Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-10-01
The l25th Raptment

meeting of the Regimental Commit
tee for the counties of TIumbull. Portage
Summit, Lake, Geauga and Mahoning
was held at Cleveland on Tuesday. to re
commend persons to the Governor for ap
pointment as Regimental officers. The
result of the Committees labors was the
recommendation of Ezra B. TAYLOR, OF
Warren, as Lieut.. Colonel, and Capt. Geo
L. Wood, (of the 9TH Reg't,) also of War.
rem, as Major. These Recommendation.
were made, Notwithstanding that Mahon,
ing county presented Il candidate fol
Lieut. Colonel III the person of Capt.
James VI. Nash, an experienced soldier.
anu one III every way qualified for the
position. As the matter now stands. the
Colonel, Lieut. Colonel and Major of the
regiment are all Warren men, which is
doing pretty well for one town.-To,mqs-
tolrn Register.
WARREN P~RoDUCTIYE OF MILITARY GE-
NIUs.-The village of Warren makes a fair
demonstration of its warlike abilities these
times. Every field officer of the l2jth,
as well as the new Colonel of the S4th are
from that modest spot.-CIcccLagd Leader.
These extracts from the Leader and
Register, can be easily traced to their
source, and though intended to be spite
full, are rather fiattering to this locality,
than otherwise.
II the Committee which recommended
these men for the offices mentioned, had
been all Warren men, or Trumbull county
men, there might nave been some cause
for complaint, but it was a District Com
mittee, composed as follows.
Geo. W. ADVERTISEMENT County.
Alphonso Heart,-Portage
Geo. F. Brown, -Trumbull
+. ). MISUNDERSTANDING
ID. r.. Page,-Lake
i. b. WOodbury,-Geauga
Mr.. Taylor was for many years a prom
ln"nt member Of the Bar of Portage coun-
~. and came to this place last. January.
removed his family here about three
months since. His name WAS not intro
duced by Judge Brown, the member from
this county, but 10y Mr.. Heart, of Portage
county. warmly seconded by Gen. McNeal,
Of Summit county.
Capt. Wood Is Il native of Geauga
county. came To this place two years
When the rebellion broke out, he
among the first to enlist, and vent to
Geauga county and raised u large number
of recruits. He fought bravely in the in
iomitable Seventh. and was severely
wounded in the battle of Port Republic.
name was not proposed by the mem
Der from this county. but by Mr.. Wood
curry, of Geauga.
Col. Opdycke, received his appointment
rom Gov. Tod, having richly earned it by
us services on the field, and by his steady
md laboriOus study to fit himself for the
post. He was not recommended by the
Committee, at all, but was strongly recon-
nended by his superior officers, Gems.
Buell. and Nelson. and Col. Hazen. as a
nan amply qualified TO command a reci-
80 much for the men, and the modest
pot is not like Cleveland. Just at this
lme, very busy in appealing to the pock-
is of the old and the patriotism of the {
Dung, TO endeavor TO fill up its deficient i
uota Of hundreds of soldiers and avoid a 7
nor like Youngstown, shaking with
ar and wondering where the 100 men l
nd over, due from that im-"modest S
'ot'," are TO come from; but Warren, i
ad furnished nineteen men more than q
S quota, three weeks ago, and enlist {
.ents have been steadily going on since, L
it has now,a surplus of more than for q
:. b
When Cleveland and Youngstown do 6
well, they will probably have no cause II
be jealous Of other places.