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Votes.
Eugene V. Debe ( Social Dem ) 6
1004-Theodore Roosevelt 3,019 Alton B. Parker 2,528 Silas C. Swallow ( Pro. ) 174 Thomas E. Watson
(l'eople's ) 56
1908-William IL. Taft 2,829 William J. Bryan 2,792 E. W. Chafin ( Pro. ) __ Eugene V. Debs (Soc.) 45
GOVERNORS OF INDIANA.
1816-22-Jonathan Jennings.
1822 -Ratliff Boone.
1867-69-Conrad Baker. 1869-73 -- Conrad Baker.
1822-25-William Hendricks. IS73-77-Thomas A. Hendricks.
1825-31-James B. Ray. 1877-80-James D. Williams. 1880-81-Isaac P. Gray. 1881-85-Albert.G. Porter.
1831-37-Noah Noble. 1837-40-David Wallace.
IS40-43-Samuel Bigger. 1885-89-Isaac P. Gray.
1843-48 -- James Whitcomb. 1889-91-Alvin P. Hovey. 1848-49-Paris C. Dunning. 1891-03-Ira J. Chase. 1849-57-Joseph A. Wright. 1857-60-Ashbel P. Willard. 1893-97-Claude Matthews. 1897-01-James A. Mount.
1860-61-Abram B. Hammond. 1901-05-Winfield T. Durbin.
1861 -Henry S. Lane, resigned. 1861-65-Oliver P. Morton. 1865-67-Oliver P. Morton.
1905-09-J. Frank Hanly. 1900- - Thomas R. Marshall.
STATE REPRESENTATIVES.
1826-Henry Ristine. 1827-Jolin Beard. 1828-Robert Taylor. 1829-John Beard. 1830-John Beard, Abram Claypool.
1831-William Crampton. Thomas Clawson. 1832-Edward A. Hannegan. Abram Claypool.
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1833 -- Thomas J. Evans. Lawson B. Hughes. 1834-Robert MeIntyre, Thomas J. Evans. 1835-Thomas J. Evans. William Templeton. 1836-Thomas J. Evans, Robert Melntyre. 1837-Thomas J. Evans. James P. Carleton. 1838-Thomas J. Evans. 1839-James P. Carleton.
1840-Davis Newell. Solomon Clark. 1841 -- Edward A. Hannegan. 1842-Joseph McCormick, John Stewart. 1843-John R. Jones. 1844-John R. Jones. 1845-John Bowman. 1846-George May. 1847-Solomon Hatfield. 1848-Finley L. Maddox.
1849-Andrew M. Carnahan.
1850-William K. Marquis. 1851-Jacob Dice. 1852-John Stephens. 1854-Isaac M. Coen.
1856-E. M. McDonald. 1858-11. R. Claypool. 1860 -- James Fraley. 1862-Solomon Hatfield. 1864-Henry L. Roach. 1806 William B. Carter. 1868-D. W. Cunningham. 1870- D. W. Cunningham. 1872-11. R. Claypool. 1874 -- Jesse Marvin. 1876-James C. Claypool. 1878-Joseph S. Nave. 1880-Andrew Marshall. 1882-Joseph S. Nave. ISS4-Elias Scott Booe. 1886-Prior Cates. 1888-Clinton F. Hesler. 1890 --- Elliott N. Bowman. 1892 -- Clinton F. Hesler. 1894-Clinton F. Hesler. 1896-Sylvester H. Elwell. 1898-Thomas N. Leif. 1900-Anderson Marshall. 1902-Oliver P. Lewis. 1904-William Colvert.
1906-Daniel C. Reed.
1908-William Madigan. 1910-Daniel R. Young.
STATE SENATORS.
1826 -Amos Robertson.
1827 -James Blair.
1828-30-James Blair.
1831-32-Benjamin F. Wallace. 1849 -Robert W. Lyon.
1833 -Frederick C. Paine. 1834 -John Hamilton. 1852 -Harris Reynolds.
1835-36-James Hamilton.
1841-42-Solomon Hetfield. 1843-45-C. V. Jones. 1846-48-Joseph Coats.
1850 -Solon Truman.
1856 -Isaac N. Ricc.
1837-39-Jesse Bowen. 1860 -Henry Campbell. 1840 -Absalom Mendenhall. 1864 -Joseph W. Newlin.
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1868-Sammel F. Wood. 1800 -- William Crow.
1872-William P. Rhoades. 1892-William H. Young.
1876-Francis M. Dice.
