History of the city of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Part 46

Author: Waggoner, Clark, 1820-1903
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: New York and Toledo : Munsell & Company
Number of Pages: 1408

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QUIGGLE POST, NO. 289,

SWANTON.

This Post was organized January 2, 1883, by Major E. O. Brown, of Forsyth Post. It bears the name of Oscar F. Quiggle (son of Calvin Quiggle), who at the age of 17 years, Octo- ber 19, 1861, enlisted as Musician in Company I, Fourteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and veteranized at Chattanooga, Tennessee, Decem- ber 15, 1863. He continued to serve with honor, until killed in a skirmish near Milledge- ville, Georgia, November 22, 1864, at the age of 20 years. His remains were buried at Marietta, Georgia. Ile bore the name of a true Soldier and brave young man, making a record which his comrades have so promi- nently recognized, in bestowing his name on their organization.

The following were the first officers of the Post :

Commander, William Geyser. Senior Vice Commander, R. C. Scott. Junior Vice Commander, S. Kline.

Adjutant, J. P. Miller. Officer of the Day, W. D. Smith.

Quartermaster, H. Hill.

Chaplain, A. D. Newton.

Surgeon, William Shoffer. Officer of the Guard, Daniel Foster.

Sergeant Major, Frank Houseman. Quartermaster Sergeant, L. G. Marsh.

Subsequent officers have been as follows :

1864-Commander, R. C. Scott; Adjutant, Frank flouseman ; Quartermaster, H. Hill. 1885-Commander, William D. Smith ; Adjutant, David Swank ; Quartermaster, Frank Ilonseman. 1886-Commander, William D. Smith ; Adjutant, N. B. Eddey ; Quartermaster, Gilbert Smith. 1887-Commander, J. P. Miller ; Adjatant, John W. Thorley ; Quartermaster, Gilbert Smith.

The charter members of this Post were the following named Soldiers :

William Geyser, co. I, 14th O. V. I. R. C. Scott, co. F, 100th O. V. I. J. P. Mitler, co. H, 100th O. V. I. Frank Houseman, co. B, 101st O. V. I. William Shaffer, co. A, 67th O. V. I.

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A. L. Newton, Corporal, co. B, 67th O. V. .. W. D. Smith, co. 1, 12th O. V. 1. HI. Hill, co. A, 101st O. V. I. L. G. Marsh, co. 1, 38th O. V. I. I. Judson, co. K, 185th O. V. I. H. Marsh, co. G, 128th O. V. I. William Hill, co. K, 111th O. V. I. J. Snellbecker, Corporal, co. G, 10th O. V. 1. John Farnsell, co. I, 57th O. V. 1. J. S. Smith, Corporal, co. A. 67th O. V. I. C. J. Scott, co. B, 128th O. V. I. George Rarick, co. H, 130th O. N. G.

Subsequent members were as follows :

M. C. Judson, co. I. 144th O. V. I. L. Northrup, New York Artillery. George Dull, co. H, 130th O. N. G. H. A. Rice, co. I. 36th O. V. I. Gilbert Smith, co. C, 26th N. Y. V. I.

B. W. Rayse, Musician, co. H, 130th O. N. G.

H. Ziegler, Musician, co. D, 100th O. V. I. Theodore Little, co. K, 195th O. V. I. P. P. Caly, co. C, 57th Pa. V. I. J. Hunt, co. A, 164th O. V. I. A. A. Reed, Corporal, co. I, 14th O. V. I.

F. La Bounty, co. H, 111th O. V. I. John Templeton, Lieutenant, co. I, 38th O. V. I. F. Curtis, bat. B, 14th N. Y. Artillery.

