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served in Kentucky and Tennessee during the war. The principal en- gagements were at Monterey, Munfordville, near Versailles, Hartville, etc., etc.
THE FIFTIETH REGIMENT.
In the Fiftieth Regiment was a small squad of men from Greene County, as follows: Henry Williams, taken prisoner at Jenkins' Ferry, Ark., April, 1864; Gabriel Abrams; John Abrams, veteran; Floyd B. Brown, David P. Burks; William H. Coffey, died at Little Rock, Ark., February, 1864; George W. Carnwell, discharged July, 1862, disability; Joseph Daniels, veteran, transferred to Fifty-second Regiment; Edward Dickinson, William H. Freeman; John W. Hen dricks, veteran, transferred to Fifty-second Regiment; James H. Hogan, died at Princeton, Ark., May, 1864; Joseph Langley, veteran, transferred to Fifty-second Regiment; John L. Rowe, died at Camp Wickliffe, Ky., January, 1862; David Rowe, veteran, transferred to Fifty-second Regiment; James H. Skinner, vet- eran, transferred to Fifty-second Regiment. And the following recruits: John Abrams; Alexander C. Brown, died at New Albany, October, 1862; John A. Crockett, Oliver P. Gray; John Ison, died at Little Rock, Ark., 1864; Quinton B. Livingston and Henry L. Trout, all the living being transferred to the Fifty second Regiment. These men were in Company D, of the Fiftieth; they were mustered in during the autumn of 1861. In this company were John L. Harrell, the present Auditor of Greene County, and his brother, James Harrell, both of whom went into the army from Putnam County. John L. was wounded and taken prisoner at Jenkins' Ferry, but afterward exchanged and John was mustered out January 5, 1865.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Before the commencement of the war, Eel River Township had eighty-five voters; by December, 1861, of these, thirty-five had en !:-. ed the army. It was the banner township. During the months of January and February, 1862, many recruits were obtained for the Fifty ninth Regiment. On Tuesday evening, February 18, came the news of the capture of Fort Donelson, and Worthington and other places in the county held public demonstrations. In that town, huge bonfires were lighted on the streets, and the entire population-men, women and chil- dren-turned out to congratulate themselves over the victory, Proces- sions were formed on the streets and marched about, led by martial bands. Three cheers resounded for everything loyal. A salute of twenty-four guns was fired. The demonstration was continued far into the night. It was about this time that a number of Abolitionists of Beech Creek Town- ship and vicinity prepared and signed quite extensively a petition to Congress to pass a bill declaring all the slaves of the South free. This met with considerable opposition in the county from those who consid- ered that Congress nor the administration had no right to interfere with
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the institution of slavery. This feeling in the county was more fully developed when it became apparent that slavery was doomed. Then it was that opposition to a continuance of the war was first publicly mani- fested by the masses. This condition of affairs brought out the follow- ing caustic article in the Gazette of June, 1862:
"Almost every day we hear of persons of this section who talk just as though they were citizens of Mississippi. When the Union troops meet with a reverse; they exult over it and charge the fault to President Lin- coln. When our armies are victorious, they remain mum, or perhaps they will say that it is too soon to rejoice, that 'the South ain't whipped yet.' We heard of one man who said he hoped that every man who went from this county would either be killed or die of disease. Such men are too mean to live and are not fit for hell. They should not be permitted to remain in our midst, and should be forced to take up their line of march for the land of Dixie, where they might be permitted to associate with thieves, traitors and savages. Some of these men moved to this county from the Slave States in a one-horse wagon, and were too poor to own the tenth part of an undivided nigger."
THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1862.
