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The board of supervisors early held a special session to provide means for the relief of the families of such men as were willing to volunteer for field service. At the September, 1861, session of that body the following resolution was adopted : "That the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors issue an order or orders for the benefit and relief of any of our volunteers now in the United States service, upon the certificate and approval of the resident Supervisor of the township in which the family or applicant resides."
The press and pulpit of the county strongly advocated the cause of the Union. No conservative position on the burning question was taken by either. Many are the emphatic appeals to the loyal spirit of the county. In its issue of April 18, 1861, the Cedar Valley Times has this to say :
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"More than ever, it is now the duty of every true man to respond to the call of his country. Party ties are broken, party divisions forgotten, in the common necessity which summons every true American to the standard of his country - to the defence of our Union, our Constitution, our liberty and our rights. . Every man to his post, that post the support of the Administration."
In the same issue there was a call for a meeting on that evening to obtain an expression of the feelings of the people. This meeting was held in Carpenter's Hall, Cedar Rapids, and was characterized by great enthusiasm. Dr. J. H. Cam- burn presided and Isaae Van Meter aeted as seeretary. These gentlemen, to- gether with Porter W. Earle, William Greene, II. G. Angle, Dr. Taylor, E. N. Bates, W. H. Merritt, and others gave stirring talks. At this meeting a despatch was read from Gov. Samuel J. Kirkwood, as follows :
"If Linn county shall tender me a full company of seventy-eight good men. properly officered, by Thursday of next week, I will offer the company as one of the regiments required of this state by the President of the United States."
A committee was appointed to push the matter of raising a company. On this committee were E. N. Bates, T. Z. Cook, W. II. Merritt, J. HI. Stibbs and W. R. Sweitzer. Twenty-five names were signed that night to a muster roll.
Other towns of the county were not behind Cedar Rapids in enthusiasm. On the evening of April 19th a mass meeting was held at Kingston, with J. H. Elder in the chair. He at once offered his purse to its limit for the cause. Here Rev. A. G. Eberhart, and Messrs. Churchill, Stewart and Detwiler were the speakers. Eight men added their names to the roll of Cedar Rapids volunteers. In Marion a meeting of equal enthusiasm was held and a full company volunteered. By noon of the 19th thirty-five men had signed a muster roll in Mt. Vernon. A great erowd gathered in the chapel of Western college on the evening of the 19th. Young men, students and others, were urged to enroll for the honor of Linn county and the cause of the union. Nine were added to the list. The meeting also contributed five dollars to aid in purchasing bibles for the company -- the boys from Western going with those from this eity. On Monday the 22d, this contingent came to the city, and on the same day twenty-seven of the Mt. Vernon volunteers were accepted for the first company from Linn county. Captaincy of the company, K, First Infantry, fell upon T. Z. Cook.
In Buffalo township there were but twelve voters, and just half of these volun- teered for army service. At Palo a spirited union meeting was held, and at once thirty-five men pledged their lives to the cause.
The boys at once began drilling under J. J. Snonffer, a veteran of the Mexican war. Dr. S. D. Carpenter was made quartermaster of the regiment. On Satur- day. May 4, a flag was presented to the company. On May 6 Company K left for Clinton. Following is roster of the company, at the time it left Cedar Rapids : Captain, T. Z. Cook; first lieutenant, J. C. Marvin; second lieutenant, Robert Stinson ; orderly, J. H. Stibbs; second sergeant, J. Van Meter; third sergeant, E. Coulter ; first corporal, R. L. Wilson ; second corporal, J. H. Hammond; third corporal, E. L. Carpenter; fourth corporal, Jos. MeClelland. Privates - Geo. H. Angell, Geo. W. Aylesworth, John Agler, Geo. C. Burkmeister, Benj. E. Butler, A. C. Blood, H. H. Boyes, HI. C. Bates, John M. Chase, Henry P. Covertson, W. J. Conley, Paul Carpenter, B. Franklin Cook, A. D. Collier, Wilson Certain, A. J. Churchill, J. M. Clark, Edward Calder, Joseph B. Daniels, John F. Daniels, Samuel Daniels, Addison Davis, Robert P. Dewey, John J. Derry, Chas. W. Es- gate, B. E. Eberhart, Wm. J. Eekles, Stuart Erwin, E. P. Fellows, John Fitzger- ald, J. B. Fisher, J. D. Ferguson, Andrew Geddes, Geo. Granger, Andrew Har- mon, Hiel Hale, F. W. Hollingrane, J. J. Hollan, Perry Hoyt, W. P. Hubbard, Peter Hauger, Charles A. Harper. R. W. Hayzlett, J. C. Hayes, Nathaniel John- son, Geo. A. John. W. B. Jacobs, Frank Klump, J. H. Little, G. C. Miller, Philip Murdoek, J. C. Morehead, H. J. McManus, John MeGowen, E. R. MeKee, Michael
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Mentz. D. W. Prescott, N. Russell. G. Rifenstahl, H. W. Ross, J. W. Robinson. R. M. Rogers, A. T. Rigby. W. D. Robins. E. W. Stewart. R. B. Stewart, James O. Stewart, Henry Shaffer. John S. Starkweather, L. E. Stevins. JJ. W. Smith, C. C. Smith, E. B. Soper, J. M. Secrist, Geo. F. Schoonover. J. B. Stine. F. JJ. Shuey, M. Taylor, E. Thompson, G. F. Vandever, J. N. Van Arsdel, L. P. Winterstein, C. Wynn, William Walt, D. H. Wilson, Geo. Il. Yager. L. J. C. Ziengenfus.
