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and resourcefulness. His motto has always been, "pluck and perseverance." Before quitting the drug business, he had established a dry goods store in Blountsville and since the sale of his drug store, he has given that his entire attention. From time to time he has enlarged his business until now it ranks among the largest and best stocked general stores in the northeast part of Henry County. Mr. Luther is a popular merchant and stands deservedly high in the estimation of his friends and neighbors.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther are the parents of three children : Eugene Murray, the eldest son who now resides in Chicago, Illinois, where he is connected with the" mercantile trade; Ann Eliza, now Mrs. Samuel S. Anthony, whose husband is a merchant and the postmaster at Blountsville, appointed May 8, 1905, to succeed Alonzo G. Howell; and Sarah Beatrix, now Mrs. Percy Bell, whose husband is engaged with her father in the latter's business.
Mrs. Luther is pre-eminently a domestic woman, giving the affairs of home her constant attention. Both husband and wife are devoted to their family, chil- dren and grandchildren. Mrs. Luther, notwithstanding her family, business and social interests, has always found opportunity for reading and reflection and has kept fully informed on all matters relating to county affairs. She is kind and charitable to the distressed and very loyal to her church. The author of this History has found no woman in Henry County who is better informed than Mrs. Luther regarding the early history of its people and events. She has rendered him much valuable service and given him a great amount of important information which he could have obtained from no other source.
ANCESTRY OF MRS. WILLIAM J. B. ( MURRAY ) LUTHER.
Mrs. William J. B. Luther is the daughter of William Murray, a pioneer settler of Stony Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana. He came to the county in the Fall of 1837 with his parents. They made their first purchase of land of Henry Warren on January 4, 1838, and this with other land afterwards acquired by them, near Blountsville, constituted the old Murray homestead. On October 5, 1842, William Murray married Mary Taylor, daughter of Samuel Taylor, a Baptist minister, who at that time resided near Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana, the ceremony being performed by the Reverend John Evans. Her parents, Samuel and Mary (Hancock) Taylor, came to Indiana from Pennsyl- vania as early as 1816 and settled in Wayne County. Mary (Taylor) Murray was born August 6, 1824, and died November 2, 1856. William Murray was born October 18, 1818, and died February 12, 1872. He was a practical and successful farmer and at the time of his death resided on his farm situate a mile north of Blountsville. Early in life he had been a school teacher and he was greatly interested in educational matters. Mr. and Mrs. Murray were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and took a lively interest in all matters per- taining to that denomination. Mrs. Luther's paternal grandparents were William and Mary (Boyle) Murray who came from Ohio in 1837 and settled in Henry County, near Blountsville, where they purchased land as above stated. William Murray, senior, was born October 19, 1785, and died October 19. 1856; Mary (Boyle) Murray, his wife, was born October 12. 1784, and died May 16. 1839. Both are buried in the Blountsville Cemetery.
CHAPTER XXIV.
MORGAN RAID MINUTE MEN.
ROSTER OF THE 105TH INDIANA INFANTRY-106TH INDIANA INFANTRY-109TH INDIANA INFANTRY-IIOTH INDIANA INFANTRY-HISTORY OF THE MORGAN RAID REGIMENTS-THE INDIANA LEGION.
The several companies from Henry County raised during the Morgan Raid were enlisted from neighborhoods. The particular neighborhood in which each company was raised is indicated at the head of the company and the postoffice address omitted after the names of its members.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH INFANTRY-MORGAN RAID MINUTE MEN.
Lieutenant Colonel, John M. Hartley, Knightstown.
Company A, from Knightstown, Greensboro, Raysville and vicinity.
Captain, Henry Hatch. First Lieutenant, Harvey B. Barrett. Second Lieutenant, Joseph C. Deem. First Sergeant, William Gephart. Sergeants, John W. Fort, Isaac C. Dovey, Oliver H. Bowman, Tobias Hoover. Corporals, Elwood Burris, William H. H. Hol- loway, William Hinshaw, Wesley Byerly. Musician, John A. Abernathy.
