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EXTRACTS FROM THE CONSTITUTION.
XXIII, The following extracts from the Constitution are hereby published for the informa- tion of Companions and applicants.
The members of Companions of this Order shall be of three (3) classes.
First Class,-Ist. Commissioned officers and honorably discharged commissioned officers of the United States army, navy and marine corps, regualr or volunteer, including officers of assimilated for corresponding rank by appointment of the secretary of war or navy, who were actually engaged in the suppression of the rebellion prior to the fifteenth day of April, 1865, whether so engaged as commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers or enlisted men. * *
2d The eldest direct male lineal descendants, according to the rules of primogeniture, of de- ceased original Companions, of the First Class, and of officers dying prior to the thirty-first day of December, 1885, who, at the time of death, possessed the qualifications for membership in the Order. * *
* but any original Companion having no direct lineal descendant may, by writing filed with the Re- corder of the Commandery in which he may be enrolled, or by his last will and testament, or in- Strument in the nature thereof, nominate for life his successor, from among his male heirs, within the said limits in the collateral branches of his family. * **
That any person eligible for membership by inheirtance, or renunciation of another, may, by writ- ing filed with Recorder of the Commandery in which the membership may be enrolled, waive and renounce his right to such eligibility in favor of the next entitled person. ** ** *
That no right of inheritance shall be derived from any original Companion who has been expelled from the Order
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** Second Class .- The eldest sons of living original Companions of the First Class who shall have attained the age of twenty-one years and been duly elected as hereinafter provided. Upon the death of the Companion of the First Class through whom eligibility of membership is derived, a Companion of the Second Class shall become a Companion of the First Class * * *
Third Class .- Gentlemen in civil life who, during the rebellion, were specially distinguished for conspicuous and consistent loyalty to the National Government, and who were active and emi- nent in maintaining the supremacy of the same, * * *
* but the number of Companions of the Third Class shall not exceed the ratio of one to thirty-three of those of the First Class.
ARTICLE VI.
XXIV. SECTION I .- Every application for membership shall be made in writing, signed by the applicant, who shall be recommended in writing by three Companions of the First Class of the Commandery to which he shall apply, who shall vouch for the candidate's worthiness. The appli- cation shall be accompanied by the admission fee and dues for the current year. * *
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The admission fee and dues accompanying the application shall be re- funded in case of non-election. * * * * * * *
Every Companion of the Order present at a meeting, shall, unless excused by a vote of the Commandery, deposit one ballot for or against a candidate.
BY-LAWS.
ARTICLE III.
Fines.
XXV. SECTION I .- The fundamental principles of this Order being recognized as its only test of loyal citizenship, the discussion or introduction of secretarian or 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 Board of Officers.
FROM THE RULES OF THE COMMANDERY.
XXVI. 7 .- The admission fee shall be twenty-five ($25.00) dollars.
8 .- The annual dues of resident members shall be ten ($10.00) dollars, and of non-resident mem- bers five ($5.00) dollars, payable in advance on the first day of January in each year.
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9 .- Resident members, elected after the stated meeting in March, shall be charged with dues for the current year at the rate of one ($1.00) dollar per month, for the remainder of the year, payable in advance.
IO-Non-resident members shall be charged with the full amount of the year in which elected
MONTHLY REPORT.
Charter Members (on the Roll). 29
GAIN-(Since date of organization, February, 1883).
By Election and Transfer up to May 6, 1885, inclusive 276
By Election, June 3, 1885 .. 8 Total 313
Loss .- By transfer to other Commanderies 4
By Death. I 5 Total 308
First Class Members.
296
Second Class Members 6
Third Class Members 6 Total 308
XXVII. The expenses of the Command ery can only be met by the prompt fulfilment of the obligations assumed by every Companion; and Companions are respectfully referred to Article XIX of the Constitution, which relates to arrearages.
XXVIII. The Chancellor of this Commandery is Captain C. A. G. Adae, to whom all applications should be made concerning Diplomas, Badge, Rib- bon, and Rosette. (The Rosettes are 50 cents each.) His address is 76 West Third Street, Cincinnati. Rosettes can also be obtained of the Recorder.
