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Lyman B. McAlpin, second corporal, October 6, 1862, from fourth corporal.
William P. Peterman, third corporal. August 29, 1862, from fifth cor- poral : wounded at Black River, May 17. 1863.
James W. Pruyn, fourth corporal, October 6, 1862, from sixth corporal ; muster roll gives residence at Page City.
John A. Jackson, fifth corporal. October 6, 1862.
John Stewart, sixth corporal, October 6, 1862: wounded at Black River, left leg amputated : died of wound July 21, 1863.
Daniel Polsley, seventh corporal, October 6, 1862; from private.
Benjamin T. Graham, musician, August 20. 1862.
Samuel Il. Baker, wagoner. August 29, 1862; captured at l'ort Gibson, Mississippi, May 1. 1863.
PRIVATES,
John Akin, August 29, 1862.
11. B. Baldwin, August 29, 1862.
David W. Betchel. August 29. 1802.
Abner S. Boggs, August 20, 1862.
William K. Burns, August 29. 1862 : severely wounded at Black River, May 17. 1863.
Andrew Bryson, August 29. 1862.
Chancy E. Carpenter, August 29, 1862.
George S. Cavender. August 29. 1862; wounded severely at Port Gib- son, Mississippi, May 1. 1863.
Robert A. Cavender. August 29, 1862.
Amos Cunning. August 29. 1862 ..
W. 11. Cunning. August 29. 1862; killed at Port Gibson, Mississippi, May 1, 1863.
James Denton. September 1, 1862.
John Drace, August 29. 1862; discharged June 15. 1863. Silas O. Drewry. August 29. 1862.
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Ellis Edmonds, August 20, 1862; wounded at Black River, May 17, 1863; died of disease, July 26. 1863.
Wilk, B. T. Edmonds, August 29. 1862.
Isaac Edmonds, August 29, 1862 ; wounded at Black River ; died at Milli- ken's Bend, August 16, 1863.
Fergus Warren, August 29, 1862.
Daniel S. Fleenor, August 29, 1862; discharged for disability, Jan- uary 4, 1863.
John W. V. Ginther, August 29, 1862; discharged for disability, April 4, 1864.
Samuel H. Glasgow, August 29, 1862.
David S. Goff, August 29, 1862; died of disease at New Orleans, May 13, 1864.
Joseph S. Grow, August 29, 1862 : died of disease at New Orleans, Oc- tober 14, 1863.
Lewis Harrill. August 29, 1862 ; discharged at Benton Barracks, Mis- souri, August 8, 1863.
William H. Irwin, August 29, 1862 ; died of phthisis at Natchez, Mis- sissippi, August 25. 186 --.
William Irwin, August 29, 1862; died at Duvall's Bluffs. December 29, 1864: buried at Tarkio.
James Irwin, August 29, 1862.
Amasa Inscho, August 29, 1862; wounded at Black River, Mississippi, May 17, 1863.
Elias A. Jones, August 29, 1862: wounded at Black River: died of disease at New Orleans, October 9.
Alexander Johnson. September 1, 1862.
J. P. Kridelbaugh, August 20, 1862 ; discharged for disability at Carroll- ton, Louisiana, August 7, 1863.
Jasper Long. August 29, 1862.
Anson D. Long. August 29. 1862 ; wounded in right shoulder.
George T. Loy. August 20, 1862.
Franklin Loy. August 29. 1862; wounded at Black River: died on steamer, July 17. 1863.
Evan Mattice, August 29, 1862; discharged for disability at Ironton, Missouri, February 9. 1863.
J. R. Massa. August 29. 1862: wounded at Spanish Fort. Alabama, April 4. 1865.
Wolf Miller, August 29, 1862.
Isaac Miller, August 29, 1862.
G. W. Newsom, August 29. 1862.
Abner N. Newman, September 1, 1862.
Wils. A. Pendergraft, August 29, 1862.
Thad. T. Pendergraft. August 29. 1862; died of measles at Patterson, November 9. 1862.
Thomas Pierce, August 29. 1862.
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Elisha Preo, August 29, 1862; died at Carrollton, Louisiana, Octo- ber, 1863.
Isaac P. Prickett, September 1, 1862; wounded at Black River ; died at St. Louis, July 21, 1863.
