Richland Township (part 4 of 5)

It was àn ideal spring morning, the fields were green, the forests were crowned with foliage, and the whole face of nature was brightened with the blossoms on the fruit trees. Soon the air became very sultry and hot and large clouds banked up in the western sky. Presently great drops of rain of unnatural size began to fall in torrents, and in localities hail; when the rain slackened, a peculiar stillness pervaded the air as the cyclone burst.

The cyclone started in an open feld, just beyond the Infirmary, and looked like a great revolving funnel. The cloud reached from the heavens to the earth, dipping downwards and lifting upwards as it whirled over its path of destruction. .

The route of the cyclone was eastward and moved with such swiftness and force that nothing could stay its fury. Crossing the Fiushing Pike, it left a pathway of destruction 30 feet in width at the beginning, and widening to quarter of a mile. The large Infirmary barn and weigh scales were blown away like feathers. One tract of timber aíter another was completely swept away. Telegraph and telephone posts were snapped off like pipe-stems. Whole orchards were uprooted and broken. The air was full of bridges, gates, outbuildings and fences; approaching St. Clairsville, a new and modern house of Calvin Patton was completely death by fleeing to the fields, - the loss upon this farm alone was upwards of $1,000. Nearby was a beautiful suburban home of Mrs. Mary Riley. This house and all the household furniture were practically destroyed, - the loss here was upwards of $10,000.

Reaching St. Clairville, the destructipn was frightful; scarcely a building in the town escaped injury, some were completely destroyed, many were unrooted; the Presbyterian and United Presbyterian churches were overthrown, and the streets were literally blockaded with timbers, bricks, roofs, telegraph poles, wagons and vehicles of every description. All the merchants had their stores unroofed and the rain that followed wrought great damage. The following day was the Sabbath ; notwithstanding all the preachers in the town joined with their flock in working to repair the homes and the business blocks to shelter them from the storm.

away, and the stately old oaks that were the pride of the people were utterly ruined. Passing over St. Clairsville, the tornado reached the "big woods" on the farm of Judge Thompson, - this was perhaps the finest piece of timber left in Eastern Belmont County, but when the funnel-shaped cloud raised above it and swept eastward, the beautiful grove was demolished. Nothing was left to mark the place where the "big woods" stood but a twisted, broken mass oí timber. From St. Clairsville it swept eastward over

40 buildings of all kinds were destroyed. The streets were covered with debris of every description; scores of citizens were injured, but happily no lives were lost.4 great tornado was estimated at upwards of a million* dollars. Liberal contributions were made for the relief of the sufferers by many generous hearted citizens, not only of Belmont County, but of Wheeling, West Virginia.

A Remarkable Hail Storm

There are but few living today that have any recollection of the great hail stórm of 1816. The storm occurred on Saturday, and three days thereafter hail stones of considerable size were gathered by the wayside. The grain and fruit growing in the belt of the storm were utterly destroyed, and many of the pioneer farmers, thereby unable to meet their obligations, were compelled to move out. These pioneers had purchased land from the government, but were obliged to sacrifice it because of the disaster.

The Hardesty Flood

Early in the history of our county, probably in 1818, a flood occurred along the line of McMechen's Creek known as the "Hardesty Flood." The sudden rise of the water was doubtless*due to a cloudburst, for in a few moments a raging torrent swept down the valley entering many homes and working great destruction. The house of John Hardesty could not resist the force of the torrent, and was swept away and Mr. Hardesty and his wife and five children were drowned.

The Floods Of 1866, 1881 And 1888

From a copy of the St. Clairsville Gazette on file in the auditor's office, we read the details of one of the most terriffc storms in the history of the county. On Sabbath evening, August 12, 1866, the storm swept over Wheeling Creek Valley from Flushing on the west to the Ohio River and beyond. For hours the sky was illuminated by continuous streams of lightning. The thunder pealed continuously and the rain fell in torrents. In a few hours, Wheeling Creek had overflown its banks and, at a point between Barton and the foot of the " big hill," the log house of Kellis Robinson was washed away, and father, mother and fve children were drowned. At. Oglebay's Mill, the creek broke over the narrow channel - that carried the water into the dam, and, washing nearly an acre of land away, the course of the stream was completely changed.

A dwelling house near Flushing was struck by lightning and burned, while the large barn and stable of Bushrod W. Hogue was also destroyed by lightning. - - - -

The loss of personal property was terrible - some farmers lost their entire crop, fields of corn ranging from IO to 30 acres were completely washed away and several small bridges between the foot of the " big hill " and Bridgeport, including the bridge at Kirkwood, were destroyed. In addition to the seven drowned, two were killed by lightning.

of a character similar to that above narrated broke over St. Clairsville and the country northward. of the town and known as "Jug Run" became a raging canal of water that Swept its narrow channel from bank to bank, carrying off everything that was movable. Along the line of "Jug Run" fences and bridges were washed away, and the road was literally destroyed.

The St. Clairsville & Northern Railroad had just been completed at an expense of about $30,000, and in a brief hour was undone, and it became necessary to build the road anew. "Many families were driven out of their homes by the water and numbers barely escaped with their lives.

The year following the great cyclone of 1887, previously mentioned, the St. Clairsville branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, with the exception of a mile or more near St. Clairsville, was literally washed away by an unprecedented flood on Little McMechen's Creek. The rain storm was a veritable cloudburst, washing away houses, bridges and fences. A great wall of water surrounded an approaching train with a passenger coach well filled with passengers. The train was compelled to stop, and although the water nearly engulfed it, the engine and car withstood the shock and the passengers were saved. N early everyone living on the borders of the creek suffered and the railroad was so badly damaged it was necessary to rebuild it. The loss was estimated at $200,000.

Floods Along The Ohio

Four notable foods have occurred along our river front at different periods, caused by a sudden rise in the waters of the Ohio. The first of these memorable floods is known as the "Pumpkin Flood," and occurred in the fall of 1816 when the corn was in shock and the rich bottom lands were yellow with pumpkins. The water not only swept the river front, bearing upon its bosom countless pumpkins, but the backwater, following the channels of Wheeling and McMechen's creeks,

The Great Flood Of 1884

In 1832 and 1852 occurred similar foods to that narrated above which wrought great destruction. But perhaps the severest flood in the century just closed was the great flood of 1884.

When this occurred, the cities of, Bellaire, Bridgeport and Martin's Ferry had become industrial centers with an aggregate population of upwards of 20,000. The river attained a height beyond that of any previous floods, completely inundating a portion of these towns and compelling the citizens to move to their upper stories or take to the hills.

The mills and factories were closed and many of them were under water. The streets were full of debris and the fields for miles back were covered with logs, and the destruction to fences, homes and barns by backwater was estimated at enormous figures.

At Bellaire the situation was appalling. Nearly the whole of the lower town from where Union street crosses the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad track was completely submerged. ~

The Bellaire Nail Works were flooded, and greatly damaged by drift. The Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad track from Gravel Hill to a point below Indian Run was badly torn up, washed out and twisted. The roundhouse and depot were submerged as were also the cars for freight and passengers. The Bellaire, Zanesville & Cincinnati and Ohio Valley roads were badly damaged, and the Aetna Manufacturing Works flooded to the second story. Many destitute and homeless women and children were quartered in the school houses and in the City Hall.

At West Wheeling and Bridgeport the scene was one that defies description. The towns were completely inundated. The only communication between Bridgeport and Kirkwood was by boats; all the bridges were under water and the river rose to the floors of the

Bridgeport, against which logs, buildings and drift of every character collected to such an extent that it was feared the bridge would give way.

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In Martin's Ferry the dwellings and mill on the low land were all under water. Great destruction was wrought and hundreds of people were left homeless.. The government appropriated a relief fund of $300,000 to the flood sufferers along the Ohio River, of which Martin's Ferry, Bridgeport and Bellaire received $1,000 each.

Chapter Viil Men And Women

e THE FIRST ABOLITIONIST, BENJAMIN LUNDY. | There he called a few sympathizing friends and neighbors together and organized the first anti- What Martin Luther was to the cause of re- slavery society in the United States. i jamin Lundy was to the cause of human free- movement are unhappily unknown but the numdom in the roth century, viz: self-sacrificing, | bers increased so rapidly that within six months bold and courageous. this "Union Humane Society," for such it was The controlling' element in Lundy's char- | called, consisted of 600 members. acter, the motive power of all his actions and Mr. Lundy was a forceful and earnest writer writings, was his faith in God and his un- | and upon his 26th birthday issued the celebounded enthusiasm in the cause of human | brated "Appeal to Philanthropists," a docufreedom. ment so clear, comprehensive and convincing,

Sitting at his workbench in one of the old | that it proved the basis upon which every subsesaddlery shops of Wheeling, he saw gangs of | quent appeal or argument issued against slaves driven down Main street like droves of slaverv, in the long and fierce agitation that cattle; he heard their agonized cries under the | followed, was founded.

cruel strokes of the blacksnake whip and his Soon thereafter he became a regular conheart was filled with an indomitable purpose to | tributor to The Philanthropist, published by devote his life to the liberty of the slaves. Charles Osborn of Mount Pleasant and, subse-

Surrounded by the influences and associa- quently, assistant editor; under his editorship, tions of slavery, 'he removed to St. Clairsville, | the paper became decidedly anti-slavery in its and there inaugurated the great philanthropic | tone. j movement, that resulted in the freedom of the Such was his zeal and devotion to the cause slaves at the hands of the immortal Lincoln. of abolitionism that he took his entire stock of

Mr. Lundy was born at Hardwick, New Jer- | saddlery and harness by flatboat to St. Louis, sey, on the 4th of January, 1789, of Quaker | with a view of obtaining sufficient money to parentage, but began his great work in St. | enlarge the paper s publication. Clairsville in 1815 when only 25 years of age. | Reaching St. Louis, he entered with en- thusiastic zeal into the fery controversy over the Missouri Compromise, which was then progressing and so won the hostility of the slavery advocates that he was obliged to sell his entire stock at ruinous prices, and, 1n order to save a little out of the disaster, returned home on foot in the dead of winter. To add to his discomfiture, he found Mr. Osborn had removed his type and printing press to Jonesborough, Tennessee, where Mr. Lundy subsequently joined him, and for three years published an abolition paper in a Slave State where he incurred the hostility, and was subject to the ridicule of the "hot bloods" all about him.

