225 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. Dice, Thomas Dyarmon, Orlando Duck, John W. Dice, J. H. Dyherman, Nathan Egbert, Joseph Everly, Evan Eberly, William Eberman, William G. France, Marion Foggleson, Corodon Flack, David Fitch, John Francis, George C. Fishburn, Howard Gordan, Samuel Groff, John Graybill, L. Gray, Cyrus Gray, Alexander Headrich, Henry Hite, George Hefflinger, Sylvester. Hoag, Ezra M. Held, Harmon Hoke, John Hansom, William H. Jeffries, Lemuel Jahla, John Johnson, John E. Kennedy, Robert Keehn, Frank Kope, Aaron Kramer, Benjamin Kope, James Lawrence. William Lewis. Clifford Lightcap, W. M. Lehman, L. S. Long, Charles W. Lake, Joseph J. Lyon, John F. McClure, A. S. McClure, W. H. McClarran, J. W. McMillen, James Mutscheler, George McGlennen, William McElhenie, Robert Miller, Frank Mohn, D. Musser, George McClure, C. W. Moffatt, James McClarren, Thomas McLaren, H. O. McKelvy, Edward Pratt, Joseph D. Pollinger, David S. Pritchard, H. C. Patterson, I. U. Patterson, George Reamer, S. Shultz, Jacob Spink, R. B. Sanford, J. B. Sands, W. W. Scoby, L. H. Swearinger, J. S. Springer, John Swickey, Henry Stewart, George Smedley. Edwin Sowers, George (15) 226 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. Segner, Robert Smith, Matt H. Shreve, Hiempsel Singer, William Syser, Harmon Ulrich, William H. Urban, William Vanata, Peter 0. Wain, John Wilson, Jacob Warner, T. C. They immediately organized by electing James McMillen, captain ; Jacob Shultz, first lieutenant, and R. B. Spink, second lieutenant. THE FOURTH OHIO REGIMENT. On Monday, April 21, 1861, the first company left Wooster for Columbus. Excitement ran high. Flags floated from nearly all buildings, and upwards of ten thousand people lined the streets from the court house to the station, and at the depot speeches were made on behalf of the citizens of the place by Judge Given, Doctor Firestone, William M. Orr, Eugene Pardee, Benjamin Eason and others, and on the part of the volunteers by Capt. James McMillen, A. S. McClure and Levi Graybill. The company started for Columbus amid the tears and acclamations of the multitude. Arriving at Columbus, the company was, on April 25th, incorporated with the Fourth Ohio Regiment of infantry, becoming Company E. The field officers of the regiment were : Colonel, Lorin Andrews ; lieutenant-colonel, James Cantwell ; major, James H. Goodman. The ranks were filled by two companies from Marion, two from Delaware, two from Mt. 'Vernon, two from Kenton, one from Canton and one from Wooster. April 29th the regiment moved to Camp Dennison; and on May 4th was mustered into the three-months service by Capt. Gordon Granger, U. S. A. A few days later President. Lincoln's call for three-years men was made public, whereupon the majority of the members of Company E and the regiment re-enlisted for that period, and were mustered in for three years, dating from June 5, 1861. The regiment left Camp Dennison June 20, 1861, for West Virginia, where it participated in the campaign against Rich Mountain, under Gen. George B. McClellan. It was then ordered to New Creek, Maryland. Au-gut 9th it marched to Camp Pendleton, on the summit of the Alleghany mountains, where they encamped and fortified. In the middle of September Lieutenant-Colonel Cantwell, with six. companies of the regiment, among which was Company E, made an attack on the WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 227 Confederates at Romney, Virginia, driving them from the town in great disorder and with severe loss. They were, however, reinforced in a few hours, and on the 4th the Union forces were compelled, in considerable hurry, to evacuate the place and retreat to Fort Pendleton. John F. Barrett, of Wooster, was severely wounded in this engagement, being the first Wayne county soldier shot in the Civil war; William Cline, of Wooster, was also wounded in the same engagement. October 26th, the same year, the Fourth Regiment, with other troops under command of General Kelley, again advanced on Romney, took the town after a short engagement, with a loss of fourteen killed and wounded, the Confederates suffering a number of killed and all their baggage, two pieces of artillery and a number of prisoners captured. Romney was evacuated on the l0th of January, and the regiment transferred to Patterson's creek, on the north branch of the Potomac, and thence in February to Paw-Paw tunnel on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, there, under General Lander, participating in the capture of Bloomery Gap, with a large number of Confederates and stores. Lander shortly after dying at Paw-Paw, Gen. James Shields took command of the division and marched on Martinsburg, which the Confederates evacuated, after destroying a large amount of railroad and other property. March 11 th Shields' command moved on Winchester, and on the 23d and 24th engaged Stonewall Jackson in his retreat up the Shenandoah valley. May 24th the regiment marched, via Luray, Front Royal, Chester Gap, Warrenton, Catlett's Station, to join McDowell's troops at Fredericksburg. On the 23d the regiment, with others of Shields' division, was ordered back to the valley, via Manassas Junction. It reached Front Royal on the 30th, drove the enemy from the place, released a regiment of Union soldiers they had taken, captured a large quantity of ammunition and supplies and a number of prisoners. On June 3d it moved toward Luray, and on the 7th a forced march was made by the brigade to Port Republic, reaching there in time to check the enemy and cover the retreat of a portion of Shields' division, under General Carroll. After marching and counter-marching in the valley, the regiment was, on the 4th, ordered to Alexandria, where it embarked to join McClellan's army, then supposed to be operating against Richmond. It arrived on the last day of the Seven Days' fight, and was immediately under fire, losing several men. On the evacuation of the Peninsula by the national forces, August 16, 1862, the regiment returned to Alexandria. Capt. James McMillen was accidentally drowned at Alexandria during the embarkation of the regiment 228 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. for the Peninsula. Its next important service was at the battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, where the regiment, as well as Company E, suffered heavily. Lieut. William Brighton of this company was killed in this engagement. May 3d the regiment participated in the fearful battle of Chancellorsville, again suffering heavy loss. Its next great battle was Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the 1st, 2d and 3d of July, 1863, where its losses were also very heavy. On the 4th it was one of the three regiments that drove the enemy from Cemetery Hill, after they had driven a part of the Eleventh Corps from the field and gained possession of our two batteries. Generals Hancock, Howard, Gibbon and other prominent generals witnessed this charge and gave it the highest praise. Shortly after this terrible battle the Fourth Regiment was ordered to New York city to assist in quelling a spirit of insubordination which had manifested itself there. The Fourth was soon ordered to Alexandria and went into winter quarters at Stevensburg on the 1st of December, 1863. It then participated in General Grant's campaigns and battles. Towards the close of the war, the ranks thinned by the bullets of the enemy and by disease, the company was mustered out of service, having