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MRS. C. J. SAVAGE. Department Chaplain W. R. C.
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township four years, which office he resigned to enter the army. Enlisted as a private July 27th, 1862, at Fairfield, Lena weecounty, Michigan: was mustered in as second lieu- tenant, at Detroit, Michigan, August 21st, 1862, to rank as such from the date of enlistment. Was assigned to Co. I, 18th regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, in which he served as second lieutenant until November 24, 1862, when he was promoted to first lieutenant of the same com- pany. Served as first lieutenant until May 12th, 1864, when he was appointed acting regimental quartermaster of the regiment; was commissioned first lieutenant and regimental quartermaster August 21st, 1864. Was post quartermaster at Decatur, Alabama, in November and De- cember, 1864: also served a short time in the subsistence department as brigade commissary. Served as acting assistant quartermaster in charge of railroad transporta- tion and quarters at Huntsville, Alabama, from January 12th to April 21st, 1865, when he was appointed post quartermaster at the last mentioned place, and served as such until June 26th, when he was ordered to Nashville, Tennessee, to be mustered out, by reason of instructions from the war department. Received final discharge at Jackson, Michigan, July 11th, 1865; came to Kansas in December, 1870, reaching Belleville, January 6th, 1871: was elected county treasurer in November, 1871, which office he held four years, three months and ten days. Was elected a member of the state board of agriculture in January, 1874, which position he held continuously for twelve years. In 1876 he was appointed by the board of Centennial managersto represent Kan- sas at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia, as assistant manager, which position he held forty days. Was elected state senator for the 33d district of Kansas, in November, 1876, on the Independent Republican ticket, defeating Judge James Strain, of Concordia, by a majority of fourteen votes. Was trustee of Freedom township four years, and township treasurer one year; assessor of
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Belleville city four years ; secretary of the Republic County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, ten years, and deputy clerk of the district court, fourteen years, and is alive yet.
Almond Shaw, of Belleville City, enlisted August 13th, 1862; was mustered in at Knoxville, Illinois, September 2d, as first lieutenant of Co. C, 102d regiment Illinois Vol- unteer Infantry; was promoted to captain April 28th, 1863; served with distinction in the army of the Cumber- land; was two years in the field, and the last year in the quartermaster and subsistence departments at Nashville, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky; was mustered out at Chicago, Illinois, in June, 1865.
P. F. Scofield, of Freedom township, enlisted March 4th, 1862, in New York City to serve three years or dur- ing the war; was enrolled in Co. I, 94th regiment New York Volunteer Infantry; served in the army of the Po- tomac; was honorably discharged March 4th, 1865, by reason of expiration of term of enlistment.
George T. B. Smith, of Richland township, enlisted at Albany, Illinois, in September, 1861, as a private in Co. C, 8th Illinois Cavalry and was mustered into the service at St. Charles; served in the army of the Potomac under Gens. Stoneman, Pleasanton and Buford; was in all the battles in which the regiment was engaged; had horse shot from under him and a bullet hole through clothing, but was not wounded; was mustered out and honorably discharged at Chicago, in July, 1865.
Frank Sager enlisted September 22d, 1861, at Bath, New York; was mustered into the service at Elmira, in October, and was enrolled as a private in Co. E, 1st New York Light Artillery; served in the department of the east; took part in the battles of Williamsburg, Yorktown, Lee's Mills, Fair Oaks, Seven Days' Fight, Anteitam, Fredericksburg and several minor engagements; was mus- tered out and honorably discharged at Elmira, October 11th, 1864, by reason expiration of term of service.
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J. N. Snyder enlisted in August, 1862, at Momence, Illinois, and was enrolled as a private in Co. H, 76th Illi- nois Volunteer Infantry; served in the army of the Cum- berland under Gen. Rosecrans; took part in the campaign against Price in Missouri and was in the battle of Stone River, was in hospital for about eight months in Mem- phis, Tennessee, and in St. Louis, from which place he went home on a furlough; on expiration of furlough joined the regiment in Tennessee and served with it until the close of the war; was mustered out and honorably dis- charged in 1865.
R. T. Stanfield enlisted February 25th, 1864, at Colum- bus, Indiana, and was enrolled in Co. K, 120th regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry as a private; took part in the battles of Resaca, Dalton, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Columbus, Tennessee, Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville, Tennessee; Kenston, North Carolina, was the last fight in which he was engaged; was mustered out and honorably discharged at Raleigh, N. C., January 8th, 1866, having served nearly two years.
