Vanderburgh County, Indiana - Chapter 14, 1889 (part 3 of 3)

P. Mcjohnson rendered efficient service as second and first lieutenant and was commissioned captain upon the advancement of Captain Hornbrook, but was mustered out with the refriment before assuminjr command of the company. Samuel K. Leavitt went out with the company as its second lieutenant, was promoted first lieutenant October 17, 1S62, captain of Company I, December 21, 1S63, transferred to Company G,"as its captain, January- 31, 1865, and mustered out with the regiment. John Ruston from October 17, 1S63, to December 21, 1863, served as second lieutenant, being promoted at the latter date to first lieutenant, from which rank he was honorably discharged on account of disability November 22, 1864. James Brodie, of ]McCutchan\-ille, was commissioned first lieutenant, but the close of the company's service prevented his muster. Thomas J. Groves held a commission in the compan\' as second lieutenant from January 31, 1865, to May 18, 1865, when he resigned. Of the regimental non-commissioned staff Elam McRitchey was sergeant major, James D. Parvin, commissary sergeant, (discharged on account of physical disabilitv), John Ingle, quartermaster sergeant (promoted commissary Tenth cavalrv), and John Alsop, hospital steward. The following list comprises the non-commissioned officers and enlisted men of Company H, who joined it as residents of Vanderburgh county. Sergt. William C. Bacon, discharged March 24, 1865, disability ; Sergt. George W. Hill, mustered out June 22, 1865, as private, term expired; Sergt. Thomas J. Groves, promoted second lieutenant; Sergt. Daniel V. Larabee, not mustered out; Corp. Arthur Inwood, discharged February 5, 1865, disability; Corp. Joseph Phar\-, discharged August 24, 1864, '^'^ fii'st sergeant ; Corp. Robert Mcjohnston, promoted second lieutenant, first lieutenant and captain; Corp. William P. Filo, mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired; Corp. Henry Cromwell, not mustered out; Corp. Daniel Grim, discharged November 10, 1S62, disability; Corp. Arthur F. Mcjohnston, mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired; Corp. John L. McCutchan, mustered out June 22, 1865, as sergeant, term expired; Musician John Rollins, not mustered out; Musician Thomas Cattenberger, mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired.

Privates. - Baxter, Kennedy, died at Owensboro, Ky., April 5, 1863; Bennett, George, mustered out June 22, 1865, as corporal, term expired; Bishop, Frank, discharged October 24, 1864, wounds; Bitz, Polser, mustered out May 25, 1865; Bacook, Samuel, mustered out June 22, 1865, as sergeant; Borre, John, died in Andersonville prison June 9, 1S64; Brodie, James, mustered out June I, 1865, as first sergeant; Chapman, Jesse, killed at Nashville April 9, 1865; Cannon, Curtis, died at Evansville, Ind., Januar\' 3, 1863; Craig, Smiley, died at Bowling Green, K3-., February 21, 1864; Duncan, John, killed x\pril, 1864; Denner, Octave, mustered out Jul}- 7, 1865; Evans, William C, not mustered out; Fisher, George D., discharged November 7, 1863, disabiHty; Green, Jonas, mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired; Hall, Thomas, died December 14, 1863, o^ wounds received in action ; Harrison, Henrv, mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired; Henr}-, Robert, mustered out June 22, 1865, as hospital steward; Ilogan, Bennett, transferred to Twenty-fifth regiment, July 26, 1863; Holt, Parker, killed October iS, 1862, by accident; Horan, Thomas W., mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired; Hunsinger, Charles, died at Rochester, Ky., February 7, 1863; Keefer, Carl, mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired; Lingfield, Carl, dis- charged November 29, 1S64, wounds; Lampe, Benjamin, died at Tazewell, Tenn., December 28, 1863; Lorance, Alexander H., mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired; Lovelace, Albert H., died at Henderson, Ky., March 2, 1863; Mansel, William B , mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired; McCutchan, Robert, mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired; McCutchan, James A., mustered out June 22, 186.S) term expired; McGrath, Patrick, mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired; Martin, Perry, mustered out June 2 2, 1865, tt^>"m expired: May, John M., not mustered out; Moffit, Charles J., mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired ; Moffit, John F., mustered out June 22, 1865, as corporal; Perry, Matthew, transferred to marine service; Ptinijston, August, mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired; Powell, Willougliby, died at Madison, Ind., August 24, 1864; Ragland, Martin S., discharged June 15, 1863, disability, as corporal; Reeves, James M., mustered out June 22, 1865, as corporal; Riggs, James, mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired; Rosey, Conrad, mustered out June 22, 1865, term expired; Ruston, John, promoted to second lieutenant; Stinson, Andrew J., discharged March 18, 1865, wounds; Stinson, Benoni C, discharged March 4, 1865, disability; Strange, John, transferred to Veteran Reserve corps March 17, 1864; Strange, William J., mustered June 22, 1S65, as corporal; Skeels, William, died at Aiidersonville September 26, 1864; Taylor, Thaddeus, transferred to Veteran Reserve corps, mustered out July 12, 1865; Ullerick, John, mustered out May 25, 1865; W.u^ren, Edward, died at Andersonville, June 14, 1864; Weber, Lewis, discharged February 8, 1865; Withrow, Alonzo, discharged Jul}' 25, 1863, disability; Wood, Alfred II., mustered out June 22, 1865, Wyatt, WilHam, died at Evansville, Ind., March 18, 1865.

Recruits.. - Berger, Frederick, never reported to company; Crist, James L., discharged from hospital May 26, 1865; Costello, John, transferred to One Hundred and Twentieth regiment June 15, 1865; Hall, John, died at Rochester, Ky., January 25, 1863; Headen, Thomas F., died at Chattanooga, May 14, 1864, wounds; Hawkins, Sanford J., transferred to One Hundred and Twentieth regiment June 15, 1865; McMurran, Marshall, transferred to One Hundred and Twentieth regiment June 15, 1865; Odell, Isaac H., transferred to One Hundred and Twentieth regiment June 15, 1S65; Strange, Augustine, transferred to One Hundred and Twentieth regiment June 15, 186 5; Wells, Walter F., dischargedjune 28, 1864, disability; Westgate, Wilfred M., transferred One Hundred and Twentieth retximent.

This company at the outset had ninet3'-six men, and received thirtv-one recruits. It lost by death twentv-nine, and by desertion ten. The following men were in other companies of this regiment; CompanyA - Blakely, James, mustered out June 22, 1865; Poule, Christopher, mustered out June 22, 1S65. Compan}' B - Howell, Henry, recruit, mustered out Jul\- 15, 1865. Company C - Fuqua\-, William, discharged February 27, 1863, disability; Feagle}-, Mark C, mustered out June 22, 1865, as corporal; Unde, Wilhelm, mustered out July 10, 1865; Hodson, William T., transferred to One Hundred and Twentieth regiment; Inwood, Thomas R., mustered out May 27, 1865; Inwood, Arthur, died at Marietta, Ga., August 4, 1864; Ingler, James, transferred to One Hundred and Twentieth regiment; Ingler, David, not mustered out; Kell, Robert, transferred to One Hundred and Twentieth regiment; Martin, Charles V., not mustered out; Murphy, James, transferred to (Jne Hun- dred and Twentieth regiment; Riley, Abraliam, discharged April 8, 1S65, disability; Ruston, IIenr\', died Nashville, December 14, 1864; Smith, Hiram T., mustered out May 27, 1865. Company E - Witherspoon, Milton B., transferred to One Hundred and Twentieth regiment Company G - Harris, Napoleon S., transferred to One Hundred and Twentieth regiment. Company K - Heckman, Geise, died at Knoxville, Tenn., September 14, 1864.

The Field Work of the Sixty-fifth. - Immediately after its muster this organization was stationed at Henderson, Ky., affording to that place valuable protection from guerilla warfare. After a severe skirmish with Adam Johnson's rebel regiment, on August 28, 1862, it took possession of Madison\-ille, and for a year following this event, performed duty in the western counties of Kentucky, there engaging in several skirmishes. In April, 1863, the regiment was mounted. Being moved to east Tennessee, the regiment there engaged in several important expeditions, engaging the enemy near Zollicoffer, at Blountsville, Rheatown, and Bristol, at each place acting with gallantry. In November it moved to Tazewell, and on December i had a severe tight at Walkersford, assisted by the Fifth cavalry, in which both regiments fought all day against great odds, the Sixt3'-fifth losing two killed, eight wounded and two missing. Its next engagement was at Bean Station, on December 14, with Longstreet's infantry, losing two killed, ten wounded and five missing. On the following day it engaged the enemy at Powder Spring Gap and Skagg's Mills, and a month later at Dandridge, losing, in the three engagements, eighteen men killed, wounded and captured. In April, 1864, it was dismounted and joined Sherman's army, participating in the

Atlanta campaign and all the battles and skirmishes attending it, losing along the route eleven killed, twenty-three wounded, and five prisoners. It followed Hood into Alabama and Tennessee, and fought bravely at Columbia, Franklin and Nash\ille. Being transferred to the east in January, 1865, on February 18 it bore the brunt of the attack on Fort Anderson and did the skirmishing for the troops at Town Creek on the 20th. It was not afterward entraffed. Mustered out June 22, 1S65.

The Fourth Cavalry [Seventy-seventh^ Regiment. - In the ranks and among the officers of this organization the men of Vanderburgh county were prominent. The regiment was organized at Indianapolis on August 22, 1862, with Isaac P. Gray, now governor of the state, as colonel. It was with Company F that the citizens of this county were identified. John T. Deweese was its captain. He was promoted major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel in rapid succession, but resigned March 11, 1864, before his muster into the rank last named. Albert C. Rosencranz went out as its first lieutenant, rose to the command of the company, and was commissioned major of the regiment; his honorable discharge, May 15, 1865, however, preventing his muster as a regimental officer. John Y. Urie, who began his service as commissary sergeant of the companj', was promoted first lieutenant and then captain. Alonzo Stone and John W. Peck, corporals, received, June i, 1865, commissions as first and second lieutenants respectively'. The close of the company's career prevented the muster of the last three named officers in the advanced rank in which they had been commissioned. The enlisted men from this county were as follows: .First Sergt. Robert Wheeler, mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Com. Sergt. John Y. Urie, promoted to first lieutenant;

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Sergt. Arthur Trimble, mustered out June 29, 1S65, term expired; Sergt. William Earle, mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Corp. James Barton, mustered out June 29, 1865, as commissary sergeant, term expired; Corp. William Hilliard, mustered out June 29, 1865, as sergeant, term expired; Corp. John W. Peck, mustered out June 29, 1S65, 'IS sergeant, term expired; Corp. Alonzo Stone, mustered out June 29, 1865, as first sergeant, term expired.

Privates. - Barton, Charles S., mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Clark, John, mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Covey, John W., mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Crisp, James, discharged December 18, 1862; Euler, Jacob, mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Fields, Green, mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Fields, Edmund, discharged September 22, 1863; Hompej-, Richard, mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Harrison, John, mustered out June 29, 1865, as corporal, term expired; Jarrell, Theodore, discharged November 14, 1862; Jones, William L., mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Korb, Nicholas, died at Nashville, Tenn., November 11, 1863; Korb, Anthony, mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Lodge, Henry, promoted to second lieutenant; Losee, Stephen G., mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Morris, John T., mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Miller, Christian, mustered out June 29, 1865, term exjiired; McCutchan, Charles R., mustered out June 29, 1865, '1^ corporal, term expired; McCutchan, John T., mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Sherry, Andrew J., mustered out June 29, 1865, as corporal; Trimble, Arthur B., died at Madison, Ind., November 22, 1863; Wheeler, John F., discharged December 11, 1862; Walker, William, died at Bowling Green, Ky., January i, 1863.

