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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Cayuga County has been represented in the Electoral college as follows : 1812 Jotham Jayne ; 1816, Richard Townley ; 1824, Eleazer Burn- ham ; 1828, Asaph Stowe ; 1832, Seth Thomas ; Elector-at-large, same year Nathaniel Garrow ; 1836, Peleg Slade ; 1840, Albert Crane ; 1844, Daniel Hibbard ; 1848, Stephen Fancher; 1852, William C. Beardsley ; 1856, Eleazer Burnham ; 1860, William Van Marter ; 1864, John E. Seeley; 1868, James Mc Lean ; 1872, John H. Camp ; 1876, George W. Knowles.
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.
The following have been the representatives from Cayuga County in the Congress of the United States at the times and for the periods named :
Silas Halsey 1806-'08, two years.
Daniel Avery 1811-'13, ..
Enos F. Throop 1815-'17,
Nathaniel Garrow 1827-'29,
Gershom Powers 1829-'31,
Ulysses F. Double-
day 1831-'33-'35-'37, four years.
Thomas Y. How, Jr., 1833-'35, two
Christopher Morgan __ 1839-'41, two
George Rathbun 1843-'47, four
Edwin B. Morgan 1853-'59, six
Theodore M. Pomeroy. 1861-'69, eight
Clinton D. McDougall. 1873-'77, four
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS AND COMMIS- SIONERS.
By an act passed April 17, 1843, the Boards of Supervisors of the several counties were directed
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to appoint County Superintendents of Common Schools, and Elliot G. Storke was selected for the office in Cayuga County. The office was abolished March 13, 1847. and in 1856, (chapter 179, Laws of 1856,) the office of School Com- missioner was created and made elective. The first election under the act creating the office, was held in November, 1859. The office has been held in Cayuga County by Jordan R. Chap- pell, Joshua C. Goodrich, David Currie, Howard Thompson, Israel Wilkinson, Robert L. Drum- mond, Samuel A. Cole, Hulbert Daratt, Albert W. Morehouse, Ezra Dean, William Hart, Wil- liam G. Ellery, John S. Bristol, Leonard F. Har- dy, Charles H. Greenfield, Wesley Mason, Eli N. Botsford, Alanson Boughton, Phineas B. Young, Archibald Mc Intosh, Jr., Lewis V. Smith, Lauren M. Townsend, Albert W. More- house, Wesley Mason and Benjamin B. Snow, the latter three of whom are the present in- cumbents.
COUNTY TREASURERS.
County Treasurers are elected, under the Con- stitution of 1846, for a term of three years. They were formerly appointed by the Boards of Supervisors in the several counties. Horace T. Cook was elected to that office in November, 1848, and has been rëelected every subsequent term.
INSPECTORS OF AUBURN PRISON.
Name. Date of Appointment.
Ashby, Benjamin appointed
Febr'y 7, 1840.
Brown, Samuel =
March 2, 1843. .
Cady, Artemas
April 16, 1822.
Cook, Robert
April 23, 1839.
Dennis, Seneca B.
April 10, 1818.
Doubleday, Ulysses F. " Febr'y 25, 1834.
Fitch, Charles D.
May 3, 1845.
Fosdick, Peter G.
Febr'y 7, 1840. Febr'y 25, 1834. May 3, 1845.
Garrow, John Gilmore, Samuel
Goodwin, Stephen A. =
March 2, 1843.
Hardenburgh, John H. “ March 28, 1848.
Haskins, Joshua
Hills, Horace =
Hills, Horace
appointed April 2, 1830.
Hills, Horace
" April 6, 1832.
Hinman, Hervey
April 6, 1832.
How, Thomas Y. Jr.
Febr'y 25, 1834.
Howland, Ellery A.
Febr'y 7, 1840.
Ivison, Henry Jr. = April 18, 1840.
Jewett, Freeborn G.
April 10, 1838.
Lounsbury, Willet April 10, 1838.
Lyon, Harvey
Febr'y 7, 1840.
Myers, Michael S.
March 2, 1843.
Noble, William H. .4
March 2, 1843.
Palmer, Eleazer R.
May 3, 1845.
Polhemus, Henry =
May 8, 1839.
Potter, John
April 6, 1832.
Powers, Gersham
April 2, 1830.
Rice, Woodin
"
March 13, 1824.
Rice, Woodin
April 16, 1827.
Sherwood, Luman
May 3, 1845.
Tuttle, Bradley
April 6, 1832.
Tuttle, Bradley
=
Febr'y 25, 1834.
Van Duzen, Horatio
April 10, 1838.
Weed, Walter
March 13, 1824.
Weed, Walter
April 16, 1827.
Weed, Walter
=
April 2, 1830.
Wheeler, Elijah =
March 2, 1843.
Williams, Ezekiel March 13, 1824.
Williams, Ezekiel
April 16, 1827.
Williams, Ezekiel
April 24, 1830.
Williams, Ezekiel
April 6, 1832.
Williams, Ezekiel
Febr'y 25, 1834.
Wilson, Jared
May 10, 1835.
Previous to 1846 the office of Prison Inspector was appointive, the power of appointment having been conferred on the Governor and Council of Appointment, April 2, 1819, and on the Governor and Senate, April 19, 1823. The Constitution of 1846 made the office elective, and provided for the election of three Inspectors ; to hold office for three years, one of whom was to be elected annually. Only two from this County held the office under this law, viz: David D. McNeil, who was elected November 3, 1868, and Thomas Kirkpatrick, who was elected November 7, 1871. The office was abolished on the ap- pointment of Superintendent of Prisons, Feb- ruary 16, 1877, in pursuance of an amendment to the Constitution, approved and ratified at the general election, held November 7, 1876. This amendment makes the office appointive, and relegates the power of appointment back to the Governor and Senate.
April 10, 1838. March 13, 1824.
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CHAPTER XVI.
CAYUGA IN THE REBELLION.
៛ CAUSE OF THE WAR-FIRST CALL FOR TROOPS - CAPTAIN KENNEDY'S EFFORTS - FIRST PUBLIC MEETING-ENTHUSIASM OF THE PEO- PLE-RAPID ENLISTMENTS-19TH REGIMENT - KENNEDY'S BATTERY - 75TH REGIMENT -CAREFUL PROVISIONS - CALL FOR MORE TROOPS - MILITARY DISTRICTS FORMED- IIITH REGIMENT - 160TH REGIMENT - DRAFTS-IMMENSE BOUNTIES-FINAL EF- FORTS-CLOSE OF THE WAR.
T T "HE war of the Rebellion was forced upon the nation, to maintain its unity, and, as was generally believed at the North, its very existence. It was a war of one section of the country against another, of the slave States of the South, against the free States of the North. It arose from a fierce conflict of opinion between the two sections as to the place which the insti- tution of slavery should hold in the government, a conflict which had continued from the origin of the government.
The bitterness of the discussion and the an- tagonisms of the parties to it, increased with time, until, on the election to the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln in the autumn of 1860, a ma- jority of the slave States of the Union resolved to sever their political connection with the free States, and to form a Southern Confederacy, in which the institution of slavery could have free and full development.
That bold step was accordingly taken. The Confederacy was formed and the most active military preparations made to sustain and defend its pretensions. Dominion was claimed over all the national property within its territory, which, so far as possible, was seized and garrisoned. Its claims were resisted, and a long and terrible war followed.
The events and consequences of that great struggle, are too recent, have been too fully re- corded and are too well known to need repeti- tion here. But its local incidents, the part which Cayuga bore in it should, so far as the plan and limits of this work will permit, be spread upon the pages of our local history. We shall give a succinct account of the efforts and sacrifices
made by our citizens in enlisting their quota of sol- diers, and a brief review of the field operations of our earlier regiments, regretting that the time within which this work must issue, and the diffi- culties and delays attending the collection of re- liable information of the specific services of each regiment in the field, prevent a fuller notice.
President Lincoln had been inaugurated on the 4th of March, 1861 ; Fort Sumter was at- tacked on the 12th and surrendered on the 13th of April, following ; Congress was convened in extra session and the President called for 75,000 volunteers. Within the next fifteen days three hundred and fifty thousand had offered them- selves, of whom only the number called for could be accepted.
Cayuga County came promptly forward to aid the government. Indeed, one of her citizens, Captain T. J. Kennedy, had anticipated this ac- tion of the government by several months, and had written to Governor Morgan as early as Jan- uary 6th, 1861, for permission to raise troops, to which the Governor replied on the 17th of that month, that "if the necessity arises your services will be accepted." This is believed to have been the first offer of military service in the re- bellion made by any of our loyal citizens. Cap- tain Kennedy believed that the " necessity" al- ready existed and acted accordingly. He sent out at his own instance and personal cost, re- cruiting sergeants to the different villages in the vicinity, Jordan, Skaneateles, Seneca Falls, Springport and Aurora, and also opened a re- cruiting office in Auburn, thus liberally devoting his time and limited means to this patriotic ser- vice. He wrote stirring articles for the press and sought by every means in his power to im- press his countrymen with the reality of the ex- isting danger. Our citizens were, however, slow to believe that the rash act of secession would be followed by a real war, and Captain Kennedy was considered by some as crazed by his enthusiasm. He proceeded nevertheless, and on the day of the attack upon Fort Sumter, had one hundred and seventy-five recruits drilling in an open field near the city. The events thus justified the sagacity and wisdom of his preparations.
Captain Kennedy now applied to the Governor for arms and equipments ; but the "necessity " for them had not been anticipated, and they were not ready. The South had been actively pre-
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paring for war for more than six months, while the North had reposed in idle and fancied se- curity. Had our people generally been as " crazy " as Captain Kennedy was thought to be, and as orderly and intelligent in their madness, the war of the rebellion, it is believed, would have made for our record quite a different his- tory.
There were for this splendid company of re- cruits no guns, no harness, no general equip- ments. What was to be done? The Governor stated the simple facts and inquired if the men would accept rifles and go out as infantry. This, forty only consented to do ; yet by energetic ef- forts on the part of the Captain and his assist- ants, a full infantry company was enrolled which joined the 19th regiment at Elmira.
Efforts were made to recruit the 49th regi- ment to ten full companies, pending which, the Legislature authorized the enlistment of thirty thousand volunteers and voted three million dollars to arm and equip them. This compelled the abandonment of the plan to fill up the old regiment, and efforts were at once directed to perfect organizations under the State call.
FIRST PUBLIC MEETING OF THE CITIZENS OF AUBURN .- On the 20th day of April, the citi- zens of Auburn met at the Court House to de- vise plans in aid of enlistments. While the peo- ple were assembling, the news reached them of the attack upon the Massachusetts troops in their passage through the city of Baltimore. The effect upon the people was electrical. Rarely has there been seen 'deeper or more in- tense feeling than at that hour swayed the large audience. General Jesse Segoine, C. S. Burtis, C. C. Dennis, T. M. Pomeroy, S. Willard, Rich- ard Steel, Rev. D. K. Lee, E. B. Lansing and others addressed the assembly, and their earnest and. impassioned utterances aroused the people, stirring them beyond the power of language to express. They resolved to maintain the Union, and yielded to it every possible support. They raised an impromptu fund of four thousand dollars for the support of the families of the vol- unteers, the distribution of which was entrusted to Charles P. Wood, John H. Chedell and the Mayor of the City, George Humphrey, a trust involving much difficult labor, devolving largely on Mr. Wood, but which was faithfully and judi- ciously executed.
The following Sunday presented a scene of patriotic enthusiasm, never before paralleled in the history of the County, and rarely in that of any community. The late sleepers were aroused by the thunder of cannon, and the streets were filled by squads of soldiers under drill of their officers. At the several recruiting stations large crowds assembled, and the number of enlist- ments was very large. The national emblem was everywhere displayed, not excepting the churches, wherein patriotic discourses were de- livered, to intensely interested auditors. At the Second Presbyterian and the Catholic churches, the pastors were especially earnest and eloquent in behalf of a cause which then thrilled all hearts. Sixty recruits left the latter church in a body, under the influence of the stirring appeal to their love for their adopted country, and enlisted under Captain Gavigan. Three full companies were that day completed. Captain Kennedy had a surplus of fifty-six men, who were transferred to a company being organized by Captain Theodore H. Schenck. Captain Charles H. Stewart, in a single day, April 24th, recruited his company to the maximum standard. Captain Solomon Giles, of Weedsport ; James E. Ashcroft, of Seneca Falls ; Nelson T. Stephens, of Moravia; and James R. Angel, of Union Springs, were each, at this time, recruiting a company for the, regi- ment then organizing.
A mass meeting of the citizens of the County was held at the court house on the 24th of April, presided over by the Hon. John Porter, who made a patriotic address. Four military com- panies entered the building, whose presence pro- duced great enthusiasm. A committee on reso- lutions was appointed, and stirring addresses were made by Clarence A. Seward and Rev. B. I. Ives. The closing resolution was as fol- lows :
" Resolved, That in this hour of our country's peril, we know no flag but that of our fathers ; and in one solid phalanx, we will march under the stars and stripes, to victory or death."
The popular sympathy for the volunteers found expression in various ways. Banners, books, flags, swords and pistols, were presented with formal ceremonies, to the several officers. Cap- tain Baker was presented by the Sons of Tem- perance, with a fine brace of pistols, Major Thad. B. Barber was honored by the gift of a splendid
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sword, Captain Kennedy, also with a brace of elegant pistols accompanied by a presentation address, from which we extract the following :
" You, sir, were among the first to hear and the readiest to respond to the patriotic call ; home, family, and friends, with all their endear- ing associations, could not hold you back ; a prosperous business, dependent for its success on you alone, could not hold you back ; but with alacrity and enthusiasm, you were first at the muster, as no doubt you will be, in the coming encounter."
Captain Kennedy also received an elegant Bible from the Board of Education. Cap- tains Gavigan and Schenck and their subal- tern officers, received swords and pistols from their friends, and the ladies of Auburn presented Captain Stewart with a fine Bible, Doctor Hun- tington making the presentation address.
The early preparations were now nearly com- pleted Five full companies had been mustered into the service and were awaiting orders to move. The movement began April 24th.
DEPARTURE OF THE FIRST TROOPS. - It was a novel and exciting scene. Few of the generation, then beholding it, had ever seen a force marshalled for real war. Here, however, were seen husbands and fathers, sons, brothers and lovers, bearing arms, and bound for fields of carnage, from which many would never return. Crowds were present from city and country, all actuated by deep feeling, some with the glow of patriotism, but more by the deeper emotion of affection ; while in the eyes of thousands trem- bled the tear of affectionate solicitude for the wel- fare of those with whom their hopes of happiness were closely allied.
It was estimated that eight thousand specta- tors witnessed the departure of the first battal- ion from Cayuga County for the seat of war. The companies that formed the battalion were those of Captains Baker, Kennedy, Schenck, Gavigan and Ashcroft, and their first destination was the military depot at Elmira. The compa- nies of Captains Stewart and Ammon were mus- tered into the service May 6th, and moved also to Elmira.
THE 19TH REGIMENT .- This regiment, com- prising the foregoing companies, was mustered into the United States service on the 22d day of May, as the 19th New York State Volunteers, and officered as follows :
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
Colonel, John S. Clark ; Lieutenant-Colonel, Clarence A. Seward ; Major, James H. Ledley ; Adjutant, Henry M. Stone ; Surgeon, Theodore Dimon ; Quartermaster, John Chedell ; Quarter- master-Sergeant, Dennis Scheil; Sergeant-Major, Charles Tomlinson.
COMPANY OFFICERS.
Company A-Captain, John T. Baker ; Lieuten- ant, Charles White ; Ensign, Martin Laughlin ; Sergeants, Charles Tomlinson, John T. Potter, David McCreary, Barnett Nagle.
Company B -- Captain, T. J. Kennedy ; Lieu- tenant, John Polson ; Ensign, Henry C. Day ; Sergeants, Andrew Cowan, William H. Genett, David C. Hutchinson and William H. Barnes.
Company C-Captain, James E. Ashcroft ; Lieutenant, Samuel C. Day ; Ensign, Charles B. Randolph ; Sergeants, Charles C. Graves, Adol- phus W. Newton, Alonzo Jordan, and Edward Manning.
Company D -- Captain, Owen Gavigan ; Lieu- tenant, William Boyle; Ensign, Luke Brannock ; Sergeants, Patrick Dwyer, Daniel Downing, Pat- rick Handlen, and Daniel McCarten.
Company E-Captain, Theodore H. Schenck; Lieutenant, David A. Taylor ; Ensign, Edward C. Burtis; Sergeants, Henry F. Rider, Austin Haynes, Charles A. Henry, and James Harris.
Company F-Captain, Nelson T. Stephens ; Lieutenant, Watson C. Squire ; Ensign, Edward D. Parker; Sergeants, Edward B. Warren, Da- vid F. Bothwell, Barna C. Goodrich, and Robert Haynes.
Company G-Captain, Charles H. Stewart ; Lieutenant, John Wall ; Ensign, Antonio E. Robinson ; Sergeants, Lewis Manders, John White, Charles B. Quick, and George E. Sher- wood.
Company H-Captain, Solomon Giles ; Lien- tenant, Augustus Field ; Ensign, Marquis D. Nichols; Sergeants, Charles M. Whiteside, Wil- liam A. Hedges, Willis Watson, and Montra- ville M. Hedges.
Company I-Captain, John H. Ammon ; Lieu- tenant, George W. Thomas ; Ensign, Randolph B. Kimberly ; Sergeants, Horace Silsby, Wil- liam A. Kelsy, Thomas J. Lomore, and James S. Fuller.
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Company K-Captain, James R. Angel ; Lieu- tenant, A. H. Carr ; Ensign, Lester W. Forting.
The uniforms which were supplied to this reg- iment were composed of that miserable shoddy material with which many of our first volunteers were clothed, but it called forth such an earnest remonstrance from our citizens to the authorities as led to a correction of the shameful abuse.
Elegant regimental and national flags were pre- sented to the regiment at Elmira in behalf of the ladies of Auburn ; the former by the Hon. Charles C. Dwight, and the latter by Hon. B. F. Hall.
THE 75TH REGIMENT .- The first seventy-five thousand men had been called into service for only three months, but it soon became evident that their time would expire before they could be fully armed and equipped. On the 4th of May, therefore, the President issued his call for volunteers to serve for three years, or during the war, and on the first day of July following, two hundred and eighty regiments had been accepted. Congress met on the fourth of July and voted five hundred millions of money and five hundred thousand more troops. The quota of New York, under this call was twenty-five thousand men which were called for on the 25th of July, after the disastrous battle of Bull Run.
Preparations were, therefore, at once made to organize a second Cayuga regiment at the in- stance of Col. John A. Dodge, who unfolded his plans to a meeting of citizens on September 2, 1861, at which Chas. P. Wood presided. He would form a military depot in Auburn and arm, equip and drill the soldiers here, and thus secure them from the gross impositions inflicted upon the 19th regiment by heartless contractors. The plan was reasonable, and permission to execute it was obtained from Governor Morgan by a com- mittee of citizens, consisting of Dr. Willard, T. M. Pomeroy, Wm. C. Beardsley and Col. Dodge, who visited Albany for the purpose. Col. Dodge was fully authorized to raise, equip, supply and drill a regiment here. These careful and authori- tative proceedings, gave confidence to both officers and men ; and the work of recruiting proceeded rapidly under the following company commanders : Captains, Charles C. Dwight, Wm. Hart, John Choate, Wm. H. Cray, C. D. Mc- Dougall, Luther Goodrich, E. A. Thomas and Charles Hayden.
On Sept. 10, Capt. McDougall reported a full company ; on the 12th Truman K. Fuller, a con- pany from Port Byron, and William H. Gray one from Auburn. On October 9th, Lansing Porter, reported a full company. Mr. Hart having ac- cepted the chaplaincy of the 19th, transferred his men to Capt. Cray.
So rapidly had the regiment been recruited that the barracks were not prepared for them, and temporary quarters were, meanwhile pre- pared for them in the city, until the 9th of Octo- ber, when they took possession of the barracks. The regiment was raised to nine hundred men and was designated as the 75th N. Y. V. On the 30th of November, the regiment, pursuant to order, left camp to report at New York.
As on the departure of the 19th regiment, so now, the crowd was immense. The personnel of the regiment was much superior to the average of military organizations. It contained very many of the best citizens of the County ; thor- oughly educated and cultured men, who were voluntarily casting themselves upon the altar of their country and trusting their lives to the for- tunes of war.
The following were its officers :
FIELD AND STAFF.
Colonel, John A. Dodge ; Lieutenant-Colonel, Robert B. Merritt; Adjutant, E. B. Lansing ; Surgeon, Michael D. Benedict ; Quartermaster, Lewis E. Carpenter ; Chaplain, Thomas B. Hudson.
COMPANY OFFICERS.
Company A-Captain, Clinton D. McDougall ; Lieutenants, Robert B. Merritt, James H. Hin- man; 2d Lieutenants, Erastus E. Brown, and Benjamin F. Thurber.
Company B-Captain, Truman K. Fuller; Ist Lieutenant, Wm. H. Stevenson ; 2d Lieuten- ant, Anson Tuller.
Company C-Captain, William H. Cray ; Ist Lieutenant, Chas. Wilson Drew ; 2d Lieutenant, Augustus W. Benedict.
Company D-Captain, Chas. C. Dwight; Ist Lieutenant, Andrew S. Corning ; 2d Lieutenant, George D. Robinson.
Company E-Captain, Luther Goodrich ; Ist Lieutenant, Wm. L. Stanford ; 2d Lieutenant, Francis A. Hopping.
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Company F -- Captain, Henry Bates Fitch ; Ist Lieutenant, William Elias Avery ; 2d Lieuten- ant, Horace B. Fitch.
Company G-Captain, John E. Savery; Ist Lieutenant, Lewis E. Carpenter ; 2d Lieutenant, William D. Hamilton.
Company H-Captain, John Choate; Ist Lieutenant, Elbridge C. Miles ; 2d Lieutenant, James E. Whiteside.
Company I-Captain, Lansing Porter ; Ist Lieutenant, E. B. Lansing ; 2d Lieutenant, Wn). H. Hosmer.
The regiment was assigned to duty in the de- partment of the south. The field operations of this regiment will be considered in a future chap- ter.
KENNEDY'S INDEPENDENT BATTERY .- Coinci- dent with the recruiting of the 75th regiment, Captain T. J. Kennedy had received permission to raise an independent battery of artillery ; and in less than two months had one hundred and twenty-five men on his rolls. It was entitled, " Kennedy's Ist Light Battery N. Y. S. Volun- teers," and was mustered into service, for three years on the 23d day of November 1861. Its officers were: Capt., T. J. Kennedy ; First Lieu- tenants, Andrew Cowan and William P. Wright ; 2d Lieut., James A. Woodruff. The under ser- geants were, H. C. Vaughn, Nathaniel Thomp- son, O. Van Etten, James B. Wood, J. E. John- son, and H. S. Steele. Capt. Kennedy left with his Battery, for the seat of war on December 2d.
RAPID ENLISTMENTS .- Thus in about seven months Cayuga had sent into the field two full regiments and a battery of artillery.
The 19th regiment had, meanwhile, been rë- organized as the 3d artillery, and to fill it to its desired size required some three hundred men ; an effort was made to recruit them, but for nearly two months little was effected. In Feb- ruary and March ninety men were recruited who went forward under Lieuts. Boyle, Allen, and Kirby of the 3rd artillery.
OTHER CALLS-MILITARY DISTRICTS FORMED. -The military disasters of the summer of 1862, induced the President early in July, to call for three hundred thousand men for three years, or during the war, and, on August 4th, for another three hundred thousand. This of course meant very earnest work, and it came home to the hearts and sensibilities of our people, and aroused
them to corresponding action. Cayuga was not backward in her responses to these calls.
Military Districts were formed, Cayuga and Wayne being one. The Governor appointed the following persons as the district military com- mittee, Wm. C. Beardsley, Dr. S. Willard, Wm. H. Seward and N. T. Stephens, of Auburn ; C. M. Abbott of Niles; and E. B. Morgan, and Smith Anthony, of Ledyard. To this commit- tee was confided the entire control of the recruit- ing service of the district. The committee was soon enlarged by adding thereto the names of W. H. Adams, Joseph Welling and J. B. Gavitt of Lyons ; G. W. Cowles of Clyde ; J. E. Walker, - Pomeroy, and W. C. Nottingham of Pal- myra. At a meeting of the committee on the 12th of July, the following gentlemen were added : S. K. Williams, E. A. Thomas, L. S. Ketchum, Geo. W. Cuyler, Wm. T. Barney, W. T. Gaylord, of Wayne; and Theodore M. Pomeroy, Henry W. Dwight, Wm. A. Halsey, Geo. B. Gillespie, Wm. P. Robinson, A. L. Smith, William Hosford, Chas. Near, Philo Camp, Amzi Wood, William C. Cramer, and D. J. Van Auken, of Cayuga.
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