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Andrew Yingling was a private in Captain Gameline's Company, Col. Moses Hazens Regiment, Continental Troops. He enlisted October 14, 1782, but the date of his discharge from the service is not shown. This regiment was known as "Hazen's Regiment of Canadians," "The Independent Canadian Regi- ment" and as "Congress's own Regiment." It was composed of men from Pennsylvania, New York and the New England States. Mr. Yingling was a resident of Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio and settled just below Hanging Rock in 1798. He is the grandfather of James H. Yingling of the French Grant.
Jesse Young was born January 14, 1751 and died September 2, 1804. He was in Col. Timothy Bedel's Company of rangers from the colony of New Hampshire. He enlisted June 19, 1775. In the expedition against Canada in 1777 and 1778 he was a Lieutenant. He entered this service December 15, 1777 in Captain Wm. Tarlton's Company, Col. Timothy Bedel. The regiment was raised by resolution of Congress. As a war commissioned officer, he served five months and two days. He was discharged as Lieutenant March 31, 1778. He served in Captain Luther Richardson's Company, Col. Timothy Bedel, trom April 4, 1778, for eleven months and 27 days. He had a daughter Mary who married John Hurd and a daughter Charlotte Maria, who married Joseph Mills Glidden Smith, Mrs. Mary H. Bannon, wife of Hon. James W. Bannon, Mrs. Josephine Murfin of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Joseph Warren Smith of Los Angel- es, Cal., and Gen. Jacob H. Smith of the Regular Army are descendants of this soldier.
George Yost served for three years in Lieutenant William Beatty's Com- pany, the 7th Maryland regiment, commanded by Colonel John Gunby, in the
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Revolutionary War. He is the great great-grandfather of Mrs. Frank L. Brown of Youngstown, Ohio, J. Huston Varner and Mrs. Anna Varner Sanford of Cincinnati, Ohio, on the Varner side.
As to Revolutionary pensions. The act of September 29, 1789, gave to the wounded and disabled soldiers the pensions granted by the several 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 onicer of the regiment or company 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 of the twelve months pre- ceding. Ine court was required to examine and report his disability to the preceding. The court was required to examine and report his disability to the secretary of the 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 to those 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 ser- vice. 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 required 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 1818, and the pension was to be dropped, if this was not done. 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.
The act of June 7, 1832, granted pensions to all the officers and soldiers 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 certifi- cates were dated prior to June 7, 1832, were pensioned 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 pensions under the law of that date.
The celebrations of Independence Day for the first twenty-five years atter the Revolutionary war were solemn and imposing affairs, At these the sur- vivors 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 orginization. The last surviving Revolutionary soldier of Scioto County passed away November 2, 1856. The last surviving in the whole country died in 1869.
The generations which knew them hardly appreciated their service. Now that the last of them has been dead for forty-six years, and that we begin to understand the greatness of our country, we appreciate their services. It is to be hoped that the people of Scioto County will see that the grave of every one of them is properly marked, preserved, and honored, once a year, on Me- morial Day, so long as our Republic shall continue.
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CAPTAIN DAVID ROOP'S COMPANY.
Muster Roll of Captan David Roop's Company in the First Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Duncan McArthur in the service of the United States, whose term of enlistment commenced October 1, 1812, and ex- pired May 7, 1813.
No.
NAMES.
RANK.
REMARKS.
1
Roop, David
Captain.
2
Arnold, Thomas
Lieutenant.
3
McDougal, Richard
Ensign
4
Wilcoxen, George W
First Sergeant
5
Coberly, William
Second Sergeant.
6
Rankins, Benj
Third Sergeant.
7
Noel, Daniel.
Fourth Sergeant
8 9 10
Carey, John
Second Corporal.
11
Rardon, Daniel.
Fourth Corporal. Fifer
13
Mustard, Enos
Drummer
14
Brewer, Richard
Private.
15 16 17
-
Clark, John
Drew no pay at Dayton.
18
Darlington, Alisha.
