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The wilderness trails and bridlepaths, 311, 312.
Early wagonroads, 312, 313. Franklin Turnpike Company, 313, 314. Granville Road, 314. Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike, 314, 315, 316.
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GENERAL INDEX.
Turnpikes and Plankroads-Continued. Turnpikes and plankroads touching Col- umbus, 316, 317, 318. Difficulties of country road travel, 318, 319. Worthington Plankroad, 319. Turnverein, II, 771, 772. Twightwees, I, 84.
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United Brethren in Christ, II, 710. United States Military Lands, I, 616. Universalist Church, II, 711, 712, 713. University, the Capital ; see Lutheran. University, Ohio State ; II, 621-630 :
First demands for agricultural education in Ohio, 621.
Doctor Townshend's school at Oberlin, 621, 630.
Congressional endowment of agricultural colleges, 621. Sale of the Ohio land scrip, 622.
Proposed division of the Ohio fund, 621, 622.
Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical Col- lege provided for, 622.
Franklin County's donation thereto, 622. The institution located, 622 623.
The main building erected, 623.
Course of study and Faculty, 623, 625, 626, 627. 628, 629, 630.
Opening of the institution, 624.
Additional buildings erected, 624, 625, 627, 629.
Lectures on agriculture, 625, 630. Bureau of meteorology, 625, 630.
Veterinary department established, 626. Chemical laboratory building burned, 626. Manual training department proposed, 626.
Law department established, 627. Second Congressional endowment, 627.
Permanent State levy for support of the institution, 627.
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, 628, 630.
Wheaton collection of birds, 628.
Moores collection of shells, 628. The Sullivant and Deshler collections, 628. German library, 628. Geological museum, 628.
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Virginia Land Company, I, 83. Virginia Military District, I, 113, 494, 495, 606, 607, 616, 628.
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War of 1812, I, 236-250, 261, 262: Declaration of, 236. Rendezvous of Ohio troops, 236.
General Hull's conference with the In- dians. 236. Northward march of his army, 237.
Blockhouses in the Black Swamp, 237.
Hull's capitulation, 237.
Indian alarms, 237. Governor Meigs and the Ohio militia, 237. Governor Scott and the Kentucky militia, 237.
Harrison appointed to command, 237. Relief of Fort Wayne, 238.
Harrison at Franklinton, 238, 242, 244, 245, 250. His military plans, 238.
Franklinton as a military rendezvous, 238, 239, 249.
Harrison's movements, 239, 243, 244, 250. The Massassiniway expedition, 239, 240. Freeman's Chronicle military news, 240, 241, 243, 244, 245, 248.
Winchester's advance, 241.
His defeat at the River Raisin, 241.
Fort Meigs built, 241.
Besieged by Proctor, 244, 250.
Harrison's conference with the Indians, 244, 245, 247, 249, 250. Scene of the conference (Harrison Elm), 247.
Harrison's speech to the Indian warriors, 250.
Execution of a deserter 245.
Alarming rumors, 245, 246.
An Indian foray, 246.
Harrison at Presque Isle, 246.
Proctor's feint, 246.
Croghan's disobedience, 246.
His defense of Fort Stevenson, 246, 248. Rally of the Ohio militia, 248.
Commodore Perry's preparations, 246.
His victory, 248.
Harrison's retirement, 249. End of the war, 249. British captives at Franklinton, 249.
War with Mexico, II, 15-29 : How it was precipitated, 15. Contemporary condition of the militia, 15, 16.
Ohio's quota of volunteers, 16. Organization and equipment of the troops, 16, 17. Recruiting in Columbus, 17.
News of Taylor's first victories, 17.
Camp Washington, 17, 18, 19. Columbus companies organized, 18, 19, 20, 21. War discussions in Congress, 19. Departure of Columbus companies, 18, 19, 20, 21.
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HISTORY OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS.
War with Mexico-Continued.
Return of the volunteers, 21, 22, 23. Testimonial to Colonel Morgan, 21.
Captain William A. Latham's Company, 23,24 Captain J. T. Mickum's Company, 24, 25. Captain Otto Zirckel's Company, 25. 26. Captain M. C. Lilley's Company, 27, 28, 29. War for the Union, II, 88-155:
Fort Sumter attacked, 88.
First call for volunteers, 88.
Responses to the call, 89, 90.
First enlistments at Columbus, 88, 104.
Columbus as a military rendezvous, 89. Governor Dennison's proclamation, 90. Temporary war loan, 90.
Million dollar bill passed, 90.
