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May 28, 1831.
Henry Pierce
. March 12, 1834.
Joseph Yount ..
. June 2, 1839.
Andrew Barton . September 19, 1853.
Benjamin F. Murphey . July 5, 1854.
Noah F. Trayer July 12, 1855.
James D. Farrell. June 1, 1861.
William W. Cotteral August 14, 1863.
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Augustus E. Bundy October 23, 1866.
James T. Moore June 6, 1867.
William J. Hilligoss . September 21, 1868.
James D. Farrell. . February 27, 1871.
Wilson N. Showalter.
. October 3, 1885.
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Elisha M. Hanby
.August 9, 1886.
Isaac N. Chenoweth
.April 19, 1889.
Henderson H. Lilly.
. June 29, 1893.
Joseph O. Lambert.
. July 27, 1897.
Willis L. McCampbell.
. February 19, 1902.
There are four rural routes running from this office, viz: R. R. No. 1, Isaac Myer, carrier ; No. 2, James L. Nation, carrier ; No. 3, Dolph Franklin, carrier ; No. 4, Jonathan Brattain, carrier.
MILLVILLE.
NAME OF POSTMASTER.
DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
Andrew J. Cromer.
. June 7, 1855.
Levi Hood.
. January 2, 1857.
Micajah Forkner.
. May 18, 1859.
John L. Wisehart.
. June 11, 1859.
Elijah M. Brown
. October 21, 1861.
Charles W. Conway
August 25, 1862.
Henry Smith.
. November 13, 1862.
Alvin S. Burr
June 2, 1864.
Charles A. C. Howren
.December 16, 1869.
James A. Stafford
. August 28, 1878.
James Sharkey.
. December 14, 1885.
William V. Balser
. July 21, 1886.
Alfred Welker.
. April 18, 1887.
James A. Stafford
. June 27, 1889.
John Brunner
August 21, 1893.
Ralph E. Neff.
July 13, 1897.
James A. Stafford.
. March 14, 1904.
MOORELAND.
NAME OF POSTMASTER.
DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
Harvey H. Main
August 21, 1882.
Marcus Holliday
. March 8, 1883.
Alonzo A. Chamness
. October 10, 1884.
Charles W. Mouch . February 6, 1886.
William K. Boyd. .April 6, 1889.
Oliver P. Shaffer .February 13, 1892.
Samuel S. Heiney
. April 3, 1894.
Ulysses G. Pierce
. May 18, 1896.
John Wrightsman
.June 9, 1897.
Orlando M. Haynes.
. July 20, 1899.
Frank M. Main.
.August 8, 1904.
There are two rural routes running from this office, viz: R. R. No. I, James W. Rinard, carrier : No. 2, Henry H. Moore, carrier.
MOUNT SUMMIT.
NAME OF POSTMASTER. DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
Jeremiah V. Beavers. November 25, 1869.
John Ocker.
. October 7. 1872.
William Swain
December 3, 1872.
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John Ocker. January 12, 1874.
John F. Luellen.
January 24, 1879.
John N. Smith. December 19, 1881.
James W. Sanders May 25, 1889.
Alonzo J. Winings
October 29, 1891.
William F. Benbow
November 28, 1892.
John W. Dunbar. August 15, 1893.
John W. Hamilton
February 29, 1896.
William Mercer
August 24, 1897.
Sarah Livezey. August 21, 1901.
There is one rural route running from this office, viz: R. R. No. I, Jasper Emmons, carrier.
NEW CASTLE.
NAME OF POSTMASTER.
DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
Rene Julian.
April 12, 1823.
Isaac Bedsaul.
. February 6, 1826.
Samuel Hazzard.
. October 5, 1837.
Bushrod W. Scott. . December 28, 1844.
James Calvert.
April 21, 1849.
Thomas B. Dunning
February 6, 1850.
Samuel Hazzard.
.August 26, 1850.
Jacob Mowrer.
December 24, 1852.
Samuel S. Canaday
April 15, 1861.
Thomas S. Healy.
. September 2, 1865.
William H. Elliott*
. September 19, 1866.
Charles J. Morrison*
November 13, 1866.
Jacob Mowrer.
July 15, 1867.
William H. Elliott
June 29, 1869.
Thaddeus Coffin.
June 16, 1871.
Cornelius M. Moore
December 12, 1874.
Thaddeus Coffin.
December 10, 1879.
Leander S. Denius.
January 29, 1884.
Julia Loer ..
June 25, 1886.
William F. Shelley September 7, 1889.
