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To quote the exact words of Gen. Stone's account: "As the Cincinnati steamer passed along by our steamer, which was so infinitely inferior in all her appearances, yet containing all the needful comforts and supplies for the occasion, some one called out, "What boat is that?" The answer was, "The Crawford, Gov. Morton's boat, from Indiana." One loud shout was heard from the Glendale, and shortly afterward a gentleman came on board our steamer and told me he was the only man from Indi- ana on the Glendale; and that all the way on the trip he was annoyed by parties claiming that Morton was beaten for once and Ohio would now step to the front as the most diligent State; that he always loved our State and the promptness and effect- iveness of our noble war Governor, but that now he loved us all better than ever."
On the 5th of May, the steamer went up to Hamburg, a few miles above the battle-field, and took on board 200 sick and wounded men, arriving with them at Evansville May 7, 1862, at 9 P. M., and by 5 P. M. of the 8th, they were all comfortably fixed in the hospitals, and supplies were all on board for another trip up the Tennessee. The boat reached Pittsburg Landing May 10, 9:30 P. M., and, by the evening of May 12, there had been taken on board at the Landing, at Hamburg, at Savannah and at Paris Landing 213 sick and wounded men, some of them very sick. The steamer arrived at Evansville May 14, 1 A. M., and left again for Pittsburg Landing at 7 P. M. that same even- ing, arriving May 16 at 9 P. M. On the 17th, they took on board 23 men and 153 at Hamburg, some of them being not In- diana soldiers. Fifty men were left at Mt. Vernon, Ind., and the rest were taken to Evansville. The vessel returned again to
the Landing, arriving May 23. But little more remained to be done. Twenty-four men were transferred from Hamburg to the Landing. Gov. Mortou having been at the front for some time. came on board May 24, and, on the 25th, the steamer left the Landing, making very fast time, for Cairo, reaching that place May 26, 4:05 A. M.
On the same day, at 6:30 P. M., Gen. Stone left Cairo for the Lower Mississippi. He made Columbus, Ky., by 8 P. M., Hickman by 9:30 P. M., New Madrid, Mo., by midnight, and left at 8 A. M., May 27. They arrived at the fleet that had opened the river for a certain distance at 5:30 P. M. The rebels still had the river below. Gen Stone heard cannon and picket firing, but saw no general engagement. May 29, the steamer left on her return passage with all the sick and wounded that could be got, and left them at Newburg. May 31, 1862, he re- turned to Evansville and discharged the boat, after a service of thirty- four days.
June 1, 1862, he visited all the hospitals, finding them very full but scrupulously clean and in fine condition and the men all doing well and as a rule improving fast.
CUMBERLAND GAP.
June 2, he arrived at Indianapolis, and, at 6:30 P. M., June 7, set out by rail for Cumberland Gap via Louisville and Lex- ington. We quote again:
"Arrived at Louisville on the morning of June 8, where I purchased a lot of sanitary supplies for the sick, which were understood to be lying all along the road from Lexington to the Gap. Left Louisville for Lexington with the stores on the morning of the 10th; arrived at Lexington that evening; on the 11th, purchased more stores, visited the two hospitals at Lexing ton had a wagon train furnished, the goods loaded and a start made for the Gap by 2 P. M. My mode of conveyance was the same as that of the wagonmaster-on horseback. The road to travel and haul the stores was more than 100 miles.
On this long and dreary and mostly mountainous road, at little towns and at farmhouses. we found soldiers needing at- tention which was promptly given.
The people through this whole region were loyal to the core On the 15th of June we reached Barboursville, where the sick belonging to the Forty-ninth Indiana were found. They were mostly in hospital tents under the shade of trees, and, though the weather was intensely hot, they were doing very well.
When I began to divide out to them the oranges, lemons, jel- lies and other nice things that I had brought, I wished most heartily that the whole loyal North could have been there to see the sight. The most the poor fellows could do was to shed tears like showers of rain, and, when they saw the few dozens of live chickens that had been brought with so much trouble along that hot and dreary road (for we had to throw water upon them fre- quently), their joy knew no bounds. The boys proposed to cor- ral the chickens under the shade and throw a guard around them to keep them in sight, which was actually done.
On the 19th, we proceeded to the Gap, which had been evac- uated by the rebels a few days before, and visited nearly all our Indiana men.
Many of the natives were returning to their homes, whence they had been driven.
June 22, I started on my return well-nigh loaded down with letters from the officers and men of the Thirty-third and Forty- ninth Regiments. Arrived at Lexington June 25, having trav- eled on horseback 408 miles, and reached Indianapolis the same evening.
RICHMOND, KY.
