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KENDALL LEWES, farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Quincy; was born in Louden county, Va., in 1810, came to this county in 1843, and settled east of Quincy; in 1844 he moved to the place he now resides on; was married to Miss Sarah Watson in 1831. She was born in Claremont county, Ohio. They have eight children, seven girls and one boy. He has about eighty acres of land
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in a high state of cultivation, adjoining the city of Quincy, well stocked with the dif- ferent varieties of fruit. Republican in poli- tics. He started out as a Whig of the old line order when Henry Clay began advocat- ing those principles and still adheres to those political doctrines.
KENT HENRY. farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Quincy; was born in Schenectedy, N. Y., April 22, 1797 and came to this county, April 1, 1838; was married in Danbury, Conn., to Miss Nancy C. Spear, of Springfield, Pa., in 1825. He has been engaged in packing pork and beef since 1843, and in that year made a trip to New York by water, via New Orleans, and in 1848, in company with his wife, in his carriage, made a trip overland to Pennsylvania. He has traveled a great deal, having visited nearly every state in the Union, and down nearly all the navigable water- courses. Is Democrat in politics and has always taken a firm stand in advocacy of those principles. Owns 250 acres of land, elegantly improved ; member of the Episco- pal church.
KIDNEY THOMAS. fruit grower ; Sốc. 31; P. O. Quincy. He was born in Luzerne county, Pa., in 1822; came to this county in the fall of 1837, and engaged in farming, in which he continued until 1863, when he purchased a portion of the place he now lives on, and commenced the culti- vation of fruit, which he has succeeded in bringing to a high state of perfection. In 1873 he built a magnificent residence which he now occupies. His place is suburban in location, and his farm abundantly stocked with every variety of fruit, which is a source of very considerable revenue. He was mar- ried to Miss Sophia L. Berrian in 1846. She was born in New York State. They have three children, two boys and one girl. Republican in politics, and a member of the Congregational church.
KIMBALL GEO. E., farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Quincy. He was born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 5, 1821, and came to this county in October of the same year. He married Miss Susan E. Arrowsmith in Sept., 1860. They have four children, three boys and one girl. IIas a home of three acres adjoining
the city of Quincy, in a high state of culti- vation, and very valuable. His father is amongst the earliest settlers of the county, and built the first mill. He is Republican in politics, and a member of the Congrega- tional church of Quincy.
Kimball Susan E. sec. 31; P. O. Quincy. Kincade Elizabeth, farmer; sec. 4; P. O. Quincy.
KINCADE JAMES F. farmer; Sec. 4: P. O. Quincy. He was born in this county in 1845, in Honey Creek township. His father, Joseph Kincade, came to this county in 1840; was married to Elizabeth Frazier in 1842. Jas F. Kincade is one of a family of six children, three boys and three girls. He owns a valuable farm of 100 acres in a high state of cultivation. Re- publican in politics.
Kirtcher T. A. farmer; sec. 29; P. O. Quincy. Knorr Fred, farmer; sec. 12 ; P. O. Fowler. Knorr Jacob, farmer; sec. 13; P. O. Fowler. Knox S. farmer ; sec. 14; P. O. Quincy. . Kraber C. L. farmer; sec. 20; P. O Quincy.
KRABER WM. A., farmer and fruit grower; Sec. 20; P. O. Quincy. He was born in Quincy, Feb. 13, 1845. His father, Augustus Kraber, came to this county from Pennsylvania in 1837, and took a firm stand in favor of temperance in the early history of the county. He was closely connected with the Sons of Temperance, and held an office in that order for a num- ber of years. He was in early years a Dem- ocrat, but after maturing somewhat in years, left that party and became a Whig, of the Henry Clay order, which party he remained with up to the birth of the Republican party which he joined, and advocated those principles until his death, which occurred April 22, 1878. He has always been num- bered amongst the old and energetic citizens who have worked so nobly to make the county what it is. Win. A. Kraber is culti- vating the homestead, which contains seventy acres, most of which is highly cul- tivated and stocked with the different varie- ties of fruit. He was married to Miss Mar- tha Hunter in Dec. 1874. They have two children, George L. and Harry A. He is Republican in politics, and a member of the Presbyterian church.
