The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-28
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Early in january, 1861, the Southern
sympathizers formed a company for mil
itary purposes. This company met two
or three nights in the week in the court
house for drill and instruction. About
this time 4 Union Home Guard was or
gained. One historian gives the date
as February. This guard also occupied
the court house for drill and instruction
on alternate evenings with the other
company. For three months or more
these companies furnished plenty Of To-
cal excitement.
The two opposing companies continued
to drill and to keep the city in a state
of political efTerrescence. Early in May
1861, Confederate force occupied Graf
ton. and during fhe month, Philippi, Bev-
erley, Rich Mountain and the Kanawha
valley fell into their hands.
The Union Home Guards here we're
acting under no special authority, save
About May they began to perform
police and picket duty in the city and
that natural law Of self preservation.
N The roads leading into the place. The
guarl consisted mainly Of young men.
there we're. however, some notable e.
ccptiaas, among whom were Col Richard
Fowhs, Waldo t;of. Nathan COT. Sr..
I.Ioyl Iovndcs. ST., Waiter Ebert, Al
siorptias lHcrninger. Luther Raymond.
William !. narison, Thomas W. liar
rison, lloyd Moore. Jasper y. Moore, Col.
Thomas s, sa1;ss, Ia Hart, James G.
Bartlett, John and E,lrfn Stci:cy, Peter
Il. Goodwin. Slmucl n. Steele. John anil
". T. Irwin, Lloyd I. Lang. Edwin Max.
wen. Burton Dcspard. William r. Alss-
indcr, Elisha Owen. Bcnialnin +. Shut.
ellsworth. and Noah Huntington, several
Of whom are living and still reside here.
This guard was not generally uniform
d, and the variety. quality and quaint.
y a their armament ranged from
Ink Knife to a double Tarreied shot gun.
Is an Illustration a member wore 4 isiaiit
Il soldier clothes, carried m ORDERLY.
argent sword. six-shOotcr pepper-6ox
revolver, and monstrous cutlass, made
2 order BY blacksmith from a worn.
IT Gle The thing was two-cdEcd, sharp
$ r.or. about eighteen inches long,
nd ntdc II the hest steel and tempered
perfection. 30 two were armed allie.
Il was in CIarEsbuys tho inst full
coupany west Of tic Allegheny noun.
aims Wa recruited BY Tie Confederate
airy. On the afternoon Of May q lie
homo company Of confederates Of about
sixty men, appeared upon the street,
armed and equipped for active servre.
The court house bell previously desig.
mated to ring the danger signal, sound.
ed the assembly and the court house was
soon filled with the Union Home Guards
and many excited inhabitants Of the eity.
A hasty conference of the members Of
the guard was held and committee ap.
pointed to wait upon the Confederate
company and demand their objects and
intentions. The committee received no
satisfaction. After second council Of
war, demand for the Unconditional sur.
render OF their arms was made. A joint
conference At the court house at once
was argeed upon. Speeches by both
sides were made to a crowded audience.
The Union side insisted in its demands
for the surrender Of their arms and the
Of the Confederate COM
pany. The terms finally agreed upon
we're the surrender OF the AIMS until the
day, when they were to Be
returned, provided the company would
cave the city in a body. This was con:
.urred in and the following day the Con.
'ederate company left with their arms
md aecoutsmsuts for Grafton 70 join
he Confederate forces stationed there.