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ALEXANDER TRAVELSTEAD, 1880.
Aug. 9, 1880, the wife of Alexander Travelstead, living near the Drew pond, died under very suspicious circumstances: It was alleged by some of the neighbors that her death was caused by insufficient food, and inhuman treatment by her husband and father-in-law. The coroner's jury who sat upon the case made up a verdict in accordance with these statements, and the accused were arrested and tried before 'Squire Clifford, of Phillipstown. After
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a trial lasting thirty-six hours, they were discharged, the magistrate deeming the evidence insufficient to hold them for trial at the Cir- cuit Court. As many were not satisfied with the decision, Travel- stead was again arrested and tried before Judge Martin, of Carmi. Travelstead was committed to jail without bail. The facts elicited were these:
For the State it was testified that suspicions having been aroused as to the cause of the death of the woman, a coroner's inquest was held by Justice Hilliard. They found her collar bone dislocated, a bruise on her hip and knee, two front teeth out, and marks about the throat as though made by some person. On the Friday before her death three neighbors were present and saw Travelstead take his wife from her sick bed, as he said, for the purpose of taking her into the yard to eat her dinner. She was very weak, and protested against being removed. While he was holding her up, passing through the yard, she staggered and was in the act of falling, when he struck her with his open hand. She fell to the ground. He left her lying there and she called for help to be returned to her bed, when Travelstead and his father and mother refused to assist her and told the neighbors not to touch her, as it was only the devil in her, and that she could get up and walk when no one was there. She was left in this defenseless condition when the neigh- bors went home. The day before her death her husband sent to Phillipstown and purchased burial clothing for his wife.
The defendant testified that he had never misused his wife but once, and that about four months before, when she was the aggressor. He said the bruise was caused by a fall, that her teeth were drawn by his father twelve months before, and that her collar bone was dislocated when she was a child. At the final trial Travelstead was found guilty of murder and sentenced to one year's hard labor in the penitentiary.
ELIHU RUSSELL, 1881.
Nov. 30, 1881, the citizens of Phillipstown were startled by the shooting of Elihu Russell, a prominent farmer and stock-buyer, by Thomas H. Cook, Town Constable of Phillipstown. Russell re- ceived two shots from a revolver, from the effects of which he died in thirty or forty minutes. The following are the facts as elicited at the coroner's ingnest: Abont 5:30 P. M. Mr. Russell went home from Carmi, where he had been on business. He went into the saloon of Bell & Rigall, the proprietors of which were both
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absent, when he had an altercation with the barkeeper, which was settled. He then had some words with Robert Whiting, and the latter left. He then struck Dan Heasty over the eye, then struck a boy, Wm. Woodson, fifteen or sixteen years old, twice, then came across Tom Cook. They had some conversation and were standing close together, Russell with his right arm around Cook's neck and his arm across Cook's right shoulder, with a long knife in his left hand (Russell was left handed), and saying, " Tom Cook, d-n you, I could cut your heart out and I would just as lief do it as to cut the heart out of any dog I ever saw." After repeating these remarks he apparently made a cut at Cook's throat, when Cook knocked off the blow and shot Russell twice, the first shot breaking the sixth rib, passing through the left lung and penetrat- ing the heart. Russell ran out of the saloon and down to the cor- ner of the old graveyard and sank to the ground. He was removed to the building on lot 5, where he soon expired. The verdict of the coroner's jury was: "Death from gunshot wound inflicted by Thomas H. Cook, who acted in necessary self-defense." Russell . left a wife and one child.
BRIEFER MENTION.
Thomas Watson, in September, 1860, was indicted for murder by the Wabash Court, took a change of venue to this county, was found guilty and sentenced to be hung; but his sentence was com- muted to imprisonment for life.
Martin Brasher, in April, 1865, was indicted for killing his father, Adam Brasher, by stabbing him with a heavy knife. The crime was committed near Carmi. He was found guilty of man- slaughter and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment.
