, 1865, by John Cassil, agent and attorney for G. A. and Emily 11. Cassil.

S. W. Dolbear's Addition-Seven lots, April 7, 1866.

Charles Erb's Addition of Outlots-August 29, 1868.

Brown & Mowry's Addition-By Thomas Brown and A. S. Mowry, February 14, 1871, ten
lots east of Vine, between Center and North streets.

William C. Barnett's Addition-Fourteen lots, between Water and Military streets, south of
railroad, May 6, 1873.

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Robinson's Addition-by James W. and William H. Robinson, seventythree lots, including

two outlots, in southwest part of town, December 10, 1873.

Reed's Addition-By Margaret F. Reed and Samuel L. Reed, her husband, four lots. on
Weaver street, February 20, 1875.

Southwick's Addition-Weaver and Center streets (cast of Weaver and south of Center,
crossing South street), by E. R. Southwick, May 18, 1876.

Freshwater's Addition-Between Vine and Water streets, and between Center street and
the railroad, by William Burns, executor of will of William Freshwater, March 2, 1880.

Robb's Addition-South of Center street, west of Kenton avenue, by William H. Robb, March
26, 1881.

The name "Marysville " was given to the town by Mr. Culbertson when he laid it out, in
honor of his daughter Mary, who subsequently became the wife of Mathiot.

Gen. Joshua M. The banks of Mill Creek, at Marysville, are 480 feet above the waters or
the Ohio River at Portsmouth-the mouth of the Scioto. The stream is here not large. but
furnishes slight power. During the dry season its channel is nearly filled with a vegetable
growth.

EARLY SETTLEMENT.

The first cabin on the site of Marysville is said to have been built by a Quaker named
Jonathan Summers, about 1916. After the town was platted, its first

* Mr. Skinner purchased from the administrators of J. Mathiot, deceased.

8 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

settlers were Matthias Collins, Samuel Miller and John Leeper. George Snodgrass, the
oldest living resident of Union County, in a letter dated at Urbana, Ohio, December 18,
1882, contributes from his recollection substantially as follows:

"When I came to Marysville to live, in February, 1824, there were but four families living
on the town plat; it was literally in the woods. Silas G. Strong had just moved in a new log
house, just where the house of Judge Woods, deceased, now stands, opposite the jail, on
land he had purchased at $3.50 per acre. Daniel Miller, a brother-in-law of David Comer,
lived in an old log cabin built probably by a squatter. He had four children, was a brick-

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maker by trade, and died here after a few years; his widow removed from the place.
Matthias Collins was here when I came.. He had one or two children. His wife died at an
early date. Collins was a carpenter, and built a little one-story house on East Center street,
just on the east side of the branch. Dr. Henderson owns the site now. Collins got married
in 1830, perhaps; moved on a farm, lived a few years and died. The fourth family was
that of Stephen McLain. He was raised in Champaign County, Ohio, married in the fall of
1823, moved to Marysville, and was jailer, living in the jail when I went there in February,
1824. Those were the citizens of Marysville then.

"Between that date and the fall of 1827, two families located in the placeGeorge Minturn
and wife, from Champaign County, and Newton Hicks and wife. Minturn was a
wheelwright by trade, and made little and big spinning wheels. People at that time
manufactured their own wearing apparel. Newton Hicks was a tanner. I built the first
twostory frame to live in that was put up in Marysville. I think I am safe in saying that I
taught the first school that had any scholars, in the corporation or town plat.

"I recollect David Comer distinctly. He was a man of considerable ability, and a gentleman.
He was our Captain; I have mustered under him. He was elected Commissioner of Union
County at an early date. He owned a good farm three miles west of Milford, and died
about the year 1830 . Some years after that the widow married a fine man by the name of
Ralph Cherry. They are both gone. As regards Clark Provin, I can say but little. My
recollection is that he was appointed Clerk of the Court until one could be elected ; if so,
then Silas G. Strong was elected. I am not able to state what became of him.

"Silas G. Strong was an Eastern man. He had a good education,. and was smart, shrewd,
and capable of filling any office in the county or State. He came to Marysville soon after
the organization of the county. He was of the Presbyterian order. When I came to live
with him he was Clerk of the Courts, County and Township Recorder, Justice of the Peace
and Postmaster. He was a good surveyor, was agent for a good many tracts of land, and
his having no family except his wife was the reason I went to live with him; he wanted
some one to assist him in his business. I was to stay with him three years. When I was
not engaged for him, he was to educate me in his own house. He was to give me $33 the
first year, $66 the second, $100 the third, and board me and do my washing ; I was to
furnish my own clothing. I lived with him three years, then got married, rented his house
and kept tavern, Strong and his wife boarding with me. He always treated me well, never
it cross word passing between us. During that time, I taught school nine months in one
place, a mile 'arid a half from Marysville, at $12.50 per month.

"Amos A. Williams was then Sheriff of the county. He was a carpenter by trade, and as the
business of his office did not give him constant employment, he made me his deputy and
left the entire business with me. I was then twenty years of age. He was elected for a
second term, and I still remained with him, making three years altogether, to the
satisfaction of all concerned."

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Mr. Snodgrass further says: "My father's name was Robert Snodgrass. He came from
Pennsylvania and settled near Milford in the year 1800, with five or six

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other families-relatives. At that time the country was a wilderness ; Indiana were very
plenty, but friendly. Our family numbered ten persons, of whom four were born in the
bounds of Union. I was born June 8, 1805."*

About 1835-40, Silas G. Strong changed his religious views and went, with his wife, to the
Shakers. After one year he became dissatisfied and returned to Marysville. He then
embraced the doctrine of the Second Adventists and became enthusiastic in that belief. W.
C. Malin relates of him that he had his "ascension robe " ready on several occasions, and
at one time took a man's cow and horse team as balance of payment on a farm. The man
came in afterward and wanted the cow back, saying that his family was nearly starving.
Strong told him it made no difference; the people would all be "called up" in a few days
any way-referring to the predicted, end of the world." After a number of years Strong
went to Nauvoo, Ill., and joined the Mormons, and there died. Some time later his wife
returned to her friends in the East.

David Witter (2) was the third Sheriff of Union County, elected in 1828 and reelected in
1832. He was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1786. His father, Elijah Witter, removed to
Ontario County, N. Y., about the beginning of the present century. In that county, near
Geneva, David continued to reside until he was about twenty-eight years old. He was a
soldier in the war of 1812, and as such participated in the battle at Queenstown Heights,
in Canada, fought in October, 1812. He belonged to the force under Col. S. Van
Rensselaer, which assaulted and took the enemy's works, but a re-enforcement of the
enemy came up and retook them.

In 1814, Mr. Witter moved to Ohio and bought land and settled in Union County, on the
Darby Plains. Here he improved a large and valuable farm, and was greatly prospered
while he resided on it. At the public sale of town lots in Marysville, in 1820, Mr. Witter
bought a large number of lots, among others the lot on which the American Hotel building
now stands. He erected that structure in the summer and fall of 1829. It was one of the
beat hotel buildings then in this section of the State; there was at that time none superior

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to it either in Springfield, Delaware or Columbus. Mr. Witter owned some three hundred
acres of land adjoining Marysville on the east, coming up to what is now known as Weaver
street, including the Richey farm, part of the D. Longbrake farm, and part of Mrs.
McFadden's farm. The land that he then owned in this vicinity is now of immense value,
but was sold by him before it had appreciated much.

Mr. Witter was a man of great enterprise and activity, and very successful in business for
many years ; but in 1840 he engaged in buying hogs and cattle, and sustained heavy
losses. He subsequently sold out and paid his debts, and in 1845 removed to Logan
County, Ill., where he had entered one thousand acres of land in 1835. He remained on
this land until 1857, when he sold out and moved to Pike County, Ill., where he died in
June, 1857. Mr. Witter was married three times; first to Sally Witter, a distant relative ;
this was in 1810. She died in 1838, and he married Mrs. Eliza Moran, in 1839, in Union
County, Ohio. In 1857, he married a Mrs. Fuller, in Illinois. By his first wife he raised six
children, five daughters and one son, as follows:

Clarissa, born in 1812, married to T. L. Campbell; moved to Texas, raised a large family,
and died just before the breaking-out of the rebellion.

Joshua, born in 1815, married in Union County - moved to Illinois in 1845, and from
thence to Texas in 1853. He remained there until the opening of the rebellion, when he
was compelled to leave on account of his undisguised Union

* George Snodgrass was married February 7,1828, and his wife, Hannah, died December 9,1881.
Mr. Snodgrass was one of the chain-carriers for the surveyor who was authorized to lay out the
Marlon road, also the Newton mad. In running the entire distance from Marysville to the north
part of the county, they saw but two or three cabins. One was in the valley of Belts's Creek, just
north of Pharisburg, and another on Fulton Creek. The letter was occupied by Cyprian Lee. Levi
Phelps, who surveyed the mad, was then a young, unmarried man, and at Mr. Lee's Douse,
where the party made its headquarters for several days, he met, in the person of Mr. Lee's sister,
the lady who subsequently became his wife.

(2) The sketch of Mr. Witter to furnished by Judge P. B. Cole.

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sentiments. His son made his way to the North before his father did, and joined the Union
forces and served during the balance of the war.

Anna, the second daughter, married Hosea Ardes, in Illinois, in 1845; removed to Texas
about 1853, where she still resides.

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Dolly B. intermarried with P. B. Cole, of Marysville, where they still reside.

Mary married Horace G. Ballou, who removed from Marysville to Logan County, Ill., in
1850, where he practiced with success until 1855, when he died. His widow died in 1865.

Armuda P. married George Downing, in Logan County, Ill., in 1845. He died in 1853, and
she afterward married John England, who died in 1869. She is now a widow, and resides
at Lincoln, Ill.

Sarah Ann married Levi Rinker. in Logan County, Ill. He was a soldier in an Illinois
regiment, and fell in battle near Atlanta, Ga. She resides near Fort Scott, Kan., and is a
widow.

Eliza was the only child by his second marriage. She married a man by the name of James
Iden ; they now reside in Lincoln, Ill.

Mr. Witter had been unfortunate in business just before he left Ohio, but had repaired
most of his losses before his death and left a good property to his children at his death.

Adam Wolford, Sr., was raised in Guernsey County, Ohio, where he was probably born. He
removed to Mt. Vernon, Knox County, where he was married on the 10th of May, 1821.
Immediately after his marriage, he came with his wife to Union County and settled on a
farm near the site of the present fair ground, a short distance outside of the corporation
as it now exists. His daughter (Maria) was born December 18, 1825, and before she was a
year old her parents moved into the village and located on a lot on the north side of South
street, just east of the "town run;" the family took up its residence in a log house on said
lot. At that date it is likely that log houses were the only kind to be seen within the limits
of the place. Mr. Wolford was a carpenter by trade, and had most of the work in that line
to perform for a considerable period; a great portion of the carpenter work in the court
house recently abandoned was done by him. He afterward moved to the lot in the
southwest part of town, on which the West School building now stands. When said
building was erected, the frame house which occupied the site, and in which Mr. Wolford
lived, was moved to the south side of the street and is now occupied by R. L. Partridge
and family. Mr. Partridge married Mr. Wolford's daughter (Maria), mentioned above. Mr.
Wolford died June 10, 1863, at the age of sixty-five years. His wife (Katharine Wolford),
died October 17, 1865, aged sixty years.

Adam Wolford, Jr., brother to the wife of Adam Wolford, Sr., settled in Marysville with his
widowed mother, Charlotte Wolford, about 1828. She afterward married Jacob Slicer, and
both are now deceased. Adam Wolford, Jr., was only four years of age when his mother
came with him and his brother and two sisters to Marysville. After a residence of forty-one

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years in the town, he removed to Missouri in 1869. He now resides near North Lewisburg,
Ohio.

Richard Bancroft was born August 11, 1797, at Wakefield, England; came to America
when nineteen years of age; married Mary Graham, February 14, 1822, in Clark County,
Ohio and soon after located at Marysville, where he resided over fifty years. He died
August 22, 1880, in Iowa, while on a visit with his wife to their daughter. Mrs. Bancroft
died at Anamosa, Iowa, at the residence of her daughter, July 13, 1881, in the seventy-
eighth year of her age.

Thomas Snodgrass died at Marysville on the 21st of April, 1880, aged seventy-three years.
He was a native of the county, and had spent the greater part of his life in Marysville. He
established the first Methodist Sunday school in the place, connected himself with the
church in 1828, became a class leader, and led the singing until about 1859. He remained
a prominent member of the church until his death, and was a citizen greatly respected
and esteemed. He was a man of marked character, and will Iong he remembered by those
who knew him.

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The following sketch of Cyprian Lee, a prominent pioneer of the town and county, was
furnished by his brother, William Lee, of Marysville:

"Several of the older States were represented by the pioneer settlers of Union County, and
Connecticut had a representative in Cyprian Lee, who was born in Berlin, Hartford Co.,
Conn., April 10, 1792. He was the son of John and Mary (Hart) Lee, and spent the early
years of his life on the farm homestead of his father, in Kensington, in the town of Berlin.
After he had become of legal age, he spent several years with his uncle, John Hart, who
had removed from Connect!cut to Petersburg, Va. On the failure of the health of his uncle,
who then returned to Connecticut, his business was committed to him to settle up, and
through this arrangement he became the owner of ail undivided half of a tract of about
2.000 acres of land situated on Fulton Creek, in what is now Claibourne Township, Union
Co., Ohio. He first visited Ohio about the year 1820. remained for a time in Delaware, and
there, about 1821. married Elizabeth Cooper, whose parents were from Vermont. In 1822,
he concluded to settle upon his land in Union County, and with this view he obtained an
order of partition of the tract referred to, and the boundaries of the half belonging to him
were established. He then sold a small parcel to a man who engaged to locate upon it and
assist him for a time in the preliminiaries of his own settlement. The first work to be
accomplished was the opening of a way for about four miles through heavily timbered
region. to get access with teams and wagons to the spot where he was to locate his log

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cabin; then the rearing of his cabin and the beginning of the clearing of the land for
cultivation.

"Such an enterprise for a young man and a young wife, who had not been inured to life
under such conditions. demanded courageous and resolute spirits, with willing and strong
hands, to endure the hardships and overcome the difficulties incident to such an
undertaking, and of his wife it can be truly said that she united the courageous, heroic
spirit with the gentle and amiable traits of a true woman. He was a man of large frame, of
great muscular strength, very stipple and active, and he had courage and resolution.
Addressing himself to the difficulties of his situation with ambitious earnestness, his
exertions resulted in subjecting him to rheumatic disease, which so interfered with his
farming pursuits that after two or three years he found it expedient to seek a different
location and a different occupation ; accordingly, in 1824 or 1825, he, removed to
Marysville, and for a time kept a hotel. At the time of his residence on Fulton Creek, and
during the earlier years of his residence in Marysville. there were some men in the vicinity
who, while they were physically powerful, were of quarrelsome dispositions and fighting
habits ; and there were several instances in which men of this sort challenged the
manhood of Mr. Lee in ways which he could not allow to pass without asserting his
manhood in a contest, the result of which was that in each case the assailing parties met
their master. These demonstrations of his power and prowess becoming known to the
near residents, led them to regard him with more than common respect, and, as he was
of it very social nature, kind and generous hearted, and in his disposition the opposite of a
quarrelsome man, he had many and warm friends. Besides being of a genial, social
nature, he had a cheerful, joyous temperament, and entered heartily into the innocent
sports of the time engaged in the games of ball with the men or the boys, as also in the
hunts for game, and made himself ail agreeable companion with all who were disposed to
conduct themselves with moral propriety ; and very naturally, in quell associations, he
often took the place of leader, or captain, as for a period of several years he was the
chosen Captain of the local militia.

"Such were some of the incidents of the early Years, of his life in Union County, and such
were some of his natural characteristics. He did not remain long at hotel keeping, but
leaving that, engaged in mercantile business. He entered into the latter in company with
others, having a number of different partners during the period in which he was engaged
in trade, which continued up to

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the time of his death, which occurred September 24, 1854. He was elected Treasurer of
the county, and held that office from 1845 to 1851 ; was elected Coroner in 1851, and
served one Year, and was once elected Mayor of Marysville, but declined to serve. He was

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not ambitious of official distinction, nor was he ever actuated by an eager desire to
accumulate property. His business yielded him a sufficient income for the comfortable
support of his family, with something more with which to gratify the generous and
benevolent impulses of his nature. He had no disreputable habits, and his character was
not stained by any immoral practices. It remains now to speak of him in relation to his
religious character, and in this respect it may be said that be was a man of religious faith
and precepts for some years before he made a public profession by connecting himself
with a Christian Church; but, in 1841, he became a member of the Presbyterian Church of
Marysville, was elected all Elder in 1843, and the same year became the clerk of the
church session. and continued to hold these offices until his death, a period of twelve
years. In 1841, he was elected Depositary of the County Bible Society, and in 1842 was
elected to the Presidency of this society, and was continued in this office for twelve years.
These facts are significant of the estimation in which his religious character was held by
those with whom he was associated in the church, and in the County Bible Society ; and
they show that in some good degree he was true to his genealogical lineage. There
coursed in his veins and pulsated in his heart the blood of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Deacon
Stephen Hart and John Lee, all of' whom were of that company of' colonists that removed
in 1636 * from Cambridge, Mass., to Hartford, Conn., and made the first settlement there.
The John Lee of that colony, then a youth, subsequently married Mary Hart, daughter of
Deacon Stephen Hart. At a later period, Samuel Hart, a grandson of Stephen Hart, married
Mary Hooker, a grand-daughter of Rev. Thomas Hooker. Still later, John Lee, of the fifth
generation from John Lee, the colonist, married Mary Hart, a descendant of Deacon
Stephen Hart and Rev. Thomas Hooker ; and this John Lee and Mary Hart Lee were the
parents of Cyprian Lee.

"Few men were more prominent in the early history of Connecticut in shaping the religious
and civil institutions of the State than Rev. Thomas Hooker; and both the Harts and the
Lees, for successive generations, were of devout religious proclivities, and stanch
supporters of the religious institutions of their State, as also earnest advocates of the
liberty of conscience and the natural rights of men under governmental arrangements,
both civil and ecclesiastical. Cyprian Lee owed it to his ancestors to belong to the Christian
Church, and to stand for the distribution of the Bible as he did. His children were: Mary,
born October 10, 1823; Lewis Hart, born January 8, 1826; Samuel Cooper, born August 6,
1828. These are all living and have families, but none of them are now residents of Union
County. The young wife, who shared heroically and affectionately with him the hardships
anti privations of pioneer life on Fulton Creek, died before the lapse of ten years from the
time of their marriage. He subsequently married Mary Irwin, of this county, who survived
him but a few years, but left no children."

Tobias Beightler, from Fairfield County, Ohio, removed to Paris Township, Union County,
in 1825, when twenty-one years of age. He was then possessed of limited means, but in
the subsequent years accumulated enough to make him comfortable. According to his
recollections as published in the Marysville Tribune in 1880, there were only

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seven voters in Marysville upon his arrival in the town; those were Matthias Collins,
Thomas Collins, Eli Lundy, George H. Houser, Hezekiah Bates-a blacksmith, who had a
shop on the site now occupied by the People's Bank; Samuel Osborn, who had a small
tannery where the city hall now is, and Silas G. Strong. The walls of the old American
House, according to the

*This date should be October, 1635, at which time a colony of sixty persons left Boston, and,
after passing across Central Massachusetts, settled at Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield, in
Connecticut.-P. A. D.

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memory of Mr. Beightler, were laid by Squire Gladhill and a man named Sprague. George
H. Houser was a brother-in-law of Mr. Beightler, and in the year the latter arrived here
killed seventy-seven deer, two bears and seven wolves. while Eli Lundy killed the same
number of deer and two wolves.

Charles L. Mullen was born in Madison County, Ohio, in 1814, and in 1829 came with his
father to Marysville, where he resided until his death, February 4, 1882. It is said that he
carried the first brick and mortar used in the construction of the old courthouse. He was
twice married-first, in January, 1843, to Sarah Bancroft, who died seven years later, and
second, to Elizabeth J. Marfield, who survived him; each bore him four children. Calvin
Winget was born in 1801, and very soon afterward his father, Stephen Winget, Sr.,
removed from Marietta, Ohio, to what is now Darby Township, Union County, where he
died in March, 1807. The family was originally either from Pennsylvania or Virginia. Calvin
Winget married Cynthia Irwin, sister of Gen. William B. Irwin, who is mentioned
elsewhere. He lived for a time at Milford, where his son, William M. Winget, now of
Marysville, was born June 1, 1829; four months after that event, he removed with his
family to Marysville, where for a number of years he was engaged in the cabinet-making
business, as were also his brothers, Stephen and David. Calvin Winget. on his arrival in
the town, or soon after, occupied a house-part frame and part logo-which stood on the
site of the present brick dwelling immediately east of the Congregational Church. He
subsequently owned a house on the west side of Main street, opposite the American
Hotel. This. to(rether with the dwellings of two men named Hicks and Thornton, and a
new building erected by John Adamson for a store and dwelling and not yet occupied by
him, were destroyed by an incendiary fire in 1831. Adamson had a stock of goods in his
store, and thieves had entered and stolen quantities thereof, afterward setting fire to the
building. Two white men and a colored man were arrested the following day for the
offense, tried and sentenced to the penitentiary. The families who had been burned out
took rooms in the upper part of the hotel which David Witter had built, although it was not
yet quite completed. The widow of Stephen Winget, Jr., from whom this information was

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derived, does not recollect who was then keeping the hotel, which had, in its incomplete
state, been thrown open to the public, but thinks a man named Rice became its landlord
soon after. Calvin Winget died in 1840, of milk sickness. In the possession of his son,
Squire William M. Winget, is the original Beal of Union County. It is made of brass and has
upon its face the State coat-of-arms, the words "Common Pleas of the County of Union,"
and the date 1820. The impression was Made by placing its face over the instrument to be
sealed and striking the back side with a hammer, and it bears many a dent from the blows
inflicted. Squire Winget is one of the prominent citizens of the town and county, and has
been honored with numerous official position s-Justice of the Peace, County Clerk, etc.

Stephen Winget, Jr., was born in Darby Township, Union Co., Ohio, in April, 1807, a
month after the death of his father. Stephen Winget, Sr. In 1829, he married Matilda
Marshall, daughter of Thomas Marshall, and in May, 1830, removed with his wife to
Marysville and entered into the cabinet-making business. His health afterward failed and
he moved upon a farm he had purchased on the Milford road, but finally returned to
Marysville and resumed his former occupation. For eight years he was associated with
Jesse Gill in a saw-mill at North Lewisburg, Champaign County.; both men are now
deceased, Mr. Winget's death occurring at Marysville, December 19, 1879. Upon his arrival
in this town in May, 1830, Mr. Winget moved in with his brother Calvin and lived for a few
months in the upper part of the house occupied by the latter. He afterward occupied for a
time a the small frame building owned by Silas G. Strong, which stood opposite the
present site of the Presbyterian Church, on the south side of West Center street. Strong
the had kept store in said building, carrying probably a general country stock.

Stephen McLain was then a prominent citizen of the town, and occupied a central

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location, somewhere near the spot on which the Union Block now stands. The
surroundings of the village at that day were rather dreary and unpleasant; scrubby brush,
wet land and heavy. timber made up the landscape, and about where the Presbyterian
Church now is, and for a considerable space around, a "cat-tail " and willow swamp
presented its beauties to the eye of the beholder. There was scarcely an indication that
the village in a mud-hole would ever become the prosperous, thrift and beautiful town
which is the pride of its citizens today.

In may, 1830, there were but two or three frame houses in the place. Levi Phelps lived in
one, a man named Powell in another, and Cornelius Sheltman, a wheelwright, in another.
Silas G. Strong was then keeping hotel on the ground lately occupied by Judge Woods, in
a two-story log building, part of which was weather boarded. Mrs. Stephen Winget was

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one of the ladies who attended the first Fourth of July celebration in Marysville, in 1828,
and remembers it well - six couples of young people were present from Darby Township.
Mrs. Winget was born near Culpepper Court House, Fauquier Co., Va., and her father,
Thomas Marshall, removed with his family to Logan County, Ohio, when the daughter was
five years old. In 1814, he changed his place of residence to Darby Township, Union
County, and died, in the neighborhood of 1840, while living on Sugar Run.

Thomas Marshall Winget, oldest son of Stephen and Matilda Winget, was born in
Marysville in August, 1830, and died at his home in the same town, December 27, 1877.
He had been a respected citizen all his -life. His occupation had been that of a carpenter
and cabinet-maker. He married Tabitha A., daughter of William M. Robinson, who, with
three children, survives him.

"Philander B. Cole,* now the senior member of the bar of Union County, was born in
Columbus, Ohio, October 10, 1815. He was the only child of James Cole and Jerusha, his
wife. His father, James Cole, removed to Delaware County, where Ike bought land, about
one-half of which was in Delaware and the other half in Union County, the family
residence being in the former. This land was cleared and made into a farm, Philander
assisting to clear and cultivate the same until the death of his mother, which took place in
May, 1831. He was then in his sixteenth year. His father subsequently married again, at
the happening of which event the young man carefully considered the situation and made
up his mind to retire from the old home and seek his own fortune in the world. The first
move he determined on for himself was to procure an education. To that end he
immediately commenced attending school in the home district ; this was in the fall of
1831, &1 he continued at the same school, which was taught by three different teachers,
until December, 1832, when the teacher, a Mr. William Porter, frankly admitted that the
pupil was as good a scholar as the master, and recommended him to seek better Means
of education elsewhere, advising him to go to Marysville and attend a school taught by his
cousin, William C. Lawrence, which course he adopted ; and these are the circumstances
which brought Philander B. Cole to Marysville. In the latter part of December, 1832, he
called on Mr. Lawrence, tit Marysville, and found him a very courteous and affable
gentleman. He said he could receive him into the school if he could recite in classes
already formed, and gave him a letter to Judge Silas G. Strong recommending his
admission. Mr. Strong was one of the Directors, and very readily assented to the request
of Mr. Lawrence. The kind treatment that Mr. Cole received from both those gentlemen on
that occasion still remains fresh in his mind as a most pleasant remembrance. So the
arrangement was made and he came to Marysville and entered the school on the 7th of
January, 1833. He was then past seventeen years of age. He had been very carefully
taught the rudiments of education, was a good speller and reader, was quite well
informed on the rules of pronunciation, and had some superficial knowledge of arithmetic,
geography and English grammar. He had it passion for reading, and perused over and
over again the few books that had then come in his way; and he remembered their
contents, for

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This sketch of Judge Cole is contributed.

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his memory was one of the most retentive. At the he age of seventeen years, with these
slender acquirements, he left home and entered in earnest upon the career of life. He
entered the school of Mr. Lawrence, where he remained until the following spring, and the
next summer pursued his studies in the office of his preceptor, reciting to him privately.
He entered the Baptist College, at Granville, Ohio (now Dennison University), at the
beginning of the spring term in 1834, and remained until the end of the school year,
when, on account of ill-health-but more especially on account of lack of funds-he
reluctantly abandoned the idea of obtaining a regular college education. He returned to
Marysville and commenced the study of law with William C. Lawrence, and was admitted
to the bar by the Court in Bane, at Columbus, Ohio, in December, 1836.

"He returned to Marysville feeling elated and happy, for, notwithstanding he had no
money or other valuable possessions, and was in debt over $200, incurred in prosecuting
his studies, yet; he was only twenty-one years old, and had succeeded in becoming a
member of the bar under the most unfavorable conditions, and had secured the respect
and confidence of the best men in the community where he resided. These were the fruits
of his four years' labor, and he felt he had made substantial progress in his career.

"In the fall of 1838, he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of the county, being the Whig
candidate. His competitor was John F. Kinney, since a Judge of the Supreme Court of
Iowa. He was re-elected in 1840, without opposition, and defeated in 1842 for the same
office by Augustus Hall, on account of a division in the Whig party. Mr. Hall had sixteen
votes majority. Mr. Cole was elected again in 1844, over C. W. B. Allison. In 1844, he and
W. C. Lawrence started at Marysville the Argus newspaper; it supported Mr. Clay for the
Presidency. They published it for one year. In 1846, Mr. Cole resumed the publication of
the Argus, and continued to publish it until the fall of 1849, when he sold out to Cornelius
S. Hamilton. It was a Whig paper.

" In the fall of 1850, Mr. Cole was nominated and elected Representative in the
Legislature from the district composed of Union and Marion Counties. This was the last
session under the old constitution. In 1851, he was re-elected for the county of Union, it
being entitled to a Representative alone under the new constitution. In his second term,
he received the vote of his party for Speaker , but it being in the minority, his competitor,
James C Johnson, of Medina County was elected. The principal legislation of the sessions
of 1850-51 related to the interest of railroads; bills authorizing counties, townships and

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cities to take stock consuming much of the time. Mr. Cole supported these bills, which
were the' foundation of the present railroad system in the State, against strong party
opposition, and drew all the laws authorizing Union County to take stock in the roads.
passing through its territory. The first term tinder the new constitution was occupied in
changing the laws so as to conform to its provisions, which necessitated the amendment
of almost every act in the statute books. Mr. Cole took an active and leading part in the
work of the body, and participated in most of its discussions. After the close of the
Legislature in the spring of 1853, he turned his attention to personal and professional
business, and pushed both for several years with marked success. During the Presidential
canvass of 1860, he was an earnest advocate of Mr. Lincoln's election, and supported the
Government when the rebellion broke out, both with purse and as a public speaker and
writer, and as Chairman of the County Military Committee to raise troops. In 1864, he was
a Delegate to the National Republican Convention, and supported Mr. Lincoln for President
and Daniel S. Dickenson for Vice President. The Ohio delegation agreed to vote as a unit
for the man having a majority of the delegates, and as Mr. Johnson had a majority of one
he received the whole vote of the State. In June, 1864, Mr. Cole was a candidate for
Congress, receiving the vote of Union County solid and considerable support from Marion
and Morrow, but Mr. Hubbell, of Delaware, succeeded in getting the nomination.

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"Mr. Odle was elected to the State Senate in 1865, Col. Ramsey, of Kenton, being his
opponent. He was appointed Chairman of the Standing Committee on Privileges and
Elections, and a member of the Standing Committees on Claims, Federal Relations and the
Judiciary; and the Committee of Conference between the two Houses on the proposed,
amendment to the constitution allowing the right of suffrage to colored men. He was an
active and prominent member of the Senate during his term. After its close, he continued
to practice his profession until 1871, when he was elected a Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas, which position he held for the constitutional term of five years. During his
incumbency of this office, the subdistrict was composed of Union, Logan and Hardin
Counties, and, the first two years, Shelby.

"During his long residence in the county, he has been the steadfast friend of every
enterprise kind movement which tended to promote the material and educational interests
of the people, and his voice and pen have exercised a potent influence in placing the
county in its present advanced condition. He was a member of and President of the School
Board in 1860, when the first new school building was erected, and he has served as
President of the Town Library Association since its organization. The free turnpike system
of the county is much indebted to him for its existence. He has held many important
private trusts, all of which he has discharged with ability and fidelity. As an advocate and
speaker, he appears to the best advantage in the argument of equity cases to the court,

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the philosophical discussion of principles enlisting all the powers of his mind and arousing
his energy and enthusiasm. He is still energetically engaged in prosecuting his private and
professional business, takes the same interest in public affairs as in earlier life, and bids
fair to enjoy many years to come of usefulness and activity.

"Mr. Cole was married to Dolly B. Witter, daughter of David Witter, third Sheriff of Union
County, on the 30th of July, 1839. They have six living children, all of whom were born in
Marysville, and all now past the age of majority, as follows:

"Ulysses D. Cole, residing in Rushville, Ind. He graduated at Kenyon College, Gambia,

Ohio, in June, 1862. He soon after enlisted as it private in the Eighty-sixth Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and served until discharged by reason of expiration of term of service.
He re-enlisted in the same regiment upon its reorganization, and was elected First
Lieutenant. In 1864, he was commissioned a Captain in the One Hundred and Seventy-
fourth Regiment, Company B, which he recruited, and served until the close of the war.
He studied law with his father, took a course at the Harvard law school, and was admitted
to the bar in 1866. He practiced law in partnership with his father one year, and removed
to Huntington, Ind., where he followed his profession and owned Ind edited the
Huntington Herald for nine years. In 1876, he was elected Joint
Representative of Huntington and Wabash Counties to the Lower House of the Indiana
Legislature. In 1880, he removed to Rushville, Ind. He was married in 1873 to Miss Ella
Purviance, who died in 1876, and again, in 1880, to Miss Siddie Mauzy, of Rushville.

"James B. Cole, residing in Marysville, Ohio. He graduated at West Point Military Academy
in 1866, and served as Second and First Lieutenant in the Fourth United States Cavalry for
five years. He resigned in 1871 and returned to Marysville, where he studied and has
since practiced law. He was married in 1872 to Miss Mary McAlister, daughter of R. T.
McAlister, of Union County.

"Cornelia, married to Charles W. Fairbanks,* residing in Indianapolis, Ind.

* The branch of the Fairbanks family residing in Union County, Ohio, is descended from one of
five brothers who emigrated from wales to America at an early period. The first of the family of
whom there is anything definite known is Luther Fairbanks, Sr., whose home was Pittsfield, Vt. He
was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, was captured in the attack on Quebec, and suffered great
privations during his imprisonment. His son Luther was born September 10. 1780, and married
Lucy Lewis, of Barnard, Vt., early in 1800. In 1833, they removed with their family to Ware
Village, Mass. In the fall of 1837, they made another move, this time to the Darby Plains, Union
Co., Ohio, when Mr. Fairbanks engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1842, when the death of Mrs.
Fairbanks caused

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She graduated at the Ohio Wesleyan Female Seminary in 1872, and was married to
Charles W. Fairbanks in 1874.

"Edward E. Cole, residing in Marysville, Ohio. He graduated at the Ohio Wesleyan

University, Delaware, Ohio, in the class of 1874: studied law, and has since practiced in
Marysville.

" Jessie F. Cole, residing at Marysville, was educated at Western Female Seminary,
Oxford, Ohio; and Dollie E. Cole, residing at Marysville, who was educated at Monnett
Hall, Delaware, Ohio, and the Cincinnati College of Music."

James Turner, Judge of the Probate Court of Union County, died at Marysville while
holding that office, December 26, 1859. He was a' native of York County, Penn., and came
with his father to Ohio about 1816, settling in Clark County. The Judge removed to
Marysville ill 1834, and continued a resident of the place until his death. He was almost
constantly in office during his residence in Marysville ; was Justice of the Peace many
years, County Clerk several years, the first Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas after the
adoption of the new State Constitution, and at the expiration of his term was chosen
Probate Judge, which position he held until his death. He was a man greatly esteemed for
his excellent qualities, and stood very high in the community in which he lived.

Rev. James Ryan, who died at Marysville, March 14, 1868, aged nearly seventy-seven
years thus wrote of himself in 1856: "James Ryan was born July 27, A. D. 1791; joined
the M. E. Church August 13, 1813 ; converted August 26, 1817, and received a greater
blessing of love November 7, 1827. Received license to exhort in 1826; license to preach
in September, 1832. Traveled Randolph Circuit three-fourths of the conference year, and
in 1833-34 traveled all the conference year. Moved to Ohio in 1836, and settled in Union
County, and here I expect to live out my days. * * * " Mr. Ryan acted as a lay minister in
the M. E. Church after coming to Union County; was ordained Deacon by Bishop R. R.
Roberts, at Urbana August 29, 1849, and Elder at Columbus, by E. S. Jones, in
September, 1847. "In connection with Rev. Ebenezer Mathers, he organized the first
Methodist society on Dun's Ran, now called Mt. Hermon. The first class was composed of
thirteen members. They met first in a private house, then the schoolhouse, and about
twenty-nine years ago [1839] in the Mt. Hermon Church, which they built. Within six
months, the old church has been evacuated and the society has resolved itself into two
churches. The one at Dover is now [March, 1868] worshiping in a new house, and the

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other at Bonnet's is preparing to build. The thirteen have increased to 200, and many
have gone to the Better Land, (2) "

James M. Wilkinson died at his home in Ulysses, Butler County, Neb., March 25, 1882,
aged nearly seventy-five years. He was born June 21, 1807, at

him to break up housekeeping and return, In 1843, to Massachusetts, where he remained twelve
years, returning to Union County in 1855 where he remained until the time of his death, residing
with his youngest son, Lorreston M. Fairbanks, at his residence near Unionville Center, Union Co.,
Ohio. The death of Luther Fairbanks occurred October21,1817. His family consisted of five sons
and four daughters, the eldest of whom, Lewis Fairbanks, was the first of the name to mottle in
Union County. He emigrated from Barnard, Vt., in 1833, married Lavinia Tucker, and set

tied on the Darby Plains, where he pursued the trade of clothier and also on in farming until 1843,
then removed to Madison County, Ohio. he resided here until 1870, dying at there of his
daughter, Lucy Ewing. One child survives him, Joel Fairbanks, residing in Madison County, Ohio.
Lorreston M. Fairbanks, the youngest son of Luther. was born at Barnard, Vt., in 1824, and fit
1837 came with his father to Union County, where, saving two years' absence (1842-44), he has
since resided, prominently connected with the improvements in his county a. Interested In the
politics of his State. January 1, 1846, he married Mary Adelaide Smith, who was born In Now York
State to 1829. Mr. Fairbanks was engaged in carriage manufacturing at Homer, Ohio, for live
years after his marriage. when ill health compelled him to abandon the business and engage in
farming on hie land near Unionville Center, Union Co., Ohio, where his home still is. He is at this
time (December, 1882) absent In the West, where he to extensively engaged in farming. stock-
raising and the grain business. The living family of L. M. Fairbanks consists of his wife and seven
children, five sons and two daughters, all of whom are grown with the exception of the young. est
son. The eldest son, Charles W. Fairbanks, resides in Indianapolis. Ind. He is a graduate of the
Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, and of the law school at Cleveland, Ohio. He to
prominently connected with the railroad, business, being General Attorney of the I. B. & W.
system, attorney for the bondholders of the Danville & Olney road, and counsel for many other
corporations. He owns a large tract of the richest farming land in Central Illinois. The second son,
Luther M., has been for several years connected with railroad business, but of late he has been
largely engaged in speculating in coal and timber lands in Virginia. He also carries on an extensive
grain business at Mansfield, Illinois. The third son, William D., is engaged in farming at Blue
Ridge, Illinois. The fourth son, Newton H., is a student at the Ohio Wesleyan University,
Delaware, Ohio. The elder daughter, Jennie, is a student at Monnett Hall, Delaware. The youngest
daughter, Nellie M., and youngest son, Henry S., are at home with their parents.

(2) Obituary in Marysville Tribune.

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Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Penn., and about 1821 removed to Waterloo, Seneca
County, N. Y., where he married Laura R. Kinney, daughter of Dr. S. F. Kinney, who was

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long a resident of Marysville. In October, 1836, Mr. Wilkinson came to Marysville to reside.
He was a carpenter by trade, and his first work here was to finish the interior of the court
house, then being built: He was a fine workman. He held the office of Justice of the Peace
several years, and was in all respects an exemplary and honored citizen. In 1857, he
removed to Nebraska, in which State he died. While a resident of Butler County, in said
State, he was elected to the position of Probate Judge.

Reuben L. Partridge was born September 10, 1823, in Essex County, N. Y., among the
Adirondack Mountains, and in 1833, came with his father and family to Ohio, mid settled
near Worthington, Franklin County. His father, Cyrus Partridge, died in 1836, and the
widow removed with her children the same year to Marysville, and made her home with
her oldest son (by a former marriage), Rowland Lee. He was a wagon-maker, and had
resided in Marysville a few years before the rest of the family arrived, which was on the
28th of April, 1836. The town had then about 100 inhabitants. The Presbyterians had the
only church in town, and that had not yet been supplied with seats, the congregation
using benches made of slabs. The Methodists were using the old frame court house, on
the south side of Center street, and occasional meetings were held by other
denominations in the same building. The present depot grounds were covered with
timber, which extended northward nearly to Center street, and Mr. Partridge states that
he has shot squirrels out of the trees where the depot grounds now are. Mr. Partridge
learned the Wagon and carriage maker's trade of his half brother, Mr. Lee, and remained
with him eight and a half years. He worked one year as a journeyman in that business,
and then commenced taking contracts in the carpenter and joiner line, which he has
followed more or less since. He took the contract and built the first self-supporting bridge
in the county, in 1855, and has built about 125 bridges in Union and adjoining counties
since that time, of all forms and sizes, of wood and iron, at an average cost of nearly
$500. He took out a patent on high truss bridges in 1872, and the large class of bridges
has been built principally under that patent. Mr. Partridge has constructed seven-eighths
of all the bridges in Union County, as he himself states. His brother, Rowland Lee,
removed from Marysville to Indiana, and died at Columbia City, Whitley County, in that
State, about 1878-79.

Rodney Picket, born in New Berne, N. C., in 1800, was the son of a sea captain, who was
lost at sea. The widow subsequently married again and removed to Connecticut, but died
a few weeks later. The boy had no settled home for some time, but was finally taken as
an apprentice to the tanning and shoe-making business, at which he served until he was
twenty-one years of age. In 1837, he removed to Marysville and engaged in tanning,
afterward entering mercantile business. He was a man of excellent business capacity, and,
had he lived, would doubtless have accumulated a large property. His death occurred
September 18, 1852.

Thomas Turner, a native of Maryland, removed with his parents to Ohio about 1816-18,
and settled in Clark County. At the age of twenty-one years; while yet a resident of that

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county, he married Diana McMullin, who died before his removal to Union County. He
came to Marysville in the spring of 1838, and in 1840 was married to Jane Teas. Mr.
Turner was a blacksmith by trade, and worked at blacksmithing and wagon-making during
his residence here. He died October 13, 1868 ; his widow is still living in Marysville. Her
father, Samuel Teas, from Nova Scotia, came to Ohio with his wife and two children,
about 1802, and located in Chillicothe. He afterward took up his residence in Greene
County, and in 1834 removed to Union County, and settled in Paris Township, about half
way between Marysville and Milford. He wall a carpenter by trade. In the spring of 1837,
he located in Marysville, where he died in 1843, aged

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seventy-four years; his wife died in 1847. His daughter, Mrs. Turner, is the only survivor
of the family, and was born near Xenia, Greene County, Ohio.

Samuel A. Cherry, from Oswego County, N. Y., came to Union County, Ohio, with his wife,
in May, 1839, locating at Marysville, and opening a tailor shop in a small one-story frame
building which stood on the south side of East Center street, west of the alley, where F. H.
& W. Otte now have their tailoring establishment. In this Mr. Cherry had his shop and his
residence, and in it, also, his brother, George W. Cherry, who had settled in the place a
year or two previously, was

carrying on the grocery business. The latter is now a resident of Baltimore, Md. W. H. & J.
W. Frank were at the same time proprietors of a cabinet shop which was located. in the
old frame court house, on the opposite (east) side of the alley. S. A. Cherry continued
most of the time to work at the tailor's trade until about 1863-64. He had been somewhat
interested in the saw mill business, and had a mill north of where the fair ground now is.
In the fall of 1865, he engaged exclusively in milling, operating a mill in the north part of
the town were Thompson's saw-mill now is. He sold out to Miller & Snodgrass, who in turn
disposed of the establishment to Moses Thompson, the present proprietor. In 1874, after
working with a portable mill in various localities, in company with J. Smith Alexander, they
located on the ground at the foot of Main street, near the railroad, where Mr. Cherry's mill
now is, and continued together for a time. Mr. Cherry is now conducting the business
alone, employing four or five hands at the mill, besides others engaged in hauling timber
for him. He works entirely in hard lumber, cutting shafts, felloe-strips, cross-bars, etc., but
not bending them, and ships mostly to Columbus; he fills occasional orders from Dayton,
Miamisburg, Erie, Penn., New Haven and North Haven, Conn., and other places. He has
shipped as many as seventy-five, car loads in a year. The mill is run by a twenty-five
horsepower steam engine.

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William Steele was a young man who was raised in the family of Silas G. Strong, and
succeeded the latter as Postmaster at Marysville. He was also elected Sheriff of Union
County, and during his term of office succeeded in breaking up a gang of counterfeiters
which included in its membership several of the prominent citizens of the town and
county. It was thought by some that the spurious money was obtained in Cincinnati and
placed in circulation by this combination of sharpers. Mr. Steels finally moved to Hancock
County, Ill., and was placed in office by the citizens of that county. He had settled in
Marysville about 1832-34.

Dr. S. F. Kinney located at Marysville, with his family, in 1839, when Union County was
thinly populated. His death occurred May 31, 1872, when he had reached the age of
eighty-three years. His wife, Roxanna Kinney, died January 23, 1874, aged over eighty
years. She was born in the State of Rhode Island, but removed with her father's family to
New York, where she was married to Dr. Kinney. Both were highly esteemed citizens of
the town of their adoption.

William C. Malin, a native of Urbana, Champaign Co., Ohio, served an apprenticeship in

that place in the business of saddlery and harness-making, and on the 19th of March,
1840, came to Marysville and worked as a journeyman for Evans & Jennings, who he
thinks owned the only harness shop then in the village. He soon after bought out James
W. Evans and became a partner with A. C. Jennings, of the old firm. Evans removed to
Kansas. Jennings remained here three of four years, finally going to the city of New York
and entering into partnership with his brother in the sale of manufactured straw goods.
He is now a resident of Champaign County, Ohio Mr. Malin still resides in Marysville, and
since his arrival, over forty years ago, has been engaged in the same line of business, not
relinquishing it while serving as Sheriff of the county from 1850-54. At the date of his
settlement in the town, it contained, according to his recollection, two mercantile
establishments, one cabinet shop, by William H. Frank, two blacksmith shops, by William
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blacksmith shop in the place, but moved to Indiana a few days after Mr. Malin's arrival),
two tan-yards-one owned and operated by Rodney Picket, just back of where W. E.
Baxter's jewelry store now is on West Center street, and the other by Ransom Clark, in
the northwest part of the village; one wagon shop, by Rowland Lee, in the eastern part of
town; two physicians, Carl and Hosford; two hotels-the "Union Hall" (now American), by
Chester Farnum, and another by Henry Kezartee, where the Continental now stands. The
latter was the front part of the present hotel, and had been standing several years. It was,
possibly, built by Henry Kezartee, now of York Township. Samuel Cherry, Leonard Geer (a

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German,) and Harvey Criswell were working at tailoring; the last-named person is now
living at Kenton, Hardin County. Mr. Hughes, of the former firm of Hare & Hughes,
dissolved in December, 1839, was still carrying on the hat business, his shop being where
the Farmers' Bank now stands, at the southwest corner of the public square. Hughes was
a very small man, and was familiarly known as "Banta." His partner, Mr. Hare, removed to
West Jefferson, Franklin Co., Ohio, and thither Mr. Hughes subsequently followed him.
Forman Caret was later engaged in the hat business at Marysville. That occupation was
profitable in those days, as most of the bats worn in the locality were manufactured either
here or in neighboring shops. In 1840-the year of the Harrison campaign-many of the
farmers converted coon-skins into head gear. When Mr. Malin came, a man named
Churchill was either keeping tavern or had been engaged in that business, on a lot in the
cast part of town now occupied by James Field. The building was never completed, and
rotted down. Mr. Malin's first wife was a daughter of Dr. S. F. Kinney and a niece of Silas
G. Strong

Jacob Slicer, from Pennsylvania, who came to Marysville previous to 1840, was the father-
in-law of William 11. Frank and Adam Wolford, Jr. His home was in a log house on the
corner southwest of the Congregational Church, near the present residence of J. H.
Kinkade. He lived many years in the town, and is now deceased.

Samuel Johnson settled in Marysville some time before 1840, and became a prominent
citizen. He held the position of Justice of the Peace, owned property in town and two
farms in the vicinity. He is now deceased.

Jacob Catro, a bachelor, with all the eccentricities ascribed to the class, was at one time a
resident of Marysville, and boarded with Chester Farnum, proprietor of the Union Hall,
now the American Hotel. He was a brother-in-law of Levi Longbrake.

W. T. Brophy, a tailor by trade, came from Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and located in Marysville
about 1841-42. He could find no rooms in which to setup a shop, and S. A. Cherry gave
him shop room, thereby making of him a warm. friend. He died about 1851-52, and his
widow, who was his second wife, is now the second wife of Taber Randall, living in
Marysville.

John G. Zwerner, who died at Marysville February 7, 1882, aged sixty-one years, had
resided in the town over forty years, and was an esteemed citizen.

John Cassil was born in Washington County, Penn., February 19, 1803, and when very
small removed with his parents to Jefferson County, Ohio, locating near Steubenville.
There he grew to man's estate, and on the 17th of April, 1825, married Drusilla Gladden,
with whom he removed to Greene County, Ohio, in April, 1832, remaining one year. In
April, 1833, he came with his wife and four children to Union County, settling on the

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Darby Plains, probably in Darby Township, and remaining in that locality about two years.
One child had died in Greene County before the family removed to Union. In April, 1842,
they settled at Marysville. Mr. Cassil owned the printing establishment at this place, and
was for several years engaged in the newspaper publishing business. He was chosen to fill
numerous offices, among others that of Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas,
from 1839 to 1842. He owned at one time considerable property in Marysville and the
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in matters looking toward public improvements. "The Cassil Block," which was destroyed
by fire a number of years since, was built by him and stood on the northwest side of the
public square. It was the first three-story brick building erected in the county. Mr. Cassil
lost much of his property when the railroad was built through Marysville. He was a
steadfast supporter of the temperance cause, and was for many years a highly respected
and honored citizen of the town. He died June 15, 1869, near Carthage, Jasper Co., Mo.,
while on a visit to his son settling him on a farm in that vicinity. The son died four years
later; the remains of both lie in the cemetery at Marysville. The lot on which the new court
house stands was purchased of Mrs. Cassil, after the decease of her husband. When the
family took up its abode in Marysville, the village had a population of some thing over 300.
The southeast corner of Main and Mathiot streets, where Mrs. now lives, was then in the
thick woods; the corner next north of it had then a small house erected upon it, and on
that lot Judge Cole lived at one time. The first two fairs of the agricultural society were
held in the old court house yard, Mrs. Cassil states, and after that for a time in the timber
south of Mathiot As fairs were something which many of the inhabitants had never before
seen, they scarcely knew how to conduct themselves when in attendance upon them, and,
deeming the articles on exhibition were for free distribution, helped themselves
accordingly. One man exhibited a large cheese at one of the fairs, and people helped
themselves to generous portions thereof. Finally, seeing that it would all be sliced tip and
carried away if he left it any longer, the gentleman took it to Mr. Cassil's and presented it
to him and his family. Mr. Cassil's daughter, Martha Emily, Dow residing with her mother
at Marysville, was born in the village, July 6, 1842, being the first child born to her parents
after their settlement here. James Kinkade, a native of the "pan-handle " in West Virginia,
settled in Marysville about 1841, and on the 3d of June, 1845, married Hannah Cassil,
oldest daughter of Judge Cassil - and wife. He was for many years engaged in the
mercantile business here, being associated twenty-five years with Philip Snider. By reason
of declining health, he removed to a farm, upon which the last four years of his life were
spent. His death occurred October 31, 1877. His son, J. H. Kinkade, is the present Mayor
of Marysville.

William M. Robinson, known familiarly to almost everybody in the town as "Uncle Billy,"

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has been a stanch citizen thereof for many years, and is one of the oldest native born
residents of the counly. He was born on his father's old farm in Darby Township, in 1808,
and was at the time considerable of a curiosity, from being the only boy in the
neighborhood. He married Hannah F. Crawford, in 1829, rented a farm, and stocked it
with twenty-five dairy cows, and made and sold butter and cheese at 5 to 7 cents a
pound. Fat hogs were then worth from $1 to $1.50 per 100 pounds, and calves, when
weaned, from 75 cents to $1 each. In it few years, he bought 125 acres of land, in the
woods, for which he paid $2 an acre; a few years later he purchased the old homestead of
his father, and moved. upon it in the spring of 1835. In 1837, he was elected Justice of
the Peace, in Darby Township ; in 1844, the electors of the county made him Sheriff, and
he removed that year to Marysville, where he purchased a small property. He returned to
Darby Township in 1849, but was elected County Recorder in 1852, sold the old farm,
purchased land adjoining Marysville (including that on which Robinson's addition has since
been laid out), and after his term as Recorder expired, engaged in the grocery and
provision business in this place. He figured in railroad building speculations, but did not
find it paying occupation. He was agent for different fire insurance companies for more
than a quarter of a century. He raised a family of seven children-four sons and three
daughters ; of these three sons are engaged in business in Kansas, and the others reside
in Marysville. During his residence here Mr. Robinson has been Mayor of the town. for a
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neer Society since its organization. His wife died in June, 1881, after sharing life with him
over fifty-two years.

James and Samuel Robinson, from the region bordering on the Susquehanna River, in
York County, Penn., visited Tennessee, in the winter of 1799-1800, looking for land; there
they met Lucas Sullivint, who told them that if they would come with him to the Territory
of Ohio, he would put them in the way of purchasing some fine land. They accepted his
invitation, came with him to what is now Union County, and purchased of him 600 acres
lying on the northeast bank of Darby Creek, in what is now Darby Township. The
purchase was made in the name of Samuel Robinson, who was the elder of the two.
Neither was then married. James Robinson was not entirely satisfied with his part of the
purchase-the north 300 acres, as it had no bottom land; he sold it to his father, James
Robinson, Sr., and bought 300 acres adjoining on the north, which included some bottom.
land. His father never came West, but gave the property to his other sons, Thomas and
John, the former moving out in 1805, and the latter in 1810. James Robinson, after
making his purchase, returned, in 1801, to Pennsylvania, married, and in 1805, made the
journey through from the old home in Pennsylvania to the new one in Ohio, with his wife,
one child, an adopted child, and his brothers Thomas and Samuel. The latter stopped at

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Columbus, where he was subsequently married, and did not settle on his land until 1808;
he raised a large family and died on the place. The party who came through in 1805 made
the journey with a fourhorse team, having in places to cut their road for a considerable
distance. Mrs. James Robinson was the only. woman in the party. Samuel and James had
mad(! their first trip to the neighborhood on horseback. In the spring of 1806, a daughter
was horn in James Robinson's family, and she became the wire of Stephenson Carry, and
mother of Col. William L. Curry, present County Auditor. Her brother, William .M.
Robinson, was born in April, 1808, as before stated.

Philip Snider, from Lancaster County, Penn., came to Union County, Ohio, with his father,
Peter Snider, May 1, 1833, the family locating in Darby Township. The elder gentleman
died in 1864 at St. Louis, Mo., where he was then living. Philip Snider removed to
Marysville in 1846, engaged in the butchering and meat business, and in the fall of the
same year was elected Sheriff, when he relinquished other business to attend to the
duties of his office. His home has since that time been in Marysville. In 1849, he
purchased the interest of G. A. Cassil in the dry goods business, and took his place as
partner with James Kinkade, Jr., this partnership continuing from January, 1849, until
August, 1873, when Mr. Snider bought his partner's interest and has since conducted the
business alone. The first location of the store was where MeCampbell's shoe shop now is,
a little north of the public square, on the west side of Main street, in the Cassil Block. The
old firm, Cassil & Kinkade, who had been in business a year or two, purchased the store of
James S. Alexander, whose location was near the same site. The latter is now a resident
of Rushsylvania, Logan Co., Ohio. Mr. Snider, who was about fifteen years old when he
came to the county, says there was no improvement on the Loudon road between his
father's farm and Marysville a distance of three miles. The village amounted to very little
at that date. In 1850, Mr. Snider leased from Joshua Mathiot the land south of Mathiot
street, then in the woods, fenced it in and held it about two years, when the property was
sold by Mathiot's administrators. At this sale, Mr. Snider purchased three lots on South
Main street. now owned by Mrs. T. M. Winget. at a very low figure.

The first tavern in Marysville, kept by Matthias Collins, was a log building which stood
north of the public square, on the west side of Main street. about where Philip Snider's
store now is. Collins lived afterward about four miles north of Marysville, and remained
many years in the neighborhood; he finally sold out and went West. His brother-in-
lawpossibly, kept the old tavern after Collins went out of it. Among the proprietors of the
old American Hotel. known by several names at different times were Chester Farnum,
Norman Chipman and Bill Welsh. The old hotel sign-post stood near the center of the
public square.

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At the time Henry Kezartee was keeping the hotel now known as the Continental, a blind
man named James Ward, commonly called "Blind Jimmie," kept a tavern on the opposite
(north) side of the street, and Mr. Snider remembers that he was keeping there in 1837,
or earlier. His was a log building, weather boarded, and the institution was more of a
liquor shop than a hotel. Ward was never known to be cheated on silver money; he would
feel of the coin and bite it, and determine accurately in that way whether it was genuine
or counterfeit.

Stephen McLain, several times mentioned, lived in the one-story frame house which is
now standing opposite the store of Philip Snider.

About 1834, before the second court house was built, the trial of a man named David
Thornton was held in the Presbyterian Church. Thornton had shot and killed a man named
Wilmoth, and was sent to the penitentiary. He was pardoned a few years later on a
petition from the citizens. Both men lived in Marysville at the time of the murder.

John B. Coats, Sr., father of Judge John B. Coats, of Marysville, was born December
25,1785, in Guilford, Windham Co., Vt. He spent a few years in Northern and Central New
York, and in 1849 came to Ohio with his son. He resided in Delaware and Union Counties
until his death, which occurred at Marysville March 24, 1866, when he had passed the age
of eighty years.

In 1832, three years after the American Hotel was erected, a man who was always known
as Robson L. Broome came to Marysville and engaged board at said hotel. He continued a
guest of that house until his death, which took place in the early part of 1875. He
amassed property to the amount of $50,000 or $60,000, and after his death there was
much litigation concerning it. Broome was a mysterious and eccentric character, and was
thought to have lived under different aliases during the years previous to his settlement in
Marysville. He was over eighty years of age when, he died, and will be remembered as
one of the"characters" of the town. The mystery concerning him has not yet been cleared
up, although numerous parties have endeavored to establish claims to his property.

Col. Noah Orr, the "Union County Giant," died at Marysville July 1, 1882, and his funeral
services were conducted by the Knights of Pythias, of which order he was a member. He
was a respected citizen and a genial companion. He had a wide acquaintance throughout
the country, having traveled with various exhibitions for fifteen or twenty years. When in
good flesh, he weighed 550 pounds, was perfectly formed, handsome in features, and as
active as a man of 200 pounds weight. He was for a time with Barnum's New York
Museum, but later with the "Lilliputian Company," in which he was employed as a contrast
to the midgets. As active labor was impossible for him, he earned a good support for
himself and family by exhibiting his massive proportions over the land, and was

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everywhere admired. He delighted to relate his experiences in traveling. He was a

member, also, of the Masonic fraternity and the Improved Order of Red Men. His final
illness was of about three months' duration, and death ensued only after he had been
subjected to severe suffering,

Joseph Newlove died at the residence of his son Garrison, this county, on the 30th day of
December, 1882. Mr. Newlove was born in Wold Newton, England, October 18, 1806,
came to this country with his parents, Joseph and Ann, settled in Clark County, 1821, and
was married to Miss Martha Carter by Rev. S. Hinkle on the 6th day of December, 1827.
They lived happily together for over fifty-three years, and had eight children, two of which
died in infancy, and Mrs. Newlove, Martha, his wife, died December 13, 1880, leaving six
children, four sons and two daughters, to mourn their loss. The deceased came with his
family to Union County in 1849 and settled on Boke's Creek, Leesburg Township, and in
1853 was elected County Auditor and moved with his family to Marysville, where he
remained a resident until his death. He was seventy-six years two months and twenty
days old when he died. The deceased was a kind husband, an affectionate father and an
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by all who became acquainted with him as a very clear head, pare in all his motives and
was trusted with public business. He served as County Auditor eight years, gave full
satisfaction to the people of the county, and the records he made during his term of office
stand as a model for those who may follow him in that office, and since he retired from
the Auditor's office he had been cashier of a bank up to death.*

A. F. Wilkins, from Ballston, Saratoga Co., N. Y., came, when a young man, to Union
County, Ohio, with his parents, in 1836; the family settled in York Township. In 1854, he
was elected County Surveyor, and removed to Marysville, the better to look after the
duties of the office. He was married in 1844 to Harriet Jane Stuart, also a native of
Saratoga County, N. Y. Her father had removed to Union County, Ohio, in 1835, and
settled in Liberty Township. In the fall of 1858, Mr. Wilkins rented the American Hotel and
conducted it two years ; then for a year he was out of it, and at the end of that time
purchased the building and carried on the hotel until the winter of 1874-75. He made
many improvements in the house, and was a popular landlord. He was Justice of the
Pence for many years, and for two years was Deputy County Treasurer and Treasurer, to
fill out the unexpired term of D. D. Welsh, deceased. Mr. Wilkins died in the winter of
1875 76, and his widow and children are still living in Marysville. The only daughter is the
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Robert Graham, who died at Marysville on the 4th of February, 1882, had come to Ohio
with his parents about 1815, when only six years of age. His father died when the son
was thirteen years old, and the latter removed, with the family, to Union County, locating
in Mill Creek Township, in which he married Judith Bell, when he was twenty-one years
old. He removed to Marysville about 1867-68. His wife died in 1869, and in 1870 he
married Mary J. Williams, who survived him. Mr. Graham was seventy-three years of age
at the time of his death.

By the tax duplicate of 1825, prepared by Stephen McLain, Assessor for Union County, the
following are shown as owners of lots in Marysville, at that time: James Bell, Samuel W.
Culbertson, Matthias Collins, P. Lanphere, D. Witter, Thomas Collins, David Comer, George
Harris, Rollin Harvey, Joseph S. Conklin, John N. Conklin. Leonard Kirkwood. Philip Jarbo,
John Leeper., Stephen McLain, John McLain, David Miller, Hezekiah Bates, Levi Phelps,
Daniel Miller, Thom" Osborn, Silas G. Strong, Joseph Stewart's heirs, Thomas F. Woods,
Amos A. Willisms.

In 1831, the following names appear: Hezekiah Bates, William Campbell, David Comer's
heirs, Matthias Collins, Thomas Collins, John N. Conklin (spelled Conkelon on the
duplicate), Joseph N. Conklin, Newton Hicks, George Hari-is, Samuel B. Johnson, Philip
Jarbo, Joseph Kiger, Pierce Lanphere, John Leeper, Cyprian Lee, Stephen McLain, John R.
McLain, Daniel Miller, Joshua Mathiot, Thomas Osborn Levi Phelps, Alexander Pollock,
Silas G. Strong, Joseph Stewart, George Snodgrass, Thomas Snodgrass, Enos Wood,
David Witter, Amos A. Williams, Adam Wolford, Ira Wood.

In 1840, the number was considerably greater, as follows: N. and J. Adamson, Joshua
Antrim (not in the county), James S. Alexander, William Alexander, Jacob Bouser,
Hezekiah Bates, R. L. Broome (first appears on duplicate in 1834), William Campbell,
Ransom Clark, Levi Churchill, Matthias Collins, Dennis Collins, Elijah Collins, Philander B.
Cole, Otway Curry, Dr. Jeremiah Curl, William A. Denton (non-resident), James W. Evans,
Heman Ferris, William Gregg, Christian Gowl, Sidney Gilbert, Joshua Gore (non-resident),
James January, Samuel B. Johnson, Henry Kezartee, Benjamin F. Kelsey, Cyprian Lee,
William C. Lawrence, Lee & Wasson, Stephen McLain, John R. McLain's heirs, Elizabeth
Miller Joshua Mathiot (non-resident), Rodney Picket, William 31. Page, Alexander Pollock,
Levi

* From obituary notice in Marysville paper.

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Phelps, William Ross, Elisha Reynolds, William Snodgrass, David Sprague, Silas G. Strong,
Peyton B. Smith, William Steele, William B. Spears, William Said, James Taylor
(nonresident), Robert Thornton, Calvin Winget's heirs, Mains Wasson, William W. Woods,
Ira Wood's heirs, James; Ward, Adam Wolford, David Wells, David Witter, Felix G.
Wingfield.

MARYSVILLE IN 1837.

The "Ohio Gazetteer," published at Columbus, in 1837, contained the following regarding
this town :

"Marysville, a small post town and seat of justice for Union County. It is situated on the
south bank of Mill Creek, in Paris Township, about sixteen miles from Delaware, thirty
northwest from Columbus, thirty northerly from London, twenty-four northeast from
Urbana and twenty southeast of Bellefontaine ; north latitude 40' 17', west longitude 6'
24'. It is situated on the western side of the Virginia Military Survey, No. 3351, which was
surveyed for Edward Dowse and patented to Stephens T. Mason, of Loudoun County, Va,,
and that third part thereof, on which the town is laid out, was subsequently transferred to
Samuel W. Culbertson, Esq., of Zanesville, who had the town surveyed. It contains a brick
court house and a jail, forty-five dwelling houses, one tavern, three stores, one practicing
physician, two attorneys and about 250 inhabitants."

From a copy of the first newspaper published in Union County-Our

Freedam and Union
County Advertiser-dated March 22, 1839, several interesting items
have been taken. The "Marysville Lyceum" was then in existence, and the question for
discussion at its meeting Saturday evening, March 23, 1839, was:
"Resolved, that the course pursued by the
Government of the United States toward the aborigines of this country has been and is
unjust, and in violation of their natural and civil rights."

Henry Kezartee advertised that he would pay the highest price for oats. Levi Churchill, Jr.,
had for sale two inlots in Marysville, with a large two-story frame house and a stable.
Stephen McLain advertised a cabinet shop for sale," in this manner: "The subscriber offers
for sale a lot of ground in the town of Marysville, situated on Main street, three lots from
the public square, with a shop suitable for carrying on the cabinet or chair making
business. Said shop is furnished with three good turning lathes and a quantity of tools.
Two of said lathes are operated upon by horse-power. N. B. There is but one shop in
operation in this place, so that the situation is a good one." Mr. McLain removed, previous
to March, 1840, to Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. W. H. & J. W. Frank owned the

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other cabinet shop, formerly occupied by Calvin Winget.

The copartnership previously existing between Harvey Criswell and Joshua Antrim, tailors,
had been dissolved March 4, 1839. W. W. Woods, proprietor of the "cheap cash store,"
sold all sorts of merchandise, including pork and B. B. Clark's family medicines. Ward,
Snodgrass & Co., at the "new cash store," advertised a general stock under date of
February 8, 1839. Their establishment was on the northwest corner of the public square,
where McCloud's drug store now is; they sold out to J. S. Alexander and the latter to
Cassil & Kinkade. Hall & Kinney, and William C. Lawrence, attorneys and counselors at
law, occupied offices in the court house. Joshua Gore was proprietor of a "new cash store"
on Main street, "in Mr. Pollock's new building," and offered to take Manhattan money at
par for all kinds of goods. William and A. S. Tharp had dissolved partnership. Union Hall,
now the American Hotel, was then kept by Cheater Farnum, and was a well-known and
popular stand. It had been recently refitted, and Mr. Farnum advertised that he kept a
good table, a good bar and good stock, and the bills were moderate. The property was
offered for sale March 26, 1839, by its owner, Peter Igou, of Urbana; Mr. Farnum was still
occupying it. P. B. Cole, attorney at law, had his office one door north of W. W. Woods'
store.

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In the same paper, of date July 17, 1839, David Reed offered a farm of 115 acres, in Allen
Township,. for sale. April 25, 1839, Hare & Hughes began working at the hat business in
Marysville, on the southwest comer of the public square," directly opposite W. W. Woods'
store." Samuel A. Cherry announced (date of advertisement, June 6, 1839) that he had
begun the tailoring business in a shop immediately opposite the court house.

In the Union Star, dated December 20, 1839, it is noticed that Dr. M. Wood had an office
on the southeast side of the public square, one door north of McIlvain & Harriott's. He
died sometime during that winter. Dr. J. Curl's office was on Main street, east of the court
house, and Dr. Sewall Hosford, a reform botanical physician, was also a resident of the
village. Carl and Hosford had both located in Marysville in the fall of 1839. Hare & Hughes
and McIlvain & Harriott, two firms of batters, dissolved partnership, the former in
December, and the latter in November, 1839. Hughes continued at the business. In
March, 1842, there was not a hatter in the whole county, and the citizens of Marysville
were anxious to have one locate in their midst.

J. S. Alexander and L. P. Sturdevant announced in the issue of February 5, 1841, that they
had bought the stock of James L. Ward, opposite the brick hotel, and were continuing the
business. A. O. Jennings and W. C. Malin were partners in the saddle and harness making

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business, at the old stand of Evans & Jennings, which firm had dissolved. Jackson G.
Sprague, at his shop in the old court house, made and kept on band wheels, reels, chairs,
bedsteads, sash, etc. He afterward removed to Illinois. Otway Curry, attorney at law,
opened an office in the town in 1840. Under date of January 28, 1841, is found the
following:

Military alarm! All those who have muskets in their possession belonging to the Light
Infantry Company in Marysville are required to deposit them with Major James M.
Wilkinson forthwith, by order of Major General Bond."

In July, 1859, a census of Marysville, taken by Thomas Snodgrass and Smith Alexander,
showed the place to have a population of 981-forty less than in the previous December. In
August, 1865, the place contained six dry goods stores, one hardware store, nine or ten
groceries, a mill, a woolen factory, and most of the trades and professions. It had gained
much in the previous five or six years, and at that time began to improve rapidly.

In August, 1877, when excavations were being made for the foundation of the new city
hall, the workmen unearthed an old tan vat. Its existence there was a mystery, until filially
George Snodgrass, Sr., remembered that about fifty or fifty one years before, a man
named Kirkwood came to the place and put down two or three vats with the view of
entering into the tanning business here. The overseers of the poor seemed to be afraid
the man would become a charge on their hands, and warned him to leave the town ; this
so incensed him that he soon afterward became insane, and his death occurred at a little
later period. When the old vats were brought to light after the lapse of half a century, the
planks in them were as sound as on the day they were sunk. Ali old well was also
discovered at the same time the vats were found, and it became necessary to turn an
arch. over it in the wall of the city hall foundation. There was also an old cellar, filled up
with bricks, chips, earth, etc.