'he resided at Mount Pleasant 20 miles distant, and made it a success by traveling on foot each Way, going, and bearing with Em the pebustes paper on his return.- timore, traveling from Jonesborough, Tennes- ~ see, on foot and wherever he entered a village or settlement of Quakers he found friends and met with encouragement. On this trip he made abolition speeches and organized abolition societies. Although often insulted and threatened with personal violence, he sustained no bodily injuries on the journey. On reaching Baltimore, however, he was attacked by a villainous to death, and the pro-slavery judge, Nicholas Brice, condoned the offense and set the prisoner free with a remark that "Lundy only got what he 'deserved."

- In the year 1828, Mr. Lundy began a lecturing tour through New England, arousing public sentiment against human slavery, and while upon this tour he met and made a convert of William Lloyd Garrison, who subsequently became the most illustrious anti-slavery writer and speaker in the nation. For years Mr.

Mr. Lundy's later life was given over to organizing anti-slavery societies and finding - homes for 'escaped or liberated slaves. He died in Lowell, Illinois, August 29, 1839.

William Lloyd Garrison his co-laborer wrote of him, "Instead of being able to stem the tide of public opinion it would at a glance seem doubtful whether he could sustain a temporary conflict with the winds of heaven. And yet he has explored 19 of the 24 States from the Green Mountains of Vermont to the banks of the Mississippi, multiplied anti-slavery societies in every quarter, put every petition in motion relative to the extinction of slavery in the District of Columbia, everywhere awakened the slumbering sympathies of the people and began a work,.the completion of which will be the salvation of his country.

"Within a few months he has traveled 2,400 miles, of which upwards of 1,600 was traveled on foot, during which time he has held 5o public meetings. Rivers and mountains vanish in his path. Midnight finds him winding his solitary way over an unfrequented road. The Never was moral sublimity of character better illustrated."

Isabella Thoburn

Among the cultured and devoted women whose memory the world delights to honor, . there has been none whose name is more re-. vered and honored, none whose life work was more exalted among Christian people of all

Miss Thoburn as the first representative of - the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America, endured many hardships and sufferings and overcame countless barriers of caste in opening the doors of the homes in India for the admis-

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Isabella Thoburn was born March 29, 1840. She received her early education in the Beech Hill school house, two miles east of St. Clairsville and later attended Wheeling Female College, from which she graduated in June, 1861. She spent some time in Cincinnati in art study, in the School of Designs. She taught in several schools near St. Clairsville, also a year in the young ladies' seminary in New Castle, Pennsylvania, and two years in the collegiate institute in West Farmington, Ohio.

In 1869 the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the organized, and she was chosen as the first representative of the new movement. Previous to this, she had offered herself to the General Missionary Society, but was told there was no place for single women in that organization.

November, 1869, reaching Lucknow, India, five weeks later. She began her work with seven poor girls gathered in from the bazaar, one of them a tiny child bearing the now well known name of Lilivarti Singh. Her school grew rapidly; larger rooms were needed, and a great awakening among the Eurasians in Cawnpore resulted in an appeal to her to superintend an English school there, while still holding her place in Lucknow. She accepted the double duty, and traveled the 45 miles backwards and forth each week in open third-class cars, until a helper was sent from America. Her first furlough came after 10 years of hard service, and within the year she had returned to India.

four years when on the invalid list, some of her best work was done. In passing through Engdeaconess work. and became interested in adapting it to her work in India, so she became

In 1890 she returned to India. The school at Lucknow now occupied three buildings but tor the college another was needed. She.lived to see this built, and its cost provided for. To provide for it, she made another visit to America, with Miss Lilivarti Singh, and both were honored with much attention wherever they went. They made a notable impression at the great Ecumenical Conference in New York. Sailing for India immediately after, she took up her work as principal of the Lucknow

She died September 2, IQOI, of cholera, and was buried in Lucknow Cemetery, leaving a name that will not be forgotten, and a work that will not die.

Senator William Windom

The population of Ohio probably represents more nearly than that of any other State the people of all the older sections of the Union, and no fair estimate of the magnitude of Ohio's contribution to the Union can be made without

In the galaxy of illustrious names that have rendered the nation invaluable service at a critical period in its history, none shine brighter than that of Senator William Windom.

This great financier and statesman, was born in Richland township, Belmont County, May 10, 1827, in a little home just opposite the vallage of Loydsville Born in humble walks of

In 1859 he was elected to Congress, a position he filled with great credit and ability for 10 successive years, acting as chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs and also chairman of the special committee to visit the Western Tribes in 1865.

In 1870 he was appointed to the Senate to fill the unexpired term of Senator Norton, deceased, and was subsequently elected and reelected for 12 years.

In the Senate he gained national prominence, in the discussion of great financial questions and upon the election of General Garfield to the Presidency, he was chosen as the Secretary of the Treasury.

After the death of President Garfield, and the accession of President Arthur, he. retired from the cabinet, and was again chosen United States Senator, where he served as chairman of the committees on Appropriations, Foreign Affairs and Transportation.

Upon the election of President Harrison, in 1888, Mr. Windom was again called to the Treasury portfolio and was in the midst of his term when, on January 29, 1891, he was an invited guest at the annual banquet of the Board of Trade in New York, and at the close of an eloquent and impressive address upon his favorite topic, finance, he dropped dead.

_tion that his name was four times presented at national conventions as a candidate for President, and it is believed that but for his untimely death that honor would have been conferred upon him.

William Dean Howells

Perhaps the. foremost writer of fiction in America today and a man who is well known and honored in literary circles throughout the world is William Dean Howells, who was born in an humble brick cottage in Martin's Ferry on years, working daily. until late at night and then rising early to distribute his papers. When the enterprise failed, Mr. Howells secured employment upon the Ohio State Journal, and contributed freely of his limited means to the support of his father's family. About this time, his literary talent began to develop, and his poems in the Atlantic Monthly, then the foremost American magazine, began to attract the attention of the literary world.

A campaign history of Abraham Lincoln was enthusiastically received by loyal men at the outbreak of the Civil War. Later in conjunction with John J. Piatt, a fellow compositor who likewise attained distinction as a writer, they wrote a work entitled "Poems of Two Friends."

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Howells was appointed American Consul to Venice, a position he filled with great credit to the. nation until 1865.

On his return he joined the staff of the Nation, a new magazine of great promise. But in July, 1871, he became the controlling editor of the Atlantic Monthly, a position which he held for 10 years.

Aside from his contributions to all the leading American magazines he issued such popular books as "Venetian Life," "Italian Journeys," "No Love Lost," "Suburban Sketches," "A Chance Acquaintance," etc., etc.

On the occasion of the Centennial Celebration of Belmont County, Mr. Howells was not able to attend in person but contributed the fol- ` lowing charming lettér descriptive of his appreciation of the beautiful hill country in which he was born:

My Dear Sir: à WU ME should like greatly to be with you on the centennial anniversary of Belmont County, and I am very sorry that I cannot. I am no speaker, and I have not the time to prepare any sort of address. My life began in Belmont County, and I wish I could fectly formed, and I must plead this in excuse for that early mistake. The first of my recollections reach back to the little coal-smoky village by the Ohio River, and where so many of my kindred lived and died, and some are living yet; but Martinsville is scarcely more to me than St. Clairsville, which I know from my father's talk of it quite as well. Long after I had so familiarly known the place and now also long ago, I had the great pleasure of seeing it on a visit to my cousin, Cope, and of feeling in it a sort of old world charm. With its brick houses set close together upon that noble National Road, which served as its principal street, it was more like an English than an American town. and in the Sunday quiet of the day I spent there, I fancied there would be more of that safety from change, which we long for, the older we grow. I dare say that by this time you have electric lights and trolley cars and city water and sewerage and typhoid, and all the other modern advantages: but then St. Clairsville was an idyl of repose, "a home of ancient peace," and I wished to stay there on and on. It was another of my mistakes that I did not, and I cannot plead nonage in excuse for this second and last of my errors. But I have never been absent altogether from my native county, for I know its history perhaps as well as some of you who have always lived there, and I am quite as proud of i. In my boyish day dreams, I fought the Indians all over its beautiful hills, and in my night dreams was scalped and tomahawked by them, and only a few years ago I had occasion for one of the books I am always writing, to revisit the scenes of those exploits in its fascinating annals.

Again I wish I could come to you for your centennial ; ask me to our millenial, and I will not refuse. I shall be younger then and I hope not so busy. Yours sincerely, i W. D. HOWELLS.

Gen. Benjamin Rush Cowen

One of the noted men in Ohio today, whose mental and physical vigor are still unimpaired, is Gen. B. R. Cowen of Cincinnati. General Cowen was one of the distinguished circle of Ohio statesmen and soldiers that contributed so much to the preservation of the Union and the pre-eminence of the Buckeye State in the 'great struggle for national existence.

Gen. Benjamin Rush Cowen was born August I5, 1831. His parents, Benjamin Sprague and Ann (Wood) Cowen, were natives of Washington County, New York. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Joseph Cowen, a native of Gloucester, Rhode Island, was a Revolutionary soldier, and the paternal grandmother, Phoebe Sprague, was a daughter of

He was educated at Brooks' Institute and at two other classical schools in St. Clairsville, kept by Nathan R. Johnson and A. Clark Williams, respectively, local institutions of much influence and merit in his day. -

Alter completing his studies, he learned the printing trade which he followed as compositor, pressman, publisher, editor and proprietor of the Belmont Chronicle until 1857. A complete edition of Swedenborg's works and other works of less magnitude, were stereotyped and printed by him.

January r, 1860, he was elected chief clerk of the Ohio House of Representatives and the same year was appointed engineer in chief with the rank of colonel on the staff of Governor Dennison. That being a peace appointment and Mr. Cowen being without technical knowledge

^to enable him to discharge its duties in war time, on the outbreak of the war he resigned the position and enlisted as a private soldier in Company C, 15th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., Capt. William Wallace. Before the regiment was mustered into the United States service Mr. Cowen was appointed Ist lieutenant, and commissary of subsistence, and June r, 1861, was appointed paymaster U. S. Army, by President Lincoln, with rank of major. In this latter capacity he served in the Army of the Potomac, in West Virginia, and in the Shenandoah Valley.