traveled in its campaigns an aggregate of four thousand two hundred and fifty miles, and at all times maintained the highest reputation for discipline, soldierly behavior and good conduct on the battlefield. Hence it will be observed that the pioneer company of men who went forth as green, undrilled volunteers from Wayne county, proved in every instance worthy the name and fame of American soldiery. SIXTEENTH REGIMENT OHIO INFANTRY. As there are still living in Wayne county many descendants of the men who wore the loyal blue as members of the gallant Sixteenth Regiment, a short description of the various campaigns of this command will be given. The second company from Wooster was organized the latter part of April, 1861. Recruiting for it commenced on the 10th, and by the 25th the company was full, when the following officers were elected : Captain, George W. Bailey ; first lieutenant, Aquila Wiley ; second lieutenant, Cushman Cunningham. It joined the Sixteenth Regiment at Columbus, Ohio, April 28th. There it drilled and remained in camp at Camp Jackson several weeks, then went to West Virginia, and took part in the battle of Phillippi, one of the first engagements of the war. The Wooster company, under command of Captain Wiley (Captain Bailey having been promoted to major), was sta- WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 229 tioned at Grafton, West Virginia, and at Oakland, Maryland, during the residue of three months' service. On the expiration of its term of enlistment the company was mustered out and returned home. The Sixteenth Ohio Regiment, for three years' service, was organized at Camp Tiffin, near Wooster, October 2, 1861. The regimental camp was located in Quimby Grove, a short distance northwest of the present site of Wooster University. Five companies for this regiment were recruited in Wayne county, commanded respectively by Eli W. Botsford, Hamilton Riche-son, Samuel Smith, George U. Harn and A. S. McClure. The field officers were: Colonel, John F. DeCourcey ; lieutenant-colonel, George W. Bailey ; major, Philip Keshner. The regiment moved to Camp Dennison November 27, 1861, and remained there until December 19th, when it was ordered to Lexington, Kentucky. From that point it proceeded to join General Thomas' forces, then operating against Zollicoffer's command in southern Kentucky. After toilsome marches through mud and rain the regiment arrived at Somerset just in time to miss the battle of Mill Springs. The regiment remained near Somerset throughout January, 1862, when it was directed to Cumberland Ford, reaching there February 12th. Troops were assembling at the ford, under the command of Gen. George. W. Morgan, to dislodge the Confederate forces occupying Cumberland Gap, a few miles distant. In March and April several reconnoisances were made in the vicinity of the gap, during which sharp skirmishings took place with the enemy. The Sixteenth lost several men, killed and wounded, during these engagements. In June Morgan's forces, composed of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee troops, succeeded in crossing the Cumberland mountains by Powell's Gap, thus effecting a lodgement in rear of Cumberland Gap and necessitating its evacuation by the Confederates,, who retreated to Knoxville, Tennessee, and the Union forces occupied the abandoned stronghold without further resistance. At Tazewell, Tennessee, the regiment encountered Kirby Smith's army, in motion to invade Kentucky. A sharp engagement ensued in which the Sixteenth Regiment was overwhelmed by numbers and forced to retreat to the Gap, with a severe loss in killed, wounded and captured. At Cumberland Gap the situation was now indeed serious. They were surrounded on all sides and their supplies cut off. General Morgan determined to abandon the Gap and retreat to the Ohio river. After a toilsome march of sixteen days through a rough mountain region, the command reached the Ohio at Greensburg, Kentucky, October 3, 1862. 230 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. The regiment was next ordered to Charleston, West Virginia, and from thence to Memphis, Tennessee, to join General Sherman's command, then being organized for the capture of Vicksburg. In December Sherman's forces moved down the Mississippi in transports, arriving at the mouth of the Yazoo on Christmas day. The troops proceeded up the Yazoo several miles, when they were disembarked and prepared to assault Vicksburg on the Chickasaw Bluff side. On December 28th the enemy was driven out of his line of rifle-pits in front of the bluffs, and on the 29th of December Morgan's division was ordered to assault them. The position of the Confederates was impregnable and the assault was very disastrous. The Sixteenth lost very heavily. Capt. G. U. Harn was killed ; Captain Van Dorn wounded and captured; Captain Ross wounded ; Captain McClure wounded and captured; Lieut. P. M. Smith wounded and captured ; Lieutenant Heckert wounded and captured ; Lieutenant-Colonel Kershner wounded and captured ; Lieutenant Voorhes wounded and captured ; Captain Mills and Cunningham and Lieutenant Buchanan captured. The regiment lost in this engagement three hundred and eleven officers and men killed, wounded and captured. The next service of this regiment was at Arkansas Post, in which assault it lost several men. It then returned to Young's Point, on the Mississippi river, and from there it moved to Milliken's Bend, where it encamped until the 6th of April, 1863. The regiment then participated in Grant's campaign against Vicksburg, in the battle of Champion Hills, Thompson's Hill, Black River Bridge, and the assault on the encroachments of Vicksburg in May, 1863, losing seventy men in each of these engagements. After the capture of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863. the regiment joined the forces of General Sherman in his expedition against Jackson, Mississippi. In the assault at this place Captain Richeson was wounded and several of the Wayne county men killed. Returning to Vicksburg, the regiment was sent into camp, but was soon ordered to New Orleans to join General Washburn's expedition to Texas. The regiment disembarked at DeCrows Point, and moved from thence to Indianola, and on to New Orleans April 12, 1864. From New Orleans it was ordered to Alexandria, on the Red river, to reinforce Banks' command, which was then retreating from before the forces of Dick Taylor. On arriving at Alexandria the Sixteenth was immediately placed at the front and participated in several engagements. Returning to Alexandria. it was detached to help construct a dam in Red river to facilitate the escape of the iron-clad fleet. From here Banks retreated to Morganza Bend, on the Mississippi. the Sixteenth forming a part of the rear guard in WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 231 this disorderly retreat. On reaching Morganza Bend the regiment went into camp, from where it was ordered to Columbus, Ohio, for muster out, returning there, and was discharged October 31, 1864. The Sixteenth Regiment was one of the best disciplined regiments in the Union army. Its colonel, John F. DeCourcy, was a professional soldier, having served many years in the British army. The command was noted for its fine, manly, military bearing. FORTY-FIRST REGIMENT OHIO INFANTRY. Company C, of the Forty-First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was recruited in Wayne county in August and September, 1861. Its officers were : Aquila Wiley, captain ; F. E. Pancoast, first lieutenant, and Rufus B. Hardy, second lieutenant. In the early part of September the company was ordered to Cleveland, where it was mustered into the Forty-first Regiment on the 19th of September. The field officers of this regiment were : Colonel, William B. Hazen ; lieutenant-colonel, John J. Wizeman ; major, George S. Mygatt. On November 6th the regiment was ordered to Camp Dennison, and from thence to Gallipolis, and from that point to Louisville, where it became a part of the Army of the Ohio, under command of General Buell. During the winter the regiment was encamped at Camp Wickliffe. In April, 1862, it took part in the great battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing). It lost in the first day's fight, one hundred and forty-one officers and men killed and wounded. Captain Wiley was severely wounded in this famous battle ; also Lieutenant Pan-coast, who subsequently died from the effects of his wounds. After much hard campaigning in Alabama and Tennessee during the summer of 1862, the Forty-first Regiment joined the retreat of Buell to Louisville. and shortly after reaching there engaged in the battle of Murfreesboro, where it lost one hundred and twelve men killed and wounded. In January, 1863, the regiment moved to Readyville, about twelve miles from Murfreesboro, where it remained until the 24th of June. During the months of July and August the Forty-First Regiment was kept in motion and in September, 1863, participated in the battle of Chickamauga, in which engagement it greatly distinguished itself. The next important battle in which it participated was Mission Ridge, fought November 23d and 25th. Here one hundred and fifteen men of the Forty-first fell. Colonel Wiley lost a leg while gallantly leading the charge. General Thomas, on the field, complimented this regiment highly for its splendid conduct. After this battle they marched to Knoxville, and there re-enlisted as veterans ; and when the men had enjoyed the veteran furlough, the regiment, with one hundred recruits, 232 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. rejoined its division in eastern Tennessee, being placed in a battalion with the First Ohio Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Kimberly commanding. The regiment then participated in nearly all of the battles of Sherman in his campaign against Atlanta—Rocky Face Ridge, Dallas, Piney Top Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, etc. In this campaign the regiment lost one hundred and fifty-eight men, the regiment dwindling down to a mere skeleton of only ninety-nine men. On the occupation of Atlanta by the Union forces the Forty-first Regiment was sent in pursuit of Hood, and participated in Thomas' victory over that Confederate general in front of Nashville. In June, 1865, the regiment was ordered to Texas, where it was stationed near San Antonio until November, and then ordered mustered out. It reached Columbus, Ohio, about the middle of the month, and was finally discharged on the 26th of November, 1865, after four years and one month's service. Company C, of this regiment, was a splendid company of men, of high reputation in all respects, and perhaps saw more hard service than any other company raised in Wayne county. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH REGIMENT. There were four full companies and a part of the fifth company of this splendid regiment raised in Wooster and Wayne county. Joseph H. Downing, George P. Emrich, Benjamin Eason and William G. Myers were elected captains of their respective companies. The field officers were : Colonel, Daniel French ; lieutenant-colonel, Marcus M. Spiegel ; major, John W. Beekman. The five Wayne county companies were recruited in August, 1862, and rendezvoused at Camp Mansfield August 29th. October 17th it was mustered into service, and on the 25th of the month moved to Covington, Kentucky, from which point it departed, November 24th, for Memphis, Tennessee, reaching there December 7th. Here the regiment was assigned to Colonel Sheldon's brigade, of Morgan's division, being a part of the Army of the Tennessee, under command of Gen. W. T. Sherman, and destined to operate against Vicksburg. December l0th the regiment moved on transports down the Mississippi river, thence up the Yazoo, where it disembarked at Jonnson's Landing and participated in the assault against Vicksburg. After the repulse of the national forces from Vicksburg, the regiment embarked on transports and accompanied the expedition against Arkansas Post, which resulted successfully. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 233 From Arkansas Post the regiment returned to Y0ung's Point, and went into camp. Here it was decimated by disease, measles, typhus and malarial fever working havoc in its ranks. At one time over half the regiment was reported on sick list. The officers became discouraged and resigned in large numbers, which contributed to the despondency of the private soldiers. In April, the regiment took part in General Grant's campaign against Vicksburg, engaging in the battles of Champion Hill, Thompson's Hill, the Black River, and in the charges on Vicksburg, May 22, 1863. It behaved gallantly in all of these actions. After the final fall of Vicksburg the regiment joined Sherman's army in his famous expedition against Jackson, holding the right of the column in its advance. In the operation against Jackson, Lieutenant Totten was mortally wounded, and Colonel Spiegel and Lieutenant Spear were severely wounded. The regiment returned to Vicksburg July 20, 1863, and on the 8th of August embarked for New Orleans to join Banks' expedition in western Louisiana. It took part in the campaign in the valley of the Teche, and was then sent to Plaquemine, a small town on the Mississippi river, where it remained until March, 1864, being then ordered to Baton Rouge. May 1st the regiment was ordered to join Banks, then operating in the direction of Shreveport. The regiment embarked on the transport "City Belle," for Alexandria, and when passing up Red river it was ambuscaded at Snaggy Point by five thousand rebel soldiers concealed behind the levee. A murderous artillery and infantry fire was opened on the crowded boat, and the deck was soon slippery with blood. After a short but ineffectual struggle, against overwhelming odds, the regiment was compelled to display the white flag. During the conflict the "City Belle" drifted to the opposite side of the river, where quite a number of the One Hundred and Twentieth Regiment escaped. Colonel Spiegel, Surgeon Stanton, Assistant Surgeon Gill, Captains J. R. Rummell, Miller, Fraunfelder and Jones, Lieutenants Applegate, Baer and Roach and two hundred men fell into the hands of the rebels, besides the bodies of the killed. Colonel Spiegel was mortally wounded and died the next day. He was one of the noblest and the "bravest of the brave." The prisoners were at once marched off to Camp Ford, near Tyler, Texas, where they were confined until the close of the war. After this disaster the remnant of the regiment retreated with Banks' forces to Morganza, Louisiana, where it was consolidated with the One Hundred and Fourteenth Ohio Regiment. This ended the career of the gallant regiment as a regimental organization. It was a good behaved regiment, but was overwhelmed with a series of disasters. 