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In the summer of 1862, a meeting was held to for- mulate a plan to raise money to pay those enlisting from the township, a bounty. Under date of August 7, 1862, subscription papers with the following head- ings were circulated : "We, the undersigned, each agree to pay the amount set opposite our names, to be equally divided between the volunteers, who have already, or, may hereafter enlist, under recent call of the Presi- dent. for the first 300,000 men, and who may be en- listed at this place, to be paid to each volunteer as soon as he is accepted in the service, providing, however, that not more than forty dollars shall be paid to each volunteer, but any excess, over and above the said forty dollars, shall be applied to the relief of the fam- ilies of said volunteers, or otherwise at the pleasure of
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the donors." The writer has in his possession three different original copies of these subscription papers. We present the names and the amount subscribed on these papers : First paper, M. C. Whitehurst, $50; Samuel Bartlitt, $50; Nathaniel Tallman, $50; Jacob Carty, $50; D. & C. Gayman, $100; W. L. Stevenson, $50; John R. Wright, $50; O. P. Chaney & Bro., $50; G. W. Kalb, $20; Jas. H. Somerville, $10; Samuel Hempy, $1 ; Daniel Bergstresser, $10; Wm. Allen, $5; A. Hathaway, $5; A. B. Stevenson, $5 ; C. W. Speaks, $5; Jeremiah Kissell, $3; Dr. G. W. Blake, $10; E. B. Decker, $25; Michael Schrock, $3; Elihu McCracken, $50; John Helpman, $25; John M. Schroch, $10; A. C. Moon, $5 ; Dr. A. A. Short, $20; I. L. Decker, $10; Reuben Trine, $5; John Chaney, $50. Second paper, Jacob Yarker, $1; Jacob Koble, $10; A. Willi, $5; Moses Seymour, $20; T. C. Hendren, $40; Fred Rarey, $5 ; F. G. Pontius, $10; W. P. Toy, $5. Third paper, Jacob Arnold, $25; Moses Zinn, $50; C. P. Dil- dine, $100; G. W. Needels, $50; Wm. Pyle, $5; Jacob Swisher, $5; Fred Swisher, $25; S. R. Helsel, $5; Ja- cob Coble, $10. The whole amount subscribed was $1,229.00. E. B. Decker was elected treasurer and the following twenty-eight men, who had enlisted, were paid forty dollars each : J. B. Evans, G. W. Bethel, Benton Kramer, Henry Game, Lewis Bowen, D. D. Leady, Mart. Kramer, John H. Foor, Joe Miller, Sam- uel E. Wright, H. H. Kalb, Alfred Cannon, Eli Hol- bert, Geo. T. Wheeler, Henry S. Binkly, Wm. Del- linger, Israel Gayman, S. E. Bailey, Chas. F. Yost, David Yost, Wm. McCracken, Amos Leady, John W. Kile, John Warner, Enoch Needels, Lincoln Steven- son, John Rager and Jackson Blakely, all these men were from this township.
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In February, 1864, an organization was formed, called "The Madison Township Military Bounty So- ciety for the relief of the township from the Draft." Any one paying fifteen dollars, or more, into the treas- ury became a member, and it was resolved to pay each recruit who would credit himself to this township $100. C. P. Dildine president, A. Sharp secretary and John Helpman treasurer, were the officers. Local societies were formed at Groveport and Winchester ; the officers of the latter were E. B. Decker president, M. G. Ste- venson secretary, John Helpman treasurer. A solicitor was appointed for each school district.
The following is a list of subscribers in February and March, 1864, and the solicitors by school districts. Fractional district south of Creek. Michael Schrock solicitor, Henry Kramer, Jacob Kramer, Lewis Kramer, John D. Ortel, Carl Schrock.
District No. 19. Emanuel Sparr and Jas. Picker- ing solicitors, Irvin E. Stevenson, James Pickering. Emanuel Sporr, S. H. Tallman, Lee Kramer, Israel Glatfelter, Absalom Bowman, John R. Wright, Daniel Bush, Elizebeth Good, Elizebeth Kramer, Nathaniel Tallman and Andrew Good.
