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Col. A. K. McConnell called the Osage County Battalion together with all old soldiers to meet at Lyndon on that date.
The Lyndon Leader contains such a good account of the program and do- ings that I copy it all into my book:
PROGRAM.
All Posts of G. A. R. and all old so !- diers will meet at the hall of Lyndon
Response ... . P. C. Carbondale Post.
Song, 'Army Beans'. . ..
.. .. by Choir.
Invocation. Rev. G. W. Browning.
Bugle call.
DINNER.
Bugle call, 'Fall in.' Address. .by. Col. Plumb, Music by Band.
'Our National Flag'. . Rev. Oscar Green.
'B .ys in Blue'. J: M. Asher, Song, 'Brave Boys are They'.
'sanitary Commission' Dr. C.W. Sweezey 'Our Fallen Comrades' Dr. L. W. Schenk Song by the Choir,
'Grand Army of the Republic,'.
G+nl. H. K. McConne'l, "The Camp Dr. W. J. Wasbburn, Song, 'Tenting ( n the Old Camp Ground" 'The Field' Hon. C. S. Martin,
'The March' Maj A. H. Jumper Song 'Marching Through Georgia,'
'Army of the Frontier and Southwest'. :
W. W. Morris, 'Government Mule' E. G. Russel,
Song, 'Old Shady,'
"Southern Loyalists' J. R. Poe,
'Pr soners of War' L. E. Finch,
Song, 'Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,' 'Coming Home' J. V. Admire Martial Music, iJohny Comes Marching .Ilome : -
Come everybody and will have a good time. Ot: er prominent speakers will be present, from home and abroad.
J. T. UNDERWOOD, J H. HOWE, W. W. MORRIS, Com.
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Following is the report of the pro- master of the ceremonies, and after the ceedings as copied from the Leader of meeting was opened with prayer by August 31, 1882: Rev. W. W. Curtis, he delivered an ad- GALA DAY. dress of welcome, which was respond- A Large Crowd and a Good Time. ed to by S. B. Bradford, of Carbondale.
"It is the biggest day Lyndon ever saw, is what everyone said. It is a day that will be remembered by both young and old.
After the choir, consisting of Mrs. Bowman, the Misses Whitman. Tweed and Blake and Messrs. Towers, Hen- derson and Drew with Mrs. Etta Howe
The morning opened cold with a as organist, had rendered some music, light rain and it looked for awhile that the bugle sounded "Dinner," which was served in the basement of the church to a large and hungry multi- tude and yet there was plenty left. the weather would prevent the attend- ance of any great number from a dis- tance, but as the day anvanced the clouds lightered and the people began
"In the afternoon the main address to arrive, so that by half past ten the was made by S-I.ator Plumb, who spoke visiting posts had arrived.
"By eleven o'clock the line of proces- sion had been formed by the marsbals and they moved. The column being made up as follows:
for an hour and a quarter, delivering an interesting speech on the soldier's life, which was replete with anecdote and full of pathos. The Senator was listened to by at least one thousand
Marshal J. R. Drew, Assistant Mar- persons, who frequently applauded his shal J. T. Underwood, Lyndon Cornet remarks and che red him heartily when Band, Jim Bain leader; Lyndon Post he had finished. No. 19, with 65 men commanded by J. The only to ists that were responded M. Whiures ; O age City Martial Band, to were those of Dr. Sweezey, on the Osag · City Pust No. 11, with 50 men 'Sanitary Commission' and Dr. Schenck, commanded by T. L Marsbal, carriage on 'Our Fallen Comrades.' Time would containing Senator Plumb, Postmaster not permit the hearing of others. Whittenore and Tre surer John Ran-
A meeting of the old soldiers was kin, carriage with Mayor Keenan and then held and a committee was ap- J. H. Sravels, Burlingame Cornet Band pointed to select officers for the county W. C. Chatfield, leader, Burlingame battalion the ensuing year. The com- Post No. 35, with 35 men commanded mittee reported in favor of
by J. H. Burke, Carbondale Post No.