44
66
66
25
Laforgee, John ..
66
26
Mulholland, Charles.
In U. S. A.
27 28 29
Noel, John. Sr
30
Noel, Peter.
31
Noel, Nicholas
32
Noel, Philip
33
Nichols, Joseph
34
Noel, Jacob P
35
Plowman, Michael
Died at Detroit. In U. S. A.
RECAPITULATION.
Captain
Lieutenants ...
Ensigns
Sergeants.
Corporals .....
Musicians
Privates
Total.
Present for duty
1
1
1
4
3
2
30
42
In United States Army.
...
..
1
2
3
Dead
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Recapitulation
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
33
46
66
66
19 20
Deaver, William
Groninger, John
Groninger, Abraham
16
66
4 .
. 6
McDougal, George ..
66
Moore, John
6
36
Rardon, John
37
Rardon, James
66
38
Rinely, Henry
66
39
Smith, John.
40
Smith, Isaac
41
Shelpman, Spicer
42
Stewart, Paul ..
43
Wilcoxen, Walter
66
44
Williams, Thomas
66
45
Wright, William
46
Wilcoxen, Thomas
66
In U. S. A.
12
Noel, John
Collins, Thomas
First Corporal.
Bevins, Thomas
Third Corporal.
Deaver, James.
66
21 22 23 24
Zarley, Reason
Carey, William
Glaze, Airhart.
Mustard, Joseph
...
....
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CAPTAIN WILLIAM KENDALL'S COMPANY.
Pay Roll of Captain Kendall's Troop of Horse in the Brigade of Militia commanded by Brigadier General Robert Lucas, in the service of the United States, under the command of His Excellency, Return J. Meigs, Governor of Ohio, being called into actual service upon the requisition of Major General William H. Harrison, Commandant of the Eighth United States Military District.
No.
Names.
Rank.
Ain't Received
Remarks.
1
Kendall, William
Captain
$64 41
2
Clingman, George W
1st Lieutenant
47 20.5
3
Moore, Allen
2d
47 20.5
4
Jones, William
Cornet
40 32
5
Glover, Nathan
1st Sergeant
24 15
6
Collins, James
66
24 15
7
Jones, Samuel G.
3rd
24 15
8
Boynten, Joseph ..
4th
66
24 15
9
Boynton, Charles C
1st Corporal
23 12
10
Nichols, Samuel
2d
..
23 12
11
Clingman, John
3rd
23 12
12
Brown, Thomas
4th
23 12
13
Lowery, William
Musician
22 08
Paid to his father.
14
Lloyd, Johnstin
Farrier
23 12
15
Adams, Frances
Private
14 48
16
Brady Samuel
21 05
17
Brown, John
21 05
18
Burley, Daniel
46
19 08
19
Buckles, William
21 05
Paid to R. Buckels.
20
Bennett, Thomas
66
21 05
21
Barger, Jacob.
19 74
Discharged at Sandusky. 66
22
Byerly, Michael
19 08
23
Conner, Cornelius
21 05
24
Clark, Jonathan
21 05
25
Curtis, Joseph
21 05
26
Fenrt, Benjamin.
16 45
66
66
27
Gunn, Havilla.
21 05
28
Glover, Elijah
19 08
29
Gharkey, David
21 05
30
Huff, Jefre.
21 05
31
Huff, Caleb ..
21 05
32
Hall, Samuel A
21 05
33
James, Johu
21 05
34
King, John ..
21 05
35
Lock, Benjamin.
21 05
36
Musgrove, Abner
21 05
37
Mckinney, Solomon
19 74
66
..
38
Munn, James
21 05
39 40
Prather, John
21 05
41
Philips. James
11 18.5
Joined Company at Sandusky.
42
Roby, William
21 05
43
Richart, Henry
21 05
44
Robison, William G
21 05
45
Sheely, Henry
21 05
46
Shangler, Jacob.
21 05
47
Sappington, Thomas
14 48
Discharged at Sandusky.