The regimental officers were J. F. Bates. Dubuque, colonel: W. II. Merritt. Cedar Rapids, lieutenant-colonel : A. B. Porter, Mt. Pleasant. major.
The company before the close of its services endured many hardships. It took part in the skirmish at Forsythe on JJuly 20. On the evening of the 9th of August the First lowa, under command of Lient .- Col. Merritt joined the other forees at Springfield, under Gen. Lyon. Marching to within three miles of the enemy's camp at Wilson's Creek. the attack was begun at 3 o'clock on the morning of the 10th. It was a severely contested engagement. At this battle Gen. Lyon was killed. while personally leading the First Iowa. Victory was with the Union army and pursuit of the enemy was continued until nightfall. Following is the report made by Captain T. Z. Cook of casualties sustained by his company :
"Killed - Private Perry Hoyt. Seriously wounded - E. Coulter. leg; Henry Shaffer, leg and arm; John Stine. leg and breast; E. R. McKee, arm: W. D. Robins, leg; Samuel Daniels, leg. Slightly wounded -J. O. Stewart. leg; John Fitzgerald, face; Joseph Hollan, foot; J. M. Chase, back ; George F. Schoonover. arm badly bruised by grape shot. Sergeant Coulter and Privates Shaffer and Stine were left at Springfield. Isaac Van Meter, second sergeant, and JJohn H. Stibbs, sergeant, particularly distinguished themselves for coolness and bravery. T. Z. Cook, captain."
This battle really ended the service of Company K. The regiment was mus- tered ont at St. Louis Angust 25 and started at once for home. On the evening of August 26 the volunteers returned to Cedar Rapids. The Kingston Guards. of eighty men, with a local company of about the same number, furnished an escort and headed by the mayor and council met the train at the depot. Five thousand people were estimated in the gathering. The dwellings and stores were illuminated in honor of the return. A procession was formed and marched to the same place where a few months before the flag had been presented. On behalf of the city Mayor Bishop voieed its welcome to the volunteers. Judge Isaac Cook supplied a little more speech-making and a supper followed of quality to make these soldiers forget all hardships of eamp and march.
In other portions of the county the enthusiasm was as great as it was in Cedar Rapids. The Linn County Register of April 20. 1861, in announcing the com- meneement of hostilities stated that "already, some seventy-five persons, in the vicinity of Marion alone, have signified their intention to volunteer under the call of President Lincoln." In its issue a week later the same paper said that "on every corner the people are assembled, in squads of a dozen or more, discuss- ing the chances of the conflict. Men in the country leave their plows, and rush into town, to inquire about the news."
In the Sixth Infantry, which was mustered in July 6, 1861, Company A was entirely from this county. It was organized at Marion. The regiment was mus- tered ont at Louisville, Kentucky, July 21. 1865. It saw some hard battles, sey- eral of its officers being killed in action, and eighteen wounded. Of the enlisted men 274 were killed or died in the service, and 331 were wounded in action. It is said that this regiment suffered more casualties than any other regiment from lowa. The regiment suffered severely at Shiloh. Mission Ridge. Resaca. Dallas. Kenesaw Mountain. and Jackson, Miss.