Samuel Arnold. . February 17, 1894.
William R. Wilson
February 2, 1898.
James H. Jones
February 19, 1902.
There are ten rural routes running from this office, viz: R. R. No. I, James M. Boyd, carrier ; No. 2, Joseph A. Kerr, carrier ; No. 3, Hugh L. Mullen, car- rier ; No. 4, Albert W. Saint, carrier ; No. 5, Loring A. Williams, carrier ; No. 6, Israel H. Grunden, carrier ; No. 7, Alfred Lantz, carrier ; No. 8. Leander S. De- nius, carrier ; No. 9, James A. Martindale, carrier ; No. 10, Thaddeus Coffin, car- rier.
NEW LISBON.
NAME OF POSTMASTER. DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
John Widows. November 28, 1836.
James S. Russell. . December 29, 1836.
* Did not qualify. Thomas S. Healy held the office until July 15, 1867, when he was suc- ceeded by Jacob Mowrer.
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William Grose*
January 12, 1838.
John P. Taylor.
March 23, 1846.
William H. Caster.
January 4, 1847.
Emory Southwick. . May 14, 1849.
Thomas Allen. . July 8, 1850.
Emory Southwick.
. January 6, 1852.
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William Van Nuys
. February 1, 1858.
William Bradbury
. February 3, 1859.
John Lively. . August 6, 1860.
Isaac F. Harned.
. July 11, 1861.
George W. Champ.
September 28, 1861.
Benjamin F. Hufford
. September 24, 1863.
John M. Swafford.
November 18, 1863.
Joseph S. Shawhan
January 6, 1871.
Jacob M. Ward.
.August 21, 1871.
James T. J. Hazelrigg
. March 26, 1874.
Amos Wilson .
. October 18, 1880.
Eli W. Walradth
. October 17, 1881.
Melissa J. Miller.
. October 12, 1886.
Arametta E. Gibbs.
. February 23, 1888.
Charles A. C. Howren
.February 12, 1889.
Jacob Wiseman.
August 10, 1893.
Charles A. C. Howren
. July 1, 1897.
Harley R. Nation
August 28, 1897.
Joshua M. Goar
. August 30, 1901.
There is one rural route running from this office, viz: R. R. No. I, William C. Crawford, carrier.
OGDEN.
NAME OF POSTMASTER.
DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
James Pressly .
. July 15, 1840.
Edwin W. Swaim
. October 5, 1842.
M. J. Purviance
. October 6, 1845.
Edwin W. Swaim
. September 16, 1846.
Caleb P. Davis
. September 22, 1847.
Jonathan Goble.
. December 31, 1849.
Silas C. Cooper .
.October 6, 1854.
James M. Death
. September 8, 1857.
Eli F. Hodson.
June 2, 1858.
Harvey W. Swaim.
.April 25, 1863.
James E. Barrett.
April 5, 1864.
Amos E. Pennington . October 6, 1864.
Eli F. Hodson . March 26, 1868.
Oliver B. Byrket
June 6, 1872.
Eli F. Hodson
April 27, 1874.
Edwin E. Flora.
January 3, 1881.
William W. Wiggins
. June 26, 1882.
Elizabeth J. Reichard.
September 18, 1885.
William H. Byers
January 29, 1887.
Nora J. Cox.
. April 5, 1889.
Oliver B. Byrket
. July 22, 1891.
William H. Byers. . February 13, 1894.
Oliver B. Byrket.
June 25, 1897.
* In the Civil War, Colonel, 36th Indiana Infantry, Brigadier General and Brevet Major General U. S. V.
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John H. Herbst . August 28, 1901.
Joseph White. March 20, 1905.
RAYSVILLE.
NAME OF POSTMASTER.
DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
John Anderson . October 11, 1830.
George Swope. . January 2, 1832.
Isaac Scott.
. July 11, 1833.
Charles Moore. May 11, 1835.
Joseph Woods.
.August 30, 1849.
Isaac O. Trueblood.
June 10, 1850.
Reuben Chappell.
March 18, 1852.
James B. Beamon . June 6, 1853.
Robert Wilson
March 20, 1854.
Harry Pierson
. March 25, 1856.
Reuben Chappell . February 7, 1865.
Benjamin D. Fodrea . March 9, 1877.
Harry Manning
. June 5, 1882.
Jennie A. Neilson
July 1, 1887.
Harry Manning.
. July 3, 1889.
Wilson Rutlidge.
. October 30, 1893.
Robert H. Manning
. October 7, 1897.
