(RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE) CHAPTER XVII. AKRON'S MILITARY HISTORY, ANCIENT AND MODERN— OLD-TIME AR RATIONS, PAY, ETC.—EARLY MILITARY OPERATIONS—THE WAR OF REBELLION — AKRON'S FIRST WAR MEETING — POLITICAL PARTY L ABOLISHED—THE POPULAR UPRISING—RAPID ENLISTMENTS—FLAG REVOLVER PRESENTATIONS—" GOODIES " FOR THE SOLDIER BOYS FOR THE FRONT--END OF THREE MONTHS' SERVICE—ENLISTING FOR WAR- NINETEENTH, TWENTY-NINTH, THIRTY-SEVENTH, FORTY-SEC FIFTY-EIGHTH, SIXTY-FOURTH, SIXTY-SEVENTH, EIGHTY-FOURTH, HUNDRED AND FOURTH, ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH, ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINTH, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVENTH, OMB HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHTH REGIME OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY—FIRST, SECOND, SIXTH AND TENTH 0 CAVALRY—FIRST, SIXTH AND NINTH OHIO BATTERIES—THE " SQUIR HUNTERS"—THE "HOME GUARD"—THE ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR REGIMENT OHIO NATIONAL GUARD, OR "HUNDRED DAY" MEN -COPP HEAD FIRE-IN-THE-REAR—A "COLD-WATER" VICTORY—COSTLY OP TION — POST-WAR OPERATIONS — THE BIERCE CADETS — COAL MI DISTURBANCES—THE ASHLAND EXECUTION RIOT—COMPANY B, O. N. G AKRON GERMAN GUARDS — BATTERY F, AKRON LIGHT ARTILLERY BUCHTEL CADETS, ETC. ANCIENT MILITARY HISTORY. AKRON--including Portage and Middlebury townships—has quite a creditable military history, but, unfortunately, the early records are too incomplete for a full representation thereof in this work. That among the earlier settlers of Middlebury and Portage township there were some Revolutionary soldiers is quite probable, though their names have not been handed down, except those of Daniel Galpin and Elijah Bryan (father of the late Judge Constant Bryan), buried in the Akron Rural Cemetery. Of soldiers of the war of 1812, resting in the several cemeteries of the city: Rural—George Dunkle, John C. De La Mater, Asa Field, Timothy Clark, Gideon Hewitt, William Hardesdy, James Mills, Andrews May, William Noland; Middlebury--John C. Hart, Henry Spafford, James Viall, Sr. SOLDIERS' PAY, RATIONS, ETC.—As an item of interest to the latter-day soldier, it may be properly noted here, that in the war of 1812 the pay of privates and musicians was $6.00 per month; corporals $7.00; sergeants $8.00; quarter-master sergeants and sergeant-majors $9.00; ensigns and second 'lieutenants, $20.00 and two rations; first lieutenants, $30.00 and two rations; captains, $40.00 and three rations; majors, $50.00 and three rations; colonels, $75.00, five rations and $12.00 for forage, a ration consisting of 114 lbs. of beef, 12 oz. pork, 13 oz. bread or flour, one gill whisky, with two quarts of salt, four quarts of vinegar, four pounds of soap, an 1% pounds of candles to every 100 rations. THE WAR WITH MEXICO.—For the Mexican war of 184 Akron furnished but few soldiers, the bulk of that army bei recruited from the Southern States, but among well-known c zens of Akron, then or since, who served in that war, may             I EARLY MILITARY OPERATIONS - 351 mentioned the following: Ezra Tryon, Adams Hart, Oliver Perry Barney, George Dresher, Joseph Gonder, Jereboam B. Creighton, Thomas Thompson, Cornelius 0. Way and Valmore Morris. Of these, Hart, Barney, Tryon and Creighton, were „also soldiers in the civil war of 1861-65. In the Mexican war Barney was a sergeant, and one night, while on picket duty near Monterey, he was lassoed by the Mexicans and dragged quite a distance, but was rescued by his comrades before being entirely strangled to death, and was always very fond of showing the marks made upon his neck by the lariat. He afterwards became somewhat dissipated, and one Winter night, from exposure while intoxicated, had both his feet frozen, but notwithstanding his semi-crippled condition, he pluckily enlisted in the regular army during to late war, later becoming an inmate of the Soldiers' Home at Dayton, where he subsequently died. EARLY LOCAL MILITARY OPERATIONS.—The people of Summit county, like those of the people of Ohio, generally, were subject to stated military duty under the early militia laws of the State, and all able-bodied males, of military age, were enrolled intcompanleses, regiments, brigades, divisions, etc. Quite a number of independent companies also flourished for longer or shorter periods, among which the "Summit Guards" with the late Gen. ilolo Chamberlin as captain, Arad Kent as first lieutenant and exanderer H. Commins second lieutenant, was one of the most prominent, and with their nobby blue uniforms, showy epaulettes and waving plumes, thoroughly drilled as they were, the Summit Guards were the just pride of Ancient Akron, as is Company B, Ohio National Guard, the pride of modern Akron to-day. THE BATTLE OF FORT MEIGS.—This company was present at the great Fort Meigs celebration, during the Harrison-Van Buren campaign of 1840, on June 10 and 11, in giving an account of which Hiram Bowen, Esq., founder and editor of the BEACON, said: "We cannot here refrain from a favorable mention of the Summit (lauds.' It was the largest company present, and in appearance was the admiration of all. It was with pride that we answered the numerous questions, 'Where is that fine company from ?' by saying, They are from Akron.' The Guards had the honor of escorting' Gen. Harrison to and from the fort." GRAND OFFICERS' REVIEW IN AKRON.—In 1842, Brig. Gen. Oliver E. Gross, and Brigade Inspector Lewis P. Buckley, notify the commandants of regiments, squadrons and battalions to meet . in Akron, August 19 and 20, for inspection and drill, with preparation for camp duty, drum and fife majors to bring their drums and fifes with them, the Akron and Mogadore bands also being requested to attend on the second day. "THE AKRON RIFLES " 0. V. M.—The BEACON of July 30, 1857, said: "The military law of last Winter seems to have given a new impulse to the organization of military companies. A rifle company has been formed here, consisting of substantial and spirited young men who will be ambitious to make the corps equal to the foremost in appearance, drill and discipline. The officers are as follows: - Capt., William L. Everett; first lieut., Henry G. Powers; second lieut., Dudley. Seward; third lieut., Augustus Brothwell; ensign, William B. Doyle; judge advocate, Alvin C. Voris; surgeon, Dr. 352 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. Jacob J. Smith; recording secretary, Oliver Hazard Perry Ayres; financial secretary, R. F. Gibson; treasurer, John H. Christy." " MARRINER RIFLEMEN"—GERMAN.—In January, 1861, when signs of coming civil war thickened about us, the patriotic Germans of Akron organized a company, under above title, in honor of Militia Major General Asa S. Marriner and his chief of staff, George W. Marriner, with the following named officers: Capt., Baptist Benkler; first lieut., John Keller; second lieut., Peter Berra; ensign, John Schaab; orderly sergt., Cornelius Brown; second sergt., John Hans; third sergt., Aaron Rut; first corp., Peter Taubermann ; second corp., Joseph Schmidt. This company, under the training of the Messrs. Marriner, rapidly attained great proficiency of drill, and on March 4, 1861—in honor of the inauguration of President Lincoln—gave their first public parade, and were reviewed by Brig. Gen. George W. MoNeil and staff, consisting of Major Erhard Steinbacher, Capt. John T. Good, Capt. Jacob B. Dussell, Capt. A. Zipperlin (surgeon), and Capt. Thomas Earl (chaplain). The two companies above named, on the breaking out of the war, went to pieces, the most of their number entering the service in the various companies and regiments then organized and sent into the field. We have not the data nor the space to further trace' the early military "prowess" of Akron and vicinity, except to say that at the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, the principal active local military officers were Major General Asa S. Marriner, Brigadier General Geo. W. McNeil and Major Erhard Steinbacher. THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. On the breaking out of the Civil War, in the Spring of 1861, the people of Akron and Summit county were found to be patriotic to the core, political party lines being abolished and Republicans and Democrats alike—with a few dishonorable exceptions--cordially united in a solid Union organization, sharing equally the civil offices, and working shoulder to shoulder for the preservation of the Union. In common with the people of the entire North, the people of Akron had watched with the most intense interest, the proceedings at Washington and elsewhere, and when, in lightning flashes, the news was received, that on the 12th day of April, 1861, Fort Sumter had been fired upon, by armed traitors, the excitement instantaneously rose to the highest point of patriotic fervor. Immediately following Mr. Lincoln’s call for troops, a meeting of the citizens of Akron and vicinity, without regard to political party predilections, was held at Union Hall (Henry's block) on Wednesday evening, April 17, presided over by Henry Purdy Esq., and of which Hon. Ira P. Sperry, of Tallmadge, Dr. Mendal Jewett, of Middlebury (Republicans) and Gen. George W. McNeil and Dr. Jacob J. Smith (Democrats) were vice presidents, and Jacob A. Kohler, Esq., Secretary, Roland, 0. Hammond, then the leading Democrat of Summit county, taking an active part in the meeting, and making an equally patriotic speech with Messrs. N. W. Goodhue, Gen. L. V. Bierce and other prominent Republicans who addressed the meeting, which meeting unanimously adopted ringing resolu tions, for the abolition of all party lines and a vigorous and united MAGNIFICENT UPRISING - 353 effort for the preservation and perpetuation of the government ; opposing to the bitter end secession and rebellion, and all kinds of traitors, whether found in the North or South; that the requisition for troops should be at once responded to, and doubled and trebled, if necessary ; that an overwhelming force be at once organized that, "in one campaign, shall wipe out the rebellion of petty tyrants, and restore peace and prosperity to our country." AKRON UNION LIGHT INFANTRY.