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THIRTY-SECOND INFANTRY.
Company E. of this gallant organization was largely made up of Shelby county men-57 men rank and file-Captains .\. C. Campbell and W. HI. Middleton and Lieutenants Jeremiah and John P. Campbell claiming residence here. The regiment was organized at Springfield, and mus- tered into the United States service Dec. 31. 1861. Col. John Logan was its first command- ing officer. The regiment bore an honorable part in the battle of Shiloh, less than four months after organization, losing forty in killed and two hundred in wounded. After the siege and capture of Vicksburg and the events following. the regiment with the army of the Tennessee reinforced the army of the Cumberland : fought with Sherman through the Atlanta campaign : accompanied him to Savanah. and took part in
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the grand review at Washington, May 24, 1865 : thence moved to Ft. Leavenworth. Kan., where muster out took place in Sept. 1865.
THE THIRTY-FIFTH INFANTRY
was organized in Decatur, July 3rd. 1861. Com- pany C was wholly composed of Shelby county boys-some of the best of whom the county could boast. At the battles of Pea Ridge, Stone River. Chickamauga, Kenesaw Mountain and a half score of other engagements, the 35th was in the forefront of battle. In the one bloody en- counter at Chickamauga the regiment, with a total of eight officers and 281 men fit for duty, lost in killed and wounded eight commissioned officers and 150 men. T'he regiment was espec- ially distinguished in the storming and capture of Mission Ridge. The officers of company C were: Captains-James F. Williams, Lewis 11. Williams. First Lieutenants -Truman C. Lap- ham, Otto Fisher. Second Lieutenant-Jesse Nigh.
Benj. F. Smith, of Oconee, was a lieutenant in company B, while the same company con- tained twenty-two privates from Shelby county, Co. D. 6: Co. F. 3; and Co. K. 8. The regiment was mustered out Sept. 27, 1864. at Springfield.
FORTY-FIRST REGIMENT.
Company HI, of the 41st, was a Shelby coun- ty company, raised largely through the instru- mentality of Hiram Blackstone, who was its first captain. John Huffer, who succeeded to the command after Capt. Blackstone's resignation. Jan. 14, 1862, was killed at Shiloh. He was suc- ceeded by Luther HI. Wilber, who died in less than a month after receiving his commission. William F. Turney succeeding him as captain. Capt. Turney lost his good right arm in the bat-
tle of Black River. Lieut. Christopher Cornely was killed in battle-a remarkable series of cas- ualties in company officers. The other officers of the company were First Lieutenants James S. Steen and Daniel M. Turney, Second Lieutenant Henry II. Hardy. Shelby county furnished three men for Co. B. one for Co. D, 15 to Co. E, and one to Co. G.
The regiment was organized at Decatur, .August, 1861, by Col. Isaac C. Pugh. Took part in the battles of Forts Henry and Donelson, siege of Corinth, siege and capture of Vicksburg, and battle of Jackson. In the latter engagement the regiment loss was 40 killed and 122 wounded. The regiment was with Sherman through the Atlanta campaign, and with him on his march to the sea. In January, 1865, the 4ist was
consolidated with the 53rd, forming companies G and H. Was in the grand review at Washington, May 24, 1865, and was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., on the 22nd of July of the same year.
Shelby was also represented in the Forty- eighth, Forty-ninth and Fifty-third regiments.
FIFTY-FOURTH INFANTRY.
This regiment was largely comprised of Shelby county men. Co. H was a Shelby county company, while parts of companies A, G, I, and K. are credited to the county. Shelby furnished the following commissioned officers to the Fifty- fourth : Col. Thomas W. Harris, Lt .- Col. H. M. Scarborough, Captain S. L. Harkey, Lt. Jas. Chapman, Co. F. Also the following officers of Co. H: Captains-Edward Roessler, John P'. Fleming, Henry Hart. Lieutenants-John W. Johnson, Andrew J. Ticknor, John M. Hart, J. F. Mautz. The latter was appointed but not mustered. Ben E. Lower, sergeant-major; and Robt. C. Allen, quartermaster seargeant. were also from Shelby.
