Fifty years and over of Akron and Summit County : embellished by nearly six hundred engravings--portraits of pioneer settlers, prominent citizens, business, official and professional--ancient and modern views, etc.; nine-tenth's of a century of solid local history--pioneer incidents, interesting events--industrial, commercial, financial and educational progress, biographies, etc., Part 51

Author: Lane, Samuel A. (Samuel Alanson), 1815-1905
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Akron, Ohio : Beacon Job Department
Number of Pages: 1228

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HOME GUARDS, HUNDRED DAY MEN, ETC. 1

During the earlier portion of the war, the old militia system had fallen into utter neglect, so that while tens of thousands of the patriotic sons of Ohio had voluntarily gone to the front, the State itself was virtually without organized military protection. Hence, in many of the cities and villages of the State unofficial local organizations were effected, composed of persons past military age, and others who, for any reason, had not entered the volunteer service, who, under the general appellation of "Home Guards," took lessons in military tactics, supplied themselves with weapons of defense, etc .- scores of the Henry sixteen-shooters being pur- chased by citizens of Akron about those days ..

THE " AKRON HOME GUARD."-There is no available roster of the " Akron Home Guard," but among the others, besides himself, the writer recalls such "braves" as Arad Kent, James Mathews, Joseph E. Wesener, David A. Scott, Charles A. Collins, Charles Cranz, Edwin P. Green, Nathaniel W. Goodhue, Newell D. Tibbals, Jacob A. Kohler, James H. Peterson, J. H. Collins, Ferdinand Schumacher, John H. Chamberlin, Allen Hibbard, Robert P. Henry, John J. Hall, Charles B. Bernard, Justus Rockwell, Alfred R. Townsend, Richard S. Elkins, Joseph A. Beebe, Henry Purdy, George W. Manly, Morrill T. Cutter, Milton W. Henry, Charles Webster, Sanford M. Burnham, Edward Oviatt, Samuel G. Wilson, William L. Everett, Webster B. Storer, James B. Taplin, James M. Hale, Daniel Farnam, Enoch Adams, Stephen H. Pitkin, George H. Helfer, John W. Sabin, Jacob Chisnell, Emmit D. Dodge, Linus Austin, Charles W. Bonstedt, Henry W. Howe, Daniel M. Helfer,

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David G. Sanford, George D. Bates, James Christy, George Thomas, Constant Bryan, Erhard Steinbacher, George W. McNeil, John L. Robertson, John H. Christy, J. Park Alexander, B. F. Wheeler, Henry S. Abbey, John R. Buchtel, etc.

These, and others not now remembered, were drilled nightly, for many months, in Union Hall (Henry's block), by Captain Arad Kent and other experienced drill-masters, and it is safe to say that if Jolın Morgan had extended his raid into Summit county while the "Akron Home Guard" was in existence, not a man would have been left to tell the tale-an appropriate motto, for some of us, being: " In Peace, Invincible-in War, Invisible."

THE HUNDRED DAY MEN.

The alarm along the border, in 1862, especially the Kirby Smith denionstration against Cincinnati so gallantly thwarted by the "Squirrel Hunters," heretofore spoken of, forced upon the people of the State the necessity of a thorough revision of the military laws of Ohio, and, on the recommendation of Governor Tod, the Legislature, April 14, 1863, enacted a law not only requiring a full enrollment and organization into companies, regiments, brigades, etc., of all able-bodied male inhabitants, between the ages of 18 and 45, but also providing for the organization of volunteer companies, battalions and regiments, who were to hold themselves ready for immediate call, such volunteer organizations to be armed and equipped at the expense of the State, the members to provide themselves with regulation U. S. uniforms, each company to draw $200 a year from the State military fund, for rent, care of arms and incidental expenses; to serve five years, and after that to be exempt from further military duty in time of peace; such volun- teer companies to be first called out by the sheriff or mayor, in case of riot or insurrection, or by the governor, in case of invasion or to prevent invasion; in case of call by the governor, to be paid the same as volunteers in the United States service, when thus called out, and to be treated as deserters when neglecting or refusing to march as ordered, and whencalled by sheriff or mayor, to suppress riot, to be paid by county or city one dollar per man, for each day, and a like amount for each night, while performing such service.

FIFTY-FOURTH BATTALION, O. N. G .- Under this law Summit county furnished three volunteer companies, as follows: Akron, Company A; Springfield and Green, Company B; Tallmadge, Company C, which constituted the Fifty-fourth Battalion, Ohio National Guard. Gov. Brough authorized the military committee to recruit a full regiment in Summit county, but only the three independent companies named were ever organized.