THE MARYSVILLE POST OFFICE.

It is not definitely known by the oldest citizens of the town when the office was
established, but it must have been very soon after the place was made the county seat, as
Silas G. Strong was Postmaster in February, 1824, and had been a short time in office
previous to that date. He was doubtless the first incumbent, and continued in the position
until 1839 or later. He was succeeded by William Steele, who held the office but a short
time. George W. Cherry, whose name appears January 1, 1841, succeeded Steele, and
early in 1847 turned the office over to John Cassil, his successor. January 1, 1851, the
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Frank appears in the list, and he was succeeded by W. M. Smith on the 1st of November,
1853. The next incumbent was W. P. Anderson, who took the office in 1861. He was
succeeded by C. Turner, in or previous to 1864. Early in 1865, David Edwards was
appointed, but in March, 1867, he resigned and Alvin Thompson was appointed. Dwight
Webb, the present incumbent, succeeded Thompson, February 1, 1880.

The following entries are found in the back part of the Union County tax duplicate for
1837:

"January 4, 1838.-Peyton B. Smith moved into my house on part of Inlot No. 51, in
Marysville, for which, and the use of Inlot No. 62, in Marysville, the said Smith agrees to
pay me $4.371 per month rent, the same to be paid monthly. A. POLLOCK."

"October 8, 1838. Mr. William Thorp: Please to pay Alexander Pollock $5.07 and take your
pay out of the undivided flour of P. B. Smith. "SAMUEL BRADFORD."

In the winter of 1850-51, a steam saw-mill was erected by Joseph Paxton, in the
northeast part of town. In September, 1876, the present iron bridge over Mill Creek, north
of town, was built.

Early in January, 1859, A. Ream took charge of the "Union House," now known as the
Continental. P. S. Ream was the owner. It was afterward known as the St. Clair House,
and in the winter of 1376-77 was raised a story higher and a mansard roof put on by its
proprietor, William S. Smith. The name was then changed to Continental Hotel. Smith
rented the building to Harry Sheridan, in June, 1877, and the latter conducted it until
December, 1882, when Mr. Smith again assumed charge.

FIRST CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH OF JULY IN MARYSVILLE.

An article in the Marysville Tribune of July 10, 1878, contains the

following account of the first celebration of the anniversary of the independence of the
United States in this place:

"The first Fourth of July ever celebrated in Marysville was in 1828. The surrounding
country at that time was a wilderness indeed, and Marysville was an insignificant point
with apparently no future other than an obscure village. There were only seven families
residing in it, viz.: Silas G. Strong, George Snodgrass, Stephen McLain, George Winters,
Daniel Miller, Newton Hicks and a Widow Kiger-making with their families a population of
about twenty. It was customary in all Fourth of July celebrations in almost every part of
the country to got up a big dinner, and all who could raise enough money to pay

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considered it a patriotic duty to partake. Uncle George Snodgrass and Aunt Hannah, who
were married the February before, got up the dinner for this pioneer celebration. The
place where it was served was in the woods on the next lot west of that on which Judge
Woods' residence stands, and on the Spot where the Judge has his grape arbor. Silas G.
Strong owned the lot on which Mr. Woods' residence is located. He had a log house
erected on it, in which Uncle George and Aunt Hannah kept hotel. This was the first hotel
ever opened in the village, and Mr. Strong and wife boarded with them. About seventy
five persons sat down to the table, each paying seventy-five cents for the repast. A Mr.
Hubbell had a short time previous carted a few goods to this point from Springfield, and
the groceries needed for the occasion were purchased of him. The dishes to set the table
were obtained in Milford Center there not being enough in this village and surrounding
country to furnish the table. The cherries, currants and vegetables were purchased of Mr.
Anson Howard, who resided South of Woodstock, on the farm now owned by his son,
Pearl Howard. The speakers for the occasion were James Biggs and John H. James, the
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(but were not drank in 'old rye..' as was not infrequently the case in that day) and
responses were made at the table-a custom that has almost entirely died out. In the
intervals between the reading of the toasts, a cannon was fired, or in lieu of a cannon a
few rifles answered, and the patriotic crowd would add to the fervor by hearty hurrahs. A
few are still living who were guests at that Fourth of July dinner.

"In 1824, there were only four families in the village; and from 1824 to 1828; there were
only three families. added. This was a strangely slow beginning of the nucleus from which
has grown our lively littler city. But this may be accounted for by the contention that was
going on to make Milford the permanent county seat. The village then and for several
years afterward did not cover over an acre or two of ground at farthest, and lots were
offered as low as 85 without finding a purchaser. The $5 was as difficult to obtain then as
$100 are now. Very little that was produced on the few new farms that were being
opened could be sold for ready cash at any price; but the pioneers, nevertheless, lived
happily, for everything in the way of food and clothing was produced by the family, and
such a thing as idleness was unknown. The old citizens still living, who began life in their
wilderness homes fifty years ago in this section of country, can very vividly trace the
outlines by which a wilder. new is changed into a cultivated and populous country."

RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES.

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The Methodist Episcopal

Church .-The organization of this society in Marysville occurred probably in
1827. George Snodgrass, in writing of the early affairs of the place, says: "We were in the
bounds of London Circuit at that time. Two preachers were on the circuit, one by the
name of Samuel P. Shaw, preacher in charge, the other by the name of John C. Havens.
They offered to form a class or church if we could raise seven members, and we set out to
raise that number. George Minturn and lady, Miss Hannah Fox (sister of Mrs. Minturn, who
afterward became my wife), Newton Hicks and lady, and myself, made six members. Silas
G. Strong, a Presbyterian, gave us his name, making the seven members. We were
organized in George Minturn's house, perhaps 18x20, and had preaching there until we
could build a church. George Minturn was the Class Leader."

Mr. Shaw's home was about six miles east of London, Madison County, and the was the
pioneer Methodist preacher of this vicinity. His circuit extended from near Columbus to
about forty miles west, taking in an area so large that it required four weeks to make the
four around the circuit One appointment was at Amrine's, one and a half miles northwest
of Marysville.

Beginning with 1841, the following have been ministers of this church and the Presiding
Elders of the district: 1841-Zachariah Connell, P. E., James Parcels, Joseph W. Smith,
pastors of Marysville Circuit; 1842-Wesley Webster, pastor; 1843-William Simmons, P. E.,
and John W. Young and Thomas Hurd, pastors; 1844-C. B. Warrington and Ebenezer
Chase, pastors; 1845 -46-Wesley Webster and T. M. Gossard, pastors; 1847-James L.
Grover, P. E., and P. F. Holtzinger and M. Coffman, pastors; 1849-J. W. Clark. P. E., and
David Sharp and James Gilruth, pastors; 1850-S. C. Riker, pastor; 1851-IL Brooks, P. E.;
Ebenezer Chase and Samuel M. Merrill (now Bishop Merrill),, pastors; 1853-Uriah Heath,
P. E.; T. D. Martindale and Lovett Taft, pastors; 1854-J. S. Adams and D. Mann, pastors;
1854-J. C. Haven, Supernumerary, connected with this circuit; 1855-Zachariah Conn 11, P.
E.; H. Wharton, J. T. Miller, pastors; 1857-J. F. Longman, B. Low, pastors; 1858-W. B.
Grantham, R. B. Bennett, pastors; 1859-J. M. Jamieson, P. E.; H. H. Ferris, G. G. West,
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ville has since been a station. In 1800, it was made a part of the Central Ohio Conference,
to which it still belongs. 1860-62, Loring C. Webster, pastor; 1862-Amos Wilson, pastor
one year; 1863--Thomas H. Wilson P. E.; Henry E. Pilcher, pastor two years (is now living
six miles from Marysville, an the road to Newton); 1864-Leonard B. Gurley, P. E.; 1865-N.
B. C. Love, pastor three years; 1867-Alexander Harmount, P. E.; 1868-H. S. Bradley,
pastor two years; 1870, James F. Mounts, pastor two years; 1871-Daniel D. Mather, P. E.;

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1872-Oliver Kennedy, pastor one year; 1873-S. H. Alderman, pastor two years; 1875.-
David Rutledge, P. E.; John Francis Davies, pastor three years; 1878-Parker P. Pope,
pastor two years; 1879-Isaac Newton, P. E.; now in that position; 1880-83-A. Harmount,
pastor.

In 1853, a lot formerly occupied by Felix G. Wingfield with a cooper-shop was purchased
for church purposes, and a building fitted up. It was burned September 25, 1863, being at
the time used for a hay press by Woods & Dolbear. It was a frame structure. The present
brick church owned by the society was dedicated in 1856, and stands on East Center
street. During 1882, over $2,000 were expended upon it in repairs upon its interior. The
site is the one purchased in 1853. A parsonage was built in the summer of 1871, on
ground now included in the now court house lots. The property was sold to the county,
and the present parsonage was purchased by the trustees of the church in 1880; it was
formerly the residence of J. B. Whelpley, and is located on South East street. The church
in December, 1882, had a membership of about 240, and the Sunday school had 170
members; Prof. L. B. Demorest, Superintendent. It also has a library of about 500 volumes.

The Presbyterian Church .

The history of this church as here given, from its organization to July, 1876, is from an
historical sermon delivered by the pastor, Rev. William G. March, July 9, 1876.

Several families located in Marysville during its earlier years who were members of or
friendly to the Presbyterian Church, and they were occasionally visited by missionaries,
who preached to them; one of these was Rev. W. J. Frazer, who was sent out by the
Synod- of Cincinnati as missionary in the Miami Valley. He lived to an advanced age, and
died in a recent year in Illinois, Rev. Ebenezer Washburn, in a letter from Worthington,
Ohio, dated September 28, 1829, to the Secretary of Home Missions, reports as follows
concern' Ing the work in this section. "The region where I have been preaching is now
wholly occupied, i. e., Mr. Allen, one of your missionaries, is employed in Madison and
Union Counties. Marion County and the destitute congregations in Delaware and Franklin
Counties are occupied by the A. H. M. Society." Mr. March thus describes the organization
of the church at Maysville:

"After Mr. Allen had prospected this field, he held a meeting on the 9th of September A.
D. 1829, in the house of Stephen McLain. in Marysville, for the purpose of examining
candidates with reference to the organization of a Presbyterian Church in this place. Mr.
Allen, President at this meeting. Two Elders from the church of Upper Liberty (now Milford
Center) were present, Samuel Reed, 1st and William Gabriel, Sr. Thirteen candidates were
present, who were severally examined without regard to their former church connection.
Eleven of this number were approved as suitable persons to constitute a church. The
articles of faith and covenant were proposed to the candidates and no objections were
made to them. In the evening the candidates met in the court house, where Mr. Allen
preached from Acts, xx, 28. After the sermon, a public assent was given to the articles of

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faith, and one received the ordinance of baptism; and the following constituted the first
members of the Presbyterian Church of Marysville: From other churches-Eri Strong,
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Nancy McLain, Silas G. Strong, Mims Strong, Mrs. Phebe Adamson, Mrs. Mary Richey; on
profession of their faith-James Richey, William Richey, Mrs. Sarah Phelps, Mrs. Catharine
January. At this same meeting, Eri Strong and Stephen McLain were elected, ordained and
installed Ruling Elders over this infant church." Rev. D. O. Allen continued his labors until
April 16, 1861, receiving thirty-four members into the church; he administered the
sacrament of the Lord's Supper for the first time November 15, 1829. Some of the entries
in Mr. Allen's journal and reports are as follows:

"September 9, 1829. In the afternoon, went to Marysville to organize a church Two Elders
from Upper Liberty congregation and myself examined thirteen candidates for church
membership and received eleven. Four of these had not made public profession and seven
were from other church. At night, preached a sermon, baptized one adult, organized a
church and ordained two Ruling Elders. The meeting was pretty well attended. May the
Lord bless and own this little vine as of His own right hand's planting. This is the county
seat of Union, and it was highly important that a church should have an early existence
here, as the village is forming its character. The Methodists had been operating here for
sometime. Their number is yet small."

"September 29.- Preached in Marysville at night on the subject of temperance. Pretty good
number out. Among them were some intemperate people. May the Lord favor the cause
of temperance. One intemperate man walked about the house with anger. Several
persons here have drawn up resolutions in favor of temperance, and annexed their
signatures to them. I hope a temperance society will be formed soon. One store has been
commenced without any spirits, and one merchant has resolved to purchase no more."

"February 23, 1830. At night, attended the meeting of lecture and prayer in Marysville.
Pretty good number out considering the wet. Villagers are poor hands to stand the mud. *
* * A few days ago a whisky drinker in M-e attempted to raise a log cabin. During the first
day he had but five hands of course the work moved on slowly. They raised the walls
seven or eight feet. The next day a temperance man advised him to leave his bottle
behind and he would have plenty of hands, or the cold water men could put up his
building directly. Having been assured the thing would be done he (swore) he would go
without the bottle. The 'men of strength' came forward, and effected the work in good

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time and order."

May 16, 1830, Dr. Ira Wood, who had become a member of the church, was ordained and
installed as Ruling Elder. By a special act of the Ohio Legislature in February, 1831, "The
first Presbyterian Church of Marysville, Ohio," was incorporated; by this act, Dr. Ira Wood,
James Richey and Silas G. Strong were appointed Trustees to serve until the first Monday
in the following March, when, and annually thereafter, the corporation was required to
elect three Trustees and one Clerk. At the first election the above, named persons were
chosen Trustees, and Stephen McLain, Clerk. The congregation and session frequently
met at Mr. McLain's house for business and religious purposes. Public services were held
at first in the old wooden court house, and also, for a time, in the subsequent brick court
home. February 16, 1832, a meeting Was hold at Mr. McLain's house to consider the
question of building a house of worship for the society. A subscription was at that time
started, headed as follows, and signed by seventeen persons, who subscribed a total of
$435: "For the purpose of erecting a house of public worship in Inlot No. 43, in the town
of Marysville, of such form and size and on such a plan as to intitle the First Presbyterian
Congregation in Marysville to a deed for the east half of said lot from Joshua Mathiot,
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the undersigned, agree and bind ourselves to pay to James Richey, Ira Wood, and Silas G.
Strong, as Trustees of said congregation, or their successors in office, the sums set to our
names respectively; one-half to be paid on or before the first day of September next
ensuing the date hereof, and the residue on the first day of September, 1833." Mr. Strong
was empowered to draft a plan for the new building, which was to be of brick, 40x50 feet
in dimensions, and he was also authorized to make contracts for its construction and see
that they were carried out. The work went on slowly, and the house was not occupied
until 1835 or 1836. Mr. Strong invested largely from his own means in the building, and
owing to the poverty or mismanagement of the church he was not reimbursed; and the
building became his property. It subsequently, by execution or transfer, passed into the
hands of a Now York or Philadelphia merchant, who was a creditor of Mr. Strong. For a
time the building was closed to public worship; the church became separated into Old
School and New School, and, in the spring of 1844, the former obtained an eight years'
lease of the Smith Academy building, then in the process of erection. This contract was
set aside by mutual agreement at the end of six years, and the congregation once more
occupied the old building, which had been purchased of its Eastern owner for $950 or
$975. The annual Congregational Meeting in March, 1840, was held in the brick church
and the custom was adopted of assessing the pews for the purpose of raising money to
support the Pastor. This practice was continued for several years.

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"Upon the walls of many a memory," says Mr. March, "hangs the picture of this old brick
church. In vivid outline it stands before the mind's eye, 'grand, gloomy and peculiar.' On a
bright Sabbath morning the crowd of worshipers flock to this temple gate, but there are
two Rights of stairs on the out. side to be ascended as a good exercise of breath and
muscles, to reach -the gates. These entered, and a look to one side will show you the
pulpit and preacher at the entrance way; and now the momentum of the ascending
exereise brings you to another step that lifts you up one or two feet set, and then you can
find a seat; or, moving forward, you rise higher until at the greatest distance from the
preacher you will find yourself perched in the highest seat of the synagogue, where a
good view is obtained of the hapless wights that come in later, and before the stare of
glittering eyes may stumble over the middle step and dash forward to the same elevation.
There never was a church building better adapted to give variety and spice to the dull
monotony of seating a congregation. More than once have I seen a titter spread over the
Placid countenance of some roguish boy or girl, as the eyes regaled themselves at the
discomfiture of a gay lady or swaggering youth that swept up the aisle, but suddenly
halted and stoutly resisted the tendency to a horizontal posture. But the ludicrous was not
always present. Many a time and to many a soul has this old structure been truly the
'house of God and the very gates of Heaven. ' 'The Lord is in His holy temple.' Tears of
joy, sighs of sorrow, the smiles of heavenly satisfaction, the uplifted heart, the songs of
praise and the glad tidings of salvation have filled these holy walls and made their impress
for time and eternity."

About 1866, a movement was made toward the erection of a new church building, and
materials for it were gathered on the ground in the fall of 1867. The corner-stone was laid
July 31, 1868, and the building was dedicated Sunday, March 20, 1870, at which time
were present Revs. James Smith, John W. Drake and A. E. Thomson, former pastor, and
W. 0. March, pastor then in charge. The structure is built of brick, is 45X70 feet in
dimensions, surmounted by a tower, and stands near the northwest corner of Center and
West streets. The dedicatory sermon was delivered by Mr. Thomson, and the

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prayer by Mr.. Drake. The entire cost of the building, including fixtures, was about
$12,000. When this church was organized, it was connected with Columbus Presbytery,
but in 1835 it became a part of. Marion Presbytery, when the latter was constituted, and
still retains that connection. Mr. Allen, as stated, was its first pastor. Succeeding him came
Rev. Benjamin Dolbear, from the spring of 1831 to that of 1834. During 1 34 and 1835,
Revs. Benjamin W. Higby, J. W. Lawton and --Sampson were here at different times, and
in 1835, Rev. James Peregrin, in, a native of Wales, entered upon the work. In 1837, he
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several years after he left, the church at Marysville was without a pastor, although Rev.
William D. Smith was here in January, 1838. It is not shown that he was ever installed as
pastor. He was from Washington County, Penn., and began his labors in the ministerial
field in 1831. He was for some time engaged in missionary work among the Indiana west
of Missouri. In August, 1841, he became a resident of Springfield, Ohio, and in
September, 1845, he accepted a professorship in Anderson's Collegiate Institute, at New
Albany, Ind., to which city he removed; his death occurred there October 2, 1848. In the
fall of 1838, this church had forty-eight members enrolled; twenty had been dismissed
since its organization to join other churches, and six had died. Rev. James Smith came to
Marysville in the fall of 1841, and preached here as supply and pastor about ten years, his
relation being dissolved in the spring of 1851. During a portion of this time, he supplied
Corinth church, about six miles north of Marysville, and also conducted an academy in the
latter place. He was also a native of Washington County, Penn., and was licensed to
preach by the Presbytery of Washington, Penn., in 1829. He died at Marysville. June 2,
1874. Rev. John W. Drake first visited the place in October, 1851, commenced preaching
regularly on the first Sabbath in 1852, and was ordained and installed October 7, 1852.
His pastoral relation was dissolved April 7, 1858. He died April 19, 1875, at Bluffton, Ind.
Soon after his departure from Marysville, he was succeeded by Rev. J. K. Rost, who
became stated supply, a position he filled until January, 1860, when he resigned. Rev.
Albert E. Thomson was his successor, coming in May 1860, and beginning his labors as
stated supply on the 26th of July following. He was installed as pastor in September,
1861. his charge including the churches at Marysville and Milford. In 1865, he became
Superintendent of the Marysville schools, and resigned his Milford pastorate. In February,
1867, he left Marysville and removed to Galion, Ohio, but went in October, 1874, to
Rushville, Ind., where he became pastor of the Presbyterian Church and was also
subsequently chosen superintendent of common schools in Rush County. His successor at
Marysville was Rev. William G. March, whose labors began here in the early park of 1868.
He continued as pastor thirteen years, and resigned in the spring of 1881. The next pastor
is the present incumbent, Rev. William A. Ferguson, who came December 18, 1881, and
was installed as pastor, May 11,1882. The following persons have served as Ruling Elders
in this church since its organization: Stephen McLain. Eri Strong, ordained at organization;
Dr. Ira Wood, ordained May 16, 1830; John R. McLain, ordained, and James L. Ward,
installed, August 1, 1835; William Richey, Jr., Silas G. Strong, ordained August 7,1836;
James H. Gill, installed March 1, 1838; Cyprian Lee, ordained, William Cratty, installed,
January, 1843; Thomas Brown, ordained, Alexander Stirratt, installed, April 5, 1850; Cyrus
A. Phelps, James W. Robinson, Stephen Winget, ordained November 17, 1855; Alvin
Thompson, Leonidas Piper, ordained December 31, 1871. Messrs. Brown, Robinson,
Thompson and Piper are the present Elders. The trustees are Robert Robinson, D. F.
McKitrick and Salem W. Pearse. The membership on the 14th of December, 1882, was
187, at

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which time the Sunday school had a membership of about 190. A. H. Beightler was then
Superintendent of the latter. W. L. Curry, present Superintendent. The school has a good
library. During Mr. Ferguson's pastorate, about $1,800 have been expended on the church
property in repairs and improvements.

The Congregational
Church .-The following appears in the manual of the Congregational Church
of Marysville, published in 1877: "This church was organized thirty-seven years ago as a
New School Presbyterian Church, but with the utmost harmony it became a
Congregational Church twelve years ago, i. e., in 1864. During all its history it has been
active and enterprising. Especially have the women of this church been workers for the
cause. A spirit of harmony has marked the life of the church. Efforts to save perishing
sinners have been frequent. Protracted meetings have often been held with gracious
ingatherings into the fold of Christ. From the very first the Wednesday prayer meeting,
has been sustained and well attended. All the pastors of this church have labored
earnestly to promote the cause of pure and undefiled religion in this community, and are
remembered with respect and affec. tion. The following -is a list of the pastors, in their
order, and the length of their pastorates: Rev. W. H. Rodgers, three years; Rev. Henry
Shields. three years; Rev. E. J. Moore, one year; Rev. Henry Bushnell, five years; Rev. J.
Evarts Weed, two years; Rev. Walter Mitchell,- twelve years; Rev. P. G. Buchanan, two
years; Rev. M. K. Pasco, one year and a half; Rev. W. E. Lincoln, two years and nine
months. John Guthrie, John F. Eaton, William Lee, E. H. Beardsley, S. A. Cherry, A. Morey,
J. H. Shearer, O M. Scott, F. Wood, T. Liggett and J. W. Starr have worthily filled the
office of Deacon,"

Rev. W. A. James succeeded Mr. Lincoln as pastor, and remained about three years. His
successor is Rev. Homer Thrall, the present pastor, who came in December, 1870. The
officers of the church in December, 1882, were: Deacons--J. H. Shearer, Templeton
Liggett, S. A. Cherry, William Lee; Clerk -William Lee; Treasurer-Templeton Liggett;
Trustees-Samuel W. Dolbear, Dr. R. P. Anderson, J. H. Shearer, A. S. Chapman, O. M.
Scott. The membership at the same time was about 135, while the Sunday school, of
which John A. Brown was Superintendent, was over 100. A good library is possessed by
the school. Materials for a church building were placed on the ground at the northeast
corner of West and South streets, in July, 1871, and the building was raised that year, the
corner-stone being laid on the 31st of August. Rev. M. K. Pasco, the pastor, and Rev. W.
G. March, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, conducted the exercises. The lecture room

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was dedicated on Sunday, August 4, 1872, and the building proper March 14, 1878, being
at the time nearly completed. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Rev. R. G.
Hutchins, of Columbus, Ohio. The parsonage, located in the rear of the church, was
completed in 1881. in 1882, an iron fence was built around the lot, and a now bell,
weighing 1,000 pounds, was hung in the tower in December of the same year. The
parsonage cost something over $1,500, and was paid for from the proceeds of the
"Buckeye Cook Book," which was compiled by a committee of the ladies of Marysville. The
value of the entire property of the church is about $12,000, which is nearly the actual cost.

African Methodist
Episcopal Church .-This society was organized in
1879, with eleven members, by Rev. Nathaniel Mitchell, of Portsmouth, Ohio, who became
pastor and so continued until October, 1882. He was sent from here to Lebanon, Ohio,
and Rev. J. W. Jackson was transferred from that place to Marysville, being the present
pastor of this church. Ground was purchased on North street, of Samuel Amrine, and the
present brick house of worship owned by the society was erected upon it in 1879-80,
being dedicated on the

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1st of February in the latter year, by Bishop Wyman of Baltimore, Md. Sufficient funds
were raised at the time to pay an indebtedness of over $300. The entire cost of the
church property has been about $1,500. The membership, December 13, 1882, was about
thirty. Services are held three times each Sunday, and the Sunday school also has a
regular session. The latter is in a prosperous condition.

Church of Our Lady of

Lourdes (Roman
Catholic) .-In this parish are included about forty families, whose
pastor is Rev. Father A. D. Dexter, the incumbent since January 1, 1882. The frame
church of this Congregation, located on Water street, near the railroad station, was built in
the summer of 1866, and dedicated on the 20th of September in that year. It is 30x.40
feet in dimensions. (A more extended sketch of this church was promised, but has failed
to make its appearance.)

German Lutheran Church .-The

promised historical account of this church has not been forthcoming, and but little can be
given concerning it. December 20,1875, the " St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Marysville, Ohio," was incorporated; officers were elected and the organization
completed&. November 9, 1878; the "Evangelical Lutheran German Trinity Church" was

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incorporated, with Oldest G. Zwerner, J. Asman, Jacob Hauser, Sebastian Imloff, as

Elders, and G. Scheiderer, O. Muhlenbruch and Philip Ruprecht, Trustees. These societies
have been consolidated, and have erected a fine now brick church, of which the comer-
stone was laid August IS,. 1882. The society previously worshiped in a small brick church
on South Main street.

SCHOOLS.

In 1876, an article upon the schools of Marysville was prepared by F. Wood,

Superintendent, and the preparation is here given as written and published in a volume
entitled "Historical Sketches, Ohio, Public Schools," in the same year:

"The history of education in Marysville, for the first thirty years after its settlement, is not
a matter of record. There are people living in this community, however, who have been
residents from a date as early as the settlement of the place.

"The first cabin within the present boundaries of Marysville was built in 1818, by Jonathan
Summers, a Quaker. The town was laid out in 1810, by Samuel Culbertson, and made the
county scab in 1822. It cannot be ascertained that any public arrangement was made for
schools till about 1825. The early settlers, however, appreciating the necessity of
education, united in sustaining private schools almost from the settlement of the place.
Mr. Silas G. Strong had an active part in the location of the county seat at Marysville, and
was an efficient public officer for a series of years. In 1822 or 1823, Mrs. Strong, his wife,
taught a school in her own home, of some tenor, twelve scholars, and was compensated
by the parents of her pupils, though it cannot be ascertained that there was a fixed rate of
tuition. Mr. Christopher Stiner, now living near Marysville, was one of her pupils. Mrs.
Strong's was the first school in the place. She taught only the elementary branches, using
a variety of books, such as were in possession of the families from which her scholars
came. It is supposed that at this time there were some twelve or fifteen families within
two miles of Marysville. The first court house was built in 1822, and in it most of the
schools were held until 1831. Occasionally private schools were taught in dwelling houses
happening to be unoccupied at the time. Mrs. Strong, it is confidently affirmed, taught one
or more terms in the court house after it was built. It is thought that Mr. Peyton B. Smith
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taught his first school in Marysville in 1826, and continued to teach, at different times, for
five or six Years. Mr. George Snodgrass, now living in Marysville, taught a school in 1828
in a log cabin in the east part of town. In the winter of 1830-31, Mr. Taber Randall, now a

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resident of the town, and for several terms Clerk of the Court, taught in the court house,
receiving $14 per month, and paving 87 1/2 cents per week for full board at the hotel.
The same building (the American) is still used for a public house, and the present
Superintendent, of the school paid $5.50 per week for board there in 1868. In the winter
of 1831-32, Mr. Robert Andrew taught, commencing the school in the court house in
September, and in October going into the new frame school house in the southeast part
of the village, then just completed, being the first building erected in the place for school
purposes. Hon. William C. Lawrence, for a number of years, until his death in 1846, a
prominent lawyer in the county, assisted by his brother John, taught during the winter of
1832-33, having, it is thought, some seventy-five scholars, and receiving in compensation
$100 for a term of three months.

"In the winter of 1834-35, the number of scholars had so increased that it was decided to
employ two teachers. Mr. B. F. Kelsey taught in the schoolhouse. and Miss Marietta
Kimball in a log cabin in the west part of town. After this time, it was usual to employ two
teachers one of the terms in the year. Among the teachers were Rev. James H. Gill,
Heman Ferris, John V. Kinney (now Judge Kinney, of Nebraska), Miss Eliza Ewing, Miss
Martha Jane Thompson (now Mrs. Judge Woods, late of Marysville, but at present living at
Minneapolis, Minn.), Miss Clarinda Westbrook, before 1840. Miss Mary Irwin and Miss
Susan Pollock also taught at an early day. In the winter of 1838-39, there were three
public schools-Mr. Kelsey in the schoolhouse, Miss Thompson in the basement of the
Presbyterian Church, Miss Westbrook in the basement of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
In the winter of 1839-40, Mr. Charles Sanders taught in the basement of the Presbyterian
Church, his school numbering nearly 100 scholars. He introduced the spelling book already
published by himself, and afterward published a series of readers which had a wide
circulation. In the winter of 1842-43, three men were employed to teach the schools, now
embracing 200 or more pupi isMessrs. B. F. Kelsey, Levi Lyons and James Henderson.
From 1840, and perhaps sooner, there began to be felt a need of better facilities for
obtaining an education than the common schools afforded. In the summer of 1843, Miss
Caroline S. Humphrey opened the first high school taught in Marysville. In two or three
instances a class in some of the higher branches had been formed in the public schools,-
but Miss Humphrey's was the first in which the principal object was to teach those
branches. Rev. James Smith, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, instructed individuals, in
his own study' in the languages and other branches, preparatory for college. In 1844,
receiving some assistance from individuals, Mr. Smith erected a building for academic
purposes. A school of a higher grade than had ever been taught in the county was opened
in it, in the autumn of 1844, in charge of Mr. James A. Stirratt. Hon. James- W. Robinson,
of this place, and Rev. Mr. Perkins,* who recently died at Delaware, went through the
preparatory studies, and a year and a half of college studies, under Mr. Smith's instruction
and that of Mr. Stirratt, in the academy, and entered Jefferson College, at Cannonsburg,
Penn., in the spring of 1846.

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the academy most of the time from 1844 till the autumn of 1862. Mr. Smith taught himself
much of the time, and all the time held the control of the school. James A. Stirratt taught
the first school in the building.

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Abraham W. Wood, assisted by Miss Herbert, the last. The following persons, besides Mr.
Smith and those just named, taught in the building, though the order in which they came
cannot be given, nor is it certain that the list is complete: William H. Homer, James
Robinson, Chester H. Perkins, M. Thompson, J. Slocum, Miss Buss, Miss Ward, Miss Jennie
Coe and Miss Mary Coe. No individual has been identified with the interests of education
in this community longer than Mr. Smith, or done more to elevate its standard. At the
adoption of the present school law, in 1849, he was put upon the board of examiners, and
retained there until nearly the time-of his death.

"The number of scholars in town had so increased that, to answer an imperative

necessity, in 1847, two brick schoolhouses were erected in opposite parts of the town,
each of two rooms. For fifteen years these, with the academy, afforded the school
accommodations for the youth of Marysville Two or three or four teachers in the public
schools were employed, as financial and other controlling circumstances seemed to
decide. Up to 1849, thirty years from the settlement of the town, there seems to have
been about the general average facilities, appreciation and improvement of educational
advantages. The 'law for the better regulation of public schools in cities, towns, etc.,'
passed by the Ohio Legislature in February, 1849, became a now and active stimulus in
the minds of the community. They proceeded Promptly to organize and work under the
new system. The complete organization, which seems, from the records, to have been
very harmonious, was as follows: Directors - Otway Curry, President; P. B. Cole,
Secretary; Jacob Bouser, Treasurer; W. W. Woods, J. W. Cherry and Henry Shedd,
Examiners-James Smith, Charles W. B. Allison,* and Cornelius S. Hamilton. Under date of
December 14, 1849, is the following entry:

Whereupon, the board agree to employ the following teachers for twelve weeks each, five
days to the week, commencing December 17,1849, on the following terms, to wit:

Cornelius S. Hamilton, per term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66.00

Jackson C. Doughty, per term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.00

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Miss Laura Johnson, per term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.00

Mrs. William E. Lee, per term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.00

Which terms and conditions we respectively agree to; and we further agree to discharge
our duties as such teachers respectively, according to the best of our ability.

C. S. HAMILTON,

J. C. Doughty,

A. M. LEE,

Almira L. Johnson.

December 17, 1849.

On motion, Mr. Curry was appointed a committee to ascertain and report, to the next
meeting of the board, a series of books to be used in this district. On motion,

Resolved, That Messrs. Doughty and Hamilton furnish their

school rooms with blackboards, and charge the same to the board; and that Mr. Bouser
furnish a blackboard for Miss Johnson's room, at the cost of the district.

January 14, 1850.

Board met, pursuant to a call of the President. Present, all the members. On motion, the
following books were adopted for the use of the common schools in the town of
Marysville, to wit:

Wickham's Lessons, twenty-four large cards; Sanders' Primer; Holbrook's Primary Drawing
Book; McGuffey's Readers; Thompson's First Lessons in Arithmetic; Primary School Song
Book ; Webster's Elementary Spelling Book; Mitchell's Primary Geography; Colburn's
Mental Arithmetic; Ray's Arithmetic, art III; Mitchell's Intermediate Geography; Wells'
Elementary Grammar; Winchester's Series of Writing Books; Mason a Juvenile Task.
Resolved, That the board hold stated meetings every two
weeks, beginning January 25. Adjourned until January 25, 1850.

P. B. COLE, Secretary.

"The Board of Education made their first annual report to a meeting of the voters of

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School District No. 1, Paris Township, Union County, held at the court house November
30, 1850. An abstract of the report is as follows:

* This name to given Allen in Prof Wood's article.

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Schools taught thirty-six weeks, or three quarters.

First quarter, four schools, two male and two female teachers, average daily

attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Second quarter, three schools, three female teachers, average daily

attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105

Third quarter, three schools, three female teachers, average daily

attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Scholars in the district . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270

Resources for school purposes the last year:

Collected on duplicate for schoolhouse purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 99.05

Collected on duplicate for tuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.28

State School Fund received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93.89

Tax levied by County Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107.84

Tax levied by the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269.00

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$683.06

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"A legally called public meeting of the citizens of District No. 1, Paris Township, was held
March 4, 1851. to consider the adoption of the Union School system; but it was not
carried. The second annual report of the board. in December, 1851, gives the number of
scholars, 310; money received for school purposes, $430.40. In November, 1852, the
scholars were graded by examination, according to advancement, and a set of rules for
the government of the schools, drafted by Messrs. Hamilton and Curry, were unanimously
adopted by the board. They were ten in number, and to the purpose. In 1852-53, several
public meetings, harmonious, so far as the records show, were held to consider the matter
of a new schoolhouse; and a, resolution was carried to purchase certain designated lots
and raise the money to pay for them, but for some reason, not recorded, it was not done.
It appears that the schools went on with no great variation until 1860. Some of the years,
the more advanced scholars, by examinations, were put in charge of one teacher, and
designated 'high school.' In 1858, the subject of a new schoolhouse and the School
system was again agitated, and, after due consideration, carried. Under date of December
24, 1858, is the following:

"'Resolved, by the legal voters of School District No. 1, Paris

Township, Union County, Ohio, in general meeting assembled, That it is expedient and
necessary to erect a new schoolhouse for said district; and that $10,000 raised for that
purpose, $2,000 in the year 1850, and $2,000 in each of the four succeeding years.'

"A. site, about two and one-half acres, was purchased of Adam Wolford, and, after the
usual preliminaries, on the 10th of January, 1861, of twelve proposals to build the house,
that of H. Rice and J. Fleck, of Marysville, was accepted, for $7,754, and $340 for extra
stone work. After visiting houses reputed to be the best, inspecting and carefully
considering the various plans, at the suggestion of the State School Commissioner, the
Board adopted what has proved to be a good one. The house is a substantial brick edifice
60x80 feet, two stories, with a well- proportioned steeple, in which is a fine-toned bell of
about 500 pounds weight. Besides halls, closets, etc., there are four school rooms on the
lower floor and three on the upper, all affording comfortable accommodations for about
300 scholars. After considerable delay, the house was completed, and opened in October,
1862, just thirty-one years after the first schoolhouse in Marysville was built and occupied.
Mr. A. W. Wood, who had been teaching in the academy about a year and a half, was put
in charge as Superintendent at $50 per month and the tuition which he received from
scholars attending the school who were not residents of the district. The academy was
given up at this time, so there was no school in the county except the public schools.

"The Board of Education, at the organization of the Union School were: P. B. Cole, C. S.
Hamilton, J. Cassil, D. D. Welsh. W. H. Robb, and J. H.

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Ryan. The Board of Teachers: A. W. Wood, Superintendent and Principal of Highest

Department; Miss Mollie Johnson, First Assistant Highest Department; Miss Mattis, A.
Robinson, Second Assistant Highest Department; Miss Jennie Coe, teacher in Intermediate
Department ; Miss Louise M. Southwick, teacher in Second Primary Department; Miss
Sarah Jane Barbour, teacher in First Primary Department. The female teachers each
received $20 per month. The enumeration of scholars in October, 1862, was 343. The
school opened with about 200, who were divided into four departments. An excellent, set
of rules and regulations for the government of the schools was adopted by the Board, who
fully sustained the teachers in their execution. An important rule was the closing of the
door against tardiness. It did much in establishing the habit of punctuality, and was
favorably received by nearly all the patrons of the school. In March, 1863, five months
after the organization of the Union School, A. W. Wood left, and Franklin Wood, of
Massachusetts, took his position for the same compensation. The following are the names
of Superintendents, taus of service and compensation: A. W. Wood, from October, 1862,
to March, 1863, $50 per month and tuition of non-resident pupils; F. Wood, from March,
1863, to June, 1865, compensation as above, with $20 per month added last year; Rev.
A- E. Thomson, from September, 1866, to December, 1866, with the same compensation;
L. Piper, from January, 1807, to Tune. 1867, with same compensation; Franklin Wood,
from June 1807, to the present time [1876] with an annual salary of $1,200. Miss Sarah
Jane Barbour had charge of the First Primary Department from the organization of the
school in October, 1862, till June, 1878, eleven years. Miss Mary E. Pierce held the
position of First Assistant, for the last throe years Principal in the highest department,
embracing the High School and advanced Grammar grade, from September, 1870, till
June, 1875. In 1866, the wages of female teachers was raised to $30 per month, and has
since been raised to $40. The Principal of the highest department, however, receives
[1876] an Annual salary of $500."

When Mr. Wood wrote his article, he was giving one-half his time to superintendency and
the other half to teaching, and the other teachers in the schools at that time -(January,
1876), with the enrollment in the various grades, were as follows: Miss Nellie S.
McDonald, Principal Highest Department, 80; Mrs. Mattis A. Robinson, Assistant Highest
Department; Miss Alice S. Pierce, teacher first Grammar Department, 38; Miss Dora E.
King, teacher Second Intermediate Department, 40; Miss Laura Scott, teacher First
Intermediate Department, 57; Miss Abbie E. Neal, teacher Third Primary Department, 65;
Miss E. Amelia Burgner, teacher Second Primary Department, 47; Miss Kate T. Lee,
teacher Second Division. First Primary Department, 33; Miss Lucy J. Jones, teacher First
Division, First Primary Department, 60; total enrollment, 420. Mr. Wood writes, continuing
the article already quoted: " The aim, both in government and instruction, has constantly
been to adopt that which should give a thorough and practical preparation for the future;
to teach how to use the mind and other faculties, rather than bare facts. There has been a

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willingness to adopt improved and tested methods of teaching, whether the result of our
work or that of others. We have found that frequent reviews and examinations, both oral
and written, are of great advantage. One great difficulty with us is, our pupils leave
school, especially the boys, before they have had time or sufficient maturity to complete a
proper course of education. But it is easier to point out and lament than to correct. When
our present house was built, in 1862, considerable complaint was made that so large a
plan war, adopted, larger by one third than the present need demanded. But the wisdom
of the arrangement an out was soon accepted, for in 1868

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the number of pupils in attendance was fully equal to the capacity of the house, and in
that year by vote of the district, they commenced to raise a fund to put an addition to the
present house, or erect a new one in another part of the village. Said fund has
accumulated to about $8,000 (in 1876). Although 100 scholars are acoommodated in
rented rooms, and the schoolhouse still crowded, the new schoolhouse is not yet erected.

"Mention should be made of Hon. Cornelius S. Hamilton,* whose tragic death occurred in
December, 1861. He came to this county at the age of sixteen years, with his father and
family, in 1888, and spent his time till he was twenty-five upon his father's farm, assisting
in the transformation of those broad and fertile acres from the dense and heavy forest to
the beautiful field and meadow. He had already decided upon intellectual pursuits, and ac.
quainted himself with some of the principles of law through Blackstone's works. He came
to Marysville in 1848, and pursued the study of law in the office of Hon. William C.
Lawrence. He also edited and published for sev eral years a weekly paper, the Marysville
Tribune. He was a man of good judgment and remarkable will
power, accomplishing his own ends when conscions he was in the right, sometimes even
against the majority, though not by unjust means. He was a man of high principles, of
honor and integrity, and soon gained the confidence of his fellow-citizens. He was a
member of the convention which framed the Constitution of Ohio, now in force. He was
also sent to the State Legislature, and to the House of Representatives at Washington, of
which he was a member at the time of his death. The school privileges of his youth were
limited; but in early manhood, accepting the fact that education is one of the cornerstones
of our Republic, and a powerful in. fluence in the elevation of man, he became interested
in the advancement and improvement of the public school. He taught the opening school
under the now law of 1849, and was one of the first Board of Examiners and that law. The
next year he was elected a member of the Board of Education, and was retained in that
office till his death, some eighteen years. To him is given the credit mainly of placing
Marysville in the van, with places of equal size, in regard to educational matters. He had a
largely controlling influence in securing the adoption of the Union School system in 1860.
According to 69 records, it was left principally to him to carry into effect the various

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measures to complete that arrangement. He lived to see something of the advantages

resulting. He had more to do than any other individual in carrying out the purpose he,
with others, had formed, of establishing a school which should offer to all good and equal
faclities for obtaining a thorough preparation for the various departments of business life
or admission to the halls of our higher institutions of learning. Success in business, and
the college records at Oxford, Delaware, Wooster and Yale, show that their anticipations
are already realized. Through his taste, and decision chiefly we have a good house,
beautifully and favorably located, surrounded with ample grounds, adorned with
evergreens and other trees, all of which will bear a favorable comparison with any school
promises in our State."

A very fine new school building has been erected in the eastern part of town. The contract
for building it was let to Woodward & Son, of Mount Gilead, Ohio, June 22, 1876, for
$23,518. The structure was completed and school first began in it late in the fall of 1877.
It is of tasteful design and finish, and contains ten rooms for school purposes, to be used
during school sessions, and for recitations, etc., besides other rooms for various now. One
room in the upper story is neatly fitted up for a hall for exhibitions, having a wide stage
and seating room for several hundred people. The principal objection to the building is its
height.

* See notice In Chapter XIV.

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Franklin Wood, Superintendent of the Marysville Schools, left in 1877, and is now located
at Binghamton, N. Y. His successor is the present Superintendent., Prot W. H. Cole, from
Highland County, Ohio. He came here from the Missouri State University, and had
previously taught at Nashville, Tenn.,: Wilmington, Ohio, and Delaware, Ohio. He is a very
successful teacher. His assistants in the schools of Marysville for the school year of .1882-
88 were the following: L. B. Demorest, Principal High School; Miss Alfarata Clute, Principal
Grammar School; Miss Minnie Walker, First Department Grammar School; Miss Amma
Murphy, Fifth Grade; Miss Della E. Miller, Fourth Grade, "A" Division; Miss Amelia Burgner,
Fourth Grade, "B" Division; Miss Lillian Robb, Third Grade, "A" Division: Miss Nellie
Robinson. Second Grade, "A!' Division; Miss Emily Shinn, Second Grade, "A" Division; Miss
Jennie E. Smith, "A" Primary; Miss Mattis Robinson, "B" Primary; Thomas J. Davies,
Teacher of Music. The janitors are Victor Payne, for the east building, and Maggie Payne,
for the west building.

VILLAGE INCORPORATION, ETC.

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From the absence of records, or any positive evidence on the subject, it cannot be
determined at what exact date Marysville was incorporated; but it was probably in 1840,
as an old memorandum at the court house shows that Otway Curry was elected Mayor in
that year, being, it is thought, the first to hold the office in the place. The corporation
limits have been several timed extended, by action of the Commissioners of the county.
The record above mentioned, which is in the office of the County Clerk, shows *that
Otway Curry was elected Mayor, May 4, 1840; James E. Wilson, April 17, 1843; John
Cassil. May 6, 1844; P. B. Cole, March 31, 1845; and Otway Curry, March 30, 1846. The
earliest record found in the office of the Corporation Clerk is dated September 7, 1846,
and it presents the following facts:

"The Council of the town of Marysville met in the Mayor's office. In the absence of William
W. Steele, Recorder, on motion, W. H. Frank was appointed Secretary pro tem. Members
present: O. Curry, B. Welsh, Thomas Turner, James*. Evans, Jacob Bouser and William H.
Frank. On motion, C. W. B. Allison was elected Recorder to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the removing away of W. W. Steele. On motion, meeting adjourned until Monday evening,
October 5, 1846.

Secretary pro tem."

The meeting was hold as appointed. R. L. Broome was allowed $5.25 for seven days'
service as Street Superintendent; P. B. Cole $10.75 for print. ing. Otway Curry appointed a
committee of one to report an ordinance upon the subject of curbing the sidewalks in
Marysville. The Street Superintendent plank and repair the bridge by S. P. G. Brown's
dwelling house, by making a double track. October 10, 1846, Otway Curry, Thomas
Turner and Bill Welsh were appointed a committee of three to select one or more suitable
sites for a burying-ground, and ascertain on what terms the same could be purchased.
They made a report on the l6th of November, but what it was the record fails to state. A
meeting of the citizens was called to take some action on the subject of purchasing a new
burial ground and removing the old one from the corporation. December 7, 1946, R. L.
Broome and Samuel Ressler were appointed Fire Wardens for one year.

February 1, 1847, Mr. Evans, of the Council, was appointed a committee of one to consult
with the old officers of the hook and ladder company respecting the ladders furnished by
the citizens in 1845, for protection against fire. Those ladders were six in number, and Mr.
Evans was the next day instructed, upon making his report, to superintend the ironing of
said ladders and to procare one or more fire hooks and cables. April 24, 1847, the
contract for build-

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ing a new bridge on East Center street was awarded to James W. Evans, for 50; the
bridge was to be completed by the lot of the following July. It was finished July 17. At the
corporation election, March 29, 1847, the following officers were chosen: William M.
Robinson, Mayor; William H. Skinner, Recorder; Richard Bancroft, Charles Rosette, Samuel
Ressler, John Johnson, William E. Lee, Trustees. The new Council met April 5, and elected
Bill Welsh Superintendent of Streets; William E. Lee, Treasurer; William T. Brophy,
Marshal; John W. Lansdown, Assistant Marshal; William H. Frank and Thomas Turner, Fire
Wardens. Since then the elections have resulted in the choice of officers as follows:

March 27, 1848-George D. Witter, Mayor; James Kinkade, Recorder; John Cassil, Richard
Bancroft, R. Lee, Thomas Turner, F. Wingfield, Trust. see. At this election the question of
purchasing a fire engine was submitted to the electors, and the project was defeated by a
vote of forty to eighteen. A, bridge over the run at the south end of Main street was built
in the fall of 1848.

March 26, 1849-William H. Frank, Mayor; Philip Snider, Recorder; A. R. Hunter, William W.
Woods, William T. Brophy, Thomas Peacock, James Welsh, Trustees. April 27, 1849, the
job of graveling the "diamond," or public square, was let to Henry Wolford for $68.68, the
gravel to be put on eight inches deep, and the work done by the 15th of the following
June. Considerable graveling was done on the streets in that year, at a cost ranging from
75 cents to $1.05 per rod,

March 25 , 1850-W. H. Frank Mayor; Thomas Brown, Recorder, Thomas Turner, Thomas
Peacock, W. W. Woods, Charles Rathbun, A. R. Hunter, Trustee&

March 81, 1851-William H. Frank, Mayor; George W. Cherry, Recorder; Joseph Saxton,
Felix G. Wingfield, Thomas Turner, Thomas Brown, Stephen Winget, Trustees.

March 29, 1852-William. H. Frank, Mayor; George W. Cherry, Recorder; Thomas Turner,
Joseph Saxton, Felix a Wingfield, G. A. Cassil. James M. Welsh, Trustees. Cherry resigned
as Recorder, and M. H. Wadhems was appointed July 2, 1852.

1853.-Cyprian Lee, Mayor; Andrew M. Pollock, Recorder; Thomas Turner, James M.

Welsh, Joseph Saxton, Felix G. Wingfield, G. A. Cassil, Trustam. Mr. Lee refused to serve

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as Mayor, and William M. Robinson was chosen to the position at a special election held
April 19, 1858.

1854-W. U. Robinson, Mayor, Augustus Turner, Recorder; Thomas Turner, G. A. Cassil,

Felix G. Wingfield, J. M. Welsh, Joseph Saxton, Trustees.

1855-John L. Porter, Mayor; Cyrus A. Phelps, Recorder; John Cassil, C.. Rathbun, R. Lee,
R, L. Partridge, D. Plumb, Trustees. Cassil resigned, and S. C. Lee was appointed to fill
vacancy, October 8, 1855..

1856-Samuel McBatney, Mayor; R. 0. Clark, Recorder; Beth McMahill, Rowland Lee, R. L

Patrick, Tabor Randall, William Drake, Trustees.

1857-M. C. Lawrence, Mayor; William H. Robb, Recorder; John Fleck, John F. Sabine,
James W. Robinson, David D. Welsh, R. Welsh, Trustees.

1858-John Barber, Mayor; John Rathbun, Recorder; J. F. Sabine, Samuel Sherwood, D. D.

Welsh, William Drake, J. H. Ryan. Trustees.

1859-J. D. Smith, Mayor; J. N. Rathbun, Recorder; William Drake, D. D. Welsh, John

Barber, Joseph Newlove, W. W. Woods, Trustees.

1860- E. G. Bartram, Mayor; Alvin Thompson, Recorder; E. J. Nugent, Joseph G. Hawkins,

John Weidman, William, Drake, John B. Costs. Trustees,

1861-R. C. Clark, Mayor; Augustus Turner, Recorder; J. Garrard, J. Newlove, H. Sabine, D.

W. Henderson, Robert Snodgrass, Trustees.

1862-Thomas Brown, Mayor; James Kinkade, Recorder; G. L. Sellers,

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Rawson Welsh, William Cartmell, M. C. Lawrence, J. Newlove, Trustees. Lawrence

resigned September 5, 1862, and A. J. Whitney was appointed to fill vacancy.

April 6 , 1863 - Thomas Brown, Mayor; R. L. Partridge, Recorder; Joseph Newlove, J. A.

Henderson, Rawson Walsh, O W. R. Ingman, Robert Snodgrass, Trustees.

April 4, 1864--A. F. Wilkins, Mayor; A. J. Whitney, Recorder; Joseph Newlove. J. A.

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Henderson, Robert Snodgrass, Joseph Saxton, O. W. R. Ingman, Trustees

April 3 1865--A. F. Wilkins Mayor; A. J. Whitney, Recorder! John Guthrie, James W.

Robinson, Joseph Newlove, W. L. Miller, J. H. Ryan, Trustees.

April 2, 1866-A. F. Wilkins Mayor; J. A. Henderson Recorder; J. Newlove, J. W. Robinson,

B. W. Keys, John L. Porter, T. J. Buxton, Trustees.

April 1, 1867-John Cassil, Mayor; J. F. Snider, Recorder; John C. Nicol, R. R. Henderson,

James W. Robinson, William H. Robb, G. L. Sellers Trustees.

April 6, 1868--A. F. Wilkins, Mayor; O. M. Scott, Recorder; W. H. Robb, J. W. Robinson, W

S Johnson James H Roney J. C. Nicol Trustees.

April 6, 1869-A. D. Doolittle, Mayor; O. M. Scott, Recorder; J. L. Porter, W. H Robb, W. S.

Johnson, J. H. Roney, J C. Nicol, Trustees

April 4, 1870-A. F. Wilkins, Mayor for two years; Tabor Randall, Clerk (two years), H.
Speakman, D. Buxton, O. B. Williams, Councilmen for one year; Joseph Newlove, J. A.
Henderson, D. Edwards, Councilmen for two years. J. B. Coats was elected to the Council
in May, in place of Joseph Newlove.

April, 1871. N. Hamilton M C Lawrence A. C. Pearson Councilmen for two years.

April, 1872-J. M. Kennedy, Mayor; two years; Tabor Randall, Clerk and Recorder, two
years; A. D. Doolittle, Levi Longbrake. J. B. Whelpley, Councilmen for two years.

April, 1873- O. B. Williams H. S. Wood J. Richard Ousler Councilmen for two years.

April 10, 1874-Wesley Garrard Mayor; Tabor Randall, Clerk and Recorder; Darius Buxton,
David Edwards, Philip Snider, Councilmen-all for two years; John L. Porter, Councilman for
one year.

April, 1875-S. N. McCloud L. C. Conrad O. C. Chase, Councilmen, two years.

April, 1876-Wesley Garrard, Mayor; John H. Kinkade, Clerk; J. B. Whelpley, J. J. Morelock,

H. S. Wood, Councilmen-all for two years. Whelpley resigned March 20, 1877.

April 2, 1877-Aaron B. Robinson, F. G. England, I. N. Hamilton, Councilmen, two years; R.

Ousler, D. Webb, C. M. Ingman, Councilmen, one year. England resigned, and on the 11th
of September, 1877, George S. Baldwin was appointed to fill vacancy.

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April 1, 1878-John D. Radebaugh, Mayor; J. M. Brodrick, Clerk; J. J. Morelock, C. M

Kenton, W. H. Robb, Councilmen, two years.

April 7, 1879-A. B. Robinson S N McCloud W. P. Anderson Councilmen, two years.

April, 1880-Wesley Garrard, Mayor; John M. Brodrick Clerk; Jesse L. Cameron, John Wiley,
Delmore Snodgrass, Councilmen, two years.

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April, 1882-J. H. Kinkade, Mayor; George W. Heistand, Clerk; William Cartmell, Jr., Israel
Slack, E. L. Price, Councilmen, two years.

For the fiscal year ending March 30, 1852, the receipts of the corporation were $225.76;
the expenditures for the same time were $107.47, leaving a balance in the treasury of
$118.29. It did not cost much to run a village government and pay for improvements in
those days.

FIRES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Ladders were purchased by the village in 1845, for use in case of fires, and this was the
first record of any provision made looking to the safety of property from damage by fire. A
hook and ladder company was formed, but was probably in existence but a short time.*
July 22, 1859, the most serious fire occurred which the place had yet suffered, burning
the fine Cassil Block and several other buildings, and causing a loss of about $15,000. A
pottery, half a mile south of town, owned by E. Weller, was burned August 30, 1861. In
July, 1865, a hand fire engine was purchased for Marysville, at Dayton, Ohio, costing
$1,200 It was manufactured in New Jersey; the first engineer was a Mr. Hubbell. June 7,
1865, the County Commissioners had granted a petition from the citizens of Marysville
praying that they be allowed to erect an engine house on the southeast corner of the jail
lot; and the Commissioners also donated $50 out of the county treasury to help pay for
the engine purchased. The engine house was not built until the summer of 1806, when a
brick structure, two stories high, was erected.

On the night of June 12, 1866, the Marysville flouring-mill, with a saw-mill attached, fell a
prey to the flames, the loss reaching about $10,000. A fire on the 22d of March, 1867,
burned Sherwood's grocery store, Smith & Cartmell's grocery Store, and the store of F. T.

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Arthur; loss several thousand dollars. The hand fire engine, which had been considered
inefficient, worked finely and saved other buildings from destruction. May 3, 1879, a
steam fire-engine was purchased and placed in the fire department room in the new city
hall building. In the afternoon of the same day It was thoroughly tested and found to be a
first class machine. Sufficient steam was made in four minutes to force water strongly
through one nozzle, and two minutes later water was flying through the same hose to a
distance of over 130 feet. Another hose was attached and water thrown through both with
tremendous force. In July, 1881, horses were secured for the department and placed in
their quarters in the city hall building. The town now has a paid fire department,
organized in August, 1882, and consisting of a chief, engineer and fireman. George W.
Fox is the present chief; C. H. Carter, engineer, and French Sellers, fireman. Besides the
steamer there is a hook and ladder truck. and the old hand engine still the property of the
town, though not in use. Everything is kept in readiness for turning out in the shortest
possible time, and the department is efficient and well organized.

THE CITY HALL.

In the latter part of August, 1864, the Town Council purchased property at the southeast
corner of Main and South streets, on which to erect a building for a city hall, engine room,
etc. In the spring of 1877, it was decided by vote to build a hall for city use. Plans drawn
by F. J. Sager had been for some time on exhibition at McCloud's drug store. Work was
soon begun on

* This company was organized immediately after a small fire which occurred on the night of
January 22, 1845 causing a loss of $1,000 or more. A meeting of citizens was held at the court
house on the day succeeding the fire, and the company was then organized, with Samuel Resler,
Captain; Mains Wasson, First Lieutenant; Abner Power, Second Lieutenant; J. S. Alexander,
Treasurer; William C Lawrence, Secretary. A contribution was raised for the use of the company,
and a petition was forwarded to the Legislature, praying for an act of incorporation. The officers
chosen were to hold only until the company should be incorporated.

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the site named, the old buildings on the ground being sold and moved away. New plans
and specifications were called for and on the 15th of August, 1877; bids were opened and
the contracts for the: different branches of work awarded separately, the whole footing up
$12,495. Ground was broken on the 21st of the same month, and the building was
completed in the spring of 1878. In the latter part of March in that year, the Council
purchased a Seth Thomas striking tower clock and placed it in the tower of the new
building. Its cost, with bell, was $915; it is of the eight. day variety, forty inches wide,
fortytwo inches deep, fifty-one inches high, nine inch main wheel, sixteen-inch strike

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wheel, pendulum five feet long, ball weighs seventy-five pounds; weight of bell 1,000
pounds. Gas fixtures were placed in the building by a Cincinnati firm. The steam heating
apparatus was manufactured by E. B. Arm strong, of Columbus. The auditorium is finely
frescoed. The hall was opened to the public October 21, 1878, when the drama of the
"Two Orphans" was given by home talent The total cost of the building, furniture, fixtures,
etc., was $13,191.80, and the structure would be a credit to any town having a much
greater population. It contains the fine public hall. the Mayor's office or Council Room, the
public library, the fire department rooms and the city prison.

MANUFACTURES.

About 1848-49, the "Marysville Pearlash Factory" was established, and during most of its
existence it was the property of Judge W. W. Woods, with whom Darius Buxton was for
several years a partner in the business. This ashery was one of the most extensive in the
United States, and, in fact, was reported as the largest in 1874; but after the death of
Judge Wood:9 it was abandoned and the work discontinued.

In the fall of 1856, the first steam grist-mill in the place was erected by J. & B. Saxton and
G. A. Cassil. The subject of building of such an institution had been discussed in the
columns of the daily papers for some time, and the mill supplied a long-felt want. It was
started June 1, 1857, by Saxton & McCreight, and after being operated a number of years
was destroyed by fire. In the fall ad winter of 1867, a now flouring mill was built by Miller
& Snodgrass, two stories high and 32x36 feet in dimensions. The steam gristmill in the
northeast part of town, now the property of Moses Thompson, was built about 1866, by
W. L. Miller; it is a brick and frame structure, containing four runs of stone, having a
capacity of about thirty-five barrels daily; does merchant and custom grinding, and
furnishes employment for three men. A now steam grist mill is being erected near the
north end of Main street, by Messrs. Sprague &,Perfect, the former from Sunbury,
Delaware County, and the latter from Columbus It will have all the late improvements a
and be capable of grinding 100 barrels of flour daily.

The Marysville Butter Tub and Spoke Company was incorporated July 1, 1874; capital
stock $50,000, in shares of $100each; incorporator---W. W. Woods, A. S. Chapman, A. B.
Robinson, C. S. Chapman, D. D. Shearer, A. C. Pierson. Philip Snider, J. B. Whelpley, W.
H. Robinson. Officers were elected on the 7th of the succeeding August. The
manufactures were tubs, buckets, pails and firkins for packing butter, etc. In the spring of
1880, the old company sold out to W. F. Wilcox & Co., the death of Judge Woods being
the main cause of breaking up the business, and a now building has been erected
opposite the old one, which is being fitted up by Mr. Wilcox individually, who the last of
three superintendents of the old factory, A. S. Chapman having been the first and E. L.
Price the second. The firm of W. F. Wilcox & Co. composed of Mr. Wilcox and Judge
Woods. The sales of the institution ran as high as $60,000 and over, annually, the goods
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Ohio. Shipments were made, however, into Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia ad I ania.
Part of the old machinery is in the new building. Mr. Wilcox will manufacture butter tubs,
pails and hard wood lumber, and give employment to an average of twenty five men.

Rawson Walsh was for many years engaged in the manufacture of woolen. ods in
Marysville, at different points, and, in 1864, the firm of Woodbury & Welsh built the brick
factory now standing in the northeast part of town. Robinson & Robinson purchased it
soon after. and for a number of years, under the management of the latter firm, it was
one of the most important institations in the place. Twenty-five hands were employed,
and jeans, satinets, Flannels, etc., manufactured. The business amounted to about
$30,000 annually, and the firm conducted a store opposite the factory, where they
enjoyed a very large trade. These gentlemen are now proprietors of the well-known
"factory store" on South Main street. They sold the factory in the spring of 1880 to Turpie
Brothers, of White County, Ind., and it is not now in operation.

A brewery was built in the east part of town in the spring of 1866. In September 1878,
the tubs, vats, etc., were removed to Indiana. On the morning of September 14, 1881, the
structure was very badly damaged by fire, but it was repaired and refitted and is still
inexistence, conducted by P. Schlegel. A large barn on the premises was burned in
November, 1882. The property was for. merly owned by W. W. Woods.

The "Marysville Cheese Manufacturing Company" was organized February 13, 1871,
among the prominent members being W. W. Wood &, W. M. Randall, Col. Robb, B. T.
McAllister, Jehu Ryan, John Fleck and A. J. Sterling, as stockholders. The certificate of
incorporation was filed a few days later; capital stock, $4,000, in shares of $100 each. The
incorporators were W. H. Robb, A. J. Sterling, W. W. Woods, Isaac C. Botkin, James W.
Field, George P. Cross, J. S. Fleck. The company purchased an acre of ground next south
of the fair ground, and in the spring of 1871 erected a factory thereon which began
operations on the 18th of May in that year. The build. ing was 40x84 feet, including the
engine room, and two stories high. J. H Ryan was chosen manager and N. P. Baughman,
assistant. The latter had learned the trade in the Western Reserve dairy region of Ohio.
Within a short time, the factory was manufacturing ten cheeses daily, weighing thirty
pounds each. In May, 1872 it was receiving 3,300 pounds of milk per diem, and was
operated by F. Hazen, who made 300 pounds of cheese each day. February 22, 1873, the
factory was sold by the Sheriff and bid off by J W. Robinson, for $2,550. It was continued
for a time, but ceased operations previous to 1877, and the building was sold to Judge
Woods for $700. A now factory was built in the eastern part of- town, in 1878, but was

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continued short time only

In the spring, of 1872, a carriage f actory was erected on South Main street, by Conrad &
Schepper, the building being a large frame structure. In the fall of 1876, the two-story
brick addition, which now constitutes the front portion of the establishment, was built. In
November, 1878, John Boerger purchased the interest of Mr. Schepper, and the firm of
Conrad & Boerger was established.. Mr. Boerger had come to the place in 1872, and
learned his trade in this shop. The present firm employs from eight to fifteen men,
according to the season, and transacts annually a business amounting to $12,000 or $15,
000. The manufactures-wagons, carriages, sleighs, etc. are disposed of principally in
Union and adjoining counties, before the death of Judge Woods, and through his
instrumentality, they shipped to some extent to Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. Boerger's father,
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Mill Creek Township, containing 340 acres, and the son had lived with his father up to the
time of his location in Marysville, when he started entirely on his own resources.

The carriage works of Bauer, Schepper & Devine were established February 7, 1882.
Employment is given in the busy season to ton or twelve hands, and the work is disposed
of mostly in Union and Franklin Counties. The firm manufactures carriages, wagons,
sleighs, etc., and does a general blacksmithing business. Mr. Schepper was formerly in
partnership with Mr. Conrad, and has worked at his trade in Marysville since 1868, coming
from Owen County, Ind. Mr. Bauer is lately from Columbus, and Mr. Devine came from the
same place three or four years ago.

A. S. Turner, proprietor of the City Carriage Works, has been engaged in the business in
this place since the close of the rebellion, having served in thee army during that
memorable struggle. For five or six years, ha was in company with F. E. Justice. About the
fall of 1871, he built a portion of his present shop, and in April, 1872, Mr. Justice became
his partner. The firm was continued until October, 25, 1877, since when Mr. Turner has
operated the factory alone and made extensive additions to it. From working as a
journeyman a short time subsequent to the close of the war, he is now proprietor of a
business amounting to about $6,000 annually, and employs an average of seven hands.
He manufactures entirely for the home trade.

The carriage factory of L. E. Helium was established about 1874, by its present proprietor,
who has worked in Marysville since 1871. During the war be was for a time in company
with Franklin E. Justice. He employs seven hands in the busy season, and disposes of

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most of his work near home, shipping but little.

The establishment of S. A. Cherry is mentioned elsewhere, hence a description is

unnecessary in this connection.

In 1875, a planing mill was built and a lumber yard opened by Rice, Fleck & Co., the firm
being composed of H. Rice, J. S. Fleck and A. S. Chapman. In that year, a large amount of
building was done in Marysville, and, on the 9th of June, forty-five buildings were under
way together. A three-story hotel was talked of, to be erected on the site of the old
American, and to cost from $20,000 to $30,000, but it has, up to this writing, failed to
materialize. The present owners of the above-mentioned planing mill and lumber yard are
Messrs. Fleck & Chapman, who have made extensive additions to the original mill and
introduced many improvements. It is now the largest establishment of the kind in the
county. The building covers four lots and has a frontage of 264 feet. The yards in the rear
and to the south are constantly stocked with lumber, and a portion of the main floor of
the building is supplied from the yard and used for seasoning and cutting. The upper floor
receives the timber from its first cutting, and it is rapidly converted into flooring, doors,
sash and building material. The firm employs, on an average, about fifteen men; in the
busy season, twenty five. The capital at the start was limited and the first year's sales
amounted to only $7,000; this had increased to $15,000 in 1881, and to $60,000 for 1882.

The Marysville Gas Light Company was incorporated August 30, 1878, the incorporators
being W. W. Woods, Frederick J. Sager, S. N. McCloud, William Smith, J. W. Field and M.
C. Lawrence. Capital stock, $20,000, inn shares of $50 each. No works were ever put in,
and a citizen of the town remarked in December, 1882, that the only gas in the place was
"gasoline and human gas." Gasoline was introduced in Marysville in the spring of 1869;
about forty lamps were set in the streets, and " Ward's Gas Generating Lamp" used.

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BANKS.

The Bank of Marysville was established in 1854, by Andrews, Evans & Woods, whose
advertisement appears in the Marysville Tribune under date of February 14, 1855. On the
15th of April, 1863, another advertisement shows that the proprietors were then W. W.
Woods, D. D. Welsh and C. S. Hamilton. They were at that time "agents for the sale of
United States Government Five-Twenty Bonds." In September, 1869, T. J. Buxton, a
member of the firm, retired for the purpose of entering the same business at Minneapolis,
Minn. James Fullington and C. Phellis became partners with Judge Woods, under the firm
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an interest in the institution. This is the oldest bank in the county, and transacts a general
banking business. The cashier, R. M. Henderson, has held the position since the
retirement of Mr. Buxton. in 1869. The building now occupied by this bank was erected in
1872, and was then the finest business edifice in Union County. It is three stories high,
brick being the material composing the walls. The upper story is occupied by the Odd
Fellows.

The Farmer's Bank of Union County went into operation about the 20th of April, 1868,
with the following officers: Directors-Levi Longbrake, A. James Sterling, Dr. J. M.
Southard; Cashier-Joseph Newlove. The bank was first located in the Robinson Block,
three doors east of the public square, but is now in a fine brick building at the southeast
corner of the square, erected in 1872. The present proprietors (December, 1882) of this
bank are Joseph Newlove. * J. M. Southard, Levi Longbrake, Edward Weller, Thomas
Martin. The position of cashier is filled by C W. Southard.

The People's Bank.-This banking company was organized in the forepart of April, 1874,
and included among its members A. J. Whitney, W. H. Robb, J. B. Whelpley, C. Houston,
A. S. Chapman, F. T. Arthur, A. T. Carpenter, S. B. Woodburn, B. W. Keyes, C. S.
Chapman. It began business in the room previously occupied by the Bank of Marysville,
which had shortly before moved into its new quarters in the building it now occupies. The
present officers are: A. J. Whitney, President; C. S. Chapman, Cashier. The bank transacts
business on a capital of $20,000.

