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was in the bloody battle of Ringgold, where Major D. R. Bushnell, of Sterling, was killed. The regiment went into the fight with 216 men and left 44 dead upon the field and a number wounded. After Ringgold went into winter quarters at Woodville, Alabama. In the spring of 1864 the decimated regiment successfully fought 3,000 of Roddy's rebel cavalry at Madison Station. June 18th, 1864, the remnant of the 13th was mustered out, and the few survivors, whose time had not expired, were consolidated with the 56th Illinois as Company I. Company B was recruited at Sterling and numbered 86 men. During the term of service received 22 recruits-97 of the entire membership were citizens of Whiteside County. The officers of the Company were Captains: D. R. Bushnell, afterwards Major, and George P. Brown, of Fulton. First Lieutenants: N. C. Cooper, J. M. Patterson. Second Lieutenants: Wm. M. Kilgour and John J. Russell. Company G. was recruited at Morrison by Captain Geo. M. Cole, 77 strong. During service 29 recruits were received --- 77 of the company were from Whiteside County. Captains, Geo. M. Cole and Wm. M. Jenks; First Lieutenant, Silas M. Jackson; Quartermasters, Wm. C. Henderson and John S McClary were also from Whiteside County.
The following deaths Company B: Gideon Brown died February 1, '63, wounds; Henry C. Osgood, March 22, '62; Alfred Carpenter, August 8, '63; James Guild, died at New Orleans; Benj. Judd, September 21, 61; Homer. B. Silliman, September 16, '61; John Stackhouse, May 25, '63; Wm. Cross, July 14. '63; Henry Hansen, October 5, '61; Thomas Randall killed at Helena, September 8, '62; Abaruthur Sntliff died August 8, '63. Company G lost in addition to those killed at Chickasaw Bayou: Aaron B. Jackson, died November 30, '61; Robert S. Anthony, December 19, '61; S. E. Austin, January 23, 63, wounds; Sylvester Baldry, February 12, '63; Leonard Chesley July 30, '63; A. M. French, March 17, '64: Samuel Genung, April 3, '63, wounds; Addison Jackson, December 1, '63, wounds; Daniel Nichols, February 26, '62; Wm. Proll, December 27, '61; James S. Peek, drowned May 28, '62; John Robbins died February 20, '63; Arlin E. L. Thurber, December 24, '61 ; David J. Whited, October 6, '61; H. O. Alden, November 5, 61; H. C. Frisbee, September 25, '63; Isaac Skyman, October 13, '63.
34th Illinois Infantry.
The 34th Regiment was organized at Camp Butler, September 7, 1861, by Col. E. N. Kirk of Sterling, Companies A and B and a portion of D, I and K were from Whiteside County. Company A was enlisted at Sterling, and num- bered 98 men exelusive of officers; with but two execptions the original members of the company were all from this county. During the term of service the company received 85 recruits, and January, 1864, 43 of the original company re-enlisted as veterans. Of the entire membership of the company. 166 were citizens of Whiteside County. The company commanders were : E. Brooks Ward, Peter Ege and William C. Robinson. Captain Ege was after- wards Major and Colonel of the regiment. Ward resigned and Robinson com- manded the company to close of the war. First Lieutenants: Jonathan A. Morgan, Lewis D. Wescott and R. J. Heath. Second Lieutenants: Edwin ( Payne and Edward Whitcomb. Company B was enlisted principally at Morrison by H. W. Bristol, and was locally known as the "Whiteside Blues." The company numbered 100 men, 98 being from Whiteside county; 35 of the men "veteraned" and 68 recruits were received while in the service. White- side county furnished 130 of the entire membership of the company. The company commanders were Hiram W. Bristol, afterwards promoted to be Major and Lieutenant Colonel, John A. Parrott, killed at Resaca May 14, '64, and
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David Cleveland. First Lieutenants : Cornelius Quaekenbush. Leland L. Johnson and David L. Eagle. Second Lieutenants : Thomas Marshall and Phillip S. King. In Company K. Robert J. Thompson, Clinton B. Minchen and E. P. Beardsley of Prophetstown held Lieutenant's commissions. Ad- jutants David Leavitt and Jesse H. Clements, and Quartermaster Jabez B. Rob- inson were from Whiteside county.
