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The Polk County Medical Society .- March 17, 1860, the fol- lowing notice appeared in the Bolivar Weekly Courier:
" To the Medical Profession of Polk County.
" GENTLEMEN - You are respectfully invited to meet at the office of Drs. Bird and Gregg, in Bolivar, on Saturday, April 21, 1860, at ten o'clock A. M., for the purpose of organizing a county medical society."
It was signed by Drs. Henry Frasse, J. S. Gregg, C. H, Bird and J. D. Lindsey. Pursuant to this call, members of the medical profession of this and some of the surrounding counties met at the time and place designated, and organized an associa- tion to be known as the Polk County Medical Society. Dr. S. B. Neil was elected chairman, and ¡Dr. J. S. Gregg, secretary. Drs. Henry Frasse, John King and J. A. Lindsey were appointed a committee to report a constitution and by-laws, which were presented and adopted at an afternoon session, after which the following officers were elected: Dr. C. H. Bird, president; Dr. J. B. Weaver, vice-president; Dr. J. S. Gregg, secretary; Dr. J. A. Lindsey, treasurer. The following committees were appointed: Drs. J. W. Farmer, J. A. Lindsey and J. S. Gregg, committee on admissions; Drs. S. B. Neil, J. A. Lindsey and
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Henry Frasse, executive committee; Drs. Henry Frasse, John King and J. A. Lindsey, committee on ethics. This organiza- tion existed about a year, and went to pieces near the beginning of the war.
Pursuant to a notice previously given, the following-named physicians of Polk County met at Bolivar June 1, 1878, for the purpose of organizing the Polk County Medical Society: J. W. Farmer, G. W. Drake, William G. Weaver, I. M. Jones, John H. Bond and J. F. Roberts. The constitution of the Southwest Medical Society, with necessary amendments, was adopted, and the following officers were elected: Dr. J. W. Farmer, president; Dr. W. G. Drake, vice-president; Dr. J. F. Roberts, secretary; . Dr. I. M. Jones, treasurer. The president and secretary were appointed a committee on scientific communications for the next monthly meeting, and Drs. W. G. Drake, William Lemmon, J. E. Loafman, I. M. Jones, S. B. Neal, Benjamin R. Raines and William G. Weaver were appointed to read such papers. The objects of the association, as stated in the constitution, were as follows: " To constitute a representative body which will encour- age the unity and advance the interests of the medical profession of the county; to suppress empiricism, as far as possible, by restricting the practice of medicine to educated and properly qualified medical men; to develop talent and stimulate study and inquiry; to encourage medical inventions and discoveries, and to maintain the rights and immunities of Polk County physicians as medical men." Since its organization the society has been officered by: Presidents - J. W. Farmer, W. G. Drake, J. E. Loafman, W. W. Ellis, W. E. Arnold, Jefferson Lemmon and J. F. Roberts. Vice-Presidents - W. G. Drake, J. E. Loaf- man, W. W. Ellis, W. E. Arnold, G. B. Mitchell and A. M. Jones. Secretaries - J. F. Roberts, J. E. Loafman, W. G. Drake and A. P. Mitchell. Treasurers- I. M. Jones, W. G. Weaver, J. F. Roberts, J. E. Loafman, A. P. Mitchell and W. G. Drake. Following is a list of those who have become members of the society from 1878 to 1889, inclusive: Drs. J. W. Farmer, J. E. Loafman, W. G. Drake, I. M. Jones, J. H. Bond, S. H. Griffin, W. G. Weaver, T. W. Nickel, W. E. Arnold, J. F. Rob- erts, George W. Griffin, M. D. Brewer, T. B. Neil, M. H. Cochran,
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William Lemmon, Benjamin R. Raines, George B. Mitchell, John W. Miller, A. W. Mitchell, Z. L. Slavens, W. W. Ellis, William Danby, R. A. Williams, J. B. Wann, A. M. Jones, B. Franklin Barnes, Jefferson Lemmon, A. P. Mitchell, L. C. Neil. Of these, J. H. Bond and W. G. Weaver are dead, and the follow- ing have removed from the county: W. E. Arnold, T. W. Nickel, George B. Mitchell and R. H. Williams. It will be noticed that Dr. J. W. Farmer, who was prominent in the pioneer organiza- tion of 1860, was a leading spirit in the organization of the present society. He is yet living at an advanced age, and has come to be known and trusted as the father and adviser of the society. Almost without exception, the physicians mentioned above have proved to be of high professional ability and good repute as citizens.
