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HISTORY

Du PAGE COUNTY,

NOIS.

BY IR/QIFUS

CHICAGO :

O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,

LAKESIDE BUILDING.

1882.

PREFACE.

A FTER several months of laborious research and persistent toil, the history of Du Page
Count}' is complete, and it is our hope and belief that no subject of general importance or
interest has been overlooked or omitted, and even minor facts, when of sufficient note to be
worthy of record, have been faithfully chronicled. In short, where protracted investigation
promised results commensurate witli the undertaking, matters not only of undoubted record,
but legendary lore, have been brought into requisition. We are well aware of the fact that it is
next to impossible to furnish a perfect history from the meager resources at the command of the
historian under ordinary circumstances, but claim to have prepared a work fully up to the
standard of our engagements. Through the courtesy and assistance generously afforded by the
residents of Du Page, we have been enabled to trace out and put into systematic shape, the
greater portions of the events that have transpired in the county up to the present time, and we
feel assured that all thoughtful persons interested in the matter will recognize and appreciate
the importance of the work and its permanent value. A dry statement of facts has been
avoided, so far as it was possible to do so, and anecdote and incident have been interwoven with
plain recital and statistics, thereby forming a narrative at once instructive and entertaining.

To the many friends who have contributed special portions of the matter herein contained,
and to those who have assisted Mr. Blanchard with dates and other memoranda, our thanks
are due, and we trust that the earnest endeavors that we have exercised to present our patrons
with a work worthy in all respects will, in part, repay them for their kindness.

NOVEMBER, 1882. O. L. RASKIN & CO.

CONTENTS.

PART I.

HISTORICAL. PAOE.

CHAPTER 1. Du Page a Spanish Possession The French Take
Possession of the Northwest The Country Comes Under
English Rule George Rogers Clarke Territorial Subdi-
visions First Conveyance of Lund in Du Page County
The Pottawatomies Great American Treaty of 1833
The Chicagon Portage The Removal of the Indians
Their Present Condition Origin of the name Du Page
Spanish Conquest and Its Aims Baron de Carondelet
The Spanish Close the Lower Mississippi County Organ-
ization and Subdivision Northern Limits of Illinois
The French Traders Act Organizing Du Page County .. 11

CHAPTER II. The Pioneer Stephen J Scott The Scott Set-
tlement Blodgett Hauley Bailey Hobson, the First Set-
tler of Du Page County Building the First Cabin Cross-
ing a Slough Williard Scott Social Entertatuments
Corn Pancakes The Napers First Ground Plowed The
First School Joseph Naper John Naper The First
Stove Christopher Paine The First Saw-MillHome-
made Spinning Wheels and Looms Cold Winter of 1830-
31 Portage to Chicago The Lawtons The Pottawato-
mies Flight to Fort Dearborn Horrible Massacre at
Indian Creek Exploits of Col. Beaubien 25

CHAPTER III. Capt. Paine arrives at the Naper Settlement
Fort Paine Built James Brown Shot by the Indians
Expedition to Half Day's Village Maj. William Whistler
Arrives at Fort Dearborn Oapt. Paine's Company Return
to Danville Gen. Scott arrives at Chicago The Cholera
Gen. Scott Encamps on the Desplaiues Gen. Scott at
Fort Paine Gen. Scott's Army at Rock Island John K.
Clark Black Hawk Sent to Fortress Monroe His Death
Poll-Lists The Pre-emption House Claimants The
Prairie Schooner The First Grist-MillFowler's Grap-
ple with the Wolf The Pioneer of Pioneers Early
Preachers 42

CHAPTER IV. Public Land Surveys The Land Claim Sys-
temNecessity for the Higher Law The Big Woods
Claim Protecting Society The Land Pirate Company
Land Speculators Indian Burying Grounds The Fox
River Country Method of Grinding Corn Indian Vil-
lages Indian Agriculture Indian Modes of Travel
The Country North, East and South of the Du Page Bat-
tlementsThe Du Page County Society for Mutual Pro-
tectionThe Hognatorial Council 55

CHAPTER V. First Introduction of Slavery into the Colony
of Virginia First Anti-Slavery Literature Southern
Origin of Anti-Slavery Societies Action of the Quakers
"The Genius of Universal Emancipation " Early Abo-
litionistsThe Old Federal Party Origin of the Demo-
cratic and Whig Parties Origin of the Republican Party
Gov. Coles Elihu B. Washburne Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln The Western Citizen Introduces
Abolitionism into Chicago Its Effect Illinois the First
State to Take Political Action in the Abolition Movement
John Brown Fort Sumter 68

CHAPTER VI. Record of Du Pago County in the War of the

Rebellion 90

CHAPTER VII. The First Election County Commissioners'
Court The County Line Surveyed The County Divided
into Precincts Townships Organized List of County
and Town Officers Valuation of Taxable Property The
First Grand Jury Public Schools The Old Stage Coach
Railroads Removal of the County Seat The County
Fair Geology of the County 139

CHAPTER VIII. Milton Township Its First' Settlers
Wheaton How It Received Its Name The Galena &
Chicago Union Railroad Churches of Wheaton Pio-
neer School Stacy's Corners Babcock Grove Prospect
Park Its Churches 163

CHAPTER IX Downer's Grove Township The Old Indian
Boundary Caes Pierce Downer Thomas Andi us
Chicago Reminiscences The Village of Hinsdalc Brush
Hill Memories Clarendon Hills Fredericksburg
Downer's Grove Village An Ox Team Hitched to an
Oak Log What Grew Out of It The Underground Bail-
road 194

CHAPTER X Napcrville Township List of Early Settlers-
Village of Naperville Churches Schools Manufacto-
ries The Northwestern College Temperance Move-
ments Newspapers Fire Department Military Com-
pany Nurseries The Lodges Bank Stone Quarry 218

CHAPTER XI. Lisle Township The First Settler His Hardi-
hood Thanksgiving A Female Pow-wow The Old Grist
Mill The Chronic Pioneer His Generosity 240

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER XII. York Township Origin of Its Name Its
Early Si-ttlers The Uesplaines Bridged Sun.lay Service
on Slab Seats The Pioneer School Mistress The Widow-
er's Cabin Praying Matches Suicide Bursting Forth
ofaSpring Elmhurst German Evangelical Seminary-
Lombard 248

CHAPTEB XIII. Winfleld Township Warrenville Water
Cresses Their Consequences Newcomers and Distant .
Neighbors Parties and Raisings Railsplitting Fourth
of July The Schoolgirl's Handkerchief- The Old Saw-
Mill The Hotel and Dancing Hall What was in a Trunk
of Old Papers Churches The Warrenville Academy
Gary's Mills Methodist Church at the Place A Shylock
Member Excommunicated Wlnfield Turner Junction
John B.Turner 255

CHAPTER XIV. Wayne Township Pioneer Life of Ite Set-
tlers Corner on Whisky and Its Result Indian Burtal
Indian Importunity Wolves on the Rampage Going
to Mill Father Kimball Pioneer School Gimletvillv
Ite Hopes Dashed to the Ground Hillocks, Spas and
Rivulets Wayne Station Relics of the Stone Age 268

CHAPTEB XV. Bloomingdale Township Indian Burying-
Grounds The Meachams Pioneer Burials Early Road
Districts Scene in a Sunday Service Tragical Termi-
nation of a Law Suit School Districts Petrifactions
Bloomingdale Village Churches Business Men of
Bloomingdale Roselle Its Business Men Meacham
Strange Phenomenon on Kelley's Farm 274

CHAPTER XVI Addiaon Township The Mountain Daisy-
Indian Encampment The Army Trail The Soldier's
Grave The Log Cabin Home Talent The German
Vanguard The Pioneer Tavern The Old Galena Trade
Salt Creek Francis Hoffman, a Lay Preacher The
Village of Addison The German Evangelical Teachers'
Seminary The Orphan Asylum Professional and Busi-
ness Men of Addison Itasca Its Business Men Lester's
Bensonville Schools 284

PAET II.

BIOGRAPHICAL. PAOI.

Naperville Township 3

Milton Township 46

Downer's Grove Township 77

Lisle Township 130

York Township 1S3

Winneld Township .7. 112

Wayne Township 195

Bloomingdale Township 214

Addison Township 227

PORTRAITS.

Albro, Ira 17

Bates, Gerry , 89

Bites, Frederick H 117

Benjamin, R. Y 279

Blanchard, Walter 99

Carr, John 107

Cnrtiss, Samuel 35

Fischer, Henry D 135

Graue, Frederick 243

Greue, Deidrick 261

Greene, Daniel M 53

Middaugh, H. C 125

Patrick, W. K 153

Robbins, W 81

Scott, Willard 225

Smith, John 143

Struckmann, Deidrich 63

Thatcher, A. T 45

Walker, James B 27

Warne, John 189

Warne, Sarah 207

Wheaton.J. C., Sr. 171

Wiant, Joel 71

PART I.

HISTORY OF Du PAGE

TY,

CHAPTER I.

DU PAGE A SPANISH POSSESSION THE FRENCH TAKE POSSESSION OF THE NORTHWEST THE
COUNTRY COMES UNDER ENGLISH RULE GEORGE ROGERS CLARK TERRITORIAL SUBDI-
VISIONSFIRST CONVEYANCE OF LAND IN DU PAGE COUNTY THE POTTAW ATOMIES
GREAT AMERICAN TREATY OF 1833 THE CHICAGOU PORTAGE THE REMOVAL
OF THE INDIANS THEIR PRESENT CONDITION ORIGIN OF THE NAME
DU PAGE SPANISH CONQUEST AND ITS AIMS BARON DE CARON-
DELET THE SPANISH CLOSE THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND SUBDIVISION NORTHERN
LIMITS OF ILLINOIS THE FRENCH TRADERS ACT
ORGANIZING DU PAGE COUNTY.

fl ^HE history of the world has a grandeur,
-L- like a distant landscape too far away for
the eye to take in its infinite detail such as
the delicate tracery of plant life or the stub-
born structures of rock formations which make
it up.

But the history of our age, and especially
our own locality, comes home to us personally.
Commonplace as it may seem to us now, in
the distant future, it will help to make up a
whole; deepening in interest as time chops off
the centuries, one after another. All great
men must have a constituency, but little if
any inferior to themselves in intellect, and it
is the actions and deeds of the citizen which
speak through some representative whose
talent for becoming their advocate has given
him a famejustly to be shared by his cotern-

poraries, and of these, county history is to
speak. They constitute the delicate tracery
and details of the historic landscape destined
some day to be as grand as it is distant.

We propose to give a history of Du Page
County from the earliest records pertaining to
it, to the present time.

Not long ago, comparatively, as to the world's
chronology, but primitively as to our history,
this county was lost for want of a suit of
clothes, nor was it but a small part of the loss
for such default. The circumstances are these:
When Columbus was casting about from king
to king in Europe to obtain patronage where-
with to pursue his plans of discovery, he had
dispatched his brother Bartholomew to the
court of Henry Vllth of England to beg his
royal favor and material aid. On his way

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

The Pottawatomies, or Peuteowatamis as
they were sometimes called, were found by the
French adventurers along the shores of Lake
Michigan when the country was first discovered
by them. The position they held was a "com-
manding one as to locality, as it is known that
their hunting-grounds extended at one time all
around the Southern extremity of Lake Michi-
gan, though shared at various times with the j
Ottawas, the Cherokees and the Miamis.

When Alouez was exploring the shores and
islands of Lake Superior, even before the inte-
rior of the country had been entered except by .
Nicolet, he met a delegation of 300 Pottawato-
mies at Chagouamigon (an island in Lake Su-
perior) as early as 1668. Among them was an
old man of 100 winters. Says the relation :
He appears to have been a great " medicine j
man " among his tribe, and was regarded by
them as a wonderful prophet. He could fast
for twenty days, and often saw the Great Spirit.
This venerable seer died while on the island on
his visit to Alouez here.

Father Marquette makes frequent mention of
the Pottawatomies in his journal, which he
kept, in the winter of 167475, at " Chicagou, 1 '
and to them and the Illinois tribes was he in-
debted for many acts of kindness extended to
him during his detention at Chicago on account
of sickness.

This tribe continued to be the transcend-
ent Indian power along the Southern shores
of Lake Michigan from its first discovery till
the final removal of all the Indians from the
country by Col. Russell in 1836. They took
sides with the British in the war of 1812, and
struck heavy blows against the Americans in
that war, of which the massacre at Fort Dear-
born and other casualties in the early part of
that war bear testimony.

They had joined with other tribes in ceding
six miles square at the mouth of Chicago River
to the Americans at the treaty of Greenville in
1795, as already told, and when the progress

and development of the country demanded fur- -
ther cessions of territory, it was to them chiefly
that the Government looked as the highest au-
thority to apply to for the purchase of needed
lands.

As late as 1833, they had only sold to the
United States Government the small part of
their Illinois hunting-grounds contained within
the limits of the treaty of 1816, and up to this
time they owned, perhaps, in common with the
Ottawas and Cherokees, all that part of North-
ern Illinois which lies east of Rock River and
northwest of the strip of land ceded by the
three tribes in 1816. Settlers were coming in-
to the country and staking out their claims,
knowing full well that the Government would
soon extinguish the Indian title.

Under this pressure, the United States Gov-
ernment summoned the Pottawatomies, Ottawa
and Chippewa, tribes to a great council to be
held at Chicago in September, 1833. This was
the greatest event the little then mushroom
town had ever seen. Besides the interest the
Indians felt in the treaty, there were scores of
white men gathered around the spot to put in
various speculative claims as to property al-
leged to have been stolen by the Indians, or to
bring in enormous charges for services ren-
dered to the Government by virtue of contracts
of an indefinite character.

The Government had made immense prepa-
rations to feed the Indians, of whom three tribes
were on the ground with their squaws and pa-
pooses stretched on boards or slung in pocket-
shaped blankets.

After several days of palaver in which the
whims of the Indians were artfully humored,
and the bright side of their natures had been
brought to the front by those arts which had the
result of years of practice, the Indians finally
affixed their sign to the treaty, by which they
sold the entire northeastern portion of Illinois (an
area embracing more than ten of its present
counties, among which Du Page was one) to

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

the Government. G. B. Porter, Thomas J. V.
Owen and William Weatherford, in behalf of
the Government, negotiated the treaty. It
bears date of Chicago, September 26, 1833. It
was the last treaty of importance ever held
with the Indians in the Northwest, and was the
instrument by which the Indian title to the
country became extinguished after its joint oc-
cupation by the red and white races (the latter
including the French) ever since 1673, more
than a century and a half.

At no other place in America had the In-
dians lingered so long after the advent of the
whites, and it is not strange that a great variety
of associations had sprung up between the
triple alliances of native, French and English
races, as they had mingled together at the
" Chicagou " portage. Here was the great carry-
ing-place between the immense prairie country
to the southwest, and the lakes and along the
shores of Lake Michigan, from " Chicagou " to
the straits. Indian canoes were frequently
passing to and fro during the summer season,
and Mud Lake and the Desplaines Eiver was
in this direct line of travel. The first interest
that drove the American element to Chicago
was the Indian trade, and the American Fur
Company was its first representative. Most of
those engaged by this company were men bred
on the frontier, and felt no repugnance toward
the Indians, but on the contrary not a few felt
a friendship for them, strengthened by years of
companionship in the fascinating sports of
border life, which not only level social distinc-
tions, but accept a good fellowship through a
rough exterior, intolerable to the uninitiated
civilian, whose motto is " the tailor makes the
man." Many of the Indians could make nice
discriminations in issues when natural rights
were at stake, and the higher law to them was
a tribunal from which there was no appeal.
This is not too much to say of them till they
were brutalized by bad whisky, and their morals
corrupted by the vices without being elevated

by the virtues of the whites. The former they
could imitate, but the latter were sealed books
to them. The amount of goods dispensed to
them at Chicago to fulfill treaty stipulations,
was often very large, and in order to distribute
them equitably, men were chosen for the
service whose personal acquaintance with the
Indians would enable them to do it in the most
satisfactory manner. On these occasions the
hugh piles of goods, consisting largely of In-
dian blankets were dispensed by peace-meal
to the different Indian families, according to
their necessities, but sometimes a discarded
Indian lassie, whose place had been substituted
by a white wife, came in for an extra share of
finery as an offset for lacerated affections a
cheap way of satisfying such claims. Nowa-
days it costs as many thousand dollars as it
did then yards of cheap broadcloth.

The removal of the Pottawatomies from the
country was effected in 1835-36, as before
stated by Col. J. B. F. Russell.

