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Charles Knowles.
Daniel W. Moore.
Lawrence McCreery.
Daniel S. Morehouse.
George H. Jewett. Henry Clarke.
Cyrus Silkworth.
Carlton L. Noble.
Samuel Fletcher.
Jacob L. Finley.
Reuben S. Parshall.
Jesse Hurd.
David S. Ford.
Daniel B. Parshall.
W. W. Lister.
Charles C. Fitterly.
Daniel E. Paine.
G. B. St. John.
Charles H. Godfrey.
Franklin Phillips.
Titus Wilber.
Chris. C. Hyatt.
Alfred Ripley.
Leonard Watson.
Wm. Jones.
Latham E. Roberts.
James R. White.
John H. Jones.
Harker Roberts.
F. L. Yarrington.
Thomas W. Kelling.
Wm. L. Reynolds.
S. B. Carson.
Sutherland Lewis.
Lewis Retts.
Joseph N. Bruman.
Burton Myers.
David Roach.
Irvine Updike.
James McKinney.
Henry W. Simpson.
Miles A. Jones.
Hoover G. Peterson.
Warren Skutt.
Herrick Chamberlain.
Justin Touley.
Lansun Sanburn.
Joseph N. Lake.
Price Whitney.
Freeman D. Southwell.
Alra D. Welling.
Leander Wright.
George G. Tibbetts.
John Courtney.
John A. Wilbur.
Wilford S. McGee.
J. W. Hawkins.
James Woodward.
Abner Skiff.
Charles Hoyer.
Jasper R. Godfrey.
Wilford Skutt.
Daniel Bennett.
Harry Courtright.
James W. Sligh.
E. E. Winters.
Edwin Lapham.
Reuben Parshall.
Daniel B. Brown.
Charles Warner.
Theodore Tuttle.
Daniel C. Burr.
Lorenzo S. Wing.
Madison Currier.
Wm. K. Brown.
James H. Davis.
Edward Upwright.
Wm. Courtney.
Patrick Morton.
Peter Davis.
John L. Clark.
Samuel Pulsifer.
Garrett S. Tubbs.
Aaron Decker.
George Morehouse.
John M. Holmes.
G. W. Green.
Thomas Moran.
Elliot Smith.
John Green.
Enos E. Brown.
James H. Striker.
Merrill Grosvenor.
John C. Stone.
James Martin.
John Gibbs.
George Peckham.
Silas R. Randall.
M. H. Gee.
Wm. A. Garrett.
Louis Schneckenberger.
G. L Garrett.
Daniel Beckwith.
Robert Webb.
C. W. Fowler.
James W. Courtney.
E. D. Connell.
Edwin Hotchkins.
Sylvanus R. Cole.
Joseph L. Sweeney.
Wm. L. Haines.
Nelson Lyon.
George A. Gary.
W. H. Ingles.
Theodore Phillips.
W. G. Bateman.
David Johnson.
Alfred S. Aldrich.
W. H. Hill.
W. H. Kimble.
Phil. S. Aldrich.
George Jessup.
Joseph Laphanı.
Samuel Bailey.
John Jackson.
Thomas MeCabe.
Patten M. Brown.
M. L. Pendle.
Fred McGee.
Wm. Burmingham.
Thomas Wheaton.
Wilford Roberts.
Elijah K. Bigelow.
Lewis H. Danfort.
Wm. H. Simpson.
Hiram J. Barton.
Edwin V. Esmond.
Alonzo Stanton.
Martin J. Cole.
Joel Robinson.
Ezra Stearnes.
Oscar Couch.
John B. Pratt.
Irvine Thompson.
George G. Cobb.
Henry T. Sargent.
Fayette Wykoff.
Spencer ('askins.
Abner J. Walker.
Richard Danagh.
George Waldo.
John B. Grandy.
E. A. Ferris
Darius A. Gregg.
Reuben C. Graut.
