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Many of the courageous men and women who were here from 1823, and up to and during the period of the Black Hawk War, have either passed from earth to brighter and happier existences, or removed to other scenes of labor and business conflict. Of those who remain, one hundred and fifteen names are entered of record on the Old Settlers' journal, and are herewith remitted to the descendants of those whose industry, enter- prise, intelligence and patriotism have made for Jo Daviess County not only a national, but a world-wide, reputation.
Daniel Smith Harris, Delaware Co., N. Y., July 24, 1808. Arrived June 20, 1823.
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Hiram B. Hunt, Green Co., O., 1822. Arrived June 20, 1823.
James M. Harris, Green Co., O., January 4, 1823. Arrived May 28, 1824.
Wm. T. Gear, Cleveland, O., October 19, 1816. Arrived May 18, 1826. James G. Soulard, St. Louis, Mo., May 20, 1798. Arrived May 20, 1827.
*Thomas O'Leary, Ireland, December 3, 1817. Arrived October 27, 1827.
William B. Green, Knox Co., O., Nov. 6, 1806. Arrived April 1, 1827.
1 Harvey Mann, Aurelius, Cayuga Co., N. Y., October 21, 1805. Ar- rived June 15, 1827.
Solomon Oliver, Tenn., October 14, 1806. Arrived in May, 1827.
William Townsend, England, June 28, 1796. Arrived April 11, 1826.
Elias Bayliss, Fauquer Co., Va., August 6, 1806. Arrived in Jall- uary, 1830.
Joseph Liddle, Northumberland, England, June 4, 1800. Arrived June 10, 1832.
John Lorrain, Germantown, Philadelphia Co., Pa., July 29, 1812. Arrived June 10, 1832.
G. P. Billon, Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 29, 1812. Arrived in Aug., 1832. * John P. De Zoya, De Gruson, Switzerland, August 21, 1792. Arrived April 8, 1833.
Jolinston Ginn, Ireland, 1798. Arrived May 18, 1834.
* Edward Irwin. Arrived in 1835.
Jas. Wilson, Baltimore, Md., Oct. 22, 1808. Arrived Aug. 14, 1836. G. W. Fuller, Mass., October 4, 1807. Arrived in April, 1836.
James Gallagher, Frederick Co., Md., Aug. 15, 1811. Arrived in October, 1837.
W. G. Robinson, Donegal, Ireland, August 12, 1808. Arrived June 11, 1837.
R. S. Norris, Hartford Co., Md., Feb. 16, 1817. Arrived May 31, 1837. J. C. Spare, Canticells Bridge, Newcastle Co., Del., March 7, 1819. Arrived May 11, 1838.
E. M. Bouton, West Chester Co., N. Y., September 16, 1817. Arrived in January, 1840.
*Thomas McNulty, Ireland, April 4, 1810. Arrived in May, 1836. Wm. Ginn, Philadelphia, Penn .. Nov. 30, 1827. Arrived in May, 1834. William R. Rowley, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. Arrived June 12, 1843. George W. Girdon, Philadelphia, Penn., May 31, 1814. Arrived April 30, 1835.
Stewart Crawford, Monaghan, Ireland, March 30, 1815. Arrived in March, 1840.
Augustus Estey, Mt. Vernon, N. H., March 22, 1811. Arrived in July, 1836.
S. K. Miner, Ontario Co., N. Y., Dec. 17, 1820. Arrived in Oct., 1839.
* John G. Potts, Philadelphia, Penn., February 17, 1800. Arrived April 12, 1838.
Sam'l Roberts, Cornwall, Eng., Jan. 10, 1823. Arrived July 5, 1842. W. W. Venable, Fluvanna Co., Va., March 8, 1817. Arrived March 8, 1842.
Benj. Christy St. Cyr, St. Louis, Mo., November 9, 1809. Arrived June 16, 1533.
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Philip M. Wilmarth, Oneida Co., N. Y., June 19, 1816. Arrival un- known.
John W. New, Morgan Co., Ill., Feb. 8, 1831. Arrived in May, 1840. Stephen Bastian, Cornwall, England, February 8, 1813. Arrived in May, 1840.
