Paint Township (part 10 of 14)

December 26, 1862, the regiment moved with the army on Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and on the 27th bivouacked on Stewart's Creek. December 29th, at 8 o'clock a. m., the forward movement was resumed, the regiments marching in divisions, and columns at half distance. At 7 p. m., on the 30th, the division was massed in a cotton field, badly mixed, and in no condition for offensive movements. This was within one mile of Stone River. The morning of the 31st found the regiment in line. After standing thus for some hours, hearing the din of battle in the rear, its turn came to be placed face to face Avith the enemy, where it fought as cooly as if it had been on a hundred battle-fields. The enemy was, however, in too great numbers, and the 90tli being without support was compelled to fall back on the main force. The regiment lost in this fight one hundred and thirty men killed, wounded and missing. Six officers were wounded : Captain M. B. Rowe, Lieutenant L. "W. Reahard, of Company K ; Lieutenant Welsh, of Company D ; First Lieutenant T. E. Baker, of Company C ; and Second Lieutenant J. N. Selby, of Company H; and Captain Thomas Raines, of Company F ; Captain Alvah Perry and Lientenant J. F. Cook, were captured. At 12 o'clock m., the regiment was again formed on the left of the Kashville turnpike, and supported a battery the rest of the day. The men having lost their blankets and knapsacks suffered terribly that night from the cold.

January 1, 1863, the third day of the battle, the regiment was in line all day, but the most of the fighting was done by the artillery. On the morning of the 2d it occupied the position on which was massed those forty pieces of artillery which sent Breckenridge's rebel corps howling back over Stone River. At 5 p. m. General Palmer ordered the 90th Ohio and the 31st Indiana to move over an open field. They obeyed, and charged a rebel position still on the national side of Stone River, and with but little loss became masters of it.

In The Rebellion

On the 4th the enemy was nowhere to he seen, and the day was spent in burying the dead of the regiment, who were found stripped of all their clothing except their drawers. Those seriously wounded were found with their wounds undressed, and in a most terrible condition. Colonel Ross, who led the regiment in this battle, and who proved himself a brave and efficient officer, was immediately after sent to the rear in serious ill-health. Lieutenant Colonel liippey succeeded to the command. On the 14th of April, Colonel Ross resigned, and Lieutenant Colonel Rippey was promoted colonel, and Major Yeoman was appointed lieutenant colonel.

The regiment lay in camp near Murfreesboro, with the rest of the army, until the 23d of June, when General Rosecrans commenced his movements on Tullahoma. After a hard march through the mud and rain, and over almost impassable mountains, skirmishing with the enemy at several points along the route, the 90th Ohio found itself, on the 12th of September, on West Chickamauga Creek, near Lee and Gordon's mills. On the 19th it was ordered to move, witli its brigade, by the left flank to the support of General Thomas' corps. The line of battle passed at quick time over a cornfield and through a strip of timber, and on emerging from the timber discovered the enemy at close range, in the act of completing their movement of turning and inclosing General Thomas' right flank. This line was established at 1 p. m., and notwithstanding the repeated eftbrts of the enemy was held until 2:30 p. M., when, the supply of ammunition being exhausted, Colonel Rippey received orders to retire his regiment to k strip, of timber one hundred and fifty yards in the rear.

In his new position, Rippey made application for, and obtained a section of battery B, 1st Ohio Artillery, and with it held the enemy in check until a fresh supply of ammunation was obtained. It now became evident, from the advancing war of the musketry, upon the front and right, that the position was again being flanked. To meet this new movement, the regiment made a right half-wheel, about faced, and was in position to meet the impending charge of the enemy. To save a rout of the right, it was plain that a counter charge must be made. General Turchin gave the order, and the 90th Ohio led the charge in gallant style, causing the enemy to retreat in confusion. The rebels were followed some four hundred yards, when General Turchin called out, " Poys, we go far enough, we know not what is on our right, or what is on our left ! " The 90th Ohio was next ordered to the support of General Johnson's division, now being hard pressed.

September 20th, the brigade constructed works without the aid of axes, shovels, or picks ; upon which the enemy made two ineffectual assaults. The 90th Ohio was then ordered to relieve the 2d Kentucky, which it executed under a heavy fire from the enemy, losing five men in advancing to the line of works. The enemy finding the position too strong, massed his forces on the left of the brigade line, and succeeded in partially turning it, exposing the regiment to a rear and flank fire. It was by this fire that the gallant adjutant of the regiment, D. K. Kingery, was killed. The national forces ralUed, the enemy was in turn driven, and part of the lost ground recovered.

During the battle, the breastwork of the regiment, (which consisted of logs) caught fire on the outside ; but the fire was extinguished by officers and men voluntarily, leaping the works and beating the fire out with their hands and clubs. The enemy concentrated their fire on these brave men, but not a single oflicer or man was hit while so exposed. The enemy again pressed the right flank of the position, and succeeded in turning it, which compelled the abanondment of the works. Retreating under fire on the Dry Valley road, which connects with the Rossville road, near that place, the command was again placed in position on a high ridge running nearly parallel with the Dry Valley road. From this position the regiment was ordered to Rossville, which it reached at 10 p. M., and bivoucked in line of battle.

The loss of the regiment, on the 19th and 20th, was three ofiicers killed : Adjutant Kingery, Captain R. D. Caddy, Lieutenant N. A. Patterson mortally wounded; and eighty-three non-commissioned ofiicers and privates killed, wounded and missing.

The national army fell back on the 21st and 22d of October, behind intrenchments at Chattanooga. On the 25th, the division and regime Qt crossed the Tennessee River, and moving down it at daylight, ran the gauntlet of rebel sharp-shooters posted at the narrows, without loss. This march extended to Bridgeport, Alabama, where the regiment arrived on the 2nd of November, at 10 o'clock, P. M. It was engaged in building fortifications until the 29th, and was then given charge of three thousand five hundred rebel prisoners taken at Mission Ridge. The regiment then returned to Bridgeport.

On the 24th of Januaiy, 1864, the regiment received inarching orders. It moved through Chattanooga and out on the Knoxville Raih'oad to Ooltowah, Tennessee, and there went into camp. It was engaged at this point in various important scouts. Colonel Yeoman was now in command of the regiment, Colonel Rippey having resigned and returned to Ohio.

The camp at Oottowah was abandoned on the 30th of May, at 1 o'clock p. M., and then commenced the movement of the great Atlanta campaign. For one hundred and twenty days the 90th Ohio, in company with the national forces, marched, fought, and suffered, until the 8th of September, 1864, it had the satisfaction of entering the city of Allanta, " fairly won."

The regiment camped here, from the 8th of September, until the 3d of October, when it received orders to move. Passing through Atlanta, and out the Marietta road, it reached a poiut four miles south of Marietta, and eighteen from Atlanta. From this point, the regiment made its way over pretty much the same ground it had marched in its advance on Atlanta.

Every nerve was strained to intercept and check-mate the rebel general, Hood, who was making his way toward Nashville. All the familiar blood-bought scenes on the march were again viewed by the brave men ; and while in camp, lying behind breastworks which had been constructed by rebel hands, the story of their deeds were recounted, and new resolves made.

The regiment, with the fourth corps, participated in all the brilliant fights on the way, including that of Franklin, a battle that has been pronounced one of the most bloody and desperate of the whole war. It was also, in the battle before Nashville, and after victory had crowned the national arms, joined in the pursuit of the demorilized rebels to the banks of the Tennessee River. Returning, the regiment marched to the left in the direction of Athens, and on the 4th of January, 1865, reached Huntsville, Alabama, where it went into camp, two miles east of the city, at the foot of Mount Sinai. It remained here until the 1st of March, 1865, when it moved to Nashville and remained there until the surrender of the rebel armies. It was then sent home to Ohio and mustered out of the service.

On the evening of the 12th of June, 1865, as the 90th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was about returning home, the 31st Indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry paid them a visit, to express their \ippreci- ation of their services as patriot soldiers, and love for them as comrades. The following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted, not as a favor, but as an expression of their hearts' sentiment :

Whereas, The 90th Ohio Volunteer Infantry are about returning to their home§, to again assume their citizenship, after three years' faithful service in their country's defense; and,

Whereas, We of the 31st Indiana Veteran Infantry have been intimately associated with them while in the army ; shared in their dangers, their hardships, their privations, and in their victories - forming affections and ties, as lasting as life itself ; therefore.

Resolved, That we hail with joy the order that allows our comrades of the 90th Ohio Volunteer Infantr}' to again assume tlie duties of civil life, amid the magic influences of home associations, and home endearments.

Resolved, That mutual dangers, and common interests, during the long struggle for national life, has begotten a feeling of love and friendship between us that can never be forgotten, and can only be appreciated by soldiers, and that along with comrades brave, who have fallen b}^ our sides in battle, will be cherished our associations with the 90th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

Resolved, That in the future, all the hajipiness and honor, the peace and prosperity ever vouchsafed to man, we most cordially wish to attend the members of the 90th Ohio ; and that ever hereafter, the talismanic watchword, that shall leap over all the conventionalities of society, and appeal directly to our heart's best sjmipathies and love, shall be, "I belonged to the 90th Ohio Volunteer Infantry."

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be not furnished to the Cincinnati Commercial, or any other paper for publication, but be treasured in our memories as the utterance of our heart's deepest sentiments.

gallant devotion to tlie cause of our common country, in this war against rebellion, are now about to return to your homes, with honor unstained, and with reputations bright with glory. Your deeds will live forever. In nearly every battle, from the southwest, you have been engaged ; from Corinth, through Perry ville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Resaca, Rocky Trace, Dallas, Franklin, and N'ashville, you have borne the, flag of the union, and banner of your noble state to victory over the foe, who would have destroyed the government and union made by our fathers.

God has given you the victory. Remember him ; and, now that the war is over, the rebellion at an end, remember those whom you have conquered. Use victory as becoming true men and brave soldiers ; return to your homes with enmity towards none and charity for all.

I know that you will be the, best of citizens, because I know you have been the best of soldiers. While we live, enjoying the honor and privileges which our victory has won and saved, let us ever cherish, as the idol of our hearts, the memory of our comrades who have given up their lives for the salvation of their country ; who fell by our sides battling for right. Remember the widows and orphans of our dead comrades; be true to them, as our comrades were true to their country.

My comrades, accept my gratitude for your devotion to me personally. You have been true and noble soldiers, and brave men. May God ever bless you, and crown your lives with happiness, and each of you with peace and plenty. Be as you ever have been - true to God, to your country's friends, and to yourselves.

Morris B; Rowe^ captain, enlisted July 23. James F. Cook, 1st lieutenant, enlisted July 22. Lewis W. Reahard, 2d lieutenant, enlisted July 24. Robert M. Christy, 1st sergeant, enlisted July 23. Edmond Elliott, sergeant, enlisted July 29.

John F. Burk, sergeant, enlisted July 23, John C. Grim, sergeant, enlisted July 23. David Cameron, sergeant, enlisted July 27. George W. Rowe, corporal, enlisted August 21. George W. Downey, corporal, enlisted July 27. John Kinney, corporal, enlisted July 27. Henry C. Larimer, corporal, enlisted August 6. Henry Harper, corporal, enlisted July 27. Jonathan Ellis, corporal, enlisted July 24. James Fichthorn, corporal, enlisted August 2. John R. Cove, corporal, enlisted August 1. John Craig, musician, enlisted August 4. John Foster, wagoner, enlisted August 1. Philip 0. Adams, private, enlisted July 26. William Adams, private, enlisted August 1. Albert Henry, private, enlisted July 24. George Anderson, private, enlisted July 27. Thomas Armstrong, private, enlisted August 14. Charles E. Barnes, private, enlisted July 17. William Bennet, private, enlisted August 5. William Boganwright, private, enlisted August 1. Jesse Bunker, private, enlisted July 24. Carl George, private, enlisted July 24. William Claybaugh, private, enlisted July 29. Lewis O. Chin, private, enlisted August 2. James Culbertson, private, enlisted August 1. Harvey Culbertson, private, enlisted July 27. David Defbaugh, private, enlisted July 22. Benjamin F. Elliott, private, enlisted July 29. John M. Gibson, private, enlisted July 20. James Gibson, private, enlisted July 24. William GiflFord, private, enlisted July 27. James Gifford, private, enlisted August 2. William Goanigs, private, enlisted July 27. John W. Goddard, private, enlisted July 29. M. D. L. Green, private, enlisted July 24. Randolph Green, private, enlisted July 24. Elijah H. Griffith, private, enlisted August 6. William Grim, private, enlisted July 25. Henry Grub, private, enlisted July 29. George T. Hampton, private, enlisted August 7. John Hemphill, private, enlisted August 7. Andrew Henline, private, enlisted July 31.

