History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections; including their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages biographies of representative citizens; outline history of Pennsylvania; statistics, Part 129

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320

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Dr. Daniel Olney died in March, 1883, after practicing at Harrison Valley for thirty years. Dr. Brown, of Ulysses, may be named among the old phy- sicians. Dr. Gage, his partner, Tyler and his father-in-law, Dr. Dean, who kept a drug store, moved to Wisconsin in 1856. Another physician, Hiram Heath, who built Judge Olmsted's present residence, left the town early in the "fifties." Dr. Stout was stationed at Lewisville for twenty years before 1856,

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about which time Dr. Pierce came. Dr. Joerg resided in the Kettle creek district. Dr. O. T. Ellison came in 1856, when his circuit extended from Ceres to a point fifty miles southeast, and to Driftwood and up the Benezette branch. Dr. Drake remained for a short time after the war; Dr. Buck, Dr. Mat- tison and Dr. Ashcraft practiced at Ellisburg some time before moving to Coudersport.

The physicians who registered here in 1881, under the laws of the common - wealth, are named as follows: Richard V. Post, 1881, resided at Hebron; C. W. Taucher, 1881, at Clara; Elvin H. Ashcraft, 1881, at Coudersport; Edgar S. Mattison, a native of Geneva, N. Y., 1881. now twenty three years in practice at Sunderlinville and Coudersport; Franklin Buck practiced at Westfield and Lewisville before moving to Coudersport; Charles H. Sharp, Oswayo; Charles S. French, born at Coudersport, where he now resides, practiced at Millport; Will- iam H. Turner, at Oswayo since 1853; A. R. Porter practiced in Sharon sixteen years prior to 1881; Charles Meine is an old resident of Germania, but a native of Oldendorf, Germany; O. T. Ellison came to Coudersport in 1856-57, and is to-day one of the leading physicians of the county; Edelbert U. Eaton was physician at Lewisville in 1881; Orville L. Barney. who practiced at Shongo, N. Y., for fifteen years. resided at Genesee Fork in 1881; Samuel B. Hartman was an itinerant specialist in 1881; Mrs. Laura A. Brooks, now of Roulette, was physician in Pleasant Valley in 1881; Dan. Olney, at Harrison Valley; Lyman Cobb Presho, in Allegheny township; Amos French, who came in 1837, was here in 1881: Charles W. Breesenick, now of Costello, was at Coudersport in 1881; J. M. R. Pritchard, at Harrison Valley: Asher J. Reming- ton. at Shinglehouse; Moses M. Cunningham, of Petrolia, Butler county, and of Bradford, McKean county, visited Potter county in 1882; Charles G. Ficher was at Roulette; William H. Tassell, at Hebron: Squire J. S. Reynolds, at Sunderlinville; Charles H. Lane, a traveling physician, in 1884; J. B. Colcord practiced at Coudersport in 1885; Alonzo Kibb, at Pike's Mills; George C. Rees, at Costello; Mrs. E. M. Fanning, at Millport; and Byron Clark, a travel- ing specialist, registered in 1885; James T. Hurd, of Pike's Mills, registered in 1886; also F. A. Sunger, of Tioga county; Miles E. Reed, of Genesee Forks, aud William P. Burdick, of Keating Summit. In 1887 Dr. Martin Maynard practiced at Oswayo and Sharon; William R. Palmer resided at Port Allegany; Mary D. Rukgaber, in practice since 1871, resides at Austin; Fred H. Hough- ton, at Austin, and James S. Wells, at Keating Summit; Charles M. Blakeslee resided at Muncy in 1888; R. J. Sharp. in practice since 1882, came to Austin in 1888; A. W. Cummings, at Oswayo; Charles De Witt Voorhees, at Shingle- house, and Charles S. Floyd, at Austin in April, 1889; in May, Elmer E. Hoorn: in September, John W. Elliott: in February, 1890, Horace F. Webster, and in March, 1890, Charles H. Reed.

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CHAPTER VI.

JOURNALISM-EDUCATION.

JOURNALISM -SOME ACCOUNT OF THIE PRESS OF POTTER COUNTY-THE "SUR- VIVAL OF THE FITTEST."

