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Like all important reforms it has had its revivals, its new methods of ad- vancing the work, and these waves would sweep over the country animat- ing the friends to good works. The first of these waves that so greatly in- undated the country was the " Washingtonian " movement, that started in 1840 at Baltimore. A few confirmed drunkards saw their peril and joined together in a resolution to reform ; others joined ; and the whole country joined in the good work. Genesee County was remarkably ac- tive in the move, but like all superhuman efforts a reaction followed. Still much permanent good is directly traceable to that grand movement. Its restriction by statute was then urged, and in 1846 the first law went into effect. It was termed the " license or no-license " law, and sometimes the " five-gallon " law, but could be consistently called a " local option" law. This, for some reason, was not generally successful; not perhaps so much from any defect in the law, or that the evil cannot be restricted by statute ; but having invoked the aid of the law the temperance workers relied too much upon its strong arm and relaxed their efforts in educat- ing the public sentiment to sustaining them.
About 1855 the so-called " Maine law " was enacted, and the friends anticipated good results, but the Court of Appeals decided it to be uncon- stitutional. This was followed by an act appointing county commission- ers to grant licenses, but this was not satisfactory.
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The next move was the present local option statute that allows each town to determine, by its votes, if the sale of intoxicating liquors shall be tolerated, and the election of the commissioner gives the decision. The towns of Genesee County are no exception to others, and the ex- cesses of either faction can be held in check by the operation of the law.
Within a few years the Prohibition party has come into existence, which claims total prohibition as its platform. Of its merits it is not our province to speak, and its votes will be found under another head. This fact should be borne in mind by its friends in Genesee County : that all laws are not satisfactory in their results unless the people are educated to a sentiment of their wholesomeness, and a strong majority morally pledged to their fulfillment.
EARLY SCHOOLS.
IT must not be supposed that while the pioneers of this section were so busy in felling the forest, and laying the foundation of future comfort
- and wealth, they neglected the foundation of those institutions in which they had been reared, and without which no community can pros- per. As soon as a sufficient number of children could be gathered the settlers for miles around, by a preconcerted " bee," rolled the logs to- gether that formed the primitive school-house. The desks were slanting shelves of slabs or boards, supported by pins driven into the logs and a brace to the logs below. In front of these was the seat made of a split log, hewn smooth, with legs of proper length for the larger scholars; in front of these were similar benches for the smaller pupils. If there was a saw-mill within a reasonable distance these rude desks and benches would be made of planks or slabs from the mill. Then the plainest com- mon branches were taught-reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, and ge- ography. The rude adaptation of the means of instruction in those early days was as primitive, and in the same manner deficient, as were all the means with which the settlers were provided. The books and teaching must be upon the " axe and auger " plan. Not only was there a scar- city of books, but the text books of the time were inefficient ; they would be as much a wonder to the pupil and parents of the present time as would the old-fashioned flax-break ; and the students of the common school of to-day, if such text books were placed before them, would con- sider them of par value with the rough seats and desks of those primitive days. But these early pioneers provided for their children all that could
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be then, and, in fact it was, proportionately, more than parents do un- der the present uniform and excellent school system. The puritan idea was " to spare the rod was to spoil the child," and in those primitive schools were teachers who could ably demonstrate that branch. The pupil of the present would not tolerate the idea of going from two to four miles to school, and that, too, along a rough path through a wilder- ness, his only guide being the marked trees. Is it, then, not a wonder that the Holland Purchase-the territory of Genesee County-could, in the early part of the present century, send out into the councils of the State and Nation men of the highest statesmanship ? To the pioneer teacher, as well as parents, great credit is due. The teacher must " board round," and the long walks to the cabins of his patrons, the cheerful hos- pitality shown, the simple but wholesome food, and social interchange of thought during the long fire-lit visits of the evening were oases in the desert of the teacher's life that the present flowery paths of the princi- pals in the same section do not possess. The names of some of the early pioneer teachers are preserved, and they will generally be noticed in their respective towns. 'The school house of hewn logs after a few years, and of larger proportions and sufficient windows, would follow the 12x14 cabin ; better teachers and more modern text books were introduced ; and uniformity in methods of teaching was adopted.