In the latter part of August, 1862, a fearful fight occurred near Richmond, Ky. The rebels were veteran troops, but the Union forces were raw recruits who had seen no service and knew nearly nothing of the use of arms, or of maneuvering. So far as they knew they fought like veterans, but they were overpowered and either captured or dispersed. Great numbers were taken prisoners, and many, perhaps one-third, got back to the Ohio River, and, as fast as they arrived, they were put under guard; and, when I found them on the 7th of September, 1862, they were
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encamped in a filthy place on Bear Grass Creek, just above Louisville, with neither tents nor utensils, and thoroughly de- moralized. They looked as though they felt utterly forsaken, and told me so. But when they saw me, they thanked God for Morton. These men were from the Twelfth, Sixteenth, Sixty- sixth, Sixty-ninth and Seventy-first Regiments. I called at once upon Gen. Boyle, who I knew was an intelligent, warm-hearted and generous man.
Gen. Buell had only that day put Gen. Gilbert in command of Kentucky. Gen. Boyle said that if he had the power, our men should be sent home at once, that Gov. Morton could not ask anything that he would not do for him; but unfortunately he had no power in the matter.
At this moment Gen. Gilbert came in, and when told my bus- iness and my wishes, he flew into a rage and broke out (in sub- stance) thus:
"Your Indiana men acted and fought like d -- d cowards, as they are-all of them-and deserve no mercy. I have them under guard, and (with a cruel oath) I will keep them there till they rot before one of them shall go home." This seemed so nnsoldierlike, so ungeutlemanly, so utterly uncalled for, that I was provoked as well, and once or twice with my hand on my revolver, was tempted to use it on him. I bore it, however, knowing that if I accomplished anything I must keep cool, and I did. I telegraphed to Morton forthwith, and he got an order from the commander at Cincinnati, who happened to rank Gil- bert, to send the men home. The next morning. I called at his headquarters; he would not see me, doing the business only through his Adjutant. I could hear, however, what he said to him. Said he, on reading the order from Cincinnati through Morton: "Order Gen. Craft to place these men under Gen. Lucas; give them transportation across the river, and make them report to the camp there. Not a man of them shall go home."
When the Adjutant came out and wrote the order, I asked him as a favor that he would let me carry it to Col. Lucas, as I was going there immediately. He granted my request, and I took the paper, not, however, to Col. Lucas, for he did not know of the order till years since the war closed. I determined to withhold the order from Col. Lucas, and did so. Since, to have reported to him would have defeated my entire object. It was, indeed, a technical violation of that General's order, but a sub- stantial compliance with the command under which he had acted, and I risked the action for the good of the service and those poor wo-begone soldiers, and the deed had one prime merit, viz., success; for we had those men not in camp, but home in a few hours, grateful and happy; and when the call came for them to return to the front, they responded with hearty good will.
VICKSBURG.
Reports frequently reached the ears of Gov. Morton of the needy condition of the sick and wounded down the Mississippi, and especially near Vicksburg, when the siege under Grant was in progress.
May 25, 1863, I left Evansville at 12:30 P. M., with fifty- five surgeons and assistants, with a full supply of hospital and sanitary stores, on the steamer Courier. We left Cairo May 27 at 9 A. M., and at Memphis were compelled to take coal enough for the round trip.
Soon after leaving Memphis, we were obliged to wait and be conveyed by gunboats down the river, as the banks were swarm- ing with armed men ready to take us in at any moment.
We arrived, May 31, at the mouth of the Yazoo, as far down as we dared to go. In company with Dr. Bullard, an eminent physician of Indianapolis, who died also and was brought home June 20 following, and others, we called on Gen. Grant at his headquarters, and went thence to those of Gen. Hovey, remain- ing at the latter place all night. Gen. Hovey, being a Hoosier General, had most of the Indiana soldiers under his command, and that fact enabled us to accomplish readily and properly the object of our mission.
A large part of our stores were turned over where we thought they would do the most good, as also many of our Surgeons; starting on the return trip June 2, 1863, taking a few sick at Lake Providence, and some others at Helena, and, ascending un- der guard, as we had been on the downward passage, receiving, also, seventy five Indianians at Memphis, Evansville was reached June 8, 2:30 A. M. The men were transferred to the hospitals forthwith, and I arrived at Indianapolis the same evening.
June 28, 1863, we left Evansville on the steamer City Belle, with seventeen Surgeons and nurses on board, nearly all from Randolph County.
A large part of the downward trip was made with our steamer tied alongside of a gunboat, and the arrival at Vicksburg took place July 4, 1863, the day of the surrender. As usual the " Morton boat " was ahead. On the 5th, the camps surrounding the city were visited, and stores were liberally furnished to four teen Indiana regiments.
