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CHAPTER XVII.
THE DRAFT AND THE RELIEF FUND.
The First Draft in Jefferson County-The Enrollment under the State Call-The Quota Filled-Organization of the Provost-Marshal General's Bureau-The Enrollment Board-Quotas under the different Drafts-Lists of the Lucky Ones-Drafted Men in the Eighty-second Penn- sylvania Regiment-The Relief Fund in Jefferson County-Aiding the Families of the Soldiers.
THE DRAFT IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
T "HE first draft was in pursuance of the order of President Lincoln, of Au- gust 4, 1862, calling for 300,000 men. The enrollment for this draft was by States, and commissioners were appointed in each county to superintend the same. Hon. Isaac G. Gordon was the commissioner for Jefferson and For- est counties, and Dr. William J. McKnight was appointed examining surgeon. Mr. Gordon appointed the following persons to enroll the militia in the several townships :
Brookville, John J. Thompson ; Barnett, Charles Butterfield ; Beaver, Ben- jamin Thomas; Bell, P. W. Jenks; Clover, H. R. Bryant ; Corsica, William Glenn ; Eldred, Milton Graham; Gaskill, Henry Brown; Henderson, William E. Bell; Heath, W. P. Jenks; Knox, James E. Long; McCalmont, John Rhoads; Oliver, Isaac C. Jordan ; Perry, Irwin Robinson ; Punxsutawney, William Campbell; Porter, F. W. Bell ; Pine Creek, Oliver Brady; Polk, R. G. Wright; Ringgold, P. H. Shannon ; Rose, F. C. Coryell ; Snyder, A. J. Thompson ; Union, E. B. Orcutt ; Washington, N. B. Lane; Warsaw, Abram Yetter ; Winslow, John Boucher ; Young, D. C. Gillispie.
Under this enrollment the militia force of the county was found to be 3.482, of which 1, 107 were already in the service, leaving 2,375, subject to the draft, but as Jefferson county had already sent more than her quota under the call, she escaped this draft.
The act of Congress creating the office of provost-marshal general was ap- proved March 3, 1863, and James B. Fry appointed to that office March 17, 1863. Within a very short time thereafter the network of the organization adopted under the law was extended to all the counties and towns in the loyal States, and the work of the bureau commenced, viz., the arrest of deserters, enroll- ment of the national forces for the draft, and the enlistment of volunteers.
When this bureau was put in operation it was found that the strength of the army was deemed inadequate for offensive operations, nearly four hundred thousand recruits being required to bring the regiments and companies then in the service up to the legal and necessary standard. The system of recruiting heretofore pursued had been found inadequate to supply the demand that the
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rapidly diminishing ranks of the army required. To meet this demand, caused by the casualties of battle, and the expiration of enlistments, a new system of recruiting was inaugurated. The general government through the provost- marshal general's bureau, assumed control of this business, which had hereto- fore been under the jurisdiction of the State governments. The provost-mar- shals of the several congressional districts, aided by a commissioner and sur- geon in each, were made recruiting officers, and as this manner of procedure sprang from the people, while at the same time exercising the authority of the government, it reached the masses and greatly promoted volunteering, and en- abled the different boards of enrollment to examine, enlist, muster, clothe, and forward recruits as fast as they could be obtained. The quotas of districts and sub-districts were made known, each locality was advised of the number it was required to furnish, and that in case of failure to fill their quota a draft would follow.
Under this arrangement the board of enrollment for the Nineteenth Con- gressional District of which Jefferson county formed a part was established, with headquarters at Waterford, Erie county, and was constituted as follows : Provost-marshal, Colonel H. S. Campbell, of Erie county ; commissioner, Jerome Powell, of Elk ; surgeon, Dr. John Mechling, of Jefferson (Dr. Mechling was appointed April 21, 1863); first clerk, - Frothingham ; second clerk, John Haldeman, both of Erie county. These constituted the regular board of enrollment. Besides these from six to twelve additional clerks were employed. Dr. Mechling resigned April 21, 1864, and Dr. C. M. Matson of Brookville, was appointed to take his place. Mr. Haldeman also resigned in July or Au- gust to accept the appointment of recruiting agent of colored troops at Fortress Monroe, Va., and Edward Souther, of Ridgeway, was appointed in his place. Soon after Mr. Souther was appointed commissioner in place of Powell re- signed, and Joseph B. Henderson, the present cashier of the Jefferson county National Bank of Brookville, was appointed to the second clerkship.
