The weekly union record., 1865-02-18
LOCAL NEWS.
AGENTS.:
Co. A, First Regiment Of Cavalry, c. v.

This Company is being recruited and will b
commanded by Capt. E. C. Ledyard, OF Butte
county. The Captain is an old and highly es
teemed citizen Of our county, and has always
won the admiration of the community in which
be has resided never being sctuated by selfish
motives He has always been willing to bare
his breast in defence Of his ecuntry or hi;
friends-he is an old veteran. having entered
the United States service, in the war with
Mexico, before the age of II, and raising from
the ranks as q private soldier to the command
of the second company 10 bis regiment, before
be reached bis twentieth year and, as We be
fore stated, be is descendant direct from Col
Iedyard. the commander of Fort Griswold
Connecticut, who was murdered by British
officer after the surrender Of the Fort, by having
his own sword run through his body. The
garrison we're nearly all murdered. and the
town OF New London laid in ashes by the
Traitor Arnold, in retaliation for COL Ledyard's
stubborn resistance. And now, Butte county
has the honor to send into the service OF our
Government true "chip from the old block. y
The First Lieutenant OF this Company is Capt.
Thomas Dean, formerly commander OF the
Butte Mountain Rangers" Lieut.. Dean is
also veteran of the Mexican war, thorough
soldier and perfect gentleman be Is resident
of Sutter county, highly respected by all who
know him. Second Lieutenant j. ID. Givens
is also citizen of Bptte, well and favorably
known, and resigned the office of County As
SCISSOR to do battle for his country with Co. A.
He has had but little opportunity to see military
service, but is true to the coors, man oil de-
termned purpose, bold aud defiant, and, like
bis Captain. has the metal TO make soldier to
be surpassed by none. The people uf Butte
have cause to feel proud that this company has
been principally recruited aud officered in this
county. The rank and file of the company is
composed OF the best men in the county, as the
roll list below published will show. They are
all men of good standing in society, sober and
industrious miners and business men. We can
has been seen intoxicated since taking quarter
10 Oroville-the Captain, being strictly te:'l-
perate, will always exercise an influence with
the men Again we say, the people may well
feel proud when this company leaves tor active
service, that the honor of their county and
country has been placed in the hands of SO true
Nf 'ha fnH n
are the names of the members already sworn
into the e. $ service in the town of Orovie
OaoyILLs-Charles Shandrew Isaac Brown,
Richard T. Marshall, VIM. X. Hunt VIM. H.
Waddaus, Caleb Waddams James Hoover,
Ho,ace Reynolds. Byron Ross, Thomas E,
Powell, Johu D. Kea,ng, james L. Viney ard,
Il. Dillon, James P. Briens (yeteran), VIZ.
Irwin, Henry II. Bockius.
THoxrsox FLAr-Sylvester Harper, Jas. K.
G~inu.
CARrENrER's FLAr-W. J. Davis.
HAxLgox-Thos. D. Delong, James Nc
Nsaghtoo.
KExrs E.ScH-L G. Robinson.
McsGls RAvINE-A. Conant, Wm. Delaney
McUxV D'ORo- George Z. Rgby.
Exrsxr RtsE-J. V. Goodman, c. D. Con
rady. Charles Aldrich, John J. Whitney, A
Z. WXlser, J. Wilson, J. C. Bierce. w. w
BsrcIsy, Lorenzo Fields, Perly Low.
BERRY CRsEK-George Hugh Rucker, Jas
Hakes, Asa Timmons, Thomas Rigans, d. n
Sturgeon, William EIDE.
BIpwELLs BAR-Antoine Winter.
WYAxporrE-Jaules Lewis, Wm. Y. Bliss
Charles B. White, VIM. NJ. Myers, 1homa:
Hamilton.
BAxGoR-A ]. Spauldiug, A. Hubbard.
MOUNTAIN HcusE- Ebenezer Martin. Geo
A Martin.
MooRErowN-W. Ii. Humphrey.
LuMrKIx-F F. Burch6eld, c. c. Warren
EvANsvILLE-R. DeLancie.
SrRIxGrowS-R Robert Gillies.
OREGoS CIrY-Peter Wilkeus VIM. G
, Nesbit. f. II. Brates, T. L. Morrison.
CHgRoKgE '1Ar-F. A. Davis, II. Williams
John Stevens, Charles E. Tompkins. Eli Piper
McChmans.
YAyKgE HrLL-Loysl L. Clark.
MAGAIIA-J. Q. Smith.
The above company numbers seventy men
all recruited at Oroville and, with what Puma
and Suffer counties will furnish, the compan,
is about complete. Those wishing to voluntee
should hurry up, as next week will put thl
company beyond the reach OF those desiring
active service The company will march i'm
mediately TO join their Regiment on the Hi
Graude, under command Of Col. Q. NJ. Brown
S20,259 81 OF THIS COUNTY INDEBrEDSEs
RsDgENEp.-We here give statement o
workings of the bill passed by The Legislature
April 4th 1864, in regard TO the Purchase 0
Butte Co. Indebtedness.