COMPANY A-ORIGINAL ROSTER .- The Akron Company was organized July 22, 1863, with one hundred members, as follows: J. Park Alexander, Joseph H. Alexander, Watson C. Atwood, W. E. Allen, C. P. Allen, F. C. Ackley, Charles B. Bernard, James K. Butler, Charles W. Bonstedt, Mills H. Beardsley, Jolin R. Buchtel, Jolın E. Bell, George H. Bien, N. H. Barber, James Burlison, James N. Baldwin, C. A. Brouse, C. A. Baldwin, Williams P. Babcock, W. G. Britton, Gates A. Babcock, George C. Berry, Morrill T. Cutter, George W. Crouse, George W. Camp, John H. Christy, Horace G. Canfield, Orion Church, J. M. Cobb, William H. Carter,

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George A. Collins, F. C. Chapman, David Dressler, William L. Everett, H. A. Grubb, Gottleib Geyer, C. W. Gunther, J. Goldsmith, George D. Gardner, Charles R. Howe, Henry C. Howard, George H. Helfer, John W. Hutton, John B. Houghton, Asa S. Hanscom, H. Hine, Dwight A. Hibbard, Henry W. Howe, L. A. Hastings, E. M. Hastings, H. W. Hawkins, H. W. Ingersoll, W. H. Jones, Jacob Koch, Hiram A. Kepler, R. Koehler, Jacob A. Kohler, A. Kibling, William W. Kilbourn, T. G. Lane, Jehial Lane, Andrew McNeil, Wells E. Merriman, Henry L. Montenyohl, Henry G. Mathews, Henry E. Merrill, William McMasters, John L. Noble, Jacob Ober- holser, N. Osborn, Edward Oviatt, S. E. Phinney, D. W. Purdy, J. W. Rockwell, William B. Raymond, Wilson G. Robinson, James Rinehart, L. L. Risden, Charles P. Starr, George S. Storer, F. D. Shaffer, D. G. Steese, William Sichley, Daniel W. Storer, George H. Simmons, David Snyder, Henry M. Sanford, Newell D. Tibbals, John L. Taplin, Robert Turner, George Vogt, Henry C. Viele, Andrew T. Wilson, George Wellhouse, George C. Weimer, John Wolf, J. K. Weygandt, Henry W. Wetmore, A. A. Washburn, Daniel Zeisloft.

OFFICERS, FLAG FESTIVAL, ETC .- The commissioned officers, elected at the time of organization, were: William L. Everett, cap- tain; Daniel W. Storer, first lieutenant; Chas. R. Howe, second lieutenant, with Edward Oviatt, as ensign. In speaking of the organization of Co. A, election of officers, etc., the writer said, edi- torially, in the BEACON of July 23, 1863: "The company is com- posed of good fellows, and will be a credit to the town, and an honor to the service, should it ever be called into the field." On Friday evening, October 16, 1863, the young ladies of Akron held a festival at Empire, Hall, for the purpose of raising funds to pur- chase a flag for the "Akron Guards," realizing the munificent sum of $120. On Monday evening, October 26, 1863, Empire Hall was- crowded with an interested audience, to witness the presentation ceremonies, a dime admittance fee, for the benefit of soldiers' fam- ilies, realizing over $50.

PRESENTATION AND RECEPTION SPEECHES .- Everything being in readiness, Miss Hattie Henry (then but nine years of age, now Mrs .. Clement A. Barnes) addressing the officers of the company, said:

AKRON GUARDS :- To you I come, in the name of the young ladies of Akron, not to present to you the olive wreath, emblematic of peace, but with the Flag of Your Country, the ensign of war. To you we look for protec- tion while our fathers and brothers are fighting on the bloody field for the- salvation of our common country. *

* * To you I present this flag as a token of respect and love from those who have known you long and well .. Let it never be disgraced, and when you look at it in your quiet drills at home, may it remind you of your country's greatness, and also of its present peril .. And should you be called to the tented field, may it be your pride to protect it from the foul touch of rebel foes, that it may, with you, be returned to. greet the eyes of your lady friends. Accept it, then; be faithful, trusty and true, and may the God of Heaven bless you !