48
Slack, Abraham
21 05
66
66
50
Welch, Abraham
66
21 05
51
White, Uriah ..
46
19 74
66
52
Young, Samuel
21 05
There were no newspapers published in Scioto County during the war and no public record of any matters connected. At that time the total population of the County was only about 3,500. The city of Portsmouth was only a locality, having no legal existence until March 1, 1815, after the war was over. The total population of Wayne Township, at the outbreak of the war, was about but 400. The men of military age in the County were not, all told, over 649; so Scioto County did not figure much in the war. Of the general call for the militia no record whatever has been preserved. The men rendezvoused at Mar- tin Funk's home in the latter part of July, 1813, and went to Sandusky and re- turned. There was a general call in August, 1812, the year before but no rec-
19 74
66
49
Taylor, Nimrod.
16 45
Discharged at Sandusky.
44
66
.
Moore, Lewis.
66
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ord has been preserved. All that has been preserved as to the war of 1812, is the muster roll of Captain David Roop's Company of 42 persons who were in the service from May 1, 1812, until May 7, 1813. The Company went to Detroit, but does not appear to have been in any battles. It was in Hall's Surrender, August 15, 1812 and was paroled. It was in some skirmishes with the Indians but no one was killed. There were seven Noels in the Company. Daniel Noel was Fourth Sergeant of the Company. He survived until 1852, when he died and was buried in Greenlawn. His wife put up a monument to him which reads, "My husband Daniel Noel," and has a marble coffin figured on top of it. She survived until December 13, 1893 and died in her ninety-sixth year. She drew a pension under the act of March, 1878, as his widow until her death.
John Noel was a fifer in this Company. Jacob P. Noel, the best of the Noels, was in this Company.
The roll of the Company is given on page 218.
In August, 1813, General William Kendall was Captain of a Troop of Horse which entered the service July 28, 1813, and served until August 28, 1813. Each man was paid 40 cents per day for his horse and most of them were paid for more than one month and one day. Some never paid for 17, 22, 25, 29 and 30 days respectively. Of those whose names are found on the roll, William Kendall, William Jones, the first school teacher, Nathan Glover, Sam- uel G. Jones, John Brown, Elijah Glover, David Gharky, and Benjamin Fenrt, have sketches herein. James Munn of this Company, was the Revolu- tionary soldier, Henry Sheely and Uriah White are well known to the columns of this work. The pay per month of the Company was Captain, $50.00; Lieu- tenants, $33.33; Cornets, $26.66; Sergeants, $10.00; Corporals, $10.00; Musicians, $3.00; Farrier, $10.00; Privates, $8.00.
THE MEXICAN WAR.
In the times of the Whig party, Scioto County was Whig, and did not take much interest in the Mexican War. Edward Hamilton, a popular young lawyer and a Whig, undertook to raise a Company for the Mexican War, and did so. He raised Company D of the First Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Alex- ander W. Mitchell was Colonel, John B. Weller was Lieutenant Colonel, and Thomas L. Hamer, Major, succeeded by Luther Giddings. The Company was mustered in, June 1, 1846, to serve one year. Edward Hamilton was Captain, John K. Kidd was First Lieutenant, and John W. Maben Second Lieutenant, Charles Boyle and Cassander Hall were also Second Lieutenants. The men were mostly recruited from the furnaces and their names would now sound strange to the people of Scioto County. The Company was in two battles, Mon- terey, Mexico, September 21, 1846, and Ceralvo, Mexico, March 7, 1847. The regi- men had 24 killed, 42 died of disease, total loss 66. Of Company D, Tim- othy Boyle was killed, September 6, 1846, in battle, James Davids was killed No- vember 25, 1846, by accidental discharge of a gun. John W. Hewlett was killed September 21, 1846, at the battle of Monterey. William H. H. Canley, John Estes, Alexander McHenry, William E. Stephens, Robert Walters and Hiram Wilson, died in the service Andrew J. Canley, Alfred Donaghue, Daniel Estes, Thomas Fought, David Fuller, Martin Hickle, Edward Reed, Henry Rice, Law- rence Rowley, John H. Slater, George D. Smith, Griffin Soward, Burrill Ste- phens, Thomas W. Sullivan and George W. Wooten were discharged for dis- ability during the year for which the Company was enlisted. The roster of the Company will be found on pages 394 and 395 of Vol. 11, Ohio Roster. The regiment was organized June 23, 1846, at Cincinnati, Ohio. Captain Hamil- ton's Company was organized June 1, 1846, the second completed in the regi- ment. He marched liis men about Portsmouth aftetr rendezvous and they were laughed at for their awkwardness. On June 11, 1846, the Scioto and Lawrence County Volunteers were encamped on the "common" near the town. On Wed- nesday, June 10, the Ross County Volunteers, 86 in number, left on the steamer, Ashland, for Fort Washington. On June 18, 1846, the Stark County Rangers were in Portsmouth. They came down by canal from Massilon. James Allen was then Captain.