H. H. Houghton, Springfield, Vt., October 26, 1806. Arrived in April, 1835.
Richard Seal, England, July 15, 1807. Arrived November 19, 1836. William Avery, Chenango Co., N. Y., August 15, 1807. Arrived in May, 1827.
William Rodden, Holywood, Ireland, March 2, 1806. Arrived in August, 1834.
H. A. Rice, Baltimore, Md., April 1, 1819. Arrived June 23, 1829. Elliott T. Isbell, Warren Co., Ky., August 24, 1813. Arrived May 16, 1832.
I. N. Crumbacker, Green Co., East Tenn., June 12, 1816. Arrived July 5, 1835.
William Reed, Donegall Co., Ireland, March 25, 1822. Arrived in
June, 1843.
John Brendel, Baden, Germany, November 16, 1815. Arrived March 18, 1842.
John Anton Burrichter, Lingerick-on-Walage, Hanover, July 13, 1822. Arrived in July 1840.
I. P. Stevens, Butler Co., O., March 20, 1814. Arrived April 14, 1836.
*Nicholas Stahl, Baltimore, Md., January 18, 1817. Arrived March 30, 1834.
Andrew Telford, Scotland, July 6, 1817. Arrived in July, 1839.
Nathaniel Morris, Logan Co., Ky., October 1, 1805. Arrived May 27, 1827.
Samuel West Hathaway, Otsego Co., N. Y., August 25, 1813. Arrived February 14, 1829.
Henry Bartell, Camtran, Cornwall, England, December 1, 1816. Arrived May 16, 1840.
Geo. Winters, Germany, July 14, 1827. Arrived August 13, 1843. Beeri Serviss, Montgomery Co., N. Y., June 30, 1810. Arrived May 6, 1832.
Jno. Crummer, Ireland, February 23, 1816. Arrived in September,1836. Wm. W. Gillett, Hartford Co., Conn., June 10, 1810. Arrived July 7, 1836.
Jas. Blair, Green Co., Pa., January 23, 1813. Arrived January 1, 1836. G. H. Mars, Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 12, 1808. Arrived Sept. 12, 1836. David Campbell, Donegal, Ireland, June 22, 1813. Arrived June 22, 1836.
Andrew Kilpatrick, Ireland, January 27, 1801. Arrived May 11, 1835. Sam'l Scott, St. Clair Co., Ill., June 22, 1812. Arrived September 1,1831. David H. Heer, Germany, May 3, 1834. Arrived August 8, 1842. Thos. Casper, Switzerland, January 17, 1823. Arrived in June, 1841. H. V. W. Brown, Essex Co., N. Y., Sept. 3, 1815. Arrived in Oct., 1838. Henry Goard, Cornwall, England, Oct.12, 1814. Arrived in May, 1841. N. Strott, Germany, July 15, 1815. Arrived in May, 1844.
Timothy Hallett, Fulton Co., Ill., November 7, 1826. Arrived in 1828. C. F'. Potts, Philadelphia, Pa., April 6, 1811. Arrived in July, 1838.
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Jas. Edwards, Australia, February 8, 1810. Arrived in April, 1840. Timothy Kennedy, Ireland, 1820. Arrived in April, 1842.
S. T. Napper, England, March 13, 1815. Arrived July 3, 1838.
Andrew M. Haines, Canterbury, N. H., January 1, 1820. Arrived August 13, 1839.
Frederick Stahl, Baltimore, Md., February 28, 1809. Arrived in April, 1829.
Jas. M. Day, Littleton, N. H., Sept. 9, 1819. Arrived April 6, 1828.
Stephen Jeffers, Broome Co., N. Y., September 21, 1821. Arrived in November, 1838.
Wm. Colvin, Washington Co., Pa., March 5, 1810. Arrived June 18, 1824.
Patrick McQullen, Ireland, April 10, 1825. Arrived in May, 1833.
Hiram DeGraff, Montgomery Co., N. Y., April 20, 1817. Arrived in December, 1836.
C. Pauzth, Prussia, January 6, 1815. Arrived in July, 1835.
Chas. Wenner, Germany, November 27, 1819. Arrived April 28, 1834.
Elihu B. Washburne, Livermore, Maine, September 23, 1816. Arrived April 1, 1840.