SECRET ORDERS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS.

Palestine Lodge, No. 158, F. & A. M., was instituted

April 10, 1848. The charter members were Stephen F. Kinney, John Cassil, J. O. Baker,
Silas Igon, Jeremiah Curl, L. B. Kinney, David Burnham and James R. Smith. Jeremiah Curl
was the first W. M.; S. F. Kinney, S. W., and John Cassil, probably first Secretary. (2) At
meetings hold April 20 and 21, 1848, the lodge admitted seven new members. Of the
fifteen thus constituting the old lodge, but one is now known to be living-Dr. Charles
Rathbun, now of Southern Illinois. William M. Winget, of Marysville, who was initiated
August 26, 1852, is one of the oldest members Of the lodge. Thomas Peacock was made
an Entered Apprentice in 1849, and Judge John B. Coates was initiated March 21, 1850;
these two were initiated in this lodge probably before any other person now living in the
place. David C. Winget, who became a Master Mason before joining this lodge, is thought
to have belonged to the order longer than any other man in the town. W. M. Robinson
and W. H. Robb are also old Masons. A fire which occurred July 26, 1859, destroyed the
records, charter and effects of this lodge, but a new charter was granted on the 21 st of

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(2) A directory of Union County, published in 1877, says the first officers of this lodge were
Romeo M. Stokes, W. N. Burr, S. W., and James Williams, J. W.

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the following October, under which the lodge is now working. The membership, December
12, 1882, was 163, and the officers were: J. J. Scott, W. M.; J. M. Broderick S. W.; A. H.
Beightler, J. W.; J. W. Field, Treasurer; J. H. Kinkade, Secretary; C. S. Lee, S. D.; E. L.
Parthemore, J. D.; Thomas Peacook, Tiler.

Marysville Chapter,
No. 9.9, R. A. M. --A
dispensation was granted a chapter October l3, 1866, and it was instituted at that date by
David Haskell, of London, H. P., pro tem., S. S. Jewell being installed
as High Priest. After working one you under dispensation, a charter was granted October
12, 1867, to S. S. Jewell, John Sidle, James W. Field, Harvey S . Wood, T. S. Hill, William
M. Winget, Abram Beck, John Cassil and W. H Robb. Officers elected at that time were: S.
S. Jewell, H. P.; John Sidle. K.; J. W. Field, Scribe; W. H. Robb, C. of H.; R. R. Hederson,
P. S.; M. C. Lawrence, R. A. C.; James A. Henderson, M. 3d V.; E. S. Pyne, M. 2d V.; W. E.
Baxter, M. 1st V.; Thomas J. Buxton, Treasurer; John Cassil, Secretary; C. L. Mullen,
Guard; J. B. Whelpley, Chaplain. The membership in December, 1882, was seventy-eight,
and the officers at the same time were: W. M. Winget, High Priest; W. P. Anderson, King;
C. W. Radebaugh, Scribe; Elmer P. Blinn, Captain of Host; J. J. Scott Principal Sojourner;
H. W. Morey, Royal Arch Captain; David Edwards, Master 3d Veil; Will O. Shearer, Master
2d Veil; J. M. Brodrick, Master 1st Veil; J. W. Field, Treasurer; Will E. Winget, Secretary; A.
H. Beightler, Guard.

Marysville Council,
No. 61, R. & S. M . was
instituted December 30, 1873, with ten or twelve charter members. Its first officers were:
O. B. Williams, T. 1. M.; James A. Henderson, D. I. M.; W. H. Robb, P. C. of W.; D. W.
Henderson, Treasurer; James W. Field, Rec.; W. M. Cartmell, C. of G.; C. L. Mullen, S. The
council is not at present in a flourishing condition. It has a membership (December 12,
1882) of twenty, and is officered as follows: W. P. Anderson, T. I. M. James W. Field, D. I.
M.; S. S. Jewell, P. C. of W.; W. M. Cartmell, C. of G.; W. M. Robinson, Treasurer; S. N.
McCloud, Recorder; H. W. Morey, Sentinel pro tent, The
charter will probably soon be surrendered.

Marysville Lodge, No.

87, IOOF , is the oldest secret organization in the county. It
was instituted June 7, 1847, and the charter members were John Cassil, S. A. Cherry,

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James Kinkade, W.. T. Brophy, and John H. Smith. The lodge was instituted by Erastus
Sheldon, District Deputy Grand Master. The officers were: John Cassil, N. G.; S. A. Cherry,
V. G.; James Kinkade, Jr., R. S.; William T. Brophy, Treasurer; John H. Smith, P. S. On the
same night, Philip Snider James M. Wilkinson, J. C. Doughty, Charles Rathbun and William
E. Lee were initiated as members. At the next meeting, June 10, 1847, James M.
Wilkinson was appointed R. S. N. G.; Charles Rathbun, L. S. N. G.; W. E. Lee, R. S. V. G.;
J. C. Doughty, L. S. V. S.; Philip Snider, Warden; J. C. Doughty, Conductor; John S. Smith,
I. G.; William T. Brophy, O. G.; Philip Snider, Charles Rathbun, James Kinkade, Jr.,
Trustees. This organization has been continued' to the present time, and the membership,
December 12, 1882, was about 150. Several lodges have been partially formed from this,
and some nearly entire. The library contains 323 volumes. S. A. Cherry is the only one of
the charter members of this lodge now living. The present officers are: B. Hanawalt, N.
G.; E. B. Turner, V. G.; E. L. Price, Recording Secretary; L. G. English, Per. See.; John H.
Wood, Treasurer. Mr. Wood has held this office several years.

Marysville Encampment,
No. 114, IOOF , was chartered May 6, 1868,
and instituted August 10 following. The charter members were John Cassil, A. F. Wilkins,
A. Morey, John P. Bauer, Thomas Turner, John Weaver,

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Jr., Joseph H. Felkner. The encampment was instituted by Right Worthy Grand Scribe
William M. Hubbell. The first officers were: John Cassil, C. P.; J. H. Felkner, H. P.; Thomas
Turner, S. W.; A. F. Wilkins, Scribe (died in office); John P. Bauer, Treasurer; A. Morey, J.
W. The present member. ship is about eighty, and the officers are: J. R. Taylor, C. P.; J.
C. Burkbile, H. P.; R. S. Bonnett. S. W.; D. H. Fry, Scribe; J. J. Morelock, Treasurer; J. M.
Longbrake, J. W.

Juniata Tribe, No.

94, Improved Order of
Red Men , was instituted at the Hunting Grounds of Marysville,
Reservation of Ohio, on the sleep of the 18th Sun, Worm Moon, G. S. D. 388-common
year, March 18, 1879--with twentytwo charter members. Its membership in December,
1882, was seventy-six, and its officers were as follows: Prophet, J. Q. Richey; Sachem, A.
Morey; Senior Sagamore. J. H. Smith; Junior Sagamore, J. D. Burkbile; Chief of Records,

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B. Newlove; Keeper of Wampum, B. C. Newlove. The first incumbents of the same offices,
in the order named, were B. Newlove, C. Wagner, J. D. Burkbile, H. N. Amrine, H. J. King
and R. C. Newlove.

Marysville Lodge, No.

100, K. of P ., was chartered May 24,
1877, the following being the first officers and members: - Noah Orr, P. C.; Harry
Gebbard, C. C.; Adam Snider, V. C.; J. H. Kinkade, P.; S. N. McCloud, M. of E; J. B.
Couchman, M. of F.; C. F. Wilkins, K. of R. and S.; Theodore Mullen, M. at A.; C. H. Carter,
I. G.; W. S. Smith, O. G.; J. J. Gledhill, James Smith, E. C . Myers, D. W. March, J. H
Willis, E. P. Rogers, G. Gibson. The present membership is about eighty, and the officers
are: I. D. Buxton, P. C.; R. H. Graham, C. C.; John L. Sellers, V. C.; C. F. Turner, P.; C. L.
Ousler, M. of E.; E. E. Cole, M. of F.; C. Stewart, X. of R. and S.; George Heistand, M. at
A.; L. M. Webster, I. G.; W, Weidman, O. G.

Several building and loan associations have been organized at different times in
Marysville, which have been of great benefit

The Marysville Literary

and Library Association
was formed Friday evening, November 15, 1867, and a committee appointed to draft
constitution and by laws They performed their duty, and, on the evening of November 28,
the articles were adopted; the organization was completed November 29, by the election
of the following officers: Franklin Wood, President; W. S. Johnson, Vice President; A. J.
Sterling, Treasurer; S. W. Dolber, Secretary; L. Piper, Librarian; A. J. Sterling, P. B. Cole,
F. Wood, Executive Committee. Thursday evening January 28, 1868, Fred Douglass
delivered a lecture in Marysville, having been brought here by this association, to whose
benefit the net proceeds of the lecture were appropriated for the purchase of books. The
association was incorporated February 17, 1868, and the following Trustees, elected: P. B.
Cole, Franklin Wood, O. M. Scott, William S. Johnson, John H. Shearer, L. Piper, A. James
Sterling, James C. Wilkins, Edward Thomas. The " Marysville Library Association" was the
name of the organized institution, as adopted July 21, 1874, when the following officers
were chosen. P. B. Cole, President; F. Wood, Vice President; R. L. Woodburn, Secretary;
William M. Liggett, Treasurer; H. W. Morey, Librarian; Andrew Steven. son, D. W.
Henderson, L. Piper, Directors. The capital stock was fixed at 150 shares of $25 each; only
about eighty shares were ever taken, although about 100 names appear on the record.
Officers are elected annually. The present officers are: P. B. Cole, President, having held
the position since 1874; Dr. I. N. Hamilton, Vice President; William M. Liggett, Treasurer.
E. P. Blinn, Secretary; J. B. Whelpley, D. W. Henderson, J. Van Pearse, Directors; J. Van
Pearse, Librarian. The library contains about 1,000 volumes, all of the better class of
selections. Historical and biographical works form a prominent part feature of the library.
From

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seventy-five to one hundred books are circulated weekly, and now ones are oc. casionally
adds&

The Agassiz Scientific, Archaeological and Historical Society of Marysville. was organized
March 7,1879, and a week later the following officers were elected: Prof. J. W. Cole,
President; J. H. Shearer, Vice President; Miss Anna Roney, Recording Secretary; E. E.
Cole, Corresponding Secretary; L. Piper, Treasurer; Dr. I N. Hamilton, Dr. D. W.
Henderson, C. M. Kenton, Dr. J. W. Field, S. P. Mulford, Executive Committee. At the date
of the second meeting, March 14, 1859, the membership was fifty one. The object of the
association was to acquire general information of value on all subjects The work of
collecting specimens, relies, etc for the purpose of establishling a museum, was began,
and a large number and great variety of articles was soon on hand. The museum was
placed in the east school building, and is an attractive feature to the visitor. The collection
has been largely made by the pupils of the schools, who have taken great interest in the
work

CEMETERIES.

Just when the old cemetery in the limits of the corporation began to be used has not been
ascertained. Steps were taken toward purchasing a new ground,. and abandoning the old
one, in October and November, 1846, but nothing further was done until early in 1848. In
March of that year, 6 ½ acres were purchased of the assignees of W. C. Malin, lying on
the Marion road, north of town. This was traded to Mr. Zwerner, in the spring of 1863, for
his lots adjoining the old cemetery, which was extended. On the 5th of June, 1877, it was
voted by the citizens of Marysville to raise by tax sufficient funds-to purchase grounds for
a new cemetery. The Council could not secure suitable grounds for a reasonable price,
and, accordingly, July 22, 1878, they passed a, resolution to appropriate a piece of ground
known as the Dynes land, half a mile west of the corporation, between the Newton and
Bellefontaine roads. The name, "Oakdale Cemetery," was given to the grounds. The tract
contains thirty-nine acres,. and is beautifully laid out. It. was first improved in 1880, and
dedicated on the 17th of June in that year. It already contains the remains of numerous
persons, including some removed from other cemeteries, and is an exceedingly pleasant
resting place for the dead. In the old cemetery at Marysville rest many of the pioneer
fathers and mothers of the place and its neighborhood. Numbers of the headstones are
broken in pieces and fallen flat, and others are so worn by the storms of years that the
inscriptions upon them cannot be deciphered. The following list includes a large proportion
of those whose remains are here buried, with date of death and age:

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John S. Fulton, died September 10, 1864, aged 75 years; Catharine, Maria Fulton, March
25, 1840, 12; Sally Ann, wife of Abram G. Davis, January 9, 1837, 21; Nathaniel Beecher,
April 15, 1840, 30; Mary R., daughter of Moses and Mary A. Thompson, August 9, 1847,
22; Florence M., daughter of W. W. and Martha J. Woods, July 23, 1842, 2; Alexander
Gibson, April 9, 1842, 52; Robert Gibson, October 30, 1844. 28; Elias Kelsey, September
5,1854, 42; John Burns, December 22,1839, 46; Mary Magdalena, his wife, August 27,
1868, 76; David, son of J. and Sarah Curl, June 8, 1840, 1; John H., son of Alexander and
Elizabeth Pollock, July 26, 1831, 4; Elizabeth, wife of A. Pollock, February 10, 1846, 44;
Rodney Pickett, September 18, 1852, 52; Mary, his wife, July 13, 1869, 72; Cyprian Lee,
September 24, 1854, 62; Elizabeth B. Cooper, his wife, January 7, 1830, 23; Mary S.
Irwin, his second wife, October 11, 1858, 60; Mrs. Mary Lee, March 21, 1842, 71; Mrs.
Nancy Simmons, October 9, 1854, 70; Ann, wife of John Hawley, June 29, 1846, 63; Baty
Hawley, March 14, 1838, 14; William Campbell, February 20, 1865, 66;

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Ann, his wife, August 9, 1860, 52; Samuel Teas, March 8,1843, 74; Margaret, his wife,
May 17, 1847, 69; Margaret, wife of Rev. W. D. Smith, October 23, 1840, 34; Levi Phelps,
November 27, 1863, 74; Lavina, wife of Forest Meeker, April 23, 1862, 89; Anne Phelps,
wife of Joseph Peck, August 18, 1853, 61; Angella, consort of James Turner, August 22,
1840, 26; Bill Welch, October 31, 1850, 54; Amelia, his wife, May 20, 1853, 37; Alice B.
Skinner, August 19, 1851, 68; Mary J., wife of J. C. Duree, October 14, 1845, 22; William
C. Lawrence, Esq., September 21, 1846, 42; Rev. James Smith, June 2, 1874, 73; Matilda,
his wife, November 3, 1852, 46; Samuel B. Johnson, June 17, 1843, 52; Aurelia, wife of
Rowland Lee, November 14,1858, 46; Lucina, wife of Cyrus Partridge, October 4, 1850,
57; Dr. Neil, April 2, 18,57, 58; Sally, wife of Nathan Hartwell, July 26, 1845, 74;
Sophronia S., wife of C. W. B. Allison, August 26, 1848, 22; Mary H., wife of William T.
Brophy, October 2, 1850, 27; James Weller, March 24, 1872, 73; Chambers Dynes,
January 3, 1857, 86; SomeIia Dynes, December 31, 1856, 80; William Powl, April 15,
1854, 39; James C. Dynes, March 6, 1854, 57; Jacob Ashbaugh, May 4, 1851, 75; Sarah,
wife of Rev. John Wilson, December 12, 1813, 69; William Gregg, September 30, 1846,
61; Elvira D., wife of W. M. Gregg, November 30, 1839, 18; William Wells, February 3,
1857, 77; Nancy, his wife' Se tem, ber 27, 1842, 59; Malinda, wife of William M. Page,
October 17, 1839" 29; Calvin Winget, November 4, 1840, 39; Cynthia, his wife, August 20,
1845, 40; William Ward, January 17, 1848, 82; James L. Ward, December 26, 1843, 36;
Nancy Ward, August 9, 1855, 45; George D. Witter, August 13, 1849, 25; Sally, wife of
David Witter, June 13, 1838, 43; Martha Ann, wife of John Lundy, January 27, 1844, 19;
Michael Mullin, March 15, 1836, 48; Stephen D. Mullin, April 28, 1834, 22; Letitia, his wife,
September 28, 1834, 22; Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Mullin, December 19, 1841, 50; James

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Carter, June 8, 1862, 48; Electa, wife of James Barbour, native of Bainbridge, N. Y.,
September 22, 1869, 70; John Weaver, Sr., April 23, 1880, 68; Elenor, wife of George
Shape, September 2, 1867, 65; Rev. James Ryan, March 14, 1868, 77; Philadelphia, wife
of Edward Weller, February 14, 1875, 66; Cornelius S. Hamilton, December 122, 1807, 46;
Louisa B., his wife, May 24, 1868, 43; John C. Hull, December 30, 1872, 85; Jane T., his
wife May 3, 1874, 84; Otway Curry, February: 15, 1855, 51; Mrs. Mary Curry, April 21,
1856, 50; John Cassil, June 15, 1869, 66; Thomas Snodgrass, April 21, 1880, 72; William
Snodgrass, March 10, 1842, 43; Benson Wilmeth, June 30, 1860, 73; William Alexander,
February 6, 1871, 94; F. K. F. Melching, February 26, 1870, 77; Judah Dodge, April 23,
1869, 74; Thomas Turner, October 13, 1868, 59; David Robb, October 2, 1869, 90, Mary,
wife of David Robb, September 10, 1865, 55; Robert Turner, March 13, 1869, 87; John C.
Filler, April 3, 1864, 56; John W. Thompson, February 16, 1875, 77; Laura Sabin, March
10, 1880, 79; Susannah Sabin. April 29, 1866. 94; Joseph Kellogg, M. D., September 29,
1875, 81; Francis Bryant, August 20, 1877, 65; Matilda, consort of J. H. Shearer, March
26, 1865, 45; John Robb, September 5, 1865, 73: Margaret E., his wife, August 26, 1865,
65; D. D. Welsh, May 17, 1863, 45.

Several victims of the great and bloody civil war found a resting place in this cemetery,
principal among whom is Col. Joseph G. Hawkins, killed at the battle of Stone River,
Tenn., December 31, 1862. A neat monument was erected as a "tribute of respect by the
officers of his regiment and his fellowcitizens." Col. Hawkins was only one of many who
fell in that terrible four years' struggle, and who, in the sleep of patriot martyrs, " look
proudly to heaven from the deathbed of fame."

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Rest on, embalmed and sainted dead,

Dear as the blood ye gave ;

No impious footsteps here shall tread

The herbage of your grave ;

Nor shall your glory be forgot

While Fame her record keeps,

Or honor points the hallowed spot

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Where Valor proudly sleeps."

PARIS TOWNSHIP.

Paris Township was constituted by act of the Commissioners of Union County, March 12,
1821. Its bounds were then defined as follows:

" Beginning at the northeast comer of Darby, running west three and one-half miles;
thence north to the north boundary of said county; all west to the line of Union Township
to be known by the name of Paris." Is thus created, Paris included a large portion of the
county, but by the formation of now townships its limits have been gradually contracted,
until it now possesses little more territory than the average of the fourteen townships of
this county. It is favorably located, in the south central portion of the county, and
probably contains the center of population within its limits. Marysville is situated a little
south of its center. The Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad enters
from Dover Township on the east, pursues a westerly and southwesterly course, and
leaves the township near the southwest corner. Mill Creek is the only stream of note. It
enters from the north, flows almost directly south, to near the center of the township,
and, by an ever tortuous course, proceeds eastwardly to Dover. The surface is usually
level, and the soil of an excellent clay quality. The entire surface was densely timbered
with the prevalent types of forest growth in this region at the coming of the pioneers,
such as sugar, hickory, oak, beech, elm and walnut. The roads in this township are
unexcelled in the county, and probably in the State. A dozen well-piked roads lead from
Marysville in all directions.

EARLY SETTLERS.

The most important early settlement in what is now Paris Township was made in 1817, by
Abraham Amrine and his sons, in what is still known as the Amrine settlement, about two
miles northwest of Marysville. So far as known, it was the first settlement made; assuredly
the first permanent settlement. A few squatters may have preceded the Amrines, in the
occupancy of the soil of this township, but if so, all traces of them are lost. The Amrine
family still has in its possession a considerable quantity of the survey upon which the
original settler of this name settled sixty-six years ago.

Abraham Amrine was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1761. His ancestors had emigrated
to America from Switzerland about the beginning of the eighteenth century. In 1785, Mr.
Amrine married Mary Wolford, and in 1801 removed from Pennsylvania. to near St.
Clairsville, Belmont Co., Ohio. In 1817, he purchased from Samuel Davis, of Franklin
County, the John Overton survey, of 750 2/3 acres, No. 4,066, which, however, contained
nearly 1,000 acres, paying for if. $2 an acre. This was at that time a high price for wild
land, but the survey was located on a bend of Mill Creek, and the rich bottom lands it

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contained enhanced its value above that of land less favorably situated. The same year he
removed to it from Belmont County, with his Six sons - John, Andrew, Moses, Frederick,
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whom were married, and brought their families with them. Mr. Amrine's family consisted
of seven sons and one daughter, the eldest of, the family. The other son-Henry- -
subsequently removed to Paris Township; the daughter married Joseph Worley, and lived
near Wheeling, W. Va.

Mr. Amrine built his log cabin on the hill west of the Newton pike, where the bend is made
in the road. To each of his boys he gave 100 acres of land, and the work of clearing the
farms was at once commenced in earnest. They had few-if any-neighbors at first, but
formed quite a colony among themselves. They-were a rugged, hardy people, fully fitted
to cope with the difficulties and endure the hardships of their wilderness homes. They
were religious, frugal and industrious, and soon had fruitful farms, while on all sides, for
miles, was yet one deep, dense forest. Abraham Amrine, Sr., died November 14, 1849, at
the ripe old age of eighty-eight years. His wife, Mary, had preceded him to the grave
many years. She died in September, 1823, only six years after their removal here, at the
age of sixty-three years.

John Amrine, the eldest son, was born in 1787. In Belmont County, he married Drusie
Worley. She died before the removal to Paris Township. and he was again married to
Nancy Miller. By the first marriage his children were Andrew, Wesley, William, Sarah and
Mary; by the second, John, Julia Ann, Alexander, Maria, Harrison, Sylas and Roxa. He was
a lifelong farmer of this township, and died September 15, 1864, aged seventy-seven
years. His wife, Nancy, died July 31, 1861, aged seventy-five years.

Henry Amrine, the second son, was born in 1789. He did not move to this township till the
fall of 1820. His father desired that he should live in the same settlement with himself and
his remaining sons, and offered him, as an inducement to move, 100 acres, upon which
was a good mill site. He built his cabin in the green woods a few rods west of where the
residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Amrine now stands. In 1822, he built the saw mill on the exact
site of the present mill. It was one of the first mills erected on Mill Creek. In 1825, the
grist mill was added. These mills remained in the possession of the Amrine family for more
than fifty years. Henry Amrine had married Mary Powers, who was born near Richmond,
Va., September 2, 1785. Their children were John, Elizabeth. Josiah, Susan, Abraham,
Mercy, Henry, Smith and Andrew. The first six were born in Belmont County, the last three
here. Four are still living-John, in Piqua, Ohio;- Susan, who became the wife of Samuel

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Reed, in Missouri; Henry and Andrew, in Paris Township. The wife, Mary, died in 1851, at
the age of sixty-five years. Henry survived until the seventy-sixth year of his age. His
death occurred August 12, 1864.

Andrew Amrine, the third son of Abraham, was born in Pennsylvania in 1791. He married
Mercy Westlake, and had but one child, Sidy Ann. He was for many years Justice of the
Peace, was a man of profound religious character, and possessed more than ordinary
intelligence. His earthly career was closed November 2, 1850, at the age of sixty-eight
years. His wife, Mercy, died in 1861, aged seventy-one years. The only child, Sidy Ann,
the wife of Zephaniah Reed, died in 1851, aged thirty-seven years.

Moses Amrine, who was born in 1797, married Elizabeth Watkins. Their children were
Mahala. Nancy, Sarah, Washington, Polly Ann, Annetta and Melissa. Moses Amrine
remained a resident of Paris Township through life, and died November 6, 1874, at the
age of seventy-eight years. His wife, Elizabeth, died in 1854.

Frederick, Jeremiah and Abraham, Jr., the three younger boys, removed with their families
to the West. Frederick married Rachel Burris, and their children were Keziah, George,
Amos. Maria, Nancy and James. His wife, Rachel, died in 1827, at the early age of thirty-
two years.

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Jeremiah Amrine married Mary Shearer. Their children are Valentine and Polly Ann. The
former of these resides in Troy, Ohio; the latter, now the wife of John Bellville, resides in
Iowa.

Abraham Amrine, Jr., was married to Catharine McAdams, who died young. He then
removed to Illinois, where be was killed by a heavily loaded wagon running over him.

The Amrines were among the best, as they were the first, citizens of Paris Township. They
nearly all lived to a good age, and have left an impress upon the community for good,
which cannot be effaced for a long time to come, They were earnest and consistent
members of the Methodist Church, and the founders of religious life in this locality. In
politics, they were strongly Whig; the descendants, it is said, without exception, are now
Republican.

Hezekiah Bates, a blacksmith, hailing from Now Jersey, came about 1817, and settled on
the W. H. Robb place, just north of Marysville. He resided here for many years, and
cleared up a portion of the farm, besides working at his trade. He then removed to

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Madison County, Ind., where he died.

John Donly was from Belmont County, and came to Paris Township with the Amrines, or
soon after. His wife was Elizabeth, Miller. He settled on the Amrine tract, east of the
creek, and died years afterward in the township, leaving a posterity which is still
represented here.

A settlement was made about 1817 or 1818, on the site of Marysville and just north of it,
by Jonathan Summers and Nathan and Eli Lundy. They came together from Fayette
County. None of them purchased land. Mr. Summers built his cabin and cleared a patch
for corn in what is now Marysville. He taught school a term about three-fourths of a mile
to the west. In a few years, he returned to Fayette County with his family, and there died.
Nathan Lundy selected a spot for his cabin just north of Marysville, and lived there six
years; he then returned to Fayette County. Eli Lundy was a nephew to Nathan. He was
born in Washington County, Penn., and came here from Fayette County with his wife,
Phoebe (McVay), and two children. He built a cabin on what is now the Clement place,
just northwest of Marysville, remained here about five years, then removed further east,
near the fair grounds, where his uncle had lived. Four or five years later he came to
Marysville, and for a time was engaged in keeping hotel. In 1844, he emigrated to Iowa,
where he died. At the time of his departure, he was the happy parent of eleven children,
who accompanied him to the West.

Abraham Steiner came in 1819. He was born in Pennsylvania, and there acquired the
weaver's trade. He lost his father when he was quite small, and moved to Chillicothe,
Ohio, with Col. Ambrose Meeker. He lived with him till the opening of the War of 1812,
when Col. Ambrose went to the front, and Mr. Steiner removed to Madison County. He
had married Elizabeth Lewis about 1807. While in Madison County, be received the false
impression that by settling in Paris Township, and clearing a tract of land, 100 acres would
be deeded to him. Acting on the information, he entered the township March 25, 1819. He
remained a week in a sugar camp on what is now the John Weaver place. south of
Marysville, where James Beatley and Levin Gibson, then of Madison County, were
engaged in boiling sugar. He then continued eastward a few miles to Dover Township,
and took up his abode in the cabin of Stephen Dysard until June 19 following, by which
time, with the assistance of the scattering settlers in Dover, he had built a cabin on what
is now known as the Hawley place, nearly two miles east of Marysville, on the Dover pike.
He at once moved into it, and remained there for twelve years, except two years spent at
Urbana, engaged in clearing the land and in weaving. He then removed to Knox County,
where be purchased a farm, and eight years

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later to Clayton County, Iowa. He died there at the age of eighty-four years. He raised six
children-Christian, Joseph, Mary (Sager), Catharine (Myers), Eliza Ann (Coulter) and
Abraham. Only two are now living in Union County-Christian in Dover Township, Catharine
at Peoria. Mr. Steiner was a Democrat in politics, of German descent, and for a time a
Methodist, afterward a Baptist, When he came. in 1819, no cabin stood between his and
Jonathan Summers' at the site of Marysville, and the few scattering settlers were all
squatters, except the Amrines.

At various points along Mill Creek, cabins were erected, and small clearings made, by
persons called squatters, who settled upon the land only temporarily, and without any
intention of acquiring a title to it. This class of settlements was almost the only kind for
some years. The sojourn of the, squatters was usually brief They enjoyed best that free
and easy life to be found on the extreme frontier, where their wants were few and easily
supplied, and as incoming settlements encroached upon their freedom, many of them took
up their few worldly effects and sought new homes deeper in the solitudes of undisturbed
nature. Their stay was generally so transient that few traces were left of their occupancy.
Their politics was generally Democratic; their religion, not strongly marked. A few
squatters afterward purchased land here and became permanent settlers.

Levin Gibson, in the fall of 1819, settled on what is now the John W. Robinson place, just
northeast of Marysville. He was born in Virginia, married Rachel Insley, of New Jersey, at
Chillicothe, an& removed to Madison County, whence he came here. He had six children-
Ruth (Steiner), Lydia (Wilmuth), Robert of Marysville, Susan (Little) and Sarah
(Snodgrass), of Marysville, and William, who died in the army. Mr. Gibson was a lifelong
farmer, but did not acquire any land in his own name.

Joel Hinkle, about 1818, brought a drove of hogs from. Clark County, to range along Mill
Creek. They belonged to Henry Van Meter, of Springfield, and Judge Reynolds, of Urbana.
He built a cabin on the Robinson place, northeast of Marysville, but remained in it only a
year. Elijah Holloway, from Ross County, then took possession of the cabin and occupied it
for a short time, but, tiring of this county, he returned to Ross. Lemuel Godfrey was the
next temporary occupant of the little cabin. He, too, hailed from Ron County, and after
tarrying here for a few years, departed for the State of Iowa. William Shelpman, from
Ross County, in the fall of 1819, settled on Mill Creek and died there. William Worley, from
the same county, was another squatter. John Streets lived for awhile in the bend of the
creek, just north of Marysville Sampson Hubbell, lived for a few years, commencing about
1820, two and one-half miles west of Marysville. He owned no prop. erty, and moved IV,
est. Joseph Bell built a cabin on the Robert Belt farm, northeast of Marysville. He was from
Ross County, and stayed only a short time. George Cline, from Madison County, about
1821 settled on the Daniel Longbrake farm The locality was known in early times as
"Cline's Bottoms." He remained till the land was sold, then returned to Madison County.
James Bradley, a local Methodist preacher, came from Ross County in 1819, and took

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possession of a cabin site in the eastern part of the township, but acquired no property
there. He afterward moved to Hardin County, and bought a small farm, on which he died.
His son, Martin, married Elizabeth Wilmuth, and moved to Missouri. Joseph Russell, in
1819, settled on the John B. Weller place, on the eastern line of the township. He
emigrated from Now-Jersey to London, Madison County, there married Mrs. Nancy Reeves
and came here. He afterward removed to the West.

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northwest from Marysville. He was originally from Virginia; had married Mary Hoyt in
Pennsylvania. Some time after he came, he sold 100 acres on the north side of Mill Creek
to Samuel Westlake and removed to the Amrine farm. His wife died October 28, 1853. Mr.
Barker died near Lewisburg in 1870, aged seventy-three years. He had a family of twelve
children, some of whom still reside in this township.

Jonathan Brooks was one of the earliest citizens of the township. He owned no property,
and resided on the Amrine settlement. He was an earnest Methodist and a well respected
man.

George Westlake, a native of Maryland, came, with his wife Mercy, from Belmont County
in 1821. He was at this time well advanced in Re. He had raised a large family of children,
most of whom had married before he removed to this township. His daughter Mercy was
the wife of Andrew Amrine, and he lived on his farm. Another daughter, Mrs. John Elliott,
afterward removed to this township Mr. and Mrs. Westlake were members of the
Methodist Church, and both died in extreme old age at their home in this township.

Samuel Westlake the son of George and Mercy Westlake, moved from Belmont County in
October, 1826, and settled on a small farm of fifty acres in the southeast corner of Survey
4,074, several miles northwest of Marysville. It, was wholly covered with, forest when he
came, and a spot was cleared as a site for the little cabin, which he at once built and
moved into,. Afterward, when he was felling the timber, close by, it became necessary for
the safety of his family that they leave the cabin, as there was danger of tress falling
across it and crashing it in. Mr. Westlake was a farmer and a shoe-maker, and pursued
both avocations. He was a Methodist and a Democrat. His wife was Elizabeth Reed, who
died in 1851. Mr. Westlake attained the age of eighty five years. He had eleven children,
two of whom remained in Belmont County after his departure, but subsequently followed
him to Paris Township. They were: Josiah, of this township; Nancy, wife of Henry Jordan,
of Allen Township; Samuel, of Kansas; Zephaniah, who died here; James, of Delaware

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County; George who died in Missouri; Elizabeth, wife of Wesley Amrine, of Marysville;
Mercy, who died unmarried; Richard, of Missouri; Mary, who married Thomas Peacock,
and is now deceased; and William, of Missouri.

John and George Howser, brothers, from Licking County, were among the earliest settlers.
They occupied farms on Survey 5,138, north of the Amrine settlement. After a residence
here of considerable length, they removed to Hardin County and purchased land on which
Kenton has since been built.

Lemuel, Joseph and William Wilmuth, three brothers, were early settlers. William Wilmuth
was born in Maryland, and emigrated to Ross County, Ohio; thence he removed to Paris
Township, in 1820 or 1821, and settled on Mill Creek, northeast of Marysville. He was a
farmer, but owned no land here. His wife was Susan Carr, who bore him a large family of
children. His brother-in-law, Reuben Carr, accompanied him here from Ross County. He
was a bachelor, and made his home with the Wilmuths until his death, about 1840. Soon
after, Mr. Wilmuth removed to Hardin County, and bought a farm close by Kenton. Later
in life, he moved to Missouri, where he died. Lemuel and Joseph Wilmuth settled south of
Marysville. Lemuel died in Hardin County. Joseph moved to Missouri, and finished his
earthly course in that State.

Adam Wolford, in 1821, settled north of Marysville, near the fair grounds. His boyhood
was spent in Guernsey County. He removed. to Knox County, and there married Catharine
Wolford several years prior to his removal to Paris Township. By trade and occupation he
was a carpenter, and

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own settled in Marysville, where he died June 10, 1863, aged sixty-five years.

Elijah Wolford, distantly related to; Adam Wolford, moved to the township a few years
later, from Belmont County. He was a farmer, and first settled in the Amrine
neighborhood; then two and one-half miles north of Marysville, on the Pharisburg road,
where he died.

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Jacob Parthemore, about 1820, shortly after his marriage to Sarah Thornton, settled in the
extreme southwestern part of the township He is of German descent, and formerly resided
in the southern part of the county.

Tobias Bigler came to the township in 1825. He was born in Barks County, Penn., in 1805,
of German parentage. In 1809, he emigrated to Licking County with his parents, and the
year following they removed to Fairfield County, where Tobias remained until he came
here. In January, 1827, he married Miss Sarah Amrine, the daughter of John Amrine. He
purchased 100 acres of woodland northwest of Marysville, paying for it $450. As this was
cleared, he added more to it. After the decease of his wife, he was reunited in marriage
with Nancy Burrows. By his first marriage he had twelve children, eight of whom are now
living-Samuel, Mary A., Andrew, John, Eliza, Daniel, Harrison and James M.; by the
Second he has but one child, Nelson H. Mr. Bigler is still a resident of the township.

In 1828, John Elliott became a citizen of Paris. He was born in Maryland, and previous to
his settlement here had lived in Belmont and Adams Counties, and had married Hannah
Westlake. Within a few years after he came, he was the owner of a farm of 200 acres in
the northwestern part of the township, where he passed the remainder of his life. In
earlier life, he was an ardent Methodist, but he afterward was one of the prime movers in
the organization of the United Brethren Church. His politics were Democratic. Mr. Elliott
was twice married. By the first marriage he had two children, by the last ten, many of
whom still live in Paris Township.

About 1827, William Gregg, of Ross County, purchased and settled on a small farm in
Survey 1, 913, now owned by Tobias Bigler. He died at Marysville.

Hezekiah Burdick was an early settler on Mill Creek, in the eastern part of the township.
He afterward removed to Richwood, opening the first store in that village.

David Dickson was an early settler in the eastern part of the township. He had previously
lived in Mill Creek Township.

James Richey, John Sovereign, Coats Thornton, William Wells and William Youst were also
early settlers. Mr. Richey was a Virginian. He located east of Marysville, on the farm now
owned by Harvey Wood. He removed to Delaware County, near Millville. John Sovereign
came from Madison County. He lived, for a time, northeast of Marysville, on the Robinson
farm; then removed to Leesburg Township, where he purchased land and died. Coats
Thornton was from Virginia. He afterward resided in Marysville. Mr. Wells came from
Belmont County about 1828. He bought and occupied a small place on Survey 1,913, and
afterward removed to Marysville, where he died. William Youst was a squatter, and came
here very early. He was a Virginian, and had lived in Greene County before coming to
Paris Township. He occupied a Place north of the Amrine settlement, but soon departed

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for parts unknown.

THE BLOCK-HOUSE.

On the Powers place, in Survey 5,736, a block-house was erected in 1812, by the settlers
in the southern part of what is now Union and those in Madison County, as a defense
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stood east of Edward Powers' residence, near the west bank of Mill Creek, in the path of
an Indian trail, which passed north and south. The blockhouse was made of hewn logo,
and its dimensions were probably fifteen by twenty four feet. It was two stories in height,
and on all sides were small portholes, about four inches square. For about two weeks
after this means of defense was hastily constructed, it was strongly garrisoned by the
settlers from below, as it was believed the expected Indian descent would be made by
way of this trail, which was their usual route in traveling south. At last the rumor gained
currency that the savages were about to invade the settlements below from another
direction, and the occupants of the fort precipitately left it and returned to their
defenseless families. No hostile Indians, however, ever appeared in this vicinity. The block-
house was afterward occupied as a dwelling.

CHURCHES.

"One of the greatest sources of anxiety to the older Amrines was how to bring up their
children surrounded by proper religious influences. It was finally resolved to organize a
church here in the woods, and in 1821 the Amrine Church was organized. They had been
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Belmont County, and for several years they
were about the only members of the church here. Andrew was the first leader and
steward, and was a leader almost continually to the time of his death. John and Jeremiah
were also leaders for many years. This point was at first a part of the London Circuit, and
its pastors were Rev. George W. Maley and Rev. Aaron Wood. Afterward came Richard
Brandriff, Rev. Shaw and many other circuit riders of pioneer days, when, a circuit was
two or three hundred miles around, and the preachers traveled on horseback with the old
saddlebags behind them, and when, in their lonely travels, they were often soaked by the
drenching rain, pelted by the rattling hail, or blinded and frozen by the driving snow when
the hungry wolf often gave him chase, and the growling bear was heard by the way.
Often, very often, when the preacher was expected, has the good woman of the house
sat up till late in the night, to have ready for him a warm supper after the weary day's
journey. "

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As new settlers located in the neighborhood the membership became stronger, for nearly
every one in that day near this settlement united with the class. Among the earliest
members, besides the Amrines, were the Westlakes, John Donly, who was class leader for
awhile, George Houser, also class leader, John Houser and Jonathan Brooks. The services
were held at the cabin of Andrew Amrine, until a round-log cabin was erected a few rods
south of where the church now stands. This old log building was also used as a
schoolhouse. The earliest teachers were Mr. Williams, George Snodgrass and Peyton
Smith. It was destroyed by fire, and a hewed log church was erected on what is now a
part of the Amrine Cemetery. The present Amrine Church, one and one-half miles
northwest of Marysville, was built in 1853, and dedicated on Sunday, August 28, 1853, by
Rev. S. M. Merrill. The membership is not as strong now as it was years ago. The charge
is attached to the Newton Circuit. Rev. Littell is the present pastor. A Sabbath school was
organized about 1828, by Rev. Shaw. It is still maintained.

Mount Zion United Brethren Church is located about three miles northwest of Marysville.
The society was organized here nearly forty years ago Its membership was drawn largely
from the Methodist Church. Rev. Frederick Hendricks first preached at the house of
Samuel Elliott. He was followed by Rev. Buell. Soon after, Rev. William Miller organized
the Society. Among the earliest members were Samuel Elliott, Mrs. Elizabeth Elliott, John
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Weldon and Jane Elliott. A frame church was soon erected on a lot donated to the society
by Samuel Elliott. It remained the place of worship until 1876, when the present church
was erected. It is about 36X40 feet in size and cost about $850. It was dedicated
November 26, 1876, by Bishop Weaver. It was, at the time, completely finished, including
furniture, carpets and bell, and was dedicated free of all indebtedness. The membership is
now about sixty. Rev. R. G. Montgomery is the pastor in charge. A successful Sabbath
school has been maintained for many years.

St. John's (German) Evangelical Lutheran Church had a house of worship on the extreme
southern line of Paris Township for a number of years, but subsequently abandoned it and
removed to Darby Township. In the history of this latter township an account of this
church may be found.

ELECTIONS.

The first election held in Paris Township, was for the selection of a Justice of the Peace,
September 29, 1821. Nathan Lundy, Hezekiah Bates and Andrew Amrine were the Judges,

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and Ralph R. Phelps and Andrew Woodrough, Clerks. Thirteen votes were cast, of which
William Wilmuth received nine and Mathias Collins four. At the State election in the
following month,. only eleven votes were cast Nicholas Hathoway for Representative, Levi
Phelps for County Auditor and Robert Nelson for County Commissioner received the entire
vote.

The following is a complete abstract of the vote of the township for Governor.

1822-Jeremiah Morrow, 19.

1824-Jeremiah Morrow, 3; Allen Trimble, 29; total, 32.

1826-John Bigger, 3; Allen Trimble, 30; total, 33.

1828-John W. Campbell, 15; Allen Trimble, 27; total, 42.

1830-Duncan McArthur, 48; Robert Lucas, 15; total, 63.

1832-Darius Lyman, Whig, 34; Robert Lucas, Democrat, 50; total, 84.

1834-James Finley, Whig, 57; Robert Lucas, Democrat, 33; total, 90.

1836-Joseph Vance, Whig, 148; Eli Baldwin, Democrat, 70; total, 213

1838-Joseph Vance, Whig, 89; Wilson Shannon, Democrat, 82; total, 171

1840-Thomas Corwin, Whig, 128; Wilson Shannon, Democrat, 80; total, 208.

1842-Thomas Corwin, Whig, 103; Wilson Shannon, Democrat, 87; Leicester King,
Abolitionist, 9; total, 199.

1844-Mordocai Bartley, Whig, 112; David Tod, Democrat, 117; Leicester King, Abolitionist,
3; total, 232.

1846-William Bebb, Whig, 117; David Tod, Democrat, 114; Samuel Lewis, Abolitonist, 4;
total, 235.

1848-Seabury Ford, Whig, 149; John B. Weller, Democrat 117; scattering, 2; total, 266.

1850-William Johnson, Whig, 156; Reuben Wood, Democrat, 118; Edward Smith,
Abolitionist, 5; total, 289.

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1851-Samuel F. Vinton, Whig .148; Reuben Wood, Democrat, 129; Samuel Lewis,
Abolitionist, 8; total, 285.

1853-Nelson Barrere, Whig, 162; William Medill, Democrat, 135; Samuel Lewis,
Abolitionist, 34; total, 331.

1855-S. P. Chase, Fusionist, 171; William Medill, Democrat, 136; Allen Trimble, Know
Nothing, 31; total, 338.

1857-8. P. Chase, Republican, 117; H. B. Payne, Democrat, 163; P.Van Trump, Know
Nothing, 50; total, 330.

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1859-William. Dennison, Republican, 135; R. P. Ranney, Democrat, 196; total, 831.

1861-David Tod, Republican, 241; H. J. Jewett, Democrat, 149; total, 390.

1863-John Brough, Republican, 271; C. L. Vallandigham, 192; total, 463.

1865-J. D. Cox, Republican, 259; George W. Morgan, Democrat, 207; total, 466.

1867-R. B. Hayes, Republican, 267; A. G. Thurman, Democrat, 281; total, 548

1869-R. B. Hayes, Republican, 287; G. H. Pendleton, Democrat, 288; total, 575.

1871-E. F. Noyes, Republican, 325; George W. McCook, Democrat, 272; Gideon T.

Stewart, Prohibitionist, 2; total, 596

1873-E. F. Noyes, Republican, 241; William Allen, Democrat, 302; Isaac O. Collins, Liberal
Republican, 20; G. T. Stewart, Prohibitionist, 57; total, 620.

1875 -R. B. Hayes, Republican, 370; William Allen, Democrat, 370; total, 740.

1877-William H. West, Republican, 386; R. M. Bishop, Democrat, 403; H A. Thompson,

Prohibitionist, 20; scattering, 1; total, 810

1879-Charles Foster, Republican, 464; Thomas Ewing, Democrat, 425; Gideon T. Stewart,

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Prohibitionist, 21; total, 910.

1881-Charles Foster, Republican, 481; J. W. Bookwalter, Democrat, 394; A. R. Ludlow,

Prohibitionist, 35; total, 910.

In 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes received, for President, 418 votes; Samuel J. Tilden received
395; Prohibition vote, 3; total, 816.

In 1880, James A. Garfield, Republican, received 516; Winfield S. Hancock, Democrat,

421; Neal Dow, Prohibitionist, 9; total, 940.

The Justices of the Peace in and for Paris Township, with their respective dates of
commission, are as follows:

William Wilmuth, September 29, 1821; Andrew Amrine, July 1, 1824; Silas O. Strong.
March 30, 1825; Andrew Amrine, July 31, 1827; Ira Wood, March 20, 1828; Ira Wood,
March 19, 1831; Andrew Amrine, September 19, 1836; Ira Wood, April 15,1837; James
Turner, August 21,1837; William H., Frank and Aquilla Turner, October 7, 1839; James
Turner, June 23, 1840; William H. Frank and Aquilla Turner, October 8, 1842; James
Turner, July 15, 1843; George W. Cherry, January 13, 1844: James M. Wilkinson,
November 6, 1844; Joshua Marshall, November 15, 1845; James Turner, June 2, 1846;
James M. Wilkinson, November 17, 1847; Joshua Marshall, November 11, 1848; James
Turner, June 9, 1849, resigned October 25, 1851; James Miller, November 23, 1850; John
B. Coats and William Smith, November 22, 1851; John Barbour, November 18, 1853,
resigned March 22, 1856; William Smith and Robert Turner, November 25, 1854; George
Lincoln, April 18, 1856; John B. Coats and Seth McMahill, November 21, 1857; William H.
Robb, October 26, 1858; James D. Smith, October 18, 1859; Seth McMahill, December 10,
1860, A. F. Wilkins and William M. Robinson, January 30, 1862; Seth McMahill, December
17, 1863, resigned September 21, 1866; A. F. Wilkins, John N. Rathbun and M. C.
Lawrence, January 14, 1865; John Cassil April 11, 1867; A., F. Wilkins, February 1, 1868;
Wesley Garrard, April 14,1868; William M. Robinson, October 22, 1869; A. F. Wilkins and
Wesley Garrard, April 6, 1871; Tabor Randall, April 11, 1873; A. F. Wilkins and Wesley
Garrard, April 13, 1874; Henry King and W. M. Robinson, April 10, 1876; Wesley Garrard,
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J. King, April 11, 1879; Wesley Garrard, April 17, 1880; John H. Kinkade and W. M.
Winget, April 14, 1882.

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SURVEYS

The original surveys that are included within the limits of Paris Township, together with
their respective areas, location, original owners, surveyors and dates of survey, are as
follows:

No. 1913, 800 acres, about two miles northwest of Marysville; Thomas Kennon, assignee;
surveyed by Joseph Kerr May 31, 1802.

Nos. 2,254 and 2,256, 1,000 acres each, southeast part of the township; Edward Dowse,
assignee; surveyed by Nathaniel Massie August 21, 1798.

Nos. 3,350 3,351 and 3,354, 1,087 acres each, in the eastern and central part of the
township, the latter two including the site of Marysville; Edward Dowse, assignee, original
proprietor; surveyed August 22 and 23, 1798, by Nathaniel Massie.

Nos. 3,352 and 3,353, 800 acres each, northeast of Marysville; Edward Dowse, assignee;
surveyed August 22, 1798, by Nathaniel Massie.

No. 4,066, 750 acres, north of Marysville; John Overton, original proprietor-, surveyed
October 20, 1801, by Joseph Kerr.

No. 4,069, 1,000 acres, south of Marysville; Elizabeth Rickman, widow of Dr. William
Rickman, original proprietor; surveyed October 24, 1801, by Joseph Kerr.

No. 4,072, 600 acres, in the northeast part of township; Elizabeth Rickman, proprietor;
surveyed by Joseph Kerr, May 31, 1802.

No. 4,073, 666 2/3 acres, northwest corner of township; Elizabeth Rickman, proprietor;
surveyed October 29, 1801, by Joseph Kerr.

No. 4,074, 600 acres, in northwest part of township; Benjamin Biggs, assignee, proprietor;
surveyed by Joseph Kerr, October 25, 1801.

No. 4,075, 666 2/3 acres, in northwest part of township; Benjamin Biggs, assignee,
proprietor; surveyed October 29, 1801, by Joseph Kerr.

No. 5,006, 200 acres, in southwest part of township; Bazaleel Morris, proprietor; surveyed
November 5, 1807, by James Galloway.

No. 5,053, 126 acres, in southwest part of township; Peter Manifold, assignee, proprietor,

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surveyed October 18,1807, by Duncan McArthur.

No. 5,136, 800 acres, on north line of township; John Pride, heir-at-law of William Pride,
proprietor; surveyed January 23, 1807, by James Galloway.

No. 5,138, 666 2/3 acres, in northern part of township; Baylor Hill, proprietor, surveyed by
James Galloway, January 7, 1807.

No. 5,140, 433 1/3 acres, in southeast corner of township; Richard 0. Anderson, assignee,
proprietor; surveyed February 19, 1807, by James Galloway, Jr.

No. 5,141 100 acres, in southeast corner of township; William Steele, proprietor; surveyed
April 19, 1817, by James Galloway, Jr.

Nos. 5,292 and 12,398, 440 acres, in southwest part of township; James Galloway,
proprietor; surveyed by James Galloway, November 6, 1833.

No. 5,390, 666 2/3 acres, northeast corner of township; Robert Means, assignee,
proprietor, surveyed by James Galloway, Jr., May 26, 1807.

No. 5, 392, 642 acres, northeast part of township; Robert Means, assignee, proprietor;
surveyed by James Galloway, Jr., May 28, 1807.

No. 5,416, 500 acres, west of Marysville; Nathan Lamme, proprietor; Surveyed December
20, 1807, by James Galloway.

No. 5,503, 540 acres, on north line of township; Robert Means, assignee, proprietor;
surveyed by James Galloway, Jr., July 30, 1807.

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No. 5,728, 1,567 acres, on west line of township; Robert Means, assignee, proprietor;
surveyed February 24, 1808, by James Galloway, Jr.

No. 1,200, 44 acres, in southwest part of township; Robert Means, assignee, proprietor;
surveyed December 18, 1823, by James Galloway, Jr.

No. 12,314, 90 acres, in southwest corner of township; William Withers, proprietor;

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HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

CHAPTER I.

PHYSICAL FEATURES.

GEOGRAPHY-TOPOGRAPHY-GEOLOGY-SOILS, ETC.

UNION COUNTY occupies a nearly central position in the State of Ohio, and
is bounded north by Hardin and Marion Counties, east by Marion and
Delaware, south by Franklin and Madison, and west by Champaign and
Logan. Its area by townships is as follows:

TOWNSHIPS NO. OF ACRES.

Allen ..............................................19,037

Claibourne .....................................19,560

Richwood School District ............. 1,571

Darby ............................................ 19,416

Dover .............................................14,203

Jackson .......................................... 17,776

Jerome ........................................... 22,718

Leesburg ........................................ 18,677

Liberty ........................................... 23,022

Mill Creek ......................................13,807

Paris ............................................... 19,649

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Marysville School District ............ 1,973

Taylor ............................................. 16,463

Union .............................................. 22,095

Washington .....................................17,819

York ............................................... 23,523

Total ..............................................271,309

This area lacks but fifty-one acres of being 424 square miles; the figures
are from the abstract of the tax duplicate for 1882, in the office of the
County Auditor.

There are at this time (November, 1882), twenty-one post offices in the
county, as follows: Boke's Creek (at the village of Summersville), Broadway,
Byhalia, Claibourne, Irwin, Jerome (at the village of Frankfort), Magnetic
Springs, Marysville, Milford Center, Now California, Now Dover, Peoria,
Pharisburg, Pottersburg, Raymond's (at the village of Newton), Richwood,
Rush Creek (at the village of Essex), Unionville Center, Watkins, Woodland,
York.

The county contains four incorporated villages: Marysville, in Paris

Township; Richwood, in Claibourne Township: Milford Center, in Union
Township, and Unionville Center in Darby Township. A movement has been
made looking to the incorporation of Magnetic Springs, in Leesburg
Township, but as yet without result. The other villages of the county are:
Woodland and' Essex, in Jackson Township; Byhalia, in Washington;
Claibourne, in Claibourne; Summersville and York Center, in York; Newton
and Peoria, in Liberty; Broadway, in Taylor; Pharisburg, in Leesburg; Now
Dover, in Dover; Pottersburg, in Allen; Irwin, in Union; Frankfort, New
California, and a portion of Plain City, in Jerome. Allen Center, in Allen, and
Bridgeport and Chuckery, in Darby, are points which have "a local
habitation and

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a name," without having special importance otherwise. Marysville, the

county seat, has the largest population, and Richwood is next in point of
numbers. Milford Center, Unionville Center and Magnetic Springs follow in
about the order named, although the latter has perhaps the largest
population of the three during the summer season, when the place is
thronged with invalids, located temporarily for the purpose of treatment
with the waters of the numerous medical springs which have been tapped
and made to yield abundantly of their life-giving qualities.

The entire area of the county of Union is drained into the Scioto River, the
principal channels through which this is effected being Rush, Fulton, Boke's,
Blue's, Mill, Big Darby and Little Darby Creeks. with such lesser tributaries
as Rocky Fork of Rush Creek, "Big Swale," Patton Run, Powder Lick Run,
Brush Run, Ottawa Creek, Big Run, Peacock Run, Flat Branch Ditch, Otter
Run, Bear Swamp Run, Buck Run, Opossum Run, Cross' Run, Phelps' Run,
Grassy Run, Dunn's Run, Spring Run, Prairie Run, Watson Run, Hay Run,
Proctor Run, Treacle Creek, Cow Run, Robinson's Run, Sager Run, Sugar
Run, Indian Run, and many not dignified with names. The, origin of a few
of these names is known, as for instance, Rush Creek, being a sluggish
stream, is probably named from the rushes which grow along its banks;
Blue's Creek, so called for an unfortunate individual named Blue, who was
one of an early surveying party, and received a ducking in its waters; Mill
Creek was named probably from the fact of its furnishing power for very
early mills in Delaware County; Darby Creek is said to have been named
after an Indian chief who once lived in this region. The other streams, or
most of them, have names plainly showing their origin, generally from local
circumstances The general course of nearly all these streams is southeast.
In former years, they furnished fair mill power, but it has since been found
necessary to introduce steam in most instances for manufacturing or mill
purposes.

The greater part of Union County is either level or gently undulating. The
rougher portions are on the upper waters of Mill Creek and in Jerome
Township. There is little in the county to which the term "hill" Can properly
be applied, although the divide between Mill and Blue's Creeks would in
some regions be termed a hill, and the broken lands along Big Darby
approach nearly to that dignity. The streams have cut below the natural
level, Big Darby Creek having the deepest channel. South of this stream are
the well-known "Darby Plains," whose fertile soil has yielded golden returns
for the labors of the husbandman through many years. In Liberty, Paris and
Allen Townships, including the locality known as the "Bear Swamp," is a
district formerly known as the "Flat Woods," from being very level and
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away, and a thorough system of drainage has reclaimed most of the land,
including even the "Bear Swamp," in which it is now stated corn is grown
where once was a wooded morass and a shallow lake. In Claibourne
Township, north of Richwood, is a very level tract known as the " Big
Swale," which is difficult to drain, such drainage as here is being into Rush
Creek..

GEOLOGY.

This portion of the chapter will be principally from an account prepared a

few years since by N. H. Winchell, on the State geological survey, with
additional items concerning the waters which have recently been discovered
on Boke's Creek, at what is now the village of Magnetic Springs. Prof.
Winchell's report is as follows:

"Natural Drainage. -
The surface drainage all passes into the Scioto Valley, by streams which
flow with gentle current in a southeasterly direc-

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tion. They rise in the Logan County Corniferous area, a region of very rough
or hilly surface, rising several hundred feet above the surrounding
waterlime flats, and toward the southeast enter upon another area of
Corniferous, which, although presenting different surface features, yet is
not so broken as the Logan County area. There is a remarkable uniformity
in direction and alternation in these streams. The principal valleys have a
slope to the east or southeast, toward the Scioto, the valley of which is
excavated over an hundred feet in the bed rock, in Delaware County. To
one who has closely observed the systems of drainage in the various
counties, and has aimed to ascertain from the effects seen the causes that
located streams in various parts of Northwestern Ohio, this alone suggests
a halting retreat of a glacier across the county, throwing, down greater
accumulations of drift where it remained stationary for a length of time.
Such would be the divides between the streams. the valleys being in those
belts where the drift was left thinner But, with a single exception, nothing
of this is indicated by the surface features so far as the time devoted to the
survey would disclose. The whole county was carefully examined. In
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drainage diagonally across the general slope of the surface, the tributary
streams all join the main streams from the same direction, but in Union
County streams enter the main valleys from opposite sides. The surface
between the streams is flat, and there is no evidence of a thickening of the
drift, except between Big Darby and Mill Creeks

Surface Features. -
Between Big Darby and Mill Creeks there is a very noticeable thickening of
drift. It rises into long ridges and high knolls, which consist of hardpan or
glacier drifts. Northern bowlders and stones are on the surface and in the
soil indiscriminately, though the same is true to some extent throughout the
county. This ridge of drift is greatly developed at New California, where
wells are sunk to the depth of fifty-four feet without meeting anything but
blue clay, the water obtained being bitter. West and south of Marysville,
two or three miles, the surface is high and rolling. with clay hills. Toward
the north and east it is flat, with gravel near the surface in some places.
Between Milford Center and Unionville, clay knobs and rolling land can be
seen north of Darby Creek, while toward the south and in Union Township,
the Darby Plains extend several miles. Wells at Pottersburg penetrate the
drift over sixty feet without meeting the rock, but obtain good water at that
depth. About Newton there is a very rolling and bluffy tract of land, some of
the wells obtaining bitter water in blue clay at fifty two feet. This rolling
strip of clay knobs dies out toward the south and west, and toward the
north and east. Throughout the rest of the county the surface is very nearly
flat, wells being usually less than twenty-five feet. This belt of clay knobs
crosses the entire county, although it seems to turn a little toward the north
in Jerome Township. The following elevations above Lake Erie are taken
from profiles of railroads that cross the county:

Richwood .......................................................................369 feet.

Broadway .......................................................................422 feet.

Marysville...................................................................... 425 feet.

The following points of elevation were obtained by aneroid barometer,

connecting with railroad stations:

Marysville (with Bellefontaine) ..................................... 325 feet.

New California ............................................................... 375 feet.

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Hill east of New California ............................................ 395 feet.

Plain City ........................................................................ 225 feet.

Hills west of Marysville .................................................. 355 feet.

Peoria ............................................................................... 410 feet.

Newton ............................................................................. 460 feet.

Pharisburg ........................................................................ 304feet

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Essex .................................................................................. 359 feet.

Northeast corner Washington Township ............................389 feet.

York Center ....................................................................... 399 feet.

Survey No. 5,270, Allen Township ................................... 485 feet.

Allen Center ....................................................................... 435 feet.

Milford Center ................................................................... 315 feet.

"Soil and Timber. --The soil is one derived entirely from the drift, and may
be denominated in general a gravelly clay. It exhibits the well-known
characteristics of fertility and endurance that mark all the drift soils of
Northwestern Ohio. It shows a very fair sprinkling of stones and bowlders,
but in some places is very fine and heavy. It is only along the immediate
river banks, on the bottom lands, that the sandy element prevails, and it is
then confined to the alluvium."

Among the species of timber noted by Mr. Winchell, are sugar and soft
maple, beech, several varieties of elm, ash and oak, linn or basswood,
dogwood, shagbark and pig hickory, sycamore or "buttonwood," buckeye,
prickly ash, blue beech, honey locust, hackberry, thorn, black willow, black
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aspen and Judas tree; several others are found in different varieties of
willow, the butternut, etc. He proceeds with the geological structure as
follows:

"The rocks of the county embrace the following limestones, including also
the Oriskany sandstone:

Hamilton or Upper Corniferous.................... Devonian

Lower Corniferous ....................................... Devonian.

Oriskany........................................................ Devonian

Waterlime ..................................................... Upper Silurian.

"By the Hamilton is here meant the blue limestone which is quarried at
Delaware, and which is regarded by Dr. Newberry as partly Hamilton and
partly Corniferous. It has been mentioned frequently by the writer in
reporting on counties in Northwestern Ohio, under the designation of Upper
Corniferous, in order to keep its district from the underlying limestone,
which is plainly Corniferous. The Lower Corniferous is well represented in
the quarries in Mill Creek Township. The Oriskany has not been seen within
the county, but is probably conglomeratic, since it has that character in
Delaware County. These limestones, with the Oriskany, make up the
Devonian, so far as represented within the county. The rock which
immediately underlies the Oriskany belongs to the Upper Silurian. It is the
waterlime member of the Lower Helderberg. The Devonian is found only in
the southeastern part of the county, although there are some evidences, in
the form of large fragments, that it extends as far west as Marysville. It
underlies the most of Mill Creek and Jerome Townships. The rest of the
county is occupied by the waterlime.

"The Hamilton, or
Upper Corniferous . -This
limestone occupies but a small area in the southeastern part of the county.
It is hard and blue, and identical with the blue stone quarried at Delaware.
Any favorable outcrop in that section should be thoroughly opened for
building stone. This part of the county, though, is mainly covered with a
heavy forest, and the strike of the formation is not known. Hensell & Fox,
near Frankfort, have the only quarry in the county in this stone.

"The Lower

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Corniferous .-The Delhi stone of the Lower

Corniferous is quarried at a number of places in Mill Creek Township. The
quarry of Thompson & Brown, six miles southeast of Dover, exposes about
four feet of fossiliferous, sometimes crinoidal limestone, in beds of two to
four inches. It is principally burned for quicklime, but is also sold for cheap
foundation stone. The lime which it makes is like that already described
made from the same beds at Delhi, in Delaware County. The fossils seen
here are Crytoceras

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undulatum, a handsome little

Strophomena, a large
cyathophylloid coral, the pygidium of a trilobite, and various remains of
fishes. There are also common a large Strophomena and a small
Cyathophylloid. The quarry of John Piersol, about three miles east of
Watkinsville; that of William Hays, a mile northwest from Piersol's; those of
John S. Smart, near Piersol's and that of Daniel Long, in the northeast
corner of the angle of the county, are all in the Cornerstones, and near the
horizon of Thompson & Brown's.

"Oriskany
Conglomerate .-The only proof that this,
usually a sandy limestone or a clean quartz grit, has the character of a
conglomerate in Union County, consists in the appearance of that character
near the county line, in Mill Creek. It there contains water-worn pebbles of
the underlying waterlime, which are sometimes two or three inches in
diameter. The whole thickness is not more than an two feet.

"Wells and Springs .-The

following observations on the common wells of the county are of interest.
They give some idea of the accessibility of water for domestic purposes,
and of the composition of the drift, as well as of its thickness at various
places: [Here follows a description of thirty-nine wells in various parts of the
county, varying in depth from eleven to sixty three feet. The shallower wells
are sunk in gravel and afford good water, as a rule, while the deeper ones
do not always do so, it having in several instances a sulphurous, irony or
bitter taste. The deep wells were sunk through the gravel and penetrated at
various depths into yellow, blue and brown clay, nowhere striking the rock.
The shallowest and the deepest wells are both in Allen Township, according
to Prof. Winchell's table, and are but two or three miles apart.]

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"The Waterlime. -This

limestone is so named from its known hydraulic qualities, in other States as
well as in some places in Ohio. It appears in outcrop in widely separated
parts of the county, and probably is the surface bedrock throughout, the
most of the county. The quarry of William Ramsey, in the bed of Mill Creek,
in Mill Creek Township, although not now in operation, is sufficiently
developed to show the waterlime characters. Aaron Sewell burns a little
lime here. The foundation for the old court house at Marysville was taken
out here.. The stone is in beds of about four inches, but is wavy, Some of it
is brecciated. The creek has excavated about Lou, feet in this limestone
along here, the overlying, Corniferous receding from the stream on both
sides. This narrow bolt of waterlime extends northward and makes,
probably, an isolated outlier of Corniferous which occupies part of Dover
Township and crosses the Scioto, in Delaware County. from near Millville,
southwesterly. The waterlime also is exposed on Ingham Wood's land, one
mile northwest of Pharisburg, in Boggs [Boke's] Creek; also on John
Grandy's, near Wood's, as well as on the next farm above Peter Jolliff's. It
occurs again on John Gray's and Alfred Davis' land, half a mile north of
Byhalia, in the bed of Little Rush Creek. At York Center, it appears on Aaron
Shirk's and Hiram Watt's land, on the north side of Boke's Creek. On the
south side of the creek it also affords good exposures on the land of
Montreville Henry, John Timons John Shirk and Finley Davis, where it has
been burned some for lime for Mr. Shirk; but it is not now wrought. It is
mainly a surface exposure in the beds and low banks of the creek. At
Unionville, the waterlime appears in Big Darby Creek. It was recently
opened for lime by F. J. Sager and J. C. Robinson. The beds are from four
to eight inches thick. and fine gained. This is said to be underlaid by a blue
clay which is four feet thick. It also occurs two miles above Unionville, on
James Martin's land: and a mile further down on land of Elijah Mitchell. It
was formerly wrought a little on the land of Mr. Sager three-fourths of a
mile below the

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village, where the beds were from four to eight inches. It is also seen on H
Pennington's land, just below Mr. Sager's.

"The Drift .-This deposit in Union County shows

evidence of more recent date than it does generally in Delaware County. It

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appears very similar to the drift in the northwest corner of Delaware

County. This evidence is of two kinds: (1st), that which pertains to the rock;
(2d,) that which pertains to the drift itself. (1) The streams of the county
have not excavated channels in the rock, and but very rarely expose it in
their beds. This is not strictly true in the southeastern part, in the area of
the Corniferous, where there is some erosion in the rock, like that seen
throughout the most of Delaware County. This indicates that in the
southeastern corner the erosion by streams has been longest continued,
although that part of the county has at the same time less elevation above
Lake Erie-in other words, that the overspread of drift in the southeastern
part of the county was earlier than in the rest of the county. The rock,
where exposed in the southeastern part of the county, has the same long
weathered appearance, even when freshly uncovered by the removal of the
drift, that is observable in Delaware County. The marks of glacial action are
dim. The natural jointing and planes of separation are loosely filled in with
the effects of oxidation and decomposition to a greater depth than in the
rest of the county. (2) If we revert to the appearance of the drift, itself, the
most striking contrast is presented in the general smoothness of the surface
throughout the county, compared to the surface of Delaware County. This is
partly due to the effect of less erosion on the drift by the streams, and
partly to the evenness of the rock surface. With a single exception, the drift
seems to have been very uniformly and gently deposited in Union County.
The uniform direction of and the regular intervals between the main
streams may all have been at first determined by slight differences in the
thickness of the drift deposited, but such differences are now so obscured
that they cannot be detected by the eye, except in the interval between the
Big Darby and Mill Creeks. Besides this general flatness of surface, the
yellowish color, caused by the formation and infiltration of hydrated oxides
from above, does not extend so far downward in Union County as in
Delaware. In the latter county, the light-colored clay extends downward to
the depth of fifteen or twenty feet, and sometimes as much as twenty-five
feet. In the former, the blue clay is usually met within ten feet. It
sometimes rises within eight feet of the surface, and occasionally the
yellowish color extends to twelve or fifteen feet. The depth of such
superficial coloring seems to vary not only with the length of time the drift
may have been exposed to the air and surface water, but also with the.
ease with which these agents find access below. A sandy or gravelly knoll is
generally weathered deeper than one of clay, and a rolling surface is apt to
be more deeply oxidated than a flat one. The drift ridge which separates Big
Darby and Mill Creeks has already been alluded to under the head 'surface
features.' Its exact form, limits and location, even within the county, have
not been made out. The time given to the county would not allow a careful
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county. It forms a belt of high and rolling clay land which shows bowlders
and gravel somewhat more abundantly than the surface of the rest of the
county. It is believed to be of the nature of a glacial moraine, and was
probably thrown down by the ice at a period when the retreating ice-foot
was nearly stationary for a long time at about that place. It is very similar to
those other very extended drift moraines that cross Northwestern Ohio, but
is somewhat more clayey than they. Its connection with them is not known,
but it was doubtless contemporaneous in origin with one of them. The
elevated region in Logan County, where

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there is an island of Devonian rock which withstood the ice period, was a
disturbing, element in the otherwise very regular contour of the foot of the
glacier. Union County seems to have been in the pathway of a spur or
branch of the ice sheet, and to have suffered very extensive erosion
thereby. After the actual withdrawal of the ice from the county, the
drainage of a large tract of ice-covered surface would have passed
principally through the same path. way. This pathway is bounded on either
side by a persistent barrier of Corniferous limestone. It is probable, also,
that the Waverly overlaid this area, at least in the Logan County island,
since fragments of the Berea grit are found in the drift in the Southwestern
part of Union County. The effect of this drainage over the county is
probably seen in the near approach to the surface of heavy gravel beds in
the drift over wide tracts, although the level of the county in the same
tracts is now that of the general country, and is perfectly flat. This may be
seen in the frequent gravel pits about Richwood and Essex, where the
surface is outwardly comparable to that of the Black Swamp of
Northwestern Ohio, but is so closely underlaid with gravel that almost every
collar encounters it within three or four feet. This gravel belt runs
southward toward Pharisburg, and is also penetrated on the farm of Mr.
Josiah Westlake, a mile and a half north of Marysville. who avers that small
shiner fish appear late in the summer, or in the fall of nearly every year, in
a shallow well curbed by a 'gum,' which is inserted in an excavation
penetrating to the gravel, or to the water of a subterranean lake. This
circumstance would not be mentioned had it not been frequently reported
by others in reference to certain wells in Defiance and Fulton Counties. The
facts are given with great circumstantiality and positiveness, and cannot
safely be denied.