The Portsmouth Company was to leave June 18. Five companies went away from Portsmouth on the steamboat, New World. They stopped near Henderson, Ky., and went into a grove and celebrated the Fourth of July. At the celebration, Major Hamer and Captain Hamilton were two of the ora-
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tors. After the celebration was over, the soldiers bathed in the Ohio River. On July 18, 1846, the Portsmouth Company of the First Regiment was on the Mexican soil. On the 12th of November, 1846, they were at Monterey, Mexico. After the battle of Monterey, during the war there was a Company of Ports- mouth Guards organized. Colonel Peter Kinney was captain, John Cook was First Lieutenant, L. N. Robinson was Second Lieutenant, Colonel O. F. Moore was Third Lieutenant, John Fryer and Colonel J. J. Appler were both Lieuten- ants at different times. Colonel S. E. Varner, John L. Ward, Charles C. Row, Uriah McCloud, John Barker, L. C. Damarin, George W. White, A. W. Bus- kirk, Martin Molster, Leonard C. Heaton, Joseph C. Gilbert and George W. Brown were also members of the company. It paraded 80 men. The men had dark blue swallow tail coats faced with white, with stars, on the tails and face, of the coats. Their trousers were dark blue, with white stripes down the seams. They had white waist and shoulder belts, bell crowned caps, with metal plates in front with white cord behind, looped under the chin, and with a drooping white plume. They were drilled by Captain John Scott, a West Point graduate and afterwards by Lieutenant Ernst, then stationed in Ports- mouth as a recruiting officer. L. P. N. Smith was ensign and carried the ban- ner. Lieutenant William Peck and Frank McCoy were fifers. Alexander Weatherwax was drummer.
During the Mexican War the total population of Wayne Township was not much over 2,000 and the County about 15,000. The males of military age in Scioto County, during the Mexican War were not over 1,200, consequently the amount of enthusiasm, can be figured from the above statements General Ed- ward Hamilton, for he was general of the militia, was the central figure in Portsmouth during this war. In July, 1846, he resigned as a member of the Town Council on account of going to war. The town presented him the flag for his Company, at the time he went into the war, President Zachary Taylor, who made his acquaintance during the Mexican War, appointed him Secretary of the Territory of Oregon and on October 19, 1849, he resigned as Town Clerk on account of his intended removal. He left with the council the flag his Com- pany carried through the Mexican War. He also resigned as Examiner of the public schools. E. W. Jordan was elected Town Clerk. Mr. Currie introduced a resolution to the effect that the Council would with pleasure accept the trust of the flag, which waved over the battlefield of Monterey. Peter Kinney, John L. Ward and James Malcomb were appointed to receive the flag. They reported they had received it, and placed it on the armory of the Portsmouth Guards. The editor of this work was unable to learn what finally became of this flag.
CIVIL WAR. Company G, Ist O. V. I .- Three Months' Service.
