Men In 2nd., N. H.,Infantry, Who Are From Candia.

These men on this list were either born in Candia or was a resident for a number of years. All the information I have on them is here.  This list is to help those living in Candia who are lookin for a ancestors who were in the Civil War. 

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New Hampshire 2nd., Infantry.

John W. Brennon, Co. D; born Boston Mass.; age 18; residence Candia; enlisted May 22, 1861; mustered in June 1, 1861; des.  August 9, 1861, Washington.

George W. Clay, Co. I.; born New Hampshire, age 23; residence Candia; enlisted April 22, 1861, for 3 months; not mustered in; reenlisted May 22, 1861, for 3 years; mustered out June 7, 1861.  Died of disease, April 2, 1864, Candia.

Horace L. Dearborn, Co. K.; born New York; age 22; residence Candia; enlisted April 17, 1861, for 3 months; not mustered in; reenlisted May 21, 1861, for 3 years; mustered in June 8, 1861; des., August 12, 1861, Bladensburg, Md.

Francis A. Fifield, Co. K; born Andover, Mass., age 23; residence Candia; enlisted April 17, 1861, for 3 months; not mustered in; reenlisted May 27, 1861, for 3 years; mustered in June 8, 1861.  Died July 24, 1861, Washington.

John L. Fitts, Co. B; born Candia; age 26; residence Candia; enlisted May 14, 1861; mustered in June 1, 1861; captured July 22, 1861, Bull Run, Va.; paroled returned to company, Cotober 24, 1862; wounded July 2, 1863, Gettysburg, Va.; mustered out July 21, 1864.  P. O. Charmingfare.

Samuel J. Gillispie, Co. B; born Hampton; age 20; residence Candia; enlisted May 27, 1861; mustered in June 1, 1861; des., November 2, 1862; appreheanded December 13, 1863; app. Corp. December 1, 1864; Sergeant December 7, 1864.  Drowned June 17, 1865, in James River near Manchester Va.

Edwin J. Godfrey, Co.B; born Candia; age 21; residence Candia; enlisted May 18, 1861; mustered in June 1, 1861; discharged for disab., August 19, 1861, Washington D. C.  P. O. Candia.

Albert Harlow, Co. B; born Minot, Me.; age 21, residence Candia; enlisted May 18, 1861; mustered in June 1, 1861; des., August 1, 1861, Washington D. C.

Wells C. Haynes, Co. B; born Candia; age 22; residence Candia; enlisted May 11, 1861; mustered in June 1, 1861; as Corp.; wounded and captured July 21, 1861, Bull run, Va.  Died from wounds, October 8, 1861, Richmond, Va.

Charles W. Hovt, Co. G; born Kingston; age 18; residence Candia, enlisted for 9 months, Transf. from the 17th., N. H., April 16, 1863; des., May 25, 1863, Concord; apprehended June 25, 1863, Concord.  Died August 14, 1863, Point Lookout, Md.

Harry C. Norton, Co. K; born Candia; age; residence Candia; enlisted May 3, 1861, for 3 months; not mustered in; reenlisted May 21, 1861, for 3 years; mustered in June 8, 1861; discharged for disab., September 15, 1862, Concord.  Subsequent service, Landman, U. S. Navy.  P. O., Haverhill, Mass.

John H. Worthen, Co. B; born Candia; age 21; residence Candia; enlisted May 18, 1861; mustered in June 1, 1861; captured July 2, 1862, James River, Va.; paroled August 5, 1862; discharged for disab., June 25, 1863, Concord.  P. O. Haverhill, Mass.

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Edwin S. Trash, 2nd., New Hampshire, Infantry, Company D., born New Durham; age 24; residence Dover; enlisted May 16, 1861; mustered in June 1, 1861, as a Corporal; discharged disab., July 30, 1861.  Died March 16, 1895.  In 1880, was a clerk in a vanity store in Dover.  His wife was Isabel Tash.

First-Second & Third Indian Infantry, Home Guards, ( Buried. )

One of the harder regiments to research is that of the Indian Home Guards.  I have been asked many times over the years to look up some one from one of these regiments.  But as there are only rosters for the officers, Colonel's down to Lieutenant's, there are no non-commissioned  or privates on the rosters.

Now if some was to go to the Nation Park Service, with a officers name and look up the men from that regiment one could almost make up a full roster.  I said almost as some of the men moved from one regiment to another.

The following men were buried in the National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Indian Territory.
There are 2,117, men buried there, out of that number only 151, are known.  There is little information here, only name, rank, company, and some times death date.  It should noted that some of these men will be white.
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First Indian, Infantry, Home Guard.

Little Alexander, Private, Co. C.
William Carter, Private, Co. D.
Killer Catch, Private, Co. D.
Co- mon-chee, Private, Co. D.
Robert Kemp, Private, Co. D.
Kill-him, Private, Co. D.
Lah-tc-ya-hola, Private, Co. D.
Sam Long, Private, Co. D., Died 1864.
Will Lowe, Private, Co. D.
Mik-ke-marter, Private, Co. C.
Nok-has-se-marrah, Private, Co. D., Died 1864.
Ok-la-bis-haio, Private, Co. D.

Second Indian Infantry, Home Guards.

James Benge, Private, Co. ?
Walking Stick Jack, Private, Co. A.
River Stigger Red, Private, Co. A.

Third Indian Infantry, Home Guards.

James Burnes, Private, Co. I.
Samuel Elias, Private, Co. A.
Nelson Grubb, Private, Co. I.
Jim Kingfisher, Private, Co. B.
James Proctor, Private, Co. H.
Seque-yah, Private, Co. A., Died 1864.

A Few Pennsylvania & New York Soldiers, Buried.

The following soldiers were buried at Fredericksburg National Cemetery.

105th., Pennsylvania, Infantry, Co. A.

William J. Clyde Captain, Mustered September 9, 1861.  Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., November 8, 1861; to 1st Lt., September 27, 1862; to Captain, February 9, 1863; wounded at Glendale, Va., June 30, at Bull Run, August 29. at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, at Chancellorsville, May 3, and at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.

6th., Pennsylvania, Reserves/ 35th., Pennsylvania, Infantry, Co. I.

John M. Guyer Captain mustered April 22, 1861, for 3 years. Promoted from 1st Lt. to Captain, February 8, 1864; killed at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864.

110th., Pennsylvania, Infantry, Co. C. 

John R. Kooken Captain mustered June 27, 1862, for 3 years.  Died December 14, of wounds received at Fredricksburr, Va., December 13, 1862.
Birth: Dec. 20, 1814, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
Death: Dec. 14, 1862, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg,Virginia.
John R. Kooken was a minister who established a school and a church in Norristown.

67th., New York, Infantry, Co. E. B. H.

DERMADY, WILLIAM C— Age, 27 years. Enrolled, May 5, 1861, at Astoria, to serve three years; mustered in as first lieiitenant, Co. E, June 20, 1861; as captain, Co. H, Rovember 22, 1861; transferred to Co. B, March 18, 1863; killed in action, May 12, 1864, at Spotsylvania Court House, Va. commissioned first lieutenant, Eebruary 22, 1862, with rank from June 20, 1861; original; captain, Rovember 21, 1862, with rank from Nov. 22, 1861, vice A. S. Montgomery, resigned.

51st., New York, Infantru, Co. E. H. 

JENKINS, DANIEL E.—Age, 20 years. Enrolled, August 19, 1861, at New York city, to serve three years; mustered in as sergeant, Co. E, September 9, 1861; second lieutenant, November 1, 1862; first lieutenant, same date; captain, Co. H, March 11, 1863; killed in action, May 6, 1861, at the Wilderness, Va.; commissioned second lieutenant, December 12, 1862, with rank from September 10, 1862, vice John T. Rapelje, promoted; first lieutenant, December 12, 1862j with rank from November 1, 1862, vice Geo. W. Whitman, promoted; captain, March 30, 1863, with rank from March 11, 1863, vice L. A. Goodridge, resigned.

44th, New York, Infantry, Co. I.

JOHNSON, SETH F.—Age, 25 years. Enrolled, August 8, 1861, at Albany, to serve three years; mustered in as sergeant, Co. C, August-"30, 1861; promoted first sergeant, January 1, 1862;
regimental quartermaster-sergeant, June 1, 1862; promoted first lieutenant, Co. G, December 18, 1862; and mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. I, March 23 1863; as captain, October 28, 1863; killed in action, May 5, 1864, at the Wilderness, Va.; commissioned first lieutenant, February 25, 1863, with rank from December 18, 1862, vice G. B. Herendeen, appointed adjutant; captain, October 16, 1863, with rank from October 9, 1863, vice C. W. Gibbs, transferred to Invalid Corps.

The following were buried in Hampton Virginia.

89th., New York,Infantry, Co. H.

CLAPPER, ELDRIDGE.—Age, 21 years. Enlisted at Port Crane, to serve tliree years, and mustered in as private, unassigned, February 11, 1864; no further record.  Note; He died July 13, 1864.

117th., New York, Infantry, Co. C.

GARROTT, JOSEPH.—Age, — years. Enlisted, July 23, 1862, at. Utica, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. C, August 11, 1862; wounded in action, September 29, 1864, at Fort Gilmer, Va.; died of his wounds, October 7, 1864.