Privates, James R. Allison, Jesse Allison, James S. Anderson, Josiah D. Ayres, Ezra Ballenger, Joseph Beard, William Bell, Shepperd Bowman, William H. Bowman, John M. Brewer, John M. Brosius, William Brosius, William W. Bundy, Aaron Burris, Daniel H. Burris, Mathias Burris, Jacob S. Byers, Squire H. Byers, Milton H. Chappell, John T. Charles, William L. Cooper, Exum Copeland, Seth Copeland, Thomas E. Craft, George J. Dillee, Jonathan P. Dillon, Daniel Davidson Duncan, Robert Dunn, Joel B. Edwards, Calvin Elliott, William Elliott, William M. Fields, Brice D. Fort, Milton Fort, Daniel M. Griffith, Edward Haines, Henry C. Hall, Martin B. Harris, Alfred G. T. Hart, Isaac W. Harvey, Quinton B. Hayes, Waitsel M. Heaton, Branson Hiatt, Daniel Hiatt, Seth Hiatt, Elias Hinshaw, Alonzo Hubbard, William M.Hudelson, Benjamin F. James, William James, William H. Kentley, Thomas C. Kern, John R. Kirkham, Jesse Leeka, John W. Lowe, Joseph B. McGuffin, Pleasant Manlove, Aaron W. Maxwell, John Miller, George W. Mills, William D. Mills, Benjamin F. Monticue, Jesse B. Monticue, Jacob Muterspaugh, Nathan Overman, Jacob Owens, Enos Pickering, James Ramsey, George A. Riesner, William H. H. Rock, Frederick Staff, Harrison Staley, Leander S. Stewart, Benjamin F. Stratton, George H. Swain, John H. Vance, James E. Wilkinson, William R. Williams, Jabez Wilson, John Wilson, Michael C. Wilson, William E. Wilson, Alfred P. Wright, Henry G. Wright, George W. Wysong, Henry Yetter.
This company was mustered into the State service only, July 12, 1863. Mustered out July 18, 1863.
Company K-From Mechanicsburg and vicinity.
Captain, William M. Sharp. First Lieutenant, George Hasty. Second Lieutenant, Martin W. Ricks. First Sergeant, Sleaseman Meeker. Sergeants, Benjamin F. Ricks, John W. Keesling, Hiram Craig, John Van Buskirk. Corporals, Thomas S. Beck, Charles L. Mitchell, Absalom Hankins, Leonard H. Craig.
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Privates, James Adams, Simon P. Adamson, George W. Alspaugh, John Baughan, Samuel Bowers, Alexander Bright, Darilus D. Callahan, John M. Callahan, Simon Clein, Evan Compton, Daniel M. Conner, Daniel H. Cook, Enoch Craig, William R. Craig, Peter Crasher, Richard S. Elliott, James Fifer, Charles A. Fleming, James Folkner, Job Ginn, Elwood Gray, Thomas W. Gronendyke, Jacob Ham, Samuel Ham, Daniel Hankins, Samuel Hardin, Lewis Hart, Theodore Hayes, Elijah M. Hendricks, Robert C. Hiatt, Thomas Hinshaw, Hiram Hodson, James Huston, John Judd, John D. Judd, Jenkins Jones, Ferdinand Julius, Calvin F. Keesling, Calvin F. B. Keesling, Eli Keesling, Jacob Lane, Charles Lanham, Elza Lanham, John Lowe, Nixon Lowe, Jacob Luthultz, Joseph P. McConnell, Joseph McKee, John H. McNew, Richard McNew, Oliver H. Modlin, Benjamin Mogle, Elijah Mowrey, Peter Noyer, William H. Prigg. Abner Ratcliff, John Ratcliff, Jo- sian Raugett, Levi Ricks, Thomas Ricks, William Riley, Joseph W. Robbins, Abner Sloan, Clayton Stanfield, Henry Swain, William Swain, Henry Thompson, Adam W. White, George O. White, Zadoc H. Willis, Martin Wisebart, Reuben Wisehart.
This company was mustered into the State service only, July 12, 1863. Mustered out July 18, 1863.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH INFANTRY-MORGAN RAID MINUTE MEN.
Company E-Men from New Lisbon and vicinity, who joined this company at Dublin, Wayne County.
Sergeant, Daniel Hoffacker.
Privates, Peter Archibald, Thomas Bates, George W. Champ, Francis M. Crull, Hiram Gough, Abijah Grose, Charles A. C. Howren, Martin D. Lovett (Moved to Mid- dletown, Henry County, after the Civil War), William Muzzy (Moved to Mount Summit, Henry County, after the Civil War), Enoch H. Nation, Wallace Nation. James L. Tweedy, William H. Van Buskirk.
