Delaware County, Indiana - Chapter 20: Statistics Population of the State, by Counties, in 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1881 (part 3 of 3)

" Several times the plan was to capture the 'squad' that came in the morning to do the counting, rush out into the town and risk getting away. 'The plan was a foolhardy one, and could not have succeeded, of course, and it is well enough, doubtless, that it never was actually and dark as midnight. Somebody conceived the idea of getting down into that, and then digging out through the wall and the ground outside the wall. Several joined in the plot and undertook its execution- The bricks in one of the hearths on the ground floor were lifted, and a hole was made, diagonally, through the wall into the room of the basement, which was next the outside wall, through which access was gained to the basement. Then, a big bowlder in the outer wall was loosened, and then a tunnel was commenced. Work in the tunnel was continued mostly by night (though, sometimes, I think it was done im the daytime) for six. or eight weeks, by those concerned in the scheme. Of course, only one could actually dig at a time, though several would cooperate, by taking the dirt from the digger, disposing of it and letting him go back to his work - or, by taking his place, since one could work only a short time in the tunnel. The dirt had all to be brought out, and something had to be done with it. Part of it was thrown among the rubbish of the basement, and part was handed up in blankets, ete, through the hearth, and washed away in the privy by the water works connected with the place. The length of the tunnel was about seventyfive feet, and the size perhaps two feet across. As I understood the matter, Col. Rose had more or less to do with the engineering of the tunnel as to the direction, length, ete. He was allowed, for some reason, to go outside the prison at different times, and it was stated that he took those opportunities to plan for the tunnel. Rumor had it that he purchased the privilege of passing out. If he did, however, it was no body's business but his own. The tunnel must have been not much below the surface of the ground. At one point, the earth began to fall in from above. It was said that the man at work in the tunnel put his head out of the hole and saw the guard walking his beat. He was alarmed, but continued to prop the roof with stove-wood in such away as to prevent its caving and yet allow opportunity of egress, and thus the catastrophe was averted. During the progress of the work, the scheme was the tunnel had reached the surface and was ready for the outward pas sage, the matter became known somehow to very many, and some hundred made their way into the basement, and, during the night, one hundred and nine succeeding in making sure their exit into the outer air in the silence of a starlit evening. Why they were not discovered, is a mystery, for the guard could not have been far away, and the escaped men went two and two as they left the vicinity of the place of exit, one waiting till the next one had come out. The evening was so light that the men inside the prison could see the others as they walked away. Many more were ready and anxious to ' thread the tunnel,' but daylight drew near, and they crawled back to the upper rooms, hoping, though, against hope, that another ' jail delivery' might be made the next night. But no! it was not to be.

"In the morning at the 'counting,' heroic efforts were made to us® the repeaters, and with large success; but, alas! one hundred and nine was a fatal number. Though many got through the 'panels' and were re-counted, the count fell badly short. The 'Johnnies' were puzzled and mystified a long time, and counted and re-counted five or six times. But, though they made a different count every time, the proper number would not come. They could not find 'Yanks' enough. It was a long time before the idea that any were gone dawned upon their stupid minds, but, at last, they seemed to 'see the point,' and went out and told that 'a lot of Yanks had got out.' They could not tell how many, for the count was never twice alike; but a ' big lot' were surely gone, and no mistake. They seemed to think escape impossible, but yet, the count of the day before could not be found. And then there was a hither and thither. We knew well enough what it meant, and of course enjoyed the fun. For some hours, they could not imagine how such a crowd of ' Yanks' could get away. About 10 o'clock, however, some- that, in a hostile town and an enemy's country, was no easy task. Some | : _ of light above our heads, to carry new terrors to the hearts of the for-

(about fifty), did succeed in escaping to the Federal camps; how, I do not know, as I was not among them. In a few days, some sixty of the escaped ones were re-captured and brought back to their old domicile. These were condemned, in punishment for their escape, to be confined, perhaps, thirty days in the basement - a horrid place and utterly unfit for the abode of human beings. They were to be fed upon bread and water, but their comrades above contrived, by making a hole through the floor and putting the neck of an old bottle into the aperture, to turn down soup - and coffee, if they had it, as they sometimes did - -so that the 'convicts' below really fared better than the men above. The rebels thought better of the matter and revoked the sentence before long, and, in two or three weeks, they were brought up into the rooms with the rest of us again.

