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PUBLIC ROADS.
As late as 1855 the roads were few and very poor. The old Defiance road was the first, and the balance were all "hoop pole" roads. New ones have now been located all over the township, and much improvement is making upon them. Several wooden bridges were constructed over the river since 1×55, but they are being replaced by permanent iron bridges of a superior character. The territory is crossed by the Lake Erie and Western Railroad, which affords a station at Buck- land, a village of recent growth, containing some twenty houses, a general store, grocery, drug store, one physician, W. R. Sharp, M.D., blacksmith shop, carriage shop, shoe shop, saw-mill, warehouse, telegraph and post-office. Considerable business is done in grain by W. Bodkins & Son.
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
The pioncer church was erected upon the farm of N. A. Murdock, by the " Christians." This house is no longer used. The second is that of Buckland, chiefly used by the " Christian Union" order. The third is in the north part of the township, and belongs to the " United Brethren." The fourth is in the
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northwest, and is used by the "German Methodists." It is the only one supplied with a bell.
The township is divided into six sub-school districts, two east, and four west of the Auglaize. Each is supplied with a comfortable frame building well seated. The school pro- perty has cost something over $3000. The funds are divided equally among the districts without regard to enumeration. The Board of Education makes liberal provision for sustaining the schools at least seven months each year.
The teachers are generally young men and women who take interest in the advancement of the schools. Still they find it difficult to organize and advance beyond time-worn methods and exploded theories. This difficulty is not confined to this locality, but is only too general, and arises from inefficiency of boards, incompetency of teachers, and indifference of parents. The re-organizers of schools who will place them in advance, rather than abreast or behind the age, will be hailed as bene- factors, for all eyes look wistfully and hopefully to the schools for the full development of the highest manhood and purest womanhood. This development is the foundation of our in- stitutions and the school branch must be true to itself and its supporters.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Francis M. Bowsher was born in Ross County, Ohio, Dec. 15, 1830, and married Miss Elizabeth Straus Feb. 13, 1859. The same year he came to Logan township and entered his pioneer farm. Mrs. Bowsher died Jan. 13, 1875, leaving a family of eight children, six sons and two daughters. Feb. 6, 1877, Mr. Bowsher married Mrs. Sarah J. Roberts. The chil- dren are all living, and named as follows : John A., Mary J., wife of Marion Edman; Thomas E., Amos G., Angeline G., Charles F., Harry D, and Columbus. Mr. Bowsher owns 1660 acres of valuable land, of which 1100 acres are cleared. During the past few years he has devoted his attention largely to sheep, and has at present about 2000 head, being the largest dealer in sheep in the county. .
Madison J. Bowsher was born in Ross County, Ohio, in 1827, and married Maria Luckhart in 1847. About 1849 he moved to Allen County, Ohio, where he remained about thirteen years, when he came to Logan township, this county, and settled on 2134 acres of timber land, where he built a cabin and commenced clearing the land. He has now 3643 acres, of which abont 200 are cleared. He has raised a family of six children, named John G., Catharine M., Nelson L., Jacob F., Sarah A., and Albert G .; while Mary J., Rachel R., Amos
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L., and Franklin H. have been removed by death. Mr. Bow- sher was one of the pioneers of this section, and has contri- buted his full share to the development of the township.
Jolin H. Gochenour was born in Shenandoah Co., Va., in 1835, and moved to Champaign County, Ohio, in 1849, where he resided nine years. In 1858 he married Sarah C. Weaver, and the same year moved to Logan township, this county, and settled on seventy-five acres of land, largely under heavy timber. At that period log rolling and cabin raising was largely the "order of the day" in this section. The family consisted of four children, of whom two, Alverata A. and Gennetta A. are still living; the deceased being named Cora A. and Laura E. Mr. Gochenour has at this writing 330 acres of valuable land adjoining the village of Buckland, He has served as clerk and appraiser in his township a number of terms, and still retains the respect of the community.