72nd., Pennsylvania, Infantry, Co. E.

Granger, Charles P. Private August 10, 1861 Died at Fortress Monroe, Va., November 7, 1862.

97th., Pennsylvania, Infantry, Co. K.

James W. Griffith Sergeant November 5, 1861 Promoted to Sergeant, November 29, 1861; died at Hampton, Va., June 10, of wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, May 20, 1864; Vet.

The follwing man were buried in Beaufort National Cemetery South Carolina.

142nd., New York, Infantry, Co. B.

ALDOES, HENRY.—Age, 33 years. Enlisted, August 12, 1862, at Gouverneur, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. B, September 29, 1862; died of disease, September 29, 1863, at Folly Island, S. C.

Revolutionary Soldiers Death List.

Note. Although these surnames are in alphabet order, the names are not in alphabetical order. You may want to do a name search.
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Allen, Ichabod, Col., Mass. Killed, by the Indians at Cherry Valley,  Nov. 11, 1778.

Anderson, , Major, Maryland, Killed at Guilford Court-House, March 15, 1781.

Armstrong, Mark, Capt., Maryland , Killed at the siege of " Ninety-Six," June 18, 1781.

Arundell Dohickey, Captain, Virginia Killed July 8, 1776. Phillippe, Lieut. Dragoons,

Baron De Kalb, Maj. Gen. Killed at the battle of Camden, Aug. 16, 1780.

Baron De Kalb, Maj. Gen. Killed at the battle of Camden, Aug. 16, 1780.

Bunner, Bndolph, Col., Penn. Killed at Monmouth, June 28, 1778.

Bush, John, Lieut., South Carolina, Killed at the siege of Savannah, Oct. 9, 1779.

Barren, John, Lieut., Mass. Killed at Concord, April 19, 1775.

Beatty, Wm., Captain, Md. Killed at Hobkirk s Hill, April 24, 1781.

Caldwell, James, Chaplain, New Jersey, Shot by a sentinel at Elizabethtown Point, Nov. 24, 1781.

Colburn, Andrew, Lieut. Col., New Hampshire. Killed at the battle of  Stillwater, Sept. 19, 1777.

Cranston, Abner, Major, Massachusetts. Killed May 29, 1777.

Carpenter, Benajah, Captain, Rhode Island. Killed at the battle of Long Island, Aug. 27, 1776.

Coon, James, Lieut., Connecticut.Killed Sept. 6, 1780.

Campbell, Richard, Col., Va. Killed at Eutaw Springs, Sept. 8, 1781.

Chronicle, William, Major. Killed at the battle of King s Mountain, Oct. 7, 1780.

Calderwood, James, Capt., Virginia Killed Sept. 11, 1777.

Carson, John, Lieutenant, Maryland, Killed Sept. 12, 1781.

Casey, Benjamin, Captain, Virginia, Killed Sept. 1, 1777.

Cooper, Apollos, Lieutenant, Virginia, Killed Sept. 11, 1777.

Conway, James, Lieut., Va. Killed Dec. 28, 1775.

Caruthers, John, Lieut., Pa. Killed Oct. 4, 1777.

Carmichael, Alexander, Lieut., Pa. Killed Sept. 11, 1777.

Campbell, John, Capt., Va. Killed at Moore s Creek, Feb. 26, 1776.

Davidson, William, General, N. Car. Killed at Cowan s Ford, February 1, 1781.

Dimon, David, Lieut. Colonel, Conn., Killed Sept. 17, 1777.

Douglass, William, Colonel, Conn., Killed May 27, 1777.

Davis, Isaac, Captain, Mass. Killed April 19, 1775.

Dickinson, Edmund B., Major, Va., Killed at the battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778.

Dye, Jonathan, Lieutenant, Virginia, Killed Sept. 11, 1777.

Drake, Thomas, Lieutenant, Virginia, Killed Jan. 21, 1777.

Dunn, Peter, Captain, Va. Killed Sept. 26, 1777.

Donovan, Richard, Adjutant, Md., Killed at Camden, Aug. 16, 1780.

Dobson, Henry, Captain, Maryland, Killed Sept. 8, 1781.

Duvall, Edward, Lieut., Md. Killed, at Camden, Aug. 16, 1780.

De Hart, Jacob, Aid-de-Camp, Penn., Killed July, 21, 1780.

Davis, Joseph, Captain, Penn. Killed April 23, 1779.

Davenport, Hezekiah, Lieut., Conn., Killed April 27, 1777.

Dunham, Silas, Lieutenant, Conn., Killed Dec. 7, 1777.

Dill, James, Lieut., Penn. Killed Sept, 11, 1777.

Eaton, , Major, Georgia. Killed at Augusta, Ga., May 21, 1781.

Ellis, Paul, Captain, Mass. Killed at Monmouth, June 28, 1778.

Eno, Martin, Ensign, Conn. Killed Oct. 11, 1780.

Eppes, Francis, Lieut. Col., Virginia., Killed at the battle of Long Island, Aug. 27, 1776.

Flagg, Ebenezer, Major, R. I. Killed by the Tories under Coh Delancy, in Westchester county, N. Y., May 13, 1781.

Fleming, , Captain. Killed at the battle of Princeton, Jan. 3, 1777.

Forbes, John, Captain, S. C. Killed at the battle of Guilford, Mar. 15, 1781.

Ford, Benjamin, Lieut. Col., Md., Killed at the battle of Hobkirk s Hill, April 25, 1781.

Francis, Ebenezer, Colonel, Mass., Killed at the battle of Hubbardtown, July 7, 1777.

Faey, Joseph, Ensign, N. Hampshire, Killed Sept. 19, 1777.

Foster, Ebenezer, Ensign, Massachusetts. Killed at Bemis s Heights, Oct. 19, 1777.

Fellows, David, Ensign, Connecticut, Killed Dec. 10, 1779.

Greene, Christopher, Lt. Col., R. I., Killed in Westchester Co., N. Y., by Col. Delancy s Tories, May 13, 1781.

Goodwin, Nathaniel, Captain, Conn., Killed May 1, 1777.

Grimes, William, Captain, Virginia, Killed Aug. 1, 1777.

Gardiner, Thomas, Colonel. Killed at the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775.

Goodrich, Ezekiel, Lieutenant, Mass., Killed Oct. 7, 1777.

Gray, Hugh, Lieut., Mass. Killed Aug. 3, 1777.

Glenny, William, Lieut., New York, Killed Oct. 30, 1781.

Hilton, William, Lieut., North Carolina. Killed July 15, 1779.

Hawkins, Moses, Captain, Virginia, Killed at Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777.

Humphries, John, Captain, Virginia, Killed at Quebec, Dec. 31, 1775.

Harrison, James, Lieutenant, Va., Killed Oct. 7, 1777.

Hardman, John, Captain, Maryland, Killed Sept. 1, 1780.

Hendricks, William, Captain, Penn., Killed Dec. 31, 1775.

Huston, Alexander, Captain, Penn., Killed at Braudywine, September 11, 1777.

Hammond, Benjamin, Lieut., Penn., Killed Feb. 20, 1778.

Hopes, Eobert, Captain, Penn. Killed at Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777.

Holliday, James, Lieut., Penn. Kill ed at Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777.

Hume, Alexander, Lieut., South Carolina. Killed at the storming of Savannah, Oct. 9, 1779.

Hale, Nathan, Captain, Connecticut, Sent by Gen. Washington to recon noitre the British on Long Island in 1776. He was captured by them and hanged as a spy Sept. 22, 1776.

Haslett, John, Colonel, Del. Killed at the battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777.

Holland, Thomas, Captain, Delaware, Killed at Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777.

Henley, , Major, Aid to Gen. Heath. Killed at Montressor s Island, Sept. 24, 1776.

Hale, , Colonel. Died a prisoner on Long Island, in 1780.

Knowrton, Thomas, Colonel, Conn., Killed Sept. 16, 1776.

Kingman, Edward, Ensign, Mass., Killed Sept. 26, 1777.

Kirkland, Nathaniel, Lieut., Conn., Killed Oct. 12, 1777.

Kennedy, Samuel, Surgeon, Penn., Killed June 28, 1778.

Laurens, John, Lieut. Col., S. Carolina. Killed in a skirmish on the Combahee, Aug. 27, 1781.

Locke, Francis, Colonel. Killed at Charlotte, S. C., Sept. 25, 1780.

Lewis, Eobert, Capt., Conn. Killed Mar. 22-, 1777.

Lamar, Marian, Major., Penn. Killed Sept. 21, 1777.

Lemon, James, Lieut., Penn. Killed Sept. 11, 1777, at Brandywine.

Lucas, Thomas, Lieutenant, Penn., Killed Oct. 4, 1777, at Germantown.

Leitch, Andrew, Major, Va. Killed at Harlem Plains, Sept. 28, 1776.

Lewis, William, Lieut., Va. Killed Sept. 14, 1779.

Mercer, Hugh, Brig. Gen., Va. Killed at Princeton, Jan. 3, 1777.

McPherson, John, Aid-de-Camp to Gen. Montgomery. Killed at Quebec, Dec. 31, 1775.