"TI stayed about ten months in * Libby,' and, May 5, 1864, the whole company left its ' precious precincts,' and passed forth never to behold it more. After tarrying four days at Danville, Va. (having unusually good rations there, by the way), our company passed on to Macon, Ga., - Camp Oglethorpe - remaining there from May 19 to July 21. From Macon, 600 out of 1,500 present, were removed to Charleston, S. C., and, after enjoying for three months, such measures of hospitality as the generous denizens of that famous old town chose to bestow, another move was made. This time, it was to Columbia, 8S. C. At first, we were quartered at some distance from the town, and afterward, on the grounds of what was the Insane Asylum. In February, 1865, our band was taken to Charlotte, to Goldsboro, and so to the Federal lines, twelve miles aboye Wilmington, N. C., on Cape Fear River. We reached that blessed place March 1, 1865, exactly twenty months after the ' Johnnies' had taken us to 'board.' At Macon, several tunnels were begun, and one was near completion - but none succeeded. While there, we dug holes in the ground for huts, and covered them over with dirt.

"The tunnel at 'Libby' passed under a street and came to the surface, inside the fence, in an inclosure containing a warehouse, that had in it many hundreds of boxes and barrels sent from the North, containing articles for the use of the prisoners, the contents of which, however, had never found their way inside the walls of ' Libby.' While at Charleston, S. C., the body of prisoners were put into the old 'jail yard,' and, meena into the ' Roper Hospital,' both under fire of the Federal batteries. I suppose notice was given to the Union officers, as the movement seemed.intended as a protection to the eity of Charleston. It had no effect, however, for the Federal guns boomed away just as before. They shot beyond us, and no shells ever harmed a single man, except one, by a fragment. That hospital had been struck by a ball, that had gone through two walls and the floor, into the basement. But none came near it while we were there. The prisoners got some things from the North, though not a tenth part of what was sent. Before a operations of the Union army. Now we were in sight and hearing of our fort and guns. Night after night we stood and watched the shells as they sped their way from the batteries, flying in their shining areh

_ situation was decidedly one of comparative pleasure and satisfaction. _ The prisoners were, considering all things, an orderly and well-behaved of the scenes in Pemberton, on Belle Isle, Danville, and, above all, Andersonville, were beyond conception. Andersonville was, in fact, the crowning horror of the time. Thirty-five thousand men were shut up in an open stockade, in the broiling sun, and the damps of night, starying from insufficient and unsuitable food, with water utterly abomin- - the Andersonville stockade were trained upon the mass of wretched prisoners within the inclosure, with orders to open fire upon them if the Union army were found to be approaching that vicinity.

Narrative Of Joseph A. Brown

Besides the account given by Capt. Green, presented in ieee going sketch, the statements of several others are added, throwing ¢onsiderable light upon the painful subject. One of these, Si "A. Brown, of Company L of the Ninth Cavalry, is as follows:

"T enlisted in Company L of the One Hundred and Twonty-iivet Regiment (Ninth Cavalry), Capt. Albert Morehouse, December 16, 1863. Was captured September 25, 1864, at Sulphur Trestle, Ala., by Gen. Forrest, with eight hundred others, and imprisoned at Cahawba, Ala., from the time of capture till March 25, 1865, when we 'were paroled and sent home. I was a walking skeleton. It took me three years to recover from the effects of prison life. The prison was a large cotton house. The fixtures were peculiar. Bunks were built around floor. | piece of fat pork every other day. Water was furnished by a stream from an artesian well, flowing through the prison. _ healthy and reasonably clean. | outside, in which, by the way, the cooking was done.

The water was We had also the privilege of a yard They had a "dead. line," about six feet from the wall of the yard. 'There were about three thousand in the prison, and many died. Frequently eight or ten would die in one night. We lay on the bare floor or in the empty bunks. :

_ Battalion, Fifteenth Regiment of United States Infantry. He was eapclothes, went on the "skirmish line" (hunted for graybacks), and, when | all these were done, they went' from room to room, chatted, played |

" At one time ' debates' were established, but they di did not continue. Richardson, Parson, McCabe and others were there a part of the time, and they spoke. Gen. Neal Dow was there also; and he lectured on temperance. A paper was edited and read at stated periods. And so, . In many ways, men tried to make the time seem pleasant and cheerful. As has been stated, the rebel authorities put the prisoners under the fire of the Federal batteries. Instead, however, of receiving any harm therefrom, they thoroughly enjoyed the situation. It was an agreeable relief from the tedious monotony of ignorance which for so many months had been suffered. Before this time, we had been wholly

On the second day of the fight, the soldiers threw up works of sikh and rocks, for defense, early i in the morning, and fought till noon. At that time, the army was evidently defeated, and was obliged to retreat. The division to which the Fifteenth United States Regiment belonged was ordered to hold their position as long as possible, to give the main body a means of escape. They did so, and all who obeyed the order tion of the rest, held their ground till night, when the Confederates massed. in solid phalanx, charging, captured all that were left alive.

