Stark County, Ohio - Chapter 5 (2 of 2 so headed), 1881 (part 1 of 2)

When till- liiii;; yiMis have riilkd slowly away. E'l'ii to the (lawn of carlli's funeral day; When at till' Arclian^els tiunipct and tread. Uisp up the faee.« and forms of the dead; ******* Then the glad ears of each war-martyred son I'rcMidly ^liall bear the glad tidings "well done." l!lr--in'L:v t'oi- garlands shall cover them over. I'aiciii uMil husband and lirother and lover. (Jod will reward those dead heroes of ours. And cover them over with beautiful flowers.

DIFFERENCES of opinion have beon adjusted from time immemorial by the arbitrament of war. Individuals, dissatisfied with existing relations, have invoked the god of battles, and ttu-ned the red hand of slaughter against their brethren. Others, instigated by pa.ssion, ambition or caprice, have, by the powereof will or genius, strewn the earth with human clay, and filled the heavens with woful lamentations. Nations, delighting in con(|uest, and, seemingly, in slaughter, have shaken the eaiih with their elephantine tread, and scattered the hard-earned ])rotluct8 of civilization with infinite disregard. Others have united in hideous schemes to deluge the world with blooil, until the name of civilization has seemed a synonym for unlimited reproach. Enlightened man converts into an art the barbarous plans of hiuuan destruction, and tjstablishes institutions of learning wherein ai-e taught the most gigantic and expeditious modes of terminating life. The world witnesses a strange paradox when man, after thousands of years of moral and intellectual advancement, still resorts to his physical nature; to seciu-e subservience to his desires. Might, not right, still rules the world with despotic sway. War, as a result of dissimilar views, necessarily fol lows from conflicting enlightenment in all departments of human thought. So long as minds refuse to see alike, cemflicts will ixjcur, storms of war will trouble the earth, and the reign of jieace will be clouded. The first war with which Stark C(;unty had any con nection was the Revolution. Although at that time no white men lived within the present limits of the county, except, j)erhaj)s, a few missionai'ies, whose object was jieace, yet so many of the settlers who afterward ctime to the county were in the struggle for independence, that reference, though brief, must be made to that vrar. The causes of the Revolution and the terms hy which the cokmies becam(> free and independent, are Um familiar to be detailed here. It is thought that the hju-dest times the country has ever seen immediately succeeded the establishment of peace. The colonies were no less than bauknijit, and privations and hardships intlie most direful degi-ee were willingly Iwrne when victory and peace were secm'ed. The paper moiu'y, by means of which the war was eaiTied on, was worthless, and the harvests, of necessity, had been so neai'ly neglected that stai-vation stared the colonies in the face. Time alone, and at last, retrieved the havoc of WJU'. ^Vhtm the c(juntry had in a measure recovered from the stroke, enterprising men and women Ijegan to push Westward. The Govermueut offered extra inducements to settlers, and finally the rush for the West became so gi'eat that the settlers bi^- gan to unlawfully invade the territory of the Western Indians. This brought down u])on them numerous and Ijloody wars with the savages. Soon after Ohio, as a State, was created, settlers began to Ixildly appear, regardless of the rights of their red neighbors It has l)een estimated that 10 per cent of the white men who located in the county prior to ISl.'i had been engaged in the war for inilependence. The names of manv of them will be found in the biographical dejiartment, of this volume. At last another war with Great Britain cast its dark shadow over the laud. When it became known in the We.st that war was inevitable, and had really been declared, the settlements were tilled with distnistful forebodings. A coalition between the British and the Indians was anticipated, and, as soon as it be came certain that this di'eaded alliance had been efteeted. the [>ioneers tlu'oughoiit Eastern Ohio made hasty preparations for defense. Block-houses were erected in the more exposed localities, and in all places the militia mustered and ecjuijiped themselves with the implements of war. In almost eveiy settlement in the eastern part of the State, companies were organized for a determined resistance against any foe that might appear. A large blockhouse, about eighty feet scpiare, was built at Wooster, but Canton, being an older settlement, in a less-exposed situation, and well supplied with brave men, concluded to forego the lux- Tuy of such a building. As nearly as can be ascertained, Canton, at that time, was the head- (juarters of the Third Regiment of the Second Brigade of the Fom'th Division of Ohio Militia. Several companies belonging to this regiment had been accustomed, for a number of years, to muster in different portions of the county, principaly at the county seat. At last a call for troops was issued, and a movement was instituted to effect the organization of a company at Canton fi'om the militia. George Stidger, who had seen active service in fonner yem's in the Eastern States, and who, it is said, had been honored with a General's conuuission, was elected, or appointed. Captain. The company was yet incomplete, when a di'aft was ordered, and enough men were seciu'ed to form a respectable company of about seventy. Several men were di-afted, who, fi'om the fact that they had families dependent upon them for support, foimd it extremely inconvenient to leave home, and substitutes were called for. One luuiih'ed dollars became the prevailing price for a substitute, and a sufficient number to meet the demand were secured at this figm'e. The following is a complete list of the members of this company, secured after a gi-eat deal of trouble, from the Third Auditor of the United States Treasiuy, where the rosters of the Ohio volunteers of the war of 1(S12 are on file: George Stidger, Captain; Robert Cameron, Lieutenant; Daniel McChu'e. Ensign; John Miller, John Shorb. William V. Chamberlain, Clu'istian Flickinger, Sergeants; George Cribs, Jacob Essig. John Rowland. Moses Andrews. Corporals: Thomas Neily, Bugler; and the following privates; Ezekiel Alexander, William Andrews, James Andrews, Thonias Alexander, William Brouse. -Tames Black, Phillip Brouse, John Brouse, John Cutshall (perhaps Gotshall), John Clinger, George Crasimore, John Carper, Benjamin Croninger, Garret Cruson. Alexander Cameron, Samuel Duck. George Dewalt. Adam Essig, John Elder, Daniel Farber, James Gaff, Rol)ert Gaff, Thomas Hoffard, John Kroft. John Koontz, George Kirkpatrick, Heni-y Livingston, Samuel McClellin, George Monroe, Jacob Myers, James Moore, John Potts, Samuel Patton, John Rogers, Abraham Roose. James Riddle, John Rise, Jacol) Swigert, John Slusser. William Smith, Daniel Stephens, Thomas Shields, John Shineberger, Jacob Slusser, Robert SoiTels and Bezaleel Thompson. It is not known whether this is the roster at the time of muster in or muster out. It is probable that others than those mentioned above sei'\'ed in this companj', in which case their names would appeal- on the roll, as made out by the officers of the com])any at the time such men sei-ved. Such rolls are probably long ago destroyed. It is probable that the company was ordered into the sei'\Tce of the Government during the siumner of 1812. The period of enlistment was six months. The British and the Indians were congregating at or aear Detroit, and to hold them in check, several companies, organized in the eastern part of the State, and in Pennsylvania and Virginia, were ordered to the Mamnee River, where they were to mass and unite on a means of attack or defense. Capt. Stidger's comi)any was tirst ordered to Wooster, where the troops remained a month or more, doing guard duty and enjoying themselves in a multitude of ways. Their base of supplies was at Canton, where beef, corn-meal, flour and other provisions were prepared and forwarded by wagon. Scouts were dispatched to inspect the neighboring Indian villages, and to notify the troops and the set- tlements of impending clangor. Finally, the e(iiii{)any received orders to proceed westward to Penysbnrg, on the Mauniee River, and to rejjort there t<?the commanding General. The Stark County boys remained in this vicinity, enjoying tlieniselves in every manner except encountering the enemy, nntil a short time before their period of enlistment had ex})ired, wlien they were discharged and sent homo. They had seen no active sei-vice. much to their declared disappointment. After this, although they were not in the service, yet, knowing that the war was not over, and tliat attacks from Indians might l)e expected at any moment, they did not disband, but miistereil regularly one or more times a week, to be in readiness for a jjossilile attack, or for another call from the Government. However, tliey were not called out again.

Diu-ing the early stages of the war, a regiment of soldiers from Pennsylvania, pa.ssing throtigh Canton with some thii-ty jiieces of ordnance, stopped for the night. It is related by Daniel I)(>walt. whose father kept a tavern, that one of the men in charge of a cannon traded both his horses, which were good ones, l>ut used up by the journey, for one horse belonging to the former, giving at the same time !?iSt> to boot. "As I sold one of the horses soon afterward for SI 0(1, that.'" says Mr. Dewalt. " was the best horse trade I ever made." Many interesting incidents are related of circumstances gi-owing out of the war. On one occasion, it was reported by several men who had just an-ived from the North, that the British were coming, that they had lie(>n seen disembarking from vessels on the lake, and that their appearance might be expected at any moment. This was sufficient to rouse the citizens to the utmost, and immediate ])re])arations were made to receive the enemy in a titting manner. Dwellings were liarricaded. scouts were sent out to recoiiiioiter. and. amidst great excitement, an informal organization of militia was effected. Finally, a few ragged, halfclothed men a])peared, who announced that they and their comrades were the parties thiit had landed at the lake. They were a portion of (jcn. Hull's ]>arpled soldiers. The citizens slowly relaxed their vigilance, though they continued to guard all points against an unexpected attack. "While an attack from the Brit ish was po.ssibl»>, it was not regarded asproba l)le, and the settlers in Stark County were not a] > prehensive on that score; but the Indians were looked upon in a different light. Large niuii bers w(>re not far distant during the war, ;ind reports were oft<'U in swift circulation that they meditated an attack on the whites. Two comj)anies of militia were musfa'red in the county, one under Ca])t. Downing and the other under Cajrt. Sloane. While these companies were not in the service of the Government, they must(>red regularly, and were ke])t in reailiness to be called out at any moment, for the ])rotection of the neighboring settlements, in ease of an attack from the redskins. Comparatively nothing is rememb(>red of these militia companies. It is (piite certain that they took one or more exciu-sions with a view of holding bands of Indians in check, who were thought to be contemplating an attack.

Stark Coimty took a prominent part in the war with Mexico. All are familiar with the circmnstances resulting in this war. Brietly. the causes gi-ew out of the admission of Texas into the Union. The "Lone Star State " had been a province of ]\Iexico, but, a few yeai's previous to its annexation to the Uuite<l States, had thrown oft' the lnn'd(>ns()me Spanish yoke, and organized an independent govern nient. War followed lietween Texas and Mexico, and, at the liattle of San Jacinto, which occun-ed in ISHC). the Texans eaptlU'ed Santa Anna, Dictator of ^Mexico, together with a large par-t of his army, and succeeded in compelling him to acknowledge their independence, which he did very much after the fashion of the )i!an referred to in IJutlcr's Hudibras :

The succeeding tre;ity was wholly disregiu-ded by the Mexicans, who continued their former policy toward the hostile province. From this time onward, petitions were fre- ({uently presented to the United States by the Texans, praying for admission into the Union. There was a strong jiolitical element in the countiy opposed to this: and. to strengthen the feeling, and ju-event. if ])ossil>le. the United States from comi>lying with the jirayer, M<'xico declared that t}ie admission of Texas would be regarded as sufficient cause for a declaration of war with the [States. In the Presidential canvass of 1 844. the annexation of Texas was one of the leading issues l)efore the ]ieople, and Mr. Polk, whose party" favored the admission of Texas, being elected, this was taken as a public declaration on the subject. After this. Congress had no hesitancy in granting the petition of Texas, and. on the 1 st of March. 184r). formally received her into the sisterhood of States. Mexico at once liroke off all diplomatic relations with the United States, recalling her Minister and making immediate preparations for war. In May, 1S4H, Congi-ess passed an act authorizing the Pi-esident to accept the services of TiO. 000 volunteers, and appropriating $ 1 0,000.000 for the prosecution of the war. Immediately following this was a requisition by the President on the Governor of Ohio for 'J,400 volunteers, in three regiments, and the Secretary of War xu'ged all pos siblo expedition in their enlistment. The call was for infantry, or riilemen. who were to organize and rejiort at Cam]) "Washington, Cincinnati.

