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England Joseph, laborer ; Rochelle. Evans C. M.
EVANS JOHN S. Res. on Lafayette St .; born Oct. 14, 1833, in Oneida Co., N. Y .; came to Rochelle in 1865, and en- gaged in general warehouse business, and so continues.
Evans W. R., Rochelle.
EVARTS GEO. F. : Carpenter; res. on Grant St., born Feb. 15, 1837, near Ore- gon, and in 1848 came to Black Walnut; in 1859 moved to White Rock, and re- mained there till 1867, when he re- turned to Black Walnut; and in 1869 came to the Town of Flagg, and removed to Rochelle in 1877; has been school director and road master; married Elizabeth Lilly Sept. 19, 1861; she was born April 19, 1839, in Northumberland Co., Penn .; have four children: Cora E., De Witt C., Judd L., and Frank E.
Eyster Chas. painter ; Rochelle.
Eyster J. B. painter; Rochelle.
F ARRINGTON MRS. C. A. Widow of O. Farrington; res. corner Stiles and Palmer Sts .; Mr. F. was born March 6, 1828, in Pittsfield, Mass .; he was one of the earliest settlers here; he owned a farm on Willow St., where he died May 19, 1872; had one daughter by first wife: Etta: his second wife was Czarina A. Snow; married Jan. 17, 1867; have two children: Annie, born May 19, 1868, and Charles, born Feb. 2, 1871.
FARRINGTON EDWIN L. Res. on Main St .: born Nov. 21, 1821, in Pitts- field, Mass .; came to Rochelle in 1854, and commenced the mason and carpenter trade, and so continues; married Agnes Murray Dec. 25, 1856; she was born in
Butler Co., Penn., Sept. 2, 1843; David Navaro, who is a nephew of Mr. F., is now in Barnum's Museum, N. Y., he is sixteen years old, and weighs about 600 pounds.
Farry M. saloon; Rochelle. Farry Patrick, laborer; Rochelle. Ferguson W. H., Rochelle. Ferrenger A., Rochelle. Fields A. H. butter; Rochelle.
Fisher Adolphus, carpenter; Rochelle.
FISHER THOS. B. Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Flagg Station; born Feb. 8, 1815, in Muskingum Co., O .; in 1832 came to Col- umbus, O., and in 1844, came to his pres- ent farm; he owns 151 acres, valued at $50 per acre; married Matilda Squier March 19, 1840, in Franklin Co., Ohio; she was born Feb. 28, 1816, in Washing- ton Co., Penn., and died Aug. 27, 1874; had four children, one living: William A., born Oct. 27, 1842; Jno. S. Hough married Emma E., born Nov. 8, 1852, died April 7, 1875; he has a granddaughter living with him: Minnie M., born June 27, 1874; Mr. F. is a member of the M. E. Church ; is a Republican.
Fisher W. A., Rochelle.
FLAGG WM. PARKER, (deceased) born in Richmond, Vt., June 8, 1808; came to Madison Co., Ill., in 1830, and in 1837 came to LaSalle Co., and in 1838 came to Hickory Grove and bought al' claim on which the City of Rochelle now stands; in 1839 married Mrs. Lucy Lake, daughter of Rev. Wm. Cochran; they had six children, two dying in infancy; the survivors are: Julia, Caroline, Olive A. and Alfred; on May 19, 1855, Mrs. F. died from injuries sustained by fire; in 1857 he married Mrs. Mary Setterly, who had four children by a former marriage: Emory, born Oct. 1, 1841, Lovina, July 14, 1844 (now Mrs. James McHenry), Francis, Sept. 27, 1847, died June 12, 1852, and Mark, Jr., March 3, 1853; she was born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., March 19, 1822; Mrs. F. lives with her daughter, Mrs. McHenry; Mr. F. has held the office of Co. Commissioner of Ogle Co. and Supervisor of the Town of Flagg for seven years; he was stricken with paralysis about eleven years ago, and died Aug. 10, 1877, at his home in Hickory Grove; was a Free Thinker by religion; he was buried in Lawn Ridge Cemetery, under the rights of the Masonic Order, of which the deceased was a member.
Fleming John, laborer ; Rochelle. Flynn John, farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Rochelle. Flynn Michael, saloon; Rochelle.