J. Heffinger, co. B, 67th O. V. I. John Close, co. K. 33d O. V. I. David Swank, co. K, 51st O. V. I. John F. McBride, co. G, 14th O. V. I. C. Werner, 5th Virginia Infantry. M. Osgood, co. D, 6Sth O. V. I. M. K. Ree, Engineer, co. E, Ist U. S. Thomas Metz, co. I, 38th O. V. I. Fred. Curtis, co. B, 14th N. Y. V. I. S. S. White, Corporal, co. G, 130th O. N. G. N. B. Eddey, co. A, 18th Mich. V. 1. S. HIarrington, co. D, 55th O. V. I. Abraham Grubb, co. K, 185th O. V. I. William Mabery, co. 1, 29th O. V. I. Geo. Harrington, co. A, 166th O. V. I. Daniel Deck, co. B, 128th O. V. I. E. Crites, co. C, 3d Ill. Cavalry. Wm. H. Beam, co. E, 202d Pa. V. I. Newton Curtis, co. C, 75th O. V. I. David Alton, co. I, 38th O. V. I. H. D. Albee, co. F, 8th O. V. I. Jonas Wicks, co. H, 180th O. V. F. W. J. Irwin, Lieutenant, co. K, 111th O. V. I. Silas Munsell. co. H, 144th O. V. I. Welts Watkins, co. H, 130th O.N. G. J. W. Thorley, co. I, 55th O. V. I. W. D. Wilcox, co. H. 130th O. N. G.

O. M. Hatch, co. K, 128th O. V. I.

II. M. Ribble, bat. M, Ist N. Y. Light Artillery. Wni. Hollis, Corporal, co. D, 14th O. V. I. J. B. Teachman, co. K, 111th O. V. I.

William Metz, co. I. 38th O. V. I. James Vaugh, Sergeant, co. H, 130th O. N. G.

James Finn, co. D, 4th Mich. V. I. Alten Purdy. co. C, 166th O. V. 1. Oscar Brown, co. G, 128th O. V. I. A. Huftil, co. I, 14th O. V. I. Jacob Switzer, co. F, 100th O. V. I.

RAY HELLER POST, No. 284. WIIITEHOUSE.

The organization of this Post was effected by Comrades Grover and Brown, of Forsyth Post, No. 15, Toledo, December 27, 1882, with 22 members :

The first officers of the Post were as follows :

Commander, O. P. Heller. Senior Vice Commander, C. V. Clark. Junior Vice Commander, George Williams.

Quartermaster, J. C. Myers. Adjutant, J. W. Bradley. Officer of the Day, F. M. Heath.

The subsequent officers have been as follows :

1884-0. P. Heller, Commander ; J. L. Pray, S. V. Commander; C. V. Clark, J. V. Commander.

1885-J. L. Pray, Commander ; E. R. Sly, S. V. Commander ; C. V. ('lark, J. V. Commander. 1886-F. M. Heath, Commander; S. Ilain, S. V. Commander ; T. O. Fretter, J. V. Commander.

1887-S. Hain, Commander; C. V. Clark, S. V. Commander ; T. O. Fretter, J. V. Commander ; J. C. Myers, Adjutant ; J. L. Pray, Quartermaster ; I. S. Barker, Surgeon ; MeC. Miller, Chaplain ; John Fos- ter, Officer of the Day ; George M. Connor, Officer of the Guard.

The Post has given substantial aid to a num- ber of needy members and the families of members. It is now laying the foundation for a Soldiers' Monument, and has regularly con- ducted memorial services at the graves of de- ceased Soldiers accessible to it; while in other ways, it has had an influence toward the main- tenance of the sentiment of National loyalty, on which was based the battle for the Union, in which the members of the Post shared an honorable part.

Following is a list of members of the Post :

Aumend, H. E., 1st Indp. Bat. O. L. A.

Aumend, J. B., co. A, 128th O. V. I. Barker, Ed. R., bat. E, Ist O. L. A.

Barker, H. S., co. F, 3d O. V. C. Bradley, J. W., co. D, 128th O. V. I.

Burnham, J. B., co. A, 128th O. V. I.

Bush, George M., co. D, 26th N. Y. V. I. Carroll, James, co. 1, 14th O. V. I. Clark, C. V., co. F, 29th O. V. 1, Cramer, W. M., co. C, 90th O. V. 1.

Crosby, D. S., co. 1, 14th O. V. I. Connor, George M., bat. HI, 1st O. L. A.

Culver, T. J., co. A, 128th O. V. I. Dark, Henry, co. G, 14th O. V. I.

Deitrick, Levi, co. D, 38th O. V. I.

Disher, Christ., co. F. 100th O. V. I.

Doran, Isaac, co. A, 67th O. V. I. Doran, William, 5th Indp. Bat. N. Y. A.

Erb, Jacob, co. H, 49th O. V. I. Erskin, E., co. G, 72d O. V. I.

Fairbanks, O., co. 1, ISSth O. V. I. Foreman, S., co. G, 191st O. V. 1. Fashbaugh, William, co. HI, 130th O. V. 1.

