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December 3d, marched to reinforce Gen Blunt at Cane Hill, Ark .; led the column advancing on Van Buren, December 28th ; whipped two regiments of rebel cavalry, dashed into town, and performed effective service in the Southwest.
When the war closed, instead of being mustered out, the veteran First was sent to Texas. There, one of its members was flogged by order of Gen. Custer, against which barbarity Gov. Stone earnestly protested, and asked that the regiment be taken from Custer's command and honorably mustered ont.
[NOTE .- This regiment was mustered out at Austin, Texas, February 15, 1866.]
Musn. R. W. Brown, e. June 13, 1861, m. o. Sept. 1, 1862.
Company G.
Fish, Wm. B.
Carpenter, M. D., e. Ang. 26, 1861, died Dec. 29, 1864, in Fayette County.
Egglesion, W. K., e. Jan. 5, 1864.
Heustiss, Benjamin. e. Dec. 1, 1863, died Aug. 8, 1864, at Little Rock, Ark.
Paris, Chas. R., e. Jan. 1, 1864, disd. Jan. 29, 1864, disab. Platt, Josiah, e. Dec. 29, 1863.
Roberts, John B., e. Dec. 28, 1863.
Ross, Samuel W., Dec. 28, 1863, disd. for disab.
Sales, Wm. C., e. Dec. 29, 1863.
Company I.
Bonliam, M. J., e. March 25, 1864.
Company K.
Corp. W. B. Herriman, e. July 18, 1862. Weikel, Geo., re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864. Wolf, Harrison.
Company M.
Johnson, Otis I., e. Jan. 4, 1864.
McCann, Jos. L., e. Jan. 4, 1864.
Strickland, Franklyn, e, Jan. 4, 1864.
Murray, Abraham, re-e. as vet. Jan. 5, 1864.
Unassigned Recruits.
Gorham, James, e. Dec. 14, 1863.
Sherrard, David, e. Dec. 14, 1863. Alford, E. M., e. Jan. 12, 1864. Cushman, Wm. S., e. Jan. 12, 1864. Eggleston, C. B., e. Feb. 29, 1864. Jones, Allen, e. Jan. 23, 1864. Reynolds, Geo., e. Dec. 25, 1863. Wood, Lewis, e. Jan. 12, 1864.
SIXTH CAVALRY.
The Sixth Cavalry was recruited in 1862, and was sent to Dakota immediately after being recruited and drilled, where it marched, under Gen. Sully, against the Indians.
The command left the mouth of the Big Cheyenne on the 21st day of August, 1863, and, on the 3d of September, participated in the battle of White Stone Hill. From the official report of Col. D. S. Wilson, of that date, is con- densed the following :
On the morning of the 3rd, Col. Wilson received an order from the general commanding to detail one battal- ion from his command, and, as it was the turn of the Third Battalion to scout, an order was issued directing Maj. House to report at headquarters for instructions, which was promptly done. Company M had had their horses used up by constant scouting. The detail for the scout was Company C, L. L. Ainsworth, Captain ; Com- pany I, L. R. Wolf, Captain; Company F, S. Shattuck, Captain; and Company H, of Second Battalion, C. J. Marsh, Captain. They left the command at an early hour. After their departure, the brigade took up its line of march to a point ten miles east of White Stone Hill. Maj. House discovered a very large body of In- dians at the " Hill," and commenced a parley to hold them while he despatched a messenger to the camp. As soon as the messenger arrived, it was only a few minutes before the whole command was on its way to the battle- field. The battle at once began, and upon the Sixth Iowa devolved the task of surrounding the Indians and driving them in. On every side were straggling Indians, endeav- oring to escape. The main body, however, after having been quietly driven quite a distance toward a common
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center, says Col. Wilson, "availed themselves of the darkness that was coming on by suddenly firing upon us, which fire, although entirely unexpected, was immedi- ately returned by us with terrible effect." Preparations were then made to continue the fight on foot, but dark- ness prevented. The regiment went into camp on the battlefield, corralled their horses, threw out pickets, and the command slept on their arms. The night was very dark and very cold, and, when morning came, it was dis- covered that the redskins, under cover of the thick dark- ness, had stolen away, "leaving the country strewed for miles around with their dried meats, provisions, packs, robes, tepees, goods and ponies." In this engagement, the regiment lost one commissioned officer and ten pri- vates, and had eleven wounded. Col. Wilson says of his field and line officers : "From the highest to the lowest, they deserve the most favorable consideration, and the same may be said of almost the entire command engaged. Being their first battle, this was their baptism of fire and steel, and most nobly did they behave. The high valor earned by the noble action of the Iowa troops upon the bloody fields of battle has not been tarnished by the gal- lant lowa Sixth at White Stone Hill."