D. E. Maguire.
Mortimer Masten.
John P. Gordon.
Cal. C. Pratt.
George Osword.
Alden A. Griffith. Justus Hinman.
John Steel.
James A. Pope. Henry S. Hurd.
Henry S. Hurd.
Douglas F. Kinney.
Melvin Moe.
Reuben Deyoe. John Fritz.
E. L. Kidder.
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SOLDIERS OF THE CIVIL WAR BURIED IN JACKSON COUNTY.
The graves of the soldiers who fell during the war for the Union, or returned home to die and who were buried here, are not in such a satisfactory condition as many might desire; yet in many in- stances a wooden tablet, marks the spot where the remains of a soldier lie, while a miniature flag, placed upon the grave at each recurring celebration of Decoration Day, brings vividly before the visitor to the cemeteries a realization of the enduring attachment of the people to the memories of those gallant men who fought and fell in defense of the Republic. The salutory action of the National Cemeteries' Committee in providing headstones for the soldiers' graves will soon make itself evident. Even now the names of those buried in the cemeteries of the county have been sent to the War Department at Washington, and it is expected that within a brief period of time the enduring stone tablets will occupy the places at present unmarked or held by the unsightly, decaying, wooden records. A close examination of the graves, together with one formerly made under the direction of A. J. Gould and Sexton Smith, of Jackson, trustees of the cemetery, elicited the following particulars :
W. A. White died March 19, 1865.
L. P. Bates, 4th Mich. Inf., aged 35. B. A. Cain, 7th Mich. Inf., died April 29, 1864. James Scriver, 6th Mich. Art , died June 9, 1864. James Hopper, 8th Mich. Cav., died Sept. 13, 1864 Charles Rodgers, 25th Mich Inf., died March 36, 1865.
John Lapoint, 27th Mich. Inf., died Sept. 24, 1864. James E. Miller, 6th Mich. Art., died Sept. 27, 1864.
C. H. Doran, 12th Mieh. Inf., died Feb. 14, 1865. Zenas Meeker, drafted soldier, died Feb. 19, 1865. E. E. Ewanlt, 2d Veteran Reserves, died March 4, 1865.
Samuel Yates, substitute, died March 9, 1865.
L. J. Harris, 20th Mich. Inf., died April 6, 1865. Sanford Goodmote died April 4, 1865.
Thomas White, 6th Mich. Cav , died April 5, 1865.
Sheldon Ilavens, 8th Mich. Cav., died April 3, 1865.
W. M. Herrington, 3d Mich- Inf., died April 11, 1865. Alonzo A. Ford, 6th Mieh. Cav., died April 30, 1865.
Wm. II. Chard, 3d Mich. Inf., died May 9, 1865.
Oscar Schofield died May 13, 1865.
Wm. Biggs died July 6, 1865.
Wm. Buss, Ist Mich. Inf., died July 27, 1865.
Oran B. Brown died Aug. 11, 1865. Geo. Williams, 125th Col. Inf., died Dec. 2, 1865.
C. M. Farley, 9th Mich. Cav., died April 24, 1865. D. Shaler.
Charles W. Leslie, 9th Mich. Cav., died April 22, 1864
Thomas B. White, 1st Mieh. Mechanics and Engineers, died Aug. 11, 1864.
Wm. M. Storms, 3d Mich. C'av., died, aged 24 years.
Wilber C. Whitmore, 9th Mich. Inf., died July 24, 1866.
Franklin N. Pierce, 3d Mich. Cav., died Nov. 26, 1870.
Frank H. K. Barker, 9th Mich. Inf .. died May 2, 1864.
Edwin A C. Livermore, 3d Mich. Vol. Cav., son of Judge Livermore, was the first to ascend the flag-staff on the rebel position at Alexandria, and succeeded in hauling down the flag, but in descending fell and received such injuries as resulted in his death.'
