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"I now present to you a pair of epaulets, an insignia of your office. Like them may your conduct and valor ever shine; and may you and those under you, again return to your homes, to your kindred and friends, bringing with you such proofs of fidelity and bravery as the cause in which you are enlisted so richly merits."
REPLY OF CAPTAIN CHASE
"Please accept my warmest thanks for your kind and opportune present. It shall be my greatest endeavor that no rusty action or tarnished honor ever soils them. With many thanks, allow me to say that I shall endeavor to do my duty faithfully, ever bearing in mind the importance of the cause in which we are engaged."
PRESENTATION OF FLAG
While Capt. Thos. S. Dunn's company was encamped at Camp Mor- ton (Indianapolis) it was presented by a committee of ladies from Logansport, with a beautiful flag. In accepting the flag, Maj. Wm. M. DeHart, on behalf of the company, made the following reply :
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"Ladies of Logansport :
"I am delegated by the company which is the recipient of your patriotic gift-the stars and stripes-to tender to you their heartfelt thanks, with the assurance that this proud banner, the work of your hands, shall never be lowered to a traitor or foreign foe; never while there is one arm to bear it aloft; never while there is one heart left to pour out the warm tide of its devotion to our country."
Camp Morton, May 11, 1861.
CITIZENS MEETING.
On Saturday preceding the departure of the first companies and three days subsequent to the reception of the governor's proclamation, a union meeting was held in the courthouse to consider the situation and take such steps in the premises as the exigency seemed to demand.
The proceedings were in all respects harmonious, all parties agree- ing that the general government must and should be sustained at what- ever cost. The meeting was presided over by Chauncey Carter, who, upon taking the chair, advocated the enforcement of the laws and the unequivocal support of the official head of the government in its efforts to faithfully execute the laws of our country to the end that the birth- right, transmitted by our forefathers, be preserved intact.
He was followed by Hon. D. D. Pratt, who said that the war in which we were engaged was not an aggressive one, but was for the defense of the constitution and the laws of our country. Our free institutions, he said, had been attacked; that the stars and stripes must continue to be recognized in the future, as in the past, as an emblem of a perfect Union, and not allowed to be trailed in the dust by unholy hands. If the supremacy of the laws could not be maintained, the result would certainly follow, that our country would be divided into petty rival governments which would ever be at war with each other. The patriotic citizen, who bared his breast and met the common foe on the battlefield, in the defense of his country, would be held in grate- ful remembrance by his fellow citizens. No civil wreath was ever so glorious as the laurels won on the battlefield by the citizen.
Having concluded his address, Mr. Pratt presented the following preamble and resolutions which were unanimously adopted :
WHEREAS, The President of the United States has issued his proc- lamation, announcing to the country that the laws of the United States are opposed, and their execution obstructed in seven states by combina- tions too powerful to be suppressed by ordinary methods and calling for the militia of the several states, to the number of seventy-five thou- sand, in order to suppress said combinations and to cause the laws to be duly executed, and appealing to all loyal citizens, to favor, facilitate and aid his efforts to maintain the honor, integrity and existence of our national Union and the perpetuity of popular government and redress the wrongs already endured. Now, therefore,
Resolved, That we, the people of Cass county, laying aside all party distinctions, and ever mindful of the duties of patriotism in the hour of our country's peril, do promptly and heartily respond to this appeal, and applaud the purpose of the administration to protect the property and place belonging to the government.
Resolved, That Cass county will furnish its quota of all volunteers, now or hereafter to be called in aid of these lawful purposes of govern- ment.
Resolved, That we will contribute whatever of money and clothes
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are necessary to properly equip the volunteers, and put them in the field; and that we will look after the families of such volunteers as are mar- ried or have families dependent upon them for support; and that this duty, gratifying as it is, may be shared in by all according to their means.
Resolved, That the board of commissioners of Cass county be re- quested to make an appropriation of $5,000 for that object.