With Maj. Fayette Brown of Cleveland, Ohio, he was instrumental in preparing the legislation enabling soldiers to send their money to their families through the State and county treasurers, and himself collected and forwarded

In January, 1864, Major Cowen took a leave of absence from the army, without pay, and accepted the appointment oí Adjutant General of Ohio, from Gov. John Brough, being reappointed to that office in 1866 by Gov. J. D. Cox. |

The brevets of lieutenant-colonel, colonel and brigadier-general were conferred on him by the President for his services in organizing the "Hundred Days Men" in 1864. That service consisted in consolidating, organizin

From the spring of 1864 until the close of the war, General Cowen was inspector of military prisons in Ohio. by appointníent of the Secretary of War, without extra compensation.

In 1861, while in the Army of the Potomac, Major Cowen was nominated and elected Secretary of State of Ohio, resigning that office in May. 1862, and returning to the field.

In 1869 General Cowen was appointed supervisor of internal revenue for the district comprising California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona, with headquarters at San Francisco; transferred in 1870 to the Southern District of Ohio, with headquarters at Cincinnati; April, 1871, appointed Assistant Secretary of the Interior by Président Grant which office he held till the close of Grant's term. In October and November, 1871, he was a special commissioner to appraise the lands in the Indian Territorv, west of 96 degrees West Longitude; in 1872 he went as commissioner to the hostile Sioux under Sittine Bull, in Montana, made a treaty and established Fort Peck Agency ; in 1873 he surveved and fixed the boundary lines of a new Indian reservation in Northern California, removed the Modoc and other Indians from the Round Valley Reservation to the new reservation, and appraised the lands and improvements on the Round Valley Reservation. In September, 1874, by order of the President, he visited New Orleans, in companv with the late Admiral Rodgers, at the time of the trouble between the "WhiteLeaguers"and the milita under General

| Longstreet, and made a report on the troubles; in March and April, 1875, during the Mormon troubles, by direction of the President, he visited Utah and made a report on the Mormon situation.

He was editor of the Ohio State Journal until November, 1884, when he was appointed clerk of the United States Circuit and District courts for the Southern District of Ohio, which position he still (1902) holds.

He was active in the organization of the Republican party, and was secretary of the first Republican State Convention in 1854, and of many subsequent State conventions and of the national convention of 1868, and was a delegate to the national conventions of 1856 and 1868. He was a member of the State central

(1901-02) ; member of the G. A. R.; president Ohio Chapter, Sons of the Revolution (1901- 02); vice-president of the New England Society (1901-21) : member of the Ohio Society of the.War of 1812; ex-president of the Cincinnati Literary Club; by appointment of the Governor, member of the commission to assist

He is an official member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a delegate to the London Ecumenical Conference in 1881 and for the most of his mature life has been, and still is, a Bible teacher in the Sunday-school.

And Representative Citi Lens

Merchants' Exchange, who was a fellow memeral Cowen's characteristics as follows : "General Cowen has a rare combination of strong points in his character. an excellent judgment are unusual executive abilities and a fearless spirit which has eminently fitted him for the public places he has so honorably filled. During the year 1864, while Adjutant General of the State of Ohio, Governor Brough found in him a lieutenant to whose great ability and courage the eminent success of the call for the Ohio National juncture in the Rebellion no one can measure, was largely traceable, and in all places, both before and since, he has displayed the rare qualities to recognize great things and to provide for their successful attainment. To these are to be added a quiet demeanor and an elevated temptation does not disturb. A singularly useful, but quiet member of society; a very vigorous thinker; a forcible writer; a citizen thoroughly posted in all matters of public interest, and one who is abreast of the times; a man capable in every public position to which he has been called, and especially fitted for public service, yet warmly attached to the domestic circle, he presents a rarely symmetrical character."

At the advanced age of 71 years, he is yet active, vigorous and efficient in the discharge of his official duties as he was 30 years ago and is a daughter of Mathew and Jane Lyle Thoburn, natives of County Antrim, Ireland. Gen. Joseph Thoburn, division commander, killed at the battle of Cedar Creek in 1864; Maj. T. C. Thoburn of Kansas, and Bishop J. M. Thoburn, Missionary Bishop of India and Malaysia are her brothers. Her sister, the late Isabella

Mrs. Cowen has been corresponding secretary of the Cincinnati Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church since its organization (33 years), excepting during a few years' absence in Washington.

"The Adjutant General of Ohio was a man who had been trained to matters of detail, and had long displayed a special aptitude for such executive work. He thoroughly understood all the minutiae of the military system. He was singularly accurate and comprehensive in his grasp of details; was incapable of being confused by any sudden pressure of business; was not liable to lose his judgment or his coolness under the bewildering rush of exciting matters; not to be discouraged by difficulties, not to be swerved from his straight path by any representations of hardship or clamor for exemptions, an officer of clear, strong common sense.

"Governor Brough well knew the man upon whom his unexpected dispatch was to throw this sudden weight, and he assured the Secretary of War by the time he could get back to Columbus he should find the great movement well begun, He was not disappointed."

Gen Thomas Thompson Eckert

One of the most honored and distinguished men in mechanical and professional life that the country has produced is Gen. ¡Thomas Thompson Eckert, the late president and general manager of the largest telegraph system in the world.

"General Eckert is one of the men whose age has not become a burden. It is now 77 years since he was born in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Only when he sits among his old friends and pulls out the threads of his varied career does it occur to those who listen that General Eckert has passed the time allotted by a sacred writer. His appearance does not indicate his age. Those little things which so often betray men who are trying to dodge the Time-keeper are not in evidence in his manner. Those who know him best and who have known him long,

"The physical and mental equipment of General Eckert has aided him in appearing as he is. His temperament was always alert. He was an athlete in his prime. He is a physical giant in his retirement. Obstacles with him have been stepping-stones to higher things. In some way, notwithstanding his share of the concerns of life, he has determmedly lived on the sunny side of the street. . "When he succeeded Dr. Norvin Green as president of the Western Union, General Eckert had already accomplished the labor of the average man of business. He took up the executive direction and management of the corporation, the business of which required application, precision and judgment. No one who knew him thought that he was to be a figurehead. The day after his election as president of the company, in 1893, he was at his desk at 9 o'clock, and it is the recollection of the office force that he stayed until after 6 o'clock p. m., that he did not go to luncheon, and that the day was one of the busiest in the building. It was not a case of new broom. From that day until his retirement it has been the same story when General Eckert was in the city.

"In the summer his home was at Long Branch, but he did not go to the Highlands station until the last boat in the afternoon. He was always one of the early arrivals in the city the next day. When the season was over and he returned to his home in Fifth avenue, he was desk before the office boy was ready for him. There is served every day in the Western Union building, in the room of the directory, what is known as the free lunch. It is free only to the directors, of course. It is not an elaborate spread. General Eckert often went to this quick repast when he was rushed, and it is said that it was at these noonings that he and Russell Sage formed the strong personal liking that is maintained by them.

"This sally at General Eckert's dress had for its foundation the fact that the former president of the Western Union is correct in his raiment. He has always been so. He said one day to a friend: 'I believe in good dressing, clear through. I wear the best I can buy of everything. My suspenders constitute my hobby. If I was dressed like a prince and realized that my suspenders were not of the finest texture, I should feel uneasy. A man should never sit down to dinner if he can get to his room in time, unless he has fully chariged his attire for the day - everything.'

"His suspenders hobby is said to have started the story that he wears solid gold buckles on them, and gold chains for fastenings. This, however, is denied by one who is in close touch with him.

"If General Eckert's hobby is correct dress, his pleasure is fine horses. There is no time in his life when he will not stop to talk horse, or look at one if it is near by, or buy one if its pedigree is made attractive. He owns 12 blooded animals; some of these he has never seen; they arein Kentucky in good hands. One of the stories told of the owner is that he writes personal letters to those in care of his pets, making inquiries of them and offering suggestions. A few of his horses are kept in this city, or at a convenient distance. He is a good whip, and the cares of the day are considerably light- ened if he can end them by a drive. The invited guest must understand horseology if he expects to be invited again. General Eckert's horses never appear on the turf, He is not a . Sport. :

"Good clothes, fine horses and a chat with a veteran of the army round up a good time for General Eckert. He is interesting in his recollections. His ideal is Lincoln. When the name of the first martyred President is mentioned, General Eckert's eyes glisten and his voice softens. It was Lincoln who sent him to the campaign on the Peninsula, as superintendent of the military telegraph system of the Army of the Potomac. He was attached to McCleilan's headquarters.

"In New York General Eckert is an active member of the Riding Club, where he is a commanding figure in the saddle. He is also a member of the Union League, the Atlantic Yacht and other New York clubs, and a member of the Geographical Society and of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is a club man to this extent - that he loves to be the center of a group of "old cronies' who delight in the talks of other days. The story that General Eckert is oftenest asked to repeat is that of his capture in North Carolina in 1861. His adherence to the Union did not suit the 'Tarheels. He was convicted of disloyalty to the Confederate cause and sentenced to death ignominiously on the scaffold. He barely escaped and made his way north.

"General Eckert's history, varied and interesting as it is, containing lessons as it does, must of necessity be abstracted. He learned telegraphy in 1848. In 1849, when he was postmaster at Wooster, Ohio, he opened the first postal telegraph service in this country. He was afterward made superintendent of the Union lines being extended from Pittsburg via the Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad. "He resigned in 1859 and went to North Carolina as superintendent of a gold-mining company. Col. Thomas A. Scott, Assistant Secretary of War, called him to Washington in 1861 and was recalled from McClellan's army to establish military headquarters in the War Department buildings. In 1865 Lincoln sent him to meet the leaders of the Confederacy at City He cleared the B. & O. road when Sheridan' was ordered to Winchester, and he was present when Sheridan reached his destination and made his first mount for that famous engagement. In 1864 he was brevet lieutenant-colonel and soon after brevet brigadier-general In 1865 he was Assistant Secretary of War. A year later he resigned to become general superintendent of the Eastern Division of the Western Union lines. He was of the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company. In 1879 he organized the American Union Telegraph Company, which was the only great competitor that the Western Union ever knew."

Gen. David A, Hollingsworth

One of the distinguished sons of Belmont County, who has won merited renown beyond the borders of his native county, is ex-Attorney General of Ohio David A. Hollingsworth.

