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Company C.
John G. Hendricks.
Company D.
Alexander Osborn.
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Company G.
John Baker, Henry H. Burris, John W. Long. Stephen R. Meek, Robert J. Smith.
Company H.
John Brock, John W. Ellis, James P. Mendenhall.
NINTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS
Company C.
Joseph F. Bartlow, Jonathan Bundy, James M. Bragg. Simeon Dennis, Henry Frederick, Henry Kinsey. Thomas W. Mondon, Lawson Rash, Thomas H. Robb, William Simmons, Robert T. Wood. Daniel Welt. John M. White. Joseph Wolf.
Company D.
Albert Banta, John H. Bolander, James W. Cooper. James S. Davidson, Jacob Brantlinger, Lewis C. Davis, Francis M. Hays. William McKinley. William Personett. James T. Russell. Isaac Whetsel, Eli Prickett, William H. Russell, Peter Robison, Rufus Scott, William Sanders, John W. Simcox.
Company E.
Granville Bellville, John Price, William F. McCorkle, John Lockwood. Oliver Dillman, James Pauley.
Company. F.
John S. Hackleman.
Company G.
Henry Collins, Albert Roberts.
ELEVENTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company ..
Henry S. Davidson.
Company F.
Stephen Bedgood, Herman Kunz.
Company I.
John J. Earl. William Rudrick. Charles J. Williams.
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Company K.
John W. Grenier.
TWELFTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Solomon D. Kempton, lieutenant-colonel: Noble P. Howard, assistant surgeon ; Gordon Browning, commissary sergeant.
Company .A.
Jesse McDaniel.
Company B ( One-Year Service ).
Thomas B. Noel, captain: Solomon D. Kempton, first lieutenant : James Huston, second lieutenant ; John W. Statts, first sergeant: Newton S. Dex- ter. Peter Statts, Isaac P. Ringwalt, John Hall, sergeants ; Samuel P. Col- well, William G. Elliott, Homer L. Buntrum, Various Virgin, William O. Irish, Amzi W. Thomas, Alexander H. Lile and Richard W. Jones, corporals : Robert Alfont and John L. McConnell, musicians ; Harrison McGuire, wag- oner. Privates-Benjamin F. Alexander. George AAlley, Albert Alfont, Har- rison H. Adams, Eli Abney, Christopher Alt, Hammer L. Bentreen, Isaac Butcher, Darius Collins, James Dowling, William Hasley, George W. Knotts. John D. Kirkman, Claud Hugeneard, John W. McConnell, James H. Lewis, Theodore Mosier, George Romack, Thomas Sherman, James A. Watson. William F. Bright, Samuel P. Cottrell, Edward Clampet, Joseph A. Gwinn. Ulysses P. Haskell, Herman Kassler, William O. Irish, Cornelius Laymon. Ira McCullom. James N. Lister, John A. Messler. John H. Savage. Joshua Winn, William R. Windle, John C. Burris, George W. Clark. Newton Dex- ter. James C. Jordon, Brazil Johnson, Albert Keffer, Robert Faucett. Har- rison McGuire, Amos McGuire, Michael Larkin, Ransom Olney, Edward Smith, David T. Winn, Levi Wiseman.
Company G ( Three-Year Service).
James Huston, captain ; Eastly Helms, first lieutenant ; Abraham Whel- chel, Benjamin F. Alexander, sergeants : Jacob Hiday, Ezekial Cooper, Mil- ton Curry, James Barnard, Abraham Bannon, corporals; John Waterman, wagoner. Privates-Benjamin F. Alexander. John II. Bannon, John Brant- linger. John B. Boone, John C. Cottrell, Thomas Cottrell, Alfred Dobbins, William H. Ellingwood. Archibald Gardner, Thomas Hiday, Mell Hunter, Samuel Lister, Erasmus Myers, George Piper, Thomas M. Rash. John T. Rash, John S. Sample, William Shaffer. Milo Shaffer, William Wright.