Henry Daniels was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, April 4, 1820. His parents moved to Carroll County, when he was twelve years old, and when thirty-five he came to this county. He commenced teaching in 1838, and continued in this pro- fession until 1878. While in Carroll County he located at Malvern and engaged in mercantile pursuits during a period of ten years. Since coming to this county he has been en- gaged at farming and teaching. July 9, 1841, he married Margaret J. Long, of Carroll County, Ohio. He is now living upon his old farm in Logan township, having retired from active labor.
SALEM TOWNSHIP-KOSSUTH
Occupies the extreme northwest of the county, being bounded north by Van Wert and Allen Counties, east by Logan township, south by Noble township, and west by Mercer County.
Surface .- The surface is flat, with the exception of the shed formed by the ridge along the north side, through which the canal makes its "deep cut." The soil is rich but wet, and as yet remains largely unimproved. Still all over the territory fine farms have been improved, and the township is clearing, draining, and building. A large amount of waste land is caused by the river and canal, the improvement of any of which will be attended by great labor and expense, while with a large per cent. of such land improvement is yet imprac- ticable.
Streams .- The St. Marys River winds an irregular course 17
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across the township from southeast to west, and forms a land line of very indifferent direction.
The canal too crosses the township, from south to north, and serves, like the river, as a land line, and like it, too, is very irregular.
Inhabitants -These are largely of English descent, with some German and Irish stock.
Village .- Kossuth is the only village within the territory, and is located on the canal. It contains one hotel, two gen- eral merchandise stores, one millinery store, one carriage shop, one wagon shop, two blacksmith shops, one school, one church, and a post-office.
Deep Cut, also on the canal, is situated near the Allen County line, and though not ranking as a village, is the site of an extensive warehouse, a general supply store, and post- office. These are all controlled by J. H. Dunathan, a member of the Board of County Commissioners.
The township is sufficiently supplied with school and church buildings, so far as numbers are concerned, but it is presuma- ble that here, in common with new communities, the efficiency of means and methods might be greatly improved. With the growth of the township it is hoped this efficiency will develop.
Roads .- The section has been well laid ont in roads, but no piking has yet been done. It has thus been impossible to preserve a passable condition of the roads throughout the year, but at this writing movements are favorable for the im- provement of the roads and construction of river bridges.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Robt. H. Dunathan came from Franklin County, Pa., in 1833, and settled near Dayton, Ohio, but afterwards moved to Sidney, Ohio, and finally to Mercer County in 1840.
J. H. Dunathan, a son of the above, was born in Sidney, Ohio, March 18, 1836. In 1840 his parents moved to Mercer County, and settled in Union township. Here he lived until his 21st year. He commenced teaching school when eighteen years of age, and continued in this profession about fifteen years. In 1861 he came to Auglaize County, purchased a farm and settled in Salem township. Here he labored on the farm during the summer, and taught during the winter for several years. The year of his settlement here he was elected town- ship trustee, which office he held three years, when in 1864 lie was elected justice of the peace, serving in this capacity about twelve years. In 1876 he was elected county commissioner, and is now serving his second term. In Sept. 1873, he moved
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to Deep Cut, -where he entered the grain and merchandise business, at the same time dealing in all kinds of timber and produce. He has here a large warehouse, on the canal banks, with a storage capacity of over 20,000 bushels, while he handles about 50,000 bushels of grain annually. He married Miss Mary Upton, Oct. 13, 1858, and has reared a family of nine children, seven of whom are still living. Mr. Dunathan is one of the most influential citizens of the county, who by his ability and enterprise is deserving the thanks of the whole county for the interest he takes in its advancement. That this is understood is attested by the offices of trust conferred upon him.