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The regiment was organized and mustered into service in February. 1862, at Anna, Ill .. and a few days later was ordered to Cairo. Thence the command went to Columbus, Ky .. and in the following December was ordered to Jackson, Tenn. The regiment took part in the campaign against Haine's Bluff. and formed a part of Gen. Steel's expedition against Little Rock. Ark. In January. 1864. a large part of the regiment re- enlisted and at Charleston. Ill .. a portion of the men while on veteran furlough, were attacked by armed copperheads, led by Sheriff ()'Hair, and Surgeon York and four privates were killed and Col. Mitchell and a number of men were wounded. In the summer of 1864 six companies of the regiment were captured by the rebels after a brave resistance against an overwhelming force. The four other companies, Co. H, among them, escaped capture. In the fight Lieut. James and thirteen men were killed and thirty-four were wounded. The men thus taken prisoners were paroled at Jacksonport. Ark., and arrived at St. Louis in Sept .. 1864. The regiment was mus- tered out and discharged at Springfield, Ill .. Oct. 26, 1865. after nearly four years' service.
Shelby also had brave representatives in the Fifty-ninth, Sixty-first, Sixty-fourth, Seventy- third. Two companies (B and G), which after- ward by a trade among the officers became a part of the One Hundred and Fiftieth, were re- cruited for the Seventy-third. "The Preacher Regiment." Chas. E. Woodward, a Shelbyville man, then as now, served as quartermaster of the Seventy-ninth. A number of Shelby county men also served in the Eightieth. Eighty- first, and Eighty-third. Lewis D). Martin of Shelbyville was lieutenant-colonel of the Ninety- seventh regiment, and was promoted later to the coloneley, but not mustered. Among the sol- diers were twelve Shelby county men, mostly in Co. B.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTHI IN- FANTRY.
Two full companies and more than half of another of this regiment were from Shelby.
REGIMENTAL OFFICERS.
ยท Geo. A. Poteet. lieut .- colonel : Richard Holding, appointed chaplain, but because of ill health declined to be mustered; Chas. W. Jerome, quartermaster.
COMPANY OFFICERS.
Co. B-Capt. E. Slocum: Lieuts. Erasmus D. Steen, John Beauchamp. Ezekiel K. Schwartz. Co. E-Capt. John M. Lane.
Co. F-Capt. Chas. II. Griffith : Lieuts. Matthew Freeman, Jacob Porter. David Reed. and 53 men.
Co. G-Capts. S. Barlow Espy and John W. Dove: Lieut. John M. Baker. Of these Capt. Espy and Lient. Porter were killed in battle-the former at Chickamauga while acting as volun- teer aid for Gen. W. C. Whittaker : the latter at Resaca. Georgia. Lieutenants Beauchamp and Freeman died of disease in the service.
In the summer of 1862 President Lincoln made a call for 300,000 men, followed a few weeks later by a second for a similar number. The cause of the Union never looked darker : the enemies of the Union were never more ar- rogant and aggressive. It was clear that the full strength of the nation must be put forth to put down the slave-holders' rebellion. The call of the President electrified the nation from Maine to California, and the response was hearty and strong and from every quarter was heard the bat- the cry: "We are coming, Father Abraham. 600.000 strong."
The One Hundred and Fifteenth regiment formed a small part of the answer to this call.
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Organization took place at Camp Butler, near Springfieldl in Sept .. 1862, and the regiment was ordered to the field a month later. The com- mand was assigned to the Second-Brigade. Sec- ond Division, Army of Kentucky, reporting to Gen. A. J. Smith at Covington, Ky .. Oct. 6. After two or three months' campaigning in Ken- tucky the regiment found itself en route by steamer from Louisville to Nashville to rein- force Gen. Rosecrans, and was with that general on the Tullahoma and Chattanooga campaigns. taking a conspicuous part and distinguishing it- self at Chickamauga. The second brigade was with Gen. Hooker in his "Battle above the clouds," at Lookout Mountain ; was with Gen. Sherman in his Atlanta campaign, and took part in some of the bloody battles which characterized that momentous movement. When Sherman started on his memorable march to the sea, as a part of the Fourth corps, the 115th retraced its steps to Nashville and took no inconspicuous part in the severe fighting at Franklin, and in giving Rebel Gen. Hood's army its final coup de grace at and near Nashville. Inscribed by orders upon the regimental banner were all the principal bat- tles of the Army of the Cumberland from Stone River to Atlanta, and from Atlanta to Nashville.
