History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio, Part 16

Author: Williams Brothers
Publication date: 1879
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The society is in a flourishing condition, holds interesting annual meetings, has a large number of valuable relics collected, which are arranged in rooms provided for the purpose in Burton, and has collected a considerable amount of historical data. The following is a list of names of the members who subscribed to the constitution : Lester Taylor, J. C. Wells, W. J. Ford, Peter Hitchcock, Henry Rice, Eli Dayton, William Howard, Ahira Messenger, John Sanborne, W. H. Chapman, Horace Ford, E. R. Thompson, Rev. D. Witter, Samuel Robinson, S. B. Philbrick, Austin Canfield, O. Miner, Noah Pomeroy, H. S. Pomeroy, Anson Shaw, L. G. Maynard, F. M. Leonard, S. E. Clapp, R. N. Ford, Osman Beals, H. H. Benjamin, Alonzo Hosmer, A. Hale, Joseph Nash, Mr. Woods, H. S. Tolles, Edward Rice, G. H. Ford, Dr. A. McGraw, Hiram Canfield, William Crafts (deceased), Rev. William Potter, O. W. Weeks, Henry Hotchkiss, Elijah Hayes, Jonathan Houghton, H. H. Ford, J. M. Moore, John Punderson, C. G. Hayes, Delos Williams, Colonel Stephen Ford, E. D. Taylor, William Cay, Ashbel Spencer, J. W. Beals, Osman Newcomb, Lyman Millard (deceased), O. H. Par- sons, D. C. Hollis, G. Spring (deceased), J. C. Hinkston, J. Button, J. N. Skin- ner, James Winchester, Martin Truman, W. W. Morse (deceased), S. S. Bates, Philip Silvernail.

THE WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION OF GEAUGA COUNTY.

This is an organization which was one of the outgrowths of the temperance agitation of 1874-75, commonly known as the " Crusade." The ladies of Geauga County were perhaps less active in carrying on the " Crusade" element of warfare against the liquor interest than those of some other localities, but they strove dil- igently, nevertheless, for the accomplishment of their object by other means, and early in 1875 a county organization was formed in addition to the merely local societies which existed in nearly all of the larger townships. The first officers elected were the following: President, Mrs. Julia Spencer; Secretary, Mrs. O. S. Farr ; Treasurer, Mrs. C. S. Herrick ; Vice-Presidents-Chardon, Mrs. D. W. Canfield; Chester, Mrs. H. W. Johnson ; Newbury, Mrs. Ann Jenks; Troy, Mrs. Maria Welsh ; Burton, Mrs. Seabury Ford ; Auburn, Mrs. Ellen Crafts; Park- man, Mrs. Dr. Flint; Russell, Mrs. Dwight Tiffany ; Thompson, Mrs. Truman Hardy ; Hambden, Mrs. Melissa Potter ; Claridon, Mrs. H. B. Fry ; Middlefield, Mrs. O. N. Glendenning; Munson, Mrs. Thomas Carroll ; Bainbridge, Mrs. C. P. Haskins; Huntsburg, Mrs. Lucy Strong; Montville, Mrs. Dr. Baldwin.

UNION MUSICAL ASSOCIATION.

At a meeting of the old Geauga County Musical Association held at Thomp- son, August 23, 1861, it was resolved to disband that organization and establish

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one which should comprise the singers of both Geauga and Lake Counties. In accordance with this plan a meeting was held at Painesville, October 12 of the same year. But little was accomplished at this meeting beside the adoption of some resolutions, and it was not until November 14, when a meeting was held at Hambden, that the constitution was adopted and the following officers elected : President, John H. Merrill, Painesville ; Vice-President, C. L. Warren, Thomp- son ; Secretary, E. F. Adams, Hambden; Executive Committee, E. A. Merrill, Chester ; J. C. Wells, Claridon ; S. S. Wheeler, Madison.