ROCKLAND
NAME OF POSTMASTER.
DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
David D. Daniels . August 29, 1878.
Discontinued
. November 16, 1883.
This office was located in Blue River Township, as a country neighborhood postoffice, two miles north of Messick, at a place commonly known as Goose Creek. After the construction of the railroad through the county, northeast from New Castle, and the establishment of the station of Messick and the town of Mooreland, the office was discontinued.
ROGERSVILLE.
NAME OF POSTMASTER.
DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
Jabish Luellen
.November 19, 1849.
John W. Lake.
.June 8, 1874.
Discontinued
.April 24, 1882.
Re-established
January 24, 1883.
David M. Luellen
. January 24, 1883.
Discontinued
Re-established
August 28, 1886.
Jesse Luellen. . August 28, 1886.
James S. Luellen January 28, 1896.
Ila B. Cory. . January 20, 1898.
Annie Luellen
. September 15, 1898.
Emma Houser
. December 4, 1899.
Discontinued
. June 15, 1901.
This office was located in the western part of Stony Creek Township, at the old town of Rogersville, three and a half miles southwest of Blountsville. After the establishment of the Rural Free Delivery System, the office was discontinued.
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SHIRLEY.
NAME OF POSTMASTER.
DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
Benjamin F. Taylor.
June 10, 1891.
Benjamin L. Byrket. . November 15, 1892.
Arthur C. Van Duyn.
. November 20, 1893.
Benjamin L. Byrket
. May 11, 1897.
Lucian L. Camplin.
January 30, 1905.
There are two rural routes running from this office, viz : R. R. No. I, Lemuel A. Steffey, carrier; R. R. No. 2, John C. Wink, carrier.
SNYDER.
NAME OF POSTMASTER.
DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
Levi C. Jackson.
January 26, 1888.
Lindsey H. Redic.
. March 5, 1891.
James Vandenbark.
. June 9, 1891.
Jarrett Snyder
. June 17, 1896.
Otis Hollan
May 17, 1897.
Pearl Jones.
May 25, 1898.
Orla W. McGeath
. December 1, 1898.
Discontinued
. June 29, 1901.
This office was located in Wayne Township, at the old town of Grant City, five miles north of Knightstown. Upon the establishment of the Rural Free Delivery System the office was discontinued.
SPICELAND.
NAME OF POSTMASTER.
DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
Thomas Cook.
April 10, 1838.
Driver Boone.
. July 16, 1842.
John Gray.
. February 14, 1853.
Michael Stanley.
. February 8, 1855.
Jacob Foster.
. March 23, 1855.
James P. Antrim
. August 14, 1856.
Josiah P. Bogue
March 8, 1858.
Joseph Butler.
April 19, 1858.
Samuel Poarch.
. June 2, 1864.
James C. R. Layton
June 7, 1865.
James P. Antrim
. September 19, 1865.
Albert H. Johnson
.April 5, 1869.
Edward L. Woolen.
. April 6, 1871.
Hannah N. T. Bufkin
.July 5, 1872.
John W. Fawcett . March 22, 1875.
Oliver H. Nixon
.May 15, 1876.
Henry A. Collins July 21, 1885.
Emory C. Bogue.
April 10, 1889.
Horace G. Yergin. . May 11, 1893.
John L. Eastridge
May 27, 1897.
William B. Gordon
.June 5, 1901.
There is one rural route running from this office, viz: R. R. No. I, Ernest Applegate, carrier.
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SPRINGPORT.
NAME OF POSTMASTER. DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
Hiram Allen.
June 29, 1869.
Charles M. Orr. . May 27, 1875.
Hanford Benedict.
. October 18, 1875.
William F. Smith July 20, 1885.
Benjamin F. Wampler. . February 18, 1888.
Hanford Benedict. . July 12, 1889.
William Peckinpaugh . June 10, 1893.
William K. Sweet.
. July 10, 1897.
Hanford Benedict.
July 26, 1901.
There is one rural route running from this office, viz: R. R. No. I, Henry H. Bowers, carrier.
STRAUGHN.
NAME OF POSTMASTER.
DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
David Wilson
July 15, 1869.
Joel K. Palen.
. April 12, 1871.
Elwood Vickery
. February 14, 1872.
Thomas B. Hammar
September 18, 1877.
Eli Smith.
. November 12, 1877.
James L. Willis.
. April 19, 1880.
Charles Smith
August 15, 1885.
Jethro Dennis.
. February 16, 1887.
Charles A. Brittenham.
. February 25, 1887.
