The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-06-05


This Company after thoroughly drill
ling in military evolutions, upon the
commons which then extended. from
where 10. Andres now lives to the School
House, at last received marching orders
and on the 25th of May 1861, left for
Athens, where they were examined, and
ordered into camp at Marietta.
The boys did not have very sanguin-
ary time of it in West Virginia-where
they did most of their soldering
there was blood spilled, and it was rebel
blood, too.
While the boys were lying in camp one
night, dreaming of the time when they
should kill Jeff. Davis, uproot the South
ern Confederacy, and straighten things
out generally, "bang p' went the musket
of picket. The long-roll was sounded;
Lieutenant Andres got out, drew his
sword and called on the men to follow
him; there was rush of brave, deter
mined men toward the point of danger;
upon arriving at the picket-post, they
found one of the bravest of their men on
post, and he had just shot rebel-but it
was rebel coao. And this was about the
bloodiest battle the boys had in the three
months service.
On Saturday, August 3rd. 1861, the
Company returned home, and were given
reception and public dinner, by the
good ladies of Jackson. Hon. III. S. Bun
dy delivered an able and patriotic ad-
dress to the boys, and Capt. Hoffman
and Maj. Isaac Roberts, the veteran
musician, responded.
These men formed as fine body of
soldiers as one would wish to see, and all
conducted themselves with gentlemanly
department. The saloons were closed on
the day of this reception, but the boys
had a pleasant merry time circulating
among friends and renewing old acquain-
tances.
On the day on which the boys arrived,
large meeting of anti-war Democrats
was held in front of the old public build
ings, but no trouble was experienced,
save little breeze in the evening between
the late Geo. w. Johnson and and man
from the country, who got to the coun-
try in the shortest possible time.
After the return of this Company,
measures were Immediately taken for re-
cruiting for the three years service, and
it was not long until several Companies
were forming. Meantime, the Govern
ment could not be exposed to danger
from lack of organization, so the "Jack-
son Readics" were organized, as follows:
On Saturday, July 20, 1861, a Company
known as the jackson Readies" was
formed composed as follows:
Captan-W. A. Walden,
lst. Lieutenant p. z. Price.
End. Lieutenant j. D. Chestnut,
3rd. Lieutenant j. S. Jeffries.
Ensign-Chas. c. Jones
sERGEANTs.
1-W. S. Martin.
2-J. d. Mitchell.
"A. j. Briant
i-John Swanson
ooRPoRALs.
I-Jas. Rockwell
"A. M'Colm.
3-Andrew Ward.
Chas. D. Meacham.
PRIvATEs.
John L. Long j. w. Longbon
VIM. W. Gilbert W.D, Trago
j. NJ Steele j. r. James
j. B. Watson f. L. Long
James W. Hanna l.. A. Atkinson
John j. Long Thomas James
Walker Bennett John X. Matthews
Levi NJ Stephenson james Meacham
John X. Walker E. d. Meacham
n. Downey B. F. Stearns
Jas. Chestnut j. Reasoner
John Ewing John Lockard
c. Isham ElOGh Masters
w. c. Draper James C. Cadot
| S. Saylor d. Mackley
James Trip j. H. X. Clewers
j. W. Stephenson
The Company was only ito be ready
and did not go to the field in that shape
though many of them afterward hraveiy
battled for the nation.