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Edwin W. High, of Metamora, was asked by the Sixty-eighth Indiana Veteran Association to write the history of this regiment, and issued in 1902 a volume of more than four hundred pages covering every phase of the career of this regiment. This volume has the reputation of being one of the best regimental histories ever published in the state and reflects great
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honor upon its author. Franklin county is glad to claim Mr. High as one of its sterling citizens. He was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in 1841, and removed to Metamora, Franklin county, Indiana, in 1852. On August 6, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company C, Sixty-eighth Indiana ; appointed orderly sergeant on January 3, 1864 ; appointed commissary sergeant of the regiment on March 18, 1864; promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and adjutant of the regiment on May 20, 1864. However, the regiment being reduced below the number required for the muster of a colonel, he was not mustered into the rank to which he had been appointed.
In June, 1864, he was placed on detached duty as a clerk at Chattanooga and served there until March 4, 1865. Later he was detailed for duty as clerk in the war department at Washington, D. C., and ordered to report to Major-General Steedman in the field. He was assigned to duty as clerk in charge of the court-martial records of the district of Etowah, in which capacity he served until June II, 1865. In 1866 he accepted a position as inspector and gauger in the United States internal revenue department, and in the following year removed to Louisville, Kentucky, to accept a position in United States service, and was soon given the position of chief of the registered letter division, Louisville postoffice. In 1868 he began the study of law in the office of Hon. James Speed, attorney-general of the United States under President Lincoln, which he continued for over three years. In 1871 he was married to Mary D. Banes, of Metamora, Indiana, who died in September, 1890. He was engaged in constant practice as a lawyer until his death.
The Fourth Cavalry (Seventy-seventh) Regiment was organized at Indianapolis, August 22, 1862, with Isaac P. Gray as colonel. On the com- pletion of its organization the aspect of affairs became so threatening in Kentucky that the regiment was divided, four companies being sent to Hen- derson under command of John A. Platter and the remaining companies to Louisville, whence they were ordered into the interior of Kentucky. The regiment fought in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama, and engaged in many of the severest engagements of the war. It was mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, June 29, 1865. Franklin county had forty-two privates and two officers in Company B of this regiment. William H. Bracken was commissioned first lieutenant August 2, 1862, and mustered out with this rank with his regiment at the close of the war. John P. Wilson was commissioned second lieutenant August 2, 1862, and resigned his commission February 27, 1863. The non-commissioned officers of Com- pany B included the following: Henry H. Blackman, sergeant; Hugh
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West, quartermaster-sergeant ; Leigh H. Hamond, George W. Neuman and Ignatius L. Koehler, corporals; Lewis F. Royer, bugler. There were forty- two privates in this company: James Abbott, John B. Bobe, William Baker, James W. Bell, William H. Berry, Joseph M. Clark, John B. Cook, William Castle, Thomas A. Conley, Robert J. Cain, Frank Diefenbach, Charles M. Davis, Cassius Dearmond, William Fogle, Frank Fox, John Gagle, Henry Gibcke, Peter Gerber, Judson Hayes, Andrew J. Heasom, Henry Hartman, Ezra Keeler, William Keeler, William P. Knight, John Lackey, George Mon- roe, Clinton Misner, Samuel Roe, Henry A. Risk, William W. Robertson, Powell Stant, Robert M. Stoops, William J. Stewart, Obadiah Stevens, John A. Thalheimer, Parker Tappen, Shelby Utsler, John Utsler, Isaiah Utsler, James R. Williams, Louis Wagoner and John C. Young.
