Noble County, Ohio - Chapter 15: Noble County in the War, 1887 (part 1 of 2)

Chapter 15: Noble County in the War

Intuoductoky - Okd-Time MrsTEUs - The "Cornstalk Militia - The First Response FROM Noble County - Company I, of the Twenty-fifth Regiment, Raised at Sum- MERFiELD - The Twenty-sixth Regiment - Thirteenth Regiment - Thirty-sixth Rp:giment - Twentieth Regiment (ReuRganized) - Forty-second Regiment - Garfield's Old Command - Sixty-se(X)ND Regiment - Sixtv-third Regiment - Seventyeighth Re<iiment - Ninety-second Regiment - One Hundred and Sixteenth Regiment - One Hundred and Sixty-first Regiment - One Hundred and Seventy sixth Regiment - Miscellaneous List - The Hoskinsville Rebellion - Both Sides of the Matter - Biocuiaphies of Military Men from Noble County - Soldiers' Re unions.

IN tfie early history of the State of Ohio, before military ardor had decayed under the ridicule that was heaped upon the "cornstalk militia," the men and youth of the territory now forming the County of Noble were accustomed to tiike part in traininjrs and musters in obedience to a State law, and were organized into regiments and companies in the counties to which they respectively belonged. It is known that as far back as 1825 Colonel Ei^stus lloskins commanded the second regiment of the then Morgan County militia, and no doubt at later dates the region now known as Noble (^ounty had other military commanders of equally high rank. But their day is past and gone and now their |>ositions seem to have been of trivial importance. Yet there is no doubt that the old-time military organizations served a good purpose, and gave to their members a crude but useful knowledge of military tactics. l]ut before tlie County of Noble came into being the old-fiushioned training days

But the military sj)irit, though dormant, was not dead, and the year 1801 found the fires of patriotism blazing brightly. In a brief time after the receipt of the news that Sumpter had been lired upon in Aprd, 18t)l, companies were forming in Noble County in response to tiie proclamations of the president and governor. Thenceforth, until the close of the war, the soldiei^ of Noble County were always found in their place, doing their duties bravely and well. To recount fully their toils and sufferings, their marches and battles, would be to write a history of the war; and the story would require volumes instead of pages. Therefore we make mention of only some of the most important events in which the soldiers of the county participated, by giving briefly an account of each regiment in which any considerable number of Noble County men were included. On this subject "Ohio in the War" has been our authority, and from its pages have been condensed a great part of the memoranda of regimental move ments which follow.

Summerfield, then the chief town of Noble Count V, had the honor of organizing and sending forth to battle for the Union the first company of soldiers raised for the rebellion in in the County of Noble.

Company I, Twenty-fifth Ohio, was niised in Noble County, and com- [)osed of parts of three companies wiio organized for the three months service, but were not accepted. When Gov. Dennison organized the first three regiments for three yeai*s service, twenty third, twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth, one company was assigned to Noble County, and made up of the materials as above. It left Summerfield June 22, iSfU, under the command of John M. Mosely, and entered the service at Camp Chase June 24th. It served with its regiment until ISOS, when it re-enlisted for three vears Ion t^er, and was finally mustered out June ll>th, 1S(I0, having served, lacking a few days, five years. This company with its regiment engaged the enemy at Cheat Mountiiin, Virginia, September 12, l<Sf>l ; Greenbrieh October 3nl ; Allegheny Mountain, December 12th; Huntersville, January 2, lSf;2; Monterey, April 22(1; Ikill Pasture Mountain, May sth ; Franklin. May 10th; Strasburg, June 4th;

Cross Keys, June Sth ; Ctnlar Mount ain, August loth; Freeman's Ford, August 22nd ; Waterloo Bridge, August 24th; Bull Run, August 2mh and 30th ; Burnside's attack on Fredericksburgh, but in the reserve; Chancellorsville, May 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 1803; Gettysburg, July 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th ; Ilagei'stown, July 12th; Siege of Morris Island, South Carolina, August 23d, and lasting three weeks; Honey Hill, November 30th, 1804 ; Devaux Neck, December 6th ; Indian Hill, December 9th ; Cockle Creek, Febraary 10, 1805; Combahee Ferry, February 12th ; Ashapoo Ferry, February 14th; Dingle's Mill, April 9th; lied Hill, April 15th; Deep Swamp, April 10th; Beach Run, April 17th; Swift Creek, April 18th; and Statesburg April 19th. Several of these latter engagements, were after the Appomattox surrender. After the surrender the regiment did ])atrol duty in the Edgefield, Hamburg, Columbia and other South Carolina Districts, until it was mustered out. In the engagements the company luid 15 men killed outright, 78 wounded, one third of whom died from their injuries ; 21 names are carried on the rolls as missing, oneJialf of whom were never heard of, and presumably died on battlefield or in prison pen; thirty-five died from various diseases, and five are I carried on the rolls as deserters. The compaoy was n^cruited uj) from time to time, and during its existence as an organization had three captains, four first lieutenants, four second lieutenants, twenty-eight sergeants, thirty-four corporals, and I^m nmk and file. The roster below shows some names in rank and Hie among the officers. When this occurs it was in promotion within the company. There were many promotions from the ranks to other com])anies and regiments, including three colonels from the ranks.

Company

COMPANY I. Mustered in June 2(), 1801, at ('amp Chase, Ohio, by John C. liobinson, Captain Fifth Infantry, U. S. A., for three years. l\Iustered out June 18, IStM), at Columbus, Ohio, by II. Doyle, Captain Eighteenth Infantry, U. S. A.

26th Rkchmknt, O. V. I. The Twenty-sixth Ohio was organized at Camp Chase, in July, 1861, and was recruited from the counties of Butler, Ross, Delaware, Guernsey, Noble, Mahonin/^, Champaign, Sciota and Madison. Edward P. FyflFe was made colonel of the regiment. It performed its lirst service in the ujv per Kanawha Valley, where it remained until January, chiefly engaged in scouting duty. Transferred scK>n after to the Department of the Ohio (soon named the Department of the Cumberland), it was placed in Brigadier-General T. J. Wood's division, of which it continued a part until October, 18()3, when it became a ])art of Wagner's Brigade, of Sheridan's division of the Fourth (^orps.

The regiment formed a part of the column of advance on Nashville, and shared the hardships of General Buell's army in its advance to relieve General Gmnt at Pittsburgh Landing. From the Tennessee to the Ohio, and thence to Cuniberland Gap, in the Fall of lsr)2, the regiment did its whole duty in the forced marches of Buell and Bragg. It participated in the engagements of Murfreesboro, Stone Kiver (where it lost one-third of its men), Tuliahoma, Shelby ville, Chattanooga, Chickamauga (where nearly three-fifths of its men engaged were either killed or wounded). Mission Ridge and Ixx>kout Mountain, and the siege of Knoxville. "This (Knoxville) campaign proved to be the most severe of any yet experienced. They marched barefooted over frozen ground, and bivouacked without shelter in midwinter, clad in summer dress, with half rations, on the desolate and dreary hillsides of east Tennessee. Yet, even then, with elbows out, pants worn half way to the knees, socks and shirts gone to shreds, hungry and shivering, in the bitter cold of January 1, 1?S()4, the

After its furlough, the regiment rejoined the Fourth Corps at Bridgeport, Tenn., and thence took part in Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, participating in the battles at Resaca, Kenesaw, Peach-Tree Creek, Jonesboro, and others less important. At Franklin and Nashville it main- Uiined its well-won reputation for valor. Sent south to Texas, it was mustered out of the service Oct. 21, 1S(;5.

Wagoner

The Thirtieth Regiment, Colonel Moses B. Walker, was organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, Aug 28, 1801, and on the 30th was ordered to the field. The regiment proceeded into Virginia and on the 2nd of Septeml>er reached Chirksburg. Joining the Forty -seventh Ohio at Weston, cm the Oth it joined General Rosecranz command at Sutton Heights. Here companies D, F, G and I were ordered to remain and tlie rest of the regiment proeetHled to Siimiiierville. Two companies (O and E) were left at Big Birch Bottoms; the remainder moved on to Carnifex Ferry and there had an encounter with the enemy. A few days hiter the regiment moved to Sewell Mountain, and Nov. 14 entered Fayetteville and took up quarters in the deserted houses. Meantime the Sutton detachment had several skirmishes with bushrangers and horse thieves, in which three men were killed and sevend wounded. This detachment joined the regiment at Fayetteville, Dec. 23.

During: the winter tl)e re<i:iment was employed upon fortifications and in detached duty. April 1 7, it moved to lialeio-l) and, on the otii of Mav, to Princeton. Marching toward Giles Court House on tlie loth, one company (II, tlielirst in tlie regiment under artillery fire) attracted the fire of the enemies' batteries in the narrows of p]ast and New Kivers. For eight days the daily allowance of each man was one cracker, a little sugar and a suudi quantity of cofl'ee, beans and rice. May 17 the first brigade of Cox's division, consisting of the Twelfth, Twenty-third and Thirtieth Ohio, and McMullen's battery, fell back to Princeton and obtained supplies. On the 19th the Thirtieth encamped on Great Flat-top mountain, and two companies were sent forward to Green Meadows, which was occui)ie(l as an out-post. August 19th the regiment moved from the mountains to join the army in eastern Virginia. In three davs and a half it reached

Brownstown, having nuirch'ed ninetyfive miles. Proceeding by trans|)orts on the Kanawha to Parkersburg, it took the cai*s for theEast, and August 23, encam|)ed at Warren ton Junction, Va. At the battle of Centreville the Thirtietli was in the left wing and exjmsed to artillery fire. Marching on the 7th of Septeml>er from Upton Ilills,on the9th itentered Frederick City; on the 14th, arrived at South Mountain, enc(mntered the enemy and lost eighteen killed and forty -eight wounded ; on the KJth reache<l Antietam bridge, and the next day, in an encounter with Gen. A. P. IlilFs division, lost two officers killed and two woumled, eight men killed and thirty seven wounde<l. Movino* to West Vir^ifinia in Octol)er, the regiment had no part in any noted engagement the remainder of the year. Marching to Brownstown in December, it proceeded with General Ewing's brigjule by water to Louisville, Ky., arriving Jan. 3, 1S<)3, and thence to Helena, Ark., where the brigade became the s(K,*ond brigade of the second division of the Fifteenth Army Corps. During the winter and spring the regiment was at Youngs Pointand in thevicinity of Vicksburg. At the latter place, from May 20 until the surrender of the city, the regiment was engaged in demonstrations arainst the enemv and in fatigue and picket duty, and sustaineil heavy losses. Marching from Vicksburg to Jackson, after the evjicuation of the latter ])lace it went into Camp at Black liiver July 23, remaining until September 20.

arriving there October 2, it left two ! days later, and November 20 en- | cam}>ed at Brown's Ferry, ten miles from Chattanooga. It participated in the battle of Mission Ridge, and on the 26th of November joined in pursuit of the rebels, returning to Bridgeport, Ala., December 11). Later it encamped at Larkin's Ferry, moving thence to Cleveland, Tenn., where a part of the regiment re-enlisted. Being ordered North, the regiment arrived at Columbus A])ril 8, 1804, and were given veteran furloughs. May loth the Thirtieth again starte<l South arriving at Kingston, (^a.. on the 2()th. Marching on the 23rd, it reached the foot of Kenesiiw Mountain June 19, having been almost continually under fire during the march. In an attack on the rebel works June 27 the regiment I lost thirty-five killed and wounded. In July it advanced to Atlanta and in ] the ensuing engagements on the 22d and 28th sustained heavy losses. August 5 the regiment was transferred to the first brigade, and on the 29th those who were not vetei'ans were mustered out. August 81, it engaged with the enemy near Jonesboro; October 5, started into Alabama; November 18, encam[>ed at Atlanta; December 18, took part in the assault on Fort McAllister, where it remained until January 1, 1805, then marched for Savannah.