1896 -- Thomas N. Leif.
1880 -- Arnot R. Owen.
1900- Fremont Goodwine.
1882-Jackson Flemming.
1904 -- Fremont Goodwine.
1884-David Hunter.
1908-Julius J. Higgins.
1888-George W. Cronk.
COUNTY OFFICERS PRIOR TO 1847.
Owing to the negligent care and final destruction of the election records of Fountain county from its organization in 1825 down to 1847, no accurate list can be here given, but such facts as are known to be true, as shown by present-day records, will here follow concerning the carly county officials :
At an early date there were two offices unknown to our present system, the county agent and county collector. These, with the treasurer, were ap- pointed, first by the board of trustees, and afterwards by the commissioners. The duty of the "agent," in general, was to take conveyances for land given for the purpose of aiding in the crection of public buildings, or including the seat of justice, and to lay the same off into town lots, under the direction of the county board : and to make sales of the lots and deeds to purchasers. as v .all as many of the duties now devolving upon the county auditor. The duty oi the collector was to collect and pay over to the county treasurer. The county agents were in the following order: Daniel Vandeventer, Andrew Ingram, Daniel Rodgers, and John Hamilton, the last serving from 1829 to 1852, when the office was abolished in Indiana. The county collectors were : Richard Hicks, Robert Hetfield, L. B. Hughes, Moses Carr, Robert Wright, John F. Wright, H. S. Scott, Abner Rush, William R. Orr, Henry W. Cade, appointed in 1840.
COUNTY AUDITORS.
The office of county auditor in this state was created in 1841, William Lamb being the first man to hold such position in Fountain county. Prior to that date the duties of the office fell to the clerk of the courts and county agent. The following have filled the office of county auditor in Fountain county since the creation of the office, the dates being the time of their election :
1850-William Lamb. 1855-William Lamb. 1865-David Webb.
1859-William Lamb. 1861-David Webb. 1870-Enos H. Nebeker ..
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1874-Lewis Hanes. 1878-Lewis Hanes.
1804-Charles F. Stuart.
1808- David S. Ferguson.
1882-William Lamb. 1902 -- James T. Bell.
1886-Sylvester 11. Elwc .. 1006 -- William B. Gray. 1800-William Lamb. 1910-William B. Gray.
COUNTY TREASURERS.
The office of county treasurer in this state has been an elective position since 1841, Baker Spence being the first to be elected to such position in August of that year. Prior to this date the treasurers were appointed and were as follows: James Prevo, William Hopkins, Joseph L. Sloan, who served from 1828 to August, 1841, receiving the sum of twenty dollars per year for his services. He died poor in this world's goods, but rich in the universal esteem of his fellow citizens. From 1847 on the county treasurers have been as follows :
1847-Baker Spence. 1850-Baker Spence. 1852-James W. King. 1854-David French.
1856-David French. 1858-James W. King. 1860-Caleb V. Jones. 1862-James W. King. 1864-James W. King. 1866-William Lamb. 1868-William Lamb. 1870-Lewis Hanes. 1872-Henry La Tourette. 1874-Henry La Tourette. 1876-Isaac Haupt. 1878-Isaac Haupt.
1880-Henry P. Nixon. 1882 -- William H. Miles. 1884-William II. Miles. 1886-James G. Moffett. 1888-James G. Moffett. 1890-Samuel Clark. 1892-Samuel Clark. 1894-Harry C. Martin.
1896-Harry C. Martin. 1898-William W. Luke. 1900-H. C. Randolph. 1902-Harry C. Randolph.
1904-S. Mack Irwin, Jr. 1906-S. Mack Irwin, Jr. 1908-William H. Thompson. 1910-William H. Thompson.
COUNTY RECORDERS.
The first recorder of Fountain county was Robert Hetfield, who was elected in 1834 and served faithfully and well until 1841, when he was siic- ceeded by William Hoffman.
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1847-William Hoffinan. 1853 -- Charles L. Ilansicker.
1857-David Webb. 1867-S. F. Miller. 1865-S. F. Miller. 1870-William Yount. 1874-William Yount. 1878 -- Murphy Lewis.
1882 --- Murphy Lewis. 1886 -- John G. Keefer. 1890-John G. Keefer. 1894 -- James T. Bell. 1898-James T. Bell. 1902-Guy T. Spiming. 1906 -- Guy T. Spinning. 1910 -. W. Oscar Phebus.
SHERIFFS.