EDUCATION-SKETCH OF THE SCHOOLS OF POTTER COUNTY-NAMES OF EDU- CATORS-INTERESTING STATISTICS.

JOURNALISM.

THE first newspaper published in the county was the Democratic Republican, issued at Coudersport in 1839. The name of this paper was changed to the Potter Pennant, and this name was merged into the Potter Pioneer. F. B. Hamlin was the editor of the Pennant, and he with Timothy Ives, Jr., and W. Caldwell were the owners. In 1844 C. B. Cotter, a lawyer, took charge of the Pioneer as editor. On his retirement, in May, 1850, R. C. Cannon and L. F. Maynard became editors, continuing until the Potter County Union was established.

The Potter County Union was published in 1851 by Judge Charles Lyman, who died in Iowa, in March, 1888. Mr. Haskell believes that the Union was the political successor of the Pioneer, and that a man named James was the editor, and. that Judge Orvis, of Centre county, was a compositor in the office. Miles White, who was sheriff from 1848 to 1850, and has been justice of the peace from 1852 to the present time, was the owner until 1855, when the Union ceased publication.

The Potter Journal, subsequently named the Potter County Journal, should take precedence of the Union, had not the latter been the successor of the Pioneer. The Journal was established in 1848 with William McDougall editor. He held entire control until 1853, when Edwin Haskell, John S. Mann and the original editor claimed ownership. At this time the title was changed to the People's Journal, with Edwin Haskell editor. In 1855 this name was in existence, and it is believed continued so until about the beginning of the war for the Union. In the spring of 1861 a suspension of three weeks' duration marks its history, and in June, 1861, it was revived by M. W. McAlarney, who purchased the office from T. S. Chase, and who, it is said, gave it its old name-the Potter Journal. In 1868 W. W. Thompson and Vesta Dyke were the publishers, but in 1870 J. S. Mann was sole owner. Early in 1883 D. W. Butterworth took charge, and, later that year, was joined by Dr. Mattison, who edited this paper until the sale of the office to Edwin Haskell, January 1, 1884. Mr. Haskell is now editor and publisher of the Potter County Journal.

The Highland Patriot was established at Coudersport in 1854 by C. B. Cotter and Dwight James. Within a short time the Patriot gave place to the Northern Democrat, which, after a little while, went the way of many hopeful journals.

The Item was issued at Coudersport in 1874 by S. F. Hamilton, but it was merged into or consolidated with the Journal within a few months.

The Potter Enterprise dates back to 1875. On April 16, 1875, a company was organized for the purpose of publishing the Enterprise at the county seat, with S. P. Reynolds, Isaac Benson, C. Hollenbeck, W. W. Thompson, William Dent, F. W. Knox, Isaac Benson and L. N. Whiting, directors. There were twenty-four stockholders, residents of the county, holding 151 ten-

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dollar shares. In 1880 W. W. Thompson became sole owner of the stock, and continued editor until December, 1886, when the office was sold to D. W. Butterworth & Co. In 1887 it was understood that James Benson was owner, while later Scott Winfield was credited with the ownership. On Mr. Butter- worth's return from Austin, early in 1890, he resumed editorial charge of the Enterprise.

The Workman, established in 1887, with Thomas Harrington, editor, ceased publication at Condersport, in June, 1889, when the office was removed to Elk county, where A. J. Quimby publishes the Clarion Breeze.

The Ulysses Sentinel was issued at Lewisville by A. E. Owen, August 25, 1881, who sold to Seth Lewis in 1882. The latter carried on this journal un- til January, 1888, when the office became the property of A. J. Evans and C. W. Bailey, editor and publisher, respectively. In September, 1888, Mr. Evans became sole owner. The circulation is about 800. The present editor was born in Steuben county, N. Y., and moved with his parents to Potter county in 1874, where he was educated and taught school for eleven years. He gradu- ated from the State normal school at Mansfield in 1884, when he took charge of the Ulysses schools.