Its first captain was Hosea W. Gray, who was succeeded by Tarlton Caldwell. Willard HI. Harland, and Rodney E. Barker, who served as captains at different periods. A. L. Ingram, who entered the company as a private, was first lienten-
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ant at the time of mustering out. Other well known names among the officers of this company are those of George A. Gray, W. M. Harbeson, A. P. Alexander, Samuel D. Springer, C. A. Huston, Chas. L. Byam. Among the members of the company are found the names of T. II. Alexander, Daniel R. Kinley, Chas. Robins, S. A. Stearns, D. F. Stinson.
George M. Holmes, of this county, entered as sergeant of this regiment, and was promoted from time to time until he became captain of Company K on July 30, 1863, resigning October 17, 1864.
In the Eighth Infantry Joseph C. Stoddard, yet a resident of Cedar Rapids, was commissioned adjutant November 15, 1865, having been promoted from sergeant-major. Among those from this county in this regiment may be noted Jno. M. Dawley, J. H. Gardner, Hiram Inks. Wm. H. Ostrander. David G. Usher. Homer H. Phillips, D. W. Yount.
The county was also represented in the Ninth Infantry, being especially strong in Company K, in which Abraham Bowman was commissioned second lieutenant and promoted to the captaincy on January 9, 1864. Its first captain was David Carskaddon, afterwards colonel of the regiment. Among the familiar names in this company we find those of David Bowman, Jas. C. Morehead, Oliver B. Cone, John Cone, John S. McKee, J. M. Burkhart, W. S. Dingman, John W. Gray, I. N. Lutz, A. R. Whiteneek. The company was organized in Marion and mustered into the service July 23, 1861.
In the Eleventh Infantry these names are noted: Robt. L. Wilson, Samuel H. Harrison, Chas. W. Mason, Win. H. McRoberts. Win. Burge. Henry M. Cook. Jno. Coburn, John Elder, E. P. Listabarger. Wm. Mitchell, Jas. D. MeRoberts, And. W. Safley, Thos. Strang, John B. Stine, Geo. W. Sparks, Samuel Shafer, Wm. A. Thompson. Company K of this regiment was organized in Cedar Rapids, John C. Marvin, captain. It was mustered in July 23, 1861.
Company D, Twelfth Iowa Infantry, was eaptained by John H. Stibbs. The regiment was organized at Dubuque and mustered into the service November 25. 1861, with Joseph P. Woods, a West Pointer, as colonel ; John P. Coulter of Cedar Rapids, lieutenant-colonel, and S. D. Brodtbeck. major. The Twelfth was then ordered to St. Louis. The Linn county company was organized in Cedar Rap- ids, and mustered in October 26, 1861.
First of the year 1862 found seventeen members of the company in hospitals. A malignant outbreak of measles at that time caused many deaths in the Twelfth and other regiments.
During the week ending January 15, 1862, Capt. Stibbs, in a letter to his brother in Cedar Rapids, reported that six of his men had died in hospital. These were William H. Webster, William L. Dailey. John L. Jaques, John S. Lee, Jas- per Cyner and Henry Haradon. Seventeen others were in various hospitals at St. Louis. On Saturday, January HI, the regiment was ordered to be ready to start for Kentucky on the 15th, but because of ice in the river, these orders were countermanded. On the 27th it was ordered to report to Gen. Grant at Cairo. From thenee the regiment was sent to the month of the Cumberland river, and established its camp in the field. On February 5 it joined the erpedition against Fort Henry. .
The company was at Ft. Donelson when it capitulated. The regiment re- mained at Fort Donelson until March 12, when it was moved to Pittsburg Land- ing. On the evening of the 9th of April news was received of a great battle at Pittsburg Landing, in which the Twelfth Iowa had share. It was only known that slaughter had been immense, and until full details were received the anxiety in Cedar Rapids can be imagined. Yet how slow this news was in coming may be judged from an editorial note in the Cedar Valley Times for April 17: "Three of our Iowa regiments - the Eighth. Twelfth and Fourteenth - were cut off and taken prisoners while bravely defending their flag and the glory of their country.
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They fought like tigers. We are not yet able to publish full lists of losses, and the anxiety so long felt must continue."
