Source:  History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers West Union, Ohio Published by E. B. Stivers 1900 CHAPTER XVII MILITARY HISTORY. p. 340      Revolutionary Soldiers - Adams County in the Civil War - Morgan's Raid. Co. D, 24th O. V. I. Co. E and I, 91st Regt. O. V. I. Co. D, 191st Regiment O. V. I. Co. B, 33d O. V. I. Co. G, 129th O. V. I. Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Co. I, 39th O. V. I. Co. I and K, 141st O. V. I. Battery F, First Regt. Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery Co. B, 60th O. V. I. Co. G, 172d O. V. I. Co. E, First Regt. Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery The 70th Regt., O. V. I. Co. H, 173d O. V. I. Co. B, Second Regt. Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery Co. F and H of the 81st O. V. I. Co. G, H. and I, 182d O. V. I. Second Independent Battery Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery Company D, 24th O. V. I.      This was Adams County's first offering in the civil war.  The company was mustered into service June 13, 1861.  The original officers were:  Moses Patterson, captain; Armstead T. M. Cockerill, first lieutenant; Lafayette Foster, second lieutenant.  Patterson died Sept. 2, 1861, and Cockerill succeeded him and became lieutenant colonel of the regiment.  Isaac N. Dryden, killed at the battle of Chickamauga, was the third captain and George Collings was the fourth.        The following were the battles participated in buy the company: Great Mountain, W. Va., Sept. 12-13, 1861; Greenbriar, West Va., Oct. 3, 1861; Shiloh, Tenn., Apr. 6-7, 1862; Corinth, Miss., May 30, 1862; Perrysville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862; Stone Rover, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862 and Jan. 1-2, 1863; Woodbury, Tenn., Jan. 24, 1863; Tulahoma Campaign, Tenn., Jan 23-30, 1863; Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 19-20, 1863; Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 24, 1863; Mission Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 1863; Ringgold, Ga. (Taylor's Ridge), Nov. 27, 1863; Buzzard Roost, Ga. (Rocky Face Ridge), Feb. 25-27, 1864; Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 1-14, 1864; Nashville, Tenn. (Battle of), Dec. 15-16, 1864; Decatur, Ala. (Capture of), Dec. 27-28, 1864.          The following were killed in battle, or died in the service: William R. Adamson Sept. 25, 1863 died of wounds at Chickamauga; William H. Bailey Apr. 7, 1862, killed at Shiloh; Isaac N. Dryden, captain Sept. 20, 1863, was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga and died of the same some days later; John K. Edgington, July 28, 1861 died at Camp Chase, Ohio; Allen Gutridge Sept. 19, 1863 was killed at Chickamauga Luther C. Hines May 2, 1864 died of a wound in the foot received at Lookout Mountain; William L. McConnell Jan. 16, 1862 of disease; Robert W. McClanaham Mar. 22, 1862, of disease; James Ogle,   killed at Chickamauga; David S. Potter, sergeant,   color bearer, while carrying the colors, was killed at Stone River.  He is buried at West Union. James R. Puntenney, sergeant,   was killed at Stone River; John W. Rivers, Aug. 4, 1863 died of disease; Wm. H. Swanger, Apr. 18, 1862 died of wounds received at Shiloh, interred at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; Henry M. Toll,   was killed at Chickamauga, and buried at Chattanooga; Alexander Thompson,   killed at Chickamauga; William S. Crawford, Dec. 29, 1864m died of wounds received at the battle of Nashville; buried at Nashville; Robert C. Hayslip, Sept. 29, 1865, died of disease; Sewell Pointer, Jan. 20, 1865, died of wounds received at Nashville. Wesley Schultz, corporal,   was killed along with Samuel W. Thomas, second lieutenant, at the battle of Nashville. Samuel W. Thomas, second lieutenant   was killed along with Wesley Schultz, corporal, at the battle of Nashville. None of the Adams County men have records of wounds on the official roster.  Those wounded all died of their wounds, or else no record was made.      Most of the members of Company D have gone to the other side.  Daniel Emery is living in Colorado. Thomas E. DeBruin is the postmaster at Winchester. James Credit is living in Monroe Township. William T. Hook is in Clinton County. John W. Lightbody is at Blue Creek, as is also George W. Lewis. William H. Holderness is living at Vanceburg, Ky. No doubt others are living, but he editors of this work are not advised of their whereabouts.  This company saw as hard service as any in the war.  They were noble patriots every one, and reflected great credit on the patriotism of the people of the county, whom they represented.  William H. Holderness was first lieutenant at muster, and Samuel B. Charles was second lieutenant, and George Collings captain. Company B, 33d O. V. I.      This company was raised in Adams County.  It was mustered in the service Aug. 27, 1861, at Portsmouth, Ohio, to serve for three years.  The original officers were: Ephriam J. Ellis, captain; Edwin M. Debruin, first lieutenant; Ellis A. Ramsey, second lieutenant; Captain Ellis was promoted to major, Jan. 16, 1863 and DeBruin to captain at the same date.  Ellis A. Ramsey was made first lieutenant Jan. 16, 1863, and William Baldwin was made second lieutenant the same date.  The regiment participated in the following battles:      Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862; Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 19-20, 1863; Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 24, 1863; Mission Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 1863; Resaca, Ga., May 13-16, 1864; Cassville, Ga., May 19-22, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 9-30, 1864; Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 31, and Sept. 2, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., July 28 to Sept. 2, 1864; Averysboro, N. C., Mar. 16, 1865; Bentonville, N. C., Mar. 19-21, 1865; Goldsboro, N. C., Mar. 21, 1865.      The following were killed in battle or died in the service: Ephraim J. Ellis, killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863; Spencer H. Wilson, the first sergeant, son of the Hon. John T. Wilson, died Mar. 4, 1863, at Louisville, Ky.; Samuel Anderson, sergeant, died July 9, 1864, at Camp Dennison, Ohio; Corporal Samuel Pullin, died Aug. 24, 1864, a prisoner at Andersonville, Ga.; George A. Bryan, died a prisoner, Apr. 20, 1864, at Danville, Va.; Luther Bentley, died June 4, 1862, at Elizabethtown, Ky.; Isaac Black, died Dec. 26, 1861, at Louisville, Ky.; Henry C. Bryan, was killed May 14, 1864, at Resaca, Ga.; Ashbury Evans, was killed Oct. 8, 1862, at Perryville, Ky.; Charles Fetters, Dec. 31, 1862, at Stone River; Isaac Fretz, died of disease, June 5, 1865, at Long Island, N. Y.; Daniel H. Grimes, died Jan. 4, 1862, at home; Daniel Grimes, died Aug. 9, 1864, of wounds received in prison; Ransom Hodges, died June 23, 1862, at Huntsville, Ala; Moses E. Hempleman, died Feb. 19, 1863, at Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Richard Hagerman, died Jan. 23, 1865, in prison at Andersonville, Ga.; Isaac N. McNown, died Mar. 4, 1862, at Elizabethtown, Ky.; Jacob W. E. McCormick, died May 4, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.; Manley Bennett, died Apr. 3, 1865, of wounds received in action at Chattanooga, Tenn.; Joseph Parker, Jr., killed July 22, 1864, in battle at Atlanta, Ga.; William H. Richards, died June 20, 1864, in prison; William F. Rankins, died Nov. 8, 1862, at Huntsville, Ala.; Moses Starrett, died Jan. 7, 1865, at Louisville, Ky.; John Thompson, died Apr. 17, 1853, on flag of truce boat at Fortress Monroe, Va.; John M. Vanderman, killed Dec. 31, 1862, at Stone river; Ezra Whitees, died Dec. 10, 1863, at Chattanooga, Ten., of wounds; William Walker, died Jan. 8, 1862, at Louisville, Ky.; Henry C. Walker, died Apr. 16, 1862, at Huntsville, Ala; Aaron Whaley, died Dec. 24, 1862, at New Albany, Ind.      There is no separate record of those wounded, who recovered.      Six of this company were captured at the battle of Chickamauga.  Of those who were captured and who survived are: Daniel R. Shriver, first sergeant; William F. Grierson, sergeant; William E. Howell. John B. Seeman was captured Mar. 23, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C. Gen. Joshua W. Sill, killed at Stone River, was the first colonel of this regiment, and Oscar F. Moore succeeded him. F. B. Mussey was the original surgeon of the regiment. John Wills Kendrick, the original adjutant of the regiment, is the Bishop of Arizona of the Protestant Episcopal Church.  