Frederick Hannough, private, enlisted August 2. Elijah Johnson, private, enlisted July 27. Daniel Johnson, private, enlisted August 2. John W. Johnson, private, enlisted August 2. B. A. Jones, private, enlisted July 29. Levi W. Kittle, private, enlisted July 24. Henry S. Klebber, private, enlisted August 1. Michael Klebber, private, enlisted August 14. Smith R. Lambert, private, enlisted August 25. David Lively, private, enlisted July 29. Charles Long, private, enlisted July 27. Benjamin D. McArthur, private, enlisted August 2. Thomas S. McDonald, private, enlisted July 28. Isaac McKeever, private, enlisted July 26. James D. McMahan, private, enlisted August 8. James P. Mills, private, enlisted August 2. William A. Miller, private, enlisted July 26. Henry Mitchell, private, enlisted July 26. James Morgan, private, enlisted July 22. Samuel Moyer, private, enlisted August 5. Patrick Murphy, private, enlisted July 24. Edmond E, Ott, private, enlisted August 7. Joseph H. Ott, private, enlisted July 22. James H. Parris, private, enlisted July 29. Richard Parker, private, enlisted August 7. Nathan Pearson, private, enlisted July 27. Jonathan Powless, private, enlisted July 30. George Props, private, enlisted August 2. John Props, private, enlisted August 2. John G. Reif, private, enlisted August 2. Jonathan Richardson, private, enlisted July 24. Benjamin Rabey, private, enlisted July 30. Soloman Salmon, private, enlisted July 30. Harrison Shiplet, private, enlisted August 7. Simeon Shiplet, private, enlisted August 1. John W. Silcott, private, enlisted August 6 William Smith, private, enlisted July 24. Samuel S. Stover, private, enlisted July 27. Lafayette Strope, private, enlisted July 29. Thomas Summers, private, enlisted August 4. George Street, private, enlisted July 26. Isaac Thompson, private, enlisted August 2. Hugh Tomblinson, private, enlisted August 6.

Frederick Turner, private, enlisted July 26. Richard Venner, private, enlisted July 27. W. H. Warrensburg, private, enlisted July 24. William H. Weller, private, enlisted July 18. J. D. Williams, private, enlisted August 9. Howard Wimer, private, enlisted July 24. Shaderick C. Wraten, private, enlisted July 23.

Thomas Finnigan, sergeant, enlisted January 18, 1864. Benjamin E. Orr, corporal, enlisted February 25, 1864. David Thuckmorton, musician, enlisted February 1, 1864. Anthony Claridge, private, enlisted February 9, 1864. Solomon W. Ely, private, enlisted February 9, 1864. William Kiser, private, enlisted December 29, 1863. Douglas Owens, private, enlisted February 16, 1864. John Stumbau, private, enlisted December 29, 1863.

Robert D. Caddy, captain, enlisted July 10. Alonzo W. Black, 1st lieutenant, enlisted July 28. Jacob Bush, 2d lieutenant, enlisted August 4. Archibald M. Rogers, 1st sergeant, enlisted August 2. James P. Fent, sergeant, enlisted August 8. George T. Haskins, sergeant, enlisted July 30. Samuel W. Stuckey, sergeant, enlisted August 4. Charles Caddy, sergeant, enlisted August 13. William J. McVey, corporal, enlisted July 31. Moses C King, corporal, enlisted July 31. John Harper, corporal^ enlisted August 4. Jacob Krehs, corporal, enlisted July 28. Wesley T. Struley, corporal, enlisted August 4. William Beatty, corporal, enlisted August 8. Wesley M. Creamer, corporal, enlisted August 4. John C. Fifer, corporal, enlisted August 14. Alexander B. Creamer, musician, enlisted August 6. Louis F. Statcenberg, musician, enlisted August 9. William Allen, private, enlisted August 4.

Ephraim Allen, private, enlisted August 9. Harvey S. Barney, private, enlisted August 7. William Bonecutter, private, enlisted August 6. Albert Bonecutter, private, enlisted August 6. John W. Bougbn, private, enlisted August 7. William M. Boughn, private, enlisted August 9. Joseph H. Boughn, private, enlisted August 9. Meridith Bowen, private, enlisted August 9. Biglow W. Brown, private, enlisted August 2. John Burton, private, enlisted July 16. John W. Cahill, private, enlisted August 1. David Calhoun, private, enlisted August 19. Samuel H. Carr, private, enlisted August 4. Jacob S. Cockerill, private, enlisted August 31. David C. Conner, private, enlisted August 4. George W. Conner, private, enlisted August 4. George H. Creamer, private, enlisted August 4. Lewis Creamer, private, enlisted July 28. John Creamer, private, enlisted July 28. Isaac J. Dennon, private, enlisted August 8 Jacob F. Daster, private, enlisted July 31. John N. Doyle, private, enlisted July 31. Hiram G. Duff, private, enlisted August 8. John J. Duff, private, enlisted August 9. Edward C Duff, private, enlisted August 9. John W. Ellis, private, enlisted August 4. Otho Engle, private, enlisted August 9. John W. Engle, private, enlisted August 9. James Feemy, private, enlisted August 9. Philip M. Fent, private, enlisted August 8. Samuel Flax, private, enlisted August 9. Daniel Garden, private, enlisted August G. George M. N- Grover, private, enlisted August 6. William Hammond, private, enlisted August 9. Lewis Hatfield, private, enlisted August 13. William Hidy, private, enlisted July 30. Jackson Highland, private, enlisted July 30. John C. Hogue, private, enlisted August 6. William A. Halson, private, enlisted August 18. Oliver E. Horney, private, enlisted August 9. Ferris Horney, private, enlisted August 7. Marshall Hosier, private, enlisted August 6. A. Hyer, private, enlisted August 6.

William H. James, private, enlisted August 7. Lewis James, private, enlisted August 8. Daniel A, James, private, enlisted August 6. Thomas Jenkins, private, enlisted August 8. . John H. Mahoy, private, enlisted August 4. George Miller, private, enlisted August 8. Benjamin Miller, private, enlisted August 1. Newton McGinness, private enlisted August 14. Harmon Mclntyre, private, enlisted August 19. David Mock, private, enlisted August 19. Martin L. Mock, private, enlisted August 19. Marion Myers, private, enlisted July 28. James M. Parrett, private, enlisted August 4. John S. Parrett, private, enlisted August 22. George W. Pomell, private, enlisted August 6 Paris Robinson, private, enlisted August 8. George Richardson, private, enlisted August 6. Daniel Rupert, private, enlisted August 9. Charles J. Sharrett, private, enlisted August 9. Jackson Smith, private, enlisted July 29. S. G. Snowden, private, enlisted August 6. Milton Sperlock, private, enlisted August 6. Jesse Sperlock, private, enlisted August 6. George P. Straley, private, enlisted August 8. Elan Thornton, private, enlisted August 13. Joseph Tracy, private, enlisted August 9. John S. Tracy, private, enlisted August 9. Andrew Ulmer, private, enlisted July 29. Gideon Vesy, private, enlisted August 4. Burgess Watts, private, enlisted August 14. Thomas Williams, private, enlisted August 8. Henry Wiley, private, enlisted July 28. Eli Wood, private, enlisted August 6. William Wood, private, enlisted August 22. Benjamin Woolley, private, enlisted August 6. William Wylight, private, enlisted August 4.

Philip Tumblin, private, enlisted January 20, 1864. Leander Taylor, private, enlisted January 17, 1864. JohnC. Murphy, private, enlisted February 6, 1864.

One Hundred And Fourteenth O. V. I.

The 114th Ohio was recruited in August, 1862, from the counties of Perry, Fairfield, Pickaway, Fayette, Hocking, and Vinton, It rendezvoused at Camp Circleville, and was mustered into the United States service September 11, 1862.

The regiment remained in Camp Circleville until the 19th of September, 1862, when it was ordered to Marietta. Marching from Circleville, it took the cars at Chillicothe for Marietta, arriving at the last named place September 21, 1862, and went into camp six weeks, occupying the time in drilling and equipping for the field.

December 1, 1862, the regiment was ordered to Memphis. On the 20th it moved on transports down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, to Johnson's Landing, on the Yazoo River, where it joined General Sherman's army then about to operate in the rear of Vicksburg. On the 26th of December the regiment landed near Chickasaw Bluffs, and participated in the assault on the enemy's works on Chickasaw Bayou. It was actively engaged during the whole of this battle, and severely engaged on the 28th and 29th. In one of these affairs Lieutenant Wilson, of Company F, was severely wounded by a shell in the foot, which had to be amputated a few days thereafter. Lieutenant Marfield, of Company B, was killed by a sharp-shooter. The regiment lost several others, killed and wounded.

On the night of January 1, 1863, at 10 o'clock, the army commenced the retreat, and at sunrise of the 2d the entire command was on board the boats. Before the boats could be detached from shore the rebels fired into them, wounding one man of the regiment.

After leaving Chickasaw Bluffs, the fleet of transports moved up the river, and on the morning of the 10th of January, 1863, cast anchor near Arkansas Post. The forces were landed, and preparations made for an attack on the fortifications. At 10 a. m., January 11th, the attack was commenced, and after a brisk engagement between the national and rebel forces, and a heavy cannonade from the national gunboats stationed in the rear, the post

The national troops, after disposing of the material and prisoners captured, re-embarked on the transports and sailed down the Yazoo River to Young's Point, Louisiana, where they arrived on the 23d of January. During the stay of the regiment in this camp it suffered severely from sickness and death, losing over one hundred men in the space of six weeks.

From the 1st of December, 1862, to the 6th of February, 1863, the regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel H. B. Maynard. Colonel Cradlebaugh being absent in Washington City. From the 6tli of February until March, 1863, it was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John A. Kelley. March 1, 1863, Colonel Cradlebaugh returned, and took command.

April 5, 1863, the national army, under General Grant, moved against Vicksburg. The 114th was in the whole of this campaign, and participated in the battle of Thompson's Hill, May 1, 1863 ; Champion Hills, May 16,* 1863 ; Big Black Bridge, May 17th; and the seige of Vicksburg. In the battle at Thompson's Hill it lost several men killed and wounded in a charge made upon the enemy about 5 o'clock in the evening. The enemy was driven from the field, and two pieces of artillery, with a number of prisoners, were captured. The rebels were pursued until dark.

On the 25th the regime;it was ordered to Warrenton (ten miles below Vicksburg), to garrison that post. This duty was quite severe, consisting of strict guard and fatigue duty. On the 14tli of July the regiment was ordered back to Vicksburg, where it remained in camp until the 13th of August. It was then sent to Corralton, six miles above New Orleans. September 6th it moved by rail to Brashear City, or Berwick Bay, and remained there np to October 3d. It then marched by way of Franklin, New Iberia, and Vermillionville, to Opelouses, Louisiana, a distance of about two hundred miles from ISTew Orleans. Remaining at Opelouses but a few days, the regiment marched back to New Orleans, where it arrived November 22, 1863. This campaign was rather pleasant ; the whole of it being made without the slightest trouble from the enemy.

