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It consisted of nine fuses, four of which were loaded to the muzzle with grape and cannister, pointed and primed and the cannoniers with the fire in their hands to touch them off. But they were shot down by our musketmen at the breach of their own guns. They were soon turned and touched off on the enemy and strewed the earth with their dead. General Shields was shot down but a short distance from the battery in advance of his brigade. The struggle lasted about three hours before the ene- my retreated clear away. Old Santa Anna was in a close place but made his escape in a by- way that led off through the chapparel, but in order to do this he had to cut one horse from his coach and leave it standing, with the others standing close to it, with his cork leg and $2,000 in it. There was plenty of ammunition, pro- visions and clothing stores left for us on our race. I would occasionally look up at my left on the top of the mountains where the regulars were fighting, as it was in full view.
"The Mexicans stood until we charged bayo- nets and at last they gave way and I saw our soldiers tear down the enemy's flag and raise the stars and stripes in a cloud of smoke that ran together from both armies like one solid cloud. Shouts of victory opened in every rank of our army. I could not tell what was going on in the other brigades but the continued roar- ing of guns told us they were having a desperate hard time of it. I afterwards heard that Pil- low's Brigade beat back the charge. We had had nothing to eat since yesterday morning, and were unwilling to eat of the Mexican provisions for fear the Mexicans had poisoned them. But the boys drank some of their whiskey and struck off after them and pursued them fifteen miles that night. They overtook many of them, cut them off and took them prisoners. As for my part, with a number of others, we were left on detail to take care of the wounded and bury the dead. On this night we were forced to make use of water that had run over two or three dead Mexicans, but a short distance above us."
Wiley B. Smith thus describes the bluffing tactics of the Mexicans when their cause was failing at Vera Cruz :
"The Mexicans kept up fire on us with their cannon, bombs and rockets. All we did was to dig breastworks, stand guard and dodge bombs. This continued till the 19 of March (1846) by which time we had succeeded in getting our heavy guns and mortars set. General Worth
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then gave the soldiers an address, the guns backing off and giving him a salute. We still kept increasing our guns and mounting more, while the firing continued from both sides. On the 20 of March the enemy's fire had decreased while we were keeping on increasing ours with more heavy guns. On the 23 the Mexicans sent . a flag of truce and begged for time to bury their dead, and twelve hours were given them. At dark our cannon opened fire upon the town again, the balls howling through the air like hungry lions in search of prey. The enemy fired back slowly. On the 24 the Mexican General Moralos sent another flag of truce stating to Gen- eral Scott that he would give him four days to get his troops away from there safely. General Scott sent him word in reply to come on with his fire. The fire boiled heavily for awhile, then gradually died away. On the 25 they sent an- other flag of truce desiring a conference, in reply to which General Scott gave them till the next day to make a general surrender. The fire of the enemy was again resumed but did not last long till the flag of truce was returned. That was on the 26. The demand of the Mex- icans this time was that the Americans should retire within twenty-four hours. But before the end of the twenty-four hours it was agreed that on the 27 the Mexicans would march out and stack their arms and surrender. The 28 was Sunday, and on the 29 their flag was seen to come down and they fired a salute to General Scott and marched out under mournful music. Many of them were accompanied with their wives and children and household effects, some with tears in their eyes, their children begging bread. When they had reached the place appointed the soldiers were formed into lines with the Ameri- can flag floating in the air, and when halted the Mexicans threw down their arms before the invading foe, and 12,000 of them bowed to the stars and stripes. They also laid their flag at our feet. It seemed exceeding humiliating for them to do. A strong guard was placed over the arms and property and the surrendered soldiers marched off without their arms at our mercy. General Scott let them go with the exception of a few that he thought best to hold. General Worth sent some of his men into the town to take possession, and the proud eagle of the Republic of the United States of America was raised in different parts of the town and over the castle.' There were ten forts around
the town, and the castle that had stood for 500 years. And when they united in a salute it seemed that the sound came from both the land and the sea. We lay here till the 9 of April when we left here for Jallappa."
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR.
