History of Posey County, Indiana, Part 22

Author: Leffel, John C., b. 1850. cn
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Chicago : Standard Publ. Co.
Number of Pages: 456


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Company H was organized largely from the vicinity of Mt. Vernon. Its commissioned officers were: Captains: James H. Barter, August 20, 1861; John Harding, June 6, 1863. First lieutenants: Edward S. Hayes, August 20, 1861; and John Harding, December 18, 1861. Sec- ond lieutenants: John Harding, August 20, 1861, and Francis M. Great- house, December 18, 1861. Captain Barter resigned June 5, 1861, and Lieutenant Hayes December 4, 1861. There were seventy-seven men in the company, fifteen of whom died: Thomas Acuff, Thomas Chatsman, Benjamin Cook, Lowery Davenport, Lafayette Hall, George F. Huck, Charles Isenhart, Frederick Kemper, James McDeryman, George F. Majors, John Neely, Henry C. Sherbourn, William Stork, Conrad Thu- mire and Jonathan Topper. Those who were killed in battle or died of wounds were Thomas Acuff, Charles Isenhart and William Stork.


The First cavalry regiment was organized at Evansville and mus- tered into service August 20, 1861, with Conrad Baker as colonel. The first encounter with the enemy was September 12, near Ironton, Mo., when three companies had a sharp skirmish with the rebels. October 18 the regiment participated in the engagement at Fredericktown and in the charge that decided the battle it captured a piece of artillery and drove the enemy from the field. Major Gavitt and Captain High- man were killed in that charge. The regiment remained in the vicinity of Pilot Knob until the next spring, when it moved to Arkansas and on July 7 fought the battle of Round Hill. For more than a year it remained at Helena and engaged in various expeditions from that point. It was then stationed at Pine Bluff. Company C, composed of men from the northern part of Posey county, had been detached as an escort to General Hovey and did not rejoin the regiment until just before its return home. This company was with Grant at Vicksburg, later joining the command of General Franklin in western Louisiana, returning to New Orleans in December, 1863. Here it remained until July, 1864,


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when it joined the rest of the regiment in Arkansas. The original mem- bers of the regiment were ordered to Indianapolis in August, 1864, and discharged in September. The recruits numbered thirty-eight men whose terms had not expired. Three of these were in Company A, reorganized, with James A. Pine, of Rockport, captain, and the others were all in Company B, reorganized, with Orrison J. Kyler, captain, William B. Ellsworth, first lieutenant, and Samuel L. Mellen, second lieutenant. In January, 1865, the regiment moved to the mouth of White river in Arkansas, thence to St. Charles on March 20, remain- ing there until June 24, when it was ordered to Indianapolis and was given honorable discharge.


In addition to these five companies furnished by Posey county in the early months of the war, a considerable number of men had entered the Fifteenth and Sixteenth regiments and the county never received due credit for these. Richard Owen, a famous scientist of New Har- mony, was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the Fifteenth, Michael W. Smith, of the same place, adjutant, and Daniel W. Nettleton became captain of Company C of the same regiment. Owen was promoted colonel of the Sixteenth regiment at its organization.


The home defense was also kept up. By the middle of June, 1861, seven companies had been organized for home defense. These belonged to the Indiana Legion, an organization in which Posey county had six- teen companies before the close of the war. They were known as the First regiment, First brigade of the Indiana Legion. Alvin P. Hovey was the first colonel, his successor being Colonel Enoch James, who was in turn succeeded by John A. Mann. A highly complimentary re- port was given out by the adjutant-general of the State concerning this regiment. It was well drilled and efficient, doing scouting duty, assist- ing in dangerous arrests, guarding prisoners and preventing guerilla raids on the border towns. Alarms were frequent on account of the presence of lawless bands roaming through Kentucky, and it was owing to the promptness and activity of the legion that depredations were pre- vented. The First regiment was often called upon to do guard duty along the river. An instance of the efficiency of the members of the legion in Posey county is shown in the following account: Late at night on July 9, 1863, Colonel Mann received orders from Governor Morton to hold his command in readiness for action, with the result that by 10 o'clock the next morning seven companies were ready for action. In July, 1864, the regiment of Posey county guards was sent into Kentucky on an expedition under General Hovey.


