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Source:
Mack, Horace -
History of Columbiana County, Ohio
: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers.
Philadelphia: D. W. Ensign & Co.,
1879

CHAPTER XX.

MILITARY HISTORY

     The Columbiana militia were first mustered in 1806, in the spring of which year the first battalion, under Maj. Lewis Kinney, gathered on the farm owned by Jonah Robinson, situated on the Georgetown road and on the west side of the west fork of Beaver Creek, where musters were held for many years.
     The first muster of the second battalion, under Maj. John Taggart, took place on the farm of Matthias Lower, in Fairfield township, where the first Supreme and Common Pleas Courts were held.
     Many who were originally officers in the militia, or were promoted to such positions afterwards, became prominent in various capacities, civil and military. Brig-Gen. Robert Simison became Associate Judge; Lieut.-Col. Reasin Beall, Clerk of the Court, Treasurer and Recorder; Maj. Lewis Kinney, served in the State Senate from 1808 to 1813; Maj. John Taggart, who lived in Unity Township, near Palestine, became senator in 1806-7; Capt. Israel Warner was a captain in the war of 1812, and marched a company to the northern frontier; Lieut. Jacob Gilbert became captain, and Ensign Lindsey Cannon a lieutenant, in the war of 1812, as did also David Graham. Lieut. Peter Musser was afterwards brigadier-general, a major in the war of 1812, and a member of the house of Representatives in 1821-22; Dr. Horace Potter, surgeon, was afterwards Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, and Maj. Thomas Rowland, the first quartermaster, - who was subsequently County Treasurer,- marched a company of volunteers to the relief of Gen. Hull in 1812, and afterwards, having received the appointment of captain in the United States infantry, enlisted a company and again marched to the relief of the frontier; Fisher A. Blocksom, clerk of the regiment, became a representative in the General Assembly in 1826, and served until 1828, and again served from 1831 to '33. He was also senator in that body from 1847 to '51, and for several years "prosecuting attorney" of the county.
     The following item of history connected with the early operations of the county militia is introduced in the language of Mr. H. H. Gregg, as published in 1873:
     "As early as March 28, 1809, a call was made by the governor of Ohio, through Maj. Gen. Wadsworth upon Brig. Gen. Beall to take effectual measures to arm and equip, according to law, one hundred and forty-four of the militia of his brigade, and hold in readiness to march, at a moment's warning, to meet some great national emergency. This emergency having passed, an order was issued by Maj. - Gen. Wadesworth, dated Canfield June 8, 1809, in which the troops were discharged, with the thanks of the President of the United States 'to those volunteers whose patriotism induced them to volunteer their services in defense of the liberties of their country.' And Maj. Gen. Wadsworth cordially congratulated the detachment on the happy change in our foreign relations which has made their services unnecessary."

Roster of Colunbiana Militia.* - The following list contains the names of all males in the county over eighteen years of age who were subject to military duty in 1806, and, as far as given, is the only correct list of the first inhabitants. The principal object in producing the names is to show who were residents of Columbiana County at the date mentioned.
A part of the record is lost or mutilated, as are some of the company rolls. The regiment contained eighteen musicians and eight hundred and ten rank aand file.

FIRST REGIMENT, SECOND BRIGADE, FOURTH DIVISION, OHIO MILITIA.
Organized May 8, 1806, in Columbiana County.