We left Vicksburg at 8 A. M. (day not stated) on the return trip. Some sick were received from Young's Point, as also from the hospital steamer Nashville, taking also the corpse of Dr. El- liot, who had gone down the river on our former trip. The steamer arrived at Evansville July 15; the sick were transferred to the hospitals, and we left at once for Indianapolis, arriving there to find the city in a blaze of excitement over the Morgan raid.
This brief and imperfect statement gives only a slight idea of the wonderful activity of the State of Indiana in all its modes of action under that peerless Governor, Oliver P. Morton. Time fails to recount and space to record even a tithe of the ceaseless exertions constantly put forth, and with unequaled success, to care for, to protect, to comfort and to bless the soldier boys from the Hoosier State scattered over the whole vast conflict. And in this noble attempt at succor to the soldier, and this grand ac- complishment in his behalf, it is due to Randolph County to state the unquestioned fact that one of her trusted and honored citizens, loyal and enthusiastic, active and untiring, energetic and persevering, was thankful to have enjoyed the privilege of render- ing very great and very valuable aid in bringing to pass the glori- ous result ; and many a brave soldier at the front, many a sick and wounded one in hospital or in camp, and many a wife and mother at home, found, during that sad, melancholy time, abun- dant reason to thank God and take courage for the labors accom- plished by our faithful and patriotie fellow-citizen in behalf of those who were suffering in imminent peril and utmost need.
MRS. MARTHA E. DEMORY
WILLIAM H. DEMORY
RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM H. DEMORY, WHITE RIVER TP. RANDOLPH CO. IND.
G.W. ENNIS. JANITOR
GED.N. EDGER, AUDITOR E.F.HALLIDAY, 1 W.R.COGGESHALL, }COMMISSIONERS. W ANDERSON
COURT HOUSE WINCHESTER RANDOLPH CC. IND.
I.P.WATTS, CLERK, R.V.MURRAY, SHERIFF. C.PUCKETT, TREASURER. O.F.LUELLEN.RECORDER D.LESLEY . COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
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JAIL AND SHERIFF'S RESIDENCE WINCHESTER, RANDOLPH COUNTY, IND.
COUNTY INFIRMARY, RANDOLPH CO. IND.
TOWNSHIP HISTORIES.
IN the succeeding pages, we give the separate history of the various townships, taking them substantially in the order of their settlement, excepting Winchester, the county seat, with its township. It will be remembered that several items-viz., formation. education, religion, agriculture, attorneys, physicians,
Eight lots. Subdivision of Outlots 6 and 7, northeast roads and bridges, pikes, banks, the press, military affairs, rem- square. Recorded November 1, 1864. iniscences, early settlement, colored people, etc .- are given under Tenth addition, Browne's, T. M. Browne, proprietor. the head of the county as a whole, and for such information the Eight lots. South of George, between Meridian and West. Recorded June 27, 1867. reader is directed to the several titles named respectively. It will be noticed, also, that biography is distributed under various heads-clergymen, attorneys, business, physicians, military his- tory, colored people, township history and miscellany.
WHITE RIVER TOWNSHIP.
WINCHESTER- COUNTY SEAT.
Some account of the first creation and settlement of the town has been furnished under the title " Organization."
We proceed to give a more full and detailed statement of matters connected with this first, this central town, for many years the only one, and for many more the principal village in Randolph County.
The town was laid out in 1819, upon Section 20, Township 20, Range 14, by authority of the county, for the county seat.
Land donated by Charles Conway (60), John Wright (50), David Wright (10), David Stout (18), Daniel Petty (20).
The land donated consisted of 158 acres, and the plat com- prised 108 inlots, twenty-six outlots. a public square and a pub- lic commons.
The streets were: North and south, East, Main, Meridian, West; east and west, North, Washington, Franklin, South.
The record of the plat was not made till 1833.
First addition, Jere Smith's, five lots. Subdivision of Out- lot 1 and part of 2, in the southwest square, between Franklin and South, and east of Main. Recorded February 10, 1847.
Second addition, Paul W. Way, agent. Thirteen lots. Be- tween Franklin and Washington. A. D. Way, Surveyor. Recorded February 10, 1847.
Third addition, Monks', George W. Monks, proprietor. Thirty-three lots, southwest of old plat, west of West street. New streets: East and west, George and Will; north and south, Wall. Recorded July 13, 1849.
Fourth addition, Mumma's, John Mumma, proprietor. Two hundred and sixty-nine inlots, nine outlots. T. C. Puckett, surveyor. Location, chiefly north of railroad.