94, with 25 men, commanded by S. B. for Colonel; S. B. Bradford, Carbondale Bradford.
Major J. H. Burke, Burlingame Post,
Post, Lieut. Col ; D. H. Danhauer, Lyn-
" The procession paraded some of our don Post, Major; T. L. Marshal, Osage streets, which were thronged with peo- City Post, Quarter Master. These gen- ple from every part of the county. tlemen were elected.
"The column finally balted at the new Colonel McConnell then in a neat Methodist church where the exercises speech turned the command over to of the day were to be held. The audi- the new commander, who at once took ence room was already filled with the charge of the battalion. exception of the seats reserved for the It was decided to go to Topeka on soldiers. W. A. Cotterman, command- the 13th of S-ptember. The battalion er of the Lyndon Post, G. A. R., was then marched to the headquarters of
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the Lyndon Post, where they broke ranks after giving three cheers for the Lyndon Post, the people of Lyndon and Col. McConnell."
The history of the battalion in suc- ceeding years-1883-'84 is but a repeti- tion of 1881-'82. Many of our promi- nent county soldiers have held office in the battalion; and at the Topeka Re- unions, at Leavenworth in 1884, and on other occasions it made the old soldiers of the county feel proud when, with our two or three brass bands from Lyndon, Osage City and Burlingame, and all the Grand Army Posts with their banners and men we strung out 400 in number.
The five Posts alluded to in 1882 were
Post No. 11, Osage City,
Post No. 19, Lyndon.
Post No. 35, Burlingame,
Post No. 67. Scranton,
Post No. 94. Carbondale.
In 1893 I find three more Posts no- ticed, that had been organized several years then, viz:
Post No. 221, Quenemo,
Post No. 237, Overbrook,
Post No. 238, Melvern.
All these Posts are active and doing good work now. as far as I know. 0
The day for the necessity of an organ- ization like the Osage County Battalion is past, for it has been at least eight years that I know of since any gath- ering.
SKETCHES OF THE LIVES OF A. M. SANDERSON AND C. R. GREEN, TENTH AND ELEVENTH COMMANDERS OF LYN- DON POST.
A. M. SANDERSON.
At the request of the historian, Com- rade Sanderson, who was the tenth Commander of Lyndon Post No. 19 Kansas, contributed the following
SKETCH:
I was born near Massillon, Stark county, Ohio, June 24, 1835, and cast my first vote for John C. Fremont for President -- (1856).
I left Ohio during the fall of 1854. goi g to Leesburg, Kosciusko county, Indiana. November 14, 1856 I was married to Elizabeth Edman, my pres- ent wife I eulist-d in Co E, 12 Ind. Infantry, under Capt. R. uben Williams (now Brig. General), Oct. 9, 1861.
I had plenty of work, and was mak- ing from $3.00 to $5.00 a day, but be- lieving every one who possibly could shou'd go and help defend our flag and constitution of the best government the sun ever stone on, I gave up my work and enlisted.
Having made up my mind to enlist, I went home and told my wife. She said while she dreaded to have me go, if I felt it to be my duty, she would not say nay; and with a "God bless and care for you," ] was off for the war, leaving her and the child to get along alone. I went to Indianapolis, thence we went direct to "Dam No. 4" on the Potomac river, Md, where we belped guard that stream, mainly to keep ar- ticles contraband of war from being crossed over to Virginia. At that time salt was worth only $10.00 per bushel; quinine the same per ounce.
