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Company C.
Capt. Edgar Pickett, com. Sept. 30, 1863, resd. April 7, 1864.
Capt. Geo. W. Detwiler, e. prmtd. 2d lieut. March 12, 1864, prmtd. 1st lieut. April 18, 1864, prmtd. capt. June 24, '65.
Q. M. Sergt. H. A. Hamlin, e. July 23, '63. Sergt. Jno. B. Loomis, e. July 29, 1863.
Sergt. Geo. A. Junk, e. July 30, 1863, wd.
and captd. near Palmetto, Ga., died at Andersonville.
Sergt. M. Lyon, e. July 29, 1863, captd. at Newnan, Ga.
Corp. H. C. Miller, e. July 29, 1863.
Corp. Jno. P. Campbell, e. July 21, 1863.
Corp. Jno. I. Fulton, e. July 29, 1863.
Corp. Albert Raney, e. July 29, 1863, killed near Tilton, Ga.
Corp. A. R. Smith, e. Aug. 3, 1863.
Trumpeter H. R. Hayden, e. July 30, 1863. Farrier E. Longley, e. June 16, 1863.
Farrier A. Dunn, e. July 25, 1863.
Wagoner Wm. A. Sherod, e. July 28, 1863. died at Evansville, La. Arrington, Albert, e. July 29, 1863. Belknap. Aug. J., e. Aug. 15, 1863.
Benning. C., e. Aug. 15, 1863. Corns, Rufus. e. July 23, 1863.
Coughnour. B. P., e. July 29, 1863. Day, Geo. S., e. . July 31, 1863.
Findlay, Hugh, e. July 29, 1863, captd. at Newnan, Ga. Graham, Jos., e. July 25, 1863. Green, Rufus, e. July 29, 1863. Gilbert, Harvey. e. July 29, 1863.
Gleeson, Wm. H., e. July 29, 1863. Hoverstock, Geo. H., e. July 28, 1863.
Henry, Benj. F., e. July 24, 1863, captd. near Pleasant Ridge, Ga., killed at Kingston, Ga .. by bushwhackers. Hunter, Cyrus E., e. July 29, 1863. Hudson. Lemuel, e. July 20, 1863.
Lee, John, e. Aug, 15, 1863, disd. June 15, 1864, disab. Miller, Eli, e. July 20, 1863.
Medaugh. John, e. July 20, 1863.
Miller, Jacob, e. July 23, 1863, captd. near Pleasant Ridge. Ga. Moore, John, e. July 29, 1863.
McClurg, D. S .. e. Aug. 3, 1863, disd. June 12, 1865, disab. McMillen, David, e. Aug. 5, 1863. Marshall, Chas., e. Ang. 3, 1863.
Nixon, Jos., e. July 20, 1863. killed at Franklin, Tenn. Pace, Jos. C., e. July 29, 1863, died Oct. 10, 1863.
Park, P. H., e. Aug. 28, 1863. captd. at Newnan. Gå.
Ratcliff, A. L., e. Aug. 4, 1863.
Rodabauglı, C., e. July 29, 1863.
Robertson, Jno. C., e. July 27, 1863.
Rutledge, Wm. B., e. July 29, 1863, disd.
Dec. 12, 1863, to rec. prom. in pro. mar. dep.
Sample, Alex., e. . July 28, 1863, captd. at Newnan, Ga.
Stansburg, Jno. S., e. July 18, 1863, trans. to V. R. C. Jan. 15. 1865.
Smith, D. C., e. July 13, 1863, captd. at Pleasant Ridge.
Stevens, H. R., e. July 28, 1863.
Smith, D. M., e. July 30, 1863, captd. at Newnan, Ga.
Sadler, Simon, e. Aug. 1, 1863.
Sears, Jas. W., e. Aug. 15, 1863.
Skinner, Jno. B., e. July 28, 1863.
Thompson, Harvey, e. July 29, 1863.
Company E.
Bradford, Leander, e. July 11, 1863.
Batchelor, Geo. H., e. July 15, 1863, captd.
at Newnan, Ga., died at Baltimore, Md. Dewit, Elisha, e. Aug. 10, 1863. Ehrman, Henry, e. Aug. 10, 1863.
Grimsley. H. M., e. July 3, 1863.
Hart. Wm. H., e. July 15, 1863, captd. at Newnan, Ga.
Hillard, Samuel A., e. July 3, 1863, captd. at Newnan, Ga. Jennison, John, e. June 25. 1863.