FOWLER MRS. ELIDA, Widow of the late Wm. Fowler; farm ; Sec. 9; P. O. Kyte River; he was born Aug. 28, 1824, in Tompkins Co., N. Y .; came to Ogle Co. in 1855, and in 1856 settled on their pres-
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ent farm ; Mr. F. died Dec. 26, 1875; she owns 160 acres, valued at $50 per acre; they were married April 18, 1855; she was born in Orange Co., N. Y., July 3, 1832; have six children: Garrett, Sarah E., Martha H., Welling B., Emma M. and Wm. E.
Fowler George W .; Rochelle.
Fowler J. E. farm ; Sec. 10; P. O. Rochelle. Francis A. C. merchant; Rochelle.
Francis T. D. merchant; Rochelle.
FROHLICH REV. EDWARD, Pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church ; born in Hohenzollern, Sigmaringen, Prus- sia, Germany. March 31, 1839; came to Covington, Ky., Sept. 3, 1857, and was pastor of St. Aloysius' Church for eight years, which he built at a cost of $8,100; came to Chicago in 1872, and was pastor of St. Peter's Church for three years ; then traveled for one year in Europe, France, England, Germany and Italy; saw Pope Pius the Ninth, and got a silver medal from Cardinal Antonelli ; came to Rochelle Dec. 23, 1876; he has got the handwriting of the Holy Father.
FULLER H. G. Restaurant on Cherry St .; P. O. Rochelle; born June 20, 1851, in Rockford, Ill .; came to Rochelle in 1873 and commenced livery business with H. Earl; his parents now live in Sedalia, Mo .; they were born in Canada, his father, March, 1816, his mother, Feb. 15, 1808; his father formerly was Sheriff of Winne. bago Co .; has three brothers: Edwin B., Ezra B. and Samuel C.
Fulton John, Sec. 2; P. O. Rochelle. Furlong W. J. clerk; Rochelle.
ARDNER ED. beer bottling; Rochelle.
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Harlow S .; Rochelle. Gates Chas. H. saloon; Rochelle.
GERARD CHAS. H. Farmer; Secs. 35 and 36; P. O. Rochelle; horn July 8, 1820, in Cortland Co., N. Y .; came to Steuben Co. in 1858, and in 1864 enlisted in Co. E, 2d N. Y. C .; served in the Army of the Gulf; was there when the Spanish Fort was taken at Mobile Bay; served till the close of the war; was wounded by the discharge of a pistol shot at Stockton, Ala .; came to his present farm in 1865; he owns 200 acres, valued at $50 per acre; married Electa A. Bostwick July 20, 1846; she was born May, 1828, in Steuben Co., N. Y .; was married there; have four children: Eleanor (now Mrs. Merkley), Emma (now Mrs. Bushey), Charley aud George.
Gibbs Jerry, Rochelle.
Gilgar Martin, laborer; Rochelle.
Gilbert H. farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Rochelle.
GILCHRIST DAVIS, Farmer; Secs. 16 and 17; P. O. Kyte River; born in East
Springfield, Otsego Co., N. Y., Oct. 4, 1830; came to Portage Co., Wis., in 1852; came to Ogle Co. in 1859; he owns 140 acres valued at $40 per acre; married Harriet Biggers Feb. 14, 1860; she was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., March 8, 1838; have two children : Maggie M., born April 23, 1864, and George S., Nov. 11, 1869 ; he is a Democrat.
GILCHRIST JAMES O. Farmı Renter; S. 27; P. O. Rochelle; born in Ot- sego Co., N. Y., Aug. 25, 1827; came to Wis- consin in the Winter of 1849 and '50; came to Stark Co., Ill., in 1853; came to Ogle Co. in 1858; married Francis Holley Jan. 10, 1875; she was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., Jan. 17, 1848; have two children; Harry, born Dec. 2, 1875, and Baby, Jan. 6, 1878: he owns 80 acres of land in Gage Co., Neb., valued at $800.
GILCHRIST SHELDON L. Farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Rochelle; born in East Springfield, Otsego Co., N. Y., April 30, 1835 ; came to Oneida Co., N.Y., in 1854; came to Ogle Co. in 1871; owns 50 acres, valued at $30 per acre; married Mrs. Arminda Millard, Oct 4, 1871; her first husband was Morey Millard, born near Elmira, N. Y., and died here in 1865, of a disease contracted when in the army ; Mrs. G. was formerly Arminda, daughter of Philoman Brace and Sarah Wickham; was born Aug. 10, 1839, in Schuyler Co., N. Y .; had two children by first marriage : George M., born June 18, 1863, and Morey R., born Aug. 15, 1865; Mrs. G. was five years old when her father died, aged 52 years ; Mr. G. is class leader of the prayer meetings; all the family are members of the M. E. Church; his father James Gil- christ, was born April 19, 1784, and died in Dec., 1867; his mother was born July 24, 1797, and died Jan. 30, 1872, in Oneida Co., N. Y .; she had eleven children.