The board of enrollment was ordered to move its headquarters to Ridge- way, Elk county, December 17, 1864. The several drafts were all conducted by this board, and its headquarters continued at Ridgeway, until June 15, 1865, when by order of General Stanton, Secretary of War, Colonel Campbell, Dr. Matson, Edward Souther, and J. B. Henderson were discharged, and the dis- trict consolidated with the one east of it, and the records in charge of the chief clerk, Charles Himrod (who had succeeded Mr. Frothingham), removed to Williamsport, Pa.
The work of the provost-marshal general's bureau was a gigantic one, and the strength of the army was so materially and systematically increased, that the rebellion was soon quelled. The number of men obtained by this means is given in the report of Provost-Marshal General Fry :
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Product of the drafts 168,649
Number who paid commutation money for the procuring of substitutes under act of
March 3, 1863. 85,457
Number who paid commutation under section 17, act of February, 1864, (conscien-
tionsly opposed to bearing arms). 1.267
Volunteer recruits (army and navy) and regulars 1,076,558
1,331,931
Of
In the State of Pennsylvania $8,634,300 was paid for commutation. this amount the nineteenth district paid $1,439,995.
The whole number drawn in the district was 3,387 ; number who failed to report, 263 ; whole number examined, 3, 124 ; personally held, 247 ; furnished substitutes, 177; paid commutation, 928; total number held, 1,352 ; the num- ber exempted for different causes, 1,245 ; number drawn who were already in the service, 60. Of the number drawn Jefferson county furnished 1,473
The bounties paid for men ranged from $300 to $600. Provost-Marshal Campbell appointed Captain Madison M. Meredith recruiting officer for Jeffer- son county, September 9, 1863, and with the inducements held out for re- cruits, a number of the townships paying local bounties, several of the districts filled their quotas under the first drafts.
Very few of the men drafted in the county were sent into the service. The majority paid their commutation, others furnished substitutes or were released for some of the different causes exempting them from service.
Under the call of July 18, 1863, for 300,000 men, the correct enrollment of Jefferson county in both classes was, first class, 1,624; second class, 813 ; total, 2,437, making the militia force of the county over 3,000. Under this enroll- ment the quota of the county was 484. This quota to which was added the after per cent. in addition, was distributed in the different subdistricts of the county as follows : Brookville borough, 35 ; Barnett, 7; Beaver, 22; Bell, 15 ; Clover, 21; Eldred, 15; Gaskill, 12; Henderson, 16; Knox, 20; Oliver, 21 ; Pine Creek, 26; Rose, 15 ; Snyder, 24, Union, 19; Warsaw, 29; Winslow, 32 ; Washington, 31; Punxsutawney, II; Young, 20; Polk, 5; Heath, 9; Corsica, 5 ; Perry, 24; Porter, 15 ; Ringgold, 25 ; McCalmont, 10.
NAMES OF THOSE DRAFTED.
In pursuance of the above the following names were drawn from the wheel at Waterford, Wednesday, August 26, 1863 :
Brookville 'Borough .- Richard J. Espy, Frank Kreitler, George Aaron, E. Reitz, WV. Stevens, Abram Snyder, W. Dickey, T. Carroll, A. Scribner, J. Coon, J. T. Carroll, R. Cathcart, G. W. Keiser, A. Mackey, G. G. Fryer, J. S. Hub- bard, W. O'Connor, John J. Thompson, J. Milliron, J. M. Pierce, John Sho- walter, William Glenn, F. Overbeck, C. Warner, C. S. Andrews, W. Lansen- dorfer, WV. D. J. Marlin, F. C. Coryell, H. H. Barr, D. Rebeneck, R. Snyder, G. Johnson, S. Cale, J. B. Henderson, W. English.
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Barnett Township .- C. Butterfield, A. Bashline, H. Bailey, William Boyer, J. Cook, S. L. Hulsopple, I. Cassett.
Beaver Township .- J. M. Burns, I. Crawford, A. Shaffer, W. Boughman, J. Johns, J. Thomas, J. E McNutt, J. Shick, L. Boughman, L. Fenstemacher, E. Oxenrider, John Thomas, E. Alcorn, W. Heckman, B. Wessen, H. Smith, P. A. Shaffer, E. Sherman, O. Myers, Eli Coulter, Reuben Dinger, J. Shaffer.
