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REPUBLICAN. Lincoln and Johnson.
Peru
434
384
Jefferson
134
139
Perry
110
163
Union
79
81
Richland.
126
195
Erie.
57
61
Butler
103
153
Washington
123
101
Pipe Creek
114
82
Deer Creek
62
168
Clay
145
51
Harrison
94
59
Jackson
62
120
Allen
74
69
Total
1717
1831
NOVEMBER 1868.
TOWNSHIP.
DEMOCRAT. Seymour and Blair.
REPUBLICAN, Grant and Colfax.
Peru
569
485
Jefferson
178
129
Union
110
108
Perry
154
200
Richland
126
212
Erie .
60
74
Butler
128
163
Washington
167
123
Pipe Creek .
154
111
Deer Creek
103
146
Clay.
147
51
Harrison
147
103
Jackson
134
196
Allen
94
92
Total
2271
2193
294
HISTORY OF MIAMI COUNTY.
NOVEMBER, 1872.
TOWNSHIP.
DEMOCRAT AND LIBERAL REPUBLICAN. Greely and Brown.
REPUBLICAN. Grant and Wilson.
DEMOCRAT. O'Conor and Julian.
Peru.
640
758
1
Jefferson .
117
141
Deer Creek
79
152
Clay .
140
57
8
Butler
132
150
Perry
138
180
Richland
112
209
Erie
77
50
Allen
63
129
8
Union .
71
124
1
Jackson
132
227
10
Washington.
158
116
Pipe Creek
165
115
Harrison
95
127
20
Total
2119
2535
50
NOVEMBER, 1876.
TOWNSHIPS.
REPUBLICAN. Hayes and Wheeler.
DEMOCRAT. Tilden and Hendricks.
Allen
154
123
Peru
714
794
Jefferson
165
206
Perry
201
166
Union .
125
130
Richland .
223
172
Erie .
76
88
Butler
177
172
Washington
132
201
Pipe Creek .
163
201
Deer Creek
163
112
Clay . .
54
124
Harrison
112
135
Jackson.
265
171
Total
2724
2785
64
NOVEMBER 1880.
TOWNSHIP.
REPUBLICAN. Garfield and Arthur.
DEMOCRAT. Hancock and English.
NATIONAL. Weaver and Chambers.
Allen
168
125
9
Peru
511
903
8
Jefferson
216
229
0
Perry
203
170
3
Union .
121
120
Richland
224
181
0
Erie
77
88
0
Butler
135
186
33
Washington.
165
213
4
Pipe Creek
204
198
4
Deer Creek.
176
125
4
Clay.
61
191
0
Harrison
125
173
0
Jackson
284
159
35
Total
3016
3066
107
1
INDEPENDENT. Cooper and Cary.
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COUNTY OFFICERS.
NOVEMBER 1884.
TOWNSHIP.
DEMOCRAT. Cleveland and Hendricks.
REPUBLICAN. Blaine and Logan.
NATIONAL. Butler.
PROHIBITION. St. John.
Allen
126
167
13
0
Peru
1102
849
18
1
Jefferson.
251
217
6
0
Perry
193
201
1
0
Union
111
113
0
1
Richland.
143
205
22
2
Erie
85
75
2
1
Butler
165
169
13
0
Washington
216
151
1
1
Pipe Creek
209
182
5
0
Deer Creek
158
168
1
3
Clay
188
81
Harrison
180
108
1
14
Jackson
183
309
15
5
Total
3310
2996
98
29
Commissioners .- First District, John Crudson, 1834; Wm. M. Reyburn, 1835; Z. W. Pendleton, 1838; D. R. Bearss, 1840; John Hiner, 1841; George Wilson, 1844; George C. Smith, 1847; Sam- uel Jamison, 1850; David A. Carr, 1853; Cornelius Cain and E. B. Massey, 1854; N. D. Nicoles, 1856; John Hann, 1861; Thomas Dillard, 1864; William Zehring, 1867; Joseph B. Mills, 1873; Stephen Cranor, 1876; D. H. Cain, 1880; G. S. Evans, 1882.
Second District, John W. Miller, 1834; James Gillett, 1839; Henry Zern, 1848; F. S. Hackley, 1851; George Wilson, 1854; Allen Skillman, 1857; David Charters, 1860; Paul Burk, 1863; David Charters, 1866; R. C. Harrison, 1869; Absalom Wilson, 1875; Geo. Eikenbery, 1878; Fred Meyers, 1884.