Previous to the death of his widow, which
took place in the present year 1882, she al-
lowed the writer to take items from her hus-
band's journal, and the following is one of the
items :

" The first party of Indians left Chicago Sep-
tember 21, 1835, with the Chiefs Robinson,
Caldwell an.d La Fromborse, and proceeded to
their place of rendezvous twelve miles from
Chicago, on the Desplaines a place of meeting
usual on such occasions. I met them in coun-
cil and presented to them the object of the
meeting, and the views of the Government re-
lative to their speedy removal to their new
country. They wished to defer answering what
I had said to them for two days, to which I
consented. Sunday, 28th, provided teams and
transportation for the removal of the Indians."

The journal next proceeds to detail the par-
ticulars of his thankless toil in satisfying the
real and whimsical wants of his captious charge,
who honored him with the appellation of father,

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUXTY.

and vexed him with complaints continually.
Their course lay westward through Du Page
County, and their first stopping place was on
Skunk River, in Iowa. Patogushah started
with his band to winter at this place. His was
the first party to start independent of Govern-
ment assistance. Robinson had command of a
separate party, Caldwell another, Wabuusie
another, and Holliday another, and Robert Kin-
zie and Mr. Kirchival assisted Mr. Russell in
superintending the whole. Fort Des Moines lay
on their route to Fort Leavenworth, near which
was their reservation on the Missouri River.
They were to draw their supplies from the fort
as stipulated by the Government at the treaty,
after the}- had settled themselves in their new
home adjacent to it.

Two years after their settlement, owing to
feelings of hostility which the frontier settlers
felt toward them, they were removed to Council
Bluffs, from whence, after remaining a few
years, they were again removed to the Kansas
Territory, where they now live, diminished in
numbers from 5,000 at the time they left Illi-
nois to less than half that number, but they are
now in a prosperous condition. The report
from the office of Indian affairs in Kansas Sep-
tember 1, 1878, says : " The Pottawatomies
are advancing in education, morality, Christian-
ity and self-support. A majority of them have
erected substantial homes, planted fruit trees,
and otherwise beautified their surroundings.
The average attendance at a school which the
Government has provided for them is twenty-
nine, from an enrollment of forty-four. The
school buildings are well supplied with facili-
ties for boarding and lodging the pupils, and
also for teaching the females household duties.

This reservation contains 77,357 acres of laud
in Jackson County. Their wealth in individual
property amounts to $241, 650. On their farms
they have reapers, mowers, planters, cultiva-
tors, and other agricultural machinery, all of the
latest approved patterns. Such is the history,

and present condition of the people we drove
from the soil of Du Page County, or rather our
civilization obliged them to sell out to us, in-
asmuch as we were mutually unendurable to
each other. The bones of their fathers are
now a component part of the dust beneath our
feet, with no stone to perpetuate their memory,
except those of Alexander Robinson and Sha-
bonee, both of whom were esteemed by all who
knew them for their many manly and benevo-
lent traits of character, and whose lofty virtues
deserve historic acknowledgment. A tomb-
stone marks the grave of each, which is still
beheld with respect by many who well remem-
ber them. As already stated, ere the Indians
had left the country, their grounds had begun
to be claimed by the pioneer settlers, and his
plowshare had already scarred the soil never
before turned up to the mellowing influence of
the sun.

The Du Page River had, from time imme-
morial, been a stream well known. It took its
name from a French trader who settled on this
stream below the fork previous to 1800. Hon.
H. W. Blodgett, of Waukegan, informs the
writer that J. B. Beaubien had often spoken to
him of the old Frenchman, Du Page, whose sta-
tion was on the bank of the river, down toward
its mouth, and stated that the river took its
name from him. The county name must have
the same origin. Col. Gurdon S. Hubbard, who
came into the country in 1818, informs the
writer that the name Du Page, as applied to the
river then, was universally known, but the
trader for whom it was named lived there before
his time. Mr. Beaubien says it is pronounced
Du Pazhe (a having the sound of ah, and that
the P should be a capital). This was in reply
to Mr. Blodgett's inquiry of him concerning the
matter.

The county organization of the great North-
west grew into, or, rather, was, reduced into its
present conditions by successive!}- subdividing
the immense areas over which its first courts

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OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

held jurisdiction after Territories and States
had been established.

After the conquest of the Illinois country by
Gen. George Rogers Clark, in 1778, according to
the old Virginia claim, the whole Northwest was a
part of her territory. This claim rested on her
original charter from King James (which, ac-
cording to the view taken of it by Thomas
Paine, was absurd). But, without discussing
its merits, let us record the commendable part
this State took to preserve the fruits of Clark's
conquest.

In the spring succeeding it (1779), Col. John
Todd, under a commission from Patrick Henry,
then Governor of Virginia, came to Vincennes,
on the Wabash and Kaskaskia, 111. (over both of
which places the American flag waved), for the
purpose of establishing a temporary govern-
ment, according to the provisions of the act of
the General Assembly of Virginia, bearing date
of October, 1778. On the 15th of June, 1779,
he issued the following proclamation :

ILLINOIS COUNTY, To WIT:

Whereas, from the fertility and beautiful situation
of the lands bordering on the Mississippi, Ohio, Illi-
nois and Wabash Rivers, the taking up of the usual
quantity of land heretofore allowed for a settlement
by the Government of this country:

I do therefore issue this proclamation, strictly en-
joining all persons whatsoever from making any new
settlements upon the flat lands of the said rivers or
within one league of said lands, unless in manner
and form of settlements as heretofore made by the
French inhabitants, until further orders herein
given. And in order that all the claims to lands in
said county may be fully known, and some method
provided for perpetuating by record the just claims,
every inhabitant is required, as soon as conven-
iently may be, to lay before the person, in each
district appointed for that purpose, a memorandum
of his or her laud, with copies of all their vouchers;
and when vouchers have never been given or are
lost, such depositions or certificates as will tend to
support their claims the memorandum to mention
the quantity of land, to whom originally granted,
and when; deducing the title through the various
occupants to the present possessor. The number of
adventurers who will shortly overrun this country

renders the above method necessary, as well to as-
certain the vacant lands as to guard against tres-
passes, which will probably be committed on lands
not on record.

Given under my hand and seal at Kaskaskia the
15th day of June, in the third year of the Common-
wealth, 1779. JOHN TODD, JR.

The foregoing is the first official act of
the Americans to organize civil government
over the Northwest. The Virginia cession of
1784, rendered it a nullity, and the entire coun-
try with its 2,000 French^inhabitants, and its
10,000 Indian population was virtually under
no national jurisdiction during a period of
several years.

Even when St. Clair was appointed Gov-
ernor in 1787, the English still held possession
of Detroit, Michilimadnac, St. Joseph on Lake
Michigan, Prairie du Chien and Sandusky,
and contrary to treaty stipulations, retained
these posts till July, 1796. This retention did
not bring on any conflict of authority between
St. Clair and Lord Dorchester, who then, as
Governor of Canada, extended his rule over all
the towns on the upper lakes, and Oswego on
Lake Ontario. The reason for this was because
Washington gave instructions to St. Clair to do
nothing which might offend the English, but
wait until amicable negotiations should secure
our rights. The attitude of Spain was then a
constant menace and threat against the North-
west. This power held the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi River, and all the Territory on its west
side indefinitely perhaps to the Pacific coast,
(if she could circumvent the English in her
claims to what she ultimately held there). Early
in 1779, war was declared between these two
powers ; and the Spanish of St. Louis, in their
zeal to strike a blow at the English, formed an
expedition against the British post at St. Joseph,
under command of Capt. Don Eugenio Pierre.
It started January 2, 1781, with a force of
sixty-five men, surprised and took the place,
and by virtue of this conquest made an attempt
(absurd as it was fruitless) to annex the terri-

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUXTY.

tory intervening to Spain, which would be all
Northern Illinois. Balked in this attempt at
the treaty of Paris, which established the Mis-
sissippi as our Western boundary, Spain sub-
sequently closed the port of New Orleans
against the commerce of the Northwest, and
contrary to treaty stipulations of 1795, retained
possession of Natchez and one other port on
the east bank of the Mississippi, at the same
time forbidding the navigation of the river to
the western people, except on condition that
they would secede from the Atlantic States
and make themselves an independent nation
under protection of the Spanish Government.
These were the conditions on which they might
secure the Mississippi as a thoroughfare to the
seas.

Gen. James Wilkinson, after the death of
Gen. Wayne, succeeded to the command of the
United States forces in the West, and to him
the Baron de Carondelet, the Spanish Govern-
or of Louisiana, sent a messenger named Thomas
Powers, with a request that he would send no
force against the posts on the east bank of the
Mississippi, held by Spain, but would wait for
the delivery of the posts till the matter could
be negotiated amicably. Powers, at the same
time, tried to bribe the people of the Northwest
to declare themselves independent, and offered
them $100,000 and the free navigation of the
Mississippi if they would do so a paltry sum
whereby to corrupt a State, even if the State
were capable of the treachery, and its record
serves rather to reveal the low Spanish esti-
mate of patriotism than any honor of which an
American need be proud, for having rejected
the bribe. Orders were issued for the arrest of
Powers, as soon as the nature of his mission
became known to Washington, but he evaded
pursuit and found his way back to his master,
the feeble old dotard, who was Spanish Gov-
ernor of New Orleans at the time.

Great as his folly was in attempting to divide
the union of the States, the matter was a cause

of much solicitude and anxiety in the minds of
our statesmen at the time, and it required their
utmost exertions to prevent armed expeditions
from the Northwest from going down the
river and forcing a passage to the gulf. John
Jaj*, one of our ablest men, counseled mod-
eration, under an assurance that by waiting
a short time, the force of events would secure
our rights without war. These rights on
the Lower Mississippi were not secured fully
till 1798, during the summer of which year
the Spaniards reluctantly gave up their
forts on the east bank of the Mississippi,
and Gen. Wilkinson erected Fort Adams on the
spot occupied by one of them, which was just
above the thirty-first degree of north latitude.
From that time henceforward, the navigation
of the Mississippi was never closed against the
commerce of the Northwest, till by the rebels
in 1861, who kept it closed three years, when
by the courage of not a few Du Page County
soldiers, with others, it was opened.

It has already been stated that the whole
Illinois country had been officially organized
as Illinois County by action of the Governor of
Virginia in 1779, which became annulled in
1784 when that State ceded the Northwest to
the United States.

Then there followed a hiatus in organized
government here till St. Clair, who was ap-
pointed Governor in 1787, had established
courts in the Northwest the next year, in 1788.
These courts did not extend their jurisdiction
to the Illinois country till 1790, at which time
Illinois Territory became organized as one of
the four counties in the Northwest, and was
named St. Clair County, and was represented
in the Territorial Legislature held at Fort
Washington (Cincinnati), by Shadrack Bond.

On May 7, 1800. when the Territory of In-
diana was set off, which embraced both of the
present States of Illinois and Indiana, the same
genera] laws which had hitherto prevailed in
the Northwest were continued in operation in

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUXTY.

Indiana Territory, and no civil subdivisions into
new counties were made, till the 28th of April,
1809, at which time Illinois Territory was set
off and divided into two counties Randolph
and St. Clair by Nathaniel Pope, Secretary
under Ninian Edwards, its Governor.

St. Clair County embraced its Northern por-
tion, including the present county of Du Page,
which then had only transient white inhabitants
in the employ of French fur traders.

The next change in counties made was Sep-
tember 14, 1812, when Governor Edwards es-
tablished the county of Madison, which em-
braced the whole portion of the territory north
of a line extending along the south side of the
present county of Madison due eastwardly to
the Wabash River, which included the present
county of Du Page.

No further civil divisions were made while
Illinois remained a territory, but an issue came
up, on bringing it into the Union, of vital im-
portance not only to the locality of Du Page
and its adjacent counties, but to the nation
itself.

The terms by which the Northwest was
ceded by Virginia to the United States pro-
vided for the number of States into which it
might be subdivided, which was to be five at
most, and the ordinance also provided that in
the event of five States being made of the ter-
ritory, two should be constituted out of the
territory north of a due east and west line
drawn through the territory, intersecting the
southern extremity of Lake Michigan.

This being the law, the people of Illinois
had no expectation that the northern boundary
of the State could go farther north than this
point when it should apply for admission into
the Union. Wisconsin Territory had already
been set off in 1805, with its southern limits
on a line due west from the southern limits of
the lake, in accordance with what nobody had
yet questioned as the construction of the law.

Thus matters stood when it was proposed to

bring Illinois Territory into the Union, in
1818. Judge Nathaniel Pope then analyzed
the whole situation, and, by the force of his
logic, explained away the legal objections to
the extension of the State of Illinois to a
point farther north than the act of cession
from Virginia had provided as just told.

First let us state his arguments for the
change, and these were the substance of them :
Lake Michigan, connected by water communi-
cation with the Eastern States, and indissolu-
bly bound the interests of the country
adjacent to it to them. The Mississipppi
River and its tributaries exerted the same in-
fluence in a southern direction with the 1 South.
Give Illinois a good frontage on Lake Michi-
gan, with the port of Chicago the terminus of
the canal to be built, and a mighty State would
be formed, holding the destinies of both sec-
tions within its grasp the middle link in the
chain, and the strongest one. Here was an
object worth working for, and he laid the case
before Congress to bring it about. He con-
tended that Illinois could claim the whole of
Wisconsin if Congress chose to give her such
dimensions, inasmuch as the ordinance left it
optional with the United States to divide the
territory into only three States, in which case
Indiana must reach from the Ohio River to the
British possessions, and Illinois from Cairo to
the British possessions. But that Wisconsin
was powerless to establish a boundary which
should conflict with the powers of the United
States, who had power to embrace her whole
area within the limits of Illinois. He carried
his measure through both Houses, and the
northern line of Illinois was established on the
parallel of 42 30', where it now is. If he
had failed in this, Du Page County would now
have been a part of Wisconsin, and perhaps
Illinois would not have had so strong a Union
element when the issue came up in 1861
whether the United States was to be divided or
rent in two.

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

The following are Judge Pope's words on
the subject, which, as we look back upon the
events which have since taken place, seem to
have been prophetic : " A very large com-
merce of the Center and South would be found
both upon the lakes and upon the rivers. As-
sociations in business, in interest and of friend-
ship would be formed, both with the North and
the South. A State thus situated, having such
a decided interest in the commerce and in the
preservation of the whole confederacy, can
never consent to disunion ; for the Union
cannot be dissolved without a division and
disruption of the State itself."

Du Page County is a part of this strip of
laud, the title of which was held in dispute be-
tween the States of Illinois and Wisconsin, and
on the decision of the issue which decided the
question of ownership to it, being a momentous
one ; for it must not be forgotten that when the
" tug of war " came in the Legislature of the
State as to vital questions on sustaining the
Union, the loyalists had nothing to spare in or-
der to turn the scale, and then it was that the
influence of the part of the State which laid be-
tween its northern line and a line drawn due
west from the southern limits of Lake Michigan,
suddenly arose into prominence, and verified
the arguments that Judge Pope made in 1818
in favor of the line of 42 30', as the northern
line of the State ; and here it should not be
omitted, that the influence of our Mr. Lincoln
himself, potent as it was, in the immaculate
foot-prints which he had left behind in the State,
before he left it for the White House, though it
had an equal share with the northern tier of
counties in preserving the unconditional loyalty
of the State, was barely sufficient. These remin-
iscences are no dream ; they are founded on
reality, and must ever stand as a memento that
our county, together with adjacent ones, was in
that crisis the local hinge on which the issue
turned, and to record this in history is but an
act of justice.

Crawford County was among the first organ-
ized on the admission of the State into the
Union, and included all the territory north of
its present locality. It was soon reduced in its
area by the organization of Clark County, whose
dimensions extended from its present boundary
over the entire northern part of the State like
its predecessor, which had in turn been laid out
on a grand scale, and reduced in proportion as
the progress of settlements had made it neces-
sar3 r to subdivide the great northern wilderness
into new counties.

The next change in counties affecting the
northern part of the State was January 31,
1821, under Gov. Bond, at which time Pike
County was organized, which took in all the ter-
ritory in the State north of the southern line of
the present Pike County, the Illinois and the
Kankakee Rivers.

Du Page was then a part of Pike County till
the 28th of January, 1823, when the county of
Fulton was established, comprising all of Pike
County except the portion south of the north
line of the present Fulton County, which change
brought Du Page under the jurisdiction of Ful-
ton County, of which Lewistown was the county
seat.

All these civil changes were previous to any
permanent white settlement, and there is no
record that any of the traders or Indians whose
erratic habits gave a temporary residence in
what is now our county, ever applied to the
constituted authorities for any purpose. Why
should they ? If any of the traders had a dis-
pute, they settled it on the spot, perhaps by a
" knock down argument," or if they wanted to
marry any of the brunette beauties of the prai-
rie, first they must be accomplished in the
manly arts of hunting, or their chances would
be slender of winning them. Next (to do the
Indians justice), if any of the daughters of
the higher-minded class of Indians had made
themselves indispensable to the happiness of
any of the traders, either French or American,

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

it required no small measure of circumspec-
tion to gain the father's consent to the marriage,
and to do this a sound body and a reasonable
discrimination of the principles of justice on
the part of the suitor was necessary.

