Seneca County, Ohio - Chapter 9: Jnlitary History, 1886

Chapter 9: Jnlitary History

IN this chapter the writer deals with the whole military history of the comity from 1782 to the present time: omitting here only local military organizations, such as Grand Aj-my Posts and latter day militia commands, which are referred to in the histories of the cities and townships. Nothing is taken on presumption in the following pages, and thus, perhaps, it may happen that a few events and names are not recorded. It is notably the case with the history of French military occupation that no mention is made of this district. The French military posts at Sandusky, Miami, Presque Isle and Fort Ducjuesne have each a history; but the travels, explorations and dealings of the French soldiers and citizens with the Indians of this particular part of the Sandusky country are not of record. The tirst authentic reference to the territory, now embraced in Seneca County, is contained in a report of Capt. Butler to the British commandant, at Detroit.

It is known that the English, under Bradstreet. with Israel Putnam in command of a comjaany of militia and a numV)er of Iroquois, sailed up the Sandusky in 1 704, and made a treaty of peace with the Wyandots, but whether they proceeded from Lower Sandusky to the villages of Capt. Pijje and Half- King, which were there located, is a question that cannot now be decided.

This Capt. Butler, an Irish Tory in the English army, was dispatched to the Sandusky country by Depeyster, the British commandant, to aid the Indians in repelling Col. Crawford's advance, in June, 1782. On the night of June 3. 17.S'2. Butler's white cavalry and mounted batteiy, and Elliott's command camped within the great bend of the river, about fovu-teen miles above Lower Sandusky (Pleasant Township), and thence proceeded to the south line of the county, where a camp was pitched and from which jsoint they advanced toward Battle Island, within three miles of I'pper Sandusky, to assist the Delawares and AVyandots in the fight of June T), 1782, which cost the Americans the loss of seventy men of Col. Crawford's force of 480, and led to the hoixible death of Crawford, in the township named after him in Wyandot County, recorded in the first part of this work. With Butler was Simon Girty, a less refined villain than the captain, but etjually well versed in cruelty Wide Pioneer History).

From 1782 to 1812 little or nothing was heard of military affairs in this district. During the latter year Gen. Bell, acting under orders from Gen. Harrison, proceeded, with a small staff, down the west bank of the Sandusky River, and marked a trail along the plateau or high ground, to be used as a military road. John Meeker had charge of the workmen, and followed up Bell so closely with the work that all small trees and shrubs were cleared away between Uj)per and Lower Sandusky, within an hour after the genera! an'ived at the lower ])ost. This highway was subsequently improved a little from Delaware to Lower Sandusky, and by this route Han-ison, Ball. Wells. McPherson, McMahon, Croghan and other commanders led their troops northward in 1813.

Building of Fort Ball. - This military post was established in 1813, prior to the construction of Fort Seneca, lower down. It appears that Gen. Han-ison sent forward Col. Ball's cavaliy command to erect quarters for the troops at some favorable sjjot on the banks of the Sanduskj-, where they could rest and recruit while acting as a coips of observation. Col. Ball was led to the place by some fi-iendly Indians, and was not disa])pointed when he beheld the locality. Near the river bank a stream of crystal water poiu-ed forth fiom its spring, and here the Colonel determined to erect the stockade. The command worked steadily, and in a few days a camp (with diill-ground and houses) was ready for occupation. The troops named the place Fort Ball, in honor of their commander. After the completion of Fort Sen«'ca a portion of Harrison's infanti-y replaced the cavalry gan'ison of Fort Ball, and made an entrenched camp. During the month of July several soldiers died at Fort Ball, and even on the morning of July 31, 1813. when the garrison moved to Camp Seneca, a few died before the fort was lost sight of. John Searles. who served in the war of 1812, moved with his family to Fort Ball in 1S20. and made his home in one of the blockhouses of the old fo7-t. Paul I). Butler and David Risdon, who boarded with him, lived in the same house during the building of Spencer' s saw-mill, when Henri or Levi Creesy, the blacksmith, and David Smith, the fiddler, had still another room in this quaint old hotel. At that time the three block-houses were intact, all facing the river, with a half-acre parade ground extending north. This gi'oimd was enclosed by posts twelve inches thick, fixed firmly in the earth and fastened near the top with old bayonets, and all sniTounded by a deep ditch. The roofs of the houses were simply clapboards. This post was occupied at intervals until peace was restored, when it was allowed to go the way of all frontier buildings. Where the old fort stood are the beautiful homes of a prosperous city' s people, and close by stands a magnificent pile of granite to link together the glories and soitows of 1813 and 1801-05.

Buikling of Fort Seneca. - Early in June. 1813, a Mi. Connor and some friendly Indians appeared before Gen. Han-ison to describe the country along the Sandusky River, above the trading post at Lower Sandusky. Their infor mation confirmed him in the opinion he had entertained of its strategic importance. In June, IS 13, to further satisfy himself that such a post was necessary, he met a number of Delaware, ^^'yandot, Shawnee and Seneca Indians at Franklinton, and interviewed the chiefs regarding their militaiy sympathies. He failed not to discern that, under their assurances of friendship, a design existed to aid the English, and seeing this he determined to erect a fort some nine miles above Sandusky post. In July of that year he arrived on the giound with a force of 000 men, including Ball's and Wells' dragoon companies. Diu-ing the first week the site was selected on Sections 8 and U. Pleasant Township, and lumber prepared. Then the work of constriiction was carried forward with energy. This post stood on the west side of the river, where the bank was about forty feet above the river-bed level. One acre and a half of land at the springs was enclosed by oak posts twelve inches thick and 144 inches high, with a clay wall six feet thick on the east front, and an nnstaked embankment between the ravine on the south and the single picket fence of the fort. The embankment on the north was capped by a strong ehevaujc-de-frise work. On the northeast corner was the bastion, used as a store-house for ammunition. On the northwest was a strong block-house twenty-five feet square and sixteen feet high, while sixteen feet square blocks commanded the southeast and southwest corners.

Here the British conspired with the Indians to have Gen. Harrison assassinated, and with this object hired a Shawnee, of Wapakonetta, at Maiden, Canada, named Little Blue Jacket, to join the few Shawnees and other fi-iendly Indians, then en route to Camp Seneca, thus gain admission to the camp, and murder the American commander. He confided his intention to Beaver, a Delaware, in the following words: "I will kill the General, even if I was siire that the guard will cut me into pieces no bigger than my thumb nail. ' ' The Beaver, already a fi-iend of Han-ison, was now a confidant of the Shawnee. His duty was questionable. "While debating within hims(>lf. Little Blue Jacket came up, and at the sight of the drunken brawler and miu'derer, he formed the resolution to save the General. Addressing the Shawnee, he said: "Blue Jacket, you must be a great warrior. You will not only kill this white man (Col. McPherson) for treating you as you deserve, but yoii will also murder our father, the American Chief, and bring disgrace and mischief upon us all. But you shall do neither; I will serve you as I would a mad dog!" So saying, he struck the Shawnee to the ground, and one more of Proctor's fellow-conspirators completed his eaiihly coiu'se.