Benjamin H. Reasoner, August 29, 1862.
Hamilton Roth, August 29, 1862; wounded slightly at Spanish Fort, Alabama, April 4, 1865.
Isaac N. Shepherd, August 29, 1862; discharged for disability, Feb- ruary 27, 1863.
Homer Shepherd, August 20, 1862.
Robert B. Smith, August 29, 1862.
John Snodderly, August 29, 1862.
W. G. R. Snodderly, August 29, 1862.
James S. Williams, August 29, 1862; died of disease at Ironton, Mis- souri, January 30, 1863.
George C. Cleaver, December 28. 1863; died at Memphis, Tennessee, February 20, 1864, of meningitis.
William R. Barnum, January 1, 1864; killed by guerrillas at Centralia, Missouri, September 27, 1864.
Christian C. Berry, December 19. 1863.
Alexander Cunning, March 28, 1864; died at Duvall's Bluffs, Arkansas, December 22, 1864, of remittent fever.
Dorvill Chamberlain, December 19, 1863.
Samuel E. Edenfield. February 6, 1864.
Robert L. Edwards, January 5, 1864.
William C. Floyd, December 19, 1863.
Finley S. Gregg, December 19, 1863.
Cyrus W. Hendricks, January 10, 1864.
Owen Irvin, January 2, 1864; died at Morganza, Louisiana. August 29, 1864.
Frank Kridelbaugh, January 1. 1864: wounded at Spanish Fort, Ala- bama, April, 1865.
David Leighton, January 1. 1864.
John Love, January 5, 1864 : wounded at Spanish Fort, Alabama, March 27, 1865.
John D. Litzenburg, February 9, 1864; died at Duvall's Bluffs, Arkan- sas, December 18, 1864 : buried at Tarkio.
Frederic Mayerhoof, February 27, 1864.
Samuel P. Macomber, January 4. 1864; died at Morganza, Louisiana, August 13. 1864.
William Margerum, January 5. 1864.
Augustus H. Polsley, February 9. 1864; died at Duvall's Bluff's Ar- kansas, December 9. 1864.
Thomas J. Ray, December 1. 1863: died at Natchez, Mississippi. July 20, 1864.
Chancy I .. Wall, January 5. 1864: died at New Orleans, Louisiana, Sep- tember. 12, 1864.
Andrew J. Walker, January 1. 1864.
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EIGHTH IOWA CAVALRY, COMPANY A.
George W. Burns, captain, September 30, 1863: captured at Atlanta. June 30, 1864; promoted major, August 22, 1865.
Charles Linderman, second lieutenant, August 25, 1863; mustered out as second; commissioned first lieutenant, August 25, 1865.
Robert M. Rawlings, first sergeant, July 25, 1863 ; mustered out first ser- geant ; commissioned second lieutenant, August 22, 1865.
John Kinkade, quartermaster sergeant, July 14. 1863; discharged for disability at Waverly, Tennessee, February 28, 1864.
William W. Russell, commissary sergeant, July 14, 1863; captured at Newnan, Georgia, July 30, 1864.
Isaac T. Feltch, second sergeant, July 16, 1863; captured at Newnan, Georgia, July 30, 1864.
James B. Short, third sergeant, July 18, 1863.
Joseph I. Haskins, fifth sergeant, July 14, 1863 ; drowned at East Sipsey river, Alabama, April 15, 1865.
Charles C. McDonald, sixth sergeant, July 14. 1863.
Peter H. Seay, first corporal, August 24. 1863 ; wounded and captured at Newnan, Georgia. July 30, 1863.
Joseph B. Chamberlain, second corporal, July 6, 1863: wounded and died at Andersonville prison.
Wilson H. Beighler, third corporal, July 14, 1863.
Augustus J. Martin, fifth corporal, July 14, 1863.
Lewis: T. Smith, seventh corporal, July 26. 1863; discharged August 18. 1864.
Francis M. Riggin, bugler, July 6. 1863.
Henry Dorsey, farrier. August 13, 1863 ; discharged for disability, March
17, 1805, at Chickasaw, Alabama.
James A. Hughes, saddler, July 26, 1863.
Henry Clabaugh, wagoner, July 9, 1863.
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Lewis Akin, July 14, 1863.
William L. Bagley, July 16, 1863.