From the beginning of the year until the latter part of April, the Thirtieth was campaigning in the Carolinas, without taking part in any notable battle. It then moved to Washington city, whence, June 2, it departed for Louisville, Ky. On the 18th it left for Little Rock, Ark., where it remained until mustered out August 18, 1805. The regiment traveled, during its term of service, over 18,200 miles and experienced the most trying hardships.

Private

The Tliirty-sixtli Ohio was organized at Camp Puinani, Marietta, in August, 18()1. Its first officers were Melvin Clarke, Esq., of Marietta, lieutenant colonel, and Prof. E. B. Andrews, major. For colonel, an effort was made to secure a man of extensive military knowledge, and such an officer was at last secured in George Crook, then a captain in the regular army. He assumed command Sejv tember 12, 1861. Prior to that time six com])anies in charge of Major A. J. Slemmer, then of General Rosecrans' staff, had marched through several counties of Western Virginia to stop the depredations of guerrilljis. The other four companies remained at Parkershurg, uniting with the rest under Colonel Crook, at Summerville. There the regiment remained and drilled through the winter, and during their ex])e(litions had several skirmishes with the guerrillas. The regiment sufl'ered much from sickness during this period.

started for I^wisburg, Greenbrier County, and was there brigaded with the Forty-fourth Ohio and a battalion of the Second West Virginia cavalry. From Lewisburg, Colonel Crook and his brigade made an expedition through, returning to Lewisburg. Then on the 23d General Ileth, with from two thousand five hundred to three thousand men attackeil the brigage, shelling their camp. The Thirty-sixth and the Forty-fourth, conUiining in the aggregate not more than one thousand two bundled effective men, were ordered to repel the attack, and did so so successfully that the rel>els left upon the field sixty killed, <me hundred and seventy -five prisoners, four pieces of artillery and three hundred stand of small arms. The Thirtysixth lost seven killed, fortv-four wounded and five csiptured on picket. This victory, won without artillery or the aid of the cavalry, was quickly and gloriously won. Moving back to Meadow Bluffs on the 29th of May, the brigade was there joined by the Forty seventh Ohio, and went in pursuit of General Ileth, but did not find him. The regiment remained with the brigade in Western and Eastern Virginia until September. On the 12th of that month it reached Frederick, Md., in advance of the rest of McClellan's army, had a skirmish with Stewart's cavalry and on the 14th the brigade was actively engaged at South Mountain, making a memorable bayonet charge, scattering and routing the enemy from that part of the field. The Thirtysixth lost several men, being for a time exj)osed to an enfihuling fire. Three days later the regiment was in the battle of Antietam, fonning a part of Burnside's force on the left. Here Colonel Clarke was instantly killed by a ten pound shell, and Lieutenant-Colonel Andrews succeeded in command.

After the battle the regiment remained in Maryland for a time, and in October was ordered with the brigade to West Virginia. Encam|)- ing at Charleston November 16, it remained there nearly three months. Jan. 23,1863, the Thirty-sixth embarked for Nashville, to join the army of Gen. Uosecrans. A few days after its arriva],the Thirty-sixth, together with the Eleventh and Ninety-second Ohio, all under Gen. Crook, wasorderetl up the Cumberland River to Carthage. In June the brigade marched for Murfreesboro, and was there attiiched to Major-General Reynold's division. Proceeding South with the army, it was in the fight at Chickamauga, where the Thirty-sixth sustained the loss of seventy gallant soldiers, among them Colonel W. G. Jones, who had succeeded Colonel Andrews in command. The regiment was concerned in the operations about Chattanooga, including the capture of Brown's Ferry, and on the 25th of Noveml>er was in the battle of Mission Ridge, when it lost eighty-three men.

Re-enlisting in March, 1864, after the expiration of the furlough, the Thirty -sixth returned to its old camping ground at Charhston, "W. Va. Thence the brigade^ in command of Genend Crook, made a successful raid to Dublin Dei)ot, during which occurred an engagement at Cloyd's Mountain. After destroying a large amount of railroad and rebel government property, the expedition turned back to Meadow Bluflf, and soon after arriving there was ordered to join General Hunter in the Shenandoah Valley. In the ensuing months the regiment experienced a good deal of hard marching, did some skirmishing, and burned and destroyed much rebel property. Retreating from Lynchburg before Early, the expedition arrived back at Charleston on the Kanawha in July, in a badly demoralized condition - half starved and broken down. From Charleston to Parkersburg by boat and thence by rail the troops again returned to the Shenandoah Valley. July 19th at Kernstown, near Winchester, the division encountered the enemy and lost one hundred and fifty men. Then, for the first and only time in its history, the Thirty -sixth turned its back to the enemy, and, with the rest of the division, retreated in disorder. It had retreated before, but always in good order. Subsequent operations in the Valley in which the Thirty -sixth had a conspicuous part were engagements at Berry ville, September 3; Opequon, September 19; and a surprise at Cedar Creek in which the Nationals were first routed, then the Confederates. The Tnirty-sixth remained in the Valley until December. It was then ordered to Cumberland, Md., and there consolidated with the Thirtyfourth Ohio. In April,1865, the consolidated regiment was ordered back to Winchester, and thence to Staunton.

Iiisi-Ory Of Noulk County, Ohio

The Twentieth Ilegiment, fii*st organized as a three months' regiment, contained after its re-organization a com])any (C^aptain Shat-klee's) composed principally of Noble County men. The re-organization took place at Camp King, near Covington, Ky., October 21, 18r»l, under the command of Colonel Charles Whittlese\% «a graduate of West Point. During the following winter the regiment was employed in guarding batteries near Covington and Newport. During this time four companies were sent to the vicinity of Warsaw, Ky., and February 11, 18r>2, all of the regiment, except Co. K, embarke<l for the Cumberland Iliver. Fort Donelson was the first battle in which it participated, Aftei* the surrender of the fort, the Twentieth was sent north in charge of prisoners. By March l(t, seven companies had been brought together, and were sent up the Tennessee River. In April it par ticipated in the battle of Pittsburgh Landing, at which place it remained, suffering much from sickness, during the advance on (Corinth. Subsecjuently the ix^giment served at Bolivar and Inka, and Dc(.'ember 4, entered Ox- ford, Miss., in the second brigade of Logan's division. After the capture of Holly S])rings, it turned nortli, arriving at Memphis, January 28, 1S63, where it received 200 recruits and drafted men. Next serving in Louisiana and Mississippi, May 12th, it took part in an engagement at Rjiymond, Miss., in which it lost twelve killed and fifty-two wpunded. At Champion Hills it was in the thickest of the fight. It was next employed about Vicksburg, in the Yazoo Valley, at Jackson, etc. In January, 1864, two-thirds of the men present re-enlisted, and in February they joined the Meridian expedition, returning to Vicksburg, March 4. The regiment went north on a veteran furlough, rendezvoused at Camp Dennison, May 1, and proceeded to Cairo, 111., thence to Clifton, Tenn. Marching thence, it joined General Sherman at Ackworth, June 9th. Thenceforth it was with Sherman's army in the Atlanta and Carolina ciimpaigns, and July 18, 1805, was mustered out of service at Columbus, Ohio.

62i) Recjiment O. V. I. The Sixty-second Ohio, Colonel Fnuicis B. Pond, was organized at Camp Goddard, Zanesville, Ohio, in November, 18()1, and remained in camp until the latter part of January, 1802. It was tijen ordered to report to General llosecians, commanding in Western Virginia. February 3 the I'egiment encampeil at Great Cacapon Creek; March 10, moved thence to Martins burg, and thence to Winchester. It took part in the battle at the latter place, and in the pursuit of the flying enemy as far as Strasburg. In April and May it was encamped at Edinburgh and Newmarket. May 12 the regiment began a toilsome march through the mountains, via Swift's Gap, Cheat Gap, and Warrenton, to Falmouth. At the latter place. May 25, it was reviewed by the President and Generals Shields and McDowell. Ordered thence to Western Virginia again, the regiment marched through Catlett's Station, Manassas Junction, Ilaymarket, Rectortown, Front Royal, Luray and Columbia Bridge, where it arrived June 5. The same day the Sixty -second made a force<l march to a point within five miles of Port Republic, where the advance brigades met the enemy under Stonewall Jackson, and after a fieive struggle of several hours, were comi)elled to retreat and return to Columbia

