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ROSTER, COMPANY H, FIFTY-FIFTH INDIANA-THREE MONTHS' SERVICE
James W. Dunn organized this company July 18, 1862, and served as its captain with Amos W. Mobley first lieutenant and John G. Meck, second lieutenant and the following non-commissioned officers and men :
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Edward R. Stevens, Wm. Patten, Jas. M. Thomas, James C. Kerns, Abraham Commingore, Jas. H. Vigus, Wm. Mills, Morris Sellers, Wm. H. Aldrich, Robt. R. Carson, Chas. S. Davis, Wm. D. Hittler, James Tower, James H. Vigus, musician; Willis G. Graham, wagoner.
Privates: Baker, Jesse; Blain, Wm .; Bliler, John; Barnum, Josiah B .; Baley, Henry; Bainbridge, Theo .; Brown, Kelsey; Burrows, John F .; Black, Granville N .; Barnett, Thaddeus C .; Brooks, Joseph H .; Burkett, Daniel; Brown, Oliver S .; Bonnett, Thomas; Crosby, James; Commingore, Daniel; Cox, Recompense; Curtis, Wm .; Calhoun, Andrew W .; Cooper, John; Douglas, Marion; Dunham, Abraham; Emery, Joseph E .; Etnire, Sylvester; Fury, John; Farver, Gassaway; Fitch, Alfred H .; Fickle, Mannington; Ganson, Henry; Grace, Wm .; Grace, Henry; Grace, Wesley J .; Grace, George; Helmich, Daniel; Howland, Ransford; Hutson, Joseph; Heck, James; Herron, Henry H .; Ham, Geo. W .; Hopper, Geo .; Justice, Wm .; Kreider, Joseph ; Lemaster, John; Larimer, Robt. C .; Leslie, James W .; Miles, Aaron; Miller, James A .; McGovern, Frank; Masters, Wm. Z .; Markley, Nathaniel J .; Massenna, Mathias; Neff, Wm. R .; Oliphant, Newton; Powers, Granville; Quain- tance, Ellis; Quaintance, Eli; Quaintance, John; Rodgers, James; Roda- baugh, Joseph; Rowan, Jas. A .; Shriver, Geo .; Sales, Samuel; Shidler, Isaac; Utley, Chas. S .; Vigus, J. B .; Van Blaricum, Wm .; Wildbahn, Samuel J .; Wilkinson, Wm. H .; Wilson, Jas. S .; Wilson, Harrison; Ward, Edwin C. F .; Winters, Jas. L .; Whitney, Theodore D.
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The companies of the Fifty-fifth Regiment were mustered into service at different times during the summer of 1862 and were assigned to the duty of guarding the Confederate prisoners captured at Fort Donelson and stationed at Camp Morton, Inidanapolis, where they remained until August, 1862, and then proceeded to Kentucky to resist the invasion of Kirby Smith, and remained on duty there until the expiration of their time, when they returned to Indianapolis and were mustered out.
LETTER FROM THE FRONT
Dan H. Bennett of the Ninth Indiana, under date of April 9, 1862, gives a brief statement of the part Cass county men had taken in the battle of. Pittsburg Landing :
"I have just returned from the field of the hardest fought battle known to our history. Were I to attempt a description I would fall short of doing justice to the subject. The number of dead and wounded on both sides was terrible. The fight raged with indomitable fury over seven miles square, as that was the length of our color lines and the enemy were driven by inches, as it were for that distance. It is truly appalling and heart-rending to pass over the field and witness the scenes connected with it. Dead and wounded strewn in every direction, and those in the last throes of death appealing for aid and no one to render them any assistance, and in consequence they were compelled to surrender up their existence without the aid of a physician or even of a comrade. Cass county boys were in the heart of the fight all day on Monday, yet they escaped remarkably.