Resolved, That while we deprecate all sentiments in our midst, that oppose the present just and patriotic action of the government, and either favor the secession movement or consider the course of the ad- ministration as unwise, yet mindful of the constitutional guarantees for freedom of speech, we will abstain from all assaults upon the per- sons or property of those who differ from us in opinion.
S. A. Hall, editor of the Democratic Pharos, was then called for and addressed the meeting. He said he owed allegiance to the government under which he found his state. He was for the "Stars and Stripes." A blow had been struck at that government and he would return blow for blow in its defense.
Short speeches were made by James W. Dunn, Chas. B. Lasselle, A. M. Flory, Chas. B. Knowlton, Stephen C. Taber and others, com- mending and endorsing the sentiments already expressed. Mr. Taber was especially characteristic. He said: "Whatever I am and what- ever you are or have, we owe to our Government; I care not for the , causes of the war, I am for my country. I acknowledge no fraternal relations to traitors."
Dr. James A. Taylor was "For the war and would do all in his power to aid the Government. The time was past for party differ- ences. The South thinks there are men in the North who will aid them in their efforts to destroy this Government, but he wanted the people of the South to know that as one man we are against rebellion."
On motion, the chairman was authorized to request the auditor to call the county commissioners together for the purpose of considering the purport of the resolutions passed at this meeting. The auditor at once issued his call to the commissioners, asking them to meet in special session to transact business of great importance to the people of this county.
Accordingly, the board of county commissioners met on Tuesday, April 23, 1861, at 11 o'clock A. M. Present at this meeting were Crab- tree Grace, Henry M. Kistler and Joseph Penrose, county commis- sioners; D. W. Tomlinson, auditor, and Job B. Eldridge, sheriff. The following order and resolutions were adopted by the board as suggested by the citizens' meeting on Saturday evening previous :
Now therefore, Resolved: That the board of county commission- ers, sympathizing with the citizens of Cass county in the subject matter of said appeal and approving the suggestions of said resolutions, do hereby appropriate $5,000 from the moneys now collected or hereafter to be collected for county purposes, for the relief of the families of such volunteers resident in Cass county as have enlisted or shall enlist in the service of their country at the present emergency, where such fam- ilies are dependent for their support upon the personal labor of those enlisting and left in destitute circumstances.
Resolved, That all orders to be drawn by the auditor on the treas- urer on account of said appropriation, shall be based on the certificates of the several township trustees, acting as overseers of the poor, which shall have appended to them the recommendation of either Thomas H. Wilson, Chauncey Carter or Daniel D. Pratt. And it is also ordered
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that no more of said appropriation shall be drawn from the treasury than shall be deemed by said Carter, Wilson or Pratt, really necessary for the support of said families of said volunteers.
On Friday evening, April 19, 1861, in advance of the citizens' meet- ing of Saturday and the action of the board of commissioners just referred to, the common council of the city of Logansport met in special session and appropriated $1,000 for the support of families of volun- teers if needed. Thos. H. Wilson, Chauncey Carter and D. D. Pratt were appointed a committee to disburse it.
A meeting of citizens and soldiers was held on Spencer Square on Sunday afternoon, April 21st, at which patriotic addresses were made by Rev. M. M. Post, Rev. Silas Tucker and Rev. Mr. Layton. The meeting was very large and the exercises were characterized by great interest and enthusiasm and a determination to support and uphold the hands of President Lincoln in putting down the rebellion in the South.
As a further expression of public sentiment the stars and stripes were flung to the breeze on the top of the Wabash Railroad depot. Soon after receiving the news of the fall of Fort Sumter and on April 23 our nation's flag was seen floating from the spire of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic church.