District No. 21. J. Vandemark solicitor, Jacob Vandemark, Geo. Vandemark, Joseph Vandemark, Wm. K. Algire, Henry Algire, James Imbody, Geo. King. Jacob Alspach, Elihue McCracken, John Bicker, Wm. Perrin, Geo. Francisco.
District No. 9. Samuel Detwiler solicitor, Samuel Detwiler. David Lehman, Samuel Detwiler Jr., Henry Leidy, Wm. Leidy, Henderson Miller, T. B. Bennett, Jacob Bowman, James D. Brown, Geo. W. Ruse, Jona- than Ruse, Samuel Swonger, Isaac Kalb, John Wright, Adam Rager.
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District No. 22. Jacob Lehman solicitor, Jacob Bishop, Samuel Runkle, A. F. Dildine, Geo. Long, Ja- cob Lehman, Andrew Lehman, G. W. Lehman, C. P. Dildine, Daniel Crouse, Simon Kissel, John Cummins, John Blackwood, Wm. Whaley, Elias Decker, Geo. Seymour, John Andrews, Malcolm Koch, Henry Far- rand, Wm. Peer, Geo. Williams, A. F. Dildine, Philip Kuhns, Volney Thompson.
District No. 4. Jacob Sarber and Phil. C. Tussing solicitors, Jacob Sarber, John Chaney Jr., E. K. Cha- ney, Adam Smith, P. C. Tussing, Wm. Mason, Henry Hesser, John Wood, Samuel O. Hendren, John Shu- man, John Rager, P. C. Harris, Emanuel Beamerdife, Geo. Myers, Jackson. Smith and Samuel Wheeler.
District No. II. Mathew E. Kalb solicitor, N. A. Stevenson, M. E. Kalb, Joshua S. Stevenson, John Keltchner, G. W. Brown, David Martin, Owen J. Brown, Daniel Keltchner, F. Swonger, Robert Codner, Mark Codner, Jacob Coble, Wm. M. Sims, J. T. Piercy, Jeremiah Kissel, Allen T. Brown, Samuel Fur- geson, G. W. Kalb, John T. Sims, Emanuel Bott, Fred- rick Myers, John Kissel Jr., Reynolds Kraner, Simon Alspach.
District No. 18. Jacob Shearer solicitor, Jacob Shearer, Abraham Lehman, A. T. Lehman, S. S. Leh- man, Peter Brown, Chas. Brown, Benj. Lehman, J. K. Lehman, Henry Brown, Isaac Lehman, Chas. Bush, John Lehman.
District No. 18. In Winchester, John Gehm, so- lictor : M. C. Whitehurst, J. H. Summerville, L. C. Bartlitt, O. P. Chaney, E. B. Decker, M. G. Stevenson, John Gehm, John Kissel, Jacob Dauterman, Jacob Zar- baugh, Peter Zarbaugh, John Trager, L. F. Carson, G. M. B. Dove, John Miller, H. W. Shaffer, Dr. G. W.
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Blake, David Gayman, Daniel Gayman, Henry Herbst, Mich. Allen, Peter Weber, Jacob Harbaugh, John Helpman, Henry Zarbaugh, Chas. Zarbaugh, Samuel Bartlitt, C. W. Speaks, W. P. Miller, C. P. Rees, Jno. T. Flinchbaugh, C. B. Cannon, A. Decker, Wm. Pals- grove, J. R. Algire, C. Gayman, Dr. A. A. Shortt, John Chaney Sr., James McKelvey, J. W. Hische, Samuel Deitz, S. W. Dildine, Amon Algire, Henry Will, Jacob Moore, Christ Bickel, Grove G. Karns, Wm. Barnert, John Coleman, W. J. Meeker, J. W. Meeker, Daniel Bergstresser, Peter Bott, Geo. Derr, D. C. Sarber, Reuben Trine.