"Below I give the names of the killed and wounded :
"Captain Lasselles Company K of the Ninth; killed, Cathcart (initials not known) ; badly wounded, Lieut. Joseph S. Turner, M. P. Hearne, S. Hanna, S. Kendall, G. W. Langston, Wm. L. McConnell, George Campbell, Newton Victor and J. Rhouamus. Twenty-ninth Indiana, Company E .- Badly wounded, S. Bishop, Joseph Chestnut, Tyre Douglas, J. M. Bennett, D. Callahan, Benson Engart, Henry Pow- nell, J. W. Green, M. Mitchell and George Myers. The entire loss of
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the Ninth Indiana as I learned from Captain Cole, acting adjutant, is 25 killed and 150 wounded, 10 missing. They lost their adjutant, one captain killed and several officers wounded, among whom was Captain Copp, the fighting preacher from Michigan City."
The Ninth and Twenty-ninth Regiments containing the Cass county boys performed their duty nobly at Pittsburg Landing. The Twenty- ninth was comamnded by Lieut. Col. David M. Dunn of Logansport. During the battle Captain Lasselle acted as major of the Ninth and the command of Company K devolved upon Lieutenant Turner, who was shot through the kidneys and died at Mound City, Illinois, on April 16th following. His remains were brought to Logansport on Saturday morning, April 19, by Patrick Johnson of this city, a boy aged fourteen years, who was with Lieutenant Turner at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, attended him during his illness and was with him when he died in the hospital, the boy doing nobly all he could to make him com- fortable in his dying hours.
The body was taken to the residence of W. T. S. Manly until Sun- day, when the funeral was held, conducted by the Rev. Silas Tucker and Rev. W. J. Vigus at the Broadway Methodist church. The corpse was buried with military honors. Captain Chase, under whom Lieu- tenant Turner served in the three months' service, commanded the military escort and the bier was followed by many of the returned volunteers who knew him in the early Virginia campaigns.
"It was the most numerous attended of any funeral ever witnessed in this city, showing how properly our people appreciate the services of those who lay down their lives in defense of our Union and Constitu- tion. As the farewell salute was fired over the grave of this departed hero, many a tear was dropped to the memory of one who was respected by all who knew him, and whose bravery at Pittsburg Landing won the admiration of his associates in arms.
"During the engagement at Pittsburg Landing, Lieut. Palmer Dunn was struck on his sword belt by a bullet, but glanced and did no injury to him."
SKIRMISHING IN VIRGINIA
Capt. Wm. P. Lasselle of Company K, Ninth Indiana, under date of November 19, 1861, writes an interesting letter describing incidents of the campaign in Virginia, from which we quote some extracts: "Company K has been engaged in as many scouts and skirmishes as any company in our brigade. In fact some of the men have been con- tinually annoying the enemies pickets, firing on them and receiving their fire in return. They have troubled me so much asking to go out scouting that I have been compelled to ask the general to let me send out men whenever I wished to. My men have certainly been more successful in their expeditions than others. In the second attack after 'Green Brier' on the enemies pickets, in which 250 were engaged, of which number only ten were from Company K and of the five of the enemy two were shot by our boys.
"About a week ago nine of my company started out under the lead of Dyer B. McConnell, to pass behind the enemies pickets and camp and try to ascertain their number and position. It was an expedition of much danger, as it was necessary to start and travel thirteen miles before daylight, cross the Green Brier bridge in the dark to escape observation of the enemy who were stationed to watch the bridge; pass- ing within a few feet of them, screened only by the darkness, and would then have to go two or three miles, almost within hearing of their
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pickets and.within their picket line, most of the time not over two hun- dred yards from large parties of the enemy, and in case of discovery they were certain to be cut off. The party consisting of McConnell, Lewis, Johnson, Roberts, Growall, Burton, Byrum, Hearne, Swinney and Widener, started at 3 o'clock in the morning, in high spirits, think- ing themselves fortunate to be permitted to undertake the expedition. They were delayed in reaching the bridge until the day was breaking- too late to attempt a crossing. As it would be useless to go ahead now, they determined to secrete themselves and watch. They had just got into position when five of the enemy stepped from the bushes on the other side of the bridge not over one hundred yards distant and turned to go into camp. Johnson and Roberts had gone ahead of the party and were jumping into the road at their end of the bridge as the enemy stepped out. One of them looked up, and seeing our boys, brought his gun to a 'ready' and made a movement as to step back into the brush, but before he could do so, Johnson had him 'covered' when his cap snapped. Roberts immediately fired, the secessionist dropped his gun and fell into the bushes. The rest, hearing the firing, began to run, when Burton shot one, who fell in the road. Growall shot another. This one, when shot, threw his gun from him and fell on his face in the road. After laying still a little while he raised him- self up on his hands and knees, then with great difficulty staggered to his feet and steadying himself for a moment, pitched forward into the brush and did not appear again until out of range of our rifles. The last of the five kept the road and had got over a quarter of a mile when McConnell fired at him. All supposed he was missed, as so long a time elapsed before the ball reached him, but with a shriek he threw his gun from him and fell flat on his face. About this time one of their pickets at the barn stepped out and attempted to cross the road, when he was fired on by Widener, who wounded him and caused him to return to the barn, which he reached with difficulty. After this none of the rebels would come out to pick up their men who lay in the road, nor would they show themselves except at a distance where forty or fifty were collected, bantering our boys, but not daring to attack them nor come within rifle range.'
