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.

14th., Conn., Infantry, Battle Of Antietam.

All these men were of the 14th., Connecticut Infantry.  The men named here were either Killed, Wounded or came up missing.
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Captain Jarvis E. Blinn, of Company F, the first officer to head the list of those who were killed in the service of the Fourteenth Regiment, was born at Rocky Hill, Conn., July 28th, 1836. He resided there until 1853, when he removed to New Britain.  August 8th, 1862, he enlisted in the company then organizing in New Britain for the Fourteenth Regiment. He was unanimously chosen captain and commissioned as such August I5th; left the state at the head of his company August 25th ; and was constanly at his post until the i/th of September, when, early in the day, just as his company was ordered to fall back from their somewhat advanced position on the battlefield, a bullet stuck him passing through the heart. He made the single exclamation "I am a dead man!" and died instantly. A friend says of him: "! know of no important incidents in his life. I only know that he was faithful and true in all the relations of life, winning his way by his own merit to the affection and confidence of all who knew him. With an earnest devotion to his country, he gave himself willing to die if need be, for the good cause. His remains were taken to New Britain for interment.

Captain Samuel F. Willard, of Company G, was born in Madison, Conn., November 22d, 1822. He passed his life in that quiet New England village in mercantile pursuits until his enlistment in the Fourteenth Regiment August 6th, 1862. He had some military experience, having commanded an independent militia company in his own town. Being impressed with his duty to his country at the second call for troops, he called upon his townsfolk to form a company for the war. The ranks were quickly filled with the best and bravest of the youth of the town and he was unanimously chosen captain. Farlv in the dav while gallantly leading his men into the thick of the fray, he fell unconscious and later died. His body was taken to Madison where he was buried with military and masonic honors.

Second Lieutenant George H. D. Crosby, who was mortally wounded, died October 23nd, 1862. He was born at Barnstable, Mass., November 22nd., 1840. In 1850 he removed with his parents to Middle Haddam, Conn., where he resided until his enlistment. He made two unsuccessful attempts to get an appointment at West Point, entering Wesleyan University in Middletown in the fall of 1861. Having decided military predilections, he joined the Mansfield Guard and there studied the tactics. He marched with his regiment to Washington and was left with a large guard over the camp at Arlington, when the regiment marched to Fort Ethan Allen. The government not supplying sufficient rations, he purchased them for his men from his own limited means, declining to be repaid. When the regiment marched from Ethan Allen on the Maryland campaign, he rose from a sick bed in the hospital to join and march with his company. A letter written about this time from Sergeant Goodwin of his company (killed later in the war) to his friends, praises his coolness under fire and states that his men were growing very fond of him. During the battle Crosby was walking from one end of his company to the other, encouraging his men. when a bullet struck him in the side, passing through his lungs just in front of the spine, and lodging on the opposite side just under the skin. He was carried back to the hospital and a few days later sent home where he died.

Company A. Killed, Privates, Thaddeus W. Lewis, Michael Maddegan, William H. Norton; wounded, Corporals, Edward L. Humiston, William E. Craig, Privates, Joseph Alix, Henry E. Bachelor, Alfred Brown, Joel N. Bradley, Francis Curtis, Edward Hill. Duncan McCann, Charles H. Matt, Stephen D. Skidmore, Frederick fates, Edward A. Wilcox, Frederick Taylor; missing. Privates, George P. Heck. Abner S. Whitcomb, Musicians, George H. Allen, Lucien W. Hubbard.

Company B. Killed. Private, Robert Hubbard; wounded. Corporals, Frederick R. Beebe, David Muaitland, Privates, Samuel G. Camp, Charles C. Galpin, Joseph McClusky, Hugh McBrayne, Benjamin C. Wilcox: missing, Private, George Brown.

Company C. Killed. Corporals, David Mix, Henry Keeler, Privates, John H. Smith, Michael Keegan; missing, Private, Manfred M. Gibbud.

Company D. Killed. Privates, Henry Tiley, Russell Griswold, William P. Ramsdell, John Abby; wounded. Privates, George Colburn, George W. Corbit, William H. Corbit, Loren S. Griswold, August Gross, Henry Hospodsky, James Henderson, Henrv W. Orcutt, George F. Sloan, Joseph Stafford, Henry Talcott, Samuel L. Talcott, Thomas Wilkie, Christopher Waldo, Alfred A. Taft, Abner S. Bowers, Ansel D. Newell; missing, Privates, Frank D. Main. David B. Crombie.

Company E. Wounded. Sergeant, Henry C. Miller, Corporal.  George Smith, Private, Richard West; missing. Privates, Lucien B. Holmes. William F. Lovejoy.

Company F. Killed, Captain, Jarvis E, Blinn, Sergeant, Frederick R. Eno ; wounded. Privates, Henry Alcott, Henry Beach. John L. Bartholomew, Martin D. Cowles, Peter Frazier, Victor Holcomb, George H. Lewis. Eliphalet S. Packard, Hiland H. Parker, J. Frank Smith; missing. Private, Francis Kavanagh.