John Wenner, Lebanon Co., Pa., Jan. 21, 1819. Arrived April 24, 1841. Christopher E. Sanders, Duchy of Oldenburg, August 8, 1809. Arrived July 5, 1835.
Frederick Chetlain, British Possessions, Selkirk, October 15, 1822. Arrived in May, 1826.
John Spratt, Township, Silver Lake, Pa., July 2, 1822. Arrived Octo- ber 10, 1835.
John McDonald, Galley Co., Ohio, August 10, 1807. Arrived Sep- tember 20, 1834.
Robert G. Ward, Cohoes Falls, N. Y., September 23, 1807. Arrived May 1, 1837.
John G. Eustice, Cornwall, Eng., Sept 23, 1806. Arrived in June, 1841. G. A. Paige, Barnard, Vt., Oct. 16, 1817. Arrived Sept. 13, 1839. Patrick McCarty, Longford Co., Ireland, June 18, 1807. Arrived June 20, 1834.
James McDonald.
John Shay, County of Cork, Ireland, November 1, 1818. Arrived November 15, 1839.
John B. French, Maryland, Dec. 12, 1820. Arrived Aug. 20, 1842. Jno. Nesbitt, County Monaghan, Ireland, 1817. Arrived in May, 1842. Louis F. Schaber, Jo Daviess Co., Ill., October 22, 1838.
Thos. McNulty, Doneghan, Ireland, April 4, 1808. Arrived in October, 1832.
Thos. Annets, Monmouth, Eng., May 22, 1812. Arrived Aug. 1, 1842. ' * Richard Dargin, Tipperary Co., Ireland. Arrived in September, 1836. Adam Hoffman, Prussia. Arrived in September, 1836.
Frederick Gauss, Wurtemburg, Gerinany, September 26, 1817. Ar- rived in April, 1834.
Jacob Doxey, England, December 21, 1805. Arrived in June, 1839. Christmann Brendel, Baden, Germany, Nov. 5, 1813. Arrived in 1846. Jolin Lupton, Yorkshire, Eng., Dec. 15, 1826. Arrived June 6, 1846. John S. Crawford, Ireland, October 18, 1812. Arrived in 1841.
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A. Reynick, County of Cork, Ireland, March 10, 1816. Arrived in 1825. Left, and returned in September, 1837.
Stephen Marsden, Winsten, Derbyshire, Eng., Dec. 26, 1810. Arrived in Galena in the Fall of 1834.
William Vincent, Cornwall, England, Jan. 19, 1823. Arrived June 3, 1837.
WAR RECORD.
If there is any one thing more than another of which the people of the Northern States have reason to be proud, it is of the record they made during the dark and bloody days of the War of the Rebellion. When the war was forced upon the country, the people were quietly pursuing tlie even tenor of their ways, doing whatever their hands found to do-working the mines, making farms or cultivating those already made, erecting homes, founding cities and towns, building shops and manufactories --- in short, the country was alive with industry and hopes for the future. The people were just recovering from the depression and losses incident to the financial panic of 1857. The future looked bright and promising, and the indus- trious and patriotic sons and daughters of the Free States were buoyant with hope -- looking forward to the perfecting of new plans for the ensure- ment of comfort and competence in their declining years, they little heeded the mutterings and threatenings of treason's children in the Slave States of the South. True sons and descendants of the heroes of tlie "times tliat tried men's souls "-the struggle for American independence-they never dreamed that there was even one so base as to dare attempt the destruction of the Union of their fathers-a government baptized with the best blood the world ever knew. Wliile immediately surrounded with peace and tranquility, they paid but little attention to the rumored plots and plans of those who lived and grew rich from the sweat and toil, blood and flesli of others-aye, even trafficked in the offspring of their own loins. Neverthe- less, the war came with all its attendant horrors.
