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ARTICLE XVI.
SECRECY.
SECTION 1 .- None but Companions shall be present at business meetings of the Order.
SEC. 2 .- Any member who shall disclose the name of a Companion who has been instrumental in causing the rejection of any candidate for member- ship, or give information that may lead to such disclosure, shall be expelled from the Order, and the Commander shall cause the provisions of this law to be read immediately after the rejection of such application.
ARTICLE XVII.
FUNDS.
SECTION I .- The fiscal year of the Order shall begin on the first day of January.
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ARTICLE XVIII.
ARREARAGES.
SECTION I .- Any Companion who may be in arrears at the time of hold- ing the annual election for officers shall be prohibited from voting, and ineligi- ble to any office until such dues shall have been paid or remitted.
ARTICLE XIX.
RELIEF.
SECTION I .- Every Companion who shall have been a member of the Order for one year and conformed to its laws shall, in case of misfortune and distress, be entitled to such relief as may be deemed expedient.
SECTION 2 .- The widow and the children of a deceased Companion shall be entitled to such relief as the Companion, if living, would have enjoyed.
ARTICLE XXII.
COMMANDERY-IN-CHIEF.
SECTION 1 .- The Commandery-in-Chief shall consist of the Commanders, ex-Commanders, Vice-Commanders, ex-Vice-Commanders, Recorders, and ex-Recorders of the several Commanderies.
BY-LAWS.
ARTICLE III.
FINES.
SECTION I .- The fundamental principles of this Order being recognized as its only test of loyal citizenship, the discussion or introduction of sectarian or
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partisan topics within the precincts of a Commandery is prohibited, and this under a penalty of such fine, not exceeding fifty dollars, as may be imposed by order of the Board of Officers.
SECTION 2 .- All other violations or neglects of duty may be fined at the option of the Commandery.
By order of
BREVET MAJ .- GEN. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, U. S. V.
OFFICAL :
Commander.
A. H. MATTOX,
First Lieutenant U. S. V.,
Recorder.
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military Order of the Lroyal Lregion of the United States.
HEADQUARTERS COMMANDERY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
CIRCULAR NO. 10. -
CINCINNATI, Sept. 26, 1885. SERIES OF 1885.
WHOLE NUMBER, 50.
A stated meeting of this Commandery will be held at the Hotel Emery Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1885, at 7:30 o'clock P. M.
The headquarters of the Ohio Commandery, the Burnet House, being re- built, will not be completed before the latter part of October, therefore, the stated meeting, Oct. 7th, will be held at the Hotel Emery.
I. The stated business of the meeting will be the investure of Companions elect and the ballotting for candidates for membership.
II. The following candidates for membership will be ballotted for : For the First (Ist) Class:
JACOB DOLSON COX,
Late Maj .- Gen. U. S. Vols., Commanding 23d Army Corps.
REGISTER-April 22, 1861, appointed Brigadier-General Ohio Volunteers, in service of the U. S., and mustered into the U. S. service by Gordon Gran- ger, Captain U. S. Army.
May 17, 1861, appointed Brigadier-General U. S. Vols.
October, 1862, appointed Major-General U. S. Vols.
March 4, 1863, appointment as Major-General expired by constitutional lim- itation, not being confirmed by the Senate by reason of being in excess of num- ber allowed by law-and service under commission as Brigadier resumed.
December 5, 1864, appointed as Major-General U. S. Vols., and confirmed. February, 1865, appointed permanent Corps Commander 23d Army Corps.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-April 22, 1861, assigned to command of Camp Jack- son, Columbus, Ohio.
April 30, 1861, assigned to organize and command Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio.
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May, 1881, assigned to command of Brigade consisting of 4th, 7th, 8th, and IIth regiments of Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
July 8, 1861, assigned to command of District of the Great Kanawha, West Va.
Aug. 20, 1862, transferred to fortifications at Upton's and Munson's Hills, near Washington, with Kanawha Division. Sept. 7, 1862, Division transferred to 9th Army Corps.
Sept. 14, 1862, commanded Division in battle of South Mountain and as- signed to command 9th Army Corps, on death of Gen. Reno. Sept. 17th and 18th commanded 9th Army Corps in battle of Antietam.
Oct., 1862, assigned to command of District of West Va.
April, 1863, assigned to command of District of Ohio.
Dec., 1863, assigned to command of 23d Army Corps in East Tennessee.