GLENN HENRY H. of the firm of Francis, Glenn & Co., Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, etc .. Washington St., cor. Cherry; born in Philipsburg, Centre Co., Pa., Feb. 1, 1833; moved to Ashton, Ill., March 4, 1857; came to Rochelle in April, 1872; married Elizabeth C. Grazier Feb. 8. 1855; she was born in Warrior's Mark Tp., Pa .. July 23, 1833; they have had four children ; those living are : Jessie E. and Willie C .; Ida May died at the age of six years, and Harry H. at the age of five: Mr. and Mrs. Glenn and daughter are members of the M. E. Church.
Gloss R. farm; Sec. 32; P. O. Flagg Station. Gooday Mathew, Rochelle.
Goodmanson A. shoemaker ; Rochelle.
Gould W. W. physician ; Rochelle.
Grawe John, Rochelle.
Gray Charles H., Rochelle.
Green E. W. farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Rochelle. Green James, laborer; Rochelle.
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GREGORY CHARLES E. Book- - keeper Barber, Lane & Co .; boards at Brackett House; born Aug. 26, 1855, at Nauvoo, Ill .; went with his parents to Sedalia, Mo., in 1857; remained there till April, 1860, when his father died and was buried near Sedalia: in 1861 he removed with his mother to Rockford, and came to Rochelle in 1863; he attended the III. In- dustrial State University, and graduated in 1876.
Griffith S. farmer ; Sec. 5; P. O. Rochelle. Grimes Danl. farm ; Sec. 21; P. O. Rochelle. Griswold A. shoemaker; Rochelle.
H ALL CHARLES R. Agricultural and Farming Implements; res. Ro- chelle; horn Dec. 21, 1821, in Madison Co., N. Y .; came to DeKalb Co. in 1851, and to Lee Co. in 1855; came to Rochelle in 1868, and commenced farming; mar- ried Arin C. Hollister in Oct., 1851 ; she was born in Jan., 1830; had five children, two now living: Jessie M. and Gratia M .; have an adopted child, Harry A., born Aug. 8, 1860; Mr. H. was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Lee Co. about five years.
HALSEY WMI. Saloon, under Rochelle House; res. on Locust St .; born Nov. 7, 1824, in Washington Co., Pa .; came to Rochelle in 1856, and commenced farming ; married Mary J. Hastings, Feb. 28, 1849; she was born in Washington Co., Pa., in 1832, and dicd June 7, 1851 ; had three children : John H., Martha J. and W. H .; married again Sept. 8, 1853; she was born in 1834, and died June 12, 1866; had three children by second marriage: Sam, Mary E. and Annetta.
Harding R. R. carpenter ; Rochelle.
HARLOW ALDEN, Res. cor. Palmer and Lafayette Sts .; born April 14, 1801, in Albion, Me .; came to Ill. in 1836, and in 1844 returned to Me .; in 1853 removed to Rochelle, and commenced the carpenter and joiner's trade; married Sarah Ewer Dec. 25, 1835; she was born Feb. 7, 1801, in Vassalborough, Me .; had four children, one now living, Rhoda J. (now Mrs. School- maker); her husband died in Oct. 1865; are members of the Presbyterian Church. Harper James, P. O. Rochelle. Harris Henry, laborer ; Rochelle.
HATHAWAY MORTIMER D.
Attorney at Law and President of the Ro- chelle National Bank; res. on Bartholo- mew and Holland Sts .; born in Penn, Yates Co., N. Y., April 28, 1831; came to Rockford in Sept., 1854; admitted to the Bar in Dec., 1856; has been engaged in the practice of law since that time; in 1861 he removed from Rockford to Ro- chelle; has been President of the Rochelle National Bank since 1874; was Alderman one year ; married Martha A. Humphrey
at Greenfield, Mass., Jan. 18, 1862; she was born in Gill, Franklin Co., Mass .; they have four children : Grace, Mortimer D., Jr., Frank B. and Katie D.