July 28, 1864, the Sixth had a hand in the engagement with the Indians at Tahkahokutah, where the Indians occupied a secure position on some steep and rocky bluffs partly covered with timber. The Indians threw out mounted skirmishing parties eight or ten miles in ad- vance of this position, which were driven back to the bluffs. The Indians were then shelled out of their posi- tion in the rocks and forced to retreat with considerable loss. August 8th, the regiment, which had camped the previous night on the Little Missouri, had a skirmish with a heavy force of Indians, and on the following day got a chance to charge them a distance of over two miles, killing a considerable number. The regiment remained in Dakota until Winter, bivouacked at Sioux City until Spring, and was mustered out in October, 1865.
[NOTE .- This Regiment was mustered out at Sioux City, Iowa Oct. 17, 1865.]
Act. A. Surg. N. B. Elliot, com. Dec. 18, '62, res. Feb. 27, '63. Adjt. Benj. J. Agard, e. as private Sept. 22, 1862, prmtd. adjt. May 5, 1864.
Company C.
Capt. Lucian L. Ainsworth, com. Jan. 31, 1863.
First Lient. Geo. E. Dayton, com. Jan. 31, 1863, prmtd. capt. Co. K, March 4, 1864.
First Lieut. Freeman K. Fisk, e. as sergt. Sept. 22, 1863, prmtd. 2d lieut. June 30, 1864, com. 2d lieut. March 16, 1865.
Second Lieut. Henry Rickel, com. Jan. 31, 1863, res. June 29, 1864.
Second Lieut. Warren D. Stafford, e. as Q. M. S. Sept. 22, 1862, com. 2d lieut. March 16, 1865.
Com. Sergt. A. Dorn, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Sergt. Wm. F. Crawford, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Sergt. Geo. F. Boardman, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Sergt. Danl. R. Blaisdell, e. Sept. 22, 1862, disd. May 31, 1865, disab.
Sergt. Jas. Holmes, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Corp. John L. Davis, e. Sept. 22, 1862, disd. May 4, 1864, disab.
Corp. R. E. Burlingham, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Corp. Delos W. Eaton, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Corp. A. M. Childs, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Corp. Wm. Tripp, e. Sept. 22, 1862. Corp. Merritt Smith, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Corp. C. L. Loomis, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Teamster S. W. Osborn, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Teamster J. Crawford, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Saddler Jas E. Bissell, e. Sept. 22, 1862. Agard, B. E., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Burrett, A., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Burdin, Geo., e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Burrell, Wm., e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Buttles, O. F., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Burnsides, A. C., e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Barnes, A. S., e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Clark, Avery, e. Sept. 22, 1862, kld. Sept. 3, 1863, in action, at White Stone Mills, D. T. Conrad, L. D., e. Dec. 1, 1862, disd. July 29, 1865.
Cooley, Wm. H., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Crawford, Arthur, e. Sept. 22, 1862. Conrad, Orlando, e. Sept. 22, 1862. Connegan, Frank, e. Sept. 22, 1862. Davis, Geo. R., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Eckman, John, e. Sept. 22, 1862. Eaton, W. C., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Foster, Hiram, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Fortney, Adam, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Farr, Levi L., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Graves, Harley, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Hubbell, M. S., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Hamilton, Benj., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Innis, Robt., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Kellogg, Hiram, e. Sept. 22, 1862. Long, Moses O., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Luse, J. C., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Middlestatts, F., e. Sept. 22, 1862. McDongal, Dougal, e. Oct. 1, 1862, disd. April 21, '63, disab. Nolan, M., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Ober, Francis, e. Sept. 18, 1862.