" Previous to the year 1828 much difficulty and embarrassment had occurred throughout the Holland Purchase from a provision in the school act of the State, 'that sites of school-houses should be secured by deeds in fee, or by leases from the possessor of the fee, of the land.' In numer- ous instances there were no deeded lands in the district, or if there were they were not conveniently located. In the absence of such title or lease the trustees of the district could not legally levy and collect taxes for building or repairing school-houses. About this period Mr. Evans, then land agent of the Holland Land Company, adopted the following plan to remedy the evil, and prevent the hindrances that were in the way of a full realization of the benefits of the common school system upon the Holland Purchase. It was entered upon the books of the office, and the benefits of it extended whenever asked :
"' In every legally organized School District on the Holland Purchase, where the most convenient site for a school-house shall fall on land not deeded from the Holland Com- pany, a deed for such site, not exceeding half an acre of land, shall be granted, from the company to such district, gratis. Provided that whenever such site shall fall on lands held under contract, from the Company, by any person or persons, such district shall procure a relinquishment of the right to such piece of land, by virtue of said con- tract, to be endorsed thereon by the person or persons holding the same.'"
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In 1835 school libraries were established, and every district received its proportionate quota for such library. In 1845 institutes for teachers were considered one of the best means of benefit, and the teachers of Genesee County eagerly availed themselves of its advantages.
Simultaneously with the advent of the neat, white farm house of the pioneer the school-house appears, bearing the same advancement that is warranted by the improvement of the country, and the greatly increased value of the surroundings. The growth of the schools can be best learned from a careful perusal of statistics relating thereto, and which need not be introduced here. Our province was to show the early school ; the present excellent system is realized and familiar to all. In the histories of the towns each will have its interesting details.
William E. Prentice, of Batavia, was the school commissioner for the county in 1885-87, and William J. Barr, of Elba, the present commis- sioner, to serve until 1891.
The public money apportioned to the towns for 1889 was as follows : Alabama, $1,415.62; Alexander, $1,352.17; Batavia, $5,368.72; Bergen, $1,580.30 ; Byron, $1,294.01 ; Bethany, $1,326.02 ; Darien, $1,523.94 ; Elba, $1,202.94 ; Le Roy, $2,627.83 ; Oakfield, $1,025.03 ; Pavilion, $1,187.94; Pembroke, $2,228.26; and Stafford, $1,441.79-a total of $23,574.57. There are 150 school districts in the county, but 15 of them are joint districts with the school-houses located in adjoining counties.
THE CIVIL WAR.
GENESEE COUNTY REGIMENTS.
T HE bombardment of Sumter aroused the same patriotic feelings in Genesee County that were manifested throughout the North, and for the time all partisan feelings were forgotten ; men of all parties evinced a desire to sustain the government. At once an enthusiastic meeting was held at Batavia and 20 volunteers were enrolled ; the same evening a meeting was held at Le Roy, and soon afterward others in various parts of the county followed ; the same patriotism prevailed throughout.
On the 18th of April a call for 500 men was made from the county, and a meeting called for Saturday afternoon and evening of April 20th, at Concert Hall, Batavia ; 48 young men were enrolled. The following
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committee was appointed to solicit funds for the support of the families of those who enlisted, and any other expense : Trumbull Cary, John Fisher Junius A. Smith, Seth Wakeman, and James M. Willett. For a like pur- pose a committee of three was appointed in each of the other towns, as follows :
Alabama .- Chauncey Williams, George H. Potter, Edward Hersey. Alexander .- Heman Blodgett, Earl Kidder, E. G. Moulton.
Bethany .- Lemuel Lincoln, A. G. Terry, Carlos Huggins. Bergen .- Horatio Reed, Samuel Richmond, Josiah Pierson. Byron .- J. T. Boughton, Loren Green, Addison Terry. Darien .- J. W. Hyde, Col. A. Jefferson, T. C. Peters. Elba .- Alva Willis, A. T. Hulett, C. H. Monell. Le Roy .- Hon. A. S. Upham, Walter Gustin, A. O. Comstock. Oakfield .- C. H. Chamberlain, J. C. Gardner, William Dunlap. Pavilion .- Oswald Bond, Warren Fay, George Tomlinson. Pembroke .- G. D. Wright, D. N. Wells, R. F. Thompson. Stafford .- Cyrus Prentice, Robert Fisher, Perry Randall.
