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Armstrong, James B .- Died May 10, of wounds received at battle of Farming- ton, May 9, 1862.
Alger, Delos-Killed April 8, 1865, at Spanish Fort, Ala., while in action.
Boyer, Francis M .- Killed April 8, 1865, at Spanish Fort, Ala., in action.
Blackman, Hiram-Died at St. Louis, Jan. 12, 1862.
Berherns, Warner-Died at Davenport, Oct. 18, 1861.
Brown, Orren R .- Died Jan 5, 1864, at Colliersville, Tenn.
Boyer, Jolın-Died at Jackson, July 18.
Byland, Franklin-Killed Nov. 3, 1863, at Colliersville, Tenn.
Boyd Philip F .- Died May 24, 1863, at Ft. Cook, D. T.
Berry, Peter-Died Feb. 13, 1864, at Helena, Ark.
Banks, Solomon K .- Died June 13, 1864, at Helena, Ark.
Bradley, Augustus-Died Dec. 17, 1863. at Benton Barracks, Mo.
Bren, Joseph T .- Died April 19, 1865, at Sioux City.
Baner, Jobn-Killed at Fourteen Mile Creek, May 12, 1862. Brock, Henry-Died Sept. 9, 1863, at Carrollton, La.
Benedict, Charles E .- Died Nov. 2, 1862, at Ford's Farm. Ark.
Brophy Matthew-Killed July 8, 1863, in battle, at Vicksburg, Miss.
Barrett, James F .- Died July 10, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss. Bell, John L .- Died Feb. 21, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
Bowling, Harry H .- Killed at Millen, Ga., Dec. 3, 1864.
Bauchman, Heinrich-Died June 9, 1863, at Cairo, Il.
Bowman, Henry-Died Sept. 11, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss.
Burley, James-Died at Keokuk, April 23, 1862.
Bartell, Victor N .- Died at St. Louis, Mo .. Dec. 4, 1861.
Blanchard, J. W .- Died in: Regimental Hospital, at St. Louis, Sept, 26, 1861 Beck, Charles F .- Died in Jefferson Barracks, Mo., March 2, 1862.
Buckman, John R .- Killed, April 6, 1862, in battle at Shiloh.
Brattain, Thomas .- Died in General Hospital, at St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 21, 1862. Croak, George-Killed April 6, 1862, at Shiloh, Tenn., in battle.
Christian, John S .- Died at St. Louis, April 29, 1862, of wounds received at Shiloh.
Calvert, John .- Died at Le Claire, April 10, 1862.
Cisco, James A -Died Nov. 1, 1863, at Little Rock, Ark.
Carpenter, Orville P .- Died at Springfield, Mo., Nov. 22, 1862.
Clark, Clinton-Died Jan. 2, 1863, at Davenport.
Clewell, Eugene F .- Died Sept. 5, 1865, at New Orleans.
Costan, Fredrick-Died Ang. 15, 1864, at Rome, Ga.
Culbertson, William F .- Died Feb. 28, 1863, at Fayetteville, Ark., of wounds. Carnes, Richard-Killed Dec. 7, 1862, at Prairie Grove, Ark., in battle. Clapp, James E .- Died July 23, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss.
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Cheney, Alexander-Died July 10, 1862, of wounds received at Shiloh. Clark, Edwin-Died June, 1862, at Monterey, Miss.
Dunderdale, William-Died at St. Louis, June 19, 1862, from wounds received at Farmington, May 9.
Delano, Walter-Died March 27, 1864, at Nashville, Tenn.
Davenport, Henry-Died April 13, 1864, at Helena, Ark.
Driskell, Samuel P .- Died Aug. 25, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.
Dilworth, William Richard-Died Feb. 28, 1863, at Camp Bliss, MIo.
Davis, James A .- Died Feb. 1, 1863 at Jacksou, Tenn. Danford, Wm. R .- Died at Elkhorn Tavern, Ark., Nov. 24, 1862.