Third District, Alexander Jamison, 1834; Luther Chapin, 1840; Samuel Jamison, 1841; Martin M. Scruggs, 1842; Hiram Butler, 1849; E. A. Deniston, 1855; James R. Leonard, 1861; R. K. Charles, 1864; James R. Leonard, 1865; Benjamin Graft, 1870; John C. Davis, 1876; J. W. Hunt, 1882; J. C. Davis, 1884; Noah Miller, 1886.
Clerks .- Benjamin H. Scott, 1834; James B. Fulwiler, 1848; Alexander Blake, 1855; Darius C. Darrow, 1863; John A. Graham, 1867; Jesse S. Zern, 1871; C. A. Parson, 1879; Joseph Lari- mer, 1887.
Auditors .- James M. Defrees, 1841; Ira Mendenhall, 1851; Elam Henton, 1855; Thomas Jay, 1859; Franklin T. Foote and Elam Henton, 1862; Charles Efferman, 1864; Milo D. Ellis, 1865; Louis B. Fulwiler, 1870; R. B. Runyan, 1878; Wm B. Miller, 1886.
Recorders .- Benjamin H. Scott, 1834; William C. Buckhanan, . George Wilkerson, 1855; Abel L. Hurtt, 1859; William S. Todd, 1863; William F. Ege, 1871; Wm. A. Gibney, 1879; Michael Bap- pert, 1887.
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HISTORY OF MIAMI COUNTY.
Treasurers .- Abner Overman, 1834; A. M. Higgins and Albert Cole, 1836; Zach. W. Pendleton and William R. Mabray, 1837; Samuel Glass, 1842; Carlton R. Tracy, 1848; Daniel Brower, 1853; Silas Enyart, 1855; Henry Dutton, 1857; David R. Todd, 1859; James T. Miller, 1863; Otto P. Webb, 1865; James T. Mil- ler, 1867; Charles Spencer, 1871; William B. Deniston and Ira B. Meyers, 1873; Jno. R. Porter, 1879; Ebenezer Humrickhouse, I881; J. C. Clymer, 1885.
Sheriff .- Jacob Linzee, 1834; A. Leonard and L. D. Atkinson, 1838; John A. Graham, 1841; Noah S. Allsbaugh, 1845; Coleman Henton, 1847; Jonas Hoover, 1851; Hiram Moore, 1854; John Wertz, 1855; Joseph Hiner, 1857; John T. Miller, O. H. P. Macy, 1858; Wesley Wallick, 1860; O. H. P. Macy, 1862; Wesley Wal- lick, 1864; Samuel Ream, 1868; Willard Griswold, 1872; Vincent O'Donald, 1876; A. J. Parks, 1880; Edward T. Gray, 1884.
Surveyor .- Joseph B. Campbell, 1835; A. A. Cole, 1840; S. Holman, 1841; Ira Mendenhall, 1843; George W. Goodrich, 1847; Milton Cook, 1852; H. Beane, 1854; J. M. Moorhead, 1856; Henry Krauskoff, 1858; C. J. Kloenne, 1860; Henry Krauskoff, 1861, A. J. Phelps, 1863; G. W. Goodrich, 1864; D. C. Goodrich, 1866; S. E. Haacken, 1868; W. W. Sullivan, 1872; Richard H. Cole, 1876; Michael Horan, 1880.
Coroner .- James Crowell, 1836; James Mowbray, 1846; Wm. S. White, 1848; Robert Miller, 1854; James Crowell, 1862; Adam Beck, 1869; Joseph Oldham, 1874; Joseph C. Ogle, 1876; Charles Broadbeck, 1878; A. B. Scott, 1879; Abner C. Kimball, 1880; George Nelp, 1882; Eli J. Jamison, 1886
Senators .- George W. Ewing, 1837; William Wright, 1840; William M. Reyburn, 1843; Cyrus Taber, 1846; Jacob D. Cassatt, 1847; Benjamin Henton, 1850; John Shellenberger, 1852; Daniel R. Bearss, 1854; Samuel S. Terry, 1864; Stearns Fisher, 1868; Robert Miller, 1870; Daniel R. Bearss, 1874; Milton Garrigus, 1878; L. D. Adkinson, 1882; B. F. Harness, 1886.
