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414 - TRUMBULL AND MAHONING COUNTIES, OHIO CHAPTER VI. SOLDIERS' MONUMENT. The project of erecting a monument to perpetuate the names of fallen soldiers and to commemorate their patriotism and suffering, had its inception during the sad and stormy conflict. While appeal after appeal for volunteers was coming from the Government at Washington, and day after day the papers brought accounts of bloody battles and the death of friends, it seemed proper to offer a pledge to all who were willing to risk their lives, that if the worst should befall them a monument would associate their names with the cause for which they had died. The war was not yet over when a committee began to devise plans for the fulfillment of this pledge. A meeting of citizens placed the entire management in the hands of a committee of three, Thomas H. Wells, Governor David Tod, and William S. Crawford. This was in 1864. It was at first proposed to ask for one dollar subscriptions, so that all, rich and poor, should have the opportunity of contributing. More than one thousand two hundred people responded cheerfully to this call. There were at that time probably not more than one thousand five hundred families in the township. The amount thus fell far short of the most parsimonious estimates of the cost of the intended memorial. A second subscription paper was circulated, by which funds to the amount of $6,000 were placed at the disposal of the committee. This amount was deemed sufficient to guarantee action, and artists in different parts of the country were called upon for designs and estimates. It was found, however, the nothing worthy of the township and the cause could be purchased for less than $0,000. A meeting of twenty citizens named by the committee was called at Mr. Wells' office, and all pledged their support to whatever action the committee might take. A contract was sub- sequently made with James Blattersby, of Hart- ford, Connecticut, for a shaft and statue of a young soldier, to be made of Westerly granite. It was decided to locate the monument in the old cemetery, where the court-house has since been built. The foundation was built and the corner-stone laid, as is customary, by the Masonic fraternity. Governor Hayes conducted the ceremony on that occasion. It was subsequently decided, however, to erect the monument in the public square. The foundation was removed. General Garfield secured an appropriation of four cannon, to be selected by the committee, which were in due time placed in position. One of the greatest difficulties encountered by the committee was to get an accurate list of the names of those soldiers who had resided in Youngstown township at the time of their enlistment, and had actually died in the service or from injuries received in the service. The list was several times revised and is believed to be absolutely accurate. The monument was unveiled and dedicated July 4, 1870. Mr. Wells, on the part of the committee, presented it to the citizens of Youngstown township as an enduring memorial of the township's patriotic contribution to the cause of the Union, universal liberty, and equality of rights and privileges. General Garfield removed the flag beneath which the substantial shaft and handsome statue was concealed. He then delivered a touching dedicatory address. The entire cost of the monument as it stands TRUMBULL AND MAHONING COUNTIES, OHIO - 415 was about $15,000. It is one of the finest of its character in Ohio, and reflects credit upon the taste of the members of the committee and the patriotism of the citizens whose liberality enabled them to execute their plans. The base is ten feet square, composed of four pieces, each five feet square and one foot eight inches high. On this rests a second base, being a single stone seven and one-half feet square and a foot and one-half high. On this is the plinth five and a half feet square and two feet eight inches high, the upper part finely moulded, and the lower part facing the north bearing this inscription: ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF YOUNGSTOWN IN MEMORY OF THE HEROES OF THE TOWNSHIP WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION, 1861-1865r Above the plinth is the die, a stone four feet square and four feet high, on which the names of the soldiers whose memory and heroism it is designed to perpetuate are inscribed. These names are given below. Above the die is a cap from which rises the spire, and on the cap on the north side extending up the spire in relief is cut the arms of the State of Ohio, partly covering the National, above which on a scroll is the motto, E pluribus unum, surmounted by a stand of colors, wreath of flowers, drum, cannon, etc. About one-third up the spire is cut in relief the navies Chickamauga, Winchester, Cedar Mountain, Vicksburg, one on each side, and the about the same distance above, Antietam, Shiloh, Stone River, Perryville. The spire is capped with a stone three feet square, on which, facing north, is the statue of a soldier seven feet high. The soldier is in private's uniform, with his army overcoat thrown over his shoulders, full bearded, cap on and stands with his hands on his gun in the position of 'parade rest." The height of the monument is forty-seven feet. It rests on a sandstone foundation sunk several feet in the earth and rising three feet above the level of the earth, to which height the ground around it has been graded. On the north side