Philip Lawrence was born in Beaver County, Pa., July 7, 1816. When he was four years of age his parents moved to Wayne County, O. In 1843 he came to Salem township, and settled in his present home place. March 20, 1839, he married Miss Kennedy, and has reared a family of eight children, of whom seven survived to manhood and womanhood, and four are still living. Mr. Lawrence held the office of township trustee about ten years during and after the war. He ranks among the pioneers of his township, as the whole section was wild at the period of his settlement, and but few neighbors within many miles of his farm.
Austin Barber was born in Mercer County, Ohio, in 1833; married Miss E. L. Hamilton in 1854, and moved to Salem township, this county, May, 1863. Here he settled on sec. 32d, and with but 40 acres of cleared land, commenced the improve- ment of his whole farm until now 180 of his 320 acres are cleared and tillable. Being one of the most enterprising citizens, he has contributed largely to the improvement of the township.
NOBLE TOWNSHIP.
At the erection of this county, Wayne township, of Mercer County, came within our territorial limits, and as there was already a Wayne township in the east part of the county, the one acquired of Mercer changed its name to that of Noble in honor of Elisha Noble, one of the ablest and most influential settlers. It borders on the Black Swamp region and Mercer County on the west, and has a level surface and fertile soil. The latter is for the most part a black loam, broken by allu- vium along the river, and light croppings of sand in different localities. It is crossed by the St. Marys River, which enters about midway on the south line, pursues a serpentine course through the township, and finally crosses the north line about a half mile from the northeast corner. The canal follows the
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general course of the river from south to north, and both form boundary lines of great irregularity. The timber is of the indig- enous varieties of the county which are elsewhere treated. The township is well supplied with roads, but owing to the low nature of the surface they cannot be kept in a passable condition. At this writing gravel roads are in contemplation, which, if com- pleted, will add greatly to the development of the township. This flat feature has also necessitated a large amount of artificial drainage, which is receiving due attention. By proper drain- age the section may be rendered remarkably productive. Like in other parts of the county, schools and churches exist in sufficient numbers. Development, which is yet in its infancy, will rank this township among the wealthiest of the county.
There are no villages within the limits, but the south line extends almost to the corporation line of St. Marys.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Elisha Noble (for whom the township was named) was born in 1782, and came here in 1836. He served as commissioner of Mercer County before the erection of Auglaize County. It is said that the pay he received as commissioner was scarcely sufficient to pay his land tax. He was also a commissioner of Auglaize County. His death occurred in 1864, while his wife died the previous year.
Israel Johns was born in Kentucky, in 1803, and came to this county in 1828. His family then consisted of his wife and three children. They settled in what is now Noble town- ship, then Wayne township, Mercer County. He reared a family of ten children, of whom four are still living. Mr. Jolins was one of the exemplary pioneers of this section. While he was actively engaged in improving and cultivating his land he yet found time for works of charity. He became a minister of the gospel, and one year he filled four appoint- ments, for which his compensation was three white handker- chiefs. He was a wheelwright by trade, but could work at any of the mechanical arts. He made shoes, built wagons, and did smithing for his neighbors. Of his children, Mrs. A. B. Covert, William Johns, Esq., Azariah Johns, and Sarah J. McDonald are still living.
Nicholas Brewer was born in Highland County, Ohio, in 1812. In 1830 he married Sarah Noble, and four years later came to this township, and entered 80 acres of land, and moved his family here in 1836. His neighbors were Solomon Denny, Israel Johns, David Woodruff; in Valentine, David
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Ross, James and John Vanmeyce, and Jesse Daniels. Mr. Brewer voted the fall he came here, and has never missed an election since. He has held township or county offices for a period of thirty-five years, having been county commissioner for six years. His family consisted of five sons and five daughters, of whom one son and one daughter are deceased. Mrs. Brewer died in January, 1870. When Mr. Brewer came to the township it was a wilderness, and his own farm was an unbroken forest. It was so wild when he brought his family that. he was compelled to get a man to accompany him from St. Marys, who by the use of an axe was able to reach and open a way to the farm. Since then a comfortable home has been secured, and land enough acquired to give each child 80 acres. Although well advanced in years and retired from active work, he still superintends his farm, and enjoys the respect of all his neighbors.