Representatives .- Gillis McBean, 1835; William N. Hood, 1836; Alexander Wilson, 1838; William M. Reyburn, 1840; Daniel R. Bearss, 1841; Gabriel Swihart, 1842; Daniel R. Bearss, 1843; John U. Pettit, 1844; Benjamin Henton, 1845; George W. Holman, 1846; Alphonso A. Cole, 1847; Nathan C. Ross, 1848; Alonzo A. Cole, 1849; Richard F. Donaldson, 1850; Benjamin Henton, 1852; N. W. Dickerson. 1854; Reuben C. Harrison, 1856; William Smith, 1858; Richard F. Donaldson, 1862; Jonas Hoover, 1864; Nathan O. Ross, 1866; Jonathan D. Cox, 1868; J. W. Edward, 1872; David Charters, 1874; Samuel Woody, 1874; William Zehring, 1876; W. H. Thomson, 1876; G. I. Reed (Miami and Howard) ; A. C. Bearss, 1878; C. A. Cole, 1880; N. N. Antrin, 1882; Henry V.
John H. Hehw
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Passage, 1884; Jabez Cox, 1886; Charles Cox (Miami and Cass), I886.
CHAPTER IV.
MILITARY HISTORY-THE EARLY MILITIA SYSTEM-THE MEXI- CAN WAR-PUBLIC SENTIMENT PRIOR TO 1861-THE CALL TO ARMS-FIRST TROOPS FOR THE FRONT-MIAMI COUNTY REGIMENTS IN DETAIL-ROLL OF HONOR-BOUNTY AND RE- LIEF.
F ROM the earliest settlement in Miami County by the whites, there was but little military display to interrupt the peaceful pursuits of its citizens until that deluge of civil discord which began in 1861: ' When the first permanent homes were established here, the Indian troubles that attended the second war with Great Britian had been settled. The celebrated Miami Confederacy had been entirely broken up, leaving the country undisturbed by the red war- riors. Some of them yet linger in the county, reluctant to quit the scenes of their nativity, but the tide of immigration has submerged most of them, and they are now scarcely known except in the fad- ing memory of the oldest settlers.
The militia, which had done such effective service in the early Indian wars, was fostered by the early laws of the State. All able- bodied men of proper age were enrolled and required to attend cer- tain days in each year for the purpose of drilling in military tactics. At first the people took active interest in learning the different mili- tary movements and studied in their homely way the strategies of war. Each man furnished a gun in the beginning, and all were skilled in the manual of arms. These musters took place several times a year and were generally held at the county seat or some other important point in the county. They were always attended by large and motley crowds. A long period of peace had some- what impaired the efficiency of these musters, and the occasions became more of the nature of holidays. As the men were privileged from arrest on "training days" a general jollification usually took place, and fun of the more rough and boisterous kind was indulged in, frequently mingled with fights. This system was maintained almost uninterrupted until the time of the Mexican war.
Mexican War .- Affairs between the United States and Mex- ico having assumed a hostile attitude, the President of the United States by proclamation, May II, 1846, announced that a state of
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war existed between this country and Mexico. Congress immedi- ately authorized a call for 50,000 volunteers, one-half to be mus- tered in at once, and the remainder to be used as a reserve. May 23d, 1846, James Whitcomb, Governor of Indiana, issued a procla- mation, in conformity with the orders of the President. Immedi- ately upon the call of the Governor, Capt. John M. Wilson com- menced the enlistment of volunteers for the war. Failing to enlist a full company from Miami County, volunteers from the counties of Tippecanoe and Johnson joined in sufficient numbers to complete the roster. Owing to the incompleteness of the records in the Adjutant-General's Office, only a partial enrollment of the company can be given. Privates-Jno. Mellen, Wm. Passons, Geo. Carpen- ter, W. L. Price, Richard Bell, Joseph Bishop, C. M. Drouillard, Martin Wey, Phillip Parcels, Wm. McClain, Q. A. Fisk, Jesse Rowdle, J. Richardson, Luther Bush, Valentine Prester, G. Gor- don, J. Brown, James Rellahor, Wm. Doughty, L. B. Lynch, Bar- net Judge, H. Davenport, S. Segraves, Levi Shelenberger, J. W. Nichols, J. C. Harvey, J. H. Reed, Edward Anibal, S. S. Bottow, P. I. Brown, S. L. Clark, W. L. Clark, Samuel Collyer, Jackson Castor, J. S. Denton, Wm. Flagg, J. B. Franklin, Nathan Gibson, Joseph Gertes, Jonas Hoover, W. Humphrer, Isaac Harter, Alex. Hoiliday, Wm. Kelley, I. Keicher, L. Marquiss, Conrad Metzer, Edward McManus, Michael McDonald, Dennis Naughton, Michael O'Niel, H. W. Penny, James Parr, Adam Pence, S. Rodger, Geo. Roundebush, James Shahan, Jno. Scarce, Edward Wilson, Abram Wright, D. R. Todd, Jno. S. Crooks, Howard Shadinger, W. G. Kersner, Henry Collins, L. Curtis, A. A. Hunter, James Coleman, Charles Smith, Major Miller, Harvey Tucker, D. M. Dunn, Cap- tain Sanderson, A. F. Smith, W. T. Wilson.