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The skull of Capt. Edward Pomeroy is in possession of Dr. Tunnicliff. He was killed in action at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30, 1862
Lieut. Edward H. Ring.
W. E. Webster, 18th Mich. Vol. Inf.
Soldiers buried hy Order of Red Men.
James F. Tuttle, 17th Mich. Inf., fell at Antietam Sept. 17, 1862.
Francis S. Crumb, 7th Mich. Inf , died Aug. 7, 1862.
Henry Damer died July 20, 1862.
Davenport.
H. A. Cook, 8th Mich. Vol. Inf.
C. M. Burke, 8th Mich. Cav., died April 24, 1865.
Silas S. Burt, wounded at Poplar Grove Church; died Oct. 21, 1864.
Squire Reasner, wounded at Knoxville, died July 2, 1867.
Edwin Hague, wounded at Mine Run, May 6, 1864; died July 2, 1864.
J. C. Hurlbut died Dec 18, 1864.
Lieut. R. F. Poole, 1st Mich. Vol. Inf.
Dr. Caleb Land, 9th Mich. Vol. Cav.
L'apt. M. E. Dyer.
Jabez Brownell died Oct. 4, 1864.
Geo. Woodbury.
W. H. Bronson, 129th Ill. Vol. Inf.
Leonard Wing, 4th Mich. Vol. Cav.
Unknown soldiers buried on John Avery's lot.
4 44 De Lamater and Denton's lots.
Masonic lot.
near W. N. Worden's grave.
HANOVER CEMETERY.
Jackson Benton Kennedy, buried January, 1863.
Newton S. Bibbins, buried 1863.
LINCOLN AND POMEROY CEMETERY, TOMPKINS.
Friend Losey, Co. C., Ist Mich. H. Artillery.
EAST CEMETERY, GRASS LAKE.
H. R. Rice, Co. G, 11th Mich. Inf.
Notwithstanding the diligence of inquiry, carried over the past few years, there are seven soldiers' graves in the cemetery the names of whose tenants are unknown. That they fought for the Union, and died from wounds and diseases received or engen- dered throughout those trying years, is evident. They died in harness and the uniform of the United States, which formed their last winding sheet, and this left also the last and only vestige of their history.
PRESENT MILITARY ORGANIZATION.
From the elose of the war to 1875 the county possessed no mili- tary organization in connection with the Michigan State troops. By a general order of the Commander-in-chief, dated Feb. 10, 1875, a company of Jackson Volunteers commanded by Capt. E. B. Griffith was mustered into the 1st Regiment as Company I. A second order, issued May 19, 1876, changed the letter of the company to G. The first regiment, as reorganized in 1876, com- prised among the officers Col. W. H. Withington, Lieut. Col. J. D. Hinckley, Adjutant H. C. Gilbert, Surgeon Phillip Porter, Q.
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M. Harrison Soule, all of Jackson. E. B. Griffith still continued to hold the captaincy of the company until July 22, 1879, when J. D. Hinkley's resignation of the lieutenant colonelcy was accepted, and Aug. 8, 1879, Capt. Griffith was promoted to that position. By a general order under the same date, Col. Withington was created brigadier-general. Geo. R. Holden was elected captain, and received his commission Ang. 19, 1879. Samuel B. Mettler, who served in a New York regiment during the war, was com- missioned 1st lieutenant and W. J. Heyser 2d lieutenant, Jan. 20, 1880. Edmund A. Sumner was adjutant of the 1st Regiment from 1877 to Oct. 31, 1879, when he was promoted to the assistant- adjutant-generalship of State and assigned to duty with the 1st Brigade. Col. James O'Donnell was appointed aid-de-camp on the staff of the Commander-in-chief by a general order under date Oct. 16, 1877.
The following are the names of those comprising Co. G, 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry.
C. B. Griffith.
Norman E. Gridley .
Alfred W. Paris.
Hugh S. Sanford.
Lonis H. Wurtz.
Wm. E. Budington.