Through the afternoon, that body of Union troops had fired 110 shots, each man, during the time from 2 o'clock till dark. About six thousand were captured. After the battle; they were taken to Richmond by rail, marching for some days, and embarking at Dalton, Ga. Three large freight trains were filled, and they reached Richmond ten days after the capture. No rations were issued tothe prisoners until the second night, at Tunnel Hill, when the rebels gave out half a pint of corn meal to every twomen. There were no utensils for cooking, except as some melted their canteens apart and baked the meal uponthem. From there to Richmond, all the prisoners had given them was five crackers, hard, tough, nearly uneatable, made of pea (or bean) meal. (Some that had money were able to buy). Twenty-one hundred men were put into the Pemberton building, opposite " Libby," and the rest were taken elsewhere. There were three stories and a garret besides the basement, with two rooms upon each floor 90x100 feet. three stories and the garret (attic).

The lower basement rooms were used for storage. One had sugar and molasses and the other had salt. The "boys "'' made holes through the floor into each room below, large enough to admit the body of a man. Out of one room they would get sugar'and out of the other salt, and then they would exchange these articles through holes made in the partitions, by putting spoons through. But the men soon got enough salt, and they would not exchange any longer.

For rations, the prisoners had a small piece of bread ( three ounces) daily, with a little meat every other day, and, at night, three gills of soup made of peas, with black bugs swimming on the top of the soup. One day the boys observed some rats outside the windows (they were allowed to look out then). One said, "If I had a fish-hook; I could fish up some of these rats." Mr. Carson had a hook, and the man put down the hook (baited with something), and caught several. They dressed and cooked the rats into soup, and it was nice eating. They would have caught more, but a big rat cut the line with his foot and the hook was lost and the rat-catching was done.

There were fire-places but no fuel, only as the guard would hand in a piece of board or something, which would be whittled up inside the prison, like splinters, and a fire made inthat way. Sometimes the boys would split the bones (left from the meat) up fine, and make broth from that.

The men were nearly starved. No one had one-fourth enough. Each would cram down, at once, the whole that he got for all day, and then wait till the next morning for more. They slept on the damp and slimy floor, with no covering at all, lying as closely together as they could well be stowed. The floors were never swept nor cleaned in any way, and they came to be wretchedly filthy. Mr. C. became sick and was taken to the hospital. The accommodations were some better there. They had bunks with straw, andthe rations were uot so scant. Very mostly Federal soldiers, but, if the truth be told, it must be said that they were careless, too. The prisoners were searched, and their money, if discovered, was taken away, yet many contrived to secrete their money so that the rebels never did find it. Mr. Carson kept his by scratching the dirt from a crack in the floor, cramming the roll of bills into the crack, and then filling it with dirt again. They never even suspected the hiding-place. The rebels would give the prisoners seven Confederate dollars for one greenback dollar.

A day or two after they were put into " ughetion? the rebel officers passed through among the prisoners and got most of the money which the soldiers had, promising to return it when paroled, and telling them, also, that if the money was not given up willingly search would be made, the money taken and not a dollar ever returned. Most gave up all they had. One man gave them $500. There was a pile of bills eight inches thick that had been collected in this way. None of it was ever returned that he ever heard of. Those who had money could send for what they wished by the hospital steward, who would take a negro with a basket into the city and bring the see the next morning, if they were to be had. .

was out of his head for some time while there, and was released about Three hundred and fifty pris- He says he weighed only sixtythe last of January, 1864, at City Point. oners were exchanged at the same time.

| they looked more like wild animals than human beings. _ many of them had scars of sores, or the sores themselves, made by lice eathuman kindness, and lest we come to look upon men as monsters.

four pounds. ..He could walk, but he was truly a " walking skeleton." He weighed only seventy-five pounds when he came to Muncie, in June, 1864: He was taken at first, after exchange, to the hospital at Annapolis, Md., and stayed there four weeks. He was then furloughed home, his furlough. being renewed from month to month till the last of July, 1864, at which time he was directed to report to Camp Chase, Colum. bus, Ohio, whence he was sent to Fort Adams, R.I. At this place, he was discharged at the expiration of his term of service, September 2, 1864, At one time, the prisoners in the hospital had access to a vacant lot or Three hundred and fifty othe, prisoners from Belle Isle were brought there and kept a skort time filthy beyond conception. Many had no clothing but rags of blankets wrapped around their bodies, or pieces of pants, or the like. Their hair hung tangled upon their shoulders and their beards rough and unshayen; The bodies of ing into the flesh. Most of them could walk, but they were merely skin and bone, and the stench from that crowd of men was worse than carrion. A large hogshead of swill stood in the corner of the yard, where the offal of the hospital food was thrown, and those men quarreled, and swore and fought to get to that hogshead for the scraps of bread, ete., that were in it. You never saw such a struggle as they made among a horde of hungry swine trying to get at the swill poured into the trough.