Albert G. Byers was the original chaplin. Capt. Ellas A. Ramsey is living at Washington C. H., manager for southern Ohio of the Union Central Life, Insurance Company. Company I, 39th O. V. I.      This company was organized in August, 1861.  Rev. David C. Benjamin, a Methodist minister on the West Union Circuit, was the original captain, and Fletcher Hypers, another Methodist minister on the same circuit, was first lieutenant.  Nathan R. Thompson, of Winchester, was the second lieutenant.  Most of the company enlisted on the fourth day of July, 1861.  This was the celebrated Groesbeck Regiment of Cincinnati.  John Groesbeck was the original colonel.  Edward F. Noyes, afterwards general, was the second colonel, and Henry T. McDowell, of Portsmouth was the first lieutenant colonel.  Benjamin W. Chidlaw, was chaplain till Apr. 1, 1862.  Company A of this regiment was from Portsmouth, Ohio.  The following is a list of battles in which the regiment participated:      New Madrid, Mo., Mar. 3-5, 1862; New Madrid, Mo., Mar. 13, 1862; Island No. 10, Tenn., Apr. 8, 1862; Iuka, Miss., Sept. 19-20, 1862; Corinth, Miss., Oct. 3-4, 1862; Parker's Cross Roads, Tenn., Dec. 30, 1862; Atlanta Campaign, May 5 to Sept. 8, 1864; Resaca, Ga., May 13-16, 1864; Dallas, Ga., May 25 to June 4, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 9-30, 1864; Nickajack Creek, Ga., July 2-5, 1864; Chattahoochee River, Ga., July 6-10, 1864; Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, 1864; Lovejoy Station, Ga., Sept. 2-6, 1864; River's Bridge, S. C., Feb. 3-9, 1865; Cheraw, S. C., Mar. 2-3, 1865; Bentonville, N. C., Mar. 19-21, 1865.      The following were the casualties: George W. Hetherington, died Jan. 26, 1862, at Palmyra, Mo.; David Irwin, died July 18, 1862, at Corinth, Miss.; Samuel A. Kelley, corporal, died Aug. 18, 1864, at the battle of Atlanta, Ga.; Benjamin F. Kilgore, died July 22, 1864, at the battle of Atlanta, Ga.; John M. McNeil, private, died Oct. 16, 1862; John Massie, private, died Sept. 18, 1862, at Jackson, Tenn. Joseph P. Nesbit was killed in action near Savannah, Ga., Dec. 11, 1864; John H. Parks, private, died July 7, 1864, of wounds received at Nickajack, Ga.; James H. Stewart, private, died May 23, 1862, at his home in Manchester, Ohio; William K. Walker, private, died Mar. 16, 1863, of disease; George Gerhorn, corporal, was wounded in service; William E. McNeil, corporal, wounded July 4, 1861, in the battle of Atlanta; John B. Douglas, private, captured near Savannah; Henry C. Foster, private, was wounded July 22, 1864, in the battle of Atlanta, Ga. Company B, 60th O. V. I.      This company was organized at Gallipolis, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1862, and served one year.  It was mustered out Nov. 10, 1862, on order from the War Department.  Company B was organized in the northern edge of Adams County and the southern part of Highland County, with some men from Brown.  The original captain was Phillip Rothrock; William O. Donohoo, first lieutenant; A. S. Hetherington, second lieutenant.  The regiment participated in the following battles:      Strasburg, Va., June 1-2, 1862; Harrisburg, Va., June 6, 1862; Cross Keys, Va., June 8, 1862; Harper's Ferry, Va., Sept. 15, 1862.      The casualties of this company were as follows: Charles Havens, private, died June 5, 1862, in rebel prison; H. B. Higgins, private, died June 30, 1862, of wounds received at Winchester, Va.; George W. Nelson, private, died Dec. 5, 1862, of disease; Joseph Nichols, private, died July 2, 1862, of disease; George Reedy, private, died June 1, 1862, at New Creek, Va., of disease; Thomas A. Thompson, private, died Sept., 1862, of wounds at Harper's Ferry, Va., in battle; William C. Waits, private, died July 8, 1862, of disease. Stephen D. Paris, private, was captured at Winchester, Va., also Roselle, captured at Winchester, Va.; Peter E. Ridings, died June 2, 1862, at Petersburg, Va., while a prisoner of war; Thomas A. Thompson, died of wounds received at the battle of Harper's Ferry, Sept. 15, 1862.   The 70th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.      This regiment was organized in 1861, at West Union, Ohio.  It had its rendezvous at the old fair grounds, lying on the Maysville and Zanesville turnpike, named Camp Hamer, in honor of General Thomas L. Hamer, of Georgetown, Ohio, who was in the Mexican war.  The regiment remained there during the months of Oct., Nov., and Dec., 1861, and moved to Ripley, Ohio, Dec. 25, 1861.  There it remained in camp until Feb. 18, 1862.  The regiment was formed of Adams County men, except one company from Brown County and two from Hamilton County.      The original field officers were:  Joseph R. Cockerill, colonel; Dewitt C. Loudon, lieutenant colonel; John W. McFerran, major; Henry L. Phillips, first lieutenant and adjutant; Israel H. DeBruin, quartermaster; John M. Sullivan, chaplain; Charles H. Swain, surgeon; Thomas J. Ferrell, assistant surgeon; Robert H. Von Harlinger and Frederck Jaeger, assistant surgeons. Col. Cockerill resigned Apr. 13, 1864, and Lieutenant Colonel Dewitt C. Loudon was promoted to colonel.  He resigned Aug. 9, 1864. Major McFerran died Oct. 3, 1862, at Fort Pickering, near Memphis, Tennessee. William Brown was the second major.  He was promoted to lieutenant colonel Apr. 26, 1864, and was killed Aug. 3, 1864, in battle near Atlantic. Thomas Brown was the third major, promoted from captain of Company H. Surgeon Charles H. Swain resigned Aug. 3, 1863, and Robert H. Von Harlinger was appointed in his place and served during the remaining service of the regiment. Frederick Jaeger was an assistant surgeon, appointed Sept. 7, 1862, and resigned Jan. 29, 1864. Andrew Urban was the second adjutant, and Lindsey L. Edgington the third adjutant. Rev. H. I. DeBruin, quartermaster, resigned June 2, 1863, and John Heaton was appointed in his place, followed by Charles A. Grimes and Francis Richards. Joseph Blackburn, captain of Company F, was the first chaplain.  He resigned Aug. 28, 1862, and was followed by John M. Sullivan, who resigned Jan. 16, 1864.      The original officers of Company A were:  W. B. Brown, captain; Lewis Love, first lieutenant; Brice Cooper, second lieutenant; This company was raised about Winchester, Fincastle, and North Liberty.      The original officers of Company B were: James F. Summers, captain; Samuel G. Richards, first lieutenant William P. Spurgeon, second lieutenant. This company was raised about Locust Grove and in the northeastern part of the county.      The original officers of Company C were:  Reason T. Naylor, captain; Valentine Zimmerman, first lieutenant; W. R. Stewart, second lieutenant; This company was raised in Monroe Township and in the vicinity of West Union Page 345 -      The original officers of Company D were: Charles Johnson, captain; Samuel M. Woodruff, first lieutenant; Joseph W. Denham, second lieutenant. This company was raised in Cincinnati, Hamilton County.      The original officers of Company E were: John T. Wilson, captain John Campbell, first lieutenant; Joseph Spurgeon, second lieutenant. This company was raised in the vicinity of Tranquility, Eckmansville, and North Liberty.      The original officers of Company F were: Joseph blackburn, captain; James Drennen, first lieutenant; Isaac W. Adams, second lieutenant. This company was raised in the western part of Adams County and Brown County.      The original officers of Company G were: N. W. Foster, captain; John H. Truitt, first lieutenant; John Nelson, second lieutenant. This company was raised around Manchester, Stout's Run, and Gift Ridge.      Company H, Benjamin F. Wiles, captain; William H. Herbert, first lieutenant; John Taylor, second lieutenant. This company was raised in the western part of Adams County and the eastern part of Brown County.      Company I. David B. Carter, captain; Joinville Reiff, first lieutenant; George A. Foster, second lieutenant. This company was raised in Hamilton County.      Company K, Felix Slone, captain; William R. Harmon, first lieutenant; Amos F. Ellis, second lieutenant. This company was from Brown County.      