This fort was untenanted fi'om the close of the war of 1812 to November 19, 18 ly, when Rev. James Montgomery arrived to take up his oifice as agent for the Seneca Indians. The site, three miles distant from the village of Fort Seneca, is still distinguishable, but every vestige of the building has disappeared, like the men who erected it.

Harrison at Fort Seneca. - Few readers are unacquainted with Maj. Michael G. Croghau's magnificent disobedience of Gen. Hamson's orders in holding Fort Stephenson (Lower Sanduskj'), and in totally defeating the Indians and British, under Gen. Proctor, on August 2, 1813. For some time prior to this, Gen. Harrison made his headquarters at Fort Seneca, a half day's march up the river from Fort Stephenson. Having the opinion of a militaiT council that Croghan's position was untenable against the approaching Indians and British, he dispatched Thomas Connor to that post with orders for its instant evacuation. Connor and his giiides did not ari'ive there until July 28, when the commandant returned an answer to the general, that orders came too late and the fort would be defended to the last. On July 30, Col. Ball and Maj. Wells, in charge of two cavalry companies were sent forward to arrest Croghan and place Wells there to carry out the evacuation. Croghan was brought before Gen. Han-ison, explained his plans, was restored to his command, and on returning to Fort Stephenson completed his prejjarations and disposed his lt)() men to receive the British and Indians. This reception was held August 2, 1813, a most disastrous one for the English and their allies. On August 3, Harrison's force evaciiated Fort Seneca to pursue the allies.

Toledo War. - This ridiculous squabble of 1835, actually claimed the earnest attention of the very men who laid the foundations of two great States. No less than 300 men were enrolled in Seneca County, of whom the greater number marched to the ^Michigan line under Gen. Henry C. Brish. A mention of the fact that a large number of able-bodied men were drawn away fi'om their farms and their workshops in the spring of the year 1835, a time when the county required the presence of all her workingmen, is enough to point out the childishness of the two administrations. A fall reference to this "Comedy of Errors' ' is made in the second part of this work, the histoi-y of Ohio, in the sketch of Judge Higgins in the historj- of the Coiu-ts and Bar, in the pioneer chapter, and in several personal sketches and reminiscences.

Pioneer Militia of Seneca Coiaify. - On August 7, 1832, Col. Lowell Robinson and Adjt. Calvin Bradley called a meeting of fi-eeholders to meet at John Goodin's house, at Tiffin, August 17, 1832, to elect officers of Company Four, Fii-st Regiment. First Brigade, Seventeenth Division Ohio Militia. A military review of officers of First Regiment was held August 31, 1832, at the request of Lieut. -Col. William Toll, and repeated annually until 1834. In 1835 the Seneca Blues organized, with Hemy Ebert commanding. This organization served five years. This was a unifonned company armed with flint-lock muskets supplied by the State. Gen. George W. Gist of the First Brigade Ohio Militia, appointed Jonathan Parker brigade major, James H. Wilson, aid-decamp, and John Staub, quartermaster, in June, 183*). A celebration of July 4, 1830. was the leading event of the kind up to that year. Eli Stem, brigadier-general First Battalion. Seventeenth Division, Ohio Militia and James Durbin. brigade major, called a meeting of the First Battalion, at Sam Leard's house, June Ifi, 1838.

In May, 1839, the officers of the First Regiment met at Staub' s house, in Tiffin, the officers of the Second Regiment at Jlichael Hendel's house, in Republic, and the Third Battalion at the house of Sam Leard. in Rome, by command of Maj. Gen. John Bell and John Walker, quartermaster.

Maj.-Gen. John Bell was com-t-martialed in February, 1843. Brig. -Gen. Sea, then captain in a light-horse company, was a member of the coirrt, against whom Bell lodged a protest which led to his removal by Sergt. -at-arms Lang.

Headquarters Order No. 1

Cherry Lawn, May 28, 1846. Our countrj' is invaded. Her citizens have been slaughtered on her own soil. Rise, People of Seneca, and let them be avenged.

Every Patriot is expected to convene at Tiffin, on Saturday, the 30th day of May, inst.. at 10 o'clock, A. M.. to give his voice for the honor of the UNION.

Under instructions fi-om Asst. Adjt. -Gen. B. W. Price, Jr., June 17. 1846, the Seneca company was ordered to be attached to J. F. Chapman" s command of the Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

Of the fifty-six men whose names were enrolled, thirty-nine from this county went to the field under Capt. Chapman, viz. : John H. Flenner, first lieutenant; Smith D. Baldwin, second lieutenant; Thomas Little and Louis A. Beilharz, sergeants; William Boyer, James Biu-rows, William Carney. John Cobert, Edward Dougherty, Peter Schultz. James Goshorn. Ben Gee, Jacob Hessenauer, HeniT Hoffman, L. Hoeffling, N. Hall, John Kennedy, George and Daniel Kelly. Nick Kirsh. Martin Lieb, Christian Myers, G. Melcher. J. Morehead, Arch McMuUen, AV. Non-is. George Probasco, Joshiia Prebble, L. Prentz, T. Eosevelt, George Eockwell, N. Kichards, Aloysius Rouk, Russel Smith, Sol Smith, M. Smith, William Smith, Jacob T\'olf and WUliam Wells, private soldiers. Men from adjoining coiinties came to Tiffin and enlisted.

Peter Foncha, a sergeant of the United States Army, was engaged in February, 1847, in enlisting Seneca County volunteers for the Mexican war, on a 112 boimty. A few recruits joined the army at that time.

Seneca in the War for the Union. - Owing to the extent of this chapter, a plain statement of facts is only given. Local events are arranged chronologically.

April 17, 1861, a large war meeting was held at Tiffin. W. H. Gibson, W. P. Noble. Dr. Kuhn, J. K. Hord, T. C. Tunison and J. C. Lee were the princijjal speakers. A telegram from the adjutant-general, in reference to organization, was replied to, saying that a company was organizing, a beginning being made by thirty-three volunteers.