The 34th Regiment was moved to Lexington, Kentucky, October 2, 1861, thence to Camp Nevin, Kentucky, thence to Bowling Green, and Nashville, Franklin, Columbia and Savannah on the Tennessee river. April 7, 1862, the regiment was hotly engaged at Pittsburg Landing, losing a Major and 15 men and 112 wounded; also at Corinth. The 34th was also at Iuka, Florence, Athens, Huntsville and Stevenson. The regiment was also in the race for Louis- ville via Pelham, Murfreesboro and Nashville. The marching qualities of the regiment won for the soldiers the title of "McCook's Cavalry." October 1, 1862, started for Nashville and marched and skirmished the distance. December 27, the regiment met the enemy at Triune and withstood severe fighting. Suf- fered severely at Murfreesboro, the loss being 21 killed, 93 wounded and 66 missing. Col. Kirk received a wound here from the effects of which he died July, 1863.
On the 25th of June, 1863, the Second Brigade, Twentieth Corps, of which the regiment formed a part, was ordered forward toward Liberty Gap, and with- out help, and in the face of a rebel brigade advantageously posted, drove the enemy from his position-the 2nd Arkansas Infantry leaving their battle flag on the hill, where they fought in front of the 34th. The regiment lost 3 killed and 26 wounded. It afterwards moved to different points, sometimes acting as Provost Guard, and others in guarding pontoon bridges, until November 25th, 1863, when it was ordered to join the Brigade on the battle field of Chatta- nooga, where they arrived at 11 o'clock, P. M., meeting the retreating enemy near Graysville, and engaged there for a short time. In December, 1864, the regiment was mustered as a veteran organization, and after receiving veteran furlough, went back to Chattanooga, by the way of Louisville and Nashville, arriving at Chattanooga March 7, 1864, from whence it joined the Second Bri- gade, then in camp near Rossville, Georgia, and took an active part in the war until its conclusion. The 34th was mustered out July 12, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky, and arrived at Chicago, July 16, 1865, for final payment and dis- charge.
46th Illinois Infantry.
The regiment was organized at Camp Butler, December 28th, 1861, by Col. John A. Davis of Stephenson County, who was mortally wounded at the battle of Hatchie. Company E. of this regiment was a Whiteside company. Wm. Lane, of Morrison, Wm. N. Haney, of Hopkins, Albert Seizick, of Morri- son and Sam'l V. Boyer, of Fulton, were Lieutenants in the company. The regiment was at Fort Donelson and Fort Henry. Was assigned to Gen. Hurlburt's Division, afterwards known as "Hurlburt's Fighting Fourth Division." The 46th suffered severely at Shiloh, losing one half of its men and officers, killed, wounded and missing. The regiment was engaged at Corinth; at Hatchie won new laurels; until the siege of Vieksburg was engaged in skirmishing and march- ing. In May, 1863, five companies were captured by the rebels while on picket duty ; 70 of the men afterwards escaped. Hard fighting and marching was the lot of the organization until January, 1864, when it was mustered as a veteran regiment. Company E. numbered 31 men at expiration of term of service, and of this number 30 re-enlisted, Until the close of the war the 46th performed
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valiant service. Of the entire membership of the company, veterans and re- cruits, 74 were from Whiteside County.
The Company lost by death, Wm. Morton, June 6, '62; John McClintock, October 16, 62; D. D. Blodgett, March 6, '62; Henry Creighton, July 13, '62; John W. Correll, May 7, 62; Columbus Dodge, May 4, '62; Jonathan Eads, May 12, '62; John T. Frank, June 10, '62; David Hays, April 9, '62; Joseph R. Kennedy, September 9, '63; Silas N. Lenhart, May 2, '62; Corlo Lenhart, May 4. '62; Jas. S. Martin, May 16, 62; Joseph Pearl, June 27, '63; John F. S. Wilbur, May 13, '62; Robert Imlay, July 7, '64; Ralph L. Carpenter, Jan- uary 9, '65; Jolm Shumake, August 17, '65; Robt. W. Turney, October 20, '64; Isaac N. Thorp, drowned January 3, '65; Chas. O. White, July 22, '64. All from Whiteside County.
52d Illinois Infantry.