—TO the first call for 75,000 volunteers, issued by President Lincoln April 15, 1861, Akron and Summit county were among the very first to respond. The first companies recruited here, under that call, were Companies A. and B., Akron Union Light Infantry, afterwards mustered into the service as Companies G. and K., Nineteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry ; and Company C., Akron Buckeye Infantry, the latter, because of an excess of enlistments, being disbanded before being mustered into the United States service. The original officers of Company A. [G.] were Lewis P. Buckley, Capt.; Andrew J. Fulkerson, First Lieut.; Gilbert S. Carpenter, Second Lieut., with the following members : Charles A. Ackley, Frank C. Ackley, William G. Alexander, Henry E. Bryan, J. E. Bruce, W. W. Buck, N. B. Bigelow, Gates A. Babcock; Avery S. Beardsley, Charles M. Brown, Jr., Cornelius A. Brouse, Byron S. Chase, George A. Collins, W. A. Chamberlin, William Carl, Frederick F. Falk, George W. Folsom, Alden Gage, John C. Hanscom, G. W. Hart, Charles Henning, Henry 0. Hampson, Charles W. Huse, T. J. Hudson, J. D. Heathman, Marcus F. C. Humphrey, Henry Ward Ingersoll, Oscar C. Jackson, Hiram A. Kepler, John Kiely, Otto Kipps, Charles Keol, T. G. Lane, James M. Malone, William H. McMaster (drummer), George A. Purington, Julian H. Pitkin, Mills B. Purdy, S. E. Phinney, John Patterson, Richard F. Palmer,. 23 354 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. Orson H. Remington, Harrison H. Remington, Walter B. Scott, Dudley Seward, James B. Storer, Joseph W. Swaggard, B. Schilling, A. H. Thompson, John Jackson Tate, David W. Thomas, Samuel C. Williamson, S. P. Watkins, T. Weckey, Peter Wagoner, L. J. Wagoner, H. M. White, S. Washburn, of Akron and Middlebury ; John Mason, of Copley ; Arthurton H. Farnum, Elias Sweet, Henry Mack and G. J. Richmond, of Bath ; W. P. Williamson, of Randolph ; J. Alexander Lantz, of Springfield ; Frank Maranville, Levi J. McMurray, D. D. Hollinger and J. Hollinger, of Clinton ; Peter Carl and E. Harrington, of East Liberty; R. H. Morgan, E. S. Haskell and H. L. Risden, of Peninsula ; J. A. Kellogg, Nathan Rose and William B. Richardson, of Boston ; Charles A. Miller, of Hudson ; C. G. Jewell, Gurley G. Crane (drummer), E. L. Hitchcock, Christopher Cook, William H. Hinde and A. C. Holloway, of Cuyahoga Falls—a total of 88 men. Unfortunately a distinct roster of Company B, Akron Light Infantry, has not been preserved, the names of the original officers being : Andrew J. Konkle, Captain ; Paul T. Kirby, First Lieut. and James Nelson, Second Lieut. The roster of Company C, honorably discharged May 17, 1861, was as follows : Pulaski C. Hard, Capt.; Joshua Hite, First' Lieut.; John H. Knox, Second Lieut.; Myron T. Wright, First Sergt.; Francis H. Danforth, Second Sergt.; Ransom J. Ellsworth, Third Sergt.; Samuel Aue, Fourth Sergt.; Elisha H. Pursell, First Corporal; Aaron Betz, Second Corporal; George A. Falor, Third Corporal ; William Galbraith, Fourth Corporal. Privates : Alonzo Austin, Albert P. Beitel, Timothy Baldwin, Samuel J. Crawford, Wellington Cook, Christian Conrad, Mortimer Danforth, Isaac D. Dailey, George W. Dice, Joseph C. Evans, Abram Fouser, John H. Francisco, Thomas J. Falor, Robert Fairbanks, David C. Fisher, Daniel D. Grim, Bird Green, Andrew Hunsicker, Harvey Hull; Horace H. Heath, William D. Haynes, Jacob J. Houseman, Irvin W. Hull, Francis Huffman, Hiram Haring, A.W. Kilbourn, Stephen Kissinger, Jacob Leopold, Theophilus Loveless, Jacob A. Miller, Joseph R. Nell, James H. McDonald, David McIntyre, William McBride, Lauren Merriam, John A. Osterstock, Samuel W. Parks, Wesley Powers, Frank D. Paulus, Clarence M. Peck, Charles M. Parker, William Peat, Julius Richards, Charles D. Steese, Daniel Shaaf, James W. Stuver, William H. Spidle, Sanborn Searle, Jacob Syrnmen, John Scanlan, Edward L. Smith, David R. Townsley, William Thompson, Henry F. Waters, George Weidman, Harrison Weeks, Samuel Winkleman, Philip Young. The majority of the Akron and Middlebury members of the original Nineteenth, immediately, on the expiration of their three months' service, enlisted in other regiments then being formed, and in subsequent reports were credited to such new regiments, but in the assessor,s reports we find the following additional names credited to the Nineteenth : William Bloomfield, William Beatty, A. J. Britton, George H. Barber, John F. Earl, James H. Grinnell, Michael Hoy, William D. Haynes, S. J. Iles, Paul T. Kirby, Louis Lods, Henry E. Musser, James Nelson, Jacob Rhodenbaugh, Charles Sherbondy, George Smith, John Welch, George Weber, Elbridge E. Wilcox. ENTHUSIASM OF THE PEOPLE. In speaking of the local patriotism and enthusiasm of those days, the writer, as editor of the BEACON, in the issue of April 25, ENTHUSIASTIC PATRIOTISM - 355 1861, said : "For the past week our town has been in a constant state of enthusiasm and excitement. Two full companies have been organized and the third Nearly completed. National flags, almost without number, have been stretched across our streets, and displayed upon our stores, shops and dwellings. The mustering of soldiers—the sound of fife and drum—the singing of the 'Star Spangled Banner,, Hail Columbia,, and other patriotic songs, the presentation of banners, side-arms, etc., with appropriate addresses and. responses, and cheers for the Union, have been exciting and gratifying beyond expression." On Monday, April 22, just one week after the call of President Lincoln for 75,000 men, Company A, Akron. Light Infantry was formed in line, on Market street, between Howard and Main, the entire street being thronged with intensely interested spectators, when, on being successively called from the ranks, presentations were made, with appropriate speeches and responses, as follows : William H. Upson, Esq., to Lieut. Gilbert S. Carpenter, a Colt,s revolver, saying : "I present you this revolver which I trust may be useful to you. I know you will always be true to the noble cause in which you have enlisted and may the blessing of God go with you." Lieut. Carpenter responded : "I receive this weapon from your hands, Sir, with emotions I cannot express. I will endeavor to so use it that it will never speak less firmly and surely for the right than its former owner. You have my thanks, Sir." Edward Oviatt, Esq., presented a revolver on his own account to Walter B. Scott,, and on behalf of Mr. Charles Cranz, a revolver to Henry Ward Ingersoll—to Mr. Scott saying : "To you, Sir, I present this weapon believing that it will be used by you as an effective argument against the traitors of our native land ;" and to Mr. Ingersoll saying : "In behalf of Charles Cranz, the Patriot, and at his request, I present to you this instrument of death, fully believing that in your hands it will never be dishonored, and that when the time arrives, at least one traitor will meet his just deserts." Mr. Ingersoll,s response was as follows: " My friend, for this gift bear ye to the liberal and generous Cranz the gratitude of my whole heart, and say to him, as it was given to be used, if needs be, in defense of my person and of our priceless liberties, for the defense of the great Magna Charta of Freedom, under which we have loved so well to live, and shield it from the polluting touch of traitors—the enemies of Liberty and God—say to him that with what nerve, skill and strength I possess, it shall be used in defense of those interests; and if occasion shall arise, it shall carry destruction and confusion to our foes. God bless you, sir, and him; shield us and return us again safely to our homes, where we may live and enjoy the blessings of peace nd prosperity together." Other presentations were made with equally appropriate peeches and responses, which we cannot here reproduce, as follows: Daniel W. Storer to his brother, James B. Storer, a revolver; William H. Tallman to Archibald H. Thompson, a volcanic repeater; Joseph E. Wesener to Cornelius A. Brouse, a revolver; Wilbur F. Sanders, Esq., on behalf of Gen. Asa S. 356 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. Marriner, a revolver to Joseph W. Swaggard; on behalf of hi fellow salesmen, a revolver to J. E. Bruce; on behalf of his brother mechanics, a revolver to Mr. T. G. Lane. Edwin P. Green, Esq., also presented a revolver and a large dirk-knife each, to Alden Gage, Henry E. Bryan and Arthur H. Farnam, after proper responses had been made, saying to the company: "Gentlemen: I have not not selected these three young men —my especial friends — because I do not believe you will all equally do your duty, and that I would not with the same pleasure do the same for each one of you. Not at all. My heart reaches, but my pocket falls short. Some of you have families, and you are anxious to know if they will be taken care of during your absence. Let us know where your families are, and if, on your return, they say they have not been cared for, and I have one cent remaining that I have not divided with them, shoot me as a traitor; and now I say you will only tduringave done—as you will do durin your absence—your duty." Ralph P. Waterbury, for the Akron Stove Company, presented a revolver to N. B. Bigelow, an employe of the company; Charles Falk a like weapon and a bowie-knife to his brother Fred. F. Falk George Thomas, a revolver to his son, David W. Thomas; Christ & Co., a revolver to John Jackson Tate; J. Baldwin & Co., a revolver to Charles H. Edgerly; and George W. Weeks, Esq., on behalf of sundry citizens of