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PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS.
The following is the record of Company E: S. T. Roach, resigned June, 1863; Jackson Stepp, resigned 1862, re-enlisted as First Lieutenant in Seventy-fifth Regiment; Josiah Stanley, resigned March, 1862; B. D. Hays, W. H. Thompson; Elza Walls, resigned in 1862; W. H. Powers.
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resigned 1863; W. F. Willis, S. W. Chambers, J. Q. Hamilton; W. P. Mahan, discharged, disability; James Case, died at Sullivan, 1862; W. A. Sarvis, discharged, disability; G. W. Herreford, discharged, disability; John McMarts, discharged, disability; William Wright; William Law- rence, discharged, disability; John W. Hill, John E. Ryan; Thomas Basten, died 1863; Benjamin Burton; Lafayette Brasier, died 1862; John Bennett, discharged, disability; William Bennett, died in prison at Tyler, Tex., 1864; W. G. Boles; J. M. Booker, discharged, disability; A. I. Berch; Valentine Boon, died of wounds at Mark's Mills, Ark .; J. R. Carico, Christian Creager; S. E. Cuppy, discharged, disability; B. Davis; John Dodd, died 1862; Jacob Dodd, J. M. Duvall; Samuel Fippa, dis- charged, disability; G. W. Fox, died of wounds, at Mark's Mills, 1864; B. F. Fry; John S. Gaskins, died, 1862; T. W. Glass, discharged, disa- bility; William Goins, William Gibson; Allen Hanley, discharged, disa- bility; W. A. Hanley, David Hizon, William Hendricks, John Kelly; J. A. Kearns, died at Eaton, Ohio, 1865; Daniel Kent, died in prison, at Tyler, Tex : Keerford Lloyd, died, at Helena, Ark .; G. D. Lloyd, J. S. Lloyd, J. W. Lloyd; James Livingston, died of wounds at Mark's Mills; J. H. Lynn, died at Helena, Ark. ; H. Martin, J. A. Mason, J. F. Mason; W. H. Mattor, died in prison at Tyler; John E. Melone, John Moore, Harrison Moore; Charles McDonald, discharged, disability; William Mu- Greve; William McElroy, died, 1862; J. A. McKee, John Miles; Al- fred Nichols, discharged, disability; Elijah Nichols, died of wounds at Mark's Mills; George Oaks, G. N. Parker; John Page, discharged, disa- bility; Jacob Purcell, J. M. Robbins; Joseph Sarvis, discharged, disa- bility; J. I. Smith; D. M. Scott, discharged, disability; Frederick Sil- vold, discharged, disability; William Simpson, died at Calhoun, Ky., 1862; G. W. Smith, Nathan Terry, Isaac Terry; Jesse Toller, drowned in White River, Ark., 1862; C. W. Toller; Newton Williams, died at Sullivan, 1862; J. A. Wymer, B.A. Wymer; R. W. Worth, discharged, disability; and the following recruits: Thomas Alsop, Uriah Brocaw,. S. J. Burch, A. G. Blunk, W. R. Bennett, W. H. Bennett, James Baker, John Beaty, J. H. Beckett, John Curtis, Benjamin Curtis, Salem Curtis, G. D. Carter, Noah Chambers, John Cassady, Robert M. Dear, J. B. Dudley, J. M. Dibble, L. K. Ellis, Jesse Engle, J. G. Empson, Edward Bizon, W. A. Handley, G. W. Halstead, Elliott Halstead, John Harris, J. B. Hughes, T. C. Jeffries, John Keen, H. C. Liston, J. T. McKee, William Maddox, J. W. Montgomery, William Montgomery, Alfred Nichols, J. E. Osborn, J. F. Osborn, W. H. Osborn, Silas Osborn, Cyrus Pierce, Ephraim Stark, Job Smith, Alvin Stark, William Spencer, Elias Stephens, J. M. Thompson, Phillip Usrey, J. A. Wright, Eli Wymer, Chris Wymer, Isaac Wymer, W. H. Woodall, Robert Wilson, Patrick Wilson, W. M. Weir, and others whose names cannot be ascertained.
