Logan County, Illinois - Chapter 13: Civil War - Continued, 1911

Chapter 13: Civil War - Continued

The One Hundred and Sixth was Logan County's own regiment. The report of the Adjutant General of the state, commenting on this regiment, says: "The rivalry created under the call for soldiers in July, 1862, influenced the people of Logan County to endeavor to make up a complete regiment from the county, notwithstanding four full companies had before been enlisted in the county, and that their depleted ranks had been filled by recruits from the same. Within thirty days from July 15th, eight companies were enlisted from the county when Company A from Sangamon and Company K from Menard made the regiment complete." Below will be found a full roster of the Logan County companies, the same being followed by a history of the regiment.

(died in service), James H. Strain, Franklin Scroggins (died in service), Henry Shriver, A. C. Scroggins, Thomas Stapleton, Willoughby Wade, Charles Wood. Recruits: David Bowen, Nathaniel Moore, Henry C. Nicholson, George R. Nicholson, John H. Powers (died in service), George W. Robinson, William H. Sams.

Company D: Captain, David Vanhise, (promoted Major); Lieutenants, John Everly, Monroe Shoup, Joseph Ream; Sergeants, W. W. Martin, Joseph Ream (promoted), A. J. Snyder (died in service), William Vandevender, Thomas C. Shreve; Corporals, J. G. Chalfant, Robert Laughlin, Joseph Galoway, (promoted Sergeant), Reuben Bowers, Alfred H. Tomlinson, Abner J. Jackson (died in service), James Bowman, John H. Dement; Musicians, Jacob Williams, Eli Conrad (died in service) ; Wagoner, John L. Lindsay; Privates, Samuel Anstine, William Anstine, John G. Arnold, John Anderson, Ezekiel Bowman (died in service), G. W. Briggs (died in service), Ernest A. Buck (died in service), John Bates, Jacob Bost, Ulrich Burkholder, J. G. Bates (promoted Corporal), B. F. Braucher, D. L. Braucher (promoted Q. M. Sergeant), Robert F. Cass (died in service), Lewis Conrad, William L. Curtis, Richard Cruser, George Dement (promoted Sergeant Major), Josiah Downing, William H. Davis (died in service), James O. Davis, H. C. Downing (died in service), William M. Downing (died in service), John Erlenbush, John Ebinger (died in service), Jacob East (died in service), Jacob Fletcher (died in service), John M. Fleming, Charles Fass, George G. Gerhard, Harrison Griffs, Orlando Green, Lewis Hoy, Peter Hoy, Daniel Hardinger, John H. Huffman, Samuel B. Hunter (promoted Corporal), Andrew Henderson, James M. Iden, William R. Jackson, R. M. Jennings (died in service), John Kent, William H. Lemley (died in service), L. C. Laughery (died in service), Michael Moran, J. C. McMahon, W. C. McMahon, Phillip Moeller, Jacob Mongold, William L. Miller, T. A. Meacham, William S. McMahan (died in service), James Parks, John H. Roberts, E. E. Robinson, William A. Roach, Peter Rasar, Theodore Shreve, Jonas Shoup (died in service), Milton J. Shoup (died in service), John Shubert (died in service), Samuel Shoup, Thomas L. Taylor (died in service),

Company E: Captain James Christie ; First Lieutenants, Francis M. Tuttle (died in service), Thomas R. Pattison, G. C. Worthington ; Second Lieutenant, Thomas J. Copes; Sergeants, Willard G. Whitney, Andrew Shields; Corporals, R. S. McCrary (promoted Sergeant), Henry W. Myers, G. R. Roberts, Milo L. Hatch, George W. Atchison, Franklin Payden, Joseph Summers, James R. Summers; Musicians, Thomas S. Clark, Enos Jewell: Privates, John R. Ayers (promoted Corporal), Newton Ayers (died in service), David Atchison, Calvin D. Bacon, J. W. Brown (died in service), Robert P. Boggs, Samuel Baker, O. W. Barrett (promoted Q. M. Sergeant), George A. Carpenter (died in service), James H. Cheek (died in service), Robert F. Copes, John Cook (died in service), Alexander Douglas (died in service), Greenbury Duncan, William A. Davis, Benjamin M. Donnan, Drury Ezell, Henry Fisher, Joshua Ferguson, William K. Gardner (died in service), William H. Gardner, James H. Gambrell, Lewis Gambrell (died in service), W. C. Hatch, Mark K. Hull, W. A. Houchins, Liberty Hicks, A. Q. Harcourt, John M. Harcourt, Hillaker Hoke, Richard Hoke (died in service), Richard Hedges, Ira Hedges, A. S. Hoke (died in service), Israel R. Hughes (died in service), Elijah Hendrickson (died in service), George Hoagland, Benjamin Hardin, Michael Israel, James Jones, W. P. Jackson, S. F. Jackson (promoted Corporal), Sylvester Jeffords, James Kennefake (died in service), Jacob R. Lundy (died in service), John W. Lundy (died in service), G. H. Lucas (promoted Corporal), Leander Lakin, Ernst Michaels (died in service), Lemuel Moore (died in service), Jerry Munson, John McPheters, Presley Pendleton (died in service), Joshua Poorman, James Sorrel (died in service), George W. Sprague, Russell Thompson, William E. Williams, George Wolfs (died in service), Albert Wolcott, William C. Webster, E. R. Williams. Recruits, Abner C. Arnold, Edwin C. Brewer, John A. Crook, Aaron Cook, John A. Crihfield, Thomas Dunlap (died in service), Jonathan F. Dougherty, Andrew Foster (died in service), John G. Germanhart, Lemuel Gambrel, James Houchins, John S. Kingery, D. S. Lakin, John Lancaster, Peter Staniford, R. E. Stockton, E. A. Worthington, William W. Waltman, Francis M. White, John Wolcott.