The 4th of July this year was celebrated at four or five places in the county, the largest crowd gathering at Worthington, though perhaps the most enthusiasm was manifested at Bloomfield. At Worthington, speeches were delivered, national airs sung and played, salutes were fired, and a fine picnic dinner was eaten in a neighboring grove. The greatest enjoy- joyment was over the toasts. One of these was as follows: "The Amer- ican Eagle-May it never lose a feather; may their points be tipped with gold; its talons pointed with steel, and may it sit on the tree of Liberty and feed its young with the flesh of traitors." A large crowd also gathered at Bloomfield. The multitude came from all directions early on the bright sunny morning, through the heat and dust, in holiday attire, with banners and mottoes waving in the breeze, and bands playing the stirring national airs. One or two four-horse teams came loaded with young ladies dressed in white and ornamented with ribbons of red and blue and wreaths of choice summer flowers. The omnipresent small boy was out with his indispensable din and noise and smoke and shouts. By 9 o'clock A. M., the streets were surging with a sea of patriotic citizens. At this hour all the bells of town were rung to collect the crowd at the court house. Maj. Joseph Lyon, Marshal of the Day, formed the proces- sion around the square and on the side streets, and then, with drums beating and colors flying, the march to the grove was commenced. Stands and seats had been erected at Cold Spring, near the cliff, west of town, and here the procession arrived and was called to order. After music by the band, Rev. O'Flynn offered prayer, and after another air from the
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band Maj. Lyon read the Declaration of Independence. Eloquent speeches were then delivered by Rev. O'Flynn and Dr. Meacham. Both addresses were highly spoken of for their finish, beauty, fire and loyalty. Two hours were then spent over a sumptuous picnic dinner, spread on the ground under the cool trees, and in social intercourse. Soldiers were present] in military dress, at home on furlough from the active scenes of war, or discharged by reason of honorable though frightful wounds, and were the heroes of the occasion. At 2 o'clock P. M., Judge Edwards addressed for two hours the large crowd, and held them spell- bound by the fiery portrayal of the calamity which had befallen the country. He was frequently interrupted by storms of thundering cheers. At the conclusion of his speech, the crowd dispersed amid round after round of buzzas.
RENEWED ENLISTMENTS OF MEN.
During the spring and early summer months of 1862, the enlistment of men in the county was almost at a standstill, but under the heavy calls for men of July and August, the work was revived. E. R. Stropes and William H. Johnson issued a call for volunteers in June. John J. Starnes began raising a company in July, and by the 24th had secured thirty-five men. He was assisted materially by Dr. E. H. Sabin, who, during the entire war, did as much as any other man in Greene County to facilitate clearing the county quotas. On the 28th of July, the com- pany of thirty-five men under Capt. Starnes left Worthington for Terre Haute to join the Seventy-first Regiment. A public farewell was ten. dered the boys by the citizens, Dr. Sabin delivering the address. The boys gave three cheers, and left with banners flying.The recruiting for the company was continued, the men joining the company as fast as en- listed. The following is the personal record: John J. Starnes, Captain, resigned January, 1863, by reason of wounds; John T. Owens, First Lieutenant, transferred to Sixth Cavalry; Henry D. Watts, Second Lieu- tenant, transferred to Sixth Cavalry; Robert D. Andrews; Samuel D. Scott, killed at Athens, Ga., August, 1864; John D. Allen, discharged May, 1863; W. S. McGee; William Irvin, killed at Richmond, Ky., Au- gust, 1862; Frederick Smith, discharged November, 1862, wounded; John W. Miller, discharged November, 1862, wounded; J. S. Smith, died at home, 1863; Absalom Pegg, discharged January, 1863, wounded; James Smith, discharged January, 1863; K. E. Dryden, discharged, 1865; James Solomon, discharged May, 1863; G. W. Coultas, missing, 1862; Francis Bartley; Robert W. Campbell, discharged, 1863; John C. An- drews; W. D. Arthur, missing, 1862; Levi Bartley; John Bartley, died in Georgia, 1864; William Bartley, Samuel Bartley, Valentine Bartley, John Bland, William Baze; Benjamin Bonnan, missing; Harlan Buckner, killed on Stoneman's raid, 1864; P. A. Buskirk, James Beck, J. B. Brown, G.