November 28, 1863, the regiment embarked at New Orleans, and sailed for Texas. Landing at Pass Caballo, it went into camp at Decrow's Point, December 3, 1863. It remained on this barren sand coast until the 14th of January, 1864, and then moved to Matagorda Island. Remaining at this place until April 18, 1864, it was ordered to Alexandria, Louisiana, and arrived there April 26th.

General Banks' army was met at Alexandria, where it had fallen back after its disastrous repulse. . While at Alexandria the regiment was engaged in the affair at Graham's plantation, twelve miles out on the road.

The national forces retreated from Alexandria, May 13th, and arrived at Morganza, Louisiana, on the Mississippi River, May 22d. The enemy was engaged, and defeated at Marksville and at Yellow Bayou. This campaign was very severe - forced marches of ten days duration tbrough the stifling heat and dust, and being continually harassed by the enemy, on both flank and rear, made it almost unendurable. As the Mississippi appeared in view, the weary host sent up a glad shout at the certainty that their troubles and fatigues had for a time ended.

Colonel Cradlebaugh did not take command of the regiment after having been wounded, but resigned October 20, 1863. Lieutenant Colonel John H. Kelley, was promoted and commissioned colonel to rank, from October 20, 1863, but was not mustered ; the regiment being reduced below the minimum.

While the 114th lay at Morganza, it was concerned in several raids, scouts and skirmishes, but did not jneet with any severe engagements. On November 21, 1864, the regiment was ordered to the mouth of White River, Arkansas, arriving there November 26th. While at this point, the 120tli Ohio was consolidated with the 114th by which the following named officers were rendered supernumery, and were honorably mustered out of service : Captains,

James Duffy, William H. Sliultz, John C. Hays and John Brandt ; First Lieutenants, M. B. RadclifF, A. B. Messmore, Benjamin S. Shirely, James M. Davis and Alexander S. Thompson ; Adjutant Lewis M. Earnest, and Surgeon O. E. French.

On December 6, 1864, the regiment was ordered to Morganza, Louisiana, where it arrived on the 8th, and went into camp the next day. On the 13th and 14th it was out on an expedition to the Atchafalaya River, but did not find the enemy.

January 8th, 1865, the regiment moved to Kenna, Louisiana, where it remained until the 24th, and was then ordered to Barraicas, Florida. It remained at this camp up to May, 1865, when the war having virtually ended, it was sent with otlier forces to Texas. In July it was ordered to Columbus, Ohio, to be paid oft" and mustered out.

During its term of service, the 114th marched by land and water over ten thousand miles, performing duty in ten difterent states, and was engaged in eight hard fought battles and many skirmishes. It was successful in all except the aftair at Chickasaw Bayou. It lost in killed and wounded, six officers and eighty men. The loss by disease was very great the first year, about two hundred men having died, and quite a number discharged for disability.

The latter part of the service of the regiment was singularly free from casualties. For nineteen months no regimental burying occurred, an almost miraculous exception.

James W. Cleavelandj captain, enlisted August 9. John C. Hays, 1st lieutenant. Joseph Knight, 2d lieutenant. James A. McClean, sergeant, enlisted August 9. Reuben T. Kennedy, 1st sergeant, enlisted August 22. James S. Robinson, 2d sergeant, enlisted August 10, Richard Hucheson, sergeant, enlisted August 13. James Eskridze, sergeant, enlisted August 22. John A. Paul, corporal, enlisted August 19. James A. Davis, corporal, enlisted August 15. Nathaniel Tway, corporal, enlisted August 13, Henry Curren, corporal, enlisted August 22,

James Ragan, corporal, enlisted August 22, Robert N. Stuckey, corporal, enlisted August 9. Henry L. Robinson, corporal, enlisted August 20. Allen T. Doran, corporal, enlisted August 20. Miah H. Parvin, musician, August 9, Joseph C. Cripps, private, enlisted August 11. Charles Abbott, private, enlisted August 22. John Bay, private, enlisted August 18. William Bay, private, enlisted August 22. Rees Binigar, private, enlisted August 22. Henry Bolen, private, enlisted August 10. Andrew Braden, private, enlisted August 21. William Butler, private, enlisted August 18. Orin Chesley, private, enlisted August 13. Joseph A. Crosby, private, enlisted August 22. Abner Davis, private, enlisted August 22. Paul Dummond, private, enlisted August 15. Zebulon Rarll, private, enlisted August 22. William Evans, private, enlisted August 22. John Eckle, private, enlisted August 18. Thomas Fleming, private, enlisted August 12. John Flynn, private, enlisted August 19. Allen T. Gainer, private, enlisted August 15. Owen Genery, private, enlisted August 12. William C. Goldsberry, private, enlisted August 11. Levi G. Grubbs, private, enlisted August 9. Simon C. Groves, private, enlisted August 21, Randolph Hammond, private, enlisted August 12. James Hanna, private, enlisted August 22. Elijah Hill, private, enlisted August 20. Peter Ikes, private, enlisted August 22. John W. Jenkins, private, enlisted August 22. James M. Jones, private, enlisted August 12. John Judy, private, enlisted August 22. John Levee, private, enlisted August 15. James C. Long, private, enlisted August 18. Bartholomew Long, private, enlisted August 10. Oliver Long, private, enlisted August 10. Arthur Latham, private, enlisted August 10. Horace E. Lydy, private, enlisted August 22. Smith David Loudin, private, enlisted August 11. Isaac Miller, private, enlisted August 22. John Milvin, private, enlisted August 10.

B. H. Millikan, private, enlisted August 20. Jesse Morgan, private, enlisted August 15. John E. Morris, private, enlisted August 19. Michael Mungold. private, enlisted August 22. John 0. Ott, private, enlisted August 9. Allen Robinson^ private, enlisted August 10, Joseph Ryan, private, enlisted August 22. Andrew Saxton, private, enlisted August 22. William Saxton, private, enlisted August 12. James H. Smith, private, enlisted August 20. John L. Still, private, enlisted August 22. Jacob Stuckey, private, enlisted August 18. Henry Stroble, private, enlisted August 22. James Thompson, private, enlisted August 22. Jacob Tracy, private, enlisted August 22. William H. Thompson, private, enlisted August 16. Allen Tway, private, enlisted August 15. Jacob H. Tobias, private, enlisted August 9. Charles Vanpelt, private, enlisted August 18. William Waters, private, enlisted August 16. John W. West, private, enlisted August 22. Leonidas White, private, enlisted August 10. John W. Woodland, private, enlisted August 14. George W. Woodland, private, enlisted August 14 Henry Young, private, enlisted August 21. Joseph Young, private, enlisted August 22. William Zimmerman, private, enlisted August 15. Samuel Zimmerman, private, enlisted August 15.

Scott Harrison, captain, enlisted August 11. Andrew V. Orr, sergeant, enlisted August 22. Lemuel Dyer, sergeant, enlisted August 21. William H. Crow, sergeant, enlisted August 13. Bryant Jackson, sergeant.

Aurcelius B. Messmore, sergeant, enlisted August 21. Allison M. Wear, sergeant, enlisted August 12. John J. Harrison, corporal, enlisted August 13. Ananias Cockerell, corporal, enlisted August 13. John McMecken, corporal, enlisted August 22.

Jackson Bryant, corporal, enlisted August 22. Ellison Dewitt, corporal, enlisted August 15. Alfred Drew, corporal, enlisted August 20. John Alkere, corporal, enlisted August 15. John Hartman, corporal, enlisted August 13. Valentine Sharp, wagoner, enlisted August 21. Robert V. Anderson, private, enlisted August 15. Thomas Allows, private, enlisted August 19. Peter Adams, private, enlisted August 14. Isaac T. Alfree, private, enlisted August 11. John Barker, private, enlisted August 12. Joseph M. Beattey, private, enlisted August 12. William Blizzard, private, enlisted August 12. Brantney Bryant, private, enlisted August 15. Edward W. Bailey, private, enlisted August 22. Joseph H. Clarridge, private, enlisted August 27. Robert Clark, private, enlisted August 20. Thomas Cockerell, private, enlisted August 12. Silas Cumpton, private, enlisted August 12. John Callihan, private, enlisted August 21. John P. A. Dickey, private, enlisted August 13. William Devore, private, enlisted August 15. Felix Devore, private, enlisted August 20. Eli Derum, private, enlisted August 22. Henry Draes, private, enlisted August 15. Joseph Daugherty, private, enlisted August 19. Ellison Dewitt, private. Samuel Davis, private, enlisted August 19. Joseph J. G. Doster, private, enlisted August 21. Henry Davis, private, enlisted August 19. Harvy Evans, private, enlisted August 15. Samuel Eyman, private, enlisted August 21. George Ellwood, private, enlisted August 16. Samuel Felty, private, enlisted August 14. Thornton Feagins, private, enlisted August 21. John J. Forshee, private, enlisted August 21. James Forshee, private enlisted August 15. Robert J. Forshee, private^ enlisted August 15. John Fridley, private, enlisted August 21. Joseph Flemming, private, enlisted August 20. James R. Grover, private, enlisted August 21. Timothy Graner, private, enlisted August 20. David Gilenwaters, private, enlisted August 20.

Thomas H. Howard, private, enlisted August 20. Timothy Hallihan, private, enlisted August 20. Thomas B. Hartshorn, private, enlisted August 20. Emanuel Hardin private, enlisted August 21. William S. Hopkins, private, enlisted August 22. Orange S. Hopkins, private, enlisted August 21. Albert Jolly, private, enlisted August 22. John Jones, private, enlisted August 18. J. S. Lanum, private, enlisted August 22. Noble P. Mouser, private, enlisted August 12. Charles A. Miller, private, enlisted August 21. I. M. Miller, private, enlisted August 21. Allen G. Mayo, private, enlisted August 21. Valentine F. Mayo, private, enlisted August 12. William Miller, private, enlisted August 21. Benjamin F. Pieart, private, enlisted August 12. Joseph Paine, private, enlisted August 21. James Paine, private, enlisted August 21. William Reynolds, private, enlisted August 19. William Ramey, private, enlisted August 21. Lemuel Struts, private, enlisted August 13. Joseph Sites, private, enlisted August 21. Emanuel Sites, private, enlisted August 21. Benjamin E, Sheppard, private, enlisted August 19. Edward F. Sorrell, private, enlisted August 21. George Struts, private, enlisted August 21. Solomon Syford, private, enlisted August 21. John Toops, private, enlisted August 13. William Toops, private, enlisted August 21. Fletcher Toops, private, enlisted August 13. Robert Vance, private, enlisted August 15. John C. Wood, private, enlisted August 15. John Wileman, private, enlisted August 13.

James M. McCoy, captain, enlisted September 8. Zachariah S. Adkins, first lieutenant, enlisted August 31. Conrad Graris, second lieutenant, enlisted September 8. Robert I. Irwin, first sergeant, enlisted September 8. Pressley McCaflFerty, sergeant, enlisted August 31. Henry W. Stitt, sergeant, enlisted September 8. George M. Ustick, sergeant, enlisted September 8. Thomas L. Hawley, corporal, enlisted September 8. George A. Short, corporal, enlisted September 8. Peter Garis, corporal, enlisted September 8. Leander W. Reed, corporal, enlisted September 8. Samuel Ott, musician, enlisted September 8. Sanford M. Thomas, musician, enlisted September 8. John K. Barnett, private, enlisted September 8. Winfield S. Ball, private, enlisted September 8. Isaac T. Ball, private, enlisted September 8. Guy L. Ball, private, enlisted September 8. William R. Bryant, private, enlisted September 8. Thomas I. Carle, private, enlisted September 8. Henry Casey, private, enlisted September 8. John H. Ceslar, private, enlisted September 8. Charles T. Carter, private, enlisted September 8. James Crabb, private, enlisted September 8. Samuel Darby, private, enlisted September 8. William A. Darby, private, enlisted September 8. Isaac Dyer, private, enlisted September 8. Abraham Friend, private, enlisted September 8. John W. Friend, private, enlisted September 8. Henry Garis, private, enlisted September 8. Benjamin Gear, private, enlisted September 8. Charles C. Hammond, private, enlisted September 8. William T. Highland, private, enlisted September 8. Albert S. Jones, private, enlisted September 8. James W. King, private, enlisted September 8. Andrew I. Kelly, private, enlisted September 8.