H. O. Studley when a boy of eighteen, and barely five feet, four inches in height, enlisted in Co. M, 5th regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, in March, 1863, and took part in every battle, skirmish and raid in which his regi- ment was engaged. Served as special messenger on the staff of Colonel R. A. Alger, during the Wilderness cam- paign, and was severely injured by having his horse fall upon him while carrying a dispatch from General George A. Custer to Colonel Alger, during the battle of Trevillian Station, June 11th, 1864, but not disabled so as to be off duty from the date of his enlistment to the final wind up at Appomattox.
Henry C. Swartz enlisted October 1st, 1861, and was enrolled in Co. F, 46 Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was in active service with his regiment during all the time from enlistment to the date of his discharge, August 2d, 1865.
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Was in the following battles: Shiloh, seige of Corinth, Vicksburg, Black River, Jackson, Mississippi: Resaca, Dallas, New Hope Church, Atlanta, July 22d; Kenesaw Mountain, Ezra Chapel, Jonesboro, Savannah, Columbus, South Carolina; Bentonville, North Carolina; and Raleigh, besides a large number of skirmishes and minor engage- ments. The 46th made nine charges during the Atlanta campaign, being repulsed only twice. It was known as a fighting regiment by the entire army.
N. D. Settle enlisted March 3d, 1862, at Kokomo, In- diana, and was enrolled as a private in Co. K, 60th regi- ment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Served in Kentucky the first year; his company serving as a mounted infan- try, chasing John Morgan over nearly all of that state. The regiment was captured by Bragg at Green River bridge, in the fall of 1862. Was paroled at once and re- ceived three days furlough. Afterwards served with Sherman in the campaign against Vicksburg, then served in the department of the Gulf until expiration of term of service: was on detached service for six months as order- ly for General R. A. Cameron; was mustered out and hon- orably discharged at Dauphine Island, March 23d, 1865.
Thomas J. Stainbrook, was born in Muskingum coun- ty, Ohio, in 1843. He went to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1861, with a squad of fifteen to serve under Gen. Fremont: en- listed in the 13th Missouri Infantry and took part in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth and many other en- gagements in which that famous regiment took part; after- wards served in the first Missouri Cavalry till its re-en- listment when he was mustered out; moved to Kansas in 1887 and settled in Republic county, where he has since resided.
C. W. Sense enlisted in 1864, and was enrolled as a private in Co. H, 30th Iowa Volunteer Infantry; served in the army of the Cumberland; was transferred after the grand review at Washington, to Co. K, 6th Iowa Infantry
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in which he served four months; was in several skirmish- es, but served a considerable portion of his time on garri- son duty guarding prisoners at Pocatallago station in South Carolina; marched with Sherman to the sea; was mustered out and honorably discharged at Louisville, Kentucky.
Henry Squire enlisted August 7th, 1861, at Indianap- olis, Indiana, and was enrolled as a private in Co. A, 27th regiment Indiana Infantry. Served two years in the army of the Potomac, taking part in the battles of Win- chester, Cedar Mountain, Anteitam, where he was severely wounded, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Was then transferred to the army of the Cumberland, and was in the battles of Resaca, Dallas and Peach Tree Creek, being wounded at the last named place. The last engagement in which he took part was at Bentonville, North Carolina. Was mustered out and honorably discharged at Indianap- olis, August 3d, 1865.
N. T. VanNatta was born in Schoharie county, New York, October 6th, 1833, and was prepared for the soph- omore year in college, at the New York Conference Semi- nary, located at Charlottsville, New York. While pre- paring for college he engaged in teaching school winters to defray expenses. In 1855 he received a state certifi- cate from the Hon. Victor M. Rice, superintendent of pub- lic instruction for the state of New York. In 1857 he en- tered the State and National Law school located at Pough- keepsie, New York, and graduated therefrom in 1860, re- ceiving the degree of L. L. B. and was admitted to the bar at the general term at Newberry in September, 1860. In 1862 he was elected Superintendent of common school for the county of Schenectady, which office he held for three years. He was married in 1858 to Miss C. A. Smith of Montgomery county, New York. In 1867, he with his family started for Kansas, stopping at Mexico, Audrain county, Missouri, to visit friends and in September of
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that year was chosen Superintendent of the city schools, being the first free schools taught in the city. In 1868 he received a state certificate from the Superintendent of Public Instruction, for the state of Missouri. At the June term, 1868, of the circuit court held at Mexico, he was admitted to the bar. In 1869 he homesteaded the land on which henow lives and removed thereto in February, 1870. In April, 1870, while Republic county was attached to Washington county for judicial purposes, he was admit- ted to the bar in the city of Washington, the late judge, Nathan Price, one of the ablest jurists of Kansas, presid- ing. Mr. VanNatta is easily the pioneer attorney of Re- public county. In the early 70's he taught school and practiced law, being found on one or the other side of all important cases, until he became blind in 1885. During his extensive practice he has prosecuted four persons for murder in the first degree and defended three. Of the former three were convicted and one acquitted. Of the latter two were acquitted and one convicted of manslaugh- ter in the second degree. He represented Republic county in the legislature of 1871, serving on the judiciary com- mittee. Was elected county attorney of Republic county in November, 1876, by 486 majority, was re-elected in '78 without opposition, re-elected in '80 by a plurality of 735. In 1888 his vision was restored and he still continues to practice law. and ranks as one of the most trustworthy lawyers in Northwestern Kansas.