THE FIRST ENLISTED MAN
There has been a great deal of controversy about who was the first man to enlist at the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion in April, 1861. Fort Sumter was fired upon on April 14. President Lincoln issued a call for volunteers on the 15th and Governor Morton issued his proclamation on the 16th and Captain Chase the same day tendered his "Zouave Guards." Others anticipating trouble, it is said Wm. M. De Hart of Logansport placed his name on the enlistment roll on April 13, 1861, three days before Governor Morton issued his call for volun- teers, but as no authority had been given him to enlist or secure other enlistments his early enlistment was not officially recognized by the war department, although in reality Mr. De Hart was the first man in the United States to enroll his name as a United States volunteer in the War of the Rebellion and his Company D Ninth Indiana Infantry, with Captain Chase's Company K of the same regiment, were the first companies to be mustered into the army at the breaking out of the Civil war.
Whilst Major De Hart is said to have enlisted on the 13th of April, two days before the president issued his proclamation, yet this was not officially recognized by the military on account of the irregularity and C. F. Rand of New York state, who enlisted two days later, has been officially recognized as the first enlisted man after Lincoln's call for 75,000 men.
Major De Hart volunteered an hour after the news of the fall of Ft. Sumter reached Logansport. A few days later his company was mustered in and is entitled to the distinction of being the first to enlist in the great army of 2,778,304 men. Honors have, however, been show- ered on Mr. Rand as the first claimant. England, Russia, Germany, France, Persia, Mexico, Egypt, India, Norway and Japan have recog- nized his claim. The United States voted him a medal and a pension as the first enlisted man after the call, but the honor belongs to our fellow-townsman Major De Hart, who enrolled his name before the call was proclaimed and who was later engaged in forty battles and skirm- ishes and was wounded near Ft. Pillow in 1862.
The Cass county boys forming companies D and K of the Ninth In-
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diana Infantry three months' service, being the first in the service, we will here give a complete roster of the names composing these companies when they left Logansport, although there were some changes later.
COMPANY D NINTH INDIANA
Captain, Thos. S. Dunn; first lieutenant, D. C. Wimer; second lieu- tenant, C. L. Vigus.
Sergeants : O. W. Miles, M. K. Graham, J. Ross Vigus, J. W. Liston. Corporals: Wm. M. De Hart, S. Purveyance, Perry P. Bowser, Thomas A. Howes.
Drummer: Geo. W. Green.
Fifer: A. U. McAlister.
Privates: Austin Adair, J. M. Armont, Hampton C. Boothe, Will- iam Boothe, Granville M. Black, Amos Barnett, Charles Bell, Samuel M. Black, Isaac Barnett, Allen W. Bowyer, Ambrose Butler, John Castle, Isaac Castle, Wm. H. Crockett, Ebenezer T. Cook, John W. Chidester, James C. Chidester, James A. Craighead, Robert Clary, A. B. Davidson, John Douglass, Chas. A. Dunkle, Alex. K. Ewing, David A. Ewing, Theodore B. Forgy, Wm. R. Gurley, Jacob Hudlow, John L. Hinkle, John Howard, Paul Herring, David Jamieson, Joseph Knight, James Linton, John S. Long, Wm. Larimer, Joseph Lindsey, Chas. Longdrose, Alex. Lucas, A. W. Mobley, Geo. Myers, S. H. Mendanhall, John R. Moore, Wm. Martin, Samuel Martin, W. P. Marshall, John Means, Paul B. Miller, Ed. E. Neff, Graham N. Patton, Wm. Patton, John Rush, David Reprogle, Jacob Stover, Austin Sargent, James A. Troup, John W. Tip- pet, John A. Woodward, James A. Wilkinson, Joseph A. Vickory, Cyrus J. Vigus, John W. Vanmeter, Geo. C. Vanmeter, Geo. S. Vanmeter.
COMPANY K NINTH INDIANA THREE MONTHS' SERVICE
Captain, Dudley H. Chase; first lieutenant, Fred P. Morrison; sec- ond lieutenant, Alexander Hamilton.
Sergeants: Wm. P. Lasselle, Joseph S. Turner, Chris Jeannerette. Garrett A. Vanness.
Corporals: Joseph A. Westlake, John E. Scantling, Wm. Edwards, Joseph W. Randall.
Musicians : James M. Pratt, Joseph H. Oliphant.