Kruse H. K. farmer ; sec. 18; P. O. Quincy.
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LACKE BERNHARD J., farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Quincy. He was born in Germany, in 1844, and came to this county in 1861. He was married to Mrs. Bernandiena Willer in July, 1877. She was born in Germany. They have five children by former marriages. He owns about ten acres of land, well improved and in a high state of cultivation, stocked with fruit and very valuable. Democratic in politics, and are members of the Catholic church.
Laughlin Francis, sec. 21; P. O. Quincy. Leise Margaret, P. O. Quincy.
LEWIS EBER, farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Quincy; born in Tyringham, Berk- shire county, Mass., November, 1812, and moved with his parents to Ohio, and to this county in 1832. He has held several local offices in the township; commenced in March, 1833, to improve the farm on which he now resides. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Greeser, who was born in this county. He owns eighty acres of land, well stocked with fruit, and valuable. He is Re- publican in politics and attends the Presby- terian church.
Limb Jas., Jr. farmer ; sec. 16; P. O. Quincy. Lincoln Mrs. Anna, sec. 7; P. O. Quincy. Linthicum J. D. P. O. Quincy. Lohmeyer H. farmer ; sec. 18 ; P. O. Quincy. Long Robert, farmer; sec. 17; P. O. Quincy. Lyford Wm. farmer; sec 1; P. O. Quincy.
LYLE JOHN CHURCH, farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Fowler; born in County Derry, Ireland, June 26, 1824; came to this country in 1847 and settled in Pennsylvania, where he remained up to 1850, when he moved to this county. He was married to Miss Martha McLane in 1852. She was born in the same county as her husband. They have one child, Margaret, who is now 22 years old. He owns ninety acres of land in a high state of cultivation, stocked with fruit. Republican in politics. Members of the Ellington Presbyterian church.
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McCann Michael, P. O. Quincy.
MCCLELLAN MRS. MARY A., farmer ; Sec. 5; P. O. Quincy ; born in Knox county, Delaware, Aug. 10, 1824, and was married to Samuel Mcclellan in 1842. He
was born in Pennsylvania. She came to this county in 1835. She has eleven children, three boys and eight girls. Mr. McClellan, with the other early citizens, labored hard to make the county in its present prosperous condition ; was Democratie in politics, and a member of the Methodist church, and died in August, 1869. Mrs. McClellan still resides on the homestead, which contains 205 acres, of which she owns forty-five, in a high state of cultivation, elegantly improved, stocked with fruit, and valuable. She is a member of the Methodist church.
McCOY ROBERT, lumber dealer ; Sec. 31; P. O. Quincy ; born in Carlyle, Pa., in 1821; went to Wheeling, West Va., and became interested in the banking business, and from there came to this county in 1846, and settled in Beverly, where he remained some eighteen years, after which time he came to Quincy, and engaged in lumbering, and has run an extensive saw mill in West Quincy for a number of years, which he re- cently moved to Wisconsin. He was married in Wheeling, Va., to Miss Elmira Weaver in 1846. She was born in Wheeling. They have four children, three girls and one boy. Mr. McCoy occupies and owns a beautiful suburban residence, which adjoins the city of Quincy, elegantly improved and very val- uable. Democratic in politics.
McFadon John W. farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Quincy. McGee S. farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Quincy.
MAHONEY COLEMAN, farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Quincy; born in Waterford county, Ireland, March 1, 1810; came to this country in 1845 and settled in Boston, Mass., and remained there until 1854, at which time he moved to this county, and in 1858 he pur- chased the farm he now lives on. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Lyons. She was born in the County Cork, Ireland. They have eight children, three boys and five girls. He has been identified with the county's prosperity ever since he came to it. He owns 105 acres of land in a high state of cul- tivation, stocked with fruit. Democratic in politics. Members of the Roman Catholic church.
Markley H. A. retired; block 8;P. O. Quincy.