Bridge and Luray. June 16 it marched to Front Royal, and on the 2()th resumed the march through the mountains rla Manassas Gap, arriving at Alexandria June 28. Sailing for Fortress Monroe June 30, it was taken thence to Harrison's Landing and set to picket duty, which it continued to perform until August 15. Tlie Sixty-second saw some skirmishing meantime but no heavy fighting. It moved down the peninsula in the retreat of York to wn and Fortress Monroe and thence to Suffolk, remaining in that vicinity until December 31. The regiment moved thence to Norfolk, and January 4i 18()3, by transports, to Beaufort, N. C, and by rail to Newbern. It was next at Port Royal, St. Helena's Island, Coal Island and Folly Island, successively; April 7, at Morris Island, where the enemy were driven into their entrenchments, with great loss. July 18, 1803, in the assiiult on Fort AVagner the Sixty -second lost one hundred and fifty men killed, wounded and missing, including several of its gallant officers. The regiment behaved very gallantly. It also took part in the siege of Charleston, from July 10 to October 31, then returned to Folly Island. November 5, it moved to Hilton Head. In January 18r)4, the troops reenlisted and were given a veteran furlough. March 3, 1804, the Sixtysecond was at Washington, I). C, whence it was immediately sent to the frcjnt near Peter*sl)urg, Va. Fnmi this time onward the Sixtysecond was cont^erned in the oper ations that rage<l about the lines of the rebel capital. May 9 and 10 it was hotly engat^ed and lost heavily. May 20, a portion of the lines having fallen into the hands of the enemy, the Sixty-second was delegated to retake the ground ; a desperate charge ensued and the regiment lost heavily, but gained possession of the enemy's ritte pits. During the spring, summer and fall of 18^)4, the Sixty-second was almost constantly encountering the enemy and drawing his fire. For weeks at a time the men dared not throw off their accoutrements. In the spring of 18(»5, the Sixty -second took part in the operations below Petersburg. April 2, it was one of the foremost regiments in the assault on Fort Oregg. It also took part at Appomattox. About the first of September, 18<)5, it was Consolidated with the Sixty-seventh Ohio, which was mustered out in December.

Corporal

The Forty-second Regiment was organized at Camp Ciiase, near Columbus. Companies A, B, C and D were mustered into the service September 25, 1861; the remaining companies at different dates later, the regimental organization being completed November 20. James A.Garfield was the first colonel of the regiment, and was succeeded in March, 1862, by Colonel L. A. Sheldon.

" The company was raised at Summerfield, in September, 1861 ; joined the Forty -second Regiment as Company D, September 25,commanded by James A.Garfield. Went up the Sandy Valley and met the enemy at Middle Creek, January 10, 1862, drove him from the field, inflicting heavy lossand clearing the valley of rebels; fought, the battle of Pound Gap, March 15,

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1S02, ridding the valley of the last of the guerrillas that had infested this locality for some time. We then marched back to Piketown, from thence by foot to the mouth of the Big Sandy River; took boats there for Louisville, Ky., and thence by rail to T^xington, marched to Cuml>erland Ford, where we found it impossible to attack Cumberland Gap fi'om that side, and so marched over into Powell's Valley in rear of the Gap, which place we ca])tured June 18, 1802. During the summer we garrisoned this place and fortified it fully, having often to go out on scouting exjxsditions to suppress the bushwackers that infested that region. While out foraging near Tazerville we had a severe enofaofement with the advance of Bragg and Kirby Suiith's army, August 3 and 4, 1862, but succeeded in brino^in": in 200 wagons loaded with the much-needed l)ro visions for our starving army, which was compelled to evacuate Cumberland Gap in Septeml)er, and marche<l to the Ohio River, near Greensburg, Ky., arriving October 3, the hungriest and raggedest set of Yankees loose in Dixie. This was the most severe service that we had. After getting reste.l we then went up the Big Kanawha River, and assisted in driving the Johnnies out of the valley, marched down to Point Pleasjint, took the boats for Memphis, where we joined the tteet and arrived at Chickasaw Bluffs, on the Yazoo River, Christmas day, proceeded to get the worst drubbing we ever got. In the charge on the Bluffs, one brigade, Colonel DeCouray's, was almost annihilated, and the Forty-second covered the retreat galLantly, General Sherman to the contrar}^ notwithstanding.

"We got out though, and went to Arkansas Post, where we surrounded and took in the Johnnies, officers, mules, and all, about 9,000 of them, then to Young's Point, opposite Vicksburg, where we 'mudded' it until spring, and then started on the campaign in rear of Vicksburg. Fought the battle of Grand Gulf, April 2D, marched down opiK)site Bruinsburg, crossed the river, marched to Thompson's Hill, where we fought on May 1, and won the first score in rear of Vicksburg. Xext, at Fourteen-Mile Creek, we had a set-to with the Johnnies, but on May 10, at Champion Hill, was fought one of the closely contested battles of the war ; next day we climbe<l their works, at Black River bridge, and on the 19th invested the city of Vicksburg, and opened our cracker line to our great relief, as our five days' rations got mighty thin by this time; here we played Gopher, and swapped lead until the 4th day of July, when the Johnnies cried enough ; then we marched to Jackson, and after a week's fighting there, Joe Johnston, like the Arab, folded his tent and silently stole away. The Thirteenth Army Corps then went to New Orleans, where we took in the advance to Texas, by way of tiie Teche Country, having several slight skirmishes with the enemy back to the town of Placquemine, which we garrisone<l that winter; this was the only soft snap the boys got during their term of service. In the spring we went to Baton Ilouge, where on ^fay 1 and 2 we fought the battle of Cornite lliver, thence to Sims' Port,where ^ve helped Banks let the rebels go, and saved his summer's speculation, viz., trading cotton for wool. We then marched down on the Mississi])])i to Morganza Bend, where we spent the time in scouting and fighting the old-fashioned Gallinippers, in which battles we lost more gore than with the Johnnies. We were ordered uj) White River, and fortified St. (^harlas; did somescoutingandlotsof digging.until ordered down to the mouth of White River, where we lay until ordered home, in Se])tember, 18()4, to be discharged. While here w^e had several brushes with the enemy, though mostly wnth bands of guerrillas that infested the river. We were sent to Todd's Barracks, where they prol)osed to put us down on our good behavior, but we did not have any, and the boys broke all the red tape rules, and not wishing to mix their bed bugs with our own w(»ll-belove(l graybacks, we marched out and went to camp, close where we were mustered out, on Septem l)er 30, 1 SM ; arrived at Summerfield on Sunday nitrht, where the whole countv turned out to meet us, and there wtis only one thought to mar our happiness: the brave boys left behind. But we may feel that the result was worthy of the sacrifice, and that at the grand reunion (lod will so bless and keep us that every member of Company I), Forty -second Ohio Volunteer Infantry,will answer at roll-call,' Present.' "

I Mustered in September 25, 1S(U, i at Camp Chase, Ohio, by John R. Edie, major Fifteenth Infantry, United States Arm3% for three years. Mustered out September 80, lsr)4, at C^amp Chase, Ohio, by J. V. Small, second lieutenant First Ohio Cavalry, A. C. M.

Non-Commissioned Officers

Tiie Sixty-third Ohio Voluntoor Infantry was formed by the eonsolidatioi. of two battalions, known as tlie Twenty second and Sixty -third Re^ginients. Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The battalion of the Twenty-second was rcH^'uited at Chillicothe; that of the Sixtythird at Marietta. The order for consolidation was issued January IS, lsr»2, and the organization was completed on the 23rd of the same month, with John W. Sprague as Colonel.

February ISth the ixjgiment moved from Mai'ietta toward Puducah, Ky. February 23rd it joined the Army of the Mississippi, at (Commerce, Mo. It was put in a brigade with the Twenty -seventh, Thirt}'- ninth and Fortv-thinI Ohio Rcffi-

The Seventy -eighth was raised by M. D. Leggett, Esq., of Zanesville (who beciune its first colonel), under special authority from Governor Dennison. The organization was completed January II, 18(>2, and February 11 the regiment left by rail for Cincinnati, whence it took passage on special steamers for Fort Donelson. It arrived too late to take part in the action, but was assigned to the duty of caring for the rebel prisoners and stores. March 1 it marched to Metal Landing, on the Tennessee Kiver, and about ten days later moved with the National forces to Crump's Liinding, thence to Adamsville, to guard an exposed flank of the army at Pittsburgh Landing. April 7 it was under fire at the latter place with only slight losses. It took ])art in the movement on Corinth, and after the evacuation of that place was sent with the Thirtieth Illinois to Jackson, Tenn. There it wjis transferred from Wallace's to Logan's division and sent to Grand Junction.. Kemaining a month, it moved then fo Bolivar, where it made several reconnoissances and had several sharp skirmishes. Its next engagement was at Spring Creek, six miles from Bolivar. It marched to luka, but did not take part in the battle. Joining Grant's forces in the movement on Granada, Miss , and afterward accompanying them to Memphis, it marched with the army toward Vicksburg, taking part en route in the battles of Raymond, May 12, 1863, and Champion Hills, May 16, losing heavily at both places.

By the 19th of May the investment of Vicksburg was completed. On the 22d the Seventy-eighth participated in the general charge on the enemy's works with but slight loss. About the 25th it was sent with other troops up the Yazoo River, under General Frank P. Blair, to look after the reported movement of a rebel force on Vicksburg under General Johnston, The latter hav- ing changed his line, the command returned to Vickshiirg and resumed its place before the city. It was next sent to Bovina, where it remained until the surrender of Vicksburg. July 4 the regiment joined Sherman in his march uj>on Jackson, Miss. It was left at Clinton, and on the 7th repulsed an attack of the rel>el cavalry. Returning with the army at Vicksburg, it remained there until the latter part of August, after which it was sent oirt with an ex])edition to Canton. It was next sent from Vicksburg, with I^>gan's division, to Monroeville, I^.

January 5, 18<)4, the Seventyeighth I'e-enlisted, and after marching with Sherman on his Meridian exfiedition, was given a veteran furlough. May 1, tiie regiment returned and rendezvoused at (^airo, 111. Thence it proceeded by boat tt) Clifton, Tenn., and marched to join General Sherman at Ack worth, Ga. June 17 it took part in the attack on and capture of Bushy Mountain. It took part in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain June 27 and in several skirmishes immediately after. At Atlanta, July 21, the regiment participateil in a gallant attack, capturing Bald Knob, a commanding position. Here it lost two hundred and three men and otticeis, killed and wounded. It [)articipated in the subsequent moveuients of the arniy of the Tennessee until the fall of Atlanta. It then went into camp near that city until about October 15, when it was sent up the railroad to the vicinity of C'hattanooga to guard

The Seventy-eighth returned to Atlantii November 13, and on the ir)th started with Sherman on the famous " march to the sea." After the Uiking of Savannah, and the march through the Carolinas, up to the surrender of Johnston, the regiment accompanied the National forces through Richmond to Washingtcm and there particijmted in the grand review. It was next sent to lA)uisville, Ky., and thence to Columbus, Ohio, where it was mustered out of the service July 11, 1865.