Recruits. - Gillett, Benjamin F., mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Homer, John, mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Lee, George, mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Stogel, Henry R., missing at Newman, Ga., July 30, 1864. This company enrolled 102 men, received eight recruits, lost by death sixteen; by desertion two, and two reported unaccounted for. Among the recruits who went to the regiment in the earl}- part of 1864 from Vanderburgh county, the following were assigned to Company K : Brewster, William E., mustered out June 29, 1865, term e.xpired; Conner, Willliam D., mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Inman, James, mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Kirkman, James O., mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Richey, Hezekiah, mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Skeggs, Abram D., mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; Snider, Robert B., mustered out June 29, i865,term expired; Webb, Samuel, mustered out June 29, 1865, term expired; William Street, who joined Company K, as a recruit, October i, 1S62, died at Henderson, Ky., March 5, 1863.

The Regimenfs Field Record. - On the completion of its organization this regiment was sent to the interior of Kentucky, and performed valuable service there, engaging the enemy twice at Madisonville, and at other places in 1862. A portion of the command, stationed in eastern Kentucky, pursued Morgan's forces toward Green River, fought and defeated that rebel near Munfordsville on December 25, and afterward did active duty in the vicinity of Murfreesboro, Tenn., for some months, occasionally skirmishing and fighting the enemy. The regiment was in Rosecrans' campaign toward Tullahoma and Chattanooga, fought at Chickamauga, and elsewhere, with valor, and spent the winter of 1863-4 '" ^^^^^

Tennessee, holding the advanced position in all the cavalry movements, and being conspicuously engaged at Mossy Creek, Talbot's and Dandridge, for which it was highly complimented in the reports of brigade and division commanders. At Fair Garden, in a severe fight, on January 27, 1864, it particularly distinguished itself in a sabre charge led by Lieut. Col. Leslie, which resulted in the capture of a battery, one battle flag and more prisoners than the charging party had men engaged. While gallantly leading his men to victory, Leslie fell pierced through the breast by a rebel bullet. The regiment moved with Sherman's campaign against Atlanta, fighting the enemy at Varnell's Station and at Burnt Church ; participated in the McCook raid, was in the battle of Newman and all the movements of that expedition; and after the capture of Atlanta, marched into Tennessee, engaging the enemy at Columbia. Later it was stationed at Louisville, at Nashville and at Waterloo, Ala. In the spring of 1865, it actively participated in the campaigns in Alabama and Georgia, being in the battles of Plantersville and Selma. June 29 it was mustered out and disbanded at Nashville, Tenn.

The A'iiicfy-Jirst Infantry. - This regiment was recruited from the first congressional district during the month of August, 1862, and rendezvoused at Evansville. Only seven companies were raised, and they were formed into a battalion, and mustered into service with John Mehringer, of Jasper, Ind., as lieutenant colonel, on October I, 1862. To the people of Vanderburgh county the regiment is known as Col. Butterfield's regiment, it being with this command that that well-known citizen achieved his military honors, while serving as major of the regiment, which rank he held from its organization, In 1S63, three recruited companies were assigned to the command, Lieut. Col. Mehringer was promoted to colonel, and at the same time Maj. Butterfield was advanced to the rank of lieutenant colonel, in which he served with distinction until mustered out with the regiment, June 26, 1865. Oscar Mills served as adjutant and quartermaster throughout the regiment's service. The other regimental officers were from other parts of the state. The men from this county found their way into several of the companies of the regiment, but most of them were in the ranks of Company G, the officers of which were with one exception Evansville citizens. William P. Hargrave was captain, and on May I, 1864, was appointed assistant commissary of musters. Robert Rowland, entering the service as a sergeant, was promoted second lieutenant, June 24, 1863, and first heutenant April 8, 1865, serving in that rank until mustered out with the regiment. Stephen H. S. Cook went out with the company as second lieutenant, and resigned June 23, 1863. Thomas M. Smith, a sergeant, was commissioned second lieutenant, but the termination of the company's service prevented his muster. The men of this company accredited to Vanderburgh county, were as follows: Sergt. Robert Rowland, promoted second lieutenant; Sergt. Thomas M. Smith, mustered out June 26, 1865, as first sergeant, term expired; Sergt. Daniel S. Wilson, mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired; Corp. Frederick Meier, mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired; Corp. William H. Hardin, discharged August 11, 1864; Musician Leander Lewis, mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired; Wagoner John Cavin, discharged March 6, 1863.

Privates. - Curnich, S3'dney, mustered out June 26, 1865, as corporal, term expired; Chism, Jacob, died at Henderson, Ky., December 13, 1862; Chism

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Jesse, discharged Februarj' 24, 1S65; Cady, John, died at Nashville, Tenn., July 5, 1864, disease; Daly, James, not mustered out; Gates, Charles, died at Evansville, October 22, 1863; Godfrey, Daniel, died at Cumberland Gap, May i, 1864; Hoffman, Lewis, mustered out June 26, 1S65, term expired; High, Robert, died at Madisonville, Ky., March 10, 1S63; Jones, John, mustered out June 26, 1S65, term expired; Milliman, John, discharged October 28, 1864; Nagle, George, mustered out May 15, 1865; Olds, William H., died at Baby town, December 28, 1S62; Overdieck, Conrad, drowned at Spottsville, Ky., August 10, 1863; Peck, William, mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired ; Thompson, WiUiam, mustered out June 26, 1S65, term expired; Tieman, John, died at Madisonville, Ky., February 13, 1S63; Warren, Henry, mustered out May 24, 1865; Wiedenbaugh, Nicholas, mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired; Duckworth, William (recruit, 1863), mustered out Jul}' 21, 1865. This company went to the front with eighty-four men, received thirtj^-one recruits, lost by death twenty, by desertion fourteen, and was unable to account for eighteen. Vanderburgh countj^ men in other companies of the Ninety-first regiment were : Company A - Hooker, George, mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired; Reese, Jerome, mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired; Usery, Joseph S., discharged February 14, 1865, account wounds. Company D - Purett, Isaac J., musician, mustered out June 26,. 1865, term expired; Adler, Nicholas, mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired: Koch, Andrew, mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired; Koch, William, mustered out June 26, 1865, as sergeant major, term expired; Stinchtield, Washington, 'mustered out June 26, 1865, as corporal, term expired; Thomas, Henry C., recruit, 1864, died at Knoxville, Tenn., September 28, 1S64, wounds. Company E - McDonald, Bushrod, sergeant, transferred Veteran Reserve corps, January 22,1864; Andies, Charles, mustered out June 26, 18655 term expired; Abbing, Bernard, mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired; Bippus, John J., mustered out June 26, 1865, as quartermaster sergeant, term expired; Kuhn, John, mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired; Kruger, Henr}', mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired; Laubshire, John, mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired; Lush, David H., not mustered out; Lupking, WiUiam, mustered out June 26, 1865, term expired. Company F - - Neel, WiUiam H., not mustered out; Warren, Orlando, recruit, 1863, died February II, 1864.

Movements, of the Ninety-first. - From October 10, 1862, to June 15,1863, the regiment performed guard duty, and protected the western Kentucky interior from rebel raids. In June, 1863, it assisted in the pursuit of the rebel Gen. John H. Morgan, then making a raid through Kentuck}', but being distanced by Morgan's fleet horses went into camp at Russellville without overtaking the raider. It was at this place on September 11, 1863, that three companies, of six months' men joined the command, thus completing the regiment. At the expiration of their term they were mustered out, and the regiment again had but seven companies until the winter of 1864, when it received an assignment of three companies. At Russellville and other points in Kentucky and Tennessee, the regiment remained until January, 1864, when it moved to east Tennessee, Company A engaging in a sharp fight with a rebel force 1,200 strong, near Cumberland Gap, on February 22. It moved with Sherman's Atlanta campaign, taking an active part in the desperate but successful engagements at Pine Mountain and New Hope Church, and in that constant skirmishing which engaged the armies of Gens. Schofield and Thomas, through the month of June and until the enemy was driven from his strong position on Kenesaw Mountain. It was engaged at Decatur, Ga., the whole hne skirmishing heavily, was in the battle at Peach Tree Creek, and played a conspicuous part in the siege and capture of Atlanta, performing many valiant acts and always honorabh' conducting itself. In October it joined in the pursuit of Hood, and at Cedar Bluffs was detached from Sherman's army and ordered to report to Gen. Thomas. It took part in the battles at Franklin and Nashville in November and December; and from Tennessee went via Cincinnati, Ohio, to Washington, D. C. , where it arrived January 28, 1S65. It participated in the Peninsular campaign, during the following spring, and with its corps captured Wilmington, N. C; then moved to Goldsboro and Raleigh, and soon thereafter to Salisbury, where it remained until mustered out, June 26, 1865. The regiment lost eighty-one in killed and wounded, and returned to the state with nineteen officers and 315 men, having gone to the front with an aggregate of 635 otficers and men. Arriving at Indianapolis, after muster out, it was greeted with an ovation in the state house grove, and welcomed home with addresses by Gov. Morton and others.

T/ie One Hundred and Twentieth Regiment. - During the month of September, 1863, Gov. Morton received authority from the \yar department to raise eleven regiments of three years' volunteers. Six of these regiments were raised, organized, armed, equipped and turned over to the command of Brig. Gen. Alvin P. Hovey. Among these was the One Hundred and Twcentieth, the only one of the si.\ in which

Vanderburgh county people were to be found, and there only in small numbers. John M. Simmerman, who enlisted as a private in Company D, was promoted first lieutenant, and subsequently captain of his compan}^, but no other man from Vanderburgh county, in the regiment, received a commission. The enlisted men from the county, all in Company F, were: Corp. Henry C. Walker, not mustered out; Corp. James L. King, mustered out January 8, 1866, term expired; Butler, Harrison, mustered out January 8, 1866, term expired; Davis, James, mustered out January 8, 1866, as corporal, term expired; Fraker, William, mustered out January 8, 1866, term expired; Fairchild, William, mustered out January 8, 1866, term expired; Giser, Matthew, mustered out January 8, 1866, term expired; Hampton, John T., mustered out May 25, 1865; Hofnagle, Henry, mustered out January 8, 1866, term expired; Layton, John H., transferred to Veteran Reserve corps, mustered out October 11, 1865; Parker, Charles, not mustered out; Sanders, William, not mustered out; Simpson, Henry, mustered out May 31, 1865 ; Short, John M., mustered out January 8, 1866, term expired; Shakelford, William, mustered out January 8, 1866, term expired; Thompson, John, not mustered out; Wilson, William, mustered out January 8, 1866, term expired.

Exploits of the Reg-iment. - Leaving Indianapolis March 20, 1864, ^^is organization proceeded to Nashville, Tenn., where it was equipped for active service. It marched over 200 miles to reach Charleston, Tenn., and was with the Twenty-third army corps in the campaign against Atlanta, and in the pursuit of Hood, its historj' being identified with that of this gallant corps. It especially distinguished itself by bravery and effective fighting at Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta and Jonesboro, and lost many killed and wounded in these battles and the heavy skirmishing attending the campaign and siege. In October, it moved to Tennessee with Thomas' army; fought firmly and bravely at Franklin, losing its major and forty-eight men in killed and wounded, and took part in the utter defeat of Hood's army at Nashville, December 15 and 16, pursuing the rebel fugitives to the Tennessee river, then going into camp at Clifton. Going east, it acted a conspicuous part in the Peninsula campaign during the spring of 1865, and when active operations had ceased, did guard, provost and garrison duty at Goldsboro, Raleigh, Charlotte and elsewhere, not being mustered out until January 8, 1S66. Well commanded and finely disciplined, this regiment ever conducted itself in a manner that elicited much genuine admiration and praise.