This company was mustered into the State service only, July 10, 1863. Mustered out July 15, 1863.
ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH INFANTRY-MORGAN RAID MINUTE MEN.
Company C-From Middletown and vicinity.
Captain, Frederick Tykle. First Lieutenant, George W. Shane. Second Lieutenant, Chauncey S. Burr. First Sergeant, James B. Tennell. Sergeants, Weaver Thornburgh, Henry Rader, Henry Luce, Thomas B. Tucker. Corporals, William H. West, Adam Mel- ross, William C. Murphey, James H. Young.
Privates, Aaron B. Albert, Allison B. Bradbury, George W. Brandon, Miles H. Burr, Jesse Carter, Seth Clevenger, Thomas J. Cook, Charles E. Cottrell, David W. Cottrell, Francis M. Cottrell, William W. Cotteral, George Crow, Jacob Fadely, Milton Franklin, Amos Gronendyke, Charles W. Grove, Jeremiah W. Gustin, Isaac F. Harned, Harrison Jackson, Joseph P. Johnson, Joseph Kennedy, Michael Kimmel, William H. Lemon, Ben- jamin F. Meeker, William M. Moore, David Pence, John E. Phillips, John P. Shoemaker, Henry R. Stewart, Hezekiah Stout, Henry C. Summers, Horace Summers, Joseph A. Swope, John L. Trout, William J. Van Matre, Joseph J. Van Matre, Joseph W. Van Matre, Jacob Warnock, Enoch M. Windsor, William H. Yount, Josepn A. Young.
This company was mustered into the State service only, July 10, 1863. Mustered out July 17, 1863.
ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH INFANTRY-MORGAN RAID MINUTE MEN.
Company A-From New Castle and vicinity.
Captain, Andrew J. Slinger. First Lieutenant, William J. Plummer. Second Lieu- tenant, Volney Hobson. First Sergeant, Joel S. Murphey. Sergeants, Henry C. Fox, Wil- liam H. Elliott, Henry H. Fleming, Zigler Davis. Corporals, Isaac Grose, Wesley Snod- grass, Wilson H. Thornburgh, Walton P. Good.
Privates, John W. Alfred, Harvey W. Alexander, Andrew J. Baker, David Bearley, Hamilton Beck, Andrew J. Berry, Charles Borroughs, Joseph Bowers. Martin L. Bowers,
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James Boyd, William L. Boyd, Daniel W. Brenneman, Oliver Bufkin, Jordan J. Bundy, Isaac M. Buson, John B. Case, David Cheeseman, James M. Clift, John Coe, Nicholas Cofa, William B. Collins, John W. Cooper, William Corwin, Martin Cox, Henry Davenport, Rea- son Davis, Jehu T. Elliott (son of Stephen Elliott), Jehu T. Elliott (now of Logansport), Jesse Elliott, John Gibson, John Grisler, Isaac Haguewood, Milton Haguewood, Caleb W. Haley, Thomas L. Haley, Thomas Harley, Daniel Harvey, John R. Harvey, Leander Harvey, Wiliam Harvey, Uriah Haskett, Samuel Hazzard,* John Hemley, Henry Herliman, Henry B. Hernley, William Hill, Moses Hoover, Israel G. Johnson, B. B. Jordan, Calvin L. Keesling, Uriah Lott, Abraham Luce, William A. Lynch, Mark McAfee, John McCarty, J. P. McConner, E. K. Magann, James B. Martindale, William S. Martindale, Daniel W. Mason, Joshua H. Mellett, Henry Michael, Eli B. Mooney, Miles E. Murphey, F. H. New- comb, Charles Nicholson, John Nicholson, Merritt N. Nicholson, Reason Nicholson, James Palmer, Reuben Parrish, Albert J. Peed, James L. Peed, James B. Philabaum, Albert W. Powell, Charles C. Powell, Henry L. Powell, Jacob Redding, Levi Riadon, Daniel Riggle, Michael Sharp, Martin Shepherd, William Shepherd, Alexander R. Shroyer, William H. Simmons, Robert S. Smith, Charles Spencer, Thomas Stafford, Robert Strode, Robert Sydruff, George O. Taylor, A. C. Thomas, Charles Tout, George C. Weaver, William B. Weesner, Walter Wiggins, Yancy Williams, J. R. Williamson, George W. Zimmerman.
