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A Grand Old Regiment That Fought for the Union. Three Companies of Whose Brave Boys Were Gallant Soldiers From Clermont County. NAMES OF THE OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN FROM THIS COUNTY WHO WENT FORTH TO SUBDUE A WICKED REBEL LION. “Ben Foraker,” the Republican Nominees for Governor, the Youngest Soldier in this Historic Organization, and Promoted From a Private Sea Captaincy for Heroic Services on the Battle Field, and not Nineteen Years Old When Mustered Out. (Concluded from last week.] THE BOYS IN BLUE. For now, while Sherman deflecting his columns to the right to move straight on Bentonville and Goldsboro, felt sure that no further interruption was intended and went off to open communication with Schofield’s column. Johnston had improved the day’s delay, had gathered his troops together, had selected with all his old skill, formidable po sitions of defense, and had fortified them, as Sherman aforward ruefully confessed, ““with the old sort of parapets which he did not like to assail.”” Suddenly, the left wing, marching in all the confidence of Sher man’s belief that he was now past any danger of attack, came fairly upon Johnston’s skir mishers. A fierce assault followed, driving in the Union advance, with loss of guns and provisions. Slocum hurriedly sent word to Sherman that he was confronted by John ston’s whole army, and then hastened to make preparations for defense as the instant emergency would permit. Johnston's entire force was about equal to this wing, which he hoped to crush by a sudden onset, or, failing in that, to secure himself behind his forti fications. The attack was skilfully delivered, and the Union column was clearly caught at fault. This terrific assault placed Slocum in great peril, but after recovering from the first sudden onslaught, he lost no more ground. It was hard to persuade Sherman that anything serious was going on, but at last he got over from the other wing, brought up reinforcements, pushed Johnston into his works, and then lay skirmishing and feeling his flanks.. This was a hot fight and for a time it was doubtful to which force victory would come, and in the raging fire, the boy Heutenant, then Ben Foraker, an aid-de camp to Slocum, was seen here and there where the fighting was the hottest, sustain ing the brilliant Slocum, who in his report especially mentioned his young, dashing aide, whose escape from death seems almost marvelous. Ben Foraker served a while as 1st lieuten ant of company G, Captain William Haight’s Goshen company, to which he was trans ferred from field and staff, October 28, 1864. He was mustered out with his regiment in June, 1865, and was not then nineteen years old, and no soldier in this gallant regiment or in Sherman's triumphant army had a better, braver or cleaner record. He then re sumed his boyhood studies, was at Delaware university, three years and graduated at Cor nell, New York, whereupon he studied law, settled in Cincinnati, rose at once to a splendid practice and was elected and served several years as a judge of the supreme court. He is now one of the ablest attorneys in the land, an orator of distinguished fame and a man whose character is stainless. He is a comrade whom the Grand Army of the Republic loves to honor and whom the Loyal Legion of America recognizes as one of its truest adherents. A consistent member of the Methodist church and of the Masonic and I. O. ©. F. fraternities, no man stands higher in his social and personal relations than the boy soldier next October to be elevated to the Gubernatorial chair of this State. When voting day comes the Clermont soldiers, par ticularly his comrades in the old 8th, will remember with their ballets the open faced and frank hearted boy, who carried his musket and knapsack all through the re bellious South to aid in putting down the vilent rebellion known to history, and to assist in maintaining the Union, rer estab lished stronger than ever with the shackles of four millions of slaves stricken off and an enslaved race given all its political rights. COMPANY B. Captained William A. Townsley, August 6, 1968; James R. Vickers, pro’ from 1st and nd lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant—Nehemiah Green, resigned January 27, 1668; Otho P. Fairfield, died at Col umbia, South Carolina, in prison; 2nd Lieutenant—Esekiel Slade, resigned Jan uary 27, 1868; John J. Barton, promoted from private, resigned April 18, 1864. 