The first soldier from Adams County killed in battle was William J. Ellis from Company G, killed at Shiloh on Apr. 6, 1862.      The first soldier from Adams County wounded was Henry Kress from Manchester, wounded in the battle of Shiloh on the same morning.      The following is a list of the battles in which the regiment participated: Shiloh, Tenn, Apr. 6-7, 1862; Russell House, May 17, 1862; Battle of Resaca, May 7 to May, 1864; siege of Corinth opening April 29, and closing with the capture of Corinth, May 30, 1862; capture of Holly Springs, Miss., July 1, 1862; captured canon and ammunition at Fort Randolph, Miss., Oct. 1, 1862; siege of Vicksburg from June 20 to July 4, 1863; Jackson, Miss., July 9-16, 1863; Black River, Miss., July 5, 1863; Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 23, 1863; Battle of Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863; Knoxville Raid during the month of December, 1863, and driving Longstreet from Knoxville after the battle of Missionary Ridge; Dallas, Ga., May 25, to June 4, 1864; Champion Hills, May 16, 1863; New Hope Church, Ga., June 2, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 30, 1864; Little Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 20, 1864; Big Shanty, June 8, 1864; Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864; Ezra Church, Ga., July 28, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., July 28, to Sept. 2, 1864; Lovejoy Station, Ga., Sept. 2 - 6, 1864; Statesboro, Ga., Dec. 4, 1864; Fort McAllister, Ga., Dec. 13, 1864; Rome, Page 346 - Ga., October, 1864; Aversboro, N. C., Mar. 16-20, 1865; Bentonville, N. C., Mar. 19-21, 1865; Raleigh's March to the Sea; Little Rock, Ark., August, 1865.      Two hundred and forty-four died of disease or were killed in battles.  Of this number sixty-one were killed in battle or died of wounds.  The following is a list of the members of the regiment, except from Companies D, I and K, who were killed in battle or died in the service. Robert B. Baird, Company A, died Apr. 6, '65, of wounds; George Baker, sergeant, May 21, '62; Charles S. Ball, killed in battle, Apr. 7, '62; George W. Bartholomew, Nov. 19, 1861; Corwin Bell, June 4, 1865; Wm. H. H. Black, Nov. 25, 1864; James M. Brady, Jul. 11, 1864; Erwin A. Brattin, Jan. 30, 1863; Jesse M. Breckenridge, May 17, 1862; Austin Brewer, Mar. 25, 1864; John W. Burba, Apr. 1, 1862; Robert W. F. Carl, June 5, 1864; John H. Corbin, Feb. 28, 1862; Washington I. Foster, Dec. 1, 1863; Boon Funk, July 22, 1864, killed in battle; John A. Hamilton, Jan. 10, 1863; Jackson Harvey, June 12, 1862; Edward Hasson, Nov. 25, 1863; Christian Holmes, Mar. 23, 1865; Jonathan M. Howland, June 12, 1864, of wounds; Elias H. Kines, Apr. 18, 1864; James B. Lamonda, May 25, 1864; John P. Liggette, killed in battle of Ezra Church, Ga., July 28,1 864; Daniel Lyons, sergeant, Sept. 19, 1864, of wounds; Thomas McBride, killed in the battle of New Hope Church, Ga., June 2, 1864; Robert J. McKnight, killed in railroad accident March, 1864; William H. Marlott, Oct. 13, 1862; George E. Maun, Dec. 10, 1864; William R. Maxwell, Dec. 2, 1864; Andrew Morris, killed in battle, Apr. 7, 1862; Henry C. Morris, corporal, died Dec. 14, 1864, of wounds; William W. Myers, Nov. 24, 1864; John H. Nevel, Sept. 13, 1862; Francis A. Purdin, May 23, 1864; John H. Ramsey, June 5, 1862; John Reed, Jan. 12, 1862; Tarry W. Reed, May 16, 1864; Hiram S. Reeves, June 10, 1864; John T. Rhodes, Feb. 11, 1864; Thomas Robinson, July 26, 1862; Isaac Shankel, killed in battle of Ezra Church, Ga., July 28, 1864; Louis J. Skinner, Sept. 13, 1862; Henry L. Smith, corporal, Sept. 11, 1863; James M. Stultz, Apr. 3, 1862; Byron Swisher, June 3, 1862; John M. Thompson, captured Dec. 4, 1864, at Statesboro, Ga., and died in Rebel Prison, Mar. 24, 1865; Samuel Thompson, Mar. 10, 1865; George W. Walker, Dec. 3, 1863; Madison Walker, Sept. 18, 1863; Nathaniel W. Williams, Jan. 29, 1863. COMPANY B. James Alexander, killed July 4, 1863; John Baggott, Apr. 6, 1862; William T. Buck, Aug. 19, 1863; George Compton, June 13, 1862; John D. Compton, killed Dec. 13, 1864; William A. Cook, Apr. 7, 1862; John L. Dillinger, killed Aug. 15, 1864; Sylvester G. Francis, Apr. 7, 1862; Isaac Howsier, Feb. 7, 1863; Henry Jackson, July 5, 1862; Henry J. Jackson, May 15, 1862; Daniel Lighter, Oct. 8, 1863; John McMillen, July 28, 1864; Samuel M. Matthias, Sept. 20, 1863; John Moder, Feb. 19, 1865, of wounds; John Moomaw, May 2, 1862; Samuel Newman, Apr. 20, 1862; Alexander Parker, May 27, 1862, of wounds; Louis F. Shafer, June 29, 1864, of wounds; James F. Summers, captain, killed July 28, 1864; Page 347 - John F. Tarleton, corporal, May 21, 1862; Philip B. Taylor, Aug. 28, 1862; James Tener, corporal, Mar. 13, 1862; John M. Thompson, corporal, Apr. 4, 1862; Jacob Wright, Dec. 8, 1864; Milton Yanky, Dec. 25, 1861; Thomas W. Young, Apr. 14, 1863; John E. Zinkhorn, May 28, 1863. COMPANY C. Benjamin Ayers, Sept. 2, 1862; Hiram Carter, May 22, 1862; John H. Duffey died in Rebel prison; Robert B. Fitch died of diseasae; Andrew J. Griffith, Apr. 17, 1863; Henry Grooms, Mar. 23, 1864; Uriah W. Irwin, corporal, Sept. 10, 1862; Nathan Mahaffey, killed Dec. 13, 1864; Samuel S. Mahaffey, killed Apr. 6, 1862; Elias Matheny June 29, 1864; Daniel Nicholas, Mar. 25, 1864; William Potts, died at Big Black River, Miss.; George Purtee, July 5, 1862; John Purtee, Aug. 25, 1863; William Roder, Oct. 20, 1863; Davis Roderick, sergeant, killed Dec. 13, 1864; John Rathwell died in Rebel prison, May 17, 1862; Frederick Siberal, June 10, 1865; Abner Smalley, killed Aug. 14, 1864; Charles Taylor died at home; John Thornburg, corporal, died of wounds; Jefferson Waldren, July 24, 1862; David Wales, May 29, 1862; David Wilmoth, July 3, 1864. COMPANY E. Cyrus Allison, first sergeant, June 25, 1862; Jacob T. Baldridge, corporal, killed Aug. 17, 1864; James F. Batson, killed Aug. 17, 1864; Alexander Brown, corporal, Sept. 6, 1863; Michael F. Duffey, corporal, July 20, 1862, killed July 2, 1864; Samuel M. Hamilton, killed Apr. 8, 1862; William M. Hamilton, May 24, 1862; Nathan P. Harsha, Oct. 9, 1863; John M. Humes, May 5, 1862; John C. McClure, Sept. 6, 1862; William W. McFadden, Mar. 28, 1864; George C. McGinness, June 7, 1862; Abrham Maxwell, killed Apr. 6, 1862; William Mercer, July 3, 1862; Samuel H. Moore, Jan. 13, 1863; Thomas Moore, July 17, 1863; Joseph A. Rodgers, Apr. 16, 1862; of wounds; William S. Seaton, Apr. 14, 1862; Joseph L. Shinn, May 19, 1862; Thomas Sheffler, killed July 28, 1864; Louis V. Srebenthall, Feb. 13, 1865; David W. Vance, May 2, 1862; Sharezer Walt, Aug. 13, 1864; Sampson Walker, June 2, 1864; David C. Young, sergeant, Mar. 15, 1862. COMPANY F. Marion Brinker, Dec. 15, 1864, of wounds; William B. Brown, killed Aug. 3, 1864; John S. Burbage, June 18, 1862; James Cochran, Sept. 27, 1864; Wilson M. Ellis, June 28, 1862; William Gettis, July 14, 1863; Oliver Gray, June 22, 1862; Thomas E.  Grier, first sergeant, Nov. 28,1 864, of wounds; Marquis D. L. Hare, captain, killed Mar. 21, 1865; Wilson Haysleet, Oct. 6, 1864; Benjamin F. Jacobs, June 10, 1862; Presley J. Lane, corporal, Apr. 19, 1862; Richard E. Lytle, May 10, 1862; John W. McFerren, major, Oct. 3, 1862; Alexander C. Neal, Sept. 13, 1862; John L. Swisher, Jan. 30, 1863; Nelson B. Thompson, sergeant, June 12, 1863; Andrew Urban, adjutant, killed Sept. 3, 1864; William H. Vaugh, July 18, 1862. Page 348 - COMPANY G. Byron Best, May 29, 1865; Samuel Bradford, Oct. 1, 1862; Casper Dougal, June 2, 1862; William J. Ellis, killed Apr. 6, 1862; George Elrod,Nov. 13, 1862; Thomas C. Elrod, corporal, Oct. 30, 1862; James H. Fields, corporal, killed Aug. 9, 1864; Henry Hayslip, Aug. 24, 1864, of wounds; James W. Hayslip, Aug. 31, 1864; Nelson Hempleman, Aug. 18, 1864, of wounds; Noah T. Jones, musician, Dec. 4, 1862; Alexander Little, corporal, Apr. 22, 1862; of wounds; Joseph Little, Oct. 25, 1863; James W. McDaniel, June 1, 1862; Edwin C. Marsh, Sept. 22, 1864; Alexander Ralsin, July 30, 1863; William Rape, May 18, 1862; Aaron Robuck, Jan. 23, 1863; Rerlemon Ryan, May 31, 1864; James Shelton, May 22, 1862; Joseph R. Shively, killed Apr. 6, 1862; Matthew Tucker, May 27, 1862; Abraham Watson, Oct. 17, 1864; James Watson, Mar. 19, 1862; Joh n Robuck, drowned in the Ohio River eighty miles below Louisville, Ky., Aug., 1865, while on the way home. COMPANY H. Jacob Beam, Sept. 9, 1862; Harrison Bowman, May 13, 1862; Samuel Brady, Sept. 30, 1864, of wounds; James Fryar, July 18, 1862; Augustus Gill, captured Apr. 6, 1862; and died Apr. 27, 1862; Henry H. Gray, Apr. 11, 1864; William H. Greenlee, Mar. 31, 1862; Jesse L. Howland, May 24, 1862; Alexander Hudson, Dec. 28, 1862; Michael Joyce, Dec. 28, 1863; Charles Junnper, sergeant, Mar. 1, 1864; James Kilgore, May 28, 1864, of wounds; David King, Thomas Laughlin. Oct. 16, 1862; Valentine Miller, Oct. 17, 1863; William A. Ramsey, Oct. 13, 1863, of wounds; George R. Shafer, Jan. 11, 1864; James Smith, Oct. 31, 1862; Martin Smith, May 9, 1863; William Sullivan, Jan. 15, 1862: David Thatcher, July 18, 1865; James O. Thoroman, September, 1863; Stephen Tucker, May 20, 1862.      