Mattocks, John, Captain. Killed at  King s Mountain, Oct. 7, 1780.

Montgomery, Eichard, Brig. Gen. New York. Killed at Quebec, Dec. 31, 1775.

Mum ford, Augustus, Major, R. I., Killed at Plowed Hill, Aug. 27, 1775.

Morris, Joseph, Major, N. J. Killed at Princeton, Jan. 3, 1777.

McMyers, Andrew, Captain, N. J., Killed at German town, Oct. 4, 1777.

Miller, John, Captain, Penn. Killed at Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776.

Nash, Francis, Brig. Gen., N. Carolina. Killed at Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777.

Parker, Moses, Lt. Col., Mass. Killed at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775.

Patton, William, Lieut., Penn. Killed at Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777.

Peyton, Robert, Lieut., Va. Killed at Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777.

Phillips, Noah, Ensign, Connecticut, Killed March 16, 1778.

Parmelie, Josiah, Capt., Connecticut, Killed March 24, 1778.

Pierce, Timothy, Lieutenant, Penn., Killed July 3, 1778.

Pugh, Willis, Ensign, Virg a. Killed May 1, 1777.

Roberts, Moses, Captain, Massachusetts. Killed Feb. 11, 1780.

Riker, Abraham, Lieutenant, N. Y., Killed May 7, 1778.

Reinick, Christopher, Surgeon, Penn., Died Sept. 21, 1777.

Redpith, John, Lieutenant, N. Car., Killed Oct. 13, 1777.

Shubrick, Richard, Captain, S. Carolina. Killed Nov. 8, 1777.

Smith, William, Lieut., Va. Killed at German town, Oct. 4, 1777.

Smith, Samuel, Lieut., Penn. Killed May 27, 1777.

Shile, Peter, Lieut., Penn. Killed Nov. 5, 1777.

Stoddard, Nathan, Captain, Conn., Killed May 27, 1777.

Stoddard, Josiah, Captain, Conn., Killed Aug. 24, 1779.

Shaw, Sylvanus, Captain, R. Island, Killed Oct. 22, 1777.

Shortridge, Benj., Captain, N. Hampshire. Killed July 8, 1776.

Skillings, John, Capt., Mass. Killed April 2, 1777.

Steele, Aaron, Lieut., Mass. Killed Nov. 24, 1777.

Thomas, Joseph, Lieut. Colonel, New Hampshire. Killed at Bemis s Heights, Sept. 19, 1777.

Turner, Jacob, Captain, N. C. Killed at Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777.

Templeman, Andrew, Captain, Geo., Killed at the siege of Charleston, May 12, 1780.

Van Brunne, John De La, Lieuten ant, Md. Killed Sept. 12, 1781.

Voorhees, Peter, Captain, N. Jersey Killed Oct. 26, 1779.

Vaughan, William, Lieut., Delaware Killed March 22, 1777.

Van Vleiland, Cornelius, Lieutenant Killed at the storming of Savannah, Oct. 9, 1779.

Warren, Joseph, Major Gen., Mass., Killed at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775.

Wooster, David, Major Gen., Conn., Mortally wounded at the invasion of Danbury by Tryon s forces, Apr. 27, 1777. Died May 2, 1777.

Wilmott, William, Captain, Maryland, Killed by a British foraging party in a skirmish on John s Island, S. C., Nov. 14, 1782. The blood of

Woodhull, Nathaniel, General, N. Y. Died Sept. 20, 1776, from a wound received in battle on Long Island.

Wilson, Jonathan, Captain, Mass. Killed at Concord, April 19, 1775.

Walker, Benjamin, Captain. Killed at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775.

Wise, Samuel, Major, S. Car. Killed at Savannah, Oct. 9, 1779.

Witherspoon, James, Brigade-major. Killed at Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777.

Williams, Nathan, Lieut., Maryland, Killed at Camden, Aug. 16, 1780.

Whiting, Charles, Captain. Killed July 10, 1779.

Indiana Sailors Who Died In Service, W. W. I.

The men on this list lost their lifes by haveing their ship torpedoed or in a submarine action.  Some would died from drowning, while some would be lost at sea.  There were hundreds of sailors from Indiana who lost their lifes in the service of W. W. I., from other season then what is stated here.

All the men stated here has a picture, that goes with the information, but will not be post here be cause of space.  However you may request a picture, but as these are from a old printing the condition will be from good to poor, but if you don't have a pictures of your ancestor it will be better then nothing.

Authors Note.  At the bottom of this list there will be a example on what the picture and information will look like..  Those of you who didn't find your ancestor on this list may request a look up.  However they must have been a sailor and living in Indiana at the time of his death.
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Austin Clyde Wilson, Gunner, U. S. N.
Son of George C. and Ida M. Wilson; born June 22, 1896, Muncie, Ind., Enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1914.  Served three years, was honorably discharged.  Reenlisted September 6, 1917.  Assigned to the supply ship "Teresa".  Promoted to First Class Gunner on the "Westover", on which he lost his life when the boat was torpedoed, July 11, 1918.

Reginald John Fisher, Gunner, U. S. N.
Son of Fred W. and Mary Mason Fisher; born February 28, 1893, Richmond Ind.  Moved to Fayette County, 1902, was a farmer.  Enlisted in the U. S. Navy, May 8, 1917, Connersville, Ind.  Sent to Newport R. I., for traing.  Served in the forign waters for several months.  Killed when the "Jacob Jones", was torpedoed December 6, 1917.  He was the first man from Fayette County, to give his life in the World War.  The American Legion Post, Connersvills, Ind., is named in his honor.

Fred Lee Holder, Fireman 2nd., Class.
Son of Jesse and Belle Snow Holder; born December 5, 1893, Monroe, Ind., family moved to Switx City, Greene, County, Ind., 1894.  He was a Miner.  Enlisted in the U. S. Navy, May 28, 1917, Indianapolis, Ind., assigned to duty as Fireman 2nd., class on the "Von Steuben".  Lost his life at sea, July 17, 1918.

Frederick Royal Huffman, Fireman 3rd., Class.
Son of John C. and Margaret Huffman; born September 17, 1893, Bloomfield, Ind.  He was a farmer.  Enlisted the U. S. Navy, December 2, 1917.  Sent to Newport R. I; assigned to duty as Fireman 3rd., class on the "Mount Vernon."  Lost his life September 5, 1918, when the "Mount Vernon," was torpedoed by a German Submarine.  Burid in Newberry Cemetery, Greene,County, Ind.  Crew was commended by the Secretary of the Navy for remaining on duty following the torpedoed of the vessel.

Harey Harrison, Seaman.
Son of Calvin and Dora Harrison; born December 14, 1889, Noblesville, Ind.  He served several years in the regular U. S. Army.  When he enlisted in the U. S. Navy, while home on furlough, April 1918.  Sent to Norfolk, Va.; assigned to the "Westover."  Lost his life July 11, 1918, when the "Westover, " was torpedoed while en route to France.

Louis A. Bartels, Seaman.
Son of Harry and May Bartels; born November 2, 1891, Lawrenceburg, Ind.  Enlisted in the U. S. Navy, February, 1908.  Served continuously until the time of his death, which occrred July 1, 1918, on the "U. S. S. Covington."  Ship was sunk by a German submarine.  Note.  There is no picture of him.

Earl Grigsby, Gunner Mate, 2nd., Class.
Son of Richard and Amanda Grigsby; born November 24, 1889, New Palestine, Hancock County, Ind.  He is a laborer.  Enlisted in the U. S. Navy May 7, 1917, Indianapolis, Ind.  Sent to Norfolk, Va.; transferred to the Naval Hospital, New York; assigned to duty on the "Cyclops," with rank of 2nd., Class Gunners Mate.  The "Cyclops," was last seen near the West India Islands, January 14, 1918; supposed to have been destroyed by a submarine.  No word has been heard of the ship or its crew.

Joseph James Schultz, Seaman.
Born May 30, 1894, in Poland.  Came to the United States, and was living in Fort Wayne, Ind., when he enlisted in the U. S. Navy, April 26, 1917.  Attained the rank of Seaman.  Drowned November 1, 1917, off U. S. Coast, when the launch which he and some comrades were using for transport in order to board the Battleship "Michigan," capsized.  The bodies were recovered, and Seaman Schultz's remains were returned to Fort Wayne, and interred in the Catholic Cemetery.

Albin Leonhard Ratz, Seaman.
Son of Joseph and Mary Witt Ratz; born February 26, 1894, St. Leon, Ind.  He was a Farmer.  Enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1915.  Sent to Great Lakes Training Station, Ill.  Serving on the "Peoria," at the outbreak of the World War.  Ordered overseas.  Drowned off the coast of France, September 23, 1917.  Buried, St. Nazaire, France.

Thomas Melvin DeWitt, Wireless Operator.
Son of Emmett E. and Elizabeth DeWitt; born December 18, 1895, Chicago, Ill.  Later moved to Muncie, Ind., where he became advertising Manager for the Munie "Star."  Enlisted service November 14, 1917, in the Radio Department of the U. S. Naval Reserves, Great Lakes Training Station, Chicago, Ill.  Assigned to duty as Third Class, Radio Operator.  Sent to Harvard Unversity for training; then to New London, Conn.  Drowned December 6, 1918, off Tangier, Morocco.