The organization soon obtained a very large membership, held monthly meet- ings through the winters of '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '67, and '68, and then the interest seemed to decline, and the association relapsed into an inactive condition. The flourishing condition of this musical organization during the several years above named enabled the association to employ the best conductors, and to take up for study a high class of compositions. The musical spirit in Geauga and Lake Counties was quickened to a great degree, and a permanent effect for good was caused. An interesting episode in the history of the association was the breaking up of a meeting, held at Hambden, September 4, 1862, by the reception of the news that Cincinnati was in danger of invasion and destruction by the Confederates. The meeting had only been called to order a few minutes and three or four tunes sung, when a messenger dashed up to the door on horseback and conveyed to the assemblage the news of Ohio's peril. "Governor Brough," he said, " wanted every man who had a rifle and knew how to use it to go imme- diately to Cincinnati." Had a firebrand been thrown by the enemy's hand into the midst of the peaceful convention of people, who supposed themselves safe from war's alarms, the result would not have been more startling or stirring. The meeting was immediately and informally adjourned, and in a few minutes the men were hurrying in all directions to prepare for the memorable trip towards the Kentucky border which the " minute-men" of Ohio made for the protection of their State.

THE GEAUGA COUNTY HORTICULTURAL AND POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

This society, having for its chief object the dissemination of knowledge con- cerning the culture of fruit, was organized February 24, 1869, at a meeting held in the Agricultural Hall at Claridon, of which J. O. Converse was chairman and J. C. Wells secretary. An address was delivered by the late Colonel S. D. Harris, editor of the Ohio Farmer, after which the following officers were elected : President, J. V. Whitney, Montville; Vice-President, Sylvester Clapp, Huntsburg ; Secretary, J. C. Wells, Claridon ; Corresponding Secretary, Dr. J. Nichols ; Treasurer, E. V. Canfield.

THE GEAUGA COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY,

auxiliary to the State society, was organized in '51 or '52, and is consequently at the time of the compilation of this history twenty-six years old. Another society (Judge Hitchcock was president) existed before the formation of the present or- ganization. The first president of the society as reorganized was Judge Lester Taylor, of Claridon, and the secretary, W. C. Parsons, of Chardon. J. O. Warrallo, of Chardon, has been treasurer and depositor of the new and the old societies for thirty years. The society is in a prosperous condition, and has been for many years, not only doing the work in its own field, but frequently making liberal gifts to the parent society.

GEAUGA COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

This association, having for its object the diffusion of knowledge valuable to the profession, was organized in 1865. Its members were L. A. Hamilton, Chardon ; L. A. Baldwin, Montville ; D. G. Proctor, Thompson ; S. D. Steer, Huntsburg; Aaron McGraw, Newbury; D. Martin, Burton ; E. S. Chappel, East Claridon ; J. R. Culvertson, Chardon ; Orange Pomeroy, Munson; John Nichols, Chardon. The original officers were : President, L. A. Hamilton ; Vice-Presi- dent, J. R. Culvertson; Corresponding Secretary, Orange Pomeroy. Dr. Nichols was elected president on the death of Dr. Hamilton, in 1867, and the other officers were continued in their respective places. .

GEAUGA COUNTY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

was organized January 19, 1878, at Chardon, the members enrolled at the first meeting being twenty-six in number, as follows: Edward Truman, Chardon ; C. W. Carroll, Chardon ; C. E. Williams, Burton; G. R. Stephenson, Chardon ; E. J. Thwing, Chardon ; Frank Smith, Chardon ; Alvan Smith, Chardon ; Wor- rallo Whitney, Montville; D. A. Carver, Chardon; Ida Robinson, Chardon ; Fina Shuart, Chardon ; Emma Shuart, Chardon ; Ella L. Leland, Huntsburg ; Olive M. Osborne, Burton ; Mary Bennett, Chardon; Florence Westcott, Char- don; Laura Bartlett, Chardon; E. M. Rogers, Chardon; Rose Burnett, Chardon; Ella Fox, Chardon; Jennie Hollis, Chardon; Nona Dudley, Chardon; Ella Pit-

kins, Chardon ; Chloe Parks, Bundysburg; Esther A. Larraway, Fowler's Mills ; Henry C. Durfee, Chardon.

The officers elected upon organization were: President, C. W. Carroll; Vice- President, Edward Truman ; Secretary, E. Metta Rogers; Treasurer, George R. Stevenson ; Executive Committee, Abram Smith, H. C. Durfee, Laura Bartlett.