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W. Bender; James Bender, killed at Richmond, Ky .; N. J.'Beach, killed by accident at Lanesville, 1863; J. W. Conklin, discharged, 1863; J. W. Cowan, G. B. Chapman; Henry D. Conklin, discharged November, 1862, wounded; James Dover, killed at Richmond; John Dover; C. C. Dunn, died at Terre Haute, 1862; G. W. Dayhoof; W. W. English, dis- charged November, 1862; T. D. English, discharged November, 1862; W. J. Falk, killed at Richmond, Ky .; Luke Fiscus; G. W. Grinder, vet- eran; L. A. Greene; S. B. Gary, died at Indianapolis January, 1863; Alfred Huey, died at Cumberland Gap March, 1864; James N. Hughes; David M. Hunt, died in Andersonville Prison August, 1864; Robert Hall, died at Richmond, Va., February, 1864; J. W. Heaton, Benjamin Huey; James T. Jewell, died at Terre, Haute December, 1862; James Johnson; Elbert Jeter, veteran; Reuben Judd, James Laffoon; Amos Lit- tlejohn, discharged, 1863; David Loos, died in Andersonville Prison April, 1864; S. W. Merrill, killed at Richmond, Ky .; Calvin Mowan, unaccounted for; David Myers, C. P. Mouldon, W. H. Myers; Jacob Neidigh, killed in battle on Stoneman's raid July, 1864; H. O. Norman, killed at Richmond, Ky .; N. W. Osborn; Thomas Potter, discharged; William Pope, killed at Richmond; Martin V. Smith, promoted Second Lieutenant; James Sleeth, discharged; W. H. H. Sleeth; William Soli- day, died at Indianapolis, 1863; Alfred Shields, George Saver; P. W. Snyder, died at home, 1863; Calvin Stalcup, W. B. Seeders; G. B. Sny- der, killed at Richmond, Ky .; J. T. Smock, P. G. Sanders; Melville Tucker, died at Indian apolis, 1863; G. N. Vanostran; Ferdinand Voit, died in Andersonville Prison, 1864; W. J. Ward, discharged, 1863; Wilson Wolf; Watson Wilson, died at Columbus, Ohio, 1865; Marchant Wilson; Liberty Woodall, died at Cumberland Gap, 1864; John Wood- all; Jesse Wooden, discharged, 1863; Israel Wilkey, veteran; Smith Walker and James Lewis Worley. When nothing is said of men above, they were mustered out usually at the expiration of the term of service. The following recruits from Greene County joined the company: William Buckner, James Burcham; Alfred Cooper, died at Chattanooga, 1864; James Flater, Olwin Flater, John Ishbaugh, Jonathan Kelley, N. P. Knight, John A. MoGraw, C. W .. Miller, S. C. Morrow, J. S. Newkirk, George Ockerman, H. A. Reed, G. W. Richey, Aaron Swor is, Ransom Walker, all of whom were mustered out in 1865. The sketch of the Seventy-first Regiment will be found in the military history of Sullivan County, accompanying this volume.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Peter Hill and A. W. Anderson and others in August recruited about fifty men, who were combined with as many more, mostly from Martin and Sullivan Counties, and made Company K of the Eightieth Regiment. There was much disloyalty in the county at this time. Threats were
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made to throw the material of the Worthington Gazette into the canal, but Mr. Morrison, undaunted, kept pouring hot shot into the disloyal ranks with each issue of his paper. During a war meeting in. Washing- ton Township, a speaker calling for recruits said he did not-believe there was a man within the sound of his voice who sympathized with the South, whereupon one of the most prominent citizens there, who is jet living (1883), said he sympathized with the Southern people, and knew of others present who felt likewise. It was difficult to raise men in the face of such acts. By the 21st of August, 1862, Fairplay Township had fur- nished the greatest number of men for the war, proportionately, and Case the least. The former had sent seventy-three out of 132, and the latter twenty-six out of 133. . A. J. Faucett took about seventy recruits to the Fifty-ninth Regiment. Great efforts were made all over the county in clear the quota, as the draft was threatened. A petition was circulated and extensively signed, asking the County Board to make an appropri- ation for the support of soldiers' families. This was done to meet the common objection from men that their families could not get along with- out their support. The County Board, accordingly, in September appro- priated $2,000 for that purpose. The Gazette of August 14 said: "Greene County has nearly 1,100 men in the army." Samuel R. Cavins was appointed County Draft Commissioner; P. C. Vanslyke, Marshal; and F. F. Blaser, Surgeon. Late in August, the Gazette said: "The order for drafting men for the army has acted like a charm in this seo- tion. Hundreds volunteered last week who never would have gone but for the fear of being drafted-not that they had any lack of patriotism, but their wives, children and friends opposed them. They could not think of breaking the sacred ties that bound them to their homes, but when the ' tug of war' came they stepped out boldly on the side of their country. May God bless them and preserve their lives is our constant prayer. In one neighborhood, all are gone but two old men and a Dutch- man. Three cheers for the 'mash'-whoop, boys! Who's afeard of Sesesh!". About this time also, the Gazette published the following: "During last Friday and Saturday, the physicians of this place were besieged by a large number of persoris to procure certificates of physical disability exempting them from being drafted. Some were afflicted with disease of the brain, others had a bone in their leg, and one or two were afflicted with white swelling. Since the order was issued for a draft, there are a great many men who have become afflicted with nearly all the diseases which flesh is heir to. One month ago, to all appearances, most of them were able-bodied men, capable of bearing arms." Abont fifty men .were raised for Company K of the Eighty-fifth Regiment. More than four full companies were raised for the Ninety-seventh Regiment.
