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Soldiers at home on furlough, wearing their uniforms, were the universal object of attention. It was not infrequent that they over- stepped the bounds of reason and duty in maintaining their princi- ples. They often became insolent and intolerant, and imagined that their coats of blue were sufficient excuses for whatever ex- cesses they saw fit to indulge. Collisions between the soldiers and citizens were of common occurrence all over the north. In this county they were not an exception. It is probable that few por- tions of the north were more deeply agitated than Rush County. By some it has been alleged that there were several lodges of the Knights of the Golden Circle in the county, and it is probable that the allegations are true. The Republican charged it openly at the time, and it called attention to the times and places of meetings. Party strife ran high, and there were frequent physical encounters between the contending sides. Notwithstanding all this, the volun- teering went on with commendable zeal, and the number of men furnished by the county for the war shows well for a community in which there was so much active opposition to the methods of car- rying on the struggle.
The Indiana Legion was an extensive organization throughout the State for the purpose of home defense in case of need. It served another purpose, however, that proved more useful than as Home Guards. It was the medium through which many good soldiers were brought into the service, that, perhaps, would not otherwise so readily have entered the active service of the United States. The drilling, too, was useful in preparing men to a con- siderable extent for the evolutions that were required in actual war. In other words it was a training school where men learned the rudiments of knowledge in war that so soon enabled them to per- form in the face of the enemy like trained veterans. Rush County had several of these companies in the Legion, and the roster of the officers reveals the names of many who led companies to the field of battle.
Bounty and Relief .- In order to stimulate volunteering, the United States Government authorized the payment of bounties early in the war to those who should enlist for the term of three years. In the first year of the war this amount was fixed at $100.
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Orders from the war department at various times authorized the payment of additional sums ranging as high as $400, according to the nature and term of service. The inequalities of bounties created great dissatisfaction, but it was claimed by the authorities that the exigencies of the times demanded it and could not be avoided. An additional inducement was offered in the way of a land warrant for forty-acres of public land to each soldier receiving an honorable discharge. This, taken with the amount of the bounty, which was considered about the value of a mule, brought about that famous and popular phrase, "forty acres and a mule," and doubtless had much to do with the successful volunteering which characterized the war. Besides the national bounties, large and often extravagant sums were paid by many of the counties. These had the effect to lighten the drafts, but at the same time increased the taxes. The latter, however, cut but little figure in the question. People would not put a price on the Union, and no matter what was required to preserve it, that requirement was always met. In Rush County this spirit was fully maintained, and the Board of Commissioners at different times met the popular demand by offer- ing bounties.
Another important item came under the head of Relief. This included whatever sums were paid to support the families of those who had enlisted and were absent in the field of battle, and also the supplies forwarded to the soldiers themselves. A few months' experience showed how much the government lacked of being prepared for supplying an army with the necessary comforts re- quired by a soldier. Immediately after the opening of the war there was a Soldiers' Aid Society formed in Rushville by the lead- ing ladies of the town. The work which those noble-hearted women did went far toward relieving the wants of the soldiers. Scarcely a week passed without a shipment to the front of mittens, socks, blankets and such other articles as a soldier would likely need to withstand the extremities of the seasons. These contribu- tions were purely personal, and the women of the whole county were requested to bring in whatever could be properly spared. In this way many dollars were spent in the soldier's behalf which are not included in the following amount of Bounty and Relief paid by the county and townships:
Rush County Bounty $124,000 00
Township Bounty.
99,812 00
Amount of Relief furnished by the various townships independent of county. 15,000 00
Relief furnished by county. 18,099 00
Total Bounty and Relief. $256,911 00
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Men Furnished for the War .-- The various calls made by the President for troops during the Rebellion were as follows:
First call, 75,000 men, three months' service, April 15, 1861. Second call, 42,034 men, three years' service, May 3, 1861. Third call, 300,000 men, nine months' service, August 4, 1862. Fourth call, 100,000 men, six months' service, June 15, 1863. Fifth call, 300,000 men, three years' service, October 17, 1863. Sixth call, 500,000 men, three years' service, February 1, 1864. Seventh call, 200,000 men, three years' service, March 15, 1864. Eighth call, 500,000 men, one, two or three years' service, July 18, 1864.