Privates: Thomas W. Adair, Andrew Martin, Fred Baldwin, Jo- seph Barron, Sr., Joseph Barron, Jr., Fred R. Bruner, Ed. Brooks, Chas. Brownlee, Chris Burke, Aaron Boothe, Geo. Boothe, Geo. Camp- bell, Geo. W. Campbell, Madison M. Coulson, Wm. Carrigan, Nelson P. Cummings, John Cramer, Chas. S. Davis, James Douglass, John F. Dunnbaugh, P. N. Dutcher, Benj. Dwire, J. De Hart, Landon S. Farqu- har, Fred Fitch, E. B. Forgy, Michael Gellan, Wm. Griswold, James Gunnison, Michael L. Hare, John Hall, Joel James, Joseph L. Jessey, Lewis W. Johnson, Wm. Kenton, James C. Lanckton, John Maxwell, James P. McCabe, Wesley McDonald, J. C. McNess, A. Farote, James M. Mitchell, John S. Morrison, Thos. H. Musselman, Michael Oliver, J. McLain, Madison Patton, James G. Parish, Wm. H. Perry, Wm. L. Powell, John T. Powell, David Pomroy, Frank Rust, Thomas Ridley, W. Ryon, E. Roderick, Milton Seagraves, John H. Shirk, Geo. Shires (died at Camp Morton May 17, 1861), Isaac Shidler, Samuel Smith, L. Smith, Wm. H. Smith, Joseph Smalley, David R. Sanbards, Geo. Starr, Geo. Turner, N. Turner, Bradley M. Tuttle, Newton W. Tussinger, Geo. W. Updegraph, Isaac Walker, James L. Walker, Elias Welch, Samuel Updegraph.
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The other companies enlisted by Captains Wm. L. Brown, N. G. Scott and Lewis Chamberlain were not then accepted as Cass county's quota was already filled under the president's first call for troops. At a later period, however, the war continuing and the term of service of those first enlisted expiring, regiments were formed and mustered for three years of which the companies previously enlisted formed a constituent part.
TWENTIETH INDIANA REGIMENT -
When Capt. Wm. L. Brown disbanded his company that had enlisted for three months, he soon began to recruit for the three years' service in anticipation of an early call for troops to serve during that period. In a few days his company was full and accepted, notwithstanding many of the members of the company originally enlisted for the three months' service refused to re-enlist because of the long term of service. In the meantime President Lincoln had authorized Colonel Brown to raise a regiment to serve for three years, or during the war.
Some time during the second week in June, when it was becoming apparent that the war would be continued for a longer period than was in the beginning anticipated, other recruiting offices were opened in different parts of the city for the purpose of making further enlist- ments of volunteers for the extended service.
Col. N. G. Scott had his headquarters in the Wade building on Broadway at what is now known as 417 Broadway. John Guthrie opened a recruiting office and began the enlistment of men. Capt. T. H. Logan, formerly of the "Zouave Guards," also opened a recruiting office in the old Haney building at No. 415 Broadway. Men were being daily enrolled at all of these points, and great excitement prevailed among the people of the whole county. Business was apparently suspended, crowds collected in the recruiting offices to talk over the probable length of the war and its results and listen to the inspiring strains of martial music which echoed from each of the recruiting stations.
Captain Logan's company filled up rapidly and on Monday, July 1, 1861, left over the Wabash Railroad for Lafayette and went into camp, being the second company in point of time to take up quarters there preparatory to the formation of Colonel Brown's regiment at that place. Colonel Wm. L. Brown's regiment of the Twentieth Indiana was filled up by July 24th and went into camp at Camp Vajen, Indianapo- lis, and soon after received marching orders to go to the front in Virginia. The Indianapolis papers of that date speak very highly of the appearance of the men of the Twentieth Indiana and that a finer regiment has not yet been mustered into the service.
The following is a list of officers and men of the Twentieth Indiana enlisted from Cass county :
Colonel : Wm. L. Brown.