The Twenty-fourth regiment, of which Alvin P. Hovey was made first colonel, also contained a few Posey county men. It was organized and mustered into service July 31, 1861. Among the Posey county men in this regiment were Richard F. Barter, a resident of Mt. Vernon,


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lieutenant-colonel of the regiment, later colonel of the One Hundred and Twentieth regiment; Charles Fitch, the chaplain; Charles Larch, a first lieutenant in Company C; William S. Pollard, of Cynthiana, who became captain of Company K, and who at the reorganization of the regiment was made lieutenant-colonel. The regiment took an active part in the war and was conspicuously engaged at the battle of Shiloh.


The Sixteenth regiment had three companies, B, C and E, which were composed almost entirely of Posey county men. Of the regimental offi- cers, Colonel Richard Owen, Jesse Nash, major, and Eugene F. Owen, ' Horace P. Owen and Henry H. Hitchcock, adjutants, were all from New Harmony, while Major Wolfgang Hyne was from Stewartsville. The men in the three companies were largely from the northern part of Posey county and many of the officers were from Wadesville and Stew- artsville. The officers, with the dates of their commissions, appear as follows: Company B: Captains : Wolfgang Hyne, November 18, 1861 ; Joseph B. Noble, December 1, 1862. First lieutenants: Alfred Dale Owen, November 18, 1861; Joseph Noble, September 1, 1862; George W. Fairchild, December 1, 1862; Joseph A. Barrett, February 4, 1863 ; Jacob Haff, August 12, 1863. Second lieutenants : William M. Holton, November 18, 1861; George W. Fairchild, September 1, 1862; Joseph A. Barrett, December 1, 1862; James Cobble, February 4, 1863. Of Com- pany C the captains were: Jesse Nash, November 22, 1861; Richard A. Wilsey, February 19, 1863; Courtland D. Slow, April 15, 1863; Alex- ander Stallings, September 30, 1863. First lieutenants, Richard A. Wil- sey, November 22, 1861 ; Courtland D. Slow, February 19, 1863; Alex- ander Stallings, April 15, 1863; Isaac Wilson, September 30, 1863; sec- ond lieutenants, John O'Neil, November 22, 1861; Courtland D. Slow, November 15, 1862; Alexander Stallings, February 19, 1863. Of Com- pany E the captains were: Henry F. Fitton, November 13, 1861 ; Wal- ter E. Thrall, July 12, 1863; first lieutenants, Walter E. Thrall, Novem- ber 13, 1863; Eugene S. Thrall, July 12, 1863; second lieutenants, Philip L. Cox, February 20, 1862. In Company I, Samuel H. Endicott became first lieutenant. The regiment was mustered into service March II, 1862. The organization had been completed at Indianapolis and the regiment moved from that point to Louisville and thence to Lebanon, where it remained for a time and then went to Munfordsville. There on Sep- tember 14 seven companies of the regiment were captured by Bragg's army, In November, 1862, they were exchanged and at once started for Memphis, joining the army of the Mississippi. The regiment took part in the battle of Arkansas Post, January 10, 1863. In the campaign against Vicksburg it moved from Milliken's Bend April 14, making rapid and fatiguing marches through swamps and in the scorching sun, and engaged in five desperately fought battles. It was among the first to enter Port Gibson May I, was in advance at Champion Hills on the


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sixteenth, and behaved with marked gallantry at Black River. It was in the siege of Vicksburg and took part in several skirmishes in the vicinity. In August it was transferred to New Orleans. November 3 the regiment was engaged in the battle of Grand Corteau Plains and soon afterward was with Bank's expedition up Red river. It was in the battle of Saline Cross Roads April 8, 1864, and at Carrion Crow Bayou, La., where its loss was heavy in killed and wounded.


