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CHAPTER VIII.

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THE ROLL OF HONOR- CEMETERIES.

IT was made the duty of the Assessors in May, 1865, when active service in the War had practically closed, to canvass the several Townships and Wards for names of persons who had enlisted in the Union Army ; of those who had died; of those disabled ; of Soldiers' families ; and of such of these as were necessitous, with the number of persons in the same. The facts thus obtained were returned to the County Auditor's office. Following is a list of dead Soldiers thus obtained, together with a table giving results under the other heads named. In the nature of the case, absolute completeness or correctness could hardly be expected in such a work; but it has been deemed best to give the record thus furnished, as aiding to the nearest practicable approach to justice to the noble and heroic defenders of their country's life only regretting that it is not more full and accurate.

As a matter of course, in the several partial lists of dead, given in this volume, the names of many are repeated; but it has been deemed better to do this, than that names belonging here should be omitted. The repetitions will readily be discovered by those acquainted with the facts.

TOLEDO.

First Ward.-J. Barrington, Jr., 14th Ohio ; Benedict Brown, 14th Ohio ; Henry T. Bissell, 11th Ohio ; Joseph T. Baker, 67th Ohio ; Conrad Daum, 25th Ohio ; John Hilt, 25th Ohio ; W. W. Hunt, 100th Ohio ; Fred. Kimmerlin, Jr., 111th Ohio ; Alpheus McIntyre, 21st Ohio ; Louis G. Miller, 3d O. C.; Fred. Miller, 67th Ohio ; Rudolph Niehaus, 25th Ohio ; Jacob Pfanner, 14th Ohio; Robert Redwood, 3d O. C.; F. B. Searls, 111th Ohio; Charles Euranius, 67th Ohio; John Beigan, 114th Ohio.

Second Ward -Thomas Higglemire, 14th Ohio ; Geo. W. Horton, 14th Ohio; Wm. Marker, 14th Ohio ; George McCracken, 88th Illinois ; John Marich, 67th Ohio ; Henry Saunders, 38th Ohio ; P. L. Towers, 3d O. C.; George M. Ballard, 67th Ohio.

Third Ward. -Owen Dirken, 67th Ohio ; Michael Herbert, 25th Ohio ; Barney Meconara, 69th Ohio ; James Richmond, 8th Ohio ; James Smith, 67th Ohio; Arthur D. Tarbox, 14th Ohio; Jeroleman Wandike, 37th Ohio.

Fourth Ward. William Skehan, 67th Ohio; -Schwartz, 189th Ohio ; James Heart, Cavalry ; Aug. Klangbolter. 47th Ohio; Washington Norton, 67th Ohio; Walter Clumm, 18th Ohio; John Woodbury, 71st Ohio.

Fifth Ward. -Theo. Sanger, 27th Ohio ; George H. Curtiss, 111th Ohio ; Ruel Wetmore, 14th Ohio ; Geo. Smith, 3d O. C.; John W. Harrison, 14th Ohio; Louis Emery, 25th Ohio ; David Valentine, 67th Ohio ; Albert Wolcott, 14th Ohio ; Fred. Josenhaus, 130th Ohio ; Christ. Obeist, 130th Ohio ; John Martin, 43d Ohio.

Sixth Ward. -Charles Sherwood, 3d O. C.; Arnold Waldeck, 1st Artillery; Joseph Young, 100th Ohio ; Albert H. Huntley, 14th Ohio ; Thomas Moon, 14th Ohio ; James Orton, 3d O. C.; Hiram Craig, 67th Ohio; Edwin Carr, 3d O. C.; James Cavashirg, 2d Ohio Heavy Artillery.

MANHATTAN.

Joseph Drouillard, 3d O. C.; Francis Grode, 67th Ohio ; Thomas Hagar, 18th Ohio ; Alvesta King, 111th Ohio ; Henry Morreau, 67th Ohio ; Peter McTague ; Thomas McTauge, Alex. Navarre, 14th Ohio ; John M. Varian, 47th Ohio ; James Welch, 111th Ohio ; Charles Wilkinson, 100th Ohio ; Aaron Applegate, 14th Ohio ; Stephen Anteau, 3d O. C.; Jasper Brown, 21st Ohio ; C. O. Callihan, 14th Ohio ; William Cone, 14th Ohio.