Former Agricultural Societies and Fairs .- In 1859 some of the citizens of Polk County effected an organization for the pur- pose of holding a fair, which was held in the fall of that year on the Moses P. Hart place, near Bolivar. It was not repeated the following year, and the organization passed out of existence. Another similar organization was effected in 1871, with Thomas Higginbotham as president, A. H. Underwood secretary, and C. E. Bushnell treasurer, and, in the fall of that year, gave a fair on the property where Mr. A. A. Underwood now lives. A small fair ground was inclosed, and some improvements were made; but the success of the fair did not warrant its repetition.
The Polk County Agricultural and Mechanical Society .- A stock show was given at Bolivar in the autumn of 1887, under the auspices of a committee of citizens, which met with such a measure of success that it was deemed advisable to organize and incorporate the Polk County Agricultural and Mechanical Soci- ety, which was legally authorized November 15, 1887, its capita- stock to be $5,000, most of which has been paid in. The origl inal officers were: T. H. B. Dunnegan, president; J. G. Simpson, secretary; H. L. Cary, treasurer; Directors -T. H. B. Dunne- gan, C. H. Hockenbull, William Underwood, R. B. Viles, G. L. Tuck, J. F. French, George McFall. The stock show of that year had been held in the Clark Grove, west of the city; but, this place being not altogether desirable, the society, soon after its
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incorporation, purchased about forty acres in the northeast part of the city, which has been fenced in and improved as a perma- nent fair ground. A half-mile race track has been provided, and an exposition building 90x90 feet, and a grand stand with a seat- ing capacity of more than 1,000 have been erected, besides other necessary buildings. The first annual fair of the society was held September 19, 20, 21 and 22, 1888, and proved a financial suc- cess. To many " Children's Day " was the most interesting feat- ure of the fair. The fair of 1889 has been set for September 10, II, 12 and 14. The present directors and officers of the society are: T. H. B. Dunnegan, president; H. L. Cary, treasurer; C. H. Hockenbull, William Underwood, S. R. Johnson, J. M. Cunningham, J. F. French, S. H. Hopkins, W. H. Smith; and J. G. Simpson, secretary.
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Elections .- The removal of some of the earlier records from the office of the county clerk, at some time previous to the election of the present clerk, renders it impossible to present here any state- ment of the official vote of the county prior to 1847. In that year the county gave 872 votes for Hardin (Democrat) for gov- ernor, and 972 for Gentry (Republican); Republican majority, 100. 1876 - Tilden (Democrat); for President, received 1,209 votes, and Hayes (Republican), 1,385 votes; Republican major- ity, 176. 1878 - Norton (Democrat), for supreme judge, received 1,027 votes; Denny (Republican), 1,087; Gilstrap (Greenbacker), 439; Republican majority, 60. 1880 - Hancock (Democrat), received 1,360 votes; Garfield (Republican) 1,506; Weaver (Greenbacker), 250; Republican majority, 146. 1882 - Sherwood (Democrat), for supreme judge, received 1,338 votes; Wagner (Republican), 1,437; Rice (Greenbacker), 357; Repub- lican majority 199. 1884- Blaine (Republican), for President, received 1,936 votes; Cleveland (Democrat), 1,545; St. John (Prohibitionist), 6; Republican majority, 385. 1886 - Theodore Brace (Democrat), for supreme judge, received 1,722 votes; John R. Cravens, (Republican), 1,997; J. P. Orr (Prohibition- ist), 5; O. D. Jones (Greenbacker), 143; Republican majority,
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I27. 1888- Cleveland (Democrat), for President, received 1,794 votes; Harrison (Republican), 2, 101; Clinton B. Fisk (Prohibitionist), 69; A. J. Streeter (Union Labor) 325; Republi- can majority, 307.
Polk County has given a small majority for each Republican President since the war, though in county matters much inde- pendent voting is done, and the Democratie party has often elected a portion of its ticket. Elections are hotly contested, though conducted fairly, and no fraud upon the ballot-box has ever been attempted, or would be countenanced by any party. The colored vote is very small, and not a disturbing factor. The right of suffrage is freely exercised.