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CAPT. VAN FOSSEN'S COMPANY.
In November, 1861, Henry Dooley, who had seen service in the Mex- ican war, and Frank M. Akin and Ed Maxwell issued a call through the Democrat and through widely circulated handbills for volunteers to form a company. Fragmentary companies were raised, which united, and early in 1862 went to Gosport to join the Fifty-ninth Regiment. Rev. P. M. Blankenship raised recruits for this company. Recruits were raised and sent to Gosport during January and February, and were mus- tered in as fast as they reported. The men from this county became Company C of this regiment. The regimental sketch will be found in the Greene County history. The following is the personal account of Company C: Capt. Will Van Fossen, resigned 1864; John S. Akin, re- signed 1864; Edward Maxwell, mustered out 1865; E. F. O'Haver, mus- tered out 1865; F. L. Maxwell, mustered out 1865; James A. Harper, mustered out 1865; Bedellium Dooley, died at Corinth 1862; John Ford, L. G. Smock, J. W. Speake, R. T. Smock, Joseph Brant, T. A. Riggs, Virgil Davis, John Alsop, died at Memphis 1863; C. C. Ambrose, Amos Bolander, D. J. Bronson, G. W. Booker, Charles Bunch, John Botta, died 1863; A. P. Case, Joseph Cathcart, W. R. Channing, James Clark, Thomas Clark, J. S. Clark; J. E. Clark, died at Memphis 1863; H. L. Cox, died at Vicksburg 1863; William Cochran, George Davidson, F. Edds, Adam Eslinger, died at Vicksburg, 1863; Edward Eslinger, L. S. Ford, E. K. Gregg, A. J. Henning, F. M. Houck, died in Missouri 1862; Jesse Hudson, died 1863; J. W. Hindley, died 1862; George Irvin, P. K. Jenkins; J. H. Jewell, died in Missouri 1862; G. W. Jones; Easton Johnson, died in Mississippi 1862; William Lemon; John Lisman, died 1864; J. N. Land, John Meek, J. C. Mahan, Samuel Patton, H. M. Pros- ky; William Reynolds, died of disease at Nashville 1864; David Septer, died at Evansville, 1862; A. L. Shawn, C. P. Shelburn, died at Mound City, Ill., 1863; A. J. Toler, John Tipton, Christly Vester, Jacob Vester, J. H. Wallis, J. M. Wilson; J. W. Woodall, discharged 1863, disability; J. E. Walters, died at New Albany 1862; and the following recruits :: J. M. Allsman, R. Ashbrook, D. M. Bedwell, James Boatman, Hiram Ben- efiel, Basil Carrico, Joseph Cutwell; Ransom Carrico, died 1864; J. V. Davis, Henry Davis, J. F. Davidson, John Eslinger, C. F. Fisher, J. H. Gilman, A. J. Hawkins, Frederick Harper, William Isbell, James John- son, William Land, J. C. Mahan, W. J. Pain, W. R. Ransford, John Snowden, Jacob Vester.
SEWELL COULSON'S BATTERY.
It was during the winter of 1861-62 that Sewell Coulson and others raised the Thirteenth Battery, Light Artillery. About twenty men were recruited in Sullivan County, and the remainder from various points in the State. Mr. Coulson was the first Captain of the battery, but resigned in April, 1862, and was succeeded by B. S. Nicklin, of Wabash, who
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continued its commander until the close of the war. Among the men from this county were: C. W. Merrick, John Dever, W. H Waas, G. W. Butler, Jesse Dever, O. R. Daniels, Gilead Earl, Henry Howe, C. A. Les- ter, Thomas Moore, J. A. North, Daniel Plunket, James Richer, John H. Ryland, H. C. Shaw, John A. Wilkey, W. A. Wilkey, A. W. Dever, James P: Wilkey. The battery went to Kentucky late in February, 1862. It participated in a sharp skirmish at Monterey, capturing 100 prisoners; fought the forces of Gen. Morgan often; fought gallantly two days at Munfordville, also on the advance to Louisville and near Versailles. In December, 1862, a section of the battery at Hartsville, Tenn., after a des. perate fight, was captured, with two guns, by 1,500 rebels under Gen. Morgan. Much of the time after this was spent at Fort Thomas, but 'early in 1865 it was removed to Chattanooga In July, 1865, it was mastered ont at Indianapolis.