Bell Township .- W. Dunmire, J. Hoch, J. Caldwell, J. Hilburn, D. Davis, Godfrey Hilburn, J. Frederick, G. Finley, P. Kline, Henry Weis, Abram Peace, T. Davis, W. Steffy, H. Peterman, T. Dunn.
Clover Township .- M. Love, P. Vandevort, L. Jack, M. Knapp, A. Van- devort, L. C. Carrier, A. Hettrick, C. B. McGiffin, S. McGiffin, J. Hime, S. McGiffin, J. B. Ferguson, E. Campbell, John Brocius, I. Welch, R. Fitzsim- mons, S. M. Rodgers, G. A. Carrier, Andrew G. Hildrich, Grisswold Carrier, A. Alcorn.
Corsica Borough .- H. Love, G. W. Gardner, J. B. Long, E. Depp, J. S. Espy.
Eldred Township .- J. Singer, J. Brown, I. Graham, R. B. English, J. Ply- ler, C. Weaver, E. Forsyth, E. Lindemuth, H. Maxwell, W. Gallagher, E. Love, A. Butler, J. Lindsey, J. T. English, M. Gailey.
Gaskill Township .- A. Bower, J. M. Bowers, S. Remaley, I. Bowers, J. Bowser, D. Remaley, J. Peterman, J. Brooks, E. Sheasley, Joseph Young, J. R. Bowers, Abe Bowers.
Heath Township .- A. Zimmerman, J. Fowler, S. Wallace, G. McCoy, J. Dearhalp, N. Kirkland, G. Brocius, William Winlack, Thompson Crow.
Henderson Township .- G. Emry, D. S. Slemmer, P. E. Smeyers, J. Bonnett, I. France, H. J. Weaver, William Null, Solomon Knisely, I. France, G. W. Ream, B. Boyer, H. Shaffer, A. Lott, B. Welder, P. J. Anthony, Jacob Davis.
Knox Township .- D. Wolf, S. Harriger, D. Rhinehart, A. Wiley, F. Shan- non, A. Averell, S. A. Hunter, H. J. Wise, P. Bailey, I. McKee, Isaac Harri- ger, A. Eshbaugh, John Farringer, S. F. Wilson, A. Burdoff, J. Cummins, J. Rhoads, D. Rhinehart, Adam Mohney, Jefferson Barber.
Mc Calmont Township .- J. Smith, W. R. Pifer, J. G. Ernst, John Varner, J. W. Means, J. Straithoff, A. H. Deemer, Abram Warner, I. W. McGee, John Bell.
Oliver Township .- J. Montgomery, W. Pantall, S. Horner, J. Smith, J. Fishel, J. J. Miller, D. Coulter, S. Stahlman, L. J. Boyington, Miles Smith, H. Doverspike, W. H. Fishel, W. Jordon, D. W. Hoch, I. M. Depp, J. Shaffer, T. Wadden, J. M. Clyde, S. Dobson, A. Hill, A. Miller.
Pine Creck Township .- S. Baughmon, J. B. Campbell, J. T. Alford, N. S. Geere, J. E. Long, W. Kirkman, J. Bliss, J. Kunselman, J. Heasley, J. S. Geere, J. Moore, S. Siple, A. W. Livendorffer, C. Murphy, J. Rhodes, Henry Start- zell, E. Huffman, J. Dempsey, R. Vantassel, H. Horn, I. Alsehouse, T. Clark, I. Shoemaker, W. C. Evans, J. Dunham, J. W. Dempsey.
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Punxsutawney Borough .- Jacob Zeitler, J. W. Hughes, J. J. J. Bishop, W. A. Means, A. C. White, G. W. Zeitler, B. Zeigler, W. Beck, T. K. Hastings, O. N. Nordstrom, W. R. Evans.
Polk Township .- B. K. McLure, W. H. McKillips, J. McGiffin, C. F. Hart- ung, George Heitzenreider.
Porter Township .- T. J. Bish, William Postlethwait, D. Bish, G. Marsh, H. Snyder, J. Brombaugh, P. Bish, Joseph Bish, F. Ellenberger, J. Dibler, A. Hin- terliter, M. McDevitt, J. C. Hoover, E. Hoover, C. Miller.