Company B started out with ninety-six men, and in course of its ser- . vice recruited sixteen. Twenty-five died and seven deserted. The en- rollment of Company C was 103, and recruits, sixteen. Twenty-nine died in the service and two deserted. Company E had ninety-seven men and recruited five. Sixteen died and seventeen deserted. Before the close of the year 1861 Posey county had more than 800 men in the service. Even those at first opposed to the war manfully bore the burdens and not only went to the battle field, but those left at home cooperated with their neighbors to aid the families of those who had enlisted and to bet- ter the soldiers conditions. Clothing, socks and other comforts were pro- vided by the women, who formed aid societies. A military hospital was opened at Mt. Vernon, and the county board voted $500 to assist in maintaining it.


In August, 1862, another company of Posey county men was organized. It was recruited at Mt. Vernon and became Company A, Sixty-fifth In- diana. Its officers were: Captains, Walter G. Hodge, August 1I, 1862; John M. Duckworth, June 24, 1864; first lieutenants, Moses Ashworth, August II, 1862; John M. Duckworth, January 1, 1864; William Wim- pleberg, June 24, 1864; William P. Finch, April 6, 1865; second lieu- tenants, Barney York, August 1I, 1862; John M. Duckworth, October 9, 1863; William Wimpleberg, January 1, 1864; William P. Finch, Septem- ber I, 1864; Harrison C. Stout, June I, 1865. A few days after its organ- ization the Sixty-fifth regiment engaged Adam Johnson's rebel force at Madisonville, Ky., with a slight loss. The companies were then dis- tributed to various points in Kentucky, where they remained on guard duty until August, 1863. In this time the regiment had been mounted and attached to the cavalry. It took part in the following battles: Zolli- coffer, September 20, 1863 ; Blountsville, September 22, 1863; Rheatown, October II, 1863; Walker's Ford, Tenn., November 17, 1863; Bean Sta- tion, December 14, 1863, and the next day at Powder Spring Gap and at Skaggs' Mill. It was dismounted and joined Sherman's march to the sea. After a pursuit of Hood's army and engaging in several other battles and skirmishes the regiment was mustered out June 22, 1865. The company started out with ninety-seven men, was recruited with 16 men. Twenty- five were killed or died and five deserted. Captain Hodge was pro- moted lieutenant-colonel May 24, 1864, but his death occurred before he was mustered in as such. William Wimpleberg became adjutant of the regiment.


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On August 4, 1862, came the fourth call of the Government for troops, asking for 300,000 men. Indiana had up to that time furnished 93,04I men, and the number yet required was 3,003. Posey county had fur- nished 1,343 soldiers, and if Robinson county had furnished thirty-four men, this county would have escaped the draft which took place October 6. In June, 1863, the Government called for 100,000 more men, under which Indiana was to raise four regiments. The number of men re- quired were secured without delay. October 17, 1863, the President called for 300,000 men, the number being increased February I, 1864, to 500,- 000, and on March 14, to 700,000. Of these Posey county was to raise 683 men and the required number were enlisted without resort to draft. However, the call for another 500,000 additional men, on July 18, 1864, made a draft necessary, and 186 men were taken from the county by this means.


Under the impetus of the call for volunteers in August, 1862, Com- pany F of the Eighteenth regiment was organized in Posey county. Its officers were: Captains, Russell J. Showers, August 27, 1862, and James S. Epperson, July 1, 1864; first lieutenants, James S. Epperson, August 27, 1862; Thomas S. Craig, June 24, 1864; John M. Wolfe, Jan- uary 17, 1865; second lieutenants, James H. C. Lowe, August 27, 1862; Alexander R. Smith, January 30, 1863. The original enrollment of Company F was eighty-eight men, and the recruits numbered nineteen. Twenty were killed or died and one deserted. At the battle of Perryville, one month after its organization, the regiment bore a conspicuous part and lost 150 men in killed and wounded. It remained in Kentucky and Tennessee until it started on the Atlanta campaign, in which it was en- gaged in all the important battles. It pursued Hood's army and was in the battle of Nashville. The regiment was mustered out June 22, 1865.