INCIDENTS AT HOME.
During the spring and early summer of 1862, the enlistment of vol- unteers in Sullivan County was almost at a standstill. Prior to April 24, about seventy horses were purchased in the county for the army, at an average price of $75 per head. After the battles of Shiloh and Pitts- burg Landing, early in April, the ladies of Sullivan hastily prepared a large box of bandages, lint, shirts, muslins, flannels, fruits, preserves, etc., for the wounded in the hospitals Capt. Wall's company from this county was in this battle. There was much disloyalty displayed in the county at this time and later. It was reported abroad that rebel flags could be seen flying in more than one place in the county, and this reach- ing the ears of the editor of the Democrat, led to an editorial, May 29, of which the following is an extract: " We can find no excuse for a man who will run up a rebel flag while living under the protection of our na- tional ensign. It is an insult to the public, and a too ostentatious parade of treasonable opinions." Personal encounters where blood was shed bo- gan to ocour. Insults were given with bad blood, and returned with in- terest compounded. The trouble was carried into several churches, to their permanent injury. It became fashionable with one class to wear butternut breastpins. which usually excited the active hostility of the other claes. Thus much for fashion. Treasonable secret societies began to appear, with periodical parades. Union Leagues were organized to offset their influence. Public meetings were held, which passed resolu- tions opposing a further continuance of the war. The disloyal feeling continued to augment.
CONTINUED EFFORTS TO RAISE VOLUNTEERS.
In July, 1862, Lient. Uriah Coulson and Jacob F. Hoke issued a call for volunteers for the 'Seventy-first Regiment, forming at Terre Haute. Lieut. Silvers, S. D. Baum, Lieut. Stepp, also called for volunteers, and
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soon war meetings were again held throughout the county. Handbills were circulated, and calls were published in the Democrat. It was cus- tomary to secure some eloquent speaker to rouse up the flagging spirits of the citizens ere the fatal enlistment roll was passed around. Several prominent citizens at Sullivan agreed, each to give $25 to the families of certain men if they would volunteer. On the 19th of July, a large war meeting was held at the county seat, the speakers being N. P. Heath, W. G. Neff and Rev. Taggart. About twenty recruits were secured. A week later, Col. Dick Thompson spoke to a large crowd at Sullivan, and about as many more volunteers were raised. A company was 80 . near full at this time that the following officers were elected: A. N. Weir, Captain; Jackson Stepp, First Lieutenant; J. M. Davis, Second Lieu- tenant. Capt. Weir was active in raising this company.
SERVICE OF CAPT. WEIR'S COMPANY.