1st Sergeant—John B. Hopkins, promoted from and sergeant; William J. Behymer, pro moted from corporal, prisoner. Corporals—Henry B. Mattox and A. D. Sut ton, both prisoners, Henry Tier, Samuel P. Hel land, J. K. Ely, Thomas Jacobs. Privates—C. C. Bryan, prisoner; W. R B. Be hymer, John Christoff, W. C. Curtis, John E. Compton, 8. F. Daly, EB. L. Fagin, 0. M. Gravis, A.J. Killgore, Philip Leach, prisoner, G. P. Leeds, Sidney MccAdame, J. M. McRoberts, Wil liam McDonough, Joseph BR. Monjar, Peter Lukemires, W. H. Peterson, Edwin L. Peterson, F. L. Peterson, William N. Sherman, Enoch, W. Smith, Ephraim Short, William H. White, Charles Waite, B. F. Waits, John Waits, Benja min Woods, Isaac D. Willis, Killed in battle—Corporal John W. Bragdon, Chickamauga; Hamilton McAdams, at same place, September 20, 1868. Died—F. M. Boyd, Nashville; John W. Burn ett, Gallatin; B. BE. Burnett, Nashville; James M. Bricker, Chattanooga, of wounds at Mission Ridge; Peter H Brunk, Loulaville; D W Craw ford, Carthage; Joseph J Cordry, Anderson ville prison; Samuel M Eppert, same; Othe L Mall, same; Corporal Milton Jones, same; Ser geant J H Jenkins, of wounds at Chattanooga; ‘Andrew Coach, Big Shanty, Georgia, of wounds; Lafayette McDaniel, Chattanooga; Sergeant Otis Paton, Corporal William M. Kay Ander sonville prison; George L Peterson, Nashville, Sergeant E M Townsley, Andersonville prison; RL Vancedol, Chattanooga, of wounds; Abra ham, Winter, Carthage; Samuel Weaver, At lanta; Joseph, P Weat, Andersonville prison ; John H Wright, Richmond prison; John A Willis, Danville prison; G W Ryan, R 8 Boul ware, William Cordrey, 8 M Corlis,J K Bruma gin, William Daugherty, J W Homan, G W Hardin, Charles Kain, 8 G Lindsey, A P Mc Adams, William Mattox, W H McAdams, Sam uel Newberry, C W Raper, Henry R Rymell, Reuben Wood, Edmund Williams, John W Ward, Joshua M Whittaker. Transferred to invalid corps—John E Clark, John Fulton, J M Lyle, John M McMillen, George M Dewitt, Melancthon Wail, George w Mason, Jacob M Cox, H B York, Enos M Town aley. COMPANY F. Captained Marcellus A Leeds, resigned May 20, 1888; T H B Norris, promoted from 1st lieu tenant, resigned July 28, 1864. 1st Lieutenant—George W Penn, Moscow, Jan uary 38, 1863; Elijah Hicks, promoted from ind lieutenant and promoted to captain and trans ferred to company A. Dudley King, died near Atlanta, August 18, 1864; Solomon Stookey, 2nd Lieutenant—John 8 Robinson, promoted from jet sergeant. 1st Sergeante—George W Temple, from ser geant and corporal; A D Fagin, [Jane P Ted row, Thomas Moreton, John D Gatch, Corporals—W A Homan, Charles B Hopkins, both prisoners; J G Brunk, Robert J. Fagin, J D Light, LT Perrine. Musician—J R Willis. Privateer H T Bonar, G M Bonar, Martin Bo nar, William Camerer, Lafayette Chapman, James A Clark, John E Carter, George E Dalle, George G Doughty, prisoner, Frederick Deeds, $ T Dolen, William R Demaris, C 8 Dillingham, Charles M Hunt, Howard Husted, prisoner, Lewis Halfhill, James W Hicks, Wiliam C John son, Ed B Leeds, N‘Lowe, E B Myrick, Thos J Miller, John Miller, Joseph Pingle, William J Rodgers, John W Simmons, Turpin Starks, Wil liam W Swing, Fred K Terwilliger, Wesley T Turton, George 3B Tedrow, prisoner, James Viers, Chambers Varmer, killed; John Kehrn, Chickamauga, September 20, 1863. Died:—First Sergeant Oliver S. Robinson, Murfreesboro; First Sergeant Alonzo G. Ben net, Danville prison; Sergeant Oliver Co. Tem ple, Richmond prison; Corporal John F. Brown, Danville prison; Corporal William Viers, Richmond prison; John Bennett, Cow en Station, Tenn.; John W. Dunseth, Amelia; Wm. B. French, drowned, Ringgold, Ga.; Isaac D. Fagin, Danville prison; Joseph Jus tice, of wounds received at Mission