At the opening of the War of 1861, there existed in Portsmouth an or- ganization known as Company A of the 15th Ohio Volunteer Militia. The Cap- tain was George B. Bailey, the First Lieutenant, William H. Raynor. There was a vacancy in the Second Lieutenancy, and the Third Lieutenant was George W. Brown The first Sergeant was George O. Newman, the Fourth, Henry E. Jones; the First Corporal was Thomas E. Sikes. Among the members of this Company were: Charles A. Barton, Silas G. Losee, H. C. Doddridge, Thomas Lawson, J. J. Musser, Thomas Yeager, Alfred Kinney, Henry W. Long, Thomas B. Lawson, John Micklethwait, Charles Soule, jr., Samuel Baird, Pat Pendergast, F. C. Gibbs, John J. Glidden, John F. Molster and John Kaps. This Com- pany became Company G, First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, three months men. On the 17th day of April, 1861, this Company was ordered to Washing- ton, D. C., and left on the "Bostona." The Colonel of this First O. V. I. was Alexander McDowell McCook. On muster into service, the officers of Com- pany G were George Bailey, Captain; William H. Raynor, First Lieutenant; Alfred Kinney, Second Lieutenant; George O. Newman, First Sergeant; and the other sergeants were Charles A. Barton, Henry E. Jones and Henry S. Cox. The Corporals were Thomas Sikes, Pat Pendergast, William S. With- erow, John J. Glidden, John F Molster and John Kaps. Thomas J. Cochran, David C Gates, Frank C. Gibbs, Van B. Hibbs, John Kaps, Pat Kendrick, William
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1
Keer, David B. Lodwick, Daniel R. Shriver, William Stokely, Timothy Sullivan and Thomas Yeager were among the privates.
The regiment was organized at Columbus, on the 18th day of April, 1861. It was ordered to Washington, D. C., and left Columbus on the morning of April 19th. It was mustered into the United States service, April 29, at Lan- caster, Pennsylvania, and on its arrival in Washington was assigned to General Schenck's Brigade of General Tyler's Division. It was engaged in the battle of Vienna, June 17, 1861, with the loss of nine killed and three wounded. It was engaged in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, with a loss of three killed, two wounded and two missing. It was mustered out August 1, 1861.
Of the casualties of Company G, Lieutenant William H. Raynor (now General William H. Raynor of Toledo) was wounded and captured at the bat- tle of Bull Run but escaped from the Richmond prison two months later. John R. T. Barnes, Eugene G. Burke. Thomas C. Finton, Joseph C. Smith, Phil- ip Stroad and Daniel Sullivan were all killed at the battle of Vienna, Virginia, on the 17th day of June, 1861. David Gates and John Vollmer were wounded at the same battle.
Companies D and G, 22nd O. V. I .- First Three Months' Service.
On the 17th of April, 1861, Jesse J. Appler was raising a Company of three months' men, which afterwards became Company D, 22nd O. V I. It was mustered into service April 22, 1861. The Captain was Jesse J. Appler, then at the age of 48. Oliver Wood was First Lieutenant, John C Collins., Second Lieutenant.
John A. Turley as Captain, then at the age of forty-eight, raised Com- pany G, of the same regiment. This Company was organized and mustered into service on the 27th day of April, 1861. The Company was composed of John A. Turley, original Captain, but made Lieutenant Colonel of the same regiment May 23, 1861, at which time George Wilhelm became Captain; Benjamin F. Fry- er, First Lieutenant, Francis M. Miles, Second Lieutenant, Benjamin Wood was a private in this Company. Colonel William E. Gilmore, of Chillicothe, was the Colonel of the regiment, John A. Turley, Lieutenant Colonel and Jul- ius A. Penn, Major; Thaddeus A. Minshall, lately Supreme Judge of Ohio, was
Sergeant-Major. It was mustered into the service at different times. The reg- iment was first sent to Parkersburg, W. Virginia. On the way from Co- lumbus, Ohio, to Raysville, Vinton County, there was a railroad accident in which four men lost their lives and fourteen others were so badly injured that they were never able to join the regiment. At Parkersburg, they proceded to erect fortifications. They marched from there to Three Locks and scattered a body of the enemy. The regiment had several small skirmishes with the ene- my during its term of service. It was mustered out August 19, 1861.