Benj. F. Williams was charged with murder at the September term, 1868, took a change of venue to Wayne County, where he was found guilty and sentenced for seven years. The case was ap- pealed to the Supreme Court, and while it was pending there the criminal broke jail and has never since been recaptured. He mur- dered Thomas Coontz at a primary election at Liberty.
John Rigall, at the April term of court, 1869, was indicted for shooting Isaac N. Colvin, at Grayville, as the latter was entering the door of a saloon. It was the result of a drunken quarrel. The constable was afraid to arrest him, and S. H. Martin, J. P., took him in charge, keeping him in his store ten days, then bound him
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over to court. Rigall was convicted of manslaughter at the No- vember term, and sentenced to serve seven years' imprisonment. He died in the Joliet prison about a year afterward.
William Stum, April, 1870, was indicted for the murder of Richard Paschal, an innocent inan, near Carmi, by splitting his head open with a large knife. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to twelve years in the State's prison. After he served out his time he was himself murdered.
Alfred and James Black were charged with the murder of James Sprewel at Grayville, by the grand jury of November, 1871; he took a change of venue to Edwards County, whence he was sent to the State's prison.
Emanuel Smith, indicted in April, 1875, for killing -Mer- ritt in Burnt Prairie Township, was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for manslaughter.
JAIL COMMITTALS, 1874-1882.
From Dec. 1, 1874, to Sept. 25, 1882, there were 376 committals to the county jail, under the following accusations: Murder, 18; burglary, 52; arson, 6; larceny, 108; petty larceny, 6; assault and battery, 14; assault with intent to murder, 30; robbery, 8; swin- dling, 2; carrying concealed weapons, 27; malicious mischief and "meanness," 10; disorderly conduct, 6; threat to take life, 1; riot, 3; disturbing the peace and peace warrant, 13; contempt of court, 3; fighting, 2; beating a child to death, 1; " bad conduct," 2; ob- structing a railroad, 1; forgery, 14; passing counterfeit money or unlawful currency, 4; non-payment of fine, 9; embezzlement, 1; selling liquor without license, 8; giving whisky to a minor, 1; keeping a house of ill-fame, 4; adultery, 5; fornication, 2; rape, 3; assault with intent to commit rape, 5; bastardy, 4; incest, 1; biga- my, 2; gaming, 2; perjury, 1; capias, 2; assumpsit, 2; insanity, 5; not reported, 14.
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CHAPTER VIII. THE GREAT WAR.
In this great test of the nation's strength and patriotism, White County stands pre-eminent, sending proportionally more men to the battle-field than any other county in the United States. Over 700 more than its quota! What a draft upon the best blood and sinew of the people! How much suffering both at home and in the field! Can figures tell? Can words tell? What is the history of a war, any way? It is, at best, a record of a few dry facts and figures. Behold only one instance of parents giving up a son, perhaps only sixteen or eighteen years of age, to go to war, with the chances rather against . h s ever returning alive. That one instance baffles all description. With a sense of dissatisfaction, either as a historian or a poet, as is ever the case, we stay our pen. We cannot undertake to de- scribe.
When the echo of the cannon that fired on Fort Sumter struck White County, the patriotic spirit of the citizens was immediately "fired " np, and they began to make up their minds to make such sacrifices as might be necessary to suppress the insurrection. Not knowing, however, just what preparations were necessary, what the quota expected, etc., some effort was required to set the machinery in motion. The few complaints made concerning the justness of the first call for 75,000 volunteers were soon drowned out by the on-rushing flood of war's alarms and doings, and the parties who made the complaints have probably ever since desired that they should remain in oblivion. A much larger number considered the first call to be for too few men, and their fears were afterward too awfully confirmed.