These essentials being satisfactorily ar-
ranged, the marriage itself was only a promise
of fidelity on both sides, and did not in the es-
timation of these sons of the wilderness need
the record of official authority either to make
it binding or to strengthen its force. A few of
these marriages were permanent, and the writer
has interviewed the offspring of some of them
who are now esteemed members of society
amongst us.

Peoria County was the next civil division
under which Du Page fell. It was organized
June 13, 1825, with the following boundaries:
" Beginning where the line between Town-
ships 11 and 12 north intersects the Illinois
River ; thence west with said line to. the range
line between Ranges 4 and 5 east ; thence
south with said line to the range line between
Townships 7 and 8 ; thence east to the line be-
tween Ranges 5 and 6 ; thence south to the
middle of the main channel of the Illinois
River ; thence up along the middle of the
main channel of said river to the place of be-
ginning." On the 7th of December, thecounty
was divided into three Election Precincts, of
which Alexander Woolcott, John Kinzie and
John Baptiste Beaubien were Judges.

John Dixon was Clerk of the county, and so
remained till his resignation, May 1, 1830, when
Stephen Stillman was appointed.

Cook was the next organized county of the
now reduced area of Northern Illinois wilder-
ness. It took in at first the present counties
of Lake, McHenry, Will. Du Page and Iroquois,
the act organizing it bearing date of March 1,
1831. It had three voting precincts the Chi-
cago, the Hickory Creek and the Du Page, the
latter of which included the present county of
Du Page and portions of Will.

On the 8th of the same month. Samuel Miller

7 )

Gohlson Kircheval and James Walker were
sworn in as Commissioners, who promptly pro-
ceeded to legislate for the wholesome regula-
tion of the infant county. Prominent among
the laws they passed were those regulating the
prices of spirituous liquors, which they took as
good care should not be extortionate, as did
the French Revolutionists the price of bread
during the Jacobin Reign of Terror in Prance.
It was "ordered that the following rates be
allowed to tavern-keepers, to wit : Each half
pint of wine, rum or brandy, 25 cents ; each
pint of wine, rum or brandy, 37 cents ; each
half pint of gin. 18| cents ; pint of gin, 31
cents ; gill of whisky, 6^ cents ; half pint of
whisky, 12 cents ; pint of whisky, 18f cents.
For each breakfast and supper, 25 cents ; each
dinner, 37 cents ; each horse feed, 25 cents ;
keeping horse one night, 50 cents ; lodging for
each man per night, 12 cents ; for cider or
beer, one pint, 6J cents ; one quart of cider or
beer, 12 cents."

The Commissioners also soon issued permits
to Alexander Robinson, J. B. Beaubein and
Madore Beaubein to sell goods, who, added
to six merchants already established in the
county, made nine. From the records of the same
year, 1831, subsequent to those already men-
tioned, appears the name of Joseph Naper, of
Naper settlement, who, it appears, was then a
licensed merchant and the first in the present
county of Du Page.

Such are the first laws ever enacted to pre-
vail over this county after settlers came to it.
At that time, Chicago, Canal Port, Naperville,
Desplaines, Keepotaw and Thornton, were re-
ported as the towns of Cook County. It was
named after Daniel P. Cook, the same who, with
the election of Shadrack Bond for Governor, in
1818, had been elected Attorney General. To
him the country along the canal owes a lasting
obligation. At a session of the Legislature,
January 17, 1825, a law was passed iucorpo-

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

rating the Illinois & Michigan Canal Associa-
tion, with full power to build the canal. By
the seventh section of their charter, it was pro-
vided that all immunities, etc., hitherto made
by the General Government to facilitate the
building of the canal, should revert to the asso-
ciation to which the State had granted the char-
ter to build it. This excess of State authority
to dispose of the large amount of land (every
alternate section of a strip six miles wide on
each side of the canal, which the Government had
given to aid in building it), by placing the lands
at the disposal of a private company, was not
looked upon with favor by the General Govern-
ment, and, had it not been for the efforts of Mr.
Cook, the State would have lost the lands, and
the canal project would have been indefinitely
postponed. He was then Member of Congress,
and, seeing the danger, he used his powerful in-
fluence among his constituents to have the act
repealed which the State had passed. In this
he was successful, and the corporations were
obliged to surrender their charter.

We come now to the organization of Du Page
County the last subdivision of Cook. In 1 838,
this was considered and talked over by the peo-
ple, and a plan to make four counties out of
the area of Cook was looked upon with favor.
To effect this object, committees were appointed
from each respective locality proposed as the
territory to be occupied by them.

It was first proposed by the Commissioners
to create one county of nine townships in the
northwest corner of Cook, which, had it been
done, would have taken the three present town-
ships, viz., Wayne, Bloomingdale and Addison,
together with the present townships of Hanover,
Schaumberg, Elk Grove, Barrington, Palatine
and Wheeling in Cook, for one of the four new
counties. Du Page County was to come im-
mediately south of this, and take in nine town-
ships, in which case Naperville would have
been not very distant from the center of the
county.

For some cause not known to the writer, the
Commissioners appointed to mature this plan of
subdividing Cook County never met at the ap-
pointed place of rendezvous, which was to have
been at a certain hotel in Chicago. The conse-
quence was, the subject of setting-off Du Page
County came before the Legislature under differ-
ent forms, and the action of that body specified
the limits of the county according to the act of
which the following is a copy :

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by tfte people of the
State of Illinois represented in the General Assem-
bly : That all of that tract of country lying within
the following boundaries, to wit: Commencing on
the east line of Kane County at the division line
between Sections 18 and 19, in Township 37 north, of
Range 9 east, of the Third Principal Meridian, pur-
suing the same line eastward until it strikes the
Desplaines River; thence following the said river up
to the range line between Township 11 and 12 east,
of the Third Principal Meridian; thence north on
said line to the township line between 40 and 41;
thence west on said line to the east line of Kane
County; thence south on the east line of Kane
County to the place of beginning, shall constitute a
new county by the name of Du Page; provided al-
ways that no part of the county above described,
now forming a part of Will County, shall be in-
cluded within the said county of Du Page, unless
the inhabitants now residing in said part of Will
County shall, by a vote to be given by them at the
next August election, decide by a majority of legal
voters that they prefer to have the said territory
make a part of the said county of Du Page.

SEC. 2. An election shall be held at the Pre-
emption House, in Naperville, on the first Monday
in May, next, by the qualified voters of said county,
for county officers, who, when qualified, shall hold
their offices until the next general election ; said
election shall be conducted and returns thereof
made to the Clerk of the County Commissioners'
Court of Cook County, as in other cases, and said
Clerk shall give certificates of election; and when
said County Commissioners shall be elected and
qualified, the said county of Du Page shall be duly
organized. S. M. Skinner, Stephen J. Scott and
Loren J. Butler, are hereby appointed Judges of
said election.

SEC. 3. Said county of Du Page shall be at-
tached to the Seventh Judicial District, and the

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Judge of said circuit shall fix the terms of said
court therein, two of which shall be held in said
county annually at Naperville, where the County
Commissioners may direct, until the county build-
ings are completed.

SEC. 4. For the purpose of locating the per-
manent seat of justice for said county of Du Page,
the following-named persons are hereby appointed
Commissioners, to wit: Ralph Woodruff, of La
Salle County; Seth Read, of Kane County, and
Horatio G. Loomis, of Cook, who, or a majority of
them, shall meet at the Pre-emption House, in Na-
perville, on the first Monday of June, or within
thirty days thereafter, and first being duly sworn by
some Justice of the Peace, shall proceed to locate
the seat of justice for said county at the most eligi-
ble and convenient point, provided the said Com-
missioners shall obtain for the county from the
claimant a quantity of land, not less than three
acres, and $3,000 for the purpose of erecting county
buildings, which sum shall be secured to the County
Commissioners and paid out under their direction
for the purposes aforesaid.

SEC. 5. The Commissioners appointed to locate
said county seat, shall each be allowed the sum of
$3 per day for each day by them necessarily em-
ployed in the performance of that duty, to be paid
out of the treasury of said county.

SEC. 6. The qualified voters of the county of
Du Page, in all elections except county elections,
shall vote with the district to which they belong
until the next apportionment, and shall in all
respects be entitled to the same privileges and rights
as in general belong to the citizens of other counties
in this State. WILLIAM L. D. Ewrso,

Speaker of the Home of Representatives.
8. H. ANDERSON,

Speaker of the Senate.

Approved February 9, 1839.

THO. CARLIN.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, )

OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, (
I, Alexander P. Field, Secretary of State, do here-
by certify the foregoing to be a true and perfect
copy of "An act to create the county of Du Pa?e,"
now on file in my office. In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and the seal of State at
Vandalia February 18, 1839.

[L. s.] A. P. FIELD,

Secretary of State.

Previous to the passage of this act, there had
been considerable canvassing of public opinion

as to the division of Cook County, and among
those who took part in this discussion was Mr.
J. Filkins, who owned property in Wheeling-
the northern part of Cook County. His plan,
as well as that of many others, was to create a
count}- in the northern part of Cook, which should
include the present three northern townships of
Du Page County, with Wheeling for the count} 1
seat, and in accordance with this proposition, a
representative from Naperville and one from
the southeastern part of Cook County had
agreed to meet at a certain hotel in Chicago to
agree on some concert of action in the matter.
The Naperville representative was promptly at
the place of rendezvous, but the others did not
attend, and no systematic plan of action was
determined on.

Pending these ambitious schemes, which
local interests as well as real necessities set on
foot, the citizens of Chicago were in a flutter
of perturbation lest they should lose some of
their territory, doubtless feeling their ability
to govern more instead of being shorn of a part
of what they then had.

A convention now being about to assemble
at Vandalia, to take into consideration plans
for public improvements, it was necessary for
the Chicagoans to call a public meeting to
appoint delegates to attend it. Such a call at
Chicago would then, as well as now, bring out
their big guns as well as a full regiment of
small arms to make a rattle of musketry after
the cannons had been shot off ; or, in other
words, to do the cheering after the orators had
spoken. In obedience to the call, a meeting
assembled on the 3d of December. 1836, and,
as the pith of a woman's letter may be found
in the postscript, so the chief object for which
this meeting was called, was reserved for the
closing business. After a few vehement speech-
es had been made, the animus of which was
to protest against any further division of Cook
County, resolutions were adopted in accord-
ance with these sentiments, and a committee

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of three was appointed to circulate a petition to
be sent to the Legislature, expressive of the will
of the people of Cook Count}- on the subject.

Unfortunately for the people of Chicago,
Joseph Naper was then representing Cook
County in the Legislature, and it was like strik-
ing on a drum that wouldn't sound, to talk
"such stuff" to him. He himself was a power,
and two of the most influential members
of the Senate were his strong friends. One of
these was Peter Cartwright, of Carlinville, who
had all the Methodists in the State at his back,
and the other was old John Barker, from Union
County, who was regarded by the Egyptians
as a host.

Nothing more was heard about the county
to be set off from the northern part of Cook
it being probably thought best not to amputate
another limb from her body at that time.

It is worthy of record that of the committee
appointed at the Chicago meeting, Gurdon S.
Hubbard was one, but for some reason best
known to himself, he declined to serve. Per-
haps Mr. Hubbard, in advance of any of the
rest, saw the impolicy as well as impractica-
bility of the scheme in question. He came to
Chicago in 1818, and is still an active man at
the place, which has grown from a post of the
American Fur Company to what it now is under
his eye. As might be supposed, the petition
was like seed sown in stony ground.

In due course of legislation, Du Page County
was organized as per the act already stated, the
first section of which gave the inhabitants of
the three northern tiers of sections in Will
County, the power to choose by a popular vote>
in the following August, to which county they
would belong. Had the election taken place
immediately, it is almost certain that the people
of the territory in question would have annexed
themselves to Du Page County, to whose inter-
ests at Naperville the}' had been allied by his-
toric as well as social relations from the first;
but the time between the passage of the

act and the August election, which was to cast
the die, was utilized by the Will County inter-
ests and a formidable opposition to the Du
Page interests was the result. To add to the
discomfiture of the Du Page advocates, some
one brought a bottle of whisky into the arena
on election day, which roused the indignation
of the teetotalers of the Will County interests,
and brought out their full force with their
thunder thrown in.

The autumn sun dipped into the western
green, the polls were closed, votes counted,
and one majority for Will County was the re-
sult. There wasn't much poetry about the
canvass. It need not be claimed that Johnny,
with the love of his inamorata in his heart,
voted to please his would-be father-in-law or
any such kind of moonshine. It was a sharply
defined local and temporal issue, and for a
small one, large results have grown out of it ;
for had the county limits extended south of
Naperville, as the original bill intended, no
attempt would ever have been made to re-
move the county seat, or if made, would not
have been successful.

The parties authorized by the fourth section
of the act creating the new county to locate
the county seat, met on the 17th of June, 1839,
at the Pre-emption House in Naperville, and lo-
cated it at that place. At the same time, a
deed was executed to the county of an undi-
vided half of the public square on which the
county buildings were erected the same year
by voluntary subscription from the citizens of
Naperville to the amount of $5,000. Subse-
quently, the small brick buildings were built for
storing the records, etc.

In vain may the records of any State in the
Union be searched for a parallel in eventful
epochs involving vital political questions which
locally came up within their jurisdiction as has
been thrust upon the State of Illinois, and the
country around Chicago has been the pivot
upon which these issues have turned. This is

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only a just conclusion to deduce from the events
of this chapter. The next will begin with the
pioneer work begun in Du Page County under
a new order of things destined to subordinate
wild nature to the uses of man, and reproduce
old-settled and time-honored institutions on a

generous scale, there to multiply under the
fostering hand of nature. This has been done,
but let us take a retrospective view of the proc-
ess by which it was accomplished while the
living witnesses of it are still on the historic
stand to testify.

CHAPTER II.

THE PIONEER STEPHEN J. SCOTT THE SCOTT SETTLEMENT BLODGETT HAULEY BAILEY HOB-
SON, THE FIRST SETTLER OF DU PAGE COUNTY BUILDING THE FIRST CABIN CROSSING A
SLOUGH WILLIARD SCOTT SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENTS CORN PANCAKES THE
NAPERS FIRST GROUND PLOWED THE FIRST SCHOOL JOSEPH NAPER JOHN
NAPER THE FIRST STOVE CHRISTOPHER PAINE THE FIRST SAW-MILL
HOME-MADE SPINNING WHEELS AND LOOMS COLD WINTER OF 1830-31
PORTAGE TO CHICAGO-THE LAWTONS-THE POTTAWATOMIES
FLIGHT TO FORT DEARBORN HORRIBLE MASSACRE
AT INDIAN CREEK EXPLOITS OF COL. BEAUBIEN.

~TT"7"ITHIN the memory of men now living j
VV the whole of Du Page County was an
immaculate tablet on which to make the first
footprints of progress in the form of agricult-
ure, architecture and public works. In ancient
times, when new countries were settled, it was
done by nations who sent out colonies under
the especial guardianship of a king's viceroy,
and this was the case with the first new coun-
tries settled in America from Europe. All
this became changed when the American nation
became the owner of the vast plains of the
West. Then settlements began to be made on
private account for the first time in the world's
history, and such a conception of human rights
put in such universal practice, as it was here,
brought into being a class of men different from
any hitherto known. They were the creation
of their period in their habits, character and
their self-sustaining powers. They valued
themselves not for what their fathers had been,
but for what they themselves were. It takes a
few generations for mental force to gather and
turn the thoughtsof men into new channels, and,

by the time Northern Illinois was settled, the
thoroughbred pioneer, in his floodtide of glory,
came upon the scene. He is the man referred
to the incarnation of freedom in its broadest
sense, the man who is a law unto himself, who
takes a short cut to the ends of justice regard-
less of technicalities ; the man who evinces
himself more by what he does than by what he
says, and scorns unfair distinctions not based
on merit.

To describe the American pioneer would re-
quire the imagery of romance and the force of
the drama. Behold him, as he turns his face to
the West, his gun on his shoulder, his dog by
his side, his horses harnessed to the wagon
that contains his household goods, his wife and
babies, behind which follow at a slow pace his
cattle, driven by his young sons, whose keen
eyes often dart their irrepressible humor from
beneath a tattered hat brim. This is the true
pioneer. His step is firm*; his glance is keen ;
his whole appearance commands respect,
though his garments may be of the coarsest
stuff. To him belongs a singular fame, for he

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

is the first to lay the dimension stone of
a social fabric which is to grow up where
he plants the seed, and become a lasting mon-
ument to perpetuate his memory.

