History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 63

Author: N. N. Hill, Jr.
Publication date: 1881
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Number of Pages: 826

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The desire has been expressed again and again during the day that the soldiers should be designated in some way, so that people might know who they were. This seems to have been . overlooked by the managers, but since their arrival this morning a good many of the soldiers have modestly ticketed their hats with little cards bearing the letter of their company and the number of their regiment. The device affords a means of iden- tification that leads to many pleasant renewals of army ac- quaintance, for every soldier feels that he is acquainted with the boys who were in his brigade at least. The veteran regiment organized for the day was designated by badges on its members.

The proudest man in Newark to-day is Billy Lafflin, the veteran hackman, whose carriage was selected to carry the President from the depot to the hotel. He was a coachman be- fore he came to this country, but in America he has advanced to the proprietorship of an equipage, and to-day his horses were in their neatest trim, and himself the perfection of good taste in dress. The ladies had decorated his hack with evergreens and flowers, surmounting it with an eagle with outspread wings. He drove around the public square an hour before time for the train to arrive, exhibiting his tasteful turnout to admiring crowds.

The first cheers of the day were those evoked by the presence of "Old Abe," the veteran war eagle. He made his appear- ance before the President arrived, borne on a shield by a ve- teran, and escorted by a drum band and a little company of soldiers following a tattered flag. The flag and the little com- pany of men only suggested the strong regiments that are gone, while the eagle alone seems to have renewed his strength. The bird who has such an eventful history, who followed the Eighth Wisconsin regiment through the war, and who now devotes his time to attending soldiers' re-unions all over the country, is as fresh looking as he ever was. And when the soldiers cheered him, be lifted his wings as if remembering the old times, and giving, in his way, a return to their warm-hearted salute.

It was nearly ten o'clock before the second excursion train from Columbus, bearing the Presidential party and Governor's uards, and companies A, B and F, of Columbus, arrived at

the Pan Handle depot. With the President were Attorney Gen- eral Devens, Governor Bishop, General Keifer, Secretary of State Barnes, Adjutant General Meilly, General Wycoff, General Walcutt, Hon. S. F. Hunt, the governor's staff, etc. There were several thousand present, and it was some time before the car containing the Presidential party could be brought to the proper place for leaving the car, and the distinguished visitors escorted to their carriages by the reception committee. Imme- diately on being seated in the carriage, the President was sur- rounded by hundreds of citizens who insisted on shaking hands, and that invariable American ceremony was indulged in for nearly ten minutes. Meantime the salute of twenty-one guns was fired by the Cleveland artillery. The order of march to the Lansing house was as follows: The Newark guards, Barracks band, Cadet band, Governor's Guard drum corps, Governor's guards, the carriage containing President Hayes, Governor Bishop, Attorney General Devens, and a number of the reception committee, carriages containing the other mem- bers of the Presidential party, the mayor of the city, etc., and companies A, B and F, of Columbus.

Arriving at the Lansing house, the President was immediately escorted to his room, where he remained till the moving of the procession, the hall leading to his room being jammed contin- ually by hundreds eager to catch if but a passing glimpse of the Chief Magistrate.

It was half-past eleven o'clock before the procession began to move. The streets around the public square had been kept free from intrusion by stretching ropes at each entrance, to pre- vent vehicles from coming, but people on foot crowded in and gave infinite trouble to the nervous marshals on horseback. The President, General Sherman, and Governor Bishop, and other distinguished guests, had been seated in their carriages nearly half an hour before the procession began to move, not- withstanding they were to follow all the troops. The President was again subjected to another spell of hand-shaking, which would have been more general, if the police had not exerted themselves to keep his carriage free from the crowd.

As it was, there was but little harm done, as the weather was charmingly cool with a good breeze, and though the President was in a covered carriage, and armed with a huge serviceable palm leaf fan, it lay idle most of the time in his lap.

The music at last announced the moving of the procession, and it passed the Lansing house, where the President and party were in waiting, in the following order: Colonel Joseph C. Wehrle and staff; band of music; company of veteran cavalry; Granville cornet band; more cavalry, followed by Sherman's Bummers, composed of a dozen or so men on horseback, dressed after the style of that unique corps, and equipped with oat sheaves, tin coffee pots, hams, chickens, and a miscellane- ous lot of eatables; another cavalry company; Cambridge mili- tary band; Ohio national guards, two companies; drum band; Ohio national guards, one company; drum band; artillery corps; General Charles R. Woods and staff; Columbus Bar- racks band; "Old Abe," the Eighth Wisconsin war eagle; vet- eran corps, ten companies, interspersed with drum and military bands, and bearing battle stained regimental flags.

