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The first mill in the county was built in 1822, by Colonel Ross at Atlas. It was propelled by two horses, and could grind from a peck to a half bushel of corn per hour. In 1822, Mr. Van Du- sen started a ferry at what is now known as "Phillip's Ferry," on the Illinois river. He com- menced with a canoe, ferrying footmen and swimming horses. He subsequently sold his ferry and land claim to Nimrod Phillips, many of whose descendants are still living in Pike county. Pike county has much with which to enrich his- tory and cause its citizens to be proud of their county. In early days the "State of Pike," as it was called, did much to shape the political future of
the great State of Illinois. It had many aole and influential men ; men whose pride for "Pike" was their chief ambition and aim, whether in the Leg- islative halls or in the lobby, their power was felt and feared.
In March and April, 1820, Ebenezer Franklin and Daniel Shinn came to what is now Pike county and settled near what afterward was At- las. The Ross family came in the summer of 1820 and to these sturdy and fearless pioneers Pike county and its people will ever render proper homage. And could they return from the echo- shore, and see the progress and development in their old home county they could truly say, Great God, Thou hast been good and merciful to our successors. All the blessings of nature are freely shown in the once wilderness now a garden spot. And in all the years since 1820 no famine or pestilence has smitten the land. Fruits, flowers, cereals and material blessings have been without stint. Colonel Benjamin Barney came in 1826, and he with Col. William Ross and others took an active part in the Black Hawk war. Colonel Ross was aide to the commanding general and ap- pointed Abraham Lincoln as captain of one of the companies from Sangamon county. Pike county had in that war companies under command of Captains Barney, Petty and Hale. Colonel Ross had an intimate acquaintance with Col. Zachary Taylor and Capt. Abraham Lincoln, who were afterward presidents of the United States. He also knew well the early Governors and Senators of Illinois.
BLACK HAWK WAR.
In November, 1830, fifty or sixty of the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians came down on a hunting excursion and camped on Bay creek. These tribes at that time were living on Rock river in the northern part of the State, and wished once more to visit the scenes of their former hunting ground. Some little trouble occurred between these In- dians and the whites on account of the disappear- ance of hogs in the neighborhood. The settlers turned out and caught some of the red men, tied them up and administered to them severe flagella- tions with withes, and they immediately left the country, never, with one or two exceptions, to re-
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turn in a body to Pike county. This episode · tion of the State promptly responded. Nowhere comes as near as anything of a warlike nature, especially a hostile collision with the Indians, as any that we have any record of occurring in Pike county.
In the fall of 1831 Black Hawk and his tribes appeared on Rock river, where they committed several petty depredations. The settlers of Rock river and vicinity petitioned Governor Reynolds for aid, stating that "Last fall the Black Hawk band of Indians almost destroyed all of our crops, and made several attacks on the owners when they attempted to prevent their depredations, and wounded one man by actually stabbing him in several places. This spring they acted in a more outrageous and menacing manner." This petition represented that there were 600 or 700 Indians among them; it was signed by thirty-five or forty persons. Another petition sets forth that "The In- dians pasture their horses in our wheat fields, shoot our cows and cattle and threaten to burn our houses over our heads if we do not leave." Other statements place the Indians at not more than 300.
According to these petitions, Governor Rey- nolds in May, 1831, called for 700 mounted men. Beardstown was the designated place of rendez- vous, and such were the sympathy and courage of the settlers that the number offering themselves was nearly three times the number called for. They left Rushville for Rock Island June 15, 1831 ; and on the 30th of the same month, in a council held for the purpose, Black Hawk and twenty- seven chiefs and warriors on one part, and Gen. Edmund P. Gaines, of the United States Army, and John Reynolds, Governor of Illinois, on the other part, signed a treaty of peace and friend- ship. This capitulation bound the Indians to go and remain west of the Mississippi river.
In April, 1832, in direct violation of the treaty above referred to, Black Hawk, with some 500 followers, appeared again upon the scene of ac- tion, and fear and excitement spread through the length and breadth of the State. To again drive them from the State, Governor Reynolds called on the militia April 16, 1832.
TROOPS RAISED IN PIKE COUNTY.
No sooner had volunteers been called for than every county and settlement throughout this por-
however, was such alacrity shown in answering the call as in Pike county. The hearts of the sturdy pioneers were easily touched by the stories of depredations by the Indians. These stories were doubtless greatly exaggerated, yet the fron- tiersmen who knew the subtlety and treachery of the red men well knew they could not be trusted ; and almost any crime was expected of them.