Company G. Killed. Captain, Samuel F. Willard, Private, John W. Larks; wounded. Sergeant. Henry A. Pendleton, Privates, George H. Done, Alfred II. Dibble, John A. Hurd; missing. Private, Horace Stevens.

Company H. Wounded, Sergeants, John A. Tibbits, Thomas J. Mills, Privates, S. S. Fox, John Miner,  F. M. Ames; missing. Privates, John Lunger, John Goddard, Lewis L. Latour, Christopher Brown, Edward Mitchell.

Company I. Killed, Corporal, Richard L. Hull, Privates, Edmund I. Field, Raphael W. Benton ; wounded. Privates, Henry M. Rossiter, John Ryan, Valentine Arendholtz ; missing, Corporal, Elbert Sperry, Privates, Sylvester J. Taylor, Augustus Flowers, Hiram Couch.

Company K, Killed, Privates, Benjamin R. Fuller, Henry P. Yerrington ; wounded. Lieutenants, James B. Coit, George H. Crosby, Corporals, John R. Webster, Edward Dorcey, Privates, George W. Babcock, H. H. Brainard, Peter Divine, Jacob Dyetch, Nelson Bement, John Bayhan, William Carroll, Selden Fuller, John Harren, S. D. Allyn, A. T. Simonds ; missing. Corporal, N. P. Rockwood, Privates, Frederick Chadwick, T. Farrell, E. Weeks, C. Risley, E. Maynard, O. Kibbe.

Loss Of The United States Steamer Columbla.

There are three reports on the loss of the Columbia, these reports are very long.  But you will find them very intereesting these reports are given by the officer's that were in the action.  And for you who had an anceston on the Columbia may find him here.  After the reports you will find a list of 45, men saved from the Columbia, plus the names stated within the reports.
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Report of Acting Ensign James S. Williams.
United States Flag-Ship Minnesota, Newport News, Va., January 23, 1863.

Sir : In accordance with your orders, I herewith furnish you a report of the circumstance attending the loss of the United States steamer Columbia on the 14th instant.

At 5.30 p. m. of the 14th, the ship was headed in for the land, with a man at the lead, intending to anchor in 7 and a half fathoms of water. Weather mild, but hazy.  Gradually shoaling our water until 6.30 p. m., when the man in the chains called half-seven, upon which the engine was stopped, and hands at their stations for anchoring, the commander and executive officer being on the bridge, Acting Master Howell on the forecastle, and myself upon the quarter-deck. Almost immediately upon stopping the engine white water was discovered ahead, when, upon throwing the lead, I found we had 2 and a half fathoms, the man in the chains calling 7 and a half.

Upon seeing white water the bell was struck to back the engine, but before it could be done the ship was in the breakers with but eight feet of water, (she drawing 11 feet aft.)

Every effort was now used to lighten the ship by throwing overboard coal and pig-iron until she swung broadside on the beach, when she began to thump very hard, and roll so as to render it impossible to work to any advantage, and the sea making in fast. At 11.20 p. m. I was ordered to take the gig and (being supplied with signals) to make all haste in reaching one of the vessels off New Inlet, we lying, as near as I could judge, off Masonboro', North Carolina, aud about half a mile from the beach. The sea being very rough on Wednesday night I made but little headway, and at daylight of the 15th it set in a hard gale from the S.SW., so that I did not arrive at the nearest vessel (the Cambridge) until 4.20 p. m., and reported the case to Captain Parker, who immediately got underway and ran down abreast of the wreck, and anchored until daylight of the 16th, when we found the Penobscot off the wreck, and also that he had succeeded in taking off about thirty persons, besides Master's Mate Morse and five men, who came to her on the 15th in a boat.

On the 16th it blew a heavy gale from the SW., with heavy sea, and wind hauling into NW. in evening. At 8.30 a boat from the wreck came off in charge of Master's Mate Bourne, bringing eight or ten persons and the paymaster's clerk.

Mr. Bourne reported to me that the ship had worked in about four times her length and was thumping very hard, and that the guns had been spiked and thrown overboard, and the foremast cut away, which eased her greatly. At 9 a. m. of 16th the Cambridge and Penobscot ran in and fired on the shore with their rifled guns until a battery on shore opened on the Columbia, which vessel had a white flag flying. Upon the gunboats stopping their fire the batteries ceased, and the wind and sea being very high, so that a boat could not reach the wreck, and the sea making a breach over. About noon a boat was seen to leave the wreck for the shore, and in a short time after a large number of people  were seen on the beach, and it was supposed they had landed. At night the wind moderated, and on the morning of saturday it was smooth as a pond, and two boats were seen running from the wreck to the shore. At 9 a. m. of the 17th the gunboats ran in and opened their fire on the wreck and shore, which was returned by the batteries on the beach.