Captain Wilson, with company, left Peru for New Albany, the place of rendezvous, June 16th, 1846. In the organization of regi- ments, Captain Wilson's company was assigned to the position of B in the First Regiment. The regiment was officered by James P. Drake, Colonel; C. C. Nave, Lieutenant-Colonel, and Henry S. Lane, Major. At the expiration of one year the company was mustered out with regiment June 15th, 1847.
For several years prior to 1861 the country had been drift- ing surely toward civil war. The two sections, the North and the South, had different interests to serve in the administration of national affairs. Until that time the contest had often been vigorous between the two sections, but always peaceful. The Republican party was then in its infancy, but it contained some elements that foretold destruction to the greatest institution of the Southern States-slavery. It is true that the party had not then taken any direct stand upon the question of slavery, but its leaders were among the avowed opponents of that institution,
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1
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MILITARY HISTORY.
and many had been identified with the movement for its aboli- tion. Abraham Lincoln had publicly declared that it was his deliberate conviction that the Government could not exist half slave and half free. His election to the Presidency, therefore, the Southern States accepted as a menance to their institutions, which had long been sanctioned by the laws, and, as they thought, with apparent right. In that section of the Union the doctrine of State rights as paramount to national rights had long been taught under the leadership of John C. Calhoun. Accord- ingly they did not long hesitate to secede from the Union when it was known that Lincoln had been duly elected President. The South had for many years been dominant in the affairs of the nation, and with them it was rule or ruin. In the election of 1860 they had seceded from the Democratic party, with which they had always acted, and refused to support Stephen A. Douglas for President. On the 20th of December, 1860, following the election of Lincoln, South Carolina took the first active step and passed an ordinance of secession from the Union. In this movement she was followed in rapid succession by Miss- issippi, January 9; Alabama and Florida, January II; Georgia, January 19; Louisiana, January 26; Texas, February 1; Virginia, April 17; Arkansas and Tennessee, May 6; North Carolina, May 21. No President ever assumed the duties of that high office under more trying times than did Abraham Lincoln. Seven States had declared themselves out of the Union and refused to recognize his authority, and in less than two months four others had followed into the Confederacy. In February, 1861, a peace conference was held at Baltimore, attended by some of the most influential men from most of the States. The object was to effect a compromise between the different sections of the Union and to prevent a disruption and war. After a laborious sitting of several days it adjourned without having accomplished the purpose for which it was called. Excitement was at the greatest tension throughout the country and public spirit ran high. The extreme partisans that had supported the new President were for a time disappointed when they saw that other States were allowed unmolested to leave the Union and join the Confederacy. All over the North there was a divided sentiment in regard to the cause and responsibility of this attempt to sever the Union. There were many who believed that if the South wanted to withdraw from the Union there was no legitimate way of preventing it. In other words they thought a State could not be "coerced." The condition of affairs was so strained that meetings were held in all parts of the country to discuss the state of the Union and advise the best course to pursue. It was in the midst of this excitement of the public
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mind that the firing upon Fort Sumpter took place. That deed, more than all others, united the loyal hearts of the North in de- fense of the national flag that had been fired upon by those in rebellion. They welcomed it, perhaps, as the only solution to the questions of the hour, and gladly responded to the call to arms.
The Call to Arms .- No portion of the Union responded to the President's call for 75,000 volunteers with more alacrity than did the State of Indiana. And of Indiana's thousands of loyal sons none were more eager for the fray than the citizens of Miami County. Hardly had the echoes from the last guns at Fort Sumpter died away before the stirring scenes that attended a public volunteering were arousing the people of Peru and. vicinity. The thought of our flag being lowered at the com- mand of a rebellion inspired new patriotism in all those who loved that flag for the principles of union and toleration . that it represented. If there had been any in this community who held that obnoxious idea that the General Government could not coerce a State into compliance with its laws, they were prudently quiet when that question first came to the test. The sentiment of the people was almost wholly and unanimously in favor of maintaining the Union unimpaired.