The following comprises Polk County's civil list:
Judges of the County Court .- J. N. Sloan, elected 1835, served three months; Richard Sage, 1835, one year; Winfrey Owens, 1835, two years; Thomas Marlin, 1836, one year; James G. Human, 1836, two years; William Fourshee, 1836, eight years; Isaac Routh, 1837, two years; Henry Akard, 1837, two years; William Lunceford, 1837, two years; A. W. Temple, 1838, four months; William Henry, 1839, one year; Winfrey Owens, 1840, four months; Thomas Rountree, 1841, three years; Ben- jamin C. Mitchell, 1844, eight years; Francis Dunnegan, 1844, two years; Caleb Luttrell, 1844, five years; John Burns, 1846, two years; William R. Devin, 1848, two years; William H. Newland, 1849, three years; Leander Wilson, 1851, one year; Thomas W. Cunnyngham, 1852, four years; William Lunceford, 1852, four years; David M. McClure, 1853, eight years; William H. Lemmon, 1856, six years; Moses P. Hart, 1856, six years; Thomas D. Hall, 1860, two years; James Jump, 1862, two years, Moses L. Carter, 1862, six years, James Potts, 1862, four years, Thomas Higginbotham; 1864, two years; Thomas Fox, 1866, six years; Thomas Burros, 1866, four years; Hiram Hopkins, 1868, one year; John W. Ratcliff, 1868, eighteen months; W. H. Branham, 1870, six months; Jesse H. Murray, 1870, three years; J. B. Barnett, 1870, three years; L. J. Mitchell, 1872, eight months; William McVanzant, 1873, two years; J. W. Farmer, 1873, four years; Enoch Plummer, 1873, five years; Benjamin Rodgers, 1873, four years; Hiram Hopkins, 1873, six years;
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B. W. Appleby, 1875, six years; T. H. B. Dunnegan, 1878, four years; S. A. Morgan, 1879, two years; T. G. Weatherby, 1881, two years; William McVanzant, 1882, two years; James Rule, 1882, present incumbent; J. R. McDonald, 1882, two years; A. B. Hughes, 1884, two years; J. M. Zumwalt, 1884, two years; J. B. M. Ramsey, 1886, two years; James E. Slagle, 1888, pres- ent incumbent; T. H. B. Dunnegan, 1888, present incumbent.
Legislative Representatives .- Thomas Marlin, elected 1836, served one term; Nicholas McMin, 1840, one term; Robert E. Acock, 1842, two terms; Winfrey Owens, 1844, one term; John Hunt, 1846, one term; B. F. Robinson, 1848, one term; R. E. Acock, 1850, one term; James G. Human, 1852, one term; R. E. Acock, 1854, one term; George M. Williams, 1856, one term; T. W. Cunnyngham, 1851, one term; T. W. Freeman, 1860, one term; W. R. Devin, 1862, one term; David D. Stockton, 1864, one term; James A. Akard, 1866, two terms; John D. Abbe, 1870, one term; William Lemmon, 1872, one term; John Car- son, 1874, one term; William B. Mitchell, 1876, one term; S. B. Miles, 1878, one term; J. B. Upton, 1880, one term; A. F. Ren- frow, 1882, one term; S. D. Tidwell, 1884, one term; S. J. George, 1886, two terms.
Members of State Constitutional Conventions .- R. E. Acock and S. H. Bunch, convention of 1845; James W. Johnson, 1861; R. C. Cowden, 1865; John W. Ross, 1875.
County Treasurers .- William M. Payne, elected 1835, served one year; Joseph L. Young, 1836, three years; Nathaniel T. Williams, 1839, eight years; Neil Mckenzie, 1847, one year; William Fourshee, 1848, one year; William M. Griggs, 1853, one year; William R. Devin, 1854, nine years; John R. Raines, 1863, four years; G. W. Drake, 1867, four years; John Watson, 1870, ten years; William Cary, 1880, six years; A. J. Mitchell, 1886, present incumbent.
Probate Judges .- W. R. Cowan, 1860 (office then estab- lished), two years; William Beren, 1862, one year (office abol- ished, and re-established in 1867); John D. Abbe, 1868, two years; H. B. Watson, 1870, four years; Thomas J. Page, 1872, two years; J. G. Simpson, 1874, eight years; J. M. Jones, 1882, our years; A. J. Lower, 1886, present incumbent.