HAYES CLIFFORD, Farmer; Secs. 2 and 3; P. O. Rochelle; horn Jan. 23, 1856, in Marion, Ogle Co .; came with his parents to White Rock the same Spring; remained there till Oct., 1877, when he removed to his present farm; owns 124 acres, valued at $50 per acre; married Martha S. James; she was born Sept. 23, 1861, in White Rock; have one child, Walter E.
HEALY WII. Saloon; res. on Cherry St .; born March 14, 1846, in Sligo Co., Ireland ; came to Rockford in 1853, and removed to Rochelle in 1871; his father died in Ireland Jan. 11, 1850; his mother lives with him; married Mary McDer- mott, Nov. 23, 1876; she was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., April 14, 1850; are members of the Roman Catholic Church; was Superintendent of Gas Works at Free- port two and a half years.
HEATH F. C. Farmer; Secs. 33 and 34; P. O. Rochelle; born. Nov. 29, 1818; in Broom Co., N. Y. ; commenced teaching school at the early age of 18, and con- tinned teaching most of the time till 1858; came to Ogle Co. in 1850, and located on his present farm in 1869; owns 276 acres, valucd at $35 per acre; his first marriage was to Amelia Weeks Nov. 4, 1852; she was born in Broom Co., N. Y., July 10, 1823, and died Nov. 5, 1856; had one child, Margery A., born Dec. 10, 1853, and was drowned with her mother in a cistern, Nov. 5. 1856: married Harriet Hyde June 20, 1857, by the Rev. Crews, in Rockford; she was born Dec. 21, 1827, in Trumbull Co., Ohio; they have three children : Addi. son H., born April 21, 1838; Warren F., Dec. 7, 1860, and Laura A., Dec. 27, 1863; Mrs. H. was educated in Oberlin College, and graduated from the Eclectic Medical College in Cincinnati May 19, 1855.
HEIDEKLANG RUDOLPH,
Grocery, Bakery and Confectionery; res. cor. Cherry and Main Sts .; horn Oct. 14, 1843, in Germany; came to Milwaukee in 1868, and removed to Chicago in 1870: remained there one year, then came to Rochelle; married Lena Schoenholz Nov. 23, 1875; she was born in Lee Co., Oct. 5, 1858; had one child, who died July 9, 1877; Mr. H. served in the Prussian War in 1866.
Henzie Henry; Rochelle.
HILB ADOLPHI, Boards at Brackett House; Clothing; born Sept. 14, 1842, in Muhlin, Wurtemberg, Germany; came to Rochelle in 1866 and commenced the clothing business with his brother and so continues.
HILB EMANUEL, Dealer in Ready. made Clothing, Gents' Furnishing Goods,
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Hats, Caps, Trunks, etc .; Washington St., res. same building; born in Germany, April 29, 1834; came to Rochelle in 1854; he has been engaged in present business ever since he came here; has been Alder- man of the First Ward several terms; has been City Treasurer, and is one of the Directors of the Rochelle National Bank.
HILL THOS. W. Res. on Grant St .; born Jan. 4, 1796, in Orange Co., N. Y .; came to Tioga Co, N. Y., Oct. 19, 1817, and remained there till April 18, 1834; then removed to Pa., and in 1842, returned to N. Y .; in 1852 came to Lynnville and remained there till 1874, when he came to Rochelle; married Hester Smith Jan. 19 1822; she was born Sept. 10, 1795, and died Nov. 15, 1872; had eight chil- dren, five living: Mary E. (now Mrs. L. P. Bronk), Abiel, Smith Y., Ruth A. (now Mrs. E. H. Shaw), Hester J. (now Mrs. Doty; married Mrs. C. E. Prentis Feb. 3, 1874; she was born Oct. 2, 1822; has been a freemason fifty years; served fifteen months in the War of 1812; he receives a pension of $8 per month.
Hinckly E. A., Rochelle. Hinckley Guss, Rochelle. Hinckley Ivan T., Rochelle.
Hinebraugh F. F. flour and feed; Rochelle. Hinebraugh H. D. miller; Rochelle.
Hines James, Rochelle.
Hines Thomas, carpenter ; Rochelle.
Hines Thomas, builder; Rochelle.