Before they could be distributed to the hospitals, thirteen had died right there in the yard. Fourteen were left in the ward in which Mr. Carson was, and the next morning eight of them were dead. The human mind cannot believe the terrible condition of those wretched men. Yet, they were fathers, and brothers, and sons, and Union soldiers, who, when they went into the fight in which they were captured, were hardy and strong, bold and brave, and by exposure and starvation, and by overcrowding and neglect, had those poor victims of cruelty become such hideous specters of humanity. The soul shudders at the recital, and the historian drops the curtain over the sight lest we lose our faith in Says Mr. Carson:

" As we were on the boats, passing down to City Point, after we had anchored and when daylight came, the men caught sight of the stars and stripes. They were starved and weak and many of them sick, but at the sight, such a shout arose as human ears had never heard. Poor fellows who lay there tdo sick and feeble to speak aloud, raised their skinny hands and tried to shout with the rest. The rebels in charge were enraged and tried to make them hush, threatening to take them back to prison if they did not keep quiet; but they might as well have tried to still the whirlwind. The men shouted till they were weary, which in fact was not long. |

"As the boats on which the Union soldiers were conveyed came alongside the old steamer New York, they saw the 'Johnny Rebs' on * her decks waiting to be exchanged. But what a contrast! They stood there, fresh and full fed, healthy and strong, well and warmly clothed, with good hats and shoes, supplied to them by the Government and the people they were trying to destroy. The Union soldiers coming from rebel prisons as from very charnel-houses of death, were ragged and ures of living death." How many weeks and months had these poor faithful men waited, in growing despair, for this welcome day. With many it had been, as in the words of the couplet of the old hymn: : '« Prophets and kings desired it long, And died without the sight."

But to those poor remnants of humanity, the hour of deliverance at last had come, and they were in the Union lines once again. And they were stripped of their rags and bathed and washed and rubbed by friendly, gentle hands, and clad anew with the glorious loyal blue; and refreshing food was furnished their hungry, starving mouths, gently and slightly at first, lest repletion should accomplish what rebels had essayed to doin vain. And hardly could they believe their eyes and Not like a blessed reality, but like the vision of a dream did these things appear, till they almost dreaded to waken from the blissful delusion, and find themselves back once more in old Libby or Pemberton, or on the horrid, misnamed Belle Isle. But it was no dream and they were free. Long did the effects of their tedious and dreadful confinement linger upon them. Many never did recover their health and strength, but sank away in death even after their release, under the burden of privation and disease which they had brought from those dens of corruption, misnamed prisons. Human language has no form of speech adequate to express their horrors." exponents of prison life. But let these suffice. The curtain has been lifted for a brief space to remind the 'present generation that the scenes only slightly hinted at did actually exist; and that many of the sol inconceivable suffering. A little has been told, but a tenth, a thousandth part never has been and never can be set forth. But let the | present generation, let future ages preserve a stirring recollection of | as thought, round the corner of the verandah, and was off for the creek the scenes of the civil war and of prison life as one of the dreadful _ phases thereof. Let the memory of these sad and fearful things be kept, not for sectional hatred nor prejudice. Union is saved, the nation is free.

ished, to preserve forever, fresh and living in the hearts of a whole united - people, the inestimable worth, the priceless value of institutions main- -

Military Reminiscences And Incidents

It may add life and freshness to the sketch here given if incidents in the individual history of soldiers resident in Delaware County be set forth. A few, therefore, are appended that have casually come to hand.

'As the Nineteenth was retreating through the streets of Gettysburg during the afternoon of July 1, 1863, the Confederates were coming into the town, and those who stopped to drink or to rest were captured. At one place, perhaps a hundred were crowded around a well, trying, but mostly in vain, to quench their raging thirst. A shell came bursting into the midst of the crowd; several were killed outright and many were wounded, but the rest scattered like birds from a tree, and in ten seconds more not a living soul was there." Mr. Murray had started to go there, too, but his thirst suddenly ceased, at least he kept clear of that. well.

"As members of Company EH, we were passing through the town, and stopped at a rain barrel to get a drink. Just then a shell struck a corner of the house above us, knocked out the bricks, scattering them down around our heads. That squad moved on rather briskly. As we passed along, the shells were flying so thickly that some dodged down into cellars and were captured. I could hear the shot whizzing through the air from behind us. One seemed to pass very near my head. It struck not many yards ahead of me, plowing up the walk and killing several men. In passing through the town, I saw several women (but no men) with pitchers of water, giving the thirsty soldiers drink. It is said that only one citizen of Gettysburg was in the fight, and that was old Johnnie Burns. He fought in the Iron Brigade, and that very bravely."

