COMPANY F.

     On Tuesday, the 27th of May, 1862, Governor Todd's dispatch of the 2d was received at McConnelsville, stating that Washington City was in immediate danger, and that Morgan County must, without delay, raise 100 men for three months’ service. Forthwith all was excitement.  Hand-bills announcing the news were printed, the bells of the two towns were rung, and enlistment commenced.
     On the 28th sixty men were enrolled, and on the 9th of June the company reported at Camp Chase, and elected F. W. Wood captain, Amos W. Ewing first and Geo. S. Corner
second lieutenants, and was attached to the 86th Regiment as Company F.
     The regiment left Camp Chase on the 17th June, 1862, for Cumberland; but at Bentwood, on the Ohio, the order was changed to Clarksburg, Virginia, where the regiment arrived on the 19th, and remained in camp until the 21st of August.  Company F, with five other companies, under Major Lemert, was then ordered to Buchanan, Virginia, where they arrived on the 22d, and the next day departed for Beverly, Virginia.  On the 25th Company F was ordered to the mountains, about twenty-five miles distant, to build a fortification, and to guard passes on the dry fork of Cheat River.  On the 3d of September the company was ordered back to Beverly, where it joined the other five companies, and on the 6th was ordered to join the regiment at Clarksburg, where it remained until ordered home.  It was mustered out of the service on the 23d of September, 1862.
     While at Clarksburg Company F was ordered out one night to break up a company of rebels, who were recruiting in the vicinity.  This was successfully effected by a few shots from their muskets, which rendered some of them satisfied with war and incapable of further mischief.*
     Company F was mustered into service at Camp Chase by Captain Dodd June 2d, 1862; was mustered out at Camp Dennison Sept. 23d, 1862, by Captain A. T. Bond, U. S. A.  The dates of enlistment are from May 27th to June 9th, inclusive.