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John Whelchel. Samuel B. Allison, Thomas B. Bannon, Abraham Bannen. Robert Chitwood, John Clark. James H. Crossley. James Dunham, Andrew Forgey, John Ginder. Jacob Hiday. Elijah Lunsford, Elijah Marshall, John W. Reynolds, David Richards, William Scott, Peter Shaffer, John Shull. George D. Walker, Aaron C. Wright, Richard Allison. William C. Bannon, James Barnard, Milton Curry. Davis Catlin, George Denny, Henry Edwards. Hugh Forgey, Hiram Gardner, John Hunter, James M. Lister. Joseph Mc- Guire, Amos Rash, Daniel Rash. Dezra Shroy. Joseph Shaffer, Hiram Shaf- fer. Freeman Shull, Marcellus B. Waler. James Humphreys. Jacob Shaffer. James Lister.
Company H.
Samuel Applegate, Elijah Asbury, Aaron Bills. Nelson Bills, AAbner Brown, Benjamin Brown, William II. Bolander, John Brooks, Amon Bucy. Nicodemus Camp. Wilham Camp. William Brantlinger, Joseph D. Camp. George W. Camp. David Davidson, Jacob Hooker, Elijah Horton. James Luntsford, Michael H. Mack. William Olvey. Francis Vanzant, Joseph Van- zant. Jesse Vanzant.
SEVENTEENTII REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company J.
Thomas J. O'Reilly, Ebenezer Toon, Oliver H. Tuttle.
EIGHTEENTHI REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
The Greenfield band enlisted and became the regimental band for this regiment. Professor Eastman, prominent in Greenfield musical circles at that time, was its leader. The following were the members: Omer Arnokl. Samuel W. Barnett. F. M. Crawford. James E. Cravens, James H. Crowder. William Elliott, Albert G. Griffith, William E. Hart. John W. Lambertson. Edwin M. McCrarey, Samuel M. Martin, John H. Noble. William L. Ogg. Martin E. Pierson, Thomas E. Richardson, James T. Reed, Henry Snow. Nathan Snow. James F. Stewart, Alfred 31. Thornburgh, David Youst.
NINETEENTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company F.
Joseph L. Hartley. Leroy Hokling, John Cly, Theodore Ward, Abram ( lv. Peter Lamb, J. Holden.
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TWENTY-SINTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company HI.
Lemuel Bailey, Shelton Bailey, William Bannon, John Clark, John Ca- hill, William Mesler, William J. Shull, Mark Thompson.
Company 1.
James G. Boyce, Samuel Burk, John Davis, Irvin B. Lutes, Richard Meek, William Sapp. Conrad Shellhouse, William J. Siberry, William Si- berry, James Roberts, Charles C. Wilson, Jefferson Ulery.
TWENTY-NINTHE REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company K.
Perry J. Rhue.
THIRTY-FOURTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company D.
Benjamin Griffith, Jefferson Roland, Thomas S. Surgnar. Charles S. Smith. John Varner. Samuel Walker.
Company E.
Thomas Lymon.
THIRTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company A.
Thomas L. Brooks, Oliver Bartlow, Henry Carroll. Alexander Foley, Jackson Galloway, Abraham Miller, John O. Moore, Adam Parkhurst, Robert Pauley.
Company D.
Thomas Burris, James D. Cunningham, Manley Colburn. David M. True, Moses Conner, Benjamin Elliott, Marion Owens, George D. Owens. William Rynerson, Andrew Stutsman.
Company E.
Mlpheus T. Collins, James .A. Lacey, Nimrod Lacey.
FORTIETH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company C.
Thomas C. Welsh, John S. Welsh.
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FORTY-EIGHTHI REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company C.
Reason Shipley, Vinton Whitehurst.
FIFTY-FIRST REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company D.