Major : Benj. H. Smith, promoted to lieutenant-colonel.
Company D. Wm. H. Reeves.
Company F. Captain, Thomas H. Logan; first lieutenant, Ed. C. Sutherland; second lieutenant, Harvey H. Miller.
Sergeants : Thos. J. McAnally, Isaac V. Yund, Geo. H. Reddick, Abraham Swadener, Nathan M. Moore, Fred Winsch, Henry T. Stipe. Musicians : John Bray, Joseph McBride.
Wagoner: Wm. Doyle.
Privates : Allen, Ira T .; Arnold, Gilbert; Benefield, Enoch ; Bliss, Henry H .; Booth, Geo .; Brophy, John; Bremen, Michael; Burr, Ame- dus B .; Carey, James; Clapp, Michael D .; Cook, Isaac W .; Comingore, John A .; Cuppy, Perry C .; Cummins, John W .; Cunningham, Jess H .;
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Cullen, Joseph W .; Davis, Joshua; Davidson, James I .; Dasch, Geo. W .; Duncan, Richard; Emmons, Wm .; Everman, Wm. H .; Fenters, James; Finke, John A .; Floyd, John; Foxworthy, Samuel F .; Gates, Wm. H. C .; Goodare, Charles; Goodwin, Giles N .; Gross, John A .; Henry, Charles; Howland, Marcus J .; Jennings, Curtis; Jenkins, Wm. I .; John- son, Thomas; Kelly, Wm .; Knoud, Frank; Landes, James; Laprell, Joseph; Loman, Samuel; Maddox, James; May, James; Miller, Robert; Moore, Charles; Moore, David F .; McCauley, James Q .; McDonald, David; Morgan, John W .; Morgan, Murrell; Morrisey, Patrick; Murphy, Harrison; Murphy, Peter; Newell, Jeremiah; Papena, Romeo; Pherson, Jeremiah; Rariden, Henry C .; Radpearn, Richard; Radpearn, James W .; Reprogle, Solomon; Ross, Robert H .; Shields, Fred C .; Shell, Jacob H .; Scott, Richard R .; Smiley, Archibald; Smiley, John A .; Staff, Henry; Terrell, Joseph; Torrence, James H .; Thomas, John; Truax, Simon P .; Walters, Joseph; Walters, John Isaac; Wall, Leander; Weaver, Geo. W .; West, James O .; Wilkinson, Henry; Weirick, John A .; Weirick, James W .; Yount, Lewis.
Recruits : Bliss, Wm. C .; Grant, Wm .; Hoffman, Matthias; Jones, Thomas; Lambkin, Christian; Mason, John S .; Morway, Lewis; Morar- ity, Eugene; Murphy, Patrick; Noland, Israel; Noland, James H .; Skinner, Ira H .; Wilkinson, Henry C .; Washburn, Eli P .; Weyand, Geo. W .; Welsh, Clay; Braskett, James W .; Atkins, Wm. A .; Cullen, Peter A .; Wall, Leander; Swadener, Abraham; Potts, Peter; Swadener; Helvie, Noah C.
Company G. Privates: Campbell, Patrick; Campbell, Morris; Fultz, Cyrus; Fultz, John W .; Fritz, Augustus.
Company H. Privates: Broderick, John; Montgomery, Geo. S .; Montgomery, John; Olinger, James M.
Company K. Private: Lyman E. Sparks.