The rebels having possession of the vessel, and before leaving her they bent, on our ensign by one corner and ran it up. At 10.30 the gunboats hauled off and anchored, and the rebels boarded the wreck again ; and at 3 p. m., or about that hour, she was discovered to be on fire ; and at 9 p. m. she was nearly burnt out, the fire getting quite dim. At 9.30 p. m. I took passage in the Mount Vernon for Beaufort, and have proceeded on to here with all possible despatch.

There are now missing 12 officers and about 40 men, all of whom, I think, landed on Friday.

I am, respectfully, your obedient servant, JAS. S. WILLIAMS, Acting Ensign,
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Report of Lieutenant Commander Joseph E. De Haven, United States Gunboat Penobscot, Of New Inlet, N. C, January 17, 1863.

Sir : I have to report that, on the morning of the 14th instant, at about 10 o'clock, while on my passage from Beaufort to join the fleet off New Inlet, and when about twelve miles distant therefrom, I heard several guns fired inshore, and soon afterwards made a vessel apparently aground.

I immediately stood in for her, and made her out to be the United States steamer Columbia, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Jos. P. Couthouy, ashore in the breakers.

A boat from the Columbia boarded me when about a mile off, from the officer of which I learned that the vessel went on shore the evening before, and that the guns fired were signals of distress, the vessel being so firmly aground as to render futile all hopes of saving her.

I immediately sent back the Columbia's boat to board the ship, and one from this vessel to sound the water. It was not considered safe to board the Columbia as the wind was blowing a heavy gale from the south, and the surf was very heavy around the vessel; but the pilot finding good water nearly up to where the ship lay, I run this vessel in within a cable's length of the Columbia, and anchored in four fathoms water. Mr. Jack, executive officer of this vessel, volunteered to pick a boat's crew and go in to the relief of the Columbia. I gave him the launch, with eleven picked men, who also volunteered, and he went in, but soon sent me back word that he could do nothing more than save the crew,which I ordered him to do as fast as possible. Mr. Jack anchored the launch as near as practicable to the Columbia, and went in with the Columbia's boat and his own crew under the bows of the Columbia, where a tremendous surf was running at the time, and took a line from the vessel to the launch, I at the same time signalling to Captain Couthouy to abandon, if necessary, which signal was not understood by him, he, I presume, having no telegraphic dictionary.  By means of the line from the steamer's bows to the launch some thirty of the crew were hauled through the surf and saved, but night coming on Captain Couthouy refused to send any more men that night, and the boats were called alongside, with the exception of the launch, which was left in position for recommencing operations in the morning, with the Columbia's boat alongside of her for a tender. But about 10 o'clock, the gale still increasing, and the Columbia's boat having been swamped, the officer in charge of the launch returned on board with that boat.

At 12 the sea ran so high that in order to save my own vessel (I only having one anchor) I deemed it prudent to get under way, and gave the order to heave up the anchor and stand off to sea.

At daylight Friday morning we were several miles from the unfortunate steamer, but made for her directly. We were at this time joined by the Cambridge, Commander Parker, senior officer, off New Inlet, and we stood in together for the Columbia, coming to anchor nearly in our old position of the day before. We had no more than got our anchors down before the emmy opened fire on us from the shore with several batteries, every shot going over our deck, which rendered it necessary for us to change our position, firing, however, with our 20-pounder Parrott, the roughness of the sea preventing us from casting tyloose our 11-inch Dahlgren. The firing from the shore was still kept up, mostly at the Columbia, many of their shots penetrating her, which vessel soon hoisted a flag of truce, which was not regarded by the enemy.

At about 10 a. m. the Columbia sent a boat through the surf, with two officers and five men, with a letter from Captain Couthouy, informing me that he was ready to blow up his vessel as soon as his crew could be taken off. This communication I sent on board the Cambridge to Captain Parker, but, as the gale was still increasing, it was not considered prudent by him to send in boats, but to lay by the Columbia until the wind moderated, and then to save all we could.

At 12 m. the enemy ceased firing on the Columbia, and boarded her from the shore, the captain of that vessel having surrendered her.

Nothing was saved from the Columbia, with the exception of the chronometer and sextant, which are on board this vessel, subject to the orders of yourself or the Navy Department.

On the morning of this date, the weather having moderated, we again went in company with the Cambridge, both vessels opening -at short range upon the Columbia, and driving from her a large number of men, who were probably at work stripping the vessel. A rebel flag was flying over her at the time of the action. Several batteries opened upon us from the shore, many of their shot going over us, but fortunately not hitting us. After firing eleven times with my 11-inch gun I found that the carriage was split, rendering its further use dangerous to the ship's company, on reporting which to Captain Parker he ordered me to join the fleet off New Inlet, and send another vessel to his assistance.

I give you hereAvith a list of the officers and crew of the Columbia who were saved, and are now on board this vessel, the others, with the exception of one officer and a boat's crew on board the Cambridge, are probably all prisoners.

