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That won the thoughtless throng's applause, but filled his heart with grief.
I will not say he turned away, in sadness or in gloom, Or that the world he left behind, was of his hopes the tomb; Though heaviness was in his heart, hope kindled in his eye; Behind him was a world of change; before, a changeless sky."
OUR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
Having on the preceding pages spoken of the benefits of a men- tal, moral and physical education, we now. refer more in detail to the facilities possessed by our county for disseminating the benefits above set forth, the values of which are incalculable. Education leads into exercise the active powers of man, those which God has endowed and made active for this end. Science, all science enlarges these faculties and gives them scope and vigor. The memory, the understanding, the taste, the power of association, are all to be cultivated. They grow by exercise, and only in this
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way. We premise by saying that the trust conferred upon those having the superintendance of the public schools, is a responsibility scarcely less or inferior in importance to that of the administration of the government. The government itself depends in no slight degree upon the education of those by whom it is hereafter to be controlled. Amid the various conflicting opinions on moral, po- litical and religious subjects there is need of charity and forbear- ance, concession and compromise. Citizenship is of no avail unless we imbibe the liberal spirit of our laws and our institutions. Through the medium of the common schools are the rising gene- ration of all nationalties assimilated readily and thoroughly, form- ing the great American people.
The common schools are alike open to the rich and the poor, the citizen and the stranger. It is the duty of those to whom the ad- ministration of the schools is confided, to discharge it with mag- nanimous liberality and christian kindness. While the law should reign supreme, and obedience to its commands should ever be required, yet in the establishment of the law which is to control, there is no principle of wider application, or of higher wisdom, commending itself to the broad field of legislation or of municipal action, to those who enjoy its benefits and its privileges, and to which all should yield a cheerful obedience, than a precept which is found with nearly verbal identity in the teachings of Confucius and those of Jesus Christ, acknowledged by all and endeared to all by association and education, viz: "All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."
The constitution of IS70, of our State, the fundamental law, pro- vides "That the free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship without discrimination, shall be forever guaranteed, and that no person shall be denied any civil or political rights, priv- ilege or capacity on account of his religious opinions. No person shall be required to attend or support any ministry or place of wor- ship against his .consent; nor shall any preference be given by law to any religious denomination or mode of worship."
A learned teacher and author, in speaking of the duties of in- structors of youth, says their duty is "to take diligent care, and ex- ert their best endeavors to impress on the minds of children and youth committed to their care and instruction, the principles of morality and justice, and a sacred regard to truth, love of their
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country, humanity, and universal benevolence, sobriety, industry and frugality, chastity, moderation and temperance, and all other virtues which are the ornaments of society."
It will not be insisted that this duty, so beautifully set forth, is other than in conformity with the noble constitution of our State, above quoted. Neither will it be claimed that the Bible, in any of its translations, is averse to sound morality, or to those virtues de- signated as proper to be inculcated. If this book is proper, if con- sonant to sound principles of morality; then can it be claimed that it is adverse to the interests of morality and education, and exclude it from the common schools. Reading the Bible in school is no more an interference with religious belief than the reading the Mythology of Greece and Rome, or an affirmance of the truth of Mahomedanism an interference with religious faith.
Our Legislature very justly leaves the selection of books to be used in our schools to the directors, teachers and superintendents, who are elected by a majority of the community for which they act, thus reflecting the will of their constituants. There is no com- pulsory attendance, no religious tests required, no essentials of be- lief, no property qualifications to entitle a scholar to the benefits of the common schools of this State. He may be a Jew, Mahommetan, Catholic or Protestant. He may believe much or little, or have no belief at all, but in no case can he be deprived of instruction.
The constitution and laws impose no test or other impediment to debar any from the public schools.
If the writing of Gallileo, Copernicus or Newton should be de- rogatory to the opinions of any individual, is that any reason why the youth of the country should be educated in ignorance of the teaching of these philosophers?
Shall Locke, Bacon, Milton and Swift be stricken from our list of authors, because some church votes them heretical writers ? Hence, the wisdom of our constitution and laws placing the selec- tion of books in the hands of school officers, elected by the people whom they serve, as before stated, thus reflecting the will of their constituents.