MOULTON TOWNSHIP.
This township is situated in the geographical centre of the county, and is the only one not bounded by county lines. It was organized in 1834 as part of Allen County, being at that time a full township. When Auglaize County was formed in 1848 nine sections were struck off the north part of Moulton town- ship, and became a part of the new township of Logan, thus leaving the present township six miles east and west, and four and one-half miles north and south, and containing twenty- seven square miles.
There had been some improvement made by the Indians along the Auglaize River, the east half of the township being part of the Shawnee Reservation. The first white settlements date from 1832 and 1833, and among these settlers we find Jos. Haskill, Jos Bonson, William Julian, father of George Julian, now the oldest settler in the township, Daniel Cutler, Benjamin Nagle, William Crowder (Col.), John Waite, Thos. Williams, John C. Freyman, Christopher Baily, Abner Daniels, and Thomas Jones. From 1837 to 1840 were Cornelius Christy, Henry McConnell, Samuel Walker, John McFarland, and John C. Bothe. The early settlers experienced the usual privations of pioneer life, because of the difficulty of obtaining supplies. After a little time provisions became plentiful, but dry goods and groceries were largely beyond reach on account of high prices. Homespun was the common wearing apparel, and a blushing girl in her teens would make butter at five cents per pound and gather eggs at three cents per dozen to buy a calico dress at twenty-five cents per yard; and then this dress of
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calico was more highly prized than would be a fine silk by our fashionable belles of to-day. Farmers would go to Piqua or Sidney to mill or to market a few bushels of wheat, and bring back family supplies.
Soil .- The soil of Moulton is largely a strong clay with con- siderable burr oak flats of rich black loam, and some fine alluvial loam along the creeks and river. It is productive, and gener- ally in a good state of cultivation, being rapidly irrigated and otherwise improved. The surface is gently rolling, without any waste lands, which render its drainage less difficult than other townships of the county.
Timber .-- The principal varieties are white and burr oak, birch, sugar, hickory, elm, ash, and walnut.
Streams .- The Auglaize River flows through the township, entering near the southeast part, and flowing to the northwest. Pusheta Creek empties into the Anglaize in the southeast corner, and the Six Mile Creek flows through the west side of the town- ship. The soil along all these streams is fertile, while the sur- face is rolling, and here may be found some well improved and excellent farms. The Morse Iron Bridge over the Auglaize is a very fine structure on the River Road, and reflects credit upon William Craft & Co., commissioners, who superintended its erection.
Roads .- Considerable interest has been taken in the grading and general improvement of the roads, but as yet no pikes have been constructed. The St. Marys and Wapakoneta Plank Road crosses the south side of the township.
Railroads .- The Lake Erie and Western Road passes a dis- tance of about five miles in the northwest part of the township, and offers a good market to points along its line.
Schools .- There are eight school districts in the township all furnished with good buildings, and the schools are in a prosper- ous condition.
Churches .- There are five churches: The Catholic church near Glynwood; Methodist and German Lutheran at Moul- ton; Christian at Oak Grove; aud United Brethren on the Auglaize. The different denominations preserve harmonious relations, and are free from sectarian strife.
Villages .- Moulton, on the St. Marys and Wapakoneta Plank Road, is midway between those points, and has a good local trade. It contains a drygoods and grocery store, post-office, wagon and blacksmith shops, one hotel, one school, one saw- mill, cooper and shoe shop, and two churches.
Glynwood, on the Lake Erie and Western Railroad, is a station lately established, and has a good side track for ship- ping purposes. It contains a post-office, store, church, shoe
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and blacksmith shops, saw-mill, and factory, and offers a good shipping point for the new railroad.
