The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-20

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y operatives leaving In such great number.
for the United States, where they increased
the competition, which would before many
years make the expectation Of iron from
Europe to America impossible"
with house rent. Taxes on this income, pei
year, Sl3 81 -H-- tUu 1-a'."H.E fHaH .W.
/ ! onehalf kilognm-l.lo! pound.
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HANCOCK COUNTY IN TIE WAR.
A Noble Rccortl-l.lst Of the Gallant Men
0f that County who Fought IN the
Union Army Ia the War or the Rebel
llOn-An Intereting Resume from
the Old Muster Hollis. lI
| New CUMBERLAND, VIVA, May 10, 'So.
Special Correspondence OF the ln,ele.ncer.
! ionr correspondent has often been asked
where n list OF all the soldiers who went
from Hancock county could be had; we
could only refer them to the old muster
rolls. In consequence Of such inquiries,
We have undertaken 10 make Il complete
list md give II to the iyrELLAdEScEu.
Twenty.one years ago, on the 2lst OF this
month"; Il company was formed here, in nc
cordance with the call OF President Lincoln
for 10000 troops for three months service.
We hope TO bring 10 remembrance all
those who answered to their countryts call
in that dark hour, when the Government
was being torn asunder by the men who
ought 10 have tried TO preserve sacred the
ties TINT bind together in grand conicd.
Grafton the best Government the sun OF
Heaven ever shoncupon. We hope 10 call
to mind the boys who, though absent, wifi
DO remembered, II only because their
names appear here OH a roll OF honor.
The company formed at this time was
part Of the old First Infantry that made its
name resound with brave deeds rs the
boys met the foe in the Shenandoah val.
| ley, which seemed to be the contested
ground Of the two great armies OF the East.
They were commanded BY =. W. Chap.
man, captain; T. Lloyd, first lieutepani;R. II.
Brown, second lieutenant; NJ. i. Campbell,
inst sergeant, and G. A. Freeman, second
sergeant. The prirates were: VIM. Hewitt,
". W. Morrow, Jas. D. Caldwell, 3. L.
Sweringen, W. NJ. llir,, Thos. Miller, A.
J. Kerr, Vim. Ramsey, Thos. Reed, /. N.
Cnlun, JOS. Dublin, NJ. V. Brandon. J. NJ.
Drum, Samuel Chapman, J. II. Moore, D.
/. Kerr, 4. II. Vance, +. Laughlin, Alex.
Harper, JOS. McCarty, Jos. IIandlon,
G. W. Webb, II. Peterman, Robert
Ramsey, l.. b. Kerr, J. C. McSwi.gens,
D. n. Wylie, L. ". Smith, L. Durbin, r.
Simpson, Robt. Suitor, 7. J. Lochart. 4.
". Greer, Jas. n. Graham, W. G. Bonsell,
Jos O. Adams. Jno. Erskin, James Steel,
K. b. Hewitt. George Burd, Geo. W. Kemp,
Jus. Newell, Il. A. Hewitt, Alex Camp.
bell, J. +. McClintock, james Currcn, ".
II. Thayer, ]. L. Scott, Ben lIals,on, J. C.
Russell, s. Crawford, S. Troup, T. Wusson,
J. NJ. Cullen, J. \. Howe, W. NJ. Farms
worth, $. Pickle, S. Halstead. ]. R. Winch,
Jas. Il Snowden, D. NJ. Wylie, S. X. Bee
bout, c. Caldwell, ]. Darrlii, G. Graham,
7. II. Apple, J. Baxter, james A,en, J.
McGilveny and Robert Riddle.
All OF the above served their time out,
ninety days When they were discharged
they came home here and, on November
10th and 18th, OF the same year, formed
part OF company F, OF the First Virginia |
Volunteer Infantry, under command OF
Capt. Stevens, OF Wheeling, who alter
wards ives promoted to major OF the regi-
ment. The muster roll contained these
names: Thomas Apple, Y. J. Lockha,t,
Alex. Lockhart, wounded ut Piedmont
John n. MeCar.y, I. r. Swaney, O. 7. Reed, |
L. T. Shelter, G. ". Hunter, taken prisoner
and sent to Andersonville, Vim. Chapman,
Samuel Cha pman, Jas. Grafton, Vim. Mil !