BRIG. - GEN.: Robert Simison LIEUT. - COL.: Reasin Beall, commander MAJORS: Lewis Kinney, 1st battalion John Taggart, 2d battalion REGIMENTAL STAFF: Adjutant, Jesse Marsh; Surgeon, Horance Potter; Surgeon's Mate, David Gloss; Clerk, Fisher A. Blocksom; Quartermaster, Thomas Rowland; Paymaster, George Weirick; Sergt.-Major, Richard Boyer; Drum-Major, Jacob Musser; Fife-Major, John Hoover
CAPTAINS:	LIEUTENANTS:	ENSIGNS:	SERGEANTS:
John Quinn, Alexander Snodgrass, Israel Warner, John Nichols, John Hindman, George Frederick, John Cannon, Thomas Keatch, William McLaughlin, Benjamin Bradfield.	George, Wilson, Charles Ramsey, Jacob Gilbert, Peter Musser, John Stout, Jacob Frederick Peter Konkle, Jacob Stouffer, John Thompson, John Booth.	Samuel Crawford, James Dawsion, Michael Musser, Peter Forney, George Macklin, Joseph Kline, Lindsey Cannon, Jacob Roler, Richard McClanon, Garret Darland.	William Moore Nathaniel Mash Robert Leeper Nicholas Hickman Joshua Downer, Michael Myers John Curry Martin Sitler Samuel Martin William Kelly, John Ayres	Isaac Poe James Clendennon Richard Frederick John Shehan Levi Rogers Joel Rogers William Amens William Willington John Blackburn James Crozier John Bushong Andrew Martin Michael Coxon
CORPORALS:	MUSICIANS:
William Fraser Alex. Kelly Willialm Smith Thomas Lack Michael Gross Rudolph Brandeberry John Shelton William McCrady	Stephen Palmer, John Nowel Augustine Bushong
. CAPT. WARNER'S COMPANY.
Michael Manser John Kopelman Frederick Sponsaler Abraham Kaleler John Rineman John Nisewanger Henry Stump	Jacob Karn Michael Moyer Reuben Taylor John Beight John Shenefield John Muser Henry Sheller	Jacob Musser Conrad Moyer Peter Summer Abraham Crist Michael Snyder John Ecker Michael Tutterhow	Philip Sipe David Shoemaker Joseph Muser George Karn Philip Oeler George Sprengle John Moyer	Stophel Manser Jacob Beight George Snewbarker Andrew Crist (The remainder of the roll is destroyed)
. CAPT. JOHN NICHOL'S COMPANY.
Jacob Sheeley John Waittien John Nidick Peter Haek Nicholas Forney Samuel Neeley Henry Augustine Wm. Meontefer George Welshons James Elton Abraham Waltin Joshua Woods Peter Atterholt John Mowan Wm. Hickman Jacob Hale	Peter Oyster Henry Watts John Rabel Abraham Shellenberger Adam Forney Charles Long James Andrews George Andrews Richard Dildine Nicholas Firestone James Haugherberg Joseph Kape Michael Mottinger John Dickson Henry Nideck Henry Kale	Peter Slusser Peter Bernhart Wm. Andrews Jeremiah Wood Tobias Wise James Hale Joseph Marshall Enos Williamson James Adamson John Miller John Forney John Augustine George Augustine Jacob Sheets John Sheets George Wersler	Joseph Robeson Jacob Hum John Henning Michael Fox Wm. Heald Michael Harshenlevy Thomas Hanna Joseph Woods William AdamsBenj. Dilworth John Johnson Wm. JohnsonJames Clay Peter Foutas Wm. Chin Adam Ream John Crumbaugher John Allen	John Pautions George Miller Henry Forney Philip Slasser Robert Martin Isaac Allen Paul Beard Thomas Ashbaugh John Ream Benjamin Hanna George Muragray PhilipMoutherspaugh Philip Keale Jas. Blackburn Andrew Forney John Foutts Jacob Lively.
. CAPT. JOHN HINDMAN'S COMPANY.
William Meek John Woods Boston Lowsure Joseph Morrow Alexander Rogers Henry Lowsure Jacob Shook John Shook Valentine Shook Jacob Lowsure George Lowsure Russell Keys	John Rupert Jacob Meyer Robert Hartford Absalom Moyer H. Reem Henry Miser Jacob Hellem Peter Tramp Nicholas Firestone Samuel Oyster William Hevidstry John Catt	George Catt Martin Shalberger William Rogers Conrad Yarian Jacob Mackintoffer Mathias Yarian John Roose Abraham Roose Henry Harmon Andrw Kinter Henry Loutzenhaser John Mason	Abraham Bair James Swaim Abraham Augustine Josiah Baughman George Clapper Joseph Baghdoll Isaac Augustine Christian Wessler John Augustine Thomas Bradfield Robert Martin Michael Franks	John Rogers Jacob Hively Mathias Goss George Hively Martin Sitler William Ames John Alterfor John Meek William Hickman John Wendel