234 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. THE ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND REGIMENT. This regiment was organized under the call of President Lincoln for three hundred thousand more men for three-year service. Three companies were enlisted in Wayne county, respectively by Captains John W. Stout, Jonas D. Elliott and James E. Robinson. The field officers of the regiment were : Colonel, 'William Given; lieutenant-colonel, Abraham Baker ; major, George H. Toping; William H. McMonigal was adjutant. Recruiting commenced in July, 1862, and in August the Wayne county companies moved to Camp Mansfield. September 4th the regiment left for Kentucky, crossing the Ohio river at Cincinnati on the morning of the 5th. It was mustered into service the next day at Covington. September 22d it was transported in boats to Louisville, and was present at the battle of Perryville, but not engaged. From there it was sent to Crab Orchard, and from thence to Bowling Green, Kentucky, arriving on the 30th of October. December 19th the regiment moved to Russellville, and from there to Clarksville, Tennessee, reaching that point on Christmas night, where it remained nine months. October 30, 1863, the regiment went into winter quarters at Nashville. It was transferred to Tullahoma, Tennessee, where it was occupied guarding a railroad from Normandy to Dochera. June 6th the regiment marched across the Cumberland mountains to Alabama, the left wing of the regiment, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Elliott, being stationed at Dodson-vine. The regiment was now engaged in defending the line of the Tennessee river from Stevenson to the foot of Seven Mile Island, a distance of fifty miles. As security against attack, twelve block houses were erected along the line. In defense of the line the regiment performed invaluable service and had frequent encounters with the enemy. Having been relieved from the duty, the regiment was engaged next in patrolling the Tennessee and Alabama railroad from Decatur. Colonel Given, commandant of the post, September 23d was directed to send a detachment of four hundred men to reinforce Fort Athens. The detachment was composed of soldiers from the Eighteenth Michigan and the One Hundred and Second Ohio, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Elliott, of the latter regiment. The command encountered the Confederate General Forest near Athens, where it was surrounded and overwhelmed by superior forces and forced to surrender. Lieutenant-Colonel Elliott received a mortal wound in this action. The officers were taken to Selma and the men to Cahaba, Alabama. The men were finally paroled and placed on WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 235 board the "Sultana," at Vicksburg. During the passage up the river the boat was blown up, April 28, 1865, and, as nearly as can be ascertained, eighty-one of the regiment lost their lives by the disaster. The regiment was in Decatur at the time of the siege by Hood, and was highly complimented for its behavior. June 30, 1865, the regiment was mustered out of service at Nashville, Tennessee. It then proceeded to Columbus, Ohio, and was discharged July 8, 1865. This regiment was made up of excellent men, and displayed great bravery and skill whenever it was called upon to engage the enemy. THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH REGIMENT. Capt. Gustave Buecking's company of the One Hundred and Seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry was raised chiefly in Wooster, from among the patriotic Germans of the city. Recruiting for it commenced, in the latter part of July, 1862, and the company was soon filled to its maximum. In August it was ordered to Cleveland, where it was incorporated with the One Hundred and Seventh Regiment, whose field officers were : Colonel, Seraphim Meyer ; lieutenant-colonel, Charles Mueller; major, George Arnold. Soon after its organization, this regiment was ordered to join the Army of the Potomac. Its first important battle was at Chancellorsville. The regiment belonged to Howard's Eleventh Corps, which was so terribly handled by Stonewall Jackson, and lost two hundred and twenty men killed and wounded. Its next general engagement was at famous Gettysburg, where the regiment was almost annihilated, losing over four hundred men in killed, wounded and prisoners, out of five hundred and fifty that entered the battle. August 1, 1863, the regiment sailed to Folly Island, South Carolina, and performed picket duty there until January, 1864. After the resignation of Col. Seraphim Meyer the discipline of the regiment steadily improved. From Folly Island the regiment was taken to Jacksonville, Florida, where it had several skirmishes with the Rebels. It returned to South Carolina on the 23d of March, 1865, and met a detachment of the enemy, defeating him, capturing three pieces of artillery, six horses and fifteen prisoners. The regiment did provost duty in Charleston, South Carolina, during the balance of its service until July 10, 1865, when it was mustered out and sent home to Cleveland, Ohio, where it was discharged. This command was made up largely of Germans. It was a fine body of men, its members displaying their earnest patriotism and heroic valor on many occasions. 236 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. NINTH OHIO CAVALRY REGIMENT. Wayne county furnished nearly a hundred men for cavalry service under Capt. William Henderson. These were enlisted in December, 1863, and January, 1864. They served with Sherman on his celebrated "March to the Sea," being under General Kilpatrick. The Wayne county company was with that illustrious general when his camp was raided by Humphrey's cavalry. They were at the battle of Averysboro and Bentonville, North Carolina. At the close of the war they were mustered out and returned home. MISCELLANEOUS DETACHMENTS FROM WAYNE COUNTY. A detachment of cavalry was recruited in Wayne county in October, 1861, by Lieut. Benjamin Lake, for McLaughlin's squadron, joining the squadron at Mansfield the latter part of the month. In November it left for eastern Kentucky, where it engaged in campaigning for nearly two years, taking part in the battles of Middle Creek, Pikeville and Round Gap. In August. 1863, the squadron left eastern Kentucky and joined the Twenty-third Army Corps, under General Hartsuff, marching to Knoxville, where it remained until January, 1864, then re-enlisting as veterans. It filled up its ranks and then joined General Stoneman's command in the raid on Macon. In this raid it suffered heavy losses. It next operated on Sherman's flank in the movement against Atlanta, and afterwards was placed under Kilpatrick's command, going with Sherman on his, "March to the Sea" ; thence from Savannah with the national forces through South and North Carolina. It was mustered out of service at Camp Chase, Ohio, November 17, 1865. Another detachment from this county was made up of about thirty men enlisted under Lieut. Joseph C. Plummer, for the three-months service, in the Eighty-Fifth Ohio Regiment, which guarded the prisoners at Camp Chase, near Columbus, Ohio. Three companies of the Ohio National Guards, under Captains Henry C. Shirk, William K. Boone and Abraham Gift, were raised in Wayne county, for one hundred days' service, and joined the One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Regiment of National Guards, of which J. H. Carr was lieutenant-colonel. This regiment was organized at Cleveland, May 19, 1864, and was immediately ordered to Washington, where it