During January, 1862 there was an
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attempt made to destroy Dam No. 4 as where Johnson had wint-r. d h's army. it was a feeder to the canal by which It was here I saw my first Quaker guns much forage and supplies were shipped mounted on the breastworks. Our to Harper's Ferry. During this exchange next and final stop was at Warrenton of shot and shell our Capt., with 10 boys Junction, where we relieved Blenker while reconoiteri g got surrounded by and his men, who, by the way, had been rebel cava'ry and were taken prisoners. subsisting off the country They had This was on the upper Potomac, above eaten everything but fence rails, and had commenced on them. Here we re-
Harpers Ferry.
In February, 1862 we crossed the Po- mained until May; our time having ex- tomac at Williamsport, Md., and moved pired, we were shipped to Wash ngton to Martinsburg, Va, thence to Bunker in box cars, where we were in due Hill, where we met some rebel cavalry time discharged and returned home. hard. From there we moved slowly,
When I think of sleeping under snow sometimes camping as high as three at Winchester, waking up in the night times in the same place. From Bunker on Bull Run battlefield, the water run- Hill to Winchester it was one contin- ning through our tent four inches uous skirmish. The night before we deep; lying on our guns at Dam No. 4 entered Winchester we camped in an in an old log barn, he wind howling a open field without our tents, but well perfect hurricane, not daring to speak supplied with amunition, (as though an » bove a whisper, expecting to be fired extra 20 rounds could warm us). We on tVery moment; then out on picket were completely worn out and glad of at Williamsport, the murcury 12 below the chance of resting our weary bodies. zero, no fire and all you could do to In the morning on waking we found keep the wind from stealing your blan- we had an extra b'anket of about 4 in- ket; again on picket on the Potomac, ches of snow. After hot coffee and where it is 270 yards wide, it makes me hard tack we were ordered to pile shudder to go over the old times again knapsacks and overcoats, form a line when it was cold enough to form an ice and go for the breastworks north of from shore to shore during one day and town. During the night the enemy night, and where we had to relieve one- had evacuated and we only captured an: ther every 10 or 15 minutes to keep about 20 straggiers. From here we from freezing to de ith; the.e and many started east, Gen Shields in command, other exposures I could relate, I do not the morning of the fight which occurred wonder that we have to end our days in the afternoon at Winchester, we in suffering. No, my citizen friend crossed the Shenandoah, at Snick. r's and neighbor, you never did, nor you Ferry by fording. It was from 3 to 4 never can realize what we passed feet deep, rocky bottom, very uneven through and what we now are suffer- and by no means hot. Near Aldee, a ing. May the time never come when small town on the east side of the our children or their children shall be mountain, we stopped long enough to called on to go in defense of our coun- bury a comrade who was in some way try. But should it come, do not fear poisoned; supposedly by eating some or shirk your duty. Hunor and sup- provisions bought from citizens. port our g'orious banner-the stars and
Our next point was Manasses, thence stripes underany and all circumstances. to Culpepper; then to a small town A. M. SANDERSON.
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ADDITIONAL HISTORY.
Mr. Sanderson's occupation in life has been one of handling too's as well as farming, being a carpenter and wag- on maker.
He left Indiana the fall of 1884, liv- ing the first winter in Shawnee county. Next spring he moved onto a piece of land he bought in Arvonia township on the Marais des Cygnes river, being the west 80 of northeast quarter, sec- tion 17, township 18, range 17, living there four years. He then came to his present home in Lyndon, and has fol- lowed his occupation of carpentry and wagon repairing ever since.
Mr. Sandersons have had eleven chil- dren born to them, of which five died in early childhood. There are three boys and three girls alive, all but the oldest living in or near Lyndon. Four are married and in homes of their own, as follows:
Ann Launa Sanderson, the oldest alive, was married May 6, 1886 to Dr. J. G. L. Myers, and lives at Blooming- dale, Ind. They have six children.
Sarah Miriam Sanderson was mar. ried April 25, 1889 to Fred N. Davis of Lebo. Kansas. They have one child and live here in Lyndon.