CAPTAIN EVERETT'S RESPONSE .- LADIES: For myself and in behalf of my brother officers and members of this company, I return you our sincere- thanks for this honor conferred, and for this beautiful tribute of the interest you have taken in us. To you and to all our ladies, are we and our country indebted for the encouragement you have given our soldiers, and for your untiring labors for their welfare. Ensign, to you belongs the honor of bear- ing this glorious emblem of our nation's liberty, and may the sight of its beautiful folds ever inspire you, and each one of us, with a higher sense of

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our duty to our country, and may it fill our hearts with the spirit of resist- ance to all rebel foes,-aye, with a double contempt for all northern traitors, till they are haunted south of the line by the ghost of their own grandfather, Benedict Arnold.

A GENUINE BUT JOYOUS SURPRISE .- At the close of Captain Everett's response, Miss Maria Ackley, (now Mrs. James B. Storer), confronted the three principal officers of the company, and pre- sented each of them with a beautiful sword, in an appropriate address, from which we quote as follows:

OFFICERS OF THE 'AKRON GUARD' :- We meet you to-night, clothed in the habiliments of war, with words of greeting and good cheer, and extend to you a hearty welcome! Selected by your compatriots, as well for your courage as your noble bearing, to instruct and educate them in the manual of arms, and if need be, to lead them through scenes of danger and death, to victory and to glory, it becomes you to gird yourselves well for the task that you may acquit yourselves like men. Officers, accept from us these swords. . Let them be drawn only in defense of the right, and may the God of Heaven ever bless you and your command.

Each of the officers named briefly expressed his thanks for the beautiful weapons, and on call, Ensign Edward Oviatt and Corporal Newell D. Tibbals, each made stirring and highly patri- otic speeches. James M. Hale sang an original song, to the tune of "Yankee Doodle," with several capital hits at "the man over in Canada;" the Glee Club sang the "Star Spangled Banner" and other patriotic songs, etc.

PATRIOTIC ACTION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS.

Meantime the critical point of the war was rapidly approaching. Grant's plan for giving the rebellion its death-blow, was by hurling against Richmond such an overwhelming force that it neither could be defeated nor driven back. This, of course, with the large contingent required by Sherman to reduce Atlanta and accomplish his contemplated "march through Georgia," and to hold Hood and other able rebel generals in check in the West, necessitated the calling into the field every available experienced soldier, as well as the large number of new recruits that were then being raised all over the country by draft and enlistment.

At the same time, of course, an adequate force was required to garrison the forts surrounding Washington, and other exposed points, both in the East and in the West, and to give the great commander the benefit of the experienced soldiers thus occupied, Gov. Brough conceived the idea of temporarily supplying their places with the volunteer militia of Ohio and other western states.

To this end, at his suggestion, a meeting of the governors of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, was held at Washing- ton, and on April 21, 1864, a tender was made to President Lincoln as follows: Ohio, 30,000; Indiana, 20,000; Illinois, 20,000; Iowa, 10,000; Wisconsin, 5,000-total, 85,000 men-for the term of 100 days from date of muster into the service of the United States; to be clothed, armed and equipped, subsisted, transported and paid as other United States volunteers; to serve in fortifications, or wherever their services might be required, the entire number to be furnished within twenty days from the acceptance of the proposition.

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PROMPT AND NOBLE RESPONSE.

President Lincoln, through his Ohio Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, promptly accepted the tender, on being advised of which, on April 25, 1864, Adjutant General R. B. Cowen, in Gen- eral Order, No. 12, called all of the regiments, battalions and inde- pendent companies of infantry, of the Ohio National Guard, into active service, to rendezvous at the nearest eligible places in their respective counties, on Monday, May 2, 1864.

THE GRAND UPRISING IN OHIO.

While it was exceedingly difficult for many of the members of these organizations to leave their families and business, so great was the alacrity with which the men and boys of Ohio responded that, at half-past seven o'clock on the evening of the day named, Adjutant General Cowen had received reports that more than 35,000 men were in camp, clamoring to be sent forward.

On May 3rd Governor Brough, issued an address "To the . National Guard of Ohio," cordially thanking them for their noble response to the call made upon them for the relief of the army, and the salvation of the country. "This manifestation of loyalty and patriotism," said the Governor, "is alike honorable to your- selves and your noble State. In the history of this great struggle it will constitute a page that you and your descendents may here- after contemplate with perfect satisfaction. * * * Go forth,

then, soldiers of the National Guard, to the fulfillment of the duty assigned to you. I have entire confidence that you will meet all its requirements with fidelity and honor. The prayers of the people of the State will follow you; and may your return be as glorious as your going forth is noble and patriotic."