At this time, the old militia law was in force thi-oughout the State, recjuiring the enrollment of all able-bodied men lietweeu the ages of eighteen and foi'ty-tive, for militwy duty. Massillon was the headquarters of the Sixth Division of the Ohio Militia, the division commander being Maj. Gen. Dwight Jai'vis, of j that city. On the ' L\"ith of May. 1 84(5, he is- [ sued an order to the several commandants of brigades in the Sixth Division, requiring them to muster their conmiands, to ascertain how many men could be got in readiness for war. Canton was the h(^adquai-ters of the Second Brigade of the Sixth Division, the brigade commander being Brig. Gen. Samuel Lahm, who immediately ordered the organized militia of Stark County to muster as follows; The First Battalion of Light Infantry, at Canton, on the 5th of June: the First Regiment of Infantry, at Osnabiu'g. on the (Uh of June: the Second Regiment of Infantry, at Bethlehem, on the 8th of Jime: and the Third Regiment of Infantry, at New Berlin, on the Uth of June. This order was followed by others to the same effect, from the various regimental commanders, and fi'om Lieut. Col. Daniel Gotshall, of the First Battalion. On Friday, the 5th of June, the First Battalion, consisting of one company from Canal Fulton, one fi'om Bethle hem, one from Greentown, one from Louisville, one fi'om Osnaburg and one from Canton - in all, six companies, of alwut 400 line-looking men - mustered at Canton, and, as a body, offered their services for the war, A few weeks prior to this event, Capt. James Allen, who had commanded a company in Texas in 1836, opened an enlistment office at Canton and issued a call for volunteers. Men came promptly forward, and, by the 5th of June, the company was nearly half completed. The 5th was an animating day, for bands of martial music jiaraded the streets to fire the dormant spirits of the citizens with the glory of war. Thrilling speeches were made, and many were added to the company of Capt. Allen. In the afternoon, the splendid ceremony of forming a hollow square was executed by the militia, and a fine sword was presented to Capt. Allen, amidst the rattle of musketry and the roll of drums. The partially formed company were in full uniform, and kindled the admiration of all as they marched, with wonderful regularity and precision, tlu'ough the crowded streets of the county seat. It required but a short time after this memoral)le day to complete the enrollment of the necessary nivmber of men, and Capt Allen notified his superiors that his company was ready for marching orders. The call of the Governor for j!,4()0 voluntew's was so promptly filled that, on the 8th day of June, he announced that many more than the required munber had enlisted, a port-ion of whom could not be accepted. It is said that, when the militia throughout the State were called upon to muster and ascertain how many could lie got in readiness for the war, 80 volunteered atXenia; 3(5 in Warren County; 2(5 in Muskingiun: '2.0 in Fairfield; 6 in Lorain: 63 in Ross; V) in Darke; over 40 in Portage; 208 in Clermont: 49 in Seneca; 30 in Sandusky: 41 in Licking; and nearly 400 in Stark. Massillon was made a secondary depot, where companies raised and supplies obtained in this portion of the State were ordered to report for the inspection of Gen. Jarvis. Capt. Allen's comjiany was accepted by the Governor before the 10th of Jime.

and, on the 13tli. received orders to report at Ciimj) Washington, Cincinnati. Before staining, the company received fi-om the citizens of Massillon money and sii|)pli('s to thevahie of abont S2W. Tlic hidics of that city prepiU'ed a fine flag, which was presented in their names to the company, in a tine speech by Gen. Jai-vis, to w^iich Capt Alien responded in the following glowing and elo(jnent words: "For the distinguished m.u-k of respect and confidence just extended us by the ladies whom vou rejircsent, I would, in my own Ijehalf, and in behalf of the company with whose command I have been honored, endeavor to thank you. were I gifted with fitting language to express our common gi-atitude. This beautiful flag, an ottering of generous and holy heart.-, shall be to us a hallowed treasure. The gift of pure and lovely women, we shall look upon it iis a consecrated emblem, and oiu' hearts draw inspiration of goodness fi-om its cont<>mplation. It is l)e<jueathed to us from bosoms as pure and tone as the unstained azm-e of its field, and fi'om aflections as bright as the stars in its mimic galaxy; and it shall be our pride iuid duty to love and honor and ])rotoct it while life thi'obs in oiu' pulses and strength lingers in om- arms. Present our adieux to the ladies who have thus so highly honored us. and say to them that we have sworn never to prove unwoi-thy of their confidence /- to dlxijiticc

The company "sailed" for Cincinnati on the 18th of June, followed Ijy the tears and loving farewells of finends, and the well- wishes of all. So<jn after reaching Camp Washington, the " Stark Rangers," as they were called, were assigned to the Third Regiment, which eomj)rised ten companies, as follows: Allen's, of Stark County; AVooth-u£l"s, of Norwalk; Ford's, of Mansfield; Patterson's, of St. Clairsville; Nole's, of Zanesville; Moore's, of Wooster; McLaughlin's, of Mansfield: McCook's, of Steub<>nville; Meredith's, of Coshocton; and Chapman's, (jf Seneca County. The org;mizatiun and ecpiipment of this regiment were soon eft'ected. and, on the ^id of Jun(>, 1^40, it was ordered, first to New Orl(>aus, and thence across the gidf to Point Isabel, Texas. Capt. Allen's company consisted of eighty-fom- fine-looking men, as follows: James Allen, Captain; Samuel Beatty, First Lieutenant: Jacob G. Frick, Second Lieutenant; .\bijah W. Baker, First Sergeant; William Hill)ert. Second Sergeant; William S. Hartmau. Third Sergeant; Louis E.Clement. Fourth Sergeant: R;dph S. Court ney. First Corporal; William McCurdy, Second Corjxiral; Roliert Clayton, Third Corjjoral; Alonzo Waters. Foiu-th Corporal: anil the following privates; Theodore Gibbons. James R. Stall. Findley McGr.-w. John L. Cross. W. C. ToiTence, John Shannon, Isaac Doxey. Philip Martin. William Tawkey, Louis Heniinger. Charles Bradley, Myron ^Monroe. John Link, John Dickas. Jereljoam Creighton, Frederic Kisner. Jacob W. Rex. John I'lam. Charles H. Coombs, Andrew P. Gallaher. Ferdinand W. Haack, Thomas Thompson. Jacol) Sebold, Jacob Eversole, Mathias Fox, John W. Wagner, John Matson, John R. Walter, George Stitzel, Joel B. Martin, Amlirose Essner, Samuel Stall. Jacob Fontainheim. Peter Kroft. Michael Matter, John Stephens, .John Mimgrew, Mai'tiu Bohrer, Mathias Hoover, Jacob Reed, George M. Bolinger, John B. Collins. Robert M. Shilling, George A. Klingel. John Cotwinlde. John Garret, Wm. Dobson, Abraham Metz. John Fitzsimiuons. Patrick Fitzpatrick. Isaiah Keltn(>r. George TofHer, John Ankeney, Frederic Souter. Frederic Hobel, William H. Chi'istmas, James Elliott, Charles Floom. Dewitt C. Whiting, William W. Hastings, Augustus Overtel. John Schlink, Frederic Marsh, Ambrose Meeks, .John C. Meloney, Frederic Yogelgesong, Alexander Shirer, John Brischt, Peter Finney. Thomas Barnd. Sauuiel C. Fry, Chi'istian Ledig ami .John Cox. This company, as given, left Massillon, but all did not retiu'n. Sinne of the poor l)oys fell under the stroke of the deadly diseases of the South, and their graves, like the tomb of Moses, ;iro imkuown. The company was designated K, and its position was'ou the e.\treme left wing of the Third Regiment. It was iibout ten days in going from Cincinnati by boat to New Orleans. After remaining encmujied about ten days at Camp .Jackson, near New Orleans, and on the site of Gen. Jackson's celebrated liattle-field, the right wing of the regiment was ordered on board a schooner, and dire<-ted to report at Point Isabel, Texa.s. The left wing, of which tlie "Stark Rangei-s" formed a

])?irt, embarked on board a l)rig, commanded by Capti. Tliora]is(.)n, and, after a short, stormy passage, lauded at Brazos Island. After a few \\'eeks. the regiment was ordered to the month C'f the Rio (irande. and soon afterward to Bereta. thence to Brownsville, and finally to Matamoras. aiTiving at that point about the 1st of August, 1S4-I). After remaining encamped for a short time, the regiment was divided, and the companies sent to different towns along the Rio Grande, to guard Government stores and repel sundry attacks from Mexican guerrillas. Company K was ordered into winter ((uarters at Fort Ferides, where it I'cmained until the "id of January, lS-1-7, when marching order.s were received to {)roceed to C;miai-go, where the troops arrived tlu-ee days later. Some time aftenvard, they were ordered to Monterey, and, when on the way, learned of the battle of Buena Yista. They were met by Gen. Taylor when within about twenty-live miles of Monterey, who ordered a jjortion of the regiment in pursuit of a fragment of the defeated Mexican army. After a harassing though bloodless pursuit of three or fom- days, the troops returned and proceeded to Monterey, and encami)ed (ijijiosite Black Foii. but soon afterward were ordered to Saltillo. Here the small-pox broke out among the citizens, and, to avoid the contagion, the troops were ordered to pitch their tents on the battle-tield of BuenaYista. The "Stark Rangers" remained in this vicinity until some time in May, 1S47, when they were ordered to the Rio Grande, th(>nce by boat to Brazos Island, and finally to New Orleans, where, on the 24th of June, 1S47, their term of enlistment having expired, they were mustered out of service, and the boys, those re mainiug, with light hearts, turned their faces toward thei)- homes in Ohio. The " Stark Rangers" had paa'tici])ated injio engagement diu'- ing the campaign, except perhaps a few shots with Mexicjm gueiTillas. It is related by Mi-. F. W. Haack, one of the company yet living at Canton, that the boys at times received rough usage from their conunanding officers. He states that, when the companj' were being conveyed on board the lirig across the gulf from the mouth of the Mississipj)! to Brazos Island, the jsrovisions were brought out and scattered along on deck, just as the farmer scatters the corn for his swine. They were subjected to the severest military discipline while encamped at dift'ereut points along the Rio Grande, and when one of their number died- Martin Bohi-er - he was not given a decent bm'ial, although he left abundant means which could be itsed for that piu'pose. Mi'. Haack says that the boys were strictly forbidden to forage, but that they often disobeyed orders in this respect. One day, when on the march, he had charge of one of the wagons in the commissary train, and, seeing a niunlier of fine fowls at one of the Mexican farms, he caught quite a number and secm-ed them in his wagon. When he reached the next encampment and was unloading his live freight, he was suddenly approached by old "Rough and Ready." who was sitting sideways, in a dirty and dilapidated suit of clothing, on a bony old horse. The General noticed the fowls, and instantly inquired, in a loud tone: "Where in h - 1 did you get those chickens ?" Mi\ Haack, with some misgivings, informed him, whereupon the General, after a pause, said, in a low tone, reflectively: "Y-e-e-s; well, you may cook one of them for me, and I'll be around shortly."' Mr. Haack did as ordered, preparing it in his best style, wifh an abundance of rich and excellent gra\T. The Geneial appeared promptly, sat down to the meal, and continued to eat and eat, until Mi'. Haack thought he would never get enough. Finally, when all had disappeared, he arose fi'om the camp-stool, and, walking up to Mr. Haack, said, quietly: "Look here, you prepare another of those chickens the same way, and I'll send around" ( naming a favorite subordinate ofticer ). Mr. Haack did so, whereupon the officer came forward and dispatched the fowl with even greater celerity than had the General. When nothing was left, he departed, with heart tilled with glowing panegyrics for the skill of the cook.