Of the officers and soldiers in this regiment, the following have sketches in this work:  Gen. Joseph R. Cockerill, Major John W. McFerren, Lieutenant Colonel Henry L. Phillips, Captain L. L. Edgington, Hon, John T. Wilson, John Campbell, Hugh McSurely, Thomas W. Connelley and John K. Polland, deceased.      The Seventieth Ohio Infantry was organized by J. R. Cockerill, of West Union.  This regiment was formed Oct. 1, 1861.  Its place of rendezvous was situated on the old fair grounds at West Union, and was named in honor of Gen. Thomas L. Hamer.  The camp guard lines followed the old fair ground fence and the tents stood about half-way between where the late residence of Jacob Woods stands and the entrance to the grounds on the east.  The regiments drilled in the field to the south of the present site of Shuster Bros'. Mills.  During dress parade, Col. Cockerill stood and gave command from a position about midway between two large locust trees that stand along the street or lane leading from near the present residence of Mrs. John Leonard to the old fair ground gate.  while the regiment was located at West Union the patriotic citizens and relatives of the soldier boys visited them daily and brought the soldiers clothing, food and furniture and other camp comforts.  The regiment did not have any guns until about Page 349 - its departure from Paducah for the battle field at Shiloh.  It had done military duty of all kinds, except fighting, without arms.  Each soldier had a stick on the end of which was fastened an old bayonet.  On Christmas day, 1861, the regiment marched from Camp Hamer to Ripley, one division going via Bentonville and Aberdeen and thence by boat to Ripley; and the other division marching over the old state road, via Decatur.  Companies D and I of Cincinnati joined the regiment at Ripley, where it remained until Feb. 17, 1862, when it boarded the old steamer Magnolia for Cincinnati.  From Cincinnati it was ordered to Paducah, where it went into camp, and remained until the movement was begun up the Tennessee toward Shiloh.  The regiment as already stated participated in the battle of Shiloh and was complimented by Gen. Sherman for valiant service rendered on that bloody field. It is related that before the battle, the Confederates had planned an assault on the Federal forces to be made on Saturday.  The regiment had taken position near the landing of Shiloh, had stacked arms and begun preparations for dinner.  Major McFerren with seven men advanced, but he had not gone far, when suddenly came the challenge "Halt! who comes there?"  Quick as a flash, the doughty little major answered, "The advanced guard of the army of the United States."  "The hell you say."  The Rebel picket discharged his musket aimlessly, and precipitately retreated toward the Confederate lines.  This incident delayed the Confederate advancement until Sunday morning, and as seen in the light of history saved the Federal forces from certain defeat.  From the advance sheets of  "A History of the Seventieth Regiment" by T. W. Connolly, we glean the following, deemed worthy of a place here:      "The first man of the regiment, killed in battle was William J. Ellis of Company H, at Shiloh, Sunday morning, Apr. 6, 1862.  The second capture from the regiment was made near Shiloh on Apr. 4, 1862, when Lieutenant W. H. Herbert, Co. H, Jesse McKinley, George Lowery, J. M. Sutton, Thomas Everton, Samuel Cox, William Mc. and Paul Gaddis were made prisoners on picket line.  On May 9, 1862, between Shiloh and Corinth, the regiment received its first pay in silver and gold.      At the storming of Fort McAllister on Dec. 13, 1864, the 70th Ohio Regiment flag was the first placed on the fort and this was done seven minutes after commencing.  As a recognition of bravery, this regiment had the honor of manning the fort for one month afterward.      On Feb. 5, 1864, it was mustered out at Little Rock, Ark.  On Aug. 14, 1865, about three hundred were still left to march from Bufort to take part in the grand review at Washington at the close of the war.  It took part in thirty-five battles and skirmishes.  The regiment came to Camp Dennison after being mustered out and every man received his discharge and last pay.      After the regiment was mustered out at Little Rock, Arkansas, while coming up on the Ohio River from Cairo, on the steamer Argosa, and eighty miles below Louisville, near Cave rock, the mud drum of the boat burst while a severe storm was raging, at which time twenty-three members of the regiment were scalded severely and nine were drowned in the river. Page 350 - Companies F and H of the 81st O. V. I.      This regiment was organized from the state at large.  Brevet Brigadier General Robert N. Adams, now living at Minneapolis, Minnesota, was second colonel of the regiment      The late John A. Turley, of Portsmouth, Ohio, afterwards colonel of the 91st O. V. I. was the original lieutenant colonel of the regiment.      Frank Evans and William H. Chamberlin, both Miami University students were, in turn, majors of the regiment.      William Clay Henry, of Buena Vista, was also major of the regiment.  Cornelius C. Platter, of Ross County, was adjutant and afterwards captain of Company D.  Companies C and I were organized at Greenfield, Ohio.  Company D was organized at Upper Sandusky.  Company F, was organized at Cincinnati, but a number of the men were from Adams and Scioto counties.  Company H was organized from Adams and Scioto counties.  Company K was from Galion, Ohio.      The regiment was in the following battles: Shiloh, Tenn., Apr. 6-7, 1862; Corinth, Miss., (siege of), April 30 to May 25, 1862; Corinth, Miss., Oct. 3-4, 1862; Tuscumbia, Ala., Apr. 24, 1863; Town Creek, Ala., Apr. 28, 1863; Ley's Ferry, Ga., May 14-15, 1864; Rome Cross Roads, Ga., May 16, 1864; Dallas, Ga., May 25 to June 4, 1864; Atlanta, Ga.  (Hood's First Sortie), July 22, 1864; Atlanta, Ga. (Hood's Second Sorty), July 28, 1864; Atlanta, Ga. (siege of), July 28, to Sept. 2, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., August 31 to Sept. 1, 1864; Lovejoy Station, Ga., Sept. 2-6, 1864; Savannah, Ga. (siege of), Dec. 10-21, 1864; Bentonville, N. C., Mar. 19-21, 1865; Sherman's March to the Sea.      The original officers of Company F were Orzo J. Dodds, captain; William Clay Henry, first lieutenant; Mahlin G. Bailey, second lieutenant.      Benjamin P. Howell, a Miami University student, was at one time captain of the company.      William M. Murphy, of Adams County, was the second lieutenant, promoted from sergeant major.  He died since the war.      The following members of the company were from Adams County: Albert B. Baird, first sergeant, resides in Cincinnati; David W. McCall, sergeant, died Oct. 4, 1862, of wounds received in the battle of Corinth the same day; Samuel Devoss, sergeant; Joshau B. Truitt, died June 3, 1862, at Rome, Ohio; Abner McCall, corporal, killed Oct. 3, 1862, at the battle of Corinth; James Woodworth, corporal, wounded July 22, 1864, at Corinth; John Hayslip; George W. Easter, corporal, wounded Oct. 3, 1862, at the battle of Corinth; Leonard Young, wounded July 22, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga.; Price J. Jones, corporal, afterward first lieutenant Co. H; Charles H. Baird; William M. Buck; William M. Furnier; James T. Pitts; John D. Truitt, died July 28, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga., of wounds received in the battle of Atlanta July 22, 1864; Joseph W. Britton, discharged July 16, 1862, for disability; Samuel M. Hayward; William McCandless, wounded Oct. 3, 1862, at the battle of Corinth; Joseph W. Porter, wounded Oct. 3, 1862, at the battle of Corinth.      