General Hollingsworth was born in the village of Belmont, November 21, 1044 "of (Quaker paréntage. His father, the late Elihu Hollingsworth, of Flushing, was also born in the same countv. His grandfather, Levi Hol-' lingsworth, moved from Pennsylvania to near where Flushing now stands, as early as 1804, and made for himself and family a pioneer home in the wilderness. He was a lineal descendant of Valentine Hollingsworth, who, in 1682. came to America in the ship "Welcome," with William Penn, the Quaker, founder of the colony of Pennsylvania. The family have been prominently identified with the business and political.interests of Belmont County ever since the county was organized.

David A. Hollingsworth received a liberal education in the public schools and at Mount Union College. At the age of 16 he enlisted as a private soldier in Company B., 25th Res., Ohio Vol. Inf.. commanded by Capt. James Washburn. of Monroe County. He was in a number of important battles, and saw some of the hardest campaigning of the Civil War. He studied law and was admitted to the bar at St. Clairsville, September 17, 1867. In September, 1869, he removed from Flushing to Cadiz, where he has ever since been engaged in the active practice of law.

Previous to his removal to Cadiz, he was mayor of the village of Flushing. and had already began to take an active part in public affairs. He was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court at Washington, in 1880, and . has since been counsel in a number of important cases in that court.

In the Senate Mr. Hollingsworth took a leading part, serving as chairman of the committees on Judiciary, on Federal Relations, on Privileges and Elections and on Railroads, Turnpikes and Telegraphs. In the last named position he was especially vigilant in guarding the interests of the people as against the powerful railroad and other corporation influences then just beginning to be felt in the State. He was an anti-trust legislator before the present anti-trust agitation began.

By special request of Gov. Charles Foster, April 21, 1883, he resigned as State Senator, and accepted the position of attorney general, to succeed Attorney General George K. Nash, who was appointed to the Supreme Court Commission. nomination for the regular term, but he declined, and voluntarily resumed the practice ef law at Cadiz.» 0.

Mr. Hollingsworth, ever since his location at Cadiz, has been favorably known in connection with the public and business enterprises of the county. First National Bank of Cadiz for a number of vears, but finding that its duties interfered too much with his increasing legal business, he

* Although quiet and reserved as a citizen, he always takes a deep interest in political questions. In 1882 he acted as temporary chairman of the Republican State Convention, and has at times been prominently mentioned by the press of the State in connection with the Republican nomination for Governor, and also for Supreme Court judge, but he has never personally encouraged the use of his name for either.. In the famous presidential campaign of 1896, he headed a delegation of 1,000 wool growers to President McKinley, at Canton and his presentation speech was subsequently print-. ed and widely circulated.

Rev. Dr. James Moffat

The well known president of Washington- Jefferson College 1s one of the foremost men in the educational and religious circles of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. -

In the last two general assemblies of the Presbyterian Church, Dr. Moffat has been the conspicuous figure and his earnest efforts for a revision of the creed have given him national prominence. Undaunted by defeat in the first report, Dr. Moffat entered upon the work of revision and pacification, in the succeeding general assembly, with renewed zeal and earnestness.

As Dr. Moffat once aptly expressed it, *I discovered America March 15, 1846." When but an infant he was brought to St. Clairsville, where his father, Rev. John Moffat, was the noble Scotch pastor of the old Presbyterian Church for 15 years.

called. His father's failing health, however, compelled him to give up his chosen work. On September 6, 1871, Dr. Moffat married Elizabeth D. Crangle, daughter of Henry Crangle of Wheeling.

State University of Pennsylvania in 1901. Dr. Moffat's career while a student at Washington-Jefferson is recalled with much pleas- | ure by many who were his classmates and fel- | spoken. His sermons are the result of deep thought expressed in such simple language that he never fails to hold the attention and inspire the minds of all who hear him. He wastes no words and always places himself behind his sermons in such a forcible way, at the same time so plainly, that his propositions are understood by everyone. He has the courage of his convictions, - a trait that he displayed while quite young, - and if he believes that he is

He has by his distinguished ability and management given the college an enviable reputation. Everywhere he goes, he makes friends for the institution.

His presidency has been marked by many achievements, among the most notable of which may be mentioned the system of grading and . the raising of the college standard, both the results of his able thought. The discipline of the college has never been better than under his management and. the respect and confidence in which he is held by the students is a help to all his plans. Since taking the presidency of the college, he has had calls to several prominent churches. Fortunately for the college, these calls have all been declined. His departure would be the greatest blow the institution could receive.

The Bishop attended the district school . known locally as Beech Hill until he was 15 vears of age, when he entered Allegheny College, August 2 23. 1851. After attending college for two years, he returned home and received an appointment to teach. This position he retained for two years and then re-entered college and completed his course in 1859. He immediately entered the ministry and began to preach in Stark County, near Canton, until 1859.

Having. in the meantime received an appointment as missionary to India, he left home in the latter part of March and sailed from Boston April 11, 1859, for Calcutta, taking the long route (which was common for sailing vessels at that day) around the Cape of Good Hope. After a long and weary voyage he reached India August 21st and proceeded immediately to the mission fields selected for him in Northern India.

Of his work at that time, Dr. Buckley says: "When Bishop Thoburn went to India in 1859, a young unmarried man consecrating himself to the isolation, climatic depression and the countless irritations and perplexities incident to dealing with a people of a difficult speech, divided into castes so persistent and tyrannical, that if he touched the hand of one he would be spurned with unutterable loathing by another, he was without the sympathy and compenionship of a wife. Subsequently he married a devoted missionary lady, the widow of the late Dr. Downey of Calcutta, but within a year she sickened and died. Nineteen years thereafter the Bishop again. married, Dr. Anna Jones of Kingston, Ohio, a graduate of the Woman's Medical College of Philadelphia, becoming his wife. Mrs. Thoburn was a woman of intensely religious spirit and during the pursuit of her, work she was stated physician to the missionary circle in India, and physician and surgeon to the large girl's school in Calcutta, and furnished medicine and medical ser-

| vice to the poor, helpless and degraded of Calcutta. Mrs. Thoburn broke down at this arduous labor and after long years of patient suffering died in the United States in September,.1902:

"From the Bishop's arrival in India, he has continued in the foreign missionary service of his church, in the meantime filling appointments at Naini Tal among the Himalaya Mountains in Rohlkhand, in Lucknow and from 1874 to 1888 in the city of Calcutta.

"Hundreds of natives were converted through his personal exertions, and many native preachers and teachers established in the work of reform.

"In May, 1888, he was elected Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church for India and Malaysia, and from that date began a wide series of missionary tours, which had to be performed annually throughout the whole of India and as far into Malaysia as Singapore: Since that time, in performance of his official duties, Bishop Thoburn has several times placed half the globe between himself and his family, before the sad day arrived when he was obliged by her illness, to BERNER Mrs. Thoburn home to die.

"As the Philippine Islands were included in the region called Malaysia, he proceeded to these islands as soon as they had been opened up by Admiral Dewey's victory, and laid the foundation of Methodist missions in the Philippines.

"The wonderful success that has attended missions under his care, both in India and. Malaysia, has made Bishop Thoburn famous throughout the world.

"He is a preacher of rare power. The simplicitv of his language, the earnestness of his appeals, and his. warm sympathetic nature are irresistible. He is also a discriminating critic, and gives reasons for his opinions when they are not in accordance with existing methods. Bishop Thoburn has likewise become noted in the field of Christian literature.

Calcutta, and is the author of 'My Missionary Apprenticeship, 'India and Malaysia, "The Light in the East, "The Deaconess and her Work, 'The Christian Nations, and 'The Church of Pentecost, all of which a distinguished author says are 'illuminating and inspiring utterances, upon topics with which the author is thoroughly familiar, and which he believes with all the fervor of an exceptionally ' intense nature." "

Chapter Ix

CHARLES HaMMoNp - Gov. WILSON SHANNON - SENATOR BENJAMIN RUGGLES - JUDGE WiLLIAM KeNNON, Sr. - Hon. BENJAMIN S. Cowen. - Jupcs D. D. T. CowEN - Hon. Lorenzo DANFORD - OTHER Lawyers OF DISTINCTION - THE JUSTICES AND JUDGES or THE Courts or BELMONT CouNTY - THE ATTORNEYS ADMITTED TO

Practice

Some of its members have been called to the highest seats in our halls of legislation, both State and national, and others to the foremost rank in the courts of jurisprudence.

Charles Hammond

Charles Hammond was born in Maryland, canie to Belmont County in 1801, and was regarded as one of the most profound lawyers in his day and generation, and 1s classed with such great constitutional lawyers as Marshall, Story and Webster. His review of the opinion of Chief Justice Marshall, in the Bank of the United States vs. Osborri, is one of the most masterly arguments upon record. In speaking of this argument to William Wort; Chief Justice Marshall sàid that Hammond had produced in that case the most remarkable paper placed on file in any court since the days of Lord Mansfield. That it had persuaded him that right was wrong.

Judge Cranmer says of him: "During his practice in the courts of Belmont County he was perhaps the instrument of settling more cases amicably than all the other members of the bar together" So marked was this trait in his character that the sheriff of the county was accustomed to expréss himself by saying: "Unless Charles Hammond left the county, he and his deputies would starve .for want of fees."

Mr. Hammond had, the courage of his convictions, and never hesitated to express them, however unpopular. During the War of 1812 he was a pronounced Federalist and published a paper in St. Clairsville known as The Ohio Federalist, that gave expression to his opposition to the war, which called down upon his head the censure, the abuse and bitter denunciation of his opponents, and notwithstanding he was mobbed he fearlessly gave expression to his. views.

From 1817-21 he served Belmont County in the State Legislature both as Senator and Representative and the acts he drafted were models of perspicuity and brevity.

During his residence in Belmont County, he lived on what is now the Arrick farm near the top of the "big hill." In 1823 he moved to Cincinnati, where his literary work and career as a journalist won him national fame. `

Gov. Wilson Shannon

Wilson Shannon was the first native-born citizen of the Buckeye State to serve Ohio as Governor. Furthermore, he was the first child born in Warren township and the little village ot Mount Olivet claims the honor of his birth which occurred February 24, 1802.

His father, George Shannon, was an industrious and intelligent Irishman, who was frozen to death during a violent snow storm, before Wilson was a year old, and the child's support and education devolved upon his brothers, until Wilson attained strength and growth to do.for himself.

Then with a little aid from his brothers he worked his way through Athens College and the Transylvania University of Kentucky. He subsequently studied law under Charles Hammond and David Jennings and was admitted

However, in 1842 he was again elected and before his term expired he was appointed minister to Mexico, but on the outbreak of the war in I845 returned to St. Clairsville, and seven years later he was elected to Congress, where he was one of four Democrats who voted for the Kansas-Nebraska bill.