Foster, John, co. C, 128th O. V. I.

Fretter, T. O., co. H, 103d . V. I. Fry, M. L., co. F, 161st O. V. 1. Gillett, T. D., co. D, 68th O. V. I. Grau, Gottleib, co. I, 14th O. V. I. Hain, Stephen, co. D, 14th O. V. I. Ileath, F. M., co. G, 128th O. V. I. IIeller, O. P., co. HI, 68th O. V. I. Hockman, II., co. F, 48th O. V. I. Holmes, James, co. A, 100th O. V. I. Jewel, Aaron, co. B, 22d Iowa V. I. Johnson, H. J., co. K, 67th O. V. I.

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Jones, J. P., co. 1, 18th Mich. V. I. Lake, A. J., co. E. 25th O. V. 1. Lesh, I.

Long. J. W., co. F, 3d O. V. C. Marston, James, co. 1. 144th O. V. I.

Miller, McC., co. F, 100th O. V. 1.

Myers, J. C., co. B, 128th O. V. I. Noble, C. H., co. K, 185th O. V. I. Obec, John, co. D, 1001h O. V. I.

Pray, J. L., bat. Il, O. V. L. A. and Signal Corps. Richardson, B. F., co. A, Pesth O. V. I. Richardson, J. B., co. D, Hith O. V. I.

Ryan, John, co. C, 1951h O. V. I.

Sly, E. R., co. E, 14th O. V. I. Sly. Edward, -, 14th O. V. I. Valkstadt. F., co. K, 14th O. V. I. Waltz, Edl., co. D, 40th O. V. 1. Weigel. Charles, co. 1, 14th O. V. I.

Whitney, Elisha, co. D, 111th O. V. 1. Whitney, II. E., co. K, 128th O. V. I. Williams, G. W., co. D, H4th O. V. I. Willson, Isaac, co. E. Sih O. V. I.

Winslow, H. R., co. B, 1281h O. V. I.

ALBERT MOORE POST, No. 582.

WEST TOLEDO.

This Post was instituted March 29, 1886, with the following named officers :

Commander, J. M. Stanbery. Senior Vice Commander, John Bladen.

Junior Vice Commander, John L. Henry. Adjutant, Calvin Van Wormer.

The Post bears the name of Colonel ALBERT MOORE, who entered the service as Ist Lieuten- ant in the Fourteenth Ohio, August 17, 1861; was promoted to Captain, August 16, 1862, serving in the same Regiment ; and promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel of same command, No- vember 18, 1864, serving as such until the close of the War. For some years previous to the Rebellion he was an active and useful citizen of Toledo, and throughout his military service maintained an honorable record for heroism, sagacity and fidelity to the Union. Subse- quently he served two terms as Sheriffof Lueas County, with special acceptance to the people, and was otherwise identified with the interests of the people.

The officers of the Post for 1887 are as fol- lows :

Commander, John Bladen. Senior Vice Commander, John L. Henry.

Junior Vice Commander, James W. Allen. Adjutant, C'alvin Van Wormer.

Following is a list of members of the Post :

J. M. Stanbery, co. G, 72d O. V. 1.

John Bladen, co. I, 130th O. V. I. J. L. Henry, co. 1, 123d O. V. I.

C'alvin Van Wormer, 23dl N. Y. Indp. Battery. James W. Allen, 19th N. Y. Indp. Battery.

George S. Dixon, co. 1, 130th O. V. I.

Albert R. Martin, co. 1, 130th O. V. I. James L. Hecox, co. A, 111h Mich. Cavalry.

Peter Cranker, co. A, 67th O. V. I.

Delos H. Burch, co. HI, 189th N. Y. V. I.

Louis, Nellis, co. G, 37th O. V. I.

Rhinehardt Fell, co. E, 3d O. V. C. James M. Hartsell, co. G, 142d Ind. V. I.

Siberias B. Kies, co. A, 3d O. V. C. Thomas Donnolly, co. G, Isi Penn. Art. Albert W. Smith, co. B, 75th N. Y. V. I. Charles Van Wormer, 23d N. Y. Indp. Battery.

John Redding, co. C, 3d O. V. C.

Aaron Van Wormer, Jr., co. 1, 130th O. V. I. Rev. John Poucher, Chaplain, 38th O. V. I. George Carson, co. A, 84th O. V. I.

SWANTON TOWNSHIP SOLDIERS.