This company was mustered into the State service only, July 12, 1863. Mustered out July 15, 1863.
Company B-From New Castle and vicinity.
Captain, George Burton. First Lieutenant, Cornelius M. Moore. Second Lieutenant, Isaac Steele. First Sergeant, Amos E. Pennington. Sergeants, Winford W. Shelley, Harvey F. Brown, William Davis, Henry C. Welborn. Corporals, Henry L. Shopp, Prear Daniel, Thomas J. Brookshire, Weekley M. Stevenson.
Privates, Larkin L. Albertson, Levi M. Black, Robert B. Bowman, Edmund R. Bow- man, Frank Brandon, James Brown, Joseph M. Brown, Oliver S. Brown, Charles Bundy, George W. Burk, Asahel Burris, Luther J. Byers, John B. S. Case, Milton F. Clem- ents, Robert Cluggish, Thomas L. Conway, Calvin Coon, Isaac Coon, Wyatt Crandall, Thomas B. Cummings, Henry B. Davenport, John W. Davis, Lewis W. Davis, Stephen Dick, Nathan Elliott, Asbury C. Evans, H. W. Gillespie, Wesley R. Goodwin, Isom Griffin, Samuel Griffin, Andrew Harrold, Benjamin F. Holliday, David Hoover, Leonidas Houck, William House, William S. Julian, Joseph Koons, David Lowe, George Lowe, John Mc- Dowell, George F. Macy, Wesley D. Mahan, Joseph O'Harra, Edwin E. Parker, William B. Parker, John R. Peed, Ulysses Pickering, Frank J. Pierce, John Pierce, Elwood Pleas, Elijah M. Pressnall, Benjamin F. Reagan, William C. Reed, James C. Robison, Thomas W. Shearon, Benjamin F. Shelley, Hershley Shopp, J. C. Smith, Robert O. Spell, Alexander Steele, William Stephens, Charles Templeton, Franklin D. Thornburgh, Andrew Tuft, John W. Vance, James A. Walker, William F. Walker, John J. Watkins, William M. Watkins, Nathan Weeks, David Wickersham, Lucian B. Williams, Benjamin A. Wilson, Arthur M. Wooden, Charles Woolters.
This company was mustered into the State service only, July 12, 1863. Mustered out July 15, 1863.
HISTORY OF THE MORGAN RAID REGIMENTS.
Late on the evening of the 8th of July, 1863, intelligence was received at Indianapolis, that a rebel force, estimated to be six thousand cavalry, with four pieces of artillery, under command of General John H. Morgan, had crossed the Ohio River, near Mauckport, and was moving on Corydon, Indiana. Governor Morton at once issued a patriotic call upon the citizens of the State, to leave their various occupations and organize for defense.
Under this call, within the short space of forty eight hours, sixty five thou- sand men had tendered their services. Of this force, thirteen regiments and one
* Father of the author of this History.
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battalion were organized specially for this emergency, and the regiments desig- nated numerically, from One Hundred and Second to One Hundred and Four- teenth, inclusive, the battalion being assigned to the One Hundred and Seventh Regiment.
The One Hundred and Fifth Regiment was composed of seven companies of the Legion, and three of Minute Men. Henry County furnished two com- panies ; Randolph, two; and Union, Putnam, Hancock, Wayne, Clinton and Madison counties, each one company. The companies of the Legion were named as follows : A, Union Guards ; B. Union Defenders ; D, Liberty Tigers; E, Han- cock Guards ; F, Abington Home Guards ; G, Union Guards ; H, Green Township Rangers. The regiment was organized on the 12th of July, 1863, and contained an aggregate of seven hundred and thirteen rank and file, with Kline G. Shryock as Colonel. It at once left Indianapolis for Lawrenceburg. Upon reaching Morris Station, the command disembarked from the cars, and, throwing out pickets, bivouacked for the night. Next morning the march was made to Sun- man's Station, where great alarm existed among the citizens, caused by the ap- proach of the enemy. The regiment pushed on to Van Wedden's Station, where the rebels were reported to be, but found that the enemy had left, after destroying the railroad. The regiment joined in the pursuit of Morgan, until near Harrison. Ohio. It then marched to Lawrenceburg. There being a report that Morgan's forces were returning to capture Lawrenceburg, the regiment moved out to check him, and while getting into position indiscriminate firing took place among the men, resulting in killing eight and wounding twenty, none of whom, however, were from Henry County. The regiment returned to Indianapolis on the 18th of July. 1863, and was mustered out.