LAKE COUNTY. LAKE COUNTY LIBRARY AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

The organization of the Lake County Library and Historical Society was effected June 5, 1876, at which time the following officers were elected : Presi- dent, Thomas W. Harvey ; Vice-President, George W. Steele; Secretary, Ed- ward P. Branck ; Directors, Horace Steele, C. O. Child, H. H. Hine, R. M. Murray, William Blackmore, F. Paine, Jr. ; Trustees, Aaron Wilcox, Hezekiah Cole, Reuben Hitchcock.

The aim of the association is set forth in the following, which is the preamble of the constitution :

" We, the undersigned, recognizing the eminent usefulness of a public library and reading-room in the formation of morals and general culture and the training of useful citizens, and believing also that immediate measures should be taken for the collection and preservation in a suitable place of the historical records of Lake County, and valuable relics of its pioneer life, do hereby organize ourselves into an association for the promotion of this object."

LAKE COUNTY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.

This association was organized at Willoughby in August, 1878, and the fol- lowing were its first officers : President, Prof. W. W. Gist ; Vice-President, J. H. Shepherd ; Secretary, H. Y. Crobaugh ; Treasurer, Miss Belle Morse; Executive Committee, Prof. J. R. Clague, Miss M. L. Parsons, Miss Kate A. Gerung.

THE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY

have an organization known as the County Council, composed of such members of the several township granges as choose to take the degree and identify them- selves with the body. The council was organized in the summer of 1873. C. C. Jennings was elected master ; H. H. Hine, secretary ; and Frank Breed, treasurer. Upon the death of Mr. Jennings, H. H. Hine was elected master and Horace Allen secretary.

LAKE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

This association was organized prior to the organization of the county, but the records having unfortunately been burned, we have been compelled to depend upon such scattering data as were available. In 1852, George Everett was president ; Ahira Clark, vice-president ; C. D. Adams, treasurer; John Conledge, secretary ; and C. G. Crary, Samuel E. Carter, Thomas A. Tisdale, Martin Carroll, C. C. Jennings, J. N. Howden, and Z. Blish, managers. The society purchased at about this date the lands comprising their present fair grounds. These consist of thirteen and thirty-four-one-hundredth acres, and are valued at three thousand dol- lars. Their annual exhibit occurs during the fall months. The officers for 1878 are : E. T. C. Aldrich, president; J. L. Wood, vice-president ; S. T. Ladd, treas- urer; C. R. Stone, secretary ; I. A. Bexter, J. E. Murray, H. J. Manchester, David Bailey, Pliney Mather, Cornelius Hoose, M. V. Hopkins, and E. W. Taylor, directors.

LAKE COUNTY CHORAL UNION.

The first society bearing this name, which sufficiently explains its nature and object, was organized in 1871. Its President was J. B. Kilbourne ; Vice-Presi- dent, Mrs. F. L. Wilder; Secretary, M. L. Saunders; Treasurer, E. S. Pratt ; Conductor, S. B. Hamlen.

November 29, 1876, another society was organized under the same name. The officers elected were : President, J. B. Kilbourne; Vice-President, G. W. Crane; Secretary, F. S. Bigler ; Treasurer, C. O. Higgins; Librarian, W. G. McCall; Conductor, T. B. Mosher ; Assistant, W. G. McCall.

Musical organizations have had at the best only a fitful and brief life in Lake County. The interest seems always to have been individual rather than collective. It should be borne in mind, however, that the county had an equal share with Geauga in the organization and maintenance of the old Union Musical Association, the history of which is given elsewhere.

THE LAKE COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY

was organized in 1839. Its name was originally " The Geauga County Bible Society, North," but this was changed upon the division of the county in the fol- lowing year. The first officers elected were the following :

President, Rev. C. Smith ; Vice-President, B. Bissel ; Secretary, C. A. Haw-

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ley ; Treasurer, George Mygatt; Depositor, S. T. Ladd; Executive Committee, Samuel Branch, Madison ; John House, Jr., Le Roy ; George E. H. Day and Reuben Hitchcock, Painesville; D. Kerr, Mentor.