Dose Nicholas- Died Sept. 10, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss.
Davenport, William A .- Died Ang. 5, 1864, at Memphis, Tenn. Dean, P. Thomas-Died Jan. 11, 1862, at Jefferson City, Mo.
Dow, James G .- Died at Memphis, Tenu, Oct. 25, 1863. Downs, John W .- Killed in battle at Corinth, Miss., Oct. 4, 1862.
Dodds, Robert S .- Died at Pleasant Valley, July 8, 1862. Earhart, William F .- Died Jan. 7, 1865, at Little Rock, Ark. Edwards, Benjamin-Died Sept. 18, 1864, at Marietta, Ga.
Ernst, Henry-Died Oct. 4, 1862, at Jackson, Miss.
Frame, Peter C .- Died March 11, 1803, at Davenport. Fabricus, Nicholas-Died Aug. 6, 1865, at Huntsville, Ala.
Flanagan, John-Died March 19, 1864, at Memphis, Tenn. Fitchner, Charles I .- Died Feb. 11, 1862, at California, MIo.
Goddard, Edwin E .- Died March 28, 1864, at Memphis, Tenn.
Grimm. Frederick-Died Nor. 23, 1862.
Gray, James A -Killed June 20, 1864, at Powder Springs, Ga. Green, Henry -- Died April 2, 1865.
Graham, William-Died Aug. 28, 1862, at New Orleans. La .
Goerlick, Joseph-Died June 15, 1864, at Aranzas Pass, Texas Guthrie, William-Killed Feb. 15, 1872, at Fort Donelson, Tenn. Gottbeoht, August -- Died Sept. 5, 1864, at Rome, Ga., of wounds. Gear, Richard-Killed July 28, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga. Graak, Karl-Killed at Shiloh.
Grimm, Fritz-Killed April 8, 1865, at Spanish Fort, Ala., in battle. Hilburt, Josephi J .- Died at St. Louis, Jan. 12, 1862
Howard, J .- Died at Memphis, Tenn., March 20, 1863. Hansey, Godfrey -- Died May 22, 1864, at Little Rock, Ark. Hellmuth, Casper-Died Jan. 6, 1864, at Devall's Bluffs, Ark. Hunter, Win. Oscar-Died Oct. 2, 1862, at Davenport . Hamilton, William -Died July 24, 1865, at Little Rock, Ark. Hancock, John-Died July 11, 1864, at Memphis Tenn. Henderson, Alexander M .- Died Aug. 17, 1862, at Springfield, Mo.
HIunt, Walter J. L .- Died Dec. 14, 1862, at Fayetteville, Ark., of wounds. TIcath, Joseph F .- Died Sept. 12, 1863, on Steamer " Metropolitan. " Henson, Marx-Died Ang. 11. 1864, at Andersonville Prison. Hamann, Hans F .- Kille 1 July 20, 1864, at Nick-a-jack Creek, Ga., in battle. Hottel, Enos-Died Oct. 20, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn.
Halderman, Newton A .- Died May 15, 1862, at St. Louis, Mo. Hinger, Bartus-Died in general hospital at Cairo, Oct. 25, 1861.
Hoge, John W .- Killed at Shiloh.
Hale, John P .- Died at Sedalia, Miss., Nov. 20, 1861.
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Howell, George W .- Killed at hattle of Fort Donelson, Feb. 15, 1862. Ireland, John-Killed Oct. 16, 1863, at Brownsville, Miss.
Jackson, John -- Died, Nov. 19, 1864, at IFelena, Ark. Jack, James G .- Died on steamer "City of Memphis" July 10, 1863. Jacobs, Josephus-Died Sept. 4, 1863, at Carrollton, La.
Jacobs, Heinrich -- Died Sept. 10, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss.
Kizer, James-Died at St. Louis Jan. 3, 1862.