The mayor appointed a force of ninety special constables, in addition to the ))olice of Tiftin. same; month, to prevent a re))etition of the affair.

The Home Guard was organized in April. ISOl. Artillery Company A was commanded by A\'. H. Gibson, captain, M'. H. I'arks. tirst lieutenant, and H. S. Ivendig, second lieutenant; Cavalry Company B. by K. McD. Gibson, captain, H. A. Spayth, first lieutenant, and Frank Abbott, second lieutenant.

Capt. Franklin's company of Seneca sharp-shooters left Tiffin April 22, 18G1, ('II route to Cleveland. Their departiu'e was signalized by the presentation of the silk banner carried in ISBO by the Douglas Gun Squad. D. F. De- Wolf made the presentation on behalf of Capt. Bagby. Supt. Rice, of the S. C. ct D. Railroad, furnished a special train. This company was mustered into the Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at Cleveland. May 2, 1S61.

Foster & Co. , of Fostoria, appropriated ¥1,< 100 for the support of volunteers' families, in April, ISOl. D. Hays also made a liberal donation for the purpose.

April 22. ISfll, John E. McCormack entered on the work of organizing a company. Before the close of the week ninety men enlisted, with John E. McCormack, captain, Joseph Park, first lieutenant, and Hiram Brettin, second lieutenant.

Gibson's Kifle Company, formerly the Light Artillery Company, of Tiffin, was reorganized as a rifle company, April 80, ISfil, with AV. H. Gibson, captain. Col. Gibson was presented with a very valuable horse before leaving Tiffin with his command.

When Col. Depuy addressed the question to the Seneca company. May 26, 1861, "how many will enlist for three years' service ?" sixty-three members of the Sharpshooters stepped 100 paces to the front, with the flag presented to them at Tiffin. This company reorganized in June, 1861; Capt. Winslow and Lieuts. Ogle and Barnes in command.

The Tiffin Union Grays completed organization June 6, 1861, with D. F. DeWolf, captain, Van C. Coonrod, first lieutenant and Kobert Lyle, second lieutenant.

The Clinton Guards completed organization June 5, 1861, with Robert Crum, captain; Leander Stem, first lieutenant and Itev. E. E. Higbee, second lieutenant.

A list of the Fostoria Invincibles, the first company organized in 1861, presents the following roster: A. M. Blackman. captain; M. H. Chance, first lieutenant; Jonas Foster, second lieutenant; B. C. Harman, sergeant; A. T. McDonell, second sergeant; J. L. Hollopeter, third sergeant; Sampson Switzer, foiirth sergeant; Hiram Chance, Thomas Conley, Jacob J. Bowman and William Martin, corporals. The private soldiers were: F. J. Santer. J. Myers, G. W. Foughty, A. Stearns, John Cregg, S. Crawford, T. \\'hitaker, J. W. Swander, C. E." Fritcher, W. W. Mourier, W. S. Bonnell, C. Warman, J. J. Fry, F. Werner, G. M. Davidson, H. W. Kunkle, A. L. Cramer. D. F. Eaton, Joseph Cramer, A. Wagner, G. Sabins, J. W. Grove, W. Whitaker, N. G. Turner, G. W. McEwen, A. P. Hays, J. E. Kunkle, O. B. Biu-dette, R. Adams, C. Bin-er, W. Leslie, F. M. Smith, C. Kredler, F. Metz, W . P. Noel, F. Crowell, W. M. Dresskill. C. Days, J. R. Slaughterbeck. G. W. Bagley, Thomas B. Boughton, M. Ash, M. Stahl, C. Wonders, A. Bates, P. Greenswike, M. Rinehart, Moses Parkhurst, G. F. Beightle, W. Rollins. J. Hahn, J. H. McCoy, P. Martin, H. Shontz. Jr., J. Zimmerman, M. Saum, M. M. Hartsonck, W. Saum, M. Longernecker, J. H. Dicken, G. W. Slaughterback, W. Miller, Jr., W. S. Moses, Olmer G. Jacobs. Em Lyberger, H. Beatty, S. J. Graham, Ambrose Fry, William Harley, Al Everett, H. Whiteford, J. Bossier, G. A. Gessner, J. M. Lacey, D. Smith, M. Miller, J. S. Oaks, George Grove, G. W. Grove, H. H. John, J. B. Moore, Robert W. Adams. John Bryant, Thomas Bouskin, Clayton Everett, A. J. Miller, S. C. Miller, J. Y. Yates, O. P. Norris and H. S. Woolman. The original roster is printed on sheepskin, and was presented to the company in 1861 by J. W. Foster, of the Fostoria News.

In June, 1861, Republic organized a company for throe years' service with Asa Way, captain, Wesley Chamberlain, first lieutenant, and Daniel Metzger, orderly sergeant.

Fort Seneca Guards organized in June, 1861, with Mark Hams, captain, Alexander Johnson, first lieutenant, and D. S. Blue, second lieutenant. This company was well uniformed and armed with spears.

Col. Franklin and Capt. E. \V. Clark, Jr. , in an advertisement of July 19. 1861, for volunteers in the Ohio Zouaves, state that a bounty of $100 cash and 160 acres of land will be paid to every man enlisting in that command for fidl term, and !f()0 extra bounty to three months' service-men, who will re-enlist.

A company of Zouaves was organized at Tiffin in July, 1861, with M. Sullivan, captain; V. C. Coonrod. first lieut. , and H. S. Kendig, second lieut.

Twenty volunteers, under Capt. Higginbotham, left Tiffin for New York July 22, 1861. to wait for other volunteers from Green Sjjring and Clyde.

Col. A. S. Piatt's Seneca County Zouave Company was organized in July, 1861. In September, 1861, Messrs. Hord and Zigler were recruiting for Piatt's Second Zouave Regiment.

On August 6, Capt. Langworthy' s company arrived from Hancock County, 103 strong, to be incorporated in Col. Gibson's command as Company A. The place where they camped was named Camp Noble, in honor of Congressman Warren P. Noble. On August 12, the company raised by Capts. McCormack. Porter and Abbot, joined Col. Gibson's camj) on Augttst 12, 1861. Before the close of August, 1861, Capts. Ciilver, Keller and Bartlett's three companies had joined his command; then organized as the Forty-ninth Ohio Vohinteer Infantiy, and the field official list was completed with AVilliam H. Gibson, colonel; A. Blackman, lietitenant-colonel; F. Drake, major; H. A. Spayth, quartermaster; V. C. Coonrod, adjtitant; Dr. Shrift, surgeon; Dr. W. H. Parks, assistant surgeon; E. H. Bush, chaplain. In the final organization C. W. Norton was appointed adjutant i-ice Coonrod. On September 9th, the evening before departiu'e, a recejition was held at Camp Noble. Miss Ella Gibson was adopted as the daughter of the regiment.