Jonathan Dunbar, first lieutenant ; Seth Marsh. second lieutenant : Seth Marsh, sergeant: William Curry, Henry C. Duncan and John Hook, cor- porals. Privates-Moses Burris, William Curry, Cyrus Creviston, John Hook. Seth Marsh, Ralph L. Thompson. Elisha Whorton, Taylor B. Burris, James Dorman, Henry Duncan, Benjamin Hudson, Jesse Stump. Samuel E. Thomp- son. George Windsor, James K. Banks, Ebenezer Cross, Jere Ferrin, John Rittenhouse, George Slifer. Wellington Thomas.
Company F.
John K. Henby.
Company I.
George W. Farris, William N. Kitchen, George W. Owen Leroy Wagoner.
Company K.
William Anderson, William Chappell. John W. Chappell. John L. Dun- can. Joseph Shutes, Reason Hawkins, David Snow.
FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company A.
Taylor Thomas, W. W. Ragan, first lieutenants : Samuel Marsh W. !! Ragan, second lieutenants : Henry C. Perkins, first sergeant : Aaron Hutton. sergeant; Samuel Marsh, Aaron Sleeth, corporals: Andrew J. Bridges. musician. Privates-Henry Anderson. William H. Boman. Harrison Berry, Conde Burns, Richard M. Casto. Lucellus Anderson, Harrison Black, Seth Bellville, John G. Berry, William Casto. Joseph B. Atkison. William R. Berry. George W. Berry, Perry Beaver, Oliver Carson, Noah W. Carr, Isaac Can- non. John Grigsby, Alexander Handy, John S. Loehr. John Mitchell, Chris- tian Meyer, AAsbury Neal. Jasper Osborn, James K. Ragan, James Scott, John M. Williams, Wesley Williams, John Whitecotton, George W. Carr. Charles M. Dubois, Joseph Hubble, Joel H. Knight, Joseph Martin, Nathan C. Meek.
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Augustus Munden, Benjamin Osborn, James M. Personett. W. W. Ragan. Bert Scott, George W. Wiggins, James A. Watson, John W. Dubois, Arch- ibald Coleman, Theodore Edwards. Caleb Holden, Jacob Kessler, Edward Martin, John Mayor, Samuel Marsh, Thomas O'Donnell, James M. Price. Stephen L. Stowder, Jasper M. Wingfield, James M. Whittaker, William Whittaker.
FIFTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company .1.
John A. Craft. Isaac T. Earl. captains : John A. Crait, Isaac T. Earl, first lieutenants ; John A. Craft, first sergeant ; George Kinder, corporal ; Thomas Pyeatte, musician : Jonathan Wolfe, wagoner. Privates-Joseph Brooks, Eden Burris, William T. Byers, Henry Carroll, Charles H. Fort. John W. Fletcher, John D. Gibbs, John V. Halley, William F. Lakin, John Madison, Thomas E. Niles. Joseph M. Reynolds, Jra Shaffer, Marshall Van- dyke, John M. Tygart, Oliver H. Bartlow, William Boyer, Samuel Boyer. George L. Chandler, Americus Fish, Granville Fisk, Thomas H. Griffith, William H. Jones, George W. Landis, John McCorkle. John Probasco. Joseph Roland, Thomas M. Tygart, Charles H. Weaver, Daniel Burk, Jere- iah Boyer, Homer Craft. Lorenzo D. Fort. James M. Fletcher, Henry C. Garrett, Hiram Griffith, Jonathan Keller, Charles W. Lemay, Benjamin Mil- ler, Lewis B. Parris, Robert A. Smith, James Thomas, Michael Ward.
SIXTY-SIXTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company H.
James W. Adams, William R. Renan.
SEVENTIETH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company .A.
Perry Dommanget.
Company K.
William Crossley.
SEVENTY-FIFTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company I.
Isaac Alfrey, Samuel DeCamp. George Garberick, John Ledmore, Will- iam H. Sanders, Melvin Brooks, Abram I. Helms, Byron Kurtz. John Sher-
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man, George W. Wallace, Nehemiah Brooks, William H. Hiembles, John Kinneman, Jeremiah Sherman. Joel R. Woods.
