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John Holland John J. Jenkins
Alfred Dawson Samuel Dornall Jacob Eckhart
· John P. Emmerson Thomas V. Emerson William R. Fowler David S. Houston Ira M. Herrington Benj. F. Herrington Francis L. Hicks Harvey Hoover
Isaac P. Hopkins James C. Hostettler Larkin Hall
Samuel Hall
.James C. Beatty Thomas S. Beatty Jonah Bayles Thomas Bayles William Bricker John A. Butcher John Blaney Lawrence Blaney Bartholomew Bishop John Cunningham Enox H. Cleavinger Thomas P. Conwell Mark Carney
Thomas Colebank Samuel H. Cobin
Smith R. Irwin
John A. Walters, Musician Jesse Poundstone
James Woods Martin Watking
Joseph Provance John Rogers Henry Scott
Luther Sheats ... Jackson Steele. Charles B. Sbisler Joseph Shisler Leonard Shank Jobn L. Wardman
George Adams
Calvin Bell, Corporal
Wm. H.Cullison 66
William A. Jenkins Aaron C. Jenkins Jacob Jarrett John Knife John W. Kennedy Robert J. Linton® Samuel C. Lewellen Zadock Lanham Eugenius May field Joshua Mayfield
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HISTORY OF MONONGALIA COUNTY.
Enoch Manning
Oliver W. Powell
Jacob H. Summers
Fred. A. Merritield
Williamı Robe
George W. Shoemaker
Rufus J. Morgan
Philip M. Robinson
John J. Swindier
Samuel McCann
Martin E. Robinson
Lucas Spencer
Lawrence Victor
John H. Manning W. M. V. Mayfield Edward Moody Oliver Miller
Nelson Shaffer Solomon Stafford Joseph E. Stafford
William E. Wilkins
Alph. S. McVicker John Meckling Thomas K. Moore
Elza Stafford
George W. Williamson
George R. Walker
Recruits.
Levi Bricker, Sep. '62 A. G. Lewellen, Sep.'62 John Roby, Sep. '62 John Connelly, Oct.'61 S. McKenney, Aug. '64
Killed.
Aaron Austin John Blaney
Isaac P. Hopkins
Aaron C. Jenkins
Died.
David S. Houston
Solomon Stafford
Samuel C. Lewellen Gro. W. Shoemaker
#Samuel McCann
Lucas Spencer
Oliver Miller
COMPANY C, FOURTEENTH W. VA. I.
Officers.
Oliver P. Jolliffe, Captain
Rawlay C. McKee, Corporal
John W. Bishop, Lieutenant
Asbabel G. Devault,
Isaac N. Holland, .6
William H. Snowdon, 16
Henry Baker, Sergeant
William W. Hess,
Heury Howell,
Elza L. Morgan,
John A. Holland,
James T. Darnell.
James F. Jolliffe,
William H. Austin,
William Craig, 66
J. B. Williamson, Fifer
Eugenus Lanham, Corporal
Samuel MeElroy, Drummer
Privates.
Joseph Austin Lindsey Cox
John Grim
Henry Austin Edward G. Eagles
Thomas D. Harden
Daniel F. Ashcraft Jacob Fredericks
Morgan B. Hale
John Boyd Benjamin F. Fletcher
Henry W. Hardman
William Carro !! Samuel B. Frum
John H. Howell
Garrett Conn
David C. Fetty
Charles G. Howell
* Captain H. B. Lazier says McCann is still living.
Alph. S. McVicker
John A. Butcher B. Bishop Joseph W. Conway Mark Carney
John F. Sparks
James M. Sangston
G. R. Pickenpaugh
Edgar W. Ruble
Henry M. Ruble
George W. Widdons
David West John Warman
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William R. Jolliffe John M. Jolliffe, Sr. John M. Jolliffe, Jr. Alpheus Jolliffe
Jacob Jacobs Eugenius Jenkins Franklin C. Kidwell Nathan Kerus
Henry H. King
George W. King Jefferson Kisner
Michael Price William H. Prickett Richard W. Prickett Thomas P. Spencer Caleb D. Spencer Alpheus Steele Recruits.
George W. Watkins
Frederick W. Cristy John C. Freeburu Samuel Gray James W. Lambert
Wm. B. Lambert Jacob A. Prickett John Pride
Thornton R. Riffe
George W. Willis Abraham C. Woolard
Discharged.