Copley, made donations in money t C. Conrad, E. H. Pursell, John Mann; S. Fairbanks, Charle Corbus, E. Hull, E. Capron and A. Golden, volunteers from tha township. AT CAMP AKRON. As soon as company organizations were effected, "Cam Akron" was established on the Fair Grounds, near the present residence of Col. A. L. Conger, over-looking the city upon the west, the fair buildings being utilized as barracks, the ladies of the city generously supplying the boys with rations, blankets, etc. Here, on Monday, April 29, 1861, Philip P. Bock presented Capt. Buckley with a very fine revolver; Mr. C. J. Slocum, on behalf of citizens of Middlebury, presented the boys from that village with a substantial sum of money eadh; the ladies of Akron presented Company A with a fine merino banner with "Akron Union Light Infantry, Company A." embroidered on its folds Rev. Henry Adams, of St. Paul's Church, in behalf of the Christian people of Akron, presented each member of the several companies with a beautiful pocket edition of the New Testament, with a pertinent and feeling address, Mr. Adams also giving a prayer book to each soldier member of his own congregation. A fine stand of colors, with the legend "Akron Union Light Infantry, Company B," embroidered upon one•of its white stripes in blue silk, was presented to that company, in behalf of the ladies-of Akron, in the following neat address by Mrs. S. H. Coburn: "In behalf of the patriotic women of this place, I present you thi flag of our Union, feeling assured that there is need of no word of ours to inspire you with courage in its defense. That the Rule of Battles may guard and protect you, and after giving you a victory over the enemies of freedom, bring you in safety to you " GOODIES " FOR THE BOYS IN CAMP - 357 homes, will be the daily prayers of those whose fingers have fashioned this emblem, and in their behalf I bid you God speed in this your glorious undertaking." IN CAMP TAYLOR. So immense had been the uprising all over the country, that our boys were beginning to feel somewhat "blue," lest they should not be permitted to go to the front, after all, but on Monday, May 1st, Gen. George W. McNeil, received orders from Gov. Dennison for the Command to report immediately at Camp Taylor, near Cleveland, and on Tuesday morning the three companies named marched from Camp Akron to the depot, where an immense crowd of joyful yet tearful friends had assembled to witness their departure. At the depot, Dr. Thomas Earl, on behalf of the ladies of Akron, in brief but fitting words, presented to Company C a beautiful flag, on which was embroidered, "Akron Buckeye Infantry, Company C," Captain Hard, in response, expressing the gratitude of his company for the beautiful gift. Scores of our citizens daily visited Camp Taylor, the great interest felt for the welfare and comfort of the soldier boys being evidenced by the fact that on Wednesday, May 16, a large company of the ladies of Akron, Cuyahoga Falls and Hudson visited the camp, armed with heavily charged baskets of cold chicken, biscuit and butter, cakes, pies, canned fruit, etc., the spread being most heartily enjoyed by all, while our present fellow-citizen, Mr. John J. Wagoner, then doing business in Manchester, sent them two barrels of roll butter, with the promise of several barrels of eggs should they remain in camp until they could be provided. NINETEENTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. The quota of Ohio, under the 75,000 call of Mr. Lincoln, was only about 13,000, and when at least 80,000 of her patriotic sons ere not only offered but urged upon Governor Dennison, of course all could not be accepted, and many companies had to be disbanded before being assigned to regiments or mustered into the service of the United States. Among those thus doomed to disappointment, were the members of Company C, a portion of the men however, uniting with Captain Buckley’s company, or re-enlisting under the first three years, call which had just then been made, in announcing which fact Captain Hard said: "To the citizens of Akron, and to the ladies especially, we extend our gratitude for he respect they have shown us, and will return our banner to hem as pure as when received, hoping ere long to bring it forth a more honorable position in the field." Companies A and B, however, were accepted, and as before intimated attached to the Nineteenth Volunteer Infantry as companies G and K, which regiment, on being duly organized and mustered in, was sent to Camp Jackson, at Columbus, May 27, 18(11. Here regimental officers were elected, with Samuel Beatty, of Canton, as Col., Capt. Buckley, of Company G, being promoted to Major. Companies A and B were detailed to guard the ferry at Bellaire, and the balance of the regiment sent to Camp Goddard, at Zanesville, to perfect themselves, under that strict disciplinarian, Major 358 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. Buckley, in military drill. June 20, the entire regiment, with others, went to Parkersburg, Va., and were organized into a brigade under Brig. Gen. W. S. Rosecrans. This brigade participated in the battle of Rich Mountain, on July 7, the gallant conduct of the regiment elicting from Gen. Rosecrans, the following: "The Nineteenth Ohio distinguished itself for the cool and handsome manner in which it held its post against a flank attack, and for the handsome manner it which it came into line and delivered its fire near the close of the action." The term for which the members of the original Nineteenth had enlisted having expired, on July 23, 1861, the regiment returned to Columbus and was mustered out of service. It was, however, immediately reorganized—and recruited to 996 men, for three years, including many of the original Summit county members of Companies G and K. Leaving Camp Dennison November 19, the newly organized Nineteenth participated in the battle of Mill Springs, in which the rebel General Zollicoffer was defeated; Pittsburg Landing; the siege of Cornith; marched and counter-marched with Gen. Buell in and through Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, etc.; crossed Stone River and received the rebel charge under Breckenridge, on June 2, 1863, losing 213 men, killed, wounded, and missing; participated in the battle of Chickamauga, losing 100 men, killed, wounded and missing; at Orchard Knob, November 23, 1863, losing 20 men, killed and wounded; took part in the charge on rebel works at foot of Missionary Ridge, November 26, with a loss of one man killed and 13 wounded. At Strawberry Plains, January 1, 1864, some 400 of the surviving members of the regiment enlisted as Veterans for three years more, and were sent home on a 30 days, furlough. On returning to the front, the regiment engaged in the Atlanta campaign, in the Spring of 1864; fought at New Hope Church, (with a loss of 44 men, killed and wounded), at Kenesaw, at Peach Tree Creek, at the crossing of the Chattanooga, and was daily under fire until the evacuation of Atlanta; the entire loss in the campaign being two. commissioned officers and 13 men killed; six commissioned officer& and 96 men wounded, and 13 .men missing—total 145. After the evacuation of Atlanta, the Nineteenth formed a part of Gen. Thomas, division in preventing Hood from following Sherman in his celebrated march from "Atlanta to the Sea," participating in the battle of Nashville, with a slight loss, and in the Spring of 1865 was sent to Texas, and was mustered out of service on the 21st of October, 1865. THE TWENTY-NINTH 0. V. I. Immediately on the mustering out of the original Nineteenth, as above set forth, the Twenty-ninth Regiment was recruited, under the auspices of that grand old friend of freedom and justice, Hon. Joshua R. Giddings, of which, on its organization in Camp Giddings, at Jefferson, Ashtabula county—the home of its patron saint—Major Lewis P. Buckley, of Akron, was elected Colonel. Companies D, G and H, were substantially raised in Summit county; Company D, with Pulaski C. Hard as captain, Myron T. Wright, first lieutenant and James H. Grinnell as second lieutenant; TWENTY—NINTH REGIMENT O. V. I. - 359 Company G, with John S. Clem mer captain, James Treen, first lieutenant, and Josiah J. Wright as second lieutenant; Company H, with Jonas Schoonover as captain, Andrew J. Fulkerson, first lieutenant, and Henry Mack, second lieutenant. COL. LEWIS P. BUCKLEY,—born at Cayuga Lake, N. Y., in 1804 ; at 17 entered Military Academy at West Point, becoming very proficient in both literary, scientific and military studies, resigning before graduation because he would not submit to the customary insolence of the pro-slavery "F. F. V"-ism, then largely dominating that institution; came to Akron about 1834, opening a grocery More at Lock Eight, Ohio Canal, in the building still standing there, with his family residence in the basement; in 1835 built a frame block on the present postoffice site, corner Howard and Mill streets, afterwards converted into a hotel, known as the Chidester House, a year later erecting for his own family residence, the house now occupied by Mrs. William T. Allen, on South High Street ; was member of Village Council in 1839; in 1840 established foundry and plow works at Lock Two, and stove and tin shop on Howard street; also officiating as collector of tolls on Ohio Canal during 1841, in which, through the alleged robbery of his deputy, while en route to Wooster, to deposit the monthly collections for October of that year, he became an apparent defaulter in the sum of $3,985.45, which, after the absorption of the residue of his own means, was made good to the State by his bondsmen. Though thus unfortunate, the majority of his fellow-citizens believing in his personal integrity, in 1842 elected him Justice of the Peace, which position he ably filled three years. In 1849, Mr. Buckley went to California, where he remained about three years. On his return to Akron followed a variety of employments until the breaking out of the war, in 1861, when he promptly raised a company for the original 19th 0. V. I., of which regiment he was elected major. On expiration of three months, service, raised a company for the 29th 0. V. I., of which he was made colonel, ably serving until failing health compelled his resignation, J an. 26, 1863 ; was then assistant doorkeeper in House of Representatives at Washington through two sessions of Congress, dying in Akron June 25, 1868, universally lamented, his memory being perpetuated in Buckley Post, G. A. R., and his full length portrait in one of the large stained-glass windows in our beautiful soldiers, memorial chapel, elsewhere written of. This regiment was organized August 26, 1861, under the first three years, call, but owing to unavoidable hindrances, it remained at Camp Giddings until December 25, and at Camp Chase, Columbus, until January 17, 1862. But the time was by no means lost, as by its nearly five months, constant practice, it was probably as thoroughly perfect in drill as any regiment in the service during the entire war. NATIONAL AND REGIMENTAL FLAGS. The ladies of Summit and Ashtabula counties having prepared beautiful stands of national and regimental colors, on November 27, the flags were duly presented by Mr. Giddings with a characteristic speech, briefly tracing the causes that led to the rebellion. 