The Tenth Cavalry [One /it/ //(/red and Tventy -fifth') Regi/nc/it. - This organization was recruited during the fall and winter of 1863, its first camp of rendezvous being at Vincennes and the next at Columbus. A considerable number of men from Vanderburgh county, enough indeed to have formed one company, were distributed about in its various commands. Very few of its officers were drawn from here. Thomas G. Williamson went out as captain of Company B, rose rapidly to the lieutenant colonelcy and servedthroughout the regiment's career. In the same company Oliver Babcock, enlisting as a private, was advanced to second and then first lieutenant, and remained with the company until its muster out. Edward A. Pitts, another who enlisted in the ranks, was appointed sergeant and commissioned second lieutenant, though the termination of the company's service prevented his muster. The enlisted men from the county in this regiment were : Company A., (mustered March 30, 1864).

- Bills, William F., mustered out May 29, 1865; Britton, Francis L., mustered out August 31, 1865, as sergeant, term expired; Dodson, James F. N., not mustered out; Davidson, Samuel M., died of wounds received at Pulaski, Tenn., October 27 1864; Gibson, Richley, mustered out June 29, 1865; Grider, Hamilton, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Martin, Jackson, discharged July 28, 1865, as corporal; Phar, John F., mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Terry, Elias, mustered out August 31, 1865, as wagoner, term expired; Wagoner, Joseph, mustered out September

12, 1865, term expired; Wolfinger, George, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Wesbicker, Joseph, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Weise, Franklin, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired. Company B (mustered January 8, 1864) - Babcock, Oliver, promoted second lieutenant; Behler, George, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Bell, Ortha C, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Bruce, John M., mustered out July 21, 1865; Bradshaw, George, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Benton, Edward M., mustered out August 31, 1865, as corporal; term expired; Cash, Francis M., mustered out June 19, 1865; Green, Arthur, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Greathouse, Enoch, discharged December

13, 1864; Graham, Simeon, mustered out August 31, 1865, as commissary sergeant, term expired; Gregley, George S., mustered out June 19, 1865; Gumbert, Simon, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Higgenbotham, James G., mustered out July II, 1865, as corporal; Hopkins, Charles W., mustered out June 24, 1865 ; Hubert, Casper, discharged June 13, 1865; Jackson, James J., mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Jolly, Charles, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Kall^

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Andrew, mustered out August 31, i865> term expired; Kirkpatrick, John C, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Knight, G. C, died at Pulaski, Tenn., October 3, 1864; Martin, John T., mustered out June 19, 1865; McClellan,

Thomas, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Parker, Lewis, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Potter, William L., mustered out May 29, 1865; Priest, Erastus, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Rodgers, James, mustered out August 31, 1S65, term expired; Romine, Abraham, mustered out July 14, 1865; Romine, Ephraim, mustered out June 22, 1865; Rutherford, Daniel R., mustered out August 24, 1865, term expired; Staggs, Martin, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Stainbrook, Philip, mustered out August 31, 1865, as corporal, term expired; Strody, George W., died at Pulaski, Tenn., September 30, 1864; Stubblefield, Beverly M., mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Taylor, Thomas, not mustered out; Waller, William S., mustered out July 25, 1865; Walter, Thomas A., mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Williamson, Philip H., killed by accident at Gallatin, Tenn., May 5, 1864; Weres, Joseph, discharged July 17, 1864; Zehmley, William, mustered out August 31, 1865, as. corporal; Company F (mustered January 8, 1864) - Beavers, Joseph W., not mustered out; Chaney, Thomas, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Collins, Shelb}', mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Jordon, Adam T., died in Andersonville prison, March 16, 1865; Shafer, Samuel, died at Columbus, Ind., April 5, 1864; Wilson Amos, never mustered in; Williams, Samuel, mustered out, August 31, 1865, term expired; Company G, (mustered January 8, 1864) - -Able, George W., mustered out August 31, 1S65, as corporal, term expired; Berry, James R., mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Herron, John, died at Fort Gaines, Ala., May 7, 1864; Herrick, Charles, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired ; Jones, William, mustered out July 31, 1865; McCleland, James A., mustered out June 23, 1865; Wage, George, mustered out August 31, 1865; term expired; Company K (mustered March 6, and April 14, 1864) - Lewis, Thomas W., mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired ; Lutz, Frederick, not mustered out ; Pitts, Edward A., mustered out August 31, 1865, as sergeant, term expired; Pitts, Warren, discharged June 13, 1865; Wiles, John, mustered out August 31, 1865, ^s bugler, term expired; Company M (mustered March 8, 1864) - Bell, John, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired; Jett, Henry C, mustered out August 31, 1865, term expired.

T/ic Regiiiiciirs Work in the Field. - - This command did not leave the state until May 3, 1864. It then moved to Pulaski, Tenn., where, and at Decatur, Ala., during the Atlanta campaign, it guarded a railroad over which supplies were sent to Sherman's army. It had several skirmishes with the forces under Rodd}', Wheeler and Forrest, and in the battle of Pulaski, September 28, fought bravely, losing fifty officers and men, killed and wounded. A detachment at Decatur fought Hood four days in October, and a portion of the regiment fell back on Nashville, engaging in the battles of Nashville, Little Harpeth, Reynolds' Hill and Sugar Creek, losing in officers and men sixty-three killed and wounded, and seventyfive captured; and on the other hand capturing from the enemy in these several engagements, four stands of colors, and 300 men and officers with their arms. During the winter the detachment at Decatur, under Maj. Williamson, participated in the battles of Flint River, Indian Creek, Courtland and Mount Hope, and succeeded in capturing ten pieces of artillery, 150 officers and men, and a supply train consistincr of 150 wagons and 500 mules. In February, 1S65, the regiment proceeded, by steamer, to New Orleans, and thence to Alobile Bay, participating in the reduction of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, which resulted in the surrender of Mobile. The regiment then made an expedition to Eufala and Montgomery, Ala., and moved thence to Vicksburg, Miss., reaching there in July. Thereafter, until muster out, August 31, 1865, it was engaged in garrison and patrol duty in Mississippi. On April 28, 1865, the regiment lost three officers and thirty-five men by the explosion of the ill-fated steamer. Sultana. These soldiers had been paroled and were on their way home when killed. In May, 1864, it also lost five men killed and seventy wounded by a railroad collision on the L. & N. railroad. The regiment went out with 1,254 officers and men, and received forty-six recruits. It returned to the state with twenty-eight officers and 519 men.

T/ic Hundred Days' Volunteers. - When the winter of 1863-4 ^^^ passed and the life of the nation was still in danger, preparations were made for a vigorous prosecution of the war. The victories and campaigns of the preceding year were brilliant and in a large measure effective, but it was hoped that the achievements of the year just commencing might terminate the rebellion and restore peace. The governors of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin offered to raise for the service of the general government a force of volunteers to serve for 100 days, and on the 23d day of April, 1864, Gov. Morton issued his call for Indiana's portion of that force. The troops thus raised were to perform such military services as might be required of them in any state, and were to be armed, subsisted, clothed and paid by the United States, but were not to receive any bounty. These troops were designed to make the campaign of 1864 successful and decisive by relieving a large number of veterans from garrison and guard duty and allowing them to join their companions in arms, then about entering one of the most active and important campaigns of the war. Their places were filled by the 100 daj's' men as fast as the latter could be organized into regiments and sent forward from the camps of rendezvous. The organizations from Indiana consisted of eight regiments, numbered consecutively from the One Hundred and Thirty-second to the One Hundred and Thirt^'-ninth, inclusive. The One Hundred and Thirty-sixth R:o-i.niznt was composed almost entirely of men from the First congressional district, there being three entire companies. A, B and C, from Vanderburgh count}^ the largest body of citizens that had yet gone out with any organization. The regiment was organized and mustered into service on the 23d day of May, 1864. Vanderburgh county gave to the regiment the following officers, all of whom were commissioned May 21, 1S64, ^"^^ mustered out with the regiment: Col. John W. Foster, Lieut. Col. William H. Walker, Maj. Blythe Hynes, and Qrm. Robert Early; to Company A, Capt. Adolphus Pfafilin, First Lieut. Philip Euler, Second Lieut. Charles Ritter, all commissioned May 3, 1864: to Company B, Capt. William B. Ilollingsworth, First Lieut. Frank M. Thayer, Second Lieut. Christopher L. Scott, all commissioned May 5, 1864; and to Companj' C, Capt. William H. Caldwell, First Lieut. Edward P. Elliott, Second Lieut. Frederick Geiger, all commissioned May 21, 1864. At the organizaio!i of Compan}' C, May 5, 1S64, William

H. Walker was commissioned captain, and the officers above named were each one grade lower than as stated, but upon his advancement to lieutenant colonel of the regiment, promotions were made which officered the company as indicated above. The following is a complete roster of the enlisted men serving in these companies : Company A - John Alderton, Ernst Andel, George Brown, William G. Boepple, William Bischman, Leopold Bernheimer, John Berner, George Bambe, George Baisch, Charles Coply, Henr}' Dreier, Frank Dougherty, Peter Deal, John Dean, Tliomas Doyle, Peter Dam, Thomas Dickerson, Henry Eisler, Michael Eisler, Henry Ehman, WilHam H. Edwards, Stephen Ensner, Albert Enstein, William A. Fritsch, Albert Fisher, George Geisler, Henry C. Green, Henry Gumberts, John Gebing, Henry J. Glein, John M. Gleichman, John Huber, Frederick Hoelscher, Jacob Hirch, Phillip Haumer, Jacob Hahn, August Heinekamp, Louis Hanschilds, Henry Hewig, John Jordan, Rudolph Kehr, Frederick Kercher, George Kissel, August Korsemeyer, Frederick Krohne, Francis Krug, Henry Kruse, Theodore L. Kuhlman, Louis Kramer, Christian Koehler, George Kinkel, Charles Kretschmar, John Linde, Gottlieb Lerch, John H. Lambers, Henry Moellenkamp, John Mosel, Louis Metzner, Gustave Mathias, John McDonough, Reinhard Orth, John Polhaus, Theodore Pfafflin, Gottlieb Pfisterer, Jacob Rifflin, Jacob Rickling, John Roepple, Christian Ressler, John L. Straub, Harry Smith, Henry Schmitt, Ernst Schorr, Jacob Schlintenhard, Gottheb Schieber, Peter Schindler, Charles Schweitzer, Albert Severet, John Straubmiller, Albert Schumaker, Charles Schlange, Joseph Schoene, Christian Steinhauer, William Schneider, Jacob Showener, William F. Schlotter, August Schlange,

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T/ic Field Service of the One Hundred and Thirty-sixth. - Soon after its organization the regiment departed for Tennessee. Arriving at Nashville it was assigned to duty along the railroads over which were transported supplies for Sherman's arm}', then advancing on Atlanta, and until the latter part of August, 1864, ^^'''^^ kept constantly engaged in guarding these important lines of communication. Its service was valuable as an important adjunct to the brilhant and successful campaign of 1S64. The three companies from this county went out with 294 men. They lost one b}' death - - Albert Schumacher, who died June 20, 1S64, and one by desertion. Immediately after its final discharge, Joseph Kramer, of Company C, was killed by a shot fired b}- an unknown person. The regiment was mustered out September 2, 1864, at Indianapolis.