The report made by Lieutenant-Colonel Coulter gave the following returns for Company D: Killed - First Lieutenant James B. Ferguson; Privates Daniel Luther and James P. Ayres. Wounded -Sergeant J. M. Clark, Corporal Jo- seph Stibbs, II. C. Morehead and H. Panborn, all slightly; Privates J. G. Clark and Frank Renchin, severely. R. C. Cowell and Ed. H. Bailey, slightly. Missing - (prisoners) - Capt. J. H. Stibbs, Second Lieutenant Hiel IIale, Drderly Ser- geant R. Hilton ; Corporals H. W. Ross and J. J. Broughton; Privates L. M. Ayres, Ed. Buttolph, Samuel Baumgardner, Thomas Barr, J. W. Burch, S. Birch, P. Brennan, D. L. Conley, D. Conley, F. Dubois, S. A. Flint, W. A. Flint, A. J. Frees, C. Ferrerbend, H. Grass, P. Gephart, A. Hill, R. L. Johnson, Eli King; William Lee, John Luther, T. J. Lewis, Wm. B. Lutz J. Lanagan, E. B. Martin, A. J. Milen, D. W. Minor, R. MeClain, J. Nicholas, J. O. Sartwell, D. Sivets, J. Scott, L. Snell, R. K. Soper, A. A. Stewart, J. M. Garponning, W. II. Trow- bridge, W. Whitenack, J. J. Whittam, J. Wagner, J. Craft, F. Curren, R. P. Zuver, A. MeIntyre.
Lieutenant Jason D. Ferguson, one of the killed, was at the outbreak of the war a student in Cornell College. He was one of that gallant band who left their studies to take up men's work. He was a member of Company K, First Iowa, serving throughout the brief but arduous campaign in which that regiment par- tieipated. Ilis efforts were untiring in organization of Company D, of the Twelfth.
But the losses of Linn county soldiers were not confined to those of Company D, of the Twelfth Iowa in the battle of Pittsburg Landing. Quartermaster Mor- timer A. Higley sent back to friends in this eity, a list of those in Company A, Fifteenth lowa, there killed and wounded. Among the killed were Pat H. Ken- nedy and Win. W. Wood, privates, both of Cedar Rapids. Wounded, Corporal John Kimbro, in arm, severely; privates, Elisha Hopkins. severely; Charles Stewart, slightly; Jacob Brown, severely; Newton Dawson, and Henry Bunn, slightly, all being from Linn county.
The Twelfth Iowa regiment was mustered out and the members from this county returned home during the last week of January. Company D, enlisted in 1866, came home with the following Cedar Rapids survivors: S. R. Bureb, adjutant; Homer Morehead, regimental quartermaster : John Clark, captain ; Eli King, first lieutenant; N. G. Price, orderly sergeant; H. Pangborn, John Burch, I. G. Clark, B. P. Zuver, sergeants ; J. Lanagan, John Luther. R. C. Cowell, Josiah Scott, R. L. Johnson, P. Brennan. A. A. Stewart. T. Lewis, corporals; S. Baum- gardner, John Whittam, Win. Whiteneck, J. W. Rowen, W. H. Trowbridge, A. J. Freese, R. S. Martin, J. B. Lambert, Daniel Sivetts, Sam HI. Flint, H. Grass, F. Dubois, 11. Ross, Win. Lee and R. K. Soper, privates. Citizens of Cedar Rap- ids and Kingston gave a reception to these returned soldiers on the evening of February 6. This took form of a ball at Daniels' Hall and a supper served at the American House.
The Thirteenth Infantry was organized at Mt. Vernon and mustered in JJuly 23, 1861, Jolm Q. Wild, captain. Chas. W. Kepler was a captain and E. R. Mason a sergeant. Among the members were Geo. W. Doty, Jacob W. Easterly. Chas. Gardner, Jos. M. Harper, S. P. Harman, D. A. Hamilton, Jas. E. Neal, Robt. W. Thompson, Wm. Thompson, F. A. Varner, Thos. W. Wilson, D. C. Weaver, John Shaver, John Areher. Henry Blessing, Frank Cook, David Hoster, Geo. W. Thompson, John Bierly, Wmn. Cline. T. B. Fullerton, John Gregg, Wm. llackett, Joseph Livington, Jas. A. MeClellan, O. T. Petit, M. W. Sweet, Wm. Teeters, Edw. Ware. Julius A. Jackson.