360 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. "Its first overt acts," said Mr. Giddings, "were put forth in Congress by subjecting the people ,of the free States to gag rules; by striking down the right of petition; by arraigning and publicly censuring representatives for the faithful discharge of duty; by annexing, unconstitutionally, slave territory and extending and strengthening the encroachments of slavery." Continuingat some length, and formally presenting the banners to Col. Buckley, Mr. Giddings said: "Bear in mind that you go forth to fight the battles of the human race for all coming time; and should the roar of cannon, the rattling of muskets, the clashing of sabres, the din and smoke of battle surround you, remember the cause in which you are engaged, and be assured that if you fall, we who are left will care for your widows and children. Your heroic deeds shall be enshrined in our memories, recorded in our history, admired by coming generations and approved by a holy and just God." COL. BUCKLEY'S RESPONSE.—After thanking the ladies and Mr. Giddings for the beautiful emblems, Col. Buckley, said: "Sir, you have spoken in high commendation of my command. I can assure you that I feel honored in having command of such a regiment. It will be my pride and ambition, with my fellow officers, to make it, in all things pertaining to a well-drilled and well-disciplined regiment, one of the best in Ohio. And now, fellow-soldiers, in the presence of this assembly, and before high heaven, let us swear upon the altar of our country, to defend this flag so long as there be one true heart and strong arm to hold it to the breeze." OFF FOR THE FRONT. January 17, 1862, the regiment was sent to Cumberland, Md., the brigade to which it was attached—commanded by Col. E. B. Tyler, of the Seventh Ohio (a Ravenna boy)—was assigned to Gen. Lander,s division, which, on his death, March 1, 1862, passed to the command of Gen. Shields. Being a part of the Army of the Potomac, the 29th participated in the battle of Washington, March 23, 1862, defeating the rebels under Stonewall Jackson; the battle of Winchester, May 25, the battle of Port Republic June 9, (several being captured by the rebels); the battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862; second battle of Bull Run August 30, 1862; Antietam, September 17, 1862; battle of Chancellorsville May 1-4, 1863; battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. In September, 1863, after aiding in quelling the New York draft riots, the Twenty-ninth was transferred to the Army of the Tennessee, and, under Gen. Hooker, participated in the battles of Lookout Mountain, November 24 and 25, Mission Ridge, November 26, Ringold, Ga., November 28. Re-enlisting as veterans, December 11, 1863, after a home furlough of 30 days, the regiment returned to the front, taking an active part in the Atlanta campaign, at Dug Gap, Ga., May 7, 1864; at Dallas, Ga., May 29, 1864; at Pine Knob, Ga., June 19, 1864; at Peachtree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; and, after the fall of Atlanta, making the famous march from "Atlanta to the Sea," and after the capture of Savannah and Charleston, remaining in South and North Carolina (taking a hand in the battle of Averysville, N. C., March 16, 1865), until the close of the war, on April 29 proceeding via Richmond to Washington, and on June 10, 1865, taking part in the grand review, in the capital of the Nation it had helped to save. AKRON IN THE TWENTY—NINTH - 361 From Washington the regiment was sent to Louisville, Ky., where, Col. Jonas Schoonover commanding, it remained about one month, when it was returned to Cleveland, and at Camp Taylor, July 22 and 23, 1865, the men, 423 in number, were paid off and duly mustered out of service, many having been in continuous service for over four years. COL. DAVID W. THOMAS,—born in Millersburg, 0., March 9, 1841 ; came with father to Akron in 1845 ; educated in Akron public schools ; at 16, went to Tallmadge and learned the carriage blacksmithing trade with Oviatt & Sperry ; in April, 1861, enlisted in Co. G, 19th 0. V. I., for three months, participating in the battle of Rich Mountain and serving till end of term. In October, 1861, enlisted in Co. H, 29th 0. V. I. for three years, taking part in the battles of Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Chancellorsville (where he was slightly wounded by a fragment of shell) and Gettysburg ; then went to New York City to quell the draft riots there ; from thence to the southwest, being at Wauhatchie and Lookout Mountain. Re-enlisting as veterans, in December 1863, regiment joined Sherman in his Atlanta Campaign and on his "March to the Sea." Promoted by regular gradation, at Savannah, he was assigned as Captain to Co. A, (the post of honor) and as such mustered out at Louisville, Ky., June 22, 1865. Returning home engaged with father in lumber and building business, and on death of father, in 1872, with Charles Miller, R. N. Kratz and. others, now being President of The Thomas Lumber & Building Company, organized in 1887. In 1876 Capt. Thomas was elected Colonel of the 9th 0. N. G., afterwards consolidated with the 8th Regiment, as elsewhere related ; is an active member of the G. A. R. organization, at its annual encampment in 1880, being elected Department Commander. Sept. 11, 1868, was married to Miss Alice Hale—who died Jan. 4, 1880, leaving four children— George H., James A., Frank and Elizabeth. Dec. 18, 1884, Col. T. was again married, to Mrs. Isabella Gage, widow of the late Alden Gage, and daughter of the late Charles Webster, founder of the Webster, Camp & Lane Machine Company. AKRON IN THE TWENTY-NINTH. Following is a list of the soldiers furnished by Akron, Middlebury and Portage township, so far as the present available documents will furnish them: Lewis P. Buckley, Augustus Belden, S. H. Beatty, Thomas J. Bare, Levi J. Baughman, Solomon J. Baughman, Lester P. Burke, Charles Bedell, Henry Curtis, Christian Conrad, John Capen, Thomas Cummings, John Cephas, Charles H. Edgerly, Alexander French, Jacob Fritz, A. J. Fulkerson, William Fisher, Charles Foster, Dudley Fisher, Stephen Griffith, George W. Gibson, John Gross, Hammond W. Geer, James H. Grinnell, Adam Hart, G. W. Geer, Newton P. Humiston, George F. Hewitt, Charles D. Hine, John Huggett, Marcus F. C. Humphrey, Roswell Hoffman, John Helfinger, William Hawk, George Hamilton, S. J. Iles, Morgan Johnson, John Kelley, John A. Kummer, Jehial Lane, Jr., Joseph 362 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. Loomis, Richard Lewis, Joseph Limric, Byron Lowe, W. C. Lantz, W. L. Lowe, William Lane, Jehial Lane, Sr., John McNeil, G. F. Nest, George Montenyohl, Frank Metzler, J. H. McDonald, B. F. Manderbach, John Madden, Charles H. Paine, Elisha H. Pursell, Herman Ridder, Hiram Root, Jacob Rhodenbaugh, Orson H. Remington, John Rowland, Charles A. Rotart, DeWitt C. Stephens, George Sherbondy, James B. Storer, James K. P. Souers, Ezra Spindle, Daniel Shaff, John Steese, Charles Sherbondy, Jacob Scholberger, James Treen, John Treen, George Treen, James Treen, Jr., C. T. Tooker, William H. Tooker, David W. Thomas, Charles Upham, Valentine Viers, William Wirt, Carroll W. Wright, John F. Weidle, Josiah J. Wright, John Watson, Lewis Wagner, Samuel S. Wood, George Wells, William Woodward, J. L. Wagoner, John G. Wait, John Whitney, George Welch, Samuel Winkleman, John G. Weidley, Frank 0. Weary, musician Co. G, Charles Young, Conrad Zittle. CASUALTIES TO TWENTY-NINTH. It will not be possible to give all the casualties to Akron and Summit County boys, in this and other regiments, but the following in regard to members of the Twenty-Ninth, may properly be given here: William Palmer Williamson, brother of the late Judge Samuel C. Williamson, then second lieutenant of Company G, was killed at Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862, being the first Summit County boy to lay down his life in defense of the Union. His body was sent home by his comrades, and interred in Akron Rural Cemetery. Capt. Myron T. Wright, Company D, wounded in same battle; again wounded at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; promoted to major, October 29, 1864; mortally wounded at Savannah, Ga., December 19, 1864, dying January 7, 1865; promoted to lieutenant colonel January 18, 1865, eleven days after his decease. Corporal