The record is not quite clear, but it is believed from all that the court records contain that Isaac Colman was the first man to hold the office of sheriff of Fountain county, though the naine of John Corse is first to appear on the regular records of the county, as having held such office. Isaac Col- man's name appears in connection with the contested election case entitled Babcock vs. White, in July, 1826. John Corse served until 1830, when Robert Hetfield was elected and served until August, 1834. Lawson B. Hughes succeeded Hetfield, serving until 1836; John Bodley succeeded Hughes, serving until 1840; John Bowman was elected in August, 18440, serving until August, 1842, when he was followed by John Bodley, and re- mained in office until 1846; George Ridge succeeded Bodley, remaining in office until August, 1848. Since then the sheriffs have been :
1848-Thomas McComas. 1852-Zach Ferguson. 1854-Moses Fowler. 1856-George Glasscock. 1858-Thomas Lyons. 1860-Thomas Lyons. '1862-William Trullinger. 1864-William Trullinger. 1866-John C. Brown. 1868-John C. Brown. 1870-George W. Boyd. 1872-George W. Boyd. 1874-Joseph J. Rice. 1876-Joseph J. Rice. 1878-Jolin M. Bailey.
1880-Thomas N. Rinn. 1882-Thomas N. Rinn. 1884-Perry Glasscock. 1886-Perry Glasscock. 1888-Brazier H. Coffing.
1890-James Summerman. 1892-Ambrose Moore.
1894-Oliver H. Scherer. 1898-Robert J. Miller. 1900-Robert J. Miller. 1902-William L. Reeves. 1904-Jolin R. Hardesty. 1906-John R. Hardesty. 1908-Robert II. Kerr. 1910-Robert H. Kerr.
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CLERKS OF THE CIRCUIT COURT.
The first to hold this office in Fountain county was Daniel Rodgers. William B. White had been elected, but his election was contested, and Mr. Rodgers was appointed to serve until another election could be held. He served until 1830. William B. White then took the office by virtue of an elec- tion, and held it until the latter part of 1839, then resigned, and Marshall M. Milford was appointed to fill the vacancy. Milford served until November, 1840, and was succeeded by Joseph Ristine, whose first term reached to 1847. From 1847 to the present the following have held the office of clerk :
1847-Joseph Ristine. 1854-Elias C. Wilcox. 1858-Elias C. Wilcox. 1861 -- W. D. Kerr. 1866 -- WV. D. Kerr. 1870-Elliott N. Bowman. 1874-El tt N. Bowman. 1876-James L. Allen.
1882-James L. Allen. 1886-Henry La Tourette. 1800-Francis W. Macoughtry. 1894-Hyram C. Wyand. 1898-Henry G. Scheasser.
1902-Fry Bryant. 1906-Anson G. Madden. 1910-Leroy Sanders.
CORONERS.
1848-Zach. Ferguson. 1852-R. H. Landers. 1855-Ebenezer Halstead. 1856-Robert H. Landers. 1860-Alfred Wilson. 1861-Robert H. Landers. 1864 -- Robert H. Landers. 1868-Robert H. Landers. 1870-Robert H. Landers. 1872-Robert H. Landers. 1874-And. J. Williams. 1876-Zach Ferguson. 1878-Zach Ferguson. 1880-George Rowland.
1882-George Rowland. 1884-William B. Patterson. 1886-Benj. F. Young. 1888-Benj. F. Young. 1890-James T. Henderson. 1892-Benj. F. Young. 1894-Benj. F. Young. 1896-C. L. Myers. 1898-C. L. Myers. 1900-Eugene S. Rice. 1902-Eugene S. Rice. 1904-Eugene S. Rice. 1905-J. Fred Parham 19IC-T. P. Clipinger.
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COUNTY SURVEYORS.
1852-John J. Taylor. 1854-George Shanklin.
1856-George S. Shanklin.
1858-John W. Newlin. 1860-George S. Shanklin. 1862-G. W. Glover. 1865 -- George S. Shauklin." 1866-William Blair
1882-Matthias H. Bever. 1884 -- James H. Williams. 1886-Levi Coffinan.
1888-Levi Coffman.
1890-Matthias H. Bever.
1892 -- Allen Boggs. 1894 -- Allen Boggs.
1896 -- M. H. Bever. 1898-M. H: Bever.
1867-George S. Shanklin.
1870 -- Joseph-H. Nelson.
1872-Arthur Nelson.
1874- James Glasscock.
1876- Arthur WV. Nelson.
1878-Matthias H. Bever.
1880- Matthias H. Bever
1908 -- James. G. B. Short. 1910-James G. B. Short.