The first of these pioneers who became ulti-
mate residents of Du Page County were Steph-
en J. Scott, who came with his family from
Maryland, and made a claim on the lake shore
just north of the present site of Evanston, in
1826. The place was then and is still known
as Grose Point. It is an elevated sand ridge,
making an abrupt bank on Lake Michigan, but
not composed of a soil adapted to the growth
of the cereals, which is probably the reason
why Mr. Scott left the place and took up a
claim at the fork of the west branch of Du
Page River, which he did in the autumn of
1830, with his family, among whom were his
sons, Willard and Willis.

This became known as the Scott settlement,
and was the first beginning made which drew
to the place other settlers. Its locality was
just south of the Du Page County line in the
present county of Will, but accretions to it
soon extended up the stream, within the pres-
ent limits of the county.

Early in the following June, 1831, Isaac P.
Blodgett came from Amherst, Hampshire Co.,
Mass., and settled at the fork, his son Henry,
now Judge Blodgett, of Chicago, being then
nine years old.

Pierce Hawley also came to the place about
the same time, and, in the summer of the next
year, 1831, Robert Strong, Rev. Isaac Scarrett
Capt. Henry Boardman and Isaac Stockwell
came to the Scott settlement, and became per-
manentlj' identified with the interests of what
was then known as the Du Page Country.
These were near neighbors to the settlement
began the same year just above them on the
Du Page, and soon fye little gap of unclaimed
land that intervened between them was filled
up with new-couiers.

But the first actual settler in the county now

named Du Page was Bailej r Hobson. His
widow is still living in Naperville, and the
following is a brief narrative of the events of
her experiences in coming to the place, as re-
ported to the writer in June, 1882.

Mrs. Clarinda Hobson was born in Georgia
in December, 1804. The family emigrated to
Orange County, Ind., in 1812, where she
was married to Mr. Hobson in 1821. In 1830,
they removed to the present site of New-
ark, 111., remaining there the succeeding
winter, when, in the following November
of the same year, Mr. Hobson went to the
Du Page River, about two miles below the
present site of Naperville, and marked out
his claim, consisting of about five hundred acres,
lying on both sides of the river. This done, he
returned to his temporary home to make the
necessary preparations for building a habitation
on his Du Page River claim. To this end, he
again went to the place with a load of shakes
(clapboards) with which to make a roof for his
intended cabin, and a hired man accompanied
him to help cut and haul to the ground the logs
necessary for its walls. They had only worked
one day, when the cold was so intense they
were obliged to abandon their plans and turn
their course toward home, which they reached
in safety after two days' toiling over the bleak
prairie with an ox team.

With the opening of March, 1831, the work
was again resumed by sending Lewis Stewart,
brother of Mrs. Hobson, to the place to cut the
logs for the cabin, while Mr. Hobson himself
was to follow with the ox team and wagon
loaded with their household goods. A new
dilemma now arose. More than a hundred In-
dians had just encamped hard by their house
for the purpose of making maple sugar in an
adjacent grove, and she dare not stay with her
five children alone in their midst. Meantime,
her husband's duties were imperative. He must
go to the new home to get the house ready for
the opening of spring. . . .

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In this emergency, Mrs. Hobson formed the
resolution to transport her family to a small
settlement a few miles distant at what was then
called Weeds', and now Hollenback's Grove.
Besides the family, were two horses and four-
teen head of cattle, the same stock that had
been driven from their home in Indiana. Ac-
cordingly, her husband started off with their
furniture, and she, with the family and their
flock, by a different route, to reach a temporary
abiding place. On the way, she had a danger-
ous slough to cross, where the track was buried
beneath the flood, so deep that she dare not
trust her little ones on the horse alone, buttook
them across one or two at a time on her own
horse and set them on the opposite bank till
they were all safely landed. The fourteen cattle
were then driven over and all herded safely in
the grove, where they were kept on browse and
what grass they could find on the early spring
sward. Here she remained awaiting her hus-
band's return to take the family and their stock
to their new home.

A few da} - s brought this about, notwithstand-
ing the hardships he had encountered in camp-
ing out on the open prairie on his way, and
other discomforts not easily imagined by those
who read of them nowadays. March was nearly
spent when they arrived at their home. It was
a rough log cabin with a puncheon floor, but
no windows. The lack of them was the smallest
of their grievances, for the unchinked crevices
between the logs let in light enough.

Willard, the son of Stephen J. Scott, who had
recently married the oldest daughter of Mr.
Hawlej', was then living in the same log cabin
with his father, and their families being the
nearest neighbors to the Hobson family, occa-
sional visits were made between them, and the
hospitalities of the wilds exchanged in true pio-
neer style. Their entertainments did not con-
sist of the modern aesthetic styles of serving
their dishes, or of the epicurian qualities of
them, but were simplified down to actual ne-

cessities. Corn seems to have constituted their
entire material for bread ; nor had they vege-
tables or fruits the first year, and the corn it-
self was in the ear, as it grew at Weeds' (now
Holderman's) Grove, from whence it had to be
transported by ox teams.

The problem now was how to convert it into
meal, the solution of which, however, did not
task the ingenuity of a true pioneer to its ut-
most by any means. The first process was to
shell it ; the next to immerse it in hot water to
start the hulls. It was then put into an iron
kettle and pounded with the head of an iron
wedge (the tool used for splitting rails,) till it
was made into meal. The next process was to
put this meal into cold water and float the hulls
off, and the meal was ready for use.

It was made into a batter with water only, and
fried like pancakes, or, for variety's sake, spread
on a wooden board and turned up to a fire to
be baked into bread. Sifting this meal when
dried left its coarsest portions for hominy,
which gave them varieties improvised out of
corn.

Such was the first household and home
made in this county, of which a faithful witness
in the person of Mrs. Hobson is still among us
in the full enjoyment of her mental faculties.

The next who came to the county were the
Napers. They were men of broad ambition
like the pioneers who had preceded them in
th^e Scott settlement. While residents of Ohio,
they had owned a sailing vessel on the lakes,
named the Telegraph, which they had sold,
agreeing to deliver it in Chicago in the sum-
mer of 1831, and in this vessel on its passage to
this place they came with the families of John
Murray, Lyinan Butterfield, Henr}- T. Wilson
and a Mr. Carpenter. It set sail from Ashta-
bula, Ohio, in June, landing them in Chicago
in time to reach Du Page early in July.

The spring preceding, Joseph Naper had
been to the place, made a claim and hired men

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where Naperville now stands. The building
was made ready and also ten acres of ground
" broke," as per a contract with Mr. Scott, on
the arrival of the colony, for such in substance,
was the Naper settlement. The season was too
far advanced to plant corn, and in its stead,
buckwheat was sown on seven acres of it, and
the balance planted with rutabaga turnips.
This, together with a few acres of ground
planted by Mr. Hobson, constituted the first
tillage of the soil of this county, unless some
of its red owners, with the assistance of their
loving brothers the French had raised scan-
ty patches of corn, beans or pumpkins on it,
which is quite probable, for as' early as 1790
the Indians had cultivated extensive fields on
the Maumee, and also on the Wabash, and
more than half a century before had, with the
aid of the French, plowed and planted fields in
Southern Illinois, and also reaped considerable
income from working the lead mines of Galena
on their own private account, all of which goes
to show that the inevitable crops of corn so
essential to their existence had ere this been
planted by them on the fertile lauds of the Du
Page. Mr. Naper's buckwheat crop was a
bountiful one, and in the autumn drew to the
place countless numbers of prairie chickens to
get a taste of the kind of food then so new to
them.

The Naper and Scott settlements, being a*
they were in such close proximit}- to each
other, with a reciprocity of interest in all mat-
ters pertaining to the welfare of newly-settled
countries, began in September following the
arrival of the Naper colony, to lay plans for
the education of their children. To this end,
preparations were made to build a schoolhouse
which should accommodate both settlements,
and the following subscription paper was drawn
up by John Murray, father of our present
County Judge, to obtain support for and to es-
tablish the school.

The original document is now in possession

of William Naper, now a clerk in Messrs. Scott
& Co.'s dry goods store (son of Joseph Naper,
deceased):

SEPTEMBER 14, 1831.

We, the undersigned, whose names are hereto
affixed, do agree to hire Lester Peet to teach a school
in our respective district for the term of four
months, for the consideration of $12 per month.
Said teacher doth agree, on his part, to teach a
regular English school, teaching spelling, writing,
arithmetic and English grammar, if required. And
the understanding is, that said teacher is to board
with the scholars. School is to commence by the
15th of November next.

N. B. Each subscriber doth agree to pay his
proportionable part of the teacher's wages, accord-
ing to the number of scholars that he subscribes for
or sends, and it is likewise understood that Joseph
Naper, Christopher Paine and Bailey Hobson be
and are a committee to superintend said school,
and to see that there is a suitable house built in due
season, etc.

Joseph Naper, six scholars; H. T. Wilson, two
scholars ; Richard Sweet, two scholars ; Daniel
Landon, one scholar ; James Green, one scholar ;
Bailey Hobson, one scholar ; John Naper, one
scholar; John Manning, one scholar; Daniel Wilson,
one scholar ; Christopher Paine, three scholars ;
John Murray, two scholars; Edward A. Rogers, one
scholar.

Ere this school had been established, both
the Naper and Scott settlements had been re-
enforced by new arrivals, as appears from such
names not mentioned in the history found among
the subscribers to support the school.

But ere we proceed, let us give to the Napers
an historic recognition of their many worthy
traits of character.

Joseph Naper, the oldest of the two brothers,
began his career as a cabin boy on a steamer
on Lake Erie. In this occupation he was con-
tinually exposed to danger, which accounts for
the bold and daring resolution which character-
ized him throughout his life. He remained on
the lakes till he rose to the distinction of Cap-
tain of a steamer on Lake Erie which plied be-
tween Buffalo and Detroit from 1828 to 1830.
As has already been told, he came to the Du Page

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in 1831, and here he soon established a repu-
tation as a generous benefactor to all who came
within the reach of his liberality. He donated
land to all who wished to come to the place
and build on it, and to those who owed him |
debts which could not be paid without distress, j
he always extended clemency, and sometimes
forgave the debt entirely.

John Naper was also' a sailor in his tender
years like his older brother, and as soon as he
was old enough commanded sailing vessels on
Lake Erie, and remained in this employment
till 1830. The two were in partnership together
in their Du Page colony, bringing with them
to the place the ironwork for the saw-mill to
be erected here, and also a stock of goods with
which to open trade. Whatever may be said
of the oldest brother as to both his courage and
generosity, may also be said of John, " and,"
says Judge Murray. " the latter (John) had more
dash than his older brother. His weight was
about 200 pounds, his limbs muscular, and his
whole frame almost as elastic as a circus tum-
bler."

Mr. P. F. W. Peck, afterward well known in
Chicago, came to the Du Page a few weeks
after the arrival of the Napers, and formed a
partnership with them in storekeeping, which
was the first establishment of the kind in the
country around. The Sauk war, which followed
the next year, discouraged Mr. Peck, and the
partnership between him and the Napers was
dissolved by mutual consent, the latter giving
to Mr. Peck three lots, each 80x165 feet, on
South Water street, Chicago, for his interest in
the store. It was not without misgiving that
this offer was accepted, but it laid the founda-
tion for the princely fortune which he ultimately ;
amassed.

From Judge Murray, also, the writer has
learned of the versatile and useful talents of
Christopher Paine which are worthy of record,
inasmuch as he was a remarkable representa-
tive of pioneer ingenuity.

To him the whole settlement looked for de-
vising ways and means to accomplish ends.
Mr. Naper set about building a mill in the au-
tumn of 1831, and to Mr. Paine was confided
the building of the dam. This he did by first
laj-ing logs, next stone and after these the
buckwheat straw from the ground sowed in the
summer to help hold the dirt in its place when
laid on the logs and stone. The dam served
its purpose, and in the spring of 1832 Mr. Na-
per's mill the first ever built in Du Page
River was in running order.

A grist-mill was needed perhaps more than
a saw-mill, and Hawley conceived the idea of
building it. But how to get the mill stones
" that was the rub." He laid the case before
Mr. Paine. He scratched his head and " his
jaws wagged with increased rapidity while
he kept up an incessant expectoration," (says
Mr. Murray), and exclaimed " By Jinks, I can
make them " (the stones). He then selected two
good bowlders from the grove, and hammered
and pecked on them till he had fashioned them
into upper and nether mill stones.

The stone chisels to do this were probably
made by Isaac Blodgett, who was a blacksmith
in the Scott settlement, of whom mention has
already been made. The mill was a success.
It was propelled by ox power, by means of a
sweep. Each neighbor brought his grain to it
and ground it with his own team.

As to the toll, no one now knows how it was
paid. Probably it was a free mill, but without
doubt Mr. Paine was rewarded for the service
he had rendered the neighborhood.

The same year he introduced the culture of
flax, and made the necessary machinery the
spinning wheel and loom with which to make
H into cloth. His wife, not less ingenious than
her husband, spun the flax and wove it into a
handsome cloth, coloring a part of the yarn or
thread, and weaving into the fabric a bright
plaid check. Of this cloth she made suits for the
whole family, including herself and her husband.

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They were the admiration of the neighbor-
hood, but they were thought to be rather cool
for winter, though Mr. Paine at that season
wore a warm buckskin sack, tanned and made
by himself, from beneath which the check
linen vest showed conspicuously, and is still
remembered bj- the old settlers of Naperville.
Mr. Paine was a model of generosity. " Would
divide his last potato," says Judge Murray,
"with any one in need." In the fall of 1832, he
sold out and settled on the Pox River at the
present site of Batavia, where he was subse-
quently bought out by Judge Wilson. He
then went to Geneva Lake, Wis., where he
started a saw mill. From thence, after again
selling out, he went to Duck Creek, Wis., and
again built a saw mill. Here he remained,
still dispensing his utilitarian labors with a
generous hand, till he died, respected by all
who knew him. Returning again to the Naper
settlement, the severity of the winter of 1830-
31 should not be left without a record. Snow
fell to an average depth of four feet, and the
cold was intense from November till April,
with but little cessation. The wild turkeys all
died for want of forage ; and, up to that time,
the country was full of wild hogs bred from
those left by the garrison when Fort Dearborn
was abandoned in 1812. These all died also,
for they could not penetrate the deep snow for
acorns in the groves, and the last one starved
to death.

The deer fared better because they could live
on browse, but many of them died also. Mr.
Willard Scott, banker in Naperville, the son of
Stephen J., is the authority for the above ; and
further states that for the next four years suc-
ceeding the winter of 1830-31, he had often
passed from the Desplaines River through Mud
Lake into the Chicago River with the barges
of the American Fur Company.

John Baptiste Beaubien was their agent
there at that time, to -whom some of the In-
dians brought their furs to sell, packed on the

backs of ponies, but most of them sold their
furs to the traders, who had transient stations
throughout the country. Bernardus Lawton
was one of these traders, whose station was at
Plainfleld, but his headquarters were at Chi-
cago. David Lawton lived on the Desplaines,
where he kept a tavern at the present site
of Riverside from previous to 1830 till his
death. Both were highly esteemed alike by
whites and Indians. Says Mr. Scott : " Ber-
nardus had an Indian wife, who was a sensible
and discreet woman, who ever eujoj-ed the con-
fidence of her husband."

From the very first the Pottawatomies, who
were frequentl3" at the Naper settlement, had
always been friendly, and highly esteemed Mr.
Scott, with whom their acquaintance had been
of several years' duration, and likewise held the
Naper brothers in like favor, though their ac-
quaintance had been shorter. The same may
be said with regard to all the old settlers with
whom the writer has conversed, all of whom
speak kindly of the Pottawatomies. Why
should they not ? They had settled on land
that the Indians never had sold, and they made
no attempt to molest them, but treated them
with kindness.

In speaking of an interview with the In-
dians, says Mrs. Hobson : " The Pottawatomies
frequently called at our house, and were alwa3~s
friendly up to the spring of 1832, when strange
appearances began to be manifest. On one
occasion, three Indians came to her house
when no one but her two youngest children
were with her. Two of them seemed friendly
as usual, but the third betrayed himself to be
of a strange tribe, and wore a rueful counte-
nance. He would not eat of the food she
placed before the visitors, which behavior, so
eccentric in an Indian, boded no good intent.
Besides this, she plainly saw that it required
an effort on the part of the two friendly Potta-
watomies to prevent an outbreak on the spot."

When the three left, she saw him conceal a

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carving knife under his blanket, with which she
had been cutting off some dried beef for her
visitors, and, as they were departing, she in-
formed the two friendly Indians of the theft.
They promptly took the knife from the culprit,
and restored it to Mrs. Hobson, meanwhile
evidently rebuking the faithless vagabond for
his perfidy ; and, at the same time, apologizing
to Mrs. Hobson by repeating to her " me-o-net '
no good Indian, pointing to tlie stranger.