Col. Wm. Ross, then Captain of the Pike Coun- ty Militia Company, received word from the Gov- ernor on Friday, the 20th, and he immediately is- sued the following :
"COMPANY ORDERS-The volunteer company of Pike county will meet at Atlas, on Monday, the 23d inst., ready to take up their march by sun-rise, except such part of the company as are living on the east side of said county, which part will meet the company at the house of William Henman, about four miles this side of Phillips' Ferry, on the same day, all with a good horse, and rifle, powder-horn, half pound of powder, and one hundred balls, with three days' provisions. The commanding officer of said company flatters himself that every man will be prompt to his duty.
[Signed,]
"W. Ross,
"Capt. Ist Rifles, Pike Co." "April, 1832."
The Captain then called upon Benj. Barney at his blacksmith shop and told him of the nature of the order he had received, and for him to forth- with mount a horse and start out to notify the settlers to assemble immediately. Mr. Barney was engaged at his forge at the time, making a plow ; but he straightway laid down hammer and tongs, untied his leathern apron, left his fire to smolder and die, and started immediately upon his mission. He first went to a man at the mouth of Blue creek; from thence he made a circuit of the county, appealing to all to assemble at Atlas with- out delay. He tells us that almost all of them left their work and started immediately.
The men having assembled at Atlas, the martial band began to discourse lively music to stir the patriotism of the militia-men to a high pitch so that they would enlist for the service. The music did not seem to "enthuse" them with as great a desire to enlist as their leaders had anticipated. Something more potent must be had; so two
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buckets of whisky were summoned to their aid; the men were formed in two lines facing each other, and wide enough apart to admit of two men walking up and down the line between them. Capt. Ross and Lieut. Seeley started down the line, each with a bucket of liquor; two boys followed with water, and then came the music. It was under- stood that those who would fall in after the music would enlist for service. By the time the third round was made 100 men were in line, which was even more than the quota of this county under that call. Wm. Ross was elected Captain and Benj. Barney, Ist Lieutenant. The company ed- journed to meet at Griggsville on the following day at 10 o'clock A. M. The men went to their homes in various parts of the county to notify their families of their enlistment and to make slight preparations for their journey. We are told that with four or five exceptions, and those lived along the Illinois river, every man was at Griggsville by sunrise on the day appointed.
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The company then started for Beardstown, the place of rendezvous for the troops in this part of the State. The Illinois river was very high and much difficulty was experienced in crossing it. The ferry would carry but six horses at a time; and while waiting for transportation the horses stood in mud up to their knees. It was a gloomy time and they had no liquor with which to cheer up the new volunteers. Capt. Ross was among the first to cross over, while Lieut. Barney remained with the men upon the western bank. Great dis- satisfaction was being manifested by the men under Lieut. Barney, who were waiting in the mud and water to cross the river, all of whom did not get over until II o'clock that night. Lieut. Barney sent word to Capt. Ross to forward him a jug of whisky. This was done; a fire was built, striking it by flint locks of their guns; the whisky was distributed, and once more the troops were in good spirits and ready for any hardship.
The Pike county troops arrived at Beardstown the next day, being the first company to reach that point. The Governor and some of the leading officers were already there. It was found that the Pike county company was too large; it accord- ingly was divided and formed into two companies.
Lieut. Barney was chosen Captain of one of these, and Joseph Petty, Captair of the other. James Ross was elected Ist Lieutenant of Capt. Petty's company, and a Mr. Allen, of Capt. Barney's company. Capt. Ross was chosen Colonel and aid of the commanding General. It was he who appointed Abraham Lincoln, our martyr Presi- dent, to the captaincy of one of the Sangamon county companies in this war.
The troops marched from Beardstown to Rock Island, where they were mustered into the United States service by Gen. Zachary Taylor. At Fort Armstrong, which was at that point, there were then only about 50 United States troops. The Pike county volunteers, with others, then marched up toward Dixon 011 Rock river, the course the In- dians had taken. They followed them for some days, but did not overtake them or encounter them in any engagement. During the entire campaign the Pike county troops did not meet the foe in battle array; not a leaden ball was shot at any of these men during the 50 days they were out. During this time they ran short of provisions, and sent to Chicago, but in that present great city, where millions of hogs are slaughtered annually and the greatest grain market in the world exists, they could not get a barrel of pork or of flour. The Pike county volunteers then went to Ottawa and shared with some of the troops at that point. They obtained rations enough there to last them about three days, when they marched on down the river to the rapids, where there was a boat filled with United States provisions: There they drew rations for their homeward march. Capt. Barney drew seven days' rations for his men, but Capt. Petty thought they would get home in three or four days, so only drew four days' rations, much to the regret of the hungry stomachs of his men, as it took them longer to get home than he had anticipated. The privates of this call received $8 a month, and were paid off that fall by United States agents, who came to Atlas.