April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter, at Charleston, South Carolina, Major Anderson, U. S. A., commandant, was fired upon by rebels in arms. Al- though basest treason, this first act in the bloody reality that followed was looked upon as a mere bravado of a few hot-lieads-the act of a few fire- eaters whose sectional bias and freedom hatred was crazed by the excessive indulgence in intoxicating potations. Wlien, a day later, the news was borne along the telegraph wires that Major Anderson had been forced to surrender to what had first been regarded as a drunken mob, the patriotic people of the North were startled from their dreams of the future-from undertakings half completed-and made to realize that behind that mob · there was a dark, deep and well organized purpose to destroy the govern- ment, rend the Union in twain, and out of its ruins erect a slave oligarchy, wherein no one would dare question their right to hold in bondage the sons and daughters of men whose skins were black, or who, perchance, through practices of lustful natures, were half or quarter removed from the color that God, for His own purposes, had given thein. But they " reckoned without their host." Their dreams of the future-their plans for the establishment of an independent confederacy-were doomed from their in- ception to sad and bitter disappointment.
Immediately upon the surrender of Fort Sumter, Abraham Lincoln-
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America's martyr President-who, but a few short weeks before, had taken the oath of office as the nation's chief executive, issued a proclamation call- ing for 75,000 volunteers for three montlis. The last word of that procla- mation had scarcely been taken from the electric wires before the call was filled. Men and money were counted out by hundreds and thousands. The people who loved their whole government could not give enough. Patriotism thrilled and vibrated and pulsated through every heart. The farm, the workshop, the office, the pulpit, the bar, the bench, the college, the school- house- every calling offered its best men, their lives and fortunes in defense of the government's honor and unity. Party lines were, for the time, ignored. Bitter words, spoken in moments of political heat, were forgot- ten and forgiven, and, joining hands in a common cause, they repeated the oath of America's soldier statesman : " By the Great Eternal, the Union must and shall be preserved!"
Seventy-five thousand men were not enough to subdue the rebellion. Nor were ten times that number. The war went on, and call followed call, until it began to look as if there would not be men enough in all the Free States to crush out and subdue the monstrous war traitors had inaugurated. But to every call, for either men or money, there was a willing and a ready response. And it is a boast of the people that, had the supply of men fallen short, there were women brave enough, daring enough, patriotic enough, to have offered themselves as sacrifices on their country's altar. Such were the impulses, motives and actions of the patriotic men of the North, among whom the sons of Jo Daviess made a conspicuous and praise- worthy record. Of the offerings made by this people during the great and final struggle between freedom and slavery, it is the purpose now to write.
April 14, A. D. 1861, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, issued the following
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, The laws of the United States have been, and now are, violently opposed in several states by combinations too powerful to be suppressed in the ordinary way, I there- fore call for the militia of the several states of the Union, to the aggregate number of 75,000, to suppress said combination and execute the laws. I appeal to all loyal citizens to facili- tate and aid in this effort to maintain the laws and the integrity of the perpetuity of the popular government, and redress wrongs long enough endured. The first service assigned to the forces, probably, will be to repossess the forts, places and property which have been seized from the Union. Let the utmost care be taken, consistent with tlie object, to avoid devastation, destruction, interference with the property of peaceful citizens in any part of the country : and I hereby command persons composing the aforesaid combination to disperse within twenty days from date.
I hereby convene both houses of Congress for the 4th day of July next, to determine upon measures for public safety which the interest of the subject demands.
Wy. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States.
The gauntlet thrown down by the traitors of the South was accepted- not, however, in the spirit with which insolence meets insolence-but with a firm, determined spirit of patriotism and love of country. The duty of the President was plain under the constitution and the laws, and above and beyond all, the people from whom all political power is derived, demanded the suppression of the rebellion, and stood ready to sustain the authority of their representatives and executive officers.
The first war meeting held in Galena convened at the court house on Tuesday evening, April 16, 1861. The meeting was called to order by
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Charles Hempstead, on whose motion Mayor Robert Brand was chosen chairman. On taking the chair and acknowledging the honor conferred upon him, Mr. Brand said: "I am in favor of any honorable compromise that will again unite our whole country. I am in favor of sustaining the president so long as his efforts are for the peace and harmony of our whole country. I am in favor of a convention of the people, that an adjustment might be made, sustaining alike the honor, interest and safety of both sec- tions of our country. I am in favor of sustaining our flag, our constitution and our laws, right or wrong. Yet I am opposed to warring on any por- tion of our beloved country, if a compromise can be effected."