Great hardships were endured by the boys, on account of the e.xtremely hot weather and the inferior quality and quantity of their rations. They were often compelled to drink water from ponds covered with a filthy green scum, and it is no wonder that their robust physical development often succumbed to the deadl}' Mexican miasma. Capt. Allen, in a letter to some friend in Massillon, dated at Cumai-go. Februai-y 22, 1847, rcpoi-is the following regaixling hiseoiupiiny: "John Brischt died August S. lS4(i: William H. Christmas died Aiignst 12, IMl): O. C. Billings died August 17. lN4t): John Ankouy died October 20, I84(); Hilbert died November 24, 1840; Martin Bohrer accidentally til-owned in the Kio Grande December 27, 1S4(): George Stitzel died December 29, 184(5; Frederick Habel died January 8, 1847. All these deaths MCCUiTed at Matamora.s, and were mostly caused by raging fevers. In the meantime, the following were dischai-ged for various reasons: Robert Clayton, who died at Cincinnati on his retm*n home; Joel B. MfU'tin; .\bijah W. Baker: George Toffler; William Dobson; Mathia-s Hoover; Alexander Scheirer; Frederick Marsh ; John Hendershot, who died at Springlield. Ohio, on his retiu-n; Samuel C. Fry: Mathias Fox; and Peter Kroft, who died at Cincinnati on his way home, and was buried in ihe [Jotter's field. One of the company, Kalph S. Coui'tney. had deserted, and joined. it is supposed, one of the Indi.ma companies. The Captain also reported that his company had received recruits iintil it mustered about seventy men. Early in July, 1847, the com- [lauy reached home, and, on the evening of the 17th of July, 1847. they were given a splendid reception and supjjer at the residence of Chi-istian Cramer. Although the company had been discharged, the war was not over, and Capt. Taneyhill was authorized to enlist a comi)any in StiU'k County, and, Ijy the 17th i.'f July. 1847. he had seciu-ed about sixteen volunteers, but the company was never coml)leted. MTien the Third Regiment was mustered out of sei-vice. Col. Curtis volunteered again for the war, and was soon afterward ap- |)ointed Governor of Saltillo. JIaiiy years have piussed away since the Mexican wai\ and many of the " St:u-k Rangers " iu'e laid at rest in the grave. The brave Mexican soldiers must not be forgotten lunidst the glorii's and grand achievements of the last great wai'. So far .is knowTi. all of Capt. .\llen's company are dead except the following: Samuel Beatty. -living in Stark County ; Jacob G. Frick. William S. Hartman, Louis E. Clement, in California; Theodore Gibbons, in California: John L.

Cross, in Ohio; John Shannon, in Indiana; Isaac Doxey. near Massillon: Jerelxj.un Creighton. in Summit County; John Ulam. in Indiana; Amb-ew P. Gallagher, in Stark County: Ferdinand W. Haack. near Canton; Thomas Thompson, at Akron; Jacob Sebold, in Stark County; Jacob Eversole, in Canton; John W. Wagner, iu California ; John R. Walter, in Stark County : .Ambrose Essner, in Canton: Samuel Stall, in Indiana; Jacob Fontaiuheim. iu Wayne County; George M. Bollinger, in Massillon; John Fitzsimmons, in Illinois; Isaiah Kiltner, in Ohio; Charles Floom, in Stai-k County: Dewitt C. Whiting, in Tuscarawas County; and Frwlerick Yogelgesong. in Canton. Thus ends the brief record of the i)art Inmie by Stark County in the war with ^lexico. It may be said that st-veral of the Iwys who had sei-ved with Capt. Allen in Mexico also enlisted and sei-ved in the last gi-eat war Ix'tweeii the States.

It is unnecessary to give a lengthy summary of the causes which led to the war of the rebellion. Occun-ing as it did but twenty years ago, its weai-y marches, dreadful suft'erings from disease, and daring achievements on the field of battle, are yet green iu the recollection of maimed and honored i)articipants. Continued mid extensive ])rei)arations for war were made in the South long before the North ceased to l)elieve that the diffeiences which bitterly divided the two factions of the Government might be amicably adjustwl. Armed and hostile bands of the rebelli/us citizens of the South seized, at every opportunity, large quantities of military stores, and took forcible possession of important strategic points; but still the North was hopeful that ))eace woukl prevail. President Lincoln, with that kind forbearance - that magnanimous ])hilanthro()y or charity which ever distinguisheil him. and which enrolls his niime on the brightest page of moral and intellectual greatness - wisely hesitated tx) l)egin the contest, in ho]ie that the South would accede to the d»>mands of the Government and lay downi the weajioiisof wai'. Hot-blooded Alwlitionists in the North lu-ged him re]ieatedly to strangle the hydra of secession in its infancy, but still he hesitated. He knew well the desolation that would deluge the country, for he had seen practical evidences of the fieiy spirit which characterized the Southern people. Statesmen in the North viewed with reluctance or contempt the steady and aggressive movements for war in the South, and declai-ed that the jieople in rebellion would not have the temerity or corn-age to continue the wiir longer than ninety days. Finally, the blow fell like a knell upon Sumter, and instantly kindled a flame of fiery indignation throughout the North. People of all parties forgot everything, save that the countiy given them by their ancestors was in imminent peril. Business was almost wholly sTispended, and the citizens gathered in neighlioring villages to face the situation and encoiu-age one another with hopeful words. Intense excitement everywhere prevailed Scores of militia regiments tendered their services to the Government, and when, at last. President Lincoln called for 75,000 men to put down the rebellion, a wave of relief swept throughout the North. Ohio alone offered over 80,000 men, the greater portion of whom were rejected.

Massillon was the first place in Stark Coiinty to give ])ublie expression of the feeling on the suliject of the war. Notices were circulated on the 16tb of Ajiril, 1H61, for a mass meeting of the citizens at Madison Hall on the same evening ; and the room was packed with excited men of all ])arties. Gen. Jarvis called the meeting to order, and R. H. Folger, Esq., who was ai> j)ointed Chairman, announced that the object of the meeting was to consider what the "exigencies of the hour demanded." He reviewed the situation in loyal and eloquent words, and stated that the call of the President for troops must be promjitly and abundantly met. At the conclusion of his speech, three times three cheers were given, and immediately thereafter a committee of three was appointed to di-aft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting. The memliers of the committee were Gen. Dwight Jarvis, Jolm MeClymoud and Hon. J. S. Kelley. The following resolutions were prepared, and adopted with a ringing iind unanimous vote:

WiiKUEAs, Till' Government being in imminent ilanjjer Uam formidable and organized liand.s of lawless men, bound t.oii'ether for tlie puqiose of re.sisting the execution of the laws; and believing as we

Hexiilnd. That we will not stop to inquire who is President of the United States in times of danger; l)ut that if is the duty of every good eitizen to sustain the Government with alaciity and with a will.

Resolrt'd. That, at such times, we will bury all paity feelings, and unite as a band of brothers to sti-engthen tlie constituted authorities of our country.

Rousing and patriotic speeches were made by many of the prominent citizens, and finally the meeting was adjourned, to meet again on the following Monday night. The Riposltiny of the following week, in speaking of this meeting, said: "The meeting throughout was the grandest exhibition of genuine patriotism we have ever witnessed; and was ftilly indicative that there is a national party ready to vindicate the honor and integrity of the Government against all traitors, wherever dispersed." At Massillon, the names of 100 young men were enrolled on Thursday and Friday, April 18 and 19. This was the company of which Alliert F. Beach was Captain. It was fully organized and ready to march to the field oil Monday, the 22d of April, 1861. Immediately after the meeting at Massillon, others were held at almost every town in the county, and in every instance movements were effected to enlist companies for the wai'. A rousing meeting was held at Alliance, and many signified their willingness to enlist, and their names were em'olled. Canton was somewhat slow in holding a mass meeting of the citizens. Small assemblages of men convened to listen to loyal words, but no general meeting was held until the 9th of May, when almost the entire county met at Canton to listen to the following speakers: Jolm McSweeney, Esq., Hon. B. F. Leiter, Mi-. Upham, H. M. McAbee, Seraphim Meyer, R. H. Folger and othws. This was one of the largest and most enthusiastic meetings ever held in Stark County. It is stated that, about this time, at least one thousand men in the county sig- nified their willingness to serve the Government A company had lu'cn organized at Canton a number of yeaj-s before, and was known iis the " Canton Zouaves," James AN'allace being Captain. Another comjiany, called the "Canton Light Guards," had also l)een organized under the State militia law. This was commanded by Capt Sann el Beatty. The headquarters of these two (-om|)anies were at Canton. A company at Alliance, known as the '' Alliance Guards." un<ler Capt James McGarr, ofi'ered its services for the war. The company at Massillon under Capt. Beacli was called the "Massillon Light Guards." These foiu- c^)m]1anies, aft(T b(>ing re-orgiuiized ;uk1 recruited, left the county early in May, and, by the middle of June, all were on duty Ul Westeni ^ irginia. "Williams" Battery." commanded by Ca[)t \V. S. Williams, went from Caut*in to Colnmb\is. ami finally into ^'irgiuia, alwut the same time. In the meantime and thereafter, the rapid enlistment of Stark County men went on. Every eflbrt was made by prominent men at this time, and afterwiuxl. to till the (juota of troops called for, l)ut at last the county was compelled to resort to the draft. A military committee was appointed, iuul a local liounty was oflered for volunteers, and the di-aft was postiumed; Imt at last it came, on the 1st of October, 1S()"J, at which time 571 men were drafted, about -^OO of whom were sent into the field. Diu'ing the l)rogi-ess of the war, and especially at its early stages, there were a number of men in the county, some of them being jirominent citizens, who consei<>ntiously thought that the Gov(>niment had no right to coei-ce the s(»ceding States. Someof these men were outsjwken in th(Mr opinions, resisted the progress of the enlistment and the draft, and got into serious difllculty for so doing. On several occasions. o|)en riots of a mild nahu'e resulted from the clashing of public sentiment on the (juestions gi'owng out of the wju". Several arrests were made, and at last open or public opposition to the war was avoided. About the 7th of November, INOl, the military committee reported that N")! volunteers had enlisted from Stark. Th<' following is a list of the numl)er of volunt<'ers in the field from the county at the time of the annual assessment in INO'i:

This list embraces only those enlisted for three years or during the war. Two or more camps were established in the county -Camp Massillon at that town, and Camp Ford at Alliance. The fair grounds at Canton were used as a military cam|). The first calls for sanitarv aid came from Western ^ irginia diu'ing the fall" of 1S61. On the ir)th of October, the ladies of Cant<jn met at the residence of J. F. Kaynolds to organize a Ladies' Aid Society. The following oliicers were elected: Mr.s. J. G. Lester, President: Mrs. E. Buckingham, Secretary: and Mi-s. J. A. Saxton, Tretistirer. The following conunittees were appointed: To tb'iift a constitution, Mrs. Isaac Harter, Mrs. Dr. Wallace, JIi-s. J. G. Lester and Mi-s. E. Buckingham: General soliciting - First Wiird, Mrs. Pierong, Mrs. Lewis Miller. Mrs. E. C. Patterson. Mrs. George llavnolds; Second Ward, Mrs. C. Aultmau, Mrs. T. W. Saxton, Mrs. W. K. Miller, Miss Henrietta Buckius: Third Ward. Mrs. Dr. Whiting. Mrs. S. Mever. Mrs. Thomas Patton. Mrs. M. Wikidal: Fourth Ward. Mrs. G. Prince, :Mrs. Dr. Shisser, Mrs. Shock, Mrs. O. P. Stidger: in the vicinity, Miss M. Harry, Mrs. William Raynolds, Mrs. H. Kaynolds, Mrs. William Williams, Mrs. Simon Miller, Mrs. Cassilly, Miss Medill. Almost every township in the county organized a similar society, and, in truth, it may be said that the entire county resolved itself into a committee of the whole to see that the families of volunteers did not suffer, and to solicit money, provisions and supplies of clothing to be sent into the fi(>ld. Thousands of dollars worth of hos])ital and camp supplies were sent from the count}' tluring the war. The citizens of the cimnty sul)- scribed over ^'HO.OOO tx) the Govermnent loan of treasui'v notes prior to November, 1S()1. Two regiments were organized at Ciunp Miisd^

^^illon during the early antumn of 186'i. On the Hdth of August, when one of these was laiistered into the service. Gov. Tod was present, and spoke to a vast assemblage that had gathered to witness the military review of the two uewlj' formed regiments. The coiTnty sent a company of men on the bloodless squirrel campaign to Cincinnati. The company was coinmauded by Capt. Dougherty, of Greentown, and about forty of the men belonged to the "Liike Ritles." Massillou furnished eighteen colored volunteers for the Fifth United States Infantry, while, so far as known, no other portion of the county furnished a c^)lored man. at least at that time.

It is the design, in the following pages, to give a brief though e.\act sketch of every regiment which served the Government diu'ing the last war. and which contained a company or more of Stark Coitnly men. While, in the main, the record given by Whitelaw Reid has been followed, yet, in almost every instance, depai'tiu'es have Iteeu made fi'om his text, as the writer, after careful inquiry, has discovered his errors. The alterations will be oltserved in reading the sketches. In numerous instances, dates have been coiTeeted; and infrequently serious mis-statements of fact have been discovered by having Mr. Reid's accounts carefully read by soldiers who served in the regiments. A great many regiments, sketches of which are not given, contained men fi'om Stark County. As complete a list of these as can Ije given will l)e found Ijelow. The following regiments contained men from Stark ('ounty: One Hundred and Fifteenth, Seventy-sixth, Sixty-fourth, Eleventh, Eighteenth "United States, One Hundred and Fourth, One Hundred and Seventh, Nineteenth, Fiftyfirst, Sixty-first. One Huntb-ed antl Second, Ninth, One Hundred and Seventy-ninth. Twenty -sixth Battery (some fifteen men). Forty-fifth N. G.. Third Battery, Thirteenth, Twenty-sixth, Second Michigan, One Hunth-ed and Sixty -third. Tenth Cavalry, Sixth Cavalry, Second Cavalry, Fifteenth Illinois, Sixty -fifth. One Hundred and Sixty -second. Seventeenth Tennesee, Seventy- eighth. One Hundred and Twentieth, Forty-third, Third, Fifty-fifth, Sixth Michigan, One Hundi-ed and Sixty - fom-th. Sixteenth, Fourth, Sixty-third, One

Htmdred and Seventy- eighth, Second, One Himdred and Twenty-fifth. Thirty -second. Fifty-eighth, Fortieth, First, Seventeenth Tennessee, Seventy-first, Fiftieth, One Htmdred and Twenty-second, Forty-first, Forty-second, One Httndred and Tenth, One Hundred and Sixty- fottrth. Tenth. Ninety-ninth Pennsyl- Vcinia, Forty-fifth. Forty-eighth Indiana, Eighteenth, Sixth Battery, One Hundred and Sixty-tliird, Eighty-sixth. One Hunth-ed and Fifteenth. One Httncbed and Ei;;hty- eighth, and Third Cavalry.

The Fourth Ohio Regiment was organized at Camp Jackstm, Columbus, April 2-"), 18P)1, and contained one company from Stark County, tmder the following officers: James Wallace, Captain: Percy S. Sowers, First Lieutenant; George F. Lair, Second Lietttenant. The company, known as the " Canton Zouaves," had been organized before, under the militia law of the State, and as soon as the war broke out it was immediately re-organized and filled ttj), and hastily left for Columbus to seetu'e a place in one of the first thirteen regiments. It was assigned to the Fourth Regiment, commanded by Lorin Andrews, Colonel: James Cantwell, Lieutenant Colonel: James H. Goiknau, Major. These were the otficers dtu-ing the three-months enlistment. On the 2d of May, the regiment moved to Camp Dennisou, and, on the 4th of the same month, was mttstered into the three-months service by Capt. Gordon Granger. On the r)th of June, a majority of the regiment signified their \villingness to enter the three-years service, and were accord ingly mustered in, their enlistment dating from that day. The regiment moved to Grafton, W. Va., reaching that point on the 2^id of June. It moved through Clarksburg and Bitckliannon, and aiTivei at Rich Mountain on the 9th of July, bttt did not participate in the battle, being held as a reserve. In July, it was brigaded with the Ninth Ohio and How's Battery, Fottrth United States Artillery, Col. Robert McCook commanding, the brigade being Gen. McClellau's advance gu;u'd dtu'ing his West Virginia campaign. After a variety of movements, during which the regiment pursited the enemy's forces and gttarded several httndred prisoners ttntil they were paroled, occttpying, in the meantime, Beverly. Httttons- ville anil New Creek, it mai'ched to Pendleton, Va.. reaching tliat section the 7th of August. On the 7th of Heptemlier. Coin{)anie.s A, F and Iv. under Maj. Godman. skirmished the r(>hols at Petei-slinrg, capturing a hirge (pi'intity of ])rovisions, animals and some prisoners. Col. Cantwell. with six eom])anies. moved on Komney on tlie 'i-Mi of Scjitomber. and. after a brisk tight, d ove the rebels out, losing thirtytwo men wounded. Col. Andrews having died at his home in Ohio of camj) fever, his successor. .John S. Mason, was ai)])ointed on the 4th of t)ctober. and. ten days later, assumed command. On the "ioth, the regiment marched to New Creek, and the next day. with Gen. Kelley"s command, moved on Romney. driving the enemy from that place, and capturing all his l>aggage. two pieces of artillery, and a numlier of prisoners. Romney was occupied until January 7. ISfi'J. when the regiment attacked the rebels at Blue Gap. svu-prised and ib'ove them fi'om a fortitied position, captui'ing all the cam] I eipii])age and two field pieces. Dm-iug .January. IMVj. a new brigade was formed, consisting of the Fourth and the Eighth Ohio. Clark's United States Battery. I)amm"s First Virginia Battery. Robinson's and Huutingt<^)u"s First Ohio Batteries, known as the ikj'tillerv Brigade of Lauder's Division, commanded liy Col. Mason. On the lOth of January, the regiment moved to Pattei-son's Creek, and. on the 4th of February, to Paw Paw Tunnel. It occupied Winchester and Mai'tinslmi'g. making the former ])lace a biise of supjilies. whence detaclunents were sent out inditterentilirections until the 24th of March, when it started in pursuit of "Stonewall" Jackson, whb had been defeated at Kemstown the day ]>revious. It moved as far as Strasbm-g. and. on the :50th. to Edenburg. On the 17th of A])ril. it skirmished on the way to New Market, and afterward occupied Moore's farm, and linally retm-ned to New Market. It joined McDowell on the 2'2d of May. marching thi'ough Liu'ay. Front Royal, Chester's Gaj), W;u-rent<jn. Catlett's Station, and linally reached Frodoricksbm-g, Yn. The next day it moved back to the valley, and, on the >!((th, reached Front Royal, tlriviug the enemy fi"om that place and captmnng a hu'ge quantit}' of amimuntion. supplies, and a number of prisoners. After remaining in this vicinity until the 2yth of June, the regiment was transferred to the Peninsula, arriving at HaiTison's Landing on the 1st of July, .\bout the middle of August, it marched to Newport News. It occupied Alexamh'ia. Centerville, Fairfax Court House, Fort Gaines, D. C, Harper's Ferry, Let^sburg. Halltown, Gregory's Gap, Rectortown, Piedmont, Salem. AVarrenton, reaching Falmouth some time in November. Here it remained in cam)) mitil the 12th of Docemljer, when, under tho command of Col. Mason, it crossed the Rapidan into Fredericksburg, and was thi'own to the fi'ont as skirmishers, holding that position imtil the next day, when the desperate charge was made through the streets of the city. The regiment received the first fire of the rebel artillery on the right of the nati(mal line, and lost, during the engagement, five officers and forty-three enlisted men, out of I IT) engaged. It suft'ered terribly, and Col. Mason was made a Brigadier G(^neral for his conduct diu-ing the battle. The Foirrth re tm'ned to Falmouth, where it remained until the 2.Sthof April, iS(jr!, and then psu'ticipated in Hooker's remarkable laovement on Chancellorsville. On the -id of May, the battalion engag.'d the enemy, and captm'ed one stand of colors and over one hundred prisoners, among whom were nine commissioned officers. It lost in killed and woimded seventy -eight men. On the 6th of May, the regiment moved back to Falm(juth. On the 14th of June, it marched north to assist in the movement to check Gen. Lee, who had invaded Pennsylvania. Gettysbiu'g was reached on the 1st of July, and the regiment took part in that great l)attle. It was one of the three regiments that drove the rebels from Cemetery Hill, and received the highest commendations from G-ens. Hancock. Howard and Gilibon. It lost thirty-seven men killed and wounded. After occujiying numerous positions in Virginiaand MiU'yland - at one time beingordered to New York City to quell the riots there, and at other times marching in a circuit through Virginia, skiiiuishing with the rebels at Bristo Station, and at Robinson's Cross Roads on the 27th of Oct<jber. leasing at the latter place I twenty-eight men killetl and wounded - the regiment finallv. on the 1st of December, went into winter quarters near Stephensburg, Va. On tlie 0th of February, it advanced to Morton's Ford, crossed tlie river and had a skirmish with the enemy, losing seventeen men woiinded. It reerossed the river on the 7th and encamped near Stephensburg. where it remained until the bloody battles of the Wilderness occiuTed. In all this arduous and bloody campaign, the Foiu'th participated. It lost, during the twenty-seven days, ending early in June, as follows: On the oth of May. 84: on the lOth, at Spottsylvania. Mo; on the I'ith, at second Spottsylvania, 3I-: on the 13th. near the same place, 4; on the iSth, in crossing North Anna River, 11: on th»» 2Hd, at Hanover Junction, H: on the 24th, near the same place. H: June 3, at Cold Harbor, 2(h June <"), at same place 2: making a total of 141 ) lost, out of 33") men who Ijegan the campaign with the gallant regiment. Those figures s])eak volmues, and cover the nol)le Fomth with the Itright flowers of undying honor. At the close of the campaign, the term of service having expired, the regiment was mustered out. Those who had re-enlisted as veterans were retained, and organized into a l)attalion called the Fourth Ohio Battalion, and placed on duty in and ai-omid Washington City, where they remained until the final muster out during the closing scenes of the war. The Fourth Ohio Infantry marched 1,975 miles, and traveled. by railroad and transport, 2.279 miles, making an aggregate of 4,254 miles traveled. It was one of the best regiments sent from Ohio. The Thirteenth Regiment had about two companies from Stark County. Company A was enlisted at Massillon, and was oflicered as follows: A. F. Beach. Captain; D wight Jar vis. First Lieutenant: Phillip Wendling. Second Lieutenant. At the re-organization for the three- years enlistment. James Whittaker Ijeeame Second Lieutenant, the other officei-s remaining the same. Company B I ? ) was enlisted in the county, and its Captain was Joseph T. Snider. The regiment was organized at Camp Jackson about the 20th of April. ISfil, with the following officers in command: W. S. Smith. Colonel; C. B. Mason. Lieutenant Colonel: J. G. Hawkins. Major. On the 9th of May. it was transferred to Camp Dennison. and on the 3(tth of June, it started for