The Twentieth Indiana was organized at Lafayette in July, 1861; mustered into service at Indianapolis July 22, 1861; August 2nd went to Maryland on guard duty; September 24th sailed from Baltimore for Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina; marched to Hatteras Bank, forty miles from fort; attacked there by enemy and lost a number of men, among .. whom was Isaac V. Yund, of this county, who was never afterwards heard from; November 9th embarked for Fortress Monroe; March, 1862. participated in the engagement between the Merrimac, Cumberland and Congress on March 8, 1862; on May 10th moved to Norfolk and engaged in the capture of that city ; then joined the Army of the Potomac on the peninsula assigned to Jameson's Brigade, Kearney's Division, Heintzle- man's Corps and participated in many battles. At the battle of Orchards June 25th the regiment lost 144 men, killed, wounded and missing. August 29, 1862, at Manassas Plains, the brave Colonel Brown fell. Was engaged in all the battles of the Army of the Potomac; Fredericks- burg on December 11, 1862; Chancellorville, April 11, 1863; Spottsyl- vania, Cold Harbor, Strawberry Plain, Petersburg, and in 1864 and '65 around Petersburg and Richmond up to the time of its surrender. Soon after the regiment moved to Washington, thence to Louisville where it was mustered out on July 12, 1865, with 23 officers and 390 men present for duty. Returning to Indianapolis they were given a grand welcome and reception by Governor Morton on the state house grounds.
In anticipation of the return of the three months men, a meeting was
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held at the court house on Wednesday evening, July 24, 1861, to make arrangements for receiving the companies then on their way home. Col. C. C. Loomis was chairman of the meeting and appointed a com- mittee on arrangements consisting of F. Keyes, Lewis Chamberlain, A. M. Higgins, A. M. Flory, S. L. McFaddin, A. L. Williams and John C. Merriam. At two o'clock on the afternoon of July 30th the com- mittee received a telegram announcing that the returning soldiers would arrive at two o'clock the next morning. Upon receiving this intelli- gence everything was in a bustle of preparation to have a suitable breakfast in readiness at the court house. The response from our cit- izens was what might have been expected from their well known repu- tation. Provisions that would tempt an epicure -. hams, chickens, pigs, bread and butter, cakes, pies, etc .- were sent until there was a super- abundance of all kinds of edibles to sustain and invigorate the inner man. A committee of men and women was selected to arrange the court room and superintend the breakfast. The work was not left exclusively to the committee, but the townspeople poured out enmasse and assisted in the pleasant work of welcoming and entertaining the return of those who had voluntered in the defense of our flag and our country.
The citizens were aroused at one o'clock on the morning of the 31st by the firing of cannon and the ringing of bells and soon gathered at the Fourth street depot. As the train approached the volunteers were welcomed by rousing cheers, the firing of cannon, strains of music, the glad welcome and hearty shake of the hand. Under the direction of Maj. S. L. McFaddin as marshal, assisted by John C. Merriam, John S. Thompson and Lewis Chamberlain, the mass of the people, headed by the Logan Brass Band, proceeded to the court house where a cordial welcome was extended to the returned volunteers by Hon. Richard P. De Hart as follows :
"Gallant Soldiers of the Bloody Ninth: It is with mingled feelings of pride and gratitude that we welcome you home from the field of battle. We may be justly proud of you, for by your gallant conduct at Phillipi, Laurel Hill, Carracks Ford and Rich Mountain, you have won stars that will glitter and burn in the crown of young Indiana when the names of Jeff Davis, Wise and Beauregard shall be remem- bered but as a badge of sectional folly and crime. I need not say to you that you have won your glory in defense of the best government that man ever devised or God ever smiled upon. That sublime truth has cheered you in the long, weary march, as you stood sentinel in the mid- night hour, and nerved your arms in the hour of battle.
"A government which was laid broad and deep by the patriots who sat down together by the camp fires of the Revolution and who, for the sincerity of their convictions and the intensity of their devotion, ap- pealed to the great God of battles, and who never gave up until that government-theirs and ours-was made permanent in the organized form of our time-honored constitution, which extends its protection over all, and which we are bound to obey. The truths which underlie this glorious fabric were proclaimed in the name of the ascendent people of that time, and as they made the circuit of the entire globe, the nations woke from their lethargy like those who have been exiles from child- hood, when they hear, for the first time, the dimly remembered accents of their mother tongue. I will not detain you. In the name of the people here assembled, in the name of the patriotic women who have prepared this bounteous feast for you, I bid you welcome to our midst."
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