The Eighty-third Regiment was organized at Lawrenceburg in Sep- tember, 1862, with Benjamin J. Spooner as colonel. The organization was composed of nine companies of volunteers for three years and one company of drafted men. The latter was discharged from service at the expiration of nine months from November 15, 1862. Shortly after it was mustered in, the regiment was sent to Memphis, Tennessee, and during the rest of 1862 and until the fall of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863, the regiment was fighting around that stronghold. After the fall of Vicksburg the regiment was trans- ferred to Chattanooga and fought in the great battle at Missionary Ridge, Novmeber 25, 1863. Following this the regiment went with Sherman in his campaign until he reached Atlanta, and then turned and moved northward in pursuit of Hood. After driving the rebel commander into northern Alabama the Eighty-third returned to Atlanta and remained with Sherman until he reached Savannah. It then followed him northward through the Carolinas and after the surrender of Lee and Johnson marched to Wash- ington, D. C., where it participated in the Grand Review, May 23-24, 1865. The regiment was mustered out June 3, 1865, after having traveled four thousand miles by land, eighteen hundred miles on steamboat and four hun- dred eight-five miles by rail-making a total of six thousand two hundred eighty-five miles traveled during its term of service. During its career the regiment was under actual fire for more than two hundred days. Franklin county had recruits in four companies, D, E, H and K. Company D had ten nine months' privates from this county : Joseph Doerflein, Mathew Her- bert, Bernhard Hoelscher, Henry Macke, John Meyrose, Theodore Moor- mann, Anthony Rahe, Balthasar Roell, Henry Wintering and Frank Zeh. Company E had one private, Peter H. Huber. Company H had three privates, Henry Hensler, Lewis Etter and Herman Weighmeier. Company
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K enrolled a total of forty-eight men from this county, including officers and privates. The officers of this company were as follows: Captain, John M. Cresswel; first sergeant, Wilbur F. Hitt; second sergeants, William H. Keeler, John Mixer; corporals, Recompence Carter, John W. Feighan, John H. Kramer and George W. Abraham; musician, Dennis R. Sizelove; wagoner, Patrick Dugan. The privates of this company were as follows: Patrick H. Coleman, Michael Doherty, Aaron C. Fry, James A. Harrell, Peter Huegel, Michael A. Jacob, Joseph Kopp, Nathan Martin, Frederick Meyrose, Lyman B. Reynolds, Moses Rariden, Daniel K. Smith, William Stech, John Siefert, Philip Schwegler, Frank Schlosser, Lewis W. Woodruff, Jesse M. Woodruff, Frank Wagoner, Conrad Wagner, George Wilhelm, Anthony Weber, Frederick Wachsmann and Anthony Wobbe.
The Fifth Cavalry ( Ninetieth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers) was organized at Indianapolis in August and September, 1862. Four companies were mustered into the service in August, five in September and three in October. The companies were divided and several of them were sent to the southwestern part of the state to keep order and quell any incipient uprising on the part of the Southern sympathizers. Later, all the companies of the regiment united at Glasgow, Kentucky, and during the remainder of their time in service fought in practically all of the Southern states. This regiment was in twenty-two separate battles, and during the month of June, 1864, was under fire every day in the month. It actually marched two thousand four hundred miles and was transported one thousand miles on water. It captured six hundred forty prisoners, a number equivalent to more than half of its own enrollment. Of this regiment thirty-four were killed on the battlefield; thirteen died from wounds; seventy-four died in the hospital; one hundred fifteen died in rebel prisons; seventy-two were wounded in action; four hundred ninety-seven were captured at various times-making a total casualty list of eight hundred twenty-nine. Franklin county had two men in Company C, Seymore L. Pierce and Austin Mason. Pierce was mustered in as first sergeant August 5, 1862, promoted to second lieutenant, May 4, 1863, and commissioned captain March 10, 1864. Austin Mason, also of Laurel, was mustered in as sergeant August 9, 1865, and was mustered out as a private June 15, 1865. William D. Barwick was a private in Company G.