Leonard, A. L., e. July 30, 1863.
McCoy, Laben, e. July 18, 1863.
Turton, E. J., e. July 20, 1863.
FIRST INFANTRY (A. D.) (60 U. S. V., A. D.)
[NOTE .- This regiment was mustered out at Duvall's Bluff Oct. 15, 1865.]
Lieut. Col. G. A. A. Deane, com. capt. Co. B from Bugler Co. D, Third Cavalry, prmtd. lieut. col.
Company A. Patton, Hayden, Aug. 19, 1863.
Company B.
Capt. G. A. A. Deane, Aug. 23, 1861, from musician Co. B, Third Cavalry.
Bivans, Enoch, Aug. 23, 1863, died Helena, Ark
Biggs, Jackson, e. Aug. 23, 1863.
Caldwell, Daniel, e. Aug. 23, 1863, died Dec. 22, 1863.
Green, Geo. W., e. Aug. 19, 1863.
Matson Henry. e. Aug. 23, 1863, died Dec. 16, 1863.
McCracken, Merit, e. Aug. 19, 1863.
Morgan, Albt., e. Aug. 23, 1863, died at Helena, Ark.
Nichols, Samuel, e. Aug. 23, 1863.
Orrison, Jas., e. Aug. 20, 1863, disd. June 23, 1865, disab. Templeton, Robt., e. Aug. 23, 1863.
Sales, Wm., e. Aug. 22, 1863, died at Helena, AArk.
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Sanders, Jas., e. Aug. 22, 1863. White, Robt., e. Aug. 19, 1863.
Company H. Williams, Robt., e. Sept. 25, 1863.
SOUTHERN BORDER BRIGADE, FIRST BATTALION.
[NOTE-Adjutant General's Report gives no date of m. o. of this regiment.]
Company B.
Capt. Jos. Dickey, com. Oct. 11, 1862.
Lient. Silas S. Boner. com. Oct. 11, 1862.
O. Sergt. C. A. Manning, e. Oct. 11, 1862. Bugler Adam Burkheiser, e. Oct. 11, 1862. Armstrong, C. A .. e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Bell, Elias, e. Oct. 11, 1862. Blackledge, H., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Blackledge, E., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Bateman, M. W., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Bailey, Geo. W., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Cook, L. C., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Curtis, Adolphus, e. Oct. 11, 1862. Curtis, R. B., e. Oet. 11, 1862.
Camblin, Jno. L., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Dodson. T. C., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Diekey, John, e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Dickey, A. L., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Gleckler, Chas., e. 11. 1862. Goodin, Asa., e. Oet. 11, 1862.
Good, Geo. W., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Gwinnus, John, e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Harness, M., e. Oct. 11. 1862.
Jenkins, Geo. W., e. Oct. 11. 1862. King, Geo .. e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Morse, M. H., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
McHenry, M., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Pettit, Isaiah, e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Ross, Abram, e. Oet. 11, 1862. Roberts, Wm., e. Oct. 11, 1862. Rhodes, Geo., e. Oct. 11, 1862. Stoddard, A., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Sorge, Oscar. e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Steinmyer, F., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Simmons, D., e. Oct. 11, 1862. Spencer, John, e. Oct. 11, 1862. Shrewe, Samuel K., e. Oct. 11, 1862. Schmidt, Jno. P., e. Oct. 11, 1862. Templeton, II., e. Oct. 11, 1862. Van Anken, H., e. Oct. 11, 1862. Willbaum, Benj., e. Oct. 11, 1862. Woolen, Josiah, e. Oct. 11, 1862. Walker, Addison, e. Oct. 11, 1862. Williamson, John, e. Oet 11, 1862. White, Robt., e. Oct. 11. 1862. Wagoner, Gustavus, e. Oct. 11, 1862.
Wolf, Geo., e. Oct. 11, 1862. Whitlock, H., e. Oct. 11, 1862.
SEVENTH MISSOURI CAVALRY. Company A. Q. M. Sergt. G. W. Alphin. e. Aug. 9, 1861, disd. Feb. 10, 1863. Sergt. G. N. Holder, e. Aug. 9, 1861.
Sergt. S. H. Crowder. e. Aug. 9. 1861, deserted Sept. 16. 1862.
Corp. A. S. Wells, e. Ang. 9, 1861.