WASHINGTON.

Miles A. Aldrich, 100th Ohio ; John Ammon, 37th Ohio ; Henry Bemor, 100th Ohio ; Edwin Bishop, 1st Conn. Cav.; Henry Brown, 130th Ohio ; Lemuel Crockett, 47th Ohio ; Wm. W. Giles, Austin Haughton, 25th Ohio ; Edward Burge, 25th Ohio ; Solon Lane, 123d Ohio ; David Lewis,- Artillery ; Wm. A. Watson, 128th Ohio.

SYLVANIA

Matthew Davis, 25th. Ohio; Zirah Green, 111th Ohio; William Gilpin ; Oscar Hendrickson, 14th Ohio; William Hallett, Jr., 25th Ohio ; Edwin Peck, 25th Ohio ; Harlan Page, 25th Ohio ; Thomas Porter, 14th Ohio ; Levi Palmer, 47th Ohio ; Elijah Stone, 47th Ohio; John Van Orman, 14th Ohio; John Woodmansee, 14th Ohio; John Kimball, 111th Ohio; James Lowden, 18th Ohio ; Edwin Lacy, 18th Ohio ; Lane, 18th Ohio ; John McBride, 14th Ohio ; James Mills, 18th Ohio ; Daniel Norris, 18th Ohio ; John Oats, 14th Ohio; Horace Bertholf, 21st Ohio Battery; Horace Cooper, 111th Ohio ; Staunton Chappel, 111th Ohio; Orland Comstock, 67th Ohio; Uriah Cheney, 18th Ohio ; Samuel Corbin, - Battery.

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WATERVILLE.

Benjamin Rathbun, 100th Ohio ; William Gaunt, 14th Ohio; Alfred D. Isham, 67th Ohio; Orson G. Ballou, 100th Ohio ; Milo Black, 60th Ohio ; William C. Hutchinson, - Artillery ; William M. Turk, 67th Ohio ; Robert McCabe, 111th Ohio; James P. Hine, 14th Ohio ; William Stebbins, 67th Ohio ; Cuyler Stebbins, 100th Ohio ; Samuel Spade, 100th Ohio; Ranatus Lucas, 100th Ohio; John Rocherty, 37th Ohio ; David C. Cheney, 67th Ohio.

MAUMEE.

First Ward.-Alex. Osborn, 5th Infantry ; Francis O. Borner, 14th Ohio ; John Carroll, 57th Ohio; Nelson C. Carter, 100th Ohio; John Green, 14th Ohio; James House, 100th Ohio; Antoine Laflour, 14th Ohio; Lovine Merrill, 14th Ohio ; Charles Mitchell, 14th Ohio, John McCrink, New York Battery ; John Owen, 14th Ohio ; Lewis Smith, 130th Ohio ; Jackson P. Sager; 100th Ohio ; Antoine Soudenet ; Granville Taylor, 67th Ohio.

Second Ward and Waynesfield Township. -Thomas N. Gilbert, 14th Ohio ; Uriah Gilbert, 14th Ohio ; Lyman S. Hall, 14th Ohio ; Oscar J. Neeley, 23d New York Battery; James H. Perrin, 14th Ohio; Benj. F. Perrin, 9th Louisiana Colored ; George Peck, 185th Ohio ; Robert Ireland, 21st Ohio.

Third Ward.- Lawson J. Fox, 14th Ohio; Fred. A. Wolcott, 47th Ohio.

SPRINGFIELD.

James Munyan ; William Bemis, 100th Ohio; James Abbott, 100th Ohio; Lucius Abbott, 100th Ohio ; Ira Cummings, 100th Ohio; Aaron Faught ; George Yager, 14th Ohio; Eli Birchfield, 14th Ohio ; Aaron Birchfield, 14th Ohio; Wesley Hill, 67th Ohio; Aaron Haynes, 3d O. C.; John Hepp, 14th Ohio ; Joseph Vono, 14th Ohio; Owen Rumsey, 6th O. C.: Mason Cressey, 14th Ohio ; Osgood Cressey, 3d O. C.

RICHFIELD.