Company H: Captains, P. Wilde Harts, Horace B. Danforth; First Lieutenants, Henry B. Clark (died in service), James H. Berry, Albert Mathews; Second Lieutenants, William V. Brown (died in service), Levi T. Regan; Sergeants, Alvin P. Lacey, Joseph M. Burroughs, Edward D. Webster, Henry Fox (promoted to Captain First Tenn. A. D.), William White; Corporals, Isaac Acken, Horace P. Danforth (promoted), Levi T. Regan (promoted), Jacob S. Wright, John Sheer, James H. Berry (promoted), Jacob Routson, Samuel Parker (died in service) ; Musicians, James Whitley, George W. Dominique; Privates, Albert Atwell (died in service), W. Broughton, Samuel W. Bacon, Harvey F. Boggess (died in service), Pius Bowman (died in service), Louis Bernard, Louis Bird, John Brinker (died in service), Joseph M. Clark, William A. Cook (died in service), Oliver Curry, Eugene Deeter, Frederick Ergenbrodt (died in service), John Elliott, Joseph Gale, Gottlieb Geisert, John Gardner, Joseph M. Harney, Max Huber (died in service), Peter Hendrickson, William O. Harrington, John Houston, Henry Hess (died in service), Ezekiel Johnson, David Johnson, P. C. Koscialowski, Julius Kazinsky (died in service), S. Kuhn (died in service), William T. Lacey, James McEntree, George W. Morris, John McElvain, Michael Magel (promoted Corporal), William Oliver, Joseph Peirce, George Pfiel, Richard Rosevear (died in service),

In Company A were the following Logan County men: Augustus Burgher (died in service), John DeWitt (died in service), Henry C. Nicholson, George R. Nicholson (died in service), Rayburn W. Rob-

The 106th regiment went into camp at Lincoln, at the Logan County Fair Grounds, August 15, 1862, and was mustered into service September 18th. It was drilled for a time by Lieutenant-Colonel Adams, formerly of the regular army. On November 7, 1862, the regiment left camp, under orders for the field, and proceeding to Alton, it embarked On a steamer, arriving at Columbus, Ky., on November 1oth. It was thereupon ordered to Jackson, Tenn., where the regiment was divided into detachments and placed as guards on the line of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, for some twenty or thirty miles, on either side of Jackson. Lieutenant Colonel George H. Campbell was detailed as provost Marshal of Jackson. On December 6th, occurred the first death in the regiment, that of Sinnett E. Rankin, who died at Jackson on that day. While doing guard duty in and around Jackson, on December 18, 1862, at a point some fifteen miles south of Jackson, Lieutenant Henry Johnson was guarding a trestle bridge with some twenty men of Company C, when they were attacked by a large body of men sent against them from the command of General N. B. Forrest. Having previously protected their position by a block house, they successfully defended themselves and the bridge, killing and wounding eight or ten of the enemy, without injury or loss to a man of Company C. On the morning of December 19, 1862, some eight miles above Jackson, at Carrol Station, parts of Company C and G, under the command of Captain Pegram, were surrounded and captured. On the 2oth, parts of Company H and I under command of Captain P. W. Harts and Captain Shockey, were surrounded at the bridge, over the O'Bien River, and after a successful defense of four hours, the enemy was driven back, and this little band held the only point except Jackson, between Holly Springs and Columbus, Ky., that was not captured. Here Henry Fox, a Sergeant of Company H, while in the heat of battle, and surrounded by the enemy, ventured to run across the bridge, in open view of the enemy, and carry word to the garrison, at Jackson, which remarkable and daring feat he successfully performed, without injury to himself and brought relief to the little band at the close of the day.