participated in the defeat of Early's army, and did garrison duty in Fort Ethan Allen. So proficient did the regiment become in tactics, that General DuRussy declared it was equal to any WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 237 three-year regiment in his command. During its four months' service the regiment suffered severely from sickness, nearly two hundred men dying or becoming permanently disabled by disease. It was mustered out September 4, 1864. IN MEMORIAM. Wayne county has reason to be proud of her record in the great civil conflict from 1861 to 1866. Her soldiers participated in every great battle, and her dead lie buried in every Southern state—once slave states, but which now, through the blood and sacrifice of the loyal men of the country, have become free. THE FIRST SOLDIER WOUNDED FROM WAYNE COUNTY. As time passes along, there is among the generation just succeeding to that great struggle more and more interest in the casualties of the great Civil war. It is with this in view that there is here given the following biography of John F. Barrett, still living in Wooster, and who was the first victim to receive Confederate lead in his body from among the brave men who went forth from this county ; he is still a daily sufferer, though more than forty years have passed since the wound was received. He has the unalloyed respect and sympathy of all within Wayne county who carry a drop of loyal blood in their veins. The following was penned concerning this soldier in 1878: "John F. Barrett was born March 6, 1836, in Wayne county, Ohio He volunteered in the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, April i6, 1861—four days after Fort Sumter was fired upon—in Company E, Capt. James McMillen's company, and was among the first men to put his name down in Wayne county ( Jacob Shultz being the first). He went with the regiment to Camp Dennison, followed it to West Virginia, and, along with the boys, smelled the breath of battle at Rich Mountain. "The way in which Mr. Barrett was wounded was as follows : The Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry had been attacked at New Creek, whereupon they sent to Fort Pendleton for reinforcements. The Fourth Regiment proceeded to their relief, marching thirty-five miles to New Creek, assaulting Romney at 1:30 P. M., fighting the enemy that night, and capturing the town the next morning. Company E of the regiment having been sent to the east end 238 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. of the town to protect a gun about to be charged upon by the enemy, between the hours of one and two o'clock P. M., Mr. Barrett was wounded, receiving a desperate bullet shot from a sharpshooter. For two years he had to walk on crutches. Surgical science has exerted itself in vain to extricate the bullet, and Mr. Barrett is doomed to carry the enemy's lead in his body to his grave. "Mr. Barrett was married September 18, 1863, to Laura Nimons, of Wooster, by ReV. Jesse Durbin, of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he has been a member since 1856. We make mention of the wounding of Mr. Barrett, not because he was braver than his fellow-soldiers, or more patriotic than his comrades in arms, but because he was the first soldier from Wayne county shot in the war of the Rebellion. He was a gallant soldier and it is a record of which he may well be proud. He is an honorable business man and a worthy, upright citizen." It may be added that today, September 23, 1909, he still walks with two crutches, has been in the hospital many weeks, and has no hope of recovery—the ball cannot be removed. SOLDIERS OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. Wayne county, true to the s irit of her patriotism, furnished her full quota of men to put down the war with Spain, growing out of the oppression that country had for centuries exerted over the island of Cuba, but which was brought to an issue with the United States government when, in the spring of 1898, the United States gunboat "Maine" was sunk by the explosion of torpedoes in Havana harbor by the Spaniards, as the trial finally proved. War was at once levied by this government, President William McKinley ordering an army raised, which was accomplished within a short time. About the close of the struggle, which was of short duration, a roster of the Ohio volunteers for this war was published, and while it was full of defects, it is the only information at hand, giving a list of the officers and men who went from this county, and is here extracted from. There may be a few omissions, but in the main it will be found correct, as it was authorized by the adjutant general of Ohio. There were ten regiments sent from Ohio to this war in the infantry service and one of cavalry ; also a regiment of light artillery. The regiment represented from Wayne county and Wooster, chiefly, was the Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and the greater portion of the Wooster men participated in the war as members of Company D. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 239 OFFICERS. The officers of the Eighth Regiment were : Curtis V. Hard, colonel; Charles W. F. Dick, lieutenant-colonel ; Edward Vollrath, Frederick C. Bryan and Charles C. Weybrecht, majors ; Alexander W. Maynes, adjutant; Emmer C. Farquhar, surgeon ; George H. Wuchter and Allen V. Smith, assistant surgeons; Herman L. Kuhns, quartermaster; Charles F. Schaber, George M. Wright and Andrew Weybrecht, battalion adjutants ; Isaac N. Kieffer, who died June 23, 1898, James O. Campbell, vice Chaplain Kieffer, chaplains. The officers of Company D were: Captain, Frank C. Gerlach ; first lieutenant; William E. Barnard ; second lieutenant, Gustave W. Unger. The non-commissioned officers were as follows : W. A. Conrad, artificer; David H. Drushal, musician; Charles A. Heater, musician ; Lloyd A. Naftzger, wagoner ; Harry P. Eaby, sergeant ; George S. Limb, sergeant ; Louis E. Gasche, sergeant ; Franklin B. Horn, sergeant ; Horace W. Miller, sergeant ; Webster D. Horn, corporal ; Charles R. Scott, corporal ; George M. Swartz; corporal ; Harry D. Woolman, corporal. The privates credited from Wooster in the adjutant's report were as follows, and only represent the original muster roll, and none of the later recruits are named : Barnes, John R. Barnhart, Charles W. Baughman, William H. Blake, George. Boyd, William H. Braustetter, Harry P. Brown, George W. Brown, Thomas P. Burg, George. Cameron, Nathaniel C. Christine, Louis W. Clark, Jerome E. Clay, Alvin B. Conrad, Edward D. Critchfield, Lyman, Jr. Cumberland, Charles E. Cumberland, LaVerne C. Curry, Will R. Dice, Arch Frazier, Charles W. Funk, Sterling R. Glenn, Joseph S. Gravath, Quintin W. Greist, James E. Grossenbach, Cary W. Hughes, William H. Johnson, Merton R. Jolliff, Harvey F. Kinkier, Harry. Langell, Clement. Laufzenheiser, Irvin. Laufzenheiser, Perrine. Leopold, Frederick J. Lerch, William G. Mahaney, Edward. Maize, Percy M. 240 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. McKinney, Charles H. McKinney, Frederick S. Miller, Harry C. Oltmanns, Antoin. Reider, Edmond S. Schurch, Fred A. Schuck, William. Stevens, Thomas R. Stotsbery, William A. Unger, Charles E. Webb, Charles B. Winebrenner, Calvin A. Yoder, Ephraim. CHAPTER XIII. THE CHURCHES OF WAYNE COUNTY. While the pioneers of Wayne county, Ohio, came to the wild woods to carve out homes for themselves and their families, and were men of the world in a sense, who followed the