Perry Township .- D. Whitesell, P. Beam, J. N. Heckendorn, N. Croasman, Darius Blose, Thomas Reed, M. Depp, Bennewell Raybuck, S. T. Means, W. London, T. S. Mitchell, D. Moser, S. Watkins, T. F. Adams, J. J. Lewis, A. Lingenfelter, W. B. Sprankle, J. Stunkard, A. B. Sivering, G. Palmer, J. Wa- chob, Joseph Postlethwait, J. B. Freas, Philip Weaver.
Ringgold Township .- S. Michael, G. Hain, D. Mowry, S. Shaffer, P. W. Filler, D. Dinger, J. M. Miller, J. Milliron, J. Peters, WV. Geist, B. Bush, D. Timblin, J. Hunger, J. Powell, A. Mowrey, E. Reed, C. Smail, J. H. Wynkoop, Levi Boyer, S. Minich, H. Snyder, D. Falk, E. Dinger, A. H. Divin, Jacob Farringer.
Rose Township .- J. Lehman, H. Vasbinder, J. Ross, S. Shirey, T. C. With- erow, J. Matson, E. Brocius, J. E. Huffman, E. McGarey, M. Dowling, W. H. Brown, E. McAnnich, P. Kitchen, J. S. McGiffin, Robert Clements.
Snyder Township .- I. Smith, S. Whepley, C. Grant, T. Calhoun, J. Bryant, C. Clinton, W. G. Noblitt, C. Arthurs, J. Robinson, P. Hefflefinger, L. Burgess, WV. Sibley, B. Shaw, J. Kearney, W. Grant, B. F. Mullin, J. Kearney, Ira Welch, A. Phelps, C. Klein, G. W. Chamberlain.
Union Township .- J. Hughes, S. Lamb, J. Howe, J. Mclaughlin, J. Clark, R. Hughes, P. Rensell, J. L. McCullough, J. Casey, J. Hindman, S. Summer- ville, J. W. Kelly, T. Trumbull, J. Cochran.
Washington Township .- W. Dougherty, A. Patton, WV. A. Gordon, W. Brit- ton, J. M. Smith, A. Hunter, J. G. Smith, J. Clinton, T. Long, R. Tedley, W. Conn, J. Tobin, J. Fitzsimmons, S. Crawford, WV. P. Kearney, S. McConnell, A. Burtop, R. Miller, S. Davenport, G. Nelson, J. Burtop, J. Bovaird, H. Groves, D. Bovaird, H. Beck, J. Moore, A. Bovaird, B. Molter, R. Stevenson, C. R. Calhoun, W. McConnell, D. Dennison, J. Conn.
Winslow Township .- N. Strauss, Levi Shugars, T. B. London, E. Saxens, J. N. Hanna, J. Booth, P. Doverspike, S. Phillipi, J. H. Johnston, A. Snyder, I. London, J. Smith, Hiram Smith, T. Clayton, J. P. Sugars, W. Foltz, J. M. Foltz, A. Cathers, J. Lyons, P. Rockwell, J. J. Deemer, T. Reynolds, R. S. Cathers, H. Phillippi, A. Kuhnley, S. McCreight, P. Brown, S. M. Crawford, A. Welsh, D. Cyphert.
Warsaw Township .- J. W. Irvin, A. O. McWilliams, I. D. Smith, P. C. Fox, L. Lockwood, R. Wilson, B. Lindemuth, I. M. Temple, M. R. Bell, J.
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Bullers, N. Smith, R. W. Anderson, J. N. Riggs, N. Keys, I. Graham, T. Moore, J. Miller, T. T. Crawford, A. J. Bartlett, John Clinger, S. Smith, J. R. Trim- ble, E. Perrin, G. Vasbinder, E. Russell, S. Sartwell, A. E. Moore, C. Clinger, J. Miller.
Young Township .- J. M. Graffius, H. W. Smith, D. Barnett, W. Graffius, W. Crissman, G. M. Long, J. Barnett, W. Craft, T. Pantal, Christ. Smith, Adam Smith, J. Work, W. P. Gaskill, R. Kerr, T. J. S. Henneigh, E. Berry, W. G. Carmalt, S. Phillips, J. Kerr, C. Clawson.