Henry Kelly, private, enlisted September 8. Robert D. Lane, private, enlisted September 8. Robert LaflF, private, enlisted September 8. "David I Laff, private, enlisted September 8. James Mitchell, private, enlisted September 8. William Miller, private, enlisted September 8. John A. Marion, private, enlisted September 8. John Mitchell, private, enlisted September 8. William Murphy, private, enlisted August 31. John R. Norvill, private, enlisted September 8. Patrick Nugent, private, enlisted August 31. George W. Onten, private, enlisted August 31. Enoch C. Paugh, private, enlisted September 8. John Patterson, private, enlisted September 8. Strawder Roseboom, private, enlisted September 8. Arthur B. Strome private, enlisted September 8. Howard A. Stitt, private, enlisted September 8. James F. Sheets, private, enlisted September 8. John Stitt, private, enlisted September 8. William P. Stitt, private, enlisted September 8. John A. Shackelford, private, enlisted September 8. William A. Stewart, private, enlisted September 8. William Strope, private, enlisted September 8. King B. Stockman, private, enlisted September 8. Perry Stothard, private, enlisted September 8. James R. Stewart, private, enlisted September 8. Thomas D. Thatcher, private, enlisted September 8. Benjamin F. Tuttle, private, enlisted September 8. Hiram H. Varner, private, enlisted September 8. Pearly B. Varner, private, enlisted September 8. Alexander Webb, private, enlisted September 8. Lineas A. McClure, private, enlisted September 8.

Jerry Hauser, 2d lieutenant. Stephen B. Yeoman, 1st sergeant. Edward D. May, 2d sergeant. James Squires, 3d sergeant. John S. Wells, 4th sergeant. John C. Allen, corporal. David Hopkins, corporal. Frank C. Aukney, corporal. Joseph McLellan, corporal. Uriah Parvin, drummer. George Ross, fifer. William C. Allen, private. Charles C. Blakemore, private. Francis L. Blakemol-e, private. Levi Brakefield, private. Jacob Beales, private. Ezra 0. Brown, private. Samuel Bryant, private. Martin P. Bush, private. David N. Bush, private. Milan Burke, private. George W. Clark, private. William H. Cathin, private. John Crone, private. John C. Degroot, private. Simon Devore, private. Cornelius Dyer, private. Alfred Dyer, private. Harrison Doster, private. William Eastman, private. James W. Ellis, private. Sterling East, private. John Foby, private. Sanford FuUerton, private. B. W. Ganzel, private. Peter Garris, private. Robert Hardwick, private. Christian Hass, private. John M. Hedrick, private. Harrison J. Hurless, private. William Hatfield, private. Mike Herbert, private. Charles W. Hire, private,

William Priddy, private, enlisted April 20.- J. W. Richarson, private, enlisted April 20. Leander W. Reed, private, enlisted April 20. John Reynolds, private, enlisted April 20. Jacob Smith, private, enlisted April 20. Joseph M. Sims, private, enlisted April 20. John C. Shillik, private, enlisted April 20. William Squires, private, enlisted April 20. Albert Smith, private, enlisted April 20. Luther W. Saxton, private, enlisted April 20. John A. Sanders, private, enlisted April 20. Freeman A. Stewart, private, enlisted April 20. John F. Stitt, private, enlisted April 20. James Wymer, private, enlisted April 20. Clinton Wymer, private, enlisted April 20. Joseph N. Wilson, private, enlisted April 20. James P. Wiatt, private, enlisted April 20. John Webb, private, enlisted April 20. James E. Buckner, private, enlisted April 20.

J. Brakefield, private, enlisted September 6. John Crumrine, private, enlisted September 6. John W. Carter, private, enlisted September 7. Martin Carr, private, enlisted September G. Richard M. Corbin, private, cnji.^ted October 5. Thomas B. Douglass, private, enlisted September 20. . William DiffendaiFer, private, enlisted October 6. Silas F. Edgar, private, enlisted October 10. Samuel Edwards, private, enlisted September 9. Lewis W. Fent, private, enlisted September 11. John T. Greenstead, private, enlisted September 6. Elias J. Grrifl&th, private, enlisted September 11. Charles Gorsuch, private, enlisted October 5. Robert J. Hogue, private, enlisted September 5. Jesse E Hogue, private, enlisted September 7. J. W. Herrald, private, enlisted September 6. Harrison J. Heviless, private, enlisted September 5. John Hatfield, private, enlisted September 5. Elijah Herrald, private, enlisted September 20. Thomas Harper, private, enlisted September 23. William C. Jenks," private, enlisted September 6. Henry A. Jenkens, private, enlisted September 6. John Kennedy, private, enlisted September 6. Peter Keelen, private, enlisted September 19. Mainyard C. Linn, private, enlisted September 6. William H. Mills, private, enlisted September G. James A. Mills, private, enlisted September 6. Elijah Mills, private, enlisted September 6. Josephus Millburne, private, enlisted September 7. William A. McCartney, private, enlisted September 11. William A. McGinnis, private, enlisted September 11. Thomas Mooney, private, enlisted October 1. Garrett V. NefF, private, enlisted September 5. Edward Neff, private, enlisted September 5. James G. Patton, private, enlisted September 11. James Penner, private, enlisted September 11. John Paiton, private, enlisted October 10. Nicholas Robinson, private, enlisted September 7. Henry Richardson, private, enlisted September 6. Jesse Richardson, private, enlisted September 6. William Sanderson, private, enlisted September 6. Joseph R. Straley, private, enlisted September 6. Thomas Sharp, private, enlisted September 6.

Benjamin Soddars, private, enlisted September 6. John Street, private, enlisted September 7. Franklin D. Smith, private, enlisted October 3. Titus Shearer, private, enlisted October 10. Henry Taylor, private, enlisted September 6. Abraham Tobin, private, enlisted September 7. Cassle Thompson, private, enlisted September 11. Trustin Thompson, private, enlisted September 13. Woodbury Talifers, private, enlisted September 13. William Thomas, private, enlisted October 9. Henry West, private, enlisted September 6. Samuel A. West, private, enlisted September 6.

Fokty-Fifth U. S. Colored Regiment

James L. Thornton, private. Edward Kelley, private. George W. Stewart, private. William Bass, private. Thompson Jones, private. Solomon Brand, private. Benjamin Gillis, private. Isaiah Wright, private. James H. Cain, private. Charles E. Merritt, private. Alexander Anderson, private, Julius C. Simmons, private. "Albert Bagby, private. James Anderson, private. George Anderson, private.

Sixtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry

George B. Gardner, captain, enlisted November 11. Robert Stewart, 1st lieutenant, enlisted November 16. Frank C. Ankeny, 2d lieutenant, enlisted December 2. Samuel P. Trumpery, 1st sergeant, enlisted November 27. Joseph N. Wilson, sergeant, enlisted November IG. B. Logan Wilson, sergeant, enlisted November IG. Newton Kimble, sergeant, enlisted November 18. Samuel Ayers, sergeant, enlisted December 7. James Dowden, corporal, enlisted December G. Kobert Mackey, corporal, enlisted December 7. Otho W. Bostwick, corporal, enlisted November 16. Joseph B Blackmore, corporal, enlisted November 13, Miles Morritt, corporal, enlisted November 16. _ Otis B. Mesmore, corporal, enlisted November 16. Benjamin F. Tanquery, corporal, enlisted November 18. Eobert Giblin, corporal, enlisted November 22. Ralph J. Stewart, fifer, enlisted January 1, 1862. James C. Stewart, drummer, enlisted December 11. Charles H. Ankeny, private, enlisted December 2. Elirre Ahcher, private, enlisted February 25, 1862. Henry Rabb, private, enlisted December 2. James Rabb, private, enlisted November 16, Thomas Bedford, private, enlisted December 2. William C. Benson, private, enlisted November 19. Porter Bereman, private, enlisted November 18. James Blair, private, enlisted December 6. Thomas Brannen, private, enlisted December 7. James B. Bush, private, enlisted February 18, 1862. Jasper N. Clark, private, enlisted December 9. John S. Clark, private, enlisted December 9. David M. Carridge, private, enlisted November 16. Jonas Crawford, private, enlisted December 4. William C. Corknell, private, enlisted December 9. Samuel P. Dail, private, enlisted November 2b.

James Davis, private, enlisted December 2. Isaac Depoy, private, enlisted December 2. Joseph Dixon, private, enlisted November 16. William H Dodds, private, enlisted November 25. Joseph Dougherty, private, enlisted November 16. James H. Davis, private, enlisted November 20. James W. Duffee, private, enlisted November 18. George W. Duffee, private, enlisted December 12. Andrew Dittemore, private, enlisted January 8, 1862. Nicholas Eskew, private, enlisted November 26. Isaac N. Fisher, private, enlisted December 9. Michael Fisher, private, enlisted December 10. Nathan J. Foley, private, enlisted November 27. Benjamin F. Ford, private, enlisted November 16. Zeblin Ford, private, enlisted November 16. Henry E. Gano, private, enlisted December 14. C. M. Goodlander, private, enlisted November 23. Albert Gwin, private, enlisted December 11. James Horney, private, enlisted November 19. Arthur Latham, private, enlisted November 20. Samuel Longanecker, private, enlisted November 19. Daniel Leguire, private, enlisted December 4. Adolphus Mallow, private, enlisted November 20. John Mattock, private, enlisted November 30. George Mess, private, enlisted December 11. Hugh McNeal, private, enlisted November 19. Nathan Miller, private, enlisted December 2. Myers Mitchell, private, enlisted December 6. Cornelius O'Quicall, private, enlisted December 10. Brent Ott, private^ enlisted December 10. Nespasion Phebious, private, enlisted December 6. Alexander Price, private, enlisted December 13. Marcellas Racohs, private, enlisted December 7. George J. Rodgers, private, enlisted December 5. John G. Scott, private, enlisted November 19. Francis M. Selsor, private, enlisted November 29. Abel Seymour, private, enlisted November 23. David Shaw, private, enlisted November 16. John W. Shepp, private, enlisted November 16. James N. Shoop, private, enlisted November 14. Edward Smith, private, enlisted December 10, Samuel M, Smith, private, enlisted December 27. James H. Stitsworth, private, enlisted December 5.

Ezra C. Taylor, private, enlisted November 21. Thomas J. Wadsworth, private, enlisted December 9. Jacob J. Wood, private, enlisted December 7. William C. Wrigbt, private, enlisted February .16, 1862. James S. Wrigbt, private, enlisted February 18, 1862.