New streets: East and west, Pearl, Railroad (avenue), Third, Fourth, Fifth, Short; north and south, Residence, east of East street. Recorded June 9, 1851.
Fifth addition, Ludy's. Henry Ludy, Samuel P. Ludy, pro- prietors. Ninety-six lots. T. C. Puckett, surveyor. Location, east of original plat. Recorded December 26, 1851.
Sixth addition, Mumma's extension, John Mumma, proprietor. Outlots 10 to 28; nineteen inlots. E. L. Watson, surveyor. Location, north of Short street and east of Residence street. Recorded October 18, 1853.
Seventh addition, Frazee's, W. D. Frazee, proprietor
Sixteen lots, south of South street. Recorded July 12, 1854. Eighth addition, Cottom's, John W. Cottom, proprietor. Twenty lots.
Location, between Main and Meridian, south of Monks' Addi- tioh. Streets: East and west, George and Orange. (Re-plat- ted as Ferris' Addition July 17, 1876.) Recorded July 9, 1856. Ninth addition, Cheney's. J. J. Cheney, proprietor.
Eleventh addition, Frazee's second, W. D. Frazee, proprietor. Eight lots. Southwest part of town, south of George and
west of West street Recorded August 16, 1869.
Twelfth addition, Colgrove's, Silas Colgrove, proprietor.
Twenty-four lots. Northwest part of town, between West and Meridian, on both sides of Sixth street.
Recorded May 20, 1870.
Thirteenth addition, Stone's, Asahel Stone, proprietor.
One lot, south of Orange, west of Main, and east of Fort Wayne Railroad. Recorded May 9, 1873. Fourteenth addition, Cheney & Watson's, J. J. Cheney and E. L. Watson, proprietors.
Seventy-eight lots, southeast from public square, on both sides of Salt Creek.
New streets: East and west, Elm, Carl; north and south. Richmond, High. Recorded November 23, 1874.
Fifteenth addition, Macy's, W. W. Macy, proprietor.
Seven lots, subdivision of Outlot 5, southwest square.
Recorded April 12, 1875.
Sixteenth addition, Bosworth's, Richard Bosworth, proprietor. Eighteen lots, west of Colgrove's Addition. Recorded April 16, 1875.
Seventeenth addition, A. J. Neff's. A. J. Neff, proprietor. Seventeen lots, between South and Will streets, and west of Wall street. Recorded June 17, 1875.
Eighteenth addition, Engle & Markle's, Edmund Engle, J. E. Markle, proprietors.
Ninety-four lots, east of Cheney & Watson's plat, south of Greenville pike. New streets: North and south, Oak; east and west, Thomson. Recorded August 21, 1875.
Nineteenth addition, Biggs', J. F. Biggs, proprietor.
Four lots, north of Orange and east of Wall. Recorded January 15, 1876.
Twentieth addition, Stone's Subdivision, Asahel Stone, pro- prietor. Eighteen lots. Part of Outlot 1, Stone's Addition. Recorded April 12, 1876.
Twenty-first addition, Canada's, W. W. Canada, proprietor.
Twelve lots, west of Wall and north of Orange.
Recorded May 22, 1876.
Twenty-second addition, Cheney & Watson's second, J. J. Cheney, E. L. Watson, proprietors.
Thirty-eight lots near their first addition.
New streets: North and south, Broome; east and west, Wat- son street. Recorded June 13, 1876.
Twenty-third addition, Browne & Cheney's, T. M. Browne, J.
J. Cheney, proprietors.
Twelve lots, east of Browne street, southeast part of town. Recorded June 26, 1876.
Twenty-fourth addition, Browne's Brookside, Thomas M. Browne, proprietor.
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Ten lots, east side of Salt Creek, between Will and Carl streets. Recorded April 11, 1877.
EARLY HISTORY.
The origin and early history of the town have been given already in another chapter. We subjoin an article containing some first things, as also a more general history of business in Winchester in the past.
Both these accounts. are, of course, only partial and fragmen- tary, as all accounts made up merely of verbal statements drawn from memory must of necessity he.
FIRST THINGS IN WINCHESTER.
1. The first hatter's shop in Winchester (and probably in the county) was by James Oldham, in the building erected by James MeCool for a hotel. Mr. Oldham kept a hatter's shop and hotel.
2. The first hotel was in the same building, by James McCool, in 1819, where the post office building now is.
3. The first store was owned by Esquire Odle. It was not much of a store. It was where George Irvin now lives. The old house was burned in 1879.