The sentiments thus expressed, it seems from the Courier of the fol- lowing evening (Wednesday, April 17) did not meet the views of Mr. E. B. Washburne then member of Congress from this district, and he immediately arose and denounced the address of the mayor, and moved that he vacate the chair, and that George W. Campbell, Esq., preside over the meeting. Mr. Brand put the motion, stating that as his sentiments did not appear to be to the taste of Mr. Washburne, he desired to withdraw. There was a slight response in the affirmative, and Mr. Brand was about leaving his chair, when he was called upon to put the negative. He did so, and the loud response which came from every part of the building was a significant rebuke to the gentleman who made the motion. The motion was renewed, and was again voted down by a large majority.
Hon. Frederick Stahl made some remarks to the effect that he had feared some such trouble would occur, regretting the exhibition of partisan feeling, and advising, if the meeting could not proceed harmoniously, an adjournment. * * The remarks of Mr. Stahl had a happy effect, and Mr. Washburne seeing that his course was not sustained by the meeting, withdrew his motion (it had previously been twice voted down) and quiet was restored.
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Mr. Washburne then introduced the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted :
Resolved, 1. That we will support the government of the United States in the perform- ance of all its constitutional duties in this great crisis, and will assist it to maintain the integrity of the American flag, and to defend it whenever and wherever assailed. .
2. That we recommend the immediate formation of two military companies in this city to respond to any call that may be made by the governor of the state.
3. That we call on the Legislature, which is to assemble in extraordinary session on the 23d instant, to make the most ample provisions to respond to the call for troops now made, or that may hereafter be made, by the president of the United States.
4. That, having lived under the stars and stripes, by the blessing of God, we propose to die under them.
"Speeches were then made," continued the Courier, "by E. B. Wash- burne, Charles S. Hempstead, B. B. Howard, John A. Rawlins, Judge Platt, J. M. Shaw and I. P. Stevens, all of the gentlemen avowing their deter- mination and calling upon all good citizens to rally around the flag, and to sustain the government of their country."
Thus was evoked the war spirit in Jo Daviess County.
The first meeting to organize a military company was held at the court house on Thursday evening, April 18, and twenty inen enrolled their names. A movement was also on foot at the same time to organize a cavalry com- pany, and some thirty names had been enrolled. We quote from the Courier of Saturday evening. April 20:
" Galena Volunteers .- The Volunteer Company of this city is now
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nearly full. Adjutant General Mather has signified his acceptance of the company, and requests that they report themselves at once. It is believed the company will be ready to leave here for Springfield on Monday evening next. The following persons have enrolled themselves as members of the company, the list including all that had enlisted up to four o'clock this afternoon:
Galena's First Offering.
A. L. Chetlain,
Charles W. Foster,
W. S. Phillips, musician, Washington Fullen,
J. Bates Dickson,
Edward R. Kræmer,
Wallace Campbell,
Joseph Mitsch,
W. B. Phillips,
M. E. Howard, Nicholas Roth,
George L. Payson,
Constantine Glookner,
W. W. Pringle, W. H. Bahne, G. Godat, H. Voss, John Dietrich,
Christian Doran, Andrew Frank,
J. C. Glenot,
W. B. McMaster,
George Grosgans,
O. L. Spaulding, Squatz Klein,
George W. Davis, John Barton, William Turnbull,
Robert McLaren,
Charles Simper,
Henry Korpfen,
M. P. Wolf, C. Miller, John Wilson,
S. Metzgar, George Salzer,
Gideon Stoddard,
Charles Seitzberg,
William Price,
G. S. Avery, John Eberhard, · Isaac Hewett,
William H. Kent,
James Houlehan,
John McLean,
William Peters,
Frederick Ehman, Ed. M. Schank,
J. T. Smith,
F. Schmidmayer,
William Hartnick,
George Lawke,
Samuel Starr,
Edward Quinton,
Henry Shanck,
Charles Konne,
Joseph Clark,
John Horman,
Henry Bauer,
Andrew Dish,
Edward T. Miller-78.