After his retirement from office, it was his desire to come back to the "sun kissed hills" that gave him birth, and there spend the remnant of his days, but this desire was denied him.

Senator Benjamin Ruggles

Of the many distinguished statesmen who have represented Ohio in the United States Senate, none have filed that exalted station with more credit to themselves and honor to the State than Benjamin Ruggles.

From boyhood to manhood his life was a struggle. Born at Woodstock, Connecticut, February 21, 1782, his father died when Benjamin was but eight years of age. Thenceforth he had many trials and much hard labor with which to contend, but with true Yankee | grit he surmounted them all, and obtaining a good common school education he qualified himself for teaching, and for years taught school in the winter and attended academy and summer schools in the summer.

Inspired with an ambition to reach a higher intellectual plane, he studied law with Judge Peters of Hartford, Connecticut, and when adinitted to practice he entered the less erowded fields in Ohio and located at Marietta in 1807.

Three years later, and when he was but 28 years of age, he was elected president of the Court of Common Pleas, with a circuit extending from St. Clairsville in the south, to Cleveland on the north.

In 1815 he was chosen to represent Ohio in the United States Senate, a position he filled with honor and dignity for 18 successive years, In the contest of 1824, he was chosen chairman of the caucus that nominated Crawford of | Georgia for the presidency and in 1840 he was

At the conclusion of his senatorial career, he retired to his farm now within the corporate limits of St. Clairsville, where he devoted much of his time to the propagation of new and choice varieties of fruit.

He was a philanthropist deeply ee in the cultivation of fruit. He furnished scions from his young orchard freely to all that asked for them. In 1815-20 while serving his State in the Senate of the United States, he brought scions obtained from the original Seckel pear tree near Philadelphia and introduced the cultivation of that celebrated pear in Eastern Ohio. At that date the Seckel pear was planted largely upon the farm now occupled by A. T. Mc-

Senator Ruggles was tall in stature and rather delicate in appearance. He was a firm believer in the doctrines of Christianity and in the community in which he lived enjoyed the respect and confidence of all. As an evidence of the esteem in which he was held, old citizens relate the fact that upon receipt of the news of his third election to the United States Senate, his friends were so elated that they rang the old Court House bell for an entire day without ceasing.

Judge William Kennon, Sr

Was a gentleman of distinguished ability both as a statesman and attorney. Born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in 1799, he removed, when 23 years of age, to St. Clairsville, where he spent the remainder of his life.

borough, Ohio. However, previous to this event he married Mary Ellis, a sister of Mrs. Governor Shannon, and the fruits of this union were three children. Judge Kennon's great

He entered public life when but 29 years of age, having been elected in 1828 to Congress, where he served his constituents with great ability for four years. 1n 1832 James M. Bell of Guernsey County defeated him, but two vears later he was again elected, serving until 1837.

His prominence and ability as a constitutional lawyer secured his nomination and election to the position of judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, a position he filled with distinction and honor for IO years.

In 1850 he was chosen Supreme Court judge and president of tbe State Constitutional Convention, which made the present code of civil procedure.

Judge Kennon's force and ability as an attorney gave him a lucrative and laborious practice that extended far beyond the limits of his own State.

It was while engaged. in the celebrated Campbell will case in Brooke County, West Virginia, that he was stricken with partial paralvsis and was compelled thereafter to retire from practice.

While Judge Kennon was a profound statesman and scholar, he was a genial and courtly gentleman and an earnest and devout Christian. Every Sabbath morning, when the weather would permit, he was seen in his accustomed place of worship, his chin resting upon his cane by reason of his infirmities while he looked up steadfastly and encouragingly into the preacher's face.

Hon. Benjamin S. Cowen

Among the distinguished members of the Belmont County bar, none have conferred more honor on the county than the subject of this sketch. Hon. Benjamin S. Cowen was born September 27, 1792, in Washington County, New York.

The Old Co

His experience was similar to that of the average farm boy and pioneer emigrant to the then far West, and attended with the usual hardships and privations of a frontier life. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 at the age of 20, and came to Ohio in 1824, settling at Moorefield, Harrison County, where his three eldest children were born.

Mr. Cowen was trained for a physician and surgeon and came to the bar in 1830. In 1832 he removed with his family to St. Clairsville, which was afterwards his home for 37 years and until his death.-

In 1840 Mr. Cowen was elected to the 27th Congress as a Whig in what had been before a . Strong Democratic district, but was defeated for re-election two years later. His advocacy of the appropriation of $40,000 for the construction of the Morse telegraph line between Washington and Baltimore and his vote for a national bankruptcy law contributed largely to his defeat.

He became prominent in Congress, taking an active part in legislation, especially in the passage of the tariff act of 1842. He was a member of the Committee on Claims and on the resignation of Joshua R. Giddings became chairman of that committee.

He was a member.of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1845-46, in which body he was the recognized leader, and chairman of the Finance Committee. In this position he was intrumental in framing the State bank law which gave the State the best bank law it ever had, and which system was substantially adopted into the present national banking law. He was also largely instrumental in reforming the tax laws of the State which had fallen into chaos.

the Rebellion, in the raising of troops and the relief of soldiers" families. He was also à member of a commission, by appointment of his warm personal friend, Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, to investigate the charges pending against persons in military prisons for alleged treasonable practices.

Mr. Cowen was a Whig in politics, leaning strongly to the anti-slavery side, and in 1848 he supported Van Buren, the anti-slavery candidate, as against General Taylor, the regular Whig nominee.

In 1834 he cast in his lot with the anti- Nebraska party, which soon became the Republican party, in the formation of which he Was very active, presiding at one or more of the first State conventions of that party, and engaging actively in all political campaigns as long as he lived.

Mr. Cowen was always greatly interested in affairs for the betterment of local conditions and was very active in the advocacy of reforms and improvements. He' was one of the originators and patrons of a local classical institute of some note at St. Clairsville, where his sons were educated.

Judge Cowen's mental faculties remained clear to the end of his long and successful life and he cofitinued in the vigorous and active practice of his profession until shortly before his death, which occurred upon his 76th birthday.

Was a worthy son of an honored sire. Following in the footsteps of his father, he entered upon the profession of the law on January 20, 1847.

As a preparation for the work of after life, Judge Cowen completed a course of classical study at Cadiz, Ohio, and then entered upon and completed a full course of study in medicine under the tutorage of the celebrated practitioner, Dr. Jobn Alexander of St. Clairsville.

Alter four years' experience in the practice of law, Judge Cowen was elected prosecuting attorney of Belmont County, which position he held for six successive years.

Centennial History Of Belmont Count Y.

judge to fill the unexpired term of Judge Okey. _ Judge Cowen was a lawyer of great ability; it has been truly said of him that he was "intuitively a lawyer" and for nearly a quarter | he finished his education at Waynesburg, Pennsvlvania. He studied law with Carlo C. Carroll and was admitted to practice in 1854. In 1857 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Beimont County, a position he filled with pronounced success for two terms, and at the outbreak of the Civil War patriotism prompted

15th Ohio, where he was steadily promoted for gallantry to the position of captain. Because. of failing health he was compelled to resign his commission in 1864 and resume the practice of Jaw.

He was an earnest and eloquent advocate of the _ gold standard, in the discussion of the financial question ágitating the country in 1896, and speaker were much sought for throughout the State. Mr. Danford was a man of warm personality and drew about him many devoted friends over whom he exercised a great influence.

Other Lawyers Of Distinction

Among the other lawyers of eminence in the century just closed, we might mention Jacob Nagle, the brilliant scholar. David Jennings, the eminent prosecutor and Congressman. Thomas H. Genin, the eccentric and the old log homestead in which he -for vears resided is still standing, but during his occupancy its surroundings were a veritable wilderness of choice fruit, and forest trees and dense shrubbery.

for a quarter of a century, and prosecuting attorney from 1845 to 1849. Daniel Peck and Judge George W. Thompson, who removed from St. Clairsville, and acquired distinction as wise counselors and able jurists, in the courts of West Virginia.

The Justices And Judges Of The Courts Of

We quote from the history of the "Upper Ohio Valley" the following list of judges and justices since the formation of our county government.

"Under the Constitution of 1802, the Legislature provided for Supreme, District and Common Pleas courts. The judges of the District and Common Pleas courts were appointed by the Governor. A presiding judge and three associate judges constituted the Court of Common Pleas, and the latter, although generally not lawyers, frequently overruled the presiding judge in rendering decisions.

"A constitutional amendment in 1884 created a Circuit Court to take the place of the District Court, making of it a new and distinct court, and the Legislature divided the State into seven judicial circuits, since increased to nine.

"Justices of Territorial Courts. - The courts | of Quarter Sessions held at 'Pultney,' in 1802- 1803, were held by David Vance, David Lockwood, Daniel McElherren, William Vance, John Ferris, Elijah Martin, Thomas Thompson, Sterling Johnson, Joseph Sharp, James

"Judges and Associates of Common Pleas Courts. - 1803-09, Hon. Calvin Pease, presiding judge; David Lockwood, James Vance and James Alexander, associate judges; 1810-15, Hon. Benjamin Ruggles, presiding judge; John Patterson, James Alexander and John Wiley, associate judges; 1815-16, Hon. George Todd, presiding judge; James Alexander, John | Wiley and Joseph Anderson, associate judges; 1817-22, Hon. Benjamin Tappan, presiding judge; James Alexander, Joseph Anderson and Edward Brison, associate judges; 1823-24, Hon. Jeremiah Hallock, presiding judge; John Brison, John Wiley and Alexander Armstrong, associate judges; 1825-29, Hon. Jeremiah Hallock, presiding judge; Josiah Dillon, John Wiley and Alexander Armstrong, associate judges; 1830-33, Hon. Jeremiah Hallock, pre siding judge; John Wiley, George Sharp and Josiah Dillon in 1830-31, and John Davenport in place of- John Wiley in 1832-33, associate judges; 1834-35, Hon. Alexander Harper, pre- | siding judge; George Sharp, Josiah Dillon and John Davenport in 1834, and James Alexander for Josiah Dillon in 1835, associate judges; 1836-39, Hon. Corrington W. Searle, presiding judge; James Alexander, Hugh Rogers and James Campbell, associate judges in 1836; Robert E. Caruthers in place of James Alexander in 1837-38, and Hugh Rogers, James Campbell and William Kirker, associate judges in 1839; 1840-47, Hon. William Kennon, presiding judge; George W. Hazen, William Wilkins and Jesse Barton, associate judges; 1848-51, Hon. Benjamin S. Cowen, presiding | _ judge; associate judges, 1848, George W. | Hazen, William Wilkins and Jesse Barton; | 1849-50, William W. Waters in place of 1851, associate judges,

The Attorneys Admitted To Practice

"Thefollowingis the list of lawyers admitted to practice by the courts of Belmont County as appears on the court records and the year admitted, from the organization of the county : Charles Hammond, 1801; Daniel F. Barney, 1803; Jacob Nagle, 1804; Daniel Church, 1804; Robert Purviance, 1804; George Paull, 1806; David Jennings, 1813; James Shannon, 1818; William J. Thomas, 1819; Artemus Baker, 1821; Seneca S. Salsberry, 1823; Daniel Gray, 1824; Washington B. Johnston, 1825; G. W. Thompson, 1826; Peter W. Gates, 1827;

And, Representative Citizens

Since 1879 all examinations for admission to the bar in Ohio have been before a committee appointed by the Supreme Court of the State, and the records of that court contain the names of all persons admitted.

