Portage County, Ohio - Fisbt Mllitabt Obqanization on the Wbstern Rbseryb - War or 1818 Akd, 1885

Fisbt Mllitabt Obqanization on the Wbstern Rbseryb - War or 1818 Akd

First Cam. for Voi.untf.eks - John TTarmon'.s Recollections oftiik War - Second Kegimknt Ojuo Militia - Cai't. John Campbell's Company or A^oi.i NTEEK.s - Camp ON Barrel Run - March lo ('i.evkland, ani> Emhauk- - ATioN FOE, LowekSamdusky - Description of tue Trip and Arrival - INOIDBNTS AT TRS Fort, and Sickness Ahono the Soldiers - Dbparturb FOR THE HivFR Raisin - Hull's Surrendfr - Stap.t for Malden. \vn Arrival at that Point - Parol ed Pihsonkp.s Hkti hn Home of ihe Sick and Paroled >rEN - Deaths in the Command - Alarm Cai sed by the Surrender - Keqimental Kiscord ok the Second Ueouibmt - Uespomse to A Call tor Troops in 1818 - Mr. Harmon's CoNOLtmmo Rrharrb - Tac Inhabitants of Portage County Fear an Indian Invasion - Distrf-ssi no Incident of thjs War - Ke-oroanizatjon of the Militia - Muster Days AND Soak FioHxa

THE first militai^ organisation <m the Western Beewre was effeeted nnder ' the general militia law of Ohio, passed at the Legislative Bession of 1803-04. The State was divided into four divisions, the Fourth Division embracing the whole eastern portion thereof, from Lake Erie to ihe Ohio Biver. Elijah Wads worth was elected MajorGeneral of that division, and issued his first ord«r April 6, 1804. His division was divided into two brigades and five regiments. The First Brigade, Ohio miiitia, cmnprised the male inhabitants of militazy age inside the limits of Trumbull County, which . then embraced the territory now in Portage, as well as all the country west of this county to the western limits of the Beserve. The brigade was divided into the First and Second Regimonte.tho north line of Township 5 boing tho dividing line between those forming the renpective commands. The Second Kegiment was diTided into two battalions, and the Second Battalion into four oompanieo.

The Vin/k Company inolndod the present townshipe of Berlin and Milttm, Mahoning Count}', and Deerfield, Palmyra, Paris, Charlostown, Edinburg and Atwatfr TownsbipB, Portage County, and was called the " Doertield Com- [«ny/' The Second Company included the present townuhipH of Randolph, BocMown, Bavenna, FranUin, Brimfield and Snffleld, and was oalled the "Bootstown Company." Tho Third Company included the present townships of Windham, Nelson, Garretlsville, Hiram, Freedom, ShalerBvillo, Mantua, Aurora and Sfcreetsboro, and the Fourth Company included ail ot the remaining toeritocy of the Beser?e west of the present western bonndary of ^ Portage Ooonty. On the 7th of May, 1804, elections for offioera wcse held in the four companies, rpsnlting as follows: First Company - Henry Rop^ers, Captain; John Diver, Lieutenant; John Campbell, Ensign. Second Company - Thomas Wright, Oaptain; William Chaid, Lieatenaiit; Darid Motm, Ensign. Third Company - Ezra Wyatt, Captain; Geisbam Jndson, Lieutenant; Thomas Kennedy, Ensign. Fourth Company - John Oviatt, Captain; Aaron Norton, Lieutenant; James Walktsr, Ensign. On the 24th of September following, Henry Bogers, Captain of the First Company, was efeirted Major of the battalion. The names of most of the oiTicers of those four companies will be recognized as those of leading pioneers of Portage County, but as elections were held annually their places were subsequently tilled by others who are equally well remembered as prominent early settlers of this section of the State.

With tho rapid growth of population and the organization of newcountiesi among which was Portage, in 1808, some changes occurred in the boundaries of the territory from which the Second Begiment was originally raised, while the number dl brigades in the Fourth DiTisioa was increased to four, and other regiments formed from tho additional brigades. A few years pnRRod by and the sound wisdom of thesw militia organizations became vorj' apparent. The war of 1812 was brought on by the arrogant claimH of the English Goteirnmeht, and the eitiseii soldiers of Porti^ County were among the first to respond to their country's call. In rosponso to a call from Gov. Meigs for soldiers to defend the frontier, Capt. John Campbell's company of riflemen was organized May 23, 1812, of volunteers from the Second Kegimeut, Ohio Militia. Soon after the deelaration of war, Jnne 18, 1812, this company reoeived orders to meet at the honse of Capt. Campbell, July 1, and on that day pitched their tents of homespun linen sheets on the bank of Barrel Bun, near the home of Capt. Campbell. The command had no uniforms, but each man was ''armed to the teeth** with a rifle, a tomahawk, and a large knifa It soon afterward started for the frontier, and was encamped on tbi^ River Baisin at the time of HulPs surrender, and therefore iiudnded in that disgracefol and cowardly capitulation.

Fifteen years ago the late John Harmon, Esq. , of Bayenna, who was a member of this company, oompiled an article entitled "Becollections of the War of ISri, " which was publislunl in tho Pnrfage Counfi/ Demnrrat, March 2, 1870. The writer deems this hintoric sketch of sufficient importance to be wcvthy of presenration in the pages of Ihis work. Mr. Hannon rendered the present and f atore generations a great smrrice by rescuing from oblirion and placing ou record important events connected with a very interesting period of oar national biakny; but nioco capaoialljr are these reiniDiaoenoee inTaluable to the people of Portage County. None of the pioneers of this county who participated in the war of 1812 are left to tell the story of their iriala and hardshipa, and without these reminiBoencea, so fortunately prepared bj lb. BMoaon, it would be utterly impoieible at this late day to obtain ai^ reliable data treating of military efvents in thia portion of Ohio daring that momentoTit period.