The original officers of company H were: [Pg. 351] Charles M. Hughes, captain; Robert E. Roney, first lieutenant; William Pittman, second lieutenant. W. Clay Henry, was the second captain of the company and Cornelius C. Platter the second first lieutenant. Daniel Worley was first lieutenant.  Henry C. Doddridge was a sergeant.  He afterwards became a first lieutenant.  He was wounded and captured May 16, 1864. John R. Baird was a sergeant.      Captain David A. Murphy, who has a portrait and a sketch in this work, was a private in this company.  He was a soldier with a record like that of Chevalier Bavard - "without fear and without reproach."  There were three brothers by the name of Monk in this company and six private soldiers with the surname of Thompson.      Dr. Peter J. Kline, one of the most prominent physicians an surgeons in the sate, residing at Portsmouth, Ohio, was a sergeant in Company I.  Dr. Kline is well known to the people of Adams County, not only for his high professional standing, but also for his love for the ex-soldiers of the civil war and his devotions to their interests.  He is constantly in demand to speak at Soldiers' Reunions and on Memorial Days.  His record as a soldier was one of the best.  He never failed in a single duty and was always at the front.  No surviving soldier of the civil war stands higher in the public estimate than he.      The following were the casualties in Company H: George Adkins, died Sept. 2, 1862; Isaac P. Clark, died Feb. 14, 1863, at Corinth, Miss.; Elisha Decker, died Aug. 5, 1864, at Marietta, Ga.; William H. Howard, corporal, died May 30, 1864, of wounds; Thomas Hutchinson, died Oct. 9, 1862, of disease; John McGim, died Apr. 4, 1863, of disease; James Maddox, killed July 22, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga.; John K. Manley, killed Aug. 11, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga.; Samuel Morrison, died July 3, 1863, at Corinth, Miss., of disease; Joh n N. Murfin died Jan. 21, 1865, in hospital boat, of disease; Christopher Oppy, died Sept. 14, 1864, at Rome, Ga.; William T. Oppy, died Aug. 6, 1863, in hospital; James Peyton, killed July 22, 17864, at the battle of Atlanta; John Smiley, died Apr. 14, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn.; Isaac O. Thompson, died Aug. 31, 1863, of disease; Francis M. Tumbleson, died Mar. 5, 1863; Samuel T. Watts, died May 25, 1864.      John B. Young, of Blue Creek, Adams County, was a member of Comopany H.  He wrote many interesting letters to the county newspapers during his service.  He has a separate sketch herein.  Mr. Young was a model soldier, and has reason to be proud of the services he rendered his country.      Dr. Kline has kindly furnished the following:      The Eighty-first Ohio Regiment had its first experience on the firing line when it carried its colors into the smoke of battle at Pittsburg Landing on that memorable and bloody Sabbath morning, Apr. 6, 1862.  Amid the crash and din of this fight, it was given a position in the Army of Tennessee, remaining ever afterward in this gallant and historic army until the close of the war, three years later, when with thinned ranks and those colors so bright and new on that Sabbath morning, now tattered and battle-scarred, it stood at the battle of Bentonville, N. C., more than one thousand miles from the scene of its first action.  By its gallantry in action and patient endurance on the march, it had added in no   [Pg. 352] small degree to the brilliant history of Gen. Sherman's favorite army corps, led by his most beloved lieutenant-general James B. McPherson, who fell while gallantly leading his men on the twenty-second day of July, 1864, in front of Atlanta and only a short distance from the line of the Eighty-first Ohio.  On the afternoon of the same day, together with the rest of the brigade to which it belonged, it took part in a charge on the left of the Fifteenth Army Corps, retaking the works out of which Morgan L. Smith's Division had been driven, and at the same time recapturing the famous De Grasses Battery of four twenty-pound Parrots which had fallen into the hands of the enemy.  On this charge they were led by Dr. C. P. Dennis, of Portsmouth, Ohio, then a member of Gen. Morgan L. Smith's staff.  Early in May, 1864, this regiment marched across the little wooden bridge which spans Chickamauga Creek at Lee and Gordon's Mills, with nine hundred bright muskets in its ranks.      Three months later only three hundred guns were stacked by this command in the streets of Atlanta.  This was the mute eloquence of the gallantry of this regiment from Resaca to the Gate City of the South.  By a strange coincident, it furnished the first man killed in the army of Tennessee, Thomas D. Crossby, at Resaca; and also the last one killed in the campaign at Atlanta, John M. Cowman.  After the capture of Atlanta, together with its brigade, it was transferred to the Fourth Division of the Fifteenth Army Corps; and become a part of General John M. Corse's command, of Altona fame.  It participated in Sherman's March to the Sea; and was present at the capture of Savannah, Georgia, Dec. 21, 1864.      Turning northward unflinchingly and uncomplainingly, it took up that terrible five hundred miles march; through swamps, across rivers, and over all obstacles a determined and desperate enemy could place in its way.  Together with the rest of Sherman's army, it joined in the Union cheer, carried the last earthworks, and for the last time met armed resistence to the Union cause at Gouldsborough, N. C., Mar. 21, 1865.  From here it marched three hundred and fifty miles, reacing Washington City; and together with the rest of Sherman's army passed in review May 24, 1865, and then became citizen soldiers. Companies E and I, 91st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.      The 91st Regiment was organized at Ironton, Ohio, Sept. 7, 1862, to serve three years, and served until the twenty-fourth of June, 1865.  John Turley, of Scioto County, was original colonel; Benjamin F. Coates, of Adams County, was the original lieutenant colonel, Company E, Captain Samuel E. Clark, and Company I, Captain Thomas C. Downey, were raised and organized in Adams County.  The regiment participated in the following battles:      Buffalo, W. Va., Sept. 26, 1862; Fayetteville, W. Va., May 19, 1863; Blake's Farm, W. Va., May 21, 1863; Cloyd's Mountain, Va., May 9, 1864; New River Bridge, Va., May 10, 1864; Cow Pasture River, Va., June 5, 1864; Lynchburg, Va., June 17-18, 1864; Stevenson's Depot, Va., July 20, 1864; Winchester, Va., July 24, 1864; Halltown, Va., Aug. 25-26. 1864; Martinsburgh, Va., Sept. .18, 1864; Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864; Fisher's Hill, Va., Sept. 22, 1864; Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; Myerstown, Va., Nov. 18, 1864. Page 353 -      The following members of Company E died in service: Capt. Samuel E. Clark, killed in the battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Va.; William Cruit, did June 1, 1864, in Rebel prison; James A. Cruit, died Nov. 11, 1864, in Rebel prison; Thomas M. Douglas, died Sept. 18, 1864, at Baltimore, Md., William L. Douglas, died June 28, 1864, at Leesburg, Va.; William Edward, died Mar. 20, 1864; Ira W. Ellison, Mar. 26, 1864, at Fayetteville, W. Va.; William P. Jones, died June 15, 1865, in Rebel prison; William A. Leatherwood, killed in the battle of Cloyd's Mountain, Va.; Samuel R. McColm died Aug. 10, 1864, at Baltimore, Md.; William Shreffler died Aug. 19, 1862, at Point Pleasant, W. Va.; James J. Swanger, killed in battle of Lynchburg, Va.; John Ward, died Sept. 10, 1864, Antietam, Md.      The following members of Company E were wounded in battle, viz: William Cruit, William P. Jones, Nathan A. Woodrow, James Barickman, James Wilson, John V. Kincaid in the battle of Cloyd's Mountain, W. Va.; Thomas Thompson, Cow Pasture River, W. Va.; Franklin D. Bayless, William T. Knox, John Hagerty and Edard B. Shultz in the battle of Stevenson's Depot; Joseph N. Moore at Martinsburgh, Va.; James M. Boyles, George Foster, Joseph A. Stroman, Jacob Moore and John H. Prather in the battle of Opequan, Va.; John Flemming, Allen Flemming and James P. McGovney in battle of Fisher's Hill, Va; Robert S. Moore, Lalathia Coryell and Sidney Stroman in battle of Lynchburg, Va.      