The One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment was recruited during the winter of 1863-64 from the fourth and seventh congressional districts and rendezvoused at Greensburg. It was mustered into service March 9, 1864, with John C. McQuiston as colonel. Nine days later the regiment
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left for Nashville and on the 4th of April the regiment marched to Charles- ton, Tennessee, spending twenty days marching from morning until night. It joined Sherman's army in Georgia and remained with him until after the fall of Atlanta, when it turned to follow Hood back into Tennessee. It was in the battle of Nashville and was later taken to Washington, D. C. From that city it was taken by water to Fort Anderson, North Carolina, and was later sent into the interior of the state to meet General Sherman at Goldsboro. The regiment was mustered out of the service at Raleigh, North Carolina, on August 25, 1865. When it reached Indianapolis on Septem- ber 4 it only had an aggregate of five hundred, rank and file, left out of the original thousand men. Franklin county had one hundred and thirteen men in the One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment, divided among Com- panies A, B, D, E, G, H, I and K. There were four in A, thirteen in B, eleven in D, five in E, two in G, six in H, twelve in I and sixty-five in K.
The One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Regiment was mustered into the one-hundred-day service at Indianapolis, May 25, 1864. Franklin county furnished eighty-six privates and the commissioned officers for Company H. The officers were as follows : Captain, Robert Allen; first lieutenant, William H. Jones; second lieutenant, Edward D. Waltz. In Terrell's Report (Vol. VII., p. 361) the statement is made that these men were "supposed" to be mus- tered out upon the expiration of their enlistment. According to the records, Wilson Morrow, of Brookville, was commissioned major of this regiment on June 1, 1864, but for some reason, not disclosed, declined the honor. This regiment saw service in Tennessee.
The One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment was mustered into the service at Indianapolis. June 8. 1864, with George Humphrey as colonel This regiment was one of the eight one-hundred-day regiments (numbered consecutively from the one hundred thirty-second to the one hundred thirty- ninth, inclusive) which were raised in the summer of 1864. As fast as these regiments were mustered in they were sent to Nashville, Tennessee, and dur- ing their three months at the front guarded railroads in Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia for the purpose of keeping open the lines of communication used by General Sherman. These regiments all served beyond their one hun- dred days and then returned to Indianapolis, where they were discharged from their service. Franklin county had fifty-two privates in Company B of the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment and all of the commissioned officers. The officers were as follows : Captains, John Colter and Abner Lee; first lieutenants, Allen W. Monroe, Abner Lee and James Gillespie ; second lieutenants, Abner Lee, James Gillespie and Jacob P. Blazier.
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The One Hundred and Forty-second Regiment was recruited for the one-year service in July, 1864, most of the companies being from the tenth congressional district. The regiment was organized and mustered into the service on November 3, 1864, with John M. Comparet as colonel. It was sent to Nashville, and later followed Sherman through Georgia as far as Atlanta. It then returned to Tennessee, fought in the battle of Nashville and remained on duty at that city until mustered out July 14, 1865. Franklin county had only two men in this regiment, both being members of Com- pany I, Corporal Henry Bridge, of Laurel, and Private Jesse Bridge of the same place. Both were mustered out with their regiment.
The One Hundred and Forty-sixth Regiment was recruited in the first, third and fourth congressional districts, organized at Indianapolis, March 3, 1865, and mustered into the service six days later with M. C. Welsh as colonel. It arrived at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, on March II, and performed post and guard duty at various places in Virginia until it was mustered out of the service at Baltimore, August 31, 1865. Franklin county had fifty-seven privates and non-commissioned officers and four commis- sioned officers. Thomas C. Shepperd was commissioned quartermaster, Feb- ruary 24, 1865. Company A had eight privates, as follows: Walker Bacon, James Baker, Samuel Bartlow, Hickman Dean, Charles Hammman, William Hamilton, Franklin Smith and James Wilson. Company F had forty-four men from Franklin county. John Burkhardt was commissioned captain of this company March 1, 1865, and surrendered his commission on the 27th of the following May. James A. Rodman was commissioned second lieutenant of Company F, June 1, 1865. Charles Conner and Charles Washburn, both of Metamora, were made sergeants February 1, 1865. Thomas Keeler, James B. French, William Heineman and Lucius Gates were corporals. The privates were as follow : Rollin G. Adams, Henry Butler. James Butler, James Buckley, Jolın Castle, A. J. Cameron, Frederick Ellerman, Noah Dare, George Frederick, John Ferris, Z. L. Ferguson, Amos M. Geyer, John Holi- day, William Holiday, John Hurley, J. C. Howard, George W. Johnson, John Kelley, Clarence LaRue, George McWhinney, Wilson McAnnally, Elmore Maguire, James Murray, Lewis Morelock, John McAnnally, John W. Pettycrew, William Roberts, Jonathan Rusing, Simpson M. Rusing, John G. Schoke, James M. Steward, John S. Steward, William Stephens, Henry Wolf, George Washington and John A. Wiggans. Company H had seven Franklin county recruits, Second Lieutenant Frederick Hallowell and six privates, John M. Jaques, Samuel Abercrombie, Henry C. Bearsley, John A. Liming, John H. Stafford and David Worship.
