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of those heroic women who remained in the de- serted homes? Perhaps no one has felt fully ade- quate to the task of paying a just and commensurate tribute to those noble women who were left in the loneliness of their homes by the cruel call, " to arms !" No praise is too great for those brave and silent sufferers.
Joaquin Miller, in his "Bravest of Battles," offers a eulogistic sentiment which touches the heart, but his application is to the life of womankind in gen- eral and is not confined to that supreme heroism displayed in such moments of patriotic devotion. He says-
"The bravest of battles that ever was fought, Shall I tell you where and when?
On the map of the world you'll find it not ; 'Twas fought by the mothers of men. Nay, not with cannon or battle shot, With sword or nobler pen,
Nay, not with eloquent word or thought, . From mouth of wonderful men.
But deep in a walled-up woman's heart- Of woman that would not yield, But bravely, silently bore her part, Lo! there is the battle field.
No marshaling troop, no heroic song, No banner to gleam and wave.
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But oh, those battles, they last so long, From girlhood to the grave."
The scenes of parting when the men marched away to the war are yet very clear and distinct in the memories of those who witnessed them. The fond farewells with a foreboding that they would perhaps never meet again in this world, were pa- thetic and melancholy. Those who went forth to battle were immediately among changing scenes which engrossed their attention. New faces were seen. New acquaintances and friendships were formed. Even the trials and hardships of the march, the bivouac, and the battle, served to dis- tract the thoughts of the soldier from the peaceful home he had so recently left; but to the gentle woman who remained in that home there was ever present that dull, doubting, despairing thought that perhaps no more on earth would she behold the loved one. Every moment of the day carried with it reminders of the absent one. The vacant place at table and fireside, the books read and the pic- ures admired together, the very duties of the hour, everything in and about the home recalled him who had gone, and the voiceless agony over the probable outcome of impending battles with the tearful apprehension and anxiety to learn the result, made woman's burden heavier than man's in those
trying times.
It is regretted that a roster of all the New Lisbon soldiers in this war cannot be given in this sketch, but the fact that some were members of organiza- tions from other States, and lack of facilities for obtaining all the names of those who should be credited to the village, makes it manifestly im- proper to attempt to record them here.
A few were members of the first regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. This regiment was first or- ganized at Columbus, Ohio, April 18, 1861, in response to the first call of President Lincoln for troops, dated April 15, 1861, to serve three months, and was commanded by Colonel Alexander McDowell McCook (afterwards Major-General), who was a native of New Lisbon.
It was composed of companies from Lancaster, Dayton, Cleveland, Portsmouth, Zanesville, Mans- field and Hamilton in this State, and on the morn- ing of the fourth day after the call, and the next day after organization, left Columbus for Wash- ington, D. C. The regiment met with vexatious delays on the route, but on its arrival at Washing- ton early in May, it was assigned to General Schenck's Brigade, and was actively engaged in the battle of Vienna, Va., June 17, 1861, and in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, and was mus-
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The store now known as HAMILTON'S DRUG STORE was established in 1836 by Chas. Helman in the room which it now ocenpies. In the ensning years it passed through various hands, until 1869, when it became the property of M. N. HAMILTON.
In the early days of the store the goods were brought overland by wagon from Philadelphia, Pa., this being the nearest Drug Market. The store was then a distributing point for the surrounding towns, within a radius of fifty miles.
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tered out on expiration of term of service from August I to 16, 1861. Immediately after the mus- tering out of some of the three months men, and before all the companies in the regiment were mus- tered out, the work of reorganization for the three years' service began, but it was not completed until October 30, 1861. Captain Alexander T. Snod- grass and a few others from New Lisbon enlisted in this reorganized regiment and served in the various battles in which it was engaged, beginning at Pittsburg Landing, and ending in front of At- lanta. Lieuteant John W. Jackson of Company I, a resident of New Lisbon, was killed in the battle of Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863. He was a gallant and meritorious officer, and was greatly lamented by his fellow-soldiers.
The Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) was organized at Columbus, Ohio, April 18, 1861, and left Columbus for Washington, D. C., with the First Ohio, on the morning of April 19th. It was also assigned to General Schenck's Brigade, and engaged in the battle of Bull Run. In this regiment Captain Anson G. McCook was appointed to command Company H, on April 17, 1861, and was mustered out with the company July 31, 1861. Upon the reorganization of the regiment for the three years' service he was appointed Major
and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel December 24, 1862, and to Colonel December 31, 1862. and was mustered out with the regiment October 10, 1864, having participated in the battles in which his regiment bore an honorable part from West Lib- erty, Ky., October 23, 1861, to Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20 1864.