The Last Regiment for the Front. - In December, 1864, Abraham Lincoln again called on the loyal people of the north for 300,000 volunteers. In response to this, the final call for troops made by the president during the civil war, Indiana sent eleven regiments to the front, among them being the One Hundred and Forty-third^ composed of companies from the first congressional district, organized and mustered into service at Indianapolis on the 21st day of Februar}-, 1S65, with John F. Grill, as colonel. Earl}' in 1861, Col. Grill had gone out as captain of a company in the Twentyfourth, had rendered valiant and faithful service with that gallant regiment, had won and received advancement to the rank of lieutenant colonel, had just returned to his home from active service, and it was a fitting recoenition of his worth that he should command the last regiment that went out composed largely of \'anderburgh county men. His commission was dated the 20th day of February, 1865, and he served until mustered out with the regiment. Other regimental officers from the county were: Edward P. Elliot, adjutant; Peter Schmuck, quartermaster, and Benjamin Davidson, assistant surgeon. The following were the officers of Company A, all residents of Evansville: Justin A. Kellogg, captain; Joseph B. Maghee, jr., first lieutenant, and George H. Dearing, second lieutenant. Lieut. Dearing resigned June 23, 1865, and John Mossell was commissioned to fill the vacancy, but was not mustered. The officers of Company F were: Christopher L. Scott, captain: Frank W. Fickas, first lieutenant, and George J. Reeves, second lieutenant. Captain Scott resigned May 26, 1865, the lieutenants were each promoted, and John T. Fickas filled the vacancy occasioned by Lieut. Reeves' advancement. In Company G, Frank France went out as second lieutenant, was promoted first lieutenant May 16, 1865, and resigned August 18, 1865; John W. Griffith was commissioned but not mustered as second lieutenant in this same company. The following is a roster of the enlisted men who were accredited to this count}^: Company A - First Sergt. Frank M. Kennison, mustered out May 22, 1865; Sergt. Christopher C. Harris, not mustered out; Sergt. Miles Scales, mustered out October 17, 1865, as first sergeant; Sergt. John Morehead, not mustered out; Corp. Peterson Grant, mustered out October 17, 1865, as sergeant; Corp. Andrew J. Angel, mustered out October 17, 1865, as sergeant; Corp. Bruce Lechner, mustered out October 17, 1865, as sergeant; Corp. Patrick Burns, mustered out October 17, 1865, ^s private; Corp. Henry Kerf, not mustered out; Musician Theodore Pfefflin, mustered out October 17, 1864, as principal musician. Privates. - AicHe, John, mustered out October 17, 1865; Bowers, John, not mustered out; Bishop, Lee, mustered out October 17, 1865 ) Brown, George, mustered out October 17, 1865; Brown, Lewis, died at Tullahoma, Tenn., June 14, 1865; Coulter, William, mustered out October 17, 1865; Dunbush, William, mustered out October 17, 1865; Effinger, Frederick, mustered out October 17, 1865; Eiseman, Lorenz, mustered out October 17, 1865; Fickas, Benjamin A., mustered out October 17, 1865; Fe_v, John, mustered out October 17, 1865; Folz, John, mustered out October 17, 1865; Folz, Joseph, mustered out October 17, 1S65; Grill, Edward, mustered out October 17, 1865, ^s quartermaster sergeant; Green, John, not mustered out; Grant, Perr}', mustered out October 17, 1865; Gephart, August, mustered out October 17, 1865; Hawkins, Isaac, mustered out October 17, 1865; Irons, William, mustered out October 17, 1865; Kirkpatrick, William H., mustered out October 17, 1865, as corporal; Knott, Alexander, not mustered out; Loranze, John, mustered out October 17, 1865; Moselle, John, mustered out October 17, 1865, as commissar)' sergeant; McGee, Joseph B., promoted to first lieutenant; Miller, John, mustered out October 17, 1865; Martin, Henr}' E., mustered out October 17, 1865; Mc Andrews, J. F.,not mustered out; Rieder, Christopher, mustered out October 17, 1865; Raubb, Frank, mustered out October 17, 1865; Reisinger, John, mustered out October 17, 1865; Shore, Lewis L., mustered out October 17, 1865, as corporal; Shanks, John, mustered out October 17, 1865; Smith, Pa^-ton, died at Clarksville, Tenn., July 25, 1865, of wounds; Strange, Leonard, mustered out October 17, 1S65; Strange, Thomas, mustered out October 17, 1865, as corporal; Smith, Robert, mustered out Jul)' 14, 1865; Steinhizzen, John, mustered out October 17, 1S65; Wagner,

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Charles, mustered out October 17, 1S65; Wise, Isaac, mustered out October 17, 1865. At its organization this company mustered 107 men; it lost eight by death and twenty-one by desertion. In the other companies of the regiment were the following men from this county: Company D - Sergt. Berr}' P. Robertson, mustered out October 17, 1865. Privates - Judith, Andrew, mustered out October 17, 1865; Lumsden, William, died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., March 20, 1865; Town, Cyrus, mustered out October 17, 1865. Company E - Privates - Feil, Martin, mastered out October 17, 1865; Huff, Adam, mustered out October 17, 1865. Company F - Sergt. Isaac F. Demoret, mustered out October 17, 1S65; Corp. John R. Williams, mustered out October 17, 1S65; Corp. Cornelius H. Lawrence, mustered out October 17, 1865. Privates - Burkhart, Jacob, mustered out October 17, 1S65; Bresnahan, Jeremiah, mustered out October 17, 1865; Butler, Joseph, mustered out October 17, 1865; Bonafield, Gustave, mustered out October 17, 1865; Brandis, Thomas, mustered out October 17, 1865; Brown, James, mustered out January 2, 1866; Byron, Levi, mustered out October 17, 1865; Carson, Charles H., mustered out October 17, 1865; Dean, William S., mustered out October 17, 1865; Dregg, Philip, mustered out October 17, 1865; Elkins, Henry, died at Indianapolis, Ind., February 19, 1865; Ellis, Andrew J., not mustered out; Gregor, Jacob, mustered out October 17, 1865: Hybarger, George, mustered out October 17, 1865; K.emp, August, mustered out October 17, 1S65; Krouse, George, mustered out October 17, 1865 ; Lipper, Henr}-, , mustered out October 17, 1865; Lohmaer, Henry, mustered out October 17, 1865; Loveless, William J., mustered out October 13, 1865; Lockwood, Francis M., mustered out October 17, 1865, as corporal; Muse, Thomas J., mustered out October 17, 1865, as corporal; Morgan, Henry I., mustered out October 17, 1865; Morguis, Ellison, mustered out October 17, 1865; Nevil, Henry C, died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., June 22, 1865; Rinckle, George, mustered out October 17, 1S65 ; Reed, John, mustered out October 17, 1865; Sandman, Herman, mustered out October 17, 1865; Trimble, Joseph, mustered out July 4, 1865; Finley, Patrick, not mustered out; White, John, mustered out October 17, 1865; Wunderlich, Charles, mustered out October 17, 1865. Company G - Privates - Euler, John C, mustered out October 17, 1865; Faver, James R., not mustered out; Griffith, John W., mustered out October 17, 1865; Smith, Thomas, mustered out October 17, 1865. Company H - Privates - Miller, Herman A., mustered out October 17, 1865;

Company I - Privates - Lenn, James P., mustered out October 17, 1865, as corporal ; Priest, Francis M., mustered out October 17, 1865; Vanbiffer, Ratchffe B., not mustered out.

Sketch of the Regiment. - This command left Indianapolis February 24, 1865, for Nashville, Tenn., and moved thence to Murfreesboro, where it performed guard duty until the 13th of May, when it proceeded to Tullahoma. Moving from that place on the 26th of June, to Nashville, it was sent to Clarksville, at which place three companies were detached and sent to garrison Fort Donelson. Receiving orders for muster out, the regiment was brought together and marched to Nashville, when it was mustered out on the 17th of October, 1865. Returning to Indianapolis, it was publicly received at the state house grove h\ the citizens and state authorities and tinallj- discharged.

the front by Vanderburgh count}-, but many individuals joined organizations made in other localities and rendered effective service. In the Twenty -eighth regiment United States colored troops, there were from this county the following enlisted men: Recruits for Company A - Bluff, Charles, substitute, mustered out November 8, 1865 ; Bishop, Abner, mustered out November 8, 1865 ; Cheatem, John, not mustered out ; Green, Henry, substitute, mustered out November 8, 1S65 ; Green, John, mustered out November 8, 1865, as corporal; Johnson, Joseph, not mustered out; Johnson, Silas, substitute, mustered out November 8, 1865; Todd, Moses, mustered out November 8, 1865; Washington, Wesley, substitute, mustered out November 8, 1865; White, Robert, substitute, mustered out November 8, 1865. Recruits for Company B - Buford, Jackson, substitute, mustered out November 8, 1865; Frankhn, Colvin, substitute, mustered out November 8, 1865 ; as corporal ; Green, Jacob, substitute mustered tered out November 8, 1865 ; Jordan, Joseph, substitute, mustered out November 8, 1865 ; Randolph, Pollace, substitute, mustered out November 8, 1865 ; Sutton, Daniel, substitute, mustered out November 8, 1865, as wagoner ; Taylor, Henry, substitute mustered out November 8, 1865; Walker, Henderson, mustered out November 8, 1865; Young, William, mustered out Novembers, 1865; Recruits for Company D - Cox, John, mustered out November 8, 1865; Duncan, James, not mustered out; Goens, Bryant, mustered out November 8, 1S65; Grandison, John, mustered out November 8, 1865; Hancock, John, mustered out November 8, 1865 ! Hatchett, John, discharged June 26, 1865; Harris, William, mustered out November 8, 1865; Jones, Peter, mustered out November 8, 1865; McClure, Dred, substitute; Tyler, Harvey, mustered out November 8,

1865. Recruits for Company G - Barrett, Aaron, mustered out November 8, 1865; Carr, Alexander, mustered out November 8, 1865 ; Cobble, Thurston, mustered out November 8, 1865, as corporal; Clay, Grant, mustered out November 8, 1S6S5 as corporal; Davis, Payton, mustered out November 8, 1865; Fleming, Samuel, died at City Point, Va., November 25, 1864; Field, Thomas, mustered out November 8, 1865; Graham, William H., mustered out November 8, 1865; Reed, Charles, substitute, mustered out November 8, 1865; Snead, James, mustered out November 8, 1865, as sergeant; Scott, William, mustered out November 8, 1865; Washington, George, ist, mustered out November 8, 1865 ; Washington, George, 2d, mustered out November 8, 1865; Washington, George 3d, mustered out November 8, 1865; Williams, Henry 2d, mustered out November 8, 1865. Recruits for Company H - Spalding, Thomas J., substitute, mustered out November 8, 1865; Sanders, Aaron, mustered out Nov. 8, 1865.

Original Enrollment of Company I. - Sergt. James Barnett, mustered out November 8, 1865; Hollo way, Gale, mustered out November 8, 1865; Jones, Lewis, mustered out November 8, 1865; McCallister, Archibald, mustered out November 8, 1865; McElroy, Green, mustered out November 8, 1865 ; McElroy, Samuel, mustered out November 8, 1865, as corporal; Thompson, Henry, substitute, mustered out November 8, 1865.

Recruits for Company I. - Campbell, Henry, mustered out November 8, 1865; Green, WilHam H., mustered November 8, 1865; Hughes, William, mustered out November 8, 1865, as corporal; Hughes, Dennis, mustered out November 8, 1865; Wagoner, James, mustered out November 8, 1865, as corporal; Waldon, Moses, mustered out November 8, 1865.

