Henry County, Indiana - Chapter 19: Infantry Continued, 1906

Chapter 19: Infantry Continued

Thomas Warren Bennett - Colonel Oran Perry - Biographical Sketches of Principal Musician George Brenneman and Family - Lieuten.\nt Ch.\rles Campbell Shedron and F.amily - Private John ]\I. Shoemaker and Family - Prixate Isaac Van Duyn and Family - Captain David Strickler Yount and Family.

In the following roster, the name of each officer and man is followed bv his postoffice address at the time of enlistment. In some instances the soldier was not a resident of Henry Connty at the time of enlistment but moved to that count}- after the Civil War. In such cases the name of the county from which he enlisted is substituted for the postoffice address and that is followed by the place of settlement in Henry County. Where the postoffice address is unknown, the name of the county from which the soldier enlisted follows his name.

The date of muster for the officers is the date they were actually mustered into the service of the United States and not the date of commission.

Field Officers And Regimental Staff Lieutexant Colonel

Job Stout, Connersville. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Resigned January 21, 1863. Oran Perry, Richmond. Mustered in March 23, 1863. Promoted Colonel.

Lieutexaxt And Adjutant

Oran Perry, Richmond. Mustered in July 18, 1862. Promoted Lieutenant Colonel. Maberry M. Lacey, Richmond. Mustered in March 23, 1863. Mustered out July 5, 1865.

Lieutenant And Quaktermaster

William M. Smith, Connersville. Mustered in July 16, 1862. Resigned May 8, 1863. William Stewart, Connersville. Mustered in September 16, 1863. Resigned July 2, 1864.

Assistant Surgeons

David S. Evans, Boston. Mustered in July 16, 1862. Promoted Surgeon. William B. Witt, Dublin. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Drowned near Indianola, Texas, March 13, 1864.

Sergeant

James W. Sheppard, Randolph County. Honey Creek after the CivilWar. Mustered in August 7, 1862. Appointed First Sergeant. Mustered out July 5, 1865.

First Lieutenant

David S. Yount, Middletown. Mustered in August 12, 1862. Promoted Captain. De Witt C. Hoover, New Castle. Mustered in January 23, 1863. Died at New Orleans, Louisiana, September 14. 1863.

Second Lieutenant First Sergeant

John R. Elliott, Mechanicsburg. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Discharged March 15, 1863, account of wounds at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862.

Samuel Hardin, Middletown. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Discharged November 24, 1862, account of wounds at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 186^.

Michael Davis, Mechanicsburg. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Discharged Decemher 26, 1862, account of wounds at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862.

George Brenneman, New Castle. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Appointed Principal Musician. Wounded at Champion Hills, Mississippi, May 16, 1863. Mustered out July 5, 1865.

Wagoner

Isaac Alger, Middletown. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Discharged November 24, 1862, account of wounds at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862.

Benjamin W. Bristol, Middletown. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Wounded at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862. Discharged, disability, April ^1, 1863.

Patrick Cain, Middletown. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Discharged November 28, 1862, account of wounds at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862.

Milton Clark, Middletown. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Died at Big Black River, near Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 18, 1863, account of wounds received there. May 17, 1863.

John W. Davis, Mechanicsburg. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Discharged April 22, 1863, account of wounds at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862.

Jesse S. Ellison, Middletown. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Died at Richmond, Kentucky, September 12, 1862, account of wounds received there August 30, 1862.

John S. Farmer, Middletown. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Appointed Sergeant. Wounded at Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 1, 1863. Mustered out July 5, 1865.

Christopher S. Fifer, Middletown. Mustered in August 19. 1862. Appointed First Sergeant. Wounded at Vicksburg. Mississippi, May 22. 1863. Mustered out July 5. 1865.

David Franklin, Middletown. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Died on hospital boat, near Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 2. 1863. account of wounds received at Vicksburg, May 22, 1863.

Joseph Graves, Middletown. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Appointed Corporal. AVounded at Champion Hills, Mississippi, May 16, 1863. Mustered out July 5, 1865.

Amos R. Gugtin, Middletown. Mustered in August 19. 1862. Wounded at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862. Died at Evansville. Indiana. June 25. 1863. account of wounds at Champion Hills, Mississippi, May 16, 1863.

William B. Hankins, Middletown. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Wounded at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862. Killed at Champion Hills, Mississippi, May 16, 1863.

James E. McCormack, Mechanicsburg. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Died at Cairo, Illinois, February 18, 1863, account of wounds at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30. 1862.

William McCormack, Mechanicsburg Mustered in August 19. 1862. Died at Indianapolis, Indiana, January 26, 1863, account of wounds at Richmond. Kentucky, August 30, 1862.

George W. Morgan, Middletown. Mustered in August 19, 1862. AVounded at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862. Discharged, disability, March 12, 1863.

Jonathan A. Murphey, Mechanicsburg. Mustered in August 19. 1862. Wounded at Port Gibson. Mississippi, May 1, 1863. Mustered out July 5, 1865.

John Pate, Mechanicsburg. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Died at Cairo. Illinois. AugTist 25, 1863, account of wounds at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862.

William A. Pate, Mechanicsburg. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Discharged August 5, 1863, account of wounds at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862.

Noah W. Warner, Sulphur Springs. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Discharged October 1, 1863, account of wounds at Rich^nond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862.

First Sergeant

Mahlon D. Harvey, Dan Webster. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Wounded at Richmond, Kentuclvy, August 30, 1862, and at Fort Blakely, Alabama, April 9, 1865. Mustered out July 5, 1865.

Levi W. Bennett, Cadiz. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Appointed Corporal. Wounded at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862. Mustered out July 5, 1865.

John M. Bricker, Lewisville. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Died at Covington. Kentucky, October 30, 1862, account of wounds at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862.

Henry Cartwright, New Lisbon. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Died at St. Louis, Missouri, February 22, 1864, account of wounds at Matagorda Bay, Texas, December 30, 1863.

David Conwell, Dan Webster. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Discharged April 9, 1863, account of wounds at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi, December 28, 1862.

William C. Crawford, Cadiz. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Discharged January 13, 1863, account of wounds at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862. »

Joseph Ginn, Cadiz. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Died at Richmond, Kentucky, September - , 1862, account of wounds received there, August 30, 1862.

John B. Hoober, Luray. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Mustered out July 5, 1865. Abraham Huff. Cadiz. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Died at St. Louis, Missouri, April 7, 1863.

Wilson Lester, Lewisville. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Died at Grand Gulf, Mississippi, May 29, 1863, account of wounds at Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 1, 1863.

John R. McCormack, Cadiz. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Wounded at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862. Died at Vicksburg, Mississippi, August 11, 1863.

Thomas W. Modlin, Lewisville. Mustered in August 19. 1862. Discharged July 1, 1863, account of wounds at Richmond. Kentucky, August 30, 1862.

John Pickett, Lewisville. Mustered in August 19, 1862. Mustered out July 5. 1865. Exum P. Ratliff, New Lisbon. Mustered in August 19. 1862. Mustered out July 5, 1865.

The Sixty Ninth Regiment was organized at Richmond, on the igth of August, 1862, with WilHam A. Bickle as Colonel. On the 20th of August it left for Kentucky, and on reaching Lexington moved in the direction of Richinond, Kentucky. Near this place, on the 30th of August, it participated in the battle with Kirby Smith's Confederate forces, losing two hundred and eighteen men and officers killed and wounded. Though the men fought bravely, the disciplined troops of the enemy overpowered the regiment and captured it almost eii masse. The captured men were immediately paroled and sent to parole camp at Camp Wayne, Richmond, Indiana.