chase and loved amusement, there was also in them a sentiment of true respect for all sacred things and not a few were devout Christians when they settled this county. This element at a very early day sought to establish the teachings of the Man of Galilee, and were much interested in securing missionaries, being liberal in their support of the founding and maintaining of the church of their choice, though scant was their means at first. BAPTIST CHURCH. The earliest church formed in Wayne county was of the Baptist denomination, and at Wooster. It is known as Bethany church and has a history as old as the city itself. Although the society was not formed until 1812, some of its charter members were among the first settlers of the place. From the sermon delivered by the pastor, Rev. J. B. T. Patterson, in 1876, we draw the following facts concerning a the history of Bethany church of Wooster : In 1812 a block house, for the protection of the people against the Indians, who had allied themselves with the British in the war then just begun, was built on the premises of Col. John Sloan. In this block house and in the same year, the Baptist church was formed and has kept its organization alive and active ever since—a period of ninety-seven years. The first Baptists who settled in Wooster included David and Lydia Kimpton and Philip B. Griffith, who effected their settlement here in 1810. The. following year came Ezekial Jones and family, and others of the Baptist faith settled in this township about the same time. To this faithful band of believers Elder Kimpton preached here in the wilderness, but he did not succeed in organizing a church. It was July 25, 1812, when a meeting was held (16) 242 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. "to take into consideration the propriety of organizing a church in this new country." The following named persons were present : David and Lydia Kimpton, Ezekial and Hannah Jones, Oliver Jones, William Robison, John Robison, Ann Robison, Catherine Kirkendall, Thomas G. Jones and Philip B. Griffith. The record adds that "several of the brethren prayed." It was voted that the organization take place on the first Lord's day in August, and that Elder T. G. Jones should write the constitution and present it at the next meeting, on Friday before the first Lord's day in August. July 31, 1812, this constitution was adopted and also provided that a business meeting be held on a Saturday in each month, alternately in Wooster and at Brother Kimpton's settlement. Mr. Kimpton was appointed moderator of the church. On August 2d, being the Lord's day, the brethren convened in the block house, and whilst "a body of men, armed with guns, stood guard about the building, to give warning and protect them in case of an attack from the Indians," the church constitution and the covenant, known as the "Philadelphia Confession of Faith," was formally and solemnly ratified, and the church constituted. Up to April 17, 1813, the records are kept up in due form, and then a break in the minutes occurs, which is thus accounted for : "There seems to be a vacuum in the minutes, which was occasioned by the war of J812 between the United States and Great Britain, as many were afraid of the Indians and their allies, by reason of which some fled and the church became luke-warm, by reason of the war, as that was almost the universal topic. aria the event of it was of much importance to this country." Meetings were at first held in private houses, but in 1814 a frame building was erected in the rear of the lot on which the Reformed church was afterwards erected. It was situated within convenient distance of the block house, which overlooked it. The worshipers sometimes carried their guns with them to the meeting house, though it does not appear that the settlement was ever disturbed by the Indians. This house being the only church in the settlement, it was generally used by visiting ministers of other denominations, and at times also as a school house. One entry in the records of this church states that previous to 1819 there was "cash paid for meeting house $125.00." This did not include the frame work, weatherboarding, rocking nor chimney, but mentions the flooring, and among other items, hair and hickory brooms. This building was later sold and removed to the east side of Buckeye street, turned end for end, the doors and windows altered, and converted into the Wooster City Tannery, where it still stood and was thus labeled as late as 1878. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 243 Brother Kimpton was moderator, or overseer, but never a pastor. The first pastor was Elder Thomas G. Jones. The church, however, had in its membership several preachers, who, in connection with the pastor, not only preached to the church, but also engaged in missionary work, making tours to the surrounding settlements. This church was very careful in the reception of its members, holding firmly to the New Testament principle that the churches of Jesus Christ are to be composed only of converted persons. - July I, 1815, is found the following in the minutes : "Motion by Brother Thomas G. Jones, that the members absent from church meeting should not enjoy the privileges of the next communion, except they render satisfactory reasons for such absence, to the church or deacons." The annual growth in membership during the earlier years of this church is not known, as the books of record are silent on the questions of membership and baptisms. The first list of members, as found appended to the minutes, and dated November 4, 1815, shows that there were one hundred and fifteen, who had been added by baptism and letter, to the original eleven or possibly twelve which made up the charter membership. After the first three years the growth of the society was slow but solid. In 1816 this church had a call and responded in sending their minister and other brethren to constitute the Baptists at Mohican into a church, and to ordain their minister, Alpheus French. This was the "first Mohican church. The land on which the first church was built was' donated by William Robison. October 4, 1817, the church resolved to have a weekly prayer meeting. Another account says : "In 1819 all the Baptist churches in Pennsylvania west of the Allegheny river, and all the churches in Ohio, east of Wooster and as far north as the lake, were included in the Beaver association." This association was organized in 1809, by twenty-five delegates, representing ten churches. Five of these delegates were ministers. In 1819 the Mohican association was formed from the Beaver association. The Wooster church assisted in forming that body, and remained a member of it until 1840. In 1818 the Beaver association held its meeting in the Wooster church. In 1827, a schism was produced in the body by the introduction of the sentiments of Alexander Campbell, at which time some eighteen members seceded and went over to the "Disciples." It was a number of years before the church at Wooster recovered from this shock. March 5, 1831, it was resolved to build a new meeting house and the minutes show that the congregation had great trouble in raising sufficient 244 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. funds with which to complete the new church, it not being completed until 1839. The house was floored and plastered through the efforts of the ladies of the church. Sister Cynthia Van Ostern promised to pay forty dollars (a large sum those