At no time during the war was the enthusiasm more intense, or the activity greater, than during the months of August and September, 1862.
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Capta.'Thomas Flinn, Andrew J. Axtell, John W. Carmichael, A. P. For- syth, John Fields left during the latter part of August with companies either wholly or partly secured in Greene County. The Gazette of An- gust 28 said: "During the past week, Old Greene has been fairly spreading herself." And on the 4th of September said: "Greene County has now about fifteen full companies of volunteers in the army, com- manded by Capta. Cavins (E. H. C.), Rose, Smith, Beaty, Edington, Gainey, Cavins (A. G.), Belden, Starnes, Forsyth, Hill, Flinn, Car- michael, Fields and Axtell. Part of Capt. Puckett's company were also recruited in the northwest part of this county." This was giving the county a little more credit than it deserved, but it shows about what was being done. Capt. Puckett's company was K, of the Eighty-fifth Regi- ment.
ENROLLMENT OF COUNTY MILITIA.
.In August, Samuel R. Cavins made out the following exhibit of the county militia, and the men who had volunteered for the war: Richland, 323 militia and 157 volunteers; Center, 319 and 63; Beech Creek, 300 and 95; Jackson, 318 and 119; Stockton, 262 and 64; Highland, 209 and 78; Wright, 237 and 98; Washington, 204 and 68; Taylor, 249 and 72 ; Eel River, 101 and 54; Fair Play, 132 and 73; Smith, 113 and 81; Jefferson, 185 and 91; Stafford, 123 and 24; Cass, 133 and 26; total militia, 3,208; total volunteers, 1,113 men, equal to eleven full companies of over 100 men each. Mr. Cavins was highly praised by the county papers for his energy and fairness in making out this enrollment. About the 25th of September, the following exhibit was prepared by Mr. Cavins:
TOWNSHIPS.
Enrolled
Militia.
Volunteers.
Exempts.
Subject
to draft.
Stafford
141
58
4
84
Taylor.
255
101
21
183
Highland.
217
88
4
120
Fairplay ..
127
78
11
48
Smith
113
42
12
59
Wright
241
96
17
134
Jefferson
184
98
18
93
Stockton
268
102
81
185
Eel River.
106
58
8
45
Beech Creek
818
149
85
185
Washington
216
84
22
110.
Cass
185
29
20
86
Jackson
832
147
86
187
Richland
823
169
85
126
Center
329
164
20
145
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8305
148%
294
1585
Greene County, it will be seen from this, had furnished, in less than a year and a half, a total of over fourteen full companies of 100 men each.
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But few counties in the State did batter. The exemption of men unable to bear arms occurred at Bloomfield on the 1st of September, and a crowd of from 1,200 to 1,500 was present. So great was the crush about the court house that the County Board then in session adjourned, as it was impossible to do any business.
BATTLE OF RICHMOND, KY.