Ll^pon being exchanged the regiment was re-organized at Indianapolis, and left that place on the 27th of November, 1862, for ^Memphis, Tennessee, in command of Colonel Thomas W. Bennett. On the 20th of December it proceeded down the Mississippi River with Sheldon's Brigade of ^Morgan's Division of Sherman's wing of Grant's Army, on the expedition to \^icksburg. In the assault upon the enemy's works at Chickasaw Bayou the Sixty Ninth took part, suffering but a slight loss. After the repulse at this place the regiment moved to Arkansas Post, where it was engaged on the nth of January, 1863, and after the capture of the post it proceeded to Young's Point, Louisiana, and while stationed there over one hundred men died from disease. In the latter part of February it moved to ]\Iilliken"s Bend, Louisiana, and on the morning of the 30th of ]ylarch marched as the advance regiment of Grant's army in the movement against A'icksburg. On reaching Roundaway Bayou, opposite Richmond, Louisiana, in the afternoon, a rebel force was found and dislodged. Crossing over to Richmond in boats, the regiment assisted in building bridges for the passage of the main army. It was during this movement that two thousand feet of bridging was constructed in three days. Thus was a military road completed across the Peninsula from the river above Vicksburg to the river forty miles below that city, over which the whole army rapidly moved. On the 30th of April the advance crossed the Mississippi at Hard Times Landing, and disembarked at D'Schron's on the opposite bank, from whence it marched to Port Gibson, Mississippi, where, on the I St of May, the battle of Thompson's Hill was fought. In this engagement the Sixty Ninth lost seventy one killed and wounded. On the i6th of May it was engaged at Champion Hills, and on the 17th of May took part in the assault on the enemy's works at Big Black River. It then moved to the rear of the rebel works at Vicksburg, participating in the siege up to and including the assault on the 22d of j\Iay. On the 23d of May it moved with Osterhaus' Division to the Big Black River Bridge, where it was stationed during the remainder of the siege of Vicksburg, holding Johnson in check. During all of these operations on the east side of the Mississippi River, the regiment served in Osterhaus' Division, which opened every engagement prior to the investment of Vicksburg.

On the 6th of July the regiment moved toward Jackson, Mississippi, with the same division, which, being in the advance, did all of the skirmishing. At Jackson the Sixty Ninth was actively engaged during the six days' siege of that place. Returning to Vicksburg on the 3d of August, it was sent with the Thirteenth Army Corps to Port Hudson, Louisiana, and was afterwards transferred to the Department of the Gulf and sent to New Orleans. In September it moved to Berwick City, and there joined General Franklin's Teche expedition, and on its return the regiment was sent to Algiers, reaching there in November. It then embarked on steamship for Texas, as part of General Banks' coast expedition, landing at Decrow's Point, Matagorda Bay, on the ist of December. On the 13th of February, 1864, it sailed for Indianola, and on the 13th of March evacuated that place and started for Matagorda Island. During the progress of this movement, while crossing from Bynio's Island to Matagorda Island, a boat swamped and two officers (Assistant Surgeon Witt and Lieutenant Senior) and twenty men were drowned.

In April the regiment left Matagorda Island for New Orleans, and on arriving there was sent to Alexandria, which place was reached on the 27th of April. Here it met Bank's retreating army and was engaged in the fight near Alexandria, and, in the retreat from that place to the Mississippi River, supported Colonel Lucas' Cavalry Brigade, which covered the retreat. The regiment then went into camp at Morganza, and remained there until December, 1864, during which time it participated in different expeditions sent out from that place. On the 7th of December it was sent to Dauphin Island, in Mobile Bay, and on the T4th of December joined General Granger's Pascagoula expedition - a movement toward Mobile, intended to divert the attention of the Confederates from other columns moving through the country. In this expedition the regiment moved to Grand Bay and within twenty two miles of Mobile. On the ist of January, 1865, it returned to Pascagoula.

On the 23d of January, 1865, the regiment was consolidated into a battalion of four companies, of which Lieutenant Colonel Oran Perry was made the commanding officer. On the 31st of January the battalion embarked on steamship for Barrancas, Florida, from whence, on the 14th of March, it moved with a division to Pensacola. On the 20th of March, it moved with Steele's expedition through Florida and Southern Alabama, arriving in the rear of Fort Blakely on the 1st of April. In the assault on Fort Blakely on the 9th of April the regiment was engaged, after which it guarded rebel prisoners from Fort Blakely to-

Ship Island. Returning to Fort Blakely it moved with the division to Sehna, Alabama, where it remained until the 3d of May, and then left for ^Mobile, en route for Texas. On reaching Mobile, the orders for Texas were countermanded, and the regiment assigned to duty in jNIobile. On the 5th of July, 1865. the battalion was mustered out of service, at Mobile, on the 7th left for home, via New Orleans, having sixteen officers and two hundred and eighty four men. On arriving at Indianapolis, it was present at a public reception given to returned troops, in the Capitol grounds on the i8th of July, on which occasion the reception address was made by Governor IMorton.

Thomas Warren Bennett, Colonel of the 69th Indiana Infantry, and Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. Y., was born February 16, 1831. in Union County, Indiana. He was a livelv, energetic youth and before the advent of railroads in Indiana, for two years drove a six-horse team between Liberty, Indiana, his home, and Cincinnati, Ohio, hauling produce to the latter city and returning loaded with merchandise. His boyhood days were spent on his father's farm. In 1S50 he entered Asbury (now De Pauw) University, Greencastle, Indiana, and graduated in 1854. In the following year, he began the practice of the law at Liberty. He continued in the practice of his profession until the beginning of the Civil \\"ar, when he resigned his seat in the Indiana State Senate, to which he had been elected in 1858, and under the first call of President Lincoln for volunteers recruited and organized a full company which became Company I, 15th Indiana Infantry, three years' service, and was mustered into the service of the United States, as Captain, June 14, 1861. On September 9, 1861. he was commissioned ?\Iajor of the 36th Indiana Infantry, which he joined and with which he did valiant service until deserved promotion made him Colonel of another regiment. He was present at the capture of X'^ashville, Tennessee ; participated in the Siege of Corinth. Mississippi, and was engaged in all the marches, skirmishes and battles of General X^'elson's Division, including the retrograde movement from the Tennessee to the Ohio River and the subsequent pursuit of Bragg, which drove the latter and his forces out of Kentucky.

Indiana Infantry, and with that afterwards famous regiment, he joined the troops, under General Sherman, in the campaign against Vicksburg. He participated in the battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi, and the capture of Arkansas Post, Arkansas, January ii, 1863. He rendered conspicuous service in the battles of Port Gibson, Champion Hills and Rig Black River and took part in the entire campaign of General Grant, commanding the expedition which opened the way from Milliken's Bend alx)ve, to New Carthage, Louisiana, below the city of Vicksburg. For the spirited and successful manner in which this expedition was conducted. Colonel Bennett and his command were highly complimented in special orders by General Grant. He was also present at the siege and capture of Vicksburg. After the fall of that place. Colonel Bennett, with his regiment, joined the Army of the Gulf, then under the command of General Banks. With that armv he was in the Teche Campaign, the Texas Campaign and the Red River Expedition, during most of the time being in command of a brigade. He was for a time Chief of Staff of the 13th Army Corps and in that position exhibited such fine executive ability, complete knowledge of military requirements and such untiring industry, as to win the unstinted praise of the entire corps. He was a brave and daring officer and seemed by nature especially fitted for a soldier's life.

On March 5, 1865, in consideration of "gallant and meritorious service rendered in the field." President Lincoln appointed him a Brevet Brigadier General. General Bennett was one of the escort who afterwards accompanied the remains of the martyred President to their place of rest, at Springfield, Illinois. On January 4. 1865. he was mustered out of the service to take his seat in the Indiana State Senate to which he had been elected, at the preceding election, from the district composed of Union and Fayette Counties. At the close of the war, he resumed the practice of the law at Richmond, Indiana, and in May, 1869. was elected Mayor of that city, serving two years.