The condition of the Fifty-fifth Eegiment early in October, 1861, according to Maj. Lee's account. WTitten at Norwalk, was as follows: Capt. Gambee's company and Capt. Steven's company nearly complete: Capts. Bement's and Shipman's companies had the minimum; Capt. Thomas, of Bettsville, had only sixty men; Capt. Robinson, of Republic, only forty; and Capts. Patrick, Jeny, Wildman, Powers, Sutton and AVickham had each a squad.

The Adriatic Guards, Comjjany B, Forty-ninth Regiment, was organized with B. S. Porter, captain, John E. McCormack, first lieutenant, and Moses Abl)ott, second lieutenant.

Senecas and Wyandots, Company D. Forty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, fully organized with G. "W. Culver, captain, Jacob Mosier, tlrst lieutenant, and John Gear, second lieutenant.

Company K, Forty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized in September, 1861, with J. M. Patterson, captain, Kev. Mr. Turner, fii-st lieutenant, and John Smith, second lieutenant.

Capt. J. M. Steven's company of the Fifty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was organized at Melmore in September, 1861, with E. Eastman, fu'st lieutenant, and Robert Poole, second lieutenant.

The Township Committees appointed in 1861. by the County Militaiy Committee, in October, this year, requested the people to send articles of clothing and blankets to those committees for the use of soldiers in the field.

On Thanksgi%-ing Day, 1861, the Fii'st Chasseiu-s Ohio Volunteer Infantry issued a newspaper entitled The Chasseurs' Own. A copy was sent at once to the Tiffin newspapers by Regimental Postmaster Hope.

The Congressional Military Committee of the Ninth Congressional District, in October, 1861, comprised: R. P. Buekland. John Jenny, H. L. McKee, Alexander S. Ramsay. Robert McKelly and D. W. Swigart. This committee held a meeting at Tiffin, October 11, 1861, when a military committee for Seneca County was appointed, viz. : Leander Stem, John J. Steiner, J. M. Zahm, G. M. Ogden and Charles Foster. Township committees were ia tiu-n appointed by the county committee (see list).

Michael Sullivan, of Tiffin, was commissioned suttler of the Fifty-fifth Regiment, with H. S. Kendig and A. W. Miller, clerks, in October, 18(51.

CjI. Gibson was in command of Rosseau's brigade at Camp Nevin. during that officer's illness, in the fall of 1861. October 14 he delivered an address to the command, which was noticed throughout the North and South.

The Seventy-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry was formed in November, 1861, with R. P. Buekland. colonel. H. Canfield, lieutenant-colonel, and G. M. Ogden, major. Thomas ^^'. Egbert was one of the first company commanders.

In November, 1861, Maj. John C. Lee was promoted to a colonelcy; Adjt. DeWolf was commissioned major Fifty-fifth Infantry, and Capt. Winslow. of the Seneca Sharpshooters, major of the Eighth Ohio Infantry. George C. Benham, formerly of Tiffin, was appointed assistant commissary with rank of lieutenant, and assigned duty with the Ohio troops in Kentucky.

Leroy Crockett was appointed major of Seventy-second Infantry, vice G. M. Ogden, declined; John B. Rice, siu-geon, and Dr. Kaul. assistant siu-geon.

Up to December 1. 1861, a force of 1.23(l men represented Seneca County in the Eighth, Twenty-fifth, Forty-ninth, Fifty-fifth and Fifty-seventh Ohio

Infantry commands, in Company I, First Chasseiu-s, and in tho Third Cavahy. In addition to this numbor 3(X) men from this county were serving in various commands.

There were only nineteen deaths in the Forty-ninth Regiment fi'om date of organization to December 1, 1861, including Hollingshead, who died at Camp Nevin, December 1.

A loan of $4, 500 was made by Tomb, Huss & Co. to the commissioners, in January. 1862. at 0 per cent. This money was devoted to the relief of the soldiers' families. Under the act of May 10, 1861. providing for the relief of soldiers' families, the commissioners authorized a tax of one-half of 1 mill per dollar valuation, adopted a series of rules, and appointed relief committees for the townships.

The amounts allowed to soldiers' families per week are given as follows : Wife without childi'en or parents. SI; guardian of minor childi'en of soldiers, $1; wife with one child. $1.25; wife with two children, $1.50; wife with three or more childi'en, $1.75.

Capt. Callahan, of the Forty-ninth Ohio Vohtnteer InfantiT, resigned in Janiifirj', 1862. when Isaiah Bernard was commissioned in his place.

Eev. Vt'. G. Caples (formerly of Fostoria), chaplain in Price's rebel command, was made prisoner, and incarcerated at St. Louis, in Febniary. 1862.

Capt. Higginbotham, of the Fu'st United States Chasseiu's, sent forward his command fi-om Tiffin, in IMarch, 18(^)2. David Milne was first lieutenant, and Hem'v Ellis, second lieutenant, of this command.

Maj. DeWolf received a present of a valuable horse fi'om his Tiffin friends. March 17, 1862. The presentation was made at Camp Kelly, Va. , by U. K. Flenner.

The Scipio Soldiers' Aid Society was organized April IS, 1862, with ]Mrs. D. M. lihoad, president; ]Mrs. Dr. Hamilton, vice-president; Mrs. Lyman Hall, treasxu-er, and Mrs. John Milliman. secretary.

The Tiffin thi-ee-months' men organized at Camp Chase in June, 1862, with A. H. Byers, captain, J. B. Hymer, fu-st lieutenant, and W. L. Myers, second lieutenant. This company retiu-ned at the close of September, 1862.

Judge AVilliam Lang received authority to raise tho One Hundred and Twenty-thu-d Infantry Regimept. in August. 1862. Company A was organized with F. K. Shawhan, ca})tain; H. L. McKee, fii'st lieutenant, and J. W. Leonard, second lieutenant. Much indignation was exhibited by aU parties when Gov. Tod refused to issue a colonel's commission to the organizer.

The Squirrel Hunters, organized iit Cincinnati in September, 1862. elected Michael Sullivan, of Tiffin, captain. G. M. Ogden. of Republic, first lieutenant, and William Naylor, of Tiffin, second lieutenant.

The Melmore Aid Society was organized in 18r32. with Mrs. E. H. Webb, secretary. Miss Mai-\' Ebert was the secretary of the Ladies' Aid Society of Tiflin.