The following fifty-three recruits were paid from $90 to $150 each, or a sum total of $6,568.00 on the President's calls of February and March, 1864: Fred- erick Barbach, James Savely, James Conaway, E. P. Decker, Chas. Wallace, Serg. Willia Veiler, Robt. A. McGinnity, W R .. Borland, J. D. Woodall, W. J. Mc- Cloy, Elisha W. Beedle, Jacob R. Melborn, James Campbell, David McBeth, John Sheabon, Ferdinand L. Groom, Allen S. Felch, Geo. W. Bronton, Oliver C. Jones, Wm. W. Keyser, James Raynor, Jeremiah Har- tin, James W. Wilson, John Bradshaw, Aaron Brown, Alonzo Conover, Mark Lane, Elmer P. Shepherd, Wm. Boroughf, James W. Mckenzie, Abraham C. McLeod, Curtis B. Hare, John Corothers, Wyatt R. Johns, Pat- rick McGravan, Henry Archer, Simon McCarty, James Bird, Oliver C. Tarbot, Jerome Emmons, Grafton Pearce, John Newcomer, John Holzapple, Fredrick Stein, Geo. W. H. LyBrand, James T. Ly Brand, John Benbow, John W. Bates, Chas. E. Bates, Ransford R. Whitehurst, Jacob F. Benner and James A. D. Smith.
We have before us one of the little books, furnished to each sub-school district solicitor, which contains the
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articles and rules of the society at Winchester, and these no doubt agree with those adopted by the town- ship organization :
"This society shall be called the Winchester Mili- tary Bounty Society in aid of the Madison Township Society for the relief of the township from the draft.
"We hereby adopt the following rules for the gov- ernment of this society :
"(I) This society shall have a president, a secre- tary and a treasurer.
"(2) The duties of the president shall be to pre- side at all the meetings.
"(3) The duties of the secretary shall be to keep the names of all the subscribers and all accounts neces- sary for the society.
"(4) The duties of the treasurer shall be to re- ceive and pay out all the moneys belonging to said so- ciety.
"(5) The president, secretary and treasurer shall form a board to confer with the parent society and see that all moneys are duly expended and accounted for.
"(6) Each subscriber shall become a member of this society by subscribing his name and paying into the treasury not less than fifteen ($15) dollars.
"(7) There shall be raised seven thousand three hundred ($7,300) dollars, so that each acceptable vol- unteer shall be paid one hundred ($100) dollars after the new recruit is credited for this township.
"(8) That each person subject to draft shall pay not less than fifteen ($15) dollars, and all other per- sons be requested to contribute to the same.
"(9) That in case the amount necessary is not all raised to release the township from the draft, the treas-
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urer shall refund the amount subscribed by each per- son.
"(10) That in case the volunteers cannot all be had and any member of this society should be drafted and accepted, such member shall be paid one hundred ($100) dollars.
"(II) That if there should be any funds in the hands of the treasurer belonging to this society, when the men are all raised, unexpended, it shall be refunded 'pro rata' to each subscriber."
At a meeting held at Canal Winchester, O., March 19, 1864, "To raise an additional fund to clear Madi- son township from a draft on the last call by the Presi- dent for two hundred thousand ( 200,000) more men," The foregoing Articles and Rules were adopted with two amendments, to-wit : Article (6) six was amended making ten ($10) dollars a membership instead of fif- teen ($15) dollars. Article (7) seven was amended to insert three thousand three hundred ($3.300) dollars to be raised in Madison township instead of seven thousand three hundred ($7,300) dollars on former two calls.
In response to the next "call" (September. '64), the following twenty-eight men were paid $11,270, re- ceiving about $400 each: Geo. W. Williams, Albert R. Harley, Joseph Gibbard, Robt. Turner, Chas. Em- rick, Wm. Johnson, Henry Harwood, John Wiles, Wm. Warner, Geo. D. Coe, James W. Combs, D. J. Hussey, James Robinson, Karl Hoffman, John Green, Samuel Campbell, David Wheeler, Geo. W. Alwood, Eli Fran- cis, James W. Hill, William Cutmore, Edward Wilson, Francis M. Stanfield, Jackson Miller, Robt. Davis, James (). Adams, Geo. W. Adams and Chas. E. Har- rison.