Our grand old system of equality, regards the Pagan and Mor- mon, the Brahmin and the Jew, the Sweedenborgian and the Bud- hist, the Catholic and the Quaker, all as possessing equal rights under our beneficent laws in the common schools. The decrees of a
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council, conference, or the decisions of a Ulema, are alike power- less before our laws. It acknowledges no government external to itself; no ecclesiastical or other organization as having power over her citizens, or any right to dispense with the obligations of its laws. The doctrine is the supremacy of the people, and that all government is founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit. We defend our common schools. They are our Alma Mater.
It is the enviable lot of the age in which we live, to see
"The church and state that long had held Unholy intercourse, now divorced. She, who on the breast of civil power Had long reposed her harlot head,
(The church a harlot then when first she wedded civil power,) And drank the blood of martyred saints, Whose priests were lords, Whose coffers held the gold of every land, Who held a cup-of all pollutions full."
In the early settlements the school preceded the church, and the educational position now held by our county is an enviable one.
We refer with pleasure to the fine school edifices of Havana, Mason City, Bath, and the one now in process of erection at the pleasant village of Easton. These splendid buildings are very justly the pride of their respective localities.
The building in Havana, erected in 1875, at a cost of only $30,- 000, is that city's best ornament.
Our people are under obligations to our excellent School Board for assuming the high position they did in the erection of that building, that not only meets the present wants of the city, but will do so for many years to come. The architecture, the mechan- ical execution, and all the details of ventilation and heating are on the most approved scientific basis. Our School Board, composed of Messrs. Isaac N. Mitchell, Jacob Wheeler and Judson R. Fos- ter (we would like to name each one first in the list to give each a special prominence) will long deserve the consideration of our citi- zens, not only for the building, but for placing our schools in the control and management of the very able corps of teachers that have and will hereafter assume its management. In selecting
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female teachers, they sought for ability, experience and adaptation, and one year last passed has proven the wisdom of their selec- tions.
The female teachers are Miss Gertie Chase, Miss Katie Kemp, Miss Kissie Wright, Miss Theresa Burnell, Miss Sadie M. Hutch- ins, Miss Nellie M. Beane, Miss Jennie E. Hutchins. Under their superlative management for the year last past, the schools have made such fine progress that the entire corps have been retained for the coming year. And while the Directors wrote dignoir after the names of each of the other teachers, it is no disparagement to them that they wrote dignissimus after Miss Burnell's. Mr. Thos. W. Catlin, a graduate of Yale College, is employed as Superin- tendent for the coming year.
The schools of Bath are supplied with a competent and efficient corps of teachers, and so satisfactory have been their services that they too have been retained for the coming year. Their fine and commodious edifice is creditable to the very laudable ambition of the town to excel in her educational interests.
We have been unable to obtain data of the schools of Mason City to enable us to give the facts in reference to their manage- ments and prosperity. We have made frequent applications to the county superintendent therefor, but have failed up to this date to receive them. We have learned, however, from individuals of that city, that their very fine and commodious edifice is well and com- petently occupied by an able superintendent, and corps of teachers, to whose faithfulness and abilities the people feel themselves in- debted. Another edifice has been spoken of, to be erected in the eastern part of the city.
We would refer in detail to every school house and every teacher in Mason county could we do so, and did space permit, but we must forbear that pleasure and simply state that all are very compe- tently supplied, and the class of school buildings throughout the county are creditable to those who have their charge. We cannot express the advantages of our system of schools. It is a fact ob- served by all, that the best and most vigorous and comprehensive minds of our country have arisen from the masses-from the com- mon people This is a rule, and not an exception, and exceptions to this rule are very rare. This is attributable to our school sys- tem. It is ability and power that makes the progress and advance-
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ment, and ultimately attains eminence in politics, law and scientific attainments.
The same is true of the most successful manufacturers, mer- chants, mechanics and farmers. It is the poor man's son, depend- ent on his own individual energies, that is successful in life; a most emphatic commentary on our school system, and our governmental institutions.
We once attended a noted school examination where the son of an Irish laborer carried away first honors in all his recitations, and the son of a wealthy citizen and high official was excused, after he had made repeated failures, from further examination. Money, position and influence will not buy talent, energy, perseverance and application. Some of these results are attributable to the exercise and muscular-physical development which are predominant in the poorer people.
