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County Clerks .- 1830, Thomas Thomas; 1844, E. G. Chamber- lain; 1851, Owen Coffin; 1854, Asa A. Norton; 1859, Milo S. Hascall; 1861, Melvin B. Hascall (pro tem); 1861, A. A. Norton, E. J. Wood; 1870, La Porte Heffner; 1874, Thomas H. Daily.
Auditors .- 1841, E. W. H. Ellis; 1850, Robert Lowry; 1850, P. M. Henkel; 1859, E. W. H. Ellis: 1867, A. M. Tucker; 1874, C. D. Henkel.
Recorders .- 1830, Jolmn W. Violett: 1836,- E. G. Chamberlain; 1843, Geo. Taylor; 1850, Israel Wyland; 1859, Myron E. Cole; 1863, Ben. C. Dodge; 1866, Michael Weybright; 1870, Lewis D. Thomas; 1874, W. H. Miller; 1878, Josiah Kronk.
Treasurers .- 1830, James Frier (removed in 1832 on account of not being a citizen); 1832, Simeon Beek; 1833, J. B. McCord; 1836, John'Gilmore; 1837, Elias Carpenter; 1850, Sam Geisinger; 1855, John S. Freeman; 1859, J. W. Irwin; 1862, Geo. Sherwood; 1864, Hiram Morgan; 1867, Wm. H. Venamon; 1872, Charles J. Greene; 1876, T. F. Garvin.
County Surveyors .- 1832. Geo. Crawford ; 1835, James R. McCord; 1859, E. J. Wood; 1861, A. W. Watters; 1873, Geo. T. Ager; 1876, Marion C. Proctor; 1878, Henry Cook.
Sheriff's .- 1830. Eli Penwell; 1832, James Beck; 1836, J. H. Defrees: 1840, Albert Banta: 1844, Eli Brown; 1848, Peter W. Roler; 1850, D. B. Mather; 1852, C. W. Seely; 1859, Geo. L. Keblinger; 1860, A. C. Manning; 1862, Wm. Vesey; 1864, John H. Violett; 1866, E. R. Kerstetter; 1870, J. W. Egbert; 1874, Sam. B. Miller; 1878, Christopher J. Gillette.
School Superintendents .- L. V. Vennen, Dr. Foster, LL. D., Geo. I. Ager, Valois Butler and D. M. Moury.
County Agents .- 1830, Oliver Crane; 1831, R. B. Randall; 1835, Jos. H. Defrees; 1835, R. B. Randall.
First Assessors .- 1830, John Frier; 1832, Henry Beane.
Collectors .- 1832, Wm. Dodge, James Beck.
First Coroner .- 1843, Jacob S. Rayıner.
Agent of Seminary Fund .- 1831, Witson McConnell.
In accordance with an act of the Legislature for rendering the mode of township business of Elkhart county more uniform, the
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acting clerk of the County Court gave notice, that on the first Monday of April, 1841, each township should elect the following officers: Three township trustees, one township treasurer, one township clerk, two overseers of the poor, two fence viewers, a constable for each justice of the peace in the township.
Accordingly on Monday, the 5th of April, 1841, an election was held for Concord township, resulting as follows: Trustees-Ebene- zer Brown, Jonn W. Violett and Gideon Myres; Clerk, Jacob S. Raymer; Treasurer, Geo. Howell; Constables-Daniel S. Howell, John S. Freeman, Jesse Hillbush and Leander Sherwin; Over- seers of Poor-Levi Beek and Abner Stilson; Fence-Viewers-Dan- iel S. Dickenson and Jacob Wagoman.
The remaining 15 townships elected their officers on the same day and so completed the township organization.