THE STAMPEDE.
While in the northern part of the State four regiments of troops camped together, among
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whom were the men from this county. They formed a hollow square, upon the inside of which were the officers' tents. The horses, about 1,000 in number, were guarded in a corral outside of the square. In the dead hour of night, when not a light remained burning, and the slow tread of the faithful sentinel was the only sound that broke the silence, the horses became frightened and stampeded. In the wildest rage they dashed for- ward, whither they knew not; they headed toward the camp of slumbering soldiers, and in all the mad fury of frightened brutes they dashed for- ward over cannon, tents and men, wounding sev- eral of the latter quite severely. The troops heard their coming and supposed each wild steed was ridden by a wilder and less humane red-skin; the treacherous and subtle foe was momentarily
expected and the frightened men thought they were now coming down upon them. They all had heard of the night attack upon the rangers at the famous battle of Tippecanoe, and feared a repeti- tion of that night's bloody work. Capt. Barney, with quickness of thought and military skill, in a loud voice gave order for his men to form at the rear of their tents. He hallooed lustily, and when he went up and down the line feeling his way he found every man in his place. The commanding officers hearing the Captain's orders and knowing there would be safety with his company if any- where, ran to him. Fortunately the horses were riderless, which was soon discovered, and then the frightened men began joking. Col. De Witt joked Capt. Barney considerably about his hal- looing so loud, when Gen. Taylor spoke up and said he was glad the Captain was so prompt to give orders for his men to form, as it showed a soldierly disposition; besides, it let him know where he might go for safety.
The following Pike county soldiers were in the Black Hawk war :
CAPTAIN OZIAS HAIL'S COMPANY
Of the 4th Regiment, 3d Brigade of Illinois Mounted Volunteers, called into the service of the United States, on the requisition of Gen. Henry Atkinson, by the Governor's proclamation, dated
May 15, 1832. Mustered out August 16, 1832. Captain, Ozias Hail; first leutenant, David Seeley ; second lieutenant, Robart Goodin; sergeants, Enoch Cooper, Adam Harpool, John McMullin, Isaac Turnbaugh, Josiah Sims; corporals, Ben- jamin Shin, John Battershall, William Cooper, Isaac Dolbaugh, John Crass; privates, Smith Ames, William Alcorn, Culverson Blair, Elijah Bradshaw, John Blythe, Enoch Bradshaw, John Burcaloo, Sylvanus Baker, Derns Butler, Wm. Buffenbarger, David Cole, Abner Clark, Joshua Davis, William Davis, John Foster, Frederic Franklin, William Harpool, William Kinney, Ab- salom McLain, Caleb Miller, George Miller, David Moore, John Melhizer, Wm. McLain, Wil- liam Mitchell, Burgess Neeley, John Neeley, Samuel Neeley, Thomas Neeley, Resen Nisenger, James B. Prior, Benjamin Pulum, John Shinn, Harris Spears, Philip H. Stigney, Joseph Turn- baugh, John M. Taylor, Ebenezer Yesley.
The above company volunteered and organized in Atlas, in Pike county, on June 4, 1832, and in pursuance of orders then received, marched im- mediately to rendezvous at Fort Wilbourn, where they arrived on June 17, and were mustered into service June 19, 1832.