In September. 1871, b\' appointment of President Grant. General liennett became Territorial Governor of Idaho, the duties of which position he honorably and creditably discharged until December 4, 1875, when he resigned, having been elected as a Republican delegate from that territory to the Forty Fourth Congress. His election, however, was contested and the seat given to S. S. Fenn, Democrat. In 1876 he returned to Richmond and was again elected Mayor of the cit}', serving four years. The beautiful park and system of roadways of that city date from his administration.

On July 20, 1858, at Liberty, Union County. Indiana, General Bennett was united in marriage with Anna Casterline, daughter of Dr. Ziba Casterline and Catharine McCloud Elwell. his wife. Dr. Casterline was a native of Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he was born, July 20, 1803. He was a graduate of the Jefferson Medical College, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and of the Ohio Medical College. Cincinnati. Ohio. His wife, Catharine McCloud Elwell, was born in Morristown, New Jersey, but was taken to Philadelphia when three years old by her parents, and it was there they met and were united in marriage, February 23, 1836, afterwards moving to Liberty, Indiana, where Mrs. Bennett was born. During the Civil War, Dr. Casterline enlisted as Assistant Surgeon of the 84th Indiana Infantrv and was mustered into the servic;e of the L^nited States,

August 15, 1862. He served with the regiment until July 31, 1863, when he resigned on account of ill health. The married life of General Bennett and his wife was a happy one but the union was without issue. He died February 4, 1893, and his remains are buried in Earlham Cemetery, near Richmond. His widow is still living in that city.

In 1864 General Bennett was a member of the Alilitary Commission which tried the Indiana conspirators, Milligan, Bowles and Horsey, for treason, all of whom were convicted and sentenced to be hung. Through the efforts of Governor IMorton, this sentence was afterwards commuted by President Johnson to imprisonment for life, in the Ohio State Penitentiary, at Columbus. Later, they were released by the Supreme Court of the United States, on habeas corpus proceedings, on the ground that not being in the army or navy, and the State not being in insurrection, they were not amenable to courts-martial.

In 1886 General Bennett was Department Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Indiana, and at the time of his death, in 1893, he was one of the commissioners of the State of Indiana for the building of what is universally recognized as one of the finest and most impressive structures of its kind in the w^orld - The Soldiers' and Sailors" Monument, at Indianapolis.

Colonel Oran Perry

Colonel Oran Perry enlisted in Company B. i6th Indiana Infantry, at Camp \\'ayne, Richmond, Indiana, April 19, 1861, and was mustered into the service of the L^nited States, as a private, May 14, 1861. He was appointed Sergeant Major of the regiment May 25, 1861, and was mustered out of the service at Washington, District of Columbia, May 14, 1862, by reason of expiration of term of service.

On July 18, 1862. he was commissioned Adjutant of the 69th Indiana Infantry and on ]\Iarch 13. 1863, was promoted Lieutenant Colonel upon the request of the officers of the regiment, this being, perhaps, the only instance during the war where a subordinate officer was promoted over the heads of his su}>eriors at the request of- the officers themselves. He was appointed Colonel by brevet \J. S. \\. by the President, April 26, 1865, on the recommendation of his division commander. General Christopher C. Andrews, ''For the resolute and courageous manner in which he led his battalion in the charge at Fort Blakely on April 9th. in which he was seriously wounded, for his zeal as an officer and for having a splendid and efficient battalion." He was commissioned Colonel by Governor Morton on April 13, 1865, but was not mustered on account of lack of members^ of the regiment.

He served with the i6th Indiana in the Army of the Potomac until May. 1 862 ; with the 69th Indiana in Kentucky under General Nelson ; with General Sherman in 1862 in the expedition against Vicksburg, via Chickasaw Bayou : and with the Army of the Tennessee under General Grant in all of the movements against ^^icksburg, the 69th Indiana being the advance regiment in that great campaign from ]\Iilliken's Bend, twenty five miles above Vicksburg to Ion

Plantation, twenty five miles below. He also served with the Army of the Gulf under General Banks in the Bayou Teche ; along the coast of Texas ; with the Red River Expedition in 1863 ; and with General Gordon Granger in Alabama in 1864. He was also with General Canby's army in all the operations resulting in the capture of Mobile, April 9, 1865, the last battle of the war, the same day that General Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia.

He commanded the 69th Indiana for two years and was mustered out with it at Mobile, July 5, 1865. He was engaged in the battles at Richmond, Kentucky, Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi, Arkansas Post, Arkansas, Richmond, Louisiana, Port Gibson, Champion Hills, Big Black River, the assault and siege on Vicksburg, the siege of Jackson, all in Mississippi, Alexandria, Louisiana, Fort Blakely, Alabama, and many minor actions. He was wounded in the left leg and taken prisoner at Richmond, Kentucky : in the left arm at Port Gibson ; and in the head at Fort Blakely.

Manufacturer And Farmer

For three quarters of a century, the name of Brenneman has been a famiUar one in New Castle and throughout Henry Countv\ Jacob Brenneman, the head of the family in this community, was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, February i, 1809. He was early apprenticed to learn the trade of turner and cabinet maker. In 1825, having learned his trade, he removed from Pennsylvania to Henry County, Indiana, where he settled at New Castle and continued to reside until his death, which occurred October 3, 1885. He was buried in South Mound Cemetery, of which association he was a charter member.

On March 2, 1837, he was united in marriage with Margaret ]\I. Branson, daughter of Owen and Hannah Branson, of Wayne County, Indiana, where she was born, January 14, 1822. Soon after the marriage, she came to New Castle with her husband, where, surviving the toils and privations of pioneer life, she lived to share his success and to enjoy the improved situation of their children. This most estimable woman died May 6, 1881, and her remains lie buried beside her husband in South Mound Cemetery.

Shortly after his arrival in New Castle, Mr. Brenneman became acquainted with Adam Beam, who, like Mr. Brenneman, was a new comer and a cabinet maker, as well. The acquaintance ripened into friendship and the two finally formed a partnership in their trade under the firm name of Brenneman and Beam. This partnership continued without interruption until the death, by accident, of Mr. Beam, April 17, 1871. This remarkable firm carried on the business of cabinet making and undertaking for a period of nearly forty years, during which time they never had a single disagreement. The name of Brenneman and Beam was a familiar one and commanded as much credit and respect as that of any partnership that ever existed in Henry County. Alany specimens of their handiwork exist, which are proudly cherished by the fortunate possessors. After the death of Mr. Beam, the business was continued by Mr. Brenneman, with other partners, until his retirement from active pursuits, in 1880.

Personally, Mr. Brenneman was a quiet, unobtrusive man, a good listener, but possessed of a great fund of quiet humor. He was a progressive citizen and took a deep interest in ever}'thing pertaining to the welfare and prosperity o'f New Castle. He served for several terms as a member of the town council and in conjunction with other citizens secured the building of the railroad from Richmond to New Castle. In politics he was a M'hig until the disruption of that party, when he became a Republican, of which party he became an active supporter. In all matters of business, whether for himself or others, he was a careful and economical administrator, and dying, left behind a name and record of which any family might be proud.

To the union of Jacob Brenneman and Margaret ~S[. (Branson) Brenneman were born five children, namely : Daniel W. ; George ; Lavinia, now Mrs. Thomas W. Gough, of Maroa, Macon County, Illinois ; Eli, and Henrietta, now Mrs. Henrv L. Hernlv, of New Castle.

George Brenneman

The second son, George Brenneman, the subject of this sketch, was born at New Castle, Indiana, November 21, 1842, and with the exception of about a year and a half spent at Middletown, Indiana, and five years, during which he lived in Iowa, New Castle has always been his home. In his early youth, he learned the trade of his father and followed it for several years. He afterwards learned the trade of a shoemaker and was following that trade at Middletown at the breaking out of the Civil War.