After Forrest's raid, the regiment was sent farther north to guard railroads. The prisoners paroled by General Forrest were sent to Benton Barracks and were exchanged late in the summer of 1863. The balance of the regiment was ordered to Boliver in March, 1863, and about May 31st, it was moved to Vicksburg. While en route to Vicksburg, the boat in which the regiment was conveyed, was fired into a close range, while off Island 63, by several companies of Confederate Infantry, with two pieces of cannon. Captain Beezley's son was killed at the first fire. About 25 were wounded, a number of whom subsequently died. The regiment participated in the investment of Vicksburg. It was then sent 40 miles up the Yazoo River, to repel a Confederate force at Snyder's Bluffs. Returning by forced marches, harassed by the enemy and the extreme heat, the regiment lost more men on that trip, than from any other cause during its term of service. After the fall of Vicksburg, the regiment was ordered to Helena, Ark., where it arrived about August Ist. Its ranks had been greatly depleted by sickness and a few hundred men were all that were left as they slowly marched over the hills westward to Little Rock. It participated in the advance on Little Rock and in its capture. Here the regiment took up winter quarters, from which point it was frequently called upon to make expeditions. In October, 1863, it was ordered to Benton and destroyed the enemy's salt works at Arkadelphia. It was stationed at Benton, 2 5 miles southwest of Little Rock, for several months, after which it returned to Little Rock, where it remained until May 1, 1864. While in winter quarters at Little Rock, the entire regiment was reunited, the paroled prisoners having been exchanged after an absence of about one year. On May 1, 1864, the regiment was ordered on the railroad east of Little Rock and were soon after ordered to Duvalls' Bluff on White River. In June, it marched northward to Batesville, and thence to Lewisburg, then returning to Little Rock. On June 25, 1864, it participated in the battle of Clarendon, in which some 5,000 men were engaged. The enemy was driven back and the town burned, and after a fruitless pursuit of a week, the regiment again returned to Duvalls' Bluff, and were soon afterward scattered over the railroad, between the White and Arkansas Rivers. Here, during July and August, the regiment lost a large number of men, from the malaria of the cypress swamps. About September 1, 1864, the regiment was ordered to Pine Bluff, where their camp was practically a hospital. Only 130 men were able for duty out of a total of over 800. At Pine Bluff, the regiment remained until its muster out, July 12, 1865. The regiment marched from Pine Bluff to St. Charles on the White River, and arrived at Springfield, July 24, 1865, when and where it received final discharge. The report of the Adjutant-General of the state, referring to this regiment, says "While the regiment was not in any of the most noted battles, Vicksburg excepted, it performed well its part in putting down the rebellion and it suffered many privations and hardships, marching through swamps and bayous, guarding railroad and government property, fighting and foraging, as is proven by its long list of casualties."

One Hundred And Eighth Infantry

Company H of this regiment was largely recruited in Logan County. As far as Logan County was concerned, it was constituted as follows: Captain William H. Duffy; First Lieutenant, Isaac C. Brown; First Sergeant, Samuel Biggs; Sergeants, William Little, Edwin Smith, Rufus B. Somers; Corporals, Albert P. Houston, Oren A. Robinson, Edward Dillon, Edward C. Kidder, John Orm; Wagoner, Joseph D. Hite; Privates, David Boyer, Emanuel Boyer, John H. Buchanan, William P. Cook, Michael Comeford, John G. Dorrance, John B. Davis, Ulrich Frey, John Ford, George W. Garran, Samuel Hutchinson, Jesse C. Hillman, Z. B. Kidder, Patrick Keiting, Nicholas Lahey, John Moore, James A. Martin, Michael McCarthy, George McNaughton, F. J. Mc- Ghee, Robert M. Orm, Daniel Totten, Costen W. Tyler, Abraham Yontz. The 108th Infantry was organized at Peoria and mustered into the United States service August 28, 1862. It left Peoria October 6, for Covington, Ky., where it was assigned to the First Brigade, Third Division, Army of Kentucky. The regiment participated in the first expedition against Vicksburg and in the battles of Arkansas Post, Post Gibson and Champion Hills, the capture of Vicksburg, the battle of Guntown, the reduction of Spanish Fort and the capture of Mobile. It was mustered out at Vicksburg, August 5, 1865, and thence proceeded by rail to Chicago, where it was discharged August 11, 1865.

The Fourteenth Cavalry

Company D of the Fourteenth Cavalry was partially recruited in Logan County. The Company, as far as Logan County was concerned, was constituted as follows: Captain, Julius W. Miller (promoted from First Lieutenant); Sergeants, Rush Deskins, Charles Liddy, John F. Thompson; Teamster, Henry Nolte (promoted Sergeant) ; Blacksmith, Oliver Weaver; Privates, Thomas Beaver (promoted Sergeant), Josiah Brown, Samuel Barricks (died in service), Aaron Curry (prisoner of war), Sumner V. Chase (promoted Sergeant), Frederick W. Foote, Edward Gottry (promoted Corporal, prisoner of war), , James W. Gardner, Azar Henry (promoted Sergeant), John Kreger (died at Andersonville), John Lyons, William Lucas, Phillip Mulvaney, William H. Merit, Jacob Mickle, Joseph Madigan, Julius W. Miller, Edward O'Harra, John Robbins, Joseph Smith, Stephen Weaver, Henry West. Recruits, John L. Hoover, Thomas J. Hoover (prisoner of war), Sam- uel L. Halstead, Thomas W. Madigan (prisoner of war), Julius Ruby, John Seitz, Alfred S. Trobaugh, Thomas Wible. In Company E were James Moret, James Penny, Jacob L. Wylie. The Fourteenth Cavalry was mustered into service at Peoria, November 1, 1862; participated in the Battle of Cumberland Gap, in the defense of Knoxville, and the pursuit of Longstreet in the engagements at Bean Station and Dandridge, the Macon raid and the battle of Sunshine Church. In the latter, General Stoneman surrendered but the 14th cut its way out. On the retreat, the men were betrayed by a guide, and the regiment badly scattered. Later it was engaged at Waynesboro and the battles of Franklin and Nashville and was mustered out at Nashville, July 31, 1865, having traveled over 10,000 miles, exclusive of duty done by detachments. ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH INFANTRY.