"There is a bird, God bless its feet, That chirps a music very sweet, Upon the snow. Let other warblers come in spring, Amid the flowers their notes to sing, And plumage show. But give me yet that little bird Whose cheerful voice is often heard In winds that chill. Blest emblem of God's child of grace, Whose soul the storm of life can face, And carol still."
THE COUNTY POOR FARM.
While it is true that "man's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn," it is also true that in no age or country has the poor unfortunates of God's creatures been cared for as in the United States; and not one of the states of this Union has the facilities for caring for its unfortunates as does the State of Illinois. There is no more commendable object to which the millions can be applied that are expended on the noble edifices in which the deaf, dumb. blind, insane and feeble-minded are housed and fed, and tenderly cared for.
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For the unfortunate poor of our own county, the authorities have most amply provided.
In contrast with the present, we here insert a description of the Parish Poor House in England. We quote from an old work issued from the press nearly one hundred years ago:
"Behold yon house that holds the parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door; There where the putrid vapors flagging play, And the dull wheel hums doleful through the day ; There children dwell who know no parent's care, Parents who know no children's love, dwell there, Heart-broken matrons on their joyless beds, Forsaken wives, and mothers never wed; Dejected widows with unheeded tears, And crippled age with more than childhood's fears; The lame, the blind, and far the happiest, they The moping idiot, and the mad-man gay.
Here, too, the sick their final doom receive, Here brought amid the scenes of grief to grieve; Where the loud groans in some sad chamber flow, Mixed with the clamors of the crowd below; Here sorrowing they each kindred sorrow scan, And the cold charities of man to man; Whose laws, indeed, for ruined age provide, And strong compulsion plucks the scrap from pride; But still that scrap is bought with many a sigh, And pride embitters what it can't deny. Such is that room, which one rude beam divides, And make the rafters form the sloping sides; Where the vile bands that bind the thatch are seen, And lath and mud are all that lie between; Save one dull pane that coarsely patched gives way, To the rude tempest, yet excludes the day. Here on a matted flock with dust o'erspread, The drooping wretch reclines his languid head; For him no hand the cordial cup applies, Nor wipes the tear that stagnates in his eyes; No friends with soft discourse his pain beguile, Nor promise hope till sickness wears a smile."
Instead of the conditions above described the poor of Mason county are most amply cared for. A commodious home is provi- ded them. A most healthful and a most beautiful country farm, in the best surroundings in the county, is their location. Ample amount of healthful food is provided them. The best medical at-
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tention is furnished those who may need it, and cleanliness, quiet and order is the characteristic of all their ample appointments.
This feature of American philanthropy finds no counterpart in any country in the world, however boasted its civilization or its advancement. And it is with no feeling of regret that we can record that the United States, Illinois and Mason county are high up on the roll of humanitarians. To the objects of these charities the question is never asked, How came ye here? Enough for the public, who is the dispenser of this beneficence, to know that the subject is needing their assistance.
MILITARY HISTORY OF
MASON COUNTY.
COMPILED FROM THE RECORDS OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
We shall give, in the following pages, the name, date of enlist- ment, date of muster, and remarks, including promotions, dates, etc., and a brief sketch of the services of each regiment in which Mason county was represented, taken with care from the records of the Adjutant-General, of Springfield, Illinois, to whom we are indebted for his kindness in furnishing us these data.
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COMPANY K, 17th, ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
NAME, RANK AND RESIDENCE.
DATE OF RANK. REMARKS.
Captain J. P. Walker, Mason City . April 23, 1861 . .. . . Resigned April 27, 1862.
Jacob Wheeler, Havana. .
. April 27, 1862. .... Term expired 186.4.
. April 23, 1861. .. . Died in service.
Ist L't. J. Q. A. Jones, Havana. Jacob Wheeler, . Oct. 26, 1861 .. . Promoted.
Henry F. Hole, J. H. Mitchell, Bath. Oct 22, 1862 . . Term expired 1864.
April 27, 1862 .. . . Resigned Oct 22, 1862.
2d L'i. A. J. Bruner, A. T. Davis, ..
April 23, 1861 . . Died in service.
, Dec. 11, 1861 . . Died in service. J. H. Mitchell, . July 2, 1862. , Promoted.