Unassigned Recruits. - Abram, Jolin, unaccounted for; Anderson, Benjamin, unaccounted for; Avery, Jesse, unaccounted for; Arnold, Sanford, unaccounted for; Bates, Harrison, unaccounted for; Bates, Joun, unaccounted for; Brown, L., unaccounted for; Berry, John, unaccounted for; Bruner, George, unaccounted for ; Beverly, Joseph, unaccounted for; Barrett, Stephen, unaccounted for; Bradford, George, unaccounted for; Cooke, Preston, unaccounted for; Campbell, Charles, Unaccounted for; Common George, unaccounted for; Cheatem, Washington, unaccounted for; Cooper, Henry, unaccounted for; Farley, Samuel, died, date not stated; Goldman, Robert, unaccounted for; Green, Daniel, unaccounted for; Holloway, Gabe, unaccounted for; Holloway, Abram, unaccounted for; Herndon, William, unaccounted for; James, Robert, unaccounted for; Jones, Thomas, unaccounted for; Long, Philip, unaccounted for; Long, Lewis, unaccounted for; McHenry, Joshua, unaccounted for ; Monroe, William, unaccounted for ; Ross, Jacob, unaccounted for; Reader, William, unaccounted for; Robinson, John, unaccounted for; Robinson, Milton, unaccounted for; Roley, Milton, mustered out November S, 1865; Smith, Lee, unaccounted for; Street, James, unaccounted for; Stanley, Albert, unaccounted for; Smith, Charles, unaccounted for; Tall, Charles, unaccounted for; Tate, Benjamin, unaccounted for; Taylor, Alfred, unaccounted for;Vaughan, Moses, unaccounted for ; Wilkinson Samuel, unaccounted for; Watkins, William, unaccounted for; Webber, Louis, unaccounted for; Watson, Frank, discharged, date unknown, disabilit}'; Wilson, Dick, unaccounted for; Williams, Nathan, unaccounted for; Williams, George, unaccounted for; Williams, David, unaccounted for; Williams, Lewis, unaccounted for; Weltz, John, unnaccounted for; Williamson, Benjamin, unaccounted for ; Young, Henry, unaccounted for. The Twenty-eighth regiment. United States Colored Troops, as at first organized in April, 1864, formed a part of Indiana's quota, and did valuable service in the field, especially in the campaign against Petersburgh, during the summer and fall of 1864. It lost heavily in the seven engagements in which it participated. Its decimated ranks were filled with recruits, and after some active field service the regiment was selected for duty in the quartermaster's department at City Point, at which place it remained until called on to assist in operating against Richmond. It was among the first organizations to enter Richmond, and was detained at Camp Lee for three days. From there it was sent to City Point, to take charge of prisoners. Here it remained until the Twenty-fifth corps, to which it belonged, was ordered to Texas, when it proceeded to Brazos Santiago, where it arrived Jul}' i, 1S65. It remained some time at Indianola, and then at Corpus Christi, until mustered out of service November 8, 1865.

Recruits for Eighth Regiment Iiifantry, United States Colored Troops. - Austin, John, unaccounted for; Berry, Daniel, unaccounted for; Blain, Manuel, unaccounted for; Baxter, Aaron, unaccounted for; Berry, Benjamin, unaccounted for; Cannon, Samuel J., unaccounted for; Calvin Alfred, unaccounted for ; Davis, George, unaccounted for; Dodd, Abe, unaccounted for; Farquar, Lafayette, unaccounted for; Goeus, James, unaccounted for; Givens, Jasper, unaccounted for; Henry, John, unaccounted for; Hamilton, James, unaccounted for; Johnson, Benjamin, unaccounted for; Johnson, Nelson, unaccounted for; Johnson, Samuel, unaccounted for; Johnson, Joseph, unaccounted for; Morton, Thomas, unaccounted for;

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Morgan, George, unaccounted for; McCoy, Spencer, unaccounted for; Moore, Robert, unaccounted for; Parker, George, unaccounted for; Smith, Horace, unaccounted for; Suttlemeir, Augustus, died, date unknown; Tyler, Ciiarles, unaccounted for; Washington, George P., unaccounted for; Wilson, William, unaccounted for; Williams, John, unaccounted for.

(J)!assig)icd Colored Recriiils. - Bell, Emanuel, substitute, unaccounted for; Brown, George, substitute, unaccounted for; Gibson, Samuel, substitute, unaccounted for; Johnston, Preston, substitute, unaccounted for; Perkins, Abe, substitute, unaccounted for; Thompson, Ross, substitute, unaccounted for; McKinney, Alexander, substitute, unaccounted for; Richard, Preston, substitute, unaccounted for.

Miscellaneous List of Officers and Men. - At the outbreak of the war there was such a general desire to enhst, that many men in the county of Vanderburgh, and especially in the city of Evansville, were unable to get their names on the rolls of companies being formed at home, and joined the organizations of other counties and of other states. A captain who had failed to get his company into the organizations of our own state, busied himself in negotiating for an attachment to some regiment belonging to a neighboring state, and if he succeeded was considered fortunate. In the spring of 1861 there was a ver}' strong complaint, which found its way into the press, that Indiana was not allowed to furnish her just proportion of the troops needed. The prominent public men were called to account for their failure to look after the interests of the people. Because of this it is impossible to say how manj^ men Vanderburgh county gave to the nation in the hour of its peril. They were accredited to other localities, and it is not possible to record their names here.

Later in the war many recruits obtained by voluntarj' enrollment and by the draft, were unassigned, and the muster out rolls fail to afford information as to their places of residence. Indeed, many cases appear where men rendered valuable and honorable service, such as entitles them to the grateful remembrance of the present generation, the beneficiaries of their heroic endeavors, and yet because of a failure on the part of the mustering officer to make a record of the soldier's residence it is impossible to write their names in the account of what Vanderburgh county did in the war of 1S61-5. The following is a list of such officers and men as have not heretofore received mention, and is as accurate and complete as it is possible to secure: Company F, Ninth regiment - Douglas, Lee, drafted 1864, mustered out August 20 > 1S65; Kaiser, Frederick, drafted 1864, mustered out August 20, 1865; Maffit, John J., drafted 1864, died at Indianola, Tex., August 7, 1865; Skeels, Daniel, drafted 1S64, mustered out August 20, 1865. Company H, Ninth regiment - Farney, Adam, drafted 1864, mustered out August 13, 1865; Pifer, Ignatius, drafted, 1865, not mustered out; Yates, Edward, drafted 1864, mustered out September 11, 1865; Easton, Daniel, substitute, 1864, mustered out September 28, 1865; Ramsey, John, substitute, 1864, died September 13, 1865; Tafel, Albert, substitute, 1864, mustered out 1S65. Company C, Twelfth Regiment - Duske}-, James, drafted 1864, transferred to Fifty-ninth regiment. Thirteenth Regiment - In this organization Dr. Isaac N. Craig served as surgeon from July 16, 1863, until August 2, 1S64, when mustered out at the expiration of his term. WilHam Riley served in Compan)- H of this regiment as a private from January 20 to September 5, 1865. Seven- teenth Regiment - In Company G, Philip Hill was second and first lieutenant from February 4, 1S65, until mustered out with the regiment. June 12, 1861, the following were enrolled as priv-ates in Company D : Brinkman, Frederick, veteran, mustered out August 8, 1865; Cell, Charles, not mustered out; Donley, John, not mustered out; Gensman, Jacob, mustered out June 20, 1864; Guise, William, not mustered out; Koontz, John, not mustered out; Long, George W., discharged October 28, 1861, disability. At the same time the following were enrolled as privates in Company F: Herse, Henry, transferred to Veteran Reserve corps; Maguire, Alexander, not mustered out; March, Joseph, transferred to Company K, mustered out June 20, 1864; Melcher, John F., transferred to Fourth United States artillery December, 1862; JNIiller, Frank, transferred to Company K; Sheoffer, Andrew, transferred to Fourth United States artillery, December, 1862. In Company H the two first named below were enrolled as privates January 12, 1864, and the two last named came to the company as recruits in February, 1864: Holtman John, veteran, mustered out August 8, 1865; McClure, James N., veteran, mustered out August 8, 1865; McCutchan, Marcus C, mustered out August 8, 1865; Smith, William, mustered out Ma}-^ 31, 1864.

Company C, Twentieth regiment - Joseph Gaul was transferred as a veteran to this company from the Seventh regiment, January 3, 1864, and was mustered out Jul)' 12, 1865.

Twenty-first regiment - Dr. Isaac T. Conn was commissioned assistant surgeon June 5, 1865; Henry Henning and Robert Stinson joined Company D as recruits, April 6, 1864, and were mustered out January 13, 1866.

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pan\-; Bonke, John, drafted, mustered out July 24, 1865, term expired; Brandenburgh, Frederick, substitute, mustered out July 24, 1865, term expired; Mulligan, James, substitute, mustered out July 24, 1865, term -expired; Smith, John, substitute, mustered out July 24, 1865, term expired; Smart, Alfred, drafted, mustered out July 24, 1865, term expired; Stinchfield, Mark, drafted, mustered out July 24, 1865, term expired; Snyder, Philip, drafted, mustered out Jul}' 24, 1865, term expired; Stohl, Felix, drafted, mustered out Jul}- 24, 1865, term expired; Stuckmann, Frederick, drafted, mustered out July 24, 1865, term expired; Schmadel, August, drafted, mustered out Jul}' 24, 1865, term expired; Shrotguth, Frederick, mustered out May 25, 1865; Sharum, Cornelius, mustered out May 22, 1865; Tyser, Henry, drafted, mustered out July 24, 18655 term expired; Trautreter, Traugott, mustered out June i, 1865; Walter, Frederick, substitute, mustered put July 24, 1865, term expired; Williams, John L., substitute, mustered out July 24, 1865, term expired; Wilcox, George W., mustered out May, 25, 1865; Hiram F. Wilson, as substitute, was assigned to the Eight3--second regiment, and afterward to Company I, of this regiment, and mustered out July 24, 1865.

Tzvcnty-sixth Reg-iiiieiit. - Parvin, John, recruit Companj' E, 1864, mustered out January 11, 1866; Sissell, Erastus, recruit Company F, mustered out September 6, 1865, drafted 1864; Goldsmith, Frederick, recruit Company H; Staub, Frederick, recruit Company I, 1864, mustered out January 15, 1866.

Victoria, Tex., November 9, 1865; Stewart, Mark C, private Companj- A, mustered out November 8, 1865; Taber, Henderson, private Company A, mustered out October 23, 1865; Vanderhoof, John, private Company A, mustered out October 23, 1865; Wood, Charles W., substitute, Company A, not mustered out; Wilson, David, private, Company A, never reported to the company; Rapple, John, private, Company E, mustered out June 23, 1S65; Seuff, WiUiam, sergeant, Company F, mustered out November 25, 1865; Harter, Henrj-, substitute. Company G, mustered out October 13, 1865.