W. W. Wait enlisted October 15th, 1861, at Cattarau- gus station, New York, to serve three years or during the war; was enrolled in Co. C, 64th regiment New York Vol- unteer Infantry as a private; served ten months as a pri- vate when he was promoted to orderly sergeant of same company, in which capacity he served one month when he was promoted to captain of same company, which position he held until he was mustered out; took part in the bat- tles of Fair Oaks, Gaines' Mills, Seven Pines, Seven Days' Fight, Malvern Hill, Cold Harbor, Deep Bottom, Weldon
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Railroad, Anteitam, Second Bull Run, Kettle Run, Chan- cellorsville, Spottsylvania Court House, Gettysburg, Fred- ericksburg and many other minor engagements. Was severely wounded at Anteitam and sent to hospital at Frederick City, Maryland; was again severely wounded at Spottsylvania; was honorably discharged October 2d, 1864, at Petersburg Virginia. Captain Wait died at his home in Freedom township, August 13th, 1900.
James F. Walker was mustered in as a private in Co. K, 34th regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry at Burlington, Iowa, October 28th, 1862; served in the 13th army corps under Gens. Sherman, Grant and Canby; was in every fight in which his regiment took part-some nine or ten general engagements and a large number of skirmishes; never rode in an ambulance nor took refuge in a hospital; was mustered out September 15th, 1865, at Houston, Tex as
Ezra Williams enlisted March 21st, 1864, at Rock Bluffs, Nebraska; was mustered in at Omaha, April 27th and enrolled as a private in Co. C, 1st batallion Nebraska Volunteer Cavalry; was ordered west and served in the department of the plains; was consolidated with the 1st Nebraska Veteran Cavalry, July 10th, 1865; took active part in all the campaigning from 1864 to 1866; was mus- tered out and honorably discharged at Omaha, Nebraska, July 1st, 1866.
George L. White, a native of Guernsey county, Ohio, was mustered into the service as first lieutenant of Co. B, 185th regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Served in the army of the Cumberland under General Thomas. For about nine months his company was on detached service, guarding the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, and on which road Lieutenant White served for some time as military conductor. Was commander of the post at Lebanon, Ken- tucky, the latter part of 1864, and until he was discharged as brevet captain in September, 1865. Came to Kansas in
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1870, settling in Grant township near the Great Salt Marsh, where for several years he was engaged in farming and stock raising. Was elected in November, 1876, as rep- resentative in the state legislature, from the 107th district, comprising the south half of Republic county; was re- elected in 1878 by a decisive majority. He now resides at Scandia and is the present mayor of the city.
R. B. Ward was born in Lestershire, England, in 1852, emigrated to America with his parents at the age of thir- teen, locating in Keokuk county, Iowa, where they re- mained six years, thence to Kansas in 1871, locating in Washington township, this county. R. B., familiarly called Dick, was elected sheriff of this county in Novem- ber, 1891, re-elected in '93, by decisive majorities at both elections; was elected state senator in November, 1898, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator W. A. Mosher, by a majority of 695; was re-elected in November, 1900, and is the present incumbent. Is now engaged in the hard- ware and implement business at Belleville, Kansas.
Augustus Wegal was enrolled as a corporal in Co. H, 4th regiment, Michigan Cavalry, August 6th, 1862. Took part in the battles of Stone River, Resaca, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Kenesaw Mountain and the seige of Atlanta, and a large number of minor engagements and skirmishes. The 4th cavalry was a very active regiment, and probably took part in a greater number of engagements than any other Michigan regiment. Comrade Wegal was mustered out and honorably discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, on July 1st, 1865, by reason of close of war.