Nationality .- About one-half of the population is American, the other half equally divided between Irish and German.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
James E. McFarland was born in Pennsylvania in 1814, and moved to Logan County, Ohio, in 1835. Five years later he came to this county, and settled in Moulton township on the St. Marys Plank Road, three and a half miles west of Wapa- koneta. He married Nancy Lawhead. They reared two chil- dren, one of whom was W. E. McFarland, who died in 1879. After his wife's death he married Rosanna Walker. They reared four children, viz., John I., S. Walker, Frank J., and Mary. The mother died in August, 1854. He afterwards married Susan Ward, with whom he reared two children, Mollie and Celia. Upon the death of this third wife he mar- ried Catharine Whetstone, who still survives. When Mr. Mc- Farland came to the county he secured one hundred and sixty acres of land, of which he still owns a portion. Soon after his settlement here he had acquired that respect which elevated him to the office of justice of the peace in 1844, which office he held about thirty-one years; twenty-six years of this time he held the office of township treasurer. He was one of a family of six children, and was the third of these to pass away ; his next younger brother, Bishop McFarland, of Providence, R. I., being the first, and Dr. McFarland, of Cleveland, who died about 1874. Mr. McFarland died July 21, 1875. There are still living W. H. McFarland, of Edina, Mo., J. L. Mc- Farland, present auditor of Auglaize County, and Dr. J. A. Mc- Farland, of Tiffin, Ohio. The family was well educated, and highly qualified for the professions or positions of trust which the different members assumed.
John Glynn was born in Galway County, Ireland, on the fifteenth of August, 1820. He emigrated to this country Aug. 28, 1851, and settled in Columbus, Ohio, where he stayed until he moved to Auglaize County on the fifteenth of May, 1857, to the farm on which he now resides. The Lake Erie and West- ern Railroad passes through his farm. He laid out a town, which was named Glynwood in honor of him by Samuel Craig.
John Musser, Sr., was born in Elizabethtown, Pa., Oct. 16, 1799, where he lived until his maturity. In 1826 he was united in marriage with Miss Rachel McCollum, the result of their marriage being ten children, of which four girls and two boys
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are yet living. Passing over the years they resided in Fair- field County, Ohio, where a number of their children were born- some died and others married-we note that in 1852 Father Musser and family came to Auglaize County, his present home, which was then almost an unbroken forest. With their united efforts, struggles, and sacrifices, common to the early settler, the forests were felled, fields inclosed, bearing rich cereals, orchards of golden fruit sprung up, in short, all the comforts of life were soon secured to them.
James L. Cook was born in Delaware County, Ohio. He settled in Moulton township, this county, in 1850. There were but few settlers at that time; much of the land was still owned by the government.
Thomas and Patrick Cogan were born in Sligo County, Ireland. They came to America in 1847, and to Moulton town- ship, this county and State, in 1850. They entered land in this township among the settlers of this county.
Thomas Schoonover was born in Tioga County, N. Y., in 1827, and came to this county in 1836. He followed black- smithing a number of years in St. Marys, and afterwards moved on his farm in Moulton township, where he now lives.
Richard McGuff was born in Galway County, Ireland. He emigrated to the State in 1847, and moved to Moulton town- ship, Auglaize County, in 1862, where he still lives.
John Cogan was born in Sligo County, Ireland. He emi- grated to this country in 1847, and settled in this county in Feb. 1851, in Moulton township on the farm on which he now resides.
The old Fort east of Wapakoneta, that many of the old settlers still remember, was built by the French in 1748, and was called Fort Au Glaize, the location of which is described in an Atlas published at Paris, France, par le Rouge, Ingr Geographe du Roi, rue des Grands Augus- tins, 1777, and corrected by M. Hawkins, Brig .- General of the King's Army in 1776. A volume of the Atlas can be found in the library of the Hon. F. Bourquin, of Camden, New Jersey.
