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The I'D Ill.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a history of the 23d Ill. l was a MEM
Der of Co. D.-James f. Harding, Cam
bridge, Neb.
The 23d Ill. was organized at Chi
cago June 10 and IS, 1861, for three
years, and the original members mus
tered out at the expiration of term, the
veterans and recruits being retained in
service until July "a, 1865. 1t was COM
manded by Col. James A. Mulligan,
brevetted a Brigadier-General July %,
1864, who died of wounds received in
action near Winchester, Va, July &c,
1864. Lieut.-Col. James Quirk had
command of the regiment till Sept 2S,
1864, when he was mustered out At
the time of the final muster-out Lieut.
Col. Samuel A. Simison held command.
1t belonged to Thoburns Division,
Eighth Corps, and lost "a killed and 95
from disease, etc.-Editor National
Tribune
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posed of 10 men from each county.
This was to meet May 10.
Promptness of the secessionists.
The Secession leaders in Virginia in
tended to let nothing be lost by lack of
promptness and vigor. They knew that
audacity was their best card, and that
the wavering Unionists could be
brought over most surely by steps that
would definitely commit their State.
Then Virginia, right or wrong" would
do the rest.
April II, the day the convention past
the ordinance of Secession, and without
waiting an hour for the farce of sub
hitting the all-important matter to the
vote of the people, columns were start
ed to capture the highly-valuable gun
factory and arsenal at Harper's Ferry
Gov. Letcher sent letter the same
evening to Hon. Andrew Sweeney.
Mayor of Wheeling, informing him of
the action of the convention. and order
ing him to "seize at once upon the Gus
tom House, the Post Office and all pub
lie buildings and documents in the name
of the State Of Virginia"
Wheeling. city Of $1,000 people, was
a highly important manufacturing CEN
ter and the largest town between Gin
cinnat and Pittsburg, was determinedly
loyal. and the Mayor answered the Gov
ernor:
II have seized upon the Custom
House, the Post Office and all public
buildings and documents in the name
Of Abraham Lincoln. President of the
United States. whose property they are"
Col. r. e. Lee sent in his resignation
Saturday. April 20. On Tuesday, April
Is, he was in Richmond, sending out
orders as "Major-General commanding
Virginia forces" to the militia officers
In the various Counties t. organize
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The 9th U. s,

Editor National Tribune: Kindly pub
lish in The National Tribune short
sketch of the 9th U. s., and greatly
oblige-Thomas p. HASTE, Mount Yer
non, Wash.
The 9Th U. s. was originally organ
lied July 16, 1898, and disbanded June
Is, 1900. 1t was reorganiZed JAM IL,
1872, and disbanded May II. 1888 1t
was again organized Feb. IL, 1847, and
disbanded Aug. 26, 1S4S. 1t was finally
recognized March 3, 1855, with George
Wright as Colonel, who continued to
hold that position until July 80, 1865.
The Lieutenant-Colonel was Silas Casey.
who was succeeded by Lieut.-Col C.. c..
Sibley. April 20, 1864. he was succeed
ed by Lieut.-Col. Frederick Townsend.
1t lost during the war two officers and
IS men by disease, in prison, etc.-Ed-
itOr National Tribune.
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The ed PA. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
sketch of the 22d Pa. Cav. that enlisted
in February, 1S64.-Scott S. Hsnn,
Webster Mills, Pa.
The 22d Pa. Cav, also called the
1S5th Pa, was organized at Chambers
burg, in February, 1864. Five compa-
MES called the Ringgold battalion and
two companies known as Washington
and Lafayette Cavalry We're consolidated
and assigned 10 this regiment Feb. %,
1864. On June "a, 1865, the regiment
was united with the 18th Cav. to form
the Sd Provisional Pa. Cav. 1t was
commanded by Col. Jacob Higgins, who
was discharged at the time of CONSOLE
dation. 1t belonged to Averilrs Divi-
sion, Cav. w. Va, and lost S3 killed
and Sc from disease, etc.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune.
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The I24th Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history of the 124th Ohio
John King, Co. ID, 124th Ohio, Payne,
Ohio.
The 124th Ohio was organized at
Camp Cleveland from August, 1862, and
was mustered out July 9, 1865. 1t was
commanded by Col Oliver II. Payne,
who resigned Nov. 2, 1864. AT the time
of muster-out the regiment was under
the command of Lieut.-COl. James Pick
ands 1t belonged to T. j. Woods Di
vision. Fourth Corps, and lost So killed
and 125 from disease, etc.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune.
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The 10th Pa. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
please give a history of the Goth Pa.
Cav.?-H. Ross, Co. C, goth Pa. Cav.
Harrisburg, Pa.
The goth Pa. Cav, also called the
1S1st Pa, was organized at Harrisburg
and Philadelphia in February. 1864, and
was consolidated with the I'd Pa. Cav.
to form the LIST Provisional Pa. Cav.
June II, 1865. 1t was commanded by
Col. John f. Wynkoop, who was dis
missed Jan. IS. 1865, followed by Col.
Gabriel Middleton, who was mustered
out at the time of consolidation. il
belonged to Duties Division, Cav. w.
Va, and lost % killed and 100 from
disease, etc.-Editor National Tribune.
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Battery l., 1st Ill. l.. a.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history of Battery l., list Ill. l..
"A. w. Ausenbaum, Grant Park. Ill.
Battery l., 1st Ill. l.. a. (Rourke's)
vas organized in February, 1862, and
served during the war. Ii was COM
manded by Capt. John Rourke, who was
mustered out April 8, 1865. At the
time of the final muster-out of the bat
terry First Lieut.. John McAfee was in
command. 1t lost II from disease.
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The 47th PA.