Paine, Wm. J., e. Sept. 23, 1862. Reeder, Thos., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Stoops, W. H., e. Sept. 18, 1862, died Oct. 10, 1864, at Ft . Rice, D. T. Sawyer, C. A., e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Seeber, H. S., e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Sheek, Fred., e. Sept. 22, 1862, disd. Dec. 26, 1864, disab.
Tague, John, e. Sept. 22, 1862. Tripp, Willis, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Ungerer, Michael, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Vansickles, C. V., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Ward, Robert, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Whitely, Geo., e. Oct. 4, 1862. Wade, Isaac, e. Sept. 22, 1862. Winslow, A. P., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Wickham, Orison, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Wickham, R., e. Sept. 22, 1862. Wakefield, Jacob, e. Sept. 22, 1862.
Abernethy, Jas., e. Feb. 1, 1863.
Budlong, Judiah, Oct. 1, 1863.
Mathis, Wm. W., Feb. 1, 1863. Roach, M. T., Feb. 1, 1863. Bingham, Jas. W., e. March 19, 1864.
Gray, Jas. K., e. March 31, 1864.
Lachey, Melvin, e. March 19, 1864.
Maynard, S. J., e. March 2, 1864.
Shanklin, M. W., e. March 31, 1864. Schermerhorn, P. B., Oct. 17, 1864.
Company I.
Barnes, B. C., e. Nov. 1, 1862.
Hatton, Jos. S, e. Nov. 22, 1862.
Heatlı, Wm. W., e. Dec. 1, 1862.
McFarlan, J., e. Jan. 1, 1862.
Doxsee, Charles, e. March 6, 1863.
SEVENTH CAVALRY.
This regiment was organized at " Camp Hendershott," Davenport, in the Summer of 1863, and ordered to duty against the Indians in Nebraska, Dakota, Colorado and Kansas. Portions of the regiment were engaged in the battles of White Stone Hill, Tahkahokutah, Bad Lands, Little Blue Julesburg, Mud Springs, Rush Creek, Horse Creek, Cow Creek, and other engagements, in which the brave Iowa boys fought gallantly. The battle of Jules- burg, Colorado, was fought by Company F, under Capt. ()'Brien. The Indians in large numbers had attacked a train. Capt. O'Brien marched to its assistance, and the battle continued during the day. The company lost thirteen killed, and the Indians lost fifty-five. The regi- ment remained on the plains fighting Indians until 1866.
[NOTE-This Regiment was mustered out at Leavenworth, Kansas, May 17, 1866.]
Company E.
McGee, Wm., e. April 3, 1863.
Company F.
Capt. John F. Brown, e. as Ist sergt. April 1, 1863, com. 1st lieut. Feb. 5, 1866, com. capt. Feb. 10, 1866, disd. as Ist. lieut. May 5, 1866.
First Lieut. John S. Brewer, com. June 3, 1863, resd. Nov. 3, 1865.
Second Lieut. Salem Morse, e. as sergt. com. 2d lieut. May 23, 1866.
Sergt. Wm. H. Botsford, e. March 1, 1863.
Corp. David Olmstead, e. March 28, 1863.
Corp. Elvin Pratt, e. April 1, 1863.
Corp. Geo. Holes, e. March 25, 1863.
Corp. D. Lippincott, e. March 15, 1863, kld. Jan. 7, 1865, in action.
Farrier Thos. Green, e. Feb. 5, 1863.
Saddler J. D. Nicoll, e. March 1, 1863. Asbury, Thos., e. April 1, 1863, disd. Nov. 2, 1863, disab.
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Burroughs, Geo. L., e. April 14, 1863.