In January. 1868. Drs. Gibson and McColhim, and Messrs. William Naylor, Michael Sullivan. H. A. Buskirk and Andrew Arndt left Tiifin to take care of the wounded at Miu-freesboro.

The Forty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry arrived home February 17, 1864. The reception to this regiment of thirty-one battles was as demonstrative as it was deserved. This command returned to the field on March 14, same year.

Three soldiers of the Forty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry were shot in Fiilton's drag store, at Buc_t,tus, March 14, 1864, by a copperhead mob.

The National Guards of Seneca, called out in April, 1864, for 100 days' service, assembled at Tiffin in INIay. and elected John C. Lee, colonel, i-ice DeWolf resigned. A. S. Bement was elected lieutenant-colonel; Michael Sullivan, major; D. ^M. Arndt, adjutant, and A. C. Baker, quartermaster. The ruling price of substitutes ranged from §100 to §150.

The list of Seneca County soldiers, on board the exploded steamer "Sultana," at the time of its destruction were J. M. Feseler. Company B, Forty-ninth Infantry; N. Gregory, Company C, Fifty-fifth Infantiy, saved; B. Pease. Company E, Fifty-fifth Infantry; Jacob Rohr, Company H. One Hundred and First Infantry, saved; E. Sharp, Company E, Fiilty-fifth Infantry; J. A. Shaffer, One Hundred and First Infantry; Lieut. E. J. Squire, One Hundred and First Infantry; S. E. Whyler, Company D, Fifty-fifth Infantry, saved; John Huffey, Forty-ninth Infantry, saved; James M. Phenceie, Forty-ninth Infantiy, saved; Albert Miles, Fifty-fifth Infantiy, saved; Capt. Taggert, saved.

The United States 10-40 bonds, authorized by Congi-ess March 8, 1864, were presented for sale by the Tiffin banking fimi of Tomb. Huss & Co. , in May, 1864.

The proclamation of the auditor of Seneca Covmty, Isaac Kagy, issued June 17. 1864. treated on the relations of the militia act of March 31, 1864, to the eni'olled militia of Seneca Comity.

The funeral of Maj.-Gen. McPherson took place at Clyde July 29, 1864. His death took place within sight of Atlanta, after leading his command 140 miles into the heart of Georgia.

In August, 1864, notice was given that should the 725 men called for as the quota of the county, under the call for 5()0.000 men, not be filled by September 5. the quota would be increased to 1.450 men.

The One Hundred and Sixty- fourth Regiment. Ohio National Guards, returned to Tiffin August 27, 1864, after 100 days' sei-vice. The command lost twenty men while in service, and left a number in hospital at Washington.

O. V. I., serving under Sherman, in the march through Georgia, captured Gen. Howell Cobb"s $25,000 pacing mare. Some time after this young Burns was captured by the Rebels, who shot him through the brain and cut his throat. His companions found his remains, and avenged his death with Indian determination.

Peter Kissler of the Eighth O. V. I., re-captured Col. Hxindley of the Thirty-first Alabama Infantiy, while escaping in Federal dress from Johnson's Island.

Under the call for 300,000, dated December IS. 1804, the quota of the Ninth District was placed at 1.888 men. The quota of Seneca County was 386. Tiffin City made a levy for bounties equal to $100 for each recriiit, thirty-seven being the quota of the two wards. The greatest excitement prevailed. No one knew whose name might turn up in the lottery of death, and all heartily wished that the war was over.

The military statistics of Seneca County, published January 20, 1865, are as follows: Number of soldiers in service, 2,036; of whom 219 died and 153 were disabled in the service. The number of soldier's families was 576, comprising 1,599 persons. Of this number 291 families of 994 persons were necessitous. The amoiint received fi-om soldiers in the army for deposit in the county treasivry was §33,011, from November 15, 1863, to November 15, 1864; which with $1,578 to credit of lodgments for year ending November 15, 1868, gave a total of $34,589. Of this total all was disbursed save $18,007 in treasurj' November 15, 1864.

Capt. McCormack, formerly of the Forty-ninth O. V. I. , was engaged in em-olling a company for the One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Regiment, in January, 1805. A government bounty of $100 and a local boimty of~$400, for one year's service were offered.

Capt. John Reid. of the Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was comi martialed in February, 1865, and found guilty of embezzling $13,910 due substitutes and di-afted men who were being transported fi-om Tod BaiTacks to the Army of the Potomac. He was cashiered and forever prohibited from holding any United States office, and ordered to be imprisoned until the sum embezzled was restored.

The news of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln aiTived April 15, 1865. Newspapers, without regard to politics, iised moui-ning lines, business houses closed, bells tolled, flags were draped, and the whole county placed under a cloud of sorrow.

Becord Of Officers

Officers of the Forty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. - Col. W. W. Gibson, took command in July, 1861, was commissioned in September of the same year, and served as brigade commander. Col. Joseph R. 13artlett was commissioned colonel in Jime. 1865, and mustered out same day with rank of lieutenantcolonel.

The lieutenant-colonels of this command were A. M. Blackman. from August 17, 1861, to September 30, 1862, when he resigned; Levi Drake, Septem- ber, 1862, to Januarj^ 1. lSf)3, when he was killed at Stone River. Benjamin S. Porter succeeded Drake and seiTed until appointed major in the Invalid Corps in July, 1868. Samuel F. Gray served from October, 1868, to October, 1864; Luther M. Strong, from December, 1864. to March, 1865; Joseph E. Bartlett, fi-om May, 18*55, to date of promotion: Milton F. Mills, from June

All the above named, except Gen. Gibson, served as majors prior to promotion. The following named majors were not promoted: J. Kessler, June 26. 1875, mustered out same day: George W. Pool, September 4. 1865. mustered out same day.

The captains of this command in order of date of commission were: A. Lancrworthy. Benjamin S. Porter. Amos Keller (killed at Stone River. January 1, 1863). George W. Culver, William Callahan. Joseph R. Bartlett, Luther SL Strono-. Orrin B. Hays, George E. Lovejoy and James M. Patterson, all of whom received their commissions September 18. 1861. Samuel F. Gray, Jonas Foster. Lyman W. Mow, John E. McCormack and Morris C. Tyler were commissioned captains in 1862; Hiram Chance, killed June 24, 1863; John Green, Daniel Hartsough and Samuel M. Harper were commissioned in 1 868. John L. Hollopeter, J. Kessler. George "W. Pool. Thomas J. Ray, Shephard Green (mortally wounded November 26, 1864). Theo C. Perault (died August 25. 1864), James Ewing, Jacob Her, George S. Crawford. Dwight R. Cook. Francis R. Stewart and Milton F. Miles received their commissions in 1864; Nathan L. Lutz, Anthony W. Adams and Jonathan J. Eapp were commissioned captains in 1865.