Recoliection8 of the War of 1812.* - Inoompliance with the expreeeed wishes of some Taloed fHends, and more pavtionlarly at the reoent solioitatioa of the officers of the Weatem Beserve Histovieal Soisiety, I will endeavor to write for publication some account of tho campaign of Capt. CampboH'a Volnntoer Oompany of 1812, of which I was an humble member. To aid me in this task, I have a brief diary journal, kept at that time, and a brief reoord of oor organisation in the book of Begimental Beoords of the regiment from which our company was raised. But for much that T have to record, I have to rely on memory, and I fear my task, performed at my time of life, and after a lapse of more than fifty-seven years from the time the events occurred of whieb I write, will not be acceptably recorded. Bat, as few of the actors of thoee days now remain to tell their tales, and fewer still are disposed to transmit our history to the present young, and the coming generations, I have been induced to commence the task, and present the record iirst to the people of the locality where car company was best known, and through ttie medinmof the loeal press of Portage County

In 1812 the able bodied whito male iuhabitants betwoon the ai^es of eighteen and forty-hve, residing on the three tjauteru tiers of townships of the present eonnty of Portage, and sabjeot to military daty, oonstitated the Seeond Begiment, Fourth Brigade, Fourth Divi.^ion, Ohio Militia, and were commanded by Col John Campbell, then residing on the corners of the four townships of Bavenna, Bootstown, Charlestown and Edinburg, a place since called Oampbell sport This regiment oonsisted of two battalions, of foar militia companies each. Those residing in Mantua constituted the First Company, First Battalion. Nelson, Hiram and Windham constituted the Second Company, First Battalion. Bavenna and Charlestown constituted the Third Com> puny, First Battalion. ShalerBTiHe oonstitated the Fourth Oompany, First Battalion. Deorfield and Atwater constituted the First Company, Second Battalion. Bootstovm constituted the Second Company, Second Battalion. Palmyra and Paris constituted the Third Company, Second Battalion. Ban- « dolph constitated the Foorth Company, Second Battalion.

It appears that about the middle of May, 1S12, Col. Campbell received orders from Gov. Meigs to raise soldiers from bis regiment for the defense of the frontiers; but the number to be raised does not appear OD record, but, on the Military Reoord Book, page 20, we find ^e following:

" At a special meeting of the officers of the Second Bogiment, Fourth Brigade, Fourth Division, of Ohio Militia, holden at Ravenna, the 19th day of May, 1812, for raising soldiers.

"Captains. - Alva Day, Joshua Woodward. Asa K Btirrnnghs. "Lieut, Isaac Merriman, for Capt Timothy ("ulver H Company. "Lieut John Bedden, for Capt Delaun Mills' Company.

H181I0Bt Of Fobtaob Oountt

Then follow on the record sevwal pages of "class rolls" of the regimailt, with tba nana and daaa* aa it pnrports, of every man of flie ngimaat anbject to military duty, comprising lul able-bodiol a Lite males between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, residing in the bounds uf the regiment, which we omit at present At this time, and previous, liobert Campbell was Clerk of tbe rflgiment but much of the rapords appear to be in the band writini; of the late Col. Stephen Mason. On page 80 is recorded the appointment of Charles Curtis, of Charlestown, as Quartermast4fr of the regiment, and Frederick Wadswoxth, Clerk of the regiment, dated 26th of May, 1812. I find no ceoord of tiia mnsteriag of the regiment "to raise soldiers," and bare bave to tax my matnoiT.

According to orders the regiment met at Kavenna, May 28, and on being paraded in line, the Colonel informed us that he had orders from the Governor to raise soldiers from this regiment for the defense of the frontiersi and that anleea a oompauy of fifty Wald volunteer, a draft must be made; that if fifty men would volunteer, they could by law elect their own oflScera; but if a draft had to be made, they would be commanded probably by ntrangers. He advised us to volunteer, and urged in a short speech, and Char lee Shaler, tbsn a young lawyer, ainee Judge Shaler, of Pitlrimrgb, a son of Natfaanial Shaler, of Middletown, Conn., the proprietor of SbaMTaviUe, being present,

It wa8 then announced, as the musicians stepped out before the regiment^ ' that all who would Tohmteer should step fixrvard and follow the mosia Immediately volunteers began to show themselves, stepping to the front to the music of the dram and fife. Among the first were Col Campbell, Capt Alva Day, Lieut John Caris and Samuel Bedfield. The lasi-mentioned was, I believet the flrat to follow tbe npusio. The little squad thus foRued continued passing to and fro before the regiment its members oonstanily aooumulating, until it was announced that the fifty were on hand, and one more. Dnringt the suspense before the required number were on hand, some one announced that be aaw a star in our borison, a star of promise, may be, on wbioh George Grant Redden, of Hiram, dedared if he could see the star, he toO| would volunteer, and on it being shown him he immediately volunteered. As it was a clear day, numbers of us saw the bright star. We werei then marohed to tbe aouQi aide of the Oourt House, and our names were taken by one of our number, Balph Buck land - father of Hon. Ralph P. Bo^^land, late a member of CoDf^ess from the Ninth (Fremont) DiHtriet, Ohio. This done, we were fully engaged, and it was debated when aud where we would eleot our company officers, and determined to proceed immediately, same eveoing, at the house of William Tappan, which we accordingly did. That house, one of the first frame structures built in Ravenna, was burned a few years ago. It stood on the ground now occupied by the PhuBnix Block, northeast of the Court House square. The same room where the votes were taken waa afterward used as a printing office, from which, in 1884-85, The WuUm Courier was issued.

Of the foregoing roll, Charles Reed, William Tappan, John Sabin, John Shaler, Nathan Chapman, Enoch Jndson, Joseph Fieber, OliTer Newberry, Benjamin Bradley and Samuel Bartlett, and T think alpo Ebonezor Tibballs, failed to march to the frontier, but sov^nal funiishcMi substitutes, to-wit: Miles Allen took the place of John Sabin; William Maxhcld took the place of Nathan Ghainnan; Nathan Croes that of Joeeph Fisher; John Jaeobs that of Enoch Judnon; John Williams that of Charles Reed; Richard Redden that of Benjamin Bradley. Thomns Rowley Hnl>htiluted for sumo one, and peveral shirked the service. Joseph DeWolf and David Thompson, of Ravenna, I believe, both Tolnnteeredi bat tbeir names do not appear on Ibe reocnrd. It was said that DeWolf, being the only physician in Ravenna, could not be spared from the place, and Thompson was detained by the condition of his family. Our company being thus organized, we were permitted to return to our homes, with the injimotion to meet again on short notice and to bring with xm arms and equipments for a war campaign; and we were nrged to provide onrselTea with rifles if possible.