. CAPT. JOHN CANNON'S COMPANY.
William Armstrong Henry Campbell Daniel Kirkendall William Jones George Carney Thomas Cross Joshua Chaney James Eakins, James McLaughlin Thomas Enos William Crawford William Crawfrord Mathew Roseburg	John Saint Jesse Williams John Beekly William Shehan William George William Paul JOnathan Shaw Alexander Bowers John Hewitt Joseph Gasley John White Isaac Omerman Andrw Armstrong	David Bowers Robert Huston Gilbert Wright John McKee Peter Chance Cornelilus Shehan James Davidson Mathew Cannon Robert Hill Jacob Demas John Robinson James Shaw Abner Miller	Aaron Brooks Alexander Crawford John Spray Josiah Hariman Josiah Crawford William Foutts James McKee Edward Crawford Thomas Roseburg William Wagner David Ritchie Adam Simlen Alexander Wright	Levi Jennings Peter Cleekner Robert Jackman George Eakin Benjamin Huston Thomas George Silas Young Stephen Reader Samuel Smith Elijah Lyons Robert McKee Samuel Brisby William Eakins
. CAPT. THOMAS KEATHCH'S COMPANY.
John Watkins Joel Halloway James Callihan Jacob Mellinger, Sr. John Lawrence George Baitze Nathan Gaskill Mathias Wringle John Robison Thomas Webb Henry Roller Mathew Collins Israel Gaskill Thomas Shinn Aaron Holloway John Briggs Philip Mead John McConnel Michael Dour John Teeters Jacob Krouse Peter Stephan	Henry Gilbert William Batershell Henry Shray Henry Davis John Schooly John Icenhour Benjamin Cattergood Henry Zimmerman Harmon Brown Simon Dixon David Hardman John Weikert John Bain William Pigeon John Snyder Conrad Zimmerman Christopher Hively John Grant Isaac Test James Shue Jonathan Evans Joseph Zimmerman	Jacob Roler Jacob Smith Jacob Melinger Charles Fitzpatrick Hugh Stuart Henry Atherholt John Foulk John Hoffman Daniel Wringle John Heffice Zaccheus Test Ebenezer Haines William Callihan Denis Dristle Mellchor Mellinger George Hoak Thomas Ball David Coy George Dishey Jonathan Haines Michael Halman Jacob Cook John Hively	Samuel Hoffman Peter Zimmerman Joseph Congenhour Christian Meace Peter Baker Henry Stauffer John Crozier Joseph Geiger Jacob Burke William Taylor James Battershell Joseph Wurrel Jesse Cope John Firestone Elias Adgate Benedict Mellinger David McCannon William Rose Joshua Bowman John Antrim Joseph Wright Thomas Cook James Webb	George Yarnall Caleb Cope John Beeson Christopher Caseman Joseph Moore William Altman John McCarron Brice Blake Nathan Ball James CArllen Henry Rose John Baitz John Cannon Peter Miller Philip Reave Henry Coy Amos Sillavan William Ogle Patrick Kelly Christian Bowman James Wilson R. Moore David Schofield
. CAPT. WILLIAM M'LAUGHLIN'S COMPANY.
Thomas Green Jeptha Baker John Watson Francis Cross George Mottinger John Willets Andrw Poe Abraham Grim James Beer Stephen Brady John Fife John Hoover Daniel Calder Robert McAllister William McCready Joseph Richardson Jeremiah McLaughlin John McLaughlin Ephraim Holloway John Arthur Godfrey Stonehill James Price Levy Blakelidge James Golding	Thomas King Henry Grim John Seften C. Van Worlen Aaron Pearce Robert McClannon Daniel Longanecker Jas. Slater Robert Davis Mordecai Moore Nathan Brown Peter Kinney Martin Mason Patrick McKaig Michael Switzer David Ehrhart David Carnes William Fife George Wierick Gideon Baker Abraham Ryle Samuel Holland Josiah Ritchey James Broddy	James Darland Samuel Pollock Andrew Armstrong Jonathan Van Syac Jacob Worman Philip Fox William Shaen John Brown Moses Bean Thomas Janison Peter Wells Joseph McLaughlin Joseph Watson George Miller Henry Hamilton Eldrekin Potter Joseph Moore Cornelius Darland