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XXIX. Companions changing address, residence, or place of business, are requested to notify the Recorder, and, so far as practicable, to transact all routine business with the Recorder's office by letter, addressed to P. O. Box 1156, Cincinnati.
XXX. Companions are reminded that the Insignia must be worn at the meetings, and as prescribed in the Constitution, Article XXVII, Section I.
They are also requested to constantly wear the Rosette of the Order in the upper button-hole of the left lapel of the coat.
XXXI. The wearing of the Insignia attached to any article of jewelry, or by those not entitled, is in direct violation of the Constitution of the Order, and Companions are reminded that it is their duty to aid in correcting any abuse of the Badge of Honor.
By order of
BREVET MAJ .- GEN'L RUTHERFORD B. HAYES,
OFFICIAL :
U. S. Vols.,
A. H. MATTOX,
Commander.
First Lieutenant U. S. Vols.,
Recorder.
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AMERICA
LEX REGIT
ARMA TUENTUR
Military Order
of the
Joyal Legion of the United States.
IN MEMORIAM.
COMMANDER
Ben't Ulysses
itosditt1 Brant,
Military Order Loyal Legion United States.
COMMANDERY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
CIRCULAR NO. 11. SERIES OF 1885.
WHOLE NUMBER 51.
CINCINNATI, SEPT. 26, 1885.
At a special meeting of this Commandery, held July 25th, 1885, Junior Vice-Commander, Col. P. P. Lane, presiding, the accompanying resolutions on the death of Commander General ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT, were read by Companion Dr. A. C. Kemper, and unanimously adopted.
By order of Brevet Major-General
R. B. HAYES, U. S. Vols., COMMANDER.
OFFICIAL,
A. H. MATTOX, Ist Lieut. U. S. Vols., RECORDER.
GENERAL ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT,
UNITED STATES ARMY.
In the death of General Grant we suffer another great bereavement. Very dear to us, he was dear to the hearts of all the people, and honored by the civilized world.
We render hearty thanks to Almighty God, that in the greatest of the jeopardies through which our country has passed, He raised up for us from the ranks of our free citizens Ulysses Simpson Grant, and so endowed him with unparalleled patience, fortitude and wisdom, that he led our armies victoriously through the crisis.
We felicitate the Christian world that throughout a military career of greater import than any in history, and throughout a life of remarkable and varied usefulness, par- ticularly as chief magistrate of this Christian Government, during the period of its consolidation, he so demeaned him- self as to maintain a spotless moral character.
We are grateful for the divine strength given him to en- dure, in the face of men, a protracted struggle with death in the spirit of the Conqueror of the King of Terrors, so that his great heart went down to the grave unshorn of the glory of his exalted manhood.
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We fervently pray Him, in whose hands are the destinies of our Government, that by virtue of such men as our de- ceased Companions, Ulysses S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln (his chief and co-partner), and by virtue of the body of pa- triot citizens, from whom such men can be drawn, that the Government established by George Washington and co-patriots may not perish from the earth.
Resolved, That the Recorder, Captain Mattox, send a copy of these resolutions to Mrs. Grant, tendering to her and her family and relatives our affectionate sympathy.
Resolved, That with all who shared with General Grant, either in the Grand Army of the Republic, or elsewhere, in the strife to perpetuate our Union and free institutions, and with all patriotic citizens, we mourn the death of our Commander, and will cherish his memory, and bequeath it in the highest honor to our children, to be held forever sacred as one of the most precious heirlooms of our nationality.
Resolved, That the Commander name a delegation who shall, with himself, attend the obsequies on behalf of the Commandery.
Resolved, That the flag of the Commandery be draped, and Companions wear the prescribed badge of mourning, for thirty days.
military Order of the Lroyal Lregion of the United States.
HEADQUARTERS COMMANDERY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
CIRCULAR NO. 12. SERIES OF 1885.
WHOLE NUMBER 52.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 26, 1885. .