Thirty-first Regiment. - All in the list below, with three exceptions, were recruits, in Company C, joining it in 1864. The last in the list belonged to Company I, and the two preceding the last to Company F : Boofman, Henry, drafted, never mustered out; Beck, Samuel, drafted, mustered out August 18, 1865; Blackburn, Cyrus, drafted, mustered out December 8, 1865; Coon, John, drafted, mustered out August 18, 1865; Emer}', William, drafted, mustered out August 18, 1865; Frelinghuysen Frank, drafted, mustered out August 18, 1865; Gastenfelt, John, drafted, mustered out August 18, 1865; Kemberle, Charles, drafted, mustered out August 18, 1865; Johnson, John R., drafted, died at Camp Harker, Tenn., May 11, 1865; Martin, James S., substitute, never mustered out; McKinnis, John R., drafted, mustered out August 18, 1865; Queen, Elijah, drafted, mustered out August 18, 1865; Richard, John R., drafted, never mustered out; Sterm, Jacob, drafted, mustered out December 8, 1865; Slicer, William, drafted, mustered out November 16, 1865 ; Wilkinson, James B., substitute, mustered out November 16, 1865; Zint, George, mustered out November 15, 1S65; Smoak, John, drafted, mustered out October 20, 1865 ; Strah,

Other Officers And Men

Thirl Y - third Regiment. - Shepherd, James L. B., recruit. Company B, veteran, mustered out July 21, 1865; Robinson, John A., recruit, Company C, substitute, mustered out July 21, i86S-

Thirt\-cight Regiment. - Bower, Frederick, substitute, 1864, mustered out July 15, 1865; Hill, James N., drafted, mustered out July 15, 1S65; Hook, John, substitute, mustered out July 15, 1S65; Kramer, August, drafted, mustered out July 15, 1S65; Kohn, Leo, substitute, mustered out July 15, 1865; Miller, Henry, drafted, mustered out July 15, 1865; Mank, Austin, mustered out July 15, 1865 ; Sartore, Andrew, substitute, mustered out July 15, 1S65; Tilman, Henry, drafted, mustered out July 15. 1865; Vouble, Henry, substitute, mustered out July 15, 1865; Winternheimer, Jacob, substitute, mustered out July 15, 1865 ; Hermann, Christian, substitute, mustered out July 15, 1865; Kattenbocher, John, substitute, mustered out July 15, 1865. The above were in Company C, as recruits, except the two last named, who were in Company E. In the following list the first named fifteen were in Company G, and the remaining twenty-seven were in Company I: Ax, WiUiam A. H., drafted, never reported to company; Ax, Joseph, drafted, mustered out June 29, 1865; Althouse, John A., drafted, mustered out June 7, 1865 ; Bennett, David J., drafted, died at Jeffersonville, January' 18, 1S65; Pendall, Jefferson, drafted, mustered out July 15, 1865; Richardson, Edward, drafted, never reported to company-; Stewart, Peter, drafted, never reported to company; Stallings, Henry C, drafted, discharged by order war department: Stallings, James W. H., drafted, lost on steamer Sultana; Schnarr, Henry, drafted, mustered out July 15, 1865; Smith, Richard, drafted, mustered out July 15, 1865 ; Smith, Henry G., substitute, mustered out July 15, 1S65 ; Sollaman, John IL, drafted, never reported to company; Stotts, John L., drafted, died at Ringgold, Ga., February 9, 1865; Underbill, John, drafted, died at Ringgold, Ga., February 26, 1865 ; Bias, James S., drafted, mustered out July 15, 1895; Coroline, George, died at Savannah, Ga., February 28, 1865 ; Cartiniel, James, died at Bridgeport, Ala., March i, 1865 ; Donaldson, Abraham, drafted, never reported to company ; Davis, Philip, drafted, mustered out June 20, 1865 ; Everett, George W., drafted, never reported to company ; Emerson, Thomas, drafted, never reported to company; Fisher, Thomas, drafted, died at Chattanooga, February 21, 1865 ; Ferguson, Thomas, drafted, mustered out June 29, 1865 ; Fillinger, John, drafted, mustered out June 29, 1865 ; Fishall, Henry, mustered out June 22, 1865; Goodnight, John, substitute, never reported to company; Garder, VViUiam, substitute, never reported to compaay; Goodage, James L., substitute, died at Bridgeport, Ala., January 9, 1865 ; Green, David R., died at Chattanooga, January 7, 1S65 ; Garrett, John, mustered out June 7, 1865 ; Hall, John, substitute, never reported to company; Harmon, Reuben, mustered out June 7, 1865; McDonald, James A., drafted, mustered out June 29, 1865 ; Mayne, Philip, mustered out June 29, 1865 ; Palmer, Zachariah, drafted, mustered out June 29, 1865 ; Prechler, Joseph, drafted, mustered out June 29, 1865; Stafford, William, mustered out July 15, 1865 ; Stowe, Charles D., mustered out June 29, 1S65 ; Tonna, Elias P., mustered out June 29, 1865; Wade, John, drafted, mustered out June 29, 1865; Ward, George W. R., drafted, mustered out June 29, 1865 ; Isaac Brown was a substitute in

Forty-fourth Regiment. - In this regiment Dr. Isaac N. Plummer served as assistant surgeon from March i, 1865, to September 14, 1865. The following recruits joined company D in October, 1864: Cook, Andrew J., drafted, mustered out July 25, 1865; Fisher, Matthias, substitute, mustered out September 14, 1865; Flack, Simon, drafted, mustered out Jul}' 25, 1865; Irons, John, drafted, mustered out July 25, 1865: Kennedy, Charles, substitute, mustered out September 14, 1865.

Fifty fourth Regiment {Jhrcc montlis'). - In this organization L. Gilbert Knox rendered service as major and lieutenant colonel, being mustered out with the regiment in September, 1S62.

Fifty-eighth Regiment. - Ruston, Thomas, iirst lieutenant. Company A, commissioned September i, 1864. mustered out July 25, 1865; Halt, Horace A., first lieutenant and captain Company K, commissioned February 13, 1865, and June 28, 1865, mustered out July 25, 1865; Jones, James H., musician Company' B, served November 12, 1861, to November 11, 1864; Howard, Geo. W., Company F, mustered out July 25, 1865.

Fifty-ninth Regiment. - Samuel M. Blackburn, Andrew A. Scales and John Wilder were drafted, mustered into Company G, of this regiment December 8, 1864, ^"d mustered out July 17, 1865.

Sixty-third Regiment. - In May, 1862, the following men were mustered into Company A, of this regiment to serve three years: Mitchell, Edward J., sergeant and private, mustered out May 3, 1865; Bounds, Andrew L., not mustered out; Keisch, Jacob, mustered out May 3, 1865, term expired; Nightingale, Robeit F., transferred to Eighteenth United States infantry; Unfried, Franz, mustered out May 3, 1865, term expired.

Eightieth Regiment. - Hon. Charles Denby, one of Evansville's most prominent men, and now United States minister to China, was colonel of this regiment from October i, 1862, to January 17, 1863, when he resigned. Alonzo Coleman served as a private in Company G from August 14, 1862, to April 10, 1863, and John Buckenberger as a private in Company F from October 3, 1863, to June 22, 1865.

Eleventh Cavalry ( One Hundred and Tznentv-sixth) Regiment - Abram Sharra was commissioned lieutenant colonel May 9, 1864, and colonel May 10, 1865, remaining in command till the regiment was mustered out September 28, 1865.

Thirteenth Cavalry [^One Hundred and Thirty-first Regiment) - Norcross, Daniel B., recruit Company H, mustered out as corporal November 13, 1865.

Seventh Battery Light Artillery - William Stokes, already mentioned in connection with the Eighth battery, was captain of this organization from April 11, 1865, to July 20, 1865. Louis Weisenthal was its second lieutenant from May i, 1865, to July 20, 1865.

Indiana Legion

Indiana Le_<>[ion. - When the rebel forces first offered resistance to national authority, and fired upon the national fla<f, the militia of this state had not been organized for thirty years, and the fragmentary laws passed at various times, and remaining unrepealed, were of no force or effect whatever. The legislature, in special' session, immediately provided for the organization and regulation of the militia. In the organization as effected, with Maj. Gen. John Love as commander-in-chief, the only general officer from Vanderburgh count}- was Bh'the Hynes, who was afterward provost marshal, fourteenth district, and later major One Hundred and Thirty-sixth regiment. The Vanderburgh count)' forces formed the Second regiment, First brigade. Second division of the Legion. Carl Schmitt, as major and aide-de-camp, was among the division officers. Gen. James E. Blythe, a wellknow.i citizen, rose to the command of the brigade, and died during service. The staff officers were: William H. Walker, major and inspector; Thomas E. Garvin, major and judge advocate; Victor Bisch, major and paymaster ; Martin Klauss, major and chief of artillery ; Cyrus K. Drew, captain and aide-de-camp. The field and staff officers of the Second regiment, at various times, were: James E. Blythe, colonel ; William E. HoUingsworth, colonel ; Victor Bisch, colonel ; John T. Walker, lieutenant colonel ; William E. HoUingsworth, lieutenant colonel; Henry C. Gwathney, lieutenant colonel Morris S.Johnson, major; John H. Sonntag, adjutant; Charles S. Wells, quartermaster; Robert Earley, quartermaster; Joseph P. Elliott, ([uartermaster. The following were the officers in the companies of the regiment, and the dates of organization: Jackson artillery, July 15, 1861 - August Ellis, captain; Albert Runroth, first Heutenant; Charles Edelman, second heutenant. Vanderburgh Greys, August 9, 1861 - Victor Bisch, captain; Jesse W. Walker, first lieutenant; Adolph Pfafflin, first lieutenant; T. W. Simpson, second lieutenant. Union artillerj-, September 21, 1861 - George Cochran, captain; James Taj lor, captain; John J. Haj-es, first lieutenant; John Howden, first lieutenant; James Taylor, second lieutenant; Thomas W. Hopkins, second lieutenant. McCiellan Guards, October 14, 1S61 - William Reitz, captain, William Leonard, first lieutenant; Thornton P. Males, second lieutenant. Evansville Artillery, October 14, 1861 - W. H. Chandler, captain; F. W. Cook, first lieutenant and captain; John Nurre, first lieutenant; George H. Stockwell, second lieutenant; C. L. Scott, second lieutenant. Goodsellville Rifle Guards, September 18, 1S62 - Henry Brumelhaus, captain; John Reich, first lieutenant; A. McCutcheon, second heutenant. Evansville Rifles, October i, 1861 - William E. French, captain; C. H. Butterfield, first lieutenant; I. Haas, second lieutenant. City Guards, October i, 1861 - William Gwyn, captain; R. S. Hornbrook, first lieutenant; B. H.Griffith, second lieutenant. Emmet Guards, October 12, 1861 - Thomas D. Smith, captain; James M. Keever, first lieutenant ; James Filzwilliams, second lieutenant. Brownlow Guards, October 14, 186 1 - P. G. O'Reilly, captain; Oscar Miles, captain; Edward S. Martin, first Heutenant; B. F. Tribble, second lieutenant. Centre Rangers, September iS, 1S62 - Alex Kirkpatrick, captain; James Erskine, first lieutenant; Lee Douglass, second lieutenant. Perry Rangers, September 18, 1862 - William Collins, captain; Henry Weitze, first lieutenant; Christian Ochenforth, second lieutenant. Armstrong Guards, September 18, 1862 - Joseph A. Pruitt, captain; George Huffman, first Heutenant; Balthus Meyer, second lieutenant.