In 1862 he was active in the raising and organizing of what afterwards became Company H, 69th Indiana Infantry, and was mustered into the service of the United States, as Musician, August 19, 1862. He served with his company and regiment from its organization until his muster out, July 5, 1865, without absence for a single day, and actively participated in all its marches, skirmishes and battles, from Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862, to Fort Blakely, Alabama. April 9, 1865. ^t Champion Hills, Mississippi, May 16, 1863, he was wounded but not severely enough to interfere with the performance of active service. His faithfulness to duty and bravery in action brought him deserved promotion to the non-com.missioned staff of the regiment of which, at his muster out, he was Principal Musician (Drum Major).

At the close of the war, Mr. Brenneman returned to Middletown where, on November 21, 1865, he was united in marriage with Miranda Davis, daughter of David and Elizabeth Davis, old settlers and respected citizens of Fall Creek Township, Henrv County, where she was born, November 19, 1846. Soon after their marriage, himself and wife moved to New Castle, where he went into the shoe business. In 1867, he moved to Iowa and settled on a farm in Decatur County, that State, where he remained about five years. In the Fall of 1871, Mr. Brenneman returned to New Castle where he has continued to reside ever since. Here he first engaged in the manufacture of furniture with his father and others. He afterwards followed the same line of business alone. In 1890, he turned his attention to farming and stock raising in which he has been signally successful. To the union of George Brenneman and Miranda (Davis) Brenneman were born three children, the first dying in infancy. Their daughter, Blanche, is now Mrs. Carl E. Sumack, of Muncie, Indiana, and their daughter, Georgia, is now Mrs. Howard Sim, of New Castle.

George Brenneman's life spans a period which marks the greatest advance of mankind in mechanical achievement and he has been an intelligent observer of the same. One of the extraordinary incidents of his life was the prediction and description, to him, of the present telephone system by an itinerant fortune teller and mind reader, in 1868-9, while Mr. Brenneman was living in Iowa. The vagrant prophet declared that the time would come when Mr. Brenneman could talk from his Iowa home with friends in Indiana quite as well as if they were face to face. At that time he was voted a crank and visionary but Mr. Brenneman has seen the prediction become an accomplished fact.

George Brenneman has always been a strong Republican in politics and has always taken an active interest in the progress and well being of his native county. He is a fine type of the conservative citizen and has won for himself an honored place in the community, by his industry, intelligence and public spirit.

Daniel W. Brenneman, the elder brother of George, was born, March 6,. 1839, at New Castle, where he grew to manhood. He was unable, because of physical disability, to go to the front in the Civil War, but he was an ardent supporter of the National Government and active at home in recruiting for the cause, taking care of the families of soldiers in the field, forwarding sanitary supplies and in other ways alleviating the sufferings and hardships of the war.. He saw brief service in the State, during the ^ylorgan Raid, when he was a private in Company A, iioth Indiana Infantry. In 1866, he moved to Decatur,. Macon County, Illinois, where he became a well known, prosperous and respected citizen. He died October 29, 1904, and was buried at Decatur.

Eli Brenneman

Eli Brenneman, the younger brother of George, was born December i, 1846^ at New Castle, where he grew to manhood. At the beginning of the Civil War,, he was too young to enter the army but in 1864, upon the organization of the 140th Indiana Infantry, he enlisted in Company H, of that regiment and was. mustered into the service of the United States, as Musician, September 2^, 1864. He participated in the marches, skirmishes and battles of that regiment until his muster out, July 11, 1865. He returned to New Castle after the war but later joined his elder brother, Daniel W., at Decatur, Illinois, where, after a prosperous and honorable life, he died, November 4, 1899, '^'^^ where his remains are now buried. Daniel W. and Eli Brenneman, after their removal to Illinois, became joint owners of the Lincoln farm on the Sangamon River, the early home of the martyred President, and they continued to own the same for about ten after which it was sold.

Isaac Davis

Isaac Davis, a brother of Mrs. George Brenneman, was also a soldier of the Civil War. He enlisted from Middletown in Company H, 69th Indiana Infantry, and was mustered into the service of the United States, as Corporal,. August 19, 1862. He died of disease at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, May 11, 1863, and was buried there. His remains have since been re-interred in the National Cemetery at A'icksburg, ^Mississippi.

Merchant Tailor And Farmer

Charles Campbell Shedron, a gallant ex-soldier of the Civil War, was born in St. Thomas, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1836. He was the son of a soldier, his father having served with honor in the War of 1812-15, in which his shoulder was crushed, permanently disabling him. Jacob and Sarah (Martin) Shedron, the parents of Lieutenant Shedron, were both natives of New York State, but lived for some years after their marriage in Pennsylvania. On November i, 1847, the family moved to Indiana and settled at Middletown, Henry County, where at the age of sixty six years, the father died. He is buried in Painter Cemetery, near that place. The mother lived to be ninety two years of age and died at the home of her son, William Shedron, brother of the subject of this sketch, then and now a resident of Camden, Carroll Countv, Indiana.

During his boyhood, Charles C. Shedron obtained his education in the schools of Middletown, New Castle and Knightstown. In 1849, ^t the age of thirteen, he was apprenticed, for a term of four years, to the late Jacob Mowrer, of Nev/ Castle, to learn the tailor trade. During this apprenticeship, he received no specific sum as wages, but was given six months' schooling and, at the end of the four years of his apprenticeship, a good suit of clothes. After finishing his trade, he at once started in business for himself at Knightstown. where he continued until i860, when he returned to Middletown and opened a merchant tailoring shop there. At this time, his trade was to him a means rather than an end, for young Shedron had determined to become a physician, and about this time, he began the study of medicine under Dr. Roland T. Summers, a prominent physician of Middletown and continued that study until his enlistment in the army.

In the Summer of 1862, Mr. Shedron energetically assisted in the recruiting and organizing of Company H, 69th Indiana Infantry, an.d was mustered into the service of the Cnited States, as a Sergeant of the company, August 19, 1862. Frederick Hoover, of Middletown, was Captain of this compan}' until his resignation. January 22, 1863, when he was succeeded by David S. Yount, also of Middletown. The insistent demand for troops, owing to Bragg's threatening movements in Kentucky, led the authorities to reluctantly send to the front this regiment, as yet undrilled and only partly equipped, and on xA.ugust 30. 1862, at the battle of Richmond, Kentucky, near the entire regiment was captured by the Confederates under General Kirby Smith. The regiment was at once paroled and sent to Camp Wayne, Richmond, Indiana, to await exchange, which was accomplished in September. This inauspicious beginning of its career was later redeemed by the gallant regiment on many a stricken field. Re-organized and thoroughly drilled and equipped, the 69th left Camp Wayne to take part in the investment of Vicksburg. Sergeant Shedron was in the thick of the fighting at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi ; Arkansas Post, Arkansas ; James" Plantation, Louisiana, and Grand Gulf, Mississippi. The Confederates, being at last driven into Vicksburg, the siege of that stronghold began. For gallant and meritorious service in the face of the enem\', Seroeant Shedron was commissioned Second Lieutenant of his company, January 23, 1863. and was mustered in as such, March 21, 1863. Shortly afterwards he was made Ordnance Officer of the Ninth Division and attached to the stafif of General Peter J. Osterhaus and, under that eminent soldier, he continued to serve until the fall of Vicksburg-. General Osterhaus was a distinguished German officer and soldier who became a prominent figure in the American Civil War and, prior to its close, reached the full rank of Major General, U. S. V. He was, indeed, as great a figure in that war as was La Fayette in the War of the Revolution, and to have been a member of his staff is a distinguished honor of which anv soldier may be proud. At the close of the war. General Osterhaus returned to his native land, where he remained until 1904, when he returned to the United States, with the intention of making this country his home, during his remaining days.