The following copy of circular No. 9, series of 1885, issued by the act- ing Commandery-in-Chief, is published for the information of Companions :
By order of BREVET MAJ .- GEN. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES,
OFFICIAL :
U. S. Vols.,
A. H. MATTOX, Commander.
First Lieutenant U. S. Vols.,
Recorder.
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY ORDER LOYAL LEGION UNITED STATES.
CIRCULAR No. 9. - SERIES OF 1885.
WHOLE NUMBER 30.
PHILADELPHIA, PA., July 2, 1885.
I. The ribbon, which is a part of the Insignia, is the exclusive property of the Order, and its combination of colors unlike any other manufactured. The attention of Headquarters has been called to the fact that it has been distrib- uted and worn with badges of Army societies and by those not entitled as Companions. This abuse, so far as members of the Order are concerned, must cease, and officers having control of the distribution see that measures are taken to prevent a recurrence.
II. The date of the issue of the Insignia and Diploma to each Compan- ion must be reported to the Chancellor-in-Chief who will furnish blank forms for the purpose.
III. The Chancellor-in-Chief will fill no requisition for the Insignia, Rib- bon, Diploma or Rosette that is not made by the Chancellor of the Command- ery for whom the supplies are intended.
IV. The ribbon of the Insignia must conform in length to the sample furnished by the Chancellor-in-Chief.
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V. Recorders will transmit to the Chancellor-in-Chief an official copy of every circular announcing the elections to membership hereafter ..
VI. The Constitution (1885), Article VI, Sec. I, provides that the admis- sion fee and dues for the current year must accompany the application for membership and record; hereafter, no application will be referred to a Com- mittee of Investigation for report, unless the fact of the compliance with the Constitution is endorsed by the Recorder of the Commandery to which the application is made.
VII. The election of a candidate for membership at a special meeting without a previous promulgation of the name of the applicant and record of service will be submitted to the Acting Commandery-in-Chief to be declared null and void. There can be no suspension of the Constitution relating to elections to membership.
VIII. If for cause an election to membership in the Order is annulled, it must be published in the first circular of the Commandery issued after the meeting at which the annulment has been declared.
IX. Committees of Investigation will hereafter return with their reports upon candidates all letters addressed to them in their official capacity, that they may be filed with the records of the Commandery to whose membership they relate.
X. The report to be made to the Commandery-in-Chief as specified, Constitution (1885), Article XXI, Sec. 5, will hereafter be made upon the blank furnished from Headquarters.
XI. The proportion of the commutation fee which shall be paid to the Commandery receiving the Companion transferred (Constitution, 1885, Arti- cle XVII, Sec. 4), shall be the sum that would be required at his present age to purchase an annuity (Carlisle 4 per cent.) equal to that which the com- mutation fee would have purchased at his age at the time of its payment.
XII. The transfers announced in Circular No. 1, Series 1881, from the Commandery of the State of Tennessee to the Commandery of the State of Pennsylvania, will date from May 31, 1880.
By command of MAJ .- GENERAL WINFIELD S. HANCOCK, U. S. A. Acting Commander-in-Chief.
OFFICIAL,
JOHN P. NICHOLSON,
Brevet Lieutenaut-Colonel 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. 13. SERIES OF 1885. WHOLE NUMBER, 53.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 1, 1885.
ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMANDERY-IN-CHIEF.
The following circular, from the Acting Commandery-in-Chief, is promul- gated for the information of Companions :
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY ORDER LOYAL LEGION UNITED STATES
CIRCULAR NO. 12. SERIES OF 1885. PHILADELPHIA, PA., Sept. 12, 1885.
WHOLE NUMBER 33.
I. In pursuance of the resolution adopted by the Congress of the Order, the Acting Commander-in Chief designates Wednesday, October 21, 1885, for the organization of the Commandery-in-Chief.
II. The Companions of the Order, specified in Article XXII, Sec. I, of the Constitution (1885), will assemble at 10, A. M., in the City of Philadelphia, for the transaction of such business as may be submitted for their action.
III. Recorders of the Commanderies will forward, over the seal of the Commandery, a report in duplicate of the Companions eligible under the Constitution to membership in the Commandery-in-Chief.