MILITARY RECORD.
THE soldiers of Anglaize County were largely embodied in the 37th, 45th, 99th, and 118th Regiments Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Let us merely glance at these regiments.
The 37th Regiment O. V. I. was the third German regi- ment organized in the State, and was mustered into service October 2, 1862. It participated in the campaigns of the Kanawha Valley, Arkansas, and the Yazoo River, and again in the investment of Vicksburg. Here the Lieut .- Colonel was severely wounded, and the command during the next month devolved upon Major Hipp, now of St. Marys. After the fall of Vicksburg, the regiment participated in the capture of Jackson, and returned to Cherokee Station, via Memphis and Corinth. It next appeared at Chattanooga, operating in the Sugar Creek Valley, and in the march to Kingston, again in command of Major Hipp. It afterward engaged in the move- ments on the Chattahoochee River, but moved rapidly from here against Atlanta. After the fall of the city, forced marches were made across Georgia and Alabama in pursuit of Hood's cavalry. On Nov. 13, 1864, the regiment entered Atlanta to obtain outfits for the " grand march to the sea" under Sherman. The history of this march is known, and at its close we find the regiment in camp at Goldsboro', N. C., during the capitu- lations of Lee and Johnson. It then marched to Washington, was reviewed by the President and Cabinet, and then trans- ferred to Little Rock, Arkansas, and lastly to Cleveland, Ohio, where the men were discharged, Ang. 12, 1865.
The 45th O. V. I. was mustered into service Aug. 19, 1862, and proceeded the same day to Kentucky. It operated about Danville, and with Woolford's and the Second Ohio Cavalry pursued the forces of John Morgan on his Ohio raid. Again it pursued the command of Col. Scott as far as Winchester, Ky. The regiment now operated in Kentucky and Tennessee until it took part in the battle of Resaca, after which it par- ticipated in the Atlanta campaign, including the engagements at New Hope Church, Lost Mountain, and Kenesaw Mountain. It then returned to Middle Tennessee and took part in the battles of Franklin and Nashville, which broke the strength
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of Gen. Hood. The regiment returned to Nashville, when it was mustered out of service, June 15, 1865.
The 99th O. V. I. was mustered into service Aug. 26, 1862, and included one company from Auglaize County. It left Camp Lima Aug. 31, under orders to report at Lexington, Ky. It participated against Bragg in the retreat to Wild Cat, then marched against John Morgan, who was pushed from his own ground, but without any significant result. Again it moved toward Nashville, took part in the battle of Stone River, and advanced on Murfreesboro'. It next operated in the Tennessee and Sequatchie Valleys, but moved in time to engage in the battle of Chickamauga. It afterward entered Lookout Valley, engaged in the "battle above the clouds," and the following day swept over Mission Ridge. After these engagements it went into camp until it moved in the Atlanta campaign, when it participated in the battles of Kenesaw and Pine Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesboro', and Lovejoy. It then started in pursuit of Hood, via Resaca to Duck River, and after opening communications, was ordered to Franklin. From here it proceeded to Nasliville, where it took a position in front of the city, and moved against Hood's entrenchments. The entrenchiments were carried and the rebel guns turned upon the retreating army, which was pursued as far as Co- lumbia. Here the 99th was consolidated with the 50th Ohio, after which it moved to Wilmington, Kingston, Goldsboro', Raleigh, Greensboro', and was finally mustered out at Salis- bury, N. C., June 26, 1865.
