A history of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. From the earliest times., Part 17

Author: Freeze, John G. (John Gosse), 1825-1913
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Bloomsburg, Pa. : Elwell & Bittenbender
Number of Pages: 594


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Since the adjournment of the constitutional convention, Mr. Buckalew has been practising law in Bloomsburg and engaged at leisure times in the preparation of a work on the Constitution of Pennsylvania.


GRAS S CUTENEST. PHIL


C. R. BUCKALEW. ETAT 50.


212


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


STATE LEGISLATURE.


By the eighth section of the Bill erecting Columbia county, it was provided-"That the inhabitants of the county of Northum- berland, Union and Columbia shall jointly elect four representa- tives.


1813


Samuel Bound, Leonard Rupert, Thomas Murray Jr. and George Kreamer were elected. All Democrats.


1814


David E. Owen had 2218 votes in district.


Robert Willit had 2034 votes in district.


Capt. Joseph Hutchison had 1990 votes in district.


Henry Shaffer had 1459 votes in district.


John Maclay had 1196 votes in district. '


James Strawbridge had 1188 votes in district.


Andrew McClenachan had 1080 votes in district.


James Hammond had 1040 votes in district.


John Montgomery had 239 votes in district.


Abraham Mckinney had 892 votes in district.


In 1815 Columbia county was made a separate representative district with one member.


1815


James McClure had 892 votes.


David E. Owens had 579 votes.


1816


Samuel Bond had 807 votes.


James McClure had 731 votes.


1817


Samuel Bond was elected. 1818


Samuel Bond had 757 votes.


Samuel Webb had 487 votes.


213


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1819


James McClure was elected.


1820


Col. John Snyder had 768 votes. Col. James McClure had 754 votes. Dr. Russel Park had 352 votes. William Robison had 92 votes.


1821


John Clark was elected.


In 1822 Columbia county was made a separate district with . two members.


1822


William McBride had 1313 votes. Alexander Colley had 1282 votes, and they were elected.


1823


William McBride and Alexander Colley were elected.


1824 John McReynolds, Democrat, had 836 votes.


Eli Thornton, Democrat, had 1121 votes.


Christian Brobst, Democrat, had 601 votes.


1825


John McReynolds, Democrat, had 1991 votes. Christian Brobst, Democrat, had 1071 votes.


1826


John McReynolds and William McBride were elected.


1827 John McReynolds and Christian Brobst were elected.


1828


John McReynolds and John Robison were elected.


In 1829 Columbia county was made a separate district with one member.


1829


John Robison was elected.


214


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1830


Uzal Hopkins was elected.


1831


Uzal Hopkins was elected.


1832


Isaac Kline was elected.


1833


Isaac Kline was elected.


1834


John F. Derr was elected.


John F. Derr was elected.


1835


In 1836 Columbia county was a separate district with one mem- ber.


1


1886


Evan O. Jackson was elected.


1837


John Bowman, Whig, was elected.


1838


William Colt, Democrat, had 2367 votes and was elected.


1839


William Colt had 1662 votes.


Geo. H. Willets had 794 votes.


1840


Daniel Snyder had 2737 votes.


John C. Lessig had 914 votes.


1841


Daniel Snyder was elected.


1842


Daniel Snyder .was elected.


In 1843 Columbia county was a separate district with one mem- ber.


1843


Daniel Snyder had 1837 votes and was elected.


215


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1844


Thomas A. Funston had 2075 votes. E. G. Ricketts had 1443 votes. Jos. Brobst had 1196 votes. Thomas A. Funston was elected.


1845


Thomas A. Funston had 2576 votes and was elected. David Clark had 2029 votes.


1846


Stewart Pearce, Democrat, had 1667 votes.


Isaac Low, Whig, had 1443 votes.


Stewart Pearce was elected.


1847


Stewart Pearce, Democrat, had 2829 votes.


George W. Lott, Whig, had 1502 votes.


Stewart Pearce was elected.


1848


Stewart Pearce, Democrat, had 2900 votes.


Jonas Hayman, Whig, had 2106 votes.


Stewart Pearce was elected.