Thomas H. Butler, July 29, 1863; discharged for disability at Daven- port, December 12, 1863.
John P. Benbow, July 14, 1863.
Robert M. Benbow, July 14, 1863: discharged for disability, August 5, 1864.
Barclay I. Benbow, July 24, 1863.
Charles Britt, July 15, 1863.
Wilson H. Brown, July 30, 1863; captured at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, April 4, 1865.
James L .. Berry, July 30, 1863.
Joseph R. Berry, August 22, 1863.
George W. Babcock, July 16. 1863.
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Francis Carlin, July 15, 1863 ; transferred to invalid corps, January 10, 1865.
John R. Delany, July 14, 1863; discharged June 7, 1865.
John H. Drace, July 14, 1863.
Hiram Davison, August 3, 1863.
John Edmonson, July 24, 1863; died between Macon and Atlanta, Georgia, July 26.
William Y. Ewing, August 3, 1863.
David M. Fruits, July 14, 1863.
Henry B. M. Friar, July 14, 1863 : died at Davenport, November 4, 1863.
William Fisher, July 14, 1863.
John S. Goudie, July 27, 1863.
Isaac Griffith, July 15, 1863 ; died of disease, April 5, 1865.
L. H. R. Hutton, July 17, 1863 ; discharged May 31, 1865.
Noah Hollingsworth, July 31, 1863; died at New Albany, Indiana, November 23, 1863.
Pleasant M. Hall, July 3, 1863.
Nathan Helmick, August 1, 1863.
H. H. Handorf, August 25, 1863.
Asa Jackson, July 25, 1863.
Henry Loranz, July 14. 1863 ; captured July 30, 1864.
William M. Mcclellan, July 9, 1863.
Joseph Mulkins, July 14, 1863.
John N. Miller, July 14, 1863 ; captured July 30, 1864.
Lewis H. Miller, July 30, 1863.
Julius F. Pendergraft, July 15, 1863.
Jackson Plummer. August 7, 1863.
John Q. A. Roberts, July 14, 1863; died of typhoid fever, at Nashville, Tennessee, March 30, 1864.
William A. Rector, July 14, 1863.
John P. Reynolds, July 17, 1863.
Oliver P. Stafford. July 7, 1863.
Ambrose C. Stouder, July 9, 1863.
Henry H. Snodderly. July 14, 1863.
George W. Scoles, July 17, 1863.
Robert W. Soward, July 30, 1863: died at Nashville, Tennessee, April 9. 1864.
Harvey D. Taylor, August 19, 1863.
Robert L. Veach, July 27, 1863 ; captured at Newman, Georgia, Julv 30, 1864.
Evan Wilson, July 18, 1863.
FIFTHI IOWA CAVALRY, COMPANY C.
John Morris Young, captain, October 3, 1861 ; promoted to major November 1, 1862; afterward colonel.
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C. A. B. Langdon, second lieutenant, October 3, 1863; commissioned major July 7, 1865.
John Casky, fifth sergeant, September 19, 1861 ; died on steamer be- tween Fort Henry and Smithland, Kentucky.
Samuel S. Harry, third corporal, September 19, 1861.
John Toner, fourth corporal, September 19, 1861 ; captured near New- nan, Georgia, July 31, 1864.
Thomas J. Bull, seventh corporal, September 19, 1861.
PRIVATES.
Gilbert P. Britt, September 19, 1861; discharged for disability at St. Louis, October 4, 1862.
Christian Brenner, September 19. 1861 ; killed at Pulaski, Tennessee, December 25, 1864.
Sampson Casky, September 19, 1861 : captured at Newnan, Georgia, July 13, 1864; died in prison.
Lewis Loun, September 19, 1861 ; died at Fort Heiman, Kentucky, March 31, 1862.
Stiles Malone, September 19, 1861 ; died at Montgomery, Alabama. May 3, 1865.
William M. Murphy, September 19, 1861 ; died of wounds received at Jonesboro, Georgia, September 21, 1864.
William McCrory, September 19, 1861.
John McLarnon, September 28, 1861: captured at Newnan, Georgia, July 31, 1864.
Allen Mclarnon, September 28, 1861 ; captured at Newnan, Georgia, July 31, 1861.