Augustus Belden, killed by guerrillas, May 30, 1862; Lieut. James H. Grinnell, Company D, wounded in ar at Port Republic, Va., June 9, 1862; Capt. Josiah J. Wright Company G, wounded in shoulder, at Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, 1862; Capt. Jonas Schoonover, Company H, wounded at Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862, and again at Chancellorsville, Va., May 1, 1863, promoted to major at Savannah, January 18, 1865, to lieutenant colonel, January 28, 1865, and to colonel, July 25, 1865; James B. Storer, promoted from sergeant to sergeant major, March 14, 1862, and to adjutant, January 20, 1863, wounded at Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., May 8, 1864, by minie ball, in spinal column, from which ever since he has been a constant sufferer; Valentine Viers, Company D, wounded at Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862; John F. Weidle, Company G, lost a leg at Chancellorsville,. Va., May 2, 1863; John Rowland, killed by guerrillas, May 3, 1862; Alexander C. French, Company G, killed at Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, 1862; John A. Kummer, Company G, wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863; Thomas C. Bare and John W. Steese, Company C, Ellis T. Treen and William C. Lantz, Company G killed at Dug Gap, Ga., May 8, 1864; Lieut. B. F. Manderbach,. Company G, wounded near Kenesaw, Ga., January 28, 1864. Corporal Hammond W. Geer, wounded at Dug Gap, Ga., May 8 1864, and discharged for disability, at Nashville, May 27, 1865. Among the Twenty-Ninth boys captured by the rebels at For Republic, June 9, 1862, were Lieut. Thomas W. Nash, Company H CASUALTIES, PROMOTIONS, ETC - 363 Sergt. W. F. Chamberlin, Company H; Conrad Zittle, William Fisher, John A. Kummer, Hammond W. Geer, William Wirt, John Gross, DeWitt C. Stephens, Company G; at Strasburg, Va., May 25, 1862; Ferris Townsend and Newton P. Humiston, Company G; at Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862, Sergeant Orson H. Remington, Company H. CAPT. JOSIAH J. WRIGHT,—born in Swanton, Vt., September 19, 1821 ; educated in district school ; in boyhood, when so small as to require a block to stand on while blowing and striking, working as blacksmith's assistant ; at 15 became clerk in country store ; in 1840 came to Ohio, working on farm at 50 cents per day ; for a time attended Twinsburg Institute ; then taught school winters and worked at blacksmithing summers. After marriage to Miss Margaret A. Waite, of Brecksville, August 21, 1842, Mr. and Mrs. Wright jointly taught school one year in South Bloomfield, Pickaway county, O. For many years Mr. Wright was a successful and popular auctioneer and commission merchant ; in 1851 removing to Akron, where for several years he officiated as constable, marshal and general detective. In the war of the Rebellion Capt. Wright took a prominent part, serving as captain of Co. G, 29th 0. V. I., until discharged October 1, 1862, on account of wounds received at Cedar Mountain August 9, 1862; on partial recovery engaged in recruiting service; in 1863 again entering the army as second lieutenant of Co. K, 129th O. V. I., serving till discharged for disability in March, 1864; again engaged in recruiting, and again, in Spring of 1865, entered the army, first as a private, soon being commissioned captain of Co. D, 197th 0. V. I., serving till discharged, at close of the war, August 6th, 1865. After the war Capt. Wright officiated for some time as auctioneer and private detective, and later, for several years, as editor and publisher of the Akron Commercial and its successor, the People's Monthly. Among the Twenty-Ninth boys who died in the service, besides those mentioned above, were: Stephen J. Iles, Company D, at Cleveland, 0., May 8, 1864; George Sherbondy, Company G, at Aquia Creek, Va., April 23, 1863; William Wirt, Company G, at Nashville, Tenn., June 30, 1864; Charles D. Hine, Company G, died at Middlebury, 0., March 31, 1863; Newton P. Humiston, Company G, died in rebel prison, July 28, 1862; Joseph Loomis, Company G, died at Cumberland, Md., February 26, 1862; Morgan Johnson Company G, died February 26, 1864. PROMOTIONS IN TWENTY-NINTH. We cannot give all the promotions that occurred, from time to me, during the war, but may here very properly mention the following: On the resignation of Capt. Pulaski C. Hard, of Company D, March 21, 1862, First Lieutenant Myron T. Wright as promoted to captain, and major, on the resignation of Major 364 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. John S. Clemmer, December 25, 1862. James B. Storer was promuted from sergeant of Company H, to sergeant major, February 13, 1862; to second lieutenant, Company F, April 13, 1862; to first lieutenant and adjutant, January 20, 1863. On the promotion of Captain Clemmer, of Company G, to major, December 31, 1861, Second Lieutenant Josiah J. Wright was promoted to captain, over First Lieutenant James Treen, Sergeant Wilbur F. Chamberlin being promoted to second lieutenant. On the discharge of Captain Wright, on account of wounds received at the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., August 8, 1862, Lieutenant James Treen was promoted to captain, and on his resignation, May 23, 1863, Lieut. Wilbur F. Chamberlin was promoted to captain; Benjamin F. Manderbach, of Company G, being appointed corporal, December 22. 1863; sergeant, May 9, 1864, first sergeant July 1, 1864, and first lieutenant, April 4, 1865. As soon as able, after his discharge as captain of Company G, 29th regiment, Capt. J. J. Wright voluntarily engaged in the recruiting service, in the Summer of 1863 again entering the army as second lieutenant of Company K, 129th 0. V. I., serving until again discharged for disability; in March, 1864, again recruited part of a company, but on account of the sickness and death of his little son, not being present at the organization of the company, in Columbus, failing to secure a commission, he pluckily re-entered the service as a private, but on account of his experience was placed on detached duty under Major Skiles, at Tod barracks, and in the Spring, 1865, was commissioned as captain of Company D, 197th 0. V. I., in which capacity he served until his final discharge at the close of the war, at Columbus, August 6, 1865. David W. Thomas, from first sergeant of Company C, was promoted to sergeant major of the 29th, December 13, 1864; to first lieutenant of Company H, on the resignation of Lieut. Andrew J. Fulkerson, January 6, 1865, and to captain of Company A, April 10, 1865. Alvin C. Voris was elected second lieutenant of Company H, on its organization, but promoted by Gov. Dennison to lieutenant colonel of the 67th regiment 0. V. I., October 2, 1861, Henry Mack, of Bath, succeeding him as second lieutenant. Thomas W. Nash was promoted from first sergeant of Company H, to second lieutenant, October 2, 1862; to first lieutenant of Company E, May 25, 1864, and to captain of Company B, October 12, 1864, and as such mustered out of service July 13, 1865. William Palmer Williamson was promoted from sergeant major December 21, 1861, to second lieutenant of Company G, and as such was killed in the battle of Winchester as elsewhere stated, March 23, 1862. THE SIXTY-FOURTH O. V. I. This regiment was recruited under the auspices of United States Senator, John Sherman, being organized at Camp Buckingham, near Mansfield, the home of the Senator, in November, 1861, and was a part of what was known among Ohio troops as the "Sherman Brigade." Company G, of this regiment, was largely composed of Summit County men, whose names will appear in the roster of the several townships to which they were accredited, among whom were Dr. Samuel Neeper, of Mogadore, Dudley C. Carr, and Robert S. Chamberlin, of Springfield; Alonzo Hancock, of Boston; Wilbur F. Sanders, Esq., of Akron, now of Montana;. THE SIXTY-FOURTH O. V. I. - 365 Newton Atwood, Homer W. Bass, Addison M. Bloom, George Bargold, Joseph F. Gilbert, John Huffman, Shem Lewis, Joseph Oshorn, Alfred Rhodes, John Schoenberger, Duncan Thompson and Benjamin Woolley, all of Akron. Of these, Messrs. Neeper and Hancock were successively captain of the company, Messrs. Carr and Chamberlin successively sergeant major of the regiment, while Mr. Sanders was adjutant of the regiment from its organization until his resignation August 10, 1862; Addison M. Bloom being principal musician from organization until expiration of his term of service, June 28,1862- THE SIXTY-FOURTH IN BATTLE. The Sixty-Fourth was also one of the fighting regiments of the war, having participated in the following named battles: Shiloh,. Tenn., April 6-7, 1862; Siege of Corinth, Miss., April 30, 1862; Stone River, Tenn., December 31, 1862, January 1, . 