1849


Benjamin P .. Fortner, Whig, had 2113 votes. John McReynolds, Democrat, had 1732 votes. Benjamin P. Fortner was elected.


In 1850 Columbia and Montour were a representative district with one member.


1850


McReynolds, Democrat.


C. B. Bowman, Whig.


Columbia 2036 419


Montour 402 1823


McReynold's majority 196.


1851


M. E. Jackson, Democrat. Jonas Hayman, Whig.


Columbia 1490 1337


Montour 1354


856


Jackson's majority 651.


216


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1852


Geo. Scott, Democrat. 2406 548


M. E. Jackson, Democrat.


Columbia


Montour 401 1703


Geo. Scott's majority 556. 1853


Geo. Scott.


Joseph R. Patton. 713


Columbia 2346


Montour 735


599


Geo. Scott's majority 1669.


1854


Jas. G. Maxwell,


W. G. Hurley,


John Billmeyer.


Columbia 2299


25


4


Montour


1014


1855


John G. Montgomery, Democrat. John Staley, Whig.


Columbia


1605


1032


Montour


894


483


2499


1515


Montgomery's majority 984.


1856


Peter Ent, Democrat.


John Sharpless, Whig.


Columbia


2405


1412


Montour


1141


715


3546


2127


Peter Ent's majority 1419.


In 1857 the representative district was Columbia, Montour, Sul- livan and Wyoming, with two members.


1857


Peter Ent, John V. Smith, D. H. B. Brower, Henry Metcalf.


Columbia 2364


2355


1070


1091


Montour 1069


1070


572


574


Sullivan 524 354


126


368


Wyoming 1174


1179


832


828


217


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1858


G. D. Jackson,


Oakes,


Hine, 1363


Blaker. 1286


Montour


1500


724


811


Sullivan


611


517


13


6


Wyoming


989


982


3


55


1859


G. D. Jackson,


Oakes,


Masters,


Mouser.


Columbia


2040


1746


1162


760


Montour


1215


1101


658


314


Sullivan


1009


950


651


585


Wyoming


605


516


347


195


1860


H. R. Kline


Osterhout


Strawbridge


Harding.


Columbia


2640


2590


1786


1757


Montour


1152


1151


1027


1018


Sullivan


538


535


376


379


Wyoming


1255


1254


1049


1225


1861


Tate


Tutton


Lazarus


Jennings.


Columbia


2571


2600


1904


1892


Montour


1174


1187


937


933


Sullivan


545


546


396


398


Wyoming


1017


1087


1398


1492


1862


G. D. Jackson


J. C. Ellis


Sam'l Hays Jacob Kennedy.


Columbia


2913


2914


1375


1375


Montour


1248


1244


778


762


Sullivan


635


624


267


267


Wyoming


1364


1363


1140


1130


1863


G. D. Jackson,


J. C. Ellis, M. Whitmoyer, S. Bondman.


Columbia


3344


3344


1770


1771


Montour


1458


1459


1092


1090


Sullivan


720


713


344


341


Wyoming


1441


1441


1343


1343


In 1864 Columbia and Montour were made a representative district with one member.


Columbia


1975


1965


218


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1864


W. H. Jacoby,


L. S. Stineman,


287


Dau'l. Snyder.


128


Columbia


2921


Montour


1298


42


1865


Williamson H. Jacoby


Columbia


2999


Charles W. Eckman


1583


Montour 1196


841


1866


Thomas Chalfant


Jacob Moser


Columbia


3592


Montour


1544


1110


1867


Thos. Chalfant


J. H. Vanderslice


Columbia


3448


1694


Montour


1386


999


1868


Geo. Scott,


Capt. C. G. Jackson.


Columbia


4050


2069


Montour


1683


1193


Geo. Scott's majority 2471.


1869


Scott,


Zellers.


Columbia


3662


1827


Montour


1573


1044


1870


Rupert,


Chalfant,


Abbott.


Columbia


1945


2450


622


Montour


123


1580


627


In 1871 Columbia county was made a separate district, with one member.


1871


Brockway had 3332 votes.