Recruiting went on rapidly. On the 29th of April the first company was formed under the command of A. T. Root, and left the county; it became part of the 12th Regt. N. Y. V. On the 14th of May the com- pany of J. R. Mitchell, and on the 15th that of Capt. William L. Cowan, followed, bearing the adieux and benedictions of all.
The departure of the first volunteers was an occasion of peculiar inter- est, as it was the first time in the history of the county that .men had felt the peril of National existence from internal dissension, and was the first call of the present generation for volunteers. The feeling for the first who went out was more poignant than on similar occasions after- wards, for the acuteness was to some extent worn away by frequent ex- ercise, and no idle curiosity was felt. The brave volunteers of Genesee County, who so nobly left the comforts of home to go forth at their country's call, to face death and suffering with no friendly hand to allay, deserve a more minute history than the limits of this work will permit.
In 1861, soon after the outbreak of the Rebellion, the patriotic ladies of Batavia and other parts of Genesee County organized associations for supplying soldiers in the field with comforts and luxuries that the govern- ment did not provide-havelocks, flannels, and articles of clothing, as well as supplies for the sick and wounded, which were sent on, and many a languishing patriot has blessed the ladies of Genesee County. Among those who early and earnestly engaged in this humane work was Mrs.
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Gad B. Worthington, Mrs. John Fisher, Mrs. Alva Smith, Mrs. E. R. Pratt, Mrs. Levi Jackson, Mrs. Richard Cotes, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Dr. N. Clark, Mrs. Putnam, Mrs. Thomas Yates, Miss M. Mallory, Mrs. John Wood, Mrs. George Holden, Miss Parsons, Mrs. Seth Wakeman, Mrs. L. B. Cotes, Miss Carrie Pringle, Mrs. S. C. Holden, Mrs. Junius A. Smith, Mrs. Dean Richmond, Mrs. Macy, and Mrs. H. U. Howard, and many others whose names now cannot be learned.
22D N. Y. IND. BATTERY.
THIS regiment was organized in this county, its rendezvous being at Lockport ; was mustered into the U. S. service October 18, 1862; was soon consolidated as Co. M of the 9th N. Y. Heavy Artillery ; and par- ticipated in the following battles : Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Monocacy, Charleston, Cedar Creek, Petersburg again, and Sailor's Creek. The officers and men when mustered into service were: Captain, John D. Numan ; senior Ist lieutenant, Melancthon D. Brown ; junior Ist lieuten- ant, D. D. W. Pringle ; senior 2d lieutenant, Robert C. Worthington ; junior 2d lieutenant, Edwin F. Clark.
Sergeants .- James M. Waite, Francis N. Parrish, Asahel M. Abbey, Dan E. Waite, William I. Parrish, William E. Wright, John Oldswager, and Josiah T. Crittenden.
Corporals .- Hugh T. Peters, Edward F. Moulton, William H. Maltby, Thomas Walsh, Eugene B. Wing, Robert Fowles, Henry Nulty, Orville Thompson, John Connor, John D. Bartlett, Guy A. Brown, and James G. Hatch.
Musicians .- Charles Foster, Edson H. Pond.
Artificers .- Levi T. Garrett, Henry Wood ; guidon, William M. Moul- ton ; stable sergeant, Edwin Lock ; company clerk, George Avery.
Privates .- Hezekiah Brown, William T. Barrett, E. J. Benton, John Bower, Seymour S. Brown, Thomas C. Barnard, Curus W. Brown, Charles W. Bradley, Freeman Bailey, Jr., Miles T. Brown, Isaac Bruett, Charles J. Cleveland, George T. Chase, Rowland Champion, John Car- mel, John Cox, Alva N. Colt, James W. Case, Michael Carney, James Carney, Thomas Cook, Henry Connelly, Benjamin Cox, Zina W. Carter, Oron H. Conant, William B. Cole, Jerome Canfield, Dioclesian Covey, William H. Chappie, George D. Dodson, James Dunn, Earl A. Dodson, Sylvester Demary, Dennis Dibble, George Edwards, William R. Eddy, Elias Eastwood, James Emory, Orson J. Forbes, Robert Finley, Charles Fairfield, William Faber, Harmon Fitch, Ansel Ford, John E. Field,
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John Griffis, George Gann, Cyrus A. Gowing, Charles R. Griffin, Paul Glor, Amos Humphrey, John Harmon, Ira E. Haight, Edward J. Hol- lenbeck, John Hassett, Archie Hollenbeck, David Hill, Henry Johnson, John L. Kingdon, Albert Knapp, Patrick Keating, Stephen R. King, James Kidder, Silas Knapp, John Kellner, Libbeus King, Henry L. Kreatzer, George B. Lawrence, Henry Lapp, Samuel Lathrop, Benjamin Lewis, Henry Leverington, James M. Lapp, Elias Lyons, Charles Lop- low, Thomas McManis, Marion F. Meredith, Jacob Moore, Elias Martin, David Miller, Albert H. Moulton, Archie McMillen, John Munt, Alexan- der McDonald, Angus McIntosh, Lucius A. Munger, Joseph Marsh, Moses Nichols, Michael O'Donnell, Robert Plant, Thomas W. Paden, James Porter, John J. Peard, Norman M. Putnam, George Rogers, Fred- erick Reichert, Mortimer Rich, Alonzo Rich, Ambrose Rich, Nathan E. Rumsey, Charles E. Smead, Henry Shafer, Gilbert Shader, David S. Spring, Edwin Shadbolt, John D. Shiller, Edsil Shaw, Charles A. Smith, Wal- lace M. Smith, Edward B. Smith, Stephen Thompson, Frederick Tanger Homer L. Tisdale, Stephen Taylor, Henry Vishon, Charles VanKuren, Frederick Vickens, Gilbert Wade, Jonah C. Wicker, John J. Warren, Edwin Ward, John Worthington, Warren West, Stephen T. Wing, Will- iam Welch, John W. Williams, Walter S. Wright, and Christian Zwetsh. Out of the original 168 only about 65 were in line for discharge at the close of the war and expiration of their three years' service.
CAPT. FENN'S COMPANY, 28TH REGT.
THIS gallant company was mustered into service May 22, 1861, and participated in the following battles : Point of Rocks, Newtown, first Win- chester, and Cedar Mountain. In the last engagement the loss was heavy. They were also engaged at Susquehanna Court House and Chancellors- ville. The officers and men who enlisted were :
Officers .- Captain, Charles H. Fenn; Ist lieutenant, William W. Row- ley ; 2d lieutenant, George M. Ellicott; sergeants, Lucian R. Bailey, Charles D. Searles, George W. Sherwood, Edward J. Watts ; corporals, Leander Hamilton, Chandler Gillam, Robert J. Whitney, Darwin Fel- lows ; musicians, John Prost, Silas Bragg.
Privates .- Calvin Annis, George Hallen, William F. Albro, Edmond Bragdon, Bryon Brinkerhoff, James F. Bennett, Lafayette Barker, Riley Blount, George Barnard, Oscar Barnes, Philip Bittinger, George H. Bat- ton, Henry Baldwin, John S. Barber, William H. Colburn, Roswell Cod- dington, William Howland, Porter Howard, Truman M. Hawley, George
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M. Hamilton, Isaac Hotchkiss, James G. Lawton, Charles G. Liscomb, Joseph Luce, John Moran, Barnard Murray, Lyman B. Miner, William McCracken, Richard Outhoudt, Charles A. Perkins, Edward C. Peck, Robert Chapple, Henry Close, Charles H. Crandall, Alexander Comyns, Henry Dykeman, Joshua T. Davis, Melvin Dodge, Decatur Doty, Irvin H. Ewell, Kirkland Ewell, Theodore Eldridge, Joseph Ennis, George Griffin, Cleveland Gillett, Joseph Gibson, Peter Howland, Erastus Peck, Franklin Peck, Michael Quirck, Charles B. Rapp, Harlow M. Rey- nolds, Michael Ryan, Howard M. Snell, Henry Scott, William B. Sim- mons, Stephen Taylor, Riley Thayer, Robert Thompson, Milton Trip, George Thayer, John Van Buren, Francis M. Weatherlow.
CAPT. A. J. ROOT'S COMPANY, 12TH REGT.
THIS was one of the most gallant companies, and first to organize and depart.
Officers .- Captain, A. J. Root; Ist lieutenant, W. P. Town ; 2d lieu- tenant, Lucius Smith; sergeants, S. Dexter Ludden, Charles F. Rand, James F. Taylor, Thomas Tansley ; corporals, Samuel McChesney, Will- iam P. Jones, Joshua P. Taylor, Joseph L. Hunt.
Privates .- William B. Aird, Oscar Allison, John W. Bartlett, Frank- lin Billings, George D. Baars, John C. Beach, John Briggs, James Bra- ley, Almon G. Bentley, James E. Cross, James Conway, Charles Coppin, Zelotus Colby, James Clifton, Henry R. Casler, Michael Delano, Charles Durant, Martin W. Dean, Robert Dearlove, Charles F. Davenport, William Enwright, Alvin Fox, John B. Foote, Harrison Furguson, Daniel N. Ford, Jasper Gibbs, William Graham, John G. Gardner, Patrick Ganatty, Charles A. Hickox, Jacob Hiber, James F. Hilts, William Johnson, George Keene, John Klansworth, Barney Karker, William H. Leonard, William Lathrop, Francis Lincoln, Frank Murphy, Albert A. Meade, Peter Meschter, William H. Nichols, Cornelius W. Post, Robert Peard, G. W. Reynolds, Michael Ryan, James Shepard, Albert P. Stage, George Smith, John Stone, Frank Seamans, Hiram W. Smith, James Scott, Horace F. Tracey, William Thompson, Timothy Tirney, Alanson Vercillus, William Wheeler, William McGuire, James Preble, Winfield S. Popple, Michael Roach.
IO5TH REGIMENT NEW YORK VETERANS.
VERY many brave men went out with this regiment, and Company E was largely recruited from Genesee County. Other companies had
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Genesee County men, which will be given in the order of the companies. According to the adjutant-general's report the regiment participated in the following battles : Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock Station, Thor- oughfare Gap, second Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. They saw severe service, and were consolidated with the 94th in 1863.
Officers .- Colonel, James M. Fuller ; major, John W. Shedd ; quarter- master, Charles Strong ; surgeon, Dr. D. C. Chamberlain ; chaplain, B. P. Russell ; quartermaster-sergeant, Jerome J. Shedd.
COMPANY A .- Andrew Whitney, Abram Van Alstine, Isaiah Thomas, William Thomas, John Thomas, Henry E. Thomas, John Tyrrell, Lewis Skinner, H. H. Ruland, Malcom G. Pettibone, John Nash, Burr Kenyon, John Killen, J. F. Hundredmark, A. D. Harrington, John Free, William Dingman, O. N. Campbell, Alonzo Croft, Lorenzo Croft, Jeff Curtain, Ed Brower, Fred Bramsted, Sam Averry, Lanson R. Chaffee, Lyman T. Miner, George S. Winslow, Clinton Brace, M. Shadbolt, H. Barbet, George H. Smith, George W. Dickey.
COMPANY B .- William Rose, George W. Forster, Philip S. Frost.
COMPANY C .- Edward Thomson, Joseph M. Cook, Charles H. Hodge, Peter A. McIntyre, M. McIntyre, Edward Mercer, Erasmus R. Stephens, William H. Thompson, Orrin Thompson, John B. Way.
COMPANY D .- George W. Griffith, sergeant ; John Foster and Emo- gine Daniels, musicians ; Charles H. Miller, James Shine.
COMPANY E .- George Babcock, captain; Willis Benham, and John ยท J. White, lieutenants ; Patrick H. Graham, Lucius F. Rolfe, and Edwin J. Hyde, sergeants; Herbert Stacey, Clarence H. McCabe, J. A. Sher- wood, George W. Mather, N. J. Hamilton, Taylor Hart, and Edward Brennan, corporals. Privates : Sheldon I. Brown, Fred Eelris, George Fauset, John Johnson, George Schuab, Sylvester Primmer, Oliver B. Olin, Isaac Wakely, Isaac P. Wakely, Franklin Terry, James H. Turner, James P. Thomas, H. Trumball, Joseph Scofield, Michael Strief, William Riley, J. Parshall, David Powell, Robert Odion, William Martin, John Moore, Ezro Maun, J. G. Lawton, John Keenan, Edwin S. Heath, James H. Hogan, Wesley Hawkins, L. Hennesey, Jacob Hagisht, W. H. Heal. O. Gaskin, Thomas Cady, William E. Crane, Herrick C. Crockr, John Barnard, John Blake, Chauncey Bowen, William F. Albro, John F. Armstrong, P. Holden.
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CAPT. MOORE'S COMPANY, 1OOTH REGIMENT.
THIS gallant company was mostly recruited from Genesee County, and stands among the foremost in good work. Its members from this county were : Captain, Walter B. Moore; lieutenants, M. H. Topping, Martin S. Bogart ; sergeants, Leonard D. Howell, Edward S. Peck, Pea- body Pratt, and Myron P. Pierson ; corporals, William Wheeler, W. M. Thompson, and Donald McPherson ; musicians, J. O. Price, Samuel Malters, and Willard Joslyn.
Privates .- Robert Brears, Benjamin Bain, Henry C. Bolton, Charles. Clough, Henry C. Copeland, M. I. Daniels, Fritz Dato, George Eber- hart, George C. Fales, Charles D. Foot, B. Growney, John Golland, Phil Geize, H. M. Haskins, John Jordan, Joseph Maud, Thomas McCann, Charles Meyrer, James McPherson, Mather Moore, William Newton, John B. Ott, A. J. Pervorce, Joseph P. Pierson, John C. Presby, Albert Pursell, Hiram Robison, Philip Ryan, William P. Swift, William See- ley, Chester F. Swift, Peter Freehouse, Sanford C. Thompson, Peter Tracey, Louis H. Todd, Stephen Wakeley, John G. Wicks, Albert U. Ward.
129TH REGT. N. Y. VETERANS.
THIS important regiment was largely recruited from Genesee County, and was worthy of all mention. It was depleted by many decisive battles, and its ranks were refilled from the same patriotic element for which Genesee County was, and still is, noted. In December, 1862, the regiment was changed from infantry to heavy artillery, designated as the 8th N. Y. Heavy Artillery. It belonged to the 2d corps, and partici- pated in all the battles, marches, and duties of the campaign of 1864-65. In the latter part of 1865, being severely depleted by battles and the discharge of men whose time expired, it was transferred to the 4th H. A. to the 4th H. A.
The casualties of this regiment, during the campaign closing with the surrender of Lee, was officially reported at 1, 171 officers and men. A greater portion of these valiant men was recruited from Genesee County, and we give them so far as we have been able to obtain their names from many sources.
James M. Willett, of this county, was major.
COMPANY G .- E. G. Sherwin, captain; J. R. Cooper and Orrin C. Parker, lieutenants ; John H. Nichols, John F. Hutton, John J. Thomas, James W. Young, and George Ford, sergeants; J. D. Safford, Lewis
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Teller, William H. Bennett, M. M. Kendall, Peter Welch, W. W. Burton, M. Manahan, Thomas Cuthbert, James H. Horton, and Peter Barber, corporals; M. McNamara, Joseph H. Horton, musicians ; John G. Fos- ter, artificer.
The men who went out with the regiment were : Albert Amidon, John Adams, Nelson F. Bowen, William A. Burris, Charles Brooks, John Bisher, H. L. Bennett, Charles Buell, L. C. Briggs, M. Birming- ham, William Brower, Charles Collins, James H Charles, Christopher Cooper, William Cleveland, George A. Cole, J. Cook, J. Donnigan, L. C. Dorman, A. E. Darrow, A. J. Denham, Anthony Davis, Delos Eddy, Nicholas Felter, Harry Fernerstein, Ed. W. Flanders, Charles H. Fuller, George A. Fuller, Peter Fowldin, Frank Gleaser, Warner Howe, Henry Helfman, William Hutton, Christopher Johnson, Henry Johnson, Lyman C. Kendall, William H. Kendall, John Kimmerling, Daniel W. Kinnie, William Morford, Norman Martin, Moses Millington, Peter McDermid, Daniel McDermid, Charles W. McCarthy, Cain Mahaney, Joseph Mur- dock, Peter Metzler, George Metzler, S Myres, J. Mclaughlin, John Munz, George Merlan, Conrad Merlan, Abram Norris, Van A. Pratt, Robert Peard, William J. Pindar, M. S. Parker, F. W. Rice, Fernando Robbins, Charles H. Rice, Nathaniel Rowan, William H Ship, John J. ~ Sherman, William Smith, Devolson Smith, Henry Thomas, Joseph Thompson, George W. Thomas, Lewis Van Dyke, G. H. Van Alstine, Reuben Van Wart, S. A. Wilson, W. W. Wyman, Wash Ward, W. P. Wright, Joseph Willett, Leroy Williams, N. W. Wakeman, William Wood, R. H. Waite, Richard Welch.
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