G. Brown, Lieutenant Henry Bell
George M. Grubb
Joseph A. Kincaid
Transferred.
George W. Joiliffe Died.
G. H. Hardman, Lieut. Milton F. Walls Solomon Holland, Corp.Jobn J. Trickett
Joseph Rumble Archie C. McBee
John W. Mouser
John W. Miller
David Mellon
William Gardner Nelson Steele
Jacob T. Mouser
Wm. Kisner
H. Austin, Corporal
Christopher Russler
Isaac B. Powell
Wm. H. Smith
Thomas S. Jolliffe
Joseph F. Lemons
James A. Smith
Thomas H. Smith Asa D. Springer
Wm. L. McClarman Ezekiel Marple
Daniel McElroy
Nathaniel McCosh
James H. Smell Caleb Tarleton James S. Watson James W. Watson
Thomas W. Watkins
Caleb Watkins
Ezekiel Trickett
COMPANY A, FIRST W. VA. C.
Company A, known locally as the " Kelley Lancers," was re- cruited in Monongalia County, and mustered into the service of the United States at Morgantown, July 18, 1861, for three years. The first captain was J. Lowrie McGee, who served as such until March 25, 1862, when he was promoted to major* of the third W. Va. C. After McGee's promotion, lieutenant H. H. Hagans was commissioned captain of the company, and served until July 3d, when he resigned; and
* Major McGee was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on July 18, 1863, and to Colone on March 10, 1865.
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Charles H. Capehart was assigned to the command. After the resignation of Colonel Annisansal, Hagans was re- appointed, and again took command of the company, September 3d. In November, 1864, Hagans was commis- sioned as major of the regiment, and Lieutenant N. N. Hoffman as captain of the company. Hagans declined the promotion, and Hoffman was never mustered in as captain. The company took part in the engagements at Romney, Blue's Gap, Winchester, Port Republic, Orange C. H., Cedar Mountain, Kelley's Ford, second Bull Run, Droop Mountain and Cloyd Mountain, and was in twenty-two other battles, skirmishes and raids. It was mustered out at Wheeling, July 8, 1865.
Officers.
H. H. Hagans, Captain
John I. Jarrett, Corporal
N. N. Hoffman, Lieutenant
Edmund H. Selby, 66
T. H. B. Lemley, . .
Andrew J. Hibbs, 6 6
John W. Phillips 66
Wm. H. Jones, Q. M. Sergeant
Aaron Barker, 66
Wm. P. Merrill, Sergeant
Fleming Dudley, Com. Sergeant
Elias A. Dudley, Sergeant
George R. Able
Abram Hess,
L. W. Flanders
Shelby P. Barker 66
John Byer, Corporal
Privates.
Nimrod Austin
Win. J. Derrimer
Jobn J. Dillworth
Jacob T. Eaglen
Job Lawlis
Richard B. Berry
Wm. H. Evans
Simeon Furman
Wm. E. Lynch
Wm. Brown Peter J. Bauer
Joseph F. Bausiman Jonathan Bausiman Francis M. Bird James P. Carroll
Moes W. Chesney
Thos. Collins
Arthur Hart
Isaac N. Phillips
Daniel J. Carper
Jacob Hare (Pa)
Virgil S. Jones John Lawlis
Wm. E. Abbott
Wm. C. Anderson
Leven Lawlis
Thomas Manear Festus H. McDougal Andrew J. Morris Rezin S. Michael
Alonzo Finnell Clark Gidley Samuel Goliday (Va) Wm. H. Hagans (Pa) Jas. Headland (Ohio) Edward Hart
Garrett L. McCauley Nimrod Neely
Oliver P. Phillips
Thomas D. Pugh, Sergeant
Michael P. Wells, 66.1
Samuel Goodwin,
George D. Ridgway 66
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Hiram Piles
F. VaňSwartown (Pa) James A. Neal
Oliver P. Wade James J. Page (Pa)
David Wiedman John J. Popel
John Wells
Wm. C. Riddle Sebastian Swink Alex. J. Swaney (Pa)
Beckwith H. Saer
Caleb F. Conn
Herman Koster
Lewis Sutton
Daniel Cornell
John Izenbart
Wml. H. Fear James Warman
John Goodwin
Bartholomew Jenkins
Geo. W. Smith
Wmt. H. Guthrie Thomas H. Frost
John H. Snider
Henry H. Hunter
James Kidwell
John H. Conn, Lieut.