Cass county furnished volunteers for many different regiments and it is practically impossible to obtain a complete list of their names as the adjutant general's reports do not show the residence of all the soldiers and in some instances men were not accredited to their home county. Upon inquiry of the war department at Washington we find they have no records of the men enlisted from any given county. We have, therefore, to rely upon the adjutant general's reports, supple- mented by personal knowledge and inquiry of local men and will endeavor to give as complete a list of the volunteers from Cass county as it is possible to obtain and no doubt some omissions will be found and other errors. We will take up the regiments serially and give a roster of the men in each, enlisted from Cass county.
NUMBERING REGIMENTS
In the Mexican war Indiana furnished five regiments numbered 1 to 5. To prevent confusion at the breaking out of the Civil war, the regimental number was therefore begun with six instead of one so that the first regiment organized in 1861 was the Sixth. We will give a list of the commissioned officers first, followed by non-commissioned officers and enlisted men :
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OFFICERS OF INDIAN WARS AND WAR OF 1812 .
Tipton, John, general in Indian war and War of 1812; Wilson, Walter, general in Indian war and War of 1812; Crooks, Richard, gen- eral in Indian war and War of 1812; Lasselle, Hyacinth, general in Indian war and War of 1812; Bell, Daniel, major in Indian war and War of 1812; Durett, John B., colonel in Indian war and War of 1812; Spencer, Spier, captain in Indian war and War of 1812; Vigus, Cyrus, captain in Indian war and War of 1812; Barron, Joseph, Sr., interpreter in Indian war and War of 1812.
OFFICERS OF REGULAR ARMY
Dunn, Wm. McKee, A. J. A., general; Chase, Dudley H., captain, Seventeenth Infantry ; Dunn, Thomas S., captain, Twelfth Infantry; Wright, I. B., lieutenant, Eleventh Infantry.
OFFICERS IN THE CIVIL WAR
Dunn, David M., colonel, Twenty-ninth Indiana Infantry; Vigus, Carter L., captain and quartermaster; Dunn, Thos. S., captain, Company D, Ninth Indiana Infantry; Wimer, Clinton D., first lieutenant, Com- pany D, Ninth Indiana Infantry; Miles, Orlando, second lieutenant, Company D, Ninth Indiana Infantry; Chase, Dudley H., captain, Com- pany K, Ninth Indiana Infantry ; Morrison, Fred P., first lieutenant, Company K, Ninth Indiana Infantry; Hamilton, Alexander, second lieutenant, Company K, Ninth Indiana Infantry; Lasselle, Wm. P., lieutenant colonel, Ninth Indiana, three years' service; Layton, Safety, chaplain, Ninth Indiana, three years' service; MoConnell, Dyer B., captain, Company K, Ninth Indiana; Ijams, Thos. H., captain, Company K, Ninth Indiana; Turner, Joseph S., first lieutenant, Company K, Ninth Indiana; Coulson, Madison M., first lieutenant, Company K, Ninth Indiana; Mangan, John H., first lieutenant, Company K, Ninth Indiana; Westlake, Joseph A., second lieutenant, Company K, Ninth Indiana; Shirk, John H., second lieutenant, Company K, Ninth Indiana; Banta, John, second lieutenant, Company K, Ninth Indiana; Chilcott, John, second lieutenant, Company K, Ninth Indiana; Brown, Wm. L., colonel, Twentieth Indiana; Smith, Benj. H., lieutenant colonel, Twen- tieth Indiana; Logan, Thomas H., captain, Company F, Twentieth Indiana; Sutherland, Ed C., first lieutenant, Company F, Twentieth Indiana; Miller, Harvey H., second lieutenant, Company F, Twentieth Indiana; Dunn, David M., colonel, Twenty-ninth Indiana; Boggs, Mil- ton M., captain, Company E, Twenty-ninth Indiana; Jamison, David, captain, Company E, Twenty-ninth Indiana; Dunn, Palmer H., captain, Company E, Twenty-ninth Indiana; McDonald, Wm. H., captain, Com- pany E, Twenty-ninth Indiana; Bennett, Nelson B., captain, Company E, Twenty-ninth Indiana; Martin, Alfred, first lieutenant, Company E, Twenty-ninth Indiana; Bishop, Jefferson, first lieutenant, Company E, Twenty-ninth Indiana; Sargent, Austin, first lieutenant, Company E, Twenty-ninth Indiana; Behm, James O., first lieutenant, Company E, Twenty-ninth Indiana; Shafer, John, second lieutenant, Company E, Twenty-ninth Indiana; Humes, John, captain, Company G, Twenty-ninth Indiana; Gerlach, John, second lieutenant, Company A, Thirty- second Indiana; Peters, Abraham, major, Thirty-fifth Indiana; Fitch, G. N., colonel, Forty-sixth Indiana; Bringhurst, T. H., colonel, Forty- sixth Indiana; Scott, Newton G., lieutenant colonel, Forty-sixth Indiana ; Flory, Aaron M., lieutenant colonel, Forty-sixth Indiana; De Hart,