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It became Company I, of the Seventy-first Regiment, and was mus- tered in at Terre Haute August 18, 1862, as an infantry organization. The regiment immediately moved to Kentucky, to assist in repelling Kirby Smith, and on the 30th of August fought at the bloody battle of Richmond, Ky., where the appalling number of 215 men were killed and wounded, and 347 taken prisoners, 225 escaping capture. The prisoners were paroled, and returned to Indianapolis to refit for the service. Late in 1862, it again took the field in Kentucky. December 27, 400 of the regiment were sent to guard a valuable trestle-work at Muldraugh's Hill, and on the next day were attacked by 4,000 rebels under Gen. Morgan, and after an engagement of an hour and a half were captured. They afterward returned to Indianapolis, where they remained until the 26th of August, 1863. About this time it was changed to a cavalry organiza- tion, and in Outober sent to assist at the siege of Knoxville, in the vicin- ity of which many men were lost. In April, 1864, it joined the Atlan- ta campaign, and participated in the battles of Resaca, Cassville, Kene- saw Mountain, the capture of Allatoona Pass, and was the first to raise the flag over Lost Mountain. It was in Gen. Stoneman's raid, and lost 166 men, killed, wounded and captured. After various other movements the regiment (now the Sixth Cavalry), fought the rebel Forrest at Pulaski, Tenn., losing 23 men killed and wounded. On the 15th and 16th of De- cember, it fought in front of Nashville, and then pursued Hood's army. In June, 1865, a portion was mustered out, and the remainder consoli- dated with the Fifth Cavalry, and remained on duty in Tennessee until September 15, when it was mustered out at Murfreesboro.
ITS PERSONAL RECORD.
The following is the personal record of Capt. Weir's company: Capt. A. N. Weir, promoted Assistant Surgeon and Surgeon; Jackson Stepp, promoted Captain; T. K. Cushman, promoted First Lieutenant; J. M.
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Davis, resigned 1862; T. H. Collier, J. S. Springer, M. V. Shepherd, S. T. Bryant, G. R. Grant, Preston McDonald, J. R. Dilley; John Doug- las, killed at Richmond, Ky .; G. B. Burton, Maynard Bell, T. E. Arnett; Richard Adams, discharged 1863, wounded; J. H. Bailey; M. M. Bailey, died 1862, of wounds: J. M. Bales; Harrison Burton, killed at Tazewell, 1864; Richard Burton, Floyd Burton, Edmund Bales, William Botimer, J. H. Colscott, J. E. Chestnut; W. R. Cbase, died in prison at Florence, 8. C., 1864; J. N. Davis, Richard Davis, Alexander Dehart, J. H. Daniel, William Delapp, F. C. Daniel, discharged 1863, wounded; J. C. Daniel; William Douglas, died at Madison, Ind., 1864; A. J. Doug. las, Daniel Debaun; Richard Dehart, died at Indianapolis, 1863; Moses Evans, Daniel Evans, L. S. Ford; W. M. Griffin, died at Andersonville Prison, 1865; Jasper Huff; F. M. Hayworth, died at Indianapolis, 1863; William Holland, discharged 1863, wounded; J. E. Huston, H. J. Har. din, C. S. Hammond; R. C. Jewell, discharged 1862, wounded; Elijah Jewell, died at Richmond, Va., 1864; Barnett Jewell, Benson Jewell; Caleb Jennings, died at Andersonville Prison, 1864; James R. Lowe, J. E. Milam; James Mulled, died at Andersonville Prison, 1864; M. T. McCarty, L. N. MoCrosky, W. H. Napper, died at Andersonville Prison, 1864; Rolland Owens, Ephraim Owens, O. N. Phillips, H. D. Pittman. Thomas Rose, Jasper Ritter; J. H. Ritter, discharged 1862, wounded; D. H, Wright; S. L. Wright, died in Andersonville Prison, 1864; John Sullivan; E. R. Squires, die at Terre Haute, 1862; Simon Sullivan, W. A. Sarris, Joseph Sarris; W. F. Swisher, discharged 1862, wounded; Joseph Star. . key, died in Andersonville Prison, 1864; G. W. Starkey; J. B. Tague, died at Somerset, Ky., 1864; Miles Thairwell, Lafayette Thompson, John Whitman; E. M. Wilson, died at Cumberland Gap, 1864; Alexan- der Mills, died at Indianapolis, 1863; Charles Wells, killed at Richmond, Ky., 1862; James Wilkie, W. M. Warner, Moses Whitman, Williamson Whitman, Jeptha Whitman, S. L. Yeager; and the following recruits: Levi Bailey, J. R. Bailey; H. M. Bastian, died in Belle Isle Prison, 1864; E. D. Bolenbaugh, John Burton, V. Boles M. E. Boles, J. W. Burnett, M. V. Decamp, J. M. Davis; Jacob Evans, died in Anderson- ville Prison, 1864; W. A. Houpt, John Hammond, J. E. Hutson, H. J. Hardin, C. S. Hammond, S, E. Lane; G. W. McCrocklin, discharged 1862, disability; Peter Moore, died in Andersonville Prison, 1864; L. B. McKee, died in Andersonville Prison, 1861; H. R. Pugh, I. M. Phillips, Abraham Russell, Daniel Vail, J. T. Weaver. Where no remarks are made above, the men were usually mustered out.