Civin War - A LAUGHABLE INCIDENT - THE 15TH OHIO AT CHICKAMAUGA - THE SOLDIERS OF BELMONT COUNTY IN THE Civii WAR - THE Duty or BELMONT County TO HER SOLDIERS, LIVING AND DEAD. i

Belmont County was one of the foremost counties of the State in responding to the nations appeal to arms, in every great struggle for the defense of the Republic and the honor of the flag.

Before the organizátion of the county, a few veterans of the Revolutionary War had located in the territory now embraced within the limits of Belmont County and their remains rest in the old Methodist Cemetery in St. Clairsville. Among these we would mention Ezekiel Cooper of the sth Massachusetts Minute Men, who died in May, 1812, and Marmaduke Davis.

The War Of 1812

At the outbreak of the War of 1812, the population of Belmont County was only about one-sixth of what itis today. Nevertheless, between 1,000 and 1,200 soldiers responded to the call of President Madison and enlisted for the war.

There were two other companies, one commanded by Capt. Joseph Kirkwood, and the other by Capt. Wiliam Williams; likewise three companies of militia, commanded by Capt. Robert Irwin, Capt, Absalom Martin and Capt. John McElroy, respectively.

As no roster was kept of the gallant men ° who participated in the second struggle for our national existence, it is very difficult after the lapse of four score years, to find any record of their deeds. The company of Captain Morrison was in Hull's surrender. Morrison we are told was promoted to major and William Gill succeeded him as captain.

Capt. Howells' ¿company was largely recruited along the banks of Captina, and were a part of the "musket fleet," engaged in guarding the captured. British vessels near Put-in-Bay.

Included in the above list will be found the familiar names of many of Belmont County's honored and respected citizens, descendants of the above-named soldiers in the War of 1812.

Captain McElroy's company of militia was recruited mainly from about St. Clairsville, and left for the service in October, 1812, but was only out for a short time.

The Mexican War

When Congress in 1845 threw open the doors of the young American Republic for the admission of Texas, Mexico protested, and her representative at Washington demanded his passports.

. Soon thereafter war was declared and Prestdent Polk called for volunteers to maintain the nation's honor. In response to that call, an enthusiastic meeting of the citizens of Belmont County was held and a company was recruited, . composed of the following men: j

Company D of the 3rd Ohio Regiment, commanded by Col. Samuel R. Curtis, and in the month of July sailed to Pt. Isabel opposite Brazos Island near the mouth of the Rio Grande and was placed on duty at Fort Brown.

On the 3rd of May, a battery at Matamoras opened a heavy cannonading upon the fort, and in the engagement that followed the commander of the fort was killed.

A Remarkable Military Career

At the outbreak of the Mexican War, Col. J. F. Charlesworth of St. Clairsville was a youth attending school at Granville, when a lieutenant in the United States service came to that place upon recruiting duty, and this patriotic young man in company with a number of not of legal age sought admission into the ranks at New Orleans. This was refused until the consent of the parents was obtained by telegraph when Colonel Charlesworth enlisted and remained in the service until the close of the war.

Colonel Charlesworth has had a remarkable military career. While serving under Scott in Mexico he was slightly wounded at Contreras, but continued in the service until the conclusion of the war. At the outbreak of the Civil War his previous military experience made his services much in request. He commanded the first three years company organized in Ohio, viz.: Company A, 25th Ohio, and was again wounded slightly at Allegheny Mountain.

Miraculously, Major Charlesworth partially recovered and returned to the field and was promoted lieutenant-colonel, but the severity of his wound (which ordinarily proves fatal) compelled him to resign and retire from further active service.

Notwithstanding Colonel Charlesworth has attained his 76th year and is still slightly lame from his old wound, he has the soldierly bearing of a veteran and the military enthusiasm of a youth.:

The Civil War

At the outbreak of the Civil War, the patriotic spirit in Belmont County pervaded all classes, and in quick response to President Lincoln's call for troops, the youth and gallantry of the county sprang to the defense of the nation, and three companies were organized and in the field within 30 days after the call. | :

At the expiration of their term of service, the majority of the three months men re-enlisted for three years, and as the bloody strife continued, company after company was organized until upwards of 3,500 gallant men from this county were enlisted in the various branches of the service. i i

In addition to the names that follow, there were hundreds of the patriotic sons of Belmont County that enlisted in the rst and 2nd Virginia- Cavalry and Carlin's Virginia Battery, that were not accredited to Belmont County.

Capt. W. H. Orr óf Martin's Ferry also organized a whole company of Belmont County boys, that enlisted in the 2nd Virginia Infantry and were accredited to that State. George Scheck of St. Clairsville was a member of the 2nd Virginia Cavalry.

A Laughable Incident

Colonel Charlesworth relates an incident of the racing up and down the Shenandoah, between Pope and Jackson in the fall of 1862, that while laughable shows the extremities to which the boys were driven. The Colonel's regiment had been on the march for several days, and the men were footsore and very hungry. "One morning," said the Colonel, "I saw Billy Smith of the 2nd Virginia Cavalry riding up the valley holding his sword above his head, with a loat of bread sticking to the sheath. Now Billy used to live on Robert Wilkin's farm and many. of us knew him. 'Hello! Smith, I cried, "What is that you've got? 'Bread.' he exclaimed, 'bread. We captured a Rebel camp yesterday and found a big batch of new bread. Have this loaf,' he cried.

"I caught it eagerly and biting off a 'hunk' passed it down among the hungry boys who devoured it without ceremony and in less time than it has taken me to tell you."

Beside those mentioned above, there were some Belmont County men that enlisted in the regular service, and many who claimed a birthright in Belmont County that were conspicuous in leading the troops of their adopted States into action.

Another of the brave Belmont County soldiers, accredited to other States, was Gen. Henry Capeheart of the West Virginia Cavalry. General Capeheart entered the service as colonel of the rst Virginia (loyal) Cavalry and fought under Sheridan in the memorable campaign down the "Valley of Virginia." At the conclusion of the Civil War, Colonel Capeheart was serving as brigadier-general, an honor that had been conferred upon him by appointment of Governor Pierpont of West Virginia for skill and bravery in the field.

The 15Th Ohio At Chickamauga

Carroll speaks approvingly of the published . account written upon the battlefield which says: "In the Saturday night fights and the all day Sunday assaults upon our log breastworks, the Confederate general, Claiborne, lost 43 per cent. of his men. General Helms was killed and his brigade had worn itself away upon the breastworks until 73 per cent. of his men had perished. The closing scenes around the Kelley farm came before sunset. Rosecrans had retired and Thomas was in command. Breckenridge and Claiborne of the Confederate side had brought their divisions to-. gether for a supreme effort. At this juncture, Willich's brigade, in which was the 15th Ohio, made the fourth successful charge across the field.

Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Chancellorsville, the "March to the Sea," Perryville, Kenesaw Mountain, Cold Harbor, the Wilderness, and many other memorable battlehelds were enriched by the blood of her gallant sons. And it is but just and right that the names of these honored soldiers, living and dead, be transmitted to posterity. The following is a roster of the soldiers of Belmont County that was prepared with much care 22 years ago. The names were copied from the Adjutant General's books on file in the State House at Columbus and were published in the "History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties." Much care was taken in copying the roster and we trust there will be no omissions.

This roster will tell the story of the enlistments, the promotions, the disabilities, and the casualties of the gallant sons of Belmont County that fought for the preservation of the i e An examination of it will reveal the fact that a great

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Three months' Capt. William Wallace's company was recruited at Martin's Ferry. It marched from said place to Columbus, where it arrived on the 22nd of April, 1861. It was organized with the rsth O..V. L, and made Company B. The organization of this company was as follows:

Company K was sent with the regiment down the Ohio, and did garrison work in West . Virginia. It was mustered out of service | August 3, 1861.

Of the Third Ohio Infantry, Belmont County furnished one company, which served under - two terms of enlistment, April 16, 1861, and May 3, 1861, the first for three months and the latter for three years. The company was organized at Camp iEn On the 27th of April it was mustered into the United States service. An election by ballot was held for field officers, which resulted in the choice of the following gentlemen:

Discharged. - Capt. Wesley L. Patterson, February 28, 1863; W. H. Sage, September 18, 1861; Ellis Bolen, August 16, 1862; George W. Brown, August 16, 1862; William Bafford, March 12; 1863; W. C. Barnes, April 8, 1863, for wounds received at Nashville, Tenn.; Schuler Curries, August 18, 1863; John P. Demorest, March s, 1863; Peter Gray, October 9, 1861; Alonzo Haun, October 9, 1861; Michael Handley, March 6, 1863, for wounds received; Edward Morrison, August I3, 1861; W. H. Moore, February 10, 1863; James J. O'Harra, March 12, 1863; Charles E. Potter, March 12, 1862; William L. Robinson, July 5, 1862, in order to receive promotion; Abraham. Shepherd, February 2, 1863, to enlist in the marine service; Samuel Sayers, March 6, 1863; Charles Willis, February ro, 1863; Shannon Wilson, January 10, 1862; Robert Finch, Janvary IO, 1863.