H. M. Tomlinson (Va) Thomas D. Hawker John L. Tygart
Died while in service.
Richard Lee Henry Henry Rumble Joseph Smith.
E. W. Murphy, bugler Calvin Sheets
Win. Sheridan
Thomas Robinson George W. Smith
Discharged.
Samuel Merrifield
John W. McIntyre
John W. McCarty
William O'Reid
Charles Snider
COMPANY C, THIRD W. VA. C.
Was organized at Brandonville, Preston County, October 1, 1861 ; marched to Clarksburg, where it remained until January 15, 1862, when it proceeded to New Creek ; served under Generals Fremont, Stoneman and Kelley; was at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and on many other hard-fought fields. On its roll were the following men from Monongalia :
Michael Ferrell, Serg't. Wm. Barthlow Syl. Ridgway, Serg't. Levi Bricker Ulysses Davis, Corp'l. James Deets Wm. Deets. 66 Jacob H. Hart
F. C. Spencer,
George Jenkins
Alfred Porter Thomas Stoker
Eri Anderson Win. G. Lazzel
William C. Myers Jacob Myers
Edgar C. Pilés
H. R. Stansberry
John Smith Lewis S. Stoneking Samuel Tichnal
Conrad C. Potter John E. Phillips Daniel Rhodes (Pa) Daniel C. Riddle Thomas Rose
R. I. J. Cleaver
Jacob Blosser
Edwin S. Wyatt Clark Gidley
Sameui Sheets Jacob Sheets Charles Star ( Ohio)
Geo. H. King, Lieut. Thomas Griffith
J. J. Jennewine, " John E. Hoffman
G. W. Chandler, Serg't. Peter Hess
J. L. McGee, Captain Wilson Jones J.R. Donaldson, Corp'l. John W. Keller Thos. J. Edwards
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William Fleming
Middleton Roby
Joshua Barthlow
*Wm. B. Shaw
George W. Rude
David Shaffer
#Jonathan Stahl
W. E Kines
Jno. E. Hoffinan, Lieut.
James S. Perry
William Protzman
Enos Myers
A. J. Statler
Balser Shaffer
Geo. W. Deen
James P. St. Clair
Jacob Hart
COMPANY D, THIRD W. VA. C.
Company D was formed at Morgantown in August, 1862, and, with two exceptions, consisted entirely of Monongalians. It proceeded to Wheeling, where, on October 21st, it was mustered into service, and sent to New Creek. Its members were engaged in scouting through the mountains near Petersburg, and in less than four weeks after their arrival had, without loss, captured a number of the enemy equal to their own. They did good service as scouts, and were engagaged in some of the hottest contests of the war. On the organization of the company James R. Utt was elected captain, and served as such until May 16, 1863, when he was killed in action at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Va. After Captain Utt's death, Lieut. G. W. McVicker was commissioned as captain, July 18, 1863, and commanded the company until it was finally mustered out, June 30, 1865, at Wheeling.
Officers.
George W. McVicker, Captain McGill Clark, Lieutenant
Joseph F. Halfin, Corporal W. R. Richard 66
Joseph Robbins 66
O. B. Lawless
Jacob Sturgeon, Sergeant
David E. Cordery 66
Nelson Snodgrass, Com. Serg't
Joseph Hartley
Charles E. Morris, Q. M. Serg't
John C. Reppert, Sergeant
James Boord, Bugler Allison S. Dilliner “
Neely Mahanah
Thomas H. Lough 66
William Irvin, Farrier
William Rogers ..
Jacob Lemons, Blacksmith
Albert G. Everly, Corporal
Chas Johnson 16
Joseph Doherty
W. A. Lewellen, Teamster
Wm. E. Garlow 66
George W. Snider 6.
* Shaw and Stahl were both captains of the company, at different times, and both resigned.
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Privates.