SEVENTY-NINTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
John G. Dunbar, major.
Company B.
John G. Dunbar, captain: John G. Dunbar, first lieutenant. Privates- George W. Ashcraft. James M. Boyce. Alfred Brock, James B. Gapen. Thomas Glass, Dudley Hudson, Charles W. Killenbarger. William Morgan, John Pope. Ralph Robertson. Bayan Sheets, Clay Willett, Jesse Black, Nel- son Boyce, Thomas J. Carr. William Gapen, George Hall, William Hutton. Jacob Leonard. David Muth, Joseph B. Richey. George Robertson, Isaac Stutsman, William H. York. Alfred P. Boyce. Martin Breece. James M. Elliott. Daniel Beeson. Samuel T. Hook. Francis M. Jones, Wilham H. Lucas, August Muth. Isaac Richey. George Shaw. William Tague.
Company C.
Sydney Moore. William Reynolds, sergeants; Ransom R. Alvey. Cor- nelius Mingle, George H. Jackson, James M. Jarrett, corporals. Privates- Ransom R. Alvey. Andrew Brown, John W. Cooper. Enes Denny. Andrew J. Eakes. James Frazier. Peter Hudson. Huander Jackson, John G. Loomis, Lewis Price, Samuel Steele. William Wallsmith, Samuel Torrence. Thomas J. Brinegar, Philander Cox, Benjamin T. Cooper, Tunis Dangler, Richard Foster. Robert Faucett. Charles Harvey, James M. Jarrett. Benjamin Loomis, William H. Roberts. William Torrence. James S. Walker, John Blanton. Isaac Chappel. Cornelius Collins, Joseph R. Eakes. William J. Franklin. William H. Hunt, George H. Jackson, Hiram Leonard, Francis M. Pardue, William Reynolds, William Valentine, Neal MeCole.
Company D.
Ezra Buchanan, first sergeant : William Richman, corporal. Privates- Christian Brier, AAmos Deshong, James \. Eastes, Fred Knoop. George F. Langenberger. Samuel MicDuffey, John P. Murphy, Samuel Roney. Jacob Sewell. Henry Sumwalt, William C. Wright. Charles H. Burris. James Dill- man. F. M. Eastes, William Knoop, John L. Lynch. William Miller, Henry Philpot, John Stanley, Joseph HI. Snider. Leroy Vanlaningham, Wilham Col- lins, Michael N. Dunn, Henry Eikman, George Kuntz, Christian F. Meyer, Cyrus P. MeCord, Anton Rabe. Martin V. Stanley. Christian Spilker. Anthony Wishmeyer.
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Company G.
John Allen, John C. Beeson, Nathan Catt, Charles W. Cook. John 11. F. Fouty, David Harrison, James H. Lewis, John McBane, Samuel Richey. Sylvester Barrett. Harmon W. Boles, John N. Cline. Daniel Copeland. Jacob 11. Gibbons, George W. Johnson, Nimrod Low, Solomon Richardson. John 11. Scott. Amos C. Beeson, John W. Boles, Benjamin F. Conner. Warren Cross, Fleming Glass, William Langford, William T. Miller, John W. Richey.
NINETY-NINTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company B.