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Wm. M., adjutant, Forty-sixth Indiana; Dykeman, David D., quarter- master, Forty-sixth Indiana; Howes, Thos. H., quartermaster, Forty- sixth Indiana; Richardson, Wm. S., quartermaster, Forty-sixth Indiana; Irwin, Robt., chaplain, Forty-sixth Indiana; Coleman, Horace, surgeon, Forty-sixth Indiana; Washburn, I. B., surgeon, Forty-sixth Indiana; Coleman, Asa, surgeon, Forty-sixth Indiana; Swigart, Frank, captain, Company; B, Forty-sixth Indiana; Forgy, Theo. B., captain, Company B, Forty-sixth Indiana; Castle, John T., first lieutenant, Company B. Forty-sixth Indiana; Graham, Matthew K., first lieutenant, Company B, Forty-sixth Indiana; Rogers, Theo. P., first lieutenant, Company B., Forty-sixth Indiana; Arnout, John, second lieutenant, Company B, Forty-sixth Indiana; Stevens, Loren C., second lieutenant, Company B, Forty-sixth Indiana; Nash, Marcellus, second lieutenant, Company B, Forty-sixth Indiana; Guthrie, John, captain, Company D, Forty- sixth Indiana; Brownlee, Chas. A., first lieutenant, Company D, Forty- sixth Indiana; Herman, Abraham B., first lieutenant, Company D, Forty-sixth Indiana; Ewing, Alex K., second lieutenant, Company D, Forty-sixth Indiana; Lavender, Andrew J., second lieutenant, Com- pany D, Forty-sixth Indiana; Yeats, Geo. W., first lieutenant, Com- pany F, Forty-sixth Indiana; Mitchell, James F., captain, Company H, Forty-sixth Indiana; Liston, John W. T., captain, Company I, Forty- sixth Indiana; Fitch, Fred, captain, Company I, Forty-sixth Indiana; Booth, Napolean B., second lieutenant, Company I, Forty-sixth Indiana; Hudlow, Jacob, second lieutenant, Company I, Forty-sixth Indiana; Horn, Geo. C., first lieutenant, Company K, Forty-sixth Indiana; Rust, Frank W., second lieutenant, Company B, Fifty-fifth Indiana; Dunn, James W., captain, Company H, Fifty-fifth Indiana; Mobley, Amos W., first lieutenant, Company H, Fifty-fifth Indiana; Meck, John G., second lieutenant, Company H, Fifty-fifth Indiana; Hubbard, Geo. M., quartermaster, Seventy-third Indiana; McConnell, Wm. L., captain, Company G, Seventy-third Indiana; Westlake, Joseph A., captain, Com- pany G, Seventy-third Indiana; Vanness, Garrett A., first lieutenant, Company G, Seventy-third Indiana; Connolly, Robt. J., second lieu- tenant, Company G, Seventy-third Indiana; Pratt, Seth B., second lieu- tenant, Company G, Seventy-third Indiana; Doyle, Peter, captain, Com- pany H, Seventy-third Indiana; Mull, Daniel H., captain, Company H, Seventy-third Indiana; Murdock, Henry S., first lieutenant, Company H, Seventy-third Indiana; Callahan, Andrew M., second lieutenant, Company H, Seventy-third Indiana; Greer, John E., first lieutenant, Company F, Fifth Cavalry (Ninetieth) Indiana; McMillen, James H., second lieutenant, Company K, Fifth Cavalry (Ninetieth) Indiana; McKaig, Robt. N., second lieutenant, Company K, Fifth Cavalry (Nine- tieth) Indiana; De Hart, Richard P., lieutenant colonel, Ninety-ninth Indiana; Julian, Geo. W., captain, Company K, Ninety-ninth Indiana; Walker, Geo. C., captain, Company K, Ninety-ninth Indiana; Stuart, Seldon P., first lieutenant, Company K, Ninety-ninth Indiana ; McGregor, John C., second lieutenant, Company K, Ninety-ninth Indiana; Justice, Dr. James M., quartermaster, One Hundred and Tenth Minute Men; McFaddin, S. L., first lieutenant, Company H, One Hundred and Tenth Minute Men; Pearce, John T., second lieutenant, Company H, One Hundred and Tenth Minute Men; Thomas, Sanford, captain, Company F, One Hundred and Sixteenth Minute Men; Patten, Wm. T., first lieutenant, Company F, One Hundred and Sixteenth Minute Men; Thomas, James, second lieutenant, Company F, One Hundred and Six- teenth Minute Men; Carey, Robt. H., second lieutenant, Company B, One Hundred and Eighteenth Minute Men; Houk, Johnson M., second lieutenant, Company L, Twelfth Cavalry (One Hundred and Twenty.