Ninth call, 300,000 men, one, two or three years' service, De- cember 19, 1864.
These calls aggregate more than 2,300,000 men and give some idea of the magnitude of the Civil War in the United States. It will be interesting to know what part of this immense army was furnished by Rush County. The first enrollment of the militia in Indiana after the commencement of the war was made September 19, 1862. The total militia force of the county was 2,692, of which 344 were exempt from bearing arms, leaving 2,348 subject to draft. The county was at that date credited with having furnished 914 volunteers, 825 of which were then in the service. It was under this enrollment that the first draft in Indiana occurred October 6, 1862, to supply the number required by the call of August 4th. The quota of Rush County under that draft was 150 men, appor- tioned among these townships: Posey, 18; Walker, 24; Ander- son, 2; Rushville, 3; Jackson, 20; Center, 30; Washington, 19; Union, 34. The Draft Officers were: Leonidas Sexton, Commis- sioner; John R. Mitchell, Marshal; William A. Pugh, Surgeon.
The call of October 17, 1863, demanded of Rush County 210 men, which number was furnished without resorting to a draft. Under the calls of February Ist, March 15th and July 18th, 1864, the total quotas for the county was 969 men, to offset which it was cred- ited with 983 newrecruits, 64 veterans and 4 by draft, making 1,082, or 82 more than were required. The President's last call for troops, December 19, 1864, asked Rush County for 105 men. Against this number the county was credited with 106 new recruits, 49 vet- erans and 20 by draft, making in all 144. This was the condition of the account with Rush County on the 14th of April, 1865, at which time all efforts to raise troops were abandoned. It shows a balance in favor of the county. The draft under this last call was made upon the basis of the third enrollment of the State, or second under the Enrollment Act of Congress. That enrollment showed Rush County to have had a militia force of 2,164. These figures
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show that the county furnished 2,483 men for the war, or within 207 of the number first reported as its total militia force. This need not imply that there were that number of separate men from this county in the war, for there were not. A considerable number of the men enlisted twice, and some three times, and they were counted for each enlistment. It is probable that 400 will include the number of those who were thus recounted. Thus it will be seen that Rush County alone furnished enough men to make more than two full regiments, a considerable army in itself.
Roll of Honor .- The following is a roll of honor, as taken from the Adjutant General's Report for the State, and as that work contains many errors, it can hardly be hoped that this roll is free from mistakes. The list given comprises only the privates who died either from wounds or otherwise before receiving a final dis- charge. It doubtless contains many errors and omissions, but is the best that can be obtained at this time:
Company F, Sixteenth Regiment. ( One Year.) Kirkman, Madison, died at Ft. Hicks, February 21, 1861.
Company C, Sixteenth Regiment. ( Three Years.)
Barnard, Fernando, killed at Vicksburg, May 22, 1863.
Buzzard, William, died of wounds at Richmond, Ky., September 20, 1862.
Coffman, James M., died February 28, IS63.
Ellis, Jesse W., died November 3, 1862, wound, at Richmond.
Floyd, Daniel M., died April 13, 1863.
Garner, Samuel, died January 28, 1863.
Garrett, John T., died February 3, 1863.
Garner, Abiel, died February 9, 1863.
Heck, Joseph, died October 20, 1862, wound, at Richmond, Ky. Kennedy, James, died February 23, 1863.
Kennedy, William, died January 24, 1863.
Macy, D. W., killed at Arkansas Post, January II, 1863.
McGibbon, Hiram, died January 30, IS63.
Pyke, John W., died April 10, 1863.
Roszell, Anderson, died March 5, 1863. Robb, Oliver, died March 23, 1863. Smith, William, died March 24, IS63.
Simpson, Thomas, died January 8, 1863.
Steven, Milliken, died March 15, 1863.
Waggoner, Lewis, died March 14, 1863.
Worthington, Casson, died May 19, 1863. Youngs, John, died July 1, IS63.