MARS JOHN WHIPPS, farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Quincy; born in Oldham county, Ky., in 1833, and with his grandfather and mother moved to this county, April 7, 1842,
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since which time he has been a valuable cit- izen. He has occupied various local offices in the township, and is at the present time one of the supervisors of the county. He was married to Miss Francis J. Duncan, of this county, in 1857. They have two chil- dren, Elizabeth Josephine and James Wil- liam. He owns 140 acres of land, in a high state of cultivation and very valuable. Re- publican in politics. Members of the M. E. church.
Metz Jobn, farmer; sec. 24; P. O. Quincy. Meyer Ernst, farmer ; sec. 30; P. O. Quincy. Meyer G. farmer: sec. 14; P. O. Cliola. Meyer Henry, farmer ; sec. 13; P. O. Fowler. Meyers Barney, farmer; sec. 23; P. O. Quincy. Mercer Chas. farmer; sec. 11; P. O. Quincy.
MITCHELL HUGH MORGAN, farmer and fruit grower; Sec. 2; P. O. Cliola ; was born in Ohio county, West Va., Ang. 19, 1831, and came to this county in 1840, and set- tled near Coatsburg, where he remained about five years, after which time he moved to this township, adjoining the place he now owns. He was married twice. His first wife was Miss Phebe Eubanks, to whom he was married in 1854. They had three children. She died, Ang. 21, 1861. ITis second and present wife was Miss Mary E. Cherry, to whom he was married in 1863. She was born in Pennsylvania. They have one child. Mr. M. has, during the early days of his life, moved about a great deal, but for the past twenty-three years has lived on the same place, containing 111 acres, which is in a high state of cultivation, stocked with the different varieties of fruit and very valuable. Is Democratic in politics.
Mitchell J. W. farmer ; sec. 11; P. O. Quincy.
MOORE JOHN L .. farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Quincy ; was born in New York City, January, 1820, and came to this county in the winter of 1834-35; was married to Ellen Hague in 1846, who died in 1863. He was afterward married to Miss K. F. Booth in January, 1865. They have one child, a girl ; are members of the Episcopal church. HIe owns about seventy-five acres of land, which adjoins the city, and consequently, with the improvements, very valuable. The home- stead is known throughout the country as " Fawley Place."
Morris Henry, farmer; sec. 2; P. O. Quincy.
MORRIS HON. ISAAC N., At- torney; P. O. Quincy ; was born in Bethel, Clermont county, Ohio, Jan. 22, 1812; came to this county in 1838; was married to Miss Mary A. Robbins in 1837. She was born in New Ipswich, Hillsborough county, N. II., March 1, 1817. They have three children, all sons. He came to this county in 1838, and represented this Congressional district in Congress, during the entire Buchanan ad- ministration. Democratic in politics.
Morris Mary A .; sec. 31; P. O. Quincy. Murphy Wm. farmer; sec. 13; P. O. Fowler.
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Neely Jas. farmer ; sec. 26; P. O. Quincy. Neimeyer H. A. farmer; block 8; P. O. Quincy. Nicoli Henry, farmer; sec. 27; P. O. Quincy.
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Oberling Henry, farmer ; sec. 27; P. O. Quincy. O'Connor John, farmer; sec. 26; P. O. Quincy. Ohnemus John G. farmer ; sec. 17; P. O. Quincy. Osborn Wm. farmer; sec. 24; P. O. Quincy.
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Paul J. M. farmer; sec. 36; P. O. Quincy.