An incident in the Nashville campaign de- serves more than a passing notice. When Hood's legions turned their faces northward after the fall of Atlanta in a desperate endeavor to retrieve their waning fortunes, it was to find Capt. Ily- mer and 45 brave men of Co. D. of the 115th guarding Buzzard Roost Gap. This gap in the mountains afforded Hood his only chance of a northern exit. This gap was so narrow and the sides of the mountain so abrupt it was im- possible for his army to pass without taking the blockhouse which was being held by Capt. Hy- mer and his men. With his small force, though his instant surrender was demanded, the brave
captain held his post for twelve hours against an army of 6,000 men and 6 pieces of artillery ; nor did he give up until half his brave boys were killed and wounded, and the block house was demolished by the furious infantry and artillery fire. On his return from a rebel prison Capt. Ilymer was given brevet rank of major by Presi- dent Lincoln, was voted a medal of honor by Congress and given a commission in the regular army for his heroic defense.
When the war closed the 115th was in cast Tennessee en route to Lynchburg, Va., to assist Gen. Grant in winding up the war ; was ordered back to Nashville, where, on the sith of June. 1865. muster out took place.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH.
Shelby's contribution to this regiment was : Capt. Jas. 1. Dobson and Lieuts. Isom Simmons, Chas. P. Essick, and Joseph Goodwin, with 44 enlisted men, all in Co. H.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH. Three enlisted men in Co. B.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD.
Lieut. Miles W. Hart and twenty enlisted men in Co. D), and two men in Co. 11.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH.
Co. K. of the One Hundred and Twenty- Sixth was almost wholly recruited in this coun- ty. The officers were: Capt. Alfred A. Fran- cisco. Lieuts. Samuel M. Ewing, Allen Fran- cisco and Wm. K. Ferguson. Seventy-five en- listed men were from Shelby, mostly from the north part of the county. David James, for whom the Findlay Post is named, was a soldier in the 126th.
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The One Hundred and Twenty-sixth regi- ment was organized at Alton by Col. Jonathan Richmond and mustered into service September 4, 1862.
November 29th the command was ordered to Columbus, Ky., thence to Bolivar, Tenn. On the 25th of March, 1863. they moved to Jackson, Tenn., where the regiment was assigned to the Second Brigade. Second Division, Sixteenth Army Corps, Major-General Hurlbut command- ing. From Jackson the regiment moved to Memphis ; thence by river to Haines's Bluff, near Vicksburg. The regiment participated in the ' siege and victory at Vicksburg, in the capture of Little Rock, Ark., and the fight at Clarendon. Ark., June 26, 1864. Muster out took place at Pine Bluff, Ark., June 4th, and July 12th the regiment received pay and were discharged.
MOUNTED TROOPS.
In a county such as this where good horses are the rule rather than the exception, it is not for a moment to be supposed that Shelby would not be well represented in the cavalry arm of the service. Nearly half of company MI. of the Third cavalry, were from this county, but the company had for officers men from another part of the state. But wherever they served or under what officers the men from Shelby never turned their backs on duty : no matter how difficult, irksome or dangerous it might be. They always gave a good account of themselves, and those of the Third regiment were no exceptions.
In the Fifth cavalry, one of the best of the army, there were 32 Shelby county men, scat- tered through two or three companies ; the most of them, however, being members of Co. G. and in most cases from the vicinity of Oconee.
Daniel D. Yantis had the honor of being Shelby's sole representative in the Sixth cavalry. and he served only three months.
THE SEVENTHI CAVALRY.