of the die the names of the heroic dead of Youngstown township, killed in battle or died from disease contracted in the army, -4861-1865, are inscribed as follows: FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION, ARMY OF VIRGINIA. Surgeon-in-chief Thomas jr Shannon, Cedar Creek. SECOND OHIO VOLUNTEER CAVALRY. Joseph Ar Truesdale, Fort Scott, William Wakefield, Washington. SEVENTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Lieutenant Joseph H. Ross, Cedar Mountain, Virginia. Sergeant Andrew J. Kelley, Winchester, Virginia. Sergeant Robert McClelland, Dallas, Georgia Sergeant John McFadden, Frederick, Maryland. James Bisp, Winchester, Virginia. Michael Campbell, Port Republic, Virginia. George Fox, Cedar Mountain, Virginia. James P. Ray, Cedar Mountain, Virginia. William Waldorf, Cedar Mountain, Virginia. James L. Stevenson, Cedar Mountain, Virginia. Lemuel Jr Cecil, Charlestown, Virginia. Abram D. Crooks, Youngstown, Ohio. Charles Lr Cowden, Dallas, Georgia. Joseph Br Deeds, Dallas, Georgia. John D. Dicks, Kanawha, Virginia. Jacob Muller, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. James C. Shoaff, Charlestown, Virginia. John Shannon, Brier Hill, Ohio. Thomas D. Williams, Harper's Ferry, Virginia. David Williams NINETEENTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Lieutenant David Donovan, Stone River. Corporal Daniel Cooper, Stone River. John Thomas, Shiloh Isaac Davis, Stone River Cfiarles Jacobs, Chickamauga. Patrick Murphy, Nashville, Tennessee Samuel Vogan, McMinnville, Tennessee. Peter Allison, Andersonville prison. East Side. TWENTY-SIXTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Captain William H. Ross, Chickamauga. Lieutenant David McClelland, Stone River. Lieutenant Samuel Platt, Atlanta, Georgia. Lieutenant James C. Morrow, Johnson's Island. Sergeant John A. Woods, Big Shantee, Georgia. Sergeant Joseph Fullerton, Chickamauga Sergeant James Cochran, Andersonville prison Sergeant John Jennings, Stone River. Corporal Nikolaus Krichbaum, Stone River. Isaac Rider, Stone River. John Tagg, Stone River. John Carney, Stone River. Joseph Reese, Stone River. Robert McAuly, Chickamauga. Daniel Mitchell, Chickamauga. James Evans, Chickamauga William Crum, Chickamauga. James McEvey, Chickamauga. John Llewellyn, Chickamauga. David Williams, Chickamauga. Luman Parmele, Kenesaw, Georgia Con Dacy, Andersonville prison. William Brown, Andersonville prison. Samuel Birch, Booneville, Virginia. John Smith, Greene Lake, Texas. Francis P. Jones, Chattanooga, Tennessee. ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. George Ague, Camp Chase. 456 - TRUMBULL AND MAHONING COUNTIES, OHIO. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Elias A. Crooks, Youngstown: Ohio. ONE HUNDREDTH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. James W. Bell, James Island, South Carolina. West Side. TWENTY-THIRD OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Sergean1 Eli Fitch, Cloyd Mountain, West Virginia. Mayberry Goodman, Antietam. David Williams, South Mountain, Maryland. Luther Leslie, Wheeling, West Virginia. David H. Edwards. Thomas Moore, Rebel prison. TWENTY-SEVENTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Lieutenant Frederick Dennis, Vicksburg, Mississippi. John Lamb, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Ignatius Reuter, Wyoming, Virginia. Henry Loerer, Wyoming, Virginia. THIRTY-FOURTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Andrew Buchannan. THIRTY-SIXTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Benjamin Kyle, Camp Nelson, Kentucky. Manly Partridge, Camp Nelson, Kentucky. SIXTH OHIO VOLUNTEER CAVALRY. Lieutenant Henry M. Baldwin, Ladd's Farm. Sergeant John Dunlap, Stevensburg. William Borts, Wilderness. Robert Barrett, died in prison. William Schieble, died in prison. TENTH OHIO VOLUNTEER CAVALRY. Corporal Hiram Fifield, Ringgold. Corporal James E. Johnston, Andersonville prison. FIFTEENTH OHIO BATTERY. Milton D. Fellows, Vicksburg, Mississippi. TWENTY-SECOND OHIO BATTERY. Hezlep Powers, Knoxville, Tennessee. South Side. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, Sergeant Lafayette McCoy, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Sergeant William H. Craig, Chickamauga, Tennessee. Sergeant N. W. King, Chickamauga, Tennessee. John Boyle, Chickamauga, Tennessee. James Williams, Perryville, Kentucky. Henry Niblock, Perryville, Kentucky. Michael McGinty, Perryville, Kentucky. Albert Miller, Perryville, Kentucky Lawrence Kelly, Atlanta, Georgia. Isaac Morris, Andersonville prison. Reuben B. Reep, Cowan Station, Tennessee. John Stewart, Tennessee. William B. Price, Louisville, Kentucky. John Thomas, Munfordville, Kentucky. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Sergeant Richard M. Elliott, Youngstown, Ohio. John W. Powers, Chickamauga. John C. Strealy, Chickamauga. John Heiner, Kenesaw Mountain. John Barber, Youngstown, Ohio. Thomas Jones, Louisville, Kentucky. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIFTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. Sergeant John W. Brothers, Portsmouth, Virginia. Myron I. Arms, Youngstown, Ohio. James C. Miller, Portsmouth, Virginia. Lawrence Baker, Portsmouth, Virginia. Manuel Leppard, Portsmouth, Virginia. Joel B. McCollum, Portsmouth, Virginia. Thomas Jacobs, Washington, District of Columbia. Benjamin C. Cunningham, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Alexander K. McClelland, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.