One of the most affecting features of the procession, was a horse ridden by a boy, and almost covered with flags. He wore a placard reading, "Old Charley, who led the Thirty-first Ohio three years." The veteran war horse was not so nimble as Ten Broeck, but even his stiff gait made him an object of affection- ate interest in the eyes of all who know what such a history as

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"Old Charley's" implies. When the veterans had all passed, the Governor's guards wheeled into platoons and followed, and then the carriages containing the President and other distin- guished guests moved after them, and the procession was all under way.

Long before the procession reached the fair grounds the people from the country had flocked in, and vehicles by the hundreds were hitched on every available acre in and around the enclosure, their occupants by the thousands being scattered over every part of the grounds, and lining almost every foot of the dusty mile and a half between there and Newark. Their enthusiasm was boundless.

"Old Abe," the Wisconsin war eagle, elicited ' cheer upon cheer, and divided the homage of the multitude with the Presi- dent and General Sherman. He was placed upon the speaker's stand, and near the front, where he surveyed the multitude with a royal air, as if conscious of his representing the dignity of a sis- ter State.

With much difficulty the marshals cleared away the specta- tors sufficiently to permit of the displaying of the military, and the approach of the carriages containing the distinguished visi- tors, who had no sooner been seated on the platform than the crowd swept to it and clambered on it from all sides. Almost at once the west side fell, but harmlessly. The reporters were forced out of their seats. The northeast corner settled down, and it was not until a detachment of the Governor's guards had cleared the platform of unauthorized spectators that sufficient quiet was obtained, and the exercises proceeded in the proper · order.

The exercises began by prayer by Chaplain B. C. Bates (formerly of Cincinnati). Then followed General Warner's ad- dress of welcome.

It was now after three o'clock, and an interesting part of the day was not yet touched-the dinner for the veterans, the national guards and the distinguished guests. The prettiest thing of the day was the grand dining rooms in the woods, which extended over several acres of ground, and was filled with hundreds of feet in length of tables, which were perfect pictures of peace and plenty. Thousands of tired men, repre- senting nearly every regiment organized in Ohio, gathered about them, each one served with a pasteboard plate, a new tin cup, a spoon, and a buttonhole bouquet. Not the least sign of disorder was anywhere visible. There was plenty to eat and plenty of room, every one helping himself. The bill of fare in- cluded cold meats of every description, golden rolls, baked beans, pies, pickles, hot coffee and cakes fit to grace the table of the President ; and there he stood, under the shade of a grand old beach, enjoying the hospitality of the women as much as any other soldier.

The old battle flags of the Ohio regiments were taken from the flag room in the State house and carefully arranged in floral hall, in the fair grounds, where they received the almost un- bounded homage of thousands. But the precedent thus made should not be allowed to prevail. These tattered and faded mementos of Ohio's glory are quite too precious to be carried around to the many re-unions we shall have in the State, highly gratifying though their presence is to every soldier or citizen.

The crowd present was immense, and estimates vary from fifteen thousand to thirty thousand. Perhaps twenty thousand is a sufficiently high estimate for those actually on the ground, though there were thousands who remained in the city, and were satisfied to look on the decorations, the glimpses of visit-

ing greatness they could occasionally catch, and patiently war for the return from the fair-grounds, and the fireworks at night.

One good feature was the placing of stakes about twenry feet apart on the inside of the top of the embankment of the ok fort. To each stake was a small flag and a book attached, on for every regiment and battery from Ohio in the war, and r which the soldiers of each were requested to register. A large number availed themselves of the opportunity, and a tolerab- complete register is thus expected to be made.

The citizens of Newark have been most hospitable in the? entertainment of their hosts of guests. They not only eng- neered very successfully a gigantic gathering, but have as we? succeeded in making all who were here feel at home. The President and General Devens took tea this evening at the resi- dence of Judge Jerome Buckingham.

Miss Ella Sherman drove the carriage containing her father and General John M. Connell, from Lancaster here this more- ing, in three and a half hours.

Supper over, the woods of the grounds became versatile with the music of the many bands. Hundreds of veterans walked about the circle, registered their names in the little books, and scanned them for the names of comrades. Then came the re- turn to the city, where the sound of drum and cornet bands the shouts of people, and the roll of vehicles, told how glad had been the day.