Manfield Willard, captain, enlisted January 4, 1862. James M. "Vance, 1st lieutenant, enlisted November 15, 1861. Edmond S. Young, 2d lieutenant, enlisted January 7, 1862. James W. Morris, sergeant, enlisted February 14, 1862. Leander C. Hicks, sergeant, enlisted November 16, 1861. Thomas Ranken, sergeant, enlisted December 16, 1861. Edward Fowler, sergeant, enlisted January 16, 1862. John J. Myers, sergeant, enlisted November 16, 1861. Nathaniel Morris, corporal, enlisted December 5, 1861. Benjamin F. Cook, corporal, enlisted December 9, 1861. William McDaniel, corporal, enlisted January 16, 1862. Joseph C. Homes, corporal, enlisted December 13, 1861. Madison S. Kirk, corporal, enlisted February 14, 1862. Ralph J. Freeman, corporal, enlisted January 11, 1862. David C. Howell, corporal, enlisted November 22, 1861. Henry B. Clemens, corporal, enlisted February 2, 1862. Robert A. Robinson, drummer, enlisted February 21, 1862. Henry H. Bailey, fifer, enlisted February 12, 1862. Charles Stafford, wagoner, enlisted November 16, 1861. Joseph W. Allen, private, enlisted December 7, 1861. James Baker, private, enlisted January 7, 1862. Henry Baker, private, enlisted January 7, 1862. George Baney, private, enlisted December 14, 1861. Roland B. Brener, private, enlisted February 12, 1862. Charles S. Bryant, private, enlisted January 7, 1862. William H. Catlin, private, enlisted November 16, 1861. Greorge W. Church, private, enlisted February 10, 1862. Joseph Church, private, enlisted February 10, 1862. Alexander S. Cross, private, enlisted December 11, 1861. Greorge Dewey, private, enlisted February 21, 1862. Milton McN. Durham, private, enlisted December 9, 1861. James Evans, private, enlisted February 1, 1862. Patrick Flinn, private, enlisted December 4, 1861. Edward Ford, private, enlisted January 27, 1862. Samuel W. G-arrette, private, enlisted February 10, 1862.

Alfred E. Garrette, private, enlisted February 12, 18G2. James H. C. Graham, private, enlisted November 1(5, 1801. John Gray, private, enlisted January 1, 1862. Isaac Hallam, private, enlisted February 13, 1862. Emanuel Harden, private, enlisted December 14, 1861. Batteal Harrison, private, enlisted November 16, 1861. Francis M. Hicks, private, enlisted November 16, 1861. Samuel A. Homes, private, enlisted December 4, 1861, Enoch Hutchison, private, enlisted January 12, 1862. John G. Jamison, private, enlisted January 9, 1862. George W. Levick, private, enlisted January 16, 1862. John Levick, private, enlisted January 16, 1862. Lewis Levick, private, enlisted January 1, 1862. Samuel Levick, private, enlisted November 2, 1861. Benjamin Lingo, private, enlisted December 5, 1861. Jesse Lister, private, enlisted November 29, 1861. Samuel Maddux, private, enlisted December 11, 1861. Isaac N. Marks, private, enlisted February 17, 1862. Donald McDonald, private, enlisted December 24, 1861. James McDonald, private, enlisted November 25, 1861. George McMicken, private, enlisted January 15, 1862. James M. Newland, private, enlisted January 17, 1862. William C Newland, private, enlisted January 17, 1862. James Orr, private, enlisted February 16, 1862. James Q. Pearce, private, enlisted January 6, 1862. Thomas Pepple, private, enlisted January 4, 1862. William Pope, private, enlisted February 25, 1862. Scott Powell, private, enlisted February 21, 1862. Solomon Pryfogle, private^ enlisted February 21, 1862. Daniel Radley, private, enlisted February 20, 1862. John Roads, private, enlisted December 9, 1861. Lewis Roads, private, enlisted January 9, 1862. John N. Roads, private, enlisted January 16, 1862. Daniel Ryan, private, enlisted December 2, 1862. Samuel Septer, private, enlisted November 30, 1861. George Smith, 2d, private, enlisted December 4, 1861. James Smith, private, enlisted January 8, 1862. Thomas M. Susler, private, enlisted February 12, 1862. John M. Thompson, private, enlisted February 18, 1862. George Treemon, private, enlisted November 21, 1861. John Tucker, private, enlisted January 1, 1862. James Vince, private, enlisted January 15, 1862. Ripley Walor, private, enlisted January 14, 1862.

Stephen F. Warden, private, enlisted February 5, 1862. Robert White, private, enlisted February 4, 1862. George W. Wiggarton, private, enlisted December 4, 1861. Oliver Wilson, private, enlisted January 14, 1862. George Zimmerman, private, enlisted January 19, 1862.

Gibson Sawtell, private, enlisted August 13. Levi Thomas, private, enlisted August 13. William S. Tamadge, private, enlisted August 13. Andrew A. Tolbert, private, enlisted August 13. Isaac Timmons, private, enlisted August 13. James A. Tamadge, private, enlisted August 13. Alexander Tainer, private, enlisted August 13. Creighton Thomas, private, enlisted August 13. Samuel Thornten, private, enlisted August 13. Francis A. Wickel, private, enlisted August 13. Frederick Young, private, enlisted August 13.

George B. Cock, captain, enlisted September 22. Charles Charles, corporal, enlisted June 17. Manuel Brown, private, enlisted June 7. Alonzo Day, private, enlisted June 14. George Dudley, private, enlisted June 7. John L. Rickman, private, enlisted June 7. Nelson Spearse, private, enlisted June 7. John W. Thompson, private, enlisted June 11. Charles N. Upthegrove, private, enlisted June 7. George Upthegrove, private, enlisted June 7. Isaac Miskel, private, enlisted June 7. Thomas Grimes, private, enlisted June 7. David Quann, private, enlisted June 7. James E. Dickerson, private, enlisted June 7. Edward S. Wright, private, enlisted June 7. William H. Quann, private, enlisted June 7. Edward Ball, private, enlisted June 9.

One Hundred And, Sixty-Eighth O. Y. I.

A. H. James, 1st lieutenant, J. Browning, sergeant, Thomas McGee, sergeant, Jesse Hayler, sergeant, J. A. Parrett, sr., corporal, Elijah Shoemaker, corporal,

F. A. Moreland, private, J. A. Parrett, jr., private, William Reed, private, Alexander Rodger, private, J. J. Rowel, private, Austin Sanders, private, Jasper Shoemaker, private, John Sheley, private, David Taylor, private, Moses Thomas, private.

William H. Hogue, captain, John L. Barnes, 2d lieutenant, Henry C. Winner, sergeant, John M. Smith, sergeant, Jackson Powell corporal, Charles P. Smith, corporal, William H. Steele, corporal, Jacob Smith, corporal, William Armstrout, private, John J. Blair, private, Wesley Bryan, private, Thomas Coil, jr., private, Thomas Coil, sr., private, Jacob A. Coffee, private, Jehu Doane, private, Russell B. Dobbins, private, Isaac Eslack, private, Jacob Fannou, private, Andrew 0. Ginkins, private, Jacob M. Gray, private, Allen Hartman, private, James Hixon, private, Harmon Jacks, private, Harvey Jacks, private, Henry C. Johnson, private, Elam Kittle, private, John Kellernan, private, Thomas Lambert, private, Jacob Mees, private, Ichabod Meade, private, Enoch Mann, private.

John Perdom, private, William H.Rupert, private, Jeremiah Rice, private, Robert C. Spurlock, private, Isaac Shockey, private, Wells B. Sellers, private, Joseph Tobio, private, Henry Tobiu, private, James Willis, private, Moses Wright, private, John Zortman, private, John W. Davis, private. Madison Tobin, private.

George Rupert, private, Robert Rice, private, William A. Rankin, private, William A. Smith, private, Lewis S. Smith, private, Isaac Teter, private, Jacob Tobin, private, Samuel Willis, private, Harvey Williams, private, David Yarger, private, Samuel Bennett, private, J. W. Stewart, private,

Ephraim Henkle, captain, Samuel Mark, 2d lieutenant, Zebulon Smith, sergeant, I. N. Mark, sergeant, Hiram Wagoner, corporal, Jacob Parrott, corporal, Daniel Peterson, corporal, Elisha Burnett, corporal, John S. Bush, private, Albert Bryan, private, S. W. Henkle, private, Milton Hire, private, Jesse Peterson, private, George Sever, private, W. H, Shoop, private, L. B. Arnold, private,

Abraham Goddard, 1st lieutenant, Edward Cline, sergeant, Charles Snook, sergeant, Jefferson Moberly, sergeant, H. B. Arnold, corporal, D. C. Bush, corporal, Andrew Cline, corporal, Nathan B. Johnson, corporal, H. L. Bush^ private, Jesse Burnett, private, C. W. Hire, private, J. W. Mark, private, Robert Parkison, private, W. W. Shoop, private, David Taper, private, John Armstrong, private.

Albert Andro, private, M. P. Bush, private, Adam Blazer, private, P. E. Brown, private, J. W. Credit, private, Richard Draper, private, Henry Faushier, private, James Faushier, private, Sampson Gordon, private, Andrew Harrison, private, Samuel Henderson, private. Fielding Kurtis, private,

B. W. Ross, private, George Smith, private, James Sparger, private, William Shelton, private, John T. Taylor, private, Daniel Tupes, private, Jeremiah Wood, private, Jacob Williams, private, Anderson Hire, private, J. W. Newlin, private, William Upp, private, Andrew Pummill, private, Wesley Dye, private,

G. W. Henderson, private, David Honlin, private, Abraham Kizer, private, Peter Moore, private, John Mason, private, Henderson Paul, private, Charles Patton, private, Franklin Rowe, private, John M. Smith, private, William C. Schmidt, private, John Tudor, private, Robert Tudor, private, Charles Williams, private, Benjamin Webb, private, Howard Williamson, private, Austin Buf?h, private, N. J. Upp, private, C. W. Ault, private, J. W. Pummill, private, Henry H. Moon, private.

One Hundeed And Seventy-I'Ifth O. V. I.

Wilson B. Logan, captain, enlisted September 13. John W. Shepp, sergeant, enlisted August 20- James H. C. Graham, sergeant, enlisted August 24. Samuel A. Holmes, sergeant, enlisted August 24.

Ezra C. Taylor, corporal, enlisted August 20. Wesley Quigley, corporal, enlisted September 4. David S. Morgan, corporal, enlisted August 10. Joab Carr, corporal, enlisted August 6. James C Stewart, musician, enlisted August 6. Eli Bueman, musician, enlisted August (i. George Logan, wagoner, enlisted September 9. Nicholas Asken, private, enlisted September B. Wesley Bybee, private, enlisted August 9. James Blair, private, enlisted August 29. Abraham Colan, private, enlisted August 10. David Clark, private, enlisted September 2. Samuel Hanson, private, enlisted August 31. Lafayette Nutl, private, enlisted August 23. Timothy Panevast, private, enlisted August 13. Henry C. Shell, private, enlisted September 4. Nathan Skoub, private, enlisted August 30. Edward G. Sexton, private, enlisted August 10. Othello Simmons, private, enlisted August 15. William Underwood, private, enlisted September 2.

One Hundred And Eighty-Eighth 0. V. I.

Jerome Sharrette, captain. Frank M. Smith, 1st lieutenant. Levi Smith, 2d lieutenant. Thomas Ayres, private, enlisted February 21. Israel Athey, private, enlisted February 22. Michael Abyson, private, enlisted February 27. Henry Adams, private, enlisted February 13. George Brittenger, private, enlisted February 2. John M. Barber, private, enlisted February 10. George Bohsen, private, enlisted January 25. James Butcher, private, enlisted February 9. James Barker, private, enlisted February 14. John Bonecutter, private, enlisted February 13.

John W. Cripps, private, enlisted January 31. John W. Davis, private, enlisted January 16. Scott U. Davis, private, enlisted B^ebruary 25. David M. Doggott, private, enlisted Febrniry 8. Joseph N. Goodsou, private, cnlislcd February 7. William Hamer, private, enlisted January 21. John Holcomb, private, enlisted February 6'. Wesley D. Holcomb^ private, enlisted January 16. Allen Highland, private, enlisted January 20. John Harman, private, enlisted February 18. William Johnson, private, enlisted January 23. Henry P. Johnson, private, enlisted January 8. John M. Jury, private, enlisted -January 6. George W.'King, private, enlisted January 28. Joseph Luddy, private, enlisted January 10. Joseph Leverton, private, enlisted February 10. William N. Mitcheni, private, enlisted February 6. Reese M. Moon, private, enlisted February 8. George Neverzall, private, enlisted January 21. Jacob Persinger, private, enlisted February 7. Jacob Propst, private, enlisted February 9. John N. Parks, private, enlisted February 13. James F. Propst, private, enlisted January 19. George I. Rodgers, private, enlisted February 6. Jackson Stafford, private, enlisted January 30. James Spurlock, private, enlisted February 4. James W. Smith, private, enlisted January 23. Joseph Tusinger, private, enlisted January 10. John Thomas, private, enlisted January 31. Vernon Williams, private, enlisted January 20. Marcellus Wood, private, enlisted February 8. George Waggy, private, enlisted January 28. Jacob Williams, private, enlisted February 6.