Absent

Note. - These were the oriffinnl members of this Company. No muster out roll on file in office of Adjutant-General. The casualties are not driven. Those who were not dUchart^ed for cause or died were mustered out Jan. 12, 1865, on e. t. s.:

The Ninety-second was organized at Marietta in August and iSeptcnil>cr, 1802. N. II. Van V^orhes was commissioned colonel and B. D. Fearing lieutenant-colonel. All the officers were men of experience and courage, and the soldiers were a choice body.

The first service was performed before the regiment had been mustered, three companies, A, B and D, being ordered to garrison Gallipolis while the rebels were drivino: Lio:litburn out of the Kanawha Valley, and while there made two expeditions into Virginia. The regiment was soon after mustered, numbering 949, rank and file. October 7 it was ordered to Point Pleasant, Va., and soon after to the Kanawha valley, where it took part in the expedition that drove the rebels out of the valle3\ In January, 1803, it moved from the Kanawha to Nashville, and there, with Crook's brigade, was ordered to Carthage, Tenn., Feb. 17. Crowded upon miserable transports and many of the men compelled to sleep in the hold, many sickened and died upon the way. After fruitlessly chasing Morgim the regiment joine<l the army at Murfreesboro, June 24; at Hoover's Gap it took part in its first imiK)rtant engagement.

September the 19th and 20th the Ninety-second was in the heat of the figlit at Chickamauga, forming a part of the rear guard that helped to siive the army. On the 19th Colonel Fearing was wounded anil carried fmm the field, and on the same day Captains Putnam and Brown and Lieutenant Okey were severely wounded. Captain Brown's wound proved mortal. During the siege of Cljattanooga the Ninety-second endured great sufferings and trials, participating in several important movements. At Mission Ridge it was in the fight, behaving most bravely and losing many men. After ending the pursuit of the retreating enemy, the Ninety-second returned to Chattanooga, where it remained on active duty until February 22, 18r>4, when it was ordered with its brigade (Turchins) to Dallas, Ga. At Ilocky Face Gap there was a fierce struggle with the enemy in which the regiment lost heavily. Going into camp at Ringgold Gap, the Ninety-second with its division did outpost duty until the opening of the spring campaign. May 7 it moved to Buzzard's Roost, Ga., and thence toward Resacii, which it reached on the lOth, encountering some sharp skirmishing. Following the retreating rebels south of the Etowah, the regiment and brigade returned and rejoined the division near Dallas, Ga., where it perfonned guard duty until June 11. A few days later saw the enemy driven from their last line of works on the north side of Kenesaw Mountain, and June 19 and 20 the regiment took an active part in forcing the enemy from the valley. July 3 the regiment pursued the enemy through Marietta, Ga., forcing him from a position near that ]>lace, and taking an active part later in compelling him to abandon all territory north of the Chattahoochee. In the Atlanta campaign the regiment sustained its reputation for gallantry and bnivery, sharing in the glory gained by the Fourteenth Army Corps at Jonesboro, and the arduous marches in pursuit of Hood. It participated in the "march to the sea," ' the cam])aign in the Carolinas, and finally returned north to Washington, where May 24, 18^)5, it participate<l in the grand review. June 19, 18()5, it was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, having won an illustrious name as a "lighting regiment."

The Ono Hundred and Sixteentli Reofiment wasorofanized at Marietta, m August, 18()2, with James Washburn as colonel, and Thos. F. Wildes, lieutenant-colonel. The latter was succeeded toward the end of the war by Wilbert B. Teters, of Noble County, promoted from the rank of major.

The regiment was ordered to Parkersburg, September 1 ; thence on the t>th to Gallipolis, where it was armed and equipped. September 18 and 19, the regiment was mustered into the service, with the exception of two companies not yet full. October 16, the regiment moved again to Parkersburg, whence it took passage to Clarksburg. October 27, it reached Buckhannon, W. Va., and was there brigaded with the One Hundred and Tenth, One Hundred and Twentysecond and One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio. November 9 it proceeded to New Creek. There the measles raged violently, and when the regiment departed, December 12, it left 110 men in hospital. The march was via Burlington and Petersburg to Moorefield, and en route the troops were much annoyed by guerrillas. At Moorefield the One Hundred and Sixteenth was posted with a section .of artillery, and remained until January. They were surrounded by Jones' Cavalry Division and held until reinforcements arrived. On the 11th it reached Romnev, where it was eniraired in foraging, drilling and picket duty.

March 17, 18f)8, found the regiment at Winchester, where it remained until the withdrawal of the army from that place in June. Meantime it was frequently engaged in scouting and skirmishing. It moved from Winchester through Mercei^sburg and Loudon, Pa., to Hagerstown, Md.; thence to Sharpsburg and to Martinsburg, August 4. On the 29th of April, 18(J4, the One Hundred and Sixteenth started up the Shenandoah Valley, under General Hunter. At Piedmont, near Staunton, it found the enemy well posted, charged his works and reached his fortifications, but was compelled to retire. Making another charge it drove the enemy from his works. In this engagement the regiment lost 176 men killed and wounded. In June the command was at Lexington, whence it advanced toward Lynchburg, encountering the enemy near that place on the 18th, with the loss of many men. From the 18th to the 22d the regiment was marching day and night, through deep dust, on the scantiest rations. On the 27th and 28th, supplies were i*eceived, and on the 29th the troops halted at Gauley

July 2 the regiment marched to Camp Piatt, thence took steamer for Parkersburg, where it took the cars and j)roceeded eastward. At Cherry Run, fifteen miles from Martinsburg, the railroad was found to be de.

stroved. Tlu* regiment inarched to Harper's Ferry and Sandy Hook, arrivin<r on the 14th. Hence it was onlered into Loudon County, Va., to assist in di-ivin*^^ Early from the valley. July 11, the troo|)s encountered the rebels at Snickers Gap, and a spirited fij^ht ensued. The rebels were held in check until dark, wdien the regiment recrossed the river and marched to Winchester. Thence it fell back through Martinsburof and Hawrstown to Marvland Heigiits, where it arrived nearly exhauste<l, July 2\K

The regiment reached Cedar ('retdv Auofust 12, and thence fell back to Halltown. On the ikl of Se])teml)er Sheridan's forces advanced, meeting the eneni}' at Derryville, where the One Hundred and Sixteenth was engaged, with slight loss. The regiment was in the battles of Opetjuan and Fisher's Hill. At the latter place it nuule a gallant capture of. a rebel battery. It was next in the battle of (Vdar (Yeek, October UK Leaving that place November \K it reached Opcquan Crossing on the ISth, and remained guarding the railroad until December WH it then joined the army of the Jam(\s and went into winter quarters at Aiken's Landing. March 2t>, 18r»:>, the One Hundred and SixtecMith moved ami entered into the retei-sburg campaign. It entraired in the assault uixm Fort Greirtr, and in the i)ur*suit of the rebel ai-nues. At Ihirksville the right win"" of the regiment was sent out on the Danville Uoad, while the left wing moved on to Aj)])onuittox (/. H., where Lee surrendered. After the surrender the left wing moved to Lynchburg; on the 15th of April, to i>urkville, where it was joined by the right wing, and the entire regiment proceeded to Uichmond, arriving on the 25th. The regiment was mustered out June 14, with the exception of (,\)m])anies Fand K, whicli were consolidattnl with the Sixtysec(md Ohio, their time not expii'ing untiJ October. June 2:5, ISim, the regiment was paid off and dischargcHl at (^amp Dennison, Ohio.

Aij8Knt At Muster Out

County; the P'orty-tbird Battalion, from Nforgan (\)unty ; the Ninetythird Battalion, from Noble County, and one company from the Fiftyeighth Battalion, from Hancock County, all troo])s of the Ohio National Guard. The regiment was mustered into the service ihiy 9, 18<)4, w^ith the followin^^ officers: Oliver P. Taylor, colonel; (Teoro;e S. Corner, lieutenant-colonel, and Samuel 13. Put^h, major. The n^giment wns immediately ordennl to Cumberland, Md., where it arrived ^lay 12. The regiment moved to Martinsburg, AV. Va., and on the 4th of June com|)anies A, B, D, F and II were sent up the Shenandoah Valley with other troops with a sup- \)\y train for Hunter's army, which was then suj)posed to be near Staunton. J]ut on arriving there it was found that IJunter had advanced ; however, he was finally overtaken at Lexington on the 11th. The troops remained with the army until it readied the vicinity of Lynchburg, then turned over the sup})lies and proceed(^d back to Marti nsburg, with many sick and wounded and a train of over one hundred and lifty wagons and ambulances; with one hundred and fifty pi*isonei-s and several hundred contrabands, they left the army June 17, and ])egan their return march through a hostile and mountainous country. They were supplied with only three days' rations of crackers. Arriving at Beverly on the 2Sth they rested two days, then j)rocee(led to Webster. The entini distance marched was nearly live hundred miles. At Webster thev took the cars for ilartinsburg, where they arrived July 2. Thence they marched to llainesville, where the remainder of the regiment was then encamped in charge of a cori'al of one hundred and twenty-five teams and wagons. They arrived in camp at about eight o'clock, p. m., and before supp(»r could be prepared ordei*s were received for the regiment to that place at daylight the next day and remaining in line of battle until eleven o'clock, the regiment fell back through Shepherdstown and Sharpsburg to Maryland Heights. From July 0 to July 8 the regiment was continually engaged in skirmishing; after this it went into position in Stone Fort. It afterward aided in defending Maryland Heights until the rebels were driven from the Shenandoah August 25. The One Hundred and Sixty-fii^st was ordered to Ohio, and September 2, 18r4, was ' nmstered out at Camp Chase.

"As soon as the organization was completed the regiment was ordered to Niushville, Tenn., and assigned to the Second Brigade, Fourth Division, Twentieth Army Corps. Soon after its arrival it was detailed to perform provost-guard duty at Nashville, and during the siege and battle of Nashville it was in the works; but, with the exc<»ption of a few companies under ]\Iajor Cummings, the retjfiment was not en«rafj:cd. Quite a nunU>er of the ofIicei*s and men were veteran soldiers, and their knowledge and experience gave the regiment considerable reputation for proficiency in drill and discipline. The regiment was mustered out of service at Tod Barracks, Columbus, Ohio, on the 18th of June, isrir).''