HOADLEY ALFRED S. Justice of the Peace, Notary Public and Insurance Agent; office in Ellinwood and Scranton's building; res. corner Grant and Jefferson Sts .; born in Richmond, Chittenden Co., Vt., March 13, 1823; came to Hickory Grove (now Rochelle), in Sept., 1848; he was engaged in mechanical business until 1854; elected Justice of the Peace in 1854; has served in that position all the time since, except for four years, from 1858 to 1862; was Town Clerk for several years; first wife was Julia A. Cochran of Bethany. Wayne Co., Pa .; she died July 29, 1872; six children hy this marriage, only two living; they are: William C. and Julia Aurelia; present wife was Harriet E. Brace; married Dec. 18, 1872; she was born near Watkins, N. Y .; they have one child, Josephine; Wm. Cochran, father of Mr. Hoadley's first wife, came to Jefferson Grove, this Tp., in 1836.
Hoadley D., Rochelle.
HOADLEY E. Res. on Washington St .; born in Windsor Co., Vt., Jan. 2, 1800; in 1812 came to Chittenden, and in 1854 re- moved to Rochelle and engaged in carpenter and joiner business; has been Justice of the Peace, School Director, City Clerk; while in Vt. was Capt. of Militia Co, under Gen, Coleman ; married
Semanthia Flagg June 20, 1822; she was born in Orville, Vt., Nov. 22, 1799, and died March 29, 1849; five children living: A. S., Josephine B., Sidney C., Albert G. and Willard F .; four deceased; married Mary Bishop June 20, 1849; she was born in Richmond, Vt., Aug. 10, 1802.
HOADLEY L. Butcher ; res. on Lafayette St .; born Iune 2, 1829, in Lorain Co., Ohio; he came with his father to Winnebago Co. in 1837, and in 1843 came to Lynnville, and came to Rochelle in 1870; married Catherine Ryan Dec. 31, 1849; she was born in Livingston, N. Y., June 15, 1833: they had four children; two now living: G. F. (now a Dentist in Byron) and J. N .; Mrs. H. is a member of the Methodist Church.
Hobbs Isaac, laborer.
Holcomb W. H. receiver O. & I. R. R. Rochelle.
Hooley Daniel, laborer; Rochelle.
Hope Christian, shoemaker; Rochelle.
HOPE WM. Tailor; cor. Washington and Jefferson Sts .; born in Rochelle Dec. 27, 1856; in 1862 attended Mr. Long's school, he being the principal, and about two years later attended Mr. Howe's school; also Mr. Blanchard's, where he tinished his education; commenced the tailoring trade in 1872; he is a member of the Roman Catholic Church; his parents are Edward and Margaret Hope, who came to Rochelle in 1854; formerly from Ireland.
Horton Joshua; Flagg Station. Horton Morris; Flagg Station.
HOTALING J. R. The subject of this sketch, whose portrait appears elsewhere, was born in Sharon, Schoharie Co., N. Y., March 3, 1824, where he resided with his parents until he was fifteen years of age, when he started to do life's battle by him- self. To this end his father bound him ont for three years to learn the printers' trade. After serving eighteen months he bought his time and went to New York City, where, after a series of adventures, he finally succeeded in getting employ- ment in a printing office, where he re- mained one year. About this time he had an opportunity to go abroad with one Captain Hitchcock, with whose family he had become acquainted, and during an absence of five months visited Antwerp, Rotterdam and other European cities.
On his return he was employed as over- seer of a wire mill, and by observation learned the trade.
A few months later a company of English capitalists started an extensive enterprise of a similar nature, and Mr. ITotaling, in spite of the fact that none but men who had served their time of seven years in the old country, were employed, became foreman of the establishment, where be
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remained until the breaking out of the Mexican War. He then enlisted in a company of mounted dragoons from New York and went to Vera Cruz, from there joining the main army, who fought their way to the City of Mexico, he being in the advance to enter the city and one of the last at the evacuation. About this time Mr. Hotaling came very near losing his life in an encounter with guerrillas, and but for the timely assistance of a com- rade the sabre cut he received would have been his death wound, and he still carries the scar.
After the Mexican War, Mr. Hotaling went South, where he remained three years, when the great California gold fever broke out, and he had a very severe at- tack of "said fever," which took such deep root he concluded to go to the " Land of Gold."
To this end he went to New York and was one of a company of sixty who char- tered a vessel to take them around the Cape to California. The cabin was beau- tifully furnished and every thing beto- kened ease and luxury, but when the hour for leaving port came they found, to their surprise and disgust, that the cabin had been stripped of nearly every thing and tin cups and plates put in the place of the rich adornments they had expected to enjoy.