Those who served as first lieutenants are named as follows and the year in which their commissions were issued, noted: Charles A. Norton, Samuel F. Gray, JohnE. McCormack. Aaron H. Keller (died of wounds January 26. 1863), Jacob Mosier, Jonas Foster. IMorris C. Tyler. Daniel Hartsough, Hiram Chance. A. F. Prentice and 'William C. Turner in September. 1861; James W. Davidson, "William Martin. Moses Abbott (declined), C. "W. Drake. John Green, J. L. Hollopeter. John Kessler. Samuel 'M. Harper. M. F. Miles and H. A. Spayth in 1862; J. A. Redman, M. Cowgill. Shephard Green, J. C. Miller, T. C. Pero, G. W. Pool, Thomas J. Ray and Isaac H. White in 1863; James Ewing. John C. Ramsav (killed at Dallas. May 27. 1864), Jacob Her, John Gleek. Silas W. Simons (killed May 27, 1864), Charles Wallace (killed June 21, 1864), Georg:e S. Crawford, Dwight R. Cook. F. R. Stewart. John K. Gibson (died of wounds), N. L. Lutz. D. M. Fultz. A. W. Adams. J. J. Rapp. John Vandanburg. E. P. Dana. J. W. Cline, J. J. Fry and C. W. England in 1864; George W. Yail. Ezra P. Phelps, James F. Harper, John H. Yarger. James J. Zint, C. Flaugher. B. H. Fansey, Caspar Snyder. F. H. Gibens and William Whittaker in 1865.

The second lieutenants were Heni-y A. S]iaythe. James W. Davidson. Moses Abbott. Amos B. Charlton. John Green. A\"illiam Martin. Timothy Wilcox, S. M. Haqjer, John L. Hollopeter, C. W. Drake and John C. Smith received their commissions September 18. 1861: M. F. Miles. John Kessler. Jeremiah Bernard, W. F. Cannon. G. S. Blackman, A. N. Ellis, A. G. Brown, Milton Cow- gill, J. A. Rocliuond, John C. Ramsey, J. C. IMiller, I. O. Totten, I. H. "White, S. Green, T. J. Riiy. Theo. C. Peraiilt commissioned in ISfVi; Jacob Iler, John Glick, Harvey Johns, Jacob Woolf (killed in 1.SG3), Henry F. Aintt (killed in 18()8), Silas W. Simons, Charles "Wallace and George S. Crawford were commissioned in 1803; John K. Gibson, Edwin Haff, F. R. Stewart, D. R. Cook, N. L. Liitz, Sheldon P. Hare, "W. F. Gibbs and Daniel M. FiUtz received their commissions in LS()4.

The foregoing roster and the record of private soldiers show, that the Forty-ninth Ohio '\'olunteer Infantry claimed about 5(H) men fi-om Seneca County. The total enrollment was ioTt'l. Of the officers 8 were killed in battle, 0 mortally wounded and 14 wounded: 127 privates were killed in battle, 71 died of mortal wounds, 105 died of disease or fatigue, 7 died in Reljel prisons, 016 were discharged on account of wounds or disability. The command was mustered out November 30, 18()5.

Officers of the Fifty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. - Col. John C. Lee ranked as colonel of this regiment from November 25, 1861, was commissioned January 20, 1862; resigned May 8, 18(53, when Charles B. Gambee, who entered the service as captain in September, 1861, was promoted to till the vacancy. He was killed May 15, 1804, and on June 6, 1805, Lieut. -Col. Edwin H. Powers, who entered the service as captain in 18(]1, was promoted colonel and served until mustered out.

The lieutenant-colonels were George H. Safford, ranking September 11, 1801, resigned in March, 1803, when Maj. Gambee was promoted lieutenantcolonel, and in March, 1863, Maj. Stevens was commissioned, vice Gambee promoted. Edwin H. Powers was commissioned June 27, 1804, and was succeeded by Charles P. Wickham, who served as lieutenant-colonel and was mustered out with rank of major.

The majors were Lee, Gambee. Stevens and Wickham promoted. Daniel F. DeWolf. commissioned November 25, 1862, ranking from November, liS()l, Rudolphus Robbins, ranking fi'om May 8, 1801, was killed May 15, 18')4, and Hart well Oslwrne, ranking June 0, 1805, and mustered out same day with rank of captain.

The siu'geon was Jay Kling, succeeded in 1804 by Joseph Hebble. The assistant siu-geons were H. K. Spooner, J. L. MoiTis, Joseph Hebble and James C. Myers.

The first chaplain, John G. \\'. Cowles, served about six months, and Alfred ^Vheeler one year. In August, 1803, the troops apjaear to have ignored the uses of a chaplain, as no one was appointed to succeed Rev. Wheeler.

The caj)tains of this command were Charles B. Gambee, August M. Bement, Horatio N. Shipman, David S. Brown, F. A. AVildman, James M. Stevens, R. Robbins, I. C. Terry, H. Robinson (killed at Chancellorsville), Ed H. Powers, B. F. Eldridge and Charles P. "Wickham, all commissioned in 1862. , Henry Miller, Albert E. Peck (killed May 15, 1864), Frank "W. Martin, Robert Bromlev, Franklin J. Sauter (killed at Chancellorsville), Charles D. Robbins and H. "W. Persing in 1863. Hartwell Osborne. F. "W. Boalt. R. "W. Pool, Francis H. Morse, Butler Case, C. INI. Stone (killed March 16, 1865), C. M. Smith, August M. "Wonnley, T. "W. Miller, Henry H. Moore, John R. Lowe, Jesse Bowsher, "W. S. Wickham, O. B. Gauld, Russel H. Bever, were commissioned in 1864. Benjamin F. Evans, Joseph H. Gallup and John H. Boss, Jr., received their commissions in 1865.

The first lieutenants of this command who are not named above, as promoted, were Robert G. Pennington, W. D. Sherwood, Jacob Thomas, R. Eastman. R. F. Patrick, all commissioned in 1802, ranking fi'om the fall of

A. B. Chase (commissioned in 1804), Adam Cramer, Lewis Peck, H. B. Warren, F. Eesser or Kessecqne, James T. Boyd. John Bellman, K. Fewson, Thomas S. Hosier. John Burkett and Heni-y J. Pelton. commissioned in 1865. W. E. Childs and W. H. Hessinger declined commissions and served as private soldiers.