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County Recorders .- (The recorder's office was separated from the circuit clerk's office in 1869.) A. J. Hunter, elected 1870, served four years; A. J. Lower, 1874, twelve years; H. H. McCracken, 1886, present incumbent.
Sheriffs .- Joseph English, elected 1835, served two years; James Ables, 1837, two years; N. McMin, 1839, three years; Samuel H. Bunch, 1842, two years; David D. Stockton, 1844, two years; Richard Sage, 1846, four years; James W. Johnson, 1850, two years; Morris Mitchell, 1852, two years; James M. Jones, 1854, four years; William B. Mitchell, 1858, three and one-fourth years; Joseph McBroom, 1862, two and three-fourths years; John Caldwell, 1864, four years; T. H. B. Dunnegan, 1868, four years; Robert Greer, 1872, two years: Thomas Greer, 1874, two years; J. J. Akard, 1876, two years; Henderson Boon, 1878, two years; A. J. Renfrow, 1880, two years; Lean- der Shahan, 1882, two years; J. G. Dollison, 1884, two years; Samuel Hadlock, 1886, present incumbent.
Clerks of County Court .- William Henry, pro tem., 1835, three months; William C. Campbell, elected 1835, three years; Israel W. Davis, 1838, nine years; Abram Finley, Jr., 1847, five years; Israel W. Davis, 1853, six years; James M. Jones, 1859, three years; Thomas W. Cunnyngham, 1862, three years; T. H. B. Dunnegan, 1866, one year; James B. Burros, 1866, seven years; A. C. Lemmon, 1874, five years; A. J. Hunter, 1878, four years; James W. Rains, 1882, four years; J. J. Akard, 1886, present incumbent.
Circuit Clerks .- Joseph Allen, pro tem., 1835, served one year; Thomas Jones, 1836, three years; Israel W. Davis, 1839, nine years; Abram Finley, Jr., 1847, five years; Thomas Roun- tree, 1852, one year; Israel W. Davis, 1853, six years; James M. Jones, 1859, two years; (vacancy;) M. G. Devin, 1862, two years; W. L. Snodgrass, 1864, ten years; A. J. Hunter, 1874, four years; A. Y. Brandenburg, 1878, eight years; F. A. Affleck, 1886, present incumbent.
Circuit Judges .- Charles H. Allen, 1835-37; Foster P. Wright, 1837-51; Waldo P. Johnson, 1851-54; DeWitt C. Ballou, 1854-59; Foster P. Wright, 1859-62; Burr H. Emerson,
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1862-71; R. W. Fyan, 1871-82; Ben. V. Alton, 1882-85; W. I. Wallace, 1885, present incumbent.
WAR HISTORY.
The Mexican War .- In the summer of 1846 Hon. Sterling Price, then representing this district in the Lower House of Con- gress, resigned his seat and returned home for the purpose of raising the Second Regiment Missouri Volunteers. Through the influence of such leading citizens of Polk County as William C. Campbell, Col. R. E. Acock, John E. Rains, Capt. Robertson, and others, Company H was recruited in this county. It consisted of 100 men, and was officered as follows: Captain, B. F. Robertson; first lieutenant, Samuel Hughes; second lieutenant, Nat. T. Williams; third lieutenant, J. W. Miller. Having organized and elected their officers, these men furnished their own horses and arms, and, in July, went to Fort Leavenworth, where they arrived about August 1. They were mustered into the service of the United States for twelve months, and assigned to the Second Regiment, commanded by Col. Price. Four companies more than were necessary to complete the regiment were there, and they were formed into an extra battalion. Company H was one of these. About August 15 the regiment started for Santa Fé, following the old Santa Fe trail by way of Las Vegas. Arriving October 10, it was assigned to post and garrison duty in that country, which was then in a state of anarchy, partially at the mercy of predatory bands of Mexicans and Indians. In this service the company was divided into several detachments, and was not reunited until the homeward march was begun. It par- ticipated in skirmishes at Moro, Red River Cañon, Taos and Wagon Mound, and was mustered out of service September 10, I847.
The Kansas Difficulties .- At a meeting of the citizens of Polk County, in the court house in Bolivar, August 30, 1856, resolutions of sympathy were adopted for residents of Kansas Territory on account of " invasions of Kansas by bodies of armed abolitionists," and aid was invoked to " secure immunity to life and property " for the people there. Of this meeting, E. M.