The following members of Company I were wounded in the service: Jesse M. Bond, Thomas A. Clemmer, Joseph V. Delaplaine, Lucien J. Fenton, R. St. Clair Fulton, Joseph B. Gamel and Robert Kennedy, wounded in the battle of Opequan;  Aaron T. Shriver, Lynchburg; George W. Armstrong, Evan M. Hughes, and Robert Palmer in the battle of Stevenson's Depot; William L. Albert, at Halltown.      Of Company I the following died in service: William Dickey and Samuel L. McKee were killed in the battle of Lynchburg, Va.; Silas Duncan died Apr. 30, 1863, at Fayette Court House, W. Va.; Ira T. Hays, James B. Johnson, James H. McCoy, James F. Steen, William Taylor and Garland Pulliam were all killed in the battle of Opequan; John A. McNeil, died Feb. 11, 1863, and Samuel M. McNeil, died Nov. 23, 1862, at Gauley Bridge; Samuel Pursell died Aug. 11, 1864, at Antietam, Md.; Algen Scott died July 13, 1863, at Winchester. James Crawford succeeded Samuel E. Clark as captain of Company E and he was discharged the eleventh of October, 1864, and succeeded by William D. Burbage, of Washington, D. C. Samuel P. Baldridge, deceased, was lieutenant of Company E, as was also Milton Brown. The second lieutenants were: James C. Freeman, John H. Moore and Eugene B. Williard, of Hanging rock, Ohio. Henry B. Woodrow, sergeant of Company E was made second lieutenant of Company H, Dec. 2, 1864.      Of the officers of Company I, Capt. Thomas C. Downey resigned Nov. 29, 1862, and was succeeded by Allen T. Wickoff.  Samuel T. Baldridge was the original second lieutenant of this Company I. Page 354 - Hon. Lucien J. Fenton, former congressman, was a private in this company.  Charles N. Hall was a second lieutenant of this company.  Charles N. Hall was  a second lieutenant of this company.      Of the regiment during the entire service 296 were killed and wounded; in the battle of Opequan, but 312 of the regiment were engaged and 117 were killed or wounded.  At Cloyd's Mountain, Capt. Samuel E. Clark was killed as he was standing firing at the enemy with a revolver.  William Leatherwood was here shot through the heart right under the colors.      The sketches of the several members of the 91st O. V. I. in this book will give more details of the history of the regiment.  They are:  Gen. B. F. Coates, Gen. A. T. Wikoff, Hon. Lucien J. Fenton, Hon. William D. Burbage, Hon. Franklin D. Bayless, John W. Kincaid and Charles N. Hall. Company G, 129th O. V. I.      This was a six months regiment.  Adams County was not represented in the field or staff, but all of Company G was from Adams County, except the second lieutenant and twenty-two men from Union William H. Robinson, second lieutenant and twenty-two men from Union County.  David Urie was captain; Nelson W. Evans, first lieutenant; William H. Robinson, second lieutenant.  The company was mustered in Aug. 10, 1863, and mustered out Mar. 8, 1864.  On Aug. 10, 1863, it was sent to Camp Nelson, Ky.  On Aug. 20, 1863, it started on the march to Cumberland Gap, were it arrived Sept. 8, 1863.  On the ninth of September, 1863, Gen. Frazier surrendered the Gap with 2,400 prisoners and the 129th was relegated to garrison duty there with scouting.  Dec. 2, 1863, it was sent to Black Fox Ford on the Clinch River, where it had a skirmish with Longstreet's forces.  It remained on the flank of Longstreet's army, with occasional skirmishes until he returned to Virginia.  The regiment then returned to Cumberland Gap, whence it was sent home at the expiration of its service.  The following died in the service:      Alexander Davidson, Oct. 28, 1863, at Cumberland Gap;      John H. Johnson, corporal, Feb. 19, 1864, at Marysville, Ohio;      Henry D. Kirkpatrick, Nov. 29, 1863, at Cumberland Gap;      William S. McCreight, Feb. 25, 1864, at Camp Nelson, Ky.,      Corporal Waite, Oct. 28, 1863, at Cumberland Gap., Tenn.      This company did some hard marching, much starving, and was under fire several times, but fortunately no one out of the company was wounded or killed, though the rebels lost sixty-five killed or wounded in making the charge at Black Fox Ford.       Martin V. B. Kennedy, first sergeant, resides at Zanesville;      James P. Wasson is deceased;      James W. Baldridge resides at Cherry Fork;      James T. Gaston and      Sanford A. McCullough at Tranquility;      Martin F. Crissman at Manchester;      James A. Young at Seaman, and      Napoleon B. West, at Portsmouth, Ohio, and all have sketches herein. Companies I and K, 141st O. V. I.      National guards were from Adams County.  The commissioned officers of Company K were: George Kirker, captain; John N. Morris, first lieutenant; Ellis Washburn, second lieutenant.      Of Company K, the commissioned officers were:  Simon M. Fields, captain; Robert Parker, first lieutenant, and Thomas Hayslip, Page 355 - second lieutenant.  It was mustered into service May 11, 1864, and mustered out Sept. 3, 1864.      During its service it was stationed at Charleston, W. Va.  There were no casualties in either company. Company G, 172d O. V. I.      This was the highest numbered regiment of the hundred days troops.  It was organized at Gallipolis, Ohio, May 14, 1864.  It had soldiers in it from Guernsey, Brown, Adams and Jackson counties.  It performed guard duty at Gallipolis, Ohio, during its whole term of service.  It was mustered out Sept. 3, 1861.  Company G was from Adams County.  Samuel Laird, captain; Robert P. McClure, first lieutenant; William A. Blair, second lieutenant.  William P. Breckenridge was a sergeant in this company.  There were two members of this company died in service, James H. Elliott, died July 12, 1864, at Gallipolis, Ohio; William Smith died Aug. 25, 1864, at Gallipolis, Ohio.  Company H, 173d O. V. I.      This was one of the year regiments, organized in the summer of 1864, at Gallipolis.  Adams County was represented in the field and staff by Nelson W. Evans, adjutant, and Stephen J. Lawell, sergeant major.  Company H had as captain, David Urie first lieutenant, William McIntire, and second lieutenant, George G. Menley.  Sanford A. McCullough was a sergeant and Marion F. Crissman a corporal.  James A. Young, of Seaman, and N. B. West, of Portsmouth, were privates in this company.      The regiment was mustered in at Gallipolis in September, 1864.  It was sent to Nashville, where it remained until after the battle as a part of the garrison.  It was placed in position during the battle in the second line and was in plain sight of the fight in front of Fort Negley, but was not called into action.  After the battle it was sent to Columbia, Tenn., and after two weeks was recalled and sent to Johnsonville, Tenn., where it remained until the war closed.  It was mustered out June 26, 1865.      The following deaths occurred in the service:      Ellis Bogue, Mar. 3, 1865;      Eli Calvert, Feb. 10, 1865;      William H. Cameron, Jan. 15, 1865;      James L. Collings, Feb. 14, 1865;      Samuel T. S. Davis, Feb. 2, 1865;      William W. Dixon, Feb. 14, 1865;      John W. Hughes, Feb. 3, 1865;      Samuel W. E. McLean, Mar. 28, 1865;      John M. Russell, Feb. 15, 1865;      Denton G. Sellman, Jul. 1, 1865;      John Shaw, May 20, 1865.      Bogue, Dixon and Sellman are buried in the National Cemetery, seven miles north of Nashville.  Mr. McLean died at home, and the bodies of the others were brought home. Company G, H, and I, 182d O. V. I.      The three above named companies of this regiment were from Adams County.  The regiment was organized from August 4, to Oct. 27, 1864, to serve one year.  William W. West, of Adams County, was major of the regiment.  He entered the service Oct. 24, 1864, Page 356 - and resigned Jan. 24, 1865.  Elijah D. Leedom was adjutant, mustered out with the regiment July 7, 1865.  William H. Cooley, of Company G, was sergeant major and James W. Bunn was hospital steward.      Company G was mainly from the vicinity of Manchester.  Alexander M. Land, captain; Thomas Mitchell, first lieutenant; Levi L. Conner, second lieutenant.  The regiment was sent to Nashville on the first of November, 1864. It took part in the battle of Nashville and remained performing guard and provost duty until July 7, 1865, when it was mustered out.      