The Third Ohio Infantry (three months' service) was organized at Camp Jackson, near Columbus, April 21, 1861, and was mustered into service April 27, 1861, and three days later arrived at Camp Dennison with materials for constructing its own headquarters and throughout the month of May was subjected to thorough discipline and drill, re- ceiving for arms old flint-locks altered to percus- sion. In Company K, known as the Wellsville Company, Calvin L. Starr of New Lisbon, enlisted as a private and was mustered out June 15, 1861, to accept promotion as Second Lieutenant, Com- pany K, Third O. V. I. for the three years' service. Before orders for the field were received, the regi- ment was reorganized and on June 20, 1861, was mustered into service for three years, and, by its thorough drill and discipline during its three months' organization, was enabled at once to enter into active service. It bore an honorable part in the battles of Middle Creek Fork, Rich Mountain, Elk-
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water, Bridgeport, Perryville, Stone River, Sand Mountain, Black Warrior Creek, and Blount's Farm and was mustered out June 21, 1864, by reason of expiration of term of service. Lieut. Calvin L. Starr was promoted from Second to First Lieuten- ant, April 9, 1862, and was killed at the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862. Starr Post, G. A. R., of New Lisbon, was named after Lieut. Calvin L. Starr and his brother, Thomas Clinton Starr, both of whom were killed in the army. Corporal Cornelius Y. Strait, of Company K, was also from New Lisbon, and died at home while on furlough.
The Seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry had three members from New Lisbon, David G. Stein, Company A., Mathias N. Hamilton, Com- pany C, and Joseph J. Bough, Company H. The latter died of disease at Gauley Bridge, Va., Sep- tember 19, 1861.
The Nineteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) had one company, E, enrolled April 24, 1861, at New Lisbon, Captain, Urwin Bean. The several companies of this regiment ren- dezvoused at Camp Taylor, Cleveland, O., and re- mained there until May 27, 1861, upon which date they repaired by rail to Camp Jackson, near Colum- bus. Here the regimental organization was ef-
fected by the election of Field officers. On June 21, 1861, the regiment embarked on steamers at Bellaire, Ohio, for Parkersburgh, Va., arriving there on June 23, and was made a part of General Rosecrans' Brigade. June 25 it moved by rail to Clarksburgh, Va., and became a part of General McClellan's "Provisional Army of West Vir- ginia"; on June 29 it left Clarksburgh with the advance, and made its first real march, reaching Buckhannon on July 2, and Roaring Creek July 7, encamping in front of the fortified Rebel position at Rich Mountain. It distinguished itself before the enemy at Rich Mountain, July 11, 1861, in the cool and handsome manner in which it held its post against a flank attack, and received the commenda- tion of General Rosecrans. On July 23, its term of service having expired, it was ordered home to be mustered out, with a loss of only one man "died of disease." Company E, the New Lisbon company, was mustered out August 28, 1861. This com- pany was composed almost entirely, if not alto- gether, of New Lisbon men, some of whom after- wards enlisted again in other regiments. The regi- ment was organized for three years' service, at Alli- ance, after September 25, 1861.
A number of men from New Lisbon, who had served with the Nineteenth as a three months' regi-
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ment, joined the new organization for three years under Captain Bean, who again had command of Company E. The first death in this regiment was a New Lisbon man, Jacob Clunk, who was acci- dentally killed near Lebanon, Ky., December 6, 1861, by being run over by the team he was driving. Captain Bean was killed in the battle of Stone River, Tenn., January 2, 1863. Charles Brewer was promoted to Captain from First Lieu- tenant and Adjutant, April 7, 1863, and was killed in the battle of Picketts' Mills, Ga., May 27, 1864. This regiment bore an honorable part in some of the hardest fought battles of the war; the official list as published by the War Department be- ing as follows: Shiloh, Tenn., Corinth, Miss., (Oc- cupation of), Stone River, Denn., Liberty Gap, Tenn., Chickamauga, Ga., Missouri Ridge, Tenn., Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., Cassville, Ga., Picketts' Mills, Ga., Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., Lovejoy Sta- tion, Ga., Franklin, Tenn., and Nashville, Tenn. Company H of this regiment also had a few New Lisbon men on its muster roll. Another member of this regiment, who, while not a resident of New Lisbon until after the close of the war, has been very prominently identified with the interests of, and for many years has been a citizen of the vil- lage, is Solomon J. Firestone, who was First
Lieutenant of Company I, was promoted to Captain of Company A, and afterwards to Major and served as Lieutenant Colonel of the gallant Nine- teenth. The Thirty-eighth Ohio Volunteer In- fantry had at least one New Lisbon man, George B. Corbett, who was a member of Company B.
