Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-15
Ashtabula County History

We called on CsptaiB R. L. Jones, ths
other day, and had long talk with him on
the military history Of this county that he
is writing up for the Williams brothers
new history of the county which they are
about publishing.
The Captain has been spending several
weeks in Columbus, searching the State
war records. The 1912 records are all
lost, and he has to rely upon what pub
lishsd reports he can find, as the s.Histo-
~ of the MahOning Valley" historical So
eisties records, etc. Among the letters
that have come into his possession is one
written by Judge Titus Hayes, dated Low
or Sandusky, Ohio, May 18th, 1913, Civ
ing quite an account of the seige Of Ft.
Meigs, etc.
In looking over the muster rolls Of the
late war he says that the best on file there,
is made out by Mr.. n. L. Parker, of this
tsWn, 105th o. V. l., another one he
showed US was made out by Charlie Fits,
another Of this tsWn's boys, Goth o. V. 1.
This history will contain the names of all
the soldiers who went from this county to
the late war, in what regiment, whether
died, killed, or honorsbly discharged, etc.,
with the various dates and places, as near
ly correct as can be ascsrtained, no pains
having besn spared to that end. In addi.
ton to the above will appear a history Of
the part taken by the several regiments,
their marches, battles, losses, etc., cover
ing dozen or more pages of that large at
las book.
This alone is record of no small i'm
portance and one that no person will
want to do without. The captain says
that where he has been in search of rec
ords, in explaining this book, he has re-
ceived many subscribers on account of its
war record.
Among the records examined none have
been so rich and full of valuable infor-
nation as the files Of the Sentinel pub
lished during the war, which have been
kindly placed at his disposal by its gener-
GUS publishers. The energy and perssver-
ancs of its editors and publishers to have
correspondents in the various regiments
scattered all over the South, and their
large paper with no patent outside, which
enabled them to often publish nearly =
page Of letters from the boys. and the war
history subsequently, published, furnishes
now to the historian fields Of search which
rewards his lsbors. Many items of i'm
portancs can now only be found in these
files.
From his papers we gather few figures
that we furnish as advance sheets of what
is to come.
Soldiers enlisted from Ashtabula County
in the war 2, ,456 Died and killed of the
Ashtabula County boys:
2Sd Regiment, Company B, 20, 29th B,
II, I, 5, K, 9, A, 10, C. 8, Goth C, 10
The total loss OF this company in one
year was 40 men,
1O5th G, 25, l, 6, Z, 10, 125th B, 4, 177th
c. Is. D, 8. l, 9.
1st Cavalry, Company F, z, 9th A, 8,
E, 4.
Battery @, 1st Ohio Light Artillery, 81,
E, 8. I'd Ohio Independent Battery had 4
total enlistment of 219 men, loss AZ, 81 Of
whom were from this county.
18th Ohio Independent Battery, loss, z,
18th 2, I'd Ohio Artillery, Company NJ, 5,
United States Navy 8, 7th Kansas CaVal-
ry. Company Z, 6.
The Captain while gone, visited with |
the Legislature COMMITTEES, of the Ohio |
Reform Farm. He speaks in the highest
terms of the surroundings, management,
oYerseer. &c.