In 1861, 66 men were enlisted in Whiteside County for Company F. of this regiment, principally from Fulton and Albany. Nine recruits from the county were afterwards received. Officers from the county-Captains: Nathan P. Herrington and Oscar Summers; First Lieutenants: Lucien S. Kinney and Luther A. Calvin; Second Lieutenants: John Dyer and Stephen Withrow.
The 52d Regiment mustered into the service November 19, 1861, with 945 men. Moved to St. Louis, thence to St. Joseph, thence to Cairo, thence to Smithland. Arrived at Fort Donelson February 17, 1862, escorted prisoners to Chicago. March 20th arrived at Pittsburg Landing. The regiment was prom- inently engaged at Shiloh losing 170 men; also at Corinth where 70 men were lost; October 13th, moved to Hatchie river; December, 1862, went upon expedi- tion into Alabama and had an engagement near Little Bear Creek. December 19th, was on expedition to intercept Forrest and marched 100 miles in four and a half days. January 2, 1863, moved to Tennessee river, January 26th to Ham- burg, Tennessee, February 25th to Jacinto, Mississippi, from thence to Corinth. In April advanced into Alabama; April 20th, met the enemy; April 27th and 28th was engaged with the rebels and entered Corinth May 2, 1863. Nothing of great importance in the history of the regiment transpired until January 9, 1864, when three-fourths of the men re-enlisted and returned home on fur- lough. February 24th the regiment was sent to Pulaski, Tennessee, and arrived at Chattanooga May 2d. Was in the Atlanta campaign, particularly in the battles of Snake Creek Gap, Resaca, Lay's Ferry, Rome Cross Roads, Dallas, Kenesaw, Nickajack, Decatur, Atlanta and Jonesboro. The 52d was in the "March to the Sea," in the Carolina campaign and at the battles of Bentonville and Goldsboro; was in grand review at Washington; mustered out July 5, 1865.
75th Illinois Regiment.
This noted regiment was recruited in Whiteside and Lee Counties. Com- panies B, C, D, HI and I being from Whiteside County. Company B was recruited by Captain John Whallon, of Lyndon, Lieut. James Blean, of Newton, and others. Company C at Morrison by John E. Bennett, E. Altman and Geo. R. Shaw. Company D was recruited under the auspices of the Chicago Board of Trade, but owing to a misunderstanding joined the regiment at Dixon. Com- pany H was enlisted by efforts of John G. Price and J. W. R. Stambaugh. Company I, the "Reaper Company," was principally recruited in Sterling. Erie, Fulton and Ustick, by efforts of Col. Kilgour and others. The regimental officers from Whiteside County were Col. John E. Bennett, promoted Brevet Brigadier Gen- eral, Wm. M. Kilgour, Lieutenant Colonel, promoted Brevet Brigadier General, Henry Utley, surgeon, and Wm. H. Smith, chaplain, Captains of Company B;
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John Whallon, C. B. Hubbard and Chas. R. Richards; First Lientenant: Albert M. Gillett; Second Lieutenants: James Blean and Elisha Bull. Company C, Captains: Ernst Altman, Geo. R. Shaw; First Lieutenant: P. S. Bannister; Second Lientenants: Thomas G. Bryant and Henry C. Parrott. Company D, Captain: Andrew McMoore; First Lieutenants: Joseph E Colby and Francis A. Caughey; Second Lieutenants: Edward H. Barber, R. L. Mangan and John Stauffer. Company H, Captains: John G. Price, Joseph W. R. Stambaugh and Frank Bingham; First Lieutenant: John L. Newton; Second Lieutenants: Abner R. Hurless and Flavius M. Wolf. Company I, Captains: Robert Hale and Amos B. Segur: First Lieutenants: Joel A. Fife and Lewis E. Chubbuck; Second Lieutenants: Ezekiel Kilgour and James H. Woodburn.
The regiment was organized at Dixon, September 2, 1862, and September 27th, ordered to Louisville, Kentucky. October 8th a little more than a month after the organization of the regiment, it was engaged in the bloody battle of Perryville or Champlin Hills. Loss 47 killed, 166 wounded and 12 missing. The men of the regiment were fresh from their homes, but fought like veterans. Gen. Mitchell officially said: "The 75th Illinois, having a reputation to gain as soldiers, nobly did the work before them." In this battle Lient. Blean was killed, and Lieut. Col. Kilgour so severely wounded that it was supposed his wound was mortal. The regiment with other troops pursued the retreating enemy into Tennessee. December 31, 1862, the 75th was engaged at Murfreesboro and lost heavily; also in the sanguinary struggle at Liberty Gap.