After the surrender of Vicksburg and while with the Ninth Division, at Big Hlack River Bridge, Mississippi, Lieutenant Shedron was taken sick. He was furloughed home for thirty days but, at the end of that time, being still unable to return to duty, the furlough was extended another thirty days. He then reported at Indianapolis and was ordered by the surgeon to return home for twenty days. Tired of inaction, at the end of ten days, he reported with his regiment at New Iberia, in the Bayou Teche country, Louisiana. As a soldier and officer. Lieutenant Shedron was ever happiest in the performance of duty. After his return to the regiment, he was sent to New Orleans and thence to Indianola, on ]Matagorda Bay, Texas, where, being regarded as a discreet and reliable officer, he was engaged on court martial duty. He then served with the forces, covering General Banks' retreat from Shreveport, Louisiana, and was next ordered t9 Alexandria, in the same State, where dams were building to liberate a number of gunboats that had been tied up at that point.

At Morganza, Mississippi, the regiment wa'^ in camp until December, t8''i-|, and participated in various expeditions sent out from that place. On January zt^. 1865, the 69th regiment was consolidated into a battalion of four companies, of which Lieutenant Colonel Oran Perry was the commanding officer, and on the 31st of that month, the battalion embarked on a steamer for Barrancas, Florida, and from there, on March 14th, went to Pensacola. On March 20th, it moved through Florida and Southern Alabama, reaching the rear of Fort Blakelv, on ^Mobile Bay, April ist. It Avas here, during the assault on that fort, April 9th, that Lieutenant Shedron was wounded. Detailed to guard the prisoners from Fort Blakely to Ship Island, the battalion afterwards went to Selma, Alabama, and thence to Mobile, where it was assigned to duty". While at Mobile, Lieutenant Shedron served as Aid de Camp on the staff of- General Smith. He was mustered out of service, July 5, 1865.

After his return from the war. Lieutenant Shedron engaged in merchant tailoring, at ]\liddletown, but his military life had undermined his health and. to escape the confinement of his trade, he retired to his farm, about three miles from Middletown, where he remained until 1889, when he once more took up his residence in Middletown, where he continued to reside, enjoying an unusual share of the esteem and regard of his fellow citizens, until, stricken by disease, he died January 15, 1905. His remains are buried in Miller Cemetery, near Middletown.

On November 28, 1868, Charles C. Shedron was united in marriage with Maria Van Matre, daughter of David and Maria Van Matre, of Delaware County, Indiana. They were the parents of twelve children, of whom seven survive, namely : Arthur F., Osee B., Elroy, Charles A., Josephine L., William G. and Lola M. One brother and three sisters of his are also still living, namely: William Shedron, of Camden, Indiana ; Elizabeth Ice, wife of Thomas Ice, of near New Castle ; Martha R. Crooks, of Camden, Indiana, and Bell Long, of Lafayette, Indiana.

Lieutenant Shedron was a member of the George W. Lennard Post, No. 148. Grand Army of the Republic, New Castle, Indiana, and politically, he was a firm Republican all his life. He never sought public office, however, his political views being the result of his convictions. He was well informed on broad questions of policy and kept fully advised of the trend of events. He was not a demonstrative man, but whatever he did was done earnestly and manfully. He was a man of unusual intelligence, and when in health, was often called upon to deliver addresses or to read papers before soldiers' meetings. These were always entertaining and instructive. He took great pride in his soldier record and delighted to associate with his old comrades and to talk over army experiences. If within his reach, he seldom failed to attend a soldiers' meeting or reunion.

During his last illness. Lieutenant Shedron realized that his chances of recovery were slight and made partial arrangements for his funeral, selecting as his pall bearers : Hiram B. Brattain, Joseph Dutton, Joseph Graves, Richard Laboyteaux, Andrew J. Minnick and John M. Shoemaker. All these gentlemen had been soldiers in the same companv and regiment, as himself. For burial, the deceased was clothed in a uniform of the Grand Army of the Republic and the casket was draped with the American flag. A large number of comrades of the Grand Army attended the funeral, which was of a most impressive character. The George \\\ Lennard Post, No. 148, Grand Army of the Republic, New Castle, of which, during life, he had been a member, adopted the followingresolutions, regarding the death of Comrade, Charles C. Shedron :

Resolved, That Comrade Shedron was a brave and loyal defender of his country in her hour of peril, and for this reason we will ever cherish his memory.

Resolved, That the Post be draped in mourning for the coming thirty days. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the record of the Post, and a copy furnished the family of the deceased comrade, and a copy furnished the press for publication.

Biographical Sketch Of John Marcus Shoemaker And Farmer

The ancestry of John Marcus Shoemaker takes root in Germany, whence his progenitors came to this country in early days, settling in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This German element became very strong in that colony and its steadfast support of the cause of the colonies, during the Revolutionary War, contributed in no small degree to their success. The original German emigration to America was largely from the lower or Rhine and the upper or Bavarian Palatinate, during the disastrous wars concerning the succession to the Palatinate (1689-1697). This emigration steadily increased in later years, until the large infusion of German blood, especially in Pennsylvania, produced a distinct type of American manhood, commonly called the Pennsylvania Dutch. They were a sturdy, industrious and courageous people and have contributed much of value to American character and institutions.

The grandparents of John Marcus Shoemaker were John and Elizabeth Shoemaker, who came from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1833, and settled one mile north of what is known as the "Cross Roads," Delaware County. Indiana, where they lived and died. Their remains lie buried in the Saunders Cemetery, east of Daleville. in that county. They belonged to the German stock above mentioned and neither of them could speak much English. They were the parents of the following children : Michael, John, Jonas, Jacob, David and two girls, who were married and remained in Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Shoemaker died October 19. 1861, and John, her husband, died January 22, 1865. They were very religious people.

The parents of John Marcus Shoemaker were Jacob and Amanda ( Tomlinson) Shoemaker. The former was born in Pennsylvania, March 31, 1812, and died September 9, 1885. The latter was a native of North Carolina where she was born December 11, 181 7; she died November 10, 1865. Her parents were John Dorothy Tomlinson, who came to Delaware County about 1832 and settled in that strong German Baptist neighborhood hitherto referred to as the "Cross Roads." Jacob and Amanda (Tomlinson) Shoemaker were married A])ril 9, 1840, and were the parents of seven children, namely: Gilla D., born January 17, 1841, afterwards Mrs. David T. Painter, now deceased; John Marcus, the subject of this sketch : Sarah E., born November 10, 1845, "o^^ deceased ; Dorothy S., born August 31, 1847. '^^'^''o niakes her home with her brother, John M. ; Martha E., born April 17, 1850, now Mrs. Richmond Wisehart, whose husband was for eight years Auditor of Henry County, and who, with her husband, moved in 1905 from New Castle, Indiana, to Pasadena, California ; Mary C, born April 16, 1853, now Mrs. Oscar Clark, residing at St. Paul, Minnesota, and Jacob D., born June 30, 1857, who died in infancy. The last named, together with John and Dorothy Tomlinson and Sarah E., are buried in the Painter Cemetery, near Middletown. l\Irs. David T. Painter is buried in the Miller Cemetery.

John Marcus Shoemaker

celebrated "Cross Roads," in Delaware County, Indiana. His experience, as the son of a well-to-do farmer, was in no wise materially different from that of the average American farmer boy. He grew up on the farm and became an able assistant to his father in the cultivation of the soil. While thus engaged he was tuiiform in his attendance upon the common schools of the community and thereby gained a very fair education.