The gallant manner in which Acting Master Chas. E. Jack conducted himself was highly creditable, and I would most respectfully recommend him to the favorable consideration of the Navy Department, as I would also the men who volunteered to accompany him, the following being a list of their names and rates :

Patrick McMahan, captain fore, acting cockswain ; Henry McDonald, master at arms ; James Pike, boat's mate ; John Welsh, captain after-guard ; Henry Scott, cockswain ; Thomas Brannon, captain fore ; Thomas Gibson, quartermaster ; Nicholas Flanigham, seaman ; George Eaton, seaman ; James Parker, seaman ; Charles Galaway, landsman.

I also send you the statement of Paymaster's Clerk Henry H. Fanning, relating to the disaster to the Columbia.

I have the honor to be, sir, most respectfully, your obedient servant, JOSEPH E. DE HAVEN.
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Report of Paymaster's Clerk H. H. Fanning.
United States Gunboat Penobscot, January 17, 1S63.

Sir : In obedience to your instructions, I herewith submit an account of the loss of the United States steamer Columbia, Joseph P. Couthouy, acting volunteer lieutenant commanding.

On the afternoon of Wednesday, January 14th, we left the Fishing Grounds and proceeded back to our regular anchorage. About 6 o'clock p. m. Mr. Howell, acting master, in charge of the deck, sent word to the captain, who was in his cabin at dinner, that the man at the lead reported ten fathoms of water,but that he thought we were too near inshore, as the two houses here appeared very near. The captain sent back word to let her run until she was in seven and a half fathoms, and not to bring her to anchor before that time.

Immediately after sending said word to the officer of the deck the captain came up from his cabin and stood on the bridge about three minutes, when Mr. Morse, acting master's mate, who was on the forecastle, sang out, "white water ahead." The captain immediately ordered the engines reversed, but before they were reversed the ship struck, and the breakers appeared all around us.  After the ship was hard and fast aground the yards were braced around and sails set on the foremast in hopes of getting her bow off; the coal in bags was then thrown overboard, which did not seem to ease her at all. The engines stopped working in about half an hour after she struck in consequence of the sand getting into the boiler.

About 11 o'clock p. m. a boat was sent in search of the fleet, in charge of Acting Ensign Williams and ten men, as we received no response to our signal guns and rockets. At 12 o'clock, the ship continuing to pound and thump very heavy, the foremast was cut away, which eased her very much. At daylight Thursday, January 15th, our small boat, with Acting Ensign Williams, appeared in sight off our starboard bow, about three miles from the ship. At 10 o'clock a. m. a sail appeared in sight. We immediately commenced firing signal guns, when it bore down to us, and proved to be the United States gunboat Penobscot. We sent a boat out to her in charge of Acting Master's Mate Morse, when she came to anchor very near us, right on the edge of the breakers. At 3 o'clock p. m. the Penobscot's boat came under our boat and took a line out to her launch at anchor between us and the Penobscot.

We then commenced to send the crew, one by one, out to the launch on a life-line; up to dark we sent thirty- two men. During Thursday night the wind increased to a gale, and the sea made a clear breach over the ship, and she pounded and thumped fearfully. About midnight the first lieutenant, Acting Master Balch, sent word forward to the men to look out for themselves, as the ship was going to pieces. The men all came aft to the quarter-deck, and some of them lashed themselves to the rigging of the mainmast, and some to the stanchions. During the forepart of the night the Penobscot made signals to us which we did not understand. At daylight the Penobscot again stood inshore, having put further out to sea during the night. At 7 o'clock a. m. Friday, January 16th, the rebels fired on us from a battery on shore on our starboard quarter, the first shot passing over us within one foot of our smokestack. On their continuing to fire on us the captain ordered the white flag run up, when they ceased firing. As soon as the Penobscot had got well in towards us, the captain ordered the American ensign hoisted, union down, and let the white flag still fly; upon which the rebels reopened fire on us from two batteries on shore, just astern of us, the shell bursting very near us. The quarter-boat was then lowered, and Acting Master's Mate Bourne and seven men, together with myself, put out to the Penobscot with a despatch for the captain, and also carried out the ship's chronometer and sextant. Upon the captain ordering away the quarter-boat the paymaster asked permission to go in her, but was refused, as the captain said both the paymaster and his clerk could not go. I being sick at the time, the paymaster allowed me to go in his stead. Up to the time I left the ship she had not made any water, or injured herself in any way, except the machinery, which was badly broken. As soon as the rebels commenced firing on us the captain ordered our six twenty-four-pound howitzer to be spiked with rattail file and thrown overboard, which was done. The thirty-pound rifle gun on our forecastle still remained on board, though, I believe, spiked. From the time the ship first struck the captain seemed to loose all self-possession, and left everything to his first lieutenant, Acting Master Balch.