The following list of Soldiers from Swanton, is the result of most careful efforts of Dr. W. A. Scott of that Township, in collecting the facts. As a matter of course, completeness in either names or particulars of service, is im- possible ; yet the results are valuable for record in this connection. As seen, that Township, with a total population of 659 in 1880, and never more than 175 votes, contributed 83 Soldiers for the Nation's defense, or nearly 50 per cent. of the number of its electors :

Fourteenth O. V. I .- Three Months.

Ilarris, Vessey, 1861. Kay, John, 1861. Rama, William, 1861.

Shepler, Jack, 1861. Re-enlisted; Regiment unknown. Shepler, John, Re-enlisted in IlIth O. V. I.

Fourteenth O. V. I .- Three Years.

Andrew, Weigle, Corporal, co. C; age, 20; enlisted Ang., 1861; died Jan. 1862, at Lebanon, Ky., disease. Fullerton. James E., 19, Co. F, Aug., '61; died Nash- ville, Tenn. July, '64, from wounds at Kenesaw Mt.

Thirty-Eighth O. V. I.

Dailey, Iliram, 1861; no further knowledge.

Dickson, Ezra; age 18; 1861; Co. I. Discharged with Regt. Resides near Des Moines, lowa.

Herrick, Henry, Musician, 40; 1861, Co. 1; m. o. Co., and soon removed to New York.

Herrick, Albert, 18: 1861; Co. I.

Holbrook, Alanson. 18; 1861; no other record.

Hunt, Chas., 30; 1861; Co. I; m. o. Co. Resides in Wood Co.

Mills, Willard D., 21; 1861; Co. 1; dis. on exp. term.

Mills, Jefferson C., 18; 1861; Co. I; m. o. Co .; died March, 1880. from Army disease.

Scott, Joseph, Col. Gnard; 19; 1861; Co. I; mortally wounded at Mission Ridge; buried at Chattanooga. Weigle, John, 18; 1861; died in service.

Weigle, Ephraim, 18; Jan. 1864; m. o. Co. Resides in Fulton Co.

Fifty-Fifth O. \'. I.

Rogers, Wm. II., 19; 1861; Co. G; wd. Bull Run, 1862; m. o. 1864; ap. 2d Lt. and Ist Lt. U. S. C. I. in 1865; m. o. C'o .; died 1871, of Army disease.

Sixty-Serenth O. V. I.

Bathric, Carlos, 23; 1863. Resides in Michigan.

Beach, John, 40; 1861; Co. A: dis. Feb. 1863, on Surg. ctf. of disab. Died recently in Michigan.

Beach, Thos., 21; 1861; Co. A. Killed at Harrison's Landing, July 4, 1862.

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Brace, Franklin, 18; 1861; Co. A. Missing at Ft. Wagner. Brockway, Chas., 19; 1864; m. o. Co. Had served 3

months in 85th, and 6 months in 86th O. V. 1. Re- sides at South Bend, Ind.

Cherry, David, 40; 1861; Co. A. Killed at James River, 1864.

Drayton, Geo., 18; 1861; Co. A; m. o. exp. term. at Columbus, O. Resides in Wood Co.

Drayton, John, 20; 1861; Co. A. Dis. for disab. Lives in Wood Co.

Doren, Isaac, 21; 1861; Co. A; m. o. at Columbus, Dec. 1864. Resides in Swanton.

Egnew, James, 18; 1861; Co. A. Killedat Ft. Wagner. Fullerton, Joseph, 20; 1861; Co. A. Died in Virginia. Girdham, Thomas, 17; 1861; Co. A; m. o. exp. term; captured at Fort Wagner, 8 mos. at Belle Isle; vet. Hertzig, John U., 30; 1861; Co. F; m. o. Co. Resides in Toledo.

Hertzig, Fred., 20; 1861; Co. F; m. o. Co. Wounded at Fort Wagner.

Ilertzig, Rudolph, 18; 1861; Co. F; m. o. Co.

Kelley, John, 16; 1861; Co. A. Killed at Ft. Wagner. Keith, Robert S., 40; 1861; Co. A. Dis. for disab.

Keith, Munson, 18; 1861; Co. A. Wd. Fort Wagner; m. o. exp. term. Lives in Fulton Co.

McDonald, John, 18; 1861; Co. A; m. o. exp. term. Moore, Joseph, 22; 1861; Co. A; m. o. exp. term.