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Young, Isaac, died April 14, 1863. Scott, Allen W., died February 18, 1865. Smith, Sylvanus, died February 2, 1865.
Company G, Sixteenth Regiment. ( Three Years.)
Crosby, J. H., died March 21, 1863.
Shaffer, William, died at St. Louis, March 9, 1863.
Arnett, J. J., died at St. Louis, July 10, 1863. Alsman, Henry W., died at Grand Gulf, Miss., May 30, 1863. Bitner, William, died February, 1, 1863. Bullen, William, died February 3, 1863.
Bullen, Pendleton, died February 14, 1863. Dye, William, died February 16, 1863.
Elliott, Dawson, died April 28, 1863. Green, George, died April 1, 1863.
Hooton, Milt, died June 18, 1863. Hall, Edmund, died February 10, 1863.
Johnson, William R., killed at Arkansas Post, January II, IS63.
Katih, Oliver T., died March 19, 1863.
Laymond, Leander W., died February 16, 1862, wound, at Rich- mond, Ky.
Leassen, Delzel, died February 25, 1863.
McCaunel, Addison, died February 7, 1863.
McCaunel, Jesse H., died February 22, 1863.
McBride, William, died February 5, 1863.
Nixon, John A., died at Home, October 30, 1862.
Perry, Mardicai, died February 17, 1863.
Perkins, Wm., died at Memphis, February 19, 1863.
Reagles, Ezra J., died September, 1863.
Reisin, Orville B., died May 9, 1863.
Rutherford, Calvin M., died February 25, 1863.
Smith, Henry C., killed at Richmond, Ky., August 30, 1862. Walton, Jesse, died July 31, 1863.
Company H, Sixteenth Regiment. ( Three Years.)
Pyle, Peter S., died at St. Louis, May 14, 1863. Alender, Jacob, died April 18, 1864, wounds, at Mansfield. White, Peter N., died at home September 14, 1863. Close, James, died March 18, 1863.
Edward, Bascen H., died February 25, 1863. Golding, Thos. D., died May 7, 1865.
Harvey, Jno. M., died at Menthis, March 8, 1863. McMichael, Joseph, died April 2, 1863. Pollett, Robert, died March 23, 1863.
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Plank, John, died at Memphis, December 28, 1863. Stewart, John J., died at Indianapolis, July 6, 1863. Wagner, John W., died in Missouri, March 10, 1863. Williams, Isaac, killed at Richmond, Ky., August 30, 1862. Wallace, Thomas, died at Memphis, December 4, 1862. Willis, James H., died at Memphis, December 25, 1862. Scott, Andrew J., died August 8, 1864.
Company K, Thirty-seventh Regiment. ( Three Years.)
Patton, John, died at Nashville, February 13, 1863, wounds re- ceived at Stone River.
Lingenfetter, John F., Bowling Green, Ky., February 23, 1862. Stewart, John M., killed in action, Dallas, May 27, 1864.
Elstun, Marian, died at Young Station, Ga., July 23, 1864, of wounds.
Rankins, Jas. W., killed at Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864. Gabal, Feilding, died at Dechard, Tenn., August S, 1862. Glass, Lowry M., died at Louisville, January 20, 1862. Hemerly, Wilber W., died at Louisville, January 8, 1862. ยข
Jones, Erastus, died at Bacon Creek, January 21, 1862.
Kirkem, Andrew B., killed at Stone River, December 30, 1862. Mitchell, William, died at Shelbyville, Tenn., June 14, 1862. Thompson, Robert S., killed at Dallas, May 27, IS63.
Company D, Fifty-first Regiment. ( Three Years.)
Jones, Sebron S., died at Bardstown, Ky., January 5, 1862. Weaver, Marquis D. L., died at Nashville, April 14, 1862.
Company G, Fifty-second Regiment. ( Three Years.) Lowe, John F., died at Germantown, Tenn., July 7, 1862. Dawson, M. I., died at Paducah, Ky., April 15, 1864. Dawson, John W., died at home, May 25, 1862. Gates, John W., died May 4, 1864.