Miscp:llank()us List. Besides the companies of which mention has already been made, there were others containing Noble County men; but as they had but few representatives from this county the same chissifi cation is impracticable. When not otlierwise designated those included in the list were membei^ of infantry regiments.

y The IIoskinsvillk Rkhp:lm(>n. ' The early part of the year 18(13 was the gloomiest period of the war. Distrust and doubt filled the public mind; loss and suffering had long attended the Federal armies, and many who at first had been confident of a speedy and triumphant victor}^ for the ("nion cause, now begjin to waver and adopt the opinions of those favoring peace at any price. Tiiis sentiment was. strengthened and fostered by the busy tongues of ambitious, stay-at-home orators, who, in Ohio as elsewhere, sought to take advantage of the situation and pose as leaders of ])ublic opmion. In Ohio the year is memorable for its exciting political campaign, in which C. L. Vallandigham, whose public utterances had caused his arrest and banishment from the North, was one of the candidates for the office of governor; also for organized resistance to tlie government, which was attem|)ted in three i nstances - in Noble, Montgomery and Holmes (V)untie,s. The arrest of Vallandigham in May 18r»3, in Dayton, led to disturbances on account of which martial law was proclaimed in Montgomery County. The Holmes (younty outbreak was (x^casioned by an attempt to resist the draft. The Noble (^ounty "rebellion" - the only disgmceful blot u})on the military record of the county - preceded all the other occurrences mentioned, taking place several weeks before the arrest of Vallandigham. The following account of the affair is gleaned from Whitelaw Keid's '*Ohio in the War," the names of the participants in the rebellion being suppresseil : session of a letter written by a school-teacher in Iloskinsville to a private soldier in Coni])any G, Seventy -eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he denounced the administration, expressed opposition to the war, and advised the soldier to deseit. The advice wjis talcen, and the deserter found refuge and concealment near Iloskinsville.

A deputy United States marshal find a corporal's guard from the One Hundred and Fifteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, were thereupon sent from Cincinnati with orders to arrest the de^serter and his friend who had counseled desertion. This force returned with the report that they had found the men they sought under the protection of nearly a hundred citizens {^f Iloskinsville and vicinity, armed with shot-guns, rifles and muskets, and regularly organized and officered. "The captain pleasantly proposed to the deputy United States marshal and squad that they surrender and be pai'oled as prisoners of the Southern Confederacy!"

March 10, Lieutenant-Colonel East man, post commandant at Cincinnati, issued an order to Captain L. T, Ilake, to I'eport with companies B and II, of the One Hundred and Fifteenth Ohio, with ten days' rations and forty rounds of ammunition, to United States Marshal A. C. Sands, to serve as his })osse in making arrests in Noble County. They reached Cand)ridge on the evening of the isth, and were given all |)ossible aid and information l)y Leaving the railthe inhabitants.

road and marching across the country toward Iloskinsville, they were informed while en ronte that the people were still in arms and determined to continue their resistance. But on their arrival on the afternoon of the 2<)th, they found that the valiant rebels had deserted the village and c(mcealed themselves in the woo<ls, leaving only a few^ frightened women and children to welcome the soldiers.

The expedition remained three days, making arrests and searching for those who had been concerned in tlie previous resistance to the deputy marshal. Moses I). Hardy made an affidavit before United States Commissioner Ilalliday giving the names of sixty-five of those participating in the rebellion. Leaving Iloskinsville, the troops marched to Sharon, then to (Caldwell, and thence to Point Pleasant, halting for the night and making arrests at each place. Having thus covered the disaflFected disti'ict, they returned to Cambridge, where they were welcomed at a public banijuet. Subsequently thirtyfive i)risoners, thus arrested, were brought before tlie United States court in (Cincinnati, presided over by Judges Swayne and Leavitt, and arraigned on indictment for obstructing process. Nine of the accused pleaded guilty and were fined and imprisoned. Indictments for conspiracy were found against ten of those concerned in the demonstration, and three of tliem were convicted, sentenced and fined 1*500 each. The instigator of the trouble - the teacher who had written the

"The Noble County liepuhlican stated that at a meeting held by tlie men engaged in the protection of the deserter, resolutions had been passed, declaring, first, that they were tn favor of the Union as it was, and the constitution as it is; second, that they would op}K)se all arbitrary arrests on the part of the (xovernment; third, opposition to the enforcement of the conscription act; fourth, recommending the raising of money by C(mtribution for the purchase of arms to enable them successfully to resist a draft, should another be ordered; fifth, the assassination of an obnoxious person.

" How these brave words ended has been told. Quiet was restored in the county, and the healthy influence of the punishments inflicted was soon manifest in the tone of the community''

There is no doubt that the newspa])er accounts published at the time were full of error and exaggeration. The " rebellion" was magnified and its extent over-estimated, so much so, in fact, that even now many people in Noble County and elsewhere have very erroneous ideas concerning it. Mr. Keid's account of the affair is ])erhaps as correct as could be ex- ])ected.

One of those concerned in the socalled " rebellion," a reputable and prominent citizen of Noble Township, states his knowledge of the affair as follows:

" T. W. Brown was not a school teacher, but a pupil at Hoskinsville. The letter which he wrote was to his cousin and never reached him. His cousin had reached home before the letter arrived at his address. The first alleged attempt at an arrest was at a spellmg school at Hoskinsville. Brown was not there. The soldiers burst open the door and frightened those present who went home with reports that soldiers were in search of Brow^n, and that he would be killed if found. The next morning, in company with some of my neighbors I went to Hoskinsville. Arrived there, we found several men with guns. There was snow on the ground and they said they had taken their guns to shoot rabbits. More than half of those present had no guns. We waited around the stores and black* smith shop. A stranger rode through on horseback, going north. I did not see him halt or hear him speak to any one. This man afterwards proved to be the Deputy United States Marshal. While he was passing a small squad of soldiers - about five, as nearly as I can remember - were marching armed about three hundred yards distant, along the stream east of the town. Thus ended, so far as I know, the demonstration at this time. I knew of no organization or officers. The statement that there was an organization and a captain, and that they demanded a surrender to the Southern Confederacy, contains not a word of truth. The newspaper extract is likewise fictitious."

Army societies had had their reunions from the days of Washington, who organized a society com]X)sed exclusively of officers of the Revolution. The Army of the Tennessee was formed on that model. It and other similar organizations organized at the close of the war have always had their annual meetings, from which all soldiei*s below the rank of second lieutenant were rigorously excluded.

J. M. Dalzell issued his call for a general national reunion, of all ranks of the Union army, to meet in Lansing, Mich., March 4, 1S72. For some reason it was a failure.

Ilis next call was for one of similar character, to meet in Washington City, on the same date of the following year. lie had industriously ex ploited his novel departure in the daily press, to which he had universal entree, and the rank and lile had come to understand his idea quite thoroughly. But the place chosen was a bad one for the experiment, and the reunion of 1S73 wjis a failure like its predecessor at Lansing. Everybody now gave over the ]>roject but Mr. Dalzell.

Even more earnestly than ever he set about making preparations for another reunion on the old plan, and accordingly, in 1S74, issued his call for a national reunion to be held at Caldwell, Ohio, September 15, 1S74. That place then had about four hun dred inhabitants, and but a single line ot railway. Mr. Dalzell had leariUHl something from repeated failure, and this time determined to hold his reunion at home, where he c<mld ccmtrol it by the help of his old friends. He was the president and secretary. The papers of the whole North threw open their columns to his ready pen, and he spent the most of that year in writing up his lyeloved project. Lettei's of encouragement came from near and far, and the press editorially commended the experiment to its readers in every State. It grew in popularity with the boys as they came to undei^stand it better. Mr. Dalzell easily procured the passage of bills by Congress recognizing it as national, and affording it the use of a large number of cannon, and any quantity of ammunition. General Sherman ])romised to preside. After that all was plain sailing. The reunion came otf in splendid style, in the woods west of Caldwell, and Mr. Dalzell was hai)py.

(jeneral Sherman lent it the influ ence of his presence, and indorsed the idea unequivocally in an address of rare power and eloquence. Almost every State was represented, and no one estimated the crowd at less than ->5,()0o. It is still remembered as not only the fir-st, but the greiitest, national soldiers' reunion ever held, though it has often been imitjited who attained to the rank of general in the late war, is now a prominent lawyer and an influential citizen of Ironton, Ohio. His parents were Henry and Jane (Miller) Enochs. He was born near Middleburg, in Noble County, March 29, 1842. He was reared on his father's farm and attended the common schools in winter with the advantage, however, of one term at the Ohio University. When Fort Sumter was fired upon he was a student at the Ohio University, and on the 19th of April, 1801, he enlisted in Company B, Twenty -second Ohio Volunteer Infantry; soon after he was promoted to corporal and sent to guaril the railroad between Marietta and Parkersburg, thence to West Virginia, participating in the numerous marches and skirmishes of his command, and the battle of Kich Mountain. He was promoted to fourth sergeant, and in that rank was mustered out of the service July 24, 18*)1. He at once re-enlisted in Com])any K, Fifth West Virginia Infantry, an organization composed ahnost wholly of Ohio men. In October he was elected ca})tain of his company, but owing to his youth the colonel of the regiment refused to recommend him for a captain's commission, and he was made first lieutenant of the company. His drill and discipline soon attracted the attention of army officers, and he was frequently complimented for the manner in vv^hich he had brought up the company. His regiment was organized and camped at Ceredo, West Virginia. Ilebel regiments were also being organized within a few miles of its camp, the surrounding country swarmed with bushwhackers, and his company and regiment was in active service from the time of their enlistment. In the winter of 1862 the regiment was ordered to Parkersburg. Soon afterward Lieutenant Enochs was sent with his company to New Creek Station and assigned to the command of that out|)ost. At this time there was a vacancy in the majorship of the regiment, amd Lieutenant Enochs was recommended by the officers of the regiment for the position, but again his youth prevented his preferment, and he was promoted to captain and assigned to Company E. This company soon became the best drilled and disciplined company in the regiment, and in the spring of 1862 led the advance at the battle of Moorfield, participating in all its marches and skirmishes along the south branch of the Potomac, including the battle of McDowell, May 8, 1862. Retui'ning to Moorfield, the regiment crossed the mountains with the army under Generals Schenck and Milroy, striking the rear of the Confederate armj^ under Stonewall Jackson, where the regiment was engaged. The Union armies, united under General Fremont, followed Jackson up the Shenandoah Valley, skirmishing and fighting day and night until the battle of Cross Keys, June 8, 1S62, when Jackson crossed the river under cover of night, burning the bridge behind him; Fremont's army went down the valley. Schenck's division and General Milroy's brigade (to which the regiment then belonged) marched from Luray

Valley across the Blue Iii(l<^e and joined the army of Nortiiern Virijinia commanded by (leneral John Pope. The division was assigned to the Eleventh Corps, then connnanded b\^ General Franz Sigel. The regiment participated in numerous skirmishes until the terrible battle of Cedar Mountain was fought, which was one of the most desperate battles of the war. The regiment a ftei'- ward participated in tiie battles along the Kapidan and liiippahannock Rivers, including Freenum's Ford and Sulphur Spring, being under lire every day tor about twenty days. In the fir?t day of the second battle of Manassas, although the junior captain of the regiment, Captain EncK*hs was in command. The regiment went into the light near the stone house, and in the woods some distance beyond, the regiment fought almost the entire two days of the battle over the possession of a radroad cut in the wocmIs. The cut was taken and re-taken, until one fourth of the regiment was either killed, wounded or missing.

