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HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY.
The record kept by the Secretary contains the names of perhaps a thousand pioneers of the county, with nativity and date of emi- gration. We subjoin a few of the earlier ones:
1831-John Atchison, Ireland. 1831-Frederic Loring, N. II.
1829-David Ayres, Ireland. 1826 -- A. A. Perkins, Tenn.
1830-James W. Brattle, Mass.
1832-Wm. Pike and sons, Ky.
1831-Jabez A. Beebe, Conn.
1829-Chauncey Robison, N. Y.
1829-Joseph Caldwell, Ky.
1830-A. G. Rose, Ind.
1830-Isham Cochran, Ky. 1830-Benjamin Royse.
1828-Theophilus Crenshaw, Illinois.
1831-Alexander Saylors, Ill.
1831-Charles L. Cochran, Maine.
1824-Isaac N. Waggonner, Ohio.
1826-Amzi Doolittle, N. Y.
1827-James Wilson, Ky.
1830-Cyrus Felt, N. H.
1829-Wesley Williams, Ky.
1831-Samuel Gordon, N. H.
1832-Constantine Kremer, Prussia.
1831-Robt. W. White, Va.
CHAPTER XX.
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
First marriage license issued Sept. 25, 1829, James Miller to Verdilia Harper; ceremony performed Sept. 28, by Rev. Charles. Robison.
Below are dates of a few others, with names of a few parties:
2d. Benjamin T. Tungate (one of the first jurors) to Deborah Flint, Oct. 17; joined by Rev. C. Robison.
6th. Thomas Bremer to Nancy Smith, July 22, 1830, by James Miller, Esq.
9th. Isaac R. Campbell (first County Treasurer) to Emily Davis, by Luther Whitney, Esq.
11th. Wesley Williams, Esq. (County Clerk, etc.), to Ruth Scobey, by James Miller, Esq.
13th. Baptista Blondean to Spawsey Grandbois, by Hazen Bedell, Esq., Aug., 1831.
19th. Joshua Palen to Archange St. Jean Laperchere, by Wesley Williams, Judge of Probate, July 19, 1832.
Amos Van Norsdall to Louise Muir (daughter of Dr. Muir, of Fort Edwards, whose wife was a half-breed), April 4, 1833, by Leonard L. Abney, Esq.
Isaac Newton Waggonner to Mary White, Dec., 1835, by David- son Hibbard, Esq.
Number of licenses issued to Jan., 1830 3
To Jan., 1835. 56
To Jan., 1840 342
To Jan. 1850. 1519
To Jan., 1860. 3624
Total No. to Jan., 1880 10082
Of course the above do not include the numerous " Gretna Green " marriages of Hancock citizens; nor yet that indefinite number solemnized under city ordinance at Nauvoo in Mormon times, in which license was not required and returns were directed to be made to the City Recorder.
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EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS.
TO SAMUEL W. LAYTON, Esq., Superintendent of Schools for Hancock county, we are indebted for the following:
No. of school districts in the county January 1, 1880 .. 190
No. of school-houses. 185
No. of teachers employed, about. 250
Proportion males in winter, about. 75 per cent
Females in summer, about. 75 per cent
No. of children between ages of 6 and 21 years, in 1879 13,421
Total receipts for the year ending June 30, 1879. $91,876 94
Total Expenditures . 70,813 16
Sixteenth Section School Lands in all the townships sold.
SIXTH CENSUS.
The only census returns to be found of record in the County Clerk's office is the printed volume containing the U. S. census for 1840. We make some extracts to show the difference between Hancock county forty years ago and now. The one item of silk cocoons will hardly be reported in the census of 1880.
In Hancock county-White males 5135
White females 4762
Colored persons
15
Total.
9912
No. of Persons
Agricultural Products
Engaged in Agriculture
1791 Bushels Oats. 120768
Commerce. .