Weigle, Adam, 43; 1861; Co. A. Served 1 year; dis. for injury by breaking down of transport steamer and for sickness. Lives in Swanton, Fulton Co.

One Hundredth O. J. I.

Hartzell, Abraham, 18; 1862; Died Crab Orchard, Ky. Mills, Robert, 23; 1862; Co. F. Cap. at Limestone Station, Tenn .; was at Belle Isle prison. Died at Anapolis, Md., soon after exchange.

Scott, Rufus C., 18; Aug. 8, 1862; Co. F. Wd. at Utoy Creek, Ga .; m. o. with Co. Resides in Swanton Tp. Wicks, Jonas, 18; Aug. 7, 1862; m. o. with Co. Re- sides in Fulton Co.

Wilcox, Geo. E., 18; 1862; Co. F. Mortally wd. at Utoy Creek, Aug. 6, 1864. Died Aug. 8, 1864.

One Hundred and Eleventh O. V. I.

Combs, Joseph, 40; 1862; m. o. Co. In Chicago when last heard from.

Redding, Hewey E., Corporal, 24, 1862. Dis. for disab. and soon died up the Maumee River. Shepler, John, 20; 1862; m. o. Co. Lives in Wood Co. Skinner, Isaac, 25; 1862. Died at Bowling Green, Ky., 1863.

One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth O. V. I.

Allen, Fred S., 36; 1864; m. o. Co. Died 1868, at To- Iedo, from fall, while working on R. R. elevator. Ammond, James B., 20. Resides near Whitehouse. Bird, Wm., 19; m. o. Co. Resides in Swanton Tp. Brown, Oscar, 23; Dee. 1863; Co. G. Dis. Aug. 1864, on Surg. ctf. Resides in Swanton Tp.

Coder, John, 30; 1864; m. o. Co. Since lived in Toledo. Deck, Daniel, 18; Jan. 1864; Cos. A and B; m. o. Co. Now in Swanton, Fulton Co.

Hatch, Orlando M., 19; Dee. 1863; Co. K; m. o. Co. Now in Swanton, Fulton Co.

Keith, Carey. 18. Now in Fulton County.

Mills, Wm. S., 23; Dec. 1863; Co. G; m. o. Co. Died 1876, from Army disease. Myers, Jacob, 32; m. o. Co. Now at Whitehouse. Shepler, Martin, 18; m. o. Co. Died in Indiana.

Scott, Chas. V., 36; Aug. 1864; Co. B; m. o. Co. Now near Garden City, Kansas. Wales, Ralph W., 21; m. o. Co. Now in Toledo. Wales, Wm. R., 18; m. o. Co.

One Hundred and Thirtieth O. T. I.

Wilcox, Wm. D., 18; May, 1864; Co. H; m. o. Co. Now in Swanton Tp.

Eighty-Fifth O. V. I .- Three Months.

Bathric, Carlos, 20; 1862. Also in 67th.

Brockway. Charles, 18; 1862, m. o. Co. Also in 67th. Clawson, Orrin, 18; July, 1862. Died at Columbus, O., July, 1862.

Holbrook, Alanson, 18. Also in 38th O. V. 1.

Third Ohio Caralry.

Hamlin, Wood, 18; 1861; m. o. Co. Now in New Mexico. Miller, Emanuel, 18. Died in service.

One Hundred and Eighty-Second O. V. I.

Russell, Josephus; m. o. Co. Now in Wood Co.

One Hundred and Eighty-Fifth O. V. I.

Grubb, Abraham, 38; Feb. 1865; m. o. Co. Since lost leg. Resides in Swanton Tp.

One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth O. V. I.

Howlett. Thos .. Captain; 30; m. o. Co. Died Jones- ville, Mich., 1885.

Miscellaneous.

Charles Bazelle, a mere lad, went to Camp Dick Robinson, Ky., as recruit in 38th O. V I .; was there rejected as too young; and enlisted in First Tennes- see Regiment.

Robert Harriott, aged 22, enlisted in a New York Regiment, and died of yellow fever at Newbern, N.C. Wm.Doren, N. Y. Artillery; m. o. Co. Resides in Providence Tp.

Joseph Doren, Third Rhode Island H. Art .; m. o. Co. Died in Michigan.

Fred. Hemp, 37; Michigan Regiment.