Jonathan Lee Miller, Seaman 1st., Class.
Son of James H. and Phoebe Miller; born December 9, 1890, Mauckport, Harrison County, Ind.  He was a farmer.  Enlisted in the U. S. Navy December 3, 1917, De Moines, Iowa.  Assigned to the U. S. Battleship "New Hamphire."  Fell overboard accidentally, and was drowned September 17, 1918.  His body was never recovered.

Samuel Alexander Skellenger, Seaman 2nd., Class.
Son of R. J. and Mary Skellenger ( McCurtain ); born August 31, 1892, Smyrna, Mich.  Moved to Carroll County, Ind., in early life.  He was a Carpenter.  Enlisted in the U. S. Navy, July 28, 1917, Miami Fla.  Sent to Charleston S. C., for training.  Went aboard the "Cyelops," January 8, 1918.  Lost at sea between March 4th. and 13th., 1918.  Survied by Widow, Rebecca Skellenger, and two children Francis A. and June Shirely, Menomonee, Wis.

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Three Nureses From Indiana, W. W. I.

The Ridley Brothers, Jas. P. & W. T., Tennessee.

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JAS. K. P. RIDLEY.

J. K. P. Ridley went into the army when a boy in his teens, and and made as good a soldier as belonged to Company E. He was brave and true, like unto his gallant brother, W. T. Ridley, captain of the company.

He was daring and fearless, yet a good and faithful friend.  He had no patience with a man that would shirk a soldier s duty.  He served until the close of the war, and no man can truthfully say he ever failed to discharge his duties as a soldier.  He still lives in Williamson Co., Term., and makes a good
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W. T. RIDLEY.


We could write a long time portraying the many good and noble qualities of Capt. W. T. Ridley of Company E, 2oth Tennessee Regiment. He assisted in organizing the company and was chosen as one of its Corporals. At the reorganization at Corinth, Miss., he was chosen ist Lieutenant. At Vicksburg, Miss., Capt. Ralston resigned, and Ridley was promoted to the Captaincy, which he held to the close of the war. He was in nearly every battle in which the company engaged. (He was sick when the battle of Baton Rouge was fought.)

He was probably the best known man of his rank in Breckinridge s or Bates divisions. He was noted for his cool courage and quick decision.

On the field of battle no one ever saw him excited. He was as brave as a Spartan ; no braver man ever lived ; he knew not the word "fear." He was kind, gentle, and as chivalrous as a knight. On the march, or in camp with his men, he was more a pleasant companion, than a military commander, yet his wish was law for his ccnipany ; he was the arbiter in all the differences that came up amongst his men ; he had a keen sense of justice and the personal rights of each individual, and never censured a man for asserting his rights, even though in doing so he may have trampled on technicalities with which he had no patience.

Captain Ridley, though then a young man, took almost pater nal care, not only of the company as a whole, but of each individual. To illustrate : Two of the men were quarreling ; one applied an insulting epithet to the other, for which he was struck a dangerous blow with the butt of a gun ; Captain Ridley immediately arrested the offender, and sent him to the "guard house," but five minutes later he was at the " guard house " and had the culprit released, giving as his reason : "I would have knocked him down myself. I can not punish a man for what I would certainly do myself."

Though a brave man, no braver soldier ever lived ; yet he was kindness itself. No man could be more alive to the joys or sorrows of his men, and they not only obeyed, honored, and respected him, but they loved him. He was scrupulously true to every trust, and never forsook a principle, or failed a friend ; he was an ideal man and soldier.

Captain Ridley died at his home in Williamson County, April 21, 1902. His loss is deeply felt by a host of friends, especially by the living members of Company E, every one of whom will willingly attest to the truth of every word of the above.

Captain Ridley was dangerously wounded at Missionary Ridge in the head, and while being borne from the field was wounded a second time, this time in the leg. He never recovered from the effects of these wounds. When he died he was filling the office of County Trustee of Williamson County.

Murderers James Render aka Denver Kid & Dick Williams aka Snowball.

Double Murder At McFarland Kansas, 1899.

The most revolting crime ever committed in Wabaunsee county was the murder of Harry Tandy and Calvin Burger, at McFarland, on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 28, 1899.

On the following morning, about 9 o'clock, Henry Weaver's attention was attracted by the gesticulations and incoherent mutterings of a man at the foot of a high bank of Mill Creek, about sixty yards southwest of the ice house at McFarland. The man's lower limbs were submerged in the water drowning being prevented by projecting roots but for which the murderers may have escaped conviction and punishment.

It was found that the young man's skull had been crushed by a blow back of the ear, rendering the victim of murderous assault unconscious, in which condition the unfortunate young man remained till the time of his death, at 10 o'clock Thursday night.

The young man was recognized as one, who, the day before, had been seated with a companion on the platform in front of Winkler Bros.' store at McFarland. It was recalled that the young men had made inquiries relative to the country, the prospect of getting work, &c. At noon the young men bought some crackers and cheese for lunch. K Although both wore overalls, there was something about the young men that attracted more than ordinary attention. It was noticed that each wore a good suit of clothes under his overalls, and that one of the young men carried a gold watch and that his hands were as soft as a woman's. By letters on the body of the young man found in the creek, the body was identified as that of Harry Tandy, a druggist of Creighton, Mo."

Dr. O. S. Chester was called by telephone to McFarland, and immediately a message was sent to the young man's father. Starting
immediately the grief-stricken parent reached the bedside of his dying
son, but only to return on the saddest mission of his life the boy's
spirit had been wafted horrio.

So certain were the people that young Tandy's companion had also been fctiilly murdered that the creek was draggged for the missing body, but not until Saturday evening, July 8, was the second victim found in the orchard on the Tom Locke farm, nearly a mile west of McFarland on information secured from one of the men charged with tiu' murder he having furnished Sheriff Cook, of Shawnee County, witli a diagram that enabled the ollicers to go directly to the place where the body lay, in a badly decomposed condition.

After the finding of young Tandy's body, several parties recognized him as one of the two young men who had been seen playing cards witla two young colored men on the east side of the ice house the evening before the finding of young Tandy's body. A young colored man, named Williams, had called at Mr. Donnelley's. at McFarland. for lunch for himself and a partner, and before leaving had borrowed two fishing poles, leaving the satchel with the Misses Donnelley until his return.

Later in the day Williams returned the fishing poles and called for his satchel, his excited manner attracting attention to such a degree as to make a lasting impression. On leaving the Donnelley home he went the back way, going north of the store on his way to the stock-yards, near which place he met Render, the other colored man, who had called at the store to buy something for lunch. The two colored men left McFarland on a freight train for Topeka. going to Crook Wright's, where Tandy's gold watch was pawned. This was the first clue that led to the arrest of Williams and Render. At a barber shop, opposite the Rock Island depot. Render had
changed his bloody shirt, and at Kansas City, Williams had left his blood stained pants. Both showed considerable money at Crook Wright's.

At the trial Williams acknowledged to being present when both young men were murdered but said Bill Collins had killed Harry Tandy and "Souse" Hawkins had killed Calvin Burger Williams stating that he had been compelled at the point of a revolver to assist in the double murder. Williams told how Burger had been decoyed to the orchard to get chickens for supper and how Tandy was disposed of on his return how, on bended knees, he had plead for his life offering to give up his watch and money everything, if only his life was spared.

As neither "Souse" nor Collins had been seen at McFarland, and it being proven that they were in Topeka at the time the murders were committed. Williams' story was devoid of effect. It was regarded as a bungling effort at fixing a most horrible crime on innocent parties— innocent, at least, of the double murder at McFarland.

The recital of the brutal murder of Harrv Tandv created a heart rending scene in the court-room. Scalding tears coursed down the cheeks of the grief stricken mother and the excited condition apparent in the equally aggrieved father created the impression that the assembled spectators might be unwilling witnesses of a second tragedy as a sequel to the first.

The jury brought in a verdict of guilty at noon, and at 1:4-) p. m.
Williams and Render were on their way to the penitentiary having
been convicted of murder in the first degree.

Mr. and Mrs. Tandy and Mr. and Mrs. Burger, parents of the murdered boys, were in attendance at the trial, leaving on their sad home ward journey on the same train that carried Williams and Render to prison for life. Mr. Tandy is a leading physician and druggist at Creighton. Mo., and Mr. Burger is in the restaurant business in Kansas City, but until a short time before the murder had been a guard at the Kansas State penitentiary at Lansing. Two excellent families had been drawn together by sad circumstances that deprived each of two homes of a promising son.

Good detective work was done in bringing the criminals to justice. Messers. Barnes and Carroll received deserved commendation for their efficient work as prosecutors. Mr. Keagy exerted his best efforts to bring about the acquittal of the defendants and with nothing to base a hope on, he made the best possible argument in behalf of the prisoners who could have no cause to complain that their conviction was due to a lack of legal talent in their defense.

There were no shoes on young Burger's feet when the body was found, though an old pair was found near by. When Mrs. Burger came to Alma she identified the shoes Williams was wearing as having been worn by her son, Calvin, when he left home for a visit with his brother in Oklahoma.