15
Bushels Rye. 394
Manufactures and Trades 380
Bushels Buckwheat. 1812
Navigation 4
Bushels Corn 2598 30
Learned Professions and Engineers
34
Pounds Wool. 8890
Revolutionary Pensioners
2
Bushels Potatoes
23984
Deaf and Dumb.
7
Tons Hay ..
2345
Blind .
5
Pounds Tobacco
1910
Insane
2
Pounds Cocoons. 36
Can not read and write-over 20 .. Agricultural Products.
205
Products of Dairy sold. $455
Products of Orchard sold. $855
No. of Grist Mills 7
12
Sheep 2451
No. of Oil Mills.
1
Swine.
10671
Gallons Wine. ...
3
Bushels Wheat. 10675
Printing Offices ..
PLACES OF HOLDING COURTS IN HANCOCK COUNTY SINOE ORGANIZATION.
Aug., 1829-Special at Fort Edwards.
Dec., 1829-At house of James White.
Mar., 1880-Same place.
June, 1830-At Clerk's office in Venus.
Dec., 1830 and Mareli and June, 1831-At James White's,
Sept., 1831-At Clerk's office at Hazen Bedell's.
Dec., 1831-At Montebello.
Mar., 1832-At Bedell's.
Horses and Mules. 1761
Neat Cattle. 4717
No. of Saw Mills
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June, 1832-At "court-house" in Montebello .*
Sept., 1832-Same place.
Dec., 1832 -- At H. Bedell's.
Mar., 1833-At Luther Whitney's, in Montebello. April, 1833-At house of Thomas Brewer, in Carthage. Sept., 1833 -- At log-cabin court-house in Carthage.
*The term "court-house," used above, we take to mean simply the building in which the courts were held. There was no building erected for that purpose at Montebello.
CHAPTER XXI. TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
The Township Organization Act, entitled " An Act to Provide for Township and County Organization," under which any county may organize whenever a majority of the votes of such county at any general election shall so determine, was passed by the Legis- lature and approved Feb. 12, 1849. Accordingly the question of "Township Organization" or " No Organization" was submitted at the annual election, on the 6th of Nov. 1849, and return made to George W. Thatcher, County Clerk, and by him canvassed on the 7th, in conjunction with Michael Rickard and David Greenleaf, Justices of the Peace. We give the vote by precincts in full, as matter for future reference:
PRECINCTS
For Against
Augusta. .
65
29
St. Mary's.
121
15
Fountain Green.
123
62
Camp Creek.
92
4
Appanoose.
51
2
Pilot Grove
. Rejected
Nauvoo.
121
4
Montebello
29
8
Commerce.
94
41
La Harpe
149
Warsaw.
90
133
Green Plains
95
11
Rocky Run.
55
4
Bear Creek
74
7
Chili. .
42
42
Carthage.
46
120
Totals .. 1247 482
The County Court appointed Mathew McClanghry, John G. Fonda and George Edmunds as commissioners to lay off and divide said county into townships, in accordance with law; and on the 26th day of February, 1850, they filed their report as follows:
1. Augusta township, to embrace township 3 northi, 5 west.
2. St. Mary's -- 4 north, 5 west, and south half of 5-5.
3. Fountain Green-6 north, 5 west, and north half of 5-5.
4. La Harpe-7 north, 5 west.
5. Chili-3 north, 6 west, and south half of 4-6.
6. Carthage -- 5 north, 6 west, north half of 4-6 and east half of 5-7.
. 7. Pilot Grove -- 6 north, 6 west, and east half of 6-7.
8. Durham -- 7 north. 6 west.
9. St. Albans-3 north, 7 west.
10. Bear Creek-4 north, 7 west.
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11. Pontoosuc-7 north, 7 west.
12. Walker-3 north, S west.
13. Wythe-4 north, S west.
14. Montebello-5 north, 8 west, fraction 5-9 and west
half of 5-7.