He was doubtless a Sauk, who had come
among the Pottawatomies to influence them to
take up the hatchet against the whites.

Two days after this adventure at the house
of Mrs. Hobson, the real alarm came.

Its incidents are so well told in Kichmond &
Vallette's Early History, that their relation of
it has been transferred to these columns by
permission of Col. Henry Vallette :

" Never was a ' good time come ' hailed with
more gladness than was the spring of 1832 by
the infant colony. A prospect of reward for
past hardships was before them. All was busy
preparation for the approaching seed time. The
labor of breaking and fencing went briskly for-
ward, and in due time the new-fledged grain
came peering from the mellow ground. But
long before the growing fields stood ready for
the sickle of the glad harvester, the little band
were obliged to relinquish their cherished antici-
pations, and flee from their new homes for the
safety of their lives.

" The news of the breaking-out of the Black
Hawk war caused great excitement in the settle-
ment, and the alarm was heightened by the
arrival of Shata, an express from the Pottawat-
omies, who were friendly to the whites, with
the intelligence that a party of Sac Indians
were committing depredations among the set-
tlers on Fox River, some ten miles distant, and
that the houses of Cunningham and Hollenback
had been burned to the ground, and their prop-
erty entirely destroyed. Aware of their ina-
bility to carry on a successful warfare with the

Indians, as the colony was in an almost defense-
less state, and, being liable to an attack from
them at any moment, the settlers decided to
send their families, with all possible haste, to
Chicago, where old Fort Dearborn offered its
protection to any fearing the incursions of the
savages. The settlement was now the scene of
universal disorder and alarm. Bustle and con-
fusion were the order of the hour. Men were
hurrying to and fro in eager pursuit of their
wives and children, while weeping wives and
crying children were hurrying with equal ra-
pidity and greater anxiety in pursuit of their
husbands and fathers. Order was at length, in
some degree, restored, and while the women
were engaged in packing such articles of cloth-
ing and provision as they would require for the
journey, the men were activety fitting out teams
to convey them away.

" Early in the afternoon of the 18th of May, .
the train started for Chicago. But the family
of Christopher Paine, who lived near the place
of S. & D. Babbitt, consisting of his wife and
six children, were, in the general confusion in-
cident to their hasty departure, left behind.
The family were sent in advance of the train,
with directions to wait at a short distance from
the settlement for its arrival. Concealing them-
selves in a thicket by the roadside, near the
farm now owned by Capt. John Sargent, and
not hearing the company as it passed, they
were obliged to remain in their place of con-
cealment during the night, which must have
been one of fearful anxiety to the mother, as
the imaginative dangers of her situation mag-
nified, while watching over her houseless and
defenseless children. They returned in safety
to the settlement next morning, but much ex-
hausted by fatigue and hunger.

" The following incidents relating to the alarm
and sudden flight of Mr. Hobson's family, have
been kindly furnished by one of its members.
Mr. Hobson, with Mr. Paine and son, had just
seated themselves at their noonday meal, relat-

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ing, in the meantime, the intelligence they had
received while working in the field ; that a band
of Indians were advancing, and were then only
thirty miles distant, when they were suddenly
interrupted by the appearance of Paine's eldest
son, who rushed into the house, bareheaded and
breathless, informing them that Specie and
Ament had just arrived from the Au Sable
grove, having run their horses down, and per.
formed a part of the journey on foot, to bring
the alarming intelligence that a body of Indians
had that morning passed through Hollenback's
Grove, killing several settlers, and burning every
thing in their path. Upon this intelligence)
immediate preparations for safety were consid-
ered expedient. Hobson and Paine arose from
the table, leaving the dinner untasted. Mr.
Paine, accompanied by his sous, started in great
haste for their home, while Mr. Hobson pre-
pared to ride up to the Naper settlement to see
what the inhabitants there had concluded to
do, but his wife and children, clinging to him,
begged him not to leave them ; whereupon he
saddled the horses, and after seeing the wife
and children all mounted, except the eldest son ;
who was to accompany them on foot, they started
together. They directed their course through
the east end of the grove, and coming upon a
rise of ground, beheld a man on horseback, about
a mile distant. It immediately occurred to Mr-
Hobson that this was an Indian spy, but it
proved to be one of a small party of scouts sent
out from the settlement. He, however, directed
his wife and children to hasten out of sight.
They rode into the grove and dismounted. Mr.
Hobson came up soon after, threw the saddles
into a thicket, turned the horses into a neigh-
boring field, and made all possible haste to se-
crete his family ; directing them to use every
precaution to evade pursuit, and not to tangle
nor bruise the grass and weeds as the}' went
along. Having done this, his attention was
next directed to his dog, a faithful and valuable
animal. ' You have been,' said he, ' my com-

panion and protector for years ; you have never
been unfaithful to a trust, nor given me cause
to question your fidelitj- always the first to
welcome, foremost to defend. But now you
may betray us, and, saddening as the thought
may be, I must be reconciled to the thought of
putting you to death.' So, taking the unsuspect-
ing victim, he went to a cabin near by, which
had been but recently occupied by the family
of Mr. Seth Wescott, his object being to pro-
cure an ax with which to do the deed at which
his very soul shuddered. It was supposed that
the family of Mr. Wescott had received the
alarm, and fled. What then was his surprise
to meet him at the threshold of his door, with
gun in hand, just starting out on a hunting ex-
pedition. At Mr. Hobson's solicitation, the
dog was shot ; but he died not, as many pass
from life, without a tear to consecrate the event,
or a heart to embalm the memory of the de-
parted soul his loss was sincerely lamented.
Mr. Wescott made immediate preparation to
join the settlers, and Mr. Hobson, fearing that
the report of the gun might have alarmed his
family, hastened to meet them. Accompanied
by his wife, he then returned to the house to
make preparations, in case it should become
necessary for them to desert their home. The
box had been removed from the wagon, but
with his wife's assistance he was enabled to re-
place it, and after completing their arrange-
ments, they again set forth, Mrs. Hobson with
some food to seek her children in the grove
while her husband went to the settlement to
see what preparations were being made there.
On his arrival he found that the families, with
a part of the men, had gone to Chicago. He
informed those that remained of the condition
of his family, and of his anxiety that they should
set out that night, in hopes of overtaking the
advance party. Capt. Naper, Lieut. King, and
Specie volunteered to return with him to the
place where he had concealed his family. They
were all mounted except King, who was on

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foot. Having found the family in their hiding
place, it was a matter that required considerable
mathematical skill to determine how they were
to be conveyed. It was at length decided that
the two eldest children should be placed on the
horse of Mr. Hobson ; that Capt. Naper should
take two more on the horse with him ; and that
Mrs. Hobson, assisted by King, should go on
foot, carrying the youngest child, then two years
old. They pressed on toward the north end of
the grove, where Mr. Hobson had agreed to
meet them with his team. Emerging from the
grove they had yet half a mile to go, and Mrs.
Hobson being fatigued from the journey, one of
the children was taken from Capt. Naper's horse
and placed on the horse with the two others,
while Mrs. Hobson mounted behind Capt. Na-
per. They started again, one horse carrying
Capt. Naper, with his huge Kentucky rifle, to-
gether with Mrs. Hobson, one child, and sundry
and divers trappings. It is supposed that the
gallant Captain never presented a more formid-
able appearance than he did while riding along
on that memorable occasion, with his burnished
steel glistening in the moonbeams, although he
has, since that day, been the hero of at least
three decisive battles.

" They arrived in safety at the place appointed
to meet Mr. Hobson, who soon came up with
his oxen and wagon, bringing with him such
things from the house as he could hastily pick
up in the dark. The announcement of " all
aboard " soon followed. Mr. Hobson gave up
his horse to Mr. King, who returned with Capt.
Naper to the settlement, while the vehicle con-
taining the family moved on its slow and weary
way. The night was cold, and rendered still
more uncomfortable by a heavy fall of rain ;
but wet and cold are of minor consideration
when compared with the horrors of an excited
imagination, which transforms every tree and
shrub into a merciless Indian foe, with toma-
hawk and scalping knife in hand, ready to com-
mit their deeds of cruelty and slaughter. Pass-

ing a night of the most intense fear and anxiet}',
they arrived at Brush Hill at sunrise. Crossing
the O'Plain, they found a habitation, the only
one on the whole route. They journeyed on
and soon reached the " Big Prairie," the distance
across which is about ten miles. Crossing this
prairie was the most tedious part of the way.
The wheels, during a greater part of the dis-
tance, were half imbedded in the marshy soil,
rendering it almost impossible for the team to
move on, even with an empty wagon. The chil-
dren became sickened from exposure and thirst.
Being unprovided with a drinking vessel, Mrs.
Hobson frequently took the shoe from her foot
and dipped the muddy water from the pools by
the roadside, which they drank with much ap-
parent satisfaction. They plodded on at a slow
pace, and reached their destination at a little
before sunset, much exhausted by hunger and
fatigue, neither Mr. nor Mrs. Hobson having
tasted food for more than thirty-six hours.
They were safely quartered in Fort Dearborn,
and here we leave them, and return to the
settlement.

" Some fifteen or twenty men remained be-
hind, when the settlement was abandoned by
the families, in order to protect, if possible, their
dwellings and other property, from the depreda-
tions of the Indians, should they come to de-
stroy them. They quartered themselves in the
log house of Capt. Naper, and kept vigilant
guard during the night. On the following
morning the settlers were visited by Lawton, an
Indian trader, living on the O'Plain, in company
with three Indians and a half-breed, named
Burrasaw. They brought no news, but came
to gather further particulars in relation to the
threatened invasion of the Sacs. As the set-
tlers had heard nothing of their movements
since the departure of Shata's express, it was
resolved that a part}', joined by Lawton and the
three Indians, should go to the camp of the Pot-
tawatomies, near the Big Woods, some ten
miles distant, for information. Two men,

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named Brown and Murphy, had been placed on
patrol that morning, and were out on the
prairie, a little west of the settlement. The
party setting out for the Big Woods determined
to test their courage, and for that purpose, sent
the three Indians in advance of the main party.
As soon as the Indians came in sight of the
patrol, they gave a most terrific war-whoop, and
darted on after them with the fleetness of so
many arrows. The patrol, seized with sudden
consternation, sprang to their horses and fled in
the wildest dismay first toward the north, but
being intercepted by some of the company,
whom they took to be savages, they wheeled
and took an opposite direction. In this course
they were again intercepted by the three In-
dians. Concluding they must be surrounded,
they came to a halt, laid down their arms, and
were about to sue for mercy, when they chanced
to discover in the features of their vengeful
pursuers a striking likeness to those they had
left at the settlement. The fact soon dawned
upon them that they had been successfully
hoaxed, and their duties ' on guard ' terminated
with that adventure.

' The company advanced toward the Big
Woods. As they drew near the timber, an In-
dian was observed mounted on a horse, who, on
seeing them, turned and fled. The three In-
dians made instant pursuit ; overtaking him
before he had gone far, they made themselves
known as friends, and detained him until the
company came up. Lawton understood the
dialects of several Indian tribes, and in a con-
versation with him ascertained that he belonged
to the Pottawatomies, who were encamped only
three miles distant. The Indian said the whole
of his tribe were drunk, and it would be danger-
ous for the company to visit them. However,
after brief consultation, they decided to pro-
ceed to the encampment, and the captured In-
dian led the way. Although the appearance of
the company in the camp caused some little ex-
citement among that portion of the tribe who

were sufficiently sober to entertain an emotion
of any kind, yet they were received with no ap-
parent indications of hostility. On examination,
the testimony of the Indian was fully substan-
tiated. Indians were found in a state of beastly
intoxication in every part of the camp ; while
others were enjoying the pastime in the most
picturesque, amusing and fantastic series of per-
formances that can be imagined. Dancing,
singing, whooping and screeching, delightfully
mingled, formed the grand offering which there
went up at the shrine of bad whisky and worse
tobacco. One fellow, who seemed to be of a
decidedly pugnacious turn; was lying on the
ground, face downward, with his hands secured
behind him, Samson like, with green withes.
Frantic with rage, he seemed to utter the most
vehement and fearful denunciations against all
who came near him. Upon inquiry, it was as-
certained that the fellow had violated an im-
portant law in their code respecting these
orgies, which law forbids 'a brother knocking a
brother down,' and he was suffering the penalty
affixed.

: ' The company were summoned into the
presence of the chiefs, who gave them a friendly
and courteous reception. A council was called,
and Lawton and Burrasaw were admitted to the
ring. The consultation lasted for two or three
hours, and the ' outsiders ' were becoming rather
impatient. An old Indian woman, known to
Capt. Naper, while passing near him, uttered in
his ear the word ' Puc-a-che,' which, being both
literally and liberally interpreted, signifies
' Be off".' And the Captain began to think it
time to heed the advice.

" Inquiry was made in relation to the delib-
erations of the council, and Lawton responded,
that 'there were 300 Sac Indians in the Black-
berry timber, some four miles distant, and,'
said he, ' you will see them if you wait here
an hour.' These Indians will not fight them,
but will " stop them by talk," if they can, from
burning your settlement.' The Captain sigui-

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fied no inclination to hold an interview with
300 Sac Indians, but suggested the propriety
of retreating to the settlement as soon as pos-
sible, and sending the most valuable property
there to Chicago. This plan received the ac-
quiesence of all the company, and after making
arrangements with Lawton to send an express
to notify them of any immediate danger from
the Sacs, the settlers returned. The packing
of their goods was immediately commenced.
All the articles which were inconvenient to
convey were lowered into a well parti}' dug,
and all was soon ready for loading_the wagons.
The horses had been harnessed, and were then
feeding at a stable some ten or fifteen rods
from the house. Capt. Naper was in the house
tying the corners of a quilt, which contained
the remnant of clothing left behind by his fam-
ily, when a man rushed wildly into the room,
shouting at the top of his voice, " the Indians
are upon us!" The whole company took in-
stant alarm and with the exception of Captain
and John Naper, beat a precipitate retreat to
a thicket of hazel bushes, which, in those days,
flourished in prolific exuberance on the soil
now known as Jefferson avenue. The two
Napers were somewhat unlike the redoutable
Mr. Sparrowgrass, who was prone to pull trig-
ger arfd make inquiries afterward. They de-
cided that inquiry should take the precedence,
and if it came to that, why they could run
some.

"As the horses were near, they removed the
harness and put on the saddles, that they
might be in readiness in case of emergency.
They had scarcely accomplished this, when
Alauson Sweet came galloping up on his fierce
charger, exhorting them to instant flight, if
the}' valued their lives. ' There are at least
500 Indians upon us,' said he, ' and they are
not more than fifteen rods off.' Alanson rode
away, but the Napers resolved to investigate.
They walked in the direction from which Sweet
said the Indians were approaching, and soon

came upon a rise of ground which had con-
cealed the Indians from view, when lo ! the
dusk}' visage of their friend Lawton appeared
before them. He was at the head of about
fifty brawny Pottawatomies, and had come to
warn the settlers of immediate danger. Mes-
sengers were sent out to gather in the fugitives,
that all might listen to Lawton's story. He
said that at least sixteen of the Sacs, and how
man}- more he did not know, had crossed Fox
River ; that the Pottawatomies could not stop
them. They were determined to attack the
settlements, and their ' talk ' could not pre-
vent them. The settlers, upon this, abandoned
all idea of saving their property, but deter-
mined to make every effort to save the wife
and children of Paine, who were still in the
settlemeut. The horses were attached to a
light covered wagon, in which the family was
placed, and the whole company set out that
night for Chicago. John Naper insisted upon
going on foot, and divested himself of every-
thing in the shape of attire, except his shirt
and pantaloons. He was earnestly entreated
to ride, but upon his assuring the party that
' he could outrun any Sac Indian in the na-
tion,' further importunity was deemed useless.
They reached the O'Plain, and encamped for
the night without taking their horses from the
wagon, that they might be ready to move on
at a moment's warning. They had hastened
on, through fear of being cut off on the north-
ern trail by the Indians, and being much worn
with fatigue, all hands slept pretty soundly till
next morning. The journey was then resumed,
and the party arrived at Chicago before noon,
on the 20th day of May. A company of twen-
ty-five men was raised during the day, to re-
turn to the settlement. It consisted chiefly of
settlers, accompanied by Capt. Brown and Col.
Hamilton. They started on Saturday, May 21,
and passed the night at Lawtou's. Next day
they went on to the settlement, where they
found everything undisturbed. Leaving the

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settlement under the guardianship of several .
friendlj' Indians, the company proceeded to
Plainfleld, where they found the settlers safely
quartered in a fort, which the}- had just com-
pleted. They then started for Holderman's
Grove, to ascertain the condition of the settlers
there. Meeting Cunningham and Hollenback
on the way, the}' were informed that it would
be of no use to go farther, as their property
had been destroyed. Notwithstanding, they
proceeded to Holderman's Grove. From this
place they sent an express to Ottawa, to notify
the settlers of the safety of their property, and
also sent a messenger to Chicago to apprise
their friends of their own safety. The party
remained at Holderman's house during the
night. Early next morning the express re-
turned from Ottawa, bringing the intelligence
of the massacre at Indian Creek. The party
immediately went to Ottawa, and thence pro-
ceeded to the scene of the bloody tragedy.
What they there witnessed was too appalling
to be described. Not less than fifteen bodies,
of men, women and children were lying there,
cut and mangled in the most shocking manner.
It was ascertained that they were the families
of Messrs. Hall, Davis and Pettigrew, and that
two daughters of the Hall family, Silvia and
Rachel, the one about seventeen and the other
about fifteen years old, were carried off as pris-
oners. The party of Indians immediately re-
treated into the Winnebago country, up Rock
River, carrying the scalps of the slain and
their prisoners with them. 'Indian wars are
wars of a past age. They have always been
characterized by the same ferocity and cruelty.
To desbribe this massacre is only to repeat
what has been written a hundred times ; but a
brief account of it may not be deemed inap-
propriate in this place. The Indians were
about seventy in number. They approached
the house, in which the three families were as-
sembled, in the daytime. They entered it
suddenly, but with little notice. Some of the

inmates were immediately shot down with
rifles, others were pierced through with spears
or dispatched with the tomahawk. The In-
dians afterward related, with an infernal glee,
how the women had squeaked like geese when
they were run through the body with spears, or
felt the sharp tomahawk entering their heads. All
the victims were carefully scalped, their bodies
shockingly mutilated ; the little children were
chopped to pieces with axes, and the bodies of
the women were suspended by the feet from
the walls of the houses. The 'young women
prisoners were hurried, by forced marches, be-
yond the reach of pursuit. After a long and
fatiguing journey with their Indian conductors,
through a wilderness country, with but little to
eat, and being subject to a variety of fortune,
they were at last purchased by the chiefs of
the Winnebagoes, employed by Mr. Gratiot for
that purpose, with $2,000, in horses, wampum
and trinkets, and were returned in safety to
their friends.'