Volunteering .- The smoke from the guns of Fort Sumpter had scarcely blown away before the people of Miami County, with the patriotism that had characterized their action in the past, had come forward and proffered their services for the defense of the country. The proclamation of President Lincoln calling for 75,000 troops. was issued April 15th, 1862, the news reaching Peru on the follow- ing day. This was immediately followed by the proclamation from Governor Morton, which was responded to by the offer of a full company organized and ready for the front. The company was organized by J. M. Wilson, who was at the time the most prominent military man in the county, having served as captain in the Mexican war. The company at once reported at Indianapolis,. but the quota under the first call had been filled and the company was in consequence held as reserve until the call for enlistment for three years service was issued, when it was mustered in and assigned the position of B in the Thirteenth Regiment. The commissioned officers of the company with the dates of commissions were, Cap- tain, J. M. Wilson, April 23, 1861; William H. Shields, May IO,, 1862. First Lieutenants, William H. Shields, April 23, 1861; Wm. F. M. Wallick, May 10, 1862; William B. Vance, July 15, 1863. Second Lieutenants, were Wm. F. M. Wallick, May 6, 1861; George W. Rader, May 18, 1862; Henry Sterne, September I, 1862; Silas Clark, June 3, 1863. The latter became First Lieuten- ant, Company A reorganized. The original number of enlisted.
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MILITARY HISTORY.
men of the company was 96. It was recruited with 22 men. There were 17 non-commissioned and enlisted men died, and II deserters. John M. Wilson was promoted Major of this regiment May 10, 1862, and was recommissioned November 14th of the same year, promoted Lieutenant-Colonel June 13, 1863; term expired August 5, 1864; re-entered the service as Colonel of the 155th regiment. George W. Rader was promoted quartermaster.
Sketch of the Thirteenth Regiment .- This was one of the four Regiments that first entered the service from Indiana for the term of three years, and was mustered in at Indi- anapolis on the 19th of June, 1861, with Jerry C. Sullivan, as Colonel. On the 4th of July it left for the field, and on the morning of the roth joined Gen. McClellan's forces at the foot of Rich Mountain, Western Virginia. On the next day it par- ticipated in the battle of Rich Mountain, under Gen. Rosecrans, losing 8 killed and 9 wounded. On the 13th it moved to Bev- erly and thence to Cheat Mountain Pass, and on the 12th and 13th of September took part in the engagement which resulted in the defeat of Gen. Lee's forces. It marched to Alleghany un- der Gen. Milroy, and on the 13th of December participated in the battle at that place. After several movements of minor im- portance, it moved to Winchester, where it participated in the battle of Winchester Heights on the 22nd of March, and then followed in the pursuit of Stonewall Jackson's army as far as New Market. It participated in the battle of the Deserted Farm on the 30th of January, 1863, and the defeat of Long- street in his attempt to seize Suffolk. While stationed at Foley Island it took part in the operations on Morris Island, during the seige of Forts Wagner and Gregg, and was the first to en- ter in the assault on Fort Wagner on the 7th of Septem- ber. The Thirteenth was engaged in nearly all the operations of Gen. Butler's army south of Richmond, in all of which the loss was about two hundred. On the 13th of June, 1864, the Regiment was transferred to the Army of the Potomac. After which it participated in the battle of Cold Harbor, assault of the rebel works in front of Petersburg, the battle of Strawberry Plains and operations against Richmond. On the 6th of De- cember, 1864, was reorganized into a battallion of five compan- ies. Was mustered out on the 5th of September, 1865, with 29 officers and 550 enlisted men.
Non-commissioned officers of Company B were Henry Sterns, James Carney, James Robinson, Jno. H. Ream and Dan- iel Baker, Sergeants; S. E. Chamberlain, William Starr, A. B. Andrews, Alexander Leach. John Powell, William Vance, Francis Moore, Jno, F. Wagoner, Corporals.