Conner, Jas., e. Feb. 1, 1863, died Oct. 5, 1864, at Ft. Cot- ton wood, D. T. Good, Jas., e. May 1, 1863.
Koons, Anthony, e Feb. 5, 1863, kld. Jan. 7, 1865, at Julesburg, C. T., in battle.
Larson, Jas., e. April 1, 1863.
Moore, E. D,, e. April 15, 1863, kld. Jan. 7, 1864, at Jules- burg, C. T. in battle.
Nichols, Jerome, e. April 1, 1863, disd. by civil authority, June 23. 1863.
Raymond, Wm., e. March 1, 1863.
Scott, Thos., e. April 1, 1863, kld. Jan. 7, 1865, at Jules- burg, C. T., in action.
Wagle, C. T., e. Feb. 18, 1863. Woodruff, M., e. April 1, 1863.
Wilson, Thos., e. April 1, 1863, disd. Nov. 2, 1863, disab.
Wickham, John S., e. April 1, 1863, died July 28, 1863, in regimental hospital.
Company Unknown.
Baker, Chas., e. April 11, 1864. Bennett, L. S., e. April 16, 1864.
NINTH CAVALRY.
This regiment, Col. Matthew M. Trumbul, was the last of the three years' regiments recruited in Iowa. It was organized at Davenport, November 30, 1863, and ordered to Arkansas, where it remained performing heavy scout- ing, guard and garrison duties until the close of the war.
[ NOTE .- This regiment was mustered out Feb. 3, 1866.]
Company E.
First Lieut. Mark Gilbert, com. Nov. 30, 1863, resd. Sept. 8, 1864.
First Lieut. Henry W. Harmon, com. 2d lieut. Nov. 30, 1862, com. 1st lieut. Sept. 9, 1864, resd. July 3, 1865.
Second Lient. Walstein Davis, e. as private, com. 2d lieut. July 4, 1865. Quarter master Sergt. H. A. Beck, e. Aug. 17, 1863.
Com. Sergt. Thos. H. Kaufman, e. July 4, 1863.
Sergt. Wm. C. Foster, e. July 15, 1863, died Aug. 14, 1864, at Duvall's Bluff, Ark.
Corp. Jas. E. Carter, e. July 20, 1863.
Corp. Patten Davis, e. Aug. 25, 1863, died March 26, 1864, at St Louis.
Corp. Jeptha Fuson, e. July 1, 1863.
Corp A C. Carson, e. July 1, 1863.
Trumpeter E. Evenson, e. July 2, 1863.
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Farrier Geo. V. Davis, e. Oct. 9, 1863.
Farrier Jos. E. Conrad, e. Sept. 23, 1863.
Saddler John M. Detrick, e. July 15, 1863.
Anderson, John, e. July 25, 1863, died April 25, 1865, at Brownsville Station, Ark.
Baker, Milo C., e. June 30, 1863, died Oct. 24, 1864, at Brownsville Station, Ark. Bradley, C. T., e. Aug. 11, 1863, died Sept. 21, 1864, at Lit- tle Rock, Ark. Brown, A., e. July 29, 1863, died Dec. 24, 1864, near Hick- ory Plains, Ark.
Dutcher, Chas. E., e. Aug. 1, 1863.
Dershan, Wm., e. July 6, 1863.
Ilow, Isaac J., e. July 21, 1863.
Iliff, Jasper N., e. July 1, 1863.
Kibbe, L. J., e. July 25, 1863.
Linnell, S. G., e. June 9, 1863. Learn, Sanmel, e. June 25, 1863.
Latlan, F. B., e. Oct. 3, 1863.
Monnahan, J. P., e. Oct. 1, 1863. Oleson, Emerick, e July 29, 1863. Pringle, Robert, e. July 20, 1863.
Rogers, L. D , e. June 18, 1863.
Rhoades, John, e. Oct. 1, 1863.
Staddon, James, e. Jnne 19, 1863.
Stafford, L., e. July 3, 18+3.