Among the second lieutenants whose names do not appear among the higher officers were" William H. Long. A. Cranston. James K. Agnew, Walter W. Thomas (died April 6, 186'2), Nelson Crockett, Henrj' M. Regan. Edward Bromley (died March 24, 1863), and a few others to whom complimentary commissions were issued after muster oiit on July 10, 1865. A large nmnber of fii'st and second lientenants were promoted, and their names appear in the rank of last promotion.

This command claimed on its roster 1,350 men, of whom 750 were either killed or wounded in battle, and eight officers died of wounds received in battle.

Officers of the One Hundred and First Ohio Volunteer Infantry. - Col. Leander Stem ranked fi-om August 14, 1862, was commissioned September 15 of that year, and killed December 26 following. He was succeeded by Maj. Isaac M. Kirby, who commanded the regiment until final discharge.

Lieut. -Col. John Trautz served from August 9 to October 14, 1862, when he resigned and was succeeded by Moses F. Wooster, who died of wounds January 3, 1863. John Messer, his successor, resigned in 1864, when B. B. McDonald was commissioned and served until muster out of command.

The majors were Wooster. Kirby and McDonald promoted. Daniel H Fox. who served fi-om Febraavy, 1864, to September that year, and John A. Lattimer, who served from May, 1865, to muster out. Siu'geon Thomas M. Cook served the full term. The assistant surgeons were George S. Yingling. Walter Caswell. Heniy T. Lacy and H. H. Russell. Oliver Kennedy served as chaplain from August, 1862, to November, 1863, and E. M. Cravath from January. 1864, to muster out.

Among the captains were Lieut. -Cols. Kirby, McDonald and John Messer, and Maj. Lattimer. Charles C. Calaghan. T. C. Fernald, -H. G. Sheldon, W. C. Parsons. Jesse Shreiver. Newcomb M. Barnes. Montgomeiy Noble. Franklin Pope, Lvman Parcher. Leonard D. Smith. Asa R. Hillier. all commissioned in 1862. D. H. Fox, John P. Fleming, M. F. Ebersole. S. B. Becksvith. W. H. Kelmer and Robert D. Lord, in 1S63. George E. Seney, William N. Beer,

Of the first lieiitenants Seney, Fleming, Ebersole. Smith. Beckwith, Pope, Lord, Fox, Beer, Lattimer, Taggart, Bryant, Hale, Olds, Neff, Reed. Roberts, Hillier, Parcher, Kelmer, J. C. Butler were promoted. Charles McGrath was killed at Chickamauga; Alex C. Hosmer died May 12. 1864; J. B. Curtis and Isaac Anderson resigned; H. G. Ogden. Robert Lysle. Philip T. Kline resigned in 1863; John M. Butler and John G. Petticord resigned in 1864; E. J. Squire. John S. Millman. Jay C. Smith, J. F. Webster, William R. Davis, O. J. Benham, C. Mosfoot, James R. Homer, John Shuman and David Allison served as first lieutenants until mustered out.

Among the second lieutenants who did not aiTive at a higher rank, were John B. Biddle, killed December 31, 1862: O. L. Peck, honorably discharged in April, 1864; Isaac P. Rule, killed at Chickamauga; Samuel Strayer, died February 6, 1863, and Samuel S. Blowers, resigned January 9, 1864.

Officcns of the One Hundred and Twentij-third Ohio Voliaiteer Infantry. - The tirst actual colonel of this regiment was Judge \\'illiam Lang, who presided over and took a most active part in its organization from August 14 to October 14. 18()2. Owing to some peculiar influence exercised over (lov. Tod. Judge Langs claims to the honors of commander were set aside in favor of one 'William T. Wilson, who had nothing whatever to do with the organization of the regiment, but received a colonel's commission October 14, 1S()2, ranking fi'om September '2(), that year. The history of this command is a record of militaiy toils and misfortunes up to the day of Appomattox, when it was rescued by the victorious Union troops from the hands of the rebels, who held the whole command prisoners. Col. Wilson was mustered out June 12, 1805.

H. B. Hunter was commissioned lieutenant-colonel October 14, 1802, and served until December 8, 1804, when he was succeeded by Maj. Horace Kellogg, who aided Judge Lang in organizing the regiment in August, 1802, and served with the command throiTgh all its perils.

Maj. A. Baldwin Norton commissioned in August, 1862, resigned March 3, 1803, when Kellogg succeeded him. On the latter' s promotion, John W. Chamberlin was commissioned as major until June, 1805.

The first chaplain was Rev. L. Molin, whose election was also set aside in favor of Rev. Charles G. Fen-is. who resigned in June, 1804. Dr. O. Ferris was commissioned surgeon in October. 1802. resigned in November, 1804, and was succeeded by William B. Hyatt, formerly assistant surgeon. J. H. ^^'illiams and Napoleon B. Brisbine were assistant siu'geons.

The first cajitains were John W. Chamberlin, Horace Kellogg, Charles Parmeter. F. K. Shawhan. Samuel W. Reed. Cm-tis Beny, Sr. , Charles H. Riggs. John Newman and Richard A. Kirkwood received their commissions in October, but ranked from August, 1802, when they shared with Judge Lang and others in the work of organization. Lewis Zimmers was commissioned November 3, 1802, and Alonzo Robbins in December, 1802. V. R. Davis, D. S. Caldwell, William H. Bender, died in South Carolina. September 15, 1864; Dwight Kellogg, J. F. Randolph. Jr., and O. H. Rosenbaum received their commissions in 1803; Edwin H. Brown. W. V. McCracken in 1864; Abner Snyder, H. S. Beveiion. B. F. Blair. M. H. Smith, Josephus F. Schuyler and Joshua W. Leonard in 1805.

The following list of soldiers from this county in the late war is based upon the corrected list jiul^lished in the Tiffin News last spring. Many changes and additions have been made, and the record confined to name, date of enlistment, company and number of regiment, and date of death or discharge. '\\'here the regimental number only is given, it refers to one of the Ohio Volunteer Infanti-y or Ohio National Guard commands, the former numbered from One to One Hundi-ed and Twenty-nine, the latter fi-om One Hundred and Thiiiy to One Hundred and Seventy-two, and other volunteer commands fi'om One Hundred and Seventy-two to One Hundi-ed and Ninty-seven. Where soldiers enlisted in cavalry or artillery commands or in regiments of other States, or in United States' commands, the full regimental title and number are given.