Very soon, yes, immediately following the firing of the first gun which ushered in the Civil War, John M. Shoemaker determined to answer the first call for volunteers but was disappointed in this and it was not until the Summer of 1862, August II, that he was able to enlist. He assisted in recruiting and organizing what became Company H, 69th Indiana Infantry, and was mustered into the service of the United States, as a private in that company, August 19, 1862. The history of the "Old Sixty Ninth" is the military history of John M. Shoemaker. He was in all of its campaigns, march^, skirmishes and battles, except the siege of Jackson, Mississippi. The list of battles, skirmishes and engagements in which Private Shoemaker participated is a notable one and constitutes a record of faithful service and valorous deeds to which his descendants can proudly refer : Richmond. Kentucky, August 30, 1862 ; Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi, December 28-29, 1862; Arkansas Post, Arkansas, January 11, 1863; Richmond, Louisiana, March 30, 1863; Port Gibson, May i, 1863; Champion Hills, May 16, 1863; Big Black River, May 17, 1863; general assault on A^icksburg. May 22, 1863; Siege of A'icksburg. May 18 to July 4, 1863; all in ^lississippi ; and ]\[atagorda Bay. Texas, December 29-30, 1863; Alexandria, Louisiana, April 2"]^ 1864; and Fort Blakely, Alabama, April 9, 1865.

After the fall of Vicksburg and prior to the removal of the regiment to Jackson, Mississippi, private Shoemaker was taken ill and was sent aboard a hospital boat from which he was afterwards transferred to Jefferson Barracks, near St. Louis, Missouri, and from there to a military hospital at ]\Iadison, Indiana. Because of this illness private Shoemaker Avas absent from his regiment about three months, rejoining the same at New Iberia, Mississippi. This period of illness constituted the only absence of Private Shoemaker from his regiment and company during his entire service in the army.

At the battle of Champion Hills. May 16. 1863, Private Shoemaker was slightly wounded in the right wrist, being- struck by a minie ball. He was slightly wounded a second time on Ma}- 22, 1863, in the general assault on Vicksburg, being struck in the shoulder by a piece of a bursting shell. These wounds were not of a serious character and did not disable him nor necessitate his leaving the regiment or the field of action. From the beginning to the end, he was a faithful, brave and intrepid soldier, and to such as he can be attributed the salvation of the Union.

At the conclusion of the war. Private Shoemaker was mustered out of the service at IndianapoHs, July 5, 18^55. Follownng his discharge, he at once returned home and resumed his place on his father's farm. He remained with his father for a period of three years wdien he together with his father and family moved to Fillmore County, Minnesota, settling on a farm near Spring Valley. He resided there for four years and then returned to Henry County but his father did not return until 1879. Soon after returning to Indiana, Private Shoemaker was united in marriage January ii, 1872. with Sarah, daughter of Jacob P. and Hannah Miller, who lived two miles east of Middletown, in the center of what was for many years known as the "Miller Settlement," and close to the German Baptist Church of that section. Following his marriage he rented of his father-in-law the home farm, on which his wife was born and reared, and has lived there as tenant and owner from that time to the present. Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker, by industry, thrift and economy, have acquired a very fair competency. They own close to three hundred acres of land, the same being in the highest state of cultivation, and on which is their excellent old fashioned, two-story, nine-room brick residence, with a wide hall running through the center. This substantial home was built by Mr. Jacob P. Miller about thirty six years ago and is in a fine state of preservation. In addition to the home, there are the main and smaller barns, cattle sheds and other farming conveniences. ITpon the successful farmer rather than upon the successful merchant or professional man has depended the marvelous growth and development of our country in the last half century.

To John M. Shoemaker and wife were born the following named children : Ada L.. born November 20. 1872; married to Andrew J. Hupp, Februarys 16, 1892; AVilliam O., born July 28, 1874; married to Allie Lindamood, July 8, 1896; ^Martha E.. born February 10, 1877; died August 21, 1895; buried in Miller Cemetery; Bertha M., born February 13, 1882; married to Walter Marshall, October 7, 1903. To Andrew J. Hupp and wife were born three children : Helen, born January 15, 1893; John B., born February 15, 1897; and Sarah Elizabeth, born March 2y, 1904. Mr. Hupp, the son-in-law, and William O. Shoemaker, the son, are both prosperous young farmers and each has his home within a mile of the parental roof. William O. Shoemaker and wife are the parents of three children : Joseph Francis, born September 15, 1897; John ]\'Iarcus, born December 5. 1899; and Raymond Theodore, born November 22, 1904. These six grandchildren all have a very warm place in the hearts of the grandparents and their presence at the old homestead is always hailed with delight.

John ]\I. Shoemaker is a member of George W. Rader Post, No. 119, Grand Army of the Republic, Middletown ; IMiddletown Lodge, No. 97, I. O. O. F. ; and lioth himself and wife are faithful members of the Christian Church, a denomination which has a strong hold upon the religious people of the community throughout Fall Creek Township.

Tt is a notable fact that the Shoemaker family sent nine of its members into the Civil War. They were : Sanford Harrison Shoemaker and Silas Marion Shoemaker, Company G, Seventh Indiana Cavalry; Henry M. and Levi P., Company E, Eighth Indiana Infantry (three years) ; John M., Company H, Sixty Ninth Indiana Infantry; John P and Joseph R., Company B, One Hundred and Thirty Fourth Indiana Infantry ; and David and John, who enlisted and served in Pennsylvania regiments.

The parents of Sarah (Miller) Shoemaker came from Rockingham County, A'irginia. The father, Jacob P. Miller, was born June 12, 181 1, and the mother. Hannah (Coffman) Miller, February 19, 1812. They were married in Virginia. December i, 1829. and moved to Ohio, settling near New Carlisle. After about three years, they moved to Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana, following relatives who had preceded them, and purchased from Thomas Watkins, eightv acres of land, the same being the land upon which the brick residence above mentioned is located and which now forms a part of the three hundred-acre farm owned by John M. Shoemaker and wife. Mr. Miller also entered the following described lands, situate in Jefferson Township : October 30, 1834, the northwest quarter of section two, one hundred and forty eight and six one hundredths acres; November 5, 1835, the west half of the southwest quarter of section one, eighty acres; November 7, 1835, the east half of the southwest quarter of section thirty five, eighty acres; all in township eighteen north, range nine east. It is on the first described tract that the German Baptist Orphans' Home, near Honey Creek is located.

Jacob P. and Hannah (Cofifman) Miller were the parents of nine children, namely: Absalom, Samuel, David, Elizabeth, now Mrs. Enos Lindamood Phillips; Sarah, now Mrs. John M. Shoemaker; Mary, afterwards Mrs. James Alexander, now deceased ; Laanah, afterwards Mrs. James T. Abshire, now deceased ; Martha H.. now Mrs. Joseph Sharp, of Frankton, Madison County, Indiana.

No man was better known throughout Fall Creek Township than Jacob P. Miller and no man was held in higher esteem by his friends and neighbors. He was full of good humor and enjoyed the society of his friends and acquaintances. He lived in strict conformity with his church, the German Baptist, and it was through him that the Miller Cemetery was established, his son Philip being the third person to be buried there, in 1858.

Indeed it may be said that the Miller family together with that of the Shoemakers had very much to do with the settlement, growth and present prosperity of Northwestern Henry County ; and their descendants are keeping step with the pace set by their ancestors.

Biographical Sketch Of Isaac Van Duyn And Farmer

Isaac Van Duyn was a native of Ohio, where he was born May 15, 1822. He Avas the oldest son in a large family of children. The date of his leaving Ohio and coming to Indiana is not known, neither is it a matter of family record when he was married, but, according to the memory of the persons supposed to be best informed as to his life, that event must have taken place in the year 1845, ^^ the oldest child, George W., was born in 1846. His wife's maiden name was Phoebe Judge. She was a member of the hale, sturdy and prosperous family of that name which was so active and prcxnin&nt in the early histor}- of Western Henry and Eastern Hancock Counties, Indiana.