Though robbery was the motive for the crime a five dollar bill was found in the lining of young Burger's hat. It was wrapped in a piece of a newspaper published at Minneapolis, Kas. where the family formerly resided.

The identification of Calvin Burger's body decomposed beyond recognition was established by the score book first and later by the pants that he wore at the time of the murder. Allowing that "T" in the score book stood for Tandy. "D" for Dick Williams and "R'' for Render, the other initial, "B"' represented the young man whose identity was in question. In their effort to fix the responsibility for the crime on "Souse" and Collins the prisoners had stated that the young man whose body was found in the orchard had been working with the asphalt gang in Kansas City. Attorney Carroll went to Kansas City and established the fact that Calvin Burger was young Tandy's companion at McFarland. The bit of cloth used in patching the pants worn by the murdered boy made the identification complete.

When on Saturday. July 8, the second body was found and the facts developed that the victim had been foully murdeied in the same identical manner as was the young druggist the excitement was intense and the conditions ripe for the infliction of summary punishment on any one whom the evidence might incrhninate. On Sunday when the train bearing Dick Williams, one of the accused, reached Alma the excitement which had not yet abated was heightened in the extreme and hardly had the outer door of the jail closed on the prisoner than the sheriff and his deputies were overpowered, the door broken down and in a trice the body of Dick Williams was being dragged through the street to the Mahan corner a block east of the court house and in another moment what was supposed to be a lifeless body was dangling limp and motionless from a telephone pole ten feet from the ground.

Six minutes later City Marshal Pippert lowered the body. Williams breathed but until midnight his life hung as by a thread. Twenty-four hours later, with the exception of an abrasion of the scalp, there were no indications that Williams had passed through the terrible ordeal that came near depriving him of the right of trial by jury for a crime without a parallel in the history of Wabaunsee County.

Collingwood's Of New York, Civil War.

I was doing some research and ran across the name of Collingwood, and found the name interesting.
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Frank Collingwood or Cullingwood, 2nd., New York, Heavy Artillery.

GULLINGWOOD, FRANK.—Age, 27 years. Enlisted, November 1, 1861, at New York; mustered in as private, Co. I, November 1,1861, to serve three years; appointed regimental quartermastersergeant, April 9, 1803; mustered out near Petersburg, Va., November 2, 1861; also borne as Collingwood, F. A.

Harry Collingwood, 16th., New York, Cavalry, Company C.

COLLINGWOOD, HARRY.—Age, 23 years. Enlisted, May 21, 1863, at Buffalo; mustered in as sergeant, Co. 0, May 30; 1863, to serve three years; captured, August 8, 1864; paroled, February 20,1865; mustered out, June 9, 1865, at Washington, D. C; prior service in Co. E, Twenty-first New York Volunteers.

Henry Collingwood or Callingwood, 21st., New York, Infantry, Co. E.

CALLINGWOOD, HENRY.—Age, 22 years. Enlisted, March 29, 1862, at Buffalo, to serve two years; mustered in as private, Co. E, same date; deserted, August 6, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va.;
returned in arrest, April 10, 1863; sentenced by General Court Martial, to lose pay and allowance and to be confined six months; also borne as Collingwood; no further record.

Robert Collingwood, 91st., New York, Infantry, Co. C. & 147th., Infantry, Co. A.

COLLINGWOOD, ROBERT.—Age, 22 years? Enlisted at Bradford,
to-serve three years, and mustered in as private, Co. A, July 14, 1863; wounded in action, May 5, 1864, at the Wilderness, Va.; no further record.
Note.  He was not found on the roster for the 91st.

William Collingwood, 6th., New York, Heavy Artillery, Co. H. & 13th Co. A.

COLLINGWOOD, WILLIAM.—Private, Co. A, Thirteenth Artillery; transferred to Co. H, sixth Artillery, June 27, 1865; mustered out with company, August 24, 1865, at Washington, D.
C; veteran.

COLLINGWOOD, WILLIAM.—Age, 29 years. Enlisted July 29, 1863, at New York; mustered in as private, Co. A, August 12, 1863, to serve three years; transferred to Co. H, Sixth Artillery, July 18, 1865; veteran.

William Collingwood, 15th., New York, Engineers Co. G.

COLLINGWOOD, WILLIAM.—Age, 27 years. Enlisted, May 9, 1861, at New York city; mustered in as private, Co. G, June 17, 1,1861, to serve two years; promoted first-class private and reduced,
date not stated; mustered out with company, June 25, 1863.

Charles H. Cox, With "Lice."

This is a story about Charles "Charlie " H. Cox, and the men of the North Carolina Fourteenth regiment, Company C.  This regiment was known as the Anson Guards.  This story is about their battle with "Lice."
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We had been here not many days when scratching was in order. Search found lice, body lice! Horror of horrors ! A gentleman with lice on him so ashamed would not confess it. The troops camping here, when they moved left these pests behind and we fell heir to their leavings.  " Don't know who they were and don't want to know, damn 'em and damn their filthy rags," was the mildest of many oaths. E. F. Fenton writes, " The boys kept it hid as long as they could. They would sneak off by themselves, disrobe and the slaughter would commence.  I had a full supply on my person and on retiring to the woods came across Charlie cox. He had his top garments off and was busy slaughtering in the usual way, by pressing them between his thumb nails." " Hello, Charlie ! What you doing ? " " Mending my shirt," was the prompt reply and slipped on his shirt.  " Now, old boy," I replied, " you know you were killing lice. I am full of them and so are all the boys in the company. No more lies; we are in for it and you know it, so let's own up."

After this there was no more retiring out of sight. The boys would strip off and go to killing in the camp. This was a slow process. Building a blaze, holding the garment over it and scraping them off we found was the best method, and usually did it at night before retiring. They would pop like salt. When near the enemy we had to be wary; a fire would invite a minie ball from their long-range rifles and when one of these balls interviewed you it was not always attended by a thirty-day furlough.

It was impossible to destroy them. One filthy man would scatter them over the whole regiment. They were very prolific, and no man ever saw an unfertile egg. The season of incubation was every day in the year the nights between the days and their appetite was never satisfied. To crawl and bite and bite and crawl over one's anatomy was their incessant delight to your great discomfort. The good Lord never created anything in vain but the Confederate soldier never appreciated this blessing. A chinch stops biting when he gets full; flea is satisfied on a dog, but a louse is never full, never tires and is never satisfied.  They were not confined to the rank and file. The company officers, the field officers and the generals attested the ubiquitousness of this infernal, shameful, but not disgraceful pest.

Charles H. Cox

We called him " Charlie " for short because he was so jolly and good. A better soldier never trod shoe soles.  When without shoes he kept up to the mark, " however anyhow." Never shirked duty, bore the fatigue of the march in good spirit, made light of short rations, stole apples and fruits in season, lived and fought on roasting ears without complaining. A brigade sharpshooter. August 21, '64, was mortally wounded at Charlestown and died two days after. His colonel speaks of him, " He was brave, eager and true." He was mourned by his comrades  in arms and by his parents at home.

Wheres Jimmie Brice, Battle of Cabin Creek, Ok.

I received a Interesting letter from Betsy Warner, who had a interesting story and mystery.  She wanted my help looking up a soldier?, by the name of Jimmie Brice, but no record of him has yet been found.  I found this to be a great mystery and one that may never be solved.  If after you read this information and you have any information or questions, you can reach Betsy Warner at the following.
ohmymy40@yahoo.com  Tell her Dennis sent you.
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The question.  Hi, I work with some historians and genealogists in Vinita Ok and am trying to sort out a tombstone in the local history museum. It's of sandstone and was one of 32 other stones that used to be in the Vinita cemetery marking graves of Indian Home Guard soldiers from the Battle of Cabin Creek. The stone has no dates, but the name was thought to be Jimmie Brice. I'm thinking this might be James H. Bruce who was a 1st LT, and then Captain in the 2nd regiment Kansas Infantry, Indian Home Guard, company C. I can't find where this regiment was mustered out to see who survived and who didn't, and am wondering if you can point me to some documentation regarding company C, reg 2 in the battle(s) and the outcome. These graves are located about 10 miles north of the actual battlefield.

We had always assumed the Jimmie Brice was an indian.. there is a listing of a John J. Brice with a wife, Annie, but we can't make any sense of that option either. As the officers of the Indian Home Guard could have been white, then that explains why we can't find him on cherokee records from 1851.

We know where the other 32 stones are, but they are inaccessible at this time so we can't read the names but hope that if we can solve the Jimmie Brice mystery, we might be able to find names of others who perished in the battle.

My answer.  Hi Betsy, Boy you picked a hard one, the Indian Home Guards are some of the hardest regiments to find any thing on. The Kansas adjutant general reports only list the officers. There is no listing for Jimmie "Jimmy" brice in any kansas regiments. There is no listing of any miltary service union or otherwise.

The National Park Servic list all the men from the 2nd. I. H. G., white and indian and he was not on it.
I looked at all the reports from the "OR" Official Records and found nothing.

As for James H. Bruce he came out of the fourth Kansas Infantry, but was unable to find him on the roster. Its possible he was a civilian as you know a lot of these supply trains were contracted out to civilians, and if so and his was killed in the battle he would have been buried in the cemetery. You maybe looking for a civilian?