In the same month about 200 men volunteered for the Ninety-first regi- ment. Company A was entirely made up of Posey county volunteers, while Company D had fifty-seven and Company G thirty-eight from this county. The officers of Company A were as follows: Captains, James M. Carson, August 10, 1862; K. D. Wise, September 12, 1863 ; John Cor- bin, June 1, 1864; first lieutenants, K. D. Wise, August 10, 1862; John Corbin, September 10, 1863 ; Bedford L. Farris, June 1, 1864 ; second lieu- tenants, John Corbin, August 10, 1862; Enoch Snelling, September 12, 1863; Thomas J. Robertson, June 1, 1864; Jacob Boucher, November I, 1864. The Ninety-first regiment performed duty in Kentucky until the winter of 1864. February 22 of that year Company A had a sharp skir- mish with 1,200 rebels near Cumberland Gap. The regiment was with General Schofield at Pine Mountain, in the campaign around Kenesaw and Lost Mountain, took part in the Atlanta campaign, and pursued Hood as far as Nashville, and then went to North Carolina. It was dis- charged in June, 1865.


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Under the call of October, 1863, two more companies were raised in Posey county. These were Companies A and K, Tenth cavalry, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth regiment. Company A was officered as fol- lows: Captains, Sylvanus Milner, November 19, 1863 ; Thomas Claiborn, May I, 1865; first lieutenants, Thomas Claiborn, November 19, 1863 ; William F. Dixon, May 1, 1865, and James H. Chaffin, June 1, 1865 ; sec- ond lieutenants, William F. Dixon, November 19, 1863 ; James H. Chaffin, May 1, 1865 ; James K. Vint, August 20, 1865. The officers of Company K were as follows: Captains, Dewitt C. James, January II, 1864; Wil- liam H. Whitworth, June I, 1865 ; first lieutenants, Alexander G. Twigg, January II, 1864; Jenkin T. Hugo, June 1, 1865; second lieutenants, Leonidas L. Walker, January II, 1864; Edward A. Pitts, August 20, 1865. The total enrollment of Company A was ninety-seven men, all but thir- teen from Posey county. Twenty-one were killed, or died, and five deserted. Company K had IOI men, all but twenty-two from Posey county. Thirteen died and eleven deserted. The Tenth cavalry was or- ganized at Vincennes in the fall and winter of 1863 and 1864, but did not leave the State until the following May. It saw some hard service. In the vicinity of Nashville it engaged Hood's forces and was in several other battles, with an aggregate loss of three field officers and twelve men killed, forty-eight wounded, and seventy-five taken prisoners. On the other hand it captured from the enemy four stands of colors and 300 men, with officers and their arms. In the following winter it captured ten pieces of artillery, 150 officers and men and a supply train of 150 wagons and 500 mules. The regiment was mustered out at Vicksburg in August, 1865, and a little later was discharged at Indianapolis.


The last full company raised in Posey county was a company of 100- day men, known as Company G, in the One Hundred and Thirty-sixth regiment. Joseph Moore was captain, Ebe W. Murray first lieutenant, and James J. Parrett, second lieutenant. In all Posey county furnished the grand total of 3,000 men for the Civil war, a record of which every. loyal citizen may still be proud. However, it should be explained that there were but 2,44I able-bodied men in Posey county at that time, and the total given represents the number of enlistments, many of the men enlisting twice and some of them three times, and being counted for each enlistment.


On April 25, 1898, the United States formally declared war against Spain, and on June 24, by direction of the war department, and under the President's second call for volunteers (issued May 25, 1898), to provide for Indiana's quota under said call, twelve new companies were ordered to report at Camp Mount. One of these companies had been organized at Mt. Vernon, by Capt. Winston Menzies, and composed mostly of Posey county boys. In response to this order, the company arrived by rail at Camp Mount, Indianapolis, July 1, 1898, and was mustered into


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the One Hundred and Sixty-first regiment, Indiana infantry, United States volunteers, as Company B.