In 1882 Rev. Mr. Kelly, of the Methodist Church of Lewisville, and a Miss Monroe established a church journal there, which continued publication for a short time. The Valley Mail was established at Harrisonville about five years ago by George F. Wood. Business was carried on in the Doud Building for less than a year. The name was changed to The Banner, and shortly after the journalistic field was abandoned. The Palladium, a Greenback journal, was issued at Shinglehouse, with Mrs. George Pearsall, publisher. Later the name was changed to The Signal, and subsequently to the Sharon Leader. In 1889 The Leader and the The Ceres Courant consolidated under the name Oswayo Valley Mail, with Mr. Herrick in charge. This paper is published at Ceres. The Austin Autograph was established in September, 1887, by the father of the Mckean county press, A. J. Hughes. In April, 1889, D. W. Butterworth, of the Enterprise, purchased this office, and on his return to Coudersport, Mr. H. D. Caskey, the present editor, took charge.

EDUCATION.

Concerning the growth of education in Potter county we are indebted for a great deal of the information that follows to J. W. Allen, late superintendent of schools for Potter county, to whom much of the prosperity of the schools in Potter from 1866 to nearly 1880 was due. During his terms of office the County Teachers' Institute was brought into being, and the superintendent threw himself, heart and soul, into the cause of education.

"In the winter of 1816 and 1817 Harley Knickerbocker taught by sub- scription, on Ayers' Hill, the first school in this county. About a dozen schol- ars attended, and it continued three months. Not long after this, Israel Mer- rick taught a similar school about half a mile east of Lymansville, and after- ward one in Coudersport, near the site now occupied by the jail. As the in- habitants increased, schools were temporarily established in other parts of the county. With scarcely an exception these schools were taught by schoolmas- ters.' The branches taught were reading, writing, spelling and arithmetic. Corporal punishment with the rod was 'the rule,' which had few exceptions.

"In the winter of 1842-43, F. A. Allen taught, on Crandall Hill, his first school. When he was examined he was only required to make a pen from a goose quill, to write with it a copy, and sign his name. He afterward taught at Lymansville and Coudersport.

"In 1862 twenty-six male and one hundred and forty-five female teachers

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were employed. In 1866 there were thirteen males and one hundred and six- ty females; in 1876, forty-six males and one hundred and fifty-eight females taught. In 1862 there were one hundred and nine schools; in 1866, one hundred and thirteen, and in 1876, one hundred and twenty-one.

" In 1807 John Keating, an extensive land owner in this part of the State, offered to give to the trustees of the county district of Potter one square in the town of Coudersport, and one hundred acres adjoining the plat of said town for use of academy or public school, and also $500 for the purpose of erecting a suitable building on said plat for use of such school."

During the session of 1836-37, the legislature incorporated the " Couders- port Academy, for the education of youth in the English and other languages, and useful arts, science and literature," with six trustees empowered to erect necessary buildings for this school and to manage the affairs thereof. The next year the legislature authorized the State treasurer to pay to the treasurer of the trustees of this academy $2,000, to be used in erecting suit- able buildings, and for purchasing, at their discretion, the necessary library and apparatus for the use of this school. In the same act our county com- missioners were authorized to convey to the trustees of this academy all the lands which had been conveyed to them and then held by them, for any pub- lic school in the county, and also any balance of funds in their hands. except funds received from the State treasurer for the use of common schools. In 1846-47 the legislature authorized the county commissioners to pay the trus- tees of this academy $200 annually for five years, beginning June 1, 1847, provided twenty students had attended each quarters. In 1851 they were authorized to pay $300 annually for five years with the same provisions. This was repeated in 1857. This school from the first was a strong educational agency of the county.

"In 1881, by act of the legislature, the academy building and all of the property connected therewith was conveyed to the school district of Cou- dersport, to be used for the purpose of a graded school. The same act author- ized the school board to establish, in connection therewith a high school, and students entering were required to pay a tuition fee. Thus this school offered academic advantages. In September, 1869, the graded school opened with B. B. Slade, as principal. The average number of pupils was one hundred and fifty."