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The One Hundred-Forty-seventh Regiment was composed of seven companies from the fifth congressional district, two from the eleventh and one composed of detachments from Benton, Henry and Fayette counties. These were organized into a regiment at Indianapolis, March 13, 1865, with Milton Peden as colonel. It was sent into Virginia, and remained in the Shenandoah valley until mustered out August 4, 1865. Franklin county. had three privates in Company D, William L. Gilmore, James M. Osborn and John Osborn, all from Metamora. William Feffers, of Fairfield, was a private in Company E.
The One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment was recruited in the sixth congressional district and was mustered in at Indianapolis, February 25, 1865, with Nicholas R. Ruckle as colonel. It performed garrison duty in the central part of Tennessee until it was mustered out of the service Sep- tember 5, 1865. Franklin county had thirty-eight men in this regiment, distributed among Companies A, B and G. The following twenty-three privates were in Company A: Wiley Ackman, John W. Boots, Charles Aplin, William F. Crouch, Charles M. Cole, Benjamin F. Childs, Martin Glaze, John Gray, John Godfrey, Lewis Gordon, John Jackson, Samuel Kaskey, Andrew Kirk, Edward Lowey, James S. Monroe, Patrick Mckinley, Lloyd Rariden, Decatur Simms, Andrew J. Stephenson, Thomas G. Strue, William Stephenson, William T. Snodgrass, William D. Tomlinson and Lawrence Willhof. There were four men in Company B, Samuel Danbury, James Graves, Frederick Ward and John G. Williams. Company G enlisted eleven Franklin county recruits, as follow: John D. Atkinson, John I. Abrams, David H. Abrams, Charles B. Abrams, Peter Bradley, William Craig, James King, John Mills, Joseph Newton and Jones Tobin.
The Nineteenth Battery of Light Artillery was mustered into the service at Indianapolis, August 5, 1862, with Samuel J. Harris as captain. It immediately joined the Army of the Ohio in Kentucky and took an active part in driving Bragg out of the state. It fought in numerous engagements in Kentucky and Tennessee and later followed Sherman to Atlanta. After the fall of that city, the Nineteenth Battery pursued Hood into northern Georgia, but rejoined Sherman before he reached Savannah. It remained with that general until the close of the war, and was mustered out June 10, 1865. Franklin county had a few men in this battery.
The Twentieth Indiana Battery of Light Artillery was organized at Indianapolis and mustered into the service, September 19, 1862, with Frank A. Rose as captain. This battery first saw service in Kentucky and later moved into Tennessee, where it was given charge of the siege guns at Nash-
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ville. Later it was employed in guarding railroads and also did much skirmishing through Alabama and Georgia. It took part in the final defeat of Hood's army at Nashville, in December, 1864. During 1865 it was stationed at Chattanooga most of the time until it was mustered out June 28, 1865. Franklin county had a few men in this battery.