The winter was spent in inactivity, but the spring and summer brought stirring times for the regiment. In September the 75th was at the battle of the Chickamanga, and from thenee moved to Chattanooga. The organization bore an honorable part in the hard fought battles of Lookont Mountain, Mis- sionary Ridge and Ringgold. The winter was passed at Whiteside, the monot- ony being broken by a reconnoisance in front of Dalton. At Resaca the regi- ment was engaged and participated in the fights at Pine Mountain, Lost Moun- tain, Kenesaw, Adairsville, Culp's farm, Peach Tree Creek, Jonesboro and Love- joy Station; also in the series of battles and skirmishes before Atlanta.
After the fall of this rebel stronghold the regiment moved hastily to Nash- ville, fighting Hood before that city, and being engaged at Franklin and in the defence of Pulaski. After the defeat of Gen. Hood went upon an expedition in eastern Tennessee.
The 75th was in service two years and nine months. Lost 64 men killed, 31 died of wounds, and 91 of disease. 216 were discharged for disability; 184 men were wounded. Total casualties, 586. No regiment in the service has a brighter or more deserving record.
93d Illinois Infantry.
The regiment was organized in September, 1862, 998 men, by Col. Holden Putman, of Freeport, afterwards killed at Mission Ridge, November 29, 1863. Company F: 99 men were recruited in Whiteside County, from Garden Plain, Fulton, Mt. Pleasant, Newton, Albany, Erie and Fenton. Captains of the Com- pany: Alfred F. Knight, who died April 29, 1863, Wm. A. Payne and Wm. M. Herrold; First Lieutenants: John Dyer and Henry M. Eddy; Second Lieuten- ant: Robert A. Adams, who died of wounds. Dr. C. A. Griswold. of Fulton, was surgeon. The regiment was assigned to Gen. Grant's army, and went through the Northern Mississippi campaign; went through on the " Yazoo Pass Expedition." The next April commenced the Vicksburg campaign; was at Jackson, Mississippi, May 14th, being in the advance at the battle. On the 16th participated in the fight at Champion Hills, and suffered severely. During
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the same month was engaged in the assaults upon Vicksburg until the middle of June. The regiment went from Vicksburg to Jackson and back, thence to Helena, Arkansas, thence to Memphis, Chattanooga and Bridgeport, Alabama. Was next engaged at Mission Ridge, losing a large number of men. Pursued the rebels to Grayson. Moved to Huntsville, Alabama, and in December was at Dalton. In the spring and summer of 1864 the 93d marched over much of the soil of Alabama, and in the autumn moved to Allatoona. In October the regiment was a part of the force of 2,100 that "held the Fort" against 7,000 confederates through a desperate fight, signally beating them. November 12, 1864, the regiment started upon the memorable "march to the sea," and reached the enemy's lines before Savannah, Georgia, December 10, 1864. The 93d skirmished with the rebels about the city until December 21st, when it marched into the city, where it remained until January 19, 1865. Went through the " Campaign of the Carolinas," and arrived at Columbia February 17, 1865. From Columbia the march was continued to Raleigh, that town being reached April 14th. The march was then continued via Petersburg and Richmond to Washington, where the regiment participated in the grand review May 24th, and was mustered out, receiving final pay and discharge July 7, 1865. The 93d was in service two years and seven months. The official report says: " The casualties in battles of the 93d Illinois Regiment were 446 killed, and one officer and 31 men accidentally wounded. The regiment has marched 2,554 miles, traveled by water 2,296 miles, by rail 1,237 miles. Total. 6,087 miles."