Company E of the rsth Regiment, which was recruited in Belmont County, arrived in : Mansfield, September 12, 1861. At this place the 15th Regiment, which was among the first to respond to the President's first call for 75,- 000 men, re-organized with the following held officers:

Oliver Donner was appointed sergeant, August 28, 1862. Appointed Ist sergeant, January I, 1864. Promoted to 2nd lieutenant June 15, 1865. Severely wounded June 21, 1864, near Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.

Calvin Etzler was appointed corporal September 1, 1862; sergeant January 1, 1864; 1st sergeant February 9, 1865. Taken prisoner at batttle of Stone River. Exchanged and returned to duty January, 1863. à

James Hall was appointed corporal January r, 1864; appointed sergeant May 28, 1864. Taken prisoner at battle of Stone River. Exchanged and returned to duty June, 1863.

Isaac E. Dillon was appointed corporal January 1, I864. Appointed sergeant February 9, 1865. Wounded at battle of Stone River, December 31, 1862.

George W. Ashton was appointed corporal January 1, 1864. Wounded at Stone River December 31, 1862. - Paroled by the enemy. Exchanged and returned to duty November, 1863.

Isaac Knight was appointed corporal January 1, 1864. Taken prisoner at battle of Stone River, December 31, 1862. Exchanged and returned to duty June, 1863.

Lorenzo Danford entered as 2nd lieutenant, promoted to Ist lieutenant, September 24, 1862. Mustered out on surgeon's certificate August, 1864.

And Representa Live Citizens

Joseph N. DuBois was appointed to 2nd lieutenant April 26, 1862, and assigned to duty in Company B, promoted to Ist lieutenant and adjutant, September 10, I862, at Nashville, Tenn., and assigned to duty in Company E, March 14, 1864. Promoted to captain August 13, 1864. Promoted to major, March ro, 1865.

Samuel Hilles was promoted to 2nd lieutenant September 20, 1862, promoted December 7, 1862, to Ist lieutenant. Wounded'at battle of Stone River December 31, 1862. Discharged by order of War Department December 7, 1863. i

Thomas C. Davis was appointed rst sergeant September 22, 1862. Promoted to 2nd lieutenant June 18, 1863. He was then promoted to rst lieutenant and assigned to duty in Company E, September 1, 1864. Was promoted to captain and assigned to duty in Company C, January 26, 1865. :

Killed in Battle. - Geo. B. Hutcheson was appointed sergeant January I, 1864, and then to Ist sergeant April 20, 1864. Killed May 24, 1864, North Ga.,

Samuel McMillen, taken prisoner December 31, 1862. Exchanged, and returned for duty June, 1863. Appointed corporal January 1, 1864. Killed in battle May 27, North Ga.

Stephen Barley, taken prisoner December 31, 1862. Exchanged and returned to duty June, 1863. Killed at battle of Chickamauga. September 20, 1863.

Oliver J. Cope was appointed corporal January 20, 1863. Reduced to ranks January 1, 1864, at his own request. Killed in battle June 21, 1864, North Ga. -

John D. Roscoe, taken prisoner at battle of Stone River, December 31, 1862. Exchanged June, 1863. Sick in hospital until March 1, 1864. Missing since May 27, 1864, in North Ga. x

Hugh Douglas was corporal from enlistment. Appointed sergeant November 1, 1862; discharged at expiration of term of service, September 1, 1864.

W. G. Malin was corporal from enlistment. Appointed sergeant May 21, 1862; wounded and taken prisoner September 20, 1863, at Chickamauga; exchanged and discharged December 24, 1864. .

Isaac Patton appointed corporal Wounded and taken prisoner September 20, 1863; exchanged and discharged September 18, 1864, at expiration of term.

Wiliam H. Hayes, appointed corporal July, 1862. Appointed sergeant April r, 1863. Reduced to ranks at his own request January 1, 1864. Discharged September I8, 1864, at expiration of term.

Charles M. Hall was corporal at enrollment; taken prisoner December 31, 1862; exchanged; wounded and taken prisoner September 19, 1863; exchanged and discharged December 30, 1864.

Albert Wagoner taken prisoner December 13, 1862; exchanged and returned to duty June, 1863; wounded at battle of Chickamauga, September 19, 1863; discharged at expiration of term.

Ga. Elisha P. Scott died April 20, 1864, of smallpox. John A. Todd died November 10, 1862. John W. Tipton died February 16, 1864. James Tweedy died June 2, 1864. i Daniel Wallace died June, 1864, of wounds received June 23, 1864.

The above company was recruited at Glencoe and Powhatan. It was mustered into service September 20, 1861, at Mansfield, and made Company F of the 15th Regiment. It was discharged November 21, 1865. -

Promotions, Transfers, etc. - Alexis Cope entered the service as sergeant of Company K. Appointed sergeant major, April 14, 1863. Promoted to 2nd lieutenant of Company D, July 31, 1863. Promoted to ist lieutenant of Company E. Made captain of Company F, January 8, 1865.

Dixon M. Hayes was made corporal January 1, 1864; wounded at battle of Stone River, December 31, 1862, and Kenesaw Mountain, June, 1864. Thomas B. Jackson was made corporal January 1, 1864; captured at battle of Stone River December 31, 1862; released January 21, 1863. Augustus Brast made corporal September 8, 1864. John F. Dailey made corporal August 10, 1864. George W. Wilson made corporal August 10, 1862. William Brewer made corporal March 9, 1865. Charles Baetticher was wounded in the battle of Chickamauga. John Diday was made corporal June 1, 1864; wounded in battle at Liberty Gap, June 25, 1863, and Nashville, December 13, 1864. Abraham Ewers was wounded in the battle of Chickamauga, September I9, 1863. Amos Glover resigned March 15, 1864. James M. Welsh was mustered out on account of disability, August 10, 1862. Samuel Bechtell resigned to accept promotion in U. S. Signal Corps, September 1, 1864. .

Killed in Battle. - Nicholas M. Fowler was killed in the battle of Chickamauga, September 20, 1863. -Lafayette Hess was made sergeant April 23, 1864; wounded in battle at Liberty Gap, June 2s, 1863; killed before Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 23, 1864. Adam C. Mc- Caffrey, corporal, was killed in battle at Stone River, December 31, 1862. Joseph A. Jones, corporal, was killed in battle at Pickett's Mills, Ga., May 27, 1864. James McKirahan was killed in battle at Shiloh, April 7,1862. John Craig was killed in battle at Stone River December 31, 1862. George Davis was killed in battle at Liberty Gap, June 24, 1863. William Barnett was killed in battle at Liberty Gap, June 24, 1863. Jacob Hest was killed in battle at Stone River December 31, 1862. George Richeson was killed in battle at Liberty Gap, June 25, 1863.

Discharged. - Martin Elwood, July 30, 1862. Crawtord E. Welsh was wounded at Kenesaw Mountain June 18, 1864; discharged December 13, 1864. Nathan Watson was captured at the battle of Chickamauga, September 19, 1863; discharged April 3, 1865. William Woodburn, September 3, 1865. John V. Yocum, September 19, 1864. Richard Bennett, September 19, 1864. Israel D. Boston, September 19, 1864. James Bernard was wounded at the battle of Resaca, La, May 18, 1864; discharged September 19, 1864. Josiah D. Bowles was wounded in battle at Stone River, December D 1862; discharged February 14, 1865. Levi Brock was wounded in battle at Shiloh, April 7, 1862; discharged August 29, 1862. George W. Boston, was captured in Kentucky and released September, 1862; captured at battle of Chickamauga September 19, 1864. James Barnett was captured at Vining Station, Ga., July 7, 1864; discharged May 30, 1865. Charles Brandon was captured in Kentucky, September, 1862; captured at battle of Stone River, December 31, 1862, and at battle of Chickamauga, September 19, 1863. Ivan Brandon March 27, 1863. James K. P. Barker was wounded at Missionary Ridge, November 28, 1863; discharged December, 1864. Mark Brown, June 10, 1865. D. W. Babcock,

June 10, 1865. John T. Coulter, February 21, 1862. Thomas H. Collins was captured at battle of Stone River, December 31, 1862; discharged December 10, 1864. B. M. Carr, June ro, 1865. Richard Carroll, June 10, 1865. Andrew Gollison, June ro, 1865. Nathan Downs, September 109, 1864. Lewis Davis, September I9, I864. Joseph Diday, September 16, 1862. William Mountain, June 23, 1864; discharged February, 1865. Aaron Davis, June 10, 1865. John P. Dallier, June 10, 1865. David P. Drake, June 10, 1865. John Feiss, June 21, 1862. John C. Fletcher was wounded before Kenesaw Mountain, June 23, 1864; dischargel November 9, 1864. Lee Ferenbaugh, June io, 1865. Jacob Garloch, November 18, 1862. Asher Green, March 18, 1863. Charles C. Gibson was captured at battle of Stone River, December, 31, 1862; released January 21, 1863; discharged February 14, 1863: John T. Glover, September 19, 1864. Andrew Garloch was wounded in battle at Stone River December 31, 1862; discharged February 19, 1864. Herman Gulden, September 19, 1864. Josiah D. Glover, September 19, 1864. Leonidas Harris as wounded in battle at Chickamauga September ro, 1863; discharged February 15, 1864. Michael Hess, September 19, 1864. David Jones, June r0, 1865. John C. Jackson, September 14, 1864. James H. Knox was captured at battle of Chickamauga, September 14, 1863; discharged - 23, 1865. John Kedtch, June 10, 1865. John Longston, June 10, :865. Thomas Linton, June 10, 1865. Samuel Livingston, June 10, 1865. George Martin, July 16, 1862. R. W. MoBerly, February 18, 1862. John Mills was captured at battle of Chickamauga, September 19, 1863. Fielding Magness, June 10, 1865. Nathan Nelson, September 10, 1864. George A. Porterfield, July 19, 1862. John Patton, June 10, 1865. Benjamin F. Richeson, wounded at Liberty Gap, June 25, 1863; discharged September 19, 1864. Martin Reynolds, September 19, 1864, Frederick Rowe, June 10, 1865. William Richardson, June 10, 19635. Frederick Keneral, June 10, 1865. John Richardson, June 10, 1865. Henry Sickman, June 10, 1865. Benjamin F. Skelton, June 10, 1865. David Shultz, June 11, 1865. Elijah M. Tam, May 22, 1865. William H. Wingrove, April 16, 1862. Ashbury . Welsh was wounded at battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863; discharged June 18, 1864. Leander Warren was wounded at battle of Chickamauga June r9, 1863; discharged September 19, 1864. Daniel Thomas was captured at battle of Stone River, December 31, 1862; discharged September 19, 1864. Thomas B. Yocum, November 8, 1862. James Wisenberg, February 20, 1865.

Died. - David Diday, of typhoid fever at Corinth, John Brewer of lung fever in Kentucky, December 31, 1861. Jacob Brewer of pneumonia at Camp Station, Tenn., March 29, 1862. Joseph A. Bowles, of typhoid fever at Vining Station, Ga.. July 31, 1864. John Brandon was captured at the battle of Chickamauga, September r9, 1863; died in prison at Andersonville, Ga., June 30, 1864. Samuel Early died of wounds received before Kenesaw Mountain, June 21, 1864, at hospital, Chattanooga, Tenn., June 29, 1864. Isaac Green was captured and paroled at Stone River, December 31, 1862; died June 22, 1864, of wounds yes ceived before Kenesaw Mountain, June 21, 1864. Christopher Hinkle, July 10, 1864, ot wounds received before Kenesaw Mountain, June 21, 1864. Cyrus Hurley was captured and paroled in Kentucky in September, 1862; captured at the battle of Chickamauga, September 19, 1863; died in prison, at Andersonville, Ga., June 21, 1864. Conrad King died of, pneumonia at Louisville, Ky., June 1, 1862. Edward Keiser died of diarrhoea at Camp Dennison, Ohio, February 5, 1865. David Mills, July 26, 1864, of wounds received June 20, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn. John Orr, oí chronic diarrhoea at Murfreesboro, Tenn. July 1, 1863. Elijah B. Rowels, of wounds received at Pickett's Mills, Ga., May 27, and died in field hospital May 28, 1864. James E. Ramage, June 28, 1863, of wounds received in battle at Liberty Gap, June 23. 1863. William Scott, at Murfreesboro, Tenn., September 14, 1863, of wounds received in battle at Stone River, December 31, 1862. Abner Wilbert died of pneumonia at Mumfordsville, Ky. February 21, 1862. Christopher Taylor, September 14, 1863, of wounds received at Liberty Gap, June 25, 1863, at Murfreesboro, Tenn. Samuel Wingrove was captured in battle at Chickamauga, September 19, 1863; died in prison at Andersonville, Ga., June 16, 1864.

This company was organized at Flushing, September 5, 1861. Rendezvoused at Camp Bartley for a short time. The officers and members were as follows:

Promotions, Transfers, etc - Vesper Domeck entered as a private; promoted to 2nd lieutenant November 8, 1861; to Ist lieutenant June 19, 1863, and to captain, January 13, 1865. Robert S. McClenahan was quarter master sergeant to March 12, 1865, when he was promoted to Ist lieutenant, and transferred to Company K. Joseph . Cordner enlisted as corporal; promoted to sergeant January 1, 1864, and to Ist lieutenant March 26, 1865. David Smith promoted to sergeant January 1, 1864; wounded in arm at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 21, + 1864. Washington J. Vance promoted to sergeant June 1, 1862. John Q. Tillett was promoted to corporal January 1, 1864 and to sergeant March 16, 1865. Benjamin F. Johnson was promoted to corporal January I, I864; to sergeant June 13, 1865. Henry E. Stewart was promoted to sergeant September 1, 1862. James Eckles promoted to corporal January 1, 1864. Brown Deselms was promoted to corporal January 13, 1865; wounded at Rocky Faced Ridge, -May 3, 186 - . -Noble Carter was promoted to corporal January I3, 1865. Robert A. Heaney, promoted to corporal Jan- . uary I3, 1865. Wiiliam Reynolds, promoted to corporal January 13, 1865. W. B. Drum was promoted to corporal March 23, 1865; wounded in head at Kenesaw Moyntain, Ga. June 21, 1864. George W. Russell, promoted June 3, 1865, to corporal. Otho S. Holloway resigned July 1, 1862. Chandler W. Carroll entered as Ist heutenant, Company E; promoted to captain 'and transferred to Company K, September 25, 1862; mustered out at Huntsville, Ala., January 12, 1865. Robert H. Cochran, Ist lieutenant, resigned May 30, 1865. Reese Pickering, promoted to 2nd .lieutenant January I, 1864; to Ist lieutenant, January 12, 1865; promoted to captain and transferred to Company I, March o. 1865. Frank W. Sanders was promoted to Ist sergeant June 24, 1862, and to 2nd 'lieutenant June 25, 1865; killed in battle at Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863. Vincent T. Trago, promoted írom Ist sergeant to Ist lieutenant March 9, 1865. and transferred to Company K; promoted to ist lieutenant and transferred to Company H, June r, 1865.

Killed in Battle. - Thomas Bethel, promoted to sergeant April 1, 1862; killed at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., July 3, 1864. Ephraim Houser, killed at Peach Tree Creek, Ga, July 20, 1864. Samuel W. Cowles, killed in battle at Stone Ridge, December 31, 1862. Balaam Norris, killed at Missionary Ridge, Tenn., November 25, 1863. Nelson J. Reed, killed at Peach Tree Creek, Ga.. July 20, 1864. Samuel W. Wilson, killed at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 21, 1864. } "Discharged for Disability. - Nathan Holloway, June 24. 1862. John S. Cochran, September 30, 1862. Joseph Farmer, at Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1863. E. T. Frost was wounded in the arm at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.,

June 21, 1864; promoted to sergeant January 13, discharged June 3, 1865. William Hazelwood, promoted to corporal June r, 1863; wounded in the leg at the battle of Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; discharged January 14, 1865. James H. Bendure, June 30, 1862. John M. Benure, September 12, 1862. Allen T. Brandenburg, July 20, 1863. Stephen Bricker, January I, 1865; was wounded severely in the breast at Kenesaw Mountain, June 21, 1864. Robert A. Buffington, April 22, 1863. Joshua Camp, July 3, 1862. Walter C. Carpenter, January 10, 1863. Richard Coleman, July 10, 1865. James R. Cowgill, October 4, 1865. Christopher Dethling, June o, 1865. Clark Edgington, May 22, 1865. Robert Erskine, September 9, 1862. Simeon L. Faucett, March 27, 1865. Benjamin Freeman, April 7, 1865; captured at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; released April, 1865. Casper D. Fassee, June 10, 1865. Samuel Geller, July 28, 1862. James Gibson, October 24, 1864. L. B. Grimes, March 26, 1863. John Grimsley, January 6, 1863. Simpson G. Haines, December 2, 1862, on account of wounds received at the battle of Shiloh, April 7, 1862. Charles Hall, February 24, 1862. William Hill, April rr, 1865. Lundy B. Hogue, October 29, 1862. Samuel Hutchison, February 21, 1862. John S. Hutchison, June 10, 1865; captured at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; released April,

1865. John W. Looman, September 30, 1864. George W. Male, June 10, 1865. Hector Mc- Allister, January 11, 185. Wallace McGrath, October 1, 1862, to accept promotion; transferred as 2nd lieutenant to Company C, same date. John McFadden, June 10, 1865. James McCourt, September 30, 1864. James McMillen, June ro, 1865. Jonathan Miller, June 1o, 1865. Squire Palmer, July 21, 1862. Leonard Pickering, June 10, 1863. Porterfield, June r9, 1862. David Ralston, October 3, 1864. John Rennard, on account of wound received at Stone River, December 31, 1862. Rudolph Rine, June 10, 1865. Peter P. Russell, April 7, 1863; received wounds at the battle of Stone River, December 31, 1862. Henry G. Seesholtz, Christian Shrader, George W. Shallcross, William Soden, William Stone, June 10, 1865. Edward Stone, July 16, 1862. Robert Tallman, Frederick Thorn, June ro, 1865. John A. Thompson, February 24, 1862. James W. Thompson, for wounds received at Stone River, December 31, 1862. Giles Tillett, for wounds received at Shiloh, April 7, 1862. Samuel Tillett, Isaac Terrell, June 10, 1865. Wilson S. Vancuren, June 10, 1865; wounded at Chickamauga, Ga. September 19, 1863. William Waller, February 11, 1862. William H. Webb, June 10, 1865.

Died. - Mitchell Laban at Camp Wood, Ky., January 6, 1862, of typhoid fever. W. J. Ankrom, at Louisville, Ky., of dysentery, January, 1862. J. P. Arnell, at Camp Wood, Ky., March 12. 1862, of typhoid fever. Levi Atkins, at Flushing, O., May, 1862, of wounds received at battle of Shiloh, April 7, 1862. Thomas Dunn,

1861. being mistaken for an enemy. Benjamin Eckles, at Louisville, Ky. May 3, 1862, of typhoid fever. James Ferren died at St. Clairsville, Ohio, May. 6, 1862, of consumption. A. Herrick died at Mound City, Ill., May 21, 1862, of wounds received at Shiloh, April 7, 1862. William McKnight died at Flushing, Ohio, June 20, 1862, of consumption.

lhis company was organized at St. Clairsvile, and arrived at Camp Jackson June r2, 1861. On the 28th of the same month the 25th Regiment was organized at Camp Chase, near Columbus. The officers and members of Company A, as first organized, are as follows:

Promotions, Transfers, etc. - Capt. Wiliam P. Scott, assigned to Company A, March 11, 1865. rst Lieut. Elisha Biggerstaff. assigned to Company A, June 12, 1864. 2nd Lieut. Daniel J. Crooks, assigned to Company A, September 20. 1865. Robert M. Fulton promoted to corporal, April 1, 1864; sergeant, April, 1865; Ist sergeant, May 18, 1866. Josephus Kinney, promoted to corporal, April, 1864; to sergeant, June r, 1865. Joseph Acres, re-enlisted December 31, 1863; promoted to corporal, August I, 1864; promoted to sergeant, July 1, 1865.

Leander J. Beall, February 1, 1865; to sergeant, corporal, June 1, 1865; to sergeant, May 18, 1866. Simon L. Voorhies, promoted to corporal, November 8, 1864. Samuel L. McClellan, promoted to corporal, April 1, 1865. John W. Kent, promoted to corporal, June 1, 1865. Albert B. Wayt, promoted to corporal August 1, 1865. M. F. McKirahan, promoted to corporal September 15, 1865. John M. Watkins, promoted to corporal, May 1, 1866.