Sergeant, P. W., e. July 22, 1863. Stone, Daniel E., e. July 18, 1863. Shook, Chas. W .. July 18, 1863. Schwartz, Fred. K., e. Aug. 8, 1863. Shannon, Thomas, e. Oct. 6, 1863.
Tripp, Wm. R., e. Ang. 24, 1863.
Thompson, C. S., e. Nov. 3, 1863. Taylor, David, e. July 15, 1863.
Wright, Royal R., e. Nov. 1, 1863.
Company F.
Lee, Jasper, e. Dec. 26, 1863.
MISCELLANEOUS CAVALRY.
Second Cavalry.
Gifford, Elias, e. Dec. 7, 1863, m. o. Sept. 19, 1865.
Wood, Elias, e. Dec. 4, 1863, died March 9, 1864, at Nash- ville, Tenn
Davis, S. J., e. Jan. 2, 1864, m. o. Sept. 19, 1865.
Wood, Levi, e. Jan. 2, 1864, wd. Dec. 15, 1864, at Nash- ville, Tenn.
Desart, John, e. Dec. 15, 1863, died June 19, 1864, at Memphis, Tenn.
Logan, Lyman, e. Dec. 15, 1863, m. o. Sept. 19, 1865.
Clark, Chas. W., e. Dec. 15, 1863, wd.
Conner, Benj., e. Sept. 15, 1864. died Feb. 19, 1864, at Memphis.
Linn, Wm. H., e. Jan. 4, 1864, m. o. Sept. 19, 1865.
Bartlett, Wm., e. Aug. 4, 1861, deserted at Rienzi, Miss., July 18, 1862.
Hurd, James, m. o. Sept. 19, 1865.
Fourth Cavalry.
Color-Sergt. L. D. Wellman, e. Dec. 12, 1863, wd. Flinn, Lewis, e. Sept. 25, 1861, re-e. Dec. 12, 1863.
Platt, Milton, e. Sept. 25, 1861, wd. Oct. 11, 1862. Nash, Cassius M., e. Jan. 11, 1864, m. o. Aug. 10, 1865.
Fifth Veteran Cavalry.
(Consolidated.)
Davis, I. B., e. April 11, 1864, m. o. Aug. 11, 1865. Earle, S. M., e. April 25, 1864, m. o. Aug. 11, 1865. Simar, Anson E., e. April, 1864, ni. o. Ang. 11, 1865. Corp. Hela C. Sprague, e. July 1, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. Aug. 11, 1865.
Sprague, Henan, e. July 1, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. Aug. 11, 1865.
First Cavalry Missouri State Militia.
Sergt. Norton B. Johnson, e. June 14, 1862. Musician David H. Johnson, e. July 15, 1863.
Twelfth Illinois Cavalry.
Hayward, John F., e. Dec. 6, 1861.
Mills, M. P., e. Dec. 6, 1861.
Newcomb, Clark, e. Dec. 6, 1861. Pattie, A. D., e. Dec. 6, 1861.
ARTILLERY.
Second Battery.
Spencer, Jas., e. Sept. 9, 1864, m. o. Aug. 7, 1865.
For four years and more, the note of the fife and drum and bugle and the tramp of armed hosts were continuously heard, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Gulf of Mexico to British North America, and the clash of arms was borne northward on every breeze from the sunny but blood-drenched plains of the South. For four years and more, " grim-visaged war " had waved its crim- son banners over the fair fabric the Fathers had erected, in a vain endeavor to hurl it from its foundations. In this terrible and gigantic struggle, Fayette had borne its full part ; and many a brave volunteer from its beautiful prairies
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had laid down his life on the battle field, or starved to death in the rebel slaugh- ter pens at Andersonville and Macon.
But now, Sherman and his " brave boys in blue " had made their memorable and historic march to the sea, Lee had surrendered to the victorious army of the Union under Grant, the war was ended, peace restored, the Union preserved in its integrity, and the patriotic sons of Fayette who were spared to witness the final victory of the armies of the Union returned to their homes to receive grand ovations and tributes of honor from friends and neighbors who had eagerly and jealously and anxiously watched and followed them wherever the varying fortunes of war had called them.