Company F, 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry.
On May 15, 1861, Captain John R. Hurd's Company of Kentuckians, which afterwards became Company F, of the Second Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. left on the "Bostona" for Camp Clay. This Company was officered as follows: John R. Hurd. Captain, who was promoted to Major, January 25, 1862, and Jacob H. Smith, now a General of the regular army in the Philippines, the original First Lieutenant, was made Captain. John Milton Blair was also Cap- tain before the Company was mustered out. Jesse C. Hurd was the First Lieu- tenant, and Cyrenius J. Coe, also, and James K. Miller were Second Lieutenants, James H. Forsythe was First Sergeant. Stephen G. Losee was a private in this Company, as was LaFayette Vancyoc. The regiment was organized at Camp Clay, Kentucky, and was mustered into the United States service for three years, on the 13th of June, 1861. The regiment was composed entirely of Ohio men. It operated first in West Virginia and afterwards, in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. It was mustered out of the service June 19, 1864. It had forty-eight killed in battle, twenty-seven died of wounds and forty-nine died of disease.
The following is a list of the battles in which this Company partici- pated: Barber Falls. W. Va .. July 12, 1861; Scarytown, Va., July 17. 1861; Gauley Bridge, W. Va., November 10, 1861; Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862; Bridge Creek, Miss., May 28, 1862; Nashville, Tenn., July 21, 1862; Corinth, Miss., Oct.
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3-4, 1862; Stone River, Tenn., December 31, 1862: Cripple Creek, Tennessee, May 16, 1863, and Chickamauga, Ga., September 19-20, 1863.
The 22nd Regiment O. V. I .- Three Years' Service.
This regiment was originally known as the 13th Missouri and was organ- ized at St. Louis, Mo., April 9, to November 5, 1861, to serve three years. On May 29, 1862, the Secretary of War, by order, changed it to the 22nd O. V. I.
It was made up from Ohio. Oliver Wood of Portsmouth was its second Colonel. He entered it August 21, 1861, at the age of thirty-six as Captain of Company B. He was promoted to Major, May 9, 1862 and to Colonel, September 18, 1862. He was mustered out November 18, 1864.
Company B. was recruited from Scioto County, Ohio.
Col. Charles A. Barton was the original First Lieutenant. He resigned April 18, 1862 on Surgeon's certificate of disability. John W. Wallace was the original Second Lieutenant and John R. Foster was a Corporal.
Daniel Rodmer, Henry H. Cuppett, Noah Dixon, George H. Finney, Abra- ham Miller, Joseph and Craddock Phillips, Hugh D. Stewart and Albert H. Willis were privates in this company.
Company B had eighteen to die in the service of whom five were killed in battle.
The regiment participated in the following battles: Fort Donelson, Tenn. February 14-16, 1862; Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862; Corinth, Miss., (seige of) April 30 to May 30, 1862; Corinth, Miss., (battle of) October 3-4, 1862; Trenton, Tenn, December 26, 1862 and Little Rock, Ark. (Occupation of) September 10, 1863.
Company 1, 26th O. V. I.
July 17, 1861, Captain W. C. Appler left Portsmouth with sixty Volun- teers, on the Bostona, to join the 26th Regiment. These were afterwards mustered into Company I, of the 26th O. V. I. The officers of that Company were: Captain, Washington C. Appler, mustered in July 20. 1861, resigned October 30, 1861. The subsequent Captains were Emilius A. Heck, who resigned July 19, 1862, and Louis D. Adair, who served his whole three years. The originial First Lieutenant was William Ross, who was promoted to be Captain of Com- pany C, April 11, 1862. He was succeeded by Samuel H. Hamilton, who was promoted to Captain of Company H, April 6, 1863. Benjamin F. Grafton was the third holding this office; he resigned November 6, 1864. Edmund C. Miller
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