Eli Saulsbury, 100th Ohio ; Luther Saunders, 10th O. C.; Nicholas Stahl, 182d Ohio; M. V. Tredway, 47th Ohio; Philander Wickham, 111th Ohio ; Joseph Bosilgia, 37th Ohio ; Perry Bennett, 14th Ohio ; John Brint, 14th Ohio ; Louis Cutchner, 130th Ohio ; James Fullerton, 14th Ohio ; Dallas Gilson, 47th Ohio ; Norman Gilson, 47th Ohio; Charles Holloway, 14th Ohio ; Thomas Kanavel, 14th Ohio ; Charles Kanavel. 14th Ohio ; W. C. Lathrop, 14th Ohio; Joseph Mangel, 14th Ohio; W. W. McBride, 14th Ohio; Milo Metkiff, 100th Ohio.

PROVIDENCE.

Jacob Bugh, 67th Ohio ; Daniel Ricker, 67th Ohio; Samuel Keeler, 68th Ohio; Andrew J. Clutter, 100th Ohio; John Dowyer, 68th Ohio ; John Ferre, 68th Ohio; Clayton Shelby, 60th Ohio ; Samuel Hutchinson, 102d Ohio ; Cyrus E. Riley, 55th Ohio ; John A. Brown, 68th Ohio; Thomas Brown, 68th Ohio; John Martin, 60th Ohio ; John J. Clark, 14th Ohio; John Mouldner, 68th Ohio; William H. Young, 68th Ohio; John North, 68th Ohio ; Benjamin F. Cole, 68th Ohio; William Condon, 68th Ohio.

ADAMS.

W. H. Cass, 1st Ohio Artillery ; Charles Corser, 1st Art.; John M. Edmunds, 1st Art.; Nelson Ferris, 1st Art.; Adelbert Knapp, 14th Ohio; Alonzo Atkins, 1st Art.; Joseph Tromley; Nor. Lockwood, 1st Art.; John Yager, 3d O. C.; Andrew Totten, 67th Ohio.

SPENCER.

James Brocken, 67th Ohio; William Bemis, 100th Ohio; John Coon, 1st Michigan ; James Carroll, 14th Ohio ; Robert Fairchild, 67th Ohio; John E. Hadley, 1st Mich.; John M. Houser, 14th Ohio ; Benj. Hoftile, 14th Ohio ; Michael Langenderfer, 189th Ohio ; Eliakim Munson, 14th Ohio ; David S. Randolph, 188th Ohio ; Jacob Ruda, 37th Ohio; Benjamin Sutton, 28th Ohio; John Schneider, 37th Ohio; Jacob Wolf, 67th Ohio.

SWANTON.

Franklin Brace, 67th Ohio; Thomas Beach, 67th Ohio ; Joseph Combo, 111th Ohio ; David Cheney, 67th Ohio; Orrin Clawson, 85th Ohio; Joseph Fullerton, 67th Ohio; Ab. Hartzell, 100th Ohio; John Kaley, 67th Ohio ; Robert Mills, 100th Ohio ; Edmund Miller, 3d O. C.; H. E. Redding, 111th Ohio ; Joseph W. Scott, 38th Ohio; Isaac Skinner, 111th Ohio ; Andrew Weigel, 14th Ohio; John Weigel, 38th Ohio; George Wilcox, 100th Ohio.

MONCLOVA.

Edward Allen; Valentine Flann, 14th Ohio ; Jas. C. House, 100th Ohio; Edward Moody, 14th Ohio ; Levi McMullen, 14th Ohio ; David Ruckle, 14th Ohio; John Ruckle, 100th Ohio ; Philip Ruckle, 60th Ohio; Thomas. Bingo, 27th Ohio; Alpheus O. Gunn, 14th Ohio; Leonard A. Gunn, 14th Ohio; J. Genson, 52d Ohio; Israel Snyder, 100th Ohio ; John E. Strayer, 14th Ohio ; Leroy J. Smith, 100th Ohio; Cyrus Saulsbury, 100th Ohio ; Charles Tracey, 2d Ohio Battery ; Andrew Trapp, 100th Ohio; George E. Waggoner, 100th Ohio ; J. T. Walker, 14th Ohio ; George Yager, 14th Ohio ; Jacob Bondin, 100th Ohio; John Cramer, 100th Ohio.