15. Sonora-6 north, 8 west, and west half of 6-7.
16. Appanoose-7 north, S west.
17. Rocky Run -- 3 north, 9 west, and fraction 3-10.
18. Warsaw-4 north, 9 west.
19. Nauvoo-6 north, 9 west, and 7-9.
On the first Tuesday in April, 1850, the election for township officers was held, and County Clerk Wmn. W. Steele called a meeting of the Board of Supervisors to be held at Carthage on Monday, Aug. 12, 1850. Board met, and the following members answered to their names:
Augusta-James Stark, Bear Creek-Almore Thompson,
St. Mary's-Wm. Darnell, Wythe-Slocum Woolley,
Chili-Gilmore Callison, Montebello-Robt. F. Smith,
Carthage -James A. Winston, Appanoose-Jas. A. McCanee,
Pilot Grove-Saml. Richey, Nauvoo-James Irving,
St. Albans-Alex. McDonald, Sonora-J. J. Gardner ..
Bill of Commissioners to lay off the townships, at $5.00 each, and $2.50 to Mr. Fonda, additional, for making plat of the county, presented. Board voted members an allowance of $1.50 per day each for services.
At next session in November, the following additional members elect appeared and took their seats: Lemuel Mussetter, Warsaw; John Banks, Rocky Run; Joseph Kidson, Pontoosnc; and Stephen H. Tyler, Fountain Green.
On September 12, 1854, Prairie township was set off from Carthage and Montebello, embracing the whole of township 5 north, 7 west. And at the same time Harmony was set off from Chili and Carthage, embracing the whole of 4 north and 6 west. On April 27, 1855, Hancock township was established from St. Mary's and Fountain Green, embracing the whole of 5 north, 5 west; and Rock Creek was established from Pilot Grove and Sonora, embracing the whole of 6 north 7 west. Nov. 15, 1855, Wilcox township was established, embracing all of Warsaw town- ship, 4 north 9 west, excepting the city of Warsaw, which is made a separate township. In 1860 Dallas was set off from Pontoosuc, and at a later date, March, 1876, on petition of residents, that portion of Prairie township embraced in sections 13 and 24, the south half of section 12 and the north half of section 25-three sections in all-was detatched and annexed to Carthage township. This includes the two depots and all that population in their vicinity.
CHAPTER XXII.
OLD LAND-MARKS.
The old is continually passing away. Among the old land-marks and old things that have passed and are passing away may be mentioned the following:
Head of the Rapids .- This cannot be said to be passing away; but the termn as a designation of a settlement is now seldom used, though once very common as a name for that early settlement in the county now occupied by Nauvoo.
Foot of the Rapids-Embraced all that country opposite "The Point," from Fort Edwards to Chaney creek, or the Montebello House.
Fort Johnson-The remains of an old stockade fort, on the high bluff south of Albers' mill, in Warsaw.
Fort Edwards-A fort that was still standing and occupied by settlers as late as 1845. For history of these forts see chapter VII.
Venus-Was a postoffice only, and the first established in the county. It was at the head of the rapids, in the midst of the oldest settlement in the county, excepting Fort Edwards. Who was its first postmaster we have not learned.
Montebello .- This was the name of the oldest town in the county. It was laid ont in 1832, by Luther Whitney and William Vance. It for many years was the business center for the settlers along the rapids, and a place where many goods have been sold. As a town or place of business, it is now unknown, and its name has been transferred to the township in which it lies.
Green Plains-Was once quite a famous locality in the county, now unknown. It embraced parts of what are now Wythe, Walker, Wilcox and Rocky Run townships, the postoffice for which was at Col. Levi Williams'.
Golden's Point-Was a point of timber projecting into the prairie on the borders of Lary's creek, in Sonora township, named from Abram Golden, a settler there at an early day.
Spillman's Landing-The point on the river in the north part of the county, near the residence of Mr. Hezekiah Spillman, and where he kept a ferry, and a woodyard for steamboats. He was a settler of 1825.
Round Prairie-A designation by which a rich prairie settle- ment was known in the early days, lying partly in Hancock and partly in Schuyler and McDonough counties. It was bounded north, east, and west by the waters of Crooked creek and
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branches, and South by Williams' creek, and had Plymouth for its business center.