James H. Carr. George Tague, Robert P. Andis, Isaiah Curry, captains ; George Tague, Robert P. Andis, Isaiah Curry, John M. Alley, first lieuten- ants : Robert P. Andis, Isaiah Curry, Henry Miller. James R. Brown, second lieutenants: Isaiah Curry, first sergeant : Thomas Holland, John M. Alley. Perry McQuerry, sergeants : Thomas J. Collins, John B. Herrod. Larkin Potts, Henry. C. Tyner, Amos Milner, Tilghman Collyer, Richard J. Barrett. William Shipman, Lewis F. Richman, corporals: Andrew Curry. musician ( fife ) ; William R. Curry, musician ( drum ): Thomas P. Meilis, wagoner. Privates-John M. AAlley, Richard Allen, Richard J. Barrett, George W. Blakely, James Bussell, James R. Brown, Joseph H. Boman, Tilghman H. Collyer, Wesley S. Catt. George H. Allen. Henry B. Ashcraft. Joseph Bald- win. Nathaniel Blakely, Loran Butterfield, Garrett Baldwin. Zachariah B. Curry, Andrew Curry, William Catt, Samuel D. Allen, Salem C. Asheraft. Augustus M. Barrett. Smith Bright, John L. Butcher, Jonathan Baldwin, Thomas J. Collins, James W. Cass. John 11. Collins, William Curry, Jacob Davis, John N. Flowers, George B. Hudson, Samuel Gard, Abram Hedges. Amos Miller, Joseph T. Milner. Joseph B. Morford, George S. Morris, Charles Myers, Harrison Nibarger, William H. Power. Nevil Reeves, George Roland. William R. Shaw, William Siddell, Charles W. Scott. Francis M. Shipley, Seward Vandyke, William Wilson, Madison Winn, Michael J. Youse, James A. Cook, William Fletcher, John B. Herrod. Samuel H. Har- lan, Alonzo M. Gibbs. Riley Kinghan, Thomas McGuire. William Milner, John A. Morford. James Murphy, John Nibarger, Thomas J. Nibirger. Michael Redman, William W. Reeves, Lewis F. Richman, James J. Ship- man, Levi Slifer. James Q. Sample, Henry Tibbetts, Robert 11. Vernon, Will- iam M. Wilson, Vinton Withurst. Nimrod Davis. James Flowers, Charles B. Hamilton. John M. Harlan, James Gard, Perry MeQuerry, Thomas J. Miller. Job Milner. Elisha Morford, Henry Miller, Lemuel I. Nibarger, Christian
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Ortel, Oliver Reeves, Riley .A. Reeves, William Shipman, Isaac P. Shaw, Edward C. Smith, Reason Shipley, Henry Trice. Samuel W. Waters, Jere- miah Wood, Henry W. Wright.
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company K.
John P. Armstrong, David L. Anderson. David O. Bennett, John Bogg. Jacob Everson, Levi M. Kennedy.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company F.
Henry Heller.
Company I.
James M. Berry, Robert Reynolds, Henry M. Edmunds. Mark Thomp- son, Thomas W. Dickey.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
( ONE-IIUNDRED-DAY SERVICE ). Company K.
Cornelius Bartlow, Eli Black, William Chapman, Edward Coffin, Wil- son Catt, Jeremiah Oldham, Isaac Wyant, Isaac Waller. Henry H. Bevel. Joseph Burk, John Drake. Allen Curry. Richard Frost. Newton C. Reeves. Robert W. Wood. James Jack. John Barr, George W. Dugan, Francis M1. Cooper, Wesley Carroll, William P. Lacey, Joseph Steffey. Vanes Virgin.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Company E.
Henry Ash.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
( ONE-YEAR SERVICE ). Company F.
Richard McCorkle.
Company H.
W. H. H. Rock, second lieutenant. Privates-Cornelius Bartlow. George J. Dille, Andrew Ormsten, William C. Watson. Henry Barr. Perry
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Lynam, Ira Shaffer, Asa Allison. Phillip Denny, James C. Pratt. Joseph Steffey, Eli Gordon.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT. INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
( ONE-YEAR SERVICE ).
Company 21.
William Rozel.
Company C.
Lee O. Harris, John B. Howard, first lieutenants. Privates-Oliver Andis. William Bracken, Charles W. Basey. John D. Carmichael. Milo Dick- son. John A. Gross, Fred C. Keft, Robert Johnson, Riley Madden, William Myers. Samuel T. Patterson, William R. Shirley. Asa Smith, James I. White, Calvin Bennett. Martin Coble, Oliver P. Cochran, David Bixler. George W. Bennett, Elijah Hunt. Wesley Kinder. Gilman Lane, Robert Morical, William H. McFadden, Aaron Reitsell, Addison Soots. Christian Wishmeyer, Hamilton Welling, John W. Hunt. Lansford Clements, David Carson, William Curry, James M. Baker. Henry L. Dawson, Jacob Hook. David Gray, Thomas W. Lankford. Isaac Miller, Eli N. Marshall, Cornelius Ramsdell. Oliver Strahl. Morris Whittaker. Leven T. Young.