Early in the spring of 1864 the State government of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio, believing the war was near its close, tendered to the President a volunteer force of 85,000 one-hundred day men, to relieve the veteran soldiers from guard duty at our forts, arsenals and elsewhere. The 145th was one of these regiments and Companies D and H were largely recruited in Logan County, as was a portion of Company K. Company D was constituted, as to Logan County men, as follows: Captain, Ira A. Church; First Lieutenant, Samuel H. Larison; Second Lieutenant, James Palmer; First Sergeant, John J. Covert; Sergeants, John H. Ewing (died in service), Albert Teele, James Flenniker, John S. Perriton; Corporals, Arthur H. Loose, Henry Wasborn, Solomon J. Woland, John M. Darnell, Colby M. Knapp, Lewis Bozarth; Privates, William Atterberry, John A. Blatter, George Blatter, Robert T. Bryan, Bartlett J. Burk, John L. Burk, William H. Bates, Leroy Bland, James W. Beezley, Owen D. Baker, James K. Brock, Giden Barrick, Charles Bear, Fred A. Church, Elijah M. Comstock, G. Conover, John Cavenaugh, Thomas J. Cheek, Robert L. Carnahan, Jabez M. Capps, Frank J. Davis, George W. Elder, William Ewing, Lemon Frantz, William M. Frantz, Samuel F. Green, William J. Gilchrist, John Hannig, Thomas M. Howard, William Hogan, John B. Harrison, John W. Hudson, S. R. Hammett, John H. Judy, Lewis Jones, R. W. Lawrence, Robert Lemon, D. N. Longworth, M. R. LaForge, William McGahan, Dudley Mack, Laban F. Morman, John G. Mason, William B. Mills, William P. Morris, Charles T. McAfee, John Q. Norton (died in service), F. C. Pracht, William F. Phillips, Thomas F. Phillips, Milton Paulin, Thomas A. Reynolds, John Stout, Alexander Shores, David Smith, John Smith, Buell F. Smith, James M. Taylor, Henry Thomas, Charles W. Taylor, Thomas Williamson, Daniel Zumwalt, James F. Zumwalt, Solomon Belle.

as follows: Captain, Adam H. Bogardus; First Lieutenant, William Morris; Second Lieutenant, John. Morgan; First Sergeant, Edwin Craig ; Sergeant, Harrison Keckler; Corporals, William C. McMasters, Henry C. Burdick, Jacob Thompson (died in service), John W. Richards, John Smith, William Crang, John F. Knoles, John P. Guyer; Privates, William F. Archer, John Barnet, Joseph M. Barry, James M. Bishop, John H. Bean, James H. Constant, Joseph J. Dalby, Zachary T. Drake, Loren C. Dana, William H. Dye, John M. Griffin, Andrew J. Grogan, John L. Golden, Arnold Huskins, John A. Hillman, Bryan Kavanaugh, Thomas McCarty, William McLemore, Thomas Moore, Henry Martin, Granville Martena, Martin J. Puffenbarger, Andrew Puffenbarger, Thomas Y. Patten, Thomas Perry, George Ruchte, Joseph T. Reese, William T. Sheets, Davis Sturgeon, Michael M. Sweeney, John T. Wheeler, Isaac Wiley, Jefferson Wiley. In Company I, were Corporal George W. Groves and Jonathan H. Groves and in Company K, were Lieutenant Joseph M. Prior, Corporal James Edwards, William Barton, Charles Clark, James Campbell, James R. Candy, David Hillyer, Frank V. Nicholson, Charles A. Nicholson, Samuel M. Swallows, Henry W. Turrill, William G. Turrill, Charles Tompkins. The 145th was mustered into service at Camp Butler, June 9, 1864, and mustered out, September 23, 1864. Referring to these 100- day regiments, Governor Yates said: "Our regiment under this call performed indispensable and invaluable services, relieving garrisons of veteran troops. The officers and soldiers of these regiments evinced the highest soldierly qualities and fully sustained the proud records our veterans have attained in the field. The President has, by order, returned the thanks of the Government and the Nation for the service thus rendered."

Forty-Fourth Infantry

The 44th Regiment was organized in August, 1861, at Chicago and mustered into service, September 13, 1861; was engaged at Pea Ridge, Perryville, Stone River, Hoover's Gap, Shelbyville, Tullahoma, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Adairsville, Dollas, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Franklin and Nashville and numerous other battles and skirmishes. It re-enlisted as veterans, in January, 1864, was stationed in Louisiana and Texas for six months, was mustered out at Port Lavaca, September 25, 1865, and received final discharge at Springfield, three weeks later. The Logan County soldiers in this regiment were Captain Herman Stach, Peter Wagner, Leon Brandt, Jacob Becker, Samuel Carson, Matthew Corrigan, W. Deuterman, John Gaertner, Charles Halben, Adam Knoth,

Sixty-Fourth Infantry

The 64th Infantry was organized at Springfield, December, 1861, as the First Battalion of "Yates Sharpshooters." It was engaged at New Madrid, the seige of Corinth, Chamber's Creek, the second battle of Corinth, Resaca, Dollas, Kenesaw Mountain, Decatur, the siege of Atlanta, the investment of Savannah and the battle of Bentonville, reenlisted as veterans in January, 1864; was mustered out at Louisville, July 11, 1865, and discharged at Chicago, July 18th. The Logan County soldiers in this regiment were Lieutenant Oliver Abbott, John Archer, John H. Ball, Daniel Groves, John C. Hubbard, David Howard, Henry C. Hardesty, Isaac Keckler, John D, Lindsey, John Milehelm, Augustus Philips, John Stewart, Aaron Yelton.