Ter. Jno. Esskin, taken prisoner and served |
six months at Libby and Belle Island, Jas.
Wycotf, died at Annapolis, coming from
Richmond rs d prisoner, John Porter,
Robert Marshall, Dixie, Nathan Aus.
tin, killed at the battle Of Piedmont.
Thomas Gardner, D. l.. Kerr, John W. |
White, james McCarty, died from effects
Of q wound; Thomas Reed, died at home
while on sick furlough; Finley Myers, died,
Ross B.-Elliott, VI. Y. BAnlon, died u.
home on sick iurlough, S. X. Beehous,
taken prisoner and ut Libby aud Belle
Island for six months, John johnson, died,
John Pierce, Henry Maxwell, John SuIli.
van, C. A. Freeman, john G. Russell, S.
O'Brien, Jesse Kemp, George Kemp,
David Reed, David Householder, ". IL. !
Thayer, John Swaney, George White, died |
in service, John johnson, died, and Allen
Mcdonald, died at Winchester.
In 1862 the 12tll regiment Of infantry
was formed and Hancock county again
indicated below:
4. II. Brown, captain; John Melvin,
first lieutenant; Thos. W. Brady, second
lieutenant, killed at Winchester, ]. NJ.
Abrams, W. W. Allison, died ut Niuclles.
ter, a. 0. Apple, ]. G. Allison, W. 4.
Atkinson, killed, K. 0. Allison, \. 3. Allis-
on, Joseph Baily, captured and taken to
Libby prison, !. B Bernard, ]. R, Baxter,
J. S. Balm, S. Beall, VIM. Beall, killed at
Piedmont, W. II. Baxter, J. n. Cullin,
IS. II. Calm, ". b. Campbell, died at
Lyrchburg; Cyrus Caldwell, NJ. L. Carson,
Alfred Finley, J. W. Flowers, Chas Ora
ham, Geo. ". Goddard, Chas. a. Gun,
John W. Greer, Alex. liindman, Samuel
Elalstead, Wheeler Hobbs, died ut Clares.
vile, Harvey Howard, taken prisoner, II.
3, llallock, John l.. HarPer,J. BIS. Harper,
Wm. NJ. llukill, Frank Henderson, j. K.
Lyons, killed at Piedmont, W. G. Mahan,
taken prisoner, Isaac II. Miller, died n,
home, S. Fl. Minor, killed at Piedmont,
Geo. W. Aloorehead, Morgan II. Wilson,
George B. Mucsey, D. N. Patterson, R. W.
Pugh, David Pugh, George ". Peas de.
serted, jacob Queer, killed at Newmarket,
Henry Queen, wounded ut Newmarket,
David II. Russell, John Ridinger, W. b. D.
ltobb, Cornelius II. Ross, James K. Snow
den, Robert Snowden, wounded at Win.
chester, James Swearngen, D. H. Snow.
den, Samuel Troup, NJ. II. Thayer, J. NJ.
Thorn VIM. N. Thompson, woundeda at Win.
chester and died from his wounds, Jas. vii.
son, Sas Wilkinson. Thos. WATSON ,disch'd.,
): N. Young, S. B. jenkins, D. W Cohen,
died at Beverly, W. A. Scott, A. J.L. Kerr,
Wm. Hewitt, NJ. B. Campbell, james Por.
ter, James Atern, wounded at Winchester,
VIM. Farnsworth, 7. B. Bernard, John NJ.
Donan, NJ. NJ. Cullen, J, 4. Hewitt, J. II.
Ramsey, S. II. Debcr, W. W.. Haney, G
". Simpson, W. II. Thaycr, Thomas
Moore, Wm. Moore, William Allison,
Joseph Scott, died at Sandy Hook, Poke
Swearingen, died ut Cumberland, Nd,
Joseph DurbiD, killed ut Piedmont, An
drew Dorgheday, killed at Piedmont, An