SERVICE OF CAPT. CRAWFORD'S COMPANY.
About the 1st of August, 1862, the threat of drafting was circulated, which had the effect to burry on the enlistment to fill the county quota. Coulson, Hoke and Lucas continued to recruit their company, and were
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assisted by W. T. Crawford and others. About the middle of August, these fragments united and organized by electing W. T. Crawford, Captain; F. M. Lucas, First Lieutenant; C. W. Finney, Second Lieu- tenant; J. F. Hoke, Orderly Sergeant. At this time, the company num- bered ninety-four men, and was mustered into the Eighty-fifth Regiment as Company H, with the above officers, at Terre Haute, and early in September, moved to Kentucky, occupying various points until February, 1863; then moved to Louisville, thence to Nashville, thence to Franklin, and in March marched against Gen. Forrest. At Thompson's Station. a superior force of rebels was encountered, and after a severe battle of about six hours the regiment and its brigade were captured. The regi- ment fought gallantly, changing front three times under a galling fire. After capture and after numerous fatal privations, the regiment was con- signed to Libby Prison, Richmond. On the 31st of March, they were released with a loss of several men, and in June took the field again in Tennessee, where it was soon engaged in skirmishing with Bragg's forces. During the following fall and winter, it guarded railroads pear Nashville and Chattanooga. In April, 1864, it started on the Atranta campaign. It fought at Resaca, Cassville, Dallas Woods, Golgotha Church, Culp's Farm and Peach Tree Creek. At the latter place the Eighty fifth did fearful execution, strewing the ground in front with rebel dead. Fifty-three were found in one place. The regiment also fought at Atlanta and then moved with Sherman to the sea, and then in the campaign of the Carolinas, fighting desperately and with severe loss at Averysboro, N. C., in March, 1865. It did good service at Benton- ville and at Goldsboro, and upon the surrender of Johnston's army moved to Richmond, Va., thence to Washington, D. C., where it was mustered out June 12. 1865. From May 18, 1864, to the date of discharge, the regiment lost 147 men killed and wounded.
INDIVIDUAL RECORD.