Western Virginia to re-enforce the command of Gen. McClellan. It reached Pai-kersbm-g on the 1st of July, and. dm'ing the next two months, made fi'equent scotits into the sm-- rounding countiy. going to Greeidand Gap, Oakland, Clarksbm-g, Sutton, making Oakland its headquarters; but nothing of note transpired. The Thirteenth participated in the Imttle of Carnifex Ferry on the K'th of September, and, from that date imtil the fith of November, encamjied at Gauley Bridge, having fi'equent skirmishes with the enemy. Benham's Brigade was composed of the Tenth, Twelfth and Thirteenth Ohio Regiments, and ' on the I2th. with other tro(_)ps, started in purj suit of Gen. Floyd, with Company A of, the Thirteenth deployed as skirmishers. The regiment lost one killed and two wounded at Cotton Hill, and soon afterward was transfeiTed to near Louisville. Ky. After moving to Elizabethtown. Bacon Creek. Bowling Green and other points, the regiment, on the 22d of January, advanced with Buell's army toward Nashville. j which was reached on the 2<)th, and encamped two miles beyond. After a variety of move- 1 mens, during which the Thirteenth was often ! divided, it started, on the 2d of April (exce]>t I Companies A and G). to re- enforce Gen. I Grant, who was anticijtating aii attack fi'om the rebels at Pittslnu-g Landing. After a terrible march, it reached the battle-tield on the morning of the <Hh. and was immediately ordered to the front on the right of Nelson's conunaud. It swept upon the enemy about 8 o'clock A. M., and was confi-onted by the famous Washington Battery (rebel), of New Orleans. After a desperate stiiiggle, the Thirteenth captured this entire battery, but, as the rebels swept the Vnion army back toward the river, it was recaptm-ed by them, and the Thirteenth was compelled to fall back. At 1 o'clock, when the Federal troops made their last advance, the gallant Thirteenth again captured the Washington Battery. The regiment lost heavily dvu-ing the two-days battle. I The enemy retreated, and soon afterward the regiment participated in the movement toward Corinth, reaching that point about the 1 st of May. Eai'ly in June, it, with other troops, advanced toward Chattanooga, and, when there, performed guard duty, but soon after- ward encamjted at Battle Creek. On th«> '3 tth, it receivod orders to move north to intercept Gen. Bragg, who con tern phited an attack on Ohio and Indiana For thirty-six terribh' days, the regiment and its army patiently toiled through the hot sim, suftering intensely from the dust, thii-st and half rations, and finally reached Louisville, having passed the rel>el anuy on the way. The regiment t<x)k an inactive part in the attack on Pem-ville on the Sth of October. S(X)n after this. Gen. Rosecrans assumed command of the Anny of the Ohio, which was immediately pushed forward toward Nashville. The regiment indulged in se\'eral skirmishes, losing, near La vergne, two men killed, several womided, and Lieutenant Bates, of Company B. captm-ed. The Thirteenth was in Crittenden's Division, on the left wing. Thomas' Division was in the center, and McCook's on the right. The whole army moved forward in this form, skirmishing with the enemy, driving him back, and reaching Stone River on the evening of the 'iUth of December. McCooks cohumi did not arrive mitil the next day. On the morning of December 8 1 , the Thirteenth, under Col. Hawkins, was ordered in fi'om outpost duty, and took position with its Ijrigade (the Fourteenth) imder Col. Fyfl'e. The regiment and its wing were ordered to attack the enemy across the river, but, while l)eing executed, the order was countermanded, and the division fell back to stem the tide of defeat that had fallen upon McCook on the right. The Thirteenth fell back to the Murfreesboro Pike, and was formed in battle array on the left of the second line, covering the Thirty-ninth Ohio. An advance was ordered, and, after desperate fighting, the Thirty -ninth was forced back, bnt was immediately relieved by the Thirteenth, which checked the enemy nntil it in turn was outflanked. At this time. Col. Hawkins was shot, and the command devolved ujxm Maj. Dwight Jarvis. The regiment fought on until Hanked on both sides by the enemy, wliim it slowly fell back, becoming somewhat disordered in the movement by a rebel liattery which played upon the rear. It halted when the line of reserves wiis reached, and assisted in checking the enemy's advance. In one hour's duration, the Thirteenth lest 142 oflicei-s and men in killcxl, wounded and missing. It participated in other movements at this point during the next few days, iuid lost, during he series of engagements, IN") men killed, wounded and missing. The regiment moved southward with the iU'my lat<' in June, \W6, passing thi-ough McMinnville and Chattanooga, enc^iuuj)iiig at Rossville on the '.*th of September. On the I'.fth and '20th of September, it was activi^ly engsiged at the bloody battle of Chickamauga, and pres(>rved its brilliant record imsullied. Lieut. Col. Mast was killed, and many others shared the same fate. On the 2'.^d, it had a severe skirmish with the enemy at Mission Ridge. During the latter part of November, it was with that grand movement which swept the rebels fi'om Missionary Ridge, antl, it is claimed, was the tu-st regiment to plant its colors on the enemy's works. Sergeant Daniel Ritter, of Company A, being the tu'st to scale the fortifications. The regiment lost severely in this affair. It participated in the move ment against Longstreet, but, iiside fi'om severe mai'ches and sufferings, and a lively skirmish at Dandridge, nothing of note transpired. About this time, leave of absence was given t<^) visit home. Those who did not re-enlist were transferred to the Fifty-ninth Ohio. On the oth of January, 181)4, three- foiu'ths of the members of the Thii'teenth re-enlisted for another three-years sei-vice, the muster being delayed until the l(h;h of February, Col. Dwight Jarvis being in command. Late in February, the veteriuis returned home, enjt)yed their fiu-lough of thirty ilays. at the end of which time they retm-ned to Chattanooga. The regiment was attached to the Third Brigade, Third Division, Fourth Army Corj)s, of Gen. Thomas' command. It moved south on the Atlanta cam])aign, skirmishing at several points. Brisk skirmishing occurred during the 10th, 11th ;ind l'2th of May, near Resaca, when the enemy fell back toward Dalton. During the numerous skirmishes around this point, the Thirt(>enth lost severely. For several days after the lath, it skinnished heavily near and south of Calhoun. On the '27th of May, the Third Division, instead of falling u{X)n the enemy's fiank at Lost Mountain, attacked, by mistake, its center. The Thirteenth formed the second line of the advance, and, as the first line went down imder a fearful fire from the enemy, the second line charged the works with a cheer, on the donble-(jxiick, and the Itattle became close and hot. From 4 P. M. until U, all eft'orts to capture the works were unavailing, and at last the gallant regiment was withdrawn. Its ammiuiition was gone, and dozens of its men lay killed and wounded on the bloody field. The non- veterans were miistered out of service about the 21st of Jxuie, and soon afterward the remainder of the regiment was consolidated into four compfuiies, known as the Ohio Veteran Vohinteer Infantry Battalion, commanded by Maj. J. T. Snider. The entire battalion numbered 200 men, of whom eighty were sick or on special duty. On the 10th of -Time, the Thirteenth Battalion moved southward, and participated in the charge up Kenesaw Mountain, losing six men killed and wounded. While throwing up intrenchments around Atlanta, several men were injured, one being killed. On the night of the "^Uth of August, the battalion, as skirmishers, kept up a heavy fire to conceal the withdrawal of a brigade. The battalion moved in piWHixit of Hood to Jonesboro and Lovejoy Station, participating in the severe battle at the latter place on the 2d of Sejitember, and losing several men, killed and wounded. After a rest in camj) near Atlanta, which was greatly enjoyed by the battalion, it finally, on the 4th of October, started north with Thomas, in pursuit of Hood. The race to Nashville was won by the Union army, but not without a bloody engagement at Franklin. The Thirteentli reached Nashville on the 8d of December, and here the Union troops were besieged until the middle of the month. The Thirteenth was not engaged on the loth, but, on the following day, charged the enemy's works, mowing down his men, and losing many in return. The Thirteenth moved in piu'suit, and finally went into camp at Huntsville, Ala., where it remained until the 1st of March, 18(35, when it was ordered to East Tennessee. Here the news of Lee's surrender was received, and the battalion was ordered to Nashville, where it an-ived on the V)th of June. On the Kith, the Foiu-th Corps was ordered to Texas. The Thirteenth reached New Orleans on the 27th, and left July 7. for Indianola, Texas, arriving on the 10th. It mai'ched to Green Lake, where it afterward suifered teiTibly from malarial diseases: but, on the 4th of September, moved to San Antonio, which was found to be a much better place in a sanitai-y point of view. Here it remained until December f), LSfv"), when it was mustered out of the United States service. Columbus, Ohio, was reacheil on the 17th of January, LSfifi, and here the brave boys were paid, discharged and sent home. Thus ended the long service of this gallant and faithful old regiment. It also was among the l^est regiments from Ohio.