Christ. Knerr, Co. G, 37th O. V. I .; m. o. at East Point, Ga. 1864, exp. term. Since lived in Maumee. Three men enlisted at Swanton, whose commands are unknown, viz .: Jack Shepler, who died in Ken- tucky ; - Jolinson, and Myerhoover.

WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.

Forstyh Corps No. 1, De- partment of Ohio, Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, was organized as an auxiliary to Forsyth Post, No. 15, G. A. R., March 14, 1879, under the name of "Forsyth Post La- RELIEF dies' Society." Its first offi- cers were: Mrs. Kate B. Sher- CORPS wood, President; and Mrs. C'ora Day Young, Secretary. Prior to a formal organiza- 1883 tion, the patriotic ladies of Toledo had been called upon from time to time to aid the Union Veterans in the conduct of public enter- tainments for the benefit of their relief fund for the care of disabled Soldiers, their widows and orphans; in the arrangement of flowers for Memorial Day; and in many Soldier re- union and anniversary exercises. The great

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success achieved by these ladies in a Military Lawn Fete, given in the summer of 1878, led to the adoption of formal resolutions by For- syth Post, calling upon the ladies to meet and etfeet a permanent organization, ready for duty when a call should be made.

At a meeting held in G. A. R. Ifall, some eight or ten ladies were present, together with a committee of Forsyth Post, appointed to confer with them and assist in the organiza- tion, Dr. J. T. Woods being Chairman of the Committee. At this meeting Mrs. Sherwood presented a draft of a Constitution and By- Laws, which was adopted. An effort was then made to enroll as many members of the Ladies' Aid Society as possible, and the result was the early co-operation of Mrs. David Smith, Mrs. John R. Osborn, Mrs. J. N. Stevens, Mrs. Charlotte T. Forsyth (mother of Lieuten- ant Forsyth, 100th O. V. I., for whom the Post was named), and othersalike interested. From its inception Forsyth Auxiliary was a power in the local charities of Toledo, and through untiring zeal of its noble workers, substantial cheer has been carried into the homes and hearts of hundreds of Union veterans and their needy ones.

In the eight years of its organization, For- syth Corps bas raised and expended $10,000, over and above the much larger sums of money it has turned into the coffers of Forsyth Post, to be expended in fraternal charities. It has visited the sick; cheered the afflicted and dying ; comforted the sorrowing; clothed the naked ; provided homes for orphaned children ; given the dead a christian burial ; and in many of the greater projects in which Toledo and its citizen Soldiers have been engaged, has borne no unworthy part. The erection of Memorial Hall, by the Toledo Soldiers' Memorial Asso- ciation, is largely due to the efforts of these ladies ; and of the 15 Trustees constituting the Board, five have been ladies from Forsyth Corps.

The fame of this organization soon extended, and Posts desiring the formation of Auxil- iaries, placed themselves in communication with the President, who forwarded instrnc- tions with copies of the Constitution. The visit in 1883, of Commander-in-Chief Pant Van Dervoort greatly extended the reputation of this Auxiliary, as in General Orders he com- mended it to the Posts of the Union. The

National Tribune, Washington, D. C., solicited articles from the President, which were for- warded. Thus was initiated the great Na- tional movement culminating in the formation at Denver, July, 1883, of the Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. The association, beginning with 45 charter members, numbered 6,000 at the end of the first year; 36,000 at the end of the third year; and to-day has not less than 60,000, with Departments in 24 States, and subordi- nate Corps wherever there is a Post of the Grand Army.

In August, 1883, Forsyth Corps took out a charter as No. 1, Department of Ohio; and the President (Mrs. Sherwood), who had been elected National Senior Vice President at Deu- ver, was made Chief Instituting and Installing Officer for Ohio and the West. In 1884, at Minneapolis, Mrs. Sherwood was elected Na- tional President, and thereupon appointed Miss Emma D. Sibley, National Secretary. It was a great year, and together they organized Departments in 11 States, and put the entire work on a solid business footing.

Forsyth Corps stands number one in charity work in the State and Nation, and to Ohio (the banner State) has given some of the best workers. Mrs. Cora Day Young, Chairman of the Executive Council, has filled the offices of Department Senior Vice President and Depart- ment Counselor. Mrs. Annie E. Howe (wife of Judge Henry E. Howe, one of the 14 origi- nal charter members G. A. R.), Mrs. Mary J. Kelsey, Mrs. Lois S. F. Holbrooke, and others have been invaluable in counsels and execution.