Company F lost by death: Joseph A. Wilbur, July 13, '63, wounds; Chas. Doty, May 23, '63, wounds; Henry E. Allen, disease, July 13, '63; Edward P. Bliss, May 17, '63, wounds; Francis M. Baird, May 23, '63, wounds; John H. Brightman, killed at Vicksburg, May 23, '63; Wm. Bennett, killed at Champion Hills, May 16, '63; M. K. Booth, died, August 25, '63; Henry Hawk, October 5, '63, wounds; Henry Lewis, died, July 13, '63, wounds; Patrick Marren, killed at Champion Hills, May 16, '63; John McCline, killed at Champion Hills, May 16, '63; Asa W. Mitchell, killed at Mission Ridge, November 26, '63; Ira A. Payne, killed at Mission Ridge, November 26, '63; L. S. McAllister, died, Jan- uary 28, '63; Russell S. Park, killed at Allatona, Georgia, October 5, '64; Thomas Say, killed at Champion Hills, May 16, '63; James M. York, died, March 2, '63.
140th Illinois Regiment.
This regiment was enlisted in the Spring of 1864, under the call for troops to serve one hundred days, to take the place of veterans, who were needed for active service. Two whole companies and part of another were formed in this county. For list of officers see the preceding part of this chapter. The regiment was mustered into service at Dixon, Illinois, in June, 1864, and was immediately sent to Memphis. From thence companies were sent to different points on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, relieving veteran troops. The regiment garrisoned these stations for several months, when it returned to Memphis and proceeded to Chicago to be mustered out. At this time the rebel General Price was in Missouri with a large force, and St. Louis feeling herself endangered, troops were ordered to that place, among them the 140th Regiment. After doing duty along the line of the Iron Mountain Railway for several weeks, the regiment returned to Chicago and received its discharge October 29th, 1864.
The one hundred day troops served the purpose of the Government well in a time of special need, and each member of these regiments received a hand- somely engraved certificate embodying the thanks of the President, signed by President Lincoln and Secretary of State Seward.
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147th Illinois Infantry.
This regiment was enlisted to serve one year, and mustered into the service February 19, 1865. Company B was from Whiteside county, also a large proportion of Company G. Company B was officered by George HI. Fay, Captain, and W. H. H. Jones and Charles Bent, Lieutenants. Company G was commanded by A. C. Bardwell. Frank Clendenin, of Morrison, was Major of the regiment.
February 25th, the 147th arrived at Nashville, thence to Chattanooga and Dalton, Georgia. March 13th, dispersed guerillas at Mill Creek. March 20th was on Spring Place Expedition. March 28th, to Ringgold. In April had a number of skirmishes with the rebels on the Coosawatchie river. June 26th, moved to Marietta, thence to Macon, Andersonville, Americus and Albany, Georgia. October 28th, to Hawkinsville, Georgia. November 25th, to Savannah Georgia, where it remained until January 21, 1866. The 147th was mustered out January 20, 1866, and returned to Springfield, Illinois, where it was discharged in February, being one of the last Illinoisregiments to be discharged.
156th Illinois Regiment.
Company G of this regiment was from Whiteside County, and numbered 100 men. Captain: Chauncey B. Hubbard; Lieutenants: William H. Shears and Peter R. Boyd. The regiment was in service until September 20, 1856, being engaged in garrison duty, watching guerillas and escorting prisoners. The company lost a number of men by disease. The regiment served about six months of the one year for which it was enlisted.
Twelve years have elapsed since the last of the foe laid down their arms; the great armies called into being have been disbanded, and as good citizens, in the quiet avocations of the merchant, the husbandman, artisan and pro- fessions, become as renowned in peace as in war. The weeds of the widow, mother and daughter have well nigh disappeared, yet thousands of hearts sadly turn to the graves in Northern cemeteries, and unmarked trenches on Southern battle fields, where the sod covers the clay once wrapped in the blue. Hundreds of Whiteside's noble sons sleep upon the battle fields, where with sabre and bayonet they wrote their title to glory in blood.
"On Fame's eternal camping ground Their snowy tents are spread, And glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead."
CHAPTER IV.
NAME OF COUNTY-GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION-EARLY ORGANIZATION- PRECINCTS-EARLY RECORDS -- FIRST STATE ROADS-FIRST OFFICERS -COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT-TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION -- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS-COUNTY SEAT AFFAIRS-COUNTY BUILDINGS-CIR- CUIT COURT-PROBATE AND COUNTY COURTS-EARLY PIONEER LIFE AND INCIDENTS-CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS-SENATORIAL AND REPRE- SENTATIVE DISTRICTS-LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICERS-STATISTICS, POPU- LATION, ETC.