May I ask what leads you to believe he was in the military let a long in the 2nd., I. H. G.?

Betsy I have looked every where that I can think of, and have no Idea where to send you to look for more info.

Final Letter.  This really is a great story and one I wish we could figure out. The graves were all marked up until the mid 1950s in an area on the southern end of what is now Fairview Cemetery in Vinita. A County Commissioner at the time ordered the sexton to remove the headstones because they were "in the way" and made mowing difficult. The Sexton removed the stones and took them home, laying 32 of the stones out with the engraving face down as a patio in his backyard. In the late 1960s when Vinita formed a museum of sorts, the stone of Jimmie Brice, which was the 33rd stone (and didn't fit into the patio design) was given to the museum. Nobody other than the Sexton (and maybe his wife) knew that the patio stones were these headstones and when he and his wife went on a trip at his retirement... his kids thought they'd surprise him and add on the room to their home that they had always wanted. When the Sexton returned from vacation, there was a now a room built on top of the "patio" made of headstones.     

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We cannot find a list of the names on the stones, so there's really no clue as to who they might be. One of the sexton's children now lives in the home and is aware of the headstones. It's hoped that one day the room will be removed or something can be done to get these headstones back. In the meantime, some local groups placed a large stone to mark the area of these graves as they've also marked the unknown graves of other Union and Confederate soldiers from the Cabin Creek battles in graves in Vinita, at the military cemetery near the Cabin Creek site, and at some other small cemeteries in the area where soldeirs were buried.

There is no date of death on brice's headstone. I've attached a photo of the stone in the display -- it offers few hints. As to there being 75-100 graves (as in the sign above the stone), I've no idea where they came up with that info, but then much of what is on display is "word of mouth" instead of truth. Little by little through my weekly articles, I've attempted to solve lots of little mysteries like this that might be mismarked and on display or stories passed down for generations.

We can't find anybody named Jimmie Brice (or Bryce) on the 1851 Drennan Indian Rolls and likely any Cherokee soldier in the Civil War should show up on that roll.

I believe I found where James H. Bruce, the officer, didn't die until 1917 so we can throw him out... also another Brice I sometimes see listed, John J. Brice (wife was Annie) who was a soldier but I think lived until the 1890s.

It's possible Brice was not a Cherokee and might have been a Creek or Choctaw -- that's another angle I've not yet explored. The story is that these stones were Indian Home Guard. Other old stones in the area resemble the same stone and carving although many times they are in Cherokee and not English.

Betsy Warner.

            

Joseph Liirrabee Small, Jr.

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Joseph Liirrabee Small, Jr., was born on December 4th, 1846, at kennebunkport, Maine, and was the son of Joseph L., and Lorenda (Libby) Small. He enlisted at Biddeford, Me., on March 16, 1864, and was credited upon the quota of Kennebunkport. On April 16, 1864, he was mastered into the United States service, at Augusta, Me., as private in Company G, of the Thirty-Second Maine Infantry. Leaving Maine with the second battalion, on May 11th, he joined the remainder of the regiment at the North Anna, on May 25th.  And from that date, he shared in all the duties performed by the Thirty-second, until the close of September, when he was taken prisoner at the battle near the "Pegram house", on September 30, 1864.

After his capture, he was carried to Petersburg, and thence to Richmond, Va. After three day's in Libby prison, he was sent to Salisbury, N. C. Here he remained until February 22, 1865, when he was paroled, and on March 1st, he reentered the Union lines at Wilmington. N. C, together with thirteen of the twentv-eight men of his regiment who had been captured with him five months previous, the other fourteen having succumbed to the privations of prison life. He was finally discharged at  Annapolis, Md., on June 5, 1865.

In November of 1865, he engaged in the grocery business at Biddeford, Me., in which he continued until 1875.  Selling out his business in that year, he became a commercial traveler, which occupation he has since followed. He was married September 13, 1871, to Miss Lucretia Maloon Meeds, of Biddeford, by whom he has had five children, Fred H., Edward D., Harold J., Donald M., and Roydon L. Small.

Julian Wisner Hinkley

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Julian Wisner Hinkley, was born at Vernon, Connecticut, on March 1 2, 1 838, of a long line of New England ancestry; he was sixth in order of descent from Governor Thomas Hinkley of Plymouth Colony. Coming to Wisconsin in his eleventh year, Julian grew to young manhood on his father's farm at Waupun and in Portage County.  In 1 858, he left the farm and started life for himself  teaching school in winter, and working as a carpenter each summer.

On April 19, 1861 , Mr. Hinkley enlisted in the Waupun Light Guard for three months. But the services of the organization were not accepted for that short term by the State military authorities, so on May 8 they were proffered and accepted for the war, and the organization became Company E of the Third Wisconsin Infantry. Hinkley was at the organization appointed First-Sergeant ; but on February 6, 1 862, he was commissioned Second-Lieutenant of his company, became First-Lieutenant on November 1 following, and on May 4, 1863, took command of the Company as Captain.  He continued to serve the Third Wisconsin until its final discharge and payment in Madison on August 26, 1865, but during the last few months of this period was the acting Major of the Regiment.  Since the war, Major Hinkley has been largely engaged in erecting public buildings, and has a wide acquaintance throughout Northeast Wisconsin.
Side note.  His father was Lucius Hinkley, Mother was Laura Waterman.  His wife was Victoria Carrington, married May 8, 1866, Rockville, Tolland, Connecticut.

Interesting Soldiers Of 1812.

Jonathan Emerson, was a drummer in Captain Allen Partridge's Company of United States Engineers.  Enlisted January 28, 1814, Discharged July 25, 1815.  Sold his first wife Charlotte Spinning.  Second wife Mary Bray, married April 5, 1827, Cincinnati, Ohio.  His residence for the years of 1850, 1871, was Cincinnati, Hamilton, county, Ohio.  His wife residence for the years of 1878, 1887, was Cincinnait, Ohio.  He died March 2, 1872, Cincinnati, Ohio.  His wife died November 28, 1888, Cincinnati, Ohio.  His father Jonathan Emerson Sr., and brother Andrew W. Emerson, served in Engineer's Corps at west point.

John Anderson, was a Corporal, in Captain John Thomas, Company Georgia Militia.  Enlisted November 21, 1814, Discharged March 8, 1815.  He also serced in the Seminole Indian war as Second Sergeant, in Captain Jacob Robinson, Company Georgia, Militia, from March 23, 1818 to April 25, 1818.  His first wife was Elizabeth Fountain.  Married his second wife Mary Harrison, September 18, 1818, Early county, Georgia.  His residence for the years of 1850, 1855, was Early County, Georgia.  His wife's residence for the year of 1881, was Early County, Po. Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia.  He died November 18, 1869, Early County, Georgia,  His wife died about 1898.

Thomas Ford alis Thomas Brown, was a marine on the U. S. Constellation.  Enlisted November 11, 1812, discharged February 6, 1813.  Also served as first class musician on the U. S. ships Mississippi and Cumberland, from February 24, 1846 to August 17, 1848.  Married Sarah Little, who's first marriage was to a Stevens, March 10, 1831, Baltimore, Maryland.  Thomas residence for the year of 1813, was Burlington, New Jersey, and for the year of 1855, was Richmond Virginia.  His wife's residence for the years of 1869, 1872 and 1878, was Baltimore Maryland.  Thomas died August 10, 1857.  Sarah died May 30, 1896, Baltimore Maryland. 

John Forsyth, was a Private, in Captain Bacon's Company, New York, Militia.  Enlisted September 8, 1812, discharged October 30, 1812, was in the battle Queenstown, October 13, 1812, was taken prisoner.  Married Mary Ferris, April 15, 1810, Spencer New York.  His residence fothe years of 1851 and 1855, was Tioga?, County, New York.  His wife's residence for the years of 1871, 1878 and 1888, was Tioga?, County, Spencer, New York.  He died June 10, 1861, Spencer, New York.

Allen Green, was a Private in Captain William Cook's Company, New York Militia.  Enlisted July 8, 1812, Discharged November 30, 1812.  Also In Captain Kerney's Company 13th., U. S. Infantry.  Enlisted March 23, 1814, Discharged October 29, 1814.  He was in the battles of Plattsburg and Sackets Harbor, New York.  He was married to Delilah Moon, December 25, 1807, Thurman, New York.

Jesse Barber, was a Private, in Captain William L. Dufphey's Company and Bennet Riley's 3rd., U. S. Rifles.  Enlisted August 18, 1814, Discharged March 30, 1819.  Enlisted March 30, 1819 and Discharged  April  30, 1824, from the 6th., U. S. Infantry.  Married Mary Mckown February 3, 1825, Clay County, Missouri.  His residence for the year of 1871, was Yreka, Siskiyou County, Calif.  His wife's residence for the year of 1888, was Yreka, Siskiyou County, Calif.  He died May 13, 1888, Yreka, Calif.  His wife died about 1897.