Under the first call, Frank Lindsay, Orlando Burrell and L. S. Rice were among the most active in raising men for a company, which was mustered in as Company D, Eighth Infantry, April 25. This and the Seventh Infantry were mustered in on the same day, and were the first Illinois regiments organized in defense of the Union. And thusas the war went on and call af ter call was made the spirit of patriotism went marching on, so promptly indeed that no draft was ordered in the county, or bounty offered, and soldiers'
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families were so well taken care of that no "soldiers' aid society " was found necessary. At one time, when the General Government ordered a draft throughout the United States, all the able-bodied men in the county were called upon to be examined as to their claims for exemption from military duty, if they had any.
During the war no opposition meetings were held, and even no opposition speeches made. One man, however, publicly drew a picture of the immense debt the Government was incurring in the war. He delineated before the imagination the line of wagons that would be necessary to hold the coin required to pay the debt. Placed end to end the line would extend from New York to San Francisco!
Many were the parting scenes occasioned by soldiers leaving for the seat of war,-scenes, however, that seemingly would have been desecrated by public speech-making and parade. Hence, but little of the latter were indulged in. The Eighty-seventh Regiment, made up chiefly of White County volunteers in 1862, rendezvoused at Shaw- neetown, a flag was presented, and appropriate speeches made. Of this regiment, John E. Whiting was Colonel, Jonn M. Crebs, Lieu- tenant-Colonel, and George Land, Major.
In 1861 three companies were raised in this county,-Burrell's cavalry, and Asher Goslin's and John D. Jameson's infantry companies.
We will now proceed to give a historical sketch of each regi- ment, giving its officers and privates, the principal engagements in which it participated, etc.
EIGHTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY D. Musician.
Privates.
Chilcott, Ephraim Leonard, John
Manuel McMichaels.
Claxton, John T. Traver, Hiram S. W.
Houge, William Wolf, Reuben J.
The Eighth was organized as a three months' regiment immedi- ately after President Lincoln's first call for 75,000 volunteers, and was mustered in April 25, 1861. The Seventh was mustered in on the same day, and the Seventh and Eighth were the first Illinois regiments organized in defense of the Union. The first six num- bers were not used during the Rebellion, Illinois having furnished six regiments during the Mexican war. The first Colonel of the Eighth was Richard J. Oglesby, who was promoted in 1862 to the rank of Brigadier-General, and shortly after to that of Major-Gen-
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eral. He was afterward distinguished as the Governor of Illinois. The regiment was stationed during its three months' service at Cairo, and July 25, 1861, it was re-organized for three years' ser- vice. It served with distinction at Fort Donelson, Pittsburg Land- ing, Shiloh, siege of Corinth, Milliken's Bend, Raymond, siege of Vicksburg, Brownsville, Meridian expedition, Jackson, Morganzia expedition, Spanish Fort, Mobile campaign, and in many minor battles and in numerous long marches, as well as being stationed on garrison duty for a year after the close of the war. It veteran- ized March 24, 1864, receiving the usual veteran furlough. The Eighth was mustered out of service May 4, 1866, at Baton Rouge, La., and ordered to Springfield for final payment and discharge, where it arrived May 13.
ELEVENTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY I. Private. McGowan, Herman.
FOURTEENTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY C.
Ellwood, Michael Metz, George W.
Privates.
Galliher, James M. Tourney, Jefferson
COMPANY G.
Private. Ellis, William A.
EIGHTEENTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY D. Privates.
COMPANY G. Privates. Putoam. Nathaniel Rhue, Walter A.
Fearn, Francis
Bailey, Stephen
Borem in, James T,
Sullivan, Matthew
Brockett, Benjamin F. COMPANY I. Privates.
Brown, William
Gillison, Patterson H. Bonner, William L.
Ginley. George H.
Carbaugh, Jacob
Hollingsworth, John A. Hopkins, John T.
Chapman, William P.