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The Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, or- ganized at Camp Sherman, Ohio, from October 5, 1861. to February 3, 1862, to serve for three years, contained . a considerable number of New Lisbon citizens. Company F, commanded by Captain
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Strew M. Emmons, being composed almost exclu- sively of soldiers from that place. Second Lieuten- ant Freeman Morrison, of this company, was pro- moted to First Lieuteant of Company A, October I, 1862, to Captain of Company H. March 10, 1864; wounded in the battle of Resaca, May 14, 1864; died in Nashville, and his body was brought home to New Lisbon and buried with the honors of war. Joseph Clunk was killed at Arkansas Post, Ark., January 11, 1863. Joseph Lightston died at Helena, Ark. Henry Ogle died at Shiloh, Tenn. William Roland died at Helena, Ark. John Reed died at Milliken's Bend, and the remainder of the New Lisbon members returned home at the close of the war. The Roster of Ohio Soldiers says : "Only a partial list of battles, in which this regi- ment bore an honorable part, is yet published by the War Department and yet it gives a list of twenty-three battles in which the Seventy-sixth took part, beginning with Fort Donelson and end- ing with Bentonville, N. C., and including some of the most terrible engagements of the war.
The Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized in the State of Ohio, at large, from Octo- ber 24, 1861, to January 16, 1862, to serve three years, and New Lisbon was again well represented in this regiment. Company I, commanded by Cap-
tain Andrew Scott, was largely composed of mem- bers from that place. John B. Mills was promoted from First Lieutenant of this company to Captain of Company C, May 2, 1864, and to Major January 18, 1865. William H. Hessin rose from a private to Second Lieutenant, then to First Lieutenant and finally to Captain of this company. David M. Watson also earned promotion from First Sergeant to Second Lieutenant and then to First Lieutenant. Sergeant Thomas Clinton Starr, one of the ill-fated brothers after whom Starr Post, G. A. R. of New Lisbon was named, was appointed from private June 1, 1862, and was killed in the charge on the enemy's works at Kenesaw Mountain, June 15, 1864. Sergeant Scott died of disease at Cincinnati, May 31, 1862. This regiment took part in a num- ber of the important battles and was particularly active in the battle of Atlanta as the effects of that engagement indicated, for of the New Lisbon sol- diers alone, D. H. Watt was killed, while J. B. Mills, W. H. Hessin, George Hanna and Isaac Bur- beck were wounded at that time.
The Eighty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized at Camp Chase, O., June 10, 1862, to serve three months. It was mustered out from October I to October 4, 1862, by reason of expira- tion of term of service. In this regiment Company
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F was composed mainly of residents of New Lisbon and was commanded by Captain John J. Straughn, with Robert Shearer as First Lieutenant and Daniel Wilson as Second Lieutenant.
The One Hundred and Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized at Camp Massillon, O., August 30, 1862, to serve three years. Four com- panies of this regiment were composed of Colum- biana County men, and Company K was known as the New Lisbon company, having been composed, with a few exceptions, of recruits from that place under the command of Captain William J. Jordan, who was promoted to Major January 2, 1863, and was succeeded as. Captain of Company K on that date by Lieutenant Josiah B. Morgan. Immedi- ately after the mustering in of the regiment it was conveyed with all possible speed to Cincinnati, which city was then besieged by the rebel general Kirby Smith. On the IIth of September the ad- vanced pickets of the Confederate forces were met by the 104th, and skirmished with all day, the regi- ment losing one man killed and five wounded. This was the first and only blood spilled in defense of Cincinnati. Soon after the skirmish the rebel army retreated toward Lexington, pursued by the 104th, and from that time the duties performed by the regiment were extremely arduous and harass-
ing. The list of battles participated in by this regi- ment as shown by the Roster of Ohio Soldiers num- bers fourteen, some of them being among the most important engagements during the war. The fol- lowing list of deaths in Company K shows the hardships and exposure to which the men of this command were subjected: Corporal George W. Atterholt died in hospital at Lexington, Ky., April 12, 1863; Corporal Daniel B. Wood died in the same hospital; Israel Brinker died in hospital at Nashville, Tenn., November 23, 1864; Samuel J. Crissinger died in hospital at Newbern, N. C., March 22, 1865; Byron D. Entriken died in prison at Andersonville: Miletus B. Gaskill died in hos- pital at Lexington, Ky. ; Thomas Jessup died in the same hospital; David W. Johnson was killed in action at Knoxville, Tenn .; Joseph Kepner died at Mt. Vernon, Ky .; John B. McDonald died April 9, 1863, in the hospital at Lexington, Ky .; John Mil- ler died March 13, 1863, in the hospital at Frank- fort, Ky .; Samuel Phillips died March 21, 1863, in the hospital at Lexington, Ky. ; William D .. Par- sons died December 3, 1863, in the hospital at the same place, and quite a number were discharged for disability.