On the I8th of June following. Congress paased a formal declaration of war against Great Britain, and so<m thereafter wa wave severally sommoned to meet on the 1st day of J^nly* at the residence of Oapi Campbell. The oom* pany accordingly met at the timo und placo appointprl, PHtRblinhod some temporary campe on the bottom lands of the Mahoriinrr (wost branch) and Barrel Ban, near to Capt. Campbell's residence, in a pit^usant natural bower. All, I belioYO, Mune pvoTidad with arms and equipments, snd mosl of as bron^t rifles. "We thorp found, bosides our officers, a committee appointed to appraiie ' our equipments, as by law provided, that if loet we could claim and obtain their value from the Government On July 2 our arms were appraised; and I find on neord a detailed statement of eadi article fomisbed by eadi psnon, set to their respective names, and signed by the appraisers, Charles Onrtia, Erastus Carter and Stephen Mason. The details I omit - the whole amount of the appraisement as stated is $912.66. We had to wait some days tot supplies to be oolleoted by our Captain, ^rbo bad been snibciised, as be said, by the Governor for that purpc^e. On July 4 our Captain gave the company an Independence dinner, which was well relished and appreciated; and in the

On July 5, which was Sunday, there was sometbing of an assemblage of people, from the neighboring townships, at our rendezvous in the bower, and the two old Congregational pioneer preachers, Rev. John Seward (then of Anrota, now a venerable leddent of Tallmadge), and Bev. Harvey Coe, of Tnunbull County - I believe Hartfoard - and I believe since deceased, nddrossod ns and the people in the grove very appropriately, and prayed with us. On tbe next day, July 6, in the afternoon, the company commenced their march for the frontier; camped tbe first nigbt at Boondy's Inn, near the southwest comer of Ravenna, on the old State Road from Youngstown to tbe Portage. That road is said to be the first road laid out on the Western Reserve. The second day's march was only to Hudson, and camped near the residence of David Hudson, Esq. At the end of the third day's march they encamped at tbe erossing of Tinker's Creek near the west line of Bedford. The taven there was, I believe, kept by Noble. On the fourth day from our rendasvous, July 9, the company arrived at " the City," as the site of the present city of Cleveland was then called to distinguish it from "the settlement** part of Cleveland townsbip^ wbieb tben iMloded wbat is now Newbug. Those of ns whose homes were in Mantua had by permission passed that waj to Cleveland, and were there in waiting when the company arrived, having made quicker time, uut being impeded by the slow progress of the baggage wagons. Cleveland was tben bat a small plaoe. I bad been somewbat temil* iar there and can recollect of scarce a dozen families resident there at tbat time. There were two taverns, Carter's and Wallace's, and I believe three stores, Perry's, Murray's, and Uanchett's, which last mentioned, Uanchett'si was nearly sold oat. - The company «ioamped on tbe north side of Snperior Street) among the bushes, east of Perry's store.

The next day, July 10, afternoon, we embarked on board of two boats for Lower Sandusky, as the stockade was then called, where is now the flourishing little city &t Fremont One ol oar boats was known as Babcoek's, the other as Smith's. Tbe first day we made only seven miles, to the mouth of Rocky River. From onr enpan^*praent on the bpanh, oast side of the mouth of Bocl^ River, we embarked early the following morning and arrived at the moau of Blaek Biver abont noon, and tbe lake being rough, we encamped witb oar boats in a safe harbor on the west .side, in tbe montb of Black Biver, near the residence of John S. Reid, whom I had known, when a few years previous he had resided some three or four miles from Cleveland on the Newburg road. Embarked early, July 12, and arrived about the middle of the day at

Sandoaky Bay, and stopped at a blook-hoase od the north side of the bay, on the Peninsala of Danbviy. I imdezBtood it was called Maj. Parson's blodkhouse, and I think it was nearly opposite to where I have since found Saodusky City. We kew no settlement here, and saw no settler that I remeinlier but one, Oapt Charles Parker, who came from the south side of the bay, where I understood he resided. He was the same who was a pioneer in Geauga (now Lake Ooanty), at Mentor. I had known him there when he was actiiij^ Shoriflf of Gpnnpa Tounty in 180C and aftor. Wo b;ul mot and pasned a sail boat at a distance, just b^^fore ontnrini,' the bay, which was I think the only craft we had seen on our way. Those of uh on Baboock's boat spent the night in the block-honse; Smith's boat anchored oat in the bay.

On the 18th of July both boats proceeded up the bay, and up tbo Sandusky Rivor, slowly, passing some prairios but no white settlement, and moving so slowly that some of us walked alon^ shore part of the way. While walking we passed over the stnbble of Indian corn patches of the prorioiiB jesfs, and on the way fell in with a venerable and good-looking old Indian, known to Borae of our comrades as Sagamaii, an old chief who had in previous years had his camps in Portage County, and had been a good kind neighbor to the fisst settUn of Mantos, in the winter of 1798^1^800, and helped t&m to meat, at fair rates of exchange, for pumpkins and other small articles. He was still friendly, while Wilson and other Indians had left ns and gone to the British. We arrived at Widow Whittaker's, on the wetit side, where we found an improved farm, soRonnded by timber land, llkis was said to be three miles hj water from onr destination, the fort or stocdnde of Lower Sandusky, as it was called.

On July 14 we proceeded up the river, and landed on the west side below the rapids, aboat half a mile fipm the fort, marched up, and were admitted into the garrison, where we found Capt. Norton, with his company of about fifty volunteer riflemen from Delaware Cnnnty, Ohio. The fort was a stockade of log pickets, cut alx)ut twelve feet, and set upright, with a shallow ditch sackNnng about an aere^ Within were one or two amall hooses, in one of which waa kept the United States store and Indian agency. The Indian Agent, Mr. Varnum, was said to be a son of Hon. Joseph B.- Varnnm, of Massachusetts, Speaker of the United States House of Eepreseutatives from 1S07 to 1811. We foond him a very pleasant, gentlemanly young man. The fort was some thirty rods west of the river, at the rapids, and on the nearest high land was an open country with a few scattering oak trees about it on the north, and oak woods at the west, a large corntiold on the east side of the rivor on the bottom land, and u log- house on the lirst rise of land east of the cornfield. That was all the farming or farm houses I saw in that region.

The barracks or soldiers' quarters, we found not very commodious, but snnioient for summer quarters. They consisted of bark or puncheon, laid up with two sides seven or eight feet long and live or six feet wide, backed against the pickets and open in front where we boilt oar cooking fires, having to go in the woods and pack the little fuel we used. We had only tbo ground to lie on till wo peeled some oak bark for n floor, and for our^beds we stripped foliage from the hazel bushes, as straw was nut to be had.

We saw very few persons here^ whites or Indians, except soldiers. Oar business was, besides our daily parade, to dig a well and build block-houses. We had got a well dug about twenty feet deep, when an Indian was brought there charged with horse stealing, I believe, from Mrs. Whittaker. He was confined some days in oor dry well, until a oonncil waa held with the Indians of Seneoa Town, an Indian village several miles up the river, at which they

to famish a good dressed beef for the garriaon* and our prisoner waa released, and a fine, fat, well-dressed heifer was furnished for the garrison, and the horse was restored. Thefrodh beef was well relished indeed, after we had hwn kept on salt pork 'and bread so long, bat 00 man^ of the garrison were soon taken sick, that we suspected the Indians of poisoning the beef.