PAYNE THOMAS, banker, Sec. 24; P. O. Quiney: was born in Montgomery county, Ky., Oct. 4, 1814; learned the sad- dlery business and moved to Morgan county in 1835, and to Adams county in 1837. Shortly after coming to this county, he com- menced merchandising at Marcelline and continued in business there until 1846, when he moved to Quincy, and after remaining a few years he returned to Marcelline and there remained until 1865, when he removed to his present residence, adjoining the city of Quincy, which is elegantly improved and one of the finest in the county ; has been mar- ried three times. llis first wife was Miss Eliza Trimble, of Kentucky. They had four children, all of whom are now dead. His second wife was Miss Roselthe IIeberling, of Pennsylvania. She had six children, only three of whom are now dead. His third and present wife was Miss Mary Denson. They have three children. He owns about 1,800 acres of very valuable land in this county. IIe has been, and is to-day, one of the most successful business men the county has had the honor of claiming. He started a poor boy, and by being faithful and attending
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closely to his business, has amassed a hand- some fortune. He has always done a great deal of trading outside of his regular mercantile business, and every time came out the gainer. He is at present, and has been for years, in the banking business. He is Democratic in politics and a member of the Christian church. He owns a vast amount of valuable property in the city of Quincy.
Peabody A. B. farmer ; sec. 24. P. O. Quincy.
PEARODY JOHN LEWIS, farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Quincy ; was born on the place he now resides, on January 10, 1833. He enlisted in 1861 in the 2d Ill. Cav- alry, Co. L., known as Delano's Dragoons, and served three years as commissary ; was married in 1867 to Miss Annie Baker, who was born in Sheridan county Mo., in 1844. They have five children: Lilly B., born April 29, 1868; Ora G., April 10, 1870; Thos. A., Oct. 30, 1871; Cordelia A., June 5, 1874, and John Lewis, Jr., Sept. 4, 1877. He has fifty-six and a half acres of land worth about $200 per acre. Republican in politics, and is a member of the Christian church.
PENROSE EDWIN, farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Quincy; was born in Bedford county, Penn., in 1830; came to this state in 1845, and to Quincy in the spring of 1846. Was married to Miss Adelaide Stone in 1865. She was born in Brighton, but raised near Cambridge, Mass. They have one child : Edwin Thomas. Mr. P. has 160 acres of land in a high state of cultivation, elegantly improved and very valuable. Republican in politics, and a member of the First Pres- byterian Church of Quincy. His father's family were among the second batch of em- igrants that came to this country with Wil- liam Penn, and settled in Chester county, Pa.
Perry Joshna, farmer; sec. 31; P. O. Quincy.
PFANSCHMIDT CHARLES C., farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Quincy; was born in Prussia, January 30, 1831, and came to this county in 1834 and settled on the place he now occupies. Was married to Mary Limb, Oct. 14, 1852; she was born in England. They have ten children: three boys, and seven girls. His father was one of the early settlers and was associated with the enterprises of the county up to his death, which occurred in a few years after his com- ing here. Mr. P. ownes 140 acres of land in
a high state of cultivation, well improved, stocked with fruit, and very valuable. He is Republican in politics, and has held several local offices in the township.
PFANSCHMIDT HERMAN C., farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Quincy; was born in Prussia, March 8, 1825; came to this county in 1835, and settled in Quincy. Was married to Miss Charlotte Weise, Dec. 10, 1847; she was born in Prussia, March 19, 1826. They have six children: Edward, William, Paulina, George, Amanda, and Laura. He owns 320 acres of land, improved, well stocked with fruit. He has been and is to day one of the most enterprising citi- zens of the county, and has been identified with a great many of the enterprises that have been so condusive to its prosperity. He is Republican in politics, and attends the Methodist church.
Pfau John L. Sr., farmer; sec. 30; P. O. Quincy. Phelps Chas. farmer; sec. 21: P. O Quincy.
PHELPS GEO. RODNEY, fruit grower; Sec. 14; P. O. Quincy; was born in Clermont county, Ohio, in 1824; came to this county in 1834; has held va- rious local offices in the county. He was married to Miss Mary Amanda Peabody, who died in 1858. They had four children : Emma, Charles, Annie and Wallace. He afterward married Miss Emma C. Ellis, his present wife. They have two children: Lot- tie H., and Pearley Myrtle. He has forty- seven acres of land, worth about $200 per acre, and in a high state of cultivation. Their home is known throughout the county as "Fair Glen." He is Republican in poli- tics, and a member of the society of Pro- gressionists.