Robison had 1467 votes.


1872


Brockway had 3781 votes.


Creveling had 2096 votes.


219


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1873


Brockway had 2652 votes.


Buckalew John M. had 1021 votes.


1874


Under the Constitution of 1873, and by the act of 19th May, 1874, Columbia county was authorized to elect two members. The vote was :


E. J. McHenry, 3014 votes.


S. P. Ryan, 2940 votes.


John McAnall, 1133 votes.


Hon S. P. Ryan, died April 12, 1876.


1876 E. J. McHenry had 4355 votes. Brown had 4131 votes. Smith had 1985 votes. John Eggert had 2014 votes.


1878


T. J. Vanderslice had 3258 votes. Jos. B. Knittle had 3081 votes. A. Phillips had 1467 votes. W. H. Abbott had 1472 votes.


1880


J. B. Knittle, Democrat, had 4492 votes.


T. J. Vanderslice, Democrat had 3823 votes. G. A. Buckingham, Republican, had 2248 votes. Eli Barton, Republican Greenbacker, had 1152 votes. C. M. Blaker, Greenbacker, had 133 votes.


1882


William Bryson, Democrat, had 4052 votes. Thos. J. Vanderslice, Democrat, had 3094 votes. Mahlon Hamlin, Independent Democrat, had 1526 votes. E. M. Tewksbury, Democratic Prohibitionist, had 227 votes. G. W. Supplee, Republican, had 1748 votes. E. B. Guie, Republican, had 1482 votes. Eli Barton, Greenbacker, had 256 votes.


220


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


SENATORIAL.


B Y the bill erecting Columbia county we were put into the district composed of the counties of Luzerne, Susquehanna and Union, with two Senators, and were then and until the elec- tion under the bill of 1815 represented by Thomas Murray, jr. and William Ross. We bore a part in the election of the Sena- tors in 1814.


1814


Thos. Murray, jr. was elected.


In 1815 our Senatorial District was made the Ninth, Northum- berland, Columbia, Union, Luzerne and Susquehanna, with two Senators.


1816 (But one Senator elected.)


Charles Frazer had 2846 votes in district.


Adam Light had 2365 votes in district.


Cornelius Courtright had 1341 votes in district.


John Baldy had 78 votes in district.


1818


Simon Snyder was elected.


1819


Special election to fill vacancy occasioned by death of Simon Snyder.


Robert Willett had 1732 votes in district.


Samuel Hepburn had 944 votes in district.


1820


Redmond Conyngham had 5152 votes in district, and was elec ted.


In 1822 our Senatorial District was made the tenth, Luzerne and Columbia, with one Senator.


221


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1824 R. Moore, N. Beach. Robert Moore was elected.


1827 Robert Moore was elected.


In 1829 the same Senatorial District was continued.


1830 Jacob Drumheller was elected.


1833


Uzal Hopkins was elected.


In 1836 we were made the Ninth Senatorial District, Columbia and Schuylkill with one Senator.


1837 Charles Frailey was elected.


1840


Headley, Joseph Brobst.


Samuel F. Headley was elected.


In 1843 we were made the Thirteenth Senatorial District, Col- umbia and Luzerne with one Senator.


1844


Ross,


Beaumont,


Davis.


Columbia


2243


1748 634


Luzerne 2467


2796 787


William S. Ross' majority 166.


1847


V. Best, W. G. Hurley, Gideon Frothingham.


Columbia 2763


1639


Luzerne 3126


1952 29


In 1850 we composed the Sixteenth Senatorial District, Colum- bia, Luzerne and Montour with one Senator.


222


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1850


Buckalew


V. Best


Columbia


2201


272


Luzerne


3642


2379


Montour


405


1813


C. R. Buckalew's majority 1784


1853


C. R. Buckalew


E. L. Dana Scattering


Columbia 2403


670


Luzerne


3851


2579


83


Montour 433


1147


Buckalew's majority, 2208.


1856


Geo. P. Steele


Washington Lee


Columbia


2585


1242


Luzerne


5276


4791


Montour 1180


688


Steele's majority, 2220.