Unpreparedness of the militia, 90, 91.
Confusion at military headquarters, 91, 105.
First arrivals of volunteers, 91, 106.
How the troops were quartered, 91, 92, 96. Scenes in the Capitol, 92.
Commissary contracts, 92, 105.
Tentpoles provided, 93.
Arrangements for obtaining arms, 93.
Contracts for clothing, 93.
Departure of the First and Second regi- ments, 93, 94.
Camp Jackson (Goodale Park), 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 99, 103, 106.
Women's Soldiers' Aid Society, 95, 106, 120, 121, 124, 162, 163.
Relief of soldiers' families, 95.
Board of medic il examiners, 65.
Volunteers' complaints, 96.
Legislative action thereon, 96.
Camp Dennison established, 96.
A camp incident, 96.
Third and Fourth regiments organized, 96, 97.
Camp Chase established, 97.
Reconstruction of the Governor's staff, 98, 105.
President's second call, 98.
Movements of threemonths regiments,98. Eighteenth United States Infantry, 99. Camp Lyon, 99.
Camp Carlisle, 99.
Return of threemonths men, 100.
Bull Run defeat, 100, 101.
First threeyears call, 101.
New companies in Columbus, 101, 102.
First arrivals of prisoners of war, 102.
Governor Dennison's appeal for dona- tions, 103, 104.
Contracts for army supplies, 103.
Heavy shipments of arms, 103, 105.
General Sherman's alleged insanity, 103, 104.
Military chaos reduced to order, 107. State laboratory, 105, 122, 123, 136.
Governor Tod's administration begun, 108.
War for the Union-Continued. Staff changes, 108.
Fall of Fort Donelson announced, 108. News of the Shiloh battle, 109.
Hospital supplies forwarded, 109. F. C. Sessions's letters, 109, 110, 125. Arrivals of sick and wounded, 110. A premature announcement, 111. A notable war meeting, 111, 112. Bounties for volunteers, 112, 140. Franklin County Military Committee, 112.
A draft avoided, 113.
General Pope's battles in Virginia, 113. Battle of Antietam, 113.
Kirby Smith's advance on Cincinnati, 113.
Rally of the squirrel hunters, 113, 114, 178, 179.
Battles of Fredericksburg and Stone River, 114, 125.
A cry for competent leadership, 114, 115. Local record of military movements in 1862, 115, 116.
Captured Confederates at Camp Chase, 116, 117, 135, 136, 144, 157.
Insolence of paroled Confederates, 117, 120, 144.
Paroled Union soldiers, 117, 118, 136.
Camp Lew. Wallace, 118.
Camp Chase under Colonel Moody, 118
Camp Chase Military Prison, 119.
Unique flagraising, 119.
Negro slaves at the Camp Chase prison, 119.
A camp alarm, 119, 120.
War canards locally current, 121, 137.
Columbus Cadets, 102, 121.
National Arsenal and Barracks at Colum- bus, 123, 163, 164.
Esther Institute, hospital and prison, 125, 126.
Medary's Crisis office mobbed, 126.
Burnside's Army Corps passes west, 126. Street fight with its stragglers, 126, 127. An Andrews raider honored, 127.
Diplomas for "squirrel hunters," 127. Gettysburg victory announced, 127, 128. Surrender of Vicksburg, 128.
Milit a law of 1863, 128.
John Morgan's raid, 128, 129, 137, 180, 181. A political incident, 129.
Chickamauga battle, 130. F. W. Hurtt embezzlement, 130.
General courtmartial, 130, 143, 161.
First colored recruits, 130, 131.
Response to the sixmonths call, 131.
Call for 300,000 more volunteers, 132.
Eleventh and Twelfth army corps pass west, 132, 181.
More militia companies organized, 133. Twentysecond Ohio Battery recruited, 133.
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GENERAL IMDEX.
War for the Union-Continued. Camp Tod, 134. Clearance of lounging officers, 134. Wholesale desertion, 134, 135. Inauguration of Governor Brough, 139. Veteran reënlistments, 140, 145, 146. One-hundred-days troops, 141, 142. Oneyear regiments organized, 142. The draft in Columbus, 142, 143. Bountyjumpers and substitutes, 143.
Tod Barracks, 134, 143, 144, 145, 156, 157, 158, 159.
Department commander Heintzelman, 144.
Military campaigns of 1863, 147, 157. General Lee's surrender, 147, 149. Rejoicing at Columbus, 148, 149.
Speech of Senator Sherman, 148, 149. Assassination of President Lincoln, 149, 150.