We had not yet finished onr well or our block-houso, whon on July 21, cr ^ ra were received from Gen. Hull, at Detroit, by our Captain, to march there with bis and Rowland's companies to join the main armj. With these orders, sent by a Capt. Curtis, came al«o some monej to our Captain to pay for the sapplies he had obtained for as; but no money camo to pay soldiers. On July 22 Capt. Campbell started for Portage County, to pa^ those from whom he had obtained our suppliee, leaving orders to make all ready while he should be absent. On July 29 Capt. Campbell returned, accompanied by Capt Rowland, of the Columbiana County VoluntoerB, who camo in advance of his company. About the same time nearly all the garrison were taken sick with diarrhoea and fever. Some were entirely disabled, others were just able to walk about. Capt Rowland^s company arrived at the fort by water, AngTiKt 2, and on the 4th both companies started by water down the river, halted at Mrs. Whittaker's, staved over ni^ht, and remained next day to attend to the sick, of whom Capt. Campbell and Seth Day were very low.

On the 6th Rowland's company started hy land up llie lake toward Detroit, and with them Lieut. Caris, who was detailed with a sqaiad of eleven men to guard the post and stores at Maumee, Of that squad I only remember the names of Seret Ely, Samuel Hartle, Henry Boot and John Jacobs. The last mentionsd died there some time after. The same day Capt Camp, bell, with the remainder of our company, went by boat down the river and bay from Mrs. Whittaker's to the Parson's Block house, on Danbury Peninsula. Next day, August .7, Capt Campbell and Seth Day, being much worse than othen of the company, were aided on board John Wallaoe'a boat, and started down the lake for Cleveland, with <me attendant, Philip Willyard; and Lieut Day and the balance of the company started west for the River Raisin, on Baboock's boat, the same boat we came up the lake on near a month before.

Fmok Sandnal^ Bay we sailed daj and night till we siriTsd nesr the month ^ of the River Raisin on the forenoon of Angust 7, where we were hindered t some honrs among the bulrushes and flnf«?, hunting the channel, which we finally found, and proceeded up the river a mile or two, and arrived at the settlenimt of Frenmtown abont noon, stopping at Godfrsy's nnfinished frame ; honse on our right bank, about noon. There we stayed over night, and next day on an alarm of "Indians coming" we moved on to the garrison, about a half mile up the river, on same side. Next day, August 10, we moved to other qoartors, some of the sick to a vacant log-house on the south aide of the river, others to Capt. Downing's, a kind, good family, nearly a mile abovH the gar* rison. There Lieut. Day. Sergt. Day, Sergt. Wright and John McManus, who were our sickest, with Ensign Weston and John Smith to attend them, were located with that kind family. The log-house where the most of ns were loeafted stood alone, had a good spring and timber near, and not far from the river, and I think it was there, some forty years after, I found the flourishing city of Monroe, Mich. We remained at those places nearly all sick, but most of u.s able to walk about, until an alarm of Indians coming to attack ns, on August 14, when, thoni^ the alarm proved a false one, all who occupied the log-house went to the garrison, where we stayed till Monday, the 17th, when Capt. Elliott, a British officer, and a few att^ndant43, white and red, with a tiag of truce, came to the garrison, demanding its flurreDcinr, briai^iag also the articles ot capifeulatioa of Detroit aad the army vnder 0eo Uall, inelnding alao all who wmw on the way to join hia armj, wbioh incladed oar garriBon. This, so nnazpeoted, was indeed a damper on BB all, 88 tho last we had hoard of HulPs army was by a hand-bill announcing his successful invasion of Canada. The flag party was placed under guard, aad a council of officers met in a marquee of Uie Chillicothe Cavalry Company, a oompany just arrived, ^oortinga dirove^of H^ITraltlei^fpeti^^ said to he about one hundred head, for the army. The marquee was outside the front gate of the garrison, and I was enabled to observe the discussions of the ofBoera, of whom Capi Brush, of the Chillicothe Cavalry, was or assumed to be tiie senior <^oer, and of ^e others I only knew Lieut. Creighttm, of the same fompany. Maj. Andprson, of the local militia of the Territory, was near by on horseback, a good-looking officer, but I understood was not admitted in council because of suspiciuns that the local militia were not loyal to our Bide.

- The genuineness of tho articles of capitulation brought by Elliott were queatiouod, and, as I understood, declared to be a forgery and a trick to trap us. Finally Elliott and attendants were imprisoned in the block- house, near the fnmt gate of the garriaon, where we left them when we retired for

^ the nigbt. That night we slept at Lacelle's Mill, just above tho garrison, and the next morning wo fomul that the Chillicothe Cavalry and their lirove of beeves were ^one, and a number of our company also had gone homeward. I had left mj nfle standing in the oomer of the mill tiiat mght, but in the morning it was gone also, and some of my comrades suggested that it was taken by one who would carry it back to Portage County and keep it from the British. The same night Sergt. John Wright died at Captain Dowuiug's, aad waa Iraried by his friends before morning. Our company was thus rednoed to twenty six men. The iK)Hcy of leaving for home that night had been discussed, and those who felt able and were so disposed, had gone; but some were not able to go, and some who went were scarcely able to endure such ^ jonrnsj. For my part, I thought there waa more danger in numing away than in quietly submitting to be prisoners of war. Besides I was feeble, and had two older brothorn along not a.s able as myself - one of them very feeble. We therefore submitted to the yoke, and stayed where we were, till Aagast

I to any that I heard of. One, howevor, meeting our comrade, John Smith, on the road, demanded his watch, which he was oldiged to give up. The watch

- Oapt Downing^s. One ^dian also stopped at Downing' s, wh«re omr newest friends were, and demanded of Lient Day his nice castor hat, and took

Angiist 25 a British offioer, whom we understood to be Oapt Elliott, and a B(|na(l of soldiers, came and took tweaty-one of us in a small open row boat to .Slaldon, and, at tho same time, gave por mission and a pass to tive Others, who had made arrangements to go by boat to Cleveland. Those tive were Job Thompson, Jr., Daniel Bnrronghs, Jr., William Coolmao, Jr., William Maxilold and Ebenezer Buckley, who, with a Mr. Lewis, and another man and thoir faiuilios, had j)repared a boat, and all started down the river and lake the same day we went to Fort Maiden. Of their journey down the lake to Cleveland, friend William Coolman, not long before his death, gave me a brief narrative, which will be referred to hereafter. Since his death, which occurred Docond>or 15, 1809, there arc, as I believe, bat two of OUT OOmpany left - Samuel Kedlield and the wri^r of this article.