" The company assisted in burying the dead
and returned with sad hearts to Ottawa. There
they found Col. Stillman's command, consisting
of about two hundred men, under Col. John-
son. The settlers, or Capt. Brown's company,
as it was called, encamped on the north side of
the river, near where the city of Ottawa now
stands. Capt. Brown's company being so small,
he requested Col. Johnson to send an escort
with his part}- to Chicago, as it was expected
that they would be attacked by Indians on their
return. Col. Johnson refused to send men for
that purpose, but paraded his company and
called for volunteers. Maj. Bailey and twelve
privates volunteered to go. But the company
being still very small, Col. Johnson agreed to
send a detachment up the river and meet Maj.
Brown's company at Green's mill. Upon this
assurance, the settlers left Ottawa and followed
the river up as far as Green's, but no tidings
came to them of Col. Johnson's detachment.
Returning to Holderman's Grove, they found

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everything laid waste. The settlement there
was a scene of complete devastation and ruin.
They proceeded to Plainfield, and found the
garrison in the state of great alarm, occasioned
by the news of the massacre at Indian Creek.
The women, who appeared the more courageous,
provided the company with a good supper, and
they remained there until next da}-. In the
morning the settlement was abandoned, and all
started for Chicago, except a preacher by the
name of Paine. He refused to accompany them,
as he had, from some cause, conceived the no-
tion that the settlers at Chicago had all been
murdered. He started in the direction of Hol-
derman's Grove, but was found murdered some
days afterward, with one scalp torn from his
head and another from his face. Paine was
wont to wear a very heavy beard, which ac-
counts for the scalp being taken from his face.
There is a tradition of this brutal affair, which
informs us that the Indians cut off Paine's head
and carried it with them, supposing, from the
appearance given to the face by its long beard,
that they had killed one of the gods of the
whites.

" The settlers all reached Chicago the same
da}- on which they left Plainfield.

" The Scott families, which should have been
noticed in another place, did not abandon their
claims at the Forks, until some time after the
inhabitants fled from the settlement. A son of
Robinson, an Indian chief of the Pottawatomie
tribe, was living with them, and they knew that,
in case of actual danger from the Sacs, the boy
would be taken away. When he was removed, :
they concluded there would be no safety in re-
maining longer, and thereupon followed in the
trail of their affrighted neighbors, to Port Dear-
born."

The writer will here state that from Judge
Blodgett himself he has learned that Half Day,
a Pottawatomie chief, attended a council held
at this time at Waubonsies village (now Au-
rora), in which Black Hawk's emissaries were

trying to persuade the Pottawatomies to come
to his assistance. This they declined to do,
advising the Sauks at the same time to aban-
don their warlike designs, but in vain.

Half Day then left the council and hastened
to the house of Mr. Blodgett. warning him of
the impending danger, when he promptly set
about starting for Fort Dearborn with his fam-
ily, at the same time dispatching }'oung Henry,
then ten j-ears old. to the various families in
the Scott settlement, to warn them of the dan-
ger, and they all retreated together to the fort.

This in no wise conflicts with the statement of
Richmond and Vallette, but would go to show
that warning to them came from a different
messenger than the one who brought the un-
welcome news to the Naper settlement.

" Not long after, a scouting party of twenty-
five horsemen started for the settlement; their
object being to ascertain whether any of the
enemy had been there, and to look after the
property of the settlers. This expedition was
placed under the command of Col. Beaubien.
They left Chicago in the morning, and at noon
reached the O'Plain River, where they found
Robert Kinzie, with fifty Indians under his com-
mand.

" An arrangement was made, by which it was
agreed that the Indians, under Capt. Kinzie,
should proceed by the direct trail to the settle-
ment, and the mounted company should pro-
ceed to the same place by way of Capt. Board-
man's, to look after the property there.

" It was expected that the latter party would
arrive at the settlement some time before the
former. Beaubien's company urged their horses
on as fast as possible, and in a few hours ar
rived at Ellsworth's Grove. The skirt of tim-
ber, which then extended over nearly the whole
area of the present village of Naperville, con-
cealed the settlement from their view, but to
their surprise, and we might add, to the dismay
of some, smoke was seen rising from the place
where Naper's house was situated. A halt was

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called, and by some of the company, most will-
ingly obeyed. A hasty consultation followed,
and John Naper, who was ever ready to ' don
armor and break a lance ' in the cause of his
friends, volunteered to ride around the point of
timber and ascertain whether the settlement
was in the possession of friend or foe. In case
he could meet with friends, he was to discharge
his rifle, to notify his waiting and anxious com-
rades of that fact. But if foes were encoun-
tered, he was to return immediately to the com-
pany. His progress was watched with no small
degree of interest, until he passed behind the
point of timber, out of sight. Soon the reports
of two guns were heard, and Naper did not make
his appearance. In all probabilit}- he was shot,
and the alarm among the company increased.
There was no means of telling how numerous
the enemy might be, nor how soon the sharp
report of the rifle might be their own death-
knell.

" Two of the company, one of whom was
mounted on a pack mule, and the other on a
diminutive pack pony, belonging to the Ameri-
can Fur Companj', manifested considerable un-
easiness, as they had found by actual experi-
ence that neither of their animals was verv
remarkable for speed, and knew that in case of
flight they must inevitably fall in the rear, and
become an easy prey to their pursuers. They
considered discretion as the better part of valor,
and ' self-preservation the first law of nature,'
and, suiting their action to the consideration,
hobbled off toward the East Branch timber.
They had not gone far when they were dis-
covered by Col. Beaubien, who rode on after
them, loudly vociferating, ' Halt ! halt !' They
did not heed the command, but concentrated" all
their efforts to get out of his way. Beaubien
put spurs to his horse and soon ran them down.
Coming up to them, he drew a pistol, and, pre-
senting it, uttered the effective condition and
conclusion, ' You run ? By gar ! you run, me
shoot you !' The argument was irresistible,

and the fugitives were captured and brought
back. R. N. Murray, who was with the com-
pany, being well mounted, started to go and
ascertain what had become of Naper ; but he
had gone only a short distance when John
made his appearance and gave the signal that
friends were in the camp, which signal was
greeted with a shout as joyous as any that ever
broke the silence of that grove. On entering
the settlement, it was ascertained that the In-
dians under Capt. Kinzie had accomplished the
journey before them, and had fired the two guns
as a salute to the gallant Naper, as he rode
fearlessly into the camp. The company had
been out all day, and were very hungry, but
nothing could be found at the settlement in the
way of provisions. Among the cattle feeding
on the prairie was a fine, fat steer, belonging
to R, M. Sweet, and it was decided that it
should be slaughtered for their evening's re-
past. The cattle were all very wild, and ran
off in fright whenever they were approached, so
that the only method of securing the young
steer was by shooting it. The Indians being
anxious to undertake this part of the project,
about fifty of them were provided with rifles,
and they sallied forth toward the place where
the herd was feeding, capering and cutting all
kinds of antics as they went along. As they
approached the herd, their victim was singled
out, and two or three shots were fired without
taking effect. The affrighted animal ran bellow-
ing over the field, closely pressed by his assail-
ants, who kept up a continual fire upon him,
until the whole round had been discharged.

" Of the fifty shots directed toward the ani-
mal, none proved mortal. A rifle ball, how-
ever, more fatally lodged, sent a tremor through
his frame, and caused him to slacken his pace.
The chase continued for some time, when the
animal, in attempting to cross a slough, became
mired and was easily taken. ' War seemed a
civil game,' compared to the uproar that fol-
lowed the fall of this hero. And as they bore

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him upon their shoulders triumphantly into the
camp, one would have supposed, from the infer-
nal yelling and screeching of those Indians,
which

" ' Embowel'd with outrageous noise the air,"
that Milton's deep-throated engines were again
let loose with a certainty. They all shared the
triumph, and each celebrated the capture of the
steer as his own special achievement. Nothing
could exceed the vainglorious vaporing of these
rude sons of the forest, as the}' strutted about
and exulted in the heroism of the adventure.
The animal was properly dressed, and portions
of the meat were prepared for supper, of which
all partook with a good degree of relish.

" After supper, the log store was broken open
and found to contain, among other things, a good
supply of the two staple articles of pioneer mer-
chandise, viz., rum and tobacco. These were
dealt out profusely to the Indians as a reward
for their valorous conduct in the evening chase.
The company remained at the settlement during
the night. In the evening, to vary the monotony
a little, the\ - prevailed upon the Indians to get
up a war dance. This performance, when dra-
matically considered, is strictly tragic, but it
must be admitted that the ' bill ' for that even-
ing had a fair sprinkling of the comic. Scalping
scenes and tomahawk scenes were presented in
the most approved Indian fashion, to the infinite
amusement of a small but ' highly respectable
audience.' At a late hour, the whole company
retired, each individual selecting his ' site ' with-
out respect to the complexion of his neighbor.

" In the morning the company under Beaubien
arose with an impatient desire to meet the ene-
my. They had slept off the fatigue of the pre-
vious day, and their desire for conflict returned
with redoubled force with the restoration of their

bodily energies. They resolved upon committing
havoc among the Sacs, and fearing that they
might, in some unguarded moment, slay some of
their friends, the .Pottawatomies, by mistake,
they went again to the old log store and procured
a piece of cotton sheeting, which they tore into
small strips and tied around the head and waist
of each friendly Indian. Thus decorated, they
left the party of Capt. Kinzie, and started for
the Big Woods. The prairies were scoured, but
not an Indian, nor trace of an Indian, was to
be found.

" The company returned to the settlement
sadly dejected at the ill success of their Quix-
otic adventure, and started for Chicago on the
following morning. Nothing transpired on the
way worthy of notice, except that the company
rode as far as Brush Hill, constantly expecting
to suffer the inconvenience of being shot, through
the carelessness of one of its members, a young
man then fresh from New York City, but now
an individual of some distinction in Chicago
City. He accidentally discharged his piece three
times before reaching Brush Hill. The guns were
strapped to the saddles in a horizontal position,
and the chances were that the young man's ran-
dom shots would take effect, if he was allowed
the range of the whole company much longer.
Arriving at Brush Hill and attempting to dis-
mount, bang ! went his gun again. This aroused
the ire of Col. Beaubien. He could endure it no
longer, and commanded the youth to surrender
up his arms. This the young man stoutly re-
fused to do, whereupon Col. Beaubien made a
violent descent upon him, threw him down, and
after a short struggle, succeeded in wresting the
gun from his grasp, after which there was no
more ' firing on parade ' that day."

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CHAPTER III.

CAPT. PAINE ARRIVES AT THE NAPER SETTLEMENT FORT PAINE BUILT JAMES BROWN SHOT BY
THE INDIANS EXPEDITION TO HALF DAY'S VILLAGE MAJ. WILLIAM WHISTLER ARRIVES
AT FORT DEARBORN CAPT. PAINE'S COMPANY RETURN TO DANVILLE GEN. SCOTT AR-
RIVES AT CHICAGO THE CHOLERA GEN. SCOTT ENCAMPS ON THE DESPLAINES
GEN. SCOTT AT FORT PAINE GEN. SCOTT'S ARMY AT ROCK ISLAND JOHN
K. CLAKK BLACK HAWK SENT TO FORTRESS MONROE HIS DEATH
POLL LISTS THE PRE-EMPTION HOUSE CLAIMANTS THE
PRAIRIE SCHOONER THE FIRST GRIST-MILLFOWLER'S
GRAPPLE WITH THE WOLF THE PIONEER OF
PIONEERS EARLY PREACHERS.

PENDING these excitements, Black Hawk,
with his army, were- encamped on the
Rock River, north of Dixon, and Gen. At-
kinson, who held chief command of the volun-
teers, was stationed at Ottawa ; and inasmuch
as the new settlers on the Du Page had no
means of knowing the real situation, they
thought it no more than a prudential measure,
warranted by the circumstances, to build a
fort, into which the settlers might take refuge
in case of a sudden invasion. Accordingly,
Capt. Joseph Naper, Capt. H. Board man and ten
or twelve others, about the middle of June,
started for Ottawa to get assistance from Gen.
Atkinson to do this. He granted their request,
and detailed Capt. Paine, of Joliet, with a com-
pany of fifty volunteers from Danville, to assist
in the work. These, with the company of men
comprising the settlers on the Du Page, under
command of Capt. Joseph Naper, soon com-
pleted the work.

The following is the muster-roll of the Du
Page Company :

Muster-roll of a company of mounted volun-
teers in the service of the United States in de-
fense of the northern frontier of the State of
Illinois against the Sac and Fox Indians, from
the County of Cook, in said State, in the year
1832, under command of Capt. Joseph Naper.

Joseph Naper, Captain ; Alanson Sweet,
First Lieutenant, now living at Evanston, 111. ;
Sherman King, Second Lieutenant, afterward a
resident of Brush Hill, 111.; S. M. Salsbury,
First Sergeant, dead ; John Manning, Second
Sergeant ; Walter Stowell, Third Sergeant,
afterward removed to Newark, 111.; John Na-
per, Fourth Sergeant, died in Naperville ; T. E.
Parsons, First Corporal ; Lyman Butterfield,
Second Corporal ; Israel P. Blodgett, Third
Corporal, dead ; Robert N. Murry, now Count}'
Judge of Du Page County.

Privates P. F. W. Peck, William Barber,
Richard M. Sweet, John Stevens, Jr., Calvin M.
Stowell. John Fox, Denis Clark, Caleb Foster,
Augustine Stowell, George Fox, T. Parsons,
Daniel Langdon, William Gault, Uriah Paine,
John Stevens (dead), SethWescott (dead), Henry
T. Wilson (now ninety-four years old, living at
Wheaton), Christopher Paine, Bailey Hobson,
Josiah H. Giddings (living in Wisconsin), Anson
Ament, Calvin Ament, Edmund Harrison, Wil-
lard Scott (now living in Naperville), Prez Haw-
ley, Peter Wicoffe.

The fort was situated on the spot now occu-
pied by the house of Lewis Elsworth. It was a
stockade of about 100 feet square, surrounded
by pickets set in the ground, on two diagonal
corners of which were two block-houses, pierced

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with port-holes so as to command the prairie
in every direction. While constructing the
block-house, " shakes " (clapboards or shingles)
had to be used for covering. A quantity of
these had already been riven out from oak tim-
ber in Sweet's Grove, two and one-half miles dis-
tant, and Capt. Paine detached two men with
a team to haul them to the ground. It was
driven by James Brown, and a young man
named Buckley accompanied him to assist in
loading. Arriving at the grove, they had to
pass through a pair of bars, and Buckley
jumped from the wagon to take them away,
proceeding thence directly toward the pile of
shakes. Brown drove on toward the spot,
when, on entering the grove, he was fired on
by a party of Indians who laid in ambush for
the purpose of cutting off any one who might
be so unfortunate as to cross their path. Three
balls pierced his breast, and he fell. The
horses, which were spirited animals, took fright,
and, running, with great force thrust the end of
the tongue of the wagon two or three inches
into an oak tree. The three Indians who did
this dastardly work now came up. scalped their
victim, cut the horses loose from their confined
position, mounted them and fled, two of them on
one horse and the third on the other.