Amos C. Anderson Thomas Boice Isaac Boice
William Harris James M. Jones
James D. Springer
W. Thompson Chris Toothman
Calvin Vandegraft
George W. Wilson
George W. Weekly Levi Weekly Peter 5. Winieg
George W. West
Thomas Watton
#John Clark, Serg't
Jacob Piles Joseph Pride Albert Pluin
John Wright Joseph Bowers Perry Arnett Charles H. McLane
Benjamin Core
William Phillips
Jacob K. Kennedy
Isaac N. Furman
George W Robinson
Josephus Muldrew William S. Glasscock
Stephen G. Hess James R. Hall James Haves
Edgar F. Reece
Jacob Dehard
Asa Henderson
Dennis M. Shaffer
George W. Wilson
Silas Henderson
Alpheus Springer
Marion Hawkins
David Stanton
Died while in Service.
James R. Utt, Captain Elza T. Lough
John W. Conwell, Serg'tIsaac T. Lvons
Elza Hall
Eric Rinehart
John J. Stewart Ezra Tenent Samuel Gardner, Serg't
John O. Johnson
Discharged.
James P. Arnett
William Harris
James Rogers
Joseph W. Bowers
James M. Henry
Isaiah Riggs
James A. Downey
William F. Lazzel
Riley H. Smith
John B. Gray
George S. Laidley
Joseph Skentz
Burnett Haney
Bernard F. Leonard
David Weedman
COMPANY I, FOURTEENTH W. VA. I.
Elias C. Finnell, Captain
James B. Fogle, Lieutenant
Silas W. Hare, Sergeant
W. J. F. Martin,
Wm. L. Anderson, 66
Rezon Holland, Thos. B. Wells, 60
John W. Martin,
Frederick Breakiron, '
Joseph J. Weaver, 66
Cyrus Courtney.
John Saunders,
.
Jackson R. Stoker, Corpora!
# Committed suicide at Camp Chase, O., April 5, 1863.
John F. Brand Jonathan Brown John P. Burbridge William H. Bixler Jacob Barracinan James B. Craig Christopher Core E. J. Clayton
John Keefover
Elery J. Lough
Elijah Lawson Washington Martin Silas McGraw Azel McCurdy
James E. Myers
Warren Murphy
John S. Nuzum
Nimrod Cole John Core
Uriah Rider
George C. Shaffer
John W. Jester
Officers. George W. Dawson, Corporal Frederick A. Wells,
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Privates.
William L. Abel
John W. Haney
Henry Robey
Robert Brooks
Daniel W. Jones
Jonah T. Summers Marion N. Shanes
Marshall Brand
Daniel R. Jackson
William Beaty
George W. Kelly
Felix Scott .1
John Beaty Eugenius Bell
John S. Lemon Aaron B. Lewellen Benson Mollisey
Imlah Scott James L. Shroyer George T. Turner Napoleon B. Tibbs
D. W. Breakiron
Lawrence S. Blaney
Arthur Murray
Mortimer Cade
John S. Cole
Perry MoLane Alexander McCauley John S. McMillen Pevid Murphy
Lebbens C. Weltner Jacob S. Shisler George W. Castle William S. Morrison A. D. Fundenburg Thomas P. Knox David B. Mellwain
Benjamin F. Childers
Willianı A. Morris
John P. Fetty
Charles H. Madera
William S. Morrison
Issac McC. Gallaher
Abram Nuce
Jos. R. Peck, Lieut.
William B. Heix
James F. Porter
George Barb
John Hunter“
Michael Rice'
William P. Cole
William Dawson
Robert B. Reed
Bushrod W. Finneil
William S. Hoard
William A. Friend
I. W. Galligher
Died while in service.
Levi Bolinger
James W. Heix
William A. Stewart
William D. Bougher
Robert C. Jackson
William Scott
Beth Boice
Elias Martin
Nicklin Sayres
George C. Bowers
Josephus Neighbors
Francis Thomas
Nicholas V. Flum
Abraham Piles
Henry C. Thorn
Alpheus;B. Fear
Israel Phillips
Uriah Griffith, Lieut.
Discharged.
Jno. W. Martin, Corp'1. Alpheus D. Lyons
Robert Powell
G. Barrickman Draper Lawless
Lewis A. Sisley John M. Weltner
Francis M. Fetty William L. Pool
Joseph S. Kelley
COMPANY E, SEVENTEENTH W. VA. I.