The principals of the Coudersport Academy and graded school from its opening to the present year, are named in order as follows, beginning with the first, in 1840: Profs. Maxson, Depew, I. B. Pratt, Smith, W. B. Slaugh- ter, H. J. Olmsted, F. W. Knox, J. B. Wentworth, Bloomingdale, Joel Hend- ricks, Elliot, J. W. Allen, Mrs. Culver, Miss Stockwell, B. B. Slade. Weaver, McFerran, J. R. Groves, McDowell, W. T. Palmer and Prof. John C. Silsley, the present principal (elected in April, 1889). The old academy building was used for school purposes until the spring of 1887, when it was sold by the school board to the highest bidder, Chauncey Stacy, of Coudersport, to whom the building was knocked off at $35; the material he wished to use in build- ing a private house upon his lot west of the academy site. He was required to pull down and convey away the building by a giveu time. This was done, and upon the ground where stood the old building, so well known to all of the inhabitants of Potter county, has just been completed an elegant brick struct- ure at the cost of about $11,000. It is furnished with a heater, which is in the basement of the building, and cost $1,300; it ventilates the entire build- ing, summer and winter. It is, in fact. a model school edifice, standing upon

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an elevated plateau, which overlooks the valley of the Allegheny and the borough of Coudersport.

"In 1859 a building for an academic school was erected in Lewisville, by subscription. Burton Lewis, O. A. Lewis, A. B. Bennett, Hon. D. C. Larrabee, Benoni Pearce and Seth Lewis were among the chief contributors. Prof. J. A. Cooper was the first principal, who opened the school in September, 1859. He was followed by Profs. Seth Lewis, E. R. Campbell, F. M. Johnson, J. L. Davies. B. B. Slade, H. H. Kies, D. H. Cobb and Evans. These may not be in order or all of the principals."

"In 1873, by act of the legislature, in conjunction with the board of school directors of that borough, a graded school, similar to the one at Coudersport, was established. B. B. Slade was the first principal."

A little incident regarding the erection of the Lewisville Academy may be interesting. The building is octagonal in form, the posts of it being twenty- four feet long. Either the last of May or the first of June, 1859, just after the frame was raised, a heavy wind blew it down. There were but two persons upon the frame at the time, Mr. Swift, who was somewhat jarred by the fall, and Hon. D. C. Larrabee, who escaped by sliding down a post, receiving no injury save from a multitude of fine hemlock slivers in his arıns. The damage done to the frame amounted to $200.

"Under the law of 1854, Dr. Gage was first commissioned as (county ) super- intendent. Rev. J. B. Pratt resigned the following year. Rev. Joel Hend- ricks was appointed to fill out the unexpired term, closing June 1, 1857. He was elected to succeed himself. After him followed Seth Lewis, R. T. Claf- lin. J. W. Allen, Amos F. Hollenbeck, Miss Anna Buckbee, H. H. Kies (1887). the present superintendent.

"Under Superintendent Joel Hendricks the first Potter county teachers' association was held at Coudersport, in the fall of 1857.

" The chief instructors were C. W. Sanders, W. W. Woodruff, H. S. Jones, F. A. Allen, Rev. N. L. Reynolds, J. A. Cooper, C. H. Verrill, A. N. Raub, Flora T. Parsons, Anna Randall Deihl, Emma Garfield Martin and Emma S. Stilwell. Until December 17, 1835, all of the money used for the support of the schools in this county came from private individuals, either by sub- scription, donation or taxation. At that date, in accordance with the school law of 1834. the State appropriated $72.81 for our schools. The appropria- tion for 1837 was $360.40. The receipts from taxation of property in the county that year was $8,486. 20, and the total expenditures for school purposes, $10.334.24. The average cost per month for each scholar was 82 cents. The expenses of the first institute, held in September, 1867, and paid by the county, and since then (to 1877), from $100 to $200, have been paid by the county. The average annual salary paid by the State to county superintendent for the fifteen years ending 1877, was $$20;" since raised to $1,000.

The report on the schools of Potter county for the year ending June 4, 1888, presents the following statistics: 145 school-houses, or 161 rooms; S graded schools, two districts which supply text books free; 61 male and 203 female teachers; 2,222 male and 2,138 female pupils, of whom 3,034 attend school: tax for school purposes, $32,237.09; State moneys, $4,085.08, total revenue, $43,675.44; paid teachers, $21, 754. 47; total expenditure, $36,361.01.