The Twenty-third Battery of Light Artillery was recruited during the fall of 1862 and organized at Indianapolis, November 8, 1862. From that time until July 4, 1863, the battery was stationed at Indianapolis under the command of Generals Carrington, Hascall and Wilcox. Its duties consisted mainly in aiding the guarding of the rebel prisoners. A part of the battery accompanied the Seventy-first Regiment to Monroe, Sullivan and Green counties, Indiana, to quell disturbances caused by Knights of the Golden Circle. Later the battery was sent into Kentucky and after Morgan came over into Indiana, it was sent after him to this state. After assisting in his capture it returned to Indianapolis, where it remained until the fall of 1863. In 1864 the battery was sent to Georgia and helped Sherman on his famous march to the sea. After the fall of Atlanta it returned to Tennessee and in the fall of 1864 it was taken to Virginia and from thence to North Carolina, where it participated in the last engagement between the Northern and Southern armies in that state. It was mustered out at Indianapolis, July 2, 1865. Franklin county had some men in this battery.
It is difficult to tell how many colored troops Franklin county furnished the Union army during the Civil War. The names of three-Harrison Allen, Nixon C. Cazy and Peter Jones-are listed as being members of the Eighth Regiment of United States Colored Troops. This regiment included three hundred twenty-seven colored men, all of whom were enlisted from Indiana. .
In addition to the regiments which have been enumerated as contain- ing Franklin county volunteers, there were other regiments in the state which had one or more recruits from this county. A number of men from this county enlisted in Ohio regiments. W. C. Lynn, Thomas Marlatt and T. C. Shepperd enlisted in the Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry as musicians and were mustered out in 1862. It is interesting to note that the first man from Franklin county who gave his life for his country was Samuel R. John, a son of Robert and Martha John of Brookville. He had enlisted in the Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry at the opening of the war and was killed at Middle Fork Bridge in the Rich Mountain (Virginia) campaign. John was clerking in a store in Ohio when the war opened, which accounts for the fact that he enlisted in an Ohio regiment.
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SOME CIVIL WAR STATISTICS.
In 1862 C. C. Binkley, provost marshal for Franklin county, gathered the data for the following table of the county. This shows the number of men of militia age in each township, the number of volunteers up to that time, the number exempted on account of physical disability, number now in service, number subject to draft and the percent. of volunteers credited to each township. This table is copied from the Franklin Democrat of Sep- tember 12, 1862.
TOWNSHIPS.
Number of Militia Age.
Number of Volunteers.
Number exempt for disability.
Volunteers now in service.
Number subject to draft.
Per cent. now in service.
Bath
125
30
I7
29
108
2I
Blooming Grove
I20
46
32
44
88
33
Brookville
517
278
107
15I
410
38
Butler
192
50
24
48
I68
22
Fairfield
105
45
24
42
81
34
Highland
274
28
4I
26
233
IO
Laurel
203
II7
24
109
I79
38
Metamora
136
109
I4
103
I22
40
Posey
I37
80
25
67
II2
37
Ray
277
3I
24
27
253
9
Salt Creek
I30
9I
I7
88
II3
44
Springfield
276
96
37
92
239
29
White Water
213
53
26
5I
187
2I
2,705
1,054
412
977
2,293
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1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
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1
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1
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1
1
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THE DRAFT BY TOWNSHIPS IN OCTOBER, 1862.
Ray Township-Bernard Brune, John H. Kreienbaum, J. Henry Rendes, Joseph Freihage, Lewis Stone, Frederick Tormoehle, Joseph Wan- strath, Bernard Grissehop, John Roever, John H. Boeggeman, Henry Klostermann, Henry Roell, Casper Gaupel, Abraham Hilton, Jacob Weber, Mack Schneider, Henry Krenger, Bernard Raab, Joseph Burlage, Antony Fischeser, Henry H. Blanke, Christopher Knabe, Frederick Knapman, Jacob Huber, Louis Meyer, Bernard Hinnecamp, Henry Boerstead, Othniel T. Biggs, Adam Vierling, Bernard Gruenkemeier, Joseph Middendorf, Bernard Baumer, Henry Macke, Franz Scheper, Jr., John Bredewater, Thomas E. Biggs, Antony Hackman, Frederick Meyer, Henry Niemeyer, Frank Rolfus, George H. Minning, Francis Wehlage, John P. Fisse, John Haverkos, Henry Kruthaup, John B. Sandmann, William Rahe, Vincent Welling, Frank Raver, Henry Seigering, Theodore Moormann, Clemens Rosser, Christopher Schwegman, Herman Waechter, John W. Holmauer, Joseph Ziegelmeyer, Henry Wintering, John H. Rolfus, Francis Meyer, William Dwenger.