The 118th O. V. I. was mustered into service in Aug. 1862, and was ordered- at once to Kentucky. It operated in Ken- tucky and Tennessee, without any particular engagement, until the campaign of 1864, when, on the 7th of May, it moved against Dalton, and again against Resaca. In this latter en- gagement the regiment, in a single charge, lasting about ten minutes, lost 116 of the 300 men engaged. A few days later it took part in the fierce encounters about Dallas and Pumpkin- ville Creek, in its irresistible advance. It was engaged at Kenesaw, Chattahoochee, Utoy Creek, and the closing move- ments at Atlanta. This city fell, and the regiment returned to Decatur and joined in the pursuit of Hood, who was driven to Franklin, where a stand was made only to be lost. From here the regiment pursued the retreating army as far as Co- lumbia, and from there went to Clifton. It then proceeded into North Carolina, and embarked for Cincinnati, from which eity it went by rail to Washington. From Washington it went to the mouth of the Cape Fear River, moved upon and captured Ft. Anderson, and was the first regiment to plant its colors on
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the fort. Its next engagement was at Town Creek, from which point it marched to Kingston, and advanced to Golds- boro', when it joined Sherman's army, and participated in the final movements against the forces of Johnson. The regi- ment was finally mustered out at Cleveland, Ohio, July 9, 1865.
We have thus cast only a glance at the war record, for space forbids that we enter into a history of the Soldiers of Auglaize County. For their record belongs to the Nation as distinctly as the principle's for which they fought belong to man. Par- ticipating in all the suffering, defeats, and crowning triumphs of the National Army, their record is a record of the war. The results of their devotion are therefore, first, National, but ultimately, Universal, for they fought as men for man, the principles for which they contended being the foundation on which rests the welfare and happiness of the race. They de- pend not upon local annals for the abiding history of their achievements, but find it traced in living characters of grati- tude upon the hearts of a liberty loving nation. In this national capacity they secure for themselves the grateful bene- dictions of that Posterity for which they preserved a Land of Liberty, Unity, and Peace. To-day, we stand before the dawn of an era of peace whose mild mission is destined to conquer, for the age of the pen guided by Reason is superseding the era of the sword.
ROLL OF HONOR-Commissioned Officers.
Name. Rank. Co. Regiment. Date Enlistin't. Date of Death or Discharge.
Andrews, Geo. W .. Brev. Brig .- Gen.
Resigned 1864.
Andrews, Geo. W .. Colonel 15th & 71st O. V. I. April 27, '61, Promoted.
Mott, Sam'l R., Sr.
118th O. V. I ...... Sept. '62 .... Resigned Feb. 10, '64.
Mott, Sam'l R., Jr. 57th . .
. . Aug. 25, '65.
Kennedy, Wm ..... Lieut .- Col. 118th
. Aug. '62 .... Resigned Dec. 12, '64.
Walkup, John
. Sept. 5, '62 .. Resigned April 17, '63.
Bennet, O .. . Major Gen. Hill's Staff.
Hipp, Charles
37th O. V. I . . . . Ang. 20, '61 . Aug. 20, '65.
Whiteman, A. L.
156th O. N. G.
May 2, '64 .. Sept. 2, '64.
Hunter, Franklin C. Surgeon
Bradley, Jacob .... Asst. Surgeon. .
Barber, Abram. . . . Captain . .. ....
118th O. V. I .. May 15, 763. . Wounded and Resigned Jan. '65.
Baker, David · Bitler, Samuel
. . . . 57th
June 16, '62 . Ang. '65. ·
Bennet, O .. .
.... Dayton Z ...
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Craig, Samuel ..
66
G 156th O. N. G May 2, '64 .. Sept. '64.
Heston, Joseph S. .
F 4th N. J. V. . . Aug. 17, '61 .
January, Benj. F . .
K 154th O. N. G. May 2, '64 .. Sept. 2, '64.
K 99tli O. V. I .. . Aug. 7, '62 . .
Kaga, Abraham . .
F 15th . April 16, '61 . Sept. 27, '61.
E Benton Cadets . Sept. 9, '61 . . Jan. 9, '62.
66
K 20th O. V. I. Jan. 27, '62. . Jan. 6, '64.
. .
K 99th
. Aug. 10, '62 . July 19, '65.
Cutler, John. .
. . . . 34th O. V. I.