On the 25th of August, the news was received that Capt. Starnes' com. pany of the Seventy-first Regiment had been cut in pieces at Richmond, Ky., whereupon a big meeting was held at Worthington, and supplies of all descriptions were raised and money collected and all sent with Dra. Lockwood, Green and Sanders to the scene of the battle. On the 7th of September (Sunday), the remnant of the company returned to Worthington. The Gazette said it was a " sorrowful day long to be re- membered." Many of the boys had been killed, many others wounded and left in the clutches of the careless foe, and the fate of many was un. known. It cast a gloom over the whole county.
THE DRAFT OF OCTOBER 6, 1862.
The county, except Cass Township, cleared herself from the draft of October 6. On that day, eight men were drafted in that township and soon afterward taken to Indianapolis by Peter O. Vanslyke, Provost Marshal. After this during the remainder of the autumn of 1862 and the winter and even spring of 1862-63, scarcely any effort was made in the county to recruit men.
PERSONAL BROORD.
It is well to notice here the personal record of that portion of Com- pany K of the Eightieth Regiment from Greene County: Peter Hill, First Lieutenant, resigned February, 1863, disability; A. W. Anderson, Second Lieutenant, wounded at Perryville October 8, 1862, died October 13, 1862; William Johnson, veteran; Joel Holbert, discharged 1863, wounded; William Fry, discharged 1863; William Jones; John Halstead, discharged 1863; Leonard Brown; William Bogener; Thomas Boyd, died at Wodsonville, Ky., 1863; Isaac Buck, Samuel Bryant; George Breece, discharged, 1863; John Corben, deserted 1862; T. E. Collins, discharged 1863; Preston Crawley, killed at Perryville, 1862; Newton Crawley, Nimrod Caid, S. P. Conaway; Jacob Cain, died at Danville, Ky., 1862; J. J. Cain, veteran; Noah Cooper, discharged 1863; Warner Fisher, died at Elizabethtown, Ky., 1863; David Fisher, died at Danville, Ky., 1862; Levi Fisher; John Finder, veteran; Philip Halstead, killed at Resaca, 1864; Jackson Hedrick, died at home, 1863; Daniel Henson, discharged 1863; John Hail, killed at Perryville, 1862; Aquilla Hall, died at Dan- ville, Ky., 1862; William Hall, died at New Albany, 1862; James Har-
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vey, discharged, 1863, wounded; Jefferson Jarrell, veteran, wounded; William Jarrell; Andrew Jewell, died at Danville, Ky., 1862; G. W. Kearns, James Leneve; William Mury, missing 1862; James Morrison, veteran; Enoch MoCombs; Henry Neister, discharged 1863; William Page, died at Knoxville, 1864; G. T. Ross, Samuel Skomp, C. N. Young. And recruits: Jefferson MoCombs died at Indianapolis in 1864; W. H. Walls, transferred to One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Regiment. The Eightieth Regiment served in Kentucky on various duties in 1862-68; pursued Bragg in 1862; served in East Tennessee in 1863-64; partici- pated in the movement on Atlanta, 1864; pursued Hood in 1864; moved against Wilmington in 1865; and served in North Carolina in 1865. At Perryville, the regiment lost 150 men in killed and wounded; it fonght at Kingston and at Moesy Creek. It fought at Resaca, Kenesaw, Peach Tree Creek and around Atlanta, losing during this campaign in killed and wounded, 1.75 men. It fought at Franklin, Tenn., and at Nashville; also at Fort Anderson, near Wilmington, N. C. During its term of service, the regiment lost 325 men killed and wounded.
PERSONAL RECORD.