Editor National Tribune Please give
a short history of the 47th Pa.--George
Miller, Rochester, N. Y.
The 47th Pa. was organized at Har-
risburg from August, 1861, for three
years, and at the expiration of term of
service all but veterans and recruits
mustered out. 1t was commanded all
thru it's first term by Col. Tilghman H.
Good, who was mustered out Sept "a,
1864. The regiment was then COM
manded by Col. ]. P. Shindel until mus
ter-out. 1t belonged to Dwights Divi-
sion, Nineteenth Corps, and lost III
killed and 173 from disease. etc.-Ed.
itor National Tribune.
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tered out July 25. 1865. 1t was first
commanded by Col John w. Rankin,
who resigned Sept. 3, 1852. Its next
commander was Col. David B. Hills,
brevetted a Brigadier-General March
IS, 1865, who resigned May 80, 1863.
Col. Clark r. Viewer, bre1etted Briga-
dier-General Feb. 8, 1865, remained
with the regiment till June 3. 1865.
when he resigned. 1t belonged to Crock
er's Division, Seventeenth Corps, and
lost II killed and 1913 from disease. etc.
Editor National Tribune.
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OPEN ING ON THE REBEL FORCES AT PTL1pP JUNE g. 1861

drawn from Washington to Richmond.
These, mainly Scotch, Scotch-Irish, and
North English, mingled with Germans
who had drifted down the Shenandoah
Valley from Pennsylvania, fought a
bitter battle for years, under the lead
Of Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson and
others. against the ecclesiastical, politi-
cal and social tyranny of the Tidewater
Episcopalians.
About this time the Revolution came
on, and the Presbyterians and other
dissenters generally sided with the Pa
triot cause, while the Tidewater Epis-
copalians were as generally loyal to
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Attention, 10th iii. Infantry.

Members of this old veteran regiment
wishing to secure the revised and new
history of this famous old organization
can secure copy by sending their order.
accompanied by $2.e9 cash, before May
/, 1907.
There will only be limited number
published to meet the orders.
Persons of the regiment seeing this
will please send their name and COM
pany and address, in order that the same
may appear in roster, even if you do not
wish to subscribe.
Pictures of all the officers of the regf-
ment and Generals under which the 46th
served will appear. The last speech Col
John A. Davis delivered to the regiment
at Bolivar. Tenn, only 4 few days before
his death-never published.
Write name plain, giving company and
residence.
Thomas B. JONES' Historian,
Gilbert Station. Iowa.
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Ohio River at Moundsville, 20 miles
below Wheeling, and crost that stream
at Bellaire, four miles below Wheeling.
This was substantially the route fol-
lowed by the great National road, pro-
jected from Baltimore to st. Louis.
The second turned off from the main
road at Grafton, and followed the val
ley of the Little Kanawha to Parkers-
burg, on the Ohio. At that time the
Baltimore e Ohio Railroad followed
these routes, with one branch reaching
the Ohio at Bellaire and the other at
Parkersburg, the two uniting at Graf
ton.
The third route was from the upper
waters of the James River across the
Shenandoah Valley, to a tributary Of
the Great Kanawha, and down the val
ley of that stream to its mouth at Point
Pleasant, on the Ohio.
April % Gen. Lee issued orders 70
Lieut.-Col. John A. McCausland to pro-
coed at once to the Kanawha Valley and
organize the militia there for its de-
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Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 10th u. S. c. regi-
ment. of which | was member.-John
Harris, National Military Home, Ohio.
The 18th U. S. G. IT. was organized at
Nashville from December, 1863, and
was mustered out April 80. 1866. 1t
was commanded by Col Il. Cav, and in
the battle of Chattanooga lost one man
killed and 10 miSsing-Editor National
Tribune
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The 49th Mass.