Henley, Thomas T., died at Corinth, June 25, 1862. Kernes, John R., died at Fort Pillow, December 24, 1863. Lowden, Henry A., died at Memphis, September 3, 1864. Lynn, Samuel, died at Corinth, June 24, 1862. Meremell, John I., died March 3, 1862.
Robinson, Joseph, died April 26, 1862. Smith, John, died April 26, 1863.
Smith, Hugh, died May 11, 1862.
Company H, Fifty-second Regiment. ( Three Years.) Alexander, William E., died at Ft. Pillow, February 14, 1863.
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Heirs, Joshua, died at Mound City, November 8, 1862. McPherson, Thomas, died at Vicksburg, May 30, 1864.
Company H, Fifty-fourth Regiment. ( One Year.)
Copeland, Eli, died October 21, 1863.
Carney, Thomas, died March 8, 1863.
Hicks, John, died August 25, 1863.
House, Jacob, died February 24, 1863.
Monroe, Henry C., died May 8, 1863.
Moore, Augustus, died April 5, 1863.
Miller, Albert, died of wounds, June 6, 1863.
Rogan, John W., died of wounds, June 13, 1863.
Smith, John, died June 6, 1863.
Sherley, Daniel, died June 6, 1863.
Thurston, Israel, died January 22, 1863
Company D, Sixty-eighth Regiment. ( Three Years.)
Bodine, Samuel S., killed at Mission Ridge, November 5, 1863. Billings, Abraham S., missing in action at Chicamauga, September 19, 1863.
Calender, John, died at Nashville, April 24, 1863.
David, James B., died in Rebel prison, March 19, 1864.
Danner, William II., died in Rebel prison, April 25, 1864. Lee, Caleb C., died September 24, 1863, of wounds. Pierce, Lewellyn, died at Murfreesboro, May 26, 1863.
Chalfant, Matthias, died at Nashville, April 1, 1863.
Company E, Sixty-eighth Regiment. ( Three Years.) Tuley, William, died at Nashville, December 7, 1864.
Company F, Eighty-fourth Regiment. ( Three Years.) Butler, Amos, died April 22, 1863.
Company I, Eighty-fourth Regiment. ( Three Years.) Caldwell, Henry, died at Nashville, November 3, 1863.
Company M, Ninth Cavalry. ( One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment.)
Peckham, William L., killed at Sulphur Trestle, Ala., September 25, 1864.
Armstrong, John M., lost on Sultana, April 27, 1865.
Alexander, Joe, lost on Sultana, April 27, 1865. Brigg, William, lost on Sultana, April 27, 1865.
Crawford, David R., died at Yazoo, July 14, 1865.
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Blake, George W., lost on Sultana, April 27, 1865. Gruell, Nathan E., lost on Sultana, April 27, 1865. Holoway, Enis, lost on Sultana, April 27, 1865. Huffman, W. H., lost on Sultana, April 27, 1865. King, Samuel, lost on Sultana, April 27, 1865. Isentrager, James M., lost on Sultana, April 27, 1865. Pidley, Franklin, lost on Sultana, April, 27, 1865.
Jessup, Columbus, died at Jackson, Miss., March 22, 1865, of star- vation, in Andersonville Prison.
James, Daniel W., killed by Guerillas, February 14, 1865. Maple, John J., killed at Sulphur Tressle, September 25, 1864. Maple, Levi, killed at Sulphur Tressle, September 25, 1864. McGee, George H., died at Athens, Ala., October 12, 1864. McMichael, Thomas, died at home, April 6, 1865. Pickering, Lewis, killed at Sulphur Trestle, September 25, 1864. Tuttle, James, missing in action, September 2, 1864.
Company E, One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment.
Askren, Alex M., died at Evansville, July 26, 1864.
Brown, James F., died at Jeffersonville, March, 1865. Glover, Cassius Q., died at Nashville, April 16, 1864. Perkins, James H., died at Knoxville, September 1, 1864. Price, John W., died at home, January 26, 1864.
Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Regiment. Hepp, John M., died at Knoxville, September 10, 1864.
Company I, Thirteenth Cavalry ( One Hundred and Thirty-first Regiment.)
Bear, Benson, died at Murfreesboro, December 30, 1864.
Company B, One Hundred and Forty-cighth Regiment. Mattox, Robert, died at Columbia, Tenn., July 5, 1865.
Twenty-Second Battery, Light Artillery.
Alexander, Andrew, died at Bowling Green, May 27, 1863. Denton, William, died at Bowling Green, July 9, 1863. Gallagher, John, died at Indianapolis, April 9, 1863. Ice, James, died at Bowling Green, May 24, 1863. Lock, Elisha, died at Camp Nelson, September 20, 1864. Walker, Robert J., wounded at Marietta, Ga., October 20, 1864. Breul, Erhardt, killed at Camp Burnside, April 24, 1864. Duckett, Edward G., killed accidentally, November 22, 1864. Hartley, Francis M., died in Tennessee, October 12, 1864.
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Springer, Thomas M., died at Lexington, Ky., May 8, 1864. Shepherd, William, died at Louisville, April 27, 1863.
Townsend, Nathan, died at Marietta, Ga., December 6, 1864 -.
ORANGE TOWNSHIP.
AMOS ALLISON, a citizen of Orange Township, Rush County, was born in Russell County, Ky., February 24, 1822, and is the son of Matthew and Mary (Richardson) Allison. Matthew was born in Washington County, Va., in 1792, and was the son of John Allison who was of Scotch-Irish origin. Matthew was married in Virginia, and later became an early settler of East Tennessee, settling in Knox County, in which county he operated a merchant mill on the French Broad River. In 1821, he came to Indiana and entered land, and the following year started with his family for Hoosierdom. In the early spring he arrived in Russell County, Ky., and here he left his family with relations, and he proceeded to Indiana and to his entered land in Rush County, on which land he built a cabin and raised a corn crop, then returned and brought thither his family in the fall of 1822. He lived to be an aged and well respected man. The sub- ject of this sketch was born while the family was remaining in Kentucky, but was reared in Rush County. He has always fol- lowed farming since reaching manhood, and is a representative farmer and citizen. He is the youngest of six children, viz .: John, Eliza, James, Susan, Mary, and Amos. The father of the children died in 1871, and the mother's death had preceded that of the father, and occurred in 1823, soon after the settlement of the family in Indiana. The subject of the sketch is a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is a progressive and representa- tive citizen.
CHARLES ALTER, a farmer and citizen of Orange Township, Rush County, was born in Butler County, Ohio, June 8, 1829, and is the son of Christian and Susan T. (Tolbert) Alter. The father was born in Maryland in 1783, his death oocurred in Rush County, Ind., in 1868. The mother was born in Virginia in 1785, and died in Rush County, Ind., in 1873. Their children's names are: Frede- rick, Francis, Mary, David, Sarah, Benjamin M., Susan, Elizabeth, George W., and Charles. The parents removed from Maryland to Cincinnati, and later settled in Butler County, Ohio, and still later in Rush County, Ind. Charles was the youngest of their children, and was reared on a farm, and has followed the occupa- tion since early in life. He commenced life a poor boy, and is now a prosperous man, all due to his untiring energy and industry-
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He is a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics, a Republican. In 1855 (February), he was united in marriage with Viola Johnson, daughter of R. H. and Nancy G. (Drummond) Johnson. Nancy was born in Orange Township, Rush County, Ind., May 7, 1837. Her marriage has been blessed by the following offspring: William, born April 30, 1856; Mary L., born January 16, 1858; Harriet A., born April 13, 1860; Olive, born May 6, 1862; Elma, born January 2, 1864; Cora F., born September 2, 1865; David O., born May 30, 1868; Charles, born January 29, 1871; John H., born April 27, 1875; and Viola S., born August 31, 1877.