The One Hundred and Ninth Regiment was composed wholly of Minute Men. Two companies from Coles County, Illinois, offering their services to the Governor, were accepted and assigned to this regiment. Laporte County furnished two companies ; Hamilton County two; Miami County two; Randolph and Henry counties, one company each. The regiment was organized on the Ioth of July, 1863, with John R. Mahan as Colonel, and contained an aggregate of seven hun- dred and nine rank and file. It left Indianapolis by rail on the 13th, arriving at Hamilton, Ohio, the next morning. Thence it proceeded to Cincinnati, when, the emergency being passed, the regiment returned to Indianapolis, and on the 17th of July, 1863, was mustered out.
The One Hundred and Tenth Regiment was composed of Minute Men. Henry County furnished two companies; Madison County three; Delaware County two ; Cass and Monroe counties, each one company. It was organized on the 12th of July, 1863, with Graham N. Fitch as Colonel, and contained an ag- gregate of eight hundred and thirty six rank and file. The regiment was not called into the field, and was mustered out of the service at Indianapolis on the 15th of July, 1863.
The "Raid" occurred in July, 1863, when the wheat harvest of the State was at its height, and hands for taking care of and saving the grain were hard to obtain and wages high.
By July 14th, the Confederate raiders had all crossed the State line into Ohio and the "Raid" in Indiana was at an end. The "Raid" in Indiana extended
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through the counties of Harrison, Floyd, Washington, Scott, Jefferson, Jennings, Jackson, Ripley and Dearborn.
In 1867, the General Assembly passed an act authorizing a Commission to ascertain the damages done by this raid to citizens of Indiana and their property. which commission reported as follows :
Counties.
No. of Claims Presented.
Amount Claimed.
Amount Allowed.
Harrison
477
$ 86,551.72
$ 81,710.90
Floyd
65
30,291.61
11,188.71
Washington
375
100,668.93
85,613.33
Scott
254
45,479.63
42,031.43
Jefferson
180
53,438.17
47,388.31
Jennings
350
63,270.61
59,187.66
Jackson
7
792.50
792.50
Ripley
324
46,638.28
40,609.25
Dearborn
205
70,217.76
43,415.42
Marion
1
50.00
1,661.97
Totals
$497,399.21
$413,599.48
The claims allowed are classified as follows:
Class One, (under orders of United States' officers)
$ 58,017.51
Class Two, ( under orders of State officers) .
24,268.80
Class Three, (under order of Confederates)
331,288.17
Class Four, (under orders of unknown)
35.00
Total amount allowed.
$413,599.48
The object of the General Assembly in appointing this commission undoubtedly was to have the claims presented to and paid by the General Government. It is doubtful, however, if the Government has ever assumed any part of the obligation. It certainly never would have paid more than the first item of $58,017.51, the value of property destroyed, "Under orders of United States' officers." The prob- abilities are that all of the property destroyed was a total loss to the owners.
This raid was really a benefit to the cause of the Union in the North. It con- solidated public sentiment in the States invaded in favor of the Union and Governor Morton took advantage of it to arouse and keep alive the war spirit in Indiana, which had somewhat declined.
THE INDIANA LEGION.
The policy of maintaining, at all times, a well organized militia force, has been amply vindicated in our national history, and the State of Indiana, which was stripping itself, during the Civil War, of soldiers, throwing them across the Ohio River to fill the depleted ranks of the Federal armies, looked to the militia to protect its own southern border, often threatened and several times penetrated by Confederates and guerrillas.
The Indiana Legion or "State Militia" was organized under the act of May II, 1861. The value of the organization was shown by its services during the Morgan Raid and by its well directed efforts to prevent other disturbances along the southern border of the State. It was not until the Fall of 1861 that any
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attempt was made to put the Legion on a war footing. In the meantime, com- panies had been formed in almost every county of the State, while in those counties bordering on the Ohio River, a number of battalions and regiments had been organized. But the inability of the authorities to arin these forces, caused many of the organizations to disband, a number of their members, however. afterwards enlisting in the volunteer service.
Following the Morgan Raid, Henry B. Carrington, Brigadier General U. S. V., at the request of Governor Morton, re-organized the Indiana Legion. devoting much time to its drill and discipline, and it has been said that his energy and industry and his willingness to assume responsibility told on many occasions, with wonderful effect, and aided in securing for Indiana the proud name she won for the rapidity with which her troops were thrown into the field and for the efficiency of her militia at home.