All honor is due, and we believe accorded, to the brave boys from Montgomery County who answered the call of the President in 1861 and later, and volunteered to aid in rebuking the South in her mistaken determination to dis- rupt the Union. All honor is also due to the noble women, who not only undertook the care of the dependent at home, but aided and cared for, as fully as possible the sick and wounded, and who by exposure and overwork consecrated their lives, their loyalty and honor to country that a united Republic might be maintained. For some years prior to 1861 there were mut- terings of discontent to be heard between the North and the South. Such events as the "Dred Scott Decision" and other irritating circum- stances created an uneasiness that foreshadowed trouble. The storm gathered, centering about the great question of slavery, although there were other contributory issues, and the time came when the tempest broke in fury and civil war became a fact between the North and the South. Illinois was intensely loyal to the Union and the fall of Fort Sumter started a blaze of patriotism that reached every hamlet and coun- tryside. On every side there was abundant evi- dence that men loved their country as a whole, not as a part or separate section, and were ready to sacrifice their all, even to their lives, to preserve the Union. Many peaceful years have passed since the close of the Civil War, but the intimate memories of that struggle, be- cause of the brave deeds done, willing self-sac- rifices made and thousands of bereaved homes, still are kept green in both North and South. It could not be otherwise. Time's healing touch has done much and in the face of national ca- lamity a perfectly united people has again aris- en. A complete list of the residents of Mont- gomery County who served in the Civil War necessarily takes in many who joined companies being organized in neighboring counties and in some cases in neighboring states. The following record includes many but is not entirely com- plete.
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NINTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
The history of the Ninth Infantry from the date of its organization until mustered out July 9, 1865, reflects credit on all its members. It was one of the six regiments which was alloted to Illinois under President Lincoln's first call, for three months and under this call Montgom- ery County Company H was officered as follows : J. J. Philips, captain ; J. W. Kitchell, first lieu- tenant; William F. Armstrong, second lieuten- ant. During the three month term Captain Philips was promoted major and on the organ- ization of the regiment for three years, became lieutenant colonel. Kitchell was promoted cap- tain and James Munn became first lieutenant. Armstrong entered another regiment at the close of the three-months' service in which he subse- quently became major.
The Ninth Illinois Infantry, organized for the short term on April 28, 1861, at the end of which about 500 of its members re-enlisted for three years. The winter of 1861 was spent at Padu- cah, Ky., engaged in numerous expeditions in the southern and western part of the state. In February it moved up the Tennessee River and took part in the battle of Fort Donelson, in which it suffered 166 men in wounded and thir- ty-five killed. On March 6, 1862, it left Nash- ville for Paducah and proceeded to Pittsburg Landing, participating in the battle of Shiloh on April 6 and sustaining a loss of sixty-one men killed and 287 wounded. Out of the twenty-six commissioned officers who went into that battle, twenty-one were either killed or wounded. Dur- ing the advance on Corinth, the Ninth formed a part of the brigade commanded by Brig. Gen. R. J. Oglesby, and on the evacuation of Corinth, was attached to the Third Army Corps under the command of Maj. Gen. Pope and pursued the flying enemy to Booneville. In the battle of Corinth the regiment lost nineteen in killed, eighty-two killed and fifty-two taken prisoner. After this the regiment served mainly in Missis- sippi, performing ardous service. The Ninth in its entire career participated in 110 battles and skirmishes, according to the report of the adjutant general.
CAPTAIN PHILIPS' COMPANY, NINTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
The following roster with the officers above named composed the company : Captains, J. J.