The following is the record of Company H: Captain, W. T. Craw- ford, promoted Major; Milton Tichenor, Sergeant, Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Captain; F. M. Lucas, resigned December, 1862; C. W. Finney, promoted First Lieutenant; J. F. Hoke, First Sergeant, Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant; L. C. Risley, Sergeant, Second Lieutenant; Richard Hardesty, Sergeant, Second Lieutenant; H. L. Sherwood, A. B. Stansil, Isaiah Hoggatt; R. H. Pratt, died in Indiana, 1865; J. W. Sullivan, G. W. Larr; W. M. Collins, died at Nashville, 1863; A. S: McCray, W. C. Wolfinbarger, H. C. Potts, S. W. Asberry, T. G. Crawford, Josephus Anderson; R. D. Black, died in Kentucky, 1862; M. Cummings, died of wounds, 1864; Hiram Case, died at Chat- tanooga, 1864; G. W. Case; William Campbell, died at Lookout Mount- ain, 1864; C. D. Cochran, Thomas Doty, J. M. Donaldson, G. A. Exline; Milton Ford, died at Danville, 1862; W. T. Godwin, John Godwin,
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F. A. Godwin; J. P. Gilson, died in Kentucky, 1863; Pierce Garby; Jo- seph Hanger, died in Kentucky, 1863; Jacob Hanger, J. A. Hays; G. W. Harmon, died in Tennessee, 1863; Harrison Jewell, died at Camp Den- nison, Ohio, 1862; William Lamb, Richard Meek; J. M. Maglone, died in Kentucky, 1863; W. O. Nesbit; John Purcell, died at Richmond, Va., 1863; Samuel Romine, Jonathan Still, S. C. Smock, A. J. Stewart, Dan- iel Sancerman, Barnet Saucerman‹ Levi Sanders, died in Maryland, 1863; T. M. Swift, J. W. Toler, Jesse Talbert, V. T. Vest, L. D. S. Wil. son, S. A. White, John Wright, Edward Young, W. H. Lyons, T. A. Lyons; and the following recruits: A. P. Asbury, S. M. Bennett, M. A. Bailey, C. C. Barnhart, W. J. F. Barcus, Jacob Craig, G. T. Duckworth; J. M. Doty, died at Nashville, 1864; J. T. Halberstadt, Elzo Halber stadt, S. J. Henning, Daniel Hammock, R. A. Lyons, W. H. Manwaring, C. J. McAnally, John McAnally, T. J. Mahan, J. R. Mahan, Peter H. Mc- Donald, Marion Pumphreys, R. K. Swift, J. T Spencer, James Shanks, Jacob Taylor, James Young, Henry Young.
THE BIG DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Early in August, 1862, about a dozen men were raised for Company K of the Eightieth Regiment. At this time, also, Sergt. John Ford, of Company C, of the Fifty-ninth Regiment, raised a few recruits in the `county. The. Democrat of August 14, said: "Recruiting is going on very lively in Sullivan just now." It was stated in the paper that B. Ogle, who had just called for a company of volunteers, had seventy men by the middle of August. On the 13th of August, 1862, an enormous mass meeting of Democrata was held in the grove north of Sullivan, on which occasion Voorhees and McDonald spoke to an audience of not less than 5,000. People had come from far and near the day before, and had camped out over night near the depot to be in readiness for the great day. W. G. Neff was President of the meeting. An important feature was a gay cavalcade of young ladies and gentlemen on horseback, in couples, each township but one being represented, the parade being nearly a mile in length. It was one of the grandest days of the war for the local Democracy.
PERSONAL SKETCH OF CAPT. HOLDSON'S COMPANY.
In the month of August, almost a full company was raised for the Ninety-seventh Regiment, which rendezvoused at Terre Haute. James Holdson became Captain; A. P. Forsyth, First Lieutenant: Josiah Stan- ley, Second Lientenant. The company became I of the regiment. The regimental sketch will be found in the Greene County history. The tol- lowing is the personal account of Company I: Capt. Holdson, promoted Major; A. P. Forsyth, resigned 1864; Josiah Stanley, Second Lieuten- ant, First Lieutenant, Captain; N. H. Hinkle, First Sergeant, Second Lieu- tenant, First Lieutenant; J. M. Osborn, Sergeant, Second Lieutenant; J. M. Mathis, H. M. Hughes, I. J. Howard; M. Ridgeway, died in Tennessee,
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1863; R. P. Akers, J. E. Budwell; T. H. Bedwell, killed at Atlanta, 1864; T. B. Bedwell, H. L. Booker; J. M. Bedwell, died in Tennessee, 1863; T. W. Bedwell, S. J. Barcus; T. J. Blalock, killed at Atlanta, 1864; M. H. Bland, Columbus Borders, Daniel Case; J. W. Crawford, died at Indian- apolis, 1864; John Dever, W. R. French; R. V. Fegg, died on hospital boat, 1863; G. W. Holdson, J. M. Holdson, W. P. Hail; John Johnson, discharged, wounded, 1865; N. P. Kenerly, died at Louisville, 1863; George Mayfield, James Mayfield; William Mayfield, died at Memphis, 1862; R. S. Montgomery, N. D. Miles, Otho Morris; J. A. McGarvey, . died in Tennessee, 1863; Jacob Need; John Need, died in Mississippi 1863; Uriah Need; W. H. Nelson, died in Missouri, 1863; M. Payne, J. A. Payne; Elam Padget, died at bome, 1863; F. W. Rusher, J. L. P. Rusher, Simeon Reynolds,. W. A. Skinner, James Shanks, W. R. Wat- son, E. H. Wright, and others.