Company E was recruited in Monongalia. County in August, 1864, and mustered into service at Wheeling, Sep- tember 3d. Soon after its organization it was sent to Bulltown, Braxton County, where its members engaged in scouting and skirmishing until April 1865, when they were ordered to Clarksburg, and later to Wheeling, where they were mustered out, June 30th.
Joshua W. Keengr
James A. Barnes
Francis O. Chalfant
Zacquill Dunn
Samuel Gould
George Nuce
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Officers. .
Frank L. Hicks, Captain
Edgar McRa, Corporal
Harvey Staggers, Lieutenant
Wmn. J. Vandivert, 66
Alpheus Garrison,
66
John Brown,
6.
Harmon Trickett, Sergeant
J. Milton Hartley
Granville Brown,
66
James N. Davis,
Clark Kelly,
Isaac N. Litman,
Nathan Jones, 66
George C. Hayes, 66
Leonard Selby, Corporal
Nimrod Protzman, Musician
Privates.
Robert M. Altman
Alex H. Lindsey
Simon P. Tennant
Samuel Albright
Adam Moore
Andrew Tennant
William B. Brown
Gilbert F. Moore
Jacob P. Tennant
Daniel Brown
Waitman Mercer
Enoch Tennant
Henry H. Burgoine
P. D. MeKenney
Joseph E. Watts George W. Watson
Horatio Britten
Oliver P. McRa
John W. Britten
Zadoc McBee
Alpheus West James Williams
Rush W. Dorsey
Marion Protzinan
Solomon Dorton
William H. Phillips
James T. Eberhart
William A. Eberbart
Henry F. Pew William W. Pixler
Benjamin F. Davis Joseph P. Davis Asa Dillon Martin L. Garl Nelson Male
James Freeman
Alexander Rumble
William Minard
Martin V. B. Funk
John Rice
Jonathan Male
Joseph Gwyn Jeremiah Hare
Benjamin F. Selby
Henry Myers S. B. McGregor Jamas E. Bratt Robert Ramsey William Simonton
William R. Hopkins
Erastus Kirkpatrick
Adam Staggers
William T. Stewart
Jacob Lyons
Thomas Lanham Zimi Tennant
Died while in service.
Thos. A. Ryan, Serg't. William N. Arnett
Peter Shaffer
Discharged.
Simeon Austin James K. Phillips Isaiah Robe
Wm. M. Tennant
Amon J. Tennant
Henry Conaway George W. Moie
BATTERY F, FIRST W. VA. L. A.,
Was organized as Company C, 6th Virginia Infantry, in August, 1861, and in March, 1863, by order of the Secretary
John Cole
C. Puffenberger
Michael P. Williams Jeremiah Wright Walter Lewis Elbert M. Arnett
R. D. Brookover Henry Bell
Ammi Orr
Asa S. O'Kelly
Alpheus Pew
Thomas Flumin Thomas D. Field Leonard Fisher
Francis M. Powell Elza Plum
Isaac H. Smith
Samuel W. Harden
Columbus Summers Hiram Springer
Marshall J. Knox
Jesse S. Severe John A. Thompson
John Wryck John W. Carrico
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of War, permanently, detached from the regiment and transferred to the 1st W. Va Light Artillery. In it served the following Monongalians :
Jno. W. Mason, Serg't. Elisha C. Allender Albert B. Mason
Samuel Fetty Capell Holland Robert Robes
Jonathan Fast
In addition to the foregoing, we have account of the following Monongalians as serving in the organizations named :
Co. A, 3d W. V. I .- John C. Davis, Lieutenant ; John E. Car- others, Corporal : Win. H. Shriver, Charles Martin, F. M. Burns, Marshall Scott, Henry L. Scott, Charles B. Schisler and Solomon Wright, privates.
Co. B, 3d W. V. I .- John Bell, private.
Co. B, 6th W. V. I .- James H. Arnett, private.
Co. N, 6th W. V. I .- James Pettatal, private.
Co. K, 7th W. V. I .- John M. Jones, Corporal.
Co. F, 12th W. V. I .- Jonathan Arnett, private.
Co. E, 14th W. V. I .- William J. Stewart, private.
Co. K, 14th W. V. I .- S. W. Gilmore, Sergeant ; David Ç. Fur- man, private.
Co. B, 15th W. V. I .- Joseph Jenkins, private.
Co. D, 17th W. V. I .- Isaac Gallagher, private.