The Eighteenth Infantry Illinois Volunteers was organized under the " Ten Regiment Act," at Anna, Ill., and mustered into the State service for thirty days by Captain U. S. Grant (afterward Lieutenant- General, and still later President of the United Sates), May 16, 1861. It was mustered into the United States service May 28, 1861, by Captain T. G. Pritcher, United States Army. June 24 the regi- ment was ordered to Bird's Point, Mo. It was engaged in vari- ous minor movements until Feb. 11, 1862, when it participated in
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Heraldson, John W. COMPANY E. Privates. Ashwell. F. D. Lightfoot, Henry A. Lightfoot, Sylvanus
SIXTEENTH INFANTRY.
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the great battle of Fort Donelson, lasting three days. In this battle it lost fifty killed and 150 wounded. At Shiloh, April 6 and 7, the regiment acquitted itself nobly, losing ten killed and sixty-five wounded. At Shiloh it was in the brigade of Colonel Oglesby. Companies H and C were so reduced in numbers, by the battles of Donelson and Shiloh, that they were consolidated with the remainder of the regiment, and in the fall of 1862 two new companies were raised at Carbondale, by Captain A. Connor. The regiment served in the advance upon Corinth, and at Jackson, in 1862, and in many important movements during the next two years, earning a glorious reputation for valor. April 14, 1865, the Eighteenth was composed of two companies of veterans, B and C. one company of three-years' recruits, A, and seven companies of one-year recruits, assigned to the regiment in March, 1865. After December, 1863, the regiment was stationed in various parts of the Department of Arkansas, commanded by Major General F. Steele, most of the time at Pine Bluff, Duvall's Bluff and Little Rock, at which latter place it was mustered out Dec. 16, 1865. It arrrived at Camp Butler for final payment and discharge Dec. 31.
TWENTY-SECOND INFANTRY.
COMPANY H. Darwin, Asaph
Pyatt, John D.
Corporal.
Dobbs, George W.
Simpson, Samuel H.
George W. Hooker. Privates.
Mansker, Jacob L.
Bailey, Robert
Mangrum, John M.
COMPANY I.
Barber, Alexander
McGuire, Barton A.
Private.
Barber, Joel C.
Parres, Anthony.
Wise, John E.
Barber, Robert Sexton
Pollard, William
The Twenty-second Infantry was organized at Belleville, Ill., May 11, 1861, and was mustered into the United States service for three years. at Caseyville, June 25, 1861, by Captain T. G. Pritcher, United States Army. It moved to Bird's Point, Mo., July 11. Its first regular engagement was the battle of Belmont, in which seven companies participated, the other three being left to guard transports. In this engagement the regiment suffered a loss of 144 in killed, wounded and missing. It marched under General Grant on a reconnoisance into Missouri, Jan. 14, 1862. Its next expedition was April 8, 1862, to Tiptonville, under General Paine, to intercept retreating enemy from Island No. 10.
By this movement there were captured 4,000 prisoners, two generals and a large quantity of stores, ammunition, arms and guns. May 3, 5 and 9 the regiment skirmished before Farming-
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ton, and fought in the battle of Farmington. It was engaged in the siege of Corinth and in the pursuit of the enemy for two weeks in June. It was then engaged in guarding the Memphis & Charleston Railroad until Ang. 26, 1862, when it fell back to Nashville, by forced marches, arriving Sept. 11, where it remained the balance of the year. Dec. 31, 1862, and Jan. 1 and 2, 1863, the Twenty-second was engaged in the battle of Stone River, where it lost 199 out of 342 men going into action. Lieutenant-Colonel Swanwick was wounded and taken prisoner, remaining at Atlanta and Richmond until May, 1863.
After the occupation of Murfreesboro, the regiment was in camp at different points around that place, foraging and skirmishing through the winter and spring. Early in June it marched south- ward with the Army of the Cumberland, and about September 1 it crossed the Tennessee River at Bridgeport, Ala. Sept. 19 and 20 it was in the battle of Chickamauga, on the extreme right of the army, under General Sheridan, losing 135 officers and men out of an aggregate of less than 300. In illustration of the severity of the action on the 19th, the regiment lost ninety-six men in less than ten minutes, most of whom were down. Among others, the brave Major Johnson was very severely wounded, and Captain French, mortally.