The personal record of that portion of Company K of the Eighty- fifth Regiment, from Greene County, is as follows: John S. O'Donald, First Lieutenant, resigned February, 1863; Jackson Wilks, Second Lieutenant, mustered out at the end of service; F. M. Rogers, missing 1862; Edward Rogers, Elisha Rowe, L. E. Letsinger, Moses Archer; Jacob Archer, discharged 1862; Daniel Archer, died at Pulaski, Tenn., 1863; M. C. Bussinger; H. T. Crist, died at Murfreesboro, 1863; T. A. Craig, H. O. Duncan, John G. Edmundson; Wilson Filbert, died at Annapolis, 1863; G. H. Gray, S. P. Grim; Michael House, missing; Len Hummell, discharged; Jacob Henry, J. N. Holmes, J. C. Letsinger; D. L. Musgrave, died at Danville, Ky., 1863; I. N. Morris, missing; M. V. Morris, missing; J. M. Miller, missing; Hiram Morris, died at Dan- ville, 1863; S. R. McCoy, died at Danville, 1863; H. T. Neal, Mont- gomery Norris; William Poe, discharged 1863; A. J. Powell; J. E. Rogers, missing; J. A. Rogers, discharged; William Slough, A. Z. Slough, Christopher Slaughter, missing; Lewis Slaughter, d.ed at Nash- ville, 1863; William Stanley, transferred to Thirty-third Regiment to make up lost time; Samuel Shuler, veteran; Matthew Slaughter, dis- charged 1863; John Vanlandingham, transferred to Thirty third Reg- iment to make up lost time; J. T. Warrick; veteran; Jonah Worth, vet- eran, died at Nicholasville, Ky .; A. J. Wilks, Edmund Wilks, I. W. Wilcher. There were also about a dozen other men from the county scattered through other companies of the Eighty-fifth. The sketch of the regimeut will be found in the Sullivan history. Men recorded as having deserted were often thus marked because they were absent with-
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out leave, and not because they really intended to desert. Where noth- ing is said of men in this chapter, they were mustered out at the end of the war.
CHAPTER X .*
WAR HISTORY CONCLUDED-THE NINETY-SEVENTH REGIMENT-ITS MOVE- MENTS-ADVANCE TO MEMPHIS-BATTLE OF MISSION RIDGE-LADIES IN CAMP-THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN-BATTLE OF KENESAW MOUNTAIN- ON THE OCEAN-BURNING OF COLUMBIA-" HOMEWARD BOUND"- OFFICERS, FIELD AND STAFF-INDIVIDUAL RECORD OF THE COMPANIES- LOYALTY AND DISLOYALTY IN GREENE COUNTY-INTERESTING ITEMS- CAPT. BRYAN'S COMPANY-FOURTH OF JULY-RECRUITING THE PO- LITICAL CAMPAIGN-THE SECOND DRAFT-SUMMARY OF MEN FURNISHED -LADIES' AND SOLDIERS' AID SOCIETIES-BOUNTY AND RELIEF.
TI THE following companies of the Ninety-seventh Regiment were made up in Greene County, Ind. : Company A, by A. J. Axtell; Company E, by Capt. Thomas Flynn; Company C, by Capt. John W. Carmichael; Company G, by Capt. John Fields, and a part of Company I, commanded by Capt. James Holdson, of Sullivan County, and a part of Company I, commanded by Capt. Zack Dean. These companies were made up under the call of the President, in the summer of 1862. The whole county seemed to be turned into a military camp. Every day for two or three weeks a meeting was held where speeches were made. A dinner was brought in the baskets of the patriotic women, and after dinner the fife and drum commenced to " beat up" for volunteers. The favorite tunes seemed to be "Jay Bird," the "Greene County Hang On," and "The Girl I Left Behind Me." About the 25th of August, 1862, all these companies were ordered to rendezvous at camp Dick Thompson at Terre Haute. While here the regiment was organized, and mustered into service Sep- tember 20, 1862, by Capt. James Beddle, of the, regular army. The officers of the companies named from Greene County, Ind., are as fol- lows:
Company A, Captain, A. J. Axtell, Solsberry; First Lieutenant, Na- thaniel Crane, of Solsberry; Second Lieutenant, John Catron, Scotland. Company E, Captain, Thomas Flinn, Hobbieville; First Lieutenant, Joseph T. Oliphant, Hobbieville; Second Lieutenant, Elijah Mitchell, Hobbieville. Company C, Captain, John W. Carmicheal, of Cincinnati; First Lieutenant, Jacob E. Fletcher, of Hobbieville; Second Lieutenant, William F. Jerrall, Hobbieville. Company G, Captain, John Fields, Owensburg; First Lieutenant, William Hatfield, Owensburg; Second Lieutenant, Henry Gastineau, Owensburg.
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