James L. Willis.
.August 2, 1889.
John W. Haskett.
May 28, 1891.
Dill Waddell.
May 11, 1893.
Edward R. Colburn
. May 21, 1897.
Izora Haskett.
. May 22, 1901.
There is one rural route running from this office, viz: R. R. No. I, William E. Willis, carrier.
SULPHUR SPRINGS.
NAME OF POSTMASTER. DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
William S. Yost.
. February 13, 1844.
James Swope . January 28, 1848.
William S. Yost.
. March 10, 1848.
William Spell.
. February 14, 1854.
Bushrod W. Scott.
. February 12, 1855.
Benjamin Harvey.
. September 23, 1856.
Abraham W. Bouslog.
. May 18, 1859.
John B. Benbow.
. March 25, 1861.
Abram S. Brown.
. February 15, 1864.
Peter S. Shroyer
. July 28, 1864.
Murray M. Hess.
June 28, 1865.
Lorenzo D. Harvey
. May 7, 1867.
John L. McCorkle.
. February 24, 1868.
Michael Cory. . July 29, 1873.
John T. Lewellyn . January 5, 1877.
William T. Scott.
. December 6, 1877.
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Noah W. Warner December 16, 1878.
Marquis D. Harry. July 31, 1885.
William H. H. Rohrback June 3, 1890.
John H. Weigel.
December 21, 1893.
James A. Wright. December 1, 1897.
There is one rural route running from this office, viz: R. R. No. I, Loren H. Swope, carrier.
U. S. RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.
The following is a list of persons appointed to the U. S. Railway Mail Serv- ice from Henry County, showing the town from which appointed, the date of original appointment and, unless still in the service, the date of exit from the serv- ice :
JEREMIAH M. BALLARD. Appointed from Knightstown, June 14, 1882. Out of the service October 27, 1884.
AUGUSTUS E. BARRETT. Appointed from Knightstown, March 8, 1883. Out of the service July 24, 1886.
JOHN W. BISHOP. Appointed from Knightstown, April 29, 1889. Out of the serv- ice February 7, 1891.
EMERY C. BOGUE. Appointed from Knightstown, July 17, 1880. Out of the serv- ice August 6, 1882. FRANK BOWERS. Appointed from Knightstown, February 6, 1877. Out of the service April 3, 1888.
JOHN W. BROOKS. Appointed from Knightstown, September 2, 1892. Out of the service April 17, 1894.
LOREN O. BROOKSHIRE. Appointed from New Castle, October 24, 1890. Out of the service September 24, 1901.
MARTIN L. BUNDY, JR. Appointed from New Castle, June 19, 1879. Out of the service January 10, 1881.
JOHN S. BYER. Appointed from New Castle, December 16, 1879. Out of the serv- ice November 20, 1882. STEPHEN A. CLARK. Appointed from Knightstown, October 19, 1888. Out of the service April 18, 1889.
THADDEUS COFFIN. Appointed from New Castle, January 6, 1879. Out of the service December 15, 1879.
ARLIE E. CRIM. Appointed from New Castle, June 24, 1890. Still in the service. JOHN W. CROUCH. Appointed from Knightstown, July 24, 1886. Still in the service.
BARTON W. ELLIOTT. Appointed from New Castle, August 16, 1900. Still in the service.
DEXTER D. FOX. Appointed from New Castle, May 15, 1899. Still in the service. CHARLES C. FURGASON. Appointed from Knightstown, April 27, 1881. Still in the service.
LAWRENCE GARDNER. Appointed from Middletown, October 6, 1903. Still in the service.
WILLIAM HARRISON. Appointed from New Castle, December 16, 1886. Still in the service.
HARRISON HOOVER. Appointed from New Castle, July 5, 1881. Out of the serv- ice July 12, 1882.
FRANK HUBBARD. Appointed from Knightstown, April 18, 1889. Still in the service.
HOMER JEFFRIES. Appointed from New Castle, July 1. 1885. Still in the serv- ice.
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BARNEY F. LAMB. Appointed from Cadiz, September 6, 1890. Out of the service June 2, 1893.
WILLIAM LAMB. Appointed from Cadiz, August 5, 1889. Still in the service.
HENRY R. LENNARD. Appointed from New Castle, November 13, 1880. Out of the service May 5, 1881.
WILLIAM E. LIVEZEY. Appointed from New Castle, November 21, 1882. Still in the service.
SELDEN R. McMEANS. Appointed from New Castle, June 24, 1884. Out of the service November 9, 1886. Re-appointed October 17, 1889. Died in the service February 19, 1902.