Kramer, Earnest F .- Drowned in White River, Ark., Aug. 12, 1864.
Kleinhesslinz, Gerhard-Drowned near Ft. Randall, D. T., in the Missouri River June 15, 1863.
King, Ebenezer-Died Aug. 22, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.
Karste, Andreas-Died in Samaritan Hospital, St. Louis, Oct. 13, 1863.
Kines-Died Nov. 20, 1862, at Prairie Grove, Ark.
Knoche, John -Killed, June 27, 1964, at Kenesaw Mt., Ga. Kuhl, Claus-Died at St. Louis, June 6, 1862, of wounds received at Shiloh. Kelley, Joseph S .- Died Feb 19, 1835, at Rock Island, Ill.
Kelly, Edwin-Died July 12, 1863, at Corinth, Miss.
Krummel, Chris. G .- Died May 11, 1862.
Lillienthall, Hans-Die I May 30, 1864, at Memphis, Teun. Luders, George-Died Oct. 24, 1864, at Memphis, Tenn.
Lambert, Aaron P .- Died Oct. 27, 1863, at Springfield, Mo. Lehman, Jacob-Died March 20, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C. Leyle, Joseph R .- Killed April 9, 1864, at Pleasant Hill, La., in battle. Lavender, Leouard-Died Sept. 11, 1863, at Columbus, Ky.
Mosely, David-Died Aug. 22, 1864, at Helena, Ark.
Morgan, Sydenham W .- Killed in battle of Ark. Post, Jan. 11, 1863.
Myall, Fredrick G .- Killed in battle at Okolona, Miss., Feb. 22, 1864. Martin, James-Killed at Kenesaw Mountain, G., June 15, 1864, in battle.
McKight, Jefferson-Died March 11, 1864, at Helena, Ark.
Miles, Thomas B .- Killed Dec. 7, 1862, in battle at Prairie Grove, Ark .
McCormick, Charles-Died Aug. 23, 1863, on hospital steamer.
McMahan, William H .- Died March 3, 1863, at Ozark, Mo.
Murry, Thomas-Died Ang. 3, 1863, at Memphis, Tenn. McKenney, Richard-Died March 13, 1863, at Springfield, Mo. Magill, John-Drowned on the passage to St Louis.
Meenig, John-Killed Dec. 7, 1832, at Prairie Grove, Ark., in battle.
Murray, William-Died Dec. 29, 1862, at Fayetteville, Ark., of wounds.
Miller, James W .- Died Dec. 25, 1861, at St. Louis, Mo.
Micelok, Otto-Died near Corinth, July 10, 1862.
Moore, Henry R .- Died Feb. 11, 1863, at Davenport.
McDonald, Donald-Died Nov. 8, 1861, at St. Louis, Mo.
Melton, John --- Killed in the battle at Shiloh.
Mansell, James C .- Died at Corinthi, Miss., Oct. 5, 1862.
Minor, Martin L .- Died Jan. 1, 1863, at Cincinnati, O.
Mccullough, Ebenezer-Died Aug. 3, 1862, at Corinth, Miss.
Nass, John F .- Died May 21, 1862, at Corinth, Miss.
Nilson, James --- Died Oct. 26, 1861.
Neben, Jolın-Died at Corinth, Nov. 26, 1862.
Nehm, Hans Juery-Killed in battle Aug. 10, at Wilson Creek. Mo. Oliver, David C .- Wounded at Shiloh and died at Monterey, June 1, 182. Pollock, Joseph-Died at Cassville, Mo., Nov. 4, 1862.
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Puck, Eggert-Died near Corinth, June 11, 1862. Phelps, Dallas-Died March 16, 1863, at Germantown, Tenn. Peters, Johan-Died at Memphis, Tenn., July 7, 1864 Powell, Walter-Died Sept. 23, 1963, at Alion, III.