1863; Chickamauga, Ga., September 19-20, 1863; Chattanooga, Tenn., November 25, 1863; Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., May. 5-9, 1864; Resaca, Ga., May 13-16, 1864; Adairsville, Ga., May 17-18, 1864; Dallas, Ga., May 25 to June 4, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 9-30, 1864; Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 30, 1864; Siege of Atlanta, Ga., July 28 to September 2, 1864; Jonesboro, Ga., August 31, September 1, 1864; Lovejoy Station, Ga., September 2-6, 1864; Spring Hill, Tenn., November 29, 1864; Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864; Nashville, Tenn.; December 15-16, 1864. The regiment, having re-enlisted as veterans, June 1, 1864, after repulsing Hood's army at Franklin and Nashville, and engagng. in the pursuit of the rebel army through Tennessee, was assigned to duty in Texas, where, at Victoria, the surviving members of the regiment, 238 in number, were paid off and mustered out of service December 3, 1865. CASUALTIES AND DEATHS IN CO. "G." Killed in battle: Daniel Bitterman, at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863; Sergeant Andrew Tousley, at Lovejoy Station, a., July 1, 1864; James Sammans, at Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., May 9, 1864. Deaths from wounds received in battle: Corporal acob Boone, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863,. died October 16, '1863; Sergeant Duncan Thompson, wounded at Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., May 9, 1864, died June 28; Corporal Benjamin McCoy, wounded in same battle, died May 9, 1864; William Coulter, wounded at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864, died May 16; Corporal Joseph Wagner, lost by explosion of steamer Sultana, near Memphis, Tenn., April 27, 1865. Wounded in battle: Sergeant Thomas L. Thompson, at Pine Knob, Ga., September 20, 1863; Sergeant Jonathan Palmer, at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27, 1864; Sergeant Solomon Babb, Sergeant James L. Hall and Henry Mellinger, at Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., May 9, 1864; Jacob Jakes, at Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864; Walter Rambo and Sergeant Nathan M. Wells, at Spring Hill, Tenn., November 29, 1864. Deaths from disease while in service: Samuel Moody, at Lebanon, Ky., January 19, 1862; at Bardstown, Ky., February 9, 1862, Andrew Spencer; February 22, Luman Bigelow; March 4, Samuel McCoy; March 9, Jonas D. Ingraham; at Lebanon, Ky.,. 366 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. March 9, 1862, Sergeant John F. Oviatt; April 1, Benjamin Woolley; April 4, Samuel Lutz; at Nashville, Tenn., April 7, 1862, Alexander Thomas; May 20, Joseph F. Gilbert;" December 11, 1864, John and William Nash; at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., May 7, 1862, Michael Bower; at Chattanooga, Tenn., December 9, 1863, Sergeant Ransom J. Ellsworth; at Louisville, Ky., February 16, 1861, James Sanborn. CAPT. AARON P. BALDWIN,— born in Akron, Jan. 28, 1838; educated in public schools ; at 14 entered store of P. D. Hall & Co. as clerk ; in 1859, with father, under firm name of James Baldwin & Son, engaged in hardware business ; in October, 1861, enlisted in Sixth Ohio Battery, L. A., organized at Mansfield, under the auspices of the Hon. John Sherman, being commissioned second lieutenant; served through the war in the Army of the Cumberland ; after battle of Mission Ridge, Nov. 24-25, 1863, promoted to first lieutenant and to captain during the Hood campaign in Tennessee, in November and December, 1864. After valiant service at Pittsburg, Shiloh, Perrysville, Stone River, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Spring Hill and Nashville, was mustered out at Columbus, O., Sept. 1, 1865, for gallantry at Spring Hill, being tendered a commission in the regular army, by corps commander, Gen. D. S. Stanley, which he declined. On return home formed partnership with the late Henry W. Wetmore, under the firm name of Wetmore & Baldwin, in 1867 being joined by David R. Paige, Jr., under firm name of Wetmore, Baldwin & Paige. Retiring from firm in 1869, was appointed general agent of the Akron Iron Company, serving in that capacity till April 1, 1886, since which time he has been its efficient General Superintendent. Capt. Baldwin is a prominent member of the G. A. R. having officiated as Post Commander ; Q. M. Gen. Dep't. of Ohio, and upon staff of National Commander. Nov. 10. 1863, was married to Miss Celia Ayres, of Akron, who has borne him four children—James A., John Sherman, Susie and Mary Alice. THE SIXTH INDEPENDENT BATTERY. One of the most efficient light artillery organizations of the war was the Sixth Ohio Independent Battery, attached to the Sherman Brigade. The battery, consisting of two sections, was provided with four ten-pound Parrott and two six-pound bronze Rodman guns, with horses and other equipage to match. One section of this battery was recruited in Akron, the roster, on organization, at Camp Buckingham, November 20, 1861, being as follows: Oliver Hazard Perry Ayres, Myron Ayres, Aaron P. Baldwin, Frederick W. Beebe, E. J. Baird, Joseph Bergdorf, James Brandon, Thomas Creveling, George Chitty, J. R. Cady, Willard Corey, B. Curtis, George W. De Bell, William Dales, Abner Danforth, James Earl, David H. Evans, Elijah Everett, Henry Frizzelle, Joseph Fisher, Peter Field, James H. Galbraith, A. K. Goodrich, Bird Green, John Hogan, M. S. Hoskin, Thomas Huston, John Johnson, James Irvin, Ira Jones, Silas 0. Kimberk, Patrick Kirwin, John Kieley, John Limric, George Loomis, James A. Moody, James THE SIXTH OHIO BATTERY - 367 McKnight, W. H. Mathews, Yenning McDonald, J. McBride, Daniel McNaughton, L. J. Mix, Eleazer H. Neal, Michael Phenia, Henry A. Parker, J. K. Rogers, John Randolph, Henry Randolph, William Randolph, Freeman Robinson, J. W. Reed, George W. Smetts, Michael Stephens, L. Swindeman, Henry Shewey, John Smith, James Spelman, Thomas W. Screen; Benjamin Stroker, Ezra Tryon, Charles Toy, Elias W. Turner, Gustave Thrise, Harrison Trisselle, Ezra Whitney, J. M. Walton, Edgar Whitney, Jonathan Welker, John C. Weber, John Wagoner, George Weygandt, J. A. White, J. E. Whitney, C. Weeks. The following Akron and Middlebury boys were subsequently added to the battery: George W. Barber, George Boyd, Samuel T. Brandon, George Case, Frank C. Chapman, Seth Coney, George Chamberlin, John Earl, B. French, Anselo French, Edward Fitzpatrick, Thomas Fisher, George Hart, Thomas Irvin, Patrick Irvin, William W. Kilbourn, Reese Kidder, John Kramer, Lucas Libis, William Morley, John Madden, Daniel McGinnis, Daniel McGreevey, Henry Morrill, John Peck, William Strapp, Robert Treen, Newton Thayer, Charles M. Waite, John Wilder, Henry Worden, William D. Warren. JOHN C. WEBER,—son of Florence and Margaret (Steinbacher) Weber, was born in Monroeville, Ohio, August 20, 1844, removing with parents to Akron the following October; educated in Akron union schools; at 17. enlisted in Sixth Ohio Battery, organized at Camp Buckingham, near Mansfield. October 9, 1861, serving till October 24, 1864, being among the youngest, if not the youngest soldier sent to the war by Summit county. The accompanying portrait is reproduced from an ambrotype taken on the field of Shiloh, after the battle, and its youthful lineaments can scarcely now be traced' 'in the broad-faced, middle-aged, business man--John C. Weber—of the present day. Soon after the close of the war, Mr. Weber removed to Cleveland, and engaged in brewing, returning to Akron 1885, as a member of the firm of Jahant & Weber, in the stove and furnace trade. June 11, 1874, Mr. Weber was married to Miss Emeline Oberholtz, of Akron, who has borne him four daughters and one son— Eva F., born April 11, 1875; C. Irene, born September 25, 1876; Susannah M., born March 20, 1878; Bertha T born January 26, 1880, and Florence C., born September 11, 1882. In the organization of the battery, Captain Cullen Bradley, an experienced U. S. Army Artillery officer, was placed in command, with 0. H. P. Ayres as senior first lieutenant and Aaron P. Baldwin as senior second lieutenant; George W. Smetts as first sergeant; George W. DeBell,third ; Edgar Whitney,fifth ; Ezra Tryon, seventh; J. K. Rogers, fourth corporal; James Earl, fifth; J. M. Walton, seventh; Henry Frizzelle, eighth; E. H. Neal, eleventh; James A. Moody, blacksmith; John Kieley, wheelwright, and F. W. Beebe as company clerk. 368 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. The Sixth Ohio Battery was in some of the hardest fought battles of the war—Stone River and other battles about Mufreesboro Chickamauga, etc.; re-enlisted as veterans December 12, 1863; and on going to the front again, after a short visit home, took an, active part in the Atlanta campaign, being almost constantly engaged during the 120 days of that sanguinary contest, and being very highly complimented by Gen. 0. 0. Howard for its accurate firing before Kenesaw. The battery was re-equipped at Atlanta, afterwards, under the command of Captain A. P. Baldwin, participated in the battles of Franklin and Nashville, on the second day of the latter, in front of Overton's Hill, eight miles from Nashville silencing Sandford's Mississippi rebel battery. Pursuing th retreating rebels to the Tennessee River, the battery marched to Huntsville, Ala., and from thence started for Eastport, Miss., but before reaching that point was ordered back to Huntsville, where it remained until the close of the war, being mustered out September 1, 1865. Losses during the war: Deaths from wounds, 16; disease, 26; discharged for wounds, 4; disease, 30; by expiration of term, 21; re- enlisted as veterans, 66. Among the deaths was that of Lieut. 