Harper, Frank, a nephew of Gen. Gibson, and a captain in 49th. died in Kansas. Oct., 18.85. Harper, S. M., a brother of Frank, was a captain in the same command, died in Kansas

Stem. Leander, 101st, e. Sept., 1863; colonel, mortally wounded at Stone River, Dec. 31, 1863; died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jan. 5, 1863; the G. A. R. Post at Tiffin, is named in his lionor.

Iiistorv Of Seneca Count V.

i'oW/ers' Monument. - The question of erecting a soldiers' monument was first discussed in the spring of 18()(), but the proposition slept for eighteen years. A reference to the political chapter will point out the vote for and against the erection of a monument to the soldiers of Senoca County. In accordance with this vote the commissioners purchased from Michael Scaiuiell, himself one of the soldiers of ISHl-Ho. the gore, or angular jiiece of laud, situate exactly on the site of old Fort Ball, within the original village of Oakley or Spencerstown, and there, on May 8, ISSo, laid the base stone of the Soldiers" and Sailors' Monument. This is of Westerfield granite, weighing 10 tons and 300 poimds. Henry Cromwell, who was present at the comjiletion of this beautiful memorial, early on the morning of May V]. ISSo. says: " The citizens of Seneca County may well feel proud of having erected the gi-andest memorial of respect to her loyal soldiers of any county in the State of Ohio."

On the east front, commencing at the top,"Shiloh,Vicksburg, Gettysburg (Die), Seneca County to her Loyal Soldiers." On the north front " Athinta, Antietam, Appomattox (Die), Fort Ball 1813." On the west front Nashville. Cedar Creek, AVilderness." On the south front "Resaca. Stone River, Mission Ridge."

The qttestion of placing this monument in the Cotu't House Square was seriously considered by many of the people, bitt the better sense of the majority prevailed, and now one of the historic spots of the continent is marked by an artistic j)ile of granite and marble, which gi-oups, as it were, the recollections of 1812 and of 1805.

The unveiling and dedication of the montmient took place July 3, 1885. Ex-Gov. Foster was president of the day ; Gen. W. H. Gibson, dedicator ; Joseph P. Myers, marshal, and J. A. Thrapp, chaplain. At the close of the president's address, H. Vi'. Yeager, the contractor, unveiled the monument, and the ceremony of dedication commenced. Addressing Gen. Gibson, the president said:

"Commander of the G. A. R., I am authorized to ask you at this time to aceept from the citizens of Seneca County, at the hands of its otKcial rejjrcsentatives, this memorial, and to request that it may be dedicated liy you to the noble purpose for which it has been erected."

Schriner, of Leander Stem Post. Blackwell. of Isaac P. Rule Post. Carson, of W. T. Brown Post. Turner, of W. T. Brown Post. Callihan. of Norris Post. Day, of Powell Post. Grove, of Rice and Creglow Post. Eckelberry, of Robinson Post.

After they had been placed about the monument he proceeded: "Holy Scripture saith: 'The Lord gave the word; great was the company of those that published it.' Ps. Ixviii, 11.

" 'Declare ye anions the nations, and publish and set up a standard." Jer. L, 3. " 'In the name of our God we will set up our Ijanners.' Ps. xx, 5. "Officer of the Day, you will order the guard of honor to raise the flag." Officer of the Day - '"'OtHeer of the Guard, let the flag be raised."

The flag was then drawn up the pole, and as it unfolded itself to the breeze the chortis of forty or fifty male voices broke forth in the inspiring strains of the ' "Star Spangled Banner. ' '

Commander - "The forces of the nation are divided into two great arms: that of the navy and that of the army. Senior Vice-Commander what words of Holy Scripture may apply to the navy?"

"They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, these see the works of the Lord and His wonders in the deep. For He commandelli and raiscth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.. .Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and Ilebringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm so that the waves thereof are still. Then are tliey glad because they be quiet, so He bringeth them into their desired haven. Oh that meii would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! ' Ps. cvii. 33, 34, 2T), 38-33.

A large anchor was then set up against the south side of the monument, and Capt. C. P. Bragg, di-essed as a United States sailor, with di-awn cutlass, mounted the base and stood guard.

" ' To your tents, O Israel. . .So all Israel went to their tents.' - 2. Chron. x. 16. 'The children of Israel shall pitch tlicir tents, every man bj' his own camp, and every man hy his own standard, throughout their hosts.' - Num. i. .52. 'Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth.' - Ps. Ix. 4. 'The Lord shall utter His voice before His army; for His camp is very great; for He is strong that executeth His word; for the day of the Lord is great and verj' terrible; and who can abide it'?' - loel ii. 11. 'Some trust in chariots and some iu horses; but we will remember the name of the Lord our t!od.' " - Ps. xx. 7.

A mtisket with Ijayonet, canteen, haversack and knapsack were then placed against the north side of the shaft, and W. J. Daj^walt, in full soldier uniform, armed with a musket with fixed bayonet, was placed on gitard.

"A proclamation of peace. 'Lord thou wilt ord.ain peace for us; for Thou also hast wrought all our works in us.' - Isaiah xxvi, 12. 'How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that briugeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that sayeth unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!. .The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.'" - Isaiah lii. 7. 10.

"Attention! G. A. R! In the name of the Grand Army of the Republic, I now dedicate this memorial shaft. I dedicate it to the memory of those who in the navy guarded our inland seas and ocean coasts. and fell in defence of the flag. I dedicate it to the memory of those who in tlie army fought for our hillsides and valleys and plains, and fell in defence of the flag. I dedicate it to the memory of those who on land and on .sea fought for the Union, and fell iu defence of the flag; who on land and sea fought for the authority of the Constitution,and fell in defence of the flag; who on land and on sea fought for their country.and fell in defence of the flag. Comrades, salute the dead!"

"Mr. President, our service of dedication is ended. In the name of my comrades I thank you and those you represent for your courtesy in permitting us, who are bound by special ties to them, to honor our dead."

"AlleiitlonI G. A. R! As we close these services the guard of honor is withdrawn, the symbols of army and navj' are removed, the flag is lowered, but the memorial we have dedicated remains guarded by our dead. So long as it shall endure it .'^hall speak to us and to all the loyalty and lieroism in the army and the navy, and of that significant national authority of which our flag is the s\-mbol to every true American heart."

"Officer of tlie Day, remove the symbols." (After a pause). "Lower the flag." (Another pause). "Dismiss the guard. Chaplain, pronounce the benediction."

The benediction was then pronounced, and one of the most beautiful ceremonies ever witnessed in the county concluded a tittiug close to the military history of Seneca.