History has never given the facts concerning this batth?; the K)ss and discister to the Uni(m army there has never been fully told. The regiment next participated in the battle of ('hantilly. In all these marches, skirmishes and battles Captain Enochs took an active part, being in command of either his com})anv or tiie regimc^it. After the l)attle of Chantilly the regiment, l)eing almost entirely destroyed, was ordered to the fortifications around Washington to obtiiin shoes and clothing. Soon afterwards it was transferred to the Kanawha Valley, West Va. In the spring of 18f»8 it was ordered to Gauley Bridge on the Kanawha, where it remained the greater portion of that year, scouting and skirmishing through the mountains of that country. August 17, 1 863, Capt. Enochs was commissioned lieutenantcolonel of the regiment. May 4, 1864, his command broke camp and started toward Louisburg, West Va. At Meadow l^luffs it joined the anny under General George Crook, and crossed the mountains, destroying the railroad and bridges. It joineil the army under Geneial Hunter at Staunton, Va.,and under that general made the raid upon Lynchburg. In its endeavor to get into Lynchburg, Colonel p]nochs with his regiment charged the breast-works but was repulsed and driven back with heavy loss. The Union army was compelled to retreat to the Kanawha Valley. This was one of the longest and hardest I'aids of the war. It Wius, as the genei'al slates it, ''days and nights of marching, starving and lighting." The regiment remained but a short time in the Kanawha Valley, when it was ordercnl to IIarj>er's Ferry and the Shenandoah Valley. The army started u]) the valley, lighting the rebels at Bunker's Hill, July 19, 1864, and at Carter's Farm, July 20, 1864, and at Winchester, July 24. The Union army was driven north of the Potomac Kiverand soon became a part of the army under General Sheridan, and under him was in the battles near llalltown, Va., August 22, 2^^ and 24, 1864. At the battle of Berry- ville, September 8, 18()4, ('olonel Enochs' regiment made a brilliant charge on a Mississippi brigade of four regiments, driving them from the field and ca])turing a number of prisonei*s. ^t the battle of Winchester, September 11), 1S(»4, Colonel Enochs' regiment was in the front on the extreme right of the Union army. Shortly after going into the fight the rebels were found behind stone walls on the opposite side of a d(»ej) slough, the regiment waded through and charged the rebels, driving them from their chosen positions until their fortifications were reached. 1» this charge Colonel Enochs was severely wounded when within one hundred yards of the fortifications, a ball striking him in the head and cuttin«: through a heavy felt hat. He was supposed to have been instantly killed, and was left where he fell. During the night he was conducted to his regiment, and the next morning was again in command, following the retreating rebels toward Fisiier's Hill, which point they had strongly fortified. September 22, Coltmel Enochs' was given charge of the advance, which climbed the mountain and got in the rear of their works before they were discovered. When the signal was given, the whole army charged the fortifications, capturing most of the enemy's artillery and routing their army. The regiment under Colonel Enochs participated in numerous other skirmishes up to the battle of Cedar (h-eek.

tJie youngest man of his rank in the Army of the Potomac. During this service his regiment had become so depleted that it was consolidated with the Ninth West Virginia, and was afterwards known as the Fii*st W^est Virginia Veteran Infantry. The regiment i^emained in the valley under (General Hancock until near the close of the war, when it was sent to Cumberland, Md., where Colonel Enochs was assigned to the command of the department of Maryland, and on March 13, 18f»5, he was commissioned brigadier general. General Enochs saw much hard service during tJie Avar, and distinguished himself for bravery and gallantry, iis is shown by his successive promotions. His fellow otficei*s speak in the highest terms of his intrepidity, and the fact that he comniandcHl a brigade at the age of twenty-two yeai's is the very highest possible testimony as to his superior abilities as a soldier and officer. He was mustered out of theserviee July 24, 1S(;5. He studied law as he could during the war, and on beintifdischarmHl, entered the Cincinnati Law School, from which he graduated in 18»»7. He began practice in West Virginia, removing in the fall of [SOS to I ronton, Ohio, where he soon rose to pnmiinence and is still in successful practice. General Enochs was married in isir) to Miss Annis Hamilton. Ex-President Hayes thus speaks of General Enochs : the re^iuient and its consolidation with the Ninth Virginia as coUmel of tlie First West Virginia Veteran Infantry - tliat being the titl(\as I recall it, of the consolidated veteran regiment. Of coui*se I knew him intimately as a soldier and as a regimental C(mimander. lie was conspicuous and a man of mark always. His courage, promptness and energy were extraonlinary. lie was faithful, cheerful and hopeful. His diligence was great, and his ability and skill in managing and taking care of his n^giment were rarely equaleil. If called upon togivehisdistinguishmg merits as a soldier, I should say force, energy, intrepidity. I have often said that the old Kanawha Division could make its fastest and longest march in a day with an enemy in front, trying to retai'd and obstruct, and with Colonel Enochs and his regiment in the advance clearing the way. His military record is in all respects honorable and bright. In the language of the old iron-clad oath, '* it is a pleasure to commend his soldierly (jualities, without any mental reservation whatever.'' General I. II. Duval, of AVheeling, sj)eaks of General Enochs as follows :

'' I first met General W. II. Enochs early in the war in the Kanawha Valley, West Virginia. I think he was at that time major of the Fifth West Virginia iCegiment. J was very favorably impressed with him at sight, and soon discovered that he was a remarkai)le man for his ag(*. We were intinuitely associated during the war, and I can safely say that I did not meet an officer during that time in whom 1 had more confidence. He was brave, daring [ and efficient, always ready for what- I ever duties were reijuired of him. I Later in the war his regiment ar!<l mine were consolidated and forme<l, the First Veteran Regiment of West Virginia. I was retaimnl as Colonel, and General Encxhs was the lieutenant-colonel. I was ]>roud of the association, feeling that I had an officer upon wMiom I could rely under all circumstances. Soon after the consoli(hition he was promoted to the colonelcy of his regiment. At the head of the regiment he distinguished himself on all occasions, wherever he fought, and I think commanded one of the grandest regiments I ever saw. It was thoroughly drilled and disciplined."

(tknkkalCharlks S. 8ar(jkant was born in Morristown, N. J., September 5, 1839. At the age of eighteen he entered the service as private in the First Fnited States Mounteil liiHes, and at the breaking out of the war was stationed at the St. Louis ai^senal, at St. Louis, Mo. In isril he entered the volunteer service as sargeant of Co. G, First Missouri Infantry, a three months' organization, and shoi'tly after was promottnl to second-lieutenant of the company. Fpon the reorganization of the regiment for the three years' service, he was again commissioned second-lieu- {(Miant. His command was engage<l in the capture of (\amp Jackson, at St. Louis, Afo. This is now regiirdcMl as one of the important events in the history of the llebellion, as it placed the city in the possession of the Union army, lie was in the fight at Eoonville, which was the lirst engagement in the West. August 10 the regiment Wius engaged under General Lyon at the battle of Wilson's Creek. (xeneral Lyon was killed and Captain Ca vender seriously wounded, thus devolving the command of com])any upon Lieutenant Sargeant. In September of 18r»l, the regiment was again re-organized as the First Missouri Light Artillery, and he was commissioned Hrst-lieutenant, and assigned to Company II. With this command he remained until he was detailed asaide-de camp on the staflf of General Schofield. Mai'ch 27, 1862, he was promoted to a captaincy and placed in command of Company I, First Missouri Light Artillerv. This battery wns bri*::- aded with the Second Division of the Army of the Tennessee, and was engaged in the battles of Sliiloh and the siege at Corinth. August 81, 1862, be resigned his commission to accept promotion to major and assistant adjutant-general, and was assigned to duty on the staff of General Schofield. I)eceml>er 4, 1862, he was promoted to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the Eighteenth Missouri Infantry, and to colonel August 15, 1864. The regiment was in all the battles of the Atlanta camjmign, (Colonel Sargeant being in coinmand of the regiment. At the battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1863, his command held a position on the extreme right of Fuller's division, and were hotly engaged in repulsing the terrific attacks of a division of the enemy under General Walker, in one of which the (V)nfederate commander was killed. In this engagement Colonel Sargeant distinguished himself by the able manner in which he commanded his regiment. lie was with Sherman in ''The March to the Sea," and the advance through the Carol inas. His regiment took a prominent part in the battle of Bentonville, N. C, in which Mower's division gained the rear of the rebel army and forced the evacuation of their lines of intrenchment. With his command he participated in the closino- events of the war, and the grand review at Washington, I). C , in May of 1865, after which the regiment was ordered to St. Louis, where it was mustered out of the service, in July of 1865.

Lack of space prevents a detailed statement of the service of General Sargeant. For the greater portion of the time he was connected with the Army of the Tennessee, and participated in all the notable battles in which it was engaged. His successive promotions (from a private to that of brigadier-geneial) is all the evidence re(]uire(l to show his record as a soldier. At the close of the war he engaged in the commission businej^s at St. Louis, Mo.; thence to Iowa and to Caldwell, in 1870, where he is now engaged in the j)ro(luce business. Is a ])rominent member of the Grand Army of the Re])ublic.