Phillips, John W. Kitchell ; lieutenants, John W. Kitchell, James M. Munn, W. F. Armstrong ; ser- geants, James M. Munn, Hillsboro; John H. Rutledge, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861; Cyrus H. Gilmore, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861; John S. Titcomb, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861; corporals, Frances D. Hub- bel, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out as sergeant July 26, 1861 ; Marcus E. Taylor, Hills- boro April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861 ; Daniel Penzer, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mus- tered out July 26, 1861; Zaccheus C. Wilson, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861; musicians, Warren L. Jenkins, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1862 ; Jacob Miller, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861 ; privates, James M. Arthurs, Addison Anderson, William E. Adams, John M. Bostick, William S. Boone, William S. Berry, Robert Bryant, Henry Borgfeld, Robert S. Best, Hilliard L. Carriker, Ira S. Clark, George W. Carson, John B. Carey, James Cannon, Albertus Cass, James L. Candiff, Geo. H. Clotfelter, Jaspar Cary, John Edwards, all of whom were from Hillsboro, enlisted April 19, 1861, and were mustered out July 26, 1861; Snowden R. Ferree, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, dicd at Cairo July 18, 1861; Reuben House, Hiram Issacks, Joshua H. Jenkins, William L. Knight, William Keep, Rufus J. Lepe, N. H. M. Lingle, Chauncey Lee, Boon Ludwick, W. A. McLain, William Man- chester, John Mitchell, Henry Miller, all of Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861; Augustus Miller, Hillsboro, discharged June 28, 1861, on account of disability ; Alonzo McEwen, Addison J. Niles, John M. Nicodemus, Timothy O'Brian, Martin O'Hale, Andrew N. Perrin, John F. Poage, Martin Preslin, James H. Preslin, William Richkard, Paul Roberts, W. S. Roberts, Samuel O. Russell, Gideon Suits, all of Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861 ; Orin Sprague, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, deserted April 28, 1861; Edwin S. Stephen- son, Samuel Sheridan, Francis M. Stickle, all of Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861; Robert Shelton, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, discharged June 13, 1861, on account of disability ; George Short, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861; Ambrose J. Shelton, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861; Sebastian Schwinderman, Hills- boro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861 ; William H. Scott, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mus-
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tered out July 26, 1861; Andrew P. Shattuck, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861; John W. Trueworthy, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861; Moses H. Turner, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861; mustered out July 26, 1861; Theodore Watson, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861; Wil -. liam Webber, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 13, 1861; William J. Williams, Hills- boro, April 19, 1861, mustered out July 26, 1861 ; Samuel W. Young, Hillsboro, April 19, 1861, mus- tered out July 29 1861.
Company C, Illinois Ninth Infantry : Cap- tains, Samuel T. Hughes and Jacob Miller, Hillsboro, August 12, 1864, mustered out July 9, 1865 ; first lieutenant. Ambrose J. Shelton, Mont- gomery County, August 20, 1864, mustered out July 9, 1865; second lieutenants, George Short, Montgomery County, August 20, 1864, killed in battle, November 23, 1864; John Droesch, Hills- boro, July 4, 1865, mustered out July 9, 1865; first sergeant, George A. Short, Montgomery County, August 23, 1862, promoted second lieu- tenant; sergeants. Jacob Miller, Hillsboro, March 23, 1864, promoted captain; John Web- ber, Hillsboro, September 24, 1864, mustered out September 24, 1864; A. J. Shelton, Montgom- ery County, August 23. 1862, promoted first lieu- tenant ; George Everett, Montgomery County, August 1, 1862, mustered out July 9, 1865 ; cor- porals, Henry M. Lee, Hillsboro, January 4, 1864; John Droesch, Hillsboro, January 23, 1864, mustered out July 9, 1865; Martin Preston, Hillsboro, January 4, 1864, mustered out July 9, 1865; R. M. McAnnelly, Hillsboro, August 1, 1862, mustered out July 9, 1865 ; Jordan Bluford, Hillsboro, August 1, 1862, mustered out July 9, 1865; J. A. Clotfelter, Montgomery County, Sep- tember 24, 1861, mustered out September 24, 1864; privates, Oliver W. Boutwell, Hillsboro, August 23, 1862, discharged order war depart- ment, 1865 ; William S. Boone, Hillsboro, March 23, 1864, mustered out July 9, 1865; Conrad Blattier, Hillsboro, March 23. 1864, mustered out July 9, 1865; James M. Davis, Hillsboro, Jan- uary 4, 1864. deserted December 7, 1864; Jobn G. Lamb, Irving, January 4, 1864, mustered out June 24, 1865; John F. Moore, Hillsboro, March 23, 1864, mustered out July 9, 1865; George W. Qualls, Hillsboro, March 23, 1864, mustered out July 9, 1865 ; Joseph E. Taulbee, Irving, January 4, 1864, mustered out July 9, 1865 : George Wei- gert, Litchfield, March 23, 1864, mustered out June 15, 1865; George H. Boutwell, Hillsboro,