Ezekiel Moore William Morgan Henry Brinker John Edwards Silas Myers Peter Cresinger	Richard Guthrie Caspar Langle Moses Jeffries Stephen Van Syac Henry Baughman William Harrison Christian Walters Michael Fanty John King Uriah White John Eaton Joseph McConnel James Fife Jacob Slater John McAllister James McAllister Daniel Harbaugh Jacob Young Barnard Brandeberry Peter Grim Daniel Grim John Votaw Robert Blacklidge Jacob Bowman	Isaac Randolph William Teegarden David Fife William Guthrie Brice Fisher Robert Burton Holland Green David Wilson George Duck Lewis Pearce John Thompson John Campbell George Punches Joseph Burson John Totton Charles Mason George Willets Michael Powell Jacob Brandeberry Isaac Smalley Mtthew Brown John L. Dilford Philip Brandeberry
. CAPT. BRADFIELD'S COMPANY.
George Brown Frederick Zepernick Samuel Milbourn Nathan Heald, Jr. John Underwood John Stokesberry Job Rossel Nathan Hale John Meeks Levy Antram Nathan McClun John Edgars Joseph Bradfield Peter Milbourn Latham Morrison William Allman Thomas Amens Nicholas Herrick George Grate Frederick Way John Preston Stephen Morlan	John Blackford John Edmenson Peter Cortney John James, Jr. Joseph Williams John Campbell Daniel Garned Smith Bell Caleb Cogill Joseph Hemphrist Ebenezer Allman Samuel Richardson Joseph Morlan Alexander Rogers Robert Morris Peter Rich John Hutton David Capheda James Feasel Jonathan Morris Lewis Meliday John Wilson	James Cogill Huston Midleton David Hutson Robert McClish Andrew Wisely Jason Morlan, Jr. David Morris Isaac James John Siddal Jesse McConnal James Ferrall John Woods John Fillis William Hatcher John Grate William Feazel Charles Fulks Aaron Ashfield John Fisher Amos Preston Thomas Cogill Joseph Stratton	John Hilles David Shook Thomas Garwood Wiliam Johnson Stephen Ogden Abraham Johnson Machlin Haines Richard Fillis Jacob Welker Thomas James James E. Colwell William Peulsten Matthias Stark William Harrison Isaiah Morris David Hole William Alert Nicholas Hiles William Brown Israel Reader Samuel Rick John Glass	Jacob McClish Barnard Feazel Robert Rogers Benjamin Reeves John Welliham Henry Freet Richard Beeson Francis Briggs James Siddal William Siddal Jonah Moreland Amos Harvey Joseph Carmalds George Remer John Cope Enos Woods Samuel Walliham John Altdoerffer Jacob Purgy Thomas Armstrong Alexander Huston
Wellsville Militia and Cavalry. - Wellsville boasted, in the days of 1844, a crack militia company, known as the Wellsville Light Artillery, Capt. Henry Cope. The command numbered fifty-one men, carried a twelve-pound Napoleon gun, and paraded in a showy uniform consisting of red coats, white pants, and stiff hat with brilliant plume. They are said to have made a very imposing appearance when out in the full pomp of display, and during the company's eight years' existence, from 1844 to 1852, their red coats and white pants glistened in public at general musters, Fourth of July celebrations, parades, and on other occasions. Before the days of the artillery and contemporaneous with it, Judge J. A. Riddle commanded a cavalry company attached to the State militia, with headquarters at Wellsville. In 1858, Capt. Henry Cope organized the Wellsville Guards, with A. H. Battin as first lieutenant; James T. Smith, second lieutenant; and J. H. H. Hunter third lieutenant. Upon the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion in 1861, the entire command, with one exception, with one exception, enlisted in the service, and went out under the three months' call in Company K, Third Regiment Ohio Volunteers.

MORE TO COME from: History of Columbiana County, Ohio 1879 - Page 57.

NOTES:

* Contributed by H. W. Brown, Esq., New Lisbon.
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