The second draft was commenced about the 15th day of April, 1864, and was for the deficiencies under the calls of the president of October 17, 1863, for 300,000 volunteers for three years' service ; February 1, 1864, for 200,000 men (in addition to the call of October 17) for three years' service, and March 14, 1864, for 200,000 men to supply the wants of the navy, and to provide for contingencies, or, the calls being added together, for 700,000 men for three years' service. The quota for Jefferson county, under these calls was 672, viz .: Brookville, 54; Barnett, 10; Beaver, 32 ; Bell, 22; Clover, 28; Eldred, 27 ; Gaskill, 16; Henderson, 23 ; Knox, 27; Oliver, 29; Pine Creek, 36; Rose, 27 ; Snyder, 30; Union and Corsica, 24; Warsaw, 37; Winslow, 43 ; Wash- ington, 44; Young and Punxsutawney, 48; Polk, 8; Heath, 13; Perry, 29; Porter, 18 ; Ringgold, 32; McCalmont, 15.
Under this draft the following names were drawn at Waterford, June, 1864. Barnett Township .- George W. Stoner, John Beasom, Isaac Cassett, Frank E. Jackson, George Frazier, James W. Daniels.
Beaver Township .- Henry Hettrick, B. S. Raybuck, Isaac N. Byers, Henry Saucerman, Peter Wells, George Smathers.
Gaskill Township .- Augustus Winslow, Peter F. Bowser, Isaac Bowers, John Miller.
Henderson Township .- Daniel F. Smyers, Samuel R. Spencer, Jacob G. Zu- fall, Jacob Bonnett, Henry Hammerman, James D. Anthony, Ludwick Preston, Elias Frease.
Pine Creek Township .- Ephraim Weidner, Eli Johns, James P. Black, Reu- ben Scott, Joseph Zimmerman, George Rhodes, Joseph Parmeter, Peter Eme- rick, James McFadden, John McCullough, Bennewell Kroh, John Carrier, Solo- mon Baughman, Emanuel Weiser, James F. Lowry.
Winslow Township .- Henry Smith, John Clayton, Martin Foltz, John Douthett, Richard McClure, William Cathers, George Brodhead, Lewis Lud- wick, Mathew Leigle, Noah Syphert, Solomon Dickey, James Foltz, Levi Knapp, Levi Shuckers, James' Sheasley, Simon Sheasley, Warner G. Repshur, Charles B. Clark, Henry L. Lindsey.
Heath Township .- James Guthrie, John O'Neil, Adam Zimmerman, Brown Galbraith, James Delong, George Brocius, Jonathan Pike, Oliver Crossman.
Porter Township .- Robert Elkin, Hugh McDowell, William H. McDonald, James Stockdill, William Snyder. 23
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McCalmont Township .- Jacob Kuntz, Jacob Zimmerman, Hiram Nichol- son.
The other districts in the county having raised their quotas, thereby escaped . this draft.
The draft under call of July 18, 1864, was made under the provisions of the amendment to the enrollment act, approved July 4, 1864, for 500,000 volun- teers for one, two, or three years' service, and fifty days was allowed to fill quo- tas by volunteering before the draft took place.
Under this draft the quota of Jefferson county was four hundred and fifty- three, viz .: Brookville, 36; Barnett, 6; Beaver, 21 ; Bell, 17 ; Clover, 21 ; El- dred, 19; Gaskill, 13 ; Henderson, 13; Knox, 17; Oliver, 19; Pine Creek, 23; Rose, 18; Snyder, 18; Union and Corsica, 17; Warsaw, 25; Winslow, 20; Washington, 30; Punxsutawney and Young, 33 ; Polk, 6; Heath, 7 ; Perry, 23 ; Porter, 11 ; Ringgold, 21 ; McCalmont, II.
Out of those townships not filling the above quota, the following men were drafted :
Barnett .- Henry Bailey, Henry Ream, William Cook, Leonard Agnew, S. L. Holsopple, John Agnew.
Beaver .- Henry Reitz, Israel Osman, Philip Plyler, Jonas Himes, Thomas Guthrie, Thomas, Shaffer, Frank Hettrick, Peter R. Reitz, Samuel Thomas, George J. Reitz, Samuel Gearheart, George Smathers, Charles Plyler, Jacob Shick, Jacob Wagoner, Isaac Shaffer, Henry Byerly, Daniel Byerly, Lawrence Baughman, Jonas Sowers, Samuel Reed, Henry Myers, Michael Brocius, Jacob Hettrick, Isaac Motter, John Lang, jr., John Cabel, John Funk, Peter Shrauger.