CAPTAIN BENJAMIN BARNEY'S COMPANY
Of the 3d Regiment, commanded by Col. Abram B. Dewitt, of the Brigade of Mounted Volunteers commanded by Brig .- Gen. Whitesides. Mus- tered out of the service at the mouth of Fox River, on May 27, 1832. Distant 250 miles from the place of enrollment. Captains, William Ross, Benjamin Barney; first lieutenant, Israel N. Bert; second lieutenant, Lewis Allen; ser- geants, Bridge Whitten, Hawkins Judd, Eli Hubbard, Hansel G. Horn; corporals, Allen B. Lucas, Mathias Bailey, William Mallory, Jesse Luster ; privates, Jonathan B. 'Allen, William Ad- ney, William Blair, Alfred Bush, Joseph Card, Meredith W. Coffee, Robert Davis, Joseph Gall, Louis A. Garrison, Robert Haze, David Hull, Eliphalet Haskins, Charles Kannada, Willis Lay, Chidister B. Lewis, Samuel W. Love, Jesse Lucas, John McAtee, Andrew McAtee, Richard Marrow,
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Adair C. Meredith, Samuel P. Mize, James O'Neil, John Perkins, St. Clair Prewitt, Emery Swiney, Stephen Shipman, Lindsay Tolbert, Aus- tin Wilson, Lucius Wells.
CAPTAIN ELISHA PETTY'S COMPANY
Of the 3d Regiment, commanded by Col. Abram B. Dewitt, of the Brigade of Mounted Volunteers of the 'Illinois Militia, commanded by Brig .- Gen. Samuel Whitesides. Mustered out of the service at the mouth of Fox river, May 27, 1832. Distance, 250 miles from place of the en- rollment.
Captain, Elisha Petty ; first lieutenant, James Ross; second lieutenant, John W. Birch. Ser- " geants, Joab Brooks, Gilham Bailey, Joel Har- pole, Cornelius Jones. Corporals, William Kin- man, William Gates, Ira Shelly, James Woosley. Privates, Ira Andrews, Garet Buchalew, Caleb Bailey, Franklin P. Coleman, Joseph Cavender, Harrison Decker, Thomas Edwards, Benjamin Fugate, James Green, Edwin Grimshaw, Appolis Hubbard, Berry Hume, Francis Jackson, Samuel Jeffers, Sims Kinman, Hiram Kinman, Thomas Kinney, William Lynch, Joseph McLintock, Sol- omon Main, Thomas More, Mathew Mays, Owen Parkis, Samuel Riggs, Nathaniel C. Triplet, Wil- liam Wadsworth, B. Whitten, Lucius Wells.
MEXICAN WAR.
COMPANY K, FIRST REGIMENT.
This company was discharged at Alton, Illi- nois, October 17, 1848. Captains, Israel B. Don- alson, William Kinman ; first lieutenant, Manoah T. Bostick; second lieutenants, Robert E. Hicks, Constantine Hicks ; sergeants, David K. Hobbs, Andrew Main, Austin W. Matthews, Uriah Thomas ; corporals, Daniel Gray, Joseph W. In- gals, George W. Freeman, Jarvis P. Rudd; mu- sicians, William Kiser, John Moore; privates, John Arnet, James H. Atkins, Archibald A. Brown, William B. Bobbett, Alfred I. Blair, Jackson Bell, Lawrence C. Bristow, David P. Baldwin, Frederick M. Bulson, Alfred Bissell,
Robert F. Babcock, Ephraim Cram, John Cooper, Calvin Davis, Alney Durall, Duran Durall, Bur- ton T. Gray, Nathaniel P. Hart, John Hawker, John C. Heavener, Christoph Heavener, George Henry, Anderson Hedrick, Jackson Jennings, Thomas I. Jordan, John W. Kneeland, Hiram G. Kendall, Joseph W. Kinney, James W. Lewis, Josiah Lippincott, James Leeper, Philip Main, Benjamin L. Mastin, Nicholas Main, Daniel W. Meredith, Franklin Madison, John Mace, Wil- liam Main, Joseph McDade, Reuben McDade, Andrew J. Neely, John Neely, Robert Peterson, Lemuel Parks, Jacob Seybold, John G. Seavers, Zachariah L. Smart, Charles A. Spencer, Hiram G. W. Spencer, Samuel Schanck, John L. Under- wood, Benjamin F. Wade, McDaniel Welch, Henry P. Yorke, J. C. Densmore, J. S. Troy, Rivers Sellon, Charles Sellon.
CIVIL WAR.
Pike county men went to the Civil war in the following commands :
SECOND ILLINOIS CAVALRY, COMPANY K.