days) and while she knew not where the money was to come from, she pledged it, and by industry and economy, she was enabled to raise the money and redeem her pledge. In that building there was a gallery extending around the sides and end of the building, but later this was removed and in 1865 the house was all remodeled. Wooster association was formed in 1837 and was composed of Massillon, East Union, Warren, Wooster, Salt Creek, Sugar Creek, Sandyville, or Magnolia, Mohican, Canal Dover, Green township and Clark township churches, eleven in all, with each an ordained minister.. There were four hundred and fifty-three communicants. Elder Jones served the Wooster church for twenty-seven years and in 1839-40 was succeeded by Rev.. Charles Morton. In December, 1845, the subject of instrumental music was brought up, but was indefinitely postponed. In October, 1846, a resolution "to continue the choir" was passed. In January, 1847, a special meeting in regard to instrumental music was held, and the following resolution adopted : "Resolved, that instrumental music be prohibited from coming into this church henceforth." In December of that year a motion was passed, that "members at evening service be allowed to conduct the singing as suited to themselves." In 1851 the membership was two hundred and forty-eight. In March, 1853, a committee was appointed to build a vestry and baptistry. In March, 1855, a number of persons were dismissed by letter to form a church at Millbrook. In August, 1875, the Wooster association met at the Wooster church. In 1876 the lecture room was completed, the same having been erected through a legacy bestowed by Mary B. Larwill. The baptistry was also remodeled, deepened and a heater connected with it, the funds for this coming from Mrs. Joseph H. Larwill. The present membership is one hundred and eighty-eight. A comfortable parsonage of eight rooms was built in 1896. Nearly two thousand dollars was expended during the pastorate of Rev. H. D. Allen in repairing and decorating the church and parsonage. The church is now in a flourishing condition and looks forward to the celebration of its centennial in 1912. The following have served as pastors' since the organization : WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 245 1810, David Kimpton (overseer) ; 1812, Thomas G. Jones ; 1819, Thomas Hand ; 1832, Frederick Freeman ; 1839, Charles Morton ; 1845, S. B. Page; 1850, E. T. Brown; 1856, T. J. Penny ; 1861, John Bolton; 1862, P. M. Weddell ; 1868, no pastor ; 1869, G. M., Preston ; 1871, no pastor ; 1873, Alex. McFarlane; 1874, Hugh A. Marshall ;. 1875, J. B. T. Patterson ; 1879, Alexander McFarlane ; 1881, S. M. Cramblett ; 1883, W. F. Slocum ; 1888, Albert H. Jessup; 1893, E. A. Read ; 1897, C. V. Northrop; 1898, E. Chesney, Ph. D. ; 1902, J. M. Lockhart ; 1905, H. D. Allen, Th. D. BAPTIST CHURCH OF MILLBROOK. The Baptist church of Millbrook was formed by the aid of members of this denomination who lived at Wooster. At first, when they organized, they built what was styled the Dunbar church. In 1854 they erected a church of their own, the same being over the line in Clinton township. The early Baptists here were Elijah Pocock, Mrs. Irvine Keys, Mrs. Williams, John Reider and wife and Elizabeth Knox. This church has wrought great good in Plain township since the long-ago pioneer times in Wayne county. The membership is small now and it is believed the property will be sold and a church formed at Orrville. Union services are continued at this point yet, however. SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH OF WOOSTER-COLORED. This church was organized in January, 1892, with thirteen members, by Rev. James Cheetman, Dr. Chestney and Judge Swartz. The organization was effected at the house of R. L. Morrison. The services at first were held in Engine House No. 5, which was leased by the society. A church building was at once put under construction and dedicated in the autumn of the year 1892, by Revs. Ford and Cheetman. It is a frame structure, located on East Vine street, and is about forty by eighty feet. Its cost was one thousand eight hundred dollars. The present membership is about thirty-two. The pastors who have been called to preside here are : Revs. Cheetman, D. S. Orner, Joseph Speers and the present pastor, H. B. Brown. The church at. Moscow, though small, Mill exists as a society and is now supplied from abroad. THE REFORMED CHURCH OF WOOSTER. A number of Reformed families, German and Pennsylvanian, had early settled in and about Wooster. The Rev. Henry Sonnedecker, residing in 246 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. Washington, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 1819 made a missionary tour through the counties of Wayne, Jefferson, Tuscarawas and Richland, in Ohio, and, according to appointment, preached in a brick school house at Wooster on the first day of August. This was the first sermon ever heard in this locality from a minister of the Reformed church. This first service awakened a desire and holy enthusiasm. The visiting clergyman was urged to effect an organization and consented to serve it. Though not immediately according to his wishes, his sympathetic heart was touched. He made a second visit November 21st of the same year, when he again preached, and effected an organization in conjunction with the Lutherans, and accepted a call to become their pastor. November 21, 1819, is therefore the date of the birth of this church. January 14, 1820, Rev. Sonnedecker removed his family to Wooster, and on the 23rd of the month preached his introductory sermon in the old school house. For seven years he had the distinction of ministering alike to the Reformed and Lutheran people, when the Lutherans called to their pulpit Rev. G. H. Weygandt. The first communion of the Reformed church at Wooster was held July 16, 1820, when twenty-five persons communed, of whom ten had been received by confirmation the previous day. Services continued to be held in the old school house, or in private houses, until the fall of 1820, when a one-story frame house was built conjointly by the Reformed and Lutherans. This house bore the significant name of "Die Friedens Kirche." Rev. Sonnedecker here continued his services for eleven years, with great acceptance, closing his pastorate April 3, 1831. During this time he baptized two hundred and forty-six children and received into the church fellowship fifty members. The records tell us, "He was beloved by his congregation, and the day on which he preached his farewell sermon was a solemn and memorable one." The strippling church, after the resignation of Rev. Sonnedecker, was left without a pastor for nearly two years. He was followed by Rev. Charles Zwisler, who remained seven years, beginning early in 1833 and closing the latter part of 1839. It was during his pastorate that steps were taken toward the erection of a new church. The lot (the same as the German Lutheran church now stands on) was purchased for one hundred and fifty-five dollars and ten cents and contained two and a half acres. September 28, 1833, the graveyard was laid out. December 17, 1833, the union organization was incorporated. The brick building, forty-six by fifty feet with a gallery on three sides, was begun during the summer of 1836, the corner- WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 247 stone being laid in September. The walls of the building were left unroofed during the winter of 1836-7. Thus