Eldred .- Bastian Miller, Simon Miller, John Lindsey, William McCaskey, Henry Peters, James Gallager, Luther L. Hackett, William Carroll, Thaddeus Hall, Joseph Lindsey, William Hall, James Kerr, John Anthony, Henry P. Beer, Harman Miller, James McNeal, Thomas McNeal, Isaac Kerr.
Gaskill .- Martin H. Parker, Abraham Bowers, John F. Atwell, John Wain- right, John Bowers, John Frampton, Henry Shields, Daniel Kelener, David F. Bowser, William A. Bowers, Philip Smith, Johiel Brooks, Robert S. Miller, Daniel Remaley.
Henderson .- Frederick Koher, John Heim, John France, David Slemner, James Gourley, Jacob Philhart, Benjamin Yohe, David Pifer.
Knox .- Christopher Mills, George P. Wiley, John Rhodes, John Ferringer, George Newcom, Joseph Bower, William S. Love, Michael E. Steiner, Samuel A. Hunter, Franklin Doubles, Henry Sivelong, David M. Cochran, Eli Rhine- hart, Henry J. Wise, Samuel P. Davidson, George S. Cochran, Philip Kitchen, Henry Gilhousen, Samuel Yount, William Bailey, George W. Harriger, James Wills.
Oliver .- John Lash, Solomon Shirey, Joseph Clontz, Amos Raybuck, John
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Spare, Jacob Hettrick Joseph Gaston, Christian Shick, John Dobson, Josialı Miller, Charles Hickox, Lyman J. Boyington.
Snyder .- Silas Whelply, J. Briggs, Justice Gage, Frederick Walker, Russell Felt, James Penfield, William Kearny, John Wilson, William H. Wilson, Mc- Curdy Millen, Samuel Holt, J. B. Rice.
Union .- John Trimble, Francis Winters.
Corsica .- John Thompson, A. L. Russell.
Warsaw .- Thomas Aljoe, George Walker, Martin De Vallance, John A. Fox, Martin Smith, William Evans, Benjamin E. McMurtrie, John Leper, Sam- uel M. Humphrey, John A. Adams, Norman I. Pierce, Jeremiah Allen, John Bailey, Milton J. Miller, Jasper Suffolk, Frank Lindemuth, J. C. Andrews, George W. Corbin, Henry L. Lithgo, John H. Pearsall, Lyman L. Lockwood, John Templeton, Thomas Jamison, Jacob M. VanOrman, James Suffolk, Jacob Raught, Robert Wilson, Joseph Miller, Henry Bullers, Lewis Evans, Jason W. Cochran, Martin Hoffman.
Young .- Henry Haugh, John Hutchinson.
Polk .- Lewis Evans, J. H. Starrett, Jesse Claypole, William Hettrick, Rob- ert Corbet, John Chamberlain,
Heath .- James Guthrie, James Burrows, Brown Galbraith, Victor Picknin, Jonathan Munz, Thompson Crow, Campbell Blair, James Moore.
Porter .- Jacob Howard, John Elkin, Samuel Secrist, James Kennedy, Thomas B. Adams, Ephraim A. Adams, George R. Timblin, Jonathan Eber- hart, Joseph D. Allen, Charles Gahagan, Daniel McGregor, William Coleman, Garrett B. Shrauger, Daniel C. McGregor.
Ringgold .- Henry Hinderliter, Isaac Richards, William D. Reitz, John Hollebough, William Geist, William Martz, Joel Reitz, John Imhoof, Abraham Thomas, Michael Hettrick, William F. Butler, John Mowry, Michael Shoaf- stall, Daniel Sherry, Alvin Startzell, Edward Paul, George Shugars, Daniel Hinderliter, James Geist, Corneilus Geist, Simon Minich, Henry Johnston, Elias Martz, David Weaver, John Freas, John B. Postlethwait.
The next draft was ordered December 19, 1864, on the call of the Presi- dent for 300,000 men, and Jefferson county quota was 364, viz .: Brookville, 12; Barnett, 3; Beaver, 18; Bell, 15; Corsica, 4; Clayville, 4; Clover, 16; Eldred, 16; Gaskill, 13 ; Heath, 4 ; Henderson, 12; Knox, 16; McCalmont, IO; Oliver, 14; Punxsutawney, 13 ; Pine Creek, 20; Perry, 20; Polk, 2; Por- ter, 10; Ringgold, 21; Rose, 15; Snyder, 9; Union, II ; Warsaw, 21 ; Wins- low, 24; Washington, 24; Young, 17.