In conclusion, I would state that it was the general topic of conversation amongst the officers and men aboard the steamer Columbia how nobly and daringly the Penobscot came to our assistance during our imminent peril, and had it not been for her not a man on board would have been saved.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

HENRY H. FANNING,
Paymaster's Clerk on hoard the United States Steamer Columbia.
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List of men saved from the Columbia, how on board the Penobscot.

1. Esrom Morse, Master mate.
2. E. S. Bourn, Master mate.
3. H. H. Fanning, Paymaster Clerk.
4. John Rice, Quarter master.
5. Henry Maye, Quarter master.
6. John Savage Jr., Quarter Gunner.
7. Francis Williams, Seaman.
8. R. J. Henderson, Seaman.
9. John Green, Seaman.
10. Daniel Laughlin, Oed. seaman.
11. John Serley, Seaman.
12. Stephen Edeworth, Ord. seaman.
13. John M. Clehlan, Ord. seaman.
14. William Gosser, Ord. seaman.
15. Philip Clark, Ord. seaman.
16. Fred. S. Davis, Ord. seaman.
17. Thomas Branighan, Landsman.
18. John Kelly, Landsman.
19. William O'Conner, Landsman.
20. Jas. McGrath, Landsman.
21. William K. Wilson, Landsman.
22. Michael H. Fox, Landsman.
23. George Wood, Landsman.
24. Andrew Houghion, Landsman.
25. Alonzo Mahan, Landsman.
26. Jas. W. Mead, Landsman.
27. William Hans, Landsman.
28. Jno. Cain, Landsman.
29. George N. Thompson, Landsman.
30. Patrick Kelly, Landsman.
31. William Stanley, Landsman.
32. Thomas Divine, Landsman.
33. Jno. Beard, Coal Heaver.
34. Winlow Myers, Coal Heaver.
35. Chas. Knight, Coal Heaver.
36. Robert Kennedt, Coal Heaver.
37. Sylvester Carravel, Officer's Cook.
38. A. S. Salter, 2nd., class Fireman.
39. Jno. Welsh, 1st., class Fireman.
40. Jno. Johnson, Officer's Steward.
41. Jno. Roberts, 2nd., class boy.
42. W. B. Shultzer, 1st., class boy.
43. Samuel Weller, 1st., class boy.
44. Jno. W. Gaffney, 2nd., class boy.
45. George Wetherber, 2nd., class boy.

Capt Charles Curie.

Capt Charles Curie.

Birth: Oct. 20, 1843, Auberchicourt, France.
Death: May 9, 1910, New York.

Charles Curie (sometimes spelled Currie) was born on October 20th, 1842, at Audencourt, near Montbeliard, France, and immigrated to the United States in 1844, residing in Patterson, New Jersey. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, living there from 1856 to 1859 before returning to New Jersey, where he attended the Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College. He was employed for a time as a Custom house Clerk at Ad. Koop & Sattler in New York City, New York.

With the secession of the Southern States and the firing on Fort Sumter he enlisted on April 23rd, 1861, at New York City, New York, for two years service, at the age of 19, and was mustered into service as a Private in Company C of the 9th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Hawkins Zouaves, on May 4th, 1861. He was promoted to the rank of Corporal on March 5th, 1862, and was wounded in action on September 17th, 1862, at Sharpsburg, Maryland. While at home recovering he was discharged to accept a commission in another regiment on February 13th, 1863, and was enrolled and mustered into service as a First Lieutenant in the Second Regiment, Hawkins Zouaves, on that date, at Albany, New York, for three years service, however with this organization failing to complete its organization he was discharged on June 22nd, 1863.

He once again enrolled and was mustered into service as the First Lieutenant of Company C of the 178th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment on June 23rd, 1863, for three years service, being transferred to Company K on March 8th, 1864. He served as the Acting Ordnance Officer and Aide-de-Camp for the Third Brigade, Third Division, of the 16th Army Corps in 1864, and was promoted to Captain of Company A on September 30th, 1864. As a result of illness he was discharged after tendering his resignation on December 20th, 1864.  Upon returning home he attended the New York University Law School in New York, and upon graduation was admitted to the New York State bar, and opened a practice.

He organized and was elected Captain of the "Patterson Light Guard" in the New Jersey National Guard in 1879, and joined the New York Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States on February 3rd, 1886, in addition to serving as the Commander of the Department of New Jersey, Grand Army of the Republic, in 1905. From 1908 to 1909 he served as the President of the Society of the Army of the Potomac.  Captain Curie died at his home in New York City, New York, on May 9th, 1910, at the age of 68.

"He was one of the squarest, fairest, and sweetest comrades thatever bore arms." – General Henry C. Dwight.

Burial: Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey.

CHARLES.—Age, 21 years. Enrolled at Albany, to serve years, and mustered in as first lieutenant, Second Hawkins Zouaves, February 13, 1863; discharged, June 22, 1863; again mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. C, this regiment, June 23, 1863, to serve three years; transferred to Co.K, March 8, 1864; mustered in as captain, Co. A, September 30, 1864; discharged, December 20, 1864. Not commissioned in Hawkins Zouaves, commissioned first lieutenant, December 19, 1863, with rank from June 22, 1863, original; captain, August 12,1864, with rank from May 8, 1864.