The regiments were forwarded as fast as they could be made ready, the first regiments leaving on May 5, the last on May 16- four to Baltimore, Md .; two to Cumberland, Md .; fourteen to Washington; three to Parkersburg, W. Va .; three to New Creek; three to Harper's Ferry; one to Gallipolis, Ohio; two to Camp Dennison; two to Camp Chase; two regiments and a battalion to Johnson's Island. In response to Gen. Brough's telegram to the above effect, Secretary Stanton replied: "The Department and the Nation are indebted to you more than I can tell, for your prompt and energetic action in this crisis."

SUMMIT COUNTY'S RESPONSE .- On Monday, May 2, 1864, the three companies composing the 54th Battalion, reported to Capt. Everett, in Akron-Company A, 89 men; Company B, 88 men; Company C, 88 men-total, with chaplain, 266. Between the organization and reporting for duty, a number of changes had occurred, some having moved away, some already gone into the army in other regiments, and others being on the sick list, while the family and business relations of a few made it necessary for them to procure substitutes, the roster of Company A, as finally made up, being as follows: Willianı L. Everett, captain; Daniel W. Storer, first lieutenant; Charles R. Howe, second lieutenant; Edward Oviatt, ensign; John E. Bell, first sergeant; William B. Raymond, second sergeant; George A. Collins, third sergeant; Newell D. Tibbals, fourth sergeant; George W. Crouse, fifth sergeant; Henry Ward Ingersoll, first corporal; Andrew C. Dunn, second corporal; Hiram A. Kepler, third corporal; T. G.

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Lane, fourth corporal; A. Kibling, sixth corporal; F. D. Shaffer, seventh corporal (G. A. Bisbee, substitute); Henry G. Mathews, eighth corporal. Privates: J. Park Alexander (substitute, L. R. Harper), Franklin C. Ackley, Watson C. Atwood, W. E. Allen, Joseph H. Alexander, William J. Atwood, Charles B. Bernard, James K. Butler, Charles W. Bonstedt (substitute, J. Gilbert Raymond, bass drummer), Mills H. Beardsley, Gates A. Bab- cock, George C. Berry, John R. Buchtel (substitute, W. S. St. John, fifer), James N. Baldwin, Cornelius A. Brouse, Charles A. Baldwin, Williams P. Babcock, W. G. Britton, George H. Bien, James Burlison, Morrill T. Cutter, John H. Christy, Horace G. Canfield, Orion Church, William H. Carter, George W. Camp (substitute, Henry E. Abbey), David Dressler, H. A. Grubb, C. W. Gunther, J. Goldsmith, G. Guyer, Henry C. Howard, George H. Helfer (substitute, Clinton E. Helfer), John W. Hutton, H. W. Hawkins, Charles W. Huse, John B. Houghton (substitue, Clarence L. Benjamin), Dwight A. Hibbard, L. A. Hastings, E. M. Hastings, (substitute, R. K. Moore), Asa S. Hanscom, H. Hine, W. H. Jones, Jacob Koch, Jacob A. Kohler, Robert Koehler, Andrew McNeil, William McMasters (snare drummer), Henry E. Merrill, John L. Noble, Jacob Oberholser, N. Osborn, D. W. Purdy, Wilson G. Robinson (substitute, Henry Crosby King), J. Rinehart, David Snyder, Henry M. Sanford, William Sichley, Dallas G. Steese, Charles P. Starr (substitute, A. G. Cross), Robert Turner (substitute, D. Baughman), John L. Taplin, G. Vogt, Henry C. Viele, Andrew T. Wilson, A. A. Washburn, Henry W. Wetmore, George Wellhouse, George C. Weimer, John Wolf, J. K. Weygant, Daniel Zeisloft-total 89.

HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOURTH, O. V. I .- On Thursday morning, May 5, 1863, the 54th Battalion, 266 strong, reported at Camp Taylor, where, the next day, it was consolidated with the Forty- Ninth O. N. G. from Seneca County, the consolidated regiment being organized and mustered into the service of the United States May 11, 1864, as the Hundred and Sixty-Fourth Regiment, O. V. I., with John C. Lee, (late of Toledo) as colonel, Charles B. Bernard, of Akron, (now of Cleveland,) as adjutant, and Rev. John Peate, (then pastor of the First M. E. Church, of Akron,) as chap- lain; in the new arrangement, the letters of the companies being changed as follows, A to F; B to H; C to D.