Another incident is related by W. H. Murray: " Just after the battle of Gettysburg, we marched back to the battle-ground of South Mountain, after Lee, and the corps stopped half a day to rest and cook rations. A comrade and myself started out foraging. There had been a heavy rain and the streams were full. We went along the foot of the mountain near the stream, calling at the houses as we passed them, but getting nothing, because others had been there before us and got all they had. When about two miles from the camp, we espied a house across the creek, under the mountain. Said I, 'Let us cross, nobody has been there.' He said, 'No, I cannot swim; . I replied, ' Well, you wait and

I will go.' ' All right,' said he,and in I plunged. I got across, though with difficulty. It was a double log house with verandahs and three front doors. Going in, I found them at dinner. The family were an old man and woman, and also a younger man and woman. They seemed astonished, as my clothes showed me to be a ' Yankee.' They did not ask me to take a chair, but I sat down. I asked, 'Have you any bread and butter?' The old lady said ' Yes,' but made no movement. Presently the younger man went out. In a very short time I heard horses feet and sabers rattling, and ina moment in rushed four guerrillas. They appeared surprised, but said nothing to me. The family rose saw I was a 'goner,' as I had no arms, not even a penknife; but I took it coolly, and sat still and talked with them. I asked them ' Were you in the battle of Gettysburg? ' tion. We talked on, and one of them asked ' Where is your army?' I stretched the truth just alittle and answered, ' Right over there, beyond

They sprang out, but, instead of chasing me on foot, they waited to mount their horses. By that time I was at the creek, and jumped in, and swam and waded across, managing to keep hold of my bread and butter. There was a lane leading down to the creek and a pair of bars across the lane. They had to stop to get the bars down, and by that time I was across the creek, and my comrade and I had hidden behind some large rocks. When these men got to the creek, they debated awhile about crossing, but at length decided not to attempt it. We presumed that they were afraid of the First Army Corps over there, which really was two miles away, and could not have helped us any. But we kept our bread and butter, and got safely back to camp."

At the battle of Stone River, a soldier was lying on the ground at the left of Company " F','"' who was ordered to the front to observe the movements of the enemy. No sooner had he left his position than there came a huge shell and struck where he had only a moment before been lying, tearing a great hole in the ground. Coming back, he seemed somewhat astonished, but saying coolly: ' Lightning never strikes twice in the same place,' and sprang straight into the hole, as though it were the safest place in the world. It proved safe enough for him, since he received no harm.

"There was a soldier in the company who was wonderfully neat and fond of display. Often he would dress up in his best, always wearing a collar and 'slicking up,' as if going on a holiday. One day when he was dressed up in his best, though the roads were muddy and bad, as we marched past a big sloshy mud-hole, he got jostled into the hole, somehow, up to his waist in the mud. He scrambled out, mad as he could be, but oh! wasn't he a sight? When we stopped to camp that night about 11 o'clock, he was obliged to walk at least a mile to wash his clothes, and did not get back till daylight. The ' boys,' of course, were exceedingly pleased at his unseemly mishap. ee

" At another time we were obliged to cross a river. Most of the men rode through the stream in some large wagons, big enough to hold twenty or thirty men. He would not cross that way, and begged the privilege of riding over on a mule behind another man. The man said 'yes,' and he mounted the mule, and they rode into the river. When about half across the mule kicked up behind, and off he tumbled, waist deep, into the stream, also dropping his gun. He tried to fish it up again without ducking his head under water. After trying a long time, the men in the wagons laughing at the poor fellow all the time, he got it out and contrived to make his way across, but he was obliged to go half a mile to a house to dry and clean his gun.

"Some ridiculous things were done by the officers. in giving command to his men, wished to tell them to 'file left.' He could not remember the form of the order, and, after trying in vain to give it, broke out with an oath: ' Gee, d - - - n you, why don't you gee?"

"Another, of still higher rank, is reported to have given the order, 'File to the right, or left - oblique, as the case may be.' Howthe men obeyed these orders is not stated." ee

Military Brief Account Of Officers

BRIEF ACCOUNT OF OFFICERS. It has been the aim of the compiler, in the following brief account of the officers in part who served in the Union army during the late civil war from Delaware County, to annex to each name the highest military those names in alphabetical order for more ready reference: James H. Adams, Second Lieutenant of Company A, Eighth Infantry, enlisted for three years. Resides now in Blackford County, en- |

(Second Cavalry). Resides in Muncie; is the largest land holder in Delaware County; engages largely in the stock trade, etc. Thomas J. Brady, Brevet Brigadier General. Consul to the Island

Frank Ellis, Captain of Company B of the Eighty-fourth Regiment. Was Treasurer of Delaware County for several years; is a member of the City Council; has charge of a pork house in Muncie.

George W. Greene, Captain of Company E of the Nineteenth Regiment. Was a prisoner in Libby and elsewhere during twenty manths; Clerk of the Cireuit Court of Delaware County for eight years; has a good fortune and resides in Muncie.

-_ Samuel U. Huffer, Second Lieutenant of Company G of the One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment. Was a hardware merchant in Muncie; he has since removed to Kansas.