Robert Lake.
Henry B. Carr.
Mark A. Benedict.
Fred. H. Andrus.
Charles Lindemer.
Wm. H. Chadwick.
Luther Duffin.
James McCray .
Amalpbeus C. Smead.
Stephen G. Coleman. June Noyes
Eli A. Clement.
George E. Beebe.
Bernhart G. Berger. . Wm. H Renshaw. Walter A. Bennett. Robert Schneckenberger. Charles P. Goodwin.
Robert T McNanghton.
John R. Everard.
Frank R. Carr.
Wm. B. Knickerbocker.
Morton Beebe.
James M. Welch.
John W. Barry.
Clarence Lewis.
James Spaulding.
Dan C. Meseroll.
George Johnson.
William T. Wexcey .
H. P. Rockwell.
George R. Holden.
William E. Carter.
Will. M. Thompson.
Albert G. S. Lewis.
Willis D. Mosher.
George C. Harwood.
Shelly P. Brown.
Wm. W. Van Antwerp John B. Ford. John A. Alden.
Lewis F. Mann.
S. Edward Rogers.
A. T. McGregor.
Charles S. Hitchcock.
Rush Shearer. O. W. Rice.
Ralph B. Turner.
Fred T. Westren.
Andrew C. Swezey. Malon B. Huff.
L. J. Brooks.
Willie F. McGee.
Joseph D. Sutton.
Gny E. Holcomb.
Frank J. Helmer.
James A. Parkinson.
Frank. N. Wood.
J. H. Buckland. Geo. W. Lumbard.
John C. Downey. Emile Cheviren. Charles A. Bartlett. Frank Anderson. Edward Sellers.
Frank D. Hovey.
Wm. D. Carpenter.
Charles Bunnel. Sumner D. Felt.
John W. Conway.
Henry G. Gilbert.
Theodore W. Chapin.
Marion C. Moore.
A. W. McNaughton.
Charles A. Blair.
Walter J. Heyser.
Charles D. Tillo.
Arthur F. Chamberlain.
Sam. B. Mettler.
F. C. Dahn. Albert D. Cornell.
George L. Smalley. Fidus Livermore.
William C. Sanborn. J. M. Bradley. Sanford Hunt.
Frank. C. Sharp.
Henry L. Hunt. Warren D. Lumbard
Frank P. Pratt, Frank E. Town.
Grove H. Wolcott.
Horace M. Foster
Verne S. Pease.
Alexander T. McGregor.
Frank E Pilcher.
William Quinn.
Myron W. Tarbox.
William Cochrane.
R. F. Grenney ." F. B. Hollingsworth. Eugene Hamilton. Russell C. Warner. Charles A. Cornell. John D. Clark. George S. Fish.
J. F. Wing. H. E. Chapin
Geo. F. Anderson.
Fred A. Holden.
Lafayette F. Whiteman.
John Gaebelein.
John C. Tyrrell.
H. H. Case.
Fred K. Ernst.
Arthur R. Bailey.
James L. McGregor.
Clifford A. Turner.
James L. Neden.
Wm. E. Rice.
Geo. H. Jameson.
William R. Caffrey.
Fred O. Williams.
William M. Palmer.
Alexander D. Edwards.
Charles Hand.
Marcus W. Robinson.
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The company election, held Jan. 18, 1881, resulted in the choice of Samuel T. Mettler, captain ; W. J. Heyser, 1st lieuten- ant; and F. K. Ernst, 2nd lieutenant.
The efficiency of Co. G is unquestionable. When a number of discontented spirits scattered their evil teachings among the hard- working employes of the M. C. R. R., in July, 1877, nothing less than the presence of this portion of Col. Withington's command, and the colonel's entire co-operation with Major O'Donnell, could have averted a terrible catastrophe. Now that the troublous time is past, and a better understanding exists between employers and employes, it may be well to review the military and civil organizations of Jackson city and county in connection with the deplorable recklessness of rioters, which had almost precipitated a collision between the people's soldiers and the people. The near approach to this collision was fully set forth in a series of tele- grams, which passed between the railroad, city, and State au- thorities.