0. H. P. Ayres, July 8, 1864, from wounds received in the Atlanta campaign. Lieut. George W. Smetts was severely wounded at Chickamauga, and several other casualties to Akron boys occurred during the war, of which we cannot here definitely speak; among the deaths from disease while in the service being James and Samuel T. Brandon and Ezra Whitney. THE HUNDRED AND FOURTH O. IT. I. Company H, and parts of several other companies of this regiment, were recruited in Akron, the regiment being organized at Camp Massillon, August 30, 1862, and leaving for the front September 1, 1862. Company H entered the service with the following Akron and Summit county boys as officers: Captain, Walter B. Scott; first lieutenant, Hobart Ford; second lieutenant, Samuel F. Shaw; hospital steward, Milton C. Wilcox; orderly, Benjamin L. Robertson; sergeants---first, Abraham Paulus; second, Oscar C. Jackson; third, Lyman J. Adair; fourth, James Gillingham; corporals—first, George Q. Folsom; second, Charles M. Brown.; third, Adolphus French; fourth, William Dunn; fifth, Louis Stair; sixth, William Rinehart; seventh, Jacob Hollinger; eighth, Almeron C. Francisco; fifer, Thomas E. Robertson; drummer, James E. Boardman; teamster, John Mann; Asa S. Marriner, of Akron, being lieutent colonel of the regiment, until his discharge, January 2, 1863. The names of the Akron, Portage and Middlebury boys, connected with the 104th, so far as the writer has been able to compile them, are as follows: Byron Allen, Daniel Allen, George Arnold, James E. Boardman, Charles Brown, Dennison Babcock, Samuel B. Bailey, John Bellows, Willard H. Bass, James Bean, Rice Brockway, Simon Bonfield, Frank Buchtel, P. H. Cahill, Robert Cahill, Thomas Charlton, Frank C. Chapman, Albert Coon, James H. Cassidy, Henry E. Cahill, William Dunn, Elbridge Delong, Jacob Denaple, Delos Doty, Patrick Dunn, Adolphus French Hobart Ford, Paul Field, Edwin A. Farmer, Silas Fisher, Georg W. Folsom, James Gillingham, Theodore Gambie, Allan J. Goodhue John Hollister, Eli Hope, Oscar C. Jackson, John Jackson, Noble THE HUNDRED AND FOURTH O. V. I. - 369 M. Hewett, A. Jackson, Albert Lepper, Denis J. Long, William Lambrecht, Jay Maranville, Perry G. Marshall, Ithiel J. Mills, Albert Malone, John McAllister, Asa S. Marriner, John Mann, Daniel McGreevey, James McNeal, George W. Painton, George H. Payne, Alburtis Paine, Abraham Paulus, Stephen Palmer, Benjamin Post, Benjamin F. Putt, Thomas E. Robertson, Benjamin L. Robertson, William Rinehart, Joseph Rhodes, Erastus N. Root, Joseph Rothe, John Stroker, William Schroeder, Walter B. Scott, Burtis Smith, Samuel F. Shaw, B. W. Smith, Louis Stair, Theodore Stearns, Matthew Shouler, Albert Schultz, William Shouler, Charles Tifft, Enoch Thompson, George W. Viers, Daniel M. Viers, Milton C. Wilcox, Hugh M. White, Jerome Wellman, J. F. Whitney, Stephen Washburn, Jerome Williams. HEADING OFF KIRBY SMITH. The first active duty of the 104th was, as the out-post of the Union forces, in repelling the rebel Gen. Kirby Smith's attempted attack on Cincinnati, in September, 1862, its first skirmish with the enemy being at Fort Mitchell, near Covington, Ky., September 10, 1862, the regiment losing one man killed and five wounded, the only Union blood spilled in defense of Cincinnati. September 12, the regiment started on its first march in pursuit of the fleeing rebels, reaching Lexington on the morning of October 15, but a few minutes after the rear guard of the rebel forces had evacuated the city. Remaining in Lexington, resting from its severe march, and perfecting itself in drill, (carrying off the honors in a competitive drill with other regiments there concentrated), on the morning of December 6, the march was continued towards Richmond, Ky., which was reached in the evening of the 7th. December 27 the march was resumed, its objective point being Danville, where it had some slight skirmishes with the enemy in aiding to intercept Gen. Morgan, who was then raiding in that vicinity. From Danville the regiment was transferred tp the State capital, Frankfort, where it performed provost duty until February 21, 1863, when it returned to Danville, in which vicinity it continued to operate until September, when it was transferred to East Tennessee, where it became a part of Gen. Burnside's army. After a brief stay at Knoxville, the regiment was sent to Cumberland Gap and aided in compelling the surrender of the rebel forces at that point, the 104th being the first regiment to enter the works and receive the arms and stores of the surrendered rebels. Returning to Knoxville, the 104th was on active duty during the siege of that city by Gen. Longstreet, from November 17 to December 4, 1863, suffering greatly from short rations and exposure, and in a sortie to the south side of the Holston river, repulsing the enemy with great loss. Wintering in the vicinity of Knoxville, the 104th took an active part in the Atlanta campaign, in 1864, in the assault at Utoy Creek, August 6, losing 26 men and officers, killed and wounded; participated in the battle of Jonesboro the latter part of August; lost several men in its almost daily skirmishes with Hood's forces near Nashville, in October and November, 1864; lost 60 men, killed and wounded, in the battle of Frankfort, November 30, capturing eleven battle-flags during the engagement. 24 370 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. After much hard marching, and many severe skirmishes, the 104th was transferred to the Army of the Potomac in January, 1865, operating at, and in the vicinity of, Federal Point, North Carolina, on March 4, making a forced march to Kingston, to relieve Gen. Jacob D. Cox, who was menaced by a superior force. Proceeding from Kingston to Goldsboro, and from thence to Raleigh, the 104th was highly complimented by Gen. Sherman for its soldierly bearing and efficiency in drill, and on May 2, 1865, was selected by Gen. Cox to proceed to Greensboro to receive the arms and stores of Gen. Johnston's surrendered rebel army. Remaining in Greensboro as guard, until June 17, the regiment was sent to Camp Taylor, at Cleveland, where, on June 27, 1865, the surviving members, 640 in number, were paid off and mustered out. CASUALTIES, DEATHS, ETC., IN COMPANY H. Killed: Sergeant Oscar C. Jackson, by accidental discharge of his own gun while advancing towards the enemy at Nancy’s Creek, Ga., July 17, 1864; Corporal Albert Schultz, February 20, 1865, at battle of Town Creek, N. C.; Willard H. Bass, Daniel Conrad and Burtis W. Smith, at battle of Utoy Creek, Ga., August 6, 1864, the head of the latter being severed from his body by the explosion of a rebel shell. Wounded: Andrew A. Adair, wounded, and George H. Payne, lost left arm at battle of Cartersville, Ga., May 21, 1864; Solomon J. Bucher, November 28, 1864, at Columbia, Tenn.; Henry Cahill, James H. Cassidy, Hobart Ford, wounded in heel at battle of Utoy Creek, Ga., August 6, 1854, but continued on duty till mustered out as captain at the close of the war, June 17, 1865; Curtis Gingery and John Kleckner, at battle of Town Creek, N. C., February 20, 1865; Lewis Heath, at Dallas, Ga., May 31, 1864; John Winkleman, wounded and captured at battle of Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864. Captured: Cyrus 0. Osborn and John Stroker, at battle of Danville, Ky., March 24, 1863; paroled and afterwards exchanged. Deaths from disease: Eli Blocker, at Frankfort, Ky., March 4, 1863; William Conrad, at Beaufort, N. C., May 15, 1865; Eli Hope at Franklin, Ky., March 9, 1863; Jay Maranville, at Strawberry Plains, Tenn., June 12, 1864; Joshua Sellers, at Knoxville, Tenn., April 2, 1864; Captain Walter B. Scott, at Cincinnati, Ohio, April 24, 1863; William Rinehart, at Williamstown, Ky., October 22, 1862. SOME HARD FOUGHT BATTLES. Ohio's official Roster gives. the following list of battles participated in by the 104th: Covington, Ky., September 10, 1862; Danville, Ky., March 24, 1863; Siege of Knoxville, Tenn., November 17 to December 4, 1863; Resaca, Ga., May 13-16, 1864; Dallas, Ga., May 25 to June 4;1864; Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 9 to 30, 1864; Pine Mountain, Ga., June 14, 1864; Lost Mountain, Ga., June 16, 1864; Siege of Atlanta, Ga., July' 28 to September 2, 1864; Utoy Creek, Ga., August 5-6, 1864; Columbia, Tenn., November 24-29, 1864; Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864; Nashville, Term., December 15-16, 1864; Fort Anderson, N. C., February 18, 1865; Town Creek, N. C., February 20, 1865. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH O. V. I. - 371 Companies C and G, and a portion of Company I, of the 115th regiment, were composed of Summit county boys, most of them being from the northern part of the county, and whose names will duly appear in the rosters of their respective townships, as given in this work. The original officers of Company C were as follows : John A. Means, of Northfield, (then in the midst of his first term as Clerk of Courts of Summit county), Captain ; John Eadie, Jr., of Cuyahoga Falls, first lieutenant ; George L. Waterman, of Peninsula, second lieutenant ; Robert Sears, of Stow, orderly sergeant ; Lewis F. Derrick, of Cuyahoga Falls, second sergeant ; John C. Ely, of Cuyahoga Falls, third sergeant ; Alexander Forbes, of Northfield, fourth sergeant : Levi Boody, of Boston, fifth sergeant ; Arthur A. Jones, of Stow, first corporal ; Ulysses L. Marvin, of Stow, second corporal ; David Castetter, of Bath, third corporal ; Lucian Bliss, of Northfield, fourth corporal ; Charles W. Way, of Northampton, fifth corporal ; John Davis, of Tallmadge, sixth corporal ; John C. Smith, of Twinsburg, seventh corporal ; Frederick Bois, of Boston, eighth corporal, the original muster rolls containing the names of 85 privates ; total, with officers, 101. The original officers of Company G were as follows : Deming N. Lowrey, of Cuyahoga Falls, captain ; Arthur L. Conger, of Peninsula, first lieutenant ; Sumner Nash, of Bath, second lieutenant ; Merchant S. Hurd, of Bath, first sergeant ; Eli Thompson, of Twinsburg, second sergeant; Henry Doncaster, of Hudson, third sergeant ; Marcus C. Tifft, of Cuyahoga Falls, fourth sergeant ; Christopher Cook, of Cuyahoga Falls, fifth sergeant ; Eben A. Butterfield, of Northfield, first corporal ; James Nesbit, of Northfield, second corporal ; James McElroy, of Northfield, third corporal ; Daniel Williams, of Cuyahoga Falls, fourth corporal; Marcellus Risden, of Richfield, fifth corporal ; Perry H. Alexander, of Bath, sixth corporal ; Joseph C. Freeby, of Cuyahoga Falls, seventh corporal ; William McKinney, of Twinsburg, eighth corporal ; the original roster containing the names of 80 privates—total, with officers, 96 men. It is to be greatly regretted that no local record of the organization of Company I has been preserved, though it is believed that the only officer in that company from Summit county, was Edward Buckingham, late auditor of the county, who went out as first lieutenant, but was promoted to captain, February 8, 1863, which position he held until the close of the