"Material

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Resources. .-The most of the county is poorly

supplied with building stone. This necessary article is imported from Logan
County, where the Onondaga quarries at Middleburg afford a good stone.;
from the quarries in the Hamilton, at Marion, in Marion County, and from
the same at Delaware. The quarries in the limestone of the Devonian, in the
Southeastern part of the county, would probably be better patronized if
better roads intersected that section, and if the quarries themselves were
energetically developed. Not much lime is made in the county; the drift
clays, however, are freely used in the manufacture of red brick and tile.
There is a great deal of standing timber yet in Union County. The natural
features and the geological structure of the. county will forever preclude the
development of any other element of material wealth that will rank with
that of agriculture."

MAGNETIC SPRINGS.

A more complete account of these springs and the villa e which has grown
up around them in two years' time, will be found in the history of Leesburg
Township, in which they are located. There is no doubt of the wonderful
efficacy of the waters in certain diseases. The appended analyses of the
waters of two of the springs will give an idea of their medicinal virtues:

SULPHUR SPRING.

Chloride of
sodium ....................................................................................1.084
grains.

Sulphate of
potassa ................................................................................... 0.215
grains.

Sulphate of
soda ........................................................................................0.293
grains.

Sulphate of lime ......................................................................................

4.191 grains.

Bicarbonate of lime ................................................................................

20.419 grains.

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Bicarbonate of magnesia ........................................................................

20.170 grains.

Bicarbonate of iron .................................................................................

0.815 grains.

Phosphate of
soda .....................................................................................Traces.

Silica ........................................................................................................
0.157 grains.

Organic
matter .......................................................................................... 0.343
grains.

Total to one
gallon ...................................................................................53.087
grains.

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MAGNETIC SPRING.

Chloride of
sodium ................................................................................0.789 grains.

Sulphate of potassa ...............................................................................

0.223 grains.

Sulphate of sodium ...............................................................................

0.416 grains.

Sulphate of lime ....................................................................................

3.271 grains.

Sulphate of magnesia ............................................................................

2.304 grains.

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Bi-carbonate of lime ............................................................................

19.201 grains.

Bicarbonate of magnesia ......................................................................

17.014 grains.

Bicarbonate of iron ...............................................................................

0.153 grains.

Alumina ...............................................................................................
0.115 grains.

Silica .....................................................................................................
0.242 grains.

Organic matter ......................................................................................

0.569 grains.

Total to one
gallon ................................................................................44.897 grains.

These analyses are copied from the published report given after they had
been made by Prof. E. S. Wayne, of Cincinnati, in February, 1882. There are
several other springs at the place, the waters being similar to these, and a
new well is now being sunk which, when the writer visited the place in the
fore part of November, 1882, had reached a depth of 513 feet, and was
being then drilled through a hard flinty rock. having passed through
numerous strata of blue clay. It is the only deep boring in the comity.

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CHAPTER II
THE WESTERN BORDER.

INDIAN OCCUPANTS-BORDER WARFARE-TREATIES-FACTS AND

INCIDENTS.

Shrill through the forest aisles the savage war-cry rung;

Swift to the work of strife the border huntsmen sprung;

Red ran the blood of foemen on countless fields of woe,

From Allegheny's shimmering stream to Maumee broad and slow.

On swift Miami's green-clad shores and by Sandusky's side,

And where Scioto's hill-crowned flood greets grand Ohio's tide;

From proud Muskingum's winding way to Cuyahoga's strand;

From Tuscarawas' border to bright Olentangy s land-

The armies of the past arise and tile in grand review,

Wearing the mien patriots, bold, steadfast, brave and true;

And, echoing down the fleeting years since savage strife was done,

The ringing story of their deeds goes ever speeding on.

All honor to their memory! Brave hearts and true were they

Who fought for home an country in savage border fray.

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The battle smoke is lifted from off the forest trees,

And Freedom's starry ensign floats ever on the breeze.

THE above lines are an inspiration from the eventful days of long ago. From his
boyhood the writer has been fascinated by the tales of olden times, and his pulses
have ever quickened when reading of the struggles of the hardy men of the border,
both as soldiers and pioneers. What desperate adventures were theirs! What blood
curdling, scenes the solemn forests and beauteous plains of the Buckeye State
witnessed in the years when the crowned monarchs of Europe fought for supremacy
in the Western land; and again, what tales of distress and woe are told of the days
when the Republic was young -yet how Herculean in its infancy! The dim and
somber wilderness echoed to the shrill yell of the Indian warrior, scarcely less
savage than the wild beast that with him tenanted the magnificent Western domain.
The rifle shot, the Stroke of knife or hatchet, the groans of the Stricken victims, the
sorrow of bereaved families whose stays were cut down in all the pride and strength
of manhood, the wail of despairing captives, the glare of burning homes-all

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the horrid realties of a merciless savage warfare were known to the daring
inhabitants of the Western border. History has recorded much that occurred in those
dark and dubious days, but thousands of events that then transpired were known
only to the actors and may never be spread before those of this and succeeding
generations who shall peruse the pages of the past. Peace and plenty crowned the
efforts of the early heroes, and their descendants enjoy the bounty provided for
them after long and. often doubtful strife, scarcely dreaming of the secrets hidden
behind the misty veil of years.

Sufficient for the scope of this work, it will be unnecessary to go farther back in the
history of this region than the period of the war between France and England, from
1755 to 1760, when the immediate territory in which Union County is included wag
peopled principally by the Indian tribes known as the Wyandots, Miamis, Delawares
and Shawanese, the third named being the most powerful. About 1764, a French
trader who had resided many years among the Indians, and who remained at
Detroit after it passed into the hands of the British, drew up a statement showing
the various North American tribes (1) and their fighting strength, which was as
follows:

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Tribes. No. of Warriors.

Conawaghrunas, near the falls of St. Louis ...................................... 200

Abenaquis, - St. Lawrence Indians...................................................... 350

Michmacs, - St. Lawrence Indians ...................................................... 700

Amalistes, - St. Lawrence Indians........................................................ 550

Chalas, - St. Lawrence Indians.............................................................. 130

Nipissins, living toward the heads of the Ottawa River ........................ 400

Algonquins, living toward the heads of the Ottawa River...................... 300

Le Tetes do Boule, or Round Heads, near the above .............................. 2,500

Six Nations, on the frontiers of New York, etc ........................................ 1,550

Wyandots, near Lake Erie ......................................................................... 300

Chipwas, near Lakes Superior and Michigan .......................................... 5,000

Ottawas, near Lakes Superior and Michigan............................................. 900

Messesagues, or River Indians, being wandering tribes on Lakes Huron

and Superior ............................................................................................ 2,000

Powtewatamis, near St. Joseph's and Detroit ............................................... 350

Les Puans. near Puans Bay .......................................................................... 700

Folle avoine, or Wild Oat Indians, near Puans Bay ....................................... 350

Mechecouakis, south of Puans Bay................................................................... 250

Sakis, south of Puans Bay, south of Puans Bay ............................................... 400

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Mascoutens, south of Puans Bay...................................................................... 500

Ouisconsins, on a river of that name falling into the Mississippi on the

east side ...................................................................................................... 550

Christinaux, far north, near the lakes of the same names, ............................. 3,000

Assinaboes, or Assinnipouals, far north, near the lakes of the same names... 1,500

Blanes Barbus, (2) or White Indians with Beards .......................................... 1,500

Sioux, of the meadows, toward the heads of the Mississippi .......................... 2,500

Sioux, of the woods, toward the heads of the Mississippi............................... 1,800

Missouri, on the river of that

name ...................................................................3,000

Grandes Eaux ..................................................................................................

1,000

Osages, south of Missouri..................................................................................

600

Canses, south of
Missouri..................................................................................1,600

Panis blancs, south of Missouri .......................................................................

2,000

Panis piques, south of Missouri........................................................................

1,700

Padoucas,, south of Missouri.............................................................................

500

Ajoues, north of the

same ..................................................................................1,100

Arkanses, on the river that bears their name, falling into the Mississippi

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on the west side ..........................................................................................

2,000.

Alibamous, a tribe of the Creeks ...................................................................... 600

Ouanakina, unk. Unless the author means they are tribes of the Creeks............ 300

Chiakanessou, unk. Unless the author means they are tribes of the Creeks....... 350

Machecous, unk. Unless the author means they are tribes of the Creeks............ 800

Caouitas, unk. Unless the author means they are tribes of the Creeks................ 700

Souikilas, unk. Unless the Author means the are tribes of the Creeks................. 200

Miamis, upon the river of that name, falling into Lake Erie ............................... 350

Delawares (les Loups), on the Ohio ....................................................................

600

(1) The orthography of tribal names in this account does not often agree with that of a
later date, as will be soon.

(2) First taken by the French for Spaniards. They lived in the Northwest.

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Tribes. ............................................................................................................
No. of Warriors.

Shawanese, on Scioto ........................................................................................

500

Kickapoos, on the Walbash.................................................................................

300

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Ouachanons, on the Walbash...............................................................................

400

Peanquichas, on the Walbach..............................................................................

250

Kaskasquias, or Illinois in general, on the Illinois River .................................... 600

Pianria ..................................................................................................................
800

Catawbas, on the frontiers of North Carolina ......................................................

150

Cherokees, behind South Carolina ......................................................................

2,500

Chickasaws, Mobile and Mississippi................................................................... 750

Natchez, Mobile and Mississippi ........................................................................

150

Choctaws, Mobile and Mississippi......................................................................

4,500

Total ..................................................................................................................
56,500

Maj. Robert Rogers, a distinguished provincial officer in the French and English war,
ending in 1760, published in London, in 1765, "A Concise Account of North
America," and in the chapter describing the course of the St. Lawrence River,
includes the following sketch of Sandusky Bay and vicinity, written from notes made
in 1760, when he led a detachment of troops to receive a surrender of Detroit,
pursuant to a treaty then recently concluded; the extract is from page 169 of his
work:

"At the southwest corner of Lake Erie, the Lake Sandusky communicates with it by a
straite of half a mile wide. The Lake Sandusky is thirty miles in length, and eight or
ten miles wide. Into the southwest corner of this lake the River Sandusky, or Huron,
flows. Upon the banks of this river, and round the Lake Sandusky, the Huron Indians
are settled in several different towns in a very pleasant, fertile country. This nation

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of the Indians can raise from about 6 to 700 fighting men. They differ something in
their manners from the Suties, any yet mentioned. They build regular framed
houses, and cover them with bark. They are esteemed the richest Indians upon the
whole continent, having not only horses in great abundance, but some black cattle
and swine. They raise great quantities of corn, not only for their own use, supply
several other tribes, who purchase this article from them. The country of the Hurons
extends 150 miles westwardly of the lake, and is 100 miles wide. The soil is not
exceeded by any in this part of the world; the timber tall and fair; the rivers and
lakes abound with a variety of fish, and here is the great. est plenty of water-fowl of
anywhere in the, country. The woods abound with wild game. In a word, if peopled,
and improved to advantage, would equal any of the British colonies on the sea-
coast,"

The name, Huron, as here applied by Maj. Rogers, is that given by the French to the
tribe known otherwise as Wyandots. From the estimate of Maj. Rogers, made in
1760, and that of the French trader, made in 1764, as herein previously given,
regarding the strength of this nation, it seems that the war they had just passed
through at the latter date had reduced their numbers very materially. The Wyandots
had a tradition that their country was formerly in what is now the Dominion of
Canada, on the north side of the River St. Lawrence, and that the Senecas, their
blood relations, occupied the territory opposite them, on the south side of the same
river. A war begun between them over a trivial matter and was continued for many
years, or until long after the settlement of Detroit. The remnant of the Wyandots
moved west and located in the vicinity of Green Bay, afterward settling along the
Detroit River and the northwestern shore of Lake Erie, and conquering a lasting
peace with their long-time enemies and cousins, the Senecas, in a bloody battle on
the take, wherein every warrior in the party of Senecas was slain and the Wyandots
terribly reduced.

Details of the bloody French and English war will not here be entered into. It
resulted in the English obtaining possession of a

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large portion of the territory lying northwest from the Ohio River, previously held by
the French by right of discovery. The Indian occupants had not been consulted

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regarding, the future ownership of the region; it was entirely a war between foreign
powers, in which the English were aided by the American colonists and the French
by Indian allies. The might of the British nation having been demonstrated, the
Indians, probably more through fear than desire, became the allies of the latter. and
thus continued through many years, the war between the United States and England
in 1812-15 finally establishing a foothold for a permanent government on the soil
which had long been disputed over by rival European powers, and which the heroes
of the Revolution finally won as a trophy of war.

With the close of the French and English war came indifference and neglect on the
part of the British Government toward the Indians, and the "outrages of fur traders,
brutality of English soldiery, intrusion of provincial settlers upon lands of border
tribes, fabrications and wiles of French trading companies all conspired to arouse
their war spirit"(1) Pontiac, the great war chief of the Ottawas, and a masterly
organizer and schemer, roused the various tribes to action, and inaugurated a
terrible and bloody war. So well were his plans laid that every English post west of
the Alleghanies except Ligonier and Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh), in Pennsylvania. and
Detroit, in Michigan, fell a prey to his prowess, and over the entire Western frontier
swarmed a horde of yelling,, painted, bloodthirsty merciless foes. The red men had.
however. reckoned too much on their own strength, and were, notwithstanding their
terrific onslaught, soon conquered by the English and their colonies. who dictated
terms of peace in 1764 which were not long afterward completed. Mr. Butterfield,
before quoted, writes of this period in the following strain:

"At the close of Pontiac's war, there was not to be found any settlement in the
upper Ohio country. Up and down the Monongahela and its branches every white
settler had been expelled. From the head springs of the Allegheny to its union with
its sister stream. there were no habitations other than the savages. At the junction
of these rivers, where the city of Pittsburgh now sits enveloped in the smoke of its
thousand industries. there was very little to indicate the presence of civilization save
Fort Pitt. Outside that post there was not an inhabited hut of even a trader. Down
the Ohio on the left was an uninhabited region; so, also, on the right-tip the Beaver,
the Muskingum, the Scioto, and down the parent stream to its mouth. Settlements
upon the waters of the Monongahela by adventurous Virginians, begun before the
commencement of the contest between England and France for the Ohio country,
had but an ephemeral existence. Houser, and corn-fields of English traders, which
then dotted the margin of the Ohio and its tributaries in a few places, were
destroyed by the French in this war for supremacy; and though others afterward
appeared, nearly all vanished before the devastating hand of the foe in 1763.
Pittsburgh, dating its origin from English occupation of the head of the Ohio in 1758,
attained, by the spring of 1761, to the dignity of a population numbering 332,
occupying 104 houses. Doubtless, both had considerably increased by May 1763,
when most of its log cabins were leveled to the ground and the occupants of all

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driven into the fort for protection against the wild warriors of Pontiac's
confederation."

On the 5th and 6th of August, 1763, a merited punishment was administered to the
hostile tribes of Indians who, under the lead of Pontiac, sought to destroy all the
English posts on the border, by Col. Henry Bouquet, at the battle of Bushy Run, in
what is now Westmoreland. County, Penn. He was at the time marching to the relief
of Fort Pitt, which was threatened by the

(1) C. W. Butterfield, in Washington-lrvine correspondence, page 2.

228 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

savages. Such a signal victory did he win, and so thoroughly were the Indians
impressed with his power as a great warrior, that they "gave up their in designs
against Fort Pitt," and "retreating beyond the Ohio, they deserted their former towns
and abandoned all the country between Presque Isle and Sandusky, not thinking
themselves safe until they arrived at Muskingum.(1) They formed now settlements
and remained quiet during the winter, but in the meantime supplied themselves with
powder from the French traders, and in the spring of 1764 began again their
murderous work on the frontier. Gen. Gage, the British It Commander, resolved to
attack them on two sides at once, and drive them back by carrying the war into
their own country. He accordingly directed Col. Bradstreet to proceed with a body of
troops against the Wyandots, Ottawas and Chippewas living upon or near the lakes,
while Col. Bouquet was ordered to attack the Delawares, Shawanese. Mingoes,
Mohickons, and other nations between the lakes and the Ohio River. The two armies
were to act in concert. As Bradstreet's force could be sooner prepared for the
expedition, he started first, and sent Col. Bouquet a dispatch dated August 14, 1764,
from Presque Isle, saying be had concluded a peace with the Delawares and
Shawanese. Bouquet, however, perceived the insincerity of the savages, and went
on with the preparations for his own expedition. The Indians endeavored to
convince Bouquet of the sincerity of their intentions to carry out the terms of the
treaty with Bradstreet, but he was not to be won from his purpose of settling the
matter beyond dispute, and, on the 2d of October, 1764, he departed from Fort Pitt
with a force of 1,500 men, the destination of which body was the heart of the Indian
region of Ohio. On the 17th of the same month. near the mouth of the Tuscarawas,
and near the site of the Indian town of that name, a congress was held at which
were present representatives of the Senecas, Delawares and Shawanese, and
preliminary terms of peace were agreed upon between them and Bouquet. The

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latter gave the savages twelve days in which to deliver into his hands at
Wakatomake, below the forks of the Muskingum, all the prisoners in their bands,
without exception. A small stockade fort had been built on the previous day, in
which to deposit provisions for the use of the troops on their return. At the close of
the speeches of the Delaware chiefs on the 17th, they delivered eighteen white
prisoners and eighty-three small sticks, signifying that they had that number of
prisoners yet in their hands, whom they promised to bring in as soon as possible.
The promise on the part of the Shawanese was very sullen, and Bouquet determined
to march further into the country. The army was consequently moved to a camp
near the forks of the Muskingum, where four redoubts were built opposite the four
angles of the camp, which was in the midst of the region occupied by the
Shawanese towns. Other buildings were erected, and preparations completed for
receiving the prisoners. Bradstreet, in the meanwhile, had proceeded up Lake Erie to
Sandusky Bay, and up the Sandusky River as far as navigable with Indian canoes,
but was enabled to effect nothing, and returned. (2) On the 9th of November, 206
prisoners were delivered to Col. Bouquet, but about 100 were still in the hands of
the Shawanese, and their delivery was promised in the spring (1765). Finally,
preliminary articles of peace were agreed upon with all the tribes, and hostages
were required, to be hold until the terms had been finally concluded with Sir William

(1) "Historical Ace- tit of Bouquet's Expedition against the Ohio Indians in 1764," by Dr.
William Smith, 1766.

(2) Bradstreet went with his army to Detroit, where be arrived on the 28th of August, to
the great joy of the little garrison . On the 7th of September, a council was held in presence
of the army, at which were present representatives of the Ottawas, Qjibwas.
Pottawatomies, Miamis, Sacs and Wyandots. The principal speaker was Wasson, the Ojibwa
chief, who professed great regret for the war waged against the whites, and made a very
humble and conciliatory speech. The war in the West-or Northwest-was virtually ended by
this council, and it doubtless had much influence over the tribes with whom Bouquet had to
deal, and whom be succeeded in bringing to terms; so that, although Brad street had been
easily duped by the Indians, yet some good resulted from his expedition. His doings were
not, however, fully sanctioned by the British military authorities, who administered a
reprimand for his apparent lack of foresight, and for trying to check the operations of Col.
Bouquet.

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Johnson. Late in April, 1765, the latter held a conference with the various nations of
the West, at the German Flats, and settled a definite peace. On the 9th of May
following, his deputy, George Croghan, received at Fort Pitt the remaining prisoners
from the hands of the Shawanese. Croghan soon after (May 15, 1765), started down

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the Ohio on a trip into the West, reaching the mouth of the Wabash on the 6th of
June, and proceeded thence by way of Vincennes, Fort Wayne, down the Maumee
and up Lake Erie to Detroit. Leaving the latter post on the 26th of September in a
birch canoe, he passed along the north shore of Lake Erie and reached Niagara on
the 8th of October.

About this time the following were the several Indian towns on the routes given,
extending in various directions from Fort Pitt:

First route, about

N. N. W.-Kuslikushkies Town, on Big Beaver Creek. 45 miles from
the fort; Shaningo, 15 miles further up the east branch of Beaver Creek;
Pematuning, 12 miles further up same stream; Mahoning, on West Branch of Beaver
Creek, 104 miles from Fort Pitt; Salt Lick, 10 miles farther; Ottawas Town, on the
Cayahoga, 42 miles farther.

Second route, W. S.
W.-To mouth of Big Beaver Creek, 25 miles; to Tuscarawas, 116
miles; to Mohickon John's Town, 166 miles; to Junundat, or Wyandot Town, 212
miles; to Sandusky, 216 miles; to Junqueindundeh, 240 miles. The latter town was
on the Sandusky River, a few miles above Sandusky Bay.

Third route about W.

S. W. --To forks of Muskingum, 128 miles; to Bullet's Town, 134
miles; to King Beaver's Town, on the heads of the Hockhocking, 171 miles; to the
lower Shawanese Town on Scioto River, 211 miles; to the Salt Lick Town on the
heads of the Scioto, 236 miles; to the Miamis fort, 429 miles.

Fourth route, down

the Ohio, general
course about S. W.-
To mouth of Big Beaver Creek, 27 miles; to month of Little Beaver Creek, 39
miles; to mouth of Yellow Creek, 49 miles; to the Two Creeks, 67 miles; to
Wheeling, 73 miles; to Pipe Hill, 85 miles; to the long reach, 115 miles; to the foot
of the reach, 133 miles; to the mouth of the Muskingum River, 163 miles; to the
Little Kanawha River, 175 miles; to the mouth of Hockhocking River, 188 miles; to
the mouth of Letort's Creek, 228 miles; to Kiskeminetas, 261 miles; to the month of
Big Kanawha, or New River, 269 miles; to the mouth of Big Sandy CreeK, 309 miles;
to the mouth of the Salt Lick River, 379 miles; to the Island, 399 miles; to the
mouth of the "Little Mineamie, or Miammee" River, 454 miles; to Bi- Miammee, or
Rocky River, 484 miles; to the Big Bones (so called from "elephants' bones" said to

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be found there), 504 miles; to Kentucky River, 559 miles; to the falls of the .Ohio,
609 miles; to the Wabash, or " Ouabache" River. 740 miles; to Cherokee River, 800
miles; to the Mississippi River, 840 miles.

A town known as Wapatomica, later the principal village of the Shawanese, stood
just below the present site of Zanesfield. Logan County, Ohio, and it was there the
renowned Simon Kenton was doomed to be bnrned to the stake in September,
1778, but was rescued by his former friend, Simon Girty.

From the peace of 1764 there was quiet for ten years, and settlements; along the
then western border -rew and fairly prospered. Fur traders in the Indian country
exerted more or less influence over the tribes with whom they dealt. Fincastle
County, Va., was created in 1774, including, south and southwest of Augusta
County, the lower portion of the Great Kanawha Valley, and extending westward so
as to include all of the present State of Kentucky, but at no point crossing the Ohio.
In 1773 and the spring of 1774, land claimants and surveyors had become so
numerous along the Ohio, coming from Pennsylvania and Virginia, that the
Shawanese and Mingoes, never cordial

230 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

observers of the peace of 1764, especially toward the Virginians. precipitated

hostilities upon the adventurers, and Lord Dunmore's war resulted. "Wakatomica, all
Indian town located upon the Muskingum, was destroyed by the Virginians, with
outlying Villages. The, battle of Point Pleasant, at the mouth of the Great Kanawha
River, on the 10th of October, 17714, when victory over the savages was purchased
at a price well nigh commensurate with defeat, compelled the Indians to sue for
peace, negotiations for which, near their villages on the banks of the Scioto, were
rendered famous by the eloquent speech of Logan, the Mingo chief."(1) Cornstalk,
the wise and brave chief of the Shawanese, whose voice had been heard above the.
terrible din of the conflict, urging his followers to "be strong! be strong!" became
satisfied that it was useless to struggle longer, and in November, 1774, arranged
with Gov. Dunmore the preliminaries of a treaty of peace. This was in what is now
Pickaway County, Ohio. The commencement of the revolt of the colonies in the
spring of 1775 prevented the consummation of a definite peace.

With the Revolution, an era of dreadful experience broke upon the scattered
Western settlements, where aggressive warfare was carried on by the savage allies
of the British, aided and abetted by the latter, and the most fiendish atrocities were
perpetrated. Detroit was the depot of supplies, and the principle point of power and

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influence for the British in the Northwest. It is a generally authenticated fact in

history that Lieut. Gov. Sir Henry Hamilton, in command of the post at Detroit,
offered a standing reward for the scalps of Americans, but gave none for prisoners.
This led the Indians to cause their prisoners to carry their baggage into the
neighborhood of the fort, and there the put them to death and presented the
ghastly scalps to the Governor for their recompense. Frightful outrages were
committed, and defenseless, women and children shared alike the fate of death.
From Leith's narrative, a very rare work, issued in pamphlet form, and only gathered
entire by Mr. Butterfield after diligent search in three States, in each of which be
found a part, that gentleman makes the following extract:

When we arrived there (on the hank of the Detroit River), we found Gov. Hamilton
and several other British officers, who were standing and sitting around.
Immediately* * " the Indians produced a large quantity of scalps; the cannon fired;
the Indians raised a shout, and the soldiers waved their hats, with huzzas and
tremendous shrieks. which lasted sometime. This ceremony being ended, the
Indians brought forward it parcel of American prisoners, as a trophy of their
victories, among whom were eighteen women and children-poor creatures,
dreadfully mangled and emaciated With their Clothes tattered and torn to pieces in
such a manner as not to hide their nakedness; their legs bare and streaming with
blood the effects of being torn with thorns, briers and brush If I had had an
opportunity I certainly should have killed the Governor, who seemed to take ,real
delight in the exhibition."

And this was warfare in which a civilized nation found enjoyment! Gov. Hamilton
was succeeded in 1779 by Maj. A. S. DePeyster, whose government was
administered in a manner much more humane. (2) He rescued more than 300
prisoners from the hands of the Indians. The tribes taking most active part in the
war were the Wyandots, from the immediate vicinity of Detroit and from the River
Sandusky in Ohio; the Shawanese, from the Miami and Scioto Rivers, and others
Whose thirst for blood was hardly to be restrained

(1), Butterfield.

(2). Lieut. Gov. Hamilton led an expedition from Detroit, in 1778, against Vincennes,
on the Wabash, in Indiana, and took possession there, as the place had no garrison.
In February, 1779, when Col. George Rogers Clark, of the American Army, captured
the post, Hamilton, and his troops, seventy-nine in number were made prisoners.
The men were paroled and allowed to return to Detroit, but their commander was
sort to Richmond, Va., as a prisoner of war. When he he left Detroit, he placed a
certain Maj. Lernoult in command, and the latter was succeeded by DePeyster, who
really became the successor of Hamilton.

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even by DePeyster, and who were allowed to indulge in all the barbarities of a
hideous, savage warfare under Hamilton. The latter officer had as early as
September, 1776, endeavored to organize small parties of savages to proceed
against the settlers on the Ohio and its branches, yet it was not until the next year
that a Western border war was fully inaugurated. Mohawk Pluggy had a
considerable town on the Olentangy (or Whetstone.) River, the principal eastern
tributary of the Scioto, and on the site of the present city of Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, and from that point the Indians -Mingoes-descended upon the Virginia
frontier and caused great trouble. The Wyandots were also very troublesome, and
had a town at Upper Sandusky; on the upper waters of the Sandusky River, in what
is now Wyandot County, Ohio. These tribes caused so much distress that in the
spring of 1777 it was determined to send au expedition against Pluggy's Town, but
after considerable preparation, the project was abandoned lest it should cause the
Delawares and Shawanese to take up the hatchet also.

By the last of July 1777, fifteen parties of Indians, numbering 280 braves, besides
thirty white officers and rangers, had been sent out from Detroit to devastate the
Western settlements, the frontier line then extending from the Alleghey Mountains
to Kittanning, on the Allegheny River, forty-five miles above Pittsburgh, thence down
that stream and the Ohio to the mouth of the Great Kanawha. "The only posts of
importance below Fort Pitt, at this date, were Fort Henry (formerly Fort Fincastle), at
Wheeling, and Fort Randolph, at Point Pleasant. The former was built at the
commencement of Lord Dunmore's war, in 1774; the latter was erected by Virginia,
in 1775. Rude stockades and block-houses were multiplied in the intervening
distances, and in the most exposed settlements. They were defended by small
detachments from a Virginia regiment, also by at least one independent company,
and by squads of militia on short tours of duty. Scouts likewise patroled the country
where danger seemed most imminent; but the wily savage frequently eluded their
vigilance and fell with remorseless cruelty upon the homes of the bordermen. The
suffering from this irregular warfare legitimate from the standpoint of the Indian but
wanton and murderous in its instigators- was terrible." (1) Brig. Gen. Edward Hand,
of the Continental Army, who had taken the command of Fort Pitt on the 1st day of
June, 1777, saw the necessity of taking some step to punish these murderous
savages. or the frontier would become depopulated. He therefore demanded that a
force of 2.000 men be raised in the western counties of Pennsylvania and Virginia,
to proceed against them, but only about 800 were raised, including the regulars at
Forts Pitt and Randolph. Gen. Hand had written to a friend in October, 1777: "1
have many difficulties to encounter yet I hope to drink your health in pure element
at Sandusky before Chris tmas " meaning by Sandusky the Wyandot town at Upper

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Sandusky, Late in the fall of that year, his intended expedition was abandoned, as
the strength of the people did not warrant the undertaking. He then wrote to the
Governor of Virginia, under date of November 9: "I fully expected to give the
Wyandots a specimen of what their perfidy so justly deserves but to my great
mortification, I am obliged to relinquish the design."

September 1, 1777, about 200 Wyandots, Shawanese and Delawares made an

unsuccessful attempt to reduce Fort Henry, at Wheeling. They ambushed a portion
of the garrison killing fifteen of the Americans and wounding five, and withdrew
across the Ohio. Forty-six men left the fort on the 26th of the same month, for
reconnoitering expedition down the Ohio, but were attacked the next day about
eight miles below Wheeling. on the Virginia side of the river, by about forty
Wyandots, and lost more than half their number. A. gen-

(1). Butterfield

232 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

eral alarm now spread among the settlements, and murders somewhere on the
frontier were of every day occurrence. The Shawanese, whose villages were upon
the Scioto and Miami, and of whom Cornstalk was the principal chief and friendly to
the Americans, did not join with the Wyandots and Mingoes until after the cruel
murder of Cornstalk, his son and two others of the tribe, at I Fort Randolph,
whether they had gone to promote peace. One of the garrison was slain by savages
in the wood., on the 10th of November, 1777, and in revenge the militia of the post
killed the four harmless men whom they had previously deprived of their liberty.
This unprovoked murder made of the, Shawanese the most bitter and unrelenting
enemies.

In January, 1778, Lieut. Col. George Rogers Clark began recruiting in the western
department for his subsequent famous expedition against the British posts in the
Illinois country, which resulted in the reduction of Kaskaskia, St. Phillips, Cahokia,
Prairie du Rocher and Vincennes. and won for the commander the title of "The
Heroic." In February, 1778, Gen. Hand gathered about 500 men at Fort Pitt and
started on an expedition to capture a large quantity of stores said to have been
deposited by the British at an Indian town on the Cuyahoga River. Heavy rains and
melting snows obliged him to give up the attempt, the expedition having proceeded
only to a point some distance above the mouth of the Beaver, on the Mahoning
River.

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Fiercely the war now raged, and in the spring of 1778 an expedition was planned
from Fort Pitt against Detroit; but time passed, and, owing to the lack of facilities, it
was found that such a campaign would be impracticable, and Congress resolved that
it should be deferred. Gen. Lachlan McIntosh, a brave and hardy soldier, then in
command of Fort Pitt and the western department, was anxious to proceed against
Detroit, and never lost sight of that project, even in spite of all hindrances.
September 17, 1778, a treaty was made by which the Delaware Indians became
active allies of the United States. In the month of November following, the long
talked of march toward Detroit was begun with a force of 1,200 men Fourteen days
of marching brought the army to the Tuscarawas, only seventy miles from
Pittsburgh, and here, for the. want of supplies, the force was obliged to turn its face
again to the eastward and return after first, building, a stockade fort a short
distance South of what is now the village of Bolivar, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, on
the right bank of the river. below the month of Sandy Creek. and close to the spot
on which Col.. Bouquet had built a similar work when on his famous expedition
against the Western Indians in 1764. The new post was called Fort Laurens. Other
expeditions were planned by Mclntosh, but from the force of circumstances were
abandoned, and that General retired from the western department in April, 1779,
being succeeded by Col. Daniel Brodhead. The want of supplies for a time prevented
offensive operations on the part of the Western troops, and the savages were
unrestrained in their fearful work. Fort Laurens. which was seventy miles from Fort
McIntosh. and defended by Col. John Gibson with a force of 150 men, was. in
August, 1779, abandoned from sheer necessity. In the last of July. Gen. Sullivan.
under the direction of Washington, led an army from Wyoming, Penn , into the
Iroquois region in New York, defeated the Indians disastrously, burned forty of their
towns and destroyed more than 160,000 bushels of corn. For this the Seneca gave
to Washington, commander-in-chief of the armies, the name "Town Destroyer," Col.
Brodhead marched up the Allegheny from Fort Pitt in the summer of 1779, soon
after being appointed to the command of the western department, burned the
towns of the Indians and destroyed their crops. "The immediate results of this and
other equally prompt and severe measures was to bring the Delaware,. Shawanese
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head met them, on his return in September, and a long conference was held to the
satisfaction of both parties. Farther west, during the summer and autumn, the
Indians were more successful. In July, the stations being still troubled, Col. Bowman
undertook an expedition into the country of the Shawanese, acting upon the
principle that to defend yourself against Indians you must assail them He marched
undiscovered into the immediate vicinity of the towns upon the Little Miami, and so

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divided and arranged his forces as to insure apparent success, one portion of his
troops being commanded by himself, another by Col. Benjamin Logan; but from
some unexpected cause, his division of the whites did not cooperate fully with that
led by Logan, and the whole body was forced to retreat, after having taken some
booty, including 160 horses, and leaving the town of the savages in cinders, but also
leaving the fierce warriors themselves in no degree daunted or crippled."(1) Soon
after this, the Indians, thirsty for blood, made their appearance again on the south
side of the Ohio, and won a victory over a party of Americans, which is thus
described in the authority just quoted:

"An expedition which had been in the neighborhood of Lexington, where the first
permanent improvements were made in April of this year, upon its return came to
the Ohio near the Licking, and at the very time that Col. Rogers and Capt. Benham
reached the same point on their way up the river in boats. A few of the Indians
were seen by the commander of the little American squadron, near the mouth of the
Licking; and supposing himself to be far superior in numbers, caused seventy of his
men to land, intending to surround the savages. In a few minutes, however, he
found he was himself surrounded, and, after a hard-fought battle, only twenty or
twenty-five, or perhaps ever fewer of the party, were left alive. It was in connection
with this skirmish that an incident occurred which seems to belong rather to a
fanciful story than to sober history, and which yet appears to be well authenticated.
In the party of whites was Capt. Robert Benham. He was one of those that fell,
being shot through both hips, so as to be powerless in his lower limbs; he dragged
himself, however, to a tree-top, and there lay concealed from the savages after the
contest was over. On the evening of the second day, seeing a raccoon, he shot it;
but no sooner was the crack of his rifle heard than he distinguished a human voice
not far distant; supposing it to be some Indian, he reloaded his gun and prepared
for defense; but a few moments undeceived him, and he discovered that the person
whose voice he had heard was a fellow with this difference, however, that both his
arms were broken! Here, then, were the only two survivors of the combat (except
those who had entirely escaped), with one pair of logs and one pair of arms
between them. It will be easily believed that they formed a copartnership for mutual
aid and defense. Benham shot the game which his friend drove toward him, and the
man with sound legs then kicked it where he with sound arms sat ready to cook it.
To procure water, the one with legs took a hat by the brim in his teeth, and walked
into the Licking up to his neck, while the man with arms was to make signals if any
boat appeared in sight. In this way they spent about six weeks, when on the 27th of
November, they were rescued. Benham afterward bought and lived upon the land
where the battle took place his companion, Mr. Butler tells us, was, a few years
since, still living in Brownsville, Penn."

This account was written many years ago, and as a matter of course both those
men have long Since "joined 'the innumerable throng" on the shores of the silent

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land, Theirs is but one example of the endurance of which the bold and hardy
frontiersmen Were possessed, and such instances could be multiplied almost without
number. Who

(1). Annals of the West, P. 22 .

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is not familiar with the adventures of Boone, Kenton, Logston. Brady, McCullough,
Wetzel, and the hosts of others whose names have descended in history that the
people of the West might know how the country in which they live was won for
them? Bravely and stubbornly they fought. and the broad and beautiful land now
densely populated is the rich heritage from the hands of those noble men whose
memory is revered by all who read this story. No longer now is heard the voice, of
way; the smoke of the conflict rests no more on the rivers and forests of the West,
the savage race is far removed from the scones of its early triumphs and defeats,
and before the genius of civilization and universal liberty the country has pushed
rapidly and steadily forward until it stands at the head of the nations.

In the summer of 1780. a force of 600 Canadians and Indians, commanded by Col.
Byrd, a British officer, and having two field pieces, marched up the valley of the
Licking, in Kentucky, and surprised and captured Ruddle's and Martin's Stations. on
the South Fork of that river. The Indians perpetrated their usual excesses and
cruelties, and the force, perhaps from that, fact. was suddenly "turned right-about
face and hurried out of the country with all Speed. " (1) Gen Clark. who had just
completed a fort (2) on the Mississippi River below the mouth of the Ohio, and had
returned to his station at the falls, now Louisville, Ky. had received a letter from the
Governor of Virginia, recommending, an attack upon the Indian villages north of the
Ohio. and learning of the raid up the Licking, prepared immediately to administer
chastisement upon the savages, and to destroy the store, which furnished goods to
the natives. This store, known, known is Loramie's, was near the present site of a
village of the same name, in Shelby County, Ohio, where a post had been destroyed
by the French in 1752. Clark was not long in mustering a force of a thousand
Kentuckians, and was soon at the mouth of the Licking. The advance was against
the Indian towns on the Little Miami and Mad Rivers, and it was entirely successful,
resulting in their utter destruction.

About five miles west of the present site of the city of Springfield, Ohio, was situated
the old Indian town of Piqua, on the Mad River; and about twelve miles south, on
the Little Miami, in the northern portion of what is now Greene County, was the old

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Indian town of Chillicothe. Piqua is said to have contained, at one time, nearly 4,000
Shawanese, and in the summer of 1780 it was quite populous. About 300 Mingoes,
led by Simon Girty, were there as allies of the Shawanese, the latter being probably
commanded by their celebrated chief, Catahecassa, or Blackhoof. On the 2d of
August, 1780, Clark moved northward with his army from the north shore of the
Ohio, where Cincinnati now stands, and on the 6th arrived at old Chillicothe, only to
find it destroyed and its Indian inhabitants gone. The next day he drew up in front
of old Piqua. (3) Here he found the Indians aware of his approach, information
having been given by a soldier who had deserted to the enemy. Girty withdrew his
300 Mingoes from the fight, and the Shawanese. were effectually whipped by Clark's
army and retreated in dismay before the men who fought in such a reckless manner
that the red men termed them "mad." The engagement occurred on the 8th of
August and on the 9th the victorious troops destroyed the stockade fort, the cabins
and the corn-fields, starting on their return to Kentucky on the 10th. The Shawanese
were now obliged to provide themselves shelter and food, and found no time for
war for a considerable period.

(1). Western Annuals, p 235.

(2). Fort Jefferson.

(3). This town was about where the town of New Boston, Clark County, Ohio now
stands. After the Indians were driven from here, they established themselves in
what is now Miami County, and gave the old name to the new village. This was on
the site of the present city of Piqua. They also had another town of the same name
in the southern part of the State. but this has been changed to Pickaway, and is the
name of a county at present, of which Circleville is the seat of justice.

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In the spring of 1781, a small force was sent out from Fort Pitt against some of the
Delaware Indians who had broken their treaty and taken up the hatchet in common
with other tribes against the Americans. Their towns near Coshocton were laid
waste. numbers of their warriors killed and captured, and large quantities of peltry
and supplies destroyed. The hostile Delawares now withdrew forever from the
valleys of the Tuscarawas and Muskingum, and took up their abode on the Scioto

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the Mad River and the Sandusky, while the British commander at Detroit gave them
every encouragement and addressed, them as his "children." The friendly Delawares
at Newcomerstown, above Coshocton, placed themselves under the protection of
the Americans and returned with the troops to Fort Pitt. Thus was a tribe "divided
against itself," and it was but natural that it should ultimately be only too willing to
make permanent peace with those who were its conquerors; and such, as will
presently be seen. was the final result, at the treaty of Greenville.

Finally, in the summer of 1781, it seemed that the much wished for capture of the
British post at Detroit was in a fair way to be accomplished. Virginia took the matter
in hand, and raised a force of about 400 men, placing them under the command of
George Rogers Clark. whose signal success in the previous year had inspired greater
confidence than ever in him. Near the close of July the command moved down the
Ohio from Pittsburgh for the falls (now Louisville), and at Wheeling was joined by a
considerable body in addition, while at the same place nearly an hundred of the
militia deserted. A force from Westmoreland County, Penn., commanded by
Archibald Lochry, Lieutenant of that county, proceeded down the river to join Clark,
but was ambushed by Indians about eleven miles below the mouth of the Great
Miami River, in what is now the State of Indiana, and all the men, numbering over
100, were either killed or captured, Col. Lochry being among the former.(1) Capt.
Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea), and George Girty, brother of the renegades Simon
and James, were in command of the Indians on this occasion. Owing to this disaster
and an act by Virginia, authorizing its Governor to stop the expedition, Clark was
compelled to abandon the attempt to capture Detroit, and from letters written by
him on the subject it appears that be was far from being pleased with the outcome.
The enemy had intercepted a letter from Clark, and were thus made aware of the
approach of Lochry, whom they proceeded against with the result seen. Other forces
were to have taken different routes and co-operated with Clark, but the entire plan
was given up.

The Moravian Indians on the Tuscarawas, then known as well as the parent stream
by the name Muskingum, had given certain information to the Americans concerning
hostile movements on the part of the enemy, and in consequence their missions
were broken up by the exasperated warriors of other tribes, and they were
compelled to move to the Sandusky region, where, it is said some of them returned
to barbarism and became hostile to the whites. Accounts conflict regarding their
subsequent history. One statement is that about 150 of their men, women and
children were allowed by permission of the Wyandots to return to their old home on
the Tuscarawas and harvest the corn which was still standing, from the previous
year's growth, they at that time being short of provisions. In the early part of 1782,
numerous depredations were committed upon the settlements in Western
Pennsylvania, and finally an expedition was organized, under Col. David Williamson,
to proceed against the hostiles and administer punishment. The Indians who had

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returned to the old Moravian town of Gnadenhutten, on the Tucarawas, in what is

now Tuscarawas County, Ohio, were met with, and as many supposed they were
the perpetrators of the outrages, they were dealt with accordingly. Ninety of them,

(1). This occurred on 24th of August, 1781.

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men, women and children, were put to death in a most cruel manner by the
vengeful frontiersmen. Statements from different sources say they were members of
the Moravian band which had formerly occupied the ground, and others were
equally as positive that they belonged to hostile tribes. The affair occurred in March,
1782, and whatever the fact, may be regarding the hostility or friendliness of the
Indians, it cannot be denied that their massacre was contrary to the usages of
civilized warfare.

The country people around Forts Pitt and McIntosh became clamorous to be led
against the Wyandot towns on the Sandusky River, and Brig. Gen. William Irvine,
who assumed command of Fort Pitt and the western department in November,
1781, finally gave his consent to a movement in the direction proposed, and a force
of 468 men set out on the 21st of May, 1782, under command of Col. William
Crawford. The troops were mostly raw militia, and the march was so slow that the
enemy learned of the approach of the army and prepared himself accordingly. The
opposing forces met on the 4th and 5th of June, and the Americans were defeated
and driven back with a loss of some fifty of their number. Col. Crawford and a
number of others were captured, and while a portion were tomahawked, the Colonel
and his son-in-law, William Harrison, were burned at the stake near the site of the
present town of Wyandot, in the county of the same name, in Ohio, where the
engagement had occurred. The tortures of poor Crawford were terrible and were
witnessed by his surgeon, Dr. Knight, who miraculously escaped the same fate and
found his way back to the settlements, where he gave an account of the affair. Col.
Crawford was burned on the fifth day after his capture; he was first tied to a post,
with room to walk around it, then the savages "cut off his ears; after that blew
squibs of powder on different parts of his body; then the squaws procured hickory
brands and darted against such parts as they thought might most affect him; they
then scalped him and slapped the scalp in the Doctor's face-told him that was his
big Captain; the Colonel was still alive. This he thinks was an hour after the Colonel
was tied up, when he (the Doctor) was taken away. Just as he was leaving him, the
Colonel leaned on his knee and elbow to rest, when a squaw took a shovel of hot
embers and throw upon his back to put him again in motion. The next day, under
the guard of one man, the Doctor passed the same place and saw some of the

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Colonel's bones in the ashes. The Colonel, he says, made little noise; he begged one
Simon Girty, whom he formerly knew at Fort Pitt, to shoot him, but Girty said, with a
laugh, he had no gun; that examples must take place. The above quotation is from
the Pennsylvania Journal
and Weekly
Advertiser, for July 23, 1782.

The following, from the "Short Biography of John Leith,"(1) is believed to be "the
only account extant of incidents transpiring at Upper Sandusky immediately before
the arrival of Crawford's army." It is here copied from a footnote in Butterfield's
work, previously mentioned:

"Tho spring following, I was married to a young woman seventeen or eighteen years
of ago, also a prisoner to the Indians, who had been taken by them when about
twenty months old. I was then in my twenty-fourth year. Our place of residence was
in Moravian Town [Gnadenhutten] for about two years, about which time Col.
Williams [Col. Daniel Brodhead], an American officer, took possession of Coshocton
[in the spring of 1781]; and shortly after the British and their Indian allies took
Moravian Town, with me, my wife and children, and all the Moravians prisoners, and
carried us to [Upper] Sandusky.

(1). John Leith had been captured by the Indians when on a trip among them from Fort
Pitt, in company with a trader, hostilities having begun between the Indians and Americans
subsequent to their departure from the fort and while they were in the Indian country.
Leith married Sally Lowry, also a prisoner In 1790, he returned with his wife to Fort Pitt.
One of his sons, Samuel, the first white child born in the Sandusky Valley.

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After ter arriving at [Upper] Sandusky, the British would not suffer me to trade on
my own footing and for myself; but five of them having placed their funds into one
general stock, employed me to attend to their business for them, and two of them
being my old employers, they gave me the same wages as before. Whilst in this
employ, Cols. Williams [Williamson] and Crawford marched with an army against
Sandusky, at which time I was closely watched by the Indians, and had to make my
movements with particular regularity, though I had spies going to and fro by whom
I could hear every evening where the army was encamped, for several days. One
evening I was informed the army was only fifteen miles distant [near the present
village of Wyandot, Wyandot County, Ohio], when I immediately sent the hands to
gather the horses, etc., to take our goods to Lower Sandusky. I packed up the
goods (about L1,500 worth in silver, furs, powder, lead, etc.) with such agility that

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by the next morning at daylight we started for Lower Sandusky. I also took all the
cattle belonging to the company along. After traveling about three miles, I met Capt.
[Matthew] Elliott, a British officer; and about twelve miles further on, I met the
whole British Army, composed of Col. Butler's Rangers [a company from Detroit,
under the command of Capt. William Caldwell]. They took from me my cattle and let
me pass. That night I encamped about fourteen miles above Lower Sandusky, when
just after I had encamped and put out my horses to graze, there came to my camp
a man who was a French interpreter to the Indians [Francis Le Vellier]. 'Well,' said-
he, 'I believe I will stay with you to-night and take care of you.' I told him he could
remain there for the night, but I intended starting early in the morning. Next
morning after we had got our horses loaded ready to start and the Frenchman had
mounted his horse, we heard a cannon fire at Upper Sandusky. The Frenchman
clapped his band to his breast and said, 'I shall be there before the battle is begun;'
but alas, poor fellow! he got there too soon. Without fear or any thought but victory,
he went on to where a parcel of Indians were painting and preparing for battle, put
on a ruffled shirt and painted a red spot on the breast saying, Here is a mark for the
Virginia riflemen;' and shortly after marched with the Indians to battle where in a
short time he received a ball in the very spot and died instantaneously. I arrived at
Lower Sandusky the second day, and remained there three days to hear the event.
At length the Americans under Col. Williams [Williamson] stole a retreat on the
Indians who were gathering around them in great numbers; but Col. Crawford, with
most of his men, was taken by them. They tomahawked all his men and burnt him
alive."

The defeat and death of Crawford was a sad blow, but the energies of the borderers
were not entirely prostrated. In the fall of 1782. the Delawares and Wyandots were,
located principally upon the Sandusky River, directly upon the line between Fort Pitt
and Detroit. and south of them, principally on the upper waters of the Great Miami,
were the towns of the Shawanese. Gens. Irvine and Clark planned a simultaneous
attach upon them the former to push from the east against the Delawares and
Wyandots, and the latter to proceed from Kentucky and attack the Shawanese.
Irvine was disappointed in numerous ways and , was unable to carry out his part of
the programme, but Clark's fortune was better. Irvine. although prevented from
moving with a force against the Sandusky River tribes, yet used every means to
draw their attention so they should not learn of the movements of Clark. In this he
was only partially successful, for there is plenty of evidence to show that the Indians
anticipated an attack from the south, and even petitioned for aid from the British
commandant at Detroit. Two deserters from Clark's army gave the enemy valuable
information, and deterred them from sending a force for the reduction of Fort Pitt,
which Capt. Alexander McKee was arranging

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The deserters stated that the "Falls [Louisville] were weak and could easily be
reduced. On this report, they changed their ground and determined to go, against
the Falls and continued in this mind till after Col. Crawford's expedition. They then
changed their ground once more and determined to reduce Wheeling. Mr. McKee
actually marched for that purpose from the towns (1) with 100 rangers (British) as
they are called, and about 300 Indiana. A day or two after his departure, runners
came in who gave the information that Gen. Clark was approaching with a train of
artillery and a large body of troops." (2) The Indians became greatly alarmed,
McKee was recalled, and every available man of the Shawanese, Delawares,
Wyandots, Mingoes, Monseys, Ottawas, and' Chippewas, some 700 in all, assembled
to give battle to the Kentuckians, being determined to have the fight at the old
Shawanese town on the Mad River, from whence the latter had been driven two
years before. This was early in August, and the Indians did not meet Clark until after
their raid into Kentucky and the battle of the Blue Licks. The General, upon learning
of this severe blow which "had been struck by the northern savages, determined, as
soon as possible, again to lead an expedition into the Miami Valleys. It was the last
of September, however, before a thousand men could be gathered at the mouth of
the Licking, whence they marched northward. But their coming, though expeditions
and secret, was discovered by the natives, and the towns on the Miamis and Mad
River abandoned to their fate. The crops were again destroyed, the towns burned,
the British store (Loramie's) with its goods annihilated, and a few prisoners taken,
but no engagement of any consequence took place. Such, however, appears to have
been the impression made by Clark upon the Shawanese that no large body of
Indians, thenceforward, invaded the territory south of the Ohio."(3) The following
was Gen. Clark's letter to Gen. Irvine on the subject of the expedition:

Miami, November 13, 1782.

SIR: I fell in with your late express on the 2d inst., at the month of the Licking Creek. I was
happy to find that our design was likely to be well timed. We marched on the 3d. The 10th,
surprised the principal Shawanese town, Chillicothe, but, not so completely as wished for,
as most of the inhabitants had time to escape. We got a few scalps and prisoners. I
immediately dispatched strong parties to the neighboring towns. In a short time laid all of
them in ashes with their riches. The British trading-post at the carrying place shared the
same fate. I cannot find, from the prisoners that they had any idea of your second design;
and I hope you will completely surprise the Sanduskians. a I beg leave to refer you to Mr.
Tate and his companions for further particulars, for reasons well known to you.

Gen. Clark's official report of his invasion of the Shawanese country at this time was
as follows:

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Lincoln, b. November.27, 1782.

SIR: I embrace the earliest opportunity by Capt, Morrison, of acquainting you with
our return from the Indian country. We left the Ohio on the 4th inst. with one
thousand and fifty men, and surprised the principal Shawnee town on the evening of
the 10th inst. Immediately detaching strong parties to different quarters, in a few
hours two-thirds of the town and everything they were possessed of wits destroyed
except such articles its might be useful to the troops; the enemy had no time to
secret any part of their property which was in the town. The British trading post at
the head of the Miami. and carrying place to the waters of the Lake, c shared the
same fate, at the hands of party of One hundred and fifty horse, commanded by
Col. Ben Logan. The property destroyed was of great amount, and the quantity of

(1) Meaning the. Shawanese towns, in what is now Logan Comity, Ohio. The, British
Rangers mentioned composed Capt Caldwell's Company, sent by DePeyster from
Detroit.

(2) From letter of Gen. William Irvine to Col. Edward Cook, about September 1,
1782. Irvine derived his information from a negro who had come in from the
Shawanese towns. It was subsequently found to be correct. After he left, the enemy
successfully invaded Kentucky, and won the bloody battle of Blue Lick, August
19,1782.

(3) Annals of the West p. 273.

(4). This express left Pittsburgh October 3, and Clark met it on the present site of
Cincinnati

(5). Now Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. From Gen. Clark's letter it would seem that the
town had been given the same name as the old one the Little Miami, previously
referred to. Other accounts give it always as Piqua.

(a) It has been seen that Gen. Irvine was unable to make his contemplated descent
upon the Delawares and Wyandot in their towns on the Sandusky River.

(b) Lincoln County, Ky.

(c) Lake Erie

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provisions burned surpassed all idea we had of the Indian stores. The loss of the
enemy was ten scalps, seven prisoners, and two whites re-taken; ours was one
killed and one wounded. After lying part of four days in their towns, and finding all
attempts to the enemy to a general action fruitless, we retired, as the season was
far advanced and the weather threatening. I could not learn from the prisoners that
they had the least idea of Gen. Irwin's (1) penetrating into their country; should he
have given them another stroke at Sandusky, it will have more than doubled the
advantage already gained. We might probably have got many more scalps and
prisoners could we have known in time whether we were discovered or not. We took
for granted we were not, until getting within three miles, some circumstances
happened which caused me to think otherwise. Col. John Floyd was then ordered to
advance with three hundred men, to bring on an action or attack the town, while
Maj. Walls, with a party of horse, had previously been detached by it different route,
as a party of observation. Although Col. Floyd's motions were so quick as to get to
the town but a few minutes later than those who discovered his approach, the
inhabitants had sufficient notice to effect their escape to the woods, by the alarm
cry which was given on the first discovery. This was heard at a very great distance,
find repeated by all that heard it. Consequently, our parties only fell in with the rear
of the enemy. I must beg leave to recommend to your Excellency the militia of
Kentucky, whose behavior on the occasion does them honor, and particularly their
desire to save prisoners. Subscribed, G. R. CLARK.

To Gov. Benjamin HARRISON, of Virginia.

With what joy the frontier settlers hailed the dawn of peace it can be imagined. For
seven years they had lived in fear of incursions from their savage foes, and their
relief must have been exceedingly great at the cessation of hostilities with even a
portion of their enemies. The defeat and capture of Lord Cornwallis, at Yorktown,
Va.," prepared the way for preliminaries of peace with Great Britain, and put a check
upon their Indian allies. Upon the 30th of November, 1782, provisional articles of
peace had been arranged at Paris, between the Commissioners of England and her
unconquerable colonies. Upon the 20th of January following, hostilities ceased; on
the 19th of April - the anniversary of the battle of Lexington - peace was proclaimed
to the army of the United States, and on the 3d of the next September, the definite
treaty which ended in our revolutionary struggle was concluded." (2)

But the close of the war with Great Britain did not bring peace to the border
settlements. "The victories in the East brought no cessation of hostilities in the
West. The savages still glutted their vengeance upon the unwary borderers; the
tomahawk and scalping knife still brought death in all the brutality with which the
Indian was capable, to young and old-to either sex."" Matters between the United
States and Great Britain remained for several years unsettled, and there was some

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difficulty with a few of the States regarding the adjustment of land claims in the
territory on the upper side of the Ohio. The Indians almost constantly harassed the
border settlements, and at times, were an aspect of evil. A treaty at Fort Stanwix
(now Rome, N. Y.), October 22, 1784, with the Iroquois tribes-Mohawks,
Onondagas, Cayugas and Senecas-resulted in their ceding to the United States all
claims to the country west of the western border of Pennsylvania as far as the Ohio
River. January 21, 1785, a treaty was held at Fort McIntosh with the Wyandots.
Delawares. Chippewas and Ottawas, the celebrated Delaware chief, Buckongahelas,
it is said being present. The following were the important provisions of this treaty:

"ARTICLE III.-The boundary lines between the United States and the Wyandot and
Delaware nations shall begin at the month of the River Cayahoga, and run thence
up the said river to the portage between that and the Tuscarawas branch of the
Muskingum; then down the said branch to the forks at the crossing place above Fort
Lawrence [Laurens]; then westwardly, to the portage of the Big Miami, which runs
into the Ohio, at the mouth of which branch the fort stood which was taken by the
French in one thousand seven

(1). Meaning Irvine's

(2) Annals of the West.

(3) Butterfield.

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hundred and fifty-two; then along the said portage to the Great Miami or Ome River,
and down the southeast side of the same to its mouth; thence along the south shore
of Lake Erie to the mouth of the Cayahoga, where it began.

"ART. IV.-The United States allot all the lands contained within the said lines to the
Wyandot and Delaware nations, to live and to hunt on, and to such of the Ottawa
nation as now live thereon; saving and reserving, for the establishment of trading
posts, six miles square at the month of the Miami or Ome River, and the same at the
portage on that branch of the Big Miami which runs into the Ohio, and the same on
the Lake of Sandusky, where the fort formerly stood, and also two miles square on
each side of the lower rapids of Sandusky River; which posts, and the lands annexed
to them, shall be to the use and under the Government of the United States.

"ART. V.-If any citizen of the United States, or other person, not being an Indian,

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shall attempt to settle on any of the lands allotted to the Wyandot and Delaware
nations in this treaty, except on the lands reserved to the United States in the
preceding article, such person shall forfeit the protection of the United States and
the Indians may punish him as they please

"ART. VI.-The Indians who sign this treaty, as well in behalf of all their tribes as of
themselves, do acknowledge the lands east, south and west of the lines described in
the third article, so far as the said Indians formerly claimed the same, to belong to
the United States; and none of their tribe shall presume to settle upon the same or
any part of it.

"ART. VII-The post of Detroit, with a district beginning at the mouth of the River
Rosine [Raisin], on the west side of Lake Erie, and running west six miles up the
southern bank of the said river, thence northerly. and always six miles west of the
strait, till it strikes the Lake St. Clair, shall also be reserved to the sole use of the
United States.

"ART. VIII.-In the same manner, the post of Michilimackinac, with its dependencies,
and twelve miles square about the same, shall be reserved for the use of the United
States.

"ART. IX.-If any Indian or Indians shall commit a robbery or mur der on any citizen
of the United States, the tribe to which such offender may below, shall be bound to
deliver them up at the nearest post, to be punished according to the ordinances of
the United States."

On the 15th of June, 1785, Congress issued the following proclamation which was
circulated in the Western country:

WHEREAS, It has been represented to the United States, in Congress assembled

that several disorderly persons have crossed the Ohio and settled upon their
unappropriated lands; and whereas, it is their intention, as soon as it shall be
surveyed, to open offices for the sale of a considerable part thereof, in such
proportions and under such other regulations as may suit the convenience of all the
citizens of the said States and others who may wish to become purchasers of the
same; and as such conduct tends to defeat the object they have in view, is in direct
opposition to the ordinances and resolutions of Congress. and highly disrespectful to
the federal authority; they have, therefore, thought fit, and do hereby issue this
their proclamation, strictly forbidding all such unwarrantable, intrusions, and
enjoining all these who have settled thereon to depart with their families and
effects, without loss of time, as they shall answer the same at their peril.

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A treaty was made with the Shawanese, January 31, 1786, at the mouth of the
Great Miami River, of which the following is

"ARTICLE VI.-The United States do allot to the Shawanese nation, lands within their
territory, to live and hunt upon, beginning at the south line of the lands allotted to
the Wyandot and Delaware nations, at the place where the main branch of the Great
Miami, which falls into the Ohio, intersects said line; then down the River Miami to
the fork of that river, next below the old fort which was taken by the French in one
thousand seven hundred and fifty.

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two; thence due west to the River Do La Pause; then down that river to the River
Wabash; beyond which lines none of the citizens of the United States shall settle,
nor disturb the Shawanese in their settlement and possessions. And the Shawanese
do relinquish to the United States all title, or pretense of title, they ever had to the
lands east, west and south of the east, west and south lines before described."

It had been endeavored to bring the Wabash tribes and others to treat at this time,
but the effort did not succeed, and they continued their depredations. The
Shawanese, also, disregarding their treaty, resumed hostilities. and, in the fall of
1786, an expedition was led against them by Col. Benjamin Logan, from Kentucky,
who burned their towns on Mad River and destroyed their crops. One of his
encampments on the route was at a place in what is now Clinton County, Ohio,
known as the Deserted Camp, where it is said a Frenchman deserted from his force
in order to give warning to the Indians, and thus partially frustrated the object of
the expedition. Another expedition had been undertaken against the Wabash
Indians, by Gen. George Rogers Clark, but its results Its were hardly satisfactory.

Matters now remained in a state of uncertainty until July, 1787, when Congress
passed Ordinance No. 32, since known as the ordinance of 1787, for the
government of the territory of the United States northwest of the River Ohio. It was
drawn up by Nathan Dane, a Revolutionary patriot, of Massachusetts, and its full
text appears elsewhere in this volume Judge Jacob Burnet, of Cincinnati. in his
"Notes of the Early Settlement of the Northwestern Territory," published in 1847,
speaks of the ordinance as follows:

"That document was the Constitution of the Territory. It vested the executive power
in a Governor; the judicial power in a General Court, composed of three Judges, and
the legislative power in the Governor and Judges, acting as a Legislative Council. It

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also provided for the appointment of a Secretary of the Territory, who was
subsequently authorized by an act of Congress to execute all the powers and duties
of the Governor, in case of his death, removal, or necessary absence from the
Territory. It also provided for the establishment of tribunals, inferior to the General
Court, and for the appointment of subordinate officers. The legislative power was
limited to the adoption of such laws of the original States as they might think suited
to the condition and wants of the people which were to be submitted to and
approved by Congress. It also entitled the Territory, as soon as it should be found to
contain 5,000 free male inhabitants, of full age, to a General Assembly, to consist of
a Legislative Council and House of Representatives, and also to a delegate in
Congress. For the purpose of carrying, the Ordinance into effect and organizing a
Territorial Government, Congress, on the 5th of October, 1787, elected Arthur St.
Clair, Governor, and Winthrop Sargent, Secretary; and on the 16th of the same
month, they appointed Samuel Holden Parsons, John Armstrong, of Newburg, N. Y.,
and James Mitchell Varnum, Judges of the said Territory. On the 16th of January,
John Armstrong declined the appointment, and John C. Symmes was chosen to fill
the vacancy."

On the day St. Clair was appointed Governor, Congress passed a resolution
instructing him to "hold a general treaty with the tribes of Indians within the United
States inhabiting the country northwest of the River Ohio and about the lakes, at
such time and place as he should appoint, for the purpose of knowing the cause of
uneasiness among them hearing their complaints regulating trade, and amicably
settling all affairs concerning lands and boundaries between them and the United
States, agreeably to such instructions as should be given him, for that purpose." In
pursuance of that order, he assembled the Indians at Marietta, in January, 1789,
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with them what afterward became known as the "Treaty" of Fort Harmar." (1) When
Congress first assembled under, the new Constitution, at New York, in May, 1789,
Washington, as one of his first official acts as President, submitted said treaty to the
Senate for its action thereon, and that body immediately approved and ratified it. At
the same session, St. Clair and Sargent were re-appointed to the positions of
Governor and Secretary of tile Territory, and a new board of Judges was appointed.

"But these treaties," says Albach. "if meant in good faith by those who made them
were not respected. and the year of which we now write ( 1789) saw renewed the
old frontier troubles in all their barbarism and variety. The Wabash Indians
especially, who had not been bound by any treaty as yet kept, up constant

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incursions against the Kentucky settlers, and the emigrants down the Ohio, and the
Kentuckians retaliated. striking foes and friends,. even the peaceable Piankeshaws,
who prided themselves on their attachment to the United states., Nor could the
Prsident take any effectual steps to put all end to this constant partisan warfare. In
the first place, it was by no means clear that an attack by the forces of the
Government upon the Wabash tribes could he justified."

Troubles multiplied, and the campaigns of Harmar and St. Clair, in 1790 and 1791.
respectively, followed by Wayne's terrible punishment of the Indians in August,
1794, are matters of history not necessary to notice at length in this place. The
victory of Wayne enabled him to do what a commission had failed to do in an
attempt in 1793, namely, to agree on terms of peace with the various Western
tribes. The treaty of Greenville was concluded oil the 3d of August,1795, after a long
and carefully conducted conference, in the proceedings of which the shrewdness
and tact of Wayne are most conspicuous. There were present at the conference
numbers from the tribes as follows: Wyandots, 180; Delawares, 381; Shawanese,
143; Ottawas, 45; Chippewas, 16; Pottawattomies, 240; Miamis and Eel Rivers, 73;
Weas and Piankeshaws, 12; Kickapoos and Kaskaskias, 10; total 1,130. The
provisions of the treaty were as follows: (2)

ARTICLE I.-Hostilities were to cease.

ART. II.-All prisoners were to be restored.

ART. III-The general boundary lines between the lands of the United States and the
lands of the said Indian tribes shall begin at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, and
run thence up the same to the portage between that and the Tuscarawas branch of
the Muskingum; thence down that branch to the crossing place above Fort Lawrence
[Laurens]; thence westwardly, to a fork of that branch of the Great Miami River,
running into the Ohio, at or near which fork stood Loramie's store, and where
commences the portage between the Miami and the Ohio and St. Mary's River,
which is a branch of the Miami which runs into Lake Erie; thence a westwardly
course, to Fort Recovery, which stands on a branch ranch of the Wabash; thence
southwesterly, in a direct line to the Ohio, so as to intersect that river opposite the
mouth of the Kentucky or Cuttawa River. And in consideration of the peace now
established; of the goods formerly received from the United States; of those now to
be delivered; and of the yearly delivery of goods now stipulated to be made
hereafter; and to indemnify the United States for the injuries and expenses they
have sustained during the war; the said Indian tribes do hereby cede and relinquish
forever, all their claims to the lands lying eastwardly and southwardly of the general
boundary lines now described; and these lands, or any part of them,

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(1). This was on the 9th of January, 1789. The treaty confirmed the previous one with the
Iroquois at Fort Stanwix, made in October, 1784, and another made at Fort McIntosh in
January, 1785, with the Wyandots, Delawares, Ottawas Chippewas, Pottawattomies and
Sacs, also extending the latter treaty.

(2). See Annals of tile West, pp. 442-446.

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shall never hereafter be made a cause, or pretense, on the part of said tribes, or
any of them, of war or injury to the United States, or any other people thereof.

And for the same consideration, and as an evidence of the said Indian tribes, of
their confidence in the United States, and desire to provide for their
accommodations, and for that convenient intercourse which will be beneficial to
both parties, the said Indian tribes do also cede to the United States- the following
piece-, of land. to wit: 1. One piece of land six miles square, at or near Loramie's
store. before mentioned. 2. One piece, two mile., square, at the head of the
navigable water or landing, on the St. Mary's River, near Girty's Town. 3. One piece,
six miles square at the. head of the navigable waters of the Auglaize River. 4. One
piece, six miles square, at the conference of the Auglaize and Miami Rivers. where
Fort Defiance now stands. 5. One piece, six miles square. at or near the confluence
of the Rivers St. Mary's and St. Joseph's, where Fort Wayne now stands, or near it.
6. One piece, two miles square on the Wabash River, at the end of the portage front
the Miami of the Lake, and about eight wiles eastward from Fort Wayne. 7. One
Piece six miles square. at the Ouiatanon, or old Wea town,-,. on the Wabash River.
8. One piece, twelve miles square at the British fort on the Miami of the Lake at the
foot of the rapids. 9. One piece, six miles square, at the mouth of said river, where
it empties i nto the lake. 10. One piece, six miles square, upon Sandusky Lake.
where a fort formerly stood. 11. One piece. two miles square, at the lower rapids of
Sandusky River. 12. The post of Detroit, and till the lands to the north, the west and
the south of it, of which the Indian title has been extinguished by gifts or grants to
the French or English Governments; and so much more land to be annexed to the
District of Detroit as shall be comprehended between the River Rosine on the south
and Lake St. Clair on the north, and a line, the general course whereof shall be six
miles distant from the west end of Lake Erie and Detroit River. 13. The post of
Michilimackinac, and all the land on the island on which that post stands, and the

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mainland adjacent, of which the Indian title has been extinguished by gifts or grants
to the French or English Governments; and a piece of land on the main to the north
of the Island, to measure six miles, on Lake Huron or the strait between Lakes
Huron and Michigan, and to extend three miles back from the water on the lake or
strait; and also, the Island do Bois Blanc, being, an extra and voluntary gift of the
Chippewa nation. 14. One piece of land. six miles square, at the mouth of Chicago
River, emptying into the southwest end of Lake Michigan, where a fort formerly
stood. 15. One piece, twelve miles square, at or near the month of the Illinois River,
emptying into the Mississippi. 16. One piece, six miles square, at the old Peorias' fort
and village, near the south end of the Illinois Lake, on said Illinois River. And
whenever the United States shall think proper to survey and mark the boundaries of
the lands hereby ceded to them, they shall give timely notice thereof to the said
tribes of Indians, that they may appoint some of their wise chiefs to attend and see
that the lines are run according to the terms of this treaty.