During the two last years remarkable progress in efficiency and correspond- ing increase in school population and expenditure have been reported, and several buildings erected.

Arch . F. Jones.

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CHAPTER VII.

MILITARY HISTORY.

POTTER COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR-ENLISTMENT OF VOLUNTEERS-RELIEF COMMITTEES, ETC .- FORTY-SIXTII, P. V. I .- FIFTY-THIRD, P. V. I .- FIFTY- EIGHTH, P. V. I .- ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINTII. P. V. I .- TWO HUNDRED AND TENTH, P. V. I .- NEW YORK STATE REGIMENTS-LISTS OF ALL SOLDIERS WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE FROM POTTER COUNTY-THE BATTLES IN WHICHIT THEY WERE ENGAGED, ETC .- MISCELLANEOUS.

TN April, 1861, Thomas L. Kane came to Coudersport to recruit, accom- panied by Dr. Freeman, of Smethport, and F. B. Hackett. The meeting, held at the court-house, was addressed by Gen. Kane and the popular leaders of Potter county. In response to their appeals, several men (eighteen) enlisted, among whom were Sherman Baker, Perry Brigham and Erastus Lewis, who elected A. E. Graves captain. The little command moved to Harrisburg, where, on account of delays in organization, the Potter county men scattered, some enlisted in New York regiments, others returned home, and some en- listed in Pennsylvania commands or waited to enter the original Bucktails. In April, 1861. the commissioners appropriated $1.000 to aid families of volunteers. In September the commissioners and associate judges formed a board of relief. On August 9, 1862, a loan of $5,000 was anthorized- the money to be expended in relieving soldiers. John S. Mann was appointed to receive this loan from Isaac Benson, and distribute it among volunteers actually mustered in at the rate of $50 each. In February, 1864. the commissioners agreed to give a bounty of $300 to each volunteer required to fill the county's quota. Under this last resolution 293 men enlisted who received $87,300 from the county between March 7, 1864, and July 15. 1869, the bounty being payable in three yearly installments of $100 each.

FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT, P. V. I.

The 46th Regiment, P. V. I., dates its beginning to April, 1861, when five companies responded to the governor's call for troops to defend the Capital. The Logan Guards of Mifflin county was the leading company of the old three months' regiment, and, when re-organized for three years, that company entered as Company A. The regiment assembled at Camp Curtin September 1, 1861, when Joseph F. Knipe was elected colonel; James L. Selfridge, (captain of the Northumberland Guards or Company C in the three months' regiment), lieutenant-colonel, and Arnold C. Lewis, major. Maj. Lewis, while engaged in carrying out discipline, was shot and killed, September 22, 1861, by a soldier, when Capt. J. A. Matthews was promoted major. John Laneham. the soldier mentioned, was court-martialed and executed December 23, 1861. The command joined Banks' Army of the Shenandoah in September, being assigned to the Second Division of Crawford's First Brigade, under Gen. Williams. In January the regiment moved with the brigade to support Gen. Shields in his pursuit of Stonewall Jackson; and when the pursued turned on the pursuer at Kernstown, three companies of the Forty-sixth, under Matthews,