Corp. George W. Hagler, e. Ang. 9, 1861. went into ranks.
Corp. Jefferson Sevier, e. Ang. 9. 1861, went into ranks.
Bugler Samuel J. Backus, e. Ang. 9, 1861. Allender, A. T., e. Sept. 25. 1861, deserted Feb. 18, 1862.
Brown, George, e. Aug. 9. 1861, wd.
Brown, David J., e. Sept. 24, 1861.
Brown, H. C., e. Sept. 12, 1861.
Bailey, George W., e. Oct. 18, 1861.
Barnett, A. S .. e. Sept. 9, 1861, kld. at battle Lone Jack.
Collins, James, e. Oct. 19, 1861.
Christian, John L., e. Sept. 19, 1861.
Christian, Samuel, e. Oct. 12, 1861.
Eakis, D. B., e. Nov. 1, 1861.
Fisher, John T., e. Aug. 9, 1861, wd. at Lone Jack.
Fisher, Robert T., e. Aug. 9, 1861.
Franklin, Thomas T .. e. Aug. 9, 1861,
Gruber, T. C., e. Aug. 9, 1861, prmtd. Q. M. sergt.
Hart. J. W., e. Sept. 10, 1861, deserted Oct. 10, 1861, from corp.
Holder, George W., e. Ang. 9, 1861.
Huddleston, C., e. Aug. 9, 1861.
Hancock, Paul, e. Sept. 25, 1861.
Harrington, Simeon, e. Dec. 16, 1861.
Jamison, Henry, e. Sept. 9, 1861. Jones, Thomas, e. Aug. 9, 1861.
Lagle, James A., e. Aug. 9, 1861.
MeCrary, James C., e. Aug 9, 1861.
Murray, Wm., e. Feb. 16, 1861. Montgomery, James, e. Aug. 9, 1861, disd.
O'Hara, Samuel, e. Aug. 9, 1861.
Shuster, Isaac, e. Sept. 9, 1861.
Woodruff, D. G., e. Aug. 9, 1861.
Woodruff, Mark, e. Sept. 9, 1861.
Wortman, W. G., e. Aug. 9, 1861.
Company C. Gallop, DeW. Clinton, e. Feb. 5, 1862
Company D.
Polack, L. O., died at Hudson City. April 19, 1862.
Walker, Thomas, e. Aug. 13, 1862, m. o. by special order. Ang. 27, 1862.
TWENTY-FIRST MISSOURI IN- FANTRY.
Company F. Musician Joseph May, e. Nov. 15, 1861
Company G. Williford, Martin, e. Sept. 24, 1861.
Company H.
Corp. Franklin Blackledge, e. Oct. 1, 1861. Corp. C. M. Bryant, e. June 17. 1861, deserted.
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HISTORY OF VAN BUREN COUNTY.
Bryant, Thomas, e. June 17. 1861, disd. Sept. 4, 1862, disab.
Elican, Israel, e. Nov. 6, 1861.
Fuqua. James W., e. Dec. 26, 1861. disd. Feb. 28, 1862, disab.
Glasgow, W. H., e. June 17, 1861.
Kinton. T. B., e. Oct. 14, 1861.
Pollock, William C., e. Nov. 14, 1862.
Postlethwait, Chas., e. Ang. 20, 1861.
Wilson, George, e. Oct. 14, 1861, captd. at Shiloh.
Company I.
Thorington, Oscar, e. Sept. 28, 1861.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fourth Infantry.
Simmons. Cornelius, e. July 10, 1861, m. o. .July 24. 1865.
Sixth Infantry.
Cleveland, E. A., e. Aug. 15, 1861, m. o. July 21, 1865.
Ware. Isaiah, e. July 12, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, m. o. July 21, 1865.
Carter, J., e. Aug. 8, 1861, printd. to sergt., wd. and trans. to V. R. C.
Wentworth, 1., e. July 12, '61, wd. Shiloh. Yates, Jacob. e. July 12, 1861, disd. Jan. 12. 1862.
Quillen, Thomas, e. Aug. 6, 1861, m. o. July 21, 1865.
Cassday, Jos., e. March 31, 1864, m. o. July 21, 1865.
Seventh Infantry.
Corp. David Thomas, disd. Dec. 2, 1862.
Eighth Infantry.
Frenk, Cyrus, e. Aug. 15, 1861, disd. April 26, 1862, disab.
Ninth Infantry.