David Kilgore, Jr., Captain of Company C of the One Hundred and Fortieth Regiment, resigned March 4, 1865, now lives on old homestead in Mt. Pleasant Township.

_ Tecumseh Kilgore, Assistant Surgeon in the Eighty-fourth Regiment; transferred as Assistant Surgeon to the One Hundred and Thirty-first Regiment; promoted to Surgeon, and died since leaving the service.

William Lewis, First Lieutenant of Company H of the Thirteenth | Regiment re-organized, died at Wheeling, Delaware County, in October, 1873.

Cyrus G. Neely, Second Lieutenant of Company A of the One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Regiment, resides in Muncie; is mail messenger in the service of the United States.

Orlando H. Swain, Second Lieutenant of Company D in the Kightyfourth Regiment, ex-Sheriff of Delaware County, and resides in Muncie; is in the transfer business.

_ dames M. Van Duzen, First Engubendat of Company B in the Sixty-ninth Regiment. J. Voit, Second Lieutenant of Company A in Nineteenth Regiment. Luther B. Wilson, Captain of Company E in the Nineteenth re fourth Regiment, is a large stock-farmer in Linn County, Kan. | John W. Watts, Second Lieutenant of Company G in the One Hundred and Thirty-first Regiment, is an attorney at Winchester, Ind. William M. Winslow, First Lieutenant of Company A in the One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Regiment, died in Muncie. George O. Willard, First Lieutenant of Company B in the Thirtysixth Regiment, died August 6, 1864, of wounds received in service, Albert L. Zimmerman, Captain of Company C in the One Hundred and Eighteenth Regiment, resides at Xenia, Ohio, and is a merchant.

information was necessarily obtained second hand; yet most of it is believed to be accurate and reliable, and the errors, if there be any, it is hoped, will not be the occasion of any injustice to the parties who may be thus affected, since it is our province and purpose to do exact justice to all.

We should be happy to give similar information as to the piivite soldiers, but it would be manifestly impracticable so to do, because of the impossibility of obtaining information concerning many of them;

Deaths Of Soldiers

A record of the deaths of soldiers is given below, as nearly coma4 | plete as the materials at hand will allow. The list of deaths during Abraham D. Shultz, Captain of Company B in the Thirty- -sixth | the war is taken chiefly from the Adjutant General's report, supplemented, however, by all other sources within reach. The deaths since the war are taken from a banner in the City Building, Muncie. The date of death of those since the war were found, so far as given at all, in the book of burials in Beech Grove Cemetery, in Muncie.

As to the death of many whose names are here given, no data seemed to be accessible. It is hoped that this record will be thought not unsuitable to such a history as this work purports to be. The ages of the soldiers given as having been engaged in the war of 1812, were from 80 to 86 years.

Joshua J. Bennett, Company ' Kighth Regiment, died at Indianola, Texas. William J. Brinson, Company E of the Nineteenth . Bade wounded at South Mountain, Md.; killed at Gettysburg, Penn.

Compiled By Hon. M. C. Smith

SENATORS. rao TO NAME. COUNTIES FORMING THE SENATORIAL DISTRICT. 1828)...... Amaziah Morgan...|Delaware, Rush, Henry, Randolph and Allen. 1829}...... Daniel Worth........,Delaware, Randolph, Allen and Cass. ISSO); 45.5 Daniel Worth........ Delaware, Randolph, Allen, Cass, St. Joseph and Elkhart. SOOLccews Daniel Worth........ Delaware, Randolph, Allen, Elkhart and St. Joseph. 1832)1835\Samuel Hannah... ./Delaware, Randolph, Allen, Elkhart and St. Joseph, 1835)...... Michael Aker........ Nothing in Journal to show District. 1836)1840|Andrew Kennedy...|Delaware and Randolph. 1840)...... Michael Aker......../Delaware and Randolph. 1841)...... John Foster.......... Delaware and Grant.

From To Name. Counties Forming The Senatorial District

f REPRESENTATIVES. FROM TO NAME. COUNTIES FORMING THE SENATORIAL DISTRICT. ys ae Daniel Worth........ Delaware, Randolph and Allen. 1828)...... Daniel Worth........ Delaware and Randolph. jy +) ee Lemuel G. Jackson|Delaware and Randolph. 1830Q)...... David Seamans...... Delaware and Randolph. 1831)...... Eiias Murray......... Delaware and all territory attached thereto. 1882).....; David Ribble......... Delaware and all territory attached thereto. 1833)...... David Kilgore....... Delaware and all territory attached thereto. 1834)1836|David Kilgore....... Delaware and Grant. 1836)...... William Van Matre|Delaware SB Te, pony John Richey......... Delaware. 1838)...... David Kilgore....... Delaware. 1839]...... Abraham Buckles...|Delaware. 1840)...... Eleazer Coffeen...... Delaware

Subsequent To The Year 1864 Compiled December, 1880, By Will H. M. Cooper

Alexander Darter...|Geo. W. Thomas. Alexander Darter...) William Lewis. Joseph A. Quick.....|William Lewis. cs A. Quick.....| William Lewis.