Turtured By The Prison "Humming Bird."

This information came from a book put out by the Prison Reform League, 1910.
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The " humming bird " torture is evident, for the 1908 report of the mmittee appointed to investigate the state institutions of Illinois has this to say of the Chester penitentiary : " The electric battery, or ' humming bird ', punishment is not a figment of the imagination, but was a potent factor in subduing prisoners at one time. The cominittee realizes that the handling of convicts is a difficult problem, and one that should make one hesitate to hastily criticise the management. It, however, feels that the use of an electric battery for this purpose is too dangerous and is too liable to encourage abuse and cruel treatment to be used, and feels that it should not be tolerated. It is understood that it is no longer used for the purpose of punishment, although the presence of a powerful battery is liable to tempt its use. It it be discarded." From the delicate wording of the protest it is conjectured that none of is suggested that the rotestants had ever undergone this particular form of discipline.

Chained in a metal tank the victim is tortured with electricity,

 until his muscles cord and he faints.

Edwin R. Havens, How Mosby Destroyed Our Train..

Edwin R. Havens,

Lieutenant Co. "A." Lansing, Michigan.

Born at Stafford, Genesee County, N. Y., May 25, 1842; enlisted at Buchanan, Berrien County, Mich., September 12th, 1862, as private (mustered as Sergeant) in Co. "A," 7th Michigan Cavalry; promoted to First Sergeant October 25th, 1863, and to Second Lieutenant May 25th, 1865; mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., December 15th, 1865; final muster out and discharge at Detroit, Mich., December 28th, 1865, and honorably discharged.

HOW MOSBY DESTROYED OUR TRAIN.

By Lieutenant E. R. Havens.

On the night of the 2Sth of May I was Sergeant of the Camp Guard, or picket around our camp, which, together with the First Vermont Cavalry, and a portion if not all of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalary, we occupied at the bridge over Kettle Run, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, about two miles north of Warrenton Junction. My relief went on duty at twilight. When I had posted my last picket in the road at the west of the railroad and north of the camp, and was on my way to the reserve I heard a shot from the picket last posted.  The names of the men on picket were: James Barber, Zeph.  Wisner, and Henry or "Hank" Allen, all of Co. "A." I hastened to Barber's post to ascertain the cause of the firing, and was informed that two men on horseback had approached him, and on being hailed had ridden away to the left without halting and thinking their actions suspicious he fired at them as they rode away.

His story was but just told when from Wisners post another shot was fired. His story was identical with Barber's, and was scarcely told when Allen's Burnside rang out on the night air. Hastening to his post, the same story was repeated, with the addition that as he fired his horse wheeled and started to run. but that he had soon brought it under control, and that as he returned to his post he saw one horse galloping away without a rider, while the rider on the other horse seemed to be holding his comrade across his saddle and both srettinsf away. By this time it had become too dark to discern the tracks of horses or to satisfy myself that the dismounted rider has been wounded, as might have been indicated by discovering blood on the ground. 

During the remainder of my tour of duty that night I did not lack for excitement or work, as it kept me in the saddle almost the entire time riding from one post to another to ascertain the causes for the many shots that were fired. About 1 o'clock next morning I was relieved by the other Sergeant at the reserve,  he was ordered to take eight men and patrol the railroad in the direction of Warrenton junction, as far as the woods, a distance of about one mile. These woods, you will remember, extended north from near the Junction, half a mile or more, and acted as a screen for Mosby's attacks more than once during our acquaintance with that section of the "Old Dominion." I relieved the other Sergeant the next morning and posted the same relief that I had the night before just as a train loaded with supplies reached our station from Washington. 

On my way back to the reserve I halted at Allen's post, and was inspecting the ground trying to discover traces of his visitors of the evening before, when the train started on for the stations south of us. I was watching it as it neared the woods above referred to, and saw the locomotive as it swerved from a direct course on striking a misplaced rail, and also saw the smoke and heard the report from the little cannon by which the engine was disabled, and the skirmish before the firing of the train, and the retreat of the guerrillas.  Immediately the camp was in preparation for the pursuit, permission to join the same being refused me because of the duty on which I was then engaged, so that I cannot describe the pursuit, or the battle that followed upon their overtaking the guerrillas that resulted in the dispersion of the band for the time being, with the capture of the cannon and several prisoners.  Among the prisoners taken, and who was at the time acting as cannonier, was a Louisianian named Montjoy, who was credited with a reputation as spy, scout, desperado, and an all round bad man.