exposed, a considerable portion of the west wall was blown down by a severe storm. The church was finally completed in June, 1838, at a total cost of four thousand one hundred and thirty-one dollars. The church was dedicated during the annual meeting of the Ohio synod, on Saturday, June 16, 1838, Rev. Abraham Keller preaching on that occasion. Rev. A. L. Begman succeeded Rev. Zwisler as pastor, continuing about three years, closing his labors in June, 1843. The Union Sunday school was organized in February, 1843, and Isaac H. Reiter was elected superintendent. The school opened properly April 2, 1843, with a hundred scholars. The next pastor was Rev. J. P. Manshenschmidt, who remained but a year, leaving September 29, 1844. The fifth pastor was Rev. Kaemmerer (afterward D. D.), who began his pastorate under rather adverse circumstances, but soon secured the confidence of the entire congregation. May 16, 1853, the Lutherans and Reformed amicably separated and on that date the Reformed were organized into a separate congregation. Up to this time the church had been served only in German. To supply the growing need of English, in August, 1853, Rev. Hiram Shawl was called to officiate in English, whilst Rev. Kaemmerer still continued to preach in German. Rev. Shawl remained but one year, but Rev. Kaemmerer continued nineteen years, closing his pastorate in April, 1864. Rev. Joshua H. Derr came next, continuing until 1869. Rev. Kaemmerer, who had returned from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, having regained his health, found the church scattered with a positive disposition toward partition and sale of the church property, which sale was finally effected at public auction in the early part of 1869. The Reformed people realized from said sale only one thousand one hundred and thirty-seven dollars. After three years, Father Kaemmerer could not longer wait, but commenced to gather up his old people and, with courage and abiding faith, called upon and personally invited his old hearers to attend services and hear him preach again. Services were held in the court house. After three powerful sermons he succeeded in reorganizing the church and a lot was bought and in a few days two thousand four hundred dollars was raised to pay for the same, its location being on the corner of Buckeye and North streets, where the present church stands. After leaving the court house, for a time the congregation worshiped 248 - WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO. in France's Hall. This lasted until a billiard hall and gambling club secured quarters in the third story of the building. This drove the congregation into Zimmerman's block, in a room on the third floor, but in the very nature of the case this could only remain as temporary quarters. May 21, 1871, after service, it was, with a sole exception, determined by vote to begin the erection of a building. It was decided to build in the Gothic style a building forty-four by seventy feet, one story high. The corner stone was laid August 12, 1871, Rev. J. F. H. Deichman preaching the sermon in German and Rev. J. Voght, of Delaware, Ohio, in English. Services were begun in the Presbyterian church, the remainder of the services being held on the open church lot. The children were marched in a body to the church and lot in order that they might all see the laying of the cornerstone. The work of building was pushed during the summer and fall of 1871, so that all was in readiness for dedication by the end of the year. At the dedication, December 31, 1871, Father P. Herbruck preached in German and A. F. Zartman, a student, preached in English. The church was then in debt six thousand dollars and on one day three thousand dollars was secured. The statement made at date of dedication was as follows : Entire cost of building, $12,221 lot, $2,400; total cost of property, $14,621 balance yet unpaid, $1,926. The membership was then but one hundred and thirty. Mr. Zartman was called to become pastor, and he preached in English, while Father Kaemmerer preached in German. Mr. Zartman was ordained May 5, 1872. He remained about two years and died soon afterwards of consumption. The next pastor was Rev. Henry Hilbish, beginning September 1, 1874. and he served until 1876. Next came Rev. Milton H. Groh. It was at this juncture that difficulty arose over the introduction of English in the church. Times had changed and something had to be done. The result was that, after much trouble, the German element, properly speaking, gave up their rights and also their property rights and the English-speaking people carried on the church finances and work alone. The German element, now without a worshiping home, under the leadership of Father Kaemmerer as pastor, secured the old vacated Lutheran church, which stood on the corner of North Market street, and there worshiped in their own manner. in the German tongue until the autumn of 1888, when, by reason of the declining years of the devout pastor, the church was allowed to go down. In 1878 the English Reformed church called Rev. T. J. Bacher to become pastor. He was instrumental in lifting a large debt before he left in 1881. The next pastor was Rev. John S. Stoner, who died in 1882. Rev. R. C. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO - 249 Zartman began his pastorate in April, 1883, corning direct from the Theological Seminary at Toledo, Ohio. Improvements, including a slate roof on the church, were made and before he left the large church debt had all been wiped out. He resigned in 1888 and was succeeded by Rev. E. M. Beck in 1889. In August, 1896, the church had to have a thorough remodeling. Again in 1904 material changes were made, and the two-story Sunday school room was added, making a total expense at that date of about eight thousand six hundred dollars. A parsonage was built in 1892, costing about one thousand six hundred dollars. The membership in September, 1909, was two hundred and seventy. The pastors since 1878 (the others having already been given) are as follows : Rev. T. J. Bacher, Rev. John S. Stoner, Rev. R. C. Zartman, Rev. E. M. Beck, Rev. S. E. Neikirk, Rev. F. Cromer. REFORMED CHURCH OF REEDSBURG. The Reformed church of Reedsburg was founded by Adam Stump, a pioneer minister of the west, who labored here in 1840 and organized the congregation. Rev. J. Schlosser was the second pastor, and he was followed by Rev. Jesse Hines and he by Rev. J. J. Excel, under whose ministrations the church edifice was constructed. In 1878 the church was credited with being in a prosperous condition. At present, :1909, the church has a membership of many faithful Christians. Rev. D. Martz is the present pastor. He also has charge of the churches at or near Blachleyville and one in Chester township. REFORMED CHURCH OF MARSHALLVILLE. The Reformed church at Marshallville was organized in 1835 and a .joint church building erected with the Lutheran denomination in 1836. This was in the country, but in 1874 the Reformed people built a church of their own in the village at a cost of seven thousand dollars. Rev. F. Strassner was the, first pastor, and others were faithful pastors at an early time, including Rev. Sonnedecker, Monosmith and Swissler. The present membership is of good number. The present pastor is Rev. C. F. Brouse. REFORMED CHURCH OF ORRVILLE. This church was organized and incorporated January 20, 1869. Services from the first have been conducted in English and each other Sabbath in