NAME OF COUNTY.
Whiteside County was named in honor of Gen. Samuel Whiteside, a brave and distinguished officer, who participated in the Indian wars in this section of the country from 1812 until the close of the Black Hawk war. During the latter he was first Major, afterwards Colonel, then General of Volun- teers. In his pursuit of Black Hawk in 1832, he passed through this section, and burned Prophet's Town. Gen. Whiteside was a native of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and came to Illinois Territory about the year 1806, and settled in what is now Madison County. Besides holding the positions severally of Captain, Major, Colonel and General Commanding of forces against the hostile Indians, he was frequently elected and appointed to civil offices of trust and honor. He died in 1861, and was buried near the home of his daughter in Christian County, Illinois. Gen. Whiteside participated actively in the affairs of this State at an early day, was a man of unsullied integrity, great sagacity, generous impulses, and was highly esteemed by the wide circle of people who knew him.
GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION.
Whiteside County lies in the north-western part of Illinois, and is inter- sected by Rock river. It is bounded on the north by Carroll and Ogle Counties, east by Ogle and Lee Counties, south by Henry and Bureau Counties, and west by the Mississippi river. It embraces sixteen entire, and five fractional, congressional townships, and contains 430,570 acres of land and 5,021 lots. Of the lands 333,616 acres are improved, and 96,954 acres unimproved; 3.002 lots are improved, and 2,013 unimproved. There are twenty-two townships in the county, organized under the township organization laws of the State, as follows: Albany, Clyde, Coloma, Erie, Fulton, Fenton, Garden Plain, Genesee, Hahna- man, Hume, Hopkins, Jordan, Lyndon, Mt. Pleasant, Montmorency: Newton, Portland, Prophetstown, Sterling, Tampico, Union Grove, Ustick. The north- western part of the county is hilly, consisting of a succession of ridges, some of them quite sharp, rising to an elevation of more than 100 feet, separated by narrow valleys; the central part is moderately rolling, while the south-eastern part is quite level, a few sand ridges traversing the plain. Much of this part of the county comprising a part of Prophetstown, all of Tampico, Hume, Montmo- reney and Hahnaman, was formerly regarded as swamp land, sloughs and marshes covering most of the surface. It has been drained and is now mostly cultivated.
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The general slope of the county is to the west and south. Its principal streams are the Rock river, Elkhorn, Sugar, Grove, Spring, Rock, Lynn, Spring (west) and Otter creeks. The Roek river-Sinnissippi of the Indians-rises in the southern part of Wisconsin, flows south-westerly and falls into the Mississippi about four miles south of Rock Island. It is a tortuous stream obstructed by many rapids and furnishing an abundance of water power which is used at two points in the county-Sterling and Lyndon. Its course within the county is about 50 miles; its total length about 200 miles. It is too shallow for navigation except in times of floods, and the current is through most of its course very strong. Elkhorn ereek rises in the east part of Carroll County and flows a generally south-westerly course falling into Rock river about seven miles south-west of Sterling. It has two branches-Sugar creek flowing from the east across Jor- dan township with a course of about seven miles, and Spring creek flowing from Carroll County southerly into the Elkhorn with a length of about ten miles. The Elkhorn is quite winding, has considerable fall, and furnishes some water power; it is about forty-five miles long. Grove creek is a small stream rising in the northern part of Hopkins township and flowing into the Rock river; it is about ten miles long. Rock ereek rises in the eastern part of Carroll County and flows by a winding channel south-westerly into Rock river about a mile east of Erie. It affords a tolerable water power at several points in its course. It has a length of about fifty-five miles. It has two branches of some note- Little Rock creek flowing from Carroll County south with a course of about fifteen miles, and Lynn creek rising in the south-east part of Garden Plain township and flowing south-east with a length of about twelve miles. West Spring creek rises near the center of the southern tier of sections in Garden Plain township, flows west to near the town line and then turns slightly to the north-east and falls into the Mississippi; it is about ten miles long. Otter creek is formed by a stream flowing from Carroll County and one rising in the eastern part of Ustick. It flows west into the Mississippi; length about fifteen miles.
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