On examination, by the proper officers at Camp Taylor, a number of men from each company were excused for disability, and other causes, and their places filled from the fragmentary companies reporting from Seneca county, but as to the exemptions and substitutions thus made, we are now without data.

TALLMADGE-COMPANY D, 164TH O. V. I .- Following is the roster of Company D, reported from Fort Woodbury, Va., May 20, and published in the BEACON, of May 26, 1864: Norman S. Keller, captain; Francis M. Wright, Jr., first lieutenant; Thomas E. Strong, second lieutenant; J. S. Upton, first sergeant; A. A. Hine, second sergeant; S. E. Barnes, third sergeant; Dennis Treat, fourth sergeant; J. D. Strong, fifth sergeant; W. H. Ash- mun, first corporal; J. S. Sprague, second corporal; Robert Ellis, third corporal; William Bell, fourth corporal; G. F. Lyman, fifth corporal; Byron M. Allison, sixth corporal; S. W. Harris, seventh corporal; W. B. Crane, drummer. Privates: L. H. Ashmun,.

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C. E. Barnes, F. N. Barnes, Bruce Baldwin, William H. Bron- son, P. Billman, J. Bowser, H. M. Camp, L. N. Camp, R. W. Clark, Frank A. Clark, H. Cochran, Christopher Callahan, U. F. Cramer, A. D. Crossley, J. Drake, William Denmead, ThomasDavis, J. Derr, W. Derr, D. Evans, J. Evans, W. Engler, F. B. Fenn, F. F. Fenn, S. P. Fenn, U. D. Fritz, J. Guingrich, R. Gettinger, Henry Harris, G. E. Hitchcock, E. Hope, H. L. Hart, J. Jordan, C. A. Lyman, Jeff. Limber, A. F. Means, John McNeal, W. Miller, Wil- liam T. Owen, John Owen, Atkin Ogle, L. B. Pierce, L. B. Peck, J. Palmer, S. B. Pettibone, R. Pettinger, George W. Rice, William Ripley, L. Rickardo, J. Rowinsky, John Roudebush, O. Sprague, P. C. Shenkenberger, C. A. Sackett, B. W. Skinner, Lyman S. Stone, F. Sperry, B. Strohl, L. Stouffer, E. Shoemaker, O. S. Treat, J. C. Treat, W. L. Thomas, J. E. Upson, H. C. Upson, N. L. Upson, Daniel A. Upson, J. Umsted, Daniel Vogt, W. W. Wetmore, H. Westover, George Young-total 88.

GREEN AND SPRINGFIELD-COMPANY H .- From the same source is also compiled the company jointly furnished by Green and Springfield townships, as follows: Darius F. Berger, of Green, captain; William J. Schrop, of Springfield, first lieutenant; D. J. Mottinger, of Green, second lieutenant; N. N. Leohner, orderly sergeant; Cyrus W. Harris, second sergeant; Thomas Wright, Jr., third sergeant; Balsar Shriver, fourth sergeant; S. C. Marsh, fifth sergeant; William Buchtel, first corporal; Aaron Swartz, second corporal; F. G. Stipe, third corporal; S. Breckenridge, fourth cor- poral; Jacob Long, fifth corporal; J. A. Thompson, sixthi corporal; WV. A. Chamberlain, seventh corporal; Jacob Weaver, eighth corporal; J. B. Kreighbaum, musician. Privates: J. B. Acker, W. Bender, H. Brumbaugh, J. W. Chamberlin, W. W. Coale, B. Chisnell, W. Cramer, E. Cramer, W. Dickerhoof, William Finkle, J. Foster, L. Fasnacht, G. H. Fasnacht, D. French, H. Foust, D. S. Foust, S. Foster, A. Fry, B. Goss, A. Grable, J. J. Grable, J. Grable, Jr., Ezra Harris, G. W. Hart, L. J. Hartong, L. Hartong, H. A. Henderson, W. G. Johnston, H. Jarrett, J. F. Kryster, M. Kline, A. Koons, E. Kuhns, David Kline, J. P. Kepler, O. Long, I. Long, W. D. Myers, J. J. Marsh, J. S. Miller, W. Miller, D. Pontious, N. Pontious, M. Ritter, W. H. Rininger, L. Ream, G. D. Ream, G. W. Ream, U. R. Sefner, J. M. Schrop, G. Sweitzer, William Steese, John Smith, H. Shriver, D. Stamm, R. S. Stout, P. H. Stout, D. H. Shutt, B. Strohecker, J. Staver, D. G. Shutt, Ira Spidle, Hiram B. Smith, G. Shutt, J. T. Tousley, Robert Thompson, S. N. Weston, F. Winkleman, H. Yerrick, A. Yerrick, Alfred Yerrick-total 88.