Twelfth Battery Light Artillery

Aaron C. Johnson, captain, enlisted April 4, 1861. Alphonso E. Gregory, first lieutenant^ enlisted June 8, 1861. Darious Dirham, first lieutenant, enlisted June 8, 1861. Archibald McClellan, first lieutenant, enlisted June 4, 1861.

Warren Bradley, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. Ramson Barrett, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. John Bigelow, private, enlisted September 6, 1864. Sanford W. Belding, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. Ashley A. Barrett, private, enlisted September 6, 1864. Franklin Buttler, private, enlisted January 4, 1865. George W. Bracy, private, enlisted December 22, 1863. William Culbertson, private, enlisted February 3, 1864. John W. Chorus, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. Reuben Coats, private, enlisted February 24, 1864. Horace Cookingham, private, enlisted February 26, 1864. Jonathan Clarkston, private, enlisted February 16, 1864. James A. Coe, private, enlisted January 2, 1864. Scott W. Currey, private, enlisted August 11, 1862. Peter Clemmons, private, enlisted August 13, 1862. Philip T. Coleman, private, enlisted October 12, 1863. John W. Chapman, private, enlisted September 1, 1862. George Crabtree, private, enlisted October 6, 1861. George W. Davis, private, enlisted November 5, 1863. Francis Daniels, private, enlisted January 20, 1864. James R. Don, private, enlisted March 21, 1864. Asa Davis, private, enlisted February 26, 1864, George W. Dimick, private, enlisted October 8, 1862. John Earl, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. James Ells, private, enlisted February 26, 1864. Charles W. Fleming, private, enlisted January 21, 1864. Robert F. Fulton, private.

Samuel Ferris, private, enlisted September 4, 1864. Cyrenus Gates, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. Charles H. Gregory, private, enlisted August 29, 1864, Alphonso E. Gregory, private, enlisted August 29, 1864. Russel Godfrey, private, enlisted August 29, 1864. Samuel Guise, private, enlisted February 23, 1864. Thomas Godfrey, private, enlisted October 28, 1861, Joshua Hartman, private, enlisted June 8, 1861, Benjamin Harrison, private, enlisted June 8, 1861, Luther Hill, private, enlisted June 8, 1861, Jacob Harmon, private, enlisted March 21, 1864, William C. Hamilton, private, enlisted March 21, 1864, Horace H. Heath, private, enlisted March 21, 1864. Leonard Howell, private, enlisted September 6, 1864. Caleb M. Heald, private, enlisted January 4, 1864. Charles E. Irme, private, enlisted September 2, 1864.

Theodore Keller, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. Homer King, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. Hiram M. King, private, enlisted September, 3, 1864. Sylvester Lynn, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. Arthur Lang, private, enlisted September 6, 1864. Frank B. Lockwood, private, enlisted September 23, 18b4. James E. London, private, enlisted February 17, 1864. Alfred Lyons, private, enlisted October 22, 1863. William H. Luce, private, enlisted March 23, 1864 William Loder, private, enlisted October 14, 1863. Clement Levally, private, enlisted August 14, 1862. John Mitchell, private, enlisted February 16, 1864. James Mitchell, private, enlisted February 16, 1864. Stephen Merritt, private, enlisted February 17, 1864. George Merritt, private, enlisted February 15, 1864. George M. McAfee, private, enlisted March 29, 1864. Patrick McGuff, private, enlisted October 23, 1863. Jonathan F. Mead, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. Smith A. Marion, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. Charles Nail, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Henry Nunn, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Charles A. Newman, private, enlisted August 12, 1862. Henry Palmer, private, enlisted, February 17, 1864. George W. Potter, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. Darwin W. Perkins, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. Norman C. Potter, private, enlisted September 6, 1864. Theodore C. Potter, private, enlisted September 6, 1864. Howard Packard, private, enlisted September 6, 1864. Milton S. Pollock, private, enlisted November 16, 1864. Albert Pratt, private.

George Rhue, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. William Ilichardson, private, enlisted February 26, 1864. Floyd Rossetter, private, enlisted August 31, 1863. Calvin Starbird, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. David Stevenson, private, enlisted February 16, 1864. Frank Stephens, private, enlisted August 13, 1862. Wayne Scoby, private, enlisted August 12, 1862. Augustus Snath, private, enlisted February 24, 1864. Miles Spalding, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. James Tompkins, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. James Turner, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. Alexander Twaddle, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. James Thorn, private, enlisted September 3, 1864.

Newton A. Briggs, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Joseph M. Begley, private, enlisted April 3, 18G2. John Crawford, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Joseph Carroll, private, enlisted July 27, 1861. Samuel Call, private, enlisted February 26, 1861. William W. Carter, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. R. W. Comsion, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. W. G. Consigns, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. George H. Clock, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Edward C. Culp, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. David Costell, private, enlisted June 20, 1861. Nathaniel Davis, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. William Duff, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. George Dunks, private, enlisted June 17, 1861. Joseph Elston, private, enlisted June 17, 1861. Lewis Fernan, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. William T. Fisher, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Samuel Froutz, private, enlisted October 1, 1861. George Ginter, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Daniel P. Green, private, enlisted February 2, 1864. Frederick Hanick, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. David Haughtlin, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Edward Hubble, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. William Jones, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Benjamin Jones, private, enlisted .June 8, 1861. John E. Jamison, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Simeon L. Kahn, private, enlisted July 26, 1861. William H. Latta, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. John W. Lydy, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Frank B. Lockwood, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. George Logan, private, enlisted, June 8, 1861. Lewis M. Lewis, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Benjamin Martin, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. John A. Moore, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. James Nesbitt, private, enlisted, June 8, 1861. Daniel Norfolk, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Abner Phelps, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Albert Parsons, private, enlisted May 19, 1861. William H. Parmer, private, enlisted September 26, 1861, Emanuel Kibbett, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. George Russell, private, enlisted October 8, 1862. George Richard, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. William Rawlings, private, enlisted June 8, 1861.

George Rumsey, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Thomas Roberts, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Jeremiah Snyder, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. John M. Sparks, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Jesse D. Sharrett, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. John H. Sharrett, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. William J. Straley, private, enlisted June 8^ 1861. Frederick Schnauffer, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Henry Stedwell, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Patrick Sullivan, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Asa Taylor, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. William Under, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Levi D. Vincent, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. John Vaughn, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Jonathan Ward, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. John B. Wells, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. William H. White, private, enlisted June 8, 1861. Byron Welch, private, enlisted November 25, 1861. Samuel Sutter, private, enlisted June 8, 1861.

William S. Irwin, captain, enlisted July 20. William A. Caley, sergeant, enlisted June 22. Charles Harrison, sergeant, enlisted June 20. William C. Fener, sergeant, enlisted July 2. George Gebler, sergeant, enlisted June 22. Elijah WormstaflF, sergeant, enlisted June 19. William A. Irwin, corporal, enlisted June 12. William H. Garver, corporal, enlisted June 20. John A. Martin, corporal, enlisted July 4. Ralphus Treman, corporal, enlisted June 9. Andrew Boatright, corporal, enlisted July 4. Joseph W. Allen, corporal, enlisted June 26. William W. McLain, musician, enlisted June 13. Simeon Bond, private, enlisted June 23.

William L. Cosby, private, enlisted Juue 18. Nicholas Casper, private, enlisted February 11, 1864. William B. Depoy, private, enlisted June 24. Augustus B. Dotson, private, enlisted June 24. Milton Davis, private, enlisted June 26. James Davis, private, enlisted June 18. Jacob Filinger, private, enlisted June 23. Jonat*lian Ingerhoff, private, enlisted June 22. John B. Keller, private, enlisted June 9. Daniel F. Lahman, private, enlisted June 18. N. M. McCoy, private, enlisted June 25. James E. Marine, private, enlisted June 21. Luther K. Miller, private, enlisted June 16. Joseph A. Parrott, private, enlisted June 27. Lemanuel V. Powell, private, enlisted June 18. John A. Bitter, private, enlisted July 14. Marcellus Racobs, private, enlisted July 25. Levi Day, private, enlisted June 22. James A. Dixon, private, enlisted July 1. Spicer Heskit, private, enlisted July 14. David M. Curtis, private, enlisted June 21. Joshua Conwell, private, enlisted June 21. Zachariah T. Draise, private, enlisted June 9, Jacob P. Hamilton, private, enlisted June 22. William McDaniel, private, enlisted June 20. John A. Elliott, private, enlisted September 3, 1864. David N. Bush, private, enlisted June 24. Isaac P. Dyer, private, enlisted June 27. Francis M. Gibson, private, enlisted June 21.

Second Regiment Ohio Heavy Artillery

Philip Rothrock, captain, enlisted June 18. Alexander Marshman, 2d lieutenant, enlisted August 1. George H. Bell, 2d lieutenant, enlisted December 28. John T. Gifford, 2d lieutenant, enlisted July 26. Harvey Rodgers, 1st sergeant, enlisted June 21.

Francis M. Gibson, sergeant, enlisted June 21. William A. Wells, corporal, enlisted June 21. Emanuel Purnell, corporal, enlisted June 21. Henry Venemnnn. corporal, enlisted Jul)- 25. Jerah Boards, privato, enlisted July 29. Isaac N. Bonliam, private, enlisted June 21. Jonas Crawford, private, enlisted June 24. Henry Crawford, private, enlisted June 10. George Crawford, private, enlisted June 21. Samuel Carnes, private, enlisted July 29. JeflFerson Daugherty, private, enlisted August 3. John Foley, private, enlisted July 29. ,

James Flood, private, enlisted July 1. John W. Johnson, private, enlisted August 4. Jesse Leveck, private, enlisted June 20. Lewis Lanumn, private, enlisted July 1. Nathan Miller, private, enlisted August 3. Robert H. Robinson, private, enlisted June 10. Jeremiah Smith, private, enlisted July 29. Merritt Slurgeon, private, enlisted June 22.- Joseph Sidens, private, enlisted June 2. D. R. Hoffman, private, enlisted August 3. Samuel C. Orr, private, enlisted June 22. Charles C, Carey, private, enlisted June 27. Samuel Leveck, private, enlisted June 20. John Rabb, private, enlisted February 29. James Maddox, private, enlisted July 29. Marcellas Racobs, private, enlisted July 25. Foster Todd, private, enlisted July 29.

Presiding Judges

Previous to the new eonstitntioii of 1851, the judiciary consisted of a president judge, and associate judges, which hitter, after the new constitution, were called common pleas judges.

Commissioners Act. Commissioners

The act of territorial government, creating the office of county commissioners, for counties in the territory northwest of the Ohio River, was adopted from the statutes of Pennsylvania, which were published June 19,1795. It took effect October 1, 1795. These commissioners were not elected by the people, but were appointed by the justices of the court of general quarter sessions of the peace. This court was established, and so styled, by the. territorial government in 1788. It was composed of not less than three, nor more than five, of the justices of the peace in any county, which justices were appointed and commissioned by the governor, under the seal of the territory. Such commissioners were listers of real estate, and they j)ert'ormed many of the duties required of the county commissioners of a later date, hut their powers did not extend to the organization of townships. No such hoard of commissioners was ever appointed in Fayette County ; nor was there ever any court of general quarter sessions of the peace held in this county.

By an act of the second general assomhl}^ of the State of Ohio, passed Fehruary 14, 1804, the office of county commissioner was created as it stands to-day.

