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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.
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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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HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.
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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HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.
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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HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.
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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