December 29, 1863, mustered out June 9, 1865; William B. Bishop, Litchfield, March 26, 1864, mustered out June 9, 1865 ; William Berry, Hills- boro, April 22, 1864, mustered out June 9, 1865 ; W. B. Hickman, Litchfield, February 11, 1864, mustered out June 9, 1865; S. M. Jenkins, Hills- boro, February 2, 1864, taken prisoner May 9, 1864 ; Harvey Moran, Hillsboro, March 1, 1864, mustered out July 9, 1865 ; George H. Dry, Mont- gomery County, March 31, 1862, mustered out July 9, 1865; W. G. Daughtery, Montgomery County, August 15, 1862, mustered out July 9, 1865; Fred William, Montgomery County, August 31, 1861, died in prison at Andersonville ; Simeon Fry, Montgomery County, August 15, 1862, died August 15, 1864; Calvin Fletcher, Montgomery County, August 15, 1862, mustered out July 9, 1865; Jefferson Gower, Montgomery County, August 1, 1862, mustered out July 9, 1865; Thomas Glass, Montgomery County, August 1, 1862, mustered out July 9, 1SG5 ; Wil- liam Gregory, Montgomery County, August 1, 1862, mustered out July 9, 1865; Phillip Moyni- han, Montgomery County, November 17, 1862, captured October 27, 1864; M. H. Nicodemus, Montgomery County, August 23, 1862, discharged May 9, 1865, on account disability ; Benjamin Phelts, Montgomery County, August 15, 1862, transferred to V. R. C., 1865; John Powell, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862, mustered out May 30, 1865; G. W. Pooteete, Montgomery County, August 1, 1862, mustered out July 9, 1865; Newton Pitcock, Montgomery County, August 15, 1862, mustered out July 9, 1865; Samuel Richardson, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862, mustered out July 9, 1865 ; C. J. Steph- ens, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862, mus- tered out July 9, 1865; David Stephens, Mont- gomery County, August 15, 1862, mustered out July 9, 1865; F. M. Stephens, Montgomery County August 14, 1862, died September 5, 1864 ; J. C. Stroud, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862, mustered out June 13 1865; J. P. Stroud, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862, died at Andersonville ; Perrine Spillers, Montgomery . County, August 15, 1862, mustered out July 11, 1865; F. M. Stickle, Montgomery County, July 28, 1862, taken prisoner October 9, 1863.
NINTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY AT SHILOH.
A history of the experience, privations and services in defense of the country would make a large volume. As an illustration, we insert
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here a paper by Warren L. Jenkins, describing a little of those of one company. Other com- panies had similar experiences,
"Sunday morning, April 6, 1862, was a most beautiful spring morning. We received orders to prepare for inspection. We brightened our but- tons and brasses, brushed our clothes, blackened our shoes and presented a really splendid appcar- ance. The camp guard had been detailed and was ready for guard duty. Just then a sudden outbreak of musketry, with now and then the hoarse boom of artillery, was heard about a mile to our front, We listened a few minutes and then the long roll was beaten by Jack Mc- Can of Company C and the other drummers. The entire regiment fell into line, 578 strong, both rank and file, Colonel Phillips and Major Kuhn took their places at the head of the column. The martial band struck up The Blue Jay and we marched a half mile to the left center to an old field. We and the Twelfth Illinois were dressed in gray that the state of Illinois had furnished us. This we had worn through the battle of Fort Donelson and had suffered much on that account. The officers did not wish to take us into action again with the gray on, so in this old field we took off the gray and donned the blue. Some did not get a very good fit and had to roll up their trousers, which in some instances were 6 inches too long. We boxed our gray uniforms to send liome. Then came the command to fall in and we marched to the front to the tune of Yankee Doodle.
"After leaving the main road we left the main line at the head of a ravine to our left. My recollection is that the Eighty-First Ohio was on our right and the Twelfth Illinois on our left. We stood here for some time without firing a shot. Meantime the rebel artillery was playing on us, but were shooting too high and the tree tops were being shot off and were fall- ing among the men. We then marched further to the left to close up with the Twelfth. A shell burst over Company A on the right wing, killing three and wounding five of the men. The field band carried off the wounded to a little bend in the branch to our rear, where Doctor Gulic had established a field hospital. Not far north of this was a pond of water which some of the citizens of that neighborhood afterwards called the 'bloody pool.' After marching some distance to the left we were ordered to lic down at this place. We were in exact range of the enemy's guns with the shells falling among us.