Feb., 1864, assigned as Chief of Staff to Major-General Schofield.
April, 1864, assigned to command 3d division, 23d Army Corps. Fought in all the battles of the Atlanta campaign.
Oct., 1864, commanded Army of the Ohio in campaign of Sherman against Hood.
Nov., 1864, resumed command of 3d Division, 23d Army Corps, in cam- paign of Middle Tennessee, under Thomas against Hood.
Nov. 30, 1864, commanded 23d Army Corps in battle of Franklin.
Dec. 16 and 18, 1864, commanded 3d Division, 23d Army Corps, in battle of Nashville.
Jan., 1865, transferred with the Corps to coast of North Carolina.
Feb. 22, 1865, engaged in capture of Wilmington, N. C.
March 1, 1865, assigned to command of District of Newbern, N. C.
March 8, 1865, commanded Provisional Corps in battle of Kingston, N. C. Immediately after resumed command of 23d Army Corps, and so continued until the surrender of Gen. Jos. E. Johnston, at which was assigned to receive the surrender of the arms of that Confederate Army and to issue their paroles.
Jan. 1, 1866, mustered out of the U. S. military service.
Address, Cincinnati, O. Occupation, President University of Cincinnati and Dean Cincinnati Law School.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
Theodore Cox, E. C. Dawes, A. H. Mattox.
THOMAS SPEED,
Late Ist Lieut. and Adjutant 12th Kentucky Veteran Volunteer Infantry.
REGISTER-Mustered as a private soldier in Co. E, 8th Kentucky Volun- teer Cavalry, at Henderson, Ky., Aug. 21, 1862 ; mustered out as a private Sept. 23, 1863; commissioned Ist Lieut. Co. A, 12th Kentucky Volunteer In- fantry, Sept. 12, 1863 ; commissioned Adjutant 12th Kentucky Veteran Volun- teer Infantry Oct. 8, 1864.
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HISTORY OF SERVICE-With Cavalry in Kentucky from Aug., 1862, until Sept., 1863; in East Tennessee campaign from Sept., 1863, until close of that year; in Atlanta campaign, 3d Brigade, 3d Division, 23d Army Corps; with same command in campaign in Tennessee of Thomas and Hood ; with same command at Fort Fisher and Wilmington, N. C.
Address, Louisville, Ky. Occupation, Lawyer.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
R. M. Kelly, J. K. Faulkner, Wm. Cassius Goodloe.
BENJAMIN RUSH COWAN,
Late Major and Paymaster U. S. Vols .; Brevet Brig .- Gen. U. S. Vols.
REGISTER-Appointed additional Paymaster June 1, 1861, brevetted Brig .- Gen. U. S. Volunteers March 13, 1865.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Served with the Army of the Potomac from July 22, 1861, until Oct., 1861 ; with Kanawha Division from Oct., 1861, until May, 1862; with Gen. Fremont's forces in Shenandoah Valley in May and June, 1862; with Kanawha Division from July, 1863, until Dec., 1863, and in mean- time with Gen. Crook's forces enroute to the Cumberland river region ; desig- nated Chief Paymaster Dept. of the Gulf Dec., 1863; appointed Adjutant- Gen. of State of Ohio Jan., 1864, and served as such four years, with leave of absence as additional Paymaster U. S. Volunteers, from the Secretary of War, until mustered out as additional Paymaster, 1865.
Address, Cincinnati, O. Occupation, Clerk U. S. Court, Southern District of Ohio.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
Channing Richards, A. J. Ricks, James C. Michie.
WILLIAM TILLMAN,
Late Major and Additional Paymaster U. S. A., Brevet Lieut .- Colonel.
REGISTER-Appointed Additional Paymaster U. S. Army, Sept. 5, 1861 ; Brevet Lieut .- Colonel June, 1865, to date from March 13, 1865, "for faithful and meritorious services during the war ;" honorably discharged Jan. 15, 1866.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Ordered to Washington Sept., 1861 ; served with Army of the Potomac until Dec., 1861 ; ordered to Dept. of the Cumberland Dec., 1861; assigned to payments of Gen. George H. Thomas' staff and reg- ular Brigade in 1862, and continued on that duty during most of service ; in 1863 was in charge of paymasters at Nashville; afterwards assigned to com- mand of Pay District at Port Royal, but order revoked by his own request ; during part of 1865, in temporary charge of Pay District of the Cumberland ; honorably discharged at own request Jan. 15, 1866.