And the said Indian tribes will allow to the people. of the United States a free
passage, by land and by water, as one and the other shall be found convenient,
through their country along the chain of posts: herein before mentioned, that is to
say: from the commencement of the portage aforesaid, at or near Loramie's store,
thence along said portage to the St. Mary's and down the same to Fort Wayne, and
then down the Miami to Lake Erie; again from the commencement of the portage, at
or near Loramie's store, along the portage and thence from the River Auglaize, and
down the same to its junction with the Miami at Fort Defiance; again, from the
commencement of the por-

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tage aforesaid to Sandusky River, and down the same to Sandusky Bay, and Lake
Erie, and from Sandusky to the post which shall be taken at or near the foot of the
rapids of the Miami of the Lake; and from thence to Detroit. Again, from the month
of the Chicago River to the commencement of the portage between that river and
the Illinois, and down the Illinois River to the Mississippi; also, from Fort Wayne,
along the portage aforesaid which leads to the Wabash, and then down the Wabash
to the Ohio. And the said Indian tribes will also allow the people of the United States
the free use of the harbors and mouths of rivers, along the lakes adjoining the
Indian lands, for sheltering vessels and boats, and liberty to land their cargoes when
necessary for their safety.

ART. IV.-In consideration of the peace now established, and of the sessions and

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relinquishments of lands, made in the preceding article by the said tribes of Indians,
and to manifest the liberality of the United States, as the great means of rendering
this peace strong and perpetual, the United States relinquish their claim to all other
Indian lands, northward of the River Ohio, eastward of the Mississippi, and
westward and southward of the Great Lakes and the waters uniting them, according
to the boundary line agreed upon by the United States and the King of Great Britain,
in the treaty of peace made between them in the year 1783. But from this
relinquishment by the United States the following tracts of land are explicitly
excepted: 1st. The tract of 150,000 acres, near the rapids of the River Ohio, which
has been assigned to Gen. Clark for the use of himself and his warriors. 2d. The
post at St. Vincennes, on the River Wabash, and the lands adjacent, of which the
Indian title has been extinguished. 3d. The lands at all other places, in possession of
the French people and other white settlers among them, of which the Indian title
has been extinguished, as mentioned in the third article; and 4th the post of Fort
Massac, towards the mouth of the Ohio. To which several parcels of land, so
excepted, the said tribes relinquish all the title and claim which they or any of them
may have.

And, for the same considerations, and with the same views as above mentioned, the
United States now deliver to the said Indian tribes a quantity of goods to the value
of twenty thousand dollars, the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge; and
henceforward, every year, forever, the United States will deliver, at some convenient
place northward of the River Ohio, like useful goods, suited to the circumstances of
the Indians, of the value of nine thousand five hundred dollars, reckoning that value
at the first cost of the goods in the city or place in the United States where they
shall be procured. The tribes to which these goods are to be annually delivered. and
the proportions in which they are to be delivered are the following:

1st, To the Wyandots, the amount of one thousand dollars; 2d, to the Delawares,
the amount of one thousand dollars; 3d, to the Shawanese, the amount of one
thousand dollars; 4th, to the Miamis, the amount of one thousand dollars; 5th, to
the Ottawas, the amount of one thousand dollars; 6th, to the Chippewas, the
amount of one thousand dollars; 7th, to the Pottawatomies, the amount of one
thousand dollars; 8th, and to the Kickapoo, Wea, Eel River, Piankeshaw and
Kaskaskia tribes, the amount of five hundred dollars each.

Provided, That if either of the tribes shall hereafter, at

an annual delivery of their share of the goods aforesaid, desire that a part of their
annuity should be furnished in domestic animals, implements of husbandry, and
other utensils convenient for them, and in compensation to useful artificers, who
may reside with or near them, and be employed for their benefit, the same shall, at
the subsequent annual deliveries, be furnished accordingly.

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ART. V.-To prevent any misunderstanding about the Indian lands relinquished by
the United States, in *the fourth article, it is now explicitly declared that the
meaning of that relinquishment is this: The Indian tribes who have a right to these
lands are quietly to enjoy them, hunting, planting and dwelling thereon, so long as
they please, without any molestation from the United States; but when those tribes,
or any of them, shall be disposed to sell their lands or any part of them, they are to
be sold only to the United States; and, until such sale, the United States will protect
all the said Indian tribes, in the quiet enjoyment of their lands, against all citizens of
the United States, and against all other white persons who intrude upon the same.
And the said Indian tribes again acknowledge themselves to be under the protection
of the said United States, and no other power whatever.

ART. VI.-The Indians or United States may remove and punish intruders on Indian
lands.

ART. VII.-Indians may hunt within ceded lands.

ART. VIII-Trade shall be opened in substance as by provisions in treaty of Fort

Harmar.

ART. IX.-All injuries shall be referred to law, not privately avenged; and all hostile
plans known to either shall be revealed to the other party.

ART. X.-All previous treaties annulled.

The various nations named in the fourth article signed this treaty on the date given
(August 3, 1795); it was laid before the Senate on the 9th of December and ratified
by that body on the 22d of the same month. And thus closed the long and bloody
old Indian wars of the West. The peace then agreed upon lasted for sixteen years,
when the renowned Shawanese chieftain, Tecumseh, who, with his brother the
Prophet, had laid plans to unite all the tribes as one, and had stirred them to strife,
precipitated the war of that year, in which Gov. William Henry Harrison showed
himself to be a man of great nerve and wonderful resources. That hostilities were
brought on largely through the aid of the sneaking emissaries of Great Britain there
can be no doubt, and the final breaking-out of the war of 1812 upon the land settled
the aim of the British Government conclusively. Happily, that war resulted

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advantageously to the United States, and cooled the desire of the great foreign
power to usurp the rights of the young Republic, which had thus, a second time,
taught the British lion a severe lesson. Treaties were made in 1814 and 1815, with
several tribes of Indians, and their allegiance secured to the United States. In 1817,
an effort was made to extinguish the Indian title to lands in Ohio. but the absence of
the Miamis from the council, held at the rapids of the Maumee in September,
prevented. Cass and McArthur, however, purchased of the Indians nearly the whole
northwestern portion of the State, estimated at 3.694,540 acres, exclusive of
reservations, paying therefor the sun of $140,893, or three cents and eight mills per
acre.

Mention will now be made of three individuals known to the early history of this
region, two of whom had much to do with the affairs of the country in their time:

The Pipe, or Capt. Pipe, as known to history, was one of the most savage enemies
of the Americans. In 1764, he was captured, and detained at Fort Pitt until Bouquet
dictated terms of peace to the Delawares and Shawanese on the Muskingum, when
he was set at liberty. Pipe's Indian name was Kogrieschquanoheel, and he was the
principal Captain of the Wolf tribe of the Delawares, becoming afterward its tribal
chief. After Pontiac's war, until 1780, his tribe was at peace with the Americans. but
with the breaking-out of the Revolution, Capt. Pipe became a prominent actor in the
field against the country. His home was then upon the Walhonding, about fifteen
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what is now Coshocton. He was the bitter enemy of the Moravian mission. aries. At
the close of the Revolution, be changed greatly, and advocated peace with the
Americans in the councils of his nation, which had drawn back to the Maumee River.
Although he fought against Harmar in the fall of 1790, he yet desired and advocated
a cessation of hostilities, but his advice was unheeded. His arm was fairly wearied
with slaughter at St. Clair's defeat in 1791. " A grand council of nearly all the
Northwestern tribes assembled in the autumn of 1792, at the confluence of the
Auglaize and the Maumee River , where the town of Defiance now stands, to take
into consideration the condition of affairs in the United States. The result was that
the Indians agreed to hold a treaty with Commissioners of the new Government the
next summer. The warriors again gathered upon the Maumee, and The Pipe was
among the foremost advocates for peace. But the nations declared for war, and the
United States sent against them an army, under the command of the heroic Anthony
Wayne, by whom they were reduced to entire submission. Capt. Pipe did not live to
witness the total defeat of the confederate tribes, on the. 20th of August, 1794,

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upon the banks of the Maumee, by that victorious General. He died a few days
previous, " (1)

Simon Girty, the notorious renegade, who deserted to the British because he failed
to secure a Captaincy in the American regulars, early in 1778, was the man who
stirred up the worst feelings of the savages, and fought with them in many a fierce
fray with his discarded countrymen. The only good deed related of him after his
desertion is the rescue of Simon Kenton from death at the stake at Wapatomica, in
September, 1778. At the conference in 1792, after St. Clair's defeat, just mentioned,
he was the only white man allowed to be present, and there " his voice was still for
war. " At a second conference, in 1793, it was mainly through his exertions that
continued hostilities were decided upon. The power of the Indians was broken by
Wayne in 1704, and it is said that when the fight occurred at the " Fallen Timbers,"
on the 20th of August in that year, Girty and his companions, Elliott and McKee, "
kept at a respectable distance from the contest, near the river." He finally removed
to a farm near Malden, below Detroit, on the Canadian shore of the river, and died
there in 1818, aged over seventy years, despised by all his countrymen and most of
those who were familiar with the story of his treachery.

John Slover, one of the prisoners captured at the Crawford retreat in June, 1782,
was finally taken to the Mac-a-chack town, near the present site of West Liberty,
Logan Co.. Ohio. He was prepared for burning, being stripped and painted black, but
in the night made his escape, jumped on the back of a horse, and made his way
rapidly eastward, through the center of what is now Union County, and on toward
his home in Pennsylvania, which he finally reached. He is the. only one of the
members of that ill-fated expedition known positively to have crossed the territory
now included in the County of Union.

The following, written by Col. John Johnston, and here taken from Howe's Ohio, is
an account of an Indian council hold at Upper Sandusky in 1818, on the occasion of
the death of a celebrated Wyandot chief, named Tarhe-or, as Judge Burnet gives it,
Tarkee, " The Crane. " It was written in 1846:

"Twentv-eight years ago, on the death of the great chief of the Wyandots, I was
invited to attend a general council of all the tribes of Ohio, the Delawares of Indiana
and the Senecas of New York, at Upper Sandusky. I found, on arriving at the place,
a very large attendance. Among the chiefs was the

(1), Butterfield.

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noted leader and orator Red Jacket, from Buffalo. The first business done was the
speaker of the nation delivering an oration on the character of the deceased chief.
Then followed what might be called a monody, or ceremony, of mourning and
lamentation. Thus seats were arranged from end to end of a large council-house,
about six feet apart. The bead men and the aged took their seats facing each other,
stooping down, their heads almost touching. In that position they remained for
several hours. Deep, heavy and long-continued groans would commence at one end
of the row of mourners, and so pass round until all had responded, and these
repeated at intervals of a few minutes. The Indians were all washed, and had no
paint or decorations of any kind upon their persons, their countenances and general
deportment denoting the deepest mourning. I had never witnessed anything of the
kind before and was told this ceremony was not performed but on the decease of
some great man. After the period of mourning and lamentation was over. the
Indians proceeded to business. There were present the Wyandots, Shawanese,
Delawares, Senecas, Ottawas and Mohawks. The business was entirely confined to
their own affairs, and the main topic related to their lands and the claims of the
respective tribes. It was evident, in the course of the discussion, that the presence
of myself and people (there were some white men with me) was not acceptable to
some of the parties, and allusions were made so direct to myself that I was
constrained to notice t hem, by saying that I came there as the guest of the
Wyandots, by their special invitation; that, as the agent of the United States, I had a
right to be there or anywhere else in the Indian country; and that if any insult was
offered to myself or my people, it would be resented and punished. Red Jacket was
the principal speaker, and was intemperate and personal in his remarks.
Accusations, pro and con, were made by the different parties, accusing each other
of being foremost in selling lands to the United States. The Shawanese were
particularly marked out as more guilty than any other; that they were the last
coming into the Ohio country, and, although they had no right but by permission of
the other tribes, they were always the foremost in selling lands. This brought the
Shawanese out, who retorted, through their head chief the Black Hoof, on the
Senecas and Wyandots with pointed severity. The discussion was long continued,
calling out some of the ablest speakers, and was distinguished for ability, cutting
sarcasm and research going far back into the history of the natives, their wars,
alliances, negotiations, migrations, etc. I had attended many councils, treaties and
gatherings of the Indians, but never in my life did I witness such an outpouring of
native oratory and eloquence, of severe rebuke, taunting national and personal
reproaches. The council broke up late, in great confusion, and in the worst possible
feelings. A circumstance occurred toward the close, which more than anything else
exhibited the bad feeling prevailing. In handing around the wampum belt, the
emblem of amity, peace and good will, when presented to one of the chiefs he
would not touch it with his fingers, but passed it on a stick to the person next him. A

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greater indignity. agreeable to Indian etiquette, could, not be offered. The next day
appeared to be one of unusual anxiety and despondency among the Indians. They
could be seen in groups everywhere near the council house, in deep consultation.
They had acted foolishly were sorry; but the difficulty was, who would first present
the olive branch The council convened late and was very full: silence prevailed for a
long time; at last the aged chief of the Shawanese, the Black Hoof, arose-a mail of
great influence and a celebrated orator. He told the assembly they had acted like
children. and not men. oil yesterday: that he and his people were sorry for the
words that had been spoken, and which had done so much harm: that lie. came into
the council by the unanimous desire of his people present to recall those

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foolish words, and did there take them back-handing strings of wampum, which
passed round and was received by all with the greatest satisfaction. Several of the
principal chiefs delivered speeches to the same effect, handing round wampum in
turn, and in this manner the whole difficulty of the preceding day was settled, and
to all appearances forgotten. The Indians are very courteous and civil to each other,
and it is a rare thing to see their assemblies disturbed by unwise or ill-timed
remarks. I never witnessed it except on the occasion here alluded to; and it is more
than probable that the presence of myself and other white men contributed toward
the unpleasant occurrence. I could not but admire the genuine philosophy and good
sense displayed by men whom we call Savages, in the transaction of their public
business; and how much we might profit in the halls of our legislatures by
occasionally taking for our examples the proceedings of the great Indian council at
Sandusky."

THE STORY OF JONATHAN ALDER.

Many of the people living in this locality are more or less familiar with the history of
this man, but it will not be out of place to give an account of him here, taken
principally from Howe's Ohio:

Jonathan Alder was born in Now Jersey, about eight miles from Philadelphia,
September 17, 1773. When at about the age of seven years, his parents removed to
Wythe County, Va., and his father soon after died. In the succeeding March (1782),
while out with his brother David, hunting for a mare and her colt, he was taken
prisoner by a small party of Indians. His brother, on the first alarm, ran, and was
pursued by some of the party. " At length," says Alder, "I saw them returning,
leading my brother, while one was holding the handle of a spear that he had thrown

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at him and run into his body. As they approached, one of them stepped up and
grasped him around the body, while another pulled out the spear. I observed some
flesh on the end of it, which looked white, which I supposed came from his entrails.
I moved to him and inquired if he was hurt, and he replied that he was. These were
the last words that passed between us. At that moment he turned pale and began
to sink, and I was hurried on, and shortly after saw one of the barbarous wretches
coming up with the scalp of my brother in his hand, slinking off the blood. "

The Indians, having also taken prisoner a Mrs. Martin, a neighbor to the Alders, with
a young child, aged about four or five years, retreated toward their towns. Their
route lay through the woods to the Big Sandy, down that stream to the Ohio, which
they crossed, and from thence went overland to the Scioto, near Chillicothe, and so
on to a Mingo village on Mad River. Finding the child of Mrs. Martin burdensome,
they soon killed and scalped it. The last member of her family was now destroyed,
and she screamed in agony of grief. Upon this, one of the Indians caught her by her
hair, and, drawing the edge of his knife across her forehead, cried, "Sculp! sculp!"
with the hope of stilling her cries. But, indifferent to life, she continued her screams,
when they procured some switches and whipped her until she was silent. The next
day, young Alder having not risen, through fatigue, from eating, at the moment the
word was given. saw, as his face was toward the north, the shadow of a man's arm
with an uplifted tomahawk. He turned. and there stood an Indian, ready for the fatal
blow. Upon this he let down his arm, and commenced. feeling of his head. He
afterward told Alder it had been his intention to kill him; but as he turned. he looked
so smiling and pleasant he could not strike, and on feeling of his head and noticing
that his hair was very black, the thought struck him that, if he could only get him to
his tribe, he would make a good Indian; but that all that saved his life was the color
of his hair.

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After they crossed the Ohio, they killed a bear, and remained four days to dry the
meat for packing and to fry out the oil, which last they put in the intestines, having
first turned and cleaned them. The village to which Alder was taken belonged to the
Mingo tribe, and was on the north side of Mad River, which, we should judge, was
somewhere within or near the limits of what is now Logan County. As he entered, he
was obliged to run the gauntlet, formed by young children armed with switches. He
passed through this ordeal with little or no injury, and was adopted into an Indian
family. His Indian mother thoroughly washed him with soap and warm water with
herbs in it, previous to dressing him in the Indian costume, consisting of a calico
shirt, breech-clout, leggins and moccasins. The family, having thus converted him
into an Indian, were much pleased with their new member. But Jonathan was at

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first very homesick, thinking of his mother and brothers. Everything was strange
about him; he was unable to speak a word of their language; their food disagreed
with him, and, child-like, he used to go out daily for a month and sit under a large
walnut tree near the village, and cry for hours at a time over his deplorable
situation. His Indian father was a chief of the Mingo tribe, named Succohanos; his
Indian mother was named Whinecheoh, and their daughters respectively answered
to the good old English names of Mary, Hannah and Sally. Succohanos and
Whinecheoh were old people, and had lost a son, in whose place they had adopted
Jonathan. They took pity on the little fellow, and did their best to comfort him;
telling him that he would one day be restored to his mother and brothers. He says
of them, "they could not have used their own son better, for which they shall always
be held in most grateful remembrance by me." His Indian sister Sally, however,
treated him like a slave, and when out of humor, applied to him, in the Indian
tongue, the unladylike epithet of "onorary [mean], lousy prisoner ! " Jonathan for a
time lived with Mary, who had become the wife of the chief Col. Lewis.(1) "In the
fall of the year," says he, " the Indians would generally collect at our camp,
evenings, to talk over their hunting expeditions. I would sit up to listen to their
stories, and frequently fell asleep just where I was sitting. After they left, Mary
would fix my bed, and with Col. Lewis would carefully take me up and carry me to it.
On these occasions they would often say-supposing me to be asleep--'Poor follow!
We have sat up too long for him, and he has fallen asleep on the cold ground; and
then how softly would they lay me down and cover me up. Oh, never have I, nor
can I, express the affection I had for these two persons."

Jonathan, with other boys, went into Mad River to bathe, and on one occasion came
near drowning. He was taken out senseless, and some time elapsed ere he
recovered. He says: "I remember, after I got over my strangle, I became very
sleepy, and thought I could draw my breath as well as ever. Being overcome with
drowsiness, I laid down to sleep, which was the last I remember. The act of
drowning is nothing, but, the coming to life is distressing. The boys, after they had
brought me to, gave me a silver buckle, as an inducement not to tell the old folks of
the occurrence, for fear they would not let me come out with them again; and so
the affair was kept secret."

When Alder had learned to speak the Indian language, he became more contented.
He says: "I would have lived very happy, if I could have had health; but for three or
four years I was subject to very severe attacks of fever and ague. Their diet went
very hard with me for a long time. Their chief living was meat and hominy; but we
rarely had bread, and very little salt, which was extremely scarce and dear, as well
as milk and butter. Honey and

(1) Also called Capt. John Lewis; he was a noted Shawanese chief, who lived in what is
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sugar were plentiful, and used a geat deal in their cooking, as well as on their food."

When he was old enough, he was given an old English musket. and told that he
must go out and learn to hunt. So he used to follow along the watercourses, where
mud turtles were plenty, and commenced his first essay upon them. He generally
aimed under them as they lay basking on the rocks, and when he struck the stone
they flew sometimes several feet in the air, which afforded great sport for the
youthful marksman Occasionally he killed a wild turkey, or a raccoon, and, when be
returned to the village with his game generally received high praise for his skill; the
Indians telling him he would make a great hunter one of these days." He had a
varied experience during the years he remained with the Indians, and witnessed the
shedding of blood in more than one engagement between the whites and the
savages. He. also went on one expedition, with others into Kentucky, to steal horses
from the settlers. He remained with the Indians until after Wayne's treaty, in 1795.
He was urged by them to be present on the occasion, to obtain a reservation of land
which was to be given to each of the prisoners; but, ignorant of its importance, he
neglected going, and lost the land. Peace having been restored, Alder says, "I could
now lie down without fear, and rise up and shake hands with both the Indian and
the white man."

The summer after the treaty, while living on Big Darby Lucas Sullivant made his
appearance in that region, surveying land, and soon became on terms of intimacy
with Alder, who related to him a history of his life, and generally gave him the piece
of land on which he dwelt; but, there being some little difficulty about the title, Alder
did not contest, and so lost it. When the settlers first made their appearance on
Darby, Alder could scarcely speak a word of English. He was then about twenty-four
years of age, fifteen of which had been passed with the Indians. Two of the settlers
kindly taught him to converse in English. He had taken up with a squaw for a wife
some time previous, and now began to farm like the whites. He kept hogs, cows and
horses, sold milk and butter to the Indians, horses and pork to the whites, and
accumulated property. He soon was able to hire white laborers, and being
dissatisfied with his squaw a cross, peevish woman wished to put her aside, get a
wife from among the settlers, and live like them. Thoughts, too, of his mother and
brothers began to obtrude, and the more he reflected, his desire strengthened to
know if they were living, and to see them once more. He made inquiries for them,
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State in which they were. When talking one day with John Moore, a companion of
his, the latter. questioned him where he was from. Alder replied that be was taken
prisoner somewhere near a place called Greenbrier, and that his people lived by a
lead mine, to which he used frequently to go to see the hands dig ore. Moore then
asked him if he could recollect the names of any of his neighbors. After a little
reflection, he replied, "Yes; a family of that Gulions lived close by us." Upon this
Moore dropped his head, as if lost in thought, and muttered to himself, "Gulion!
Gulion!" and then raising up, replied, " My father and myself were out in that
country, and we stopped at their house over one night, and if your people are living
I can find them." Mr. Moore, after this, went to Wythe County, and inquired for the
family of Alder, but without success, as they had removed from their former
residence. He put up advertisements in various places, stating the facts, and where
Alder was to be found, and then returned. Alder now abandoned all hopes of finding
his family, supposing them to be dead. Some time after, he and Moore were at,
Franklinton, when he was informed there was a letter for him in the post office. It
was from his brother Paul, stating that one of the

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advertisements was put up within six miles of him, and that he got it the next day.
It contained the joyful news that his mother and brothers were alive.

Alder, in making preparations to start for Virginia, agreed to separate from his
Indian wife, divide the property equally, and take and leave her with her own people
at Sandusky. But some difficulty occurred in satisfying her. He gave her all the cows,
fourteen in number, worth $20 each, seven horses, and much other property,
reserving to himself only two horses and the swine. Besides these was a small box,
about six inches long. four wide and four deep, filled with silver, amounting,
probably, to about $200, which he intended to take, to make an equal division; but
to this she objected, saying the box was hers before marriage, and she would not
only have it but all it contained. Alder says: "I saw I could not get it without making
a fuss, and probably having a fight, and told her that if she would promise never to
trouble nor come back to me, she might have it; to which she agreed,

Moore accompanied him to his brother's house, as he was unaccustomed to travel

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Year's. They walked up to the house, and requested to have their horses fed, and,
pretending to be entire strangers, inquired who lived there. "I had concluded," says
Alder, " not to make myself known for some time, and eyed my brother very close,
but did not recollect his features. I had always thought I should have recognized my
mother, by a mole on her face. In the corner sat an old lady, who I supposed was
her, although I could not tell for when I was taken by the Indians her head was as
black as a crow, and now it was almost perfectly white. Two young women were
present, who eyed me very close, and I heard one of them whisper to the other, 'He
looks very much like Mark" (my brother). I saw they were about to discover me, and
accordingly turned my chair around to my brother and said, 'You say your name is
Alder? 'Yea,' he replied, 'my name is Paul Alder.' ' Well,' I rejoined, "my name is
Alder, too.' Now, it is hardly necessary to describe our feelings at that time; but they
were very different from those I had when I was taken prisoner, and saw the Indian
coming with my brother's scalp in his hand, shaking off the blood. When I told my
brother that my name was Alder, he rose to shake hands with me, so overjoyed that
he could scarcely utter a word, and my old mother ran, threw her arms around me,
while tears rolled down her cheeks. The first words she spoke, after she grasped me
in her arms, were, 'How you have grown!' and then she told me of a dream she had.
Says she: 'I dreamed that you had come to see me, and that you was a little,
onorary [mean] looking fellow, and I would not own you for my son; but now I find
I was mistaken-that it is entirely the reverse-and I am proud to own you for my
son.' I told her I could remind her of a few circumstances that she would recollect,
that took place before I was made captive. I then related various things, among
which was that the negroes, on passing our house on Saturday evenings, to spend
Sundays with their wives, would beg pumpkins of her, and get her to roast them for
them against their return on Monday morning. She recollected these circumstances,
and said now she had no doubt of my being her son. We passed the balance of the
day in agreeable conversation, and I related to them the history of my captivity, my
fears and doubts, of my grief and misery the first year after I was taken. My
brothers at this time were all married, and Mark and John had moved from there.
They were sent for, and came to see me, but my half-brother, John, had moved so
far that, I never got to see him at all."

Jonathan Alder is well remembered by the older settlers now living in the county,
and principally perhaps, by those whose homes have been along the Big Darby
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tled near him and taught him the English language, and Alder reciprocated by
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the settlers, on different occasions, from being killed by the Indians. Joshua Ewing,
brought four sheep to his place in 1800, and these were strange animals to the
Indians. An Indian, accompanied by his dog, was one day passing by, when the dog
caught one of the sheep, and was immediately shot by Mr. Ewing. He would have
been shot in retaliation by the Indian but for Alder, who was present and with much
difficulty restrained him. Through the advice and influence of Alder, many of the
Indians remained neutral during the war of 1812, and eventually became warm
friends of the Americans. During that war, he was one of the party which went north
from about the site of Plain City, and built a blockhouse on Mill Creek, a few miles
above where Marysville now stands. Several of the best known pioneers of the
county assisted in constructing said building, of which not a trace now remains.
Alder's home was for many years in Madison County. (1)

THE DOOMED WYANDOT.

The following interesting article appeared in the

Hesperian, published at Columbus, Ohio, by William
D. Gallagher and Otway Curry, in the issue of that magazine for May, 1838:

"The great northern family of Indian tribes which seem to have been originally
embraced in the generic term Iroquois, consisted, according to some writers, of two
grand divisions; the eastern and the western. In the eastern nation were included
the Five Nations, or Maquas (Mingoes), as they were commonly called by the
Algonkin tribes, and in the western the Yendots, or Wyandots (nick-named Hurons
by the French), and three or four other nations, of whom a large proportion are now
entirely extinct. The Yendots, after a long and deadly warfare, were nearly
exterminated by the Five Nations, about the middle of the seventeenth century. Of
the survivors, a part sought refuge in Canada, where their descendants still remain;
a few are incorporated among the different tribes of the conquerors, and the
remainder, consisting chiefly of the Tionontates, retired to Lake Superior. In
consequence of the disastrous wars in which they afterward became involved with
other powerful nations of the Northwestern region, they again repaired to the
vicinity of their old hunting grounds. With this remnant of the original Huron or
Wyandot nation, were united some scattered fragments of other broken-up tribes of
the same stock; and, though comparatively few in number, they continued for a
long period to assert successfully the right of sovereignty over the whole extent of
country between the Ohio River and the lakes, as far west as the territory of the
Piankeshaws, or Miamis, whose eastern boundary was probably an irregular line
drawn through the valleys of the Great Miami (Shi-me-am-ee) and the Ottawah-
sepee, or Maumee River of Lake Erie. The Shawanese and the Delawares, it is
believed, were occupants of a part of the fore-mentioned country, merely by
sufferance of the Wyandots, whose right of dominion seems never to have been
called in question, excepting by the Mingoes, or Five Nations. The Shawanese were

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originally powerful, and always warlike. Kentucky received its name from them, in
the course of their migrations between their former place of residence on the
Suwanee River, adjacent to the southern sea coast and the territory of the Yendots
in the north. The name (Kan-tuck-ee) is compounded from the Shawanese, and
signifies a land or place at the head of a river.

"The chosen place of residence of the Wyandots was, at an early period, as

(1) Zachariah Noteman, now residing near Plain City, states positively that Alder also lived
for a time In what is now Union County, and he (Noteman) knows the exact spot where his
residence stood. He lived here before going to Madison County.

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it is now [1838], on the waters of the Saun-dus-tee, or Sandusky. Though greatly

reduced in number, they have, perhaps, attained a higher degree of civilization than
any other tribe in the vicinity of the northwestern lakes. For the following specimen
of the Wyandot language, and for the greater part of the statements given above,
we are indebted to the Archoeologia
Americana:

One ..............................................Scat. It
rains .....................................Ina-un-du-se.

Two ........................................Tindee.
Thunder ................................................Heno.

Three .....................................Shaight.
Lightning ...........................Tim-men-di-quas.

Four ....................................An-daght .
Barth ..........................................Umaightsagh.

Five .......................................Wee-ish.
Deer .........................................Ough-scan-oto.

Six ....................................Wau-shau.
Bear .......................................................Anu-e.

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Seven ....................................Soo-tare
Raccoon .........................................Ha-in-te-roh.

Eight ....................................Au-taria.
Fox ..........................................The-na-in-ton-to.

Nine .......................................Ain-tru.
Beaver .................................................Soo-taie.

Ten /..................................Augh, sagh.

Mink .......................................So-hoh-main-dia.

Twenty ..............Ten-deit-a-waugh-sa.
Turkey .........................................Daigh-ton-tah.

Thirty .................Shaigh-ka-waugh-sa.
Squirrel .............................................Ogh-ta-eh.

Forty ............An-daugh-ka-waugh-sa.
Otter ................................................Ta-wen-deh.

Fifty ..................Wee-isb-a-waugh-sa.
Dog ..................................................Yun-ye-noh.

Sixty ...................Wau-shau-waugh-sa.
Cow .......................................Kin-ton-squa-ront.

Seventy ................Soo-tare-waugh-sa.
Horse ................................................Ugh-shut-te.

Eighty ..................Au-tarai-waugh-sa.
Goose .................................................Yah-hounk.

Ninety ....................Ain-tru-waugh-sa.
Duck .....................................................Yu-in-geh.

One Hundred .......Scute-main-gar-we.

Man ..................................................Am-ga- hon.

God ...........................Ta-main-de-zue.
Woman .....................................................lifelike.

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Good ............................Ye-waugh-ste.
Girl .............................................Ya-weet-sen-tho.

Bad ....................................Waugh-she.
Boy ..........................................0ma-int-sent-e-hah.

Devil .......................Degh-shu-re-nob.
Child ...................................................Che-ah-hah.

Heaven ...........................Yah-roh-nia. Old

Man ................................................Ha-o-tong.

Hell .................................Degh-shunt. Old

Woman .......................................Ut-sin-dag-sa.

Sun ..............................Ya-an-des-hra. My
Wife .........................................Azut-tun-oh-oh.

Moon .........Waugh-sunt-ya-an-des-ra.
Corn ..........................................................Nay-hah.

Mars ....................................Tegh-shu.
Beans ....................................................Yah-re-sah.

Sky ................................Cagh-ro-niate.
Potatoes ............................................Da-ween-dah.

Cloud ...............................Oght-se-rah.
Melons .................................................Oh-nugh-sa.

Wind .....................................Izu-quas.
Grass ............................................................E-ru-ta.

" The foregoing sketch of the history and language of the Wyandots, though
certainly not strictly necessary, will, it is hoped, be deemed not altogether
inappropriate as an introduction to the following brief narrative of the circumstances
attending the death of a chief of that nation. The particulars have been recently
communicated by persons who were eye-witnesses of the execution, and may be
relied on as perfectly accurate:

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warriors to the house of Mr. Benjamin Sells, on the Scioto River, about twelve miles
above the spot where now stands the city of Columbus. They were equipped in the
most warlike manner, and exhibited during their stay an unusual degree of agitation.
Having ascertained that an old Wyandot chief, for whom they had been making
diligent inquiry, was then encamped at a distance of about two miles farther up the
west bank of the river, they expressed a determination to put him to death, and
immediately went off in the direction of his lodge. These facts were communicated,
early in the ensuing morning, to Mr. John Sells, who now resides in the village of
Dublin, on the Scioto, about two miles from the place where the doomed Wyandot
met his fate. Mr. Sells immediately proceeded up the river, on horseback, in quest of
the Indians. He soon arrived at the lodge, which he found situated in a grove of
sugar trees, close to the bank of the river. The six warriors were seated, in
consultation, at the distance of a few rods from the lodge. The old chief was with
them, evidently in the character of a prisoner. His arms were confined by a small
cord, but he sat with them without any manifestation of uneasiness. A few of the
neighboring white men were likewise there, and a gloomy look-

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ing Indian who had been the companion of the chief, but now kept entirely aloof-
sitting sullenly in the camp. Mr. Sells approached the Indians, and found them
earnestly engaged in debate. A. charge of 'witchcraft' had been made, at a former
time, against the chief, by some of his captors, whose friends had been destroyed,
as they believed, by means of his evil powers. This crime, according to the
immemorial usage of the tribe, involved a forfeiture of his life. The chances of a
hunter's life had brought the old man to his present location, and his pursuers had
sought him out, in order that they might execute upon him the sentence of their
law. The council was of two or three hours' duration. The accusing party spoke
alternately, with much ceremony, but with evident bitterness of feeling. The
prisoner, in his replies, was eloquent though dispassionate. Occasionally a smile of
scorn would appear, for an instant, on his countenance. At the close of the
consultation, it was ascertained that they had re-affirmed the sentence of death
which had been before passed upon the chief. Inquiry having been made, by some
of the white men, with reference to their arrangements, the captain of the six
warriors pointed to the sun, and signified to them that the execution would take
place at one o'clock in the afternoon Mr. Sells went to the captain and asked him
what the chief had done. 'Very bad Indian,' he replied; 'make good Indian sick-make
horse sick-make die-very bad chief.' Mr. Sells then made a n effort to persuade his
white friends to rescue the victim of superstition from his impending fate, but to no
purpose. They were then in a frontier situation, entirely open to the incursions of
the Northern tribes, and were, consequently, unwilling to subject themselves to the

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displeasure of their savage visitors by an interference with their operations. He then

proposed to release the chief by purchase-offering, to the captain, for that purpose,
a fine horse, of the value of $300. 'Let me him see,' said the Indian. The horse was
accordingly brought forward, and closely examined; and so much were they
staggered by this proposition, that they again repaired to their place of consultation,
and remained in council a considerable length of time before it was finally rejected.
The conference was again terminated and live of the Indians began to amuse
themselves with running,, jumping and other athletic exercises. The. captain took no
part with them. When again inquired of as to the time of execution, he pointed to
the sun, as before, and indicated the hour of four. The prisoner then walked slowly
to his camp, partook of a dinner of jerked venison, washed and arrayed himself in
his best apparel, and afterward painted his face. His dress was very rich, his hair
gray, and his whole appearance graceful and commanding. At his request the whole
company drew around him at the lodge. He had observed the exertions made by Mr.
Sells in his behalf, and now presented to him a written paper, with a request that it
might be read to the company. It was a recommendation, signed by Gov. Hull, in
compliance with the request of the prisoner it was fixed and left upon the side of a
large tree, at a short distance from the wigwam.

"The hour of execution being close at hand, the chief shook hands in silence with
the surrounding spectators. On coming to Mr. Sells, he appeared much moved-
grasped his hand warmly-spoke for a few minutes in the Wyandot language, and
pointed to the heavens. He then turned from the wigwam, and with a voice of
surpassing strength and melody commenced the chant of the death-song He was
followed closely by the Wyandot warriors, all timing, with their slow and measured
march, the music of his wild and melancholy dirge. The white men were all, likewise,
silent followers in that strange procession. At the distance of seventy or eighty yards
from the camp, they came to a shallow grave. which, unknown to the white men,
had been previously prepared by the Indians. Here the old man knelt down, and in
an

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elevated but solemn tone of voice addressed his prayer to the Great Spirit. As soon
as he had finished, the captain of the Indians knelt beside him, and prayed in a
similar manner. Their prayers, of course, were spoken in the Wyandot tongue. When
they arose, the captain was again accosted by Mr. Sells, who insisted that if they
were inflexible in the determination to shed blood, they should at least remove their
victim beyond the limits of the white settlements. 'No!' said he, very sternly, and
with evident displeasure; 'no good Indian 'fraid-he no go with this bad man-mouth
give fire in the dark night-good Indian 'fraid-he no go! My friend,' he continued, 'me

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tell you-white man bad man-white man kill him-Indian say nothing.' Finding all
interference futile, Mr. Sells was at length compelled, reluctantly, to abandon the old
man to his fate. After a few moments' delay, he again sank down upon his knees
and prayed, as he had done before. When he had ceased praying, he still continued
in a kneeling position. All the rifles belonging to the party had been left at the
wigwam. There was not a weapon of any kind to be seen at the place of execution,
and the spectators were consequently unable to form any conjecture as to the mode
of procedure which the executioners had determined on for the fulfillment of their
purpose. Suddenly, one of the warriors drew from beneath the skin of his capote a
keen, bright tomahawk, walked rapidly up behind the chieftain, brandished the
weapon on high for a single moment, and then struck with his whole strength. The
blow descended directly upon the crown of the head, and the victim immediately fell
prostrate. After he had laid awhile in the agonies of death, the Indian captain
directed the attention of the white men to the drops of sweat which were-gathering
upon his neck and face, remarking, with much apparent exultation, that it was
conclusive proof of the sufferer's guilt. Again the, executioner advanced, and with
the same weapon inflicted two or three additional and heavy blows. As soon as life
was entirely extinct, the body was hastily buried, with all its apparel and
decorations, and the assemblage dispersed. The Wyandots returned immediately to
their hunting-grounds, and the white men to their homes, The murdered chief was
known among the whites by the name of Leatherlips. Around the spot where his
bones repose, the towering forest has now given place to the grain field and the soil
above him has for years been furrowed and re-furrowed by the plowshare."

In "Thatcher's Indian Biography, " as stated by Mr. Curry, the Indian name of the
old chief is given as Shateyaronrah, and Tecumseh and his brother, the Prophet
(Elskwatawa) were his accusers. By the same authority it appears that the famous
chief Tarhe. or the Crane, was the leader of the band of Wyandots who executed
the unfortunate chieftain. This would hardly seem probable from most evidence, and
in Drake's Life of Tecumseh it is stated, in connection with this incident. that " the
six Wyandots who put him to death were headed it is supposed, by the chief,
Roundhead."

THE LAST INDIANS SEEN IN JEROME TOWNSHIP.

Col. W. L. Carry furnishes the following account of the last Indians seen in the
township of Jerome:

"Sugar Run Falls, on the lands of Col. James Curry, was, in the early days, a
beautiful and attractive place. The stream wound its way through a little valley,
shaded by burr oaks and black walnut timber, and. surrounded as it was by good

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hunting and fishing grounds. it was a favorite place for the Indians in the early years
of the present century. The old Indian trace, lead me, from the Wyandot nation
South, ran past the Falls, and the Indians continued to travel this route after there
was quite a settlement along Sugar Ran.

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"The last Indians who visited this vicinity came about the year 1816-17. In the early
spring, four Indians came from the north, and encamped at the Falls for a few days.
They visited Col. Curry's house, and, as usual, were supplied from his table, as he
was well known to all the Indians passing along this route, and he was one in whom
they had great confidence. When they left the Falls they separated, two following
the old trail and two traveling in a southwesterly direction. In a few weeks, two of
them again reached the Falls, and had with them an Indian pony. They remained a
day or two, and their two companions not arriving (it is supposed this was to be
their place of meeting), they then stripped the bark from a burr oak tree, and,
taking yellow keel, which was in great abundance along the stream, traced on the
trunk of the tree in rude characters, an Indian leading a pony, while another Indian
was in the rear with a gun on his shoulder and the ramrod in his hand, as if in the
act of driving the pony, traveling northward. This done, they covered their camp fire
and took the old Indian trail north. A few evenings after their departure, their two
comrades arrived from the south, and, learning by the drawings on the tree that
their companions had preceded them, they remained over night and the next
morning took the trace and moved rapidly north. And thus the last Indians ever
seen on the southern border of Union County took their departure from their once
happy hunting grounds."

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CHAPTER III.
THE VIRGINIA MILITARY DISTRICT.

ORIGIN OF TITLE - EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS-PROMINENT

SURVEYORS-FIRST SETTLEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

SEPTEMBER 13, 1783. Congress stated the terms on which a cession

of the land belonging to Virginia, for the benefit of the General
Government, would be accepted. The Virginians acceded to the
terms, and on the 20th of December authorized their delegates to
make a deed to the United States of all their right in the territory
northwest of the River Ohio. "Upon condition that the territory so
ceded shall be laid out and formed into States, containing a suitable
extent of territory, not less than one hundred nor more than one
hundred and fifty miles square or as near thereto as circumstances
will admit; and that the States so formed shall be distinct republican
States, and admitted members of the Federal Union. having the
same rights of sovereignty freedom and independence, as the other
States.

" That the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by this State
in subduing any British posts, or in maintaining forts and garrisons
within, and for the defense, or in acquiring any part of the territory
so ceded or relinquished, shall be fully reimbursed by the United
States; and that one Commissioner shall be appointed by Congress,
one by this Commonwealth and another by those two
Commissioners, who, or a majority of them, shall be authorized and
empowered to adjust and liquidate the account of the necessary and
reasonable expenses incurred by this State, which they shall judge
to be comprised within the intent and meaning of the act of
Congress of the tenth of October, one thousand seven hundred and
eighty, respecting such expenses. That the French and Canadian
inhabitants, and other settlers of the Kaskas-

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kies, St. Vincents and the neighboring villages, who have professed
themselves citizens of Virginia, shall have their possessions and titles
confirmed to them, and be protected in the enjoyment of, their
rights and liberties. That a quantity not exceeding one hundred and
fifty thousand acres of land, promised by this State, shall be allowed
and granted to the then Colonel, now General George Rogers Clark,
and to the officers and soldiers of his regiment, who marched with
him when the posts of Kaskaskies and St. Vincents were reduced,
and to the officers and soldiers that have since been incorporated
into the said regiment, to be laid off in one tract, the length of which
not to exceed double the breadth, in such place, on the northwest
side of the Ohio, as a majority of the officers shall choose, and to be
afterward divided among the said officers and soldiers in due
proportion, according to the laws of Virginia. That in case the
quantity of good land on the southeast side of the Ohio, upon the
waters of the Cumberland River, and between the Green River and
Tennessee River, which has been reserved by law for the Virginia
troops upon continental establishment, should, from the North
Carolina line, bearing in further upon the Cumberland lands than
was expected, prove insufficient for their legal bounties, the
deficiency should be made up to the said troops, in good lands, to
be laid off between the Rivers Scioto and Little Miami, on the
northwest side of the River Ohio, in such proportions as have been
engaged to them by the laws of Virginia. That all the lands within
the territory so ceded to the United States, and not reserved for or
appropriated to any of the before mentioned purposes, or disposed
of in bounties to the officers and soldiers of the American Army,
shall be considered a common fund for the use and benefit of such
of the United States as have become, or shall become, members of
the confederation or federal alliance of the said States, Virginia
inclusive, according to their usual respective proportions in the
general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide
disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose
whatsoever."(1)

In agreement with these conditions, a deed was made March 1,

1784, and accepted by Congress.

April 26, 1852, Hon. Benjamin Stanton, of Ohio, then in Congress

from the district which included Union County, delivered a speech in
opposition to the passage of " A. bill to further extend the time for

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locating military warrants and returning surveys thereon to the

General Land Office," in which he included the following facts:

During the Revolution, Virginia raised sixteen regiments which she

furnished to the continental army, and which were called the
"Virginia line on continental establishment;" also, three regiments for
the more immediate defense of the State, Which were under control
of the State authorities and were called the "State line;" also twenty
or twenty-five small vessels of war, called the "State navy," equal to
one regiment of land forces; also several "partisan corps," such as
troops of cavalry, battalions and legions of infantry, and artillery
companies, equal in the aggregate to two regiments, making twenty-
two regiments in all. At the earnest solicitation of the Continental
Congress and Gen. Washington, she held out the strongest
inducements to her people to enter the service, by offering large
bounties in land to such as would enlist and serve for three years or
during the war. The State Legislature, from 1778 to 1784, passed
various laws providing as bounties for her officers who had enlisted,
or should enlist, for three years or during the war, the following
amounts of land:

For a Major General ..................................................15,000 acres.

For a Brigadier General ............................................ 10,000 acres.

(1) annals of the West, from Land Laws, p. 98.

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For a Colonel .............................................................. 5,000 acres.

For a Lieutenant Colonel ............................................ 4,500 acres.

For a Major ................................................................. 4,000 acres

For a Captain .............................................................. 3,000 acres.

For a Subaltern ............................................................ 2,000

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acres.

For a -Non-commissioned officer ............................... 400 acres.

For a ,oldier or sailor ................................................... 200 acres.

This was for soldiers who served during the war. For three years'
service,. each non-commissioned officer received 200 acres, and
each soldier or sailor 100 acres. The heirs of any officer or soldier
who died in the service were entitled to the same as their relatives
would have been had they served through the war. Warrants were
to be issued by the Governor upon proof of Service. In May, 1779, a
tract bounded by Green River. the Cumberland Mountain, the
Carolina (now Tennessee) line, the Tennessee River and the Ohio
River, was set apart by the Virginia Legislature to satisfy these
warrants. In November, 1781, a further tract of land. included within
the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers and the Carolina line,
was granted for the same purpose and said to be in lieu of a part of
the former tract which had fallen to Carolina in the extension of the
Carolina line westward. In 1784, Virginia ceded to The United States
all the land claimed by her, exclusive of the tract north of the Ohio
River, between the Scioto and Little Miami Rivers, reserved to satisfy
any unsatisfied balance of land that might be due to soldiers of the
Virginia line on Continental establishment, after exhausting the
Kentucky reservation. In July, 1788, Congress, being satisfied that
the Kentucky lauds were sufficient for the purpose, passed a joint
resolution declaring all locations between the Little Miami and Scioto
Rivers, in Ohio. void until the deficiency in the Kentucky reservation
was ascertained and established locations having been begun in the
Ohio reservation in August, 1787. (1) Soon after this, the
Superintendent of the surveys reported to the Executive of the State
of Virginia that the deficiency of good lands on the southeast side of
the Ohio, contemplated by the deed of cession, had been
ascertained, and Congress passed an act August 10, 1790, legalizing
the locations that had been made, and prescribing the mode of
perfecting the title, This act required the Secretary of War to furnish
the Governor of Virginia with a list containing the names of the
officers and the privates of the Virginia troops and the a aggregate
number of acres to which they were entitled, which was done. In
1804, Congress passed an act requiring all lands within this district
to be located within three years, prohibiting further locations after
that time. The limit was extended from time to time thereafter. In
the portion of the military lands lying north of the Greenville treaty

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line, the lands, with others, were coded to the United States by the
treaty of Ft. Meigs, September 29, 1817, and they became subject to
entry July 4, 1819, and the military lands north of said line were
nearly all located and surveyed in the next five years. The total
number of men in the Virginia continental line was as follows:

Major Generals, only one of whom received bounty ................. 2

Brigadier Generals ..................................................................... 13

Colonels .....................................................................................
47

Lieutenant Colonels .................................................................. 31

Majors .......................................................................................
55

Captains ....................................................................................
372

Lieutenants (or Subalterns) ...................................................... 440

Non-commissioned officers ...................................................... 258

Soldiers ..................................................................................
8,459

Total .......................................................................................
9,677

(1) The military claimants of land, under the laws of Virginia, began their
locations in 1784. The continental line chose Col. Richard C. Anderson
principal surveyor on their behalf in 1783, and on the 17th of December,
in that year, concluded with him a contract under which he opened an
office near Louisville, Ky, July 20, 1784, and entries at once began. The
first entry north of the Ohio, however, was not made until August 1, 1787.

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If each one had received the lands due according to the above
numbers, 4,722,730 acres would have been sufficient to satisfy all
claims; but by the year 1852. there had been located in Kentucky
and Ohio, on land warrants and scrip issued by Congress at various
times, 4,944,118 acres. or more than 200,000 acres too much-and
still there was a demand for extension of time on warrants, which
was created entirely by sharp lawyers and speculators, who saw a
way of making large amounts of money out of the scheme, Very
much litigation was indulged in for many years, and the later owners
of the lands found they had paid dearly for them.

In perfecting a title, the practice was, after first obtaining a warrant.

to locate the. land by entering a general description thereof upon
the books of the principal surveyor. The land was afterward
surveyed by the surveyor or his deputy. The survey, with the
warrant-or certified copy-were then forwarded to the general land
office at Washington, and from thence a patent issued. The last act
limiting the time for a return of surveys was passed on the 3d of
March, 1855. It gave the further time of two years to those holding
lands by entries made prior to January 1, 1852, to have the same
surveyed and patented. After the expiration of these two years the
unappropriated lands became the property of the United States.
February 18, 1871. that, portion of these lands remaining
unsurveyed and unsold was ceded by the United States to the State
of Ohio; and in March, 1872, the Legislature gave them to the Ohio
Agricultural and Mechanical College. An article in the Marysville
Tribune of October 4, 1882, taken from the Kenton
Republican. upon "Quiet Titles,"
contains the following language:

"It, was clearly the intention of Congress to convey to the State of

Ohio only such lands as were unappropriated. But in addition to
unappropriated lands, which were comparatively small in amount,
there were and are in the Virginia Military District not less than
130,000 acres of land which have never been patented; 30,000
acres of it rest in entries and surveys alone; 100,000 acres of it rest
in entries and surveys made prior to March 3, 1857. Besides,
through the frauds of those locating and surveying lands, the
amounts actually surveyed exceeded by from 50 to 500 per cent the

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amounts authorized by the warrants. Notwithstanding the evident

intention of Congress, it soon became apparent that it was the
design of the Trustees of the college to claim under their grant not
only the unappropriated lands, but the unpatented and fraudulent
excess lands as well. A contract was made by them with an agent
who agreed to hunt out these lands and dispossess the present
occupants for 33 1/3 per cent of the proceeds. Some of these lands
had been occupied from ten to eighty years. They had been sold and
resold again and again. They constituted some of the richest farming
lands of the State. They were divided among hundreds of small
owners. Valuable improvements had been made thereon, and to
many they represented a lifetime's hard labor."

Hon. Henry L. Dickey spoke as follows on the subject: "The

threatening attitude of the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College
toward the holders of these lands, together with the fact that by it
caveats have been filed in the General Land Office to prevent the
issuing of patents even upon the lands that were located and
serveyed three-quarters of a century ago, is well calculated to
disturb the farmer who for many years had paid his taxes and knew
nothing of legislative schemes and tricks of law. In hundreds of
instances, lands are held and have been for years simply upon
location and survey, and in all 'there, is excess.' Homes where the
hardy pioneer built his cabin, cleared his fields, and sowed and
reaped for years, and where his children had grown to manhood and
womanhood, now in his old age the old farm, 'the dearest spot on
earth' to him, where his children and his grandchildren

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return to cheer his declining years and receive his fatherly blessing,
is found to be no home. A cloud has intervened, and its darkness is
more chilling to his soul than even the approach of that invisible
reaper whose sickle he knows to be near. His home is more than
shackled. Those fields are more than bound. The very landmarks
that have grown mossy with age and peace are no longer pointed to
with that honest pride and satisfaction which had for so many years
been his. The despoiler has come; he would 'cause the naked to
lodge without clothing,' and, in violation of the divine injunction,
"Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old
time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the

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land that the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it,' would 'pluck
the fatherless from the breast and take a pledge of the poor.,'"

The attention of Congress was called to the matter. and soon, action
being necessary, an act was passed May 27, 1880, in effect limiting
the rights of the College to the unappropriated lands. The previous
acts extending the time for making and filing surveys had been
passed chiefly through the influence of unprincipled speculators in
military lands. Congress effectually thwarted their schemes in 1855,
but in the act of 1880, referred to, such provisions were inserted as
to throw open to litigation between the present occupants and the
heirs of the original locators the whole of the 130,000 acres of
unpatented lands. and, "having secured this legislation," says the
article before quoted, "the land-sharks of Ohio and Virginia
organized for a campaign of blackmail and ejectment." Much trouble
ensued, and in some cases large sums were paid by present
occupants to satisfy unjust claims. Gen. James S. Robinson, of
Hardin County, representing in Congress the district which included
Union County, fought a bill through at the last session (1881-82)
protecting the present occupants of military lands in their just rights,
and has another bill on foot in the present Congress, granting
patents to the just and equitable owners of these lands and
affording absolute protection against the endeavors of speculators
and swindlers. Gen. Robinson's endeavors were highly appreciated
by his constituents residing on the military lands, and beyond a
doubt aided largely in returning him to Congress in the fall of 1882.

The Greenville treaty was concluded on the 3d of August, 1795, and

its! provisions are elsewhere given. The boundary line as then
agreed upon between the Indians and the whites passed through
the lands in Ohio reserved by Virginia for her soldiers, and the
portion thus cut off was not ceded by the red nations until 1817, as
before stated. F. J. Sager, of Marysville, in an article read before the
County Surveyors' Association, at Columbus. January 13, 1881,
includes the following interesting notes concerning the treaty line,
and other matters connected with the Virginia Military Lands:

"The most important feature of this boundary to surveyors was that

it departed from natural boundaries and involved the running of
lines. The one which crosses what is now Central Ohio was nearly
145 miles in length; the point designated on the Tuscarawas River
was near the present village of Bolivar, and in what is now the line
between Tuscarawas and Stark Counties. The western terminus was

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in McLean Township, Shelby County, near the outlet of the Berlin

reservoir. It is related that the surveyors, accompanied by several
Indian chiefs, among whom was the renowned chief Little Turtle,
commenced at the western end of this line. The surveyors, not
knowing the position of either end of their line, were at a loss to
determine their course. They finally determined upon the novel
method of solving this difficulty by requesting the Indians, one at a
time, to stand in the same place and point in the direction in which
they thought the line should run. From personal observations on this
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they were governed in their course by the magnetic needle, which

was almost constantly affected by local attraction and continually
throw them out of line either to the right or left, while the needle at
any place on this line would uniformly indicate about 80' east of
north, showing apparently a straight line. This line, when mentioned
in the laws and records of Ohio or the United States, is considered
and treated as a straight line, but when examined independent of
the magnetic needle it prover, to be a very crooked one.

With all respect to those who are careful and honest in their work as
surveyors, land lines, monuments and records are becoming more
obscure and complicated. At least this is so in the irregularly
surveyed districts, such as the Virginia Military Lands."

The following interesting notes on the Virginia Military Lands are

from the "Code of Rules, or Instructions for the Government of
County Surveyors," prepared by the Secretary of State for Ohio in
1882:

"We have seen that Virginia, in her deed of cession of the territory
northwest of the River Ohio, reserved certain lands on the northwest
side of the River Ohio, to make up any deficiency which might occur
in the lands on the southeast side of the Ohio, reserved for those
who, in conformity to the laws of Virginia, were entitled to bounty
lands. Congress of July 17, 1788, by resolution, declared all surveys
of lands between the Scioto and Little Miami invalid, until it had
been ascertained whether there was any deficiency in the lands

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south of the Ohio. It was also resolved that the Executive of Virginia
be requested to inform Congress whether there has been any
deficiency of good lands southeast of the Ohio, and if so, what
amount, and whether any checks have been provided by that State
to prevent troops taking up more lands than are actually due them.
This resolution was repealed by act of August 10, 1790. It appears
from this act that the agents of the troops had reported an
insufficiency of lands on the southeasterly side of the Ohio, and it
was enacted that the names of those entitled to lands be returned
by the Secretary of War to the Executive of Virginia, with the
aggregate amount of acres due said line; that it shall be lawful for
the said agents to locate between the Scioto and Miami Rivers such
number of acres as shall, together with the number already located
between the said two rivers and the number already located on the
southeasterly side of the Ohio, be equal to the aggregate amount,
so to be returned by the Secretary of War; that the said agents shall
enter in a book the bounds of each location and survey, annexing
the name of the person originally entitled to each, which book, the
entries having first been certified by the agents, shall be filed in the
office of the Secretary of State; that the President should cause
letters patent to be made out to those entitled to bounty lands; that
the letters patent be transmitted to the executive of Virginia, to be
by them [him] delivered to each grantee. This act was modified and
amended subsequently, as to the mode of procedure in obtaining
patents, as to the persons entitled to patents, and extending the
time for the location of lands by numerous acts of Congress.

"It was not long before the question of boundary between the
Virginia Military Lands and the Congress Lands west came up, and
the issue was not finally determined for a number of years. By virtue
of the act of May 10, 1800, a line was run, under the authority of
the Surveyor General, by Israel Ludlow. The first section of the act
of March 23, 1804, refers to this line. It enacts that the line run
under the direction of the Surveyor General of the United States,
from the source of the Little Miami toward the source of the Scioto,
and which bounds on the east the surveys of the lands of the United
States, shall, together with its course continued to the Scioto River,
be considered and held as the westerly boundary line, north of the
source of

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the Little Miami, of the territory reserved by the State of Virginia,

between the Little Miami and Scioto Rivers, for the use of the
officers and soldiers of the continental line of that State;

"'Provided , That the State of Virginia shall,

within two years after the passing of this act, recognize such line as
the boundary of said territory.'

"By act of Congress, June 26, 1812, the President of the United
States was authorized to appoint three Commissioners on the part of
the United States, to act with such Commissioners as might be
appointed by the State of Virginia, with full power to ascertain,
survey and mark the westwardly boundary of the military reservation
between the Little Miami and Scioto Rivers. The State of Virginia
appointed Commissioners, who met those of the United States, and
a line was run drawn from the source of the Little Miami to the
course of the Scioto. This is called Roberts' line. The Commissioners
appointed by Virginia refused to accede to this line, claiming a still
larger tract of land, by running from the source of the Scioto a
straight line to the mouth of the Little Miami. The lands west were
surveyed and divided into sections and parts of sections. The
territory between Roberts' line and Ludlow's line embracing a large
tract of fertile land, was claimed both by purchase and location, and
it became a matter of great importance to the parties to have
established by a judicial decision, the western boundary line of the
reservation of Virginia. For this purpose a case was agreed and
taken to the Supreme Court of the United States, on error. The
cause was decided in 1824, and Roberts' line virtually established.
See Doddridge vs. Thompson et al., 9 Wheaton, 469. The court,
however, did not advert to the act of April 11, 1818, the third
section of which provides that from the source of the Little Miami
River to the Indian boundary line, established by the treaty of
Greenville in 1793, the line designated as the westerly boundary line
of the Virginia tract, by an act of Congress passed on the 23d of
March, 1804, viz., the Ludlow line, shall be considered and held to
be such until otherwise directed by law; and from the aforesaid
Indian boundary line to the source of the Scioto River, the line run
by Charles Roberts, in 1812, shall be held and considered the
westerly boundary line thereof.

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"Why the Supreme Court overlooked the last recited act of course
we cannot say, and we do not know of any cause having been
assigned for disregarding it. Be that as it may, however, Congress
took immediate steps to fix the line in accordance with its act of
April 11, 1818. On May 26, 1824, an act was passed authorizing the
President of the United States to ascertain the number of acres of
land and the value thereof, exclusive of improvements, of all such
lands lying between Ludlow's and Roberts' lines, in the State of
Ohio, a may, agreeably to the principles of the decision in the case
of Doddridge's Lessee vs. Thompson and Wright, be held by persons
under Virginia Military warrants, and on what terms the holders will
relinquish the same to the United States. By act of May 26, 1830,
the President was authorized to pay to the Virginia Military claimants
of lands between Ludlow's and Roberts' lines, south of the Greenville
treaty line, located prior to June 26, 1812, the sum of $62,515.25,
being the amount at which said lands were valued, exclusive of
improvements; provided, however, that before payment the
claimants should relinquish by deed their titles to the said lands. The
last act upon this subject was that of February 12, 1831, which
provided that Philip Doddridge should be paid the sum of $1,765.68,
he having relinquished his title to Survey 6,928 for 700 acres to the
United States. Congress thus effectually settled the question of
boundary by purchasing the title to the disputed lands.

"As we have seen, Ludlow's line constitutes the western boundary of

the Virginia Military District from the head-waters of the Little Miami
to the

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Greenville treaty line. The records are somewhat defective in regard

to this and Roberts' line, but the course, as far as can be ascertained
with any accuracy, is here given: Ludlow's line begins at the head
spring of the Little Miami, in the Southwest quarter of Section 30, of
Township 7, Range 8 (between the Miami Rivers); thence north 20"
west a distance of forty miles 5 chains and twenty-five links, to a
point, in the Greenville treat line, in the southeast quarter of Section
2, Township 2, Range 15 (between the Miami Rivers); thence the
boundary line is transferred to the Greenville treaty line, which it
follows in a southwesterly course till it intersects the Roberts line;
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east of first Meridian, north 20' west, to a point in the southeast

quarter of Section 34, Township 5, Range 8; thence north 75' 05'
east to a point in Section 36 of the same township and range, where
the line strikes the headwaters of the Scioto River. The reader will
observe that both lines, although being straight lines, starting at the
same point and diverging throughout their entire course, have the
same bearing. The record does not explain this discrepancy, which
may have been due to the magnetic variation caused by the lapse of
time from 1804 to 1812, and which, if not taken into account, would
subtend an angle west of the Ludlow line, as indicated by the
Roberts line. The variation in eight years would be about twenty-five
or thirty minutes, which corresponds very nearly with the angle
between the lines run."

EARLY SURVEYORS-FIRST SETTLEMENT IN DISTRICT.

In 1787," says Albach, in Annals of the West, " the reserved lands of
the Old Dominion, north of the Ohio, were examined, and in August
of that year entries were commenced. Against the validity of these
entries, Congress, in 1788, entered their protest. The protest, which
was practically a prohibition of Settlement, was withdrawn in 1790.
AS soon as this was done, it became an object to have surveys
made in the reserved region, but as this was an undertaking of great
danger, in consequence of the Indian wars, high prices in land or
money had to be paid to the surveyors. The person who took the
lead in this gainful but unsafe enterprise was Nathaniel Massie, then
twenty-seven years old. He had been for six years or more in the
West, and had prepared himself in Col. Anderson's office for the
details of his business. Thus prepared, in December, 1790, he
entered into the following contract with certain persons therein
named:

"'Articles of agreement between Nathaniel Massie, of one part, and

the several persons that have hereunto subscribed, of the other
part, witnesseth, That the subscribers hereof doth oblige themselves
to settle in the town laid off on the northwest side of the Ohio,
opposite to the lower part of the Two Islands; and make said town,
or the neighborhood, on the northwest side of the Ohio, their
permanent seat of residence for two years from the date hereof; no
subscriber shall absent himself more than two months at a time, and
during such absence furnish a strong, able-bodied man sufficient to
bear arms at least equal to himself; no subscriber shall absent
himself the time above. mentioned in case of actual danger, nor

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shall such absence be but once a year; no subscriber shall absent

himself in case of actual danger, or if absent shall return
immediately. Each of the subscribers doth oblige themselves to
comply with the rules and regulations that shall be agreed on by a
majority thereof for the support of the settlement In consideration
whereof, Nathaniel Massie doth bind and oblige himself, his heirs,
etc., to make over and convey to such of the subscribers that
comply with the above mentioned conditions, at the expiration of
two years, a good and sufficient title unto one in-lot in said town,
containing five poles in front and eleven back, one out-lot of four

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acres convenient to said town, in the bottom, which the said Massie
is to put them in immediate possession of, also 100 acres of land,
which the said Massie has shown to a part of the subscribers; the
conveyance to be made to each of the subscribers, their heirs or
assigns. In witness whereof, each of the parties have hereunto set
their hands and seals, this 1st day of December, 1790.'

"The town thus laid off was situated some twelve miles above
Maysville, and was called Manchester; it is still known to the voyager
on the Ohio. From this point Massie and his companions made
surveying expeditions through the perilous years from 1791 to 1796,
but though often distressed and in danger, they were never wearied
nor afraid; ad at length, with Wayne's treaty, all danger of
importance was at an end."

Manchester was the first point within the Virginia Military District at
which a permanent settlement was made, and by March, 1791, it
contained about thirty families within the stockade which was built.
Massie performed much service as a pioneer in extending the
settlements and the boundaries of civilization in this part of Ohio. He
made surveys over a large portion of the district, and was the
pioneer settler in the Scioto Valley. The following incidents from his
experience will show to what dangers and hardships the early
surveyors of the Virginia lands were subjected:

" During the winter of 1794-95, Massie prepared a party to enter

largely into the surveying business. Nathaniel Beasly, John Beasly

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and Peter Lee were again employed as the assistant surveyors, The
party set off from Manchester well equipped, to prosecute their
business, or. should occasion offer, give battle to the Indians. They
took the route of Logan's trace, and proceeded to a place called the
Deserted Camp, on Todd's Fork of the Little Miami [in what is now
Clinton County, Ohio]. At this point they commenced surveying, and
surveyed large portions of land on Todd's Fork, and up the Miami to
the Chillicothe town (now in Clark County); thence up Massie's Creek
and Caesar's Creek nearly to their heads. By the time the party had
progressed thus far, winter had set in. The ground was covered with
a sheet of snow from six to ten inches deep. During the tour, which
continued upward of thirty days, the party had no bread. For the
first two weeks a pint of flour was distributed to each mess once a
day, to mix with the soup in which meat had been boiled. When
night came, four fires were made for cooking that is, one for each
mess. Around these fires, till sleeping time arrived, the company
spent their time in the most social glee, singing songs and telling
stories. When danger was not apparent or immediate, they were as
merry a set of men as ever assembled. Resting time arriving, Massie
always gave the signal, and the whole party would then leave their
comfortable fires, carrying with them their blankets, their fire-arms
and their little baggage, walking in perfect silence two or three
hundred yards from their fires. They would then scrape away the,
snow and huddle down together for the night. Each mess formed
one bed; they would spread down on the ground one-half of the
blankets, reserving the other half for covering. The covering blankets
were fastened together by skewers, to prevent them from slipping
apart. Thus prepared, the whole party crouched down together with
their rifles in their arms and their pouches under their heads for
pillows, lying spoon-fashion, with three heads one way and four the
other, their feet extending to about the middle of their bodies. When
one turned the whole mass turned, or else the close range would be
broken and the cold let in. In this way they laid till broad daylight,
no noise and scarce a whisper being uttered during the night. When
it was perfectly light, Massie would call up two of the men in whom
he had most confidence, and send them to reconnoiter and make a
circuit

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to destroy the party as they returned to the fires. This was an

invariable custom in every variety of weather. Self-preservation
required this circumspection. Some time after this, while surveying
on Caesar's Creek, his men attacked a party of Indians, and the
savages broke and fled. After the defeat of the Indians by Wayne,
the surveyors were not interrupted by the Indians; but on one of
their excursions, still remembered as the 'starving tour.' the whole
party, consisting of twenty-eight men, suffered extremely in a
driving snowstorm for about four days. They were in a wilderness
exposed to this severe storm, without hut, tent or covering, and
what was still more appalling, without provisions and without any
road or even track to retreat on and were nearly one hundred miles
from any place of shelter. On the third day of the storm, they luckily
killed two wild turkeys, which were boiled and divided into twenty-
eight parts and devoured with great avidity, head, feet, entrails and
all."

In the early part of 1787, the Virginia Military District was explored
by two Kentucky surveyors, Maj. John O'Bannon and Arthur Fox,
who wished to obtain a knowledge of the land for the purpose of
making entries when the land office for the district should be
opened. When that event occurred, on the 1st of August in the same
year, O'Bannon entered considerable land and afterward became a
prominent deputy surveyor in the district. Others who were deputy
surveyors in the same region were William Lytle, John Beasley,
James Galloway, Jr., William Barlow, Lucas Sullivant, James Taylor,
Walter Dun, Allen Latham, Cadwallader Wallace, E. P. Kendrick, A.
D. Kendrick, and perhaps others; not all of these, however, surveyed
in what is now Union County.