CONCLUSION.
The regiments sent forward to the defense of the Republic in the hour of its greatest peril have been reviewed. When a host of her sons, blinded by some unholy infatuation, leaped to arms, that they might trample upon the liberty-giving principles of the constitution. men crowded to the front and offered themselves as sacrifices on the Altar of Freedom. The authorities chosen for names, dates and figures are the records of the State, the reports of Jackson soldiers, and special papers in the War Department at Washington, and the main subject is based upon the military en- terprise of Michigan, and more particularly Jackson troops, who rushed to war to guard all for which their fathers bled, and free the capital of their Republic by removing the stain, and last rem- nant of slavery.
The relation of Michigan to the Union was then established ; for when the population of the State. at the time her sons marched forward to participate in the war, is compared with other States and counties, it will be patent that the sacrifices made by Michigan between the years 1861 and 1865 equal, if not actually exceed, the noblest of those recorded in the history of ancient or modern times.
"Unprepared for the deluge of wickedness which threatened to inundate the country with blood, and rob a people of their richest, their most prized inheritance, the State rose above all prece- dent, and, under the benign influence of patriotism, directed by the zeal of the wise and patriotic Gov. Blair, sent into the field an army that was gigantic in number, and in moral and physical excellence scarcely ever equaled.
It is laid down in the official reports furnished to the War De- partment, that over 90,000 men were specially organized in this State to aid in crushing the legions of the slave-hokler; that a
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large number were armed to act as a home-guard, and that a large but absolutely necessary number of commissions were issued to officers of volunteer and militia regiments. All this proves the scientific skill and military economy exercised by the Governor and Assembly of the State, and brought to the aid of the people in a most terrible emergency. He, with some prophetic sense of the gravity of the situation, saw that unless the greatest powers of the Union were put forth to crush the least justifiable and most pernicions of all rebellions holding a place in a record of the nations, the best blood of the country would flow in a vain attempt to avert a catastrophe-a war which, if prolonged for many years, would result in the moral, physical and commercial degradation of the nation.
The part taken by Michigan in that war, against the integrity of the Republic, is one in which the citizens of this State and county may take an especial pride. In the number of troops furnished and in the sum total of voluntary contributions, Michigan holds a front rank among her sister States in proportion to population and wealth. Her soldiers won distinction on every field, and proved to the world what freemen can do when liberty is threatened.
MEMORIAL DAY, 1880.
There is nothing more beautiful and poetic than the thought which gave rise to the national custom of decorating the graves of fellow soldiers. It corresponds with the fete des morts of the French in many respects, but is carried out more extensively, though with less religious ceremonial, throughout the Union. It is, by no means an innovation of modern times. The pagans of Greece and Rome and the conquerors of Julian's Lentitia prac- ticed the beautiful act long centuries ago ; so that it is no marvel to find men living at a time when Christian knowledge is almost universal, borrowing from the more sublime ceremonies of the ancients, and ornamenting their humanity thereby.
The day is celebrated in a very appropriate manner in Jackson, with the hearty sympathy and co-operation of all the citizens. Last year (1880) there was a procession of military companies, secret orders, city officers, citizens, etc., accompanied by a band of music. At the cemetery hymn tunes were played, prayer made, and a very solemn and impressive address delivered by Rev. Ira C. Billman. As it is impossible to condense beauty or rhetoric, we are obliged to forego printing a synopsis of the discourse here.
Flowers for our heroes' graves , Who sleep on mountain side, on hill and valley, Where the winds whisper or the tempests rave, Or humming birds among the blossoms dally.