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Potter Frank, farmer ; sec. 15; P. O. Enbanks Potter Fewton, farmer; sec. 15; H. O. Eubanks.
POTTER MRS. MARY, farmer ; Sec. 15; P. O. Eubanks; was born in Brown county, Ind., in 1818; came to this county with her parents in 1830; was married to John Potter in 1828. He was born near Wheeling, Penn., April 22, 1810, and was identified with the enterprises and industries of the county up to his death which occurred in Sept. 1871. They have five children : three boys, and two girls. Mrs. P. still resides on the homestead which contains eighty-four acres, improved, in a high state of cultiva
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tion. She is a member of the Christian church.
POWELL GEORGE W., farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Fowler; was born in Kent county, Delaware, May 24, 1811, and came to this county, November, 1833; was married to Miss Mary Ann Beatty in November, 1836. She was born in Ireland. They have six children, four boys and two girls. She died in January, 1854. He has held local offices at different times in the township. He owns 100 acres of land, abundantly stocked with fruit, and very valuable. He took a firm stand in the Democratic ranks of politics in early life, and is still to be found there. He is one of the early and enterprising citizens who have been so con- ducive to the county's prosperity.
POWELL JOHN, farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Quincy; was born June 13, 1802, in Kent county, Delaware; emigrated to this county in the fall of 1832; was married to Miss Mary Lewis, June 3, 1827. She was born in Kent county, Delaware, March 10, 1809. They have had fifteen children, five of whom are dead. He has always led a re- tired life, and not courted any political noto- riety. He has labored hard to make the county prosperous ; owns a valuable farm of 300 acres, the greater part of which is in a high state of cultivation; stocked with the different varieties of fruit. Republican in polities, and a member of the Christian church.
POWELL WM. C., farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Eubanks; was born in Kent county, Delaware, Oct. 20, 1798, and came to this county Oct. 5, 1830 ; has been a resident ever since; was married to Miss Elizabeth Williams, Aug. 24, 1828. She was born in Franklin county, Ky., Dec. 25, 1804. They have six children : Drusilla, Johannah, George W., Charles K., Mary, and Hattie. He has been identified with the industries and enterprises that have been so conducive to the country's prosperity. He is a mem- ber of the Old Settlers' Society. He owns 940 acres of land, about one-half of which is in a high state of cultivation, elegantly im- proved, abundantly stocked with fruit, and is known as "Pleasant View." He is Dem- ocratic in politics.
Prentiss H. P., farmer ; sec. 15; P. O. Eubanks.
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farmer; Sec. S; P. O. Quincy; was born on the farm he now lives on, in 1833. His father came to this county in 1818 or 1819, when it was little more than a wilderness, and purchased the farm on which his son R. W. now resides. Mr. P. was married to Miss Melissa Simmons in 1855. She was also born in this county. They have six children : William HI., Emma L., Minnie, Fanny, Annie, and Edith. He has held various local offices in the county : has 250 acres of land. Republican in politics, and a member of Presbyterian church.
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REDMOND JAMES, farmer ; Sec. 30; P. O. Quincy ; was born in Quincy, Feb. 2, 1839. His father came to this county in an early day. He was married to Charlotte E. Gay, of Quincy, June 16, 1878. He owns eighty aeres of land in a high state of culti- vation, and very valuable. Democratic in politics, and a member of the Roman Cath- olic church.
Richey Thos., P. O. Quincy. Rossman B. farmer ; sec. 26; P. O. Quincy. Rothman Casper, farmer; sec. 26; P. O. Quincy. Xubbolk H., farmer; sec. 34; P. O. Quincy. Ruthoff S., farmer; sec. 24; P. O. Quincy.
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SAVAGE CHARLES ALEX- ANDER was born in Bangor, Me., Oct. 26, 1814, and is the third son of Alexander and Priscilla (Thomas) Savage.
Fitted in the schools of his native city, he entered Bowdoin College in the fall of 1833, and graduated in regular course in 1837, in the same class with John A. Andrew, the War Governor of Massachusetts; the Rev. Doctors Field and Fiske, and other men of mark. After studying law in the office of William Abbott, Esq., of Bangor, he was admitted to the Penobscot bar in 1839, and in the same year he came to the West, set- tled at Quincy, and entered on the practice of his profession.