Company F.
John A. Sandy, Solomon Stranbrough, John Courtney, John Welsby.
Company G.
Thomas L. Purdue.
Company I.
Adam Bird, Francis M. Christian, David Clark, Anthony Hansing, Rob- ert M. Dunlap. Henry Hensing, Thomas W. Lankford. Reuben Pardee. James E. Reynolds, Elijah White, Lewis H. Brown. William H. Smith, Joseph Fetron, William Woodall, Jacob Miller. Oliver Squires. Jacob Volmer.
TWENTY-EIGHTH UNITED STATES REGIMENT. Company F.
Henry Snow, captain.
Nelson Hunt and Junius Hunt ( colored ).
The soldiers from Hancock county were, in the main, kept in the western theater of the war during the early part of the struggle. Many were in
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Arkansas, Missouri, with Grant along the Mississippi, with Thomas, Rose- crans and Buell, in Kentucky and Tennessee, and a very large number were with Sherman on his famous march to the sea. In the latter part of the war these troops were, of course, with Sherman and Grant in the eastern field. But what the veterans of the Civil War have done has been written large on the pages of the nation's history, and no attempt will be made to detail that story here.
It was a common practice for the men at the front to return their sav- ings to their families from time to time. Frequently a number of them who had come from the same locality sent their money in one amount to some person in whom all had confidence. In February, 1863. for instance. the men of Company B. Eighth regiment, forwarded to Capt. A. K. Branham one thousand. eight hundred and twenty dollars to be distributed to persons in various parts of the county. We cannot know at this time just whose money was included in this amount. but after a large part of it had been dis- tributed Captain Branham inserted a notice in the Hancock Democrat that the money belonging to the following persons would be sent as directed by them : William Everson, Abram Hanes, Thomas Lake, Mrs. Mary .\. Snell. New Palestine : Samuel Fuller, Cordelia Shelton. Catherine Jones, Julia Scot- ten, Philadelphia; Hamilton Welling. Christian Kreager, Cumberland : John M. Miller, Rebecca Davis, Cleveland : John Jackson Pendleton ; John Roney. Mt. Comfort.
In October. 1863. Andrew T. Hart received a package containing one thousand, one hundred and thirty-seven dollars from Company B. Ninety- ninth regiment. for the following persons: Benjamin Reeves, Lysander Sparks, Rosannah Hamilton. James Milner. Phoebe True. Jesse Allen. Louise E. Shaw, Mary C. Curry, William Watts, Thomas Bright. Margaret Milner. Sarah Curry, Sarah Milner, Elizabeth Reagan, J. H. Curry, Daniel Butter- field, Susanna Redman. Eleanor Hudson. L. J. Youse. Elizabeth Cass, Cath- erine McGuire, Joseph Morford. Martha Tibbits, Willard Lowe.
These instances might be multiplied, but they illustrate the practice of the soldiers in sending home their money, either for the use of their families. or to be saved until their return from the war.
Some of the personal experiences of the boys, however, and something of their military life, is reflected from the following letters. The first two let- ters, from Lee O. Harris and R. A. Riley, give the experiences of the com- pany of "three-months men" who went to the front from Hancock county. The third letter, from Samuel A. Dunbar, gives a good idea of the campaign- ing of Company B. Eighth regiment, in Arkansas, while the last one. writ-
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ten by a member of Company B. Ninety-ninth regiment, comes from the fiekl of heavy fighting around Missionary Ridge.
"CAMP BENTON, VA., June 25. 01.