President Hayes' reception, at the Lansing house, was most heartily enthusiastic.

Webb Hayes introduced the callers to the President, who gave to each one, at least, a word and a hand-shake. Genera' Sherman was present in uniform, and added splendor to the occasion. Governor Bishop also attended the reception, and was greeted warmly by many admirers. The rooms were kept reasonably clear, though there was a great jam in the hall Webb Hayes, with good judgment, promptly took the Presi- dent to his room at nine o'clock. General Sherman, however remained, and chatted familiarly with old army acquaintances

The display of fireworks at night was the only thing on the programme that began ahead of time. It was to begin at nine o'clock and last an hour, but the rockets began to fly at half- past eight, and from that time till after ten there was an almost uninterrupted blaze of fireworks. It was enjoyed by a great crowd of people in the park and in the streets, and during its progress there was a continual concert of drum and other bands in different parts of the city.

There was almost perfect order, very little drunkenness being seen. The day and night were as perfect as could be wished and Newark may be grateful for this important adjunct to their successful enterprise.

One hundred and seventy-nine Ohio regiments and batteries were represented at this re-union. One hundred and twenty-one of the old battle flags were displayed. Among the many distinguished persons present may be mentioned President R. B. Hayes, General James A. Garfield, President elect in 1880, General W. T. Sherman, Governor R. M. Bishop, Attorney General Charles Devens, General J. Warren Keifer, Ex-Governer Fletcher of Mis- souri, General Wager Swayne, General Durbin

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Ward, General M. D. Leggett, General John Beat- ty, General Charles C. Walcutt, General Charles H. Grosvenor and General Willard Warner. The expenses of the re-union, owing to the skilful management of the finance committee, only reach- ed the sum of one thousand and seventy-five dol- lars and eighty-three cents, which left of the fund contributed for the occasion an unexpended bal- ance of one hundred and forty-three dollars and seventy-three cents. This sum remains in the treasury of the society as a nucleus fund for the erection of a soldiers' monument.

The city of Newark reaped a great benefit from the re-union in all branches of its trade. It is es- timated that the sum of fifty thousand dollars, at

least, was left in the city by strangers on that day.

The secretary, Major C. D. Miller, prepared, and had printed, in book form, illustrated with steel engravings and electrotypes, a very complete report of the re-union, which embraced a full ac- count of the exercises, with speeches and letters of the most distinguished men of the nation; a his- torical sketch of the regiments and batteries repre- sented, with a list of the names of soldiers regis- tered; a history of "Old Abe," the war eagle, and. a record of Licking county soldiers who died in the service.

The society reserves a number of copies of this work for distribution among soldiers' families at the net cost of publication.

CHAPTER XLII.

HISTORY OF THE WAR CONTINUED.

LICKING COUNTY'S HEROIC DEAD-A LIST OF THE GALLANT SOLDIERS WHO DIED IN DEFENCE OF THE UNION AND OF HUMAN FREEDOM, INCLUDING THOSE WHO DIED SINCE THE WAR, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.

YEORGE I. ABBOTT, sergeant in company G, G Forty-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, enlisted at Newark, Ohio, in August, 1862; was wounded at Atlanta, Georgia, July 21, 1864, and died in hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, November, 7, 1864.

Sterling Ackley, enlisted April 24, 1861, in company B, Seventeenth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died at Buchanan, Virginia, July 13, 1861, aged eighteen years.

Rufus B. Adams enlisted November 1, 1861, in company H, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died January 28, 1863.

John Q. Adams was a member of company F, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio national guard. He was captured at North Mountain, West Virginia, July 3, 1864, and died two weeks thereafter, July 17th, in prison at Harrisonburgh, Virginia.

Robert Alexander enlisted in company H, Third Ohio volunteer infantry, August 25, 1862,

and afterward in the Thirty-third Ohio volunteer infantry. He was struck by a shell while skirmish- ing near Atlanta, Georgia, July 20, 1864, and died in field hospital July 20, 1864.

Morris Allen enlisted in August, 1862, in company F of the Ninety-fifth Ohio volunteer in- fantry, and was captured June 4, 1864, at Gun- town, Mississippi. He spent ten months in Andersonville prison, and was lost while on his way home, in April, 1865, by the explosion of the steamer Sultana, on the Mississippi river.

