The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-04-15
WELLINGTON, O., APRIL Is, 1896.
For President,
MAJOR WILLIAM NC KlNlEY.
The Thirty-ffth Anniversary.


ing notice should be given Of this day,
the thirty-flfth anniversary Of President |
Lincoln's proclamation for $1,000 vol
unteers to assist in the enforce
ment of the laws. Notwithstanding
that majority of those who took part as
leaders in the four years of strife are
now dead, and large per cent. Of the
boys who wore the blue, the date Of the be-
ginning of the dreadful affair should
still be kept green.
The president was only authorized to
call out troops to serve for ninety days,
and 0hiO's share was 1900, but frac-
ton over %, 600 were accepted into the
service.
Fort Sumpter was located in Charles
ton Harbor, with General Anderson in
command. Gov. Pickins ordered Gen.
Beauregard to make demand for i'm
mediate surrender and in case Of refusal
open fire. Gen. Anderson was short in
provisions and replied that if supplies
did not reach him within five days he
would eyacuate, but this was declined,
and on the morning of April 12 the first
gun was fired by the rebels. Anderson
defended himself the best he could, but
was compelled to eyacuate on the 14th.
The news spread like wildfre and the eX-
element was intense. The stars and
stripes had been lowered by our own
people and President Lincoln issued his
memorable proclamation, calling for
volunteers. 1t was then seeding time,
but it was entirely forgotten for few
days. Everyone rushed to the nearest
telegraph station to get the latest news;
meetings were held and the course pur-
sued by Gov. Pickins was denounced in
unmeasured terms. The boys left the
farm, tradesmen dropped their tools,
professional men their books, and within
ten days double the number of troops
called for were in camp ready for drill.
Eleven states had already declined to
serve the United States and Virginia,
Arkansas and Texas soon followed. We
had no drilled soldiers, no arms, no mu-
nitiOns of war and no money, but Presi-
dent Lincoln said he had taken an oath
to preserve the union and enforce the
laws and we all believed that he was
right and were willing to exchange
home comforts for the priyations Of wal
in order to follow Father Abraham
Later on a call was made for 100000 tt
enlist for three years or during the war
A large per cent. of the volunteers tha
had enlisted for three months enlisted
under the new call, and with what new
men came in the quote was soon filled
Arms and munitions for war had to b,
made, our promises handed out to 0btaiI
currency to meet obligations and in les
than one hundred and fifty days we wer'
in shape to defend our position.
Ohio furnished 1913 men, asid,
from 5,O92 colored troops and the tOta
furnished by all Of the states wa
2,S3S,079. The war continued littl
over four years. The last of the OppOs
ing forces were surrendered under Gen
Kirby Smith, May 26, 1865. The soutl
resOrted to things unknown to the rule
Of Ofcivilized war by starving helpless pris
oners and numerous other unpublishe,
depredatiOns, but for all Of these the
had to surrender all and march unde
the flag that they had sacrificed the live
Of the active men of the seeded states il
attempting to float another in its place