Oliver's Settlement-Was that early settlement in the southeast of the county around Pulaski, and had its name from Alexander Oliver, its earliest settler.
Franklin-Was the name of the postoffice and settlement about La Harpe until 1836, when William Smith and Marvin Tryon laid out the town, and gave it the name of the French adventurer.
Joe Duncan-Was a town laid out in the years of town mania by Robert Miller, David W. Mathews and Isaac N. Morris. It was near the southeast corner of Fountain Green township. It soon died a natural death. Ex-Gov. Duncan was at that time a speculator in town lots, and it is stated that it received its name, Joe Duncan, because he refused to take stock in it. Mathews and Miller sold goods there for a short period.
Cutler's Grave-At Commerce, the place where George Y. Cut- ler, one of the first county Commissioners, was buried, enclosed by a stone wall, still standing.
Half-way House-A little frame building erected about 1834, and occupied by one Chapman, at the place now owned and occupied by Mrs. Samuel Comer, just west of Elvaston, and on the War- saw and Carthage road.
Prentis' Shanty-A shanty built near the line of the Warsaw & Peoria Railroad, soon after the State entered upon its magnifi- cent scheme of internal improvements. Mr. Daniel Prentis, now of Fountain Green, had a contract for grading, and to accommo- date his hands erected a shanty there. The shanty remained there many years, and was a point well known to travellers.
Rock Island Trail-An old road that led from Quincy and beyond to Rock Island and Galena lead mines, from point to point in the prairie. In this county it ran from Green Plains to Golden's Point, thence to other points north. It crossed the W. & P. Railroad at Prentis' shanty, two or three miles east of Hamn- ilton.
Commerce-A town at the head of the rapids, laid out in 1834 by Joseph B. Teas and Alexander White. It, with its successor, Commerce City-Laid out in 1836, and designed to be the town of the West, was finally swallowed by the Mormon city of Nauvoo.
Des Moines City -- Laid out in 1837, by Dr. Adolphus Allen, on the Mississippi, about two miles above Montebello. It died a natural death in its infancy.
Hartford-Was laid out in 1837, by James M. Campbell, on section 5, 7 n., 7 w., in the north part of the county. It also died in infancy.
Mechanicsville-As its name indicates, was designed for a man- ufacturing village, and for a time bid fair to realize the expecta- tions of its proprietor. It was laid out in 1842 by Alanson Lyon, near the northwest corner of Augusta township. The manufacture
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of wagons, carriages, and agricultural implements was entered into and carried on for a time; but for some cause the enterprise failed, and the town exists only in name.
Ramus-Was a Mormon town, laid out in 1840 by Wm. Wightman, and settled largely by the Mormons, having at one time 400 or 500 inhabitants. It was sometimes called Macedonia. It is now Webster.
Yelrome-Was the name given by its proprietor, Isaac Morley (as attorney for Joseph Smith), to the Mormon town, in the town- ship of Walker, laid out in 1844. It generally was known by the name of Morley-Town. It was principally burnt out during the trouble in 1845. It is now Tioga.
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CHAPTER XXIII.
HANCOCK IN THE REBELLION.
The news of Sumter aroused the people of Hancock as well as the rest of the State and the Union. All-no, not all-for there were a few traitors, and rebel sympathizers, even in Hancock county; but a large majority of the bone and sinew of the county, felt that the Flag of the Union must be sustained. And in response to the various calls of President Lincoln for troops, the county sent more than two thousand men to the field, out of a population of about 27,000 in 1860. The exact number it is impossible to tell. Even the Adjutant-General's reports, while giving the names of all the officers and men mustered into the . several regiments, fail in many instances to credit the place of their residence. Besides, many volunteered and served in organi- zations belonging to other States; while many drafted and bonnty men were scattered widely through the army, as the convenience and necessities of the service required. As will be shown here- after, about 1,800 are known and accounted for; and the inference is fair that the unknown would number into the hundreds.