The Legion kept alive the spirit of patriotism and came to be regarded as a nursery from which the old regiments and batteries of volunteers were re- cruited and new ones organized. Naturally, the result was not favorable to the permanency of the Legion, but it was of vast importance in securing a ready response to the call for volunteers and enabling the State to promptly fill its quota.
The Legion was organized into companies and regiments with full rosters of officers and was divided into nine brigades. The Fifth Brigade, First Division of the Indiana Legion, was made up of the militia of Blackford, Delaware, Grant. Hancock, Henry, Jay, Madison, Randolph and Wayne Counties. Henry County had five companies in the brigade, viz: Needmore Rangers, of Mechanicsburg ; New Lisbon Indiana State Guards, of New Lisbon; Union Guards, of Knights- town; Middletown Rifles, of Middletown; and the New Castle Guards, of New Castle. The regiments to which these companies belonged were also known and designated as "Morgan Raid Minute Men." A particular description of the companies follows.
UNION GUARDS.
This was a Knightstown company and was practically the same as Company A, 105th Indiana Infantry ( Morgan Raid), and for that reason the names of the commissioned officers only are given.
Captain, John M. Hartley, Knightstown. First Lieutenant, Henry Hatch, Knightstown. Second Lieutenant, Harvey B. Barrett, Knightstown.
NEEDMORE RANGERS.
This was a Mechanicsburg company and was practically the same as Com- pany K, 105th Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid), and for that reason the names of the commissioned officers only are given.
Captain, William M. Sharp, Mechanicsburg; First Lieutenant, John W. Leavell, Mechanicsburg, succeeded by George Hasty, Mechanicsburg; Second Lieutenant, Jesse R. Williams, Mechanicsburg, succeeded by Martin W. Ricks, Mechanicsburg.
NEW LISBON INDIANA STATE GUARDS.
This was a New Lisbon company, a part of which was united with a Wayne 36
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County organization to form Company E, 106th Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid), and for that reason the names of the commissioned officers only are given.
Captain, Isaac Grose, New Lisbon; First Lieutenant, William W. Swafford, New Lisbon; Second Lieutenant, Joseph B. Williams, New Lisbon.
MIDDLETOWN RIFLES.
This was a Middletown company and was practically the same as Company C, 109th Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid), and for that reason the names of the commissioned officers only are given.
Captain, Frederick Tykle, Middletown; First Lieutenant, George W. Shane, Middletown; Second Lieutenant, James B. Tennell, Middletown, succeeded by Amos Gronendyke, Middletown, succeeded by Jeremiah W. Gustin, Middletown.
NEW CASTLE GUARDS.
This was a New Castle company and was practically the same as Company B. Ioth Indiana Infantry (Morgan Raid), and for that reason the names of the commissioned officers only are given.
Captain, George Burton, New Castle ; First Lieutenant, Cornelius M. Moore, New Castle; Second Lieutenant, William C. Reed, New Castle.
CHAPTER XXV.
MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
ROSTER OF HENRY COUNTY SOLDIERS IN HANCOCK'S CORPS-ROSTER OF HENRY COUNTY SOLDIERS IN UNITED STATES COLORED REGIMENTS-ROSTER OF HENRY COUNTY SOLDIERS AND SAILORS IN THE REGULAR ARMY AND NAVY DURING THE CIVIL WAR AND THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD-ROSTER OF HENRY COUNTY SOLDIERS WHO WENT TO OTHER STATES TO ENLIST DURING THE CIVIL WAR-RECAPITULATION OF INFANTRY.
FIRST ARMY CORPS U. S. VETERAN VOLUNTEERS.
COMMONLY CALLED HANCOCK'S CORPS.
Paragraph I, General Orders No. 287, War Department, dated November 28, 1864, under which this "New Volunteer Army Corps" was raised and organized, reads as follows :
"I. That an Army Corps, to consist of not less than twenty thousand infantry, and enlisted for not less than one year, to be designated the First Corps, shall be organized in the District of Columbia, commencing the organization on the first day of December, 1864, and continuing until the first day of January next. The privates to consist only of able-bodied men who have served honorably not less than two years, the officers to be commissioned from such as have honorably served not less than two years."
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