Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-13
and was taken to the United States

and was taken to the United States
lines.
He stayed in the army four years
and four days and was then mustered
out. Mr.. Grow voted for President
ried in 1864 in Centerville, and had
four children of which two are living.
He Is a resident of Eldon and has been
for Is years.
MlcHEAL RUSSELL.
Michael Russell was born Dec. %,
1S41, in New York City, N. Y. He was
the son of John Russell and Bridget
Russell Of Meth county Ireland. The
family went from New York to Cana
da and from there back to New York
and then 10 Greensburg, Penn, and
then to Stubenyille, Ohio, and from
there to Cairo, ILL.,, then to Fairfield,
Ia, Pittsburg, Ia, and then to Iowa
vile. Iowa, and stayed there until the
war broke out. He enlisted in the 5th
Iowa at Birmingham company H for
three years. He was in the follow
ing battles:
SoliuIu hloS, luhe1, NLlSS.,
Gibson; Raymond; Clinton, Miss;
Jackson, Miss; Chaplin Hills, Miss;
Missionary Ridge, Tenn; Ringo Sta
ton, Ca, and Vicksburg, Miss; from
beginning to end He was with Grant
and Sherman in the Bird brigade divis-
ion. 18th army corps and 3rd brigade,
3rd division 18th army corps.
Mr.. Russell was discharged from
the army at Chattanooga, Tenn, and
then came back to Wapello county and
has lived here since 1864 Mr. Rus
sell married Minerva Fox, Oct, 1875
and two children, Mrs. Nettie Demery
and Albert Russell, who are both resi-
dents of Eldon. Mr.. Russell voted for
Lincoln the second time. The reason
he didn't the first was because he
was too young
A. M. CANE.
Mr.. Cane was born Jan. 8, 1881, in
North Carolina His parents and
family moved to Indiana in 1882 and
moved to Wapello county in 1912. He
was always an Abolitionist at heart,
and Prohibitionists now. He was
never in the army but was strong in
favor Of the union Mr.. Cane was
married to Ruth Golf in 1856 and has
lived on farm five miles north of
Eldon for over fifty years, when he
moved to Eldon, Nov, 1907.
He voted for Lincoln in 1860 and al
so in 1864. He is regular attendant
at the Baptist church and always has
been. Mr.. Cane has taken the Ottum-
wa Courier over fifty years.
THOMAS FoSDIck.
Thomas Fosdick was born in Ohio,
April, 10, 1925. He enlisted in the
LIST Ohio dragons for the Mexican
was and accompanied General Taylor.
landing at Corpus Christi, Texas. He
served eighteen months and four days,
taking part in the battles of Chap
ultepec and Cerro Gordo. In the Civil
war he enlisted in company 1, first
Iowa Regiment and served three
months, taking part in the battle Of
Wilson Creek Mo. He re-enlisted in
the Eighth Iowa. infantry, June %,
1861 and later enlisted in the same
regiment Altogether he served four
years, nine months, and twenty-five
days in the war Of the rebellion. He
voted for Lincoln both times. He has
resided in Eldon for eleven years.
J. E. HoUGHLAND.
Mr. Houghland was born in Fort
Madison, July IL, 1874. He enlisted in
company e, 10th Iowa Infantry vol
unteers, July IA, 1862 and went with
the regiment through the campaign in
southern Mo-, and northern Arkansas.
The regiment fought the battle of
Prairie Grove, Dec. T. 1862 and from
there went to Vicksburg, Miss, and
passed through the siege and entered
the city July A. 1868. From there to
Port Hudson and New Orleans and
from there to Sterling Plantation,
where the regiment was taken prison.
ers, Sept. 80, 1863. He was then TAX
en- to the Confederate prison at Tyler,
Texas and Shreveport, La, until
July 20. 1864. He then returned to
New Orleans and from there to
Barancas, Florida. where he voted for
President Lincoln. He then returned
home to Fort Madison and remained
there until March,, 1870 where he was
guard and turnkey at the Fort Mad
ison penitentiay up to his removal to
Washington, Iowa. In 1873 he moved
to Brighton, and Nov. %, 1879 he NOV
ed to Eldon where he still resides. He
was married to Miss Emma Mccoy,
Sept. 81, 1872, and there was born to
them two daughters and one son. He
has always voted the Republican
ticket ever since he was nineteen
years of age.
SAMUEL LUCAS.
Samuel Lucas was born in Ohio,
March IS. 1910. He came to Iowa in
lS43 with his parents and settled in
Van Buren, county and then to Red
Rock in 1S49, and from there to Mar
ion county and then back to Van Bur-
en- county and lived there until about
sixteen years ago. He went to war in
1864 and was in the army for five
months. He enlisted in the 45th Iowa
infantry, company K and a few days
after enlistment he was taken i'll with
the smallpox and lay sick about two
months at the smallpox hospital In
Memphis, Tenn. Mr.. Lucas was mar
ried in 1869 to Miss Katherine Gilbert