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On the last "call," December 19, 1864, the follow- ing persons subscribed the amount indicated by the figures (in dollars) which follows their names :
(NOTE .- No subscription lists could be found of the local society at Groveport, but the following per- sons turned money into the treasurer's hands and were perhaps the solicitors for that part of the township, viz .: Moses Zinn, C. P. Dildine, E. Behm, Abraham Sharp, C. P. Woodring and Kalita Sallee.) John O'Roark, 12; Jacob Vandemark, 30; Geo. Vandemark, 30; Noah Vandemark, 20; Geo. Francisco, 35; Jacob Alspach, 15; Elihu McCracken, 55; John Wingert, 35; G. H. Dildine, 10; H. Algire, 18; James Imbody, 35; Jacob Farrell, 15 ; John Ferall, 40; Samuel Hempy, 20; G. W. Burman, 35 ; John Bricker, 25; Wm. Perrin, 40; Wm. R. Algire, 60; Geo. W. Ruse, 110; Henderson Miller, 50; Jonathan Ruse, 60; Jonathan B. Leasure, 10; John Wright, 128; John T. Wright, 20; Samuel Detwiler, 140; Samuel Detwiler, Jr., 60; Jacob Bow- man, 140; Wm. Leidy, 60; Isaac Kalb, 55; Jacob Baughman, 45; Irvin E. Stevenson, 100; Absolom Bowman, 60; Levi Kramer, 30; Amos Bush, 25; Chas. Bush, 25; Daniel Bush, 90; Henry Brown, 10; S. H. Tallman, 70; Israel Glatfelter, 10; Emanuel Sparr, 20; James Pickering, 25 ; Wm. Ashley, 5; N. Tallman, 30; Jacob Shearer, 75; L. C. Bartlit, 100; C. Gayman, 140; John Miller, 70; J. W. Hische, 50; Henry Zarbaugh, 65 ; Wm. P. Miller, 100; Peter Weber, 45 ; David Gay- man, 55; James R. Algire, 40; C. P. Rees, 30; J. T. Flinchbaugh, 70; John Trager, 35; Peter Brown, 35; Abraham Lehman, 145; Benj. Lehman, 20; Chas. Brown, Sr., 75; Daniel Bergstresser, 20; Dr. G. W. Blake, 50; Geo. Derr, 15; Wm. Caslow, 35 ; James Fay, too; John Kissell, 70; Whitehurst & Carty, 70; Jacob
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Harbaugh, 40; Amon Algire, 20; Jacob Zarbaugh, 30; Andrew Lemon, 20; Samuel Deitz, 35 ; Leo F. Carson, 10; Daniel Gayman, 80; John M. Schoch, 15; Win. Palsgrove, 38; Austin Decker, 35; E. B. Decker, 60; Grove G. Karnes, 25; John Gehm. 75; Henry Herbst, 20; Jerry Kramer, 75; G. W. Lehman, 15; Jacob Moore, 20; Chas. Brown, Jr .. 15; Gottleib Cook, 15; Wm. Wilson, 10; Henry Will. 25; John Chaney, 55; P. C. Tussing. 55; Isaac Lehman, 85; L. G. Sarber, 45; Samuel Wheeler, 25; Jacob Sarber, 50; Jackson Smith, 50; David Lehman, 45; John Shuman, 50; Abe S. Lehman, 75; Adam Smith, 35; Robt. Lowry, 30; Joseph Rodenfels, 20; Emanuel Bemisdorfer, 25; George Bareis, 15; John Rodenfels, 3; John H. Tus- sing, 3; Levi Dauterman, 4; David Sarber, 2; John Wood, 5 ; Chas. Bower, 25; David Martin, 90; E. Kis- sell, 60; Joshua S. Stevenson, 20; Solomon Alspach, 50; N. A. Stevenson, 25 ; Samuel Shoemaker, 70; John Courtright, 25: Jacob Coble, 20; Simon Alspach, 35; Amos Alspach, 40; John Alspach, 75; John Lehman, 35: Oliver Codner, 90; Daniel Kelchner, 75; Fred Myers, 25; O. J. Brown, 70; Jacob Burky, 5; W. R. Kraner, 10; Henry W. Shaffer, 85; C. B. Cowan, 