Scouting parties sent out that day captured other prisoners, so that we had under guard that night about thirty. The day following I was ordered to take a detail of several men from my Company and directed to report to Regimental headquarters for orders. On reporting I was directed to relieve the guard over the prisoners, and on arrival of the train for Washington, to remove the prisoners from the guard house to the train and escort them to Fairfax Court House, and turn them over to the Provost Marshal, and I was especially commanded to pay the strictest attention to the aforesaid Montjoy and to certainly

deliver him at the Provost Marshal's headquarters, dead or alive.

I did not fear an escape of any of the prisoners by daylight, but as the afternoon wore away I feared that night would overtake us before we could reach the Court House, as the three miles or more between the Station and the Court House must be made on foot, and I remembered one especially bad spot in the road where it passed through quite a deep cut, the sides and top of which were shaded by a heavy growth of  timber, and you will all remember the darkness in that country at that season of the year was something impressive as well as oppressive, and it was at that point that I feared an attempt to escape would be made if made at all.

Now I was young in military experience and felt the importance of the responsible position I was then occupying*. As it became dark I almost wished I was home, when I, picturing the desperate struggle that Montjoy would likely make to regain his freedom, and I could almost see myself a corpse by the roadside. But there was no way out of it and I was bound to make a bold face and bluff it out. As we neared the fateful spot I passed the word to my men in whispers, assigning to each his post in front or at the sides of the column, retaining as my bodyguards two in whom I had confidence as to their courage and deyotion to duty, if not to myself, and placing the dreaded Mont joy in the rear of the column I took up my station by his side with my two guards.

As we marched along the question came into my mind, what shall I do with my revolver, the only weapon that I carried. I first thought that I would carry it in my hand, cocked, and ready for action at the first move made by my prisoner to esape ; then I argued that if I did and he happened to want a revolver, he could get mine easier than he could stop to buy one, as I would be no match for him in a physical contest, and that if I tried to shoot him I would be just as apt to shoot someone else, but if I carried it securely fastened in its holster he could not get it so easily, and I would not be so apt to kill some of my own men ; so buttoning up my holster we marched along through the darkness, my nerves strained to the highest pitch and ready to break at every sound that was not clearly made by our marching feet. Never did anything look brighter to me than the lighter shadows of the night as we came out into more open country at the top of the hill without the loss of a prisoner or a life.

The remainder of  the march was without incident. I had found Captain Montjoy a very unassuming and sociable companion, and would enjoy meeting him to talk over the events of that clay and night and laugh with him over the terrible fright he gave me.  On returning to camp next day, after dismissing my command, I repaired to headquarters to make my report and deliver the receipt of the Provost Marshal for the prisoners placed in my care, and expecting to receive a "Well done, good and faithful servant," but Oh, what a fall was there! I was met by the Lieutenant-Colonel who, upon learning that I had taken away the prisoners the clay before, demanded to know why I did not kill him ; why I did not let somebody else kill him, etc.

I finally found out that some unregenerate "Mushrat" without the fear of that lake which is said to be the "Portion of all liars'' before him, had circulated the story that while transferring the prisoners from the guard house to the train the dreaded Mont joy had attacked me, and tried to get my pistol; that he had me down on the ground and nearly dead before he could be overpowered, and that when one of my men had attempted to shoot him I had forbidden it, all of which had caused the good Colonel to feel very wroth towards the said Montjoy, and correspondingly so towards your humble servant.

Five Men Of Massachusetts 50th., Infantry.

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ROBERT W. REEVES. 1st Lt. Clerk. Age 21. Single. Salem. Com. May 7, 1862. Mustered in Sept. 15, 1862. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863. Previous service Co. I 8th Regt. Subse quent service Capt. of 13th Unattached Infantry. Died in
Salem, Oct. 16, 1869.

EDWARD W. PHILLIPS. 1st Lieut. Age 20. Single. Salem. Com. Sept. 3, 1862. Resigned on account of ill health July 13, 1863, and died at Salem, Oct. 13, 1867. Previous service in 4th Battalion, which garrisoned Fort Independence for several weeks in 1861. He was assigned to special service as Commissary of Subsistence on the voyage to New Orleans on the transport J. S. Green, which sailed from New York, Dec. 3, 1862. On arriving at New Orleans he became superintendent of the U.S. bakery there, but subsequently rejoined his regiment. He was the son of Stephen C. Phillips of Salem.

SAMUEL C. TRULL. 1st Lieut. Operator. Age 25. Married. Stoneham. Com. Sept. 4, 1862. Mustered in Sept. 19, 1862. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863. Previous service Lt. Co. L 6th Regt. At present resides in Stoneham.

JOHN S. CONEY. 1st Lieut. Shoemaker. Age 39. Single. North Reading. Com. Aug. 30, 1862. Mustered in Sept. 19, 1862. Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863. Previous service Co. B. 5th Regt. Died in Worcester.