The form for this report will be obtained from Headquarters.
By command of MAJ .- GENERAL WINFIELD S. HANCOCK, U. S. A. Acting Commander-in- Chief.
OFFICIAL,
JOHN P. NICHOLSON, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel U. S. V., Recorder.
Article XXII, Sec. I, of the Constitution ( 1885) is as follows :
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.
In accordance with the foregoing instructions in Circular 12, series of 1885, the following Companions of this Commandery, eligible to membership, are requested to be present at 10 o'clock A. M., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1885, in the City of Philadelphia, to assist in the organization of the Commandery-in- Chief of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
EX-TEMPORARY COMMANDERS,
ANDREW HICKENLOOPER, late Lieut .- Colonel; Brevet Brig .- Gen. U. S. Vols. MANNING F. FORCE, late Brig .- Gen .; Brevet Major-Gen. U. S. Vols.
COMMANDER, RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, late Brig .- Gen ; Brevet Major-Gen. U. S. Vols.
EX-VICE COMMANDER,
EPHRAIM C. DAWES, late Major 53d O. V. I .; Brevet Lieut .- Col. U. S. Vols.
VICE COMMANDER,
ORLAND SMITH, late Colonel 73d O. V. I., Brevet Brig .- Gen. U. S. Vols.
EX-JR. VICE COMMANDER,
ANDREW CARR KEMPER, late Captain and A. A. G. U. S. Vols.
JR. VICE COMMANDER,
PHILANDER P. LANE, late Colonel IIth O. V. I.
RECORDER,
ABSALOM H. MATTOX, late Ist Lieut. 17th Ohio Veteran Battery Light Artillery. By order of
BREVET MAJ .- GEN'L RUTHERFORD B. HAYES,
U. S. Vols., OFFICIAL :
A. H. MATTOX,
Commander.
First Lieutenant U. S. Vols., Recorder.
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AMERICA
LEX REGIT
ARMA TUENTUR
Military Order
of the
Joyal Legion of the United States.
IN MEMORIAM.
COMPANION
Jonathan Benjamin
ager.
His interest in the organization is shown in his dying request " that he be given a soldier's burial by his comrades."
He was an active member of the Masonic fraternity, and was Past Eminent Commander of Terre Haute Commandery No. 16, K. T. He was for more than 30 years a consistent member, and for some time senior Warden of St. Stephen's Episcopal church.
In his social life he was always quiet and reserved, but genial, laige hearted, warm to devotion in his friendships, and a favorite with all whose fortune it was to know him intimately. He impressed all with an idea of reserved force in his character, concealed under a placid exterior. His family was his Mecca ; he believed in home life.
For years he walked under the shadow of the wings of deatlı, and knowing it, pursued the quiet, even tenor of his way. His father and two brothers passed before him to the grave suddenly, called by that dread disease- paralysis.
When he himself received the warning that he too must go by the same pathway, he never flinched nor seemed to lose courage. While suf- fering himself, he saw his wife precede him to the grave by only a few months. She died May 5, ISS5, and on the Ist of September his Comrades laid him to rest by her side, in Woodlawn Cemetery, at Terre Haute, the Hager Veterans, a Militia Company organized from the Veterans of the war, and named for him, firing a last volley over his grave.
Two members of our Commandery were present, one of whom helped to bear his remains to their final home.
He became a member of this Commandery by election Dec. 3, 1884, but his ill health prevented his meeting with us.
An only daughter, Minnie Ross Hager, is left to mourn a loving father's loss.
In presenting this memorial, your committe offer for adoption by the Commandery the following resolutions :
That in the decease of Captain Jonathan B. Hager, while our Order sustains the loss of a courteous, genial Companion, a true soldier and good citizen, whose private and military record entitles him to honorable re- membrance by his country and this Commandery, we recognize the will of Providence in the bereavement, and bow in humble submission to the decree.
That we desire to communicate to his bereaved daughter, and the re- maining relatives of our deceased Companion, the expression of our heart- felt, tender sympathy and condolence in this hour of affliction, at the same time commending them to Him who can heal all wounds and is a father to the fatherless.