JAMES A. MARTINDALE. Appointed from New Castle, November 2, 1883. Out of the service August 25, 1892.
ELI MILLS. Appointed from Greensboro, October 8, 1892. Out of the service
March 7, 1905.
GEORGE F. MOWRER. Appointed from New Castle, July 10, 1888. Out of the service April 26, 1889.
LAFAYETTE OGBORN. Appointed from Knightstown, April 12, 1889. Still in the service.
JOHN T. RICKS. Appointed from New Castle, December 15, 1883. Out of the serv- ice July 6, 1899.
WILLIAM S. RUTLEDGE. Appointed from Knightstown, January 26, 1877. Still in the service.
REUBEN ST. CLAIR. Appointed from Kaightstown, April 17, 1894. Out of the service June 16, 1903.
CALVIN R. SCOTT. Appointed from New Castle, May 11, 1876. Still in the serv- ice.
CHARLES C. SHAFFER. Appointed from New Lisbon, May 15, 1901. Still i
the service.
GEORGE H. STINSON. Appointed from New Castle, July 10, 1902. Still in the service.
CHARLES S. STUART. Appointed from Knightstown, September 16, 1882. Out of the service March 7, 1883.
EDWIN M. SWAIM. Appointed from Knightstown, June 30, 1886. Out of the serv- ice April 29, 1889.
JULIUS B. THORNTON. Appointed from Knightstown, June 23, 1888. Out of the service September 5, 1892.
SAMUEL E. UNTHANK. Appointed from Spiceland, September 7, 1881. Out of the service September 20, 1902.
WALTER S. VANCE. Appointed from Springport, August 12, 1902. Still in the service.
JEFFERSON L. WARNER. Appointed from Sulphur Springs, March 9, 1891. Still in the service.
GRANVILLE WILKINSON. Appointed from New Castle, May 31, 1895. Still in the service.
OTHO L. WILLIAMS. Appointed from New Castle, August 4, 1898. Still in the service.
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STATEMENT BY THE AUTHOR.
WHY THIS HISTORY IS ENTITLED, "MILITARY EDITION."
The fame of the Nation's distinguished soldiers is perpetuated in National History and it is no less fitting that the memories of the humbler soldiers of the Republic should be preserved in the annals of their particular communities. The generation which participated in the great Civil War is passing away. In a few years the muffled drum-beat will sound the requiem of the last soldier of that war, and the only record of duty well done by so many of them will be buried in the oblivion of incomplete and inaccurate State archives.
To preserve the gallant deeds of the fathers as an inspiration to the sons, should be the care of every community in the Union. It is now almost too late to gather the personal relations of the tors in that conflict and the work undertaken in these pages by the author could not be again accomplished. The military record of every known Henry County soldier and sailor has been ascertained and in many instances, the official printed record of the Adjutant General of the State has been corrected by the recollections of the soldier himself or his comrades, and by documentary evidence still in existence. In other instances, however, the official printed record of the Adjutant General of the State is the only evidence of a soldier's service procurable at this late day. Those records consist of eight volumes of seven hundred pages each, and contain, approximately, the names of two hundred thousand soldiers, besides much other printed matter. In so far as they relate to Henry County, at least, there are many errors. This is easily explained by the fact that soldiers' names vary for different enlistments, lead- ing to a confusion of identity, in many cases impossible to straighten out except from personal knowledge. For instance a supposititious soldier named James Clin- ton Smith may be recorded in one place as "James C. Smith," and in one or more other places as "J. C. Smith" or "C. Smith" or "J. Smith." Because of its magnitude and the hurry with which it was compiled, immediately after the Civil War, the work contains many similar inaccuracies. It is, however, the only printed record of Indiana's part in the great conflict and must remain of inestimable value, and the record of no county of the State in the Civil War can be completed without making it the foundation.
In order that a generation which has grown up since the Civil War may have a more vivid conception of the thoughts and feelings which stirred their fathers' youth, and of the lives of American soldiers, the author has taken in hand the preparation of an account of those things most necessary to a full understanding of the war between the States. The threads and strands of County. State and National life are so intimately interwoven that an account of one cannot well be given without extended reference to the others. A general view of Federal and
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State interests is, therefore, given, beginning with an account of Indiana's "Great War Governor," who contributed so mightily to the preservation of the Union, and then describing the development of the conflict; the life of the soldier: the part of the negro soldier in the conflict; and statistical information, which, if not of interest to the casual reader, it is hoped may prove of value to students of the military affairs of the country.