Henry Beatty, was a Private, in Captain James Murrin's Company, Pennsylvania Militia.  Enlisted February 18, 1814, Discharged March 22, 1814.  Henry's mother had a pension application for John M. Beatty, who was a Private in Co. K., Pennsylvania 4th., Cavalry/64th., Volunteer Infantry.  He was a substitute for one Philip Snyder.  Henry married Margaret Stinedorf, October 25, 1815, Butler
County, Pennsylvania.  His wife's residence for the year of 1855, was Butler County, Pennsylvania, for the year of 1878, was Rouseville, Venango, Pennsylvania.  Henry died August 13, 1851, Harrisville, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
Note.  Although John M. Beatty, was recorded in the National Park Service and war of 1812, pension applications, he was not found on any rosters of the stated regiment.   

Elisha Brown, was a Private, in Captain A. Ostrander's Company, New York, Militia.  Enlisted September 10, 1814, Discharged September 25, 1814.  Served as a substitute for Willard Weatherby, as a drummer in Captain John Moses's Company, New York, Militia, for three months at Plattsburg, New York.  Married Eliza S. Roe, Fort Ann, Washington county, Maine, September 25, 1817.  His residence for the year of 1855, was Fort Ann, for the years of 1871, 1878, Kingsburg, Washington County, PO. Sandy Hill, New York.       

John N. Campbell, was a Private, in Captain Samuel Aston's Company, Ohio, Militia.  Enlisted February 21, 1814, Discharged August 20, 1814.  Also served in Captain Archilles Morris's Company, 2nd., regiment, Illinois Volunteers, Black Hawk War, June 4, 1831 to July 14, 1831.  Married Phebe Clark, October 12, 1818, Butler County Ohio.  His residence for the years of 1850, 1855, was Sangamon County, Illinois, for the year 1871, it was Clinton, Dewitt County, Illinois.  He died about 1887.

Ephrim ( W. ? ) Blodget, was a private, in Captain Hargar's Company, New York, Militia, Enlisted March 4, 1813, Discharged March 23, 1813.  Private in Captain Justice B. Spencers Company, New York, Militia, Enlisted January 12, 1814, Discharged April 14, 1814.  Private in Captain Britton's Company, New York, Militia, Enlisted October 20, 1814, Discharged November 14, 1814.  Served in Captain Warman's Company, New York, Militia, for 30 days in May & June, 1812, as a substitute for Almond Blodget.  Also served as a substitute for William Blodget, for three months some time in September or October, 1812, in Captain Hargar's Company, New York, Militia.  He married Hannah Mapes, October 4, 1821, Gorham, New York.  His residence for the years of   1852, 1855, Livingston County, New York, for the years of 1871, 1888, Canandaiqua, Ontatio County New York.

Miles Moore, 54th., Mass., Infantry ( Colored )

I have very little on Miles Moore, if you would like to add to his information write me and I will be glad to add his information.

Milles Moore, Musician, Age 16, Single, Occupation Laborer, Enlisted from Elmira, New York, April 29, 1863, Mustered out August 20, 1865, as a Musician, State bounty $50.  His pay was $20., per month.

Update November 28, 2012.

The following information was given by Bob McKay.

Miles Moore was my grand mother, Edna Mabel Moore's Grandfather. Miles was married to Ardele Moore, lived in New Orleans after the war and had three kids The middle son Richard fathered my grandmother. According to Miles muster records he was paid $7 a month as were all the "colored" troops in the 54th. Records also indicate that he was "owed $100 bounty" when he mustered out but no indication that he received it. Miles was listed as an "invalid " in 1897 and Ardele was granted a pension, then granted death benefits in 1904. He died back in NY. For more detailed info on Miles and other young Civil War recruits see G. Clifton Wisler's "When Johnny Went Marching".

John Ailshire, War Of 1812 & Civil War, Ohio.

If you have any information on him and would like to post it here let my know.
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John Ailshire, was a Private in Captain Calvin Sheppard's Ohio,Militia.  Enlisted August 9, 1812, Discharged February 26, 1813.  Also a Private in Captain John Roadamous Company, Ohio, Militia, Enlisted August 1, 1813, Discharged August 9, 1813.  He served as a substitute for David Knapp, of Captain Roadamour's Company.  John Ailshire, was also in the Civil War as a Private, in the 7th., Indpt. Battery, Ohio, Light Artillery.  ( It should be noted here that he was not found on any Artillery Regiment rosters, however it is recorded that he received a pension. )

John Ailshire, married June Dotson, on June 6, 1813, Gallia County Ohio.  His residence for the year of 1850, was Wilkesville Township, Vinton County, Ohio.  His Redisence for the year of 1855, was Jackson County, Ohio., and his redisence for the year of 1871, was Chillicothe, Po., Schooley's station, Ross County, Ohio.  John Ailshire died about 1881.

William Britt & Andrew ( D.? ) Crow, War of 1812.

William Britt, was a private in Captain John Field's Company Virginia Militia.  Enlisted August 31, 1814, disharged February 23, 1815.  Sold his first wife Anna Barnett, Sold his second Wife Mary Polly Bruffy, who he had married on May 23, 1839, Albemarls, County Va., Married his third wife Moaning Bishop, June 1, 1864.  His residence for the years of 1851, 1855 and 1871, Albemarle, County, PO. Charlottesville Virginia.  William Britt, died on November 29, 1873, Albemarle, County, Virginia.  His wife Moaning Bishop Britt, died January 30, 1908.

Andrew ( D. ? ) Crow, was a Private, in Joseph Frank's , Company Kentucky Militia.  Enlisted November 10, 1814, discharged May 10, 1815.  Sold his first wife Betsy King, married his second wife Milley Brown, on December 2, 1823, Jefferson County, Kentucky.  His residence for the years of 1850, 1855 and 1871, was Floydsburg, PO. Beard's station Oldham, County, Kentucky.  Andrew ( D. ? ) Crow, died on June 29, 1879, Floydsburg, Oldham County, Kentucky.

Sergeant William Shakespeare 2nd. Michigan Infantry.

FIRST SERGEANT WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, COMPANY K, SECOND MICHIGAN, INFANTRY.

AT THE AGE OF TWENTY.

He enlisted April 12, 1S61, at the age of seventeen, was assigned to the Color Guard as Color Corporal March 18, 1862, was promoted Sergeant in his company May 27, 1862, and First Sergeant March 1, 1863. Was severely wounded at Jackson, Miss., July 11, 1863. Honorably discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability, after having participated with his regiment in seventeen hard fought battles from Blackburn's Ford and Bull Run to Vicksburg.

The above portrait, although a reproduction from an old and faded photo of 1862, still shows the great intelligence and determined will power of this brave young soldier, that on occasions amounted to such an obstinate and determined spirit, that no amount of suffering could subdue, as the following incident will show. In the gallant charge of his regiment at Jackson, Miss., July 11, 1883, he was wounded through both legs near the hips, having both thighs fractured; while lying there on the battlefield, with these painful wounds, he had several more bullets fired into his body. When carried off the battlefield to the field hospital, and a consultation over his case was held by our surgeons, it was concluded by them that his wounds were mortal and his case hopeless. Our surgeon, Dr. Henry Clelland of  Detroit then said to him: "I don't want to alarm you unnecessarily, but you have only a few hours to live, still you may live a few days, but I can't give you any encouragement." He feebly responded that he thought it was not so bad. A short time afterwards the surgeon came to him with a letter, saying to him that he had "written to his mother of his unfortunate condition; was there any final message to add." He insisted on seeing that letter.  Finally the surgeon read it to him. Said he, "Doctor, I want to add a few words to it."  "Why," said the surgeon, "do you think you can write?" "Why, yes, I think I can scrawl out a few words if you will prop me up," and they complied with his request. After propping him up he added to that letter these words: "Do not be alarmed, dear mother, the doctor is mistaken. I am going to get well and come back to you." Some time after he was brought up to the general hospital at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he lay for nine long months on his back in an agony of suffering, unable to stir from one side to the other, and during all that time the doctors were in doubt about his final recovery. Rut the obstinate determination not to die but to come back to that dear mother pulled him through to final recovery.

54th., Massachusett ( Colored ) Infantry.

There is a lot of interest in the African American in the Civil War.  To find informaion on these men is not to hard, but to find pictures is a little harder.  Here you will find six African Americans.  These pictures are from the Regimental History, there are more pictures but many are not very good to dark but not for skin color but for other reason.  If one of these men is part of your family and you would like a copy there is no need to ask just copy away.
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Note.  The information will be in the order of the pictures read from left to right.

Company I.

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Jeremiah Rolls, First Sergeant, Age 22, Single, Occupation Boatman, Enlisted at Cincinnati, Ohio, April 28, 1863, Mustered out August 20, 1865. State bounty $50.  Reported dead. 

Abram C. Simms, Corporal, Age 20, Single, Occupation farmer, Enlisted at Oxford, Ohio, April 28, 1863, Mustered out August 20, 1865.  State bounty $50.  Last known address Oxfrod Ohio.

George Lipscomb, Corporal, Sergeant, Age 23, Single, Occupation Boatman, Enlisted at Cincinnati, Ohio, April 28, 1863, Mustered out August 20, 1865.  State bounty $50.  Reported dead.

Thomas Bowman, Sergeant, Age 27, Single, Occupation Trader, Enlisted at Cincinnati, Ohio, April 28, 1863, Mustered out August 20, 1865.  Wounded February 20, 1864, at Olustee, Fla.  State bounty $50.  Reported dead.