Sixty-Sixth Infantry

The 66th Infantry was organized at Benton Barracks, near St. Louis, in September, 1861, being designed as a regiment of the "Western Sharpshooters." It was mustered in, November 23, 1861, was engaged at Mount Zion, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, the seige of Corinth, Luka, the second battle of Corinth, the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea and the campaign through the Carolinas. It re-enlisted for veteran service in December, 1863, was mustered out at Camp Logan, Ky., July 7, 1865, and discharged at Springfield, July 15th. The Logan County soldiers in this regiment were First Lieutenant Robert J. Adams, First Lieutenant Martin W. Wren, Andrew J. Bloomfield, Archie L. Bryan, Daniel P. Bryan, Seth C. Crowell, William J. Cantrall, William Conover, Amos P. Ewing, William N. Houser, Alfred L. Houser, William J. Houser, Thomas Johnson, Alexander Shores, Jacob F. Smith, James S. Stanifer, William Speck, Henry W. Tuttle, James T. Sumitt.

One Hundred And Fifty-Fifth Infantry

The 155th Infantry was a one year's service regiment. Company D contained a number of Logan County men, as follows: Sergeants, John W. Price (died in service), Nathan Lord and Leonard Brimby; Corporals, George Martin, Perley Gill, Henry Miller and Richard M. Per- -shall; Musician, Joseph Kingman; Privates, David Cora, Stinson Deck, William W. Daggett (died in service), Jacob N. Dasher (promoted Corporal), James Farmer, Joseph Hurdes, H. A. Jackson (promoted Corporal), John H. Miers, Daniel Nesbitt, John T. Quimby, Joseph Stanford

(promoted Sergeant), Merida Viers, The 1 55th was mustered in at Camp Butler, February 28th, 1865. The regiment, 904 strong, moved by way of Louisville and N ashville, to Tullahoma, Tenn. On June 17th, it was divided into detachments of twenty or thirty men each and assigned to guard duty on the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, occupying the block houses from Nashville to Duck River, a distance of fifty miles. It was mustered out of service September 4, 186s.

Miscellaneous Regiments

In addition to the rosters above given, a large number of Logan County volunteers were connected with other regiments and companies, organized at different times and mustered in other portions of the state. The following is a list of same, as far as ascertainable: Eighth Infantry, John N. Musterman, George M. Hawes, John Duncan, Henry C. Hawes, Frank B. Mills; Ninth Infantry, Lauber Ambrois (killed at Shiloh) ; Twelfth Infantry, Henry Doyle (killed at Fort Donelson) ; Seventeenth Infantry, George M. Hawes (died in service), Henry C. Hawes, Frank B. Mills; Twenty-first Infantry, Andrew Eden, Charles Jones, Patrick Kyler, Daniel Lambert, Frank Rolling, Oliver W. Abbott, William Bascom, George W. Beck (killed at Kenesaw Mountain), Joseph Benoit, Ancil Moore, Martin Ruff, A. Phillips, Joseph Phillips, John Spindler, Francis Smith, Charles West; Twenty-second Infantry, Sergeant, Joel B. Paisley; Twenty-fifth Infantry, Sergeants William V. Miller, N. S. Gerall and Hugh Conerty, Corporal Elijah Spencer, John Bashaw, Corporal Patrick Lawless ; Twenty-sixth Infantry, Henry Beekman, Andrew Bleibel, Thomas Chessell, Joseph Ebble, Corporal John Efting, Frederick Frey, Hugh Keary, Robert O. Paranteau, Joseph Reider, Henry Richmond, William R. Smith, Jacob Hunt, Nicholas Ulmer, Greenbury Haynes; Twenty-seventh Infantry, Alexander C. Ratcliff, Corporal Joseph J. Rodgers; Thirty-third Infantry, John Wismiller (died in service), Charles S. Shinn, James C. Heath, Henry T. Randall; Thirty-fourth Infantry, Lieutenant Thomas Bell, Corporal Robert Karr, John C. Drelney, Dennis Finly, Lawrence O'Brien (died in service), Eward Ryan (killed at Corinth), Fryer Richardson (died at Andersonville) ; Thirty-ninth Infantry, Caleb F. Chapin (died in service) ; Fortieth Infantry, John P. Ash; Forty-sixth Infantry, Thomas G. Covell, William H. Littler, William H. Bryan; Forty-seventh Infantry, Paul Murphy (died in service), Dewitt C. Gardner; Forty-eighth Infantry, Benjamin F. Allen; Fiftieth Infantry, Joel Jackson; Fifty-first Infantry, Hiram Kunce, John T. Dean, Sergeant James Gilchrist, George H. Hoppen, George H. Kunce, W. W. Kunce, Samuel Wilson, R. J. Vincent; Fifty-third Infantry, Frederick Gates (died in service) ; Fifty-fifth Infantry, James Niswanger; Fifty-ninth Infantry, John H. Decker,