John McMichael, September 28, 1861 ; died at Benton Barracks, Mis- ·souri, January 11, 1862.
Marcellus Pruyn, September 26, 1861 ; promoted to batallion commis- sary sergeant.
ELEVENTH MISSOURI CAVALRY, COMPANY C.
Charles W. Pace, captain, December 1, 1862.
John Buckingham, first lieutenant, March 24, 1863.
Charles S. Hinman, first sergeant, December 1, 1862.
Harland Scarlett, first sergeant, December 18, 1862; promoted second lieutenant Company B, August 22, 1863.
PRIVATES.
John Barnes, December 1, 1862. John A. Busey, December 1, 1862. George Goodman, December 1, 1862. Harvey C. Hall, December 1, 1862. John Jeff Hill, December 1, 1862. William Loughry, December 1, 1862. Jonah Reed, December 10, 1862.
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John J. Thomas. November 1, 1862; died at St. Joseph, Missouri, of inflammation of the brain, April 25. 1862.
John Vanhouten, January 27, 1863.
TWENTY-NINTH 10WA INFANTRY, COMPANY F.
Charles B. Shoemaker, major, September 16. 1862: resigned January 7, 1865.
Isaac Damewood, second lieutenant, December 1, 1862; commissioned December 1, 1862; resigned August 16, 1864.
PRIVATES.
John W. Duncan, November 12, 1862; discharged at Davenport for disability, May 16, 1865.
Alexander Duncan, November 12, 1862; captured at Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas, April 30, 1864.
William Glasgow, November 16, 1862; discharged March 27, 1865.
Alva Inscho, November 12, 1862: died at Helena, Arkansas, February 13, 1863.
Alfred Madden ; died at Helena, Arkansas, August, 1863.
William Ridgely, December 18, 1862.
Allen M. Campbell, February 18, 1864.
James H. Davis, February 9, 1864.
Solomon McAlpin, February 13, 1864.
TWENTY-NINTHI JOWA INFANTRY, COMPANY K.
Allen J. Chantry, second lieutenant, August 13, 1862; commissioned December 1, 1862.
PRIVATES.
D. A. Thompson, August 9. 1862 ; promoted to commissary sergeant, December 2, 1862.
William Anderson, August 9. 1862: discharged-over age.
FOURTH MISSOURI CAVALRY, STATE MILITIA, COMPANY C.
James H. Brown, first lieutenant, March 1, 1862.
Orren R. Strong, first sergeant, April 1, 1862.
Wilson H. Brown, first sergeant, March 18. 1862; discharged for dis- ability at Springfield, Missouri.
Isaac E. Woods, first sergeant, April 1, 1862; reduced to ranks, June 25. 1862.
PRIVATES.
Thomas Cunningham, March 18, 1862; died at St. Joseph, Missouri, May 14, 1862.
Harlan P. Dow. April 1, 1862; promoted to second lieutenant.
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FOURTH MISSOURI CAVALRY, STATE MILITIA, COMPANY G. PRIVATES.
James M. Donnell, April 5, 1862; appointed captain July 30; resigned December, 1862.
Joseph Smith, March 24. 1862.
James Shoaf, April 10, 1862; discharged by post surgeon at St. Joseph, April 29, 1862.
FIRST IOWA CAVALRY, UNASSIGNED. PRIVATES.
Benjamin F. Martin, December 9, 1863.
Willis C. Smith, January 4, 1864.
Ishmael S. Wilson, January 1. 1864.
MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES IN WHICH PAGE COUNTY CITIZENS SERVED DURING THE REBELLION.
FIRST IOWA CAVALRY, COMPANY A.
Abraham Wilson, private, September 8, 1862. FIRST IOWA CAVALRY, COMPANY M.
James B. Kempton, private. January 4, 1864.
SEVENTH IOWA INFANTRY, COMPANY G.
Stephen Reasoner, private, March 17, 1863.
George Woods, September 8. 1862; died at Davenport, January 27. 1863, of typhoid fever.
Jeremiah Young, January 1, 1864; company not known.
FIRST IOWA BATTERY.
David Edwards, January 2, 1861. James C. Iker, January 1, 1864.
FIFTEENTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY, COMPANY K.
H. A. Huston, private. November 1, 1861.
TWENTY-FIFTH MISSOURI INFANTRY, COMPANY H.