The following officers and men were members of this company: Cap- tain, Winston Menzies; first lieutenant, Asa E. Williams; second lieu- tenant, Percy Welch; first sergeant, Mike Lowenhaupt; quartermaster sergeant, Frank Jones ; sergeants, Edward Works, Harold Stephens, Wil- liam B. Fuhrer, Oscar T. Schultz ; corporals, Randolph J. Hovey, Charles A. Bennett, David Groves, Flairance W. Nash, Charles H. Miller, James H. Kreutzinger, Noble Moore, George R. Tingle, Charles F. Cox, John Summers, James Lance, John M. Harris; musicians, Harry M. Lord, Edward Lance, Morton Stalnaker; artificer, Samuel W. King ; wagoner, Samuel Kahn ; privates, James Allen, Linwood Z. Alsop, George Bayer, Charles T. Berlin, Frank Bieker, Ralph T. Boren, Arthur Brokaw, George M. Bruce, James Cantrell, Benjamin F. Casey, Arthur Cawthorne, Levi Cooper, George Cox, George W. Cravens, James Crilley, Isaac N. Cun- ningham, Thomas Drear, Jacob Easmon, Calie Edwards, Samuel Estes, Peter Frohmann, Gustave W. Grabert, George Green, Jr., Charlie Hanks, George F. Harding, William S. Hayes, Richard Hill, Porter G. Holleman, Otta D. Houchin, Lemuel P. Jones, Andrew Keitel, John Kennedy, Ferdi- nand Koerner, Noah Kuykendall, John Lance, Oscar W. La Grange, Charles G. Maus, John W. Males, David R. Marshall, George McAtee, Floyd Meadows, Charles A. Miller, George A. Murphy, Orvel Murphy, Frank Newell, Arthur Nicholson, Charles Nuthmann, Floyd Ott, James Parke, Marion Parmer, John F. Pearson, August Pfeifer, George B. Phifer, Albert Pirnat, William M. Powers, Fred G. Reavis, Frank Re- denour, Robert R. Reed, Henry Rose, August E. Schaefer, Perry F. Sin- gleton, Lafayette Sluder, Jay J. Smith, Henry Smith, William Stewart, Lyman Switzer, Harry T. Switzer, Samuel Spencer, William Trapp, Burl E. Turner, James K. Utley, Everett Vint, Peter Wallace, Edward Wal- ter, Clarence E. Ward, Jesse Weissinger, Michael Welsh, Thomas A. Westfall, Harry Williams, William Woerner, Otto Wehr, Harvey Yea- ger, Harold C. Bays, Smith Hoge, Nelson Norton, Walter Baldwin ; cook, William L. Corkin.


The company left Camp Mount, Indianapolis, Ind., by rail, August II, 1898, in command of Col. Winfield Durbin, arriving at Camp Cuba Libre, Ponoma Park, Fla., at 7:45 a. m. August 14, 1898. The company re- mained in camp at Camp Libre, Ponoma Park, Fla., from August 14, 1898, to October 23, 1898, inclusive ; they broke camp on the morning of Octo- ber 23, 1898, at 10:30 o'clock, boarded cars at Cummer's Switch and ar- rived at Savannah, Ga., October 24, 1898, at 10:30 a. m., a distance of about 150 miles, via Savannah, Florida & Western railroad. It re -. mained in camp at Camp Onward, Savannah, Ga., from October 24 to December 12, 1898, inclusive, and broke camp and loaded on transport Mobile December 12, 1898, and sailed on the morning of December 13,


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1898, for the Island of Cuba, arriving at Havanna Harbor, Cuba, De- cember 15, 1898, and remained on board the transport until December 17, 1898. The company then disembarked and marched nine miles to camp near Marianar, Cuba. They participated in a march from Camp Columbia, Cuba, to Havana, Cuba, and was reviewed by Major-General Brooks January I, 1899; remained in Camp Columbia, Cuba, from De- cember 17, 1898, until March 29, 1899, inclusive, when they embarked on the transport Logan, arriving at Savannah, Ga., Quarantine Station on the morning of March 31, 1899, and at camp near Savannah, Ga., at 10:30 a. m. March 31, 1899, and was mustered out April 30, 1899.