His remains at Columbus, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155.
Return of the volunteers, 156-167.
Camp Dennison discontinued, 159.
An affecting incident, 160.
A veteran's dilemma, 160, 161.
Camp Chase broken up, 161.
United States Sanitary Commission, 162. State Soldiers' Home, 163. State Arsenal, 164.
Welcome to General Sherman, 164, 165. General Grant received, 165, 166.
War Experiences at Columbus, I1, 168-185 : Biographical sketch of General George B. Wright, 168, 169. Beginning of the war, 169. The rush of volunteers, 170.
Bull Run defeat, 170.
How the volunteers were supplied, 170. How war funds were provided, 171, 172, 173.
Transportation of the troops, 171, 172, 173.
How the volunteers were equipped, 173, 177, 178, 182, 183.
Governor Dennison's services, 173, 174. The Confederate captives, 174, 175. Hon. Andrew Johnson at Columbus, 175. "Parson" Brownlow's visit, 175.
Care of the sick and wounded, 175, 176, 177.
Ohio State Agents and their services, 176, 177, 181.
Defense of Cincinnati, 178. Alarms on the Ohio border, 179, How the draft was enforced, 179. The "conscientious fund," 180.
John Morgan's raid, 180. Vallandigham's arrest, 181.
Efficiency of repeating rifles, 182, 183. Governor Tod's generosity, 183, 184. Anecdotes of President Lincoln, 184, 185. Washington, George ; I, 82, 85, 86, 87, 91, 92, 98, 99, 115.
Water Supply, I, 687, 688, 689, 690; II, 541. 544 :
Wells and springs, 541. First watersupply schemes, 541, 542. Burning of the Neil House, 542.
Burning of the Central Asylum, 542, 543, 544.
Watterson, Bishop John A .; portrait, II, 632. For biography see Catho ic Churches.
Wayne, General Anthony ; I, 79, 106, 115, 116. Weather and weather observations, see Cli- mate.
Webster, Hon. Daniel; I, 110, 746, 747.
Wege, Charles ; portrait, I1, 576; biography, 839.
Wheaton, Doctor John M .; 13, 14, 16, 18, 297. Whetstone River, I, 17, 45, 55, 97, 137, 186, 191, 220, 295, 299.
Whipping post and pillory, I, 158, 163.
Whittlesey, Charles ; 1, 27, 43, 46, 48, 73. Wilderness, see Ohio.
Wilson, Andrew ; portrait, 1, 168; biogra- phy, 916. Wolf Ridge, I, 293.
Woman's Exchange, II, 741.
Woman's Home, II, 741.
Woman's Hospital, II, 740.
Woman's Industrial Home, II, 742.
Worthington, I, 184.197: New England and the Northwest, 184.
Western emigration and the slavery question, 184.
Exclusion of slavery from the Northwest Territory, 184.
James Kilbourn, founder of Worthing- ton, 184, 185.
His first journey to the Ohio country, 185, 186.
His report thereon, 186, 187.
The Scioto Company organized, 187.
Kilbonrn's diary, 188, 189.
Origin of the Worthington colony, 189. Original plat of Worthington, 190.
Distribution of town lots, 191.
Diary of Joel Buttles, 192, 193.
Trying experiences of the Worthington colonists, 192, 193, 194.
First newspaper in Central Ohio, 194.
The Worthington Manufacturing Com- pany, 194, 195, 196, 197, 214, 215.
President Monroe's reception at Worth- ington, 272.
Wright, George B .; portrait, II, 168; biogra- phy, see War Experiences.
Wright, Professor G. F .; I,'19, 21, 22, 41, 42, 61. Wright, Horatio ; portrait, I, 192 ; biography, 917.
Wright, James E .; portrait, I, 104 ; biography, 861.
Wyandot, Billy, I, 170.
Wyandot Club, 11, 773, 774, 775.
Wyandot Indians, I, 9, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71, 75, 77, 79, 84, 86, 87, 92, 99, 100, 102, 114, 291, 371.
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HISTORY OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS.
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Young Men's Christian Association, II, 715, 716, 717, 718.
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Zane, Bill; I, 170.
Zane, Ebenezer ; I, 93, 103. Zane, Jonathan ; I, 103. Zane, Silas; I, 103. Zane's Trace, I, 149, 151, 185, 311. Zeisberger, David; I, 8, 92, 93. Zettler, Louis : portrait, I, 640; biography, 814. Zinn, Philip ; I, 344, 345, 346.
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