Continued

6 Prior to 1841, the duties of Treasurer were discharged by the Collector and Treasurer jointly. The duties of the two offices were first merged into that of Treasurer in 1841. 7 On account of loss of records and their defects, the exact date when the Commissioners entered upon their terms of office, after 1827 and prior to 1841, cannot be ascertained.

Amos L. Wilson was elected Treasurer and J. R. McKimmey, Sheriff, October 12, 1880, the former to take charge of the office August 9, 1881, the latter August 20, 1881.

List Of Officials

| " Date. MAYOR. MARSHAL. CLERK. | TREASURER, | C!TY CIVIL EN- | CHIEF OF FIRE | CITY SCHOOL | SCHOOL TRUSTEES. ® a hese. | GINEER. DEPARTMENT. | SUPERINTEND T.| pResIDENT. | SECRETARY. TREASURER ; . . | Th i: eee nnn ee ee ee eee ee eee ee J.T. Robinson,?) ) Josh. Truitt.. | 1865). ohn Brady...... H. A. Stephens.| § J.F. Duck wall... Wm. H. Stewart. Eli Stafford.? $ |A.F. Patterson.4 ..................... A. F. Patienisn. Maer A. Haines.....J. A. Husted 1866 John Brad John T. Robinson..\Jos. F. Duck Wr come tere ea e » Sr / 4 on..|Jos. F. ss wall...| Wm. H. Stewart.| Joshua Truitt...... A. F. Patterson.|Chas. R. Paine...|A. F. Patterson. Stacy A. Haines....\J. A. Husted 1867 Job Swain........ aes T. Robinson.|Ed. W. Gilbert.....|Wallace Hibbits.|Wm. Truitt......... ey SF Patterson. ~ s sua \ A.F.Petterson Stacy A Haines....\J. A. Husted i : x1: | AQ ae ; ) -S. Mchae.. ) . en ee 38 2 Sea ag T. Robinson..|Eugene W. Shipley| Wallace Hibbits.|Wm. Truitt:........ A. F. Patterson.|H.S. MeRae.....|A. F, Patterson. Stacy A. Haines.. .\J. A. Husted 1869 Marcus C. Smith John T. Robinson..|Eugene W. Shipley| Wallace Hibbits.|Wm. Truitt | A.F. Patterson.°/S. A. Haines. °.. : | 4 Nhe FUIU....5.,0cchiscescnibsnauadkeenis - S. McRae.. { 1. Wilcoxon.......J, W. Burson... J. A. Husted eat Marcus C, 3 John T. Robinson.. Wm. L. Li at Wallace Hibbits.|Wm. Truitt.........|......cccccocseoccocs A. S McRae.....\Lloyd Wileoxon.\John Marsh......... i . A. Husted. 71 Marcus C. Smith|John T. Robinson..\Wm. L. Little......, Wallace Hibbits.| Wm. Truitt H.S. McR | 1" . Z ba ee ade ter . * RLU sseccreee ceseeeeeeessessesesese « owen W . see eeeee . seeene Ue . . 1872 Marcus C. Smith John T. Robinson..|Wm. L. Little...... Wallace Hibbits.|Wm. Truitt.........|......cccecceseeceees 'HLS. McRae. ges Wm. ED * 3 Clay Hodes 1a: r fasted. 1873 Marcus C. Smith John T. Robinson../Wm. L. Little...... T. B. Earickson.|Wm. Truitt......... L. Baldwin.. .... H. S. MeRae.....\J. L. McClintock R. 8. Gregory... J. A. Husted. 1874 Marcus C. Smith John F, Robinson.. Calvin S. Watchell.'T. B. Earickson.|Wm. Truitt......... Lyman Baldwin. H. S. MeRae.....\J. L. MeClintock R. 8. Gregory...... J.A. Husted. 1875 Marcus C, Smith John F. Robinson.. Calvin S. Wachtell./T. B. Earickson.|Wm. Truitt......... Lyman Baldwin. |H. S. McRae.....\J. L. McClintock Asa H. Hodson.....\J. A. Husted. 1876 Marcus C. Smith| John F. Robinson.. Calvin S. Wachtell./T. B. Earickson. Wm. Truitt........./.Noah Shaffer..... H. S. McRae.....|J. L. McClintock Asa H. Hodson.....\J. A. Husted. pe ee F. Jones.... crs eta Calvin S. Wachtell.|T. B. Earickson.|Wm. Truitt......... Cyryl C. Jones....H. S. MeRae.....\J.L. McClintock Asa H. Hodson.....\J. A. Husted. John F. Robinson.. ' P ) : ps leg F. Jones.) |4.5. W. Robinson. \ C. S. Watchtell..|T. B. Earickson.|Wm. Truitt......... Thad. A. Neely ®& H. S. McRae.....|\J. L. McClintock Thos. S. Neely...... J.A. Husted. 1879 Chas. W. Kilgore|Geo, W. Robinson..\Calvin S. Wachtell./T. B. Earickson.|Wm. Truitt........./H. E. Williams.. H. S. McRae...../Thos. 8. Neely.. J. L. See A. Husted. 1880 Chas. W. Kilgore'Geo. W. Robinson../Calvin S. Wachtell./T. B. Earickson.| Wm. Truitt......... Charles Gass...../H. S. McRae... G.W.Stephenson seg arog 8 D. Leech. : eS eS é : | | os. 8. Neely... 1881 'Chas. W. Kilgore|Geo. W. Robinson..|Calvin S. Wachtell.|T. B. Earickson.|/Wm. Truitt......... Charles Gass..... H. 8. McRae.....\G.W.Stephenson Thos. S. Naiec. 10. D. Leech. 1. John T. Robinson resigned as City Marshal, and Hugh A. Stephens succeeded him from December 6. Thaddeus A. Neely invented the " Automatic Fire Alarm Box." 4, 1865, to March 5, 1866. 7. Charles R. Paine resigned as City Superintendent of Schools, June 5, 1867, and Hamilton S. McRae 2. Samuel F. Brady served as City Clerk from March 16, 1870, to May 9, 1870. was elected in his stead July 18, 1867. 3. Eli Stafford, City Civil Engineer, resigned August 24, 1865, at which time Joshua Truitt was elected 8. Charles F. Willard and William F. Jones were elected City School Trustees April 4, 1865, and each his successor. : : | declined to serve as such. _ 4. Arthur F. Patterson acted some four or five years with functions as that of an inspector of dangerous | 9. Stacy Allen Haines and Arthur F. Patterson resigned from School Board July 5 and 19, 1869, buildings - a Fire Warden. | respectively, and John W. Burson and Lloyd Wilcoxon elected July 19, 1869; Burson resigned January pas First city election for the election of officers for the city of Muncie was held Saturday, February 25, 1865. Officers and Councilmen qualified by taking oath of office before C. E. Shipley, Notary Public, February 28, 1865, except Joshua Truitt, City Civil Engineer, who was sworn March 7, 1865, by Charles W. Moore, Notary Public. These officers held until May 5, 1865, when new officers were elected and qualified.