But Shelby did have one full company, of- ficers and men, in the mounted service. and every loyal man is proud of Co. H. and its bril- liant service. In the fall of 1861 this regiment was organized and mustered into the U. S. ser- vice at Springfield. This was Wm. Pitt Kel- logg's regiment, and no command did better ser- vice or suffered severer hardships than did this. Col. Cyrus Hall was for a time major of the Seventh and resigned to receive the colonelcy of the Fourteenth infantry. The regiment com- menced its campaign at Bird's Point, Mo., in Dec. 1861. where its duty was to protect the loyal inhabitants from the rebel armies and gue- rillas that infested that country. The regi- ment accompanied the army guarding its flanks in the campaigns against New Madrid and Island No. 10. after which it moved up the Ten- nessee with the forces under Gen. Pope to Ham- burg Landing and in the direction of Corinth. The regiment formed a part of Col. B. H. Grier- son's brigade and took a conspicuous and hon- orable part in the famous "Grierson's raid." At Franklin the regiment was in the forefront of battle, charging an infantry brigade and driving it across the Harpeth river on the 13th of De- cember. 1864. At Nashville as a part of Gen. llatch's division, it charged and carried three lines of works and captured thirteen pieces of artillery and a large number of prisoners. On the 14th, another charge was made on the enemy's intrenchments, drove out the rebels and captured many prisoners. During this battle the Seventh lost four commissioned officers seriously wounded-one (Capt. McCausland) mortally. and thirty-six men killed and wounded. The regiment was mustered out at Camp Butler. Nov. 17. 1865. having served four years and three months.
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Co. H, of the Seventh, was recruited in Shel- by county by Milton L. Webster, Isaac V. D). Moore, Uriah Brant and others. The officers were : Captains-Milton L. Webster and Uriah Brant. Lientenants-Isaac V. D. Moore, Jacob C. Miller, Henry Voris, Samuel F. Gammill, Samuel \. Kitch and Michael Freybarger.
In addition to Co. H. Shelby contributed one man to Co. I. and three men to Co. M. of the 7th regiment.
TENTH CAVALRY.
Fifteen men from Shelby marched and fought in the ranks of the Tenth cavalry ; Shelby contributed one man (Jacob Wetzel) to the Twelfth cavalry ; Lieut. James S. Steen and nine men to the Fourteenth regiment, and two men to the Sixteenth cavalry.
ONE HUNDRED DAY MEN.
In the spring of 1864 the government of Illinois, with other states of the northwest be- lieving the rebellion nearing its close, and desir- ing to aid the general government in every possi- ble way, tendered the President a volunteer forcr of several thousand one hundred-day men, to re- lieve the volunteers from garrison duty. It is common for some to speak in slighting terms of these troops, but Gov. Yates gave them their due meed of priase in these words :
"Our regiments under this call performed invaluable services, relieving garrisons of vet- eran troops who were sent to the front, took part in the Atlanta campaign, several of them also composing a part of that glorious army that . penetrated the very vitals of the rebellion and plucked some of the brightest laurels that this heroic age has woven for a patriotic soldier. *
The President has, by order, re- turned them the thanks of the government and
the nation for the services they rendered, and accords the full measure of praise to them as our supporters and defenders in the rear, to which the regular reserve force of large armies is always entitled."
THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY- THIRD INFANTRY
was one of these regiments, and Shelby furnished the colonel, the whole of Co. G, and a part of Co. C. Dudley C. Smith, formerly captain of Co. B. of the Fourteenth regiment, organized the command which was mustered into service at Mattoon, June 11, 1864, and was mustered out Sept. 26, 1864. The following were from Shelby: Co. C-Lieutenant William E. Miller and fifteen enlisted men. Co. G-Captain Phil- ander R. Webster, Ist Lieut. Richard Couch, 2d Lieut. Edward Dunaway, and eighty-five en- listed nie11.
Most of the regiment's duty was performed in and near Helena, Ark., and the camp and guard duty among the swamps and bayous the men were called to do soon decimated the ranks, and when sent north for muster out nearly half the regiment was unfit for duty.
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR.
If the sons of Shelby were loyal to the flag in 1861-5, they were none the less willing to pour out their life's blood when the clash came between the United States and the Kingdom of Spain. The fact that a large proportion of the volunteers in both the army and navy in the Spanish-American war were the sons of the vet- erans of the great war for the Union, goes to prove that the sons of the present generation are worthy of their sires.