Exchanging their soldiers' uniforms for citizens' dress, most of them fell back to their old avocations-on the farm, in the mines, at the forge, the bench, in the shop, in the office, or at whatever else their hands found to do. Their noble deeds, in the hour of their country's peril, are now and always will be dear to the hearts of the people whom they so faithfully served. Brave men are always honored, and no class of citizens are entitled to greater respect than the brave volunteers of Fayette County, not simply because they were soldiers, but because, in their association with their fellow men, their walk is upright, and their character and honesty without reproach.
Their country first, their glory and their pride ; Land of their hopes-land where their fathers died ; When in the right, they'll keep their honor bright ; When in the wrong, they'll die to set it right.
The wondrous deeds of daring and glorious achievements of the Army of the Union, during the great war of the rebellion, will always be dearly cherished by all patriotic hearts. But there were scenes, incidents and accidents, the memory of which will shade with sadness the bright reflections engendered by the contemplation of a heroism, devotion and sacrifice the like of which the world never saw before. But the memory of those who fell in the stupendous ·struggle is still familiar to the present people of Fayette County ; but fifty years hence, when the fathers and mothers of to-day shall have passed on to their eternal home, they will be remembered by posterity more as matters of tradition than of absolute written history ..
On the 6th of August, 1869, the anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh, a meeting was called, at Fayette, of the resident survivors of Company F, Third Iowa Regiment, and of other companies and regiments in the county. At the meeting, there were present : Col. Aaron Brown, Capt. Jacob Swank, Lieut. J. H. Lakin, Wm. Cox, F. M. Garrison, J. J. Earle, E. H. Kinyon, T. M. Whiteley, Joseph Antwine, A. D. Davis, A. B. Ecker, J. D. Parrott, of Com- pany F; C. H. Talmadge, of Company I; E. A. Adams, Irwin Comstock, of the Twelfth Regiment ; W. H. Scott and J. R. Leightner.
Col. Brown was Chairman by common consent, by virtue of his office.
" At this meeting," says the Gazette, "old scars were shown that were fresh, bleeding wounds when last seen by many of these eyes ; and with what energy are the battles fought over again ?"
The honored dead, those who went out with them, to fight for the Constitu- tion and the Union, were not forgotten, and the business of the day was trans- acted in a solemn, earnest manner, characteristic of the determined men who have not yet discharged their whole duty-a duty they owe themselves and their comrades, after having fulfilled their duty to their country.
Col. Brown stated the object of the meeting to be to devise a plan for the erection of a suitable monument to the memory of those who went out. in the
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vigor of life, but left their emaciated and bloody forms on the battle fields and in the cemeteries of the South.
The meeting adjourned to meet at West Union May 1st, at which time, a large number of veterans assembled at the Court House. Dr. L. Armstrong was Chairman, and F. M. Garrison, Secretary. C. H. Talmadge, Esq., stated the object of the meeting, and speeches were made by Hon. L. L. Ainsworth, Lakin, Zeigler and others.
A committee, consisting of S. B. Zeigler, M. M. House, J. H. Lakin, Wm. Larrabee and Cyrus Beck, was appointed to prepare an address to the people of the county.