Colonels, John J. Mudd and Daniel B. Bush ; major, T. W. Jones; captains, Presley G. Athey, Thomas W. Jones, Montgomery Demmons ; first lieutenants, Thomas W. Jones, Benjamin F. Gar- rett, William R. Scull; second lieutenants, Ben- jamin F. Garrett, Franklin Kinman, · Anson Mitchell, Montgomery Demmons, David C. Rothrock; first sergeant, Franklin Kinman ; quartermaster sergeant, Richard T. Woolfolk; sergeants, Samuel V. Swearingen, Richard A. Bard, Ira St. John, William R. Crary ; corporals, Montgomery Demmons, George Miers, Alex C. McPhail, Elijah M. Williams, Hiram D. Moul- ton, Benjamin V. Sharp, William A. Reed; bu- glers, Dorus E. Bates, Clifford R. Scranton ; wagoner, John McCune; privates, Cornelius B. Archer, Logan W. Allen, Carlisle Burbridge, John Bringman, James Bradberry, Josephus Brown, George Bickerdike, James Collins, Peter Carey, Charles C. Clifford, Alonzo Cheek, Wil- liam M. Cunningham, Samuel Dell, Anthony Dell, George R. Carrier, Jeremiah Fireman, Wil- liam H. French, George W. Gunn, James Graves, Rowland Green, Watson Goodrich, John L. B.
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Goings, John W. Graham, William R. Hale, Kelley,'Andrew Lytle, John W. Lindsay, William Stephen B. Hale, Bailey Hayden, William E. Lytle, John Lovett, George Main, Charles Main, William McCormick, Alex C. McPhail, John Mc- Clerry, James Main, Andrew J. Molar, Ennis Newnham, Joseph Polite, John Peoples, Isaiah Ruble, James or Elisha Ransom, E. A. Rockwell, John W. Reynolds, Lyman Ransom, Francis M. Scanlan, Peter Swiggert, Cicero Scobey, Ben- jamin F. Thompson, William Trownsell, Peter M. Tysinger, William W. Walworth, Samuel H. Wynn, Hampton Wade, George W. Webster ; under cooks of A. D., William Britton, Franklin Gazaphail, Edward Putnam, Henry Wilkins. Handel, William Hill, Jacob Johnson, John Knox, William Kelly, Lawson Lovett, David Lynch, Thomas C. Leek, Joseph A. P. Love, Michael McMahon, Benjamin F. Mills, William H. McIntyre, James Mayo, Henry S. Norton, David Pearcy, Franklin Ransom, David C. Roth- rock, Stephen A. St. John, Riley Stephens, John Stotts, William R. Scull, William L. Smith, Guy Smith, David W. Sparrow, William T. Sawyers, George W. Thompson, Jacob Wulsey, Charles Wood, Samuel White, Richard Wade, Conrad Winnant.
VETERANS.
FIFTH ILLINOIS CAVALRY, COMPANY G.
Sergeants, Montgomery Demmons, William R. Captains, John A. Harvey, Benjamin B. Hop- Scull, Watson Goodrich, William R. Hale; cor- kins, Alexander D. Pittenger; first lieutenant, porals, Jacob Wulsey, Peter Carey, David C. . William.A. - McAllister ; second lieutenants, Amos Rothrock, Samuel Dell; privates, Robert R. H. Smith, William .A. McAllister, John W. Pat- Bean, Oscar F. Beach, M. William Cunningham, John Fromelsberger, John L. B. Goings, Roland Green, Joseph Graham, Stephen B. Hale, Wil- liam E. Handel, William L. Kelley, Joseph A. P. Love, John W. Lindsey, Sylvester Mullen, Wil- liam H. McIntyre, William McCormick, Ben- jamin F. Mills, Joseph Polite, Isaiah Ruble, Edwin A. Rockwell, Stephen A. St. John, John Stotts, David W. Sparrow, Benjamin F. Thompson, George W. Webster; recruits, William L. Allen, Cuffner W. Allen, Abel A. Adams, William M. Baldwin, John Brown, Robert R. Bean, William B. Babbitt, George Bowman, George P. Beck- holdt, Broadus Briscoe, Williston Beardsley, Lewis D. Brown, William W. Blackburn, John Boyd, Buffington Babin, William Berry, Pleasant H. Boston, Aaron Carroll, Giles Culver, William Dix, Noble M. Dyke, Samuel A. Dunlap, Charles Dickens, John C. Eagle, John Fromelsberger, Jesse L. Fields, James P. Foote, John Fisher, Ben- jamin Fisher, Jonah Goings, Julius C. Graham, John W. Graham, Joseph Graham, William His- ted, John D. Hale, James Hayden, John C. Han- del, Isaac J. Handel, Daniel H. Huffman, Marion Heavner, James S. Hyde, George W. Harris, Harrison Johnson, Henry Jacobs, Miller Johnley, William Jackson, William H. Kerman, William L. Kelly, Francis Keys, Thomas Knox, James
