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William Faulkner was born in Ireland. He was said to have been a captain. He was married, and lived at the mouth of Brush Creek. He was a Catholic, and is buried near his former residence.
William Floyd was born in Virginia in 1739. He was a recruit under General Daniel Morgan, and was said to be his illegitimate son. He was made a prisoner and confined in Quebec, but escaped. A hue and cry was raised after him, and he joined in the chase, and cried out "here he is." He made good his escape and followed the stars. He went around Lake Champlain on foot. He married Elizabeth Goodie. They had a daughter, who married a Taylor. Floyd located on Brush Creek. He died December 9, 1833, and is buried on P. Young's farm near the Cedar College school house. A rail pen marks his grave.
Ephraim Cole, father of James M., Leonard, and Allaniah Cole, and grandfather of George D., Alfred E., and Allaniah B. Cole, all of whom have sketches herein, was born in Maryland. He enlisted No- vember 16, 1777, in Captain Jonathan Drown's company, Col. Wm. Lee's regiment of Maryland troops, for three years. During his ser- vice he undertook to act as a spy, and got inside the British lines. He accomplished his errand and was leaving, when he was arrested. He managed to create doubt in the minds of his captors as to his real character, and showed up his masonry. There being Free Masons among his captors, he was given the benefit of the doubt, and he was re- leased and sent out of the lines. So we are spared a Capt. Nathan Hale's story, which, but for his masonry, Ephriam Cole's would have been. He was buried in the Collings Cemetery, south of West Union.
James Collings was a private in Capt. John Lynch's company, 5th Maryland regiment, commanded by Col. Wm. Richardson. He served from January 18, 1777, until August 16, 1780. He removed to Adams County in 1794, and is buried in the Collings Cemetery, east of West Union.
Nathaniel Foster was born February 7, 1760, in Morris County, New York. He removed to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1776, and thence to Hampshire County, Virginia, in 1780; thence to Bourbon County, Kentucky, in 1791, and to Adams County, Ohio, in 1798. He enlisted in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in August, 1776, in Capt. Tom Broeck's company. In 1777 he enlisted in Capt. Bubonah's com- pany, Col. Moore, from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. In April, 1781, he enlisted from Hampshire County, Virginia, and served six months
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in all; two in Capt. Thos. Anderson's company, two in Capt. McCarty's company, and two in Capt. Isaac Parson's company.
He applied for pension October 25, 1832, at the age of seventy- two years. He died in 1842, and is buried on the banks of Brush Creek, in the Foster graveyard. He was twice married. He had three sons and two daughters by his first wife - Samuel, Isaac, and Nathaniel, sons, and Mary and Anna, daughters. His daughter Mary married Samuel Lockhart, and Anna married David Young.
His second wife's maiden name was Cleveland, a native of Con- necticut. She first married Henry Smith, a revolutionary soldier ; and after his death, Nathaniel Foster. Of this marriage there were four sons and one daughter. The sons were Nathan, Moses, Jedediah, and Asa. We have not obtained the daughter's name.
Henry Smith was born in Connecticut, in 1760. He died in Adams County in 1802. He was buried in a field near his home, and a stone marks his grave, placed there by his son Oliver. He came to the Northwest Territory in 1799, and bought 300 acres of land at the mouth of Beasley Fork. After his death his widow became the second wife of Nathaniel Foster above.
As to revolutionary pensions. The act of September 29, 1789, gave to the wounded and disabled soldiers the pensions granted by the sev- eral states, for a period of one year.
On July 16, 1790, congress provided that the pensions paid by the states to wounded and disabled soldiers should be paid by the United States for one year.
The act of March 23, 1792, required the soldiers to go before a court and produce a certificate from an officer of the regiment or com- pany in which he served, that he was disabled, or he had to produce two witnesses to that effect. Also he had to have the evidence of two free- holders of his vicinity as to his mode of life and employment and means of support for the twelve months preceding. The court was required to examine and report his disability to the secretary of war.
The act of February 28, 1793, required two surgeons to examine and report the disability. The judge of the court was required to make a recommendation in each case.
The act of March 3, 1803, gave pensions to officers, soldiers, and sailors disabled by wounds, and also who did not desert the service. The district judge took the evidence and forwarded it. The act was enlarged March 3, 1805. April 10, 1806, another act was passed for those wounded in the service. The procedure was the same as under the former acts, but expired in six years. The pension was $5.00 per month to a private and half pay to an officer.
The act of March 18, 1818, gave to every officer and soldier who served nine months or longer and who was in need of assistance from his county. $8.00 per month for a private and $20.00 for an officer for life. So many claims were made under this act that on May 1, 1820, congress passed the Alarm Act (a standing disgrace to our country), by which each person receiving a pension under its provisions was re- quired to go before a court and take an oath as to his estate and income, and that he had not given away his property to bring himself within the act of :818, and the pension was to be dropped, if this was not done.
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After the pensioner forwarded his evidence, the secretary of war was required to revise the lists and drop all he did not deem indigent. This did not apply to any who had been wounded. Major Finley elected not to take the oath and was dropped, but was restored in 1828.
The act of June 7, 1832, granted pensions to all the officers and sol- diers who had served for one or more terms, a period of two years, whether in the continental line or militia. In the list herein given all whose pension certificates were dated prior to June 7, 1832, were pen- sioned under the act of March 18, 1818, and those who were placed on the pension roll at a date subsequent to June 7, 1832, received pen- sions under the law of that date
The celebrations of Independence Day for the first twenty-five years after the revolutionary war were solemn and imposing affairs. At these the survivors of the revolutionary war were honored by important places in the parades, processions, and in the seats at the public dinners. Whenever it was practicable, the soldiers of the revolution were buried with military honors conducted by the nearest militia organiza- tion. The last surviving revolutionary soldier of Adams County passed away in 1851. The last surviving in the whole country died in 1869.
The generations which knew them hardly appreciated their ser- vice. Now that the last of them has been dead for fifty years, and that we begin to understand the greatness of our country, we appreciate their services. It is to be hoped the people of Adams County will see that the grave of every one of them is properly marked, preserved, and honored, once a year, on Memorial Day, so long as our Republic shall continue.
ADAMS COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR. Company D, 24th O. V. I.
This was Adams County's first offering in the civil war. The com- pany was mustered into service June 13, 1861. The original officers were : Moses Patterson, captain ; Armstead T. M. Cockerill, first lieutenant ; Lafayette Foster, second lieutenant. Patterson died September 2, 1861, and Cockerill succeeded him and became lieutenant colonel of the regiment. Isaac N. Dryden, killed at the battle of Chickamauga, was the third captain and George Collings was the fourth.
The following were the battles participated in by the company :
Great Mountain, W. Va., September 12-13, 1861 ; Greenbrier, West Va., October 3, 1861 ; Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862; Corinth, Miss., May 30, 1862; Perrysville, Ky., October 8, 1862; Stone River, Tenn., December 31, 1862 and January 1-2, 1863; Woodbury, Tenn., January 24, 1863 ; Tullahoma Campaign, Tenn., June 23-30, 1863; Chickamauga, Ga., September 19-20, 1863; Lookout Mountain, Tenn., November 24, 1863; Mission Ridge, Tenn., November 25, 1863; Ringgold, Ga. (Tay- lor's Ridge), November 27, 1863; Buzzard Roost, Ga. (Rocky Face Ridge), February 25-27, 1864: Nashville, Tenn., December 1-14, 1864; Nashville, Tenn. (Battle of), December 15-16, 1864; Decatur, Ala. (Cap- ture of), December 27-28, 1864.
The following were killed in battle, or died in the service: Wil- liam R. Adamson, September 25, 1863, died of wounds at Chickamauga ;
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William H. Bailey, April 7, 1862, killed at Shiloh; Isaac N. Dryden, captain, was wounded September 20, 1863, at the battle of Chickamauga, and died of the same some days later ; John K. Edgington, died July 28, 1861, at Camp Chase, Ohio; Allen Gutridge, was killed September 19, 1863, at Chickamauga ; Luther C. Hines, died May 2, 1864, of a wound in the foot received at Lookout Mountain; William L. McConnell, Janu- ary 16, 1862, of disease; Robert W. McClanaham, March 22, 1862, of disease ; James Ogle, killed at Chickamauga; David S. Potter, sergeant, color bearer, while carrying the colors, was killed at Stone River. He is buried at West Union. James R. Puntenney, sergeant, was killed at Stone River; John W. Rivers, died August 4, 1863, of disease; Wm. H. Swanger, April 18, 1862, died of wounds received at Shiloh, interred in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky; Henry M. Toll, was killed at Chickamauga, and buried at Chattanooga; Alexander Thomp- son, killed at Chickamauga; William S. Crawford, died December 29, 1864, of wounds received at the battle of Nashville ; buried at Nashville; Robert C. Hayslip died September 29, 1865, of disease; Sewell Poin- ter, died January 20, 1865, of wounds received at Nashville. Wesley Schultz, corporal, and Samuel W. Thomas, second lieutenant, were killed at the battle of Nashville. None of the Adams County men have records of wounds on the official roster. Those wounded all died of their wounds, or else no record was made.
Most of the members of Company D have gone to the other side. Daniel Emery is living in Colorado. Thomas E. DeBruin is the post- master at Winchester. James Credit is living in Monroe Township. William T. Hook is in Clinton County. John W. Lightbody is at Blue Creek, as is also George W. Lewis. William H. Holderness is living at Vanceburg, Kentucky. No doubt others are living, but the editors of this work are not advised of their whereabouts. This company saw as hard service as any in the war. They were noble patriots, every one, and reflected great credit on the patriotism of the people of the county, whom they represented. William H. Holderness was first lieutenant at muster, and Samuel B. Charles was second lieutenant, and George Collings captain.
Company B, 33d O. V. I.
This company was raised in Adams County. It was mustered in the service August 27, 1861, at Portsmouth, Ohio, to serve for three years. The original officers were: Ephriam J. Ellis, captain; Edwin M. DeBruin, first lieutenant; Ellis A. Ramsey, second lieutenant. Cap- tain Ellis was promoted to major, January 16, 1863, and DeBruin to captain at the same date. Ellis A. Ramsey was made first lieutenant January 16, 1863, and William Baldwin was made second lieutenant the same date. The regiment participated in the following battles :
Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862; Chickamauga, Ga., September 19- 20, 1863; Lookout Mountain, Tenn., November 24, 1863; Mission Ridge, Tenn., November 25, 1863; Resaca, Ga., May 13-16, 1864; Cassville, Ga., May 19-22, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 9-30, 1864; Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., August 31 and September 2, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., July 28 to September 2, 1864; Averysboro, N. C., March 16, 1865; Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21, 1865; Goldsboro, N. C., March 21, 1865.
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The following were killed in battle or died in the service : Ephraim J. Ellis, killed at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863; Spencer H. Wilson, the first sergeant, son of the Hon. John T. Wilson, died March 4, 1862, at Louisville, Ky .; Samuel Anderson, sergeant, died July 9, 1864, at Camp Dennison, Ohio; Corporal Samuel Pullin, died August 24, 1864, a prisoner at Andersonville, Ga .; George A. Bryan, died a prisoner, April 20, 1864, at Danville, Va .; Luther Bentley, died June 4, 1862, at Elizabethtown, Ky .; Isaac Black, died December 26, 1861, at Louis- ville, Ky .; Henry C. Bryan, was killed May 14, 1864, at Resaca, Ga .; Ashbury Evans, was killed October 8, 1862, at Perryville, Ky .; Charles Fetters, December 31, 1862, at Stone River; Isaac Fretz, died of di- sease, June 5, 1865, at Long Island, N. Y .; Daniel H. Grimes, died January 4, 1862, at home; Daniel Grimes, died August 9, 1864, of wounds received at Atlanta, Ga .; Richard Hagerman, died January 23, 1865, and died in prison; Ransom Hodges, died June 23, 1862, at Huntsville, Ala .; Moses E. Hempleman, died February 19, 1863, at Murfreesboro, Tenn .; Richard Hagerman, died January 23, 1865, in prison at Andersonville, Ga .; Isaac N. McNown, died March 4, 1862, at Elizabethtown, Ky .; Jacob W. E. McCormick, died May 4, 1864. at Andersonville, Ga .; Manley Bennett, died April 3, 1865, of wound's received at the battle of Bentonville; Henry Pierce, died October 23. 1863, of wounds received in action at Chattanooga, Tenn .; Joseph Parker, Jr., killed July 22, 1864, in battle at Atlanta, Ga .; William H. Richards, died June 20, 1864, in prison; William F. Rankins, died No- vember 8, 1862, at Huntsville, Ala .; Moses Starrett, died January 7, 1865, at Louisville, Ky .; John Thompson, died April 17, 1864, on flag of truce boat at Fortress Monroe, Va .; John M. Vanderman, killed De- cember 31, 1862, at Stone River; Ezra Whitees, died December 10, 1863, at Chattanooga, Tenn., of wounds; William Walker, died Janu- ary 8, 1862, at Louisville, Ky .; Henry C. Walker, died April 16, 1862, at Huntsville, Ala .; Aaron Whaley, died December 24, 1862, at New Albany, Ind.
There is no separate record of those wounded, who recovered.
Six of this company were captured at the battle of Chickamauga. Of those who were captured and who survived are: Daniel R. Shriver, first sergeant ;. William F. Grierson,' sergeant; William E. Howell. John B. Seeman was captured March 23, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C. Gen. Joshua W. Sill, killed at Stone River, was the first colonel of this regiment, and Oscar F. Moore succeeded him.
F. B. Mussey was the original surgeon of the regiment. John Wills Kendrick, the original adjutant of the regiment, is the Bishop of Arizona of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Albert G. Byers was the original chaplain. Capt. Ellis A. Ramsey is living at Washington C. H., manager for southern Ohio of the Union Central Life Insurance Company.
Company 1, 39th O. V. I.
This company was organized in August, 1861. Rev. David C. Benjamin, a Methodist minister on the West Union circuit, was the original captain, and Fletcher Hypes, another Methodist minister on the same circuit, was first lieutenant. Nathan R. Thompson, of Win . chester, was the second lieutenant. Most of the company enlisted on
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the fourth day of July, 1861. This was the celebrated Groesbeck Regi- ment of Cincinnati. John Groesbeck was the original colonel. Ed- ward F. Noyes, afterwards general, was the second colonel, and Henry T. McDowell, of Portsmouth, was the first lieutenant colonel. Benja- min W. Chidlaw was chaplain till April 1, 1862. Company A of this regiment was from Portsmouth, Ohio. The following is the list of bat- tles in which the regiment participated :
New Madrid, Mo., March 3-5, 1862; New Madrid, Mo., March 13, 1862; Island No. 10, Tenn., April 8, 1862; Iuka, Miss., September 19- 20, 1862; Corinth, Miss., October 3-4, 1862; Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn., December 30, 1862; Atlanta Campaign, May 5 to September 8, 1864; Resaca, Ga., May 13-16, 1864; Dallas, Ga., May 25 to June 4, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 9-30, 1864; Nickajack Creek, Ga., July 2-5, 1864; Chattahoochee River, Ga., July 6-10, 1864; Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., August 31 to September 1, 1864; Lovejoy Station, Ga., September 2-6, 1864; River's Bridge, S. C., February 3-9, 1865; Cheraw, S. C., March 2-3, 1865; Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21, 1865.
The following were the causalities: George W. Hetherington, died January 26, 1862, at Palmyra, Mo .; David Irwin, died July 18, 1862, at Corinth, Miss .; Samuel A. Kelley, corporal, died August 18, 1864, at the battle of Atlanta, Ga .; Benjamin F. Kilgore, died July 22, 1864, at the battle of Atlanta, Ga .; John M. McNeil, private, died Octo- ber 16, 1862; John Massie, private, died September 18, 1862, at Jack- son, Tenn .; Joseph P. Nesbit was killed in action near Savannah, Ga., December 11, 1864; John H. Parks, private, died July 7, 1864, of wounds received at Nickajack, Ga. ; James H. Stewart, private, died May 23, 1862, at his home in Manchester, Ohio; William K. Walker, private, died March 16, 1863, of disease; George Gerhorn, corporal, was wounded in service; William E. McNeil, corporal, wounded July 4, 1861, in the battle of Atlanta; John B. Douglas, private, captured near Savannah ; Henry C. Foster, private, was wounded July 22, 1864, in the battle of Atlanta, Ga.
Company B, 60th O. V. I.
This company was organized at Gallipolis, Ohio, February 28, 1862, and served one year. It was mustered out November 10, 1862, on order from the War Department. Company B was organized in the northern edge of Adams County and the southern part of High- land County, with some men from Brown. The original captain was Phillip Rothrock; William O. Donohoo, first lieutenant; 'A. S. Heth- erington, second lieutenant. The regiment participated in the follow- ing battles :
Strasburg, Va., June 1-2, 1862; Harrisburg, Va., June 6, 1862; Cross Keys, Va., June 8, 1862; Harper's Ferry, Va., September 15, 1862.
The causalities of this company were as follows: Charles Hav- ens, private, died June 5, 1862, in rebel prison ; H. B. Higgins, private, died June 30, 1862, of wounds received at Winchester, Va .; George W. Nelson, private, died December 5, 1862, of disease; Joseph Nichols, private, died July 2, 1862, of disease; George Reedy, private, died June I, 1862, at New Creek, Va., of disease; Thomas A. Thompson, private,
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died September, 1862, of wounds at Harper's Ferry, Va., in battle; Wil- liam C. Waits, private, died July 8, 1862, of disease. Stephen D. Paris, private, was captured at Winchester, Va., also Roselle, captured at Winchester, Va .; Peter E. Ridings, died June 2, 1862, at Petersburg, Va., while a prisoner of war; Thomas A. Thompson, died of wounds re- ceived at the battle of Harper's Ferry, September 15, 1862.
. The 70th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
This regiment was organized in 1861, at West Union, Ohio. It had its rendezvous at the old fair grounds, lying on the Maysville and Zanesville turnpike, named Camp Hamer, in honor of General Thomas L. Hamer, of Georgetown, Ohio, who was in the Mexican war. The regiment remained there during the months of October, November, and December, 1861, and moved to Ripley, Ohio, December 25, 1861. There it remained in camp until February 18, 1862. The regiment was formed of Adams County men, except one company from Brown County and two from Hamilton County.
The original field officers were: Joseph R. Cockerill, colonel; Dewitt C. Loudon, lieutenant colonel; John W. McFerran, major; Henry L. Phillips, first lieutenant and adjutant; Israel H. DeBruin, quartermaster ; John M. Sullivan, chaplain; Charles H. Swain, sur- geon ; Thomas J. Ferrell, assistant surgeon; Robert H. Von Harlinger and Frederick Jaeger, assistant surgeons.
Col. Cockerill resigned April 13, 1864, and Lieutenant Colonel Dewitt C. Loudon was promoted to colonel. He resigned August 9, 1864. Major McFerran died October 3, 1862, at Fort Pickering, near Memphis, Tennessee. William B. Brown was the second major. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel April 26, 1864, and was killed Aug- ust 3, 1864, in battle near Atlantic. Thomas Brown was the third major, promoted from captain of Company H.
Surgeon Charles H. Swain resigned August 3, 1863, and Robert H. Von Harlinger was appointed in his place and served during the remaining service of the regiment. Frederick Jaeger was an assist- ant surgeon, appointed September 7, 1862, and resigned January 29, 1864. Andrew Urban was the second adjutant, and Linsdey L. Edg- ington the third adjutant. Rev. H. I. DeBruin, quartermaster, re- signed June 2, 1863, and John Heaton was appointed in his place, fol- lowed by Charles A. Grimes and Francis Rickards. Joseph Blackburn, captain of Company F, was the first chaplain. He resigned August 28, 1862, and was followed by John M. Sullivan, who resigned January 16, 1864.
The original officers of Company A were: W. B. Brown, captain; Lewis Love, first lieutenant; Brice Cooper, second lieutenant. This company was raised about Winchester, Fincastle, and North Liberty.
The original officers of Company B were: James F. Summers, captain ; Samuel G. Richards, first lieutenant; William P. Spurgeon, second lieutenant. This company was raised about Locust Grove and in the northeastern part of the county.
The original officers of Company C were: Reason T. Naylor, cap- tain; Valentine Zimmerman, first lieutenant; W. R. Stewart, second
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lieutenant. This company was raised in Monroe Township and in the vicinity of West Union.
The original officers of Company D were: Charles Johnson, cap- tain; Samuel M. Woodruff, first lieutenant; Joseph W. Denham, sec- ond lieutenant. This company was raised in Cincinnati, Hamilton County.
The original officers of Company E were: John T. Wilson, cap- tan; John Campbell, first lieutenant; Joseph Spurgeon, second lieuten- ant. This company was raised in the vicinity of Tranquility, Eckmans- ville, and North Liberty.
The original officers of Company F were: Joseph Blackburn, cap- tain; James Drennen, first lieutenant; Isaac W. Adams, second lieu- tenant. This company was raised in the western part of Adams County and Brown County.
The original officers of Company G were: N. W. Foster, cap- tain; John H. Truitt, first lieutenant; John Nelson, second lieutenant. This company was raised around Manchester, Stout's Run, and Gift Ridge.
Company H, Benjamin F. Wiles, captain; William H. Herbert, first lieutenant; John Taylor, second lieutenant. This company was raised in the western part of Adams County and the eastern part of Brown County.
Company I, Daniel B. Carter, captain; Joinville Reiff, first lieu- tenant : George A. Foster, second lieutenant. This company was raised in Hamilton County.
Company K, Felix Slone, captain; William R. Harmon, first lieu- tenant; Amos F. Ellis, second lieutenant. This company was from Brown County.
The first soldier from Adams County killed in battle was William J. Ellis from Company G, killed at Shiloh on April 6, 1862.
The first soldier of Adams County wounded was Henry Kress from Manchester, wounded in the battle of Shiloh on the same morn- ing.
The following is a list of the battles in which the regiment partici- pated :
Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862; Russell House, May 17, 1862; Battle of Resaca, May 7 to May, 1864; siege of Corinth opening April 29, and closing with the capture of Corinth, May 30, 1862; capture of Holly Springs, Miss., July 1, 1862; captured cannon and ammunition at Fort Randolph, Miss., October 1, 1862; siege of Vicksburg from June 20 to July 4, 1863; Jackson, Miss., July 9-16, 1863; Black River, Miss., July 5, 1863; Chattanooga, Tenn., November 23, 1863; Battle of Mis- sionary Ridge, November 25. 1863; Knoxville Raid during the month of December. 1863, and driving Longstreet from Knoxville after the battle of Missionary Ridge; Dallas, Ga., May 25, to June 4, 1864; Champion Hills, May 16, 1863; New Hope Church, Ga., June 2, 1864: Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 30, 1864 ; Little Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 20, 1864; Big Shanty, June 8, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864; Ezra Church, Ga., July 28. 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., July 28 to September 2, 1864; Lovejoy Station, Ga., September 2-6, 1864; Statesboro, Ga., December 4. 1864; Fort McAllister, Ga., December 13, 1864; Rome,
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Ga., October, 1864; Aversboro, N. C., March 16-20, 1865; Benton- ville, N. C., March 19-21, 1865; Raliegh's March to the Sea; Little Rock, Ark., August, 1865.
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