Highland Township-Henry Stahlmann, Frederick Siebenthaler, George Chapman, William Mergenthal, George Schlapp, John E. Ripperger, Adam Berg, Stephen Howe, S. M. Riter, Frederick Batzner, John Molter, John Woolver, Washington Howe, John Sefrin, Joseph Bondle, Peter Franzmann, Charles Rupp, Peter Brickner, Eli Parkhurst, James Chapman, Nathan Baker, Philip Eschenbach, Pius Geiger, George Huber, Henry Hartman, George B. Siebenthaler, George Reiter, Jamison Cox, William Prifogle, Godfreid Siebenthaler, Valentine Boll, Aloyious Huber, John Geis, William Stewart, George Pulskamp, Charles Fertig, Andrew Wissel, George Wiwi, John Batz- ner, Reuban Benton, Henry Bruns, Clinton Armstron, William Cooley, Her- man Becker, Frederick Bruns, Henry Siebenthaler, Peter Grose, Christian Ellerman, Christopher Amberger, Allen McFee, John Stallmann, Frederick Feit, Mathias Yagley, Joseph Geis.
White Water Township-Lemuel Sparks, James Hampson, William Blackburn, Nicholas Stone, Joseph Barrow, George C. Cleaver, George W. Gant, Moses Smith, Charles Gille, Ambrose Williams, John F. Hutchinson, Nathan R. Butcher, John Carter, John S. Hyde, John Hurst, John M. Jaques, John Dale, Frederick Kirk, James Hollowell, John M. Rudicill, William Selves, Adam Rifner, Alfred J. Freeland, Thomas Standsberry, William Jaques.
Butler Township-Michael Gehrig. B. Gruenkemeier, John Conrad, Christian Hessler, F. W. Wittkemper, John Ragan, Lawrence Stengel, John
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Heggemann, Charles Wittkemper, Peter Motsch, William Hassmann, Martin Krinker, Albert Brunsmann, John Wirtz, Jacob Zins, Addison Garrison, J. M. Jones, Gerhart Meyer, Israel Cohen, Richard Milburn.
Bath Township-Edward J. Goff, James Landon, Asa Acres, Harrison Mclain, Benjamin Miller, James Moran, Andrew Lockridge, George Rich- mond, James Dair, Jacob Sites, John W. Smolley, Alexander Young, James Hetrick, Alexander Tucker, Joseph Wallace.
Springfield Township-Lewis Bolton, Owen Davis, Peter Dearmond, William Seal, Peter Huth, Jonathan Miles, James Hiatt, Joseph L. Carson, George T. McClellan, John L. Riter, Richard O'Byrne, Jacob Gratwohl, William H. H. Thomas, John Barry.
These men were to report at Indianapolis, October 15, 1862, and if any failed to appear they were arrested by the marshal. Drafted men were per- mitted to volunteer in old regiments or for one year's service. Substitutes were accepted when they reported to the camp at Indianapolis. The other townships in the county had furnished their quota and were not subject to the draft.
QUOTAS AND CREDITS.
The following is a statement of quotas and credits of Franklin county under calls of February 1, March 14, and July 18, 1864, as shown by Adjutant-General Terrell's Report, December 31, 1864:
Townships of
Franklin
County.
Quota of
Quota of
Quota of
July 18, 1864.
First Enroll-
Total Quotas and
Deficiencies.
Recruits.
Veterans.
Credits by Draft.
Total Credits by
One Year.
Two Years.
Three Years.
Deficiency.
5 wer | Surplus.
Bath
19
8
21
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