Huffnie, John, e. Nov. 15, 1864, m. o. July 18, 1865.
Jolly, Beaden B., e. Nov. 10, 1864, m. o. July 18, 1865.
Newman, James H., e. Oct. 25, 1864, m. o. July 18, 1865.
Eleventh Infantry.
Corp. Rawley Shaw, e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. June 18, 1862, disab.
Alvey, James M., e. Sept. 23, 1861, disd. Oct. 31, 1862, wds. Black, Wm., e. Sept. 14, 1861, kld. April 6, 1862, at Shiloh.
Crooks, Lawson, e. Sept. 28, 1861, trans. to Miss. Marine Brigade.
Merialt, David, e. Sept. 28, 1861. m. o. July 15, 1865.
Newman, A. G., e. Sept. 26, 1861, disd. Feb. 11, 1862, disab.
Kenedy, Daniel, e. Sept. 4, 1861, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, m. o. July 15, 1865.
Richardson, James, e. Sept. 4, 1861, wd. at Atlanta.
Shipley, S. H., m. o. July 15, 1865.
Shaw, Win., e. Nov. 7, 1861, m. o. July 15, 1865.
Stults, G. F., e. March 16, 1864, wd. at Atlanta
Wyly, George, e. Sept. 16, 1861. m. o. July 15, 1865.
Thirteenth Infantry.
NOTE .- This Regiment was mustered out July 21, 1365.]
Amos, John, e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Ayler, Geo. H., e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Abbott, N. R., e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Abernathy, Jas. T., e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Alden, Geo. W., e. Nov. 10, 1864.
Brown. Jas. H., e. Oct. 25, 1864. Bickle, Jacob, e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Bennett, Daniel, e. Oct. 6, 1864.
Bennett, Wm. J., e. Nov. 14. 1864.
Casey, John, e. Oct. 25. 1864.
Curry, W. L., e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Clark, John A., e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Campbell, E. B., e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Corsen, Lewis, e. Nov. 10. 1864.
Drew, Win., e. Oct. 25. 1864.
Douthart, I. W., e. Nov. 10, 1864.
Fulton, Henry, e. Oct. 25, 1864.
French, Samuel T., e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Harbin, Jolm C., e. Nov. 4, 1864.
Heddleston, Willis, Oct. 25. 1864.
Hosmor, I ... e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Knowles, George, e. Oct. 25, 1864. Lane, Wm., e. Oct. 25, 1864. Marshall, Jas., e. Oct. 24, 1864.
Nicholas, Jos. E., e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Seetz, George. e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Sphon, Henry, e. Nov. 3, 1864.
Sage, James, e. Oct. 25, 1864. Smith, Simon, e. Oct. 25, 1864. Stark, John, e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Speers. James W., e. Nov. 10, 1864.
Sympkins, James D., e. Nov. 10. 1864.
Triggs, John F., e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Unwin, John, e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Welsh, Lawrence, e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Winney. John J., e. Oct. 25, 1864.
Sixteenth Infantry.
Pickett, J. C., e. Dec. 10, 1861, died Jan. 28. 1862.
Eighteenth Infantry.
Gregg, John, e. July 7, 1862, died Nov. 5, 1862.
Twenty-third Infantry.
Powers, M. S., e. Aug. 11, 1862. m. o. July 26, 1865.
Thirty-fifth Infantry.
Assistant Surgeon Charles Fitch, comd. Oct. 26, 1863, com. canceled Jan. 14, '64.
Thirty-sixth Infantry.
Custer, John W., e. Aug. 11, 1862, m. o. Aug. 24, 1865.
Custer, W. N., e. Aug. 11, 1862, m. o. Aug. 24, 1865.
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HISTORY OF VAN BUREN COUNTY.
Custer, B. O., e. Aug. 11, 1862, kld. at Mark's Mills.
Barker, Peter N., e. Aug. 9. 1862, m. o. Aug. 24, 1865.
Henderson, James, e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. Aug. 24, 1865.
Pearson, P. A., e. Feb. 24, 1864, m. o. Aug. 24, 1865.
Forty-fourth Infantry.
Baldwin, W. W., e. May 4, 1864, mn. o. Sept. 15, 1864.
Calhoun, Ross. e. May 13, 1864, m. o. Sept. 15, 1864.
Forty-eighth Infantry.
Lieut. Col. Oliver H. P. Seott, comd. June 7, 1864, m. o. Oct. 21. 1864.