That this memorial be recorded in the minutes of this Commandery, and a copy be forwarded to the daughter of our late Companion.
R. S. ROBERTSON, Brev. Capt. U. S. Vols. A. D. C.
J. R. CARNAHAN, Capt. 86th Ind. Vols. OWEN RICE,
Capt. 153d Penn. Vols.
military Order of the Lroyal Lregion of the United States.
HEADQUARTERS COMMANDERY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
CIRCULAR NO. 15. - SERIES OF 1885.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 26, 1885.
WHOLE NUMBER, 55.
A stated meeting of this Commandery will be held at the Hotel Emery Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1885, at 7:30 o'clock P. M.
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:
WILLIAM HARLEY WILLIAMS, ( Postponed from last meeting.)
Late Major 42d Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Address, Wellington, Loraine Co., O. Occupation, Special Agent U. S. Treasury.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
George W. Howe,
W. F. Goodspeed,
M. D. Leggett,
HENRY CLAY STRONG,
Late Ist Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster 128th O. V. I.
REGISTER-Born in Erie County, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1841, enlisted in Co. B, 88th O. V. I. ( 3 months service) May 28, 1862 ; discharged at expiration of term of service Sept. 1862 ; re-enlisted in Co. D, Hoffman's Battalion, Ohio Volun- teer Infantry, Sept. 1862 ; 2d Sergeant same Battalion, Co. D, Sept. 30, 1862 ; Hoffman's Battalion increased to a regiment 1863 ; Commissary Sergeant, 128th O. V. I., Jan. 4, 1864 ; Ist Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster 128th O. V. I. May 9, 1864 ; mustered out of service at Camp Chase, Ohio, July 13, 1865.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Enlisted May 28, 1862 ; garrison duty at Johnson's
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Island, except a short campaign in W. Va., in the spring of 1864, and during various terms of detached service; mustered out July 13, 1865.
Address, Newark, Licking Co., Ohio. Occupation, Wholesale Grocer. RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS : E. A. Scovill, James Barnett, A. J. Williams.
DUDLEY HENRY CHASE,
Late Captain Co. K, 9th Indiana Volunteer Infantry ; late Captain 17th U. S. Infantry.
REGISTER-Born in Logansport, Ind., Aug. 29, 1837 ; mustered into the U. S. service as Captain Co. K, 9th Ind. Volunteer Infantry, at Indianapolis. April 24, 1861, by Major Thomas J. Wood, U. S. Cavalry ; mustered out at Indianapolis at end of term of enlistment (3 months service), Aug. 14, 1861 ;; appointed by President Lincoln Captain 17th U. S. Infantry, and assigned to Co. A, 2d Battalion ; resigned Feb. 14, 1864, on account of wounds.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-West Va. campaign, under Gen. Thos. A. Morris : engaged at Laurel Hill, W. Va., Carrick's Ford, W. V., July 12, 1861 ; Chan- cellorsville, Va .. May 1, 1863 ; Bristoe Station, Va., June 14, 1863 ; Gettysburg, Penn .. July 2, 1863; wounded in left side; Rappahannock Station, Va., Oct. 1863; Mine Run, Va., Nov. 1863; from Dec., 1863, to Feb , 1864, in command at Catletts Station, Va .; attached to army of Potomac, 5th Corps, 2d Division, (Sykes) 2d Brigade, from Feb. 1, 1863, to Feb. 1, 1864.
Address, Logansport, Ind., Occupation, Lawyer.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
J. M. Burns, A. H. Mattox, E. C. Dawes.
WILLIAM HUDSON KELL,
Ist Lieutenant 22d U. S. Infantry.