BIOGRAPHICAL


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S.t. Menzies


BIOGRAPHICAL


G. V. Menzies, of Mount Vernon, ranks as one of the leading members of the Indiana bar. He has practiced law in this State for over forty years, and during that time has been a prominent figure in many of the important cases that have been adjudicated by the highest tribunals of the Commonwealth. Like many other successful lawyers, he has taken an active interest in politics, and on several occasions figured promi- nently in the National councils of the Democratic party. He was born in Boone county, Kentucky, December 21, 1844, and is a son of Dr. Samuel G. and Sally (Winston) Menzies, the former was a native of Woodford county, Kentucky, and the descendant of Revolutionary stock from Vir- ginia. Capt. Samuel P. Menzies, a direct lineal ancestor, served in Wash- ington's army, and commanded a battery at Yorktown. Sally Winston, the wife of Dr. Menzies, was born near Richmond, Va. Her parents emi- grated to Kentucky when she was a child. G. V. Menzies, the subject of this review, was reared on a farm and attended the common schools and also attended school in Cincinnati, Ohio. When sixteen years of age he went with his father, who at that time was surgeon of the First regi- ment, Kentucky volunteers (Union). Young Menzies was present at the campaign in West Virginia during the summer of 1861, when the First Kentucky served in General Cox's brigade against the Confederate forces under Generals Wise and Floyd, in the Kanawha Valley. When at Gauley Bridge, W. Va., the boy received an appointment as midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Md. Part of Mr. Menzies' class completed the four-years course in three years, and he was therefore graduated in the class of 1864. He was assigned to duty at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where he served until June, 1865, when he was ordered to the frigate Colorado, the flagship of the European Squad- ron and served in that duty two years. He was then transferred to the Monitor Miantonomah, the first vessel of that type to cross the ocean. He served as ensign on board that vessel until they returned to the United States in July, 1867. In September, 1867, he joined the South Pacific Squadron, serving on the frigate Powhatan. He was appointed to the staff of Rear Admiral John A. Dalhgren and served as flag lieu- tenant until he was relieved. Lieutenant Menzies then served in the same capacity on the staff of Rear Admiral Thomas Turner. In October, 1869, Mr. Menzies returned to the United States, and on November II, 1869, was united in marriage to Miss Esther Hovey, the only daughter


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of Gen. Alvin P. Hovey, who was then United States Minister to Peru. To this union were born three children: Mary M., married Walter A. Seymour, who is now deceased, and she resides at Pelham, N. Y .; Juliet M., married Lloyd B. Fitzhugh, and she resides at Mt. Vernon, and Win- ston, personal mention of whom is made elsewhere in this volume. Short- ly after his marriage Lieutenant Menzies was assigned to duty at Ports- mouth Navy Yard, until August, 1870. From that date until Novem- ber, 1871, he was on duty at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., when he resigned from the navy, having attained the rank of lieutenant com- mander. He immediately came to Mt. Vernon and engaged in the prac- tice of law, and has been continuously in the practice to the present time, and through all these years has taken an active part in politics also. He was a delegate to the Democratic convention at St. Louis in 1876, which nominated Samuel J. Tilden and was Presidential elector for the First district of Indiana that year. In 1878 he was elected to the State senate, from the district composing Gibson and Posey counties, for a term of four years. In 1880 he served as a delegate of the National Democratic convention held at Cincinnati, and in 1884 was a delegate to the Demo- cratic National convention and vice chairman of the Indiana delegation. He was a delegate-at-large to the National Democratic conventions of 1896, 1900, 1904 and 1912. In 1904 he was chairman of the Indiana dele- gation and also member of the committee on credentials. He placed Governor Marshall in nomination for Vice-President at the Baltimore convention by a clever and able speech, which was well received, and in the convention of 1884 he made the motion to make Cleveland's nomi- nation unanimous, which was carried. Mr. Menzies was the Democratic nominee for Congress at a special election in 1905, also at the general election of 1906, but was defeated both times. He has served as delegate to several river and harbor conventions, by appointment of governors of Indiana, and was a member of the commission appointed by the United States Supreme Court to establish the boundary line between Indiana and Kentucky opposite Green River Island. He has been a member of the board of control for the State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument since 1894, by appointment from governors of the State, and is now president of the board. He has been admitted to practice in all the courts, both State and Federal. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the Loyal Legion of Indiana. Mr. Menzies possesses the natural attri- butes of a great lawyer, in addition to being a close student of the law all his life. He is possessed of a well balanced legal mind, and is a fearless and forcible advocate, and as a trial lawyer has few equals in the State.




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