Philo P. Way enlisted in August, 1862, at Portland, Jay county, Indiana, and was enrolled as a private in Co. E, 89th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Served in the army of the Cumberland and the army of the Mississippi; was taken prisoner at Mumfordville, Kentucky, in September; 1862; was paroled a short time and sent south; took part in the battles of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana; Natchez, Alexander
JOSEPH H. LONG, Late Postmaster at Belleville
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and Topelo, Mississippi; Blue River, Missouri; Blakely, Alabama; Spanish Forts and Fort Blakely: was mustered out and honorably discharged at Mobile, Alabama, in Sep- tember, 1865. Settled in Grant township in May, 1866, where he still resides on the land first taken. the W$ SW} section 18.
John Williams, of Richland township, enlisted Novem- ber 14th, 1861, at Peoria, Illinois, and was enrolled as a private in Co. C, 11th regiment Illinois Cavalry, better known as Col. Robert G. Ingersoll's regiment; served in the army of the Cumberland and took part in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, Jackson, Mississippi; and many minor engagements; was honorably discharged as a corporal at Memphis, Tennessee, after having served nearly four years.
C. B. Williamson enlisted at Chicago, in August, 1862, and was enrolled as a private in Co. I, 88th Illinois Volun- teer Infantry; served in the army of the Cumberland; took part in the battles of Perryville, Stone River and Chickamauga; was mustered out and honorably discharged at Indianapolis, Indiana, in July 1865.
S. W. Walker enlisted August 4th, 1862, at Oneida, Il- linois, and was enrolled as a private in Co. I, 102d Illinois Infantry; served in the middle division under Gen. Sher- man; took part in the battles of Stone River and the siege of Atlanta; was mustered out and honorably discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, June 27th, 1865.
Peter J. Zumalt enlisted at St. Louis, Missouri, June 1st, 1863, and was enrolled as a private in Co. H, 23d Mis- souri Infantry. Served in the army of the Cumberland; was in the battles of Big Sandy, Chatahooche, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Bentonville and Fort McAlis- ter: was mustered out at St. Louis, Missouri, and honor- ably discharged July 26, 1865.
INDEX.
Page.
Page.
Dale, J. C .123
Davies, Gomer T
15-121-122-132-237
Davies, D. A 238
Davies, Dan
50-52-148
Dow. H G.
109-112
Doyle, J. M
125-182-255-269
Dillehay, A. R
121
Day, W. E ..
118
Elk Creek Township
174
Edwards, S. M ..
120-122-135
Engle, John
139
Ellingson. A
123-124-128
Fairview Township 153
Farmington Township 154
Freedom Township 152
Ferguson, D. H.
299
Fuleomer. John
94-95-195-256
Frint, J. H
58-63-65-116-117
Grant Township 59-173
Galloway, R H
123 127-231
Gamble, D. C.
118-120-231-158
Glasgow, Wm
121-132-248-30J
Glasgow, J. T
123-128
Glasgow. E. L
. 124-128
Griffith. J. C ..
67-90-116-300
Gardner, O. A. A
93-91-139-233
Graduating Class .
Hutchinson, Edward 106
Humphrey, J. C
233
Hanson, L. C.
92 117-181-186
Hansen, E. H
.185
Hogan, Chas. N
. 115-185
Hallowell, E. A
119-120
Hallowell, J. E 119-120-121
Hamilton, D. W
121-122
Howard. Lucy
125-269
Hogin B. R 279-281
Iloffman, H. H 121
Heely, A. F
68-108-116-117-118
Harris, Jobn.
40-41-58-109-155-255-302
Ilogin. John C
. 126-182
Hanzel & Co
.175
Ingham, S. A 121-125-303
Jacobs, John A
124-125
Jellison R. T
124-125
Johnson. Elizabeth A 19-23-27
.Johnson, Geo 15-18
Johnson. Geo. W
64-65-116-174
Jefferson Township
155
Kindt, Josiah.
117-118-119-120-304
Kuchera. Joseph.
123-121
Kaekley
194
Kyle, Robert 122-123 124-136-144
Keene, J. C.
119
Knowlton. G. E.
182
Kindy. E. O.
1.17
Lovewell. Thos.
150
Lancaster, Wilson
116
Lawrence, John M
120-121
Dixon, William K
123-294
Albion Townshlp 141
Arbuthnot J. G ..
117-119-121
Allen, Don A
199-209
Anderson, C. G.
123-120
Austin. Geo B.
109
Armstrong. R. M 182
Adams. Robert J 117-118-127
Asbjornson, A
116-159-185
Armstrong, Frank 128
Allen, Willis C. 181
Alexander, Hugh.