In the Fourteenth Infantry Jos. Legore was a corporal, and a number enlisted in the regiment from this county. The same is true of the Fifteenth. Sixteenth
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and Eighteenth regiments. Company A of the Fifteenth was composed largely of Linn county men. M. A. Higley was first lieutenant in this company and later a major in the commissary department.
The Eighteenth regiment was organized at Clinton, hut Company A was made up almost entirely of men from this county. T. Z. Cook, of Cedar Rapids, was licutenant-colonel of the regiment.
On July 9, 1862, Governor Kirkwood called for five additional infantry regi- ments from Iowa. In response to this call a "mass war meeting" was held in Cedar Rapids on the evening of July 22. E. G. Brown was chairman and J. H. Elder, secretary. The result of this meeting was the organization of Company A, 20th Iowa. Many of the most substantial citizens of Cedar Rapids for the time being laid aside their private business to engage in raising men for the war.
The Twentieth Iowa Volunteer Infantry was composed of five companies from Linn county and five from Scott county. The companies from this county were A, B, F, H, and I. They were mustered into service August 25, 1862. The company went from here to Clinton and from there to Davenport. On Septen- ber 5 they took the boat for St. Louis. The regiment experienced several hard marches in Missouri and Arkansas; it took part in the siege of Vicksburg, saw service in Louisiana and Texas; was in the attack on Mobile, and was mustered out there July 8, 1865.
William McE. Dye, of Marion, was colonel of the regiment, William G. Thompson was major, Dr. Henry Ristine was surgeon, C. S. Lake, adjutant, and J. S. Lake, commissary sergeant. Company A was captained by E. N. Bates. Company B by Edward Coulter, Company F by N. M. Hubbard, Company II by R. H. Lucore, and Company I by C. C. Cook. Among the well known Linn county men in this regiment may be mentioned the following: Milo Adams, W. H. Boyce, John H. Culp, George W. Homer, Robert Kecler, George W. Mentzer, John D. Mounce, C. E. and Daniel W. Robbins, Erin Rucker, John M. Starbuck, B. F. Snyder, F. Uebel, William D. Robbins, A. J. Mallahan, John J. Robbins, Robert C. Hall, D. G. Manahan, D. A. Dingman, Joseph Floyd, R. C. Ring, L. L. Wilson. N. C. Gillilan, Geo. W. and William Bice, H. Hollenbeck, H. C. Adams, W. C. Bowen, S. A. Beach, George Becbe, Byron Cone, F. M. Elrod, H. P. Eastman, Geo. D. Gillilan, J. N. Huston, James W. Howlett, J. W. Newhall, E. J. Reynolds, W. Stinson, Geo. A. Gray, J. J. Hollan, William II. Scott, George W. Wynn, B. P. Wickham, L. D. Elsbery, A. B. Lucore, William Busby, D. L. Castle, S. P. Hollan, James M. Hunter, Hiram Inks, J. D. Jordan, F. A. McConahy, C. H. Sawyer, J. C. Mcclellan, S. L. Dows, William E. Earl, E. D. Stedman, S. F. Seeley, Casper J. Hart, John W. Whitenack, S. B. Mann, Chas. Morehead, John C. Weatherwax. John Chambers, George W. Daniels, G. B. Daniels, Abraham Hess, M. B. Plum- mer, Samuel M. Whiteing, Henry White, J. O. Stewart.
Capt. J. O. Stewart, long clerk in Cedar Rapids of the U. S. District Court, entered Company B of this regiment as first sergeant. In March, 1863, he was appointed second lieutenant and in 1864 commissioned captain. For a year and a half he acted as adjutant of the regiment.
Companies F, G, and H in the Twenty-fourth Infantry were from Linn county. E. C. Byam was for a time colonel of this regiment, John F. Sly was surgeon, John Q. Wilds, of Mt. Vernon, was lieutenant colonel. C. L. Byam, D. W. Camp and William II. Smouse were adjutants, F. W. Vinson was both a captain and chaplain. W. C. Dimmett was captain of Company F. John G. Hayzlett and C. H. Kurtz were first lieutenants, T. L. Smith, A. T. Waln were second lieuten- ants, and among the members of this company may be noted the following: Wil- liam Camp, Andrew Doty, John W. Firkins, John F. Goudy, John Geiger, William HIall, John A. Ide, Samuel Johnson, J. H. Kepler, A. Lacock. William McQuiston, John Peddycoard, John Renfrew. This company was organized at Mt. Vernon.