30; Reuben Trine, 5; Jacob Dauterman, 25; James B. Evans, 10; John Karnes, 5; John Schrock, 30; Collen Schrock, 50; John Helpman, 50; Mrs. Elizabeth Good, 10; S. Knepper, 10; Ed K. Chaney, 50; Oliver P. Chaney, 50: John Chaney, Sr., 60; Jacob C. Komp, 10; Dr. A. A. Short, 25 ; Henry Leidy, 40; Samuel Brown, 50; J. B. Bennett, 30; B. B. Shoemaker, 10; Jerry Kalb, 15; Sam O. Hendren, 30; P. C. Harris, 50; Geo. Myers, 5; Wm. Mason, 15; Daniel Motz, 10; Henry Motz, 5; Joseph Vandemark, 60. In addition to the above subscription, on February 7, 1865, the Township
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Trustees levied a tax of $4,000, to relieve the township from this "Draft," and one week later issued forty bonds of $100 each, made payable March I and Sep- tember 1, 1866, and the following persons advanced the money on them, viz .: Moses Seymour, 3; Rebecca Ramsey, 2; Augustus Sallee, 5; Mitchell Allen, 6; Chas. W. Speaks, 6; Abraham Lehman, 8; Elihu Mc- Cracken, 5; Henry Algire, I ; Elizabeth Good, 4. With this money the following forty-one recruits were paid $20,695, ranging from $450 to $525 each, viz. : Joshua Miller, Amos G. McCormick, Wallace Bennett, Sim- eon L. B. McMiller, Wm. H. Liverpool, John Hood, Peter Rivers, Chas. Albright, Peter Becker, Christ Benninghoff, Mathias Blinn, Martin Decker, August Fisher, John A. Geiszler, Henry Hach, Chas. Stark, Jacob Solomon, Genzs Schaf, Christian Weber, Otto Hels, Amon Luft, John L. Stulzig, John King, Geo W. Foster, Alfred Feringer, Isaac Hemler, Martin S. Sey- mour, Gottlieb Lochenmaier, Frank Wehrle, Louis Schmelt, Harvey D. Harris, David D. Crompton, Michael Henry, Fredrick Kemmerle, Ralph Hammer, James Logan, Wm. A. Stipher, James W. Pierce, Wm. R. Ramsey, Chas. B. Cannon and Jacob Dauterman. The three last mentioned enlisted from this township and were paid $525 each, the only ones who were paid so large an amount. In this way the township fur- nished 150 men to whom they paid bounty to the amount of $39,762.
On June 3, 1865, at a meeting for the settling up of the affairs of the society, the treasurer reported a bal- ance of $132.70, which he was instructed to divide equally among the veteran volunteers of the 46th O. V. I .- who had re-enlisted while in Tennessee-sup- posed to be eleven in number. At a called meeting held
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December 2, 1865, the above action was rescinded; the treasurer reported that $165.60 had been collected, making a total of $298.30, and it was then determined to divide this amount equally among the re-enlisted veterans credited to this township who had not already received local bounty, and $100.67 was accordingly paid to the following ten men: G. F. Thompson, Al- bert McCarty, Robt. John, N. Evans, J. W. Wallace, A. Mansfield, J. W. Andrews, F. Drum, Peter Miller and S. Mumhal. After these were paid the treasurer, John Helpman, paid the balance, $182.63, into the hands of W. W. Kile, township treasurer.