In February, 1859, an act of the Legislature reduced the number of township trustees to one, and vested in that one the duties hitherto pertaining to the inspector of elections, overseer of the poor and fence-viewer, with all the powers formerly belonging to the three township trustees. While the system was yet in its infancy, grave fears were entertained by the people of Elkhart that it would not equal in efficiency the old form of township govern- ment; but now, after the lapse of 20 years, its workings have come near perfection, and have clearly shown that more and greater benefits have accrued to the people of each township from one watch- ful trustee than could possible emanate from a Board of three; in other words, one man elected to the trusteeship will generally take a deep interest in the work pertaining to his office, while a trio of trustees might possibly be animated by petty jealousies and interests which would militate against the well-being of the people.
The following is a roll of township officers elected under the act of 1859, who were the first to enter on official duties:
Township. Trustees, 1859.
Trustees, 1860.
Assessors, 1860.
Cleveland .. . E. C. Abbott.
Concord .. .. H. E. Oakes.
Clinton .. . . Jos. Beane.
Jos. Zollinger.
A. Huffman, J. W. Hart.
Benton ..... C. G. Vail.
David Darr.
Ed. Miller, Eli Vernon.
Elkhart ..... Thomas Miller. Baugo. . . .. .Simon Grubb.
Simon Grubb.
James Rupel, L. L. Sawyer.
Lueius M. Sanger. Jos. Lechner, Sam Eby.
Washington.J. T. Haviland. C. Wilcox.
Osolo ....... H. E. Winegar. J. D. Devor.
Wm. P. Martin. A. T. Mitchell. Ben Beuner. A. Elliot.
Geo. W. Adams, Ph. Rouse. John Shaw.
D. Logau, Jr., H. N. Winegar.
Isaac Bennett, A. Lechlitener.
Jacob Hess, Jacob Hess.
D. B. Nausbaum, Jacob Piebe.
York. . .L. M. Sanger.
Jefferson .. . . W. P. Martin. Olive. .. ... A. J. Mitchell. Harrison. .. J. Dalrymple. Middlebury. A. Elliott.
E. C. Abbott.
Geo. Snook, E. C. Abbott.
Henry S. Oakes. T. G. Davis, J. B, Bichel.
Milton Mercer.
Pube Swartz, Edwin Martin.
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Locke. . . Wm. Pittman. Ben True. Charles Miller, D. N. Lockwood. Union. .D. Landis. Daniel Landis. S. H. Smith, W. S. Reed.
Jackson ..... S. R. Miller. Samuel R. Miller. W. C. Brothers, Jacob Baer.
The last township elections for trustees and assessors (1880)
resulted in the return of the following named officials:
Township.
Trustees.
Assessors.
Cleveland.
Hiram Kantz.
Sam. D. Rupel.
Concord.
J. D. Compton.
Jos. Puterbaugh.
Clinton.
.Jacob D. Rohrer.
W. McGarry.
Benton.
.Thomas Prickett.
J. Berkeypile.
Elkhart
Thomas Miller.
C. S. Hascall.
Bango.
. Lester Sawyer.
Horace Randolph.
York.
Albin J. Lee.
E. M. Winegar.
Washington
.F. G. Romaine.
W. C. Birch.
Osolo. .
H. E. Oakes.
G. W. Rich.
Jefferson.
Philip F. Nye.
Israel Wolf.
Olive.
.J. F. Ehret.
Geo. H. Gore.
Harrison.
Jos. G. Culp.
Jacob Hess.
Middlebury .
D. T. Kauffman.
D. C. Hostetler.
Locke.
W. B. Cowan.
David Stonder.
l'nion.
.Sam. F. Smith.
David Conrad.
Jackson
.C. L. Landgreaver.
C. E. Thompson .
The county ratified the constitutional amendments by the fol- lowing majorities: First, 610; second, 1,810; third, 877; fourth. 1,816; fifth 1,600; sixth. 1,469; and ninth. 1,670.
CHAPTER XI.
A MILITARY HISTORY.
Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea!
Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee. Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears, Our faith triumphant o'er our fears, Are all with thee,-are all with thee!