PROBATE JUDGES.
In Fountain county the office of judge of the probate court existed from 1829 to 1852, at which last date the office was abolished, and that of the court of common pleas took its place. The probate judges were :
1829-33-Jonathan Birch. 1841-47- Joseph Coats. 1833-40 Mitchell. C. Black 1846-52 -.- David Rawles.
1840-41- Jonathan Birch.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
This branch of the judiciary was in existence from 1852 to 1873, and in this county the judges were :
1852-56-David Rawles. 1868-72-Joseph Ristine.
1856-60-Charles Tyler. 1872-73 -- Albert D. Thomas.
1860-68-Isaac Naylor.
1900-Albert B. Wilkinson.
1902-Allen B. Wilkinson. 1904-Leslie P. Orahood.
1906-William B. La Bow.
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PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
1854-56 -- John J. Taylor. 1856-58 -- James M. Carpenter.
1888-William B. Reed.
1890-William II. Cox.
1858-60 -- William MeFall. 1892-Charles Remster. 1860-64 -- lliram H. Stillwell. 1894-Ele Stansbury.
1864-66 -- William Eggleston.
1896-Arthur E. Yount.
1866-68-William T. Brush.
1898-C. W. Dice.
1868-70 -- George D. Hurley.
1900-Clyde 11. Wyand.
1902 -- Omer B. Ratcliffe.
1870-73-Thomas L. Stilwell. 1880-Robert B. Jones. 1882-Charles E. Bove.
1904-Omer B. Ratcliffe.
1906-William N. White.
1884-George W. McDonald. 1908-William N. White. 1886-William B. Reed. 1910-Claude B. Philpot.
JUDGES CIRCUIT COURT.
Since 1880 the judges of the circuit court have been :
1882-Thomas F. Davidson. 1900-J. M. Bahb.
1888-Isaac E. Schoonover. 1906-Isaac E. Schoonover.
PRESENT COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Prosecuting Attorney-Claude Phil- pot.
Clerk-Leroy Sanders.
Sheriff-Robert H. Kerr.
Recorder-W. Oscar Phebus.
Surveyor-J. G. B. Short. Truant Officer-W. H. Myers. Attorney-A. T. Livengood.
Coroner-Parvin Caplinger.
Secretary Board of Finance-W. B. Gray. Auditor-W. B. Gray.
Treasurer-William H. Thompson. Assessor-C. H. Dochterman. School Superintendent-M. F. Livengood. Commissioner-W. A. Wright. Commissioner-James A. Copeland. Commissioner -.- Lewis B. Wag- goner. Health Commissioner-Dr. J. R. Hicks.
Superintendent Poor Farm-Sam- uel H. Sowers.
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EARLY COURTS AND LAWYERS.
The act that created Fountain county provided that the circuit court should be held at the house of Robert Hetfield "until a suitable public building could be erected." July 14, 1820, at the house just named, near where Strader's station was afterward located, the first court in this county was held. It was presided over by associate judges, the Honorable Evan Hinton and Lucas Nebeker. Neither of these men were professional lawyers, but under the old-time system much legal learning was not required of such officials, but they were chosen for their sound judgment of men and affairs. The first regular term of court was held in September, 1826, at the same place, with Hon. John R. Porter, presiding judge, and Lucas Nebeker and Evan Hinton, associates on the bench. This term lasted only one day and no case came on for trial, but the following gentlemen were admitted to the practice of the courts of Fountain county : John Law, Thomas H. Blake, Joseph Van Mater, John B. Chapman, Andrew Ingram and James Farrington. The only case on the docket was continued, that of Luther Tillotson vs. William B. Lamb and William Kent.
At the April term, 1827, the grand jury drawn the previous autumn as- sembled, but after being allowed fifty cents each, were discharged, on account of the irregularity of their being selected. Court then adjourned to meet for the ensuing term at the "town of Covington."