Alfred Alward, a member of company B, of Ohio national guards, died in the prison pen at Andersonville, September 1, 1864. He was cap- tured at North Mountain, West Virginia, July 3, 1864.

George Alward was a member of company D, First Ohio volunteer cavalry, and died at Col- umbia, Tennessee, in the spring of 1864.

. Asbury Anderson, a member of company F, of Ohio national guards, was captured at North

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Mountain, West Virginia, July 3, 1864, and died at Andersonville, Georgia, October 7, 1864.

Lieutenant John S. Anderson enlisted in com- pany C, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, October 17, 1861; was wounded at Arkansas Post January 11, 1863, and died of said wound on the hospital boat near Memphis, Tennessee, January 24, 1863, aged twenty-seven years.

T. B. Anderson, enlisted in company C, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, in July, 1862, and died at "Ballard's Plantation," near Vicksburgh, March 9, 1863, aged about twenty-one years.

David E. Armentrout enlisted in company C, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, November 30, 1861; died at Pilot Knob, Missouri, November II, 1862.

David Armstrong was a member of company E, Twelveth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died July 6, 1862, at Flat Top mountain, West Vir- ginia.

Wilbur F. Arnold first lieutenant Eighteenth United States regulars, died in Texas after the war.

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Wells W. Atwood, company C, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, died at home in 1863.

Isaac Bailey, enlisted at Hartford, August 14, 1862, in company F, One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died in Washington city, District Columbia, December 16, 1864.

Josiah Bailey, was a member of company E, Twelveth Ohio volunteer infantry, and was killed at Bull Run Bridge, August 26, 1862.

Josiah Baird, enlisted in company D, Twenty- second Ohio volunteer infantry, September 3, 1861, and was killed by guerillas while on a scout from Brownsville station, Arkansas, July 21, 1864, aged twenty-two years. His remains were bronght to Pataskala for burial.

Charles H. Baker, was a member of company B, One Hundred and Forty-second Ohio national guard. He died near Hartford, October 12, 1864, of disease contracted while in the service.

Moses W. Baker was a member of company E, Twelfth Ohio volunteer infantry. He was wounded at Bull Run August 27, 1862, and is supposed to be dead.

Thomas Barnes was a member of company F. of the Ohio national guards. He was captured at North Mountain, West Virginia, July 3, 1864, and died in Andersonville prison, October 7, 1864

James Barrett, company F, United States regulars, killed near Atlanta, Georgia, July, 1864

Lorenzo Barrick, enlisted in company D, One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio volunteer infantry: was wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 27, 1864, and died July 12, 1864, at Vining's sta- tion, Georgia.

G. H. Barstow was a member of company F, of the Ohio national guards. He was taken prisoner at North Mountain, West Virginia, July 3, 1864. and died in Andersonville prison September 9. 1864.

Judson Barstow enlisted in company H, Thirty- first Ohio volunteer infantry, and died in hospital. . Franklin Bartholomew, enlisted August 2, 1862, in company G, Forty-fifth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died of disease contracted in the army, April 13, 1866. He was in the twenty-first year of his age; buried in Cedar Hill cemetery.

Lieutenant A. J. Battee, company B, Seventy- sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, died July 30, 1863, at Helena, Arkansas.

Jacob Bauer enlisted in company E, Seventy- sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, at Camp Sherman, January 18, 1862, and died at Chattanooga, Ten- nessee, December 10, 1863, of a wound received in the battle of Ringgold.

George W. Bayles was a member of company A, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died at Young's Point, Louisiana, February 20, 1863, aged twenty-one years.

Jerry Beatty was a member of company F, of the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio national guard. He died at Homer, April 4, 1865, of di- sease contracted in the service.

Asa Orlando Beckwith, buried in Cedar Hill cemetery.

Sergeant William Beddoes enlisted October 12, 1861, in company C, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died on steamer at Memphis, Janu- ary 19, 1863, of wounds received at Arkansas Post.

Joseph Bell was a member of company B, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth regiment Ohio

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national guard. He was captured at North Moun- tain, West Virginia, July 3, 1864, and died in Andersonville prison, September 14, 1864.

Leroy S. Bell, captain company H, Third Ohio volunteer infantry.

David Billmier, company H, Third Ohio vol- unteer infantry, died May 2, 1875; buried in Cedar Hill cemetery.

John W. Belt was a member of company B, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth regiment of the Ohio national guard. He was captured at North Mountain, West Virginia, July 3, 1864, and died in prison at Savannah, Georgia, October 10, 1864, aged twenty-three years.