George R. Buck, Havana .. . Oct 22, 1862 Term expired 1861.
COMPANY E, 27th ILLINOIS LVFANTRY.
Captain R. S. Moore, Havana . . August 13, 1861 .. . . Promoted Col. 85th Ilinois Regiment.
W. W. Stout, . August 27, 1862 .. . . Honorably discharged June 21, 1864.
A. M. Boggs, .June 21, 1864. . . . . . Killed July 23, 1864.
Ist L't. W. W. Stout, R. W. Porter, Mason City . August 27; 1862 ... . Dismissed March, IS6.4.
. March 1, 1864. .... Promoted.
A. M. Boggs, Havana. .
. August 13, 1861 .. . Promoted.
2nd L't. R. W. Porter, Mason City J. W. Chatfield, Bath .. . August 27, 1862 ... . Resigned February, 1863. A. M. Boggs, Havana ... . Feb 9, 1863. .. .. . Promoted.
COMPANY .1, 28th ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
Captain R. Ritter, Havana. . . August 2, 1861 .. . . Promoted Lieut .- Colonel.
. April 21, 1862. ... . Term expired 1864.
J. R. Walker, « ist L't. J. R. Walker, August 2, 1861. .. . Promoted.
. August 13, 1861 .. . , Promoted.
Ist L't. W. W. Noonan, Havana 2nd L't. C. Reichman, Bath ..
. April 21, 1862. .... Transferred to Company A. . . August 2, 1861. . . . . Resigned November, 1862. W. H. Harris, Manito. . Nov. 14, 1862 . .. . . Mustered out in 1864.
28th CONSOLID. ITED INFANTRY.
Colonel R. Ritter, Havana . May 10, 1865. .. . . . Resigned July, 1865. L't .- C'l. R. Ritter, April 21, 1862. .... Promoted.
COMPANY .1, 28th CONSOLIDATED INFANTRY.
Ist L't. W. W. Noonan, Havana . April 21, 1862. . . . . Mustered out in 1865. T. J. Lukens, Havana. . . . May 10, 1865. . . Mustered out in 1866. .
2nd L't. T. J. Lukens, .Jan 1, 1865. . . . . Promoted.
COMPANY E, 28th CONSOLID. ITED INFANTRY.
2nd L't. J. A. Hanks, Havana . .. . Jan 1, 1865. . . . .. . . Mustered out in 1866.
COMP. INY G, 38th ILLINOIS, INFANTRY.
Captain A. M. Pollard, Spring Lake. . August 15, 1861 . . . Promoted Major. J. H. Adams, Mason county .. . Dec. 19, 1865. . . . .. Mustered out in 1866.
Ist Lt. W. F. Chapman, Mason county .. . August 16, 1861 .. . Promoted. J. H. Adams, . April 6, 1864. ..... Promoted.
end L't. A. J Rankin, Spring Lake. . August 15, 1861 . . . Resigned in 1862.
COMPANY F, 41st ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
Captain A. II. Frazer, Bath .. . Nov. 25, 1863. .... Resigned in 1864.
Ist L't. Robert Houston, Mason county . . July 18, 1862. . . Resigned in 1863. A. H. Frazer, Bath. .. . Sept 9, 1863. . . Promoted.
2nd L't. A. H. Frazer, " .July 18, 1862 .. Promoted.
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COMPANY A, 59TH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
RANK, NAME AND RESIDENCE.
DATE OF RANK. REMARKS. Ist. L't. S. M. Jones, Havana. . Resigned 1863.
COMPANY D, 65TH ILLLINOIS INFANTRY. Captain Van Ness Billings, Mason City . . . . . . . . March 15, 1862. . .. Dismissed 1863.
SSTHT ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
Colonel R. S. Moore, Havana. Aug. 27, 1862. ... . Disability, resigned June, 1863.
C. J. Dilworth,
.June 14, 1863. . Prom'td Brig. Gen. '65, must'd. out '65.
Lt. Col. C. J. Dilworth,
Aug. 27, 1862. .... Promoted. J. P. Walker, Mason City .June 14: 1863. . Dismissed 1863. 66 J. R. Griffith, Havana ... April 7, 1865 . . Mustered out 1865.