In this very important chapter, a description of the military movements of the early settlers of Elkhart is alone omitted. This is not on account of the nnimportant character of its results; but simply because it holds a position in one of the first chapters of the county history in its claims to a place with the records of the time. The terrible earnestness of the pioneers is there portrayed, their prompt response to the call to arms noticed, the building of the old fort commemorated, and the happy denouement chronicled. This chapter will hold a mere reference to the militia of olden days; but will contain a fair history of the brilliant part taken by Elk- hartians, in defense of the Union.
THE GOSHEN GUARDS.
The first military battalion, organized within Elkhart county, was that under Col. John Jackson, recruited so early as the year 1831. The martial ability of Jackson pointed him ont as one admirably adapted to the command. His zeal in the cause of the Union in 1812 was not forgotten, either within the bounds of his adopted county or at the military department; for, when the State required that a battalion of militia should be organized within each county, the men of Elkhart called upon the veteran soldier, and rendered well-deserved honor, where honor was really due, by elect- ing him to the colonelcy. Col. Jackson was then about 43 years of age-in his middle years -- and lived to see the Union he loved so well victorious over every foe from without and over every treason from within. The old battalion in course of time gave place to other military companies, and as years grew apace, the companies arrived at rare proficiency. No disturbing element requisitioned their services until
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THE WAR WITH MEXICO.
The varied events which led to hostilities between the United States and the republic of Mexico have received a very full treat- ment in the State history. The war itself has been duly chronicled, and, therefore, it will be only necessary here to refer to the action taken by the people of Elkhart county in support of the general Government of the time. The war signal was given to the people of the State by Governor James Whitcomb in his proclamation dated May 22, 1846, and in a memorandum to that paper under the same date. The momentous document ran as follows:
WHEREAS, The territory of our common country has been invaded and the blood of our citizens has been shed upon our own soil by a hostile force from the Republic of Mexico, after repeated attempts of the United States for an honorable settlement of all existing difference with that power, which have been met only with indifference and contempt; and
WHEREAS, By an act of the Congress of the United States entitled, "An act providing for the prosecution of the existing war between the United States and the Republic of Mexico," approved on the 13th of the present month, the President of the United States is authorized, in addition to other provisions therein con- tained, for the prosecution of the said war to a speedy and success- ful termination, to call for and accept the services of any number of volunteers, not exceeding 50,000, either as cavalry, artillery, infantry or riflemen; and
WHEREAS, By a communication from the Secretary of War, dated the 16th inst., received late last evening, and enclosing a copy of aforesaid act, the undersigned is requested on the part of the Presi- dent to cause to be organized at the earliest practicable period, for the aforesaid service,
THREE REGIMENTS OF VOLUNTEERS,
to be infantry or riflemen, and to designate some convenient place of rendezvous, for moving toward Mexico, for the several compan- ies as fast as they shall be organized, where they will be further organized into regiments preparatory to moving toward Mexico; said companies and regiments to be clothed, armed, organized, officered, inspected and mustered into the service, according to the regulations contained in the subjoined memorandum, as gathered from the aforesaid requisition and act of Congress:
Now, therefore, I, James Whitcomb, Governor of the State of Indi- ana, do issue this my Proclamation, appealing to the citizens of this, our well beloved State, by their love of country and of its noble institutions, by the sense of the wanton and unprovoked invasion
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of our territory and the effusion of kindred blood by a foreign and perfidious foe, by their desire to emulate the deeds of noble dar- ing which have so proudly distinguished the elder members of our confederacy, in our earlier history, and by their desire to adopt the best means under the favor of Divine Providence for a speedy termination of the war and an early restoration of peace, to form themselves into volunteer companies with all dispatch for the aforesaid service, and to organize, so that early orders may be given to them to march to New Albany in this State, which is hereby designated as the place of rendezvous, preparatory to their moving toward Mexico.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and cansed the seal of the State to be hereunto affixed at Indianapolis, this 22d day of May, in the year of our Lord 1846, of the State the 29th, and of the Independence of the United States the 70th.
JAMES WHITCOMB.
By the Governor, JOHN H. THOMPSON, Secretary of State.
