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v/v* ULIAU 4.UA more singular similarity in the records of the two companies was that each suffered'1 the loss of one man whose death has ever remained a mystery. I have-referred to the death of John W. Comingore ok Co. H. James v D. Walker was .taken prisoner at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864. We know that he was captured,, and that is all. The hazards of war were pretty equally shared by both com-: panies, each returning home in Sep-' tember of 1864 with less than fqrty ItJinen. :/ rv.•• '/;• •'/;v Co. I, of which Scott Miller, a resident of Washington township, was the first captain, had in it several Hen-:/dricks county men. The report ofthe adjutant general of Indiana creditsthe county with but three men—Alva C. Hadley, J. Q. A. Shives, and McKeU-dree' Smit • I: know that George A; Huron, VTlson M.' Fawcett, Thomas I Ai, Gossett/ Barney -Gossett and David , Hi Milleiv son • of Captain Miller,-all - from this county, were members of the ^company. j; Doubtless there were many others/^ bui^oy^gj to .the that :a^majority of the men raided;jin Marion ^{coiintyjXHtfiey v/Were /all,/ whir'^the} ei-Lb T AXJLK-,W. Hooten, Hubbard B. Lingenfeller, Benton Long, Patrick Maloney, Marshall Holtsclaw, David McDaniel, Erasmus D. Nichols, William A. Oha-ver, Warren Ohaver, Thomas L.. Pra-, ‘ • • ,• ,ther,' William H. Poe, Montgomery Rose, John O..’Todd, Levi Varntz, George W. Woods. The last named was ,a prisoner at Andersonvilie.The 53rd regiment was always recognized as among the best of Indiana’s regiments. On the - 5th of October, i1862, it was in the battle of Hatchie,k * • t •* — • ••*•.. • • *Tenn., where it crossed a burning bridge and charged the rebel lines. It was in the siege of Vicksburg, the battles of Kenesaw, Mountain, Peaeti, Tree Creek, Atlanta, and made the march to the sea: •; ':/The 70th regiment: of which Benjamin Harrison vras colonel and^ames Burgess, of this / county, lieutenantcolonel, was mustered into the ser-vice in August, 1862. In it were two companies, C aridrK/ composed almost exclusWeiyiCf;Hendricks county men/: Za^aHah:;S/^Ragan;^and1 William/C: MitchellcommandedGo;C witfr rank of; captain. 7 Othe^ Officers were firsfc lieuttnant; / ^miefc/M^ lieutenant/ James11: Wills/ 5/The com-;Col. Streight was a state senator and ^ successful business man. Col. Gresh-am was twice judge of the U. S. court. Postmaster General and Secretary of State. It remained for Col. Harrison to become the commander-in-chief .of the army and navy, the President’of'the United States.With such men as commanders it is not strange' that the regiments’ names won imperishable honors in the struggle for the preservation of the Union.f.IA1:1•* Alt;• IiiifV%1f• w .11c
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