The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-01-13
No. l.

In compliance with the expressed
wishes of some valued friends, and
more particularly at the recent solici-
tation of the officers of the Western
Reserve Historical Society, | will ell
ideavor to write for publication, some
account of the campaign of Captain
Campbelfs Volunteer Company OF
1872, of which l was a humble nem-
Der. To aid me in this task, have a
brief Diary journal, kept al! that time,
and brief record of our 4orSaniza,
ton, in the Book of Regilnental Re-
cords, of the Regiment from which oul
company was raised. But for much
that l have togrecord, 1 have to rely
ion memory, and | fear my task, per-
formed at my. time OF life, and after a
lapse of more than fifty-seyen years
from the time the events occurred OF
which / write, will not be acceptably
recorded. But, as few of the actors
of those days now remain to tell their
tales, and fewer still are disposed to
transmit our history to the present
young, and the coming generations,
have been induced toEconmence the
task, and present the record first to
the people of the locality where
onr company was. best known,
and through the medium of the local
press of Portage County.
In 1872 the able-bodied white male
inhabitants, between the ages of Is
and 45, residing on the three eastern
.iers of townships of the present
county of Portage, and subject to mill
iitary duty, constituted the second reg
iment, of the fourth Brigade, and
fourth division, Ohio militia, and were
commanded by Col. John Campbell,
then residing on the corners of the
four, townships of Ravenna, Roots
town, Charlestown and Edinburgh, a
place since called Campbcllsport.-
This Regiment consisted OF two Bat
talions, cot Z four Militia Companies
each. m sx d 6f5s sg45a .zsa
Those residing i'll Mantua constitu-
ted the 1st Company, lst Battalion.
Nelson, Hiram and Windham, con-
istituted the I'd Company, 1st Battal-
lion. Rt
Ravenna and CharIestown, censti-
tuted the 3rd Company, 1st Battalion.
Shalersville, constituted the 4th
Company, LIST Battalion. IT'S
Deerfeld and Atwater, constituted
the 1st Company, ID Battalion.
Rootstown, constituted the I'd Com
pany, I'd Battalion.
Palmyra and Paris, constituted the
Sd Company, I'd Battalion.
Randolph, constituted the 4th Com
pany, I'd Battalion.
1t appears that about the middle of
May, 1872, Col Campbell received Or
ders from Governor Meigs, to raise
soldiers cfrom his regiment, for the
defence of the frontiers but the num-
Der to be raised does not appear on
record; but, on the Military Record
Book, page 26, we find the following
CAT special meeting of the, officers
of the Second Regiment, 4th Brigade,
4th Division, of Ohio Militia, holden
at Ravenna,s the 10Th day of May,
1872, for raising soldiers.
OFFICERS PPEsENT.-Col. Jo. II II
Campbell, Major Stephen Mason, Ma
jor Thaddsus .andrews+E
7 CAPTAINs.-Alva Day, Jo s.hu a
Woodward, Asa K. Burroughs.
Lieut.Isaac Merriman, Tor Captain
Timothy Cuivers Company, No. ...r
4, Lieut.. John Redden, for Captain
De1aun Mills Company. .5--,
I CoMMANDANTs OF. CoNIPANfEs.-Lt
Oliver Snow, Eieut. ohm Caris, Lieut
Charles Gilbert. ai-t t.,sz. 81 s -
"Ordered-thatth the Regiment meet
at Ravenna on the Esd inst, at lC
o'clock A. M. = oG4a a23zs5 "
Orders given to Majors Mason and
Andrews - Irl--77ZT a
Then follows on the record, several
pages. cpf esClass Rolls 2 of the eRegi.
ment, with the name and class, as il
purports, of every man of the regi.
ment subject to military duty com.
prising all able-bodied white males be.
tween the ages of,lS and 45, residing In
the bounds of thesregiment, which we
omit at present. sv1q .a.sz sa.a
s9At this time, and pfeviona, Robert
Campbell was Clerk of the Regiment
but much of the records appear to be
the hand writing Of the late Col. Ste.
| phen Masoh.faa sshs s7sE ifsSl
On page 80, is recorded the appoint
Rent of Charles Curtis of Charles
town, as Quarter Master of the Regi
ment, and Frederick Wadsworth
Clerk of the Regiment, dated Goth 20
May, 1872. 4. fl7i 's'i
find no record Of the mastering
of the regiment "tp raise soldiers
and here have to tax my memapy.
According to- orders tic regimen
met at IRayepna, May 23d, and OH be
ing paraded in line, the Colonel in
formed us, that he had orders from
the Governor, to raise soldiers from
this regiment for the defence of thu
frontiers, aud that unless q compan.
of tiftywould volunteer, q draft mus
be made, that fifty meii would vol
nntepr, they could by lazy elect thea
own compdpy's officers; but if draf
had to be made, they would bp com
manded probably by strangers. IL
advised us TO volunteer, and urged il
azshort speech, and Charles Shale
then a young lawyer, since Judg
Shaler, of Pittsburgh, a son of Ma
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