Adjut't. J. B. Wright, . Aug. 27, 1862 . Resigned for good of the service 1863.
Feb. 23, 1863. . Died of wounds 1864.
C. N. Andrus, P. C. Hudsons,
. July 23, 1864 . . Mustered out 1865.
Qr. Mr. S. F. Wright,
Aug. 9, 1862 . Dismissed 1862.
HI. W. Lightcap, “
. Dec. 1, 1862. . Resigned 1863.
Surg'n. J. P. Walker, Mason City. .
Aug. 22, 1862 . .. Promoted.
P. L. Diefenbacher, Havana.
.June 144, 1863. . Mustered out 1865.
As't Sur. P. L. Diefenbacher, . Aug. 27, 1862 . Promoted.
J. C. Patterson, Mason City. . Sept. 1, 1862 . Resigned 1864.
Chapl'n J. S. Barwick, Havana. .. Aug. 28, 1862. . . . . Mustered out 1865.
COMPANY A, 85th ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
Captain M. Langston, Manito .. Aug. 27, 1862. .... Resigned 1863.
Ist L't. D. Westfall, Manito ... .Jan. 11, 1863. . ... . Resigned 1863.
D. Havens, Spring Lake .. . March 25, 1863. . . . Honorably discharged 1865.
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2nd L't. J. W. Neal, Manito. D. Westfall, D. Havens, Spring Lake. J. H. Milner, Manito ..
August 27, 1862 .. .. Resigned 1862. . Nov. 12, 1862 ...... Promoted. .Jan. 11, 1863 .. .. ... Promoted. . March 25, 1863. ... Died August 20, 1864.
CO. B, 85th ILL. INF.
Captain J. R. Griffith, Havana. August 27, 1862 .... Promoted Lieutenant Colonel.
Chas. T. Kessler, « May 19, 1865 ...... Sick at muster out.
ist L't. C. W. Pierce, . August 27, 1862 .. . . To Invalid corps, 1863.
Nov. 3, 1862 .. ..... Honorably discharged in 1865.
A. D. Cadwalader, " J. W. Patton, . May 19, 1865. . . . Mustered out in 1865. ·
2nd L't. J. A. Mallory,
W. Allen,
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.Jan. 24, 1863 .. .
. Commission canceled.
Geo. Meyers, . Jan. 24, 1863 .. . ... . Resigned in 1864.
CO. C, 85th ILL. INF.
Captain S. Black, Mason City. .
. August 27, 1862 .. .. Resigned in 1863.
G. A. Blanchard, Havana.
. Feb. 7, 1863. .. .... Honorably discharged.
August 27, 1862. . . Promoted.
Ist L't. G. A. Blanchard, W. W. Walker, Mason county. . . October 7, 1863. . . . Resigned in 1863
J. M. Hamilton, Mason City .. . . Feb. 7, 1863 . . . . . Mustered out in 1865.
CO. D, 85th, ILL. INF.
August 27, 1862. . . Resigned in 1863.
Captain C. W. Houghton, Bath. Chas. H. Chatfield, « . . Dec. 27, 1863. . . . . . Killed June, 1864. Sam'l Young, . . June 27, 1864. . .. .. Died Nov. 23, 1864.
T. F. Patterson, Nov. 23, 1864. . .... Mustered out in 1865. Ist L't. C. H. Raymond, . August 27, 1862. .. Resigned in 1862. C. H. Chatfield, 66 Dec. 21, 1862 ...... Promoted.
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. August 27, 1862 .. . . Resigned in 1863.
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CO. D, 84th ILL. INF .- Continued.
RANK, NAME AND RESIDENCE.
DATE OF RANK. REMARKS.
ist. L't. S. Young, Bath
. Dec. 27, 1863 . . . . . Promoted. T. F. Patterson, Bath . June 27, 1864 . . . .. Promoted. F. S. Cogshall, Nov. 23, 1864. . . . . Mustered out 1865. 2d. L't. C. H. Chatfield, . Aug. 27, 1862. .... Promoted.
W. W. Turner, . Dec. 21, 1862. . .... Resigned 1864.
CO. E, S5th ILL. I.F.
2d L't. C. N. Andrus, Havana. . . . Jan. 20, 1863. . . . Promoted Adjutant.