LAKE COUNTY WASHINGTON TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

The first temperance society in Lake County, of which anything can be learned, was the above-named organization. It was one of the many outgrowths of the Washingtonian movement. At the first meeting, held at the court-house, March 22, 1842, the following officers were elected :

President, Daniel Kerr ; Secretary, A. S. Van Boskerck ; Recording Secretary, George W. Allen ; Executive Committee, Frederick Haskell, Merit P. Bond, W. R. Waldo, Daniel Christy, Alexis Crane.

THE LAKE COUNTY WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.

The cause of this society's coming into existence was the temperance agitation commonly known as the " Crusade." The union was organized at Painesville in October, 1874. The officers elected were the following :

President, Mrs. J. C. Bateham ; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. C. C. Beardslee; Vice-Presidents, the presidents of the township temperance organizations.

CHAPTER XV.

MILITARY HISTORY OF LAKE AND GEAUGA COUNTIES .*

WHEN the south, forgetting the bright record made by their fathers, in con- nection with their brethren of the north, in wresting this fair and goodly land from the dominion of English tyranny, resolved to destroy the nation, and began to execute the wicked conception by the memorable assault on Fort Sumter, the people of the north first realized to what depths of ingratitude the boasted " south- ern chivalry" were capable of descending. The first and universal feeling was one of deepest shame for the death-blow thus aimed at national life and honor. The next, a determination as " immutable as the law of the Medes and Persians," to compel, by force of arms, their return to an allegiance under the old flag, and a consequent obedience to constituted authority. The alacrity with which the first call for seventy-five thousand men was filled showed that the north were ter- ribly in earnest, and from this first grand outburst of noble, heaven-inspired patriotism until the last act in the fearful drama in 1865, the counties of Lake and Geauga were never lacking, either in men or money, and throughout all that long and agonizing conflict the noble sons of these two counties bore aloft the flag of the Union. " Oft in victory, seldom trailing in defeat, and never disgraced in either."

" Scarcely a noted battle-field exists in the whole theatre of war where the blood of some of their sons has not softened the sod or spattered the rocky steeps thereof." They died in the carnage of the assault, in the wild tumult of the charge, in the quiet of the picket-line, in the deadly trench and noisome hospital. They starved in Belle Isle, Libby, Columbia, Salisbury, and amid the horrors of Andersonville, as in the ecstasy of their delirium they dreamed of plenty, peace, and home. They fell on the " dead line" from the bullets of the prison guards, under the orders of a worse than fiendish keeper. Under the fire of Union bat- teries, chained together, like the slaves of the dim, distant past, they were placed as hostages for the safety of the south.

But let us not forget to pay a tribute of gratitude and just praise to the noble and heroic women of Lake and Geauga Counties for their labors of affection and mercy during these weary, gloomy days. Their generous, loving hearts sent forth pitying tears and prayers for the safety of loved ones and the preservation of the Union. While fair hands, many of them unused to labor, were occupied in preparing comforts for the well, dainties for the sick, necessaries for the wounded, and cheer for all, noble and self-sacrificing women, all over the north, formed themselves into aid societies, the good results of which can hardly be over-estimated. Early and late these angels of mercy toiled and gathered, for- warding boxes of everything needed by the soldier. Yet, could the senders have seen the tear of joy which often greeted its reception, they would have felt amply compensated.

The historical sketches of the organizations following are from the very valu- able work, "Ohio in the War," by Whitelaw Reid. We wish in closing to thank the gentlemen who so kindly assisted us in collecting the soldiers of their respective townships. Every township in Lake County, and ALL BUT ONE in Geauga, responded. We have spent considerable time at the office of the adju-

tant-general, at Columbus, in procuring records. Many muster-rolls are incom- plete or missing altogether ; those of the three-months' men, especially, are nearly all destroyed, and if omissions or want of data occur, the reader will, we trust, be charitable, believing that we have done as well as circumstances would allow.

SEVENTH REGIMENT OHIO INFANTRY.