Our small oompanj of twenty-one, under our British condactors, arrived «t M^Hrt, from Baisiii, the flame day, August 25, and were qaarteiwd at a Iwga and long building, on a beantifal open plain and lawn, just above and near the fort and towu. This was the Indian Conncil IIoiiBe, and there appeared to be thousands of Indians swarming in the open plain back of the town and fcnrt, and in plain.sightof the CSoaneilHonBe; and with qb wero qoariwed fifty-one other priaoOMi^ moatly sick and wounded of Hull's army. Tneve our beloved Orderly Sergeant, Lewis Day, Jr., breathed his last, on tho morning after our arrival, August 26. Aogust 27 oar little company, now redaoed to twenty, were peimittod to remove from the crowded Oouini Hboae and oecupy a small honae in town, back of the fort, where we speait the few remaining days of our captivity in Canada While there we were guarded by a British sentinel at the door, as we had boen also at the Council House, bat j one day the sentinel permitted an Indian to enter among us, who drew hia / knife and daehed* about, apparently to frighten as, jabbering hia Indian in a / throBtoning tone, striking Rome, but not extremely hard. Zacheas Harmon,- who was so feeble as to be hardly able to walk, Mr. Indian struck in the breast,- and knocked down with his right hand, in which he held his knife, but with the hilt of the knifa Hewaa aoon induced by the sentinel to leave. We saw there several Indians well known in Portage County. I saw two in town I had known in Mantua. One of them was well known throughout that country - George Vincent, alias Wilson.

Augnst 29, about snnaet, we were embarked on board a small vessel, to be paroled and sent home, in company with about thirty other prisoners, the most of whom were sick. On the dock, as we were going on board, were some o£(!ers, apparently superintending our departore, among whom was one large and mahlB looking man, apparently fifty yeara old, whom we were told was Gen. Brook. Another, a short, thick-set fellow, of not a very prepossessing appearance, and apparently past sixty, was said to be Simon Girty, noted in Indian war annals. We were rejoiced to be thus starting for home, and dropped down to the month of Detroit Biver tiie same night, about two and a half miles distant. The next day we sailed slowly with light wind, and after midnight, anchored just west of Put-in-Bay Islands. Next day, August 31, a light wind wafted us on to near the mouth of Black Biver before day on llie let df September, and we landed In Olereland aboot snnaet of lihe aame day.

The following are the names of those twenty paroled prisoners of our company, according to mj leooileotion, who landed at Cleveland September 1, from the cartel sloop:

Of the five coiuradee we parted with August 25, at Frenchtown, on River Raisin, as we started for Maiden, friend Coolman informed mo, the last conversation I had with him, which was December 4, 18GU, that they started the aaroe daj, in a boat provided by a JUDr. Lewis and another nian, whose name I fbigel^ who were going down with their families to eaoape from the Britiah and Indians- that Job Thomppon, Jr., tho only well one of the ShalerBviUe hoyBf engaged a paaeage with them for himself and comrades, and helped to get £e boat out of &e mvcl, where it had been left abandoned, assisted to caulk and otherwise repair it; that as they wese about to start, Ebenezer Buckley and AVilliam Maxfield joined them; that they were mnoh hindered bj adverse winds on their passage down the lake; and finally, at some place near Blaeh BiTer, oat of patience with waiting for weather, they left tbe boat and endeavored to walk, bat made poor headway, when Mr. Mygatt, of Oanfield, on horfiebnck, overtook them, and carried a message to friends at Cleveland, who, with wagons, met and helped them into Gleieland, where thej arrived, he believed, September 2. Of the journey borne of Lieut Oarie and hia aqoad from Maumee, where they were statifmed, and of those who left French' town on foot, I have but little information, except that in going through the Manmee Swamp, as that part of Wood and Sandusky Counties between Fort Meigs and Sandusky Biver was then called, they, at times, nearly gave out, and one, I think it waa William Ward, sat down at one time and gave up, till a comrade came along and cheered him tip and helped him along. Many of us then had chiila or ague. We were from thirty to lifty-five miles Irom our homes, but on arriving in Cleveland we found friends, a very convenient circum« atanoe, as we diseovered for those who had no money, as waa the case with all or nearly all of us, except Lieut. Day, and I think ho h i l not much. Landlord Carter entertained all free who called there. Cousin Hiram Hanchett and his kind wife - since Mrs. Andrew JohuBon, of Boston - entertained the Harmons, W. W. Williams entertained the Beddeas, and Samoel 8. Baldwin fed some of us; but all got Rtarted home soon except Lioiit. Alva Day, Seth Day and John McMannB, who were very dnugerously Hick, and, I have understood, were kindly nursed and cared for at Judge Kingsbury's, till they were able to be eonveyed home. John Tomer, too^ was very siok, and died on the way, perhaps at Judge Kingsbury's, but I believe I heard it said he died at Noble's, at the crossing of Tinker's Creek. Of the tifty or fifty- one who went out so cheerily together, eleven or twelve died within the year, among whom, besides those before mentioped, were^I believe, Ensign Weaton, Sewt. Bnefcland, Corporal Chittenden, Mark Moore, Bobert Oampbell, David Jonea, and Sanmel Tuthill.

Of the rest, as far as I know, bat one is left now, besides the writer of fhifl. That one^ Mr* Bedfield, aids me with some information for thia oommnnioation, and thongh about ijeventy-six years of appears likely to endure yet many years, though he has lately lost the partner of his youth, and of more than half a oenimy. Although we were so unfortunate as to contract eioknees, and did little toward the ddenae of the frontier, it waa beoanse we had no opportunity, having been eaptored before we saw the enemy* We at least showed a willingness to do our duty in defense of our homes. We had a very good and pleasant set of ofiicers, and there formed friendships for eaeh other whieh have been pleaaant and endnring. For our aenrieea and our arms we were paid after years ol waiting.