"EDITOR HANCOCK DEMOCRAT AND FRIENDS AT HOME :
"I am now writing in the shade of a tree. in Camp Benton, which is situated on one of the highest hills in Western Virginia. Below me lies a beautiful valley, stretching between the lofty hills. \ beautiful stream winds its way through it, while at the foot of the hill on which our camp is situated. lies the town of Clarksburg, the capital of Western Virginia. It has a beau- tiful site, situated here on the summit of this lofty hill, the valley lying in quiet beauty below me, and mountain on mountain piled to the clouds and stretching away in every direction as far as the eye can reach. Both regi- ments are encamped upon this hill, and are now busy fortifying it. A wall, breast-high, is now almost completed, extending entirely around the hill, and a battery of six cannon is stationed on one side. Our position is one of the strongest natural defenses I have ever seen and commands the whole of the surrounding country. The enemy have no access to the town except over the mouths of our cannon, 'a hard road to travel.' I believe.
"A regiment of the Ohio troops arrived in town today : there was a regi- ment here before we arrived, and another picketed along the railroad from Parkersburg to Grafton. The boys are all in fine spirits and eager for the fight, though I do not anticipate an attack at this point. now that we are all so well prepared. It is reported that ex-Governor Wise is on Laurel Ridge. about thirty miles from here, with five thousand men. yet. in this position we do not fear twenty thousand. Several secessionists have been captured and brought into camp, but released on swearing allegiance to the government. Having given you a general description of our camp. I will go back and tell you how we got here.
"On Wednesday morning, June 19, I was awakened about three o'clock by the blowing of trumpets, rattling of drums and shouting of men; such a noise I have never heard before. It sounded like the howling of fiends or the midnight orgies of devils. On inquiring the cause I learned that we had received our marching orders and, notwithstanding I am a quiet man in the main, I was infected with the general joy and shouted long and loud. Fran to the door of my tent and saw soldiers running, jumping, turning hand- springs and summersets, and making the most extravagant demonstrations of joy. They were considerate enough to leave off, however, as soon as all were completely exhausted, and the longest winded could not shout above a ( 18)
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whisper. Shortly after breakfast we began to take down our tents and pack our baggage, and before noon we marched to Indianapolis, where we em- barked on the cars, and taking the Lawrenceburg & Cincinnati railroad, we were soon flying on our course on the wings of steam, followed by the shouts of hundreds who had collected to see us off. Everywhere along the road it appeared as if the whole community had collected along the track and greeted us with shouts and waving of hats and handkerchiefs. At Greens- burg the patriotic citizens were awaiting us, and as soon as the train stopped. the cars were surrounded by detachments armed with well charged baskets. buckets and pitchers, and immediately began the attack, filling our haver- sacks with provisions of every imaginable kind. Our men faced the music like heroes and pitched into the eatables with a will. Long life and great hap- piness to the noble hearts of Greensburg! May heaven bless them as they dleserve! At six o'clock we arrived at Cincinnati. Here we were met by the city military. amounting to nearly two thousand, who escorted us to the Fifth street market house, where we were regaled with a splendid supper. All Cincinnati was alive with excitement: the streets were crowded from one end of town to the other, and at every turn the cry was, 'Huzza for the Indi- ana troops! Huzza for the Eighth and Tenth!' On the corner, near the market house, was a banner with this inscription, 'Cincinnatians' Welcome to the Noble Sons of Indiana : may God bless and preserve you! We marched from the market house to the Marietta & Cincinnati railroad and embarked on the cars, where we lay all night, and on the next morning started for Marietta. a town about two hundred and fifty miles up the river. Through Ohio we were met and welcomed with the same demonstrations of joy that we witnessed in Indiana. At Chillicothe we were welcomed with another attack of provisions and good things. We arrived at Marietta about dark, when we were marched on board of steamboats, where we lay all night. Next morning we sailed down the river to Parkersburg, where we remained until Saturday night, when we embarked on board the cars on the Baltimore & Ohio railway and started en route for this place, arriving here on Saturday about noon, where we are likely to remain for some time. Yon shall hear from me again soon if my life is spared to write.
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