Norr. - City Attorney John W. Ryan was elected by Council July 1, 1873, and re-elected Juy 16, 1874, for a term of one year. He resigned June 16, 1875, the resignation aking effect July 1, 1875. R.C. Summers was elected August 12, 1878, and served until May 19, 1879, when Theodore F. Rose, the present incumbent, was elected.

Introduction

N the part of the work which precedes this, the purpose has been to develop those facts only that appertain to the history of Delaware County in its organic character, omitting such as belong particularly to the subdivisional departments, as townships, towns and cities. Here, however, it is proposed 'to present more in detail narrations of fact and incident that in the aggregate comprise what is valuable of the local history, having reference to the occurrences of the past in townships, school districts, neighborhoods, and in individual associations. Among the more striking features of this-department, it has been the purpose of the writers to make special mention of first settlements and individual experiences illustrative of pioneer life; of first and succeeding evidences of improvement in the processes of cultivating the soil, the extent and varieties of production; of the early and successive development of the - facilities for mental and moral training indicated in the erection and furnishing of schoolhouses and churches, the organization of school districts, school institutes, churches and religious societies; of the erection of mills and machinery, with the introduction and utilization of mechanical appliances in the various industries of the country. Beyond these features, whatever of interest indicative of the progress of society in the acquisition of those classes of knowledge, the possession of which enlarges the sphere of usefulness in the double capacity of citizenship: and individual consideration.

When the territory comprising Delaware County began first to emerge from the condition of an unbroken wilderness, and the adventurous pioneersman, with pluck and tact equal to the situation, came | from the more populous districts hard by, bringing with him, in addi- | tion to his household goods, the implements of civilization, there were | no arbitrary boundaries designating the special limits of county or civil | township areas. In the process of time, however, log cabins sprung up as if by magic, here and there, marking the advent and settlement of other adventurers, and neighborhoods were formed. LErelong, these increasing in rapid succession, thoughts of assuming the privileges incident to civil jurisdictions obtruded themselves, and soon the aggregation of settlers petitioned the law-making department of the State to be clothed upon with the rights of self-government, as a separate jurisdiction subordinate to that of the State. To recall in brief review in successive steps in the march of civilization as developed in the local changes wrought by the progress of the star of empire westward bound, is the province of the historian in this most inviting field.