Having brought to a cIorp my narrative of the volunteering, organizing, adventures, inglorious capture, parole and return home of our company - flvst military company ever raited in this part of Ohio - I propoee now to refer to aabaequent events, in which the people of Portage and adjoining counties were concerned. The capture of the army under Gen. Hull caused much alarm, as might be expected, in all this region, as our population waa then very sparse, and ^1 the region west of the Cuyahoga Biver ana the Portage Path waa then TOEj aparsely aetUed. Not an oiganiBed townahip or milituy oompanj existed in Medina County, \^hich then extended west to Huron County, and was attached to Portage for civil parpoaee, the whole region sixty -eight and a haUt nalm in length mm Mst to wesfc, and twenty to twanfy-five in IwMidfh, contained in 1810 leM than 3,000 people^ and bad not inoraaBed very much in two short years. All that region west of the eighth ran^e included then a single battalion, commanded by Major, afterward CoL George Darrow. The townaliipa of Straatsboro, Btiiufield, BVaadom and lidinburg were than unsettled. fVanklin and Soffiald had hot Tary law settlers. So that the thinly settled ooontiM of Pnrtnc^n nnd Cuyahoga were then the frontier, and it IB not strange that the people of this region were mncb alarmed on learning the navra of the eaptnre of all the army niied for onr defoDee^ aU between na and the victorious British and their attfage allies. The record I copy fkom oar Regimental Record book will show something of the alarm felt by OUT home friends on the first news of the disastrous capture of our armr.

Orders were received from Brig. Gen. Paine, dated July C, 1812, requiring thirty men to be drafted, includinf one Lieutenant, one Sergeant, one Corporal and one Fifer, to hold themselTes in readinest to march at a moment'a warning* ana orden wm iimed by tbt Malor, commanding, to the commlnioned offloen, to meet at Ravenna* the 14th of Julv, 1812, and on said 14th day of July the following officers met at the Court House in ftavenna: Stt pben Miison, Major-Commandant, Mfijor, Thaddeus Andrews; Captains, Delaun Milln, Joshua Woo(l\vnrd, Asa K. Burrouglis and Timothy Culver; Li^tenants, Oliver Snow, John Redding, Linus Carter. Hezekiah Uioe, Charles Gilbert, hra Horse and Isaac Merriman; Ensigns, Asa Tniesdale. Hecekiah Nooney, Aaaon Bee" man. Frederick Caris, Jr.; and agreeable to said officers' request, the Major commanding ordered that there be drafted from the Ilrst Company, First Battalion, three men; from the Second Company. First Battalion, one LieutenBiit and three men; from the Third Company, First Battalion, four men; from Uie Fourth Company, First Battalion, one man; from the First Company, Second Battalion, one Fifer andsix men; from the Second Comnany. Second Battalion, one Sergeant and three men; from the Tliird Company, Second Batudion, one Corporal and foor men; from the FOnrdi Company, Second Battalion, two men. with orders to hold themselves in readlae« to march at a moment't waraJag^ anaed aod equipped as the law directs.

Then follows the dates of several commisBions, to-wit: Hezekiah Noonoy's oommisfiion hs Captain; and Ella Willmot's commission as Ensign of First Company, First Battalion, both dated June 18, 1812. Also Linus Curtis' commiMion of Seaood Oompany, Fitat Battalion,dated Angoat 28, 1812.

An express from Gen. Paine, dated Painefiville, Angust 22, 1812, was received the same day, and orders were immediately issued by ThoddeuH Andrews, as Major commanding, to have the regiment meet at Bavenna forthwith. An ezpveaa from ]faj.-Gen. WadaworOi, dated Annfuat 28, waa received by Maj. Andrews, to have the regiment under his command meet at Uaveuna immetiiately and await thoro until further orders wore received from him. At 9 o'clock F. M., the 23d, Maj.-Gton. Wadsworth delivered verbal offden to IbJ. Andrewa, to have the regiment, aa aoon aa embodied at Bavanna, march for Cleveland. The regiment was embodied at 11 o'clock A M., the 24th, and marched at 8 P. M. tne same day, and encamped at Mr. Roundy's. The next day, the 25th, marched f^m Mr. Bonndy'a and encamped at the Mnter of Hndaon. The neott day, marahed from Hndeon, and anrivad and encamped at Tinker's Creek, and the next day, the 27th, marched from Tinker's Creek, arrived at Cleveland, and reported the regiment to Maj. -Gen.

Clktelakd. Hkadquartkrs, August 30, 1812. Maj Stepiikn Mason. You will dismiss the regiment under your command for tbe present, but under the express couditions that thej hold themselves in readiness to naich at a moment's warnisi;. Jon Pahtb, Ommi'Briffadt.

After the foregoing, copied from page 33 of the Becord, follow several pages ol oomM of fhose who fhoB mardied to Oleivelaiid. with thoir aevenl ohargee for services thus performed. The charges were mostly for nine days* services for each private, except Capt. T. Culver's company from Randolph, and Lieut Morse'd company from Deer&eld and Atwater, both of which compuiies liad diarged ten days' serrioe for each private, all at the mte of $5 per month, carried out, the one at $1.50 and the other at $1.60. I know not whether the men were ever paid, but I know that many of them got their land warrants, for I helped obtain them, and those men who did not obtain warrants, or tiieir widows, can have them. I would like to help them to warrants.

Thtk it may be known who were the pioneer men of those days - hut few of whom now remain - I will here insert the names of those who thus responded to the call of their country, to defend it against the British and their savage allies, who were then daily expected on our frontier, after the news arrived of Hull's sanrender,when many were so alarmed as to prepare to flee the country, and some, I believe, did leave. I copy tbe companies, in the order as I find them on the record, each coropany record separate, and all oharged as in actual service from the 2Uh of August to September 1, 1812, indiuiTef and eaeh signed hy its Captain or Identenant commanding.

rrivatee - Arad Upson, Freeman Upson, Elisha Sears, John Goss, Theopbilns Oroas, Jotiah Ward, Haw P. Mbaiar, Jahial Smraig^ Joaaph H^nria. Afier the eight oompaniaa I nod a list uf reginiaiital offloaca, inclndiog

With the wagon transportation, Robert Eaton and John Sabin are named, and the United States is charged with their services with teams; Sabin's $13.- 75^ and Eaton'a 916.88. Total'chaiged for the regiment, $546.60.

These muBtpr or pay rolls nre probably copies of thoso sent to the War Department, on wliich the money wbh expected to l)e dra^vD. In copying, I have abbreviated and omitted some formalities of the pay roll. As far as I know» nearly all ihe adnlt male population were included in the roF^ as not more than one man in ten was past forty-tive.