Attached to this proclamation was the memorandum regulating the organization of volunteer corps to be organized under the late act of Congress of May 13. It comprised 15 articles regarding the supply of uniforms, arms, pay, and embraced the following instructions:
A company of infantry ( or riflemen ) will consist of one Cap- tain, one First Lientenant, one Second Lieutenant, four Sergeants, four Corporals, two musicians and 80 privates.
A regiment of infantry ( or riflemen ) will consist of the follow- ing field and staff officers, viz .: one Colonel, one Lieutenant-Colonel, one Major, one Adjutant ( a Lieutenant of one of the companies, but not an addition ), and of the following non-commissioned staff, viz .: one Sergeant-Major, one Quartermaster Sergeant, two musi- cians, and of ten companies organized as above.
The volunteers were to muster in on terms of 12 months' service or to the end of the war, and were to be placed on the footing of similar regiments of the United States army in every thing except clothing and pay, and consequently were, if wounded or disabled in the service, entitled to the benefits conferred on soldiers of the United States under like circumstances.
In response to Governor Whitcomb's call to arms, a war meeting was held at Goshen May 25, to consider the expediency of organiz- ing a volunteer force to be held in readiness to proceed to the front. Dr. Ellis presided on the occasion, and the meeting fully organized by the appointment of Messrs. Benjamin Crary and M. C. Dough- erty, vice-presidents, and W. C. Matchel, secretary. Mr. Robert 33
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Lowry having referred to the objects the meeting had in view, asked every citizen to assert his manhood, his dignity and patriotism by a nnanimons response to the call to arms. He was followed by M. C. Dougherty, who placed the following resolutions before the chair: "That it is the duty of every citizen in time of war, without inquiring into the causes thereof, to rally in defense of the rights and honor of his country, and never yield until an honorable peace is achieved; that the names of those who wish to volunteer be taken, and that the list be kept open, and the names of all who apply enrolled until a sufficient number is obtained to form a company; that as soon as a company be organized, the same be reported to the Governor."
After these spirited resolutions were accepted, the meeting adjourned to the 30th, when a company was reported partially or- ganized under Captain E. M. Chamberlain, who called on the vol- unteers to assemble June 6, uniformed, armed and equipped, to consider the best means of carrying out their duty to the country. During the time thus occupied by the men of Goshen that Satur- day afternoon the people of Benton, Elkhart and Goshen joined in a grand feu de joie in honor of General Taylor's victories in the South, and were loud in their expressions of determination to go to the front. On Saturday, June 6, an important meeting was held. and the roll of enlistment declared open at the store of Sergeant Howel. On the 13th, the company of Elkhart volunteers, under Captain E. Chase, met in Elkhart, and 14 of their number asked permission to be placed under the command of Capt. Cham- berlain for service with the Goshen Guards. The efforts of Captain Chamberlain to organize a company of volunteers at Goshen for service through the Mexican campaign were not attended with a remarkable success. In a lengthy communication addressed by him to Gov. Whitcomb June 20, from Le Roy, New York, he says.
"Immediately on the appearance of your proclamation, I ordered ont the Goshen Guards, for the purpose of adopting such means as the company might deem proper, and a majority of the company accordingly assembled in obedience to the order. Those present unanimously adopted certain resolutions, which have been forwarded to you, anthorizing me, as Captain, to tender to the general Gov - ernment through you, their services, as soon as the ranks of the company could be filled; and directed the Orderly Sergeant to open an enlistment roll immediately for that purpose. Our company
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is not actually full of reliable rank and file, even under our act of 1844, much less under the regulations governing the regular ser- vice; and I discovered at once that in our small town and vicinity it would, with the utmost effort, require a length of time to fill up the ranks incompatible with the emergencies of an immediate cam- paign. A majority of the company, however, promptly seconded my wishes to make every practicable effort to fill up their ranks, and hold ourselves in readiness for any emergency in which our country might use our services. This we shall not fail to continue to do.
" Before these events transpired, I had made arrangements for a visit with my family to this place, which design I immediately prosecuted on making the above arrangements, being satisfied of the impracticability of immediately filling our ranks as above stated, which circumstance accounts for my letter being dated here.