THE CONSCRIPT OFFICERS.
To be in readiness for the draft should one. be necessary, William Wilson was appointed Draft Commissioner, W. D. Moore, Provost Mar- shaL, and John M. Hinkle, Surgeon. Mr. Wilson appointed the follow- ing Deputies: Fletcher Freeman for Cass; Lafayette Stewart, Hamilton; Mr. Watson, Jefferson; J. Davis, Haddon; J. W. Reed, Fairbanks; Rob- ert Carrithers, Turman; G. H. O'Boyle, Gill; James T. Spencer, Curry; W. N. Patton, Jackson. Late in August, ex-Gov. Wright delivered a strong Union speech in Sullivan, which had a good effect. On the 1st of September, a crowd of about one thousand men, was in Sullivan, on the occasion of the exemption of the draft. It was the most disgraceful day ever witnessed at the county seat. Scores were drunk and numerous fights and riots occurred, despite the efforts of the town authorities. Mr. Moore declined to serve as Provost Marshal of the county, and was succeeded by Lafayette Stewart In September, the following tabular statement of the military condition of the county was published in the Democrat:
TOWNSHIPS.
Total Militia.
Total Volun-
Volunteers in
the Service.
Exempt.
Subject to
Draft.
Hamilton
463
258
250
97
368
Haddon
374
182
146
49
226
Gill.
275
148
35
38
110
Turman ..
254
117
102
45
106
Fairbanks.
178
73
114
48
206
Curry
226
113
73
40
188
Jackson.
151
103
62
54
144
Cass.
148
42
172
88
286
Jefferson
198
62
113
47
179
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2267 1098
1067
506
1763
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THE FIRST DRAFT.
The county continued to exert herself to furnish ber quotas. A Dein- ocratic basket picnic was held on the farm of James B. Mann, Voorhees being present and speaking to 2,000 people. On the 6th of October, the draft came on, and ' passed without much excitement, four being drafted in Cass Township and two in Jefferson, all the other townships having furnished their quotas. F. Basler, blindfolded, drew the ballots from the box.
THE GREAT PREVALENCE OF CRIME.
During the winter of 1862-63. scarcely any effort was made in the county to raise men for the war. The time passed without noteworthy eventa, except a growing hostility to the continuance of the war, and an organization of bands of burglars, horse-thieves, robbers and thugs. The worst element residing in the county joined these bands, and crime became common. Numbers of deserters songht the remote portions of the county, and were arrested from time to time by squads of soldiers. In March, 1862, Lieut. Stepp and a squad of a dozen soldiers arrestod two deserters in Cass Township, and early in April five or six more were arrested, the most of whom were not really deserters, as they had simply failed to get their discharge papers In June, two soldiers, who tried to arrest a deserter in Cass Township, were prevented by his friends armed with guns. This act, and the report that there were eight or ten desert- ers in that township, caused the authorities at Terre Haute to send about half a company of soldiers under a Lientenant to search the township. This was done, and on the way there the soldiers impressed a horse for a sick comrade and did other similar acts, which angered the opposing ele- ments, whereupon several hundred men assembled, armed, to oppose their progress. The soldiers, acting under orders, when they saw that a collision was likely to occur, relinquished borrowed property. and returned to Terre Haute.
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