In 1857 we were the Thirteenth Senatorial District, composed of the counties of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sny- der, with one Senator.


1857


Buckalew


Bound


Columbia 2405


1037


Montour


1069


538


North'land


2807


11


Snyder


970


1022


C. R. Buckalew's majority 4643


Mr. Buckalew resigned after serving one session.


1858


Keller


Getulius


Columbia


1902


1438


Montour


738


770


North'land


2360


1626


Snyder


1170


1200


Reuben Keller's majority 1185


223


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1860


Keller


Bound


Columbia


2487


1910


Montour


1080


1075


North'land


2556


.2633


Snyder


1133


1694


1863


Montgomery


Willetts


Columbia


3339


1784


Montour


1459


1096


North'land


3383


2585


Snyder


1328


1755


D. B. Montgomery's majority 2289.


In 1864 we were made the Fifteenth District, comprising the counties of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan, with one Senator.


1866


Jackson


Frick


Columbia


3594


1939


Mo utour


North'land


3830


3350


Sullivan


414


778


Geo. D. Jackson was elected.


1869


Buckalew


Whitmoyer


Chalfant


Columbia


3445


1805


254


Montour


247


937


1432


North'land


3740


3357


395


Sullivan 758


394


12


Charles R. Buckalew over Whitmoyer 1697.


over Chalfant 6097.


In 1871 we were made the Fifteenth Senatorial District com- prising the counties of Columbia, Montour, Lycoming and Sulli- van with one Senator.


1872


Chalfant


Ransom


Columbia


3878


2003


Montour


1701


1305


Lycoming


4964


4588


Sullivan


767


394


Chalfant's majority 3020.


224


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


The change in the Constitution required a change in districting the State for Senators, and in 1874 we were made the Twenty Fourth District but with the same counties, and one Senator.


1875


Allen


Lyon


Columbia


3861


1534


Lycoming


5283


2919


Montour


1422


898


Sullivan


746


365


Allen's majority 5599.


1876


Allen,


Steck.


Columbia


4412


2058


Montour


1729


1184


Lycoming


5557


4667


Sullivan


908


502


12606


8411


8411


Allen's majority


4,195


1878


Jackson,


Beaver,


Herdic,


Smith.


Columbia 3240


1271


1153


95


Lycoming


4855


3238


2024


37


Montour


1241


885


490


Sullivan


718


336


333


10054


5730


4000


132


Jackson's majority over Beaver, 4,323 and 322 over Beaver and Herdic combined.


1880


A vacancy having occurred by the death of Senator George D. Jackson on November 23, 1879, an election was held with the fol- lowing result.


McHenry,


Andrews.


Columbia


4637


2:39


Montour


1832


1250


Lycoming


6386


5013


Sullivan


1052


635


13907


9037


McHenry's majority 4870.


225


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1882 W. W. Hart.


Columbia


3958


Montour


1723


Lycoming


4510


Sullivan


779


10,970


226


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


CONGRESSIONAL.


The district by the bill erecting the county was as follows :- "That the said county of Columbia shall form part of the district composed of the counties of Northumberland, Union, Lycoming, Luzerne, Bradford, Potter, Susquehanna and Tioga for the elec- tion of members of Congress. It was the Tenth, with two mem- bers.


1814


William Wilson and Elected Oct. 11th, 1814. Jared Irwin


Mr. Irwin died March 1, 1818.


1816


Wm. Wilson had 6106 votes in district.


David Scott had 5920 votes in district.


1817


Special election to fill vacancy occasioned by David Scott's ac- ceptance of office of President Judge of 12th Judicial District.


John Murray was elected.


1818


John Murray had 7423 votes in district.


Geo. Dennison had 7229 votes in district.


1820


Geo. Dennison had 9545 votes in district.


Wm. Cox Ellis had 6528 votes in district.


Mr. Dennison died in Wilkes Barre in 1831.


Mr. Wm. Cox Ellis died in Muncy Nov. 13, 1871 aged 85 years.


1821


Special election to fill vacancy occasioned by resignation of Wm. Cox Ellis.


Thomas Murray, jr. was elected.