They who have faltered on the weary march, They who have fallen mid the battles thunder,
They who have borne the flaming midnight torch O'er grave of many a comrade sleeping yonder ;
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They who have waved our eagle standard through Where the sword glittered or the battle clattered, When the ranks wavered, or battalions broke, Or wild brigades along the hillside scattered.
Flowers for our beroes' graves! With rev'rent bands and tears upon our faces. We bring the blossoms of the spring to weave Among the grasses o'er their resting places.
The weary land hath rocked herself to sleep, The ground-bird builds among the rusted cannon, The mold has gathered on the sabre sheath, The spider weaves in ragged flag and pennon.
But from the hill sides where our heroes rest A nation's voice shall give their names to story, And children's children train the wild arbutus
About their marbles as the years grow hoary.
CHAPTER X.
WAR MEMORIES
There is always something in a just war which ennobles the patriot soldier, bids him suffer for his country, and teaches him to endure trials with a magnificent patience. Amid the soldiers' trials, and they are many, is found an hour for pleasantry. The camp oftentimes is roused by peals of merry laughter, rising wave upon wave; the soldiers' simple revelry is, perhaps, at its height, when, at the moment all seems secure, the call to arms summons men to duty, to the battle-field. Orders are given, the movement is entered on, which may lead them to the prison or to the grave, to victory and to fame. The lines of the enemy stand out in bold re- lief, the movement of the opposing force is observed, conversation is checked, and the only voices heard are those of officers giving orders, or the exclamation of the troops-" See their guns! They're leading the attack!" Now is the most terrible suspense; man holds his breath; in a second a thousand thoughts flit through his mind; another, and all memories of the past are forgotten, fears for the future dispelled. One dream alone possesses the true soldier, and that is to do or die. The battle begins; a shower of leaden hail sweeps through the ranks; it meets a ready response; the atmos- phere is filled with smoke, the sun itself is hidden, the death yells of the fallen and the groans of the wounded rise above the din of battle; yet, amidst the awful confusion, the soldier observes his orders with a peculiar promptness,-actually forgets the fact that the bullet, of which he is to be the victim, is speeding on its way, and dies with the rifle in his grasp; or he who survives to take part in the retreat or advance, is imbued with an energy almost superhuman, which surmounts all obstacles, and fits him for a repetition of the doings of that day. The reader of the following sketches will, doubtless, be informed more fully in regard to the trials and emotions of soldiers who do battle for their country.
OUR ANCESTORS IN THE REVOLUTION.
All that may be called chivalry was centered in the soldiers and sympathizers of the Revolution of 1775, and the signers and ad- mirers of the immortal declaration. Since that time patriotism has been on the decline, until now we may find hundreds of thousands who would sell their birthright for a small largess. Fortunately the majority, the great majority, claim a higher ambition; and among them are men who would willingly sacrifice life itself for the republic. In no county, perhaps, in the Union, is this concili-
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ating fact more evident than in Jackson. Here may be found hundreds-men whose ancestors fought and bled for liberty- ready to follow in their footsteps, and maintain all those magnifi- cent privileges which their fathers bequeathed them. The task of naming the descendants of heroes inhabiting this county would prove too vast; but in naming the battles of the Revolution, mem- ories will be awakened of friends whose stories of the great war made the household happy.
SOLDIERS OF 1812.
The veterans of the war of 1812 residing in Jackson county in 1871 comprised, among others, the following:
NAME.
AGE.
STATE.
TOWNSHIP.
Daniel Avery,
Vt. Ind. L. Artillery, Tompkins.
Stephen Case,
101
N. Y. Inf.,
Liberty.
Alanson Cogswell,
76
N. Y. Inf., Napoleon.
Eben Farnham,
73
Vt. Inf
Jackson City.
Jos. R. Goldsmith,
88
N. Y. Vols ..
South Jackson.
Joseph Black,
90
Pa. Vols.,
South Jackson.
Carlton Bryant,
78
31st. N. Y. Inf.,
Spring Arbor.