Lucas Sullivant, whose name appears oftener, perhaps, on the early

Union County records than that of any other man, was born in
Mecklenburg County, Va., in September, 1765, and at the age of
sixteen years joined a volunteer expedition against the Indians, who
were threatening the western counties of his native State. His
parents died when he was young. and he used his energies and
small patrimony in obtaining an education. The new and unsurveyed
lands of Kentucky opened a field for his enterprise, and he repaired
thither, finding all he could do. He was appointed by Col. Richard C.
Anderson (Surveyor General of the Virginia Military District) Deputy
District Surveyor, and at the age of twenty-two years (in 1787)
became one of the band of surveyors and pioneers who opened up
the district to settlement. The savages defeated all his first attempts,

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but organizing a stronger party at Limestone, now Maysville, they

advanced into the wilderness and in due time reached the banks of
the Scioto, in what is now Franklin County, Ohio, where he began
his operations. They were often threatened by the savages and had
many narrow escapes, but Mr. Sullivant continued at his work and
pushed it to a fortunate conclusion, He entered many thousand
acres of land in the surrounding region. He laid out North Liberty
and Franklinton in 1797, and about the same time married Sarah
Starling, daughter of Col. William Starling, of Kentucky; building the
first brick house in his town of Franklinton, he resided there until his
death, which occurred August 8, 1823. He was one of the most
prominent of the early pioneers of this State. His brother-in-law,
Lyne Starling, settled at Franklinton in 1806, was one of the original
proprietors of Columbus, and was appointed administrator of Mr.
Sullivant's estate after the death of the latter, and his name also
appears very often on the Union County records. Lucas Sullivant was
the father of Michael L. Sullivant, owner of the great farm in Ford
County, Ill., which he so successfully managed through a long term
of years. He died February 29,1879.

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From the field notes of James Galloway, Jr., the following minutes
are made:

November 7, 1805-Speaks of "the road from the little lake to Darby."

November 13-"Went down Otter Creek to the mouth," etc.

November 14-" Went down Mill Creek about two miles on a straight
line; came back to the forks, where, crossing on a log, it being a
rainy day and the log wet and slippery, I fell and broke the glass of
my compass, and came to Job Sharp's, where I fortunately got a
pane of glass, and succeeded in cutting it under water with scissors
so as to fit the compass as well as the one I had broken did."

November 22--Surveying on the South Fork of Treacle Creek, near a

large pond * * "here begins good bottom * * thin land * * * good
land below a prairie * * encamped all night near a beaver dam. "

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November 23--" Went down Treacle Creek to Johnston's, and on the

24th returned home, being out twenty days. Alexander Kerr and
James Stevens, chain carriers."

May 22, 1806-" Returned home after an absence of eleven days."

January 2, 1807-Speaks of" road from Springer's old mill to

Franklinton."

February 16-" Set out from home in company with David Blue, David
Sroufe and Ephraim Myers."

February 20--"Crossed a creek where David Blue and the pack-horse

he was riding fell in through the ice and got completely wet. Called
the creek Blue's Creek."

February 24-" Steered a course through the woods to Job Sharp's,

on Beaver Run."

February 26-" Went to Little Darby and began on the creek ten poles
below where the track from Widow Reed's to Buck Creek crosses it
at the mouth of a branch."

Same day-" Crossed Treacle Creek to two black oaks in a prairie

near the road to George Reed's"

March 7-" Returned home after a tour of twenty-one days."

November 12-"Began on the Spring Fork of Treacle Creek * * ran *

* to a stake in a prairie; here we started a large bear, which Samuel
Galloway took after with our own and Michael Dickey's dogs; thence
[to a point given in the notes] where we found S. Galloway and the
bear, which he had killed."

November 19-Speaks of " big road down Darby to Dyer's mill."

November 20-"Arrived at home, having killed among the company

one bear, one deer, sixteen raccoons and twelve turkeys, and been
absent twenty-four days."

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On this trip William Townsley and William Townsley, Jr., were chain
carriers, and Samuel Galloway, marker.

May 26, 1808-Speaks of State road from Franklinton to Springfield.

Same day, speaks of " the State road" and "the road from Graham's
to Urbana." In noting one of his measurements this day, he says, "at
200 yards I killed a buck."

May 28-"Laid off Paul Alder's land I sold him." This was a brother to
Jonathan Alder, of whom a sketch is found in Chapter II of this
volume.

May 17, 1809-" Lost my horse and spent the next day in hunting
him, to no purpose. "

(1) By which name it is still known.

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304 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY

CHAPTER V.
CIVIL ORGANIZATION OF UNION COUNTY.

ITS PEDIGREE-ACT ORGANIZING AND FACTS CONNECTED

THEREWITH - ITS DIVISIONS INTO

TOWNSHIPS - LOCATION OF THE COUNTY SEAT

COUNTY BUILDINGS.

IT is interesting to trace the line of descent of the County of Union. By

careful research it is ascertained that the territory now included within
its boundary lines formed portions of nine, and perhaps ten, different
counties before it was finally set off as Union. The first two counties
organized in the Northwest Territory were in that portion now forming
the State of Ohio.

Washington County, erected by proclamation of Gov. Arthur St. Clair.

July 27, 1788, included all that portion east of a line passing from the
mouth of the Cuyahoga River, up that stream to the portage between
it and the Tuscarawas branch of the Muskingum; thence across the
portage and down the Tuscarawas to the site of old Fort Laurens, at
the north boundary of what is now Tuscarawas County; thence west
on a line identical with the subsequent Greenville treaty line to the
Scioto River, and down that stream to the. Ohio. It is thus seen that
the county of Washington as originally formed included about half of
the present State of Ohio. Hamilton County was next organized. by the
same authority, and included the region between the Miamis is as far
north as a line drawn due east from the standing stone fork of the
Great Miami to the Little Miami; this was January 2, 1-4,90. There is
nothing to show that its limits were ever extended to the eastward, yet
in the description of Wayne County, as formed by proclamation of Gov.
St. Clair, August 15, 1796, it would seem that Hamilton had been
extended to the Scioto; if so, it included what is now Union County,
and from that date (1790) should begin the existence of an organized
county of which Union formed a part. Wayne County, organized at the

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date above given, undoubtedly included the northern portion of Union,

as the description will show: - " Beginning at the mouth of Cuyahoga
River upon Lake Eric, and with the said river to the portage between it
and the Tuscarawas branch of the Muskingum; thence down the said
branch to the forks at the crossing place above Fort Laurens; thence
by a west line to the east boundary of Hamilton County, which is a due
north line from the lower Shawnee [Shawanese] Town upon the Scioto
River(1); thence by a line

(1) This town was a short distance below what is now Circleville, Pickaway
Co., Ohio. A due north line from that point would pass considerably to the
east of Union County.

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west northerly1to the south part of portage between the Miamis of

Ohio and the St. Mary's Rivers; thence by a line also west-northerly to
the southwestern part of the portage between the Wabash and Miamis
of Lake Erie, where Fort Wayne now stands; thence by a line west-
northerly to the south part of Lake Michigan; thence along the western
shores of the same to the northwest part thereof, including lands upon
the streams emptying into said lake; thence by a due north line to the
territorial boundary in Lake Superior, and with the said boundary
through Lakes Huron, St. Clair and Erie, to the mouth of Cuyahoga
River, the place of beginning." This was the most extensive county
formed in the Northwest Territory. After the treaty of Greenville, the
limits of Hamilton County were extended westward to the boundary
line designated by that treaty, which extended from Fort Recovery, in
what is now Mercer County, Ohio, directly to the Ohio River at a point
opposite the month of the Kentucky River. The seat of justice for
Washington County was at Marietta; for Hamilton County at Cincinnati,
and for Wayne County at Detroit, and these conditions remain
unchanged to the present, except in the extent of territory in each
county.

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and calling it Adams, the boundaries of which were as follows, and, as

seen by noting them carefully, included nearly the whole of Union
County: "Beginning upon the Ohio River at the upper boundary of that
tract of twenty four thousand acres of land, granted unto the French
inhabitants of Gallipolis by an act of the Congress of the United States
bearing date the 3d of March, 1795; thence down the said Ohio River
to the mouth of Elk River (generally known by the name of Eagle Creek
(1)), and up with the principal water of the said Elk River or Eagle
Creek, to its source or head; thence by a due north line to the
southern boundary of Wayne County, and easterly along said boundary
so far that a due south line shall meet with the interior point of the
upper boundary of the aforesaid tract of land of twenty-four thousand
acres. and with the said boundary to the place of beginning."

The counties thus far mentioned were organized before the sound of
the settler's ax had echoed in the forests of Union County. The next
county, Ross, was organized in the same year settlements were begun
here-August 20, 1798, and was the last one under Territorial
government. Its boundaries were described as follows: "Beginning at
the forty-second mile tree, on the line of the original grant of land by
the United States to the Ohio Company, which line was run by Israel
Ludlow, and running from thence east until it shall intersect a line to
be drawn due north from the mouth of Elk River (commonly called
Eagle Creek); and from the point of intersection running north to the
southern boundary of the county of Wayne, and from thence easterly,
with the said boundary of Wayne, until a north line to be drawn from
the place of beginning shall intersect the same; and if it should be
found that a north line, drawn from the place of beginning, will not
intersect the southern boundary of Wayne, then an east line is to be
drawn from the eastern termination of the said boundary, until it shall
intersect the aforesaid north line to be drawn from the place of
beginning." Ross County included a large part of Adams, with all the
portion thereof embracing most of what is Union County.

March 24, 1803, Greene County was erected by act of the State
Legislature, from parts of Hamilton and Ross, and possibly included a
narrow strip on the west side of Union. The following were its
boundaries: "Beginning at the southeast corner of the county of
Montgomery; (2) running thence east to

(1) This stream enters the Ohio in what Is now Brown County, a short
distance above Ripley, and is generally known on the maps and by the
people of that region as Eagle Creek.

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(2) Formed by the same act from a part of Hamilton, as were also Butler and
Warren.

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Ross County line, and the said course continued eight miles into the
said county of Ross; thence north to the State line; thence westwardly
with the same to the east line of Montgomery County; thence bounded
by the said line of Montgomery to the beginning."

A few days later, March 30, 1803, Franklin County was formed as
follows, including a considerable portion of Union: " Beginning on the
western boundary of the twentieth range of townships east of the
Scioto River at the corner of Sections number twenty-four and twenty-
five in the ninth township of the twenty-first Range surveyed by John
Matthews; thence west until it intersects the eastern boundary line of
Greene County; thence north with said line until it intersects the State
line; thence eastwardly with the said line to the northwest corner of
Fairfield County; thence with the western boundary line of Fairfield to
the place of beginning." The county of Fairfield at that time extended
north to the State line. February 20, 1805, the western portion of what
is now Union County became a part of Champaign, the latter county
being created that day including the following territory: " Beginning
where the range line between the eighth and ninth ranges, between
the Great and Little Miami, intersects the eastern boundary of the
county of Montgomery; thence east to the eastern boundary of the
county of Greene, and to continue six miles in the county of Franklin;
thence north to the State line; thence west with said line until it
intersects the said eastern boundary of the county of Montgomery;
thence to the place of beginning."

Delaware County was formed February 10, 1808, and embraced a

large portion of Union. It was bounded thus: " Beginning at the
southeast corner of township number three, in the sixteenth range of
the United States military district; thence west, with the line between
the second and third tier of townships, to the Scioto River, and
continued west to the east boundary of Champaign County; thence,
with the said boundary, north to the Indian boundary line; thence
eastwardly, with said line, to the point where the north and South line
between the fifteenth and sixteenth ranges of the said United States

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military district intersects the same; thence south, with the said last
mentioned line, to the place of beginning." By an act of February 17,
1809, all that part of Franklin County lying north of Delaware was
attached to the latter.

February 16, 1810, Madison County was formed, " beginning at the
southwest corner of Delaware County, thence east, with the south
boundary of the said county line, to a point that a line running due
south will be the distance of twelve and one-half miles west of the
county seat of Franklin County; thence on a straight line, to the
northwest comer of the county of Pickaway; thence with said line
south until it intersects the line of Ross County; thence west with said
line, to the line of Greene County; thence north with the line of Greene
to Champaign County line; thence with Champaign line to place of
beginning." The limits included the southern part of what is now Union
County.

Next in order was Logan County, formed December 30, 1817, with the
following boundaries: " Beginning on the east line of Miami County,
between sections number thirty-three and thirty-four in the third
township, thirteenth range, and running east twelve miles, with the
sectional line between the third and fourth tier of Sections; thence
south one mile; thence with the sectional line between the Second and
third tier of sections in said range, to the line between the United
States and Virginia military land, and thence east to the line of
Champaign County; thence north with said line to the Indian boundary
line; thence west to a point so that a line drawn from said point due
south will strike the Indian boundary line at a point where the line
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paign strikes said line; thence south, with said line, between the
counties of Miami and Champaign, to the place of beginning; and also
including the United States reservation at the rapids of the Miami of
the Lake. " Logan County, as thus formed, included a strip off the west
side of Union, running north from Champaign.

James Curry, whose home was in Jerome Township, then a portion of

Madison County, was the Representative in the Legislature, in the

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session of 1819-20, from the district in which that county was

included, and through his efforts an act was passed January 10, 1820,
entitled, "An act to erect the county of Union." The text of this act is as
follows:

SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., that so much of the counties of Delaware,

Franklin, Madison and Logan, and also so much of the territory within the
limits of this State laying north of the old Indian boundary line as comes
within the following boundaries, be and the same is hereby erected into a
separate and distinct county, which shall be known by the name of the
county of Union, to wit : Beginning on the north boundary line of Delaware
County, on that part known by the name of the Old Indian or Greenville line,
at it point three miles west of the Scioto River ; thence due south fifteen
miles ; thence east four miles ; thence south unto the north boundary of
Franklin County ; thence south two and one-half miles into Franklin County ;
thence west to the east boundary of Madison County, and to continue west
unto the east boundary of Champaign County; thence north to the northeast
corner of said county ; thence west three miles ; thence north so far that a
line due east will strike a point three miles north of the beginning thence
south to the said place of beginning.

SEC. 2. That all suits or actions, whether of a civil or criminal nature, which
shall be pending, and all crimes which shall have been committed within the
limits of those parts of Delaware, Franklin, Madison and Logan Counties, so
to be set off and erected into a new county previous to the organization of
the said county of Union, shall be prosecuted to final judgment and
execution in the counties aforesaid, in the same manner as they would have
been if no such division had taken place ; and the Sheriffs, Coroners and
Constables of the counties aforesaid shall execute all such process as shall
be necessary to carry into effect such suits, prosecutions and judgments;
and the collectors of taxes for the aforesaid counties shall collect all such
taxes as shall have been levied and unpaid within the above described parts
of the counties of Delaware, Franklin, Madison and Logan, previous to the
taking effect of this act.

SEC. 3. That all Justices of the Peace within those parts of the counties
aforesaid, which by this act shall be erected into a new county, shall
continue to exercise the duties of their respective offices until the term of
their service expires, in the same manner as if they had been commissioned
for the said county of Union.

SEC. 4. That the electors within the fractional townships that may be set off
by the erection of the county of Union shall elect in the next adjoining
township.

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SEC. 5. That on the first Monday of April next the legal electors residing
within the county of Union shall assemble within their respective townships,
at the usual places of holding elections, and shall proceed to elect their usual
county and township officers, who shall hold their several offices until the
next annual election.

SEC. 6. That courts of the said county of Union shall be holden in the village
of Milford until the permanent seat of justice is established for the said
county of Union.

SEC. 7. That Commissioners shall be appointed, agreeably to the provisions

of an act entitled, "An net establishing seats of justice,"to fly upon a
permanent seat of justice for said county of Union, and make report thereof
to the next Court of Common Pleas to be holden in and for said county,
agreeably to the provisions of the above recited act ; and the Commissioners
aforesaid shall receive a compensation for their services out of the treasury,
of the said county of Union.

SEC. 8. That so much of the territory lying north of the county of Logan as is
contained within the following boundaries, to wit : Beginning at the
northeast corner of Logan County. thence running north five miles; thence
west to a point from which a south line will strike the northwest corner of
said county ; thence south to said corner; thence east with the line to the
beginning, shall be and it is hereby attached to the county of Logan, and
shall hereafter form a part of said county.

SEC. 9. That so much of the county, of Franklin as lays within the following
boundary, to wit: Beginning on the line between the counties of Franklin and
Madison, at a point two and one-half miles south of the north boundary of
said counties; thence east two miles ; thence south four miles; thence west
two miles ; thence north to the place of beginning be attached to and
hereafter considered a part of the county of Madison. This act shall be in
force from and after the first day of April next.

February 12, 1820, an act was passed erecting fourteen counties out
of "all that part of the lands lately ceded by the Indians to the United
States,

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which lies within this State." These counties were Van Wert, Mercer,

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Putnam, Allen, Hancock, Hardin. Crawford, Marion, Seneca, Sandusky,

Wood, Henry, Paulding and Williams. February 4, 1825, the Legislature
passed in act authorizing William Wilson, of Clark County, to run the
line between Madison and Union Counties, commencing at the
southeast corner of the latter and running due west to the line of
Champaign County. He was to receive $3 per day and the markers and
chain-carriers 75 cents per day for the time necessarily employed in
such survey. January 29, 1827, another act authorized Jeremiah
McLene, of Franklin County, to run said line, beginning the same place
and running in a direct line so as to strike a point in the eastern
boundary of Champaign County, two and one-half miles south of the
line formerly run between the counties of Delaware and Madison. The
same compensation was allowed as by the previous act. January
18,1828, an act was passed establishing the line between Madison and
Union Counties according to the survey made by Levi Phelps in 1820.
February 4, 1828, another act authorized Silas G Strong, of Union
County, and James Eaton, of Delaware, to locate and establish the line
between those two counties. Mr. Eaton was a very careful engineer,
but used the magnetic needle, and as a consequence the line was
somewhat crooked. In 1881, the permanent line between these two
counties was run by F. J. Sager, Surveyor of Union County, and stone
monuments were set at prominent stations; a transit instrument was
used, which insured accuracy. The survey was made by Mr. Sager, as
being best qualified to do the work, although the adjoining counties in
this and other instances shared the expenses and appointed men to
assist in the matter. Mr. Sager was one of five persons who organized
the State Association of County Surveyors in 1879, and is the present
Chairman of the Association.

The permanent line between the counties of Union and Logan was
surveyed in 1876, the surveyors making their report to the
Commissioners, March 8, 1877. They were F. J. Sager, of Union, and
W. H. McCormick, of Logan, and their report is filed in Vol. XVI, Law
Record, Union County Clerk's office, pp. 19, with opinion of attorney in
the case. The total length of the line as run was 102,130 feet, or about
191 miles. Stone monuments were planted at all important points.

When the line between Union and Delaware Counties was run in 1881,
it was found that the official survey of 1828 was far from being on a
straight line, as called for by the act creating the county, and, by order
of the Commissioners of the two counties jointly, it was established on
a slightly different course, being straightened somewhat. The " 15 mile
line" (south from the Greenville treaty line) is straight from the

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northwest corner of Delaware County to a point in the south side of

the lands of William Peet, recognized as the county line; thence
straight to the point recognized as the county line at the Delaware and
Bellefontaine road on the south side of Boke's Creek; thence straight to
the south end of said 15 mile line. The 4-mile line was run straight as
nearly as possible to the old line. and the 7-mile line the same. The
variation in the old 15-mile line was probably attributable to local
influences upon the magnetic needle in the survey of 1828. The first
angle in this line is 910 rods south of the place of beginning, the point
being 194.80 feet west of a straight line which would connect the two
ends of said 15-mile line, the bearing being S. 0' 30' W.; thence S. 1' 2'
E. to the south end of said line: thence N. 89' 28' E. to the east end of
the 4-mile line; thence S. 1' 22' E. to the south end of the 7-mile line.
Sandstone monuments three feet with six inch dressed faces were set
at prominent points on the line.

The survey of the line between Union County and the counties of
Marion and Hardin was made by F. J. Sager, of Union, W. H. Brown. of
Hardin. and

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Isaac Young, of Marion, beginning May 26, 1879. They could find no
recorded evidence that the north line of Union County had ever been
run, but found some evidence in the field. The point, on the Greenville
treaty line at the east boundary of the county designated as three
miles west of the Scioto River, is actually three miles and sixteen rods.
The line thence north to the northeast corner of the county was well
marked, yet there was no trace of said corner ever having been
marked, nor could any evidence be found to show where it was. The
north boundary was found by examination to have been nowhere near
straight as formerly surveyed, varying in places from a due east and
west line as much as twenty rods, The surveyors established the
northeast corner of Union County and marked it with a stone
monument, planting similar monuments at other prominent points
along the line. The distance from the Greenville treaty line north to the
county corner is three miles and three and forty-eight hundredths rods
long. The northern boundary was run, per order, from the established
northeast corner to a point twenty-five feet north of the floor of the
bridge across Rush Creek on the Marysville & Kenton State road, in a
direct course, continuing in the same course to the northwest corner of

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the county, which was established and a stone monument set 117 rods
south of the northeast corner of Logan County. Total length of north
boundary, 4,589.06 rods. The west boundary of Union County has not
yet been permanently fixed, although probably very little change would
be made in it should the Commissioners order a new survey to be
made.

SUBDIVISION OF THE COUNTY INTO TOWNSHIPS.

May 10, 1803, at a meeting of the Associate Judges of the Common

Pleas Court of Franklin County, then newly formed and including a
portion of what is now Union County, it was
"Ordered, That the lands contained within
the following boundaries, to-wit: Beginning on the west bank of the
Scioto River, one mile, on a direct line, above the mouth of Roaring
Run; from thence, in a direct line, to the junction of Treacle's Creek
with Darby Creek, which is frequently called the Forks of Darby; thence
south unto the line between the counties of Ross and Franklin; thence
west with said line until it intersects the county line of Greene; thence
with the last-mentioned line north, and from the point of beginning up
the Scioto, to the northern boundary of Franklin County, do make and
constitute the second township in said county, and be called Darby
Township.

"Ordered, That in Darby Township there

be elected one Justice of the Peace, and that the electors of said
township hold their election for that purpose at the house of David
Mitchell, in said township, on the 21st day of June next."

Joshua Ewing was elected to the office at the date specified. Franklin
Township was formed at the same time with Darby, and included "all
that part of Franklin County contained within the following limits, to
wit: Beginning at the forks of Darby Creek, that is, at the junction of
what is called Treacle's Creek with Darby; running thence south to the
line between the counties of Ross and Franklin; thence east with said
line until it intersects the Scioto River; thence up the same until it
comes to a point one mile on a straight line, above the mouth of
Roaring Run, and from thence to the point of beginning." An election
for two Justices of the Peace was ordered to be held at Franklinton,
the temporary seat of justice of Franklin County, and Zachariah
Stephen and James Marshall were chosen to fill the offices. The point
designated as " one mile on a direct line, above the month of Roaring
Run," was a little south of the present town of Dublin, Franklin County,

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the stream being now known as Hayden's Run. The spot is referred to
in Mar-

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tin's History of Franklin County, 1858, page 19. It is seen from the
description that Franklin Township included a strip off the south end of
the territory now included in Union County, while Darby Township lay
to the north and west.

When Union County was organized, in 1820, its three subdivisions

were the townships of Union, Darby and Mill Creek. At a meeting of
the Board of Commissioners of Union County, on the 12th day of
March, 1821, it was "Agreed, That the
county of Union be divided into townships as follows: Beginning at the
southwest corner of Union County, running east five and one-half
miles; thence north six miles; thence west three miles; thence north to
the north boundary of Union County; all west to be Union Township.
Second township: Beginning at the southeast corner of Union
Township, running five and one-half miles east; thence north six miles;
thence west to the northeast corner of Union, to be Darby Township.
Third township: Beginning at the northeast corner of Darby; thence
east to the east line of Union County, all south to be known by the
name of Gerome [Jerome]. Fourth township: Beginning at the
northeast corner of Darby, running west three and one-half miles;
thence north to the north boundary of said county, all west to the line
of Union Township to be known by the name of Paris. Fifth township:
All east of Paris to the east boundary of said county to be known by
the name of Mill Creek. Ordered by
the Board, That notice shall be given
by advertisements to the electors of Paris Township to meet on the
first Monday of Aprile at the house of
Abriham Emrine [Abraham Amrine],
for the purpose of electing township officers. Likewise, that notice shall
be given to the electors of the township of Gerome to meet on the first
Monday of Aprile at the house of Aaron Tawsey, for the purpose of
electing township officers."

On the first Monday in June, 1822, the Union County Commissioners

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organized the township of Liberty, with the following boundaries:

Beginning at the southwest corner of Paris Township, thence west to
the county line; thence north to the, north boundary of said county;
thence east to the west boundary of Paris Township; thence with said
line to the beginning.

Leesburg Township was next organized in 1825, but a careful search of

the Commissioners' records reveals nothing to show the amount of
territory it originally included.

June 5, 1827, Allen Township was set off from the south end of
Liberty, and an order for the election of officers was granted the
following day by the Commissioners, said election to be held June 23,
1827, at William Milligan's.

Jackson Township was formed March 3, 1829, from the north end of
Leesburg.

March 4, 1833, an order was issued for the formation of Claibourne

Township, from the south part of Jackson; but for some reason the
organization was not completed under the first order and a new one
was issued March 5, 1831, at which date the civil history of the
township begins.

York Township was set off December 3, 1833, from the north end of
Liberty, before the organization of Claibourne was fully effected.

June 9, 1836, a new township called Washington was formed from that
part of York Township lying north of the Greenville treaty line.

An order was issued by the County Commissioners on the 5th of

March, 1839, for the organization of Dover Township, and the election
of officers therein, but no boundaries are shown on the record,
probably from their not having been transcribed from the petition
asking for the formation of said township.

December 3, 1849, a petition was presented to the Commissioners for

the formation of a now township from portions of Leesburg Liberty and
York.

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A remonstrance against any further division of York Township was

received at the same time, and both were laid over for further action.
On the morning of December 5, 1849, the board agreed unanimously
to erect the new township, and gave it the name of Taylor. This was
the last one organized in the county, making the total number
fourteen, as at present. There have been various slight changes in the
boundaries of the several townships,. but none that have materially
increased or reduced their area.

LOCATION OF THE COUNTY SEAT.

Agreeably to the act erecting the county of Union, the following joint
resolution was passed by the Legislature on the 25th of February,
1820. It is found on page 140 of Vol. XVIII, Laws of Ohio:

Resolved by the
General Assembly
of the State of
Ohio, That Stephen Bell, of the county of Greene,
Reuben Wallace, of the county of Clark, and John Huston, of Newark,
in the county of Licking, be and they are hereby appointed
Commissioners to fix the seat of justice in the county of Union.

These Commissioners were required to make their report to the "next

Court of Common Pleas" for Union County, and doubtless did so, but
there is nothing upon the records to show such was the case. Mention
of Marysville as the county seat, on the pages of the court record, is
found under date of May 15, 1821, when it was "ordered that David
Comer be paid $1.50 per day as Director of the town of Marysville, the
seat of justice of this county." Mr. Comer had been appointed to the
position of Director on the 10th of July, 1820. Matters concerning the
sale of lots, etc., will be found in the historical sketch of Marysville in
this volume.

VILLAGE PLATS.

The first town plat laid in the county was North Liberty, by Lucas

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Sullivant, in 1797, as mentioned elsewhere. The others, in their regular

order, are as follows, as shown by the records in the office of the
County Recorder:

Milford-George Reed, proprietor; acknowledged before Thomas

McDonald, J. P., April 8,1816; is now the oldest town existing in the
county and is thus described on the original plat: "A town by the name
of Milford, laid off and surveyed for George Reed on a certain tract or
parcel of land lying and being in the county of Delaware, Union
Township, and State of Ohio, on the south side of the Big Darby, near
George Reed's Mill-No. 3,016, originally entered in the name of Levin
Jones, sold to Alexander Carr, and patented in the name of George
Reed and Robert Grant under a decree of a Court of Chancery held in
Franklin County and State aforesaid. The above town is composed of
streets, alloys, and forty lots named and numbered as follows," etc.

Marysville, the county seat, fully described elsewhere, was laid out
August 10, 1819, by Samuel Culbertson.

Richwood, in Claibourne Township, was laid out August 8, 9, and 10,

1832, by Philip Plumber, the survey being made by Levi Phelps. The
town is on the Pelham Survey, No. 6307, which was long known as the
"rich woods. " In the description of the plat, the following varieties of
timber are named as abounding in the immediate vicinity: Beech, blue,
black and gray ash, backberry, or hoop ash, mulberry, wild cherry,
black walnut, white walnut, white oak, red oak, buckeye, or horse
chestnut, honey locust, linden tree, coffee tree, a species of
mahogany, hickory, red and white elm, hard and soft maple, box older
and dogwood, with a "copse wood" of spice brush, prickly ash, burning
bush, grape vine, bladder bush, bramble; the herbage was mostly
maiden hair, pea vine, yellow root, ginseng, Indian madder, etc.

Kingsville, in Liberty Township; surveyed for Samuel King, proprietor,

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September 26, 1834, by Levi Phelps; thirteen lots on State road

leading from Carter's settlement to Garwood's Mills.

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Summersville, York Township; surveyed for John Johnson and others

by Levi Phelps; original plat contained forty-eight lots; recorded August
11, 1835.

Watkins, Mill Creek Township; laid out by William Conklon and Thomas
P. Watkins (the latter represented by his attorney, Joseph S. Watkins),
on Dandridge's Survey, No. 1,307, on " road to Scioto River," July 12,
1838; lots numbered from one to twenty-eight.

Arbela, Washington Township; forty-five lots and a public square, by

Marquis L. Osborne, July 25, 1838; this town is not now in existence.

Newton, Liberty Township; surveyed for the proprietor, David Paul, by

Levi Phelps, August 25,1838; twenty-five lots; plat resurveyed for
Nathaniel and Melissa Raymond, twenty-three lots, February 1, 1839.

Hainesville, Washington Township- twenty-one lots and a public

square, near present site of Byhalia; laid out by Jonathan Haines,
September 4, 1838.

York Center, York Township; nineteen lots, surveyed by Levi Phelps,

June 14, 1841; name of proprietor not given in description of plat; new
survey made for Gregory Stormes, October 31, 1860

Frankfort, Jerome Township; original town, consisting of forty lots, laid

out by George Hensel, Amos Beach, Henry Beach and William H. Case;
surveyed by William B. Irwin, April 1, 1846; place formerly known as
"Beach Town."

Unionville, Darby Township; fifteen lots; total area of plat, 7 5/8 acres;
laid out by John, Frederick and David Sager, and surveyed by William
B. Irwin, February 8, 1847.

Pharisburg, Leesburg Township; Allen Pharis, proprietor, as

administrator of estate of Robert Pharis, deceased; plat included forty-
five lots, covering a little over ten acres, at the junction of the
Bellefontaine and Marion roads - locality formerly known as " Scott's
Cross Roads;" surveyed by William B. Irwin, July 21, 1847.

Now California, Jerome Township; twenty-seven lots; name of

proprietor not given on plat; surveyed August 27, 1853, by William B.

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Irwin.

Dover, Dover Township; surveyed by William B. Irwin; William Richey

Adam Richey, Thomas Aplin and B. F. Benton, proprietors, May 11,
1854.

Additions to Plain City, Jerome Township, made by Edward W. Barlow,

April 23, 1859, and Charles Amann, July 26, 1875. Main town in
Madison County.

Union Center, Taylor Township; laid out November 9, and December

17 and 18, 1863, on a part of survey 829, by H. P. Goff, Hiram
Danforth, Ira A. Robbins and Charles J. Sayer; included 19 96/196
acres a short distance east of present site of Broadway; now out of
existence.

Broadway, Taylor Township; laid out August 15 and 16, 1865, by Z. C.

Pooler and Leonard Richey, and surveyed by A. S. Mowry, who gave
the town its name.

Pottersburg, Allen Township; twenty-four lots laid out May 18, 1869,
by David A. Williams and George F. Bennett.

Peoria, Liberty Township; twenty-eight lots; platted by Joseph K.

Richey, June 20, 1870.

Magnetic Springs, Leesburg Township; fifty in-lots and blocks A, B, C,

D and E; laid out November 24 and 25, 1879, on Survey 3,696, by
Duncan McLean and J. E. Newhouse; locality usually known as Green
Bend.

Claibourne, Claibourne Township; thirty-nine lots on Survey 6,107; laid

out by William Jolliff, Jr., March 14, 1881.

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Homer in Union Township, and Essex, in Jackson Township, are two

villages of which we have not the dates of platting. Essex was laid out
on Rush Creek, on part of Survey No. 9,922. on the State road from
Columbus to Kenton. It consisted of forty lots, and was surveyed by
William C. Lawrence, Deputy County Surveyor. Homer was laid out at
an early date by Elisha Reynolds, on parts of Surveys 7,789 and 4,946,
on Little Darby Creek, on the county road running on the line between
the two surveys. It had thirty-five lots, and was for some time a village
of considerable importance, but is among the places now on the list of
those that have seen better days.

COURT HOUSES.

Union County could not boast of a court house until subsequent to

1822, and the first building of the kind erected was a frame structure
which stood on the south side of East Center street, on the east side of
the alley between Center and East streets.(1) This was in use a
number of years.

March 5,1834, James Herd, William B. Irwin and David Galland,

Commissioners, ordered " that a notice be put up by the Auditor that a
proposal will be received at their session in June next for making and
laying into the walls of a court house from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty thousand bricks, to be completed by the 1st day of
August, 1835; the bricks to be 9 inches long. 4 1/4 inches wide, and 2
1/4 inches thick after being burnt; the bricks are to be of the first
quality, and computed in the walls, the doors and windows to be
reckoned in the count; the walls to be two lengths of a brick thick, all
but the gable end and partition." June 6, 1834, the Commissioners
agreed to levy 2 1/2 mills tax per dollar on the grand levy, for the
purpose of building a court house, 3 1/2 mills' for county expenses,
and 2 mills for road purposes. On the 30th of the same month, they
examined bids for brick, and awarded the contract for building the
walls of the court house to Harvey Ward, his proposals being the
lowest and best. December 12, 1834, the Commissioners met to form
a definite plan for a court house, and Levi Phelps was ordered to
procure a draft, also the advice of competent judges, as to the best
manner of laying off the court house- "whether the court room shall be
formed on the first or second floor, and also for placing the jury
rooms; also the height of each story."

December 27, 1834, the Commissioners met to make arrangements for

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covering and inclosing the "contemplated court house in the town of

Marysville," employed Nathan Adamson to furnish a draft, description
and schedule of necessary timbers to be used, and ordered the posting
of notices for proposals for furnishing said timbers and materials, and
"doing the carpenter work for inclosing said court house." Proposals
were to be opened January 22, 1835. Another meeting was held on
the appointed day, but the record does not show who was the
successful bidder. Harvey Ward was on that day allowed $100 in part
pay for stone work for the foundation of the building to enable him to
pay for hauling said stone. A very lengthy description of the building,
from the plans drawn, is given in the Commissioners' record for March
3, 1835, and it must have required nearly as long a time to "Compile "
it as it did to erect the court house. June 6, 1835, the Commissioners
appointed William Page " Superintendent over the performance of
labor in building the walls of the court [house] in the town of
Marysville." On the same date, they agreed that the Auditor might "
enter into an agreement with Henry Kezartee for his purchase of 20
feet in front and 5 poles back of Lot No. 50, the lot on which the
present court house stands."

(1) This building was two stories high, about 20x40 feet on the ground, and
was not of much account. It was used for various purposes after it was sold
by the County Commissioners.

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October 8, 1835, the Commissioners settled with Harvey Ward for brick
work in the court house, and found that 194,348 bricks had been used
in the construction of the walls. The total amount paid Ward was
$1,085.41. March 8, 1836, it was agreed that the stairs, doors, floors,
window casings and painting should be completed, and proposals for
the same were advertised for to be opened on the 28th of the same
mouth. On the day appointed, Silas G. Strong was awarded the
contract for laying the floor and filling in ashes on the same as high as
the second tier of joists. Adam Wolford received the contract for
building the stairs, casing the windows, making the doors, etc., and
Benjamin Hopkins was awarded the painting contract. The job of
painting was accepted as satisfactory on the 9th of July following. A
good story is related of this part of the work, by Capt. H. C. Hamilton,
of Richwood, who was then a boy, carrying the mail between
Richwood and Marysville. It was said that the paint was mixed up with

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buttermilk, and left standing in a tub outside the building; and that the
hogs got at it one night and ate it all up, much to the chagrin of the
painter. Material for making paint was so costly at the time, that the
contractor undoubtedly considered he could make more out of the job
by using buttermilk. It caused a smile to spread over the faces of the
inhabitants.

January 26, 1837, the Commissioners met for the special purpose of
selling the old court house, and also for selling the work of finishing
the interior of the new one. The old building was sold on that day to
M. Bentley and Noah Garret, for $151.50, for which sum they gave
their joint note, payable nine months after date. These parties were
also to have the use of the ground on which the old court house stood,
together with a space of twenty feet front, running back as far as the
court house, for five years. The sale of the work for finishing the
interior was postponed to the 6th of February, 1837, when Adam
Wolford contracted for work amounting to $110, Enos Wood, $130,
and James M. Wilkinson, $600. Wolford's work was settled for October
14, 1837. William M. Page and David Sprague plastered the building in
the fall of 1837, and were partially settled with on the 13th of
November, when the sum of $309.86 was paid them. At the same
time, Levi Churchill was paid $47.56 on his contract for laying brick
floors in the building, and James M. Wilkinson $150 for inside work.
Harrison Frank made a case and some tables for the Recorder's office,
and Calvin Winget made cases for the Auditor's and Clerk's offices. Bills
were allowed March 5, 1838, as follows: To William H. Frank, furniture
for offices, $34; to Calvin Winget, book and paper cases for Clerk,
Auditor and Commissioners, $67.50; appropriated for pitcher, broom
and crock for stove in Auditor's office, per C. Lee, 68 cents. March 6,
Stephen McLain was allowed $40 for two stoves, and on the 12th of
June, 1838, final settlement was made with James M. Wilkinson for
work on the cupola, etc.

The court house, when completed, was the most imposing building in
the county, and the citizens were proud of it. June 4, 1840, the
Commissioners directed William B. Irwin to procure a bell for the court
house, and see that it was properly hung. The bell cost $85, and the
expense of transportation, hanging, etc., was $19.26; settlement was
made with Mr. Irwin December 8, 1840. December 8, 1846, the
Commissioners ordered that a chain be attached to the posts along the
sidewalks in front of the building. In the public offices, wooden floors
were substituted for the brick ones, as the latter were cold and the
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never a first class affair and its days of actual usefulness were
numbered long before it was abandoned.

July 16, 1880, the Board of County Commissioners, having contracted

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certain lands for a court house site, executed bonds of the county in
the sum of $4,500, payable in four and five years, to Mrs. Drusilla
Cassil, who executed and delivered to the board a warranty deed for
said lands, described as All of In-lot No. 67, and two-fifths of the south
half, east side of Out-lot No. 3, situated in the village of Marysville. At
the same date, the Commissioners issued bonds in the sum of $3,000
to, and received a warranty deed from, the Trustees of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of Marysville, for two-thirds of the south part of In-lot
No. 66, in Marysville, being the ground on which the society's
parsonage stood. The buildings on the land purchased were sold by
the Commissioners at public auction, for the sum of $683.10, the
parsonage alone bringing $612. August 3, 1880, Commissioner J. B.
Whelpley was authorized by the board to contract for 600,000 bricks
for the new courthouse., David W. Gibbs, a Toledo architect, had been
authorized, on the 16th of July, to prepare plans for the proposed
building, and they were unanimously approved August 14, 1880, upon
the following resolution by Mr. Whelpley:
"Resolved, That the plans, drawings,
representations, bills of material, etc., made and presented by David
W. Gibbs, architect, for the purpose of being used in the erection of
and completion of a court house in the county of Union, and State of
Ohio, be and the same are hereby approved. " September 22, 1880,
the Commissioners awarded the contract for erecting and completing
the court house to Karst & Woodruff, for the sum of $84,350. A
somewhat lower bid from a Toledo firm was rejected on the ground of
general incompetency. The Legislature, by an act passed April 1, 1880,
authorized the Board of Commissioners for Union County to issue
bonds to build said court house, and they were subsequently issued to
the amount of $65,000; they were sold for $66,275. A second act was
passed in the winter following, Authorizing the issue of additional
bonds in the sum of $25, 000, and the Commissioners carried out its
provisions. The work was begun and pushed rapidly forward, and a
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(north and south) designed for it, fronting to the east, with entrances
also at the north and south. It is of brick, with cut stone and
galvanized iron trimmings, and is one of the finest edifices for county
purposes in the State. Surmounting the well-proportioned tower is a
colossal figure of Justice, and in the tower is a fine clock and bell, the
latter weighing 2,500 pounds; the cost of the clock, which was set in
place in November, 1882, was $2,500. The building is heated entirely
by steam, the apparatus having been purchased of Brooks & Kemper,
of Dayton, Ohio, for $4,300. The dials of the clock are illuminated, and
the interior of the building is very finely and tastefully frescoed. The
entire cost of the structure, in round numbers, has been about
$135,000. The county officers took up their quarters in it in December,
1882, but the court room was not quite ready for the sitting of the
court in January, 1883, and the old building was necessarily used. The
now court house is a model for beauty, elegance and convenience, and
will be the pride of the citizens of the county for many years.

The new court house was dedicated, with appropriate ceremonies,

January 27, 1883, and from an account in the Union
County Journal, of
February 1, is taken the following description of the building:

"The building is approached from the north, east and south by three
massive and elegant porticos, 22x28, and 35 feet in height, composed
entirely of Berea stone, elegantly ornamented. Here the
Commissioners deserve great credit for the change made in the
original contract from galvanized iron to that of Berea stone in the
construction of the porticos.

"Tho style of the new building is essentially modern in its leading

features, and presents an example of " renaissance" architecture,
modified and

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adopted to suit an American structure of this character. The building

proper covers an area of 96x109 feet, and the three fronts are similar
in design. In construction, a continuation of pressed brick and Berea
stone have been used. The basement, to the line of the water table, is
laid in courses of heavy rock face range work, forming a fitting base

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for the vast superstructure it supports, and the center and corner
pavilions are carried up in stone pilaster work, the first story rusticated.
The two stories are divided by a lintel cornice, elegantly molded of
stone, which extends entirely around the building, and at the center of
the street fronts project so far as to form the roofs of the porches,
each of which is supported by four stone columns 20 feet high, the
porches being surmounted by a stone balustrade of neat design. The
main cornice, pediments and whole exterior of tower are of galvanized
iron, painted and sanded in imitation of stone. Each of the street front
pediments is Surmounted by an eagle with spread wings, six feet from
tip to tip, resting upon a globe and pedestal. A prominent feature of
the exterior of the building is the tower, which rises 168 feet from the
ground, and is surmounted by a figure of Justice, ton feet high.
Properly speaking, it is divided into four stories, constructed entirely of
wrought iron, and contains a striking tower-clock with illuminated dials,
each seven feet in diameter, manufactured by Howard & Co., of
Boston, Mass. The roof-construction-trusses, purlins, rafters, etc. -is
entirely of wrought iron, sheathed with corrugated sheet iron. and
covered with slate laid in asbestos cement, making it a thoroughly
substantial and fireproof and Mansard roof, which is pierced on two
sides by appropriate dormer windows, lighting the attic. The window
openings on all sides of the building are unusually large, and none but
the best French plate glass has been used. The basement story proper
is about two feet below the grade, and twelve feet in the clear in
height. It is reached upon all four sides, and contains Surveyor's office,
engine and store rooms, janitor's room, vault room, besides other
apartments.

"Entering the building from the Center street front the visitor passes
through a massive arched doorway and finds himself in a well-lighted
hall, 11 feet wide, with a ceiling 17 feet high, extending through to the
opposite side, with a cross hall leading from the West street door, and
giving, entrance to the Commissioners' room. located in the center of
the west side of the building. The floor of the halls is laid with marble
tile, alternate black and white.

"The Auditor's office is located to the right on entering from the Center
street front. The main office is 22x26, and opening from that on the
west is the Auditor's private office, 15x26. The office is supplied with a
large fireproof vault. A doorway connects tee private office with the
Commissioners' room on the south side, which is 18x20.

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"On the right, in entering from the West street front, is the Treasurer's
office. The main office is 22x33 feet, with an arched alcove opening
from the west side, in which is found the private office and safes, but
in the main room is also found a burglar-proof vault. This might be,
and we believe is, the most pleasant room in the building.

"Directly opposite, and in the southeast corner of the building, is found

the office of the Probate Judge.. the entrance to which is immediately
to the left of the West street entrance. The private office is 22x32, and
is supplied with a lavatory and vault. Adjoining this one on the west is
the Probate Court room, which is reached from either the private office
or the hall. It is 22x35 feet in size and has a neat desk for the Judge, a
bar rail and seats for spectators.

The Recorder's office is located in the southwest corner of the building,

the first door to the left on entering from the South street entrance,
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tains two rooms, the main room being 20x25, with vault, and well-
lighted; the private room, 15x22, is gained by a door in the west side.

"Returning again to the hall, the grand staircase was reached either
from the Center, West or South street corridor by an almost
imperceptible wind, meeting upon a platform half way up and then
uniting to form a single flight, six feet wide at the base and widening
to ten feet at the top, at the landing in the rotunda on the second floor.

"The most striking feature of the interior is the rotunda, a feature

which is one in a thousand. It is 26x36, and is oval in form, lighted
from the top through stained cathedral glass, and at night by a
chandelier containing twelve beautiful gas jets. The floor is of marble
tile, like that of the halls below, and the sides contain heavy pilasters
with elegantly molded and enriched capitals and bases, resting upon a
massive pedestal. The pilasters are surmounted by a classic
entablature, with molded ribs, extending to the top of the vault or
dome, which is 40 feet from the floor. From the rotunda, access is had
to all the rooms on the second floor. Opening from it on the east side

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is a corridor, eleven feet in width, and twenty feet high, lighted at the
end by an arched window. From this corridor an entrance leads to the
office of County Clerk. which occupies the northeast corner. The main
a room is 22x32, with a private office 12x15, and vault and closets.
The Clerk has direct access to the court room through a lobby, and a
private entrance to his office through the rotunda. In the passage way
to the court room through the lobby is the private office of the Judge,
elegantly fitted up with washing, heating and lighting apparatus, and
before entering the court room, on the east side entrance, is a- private
consultation room.

Opening immediately from the rotunda on the east by large double

swinging doors, is the court room, 43x65 feet in size, and 30 foot in
height. The ceilings are elegantly and elaborately frescoed, and in the
background on the ceiling in the rear of the Judge's stand is a life-size
picture of "Justice," giving the whole a most animating appearance.
The Judge's desk rests upon a platform, which is gained by a flight of
steps. In front and on the right side are found the Clerk's and Sheriff's
desks, which, like that of the Judge, are finished in black walnut.
Stretching across the room, in oval form, is the bar rail, of solid black
walnut, inclosing a space of about 20x43 feet. This space contains the
jury box on the left facing the Judge. The seats for spectators are
raised to the rear, in four rows, twelve seats in each row, capable of
seating six persons in each seat, or about three hundred persons in all.
They are ap proached by an aisle extending entirely around them, and
by two center aisles.

The rich, frescoed ceiling contains two 60 inch double cone reflectors,
of silvered glass. The walls are plain tinted, with a heavy dado and
border of rich maroon.

"In the northwest corner is located the Sheriff's office, and in the
southeast corner the male and female witness rooms and grand jury
room; the latter adjoining the court room, a private entrance
connecting the two. All the rooms contain water closets and lavatories.

Every room in the building is well lighted. while the ventilation and
sanitary appliances have all been carefully attended to. The building is
heated throughout by steam. the apparatus being contained in the

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basement of the building, and is lighted brilliantly by gas, furnished by

Clingman's patent. The building is fire proof throughout, the floors
being constructed of wrought iron beams, corrugated iron arches and
concrete. All stud partitions are of iron, and the ceilings and partitions
lathed throughout with iron lath.

"The furniture throughout was made to order for each room, by a

Toledo firm, out of black walnut, and is beautiful in design and rich in
manufacture.

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"The entire cost of the building, including grounds, furnishing, lighting

and heating, is about $135,015.50. "

Following is the statement of Auditor W. L. Curry, regarding the work

of the Commissioners, the detailed cost of the new building, etc., read
on the day of dedication:

MR. CHAIRMAN: I have the honor in behalf of the Commissioners, to submit

the following report in regard to their proceedings in the matter of the
erection of this court house.

The law authorizing the Commissioners of Union County to issue bonds for
the purpose of erecting a court house was passed by the Legislature of Ohio
on the 1st day of April, 1880.

On the 6th day of June, 1880, the Commissioners, J. B. Whelpley, J. T.

Mahaffey and J. K. Dodge purchased of the Trustees of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of Marysville the Methodist Episcopal parsonage grounds,
including the buildings, for the sum of $3,000. They also at the same date
purchased the old John Cassil property, including buildings, for the sum of
$4,500, for additional court house grounds. The buildings on these grounds
were sold for $743.10, and the money paid into the County Treasury.
Another lot was purchased from D. C. Winget on the 22d day of September,
1882, for $500, making total cost of grounds after deducting amount for
which buildings were sold, $7,256.90.

On the 16th day of July 1880, the Commissioners employed David W. Gibbs,
architect, to make plans to be submitted for the consideration of the board.
On the 14th day of August, 1880, D. W. Gibbs having drawn up plans, this
day submitted said plans to the Commissioners, together with the building

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committee, consisting of the Probate Judge. J. B. Coats, Clerk of the Court,

W. M. Winget. Sheriff, J. J. Miller and R. L. Partridge. The plans submitted by
D. W. Gibbs were approved and accepted, and he was employed as architect
of the building.

The board having advertised and received bids, awarded the contract of
erecting the court house, on the 22d day of September, 1880, to Jacob Karst
and William Woodruff for the sum of $84,350.

The board having issued the bonds of the county in the amount of $65,000,
bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, and having advertised
to receive bids, said bonds were on the 15th day of January, 1881, sold to R.
M. Henderson, representing the Bank of Marysville, for $66,275, or at a
premium of $1,275. Said bonds were delivered and money paid into the
County Treasury on the 9th day of March, 1881.

After careful consideration, it was determined by the board to change the

porticos, cornice and window caps. The specifications and contract calling for
galvanized iron, it was decided to change to stone, and this change was
made at a cost of $16,620.

The specifications called for excavation for the foundation of 4 feet and 6
inches, but in order to get a good foundation it had to-be made in some
places to the depth of 14 feet at a cost for stone, labor and material of
$3,822.70.

A law was passed on the 11th day of April. 1882, authorizing the
Commissioners to issue the bonds of the county in the amount of $25,000
for the completion of court house. Said bonds were issued in the amount of
$25,000 bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, and on the
24th day of May, 1882, they were sold to A. T. Carpenter for the sum of
$25,550, or at a premium of $550.

On the 1st day of April, 1882, the old court house grounds were sold for
$15,050, the buildings being reserved and are yet to be sold.

The building is now completed with the exception of a few days' labor, and
the following is an itemized statement of the cost of the building, including
heating, lighting and furnishing, subject to a few changes:

First contract ........................................................................................

$84,350 00

Change in porticos, cornice an window caps from galvanized

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iron to stone ....................................................................................

16,620 00

Extra labor and material in foundation ................................................

3,822 70

Repairs of walls ....................................................................................

418 00

Tower cornice .......................................................................................

26 80

Moving bell ........................................................................................... 2

00

Extra brick vault under safe and changing arches .................................. 123
50

Gas-pipes on porticos .............................................................................

77 92

Difference in hardware, are, bolts and plates, vault walls .................... 129
76

Filling vault fronts .................................................................................. 2

50

Flooring in attic .......................................................................................

38 54

Scuttles ....................................................................................................
11 00

Masonry under steps ................................................................................

13 50

Carpenter work in basement ....................................................................

845 49

Extra work on stairway ............................................................................

350 00

Extra on graining .....................................................................................

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300 00

Plate glass ................................................................................................

266 00

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Flooring, basement stairs. .......................................................................

26 01

Siding and ceiling attic stairway ............................................................ 51

80

Vault doors .............................................................................................

950 00

Steam Heater ...........................................................................................

4,300 00

Furniture ..................................................................................................
5,964 00

Clock .......................................................................................................
2,500 00

Bell ...........................................................................................................
803 92

Gas machine and chandeliers ...................................................................

1,731 00

Sewer ........................................................................................................
608 58

Grade ........................................................................................................
727 58

Painting
rotunda ........................................................................................ 400 00

Plastering basement ..................................................................................

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270 00

Mantels .....................................................................................................
360 00

Cistern ......................................................................................................
60 00

Watchman, court house ............................................................................

29 00

Painting
basement ..................................................................................... 135 00

Concrete basement floor ...........................................................................

360 00

Pump and well ..........................................................................................

84 00

$127,758 60

Court House grounds ..............................................................................

7,256 90

Total ......................................................................................................
$135,015 50

Deduct amount for old court house grounds and buildings sold ..........
15,798 10

Balance ...................................................................................................
$119,222 40

The changes made were, in our judgment, for the best interests of the
citizens of the county, and were only made after carefully considering
matters in all their bearings as to economy and durability.

The Commissioners who have served during the erection of the building are
J. B. Whelpley, J. T. Mahaffy and J. K. Dodge. J. K. Dodge's term expiring
December, 1880, N. Howard was elected as his successor; J. T. Mahaffy's
term expiring December, 1881, Uriah Cahill was elected as his successor; J.
B. Whelpley's term expiring December, 1882, Luther Liggett was elected as
his successor. J. B. Whelpley had immediate superintendence of the building

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from the beginning of the work until the expiration of his term of office, and
most of the time since.

We take pleasure in saying of the contractors, Karst & Woodruff, that they
have performed their contract in a satisfactory manner; although they were
well aware, for many months, that they would lose heavily on the contract,
they have, in our judgment, filled the specifications, both in material and
workmanship, except one item of iron work which they refused to accept
from the sub-contractor.

We have in all matters connected with the erection of this building done
what, in our judgment, was for the best interest of the whole county, and
feel conscious of having kept clear of all parties, cliques or factions, and time
will tell whether our work has been well done. Although we have been
subjected to the usual criticism that is poured down upon the heads of those
having in charge the erection of public buildings, we have the cousolation of
feeling confident of the fact that in transferring this beautiful building to the
citizens of Union County, that as evidenced by the testimony of many County
Commissioners and contractors from all parts of this State, who have
examined the building that for beauty of architecture, good workmanship,
convenience and completeness in equipment, it is not excelled, if equaled, by
any court house in the State of Ohio.

The first spade of earth was turned September 22, 1880, and the building
was completed and dedicated January 27, 1883.

Respectfully submitted, by order of County Commissioners.

W. L. CURRY, County Auditor.

JAILS.

The first jail was a double log structure, which stood on the lot on the
south side of East Center street, in the rear of the court house It was
used not only for a jail, but occasionally for a residence; Philip Snider,
now of Marysville, lived in it for a time when he moved to the town, in
1849. On the 5th of March, 1856, the Commissioners ordered that the
old jail lot (No. 50) be sold, with the view of purchasing a lot in
another location, on which to build. a new jail. At the same time, it
was ordered that an advertisement for proposals for erecting a new
building be inserted in the Marysville Tribune. The part of Lot No 50,
owned by Union County, and occupied by the old jail, was sold April 2,
1856, to E. J. Nugent, for $1,000.50.A new lot was pur-

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324 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

chased by G. A. Cassil at the same time, for $600, and the now
building was at once erected upon it. This was destroyed by fire, on
the night of December 22. 1870, having been for a number of years
practically worthless as a place of detention for offenders against the
law. July 13, 1872, the following entry appears upon the record of
proceedings of the County Commissioners:

"In the matter of purchasing a site for county buildings, and building a
county jail thereon: It appearing to the Commissioners that due notice
has been given by publication in two newspapers published in the
county of Union, and by circulation of handbills, of their intention to
purchase a site for a county jail and court house for said county of
Union. at Marysville, Ohio, and of their intention to build a county jail
thereon as soon as practicable; thereupon, those matters came on for
hearing, upon the petitions for and the remonstrances against the
proposed purchase of such site and building of such jail, and said
petitions and remonstrances were heard and examined by the
Commissioners; upon consideration whereof, the said Commissioners
are of the opinion that a site should be purchased and a jail built
thereon as soon as practicable. They have, therefore, this day
purchased Lot 55 [or 65]. and one-third of Lot 66, in the town of
Marysville, Ohio, of H. Campbell, for the sum of $2,500, for the
purposes and uses named above." Bonds were issued Lied to the
above amount August 10, 1872. For the purpose of building the now
jail, bonds were issued to the amount of $20,000. The contract for
constructing the jail was let by the Commissioners, March 28, 1873,
the successful bidders being H. Rice and I. Grummons, and the
contract price $18,644. This sum covered the necessary excavations,
the stone, brick and carpenter work, and everything complete except
heating apparatus. By the last of June, 1873, the stone foundation had
been completed and the range work set, and the building was rapidly
carried to completion. The entire cost of the structure was about the
same as the amount of bonds issued-$20,000. It is of tasteful design,
the front portion being finely fitted for the residence of the Sheriff.

In August, 1878, a new safe was purchased for the County Treasurer's
office, of the Hall Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio, at an expense of

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$2,500, the old safe being turned in on account for $600. The new
safe weighed ten tons -- 20, 000 pounds-and stood in the office in the
rear of the block at the south-west comer of Main and Center streets,
until the third week in October, 1882, when it was removed to
permanent quarters in the now court house.

COUNTY INFIRMARY.

June 7, 1849, the Commissioners, after due consideration, agreed

unanimously to levy a tax for the purpose of purchasing land on which
to erect a county poor-house, and a tax of one-half mill on the dollar
of valuation, or a total of about $850, was ordered. In December,
1850, seventy-five acres of land were purchased of Josiah Kelsey, to
be used as a poor-farm. January 5, 1850, the contract for erecting a
building on the premises had been let to James McIlroy, for the sum of
$1,400. In a report made by the County Treasurer, on the 10th of
June, 1851, are found the following items:

Paid Josiah Kelsey, principal and interest, for farm ......................... $

978 50

Paid James W. Evans, for erecting house and outhouse .................

1,457 61

Paid Robert Gibson, for repairing fences ..........................................

20 00

Paid for furniture, fixtures and provisions ........................................

307 56

Total to that date ............................................................................

$2,763 67

The building, as constructed, was 40x31 feet in dimensions, two

stories high, with a hall across the middle; also a wing, one story high,
with a cellar under, and a porch in front of the wing eight feet wide;
the whole building constructed of brick. McIlroy, to whom the contract
was first awarded, was

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subsequently put under bonds for an offense against the State, and
the Board of Commissioners re-awarded it March 4, 1850, to James W.
Evans, for $1,409. Final settlement was made with him March 5, 1851,
and at the same time John Johnson, John W. Cherry and Joshua
Marshall were appointed Poor House Directors. Mr. Cherry died ear
early in 1857, and Thomas E. Brown was appointed to fill the vacancy.
In the winter of 1860-67, an amount of land equal to the original
purchase was bought of G. W. Kent, making the present size of the
farm 150 acres. May 19, 1870, the Commissioners advertised for
proposals for 500,000 brick, and on the 6th of June following
authorized the levy of a tax of two mills on the dollar for the purpose
of building a new Infirmary. January 30, 1871, Commissioners Joseph
K. Richey and James Fullington, and Infirmary Directors, John F.
Sabine, Daniel G. Cross and John Guthrie, met and considered plans
for the new building, and adopted the one presented by Jones &
Gartner, architects, of Columbus, Ohio. March 31, 1871, the
Commissioners met to consider bids for erecting the building, and the
contract therefor was awarded to R. N. Jones & Co., of Delaware,
Ohio, for $27,600; their bid not including heating appliances. Several
other firms competed for the work. Several changes were made in the
plan, and the entire cost, exclusive of heating apparatus, was
increased to $29,200. June 1, 1871, bonds were issued to the amount
of $25,000, to procure funds for proceeding with the work of
construction; they were disposed of in New York City, by W. W.
Woods, for $24,500, which sum was placed to the credit of Union
County in the Bank of Marysville. The building was completed and
occupied in 1872, and the old one is now utilized as a barn.

The first Superintendent of the Infirmary, in 1851, was William Porter,

father of Judge John L. Porter, of Marysville. His successor was George
Mills, followed by Levi Keeran, William Olds, 0. W. R. Ingman, Robert
Sharp; Ingman and Sharp served alternately, three years each. R. S.
Bonnett is the present Superintendent, having held the position since
March, 1882. The first inmate admitted after the farm was ready was a
woman from Paris Township. The journal of the first Secretary of the
Board of Directors has been lost, and, doubtless, much that might
have been interesting is lost with it. It is the recollection of John F.
Sabine, Esq., the present Secretary, that the institution had but three

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inmates when first opened in 1851. The health of the inmates has
always been remarkably good; no epidemic has ever occurred, the
deaths being mostly from chronic diseases or old acre. But about one-
fifth of the farm is uncultivated. In September, 1882, when the
Secretary made his report, the institution contained 32 male and 31
female inmates, a total of 63; 19 persons had been received during the
year then ended, 14 had been discharged, 2 ran away, 5 died and 2
were sent to other institutions. The total expenditures for the year
were $5,024.90; receipts, $627.29; net expenses, $4,379.61. The
Infirmary building is one of the finest for the purpose in the State.

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HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. - 397

CHAPTER X.

THE UNION COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

IN 1837, there were but five physicians in the county of Union, and
these were the following: John P. Brookins, at Richwood; Winthrop
Chandler, in Liberty Township; Benjamin Davenport, in Union
Township; Ira Wood, at Marysville; and Reuben P. Mann, at Milford.
Dr. Wood was the father of John and Harvey S. Wood, now of
Marysville. In 1840, the following physicians were practicing in the
county, each one paying a license of 50 cents: John P. Brookins,
Jeremiah Curl, Benjamin Davenport, Reuben P. Mann, Charles
Morrow, David H. Silver, Stephen Kinney, Marquis Wood, David
Welch, Winthrop Chandler-ten in number.

The early medical men of the county rode over a large extent of
territory, and had a class of diseases to deal with far different from
those generally encountered at the present day. Their remedies
were few in number, and the various expedients resorted to were
not always of the enlightened nature of those now used. Yet the
pioneer doctors won enviable reputations in their time and were
indispensable to the settlements. They were brave and hardy, and
underwent trials which the hardest worked members of the
profession today could scarcely bear for a great length of time.

From the records of the Union County Medical Association, it is

ascertained that the first meeting "was held at Magnet City [now
Magnetic Springs], July 1, 1881. There were present the following
physicians: E. Y. King, S. E. Williams, H. McFadden, G. J. Skidmore,
S. S. Skidmore, S. S. Drake, R. A. Gray, P. H. Bauer, and Dr.
Gorseline, of Radnor." A temporary organization was effected by
electing Dr. E. Y. King, Chairman, and Dr. R A. Gray, Secretary.

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Committees were appointed for the purpose of reporting

Constitution and By-Laws at the next meeting, to be held the first
Monday in August following. On the day appointed a meeting was
hold at the same place as the former one, and the organization was
completed by the election of the following officers: Dr. E. Y. King,
President; Drs. I. N. Hamilton and A. Boylan, Vice Presidents; Dr. P.
H. Bauer, Secretary; Dr. S. S. Skidmore, Treasurer; Drs. S. E.
Williams, F. A. Vigor and A. Sabine, Standing Committee of three.
The committee on Constitution and By-Laws made a report, which
was adopted with slight modifications, and the following physicians
were enrolled as members of the Association: J. Q. Southard, I. N.
Hamilton, F. A. Vigor, S. S. Skidmore S. S. Drake, A. Sabine, S. E.
Williams, A. Boylan, H. McFadden, W. Y. Root, P. H. Bauer, William
McIntire, R. A. Gray, G. J. Skidmore, E. Y. King. At the next meeting,
September 5, 1881. Dr. A. Boylan was made one of the Vice
Presidents of the Association, and there were admitted to
membership Drs. D. W. Henderson, J. S. Howland, J. B. Taylor, R. A.
Robertson, M. J. Jenkins, J. M. Southard, Charles McCune. The
Association then on motion adopted the code of ethics of the
American Medical Association. By the provisions of the Constitution,
the Association receives to membership regular physicians in Union
and adjoining counties. Article 2 reads as follows: "The object of the
members of this Society, both in their individual capacity and their
associated efforts as members of this Society, shall be the
association of the profession for the purposes of mutual

398- HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

recognition and fellowship, and the maintenance of union, harmony

and good government among its members, thereby promoting the
character, interest, honor and usefulness of the profession, the
cultivation and advancement of medical science among its members,
and the. elevation of the standard of medical education." Candidates
for membership must present satisfactory evidence of qualification
or be submitted to a rigid examination, and are elected to
membership by ballot by a two-thirds vote of the members present.

June 5, 1882, the following were elected officers of the Association:

President, I. N. Hamilton; First Vice President, J. M. Southard;

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Second Vice President, J. B. Taylor; Secretary A. Sabine; Treasurer,

S. S. Skidmore. Meetings are held on the first Monday in each
month, Marysville being the regular place of meeting unless
otherwise specified. Interesting discussions are held, papers read,
and much is done to increase the usefulness of the profession within
this county. The following are the present members of the
Association:

E. Y. King - native of Pennsylvania; graduated at Bellevue Hospital

College, New York, in 1864; began practice in 1859.

Andrew Sabine-native of Ohio; graduate of Jefferson Medical

College, Philadelphia, in 1856; saw active service in the army during
the war of the rebellion, and is now practicing at, Marysville.

S. S. Drake, native of Ohio; graduate of Columbus Medical College,

Columbus, Ohio, in 1877.

S. S. Skidmore-native of Ohio; graduate of Cleveland Medical

College, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1869.

P. H. Bauer-native of Germany; graduate Miami Medical College,

Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1871.

F. A. Vigor-native of New York; graduate of Columbus Medical

College, Columbus, Ohio, in 1879.

S. E. Williams -not given.

I. N. Hamilton-native of Ohio; graduate of Starling, Medical College,

Columbus, Ohio, in 1862.

O. J. Skidmore-native of Ohio; graduate of Miami Medical College,

Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1868.

H. McFadden-native of Ohio; graduate of Ohio Medical College,

Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1862.

J. Q. Southard-native of Ohio; graduated at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1855.

A. J. Richardson-native of New York; graduate of Starling Medical

College, Columbus, Ohio, in 1868.

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B. P. Hall-native of Ohio; graduate of Starling Medical College,

Columbus, Ohio, in 1882.

R. O. Richey-native of Ohio; graduate of Columbus Medical College,

Columbus, Ohio, in 1882.

D. W. Henderson-native of Pennsylvania; graduate of Starling

Medical College, Columbus, Ohio, in 1852.

William McIntire-native of Pennsylvania; graduate of Starling Medical

College, Columbus, Ohio, in 1849.

R. H. Graham-native of Yellow Springs, Ohio; graduate of Columbus,

Medical College, Columbus, Ohio, in 1879.

N. P. Davidson-native of Ohio; graduate of Columbus Medical

College, Columbus, Ohio, in 1882.

A. J. Pounds-native of Delaware, Ohio; graduate of Columbus

Medical College, Columbus, Ohio, in 1881.

Charles McCune-native of Ohio; graduate of College of Physicians

and Surgeons, Baltimore, Md., in 1878.

HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. - 399

J. B. Taylor-native of Ohio; graduate of Columbus Medical College,

Columbus, Ohio, in 1881.

A. Boylan-native of Pennsylvania; graduate of the University of

Michigan, in 1861.

J. S. Howland-native of Brown County, Ohio; practiced since 1876;

was formerly, for five years, a member of the Logan County Medical
Society.

Several members of the Union County Association are also

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connected with the Ohio State Medical Society, as follows:

A. Boylan, Milford Center; admitted in 1878.

D. W. Henderson, Marysville; admitted in 1856.

E. Y. King, Richwood; admitted in 1882.

W. McIntire, -Millville; admitted in 1881.

A. Sabine, Marysville; admitted in 1882.

J. M. Southard, Marysville; admitted in 1860.

J. Q. Southard, Raymond; admitted in 1882.

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HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY - 399

CHAPTER XI.

THE PRESS OF UNION COUNTY.

OCTOBER 1, 1880, an article was published in the daily
Marysville
Tribune (issued as a daily during the County
Agricultural Fair), treating upon the press of the county. It was
written by John H. Shearer, editor of the paper, who had taken great
pains to procure the facts it contained. The article was substantially
as follows:

"The first paper in the county was issued at Marysville, February 20,
1830, eighteen years after the town was declared to be the county
seat. Stephen McLain and Robert McBratney were the publishers and
William C. Lawrence was the editor. The title of the paper was,
Our Freedom and
Union County
Advertiser. After running part of a
year, the title Was changed to The. Union
Star, and was continued by the same publishers
until about the middle of the second volume, when the name of
McLain dropped out and the paper was issued by R. McBratney. The
Star was continued until about the first of May, 1841,
when the office was purchased by John Cassil, who changed the
name of the paper to Union
Gazette. Mr. Cassil was the editor and J.
E. Wilson the printer. The paper, after the publication of a few
numbers, was, in May, 1842, removed to Bellefontaine, and Thomas
M. Robb became editor while this arrangement lasted. The paper
was sent to Marysville each week and distributed to subscribers.
About the 30th of May, 1843, the press was moved back to
Marysville, and Mr. Cassil again assumed editorial control, and
published the paper until the 4th of May, 1844. The
Gazette was Democratic in politics during the
time Mr. Cassil had control of it.

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"The Gazette establishment was purchased of

John Cassil by P. B. Cole and W. C. Lawrence in May, 1844, and the
name of the paper was changed to The
Argus, and it espoused the cause of the Whig
party. Six weeks later the name was changed to The
Argus and Union
County
Advertiser. Cole and Lawrence
ran the paper just one year. and then sold it to James S. Alexander,
who ran it about five or six weeks and stopped its publication. It was
then resold to John Cassil. Mr. Cassil published the paper irregularly
for about a year, changing it into a Democratic paper.