For several years after their marriage, the young couple lived on the farm now owned by John R. Kitterman, cashier of the State Bank of Shirley, which is situated one mile east of that rapidly growing, highly prosperous, hustling town. Leaving that place, Mr. Van Duyn and wife moved to a farm not far from the village of ]Mechanicsburg, and it was there, in the Summer of 1862, that he determined to heed the call of his country in the hour of peril. He enlisted in Company H, 69th Indiana Infantry, and was mustered into the service of the L'nited States, as a private, August 19, 1862. He was mustered out May 23, 1865.

Company H was under the command of the late Captain David S. Yount. who during the last year of his life had much to do with the preparation of this History for publication. The military history of the famous 69th Regiment is elsewhere in this chapter fully set forth and every soldier who had the fortune to belong to that regiment is fully entitled to share in the honor and fame which attaches to the regiment as a whole, and none more so than Isaac \^an Duyn. Mustered into the service as above related, Private Van Duyn parted with his wife and his growing family and went with his regiment to the "front," which was then just across the Ohio River, in Kentucky, owing to the fact that the Confederates under Generals Braxton Bragg and E. Kirby Smith, in a general advance, were rapidly approaching tlie dividing line between Indiana and Kentucky.

Soon afterwards the battle of Richmond, Kentucky, was fought, the I'nion forces were disastrously defeated and the 69th Regiment captured. This battle occurred August 30, 1862, just eleven days after the 69th was mustered into the service and it is an historical fact that the regiment, comp>osed of raw troops, undrilled and not properly equipped, was unfitted to render soldierly service and ought not to have been ordered to take part in the engagement against the veteran soldiers of the Confederacy. Nevertheless they behaved most gallantly, nor did the unforunate issue of their first essay in arms dishearten or dismay officers or men for the 69th afterwards rendered distinguished service in the Civil War.

Following the battle of Richm.ond, Private A^an Duyn was taken down with intermittent fever and was furloughed home. He was sick for several weeks and, although scarcely able to travel when his furlough expired, yet he promptly returned and rejoined his regiment and was with it continuously from that time until mustered out May 23, 1865. He returned home at the close of the war, broken in health by the hardships endured in many campaigns, and to his other afflictions was added the almost complete loss of eyesight. Notwithstanding the constant physical distress to which he was subjected, he lived for many years to experience the beneficence of the Nation whose integrity and honor he had bravely helped to defend.

About the year 1880, Mr. Van Duyn purchased a farm, three quarters of a mile north of the town of Shirley, and there his large family of children grew to maturity. The children are all established now in homes of their own. It was there also that the aged' veteran met the last enemy, death, September 6. 1903, aged eighty one years, three months and twenty one days. He is buried in Harland Cemetery, near Warrington, Hancock County. His widow and eleven children, five sons and six daughters, survive him. The sons are: George W., of Shirley; Columbus, who lives two miles north of Shirley ; Wallace Warren, who lives near Warrington, Hancock County ; Isaac, who lives on the home farm with his mother ; and Oran Perry Van Duyn, of near Shirley, the last and youngest, being so named for and in honor of General Oran Perry, of Indianapolis, who was Colonel of the 69th Regiment in the Civil War, and is now Quartermaster General of Indiana. The daughters are: Eliza Ann, wife of Thomas Cronk, of Shirley; Margaret Ellen, wife of Austin Barrett, a farmer, who lives near Grant City ; Highland Mary, wife of Daniel Enright, of Greenfield ; Linnie Jane, wife of Oliver Coon, who lives near Cadiz; Sarah Catharine, wife of Abijah Smith, a farmer, who lives one and a half miles north of Shirley ; and Elizabeth, wife of Allen Craig, who lives two and a half miles north of Shirley. One daughter, Lydia Marinda, who married Martin Craig, died several years ago.

The soldiers of the Civil War are fast passing away. Every year makes inroads in their ranks and one, or at the most two, decades more will leave the Grand Army, a memory only. Every trade, every profession, every class of the community was represented in that mighty host. Of all the sons of the Republic, however, who joined in tlie clash of arms between the North and the South, none were more loyal to the flag, none more steadfast in difficulty, danger and defeat, than the lads from the farms. On the farms of America are nourished her true freemen and her sturdiest defenders.

The experience of Isaac Van Duyn in the army had served to quicken his faculties and harden his resolution. His after life, passed in the peaceful and uneventful pursuits of husbandry, was characterized by industry, prudence and providence. His many children were prepared at home to make their way in the world and received from the parents generous support and a helping hand. He was a good soldier, a good husband and an indulgent father. His memory will long be honored by his descendants. At the time of his death, he was the owner of more than two hundred acres of land not far from Shirlev.

Arthur Clinton Van Duyn

Arthur Clinton Van Duyn, son of George W. Van Duyn and grandson of the old soldier above mentioned, was born October 20, 1870. He Avas a studious youth and with no other opportunities than those afiforded by the country schools, he was prepared to teach at the age of seventeen years. He taught ten successive terms in Hancock County, all but two of them being in Brown Township in which the western part of the town of Shirley is located. While teaching- school, he was industriously preparing himself to take up the profession of the law. He was postmaster at Shirley from November 20, 1893, to May 11, 1897. After retiring from the postofifice, he moved to Greenfield, Hancock County, and began the active practice of the law. For four years he was the prosecuting attorney of Hancock County, and discharged the duties of the office with fidelity and zeal. He is now practicing his profession in Greenfield where he is deservedly popular. The prospects of his having a long and useful career at the bar are very bright.

Biographical Sketch Of David Strickler Yount And Merchant

The Commonwealth of Virginia was once a crown colony of Great Britain and owned most of the territory, now embraced in the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan, together with all that part of Minnesota, east of the Mississippi River. As a preliminary step to the bringing about of the convention which framed the constitution of the United States and the formation of a "more perfect union," she ceded her claim to this vast empire to the Continental government, and in 1787 the same was formed into "The Territory Northwest of the Ohio River." Thus, in the early days of the Government, and perhaps now, the citizens of the "Old Dominion" cherished a genuine attachment for the States carved out of that territor}^ and for the people thereof. This attachment was, if anything, stronger towards Indiana than any other State. The early emigration from Virginia was first to Ohio, then to Indiana and later to Illinois.

Of the many sons and daughters of Virginia, who came to Indiana, in general, and to Henry County, in particular, it would be difficult to make a first or special selection, but it is certain that a more noble or worthy couple never emigrated from Virginia to Henry County than Joseph and Sophia Yount, the parents of the subject of this sketch.

Joseph Yount and Sophia Crim were both natives of Rockingham County, Virginia, the former being born there, December 24, 1805, and the latter, August 9, 1810. They were united in marriage, December 17, 1829. To this union, prior to the removal of the parents to Indiana, were born two daughters, namely : Elizabeth Catharine, March 11, 1832, and Sarah Agnes, February 20, 1834. The first named, Elizabeth Catharine, was afterwards, on June 15, 1848, at the family home in Middletown. Indiana, married to the late Joel Murphey, of New Castle, Indiana. Sarah Agnes, on March 10, 1852, at the same place, became the wife of the late Steel Baldridge, of near Walnut Level, Wayne County, Indiana.

After the marriage of Joseph Yount and Sophia Crim, it would seem, from' all the facts obtainable, that they must have moved from Rockingham to Augusta, the adjoining county. As confirmation of this change of location, the old family records specify that each of the daughters above named "was born in Augusta County, State of Virginia." Not long after the birth of Sarah Agnes, the second daughter, the parents, imbued with a desire to make a change and further stimulated by the glowing accounts they had received regarding the new territory, finally determined to emigrate to Henry County, Indiana. The particular time of the removal is not definitely known but the facts, relating to the early history of Middletown, make them residents of that place in 1835, and from that date, they continued to be residents of that place until their death.