[Christopher Ruckel, of Monclova, had six sons in the Union Army during the Rebellion, of whom but two survived in August, 1865, viz : Daniel, who served in the 128th, and Henry, in the 14th Ohio Regiment. The names of the four who died were as follows David, in the 14th Ohio ; John, in 100th Ohio; Philip, in 60th Ohio, and George, in 6th Michigan Cavalry. George was killed on the 11th, and Philip on the 17th of June, 1864, both near Petersburg, Virginia. David was shot while beside his brother Henry. The father was a native of Ireland, and had resided many years in Monclova. Few parents were permitted to make the sacrifice upon their adopted country's altar, that was allowed to him. Such a family is entitled to special recognition and lasting remembrance on the part of those who now, and in the years to come shall, enjoy the rich boon of Free Government, secured to them through such sacrifice.]

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OREGON.

Henry Miller, 3d O. C.; William Brown, 3d O. C.; William Sidel, 100th Ohio ; Montgomery Messer, 67th Ohio ; John Bunce, 67th Ohio ; Captain H. G. Ford, 67th Ohio.

OTHER STATISTICS.

RECAPITULATION.

Enlistments in the County, as then reported. . . 1,961

Deaths recorded, 1865. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Number reported disabled .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Soldiers' families reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Persons in same . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,476

Necessitous families . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 449

Persons in same . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,149

Very few persons have any just conception of the number of Union Soldiers who rest in Cemeteries provided and cared for by the National Government. The graves of these are marked, but the most of them bear the suggestive but sad inscription, " Unknown." A report made public in 1887, the result of much labor and care, showed that there were then 79 National Cemeteries, of which 12 were in the Northern, and 67 in the Southern States. The principal ones at the North, with the number of inmates, were as follows : Cypress Hills, 3,786; Finn's Point, New Jersey, 2,644, unknown; Gettysburg, Penn., 1,967 known, and 1,608 unknown ; Mound City, Illinois, 2,505 known, and 2,721 unknown ; Philadelphia, 1,909; and Wood Lawn, Elmira, New York, 3,090.

The chief depositories of the Union dead are in the South, where, in battle, in hospital or in Rebel prison-pens, the great body of loyal heroes laid down their lives for their country. The following list of National Cemeteries, with the number of their heroic dead, indicates something of the price of the civil privileges now enjoyed by the American people:

Arlington, Va., 16,264, of whom 4,349 are unknown.

Annapolis, Md., 2,487, of whom 201 are unknown.

Beaufort, S. C., 9,141, of whom 4,493 are unknown.

Chalmette, La., 12,511, of whom 5,574 are unknown.

Chattanooga. Tenn., 12,962, of whom 4,963 are unknown.

Fredericksburg, Va., 15,257, of whom 12,770 are unknown.

Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 11,490, of whom 2,906 are unknown.

Little Rock, Ark., 5,602, of whom 2,337 are unknown.

City Point, Va., 5,122, of whom 1,447 are unknown.

Marietta, Ga., 10,151, of whom 2,963 are unknown.

Memphis, Tenn., 13,997, of whom 8,817 are unknown.

Nashville, Tenn., 16, 526, of whom 4,701 are unknown.

Poplar Grove, Va., 6,199, of whom 4,001 are unknown.

Richmond, Va., 6,542, of whom 5,700 are unknown.

Salisbury, N. C., 12,126, of whom 12,032 are unknown.

Stone River, Tenn., 5,602, of whom 288 are unknown.

Vicksburg, Miss., 16,600, of whom 13,704 are unknown.

Antietam, Md., 4,671, of whom 1,818 are unknown.

Winchester, Va., 4,559, of whom 2,365 are unknown.

The record shows the aggregate of burials in the National Cemeteries to be about 300,000. Two of the Cemeteries are devoted chiefly to the true and brave men who offered up their lives in loathsome prison at Andersonville. These aggregate the almost incredible number of 13,714 " unknown " graves.

The cost to the Government in the provision of these resting-places for heroic dead, is placed at $5,165,306.36. As no other Nation has ever been as just and prompt in the care of its Soldiers in the field, so has no other ever shown the active interest in the memories of these when dead, as has the United States. Such policy is both just and wise, since it pays due respect to the men who died for their country, while it elevates the character of the Citizen Soldiery, and thus holds out inducements for like service in future emergencies, should such arise.