The Nineteenth was one of the regiments which grew out of the excitement occasioned by the surrender of Fort Sumter. It had but one company fi-om Stark County during the three-months enlistment. The regimental officers for this period were: Samixel Beatty, of Canton, Colonel: E. W. Holliugsworth, Lieutenant Colonel: Lewis P. Buckley. Major; B. B. Brashear. Surgeon. Company A, known as the " Canton Light GrTiards," was in partial organization under the old State militia law, and, as soon as the blow fell upon Sumter, the company immediately tendered their services to the Governor. Samuel Beatty, whi> had served in the war with Mexico, had been elected Captain of the company, and, when Le was selected Colonel of the regiment to which Oompany A belonged, Charles F. Manderson succeeded him as Captain. The company, imder Capt. Beatty, encamped on the fair-groimd at Canton, to await orders from the Governor, and to perfect itself in field movements. From the fact that the three-months term of service expired on the 2;W of July, Company A, at least, must have been mustered into the service about the 28d day i.f April, 1861. This was probably done while the company was yet encamped at Canton. The company was ordered to report at Camp Taylor, near Cleveland, about the middle of May. 1861, and, on the 27th of the same month, was conveyed, with the remainder of the Nineteenth, to Camp Jackson, Columbus. Companies A and B were armed and equipped at the State Arsenal, and sent to Bellair, while the other eight companies were ordered to Camp Goddard, Zanesville, to perfect themselves in the ch'ill. Companies A and B did gnard duty at Bellair until June

3, and after that date, and until the 2()th, at Glover's Crap and Manninfjtou. The companies of the regiment were then reunited at Bollair, and, on th(> '21st of June, were conveyed on steamers to Parkersljiu'o^, and, while at this j)oint. the Nineteenth was organized, with tlu'ee others, into a brigade, nnder the command of Gen. W. S. Rosecrans. On the 'irith of June, the trooi)s moved by rail to C'larksburg. On June '-'U, the Nineteenth miu'ched to Buchanan, reaching that point on the '2d of July, and five days later aiTived at Roiiring Creek, and encamped in front of the fortified rebel position on Rich ^Mountain. Of the battle which followed, Gen. Rosecrans said: "Seven companies of the Nineteenth deployed into line, and delivered two splendid volleys, when the enemy broke." And later: "The Nineteenth distinguished itself for the eo(jl and handsome mimner in which it held its post against a Hank attack, and for the manner in which it came into line and delivered its tu'e near the close of the action." Three of the meji were slightly wounded in this engiigement. On the "iSd of July, its teiin of service having expired, it moved first to Webster, and thence to Columljus. Ohio, where it iirrived on the "iTtli of July. By the oth of August, the boys were all at home, reeoiinting their valorous deeds to eager listeners.

The regiment was much more fully represented l)v Stark County men dm'ing the threeyeai's enrollment. A niunber of the officers, at the close of the thi'ee-mouths tenn of service, busied themselves in recruiting the regiment for the three-years service, and, by the '20th of September, nine companies reported, and were mustered into thc^ service. Among these were Company A. imder Capt C. F. Miuiderson: C'orn])<my F, under Capt. "\V. H. Allen: about two-thirds of Company I, under Capt. William Rakestraw; and about twenty men of Comj)any D, making a total of aboiit tliree companies from Stark County. By th(> 7th of November. ISfil. the Nineteenth, under the command of Col. Samuel Beatty, was fully armed and equipped at Cam]) Dennison. Nine days later, it removed U) Cincinnati, thence by steamer to Louisville, Ky., and was the first regiment to enter Camp Jenkins, five miles from the citv. Here it remained, under Gen.

Mitchell, until December ('), when it proceeded to Lebanon, Ky. : thence itmarch(<d forty miles to Columbus, reaching that point on the loth of December, and was soon aft(>i'ward brigaded with the Fifty-ninth Ohio. Second and Ninth Kentucky Infantry, and Haggard's regiment of cavalry, constituting the Eleventh Brigade, Gen. J. T. Boyle commanding. While at Columbia, the ri>giment receive<i a fine silk llag fi-om the ladies of Canton. On the 17th of Decemljer. Capt. Rakestraw died of dijihtheria. The regiment marched to Renick's Creek, on the Ciunberland, on the 17th of January, 18<)"2, and soon afterward moved up the Cumberland to Jamestown, where it was joined by the Sixth Ohio Battery. Position was taktm at the mouth of Greasy Creek, to prevent Zollicofl'er from joining t\n', enemy at Nashville. While lying at Cohunbia. the regiment suffered teiTibly from measles and ty]ihoid fever. Within a few days, over two hundred ni(>n were in the hospital, and several died of these diseases. Alx>ut the middle of Fel)ruary. lMj'2. the regiment moved back to Cohunbia. After marching to Glasgow and Bowling Grt^n. the regiment was finally ordered to Nashville, which })lace was reached on the I Oth of March. The regiment encamped on the Muvfreesljoro Turnpike, five miles from the city. The march fi'om Bowling Green had been 170 miles, dm'- ing a portion of which the men were little better than bare- footed. On the ISth of March, the regiment started for Savannah, (m the Tenn<>ssee. and. by April (>. was within fourteen miles of that place. It was Smiday, and here the distimt b<jomof c.umon was jilainly heard, firing the troops with new life and m'ging them to the double-(|uick in hopes of reaching the field to assist in deciding the confiict. At dark, the r(>giment emliarked for Pittsburg Landing. On its an'ival. a sorry scene was presented. The I'nion troops had been thrown back in wild disorder by the exultant rebels, and thousands of sti'agglers and wounded men, with woebegone faces, lined the river's l>ank. The Nineteenth disembarked ;uid went into line of l)attle in the dark^less ami rain, on the field, to be in i-eadine.ss for tUe coming confiict on the moiTow. At daylight, the enemy, flushed with his success of the previous day, o}>ened the carnival of death with the rattle of musketry, and soon both armies were hurled t<jgether like gigantic locomotives. The Union troops, smarting with their shameful defeat of the previous day, met the swarming legions of rebellion with reckless determination, and soon the tables of Sunday were partly turned. The Nineteenth deposited their knapsacks, and sti-ij)ped off all useless weight for the coming tight. Oen. Boyle said of the Nine teenth" " The C( >h nw\ i H'.-atty ) and Gapt. Manderson (Acting Major i held their men steady, and deported themselves, as did their officers and men, with coolness and courage, until the Colonel ordered them back to a position fi-om under the fire of the enemy's liattery. This ])osition was held until the gims of the enemy were silenced by the well-directed Ike of Capt. Bartlett's Battery. Maj. Edwards (Acting Lieutenant Colonel) was shot dead fiom his horse, and a ntunber of privates were killed and woimded." The regiment si)ent ten days without tents or camp equipage, in the mud and rain and the di'eadfiil stench of the battle-field. After this, it participated in the advance on Corinth, and the siege of the same. Near Fanningham, on the 22d of May, the regiment had six men wounded in a picket skirmish, two of whom died of their woTinds. It entered Corinth on the 'iUth, and, on the 3d of Jiuie, went as far as Brovvrisboro in pursuit of the enemy. It then retm-ned to luka, joined Gen. Buell's column, and marched with it to Florence, Ala., and to Battle Creek, where it arrived Jvily 14. On the 21st of August, it marched to Nashville, and, with the aiiny of Buell, made that arduous mai'ch to Louisville, Ky.

The Nineteenth marched to near PeiTyville, starting October 1, and reaching that point on the Sth, too late to participate in the battle there. It joined in the pm'suit of the enemy, and near Crab Orchard had a running skirmish, captiu'ing a cannon, with its accouterments. It mai'ched through Somerset and Glasgow to Gallatin, doing provost duty for two weeks, and finally joined its division at Hermitage, jjassing tlu'ough Nashville, and encamping near the State Lunatic Asylum. About this time. Col. Beatty was appointed Brigadier General, and, on the 2t)th of December, the regiment, commanded by Maj. C.

F. Manderson, moved toward Murfreesboro. It was tlu'own across Stone River on the 31st, but was compelled to withdraw, and, re-crossing the river, it aided in cheeking the advance of the rebels on the right. Under the personal lead of Gen. Rosecrans, Beatty's brigade charged the enemy, drove hiui about threefoxu'ths of a mile, and held the position until relieved. The regiment, with other troops, crossed Stone River January 2, 1N(33, and received the charge of the rebel column under Breckinridge, but was forced back until the massed artillery could play upon the advancing enemy, when the latter was driven across the river with gi'eat slaughter. It was one of the two to cross Stone River first, and, with the assistance of men of other regiments, captured four pieces of artillery from the famous Washington (Louisiana) Battery. A mile of ground was gained, and when the battle ended with darlcness, the regiment, which had entered with 441) men, came out with but 237, having lost nearly half in killed, wounded and missing. Maj. C. F. Manderson was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel January 5. The whole army remained at Mm-freesboro until Jtine 2S, when the Nineteenth was marched to Mc- Minnville, where it remained until August IB, when it crossed the Cumberland Mountains, reaching Lee & Gordon's Mills on he 13th of September. Two men of Company D were killed in a skirmish at Crawfish Springs. On the ISth of September, the regiment, with other troops, was ordered to advance upon the enemy, which order was executed with a cheer. The rebels were driven back, and a battery and several prisoners were captured. But the captors were in tui'U driven back by a heavy force of the enemy, and were iinfortunatelj' mistaken for the rebels and fired upon by other Federal troops, causing the loss of several men. The regiment fought hard on the 20th at Chickamauga, and at nightfall withdrew with the army to Chattanooga, having lost about one hundred men in killed, wounded and missing. The Nineteenth remained in Chattanooga during the siege, and, on the 23d of November, took part, in the advance on Orchard Knob, losing some twenty men killed and wounded. On the 25th, it participated in the charge on the rebel works' at the foot of

Mission Ridge, and. without orders, climbed the steep sides of tlie mountain, driving the rebels in confusion down the ojiposite side. and losing one man killed and thirteen wounded. It returned to Chattanooga, and then, with Sherman, moved toward Knoxville, suffering sev(>rely during the niarcli, leaving foot- [irints in blood on the snowy ground. The regiment moved to Strawbeiry Plains and Flat Creek, and 400 men, on the 1st of January. 1864. re-enlisted at the latter place as veteran volunteers. From tlie 4th until the Kith, the regiment marched to Chattanooga, where the veterans were mustered in and the others mustered out. The regiment then returned to Ohio, reaching Cleveland on the 16th of Februivry.