227


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


By the apportionment of 1822 we were put into a district num- bered the Ninth, as follows: The counties of Columbia, Union, Northumberland, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Bradford, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga and Mckean, and elected three members.


1822


Wm. Cox Ellis, Samuel Mckean and George Kreamer were elected.


1824


Samuel Mckean, George Kreamer and Espy Vanhorn, were elec- ted.


VOTE OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


George Kreamer, 1307


Samuel Mckean


1358


Wm. Cox Ellis 1030


Espy Van Horn


400


1826


Espy Vanhorn, Samuel Mckean and George Kreamer were elected.


Mr. Kreamer died in Union county September 11, 1854.


Mr. Van Horn died at Williamsport July 25, 1829.


Mr. McKean died in Mckean county June 23, 1840.


1828


Philander Stephens had 12,003 votes in district.


James Ford had 11,163 votes in district.


Alem Marr had 10,855 votes in district.


John Murray had 2944 votes in district.


Geo. M. Hollenback had 1632 votes in district.


Chauncey Alford had 2583 votes in district.


1830


Lewis Dewart, Philander Stephens and James Ford were elec- ted.


Mr. Ford died at Lawrenceville in August 1859.


Mr. Stephens died at Springfield July 8, 1842.


In 1832 our congressional district was made the Fifteenth, Col umbia and Luzerne, with one member.


1832


Andrew Beaumont was elected.


228


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1834. Andrew Beaumont was elected.


He died at Wilkes-Barre, October 30, 1853.


1836


David Petriken was elected.


1838


David Petriken,


William G. Hurley.


Columbia 2146


1480


Luzerne 3010


2463


Dr. Petriken died at Catawissa, January 3, 1849.


1840


B. A. Bidlack,


Columbia


2433


E. W. Sturdevant.


1295


Luzerne


In 1843 our congressional district was made the Eleventh, Columbia, Luzerne and Wyoming, with one member.


1843


Benjamin A. Bidlack had 2200 votes in district.


George F. Willits had 1108 votes in district.


Mr. Bidlack died Charge d' Affaires at Bogota, in New Gran- ada, February 29, 1849.


1844


Owen D. Leib,


Chester Butler,


George Mack.


Columbia


1773


1579


1302


Luzerne


2952


2702


465


Wyoming


771


778


10


1846


Owen D. Leib, Chester Butler,


Gideon Frothingham.


Columbia 1641


1562


Luzerne


1191


2045


32


Wyoming 616


727


Dr. Leib died at Catawissa June 17, 1848.


229


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1848


Hendrick B. Wright,


C. Butler,


Samuel P. Collings.


Columbia


2556


2005


504


Luzerne


2343


2929


1434


Wyoming


717


778


230


5616


5712


2168


1850


H. B. Wright,


H. M. Fuller.


Columbia


1589


932


Luzerne


3247


2948


Wyoming


848


619


Wright's majority 1185.


1851


To fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Hon. Chester Butler, who died in Philadelphia, October 5, 1850.


J. Brisbin,


E. L. Dana.


Columbia


832


586


Luzerne


1427


1838


Montour


724


408


Wyoming


642


451


Brisbin's majority 342.


In 1852 the district was numbered the twelfth, and was com- posed of the counties of Columbia, Luzerne, Montour and Wyo- ming. Our representatives under that arrangement were as fol- lows:


1852


Wright


Fuller


Columbia


1776


1219


Luzerne


3858


4102


Montour


850


1224


Wyoming


1039


805


Hendrick B. Wright's majority 173


230


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1854


Wright


Fuller


Columbia


2034


1483


Luzerne


3549


5475


Montour


794


888


Wyoming


710


1269


Henry M. Fuller's majority 2028


Henry M. Fuller died, December 26th, 1860, in Philadelphia.


1856


Montgomery


Smith


Columbia


2640


1234


Luzerne


5509


4676


Montour


1035


856


Wyoming


1258


891


John G. Montgomery's majority 2785


John G. Montgomery died in Danville on the 24th day of April 1857, of the disease contracted at the National Hotel. He had not yet taken his seat in Congress. Paul Leidy was elected to fill the vacancy.