Editor National Tribune: VIII you
please give short history of the 49th
Mass. FL. f. Kellogg, Co. F, 49th
Mass, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The 49th Mass. was organized at
Pittsfield from September, 1862, for
nine months, and was mustered out
Sept. 1, 1868. 1t was commanded all
thru it's service by Col. VIM. F. Bartlett,
belonged to Augurs Division, Nine
teenth Corps, and lost 80 killed and 81
from disease, etc.-Editor National
Tribune
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The 18th Mtnrs.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a history of my old regiment. the 4th
Minn.-W. NJ Wixon, Orting, Wash.
The 4th MINI. was organized at Fort
Smelling from October, 1861, and mas
tered out at the end of three years. the
veterans and recruits being retained till
July 10, 1865. 1t belonged to J. f..
Smiths Division. Fifteenth Corps. and
lost 81 killed and IFS from disease, etc.
Editor National Tribune.
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the West Virginians bowed before the
storm, and the Ordinance of Secession
was passed April IT by a vote of 81
to 81. Those who voted against it had
to escape secretly from Richmond to
save their lives.
Among these was John S. Garlic,
afterward Senator from West Virginia,
and who had been working for separ-
alton for more than 10 years. He went
directly to his home in Clarksburg, and
called a public meeting, to which he
made an eloquent and forceful speech
for the Union. 1t was resolved to call
convention at Wheeling, to be COM
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The 18th Iowa.

Editor National Tribune: have been
a reader of The National Tribune for
many years. and would like to see a
sketch Of the old 18th Iowa in it's COL
umns.-A. NJ. Vance, Sergeant, Co. H,
18th Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.
The 18th Iowa was organized at Keo-
kuk from March. 1862. and finally mus
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CHAPTER XVI.
RESCUING WEST VIRGINIA.

RESCUING WEST VIRGINIA.
The Ancient Dispute Between East and
West Virginia-West Virginia Refuses
to Follow the Old state Into Secession.
Union Troops Cross the Ohio River to
Help the People, and Secure the Bnlti-
more & OhiO-The Battle of Philippi.
Loyal West Virginia.
Politically, socially, and economically
there had always been a strong diver
gence between East and West Virginia.
The line of cleavage was the Blue
Ridge, the eastern boundary of the
Shenandoah Valley. East of the Blue
Ridge had always been aristocratic and
slaveholding. West of it was a Middle
Glass, who titled their own farms, and
had few slaves.
In 1850 the eastern part had 401 $40
whites, 45,7S3 free colored persons, and
409,793 slaves. The western had 1922
609 whites, S,123 free colored persons,
and but 62,233 slaves.
The eastern had been settled along
the Underwater by courtiers around the
Jameses and CharleSes, who received
grants OF large tracts of lands which
they attempted to work by importing
convicts and paupers from England.
They found the negro a better worker
in gervitude than this element. The
English were then actively in the slave
trade, and found an active and profit
able market along the Tidewater, where
the slaves could be worked to great
profit in raising tobacco, wheat and
corn for England and the West Indies.
The Tidewater planters were all rigid
and intolerant Episcopalians. The re-
ligious troubles in England sent to Vir-
ginia many Presbyterians, Baptists and
other Dissenters, who had to take lands
back of the Tidewater region, in the
Piedmont-that is, northwest of line
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U. s. s. Hastiuc..