First Cavalry.
Adjt. Henry L., Morrill, e. as corp., prmtd. sergt. maj., prmtd. adjt. Dec. 1, 1864, brevet capt. and maj. U. S. Vols., m. o. Feb. 15, 1866.
Chaplain James W. Latham, comd. Aug. 20, 1862, resd. Feb. 5, 1863.
Sergt. II. L., Morrell, vet. Jan. 1, 1864, m. 0. Feb. 15, 1866.
Farrier F. Torrence, m. o. Feb. 15, 1866.
Farrier Aaron A. Thatcher, m. o. Feb. 15, 1866.
Carter, Alex., e. July 18, 1861, m. o. Feb. 15, 1866.
Carter, William, e. July 18, 1861, mn. o. Feb. 15, 1866.
Lyon, John C., e. Feb. 23, 1864, m. o. Feb. 15, 1866.
Lyons, C. H., vet. Jan. 1, 1864, m. o. Feb. 1866.
Morrell, Charles L., e. March 21, 1864, died Sept. 13, 1864.
Williams, O. G., e. Aug. 20, 1862, kld. Sept. 27, 1864, murdered by guerrillas.
McBronn, A. J., e. March 14, 1864, died Sept. 20, 1864.
Cooke, Tracy W., e. March 15, 1864, m. o. Feb. 15, 1866.
Fourth Cavalry.
Asst. Surg. Charles Fitch, comd. July 6, 1863, not mustered, m. o. Aug. 10, 1865. First Lieut. John S. Keck, c. as private Oct. 6, 1861, prmtd. 1st heut. June 25, 1863, m. o. Ang. 10, 1865.
Second Lieut. Peter R. Keck, e. as private Oct. 6, 1861, printd 2d lieut. Dec. 5, 1864, m. o. Aug. 10, 1865.
Kelly, John L., vet. Dec. 11, 1863, m. o. Aug. 10. 1865.
Fifth Veteran Cavalry.
Jolley, Alexander, e. June 24, 1861, vet. Feb. 8, 1864, m. o. Aug. 11, 1865.
Pratt, Daniel, e. Dec. 30, 1863, m. o. Aug. 11, 1865.
Widger, J. D., e. June 24, 1861, vet. Jan. 5, 1864, in. o. Aug. 11, 1865.
Whitten, J. A., e. Aug. 30, 1862, captd. Nov. 25, 1863, m. o. Ang. 11, 1865.
Sergt. Thomas L. Bennett, e. Sept. 1, 1861. m. o. Aug. 11, 1865.
Corp. John L. Eager. kld. in battle July 30, 1864.
Ninth Cavalry.
Trumpeter John. C. Harriman, e. Oct. 8. 1863, m. o. March 15, 1866.
Hagler, T. L., e. Oct. 26, 1863, disd. Aug. 19, 1864, disab.
Walters, Matthew, e. Sept. 30, 1863, died at St. Louis.
Buekner, Calvin, e. Dee. 9, 1864.
First Battery Light Artillery. Sergt. Levi. Amoss, m. o. July 5, 1865.
Second Battery Light Artillery.
Baxter, Samuel B. e. Jan. 2, 1864, m. o. Aug. 7. 1865.
Brown, James D., e Dec. 22, 1863, m o. Aug. 7, 1865.
Brown, C. II., e. Dec. 29, 1863, m. o. Aug. 7, 1865.
Crown, William H., e. Dec. 29, 1863, in. o. Aug. 7, 1865.
Lewis, Abner, e. Nov. 28, 1863, died Feb. 12, 1863, at Memphis.
Rhoades, John H., e. Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. Aug. 7, 1865.
Ratecliff, Jaco, W., e. Feb. 6, 1864, m. o. Aug. 7, 1865.
Fourth Battery Light Artillery.
First Lieut. Jr. Francis W. Mcclellan, comd. Nov, 23, 1863, m. o. July 14, 1865. Boon, George D., e. Oct. 3, 1863, m. o. July 14, 1865.
Christie, I. D., e. Aug. 7, 1863, m. o. July 14, 1865.
Harlan, Elihu, e. Aug. 25, 1863, m. o. July 14, 1865.
Harlan, H. A., e. Nov. 2, 1863, m. o. July 14, 1865.
Robison, William, e. Oct. 9. 1863, m. o. July 14, 1865.
Smith, J. H., o. Ang. 17, 1863. m. o. July 14, 1865.