Young Buckley, who witnessed the cruel fate
of his companion, fled to the fort, breathless
and stupefied with terror. On his arrival, it
was several minutes before he could speak, but
his blanched face and protruding tongue told
his story in advance, all but the detail. His
feet were bare, but he could not remember hav-
ing pulled off his boots, which he must have
done to lend speed to his flight. As soon as
he could give an account of the affair, a com- j
pany of ten or twelve men well mounted started
in pursuit. Passing by the spot where the un- j
fortunate young soldier laid still warm, but a <
lifeless corpse, they kept on the track of the^
vagabonds who had slain him. and followed
them to a grove near the present residence of \

Judge Drummond. Night overtook them here,
and while the pursued could flee, the pursuers
could not follow their tracks. Thus balked of
their purpose, the part}' returned, taking up the
body of Brown on their way and conveying it
to the fort. He was buried with the honors of
war on a rise of ground about twenty rods from
the fort, and subsequently his remains were re-
moved to the cemetery at Naperville, where a
monument perpetuates his memory. He was
one of the Danville volunteers.

The night after this unfortunate occurrence,
under the impression that a large force of hos-
tile Sauks must be not far distant, Capt. Naper
and Alanson Sweet started for Fort Dearborn
at Chicago to get a re-enforcement ; but Gen.
Williams, who held command there, after con-
ferring with his subordinate officers, instead of
granting him the men refused, on the ground
that he deemed it unsafe a reply illy calcu-
lated to re-assure the little band alreadj- there,
and especially the two scouts who had alone
ventured through a countiy supposed to be
beset with foes. The two scouts returned to
Fort Paine, and no further move was made till
the 4th of July, when a scouting party, under
command of Capt. Boardman, consisting of
about twenty well-mounted men, started out
on a reconnoissance to Ament's Grove, eight
miles below Oswego. There they encamped at
the deserted house of Mr. Ament, who, with
his family, had taken refuge within the walls of
Fort Dearborn.

During the night, rain had fallen, making
a mold for footprints in the well-frequented
trail that led past the place, and careful exami-
nation the next morning revealed the tracks of
two Indians. Of course, in the distempered
imaginations of the raiders they must be
Sauks, and they followed them about fifteen
miles to the village of a friendly Potta-
watomie chief. While yet a mile distant from
the village, the figure of an Indian on top
of one of the tents was plainly discernible,

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evident!}' on the watch for his pursuers. The
place was soon gained, but all was silent as the
grave in the deserted place. Careful exami-
nation now traced the fugitives to the
river bank opposite an island. Had the harm-
less but unlucky fleers been found, they would
have been shot at sight. This they well knew;
and, instead of either attempting to hold a
parley with the scouts or to run away before
their fleet horses, stealthily climbed a tree on
the island and concealed themselves amid its
foliage.

In vain their pursuers searched for their
tracks along river bank and trail. No trace of
them could be found, and the party returned
to Fort Paine. Some weeks afterward, two
friendly Pottawatomies told the story to Alex-
ander Robinson, giving point to the recital by
describing the astonishment of their .pursuers
as to the mysterious wa}' by which their tracks
had been concealed.

They had circumvented White Eagle, as they
called Mr. Scott, and that was glory enough for
them.

Let us now return to Fort Dearborn. Here
fugitives from the Hickory Creek, Naper, Scott
and Walker's Grove settlements had gathered
into close quarters, and nearly all of them des-
titute of food and a change of clothing. This
would have been no especial grievance to sav-
ages, but to the people here assembled, who had
been bred in the midst of plenty, nothing but
the value which a cultured citizen places on
life could make it endurable.

While these fugitives were amusing them-
selves as best they could to kill the long days
of July, the sound of a cannon broke the si-
lence of the morning. All eyes turned toward
the lake, and there was an approaching sail.
Succeeding puffs of smoke, with a corresponding
number of reports, after brief intervals, threw
the town into transports, and almost everybody
flew to the beach. The vessel approached the
mouth of the river, cast her anchor and low-

ered her boats. Into these the soldiers leaped,
and soon came rowing up Chicago River amidst
the huzzas of the assembled spectators.

This was a small command under Maj. Will-
iam Whistler, the son of the same who had
built the first Fort Dearborn in 1803-04. He
came as an advance to Gen. Scott to make prep-
arations for his arrival. Those who were shel-
tered in the fort were required to leave it.

For a short time, some still lingered around
outside, but most of them returned to their
homes, and the Naper settlement began to as-
sume its former appearance again. Capt.
Paine's company of volunteers left Fort Paine
on the 10th of July, as the danger by this time
was considered past, as it had been in reality
long before, for Black Hawk for many days
with his whole army had been in full retreat
northwestwardly in Wisconsin.

'Twas on the 8th of July, at 2 o'clock, dur-
ing the small hours of morning, that the inhab-
itants of Chicago were awakened by an outcry
in the streets. Gen. Scott's army had arrived
at the place and his soldiers were dying with
the cholera. When the broad light of morning
came, sa3's an eye-witness, hardly a resident
was to be seen in the streets for nearly all had
fled. Dr. De Camp, the army physician, prompt-
ly called on those who had the courage to re-
main to allay their fears, and to assure them
that the disease would be confined to the garri-
son. Indian Robinson (chief of the Pottawat-
omies), John Miller (a tavern-keeper at the
fort) and Benjamin Hall, at present residents of
Wheaton, 111., remained at their respective
posts, but the town, so recently the scene of
bustle and confusion, presented the solemnity
of a graveyard.

In a few days the fleers began to return, but
kept aloof from the fort where the disease was
making such havoc that there were scarcely
well ones enough to take care of the sick and
bury the dead. Ninety of the soldiers fell vic-
tims ere the contagion had spent its force, and

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were buried just outside of the fort without the
usual military honors of a soldier or even the
civil usages of a coffin. When the last spark
of life was supposed to be gone out, the corpse
was hastened to the grave which was ever ready
to receive the victim, where stood two grave-
diggers with immobility in their faces and
spades in their hands to interpose a few fee1>of
earth between the decaying mass of contagion
and the living world above ground. While
this decimating process was going on, Gen.
Scott was in no condition to take the offensive,
but soon the disease exhausted all the material
on which it could work, and abated. A camp
was then established on the Desplaines River,
where such soldiers as were still suffering from
the effects of cholera could recruit their strength
preparatory to a march across the country to
the Mississippi River. This done, Gen. Scott,
with twelve men as a body guard, and two
wagons drawn by horses, started across the
country for Fort Armstrong on Rock Island ;
Fort Paine, on the Du Page, lay on his route,
and here he arrived on the 20th of July, about
the middle of the afternoon, and spent the first
night on his journe}-.

He conversed very agreeably with the citi-
zen soldiers at the fort, and started on his way
early the next morning, taking a straight course
for Dixon, across the open prairie, which led
him directly across Du Page County. It is
worthy of notice here that Luther Nichols, a
well-known resident of Chicago till his death
in 1881, was one of the soldiers who accom-
panied him. Mr. Nichols was also the last
surviving soldier of Fort Dearborn who went
through that fearful ordeal. The writer called
on him but a few months before his death, and
the following is the substance of his story,
which verifies what has already been stated.
He came to Chicago, with his wife and one
child (as a soldier), in the service of the United
States Infantry, under the immediate charge of
.Maj. Whistler. On their arrival, they found

Fort Dearborn crowded with fugitives from the
adjoining country, who had fled to the place
for refuge from the Black Hawk Indians. They
were ordered to leave at once, and obeyed the
summons with reluctance, as their fears were
not 3'et allayed from the danger of Indian scalp-
ing parties. A few days after their arrival,
Gen. Scott came and brought the cholera.
Maj. Whistler then left the fort and built bar-
racks for his men at the foot of the present
site of Madison street. Here they remained
during the prevalence of cholera, and assisted
in burying the dead of Scott's army. Soon
after Gen. Scott's arrival, several of the dead
bodies of such soldiers as had died on the pas-
sage (of which eighteen had been thrown into
the lake), were driven by the winds ashore on
the beach south of Chicago, where he (Mr.
Nichols) with six of the company, were ordered
to go and bury them. It was a loathsome task,
but quickly done. Their graves were soon dug
in the soft sands of the shore, into which their
bodies were tumbled and hastily covered, from
which place the}' have never been resurrected.

Mr. Nichols witnessed Gen. Scott's treaty
with the Sauks, at Rock Island, where their
miserable remnant made their signs to relin-
quish their homes forever. They were subdued,
humbled, and so emaciated by hunger and hard
marching as to look like skeletons with leath-
ern sacks drawn over them. There was much
carousing and hilarity among the soldiers. Mr.
Davenport, after whom the city opposite was
named, kept a grocery and drinking saloon in
Rock Island, half a mile above Fort Armstrong,
where both officers and soldiers made them-
selves merry on whisky, which was said to be
of a good brand, but of its. quality Mr. Nichols
could not judge from his own knowledge.

These simple facts from the lips of this hon-
est old man have not only an historic but a
moral force. Had he been intemperate, like
some of his comrades, he would not have been

the last survivor of Fort Dearborn. He was

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born in Otsego Count}-, N. Y., in 1805 ; enlist-
ed in the regular service in 1828 ; was honora-
bly discharged at Fort Dearborn in the fall of
1833, and remained in Chicago till his death,
in 1881. After the departure of Gen. Scott on
his way to Rock Island, the command of the
main body of the army devolved on Col. Cum-
mings. Many of the men still lay in a feeble
condition, encamped at the present site of Riv-
erside on the Desplaines. In a few days, they
were ready to take up their march, all but four
or five soldiers. These were carried in the
wagons, and the army started up the Desplaines
River to the present site of Maywood ; thence
in a direct line through Gilbert's Grove on the
Du Page. They crossed the Fox River three
miles below where Elgin now stands. Thence
through a Winnebago village where Beloit,
Wis., now is. The track they made has since
been used as a highway, and called the army
trail, but the same trail was a well-known
route before Scott's army traveled it. It was
an old Indian trail from Chicago to the Winne-
bago village where Beloit now stands, from
time immemorial. Scott's army were ordered
to follow it, and they obeyed to the letter, cut-
ting a wagon road through groves where it
led that they could easily have gone around.

The train waited a week for dispatches at
the Indian village, and, after these came, they
bent their course down the Rock River to Rock
Island. It was probably the result of the bat.
tie of Bad Ax that turned the course of the
army toward Rock Island instead of toward
the locality where Black Hawk's army were
fighting like wild beasts at bay. At the battle
of Bad Ax, most of his men were dispatched
to the happy hunting grounds, and many of
their squaws and papooses also went with
them, embarking from the fatal island in the
Mississippi River where, from the steamer
Black Warrior, and from the company of Capt.
Taylor (afterward President of the United
States), a deadly fire was kept up on them till

the last wretch who had taken refuge thei'e was
killed, of whatever sex or age they might be.

Robert X. Murray had enlisted in the serv-
ice of Col. Cummings as teamster, to sit in one
of the fifty wagons of which the train was
composed and hold the ribbons. After the
first day's ride, he run over a hornets' nest,
which gave the teams that immediately fol-
lowed any benefits that might result.

The retaliation for this disturbance of their
home was prompt and decisive, as it was indis-
criminate, for it fell not on the teams that had
run over them, but on those that followed.

Maddened into fury by their stings, the horses
ran away and broke several wagons, and two
days' detention to make repairs was the result,
all of which was charged to accident (?). Far-
ther along, young Murray was promoted from
driving the baggage wagon, to which he had
first been assigned, to driving the carriage of
the Colonel himself, who held command of the
whole train. This promotion could not have
been the result of Murray's bold charge on the
hornets nest, for his modesty forbade that he
should plume himself, and he said nothing about
it to any one till he became County Judge>
when he revealed the reminiscence to the writ-
er, which is hereby transferred to these columns
as a fresh bit of history to illustrate the jocular
spirit of the times that then prevailed.

In the summer of 1836, Dr. Teffts, of Elgin,
was passing the spot where this event occurred,
and there lay iu the prairie grass, the bones of
a skeleton beside the army trail. Without doubt
the}- were those of a soldier buried here during
the detention, and dug up by the wolves after the
train was out of sight, who, hyena-like, had
made a hideous repast from his diseased flesh.
These relics may now be seen in Dr. Teffts' of-
fice.

It may want explanation how Gen. Scott,
while at Chicago, learned of the progress of the
war, and the locality of the erratic combatants
engaged in it a knowledge so essential to him

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(the Commauder-in-Chief), before any steps
could be taken from his position at Fort Dear-
born. To get this information, he employed a
man acquainted with the country to go to Dix-
on, on Rock River, which was supposed to be
Gen. Atkinson's base.

The name of the intrepid scout thus emplo3'ed
to communicate with Gen. Atkinson was John
K. Clark, an early " habitant " of Chicago, still
remembered by a few of its early settlers. His
mother was a captive, who had been taken in
childhood by the Shawnees from the Virginia
frontier during Dunmore's war in 1774, and
subsequently became the wife (after the Indian
fashion) of John Kinzie, the founder of the city
of Chicago (in the American sense). Clark was
the oldest son of this discarded wife after her
marriage to a worthy Scotch gentleman. He
executed the mission of Gen. Scott with fidelity,
taking along with him two half-breeds, equally
courageous, to assist in any emergency that
might befall him on the way. Stealthily he
traversed the open prairie which intervened
between Chicago and Dixon, passing through
the northern part of the present county of
Du Page, avoiding all trails and Indian
lodges lest he might be captured by emissaries
of Black Hawk, who were then supposed to be
prowling about for stragglers. When he re-
turned with a message from Gen. Atkinson and
presented it to Gen. Scott, he with his comrades
received a liberal reward, but the two half-
breeds tarnished their laurels by a carousal,
and, before they recovered from the effects of
it, died with cholera. Mr. Benjamin Hall, now
living in Wheaton, saw them but a few minutes
before they were taken down.

After the arrival of Gen. Scott's army at
Fort Armstrong, the fifty teams accompanying
it were sent back to Chicago, young Murray
being one of the drivers. They had been pur-
chase^ at Milan, Ohio, but were sold at Chi-
cago on Government account for the most they
would bring. The Indian prisoners were sent

to Jefferson barracks just below St. Louis on
the 9th of September. Here Black Hawk, who
was among them, remained till April 26. 1833,
when he was sent to Fortress Monroe, since
which time worse men than he have been con-
fined there. On the 4th of June following, he
was sent back to the small relic of his tribe,
then removed west of the Mississippi River.
On his way, he was received with ovations in
all the large cities through which he passed.
Ladies of high rank flattered him with compli-
ments, which, if anything could astonish an In-
dian, must have been a surprise to this old
weather-beaten warrior at the contrast pre-
sented between the treatment he had received
at the hands of the white men who first drove
him from his village with no provocation, and
the kind sympathy of these elegant ladies.
Not to be outdone by them in courtesy, he re-
sponded to their pleasant words and smiles in
as good English as he could : " Pretty Squaw,
Pretty squaw."

On returning to his country, he was restored
to his tribe as a chief subordinate to Keokuk.
His last days were spent in quietude, where
his good squaw attended to his wants till death
caused him to be

" Admitted to that equal sky

To which his faithful dog shall bear him company."

This was October 3, 1838. He was buried in
a sitting posture, near the present village of
Towaville, in Wapello County. A mound six
feet high was raised over the grave of this ill-
starred chieftain who must ever stand recorded
as the last native defender of the soil of the
Northwest. Thus ended all danger from Indian
troubles, for no fears were entertained on ac-
count of the Pottawatomies, though still more
numerous than the whites throughout NortBern
Illinois.

In justice to the memory of Black Hawk, it
should not be omitted here that according to
the testimony of Gov. Reynolds, who was in
the war and an eye witness, it appears that the

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first hostile shot was fired at one of Black
Hawk's men. who was one of five to convey a |
flag of truce to the camp of the Americans.
Two of these white-flag bearers were captured
and killed by the volunteers, and Stilltnan's
disgraceful defeat was the result of this affair,
on which occasion a little handful of Indians
gave chase to 240 volunteers, and killed 11 of
them in revenge for their attack upon the five
truce- bearers.