Co. B, 1st W. V. C .- David Shaw, private
Co. G, 1st W. V. C .- Jacob T. Eaglen, Nimrod Neely, Thomas Minear and Richard B. Berry, privates.
Co. H, 2d W. V. C .- Thomas Warman, private.
Co. A, 3d W. V. C .- Thomas H. McBee, private.
Co. B, 3d W, V. C .- William I. Ervin, T. J. Woody and William L. Simpson, privates.
Co. E, 3d W. V. C .- E. W. Snider, private.
Co. B, 4th W. V. C .- Sylvanus Reppert and Samuel G. Walls, privates.
Co. M, 4th W. V. C .- W. H. Phillips, private.
Co. E, 6th W. V. C .- S. W. Fleming and James A. Mayfield, privates.
Co. G, 6th W. V. C .- John Been, private.
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Co. H, 7th W. V. C .- Isaac Smith, private.
Co. C, 61st Penn .- George W. Smith, private. Co. B, 62d Penn .- Josiah Frankenberry, private. Co. - , 16th Ohio-William Simpson, private.
Co. G, U. S. Reg .- Samuel N. Stewart, private.
Co. F, 6th W. V. C., Veteran-Richard W. Blue,* Lieutenant ; W. W. Hickman, Lieutenant; Jacob M. Widdows, W. R, Batson, B. Jennewine, James McGraw, Henry Shisler, John Dancer, John A. Doty, Oliver P. Widdows, William S. Cobun, William Doty, John E. Price, John P. Shively and Luther Sheets, privates.
Co. - ,25th Ohio Volunteers, William Fogle. Co. - , 45th Illinois Volunteers, Bruce Fogle. Co. A, 6th, . V. C., Garrett T. Fogle. 7th W. V. I., E. D. Fogle, Quartermaster. - - , Enoch Plummer Fitch, Quartermaster, died.
Eight West Virginia regiments, including many men from Monongalia County, were "in at the death" of the Confed- eracy, in April, 1865, and witessed the surrender of the commander-in-chief and his immediate command.
MONONGAALIA'S QUOTAS AND CREDITS.
From the commencement of hostilities to December 31, 1864, Monongalia County had furnished 1,550 men for ser- vice in the army of the United States. From January 1st to August 31, 1865, the county was credited with 155 more, making a total of 1,705. Besides these, a large number of Monongalians enlisted in companies credited to other counties, and, in some cases, to other States; so that the number of men from this county, who served in the Federal army during the civil war, can not be less than two thous- and, and, if the absolute facts could be known, might even exceed these figures.
* Mr. Blue moved West after the war, and is now a State Senator in Kansas, residing at Pleasanton.
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Previous to March 14, 1864, no quotas were ever assigned to the different counties in the State. Monongalia's quota under the call of that date was sixty-five men ; under the next call, July 18th, it was 263 men. By December 31st, these two quotas were filled, and the county had a surplus of seven men to her credit. Under the call of December 19th, the county's quota was 164 men, and by August, 1865, these were all furnished except two. Among the 257 men drafted in West Virginia were two from Monongalia-Bailey Shultz and -neither of whom ever served, it is said, by reason of the quota being afterward filled by volunteers.
In several counties independent companies of scouts, called State Guards, were organized and in service. Monongalia had no such organization, being some distance from the seat of war and comparatively peaceful.
LOCAL BOUNTY.
In 1865, Adjutant General F. H. Peirpont addressed letters to the Boards of Supervisors in the various counties, requesting an official statement of the amount of money expended in each for the payment of local bounties to soldiers. To this request the officials of this county replied that Monongalia had raised and paid the sum of $154,425 for this purpose. Nothing further than this can be learned, as the records neither show the amount raised nor how expended.
Arthur Murray of Company I, Fourteenth W. Va. In- fantry, was wounded and taken prisoner at Cloyd Mountain. He was treated by Dr. M. A. Montague, who pronounced his outer jugular vein cut off. He lost a large amount of blood, but got well. Over sixty Southern doctors came to
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see him, and all pronounced his recovery a wonder. Mr. Murray now lives in Morgan District.
MONONGALIANS IN CONFEDERATE SERVICE.