Parker Hooker,
78
N. Y. Vols.,
Grass Lake.
James Carroll,
82
N. Y. Int.,
Liberty.
Nathl. S. Brothby,
77
2d. Mass. Inf.,
Apollas Lincoln,
74
N. Y. Vols.,
Tompkins. Columbia.
Guy Griswold,
89
Collin's Brigade,
Jackson.
Wm. Town,
78
11th. Vt. Vols.,
Spring Arbor.
Jas. Brown,
77
N. Y. Vols.,
Jackson.
Jas. Martin,
94
N. Y. Militia,
Jackson.
John Krofft,
74
N. Y. Vols.,
Henrietta.
Joshua V. Price,
77
1st. Pa. Militia,
Grass Lake.
Joseph B. Lockwood,
73
N. Y. Vols.,
Leoni.
Ben. Shaw,
74
N. H. Militia,
Jackson.
Stephen W. Palmer,
77
N. Y. Militia,
Norvell.
John Hunt,
77
N. Y. Militia,
Jackson.
John Gee,
82
N. Y. Vols.,
Jackson.
Joseph Gardner,
Grass Lake.
Wm. H. Hall,
Jackson.
Fisk Hibbard,
N. Y. Militia,
Jackson.
John Easlick,
Leslie.
L. Cowden,
79
N. Y. Vols.,
Jackson.
The widows of other veterans include Mary A. Hager, Sarah Sage, Ruth Black, Catherine Jackson, Catherine Eaton, Elizabeth Steinbeck, Mary Carey and a few others-all arrived at an advance age, and some of them centenarians. The above particulars were supplied by W. D. Fritts, Government Agent at Jackson.
THE SAC WAR.
The first organization of the pioneers of Jackson county for mil- itary purposes may be said to have occurred in 1832. The panic- stricken citizens of Berrien county, and more particularly of the village of Niles, spread the alarm of war, and soon their cry of
Isaac De Lamater,
80
N. Y. Vols.,
Jonathon Ward
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fear urged the people to arms. Every hamlet, every log-cabin, was filled with anxious settlers to learn the worst and pre- pare for it. The news of the building of the forts in Northern Indiana reached the equally new settlements of Jackson county, and as such a proceeding did not tend to allay excitement, but on the contrary to inerease it, it is not a matter for surprise to learn that the people of Jacksonburgh and outlying settlements banded themselves together to repel an attack from Black Hawk's war- riors, and to be ready to advance toward the aid of any neighboring people, who should be threatened. The only good resulting from the excitement of the period was the conciousness of power to meet the Indian on his old battle-grounds and the beautiful sympathy with one another displayed by the pioneers. The evils resulting were manifold. Agriculture was partially neglected, the primitive enterprises of the time were forgotten and the minds of the old settlers slept to everything but the prospect of battle with the red man.
JACKSON AND THE TOLEDO WAR.
The troubles arising from the "six-mile strip" between the States of Michigan and Ohio have been grouped in one name, the "Toledo war." It is unnecessary to follow up the history of that impolitic affair here, particularly as it is noted in the pages devoted to the State; but here the fidelity of Jackson to the State may be reviewed. Scarcely had the State troops of Ohio been pushed forward by the rash and hasty Lucas toward the Michigan boundary, than the tocsin was sounded in the village of Jackson- burgh and throughout the county. In response, the manhood of the distriet appeared and volunteered for any military duties the State might impose upon them. A large number assembled, but owing to the caution of the Territorial Government, only a few men were enrolled in the county volunteers. The 30 soldiers who were chosen elected Osgood H. Fifield as captain, polished np their arms, screwed their courage to the point which indicates death or victory, and anxiously awaited orders from the front. Thanks to the tiinely presence of the United States troops, a sanguinary struggle was averted, fraternal blood was unspilled, and the first organized volunteer company of Jackson county was permitted to disband, without even having seen the wild followers of a wild gov- ernor.
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