Editor National Tribune: What has
become of all Of Uncle Sans sailors !?
belonged on the U. g. s. Hastings, No.
15.-H. ]. Clevenger, Camden, Wash.
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Paint Without Oil
Remarkable Discovery That Cuts
Down tho Cost Of Paint Seventy
Five Per Cent.
"A Free Trial Package 10 Mailed 70 Evefy1
one Who Writes.

one VINO Wr1t6s.
A. L. Rice, prominent manufacturer OF
Adams, N. Y, has discovered process OF
making . new kind Of paint without the use
of oil. He calls 1t Powdrpaint. 1t comes In ne
form OF dry powder and all that Is required 10
cold water to make paint weather proof. fre
proof and as durable as oil paint. 1t adheres to
any surface. wood, stone or brick, spreads and
looks like oilpaint and costs about one-foursh a.
much.
Write to Mr.. A. L. Rice, Manui'f III North
st., Adams, N. Y, and he will send you free
trial package, also color card and full Informs
ton showing you how you can sxve go0c many
dollars. Write to-day.
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dustrious student, without brilliancy,
without any Of the effervescence usual
ly SO troublesome in the youths at West
Point. He graduated second in the class
of 1916, showing the high rank which
he had acquired in his studies. The
head Of the class was c. Seaforth Stew
art. who went thru the war as a Lieu
tenant Colonel Of Engineers, showing
how fallable. after all, is the estimate
which the Professors at West Point put
upon the graduates. Other members
OF the class we're Gems. John G. Fos-
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The Governments Plans.

was DTOSlutu IOT government net
thought was to give material assistance
to the West Virginia loyalists, and pre-
vent their being overrun and coerc,.d
by troops from the far South. 1t was
also highly essential to gain immediate
possession of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, the great thorofare to the
West
Regiments of Ohio militia were put
into camp opposite Wheeling, Bellair
and Parkersburg and at Gallipolis, a
few miles below Point Pleasant, in read
mess to cross the river as soon as Vir
ginia formally voted for secession
While protesting against Virginia being
filled up with troops from the Cotton
States to ovcrawe the voters, the Gov
eminent would keep its own hands off
the State, and give no pretext for the
accusation that it was dragooning the
people to vote its way.
The Department of the Ohio was
created to embrace West Virginia, and
May 10 Capt. George Il. Mcclellan, one
of the most brilliant young officers of
the old Army, was assigned to its COM
mand. with the rank of Major-Generai
George BrintOn Mcclellan.
In the old Army no young officer was
regarded as giving greater promise than
Capt. George Brinton Mcclellan. There
were more expectations for him and
Maj. p. G. T. Beauregard than for any
other of the younger class in that select
coterie composed of officers of the small
Regular force.
George +. Mcclellan was born ia
Philadelphia Dec, 3, 1926 His father
who came from that rather numerous
Scotch-Irish clan, was a physician Of
high repute in Philadelphia, and gave
his son a careful education. Young Nc
Clellan showed some military bent, and
Lot h.. ,.f ~.
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NATIONAL WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY

troops to move to the borders Of Ohio
and Pennsylvania, to defend the State
against the entrance of any troops from
those States.
Highways Thru West Virginia.
Passes in the Allegheny Mountains
make three great thorofares from Vir-
ginia to the Ohio country and the West.
The first of these is by way of the
Potomac Valley to Cumberland, Md.
There the road divides, one branch rum
ming thru a gateway in the Alleghanies
to the Monongahela Valley and Pitts
burg. This Is the road over which
Washington and Braddock Travelled. The
other branch continued on up the Po-
tomac TO its headwaters, crost the Allie
ghanies at Cheat River, reached the
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Tense, to Maj A. Loring to organize the
forces at Wheeling, and to Maj. f. NJ
Boykin to organize forces for the de-
Tense OF Grafton.
Gov. Letcher ordered rendezvous %
be established at Grafton, Kanawha,
Parkersburg, Moundsville and Harper's
Ferry.
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posed of 10 men from each County
This was to meet May 10.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-11-21
West Side Items

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoesing
spent Thursday evening at Mrs.
Farmers.
7. j. TulIis left Friday for
Harold. for short visit with his
brother, after which he expects to
60 to harrington, Nebr.
Those who visited at the Peter
son home Sunday were Peter By
crs and wife, Chas. Farmer and
wife and Mr.. Chase.
Peter Larson has his house
finished and moved into it the last
Of the week.
Carl Christensen and wife called
at the farmer home Monday.
Henry Byers who has claim
in Is has his house and barn all
ready for inhabitance.
George Sizcmore and Mute Maple
left Friday for the Hills country.
Mrs. Barclay and children re-
turned Tuesday from Rapid City.
A new shack is going up in Sec
ton ..
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-11-21
Estray Notice

Notice is hereby given, That on
the 1st day of November. 1907
Section "a, Township 9 N, Range
20 f.. in the County Of Stanley,
State Of South Dakota. ] took up
and have since them kept one Ger
taln estray animal. The following
is minute description Of such
animal and OF all marks and brands
thereon, namely: One IIcrford
bull, barnded a Z T, the A and I
connected, on left side and p C->
on left side.
My postollice address is Philip,
South Dakota. My residence rs
on Section 30. Township 2 n.
Range 20 f., in Stanley County
South Dakota.
Dated Nov. II. 1907.
31-39p &. +. Erickson.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-11-21

G. W. Hague has been busy the
past few weeks iapering their
house and getting ready for winter
on the claim.
W. n. Montgomery lett yester-
day for Mudeiia MINI. lie is max
ing arrangements to ship u car
OF stock ana machinery 10 Philip
for use on his claim.
The uoStoiiice department at
Washington has notified po>tmast-
er N>rl,o,I till, tie local postot-
ice Mil become a money order
Office after january end.
For the first time in the history
OF this city union Thanksgiving
ser, ice viii hc held on Thursday,
NOV. 2o, at O'Clock, at the Paw
lion. Let every one come.
Mr. and Mrs. 4. A. hammers
returned yesterday from l!arting
toH, ,ei;.. after y fe" weeks stay
there. Mr.. hammers had An al
tAc!; OF typhoid fever while al
harrington.
The roof is being put on the
new court house. and the masons
are laying The floor IN the base
ment. Tho contractors intend to
have it in shape for the January
term OF circuit court.
NJ. G. lIigbec arrived home last
Saturday from Quinn, at which
place he is station agent, and was
under DR.. Burns care. He return
ed to his work the FIRST of the week
but was not mush improved.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-11-21

Father Murphy was west
bound passenger ON yesterday $
train.
H. II. Williams returned yes
tertlay from q business trip t.
Deadwood.
You ere invited to call and see
the japanese ware at the Post
Card Depot" 3Tp
William Haasch Of uydcn, I'll. =,
was a visitor and a land seeker
here yesterday.
Frank NJ. Rood, who represent
cd this district in the last lcgisIa-
turc, was a visitor here yesterday.
I'd Leroy. n. Il. Hopkins, JOS
eph Campbell and Tom Murphy
were among the Cottonwood visit
orS here yesterday. Murphy was
Oh his way to Hurley.
Philip is the best trading point
in this part Of the state. Settlers
tell us that lumber can be bought
cheaper here than at any other
place between Pierre and Rapid
City.
Miss Margaret Cullen has let
contract to Roush & Son for the
erection Of house fronting Pine
street on the lot owned by the
Warner Land Company. The
building will be. ,16x24 and two
stories high. 1t will be rented fol
the present, but viii be occupied
by Miss Cullen after March l.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-11-21
Deputy Grand Master
WG4'ix1;1ur1 Hero

Deputy Grand Master v orkman
J. II. farrotL- representing the
Ancient Order Of United Work
mon Of this jurisdiction, is in our
city and will remain for several
days for the purpose of organizing
rousing big Lodge OF the order
here. He requests that all Work
men cali at the Northwestern
Hotel tina; lie may have the pleas
ure Of meeting md comforting
with them, no matter what luris~
diction they may hail from.
This is one OF the largest and
best established organizations OF
its kind in the country. There
are Dombers in this locality from
many jurisdictions, and lodge
al Philip would prove a great
benefit.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-11-21
Mrs. Clark Dead

Mrs. Sarah l.. Clark died at the
home Of Edgar Watvood seven
miles southeast Of lIardingroyc.
Mrs. Clark came here u short
time ago to visit her niece, Mrs.
Watwood. She was stricken with
acute pneumonia and died Sunday
night at eight O'Clock. An under
taker came out from Pierre Mon
day night to care for the body.
1t was shipped Tuesday to the late
home Of the deceased at Wausau,
Wis. for burial.