James W. Bunn who has a separate sketch herein was a private in this company.  There were only two persons out of the company died.  They were James C. Warren, died Feb. 19, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn.; Nathan Holt, died Feb. 12, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn.      Company H was also from the vicinity of Manchester.  John Shelton, captain, Henry Pence, first lieutenant; George W. Brittingham, second lieutenant.  Dr. Robert W. Purdy was a private soldier of this company.  Of Company H, Nelson Beam died June 21, 1865; Silas Cadwallader died Oct. 20, 1864, at Nashville, Tenn.; Robert S. Little, died Apr. 14, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn.; Jeremiah Tomlin died Nov. 9, 1864, at his home in Adams County.      Company I had for its officers, William H. Shriver, captain; Elijah D. Leedom, first lieutenant; John K. Pollard, second lieutenant, who has a separate sketch herein.  There were no deaths in Company I during the service. Company D, 191st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry.      This company was organized in February, 1865, to serve one year.  The regiment left Columbus, Ohio on the day of its organization, under orders to proceed to Winchester, Va., and report to Major-General Hancock.  The regiment was assigned to the Second Brigade, Second Division, Army of the Shenandoah.  Its only duty was garrison duty in the valley, marching as far south as Winchester, where it remained until Aug. 27, 1865, when it was mustered out in accordance with orders from the War Department.  The following are the casualties:      George E. Anderson, died Mar. 13, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio;      Francis Higgins, died Apr. 4, 1865, at Cumberland, Md.;      William L. Higgins, died Mar. 22, 1865, at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.;      Jesse W. Monroe, died Feb. 18, 1863, at Camp Chase, Ohio;      Marion M. Patton, died Apr. 3, 1865, at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.;      William Thoroman, died Apr. 6, 1865, at Harper's Ferry, W. Va. Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. was recruited from the counties in the southwestern part of the state and was known as the "River Regiment."  It was mustered into service from Sept. 12, 1862, to Nov. 8, 1862, at Columbus, Camp Ripley, Athens, Pomeroy and Gallipolis, Ohio, to serve three years.  At the time of its organization it numbered 1,204 men and the time of muster out 840 men.  It was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., July 4, 1865, and was paid and discharged at Camp Dennison, Ohio. Page 357 -      The regimental field officers were: Israel Garrard, colonel; George G. Minor, lieutenant colonel; James McIntire, major; Isaac Train, surgeon, and Theodore F. Allen, adjutant. Adams County contributed Company F to this regiment.  This company was recruited at Bentonville, Ohio by Allen G. Brownfield, who was made captain of the company.  Joseph R. Copeland and Oliver H. Eylar were first and second lieutenants respectively.  The non-commissioned officers were:  Wm. F. Jennings, orderly; Samuel Dryden, quartermasters sergeant; Samuel B. Truitt, commissary sergeant, Thomas J. Robbins, James Froman, Jenkins Davis, Robert McNeil and Argus McCall, sergeants.      The corporals were:  Reuben O. Cropper, Henry Stableton, John H. Starrett, John A. McCall, Andrew J. Phillips, James L. Park, Geo. D. Cox and Wm. D. Rees.      The survivors of the 7th O. V. I., residing in Adams County, are all members of Company f.  They are: Wm. H. Vane, first sergeant and promoted to second lieutenant, assigned to Company E.;   Wm. H. Vane, first sergeant and promoted to second lieutenant, assigned to Company E.; James Froman, Samuel B. Truitt, promoted to Reg. Com. Sergeant; Robert C. McNeil, Enoch McCall, Reuben O. Cropper, Benj. K. Swearingen, Charles Bowman, Wm. Hooper, Stephen R. Bradford, John C. Wright, Moses Brittingham, John Clinger, Wm. H. Rhinehart, Thomas Swearingen, Peter F. Darnell, Richard M. J. Doggett, Charles Edgington, Albert Urton, Alexander Fleming, Samuel Grimes, Wilson M. Grooms, Elijah Hill, John F. Howell, John P. Levi, John A. McCall, Sylvester Moore, Wm. H. Park, John J. Kirts, John W. Hughes.      Those of Company F, who lost their lives in service are:   James M. Campbell, James Palmer, Argus McCall, John R. Smith, Ferdinand Redinger, John A. Ross, Samuel Searse, Thomas Jackson, Albert Jarvis Edward Cunningham, John H. Starrett and William R. Duzan,   the two latter losing their lives on the ill fated "Sultana."       The engagements that the Seventh Regiment took active part in were:   Dutton Hill, Ky., Mar. 30, 1863; Cumberland Gap, Tenn., Sept. 9, 1863; Blue Springs, Tenn., Oct. 10, 1863; Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1864; Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15-16, 1864; Plantersville, Ala., Apr. 1, 1865; Selma, Ala., Apr. 2, 1865; Cynthiana, Ky., June 11, 1864; Buffington's Island, Ohio, July 19, 1863.      The hardest fought battle ever participated in was Franklin, Tenn.  At Rogersville, Tenn., the regiment met its most serious losses by capture.  The captured men suffered greatly in Libby and Andersonville prisons.  One of the most deplorable events which occurred during the service of this regiment was the explosion of the steamer "Sultana."  Apr. 27, 1865, on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tenn.  Several members of the regiment had been paroled at Vicksburg and were on their way home when the explosion occurred in the night and several hundred men lost their lives.      Major Geneal Upton in General Order, No. 21, issued at Edgefield, Tenn., in 1865, highly compliments this regiment for its bravery and eminent service, rendered in the last campaign of the war, reciting the conduct of the division of which the seventh was a part, he says: "In thirty days you have traveled 600 miles, crossing six rivers met and defeated the enemy at Montevalle, Ala., capturing 100 pris- Page 358 - oners; routed Forrest, Buford and Rhoddy in their chosen position at Ebenezer, capturing two guns and 300 prisoners; carried the works in your front at Selma, capturing thirteen guns and 1,100 prisoners, five battle flags, and finally crowned your success by a night assault on the enemy's entrenchments at Columbus, Ga., where you captured 1500 prisoners, twenty-four guns; eight battle flags with vast ammunitions of war; April 21, you arrived at Macon, Ga., having captured on your march 300 prisoners, thirty-nine pieces of artillery and thirteen battle flags.  Whether mounted with the saber or dismounted with carbines the brave men of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Iowa; First and Seventh Ohio and Tenth Missouri triumphed in every conflict. Battery F, First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery.      This company was mustered in Dec. 2, 1861, at Camp Dennison, Ohio.  Mustered out July 22, 1865.      The company was raised about Locust Grove in Adams County and Ripley in Brown County.      The original officers were:  Daniel T. Cockerill captain, who was promoted to major, July 24, 1864.  Samuel M. Espey, first lieutenant, resigned June 15, 1862.  Giles J. Cockerill, first lieutenant, promoted to captain of Company D, Mar. 16, 1834.  George W. Blair, second lieutenant, resigned Jan. 15, 1862.  John Lunch, second lieutenant.      This battery participated in the following battles: Corinth, Miss., advanced on April 18 to May 30, 1862; Stone River, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862, to Jan. 2, 1863; Chickamauga, Tenn., Sept. 19 to 20, 1863.      