The One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry was mustered in at Camp
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Chase, September 12, 1864, to serve one year and was mustered out June 14, 1865, by order of the War Department. Company D, of this regiment, was organized at Alliance, Ohio, and was com-
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manded by Captain John A. Myers, of New Lisbon. Several members of this company were from the
same place. As soon as the organization of the regiment was completed it was ordered to Nash- ville, Tenn., and detailed to perform provost-guard duty at Nashville, and during the battle of Nash- ville it was in the works.
Three or four New Lisbon men were members of Company M, Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and several served in the 12th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.
Among the surgeons and assistant surgeons from Columbiana County were I. M. Todd and W. E. Patterson, of New Lisbon, attached to the 65th O. V. I., and James Westfall of the same place, who was in the 67th O. V. I.
George Corbett, of New Lisbon, saw service in the 29th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry and was mustered out with the regiment.
New Lisbon was also represented in the Missis- sippi River Navy-gun-boat service, by Lieutenant Commander John A. Cornwell, of the gun-boat "Grossback," flagship, and Ensign Nathan Vaughn, of the same vessel, entered as Master's mate.
The One Hundred and Forty-third Ohio Volun- teer Infantry was organized at Camp Chase, May 12th and 13th, 1864, to serve one hundred days. It was composed of the Eighteenth Battalion, Ohio National Guard, from Columbiana County, and a part of the Sixty-ninth Battalion, Ohio National
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Guard, from Coshocton County. Company K, of this regiment, was composed almost entirely of sol- diers from New Lisbon and the immediate vicinity. Oliphant M. Todd was Captain; Andrew J. Block- som, Lieutenant ; George M. Adams, Second Lieu- tenant ; James S. Orr, First Sergeant, and George D. Flugan, Nathan T. Melvin, Charles D. Maus and Ed. Whitacre, Sergeants.
On the 15th of May the regiment left Camp Chase for Washington City, and was placed on gar- rison duty in Forts Slemmer, Totten, Slocum, and Stevens, north of the Potomac. On the 8th of June the regiment embarked for White House, Vir- ginia, but without debarking it was ordered to Ber- muda Hundred. It was assigned to the Tenth Army Corps and was placed in the entrenchments at City Point, where it remained until ordered to Fort Pocahontas. On the 13th of September, 1864, the regiment was mustered out of service at Camp Chase, Ohio, on expiration of term of enlistment.
Of the field and staff officers the late John L. Straughn was Major. He was a man of many engaging traits of character, affable and pleasant in manner, and his death with that of so many of his comrades in arms upon the eve of the celebration has filled the community with sorrow.
That a number of others, not connected with the
organizations mentioned herein, went out from this village and took an active part in the great struggle to suppress the rebellion, does not admit of a doubt, but the records of such are inaccessible. However, New Lisbon had a right to feel proud of her soldier citizens and the record made by her brave sons in the greatest civil war ever known in the history of the world, and delighted to honor all of them, from the highest to the humblest. War, with all its hor- rors, is yet filled with many incidents so ludicrous in their nature as to excite laughter. An old cam- paigner's most enjoyable stories are usually filled with less of forced marches, fierce assaults, stub- born conflicts, bitter exposure and ghastly battle fields, and more of the ridiculous scrapes of foragers, the laughable mistakes of pretenders, and the thousand and one amusing occurrences of army life.
No sketch of war times in this locality would be complete without mention of the pursuit and cap- ture of the famous rebel raider, General John Morgan, as the day of the capture of that noted band of guerillas was perhaps the only one in the history of the county that witnessed an armed rebel within its boundaries. In the month of July. 1863, Morgan and his band, which consisted of artillery and cavalry, crossed the Ohio river from
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Kentucky into Indiana. Striking a short distance into the interior, he followed up through southern Indiana, aiming, it was supposed, for Camp Den- nison, near Cincinnati. Whether he expected aid from the rebel sympathizers in the north, or was only incited by his dare-devil spirit of making a dashing raid through an enemy's country, is not known, but soon after crossing the state line from Indiana into Ohio, his movements were followed by troops stationed at different points throughout the State, and his raid partook more of the character of a fleeing from the wrath to come, than of a bold, aggressive movement through the north. The excitement became intense in the country occupied by the raiding forces, increasing as they progressed and becoming much greater by reason of the exag- gerated reports concerning them. As he was approaching the county in the direction of Saline- ville, most of the citizens of the surrounding coun- try capable of performing military duty, went to that point and spent the night of Saturday, July 25th, under arms. Morgan was hard pressed by the cavalry under Shackleford and Hobson, and in the early morning of Sunday, July 26th, encount- ered Shackleford's force at Salineville. A sharp skirmish ensued, but Morgan escaped with his jaded troopers in the direction of Summitville, from
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