400 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

"In June, 1846, P. B. Cole re-purchased the Argus and became its
editor. He changed it back to a Whig paper, and continued its
publication, under the foremanship of David W. English, until
September, 1849, when he sold the establishment to C. S. Hamilton,
and he in turn established the
Marysville
Tribune. David W. and George English
were the early printers of the Tribune, and
continued such until October 16, 1850, when Eckert and Cassil
became printers lend remained such until April 5, 1851. The printers
then changed to J. G. Cassil and C. C. P. Davis. Both of these
veteran printers are still living, the former printer of the Woodfield
Spirit of
Democracy, in Mon. roe County, Ohio,
and the other editor of the Democrat,
published at Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio. These gentlemen
published the Tribune until December 1, 1852,
when Eckert dropped out and the printers were Cassil & Plumb; but
these dropped out in February, 1853, and J. W. Durable became
printer. About the 1st of December, 1853, John B. Coats bought the
office and became the editor, with C. S. Hamilton as associate
editor, and J. W. Durable and P. B. Plumb* printers. Plumb, as
printer, dropped out January 20, 1854, and J. G. Cassil assumed the
responsibility as foreman. In June, 1854, Hamilton became
disconnected as associate and, on the 1st of December, in the same
year, Coats sold the press to Samuel McBratney and D. S. Parker,

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who became the editors. On the 25th of March, 1855, Parker retired
from the paper, and C. S. Hamilton again assumed the editorial
control, leaving the business department to McBratney, J. G. Cassil
continuing as printer. This association, as editor, publisher and
printer, continued until October 1, 1858, when the present editor,
John H. Shearer,. purchased it, and has continued the paper ever
since under its ancient name, The
Marysville
Tribune.

"In May, 1843, John Shrenk started a Whig paper in Marysville,

entitled The Union
Journal. It survived only fourteen weeks,
when it gave up the ghost with the acknowledgment that, through
the unfortunate schism of the Whig party in this county, for the last
few years, the locofocos have the county offices. which secure to
them the public printing. All the numbers of the
Journal were bound in book form and are well
preserved.

"The Eaglet was a small paper

started in October, 1845, to catch the county printing. on the
suspension of the Argus after it came into the hands of Alexander. It
was published by O. A. Cassil, and lived only about three or four
months.

" The Union

Journal was a literary paper started in
Marysville early in the year 1853. It was edited in the early part of
its existence by A. Tolland Turner, and printed by J. G. Cassil and
Andrew M. Pollock. It was a good literary journal, but was clearly in
advance of the times. It survived not quite a year. (2)

"The Union Press

was established in October, 1858, by Hylas Sabine. It was
Republican in politics, and was continued until August, 1863, a
period of four years and ten mouths. The last year of its existence it
was edited by John B. Coats.(3) The materials of the office were
purchased by the Vallandighamers, who at that time, in the midst of
war, treason and the assailing of the government, were determined
to establish a paper that would advocate the freedom of speech and

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the press, '-that was, to advocate license to assail the government

and its friends while they were in the act of putting down rebels.

(1) Mr. Plumb has since become distinguished as United States Senator
from Kansas, to which State he removed about 1834.

(2) The materials were purchased by J. W. Dumble and P. D. Plumb, who

removed them to Xenia and published a paper called the Xenia
News. This paper was the same afterward edited by
Whitelaw Reid, now of the New York Tribune.

(3) In the spring of 1861, soon after the war of the rebellion began, Mr.
Sabine went to Washington, and left the editorial management of the
paper to Mr. Coats. In the fall of the same year, Mr. Sabine went to
Harvard University to take a law course. Mr. Coats continued as editor
until the fall of 1862, when his labors upon the paper ceased, and Mr.
Sabine edited It during the balance of the time until August, 1863.

HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. - 401

Consequently, the Union County

Democrat was built upon the ruins of the
Union Press, and William M. Randall
became its editor. The first number was issued August 26, 1863, and
was continued until the fall of 1864, when its publication ceased and
the materials were sold.

"In the spring of 1872, W. H. Gribble, of Bellefontaine, started a

paper entitled The Press, having
received new materials. After publishing the paper about five months
he abandoned it and the office, and left the place. A botch by the
name of Conklin was allowed to take possession of the office, after
Gribble left, under the promise that he would continue the paper,
but he possessed little ability other than to ruin the materials. which
he did most effectually. He published, or tried to publish, a small
sheet entitled The Monitor,
which was a burlesque upon typography and a disgrace to the
profession. He finally left for other parts, and the materials of the
office, were partly disposed of in Marysville and the balance shipped
back to the type foundry.

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"About the first of April,(1) 1874, the

Marysville
Journal was established by O. M. Kenton,
which was soon after changed to Union
County Journal, and
has since been continued under that name without change until the
present time. The Journal and the
Tribune are now the only papers published in
Marysville.

"About the first of August, (2) 1872, the Messrs. Vaughan

established the Richwood Gazette, which
was continued by J. H. Vaughan till the spring of 1880, when he sold
the office to the present proprietors, Smith & Ferguson.

"In 1878, the Union County

Journal published during the fair a daily
journal, the first daily ever issued in the county. In 1880, the
Tribune issued the first morning paper-the
Journal's being an evening one-during
the week of the fair. Theme are small matters within themselves,
but they belong to the history of the press and we give them for
what they are worth.

"The Marysville Tribune is the oldest

paper in the county. Its genealogy runs back through the
Argus, Union
Gazette, Union
Star and Flag of
Freedom , so that the
Tribune, counting back through its
predecessors, has a line age of over forty-three years.

"It is difficult, at this late day, to secure enough of the old papers to
enable as to got a chain of all the changes that have taken place in
proprietors and publishers of the early papers of the county. A
change seemed to be necessary whenever the means of a new
proprietor was exhausted. From 1839, the time of the issuing of the
pioneer paper of the county, until 1849, the beginning of the

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Tribune, the county was almost in its

native forest state. The few settlers who were laboring hard to open
out their farms were not in a condition to be liberal in supporting the
press, and few of them had much time to spare for reading. The
times have greatly changed since then. We have so many
advantages at the present day, and there is so much in the way of
improving the county, that we cannot form a proper estimate of the
struggles of the early pioneers. The press of the county has done a
fair share in advocating and bringing about this millennium of
advancement and prosperity."

In 1879, Mr. Shearer erected the commodious building in which the

Tribune has since been located, and has made
numerous improvements in the office at recent dates. In May, 1882,
a new two revolution Campbell cylinder press was placed in the
establishment, superseding the Potter cylinder press

(1) The first number was issued June 9,1874; Charles M. Kenton,
proprietor. Started as an eight column folio; was slightly enlarged June 15,
1875, the number or columns remaining the same and the name being
changed to Union County
Journal . June 1, 1880, it was again enlarged, to a nine-
column folio, which is its size at present. When the paper was started it
was printed on a "Washington " hand-press. In 1876, the present Cottrell
&,Babcock cylloder press was put in, and four years later steam power
was added. The office has also a 13x19 Nonpareil jobber and a smaller
Peerless jobber, and in generally well stocked. It has occupied its present
quarters in the Robinson block since the fall of 1879; was previously In the
upper story of the building at the southeast corner of Main and Center
streets.

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which has been in use for eighteen years. Other presses have been
added, for job work, and in November, 1882, a four and a half horse
power engine was purchased to take the place of the one of three
horse power which was hardly sufficient to run all the presses at one
time at a required speed. The office is now one of the best stocked
country offices in the State, and the paper enjoys a large circulation.

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The Richwood Reporter is the latest venture in the journalistic field

in Union County, and bids fair to be very successful. The proprietors,
J. S. Blake & Bro., issued the first number January 28, 1882,
subscription price $1.25 per annum. The paper is a seven column
folio, printed entirely at home, and on the first of November, 1882,
had reached a circulation of about 600 copies, with the list rapidly
increasing. The office is well stock with first class material, and with
its neighbor, the Gazette , will doubtless continue
to be well patronized by the people of that section.

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CHAPTER XII. (1)

LOG CABIN CAMPAIGN OF 1840.

DURING the eight years of Jackson's administration and the four
years of Van Buren's, the veins and arteries of the Government, as is
the case generally when a party has been too long in power, had
become more or less corrupted. Many of those who were the
collectors and custodians of the public moneys, had become
defaulters-among the number Price and Swartwout-and the whole of
them denominated as " Spoilsmen and Leg-Treasurers," as
mentioned in the song below. Add to this the belief which was
chronic in the minds of many officials, incumbents and oracles, that
the party had the right of succession to the Government, and were
so solidly seated in the affections of the people that no human
power could displace them, and we have the key that inaugurated
the furor of that memorable year. Their grievances aroused and
combined all the latent opposing forces in the country, and in their
arousing they assumed a spirit of earnestness that foreboded victory
from the very start.

It may be interesting, especially to the older class of readers, to

recall to their memory a few of the facts and incidents connected
with the never-to-be-forgotten "Log Cabin and Hard Cider Campaign
of 1840," when the Presidential contest was between Martin Van
Buren, the then Democratic incumbent of the office, a Gen. William
Henry Harrison, who was the candidate of the Whig party. That was
a campaign which no one who passed through it will ever forget. It
was a year noted for its large meetings and its endless hurrahs. The
Campaign began early in the year, and was kept up with unceasing
energy till the day of the Presidential election. Many people did very
little else for a period of seven or eight months than attend the mass-
meetings and hurrah "for Tippecanoe and Tyler too." The devices to
be hauled about in processions were almost endless and diversified
as the ingenuity of man could make them, for effect upon the
masses. The Whigs were confident of victory. They felt it in their
bones, as they express it, and hence labored with increasing zeal

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and energy. The very atmosphere seemed to be full of victory for

them. The Democrats were correspondingly dispirited, and felt more
than half whipped for the six months preceding the election. People
went in wagons, carriages on horseback and on foot, to attend all
the large gatherings within a radius of fifty miles or more, stopping
for neither rains nor mud. It was nothing unusual to hear of crowds
estimated at from 50,000 to 100,000

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persons, and even more. Women engaged in the contest as

enthusiastically as the men.

Thomas Corwin, the most powerful orator of his day, was elected
Governor of the State that year, and contributed no small share in
getting up the excitement of that memorable campaign, and the
victory which followed. The country at that time was full of brilliant
orators, but Corwin was more than the peer of them all. He visited
all or nearly all the counties in the State, and his meetings were
made the occasion of a general rally, not only for the county, but for
all the surrounding counties. He could carry his crowd to any point
of enthusiasm desired, and could come as near Saying what he
desired to say, as any man living. He often made his audience laugh
and weep in the same eloquent Strain. No man since his day has
been able to draw as many hearty cheers from an audience as he
did.

The campaign received its force largely from the remarkable Whig
State Convention held in the city of Columbus on the 22d day of
February of that Year. It was a mass convention, and every county
in the State was represented by hundreds of delegates. The city,
small then, was fairly overwhelmed with delegates. It was out of the
question to obtain lodging apartments at hotels and boarding
houses, and many private houses were thrown open and people laid
down to rest at night wherever they could find a vacant spot. V. W.
Smith, who was one of the Ohio
State Journal staff of writers,
gave a brilliant description of that grand outpouring, which no pen

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has ever equaled since. It would be interesting to reproduce it here,

were it relevant to the design of this work.

The contest of that year was known also as "The Song Campaign."
Nearly every Whip, could sing, and about every tenth one turned
poet, which multiplied songs by the thousand, taking in every phase
of principle in issue between the two parties. These had their effect
in producing the results which followed.

It may not be inappropriate with the design of this work to give a

short paragraph upon the origin of this song campaign, which
became general all over the country preceding the Presidential
election. The first impulse to it, so far as can be ascertained, was
given by Otway Curry, a citizen of Marysville. He was a poet of
national fame, and wrote in February, 1840, what soon became
known all over the country as the "Log-cabin Song." This was
published in slips and circulated at the 22d of February convention,
and was sung there with marvelous effect by the young Whigs.
Almost every delegate carried one of these songs home with him,
and in less than a week It was reverberating from every hillside and
through every valley in the State.

As a matter of history so intimately connected with Union County,

the song, for better preservation, Is worthy a place in this work. Its
genius is incomparable; its conceptions pointed and forcible ; its
sentiments pointed for the best effect its rhythm perfect; its general
appropriateness faultless; and the tune selected for its conveyance
to the understanding of the masses, towering and popular in its lofty
intonations. It was an inspiration that literally set the whole nation
on fire with enthusiasm, which swept over the country like an
irresistible hurricane to accomplish the work of political regeneration.

LOG-CABIN SONG.

TUNE-Highland Laddie.

Oh, where, tell me where, was your Buckeye Cabin made?

Oh, where, tell me where, was your Buckeye Cabin made?

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'Twas built among the merry boys who wield the plow and spade,

Where the Log Cabins stand in the bonnie Buckeye shade.

CHO: 'Twas built, etc.

Oh, what, tell me what, is to be your cabin's fate?

Oh, what, tell me what is to be your cabin's fate?

We'll wheel it to the Capital, and place it there elate,

As a token and a Sign of the bonnie Buckeye State.

CHO: We'll wheel it, etc.

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Oh. why, tell me why, does your Buckeye cabin go?

Oh, why, tell me why, does your Buckeye cabin go?

It goes against the spoilsmen-for well its builders know,

It was Harrison that fought for the cabins long ago.

CHO: It goes against, etc.

Oh, who fell before him in battle-tell me who?

Oh, who fell before him In battle-tell me who?

He drove the savage legions, and British Army, too,

At the Rapids and the Thames and old Tippecanoe.

CHO: He drove, etc.

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By whom, tell me whom, will the battle next be won?

By whom, tell me whom. will the battle next be won?

The spoilsmen and leg-treasurers will soon begin to run!

And the Log-cabin Candidate will march to Washington!

CHO: The spoilsmen, etc.

Oh, what, tell me what, then will little Martin do?

Oh. what, tell me what, then will little Martin do?

He'll follow in the footsteps of Price and Swartwout too,

While the log cabins ring again with old Tippecanoe!

CHO: He'll follow, etc.

Having stated in a preceding part of this sketch that this campaign

was known as the " Song Campaign," it is proper to add that it is
now referred to as the "Log-cabin Campaign of 1840." It may,
therefore be interesting and proper to conclude by showing how the
log-cabin came into the campaign is an important, factor in the
same, and also give a brief history of the part taken by the citizens
of Marysville on that memorable occasion. The idea of the log cabin
as a political element in the contest, was first suggested by a
scurrilous article, published in a newspaper, in the interest of the
party supporting Mr. Van Buren for re-election to the Presidency.
The author of said article had visited North Bend, the home of Gen.
Harrison, soon after the nomination of the latter as a Presidential
candidate, was cordially received and hospitably entertained by him
in his humble home. 'a giving an account of this visit to some
newspaper, he spoke disparagingly of Harrison's abilities, and stated,
among other things, that he lived in a log cabin and drank hard
cider, affirming that he had no ambition to occupy the position to,
which he had been nominated, nor abilities to discharge the duties
thereof, and concluded by asserting that if the people of the country

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would furnish him with a sufficient supply of dry crackers arid hard
cider, he would be contented to live in his log-cabin home during the
remainder of the time allotted to him on earth. This article was soon
published in all or nearly all of the newspapers opposing the election
of Gen. Harrison; this aroused his friends, and the newspapers in his
interest published the article, with bitter editorial comments relating
to its tone and spirit. The people were reminded of the days when
they dwelt in log cabins, were taught in log schoolhouses and
worshiped their Creator in the same rude structures; hence, the log
cabin was soon brought into the campaign as an element of
strength, and as such served its purpose and has become historical.

Early in February of this year, the leading citizens of Marysville,

friendly to Gen. Harrison, decided to attend a mass convention to be
held at Columbus, on the 22d of said month. It was further decided
that the delegation should be a large one, and in all its appointments
and paraphernalia should equal if not excel that of any other
entering Columbus on that occasion. They went diligently to work to
carry out their purpose. A long cabin, composed of Buckeye logs,
was to be constructed, of magnificent design and proportions, to be
taken along as a central figure in the procession. The material was
procured from the forest in the vicinity of the town and the building
rapidly progressed, under the supervision of Levi Phelps, William W.
Steele, A. C. Jennings, James W. Evans, Stephen McLain and Mains
Wason. Jackson G. Sprague was the architect and master builder.
This is believed to have been the first log cabin constructed for a like
purpose in

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the State, certainly it was one of the best and most capacious, as
well as one of the most beautiful in workmanship and design. As it
neared completion, the parties in charge of the work concluded it
must, when completed, be dedicated with appropriate ceremonies ;
whereupon, a committee of the leading citizens of the town waited
upon Mr. Carry with an earnest request that he would write a song

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for the occasion. After deliberating awhile, he consented to make the

effort, immediately repaired to his residence and set about the work,
and in an exceedingly brief space of time submitted the result of his
labors in the song herein given. It was immediately printed on slips,
a band of singers organized, and the author with his flute (an
instrument on which he excelled) met with the band in the office of
the Clerk of the Common Pleas Court, where it was for the first time
heard in tuneful notes, as it came from the voices of the band,
accompanied by the flute in the hands of the author.

The cabin was, soon after this rehearsal, completed, furnished and
duly dedicated, on which occasion the song for the first time was
heard as sung in public, at which time it elicited rounds of applause.
The band of singers was composed of the following named persons:
Judge Levi Phelps, William W. Steele, Stephen McLain, A. C.
Jennings, the author, and doubtless many others whose names are
forgotten. After the ceremonies of dedication were over, the
structure was placed on a wagon, and on the morning of February
21, the day preceding the convention, it was started toward
Columbus, going by the way of Pleasant Valley (now Plain City),
Amity and West Jefferson; four horses were required to haul it, and
these were furnished by Benjamin F. Kelsey and Cherster Farnum,
each furnishing two, and acting as drivers, alternating with each
other.

A large delegation followed from Marysville, which gathered in

numbers as the procession moved forward through the county. West
Jefferson was reached the first night, where the delegation remained
till morning, and then started for Columbus on the "National road."

At the latter place, a large delegation from Springfield and Clark

County joined the procession. On nearing Columbus, the band of
singers already named, including the author of the song, with
probably others, took positions in and on the cabin, and moved to
and through the city, their voices ringing out on the air, in what
might very justly be termed a triumphal song. The cabin was
decorated with a coon skin nailed on the outside, while the inside
was furnished with a liberal supply of corn bread and hard cider,
with gourds wherewith to drink the beverage. The delegation
remained in Columbus during the day and the succeeding night, and
then with their cabin returned home in triumph. An interesting and
graphic account of the journey to Columbus on this occasion will be
found in another part of this work from the pen of C. W. McLain.

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Some time during the summer of the same year a large delegation
from Marysville and Union County went to Urbana with this cabin to
attend a mass convention held there, the same band of singers
accompanying it as on the former occasion with William C. Malin
added thereto. The delegation entered the town singing their
favorite and now deservedly popular song, and were greeted with a
storm of cheers, from admiring thousands gathered there. Gen.
Harrison was present, viewed the cabin and listened to the song.
The cabin and song were the center of attraction, dividing the
honors of the occasion with "Old Tip," as Gen. Harrison was
familiarly called at that time. This was the last appearance of this
famous structure outside of the limits of Union County. On its return
from Urbana, it served its builders until after the election, the result
of which is well known, when it retired from the field of politics in a
blaze of glory, and in time crumbled in-decay, the common lot of all
earthly things. Among all the persons herein named, either as
builders or singers, including the author of the song, few now
remain as dwellers on earth ; William C. Malin alone of the singers is
at this time a resident of Marysville; A. C. Jennings resides in
Springfield, Ohio, and still retains in his possession the identical flute
on which Mr. Curry performed the accompaniment on the

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occasion of the first rehearsal of the song, as before stated herein;

James W. Evans, now aged and infirm, resides at or near Lawrence
in the State of Kansas, while the architect and master builder,
Jackson G. Sprague, is and for many years past, has been a citizen
of Bloomington, Ill. All the others have passed to that bright, shining
shore, unseen by mortal eye, and dwell, as we trust, in a house not
made with hands.

The writer hereof has given a lengthy, and what may be termed a
detailed history of the origin of the idea that led to the introduction
of the log cabin into the campaign under consideration, and has
dwelt at some length in regard to the cabin built in Marysville, for
various reasons, among which may be mentioned the following : It
serves to perpetuate in enduring form a matter of interest now, and
for all time, will continue to be considered as an interesting event in
the history of Union County. It serves also to illustrate the vanity of
human calculations as instanced in the matter of the scurrilous

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article referred to. The intention of the writer thereof was to bring
Gen. Harrison into contempt and ridicule. He failed of his purpose
and produced the opposite result, and reflecting on his work, he may
have realized of a truth that:

"The best laid plans of mice and men aft gang aglee;"

and moreover, it was the building of this cabin by the citizens of

Marysville that gave inspiration to the poetic genius of the author
that resulted in the production of the most popular song of that or
any other campaign in the history of the politics of our country, the
effect of which in rousing the people throughout the entire nation
can scarcely be estimated.

A NIGHT OF SUFFERING AND PERIL-EXPERIENCE OF TWO

SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF 1812.

In the latter part of December, 1813, David Mitchell and James

Mather, soldiers of the war of 1812, whose homes were in Darby
Township, Union County, Ohio, returned from Fort Meigs, having
been honorably discharged, came to Delaware in company with
other discharged soldiers, at which place, in pursuance of orders,
they deposited their arms, and from thence these two started on
their homeward journey, on foot, through the wilderness, a portion
of the route being uninhabited, without a road, only blazed trees for
their guide. They crossed the Scioto River, possibly on a rude bridge,
and reached Mill Creek, at a point near where the village of New
Dover now stands; here they found the stream too high for lording,
whereupon they set to work to devise means to effect a crossing.
Procuring axes from a settler, and selecting a narrow place between
the banks of the stream, they cut down a very tall tree Standing on
the bank, which they caused to fall In a manner to serve as a foot-
bridge. The labor and exertion necessary to accomplish this caused
profuse perspiration, and in crossing they found that only the
extreme top of the tree reached to the opposite bank, and therefore
was not of sufficient strength to sustain their weight, consequently,
they became thoroughly wet to their knees. Mitchell, being in feeble
health, and of less native vigor than his comrade, was, soon after
reaching the bank, taken with a violent chill, causing sickness and
vomiting, and was able to proceed only a short distance, by the help
of Mather. They were endeavoring to reach what was then known as
the "Mitchell settlement" on Big Darby Creek, where Mitchell's
father, Judge David Mitchell, a pioneer settler of Union County, lived,

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and which was the nearest point where help could be obtained
without recrossing the creek. The distance to the settlement was at
least six miles, and the entire route through a trackless wilderness,
with not even a blazed tree to guide them. The weather rapidly
Increased in severity, and snow commenced failing. Mitchell became
too, weak to proceed farther, and sank exhausted near a large tree.
The prospect before them was truly cheerless and disheartening.
Mitchell, at this time, urged Mather to leave him to his fate, firmly
believing that he would not survive to see the light of another day.
The soul of Mather revolted at the thought of leaving his

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suffering comrade in this his time of need, and sternly and

peremptorily declined to do so but instead, went vigorously to work
to make the best of the situation. Procuring a quantity of dry leaves
for a bed, which he heaped against a tree, he then gathered bark,
limbs and brush with which he constructed a rude shelter, to which
he carried Mather. After rubbing his feet and legs to get up a re-
action through the circulation of the blood, put on a pair of dry socks
taken from his (Mather's) own knapsack. This treatment bad but
little perceptible effect, yet he kept up his exertions throughout the
entire night-a night of gloom, of anxious and painful forebodings lest
the morning would find his friend in the cold embrace of death.
During the night the snow ceased to fall, the sky became clear, and
the cold increased in severity. With the dawning of the coming day,
Mitchell, though chilled, severely frost-bitten, nearly speechless and
rapidly sinking, was still &live, and by words and signs, again
besought Mather to leave him; but he, as before, refused, and kept
up his exertions for his relief until it became sufficiently light to
enable him to see his way through the forest. He started on a swift
run for the settlement, taking as near as lie could, a straight course
toward the residence of Judge Mitchell, his only guide being the
morning stars and his general knowledge of the country. On nearing
the residence of Judge Mitchell, he caught sight of three of David's
brothers, mounted; he hailed them with all the strength of voice he
was capable of, and, in a few words, made known to them the
perilous situation of their brother. The brothers immediately faced
about, procured blankets and other things 'necessary for the
emergency, and took the trail made by Mather, which was plainly
visible in the snow. Having fleet horses, they reached their brother

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in as brief a time as was possible, found him unconscious and

apparently dying. They at once proceeded to pour whisky into his
mouth, which had the effect to revive him in a slight degree. They
immediately wrapped -him in blankets, lifted him onto a horse in
front of one of tile brothers, and in that way was conveyed to his
father's house, received prompt medical aid, which, with tender care
and nursing, preserved his life. He never fully recovered from the
effects of that terrible night of suffering and was ever after, through
life, to some extent a cripple, his feet and legs having been severely
frozen. Mather, being possessed of a vigorous constitution and in a
comparatively sound condition of health, suffered no permanent
injury by reason of the exposure, arid lived to a good old age. He
received a land warrant from the United States Government for his
services in the war, which was obtained for him by the writer hereof,
acting as his attorney ; and in that way tile facts detailed herein
were obtained, together with what follows, all of which was fully
confirmed by Mitchell in a conversation had with him after the death
of Mather, who died a few years since at Marysville, prior to the
passage of tile act of Congress granting pensions to soldiers of the
war of 1812. Consequently he did not receive a pension for the
services rendered to his country in that war, yet the land warrant
came to him opportunely when he was infirm, well stricken in years,
and served in some slight degree to smooth the pathway of his
declining ear to the tomb.

David Mitchell, soon after recovery, married and commenced

business on what was then known as "Darby Plains," in Union
County, as a farmer and dairyman, accumulated a large property,
disposed of the same, removed to Columbus, Ohio, where lie dealt
largely in boas, and also engaged in packing; but eventually wet
with reverses. lost heavily, and failed in business, through no fault
on his part. With misfortunes and losses, however great, he to the
end of life preserved all unsullied character for integrity and moral
worth. When in prosperity and affluence, he neglected to apply for
either a land warrant or pension for his services its a soldier, and in
the days of his adversity, by reason of difficulties encountered in
obtaining proof of his services, by reason of tile loss of the rolls of
his company, together with the death of his Captain, the late James
A. Curry, and all of his comrades in service, so far as known, he
failed to obtain either land or pension from

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the Government. He died some two years since, at Hilliard, in

Franklin Count., Ohio, at an advanced age, and was buried in what
is known as the "Old Mitchell Graveyard," on Big Darby Creek, in
Union County, near the place where he first commenced active life.

The writer has endeavored to give a true history of the suffering

endured by two worthy, patriotic soldiers of Union County, who went
forth to battle for the protection of our infant settlements, with the
only object in view, on his part, that of perpetuating their memory.
Mather was an industrious and worthy poor man, and some years
after the incident related, Mitchell, while engaged in buying stock for
his farm and cows for his dairy, met his old friend Mather, and, after
a cordial greeting, inquired concerning his present welfare, and was
informed that he had just met with a serious misfortune in the death
of the only cow he possessed. Mitchell expressed sympathy for him
in his misfortune, gave him words of cheer. and passed on, after
learning from Mather that he would pass his residence, which he
soon reached. He then proceeded to select from his herd the best
milch cow of the lot, drove it into the yard, and informed the wife of
Mather that the cow was presented to the family, as a small token of
his gratitude in remembrance of services rendered by Mather to him.
After the removal of Mitchell to Columbus, Mather would
occasionally visit the city, and in every instance when met by
Mitchell would be taken by him to his house, made welcome, and
prevailed on to remain for weeks, and on leaving for his home would
be liberally provided with money for his journey. These incidents are
given, in concluding this narrative, for the reason that they show the
brighter and better side of human nature, and also serve, in a slight
degree, to illustrate the true character of a very worthy man. From
many years' acquaintance with David Mitchell, the writer hereof
bears willing testimony to his nobility of soul (which this sketch but
feebly portrays), as also to his integrity, moral worth and purity of
character, through long years of heroic struggle in the battle of life
to its close, that will cause his memory to be cherished by his
numerous friends and relations who survive, while to his children it
descends as a precious inheritance, more enduring and to be prized
than great riches.

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410 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

CHAPTER XIII.

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS,
ROADS.

THE early settlers of the county had no roads

other than the Indian trails or the bridle paths
through the heavy forest, and even when they
began the work of road-making it was in a crude
manner, not to be compared with the methods at
present resorted to. The first highway of any
importance constructed in the county was what is
still known as the "Post road," laid out in 1812,
across the southern portion of the county. The
continuation of Main street north from Marysville,
now called the "Old Sandusky road," was
formerly known as be "Portland road." An old
plat, bearing date of June 10, 1829, made at
Marysville for Josiah Westlake, by Silas G. Strong,
shows this road, which crossed the southeast
corner of Lot No. 4, north of Mill Creek. Mr.
Strong at that time was agent for the sale of
"15,000 acres of good land in Union County."

In the early spring of 1844. an act was passed by

the Legislature, authorizing the construction of a
free turnpike road from Columbus, in the county
of Franklin. to Bellefontaine, in the county of
Logan, to pass via Marysville, Union County. The
Commissioners appointed from Union, to act with

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those from he other counties in laying out the

road, were John Cassil and Norman Chipman.

HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. - 411

The Commissioners were to form a corporation

known as the "Trustees of the Columbus,
Marysville & Bellefontaine Free Turnpike Road."
The first annual report of said Trustees, dated
January 20, 1845, showed that donations and
taxes had been received to the amount of
$1,371,578, which had been expended in
implements and labor; the costs and expenses of
laying and establishing the road were $230,125.

February 24, 1853, the Marysville & Essex Plank

Road Company was organized, to build a plank
road between the two. points named, by way of
Pharisburg. The capital stock was $30,000, in
shares of $25 each, and the incorporators were:
J. S. Alexander, J. W. Evans, P. Snider, C. S.
Hamilton, G. A. Cassil, W. T. Brophy, Joseph
Saxton, W. W. Woods, J. Marshall, Samuel
McBratney and J. G. Sprague. Books were open
for subscriptions of stock on the 2d of April
following, at Marysville, Pharisburg, Richmond
and Essex. All the incorporators resided at or
near Marysville. Considerable stock was
subscribed, but no immediate steps were taken
toward the construction of the road.. May 7,
1853, the company was fully organized at
Pharisburg by the election of the following
Directors: G. A. Cassil, W. T. Brophy, S.
McBratney, C. S. Hamilton, of Marysville; O.
Jewet, S. G. Kirk, of Leesburg Township; Daniel
Kinney, of Claibourne Township. Although the
project was set on foot in a spirit of earnestness,
the road was never constructed, nor was a plank
road ever laid in the county of Union, though the
swampy places were Sometimes corduroyed.

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GRAVEL ROADS.

Union County in 1882-83 is one of the foremost

in the State in point of excellent roadways, and,
although the expense has been very great, the
improvement has been of almost incalculable
benefit. In an article entitled "Gravel Roads in
Union County: What they cost and the
advantages derived from them," Col. W. L. Curry,
Auditor of said county, wrote as follows in April,
1882, in response to inquiries on the subject
from the neighboring county, of Knox:

"Union County is one of the 'pioneer counties' of

Ohio, in the matter of road improvements, and
our roads are all built under what is known as
the 'two-mile assessment law.' The law was
enacted March 29, 1867, and the first pike was
constructed in this county during that year, and
we have been building pikes every year since
that time. We have now constructed in this
county 110 gravel roads aggregating about 400
miles, and not a toll-gate in the county, and we
think as good roads as any in the State. We have
thirteen roads leading out from Marysville, and
every one piked, and our farmers can market
their grain and produce as easily and readily in
December and January as they could under the
old system of mud roads in August or
September, thus having the opportunity of taking
advantage of the best markets all the year. All
the main roads in the county are now graveled,
and the roads that are being improved this year
are usually short cross roads.

"Since the 1st of January, this year, fifty pike

petitions have been filed in my office, and of
forty-eight petitions that have been heard, forty-
five have been granted, leaving two yet to be
heard by the Commissioners. These forty-five
roads are all advertised, and will be sold out
during the month of May, those granted
aggregating 102 miles. Our Commissioners and

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engineers have learned by many years'

experience that the first requisite is to make a
good grade and good drainage, and this part of
the work is very closely guarded by the
Superintendent and engineer, and I will here
insert some extracts from our specifications that
will give a better idea of our manner of
constructing pikes :

"' The road to be cleared of all obstruction to the

width of fifty feet, trees and stumps within the
area required for the construction of the road-
bed and ditches shall be grubbed and removed
therefrom; except in fills, where they may be cut
off level with the natural surface of the ground.
All material naturally belonging within twenty-five
feet of the center line of said road may be used
for the construction of the same, unless
otherwise reserved by the Superintendent

412 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

Contractors will be required to preserve all

monuments and corners to land found in the
road-bed, and will be held responsible if the
same are destroyed.

THE GRADE.

The road-bed to be smooth and evenly graded

(in roads of two tracks on the side to be used for
dirt track; leave no sinks or low places in the
surface of the grade liable to contain or hold
water) to a width of twelve feet on each side of
and crowning eight inches to the. center line.
The sides of all cuts, fills or ditches over three
feet in depth or height, to receive a side slope of
one and one-half horizontal to one perpendicular,
with side ditches not less than five feet wide at
the bottom, and to be not less than one foot

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below the edge of the grade on the high grounds

or water divides, and not less than three feet
below the edge of the grade at the culverts or
outlets, unobstructed and continuous with
bottoms graded straight and smooth, leaving no
ponds or pools by the roadside. The banks of all
ditches three feet deep and less to receive a side
slope of one foot horizontal to one foot
perpendicular. All culverts, ditches, or small
bridges must have outlets or side ditches cut
from the road sufficient to drain them
thoroughly, except those which am marked on
the profiles, which are not included in the
contract. These ditches to be one foot wide in
the bottom, and to have their banks sloped one
and one-half to one foot and to be cut to a grade
of 12-100 of a foot to each 100 feet until a good
and sufficient outlet is made. The whole grading
to be done in a neat and workmanlike manner.

"'Contractors will be required to remove any and

all earth, rubbish or other matter liable to
obstruct the water way between the abutments
of any bridges built by either the county or
contractors, to a depth deemed by the engineer
sufficient for the necessary water way.

GRAVEL.

"'The gravel to be spread uniformly upon the

center of the road-bed as above prepared twelve
feet wide, fourteen inches deep in the center,
and eight at the sides when completed.'

"I only give you above the outlines of the

specifications of a small gravel .road, and it
would not be of interest to the general reader
seeking information to go into the long and
minute details of the specifications furnished by
our engineers,

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gravel to the rod, but cross roads that are not

largely used for heavy teaming can be made to
answer all purposes of usual travel with a less
amount of gravel. Many of our roads are
constructed on what we call the 'double track
plan;' that is, one track of gravel and one of dirt,
the dirt road being used in the spring, summer
and fall, and the gravel track in the winter, thus
saving the gravel track, which will last many
years longer. As there is little difference in the
cost of constructing the single and double track
roads, the matter is always left to the choice of
the petitioners, some preferring single and others
double track roads.

"The expense of constructing gravel roads

depends largely on the distance the gravel has to
be hauled and the bridging, but under the law
the county makes all culverts and bridges, and
this is not a matter to be considered by the hand
owners taxed for the construction of gravel
roads, as the bridge fund is collected on the
grand duplicate of the county, and bridges must
be built for the accommodation of the general
travel on all roads, whether they are gravel or
mud.

"Our roads now cost from $1,200 to $1,800 per

mile exclusive of bridging, all governed by the
distance gravel has to be hauled We can usually
purchase gravel in the pit at an average of $125
per mile. Our wagon beds for hauling gravel are
constructed to hold just one cubic yard of gravel,
and gravel teams will make an average of from
twenty-four to thirty miles per day, so that a
road that is one mile from gravel a team will
make from twelve to fourteen loads, or two rods
of gravel spread on the road each day to the
team, and $3 per day for team and driver, and
this work is largely done by the taxpayers along
the line of the roads, thus making some of the

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money out of the construction of the road to pay

HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. - 413

their taxes, and this year many of our roads will

be contracted entire to the taxpayers, as there
are too many roads for regular contractors to
handle. In counties that have no gravel but have
lime stone, roads can be constructed of crushed
stone at a cost but little above that of gravel.

"Two of our contractors during last year

completed three gravel roads of crushed stone,
of their own choice, having contracted to
construct the roads of gravel, and although the
taxpayers along the line of the road were at first
strongly opposed to the stone, they are now
much pleased and express a decided preference
for the. stone at the advanced cost of
construction, as they are satisfied after testing
them thoroughly the past soft winter that they
will be more durable.

"I will give you a closely figured estimate of the

cost of a road made from crushed limestone:
Ordinary limestone, average quarry, No. 1 rotary
crushed 10-horse power engine, including all
costs for stone and labor loaded on wagon, 80
cents per cubic yard, and a No. 1 crusher will
crush 60 cubic yards per day. On the usual gravel
roads, we put 7 cubic yards of gravel to the rod,
but of the crushed stone we use about 4 1/2
cubic yards to the rod, which makes a very
material difference in the expense of hauling and
spreading. The pikes in this county have cost
more than $1,000,000, but the land owners have
been repaid with large interest by the increase in
the value of real estate. For $1,000,000
expended for pikes, the value of real estate has
been increased $2,000,000, without taking into
consideration the luxury of having good roads.

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"Lands that were worth $40 and $50 per acre on

mud roads now sell readily at $60 and $70 and
upward per acre, and many citizens of old and
richer counties are coming in and purchasing
farms in this county, their reasons being that
they wish to own land in a county blessed with
good roads. It makes a good system of drainage
for low lands, and many farms are largely
drained by tiling into these side ditches; fences
are improved along the line of these roads, new
dwellings are built, barns are painted, and the
whole country is improved and beautified
wherever you see good pikes.

"When the gravel road question was first agitated

in this county, the enterprise was bitterly
opposed by some of our heaviest taxpayers and
best citizens. as they argued (and honestly, too)
that first, I there was no gravel in the county to
build the roads, and second, if there was material
it would bankrupt the county to build them.' But
fifteen years' experience has demonstrated the
fallacy of their argument, as we have built 400
miles of pikes and paid for them, and the county
is much richer today than fifteen years ago, and
we seem to have an abundance of material left,
and old I Mother Earth' gives forth her stores
bountifully, and her abundance cannot be
exhausted by building a few miles of gravel road.

"To illustrate: About sixteen or seventeen years

ago, the citizens of Marysville, shipped by
railroad fifteen miles distant, from another
county, gravel to put on our streets; and since
that time they have learned that the whole town
is underlaid with a superior article of gravel to
that shipped, and so you may find in your county
an abundance of material where you least expect
it. Now those who were the strongest opponents
of gravel roads in the beginning, are their most
enthusiastic advocates, and I have never yet
found an opponent of gravel roads that once he

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has a good pike past his farm would part with it

for three times the amount of tax he paid.

"The citizens of this county are well satisfied with

the money they have expended for road
improvements. The farmers are well paid by the
increase in the value of their lands, the
merchants are well pleased that they have at
their counters, in winter season as well as in
summer, customers who live fifteen and twenty
miles from the county seat, and the carriage-
makers are well pleased that they now sell
twenty buggies and carriages where under the
mud road system they sold one, and altogether
we seem to be a very happy, industrious, honest,
temperate and religious sort of people, and our
advice to, our neighboring counties is to build
gravel roads and you will be correspondingly
happy with us. We pay our contractors in six per
cent bonds that are anxiously sought and sell as
readily as United States bonds.

414 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

GRAVEL ROADS IN UNION COUNTY.

NAME MILES NAMES MILES

Ryan Chapel 1 1/2 Darby 4
Chapel
Cannon Mill 9/16 Inskeep & 1
Crary 17/32
Beech Grove 2 Dean 1 1/4
11/16

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Shortees & 3 Johnson 2 1/32

Grassy Run 15/32
Dry Run 4 Orchard 1 9/16
Buckeye 2 3/16 Holy Cross 2
& Epps 15/16
Sager Mill 5 7/16 Wilber 1½
Grassy Run 1 1/4 Pottersburg 1
& Darby 27/32
Hannawalt 1 7/16 North 2 3/4
Lewisburg &
Darby
Howey & 1½ Milford & 5½
Gamble Irwin
Bell 2 Milford 2 3/4
23/32 Urbana
Long & 1 Boundry 2 7/8
Brown 15/16
Fish Myers 2 Wallace 1 1/4
14/16
Kezartee 1 6/16 Brooks & 2
Russell 15/32
Marysville, 13 3/8 Byhalia & 6
California & Mansfield 15/16
County Line
Marysville & 8 1/4 Bellefontaine 2 ½
Pharisburg & Delaware
Marysville & 6 Broadway & 2 3/10
Delaware Pharisburg
Plain City & 4½ York Centre 3 7/16
California & Bethel
Waldo 5 7/8 York Centre 3 5/16
& Miller
Marysville 7 Cotton Slash 2 1/10
Watkins
Delaware & 3 1/8 Wheeler & 4
Bellefontaine Green 13/32
Wills Johns 2 4/5 Van Sant 4 4/5

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Watkins & 2½ McPeck 2 3/4

Bellpoint
Watkins & 3½ Lockwood & 5
California Toby
Weaver 5 2/5 Morse & 1
Cook 15/32
Delaware & 3 4/7 Ford 1
Watkins 15/16
Frankfort & 3 5/32 Davis 1 9/16
Ostrander
California & 3 5/32 Stony Point 1
Frankfort 11/16
Ostrander, 4 1/8 Newton & 5 1/16
& Frankfort York Centre
& Dublin
California & 5 Newland 3 5/32
Delaware 11/16
Hinton Mill 6 Snediker 2
11/16
Dover & 2½ Reed & Jolliff 3
County Line 15/16
Dover & 5 1/8 Sandusky 2
Perkins 15/16
Richey & 1 1/4 Patrick 1
Hannawalt 13/16
Delaware & 1 Jones & 13/16
Union 11/32 Graham
County Joint
Spring Dale 2 9/32 Baxley & 12/16
Green
Henderson 2 7/16 Snell 1 1/8
Marysville & 5 3/8 Newton & 3
Wilford Perkins
Irwin & 1 7/8 Marysville & 8 3/4
Little Darby Broadway
Irwin & 1 1/4 Marysville & 8 3/4
Woodstock Newton

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Unionville 4 5/8 Richwood & 2 3/8

Middletown
London 8 1/8 Agricultural 5/8
Post Road 16 5/8 Hamilton 4 3/8
Marysville & 6 Richwood, 5 3/4
Unionville Essex & La
Rue
Webb 2 5/9 Richwood & 6 1/4
Pharisburg
Plain City & 3 Somersville 4 3/8
Unionville & Broadway
Bridgeport 8 3/4 Richwood, 8 3/4
& Milford Somersville
& York
Centre
Milford & 3 1/6 Somersville 2 3/4
Woodstock & Coon
Marysville & 7 3/4 Richwood & 7 3/4
North Miller
Lewisburg
Marysville & 8 ½ Byhalia & 4½
Bellefontaine County Line
Conner 2 2/3 Richwood & 7 3/8
Bokes Creek
Sabin & 5 3/4 Eastman 1½
Bigelow
Milford & 3 1/6 Snyder 1
Allen Centre
Clark 1/20 Otway 21/2
Jewell & 6 1/4 Richwood & 2 ½
Blue Hoskins
Milford & 4½ Rush Creek 10 5/8
North Darby
Newton & 2 2/5 Grove Street ½
North
Lewisburg
Wheeler 4/5 Newton & 4
Bellefontaine

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Bennington 1 3/16 Broadway & 2 5/8

Newton
Logan & 1 London 1 5/8
Darby 25/32
Newton & 3 Cook 1
Crowder 15/16
Peoria & 4 9/32 Kirby 2 1/16
Middleburg
Potter & 4 7/32 Marysville & 1 5/16
Allen Centre Amrine Mill
Mitchell 1 5/6
Cemetery

NOTE.-Total value, $1,069,770 74; total miles

475.

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HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. - 417

RAILROADS.

Cleveland,
Columbus,
Cincinnati
&
Indianapolis
Railway .-The original charter of
this company was granted by the Legislature of
Ohio, March 14, 1836 the object being to
construct a rail way from Cleveland to Cincinnati,
via Columbus and Wilmington. Through non-user
that charter became dormant, but it was revived

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and amended by act of March 12, 1845. The road

was completed and the first train run over it from
Cleveland to Columbus on the 22d of February,
1851; distance, 138 miles. In 1861, the track of
the Springfield, Mount Vernon & Pittsburgh
Railway from Springfield to Delaware, fifty miles,
was purchased. The latter road is the same now
passing through Irwin, Milford, Marysville and
Dover Stations, in Union County, the charter for
its construction having been granted March 21,
1850, to the Springfield & Mansfield Railroad
Company. By a decree of the Clark County Court
of Common Pleas, entered at the August term,
1852, the company's name was changed to the
Springfield, Mount Vernon & Pittsburgh Railroad
Company. June 16, 1860, the road and property
were placed in the hands of John R. Hilliard, as
receiver. It was divided into two parts and sold
by order of the court, January 1, 1861, the fifty
miles between Springfield and Delaware being
purchased by Peter Odlin, J. R. Hilliard and F. A.
Lane, who, on the first of January, 1862, sold the
same to the Cleveland, Columbus, & Cincinnati
Railway, and it is now a part of the Cincinnati
Division of the C., C., 0. & I. After several
changes, the name by which the company is now
known-Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati &
Indianapolis Railroad Company-was adopted May
16, 1868. This was the first railway line
constructed in Union County, the citizens of
which became greatly interested in the enterprise
in 1850-51. A preliminary survey had then been
made upon nearly the route finally adopted. The
road was completed from Springfield to Delaware
in the spring of 1854, the first train between the
two points passing over it on the twenty-ninth of
March in that year. That train carried a large
number of excursionists. The next day, a young
man was, badly hurt at Delaware, having both
legs cut off by the engine while he was
attempting to jump on its pilot (commonly called
"cow-catcher ") as it was coming from the engine
house. Between Springfield and Delaware the

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locomotive jumped the track several times. The

flanges of the forward wheels of the locomotive,
which was called the "Olentangy," were
defective, and the aid of the "Goshen " was
necessary to pull the train back to Springfield,
the passengers being delayed overnight on the
way. The business of this road has grown to very
large proportions, and its equipment is generally
in keeping with the demands of the times. The
number of miles of track owned by the company,
according to the report of Railroad Commissioner
H. Sabine, for 1882, is as follows:

Main track . . . . . . . . . 17.87

Sidings, etc . . . . . . . . . 1.92

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.79

The company owns 417.55 miles in the State, of

which 390.62 miles are laid with steel rails.

Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati
& St. Louis
Railway .-The road in Union
County operated by this-the "Panhandle
Company "-is by lease from the Columbus,
Chicago & Indiana Central Company, to which
the road belong$. Of this there are in the county
13.05 miles of main track and .97 of a mile of
Sidings, making a total of 14.02 miles. The
original charter of this road was granted to the
Columbus, Piqua & Indiana Railroad Company,
by act passed February 23, 1849, and that
company proceeded to construct a road from
Columbus via Urbana and. Piqua to Union City,
on the line between Ohio and Indiana. Receivers
were appointed for this road June 23, 1856, and
on the 24th of June, 1863, it was sold for
$500,000 to three trustees. On the 20th of

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November, in the latter year, a re-organization

took place under the name of the Columbus &
Indianapolis Railroad Company, and by
subsequent changes and consolidations it has
been known successively as the Columbus &
Indianapolis Central Railway

418 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY.

Company, the Columbus & Indiana Central

Railway Company, and the Columbus, Chicago &
Indiana Central Railway Company, the last name
being adopted upon the consolidation of the
Columbus & Indiana Central with the Chicago &
Great Eastern, December 4,1867. The
combination leased its lines to the P., C. & St. L.
R'y Co. January 22, 1869, for a term of ninety-
nine years, renewable forever, and the latter
company now operates them as a part of its own
lines. The track of this road has not yet been laid
with steel rails.

New York,
Pennsylvania
& Ohio
Railway .-This road was
originally built by the Franklin & Warren Railroad
Company, which was chartered March 10, 1851,
under the provisions of "An act regulating
railroad companies," passed February 11, 1848.
The line was constructed from a point on the
State line in Trumbull County to Dayton, a
distance of 246 miles. The name, Atlantic &
Great Western Railroad Company, was
subsequently adopted by this company for Ohio,
and by others for New York and Pennsylvania,
the lines together forming a through route to the
East. August 19, 1865, these three companies
consolidated and became merged in one
corporation, with the general name of the
Atlantic & Great Western Railway Company.

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January 6, 1880, after several changes, the New

York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad Company of
Ohio was formed, and on the 24th of March,
1880, it was consolidated with companies
bearing similar names in the States of New York
and Pennsylvania, and the New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad Company now
owns and operates the line. The stations on this
road in Union County are Woodland, Richwood,
Claibourne, Broadway, Peoria and Pottersburg.
Length of road in county, main track, 23.909
miles; sidings, etc., 4.525 miles; total, 28.434
miles. About 165 miles of the road owned by this
company in Ohio are laid with steel rails. It was
formerly a broad gauge line, but has been
reduced to a standard gauge. It has more miles
of track in Union County than, either of the other
roads.

The Columbus
&
Bellefontaine
Railway
Company was incorporated in
April, 1878, with a capital stock of $200,000, in
shares of $50 each, to construct a railway----"
beginning at Columbus, county of Franklin and
State of Ohio; running thence in a northwesterly
direction through the counties of Franklin and
Union, and through the towns of Dublin and
Marysville; thence northwesterly through, the
county of Logan to the city of Bellefontaine, in
said Logan County." The incorporators were: J.
H. Anderson, T. Ewing Miller, W. V. Marquis, C.
L. Cooley, Robert Lamb, W. W. Woods, Philip
Snider, J. W. Robinson. The road is not yet built,

TELEGRAPH LINE.

The first telegraph line in the county was put up

in the winter of 1858-59, extending from
Springfield to Delaware, via Marysville. The poles
were distributed along the line early in October,

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1858, and it was completed to Marysville in the

latter part of February, 1859. Since that time the
county seat has had telegraphic communication
with the outer world. The telephone has been
recently introduced in the place, and proves a
great convenience. Connection is had with
Columbus, and thence with all important cities in
the State.

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684 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY

TAYLOR TOWNSHIP - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

JAMES AMRINE, farmer, P. O. Marysville. The subject of this

sketch was born November 29, 1837, in Union County, Ohio. His
parents were Josiah and Sarah Amrine, his father a native of
Pennsylvania and his mother of Guernsey County, Ohio. Our subject
was reared on a

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farm and received an ordinary district school education. On March

11, 1858, he was united in marriage with Matilda A. Wolford, who
was born September 3, 1841, in Knox County. Ohio. To them have
been born four children, three of whom are now living-Ellen M., born
May 28, 1859; Ettie, born January 28, 1862; and Lewis, born 'March
9, 1874. He engaged in business for himself when twenty years of
age, first farming as a lessee for six years, after which time he
bought seventy-five acres of land on which he settled, where he now
resides in Taylor Township. He has been successful in business, and
for twenty years has, with his wife, been a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.

JAMES S. BALDWIN, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Orange

County, Vt., February 9, 1828, and is a son of Ezra and Martha
(Peak) Baldwin. Ezra was born in Orange County, Vt., December 2,
1797, and Martha was born in Worcester County, Mass., in
November, 1799. They were married in Massachusetts in
September, 1820, and emigrated to Ohio in 1846, settling in
Delaware County in 1847, and in Union County, in 1861, where they
remained until their deaths. He died February 22, 1869, and she
January 27, 1870. James was united in marriage March 30, 1851,
with, Sarah Ann Barber, who was born in Muskingum County
September 15, 1831. He has been engaged in teaching school and
farming most of his life. He acquired a common school education,

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and is a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church. He has taken quite

an active part in the schools of Taylor Township. Mr. and Mrs.
Baldwin are the parents of eleven children, of whom ten survive-
Lemuel T., born March 19, 1852; James S., born March 17, 1853;
Mary A., born September 28, 1854; William L., born December 22,
1856 ; Frank L., born November 28, 1858 ; Martha A., born October
28, 1861 ; Clara J., born March 23, 1866 ; Dora M., born September
3, 1868; Harvey L., born September 25, 1872, and Charles H., born
October 29, 1874.

REUBEN BARNETT, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Clark

County, Ohio, June 10, 1829, and is a son of Jesse and Mary
Barnett. Mr. Barnett, Sr., was born in Tennessee, and his wife in
Pennsylvania. They were married in Ohio. He came to Ohio when
sixteen years of age and settled in Clark County, but afterward
moved to Union County, Ohio, with his wife, where they remained
until their deaths. Mr. Barnett died in October, 1861, and Mrs.
Barnett in 1868. Reuben was united in marriage, May 25, 1869, with
Eliza V. Jackson, who was born in Union County, Ohio April 3, 1849.
He acquired a common school education, and has been engaged in
farming during life, now owning a nice farm containing 155 1/2
acres. Mr. and Mrs. Barnett are the parents of four children of whom
three survive-William E., born March 30, 1870; Asa W., born January
1, 1872, and Nettie B. born June 12, 1875.

ABRAHAM CARVER, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Licking

County, Ohio, April 20, 1837, and is a son of James W. and Mary
(Livingston) Carver. The former was born in New Jersey, in 1807,
and emigrated to Ohio when five years of age, with his parents ; his
wife born in Ohio, in 1814, and they were married in Licking County,
where they remained until their deaths; he died in September, 1879,
and she in June of the same year. Abraham was united in marriage,
February 15, 1857, with Elizabeth Long, who was born in Licking
County, Ohio, in January, 1837. Ile was twenty years of age, when
he engaged in farming 98 a renter , and thus continued for ten years,
when he bought seventy-five acres of land in Licking County. After
keeping that for some time, he sold it and purchased 124 acres in
Union County, Ohio, where he resides, about one half mile from
Broadway. He acquired a common school education in the common
schools of Ohio. He is a member of the I. O. O. F, fraternity. Mr. and
Mrs. Carver are the parents of two children-Edward and Burt.

NEWTON CASE (deceased), was born in Hartford County, Conn.,

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October 18, 1805, and was a son of Martin and Rachel (Moore)
Case, who were natives of Connecticut, where they were married.
They emigrated to Delaware County, Ohio, where they remained
until their deaths. Newton was united in marriage, November 3,
1828, with Azubah Gay, who was born in Massachusetts, October 1,
1810. When he was twenty three years of age, he bought sixty
seven and a half acres of land from his father, and engaged in
farming. He continued buying land and farming until, at the time of
his death he owned nearly 895 acres, all in a high state of
cultivation. He died August 12, 1881. He acquired a common school
education, and had filled the office of Township Trustee of Taylor
Township. Mr. and Mrs. Case were the parents of nine children, of
whom six survive-Lucretia, born July 16, 1829; Electa, born March
30, 1831; Climenia E., born September 3, 1838; Clinton, born April
20,1835; Rachel, born February 12, 1837; and Velasco J., born June
20, 1841. Mr. and Mrs. Case were members of church, for a great
many years, and in the death of Mr. Case Taylor Township lost one
of its most valuable citizens.

VELASCO J. CASE, former, P. O. Broadway, was born in Delaware

County, Ohio, June 20, 1840, and is a son of Newton and Azubah
Case, whose biographical sketch appears in this work. He was united
in marriage October 14, 1861, with Mary Ann Keller, who was born
in Virginia September 18, 1843. He has been engaged in farming all
his life, and has filled the offices of Township Trustee and School
Director. He acquired a very limited education. Mr. and Mrs. Case
are the parents of ten children, of whom seven survive-William L.,
born October 13, 1864; Adella May, born May 7, 1866; Addie V.,
born March 7, 1868; Newton O., born December 21, 1869; Ida M.,
born November 6, 1872: Clarence V., born April 7, 1878, and Minnie,
born March 9, 1880.

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GEORGE CODER, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Ross

County, Ohio, February 29, 1816, and is a son of Simon and Jane
(Gault) Coder. Mr. Coder, Sr., was born in Pennsylvania, and his wife
in Virginia. They were married in Ross County, Ohio. He came to
Ohio with his parents when a boy, and finally settled in Union
County, where he is still living, being now ninety-one years of age;
his wife has been dead several years. George was united in marriage

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October 28, 1840, with Elizabeth Hamilton, who was born in Ross
County, Ohio, November 19, 1820. He has been engaged in farming
through life, and now owns 185 acres of land, where he resides,
which is well improved. He acquired a common school education.
Mr. and Mrs. Coder are the parents of five children-Maria J., Simon
P., James A., Joanna and Emily. He has also one Child that was
given him when it was two years old, its mother having died; the
name of this one is David McCormick. Mrs. Coder, a very estimable
lady, has been a member of the Christian Church thirty-seven years.

PELEG CRANSTON, merchant, Broadway, was born in Champaign

County, Ohio, November 16, 1826, and is a son of John B. and
Betsey (Lathrop) Cranston, the former a native of Rhode Island,
born September 16, 1798, and his wife a native of Connecticut, born
June 16, 1802. He emigrated with his father, sister and four brothers
to Darby Plains, Ohio, where he resides. He was united in marriage
in Ohio, April 22, 1823, to Betsey Lathrop, with whom he lived until
March 1, 1879, at which time she passed away from earth. Our
subject was united in marriage December 24, 1846, with Mary A.
Bland, a native of Virginia, born June 9, 1827. Soon after his
marriage he engaged in farming as a renter, and thus continued for
four years, when he engaged in the mercantile business for two
years, after which he again took up farming. He first bought 128
acres of land in Taylor Township, Union County, and afterward
added to it until he had at one time 232 acres. He has since sold
until he owns at present 174 acres of land, in a high state of
cultivation. He has been engaged in the mercantile business to some
extent all his life, and is thus engaged at the present, in Broadway,
Ohio, where he keeps a general store, and has a large patronage.
He acquired a common school education in the common schools of
Ohio, and has filled the office of Treasurer of Taylor Township for
twelve years, and is Justice of the Peace at this time and has been
for eight years. These offices he has filled with credit to himself and
his constituents. He has also been Superintendent of the Union
Sabbath School of Broadway, Ohio, for eighteen years. Mr. and Mrs.
Cranston are the parents of four children, viz.; French, deceased;
Webb, deceased; Walter F., born July 25, 1856, and Inez, deceased.
Mrs. Cranston is a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church.

JOHN DIXON deceased, was born in Virginia February 16,1826,

and was a son of John and Sarah (McClure) Dixon, who were both
natives of Virginia, where they were married in 1820. He died in the
Western country, and she died in Union County, Ohio. Our subject

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was united in marriage May 28, 1858, with Mary O. Evans, who was
born in Delaware May 7, 1833. Mr. Dixon died September 6, 1868.
They were the parents of one child-Sarah E., born August 6, 1859.
Mr. Dixon acquired a common school education, and was a man
loved and respected by all who knew him. Mrs. Dixon, his widow, is
still living, and is a member of the Christian Church.

DR. S. S. DRAKE, physician, Broadway, was born in Logan County,

Ohio, November 5: 1837, and is a son of Abram and Elizabeth
(Cook) Drake. Abram was born on the waters of Yellow Creek,
Carroll County, Ohio, September 26, 1805, and Elizabeth, his wife,
was born near Pittsburgh, Penn., November 2, 1808. They were
married in 1827, moved from Carroll County to Logan County, and
then to Union County, Ohio, where they settled and remained until
his death, which occurred in 1867; his widow is still living. The
Doctor was united in marriage, September 17, 1865, with Lucretia D.
Brees, who was born in Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio,
August 24, 1844. When twenty-one years of age, he engaged in
teaching school, and continued for twelve years, after which he
began reading medicine with Dr. Skidmore. After finishing his course
of study, he began practicing in Broadway, Ohio, in 1877. He
acquired a good common school education, and is a member of the
Masonic order at Newton, Ohio. He and his wife are the parents of
two children-Harry H., born September 1, 1872, and Tenney P., born
March 30, 1877. The Doctor has met with very good success in his
practice.

WILLIAM ELLIOTT, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Leesburg

Township, Union County, Ohio, August 21, 1833, and is a son of
John and Louisa (Woods) Elliott, the former a native of New Jersey.
They were married in Union County, Ohio, and after they were
married, they moved to Illinois, where they remained twelve years,
and then came back to reside in Leesburg Township. William was
united in marriage September 30, 1860, with Sarah Jane Mullvane,
who was born in Ohio, August 29, 1840. He has thus far in life been
engaged in farming, and owns 119 1/4 acres of land. He has been
Trustee of Taylor Township four terms, and is a member of the
Board of Trustees at the present. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are the parents
of eleven children, viz.: Josephine, Lewis, Marshall, Laura R., Devah
J., Wesley, Ulysses, Arthur, William, Maliefie and Sylvester.

JOSEPH EVANS (deceased). Our subject was born in Chester

County, Penn., February 28, 1801, and was a son of Thomas and

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Elizabeth Evans. Mr. Evans, Sr., was born in Pennsylvania April 12,
1761, and his wife was born in Pennsylvania November 3, 1768.
They were married in Pennsylvania, where they remained until their
death. Joseph was united in

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marriage, May 17, 1832, with Margaret Harlan, who was born in
Pennsylvania March 8, 1811. He was engaged in farming most of his
life in Union County, Ohio, and at his death owned 176 acres of land
in Taylor Township, this county. He died April 29, 1881. Mr. and Mrs.
Evans were the parents of eight children, six of whom are living-
Mary O., Thomas L., Joseph P., Elizabeth M., Sarah A. and Joshua.

TRUXTON FORD, farmer, P. O. Broadway, one of Taylor

Township's old pioneers, was born in Ohio March 3, 1805, and is a
son of Chauncey and Mary Ford; the former was born in
Connecticut. They were married in Ohio in 1804, and remained there
until their death. Our subject was united in marriage in 1828 with
Miss Roanna Broage, who was born in Virginia, in July, 1808, and
died September 10, 1859. He a widower until November, 1861,
when he was united in marriage with Martha Maskill, who was born
in England June 30, 1812. When twenty-eight years of age, he
engaged in farming for himself, and has thus continued ever since.
he owning at this time 151 acres of land in Taylor Township. Mr. and
Mrs. Ford have been blessed with six children, of whom five survive
- Sylvester, Amanda, Henry C., William H. and Minerva M. Mr. Ford
has filled the office of Township Trustee for several years.

H. C. FORD, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Licking County,

Ohio, April 15, 1837, and is a son of Truxton and Roanna Ford. He
was united in marriage November 19, 1870, with Delila Snider, who
was born in Virginia, June 1, 1843. He has been engaged in farming
most of his life and, now owns 104 1/2 acres of land, where he
resides, which is in a high state of cultivation. He acquired a very
limited education. Mr. and Mrs. Ford are the parents of one child,
viz., Ida N., born January 31, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Ford are an
enterprising and industrious couple.

SYLVESTER FORD, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Licking

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County, Ohio, June 12, 1832, and is a son of Truxton and Roanna
Ford. Sylvester was united in marriage July 30, 1856, with Minerva
Ford, who was born in Perry County, Ohio, April 10, 1838; soon after
their marriage he engaged in farming for himself, a business he has
followed all his life. He now owns 161 acres of land in a high state of
cultivation. He acquired a common school education in the common
schools of Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Ford are the parents of five children,
of whom four survive, viz.: Amanda, born April 26, 1857; Flora L.,
born April 17, 1861; Ollie R., born June 10, 1863 ; and Truxton C.,
born November 18, 1865; Warren (deceased), was born January 2,
1859, and died October 25, 1872. Mrs. Ford has been a member of
the Free-Will Baptist Church for ten years.

W. H. FORD, farmer, P. O. Claibourne, was born in Licking County,

Ohio, August 4, 1840, and is a son of Truxton and Roanna Ford. W.
H. Ford was united in marriage, November 16, 1861, with Emily
Hedges, who was born in Virginia November 24, 1843. When twenty-
one years of age, he engaged in farming for himself as a renter, and
thus continued until about 1879, when he bought 123 1/2 acres of
land, where he now resides, which he has since that time farmed.
He acquired a common school education. Mr. and Mrs. Ford are the
parents of nine children, of whom seven survive, viz.: William E.,
born May 12, 1863 ; Finley S., born October 25, 1864; John H., born
October 2, 1866 ; Stephen B., born November 10, 1868; Charlie A.,
born December 22, 1870; Laura E., born July 31, 1878, and Minnie
W., born October 13, 1880.

LORY FORD, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Muskingum

County, Ohio, November 3, 1811, and is a son of Chauncey and
Mary Ford. The former was born in Connecticut in 1780, and was
sixteen years as age when he came to Ohio. They were married in
1804, and remained in Ohio until their death, he in 1847, and she in
1852. They were engaged in farming through life. Our subject was
united in marriage, January 16, 1836, with Hester Ann Miller, who
was born in Ohio, above Wheeling, in 1813. When twenty-one years
of age, he engaged in farming for himself as a renter, and thus
continued for ten years. when he bought 270 acres of land where he
now resides, of which he has since sold 124 sores, leaving 146 acres
of land in a high state or cultivation. He has been engaged in
farming all his life. He acquired a common school education, and has
been a member of the Masonic order for nearly forty years, and he

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filled the office of Township Trustee of Taylor Township for fourteen

years. His wife died June 24, 1875. Mr. and Mrs. Ford were the
parents of ten children, of whom eight survive-Philarna, Clarissa,
Minerva, Mary Elizabeth, Frank, Jennie, Lory C. and Hiram J. Mrs.
Ford was a member of the Lutheran Church for a great many years,
and Mr. Ford is still a member of the church, and resides on the old
home farm.

O. W. FREEMAN, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Muskingum

County, Ohio, June 22, 1828, and is a son of Solomon and Abigail
Freeman. The former was born in Massachusetts on March 12, 1789,
and his wife was born in New Hampshire October 17, 1793. They
were married ten miles south of Batavia, N. Y., in 1811. They first
emigrated to Pennsylvania and then to Ohio, and after living in
several different localities of Ohio, they finally moved to Union
County where they settled and remained until their deaths. He died
in September, 1863, and she died January 24, 1881. Our subject
was united in marriage December 29. 1853, with Arminda
McCracken, who was born in Morrow County, Ohio, October 25,
1833. He has been engaged in farming through life and now owns
nearly 220 acres of land in Taylor Township, where he resides. He
acquired a common school education, and is a member of the I. O.
O. F. Lodge. He has filled the office of Clerk and Justice of the Peace
in Taylor Township. He was

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married twice, his second wife being Susan McCracken, a sister of

his first wife, whom he married October, 1863 ; she was born
February 20, 1836. He is the father of seven children, of whom five
survive, three by his first wife and four by, the second-Emmett I.,
Ida L., Elmer J. Louella E. and Elma A. Mr. Freeman is a good and
substantial citizen, and well respected the community in which he
lives.

ISAAC F. GATES, merchant, Broadway, was born in Washington

County, Ohio, September 7, 1834, and is a son of Seth and Philena
Gates. Mr. Gates was born in Washington County Ohio, May 2, 1812,
and his wife was born in Maine in 1814. They were united in
marriage in 1833 and emigrated to Union County, Ohio, where they
now reside. Isaac was united in marriage with Rachel Kendall, March

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22, 1866; she is a native of Licking County, Ohio, born May 13,
1845. When he was twenty years of age, he began carpentering and
continued until 1865, when he engaged in the mercantile business in
Broadway, Ohio, and has been thus engaged ever since, with the
exceptions of six years, during which he was farming. He owns
property in Broadway, where he resides and at the present has a
general store, such as is kept in all country towns, with a good
patronage. He acquired a common school education, and is a
member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Gates are the parents
of six children, of whom five survive, viz.: Carrie, born January 6,
1867 ; Watt, born September 9, 1868 ; Kelley, born August 24,
1871 ; Lonnis, born April 16, 1874 ; and Tellie, born April 22, 1882.
Mr. and Mrs. Gates are members of the Methodist Church, and have
been for a number of years.

BENJAMIN P. GLASCO, farmer, P. O. Broadway. The subject of

this sketch was born in Virginia March 26, 1819. His parents were
natives of Virginia. He was reared to man's estate on a farm, and
received but a common school education. On October 7, 1841, was
celebrated his wedding, he leading to the marriage altar Miss Lida
Turner, who was born in September, 1819, in Ohio. To them have
been born seven children, of whom four are now living-Mary J.,
Anna L., Sarah E. and Susan M. He has been successful in business
during life. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church;
contributes liberally to all worthy enterprises. He is the owner of 300
acres of fine, tillable land where he resides, in the western portion of
Taylor Township.

HARVEY P. GOFF, retired farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in

Vermont July 25, 1814 and is a son of Samuel and Betsy (Peck)
Goff, who were both natives of Massachusetts, the former born
January 23, 1786. and the latter June 26, 1790. They were married
September 15, 1811, in Massachusetts, and came to Ohio in 1834,
first settling in Licking County and next in, Union County, where they
remained until their deaths,, he March 2, 1868, and she March 7,
1868. Our subject was united in marriage, January 1, 1840, with
Adaline D. Castle, who is a native of Vermont, born February 12,
1816. They were married in Licking County, Ohio; emigrated to
Union County and settled in Taylor Township, where they now
reside. He has been engaged in farming most of his life; was the
first farmer in the township to use drain tile, and owns at this time
near 315 acres of land. He has been a member of the Freewill
Baptist Church for forty-eight years; his wife was a member of the

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Regular Baptist Church for twenty five years, and until nineteen
years ago, when she connected herself with the church of her
husband. Mr. Goff has filled the office of Township Treasurer, and
for one year he was Postmaster, before Broadway was in existence,
when the post office called Broadway Centre was at his house. He
has had four children, the only survivor of whom is William H. He
was born January 23, 1843, and on August 16, 1870, married Miss
S. J. Watson, who was born in Knox County, Ohio, July 1, 1852, and
by whom he has had five children, viz.: Alice M., born June 28,
1871 ; Loren B., born March 24, 1873 ; Lydia O., born August 14,
1875; Oscar, deceased; and Bertha S., born June 9, 1881. He is
engaged in the saw mill business, and owns a large tract of land. He
and his wife are members of the Free-Will Baptist Church a
Broadway, Ohio.