Preston, Thomas-Drowned in the Mississippi River, Sept. 2, 1864. Accidentally Pines, Mathias D-Died May 19, 1861, at Memphis, Tenn. Paustain, IIans-Died Oct. 2, 1863, at Columbus, Ohio. Pentith, Francis-Died June 11, 1862, at Corinth, Miss.
Peasley, Francis-Died Dee. 12, 1861, at St. Louis, Mo.
Palmer, David D .- Died at Memphis, Tenn., July, 23, 1864. Page, Garfield S .- Killed at Fort Donelson, Feb. 15, 1862.
Pries, Henry-Died Oct. 10, 1762.
Perry. James -- Killed October, 1863, while oa an expedition with Ist Ala. Cav. Peterson, Elward-Killed in battle at Ft. Donelson, Feb. 15, 1862.
Quinn, Christopher-Died April, 1862, of wounds. Reeps, Lewis --- Died at Oswego Springs, Ark., Oet. 31, 1862. Ralston, Robert S .-. Died Nov. 28, 1862.
Reynolds, Hiram --- Reported dead Nov. 25, 1862, Springfield, Mo.
Reimers, Johann --- Died near Corinth, June 16, 1852.
Rudd, James --- Died at Memphis, Tenu. Russell, Wiliam C .- Killed in battle at Chickamauga, Tenn., Sept. 20, 1863. Robinson, Charles M .- Died March 8, 1852, at Sedalia, Mo. Roberts, John D .- Died Sept. 11, 1865, at Tuskegee, Ala.
Sharp, Augustus-Died at St. Louis, Feb. 3, 1862.
Steel, Francis M .- Killed in battle at Prairie Grove, Dec. 7, 1862. Stoltenberg, Hans-Died at Jefferson Barracks, July 27, 1862. Schroeder, Adolph-Died at Corinth, Oct. 20, 1862.
Sehlegel, Charles-Died Aug. 25, 1864, at Colliersville, Tenu.
Syms, James-Diel at St. Louis, Mo., April 15, 1864. Scott, Joseph A .- Died April 12, 1864, at Helena, Ark. Steffen, Stephen-Died Oct. 24, 1864, at Memphis, Tenn.
Snively, George W .- Died Nov. 7, 1864, at Millen, Ga., of starvation, while a prisoner of war.
Statton, Levi-Died at Springfield, Mo., Dec. 23, 1862 Shuman, Christian-Died Aug. 18, 1863, at St. Louis, Mo. Scott, Joseph A .- Died April 12, 1864, at Helena, Ark. Seaman, Ezra-Died Aug. 28, 1863, at Carrollton, La. Sullivan Danl. M .- Killed at battle of Prairie Grove. Sissell, John J .- Died at Springfield, Mo., Dec. 3, 1862. Stewart, Otts T .- Died Nov. 22, 1862, at Springfield, Mo. Sturdevant, Ben. 11 .- Died at Rolla, Mo., Sept. 16, 1962. Schwartz, Johann-Died at Camp No. 2, near Shiloh, April 22, 1862. Schulz, August-Died at Davenport, Iowa, May 25, 1862. Sullivan, Denis-Died at Davenport in Camp MeClellan. Shield, William-Died in hospital at Jackson, Tenn., Oct. 3, 1962. Schlosser, Fritz-Died July 18, 1862, near Corinth, Miss. Shadle, John-Died'Aug. 16 1861, at Andersoaville prisoa. Schmidt, Peter D .- Died May 13, 1864, of wounds, at Memphis, Tenn. Seymour, Bavil-Killed Oet. 4, 1862, at Corinthi, Miss. Shook, Jonathan R .- Died June 21, 1862, at Keoknk. Speed, Jacob- Died Oct. 25, 1863, at Cairo, Ill.
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Sick, Frederick .- Drowned March 26, 1864, at Pulaski, Tenn. Tompson, Stephen-Died July 28, 1863, at Port Hudson, La.
Tisdale, John A .- Died June 20, 1864, at New Orleans, La.