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Kelley, Henry B. .. 66
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24th Iowa V. .
18
McMurray, Robert
E 67th ·
Mott, S. R., Sr ....
E 31st
Nieberg, Theo. . . . . Schmidt, Henry .
16
C
37th
Aug. 30, '61 . Aug. 12, '65. Aug. 22, '61 . Aug. 7, '65. Sept . .
Silver, Wm. .
Scott, Albert S.
G 52d Pa. . .. . 31st O. V. I G 118th
Aug. 13, '62 . July 16, '64. June 16, '63. . Aug. '65.
Breese, John . . .. .. Dickman, Theo. . .
C
58th O. V. I .. Jan. 8, '62 .. Resigned Dec. 8, '62.
Finke, Henry
66
C 37th
·
Aug. 27, '61 . Aug. 20, '65.
Harter, Newton J ..
... 71st · .
Feb. 7, '62 . . Aug. 29, '62.
Herring, Wm.
C 59th U. S. Inf. . May 4, '64 . . Jan. 31, '66. [Tenn.
Killed at Jones's Hill,
Jones, Thos. H. B. : Kishler, Wm. S ....
B 45th O. V. I. K 99thi .6
Aug. 23, '62 . Wd. at Stone River, and died Jan. 23, '63.
Nickell, Andrew H. 66
E 82d
Nov. 11, '61 . Nov. 20, '62. ·
Nickels, Amour . . Phelps, F. E.
16
. . . . 8th U. S. Cav .. B 57th O. V. I . . .
Sept. 26, '61 . Aug. 26, '64.
Sawyer, Lewis Cass
66 Storok, Fritz .. ... Stevenson, T. W .. . Trimble, Henry M.
. .. . 5th O. Ind. Battery. Aug. 31, '61 . June 17, '62. C 37th O. V. I. .. . . . .. 99th K
. July, '62. ... Resigned Nov. 26, '62. Dec. 31, '64.
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Layton, W. V. M. . Captain . . . Little, John C .... 66
K 15th O. V. I.
E 187th
·
April 20, '61. July, '61. March 2, '65. Jan. 20, '66.
Marshall, J. D .. ..
C 57th
April, '61 .. Aug. '65. May 25, '64. . July 17, '65. Sept. '61 .... Promoted to Col. 118.
Stone, Michael .
Underwood, J. W . .
. . . 57th
Ist Lieut. . G 156th O. N. G.
May 2, '64 .. Sept. 2, '64.
....
71st
Jan. 10, '62. . Resigned June 8, '63. '70 .... Still in service.
Rogers, Geo. M. .
C
ROLL OF HONOR-Commissioned Officers-(continued).
Name.
Rank.
Co. Regiment.
Date Eulistm't. Date of Death or Discharge.
Walkup, E. B. .. 1st Lieut . . ..
. . 99th O. V. I. . Dec. '62 . . . . July 17, '65.
Boesel, Charles. .. . 2d Lieut .. . . . . 37th G 156th O. N. G.
Burk, G. W. .
May, '64 .... Sept. '64.
Cordrey, Davis D. .
D 18th U. S. Inf. July, '62 .... Died Jan. 24, '63.
Fike, Jacob ·
D 71st O. V. V. I. . . Oct. 29, '65. . Nov. 30, '65.
Kinsey, Jesse .
B 45th O. V. I. .. .. . July, '62 . ...
Kuhn, R. A. ·
... Telegrapher U. S. A. .
Means, Lyman N ..
B 45th O. V. I. . .. July 14, '62 . June 15, '65.
Moody, J. W . . .. Smith, Jacob H. .. .
. . . . 15th
May, '61
K 1st Pa April 19, '61. July 25, '61.
Schmidt, Casper ..
. . . . 37th . . . Sept. 7, '61 . . March, '62.
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ROLL OF HONOR OF AUGLAIZE COUNTY, OHIO.
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