MOIST, MUDDY AND MERRY .- On Saturday evening, May 14, 1863, the 164th left Camp Taylor for Washington via Dunkirk, Elmira, Harrisburg and Baltimore, reaching their destination on the 17th. In speaking of the departure of the regiment from Cleveland, the Herald said: "As they marched down Superior street, at about 8 o'clock in the evening, the rain was descending in sheets, with an occasional blinding flash of lightning, and the boys were drenched with rain and covered with mud from the bottomless roads that formed the 'middle passage' between the camp and the city; yet they were in the best of possible spirits. The whole column of about a thousand men tramped along, singing as with one voice ' Rally Round the Flag, Boys'and marking the close of each verse with terriffic cheers and yells."

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DEFENDING THE NATIONAL CAPITOL .- "Ohio in the War," by Whitelaw Reid, says of the 164th O. N. G .: "It took position in the defenses on the south side of the Potomac, and, during its one hundred days' service, garrisoned Forts Smith, Strong, Bennett, Haggarty and other forts. The regiment was very thoroughly drilled, both in infantry and heavy artillery tactics. During Early's invasion the regiment was kept on duty almost constantly and every night was spent either on the advance or beside the guns. At the expiration of its term of enlistment, the regiment received the thanks of President Lincoln for the service it had per- formed, and returned to Cleveland, via Baltimore, Harrisburg and Pittsburg, where it was mustered out, August 27, 1864."

SICKNESS, DEATHS, ETC .- Letters from members of the several Summit county companies to the writer, and published in the BEACON, while on duty in front of Washington, show that Captain Everett's Company F occupied Fort Corcoran; Captain Keller's Company D occupied Fort Woodbury, and Captain Berger's Company H occupied Fort Woodbury, except about two week's sojourn in Fort Strong in May and June.

Though no loss of life or limb occurred from actual contact with rebel foes, yet, being in a strange climate, in the most sickly season of the year, quite a number of sharp encounters with disease were experienced, with five sorrowful fatalities. The first of the 54th Battalion to die was a promising young member of Company D, Henry L. Hart (son of the late Henry Hart of 985 East Market street) who, from over-fatigue and exposure to the hot sun, in walking to and from and about the city, on the 24th of May, was seized with sudden illness, on his return to the fort in the evening, dying the next day. The second death, that of Christopher Callahan, of the same company, from a precisely sin- ilar cause, occurred on Monday, June 6, young Callahan, having visited the city on Saturday, performed guard duty on Sunday, returning to the barracks sick, at 2 o'clock Monday morning, and dying at 3:30 in the afternoon. Two deaths also occurred in Company H, at Camp Strong hospital, Jacob S. Holtz, of Seneca county, July 3, of typhoid fever, and Hiram B. Smith of Green township, of congestion of the stomach, July 24.

The last death was that of Henry Crosby King, "Harry," as he was familiarly called, only son of the late Henry W. and Mary Crosby King, who was serving in Company F, as a substitute for Wilson G. Robinson, as elsewhere stated, his death, from typhoid fever, occurring on Thursday evening, August 11, 1864. The remains of all of the boys were sent home to their respective friends for burial.

ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME HOME .- The muster-out . day being Saturday; and the boys being anxious to spend the Sabbath with their friends at home, the paymaster kindly cousented to visit Akron a week from the following Monday, to finish paying them off. That the boys were most heartily welcomed home, by the people of their respective townships, goes without saying, for though they had not participated in any such bloody scenes of carnage as had laid so many of their comrades low in death, they had, at the most critical period of the war, given to the Union army an equal number of trained and experienced soldiers, while

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Author: Lane, Samuel A. (Samuel Alanson), 1815-1905 Publication date: 1892 Publisher: Akron, Ohio : Beacon Job Department Number of Pages: 1228

Author: Lane, Samuel A. (Samuel Alanson), 1815-1905
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Akron, Ohio : Beacon Job Department
Number of Pages: 1228