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At the
first election held in Jerome Township, May 10th,
1821, the total number of votes cast was fifteen.
In the year 1861, at the breaking out of the War of
the Rebellion, the population of the township was
1398, and the total number of voters was 216, the
number of voters having increased 201 in forty
years.
The number of soldiers enlisting from the township
during the war of 151 in excess of the number of
voters in the township, or more than one-fourth of
the total population of men, women and children.
This is a most remarkable record of enlistment and
challenges comparison with any township of like
population in the State.
It is shown by the official records that the average
age of the soldiers who fought the battles of the
Rebellion was less than 20 years. A number of
Jerome Township boys were under 16 years of age at
enlistment and at last one was but 14.
The following table, compiled from official records,
will be of interest to all students of war history:
Total enlistments in the Union Army -
| At the age of 10 and
under________________ |
25 |
| At the age of 12 and under
_______________ |
225 |
| At the age of 14 and under
_______________ |
1,523 |
| At the age of 16 and under
_______________ |
844,891 |
| At the age of 18 and under
_______________ |
1,151,438 |
| At the age of 21 and under |
2,159,798 |
| 22 years of age and over |
618,511 |
James C.
Cone
121st O. V. I. |
Daniel R.
Cone
U. S. Navy |
Corporal Stephenson H. Cone
121st O. V. I. |
Otway B. Cone
121st O. V. I. |
William
McCampbell
86th O. V. I. |
Jasper
Converse
18th U. S. I. |
Addison T. McCampbell
187th O. V. I. |
Sergeant Ammon P. Converse
46th O. V. I. |
Adding the
number under 21 and over 22 - that is, 2,159,798 and
618,511 - the total enrollment was 2,778,309.
Never before was a nation saved by youths in their
teens.
LOSSES.
One hundred
and ten thousand were killed in battle or died of
wounds. Two hundred and forty-nine thousand,
four hundred and fifty-eight died of disease and
other causes, and two hundred and eighty thousand
were wounded.
Ohio furnished 313,180 soldiers and the losses in
killed, died of wounds and disease were 35,124.
Of this number 3,000 enlisted from Union County, 533
were killed or died of wounds or disease, 360 were
wounded, 143 were prisoners of war, ad the total
casualties were 1,035. The contribution of
Jerome Township to this great army was 367, and 75
were killed or died in the service.
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