Taylor, Robert-Died at Cincinnati, July 11, 1868, of wounds received at Shiloh.
Tompson, James A .- Died in February, 1863, at Jackson, Tenn.
Tedford, Robert A .- Died Aug. 1, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga.
Thomson, Moses-Died at home, August, 1861.
Williams, Oscar G .- Killed Sept. 27, 1868, at Centralia, Mo. Murdered by guerrillas.
Wolf, John A .- Died Aug. 6, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.
Wunder, Henry-Died at Rolla, Mo., March 13, 1863.
Weise, llenry-Died at Milliken's Bend, La., July 2, 1863.
Wolf, Lucian H .- Died April 14, 1864, at Memphis, Tenn.
Wulf, Hans-Killed in action before Vicksburg.
Wicks, George R - Died at Corinth, Oct. 28, 1862.
Wood, Martin-Died at New Madrid, April 10, 1362.
Williams, Silas-Died Oct. 5, 1863, at New Orleans, La.
West, Joseph V .- Killed Sept 19, 1862, at Iuka, Miss., in battle.
Wilkin, Frederick-Died near Corinth, June 13, 1962.
Whitnell, Charles L .- Killed at Shiloh.
Wulf, Christian D .- Died July 18, 1864, at Rome, Ga. Work, Alexander-Died July 22, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga., of wounds.
Wichman, August -- Died Aug. 38, 1863, at Vicksburg, Miss.
Work, James-Died at Camp Denison, Ohio, April 26, 1862.
Ward, James H .- Died April 28, 1862, at Savannah, Tenn , of wounds.
Wright, Heinrich-Died of wounds.
Wheeler, Henry C .-- Drowned in Mississippi River, Aug. 16, 1861.
CHAPTER X.
RAILROADS.
The question of a railroad connecting Davenport with the East- ern States very early began to be agitated by the leading men of the county. The first enterprise was the Rock Island & La Salle Railroad. In this the citizens of Scott County evinced as much interest as those upon the opposite side of the river, and in aid of its construction voted 825,000. Among those active in this work were A. C. Fulton, James Grant, Alfred Sanders and others.
A. C. Fulton, as early as 1842, made soundings and a measure- ment of the river at Davenport, and urged the building of a rail- road from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, bridging the Father of Waters between Rock Island and Davenport. The Gazette, un- der date Dec. 18, 1845, also urged the building of this road and argued its importance and the feasibility of bridging at this point. Fulton and Sanders were ahead of their times, but each lived to see the fruition of their hopes.
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Chicago & Rock Island Railroad Company was incorporated by special charter granted by the Legislature of Illinois in 1851. In those days executing the privileges of charters required some- thing like a herenlean perseverance and adamantine courage. It was a brave. strong effort to lead the way for civilization. waiting patiently for a reward, and earning it long before it was received.
Its main line was completed from the city of Chicago to Rock Island, a distance of 1813 miles, in August. 1854, and the event was made the occasion of a grand celebration. The people of the Mississippi hailed the new road as the link that united them with the world. Settlements began to spring up on either end of the line, and the tide of civilization moved rapidly on. In 1852 the Mississippi & Misscari Railroad Company was incorporated in Iowa, with power to build and operate a railroad from the eastern line of the State of Iowa by way of Des Moines, to Council Bluffs, on the Missouri River.