The following list of the wives of soldiers who were ·entitled to monthly bounty appears on the Township Trustees' records : Julia Ann Robinson, Eliza Yourd, Rhoda Skinner, Elizabeth Hodge, Jane Gares, Saman- tha Hamler, Sarah Hampson, Mary Herrick, Permelia Sarber, C. Remaley, Mahala Miller, M. E. Fry, E. M. Stevenson, Rebecca Conaway, Mrs. Van Horne, Amanda Durant, Sarah Williamson, Eliza Blakely, Ann Kraner, Abigal Reeves, Amanda Edwards, M. Himrod, Julia Binkley, Lucinda Wheeler, Mary Del- linger, Mary Yost, Susan Dagon, C. L. Leady, E. J. Hodge, Susan Miller, Jane Gillett, Mrs. G. Rei, M. E. Travis, Kate Adams, H. A. Thompson, Mrs. Gayman, Mary Yarger, Mrs. Burnham, Mrs. Hedrick, E. J. Kraner, Melisa Smith, Mary Hesser, Sarah Moore, Catharine Kramer, L. F. Williams, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Fink, Mrs. Corbett, Mrs. Milliser, Mrs. Barnhart, D. B. Campbell heirs, C. Lester, Mrs. Coffman, Priscilla Savely, Mrs. Zimmerman, Mrs. Bailey, Mary Holzap- pel, Mary Cannon, R. L. Stevenson and E. E. Clark.
The following soldiers are buried in Union Grove ·Cemetery, near Winchester : Rufus W. Bailey, Co. B,
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178th O. V. I .; Lewis W. Bowen, Co. D, 95th O. V. I .; Rev. C. W. Bostwick, 149th O. V. I .; Wm. Badger, Co. C, 95th O. V. I .; Chas. B. Cannon, Co. C, 191st O. V. I .; Wm. Cater, Co. H, Ist Battery, 15th U. S. I .; R. I. Cromwell, Co. G, 133d O. V. I .; Jacob Dauter- man, Co. C, 191st O. V. I .; Leroy Dibble, Co. D, 22d O. V. I., later lieutenant Co. F, 187th O. V. I .; Henry Game, Co. D, 95th O. V. I .; Wm. Hesser, Co. B, 113th O. V. I .; R. T. Hummell, Co. G, 133d O. V. I .; John W. Kile, Co. B, 113th O. V. I .; A. D. Kraner, 180th O. V. I .; S. B. McFadden, Co. B, 52d U. S. Colored ; H. P. Moore, Co. F, 8th Indiana ; Cyrus Miller, Co. B, 113th O. V. I .; Dr. J. B. Potter, surgeon 30th O. V. I .; Martin Root, Co. F, 15th U. S. I .; Wm. Stenrock, U. S. Navy (Pa.) ; James Sandy, O. V. I .; Lincoln Stev- enson, Co. B, 113th O. V. I .; Leonard Sarber, Co. H, 18th U. S. I .; Edward Selby, Co. H, 63d O. V. I .; John Stotts, Co. D, 38th O. V. I .; John Shaffer, Co. D, 13th O. V. I .; Adam Shaner, Co. - , -; Samuel Travis, Co. A, 160th O. V. I. ; B. F. Trine, Co. A, 2d Bat., 15th U. S. I. ; Geo. T. Wheeler, Co. B, 113th O. V. I .; Peter Brown, Co. - , 43d O. V. I .; Noah Looker, Co. - , 46th O. V. I .; Philip Game, Co. - , 15th U. S. I.
In the Menonite Graveyard : Isaac Detwiler, Co. - , Ist Bat., 15th U. S. I .; Samuel Hare, Co. - , -; John Leidy, Co. F, Ist O). V. I .; Henry B. Strohn, Co. F, 159th O. V. I .; Theobald Phaler, Co. B, 6th U. S. Cavalry.
In the Raver Graveyard: Adam Raver, Co. - ,
In the Hoshor's Graveyard: Frank Bland, Co. A, Ist Bat., 15th U. S. I.