Washington Guards, September i8, 1862, - John Kraft, captain; Robert Header, first lieutenant; C. Becker, second lieutenant. City Blues, September 18, 1862 - John Greek, captain; Fred Sharpe, captain; A. H. Jones, first lieutenant; Valentine Schmitz, second lieutenant. Evansville Guards, September 18, 1862 - J. G. Sauer, captain; George Houston, William Sauer, second lieutenants. Morton Guards, September 18, 1862 - J. P. Carson, captain; B. H. Griflith, captain; John Wymond, first lieutenant; Matthew Henning, second lieutenant. Brownlow Guards, September 18, 1862 - Emil Schoenlaub, captain; Henry L. Mitchell, first lieutenant; J. D. Payne, first lieutenant; John D. Payne, second lieutenant; Charles L. Reese, second lieutenant. Grey Jaegers, September 18, 1862 - John Monk, captain; Casper Schelhouse, first lieutenant; Charles Ritter, second lieutenant. Crescent City Light-Horsemen, September 18, 1862 - B. A. Kinsey, captain; A. J. Dennis, first lieutenant; J. H. Morgan, second lieutenant. Sigel's batterj^ September 18, 1862 - Albert Rimroth, captain; B. W. Waldkinch, first lieutenant; William E. Boepple, second lieutenant. Vanderburgh Cavalry Scouts, September ig, 1862 - Thomas H. Rucker, captain; E. Mcjohnson, first lieutenant; John Whitehead, second lieutenant. Darmstadt Guards, October 29, 1862, F. Richardt, captain; A. Schillinger, first lieutenant; E. Maidlow, second lieutenant. Besides these several companies were formed, but were not organized \inder lejjion law. A battalion of the Second resriment was formed of the following companies: Crescent City Tigers, September 18, 1862 - Joseph J. Reitz, captain; William Leonard, first lieutenant, John Haney, second lieutenant. Union Guards, September 18,1862 - WilHam Martin, captain, S. R Neal, first lieutenant, Louis Kamp, second lieutenant. Knight Township Rangers, September 18, 1862 - Edward S. Morris, captain, John Hall, first lieutenant and captain, Thomas J. Linn, second and first lieutenant, Samuel Granger, second lieutenant. Bottom Rangers, September 18, 1862 - James L. Gardner, captain, J. W. Irvin, first lieutenant, Henderson Reese, second Heutenant. Aluvia Guards, September 18, 1S62 - B. F. Williamson, captain,- EH Gerard, first lieutenant, John Robinson, second lieutenant. McClellan Guards, September 18,1862 - George Muntzer, captain, John Holland, first lieutenant, Henry Jacobs, second lieutenant. Evansville Rifles, September 18, 1862 - William H. Walker, captain, I. Haas, first lieutenant and captain, B. F. Tribble, second and first lieutenant, Caleb Davidson, second lieutenant. Scott Guards, October 29, 1862 - Francis Talbot, captain, A. McCutchan, first lieutenant, Richard Ruston, second lieutenant. Sigel Guards, October 29, 1862 - Joseph Venemann, captain, Charles Lenneman, first lieutenant, August Schafer, second lieutenant. Independent Guards, October 29, 1862 - Alexander Simpson, captain, James P. Swift, first lieutenant, Philip Koch, first lieutenant, Henry Reitman, second lieutenant. Of this battalion WilHam H. Walker, jr., was commissioned major April 9, 1864, but on May 22d following he entered the United States service as lieutenant colonel of the One Hundred and Thirtysixth regiment.

Services of the Legion. - As fast as organized companies were supplied with arms and accoutrements, drills were frequent, and, for some time, attended with such promptness and regularity that the command, in a few months, attained a highly creditable proficiency in company and battalion movements. Important service was rendered in keeping alive the martial spirit, promoting genuine loyalty, and preventing invasions and raids. The city of Evansville owed its immunity from guerilla incursions to the fact, well known on the opposite side of the river, that one thousand of her citizens, armed, equipped and organized, could have been called from their beds and formed in line of battle in thirty minutes from the first sound of alarm. The officers and men in this branch of the service displaved such patriotic zeal as to entitle them to the lasting gratitude of their fellowcitizens.

During the occupation of Bowling Green and Russellville, Ky., b}- Buckner's command, frequent demonstrations were made in the direction of the Ohio river, threatening the destruction of the locks on Green river and the capture of the city of Henderson. At one time a force was detailed by order of Gen. Buckner to destroy the first lock. A regiment of volunteers marched for the protection of the lock, accompanied by a detail of artillery from Col. Hollingsworth's command. They succeeded in protecting the threatened point, and held possession of this important place for several days. Other demonstrations were constantly threatening th© securitj- of Evansville, and scouting parties were sent into Kentucky and up and down the Ohio river to ascertain the position, numbers and purposes, so far as possible, of rebel forces in the vicinity. Guards were posted at various approaches to the city, and the command was held in readiness to repel an attack at any moment. The disastrous termination of McClellan's and Pope's Virginia campaigns encouraged the rebels to renew their operations in Kentucky, and guerillas again made their appearance on the border. Henderson was threatened, and in several cases details were sent from Col. HoUingsworth's command to support a small force of Union troops stationed there. Adam

Johnson's raid on Newburgh, in July 1862, was the occasion for fresh alarm. During the day of the raid a courier arrived at Evansville with intelligence that the Newburgh hospital was being sacked by a large band of Kentucky guerillas. The' signal of danger was given, and in less than an hour 1,000 men were under arms. Two steamers, the " Eugene " and " Courier " were fired up and, with infantry and artillery on board, proceeded up the river. Col. Hollingsworth, with a small force of mounted men, also proceeded by land to the scene of disturbance, but neither the water or land expedition effected an3thing beyond the destruction by the former of the boat in which the rebels had crossed and re-crossed the river.

September 21, 1S62, Col. Hollingsworth, with five companies, proceeded to Owensboro, Ky., to aid in repelling an attack, but returned without having an opportunity to meet the enemy. On the return trip a sergeant of Company A accidentally shot himself through the head, producing instant death. The Morgan raid, in July, 1S63, created intense excitement in Vanderburgh county. Every company in the county rallied, with full ranks, and going into camp, awaited orders until it became evident that the first brigade could not be used against the enemy. During the early part of 1864, the duties of the regiment were exxeedingly onerous, because of frequent and heavy details for guard dut}- in protecting the border from invasion. In May one conipanv and parts of several others volunteered for the one hundred davs" service. Col. Hollintrsworth occupied a captaincy in the United States service, leaving Lieut. Col. Victor Bisch - subsequently appointed colonel - in command. The most important feature of its service subsequent to this time was its participating in the expedition into Ken- tuck}- under Gen. Alvin P. Hovey and James Hughes, to rout Johnson and Seipert. These rebels had planned an invasion of southern Indiana, but by the prompt and brave conduct of the men who marched against them, were put to flight near Morgansfield, Kj'., with a loss of three officers and thirty men captured.

T/ie Caftiire of John Morgan. - The famous invasion of Indiana in 1S63, by Gen. John Morgan, the famous rebel ranger, was intended to break railroad communication, attract much of the military attention to himself, and prepare for the capture of Louisville and Cincinnati b}- Gen. Buckner. He succeeded in doing an immense amount of damage, in levying large sums of money, and most of all, creating wonderfully wide-spread alarm throughout southern Indiana, nearly every town of which feared attack. During the fall and winter of 1862, the cavalry command of Col. J. M. Shackelford, stationed in Kentucky, was frequently engaged with the guerillas. Some time thereafter William Davenport, of Hopkinsville, Ky., an old friend of President Lincoln, went to Washington, and in conversation with the president concerning the depredations of John Morgan, said that if Col. Shackelford were made a brigadier general he would guarantee the great guerilla's capture. Col. Shackelford was then nominated as a brigadier general by the president, and unanimously confirmed by the senate. He was placed in command of the First Brigade, Second Division, Twenty-third Army Corps, and commanded the chase after Morgan, on the 27th day of June, 1863. From Russellville, Ky., he moved to Glasgow, thence to Marrowbone. From thence he pressed on to Lebanon, at which place Gen. Hobson turned his brigade over to Gen. Shackelford and assumed command of all the forces. A rapid advance was made from Lebanon to Springfield; thence to Bardstown and Brandensburg. When within two miles of Brandensburg, the pursuing forces discovered the smoke arising from the burning transports that had set the enemy across the river, and heard his shouts of triumph. Twenty-four hours were lost in obtaining transports and crossing the river. But when once across the river, the pursuit was eagerly resumed. Swift march was made through Indiana to Harrison, Ohio. The pnrsuit was continued day and night. At length, on Jul}' 19, near Buffington's Island, the report of artillery was heard. Officers and men, notwithstanding the immense fatigue they had undergone, seemed to be inspired with new li^e and energ}-, and there was a general rush forward. The enemy was soon found in force. Lines were immediatel}'^ formed, and a battle was commenced. After fighting about an hour the cavalry charged and drove the enemy in confusion. Immediately a flag of truce came from Col. Dick Morgan. No terms but an immediate and unconditional surrender would be considered, and with their commands. Cols. Morgan, Ward and Smith marched within the Union lines. The commana was moved up the river about fifteen miles, where Gen. John Morgan, with his forces, was found in a deep ravine. An attack was not made that da}', and during the night the enemy slipped out by a path, and by daylight was four miles in advance of Gen. Shackelford. The general at once gave chase, and ran Morgan fifty-seven miles. Several skirmishes took place, and the enemy was brought to a stand on the 20th at Keizer's creek. A fight ensued, which lasted one hour. By a flank movement, accomplished with great rapidity and effectiveness, the only road on which Morgan could retreat was taken possession of. Finding the way of retreat cut off, and being hotly pressed from the front, he retired to an immense bluff for refuge. A flag was sent up demanding an unconditional surrender of Morgan and his command. The flag was met by rebel officers, with a request for a personal interview with Gen. Shackelford, and one hour for consultation among their officers. Forty minutes were granted, and within that time the whole command, excepting Gen. Morgan, with a detachment of about 600 officers and men who deserted the command, surrendered. It was the general understanding that Morgan himself had surrendered, but he escaped and fled before his pursuer. On that day there were captured between 1,200 and 1,300 men, with their horses, arms, etc. On the morning of the 21st, Gen. Shackelford called for 1,000 volunteers who would stay in their saddles as long as necessary without eating or sleeping until Morgan was captured. The entire command would have volunteered bnt for the want of horses. With 500 men the chase was resumed. Traveling day and night the enemy was overtaken on Friday morning the 24th, at Washington. The rebel pickets were driven in and the entire force driven out of the town. One mile east of Washington the enemy made a stand in a dense wood. Gen. Shackelford's command formed a line of battle and soon drove him from his position. He fell back two miles, tore up a bridge over a rugged stream and took position in the woods on a high hill, just beyond the stream. Gen. Shackelford's advance moved upon his left flank, while a portion of his forces crossed the stream above the site of the bridge and moved up the hill in face of a heavy tire. Steadily they advanced and drove the enemy before them. He crossed another stream, burned two bridges, and caused much delay, but his relentless pursuers succeeded in crossing, and pressed on all night. At daylight on the 25th they came up with him one mile from Athens. They pressed forward and shelled him for thirty minutes. He fled to the woods for shelter. Maj. Gen. Burnside had sent forward fresh troops, and issued an order placing Gen. Shackelford in command of all the forces in pursuit of Morgan. A hot pursuit with heavy skirmishing followed. The enemy was chased to Richmond, thence to Springfield, and on to Hanimondsville. Hammondsville was reached at daylight on Sabbath morning, the 26th. Learning the whereabouts of Morgan, Gen. Shackelford placed his forces on the New Lisbon road, and continued the pursuit. When he had gone about seven miles, he was informed by Maj. Rue, then in charge of the advance, that he had come up with the enemv. The whole column was thrown forward at the the utmost speed of the horses. Being overtaken, the enemy started to run, and was fired upon vigorously. A flag of truce was shown, the firing ceased, and Morgan asked a personal interview with his captor. He claimed to have surrendered to a militia captain, who had agreed to parole him, his officers and men, and thus tried to avoid his inevitable fate. Gen. Shackelford told his prisoner that he had followed him thirty days and nights; had met and defeated him a number of times; had captured nearly all his command; that Morgan had acknowledged that the militia captain was no impediment to him, but that he knew his escape from Shackelford was impossible; that on the field with his right and left covered and his rear sorely pressed he had yielded; and that under these circumstances his pretended surrender to a militia captain was not only absurd and ridiculous but unfair and illecal and would not be recognized. Morgan then demanded to be placed back upon the field, but the demand was not considered, and with his officers and men he was dismounted and disarmed. He was dehvered to Maj. Gen. Burnside at Cincinnati, Ohio. The number of prisoners captured with Morgan was about 350.