Company F Sixteenth Regiment, was the second company to
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HISTORY OF MIAMI COUNTY.
enlist from this county. The commissioned officers of the company with dates of commissions were, Captains : J. C. Jones, Greencastle, August 13, 1862; J. R. S. Cox, Indianapolis, November 25, 1862; Elijah Hawkins, Peru, April 14, 1865. First Lieutenants: Elijah Hawkins, August 12, 1862; George Cline, May 1, 1865. Second Lieutenants: J. R. S. Cox, 1862; Henry L. Boyce, January 25, 1863; William A. Walker, May 1, 1865. The original number of enlisted men was 88, with 30 recruits. Of the 88 enlisted men 48 were credited to Miami county, while the whole number of recruits were from this county. There were 24 non-commis- sioned officers and enlisted men who died, and five deserted. The whole number accounted for, 120. None of the regimental officers were from Miami county. .
Sixteenth Regiment, was organized at Richmond in May, I86I. It was intended to serve within the limits of the State for one year, but was offered to and accepted by the Govern- ment on the same day that the news of the disaster at Bull Run reached Indianapolis, and on the 23 of July left Richmond. It was the first regiment that marched through the streets of Bal- timore after the firing upon the Sixth Massachusetts regiment in April. The term of service expired in May 1862, but was reorganized May 27th for three years service, but was not mustered in until August 19th. Thomas J. Lucas who was Lieutenant of the original organization succeeded to the Colonelcy upon the promotion of Colonel Hackleman to the Brigadier Generalship. The regiment left the same day it was mustered, for Kentucky, to repel the invasion of Kirby Smith, and on the 30th of August took part in the battle of Richmond, Kentucky, losing 200 men killed and wounded, and 600 prisoners. Decem- ber the Ist it moved down the Mississippi to participate in the Vicksburg campaign, but on the 25th, with the brigade of which it was a part, was sent to Dallas, Texas, to destroy the Shreve- port railroad. January IIth took part in the battle of Arkansas Post and was the first regiment to plant its colors within the fort; its loss was 77 killed and wounded. On the 30th of April the regiment marched to Port Gibson and on the following day formed a part of the reserve of Gen. Hovey's division. Later in the day it was marched forward and engaged the enemy, drawing him from the hill in front. On the 2nd day of May marched with its advance into Port Gibson. After a severe skirmish at Edwards' Station and an engagement at Black River Bridge it proceeded to the rear of Vicksburg and went into trenches on the 19th of May and participated in all the opera- tions of the siege. In the assault on the enemy's works on the 22d of May the Sixteenth bore a conspicuous part, holding an important position for nearly ten hours continuous fighting. Dur-
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MILITARY HISTORY.
ing the siege the regiment lost sixty men killed and wounded. The regiment was transported to New Orleans where it was mounted and attached to a cavelry corps. It marched as a part of cavalry of Banks' expedition up Red River, during which campaign it had sixteen engagements with the enemy. It returned to New Orleans where it was mustered out June the 30th, 1865, and arrived in Indianapolis the 10th of July with 365 men and officers.
Seventeenth .- Miami County was represented in companies F and K of the Seventeenth Regiment. In the former seven men were credited to Miami county. The only commissioned officer from the county was George F. Hayden, of Peru, who was commissioned First Lieutenant November 9th, 1862, and promoted Captain April 25th, 1864. In Company K there were four men credited to Miami county. Included in the number was Julius C. Kloenne, of Peru, the first captain of the company. His commission bore date of April 25th, 1861. He was discharged December 23rd of the same year, and cashiered January 5th, 1862. The Seventeenth was organized at Camp Morton during May, 1861, and mustered in June 12th, the same year, for three years, with Milo S. Hascall, Colonel. The Regiment participated in the battle of Green Brier, siege of Corinth and was engaged in numerous expeditions, until Feb- ruary, 1863, when it was ordered to mount itself, which was done by foraging and pressing horses into the service. Armed with Spencer rifles, with which each man was equal to sixteen rebels, it moved to Hooker's Gap, where it encountered the enemy and did effective work. Other engagements in which the Seventeenth participated were at Manchester, Chattanooga, Ringgold, Chick- amauga, Thompson's Cove, Farmington, Belle Plain, Kenesaw Mountain, Marietta, Ebenezer Church, near Selma, Selma, and many others. During its term of service it marched over 4,000 miles, captured over 5,000 prisoners, more than 6,000 stands of arms; seventy pieces of artillery, eleven stands of col- ors, and more than 3,000 horses and mules. All this was done with a total loss in killed and wounded of but 258 men and of- ficers. Few regiments of the war had a better record.
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