For the Spanish war, Captain W. F. Turney, himself a captain in the Civil war, and who since
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the battle of Black River, in 1863, has carried an empty sleeve, was one of the first in Central Illinois to raise a company and offer its services to the government. It was no fault of the gal- lant Captain, nor yet of his valorous boys, that their services were not accepted. The company 100 strong, was fully organized, officered and drilled, but though repeatedly and urgently of- fered, was not accepted.
This was most unfortunate for all concerned. for many of the boys were fully determined to "go to war," and when their company was finally refused a place the individual members scattered. Some found place to serve their country in the regular service, some enlisted in volunteer regi- ments, some in one place and some in another. This has made it not only difficult but impossi- ble to give an intelligent account of their goings and doings. But more than half of "Turney's Tigers," as the company was jocosely called. found active service. Some went to the Fourth infantry at Mattoon (Co. H), and saw service in Cuba : some went to Porto Rico with Battery A. First Illinois Artillery; others went with regu- lars or volunteers to the Philippines, and assisted in compelling the Tagals to acknowledge Amer- ican sovereignty, while others-at least one or two-formed a part of the gallant American con- tingent with Gen. Chafee in its heroic work of relieving the beleaguered legationers in the Chinese capital.
There were enlistments in other parts of the county-a company in Sigel, another in Cowden. with Capt. L. H. Williams at the head, and per- haps elsewhere, but as organizations none of these saw service.
THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Among the orders whose purpose it is to keep alive the lessons of the war for the Union
and care for survivors, their widows and orphans. none takes precedence of the Grand Army of the Republic. This is a semi-secret, non-politi- cal order and was organized by Dr. Benj. F. Stephenson, surgeon of the 14th Ilinois infantry. Any man who "wore the blue," no matter for how brief a term, and can show an honorable discharge, can become a member and share in all the benefits thereunto pertaining. The miem- bers of the order are under obligations to help a comrade in a pecuniary way and to care for him and his in sickness and distress, and a large part of the funds contributed by members are paid out in charity : this in addition to what the government is so generous in doing in Homes for disabled veterans, their widows and orphans.
A Post of the Grand Army was organized in Shelbyville, June 12, 1882. In honor of their distinguished comrade the Post was named Cyrus Hall Post. No. 138. Department of Illi- nois. Forty-two charter members appended their names to the roll, as follows :
Wesley Allen, 143rd Ill. Inf.
Findley Behymer. 115th. Ill. Inf . . Thos. Beggs, 5th 111. Cav. M. G. Baker. 143rd Ill. Inf. E. A. Boone, 126th Ill. Inf.
Boone Behymer, 9th Ohio Cav.
W'm. A. Cook, 7th 111. Cav. T. K. Church, 12th Ohio Inf. J. P. Davis, 11th Ill. Inf.
$ Harvey Devore, 115th Ill. Inf.
* Lewis Foreman. 41st Ill. Inf. Christopher Fagen, 14th I11. Inf. W. H. Guilford, 20th Conn. Inf. Harrison Hart. 7th Ill. Cav. Julius Hoppe. 14th Ill. Inf. J. B. Isenberg, 3rd Pa. Inf. J. H. Johnston. 54th Ill. Inf. John R. Johnston, 59th Ill. Inf.
* David James, 126th Ill. Inf.
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Jasper N. Jarnigan, 14th Ill. Inf. John E. Kinnee, 122nd Ill. Inf. Richard Lyons, 14th Ill. Inf. J. M. Mckibben 46th Ill. Inf.
* John Murdock, 115th 111. Inf. Isaac Martin, 54th Ill. Inf. Thos. E. Morgan, 7th 111. Cav. Jas. A. McAllister, Ist Ohio Cav. Elgin Martin, 115th Ill. Inf. J. W. Powers, 94th Ill. Inf. L. H. Parker, 14th Ill. Inf. Jacob Risacker, Ist Ohio Cav. Geo. W. Rhoads, 63rd Ind. Inf. Chas. Rafsnider, 14th 111. Inf. Chas. T. Reber. 48th Penn. Inf. G. A. Stegmayer, 54th 111. Inf.
* Henry Schane, 14th Ill. Inf. Jas. H. Shaw, 14th Ill. Inf. Jas. W. Seott, 115th 111. Inf.