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were present and contributed to the defeat of Stonewall, who, however, won the day at Cedar Mountain, where the Forty-sixth lost heavily, Lieuts. Robert Wilson, S. H. Jones and W. P. Caldwell being killed; Col. Knipe, Maj. Matthews, Capts. Lukenbangh, Brooks and Foulke, and Lieuts. Matthews, Craig, Caldwell and Selheimer being wounded. September 17 this regiment lost Capt. G. A. Brooks and five others, killed. Soon after Col. Knipe was pro- moted brigadier-general; Lieut. - Col. Selfridge, colonel of the Forty-sixth, (Maj. Matthews being commissioned colonel of the One Hundred and Twenty- eighth); Capt. W. L. Foulke, lieutenant-colonel and Capt. Cyrus Strouse, major. At Chancellorsville Stronse and Lieut. O. R. Priestly were killed with two others of the command. At Gettysburg the regiment suffered lightly and afterward, to the close of the year, was fortunate in the success of service and lightness of casualty list. At Resaca, in May, 1864, the regiment lost only three killed and five wounded, Lieut. Knipe, of Company I, being among the killed. while the affairs around Dallas and Kenesaw Mountain caused a loss of fourteen killed, including Capt. D. H. Cheeseboro and Lieut. J. W. Phillips. July 20, 1864, the regiment lost ten killed and twenty-two wounded, Capt. S. T. Kettrer, of Company E, Lieuts. Sam Wolf, D. C. Selheimer, H. J. Davis and L. R. Whitman being among the killed, also Sergt. C. C. Cavan- augh, of Company G. On Hood renewing the attack, the command lost six men. killed. On the surrender of Atlanta, September 1, 1864, the regiment's fight- ing days ended, leaving it the glory of sharing in the closing battles of the war under Sherman. When Johnson surrendered. April 26, 1865, the regi- ment returned, being mustered out at Alexandria, Va., July 16, 1865. Potter county was represented in this command by Company G and Company H. The following tells the story of Company G: Capt. James H. Graves mustered in September 13, 1861, resigned October 5, 1862. November 1, D. H. Cheese. boro was appointed, and served until killed at Dallas, Ga., May 25, 1864. W. L. Shattuck was commissioned captain July 27, 1864 (having been a prisoner from August 9 to September 18, 1862, the position of second lieutenant awaiting his return), and served until muster out in 1865. Lieut. Truman Bacon resigned September 11, 1862; Lieut. James M. Miller died at Harrisburg June 18, 1863; Horace C. Jones, of Company C, was promoted to second lieuten- ant, in March, 1862, and to first in September, 1863, resigning in 1864; James H. Cole was commissioned May 22, 1865, and was mustered out in July with rank ; M. M. Rathbone, the original second lieutenant, was discharged Feb. 15, 1862,

Sergt. Consider E. Lovell was mustered out as second lieutenant in 1865, while Sergt. Jerome B. Stewart was discharged, on surgeon's certificate, in December, 1862. Sergts. James I. Lockwood, William R. Clark, George S. Kennedy and L. Brizzee served until July, 1865; John C. Wilkinson was dis- charged in 1862; Charles A. Estes mustered out September 18, 1864; Hosea B. Harris died from wounds received near Atlanta, Ga., and C. C. Cavanaugh was killed there. Corps. E. A. Richmond, Wells Kenyon, George Markham, James P. McKee. O. M. Cavanaugh, F. W. Lovell, G. N. Manning and Eli G. Lovell served until muster out; H. H. Cheeseboro, and James Kenyon were mustered out under general order June 8, 1865: Noyes Snyder was dis- charged for wounds, April 26, 1862; Geo W. Pearsall, was mustered out in September, 1864; Josiah T. Rathbone was discharged for disability in February, 1863, and Wm. J. Brown in June, 1862; Geo. H. Barnes was killed in the railroad accident of December 11, 1863; Samuel C. Grace, died April 11, 1865, and Thomas Kenyon left the service January 19. 1863. The musicians were Geo. Washington, discharged for disability February 4, 1863, and Les- ter Stone for the same cause. Jay Cheeseboro and James Livermore were

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discharged June 15, 1865. The private troops. who died on the field or from wounds, etc., are named as follows: Collins S. Brigham, Nathaniel Bradley, Rosswell Burton, John W. Clark, Richard J. Everett, Walter Manor, Daniel S. Garnett. John W. Green, Wm. Wilcox, Wm. J. Brizzee, Enos Munson, John Hay, John Harris, James Hoyle, Geo. and Jacob Romigh, James Mul- holland, David Marsh, Asa Shaber, Gilbert Kenyon, Orson Kenyon, John Phillips, Wm. Robbins, Martin V. Ryan, Jeremiah Springer, Joel Terwilliger, and Fred Walters, nearly all of whom died from the effects of wounds received in action. Henry Cummings was killed July 20, 1864; Patrick McDermott, August 9, 1862; Newton Nelson, July 20, 1864; Isaac E. Seely, April 26, 1862; James H. Snath. July 20, 1864; Harvey J. Warner, at Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862, and Charles Walshe, at Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862.

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Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1320

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320