REGISTER-Born Steubenville, Ohio, April 19, 1841. Entered the service as a private soldier in Co. F, Ist O. V. I., April 17, 1861; discharged August 10, 1861 ; private soldier Co. I, 2d O. V. I., and Co. E, 18th O. V. I., from Sept. 1, 1862, to June 10, 1865; Second Lieutenant 22d U. S. Infantry, Dec. 12, 1872 ; promoted to Ist Lieutenant 22d U. S. Infantry, June 25, 1879.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Served in the Ist O. V. I., 3 months' service, from April 17, 1861, to Aug. 10, 1861 ; participated in the campaign and battle of Bull Run, Va .; joined army of the Cumberland, Sept., 1862; served con- tinuously in it to the close of the war ; in nearly all its campaigns and battles; on frontier duty in Dakota and Montana, from May, 1873, to Aug., 1874 ; Department of the South from Sept., 1874, to May, 1875; Department of the Atlantic and Dakota, from May, 1875, to 1879; Department of Texas, 1879, to 1881 ; Department of Missouri, from 1881 to date.
Address, Fort Lewis, Colorado. Occupation, U. S. Army officer.
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RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS:
J. M. Burns, S. R. Stafford, R. P. Rifenberick.
THOMAS BEGGS YOUTSEY,
Late Ist Lieutenant Co. I, 37th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry.
REGISTER-Born, Kenton Co., Kentucky, March 11, 1843. Entered service Sept. 4, 1863, as 2d Lieutenant Co. H, 37th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry ; Ist Lieutenant Co. I, 37th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 24, 1864 ; mustered out Feb. 1, 1865.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Served with 37th Kentucky Mounted Infantry in all its marches, including the Saltville Campaign, under Burbridge ; assigned to duty as Ordnance officer of Brigade, Col. Chas. A. Hanson commanding ; commanded Co. I, 37th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, in the expedition against Saltville, Gen. Stoneman commanding ; participated in all actions in which regiment was engaged.
Address, Newport, Ky., Occupation, Cashier Ist National Bank.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS:
L. R. Hawthorn. W. E. Kuhn. A. H. Mattox,
JOHN ALEXANDER BRIDGELAND,
Late Colonel 2d Indiana Volunteer Cavalry.
REGISTER-Born, Lynchburg, Va., Dec. 3, 1828. Colonel 2d Indiana Volunteer Cavalry; mustered July, 1861.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Organized the regiment, second Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, after having organized the first two companies of Cavalry, and three battalions of Artillery from the State of Indiana ; assisted in organizing First Indiana Cavalry ; served as Col. of 2d Indiana Cavalry, until the Spring of 1862, when in consequence of hemorrhage of the lungs, resigned his com- mission.
Address, Richmond, Ind., Occupation, Farmer.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS:
Oran Perry, Edward F. Noyes, A. H. Mattox.
JOHN SMITH McNAUGHT,
Captain 20th U. S. Infantry.
REGISTER-Born, March 22, 1843, Canton, Mass. Private Co. G, Ist Bat- talion, IIth U. S. Infantry, Aug. 16, 1861 ; transferred t > Co. B, Sept. 27, 1861 ; Sergeant, Oct. 12, 1861 ; transferred to Co. C, Feb. 15, 1862; Ist Sergeant, Feb. 16, 1862; 2d Lieutenant, IIth U. S. Infantry, Feb. 19, 1863 ; accepted, March 25, 1863 ; Ist Lieutenant, May 29, 1864; Captain by brevet, Aug. 1, 1864,
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for gallant services in the battle of the Wilderness, Va .; transferred to 20th U. S. Infantry, Sept. 21, 1866; Captain, Oct. 5, 1867.
HISTORY OF SERVICE-Served with the Regular Infantry, army of the Potomac, during the War ; participated in the siege of Yorktown, battles of Gaines' Mill, Malvern Hill; Second Bull Run, Antietam, Shepherdstown, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Wilderness, (wounded) Chapel House.
Address, 64;E. 4th street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Occupation, U. S Army officer.
RECOMMENDED BY COMPANIONS :
Charles O. Wood, S. R. Stafford, A. H. Mattox.'
WILLIAM WALLACE REILY,
Late Captain Co. A, 30th O. V. I.
REGISTER-Born, Philadelphia, Penn., Aug. 5, 1825; commissioned Cap- tain Co. A, 30th O. V. I. July 28, 1861.
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