Company K.

Isom Ampey, Private, Age 21, Single, Occpation Farmer, Enlisted at Newport Ind., May 12, 1863, Mustered out August 20, 1865.  State bounty $50.  Last known address Goblesville, Mich.

Non Commissioned officers.

John H. Wilson, Sergeant Major, Age 23, Married, Occupation Painter, Enlisted at Cincinnati, Ohio, April 14, 1863, Company G., Sergeant May 10, 1863, Sergeant Major April 9, 1864, Mustered out August 20, 1865.  Wounded July 18, 1863, at Fort Wagner.  State bounty $50.  Last known address Toledo, Ohio.

Note.  All colored enlisted men were given a State bounty of $50 dollars, plus their pay of $20 dollars per month.

Sergeant William Jasper, Rev. War.

The gallantry displaded by the heroic William Jasper, during the battle of Sullivan's Island, cannot be passed over in silence. It has been frequently recorded ; but while I notice the achievements of men of superior grade, his intrepidity, inhanced by his extreme modesty, demands my warmest encomium. The Flag Staff of  the Fort having been shot away very early in the action, Jasper leaped down upon the beach, took up the Flag, fixed it to a spunge staff, and, regardless of the incessant firing of the shipping, mounted and planted it on the rampart.

Governor Rutledge, in testimony of his admiration of so distinguished an act of heroism, presented him a Sword, and offered him a Commission. The first he gratefully accepted, but declined the last. " Were 1 made an Officer," he modestly said, " my comrades would be constantly blushing for my ignorance, and I should be unhappy, feeling my own inferiority. I have no ambition for higher rank than that of a Sergeant."

Through every subsequent period of the war, his conduct was exemplary ; but, in the details which I have seen, carries too much the air of romance, to be dwelt upon. He was a perfect Proteus, in ability to alter his appearance ; perpetually entering the camp of the enemy, without detection, and invariably returning to his own, with soldiers he had seduced, or  prisoners he had captured.

During the attack at Savannah, he appeared at the head of the assailants, he seized the colours of his regiment, which had fallen from the hands of the Lieutenant who bore them ; but receiving, himself, a mortal wound, returned them, and retiring, but reached the American encampment to expire.

Note.  There will be some missspelling on this report, but its still  readable.

General, then Captain Horry, relates the following Incident: "I commanded an eighteen pounder in the left wing of the fort. Above my gun on the rampart, was a large American flag hung on a very Ligli mast, formerly of a ship ; the men of war directing their fire thereat, it was, from their shot, so wounded, as to fall, with the colors, over the fort. Sergeant Jasper of the grenadiers leaped over the ramparts, and deliberately walked the whole length of the fort, until he came to the colors on theextremity of the left, when he cut off the same from the mast, and called to me for a sponge staff, and with a thick cord tied on the colors and stuck the staff on the rampart in the sand. The sergeant fortunately received no hurt, though exposed for a considerable time, to the enemy's fire. Governor Hutledge, after the battle, as a reward, took his small sword from his side, and in presence of many officers, presented it to Sergeant Jasper, telling him to wear it in remembrance of the 28th June, and in remembrance of him. He also offered Jasper a lieutenant's commission, but as he could neither read nor write, he modestly refused to accept it, saying, " he was not fit to keep officers' company, being only bred a Sergeant."

Note.  Sergeant William Jasper, of Captain Dunbar s Company, so renowned for his feats of daring bravery, while planting the American colors on the parapets of Spring Hill redoubt, was pierced with a ball, and fell into the ditch. Before he died he said to Major Horry, " Tell Mrs. Elliott I lost my life in supporting the colors eibe presented to our regiment."

Captain Solomon Preuitt.

Solomon PREUITT was born on 7 Jan 1790 in Abington, Washington, VA. He died on 9 Jan 1875. He was buried in Madison Co., IL. Solomon Preuitt was active in the settling of this part of the country. He was elected Captain of a Military Co. at the age of 21. In 1813 he volunteered and joined the rangers in the war against Great Britain serving until peace was declared. In 1831 he was sent as a Captain of a spy company against the Indian Chief Black Hawk, returning after peace was signed. In 1832 Black Hawk reopened hostilities. Solomon Preuitt volunteered and was made Captain and later Lieut. Col. of the regiment. At the close of the war the people elected him Major of Militia, an office which he held for many years with credit to himself and the battalion.

Solomon Preuitt wrote the following to James T. Hair, Publisher of Alton, Illinios: In 1767 when my father was 15 years of age he went to the wild woods of Kentucky in company with his father, Martin Preuitt, Daniel Boone, John Finley, Isaac Belcher, and other hunters. They staid nine months when they returned with their furs to North Carolina. My father married my mother, Mary Woods, some five years after his return from this hunting expedition. When the Revolutionary War commensed my grand-father and my father joined Gen. Washington's army and served as soldiers till the colonies gained their independence. During the war Gen. Cornwallis of the British Army sent Ferguson with fourteen hundred Tories to break up some new countries along the frontier. When the backwoods mountaineers heard the news, they rallied together near King's Mountain. My father with his brother, Isaac Preuitt and my father-in-law, Philip Higgins, all took a part in that battle. Before the attack was made a council was held in which it was decided that all should return but one thousand picked men, who led on by the brave Campbell Servier, Shelby and Williams, ascended the hill, and commenced that attack. Like Sinai of old, the top of the mountain was wrapped in smoke and flame as the leaden hail came whizzing from every quarter. In forty minutes, Ferguson was slain and he entire command destoyed, either by death, wounds or prisoners. Martin Preuitt died at the age of 98 years. Martin Preuitt, Jr. died at the age of 92 years. Solomon Preuitt died at the age of 86 years. Jacob Preuitt died at
the age of 92 years.

(This report taken from the account given in the Gazetter of Madison Co.,
Illinios of 1866) Parents: Martin, Jr PREUITT and Mary WOODS.

He was married to Rebecca HIGGINS in 1809 in Kaskaskig, Madison, IL. Children were: Abraham PREUITT, Isaac PREUITT, Jacob PREUITT, Martin PREUITT, James PREUITT, Elizabeth PREUITT, William PREUITT, Nancy PREUITT, Wiley PREUITT, Mary PREUITT.
He was married to Elizabeth HIGGINS in 1855.

Four Revolutionary Soldiers From Pennsylvania..

I had hoped to find more on these men but was unable to, may be one of you readers can help fill in the blanks.
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State of Pennsylvania, County of Alleghany.

William Blakeney, Captain, Allowance $240, Sums received $667.73, Service Virginia Cont'l Line, Placed on roll June (?), 1819, Commencement of pension October 3, 1818, Age 87, Died July 14, 1821.

Michael Huffnagle, Captain, Allowance $240, Sums received $306, Service Penn., Cont'l Line, Placed on roll May 12, 1819, Commencement of pension September (?), 1818, Age 66, December 31, 1819.

Jacob Springer, Ensign, Allowance $96, Sums received $497.59, Service Virginia Cont'l Line,  Placed roll May 16, 1820, Commencement of pension April 11, 1818, Age 70, Died June 16, 1823.

David Steel, Captain, Allowance $240, Service Virginia Cont'l Line, Placed on roll September 24, 1818, Commencement of pension April 27, 1818, Died February 4, 1819.

Jonathan Holton, Revolutionary War. .

Jonathan Holton.

Birth: September 15, 1743, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
Death: November 19, 1821, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
Son of Joshua Holton and Mary Stebbins.

Spouses: Hannah Olcott Holton (1747 - 1792.)
Nancy Walker Holton.
Nancy Pope Holton (1767 - 1803.)

Children: Bela Holton (1772 - 1857.)
David Holton (1781 - 1873.)

Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

Revolutionary War.

[R. 4-169] [ Jonathan Holton Bennington Soldier, 1778.]

To the Honourable Counsel and House of the General Assambly of the state of New Hampshire.

The Petition of Lieutenant Jonathan Holton of Westmorland In the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire Humbly sheweth that your Petitioner being a Lieutenant In Captain Carlton Company in Col. Nicholes Rigiment was in the Month of August last past in the Fight at Bennington Badly wouned.  A Ball striking his upper Lip and tearing it allmost off which Ball came out in his right Cheek and also was at the same time hit by a buck shot which Entered his Left Cheek and Lodged near his Right Eye by which wounds.  Your Petitioner is some disfigured and his speech some what Impaired and also your Petitioner by means of said wounds has all most lost seven months Labour.  Besides his cost to surgeons and some other necessary expences to obtain A Cure which he has not yet wholly obtained.  Your Petitioner therefore prays that the Honourable Court would Grant him his account, and also for his disfigurement and Great Pain make him such further Consideration as they in their wisdom shall think proper and Your Petitioner as in Duty Bound shall ever pray.
Westmorland May 8 : 1778.
Jonathan Holton Lieut.

Revolutionary War Pension.

State: New Hampshire.
County: Cheshire.
Name: Jonathan Holton.
Rank: Lieutenant.
Allowance: $80.
Sums received: $921.10.
Service: Colonel Joseph Cilley's Regiment.
Placed on roll: Not stated.
Commencement of pension: March 4, 1795.