HORACE M. WARREN. 1st Lt. Clerk. Age 21. Single. South Reading. Com. Sept. 12, 1862.   Mustered out Aug. 24, 1863. Previous service Private in Co. B 5th Regt., Sergeant Co. E 20th Regt. Subsequent service Adjutant of the 59th Regt. Lieutenant Warren was born in Maine in 1841, descended from Moses Warren of Waltham, who fought at Bunker Hill. Naturally brave and impetuous, he enlisted at the commencement of hostilities in the Richardson Light Guard, South Reading, served with that company three months in the 5th Regiment and was in the first battle of Bull Run. Re-enlisting in the 20th Regt., he engaged in the battle of Ball s Bluff. At this battle, which occurred on the 21st day of October, 1861, Sergeant Warren was in command of his company on account of the loss of superior officers and was so severely wounded it was thought that he could not live, the surgeon saying at the time, " Put him one side, boys, he won t live twenty minutes."
" The boys did not give up hope, however, but determined to save him if possible. Protecting him as best they could from the enemy, they placed him in a boat, and managed to get him into an old barn on the opposite shore, from whence, after twenty-four hours in a pouring rain and without medical attendance, he was carried to the hospital at Pools ville. Upon the organization of the 59th Regt., he was requested by Colonel Gould to accept the office of Adjutant, with which request he complied. The regiment had an eventful history, participating in some of the severest fighting of the war, having been engaged at Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Weldon Railroad. Adjutant Warren was again wounded at Cold Harbor, but not disabled as he thought from duty. At the battle of Weldon Rail road, Adjutant Warren acted as assistant adjutant general. At Reams Station he was wounded and died on the 27th of August, 1864, from the effects of the wounds. Before his death, however, in recognition of his brave and gallant service, a major s commission had been conferred upon him." Lieutenant Warren possessed the traits out of which heroes are moulded.

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Grant, Claudius B., Ann Arbor. Entered service in company D, Twentieth Infantry, at organization, as Captain, age 27. Commissioned July 29, 1862. Mustered Aug. 18, 1862. Acting Major, April and May, 1864. Commanding Regiment, June, 1864. Discharged to accept promotion July 22, 1864. Commissioned Major June 20, 1864. Mustered July 23, 1864. Commanding Regiment Nov. 18, 1864, to Jan. 12, 1865. Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 20, 1864. Mustered Jan. 7, 1865. Commissioned Colonel, Dec. 20, 1864. Honorably discharged to date April 12, 1865. Present residence, Lansing, Mich.

Lounsberry, Clement A. Enlisted in company I, First Infantry, April 22, 1861, at Marshall, for 3 months, age 18. Mustered May 1, 1861. Wounded and taken prisoner, July 21, 1861. Exchanged. Discharged at Detroit, Mich., July 6, 1862. Enlisted in company I, Twentieth Infantry as First Sergeant Aug. 9, 1862, at Marshall, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered Aug. 19, 1862. Discharged to accept promotion April 25, 1863. Commissioned Second lieutenant, company K, Jan. 26, 1863. Mustered Feb. 1, 1863. Transferred to company I, April 25, 1863. Wounded and taken prisoner May 10, 1863. Returned to regiment June, 1863. Commissioned First Lieutenant, company H, Nov. 19, 1863. Mustered April 9, 1864. Reported as of company A. May, 1864.  Wounded in action at Spottyslvania, Va., May 12, 1864. Commissioned Captain May 12, 1864. Mustered Oct. 10, 1864. Acting Aide de Camp, Second Brigade, First Division, Ninth Army Corps, from Nov., 1864, to March, 1865. Acting Assistant Adjutant General, Second Brigade, First Division, Ninth Army Corps. March and April, 1865. Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 20, 1864. Mustered April 29, 1865. Commissioned Colonel, March 11, 1865. Mustered out and honorably discharged at DeLaney House, D. C, May 30, 1865. Brevet Major, United States Volunteers, Dec. 2. 1864, for gallant and meritorious services during the campaign before Richmond, Va.

Porter, Francis, Parma. Entered service in company E, Twentieth Infantry, at organization, as First Lieutenant, July 22, 1862, at Parma, for 3 years, age 39. Commissioned July 29, 1862. Mustered Aug. 16, 1862. Commissioned Captain Jan. 9, 1863. Mustered April 25, 1863. Wounded in action at Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 21, 1863. Wounded in action near Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864. Commissioned Major Dec. 20, 1864. Mustered Jan. 21, 1865. Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel March 11, 1865. Mustered out and honorably discharged at DeLaney House, D. C, May 30. 1865. Died at Detroit, Mich.,
May 17, 1903.

Van Cleve, Augustus A., Yipsilanti. Entered service in company B, Twentieth Infantry, at organization, as Second Lieutenant, July 24, 1862, for 3 years, age 22. Commissioned July 29, 1862. Mustered Aug. 16, 1862. Commissioned First Lieutenant Oct. 14, 1862". Mustered April 25, 1863. Commissioned Captain, company C, Nov. 28. 1863. Mustered April 9, 1864. Resigned and honorably discharged Jan. 12, 1865. Present residence, Ypsilanti, Mich.