Taking the regiments in the order of their number, we begin with
THE 16TH INFANTRY.
This was principally recruited in the counties of Hancock, Adams and McDonough; organized at Quincy, May 24, 1861. Robert F. Smith, of Hamilton, was elected Colonel; at the close of his term re-enlisted as veteran, and was promoted Brev. Brig .- Gen. March 13, 1865. Lieut .- Colonel, James B. Cahill, Carthage; term expired Dec. 25, 1864. Adjutant, Charles D. Kerr, Hamil- ton; term expired April 5, 1865; re-enlisted, and promoted Colo- nel July 3, 1865, and not mustered. Adjutant, John S. Schenck, Fountain Green, May 29, 1865; mustered July 8, 1865. Quarter- master L. L. King, La Harpe, June 30, 1862: mustered out June 29, 1865. First Asst. Surgeon, A. L. Ritchey, Hamilton; pro- moted to Surgeon of 10th Regt. Nov. 20, 1864. Second Asst. Sur- geon, Jacob Thrush, Dallas City; resigned Sept. 30, 1864.
Company Officers-Co. D .- Capt., James B. Cahill, Carthage, May 4, 1861; promoted Lt .- Col. Isaac Davis, Carthage, Sept. 3, 1862; term expired Dec. 31, 1864. Win. Sommerville, Carthage, Dec. 31, 1864; honorably discharged May 9, 1865. First Lieut., Jas. B. Cahill, May 4, 1861; promoted. Wesley Clowse, Carthage, May 14, 1861; resigned Dec. 7, 1861. (416) Isaac Davis, Carthage,
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Dec. 7, 1861; promoted. Wm. Sommerville, Carthage, Sept. 3, 1862; promoted. John T. Welch, Hamilton, May 27, 1865. Second Lieut., Wesley Clowse, Carthage, May 24. 1861; promoted. Benj. F. Marsh, Warsaw, May 24, 1861; resigned Aug. S, 1861. Isaac Davis, Carthage, Oct. 13, 1861; promoted. Win. Sommerville, Carthage, Dec. 7,1861; promoted. Wm. Conyers, Warsaw, Sept. 3, 1862; honorably discharged May 15, 1865. James M. Welch, Carthage, July 3, 1865; not mustered.
Co. I .- Captain, Smith Johnson, Dallas City, May 9, 1861; term expired Nov. 11, 1864. First Lieut., Stedman Hatch, Pon- toosuc, May 9, 1861; promoted Captain of Co. G. Wm. A. How- ard, Dallas, April 12, 1864; killed in battle May 10, 1864. Daniel Glassner, Dallas, May 19, 1864; promoted Captain. Morrison Walliner, Nov. 11, 1864. Second Lieut., Robert Pattison, Dallas, May 9, 1861; promoted to Co. of Subs. July 6, 1864.
This county furnished for the 16th Regiment, 200 men of the rank and file, mostly in Companies D and I.
HISTORY OF THE SIXTEENTH REGIMENT.
The 16th Inft. Ills. Vols. was mustered into the service at Quincy under the Ten Regiment Act, May 24, 1861, by Captain T. G. Pitcher, U. S. A.
June 12, 1861, moved to Grand river as railroad guard; July 10, force was attacked by 1,600 mounted rebels, but held position until arrival of reinforcements, when the enemy fled. On 16th lost two men killed and two wounded at Caldwell's Station. August 20, moved under Gen. Hurlburt to Kirksville, and in pursuit of Gen. Green, arriving at Honeywell Sept. 1. Sept. 10, ordered to St. Joe; on the 14th, together with the 3d Iowa, had a skirmish at Platte City; 17th, returned to St. Joe.
Jan. 27, 1862, ordered to Bird's Point, Mo. March 3, ordered to New Madrid, where they were attached to the army of the Missis- sippi, 2d Brigade, Col. James D. Morgan; First Div. Brig .- Gen., A. E. Paine. Evening of the 12th of March, the 10th and 16th Ills. were thrown forward and erected a line of earthworks, mount- ing four heavy guns within half a mile of the enemy's works. March 13, the battle of New Madrid was fought, the 16th support- ing the siege guns.