JOHN HAMILTON, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Ross

County, Ohio, December 8, 1818, and is a son of James and Maria
Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton was born in Ross County, Ohio, in 1792, and
his wife was born in Virginia in 1799. They were married in Rose
County, Ohio, in 1817. He came with his parents to Ohio when he
was only two years of age, first to Ross County and next to Union
County, where he remained until his death, which occurred
September 18, 1872. Mrs. Hamilton is still living. John was united in
marriage with Catharine Coder, who was a native of Ross County,
Ohio, and after her death he married Lucy Griffin, also a native of
Ross County, born November 30, 1828. He acquired a common
school education, and has devoted the most of his life to farming.
He is the father of ten children, of whom six survive, viz., Deborah,
Serena Alice, Sophronia, Daniel B., Eunice and David D. Mr.
Hamilton has been very successful through life, and now resides on
his farm, consisting of 112 acres of land in a high state of
cultivation. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church.

JAMES HAMILTON, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Ross

County, Ohio. November 6, 1827, and is a son of James and Maria
Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton, Sr., was born in Ross County, Ohio, in 1792,
and his wife was born in Virginia August 7, 1799. They were married
in Ross County, Ohio, in 1817. He came to Ohio with his parents
when he was only two years of age, first to Ross County and then to
Union County, where he remained until his death, which occurred in
1872. Mrs. Hamilton is still living. James was united in marriage,
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ber 15, 1853, with Elizabeth Graham, who was born in Union County
in 1831. He has been engaged in farming since he was twenty years
of age, and now owns 121 acres of good land where he resides. Mr.
and Mrs. Hamilton are the parents of eight children, seven of whom
are living-Samuel, Alpheus, James W., Frank N., Silas A., Otway and
Guy. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church.

JAMES HILDRETH, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Adams

County, Ohio, January 26, 1819, and is a son of Samuel and Fidelia
(Stockwell) Hildreth. Samuel was born in Massachusetts, and Fidelia
in New York. They were married in Now York, and then came to
Ohio and settled Adams County, going from there to Licking County,
and three years later to Knox County, Ohio, where they remained
until their death, he in 1865, and she in 1856. James was united in
marriage, August 1, 1840, with Matilda Taff, who died July 3, 1847.
He remained a widower until December 19, 1847, when he was
again united in marriage with Elizabeth L. Martin, who was born in
Knox County, Ohio, January 24, 1819. He engaged in farming for
himself when twenty-three years of age, and has so continued
through life. When he first came to Union County, Ohio, he bought
100 acres of land, where he resides, to which he has since added
five acres. Mr. Hildreth is the father of eight children, four by his first
wife and four by the last, of whom one of the first survive, and two
of the last, viz.: Elizabeth, Fidelia and Harriet. Mr. Hildreth has been
one of our old, substantial citizens, and is respected by all who know
him.

SOLOMON JAMES, farmer, P.O. Broadway. The subject of this

sketch was born in North Carolina, February 22, 1816, and was
united in marriage October 6, 1853, with Jennette Goms She was
born in Augusta County, Va., August 18, 1830. They came to Ohio,
where be bough fifty acres of land where he resides. He has since
sold two acres and has left forty-eight acres of fine land, in a good
location. Mr. and Mrs. James are the parents of two children-George
W. and Benjamin F. Mr. James and his wife are members of the
Baptist Church, and have been for near thirty years.

WILLIAM JOLLIFF, Jr., farmer, P. O. Claibourne, was born in

Holmes County, Ohio, March 29, 1842, and is a son of Peter and

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Susan (Snyder) Jolliff; Peter was a native of Pennsylvania; his wife

was born in Maryland, and they were united in marriage in Ohio. He
and his wife emigrated to Ohio when young, and have resided here
ever since. William was united in marriage December 25, 1862, with
Charlotte Pearce, who was born in Union County, Ohio, November
20, 1841. He has been engaged in farming through life, and now
owns 180 acres of splendid land. He acquired a common school
education in the common schools of Ohio. His wife is a member of
the Methodist Church.

GEORGE W. JOLLIFF, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Holmes

County, Ohio, March 23, 1847, and is a son of Peter and Susan
(Snyder) Jolliff. Peter was born in Pennsylvania July 16, 1819; his
wife was born in Maryland January 15, 1822, and they were united
in marriage in Ohio in 1839. They emigrated to Ohio when young,
and have remained there all their lives. George was united in
marriage February 2, 1868, with Isabella Maskill, who was born in
Union County, Ohio, June 6. 1853. He has been engaged in farming
all his life, and owns at the present 113 acres of land, well improved,
where he resides. Mr. and Mrs. Jolliff are the parents of four children-
Perry A., Ada M., Wilbert H. and Chauncey H.

DAVID KELLER (deceased) was born in Virginia October 30,1814,

and was a son of Jacob end Catherine (Ewing) Keller, the former a
native of Pennsylvania and the latter of England. They were married
in Virginia, and emigrated to Ohio, where they remained until their
deaths, he in 1870 and she January 27, 1850. David was united in
marriage September 8, 1842, with Ruth Ann Seal, who was born in
Pennsylvania, on the banks of the Brandywine, February 14, 1824.
Mr. Keller was engaged in farming during life, and his widow resides
on the home farm consisting of 100 acres of land. He acquired a
common school education, and was a member of' the Methodist
Church. He died May 17, 1860. Mr. and Mrs. Keller were the parents
of four children-Mary Ann, Jacob W., Isaac N. and Lida J. Mr. Keller,
in his life-time, was a very reliable citizen, upright in his deportment,
and well worthy the imitation of others.

JESSE LAUGHREY, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born March 29,

1834, in Licking County , Ohio. His parents were Edward and
Elizabeth Laughrey, natives of Pennsylvania. The subject of this
sketch was reared to manhood on a farm, and received but a limited
education. On January 28, 1858, he married Frances A. Miller, who
was born September 13, 1836 in Maryland. This union has been

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blessed with six children-Mary E., born October 28, 1858; John M.,
born February 21, 1860; Harriett M., born July 27, 1862; Ellen R.,
born October 3, 1865; Spencer A., January 4, 1872; Eva L., January
4, 1875. When twenty years old, be engaged in business for himself,
having first leased a farm for four years. He made his first purchase
of fifty-seven acres of land, and being successful in business
transactions, found it convenient to purchase twenty three acres in
addition to the first, and finally made his third purchase of forty
acres, making a total of' 120 acres.

ELISHA LISTEN (deceased). The subject of this sketch was a

resident of Taylor Township, Union Co., Ohio, and was born in 1831.
He was a son of Jacob and Lethia Listen. He was united in marriage
with Maria Sevrens, who was born in Adams County, Ohio, January
9, 1836. He was engaged in farming during life, and was killed in the
last battle of the rebellion.

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Mr. and Mrs. Listen were the parents of four children, of whom two
survive-James, born March 24, 1857, and Martha Jane, born March
3, 1862. James was united in marriage September 25, 1881, with
Martha Davis, who was born in York Center January 19, 1862. After
the death of his father, James began the management of the farm,
and has thus been engaged ever since.

GEORGE W. MACHLING, farmer. P. O. Marysville, was born in

Westmoreland County, Penn., March 26, 1833, and is a son of Phillip
and Barbara Machling, who were natives of Pennsylvania. Phillip was
born January 1, 1795, and his wife was born January 1, 1796. They
were married in Pennsylvania in 1816; emigrated to Ohio and
settled. He died in Union County November 4, 1868, and she is still
living. George has been engaged in farming since he was twenty-
three years of age. He owns 181 acres of nice land, well improved.
He acquired a common school education, and was united in
marriage, March 26, 1853, with Lucinda Abbot, who was born in
Licking County, Ohio, December 5, 1835. To this union have been
born seven children, of whom four survive, viz.: Frank M., Sophia,
Alice and Josiah.

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SAMUEL McADOW, farmer. P. O. Marysville. The subject of this

sketch was born in Harrison County, Ohio, May 2, 1838. His parents
were John McAdow, born in 1796, and Rebecca McAdow, born in
1795. His father was a farmer and carpenter, and died March 11,
1877. His mother was a native of Pennsylvania and died in 1869.
Samuel was married July 18, 1853, to Miss Adaline Wolf, who was
born May 18, 1835, in Pennsylvania; they are the parents of eight
children, six of whom are now living, viz. : William H., born July 5,
1854, Jasper, born September 2, 1855; Orlando, born May 30,
1857 ; Alice L., born September 11, 1867; Hugh, born September
13, 1870; Nye, born October 26, 1873. Samuel has, for perhaps ten
years followed the carpentering business, but at the present he is
engaged in farming and stock dealing. He has been a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for sixteen years, and his wife, an
estimable lady, is also a member. For sixteen years, Mr. McAdow has
served as Trustee of Taylor Township, and for five years as School
Director. He is the owner of about 220 acres of land.

HENRY F. McCAMEY, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Licking

County, Ohio, November 9, 1856, and is a son of John G. and Mary
Elizabeth McCamey. John was born near Zanesville Ohio, in 1808,
and his wife was born in Maryland, and died December 8, 1872. He
finally settled in Union County; where he still resides. Henry was
united in marriage, November 9, 1881, with Clara A. Gleason, who
was born in Licking County, Ohio, In August, 1856. He is engaged in
farming and owns twenty-five acres of land. He acquired a common
school education. Mr. and Mrs. McCamey are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.

JONATHAN MOORE (deceased) was born in Ohio January 4, 1829,

and was a son of Hugh and Elizabeth (Lonx) Moore, who were both
natives of Virginia. They emigrated to Ohio, were married and
remained in Ohio until their death. Jonathan was united in marriage,
January 27, 1853, with Mary Ann Scott, who was born in Knox
County, Ohio, June 10, 1835. At seventeen years of age, he began
working by the month, and thus continued for three years, when he
bought land, and at the time of his death he owned 453 sores in a
high state of cultivation. His death occurred June 7, 1878. His widow
still lives on the old home farm. Mr. and Mrs. Moore were the
parents of three children-George W., born September 4, 1854; Hugh
E., born Much 12, 1856, and Dolph H., born January 12, 1865.

GEORGE W. MOORE, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Taylor

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Township, Union County, Ohio September 4, 1854, and is a son of

Jonathan (deceased) and Mary Ann (Scott) Moore. Jonathan was
born in Ohio January 4, 1829, and his wife was born in Knox County,
Ohio, June 10, 1835. They first settled in Union County, Ohio,
remaining there for a time, and then moved to Warren County, but
not being satisfied there, he moved back to Union County, where he
remained until his death, which occurred June 7, 1878. His widow is
still living in Taylor Township. Our subject was united in marriage,
November 18, 1879, with Maggie Snow, who was born in Indiana
November 19, 1857. When twenty-four years of age he engaged in
farming on the land left him by his father. He has since purchased a
tract of land and now owns 155 acres. He acquired a common
school education. Mr. and Mrs. Moore an the parents of one child-
Adolphus H., born January 25, 1881. Mr. Moore is a very industrious
and enterprising young farmer.

JACOB P. NORRIS, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Union

County, Ohio, March 26, 1846, and is a son of J. B. and Rebecca
Norris. Mr. Norris, Sr., was born in Canada, and Mrs. Norris in
Pennsylvania; emigrated to Ohio with his parents; they were married
in Union County, Ohio, and still reside there. Jacob P. was united in
marriage, September 24, 1867, with Rebecca Harbert, who was born
in Union County, Ohio, February 3, 1849. He has been engaged in
farming most of his life. He acquired a common school education,
and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and his
wife is a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. sad Mrs. Norris are
the parents of seven children, of whom six survive-Carrie, Hattie
William J., Birdie, Egbert and Frank B.

WINFIELD S. ROGERS, farmer and stock-dealer, P. O. Broadway,

was born in Licking County, Ohio, May 18, 1848, and is a son of
John C. and Nancy C. Rogers. John C. was born in Licking County,
Ohio, April 6, 1818, and his wife was born in Fairfield County, Ohio,
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vember 24, 1822. They were united in marriage in Fairfield County,

Ohio, November 20, 1840, and settled in Union County, Ohio, where

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they now reside. He is a carpenter by trade, but has been engaged

in farming for the last twenty years. Winfield S. was united in
marriage, December 9, 1869, with Mary L. Thompson; she was born
in Union County, Ohio, December 7, 1848. Our subject has been
engaged in farming and trading in stock and grain ever since he was
twenty-one years of age. He is in partnership with his brother-in-law,
Robert W. Thompson. of Broadway, Ohio, who in a first-class citizen
and gentleman. Mr. Rogers owns at present 350 acres of land in a
high state of cultivation. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge,
and is filling the office of Treasurer of Taylor Township. Mr. and Mrs.
Rogers were the parents of five children, of whom four survive, viz.:
James L., born July 5, 1871; John C., born September 7, 1876;
William H., born November 9, 1878, and Victor W., born December
11, 1881. The deceased is Nancy R., born May 11, 1873, and died
December 26, 1876. Mr. Rogers is a live business man and ever
ready to accommodate all.

ABRAHAM SAGER, farmer, P, O. Marysville, was born in Virginia

August 20, 1826, and is a son of John and Rebecca (Cook) Sager,
who were natives of Virginia. They were married in Virginia in 1825
and emigrated to Franklin County, Ohio, where they remained until
his death, which occurred in 1830. Mrs. Sager is yet living, and has
been married twice since, and is a widow again. Abraham was
united in marriage, January 12, 1854, with Mary Ann Grabs, who
was born in Franklin County, Ohio, September 7, 1833. He has been
engaged in farming through life. He acquired a common school
education, and is a member of the I. O. O. F. society. Mr. and Mrs.
Sager are the parents of four children-Lawrence E., Charlie F.,
Thomas M. and John Wesley, Mr. and Mrs. Sager have been
members of the Methodist Church a great many years.

D. D. SHEARER, saw will, Broadway, wan born in Pennsylvania May

3, 1815, and Is a son of Solomon and Barbara A. Shearer, who were
natives of Pennsylvania, where they were married They emigrated to
Greene County, Ohio, and to Indiana, where they remained until
their deaths he in May, 1860, and she in June, 1871. D. D. Shearer
was united in marriage October 20,1842, with Jane Dangle, who was
born in Pennsylvania and died in Ohio. He remained a widower until
April 11, 1846, when he was united in marriage with Margaret
Finnisfrock who was a native of Pennsylvania, born March 26, 1818.
He has been engaged in the milling business all his life. He acquired
a limited education, and he and, his wife have been members of the
Methodist Church for a number of years. Mr. Shearer is the father of

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seven children, one by his first wife and six by his last wife, and of
the seven only three survive Orismus S., born January 31, 1847 ;
Winfield S., born December 21, 1849; and Armenia Bone, born May
16, 1854. Orismus, the oldest son, was united in marriage,
December 25, 1870, with Mary N. Wyeth, who was born in Franklin
County, Ohio, July 12, 1853. They we the parents of three children-
Minnie O., Daniel P. and Clarence O.

DAVID SHENEMAN, blacksmith, P. O. Marysville, was born in Ohio

June 18,1824, and is son of Henry and Julia Sheneman, who were
natives of Pennsylvania. - They were married in Ohio in 1809. He
came to Ohio in 1806, and died in Miami County, Ind, in March,
1865; she died in Holmes County, Ohio, October 16, 1843. David
was united in April 14, 1852, with Elizabeth Machling, who was born
in Pennsylvania March 7, 1830. He has been engaged in
blacksmithing ever since he was twenty-three years of age. He owns
a nice little home, consisting of thirty acres, where he resides. He
has filled the office of Justice of the Peace and Trustee of Taylor
Township. Mr. and Mrs. Sheneman are the parents of live children-
Emanuel M.. Barbara E., William H., and twins, Eveline and Angeline.
Mr. and Mrs. Sheneman have been members of the Christian Church
for many years.

JOHN SHIRK, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Union County,

Ohio, May 21, 1827, and is a son of Adam and Anna (Dix) Shirk. His
parents were natives of Virginia. Mr. Shirk, Sr., was born in 1793,
and his wife was born in 1798. They were married in Virginia, and
came to Union County, Ohio, about 1825, 'where they remained until
their deaths, he in August, 1877, and she in April, 1859. John was
united in marriage, December 24, 1859, with Sarah Safford, who
was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, April 28, 1835. He has been
engaged in farming, and owns at the present time 200 acres of land
in a splendid neighborhood. He acquired a limited education. Mr.
and Mrs. Shirk are the parents of eight children, seven of whom are
living-Elmer E., Adam W., Daniel H., Myrtle C., Sarah E., Maggie M.
and Minnie F. Mr. and Mrs. Shirk are members of the Christian
Church.

THOMAS J. SIMPSON, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Taylor

Township, Union County, Ohio, July 8, 1850, and is a son of Joseph
and Margaret Simpson. Joseph was born in England and came to
Virginia when nine years of age, and afterward to Ohio, where he
settled in Delaware County. He finally pressed forward to Union

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County, where he remained until his death, which occurred March

20, 1869. Margaret, his first wife, died in Union County, Ohio. He
was next united in marriage with Jane Grest, of Delaware County,
Ohio, who is still living and at the present time is in Columbus, Ohio.
Thomas J. was united in marriage, August 11, 1873, with Mary E.
Martin, a native of Iowa. He engaged in working by the month when
eighteen years of age, and thus continued for twelve years, when be
bought thirty five acres of land where he now resides. He acquired a
common school education. Mr. and

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Mrs. Simpson are the parents of five children, of whom four survive,
viz.: Ida V., George A., Hannah R. and an infant,

GEORGE SNYDER, farmer. P. O. Claibourne, was born in

Columbiana County, Ohio, April 22, 1827, and is a son of Jacob and
Margaret (Hinkle) Snyder. Jacob was born in Maryland in 1801, and
his wife was born in Pennsylvania. They were married in
Pennsylvania; he and his family came to Ohio, first to Columbiana
County, next to Holmes County, and lastly to Union County in 1855,
where they remained until their death. He died in July, 1861, and
she in 1872. George was united in marriage August 12, 1849; his
wife, Elsie Snyder, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, in 1826, and
died April 11, 1851. He was united in marriage the second time,
March 1, 1853, with Eliza Grim, who was born in Pennsylvania in
1825. He has been engaged in farming most of his life, and now
owns 55 12 acres of land. He acquired a common school education
in his youth. He is the father of four children. of whom one survives--
John A. Mr. Snyder is a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church, and
his first and last wives were both members of the church.

J. B. TAYLOR, physician, Broadway, was born in Delaware County,

Ohio, December 6, 1847, and to a son of Elam and Mary Ann (Glaze)
Taylor, the former a native of Delaware County, Ohio, born January
24, 1815, and the latter a native of Franklin County, Penn., born
April 1, 1814; she was a faithful wife and a good mother, and
passed away from earth December 12, 1850. After remaining single
for quite awhile, he was again united in marriage with a widow lady.
Mr. Taylor is a man of considerable local influence, and has been
filling the office of Justice of the Peace for many years with credit.

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He and his wife reside at Norton, Ohio. Our subject was but four
years of age when his mother died; his father then broke up
housekeeping, and he was then thrown out upon the charities of the
world to battle for himself. He lived with several families until he was
eleven years of age, when he went to work with a family for his
board and clothes; he remained four years, when he ran off from
them. He enlisted in the army in Company G, Eighty-eighth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and after coming out of the army lived with his
father and attended school one winter. He next engaged to work for
J. A. Schaaf, at $6 per month, and while working there, attended
school in the winter. He passed through a grant many privations and
hardships, and when he began to read medicine had no money with
which to pay his tuition, so he did office work to pay for his
education. He began the practice at Green Camp, Marion County,
Ohio, and from there came to Broadway, Ohio, where he has a very
good practice. He graduated in medicine March 3, 1881, He was
united in marriage February 23,1882, with Emma Wolford, a native
of Green Camp, Marion County, Ohio. The Doctor is really a self-
made man.

LUTHER TURNER, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in Clark

County, Ohio, February 20, 1828, and is a son of John and Leah
Turner, the former was born in Maryland, in 1800, sad his wife was
born in Pennsylvania. They were married in Clark County, Ohio,
where he first settled when he came to Ohio. He afterward came to
Union County, Ohio, where he remained until his death, which
occurred June 9, 1879; his wife died October 10, 1862. Luther was
united in marriage, January 15, 1860, with Deborah Hamilton, who
was born in Taylor Township, Union County, Ohio, December 19,
1840. He first learned the blacksmith trade, and after working at the
trade eight years, he engaged in farming, and has thus continued
through life, at this time owning 116 acres of load. He acquired a
common school education, and has been a member of the Masonic
order for twenty-five years. Mr. and Mrs. Turner are the parents of
four children, of whom three survive, viz.: Nettie, Sarah A. and
Carrie. Mrs. Turner is a member of the Christian Church.

J. S. VANATTA, farmer,- P. O. Marysville, was born in Now Jersey

October 7, 1827, and is a son of Elias and Nancy Vanatta, who were
both natives of New Jersey, the former born in March, 1808. Our
subject was very young when his mother died, and after her death

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his father was again united in marriage with Elizabeth Huffman, who
was a native of New Jersey. They are both living. Our subject was
united in marriage, April 15, 1869, with Dianthia Rosencrantz, who
died December 27, 1878. He was next united in marriage with Jane
E. Atherton, who was born in Licking County August 26, 1838. They
were married October 27, 1880. He has been engaged in farming
through life, and now owns 110 1/2 acres of land, with splendid
improvements. He and his wife are members of the Methodist
Church.

M. M. WARNER, farmer and carpenter, P. O. Claibourne, was born

in Maryland March 4, 1810, and is a son of John and Clarissa
Warner. John was born in Pennsylvania February 11, 1776, and his
wife was born in Maryland March 16, 1786. They were married in
Frederick County, Md., December 25, 1801, and emigrated to Ohio,
where they remained until their deaths, he December 5, 1841, and
she June 10, 1877. M. M. Warner was united in marriage, April 15,
1838, with Eliza Coalhaze, who was born in Maryland October 5,
1818, aid died Jannary 28, 1880. When twenty-one years of age, he
learned the carpenter trade, and followed that trade for nearly forty
years, when he engaged in farming, and has followed that over
since. Mr. and Mrs. Warner were the parents of nine children, of
whom eight survive, viz.: John B., George M., Jennie C., Clarissa E.,
Henry M., Josephine C., Orval J. and Ellen S. Mr. Warner acquired a
good common school education in his youth. His wife was a member
of the Methodist Church.

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J. J. WATTS, merchant, Broadway. The subject of this sketch, a

very enterprising young business man, was born in Franklin
Township, Franklin County, Ohio, November 25, 1847, and is a son
of Hiram and Sarah J (Goldsmith) Watts, both natives of Ohio. Mr.
Watts was born December 28, 1822, and Mrs. Watts July 15, 1823.
Mr. J. J, Watts when nineteen years of age engaged in the
mercantile business as clerk for J. S. Winters, and thus he continued
for three years. He next engaged with Isaac F. Gates, with whom he
continued three months. Then he went to York Center, where he
and Mr. Storms engaged in keeping groceries under the firm name
of Watts & Storms, and continued in partnership one year. He next
engaged as traveling salesman for McCreay, Barnes & Donnelly, of

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Cincinnati, Ohio, for one year; after which he come back to

Broadway, Ohio, and engaged in farming for a short time. He next
was agent for the grain warehouse, of Broadway, Ohio, and was at
one time in partnership with his brother, C. D. Watts, in the grocery
business, with whom he dissolved partnership November 11, 1878,
since which time he has been engaged in a general store at
Broadway, Ohio. In connection with his store he has been engaged
in buying and shipping wool to the Fast each year for four years. He
has been married twice. He was united in marriage the first time
with Orpha K. Safford, September 9. 1870; she was born in Union
County, Ohio, August 5, 1850, and died July 4, 1873. He remained a
widower until June 4, 1874, when he was united in marriage with
Mary M. Yearsly, who was born in Union County, Ohio, March 24,
1846. He in the father of three children, two by his first wife, and
one by his second-Maud A., born August 6, 1871 ; Lenny H., born
October 13, 1872; and Sewell G., born November 8, 1875. Mr. Watts
acquired a common school education, and has been a member of
the Masonic order nine years.

C. D. WATTS, druggist, Broadway, was born in Franklin County,

Ohio, August 2, 1854, and is a son of Hiram and Sarah (Goldsmith)
Watts. Our subject was united in marriage September 19, 1880, with
C. J. Burkam, a native of Virginia, born April 25, 1861. When he was
nineteen years of age he engaged in mercantile business with his
brother J. J. Watts. They were in partnership about four years, and
then dissolved; after which he engaged in the drug business in
Broadway, Ohio, where he has at present a No. 1 stock of new
drugs, and a good town and country patronage. He acquired a
common school education. His wife is a member of the Free Will
Baptist Church.

JOHN A. WELCH, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Vermont

September 8, 1819, and is a, son of Rebe and Lida (Parker) Welch,
who were natives of Vermont, the former born March 12, 1797, and
the letter September 2, 1802. He emigrated to Licking County, Ohio,
in 1836, and afterward came to Union County, where he remained
until his death, which occurred June 10, 1869. His widow is still
living. John, when twenty-one years of age, engaged in teaching
school and farming. He taught twenty-four terms and after that
devoted his time to farming exclusively. He owns ninety-three acres
of land at this time which is in a high state of cultivation. He was
united in marriage, November 3, 1844, with Louise Welch, who was
a native of Vermont, born October 17, 1824. To this union have

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been born eight children, viz.: Christina, Clarissa, Edwin F., Ira M.,
Lydia, Belindia, Nathaniel F. and George W. Mr. Welch has filled the
office of Trustee, Clerk and Assessor of Taylor Township, with credit
to himself and his constituents. He and his wife are members of the
Free-Will Baptist Church.

HENRY WILLIS, farmer. P. O. Broadway, was born in Adams

County, Ohio, September 27, 1818, and is a son of Joseph and Ellen
Willis. Joseph Willis was born in London, England, in 1797, and his
wife in Adams County, Ohio, in 1794. They were married in Adams
County in 1814. He emigrated from England to Ohio in 1814, first to
Adams County, then to Fayette County, where they remained until
their deaths, he in 1872, and she in 1882. Henry was united in
marriage a May 25, 1837, with Barbara B. Sanderson, who was born
in Fayette County, Ohio, July 5, 1815. He has been engaged in
farming most of his life and owns at the present time 250 acres of
fine land near Broadway. He has lived in Fayette, Clinton and Union
Counties. He acquired a common school education. Mr. and Mrs.
Willis an the parents of nine children, of whom six survive-Samuel,
William H., Cynthia J., Joseph, Ramith H. and Richard B.

THOMAS YEARSLEY, farmer, P. O. Broadway. Our subject is one

of the oldest settlers of Taylor Township, Union County, Ohio. He
was born in Chester County, Penn., December 23, 1819, and is a
son of Thomas and Sarah Yearsley. Thomas, the father of our
subject, was born in Chester County, Penn., August 23, 1790, and
Sarah, his first wife, was born in the same place, October 9, 1789.
She died in Chester County March 17, 1834, and he remained a
widower until January 6, 1836, when be was united in marriage with
Mary Hawley. He removed with his wife and three of the youngest
children, to Union County, Ohio, In 1853, and on the 28th day of
June, 1854, he died, being in his sixty-fourth year; his second wife
died on the 18th day of July, 1870. Our subject came to Union
County, Ohio, in 1849, and settled where he now resides. He was
united in marriage October 18, 1860, with Sarah Green, a native of
New York, born August 8, 1833. He first engaged in teaching school,
next in clerking in a store, and lastly, in farming. He is still engaged
in the latter, and owns, at this time, 176 acres of land in a high state
of cultivation. He acquired a common school education, and has
filled the office of Township Trustee of Taylor Township. His wife is a
member of the Free-Will Baptist Church; she was formerly a member
of the Christian Church. Mr. and Mrs.. Yearsley are the parents of
seven children, of whom six survive-Albin, Joseph, Ada, Burton, Mary

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MRS. CLIMENIA E. YONKIN, Postmistress, Broadway. The subject

of this sketch is a widow, residing in Broadway, Ohio, who was born
in Delaware County, Ohio, September 3, 1833, and is a daughter of
Newton and Azubah Case, whose sketch appears in this work. Mrs.
Yonkin ws united in marriage, October 21, 1855, with William
Yonkin, who was engaged in farming. She is the mother of four
children, of whom one survives-Jessie B., born July 6, 1860; the
deceased are James P., born June 19, 1856, and died October 14,
1861; Francis I., born March 18, 1858, and died April 4, 1859, and
Clara E., born February 27, 1863, and died March 31, 1880. Mrs.
Yonkin is filling the position of Postmistress of Broadway, Ohio,
where she owns property. She has been a member of the Free-Will
Baptist Church for twenty years, and is much respected by all her
acquaintance,

ALPHONZO YOUNG, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born in

Ashtabula County, Ohio, March 7, 1837, and is a son of Seth and
Abigail Young. Mr. Young, Sr., was born in Connecticut, and his wife
was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio; they were married in Ohio, to
which State he emigrated when nineteen years of age. Alphonzo
was united in marriage November 15, 1860, with Martha E Newton
who was born in Clark County, Ohio, November 26, 1835. He has
been engaged in farming and teaching school most of his life and
now owns fifty acres of land where he resides. He acquired a
common school education and is a member of the I. O. O. F.
fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Young are the parents of five children-John
N., Mary Anna, Ansil. Capitola, and Mattie

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PART III - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY

CHAPTER I (Physical features) (215)

CHAPTER II (The Western Border) (222)

CHAPTER III (The Virginia Military District) (262)

CHAPTER IV (Pioneer History) (277)

CHAPTER V (Civil Organization of Union County) (304)

CHAPTER VI (County Societies) (328)

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CHAPTER IX (The Bench and Bar of Union County) (374)

CHAPTER X (The Union County Medical Association) (397)

CHAPTER XI (The Press of Union County) (399)

CHAPTER XII (Log Cabin Campaign of 1840) (402)

CHAPTER XIII (Internal Improvements) (410)

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ROSTER - SECTION ONE (Pages 452 - 488) (452)

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ROSTER - INFORMATION ON ALL OHIO UNITS (533)

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TOWNSHIP HISTORIES

CHAPTER I - PARIS TOWNSHIP - MARYSVILLE (003)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. (076)

CHAPTER II - UNION TOWNSHIP - HISTORY (158)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES (198)

CHAPTER III - DARBY TOWNSHIP - HISTORY (217)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES (242)

CHAPTER IV - JEROME TOWNSHIP - HISTORY (262)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES (291)

CHAPTER V - MILL CREEK TOWNSHIP - HISTORY (328)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES (343)

CHAPTER VI - DOVER TOWNSHIP - HISTORY (353)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES (372)

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CHAPTER IX - ALLEN TOWNSHIP - HISTORY (451)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES (471)

CHAPTER X - JACKSON TOWNSHIP - HISTORY (484)

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CHAPTER XI - YORK TOWNSHIP - HISTORY (513)

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CHAPTER XII - CLAIBOURNE TOWNSHIP (RICHWOOD) (557)

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CHAPTER XIII - WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP - HISTORY (656)

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CHAPTER V.

MILL CREEK TOWNSHIP.

THIS was one of three original townships into which Union County was
first subdivided. On the second subdivision of the county, in 1821, the
boundaries of Mill Creek were fixed as follows, as shown by the record
of commissioners' proceedings: " At a meeting of the Commissioners
of Union County on the 12th day of March 1821, they agreed to divide
the County of Union into five townships, and the fifth township was to
embrace all east of Paris Township to the east boundary line of said
county, and to be known by the name of Mill
Creek." On March 29, 1829, the township was
surveyed by order of the Commissioners of Union County by Levi
Phelps, Surveyor, Union County, Ohio. March 5, 1839, "Ordered by the
Commissioners that the boundary lines of Mill Creek Township and
Dover Township be altered, so as to detach from Mill Creek Township
and attach to Dover Township, Survey No. 3007, in the name of John
Graham." "The first election for County and State officers held in the
township, was on the 10th day of October 1820, William Badley, John
Jolly and Launcelot Maze acting as Judges; William Richey and
Clement Badley, Clerks. There were twenty-four votes cast at this
election, as follows: Ethan Allen Brown received twenty, W, H. Harris
one, and Jeremiah Morrow three, for Governor; Nicholas Hathaway
fourteen, and Lewis Foster ten, for Representatives; Gustavus Swan
one, and Joseph Foos twenty-two, for Senator, Joseph Vance twenty-
three for Congress; James Ewing twenty, and James Biggs two, for
Sheriff; Samuel Robinson eight, David Conner seven, Henry Sager six,
and Joseph Williams one, for Coroner."

In the spring of 1820, the first election was held for township officers;
as the early records of the township were all destroyed by fire a few
years ago, we can obtain no account of the election, or give any of the
officials except the commissioned officers, obtained from the records
at Marysville.

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its name from Mill Creek, which flows through the north part of the
township, of which we shall speak further hereafter; it is bounded on
the north by Dover Township and the county of Delaware, on the east
by Delaware County, on the south

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by Jerome Township, and on the west by Darby, Paris and Dover

Townships. The lands of this township were surveyed at an early day;
and, according to the records at the County Surveyor's office at
Marysville, the work of surveying was all completed in less than eleven
years. Below we give the various surveys of the township as found
upon the records, and one noticeable feature is that more than
seven thousand
acres, embraced in eight
different surveys,
were surveyed by Nathaniel Massie in one
day, apparently a very extensive task for so short a time.

MILL CREEK TOWNSHIP SURVEYS.

Surveyed, June 3, 1797, for Robert Dundridge, 1,000 acres, Survey

No. 1,307 Nathaniel Massie, D. S. Surveyed, October 20, 1801, for
John White, 1110 2/3 acres, Survey No. 1,394, Joseph Kerr, D. S.
Surveyed, June 3, 1797, for Sydnor Cosby, 400 acres, Survey No.
1,573, Nathaniel Massie, D. S. Surveyed, June 3, 1797, for John
Phillips, Asses, 1070 acres, Survey No. 2,989, Nathaniel Massie, D. S.
Surveyed, June 3, 1797, for William Croghaix, Assee, 1100 acres,
Survey No. 2,992, Nathaniel Massie, D. S. Surveyed, June 3, 1797, for
the representative or representatives of Isaac Jeffries, deceased, 800
acres, Survey No. 2,995, Nathaniel Massie, D. S. Surveyed, June 3,
1797, for the representative or representatives of Isaac Jeffries,
deceased, 726 2/3 acres, Survey No. 2,996, Nathaniel Massie, D. S.
Surveyed, June 3, 1797, for the representative or representatives of
Isaac Jeffries, deceased, 1140 acres, Survey No. 2,997, Nathaniel
Massie, D. S. Surveyed, June 2, 1797, for Samuel Seldon, 1086 acres,

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Survey No. 2,998, Nathaniel Massie, D. S. Surveyed, June 3, 1797, for

Peter Talbot, heir to William Worsham, deceased, 1000 acres, Survey
No. 3,006, Nathaniel Massie, D. S. Surveyed, August 22, 1798, for
James Lenkins, Assee, 1200 acres, Survey No. 3,349, Nathaniel
Massie, D. S. Surveyed, October 20, 1801, for John White, 1000 acres,
Survey No. 3,956, Joseph Kerr, D. S. Surveyed, December 20, 1807,
for John Cole, 1600 acres, Survey No. 5,477 , James Galloway, Jr., D.
S. Surveyed, January 2, 1808, for Thomas M. Bayly, Assee, 690 acres,
Survey No. 5609, James Galloway, Jr., D. S. Surveyed, January 4,
1808, for Thomas M. Bayly, Assee, 700 acres, Survey No. 5,610,
James Galloway, Jr., D. S. Surveyed, for John Baird, 295 acres, Survey
No. 5724, of which fifty acres are in Mill Creek Township and the
balance in Jerome Township.

STREAMS, SURFACE, SOIL, ETC.

The principal stream of this township is Mill Creek, which, as stated

above, gave the name to the township. It enters from Dover, passing
through Survey No. 3,956, and for more than a mile forms the
boundary line between said townships, coursing in an easterly
direction, and keeping said course till it reaches Survey No. 1,307,
when it takes a very crooked course in a general northeast direction,
passing diagonally through said survey; thence, in the same direction,
passes through Survey No. 2,995, and enters Delaware County. This
stream in an early day furnished the settlers with water-power
privileges. Along its banks were built many of the early mills of the
county, and the lands adjacent to it were chosen by the first settlers as
sites for their homes. It receives but a few small runs that course from
south to north in this township. In the central eastern portion of the
township is Spring Run, rising on the farm of John Piersol and coursing
in a northerly direction into Delaware County; it is, however, of no
Significance, only as a water supply for stock, and an outlet by which
to drain the lands adjacent. And the same is true, of the other small
creeks and runs. The surface along Mill Creek is somewhat rolling and
in some places hilly, but elsewhere over the township the surface is
generally level, and lies beautifully for all agricultural purposes. Few, if
any of the townships in the county, taken as a whole, present a more
beautiful surface for farming purposes. The soil is deep, rich and
productive. Along the creek bottoms and flat portions, it is a black
loam, while the balance is a strong clay soil, most of it underlaid with a
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grated limestone and gravel, the latter forming in abundance of good

material for making roads. The timber of this section, originally, was
much like that of the adjoining townships. Along creek bottoms were
walnut, hickory, elm, sycamore and some oak as the prevailing
varieties elsewhere, hickory, elm, oak and sugar-tree prevailed, the
latter forming a great source of profit as well as convenience from the
sugar and molasses manufactured. The hickory and sugartree also
furnished the people with the best quality of wood for fuel. The
principal productions of the soil are wheat, corn, oats and potatoes.
Considerable attention is given to stock raising by the farmers, as one
of their best and surest sources of profit, and owing to the great
improvements in stock, especially in sheep and hogs, it is becoming
much more profitable, as well as interesting it's a business to the
thrifty farmers.

EARLY SETTLERS.

It is conceded that the first white man to make a settlement in Mill

Creek Township was Ephraim Burroughs, a native of New Jersey, who
with his family emigrated to Kentucky, leaving his native State
September 15, 1795. In 1804, he removed to Clark County, Ohio, and
at the close of the war of 1812 or about 1814-15, removed to this
county, and settled near Mill Creek, little east of the village of Watkins.
Here he purchased 100 acres of Mr. Towler, and resided on it about
four years, when he sold out and removed to Dearborn County, Ind.,
where he died, aged sixty-five years; his wife survived him about two
years. Their children were as follows: Newton, who married and
settled in Dearborn County, Ind., where he resided till his death;
Jonathan, who is mentioned among the pioneers of Dover Township,
Nancy, married Stephen Norton, is deceased; Polly, married George
Durham and died in Indiana; James, married a Miss Liggett and also
died in Indiana; Jesse, married Polly Wilson, of Indiana, but removed
to Illinois, where he died; Ephraim, settled in Illinois; William, died in
the army ; Alhannan, married in Indiana, and still resides in that State;
Elkanah, now resides in Indianapolis, and two daughters, deceased.

William Conklin we give as the second settler, although there were

three or four families who came here the same year, and probably
about the same time. Mr. Conklin was a native of the State of
Delaware; married Rebecca Coleman, a native of Maryland, and at

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quite an early day emigrated to Ohio, residing for a time in Greene

County. In the spring of 1816, he removed to this county and settled
on the same tract of land with Mr. Burroughs, where he resided till a
short time prior to the war of the rebellion. He removed West and died
in Indiana. He was the father of the following children: John, married
Emily Funk, and removed to Indiana; Elizabeth and Jemima, married
early settlers and are mentioned in connection with them,- Joel,
married Polly Anderson; Hannah, married Jacob Warner, is deceased;
Joseph, married Eliza J. Gamble; Martha, married Charles White, is
deceased; Malachi, married Eve Hitson, of Indiana, he died in the war
of the rebellion; and Anna, married Anderson Thompson and resides in
Hardin County. Mr. Anderson is said to have paid for his farm in
hickory nuts, which grew in abundance upon his land, and which he
gathered and hauled over the mud roads to Springfield and Dayton
and there sold them, and paid for his land with money made in that
novel way.

Daniel Bell was probably a native of New Jersey, but became an early
settler in Greene County, Ohio, and about 1816 of this township, near
Mr. Conklin. He was a blacksmith by trade, which business he followed
in connection with farming. Subsequently he removed to Indiana and
settled on White River, but finally returned to Union County and died
near Watkins. His children were Polly, Jesse, Mercy, Sally, John, Aaron
and Charlotte; the latter now resides in Indiana - John lives in Holmes
County, Ohio, and Sally in Iowa; all the others are deceased.

John Price, who married Polly Bell in Greene County, settled on Mill
Creek at the same time with Daniel Bell, and remained a resident here
till his

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death, June 29, 1834, aged forty-six years. Their children were Susan,
Hannah, Daniel, Joseph and John, who' all moved to the West.

John T. Thompson, with his aged father, James Thompson, emigrated

from Virginia to Ohio and settled in Union County, about 1816, locating
on Mill Creek, on Survey No. 5,477, known as the Towler Survey; and
there the father, James Thompson, died, December 14, 1843, aged
eighty-seven years. He was a veteran of the Revolutionary war, and

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was probably one of the first four families who settled in this township.
John T. married Marv Nelson in Virginia, and after settling here
remained a resident till his death. For further particulars of this
prominent pioneer family, the reader is referred to the biographical
sketch of James Thompson, of Dover, in another part of this work.

Alvin Randall, a native of New Hampshire, emigrated to the State of

New York about 1809 and there married Elizabeth Rogers; thence, in
1812, emigrated to Ohio, locating at Worthington. In 1813 settled in
Madison, Ind., where he was a voter in 1816, when Indiana was
admitted as a State. In 1817, he became a resident of Darby
Township, this county, and in 1819 settled in Mill Creek Township, on
Survey No. 5,477. In 1839, he removed to Adams County, Ind., and
while residing there buried his wife and two of his children.
Subsequently, he removed to Noble County, Ind., where he remained
till his death. Mr. Randall was a man of firm principles and character,
of unwavering honesty, and possessed a good intellect. While a
resident of Adams County, Ind., he served as Probate Judge, also as
Sheriff of the county. He died at the advanced age of eighty-six years.
He was the father of the following children: Charles, who died at
seventeen years of acre; Dorcas, died young; Emeline, married a Mr.
Skinner, who died, and she subsequently married Mr. Pancake, who is
also dead; she is now a widow and resides in Noble County, Ind.;
Hannah, married William Shepman, both deceased - Joshua R.,
married and resides in Delaware County, Ohio, where he is proprietor
of a paper mill; Alvin, married and resides in Noble County, Ind.;
William, married and resides in same county; Phebe married Mr. Bell
and resides in same county; and John and Pyrena, who died young in
Adams County, Ind.

Hezekiah Burdick, a native of one of the New England States,

emigrated with his family to Ohio, and settled on land now owned by
Mary C. Shields, on Survey No. 2,995, and resided there many years;
but subsequently removed to Marion County, Ohio, where he died. His
children were Hannah, who married Ralph Graham; Betsey, married
William Taylor and now resides near Plain City; John was killed by a
falling tree while a young man; Phebe married and settled on the
Darby Plains in Madison County; William, died young, unmarried - Lois,
married a Mr. Warner; and Milton.

James Bell, Esq., a native of New Jersey, born 1778, married Sarah
Warner, of Pennsylvania, in 1799. In 1804, emigrated to Ohio and
settled in Warren County, near Lebanon. In 1818, removed to this

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county and settled on the same survey with Mr. Burroughs, and after
the organization of the county in 1824, was elected a Justice of the
Peace. He had erected a large and commodious log cabin, and for
several years the elections were held at his house. He died November
23, 1848, aged sixty-six years; his wife died October 31, 1869, aged
ninety years. Of their children, Elizabeth, married William Graham and
died in this county; Judith, married Robert Graham, is deceased; Jesse
and Jacob moved to Indiana; and Phineas, married Catherine Graham,
is deceased.

Thomas Springer settled here about 1818-19, but remained only a few
years and moved West.

Asa Robinson, a native of Massachusetts, while voting, removed with

his father's family to the State of New York, and in 1809 is said to
have moved to Ohio, and very early settled in Delaware County. He
was engaged in the milling business at Hinton's mill soon after its
erection. After running that mill about three years, he purchased a
tract of land upon which he located, which is now owned by

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Richard Pounds, on Survey No. 2,992, and made his residence here till
his death, May 12, 1865, aged eighty-four years. He married Mrs. Ann
Catharine Myers, nee Turney, a native of Westmoreland County,
Penn., by whom he had the following children: Bartlett G., who
became a practicing physician, never married, and died at Woodstock
in Champaign County, Ohio; Joseph T., married Eliza Mann, of
Pennsylvania, is now a minister in the Christian
Church and resides at Crestline, Ohio;
Henry died on a journey to California, in 1849, Asa died in infancy;
Daniel, unmarried; Adam, married Elizabeth Kirkland and is proprietor
of the Park House at Green Bend; Samuel, died in California in 1850,
aged twenty years; Harriet, married William McCawley, is deceased;
Mary, married John S. Smart and now resides in Marysville; and
Margaret, married Martin Savage and resides in Dover.

About 1818-22, the following became settlers of Mill Creek Township:

Joseph Harrison and sons, Aaron, Moses and Benjamin, all locating on
Survey No. 2,998: Valentine T. Shover, John Sherman, Thomas Daniel,

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Silas Osborn, Nathaniel Toothacre and John Gray, all settled on Survey
No. 5,477 - John, William, Asa and Randolph Death-four brothers,
colored men-settled near the Harrisons, but it is believed most of them
soon moved away.

Zebadiah Farnum, a native of Rhode Island, married Jane McNinch, a

native of Connecticut, and emigrated to the State of New York at an
early day; thence, about 1823, he removed with his family to Ohio and
settled in Union County, near where the village of Watkins now stands,
where he cleared his land and made him a home, residing upon it until
his death, October 13, 1854, aged eighty-five. Of their children, Polly
married Asahel Rose, who emigrated to this county prior to Mr.
Farnum; she died here; Samuel married Hannah Randall in New York
and came to this county in 1820, residing here about twenty years;
they removed to Shelby County, Ohio, where he died; Priscilla, married
Seymour Wilkins in New York, and finally settled in this county, where
he died; she still survives and resides in Watkins, in her eighty-first
year; Henry, married Fanny Hamlin, of Franklin County, Ohio, and
subsequently settled in Mill Creek and died here; Betsey died in
infancy; Sallie died in childhood; Sophronia married Adam Richy, who
died September 25, 1871, aged sixty-four years; she survives him and
now resides at Dover, Isaac died young; Chester married Sarah
Longbrake and subsequently settled in Illinois; his health failing, he
started with his family to return to Ohio, but died on the way before
getting out of the State of Illinois; his family continued their homeward
journey, and his widow now resides in Dover Township; Jane married
Elijah Newhouse and settled near Millville, Delaware Co., Ohio, where
he died; she still survives, and resides on the home place; Susan
married Jacob Longbrake, now deceased; she survives and resides on
the home place; Caroline married William Cory, who died, and she
married Samuel Sherwood, he died at Marysville, and she still survives
and resides at Marysville; and Emily, who married Warret Owen, a
native of Champaign County, Ohio, but who settled at Watkins in the
fall of 1845, where they have since resided. He has served as Justice
of the Pence more than twenty years, and is one of the reliable
citizens of the township has filled the office of Postmaster at Watkins
for twenty years.

George Graham was a native of England, and was united in marriage

with Elizabeth Lazenbee; emigrated to America and settled in the State
of New York; thence removed to Clark County, Ohio, where he died.
His children were as follows: George, Thomas, Mary, Betsey, William,
Ralph, Robert and Hannah (twins), all of whom, except George, the

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eldest, removed to Union County and settled here about 1821. Thomas
married Jemima Conklin, and resided here till just before the war of
the rebellion; they removed to Delaware County, where they died;
Mary married Richard Bancroft, a native of England, resided here till
quite aged, raised a family, many of whom married and settled in
Iowa, where their parents journeyed to make them a visit, and while
there they died; William married Betsey Bell and resided here
through life; Betsey married
John Thompson

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and died in this township; Ralph married Hannah Burdick and

remained here till death; Robert married Judith Bell and died in
Marysville; and Hannah, who married Christian Myers, is now a widow
and resides on the home farm.

Pierce Lamphere settled in this township on land near Watkins, in

1822-23; he married a Miss Price, resided here several years, and was
one of the early teachers; subsequently, he moved north and settled
on Blues Creek. Their children were Sarah, who died young, and was
the second body interred in the Watkins Cemetery, and Harriet.

Aaron Tossey, a native of New England, married a Mrs. Soules and

settled on land south of Watkins, now owned by his son, Philemon,
about 1823, where they resided till death. Their children were William,
who married Polly Bell, is deceased; Stephen married Sarah Graham,
and subsequently removed to Illinois, where they died; Lorenzo died
young, also Solon; Philemon married Judith Graham and resides on the
old home farm; Elizabeth married John Richards.

Elder Daniel Long was a native of Maryland, born August 9, 1789; he

was a soldier in the war of 1812, and became a settler of Union
County about 1820, or perhaps earlier. He traveled over a large
portion of Southern Ohio, and organized many Christian Churches. The
Watkins Christian Church was the first of that denomination in the
township, and was organized by Elder Long, who served as its pastor
for many years. He continued in ministerial work till the very close of
his life, November 26, 1873, in the eighty-fifth year of his age. He died
while, in the midst of a series of meetings at the church in Mill Creek

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Township. He was one of the pioneer ministers of Ohio, an excellent

man and an earnest Christian worker. He married Nancy Kelly, by
whom he had one child-Thomas W.

George Lukenbill settled on Survey No. 2,989, on land now owned by

George Freshwater, about 1823; subsequently he moved above
Marysville, where be died.

John McCawley, a native of Scotland, emigrated to America and settled

in Virginia; thence, about 1824, came to this county and settled on
Survey No. 2,992, on the land now owned by W. Schmidt, where he
resided till his death.

Bennett Beard settled on Mill Creek about 1824, and erected one of
the first saw mills in this vicinity, which he operated for several years.
About the same year, there came to this township and settled here
Jacob Hawk, Alexander Garringer, John Heriff, Samuel Saunders,
Zachariah Smith, Jeremiah Roe, John Keens and Jacob Taylor. Also,
the same year, Joseph Watkins settled on Survey No. 1,307. In 1825,
Asahel Rose and James Fowler settled on Survey No. 5,477 Daniel
Andrews settled on same survey, but only lived there about two years
and moved away. In 1826, Richard Bancroft settled on same Survey.
The same year came William Rogers and settled in the northeast part
of the township, on land now owned by John Penn; he was a school
teacher, but subsequently moved away. Edmond Holycross settled on
Survey No. 5,477. William Newhouse settled here same year, but
remained here only about two years and moved away. Cornelius Rose
was here about the same year. About 1827 came Joel Coleman,
William Devol, Daniel Roberts, Simpson White-the latter settled on
Survey No. 2,992-Perry Eubank and Isaac Auderson-the latter, a native
of New York, settled on Survey No. 2,992.

About 1828, we find Christian Myers and Charles Hamlin to be

residents here. In 1829, Clement Brawdy, Abraham Stiner and David
Smith appear as settlers; the latter located on Survey No. 1,573.

John S. Smart, born in Franklin County, Ohio, March 20, 1811, settled
in Mill Creek Township in 1829, and married Mary Robinson May 20,
1833. They resided in the township fifty-two years, when, in the fall of
1881, they moved to Marysville. He began in the woods and has
cleared up and brought into cultivation three farms. He commenced as
a poor man, and now owns 211 acres of well-improved land. He was

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compelled to go nine miles to mill on horseback to get his grist

ground. Now, he has retired to the pleasant town of Marysville to
enjoy the balance of his days, the comforts of a competency which his
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have accumulated. Their family consisted of the following children:

Catharine J., who married Isaac Breckenridge, and resides in Franklin
County: Joseph married Mary Hutchinson and resides in Delaware
County; Oliver P: married Margaret Piersol and resides in Kansas;
Samantha married Charles Richey; Margaret married William Bell, she
died in Illinois; Susan married James McCurgan and resides on the
home place; Asa married Laura Edson; Isaac married Miss
Breckenridge and resides in Auglaize County; John Henry married Miss
Stimmel, is deceased; William, unmarried, resides with his father, and
Etta married Silas McKitrick and resides in Marysville.

About 1830, James Martin settled on Survey No. 1,573, but

subsequently removed to Illinois. About the same year, Jacob
Bowersmith settled on Survey No. 2,992. Samuel Dixon came about
the same time. In 1830, John Lame, from New York, removed to Clark
County, Ohio, and hi 1832 settled in Mill Creek Township, where he
resided till his death, May 4, 1858, aged sixty-three years. In 1833, or
about that time, Absalom Ligget came from Ross County. J. H. P.
Bouic, a native of Maryland, came to Franklin County, Ohio, in 1830,
and in 1835 settled in this township, where he has since resided.

The above embrace most of the true pioneers and early settlers. Some
of these may have settled earlier, but from the best information we
could obtain from those now living, and from the records and a careful
examination of the tax duplicates in the Auditor's office, we are
satisfied we are not very far wrong in the dates of their respective
settlements.

SCHOOLS.

The first settlement made in Mill Creek Township, was on Survey No.
5,477, and the first settler Ephraim Burroughs, and in this vicinity we
would naturally expect to find the establishment of the first school,

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which was the fact. As soon as a sufficient number of families had

settled here to form a nucleus for a school, we find their attention
given to the education and welfare of their children, and in few years
after Mr. Burroughs had made the first opening in the mighty forests,

number of families had concentrated in that neighborhood. Mr.

Burroughs having moved away, his vacated cabin was occupied for
school purposes, and Mrs. Martha Gulick was the first teacher. She
was a daughter of William Richey, Sr., one of the early settlers. The
next to fill the position of teacher, it is believed, was Pierce Lamphere.
The first building erected expressly for school purposes, was a log
house built on the farm of Zebadiah Farnum; the land is now owned
by Esquire Owens. It is believed that Taber Randall was the first
teacher in the new schoolhouse. This was, of course, one of the
primitive kind, so often described that it is not necessary to delineate it
further here. This building was succeeded by one or two other log
houses; about 1849, a frame house was erected, which was succeeded
by the present brick house, built about 1868.

The next school established was in the settlement of the Harrisons,

Robinsons and others, in the eastern part of the township, now known
as Subdistrict No. 1, or the Myers District. The first building erected
here for school purposes was one of the primitive log houses with a
fire-place six feet long in one end, greased paper for windows, etc.
Some of the first teachers employed here were William Rogers, James
Martin, Alin Randall and P. B. 'Cole. Thus, from settlement to
settlement, as the country was occupied and the population increased,
schools were organized and conducted upon the subscription plan until
the present excellent system of free schools was established, when the
township was divided into regular school districts. These, at the
present time, number nine, with enumeration of scholars as follows:
Subdistrict No. 1, males, 19; females, 20; total, 39. Subdistrict No. 2,
males, 18; females, 22; total, 40. Subdistrict No. 3, males, 30;
females, 23; total, 53. Subdistrict No. 4, males, 22: females 18; total,
40. Subdistrict No. 5, males, 13 - females, 11; total, 24. Subdistrict No.
6, males, 12; females, 15; total, 27. Subdistrict No. 7, males, 17;
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8, males, 19; females, 13; total, 32. Subdistrict No. 9, males, 22;

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females, 14; total, 36. Total, males, 172; females, 147; grand total,
319.

REPORT OF THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Balance on hand September 1, 1881 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,686.11

State
tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
483.00

Irreducible school funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

32.50

Township tax for school and schoolhouse purposes . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,570.52

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$3,772.18

EXPENDITURES.

Amount paid teachers in common schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,843.50

Amount paid for fuel and other contingent

expenses . . . . . . . . . . . .1,346.62

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$3.190.12

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Balance on hand September 1,

1882 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $582.01

Number of schoolhouses in the township .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9

Number of school
rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Number of teachers to supply schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9

Average wages of male

teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32

Average wages of female

teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26

Average number of weeks schools in session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27

Total value of school

property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,400

CHURCHES.

One of the first objects of attention in the settlement on Mill Creek was
the spiritual condition of her people; and we find, about 1818, Rev.
Henderson Crabb held a meeting at the house of William Conklin and
organized a class consisting of the following persons: William Conklin,
Sr., Rebecca Conklin, Joseph Conklin, Joel Coleman, John Conklin,
Jemina Conklin, William Conklin, Jr., Betsy Bell and possibly one or two
others. Soon after its organization, Hezekiah Burdick and wife Polly,
and Pierce Lamphere and wife settled in the neighborhood and united
with the class, and Mr. Burdick became class leader and continued as
such for many years. This class was the nucleus of the Watkins
Methodist Episcopal Church. They continued to hold meetings at the
house of said William Conklin, Sr., for about sixteen years, after which
they held meetings at the houses of various members of the society,

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until about 1849, when they erected a frame house for church
purposes, which still stands where it was first built, but is now owned
by Warret Owen, Esq., and used as a barn. The above house served
the people as a church edifice until 1869-70, when the present neat
and substantial brick church was erected at a cost of about $3,000. It
was dedicated November 6, 1870, by appropriate exercises, by Rev.
Mr. Mather, of Delaware, Ohio. The following were a few of the
ministers of this church: Rev. Smith, Rev. George Maley, Rev. John
Havens and Rev. Simms.

Christian Church
at Watkins was organized at the house
of John Price, October 15, 1825, by Elder Long, on the following
principles: "To take the Holy Scripture for the only rule of faith and
practice, and to fellowship all Christians. In confirmation whereof we
have pledged our hearts and joined our hands, this day and date
above mentioned." This church to be known as the Christian Church of
Price's settlement. The following nineteen persons are believed to have
been the constituent members: Joel Coleman, William Conklin,
Rebecca Conklin, Eliza Conklin, Mary Price, William Thompson, Sarah
Thompson, Martha Conklin, Nancy Thompson, John Thompson,
Elizabeth Thompson, James Thompson, Temperance Thompson,
Thomas Graham, John Conklin, John Taylor, John Keens, Catharine
Keens and Nancy Taylor. They hold their meetings in private houses
for a while, then in the schoolhouse till the erection of the Methodist
Church, after which they held services therein

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until 1861, when they erected their present frame church edifice. On
Saturday evening, November 10, 1861, services were hold in the new
church, and a discourse delivered by Elder Marvin; and on the next
day, Sunday, November 11, 1861, the house was duly dedicated to
service by a sermon from Elder Marvin. Elder Daniel Long was the
principal minister for many years; occasional preaching was had from
Elders Daniel Griffin, Joseph Robinson, and others. September 17,
1859, Elder Riley Fuller became pastor of the church; since then, it has
had the following ministers, viz., Elders Daniel Long, C. A. Williams,
Samuel Horn, Jonathan Pugh, William Webb, Riley Fuller, W. A.
Dobbins and Elder William Overturf. The first Deacons of whom we got
any information were Thomas Graham and John Taylor. They were

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succeeded by

Nelson Finney and Anderson Thompson. In 1849, the name of the

church was changed to "Christian Church at Watkins," and on June 30
of that year the first meeting was hold at the house of Charles White,
when William Walley and Chark Low were chosen Deacons. March 26,
1859, Stephen Graham was chosen Deacon in place of William Walley,
who desired to be liberated from the office. Aaron Tossey became
Deacon in place of Chark Low, who resigned. In the summer of 1879,
the church building having become old and out of repair, a committee,
consisting of Gideon Ligget, Robert Thompson, Isaiah Lame, Lyle
Stimmel and Low Hobert, was appointed to make suitable repairs to
the church, which was again occupied for services in October 1879.
The present membership of the church is about one hundred and fifty.
The

following persons appear to have been clerks, viz., John Keens,

George Thompson, Thomas Graham, William Graham, William
Thompson, Isaiah Lame and Robert Graham, who served temporarily,
while Mr. Lame was serving in the army; on his return after the war,
he again resumed the clerkship, and has served as such to the present
time.

Christian Church
of Elder Long's
Settlement was organized in May
1832, at the house of Daniel Long, with the following thirty-five
constituent members: Elder Daniel Long, John Ramsey, Daniel,
Somers, John Guy, Vinson Sherman, Levi Hinton, Elisha Decker, Nancy
Long, Diana Ramsey, Rachel Somers, Mary Mathews, Jane Guy,
Mahala Sherman, Polly Mathews, Cynthiann Black, Rebecca Roberts,
Mary, E. Anderson, Mina Hinton, Sally Ramsey, Margaret Decker,
Elizabeth Bradford, Elizabeth Dixon, Elizabeth White, Sarah Duvall,
Deborah Hinton, Mary Brown. Mary Ann Coberly, Amanda Humble,
John Polk, Isaac Anderson, Drusilla Cripin, Rachel Brown, Catharine
Brown, Mary Ann Stiner, Anna Hays, Jacob Hawk, S. Hawk and
Elizabeth Stiner. They held their meetings at private houses, principally
at Elder Long's. At the time he erected his large barn, they hold a
series of revival meetings in it, and many were added to the church. In
the summer of 1843, they erected a frame house for church purposes,
a little south of the farm of Mrs. Hannah Myers, on ground donated for
the purpose by Asa Robinson, the land to remain as theirs so long as
used for church purposes, and whenever it ceased to be used as such,

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it should revert to the donor or to his heirs. This house was used as a
church until 1880, when the present neat and substantial frame church
edifice was erected at a cost of about $1,600. It is located on the
Delaware & Plain City gravel road, in the east part of the township; is
neatly and well furnished, and is a comfortable and tasty country
church. Some of the ministers who have served the church during the
past twenty-five years have been: Elders Riley Fuller, William Webb,
Samuel Horn, Williams, Lohr, Alexander Dobbins, Henry Holverstott
and William Overturf. The present membership is about eighty.
Present Deacons, William Stockton, Edward Wells and John Penn.
They have had a good Sabbath. school for many years, and it now has
an average attendance of about fifty. The school

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is conducted only through the summer season, with Jerry Williamson

as Superintendent.

Providence
Presbyterian
Church was organized in December 1860, by Rev.
Mr. Brinkerhoff, of Frankfort, Delaware County, Ohio, consisting of the
following persons: Rebecca Bouic, J. H. P. Bouic, Rachel Hutchinson,
Joseph Turney, Benjamin Turney and wife Elizabeth, and perhaps one
or two others, with Benjamin Turney and J. H. P. Bouic as Elders. The
church edifice was erected in the summer of 1860, and dedicated in
December following, the dedicatory sermon being preached by Rev.
Brinkerhoff. In the summer of 1861, on the division between the Old
and Now School Presbyterians, this society became united under the
Congregational Church articles of faith, and remained with that church
till about 1877, when it again came under the Presbytery, subscribed
to its articles of faith, and was embraced in the Marion Presbytery,
where it has since remained. The following have been pastors of this
church: Rev. Mr. Brinkerhoff, Rev. A. M. Hamlin, Rev. C. N. Coulter,
Rev. Thomas Hill and Rev. I. N. Thomas. During the past summer the
church has been supplied by Rev. Ferguson, of Marysville. The

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following have served as Elders: Benjamin Turney, J. H. P. Bouic,

Joseph Hutchinson, John S. Smart and Ri chard Clark. The present
membership is about twenty-five. A Sabbath school was organized in
the summer of 1861, and has been continued through the summer
season every year since; during the last three years, it was continued
during winter and summer, had a good attendance and was in a
flourishing condition, until November 1882, when it was closed on
account of the prevalence of smallpox at Ostrander, but will be re-
opened in the spring of 1883. J. H.P. Bouic served as the first
Superintendent after the organization of the School; he was succeeded
by Benjamin Turney, and he by J. R. Hutchinson, then Asa Smart
Served for a while. During the summer of 1882, J.H. P. Bouic acted as
Superintendent until the closing of the school in November, as
mentioned above.

CEMETERIES.

The Watkins Cemetery is the oldest and principal one in the township.
This is situated a little southeast of the village of Watkins, on the farm
of S. Wilkins. This ground was dedicated to this sacred use soon after
a settlement was formed here, by the reception of a child of Mr.
Ephraim Burroughs, which died in 1817. The second person buried
here was Sarah, a daughter of Pierce Lamphere; Since then it has
received the remains of many of the pioneers as well as a large
number of the dead of more recent years. It contains probably one
acre or more of ground, is now deeded to the Trustees of the
township, and is under their care and supervision. There is a small
cemetery near the Providence Presbyterian Church, on the land of J.
H. P. Bouic; but few interments have been made there, and it is but
little used. These are all the public cemeteries in Mill Crook Township.
There may be a few private burial places, where certain persons have
been buried by request, or in an early day, from necessity, before the
regular cemeteries were established.

ROADS AND PIKES.

This township has no railroad passing through its domain, but is

supplied with good gravel roads and pikes, the principal of which are
the California & Bellepoint, Delaware & Watkins, Watkins & California,
Watkins & Bellepoint, Marysville &Watkins, and the Marysville
&California gravel roads. - Several other cross or connecting roads are
now graveled, and when we compare the present condition of roads
and the means of travel and transportation with what they were sixty

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years ago, the contrast is remarkable. Such are the improvements and
progress of the age.

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VILLAGE OF WATKINS.

Watkins is the only village in the township, Upon the records at

Marysville we find the following: "On July 12, 1838, was surveyed a
certain tract of land in Survey No. 1,307, in Mill Creek Township, Union
County, Ohio, and the same was laid off into twenty-eight lots, four
streets and two alleys, for a town to be known by the name of
Watkins, Joseph S. Watkins, Deputy Surveyor. "The proprietors were
Thomas P. and Watkins and William Conklin. who duly acknowledged
the laying-out of the above for the purposes aforesaid, before James
Turner, a Justice of the Peace, and the same was duly recorded with
the plat July 13, 1838; P. B. Smith Recorder, Union County, Ohio.

The first house in Watkins was built by James Thompson, which was a
frame and was erected just east of Ray Thompson's store. He also
opened the first store in the place, about 1840, in one room of his
house. The first blacksmith was Jacob Warner. The post office was
established in 1810-41, with James Thompson appointed Postmaster,
which office he held till about 1860, when he was succeeded by
William Mosier, who served about one year. He was succeeded by
Warret Owen, Esq., who has held the office to the present time. The
first physician was Mains Wasson; he has been succeeded by Dr.
Reed, Dr. Rose, Dr. William Andrews, Dr. T. P. Shields and Dr. John
Pounds; the latter is the present practicing physician. The village now
contains two general stores-one by Ray Thompson and the other by
Leonard Coltise; one blacksmith, Edward Bolton; one wagonmaker.
William Covey, and one harness shop, by Warret Owen & Son. The
town probably contains a population of about seventy-five.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

1821-29, William Richey; 1824-29, Samuel Farnum; 1824, James

Richey; 1825, James Buck; 1836, William Richey; 1836, Samuel
Farnum; 1836-41, Christian Meyers; 1837-42, James Bell; 1842-44,
William Hays; 1843-51, James Thompson; 1848-53, John Hutchinson;

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1851-56, Warret Owen; 1853, Christian Meyers; 1854, J. H. P. Bouic;

1854, Benjamin Gamble; 1856, H. B. Felkner; 1857, Anderson
Thompson; 1859-64, D. B. Hays; 1860, Warret Owen; 1863-74, W. H.
Andrews; 1864, William Walley; 1867, William O. Hays; 1870, R. L.
Stimmel; 1873, Stephen Graham; 1975-81, Warret Owen; 1876-81,
Stephen Long; 1882, Warret Owen.

VALUATIONS.

Value of lands of Mill Creek Township, $336,580; value of real estate

in towns and villages, $1,280; value of chattel property, $145,415;
total, $483,275.

MILL CREEK GRANGE NO. 99, OF WATKINS.

This was the first Grange organized in Union County. It was instituted
August 11, 1873, by William H. Stokes, of Warren County, Ohio, a
Deputy of the National Grange, with the following officers selected by
the charter members, viz.: Thomas P. Shields, Master; John M. Roney,
Overseer; Lewis Lemay, Lecturer; Bolivar Hays, Steward; Aaron
Tossey, Jr., Assistant Steward; Samuel Hannawalt, Chaplain; R. L.
Stimmell, Treasurer; William D. Brown, Secretary; Thomas N. Elsom,
Gate-keeper; Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson, Ceres; Mrs. Maria Ligget,
Pomona; Mrs. Martha J. Elsom, Flora; Mrs. Emily J. Elsom, Lady
Assistant Steward. For a few years the society prospered, and in 1876
they raised money by voluntary subscriptions and erected a neat and
commodious hall, furnishing it appropriately, at a cost of about $1,000.
The hall was dedicated April 5, 1877, by S. R. Ellis. Master of the Ohio
State Grange. This society has endured great loss in membership, from
deaths, removals and other causes.

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But recently there has been a revival of interest, and with a

membership of about thirty it enters upon the year 1883 with brighter
prospects. Present officers are, Lewis Lemay, Master M. R. Hat, and,
Overseer; Aaron Tossoy, Jr., Lecturer; William D. Brown, Steward;
Isaiah Lame, Assistant Steward; William H. Elsom, Chaplain; Mrs.
Sarah Lame, Treasurer; Thomas P. Shields, Secretary; Luther Ligget,
Gate Keeper; Mrs. E. S. Brown, Ceres; Mrs. S. A. E. Elsom, Pomona;

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Mrs. Maria Ligget, Flora and Miss M. T. Shields, Lady Assistant Steward.

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