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Butler County’5 First 5oldlcrs.‘ The organization of a military company, when it is proparing for immediate active service, not only attracts wide-spread interest among the community in which it is being formed at the time, but also in Interesting reading matter for the later generations.-Vincent D. Cohee, who .resided within two miles of this city on the old Eaton road for forty seven years —a man who grew up to manhood's estate duriog those early formative days of stabs and city, and observed with, much pride the progress of the age and the many wonderful advances in science and arts—waa a member of the .first company of volunteers, from Butler - county, which, ever went into active service for ♦'Uncle Sam.” •The company was organized in this city in the year 1812 and was composed of BC-S55 of the oldest inhatti: tantfl of the township of Oxford, Milford, Reiley, Hanover, St. Clair,Ross* Morgan, Wayne and Fairfield, in this county, as will be Been by the naiu«» of'the company, as for example the very familiar names of the Collin's ‘GardV Hall’s, Hain’s Cohoe’s, Parish, Douglass, Taylor, Scott, Steel, Bone, Bradbury, Simmons, Harper, Gray, Garter, Smitfi Salmon, Yonug, Liutner, and manyother. -I-. v*. • * .:y . .. -. The company rendezvoused .in Hamilton on the 11th day of August, A. P., 1812, and-..tendered their services (ready equipped) to the president of; the United States’* in support of. the war—their country’s cause and national justice Theywere .accepted, and went into service, and were said at the •time, to be one of the finest compahies ever raised for any service. Their paywas five dollars per month ^or thefirst four. monthH, aud .for'rt* balance of the time, eight dollars por* (TKn mon fllMI Q I f
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Hamilton Daily Republican News
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Tue, Jul 11, 1899
Page 2
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Carole R.
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