April 7th, were landed on the opposite side of the river with the 10th Ills., and followed the retreating enemy to Tiptonville, Tenn., where it captured 5,000 prisoners and a large amount of artillery, small arms and ammunition. April 9, returned to New Madrid; 13th, embarked for Osceola, Ark .; 17th, embarked for Hamburg, Tenn., where it arrived on the 22d. Participated in the siege of Corinth. After evacuation pursued the retreating enemy to Boon- ville; June 12, returned and encamped at Big Spring. July 20, moved to Tuscumbia; 29th, crossed the Tenn. at Florence, Ala. Sept. 15, arrived at Nashville, after a 17 days' march, with continnal
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guerrilla fighting. Our loss, one killed and five wounded, includ- ing Capt. Rowe.
In Dec., 1863, the regiment veteranized, and on the opening of the campaign of 1864 was ordered to the vicinity of Atlanta, Ga., where it participated in the siege and capture of that strong-hold, Col. Smith commanding a brigade. After the reduction of Atlanta, and Sherman had cut loose from the Army of the Tennessee, the 16th joined in the celebrated March to the Sea, arriving at Savan- nah about Christmas. Upon the occupation of Savannah, Col. Smith was made Military Governor. In the spring of 1865, the 16th continned its march through the Carolinas and Virginia, par- ticipating in all the important battles, and arrived at Washington, D. C., in time to take part in the Grand Review. Mustered out at Louisville, Ky., July 8, 1865; arrived at Camp Butler July 10, for final payment and discharge.
28th .- Co. D of the 28th had 21 privates, mostly from Augusta, St. Mary's and La Harpe.
32d .- Co. B, Wm. J. Pierce, of Carthage, Captain, Sept. 4, 1861; resigned Ang. 31, 1862. Second Lient. Christian G. Long, Car- thage, April 25, 1865; promoted to First Lieut. Aug. 2, 1865. About 28 privates from Montebello and Carthage.
34th .- Five privates from Montebello.
36th-Fourteen privates from Angusta, St Mary's and St. Alban's.
43d .- Co. F, 6 privates from Nauvoo.
46th .- Co. D, 8 privates from Montebello and Augusta.
THE 50TH REGIMENT.
Co. F .- Wm. B. Snyder, Dallas City, Captain, Sept. 12, 1861; resigned Jan. 19, 1863. Charles D. Fee, Second Lieutenant, June 10, 1862; promoted First Lientenant Nov. 15, 1862; promoted Cap. tain Jan. 19, 1863; discharged Sept. 15, 1864. Alfred L. Martin Dallas City, Captain, June 14, 1865. First Lieutenant, Charles J. May, Warsaw, Sept. 12, 1861; resigned April 27, 1862. Second Lien- tenant, C. M. Harris, Dallas City, Sept 12, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant April 27, 1862; resigned June 20, 1862. Joseph M. Morgan, Warsaw, First Lieutenant, June 14, 1865. Wm. S. Weak- ley, Warsaw, Second Lieutenant, Nov. 15, 1862; resigned Sept. 15, 1864: Thomas Stewart, Dallas City, Second Lieutenant, July 10, 1865; not mustered.
Co. G .- Selah W. King, La Harpe, First Lieutenant, Sept 12, 1861; promoted Captain Dec. 12, 1861; resigned Sept. 15, 1864.
In the 50th Regiment there were 88 privates from this county, ' from about ten different townships.
53d .- Had 17 privates from Hancock county.
57th .- Co. I, Edward D. Hazzard, Plymouth, Second Lieutenant, Feb. 13, 1863; promoted First Lieutenant July 12, 1864; promoted Captain July 1, 1865; not mustered. Co. K, Edward Gallagher,
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Hamilton, Captain, April 1, 1865. In Co. K, 27 privates from St. Mary's.