Charles H. Page, November 27, 1861.
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H. H. SCOTT.
In 1861 the dread alarm of war inade considerable disturbance along the line between lowa and Missouri. Trouble had been brewing for years before the Civil war began. In 1857 the question as to whether Kansas should be a free state or a slave, agitated the entire nation and among those who lived in as close proximity as did the people of northwestern Missouri and southwestern lowa, it was often a matter of serious dis- cussion. Bad blood, to some extent at least, had been engendered by the operation of an underground railroad, for the purpose of running slaves to the free soil of Canada. It was claimed by the people of northern Missouri, and possibly with some degree of truth, that College Springs (then known as Amity), in this county, was the first station on that line. If the true facts had been known at the time, the residence of Dr. Albert Heald, some four miles north of Clarinda, on the farm now owned by the McDowells, was the second station, and the old town of Quincy, in Adams county, another, with division headquarters at Grinnell, Iowa. After a slave had got as far north as Grinnell, he was, to say the least, comparatively safe. There was a number of men in and around College Springs at the time who, from their actions, had such an abiding faith in their innocence that they took but little, if any pains to deny the rumor.
In 1861 and 1862 quite a number of negroes made their appearance in and about College Springs. It is within the recollection of men yet living that the black man of that day always spoke of the place as "Stop and Start," meaning that it was the first stopping place in his escape, and the place from which he started when he struck out for parts farther north, ending usually at Clarinda. So, in i861, it was a question worthy of discus- sion whether the Missourian might not seek to make reprisals. In any event, the citizens of College Springs called a public meeting for the 4th day of May, 1861, and then and there organized a company with an en- rollment of thirty-nine men. There was no pretense that this company was organized for the suppression of the rebellion, for the resolutions showed quite the contrary and were as follows:
"Whereas, In view of the existing state of the country we believe it wise for all able-bodied men to organize themselves into companies. There- fore, Resolved, that we, citizens of Amity and vicinity, without distinction of party, recommend the organization of a military company, not for ag- gression. but for the protection of ourselves and our county."
A meeting was held in Clarinda on the same day and twenty-seven men were organized into a company merely for home protection. Between the 4th and the 11th of May, companies were organized in Harlan and Buchanan townships with the same purpose in view.
An editorial in the Page County Herald of May 24th, 1861, says:
"Intelligence reached us yesterday of a contemplated attack upon Amity, and in response to their call for assistance, Captain Bowen of Clarinda Guards, marched his company to the threatened place. Captain McCor-
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mick of the Harlan Blues, also marched down with his company, as did Cap- tain Smith with his company. The news of an attack reached Amity through a Union man residing in Missouri, and his information was such that there can be no doubt but the hell-hounds were congregating at Grave, six miles below Amity, for the purpose of making an attack upon the town, but the presence of three hundred armed and drilled men may have deterred them from their purpose for the present, but there is no doubt but that an at- tack is contemplated and will be made as soon as a suitable opportunity presents."
Now there is little doubt, if any, but that this editorial had its in- spiration in the general staff of the military command of the vicinity. The idea that there were three hundred drilled and arined men, in view of the fact that there were not to exceed one hundred and twenty men enrolled, and only a period of not to exceed two weeks in which to drill and equip, and a part of that time having been devoted to plowing corn, it seemed somewhat preposterous. It was evidently a strategic movement of the campaign to impress the enemy with the idea that they were outnumbered by a well disciplined, armed host of men. If this was the intention and there had been a particle of truth in the rumor, the article in the Herald may have gone a long way to defer the attack.
This was not the only time the people of College Springs felt they had cause for alarm. At a later period another call was made for aid and succor, and this time the marshaled host was under command of Cap- tain Whitcomb. However, 110 attack was made and in fact none occurred during the Civil war.