C. Arnold, Reuben C. Brown, William P. Mulholland; First Army Corps, James E. Moore, Daniel Huffman; Recruits for Regular Army, John W. Covenly, Charles E. Curtis, John Dane, George Eppley, Nathan Forman, James F. Kane, James F. Lucas, Peter Murray, Henry Olston, Frazil Packard, William Rowan. William W. Houser was surgeon, with the rank of major, in the 124th U. S. C. I.

Official Roster Funeral Of Leo W. Myers

The terrible casualties which attended the engagement at Pittsburg Landing, known in history as the Battle of Shiloh, awakened the North to the terrible cost of blood and treasure which was yet to be poured forth, as libations upon the country's altar, before the Union should be again restored. Company after company left Logan County for the front, but not until word was received, that in the red rain of fire at Shiloh, two well known citizens of Logan County, Leo W. Myers and John H. Duff, had been instantly killed, and numerous others injured, did the real seriousness of the war dawn upon the people of this county. Leo W. Myers had been for years identified with the public work of the county, had acquitted himself with credit in the Mexican War and was loved and respected. His death was substantially the first fatality for Logan County in the war. Upon receipt of the news at home, that

Leo Myers had been killed, April 6th, 1862, on Shiloh's field, a meeting of citizens was called at the Court House, James Coddington presiding. Committees were appointed to arrange to have the body brought home. A committee consisting of Judge Parks, George H. Campbell, William M. Springer, Robert B. Latham, and A. B. Nicholson, was appointed to take charge of the obsequies. Robert B. Latham was selected marshal and a committee of general arrangemens selected, consisting of James Coddington, N. E. Pegram, John Evans, John Kirkpatrick, David T. Littler, Bernard Graham, M. Mittendorf and J. T. Rudolph. The obsequies occurred Sunday, April 27th, 1862. The funeral address was delivered in the Court House, by George H. Campbell, a farewell address was also delivered by Judge S. C. Parks and prayer by Rev. James White. The entire city was draped in the colors of sorrow and mourning. The funeral procession, headed by the band, included the returned volunteers, the officials of the town and county, the ministers of the churches, various civic bodies and citizens in carriages. At intervals during the entire day, the church bells were tolled. Later when the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic was formed, it took the name of Leo W. Myers Post, which it still retains to this day, suggestive not only of the heroic character of the man himself, but of the first Logan County blood shed in defence of the Republic. Leo Myers was buried in Lucas Cemetery, near Rocky Ford, where every year, special commemorative services are held by the old soldiers, the Sunday following Decoration Day. Within a few hundred yards of where Leo W. Myers is buried and these services are held, Abraham Lincoln, with chain and tripod, a quarter of a century before the war, laid out and surveyed a town (now out of existence), in the then wilderness. Lieutenant D. le Ambrose, in 1868, wrote a history of the Seventh Regiment and referring to Leo W. Myers' death at Shiloh, says: "Lieutenant Leo Washington Myers died as warriors die - nobly. Amid shooting flames and curling smoke, he bravely sacrificied his life. Being among the first to rush to the standard, when treason lifted its head, he was elected second Lieutenant Company H, and at the end of three months' service, was unanimously chosen First Lieutenant, in which capacity he valiantly served until his life was sealed, at Shiloh, April 6th, 1862. In the wild storm that swept over that field, no truer patriot was borne down than Lieutenant Myers. With Taylor and Scott he fought for liberty on the plains of Mexico. With Wallace he died for it down by the Tennessee." the surviving soldiers of the Civil War took it upon themselves to commemorate the deeds of their fallen brothers by strewing flowers upon the graves of those departed. This was not an organized observance but was done either by soldiers' organizations or individual survivors. In that year, Dr. W. W. Houser and J. Q. Smith undertook to introduce this observance in Lincoln, but did not succeed in arousing much interest, owing to the newness of what is now an established custom. However, they secured a drum and fife and with a wagon load of flowers, drove out to the cemetery and decorated the graves of their dead comrades. This was probably the first observance of the custom in Logan County. In the early part of 1868, however, Gen. John A. Logan recommended a general and organized observance of the custom, to take place on the thirtieth day of May, then ensuing. In response to that recommendation, the first formal observance of Memorial Day in the county, occurred at Lincoln, May 30, 1868. Judge S. C. Parks was president of the day, the exercises being held in the morning, at the Court House. Prayer was offered by Rev. W. R. Goodwin and the oration was delivered by Hon. G. S. Kretzinger, of Knoxville, Illinois. After the exercises a procession was formed, which marched to the cemetery, where the graves of the soldiers, who had gone to their long home, were appropriately decorated. Lieutenant Thomas J. Simpson was marshal of the day and Lieutenants Henry Sturges, John S. Phelps, W. B. McNeal, Henry Fox and Charles Roberts, assistants. The vice presidents of the day were Major Wemple, Dr. Freeman, Major Estabrook and Captain Alsop. The flag was carried by Captain Aagesen, Adjutant D. L. Braucher and Lieutenant Joseph Ream.