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seventh) Indiana; Browne, Dr. John T., surgeon, Twelfth Cavalry (One Hundred and Twenty-seventh) Indiana; Wilkinson, Benj. O., captain, Company F, Twelfth Cavalry (One Hundred and Twenty-seventh) Indiana; Wilkinson, William, captain, Company F, Twelfth Cavalry (One Hundred and Twenty-seventh) Indiana; Marshall, Wm. C., first lieutenant, Company F, Twelfth Cavalry (One Hundred and Twenty- Seventh) Indiana; Smith, John B., first lieutenant, Company F, Twelfth Cavalry (One Hundred and Twenty-seventh) Indiana; Donohoe, James T., second lieutenant, Company F, Twelfth Cavalry (One Hundred and Twenty-seventh) Indiana; De Hart, Richard P., colonel, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; Healey, Joshua, major, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; Paul, Nathaniel S., adjutant, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; Hoffman, Max F. A., surgeon, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; Ewing, Alex K., captain, Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; Barnett, John C., captain, Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; West, Frank E., first lieutenant, Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indi- ana; Tilton, Samuel, second lieutenant, Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana ; Mills, Wm. C., captain, Company E, One Hun- dred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; Vigus, James H., second lieutenant, Company E, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; Keith, Benj. H., captain, Company G, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; Powell, John T., captain, Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; Harper, Wm. A., first lieutenant, Company H, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; Henton, Frank M., captain, Company K, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; Smith, Geo. W., first lieu- tenant, Company K, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; Crockett, Wm. H., second lieutenant, Company K, One Hundred and Twenty- eighth Indiana; Bennett, Daniel H., quartermaster, One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Indiana; Dunn, James W., captain, Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Indiana; Thomas, James, first lieutenant, Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-eighth and Company B, One Hundred and Forty-second Indiana; Carey, Robt. H., first lieutenant, Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-eighth and Company B, One Hundred and Forty-second Indiana; Hilton, John C., second lieutenant, Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Indiana; Clary, Robt. W., second lieutenant, Company B, One Hundred and Forty-second Indiana; Winters, John B., first lieutenant, Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-first Indiana; Davidson, A. B., captain, Company F, One Hundred and Fifty-first Indiana; McElheny, Robt. H., first lieutenant, Company F, One Hundred and Fifty-first Indiana; Comley, R. W., commissary of subsistence, 1861; Stalnaker, Wm. H., second lieutenant, Company F, One Hundred and Fifty-first Indiana; Scantling, John C., major, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Indiana; Cornwell, Jesse L., cap- tain, Company C, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Indiana; McKee, Joseph P., first lieutenant, Company C, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Indiana ; Penrose, John G., second lieutenant, Company C, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Indiana; Patton, John S., first lieutenant, Sixteenth Bat- tery, Indiana; Chidister, James C., second lieutenant, Sixteenth Battery, Indiana; Dunn, Williamson, engineer, Regular Navy.