On page 39 is the record of the draft made, agreeable to orders of July 34, ]812, to-wit: First Company, First Battalion, David Pond, Ezra Chaffee and Eleazer Ladd. Second Company, Fini Battalion, Llent John Bedding, Hezekiah Higley as a substitute for Seth Cole, George Young and David Wood. Third Company, First Battalion, David Thompson, David Grier, William Jones, John Baldwin. Fourth Company, First Battalion, Abel Hinck pAXKESVin K, September 18, 1813. Col. John CAMPBSUr- Sir: You are hereby ordered to draft out of the rsflmeal under your command, Xhirty men. Including one Llentenani, two Sergeants, two Oorporals, nnd one Fifer, to be in n-nrJiness to march n\ a moment'?? warning; and you are to inarch twenty-two men to join Capt. Lusk at the Porla^L', of the former draft. They arc to furnish thcmsilves with ktiapsadu and blankets, and tlit y are to he furnished witB arms and equipments by the public. Jokf. 1\\^im;, Genrral- Brigade.

In compliance with the above order, orders were issued to the commandants of compamaa, to fomiali their raapeotiTe qnotaa; and the following paraona weore returned bj the commandants of oompaniea, as persooB le^lly notified to muoh on Mid toar of duly, via. : David Pond, JSleaBer Lam, Setii Cole, Ebaneser O. Messenger, Hartcj Messenger, David Thompson, Zenas Carter, M<n^al Carter, Abel Hine, David Abbott, William Hartzell, David Baldwin, Bobert Taylor, Jr., Benjamin Marshall, Bobert MoKuight, Jr., Timothy Beed, Gabriel Oane^ Jolin Fiaher, Adna H. Boalwiek, John Sbaw, Lovt Seelegr, Jr., and George Bnrr.

And also to comply with the eaid order of the 18th of Soptcmbor, the following persons were notified to hold themselves in readiness to. march at a moBMot'a warning, vis. : From the First Company, First Battalion, Jotham Atwater, Jacob W. Pettibone, William Rnssell, Sergi Gersham Jndson, Corporals Mosee, Mcintosh, Bazel Windsor, Jr. Frora Second Company, First Battalion, Asahel Blair, Joseph Southard, Thomas Johnston. From the niiid Company, First Battalion, John Baldwin, John Shaler, Alaason Baldwin, laaao P. Skinner.

From the First Company, Second I?attaHon, Moses Baldwin, Allen C. Baldwin, Elijah Mott, John H Whittlesey, Asahel Whittlesey. From the Seoond Company, Second Battalion, Bobwt Oollina, Jr., Abram Beed, Haaon Biahavdson. From the Third Company, Second Battalion, Jabez Gilbert, William Jewel, David Gano, David Calvin. From the Fourth 0<nnpany, Seeond Battalion, Alpheus Dickinson. Arad Upeon.

Yerbal orders were given by Ma j. -Gen. Wadsworth at the FMa^ to Stephen Mason, Major Commandant of the Second Begiment, Fourth Brigade, Fourth Division, on the 28th of September, 1812, to march all th© mounted men, who oould be immediately raised in said regiment, to Gen. Wadsworth's headquarters at the Portaga And agreeably to said orders the following persons mustered at Bavenna, Ist of October, marched to Portage, and reportedto Maj.-Gen. Wadsworth, viz.: Stephen Mason, Major Commandant; Joseph DeW^olf, Surgeon; Kufus Edwards, Quartermaster; Delaun Mills, Captain; John Caris, Lieutenant; Asa Tmesdale, Ensign; Titus Belding, Gersham Norris, Samuel Coe and Chester Adams, Sergeants; David A. Rumsay, Henry Blair, Caleb Stow and MoBeR Mcintosh. C'orporalR; Daniel Ward, Drummer; Joseph Skinner, Abraham Dyson, Bazel Windsor, Jr., GerRham Jud^Dii, Henry B. Ferris, Horatio Taylor, Joiin Willyard, John Bedding, John Gardner, John Gbaler, Joeeph R Boetwiok, Orrin Pitidn,Qaartii8 NoUe^ Bodolphns Bancroft, Simon Babcock, Samnel Jndson, Samuel M(X)re, Jr.. Titon Rudolph, William Kennedy, Jr., Warpbarn Loomis, Ezekiel Ladd, Charles Bostwick, John Smith and Ephraim iiacket, Privates.

Headquabtbiis, Pobtage, October 2, 1812. Maj. ILtBQH - Sir: Ton will march all the mounted mea of OoL Campbell's regimeat to Hnton, wfth all poidUt dispatch. FnmUh than with thvss daysVprovlrions. Bapoit youndf to Ges. PnUiia. Elijah Wadswostb , Jfi|^ VMsral.

And in compliance with said orders, they marched to Huron and reported to Brig. Gen. Simon Perkims who on the JOth of Ootolier iasoed the following order:

Maj. Stephen Mason - Sir: You will marcli the officers ami privates named in the sauxed Ust to Headquartsn at PortsgiSb and report your-Lit to (h< L-ommanding oflSoer.

It farther appears by the reoord, that on the arrival of Maj. If ason, Gapt IDlla and their mounted men at Portage^ *that Gen. Wadsworth gave orders for their disohaige, but it does not ^>pear how many or who were disoharged,

It further appears, that Gen. Paine, on Febmary 2, IS 13, by an ordflr dated at Painesvillo, called for one Lif^ntenant, one Second Sergeant, one Third Sergeant, one Second Corporal, and eighteen privates from ^e Second R^ment, **to mmAk to Lower Sandooly as aooo as possible, to reli«v» tlio men now in aanrioe^'* to comply with wmdh order thA following persons were returned by commandants of companies on Febrnan- 16, 1813, as Ipi^^aJly notified to perform said tour of duty, viz. : Virgil Moore, as a snbstitute tot Jotham Atwater, John Gardner as a snbetitnto for Jacob W. Pettibone, iusahel Blair, Joseph Southard, both of whom abeconded, Thomas Jdunston, Phinoas Pond as a snbHtitiite for Orrin Pitkin, Charles Carter as a substitute for David Grier, William Jones, John Shaier, George Wilber, Merrick Ely, Moees Baldwin, Allen C. Baldwin, Robert McKnight, Jr., Sergi Lymaa P. GKlbert, John Fisher, Austin Pnrdy, Sergt Walter Dielniisaii, Corporal Oliver C. Dickinson, "NVilliara .Jewel. Richard RofrprB, Jr., Alphous Dickinson and Arad Upson; and on February 15 Liont. John Redding, Corporal Oliver C. Dickinson, Bicbard Bugers, Jr , Bobert McKnight, Jr., Alpheos Diddnioo, Yirgil Moove, John Qardner, John Shaier, WilTiam Jones, and Moses Baldwin appeared according to orders at Ravenna, had their equipments appraised by Charles Cnrtis, Linus Curtis, and John Campbell, appraisers, which is the last the record says of the services of those so drafted.