The regiment finally started for Knoxville, Teim., where it an-ived March 24, 1864. On the yth of April, it moved to McDonald's Station, and there began preparing for the Atlanta campaign. On the 6th of May, Sherman's whole army began tliis important movement, and the Nint>teenth was sent to Parker's Gap to hold that pass. Afterward, it participated in the fight at New Hope Chm-ch, where about fifty men were killed and wounded. It was engaged at Kenesaw, at Peach Tree Creek, at the crossing of the Chiittahoochie River, and was under fu-e almost daily up to the evacuation of Atlanta. It also passed with Sherman around to the right of Atlanta, engaging in the affair at Jonesboro. On the 2d of Septemlier, it participated in the action at Lovejoy Station, where, among other casualties. Col. Manderson was severely wounded in the spine. Seventy men were killed and wounded. It captured tht; enemy's front line of works, and held it for thi'ee days. The loss to the regiment in the Atlanta campaign was: Killed, two commissioned officers and twentyeight men; wounded, six commissioned olli cers and ninety-six men: missing, thirteen men. When Sherman started on his march to the sea, the Nineteenth was ordered- back toward Nashville to aid in oftposiug Gen. Hood. During the investment of Franklin, it lost a few men, and a few more at Nashville. It followed Hood to the Tennessee River, and, on the ."ith of Jaiuuu-y, 186."), was established at Huntsville. where it rt^maiued until April.

On the 17th of March, Col. Manderson resigned, fi'om physical disability, and Lieut. Col. Nash assumed command. In April, it moved into East Tennessee, but soon returned to Nashville. In June, it started for Texas, and suffered severely from hard marches, On the 21st of October, 18f;r), the gallant Nineteenth was mustered out of service at San Antonio. Texas, and the tired boys started joyously toward home. It reached Columbvis, Ohio, November 22, and was paid off and dischai-ged at C!amp Chase three days later, and the brave boys, after nearly five years of active and honorable service, started for home, and were welcomed all along the joiuTiey by crowds of grateful people.

The Seventy-sixth Regiment contained about two companies fi-om Stark. The officers were: Company K, James M. Jay, Captain; David R. Kelley, First Lieutenant: Mark Sjieny, Second Lieutenant. Company I, Edward Briggs, Ca])tain: James M. Blackman, First Lieutenant: John H. Hardgi'ove, Second Lieutenant. The regimental officers were: Charles R. Woods, (Colonel: William B. Woods, Lieutenant Colonel; Willard Warner, Major; Charles R. Pierce, Sm-geon; John W. Mc- Carty, Chaplain. The regiment was recruited for three years' service at Newark, Ohio, where it was organized on the Kth of February, 1862. It immediately proceeded, via Padueah, Ky., to Fort Donelson, and took an active ])art in the engagement there. On the 6th of March, it moved to Crump's Landing, where it remained until the 81st, when it marcheil to Adamsville, and took position in Gen. L(>w Wallace'sdivision,on the right of Gen. Grant's army. It made a forced mai'ch, on the ()th of April, to Pittsbiu-g Landing, going into line of battle at dark, and being constantly under tire during the remainder of the fight. In a recoimaissance toward Corinth toward tlu> last of April, it charged the rebels, di'ove them from their position, and destroyed their camp equipage. It moved with the army to Corinth, thence to Memphis, where it arrived ou the 17th of June, having marched l-JO miles with wagon su])i)lies. On the 24th of -luly, it moved down the river and encamj)ed at Helena, Ark. Here it was placed in the Second Brigade, Third Division. It jiarticipated in the movement down the river to Milliken's Bend in August, where a rebel regiment from Louisiana was siu-prised, and its camp and garrison equipage captm'ed. The enemy was followed nine miles, and forty ]5risouers were captured. A ])Oi-tion of ho Seventy-sixth participated in the movement on Haines" Bhiff, when four siege-guns, two field pieces and a large (piantityof fixed aimuunition were captured. Early in October, the regiment moved to St. Genevieve, Mo., and a week later, to Pilot Knob, where it rested and re-organized. On the 12th of November, it retm-ned to St. Genevieve, and embarked for Camp Steele, Miss. In December, it formed part of the expedition against Vicksburg, but did not engage the enemy. It moved u]) the river about the lOth of January, bS(')3, landing at Arkansas Post. The night of the 1 ()th, the regiment marched six miles through mud and water, and, by '2 o'clock next morning, occupied the cantonments of the enemy. Shortly after daylight, they moved upon the enemy's works, and, about 1 o'clock, charged within one hiuidred yards of the rifle-pits, halted, opened fire; and held the position for three hom-s, when the enemy surrendered. On the '2:5d, the regiment moved to Yomig's Point, La. Dm-ing Febniary, the regiment worked largely upon the canal in progress across the neck of land opposite Vicksiim-g. On the '2d of April, it moved to Greenville, Miss., and, on the 7th, routed the rebels, under Col. Ferguson, on Deer Creek. It destroyed a million dollars' worth of corn and cotton, and retm-ned to Greenville with large numbers of cattle, horses and mules. About three hmidred negroes followed, who afterward served in colored regiments.

During the last of April, it occupied Young's Point and Milliken's Bend, and, early in May, moved to the rear of Yieksburg, arriving at the river on the Bth. At Fourteen Mile Creek it had a V)risk skirmish with the enemy's cavalry; and at Jackson it charged the enemy's works, which were evacuated, and the city surrendered. It moved on Yieksburg, and established itself near the river and within 600 yards of the main lines of the enemy. The guns of the enemy in front were silenced. Heavy derails were made for strengthening the works; and during the nights eight guns were taken from the sunken gunboat Cincinnati, and placed in position with telling effect. After the surrender of Yicksbm'g, it moved in pursuit of Johnson, reaching Jackson on the 10th of July. Here it was emj)lo)'ed in foraging and making reconnoissances. It rested and re-organized at Big Black Bridge. In September, it moved to Memphis, thence to Corinth, and, diu'ing October and November, marched and skirmished in Northern Alabama and Tennessee, arriving at Chattanooga in time to join Gen. Hooker, in the assault on Lookout Mountain. The regiment was engaged at Mission Ridge, and, on the '27tli of November, charged up Taylor's Ridge under a heavy tire, suffering a fearful loss. In one company of twenty men, eight were killed and eight wounded; and seven men were shot down while carrying the regimental colors. The regiment finally went into winter quarters at Paint Rock, Ala. In January, 1804, about two-thirds of the regiment re-enlisted as veterans; and, early in February, the i-egiment returned to Ohio on furlough, and was warmly welcomed by the citizens. The Seventy-sixth went away 962 strong, and retmned in two years with less than thi'ee hundred. It returned to Paint Rock in March, and, on the 1st of May, started for Chattanooga, where it arrived on the 6th, and jiushed ftirward twelve miles. It moved through Snake Creek Gaj), and continued to advance until the evening of the 14th, when it charged across the fields with its brigade, under a hot tire, and gained a footing on the tirst line of hills west of Resaea. The enemy evacuated tliat point about the 1 6th, and the regiment advanced to Dallas.

In June, the regiment moved Lo Rossville, thence to within four miles of Atlanta, where it arrived on the '20th of July. Here the regiment with the Thirteenth Ohio recajitured four twenty-pound Parrott guns: and later, the Fifteenth Corps, of which the Seventysixth formed a part, was charged uptjn three successive times by heavy masses of the enemy, but without avail. One thousand of the rebel dead were fcjund in front of the Fifteenth Cori>s. On the 13th of August, the regiment captured fifty prisoners. On the

20th, it marched southward toward Jonesboro; imd, on the night of the 30th, formed in line iicross Flint Eiver. The rebels charged the line on the following day, but were repulsed. After remaining at East Point about a month, the regiment on the 4th of October, crossed the C'hatta]ioochi(>, marched tlirough Marietta, Resaca, Snake Creek Gap, and, on the 10th, skirmished with the enemy at Ship's Gap. On the 18th, it bivouacked at Summerville. where the non-veterans were mustered out. In November, the regiment started with Sherman for the sea, passing through McDonough, Indian S])rings, Clinton, Irwintown. and down the Ogeechee to the mouth of the Canoochee, thence westward to Savannah, twenty-six days' march frcm Atlanta. Here it jierformed jirovost guard duty until the Uth of January, 1805. when it embarked for Beaufort, S. C, and soon afterward marched to Gardner's Corners. On the 31st, it started on the campaign of the Carolinas. It skirmished at Columbia, and, after the evacuation of tlie city, performed ]>rovostguard duty for fi.ur days. The regiment moved to Fayetteville on the l'2th of March, thence to Bentonville, and finally to Raleigh, where it remained until Johnston's surrender. The Seventy-sixth then marched to "Washington, D. C where it shared in the gi-and review, and shortly afterward moved to Louisville. Ky., where it was mustered oitt of service. It then j)roceeded to Columbus. Oliio, and was discharged on the '24tli of July, I8f')r). The regiment, during its term of service, participated in forty-four battles and skirmishes: moved tl,0'ir) miles by foot, rail and water, and passed through eleven rebellious States. Two hundred and forty-one men wei-e wounded in battle; 851 died on the field or in hospitals struggle with the enemy; and "282 have the seeds of disease, contracted in the line of duty. It is a siid, but noble record, and the survivors may well be proud of the part they took in establishing the permanence and gi-eatness of the Am<>rican I'nion.