The first rebel gun fired at Fort Sumter was the signal for the assemblage of this regiment, and its echo had scarcely died out in the north ere this regiment was in camp. It was made up entirely in northern Ohio, went into camp near Cleveland, Ohio, and was mustered into the United States service on April 30, 1861. John S. Casement, of Painesville, was its first major. He resigned after a time, and assisted in raising other organizations. He ascended the steps of pro- motion until, we believe, he was brigadier-general when he left the service. At the expiration of the term of service for which they were mustered, the regiment re- enlisted, almost to a man, for three years, and on June 26, 1861, it started for the field to take part in the opening of the campaign in Western Virginia, and on the following day first set foot on rebel soil near Bernwood. They marched along the line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to Clarksburg and went into camp. Here a beautiful stand of colors was presented to the regiment by Captain Schulte in behalf of the "Social Turnverein," of Cleveland, June 29. The regiment made its first march fully equipped. The day was oppressively hot, and before one mile had been laboriously overcome, many valuable and useful articles, sup- posed to be absolutely indispensable, had become an intolerable burden ; at three miles, when a halt was ordered, the men went deliberately to work reducing their baggage. Blankets, dress uniforms, books, under-clothing, and every article that could possibly be dispensed with, were emptied on the ground and left there. This march terminated at Weston. After doing considerable marching the regi- ment reached Cross Lanes on the 16th of August, and it was here, on the 25th of the same month, that they had their first fight, which proved a disastrous affair ; the regiment being obliged to retreat, although they held their position for some time against overwhelming numbers. Their loss was one hundred and twenty in killed, wounded, and prisoners. The next battle was at Winchester, March 23. At 3 o'clock P.M., the battle began in earnest and raged furiously until dark, resulting in success to the Union army. Again at Port Republic the " Seventh" fought splendidly and effectively. Here, with less than three thousand muskets, " Stonewall" Jackson's force of fourteen thousand rebel troops were held at bay for five hours. The Union forces were, however, obliged finally to retreat. On August 9, at Cedar Mountain, the regiment was again at the front and engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand conflict. Of the three hundred men engaged in the "Seventh" only one hundred escaped unhurt. Their next battle was at Antie- tam, but it would require a volume to tell of all the fighting this regiment did. On Saturday, June 24, 1864, the regiment took its departure for Cleveland, where it was mustered out of the service on the 8th day of July following, having served a little more than three years. During that time eighteen hundred men had served in it, and when mustered out there were but two hundred and forty men remaining to bring home their colors, pierced by the shot and shell of more than a score of battles.

NINETEENTH OHIO INFANTRY (THREE MONTHS).

This regiment numbered about one thousand men, and was mustered into the service at Camp Jackson, Columbus, the last week in May, 1861. Company F was from Lake and Geauga Counties, under command of Captain George E. Paine. After the organization of the regiment they went into the West Virginia cam- paign under General Mcclellan. The Confederate army, under General Robert S. Garnett, was concentrating in northwest Virginia, with a view to a junction with General H. A. Wise on the Kanawha. After the skirmish at Philippi, General Garnett took a position at Laurel Hill, where he fortified. General McClellan planned a flank movement that was successful in getting Garnett into a proper shape for an attack to be made by General Rosecrans' brigade, composed of the Eighth, Tenth, and Thirteenth Indiana, and Nineteenth Ohio Regiments. At Rich Mountain General Garnett had posted Colonel Pegram with a strong force. It was decided to attack this position first, and Colonel Rosecrans was sent to make a detour of eight or nine miles through the mountains to gain the turnpike in Pegram's rear. This much was successfully accomplished, but dis- patches sent from Mcclellan to Rosecrans were captured, and the plan discovered. The Confederates were prepared for the attack made on the 11th of July, and fought with great obstinacy. The position of the Nineteenth in this battle was a most trying one, but the men stood their first fire like veterans.

The following is from the report of General Rosecrans : " The Nineteenth Ohio distinguished itself for the cool and handsome manner in which it held its post against a flank attack, and for the manner in which it came into line and delivered its fire near the close of the action." The Nineteenth was not mustered

* Written by Dr. J. H. Se Cheverell.

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out of the service until September, 1861, on account of delays at the War Department.

TWENTY-THIRD OHIO INFANTRY.

At the commencement of the war it was organized and officered as follows: Colonel, William S. Rosecrans; Lieutenant-Colonel, Stanley Matthews; Major, Rutherford B. Hayes.