W. W. Smith was captain of Company G and among the members of this
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company were George F. Coleman, James Morrison, David Briggs, A. Cox. II. H. Felton, Jacob Grow, J. G. Hall, D. W. King, Daniel Matson, John L. Ogan, John F. Prather, Willis Vance, John II. Worden. This company was organized in Cedar Rapids.
Of Company H William Carbee was captain. Among the other officers were F. A. Jones, I. B. Dutton, William C. Glover. George W. Martin, J. Il. Shanklin, Josiah Bundy, and among the members may be noted Michael Boyer. C. II. Bur- lingham, Joe L. Bundy. John B. Bowman, C. II. Branch, David Ely, Z. V. Els- bery, C. R. Elsbery. E. R. Gregg. M. Griffith, T. J. Gibson. Benjamin W. Gibson. Joseph Hyatt, F. C. Hunter, I. Lambert. Charles Penn, D. J. Post. J. S. Vernon. David C. Winans, and John Yount.
This company was recruited from Springville, Wanbeek. and Prairieburg.
The Thirty-first Infantry, Company A, Robert Stinson, captain, was recruited in northeastern Linn county and was organized at Marion. William Smyth, of Marion, was colonel of the regiment. G. L. Carhart surgeon, L. II. Mason and A. J. Twogood quartermasters, Milo P. Smith sergeant-major, and Donald Lothian commissary sergeant. J. S. Alexander, at present postmaster at Marion, was promoted to the captainey of Company A on June 14, 1864. Dyer Usher and John H. Harvey were lieutenants in this company, John M. Robbins, Hiram Deem, Jesse Abbott, Richard Abbott. Alfred Stinson and A. P. MeKinley ser- geants.
Linn county was represented in the Thirty-seventh Infantry by men in Com- panies A, D. G. H and I. Jas. S. Morehead, George A. Calder. G. L. Snyder are familiar names on the roster of this regiment. Company A was organized in Cedar Rapids with John Hogendabler as captain. The company was made up of men from Linu, Benton and Blackhawk counties. The regiment was known as the "Grey Beards."
Toward the elose of the war some 100-day regiments were organized in Iowa. The county had men in these also - John S. Harrison, J. T. Christian, Geo. W. Bever, Henry S. Bever. B. F. Snyder, Geo. S. Bushnell. I. S. Barger, John Alls- baugh, 11. O. Kearns, R. N. Maudsley, S. H. Metcalf, N. H. Martin, P. Otterbein. Ilomer HI, Phelps, and others. Half of Company E, 46th, Infantry were from Linn county. John Harrison of Cedar Rapids, was the captain. David B. Hen- derson, of Dubuque, was colonel of the regiment.
The county had also scattered representation in several cavalry regiments.
According to the reports of the adjutant general of lowa. out of a population of 18,947, Linn county furnished 1,737 men for the army from 1861 to 1864 inclusive.
It is scarcely possible to sum up in brief space what Liun county did in raising men for the war. Company K of the First lowa. Company D of the Twelfth, the companies raised by Captains E. N. Bates, C. C. Cook. R. IL. Lucore, N. M. Hubbard, and J. P. Coulter, had already gone out from the county or were ready to enter the service early in 1862. W. W. Smith and Rev. F. W. Vinson had also a full company. More than fifty men had been recruited at Western, seventy-five at Springville, a full company at Mount Vernon, some fifty additional mon at Marion, and a company was then forming at Center Point.
In its issue for August 21. the Times stated : "Within the past two weeks she [ Linn county] has sent five companies out, and four others, full and organized. are waiting orders to leave. A tenth company will soon be filled. Nothing less than a regiment will satisfy the martial feeling prevailing in our county.'
On Monday, August 18, the companies of Captain Cook, Lucore, and Coulter. about 250 in all, left Cedar Rapids for Clinton. Captain Vinson's company was filled on August 20, with Sheriff W. W. Smith as first lientenant. This company was made a part of the Twenty-fourth. or "Temporanee" regiment. Mr. Vin- son later resigned as captain to accept a position as chaplain of the regiment.
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