Henry County's contribution is found in the rosters of her soldiers in the different batteries and regiments and in the history of each as set forth in this volume. Biographical mention of some of her worthy soldiers and citizens follows the history of the regiment to which they belonged.
Soldiers of other States, who have moved to Henry County since the Civil War, and soldiers of the county, who went to other States to enlist, are properly enumerated and their record of service stated. Soldiers and sailors in the Regular Army and Navy, during and since the Civil War; West Point and Annapolis Cadets ; Morgan Raid Minute Men; and soldiers of the Spanish-American War, all find mention in the pages of this History. Soldiers of the Revolutionary War and of the War of 1812-15, who found homes in Henry County, subsequent to those wars, and Mexican War soldiers, so far as known, are commemorated. The rosters of the different Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic in Henry County are also given in detail. All matters relating to the military history are embraced in the several chapters, succeeding the Chapter on "Postoffices and Postmasters," and preceding the Chapter on "The First Settlers of Henry County," with which the Civil History begins.
The Roll of Honor for the County which is believed to contain the name and place of death and burial of every soldier of the county, who lost his life in the service of the Republic, is a feature of this work to which the author has devoted especial attention.
For ease of reference, complete alphabetical lists have been made of all Henry County soldiers and sailors mentioned.
For the reason that all of the matters, above enumerated, are printed in this History, preceding any reference to the Civil History of the county, except the Chapter on Postoffices and Postmasters, the work is appropriately entitled, "Mili- tary Edition."
The author felicitates himself upon the fulfillment, however imperfectly, of a labor undertaken in behalf of the memory of his comrades of the Civil War.
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GENERAL OFFICERS, FIELD AND STAFF.
CHAPTER II.
GOVERNOR MORTON, INDIANA AND HENRY COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR.
AN ESTIMATE OF GOVERNOR MORTON-HIS BIRTH, EDUCATION AND EARLY CAREER-HIS PART IN THE CIVIL WAR-ARTILLERY, CAVALRY AND INFANTRY FURNISHED BY INDIANA IN THE CIVIL WAR-HENRY COUNTY'S REPRE- SENTATION IN DIFFERENT ARMS OF THE SERVICE-HENRY COUNTY'S EX- PENDITURES FOR WAR PURPOSES-HENRY COUNTY AND THE MORGAN RAID- THE SANITARY AND CHRISTIAN COMMISSIONS IN HENRY COUNTY-SUP- PORTERS OF GOVERNOR MORTON IN HENRY COUNTY-SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA-PERIOD OF THE CIVIL WAR-HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' ORPHANS' HOME, KNIGHTSTOWN.
Indiana's part in the Civil War, taking into consideration its size and popu- lation, was second to that of no other State of the Union. This can be accounted for on several grounds, other than the inherent patriotism of its people, but the chief and determining cause was the individuality of Governor Oliver Perry Morton. He seemed to grasp intuitively the gravity of the situation, and that he did not hesitate to act is a matter of history. He was and is the greatest man Indiana has produced. At the breaking out of the war, Morton, the eminent citizen and highest exponent of National patriotism, was pre-eminently the man for the times, and as Indiana's Great War Governor, met and overcame all obstacles. His principles could not be purchased, his energies could not be sup- pressed and his enthusiasm inspired all who came in contact with him. Intensely loyal, he never ceased his efforts to uphold the Government until peace was again restored and the flag of our country once more the acknowledged emblem of liberty and authority throughout the land. Indefatigable, resourceful, uncom- promising, alert, watchful, looking to the care and safety of the soldier in the field and seeking the advice and support of the State's best citizens, keeping watch and ward over affairs at home and strengthening those battling at the front, he was the wise statesman who had ever in view the one purpose, the preservation of the Union. He was quick to respond to every call of the Government and it is because of his wonderful efforts that Indiana's name and fame are today so firmly fixed in the minds of all people. Who can say what might have been the place and condition of Indiana, had any other than Oliver P. Morton been Governor of the State during the Civil War?
On the 12th day of April, 1861, forty five years ago, the United States of America was aroused to a sense of its peril, as the news flashed to the world that Fort Sumter had been fired upon and forced, after a brief conflict, to surrender to the frenzied people of the South who had determined to sever their connection
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with the Union and establish for themselves a government whose cornerstone should be slavery. They did not stop to consider the enormity of the step before carrying out their unfortunate intention. They would listen to no compromise and all that they vouchsafed to ask was, "Let us alone."
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