On page 42 is the foilowinjif rsomrd: '*The Major Commandant issned orders to the Major of the Second Battalion, and to the commandants of each company in the regiment, to meet at the Court House, in Ravenna, on the 20th of Mardi, 1813, for the puipose of assessing finee upon persons who refused to perfom tours of duty, when legally oalled on, and ue oommandants of companies ordered to notify the delinqnents in their NspeotiTe companies." And this in the last of our war record, as then followH some thirteen large blank pages, left apparently to record the assessment of tines for non- performance of "toon of duty." After these blank leaires follows the regular record of ordinary regimental boards for ordinary business* hnt no more draftin|f orders. I think, however, but few of our drafted m^n evaded the draft. I knew of the services of many of them. Several I knew to be posted at Camp Avery, wbkAi ww nssr the present village of Milan, "Bsm OawBaj.

After oar retnm from the service, September, 1812, 1 knew little of the war movements, except what was found in the papers, and papers were then scarce. I can give little information of the times subsequent to those records, than what I have given in this communication, that would be valuable to the Historical Sociely. I spent some time in Cleveland in December, 1812, and thoro became acquainted with Maj. Jef^snp. Qnarterniaster Birlrllo. and his assistant, Mr. Downing, son of Capt. Downing, of Frenchtown, River Raisin, and was informed of the then recent raising and organization of a volunteer company in Cuyahoga and Geauga Counties, wiUi CUrk Parker, Captain, and Har\'ey Murray, Lieatenani I think it waa then out at one of the posta of the West.

I was in Harpersiield in the summer of 1813, when Capt James Harper was reeraiting, and was offered a position by him, bnt \mng still a priaoner on parole, would not forfeit rny parole. We were not informed of our exchann;o for about two years after our return. But several of our company did again enter the service, before we were informed of our exchange. I believe Samuel 0. Thompson, Charles Carter and John Smifli, and perhaps some others, were out in the service some time in 1818 and 1814. Though we were not specially suocessfol, we had mach canse to rejoice, and be proud at the proweflB and prugrees of our armies thereafter, and of the final success of our aims; and espesiallT thsk the war flnalty broke vp the baneful ififlnenee of the British over the Weatam Xndiana, on our territory.

Ib the amnmer of 1818 ererj able-bodied man in Portage County not then in active senrioe or on parole was ordered to Cleveland, and the scattered settlements were left defenseless. It is a part of the trndition of that time that the sound of the cannonading in the battle of Lake £rie, fooght September 10, 1818, waa plainly heard in this oonnty. A mesaenger arriTed at Bavenna from Cleveland the same night, warain^ the women and children, in case of Perry's dofeat, to be ready to fly to Pittsburgh. All next day the families residing in this section anxiously waited for definite information as to the reeolt of the battle, but as night came on the sound of a horn was heard in the dinetion of Shalerarille, then a Toice was distinguished, and soon an eieited horaeman dashed into the village with the joyful tidings of Pern 's great victory. The terrible suspense and dread of Indians were past, and rood gave way to thanksgiving and rejoicing over the brilliant success of the American nsral f oteet on LafcB Erie

The following distressing incident of this period may appropriately be given in connection with the history of Portage County in the war of 1812. Daniel Cross, an early settler of liandolph Township, hearing that produce and pcoviaionBof every sort wave rvry aearoeand commanded high pricea atlhe military camp near Wooster, Ohio, set out from his home in December, 1812, with a load of oata for that point He was accompanied by his son, a young man about eighteen years old. On arriving at Wooster and selling his oat6| he f onnd teama ao Boaioe that the army had no meana of tnmqKniation, and,

S' the offer of high wagee, Cross was induced to go with the army as f ar aa ansfield, and aBsist in transporting the forage and baggage of the camp. Here he was paid off, and started for hom& On the road between Mansfield and Wooeter he pnrehaaed aerenteen head of oxen and steen, with which he arrived at the latter town on the laat day of December, 1812. The following morning, New Year's, ho and tion started with their stork up the valley of the Killbnok, intending to reach the house of Joseph Harris, who had removed from Bandolph Townahip to the aite of Lodi, Medina Ooooty, in 1811. Soon after they left Wooster, these came on a terrible snow storm, which lasted three days. Nothing further was seen or heard of Cross and his son, and the following March, his family in Bandolph Township becomingalarmed at their lengthened absence, sent another son in poranit of them. Finding they had left Wooeter on the Ist of January for the Harris settlement, the son followed their trail, and on reaching the settlement was informed that they had not been there^ but that several stray cattle had been " taken up " during the winter for which no owner could be found. It was now evident that Cross and his son had perished in the storm which came on aoon after they left 'Wooster,, and the scttlorH of that section turned out en masse to try and find their remains. Nearly three miles southeast of the settlement they found the skull of Cross and some of his bonos picked clean by the wolves, also his jack-knife and remniata of hie elothing, bat ne traoe of the eon was ever disoovered. The remains of tvro yokes of oxon, still in yoko, were also found near by. They had been chained to trees, and therefore could not got away with tho balance of the cattle, but starved to death in their yokes. The bones of the unfortunate Oroea w«re gathered np and bnriad in a field jnat aonlh of Uia preeant town of Lodi, and hie name waa carved upon a beaeh tree which atood cloe» to where he met hia death.

ing tha militia, and making it obligatory for all males between the ages of eightoon and forty-five to perform military duty. The State was divided into military diTisions, and oerfcain points designated in each county where the diffarent militia oompaniea alioala meel and Teoaive instraotions in tha adanoa of war. This was called " company muster,** but once a year all of the companies were required to meet, nnnally at the county seat, to attend the "general muster." The militia could not draw military equipments from the GkiTOTnment, but at those musters armed themeelTse wifli rinsa, shotguns, broom-ban* dies, attisks, or any other implement with which they aoiild be put through the manual exercn'see. The law also provided that if any company would furnish their own uni forms, and otherwise comply with its provisions, the State would supply them with arms and munitions. Several companies of this class were

' dgaiUaed fnmi time to time in Portage Ooonty. On performing militaiy dn^ for seven years in time of peaco, the memborH of those independent companies were exempted from poll tax. Sham tights would sometimes be gotten up for the purpose of indulging the popular taste for excitement. About l833 a oelabratod sham fight, with real Indians aa opponents, took plaoe in the southern part of the county, which is yet well remembered by many of the older inhab-