In June. 1802. Capt. Andrew V. P. Day enlisted a company of 10'2 men in Stai-k County, for the 100-day service, in the Eightysixth Regiment. The company was I, and was officered as follows: Andrew Day, Captain; Charles C. Brandt, First Lieutenant; Samuel S. Blackford, Second Lieutenant. Company G, of the Eighty-sixth, was partly composed of Stark County men. The regi ment was organized at Camp Chase on the 11 til day of June, 1802. It was order.-d t<> West ^'irginia, and. on the 17th of June, arrived at Clarksburg. Here it was stationed to guard the railroatl 'and jjrotect Grafton, which town was the base of su])plies for a large number of troops. On the 27tli of .July. Companies A, (', H and I, under the command of Col. Hunter, were ordered to Parkorsburg in anticipation of a raid u])on that point. The citizens were found greatly excited, and the companies, with the exce]»tion of H, which was ordered (o difl'erent points on the railroad east of the city, remained to guard Parkersbiirg. In August, this d(>tachment was ordered back to Clarksburg, and thence toward Beverly as far as Hut(onsvill{> <o repel the threatened invasion of Ohio by the rebels under Jenkins. The latter did not appear, and the Eighty-sixth returned to Clarksbm-g, reaching that place about the 20th of July. Afterward, in this vicinity, Jenkins succeeded in destroying nearly §200,000 worth of Govern ment stores. It was thought at one time that he contemplated an attack on Clarksburg, alhu'ed by the temi^ting chance of destroying the large stores th.ere, and anticipating this movement the Iroojis removed the stores to Fairmount and "Wheeling. The Eighty-sixth remained at and near C'larksburg, prepared to make a vigorous defense. Jenkins, probably aware of the condition of things, continued on toward "^'eston and the Ohio River. Scon after this, the three montlis' term of enlistment expiixnl, and the r(>giment was ordered to Canij) Delaware, Ohio, where it arrived on the 18th of September. Seven days later, it was paid and mustered out of tin; service. The regiment was afterward re-organized under a six months' enlistment; but contained no men from Stark County. In the One Hiiudred and Fourth Regiment, Companies B, E an<l {)art of A were from Stark County. The officers w(>re: Company B. Jesse K. Coats, Captain; Franklin A. Perdue, First Lieutenant; Andrew J. Southworth, Second Lieuten- iint. Company E. Ainlrew J. Bahney, Captain; Aufriistns B. Ricks, First Lieiiteuant; Shepherd M. Knapp, Second Lieutenant. Company A, Oscar W. Stearl, Captain; George V. Kelly. First Lieutenant: William SL Jameson, Second Lieutenant. The regimental officers were: James W. Keiley. Colonel; Asa S. Mariner, Lieutenant Colonel; Lorin D. Woodsworth. Major. It is very probable that other comjianies than those mentioned contained men from Stark County, as the regiment was organized at Camp Ma.ssillon. About the 1st of September, the regiment left the last-named camp for Cincinnati, and upon its arrival was sent across the river to Cov ington, and went into camp three miles out on the Alexandria Turnpike, to prevent the threatened attack of Kirby Smith on

Later it was sent to Covington, and thence to Flirt Mitchell, where, in a slight skirmish with rebels, one man was killed and five wounded. The rebel loss was twice as great. This was the tirst and only blood spilled in defense of the "Queen City." September 12, the regiment marched toward Lexington in pursuit of the rebels, and suffered intensely on the way. At Lexington, the regiment remained until the 6th of December, and while here received the comi^liment from the commanding officer of being the best disciplined regiment in the command. On the 6th of December, it moved to Clay's Ferry, on the Kentucky Biver, and. on the following day, reached Richmond. Here it assisted in constructing formidable earthworks. On the 27th of December, the regiment moved to Danville, to intercept John Morgan's guerrilla force. Slight skirmishing occurred, and the troops moved back to Frankfort in January, 1868. Here the regiment was mounted, and assigned provost-duty until Febniary 21, when it marched to Danville through the fiirious snow storm. On the second night, Hiirrodsbiu'g was reached. It remained in Kciituck}', watching the rebel force under Morgan, Pegram and Cluke, until the following summer, and finally joined Gen. Burnside at Knoxville early in September, 1863.

Dui'iug this period, the regiment suflered numerous hard marches and privations, and on one occasion lost twenty-five men captured. It was also placed in the First Brigade, Third Division, Twenty-third Army Coi-ps, under Gen. Hartsuff, the First Brigade, under orders marched with such rapidity to Cmuberlaud Gap as to receive a complimentary telegi-am from President Lincoln. Gen. Bm-nside demanded the surrender of the Gap, but was refused. Just as he was preparing to carry it with the bayonet, the rebel leader surrendered his entire command as prisoners of war. The One Hundred and Fourth was the first regiment to enter the works. In November, at the siege of Knoxville, the regiment was ordered to the south side of Holston River, where it had a spirited engagement, and the enemy was repulsed with considerable loss. Great hardships were endured by the men diu"ing the siege. Later, it skirmished with the retreating rebels under Gen. Longstreet. It spent the winter in tln^ vicinity of Blain's Cross-Roads, and during this dreary period was but half fed and half clothed. In April, 1864, it was ordered to Cleveland, Tenn., where the troops were preparing for the Atlanta campaign. It moved forward with the army, and in the desperate assault at Utoy Creek lost twenty-six officers and men killed and wounded. It accompanied the movement to Jonesboro, but did not participate in the engagement. It tore up railroads and guarded lines of communication until the fall of Atlanta, when it marched to Decatur. In October it moved North with Gen. Thomas, passing through Marietta, Acworth, Allatoona, Cassville, Kingston, Rome, Calhoun, Resaca, Snake Creek Gap, Gaylorsville, and finally reached Cedar Bluff, Ala. Near the last of the month, it moved to R(jme, Ga., thence to Dalton, where, on the fith of November, it took cars for Nashville. It moved to Spring Hill, Columbia, Pulaski, thence back to Cohunbia, where it had a skirmish with a force of rebel cavalry. After this, in other skirmishes, it lost several men killed and wounded. It participated in the fight at Franklin, the severest in which it was ever engaged, losing sixty killed and wounded, including Capt. Kimball and Lieut. Bard, who were both shot dead. Several Lieutenants were severely wounded. The battle began at 5 o'clock on the uvenini^ of November 80, and lasted five liours. After the fight, the regiment marclied to Nashville, where it remained until December 80. when it mcjved to the right, and, in a slight skiiTuisli, lost tlu-ee men wounded. On the 10th, it participated in a charge on the enemy's works. In Janu arv, the regiment was transferred to Federal Point, X. C. On the 18th of February, it skinnished with the rebels near Fort Anderson, losing live men killed and wovinded. Two days later, at Old Town Creek, it charged the enemy, losing two killed and twenty wounded. After occupying several points and taking part in the gi'and review at Raleigh, it was fijially mustered out of service on the 17th of June, 1865, at Greensboro. On the 27th of June, it was paid off and discharged at Cleveland.

The One Himdred and Seventh Regiment was represented by more than a company from Stark County. The regiment was largely German, and was organized at Camp Taylor, near Cleveland, August 25, 1802. Seraphim Meyer, of Canton, was chosen Colonel: Charles Mueller, Lieutenant Colonel : George Ai'nold, Major; and C. A. Hartman, of Cleveland, Surgeon. It remained at Cleveland preparing for the field until the latter part of September, when it was ordered to Covington, Ky. Companies A and D and about fifty m(>n of Company H were from Stsirk County. The officers of Company A were; Captain, Peter Sisterhen; First Lieutenant, Jacob Hose; Second Lieutenant, John H. Piero. Tliose of Company D were: Cajitaiu, Ber nard Steiner; First Lieutt^nant, Samuel Surbui'g; Second Lieutenant, William T. Beehtel. Those of Company H were: Ca])tain, Augustas Vignos: First Lieutenant, John Sinning; Second Lieutenant, Philip Setzler. The regiment was ordered to Covington to assist in repelling the threatened attack of Kirby Smith on Cincinnati. At the end of a week, it was ordered to D(>laware, Ohio, and soon afterward to Washington, D. C, where it was employed for nearly a week on the fortifications of that city. Early in November, it was ordered to Fairfax C. H., Virginia, and two weeks later to Stafford C. H., where it was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, Eleventh Anny Corps, Maj. Gen. Sigel commanding. Two weeks later, it was ordered on a tianking expedition to the left and rear of Fredericksburg, to co-operate with Gen. Burnside on a second attack against that point, but the design was foiled by bad roads, and thi- regim<'nt fell back with the army to Brooks Station, where it went into winter quarters. On the 2Uth of April, 18<)8, the whole division moved across the Rappahannock to Chancellorsville, and took part in the bloody battles there on the '2d ;ind 8d of May. Tlie regiment went into battle under Col. Jleyer, and the corps under Gen. Howard. While the stonn of battle was threatening, the commanding officer rode along the lines to encom-age the men, which he did by telling them that the enemy would attack them in front, and that they must fire low and not throw away a single shot. But the Fates had decreed othei-wise. That womlerful man, " Stonewall " Jackson, completely flanked the Union lines, and with his legion of desperate rebels swept like a spirit of destniction upon our lines, scattering the men like chaff before the gale. The One Hiuidred and Seventh suffered terribly, losing 120 officers and men killed, woimded and missing. The Regimental SiU'geon, Dr. Hartman. was instantlykilled by a hea.vj' shot which strack him in the abdomen, tearing him in a frightful manner. Company D. from Stark Coxtnty. lost some twenty men killed, womided and missing. Company A lost about as heavily, and Company H lost eighteen men. On the Oth of May, the regiment returned to Brooks Sta tion, where it remained until .Jime 12, wh<>n it was ordered North to assist in intercepting Gen. Lee, who had invaded Pennsylvania. It passed through Catlett's Station, Manassas Jimction, Centerville, Frederick City, and Emmettsbiu-g, reaching Gettysburg on the morning of the 1st of Jidy, and instantly engaging in the Ijattleou tlu' right wing. Diu-- ing the day, it was compelled to fall back through the town of Gettysburg to Cemetery Hill, where it remained during the continu ance of the battle. AMiile falling back, the regiment lost in killed, wounded and missing

"250 officers and mou. On the second day's fight it participated in the headhing charge, capturing a flag from the Eighth Louisiana Tigers, and again losing heavily. The regiment went into the battle of Gettysburg about 55(^ strong, and came out with less than one hundred and fifty men, rank and file. Lieut. Col. Mueller was wounded in the arm. Capt. Steiner, of Company D, was shot through the bowels, from which he afterward died. Adjutant Young, who captured the rebel flag, was severely woiuided. Capt. Vignos, of Canton, had his right ann terribly shattered, necessitating amputation, which was not performed, however, until two or three days after the battle. Nothing daunted by the fearful loss, the remnant of the regiment, 111 guns strong, joined in pursuit of the rebel amiy, following it to Hagerstown, thence to Catlett's Station, in Virginia. On the 1st of August, the regiment was removed on transjiorts to Folly Island. S. C, where it performed picket duty until January, 1804, when it was removed by boat to Kiowah Island. It waded over to Seabrook Island, di-iving the rebels from that point, and return iiig to Folly Island, where it remained until the 7th of February, when a similar expedition was made across Seabrook Island to John's Island, in order to cover the operations of Gen. Gilmore at Olustee, Fla. A lively skirmish was had with the rebels at John's Island. It returned to Folly Island on the 11th of February, and, on the 'JHd, was taken on transports to Jacksonville, Fla., where it had several light skirmishes with the enemy. In July it moved to Fernandina, but, a month later, retm-ned to Jacksonville. On the '2Utli of December, it was taken on transports to Devos Neck, S. C, where it had several skirmishes with the enemy, losing five men killed and about fifteen wounded. It afterward marched to Pocataligo Station, thence to Gardner's Corners, where it did picket duty some seven days. It then with some detention marched to Charleston, S. C, and soon afterward was taken by boat to Georgetown, doing pick(>t duty there until the 23d of March, when it moved to Sumterville, meeting and defeating the enemy, and capturing three pieces of artillery, six horses and fifteen prisonere, with the loss of four men wounded. At Singleton Plantation it met the enemy, and lost two men wounded. Near this point it destroyed considerable railroad property. On the l*)th of April, 1865, the news of the surrender of Lee and Johnston reached the regiment. It moved back to Georgetown, and three weeks afterward was conveyed by steamer to Charleston, doing provost duty until July 10, when it was mustered out of the sei'vice and sent to Cleveland, at which point the men received their pay, and immediately started with light hearts to meet the loved ones at home, and to receive the wannest thanks of their fellow-citizens.