Address, Care Falls City Bank, Louisville, Ky. Occupation, Cashier Falls City Bank.
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RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
J. K. Faulkner, R. M. Kelly, Wm. Cassius Goodloe.
HORACE PARK,
Late Colonel 43d Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
REGISTER-Mustered into the U. S. service as a recruiting Lieutenant and assigned to the 43d O. V. I. Oct. 1, 1861 ; commissioned ; Ist Lieut. Feb. 21, 1862, date of rank Dec. 31, 1861; promoted to Capt. Jan, 9th, 1862, date of commission Feb. 21, 1862; promoted to Major March, 27, 1863, date of com- mission April 22, 1863 ; promoted to Colonel April 20, 1865, date of commis- sion April 20, 1865; mustered out with 43d O. V. I. at Louisville, Ky., July 13, 1865.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Served during entire war with 43d O. V. I., starting for the "front" Feb. 21, 1862; was assigned to the Ohio Brigade, Ist Division, Army of the Mississippi; was in all operations and movements of that army in the campaigns of New Madrid, Island No. 10, and siege of Corinth, 1862; was in the various marches, skirmishes, and battles that ended in the defeat of Price and VanDorn at Corinth, Miss., Oct. 4, 1862; served with the left wing of the 16th Army Corps, under Gen. Dodge, in all his operations in west Ten- nessee and Northern Alabama; superintended railroad repairs from Columbia, Tenn., to Decatur, Ala .; pontooned the Elk, Duck, and Tennessee rivers; served in the 16th Army Corps in campaign of Atlanta, Ga .; afterwards as- signed to 17th Army Corps, and under Gen. Blair "marched to the sea" with Gen. Sherman; marched from Goldsboro, N. C., to Washington, and in the grand and final review of Army at Washington ; ordered to Louisville and mustered out July 13, 1865.
Address, 31 S. High Street, Columbus, O. Occupation, dealer in guns and fishing tackle.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
Chas. C. Walcutt, Walter Morrison, R. H. Offley.
OSKALOOSA M. SMITH,
First Lieutenant 22d U. S. Infantry.
REGISTER-Enlisted in Co. I, 13th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Dec. I, 1861 ; appointed Quartermaster Sergeant of regiment June 19, 1864 ; honora- bly discharged Nov. 30, 1864; appointed Ist Lieut. and Adjutant 155th In- diana Volunteer Infantry April 25, 1865; mustered out Aug. 4, 1865; organi- zation retained in service until Aug. 20, 1865 ; appointed 2d Lieut. 31st U. S. Infantry June 18, 1867 ; transferred to 22d U. S. Infantry May 15, 1869; pro- moted to Ist Lieut. June 28, 1876; appointed Regimental Quartermaster June 25, 1879; appointed Adjutant of regiment Oct. 1, 1881 ; appointed aide-de- camp, on staff of Brig .- Gen. D. S. Stanley, U. S. A., April 22, 1884.
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HISTORY OF SERVICE-In West Virginia in Dec., 1861; January to March 1862, at Green Springs River, Va .; in Shields' Division, Shenandoah Valley, during his campaign in 1862; in the Army of the Potomac, Harrison's Land- ing, 4th Army Corps, July, 1862 ; in Peck's Division at Suffolk, Va,, and cam- paigns from Aug., 1862, to Aug., 1863; in 10th Army Corps, on Folley and Morris Islands, S. C., Aug., 1863, to Feb., 1864; in Gen. Seymour's command, Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. to May, 1864; in 10th and 18th Army Corps, Army of the James, May to Nov., 1864; in front of Petersburg and at Cold Harbor, April to May, 1865; in 9th Army Corps, near Washington, D. C., June, July, and Aug., 1865; in the 8th Army Corps in Maryland and Delaware; on the frontier in Dakota, 1867 to 1874, and part of 1876 and 1877; in Dept. of Texas and Missouri 1879 to 1885.
Address, San Antonio, Texas. Occupation, U. S. Army Officer.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
D. S. Stanley, J. M. Burns, A. H. Mattox.
EDWARD ALLISON GODWIN,
Ist Lieut. and Regimental Quartermaster 8th U. S. Cavalry.