JOHN BOWLING, a farmer and citizen of Orange Township, Rush County, Ind., was born in said township January 28, 1835, and is the son of Richard and Sarah (Brown) Bowling. The father was a native of Kentucky, and was born February 4, 1800. In 1828, he was married to Sarah Brown, also a native of Kentucky, born December 28, 1800. Two sons and four daughters were born into the marriage, viz .: Lucy, Maria, Susan, John, Maria and Hiram. In 1832, the father removed to Rush County, Ind., and settled in Orange Township, where he lived till his death, which occurred January 27, ISS5. He followed farming for an avocation, was a well respected citizen, noted for his sobriety and industry. He was a lineal descendant of John Randolph, of the Old Do- minion. He was an early settler of Rush County, and his life was identified with that of the early pioneers of the county. A strange event occurred in the course of his life. We have observed that he was a farmer by avocation, and a good old farmer he was. On one occasion, while he and his happy family were at midnight rest, an unknown (and still unknown) character, entered his house armed with an axe, and the farmer being aroused, sprang from his couch to the floor, but was commanded by the intruder to stand still; his command was obeyed, but for a short time only, and while the burglar was plundering a bureau drawer, the axe he had re- leased and placed at his side, was seized by the farmer and one stroke laid the intruder to the floor in death. A coroner's jury acquitted the farmer, and. we add that our farmer was certainly a hero. He was always firm in life, and he lived a life deserving much credit and praise. Our subject was reared to farming, and has followed it as his chosen occupation. He is both a representa- tive farmer and citizen. In 1861, March 3rd, he married Nancy A. Lee, daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Copeland) Lee. One child, a son, named John Hiram, has blessed the marriage.
OSCAR L. CARR, who is a representative farmer and citizen of Orange Township, Rush County, was born in Walker Township,
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Rush County, January 8, 1851, and is the son of Jacob and Mary Ann (Jones) Carr. Jacob was a native of Rush County, and was born in 1823; his occupation was that of farming. His father was Isaac Carr, and was an early settler of Rush County, and emi- grated from Kentucky to Indiana, and was a farmer by occupation. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm and educated in the country schools, receiving a fair education. He is a prosperous and self-made man; and has followed farming for an avocation. . In 1875, he married Lucinda F. Tumes. The marriage has been blessed by Mary, Bessie, Shirley and Lavon. Mr. Carr is a mem- ber of the Christian Church, and in politics he is a staunch Re- publican.
ELI GREEN. - The paternal grandparent of the subject of this sketch was General Nathaniel Green of Revolutionary fame, and the father of the subject was John Green, a carpenter by trade, and a farmer by occupation. John was an early settler of Ken- tucky, where the greater part of his life was spent. He married for his first wife Rachel Williams, unto whom was born the fol- lowing offspring: Thomas, Sallie, Charles and Newel. For a sec- ond wife he married Rebecca Snider; the second marriage was blessed by the following children: Eli, born January 27, 1811 ; Polly, born November 28; 1813; Jonathan, born December 31, 1815; Will- iam, born January 8, 1818, and Absalom, born January 23, 1820. The mother of these children was the daughter of Henry and Mary Snider who were of German lineage, and she was born June 30, 1782, and was united in marriage with John Green, November 19, 1807; her death occurred February 14, 1831. John, her husband, died in Ohio, March 5, 1823; he had removed with his family from Kentucky to Ohio, about 1813, and shortly after his death, his wid- ow with her family, removed to Indiana, and in 1824, settled in Shelby County, settling on Blue River, and here the widow lived till occurred her death. Her eldest son Eli, who is our sub- ject, was born in Madison County, Ky .; when but an infant his father made the removal to Ohio, and when he was thirteen his widowed mother made the removal to Indiana. He was reared on the farm, and received a limited education in old subscription schools of the various vicinities in which he lived in early life. He has de- voted his life to farming, and has experienced much hard toil, and a hard battle with life, for he was born a poor boy, but neverthe- less born with an ambitious and industrious spirit, which has gained for him property and many ardent friends. In November of 1834, he was united in marriage with Mary B. Marshall. She was born in Harrison County, Ky., and was the daughter of James and Susannah Marshall. Unto this marriage were born: Eliza, April
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