1857


Leidy


Smith B. Thompson


Columbia


2400


1108


Luzerne


5170


3678


Montour


1056


644


Wyoming


1200


864


Paul Leidy's majority 3532


1858


McReynolds


Scranton


Columbia


1442


1907


Luzerne


3662


6193


Montour


584


990


Wyoming


898


933


Geo. W. Scranton's majority 3837


1860


Randall


Scranton


Columbia


2476


1953


Luzerne


6119


7458


Montour


1134


1052


Wyoming


1295


1256


Geo. W. Scranton's majority 695


George W. Scranton died March 24, 1861.


231


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1861


In June 1861 a special election was held to fill the vacancy left by the death of Mr. Scranton. The candidates were both Demo- crats.


H. B. Wright


D. R. Randall


Columbia


1949


1373


Luzerne


6059


2211


Montour


933


393


Wyoming


1047


763


H. B. Wright's majority 5248.


In 1861 a bill was passed putting us in the twelfth district com- composed of the counties of Bradford, Montour, Columbia, Sulli- van, Wyoming and all of Northumberland except Lower Mahanoy township. But the party in power becoming frightened lest the Democrats should carry the district, in 1862 re-arranged the apportionment, making the district, the counties of Bradford, Wyoming, Sullivan, Montour, and Columbia; under which the following was our representation.


1862


Tracy


Clark


Columbia


2820


1467


Bradford


3575


4035


Moutour


1183


807


Sullivan


609


281


Wyoming


1333


1113


Henry W. Tracy's majority 1817.


1864


Piollett


Mercur


Columbia


2905


1449


Bradford


2618


5798


Montour


1308


912


Sullivan


622


319


Wyoming


1270


1162


U. Mercur's majority 1001.


1866


Elwell


Mercur


Bradford


3185


7078


Columbia


3644


1907


Montour


1550


1114


Sullivan


762


435


Wyoming


1512


1406


Ulysses Mercur's majority 1287.


232


HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


1868


Piollett


Mercur


Bradford


4019


7480


Columbia


4066


2070


Montour


1684


1190


Sullivan


828


476


Wyoming


1815


1507


Mercur's majority 311.


1870


Brockway


Mercur


Bradford


3775


6824


Columbia


3464


1710


Montour


1381


910


Sullivan


781


354


Wyoming


1592


1319


Mercur's majority 124.


1872


Rhodes


Strawbridge


Bradford


4355


7534


Columbia


3786


2111


Montour


1592


1435


Sullivan


765


418


Wyoming


1745


1581


Strawbridge's majority 836.


Hon. Ulysses Mercur having been elected to the Supreme Bench his seat in Congress became vacant on the first Monday of Decem- ber 1872; and a special election was ordered to fill the vacancy from the first Monday of December 1872, to the fourth of March 1873. The election occurred 24th December 1872.


Piollet


Bunnell


Bradford


2260


3441


Columbia


1225


831


Montour


406


394


Sullivan


270


185


Wyoming


840


1148


Bunnell's majority 999.


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In 1878 a bill was passed putting us in the eleventh district composed of the counties of Montour, Columbia, Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and the townships of Nescopeck, Black Creek, Sugarloaf, Butler, Hazel, Foster, Bear creek, Bucks, Roaringbrook, Salem, Hollenback, Huntingdon, Fairmount, Springbrook, and that part of the city of Scranton south of Roaringbrook creek, and east of Lackawanna river, and the boroughs of Dunmore, New Columbus, Goldsboro, White Haven, Jeddo, and Hazleton.


1874


Collins


Butler


Columbia


2964


1121


Carbon


2288


2158


Montour


1464


925


Monroe


2009


431


Pike


1160


84


Luzerne


3052


1127


Collins' majority 7091. 1876


Collins


Waller


Columbia


1151


2271


Montour


1697


1202


Luzerne


4807


3039


Carbon


3100


2842


Monroe


3192


719


Pike


1601


99


18548


10172


Collins' majority 8376. 1878


Klotz,


Albright,


Orvis,


Brockway.