REGISTER-Private soldier in Co. A, Ist West Va. Volunteer Cavalry, Feb. 13, 1865; discharged July 8, 1865; cadet U. S. Military Academy Oct., 17, 1865; graduated June 15, 1870, and commissioned 2d Lieut. 8th U. S. Cavalry same date; promoted to Ist Lieut. Oct. 3, 1876; appointed Regimental Quar termaster 8th U. S. Cavalry May 23, 1883.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Entire service as volunteer as a private in Ist West Va. Volunteer Cavalry, in 2d and 3d Division of Cavalry Corps of the Middle Military Division ; in no engagements ; as 2d Lieut. 8th U. S. Cavalry in New Mexico, until July, 1875, and since that date as 2d and Ist Lieut. 8th U. S. Cavalry in Texas.
Address, San Antonio, Texas. Occupation, U. S. Army Officer.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
D. S. Stanley, J. M. Burns, A. H. Mattox.
STARLING LOVING,
Late Surgeon 6th Ohio Volunter Infantry.
REGISTER-Appointed Surgeon 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry May 3, 1861 ; re-appointed Surgeon same regiment June 28, 1861 ; resigned Oct. 15, 1861; served one year as Surgeon 18th U. S. Infantry, at Columbus, Ohio; served one year as an examining surgeon for U. S. troops at Columbus, Ohio.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Served with the 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in West Va. campaigns ; was with it in the action at Bealington, West Va .; Car- rick's Ford, Cheat Mountain, Greenbrier, Elk Water, and until Oct. 20, 1861, when resigned on account of ill health-pneumonia and jaundice.
Address, 195 E. State street, Columbus, O. Occupation, Physician.
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RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
John Beatty, John G. Mitchell, James Kilbourne.
CHARLES THOMAS WATSON,
Late Captain and Assistant Quartermaster U. S. Vols .; Brevet Major U. S. Volunteers.
REGISTER-Mustered into the U. S. service June 4, 1861, as a private sol- dier, in Co. A, 3d Maine Volunteer Infantry ; appointed Ist Lieut. and Regi- mental Quartermaster 3d Maine Volunteer Infantry June 20, 1862; mustered out, by reason of expiration of term of service, June 28, 1864; appointed Captain and Acting Quartermaster U. S. Volunteers, Aug. 20, 1864 ; appointed Major U. S. Volunteers by brevet, June 4, 1866; mustered out of service July 17, 1867, under Special Order No. 360, War Dept. A. G. O.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-At first Bull Run campaign and battle, in Howard's Brigade, Heintzelman's Division ; in campaigns of the Army of the Potomac with Ist Brigade, Ist Division, 3d Army Corps; served with 3d Corps until it was disbanded, then with Ist Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Army Corps, until leav- ing the field, in June, 1864, for muster out; from Nov. Ist to Aug. 23, 1865, on duty in charge of clothing and equipage depot at Harrisburg, Pa .; from Oct. 16, 1865, to July 17, 1867, on duty as Chief Quartermaster and Disbursing Officer of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands for the State of Georgia, at Augusta, Savannah, Macon and Atlanta, Ga.
Address, Atlanta, Ga. Occupation, Cashier Western & Atlantic R. R.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS ;
Willard Warner, W. P. Wiltsee, A. H. Mattox.
JOHNSON M. WELCH,
Late Major 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
REGISTER-Entered the U. S. service, Aug. 19, 1861, as Captain Co. C, 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry ; promoted to Major same regiment June 9, 1863; mustered out of service Nov. 9, 1864, with regiment at Camp Chase, Ohio.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-First service in Dept. of Ohio, under Gen. Buell, in 3d Division, commanded by Gen. O. M. Mitchell, in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama; participated, under Gen. Mitchell, in capture of Bowling Green, Ky., and marched thence to Nashville and to and in the capture of Huntsville, Ala .; in May, 1862, in expedition against Chattanooga, Tenn., under Gen. Negley ; in Army of the Cumberland, under Gen. Rosecrans ; took part in bat- tle of Stone River ; in Tullahoma campaign June, 1863 ; in campaign and bat- tle of Chickamauga ; while serving with the Army of the Cumberland, regi- ment was part of 2d Division, 14th Army Corps, under Gen. Thomas ; served on staff of Gen. Negley commanding 2d Division from July, 1863, until after
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battle of Chickamauga ; wounded in leg at Stone River ; in numerous engage_ ments not mentioned above; in command of the regiment at Chattanooga during the winter of 1863-64; Provost-Marshal of Chattanooga from June, 1864, until regiment was mustered out.