At the breaking of the Civil war in the spring of 1861, there was great excitement throughout the whole North and Cass county was no exception. After the lapse of a few months it was discovered that the rebellion could not be put down without a great exepnditure of time, money and effort on the part of the adherents of the Union cause, and the entire North became a military camp and Cass county was not slow to take up the work of military organization for home defence and
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if need be to go to the front in defence of our state and nation, and military companies composed of all classes of citizens,-farmers, me- chanics, business and professional men, were organizing and drilling in many of the towns and townships of Cass county under the designation of "Indiana Legion" and the officers were commissioned by the governor and are given below with the names of the companies organized as follows :
CASS COUNTY COMPANIES, INDIANA LEGION-BETHLEHEM GUARDS
M. M. Boggs, captain, commissioned June 28, 1861; resigned October 3rd; Benj. V. Yantis, captain, October 3, 1861; Wm. C. Bennett, first lieutenant, June 28, 1861; Joseph Conn, second lieutenant, June 28, 1861.
WALTON UNION GUARDS
W. Howard Ijams, captain, commissioned July 2, 1861; Daniel A. Rudolph, first lieutenant, commissioned July 2, 1861; Asher C. Bennett, second lieutenant, commissioned July 2, 1861.
TIPTON HOOSIER GUARDS
Geo. C. Horn, captain, commissioned July 2, 1861; Wm. P. Thomas, first lieutenant, commissioned July 2, 1861; Lindal Smith, second lieu- tenant, commissioned July 2, 1861.
HARRISON GUARDS
Dyer B. McConnell, captain, commissioned July 18, 1861; William Reder, first lieutenant, commissioned July 18, 1861; John A. Thornton, second lieutenant, commissioned July 18, 1861.
LOGAN GUARDS
John T. Powell, captain, commissioned July 22, 1861; James H. Vigus, first lieutenant, commissioned July 22, 1861; Morris L. Sellers, second lieutenant, commissioned July 22, 1861.
These companies met for drill and military maneuvers during the summer and fall of 1861, but were never called into active service, but many members of the Indiana Legion enlisted in the United States service.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES
The following is a list of privates and non-commissioned officers who enlisted from Cass county and served during the "Civil war." We will give them by companies and regiments, but will not re- produce the names in the companies which were given in former pages when the companies were organized. The majority of Cass county's soldiers served in the Ninth, Twentieth, Twenty-ninth, Forty-sixth, Fifty-fifth, Seventy-third, Eighty-seventh, Ninety-ninth, One Hundred and Sixteenth, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth, One Hundred and Fifty-first and One Hundred and Fifty-fifth regiments, but there were other regiments in which some of Cass county's boys served with honor and distinction and we will endeavor to enroll them all, not already listed, with a brief sketch of their military operations by regiments. As stated on a former page, the Indiana regiments in the War of the
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Rebellion began to be numbered with the Sixth, as five regiments were furnished in the Mexican war.
The Sixth. Regiment was the first organized and mustered into the service at Indianapolis on-April 25, 1861, but no Cass county men were in that regiment. The Ninth Regiment contained the first enlistments from this county, a list of whom has been previously given.
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