war. The only names, found upon the assessors' returns, accredited to Portage and Middlebury townships, as members of the 115th regiment, were : George Adkins, Edward Buckingham, George E. Buckingham, Simon Bonfield, Lewis M. Carpenter, Michael Doyle, Byron Gifford, Michael Kirwin, William Limric, John McAllister, Vincent A. Malone, Mills B. Purdy, Aaron Pardee, Jacob Randall, Albert Shenkel, Harrison Shaaf, Enoch Thompson, John Jackson Tate, John Westerman, Benjamin K. Yerrick. ORGANIZATION, PROMOTIONS, ETC. The Hundred and Fifteenth was organized in Camp Massillon, with 985 men, August, 1862, J. A. Lucy, colonel and A. W. Fitch, major, and mustered into the service of the United States, September 18, 1862. In the absence of official records we are unable 372 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. to give the promotions in Companies C, G and I, though we learn from private sources that the changes were comparatively few during their entire term of service. October 4, 1862, the 115th was ordered to Cincinnati, not being in time to take part in the "Squirrel Hunters " defense of the city but on its arrival, was divided by General Wright into two battalions of five companies each, one battalion, under Col. Lucy being assigned to provost duty at Cincinnati, and the other battalion under Lieutenant Col. Boone, was sent to Columbus to guard the rebel prisoners confined in Camp Chase. Early in November, 1862, Lieutenant Colonel Boone's battalion was ordered from Columbus to Maysville, Ky., and taken charge of by Colonel Lucy, Lieutenant Colonel Boone taking command o the battalion at Cincinnati, a month later proceeding to Covington Ky., where it performed provost duty until October, 1863, when th entire regiment was ordered to report to General Rosecrans a Chattanooga, Tenn. On reaching Murfreesboro, a part of the regiment was mounte and sent out to fight the rebel guerrillas then operating in tha portion of the country, the unmounted portion of the regiment, the Summer of 18B4, being stationed in block-houses along the lin of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad to guard against its destruction by the guerrillas. In August, 1864, Block-House No. 4, manned by part of Company B, was captured by the rebels. Block-House No. 5, manned by the balance of Company B, was attacked at the same time but was successfully defended, with a loss of three men killed and seven wounded out of a total of 40. THE SULTANA DISASTER. Soon after the foregoing affair, Company K, (mounted) surprised and captured a large squad of guerrillas, with a loss of on man killed and three wounded. In the midst of the Hood demonstrations against Nashville, in December, 1864, the rebel General Forrest, of Fort Pillow notoriety, captured companies C, F and G respectively in charge of Block-Houses 1, 3 and 4, who were confined as prisoners, at Andersonville, Ga., and Meridian, Miss., untie the beginning of the following April when, with others, they wer duly exchanged, at Vicksburg, Miss. On the 25th day of April, 1865, when final victory over th rebels was just perching upon our banners, some 2,000 of then newly exchanged Union prisoners, and about 200 refugees, wer packed on board the steamer Sultana, to be transported to Cincinnati. Reaching Memphis during the night of the 26th, a few hours were spent in taking on a supply of coal and after proceeding on her way some eight or ten miles, between one and two o'clock on the morning of the 27th, an explosion of one of he boilers occurred with terrible havoc to the boat and passengers,. the boat also taking fire and burning to the water. It was more than surmised that the explosion was caused by a shell, or other deadly missile, placed among the coal by enemie of the Union, and of the brave boys who had fought and so ter ribly suffered in its defense. Be this as it may, fully one-half of the passengers on the ill-fated steamer were either blown to atoms by the explosion, burned to death, or drowned, among whom were UNSURPASSED GALLANTRY - 373 some 80 members of the 115th, at least a score and a half being Summit county men—ten from Cuyahoga Falls, including Captain Lowrey, and Lieutenants John Eadie and John C. Ely—but so far as now remembered no Akron or Middlebury boys were lost on that occasion. After the capture of Block-Houses 1, 3 and 4 as above stated, by order of General George H. Thomas, the garrisons were transferred from 5 and 6 to Murfreesboro. Number 7 was surrounded and daily assaulted for fifteen days, none of the men daring to appear outside, though no casualties to its defenders were reported. December 9, 1864, Block-House Number 2, was attacked and a continuous fire from three rifled cannon was kept up from early morning till dark, killing two and wounding five men on the inside. That night under cover of darkness, the garrison quietly evacuated the Station and reached Nashville in safety. A desperate attack on Murfreesboro, by General Buford, was successfully repulsed after five hours of the most heroic fighting, in which a battalion of the 115th played a conspicuous part, the rebels sustaining a heavy loss, while the loss upon the Union side was but one killed and three wounded. CAPTAIN JOHN A. MEANS, — born near Pittsburg, Pa., February 1, 1811 ; common school education ; learned trade of tanner and currier ; November, 1833, came to Ohio, teaching school in Springfield; 1834 engaged in farming in Northfield; in 1837 was deputy surveyor of Portage county ; February 9, 1838, as captain of Northfield Rifle Company, did special guard duty at the execution of David McKisson, at Ravenna, as elsewhere detailed, being afterwards promoted to colonel of the regiment ; elected clerk of Summit county in 1860; August, 1862, leaving office in charge of his son Nathan, entered the army, as captain of Company C, 115th Regt., serving till close of the war ; detailed as assistant topographical engineer, department of the Cumberland, surveying and mapping a large district of Middle Tennessee and fitting up Soldiers' Cemetery, on Stone River battlefield ; signal officer last battle near Murfreesboro, Tenn.; (other military services detailed elsewhere); 15th, re-elected clerk of courts, serving- full term ; 1873-77 Akron's City Clerk. In 1837 Mr. Means was married to Miss Eliza Chapin, who bore him six children, two dying in infancy, William S. drowned while father was in the army ; Rebecca (the first Mrs. Sumner Nash), died 1869 ; Nathan (the eldest), died in Akron 1886; Elvira, the youngest, married to Rev. W. B. Marsh, now of Springfield, Ohio. Mrs. Means dying in 1879, Capt Means subsequently married Mrs. L. C. Walton, with whom, in the 81st year of his age, he is now happily living in Tallmage. On being relieved from garrison and guard duty at Murfreesboro, and along the line of the railroad, between Nashville and Tullahoma, at the close of the war, the survivors of the 115th were paid off and mustered out of the service of the United States they 374 - AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY. had so faithfully served for, three full years, at Camp Taylor, near Cleveland, July 7, 1865, 630 officers and men. THE VALLANDIGHAM EPISODE. Captain Edward Buckingham, of Company I, during a con siderable portion of his term, served as Provost Marshal of Cincinnati and. Murfreesboro, acting in that capacity at Cincinnati during. the Vallandigham episode in May 1873, and the John Morgan raid. through Ohio, in July of the same year. CAPT. EDWARD BUCKINGHAM, —born in Watertown, Conn., July 15, 1835; moved with parents to Middlebury in 1844; at 18, engaged as clerk in wholesale house in Cleveland, afterwards serving three years as clerk in postoffice at Indianapolis, Ind.; in August, 1862, enlisted in 115th 0. V. I., entering the service as First Lieutenant, three months later being promoted to Captain, and serving until the end of the war, being for a time Provost Marshal of Cincinnati and of Murfreesboro, and again of Cincinnati during the Morgan raid. Returning to Akron, at the close of the war, he was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for Summit County, which position he held until 1872 when he entered upon the duties of Auditor of Summit County, to which responsible position he was three times successively elected-1871, "74, and '77, serving in all nine years. In politics, Capt. Buckingham was an uncompromising Republican, but extremely tolerant of the opinions of others. March 10,1863, he was married to Miss Frances Johnston, daughter of Hon. John Johnston and Mrs. Elizabeth (Newton) Johnston, of Akron, who bore him six children, four of whom are living— George E., John S., William J., and Huldah. Capt. Buckingham died August 30, 1881, at the age of 46 years, 1 mouth. and 15 days. Captain John A. Means, of Company C, was also a prominent actor and participant in those stirring scenes. Mr. Vallandigham, as the Representative from the Dayton district, had not only vehemently opposed every measure introduced in Congress for the subjugation of the rebels, his motto being: "Not a man, not a dollar for the prosecution of the unholy abolition war," but was, by his private utterances and public speeches, very greatly retarding enlistments and encouraging resistance to the draft under the various calls of President Lincoln for troops. Major General Burnside, commanding in the Department of Ohio, in view of the aid and sympathy that was being extended to the rebels, in various ways, in certain portions of the Department, in General Orders, No. 38, among other things said : "All persons found within our lines who commit acts for the benefit of the enemies of our country, will be tried as spies, or traitors, and, if convicted, will suffer death. * * * The habit of declaring sympathy for the enemy will not be allowed in this Department. Persons committing such offenses will at once he