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On the the 17th day of Jannary. 1853, an act was passed by the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, entitled " An Act to Incorporate a Bridge Company by the Title therein named," of which Joseph E. Sheffield, Henry Farnham, J. A. Matteson, and N. B. Judd were the sole incorporators. This company was in- corporated for the purpose of constructing a railroad bridge across the Mississippi River, connecting the Chicago & Rock Island Railroad with the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad, at Davenport, Iowa. The capital stock was 8400,000, raised on 400 bonds of $1,000 each, the payment of which was guaranteed by the Chicago & Rock Island Railroad Company and the Mississippi & Missouri River Railroad Company. The work of location and construction commenced in the spring of 1854, under Henry Farnham as chief engineer, and John B. Jarvis, as consulting engineer. B. B. Brayton had charge of the work as resident engineer. The corner- stone of the first pier of the bridge was laid in the presence of a large number of the citzens of Rock Island and Davenport, Hon. Joseph Knox. Ebenezer Cook, George E. Hubbell and others making appropriate remarks on the occasion. By the spring of 1856 the entire work was completed, and attracted the attention of travelers, historians and scholars from every part of the coun- try. It was deemed a great triumph of art, a noble achievement of enterprise, to connect the castern and western banks of the Father of Waters with a continuous railway, over which the prod- nets of Iowa might roll onward to Eastern markets without delay. The bridge is 1,580 feet long and 30 feet high across the Missis- sippi to the Island, and 450 feet across the slough, from the Island to the Illinois shore. The entire cost of both bridges, and the railroad connecting them across the Island, was about $400,000.
The number of boats that passed through the draw during the year 1857 was 1,024, and the number of rafts during the same time was 594. On the 6th of April, 1856, a large and splendid steam - boat called the " Effie Afton," while attempting to pass the Rock Island draw of the bridge in a gale of wind, was thrown against the draw pier, and, rebounding, swung around the stone pier east of the draw, and the smoke-pipes, coming in contact with the superstruct- ure, were thrown down, setting fire to the Coat in several places. She stuck fast under the bridge, and the flames from the boat ignited the frame work of the bridge, and burned off the end of the span, which fell, and, with the burning hull of the boat, floated three-quarters of a mile down the river. During the summer and fall of 1856 this burnt span was constructed anew.
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Jan. 1, 1853, the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad Company was organized. The capital stock was 86.000,000. of shares of $100 each. The corporation was to continne 50 years from date. Five per cent. of subscription was to be paid down, and the remainder in installments of not more than 20 per cent. of the full amount, and at intervals of not less than three months. The highest amount of indebtedness which could be incurred was $4,000,000. John A. Dix, of New York, was elected president. Sept. 1, 1853, the first ground was broken on the road. The first passenger train that left Davenport was on the 22d of August, 1855.
The expenses attending the litigation over the bridge was sneh as to involve the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad Company, and it failed to meet its guarantees. The Chicago & Rock Island as- sumed the responsibility, thereafter paying interest and principal. In 1866 the Mississippi & Missouri Railway Company failed to meet the mortgages given to secure the payment of moneys bor- rowed and expended in the construction. Its land grant also lapsed through inability to execute its designs. The mortgages were foreclosed, and the property purchased by the " Chicago, Rock Island & Pacitie " Company of Iowa, a corporation organized in the organization of the Chicago & Rock Island Railroad Company. On the 20th of August, 1866, the Illinois and Iowa companies consoli- dated under the name of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacifie Rail- road Company.
The main line now extended from Chicago to Rock Island in Ill- inois, and from Davenport to Kellogg, within 44 miles of Des Moines, in Iowa, the former 1813 miles, the latter 131 miles. The Oskaloosa branch extended from Wilton Junetion, by way of Mus- eatine, to Washington, and was 50 miles in length. During 1867-9 the main line was extended through Des Moines to Council Bluff's, 186 additional miles, the entire line being open for traffie in June, 1869.
In 1868 the secretary of war was anthorized to construct a new iron bridge over the Mississippi at Rock Island, and to grant to the company a right of way over the island and bridge.
It was mutually agreed that the Government should erect the new iron bridge with a draw, the company undertaking to remove the old bridge from the channel and to defray one-half the ex- pense of the construction and repair of the superstructure. The contraet was met by both parties, the arrangement proving en- tirely satisfactory.
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Since its organization the Rock Island Company has been very prosperous, and it now occupies a high position among the great railroads of the United States. Its stock stands high on the market. It has absorbed numerous small roads and feeders throughout Illi- nois and Iowa, and its system is a complete network over the coun- try whose trade it carries.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.