Milton Edman Sanderson married July 21, 1890 to Miss Madge Haz'erig of Burlington, Kansas. They live in Lyn- don and have a family of four children. the father was willing to let Charles go
Austin Leon Sanderson was married July 13. 1896 to Miss Katie A. Rice. daughter of Cam - Rice. 4 miles east of Lyndon, near where they have set- tled.
Emilie Marie Sanderson was one of the seven of the first graduating class in 1895 of the Lyndon High School and at the present time is successfully conducting the Panteg school in this county. Her home is with her parents in Lyndon.
Harold Markly Sanderson is a youth of 16. at home and attending the High School.
C. R. GREEN.
The Eleventh Commander of Lyndon Post-1895.
Charles R. Green was born Novem- ber 8, 1845 at Milan, Erie county, Ohio. He was raised in Wakeman and Clarks- field townships, Huron county, Ohio, where his father followed farming and the son, the eldest in a family of ten, got what common school education one could under such circumstances.
Being alive to the issues that brought on the war, he tried to go in the fall of 1861 as a soldier in the 55th Ohio, which was recruiting around him, but his father objected as he was only a lad, less than 16 years old.
The next summer, when, after the 7 days' batt es by Mcclellan's army in front of Richmond, in July, President Lincoln issued his call for 200,000 more volunteers, Comrade Green, though only then a lad of 1612 years and 133 pounds weight, enlisted August 8, 1862, in Co. A, 101st Ohio Volunteers, for 3 years or. during the war. The father did not consent, however, to his son's going until after he had be-n examined by a county medical board and got his exemp ion papers, as, beiug under 45 years of age, he was otherwise subject to draft. So after taking this pre- caution for the welfare of the family,
to the war. Nine enlisted in the 101st Ohio from Charles Green's home-town, ('arksfield, that August.
The following summary of their ser- Vice is only one of ten thousand such cases from towns all over the land, in the war of the Rebellion,
Watson Rowland died January 31, 1863 at Nashville.
Henry Fish died at Murfreesboro, Tenn, April 25, 1863.
Clark Barber died July 7, 1863 at Louis- ville, Ky.
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Charles Scott, killed May 19, '64, A'lan- called to Covington from Ohio and In- ta campaign.
diana were transferred to Louisville Byron Scott was never mustered. and October 1st to 3rd, put into the Edwin W. Cunningham wasdischarged old brigades of Genl. Buell's army and from field service by reason of d.sa- soon mirched out to the battle of Per- bility in 1863, but at the same time ryville, Ky., Oct. 7th and 8th.
was commissioned a United States
The 10!st did not shed any blood hospital steward in the regular army, here, although under fire. They were which office he filled a year or more, put into Gen. Carlin's brigade of Genl. when he resigned and returned home Jeff C. Davis' division, Gen. A. D. Mc- to his studies, and came to Emporia, Cook's corps, Rosecran's army. They Kansas in an early day, where he is remained in this organization until af- kuowa as Judge Cunningham at the ter the battle of Chickamauga, and present writing.
Levi O. Rowland received bad wounds comrades in the brigade, Grant's old at the battle of Stone River, Decem- regiment, the 21st Ill., the 38th Ill., and ber 31, 1852. He remained about 14 the 81st Ind.
through the whole war had as fellow
months in the hospital, when Febru- ' When the 101st Ohio Infantry was ary 15, 1864 he was discharged, and put into this brigade of soldiers at has been a sufferer from the same Louisville, the old regiments had seen di-a'i ity ever since.
almost a year's active service and had Myron Furlong was discharged Febru- fought many battles and skirmishes ary 10, 1853 on surgeons certificate of and to have a regiment a thousand disability.