Address, Athens, Ohio. Occupation, Lawyer.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS;
A. W. McCormick, Thomas M. Sechler, Robt. Hunter.
MICHAEL GALLIGHER,
Late Ist Lieut. Co. H, 16th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (three months' service, 1861).
REGISTER-Commissioned Ist Lieut. Co. H, 16th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, April 22, 1861.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Mustered into the U. S. service April 25, 1861, at York, Pa., and the "York Voliguer" Company of Volunteers was assigned to Co. H, 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Col. Thomas H. Teigle com- manding; served under Gen. Robt. Patterson in Virginia ; mustered out and honorably discharged at Harrisburg, Pa., on or about July 31, 1861, term of service having expired.
Address, Urbana, O. Occupation, Attorney at Law.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
T. T. Brand, J. T. Mitchell, A. H. Mattox.
LEWIS VOIGHT,
Late Captain Co. H, 23d Kentucky Vol. Inf.
REGISTER-Enlisted, Oct. 15, 1861, in Ioth Kentucky Vol. Inf., which was consolidated with 23d Kentucky Vol. Inf., Col. Mark Monday commanding at "Camp King," south of Covington, Ky .; elected Captain by the Company Dec. 8, 1861 ; received commission as Captain Co. H, 23d Kentucky Vol. Inf. Jan. 9, 1862 ; resigned Jan., 1863, on account of physical disability, and resig- nation accepted.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Left Camp King and marched to Lexington, Ky., and encamped for three weeks; marched thence to Lebanon, Ky .; thence to Louisville, Ky., and embarked on steamer for Fort Henry and Nashville ; arrived at Nashville the day after the surrender of Fort Donelson, and marched from thence to Lebanon, Tenn., took possession of the town and raised the U. S. Flag over the court-house ; while at Lebanon, Tenn., volunteered to carry despatches to Gen. Mitchell at Murfreesboro, Tenn., distant from Lebanon thirty-eight miles ; when fifteen miles from Lebanon discovered Confederate Cavalry and wagons near a large mill; the bridge having been destroyed was compelled to ford the stream, and was discovered by the Confederates who at once gave chase and pursued for about ten miles, or until the Union pickets
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were reached ; delivered despatches safely to Gen. Mitchell, and related to him the pursuit made by Confederates and narrow escape, upon which he ordered his cavalry to burn the mill in which Confederates had been concealed . his orders were carried out, the mill destroyed, and eighty of the Confederate Cavalry made prisoners; was ordered by Gen. Mitchell to proceed to the town of Murfreesboro and remain all night; did so and awakening in the morning discovered that the Confederate General, Jno. Morgan, had been concealed all night in an adjoining room to the one I occupied in the house where was quartered; was advised next morning, by Gen. Mitchell, to return to our headquarters by way of Nashville, a distance of sixty miles; preferred to take the short way, and returned over same road and passed the burned mill, arrived safely in camp and delivered despatches to Col. Monday ; marched from Lebanon, Tenn., to Pulaski, and stationed there to keep open the line of communication between Nashville, Tenn., and Huntsville, Ala .; while stationed at Pulaski, regiment was twice attacked by Forrest's Cavalry, fortified with cotton bales and repulsed the enemy ; relieved by the 7th Kentucky Regiment, and joining Division of Gen. Nelson, marched to Nashville, and thence to McMinnville, Tenn .; thence to Altamont to intercept Bragg, but found his army had passed ahead of us ; marched to McMinnville and Nash. ville ; while guarding rear of train were attacked by Forrest's Cavalry, and, after a severe fight of one hour, drove them off; company acting as skirmish line, captured a number of prisoners; marched from Nashville toward Louis- ville, after Bragg, engaging the enemy at Mumfordsville, Ky .; followed enemy to Crab Orchard and Cumberland Gap, skirmishing with him ; in the right wing of the army, participated in the battle of Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862 ; where company was on skirmish line all of one day and part of the night, capturing a number of prisoners and supplies; was much exposed to cold and rain after the battle of Perryville, and contracted inflammatory rheumatism in a severe form, suffering so much was compelled to resign; resignation was signed by Drs. Menzie and Strohath, Division and Brigade Surgeons, and was accepted Jan., 1863.
Address, Cincinnati, O. Occupation, Merchant.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
George M. Finch, C. B. Hunt, Robert Hunter.
MASON W. BURT,
Late Major 22d Mass. Volunteer Infantry ; Brevet Col. U. S. Vols.