Early in the spring of 1867, a movement was begun, to more enduringly commemorate the patriotism of the men of Logan County, who had laid down their lives for the flag, by erecting in the Court House square at Lincoln a suitable and appropriate monument to the dead who died in their country's service. An association was formed for this purpose, a special committee selected, composed of T. J. Larison, C. H. Miller, W. P. Randolph, George S. Dana, J. T. Hoblit and William McGalliard, to provide way and means for the erection of the same and to superintend the entire work. At a meeting of the committee held at the office of Charles H. Miller, August 20, 1867, the secretary, J. T. Hoblit, was authorized to advertise for bids for the construction of the monument, same "to be constructed of the best quality of American marble, the statue of a life sized soldier, to be placed on the top of said monument, said statue to be made of the best quality of Carara statuary marble, the monument to be surrounded by a suitable fence, and the die to furnish sufficient room, to record 300 names, with the date of death, the regiment and company, to which the soldier belonged." The contract was subse- quently let to Bushway & Baldwin, marble cutters, for $5,600, according to the above specifications. The Board of Supervisors on Sept. 9, 1867, voted $3,000, from the funds of the county, toward paying for the monument. The City of Lincoln also voted $1,000 in City bonds for the same purpose and individual contributions raised this amount to $5,000. Subsequently, owing to a loss of $600 on the bonds and subscriptions, and the work being so much greater than at first contemplated by the contractors, the County Board appropriated $1,000 more for their relief. The Board also formally tendered the use of the Court House grounds as a site for the monument.

The monument was completed in the spring of 1869, and was located north of the Court House. Its entire height was 23 feet. It consisted of two base stones, upon which rested the column with the names of 326 of the heroic dead, a small column resting on a plinth, and the whole crowned by a life-sized statue of a uniformed soldier "at attention." A meeting was held May 12, 1869, to make arrangements for the dedication, at which Joseph Ream presided, William Toomey acted as secretary, committees were selected and June roth set as the date for dedication. On that day, the monument was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies. A procession was formed in front of the Court House at 10 o'clock a. m., under the direction of Chief Marshal Robert B. Latham and his assistants, J. T. Hoblit, O. Allen, J. C. Ross, H. Sturges, Silas Beason, A. McGalliard, Henry Fox, D. H. Harts, Ed Lynch and William Markworth. The Board of Supervisors, the Masonic, Odd Fellows and other lodges, and a large number of citizens in carriages, headed by the Mount Pulaski Band, participated in the procession. After marching through the principal streets, the crowd was led to Latham's Park, where a bountiful repast had been prepared, of which thousands partook. The exercises began at 2 o'clock p.m. After an invocation by Rey. A. J. Layenberger and music by the band, J. G. Chalfant, introduced the speaker of the day, Richard J. Oglesby, who delivered one of his characteristically eloquent and able addresses. At the time of the erection of the present new court house in 1903, the reorganization of the grounds necessitated a change in the site of the monument. By this time, the elements had discolored the monument somewhat, and the Board had the entire monument cleaned an rehabilitated. They also relocated it on a site northwest of the court house midway between the building and the northwest corner of the court house square, elevated it upon two large bases of red granite, in the center of a wide cement sidewalk, all at a cost of about $1,000. In its present conspicuous location, it attracts universal attention, a monument of patriotism to posterity yet to come.

Other Monuments

In the city cemetery of Atlanta, the patriotic citizens of that city also erected, in 1887, a beautiful marble shaft, resting on a limestone base, the whole about fifteen feet in height, as a special memorial to the soldiers of that section of the county, who offered their lives in defense of their country, and who have passed away to "the great beyond." The monument cost about $300 and was raised by private subscription. It was formally dedicated May 30, 1887. Near the base of the monument a cannon and pyramid of shells have also been mounted.

In Union Cemetery at Lincoln, there has also been mounted on a carved stone carriage, a large field piece, contributed by the government, with a pyramid of 100 shells, the whole resting on a stone slab, upon the lot owned by Leo W. Myers Post, G. A. R. The cost of transporting and mounting the cannon was borne by the local Post. This memorial was dedicated September 16, 1900. On the Court House grounds, northeast of the Court House, another government cannon has also been mounted on a cement slab, by the County Board, the local Grand Army Post furnishing the field piece.

Spanish-American War

While perhaps not in exact chronological order and not immediately consonant with the subject matter of this chapter, still a brief sketch of Logan County's record in the late war with Spain, being along patriotic lines, could find no more fitting place in this work, than to be appended to this chapter on the war to preserve the Union. The late war with Spain was in no sense a civil war; it was a war for humanity and for civilization. It was the first time in fifty years that the United States had been pressed into conflict against a foreign foe. It was.the result of a nation's just resentment, against a European power, which for centuries had robbed the storehouse of a helpless people and was slowly but surely destroying them, in their island home, less than a hundred miles from our extreme southern shore.