A. F. J. Shackey, Mason City .... .... Feb. 23, 1863. ..... Resigned 1863.
CO. F, 108th ILL. INF.
Captain Isaac Sarff, Lynchburg Aug. 28, 1862. . J. H. Shulte, Bath. .. . April 6, 1863 . . . ... Resigned 1865. Resigned 1863. . Aug. 28, 1862. . Resigned 1863. Ist L't J. Tippett, Lynchburg. J. II. Shulte, Bath.
. Feb. 21, 1863. .. Promoted.
2nd Lt. J. H. Shulte, .. Aug. 28, 1862. . . Promoted.
CO. H, 108th ILL. INF.
Captain W. M. Duffy, Sangore. Aug. 28, 1862. .... Mustered out 1865.
Ist L't. J. C. Brown, Aug. 28, 1862. .... Resigned 1863. 2nd L't. W. W. Nelson, Bath .. Aug. 28, 1862. .... Resigned 1863.
CO. I, 139th (100 D.LES) INF.
Captain W. H. Caldwell, Havana. . . June 1, 1864. . . .... Mustered out Oct. 28, 1864. Ist L't. Frank A. Mosely, Bath. .June 1, 1864. . .. . Mustered out Oct. 28, 1864.
2nd L't. John B. Brush, .June 1, 1864 . . . . . . Mustered out Oct. 28, 1864.
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2d ILLINOIS CAVALRY. August 30, 1862 .. . Resigned in 1863.
Major H. Fullerton, Havana.
CO. C, 2d CAVALRY.
C'aptain H. Fullerton, Havana. August 24, 1861 .. . . Promoted Major.
S. Whitaker,
. Oct 4, 1862 ........ See Company B.
Ist L't. C. Terry John Fallis, George Moore, ·
August 24, 1861 .. . . Killed at Union City August 15, 1862.
. August 17, 1862 .. . . Died Oct. 23, 1862.
. Oct. 23, 1862 . . . Mustered out 1864.
August 24, 1861 .. . . Promoted.
2nd L't. D. Solanbarger, John Goodheart,
Dec. 30, 1861 . ... .. August 15, 1862, killed in battle.
George Moore,
. August 17, 1862 .. . . Promoted.
Peter Holt, . Oct. 23, 1862 ...... See Company C.
CO. M, 2d CAVALRY.
Captain D. Solenbarger, Havana. .. Dec. 30, 1861. Resigned 1863.
H. B. Crawford,
.June 2, 1863. . . Mustered out 1865.
Ist L't. H. B. Crawford,
. Dec. 30, 1861 . Promoted.
W. A. Mattice, Mason county . . June 2, 1863. . Resigned 1864.
2nd L't. W. A. Mattice,
. Dec. 30, 1861 Promoted.
W. H. Webb, Havana . .June 2, 1863.
CO. B, 2d CAV.ILRI.
Captain S. Whitaker, Havana ... . Oct. 4, 1862 . . . . . . . Mustered out 1865.
CO. C, ed CHIVALRY.
2nd L't. Peter Holt, Havana . Oct. 23, 1862 ...... Discharged 1865.
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3rd ILLINOIS CAV.ILRY.
RANK, NAME AND RESIDENCE.
DATE OF RANK. REMARKS.
L't Col. J. M. Ruggles. Bath. . March 7, 1862 .. . . . . Mustered out in 1864.
Major J. M. Ruggles, . . . . Sept. 11, 1861 ...... Promoted. CO. E, 4th CAVALRY-CONSOLIDATED.
2nd L't. Geo. N. Leoni, Sangore .. . Feb. 25, 1863. ..... Promoted Capt. of Miss. Rifles.
CO. L, 11th CAVALRY.
Captain James Rote, Havana. . . Dec. 20, 1861 . . . .. Died October 25, 1862. Dec. 19, 1864. . .. . . Mustered out in 1864. Ist L't. J. H. Allen,
2nd L't. S. Poland, Oct. 28, 1862. . Resigned in 1864.
ENLISTED MEN, CO. E, 8th INF.
J. E. Chessher, Mason City. . Dec. S, 1863.
P. Collins, Havana. .. W. H. Cahill, Mason City . March 8, 1864
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