4. The first frame house (and probably first in the county) was built by John Sample, in 1820, upon Lot No. 3, East Front. There are doubtless more costly and splendid frame dwellings in Randolph County in 1881 than that was, but not one to-day which gave more solid comfort to the occupant than that same frame house, the first in Randolph County.
5. John Way set up his smith shop in 1829. There had probably been some other. but the fact is now beyond recall.
6. Jesse Way began his store in 1832 or 1833.
7. Mary Reeder came to Winchester in 1823, residing upon Lot No. 2. West Front, and removing afterward to Inlot No. 12. | town with no religious faith nor life is a very good place to move southeast square, upon which she still resides.
8. The court house and jail were built in 1819 and 1820, the one by Abner Overman, and the other by Albert Banta.
9. The public square was cleared of the forest trees by the laborious process of chopping and burning. The work was per- formed in 1819 or 1820, by David Lesley. then a young man. just come to the county. now a venerable old gentleman of four- score, father of Daniel Lesley, School Superintendent of Ran- dolph County.
10. The second court house (brick) was contracted in 1826 .- and ready for occupancy in 1828.
11. For various first things. see " First Things" for the county.
12. The first schoolhouse was built of logs. with the ends projecting at the corners. It stood where now is located the res- idence of A. Aker, Jr., on Washington, corner of Washington and East, west side of Salt Creek. Being built before 1830, it was burned down. with " all the books," in 1836. Doubtless some prominent citizen (one or more) who graduated (minus a Latin diploma, however) from that " log-cabin college " so long, long ago, is still living, who looks back to his Alma Mater with affection for the instruction imparted to him on those rude benches, and with regret for the books (perhaps only one book) of his, irrecoverably lost when that midnight conflagration laid that old schoolhouse in ashes.
13. Moorman Way had the first cabinet shop soon after the establishment of the town.
14. Moorman Way had a carding machine very early. run by horse.power (sometimes by ox-power).
15. Danie! Petty also had a earding machine, east of town on Salt Creek. It was driven by horse-power, too.
16. The first grist-mill in the county is thought by some to have been built by William Wright, at the mouth of Salt Creek. near Winchester. He bad "gray-heads" for mill-stones, and his wheat-bolt was operated by hand. each customer bolting his own grist.
17. The first physician may have been Dr. Davis.
18. The first Justice of the Peace may have been Esquire Odle, or John Wright perhaps both at once in the township.
19. Thomas Hanna began selling goods, perhaps in 1824. His store was in a house at the west end of Thomas Ward's
building. He continued in business four yeare, and was bongh: out by Andrew Aker in 1828.
20. The first steam grist-mill (and the first in the county was erected about 1835, by Elias Kizer and Daniel Haworth. That engine of theirs was the first steam-power in the county, and in those days it was a sight to behold.
21. Probably the first wagon shop in Winchester, and in the county. was carried on by Thomas Butterworth, beginning, per- haps, in 1836. Mr. Butterworth had also a saw-mill, a carding machine and a grist-mill. He seems to have been an active cit izen. and his sudden and untimely death (by the exploding of & cannon caused by his efforts to unspike it) must have been a sad loss to the community, as well as to his bereaved family. His widow is still living. and in Winchester, having married again, and being now the second time. for many years, a widow.
22. The first saw-mill spoken of is the one owned ., Thomas Butterworth between 1836 and 1845. He came in the forinc" and was killed in the latter year.
23. The first religions denomination in Winchester was per- haps the Methodists. No reliable account is at hand of their early doings in the place.
24. The first meeting-house is supposed to have been built by the Presbyterians in about 1853. It still stands, though no lon- ger used for a church. It is rather a eurious fact that, for thirty- four years, Winchester was without a meeting-house, and no place for religions service, except, indeed, those (though not very convenient. yet available) substitutes, the court honse and the county seminary. both of which had, of course, to do duty in this respect in that town. A key to the backwardness of the place in business enterprise, and to the lack of general prosperity iu times past, may be found, at least in part, in this very fact. A
away from. but is not considered a very good place to immi- grate to.
25. Asa Teal had a grocery a long while ago, though the time cannot now be given.
26. Among the early attorneys may be named Zachariah Puckett, Jeremiah Smith. Mcorman Way. There were perhaps some earlier than these, but their names are not now at hand. Zachariah Puckett was admitted in 1834: Jeremiah Smith, in 1837: and Moorman Way and Silas Colgrove, in 1839.
27. The county seminary was opened for school March, 1842. under the instructions of Prof. Farris, then a young but active and enthusiastic teacher, and since famous for his success in that line, but now sleeping low beneath the " clods of the valley" for half a score of years.
28. Winchester was incorporated as a town in 1838, thirty. eight voters favoring the measure, and none opposing it.
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