Immediately on the declaration of war against Spain in 1898, a mass meeting was held at the Court House in Lincoln, at which suitable resolutions were passed. Major Bluford Wilson, of Springfield, had that day notified James E. Hill and Donald Danken, of Lincoln that he proposed to raise a regiment to tender to the Govenor, for service in the war. At the meeting referred to, Mr. Hill and Mr. Danken gave notice that each would open enlistment books at once for volunteers, with a view to the formation of two companies. Mr. Hill and Mr. Danken each secured the necessary number of recruits, for two companies, and notified Major Wilson, that they were ready for service. John G. Oglesby also raised a company of cavalry. The-Hill and Danken companies subsequently combined with 130 men on the roster, and selected James E. Hill as Captain and Donald Danken as First Lieutenant. In Danken's original company, Donald Danken was chosen Captain, William W. Latham, First Lieutenant and Fred S. Mayfield, Second Lieutenant. Major Wilson raised his regiment, but was unable to get it accepted by the Governor, there being about twice as many regiments tendered in the state, as could be accepted under the President's call. This was a great disappointment to the Logan County boys, whose prospects for getting to the front were thus apparently destroyed. Oglesby's cavalry company was more fortunate, however, having been accepted as Troop K, in the First Cavalry Regiment. A number of the Logan County volunteers, despite this disappointment, succeeded in securing places in companies, already accepted by the state, where such companies were not fully recruited. Later, James E. Hill was made Major of the Ninth Infantry, and as a reward for their efforts, commissions were issued by the state to James E. Hill as Lieutenant Colonel, Donald Danken as Captain, William W. Latham as First Lieutenant and Fred S. Mayfield as Second Lieutenant. Of these, only Major Hill saw active service, .

Troop K, of the First Cavalry, as far as Logan County was concerned, was constituted as follows: Captain, John D. G. Oglesby, Privates, Thomas Murphy, William H. Howard, Ray E. Atbert, Charles L. Alsop, Claude Applegate, Delbert H. Armstrong, John Bostic, Thomas Bardwell, William E. Boyer, Charles A. Brust, William Caskey, G. F. Clark, Ezra Clark, Frank T. Collins, William E. Connelly, William E. Duncan, George D. Field (promoted Sergeant), Charles E. Flinn, Ibeth R. Hayes, Lee V. Haynes, Charles A. Heller, Calvin A. Ingraham, Jacob C. Mauck (promoted Corporal), John E. Miller, James F. Scott, Frank A. Steinhauer, William H. Thompson, John A. Unsbee, Joseph Whitehouse. This regiment was enrolled at Chicago, April 16, 1898, traveled by rail to Springfield, where it was mustered in, May 21, 1898. On May 30, the regiment went by rail to Camp Thomas, Ga., where it received horses and equipment. It broke camp at Camp Thomas, August 18, 1898, and marched to Lookout Mountain, where it remained five days, returning to Camp Thomas. On August 24th, it marched to Ringold, Ga., where it left by rail for Fort Sheridan, where it was mustered out October 11, 1898. ;

In the First Regiment were Arthur Rigdon and Robert P. Seyfer. The former died about a year after being mustered out, from illness contracted while in the service in Cuba. In the Fourth Regiment, were Alfred Hughes, Elliott E. Neese, Charles Ritchcart, Claude U. Stone ( promoted Corporal). In the Fifth Regiment were Simeon Baughman, Lee M. Perry, Stephen Barrow, James O. Jones, Robert O. Young, Isaac Chaplain, John H. James, John Fitschen, William E. Tomlin, Gilbert J.

Woodruff, Jacob W. Trenkel, William E. Mickle, Frank Donehin, Harry Conroy, Frank Hurst, Robert E. Henderson, Julian W. Hall, Paul W. Houser, James A. Jones, Albert F. Mayer, John Mangold, Virgil H. Mahan, J. E. Wylie, Charles H. Simpson, Lee M. Bowles, Francis M. Morris, X. O. Christman, W. E. Buchanan, Bruce O. Floyd, Lewis A. Hubbard, Herbert Strode, William Sherwood, Thadeus Sherwood, Richard Knorr, Fred Schenck, Edgar Snyder. In the Sixth Regiment were John G. Kreig, William L. Robinson (promoted Corporal), Edward A. Robinson, In the Eighth Regiment was Elijah Orendorff. In the Ninth Regiment was James W. Stinson. In the Fifth Regiment was Samuel M. Pegram, who afterwards served in the Phillipines and was promoted Corporal. There were other Logan County recruits, other than noted, but those given are all who are recorded in the War Department as having a Logan County residence. The First Regiment was enrolled in Chicago, mustered in at Springfield, April 27, 1898, transported to Cuba, where it was on the firing line and in trenches at Santiago, and was mustered out November 17, 1898. The Fourth Regiment was mustered in at Springfield May 20, 1898, was transported to Havana harbor, Cuba, did guard duty in Cuba and returned home in April, 1899. The Fifth regiment was mustered in at Sprinfield, May 7, 1898, was sent to Porto Rico, and returned in September, 1898.