Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-03-26

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penses of the preliminary work of Sc
curing the next G. A. R.-W. r. C.-S. Of
| VII. A. S. State Encampment fol
Marietta in May, 1902. G. G. Middle
swart and r. A. Underwood were ap-
pointed delegates to attend the Stats
Encampment of the G. A. R. at Belle
fontaine in May and act with a COM
mittee to be selected by Buell. Post
with that end in view.
The Past Captains insignia, the Iron
Cross, was presented to r. A. Under
wood, Past Captain of Dan Hull Camp.
S. of ", Cutler, O., and to S. j Hath
away Past Captain of Ben Fearing
Camp No. . of Marietta.
THE IRON CROSS.
Past Captain S. J.. Hathaway re-
sponded as follows upon the presenta-
| ton of the Iron Cross:
e. C. Dawes Camp Sons of Veterans.
Gentlemen:-I thank you and the
State Officers s. of V. for the honor you
have conferred on me by bestowing the
| Iron Cross which comes to me as a
Past Captain of Ben Fearing Camp No.
2, of Ohio. which was organized iu
Marietta June 14th, 1883, 1t was the
second Camp in Ohio and should have
continued but in spite of all that We
could do the attendance dwindled and
after over a year of effort we found it
of no avail and quit believe the
present Camp E. C.. Dawes, No. 500, is
organized under more favorable con-
ditions and that you have bright fu.
ture before you. / sincerely hope that
you will continue to increase in num-
bers and influence.
The patriotic order of the Sons OF
Veterans stands for noble principles
| and for the perpetuation of the mem
ory of the men who saved the Union
who sprang to arms, when on every
side the enemies of the country were
gathering in battle array to build on
the ruins of the United States a new
confederacy welded to the principles OF
slavery and the suppression of the lib
critics of race of men who but for
their color were as much entitled to
freedom and liberty as any other race
in the world.
wish here to dedicate wreath to
the memory of General Benjamin Dana
Fearing, one of the most gallant Off
GERS who hailed from Washington
County and the city of Marietta, who
loved the roar of the battle and who
had passion for the command of men,
We boys did all we could to honor
his memory when we named our Camp
for him. but we can never do enough
to perpetuate the memory of such SOL
diers as General Fearing.
He was twenty-three years old when
the war broke out in the spring of 1861.
On the 18th day of April, five days after
Fort Sumpter was fired on, we find
him in Co. D, End Ohio Infantry en-
listed as private for three months.
The time of the regiment was out just
before the first battle of the war, the
first Bull Run. but by unanimous vote
the regiment decided to remain and
participate in the battle which was
then pending. Through all the vicisi-
tudes of that disastrous battle the Sec
ond Ohio bore a conspicuous part.
He was, upon his return to Marietta,
made Acting Adjutant of the 36th Ohio
Infantry, but after about three months
service with that regiment he became
Major of the 77th Ohio Infantry. At
the battle of Shiloh, Tenn, April 9th
and 7th, 1862. he commanded the 77th
Ohio, the Colonel, General Jesse Hide
brand being in command of brigade.
Soon after he was promoted to Lieuten-
ant Colonel of the 92nd Ohio and then
become Colonel of that regiment and
at the battle of Chickamauga was
through both legs at the thigh. After
this he was promoted to the command
of brigade and as such was in the
last battle of the war at Bentonville,
North Carolina. in which he has a
horse shot under him and a minnie
ball tore away the thumb and fore-fin-
egr of his right hand. Thus as a priv
ate he took part in the first battle. and
as a General he commanded a brigade
in the last battle of the war, He
was mustered out at the age of 27.
On his escutcheon are emblazoned
the names of the battles and historic
marches he took part in as follows
Manassas, or Bull Run, Shiloh, Catlin
Mountain, Iuka, Corinth, Carthage.
Hoover's Gap, Tullahoma, Catlit's Gap,
Lanes Church, Chickamauga, Chatta-
nooga, Buzzards Roost, Rocky Faced
Ridge, Resaca, Etowah. Altoona Pass,
Pine Knob, KenesaW Nicoiack. Peach