The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-02-03
No. 3.

Having brought to close our mar
rative of the volunteering, organizing,
adventures, inglorious capture, parole
and return home OF our company-the
first military company ever raised in
this part of Ohio-I propose now to
refer to subsequent events in which
the people of Portage and adjoining
counties were concerned. The cap
tuFe of the army under Gen. Hull,
caused much alarm, as might be ex-
pected, in all this regieay as our popu-
1ation was then very sparce and all the
yegi6nsaesE oil HhS Ed7a Hsga EiSa
and the Portage path, was then almost
wholly unsettled. Not an organized
township or military company in Me-
dina county, .wisba then io4tended
west to Huron county and was attach
ed to Portage for ,eiYib Hgrposes, the
whole region G8 and half miles in
length fromaastt9HH eftga9d 20 to 25
in breadth, contained in 1910 less than
three thousand Reegfs ard bad not
increased very much in three short
years. Alh4hat yYagioMYe of the
eighth range was then a single battal-
ion, commanded by Majstf afterward
Colonel, George Darrow: The town
ships of StrestsRQgpsf fFBPr FBPrim6eid Free
dom and Edinburgh, were then unset
tied. FEalkiEana 6pdashAJhd but
very few settlers. So that The thinly
settledsaahRsyasf B2ltsgaRad also
Cuyahoga, were then the frontier, and
it is net stTeagst th9esa Il & AthezpsPgla of this
region were much alarmed on learning
the news of theO paptEHe Oof all
the army raised for our defense
alEtstYsspAW qnA thFAEyictorious
British and their Savage allies.
The record copy from our regi.
mental Record book will show some
thi4aCf thssaisfF sff n fjsltpy our hSpe
| friends on the first news of the disas.
/ trous capture of our army.
[Copy of Records ofsd Regiment 4th Brigade
4th Division, Ohio Militia, Begin on page 3d.
| Orders were receiy1 dEpn. fBriga
dier Gen. Paine, dated July 9th, 1872,
requiring thirty. SasU tagAaqhafted,
including one Lieutenant, one Ser
geant, one .Gbfp aaaaH dohezmer, tc
hold themselves in readiness to marci
at momsm, ,DRETikhg as6a Iorder
were issued by the Major Command
ing, to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
meet at Ravenna, the 14th of July
1872, and on said 4tIday ufJuly, thu
following officers met at the Cour
House in Ravenna.
Stephen Mason, Major Com mandant
Major Thaddeus Andrews, Captain
Delaun Mills, Joshua Woodward
Asa X. Burroughs and Timothy Cul
yer. Lieutentants Oliver Snow, Johl
Redden, Linus Carter, Hezekiah Hine
Charles Gilbert, Ira Morse and Isaa
| Merriman. Ensigns; Asa Trues dale
Hezekiah Mooney, Anson Beeman
Frederick CARTS Jr., and agreeable t.
said officers request, the Major com
manding ordered that there be drafte,
from the 1st company, 1st Battalion
3 men; from the I'd company 1st bal
l Lieutenant and 8 men; from the 8
company 1st bat, A men; from the 4t
company 1st bat, l man; from the Is
) company I'd bat, one fifer and men
from the I'd company, I'd bat, Serg
and 3 men from the Sd company 2
bat, Corporal aud Amen; from tn
4th company I'd bat, men, with OIL
ders-toohoil thenlsel lyesHrzrealines
at moments warning, armed an
equipped as the law directs"
+ Then follows the dates 6fsevers
ey c6inihission as Captaaiiinf lin !; q Eli
Willmot's commission as Ensign {
o 1st company, 1st bat, both dated Jun
t 18th, 1872. Also, Linus Curtis con
mission as. s.Lieutenant of Sd compan,
1st bat, dated August 2Sth 1911.
Am&bfess'fl6m1HA PaiHe1d date
: Painesvivlle, August 22d 1872, was T.
ceived the same day, and orders wei
Immediately issued by Thaddeus Al
: dfeaAsAsGMa3os donniaisdtHgs3 10 shai
Of the regiment meet at Ravenna fortl
with.
An express from MajpS Gener
waaBAsGth, 9aESa Ad&sS JgsaJiI
received by Major Andrews, to ha'
.u-gx .oxsI .oS .nsL