At the fall term in 1827, held at the court house in Covington, in the pro- ceedings was found the first petition for a divorce ever filed in the county. The cause was entitled "Eliz. Barnes vs. John Barnes," and the defendant being a non-resident, notice was ordered by publication in the Western Reg- ister, published at Terre Haute. At the April term, 1828, Edward A. Hanne- gan and Daniel Rodgers were admitted to the bar of this county. Most of the cases docketed that term were for assault and battery. At the term of March, 1830, was returned the first indictment for murder within Fountain county, John Richardson being the accused in the bill. The grand jurors who found this indictment were: William Cochran, Samuel Trullinger, Alexander Logan, Benjamin Wade, Jacob Bever, Robert Miller, David Sewall, Jesse Osborn, Caleb Abernethy, James Stewart, Stephen Harper, Samuel Gar- ver, Conrad Walters, John Ralston and Bennett Seibird. The prosecuting attorney was Edward A. Hannegan. The case was put over until the follow- ing term and the accused was sent to jail in Vigo county to await his trial. The same judges above mentioned tried the case.in the fall of 1830, the jurors being John Miller, Joshua Sherill, John Orr, Henry Campbell, John Helms,
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Asa Smith, Elijah Ferguson, Rhode Smith, Abraham Gabriel, James Snow, Job Orrahood and Hiram Funk. On the third day they returned a verdict of guilty in the language which here follows: "The jury has found a verdict of guilty. John Miller, foreman." The court record says the "Counsel for the prisoner moved the court for a new trial, which being submitted without argu- ment, was overruled. Therefore it is considered by the court that the prisoner at the bar be removed to the custody of the keeper of the jail of Fountain county, there to remain until the twelfth day of next November, and upon that day, between the hours of twelve and two, the sheriff of said county shall take the said John Richardson from thence to the place of execution, and there hang him by the neck until he be dead, dead, dead. Signed, JOHN R. PORTER, September 30, 1830."
The unfortunate man was executed according to the court's order, at the time and place designated, on a scaffold erected for the purpose. It stood near the place where thie Crawfordsville road, leading from Covington, crosses the Indiana, Bloomington & Western railway tracks. The frequent present- day criticism of too much leniency to criminals fades into insignificance when it is known that this first mian hung in the county was really of insane inind and had no intention of taking the life of another. Had he been tried today, he beyond doubt would have been acquitted and sent to the asylum for treat- ment, instead of being sentenced and condemned as a wilful culprit worthy of the death penalty. Yet these jurors and judges were good, fair-minded men, and acted as other men in similar positions did in that day and genera- tion. They did their duty as they understood it -- and usually courts do the same today, with all that may be said against the judicial system.
While it is not intended to treat the bench and bar in this volume, it should be said in passing from this subject that, while times have materially changed since the days of almost a century ago, when the facilities for handling intricate legal cases was not advanced as they are today, yet the men who tried cases then possessed sterling traits of manly character and as a rule decided justly, as between man and man. The list of prosecuting attorneys, else- where given, contains the names of men who became illustrious legal lights and eminent statesmen, governors, senators and congressmen, who won fame in state and nation.
Of the Fountain county bar of earlier days, let it be recorded that it possessed many brilliant legal lights. It is next to impossible to give a list of these worthy professional men, but suffice to say that they embraced the names of men of the highest order of talent in the nineteenth century and were men of great worth. As a general rule, the bar of this county has been made up of
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excellent talent and men of good character and honorable in their chosen pro- fession. With all that may be said by the laity, and those unfit to offer an opinion on such subjects, regarding the houesty of the legal profession, it should be remembered that no nation can long exist without laws and lawyers to see that individuals obtain their equal rights before the law. The oath of a lawyer requires fealty to the law of his country and a respect for the courts in which lie practices. It is rarely the case that one who has made the study of law a matter of conscientious labor is anything else than a man of integrity. As has been said by another : "The true lawyer is a hard working man, and always endeavors to return an equivalent for the fee he asks. He is willing to let his work speak for itself, and is not disposed to attract busi- ness to his office by falsely pretending to be what he is not."
While it is not practical to sketch the lives of each attorney practicing in Fountain county today, yet many of them have biographies within this work well worth the reading. However, the following is believed by the author and publisher, to be a complete list of all lawyers now included in the Fountain county bar: Covington-L. C. Allen, T. J. Allen, Fred Boord, H. R. Claypool, Wm. Cox, C. W. Dice, O. S. Douglass, O. M. Gardner, E. W. Heath, O. S. Jones, O. P. Lewis, L. P. Little, A. T. Livengood, V. E. Liven- good, Forrest Livengood, John B. Martin, Lucas Nebeker, C. B. Philpott, O. B. Ratcliff, J. B. Schwin, H. C. Yount; Attica-Chas. R. Milford, J. Shannon Nave, Fred Purnell, Will B. Reed, J. W. Whicker, A. E. Yount; Wallace- David W. Dove; Veedersburg-Zeb E. Booe, H. M. Billings, G. F. Bingham, Grant Gossett, John LaBaw, A. Marshall, L. Marshall, O. W. McGaughey, Guy Neff, Noah Teegarden; Kingman-A. H. Lindley, John R. Teegarden ; Hillsboro-J. F. Davidson, J. H. McBroom; Newtown-R. N. Voliva ; Cates- John H. Babb, Claude Babb; Mellott-W. F. Gerhard; Yeddo-\V. H. Myers, Clark Myers.