By Monday evening, the 22d, the following additional names were added to the roll :
John B. Saillet,
A. Rochter, M. Callahan,
E. Hellman, Elias Whitney,
E. Kramer,
J. B. Wise,
G. H. Dye,
Francis Smith,
Albert Razel,
F. J. Robinson,
H. Ludwig,
John McCrea,
Charles Mayers,
F. A. Lanstead,
W. H. Bryant,
A. Kock,
George Smith,
George La Bucht,
James McDonald,
Henry F. Langdon, Fred Reber,
John Craig,
R. P. Bell-25.
William Schearer,
Frederich Brands,
John S. Cookson,
John Clink, George Gilmore,
James Edwards,
George Scott,
D. H. Dildine,
Charles Farr,
John Ferguson,
Anton Bahræl,
John Brown,
Francis Kemley,
Herman Meyer,
George Beebe,
William Rueckert,
James Stone,
This additional twenty-five increased the number to 103 men, good and true, of whom ninety-five, including the officers and two musicians, were uniformed and mustered into the service. An election for officers had been held on the Saturday evening previous, with the following result: Captain, A. L. Chetlain; First Lieutenant, Wallace Campbell; Second
Charles A. Wagener,
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Lieutenant, J. Bates Dickson; First Sergeant, Nicholas Roth; Second Ser- geant, Gideon Stoddard; Third Sergeant, D. H. Dildine; Fourth Sergeant, Fred. Ehman; First Corporal, Chas, Klæenne; Second Corporal, Henry Schanck; Third Corporal, Wm. McMaster; Fourth Corporal, Mark How- ard; Ensign Bearer, Augustine Godat.
Thus officered, the first company raised in Jo Daviess in response to the country's call for volunteers to suppress the rebellion, were ready to march away to the field of battle. Saturday evening (the 20th), ad vices were received from the Adjutant-General's Office that the company should be uniformned at home. The uniform consisted of blue frock coat, dark gray pants, with blue cords. N. Corwith & Co., bankers, offered to make the necessary advances to fit out the company, and Messrs. Eberhardt & Klett and H. P. Corwith undertook the contract of having the uniforms ready by Wednesday (the 24th) at noon. The ladies of the city, in the meantime, were not idle, but were visiting among the business men, soliciting subscrip- tions of money to purchase a suitable flag, etc.
Thursday, the 25th, this company left for Springfield, escorted to the depot by the fire companies, the German Benevolent Society and citizens en masse, the procession forming in the following order:
Galena Brass Band. Liberty Fire Company, No. 1. The Guards, flanked on the right by Neptune Fire Company, No. 2, and on the left by Relief Hook and Ladder Company, No. 4. Galena Fire 'Company, No. 3. Schreiner's Brass Band. German Societies. Mayor and City Council. Young Men's Volunteers. Citizens.
At the depot a flag was presented to the company by E. A. Small, on behalf of the ladies, accompanied by an appropriate speech. He also pre- sented to Captain Chetlain a package containing $70, the surplus of the money subscribed for the purchase of the flag, to be expended as the com- pany desired. The flag presentation was made in the presence of a crowd of 5,000 people, and was received by Captain Chetlain with appropriate thanks and fitting remarks. After these exercises, and when the guards had formed in front of the depot, Mayor Brand presented the ensign bearer with a beautiful revolver (Colt's pattern), accompanied with the following remarks:
Friends and Soldiers :- The last links on which hung all my hopes of a reconcilia- tion without a resort to arms is now broken. Virginia, dear old Virginia! the land of my father, has deserted us in this trying hour. We have nothing now left but to unfurl the " Star-Spangled Banner," and to defend it with our lives. Soldiers! our Union is in danger ! Let no one falter now-that "Star-Spangled Banner " must wave in triumph over the whole Union as long as there is one drop of blood in our veins to protect it. Soldiers! Go -- your country calls you to duty, and in the hour of battle let your war-cry be, " The Union, the whole Union, now and forever! "
Standard Bearer! On you all eyes will be turned, to see that " our flag is still there." Take this; it is all I have. Use it in defense of that noble flag you have the honor to bear."
Rev. J. H. Vincent followed in an affecting, eloquent and patriotic address. The cars soon drew up, and but a short time was left "to sever the ties that bound the members of the Guards to the hearts and hearth-stones of near and dear friends. Many a mother parted from a dear
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