Second Cavalry Missouri State Militia.
Gilbert, Joseph S., e. March 10, 1862. Ambrose, Martin, e. March 5, 1862, disd. Sept. 19, 1862.
Sixteenth Illinois Infantry. Arrington, Wm., e May 24, 1861.
Thirty-third Illinois Infantry. (Veterans.) Lee, Jefferson, e. Jan. 1, 1864.
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HISTORY OF VAN BUREN COUNTY.
Fiftieth Illinois Infantry, Lawson, James F., e. Oct. 8. 1861.
Sixty-first Illinois Infantry.
Phillips, Theo., e. March 28. 1862, vet. April 30. 1864.
U. S. Infantry (Colored).
Foutz, S. J., e. Oct. 31. 1864. Jackson, Wyatt, e. Nov. 2. 1864. Washington. James, enlisted November 2. 1864.
IN MEMORIAM.
An elaborate monument was erected in 1868, dedicated July 4, in memory of those soldiers whose enlistment carried them down to death and crowned their names with a wreath of honor, although the men lived not to herald the announcement of the nation's victory. Among the active citizens who man- aged the enterprise, an association was formed, with J. C. McCrary, President ; Joshua J. Sloan, Treasurer, and John A. Miller, Secretary. The dedicatorial address was delivered by Rev. Isaac P. Teter.
The monumental list of names follows :
Second Iowa Infantry .- Company A, George Reisner ; Company E, Oliver H. Miller, Cyrus Bartow, Samuel Hoffman, Stillman J. Town, James F. John- son, William Browner. John Dunlap, William Baust, William C. Harper, George W. Nixon, Franklin G. Metz, John P. Dahlberg, Henry Houk, Benjamin F. Wilson, John Morrow, Cornelius Caruthers, John Van Dorn, Levi Mitchell, George W. Morse, John W. Robinson, Wilson Crooks, A. W. Cummings, Edwin M. Potter, Henry C. Potter, Andrew J. Shriver, George B. Shriver, William Van Fleet, Wesley W. Vinson, Augustus Mitchell ; Company G, Solomon W. Bunner, Joel Lichty.
Fifth Infantry .- Company H. John Jolley, Alvin Ebert, Milton Shaw, Reason B. Hughes, Hamilton Rogers, Robert Cunningham, Samuel Lindsey, Jolin Stookey, Milton Easter. R. J. H. Huffman. Thomas P. Nutt, Charles Stout, G. W. Armentrout, George W. Overturff, Henry L. Drake, Hannibal Johnson, Francis M. Miller, William R. Penn, William H. Pinkerton, John W. Shep- herd, Josiah A. Whitten.
Sixth Infantry .- Company D, George Black ; Company K, George H. Martin.
Seventh Infantry .- Company E, Socrates Pyle, Henry McDougal ; Com- pany I, Joseph R. Moore.
Eleventh Infantry .- Company G, William Black.
Twelfth Infantry .- Company G, Strawder Ballard; Company K, Benja- min Cackley, James Cackley, James W. Miller.
Thirteenth Infantry .- Company A, Henry Spohn; Company F, William T. Stanley, James D. Simpkins, John C. Harbin. Murray Jackson. James Spear. Fourteenth Infantry .- Company D, Joseph H. Newbold, Abram Bucher, William H. Creason, Napoleon B. Henry. Edward Endersby ; Company F, Samuel J. Lane, William A. Sunitz, David H. Grim, Henry J. Chapman, James Hill, William S. Percival, Robert Hays.
Fifteenth Infantry .- Company E, John W. Smith, George Peyton, Benja- min Hearn. John Beers, John Miller, Albert Bean, Merritt Hopkins. Milton Hopkins, Milan Hopkins, Eldridge Black. Perry Phillips ; Company H, E. S. Julien ; Co. K, John Airhart, Fred A. Buckmaster.
Seventeenth Infantry .- Company A, C. C. Biser, William A. Carr ; Com- pany I, John Barton, Edward Fasnacht.
Nineteenth Infantry .- Company D, Adam Stump; Company H, Jefferson Green, Theodore Gideon, Charles W. Fisher, William Kennion, Thomas E. Hearn, Samuel Bonney, Silas Kent, Alfred Morris, H. L. Prosser, Moses Groom.
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HISTORY OF VAN BUREN COUNTY.