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Campbell was president; Dr. C. H. Bird, vice-president; and I. W. Davis, secretary. The resolutions referred to were drafted by a committee of ten appointed for that duty, and constituted as follows: George M. Williams, John W. Wilson, B. M. Jewett, J. F. Snyder, J. B. Clark, Benjamin F. Acock, John Slagle, Burk Priddy, L. J. Ritchey, I. W. Davis. Four persons in each township in the county were appointed to call on citizens for con- tributions of money, provisions, etc., for the relief of the distressed objects of the meeting's solicitude. The following are the names: John W. Williams, Burk Priddy, B. M. Jewett, D. S. Clark, Marion; B. F. Acock, Gideon Rule, B. C. Mitchell, A. Ewing, Looney; W. B. Mitchell, A. Carlock, Jesse Potter, W. H. Newland, Jackson; W. D. Cowden, J. B. Lusk, John T. Self, James Rogers, Mooney; W. R. Woolard, Root Evans, M. W. Easley, James McBroom, Madison; James G. Human, Thomas D. Hall, George Yoast, E. Arnold, Johnson; A. Zum- walt, A. Turk, T. Wainscote, H. H. Simpson, Greene; B. F. Gordon, J. W. Ratliff, John Vanderford, S. O. Gooden, Benton. Later an armed company was organized, in which J. F. Snyder and " Jake " Clark were leading spirits, which went into Kansas, and aided some settlers to move into Missouri. It was absent a month, and had no part in any scene of bloodshed. It con- sisted of from fifty to sixty men.
The War of 1861-65 .- The opening of the Civil War found the citizens of Polk County irreconcilably divided as to the rights and wrongs of the two great contending factions whose differ- ences resulted in four years of bloodshed and devastation over a large portion of our country ; but, differing though they did politically, they were still friends and neighbors, and, while the excitement at times ran high, few of them ever forgot this fact. Men went into the Federal service, and men went into the Confederate service - men who had known each other in boy- hood and helped each other in manhood - but for the most part they respected each other's opinions, and conceded the right of an individual to ally himself with whatever cause his convictions might impel him to espouse. It must not be forgotten in this connection, that many of the early settlers had come from the South, and that they and their sons were fully imbued with the
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Southern idea of the defensibility of slavery and State supremacy, nor that Missouri itself contained many slaves, and had long been a bone of contention between the two great parties of the country. When these things are considered, together with the natural boldness and aggressiveness of the class of men who settle and improve such territory, some coming from the disaf- fected South, and some from the stubborn North, a division on the great questions which then agitated the nation will appear to have been inevitable; and, as the signal gun was fired at Fort Sumter, and it became evident that actual war could not be avoided, the men of Polk County began to organize promptly for the struggle, some to assist the National Government, and others under a call of the Legislature, with the intention of maintaining the neutrality of the State, and Bolivar was early the scene of active prepara- tions, organized bodies of men under two flags drilling on the public square at the same time, though the county was at no time the scene of any noteworthy military events.
Fifteenth Regiment, United States Reserve Corps .- This regiment was organized in Polk County, in June, 1861, by authority of Gen. Nathaniel Lyon. A portion of the companies performed guard duty at Jefferson City and on the railroad. Fifteen men were detached from Company C, under Col. Marshall, as scouts from Jefferson City to Lexington, Mo., and were captured when the place was surrendered to Gen. Price, September 20, 1861. The regiment disbanded in the following December. The following is the official roster of this regiment. Field and Staff- Colonel, James W. Johnson; lieutenant- colonel, Thomas W. Cunnyngham; major, Irvin Wright; surgeon, Perry B. Larrimore; assistant surgeon, H. C. Dunham; adju- tant, D. D. Stockton; quartermaster, Henry McCabe. Com- pany A (mounted rifles) - Captain, Richard W. Menefee; first lieutenant, James J. Ackard; second lieutenant, John H. Wake- field. Company B - Captain, Reuben Lunceford; first lieuten- ant, John Caldwell; second lieutenant, William Hall; second lieutenant, Thomas M. Davison. £ Company C - Captain, Thomas A. Peters; first lieutenant, John W. White; second lieutenant, Edward W. Wilson. Company D - Captain, John W. Wakefield; first lieutenant, Joseph McBroom; second lieutenant,
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William J. Williams. Company E-Captain W. B. Mitchell; first lieutenant, E. E. Treadway; second lieutenant, J. H. C. Mitchell.