1831. Samuel Sellars, David Creamer and Joseph Parrott, Jr. 1832-1833. Samuel Sellars, Merit Jamison and John Stilt. 1834, John Stilt, Samuel Sellars and James Kirkpatrick. r835-1836. Samuel Sellars, James Kirkpatrick and George

1843. William Limes, Isaac Cook and Joseph B. Creamer. 1844-1846. Isaac Cook, J. B. Creamer and James Shivers. 1847-1848. Isaac L. Cook, J. B. Creamer and Joseph Mark.

Probate Judges

Owing to the condition of the records of this county, it has been next to impossible to obtain, with any degree of accuracy, the dates of the county officers. We have spent a great deal of time in searching for them, obtained them as nearly as possible, submitted them for revision to those whom we considered the most competent to revise them, and now present them to the public. The loss of the records, and the meager entries made, render accuracy almost impossible. If later investigation throws new light on the subject corrections will appear in errata.

This township, occupying a central geographical position in the county, containing the county seat, is therefore of more commercial importance than any other portion of the surrounding territory.

Inasmuch, however, as it has contributed largely to the county history, the facts for its individual history will be somewhat anaemic. It was one of the original townships, formed co-evil with the organization of the county, in 1810 ; its boundary lines have been but very little changed. Beginning about a mile east of Bloomingburg, on the Marion Township line, it runs a little south of west about four and a half miles to the pike ; then deflects a little to the south until it reaches Paiat Creek, about two and a half miles ; thence nearly southwest about two miles to Sugar Creek ; thence with said creek about ten miles to Paint Creek ; thence north with the pike one mile ; thence east one mile to Paint Creek ; thence north two miles with the creek, thence northeast two and a half miles to the pike ; thence north of east three miles to C. & M. V. E. R. ; thence northwest with the pike three miles; thence north to beginning.

The township is well watered by Paint Creek, which bifurcates near Washington into the east and west branch, and on the west by Sugar Creek.

The township generally is level, the western portion rather heavily timbered, while the northeastern part was called the barrens^ very low, wet, and even swampy, covered with high grass in early times, which. was annually burnt oft' by the Indians.

Early Settlers

The following names, after having been submitted to old settlers now living, revised and corrected, are taken from Putnam. Edward Smith, sr., immigrated to Fayette County, in 1810, the same year it was organized. lie entered his land on the waters of Paint Creek, since called the East Fork. The land was a dense forest, inhabited by Indians and beasts of prey. He erected his wigwam, and commenced clearing and improving his land, when, on a sudden, the war broke in on his arrangements, and he, with his neighbors, volunteered and served in the defense of his adopted state. At the close of the war he returned home and recommenced the improving of his land. On returning one night from Washington, during high water, he attempted to cross the creek, was thrown from his horse and drowned. He was the father of ten children ; Sarah, Caselman, Mary, Susan, Kachel, Eliza, Selina, Edward, July and Maggie, all married. Mrs. Smith died, aged eighty-four. Edward Smith's family, Mary C. Caselman, Lewis, James, Len., John R., Noah, Rachel, and William, are all living. Mrs. Smith, wife of Edward Smith, jr., is living, and looks fresh and young, and is enjoying herself in her neat, tasty, and splendid mansion, where she entertains her numerous relatives and friends, in social chat, when they visit her.

Jacob Casselman, was a noted hunter and farmer. John Thomas, farmer, was in the war of 1812. Jacob Judy, a large farmer, was in the war of 1812, and was a man of note and influence. His old pioneer house is now occupied by his daughter. Colonel Jose^^h Bell represented the fourth district in congress several terms. Coloneh Joseph Vance, sr., served in the French and RevoluticHiary wars. John King, farmer, Robert Irion, iirst surveyor, William Cockerall, first school teacher, John Irion, trustee, William Boggs, shoemaker, J. and S. Coffin, tailors, were in the war of 1812. James Pollock and Reuben Purcell, carpenters, also served in the war of 1812. William Brannon, sr., William Brannon, jr., James Brannon, C. Coffman, Hiram Rush, and IST. Rush, were farmers. Dr. L. Rush, and Dr. B. Rush, are sons of the late William Rush.

Ananias Allen, Madison Allen, James Allen, Joseph Allen, Jesse Allen, Benjamin Allen, and Eben Allen, all lived on Allen Run, sometimes called Big Run. They were men of large hearts, business qualifications, extensive farmers, stock dealers and useful citizens. General Ethan Allen, of revolutionar}^ fame, and all the Aliens in America, are descended from Major Benjamin Allen, who fell in General Braddock's defeat, near Fort Pitt, in 1755.

ette. When the war broke out iu 1812, he served as a soldier, (his father was in the revohition). He was a farmer. His family consisted of Isaac, Alfred, James, David, "William H., Henry C, Jerome, Charles W., Eliza, Emma and Mary.

Edward Taylor was born in Pennsylvania, February 3, 1772. His father, William Taylor, was a soldier in the revolution. After the close of the war, he emigrated to Kentucky, and then to the northwest in 1793. During the Indian war he served as a spy. He located in now Ross, and purchased a tract of land of Joseph Carr, of Kentucky. He was the father of ten children, Edward Taylor, the subject of this record, was his sixth son. Edward emigrated from Kentucky, to Eoss County, in 1808, and to Fayette County, in 1815. His first wife was Nancy Koach, by whom he had three children ; she died in Kentucky, in 1807. He purchased two hundred acres of Xatlianiel Massie, on Main Paint and Taylor Pun, in 1815, and married Mary Smith, daughter of Edward Smith, by whom he had ten children : Rachel, Elizabeth, Edward, jS'ancy, Emily, Maggie and Washington. Edward Taylor is the patriarch of Fayette. In his one hundreth 3^ear, his mind unimpaired, health and general appetite good, he still, with the energetic aid of his wife, carries on the agricultural business on the old pioneer farm, which they have occupied and successfully cultivated sixt^^-two years, and raised a large family, all married and doing well - some in Fayette, some in adjacent counties, and some in the west.

Hon. J. S. Bereman was an early settler in the forests of Fayette. He has the credit of establishing and printing the first newspaper in the county. He has served his county in several important trusts county clerk, judge, representative, and clerk of that august body.

Hon. Daniel McLean, an early settler and a merchant, has held the oflice of judge, and is now president of the national bank. He is a man of wealth and influence, proverbial for his honesty and benevolence.

William R. Millikan, editor and owner of the Fayette County Herald, was born in Ross County, and when of age emigrated to the west, and then back to Fayette. He is a nephew of Jesse Millikan, an early pioneer.

20th of October, 1783, and moved from tliere at ten years of age with his parents to Kentucky, where he resided live or six years, and from there they came to High Bank Prairie, in Ross County, Ohio, in about 1798 or 1799, and from there they came and settled in the Pickaway Plains, on the Scioto, in about 1800, where his father, John Rush, died in 1806.

His father, John Rush, was originally from Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and settled in Hampshire County, Virginia, in the time of the revolutionary war.

William Rush married Eleanor Graves, about 1802, by whom he raised seven children, four sons and three daughters. She died in August, 1834, and he was again married, to his present wife, in 1835.

He removed from Pickaway County, Ohio, in December, 1816, and settled on the banks of Sugar Creek, Union Township, where he remained a period of nearly fifty-two years until his death, which occurred on Sunday night at ten minutes before nine o'clock of August 16, 1868.

At an early day he was a member of what was then called the Christian Church, but joined the Methodist Church *bout forty years ago, in the time of Quinn, Findley, Colbins, Eddy, and those contemporaries in this part of the country, and remained a member of that church until his death.

Mr. Rush was the last one of the pioneer settlers in that section of this county. A few years more and the pioneers of the county will all be gone ; there is now but here and there one left.

Lieutenant John Millikan was one of the first permanent pioneers to the Scioto Valley, and was a man of prominence and influence. During the war of 1812, he served as a lieutenant, and was the father of William R. Millikan, present editor of the Fayette County Herald. Lieutenant Millikan died in 1813, lamented and respected by all who knew him. His -father served in the revolution. -

Judge James Beatty emigrated to Fayette Count}', in 1818. Washington had but few log cabins, the county but seven townships sparsely settled. Deer and game of -smaller species were in abundance. His grandfather, George Beatty, served as a minute man during the protracted war of the revolution. His father was Charles Beatty, who died in 1850, aged eighty -five. Judge Beatty was in the war of 1812 under Captain Isaac Heiskell, brother of the late John Heiskeil of Chxrke County, and uncle to D. 0. Heiskell of South Charleston, a brave Vu-ginian, who was the son of a veteran of the revolution, Adam Heiskeil. About the time the enemy were preparing to attack Fort Stevenson, the frontiers were in great danger, and General Harrison wrote to the governor of Virginia to send to his aid the volunteer riflemen, organized under the state laws. Captain Heiskeil, on getting the news, was soon on the war path. This was named the general call. Judge Beatty was then but eighteen years old. He belonged to the company, and was one of the first to volunteer in the defense of the frontiers, exposed to the British and Indians. The march was tedious and long. ISTo roads nor public conveyances, but wild traces and trails made by the savages. They suffered untold privations and hardships, until they arrived at headquarters at Upper Sandusky, where were collected eight thousand militia, under General Mc- Arthur. The troops having arrived at Upper Sandusky, formed the grand army of the northwest. Judge Beatty helped to erect Fort Meigs.

Judge Beatty was elected and commissioned an associate judge, in 1847, and served with greatacceptance until the new constitution was adopted. Judge Beatty is a strong minded enterprising man, possessed of an iron will ; a man of sense and sound judgment, and every way qualified for the honor conferred upon him. He is an honorable man, strict and close to business, but honest and benevolent, kind to the poor. He was born in Virginia, in 1793, and is now seventy-eight years old. He holds his age remarkably well. His family record is, Newton, Milton, James, Mary, Henry Ferman, son-in-law. Newton is a farmer and stock dealer, Milton farmer and preacher, James, farmer, Mary married Henry Ferman. They occupy the old homestead, and the judge makes his home with them. In religion, the judge is a Presbyterian.

Robert liobinson, attorney, and an early representative of Fayette County; Honorable Wade Loofborough, attorney and an early representative of Fayette County. Colonel S. F. Carr, attorney, a man of sense, a military man, has held several important trusts, has represented the county in the legislature. His oration, delivered July 4, 1871, should be printed on satin, preserved, and handed down to the latest posterity. He was at the late pioneer fair and greatly enjoyed himself. Brice Webster, Robert Harrison, Joseph Orr, and James Harrison farmers. Thomas Walker, J.

Walker and C. Walker died, aged ninety ; James Timraons died, aged ninety-nine. Patrick Pendergrass, Thomas Pendergrass, James Allen, Samuel Webster, Moses Rowe, Daniel McLain, John Hues, B. Ball, (aged 98,) John Weeks, John Dehaven, (aged 101,) William Highland, Robert Geuo, Abram Ware, David Thompson, Daniel Shiry, John Rankin, N. Evans, John Allen and David Morrisson. The above are all farmers and honest men.

Seth Dunn, hunter and farmer ; Elisha Taylor and Colonel Jewett were all in the war of 1812 ; occupations, farmers. Nathan Loof borrow, Jerome Drais, and James McCoy were all noted stock dealers. Isaac Templeton, a day laborer, was father of eighteen children, (three sets of twins). Abel Wright and John Myers, tanner and farmer; Joseph Blackburn was ninety-nine, a tanner; Stephen Grubb, carpenter ; Judge Gillespie, a man of influence ; Noah Devualt and George Hinkle carpenters ; Zebedee Heagler and John Grady were the first butchers.

John Thomas settled at Jthe mouth of the east fork of Paint Creek, about 1810, and was known all over the country as " chin" Thomas, on account of the remarkable extension of his chin.

Robert Harrison and William Downing, about 1808, came from Kentucky and located on Sugar Creek. They were industrious, energetic men, and good citizens.

David and John Wright settled on Sugar Creek, in 1808. The former had a remarkable memory, and could, after once reading, repeat fifty or more pages of matter.