Columbia


1083


1523


1250


1950


Montour


910


784


477


433


Carbon


2051


2319


700


128


Monroe


2230


655


353


237


Pike


596


463


180


586


Luzerne


1293


1924


1267


618


Lackawanna


18


448


739


689


Totals


8211


8116


5066


4641


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1880


Klotz,


Scott,


Robison.


Montour


1867


1228


98


Columbia


4500


2120


384


Luzerne, part of


4011


3114


37


Lackawanna part of 1238


707


7


Carbon


3523


2819


52


Monroe


3326


940


1


Pike


1347


537


19812


11465


579


Klotz's majority 8347.


1882


Storm,


Smith.


Montour


1690


1178


Columbia


4166


1806


Luzerne part of


3615


2698


Lackawanna part of


1276


501


Carbon


3093


2674


Monroe


2842


614


Pike


1128


329


17810


9805


John B. Storm's majority 8005.


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HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.


MILITARY RECORD.


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INTRODUCTORY.


The military record upon which we are about to enter has given me more trouble than any other portion of this work. The desire to have it full and correct, to get the names of all the per- sons in the service, to attach them properly with their official rank, has required unusual care. And yet I cannot be certain that omissions and errors have not occurred. In the dire confusion of the period an error or omission in the weekly newspaper was either not observed, or not thought necessary to be corrected. Many of our people, seduced by larger bounties, entered the service to the credit of other counties, and for that reason all trace of them was lost, or owing in many cases to similarity of names, un- certainly recovered. In all such cases I have done my best to separate and claim those belonging to our county. And so pa- tiently and laboriously the lists of names have been made up. In two or three instances my attention has been called to inaccura- cies, which have been adjusted. All the works I have examined disagree more or less, and in most cases the facts were beyond my ascertainment, and I followed what seemed at the time to be the most trustworthy authority. Bates' History, of course, was the great store house of information. From contemporary publi- cations I have given the lists of drafted men of our county, both State and Federal, and I feel that in many respects, this chapter is unusually full and correct, though it may not be perfect.


My design is to put in a cheap, accessible and permanent form all the information attainable on the subject, together with all the names of our soldiers, so that in every house a record of patriotic action and gallant service may be had and preserved.


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CHAPTER XXVI.


MILITARY RECORD.


Mr. Lincoln was inaugurated as President of the United States March 4, 1861. Fort Sumpter in Charleston Harbour was fired on April 12th, and on the 15th, the President issued a call for 75,000 men. Calls and orders were subsequently issued under date of May 3d, July 22nd, and July 25th, for the aggregate of 500,000 men. On the 2d of July, 1862, there was a call for 500,- 000 and on the 4th of August one for 300,000, supposed to be the number needed to fill the last preceding call.


On the 5th of September, 1862, the Rebels invaded Maryland, and a levy en masse in Pennsylvania was called. On the 15th of September a large number of "emergency men" left Bloomsburg. On the 17th, the battle of Antietam was fought. On the 18th, the rebel army evacuated Sharpsburg and recrossed the Potomac. On the 22nd, more "emergency men" left Bloomsburg.


On the 15th of June, 1863, a proclamation was made for the militia. On the 15th of October there was a call for 300,000 men; and on the 1st of February 1864, the President ordered a draft for 500,000 to be made on the 10th of March. On the 14th of March there was a call for 200,000 men ; on the 18th of July one for 500,000, and on the 19th of December for 300,000.


Besides these, there was a lot of "Ninety Days Militia," and other irregular musters, all of which will be found under the prop- er head or section, in this chapter.


These various calls were filled by enlistments, volunteering and drafts. We have made diligent and careful examination amongst


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all sources of information accessible, and have given, we believe the name of every man mustered into the service from Columbia county, and so credited ; together with the Company, Regiment and battles in which they were engaged. The same fullness of detail in relation to the troops furnished by Montour county will be also found in this volume.


There were four drafts made in Columbia county-one by the State authorities for the militia ; one on September 17th, 1863, to fill previous calls ; one on the 3rd of June, 1864, and one on the 14th of April, 1865.




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