In the Job's Graveyard: Wm. Arnold, Co. F, 95th
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O. V. I .; John Cherry, Co. - , -; Smith, Co. - , -
It has been the custom for many years for the Mayor of Winchester and Alfred Cannon Post to raise a joint committee to arrange for the proper observance of "Decoration Day." The usual custom is to decorate the graves in Raver's, Hoshor's and Job's in the fore- noon, something after the following order: Leaving town at about 7:30 a. m., at each graveyard a short program being observed, consisting of a song, prayer, short address and closing ode, arriving at Winchester at about 11 :00 o'clock. Various programs have been arranged for the afternoons, when the graves in the Menonite and Union Grove are decorated. Some of the programs have provided for very simple and im- pressive services by Alfred Cannon Post ; others have been rendered by local "talent"; still others by foreign speakers. The exercises usually take place surround- ing the Gunboat mound erected by the members of Al- fred Cannon Post in Union Grove Cemetery, but they have been observed in Tallman's and Lehman's groves and in Game's Opera House. The following is one of the more elaborate programs observed in 1890: The procession was formed on High street in the following order :
Ist, Drum Corps; 2d, Potter Light Guards; 3d, Company of 24 girls, with flowers, under command of Capt. Philip Game ; 4th, Alfred Cannon Post ; 5th, Ex- soldiers not members of G. A. R .; 6th, Citizens on foot ; 7th, School children in wagons; 8th, Speakers in carriages ; 9th, Citizens in carriages.
Exercises at Cemetery: Decoration of graves by company of girls ; song ; G. A. R. service ; prayer.
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Exercises at Lehman's Grove : Two songs, one by school children and one by choir ; prayer ; two songs; address by Rev. J. C. Jackson, D. D .; two songs and benediction.
At the close of the exercises held in Tallman's grove in 1882-it was estimated that one thousand per- sons were in attendance-a movement was inaugurated looking towards the erection of a Soldiers' Monument. One hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) in subscrip- tions and cash was secured and a meeting called for the purpose of organizing a Monumental Association. This meeting was held in the Town Hall on Friday evening, June 2, 1882. A temporary organization was formed and named "The Soldiers' Monumental Asso- ciation of Canal Winchester and Vicinity," with John Helpman, president; Geo. F. Bareis, secretary, and Rev. A. C. Kelly, treasurer. The object was to secure two thousand ($2,000) dollars with which to erect a Soldiers' Monument in Union Grove Cemetery. A committee, consisting of John Helpman, Henry S. Binkly, Capt. Philip Game, Garrett W. Miller, Jacob L. Bowman, George Loucks and Capt. John W. Kile, was appointed to solicit funds and instructed to call a meeting for permanent organization, when five hun- dred ($500) dollars was secured. Nothing tangible came from this movement which had so propitious a beginning.
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On March 2d, 1878, Co. H. was mustered in by Col. Geo. D. Freeman of the 14th Reg., O. N. G. Philip Game, captain ; Brice Taylor, first lieutenant ; Wm. H. Schrock, second lieutenant. There was no change in the commissioned officers during the five years' service except that Brice Taylor resigned and John C. Speaks
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was commissioned to fill the vacancy. Co. H was named "The Winchester Guards," but at the annual encampment held at Delaware in 1879 the name was changed to "The Potter Light Guards," in honor of Major Joseph B. Potter, M. D. When Capt. Game's commission expired on March 2, 1883, Lieutenant John C. Speaks was elected and commissioned captain and served as such until he was elected major of the 14th Regiment. Geo. W. Tooil was then elected cap- tain. His profession, that of teaching school, took him to Tarlton, Ohio, thus depriving the company of the personal oversight of the commanding officer. The lack of interest of the members of the company, as well as of the citizens soon manifested itself and con- tinued to wane until on January 4, 1891, the officers and men were honorably discharged and the company transferred to Portsmouth, Ohio, and thus ended an organization that was once the pride of the community.
Company H experienced and performed with credit and honor active service at the Cincinnati riot in 1884. One night at Carthage, Ohio, they rested on their arms. expecting momentarily to be called to the Hocking Valley mines during the strikes. They had a position of honor at the Garfield obsequies in Cleveland, stand- ing guard near the vault in Lakeview cemetery. An- nual encampments were held at the following places during the time Company II belonged to the 14th Regiment, viz .: Marysville, 1878; Delaware, 1879; Niagara Falls, 1880; Lakeside, 1881: Detroit, 1882; Cuyahoga Falls, 1883; Franklin Park, Columbus, 1884; brigade encampment, Columbus, 1885; Springfield, 1886; Lancaster, 1887: from this encampment they went to Gettysburg, Baltimore, Washington; Colum-
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