strong put with them was a God-send
This disposes of eight, and the Ohio indred. Scorning to carry a knapsack Book of Records, Vol. 7 goes on tu or blanket in the summer; desiring but
state that Charles R. Green wos mus-
the one shirt to their backs, they came tered out with his company at the end in from their long chase after Bragg, of the war, June 12, 1865, the only one up from Iuka, Miss., ragged, dirty, of the nine who was able to see the war locks unshorn, jousy with gray backs, through and come home with his com- adebt in the art of living off the coun- mand; not by reason of strength and try. Their officers even boasting that health, but by an over.uling Providence their men could stop, slaughter a which singles out some to death aud hog or cook a cup of coffee and not iu- others to lifelong suffering-some to terrupt the day's steady march. Such glory and others to sorrow.
were the companions who kindly look-
The 101st Ohio's first service in Dixie ed the new levies over and shouted was to help repel Gen. Kirby Smith's "fresh fish" on that Ky. march of'62, and rebel raid on Covington, Kentucky and who considerately allowed them to car- Cincinnati, Ohio. Here is where Gov. ry blankets and knapsacks in the day Todd of Ohio, in September, '62 call-d time, that the old soldiers might have on the men of his state to rally at once their contents to use the next night. in the defense of their homes. The The new troops soon found this game forces who volunteered on that ocea- out, and also the folly of carrying such sion were called "squirrel hunters." heavy loads. The 81st Ind., which took When the danger was over at this point their place in the brigade that fall in the many regiments of new soldiers the place of Col. Leg's Norwegian reg-
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iment, the 15th Wisconsin, transferred, the union dead and many of the rebels was also a new regiment, and both had fell to the union army. Here Comrade to put up with the old soldiers' abuse Green helped to bury one of their own and ridicule several months, until the mess and 12 others of the regiment, all battle of Stone River baptized them in in one wide grave, on the battle field. blood, the 101st proving their heroism by leaving half their number on the bat- tlefield.
The Kentucky march had been a long, wearisome one to the new soldiers -from Louisville to Nashville, made in dry weather with a good many de- viations or side trips, and the sudden change of weather. which, October 26th brought snow to the depth of several inches. This occurred while they were encamped at Rolling Forks and caused much sickness from the exposure, and before they got down into Tennes- see ready for the battle of Stone River the 101st Ohio was reduced to less than one-half effective men for duty, and company A, to which Mr. Green be- longed, which had left Ohio with 96 men, and in November had 44 men, entered their first real battle with only 28 men for duty.
At the beginning of the battle, December 26th, all men not able to stand the march and exposure were or- dered to the rear with the wagon trein, so that Mr. Green, being among this number, missed the heaviest days' bat- tle-December 31st, but hearing of the almost total annihilation of his regi- ment. joined the army at the front in time to be in the last two days' battle, and when he found his company nine men only were left, and on'y 110 in the regiment. Both Colonels and other of- ficers of the companies were killed or wounded. Nearly all the wounded and many others were taken prisoners. In a day or two enough stragglers came up to make over 200 present. The fighting before and after lasted six days and at its close the battle field. with all
The union army camped around Mur- freesboro the next six months. The people thought Genl. Rosecrans with his magnificent union army of 50,000 men would never get started south- ward again, but the 24th of June, '63 found the army in motion, and active campaigning was going on until after the battle of Chickamauga. Mr. Green was all through the campaign with bis regiment, and in the battle of Chicka- mauga got hit in three places two of the wounds being through each arm. From a regiment numbering 225 be- fore, the end of the battle left them 65 men present for duty, and Co. A was reduced from 17 to 3 men, several being killed or badly wounded and left on the battlefield. Comrade Green's wounds were such as did not hinder his getting away, and he was absent six months back in Nashville and Ohio recov- ering from his wounds, getting two furloughs home in the meantime. In February, 1863, his arms not being strong enough to carry a gun, the med- ical authorities at Cincinnati thought to transfer him into the Invalid Veteran Reserve Corps, an organization in the rear to do guard duty over prisoners, recruits, commissary stores, etc. But Mr. Green concluded that if they want- ed his services to help put down the war, it must be at the front; so he took such a course that he fell into disgrace with the doctors, and as a punishment they ordered him sent to the front to rejoin his command at Chattanooga, the very thing. that he privately was working for; and, although not able for duty, he became so by the time Old Billy Sherman started the army out for
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the 100-days fighting of the Atlanta campaign.
was made a general at the last, richly meriting the promotion.