terson ; quartermaster sergeant, Amos H. Smith; sergeants, James P. Taylor, William H. Cham; corporals, Nathan Swigget, Wallis Dike, John W. Patterson ; bugler, Joshua Ward; blacksmith, James Thompson ; saddler, James Hedger ; pri- vates William G. Allen, Frederick Akart, Ziba G. Brown, Curtis J. Brown, John Cahl, Edgar W. Chase, Thomas P. Clark, Noble M. Dike, Ed- ward T. Gullcross, William P. Gwinn, Charles Havens, John J. Heden, George W. Higgins, John W. Hill, William S. Hill, John Hofsess, Benjamin B. Hopkins, Benjamin J. Jones, Henry J. Luckinbill, Samuel Lutes, William A. McAl- lister, Benjamin F. McIntyre, John W. Meek, Ol- iver H. Perry, Jimmerson Pierce, Benjamin J. or B. Powell, Cornelius Rathburn, John P. Rat- tic, John M. K. Reid, Wesley Stanley, Hiram P. Stetson, Thomas B. Skidmore, Thomas Taylor, William H. Uppinghouse, Marion Uppinghouse, Albert Willits, Charles G. Wilson, John Wilson, Abram L. Winsor; veterans, Frederick Akart, William T. Gwinn, John J. Heden, Jacob Her- man, John Hoffses, William A. McAllister, Alex- ander D. Pittinger, John M. K. Reed, Hiram P. Stettson, Nathan Swiggett, Thomas B. Skidmore, Charles Sherman, James Thomson, Stephen B. Watson, John Wilson, David B. Wacaser; re- cruits, Levi Brewer, John P. Brower, Owen Crea-
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son, John Clark, Peter Cusic, Jacob Herman, John Judd, William H. Macaser, John Mier, Samuel M. Miller, Joseph Stanley, Alick Sanders, Charles Sherman, Charles O. Ward, Stephen B. Watson, David B. Wacaser, John W. Willey, Albert Watson.
TENTII ILLINOIS CAVALRY.
Robert Wright, Bart Quary, Naper Reeves, Ja- cob Nelson, H. C. Osborn, John A. Beverly, James M. Champ, Peter Brimm, Oliver Ellmore, Josiah Taylor, James A. Woods, Giles Bulerd, Ed. Bell, William Bell, Press Crofton, David Chapin, William Parkis, E. H. Bently, John Cal- vert, J. H. Ellege, Moses Greenup, F. Fewgate, J. T. Gebhart, A. J. Hill, Alpheus Winneger, W. W. Bell, Jacob Butts, Jack Woolery, Martin Ayers, A. Jackson, C. Preston, J. P. Johnston.
SEVENTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY, COMPANY D.
Captain, William A. Hubbard ; first lieutenant, John H. Gay; second lieutenant, William Athey ; first sergeant, Nathan L. Adams ; sergeants, John W. Hill, Robert T. Babcock, John Scott, Josiah G. Williams; corporals, John Shaffner, Edgar Peckenpaugh, John Gallagher, John B. Mills, John Bringman, Peter H. Sullivan, John I. Sackett, John P. Adams; musicians, Jacob F. Miller, John Peters; wagoner, William J. Bran- don; privates, Roder G. Allen, Henry C. Bran- don, Lewis J. Bradshaw, Eli Bradshaw, Joseph H. Brown, Nathan Baughman, Jacob Baughman, George L. Boyd, Joshua N. Butler, Lewis Chase, John L. Cunningham, Joseph H. Cooper, George W. Carrel, John Davidson, John W. Foreman, Abner W. Foreman, Isaac Fast, Andrew J. Good- win, Benjamin Goodwin, William H. Goodwin, George Huff, David Hadley, Bartley Hines, Wil- liam G. Hopkins, William A. Higgins, Francis L. Jones, James S. Johnston, Peter Johnston, William Knowles, Samuel Kelly, James Laforce, James Lee, James Low, Robert Laughridge, Wil- liam C. Lynch, Joseph J. Lusk, Coatsworth Moore, William A. Monroe, William McGuire, Absalom C. Murphy, John J. Miller, James Nich- olson, John R. Noble, John D. Reed, Burk Ralph,
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