(/OLoxKi. IIarmox Wilsox was horn near Cadiz, Ohio, March 15, 1S4(). When thirt(»en veal's of age he entered tiie manual labor school at All)any, Ohio, where for two veal's he supiMM'ted himself by his labor morning's and eveninirs, at eiofht cents per hour. At the age of lifteen he began teaching winter terms of school in Noble County, using his earnings to defray his expenses in summer at the Ohio University. In the spring of ISGl he took his salary for the preceding winter and invested in an outfit to bore for oil on Duck (^reek. Failing in this enterprise, he returned to the school room. At the expiratiim of the first month, after the dismissal of his school in the evening, he wrote upon the blackboard, '' (umr ' to the tmry That night he walked toSuminerlield, and enlisted in Captain John Most^ley's company (I, Twenty-fifth InfantryX Upon the organization of the company he was made corporal. December 7, lSf)l, he was jmmioted to second lieutenant, and assigned to the Seventy-ninth. When this regiment was consolidated with the Seventy-fifth he was transferred to the Twentieth, and became tii'st lieutenant of Company I. February 11, 1802, he was made the adjutant of the regiment; October 5, 18(>2, promoted to ea])tain of Company F, and to major, January 0, 18(15; January 11, 1SG5, to lieutenant colonel ; to colonel June 20, 18r)r); was mustered out July 15, 18(i5. Colonel AV^ilson

^ Donelson, Shiloh, and Vicksbur*::, and was with Sherman on '* The March to the Seii," and after the batj tie at Atlanta was in command of the regiment. After the close of the

I boys, who for four long weary years fought for the maintenance of the ])atriotic principles taught them by their fathers. Among the numlnir entitled to special mention in this trade of millwright, that being his father's vocation. In 1850 he entered the Meadville, Pa., college, l>eing the first student from Xoble County. In 1852 he left college to try his fortunes in the gold fields of California, His journey there, which occupied seven months, was one of adventure, lie visited the Sandwich Islands, and made (piite an extendeil trip into Mexico. Arriving in California, he fii-st engaged in mining, but not meeting with desired success he turned his attention to ranching, in which he was engaged for two vears. In 1S57 he returned to lUi- nois, whither liis parents had iininignited in 1S53. Two veal's lat(»r he returned to Xohle Connty and bejjfan teaching, whicli he followed successfuUv until June 2r», 1S(»1, when he enlisted in Company I. Twenty-lifth f)hio Volunteer Infantry, and upon the organization of tlie regiment was given the position of corporal, lie was with the regiment until some time after the detith of Captain John Moseley, when he received from Governor Todd a recruiting commission. llt»turning to Noble County, he enlisted in Company I, Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was commissioned its captain. He joined the regiment at Citicinnati, where he taught his company the rudiments of a military educati(m,*and from there was ordered to join the arniy in front of Fort Donelson. After the battle the captain was detailed to guard 1,000 prisoners, whom he conveyed to 8t. Louis, Mo. Fearing that an attempt to rescue them would be nuide by the rebel element of the city, he took them to Bloody Island, where his command remained for three weeks. Their sufferings were great, owing to the inclement weather and the inadequate provisions for comfort. April <), isr»2, his regiment was engaged in the battle of Pittsburofh Landin"-. On the second day of the light his company made a gallant charge, gaining possession of one of the Union hospitals, which had been captured by the Confederates, and rescuing a body of Fnion prisoners, in the evening of the same day he was sent with a detail of 100 men to

I After this battle his regiment was for some time engaged in guarding the base of supplies. During this time he signalized his thirty-fourth birthday by gallantry in the battle of IJolivar, where Armstrong's cavalry of fifteen regiments were repulsed and routed. From this time he was with Logan's division and ])articipated in all its battles and skirmishes. On the 12th of May the Twentieth deployed in advance of the Seventeenth Corps, Colonel Shaklee commanding the skirmishers of.Genenil^ Logan's division. The regiment participated in the Iwittle of (1iampi(m Hills, and were placed undiT such severe fire that it was dangerous for a staff officer to a|> proach with orders. Crossing the Big Black, his regiment reached the rear of Vicksburg, and acted tus sup- ])ort to the assaulting party on the 2lst of May. June 4 Colonel Shaklee took command of the regiment, whici) position he tilled with credit afterwards. In January of 1S<>4 the regiment re-enlisted, and returned to their homes on veteran furloughs. During this time he received his commission as major. In April he returned to his regiment. In the battle of Atlanta he had his horse shot fnmi under him, and was injured by explosion of a shell.

Ga., there tlie colonel was detailed to conduet ei<jhty men, \vhos<» terms of enlistment had expired, to C'hattanfM>c^a, Tenn., to i)e mustered out. At that time that swtion was overrun with Mosbv's guerrillas. Coming up to the rear guard of the Four- , teenth Corps, in comnuind of (ien- | eral Davis, he learntHl that the guer- | rillas were harassing our men ami that further advance was exceedingly dangerous. He called upon General Davis, who advised him to halt. The colonel, u]K)n consultation with the men. decided to make the attempt. As s(K>n as he had left the ])rotection of the rear guard he directed his men to cut sticks, which they carried to represent muskets, their arms having been taken fronr them on leaving the regiment. At Kingston they came upon a force of rebel cavalry. The colonel immediately de|)loyed his men as skir mishers, and giving his commands in a loud voice, convinced the rebels that it was the advanced line of a heavy force. The rebels retreated, and he ordered his men to charge, and pursued them for eight miles, when he learned that they had gone into cam]). l>y taking a devious course he got in the advance^ and at midnight they went into camp. This illustraticm is given to show that while possessing other qualifications of an officer, he was not lacking in cxi)edients. At this time his health had bec(mie so impaired that he tendered his resignation, which was accepted November 25, lsr)4. January, isr)5, he was brevetttnl lieutenant-colonel for "meritorious services." After resigning his commission he returned to Middleburg, and engage<l in merchandizing until lsr»9, when he l>egan milling, in which he is now engagtnl. A])ril, ls04, he was married to Miss Margaret, daughter of Alfrtnl Cgle. She died in Fel>- ruary of 1S77, and in Deceml)er following he was nuirried to Miss Frances Simmerman. Four children were the result of the fii'st marriage

- Alfred ()., Norville E, Mattie 8., and l>ertlia M. In closing this bioor. raphy, it is but just to say that the^ career of Colonel Shaklee, both as a citizen and soldier, is an unspotted one, and that he is entitled to a prominent position among the ofiicei's from Noble County. He was a rigid disciplinarian, and still retaine<l the confidence and esteem of his command. He was regarded by his superior officei^ as not only brave and daring, but entirely trustworthy.

CoLO.NKi. John C. Paxton was born in (Gettysburg, Pa., Feb. 22, 1824, and died in Marietta, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1881. He ben;an life for himself at the asre of ten yeai*s He came to Ohio at an early age, and ifor some years was enmiwd in the mercantile business at Sharon, where he remaine*! until his removal to Marietta in 1853. In 1S45 he wedded Agnes, daughter of Alexander Greenlee, one of the pioneers of Olive Townshi]). They had five children, of whom thi*ee survive

- Augusta J., w^fe of M. W. Downing, an oil o])erator at Dexter City ; Mary A., wife of D. C. Blondin, of Nebraska, and Margaret II., wife of Dr. A. E.. Osborne, Santa Clara, Cal. In 1857 he married Sophia L. Reed, a native of Pennsylvania, who is still living. Mr. Paxton was a man of strong talent, ready wit and generous nature. He was in Louisiana in ISOO, when the vote was carried to tear down the old flag upon the capitol, and witnessed the raising of the first rebel flag in that State. He hastened north and was soon enlisted for the great contest. He served in the Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry as quartermaster for a term of three months, and at its expiration in August, 1801, returned to Marietta and recruited a regiment from the border counties of Ohio, which entered the service as the Second Virginia Cavali-y. He was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the regiment, Sept. 10, 1801, and on the resignation of Colonel William M. Polles, was made colonel July IS, 1802. He proved a bold, persevering and dashing leiuler, and was spoken of in the highest terms by his fellow officers and his command. He left the service in 1803, and after the war ended was heartily in favor of '* burying the past.''

Capfains William L., John M. and H. H. MosKLEY. - Captain William L. Moseley was lx)rn in Barnesville, Belmont County, Oct. 23, 1820. The following year the family removed to Summerfield, where they found but one family - that of James W. Shanlcland. Here the elder Moseley resided until 1831), when he removed to a farm in the immediate vicinity. He removed to Enoch in 18-t3, and died in Cambridge in 18S0. He kept a hotel in Caldwell for quite a time, and was extensively known as a man

- W. L., IL H. and Martha M. (Askey). In 184(J William L. was married to Miss Jane, daughter of James Hesson, one of the ])ioneers of Enoch Township, and SiK)n after settled in Middleburg, where he followed his trade - that of a carpenter

- until 1802, when he received from Governor Todd a recruiting commission. In company with Colonel Teeters he enlisted in Company II, One Hundred and Sixteenth Regiment. He was mustered into the service as second lieutenant. The regiment was attached to the command of General Crook's, and did service in West Virginia and the Valley campaigns. The captain was with his company. in all the battles and skirmishes in which it wjis en<i:ao:ed until the battle of Opequan, where he was severely wounded. Soon after he was ])romote(l to first lieutenant and to captain in February, 1804. He was in command of a c(mipany, however, during the campaigns of 1804. One noteworthy fact in connection with the military history of this family is that there were but three sons, and that all were in command of Noble County organizations. John M. was captain of the first company that went from Noble County (I, 25th). He died at Cheat Mountain, in 1801. Had he lived he would no doubt have distinguished himself, as he was a brave officer. Henry was sergeant of the same company, and after the death of his brother took command. He was taken pris- oner at Gettysburg on tlie first (In y of that battle, and confined in Libbey; thence removed to (/harleston, S. C, where, with other otficei's, he was placed under the fire of Union war vessels during the siege. P^roin Charleston he was removed to Millen, Ga. Here he attempted his escape. In comj)any with Lieutenant Koach and a captain of a battery, they passed through almost incredible hardships, and when so near Sherman's army that they could hear the bugle calls, they were recaptured and taken to Tolumbia, S. C. Twice again he made the effort to escaj)e. On one occasion he got his comrades to bury him in the sand just previous to the removal of the prisoners, but through the perfidy of an Illinois ca|)tain, his hiding place was revealed, and he was again closely guarded. His last attempt - which was succ(»ssful - was made while they were being taken to Gharlottsville. The train stoj)i)ed in a swamp; he jumped from the train, took to the swamp, and through the kindness of a negro was con('(?aled and cared for until the arrival of Shernuin\s army. He was a prisonei* for twenty (me months. He now resides in Orville, Wayne County. After the close of the war William L. returned to his home, and in 1870 was elecUxl treasurer of the county, and in 1S72 was reelected. He served the people with During Hayeks' administration he was appointed to a position in the Navy Department, whei'e he remained three years. He now resi<les upon a farm near Dexter Citv. As a soldier, official and citizen, Captain Moselev has met all the re(]uirements of each ])osition. Throughout the county he is known as (me of its valued citizens and a gentleman of unimpeachable character.