" Though I regret my inability to have more actively partici- pated in measures for the immediate prosecution of the war with Mexico, yet I deemed it proper to apprise you of such steps as we have taken, and of our prospects and purposes."
Captain Chamberlain then enters into a full and reasonable explanation of the many causes militating against the formation of a military company for one year's service in the Mexican campaign. He ascribes the difficulty in Goshen to the small extent of the town, to the little encouragement offered to volunteers by the laws of the State, to his own absence from home, and his consequent inattention to the duties usually devolving on the captain of an independent volunteer company. The letter is so very sincere that the failure in organization is half atoned for. It also must have the effect of exercising a beneficent influence upon the future career of military companies within the county, since it drew atten- tion to the varied sources from which military inefficiency to meet an emergency generally flows, and to a point of honor which remained unsatisfied in citizen hearts.
The Adjutant General of Indiana Militia replied to Capt. Cham- berlain August 13, 1846, stating that a letter addressed to Governor Whitcomb had been handed to him with directions to say that the difficulty attendant on raising a company for immediate service in a county, such as Elkhart is, within a very limited period, is well understood and appreciated in his department. The Adjutant is satisfied that Capt. Chamberlain exercised all his efforts in the mat- ter, and assures him of a desire to gratify the desires of the " Goshen
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Guards " in accepting its services, should there be another requisi- tion on the State for troops to serve in the Mexican campaign. The receipt of this letter was signalized at Goshen by the issue of a notice to the public, signed by Capt. Chamberlain and dated Aug. 22, 1846, assuring the people that in view of another requisition for troops before the conclusion of hostilities with Mexico, it would be absolutely necessary to fill the ranks of the company, and ardently desiring that the volunteers would come forward and aid in rendering the company efficient, so as to be ready at any moment the State might call for its services. From the very little infor- mation that can be gathered on this subject, it appears that only a few men from this county entered any of the five regiments fur- nished by the State for service in the Mexican war. Whether this was due to apathy, to some fault in the preliminaries of organ- ization, or to a sense of the little opposition which Mexico could show the troops of the United States, then in the field, is a ques- tion of some interest. Now, after a period of 32 years, the cause for the non-appearance of the names of Elkhart men in any telling numbers on the rosters of the Indiana regiments in that war may be ascribed wholly to the prevailing opinion that their services were actually unnecessary, since there was a force already in the field competent to deal successfully with a half-dozen of such unruly Republics as Mexico then was. This fact is patent; because, from the thousand evidences given by the citizens of Elkhart county in later years of their attachment to the Republic and their desire to maintain its integrity, even if the last man within its bonnds had to yield np his life in the patriot's battle, it will appear that noth- ing less than a full cognizance of the small need existing for their services, added, of course, to a knowledge of the immense and unnecessary expense which their muster into service would entail, both directly and indirectly, upon the county and the nation, actnated them in following the course laid down by reason, and thus left themselves open to the wordy attacks of injudicious enthusiasts. A people who were unenthusiastic in 1846, when there was scarcely anything to be enthusiastic about, showed their mag- nanimity in 1861-'65, and proved what thinking men may do when their conntry really needs their services.
Messrs. Myers, Julian and Egbert may be named as the only rep- resentatives of Elkhart county and neighborhood in that campaign. Captain Chamberlain, Lieutenants E. W. H. Ellis and Dr. M. M. Latta, the officers of the Guards, and the well-circumstanced, gen-
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erally handsome, gay, but enthusiastic men in the ranks, still remain " Goshen Guards," determined to defend their native city if Gen. Santa Anna would venture so far North, but otherwise to remain anxious readers of war correspondents' reports, and sensational telegrams from the camps of the Texans and Gen. Taylor's head- quarters. These dispositions, on the part of the great majority of the soldiers, were not at all acceptable to men without the organi- zation, nor to many in its rank and file; for, as Dr. Latta relates, a number of war spirits sat in convention in 1847 to deliberate upon a future motto or coat of arms for the Guards, and adopted one proposed by Washington Earle, viz .: "Soldiers in time of peace; citizens in time of war."