William Morrison, Francis M. Cook, William Peter, Levi W. Taylor, Levi Keller, Samuel M. Byres, Joshua T. Phillips, Eli Vale, William R. Lock, John G. McIntosh, Robert B. Eaton, William S. Eaton, Thomas B. Lining, John Strong. Jr., Volney R. Bunner ; Company I, William Short, Amos Sherrod, Furguson Peal, George Lemon, John W. Swartz, William A. Strong, Stephen Price, James Patterson, Jonathan J. Lee, William N. Holliday, John Douglas, Lawrence McGinnis, Harrison O'Harra, Henry V. Gaddis, Augustus B. Reh- koph. Thomas Johnston, William MeKinney, Rufus Collins, Joseph A. Barker.
Twenty-Fifth Infantry .- Company C, Hadley Fry. Robert Shields, Harry Cade, Stephen D. Alton, William Simons, Andrew J. Standley, George W. Standley, Henry Boley.
Thirtieth Infantry .- Company B, Henry H. Haney, John Henderson ; Company D, Henry Binder, John R. Rogers, Albert Herbert, Isaac W. Det- wiler, Thomas Smith, Andrew Beadle, Thomas B. Coffman, Jesse Walker, Jr., Francis M. Weekly, W. H. Randall, John M. Bonnett, Benjamin Anderson, William M. Robertson, Bowen P. Hurt, John Work, J. W. Williamson, Howard C. Gaddis, George Saddler, Jacob Saddler, John B. Harness, Zachariah Prewett, Thomas Martin, James Birch, John W. Clark, Robert C. Hix, William H. Rob- ison, Andrew Mccrary ; Company F, Lester Bradford ; Company G, William H. Howard; Company H, Samuel S. Culbertson : Co. K, Ezra Bartholomew, Fernando C. Robertson.
Thirty-Fifth Infantry .- Company D, Ewalt Pool.
Thirty-Seventh Infantry .- Company C, E. A. M. Swasey. Samuel Myers, James Davis.
Forty-Fifth Infantry .- Company K, McKinsey Garrison.
Fifteenth U. S. Infantry .- Company H, James B. F. Adams.
Engineer Corps .- Thomas D. Simpkins.
M. M. Brigade .- Lee Roy Mayne, G. P. Holder.
Second Iowa Battery .- Abner Lewis.
United States Navy .- Charles S. Wells.
First Cavalry .- Company A, Charles L. Morrill.
Third Cavalry .- Company A, William W. Hagler, John Toler ; Company B, Miles King, Jacob Grasser, John Carr, George Rhoads, Noah Wright, Hiram W. Fox, William Alexander, Wesley Love, John Brown, Frederick Lundy ; Company C, Pennel Garrett ; Company D, James F. Mercer, Henry S. Ben- ning ; Company G, David Thompson, William C. Tedlock, James M. Knox, L. L. H. Whittlesey, Joseph Walters, Allen Gnash, E. Blanchard, George H. Cowan, Emanuel Mayne, Albert Baker, Charles Baker, Franklin Miller, David Miller, William Matkin, Robert M. Parker, Douglas C. Owings, James H. Watts, S. M. Burns, Thomas Cochran, Andrew Van Brink, Benjamin McSurely, Hiram Dehart, F. J. Roberts, Thomas Coleman, William Aylor; Company H, Nathan Norton, Widdons M. Clark, John H. Masterson, Marion Bechtel, Samuel Calhoun, Franklin Whitaker, Thomas Lemon, John A. McGuire, Perry A. Newell. Jacob C. Boon, William Deal, William Chapman, Robert Crons- beck, James Cronsbeck ; Company I, James M. Monroe, Jolin Hines.
Seventh Cavalry .- Company A, David Huddleston, William Gallahar, Cal- vin Gallahar ; Company C, John Coon, Thomas C. Torrence, Henry F. Tan- nahill, William N. Brown.
Eighth Cavalry .- Company C, George Junks, Joseph Nixon, David I. Mc- Clurg, William A. Sherrod, David M. Smith, Albert Raney ; Company E, Francis A. Chapman, Lemuel W. Bennett, George Batchelor.
Ninth Cavalry .- Company I, Matthew Walters.
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HISTORY OF VAN BUREN COUNTY.
Eighteenth Missouri Infantry .- Company C, David M. Aylor.
Twenty- First, Missouri Infantry .- Company H, Israel Elican, Gustave Burner; Company I, Revel A. Park, George W. Drew.
