The National tribune., 1906-10-04
LOCAL PRIDE.
Some Facts Which One Ohio TownshlD
Can Boast OF.

Some Facts Which O.e Ohio TewnshlD
Can Boast OF.
Editor National Tribune: As 1t still
continues in vogue to thrash over the
old straw Of long ago. allow me little
niche in our paper to fail out few
scattering kernels left hidden in the
crap"
My first will be the "frst nine" Of
Richland Township. Gurnsey County.
Ohio. The first nine from Senecaville.
from the aforementioned Township
and County to enlist in the United
States army on April 10, 1851. given
in alphabetical order as found in Vol.
of Ohio Roster of three-months SOL
diers in Cos. A and B. Sd Ohio. were in
reality enlisted April IS, sworn into the
State service as Governors Guards
on April IS. 1861, by Adjt-Gen. Car
rington, then mustered into the u. 8.
army. April "a, by Maj. Burbank. u.
S. A. But we will rest content upon
the official date.
Their names. age, and rank follow.
They were all privates, enlisted for
three months, all in Co. A, except Alex
ander Moorhead, who was mustered in
Co. b.
w. Leeper Alexander, aged 90 years;
Henry Breidenthal, 81; Clinton c. Bu-
chanan. 10; Joseph Dyson Finley. 20;
Thomas c. Glasner 20; Adam LePage.
%; Alexander Moorhead, "a; Archibald
A. Shipley. 20; Justice C. Taylor, 10.
At the expiration of two months ser
vice, sixe of the above, namely, Brei-
denthal. Buchanan, Finley, LePage.
Moorhead and Shipley, veteranized by
re-enlisting in the same regimental Or
ganiZation, June 13, 1861, for three
years, and served until the end of en-
listment, save Comrade Joseph Dyson
S;,,1n tIA ,l,,v mt
of disease and died prior to the end Of
enlistment.
The other three above mentioned
soon afterward enlisted in other COM
mands.
One of the most remarkable things
connected with this first nine" is that,
although the most of us were frequently
Bridge, Va; Perryville. KY; Stone
River, Tenn; Days Gap, Blounts
Farm and Little Warrior, Ala, and
other minor engagements, none OF US
was wounded or killed.
am aware that this. as well as are
so many sketches appearing i'm The Ma
ational Tribune, the effusions prompted
by personal, local, regimental. State
National and sectional pride. 1 am.
happily. free, at least in public express
sion from the latter. OF course, this
is a piece of personal local pride; con-
tention to settle dispute as to prece-
dence in date of enlistment in this
County.
Now let any who claim priority in
enlistment in Gurnsey County come
with official data and let such claim rest
on such evidence.
Having given you the above morsel
of local history, let me supplement IT
with another instance of local graft
fcation, which / give with challenge
for any locality to duplicate this list OF
family tripiets.
Below 1 give a list that If not entirely
complete can be supplemented of IA
families which sent out from their
homes three members each as volunteer
soldiers in the Union army from 1861
to 1865. The regimental organizations
extended from the 1st Ohio Cav. to the
22d Ohio.
Buckingham. James, Thomas. Luz
ther; Crossen. John c., Jason. Mark;
Dilley, James L.. Joseph, Richard;
CASTOR, Alex J., Charles, Shepherd s.;
Gibson, Jonathan, James. David; Glas-
ner Thomas c., John, High; Jackman,
Theodore, Jesse, Valentine; Lent, Will
liam, Reuben, Simon; Mcbride. Harvey,
William, Gideon; Rose, Benjamin. John.
James; Stiers, Joshua, William, Robert;
Ward, Spencer, James, Benjamin; Web
ster, Asbury w, Stockton, Hercheli;
Wilson, Isaac, William, Parks.
Is there any Township OF County In
the State of Ohio or any other State
can equal this list in triplets? one OF
the singular facts connected with this
grouping is that Nero Gibson, 81
Tooth white blood" co1ored man, whose
vote in the sos decided the contest for
the State Legislature between the Hon.
Thos. w. Upton and Hon. William
Lawrence sent his three sons, his SON
in-Iaw, the venerable Timothy Early OF
Cumberland, O., and his grandson.
David Early, of Cambridge, o., lately
deceased.
Be it remembered that all these
household groups were enlisted as pri-
vate soldiers.
Another notable fact, this Township
had for years a depot of the under
ground railroad" for the refuge of
runaway slaves to Canada and freedom,
and in 1860 poiled also so votes for
Garrett Smith, the Abolition candidate
for President.
One more peculiar fact is that of the
more than 800 volunteer Union soldiers
from this Township there were not 20
be found enough commissioned officers
of the line to command one company OF
100 men. And if we except one army
Surgeon not one of the others received
n commission till July 80, 1864. and he
was till the end of the war the only
men We're all of fair ability, and of or
binary ambition, but OF lofty patriot
ism.
If it should be asked why I am spe-
cific on this and other points, l reply
that in these latter days of "brevet"
military titles, which 40 years and over
were not to be found on the company
roster, / find 1t necessary in this way
to keep our personal and local record
clear, so that the rising generation,
who knew not Joseph" may not be
misled and ask, Where did the COM
mon soldier come from?" Where has
he gone?" and as a natural corollary,
query, What did the private do?'
Comrade readers of The National
Tribune, as in 1851 and 1865, I still re-
main on the firing line" and pull trig-
ger at full cock at whatever comes in
front, regardless of the recoil at the
breech.-Henry Breidenthal, Co. A, Sd
Ohio, Pleasant City, o.
Somebody Please Answer.