64th .- From Fountain Green, 5 privates.
65th .- As re-organized Co. A had 10 privates from this county.
71st .- Co. E, 7 privates from St. Mary's.
72d .- Co. G, S privates from St. Mary's. Co. H, 10 privates from Augusta.
73d .- Co. H, 3 from Hancock township.
75th .- Co. E, one from Montebello.
THE 78TH REGIMENT.
First Assistant Surgeon, Elisha S. McIntire, of Dallas City, Sept. 1, 1862; resigned March 25, 1863. Second Assistant Surgeon, Wm. H. Githens, Hamilton, May 14, 1863; promoted to First Assistant Surgeon Aug. 7, 1863.
Co. D .- Robert M. Black, Carthage, Captain, Sept. 1, 1862; killed in action Sept. 1, 1864. First Lieutenant, John B. Worrell, Chili, Sept. 1, 1862; promoted to Captain Sept. 1, 1864. Second Lieutenant, Isaac N. Kinchloe, Breckenridge, Sept. 1, 1862; re- signed July 16, 1863; Samuel W. Puntenny, Montebello, July 16, 1863; discharged Jan. 10, 1865.
Co. H .- John K. Allen, Dallas City, Captain, Sept. 1, 1862; re- signed March 30, 1864. First Lieutenant, George T. Beers, Pon- toosuc, Sept. 1, 1862; promoted to Captain March 30, 1864; killed in battle March 19, 1865. Thomas M. Scott, Dallas City, Captain, May 19, 1865; not mustered. John Gibbs, Dallas City, First Lieu- tenant, May 19, 1865; in hospital at the mustering out of the regiment.
This county furnished 160 men to the 78th Regiment, as fol- lows: Co. A, 4; Co. B, 2; Co. D, 73; Co. H, 81.
HISTORY OF THE 78TH REGIMENT.
Organized at Quincy by Col. Wm. H. Benneson, and mustered into service Sept. 1, 1862. Ordered to Louisville; arrived on the 22d, and was assigned to 2d Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio. On the 23d was assigned to 39th Brigade, 12th Division. October 1st was detached and assigned to Gen. Boyle; marched to Shepardville, Kentucky, October 5, to guard railroad bridge. Oc- tober 14 was stationed at Lebanon Branch railroad bridge, guarding bridges and stations. Mustered out June 7, 1865, at Washington, D. C., and arrived at Chicago June 12, for pay and discharge.
83d .- Co. A, one private from La Harpe.
84th .- Co. C, 9 from La Harpe, Fountain Green and Augusta.
86th .- Had 30 privates from this county,-4 from St. Mary's and 26 from La Harpe.
89th .- Recruited 11 privates from Augusta.
99th .- Had 10 privates from Augusta, and one from Montebello.
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THE 118th REGIMENT.
Col .. John G. Fonda, Warsaw, Nov., 1862; promoted Brevet Brig .- Gen. June 27, 1865; mustered ont Oct. 1, 1865.
Lieut .- Col., J. G. Fonda; promoted to Col.
Thomas Logan, Hamilton, Lt .- Col .. Nov. 20, 1862; mustered out Oct. 1, 1865. Major Robert W. McClanghry, Carthage, resigned to accept appointment of Pay Master in the U. S. A., May 13, 1864. John W. Barnes, Warsaw, Adjutant; discharged for promotion, March 22, 1864. H. M. Sleator. Carthage, Adjutant, March 26, 1864; mustered out Oct. 1. 1865. Win. K. Davison, Warsaw, Quartermaster, Oct. 13, 1862. First Asst. Surgeon, John K. Boude, Carthage, Nov. 27, 1862. Second Asst. Surgeon, Vanghn B. Corey, West Point, Oct. 1, 1865; not mustered. Chaplain, Thomas M. Walker, Fountain Green, Nov. 29, 1862; resigned July 11, 1863; Wm. Underwood, Carthage, May 7, 1864.
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