108-126-132
Agenda
192
Boothe. Joseph 117-128
Belleville Township 156-243
Beaver Township
160-243
Big Bend Township 148-243
Belleville City
175
Borton. L. W 113
Bowersox, John R 109-151-296
Brock. W. A
.109-183
Baldwin, Chas. P.
183
Billings, N. H.
108
Brown, Frank N
125-127
Brown, John
126-242
Bullen, B. T. 122-125-128
Bullen, V. D.
240
Bradd, James H
142-179
Bowling, Geo. D. 124-131-294
239-296
Boyd. 11. N
151-295
Beek. Jacob
122-128
Bell, Wm.
124-125-129-186
Baird, T. J
.103-156
Baird, C. E.
126-128-231
Bachelor, A. B.
119-126-139
Bradford, J. H.
279-281
Courtland Township 159-243
Courtland Ciy . 188-243
Cuba City ..
187-243
Carstensen. C. P
122-123-127
Crummer E. M.
118-119-121-127-182
Close Jay F. .
121-122-124-127
Cooper. T. C. S
123-127
Campbell. John M.
.58-123-193
Costolo, Chas. E.
123-127
Cory. David.
35
Crummer, S. E .
Campbell, Chas. A.
47-283-296
Carnahan.
108-115-129-132
Compton, W F
117-118-128
Cleveland, C. R ..
109-123-132
Charles, W. R .
50-52-149
Charles, Mrs Lydia A 50-238
Charles, Tom.
238
Clark, James R 149
Clark, John A
149
Crawford, H. T 182-269
Cash Store
183
Dixon, Adam
153-296
296
Adams, F. G .. 18
Abby Orrin ..
Cory, John W.
35-38
.181
Babeoek, Chester L.
Page
Liberty Townshlp . 145
Lincoln Township .173
Long. J. HI 182-183-282-305
McFarland, John
.58-59-115
Mosher, J. A.
91-93-95-96-109-123
Miller. A. W
125-126-308
MeCall. J. H
119
MeCall. B B.
126
Manning, John
118-174
Moore, Wm. M.
119-144
Munden
.191
Myers. Conrad
35-38-129-173-307
Myers, Danlel
35-37-115
Narka City.
189
Norway Township 160
Newton, W. W
115-117
Norris, Wm.
119
Noble. T. M
120-121-182
Odell. Albert
153-212-213
Price. J. C
18-21-118-119
Pilkinton, W. H
82-109-117-118
Perry. Chuncey
103-117-118-119-120-309
Patterson. J. T
.126-269-31 (
Pleasant Hill .
57-60-63
Pierce, Amos ..
182
Peake, W. P
54-120
Rose Creek Township 1.13
Richland Township
155
White, L. R.
122-123-124
Williams, J. C.
117
Reily, .I. C.
56-57-118-156
Reilv, T. C
.58-121-122-156
Reily, W. H. Il
156 311
Rowe, Z P
59-64-65-115
RImol, R
126-161
Republic City
189
Reeves, W. A.
121- 47-148
Scandia Township
158
Scandia City.
181
l'age
Skeels, S. W.
.. 117
Studiey, HI. O
121-122-272-281-315
Swartz, H. C
. 123-260-315
Smith. J. W.
121-122-136
Stover. S. G
119-120-281
Sehooley, I. M.
37-45
Stanfield. R. T.
48-50-125-315
Savage I. O.
.312
Sturges. F. W.
107-122-121-125
Shaw, Capt. A.
117-314
Tuthill, James G.
36-115-173
Union Township
151
Van Natta, J EC
38-39-56-58-61-155
VanNatta, N. T .. . 93-94-108-110-112-116-118
119-317
Vantrump. V.
180-182-183
Washington Township. 147
White Rock Township
150
Warner. A B
30-96
Way, Philo P
63-115-320
Willoughby, Wm. H.
48
Ward, R B
124 125-255-269
Woodward, F. N
19-126
Wilson, D. Y
125-126
Woods. Ben D
125-126
Wagener, Eli W
120-121-231
Ware, I C
125-126 235
Wells, John F
119-121-122-135-140
Wegal. A.
125-126-320
West. R. P .. ..
.38 40-58-88-115-118-158-212
Wilson, A. S.
106-117-118-120
Wayne ..
193
Wilson, A. D. .103-117
White, Geo L. 118-119-319
Wilder. A. B.
91-234
Woodward. Chas. F
118-234
Wohlfart. Thure
120
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