The regiment remained in and around Chattanooga, suffering in common with the rest of the army, from exposure and want of provisions, being frequently on less than half rations, and almost destitute of blankets, clothing, tents, etc., until the 26th of Novem- ber, when, with the remainder of General Sheridan's division, it was engaged in storming the heights of Mission Ridge, losing again between thirty and forty out of the mere skeleton to which it had been reduced previously. The few men remaining fit for duty marched about the last of the month to the relief of Knox- ville. The greater part of the severe winter of 1863-'4 was passed in the mountains of East Tennessee.
Marching in the month of January, 1864, to Dandridge, in pur- suit of the rebel army under General Longstreet, retreating at night over awful roads, to Strawberry Plains, and thence marching through Knoxville to Loudon, Tenn., it remained here long enough to build log huts and occupy them some weeks; and here, March 6, 1864, received the first full ration since leaving Bridgeport, six months before. Leaving London, the regiment marched to Cleve- land, Tenn., and there remained until the scanty remnant joined the grand army of General Sherman, on the Atlanta campaign.
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They were engaged two days at Resaca, having about twenty men killed and wounded, and in all the other battles and skirmishes, with the exception of Rocky Face (they were eleven days and nights under fire at New Hope Church), until the morning of the 10th of June, when all but the recruits and veterans were ordered to Springfield, Ill., for muster-out. The regiment was mustered out at Springfield, July 7, 1864. The veterans and recruits whose term of service had not expired were consolidated with the Forty- second Infantry.
TWENTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.
Quartermaster-Sergeant.
Caruthers, William
Koontz, Isaac
Charles Ed. Spring.
Coogan, Thomas
Lyons, Andrew J.
COMPANY G.
Coulter, Robert
Mays, James D.
Captain.
Cowles, Thomas J.
McClelland, Calvin
Bernard Flynn.
Cross, John
Mccluskey, John McCommons, William
First Lieutenants.
Drury, John T.
McCoy, Jobn
Bernard Flynn, Charles A. Abbott.
Ellis, William
Odum, Wiley
Second Lieutenants.
Enlow, Solomon Finley, Carroll B. Flynn, John
Painter, John
Joseph C. Baldwin, Orlando B. Howe, Joshua Ritter.
Fortney, Levi
Pearson, Valentine
Fortney, William R.
Perkins, Charles S.
First Sergeant.
Fuller, James
Pratt, Joseph H.
Charles Ed. Spring.
Garrett, George
Reed, John
Sergeants.
Gentry, Pleasant M.
Reich, Gideon S.
Gentry, William
Rice, Matthew
Charles S. Perkins, John Flynn,
Glover, Richard
Robinson, Jobn
James M. Trash,
John McCoy.
Corporals.
Harrison Birdlow,
Andrew J. Lyons, Ishmael Fortney, Joshua Ritter,
Hall, John W.
Spruell, Casey
William S. Taite, George W. Taylor, John Short,
Thomas Light.
Privates.
Abbott, Charles A.
Ambrows, David J. Arnold, Jobn A.
Hennikin, John
Barnett, Lewis
Henson, Jesse C.
Baskett, James Black, Elijah
Herrin, William Herron, Isam
Bones, Thomas
Higgins, Bryant Holderly. James M. Hood, Henry Hoover, William
Willyard, Samuel
Woodall, William.
Wright, Wm. A.
Campbell, James Campbell, Samuel
Howe, O. B. Hughes, Andrew Hughes, William
Thompson, Napoleon Tree, Frank Tucker, Ephraim Walden, Joseph Wells, Edward Wells, William Wheeler, Ebenezer S. Williams, Benony Wilkinson, Elijah
Boyea, William Brown, John H. Burkett, Reiner Burlingame, Charles E.
Hazleton, Anderson Hedge, Charles Hedge, Franklin Hedge, William Helsley, Joseph
Taylor, Harr.son F.