Three Monongalians were colonels in the Confederate armies, namely: Dudley Evans, J. M. Heck and Lowrie Wilson. D. Boston Stewart was a major on Gen. W. L. Jackson's staff. Rawley Stewart was captain of Co. A, 31st Virginia Infantry, and was killed. Laben Exeline was captain of Co. A, 25th Virginia Infantry, and Orlando Shay was quartermaster. The following Monongalians were in the 1st Brigade of the 2d Division of Stonewall Jackson's corps, and fought in all the battles of the army of Northern Virginia from 1861 to April, 1865 :
COMPANY A, TWENTIETH VA. C.
This company was composed mainly of men from Marion and Monongalia counties, and was 107 strong.
David M. Camp, Captain Stephen Franks, Sergeant
Officers. P. L. Jamison, Sergeant George W. Wilson, Corporal Privates.
Alfred Ammon L. B. Camp
Elsworth Stewart
Rezin Ammon U. S. Camp
William Stewart
Zimri Ammon A. J. Camp G. W. Smith
Edgar Barker Van Coombs George Shay
John T. Bell George Garrison
Edward Trickett
Edward Bell William Garvis
A. O. Wilson
David Bussey J. W. Jamison
COMPANY B, TWENTIETH VA. C.
A. J. Jones, Sergeant
Miller Clark, Private
Frank Jones,
William Fisher, “
Henry Wilson, Corporal
Andrew Tennant, "
Calvin Arnett, Private
John Wilson,
Edward Boer, ..
George Wilson, 66
TWENTY-SIXTH BATTALION CAVALRY.
II. A. Ferrel, Captain
Asbury Toothmar, Sergeant 33
Charles Malot, Private Jesse Thomas,
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Ed Arnett, Private Zack. West, Private
James Hurry, 6 6
Joseph Wiseman, “
Wm. Malot,
Alexander Randall was in the 17th Va. Cavalry; the command in which George Dering was is unknown.
A. O. Wilson after the war went to Bates County, Missouri, where he was elected constable, and was killed by Hardy, a member of the James band of highway robbers, while attempting to arrest him.
Laben Exeline, with his arm shattered, led two charges at South Mountain.
A. Ammon and A. Toothman were killed in the war.
George W. Wilson carried a dispatch from Gen. Breckin- ridge to Gen. Rhodes, around Fort Lincoln, near Washing- ton City, after twelve men had been killed in the attempt.
U. S. REGULAR ARMY.
In the United States regular army several Monongalians have served besides Willoughby Morgan's recruits. It seems that Captain Zackwell Morgan, who died at Bladens- burgh, was in the regular army. It is so stated on an old county order-book. We have mention also of a Lieutenant Milton Carr, from Morgantown, and of Samuel N. Stewart of Company G, 17th United States Infantry.
In the Naval Service, besides Lieutenant Commander Chadwick (see sketch, following), we have the name of Thomas J. Meeks of the Cricket No. 6.
THE MILITIA.
Col. John Evans was lieutenant commandant of Monon- galia County in 1780 (the title of the office was " county lieutenant"), having command of the militia and the man- agement of the military-fiscal affairs of the county. In 1784, William McCleery was appointed colonel, and acted
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MILITARY HISTORY.
under Col. Evans. Reference, in 1777, is made in old docu- ments to Col. Zackwell Morgan and Col. Charles Martin, but nothing is given to show why the title of colonel was used. The first official mention of militia officers we have is in 1796. In that year, John Dent was captain of an artillery company, with Robert Scott and William Tingle as lieutenants. James Morgan, John Sovereigns, Jonathan Brandon, Lemuel John and Elijah Burris were captains. John Fairfax, George Martin and James Webster were lieutenants, and William Martin and Enoch Evans were ensigns. No mention is made of the number of the regiment, but most likely it was the 76th.
Capt. W. N. Jarrett commanded a cavalry company as early as 1810, and later there was a volunteer company called " The Monongalia Blues."
About 1824 or 25 it seems that the field officers elected their colonels, and the men of each company the officers thereof, who were commissioned by the governor. A book of records was kept in each regiment from that time to 1863, but not one of them can be found in the county.
Isaac Cooper was lieutenant-colonel of the 76th regiment, and about 1840 James Evans was elected colonel and held the office until 1861. The 118th Regiment was broken up, and the 140th and 178th were formed on the west side of the Monongahela River. Boaz B. Tibbs and Thomas F. Bankard were lieutenant-colonels of the 140th.
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