One day three men on good horses rode up in front of the Delevan House in Clarinda. One of the horsemen was large in stature, and wore a white hat. He was rather a superior looking man. The horsemen hitched their steeds to the sign-post of the hotel and loitered around about the town for a short time, making a few purchases of provisions and other things. Then mounting their horses, they rode on toward the west. At that time Nebraska was known in this part of the country as "Missouri Heaven," because it was the place where all civilly-disposed Missourians were aiming for, no matter what their views might be on questions in- volved in war, and the emigration to that state was made up of Unionists and Confederates, about in equal proportions, they all being desirous of escaping the strenuous time then existing in the border state. But to re- turn to the horsemen: It was not long after they departed before some enterprising person discovered that in all human probability, the largest man of the three was old "Pap" Price, better known in history as Gen- eral Sterling Price, commanding the Confederate forces in Missouri, and that the other two were rebel spies : that their purpose was the locating of a route for the rebel army to make its march on to Des Moines. Only a few hours sufficed to have a detail of home guards at the several crossings of the Nodaway river and Buchanan creek. The three horseman con- tinued their journey and over in Fremont county they excited the sus- picion of the Home Guards and a running skirmish took place, in which.
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according to tradition, a horse or two was shot and, it is presumed, the three men finally escaped further part in the great conflict between the two sections of the country. On another occasion a sorry-looking team hitched to an old wagon stopped on the north side of the square in Clar- inda. It was discovered that under some bedding in the back part of the wagon were two kegs. After the owner of the wagon had continued his way, it was concluded by the citizens of the town that the two kegs con- tained gun pov. der, which was being conveyed to the rebel sympathizers in Nebraska. Captain W. K. Harrel, who commanded the local con- pany, at once sent out a squad of men to investigate the suspicious con- ditions. They overhauled the mover where he was camping out on Snake creek, some four miles west of town, and discovered that the kegs con- tained soap grease. At about this time the general government of the state of Iowa sent some three hundred Springfield muskets into the county and for the first time the militia was really armed.
While matters looked exceedingly serious to the people of Page county during the early days of the war, the probable truth is that they had but little to fear from the people of Missouri, as the people of Nodaway county, that state, were in sympathy with the Union by a large majority and, pos- sibly, the only real danger was from guerrilla bands, that infested the cen- tral portions of the state and sometimes straggling remnants of organized outlaws who made themselves felt near the border. Unquestionably, in the early days of the war, partisan rancor was worked up to an intense pitch and it is yet a matter of wonder that the dire results of the conflict was not felt along the border. There were unquestionably good men, ir- respective of their views, and undoubtedly bad men, without regard to party, who made their home in northeastern Kansas and the parts of Iowa and Missouri mentioned, and many of these bad men were what is com- monly known as gun fighters. Possibly the overland and freight business and the mines of the far west went a long way toward attracting that ele- ment out of the country.
What was known as the Gentry county war offered the greatest amount of interest and excitement of any event in connection with border dis- turbances. This difficulty should be considered separate and apart from the local excitement incident to Page county. It was more general in its nature and embraced a number of counties.
There was a singular incident, or rather coincident, in connection with the organization of the First Regiment, Western Division, Iowa Volunteer Militia. On the 24th of June, 1861, John R. Morledge, commanding the several companies, but yet unorganized as a regiment, issued an order to each captain in Page, Taylor. Adams and Montgomery counties to report with their companies at Clarinda, July 3d, at nine o'clock A. M., for the purpose of forming a regiment to protect the border. In the same order he directed them to bring with them camp equipage sufficient for one night, and one tent for each mess of eight men, and two days' rations for each man, and that they should be discharged on the 4th, when they could re- turn to their respective homes.
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In response to this order, fifteen companies, ten on foot and five mounted, assembled at Clarinda and effected a regimental organization. John R. Morledge of Clarinda was elected colonel, L. F. McCoun, of Bedford, lieutenant colonel, and David Ellison, major. On the evening of the 4th the regiment broke camp and the men started for their homes. At mid- night of the next day, July 5th, Colonel Morledge was called upon by the Union men of Nodaway county, Missouri, for assistance, as the rebels, according to their claim, were about to overpower them and drive them from their homes and the state. Morledge, from midnight until daylight, mustered some two hundred and fifty men and marched to Maryville, where on the third day Colonel Tuttle, with a part of the Second lowa, arrived on the scene. On the 16th of the month the citizens of Maryville held a public meeting and gave an expression of thanks to "the brave boys of southern Iowa," and among the resolutions adopted, the following ap- pears :
"First. That by their timely aid the backbone of secession in Nodaway was broken and all the horrors of Civil war averted.
"Second, that the presence of Iowa soldiers is a sure antidote for seces- sion.
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