Township committees of three were appointed to secure a general attend- ance at the next meeting, and instructed to call meetings in their several townships, one week prior to the next meeting. These committees were as follows :
Auburn-William Quivey, Hiram Hoagland, W. W. Gardner. Banks- Nathan Bent, LeRoy Hallowell, Matthew Armstrong. Clermont-J. N. Den- nis. Dr. James Barr, G. A. Appelman. Center-Elisha Hartsough, Augustus Allen, J. B. Perry. Dover-Thomas Kincaid, Frank Ropes, B. H. Ropes. Eden-G. S. Blackman, L. P. Finch, Joel Parker. Fairfield-Adam Becker, G. S. Ransom, Jacob Walrath. Fremont-N. W. Spears, Cyrus Beck, H. W. Zimmerman. Harlan-William Taylor, William Crawford, George Rich. Illyria-E. Elwell, R. A. Richardson, Samuel Herriman. Jefferson-B. H. Bennett, Alden Spears, A. Hancock. Oran-J. E. Kent, Jesse Roberts, B. E. Hough. Pleasant Valley-T. J. Butcher, H. Warner, S. Underwood. Putnam-J. S. Phillips, F. Kidder, H. B. Talcott. Richland-Ira Utter, Clark Ward, L. B. Davis. Scott-Geo. Schermerhorn, C. B. Gardinier, E. R. Miller. Smithfield-J. E. Budd, J. H. Foskett, F. Snedigar. Windsor --- Wm. Colby, E. H. Ketchum, William Burrill. Westfield-Col. Aaron Brown, Richard Earle, H. S. Brunson. West Union-S. B. Zeigler, J. Swank, J. S. Brewer.
June 8, 1869, another large meeting was held at the Court House-Dr. Armstrong in the chair. The Monument Association was permanently organ- ized by choice of Col. Aaron Brown, President ; B. H. Ropes, First Vice Pres- ident; L. L. Ainsworth, Second Vice President ; C. H. Talmadge, Secretary ; J. H. Lakin, Assistant Secretary ; Wm. McClintock, Treasurer.
A committee, consisting of S. B. Zeigler, Wm. McClintock and A. W. Cal- lender, was appointed, to draft resolutions, Constitution and By-Laws and Arti- cles of Incorporation.
The next meeting was appointed at Dunham's Grove, in Center Township, on Sunday, July 4th. H. S. Brunson, J. W. Shannon and L. L. Ainsworth were appointed to secure speakers for the occasion. John Webb, J. J. Welsh and N. W. Spear were appointed Committee on Grounds and Programme, and Capt. Jacob Swank was appointed Marshal. This was designed to be a religious meeting, in commemoration of the gallant dead.
The celebration of the national birthday, at West Union, was on Saturday, July 3, 1869. The meeting at the grove was a grand success. It was esti- mated that 4,000 people were in attendance. The addresses were by Rev. Mr. Brocksome, Rev. Mr. Bowman and Col. Henderson. The Committee on Incor- poration was not ready to report, and the meeting was adjourned, to meet at the call of the President.
The officers and committees of the Monument Association met at West Union, on Saturday, July 17, 1869, when Articles of Incorporation were pre- sented and adopted.
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The Secretary and Treasurer were authorized to procure books and station- ery, blanks, etc.
This was the last meeting, and it is not a little singular that, after so much enthusiasm, the project was so suddenly abandoned, or rather, deferred, for the association is still in existence, although dormant.
After Capt. Swank's death, in 1874, the project was partially revived. A meeting was held and some funds subscribed ; but the effort was spasmodic, and nothing definite was accomplished. There is a small amount of funds in the hands of the Treasurer, J. H. Lakin; but Fayette County, thirteen years after the close of the war, is still without a soldiers' monument. It is to be hoped, however, that before all the survivors have gone from earth, and their gallant deeds are forgotten, that Fayette County, rich in its natural resources and its intelligent population, will have erected a suitable monument to the memory of her heroic sons, who laid their lives on the altar of our common country.
THE COUNTY POOR AND POOR FARM.
The county poor, previous to 1864, were provided for by temporary expe- dients. The young were bound out whenever possible, and the aged were boarded at various places, in their respective townships, at the expense of the county. In 1863, P. Dowse, D. Perrin and J. H. Ross were appointed a Com- mittee on Poor, and the increase in the number of people who were becoming county charges led the Board, on June 3, to instruct said Committee to investi- gate the matter to see if expense could not be saved to the county. Pursuant to instructions, the Committee, on June 4, 1863, recommended that a committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of providing the county with a poor house and farm, and to report to the Board at its September session. The committee were appointed as follows : D. G. Goodrich, E. Z. Stowe and H. B. Hoyt. The committee made their final report June 7, 1864, and, after a lengthy preamble, recommended the adoption of the following resolution :
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