Dr. H. H. Fowler, in addressing the old settlers of Elkhart, in 1859, spoke of the "Sac war," the "Toledo war," and the deep interest taken by the people of Elkhart in military affairs of the time. He compared it with the apathy of these of 1859, and proved, beyond doubt, that military life had merged into mercan- tile, and would not again show its strength until the Union of the States was threatened. Nor were his assertions too strong. The year 1846 afforded him a basis on which to build the opinion ex- pressed 13 years later, and the years 1861-'65 proved the entire assertion correct; for then, really, the Union was threatened, and then the men of Elkhart, whose military ardor slept for a time, awoke suddenly, to eclipse the valorous deeds of most of their mili- tary compeers.
A NATION'S ROLL OF HONOR.
The history of the civil war and the military history of Indiana have been dealt with very fully in the first part of this work, but its connection with the county it is proper to review, specially the names of all those gallant inen who left their happy homes to appear upon the field of battle, in defense of all these precious lib- erties under which they lived, and for the preservation of the most sublime political union that ever bound the great States of a great country together. In April, 1861, immediately after the Presi- dential call for volunteers, a full military company of 93 mnen was organized at Goshen, known as " The Goshen Guards." This com- pany left en route to Indianapolis on Monday, April 29, under command of Milo S. Hascall, and comprised in its rank and file: Lieutenants E. R. Kerstetter, F. B. Rosselwyn, JamesM. Barns; Privates II. E. Agard, E. C. Albright, C. W. Allen, E. C. Adams,
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Gus.' Barns, W. A. Bates, Wm. Balch, F. H. Backus, A. D. Blan- chard, C. T. Banford, P. Barnhart, Wm. Burns, D. M. Bowser, E. Carpenter, G. W. Carpenter, R. W. Cook, E. S. Corp, A. Cornish, C. C. Crummel, D. Chamberlain, John Crummel, A. B. Clark, J. Conner, H. G. Davis, S. Dougherty, Wm. Dodge, Jr., A. W. Fen- ton, James Ferguson, H. Ferris, Amos Fuller, John Graham, -. Geary, Sam. Harris, C. B. Harris, Win. Harris, J. K. Harris, G. Hattel, J. E. Howell, B. L. Harkins, Levi Hass, H. Hutchison, E. T. Hubbell, Solomon Ivens, E. Jacobs, D. James, Geo. Jackson, Peter Kerstetter, Wm. Knight, Henry Lorton, John Macomber, M. McConnell, Wm. McCord, Win. MeDowell, Geo. MeKain, J. S. Miller, Wm. Minnegar, Wm. Metzgar, Sam. Mott, D. E. Man- ning, Barney O'Hara, F. Pierce, G. A. Porter, Ben. Powell, W. HI. Peck, F. Ruddy, C. Reynolds, J. Reynolds, W. S. Smur, J. Smith, B. W. Smith, S. W. Snyder, W. D. Stover, E. H. Stevens, C. Schullmyer, J. Shienbarger, P. Slough, W. W. Tillotson, B. F. Thomas, John H. Violett, G. Wilton, J. Wiekam, Thomas Wil- liams, M. K. Wilson, J. H. Wilson, Albert Winchell, A. Yates, J. Yants, S. Yankel and Fred F. Yeoman.
The State had already acted well its part; the six regiments called for in the President's proclamation were complete, and the only alternative open to the men of this company was to return to their homes and await at Indianapolis the second call to arms. In the meantime Capt. Hascall was assigned a position on the staff of Gen. Morris, again appointed to the Colonelcy of the 17th Regt., and subsequently promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General. His service extended over a period of three years and six months. Lieutenants Kerstetter and Rosselwyn, who, with Capt. Hascall, were among the officers of the unrequisitioned company, attached themselves to the 17th and 74th Regiments respectively.
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