Second, Missouri Cavalry .- Company C, John Wire.
Seventh Missouri Cavalry .- Company A, Joseph Harridge, James R. Seiver, Lafayette Bunner, George N. Holder, Lathon O. Pollock, George Brown, Thomas P. Frankin, Paul Hancock, Henry C. Brown, Amos S. Bar- nett, Samuel Christian, Robert Fisher, Samuel O'Harra; Company E, Ernst Hagelstange.
Tenth Missouri Infantry .- Company D, Stephen Holcomb.
Eleventh Hlinvis Infantry .- Company E, James J. Edwards.
One. Hundred und. Seventeenth Illinois Infantry .- Company D, Benjamin Brown.
One Hundred and, Forty-Eighth Ilinois Infantry .- Company G, John A. Smith.
Third, Illinois Cavalry .- Company B, Simeon D. Yates.
Twelfth Kansas Infantry .- Company C, John M. Byers.
Second. Colored Cavalry .- Company K, James W. Shepherd.
First Pennsylvania Cavalry .- Samuel Holsworth.
Not, Assigned .- Nathan Abbott.
The monument grounds are beautifully arranged.
The monument and grounds are under charge of Edwin Goddard, such charge having been bestowed by action of the Board of Supervisors of Van Buren County.
POPULATION AND GENERAL STATISTICS.
The Census of 1875, the last one taken in the State, shows Van Buren County to have been populated, at that time, as follows :
TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS.
Males.
Females.
Total
Bentonsport, town of ..
159
175
334
Birmingham, town of.
296
291
587
Bonaparte .
668
671
1339
Cantril, town of.
94
03
187
Cedar .
490
127
917
Chequest.
516
480
996
Des Moines.
561
502
1063
Farmington.
125
412
8:38
Farmington, town of.
345
231
676
Harrisburg.
482
473
955
Henry
210
329
639
Jackson, except. Contril.
845
787
1632
Keosnuqua.
341
274
715
Lick Creek.
503
450
953
Union, except. Birmingham.
459
423
882
Van Buren, except Keosauqua.
726
702
1128
Vernon
432
290
822
Village
734
705
1439
Washington, except Bentonsport.
242
214
456
Total.
8628
8230
16858
Colored.
60
62
122
Total of County .........
16980
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HISTORY OF VAN BUREN COUNTY.
The first assessment of property in the county was made in 1839. The total value was estimated at $152,336, and the total tax levied was $837.833.
The population under the several census enumerations was as follows : 1838, 3,174 ; 1840, 6,166; 1844, 9,019; 1846, 9,870; 1847, 10,203 ; 1849, 11,- 577; 1850, 12,269 ; 1851, 13,000; 1854, 13,843 ; 1856, 15,921; 1860, 17,- 081; in 1863, the war made a perceptible decrease, the population being reduced to 15,862; 1870, 17,672 ; 1875, 16,980.
The church statistics for 1876 showed 8 pastoral charges ; 1,296 members ; 24 church-buildings ; 5 Sunday schools and 1,400 scholars ; and $41,800 worth of property.
EDUCATIONAL.
While the question of how to get a living was the foremost one in the minds of the pioneers, the less direct though none the less important one of how to educate their children was not overlooked. Almost cotemporaneous with their own dwellings, they began the building of such schoolhouses as they could, crude and primitive in the extreme, for such only would their appliances admit. and put together without regard to externals.
These same pioneer schoolhouses will, in the future, be a theme for the artist-quite equal in every way to those supplied by the peasantry in the old world-with their quaint, simple fashions and unperverted lives. The eye of the connoisseur delights in those realistic representations of still life-the white- haired old grandfather, whose toil of years has only brought him his cottage and bit of land; the still hard-working "gude wife," with bent body and withered but cheerful old face ; the next generation just in the prime of labor. rough, uncouth, and content to have for recreation a pipe and a mug of ale ; and the children, with rosy cheeks and stout limbs, dressed in veritable costumes their grandmothers wore before them. And no wonder such a picture pleases and charms the jaded senses of the worn-out worldling. But even that is not more fresh and unaccustomed than this log shanty, with its one small room, a window of but few panes of glass, and possibly a dirt floor ; and with rough- hewn benches ranged round the walls for seats, over which the pupil made a fine gymnastic flourish whenever he felt it necessary to reach his teacher, with his forefinger firmly planted on the knotty word or sum that puzzled him.
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