In 1840 he received the appointment of Illinois agent of the Munn Land Company, located in New York, in which capacity, to- gether with the prosecution of a general
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land agency, he has been actively engaged up to a recent date.
The old State Bank of Illinois had closed up its business, and there was no institution north of St. Louis, on the river, furnishing banking facilities, when, in 1848, Mr. Sav- age, in company with Messrs. Newton, Flagg and I. O. Woodruff, established a banking house at Quincy, and many years prosecuted that business with great vigor.
Having formed a wide acquaintance with the country, its leading men and its business interests, he quickly appreciated the grand capabilities of the Mississippi valley yet to be developed, and the agency railroads were to have in the work, and threw himself with rare energy and public spirit into this de- partment. He was directly connected with the origin and actual construction of all, or nearly all, the railroads and railroad bridges that have so largely aided the growth and prosperity of Quincy. He was one of the original movers in building the Quincy & Toledo, the Quincy & Palmyra, and the Quincy & Chicago railroads, having been for several years President of the first, Di- rector of the second, and Treasurer of the third of these corporations.
Mr. Savage was the leading power in the organization of the Meredosia Bridge Com- pany, to form a pathway for railroad trains across the Illinois river, and was President of that company. With other prominent citizens he took the initiatory steps in or- ganizing the Illinois and Missouri Railroad Bridge Companies. Of these he was one of the first directors, and, after their consoli- dation, he was Secretary of the united com- pany till the completion of the grand struc- ture which spans the Mississippi river at Quincy. This was the first iron bridge ever thrown across that river, and on the question of chartering the company to build it there was a spirited conflict in the Legis- latures at Springfield and Jefferson City, and in the Congress at Washington, between the steamboat and the railroad interests in- volved. The charters were drafted by Mr. Savage, and the cause of the bridge was ably managed by him at the State capitals, and by Governor Wood at Washington.
In addition to such enterprises, which in their success have become monuments of his sagacity and energy, he has since filled the
position of Secretary of the Quincy & Warsaw Railroad; has been President of the Quincy, Alton & St. Louis Railway Company; has acted as Director of the Toledo, Wabash & Western; and from its first incorporation down to 1873 he was President of the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific Railway. In all these positions Mr. Savage has acted with uniform integrity and intelligence, and with an overruling public spirit universally admired wherever exhibit- ed among men.
In politics Mr. Savage was a member of the old Whig party, and when that disap- peared he joined the rising ranks of the Re- publican organization, to which he has adhered, without faltering, to the present.
In the civil war he was one of the most prompt and· zealous in support of the insti- tutions and authority of the Republic. At its outbreak he happened to be General Manager of the Quincy & Toledo Railroad on behalf of its bondholders; and it is in- teresting to hear him tell of Grant's first command-the 21st Regt. Ill. Inf., after hav- ing been marched from Springfield afoot- how he took the Colonel and his men from Naples to Quincy by rail, and, with many another, ran over the city to hunt up guns to supply them with arms, that they might drop down into Palmyra, Mo., and suddenly squelch the spirit of rebellion rapidly rising there; or, to hear him describe how six companies were dispatched from Quincy by steamboat, under sealed orders from Gor- ernor Yates to drop down to Hannibal and stop the casting of rebel cannon in the foun- dries there; and how the rebel flags, flying from numerous houses, disappeared as, with drum and fife, the column marched through the streets and took position on a height commanding the city ; or how he got posses- sion, at Rushville, of brass twelve-pounders, owned by the Government and wanted for its defense, but held, forsooth, by beautiful patriots to fire salutes withal; and how at midnight, by horse, they were drawn through the sleeping town, rushed by rail over to Springfield, and thence, without delay, dis- patched to Cairo, to be the first mounted ordnance in defense of that important and imperiled point. The railroads of Illinois did noble service for the old flag, in the hot haste of that unanticipated war.
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