Ridge; Frank Logan, Andersonville prison; Geo. M. Leeds, Nashville prison; David Light, Camp Dennison; John R. Sawyer, Andersonville prison; Charles J. Middleton, drowned at Carthage, Tenn.; John L. Porter, Ringgold, Ga.; Allen J. Smith, Danville prison; Dewitt W. Lyle, Dechord Station; Charles W. Tuck er, Camp Fenwick, Va.; Geo. Trouth, Anna polis, M. D.; Wm. L. Turton, Danville prison; Ramoth L. Wheidden, Nashville; Allen Wi nang, Carthage, Tenn. Discharged:—E. L. Bennett, Wm. C. Combs, A. L. Davis, John Flora, Wm. T. Gatch, R. B. Jeffries, C. 8. McClaim, Wm. McCoy, Geo. W. Sapp, Thomas C. Smith, Jonathan Tompkins. Transferred—S. T. Prentice to Company K to Veteran Reserve Corps; Israel Higbee, H. K. Dolen, J. G. Dawson, Jesse M. Simpkins, John T. Archerd, Samuel Apple, David Brunk, Oliver Combs, and Wm. G. Hall to Regimental field and staff officers as Quarter master Sergeant to Vetern Reserve Corps Jediah Doughty, A. W. Huling, W. H. Smith, Wm. Towner, to 81st C. V. I., Isaac Smith, COMPANY G. Captain William Haight, resigned April 25, 1863. Capt. Oliver C. Gatch, promoted from 1st Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant Gran ville Jackson promoted from 2d Lieutenant, killed at Chickamauga; 1st Lieutenant Ed ward 8. Scott promoted from 2d Lieutenant; 1st Lieutenant Joseph Benson Foraker, trans ferred fron field and staff to Company G, Oc tober 28, 1864. 1st Sergeant, Joseph Chaney, Sergeants Josephus H. Hall, Geo. Thornsburg, Eliott McKinnie, Jesse T. McClare. Corporals—Rufus P. Robbins, Samuel Wood, James M. Combs, wounded, R. P. Barber, John P. Glordin, Albert J. Gibba, John M. Miller. Privates—Wallace Boyer, Preston Bishop, Wesley Brunk, A. Balzhiser, James Cook, Samuel Cramer, Michael Duber, Thomas J. Doughman, wounded, Nathaniel Day, Tubal Elliott, Fred D. Fout, John D. Hosner, David R. Irvin, Owen Isham, David Isham, prisoner, Robert Fowler, Francis M. Glancy, Barton Hill, John Kameneser, Amos Little, Wm. McAndrews, wounded, John W. McGrew, Wm. McGorrey, Joseph McGorrey, Smith McKinney, wounded, Elias Moler, Joseph C. Predmore, prisoner, Alex. Powell, Michael Paul, Ichabod W. Pat terson, W. H. H. Runyan, Wm. South, George P. Scott, George Simkins, Zebina Simpkins, Courtland Smith, Thomas Sly, prisoner, John Shumard, Samuel J. Scott, John L. Smiter, Thedore R. Waugher, John Washburs, Francis M. Wood, Andrew Whitaker, Warren F. Wil liams, Andrew Willis. Killed—David Morrison, Joseph D. Smith, William Van Camp, Theodore N. Waugh, Silane Weaver, all at Chickamauga and Samuel Smith on the field in Georgia. Died—Osborn Cooper, Nashville; Josiah Clay ton, Andersonville prison; Jacob Conover, Mur freesboro; Henry Halstead, Nashville; Riias 8. Hi, Andersonville prison; Wm. Little, Nash ville, Wm. B. Perkins, Andersonville prison; Wm. Patterson, Nashville; Harvey Shumard at home; Granville Shumard, Charleston prison; John D. Sly, Nashville; Albert Shields, Nash ville; Joseph Sloan, Murfreesboro; Lampoon ,Thompson, Gallatin; John F. Ebennally, Ander sonville prison; L., G. Wainwright, Anderson ville prison; Wm. Williamson, Camp Fenwick, Virginia; John W. McLefresh, Danville prison. Discharged—Jacob Andrew, Corporal Joseph Dunne, Jacobe Laymon, Eli Rust, Arnold Sni der, John W. White, Corporal John Wood, Wea lop Tomig, 1st Sergeant Joseph ©. Oliver. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps—G. M. Burge, Alex. Clevin, Lawrence Oliver, Sergeant Ran E. Smith, Wm. 8. Thacker, V. W. Wain right, to Company D, Geo. Fleming, BR, K. Chapman to Slat O, V. 1. THE LESSON OF THE WAR. The greatest, of American orators most beautifully said: “Of these heroes, many are dead. They died for Nberty—they died for us They are at rest. They sleep in the land made free under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embraciing vines. They sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, careless allice of sunshine or of storm, each to the windowless place of rest, Earth may ron red with other wans—they are at peace. In the midst of bat tle, in the roar of conflict, they found the
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