This road was first known as the Davenport & St. Paul Railroad, and the first steps were taken in its organization in 1868. In 1870 it was completed from Davenport through the county. In 1874 the road was placed in the hands of a receiver, at which time it was com- pleted to Fayette, Ia., and a branch from Eldridge to Maquoketa, about 160 miles of road. Aug. 1, 1880, it passed under the control of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Panl Railway Company, and is now operated as part of the Racine & Southwestern Divison of that road.
Daniel Moore
CHAPTER XI.
PIONEER SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION.
A society for the preservation of historical events of a nation, State, county or town is a commendable affair. The lessons of the past teach us the duties pertaining to the future. The fires of pa- triotism, the love of country or of home, is strengthened by a nar- ration of such important events as tend to stir the blood or quieken to life those divine affeetions in man. Many a youth has chosen the life of a soldier from reading accounts of the great battles and glorious deeds of an Alexander, a IFannibal, a Napoleon, a Well- ington, or our own brave and noble Washington. The lists of statesmen have been angmented by the example of a Pitt, a Web- ster, a Clay, or Calhoun. Patriotism and love of country have been awakened by reading the sublime utterances of Patrick Henry, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Stephen A. Douglas. The love of home, love of parents and kindred, have been strengthened by oft-told tales of the aged father or mother, espe- cially of that pioneer father and mother who toiled early and late, hard and long, in order to give their descendants the priceless boon of a home of plenty and of peace, of refinement and love.
At a meeting of the Old Settlers of Scott County, who became residents prior to Dec. 31, 1840, held in Le Claire Hall, Davenport pursuant to a notice in the daily papers, on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 23, 1858, some 60 persons were assembled. The meeting was called to order by Duncan C. Eldridge. whereupon Ebenezer Cook was elected chairman and John L. Coffin secretary of the meeting.
The'chairman, on taking his seat, expressed with a few happy remarks the pleasure which it gave him to meet so many of his oid friends on this occasion, and alluded to the warin interest he had al- ways felt in those who had stood side by side with him in the hard- ships and struggles incident to the early settlement of this county. He said " that if there was anything of good about him, if he had ever been of any service to this community, and in fact for all he was at this day, he felt himself indebted to the early settlers of this county, who had always stood by him; that he had always
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been willing to divide the last crust of bread with anyone of them that needed, and he prayed to God that so long as he lived he might be disposed to divide with them the last shirt on his back, if any one of them required it."
On motion of James McIntosh, a committee of five was ap- pointed by the Chair to draft a preamble and resolutions for organ- izing the association. The Chair appointed James McIntosh, Will- ard Barrows, John F. Dillon, D. E. Eldridge and Edward Richer.
While the committee was absent the inceting was entertained by some remarks by Wm. McCammon, and by the IIon. John P. Cook. The committee then presented the following preamble and resolutions which were unanimously adopted :
WHEREAS, It was our destiny as American citizens, excited by a spirit of laudable enterprise, to be the pioneers in the settlement of this fair and fertile section of our State; and, whereas, it seems desirable that we should perpetuate the memory of that settlement, and from time to time recall the history of the past, so rich in inci- dent of great and varied interest; therefore, be it
Resolved, That all those who became residents of the territory now known as Scott County, in Iowa, prior to Dec. 31. 1840, form themselves into a society, the object of which shall be to ex- tend the right hand of fellowship to all those who have lived through the honorable conflict of the past, to share and enjoy the prosperity of the present, and to interchange congratulations that their early struggles and hardships have resulted in a growth and development almost without a parallel.
Resolved, That this association be known by the name of " The Pioneer Settlers' Association of Scott County."
Resolved, That its officers shall consist of a president. ten vice- presidents, a secretary and treasurer, and an executive committee of five members, said committee to be appointed by the president.
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