The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-05-11
COUNTY ORR ECToRY.
Z pRosReCIuS -
WAYNE COUNTY DIRECTORY
And Soldiers Register.

In large cities X IS impossible for business men 20
conduct their afars without the and OF Directory
In many places this want Is so generally aekno" legged
as 10 demand d each year. There are large
numbers of towns and dties IN vxrons parts VI the
country in which is ia ID business With
out reference Of this kind and yet the want IS not
sufficiently felt make IL safe for publisher 10
gage IN the enterprise OF preparing one
In of the Eastern States these difficulties have
been overcome By Including entire county with all
Its cities towns and villages, thus charging the scope
OF rs usefulness This plan has been adopted by the
1ndersigned tor the first tlme-as he bslieyes-ln
Western State, and hes preparing full Direetory
OF Wayne County.
There Will exhibited in an alphabetical Inst, the
name Of every head Of family also the names OF all
unmarried males twenty-one and females
eighteen years OF age, giving the occupation, place
Of business and residence of each.
Historical
Sketches OF some of the most important events
nected with the early settlement Of the county also
biographical sketches OF OF the who have
been most efficient IN developing its resources and IN
Eou, moral and political. The space devoted 10 this
limits Of the book, which will differ from any other
ever published in containing
Soldiers Register,
In which full and complete list Of all the Soldiers
furnished BY the cnunty-yhch Is thought 70 De up
wards of THREE THOUSAND, VIII be presented, CON
tanning the name of every man who has entered the
United States service from the first call for seventy
five Thousand in April, 1861, 70 the last call for
ree-hundred thousand, in December 1854, also In
GLIDING those raised for State service during that tire
IL viii specify the branch Of the service in which
each engaged, whether infantry, cavalry, artillery
the NAVY naming the rank, company, regiment, and
time service also the action in which each partici
pated whether wounded killed, discharged still in
the service far the army records and the intor
nation furnished by their friends and relatives will
show.
Brief sketches viii be presented of those who have
lost their lives the service distinguished them
selves by acts of herosui, mertorous conduct of
kind by which they entitled TO the gratitude
of their country men.
Especial will be given this part of the work,
and desire that the friends and relatives of the sol
diers will be prepared give correct answers to all
the questions asked by the canvassers, with little
delay possible, and by means allow a single name
be omitted keeping IN mind the fact that II depends
largely upon interest in the undertaking neither
this record of the sacrifices and suerings, of those
who have stood between YOU and death, shall be full
and complete or not.
An Outline Map
Showing the relative location of the Cities, Towns,
Townships Railroads, Canals, Turnpikes, Common
roads and Water courses located running through
the county will accompany each copy of the book.
The whole work will comprise not less than four
hundred double column Octave pages and will be
printed with clear type fine white paper and neatly
bound in cloth.
The price per copy, including the outline Map, will
be $500. Il viii be sold by subscription only, and
the number copies published will be confined strict
" the number Of subscribers. 1t is therefore
necessary that the of every person intending to
purchase the work should be known before it goes to
press.
RICHMOND, TSD March Is, 1865.