Leonard E. Barber died May 9, 1862, ten miles from the Tennessee River;      William Barney died July 15, 1863, Louisville, Ky.;      Banford Bell died Mar. 31, 1862, at Columbia, Tenn;      Elias Briddle died Aug. 3, 1864, at Decatur, Ala.;      Samuel Billingsley died May 27, 1864;      Joseph E. Bratton died Jan. 22, 1862, at Camp Chase, Ohio;      Lewis A. Brown, died Sept. 7, 1864, at Decatur, Ala.;      Orticle Brundege died Mar. 26, 1864;      William T. Carter died June 16, 1862;      George W. Davidson died Apr. 5, 1862;      Josiah J. Downing died Feb. 13, 1863, at Stone River;      Hugh Frazier died Aug. 1, 1862, at Manchester, Tenn.;      Harrison Frazier died Feb. 13, 1863, near Readyville, Tenn., of wounds;      John A. Harsha died Mar. 11, 1864;      Lafayette Joiner died June 30, 1864;      Edwin M. Kinney died July 21, 1864, at Wooster, Ohio;      Alexander Lorenzo died May 29, 1865, at Huntsvville, Ala;      John Lynch, second lieutenant, killed Sept. 19, 1863, at the battle of Chickamauga, Ga.;      Matthew McClollum died May 15, 1862;      William McDonald died Jan. 10, 1864, at Nashville, Tenn.;      James S. McKnitt died Feb. 17, 1864, in Adams County, Ohio;      Thomas A. Nicholas, killed Dec. 31, 1862, at the battle of Stone River;      Maxwell D. Parr died Aug. 1, 1864, at Decatur, Ala.;      William T. Savage died Oct. 16, 1864, at Nashville, Tenn.;      Lorin A. Steele died Apr. 16, 1862, at Nashville, Tenn.;      John Stevens died Mar. 14, 1863, at Murfreesboro, Tenn.;      William O. Suters died Jan. 5, 1865, at Decatur, Ala.;      Robert Vance died Feb. 25, 1862, at Paducah, Ky.;      David M. Waggoner died Feb. 18, 1864, at Nashville, Tenn. Page 359 - Company E, First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery.      This regiment was mustered into the service as the One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment, O. V. I., in September, 1862, at Camp Portsmouth, Ohio, its eight companies aggregating 796 men.  In October, 1862, the regiment was ordered to Kentucky, were for the succeeding seven months it was engaged in guard duty and expeditions against guerrillas.  In May, 1863 orders were issued by the War Department changing the organization into the First Regiment Heavy Artillery, Ohio Volunteers, and on Aug. 2, 1863, it was so reorganized, with twelve full companies, aggregating 1,839 officers and men.  During the fall and winter of 1863-64 the regiment, in battalion detachments, was engaged in guard duty at various points in Kentucky.  On Feb. 19, 1864, it started through severe weather over the mountains to Knoxville, Tenn., arriving there March 9.  Until Sept. the regiment was engaged in guarding the railroads through Tennessee, and subsequently participated in Burbridge and Stoneman's raids against Saltville.  During the winter of 1864 and 1865 it was engaged in fighting guerrillas in East Tennessee and North Carolina.  It formed a part of the First Brigade, Fourth Division, in guarding captured points and guarding mountain passes.  After the surender of Lee and Johnson the regiment saw service in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.  On July 25, 1865, it was musterd out of service, at Knoxville, Tennessee.  James A. Murphy was captain at the organization and has a separate sketch in this work; Jacob M. Tener, first lieutenant, resigned Dec. 14, 1863; James R. Oldson, first lieutenant; James W. Potts, second lieutenant; Samuel R. Russell, second lieutenant.      The casualties were as follows:      Andrew J. Beavers, died Feb. 13, 1864, at Cincinnati, Ohio;      Jacob Bobb died July 23, 1864, at Knoxville, Tenn.;      Noah Countryman died May 9, 1865, at Knoxville, Tenn.;      Frank Elliott died Feb. 6, 1864, at Covington, Ky.;      Samuel Hayslip died Sept. 16, 1863, at Covington, Ky.;      James M. Hunter died July 14, 1864, at Knoxville, Tenn.;      Richard Mullis, Mar. 21, 1864, at Cincinnati, Ohio;      John W. Newland, died Mar. 10, 1864, at Knoxville, Tenn.;      William Rude died Dec. 9, 1863, at Covington, Ky.;      Wesley Zile died July 19, 1863, at Covington, Ky. Company B, Second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery.      This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, from June to September, 1863, to serve three years.  It was mustered out of the service Aug. 23, 1865.  Company B of this regient was mustered in Aug. 5, 1863, at Camp Dennison and sent to Covington Barracks, Ky.; thence on the fifth of September to Bowling Green, Ky.  It lay here until May 26, 1864, when it moved to Charleston, Tenn.  On the third of August the company was at Cleveland, Tenn., and took part in an engagement at that place on the 17th.  On the nineteenth the company moved to Fort Saunders and Knoxville, and on the eighteenth of November, 1864, moved to open communications with the Union forces at Strawberry Plalins.  On the 20th of November 1844 it returned to Knoxville, and on the seventh of December marched to Bean's Station, Page 360 - Tenn.  On the 29th of December, 1864, it again returned to Knoxville, moving immediatley thereafter to Camp Rothrock and Fort Byington.  It was mustered out Aug. 23, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn.      The original offices were Phillip Rothrock, captain, died Oct. 12, 1864, of wounds received Aug. 17, 1864, in the battle of Cleveland,d Tenn.  He has a separate sketch herein.  Isaac J. Vance was first lieutenant; Emory Golden, first lieutenant; Corwin Wick, second lieutenant; Francis Reichman, second lieutenant.      The following were the casualties in the company:      Lewis Bunn died Oct. 3, 1863, at Bowling Green, Ky.;      Barnabas M. Coleman died Jan. 7, 1865, at Knoxville, Tenn.;      John W. Corwin died Dec. 7, 1864, at Knoxville, Tenn.;      Daniel Emrie died Sept. 5, 1864, at Charleston, Tenn.;      John Evans died July 27, 1864, at Charleston, Tenn.;      Nathan Fassett died Dec. 15, 1865, at his home in Ohio;      John M. Hart died April 16, 1865, at Knoxville, Tenn.;      David R. Hoffman died Sept. 2, 1864, at Cleveland, Tenn.;      John Meister died Sept. 7, 1864, at Cleveland, Tenn.;      Robert A. Naylor died June 25, 1864, accidentally drowned at Charleston, Tenn.;      Samuel C. Orr died Mar. 8, 1864, at Bowling Green, Ky.;      Charles D. Perrine died July 25, 1864, at Charleston, Tenn.;      Phillip Rothrock, captain, died Oct. 18, 1864 at Cleveland, Tenn.;      David Ruble died Sept. 23, 1863, at Bowling Green, Ky.;      James F. Snook died July11, 1865, at Knoxville, Ky.;      Silas M. Thomas died Aug. 13, 1864, at Cleveland, Tenn.;      Charles Wood died Jan. 144, 1864, at Bowling Green, Ky., of accidental wounds. Second Independent Battery Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery.      The roster of the organization will be found on page 659 of Vol. 10, of the roster of the Ohio soldiers, published under the authority of state.  This battery was organized for the shortest term of service of any military organization which ever went out of Adams County, and it has been said that the rebellion could not have been put down had not it been for the assistance of this battery in the service.  It was made up largely of citizens past military age and some who had seen soldiers' life before.  The company was mustered into service on the seventeenth day of October, 1864, for a period of sixty days and they were mustered out on the nineteenth day of December, 1864, having served sixty-three days.      The original commissioned officers of the company were:  Samuel M. Espy, captain, of Ripley, Ohio:      James Tripp, first lieutenant, of Jackson, Ohio;      James H. Bradford, first lieutenant, of West Union, Ohio;      George H. Darling, second lieutenant, from West Union, Ohio;      William S. Beasley, second lieutenant, of Ripley, Ohio.      Those of the company from West Union or from Adams County, are as follows:    Joseph Hayslip, James Moore, Jacob M. Wells, William Allen, John Naylor, John A. Cockerill, Casper Disser, Robert Baldridge, Samuel Bealey, Handy C. Burbage, Samuel Burwell, Gabriel Crawford, Edward P. Evans, Wilson Hayslip, John Holmes, John A. Hood, Joshua B. Hook, George N. Hagenback, Joseph Lafferty, Robert Leach, Arthur L. Lloyd, Jesse A. Osborne, Addison Postelwaite, Richard S. Postlewait, George W. Siberal, Levi Smith and Henry Wilson Page 361 -      The battery left West Union and went to Cincinnati and from there to Sandusky and from Sandusky it went to Johnson's Island and guarded the Rebel prisoners officers of the Confederate army placed on the Island, until about December 1, when it went to Cleveland and was there about twenty-five days.  At Johnson's Island it relieved the Eighth Independent Battery.  There were no casualties in the service but the weather was very severe while they were stationed at Johnson's Island, and being from southern Ohio and unaccustomed to the climate near the lake, some of them came near freezing to death.   < Revolutionary War >         < Morgan's Raid > < BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS > NOTES: