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ALLEN LUUNLY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01103 5877
GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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A VOLUME OF MEMOIRS AND GENEALOGY
OF
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF MANY OF THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO STANDARD GENEALOGICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
1901
PREFACE.
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UT of the depths of his mature wisdom Carlyle wrote, "History is the essence of innumerable biographies." Believing this to be the fact, there is no necessity of ad- vancing any further reason for the compilation of such a work as this, if reliable history is to be the ultimate object.
Northern California has sustained within its confines men who have been prominent in the history of the State, and even the nation, for half a century. The annals teem with the records of strong and noble manhood, and, as Sumner has said, "the true grandeur of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual." The final causes which shape the fortunes of individuals and the destinies of States are often the same. They are usually remote and obscure, and their influence scarcely perceived until manifestly declared by results. That nation is the greatest which pro- duces the greatest and most manly men and faithful women; and the intrin- sic safety of a community depends not so much upon methods as upon that normal development from the deep resources of which proceeds all that is precious and permanent in life. But such a result may not consciously be contemplated by the actors in the great social drama. Pursuing each his personal good by exalted means, they work out as a logical result.
The elements of success in life consist in both innate capacity and deter- mination to excel. Where either is wanting, failure is almost certain in the outcome. The study of a successful life, therefore, serves both as a source of information and as a stimulus and encouragement to those who have the capacity. As an important lesson in this connection we may appropriately quote Longfellow, who said : "We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing,
while we judge others by what they have already done." A faithful personal history is an illustration of the truth of this observation.
In this biographical history the editorial staff. as well as the publishers, have fully realized the magnitude of the task. In the collection of the material there has been a constant aim to discriminate carefully in regard to the selec- tion of subjects. Those who have been prominent factors in the public, social and industrial development of the counties have been given due recognition as far as has been possible to secure the requisite data. Names worthy of perpetuation here, it is true, have in several instances been omitted, either on account of the apathy of those concerned or the inability of the compilers to secure the information necessary for a symmetrical sketch, but even more pains have been taken to secure accuracy than were promised in the prospectus. Works of this nature, therefore, are more reliable and complete than are the "standard" histories of a country.
THE PUBLISHERS.
INDEX.
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Adams, Frederick, 184. Adams, John, 363. Adams, Lorenzo D., 642. Adams, Moses, 618. Albery, Herman M., 141. Albery, John W., 245.
Allen, George, 483. Allen, Hosea G., 531. Allen, John P., 376. Allgaier, George W., 244. Amick, Alfred J., 307. Anderson, William A., 587.
Aram, Eugene, 62. Atwood, Henry, 522. Aver, John, 262. Azevedo, M. J., 119.
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Bacon, Pyam B., 78. Baker, Charles W .. 298. Baker, Daniel O., 173. Baker, Daniel S., 400. Baker, Frederick H., 584. Banvard, Edgar M., 302. Barney, Earl S., 211. Barrett, John W., 815. Batcher, John H., 810. Bauman, John, 530. Bayley, Charles W., 677. Beattie, George, 615. Beckman, William, 277. Beckwith, Charles M., 126. Bell, Alexander G,, 772. Bennett, James F., 339. Bennetts, W. A., 217. Berkey, T. H., 87. Bernhard, Henry, 423. Berry, David E., 441. Bessac, Henry W., 442. Birdsall, Frederick, 146. Birney, Thomas C , 249. Bisbee, John G., 440. Bisbee, Wilson A., 573. Bledsoe, Willis, 590. Bogan Charles J., 338. Boggs, John C., 691. Bosquit, A. S, 632. Botto, Costantino C., 163.
Bowers, Warren O., 156.
Brady, James J., 429.
Bray, Joseph, 193. Briggs, James R., 380.
Bright, Samuel W., 511.
Brinn, Morris, 486.
Bristol, Abraham, 781.
Bromley, R. Innis, 526.
Brown, Armstead C., 111.
Brown, Frank, 578.
Brown, James F., 519.
Brown, William, 724.
Bryan, Henry, 421.
Buckbee, O. S., 560.
Buckley, William L., 659.
Bugbey, B. N., 435.
Burce, Eugene E., 438.
Burden, Charles H .. 553.
Burdge, Stephen D., 347.
Burleson, Charles M., 407, Burnett, Albert, 738. Burt, Samuel B., 137.
Butler, John, 230. Butterfield, Benj. F., 270.
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Cady, John S., 536. Caminetti, Anthony, 106. Carmichael, Daniel W., 814.
Carpenter G. J., 88. Carpenter, Prentiss, 520.
Carr, Thomas H., 812.
Carter, Charles H., 152. Cassidy, Fred. F., 88. Cassinelli, David, 541. Catlin, Amos P., 104. Chalmers, Alexander, 325. Chapman, Emory W., 730. Chinn, Frederick C., 828. Chisholm, John, 218. Christ, Herman, 583. Clark, Eli D., 622. Clark, Philetus B., 757. Clark, William O., 120. Clifford, Eldad A., 745. Clinch, Charles E., 416. Colgan, E. P., 154.
Collins, Daniel S., 420.
Collins, John, 715. Comstock, William D., 744.
Conlon, Thomas, 476. Conroy, William C., 315. Coombs, Jacob L., 272. Cooper, Daniel A., 322. Cooper, Isaac, 202.
Copp, Reuben H., 719. Corwin, Cecil, 811. Cottle, Francis M., 739. Coughlin, John H., 732. Coulter, Adolphus H., 543.
Coulter, George W., 608. Cox, Frederick, 204. Cravens, Robert O., 816.
Crawford, Edwin R., 733.
Crawford, James, 571. Cressey, Albert L., 371. Crocker Brothers, 594. Croff, John W., 600. Croop, William B., 646. Crutcher, James W., 170. Currey, James T., 785.
Curry, Charles F., 491.
Curtin, John, 710.
Curtin, John B., 541. Curtis, Charles A., 408. Cushing, John H., 684.
Daniels, Henry, 458.
Davidson, Louis, 178. Davis, John F., 449.
Davis, John J., 210. Davis, Richmond, 261.
Davis, Rudolphus C., 459.
Davis, Winfield J., 168. Day, Charles E., 431. Dees, William R., 367. DeJarnett, J. B., 819. Dennis, Jackson, 494. De Yoe, Caroline R., 131, Dibble, Sumner T., 736. Dillman, M. J., 427. Dixon, Joseph, 301. Donohue, Thomas, 566. Downs, Robert C., 517. Doyle, John B., 576. Dray, Findley R., 60. Drescher, Christian C., 556.
Dunlap, George H., 586. Dunlap, James R., 287. Dwyer, Patrick, 524.
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Early, John C., 580. Eaton, John M1., 714. Ebel, Frederick A., 321. Elsbree, Andrew J., 279. Emart, David, 199. Endicott, Edwin E., 529. Erlewine. Oliver W., 86. Ertle, John, 756. Eudey, Henry, 454. Evans, Claeborne W., 351.
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Farnsworth, William C., 291. Ferguson, Aaron A., 312. Finnev, William N., 624. Fisher, George, 266, Fisher, John P., 456. Fisk, Frank W, 237. Fithian, Joseph C., 98. Fletcher, George, 310. Fontenrose, L. J., 410. Ford, James C., 807. Forni, Carlo, 655. Foster, Benj. F., 233. Fox, Albert S., 69. Fox Brothers, The, 69.
Fox. Jay E., 69. Fransioli, Alex. A., 690. Frank, Frederick, 364. Freeman, Charles H., 329. Freeman, Edward G., 101. Freeman, William A, 477. Frost, Henry A., 391. Fulweiler, John M., 164.
Gall, Alexander M., 502. Garnett, Peter R., 110. Gartlin, Thomas H., 129. Gassaway, Joseph H., 295. Gatzman, Alfred L., 149. Getchell, D. B., 326. Gibbs, Harry T., 762. Gibbs, James L., 472. Giebenhain, Henry A., 629. Gillis, James L., 257. Ginocchio, Enrico, 96. Gleason, James, 765. Goding, Adanirum J., 728. Grant, Fred B., 795. Graves, John H., 243. Gray, George A., 349. Gray, Thomas B., 746. Gregory, U. S., 273. Green, Robert E., 443. Green, Warren C., 791. Greenlaw, A. S., 213. Grohs, Frederick P., 242. Gunnuldson, George, 462.
INDEX.
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Hagar, George, 806. Hall, Daniel T., 286.
Hamilton, William B., 481.
Hardie, Oswald, 607. Hardy, Thomas, 345. Harper, Thomas B., 788. Harriman, Samuel B., 717. Harris, Edward, 497. Harris, Ira, Jr., 382. Hart, Elijah C., 70. Hayford, James B., 763.
Hays, Irvin W., 433. Heilbron, Adolph, 678. Heinsdorff, Joseph, 567. Hellwig, Charles J., 403. Hemphill, Alexander, 713. Hennessey, James H., 404. Henser, George H., 718. Henser, William, 719.
Hewel, Charles Lewis Adolph 405. Hickman, William S., 663. Hilbert, George H., 800. Hill, Captain S. S., 392. Hill, Seymour, 613.
Hilts, Abram M., 636.
Hodges, George Z., 446.
Hodgkin, D. C. W., 720. Hoesch, John, 802.
Hoffman, Frank, 498. Hofmeister, George, 654.
Holder, John, 653.
Holl, S. Solon, 58.
Holland, Judson A., 548. Howard, B. F., 206.
Hubbard, Cyrus H., 803.
Huber, George F., 512. Hughes, Joseph W., 235. Hulbert, Horace W., 335. Huntley, Lyman L., 605.
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Ingram, William, 603. Isaac, John E., 466.
J
Jack, James S., 563.
Jameson, James W., 432. Jansen, Walter, 662. Jenkins, J. A., 191. Jennings, William, 284. Johnson, Frank T., 180. Johnson, Matthew F., 668. Jordan Simeon C., 601.
K
Kavanaugh, Edward C., 792. Kay, Wallace, 509. Keilbar, Adam, 589.
Kelley, Alexander, 626. Kellogg, George D., 750. Kelly, Michael D., 467. Kenison, Albert W., 401. Kent, Richard W., 253. Kent, Walter E., 514. Keyes, William B., 316. Kidder. John F., 320. King, Peter, 370. Kinkade, John T., 231. Knight, Samuel N., 447.
Knudsen, Nils L., 500. Kruger, Eugene, 727. Kuenzly, Jacob, 331. Kuhn, Frank, 585.
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Lakamp, John H., 378. Lampson, David, 504. Lardner, William B., 222. La Rue, Hugh M., 93. Latta, Robert M., 377. Lawson, Powell S., 280. Lee, John A., 790. Leek, Newton E , 675. Leeper, Frank R., 134. Lefevre, James, 623. Leland, Gustavus A., 139. LeMoin, Fred B., 721. Letang, Boldamer E., 166. Lewis, Benjamin H., 574. Lewis, Leander L., 798. Limpinsel, John F., 637. Linn, John B., 318. Locher, Francis J., 124. Logan Bros., The, 647. Long, Charles W., 293. Loofbourrow, David T., 599. Lord, William G., 425.
Lowe, Frederick W., 759.
Lowry, Albert T., 651. Lucas, James F., 128. Luke, Henry, 430. Lukens, George E., 6335. Lyon, John N., 489.
Mack, George F., 533. Macomber Bros., The, 189. Macy, Charles F., 644. Maddux, James, 68. Maddux, La Fayette J., 357.
Mahon, James, 764.
Maker, George S., 444. Mallows, Edward, 451. Maniove, John E., 83. Mann, M. V., 671. Mann, Wesley S., 669. Mansfield, William, 200. Manuel, Henry, 781. Manuel, John, 780. Mardis, Benj. A., 716. Marks, Leander D , 639.
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Marshall, James W., 64. Mattly, David, 474. McCabe, George T., 650. McCauley, Isaac N., 305. McCauley, James, 176. McCaw, James, 324. McCormick, Mark, 702. McCoy, William W., 344. McKee, George W., 649. McLaine, Claude I., 247. McMullen, George C., 304. McNary, James D., 300.
McRae, Alex. B., 634.
McSwain, John F., 740. McWayne, Allen, 262. Medley, Philo H., 620. Meehan, James, 468. Meinecke, Frederick, 657. Merkley, Charles H, 761. Merkley, John J., 761. Messenger, Hiram A., 358. Michael, Martin, 794. Michell, William F., 299. Miller, Albert D., 288. Miller, Thomas, 81. Mills, Henry C., 419. Mitchell, George E., 179. Mitchler, Frank A., 569. Monahan, John, 123. Moody, Frank, 274.
Moody, Harris L., 735. Morgan, John T., 384. Moser, Samuel S., 418. Moulton, Dwight A., 194.
Mulroy, John, 448.
Mundorf, John, 546. Munro, Robert, 379.
N
Neeley, Isaac N., 561.
Newman, Jacob, 534. Nichols, Albert F., 723. Nicholls, Francis, 648. Nicholls, John, 353.
Nicholls, William, Jr., 341. Nurse, M. A., 333.
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Officer, William B., 461. Opel, George, 369. Ordway, Nehemiah F., 680. Orr, George W., 260. Otis, Frank P., 448.
P
Pache, George F., 559. Parks, James F., 208. Parsons, William E., 328. Pattee, John K., 149. Peachey, Thomas G., 290. Pearsall, Samuel W., 422. Peart, Elias C., 264. Peek, Frank W., 527.
Peek, Samuel C., 373. Peek, William P., 161. Pelton, Samuel C., 595. Penry, William M., 521.
Pereira, John, 136. Perkins, John D., 558.
Pierce, C. C., 660. Pike, Jacob M., 414. Post, Charles N., 182. Potter, Eleazer S., 252.
Power, Harold T., 591. Pownall, Joseph B., 226. Predom, John A., 725. Prichard, William A., 197.
Prince, Bartholomew R., 773. Prindle, Samuel L., 387.
Prouty, Christopher C., 398. Prouty, William H., 673.
Purcell, Peter, 374.
Purvis, Richard B., 670.
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Raddatz, John, 277.
Raggio, John, 528.
Randolph, M. C., 103.
Rasmussen, Robert, 297.
Rea, William, 769.
Read, Albert G., 766.
Reager, Frank S., 256.
Rector, Bayless S., 330.
Reed, Myron H., 515.
Reese, David, 187
Reeves, Truman, 9.
Reichling, Peter, 241.
Remler, Leonard, 783.
Rhodes, Henry B., 555.
Rich, Jacob C., 337.
Richards, William J., 572. Richardson, Thomas, 611. Richtmyer, Benj. F., 72. Rider, George K., 487.
Roberts, John H., 248.
Robertson, Elisha B., 696.
Robertson, John, 147.
Robie, Walter, 424.
Robin, Charles. 820. Robinson, William T., 74.
Rocca, John, 375. Rodda, J. T., 352.
Rodden, Gabriel L., 689. Rolfe, Ianthis J., 390. Rooney, Robert F., 148. Ross, John, Jr., 330.
Rowell, Horace H., 516. Runckel, Christian, 361. Russell, Daniel A., 140. Ryan, Dennis, 411.
S Safford, John C., 412. Sallee, Jonathan, 296. Sanders, Christopher C., 685. Sanguinetti, Luke, 581. Sargent, Jacob L., 479.
Sawtell, William, 699. Scadden, P. G., 413. Schellhous, Martin A., 818. Schmal, William H., 737. Schoettgen, Frank J., 239. Schrack, Lewis M., Schroebel, Charles H., 549. Schulze, Charles, 734. Scoon. Thomas R., 625. Scott, Enoch E., 768. Searsanous, John F., 241. Sharp, Beltaza, 579. Shaw, John, 537. Shepherd, Fred A., 774. Sherburn, Richard, 16%. Sherer, James H., 597. Sheridan, Bernard, 383. Shields, Peter J., 808.
Sibole, Joseph W., 198. Siggins, Philetus V., 784. Silva, Thomas, 545. Simms, John R., 395.
Smith, Manfred O., 638.
Smith, Pardon B., Sr., 552.
Smith, Preston W., 159. Smith, S. B., 192.
Smith, William H., 360.
Snedigar, Thomas F., 641. Snowden, Edmund C., 475. Solari, Bastino, 566. Solinski, Frank J., 577. Sonne, L. P. A., 596. Soracco, Carlo, 311.
Spagnoli, Diovol B., 464. Sparks, Reuben M., 683.
Spaulding, John, 507.
Spencer, Francis N., 610.
Spencer, Osborne J., 770. Sprague, Silvester M., 787. Squier, George, 133. Stanton, Hıram C., 215. Steel, John, 550.
Steffler, William H., 582. Stephens, Russell 1)., 822.
Stevens, Frederick S., 182.
Stevens, Solon M., 388. Stewart, Daniel, 216.
Stoakes, John L., 313. Stratton, Daniel E., 614. Stringer, John, 439. Strohm, John, 525. Studarus, John, 484. Studarus, Joseph, 694. Surface, John W., 143.
Sutton, Fred, 513.
Swan, Charles D., 127. Swendt, R. W. H., 617. Swisler, Charles A., 627.
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Tate, Johh D., 664. Taylor Bros. (C. H. & E. F.), 254.
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Terry, Joseph E., 704. Teuscher, Philip, 630. Thomas, Walter G., 490. Thorn, Benj. K., 113. Tibbits, Lyman C., 246. Tinney, John H., 130. Tirpie, T. J., 406. Tiscornia, Girolamo, 535. Tower, Jacob S., 760. Towle, George W .. 385. Tozer, Lewellyn, 332. Trask, Prentice M., 220. Trewartha, William, 479. Trittenbach, Albert, 568. Tryon, Charles W .. 334. Tucker, Martha Ellen, 394. Tulloch, John W., 754. Turner, Frederick W., 687. Turner, Jabez, 174. Tyrrell, John R., 350.
Vandament, Jacob, 342.
Van Voorhies, A. A., 700. Vicini, Charles P., 506. Victors, Ernest A., 741. Voorheis, Edward C., 470. Voyle, Lewis, 661.
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Waddell, James, 742.
Walden, James M., 797.
Warren, Admiral E., 665.
Wastier, Frederick, 656.
Webb, Richard, 158.
Weirich, Elmer W., 709. Werle, Charles A., 368. Werner, Fred, 496. Wesson, George F., 224. West, George C., 396.
Weymouth, W. S., 426.
Whallon, Samuel N., 793.
Wheeler, Stephen C., 228. Wheeler, Thomas, 558.
Whitlock, Charles M., 564. Wildman, William F., 503. Wilson, A. J., 813.
Wilson, William J., 698. Wise, Robert, 417. Withington, George, 294. Witney, John H., 565. Wood, Amos A., 365. Wood, Carlton H., 283. Woodmansee, Charles S., 488 Woolford, Joseph, 238. Wrenn, John Q., 666.
Wright, Edwin F .. 196.
Yager, George J., 53.).
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Zumwalt, I. G., 85.
Truman Reeves
REPRESENTA THE CITIZENS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS
OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
TRUMAN REEVES.
The name of Reeves is one which has been long and conspicuously identi- fied with the history of this country, and is one in which each successive generation has produced men of honor and sterling worth, men who have honored and been honored by the nation which gave them birth, and which has figured as the field of their efforts to conserve the progress and pros- perity of the Union; and among the representatives of the family have been men distinguished in times of war and in times of peace, men who have won honors on the field of battle and who have preached the gospel of righteous- ness, leading men to follow the highest duties and principles of life.
The ancestry of our subject may be traced back to 1630; and in the great wars of Cromwell Colonel William Reeves was one of those who led the English in many a hard-fought battle with the Scotch and Irish; and his son, the Rev. William Reeves, was the first man who ever wrote the his- tory of the Bible in the English language, transcribing it from the original Hebrew, although Latin translations had been given to the world. This im- portant work was accomplished in 1690.
Calvin Reeves, a brother of our subject, now has in his possession a Bible which was printed in 1630, and which was brought from England by his uncle, John Reeves, in 1850. From records in the book it is pos- sible to gain some account of those in whose possession it has been. The first bears the name of John Collings, 1666. Following this is "James Col- lings, his book, May 3rd 1720." He probably was an uncle of the grand- mother of Truman Reeves, and a brother of John Collings. It was sent by the grandmother Reeves, whose maiden name was Collings, to the father of our subject, in 1850, and by him given to Calvin Reeves. It was very evi- dent that there was a giant in the family, for, at the same time that the Bible came into the possession of the father, there was also a very ancient linen shirt of immense proportions, owned and worn by Robert Linden Collings, who was a grand-uncle of our subject.
George Phippen Reeves and Jane nee Collings, grandfather and grand-
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mother of our subject, were born at Eddington, Somersetshire, England, about 1772. The grandmother lived to the ripe old age of ninety-one years. The father of our subject, William Collings Reeves, was born at Bridge- water, Somersetshire, England, in 1806. After his school days he was ap- prenticed to a tanner and currier for a term of seven years,-the regular time of apprentice service in England at that time. In 1825 he came to America and worked at his trade in the state of New York. In 1831 mar- ried Miss Clora Northway, a daughter of Zenas and Sally Northway, of Cardiff, New York, who were of Scotch descent, emigrating to America before the Revolutionary war. Her grandfather served in the war of the Revolution and her father in the war of 1812. Their children are as fol- lows : Calvin, George Phippen, Charles Samuel, Truman, Edwin, Maria Jane, Collings Edward, Andrew Isair and Emery Alveris. Charles S., Collings E., Andrew I. and Emery A. are dead.
In the year 1835 the father and mother of our subject, with two chil- dren,-Calvin and George,-moved to Ohio, locating at Chardon, Geauga county, where, in company with Philo Pease, they carried on an extensive tanning and shoemaking business, meeting with good success. Here, on the 17th day of August, 1840, our subject was born. In 1847 the partner- ship was dissolved, and Mr. Reeves moved to Leroy, Ohio, where he con- ducted a tannery for three years, and in 1850 the family moved to Orwell, Ashtabula county, that state. Here, with the family of six boys and one girl, the boys started in as farmers, whilst the father carried on the tanning busi- ness for a few years, or until the new process in tanning leather forced him to retire. The boys worked the farm and attended school a portion of each year. and at the age of eighteen Truman decided to learn the watchmaking trade, and became an apprentice to Messrs. King & Brother, at Warren, Ohio, where he worked until 1861.
In 1860 agitation over the question of slavery in the southern states stirred the people, both north and south, to a fever heat, and the south was ready to rebel provided the Republican party won the election that year, which it did. But the election of 1860 proved that when the country is most in danger the masses of the people can be trusted. The Republican party, which placed its first presidential candidate in the field only four years be- fore, row nominated Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, and the Democrats of the north placed as their standard bearer Stephen A. Douglas, the "little giant." The southern Democrats nominated John C. Breckenridge, of Ken- tucky, and the Union party of the south put up James Bell. This was the most bitter campaign that ever occurred in the history of the country. Lincoln was elected and on the 20th of December, 1860, South Carolina declared for secession, tearing down the stars and stripes and raising the Palmetto flag. Other states almost immediately followed this lead. John B. Floyd, the secretary of war under Buchanan, had been busily engaged in removing government troops, ammunition, arms and vessels to the south, and. this done, he resigned, December 29, 1860. and took his stand with the Con- federates.
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OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
In Charleston harbor stood the two forts, Moultrie and Sumter. Major Robert Anderson was stationed at the former, with a force of sixty-five men; but, believing this easy prey to the secessionists, who were then drilling for war, lie decided to move to Fort Sumter, and just before nightfall on Christ- mas day, 1860, he called his officers and said quietly, "Gentlemen, in twenty minutes we leave for Fort Sumter ; prepare yourselves and make ready for the move." Just as the sun was setting the little column filed out of Fort Moultrie and went to the boat ready to ferry them over. A rear guard was left standing at the cannon on the sea wall at Fort Moultrie, eagerly watch- ing their companions. Before they were half across, the guard boat was seen bearing down upon them and the gunners at Fort Moultrie turned their guns upon it ready to blow it to atoms if an attempt was made to capture the envoys. But the guard boat soon made for the shore. Major Ander- son manned Fort Sumter and supplied it with provisions enough to last six months, and began preparations for the siege he knew would follow. The Charleston people planned an attack and on the 12th of April the first gun of the Civil war was fired.
On the 14th of April President Lincoln issued his call for seventy-five thousand volunteers and the quota was at once filled, and would have been filled with equal alacrity if the call had been for three hundred thousand. All arms had been conveyed to the south and the government was forced to secure guns wherever it could. The first company raised at Warren was Company C, Nineteenth Ohio Infantry. About four times as many volun- teered as could go, and Mr. Reeves was one of them. The Nineteenth came back in July, and most of them joined three-year regiments that were being formed. On the 5th of October, 1861, Mr. Reeves enlisted in Company G. Sixth Ohio Cavalry, as a private. The regiment went into camp at Warren, Ohio. The officers were as follows : Colonel, William R. Lloyd ; Lieutenant- Colonel, William Steadman; Majors, Bingham and Stanhope. In December the regiment went into camp at Camp Dennison, and in April orders came to go to the front. During this period of waiting in camp, the men were being prepared for future usefulness, by the hardest of drill from morning until night. The regiment was ordered to report to General Joluni C. Fre- mont in West Virginia, and at Moorfield became identified with Fremont's corps, then on its way up the Shenandoah valley after Jackson.
From this point Mr. Reeves will tell the story of his personal recollec- tions of the war as witnessed by himself.
It was but a day or two after we joined General Fremont that Colonel Zagonyi, of General Fremont's staff. requested Colonel Lloyd to furnish him one hundred men for reconnaissance over the mountains to find the position of the enemy. When we started it was raining hard, and the road was up hill and down, but the colonel started his troop at a canter, which he kept up for ten miles without giving the horses a chance to breathe. Coming in sight of a few Confederates, who took to the woods on our approach, the colonel decided that he had gained renown enough for one day and returned
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to camp at the same pace that he took in going up. The result was, the horses were worthless after that.
Mrs. Jessie B. Fremont, the general's wife, was with him all the time, and had charge of a body of men known as "Jessie's scouts." Part of the Sixth Ohio was identified with them; and a more fearless woman I never saw. Where danger was thickest, she was sure to be there.
We first met the enemy at Woodstock, June 2, 1862, the regiment coming in collision with Colonel Ashby's force of cavalry, and a beautiful little fight ensued, but only for a short time, when the Pennsylvania "Buck-tail" regi- ment came to our relief, and the enemy was handsomely repulsed, Colonel Ashby being killed.
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