The Taney County republican., 1909-06-10
of his life, which he did, and we print

of his life, which he did, and we prin
it here, believing his history IS better
told by himself than we could tell it
Il am a grandson CT Benz. Lundy, o.
n. j. who, in partnership with Will
lam Lloyd Garrison. published at Phila.
delpha, about the years 1925 to 1880,
the first an ti-slavery paper ever issued
in the United States. [ was born in
1899, and raised on the farm. On Aug.
20, 1861, my brother and myself were
enrolled at Mendoza, ILL.,, and went to
Camp Webb, Chicago. We were as
signed to Co. E, 37th H., organized as
the Board of Trade Regiment. Our
first move was to Missouri under Fre-
mont Our first march was from
Sedalia, Mo, to Sprin gfeld, Mo, TO
reinforce Gen. Lyou al Wilscn Creek.
But the fight had come On AID we were
too late TO take part After camping
two or three weeks at Spring field, we
were ordered back to Camp Lamine.
where we Vert into winter quarters.
Ark. ubere the harJ-fougt battle Of
Pea Ridge took place. AT This time
L was sick, ahd had TO go to the hos
pital at Smithton, Mo. After two or
and all OF us-some 80 or 60-were seut
home on a 80 days furlough. My fur
Tough expired and | asked for and re
ceived anoth er 80 days leave. a the
of my second leave of alb
seuce, l was still in bed and unable TO
return to my company. In April, 1862,
Gen. Halleck issued an order discharg
ing all men absent from sickness. |
recovered, SO that in March, 1862, 1
was able to go to my uncle's, about 80
miles, and visit. | had been there but
a few days when | was taken with typ
hold fever. l lay eight weeks. and
when | got out [ was so thin | would
not make a shadow. | finally recovered
my health, so that in 1864, | volun-
teered to take the place of a good friend
of mine, who was drafted. He had a
large family of small children, and it
looked hard for him to be forced to
leave them, | reported at Peoria for
examination, and was accepted and
sent to Camp Douglas. In few days
we were ordered to join Sherman. We
went TO Louisville: from there to Nash
vile, and thence to Rene. Ga, by rail.
Here we hit the road afOot. | did not
get 10 my company-Co. d, 3lst Ill.
Logans old regiment-until we ar
rived in front of Savannah, Ga. While
here, we received the com pliments of
Johnny Reb in the way of cannon ball
ut intervals for several weeks, until one
morning we received word that Johnny
had given US the sill p during still hours
of the night. After spending our
Christmas in Savannah. We were put
aboard transports bound for Beaufort,
S. c.. Here our march through the
Carolinas began and we had muddy,
wet and rough and-tumble time Of it
until we reached Raleigh. l was with
Sherman from Atlanta to the sea and
to Washington. Took part in the
Grand Review. Mustered out on July
p, 1865. After went home ] sought
a clerkship, and until 1869 held posi-
tions in the boot and shoe trade, gro
Gerry, express, and lastly dry goods and
trade. From 80 to 70 went
to contracting railroad grading in
Illinois. In 1872 l went to Texas, in
the same line of work on the Texas and
Pacific Railroad. In 1884. having tired
Of Texas, I went 10 Iowa. where I en-
gagged as travelling salesman in the
buggy and carriage trade. In 1887 [
travelled over Ohio, Kentucky, and part
of Indiana In 1883 to 1899 travelled
over South Dakota, Southern Mime
sofa and Iowa. Ip March, l started
out in search of healthy, mild cli-
mate, and l landed at Forsyth. Mo.
After spending six months here found
the climate, the lay of the country,
the water, and the people so near to
my ideas of good, pleasant place to
live in that 1 have decided to stay
here, and do all I can to get others to
come"
In 1901 he was ma led to Miss
Nettie Wederbrock, who with three
children survives him. The child
rem ere Beulah, age E, Wallace a
and Baby Ester D. They ere beauti-
full children and with their young
mother ere left to fight life's battles
without fathers aid.
Mr.. Griffith was a highly educated
man and beloved by his fellow citizens.
The body was laid to rest at the Snapp