Taylor, Philip R.
Hennegan, John
Satterly, Wm. A. G. Saxe, Joseph Schoptan, Joseph Sherraden, Peter Short, John Skinner, Noah Smith, Samuel
Ham, Enoch
Hardester, Joseph C.
Spruell, John Stum, Drury B. Taylor, George W.
Gavett, Thomas Gray, Edward F. Griffez, Jonathan M. Gunnion, Wm. F. Hall, Atheul J. Hall, Gilbert S.
Rogers, Thomas
Goodman, Wm. P.
Potter, Cornelius
Frazier, George W.
O'Neil, Arthur
Pearson, Orson M.
Degan, John
Ellis, Philander
Meadows, George H.
Compton, Levi M. Lafferty, Wm. H.
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The Twenty-sixth Infantry was mustered into the service of the United States with seven companies, at Camp Butler, Aug. 31, 1861, and was ordered to Quincy, Ill., for the protection of that place. Not having been armed, the regiment did guard-duty with hickory clubs. During the autumn the regiment did guard-duty on the H nnibal & St. Joseph Railroad, and was armed with old English Tower muskets-Colonel John Mason Loomis command- ing post at Hannibal. Prior to Jan. 1, 1862, three more companies were raised, completing the organization. Feb. 19, 1862, the regi- ment left Hannibal for the South, stopping at Commerce, where the regiment was assigned to Brigader-General J. B. Plummer's Brigade, Brigader-General Schuyler Hamilton's Division, Major- General John Pope's Corps. It arrived at New Madrid March 3, and was engaged in action there. It then marched to Point Pleas- ant, arriving on the 6th, and engaged rebel gunboats with sharp- shooters and prevented the landing of the enemy. Next it marched to intercept the enemy flying from Island No. 10, and assisted in capturing many prisoners. After remaining some time at New Madrid it joined an expedition against Fort Pillow. Returning it proceeded up the Ohio and Tennessee rivers to Hamburg Landing and took part in the siege of Corinth. May 8 and 9 the regiment was engaged at Farmington, losing five killed and thirty wounded. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles J. Tinkham was among the wounded. Colonel Loomis commanded the brigade and General Stanley the division. May 28 it engaged the enemy one mile from Corinth, the regiment losing four killed and twenty-five wounded. Major Gilmore was among the wounded. Company G, o the Twenty- sixth, which was composed of soldiers from Grayville, White County, was the first body to enter Corinth on evacuation by the enemy. The regiment engaged in pursuit to Booneville and then returned to Clear Creek, four miles from Corinth. June 23 it was ordered to Danville, Miss., where it remained until Ang. 18, at which date it joined the brigade commanded by Colonel R. C. Murphy, Eighth Wisconsin, and marched for Tuscumbia, arriving- on the 21st. Sept. 8 it marched with the Forty-seventh, Lieu tenant-Colonel Tinkham commanding, to Clear Creek, and on the 18th to Iuka. On the 19th the Twenty-sixth was engaged with the enemy in the brigade commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Mower, of the Eleventh Missouri. The enemy evacuated during the night; our regiment joined in pursuit, arriving in Corinth Oct. 3, and participated in the battle of Corinth. After the bat-
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tle it followed the retreating enemy as far as Ripley. Ten days afterward it arrived again at Corinth, where it stayed until Nov. 2. It then marched, via Grand Junction, Holly Springs and Lumpkin's Hill, toward Tallahatchie River, the enemy being forti- fied on the south side of the river. The regiment was here detailed to guard a commissary train to Hudsonville, losing during the trip two men killed and two wounded by guerrillas. It was then ordered to Holly Springs for guard duty; thence to Oxford, Miss., where it remained until Dec. 20. Then it marched back to Holly Springs to prevent the capture of that place. It arrived on the 21st, finding the enemy fled. It remained here during the year- Colonel Loomis commanding the post and Lieutenant-Colonel Gil- more as chief of outposts.
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