The Eighth Cavalry, which was stationed in the district of Southwest Missouri, contained many men from Polk County, and some officers who had formerly seen service in the Fifteenth Regiment United States Reserve Corps, among whom may be mentioned James J. Ackard, commissioned as captain of Com- pany A, ranking from May 9, 1863; T. A. Wakefield, commis- sioned as first lieutenant of Company A, ranking from May 9, 1863; William C. Human, commissioned as captain of Company C, ranking from August 7, 1862; James Rule, commissioned as second lieutenant of Company C, ranking from September II, 1864; Henry J. Eaton, commissioned as second lieutenant of Company D, ranking from September 10, 1862; Henry McCabe, commissioned as first lieutenant of Company D, and later as cap- tain of Company E, ranking from September 9, 1862; David F. Kesling, commissioned as first lieutenant of Company E, ranking from September 29, 1862; John W. Goldston, com- missioned as second lieutenant of Company E, ranking from April 3, 1863 ; and Milton Birch, commissioned captain of Company M, ranking from April 19, 1862, and promoted to major February 6, 1864. This regiment did guard and escort duty, and aided in keeping open communication between Rolla and Springfield. A portion of it was attached to the cavalry brigade commanded by Brig .- Gen. Sanborn during the Con- federate invasion of the State, and its history is identified with the movements of this brigade during the overthrow of Price's army. Toward the end of the war the regiment was stationed at Springfield. Its colonel commanding was Joseph J. Gravely, who was commissioned to rank from March 18, 1863, who is remem- bered as an able and prominent member of the Polk County bar, and is mentioned in the history of the Polk County Circuit Court.
Others who had been identified with the Fifteenth Regiment United States Reserve Corps, with others from Polk County, were connected with the organization mentioned below.
The Twenty-sixth Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia .- Of this regiment, James W. Johnson, who had commanded the
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Fifteenth Regiment United States Reserve Corps, was commis- sioned colonel, to rank from September 1, 1862. Others from Polk County were commissioned as follows: Benjamin D. Smith, as lieutenant-colonel, to date from November 1, 1863; William B. Mitchell, as major, to date from November 1, 1863; Thomas P. Sage, as adjutant, to rank from September 1, 1862; James M. Jones, as first lieutenant of Company E, to rank from July 30, 1862; Mosely Stratton, second lieutenant of Company E, to rank from October 4, 1862; T. Higginbotham, as captain of Company F, to rank from July 30, 1862; L. A. Mitchell, as captain of Com- pany F, to date from July 19, 1864; B. H. Bond, as first lieuten- ant of Company F, to date from November 1, 1863; Will- iam M. Delaplain, as captain of Company G, to rank from December 28, 1862; E. P. S. Roberts, as second lieutenant of Company F, to date from November 1, 1863; John Watson, as first lieutenant of Company G, to rank from July 30, 1 862; William A. Potts, as second lieutenant of Company G, to rank from December 28, 1862; David P. Burnes, as captain of Company H, to rank from July 30, 1862; Boyd Miller, as second lieutenant of Company H, to rank from July 30, 1862, and as captain of the same company, to rank from August 10, 1864; M. Hackaby, as second lieutenant, to rank from August 10, 1864; Jesse H. Murray, as captain of Company I, to rank from July 30, 1862; James B. Burros, as first lieutenant of Company I, to rank from July 30, 1862; S. C. Mitchell, as second lieutenant of Company I, to rank from July 30, 1862; George L. Tuck, as second lieutenant of Company I, to rank from April, 1864; James W. Burnes, as captain of Company K, to date from November I, 1863; and John Askren, as second lieutenant of Company K, to rank from July 30, 1862. Col. Johnson resigned March 28, 1864; Capt. Higginbotham resigned July 2, 1864; Capt. Burnes resigned April 21, 1864; Second Lieut. Mitchell resigned March 18, 1864. This regiment was composed of men chiefly from Polk, Cedar and Dallas Counties, and served mostly in Southwest Missouri, but was at different times in Arkansas. It was in no regular engagement as a whole, but at Springfield a portion of the regi- ment was engaged.
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