Joseph Yount was a well known man in Henry County but his life work was at Middletown and vicinity. He knew everybody there and everybody knew him. Soon after his arrival at Middletown, he established a general store, such as was adapted to supply the wants and needs of the pioneers, which he conducted for a number of years. Prior to the building of railroads in Indiana he also became a general buyer of hogs and cattle, grain and produce, which he marketed at Cincinnati. Ohio, then the biggest trading point west of the Alleghany mountains. The live stock was driven to market and the grain and produce were transported in wagons. After selling the grain and produce, the wagons were loaded for the return trip with merchandise for himself and other merchants and traders doing business in his neighborhood. On June 2, 1839, Joseph Yount became postmaster at Middletown and held the office continuously until September 19. 1853, a period of more than fourteen years. His successor in the office was the late Benjamin Franklin Murphey. who subsecjuently moved to Chicago where, prior to his death, he was a prominent pork packer and a member of the Chicago Board of Trade.

At the first general election held in Henry County, under the present constitution of Indiana, Joseph Yount was chosen as the county's representative in the lower house of the legislature (1853) ^""^^ h^<^l ^o^ '""is colleague, the late James S. Ferris, well remembered in New Castle as a school teacher and as County Auditor for eight years.

When the Panhandle Railroad was completed from Richmond to New Castle. in 1854, Mr. Yount became a prime mover in the agitation which resulted in the extension of the road from New Castle to Middletown (1854-5) and was the chief contractor in the building and grading of the road, which resulted in a loss of several thousand dollars to himself but in a material gain to the town.

During the Civil War, he was one of the Government's most active supporters and in State and County did everything in his power for the cause of the Union. He was an ardent admirer of President Lincoln and in a sense, an adviser of Indiana's War Governor, Oliver P. iMorton. As a whole, it may be said of Joseph Yount that he lived a busy life ; that he discharged every duty with fidelity ; and that he was devoted to his home and to his town in which he was an influential and honored citizen, until the day of his death, which occurred September 18, 1876. His death touched the hearts of his friends and neighbors deeply and it is a matter of record that the remains of no citizen of Middletown were ever followed to the grave by a concourse of more sincere mourners.

Sophia (Crim) Yount, wife of Joseph Yount, was an earnest Christian woman, possessed of many domestic virtues. She was a devoted wife and a loving mother. She was of a very charitable disposition and among her many duties, found time to administer to the unfortunate. She was a devout member of the Christian Church and remained strong in her faith and work for that large denomination until her death. December 4, 1885. Though it is many years since she passed away, she is still affectionately remembered in Middletown by all who knew her, as '''Aunt Sophia Yount.''

To the union of Joseph and Sophia (Crim) Yount were born in Middletown. the following children: Mary Virginia, February 17, 1836, who on May 30, 1854. was married to Miles Milton Murphey; William Henry. August 7, 1839; David Strickler, November 23, 1841 ; Joseph Peter. December 2, 1843; Walter Raleigh. September 24, 1846. All of these sons and daughters have followed the parents to the grave.

David Strickler Yount, the subject of this sketch, was the second son and fifth child. His boyhood days were spent in the accustomed ways of boys in the villages of the country, until fitted to enter college, when he became a student at Butler University. Indianapolis, where he was studying at the outbreak of the Civil War. He at once enlisted in the i8th Indiana Infantry, and was mustered into the service of the United States as a musician in the regimental band, August 16. 1861. He was mustered out of that regiment, March 20. 1862. He immediately began to recruit a company, under the second cdll for three years' men, which became Company H, 69th Indiana Infantry, and he was mustered into the service of the United States, as First Lieutenant of the company. August 12. 1862. He was later promoted Captain and mustered as such. Januarv 23. 1863, when but little more than twenty one years old. This position he continued to hold until mustered out with his regiment, July 5. 1865. on account of the close of the war. The first battle he participated in was that of Richmond. Kentuck}-, August 30. 1862. where he. with a majority of his regiment, were forced to surrender. After the regiment was exchanged, it was sent down the Mississippi River and joined the troops under General Sherman, in the campaign against A^icksburg. Captain Yount, in command of his company, was present and participated in all the bloody engagements which led to the investment of the Confederate army in A'icksburg, and was present at the surrender of that stronghold. July 4. 1863. He afterwards took part in the siege of Jackson. [Mississippi, and was then sent, with his regiment, to New Orleans ; thence to Texas and then transferred to the army under General Banks and took part in the disastrous Red River Campaign. The Spring of 1865 found the regiment with other troops under General Canby. investing Mobile. Alabama, and in one of the last battles of the war. Captain Yount. in command of his company, led the assault on Fort Blakely. which was the Confederate commanding position on Mobile Bay.

The war was now over and Captain Yount returned home to Middletown and engaged in mercantile pursuits, which he followed for a number of years. Later, he engaged in the grain and commission business in Indianapolis, and afterwards became a commercial traveler.

The last year of his life was an arduous one. In the Fall of 1902, when George Hazzard. the author of this History, took up the work of its preparation. Captain Yount became associated with him. The selection was not only fortunate but was. in every sense, a happy one and highlv congenial to the author. Captain Yount was not only active in the pursuit of information but labored diligently to make the work full and complete. His sudden death. September 14. 1903. was a great shock to the communitv. an irreparable loss to his familv and friends and a keen deprivation to the author.

Captain Yount was twice married ; first, at Middletown. after the close of the Civil \\^ar. by Elder Benjamin Franklin, of the Christian Church, to Julia C. Kinsey. daughter of \Mlliam and Josiah (IMellett) Kinsey. She was a niece of the late Judge Joshua H. Mellett. This exceedingly happy union was dissolved by her death. August 24, 1878. There were two children born to them, namely: James M., June 13. 1870, who died, July 4, 1888. and Blanche, now Mrs. Clay C. Hunt, of Xew Castle. Captain Yount's second marriage was to Elizabeth B. Terhune. April 15. 1879. at Middletown. the ceremony being performed by the Reverend F. A. Fish, of the Methodist Episcopal Church. One

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Captain David Strickler Yount was a member of Middletown Lodge, No. 271, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He was also a member of Major May Post, No. 244, Grand Army of the Republic, Anderson, Indiana, which he had joined during his residence in Anderson (1888-1896). In 1896 he moved to New Castle, where he resided at the time of his death. The funeral of Captain Yount took place September 16. 1903. On the same day, the 36th Indiana Infantry was holding its annual reunion in the Knights of Pythias Hall, New Castle, and as a token of their esteem and in commemoration of the brilliant military career of Captain Yount, the association adjourned its meeting and attended the funeral in a body. The mortal remains of this dead soldier and citizen rest in South Mound Cemetery, New Castle, where the bodies of his first wife and two of his children lie buried. He left behind him a name which will ever be cherished by his family and friends and by liis comrades, who still live and from time to time re-fight, in memory, the battles of the Civil War, in which all so bravely participated. Mrs. Elizabeth B. Yount. who survives her husband, is a resident of New Castle.

William H. Yount

William H. Yount, a brother of Captain Yount, was also a soldier of the Civil War. He enlisted first in Company H, 69th Indiana Infantry, and was mustered into the service of the United States, as a private, August 19, 1862. He was discharged because of disability, November 26, 1862. He next served, during the brief period of the Morgan Raid, as a private in Company C, 109th Indiana Infantry (State troops). He enlisted, lastly, in Company F, 124th Indiana Infantry, and was mustered into the service of the United States, as a private. January 26, 1864. He was appointed a Corporal and then a Sergeant of his company and was mustered out. August 31. 1865.