REGISTER-Entered service as Corporal Co. G, Massachussetts Volunteer Infantry, April 6, 1861 (three months' service); promoted to Ist Sergeant and mustered same day ; mustered out July 22, 1861, at expiration of date of serv- ice ; commissioned and mustered Captain Co. C, 22d Massachussetts Volun- teer Infantry Oct. 1, 1861 ; promoted to Major Oct. 17, 1862 ; Brevet Col. U. S. Volunteers March 13, 1865, "for distinguished gallantry at the battle of
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Spottsylvania while in command of regiment,and for conspicuous bravery and faithfulness in the campaign of 1864 ;" mustered out, Oct. 17, 1865, on account of expiration of term of service of regiment.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Three months' service : landed at Fortress Monroe April 20, 1861 ; Newport News, May 27th, Hampton, Va., July 3d; battle of Big Bethel, June 10th. Three years' service : left Boston Oct. 8, 1861 ; front of Washington until Spring of 1862; with Army of the Potomac to the Peninsula and attached to Ist Division 5th Army Corps, of that Army, until mustered out, taking part in siege of Yorktown, battle of Hanover Court-House, battles known as "Seven Days," commencing with Mechanicsville and ending with Malvern Hill; campaign under Gen. Pope in Va .; Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville,Gettysburg, and all others in which 5th Corps was engaged, in 1862 and 1863, and those commencing with the Wilderness and ending with siege of Petersburg, 1864; slight flesh wounds at Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862 ; and Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862.
Address, Steubenville, O. Occupation, Iron Broker and Manufacturer.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
Robt. Hunter. A. H. Mattox, E. C. Dawes.
EDWIN E. EWING,
Late First Lieutenant Co. A, 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
REGISTER-Enlisted as a private soldier in Co. A, 91st Ohio Volunteer In- fantry, at Galliopolis, Ohio, July 31, 1862; appointed Ist Sergeant Aug. 20, 1862 ; promoted to 2d Lieut. June 25, 1863 ; to Ist Lieut. Aug. 14, 1864; dis- charged, Dec. 4, 1864, on account of wounds received in battle July 24, 1864.
HISTORY OF SERVICE -Served in all the marches and campaigns in which regiment was engaged up to July 24, 1864; participated in battle of Cloyd Mountain, May, 9, 1864; Newbern Bridge, May 10, 1864; Lynchburg, June 17 and 18, 1864; Stephenson's Depot, July 20, 1864, and Winchester, July 24, 1864, in which battle was wounded so severely as to be unable to perform further service.
Address, Portsmouth, Ohio. Occupation, Merchant.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
Eustace H. Ball, R. P. Rifenberick, A. C. Thompson.
AARON WAGNER,
Late 2d Lieutenant Co. M, 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.
REGISTER-Born in Summit Co., Ohio. Entered the service in October, 1862, as a private soldier, in Co. B, 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry ; promoted to Corporal; to duty Sergeant ; to Ist or Orderly Sergeant ; to 2d Lieut .; mustered as 2d Lieut. Co. M, April 20, 1865 ; commissioned Ist Lieut., but never mus-
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tered, owing to number of men in company to which assigned being below the minimum.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Served in the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac from time of enlistment to close of the War; participated in all engagements of 2d Division up to and including the surrender of Lee's Army at Appomat- tox C. H .; received a slight flesh wound in right thigh at Aldie, in 1863.
Address, Akron, Ohio. Occupation, County Auditor.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
James B. Storer, George T. Perkins, D. W. Thomas.
For the Second (2d) Class.
LEROY THOMAS STEWARD.
RECORD-Eldest son of Companion Ist Lieut. Thomas L. Steward; born in Dayton, Ohio, March 24, 1860. Enlisted, Nov. 7, 1877, as private in Co. A, 4th Regiment Infantry, Ohio National Guards, Militia; served until April 8, 1879 ; discharged on account of removal from State ; enlisted, Sept. 6, 1880, Co. A. Ist Regiment Infantry, Illinois National Guards, Militia ; Sergeant Aug. 1, 1881 ; Color Sergeant of regiment Jan. 15, 1883; returned to Co. May 23, 1883; Ist Sergeant Co. A, May 25, 1883; Ist Lieut. Co. A, Oct. 6, 1884, and serving as such now.
Address, care of Wilson Bros., 115 State street, Chicago, Ills. Occupation, Merchant. Educated in Dayton, O.
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