As usual, the very first battle they Comrade Green was hit three times by missiles of war in the Georgia cam- paign but not serious enough to cause got into, which was a charge on Buz- zards' Roost, their company lost sever- al men, the Lieut commanding company his falling out. Along in the fall of and Orderly Sergeant both being killed, '64 the constant exposure and fatigue and all through the rest of that cam- of a wet November while they were paign the company never had over ten marching back into Tennessee, guard- men, and for three weeks in front of ing and assisting along a wagon train Kenesaw Mountain, three meu only of a thousand wagons more or less, for duty, C. R. Green being one of them. over the Cumberland Mountains, so There were four more present, but two bore down on his heretofore rugged were detailed in the Pioneer Corps and constitution that he came down sick two were non-commissioned officers. with that dreadful army disease known The company was attached to another as the "chronic diarrhoey," and was or- company because there were no spare dered to the Nashville hospital only the officers for it; and, to cut a long story day before the battle of Franklin where short, it never had more than 14 or 16 his regiment suffered a loss of a few men pre.ent again to the end of the men only, and in the battle of Nash- war.
ville, December 15 and 16, '64, where
When the Atlanta campaign was Genl. Thomas so signally defeated over the Army of the Cumberland un- Hood's rebel army, the regiment lost 10 der Gen). Thomas, was detached to men. march back into Tennessee and defend it against Hood's rad, while "Sherman recovering his health
marched down to the sea."
Mr. Green was away three months Having been transferred to Ohio hospitals, he had
The 101st Ohio was in Col. Kirby's a furlough home, which was un- Brigade, Genl. Stauley's Division, Gen doubtedly the saving of. his life.
O. O. Howard's 4th Army Corps in the The custom was by the army doctors most of the Atlanta campaign. When then to give p enty of opium and qui- McPheisou was k lled, July 22, 1864, n ne and other equally strong drugs. Howard was placed in command of the Mr. Green, seeing that he did not recov- Army of the Tennesste, and Gent Stan- er by the hospital treatment, suon took ley took the 4th Corps. But at the the practice of eating roasted cheese battle of Nashville and to the end of and crackers and drinking scalded milk, the war Genl. Thomas J. Wood com- regularly turning into the spit box the manded the 4th Corps, and when Genl. doses left by the doctors.
David S. Stanley w .s promoted, Gen.
In March, 1865 he rejoined his regi- Nathan Kimball took the Division and ment at Huntsville, Ala., and the whole was .ts commander until the end of the corps was soon transferred to East Ten- war. Col. I. N. Kirby was the 101st nessee, where they had to guard against Ohio's Colonel from the battle of Stone a possibility of Genl. Lee's escape from River to the end of the war, nearly, but Richmond via Lynchburg into Tennes- on part of the Atlanta campaign-the see. Here the end of the war found Franklin and Nashville days and to the them, and soon after they were trans- end, he commanded the brigade, and ferred to Nashville, and June 12th
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mustered out. They went in a body to and California to the Pacific coast. It Cleveland, Ohio, where, on June 20, was a preliminary railway survey and 1865. they received their pay and were exploring expedition run by the Union discharged. Pacific R. W. E. D. and the Govern- Mr. Green served 3 years, lacking 40 ment. The latter sending out a scien- days as a private. He now returned tific party who discovered and report- home to Clarksfield, Ohio.
AFTER THE WAR.
ed the great coal fields of Trinidad and the Raton Mountains, and who paved
The war was over and here was C. R. the way for Major Powell's geological Green, less than 20 years old, with three survey of the Great Canon of the Colo- years' experience in battling for him- rado a few years later.
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