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William A. Benner was a member of company F, of the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth regiment Ohio national guard. He was captured at North Mountain, West Virginia, July 3, 1864, and died in Andersonville prison, September 8. 1864.

Nelson Bennington enlisted October 23, 1861, at Columbus, in company H, Sixth United States cavalry; was wounded at Winchester, Virginia, July 24, 1864, and died from said wound August 2, 1864, aged twenty-four years.

John C. Berger enlisted in company B, One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio volunteer infantry, February 27, 1864. He died in hospital at Chat- tanooga, Tennessee, October 22, 1864.

Albert Bingham, United States navy, died May I, 1874; buried in Cedar Hill cemetery.

Mervard Bird was a member of company E, Twelfth Ohio volunteer infantry, and was killed July 24, 1864.

Henry Bishop was a member of company H, Thirty-first Ohio volunteer infantry, and was killed on picket near Chickamauga, September 22, 1863.

Harvey Blackman, company -, First Nebraska, died September 15, 1871; buried in Cedar Hill cemetery.

Henry Blade enlisted August 18, 1862, at New- ark, in company F, One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died at .Chattanooga, Tennessee, July 12, 1864, from the effects of a wound received at Kenesaw Mountain.

Benjamin F. Blandy died at home July 2, 1877; buried in Cedar Hill cemetery.

John Bodle enlisted October 7, 1862, in com-

pany E, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and was killed at Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863.

William Bodle enlisted in company -, Thid Ohio volunteer infantry, August 1, 1862; died at St. Louis, Missouri, January,: 1863, from a wound received at Murfreesborough, Tennessee, Decem- ber 31, 1862.

Holmes Bogle was a member of company B, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio national guard. He was captured at North Mountain, West Virginia, July 3, 1864, and died in Ander- sonville prison, August 16, 1864.

William Boughman, sergeant company H, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry; killed at Ringgold, Georgia, November 27, 1863.

Perry Bounds enlisted in company F, Ninety- fifth Ohio volunteer infantry August 13, 1862, and was killed at Richmond, Kentucky, August 30, 1862.

Wright B. Bower, company L, Eleventh Ohio volunteer cavalry, died at home in Newark, Ohio, September 25, 1880; buried in Cedar Hill ceme- tery.

Andrew Bowers, company F, Eighteenth United States infantry, killed at Stone River, Tennessee, December 31, 1862.

Alonzo M. Brackett was a member of company C, Seventy-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died August 12, 1863, at Black River, Mississippi, aged twenty-three years. He enlisted October 9, 1861, at Camp Sherman, near Newark.

Barney Bradey, company F, Ninety-fifth Ohio volunteer infantry, died aged thirty-two; buried in Licking township.

Patrick Brady, company H, Third Ohio volun- teer infantry.

Daniel Bray, company H, Third Ohio volunteer infantry.

H. E. Blaney.

William Briggs enlisted January 10, 1864, in company D, One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died in hospital at Colum- bus, Ohio.

John Britton, Tenth Ohio cavalry, died May 19, 1864; buried in Cedar Hill cemetery.

Alanson S. Brooke enlisted August 7, 1862, in company F, Ninety-fifth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died next year at Mound City, Illinois.

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Squire Irwin Brooke, company C, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio national guard, died at home May 19, 1868; buried in Cedar Hill cemetery.

G. H. Brookover was a member of company B, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth national guard, and was captured at North Mountain, Virginia, July 3, 1864. He died in Andersonville prison September 21, 1864.

Israel F. Brown enlisted at Newark in the Sev- enty-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and died at Vicksburgh, Mississippi, in 1863, aged about forty- five years.

J. Brown.

W. H. Buck was a member of company B, Thirtieth Ohio veteran volunteer infantry. He was killed at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 20, 1865.

Zadoc Buckingham was a member of company B, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio national guard. He died at Martinsburgh, West Virginia.

Charles B. Buckland, company D, First Ohio volunteer cavalry ; buried in Kirkersville cemetery.

Leonidas F. Burch was a member of company H, Thirty-first Ohio volunteer infantry. He was captured at the battle of Chickamauga, September 20, 1863, and remained a prisoner until his death, August 17, 1864. He was in his twenty-fourth year.

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History of Licking County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Part 63

Author: N. N. Hill, Jr. Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Number of Pages: 826

Author: N. N. Hill, Jr.
Publication date: 1881
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 826