The position of these officers has been quite different since those days,-in fact, too well known to need repetition. Under command of Colonel E. P. Scammon, the Twenty-third went into active service in West Virginia, meeting with the new and exciting events common to inexperienced soldiers, which were almost forgotten amid the sterner and sad realities of active warfare.

The regiment participated in the battles of Carnifax Ferry, Virginia, Septem- ber 10, 1861 ; Giles Court-house, May 10, 1862; and had the honor of opening the battle of South Mountain, September 14, 1862, where it lost thirty-three men killed and eighty wounded, among the latter being Rutherford B. Hayes, now President of the United States. As an incident of this battle it is said that the Twelfth and Twenty-third Ohio and Twelfth and Twenty-third North Carolina- Companies B on each side-were directly engaged with each other. The Twenty- third, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Hayes, was in the advance on that day. It was ordered at an early hour to advance up the mountain and attack the enemy. From behind stone walls the enemy poured a destructive fire into the Federal ranks at very short range. The command of the Twenty-third fell upon Major Comley after Lieutenant-Colonel Hayes was wounded, the latter again

making his appearance on the field, with his wound half dressed, and fought, against the remonstrances of the whole command, until carried off. Near the close of the day at Antietam a change was made by the division to which the Twenty-third belonged, and it was exposed to a large force of the enemy posted in a corn-field in the rear of the left. Its colors were shot down, and at the same time a feint was made in its front. The colors were planted on a new line at right angles with its former front, and the regiment formed a line in the new direction, and opened fire upon the enemy, who retired. The division withdrew, but no order reached the Twenty-third, and it remained on the field until the division commander returned and ordered it to the rear. The Twenty-third assisted in heading off Morgan's command at Buffington's Island and then returned to Charlestown, West Virginia, and afterwards joined General Crook's forces for a raid on the Virginia and Tennessee railroad. May 9, 1864, the Twenty-third fought at Cloyd Mountain. The enemy occupied the first crest of the mountain, defended by artillery and rudely-constructed breastworks. The hill was steep, thickly wooded, and difficult of ascent, and skirted by a stream of water two or three feet deep. At the word of command the regiment advanced across the stream to the foot of the mountain, under a heavy fire of musketry and artillery, without returning the fire of the enemy. A furious assault was made upon the enemy's works, carrying them, with two pieces of artillery. The struggle at the guns was of the fiercest description. The Confederate artillerymen attempted to reload their pieces when the Federal line was not more than ten paces distant. The Twenty-third was with Hunter in the attack on Lynchburg, and in numerous skirmishes and battles in the Shenandoah valley. At Winchester, July 24, 1864, it lost one hundred and fifty-three men. At the battle of Opequan, September 19, Hayes' brigade had the extreme right of the infantry. Moving forward under fire, the brigade came upon a deep slough, forty or fifty yards wide, and nearly waist-deep, with soft mud at the bottom, overgrown with a thick bed of moss. It seemed impossible to get through it, and the whole line was staggered for a moment. Just then Colonel Hayes plunged in with his horse, and under a shower of bullets and shells he rode, waded, and dragged his way through,-the first man over. The Twenty-third was ordered by the right flank over the slough. At the same place men were suffocated and drowned; still the regiment plunged through, re-formed, charged forward again, driving the enemy. The division commander was wounded, leaving Colonel Hayes in command. He was every- where exposing himself as usual ; men were falling all around him, but he rode through it all as though he had a charmed life. No reinforcements as promised ; something must be done to stop the fire that is cutting the force so terribly. Selecting some Saxony rifles in the Twenty-third, pieces of seventy-one calibre, with a range of twelve hundred yards, Lieutenant McBride was ordered forward with them to kill the enemy's artillery horses, in plain sight. At the first shot a horse drops, immediately another is killed, and a panic seems to seize the artillerymen, and they commence limbering up. The infantry take the alarm, and a few commence running from the intrenchments, and the cavalry, which had been hovering upon the flanks, swept down upon the enemy, capturing them by regiments, and the battle was at an end. The Twenty-third fought at North Mountain, September 20, 1864, and at Cedar Creek, October 19,-a day that is a household word over a whole nation. The Twenty-third was mustered out on the

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History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio, Part 16

Author: Williams Brothers Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Number of Pages: 443

Author: Williams Brothers
Publication date: 1879
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 443