The following is the official list of those drafted :
"OFFICE OF PROVOST MARSHAL, " RIDGEWAY, PA., March 7, 1865.
"JOHN SCOTT, EsQ., Editor Republican :
"DEAR SIR :- For your information I furnish you a list of the men drafted in your county.
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"The names are given as they are drawn from the wheel-the one hundred per cent. included.
" Yours Truly,
"H. S. CAMPBELL, Prov. Mar."
Brookville .- John E. Carroll, Charles McCain.
Barnett .- Jackson Cook, William Wallace, David Walters, George Frazier, Robert P. Seaton, James Truby.
Beaver .- Leander Tetrick, Joseph Fenstamaker, Adam Gumbert, Henry Hettrick, James B. Wattenbaugh, William Edmonds, William Brocius, Daniel Keefer, Peter Wells, Solomon Byerly, George Myers, Thomas Jones, John L. Barr, Tobias Himes, Jacob Brocius, William Barkhouse, Milton Edmonds, Henry Guthrie, Joseph Spare, Henry M. Emhoof, Samuel Valentine, Frederick Myers, Elias Thomas, Thomas Alcorn, B. S. Raybuck, John James, John W. Osborn, Patrick O'Loughlin, George Geist, Jacob Ames, George Byerly, Christian Funk, Joseph Thomas, David W. Smith, John C. Smith, Isaac Reitz.
Bell .- John Redden, Silas Brooks, Aaron Smouse, David Rudolph, John R. Grube, George Bair, David W. Couch, John Green, David Bair, Henry Kuntz, Augustus Dougherty, William Orr, William D. Carey, Samuel Neel, Reuben Williams, Conrad Smouse, Henry Sheasley, Charles Spindler, David Grube, Jacob Hoch, Samuel Smouse, Solomon Harrold, Joseph Frederick, Fred Hummell, John Shetter, Jacob Grube, Andrew Hawk, John Caldwell, Joseph Steffy, Daniel McElwain.
Corsica .- James M. Mapes, Dennis Rensel, John Espy, William Rensel, William D. Wadding, James H. Elliott, George Rensel, Joseph Elder.
Clover .- John K. Covert, John S. Thompson, Charles Shingledecker, James E. Walmer, Abraham Wayland, David F. North, Euphrastus M. Carrier, Dwight A. Wesson, George W. Burns, Thomas Mitchell, David C. Simpson, Samuel Moore, Edwin G. Carrier, Spencer Inman, Barton B. Wel- den, Samuel McGiffin, Hiram Carrier, John Hice, James Dickey, Joshua Knapp, James C. Anderson, James M. Shields, Joshua Vandevort, George Scott, John B. Porter, Watson H. Anderson, George Brocius, Benjamin Brocius, Jonathan Horner, Clark B. Haven, David Ditty, Frederick Hice.
Clayville .- Thomas Rodgers, Lewis R. Davis, Hugh Dorning, Jacob C. Pierce, Daniel Updegraff, Peter Hettrick, Elias Richner, William S. Perry.
Eldred .- Hugh Maxwell, Noah Stahlman, David Craft, Daniel Bear, Conrad Brenkley, Albert Pearce, Charles Ackley, John Nolf, Thomas Stewart, James T. English, Robert J. Matson, Michael Hoffman, Thomas Graham, William Lewis, Levi Lindemuth, Mathew Gailey, William Hughes, Andrew M. Larrimer, James Cowan, John W. Wynkoop, Joseph Songer, Frederick Kahle, Isaac Buzzard, Peter Catz, Jacob Mineweaser, Charles Bowen, James Moore, R. Lyle, John White, James Irwin, Reynolds Buzzard, Washington Kahle.
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Gaskill .- Joseph Young, John Winslow, Christian Hoover, Henry Sheesly, George Keller, James M. Bowers, Peter Bowser, Isaac Bowers, Jacob Bowser, William Crossman, William McKee, John P. Murray, William E. Coffman, Augustus Kinter, Daniel Cornman, Jacob Smith, Levi Shirley, Lewis May, John Brooks, Augustus Winslow, George Shirley, Peter Welder, Robert Swartz, Solomon Bowers, James Dougherty, Samuel P. Hoover.
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