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CHAPTER V.
FOUNTAIN COUNTY IN THE VARIOUS WARS.
The rank and file of the citizens in Fountain county have ever proven their loyalty to the flag of their country. She has had her part in the war with Mexico, the Civil war and the Spanish-American war. When the war came on with the sister republic, Mexico, in 1846, Fountain county furnished eighty soldiers, named as follows : R. M. Evans, captain ; Bob Lyons, first lieutenant ; James McMarguy, second lieutenant; Phin Mattox, lieutenant; J. Lyons, George Warren, William Donaldson, orderly sergeant, later major; James Rodifer, James Stanton, Napoleon Lyons, William Knowles, John Ottar, Pleas. Williams, Amos Guston, Jacob Bauckman, John W. McBroom, John Bodine, William Brewer, Elias Theurnidt, Daniel Davis, G. P. O. Runells, Christy Rafferty, John Wilson, James Reagan, James Ryan, John Gillispie, William Mattson, Clark Potter, Rufus Prebble, Ed. Mallory, L. Miller, Caleb . V. Jones, drummer, James T. Sharon, John H. Sharon, Jacob Murray, Ike : Harbart, Thomas S. Thompson, William Vandorn, Mike Snyder, Caleb Hoops, Robert Jones, Henry Elliott, Henry Updyker, Adam Soop, Reuben R. Peg, - Abram Williams, William Davidson, Abner Hetfield, Thomas McGrew, Isaac Hale, James Phillips, John Morgan, John Sanger, Nat. Henderson, Isaac Smith, David Penny, Wesley Lopp, Joseph Longmier, Samuel Downey, John Galbreath, Charles Hansicker, William Keep, William K. Miller, drummer, Dudley Lemon, Zachariah Lemon, Samuel Ward, Nick Holstein, Miller Moses Crane, Mart Phebus, James Jones, Charles Gallagor, Isaac McCollaster, John Hall, Trimble Wilson, Obediah Merlatt, William Cox, Joseph Evans, Daniel Bohaun, Frank Mckinney.
Many of these brave men sleep beneath the burning suns of Mexico; others returned home to die of wounds, and still a greater number survived many years, and as late as 1885 there were several still residing in the county from which they enlisted, but all have passed from earth at this date.
THE CIVIL WAR.
The cause and final outcome of the Rebellion which engaged the mind's and heart's best efforts between April 12, 1861, and April, 1865, from one end of this Union to the other, is a subject too well known to the ordinary reader
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of his country's history to necessitate repetition here. Various regiments and companies were made up from men including those enlisting from Fountain county. The larger part of the soldiers from this county were members of the Sixty-third Regiment of infantry volunteers. While it is impossible, from the imperfect military records of Indiana, to give a correct list of all who served in defense of the Union, it may be of interest to note the outline history of this regiment, as found in the adjutant-general's report, which will be an- nexed below. Fountain county contributed $387,000 to the payment of soldiers' bounties to those who volunteered or were drafted to fill the several quotas of this county under the calls of President Lincoln.
Terrell's report, as adjutant-general of Indiana, gave the following con- cerning the Sixty-third Regiment, in which most of the soldiers from this county served :
"On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread ; And glory guards with solemn sound The bivouac of the dead."
"The Sixty-third Regiment was authorized to be raised on December 31, 1861, and its place of rendezvous fixed at Covington, with James McManomy as commandant of the camp, and John S. Williams as adjutant. A detach- ment of rebel prisoners having been quartered at Lafayette, the enlisted men at Covington were ordered there to guard them, and on February 21, 1862, Companies A, B, C and D were organized as a battalion, with John S. Williams as lieutenant-colonel. Soon after this the battalion was transferred to Indi- anapolis and placed on duty at Camp Morton, guarding prisoners. On May 27th the battalion was ordered east, and on August 30th was engaged in the battle of Manassas Plains (second Bull Run fight). Returning to Indian- apolis on October 3d, the regimental organization was completed by the addi- tion of Companies E, F, G, H, I and K, raised under the call of July, 1862, and Lieutenant-Colonel Williams was promoted to the colonelcy of the regi- ment.
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