To add to their discomforts the vessel proved almost unseaworthy, and they put in at Rio Janeiro, where they made complaint to the American Consul, who compelled the captain to make repairs, which occu- pied thirty-one days.
During this time Mr. Hotaling was present at a birthday reception of Dom Pedro, the present Emperor of Brazil; shook hands with him and the Empress, and was afterwards, with several others, the guest of the royal family at their resi- dence, where the Emperor exhibited great interest in America, its educational and other free institutions. The next port made by the voyagers was Callao, where they remained fifteen days, in the mean- time visiting Lima, also. Finally, after a series of interesting adventures, he reached San Francisco in the Fall of 1849, having been eight months and three days on the voyage.
He remained here two years, when, be- coming tired of such a rough life, he returned to New York in the Spring of 1851, where he was soon after married to Miss Sophia Waterhouse, of Brooklyn. After a few months he determined to try his fortunes in the Western States, and started for Oregon, the present county seat of Ogle County. By a mere accident he found a valuable farm two miles south of Lindenwood, which, by a strange combi- nation of circumstances, he was enabled to purchase at one half its real value, and he located at this place.
Mr. Hotaling remained on this farm until the Spring of 1852, when, not being altogether satisfied with his success as a farmer, he concluded to go to railroading, and contracted, among other things, to build two miles of the present railroad through Rochelle, which he completed in the Fall of 1853. In 1855 he built the first brick store in Rochelle, and in 1856 the first elevator of any size or modern improvements.
At the breaking out of the war in 1861, Mr. Hotaling raised a company of cavalry, and, receiving his commission as Captain, went to Springfield, where they became Co. A, of the 2d Ill. Cav., well known to be as fine a regiment as ever reported for duty. After a little time, Captain Hotaling became dissatisfied with some of his superior officers, and figured to get two of the companies away from the regiment, which he succeeded in doing, and thinks that with them he did some as good fight- ing as was done by any other two com- panies in the service. After the capture of Corinth, the Colonel got an order for these two companies to report to their regiment, but through the influence of General Oglesby, the order was changed to include only one which left Captain Hotaling with his own company, only. With these men the Captain never hesi- tated to do things which ordinarily would not have been undertaken by a regiment, as he knew his men to be as brave and fearless as any in the whole army. When General Ord came West, he got an order for Captain H.'s company to report to him, where they remained until the General was wounded at the battle of Hatchie. In General Ord's report of that fight he speaks very highly of Co. A, saying that they showed the intelligence of generals, and that they had acted that day as colonels of regiments, captains of batteries, and aides de camp. The wounds of General Ord necessitated his retirement from active service for some time, but he made a request to General Grant that Co. A be kept for him, but he was gone so long that after three months, during which the company had been fighting on their own hook, they were ordered to report to General Logan. After being with Logan a short time, Captain H. was appointed senior aid on his staff, with the title of Major, in which capacity he served with marked distinction to the close of the war. General Logan says of him, "as a brave, diligent and faithful officer, he had no superior in the army," also that he deserved high promotion, and that he must confess to his own shame that it was through his own selfishness that Captain H. was kept on his staff. General C. C. Walcutt, of Columbus, Ohio, told the writer of this sketch at a re-union of the Army of the Tennessee, held in Chicago
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the 15th day of May, 1868, that he con- sidered Major Hotaling one of the hravest officers in the field, also that our forces owed their success before Atlanta more to him than to any other one man, and that he had wondered why he did not receive promotion immediately afterwards. Of this, Major Hotaling said, that in the posi- tion he then occupied, having the full con- fidence of General Logan and the control of 15,000 men, he thought he could be of more service to his country than he could possibly be by any promotion he could hope to get.
In February, 1863, while Major Hotal- ing was fighting the battles of his country, his wife died of consumption, aged 34 years, leaving two children, Emma Frances, born April 21, 1856, now the wife of W. P. Mallery, of Rochelle, and Charles Lucerne, July 18, 1858, now living in the State of Oregon. Two other children, Frank and Willie, died in infancy. After the close of the war, Major Hotaling returned to Rochelle, feeling he had dis- charged his duty to his country, and engaged in buying grain. Dec. 9, 1868, he married again to Mrs. Carrie C. Ward, who was born Feb. 4, 1829.
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