In our immediate front was a ravine. It was not very deep where the right wing stood, but further down from Company H to K it was something like 20 feet deep and served as a very good protection. The order up and for- ward came and we charged across the ravine at a run on double quick and stopped after gaining the brow of the hill on the other side. We there got the order to commence firing at will. After delivering their fire our boys would fall back into the ravine and reload, then advance to the top and fire. We held this point, some say, for hours, but my recollection is that we stood there about an hour and fifteen minutes. We defeated every effort of the enemy to dis- lodge us. Right here in front of our line and opposite our colors General Albert Sidney John- son was killed, certainly from the fire of our guns. A clipping from the Little Rock Gazette of April 7, 1863, says : 'John P. Broom, the man in whose arms the great Confederate com- mander died, yesterday related the details of General Jolinson's death as follows :
"I am the only man living who saw General Albert Sidney Johnson die. On Saturday, April 5, 1862, at Corinth, Miss., I was detailed from the Georgia Hussars and made a courier to General Johnson. That made it my duty to be at his side during the battle. At noon on Sun- day, the day of the battle, I was riding with the General, Doctor Yandall and Governor Harris. When we came upon a group of wounded Federal soldiers General Johnson ordered Doctor Yan- dell to look after them. The doctor protested that he should stay with the general but the general replied : "These men are suffering and I command you to stay and attend to them.' When we had been fighting for two hours and the bullets were falling as thick as hail, General Johnson turned to Governor Harris and re- marked that General Hurlbut was mighty stub- born. Then he rode around to the front of the brigade and when about 150 yards in front of the Illinois troops under General Hurlbut he stopped and took off his hat. 'Boys,' he said, 'General Hurlbut seems to be mighty stubborn. We'll have to see what we can do with the bayo- net. We have been fighting here two hours al- ready and can't move him. I don't tell you to go but I ask you to come with me' and with that, at thirty or forty yards ahead of his men, he charged and the column followed. Huribut's line was broken, but these Illinois soldiers were as good soldiers as ever pointed a gun. They
John L. Huber and wife
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rallied in little groups as they retreated, Ioaded and fired as they went. It was a shot from one of these groups that hit the commander. When I first saw him hit Governor Harris remarked : 'General Johnson is wounded and General John- son repliod, 'Ves, and I believe fatally.'
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"During this engagement, which General John- son had said had been going on for two hours, 1 carried off two wounded men from Company A, and went back for the third and found him sitting behind a stump. I said, 'Come and I will take you to the field hospital.' He said, 'Oh, no, I'm mortally wounded. See here,' and opened his blouse and showed me his wound. A shell had torn four or five ribs out of his breast and I could see his heart beating. He took out his watch, telling me to send it to his girl, a German name that I cannot remember. I wrote it on a small piece of paper and closed it up inside the watch. I bade him good-bye and left him. I gave the watch to Captain Arm- strong with the directions and he sent it to the young lady in Belleville, Ill. From this dying soldier I started west to where the regiment was in action. I met George Clark of Company I. He was shot in the side of the head and was crazy. I took him off the field. He mistook me for a Reb, as we were all black and dirty from the smoke, and drew his gun on me. I told him who I was and quieted him and then guided him to the hospital. I made several other trips back and forth to the firing line. The fighting was terrible. The shells were bursting all around our heads and the minie balls were knocking up the leaves under the trees and tear- ing off the limbs and the tops.
"I found Sergeant Alonzo F. McEwing, who had been shot through the right shoulder, the ball having passed clear through. He was bleed- ing very freely. I took him on my back and car- ried him about 200 yards to the hospital. I started again for the firing line, covered with blood. I fell in with Jack McCan, the drummer of Company G. We started to cross a low ridge in the rear of the firing line. The balls were fly- ing so thick that Jack said: 'Oh, murder, Jenk- ins, no living creature can cross that ridge and live. What shall we do?' I said, 'Let us run down the hollow and up the other side to the rear of the line.' We did so and found that the line had given way and the boys were falling back, firing as they went. Here Frank D. ยท Hubble, our orderly sergeant, pierced in the small of the back, fell. The bullet passed
through his bowels and came out in front. I stooped and took him on my back and fell back with the other boys. Hubble died that night. I got some heavy, rough pine boards and buried him a little before daylight the next morning.
"The line fell back to the brow of the hill, just above the landing at the river and formed a fourth line. Here artillery was massed so close that the hubs nearly touched, and the infantry lay down in front of the guns. This was about four o'clock in the afternoon and the fight con- tinued with the infantry lying down and the artillery firing over their heads. We could feel the grains of powder hit our ears. The roar of the artillery was so loud and continuous that it nearly ruined our hearing. Just before sun- down our line arose, charged the enemy and drove them back. Just at dark General Grant gave the gunboats, John Tyler, Conestoga and Lexington, which were on the Tennessee River, orders to move up so as to be in line with the enemy's front and fire (fuses and shells) al- ternately all night. The gunboats opened fire and drove the enemy back.
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