(^\r^AIN JosEiMi PuKKKY was l)orn in Sharon, Noble County, Ohio, February 20, 1S3<). He came of a robust German family, noted for their strength, indomitable courage, and deep religious convictions. In the early days they built a church and school house of log's, which for nejirlv a century was known by their name.

Captain Purkey here resided until 1850, when he removed with his parents to Iowa, where the elder Purkey died of cholera, devolving the c^re of his widowed mother and his younger brothers and sisters upon himself. Eager for education, and seeing no prospect for it in the West, he returned to Ohio with the family, and settling u])on a farm undertook the support of his almost helpless charge and the ac(piisiti(m of the rudiments of an (Hlucation. In lsr><) he entered Sharon College, and there remained as a student, alternately teaching, laboring on the farm, and attending college until August 12, 1802, when he enlisted in (Vjmpany II, One Hundred and Sixteenth, (ihio Volunteer Infantry, and was chosen orderly sergeant of the company, the duties of which office he discharged with satisfaction of his officer's until the battle of Piedmont, Va., where he was severely wounded, taken j)risoner, and started off for Andersonville. While ])assing through North Carolina he was again severely wounded while endeavoring to effect his escape. lie was re-captured, and confined in Andei^sonville for eight weary months. He finally succeeded in eluding the vigilance of the guards, made good his escape and returned to the Union army, more dead than aiive.

After recuperating his health at home lie returned to his command with the rank of second lieutenant, and took part in the final struggle which culminated in Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Soon after, he was made first lieutenant and hrevet captain for ''gallant conduct in the field." He was a brave soldier, and wears his scars and promotions with becoming modesty to this day. In October, of 1862, during a short absence from his regiment, he married Miss Augusta, daughter of James Canaday, of the old Globe Hotel, where he was a guest in his college days, and where their courtship ripened into love. The union has been indeed a happy one, surrounded by an interesting group of intelligent children, in whom Captain Purkey takes pardonable pride.

Returning home at the close of the war, he commenced the study of the law with the lion. W. II. Frazier. After his admission to the bar he removed to Cumberland, Ohio, where for the past eighteen years he has prosecuted his profession with success, at the same time managing large agricultural interests and holding the humble but honorable office of justice of the peace.

genuine gentleman of the old school, respected and trusted by all who know him, the life of Captain Purke}' furnishes to the young another exam})le so frequently seen in American life of what industry and pluck will accomplish without regard to the adv^erse circumstances of early life.

Caitain 1. C. Phillips was born in AVest Virginia, April 5, 1887. In 1844 the family moved to Guernsey County, Ohio, and the following year came to what is now Noble County. His youth and early manhood were spent upon the farm and as clerk in a dry goods store. August 13, 1861, he enhsted in Company E, Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and upon the organization of the regiment was made orderly sergeant. He participated in the numerous scouts and skirmishes of the regiment during the winter of 1801 and 1802; was in the battle of Louisburgh, and accompanied his command when ordered east to reinforce General Pope. He was present at the second battle of Manassas, and was engaged in the battle of South Mountain and Antietam. The regiment was then ordered to join General Kosecrans, at Xashville, Tenn. January 18, 1883, he was prouKjted to second lieutenant and transferred to Company F, which he commanded at the battles of Chickanuiuga and Mission Ridge. At the latter engagement his regiment formed a part of the column which stormed the llidge. During the fight some of the enemy's artillery wa.s being drawn down the eastern slope <jf the llidge. Captain

Phillips with a squad captured the guns and drew tliem back to position. After this battle the regiment veteranized and returned home on a furlough, at tlie expiration of which they returned to West A'^irginia, and on the 9th of May fought the battle of Cloyd Mountain, Phillips l)eing in command of his company.

He joined General Hunter at Staunton, Va., and participat<?d in the assault ujmn the outworks of Lynchburg and endured the sufferings of that disastrous retreat to the Kanawlia A^ alley. Tlie comnumd were compelled to march day and niglit without sleep or rations for more than one hundred miles, and were harassed by the enemy's cavalr}^ until the mountain |>asses were readied.

July 24, 18(>4, the battle of Kernstown was fought^ Company F losing twenty-two men of sixty-one who went into the fight. September 3, 1S()4, the battle of Berryville was fought. In this engagement Captain Phillips was severely wounded. December 30, 1804, he was promoted to first lieutenant, and to cai)tain January 20, 1865. Ilis wounds incapacitated him for active service and he was honorably discharged by order of the War Department, Jan. 23, 1S65.

During the time Captain Phillips was a member of the regiment he participated in fifty-two battles and skirmishes, never missing a march nor an engagement. After his return from the service the captain engaged in merchandising in Summerfield, where he remained until his

Captain William T. Biedknharn, merchant, of Ilarriettsville, is among the leading business men of the county. lie was born in Batesville, Noble County, in 1840. In his boyhood he acted as a clerk in a store at Louisville, Monroe County. August 11, 18(>2, he enlisted as a private in Company C, One Ilundi^ed and Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Captain Arcknoe), and served until discharged by order of the War Department, June 11, 1805. Entering as a private, he was chosen orderly sergeant; promoteil second lieutenant June 15, 1863; prompted first lieutenant January 12, 1865 ; and ''for gallant and meritorious service " was brevetted capt-ain to rank from March 13, 1865. lie served as aide-decamp and acting adjutant-general on the staffs of Lieutenant-Colonel Wells, Thirty -fourth Massachusetts ; Colonel Thomas F. Wildes, One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio; Major Potter, Thirty-fourth Massachusetts, and Colonel William S. Lincoln, Thirtyfourth Massachusetts. He was with the regiment in all its engagements except one (Hilltown), and was a gallant soldier and good officer, as the record shows. After the war he came to Ilarriettsville, where he has been engaged in the mercantile business since August 21, 1865. He has been extensively engaged in tobacco packing ever since he came to the place ; first as a member of the firm of Miles & Biedenharn until 1884, and since alone. As many as 225 hogs- lieads of tobacco have been packed in a single year by the al)ove firm. Of late years the business has been less extensive. Captain Biedenharn was married in 1882, to Fannie Davenport, of Washington County. They have one child - George Frederick. Lieut. Cuarlks J. Englkr. John Engler came from Sus(juehanna (^ounty. Pa., with his family in lvS:52 to Caldwell, where he remained until 1842, when he removed to a farm near Macksburg. He followed his trade, that of a wagon-maker, in connection with fanning, until age compelled him to retire. lie is still living in Macksburg, at the good old age of seventy-nine; his wife died in 1875, aged seventy -seven ; both were Methodists in their religious belief. To them were born a family of eight children - Elizabeth, William 8., Joseph T., Lydia M., John (1., Charles J., Nancy J., and. David II. John died in the service. lie belonged to Company B, Seventy -seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, lie was taken prisoner at Mark's Mills, Ark., April 8,1864. He died a prisoner of war. - Charles J. was born in Noble County in 1839. Nov. 22, 1861, he became a member of the same company. He distinguished himself at the battle of Shiloh, and at the same time suffered a great injustice from one of those accidental matters to which soldiei's as well as every one else are liable. The night preceding the battle he was sergeant of the guard, and reported the enemy advancing in force. The report was carried to General Sherman, who, disbelieving it, ordered his arrest, for causing what he thought to be a false alarm. A few horn's later the general learned that Lieutenant Engler's statement was correct, and had his report been accepted and acted uj>on, the present debatable question as to whether the Union forces were on that occasion taken by surprise would not exist, and many valuable lives would have been saved. As soon as the facts were known he was released, and in that great i)attle"he wiped out by his conspicuous bravery every vestige of the undeserved stigma. At this time the papers had been forwarded to headquarters recommending his promotion to a first lieutenancy, but on the receipt of the information that he had been arrested, and with no knowledge of the facts, they were destroyed. Some time afterward, however, slight reparation was made by his a|)pointment as second lieutenant of his company. He followed the fortunes of his regiment, and was in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Fallen Timber, Mark's Mills, Little Arkansas, Little Missouri River and other minor engagements. In April of 1861:, he received a first lieutenant's commission, and in December of that year was mustered out of the service, his term of enlistment having expired. His brother Joseph was in Company I), Forty-second Ohio A'olunteer Infantry, and was in all the battles in which the Fortysecond was engaged. In 1865 Charles J. was married to Miss Margaret C. Keller. They have two children - Burt M. and Mary C.

dinst, was bom in York County, Pa., January lO, 1S40, and came to this county with tlie family when three years of age. He was raised on a farm and in July of 1801 entered the three months' service. At the expiration of his term of enlistment he returned to his home, and upon the organization of the Seventy-seventh Ohio Vohmteer Infantry he re-enlisted in this regiment and became corporal of Company B. lie soon rose to first sergeant, and was finally made first lieutenant of his company. He participated in the battles of Shiloh, (\jrinth, Fallen Timber, Little Kock, Ark., Marks Mills, and other lesser engagements. At the battle of Mark's Mills he was severely wounded in the foot, from which he never fully recovered, although he remained with his command until mustered out of the service in the autumn of 1864. A braver heart than that of Lieutenant Clineilinst never beat under a blue coat. He did his whole duty unflinchingly and without a murmur, lie ])ossessed all the recjuirements of an officer and was better qualified to command than many of his superior officers. His bravery and integrity were never questioned, and he was said to have been one of the l)est soldiers in the service. He was twice married. His first wife, Miss Almira Warren, to whom he was united in 1800, died the following year. His second wife was Miss Jane M., daughter of Samuel and Marrilla Ilussey. By this union there were three children - Mary E., Samuel II. and Adam B. She died