* David H. Spielman, 43 Ohio Inf. E. A. Terwillager, 54th Ill. Inf. * J. G. Walls, 130th Ohio Inf. Louis Winter, 3rd Ill. Cav. Jas. Whitsel, 208th Penn. Inf. Chas. E. Woodward, 79th Ill. Inf.
* John Q. Wright, 14th Ill. Inf. Frank Winson, 7th Ill. Cav. W. H. Vanderpool, N. Y.
FIRST OFFICERS CYRUS HALL POST.
Post Commander, Chas. F. Reber. Senior Viee-Commander, Louis Winter. * Junior Vice-Commander, Lewis H. Parker. Quartermaster, Chas. E. Woodward. Surgeon, Geo. W. Rhoads Adjutant, John W. Powers. Chaplain, Truman C. Lapham. Officer-of-the-Day, Findlay Behymer. Officer-of-the-Guard, Elgin H. Martin. Outer Guard, John E. Kinnee.
Sergeant-Major, Jas, B. Isenberg. Quartermaster-Sergeant, Jas. P. Davis. *
The following persons have succeeded each other as Commander :
Chas. E. Woodward, Michael Freybarger, William F. Turney, James T. Weakly, Harrison 1 .. Hart, Wayne Cramer, Elgin HI. Martin, Jacob Risacker. Ed. A. Boone is the present Post Commander.
Cyrus Hall Post has done no little service in the way of charity from its Post fund, and has clone, and is doing more and more as the pass- ing years render their comrades less and less able to earn a livelihood. The grand common- wealth of Illinois has a law on its statute books forbidding any ex-soldier, his widow 'or child- ren being sent "over the hill to the poor house." but makes abundant provision for them outside, and makes the Grand Army the distributor of its beneficence. Several hundred dollars were last year distributed by the relief committee of Cyrus Hall Post, and each succeeding year sees the sum increased.
SAMUEL AKIN POST.
This Post was organized in Cowden, April 23, 1886, with seventeen eharter members. John D. Collins, of Vandalia, was the mustering of- ficer. The Post officers first chosen were :
Commander, Thos. M. MeClanahan. Senior Vice-Commander, James Mara. Junior Viee-Commander, John H. Akins. Adjutant, W. H. Akins. Quartermaster, Chas. E. Zeigler. Surgeon, T. J. Fritz. Chaplain, J. K. Flenniken. Officer-of-the-Day, WV. L. Headen. Officer-of-the-Guard, L. Sanford. Sergeant-Major, W. H. Sullivan.
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Quartermaster-Sergeant. C. C. Fry.
These with the following were the charter members :
E. J. Holman, Benj. Fletcher, David H. Hobbs, Chas. R. Hooper, Noah Toothman, C. B. Harwood.
At present the elective officers are :
Commander, Chas. E. Zeigler.
S. V. C., James Mara. J. V. C., T. D. Lamson.
A. D., L. H. Williams. Chaplain, M. Bechtel. Surgeon. C. H. Carr.
O. G., C. B. Harwood.
The regular meetings are held the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. At pres- ent there is a total membership of 31. most of whom are active in the interests of the order and the well-being of the veterans and their wards.
J. R. TILLEY POST. NO. 304, TOWER HILL, ILL.
The Tower Hill Post was organized June 25, 1883. with 29 charter members. These were : Com .. John E. Lane. S. V. C., C. M. Ross.
J. V. C., Wm. Eiler.
O. D., Wm. Brownback.
Q. M., A. R. Robinson. Adj., John Weeks. O. G., John McConnell.
S. M., T. B. Headen. Sur., J. L. Brown. Geo. Eben, J. M. Gross. - Rogers. L. D. Jester, G. W. Grisso, Jacob Fringer, D. B. Russell, Levi Valentine, Alois Hildebran, J. A. Jones, I. K. Story, J. L. Cannon, Robt. Higgin- botham, Levi Lightner. John Sharrock. F. J. Brown, N. W. Lane, John Jones, J. O. Wheeler. J. W. Patrick.
Since the first organization the following persons have held the office of Post Commander :
A. R. Robinson, Wm. Eiler (present com- mander). I. K. Story, Lewis Eiler, J. J. Con- nolly. C. P. Roberts, and G. W. Payne.
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