Valentine ("Felt}-") Coil was one of the early settlers of Union Township and Washington Court House. During the early Indian wars he was captured at Ruddle's Station by the Indians and Cana- (^ans under Colonel Byrd when about two years of age, and

Niagara Falls, thence to Canada, where he was adopted by a squaw who had lost a son, with whom he lived until his marriage. It is said that the notorious Simon Gerty, who captured him, met him at a public house in Canada, and after inviting him to drink, and when under the influence of Are water bantered him for a fight, which being refused he grew very loquacious, and revealed to him where all his friends were. On the strength of this. Coil went to Kentucky and found an uncle, who went with him to Virginia and found his mother, who had married a man by the name of Hendricks. When he saw her, she did not recognize him. He asked her if she had lost a son. She replied that she had^ and would know him by a peculiar mark. On examination the mark was found, and the son reclaimed. He returned to Canada. His wife dying, his sister Polly went to Canada, and together they came first to Chillicothe, then to Fayette Count}', and set up a distillery near Washington ; finally abandoned it and came to Washington. It is said he made whisky in Canada for the English Fur Company. He was sold by the Indians to a British ofiicer, whose wife imposed on him. and made a slave of him.

Washington

Washington, the county seat of Fayette County, is located near the central portion of Union Township, on Paint Creek, and occupies a part of entry No. 757, which consisted of twelve hundred acres, and belonged to Benjamin Temple, of Logan County, Kentucky, who donated one hundred and fifty acres to Fayette County for a county town, or seat of justice. The deed conveying this land to the county was made December 1, 1810, by Thomas S. Hind

(throngli a power of attorney from Temple), to Eobert Stewart, who was appointed by the legislature of Ohio as " Director of the Town of Washington," and who had the town laid off sometime between December 1, 1810, and February 26,1811 - the date of the record of the town plat.

Early Business

Joseph Rank was very probably the first merchant in Washington, and occupied a hewed log building (one end of which he used for a dwelling) on the east corner of Main and Market streets. He began business there perhaps as early as 1811, and continued until 1813, when he became financially embarrassed, and his property was sold to Samuel Waddle, step-father of Judge D. McLean.

About the time that Runk began business at the place above located, or probably a little later, Peter Hefiey opened a small store on the southeast side of Court Street, about where Boyer's drug store stands.

Pierce Evans came with a large stock of .goods in 1814. He was soon followed b\^ Samuel Evans and sons, from Highland County. Pierce Evans built a store-room on the site of the old T. D. & B. depot, and ran it until 1822, when he failed. Samuel Evans and sons continued for a time, sold out, and went into the tavern business on the corner where now stands the drug store of Brown Brothers.

Waddle & McGarraugh started a general country store in 1817, the former running the store, and the latter practicing medicine, which was continued until 1822.

When Pierce Evans failed, his goods were taken b}' John Boyed, and the business was carried on for years by James Shivers, who also kept drugs, and when he retired he was succeeded in the drug business by Daniel McLain.

on his yard in tlie rear of his store room, and exchanged goods for hides, and in this manner carried on business for several years. This was the first tan-yard at Washington, and started perhaps shortly after he opened his store.

The next tannery of Washington was started by McQuita and Stran, in about 1820, on the north corner of Court and IS'orth streets. The business was continued five or six years.

In about 1838, Jesse L. Millikan started a tannery on Main Street, near the C. & M. V. depot, on the site of the present dwelling of James Ely, and carried on the business five or six years.

Blacksmith

Henry Flecher, in about 1812, opened a blacksmith shop on the south corner of Court and Fayette streets, where Hudson's jewelry store now stands, which, if not the first, was among the very earliest blacksmith shops in Washington. He carried on the business at this point fifteen or twent}' years.

General Features

The following synopsis of life at Washington, its progress in business, educational aftairs, and personnel of its citizens, is taken from the Cincinnati Gazette :

It has always been a question why it was that this vilhige received the name of Washington. We can understand that C. H. stood for Court House, but wdiy the Washington ? Was it in honor of the capital city, or was it in honor of the father of his country, because the then inhabitants were so truthfnl that, like George, after cutting down his father's cherry tree, they could not tell a lie ? Fayette County, of which it is the county-seat, was named for Marquis de Lafayette, who so nobly fought for American liberty by the side of the aforesaid George. It is a county abounding in big farms, great wealth, and the fine culture of its inhabitants. It is sometimes jocularly called Little Bristle, and thereby hangs a tale - a tale of pigs. The following is the story: Its territory was once a part of Ross County, and it was sliced off to form Fayette. Now, in those early days in Ohio, it was a common thing for the settlers to permit their hogs to run at large to feed upon the nuts and acorns that were so plentiful in the forests. In time many of them became wild, and the ownership in such ceased. These multiplied, and it became so that when a settler wanted some pork, he would take down his gun and whistle up his dog, and start for the brush to give chase to the wild hogs. Having found one, his dog would chase it down, the settler would shoot it, and pack it home to re[)lenish his larder. These hogs were long leo:ged, with thin bodies like a suniish, and liad bristles along their backs that stood up when the hogs were aroused like quills on the back of a porcupine. This hunting of the wild hog continued so long in the hills of Ross County that it became known as Big Bristle, and when Fayette County was detached it at once took the name of Little Bristle.

This has become quite a railroad center, by reason of the foresight and enterprise of its business men. They were imbued with a desire to build up their town, and hence let no opportunity slip by of getting a railroad into the town. The first road was the Muskingum Valley, then known as the C, W. & I. This was built in 1853. Since, there are the Dayton & Southeastern and the Springlield & Jackson. A narrow gauge road, known as the Cincinnati, Washington & Columbus, has been projected and built. It connects with the Cincinnati ISTorthern at Waynesville. The Springfield & Jackson and the Dayton & Southeastern both tap the coal fields in Southeastern Ohio, and as a result coal is placed in the cellars of consumers at five cents per bushel less than to consumers on the line of the M. Y. between Washington and Morrow,

Quite a good line of business is transacted. The grocery trade is represented by Stimson Brothers, Brownell Brothers, George Dahl, John Millikan & Co., C. L. Getz, and others. In dry goods, Melvin, Silcott & Co., Craig Brothers, Mr. O'Brien, O. Wrensch, Antrim & Eycke, E. Saul, and Glickman & Co. In books and stationery, Richard Millikan, D. C. Foster & Co., and Henry Hildebrant. Mr. Millikan has been in the business for many years. For fifteen years he was clerk of the court of this county. He is a son of Jesse Millikan, one of the early settlers, who was the first clerk of the county. Henr}' Hildebrant is an importation from Wib mington, formerly of the house of J. & H. Hildebrant. He is also engaged in the sale of sewing machines. In the drug line there are O. A. Allen, H. W. Boyer, W. A. Harlow, H. C. Coffman, and Brown Brothers; the latter an old firm, well established, and owning another drug store in Wilmington. In grain dealers there are

J. D. Stiickey & Co., Draper & McElwaiiie, Burnett, Gillespie & Co., and Talbot & Co. In liver}^ there are the stables of George I. Bailey, Foster & Fuller, and 0. S, Collins. There are but two hotels, the Cherry House, and the Arlington. The latter is under the management of ]VIessrs. Fuller & Owens, late of Delaware, Ohio.

In the way of newspapers, the business is perhaps overdone. There is the Kepublican, edited by Mr. Gardner ; the Herald, by Honorable AVilliara Millikan, now representing this county in the legislature; and the Register, edited and published by H. V. & J. D. Kerr. Mr. Millikan is one of the oldest newspaper men in the state. Mr. H. V. Kerr is state librarian. His term will expire March 17. J. D. Kerr is a son of H. V. Kerr. The two former papers are Republican in polities, the latter Democratic.

The court house is a very plain structure, built of brick. It is dark, damb, dingy, and dilapidated, and not at all in keeping with the town. A new one is to be built in the course of a few years. Judge Ace Gregg is on the bench holding court, and a grand jury in session attended by the prosecuting attorney, F. G. Carpenter. Of lawyers, there are more than two score, prominent among whom are : M. Pavey, Mills Gardner, H. L. Hadley, H. B. Maynard, M. J. Williams, C. A. Palmer. J. B. Priddy is judge of the probate court.

The pride of Washington is its public schools. These are under the care of Professor John P. Patterson, superintendent, one of the ablest and most efficient educators in Ohio, assisted by the following corps of teachers : Mr. E. H. Mark and Mrs. J. C. YonBuhlow, principals of the high school : Misses Ella Sinks, Alma Kephart, Tinnie Cleaveland, Lottie Cleav eland, and Emma McKee, teachers in the grammar school ; and Misses Ella Pitzer, Anna Bell, Mollie Foster, and Callie Wherrett, teachers in the primary department. These are all teaching in one building: a large three story brick, with a double stairway in the center leading to upper floors. In that part of the town called Sunny Side, and which lies across the creek, there is another school building - a neat, tidy brick - of two rooms, wainscoted, airy, and comfortable, with vestibule for hanging wraps, hats and caps. In these rooms are children of the primary department, under the tutelage of H. B. Maynard, jr., and Miss Lida Pine. In another part of town is the colored school building of two rooms, where they are two teachers emplo^^ed, Mr. L. C. D. Anderson and Miss Florence G. Treat. Too much can not be said in praise of tlie scliools here. The discipline is excel-" lent, the scholars intelligent, stndions, and obedient, and the teachers kind, energetic, and painstaking. Six of the teachers are graduates of the high school, and one, Miss Treat, of Colurnbus high school. In connection with the school, and in nse by the teachers and pnpils are a geological cabinet, philosophical and chemical apparatus, conchological cabinet, maps, globes, library, etc., which aftbrd fine facilities for research and investigation.

The collectors office of the sixth district of Ohio is located here, James Pursell being the collector. He was appointed in 1869, and np to Jannary 1, 1881, had collected revenue to the amount of |7,- 338,989.27. The collections in 1880 aggregated |633,578.60. In addition to this there are 17,432 packages of liquors in the bonded warehouses in this district, on wdiicli tlie tax, if collected now, would amount to $512,982. Under the law of March 1, 1879, spirits can remain in bond three years before being taxed. Five hundred and eighty-one barrels of apple brandy were manufactured in this district last fall, the principal manufactory being at New Richmond. Within the last year there has been exported from this district 4,820 gallons of Avhisky, of which- 1,938 gallons went to the Bermuda Islands, and 2,882 to New Brunswick.

A portion of this liquor goes to supply the saloons here, of which there are twenty-five. This is the cloud that casts the only shadow on the town. Turn on what street you may, near the central part of town, and you see them with their painted glass in the windows, and the screens near the doorway. It is sad to contemplate the vast amount of vice and crime that flows from them. There is an ordinance of the village that requires them to close up at 9 o'clock ' in the evening, but we are told that it is not enforced. Bo^s attending the public school have been knoAvn to patronize these places, but as a consequence, they soon lose interest in the school and finally drop out and never return. It is a sad and dreary feature of this town.

Old Times

day, and looking across the street at the old Parvin building, which was made of hewed logs and weather-boarded up, noticed that the boards were torn off and the old logs exposed, said that his mind was carried back sixty years or more, when the old log house was occupied by the late John Popejoy as a tavern ; and, said he, " when we youngsters used to come here to muster, we used to buy whisky of John and pay him in Piatt shinplasters, and he would stick the currency into a crack between the logs, and the mischievous young soldiers would take the same currency from its depository and buy more whisky with it from John."

This is the last old log relic of pioneer times we know of in town, and it is now taking its departure from the ground it has so long and so honorably occupied. It is an innocent old relic, but if it could give a history of the varied scenes that have occurred in it as the pioneer hotel of Washington, it might be of interest to the generations of these modern days. Probabl}^ there may be found some of Piatt's shinplasters yet remaining between its ancient timbers. We understand that when the weather-boarding is entirely removed from it, it is to be photographed.