The executive officers of Forsyth Corps for 1887 are: Mrs. Emma Sibley Pease, Presi- dent ; Mrs. Frances D. Woolson, S. V. President; Mrs. Nellie Rogers, J. V. President ; Mrs. Lois F. S. Holbrook, Secretary, and Mrs. Mary J. Kelsey, Treasurer.

RUCKLE RELIEF CORPS,

AUXILIARY TO RUCKLE POST, NO. 335,

Wasorganized in 1884. Mrs. Rebecca Steedman McCann wasthe first President ; Mrs. Margaret Welch the next ; and Mrs. Anna B. Van Fleet the present incumbent. The Post has been largely indebted for its success, to the efficient co-operation of this Corps, which now has about 40 members.

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RELIEF CORPS PAGE POST.

This Corps was organized November 12, 1884, with Mrs. Julia Lathrop as President; Mrs. Mahala Thorp as Secretary; and Mrs. Louisa Decker, as Treasurer. The organization num- bers 24 members. The following are the

officers for 1887: President, Mrs. Julia Lathrop; Secretary, Mrs. Minerva Bragdon ; Treasurer, Mrs. Louisa Decker; S. V., Mrs. Catharine Bragdon ; J. V., Mrs. Helen Roberts ; Con- ductor, Miss Mary Allen ; Guard, Miss Emeline Cherry.

CHAPTER X.

PERSONS AND INCIDENTS.

T is deemed proper in this connection to give a few personal sketches of Union Sol- diers, and incidents of the War of more or less prominent interest, the only regret being that lack of space forbids such extension of the chapter as would admit a much larger number of such.

JAMES BLAIR STEEDMAN was born in Chillis- quaque Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1817, and died at To- ledo, October 8, 1883. Ile was of Scotch paren- tage, his parents dying while he was yet a boy, leaving him the eldest of three children. At the age of 15 he became an apprentice in the office of the Lewisburg (Penn.) Democrat. Two years later he went to Louisville, Kentucky, where he worked at printing for a time, but soon joined General Sam. Houston's expedition for the independence of Texas. Returning to Pennsylvania, he was employed on the Publie Works there. In 1838 he came to Northwes- tern Ohio, first stopping at Napoleon, where he soon became publisher of the Northwestern Democrat, and was married with Miss Miranda Stiles, then recently from New Jersey. Not long thereafter he was a contractor on the Wa- bash and Erie Canal. In 1847-8 he served two terms in the Ohio House of Representatives. In 1849, with a party from this State, he made the overland trip to California in search for gold, but returned the year following, and in 1852 was elected as member of the Board of Public Works, and in 1855 was re- elected to that position, serving most of the time as Pres- ident of the Board. In December, 1857, he was chosen as Congressional Printer. He was elected Major-General of the Fifth Division, Ohio Militia, in 1857, holding that office until the breaking out of the Rebellion. Between 1857 and 1861, he was for some time the Editor of the Toledo Times, meantime being admitted to the Bar as an Attorney-at-Law. As a member of the Democratic National Convention, at Charleston, S. C., in 1860, he acted with the friends of Stephen A. Douglas, with whom he

continued to co-operate, taking part in the in- dependent nomination of that gentleman for President at a subsequent Convention, held at Baltimore. The same year he was the Demo- cratic candidate for Congress in the Toledo District, running against James M. Ashley (Republican), who was elected. Upon the opening of War at Fort Sumter, General Stecd- man identified himself with the support of the Government, and co-operated in raising and organizing the Fourteenth Ohio Regiment, of which he was chosen Colonel. Only the brief- est mention can here be made of his record in the Union Army. The Fourteenth Regiment at once took a leading place among the troops in West Virginia during its service of three months, of which mention is elsewhere made, as also of the same command re-enlisted and veteranized. Colonel Steedman remained with the Fourteenth Regiment until promoted and made Brigadier-General, July 16, 1862. He led his Brigade at Perryville, Kentucky, in the battle at that point, October 9, 1862, receiving special recognition from General Buell. At

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History of the city of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Part 46

Author: Waggoner, Clark, 1820-1903 Publication date: 1888 Publisher: New York and Toledo : Munsell & Company Number of Pages: 1408

Author: Waggoner, Clark, 1820-1903
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: New York and Toledo : Munsell & Company
Number of Pages: 1408