The Drafts. - Notwithstanding the prompt and hberal responses made by the people to the nation's call for aid, it became necessary to resort to the drafts in supplying Indiana's quota under the president's third call for troops, issued August 4, 1S62, and asking for 300,000 men. The deficiency due from the state was very small, and it soon afterward became known that the state had in fact furnished more than her quota ; but the account of troops furnished had been made up inaccurately and showed many townships in arrears on their quotas. The governor and leading citizens in all parts of the state deplored the necessity of the draft, because it was then looked upon as a disgraceful thing, but it was resorted to as the only means of equalizing the burdens of furnishing the troops. The first draft occurred October 6, 1862, the enrollment for which was made September 19, at which time Vanderburgh county was charged with a total militia force of 3,536. To be deducted from this were 401 exempts, leaving 3,135 subject to draft. The county was credited with 1,550 men then in the service, and a total volunteer list of 1,641, the difference representing men whose terms had expired. When the draft was ordered the county was deficient on its quota eighty-one men, distributed as follows: Armstrong township, nineteen ; Scott township, nineteen ; German township, forty-three.

Under the call of October 17, 1863, for 300,000 troops, the quota for Vanderburgh county was 255, which number was raised without draft. Up to July 18, 1864, when the call for 500,000 men was made, the county was required to furnish 1,353 '" addition to those heretofore stated. To offset this, there were credits of 1,206 new volunteer recruits, sixty-three veteran re-enlistments and ninety-seven drafted men, a total of 1,366, thus making a surplus of thirteen. The president's last call for troops was for 300,000 men, issued December 19, 1864. On the 14th of April, 1865, all efforts to raise troops were abandoned. At that date the county was charged, on the call last mentioned, with a quota of 318 men, and was credited with 311 new volunteer recruits, eight veteran re-enlistments and two drafted, thus showing a surplus of three. The grand total of men with which Vanderburgh county was credited as furnishing for the war was 3,664; in this number, however, each term of service forms a unit, without regard to the fact that two, and sometimes three, enlistments were made by the same individual at different periods. The draft officers in Vanderburgh county in 1862 were: William E. French, draft commissioner; Philip C. Decker, marshal; T. C. Gale, surgeon. The officers in the provost marshal's department for the first congressional district, appointed under the act of congress approved March 3, 1863, vvere as follows : Provost marshals - Blythe Hynes, appointed May i, 1863, resigned May 19, 1864; Cyrus K. Drew, appointed May 25, 1864, resigned August i, 1864; James W. Wartmann, appointed August 8, 1864, 'resigned September 5, 1864 5 Alvah Johnson, appointed November 22, 1864, honorably discharged October 31, 1S65. Commissioners - Nathaniel Usher, appointed May I, 1863, resigned August 29, 1864, and James W. Wartmann, appointed September 13, 1S64, honorably discharged May 8, 1865. Surgeon - William G. Ralston, appointed May i, 1863, honorably discharged May 30, 1865. Owing to the evident fairness with which the drafts were conducted at Evansville, no resistance was offered to prevent their progress. Some individual efforts were made to escape tiieir consequences; a few, being drafted, successfully evaded the deputy marshals and fled from the state; others resorted to strategy, with ill success in most cases, to deceive the officers; but there was never a riot nor an organized effort at opposition to this never popular necessity of war.

Bounty and Relief. - The bounties paid by the United States ranged from $iooto $400, increasing as the war advanced. Local bounties were not necessary at first to stimulate enlistments. Quotas were filled without difficulty. Small bounties were paid, however, the main purpose being to benefit the families of volunteers. Later, when the fear of the draft prevailed, enormous local bounties were offered bv the county and by the townships to induce volunteering. The total amount thus expended is shown in a table appended below. As soon as the first troops had gone to the front means of affording substantial relief to their families were devised. In this work the county, through its board of commissioners, and the city, through its council, took an active part. But the most efficient sources of relief were the people in their individual capacities. Special efforts were made to collect all sorts of useful articles to be distributed amonc the needy. In response to a call made through the press, a large number of people assembled in Mozart hall on the evening of the 2 2d of August, 1861, to adopt a system of extending needed aid for as long a period as the continuation of the war might deprive families of their supporting members. Such representative citizens as John S. Hopkins, W. T. Page, R. Kehr, William Heilman, Anthony Reis, C. Babcock, Philip Hornbrook, Dr. Ilallock, and many others, took an active part in the proceedings of the evening. With few words committees were appointed who went to work immediately and vigorously in this work of loyalty and love. At this time there was no idea of the extent to which their strength would be tasked, - no idea that the war was to be prolonged through years of suffering to fami- Hes left without the acti\e brain and strong arms that had been wont to devise means for and achieve their dail}^ subsistence. Nevertheless there was no haltinjj. All throusih those years the loyal people of Vanderburgh county were not for a day unmindful of the soldier's family. Perhaps the most notable occasion growing out of this work, usually done in quiet and without display, was the great demonstration of November 14, 1863. At this time the farmers of the county were thoroughly aroused. They came into the city and made a gala daj'. They formed an immense procession, with bands of music and " jolt-wagons," loaded with wood and products of the farm, and went through the streets creating genuine patriotic joy in the hearts of the throngs that along the line of their march came to greet them and bless them for their great kindness. Patriotic music filled the air; banners and the beloved stars and stripes were everywhere to be seen; speeches were made by Judge William F. Parrett, and Capt. William Reavis, and last though not least, a sumptuous repast was served to the farmers by Mrs. Dr. Walker, Mrs. Mayor Baker, Mrs. Robert Early, Miss Victoria Cody and others, who, like these were ever ready to aid and encouratre others to aid in the relief work. On this occasion 130 wagon loads of wood and vast quantities of farm produce of all sorts, were delivered to the committee for distribution to soldiers' families during the cold winter that followed. All who engaged in this work proved their patriotism and earned the continued gratitude, not only of the direct beneficiaries of their acts, but also of every loyal person. After the war closed, the county continued to spend vast sums of money to properly care for disabled soldiers and for soldiers' widows and orphans whose circumstances would otherwise have driven them to the shelterinjr roof of the poor-house. The vast sum given by individuals during and after the war period, of which no account was kept, can never be estimated in dollars and cents. In addition to the intrinsic value of these gifts the good they did in encouraging the despondent and filling sad hearls with the bright sunshine of happiness can not be reckoned by any system of mathe"i:itics yet discovered by human reason. The following statement shows the amounts of bounties and relief afforded by the county and townships in their official capacities :

Militia Companies. - The earl}' militia and the Indiana Legion have been noticed elsewhere. The citizens of Evansville have never been unmindful of that wise injunction, " In time of peace prepare for war. "' With the close of the civil war and the return to their homes and their peaceful pursuits, on the farm, and in tlie shop, the victorious soldiers in that great struggle laid aside the feelings which had animated them on the march and in the battle, but the martial spirit was not allowed to die. As a result of it several independent military organizations were formed. The spirit was fostered and has grown strong in the younger generations, even to those whose memories do not reach back to the war period. One of the last of these independent companies formed after the civil war closed, and perhaps the best remembered, was the Evansville Lio-ht Guards, organized June, 1876, with those veterans, Capt. Charles Myerhoff, Lieut. August Leich, and Lieut. Will Warren, as its officers. Subsequently A. J. McCutchan became captain, and Phil C. Helder second lieutenant of the company. The organization was abandoned about 1883. The first Evansville company to form a part of the state militia was the Evansville Rifes, organized in October, 1S77, with Capt. William M. Blakey, First Lieut. Jacob Messick and Second Lieut. Henry Hammersley as its officers. These gentlemen were succeeded by Jacob Messick, captain; R. L. Dawes, first lieutenant, and Walter S. Viele, second lieutenant; these by George. A.Cunningham, captain; Edgar Garvin, first lieutenant, and Harry Stinson, second lieutenant; and, in turn, these by J. W. Messick, captain ; Harry Stinson, first lieutenant, and Walter S. Viele, second lieutenant. The organization was abandoned in 1883, after taking various prizes at competitive drills, in which some of the best-drilled companies of the country participated. The Bennett Rifles (^colored) forming Company M, First regiment Indiana Legion, organized in September, 1885, is the oldest compan}- now in Evansville. Capt. W. Allen Street and First Lieut. James Bennett are its officers. The -Evansville Light Infantry, Company G, First regiment Indiana Legion, was incorporated October 10, 1887, and mustered into the state service by Maj. W. D.Ewing, November 7, 1887. Its officers are: W. D.

Grand Army Of The Republic

Ewing, president; W. 11. Caldwell, vicepresident; I. II. Odell, vice-president; S. P. Gillett, treasurer; F. M. Gilbert, secretary; T. J. Groves, manager; C. H. McCarer, captain; Marry Stinson, first lieutenant; Ilenr}' Lubberman, second litiutenant, and B. R. Beecher, third lieutenant. The Evaiisvi/lc Hifics, Company F, First regiment Indiana Legion, organized October 24, 1887, is commanded by Capt. Henry Horster, First Lieut. Harry P. Cornicle, and Second Lieut. Julius Blum.

Grand Army of the Rcfublic. - The objects and aims of this organization, instituted in times of peace, yet composed exclusively of survivors of the war, are benevolent and fraternal. Farragut Post, No. 27, Department of Indiana, was organized June 24, 1881, with forty-two charter members. To the present time 443 have been admitted to memberships; sixteen have been lost b}' death, and enough by removals from this locality and other causes, to reduce the membership to 342. Among its membership are those who served in all branches of the army, and many from all parts of the country, many of whom were officers high in command and statesmen of national repute. The post commanders in the order of their succession have been: W. H. Keller, (three terms), C. H. Myerhoff, A. C. Rosencranz, Jacob W. Messick, A. J. McCutchan and Christopher J. Murphy, now commanding. From the organization to the present, Capt. August Leich has been adjutant; Dr. J. W. Compton, surgeon, and Conrad Reichert, sergeant major. The other officers at the date of organization were: Charles H. Myerhoff, S. V. C; George II. Neekamp, J."v. C; Michael Gorman, Qrm.; H. A. Mattison, chaplain; J. \V. Messick, O. of I).: W. A. Shuder, O. of G., and J. H. Holtman, Qrm. Sergt. The other present officers are : Edward Grill, S. V. C; H. P. Hopkins, J. V. C; August Schmitt, Qrm.; S. B. Sansom, chaplain; C. H. Myerhoff, O. of D.; R. M. Nickels, O. of G., and Joseph E. Schu, Qrm. Sergt. The post was incorporated under state law in 1885; the present trustees are: A. C. Rosencranz, S. R. Hornbrook and C. H. Buttertield.

Under the auspices of the post Memorial day exercises are annually conducted, when that tender tribute of loving praise due the heroic dead of the nation's armies is paid with appropriate ceremonies. While ever thoughtful of those who have pitched their tents in the silent encampment on the other side of that deep river which flows between this life and the vast beyond, the post has not been unmindful of the living in its works of charity, and its efforts of love to bring back that harmonious feeling between the two sections of the country lately at war, which ought to exist for the good of the present and the greatness of the future. The reunion of the Blue and the Grey under its auspices, held at Evansville, in 1887, was a great event in the history of the cit}' and of the country, being the most successful practical effort of its kind known to the people of the nation. The post induced by invitation a discussion of the Shiloh fight between Gen. James C. Veatch and Gen. Alvin P. Hovey, which created intense interest among exsoldiers in all parts of the country; and through its members, has given to the literature of the war period many valuable papers. Its armory in the Masonic block is one of the finest in the state, and is handsomely furnished with every convenience for the comfort and entertainment of its members. The auxiliary branches, the Wo»M/i's Relief Corps, and Sons of Veterans, are in a flourishing condition. The former was instituted in 1885.