The massacre at Indian Creek soon followed,
which for hellish cruelty has never been ex-
ceeded in the annals of Indian warfare. Two
of the Indians engaged in it were supposed to
be, and probably were veritably identified after-
ward, and a bill for murder against them was
found in the Court of the Grand Jury at Ottawa.
The criminals were placed in the hands of j
George E. Walker, then County Sheriff of La |
Salle County ; but as their trial was postponed
six months, and, in the meantime, the tribe to
which the two criminals belonged had been re-
removed beyond the Mississippi River, Mr.
Walker released them on their own pledge that
they would return at the next term of court, h'e
himself signing their baif.

On the appointed da}-, in stalked the two In-
dians with the air of their brethren when they
sing their death song ; but, owing to the floods,
the judge could not appear, and the court again
adjourned over to another term. The two In-
dians again returned to their tribe, supposing
the matter done with. In this they were mis-
taken. Mr. Walker was called upon to produce
them at the next session of court, and he started
immediately and alone across the country,
reached the tribe, and the two criminals re-
turned without hesitation with him ; were tried
and acquitted for want of identification satis-
factory to the jury.

Mr. Walker died in 1874, at No. 34 Indiana
avenue, Chicago, greatly esteemed b}- all who
knew him. This information was direct from
his truthful lips before he died.

During the absence of the settlers at Naper's
colony, they had disturbed nothing which had
been left behind, and when the fleers returned
they found the warm meals that some of them
had left on the table untasted, now worse than
cold hash.

The sacrifices that had been made by the
hast}- stampede into Fort Dearborn of the
Naper settlers, were more than offset by the
widespread fame and notoriety which the affair
had given throughout the country, which soon
began to induce emigration not only into the
entire northern portion of the State ; and among
the other wonders that first surprised new
comers, was the wonder that so fertile a coun-
try accessible as it was to the world outside,
had so long remained unnoticed.

The following poll lists are copied from the
original documents, which are now in the hands
of William Naper, son of Joseph Naper. They
are authentic records of the names of settlers
then in and contiguous to the Naper settle-
ment :

A poll book of an election held in the Scott Gen-
eral Precinct in Cook County, 111., on Monday the
6th day of August, 1832.

VOTERS' NAMES.

Joseph Naper, P. F. W. Peck,

Harry Boardman, Israel P. Blodgett,

Stephen M. Salesbury, Robert Strong,
John Manning, Walter Stowell,

Seth Wescott, R. M- Sweet,

John Naper, Harry T. Willson,

Pierce Hawley, Peter Wycoff,

Willard Scott, Bailey Hobson.

Isaac Scarritt,

At an election held at the house of Joseph Naper
in the Scott Precinct, in the county of Cook and
State of Illinois, on the 6th day of August, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-two, the following-named persons received
the number of votes annexed to their respective
names, for the following described offices to wit:
Joseph Duncan had 14 votes for Representative to

Congress.
Jonathan H. Pugh had 2 votes for Representative to

Congress.
James N. Strode had 13 votes for Senator.

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James W. Stephenson had 3 votes for Senator.

Benjamin I. Mills had 16 votes for Representative.

Stephen B. Forbes had 17 votes for Sheriff.

Elijah Wentworth, Jr., had 16 votes for Coroner.

Rufus Brown had 17 votes for County Commissioner.

Harry Boardman had 16 votes for County Commis-
sioner.

Holder Sisson had 16 votes for County Commis-
sioner.

James Walker had 1 vote for County Commissioner.

Certified by us,

JOSEPH NAPEK,
HARRY BOARDMAN,
STEPHEN M. SALESBURY.

Attest: Judges of Election.

\ 0^ of Election.

A poll book of an election in the Scott General
Precinct in Cook County, 111., on Saturday the 6th
of October, 1832.

VOTERS' NAMES.

Daniel Landon, Lyman Butterfield,

Joseph Naper, John Manning,

Harry Boardman, Christopher Payne,

John Murray, Peter Wycoft,

Alanson Sweet, Caleb Foster,

Asahel Buckley, John Naper,

Sherman King, Pierce Hawley.

S. M. Salesbury,

At an election held at the house of Joseph Naper
in the Scott General Election Precinct in the Flag
Creek District, in the County of Cook and State of
Illinois, on the 6th day of October in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-
two, the following-named persons received the
number of votes annexed to their respective names,
for the following described offices to wit:
Stephen M. Salisbury had 10 votes for Justice of

the Peace.

John Murray had 2 votes for Justice of the Peace.
John Manning had 1 vote for Justice of the Peace.
Sherman King had 1 vote for Justice of the Peace.
"Willard Scott had 14 votes for Constable.
William Laird had 12 votes for Constable.
John Murray had 1 vote for Constable.
Sherman King had 1 vote for Constable.
Certified by us.

JOSEPH NAPER,
HARRY BOARDMAN,
JOHN MURRAY,

Judges of Election.
Attest:

ALANBON SWEET, )
JOHN MANNING,

Clerks of Election.

. Soon after the election, says Judge Blodgett,
Henry Pomeroy, Samuel Gooderich, Hiram
Standish and Capt. John Barber settled at what
was at this time called the Hawley and Scott
settlement, which by the next year was so
much extended by new-comers as to nearly fill
up the gap between it and the Naper settle-
ment.

Among this class of settlers who came after
the Black Hawk war and became permanent res-
idents was John Stephens, who in July, 1832,
bought out a claim of P. F. W. Peck, a part of
which lies within the present corporate limits
of Naperville. He remained on it till his
death in 1862. Philinda, his daughter, mar-
ried William Laird the next year, 1833, and
went to the Fox River to live. Mr. Laird died
in 1834, when Mrs. Laird returned to her father's
house at Naperville, where she married Hiram
Fowler in 1844. She and her husband are now
(1882) both living in Naperville, and from them
the writer learned the date of the erection of
the first hotel in Naperville, as well as being
the first in the county of Du Page. It was the
Pre-emption House, the frame of which was
put up by George W. Laird, brother of William.
He sold it to John Stephens, who partly fin-
ished and rented it to Mr. Crocker, and subse-
quently to Mr. Douglas, Mr. Aldrich, and lastly
to Messrs. Munson & Webster, after which he
sold it to Gen. Bill.

When the frame of this old landmark was
raised, the event was one of no small magni-
tude in the estimation of those interested. On
all such occasions in that day, the inevitable
bottle is passed around at seasonable intervals,
and it appears that on this occasion a vein of
sentiment inspired at least one mind, and found
vent in the following lines, which were spoken
by Nathan Allen from the ridge pole of the
frame when finished.

"This place once a wilderness of savage and owls.
Where the red man once roamed and the prairie wolf
howled,

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This house now erected the place to adorn,
To shelter the living and babes yet unborn,
We'll name it " Pre-emption" a law that'scomplete,
For the use of George Laird who says he will treat."

The author's name is not known, hut nobody
will accuse him of plagiarism, for the lines them-
selves were too naively put together to allow
grounds for such a charge, painting as no other
language could the spirit of the days of 1834
at the Naper settlement. Michael Hines, who
came to the place the next year (1835), arrived
on Temple's line of stages, passing Barry's
Point, nine miles west of Chicago, where the
Widow Barry kept a hotel ; Lawton's, on the
Desplaines ; Brush Hill, where Mr. Fuller kept
a log hotel, and Richard Sweet's, a hotel one
and a half miles east of Naperville. Says Mr-
Hines : " The Pre-emption House was then the
only building on the low grounds. On the ele-
vated grounds were log houses where the Na-
pers, Mr. Strubler, Dr. White, Dr. Potter and
Alexander Howard, who kept the post office,
lived. There was one store also at the time.
Mr. Hines is now Justice of the Peace in Na-
perville. But the country all round was filling
up with settlers, and it may with truth be said
that its agricultural growth was more rapid
than its increase in trading interests, for the
reason that the first wants of the settler were
simplified down to his necessities, and until
the farmers of any pew country get revenues
from their farms, their villages will improve
slowly.

The only public surveys that had yet been
made in the country were of "the lands south-
east of the old Indian boundary line, which
only took in about fifty sections in the south-
east corner of the present county, but settlers
could not wait for surveys. They were on the
ground, and when they saw a piece of land that
suited them, they took possession of it, or, at
least, as much of it as they felt their ability to
pay for when it came to be surveyed and
brought into market by the Government. To

define the limits of their claims, they plowed a
furrow around them on prairies, and blazed the
trees to define claim lines in the groves. The
first claims thus made were for lands comprising
both prairie and timber in requisite proportions;
water also being an important consideration,
lands on the Du Page River, or those on which
springs were found, were the first sought for.
| All lands of this description, for many miles
around the Naper settlement, were under claim
as early as 1835, but plenty of open prairie had
not been taken possession of previous to 1839.

The second hotel built in the Naper settle-
ment was the New York House. It was not at
first intended for a hotel, but for a wagon and
blacksmith shop, for which purpose it was used
for a year or more, when it was metamorphosed
into a house of entertainment, by removing the
forges which once stood where now the billiard
table stands in this establishment, which is
still like the Pre-emption House, one of the
links that connect the early day to the present.

R. N. Murray was its first proprietor. While
the house inside had been purged of every ves-
tige of blacksmith's cinders honorable in their
place, but not appropriate in a hotel, still the
old swings for shoeing oxen outside remained
for some years after their mission had ended
there standing as a huge memento of the early
methods of transportation by these slow, but
faithful animals, with their cloven hoofs plated
with iron.

During all this time, Naperville was the cen-
ter of attraction. Here was a saw mill, stores,
shops and two taverns, and it was on the great
highwa}- that led from Chicago to Ottawa, and
thence to Vandalia, the capital of the State.
This road was traveled by a constant stream of
prairie schooners, as they were called. They
were large Pennsylvania wagons covered with
canvas, drawn by oxen. Slowly they moved
along, with their ponderous burdens following
the beaten track over the great ocean of waving
grass, that was omnipresent, with nothing to

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relieve its monotonous grandeur (if the ex-
pression is admissible) but here and there a
grove. When night overtook them, their drivers
fed the oxen from the prairie and berthed him-
self in the wagon after having eaten his cold
boiled ham and corned bread, seasoned with a
swallow from his flask (if he had not joined the
teetotalers) to tone up his spirits with his di-
gestion.

Naperville was a far-famed stopping-place
for these travelers, and some of its early resi-
dents have informed the writer that more than
fifty of these " prairie schooners " anchored
there during the season of travel every night.
Whisky was 20 cents per gallon, and they had
merry times. Far along the verge of the grove
their shouts rent the air, and their camp-fire^
gleamed through the darkness till a late hour-
The teams from the West were loaded with grain
for the Chicago market, and those from the
East with goods to supply the necessities of
farmers, such as salt, leather, plows and other
indispensables.

Besides this travel through the place, there
was a large travel from every direction to it, to
bring corn and wheat to a grist-mill, which
Bailey Hobson and Harry Boardman had fin-
ished in running order in 1835. This was the
first and only one of the kind that went by water
ill a large scope of country around, and here
the farmers came with their grists, and also took
the occasion to do a little shopping at the stores.

It was a great event in the place when this
mill went into operation ; every one wished to
help the enterprise along, and let it not be for-
gotten that in this benevolent work Miss Lucy
Standish made the bolt cloth, and ingeniously
put it on the reel. . She is cousin to the wife of
Mr. F. Mather, a resident of Wheaton, and a
true descendant of Old Cotton Mather, the great
foe to Salem Witches. Whether Miss Standish
is related in any way to the celebrated Miles,
the writer cannot say, but it is certain that she
is not his direct descendant, as he died a bache-

lor, after an unsuccessful courtship, resulting
from the blunder of sending an agent to do his
courting, who won the lady on his own account,
and left poor Miles a lonesome monument of
the old adage, that " faint heart never won
fair lady." Albeit the memory of Miles Stand-
ish is embalmed in history, for his pugnacious
feelings toward the Indians, who never commit-
ted an offense against him. His humble name-
sake, Miss Lucy, whose ingenuity in making
the first bolt cloth that ever separated bran
from flour in this county, still lives among us,
worthy to be represented in these pages. In
the good old times when she was in the hey-
day of her vigor, almost everybody partook of
the " rough and ready " spirit. If anything
difficult or dangerous was to be done, there was
little shirking. Nobody was afraid of soiling
their kid gloves. It's doubtful if there was such
a thing in the county.

Hiram Fowler, who still lives as a resident
of Naperville, now far advanced in years, de-
lights to rehearse the tales of early life there,
and amongst other reminiscenses, has a wolf
story, which, though familiar to his fellow-citi-
zens, will bear printing for the benefit of those
who have not heard him tell it.

In 1836, his home was a mile and a half
above Naperville, on the bank of the Du Page,
from which, late one afternoon, he rode to the
town on horseback to buy some groceries. On
his return, his dog encountered a wolf some
distance ahead of him, and he well knew, from
the fierce snapping and yelping, that a battle
was going on between the two. Hastening to
the spot, he dismounted, but he had no weapon,
not even a stick with which he could take part
in the evenly matched fight. But, unarmed as
he was, he ventured to give the wolf a kick in
the head, or rather make the attempt to, when
the defender caught the toe of his boot, and
cut a hole through the upper with a single
snap, his tooth passing between two of Mr.
Fowler's toes.

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Nothing daunted by the failure of this first
charge upon the enemy, he next grappled with
him, catching him by the hind foot and swing-
ing him around so violently that he could not
turn the biting end to defend himself. Mr.
Fowler saw his advantage, hung to him with
the grip of a giant, swinging him furiously with
one hand, while with the other he seized the
bridle of his horse and leaped upon his back,
still clinging to the wolf. He now galloped to
the home of Mr. Bird, half a mile distant, who
came to his assistance and dispatched the wolf.

Besides the permanent settler who plants
himself on the soil of a new country and grows
up with the country, is another class of men,
of whom it may with truth be said, lose the
end in the means to acquire that end. They
are the incarnation of the true pioneer, and
their love for settling on the broad face of
nature, untarnished by the devices of clans or
even the restraints of conventionalism, amounts
to a passion, or, as some would say, " a hobby."
These men are almost always generous and
self-sacrificing, abhor technicalities and scorn
thieves.

They take a short cut toward what they
consider a principle of justice, though it may
be across fields of jurisdiction. Mr. Lewis
Ellsworth, a well-known citizen of Naperville,
tells the writer an anecdote as to one of these
men, named Stout, who had made a claim on
the west side of the East Branch of the Du
Page, Lisle Township, Section 11. He had a
large field of corn near the road where the
travel went from the back country to Chicago,
and it was a frequent occurrence that passers
with loaded wagons would take corn from his
field to bate their teams. When informed of
this, he replied that it was all right, as he felt
so strongly imbued with the principle of hospi-
tality that he felt no desire to put a stop to
what the mildest name other people would have
given to it would be a trespass. But Mr. Stout
came from a backwoods place in Indiana, where

the generosity of the neighborhood would for-
bid one to charge pay for a horse feed, and he
could not bring himself to such a practice.
Soon after this, there came an avalanche of
settlers and the machinery of law and society
was put fairly in motion. Then he left for a
new field on which to bask in the sunshine of
immunity from restraints.

Those who have lived in frontier places can
best understand the eccentricities of these men.
The writer once knew one of them to move six
or eight miles and build a new cabin at the
spot because his cow had chosen Tier range
there, which whim would be like the tail wag-
ging the dog instead of the dog the tail.
Without drawing any comparison between
these men and Oscar Wilde, who stands at
the other end of the pole, it is justly due to
them to say that, with all their idiosyncracies )
thev possess points out of which the romancer
and the poet weaves the brightest colors into
his fabric. Cooper's Leather Stocking was
one of them, and Longfellow's Lover of Evan-
geline was another. One other class of the
early day deserves mention, and that is the
preacher.

The reverend pioneer was no testhetic. He
rode an ambling pony from settlement to set-
tlement, and quartered on the hospitality of
the people as he went along, which was always
a steadfast dependence, for no one would turn
anybody away, especially a preacher. He was
always verj- much at home, and, if his coat
often wanted a few stitches to make it present-
able to an audience, he did not hesitate to ask
the mistress of the household whose circle he
honored with his presence to do the necessary
i needle work. His sermons, if not elegant,
; were effective, and laid the foundation for more
' learned and perhaps more effeminate preachers
to reap where he sowed the seed.

Kev. S. R. Beggs was one of these early

preachers, and has written a book relating his

: early experiences, from which the following

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quotations are taken as good authority to
show the methods and mission of the early
preacher. On page 91, he says: " I thanked
him, and attended morning devotions. The
thanks and prayers of the Methodist minister
in those days alwa3's settled the reckoning with
their hosts." On page 108, continues Father
Beggs, in 1834 : "I was re-appointed to Des-
plaines Mission (this included the Du Page
country), and I returned with renewed zeal,
which in this case was the more necessary, as
the rage for speculation was just commencing
among both settlers and emigrants. It was
an earnest struggle, and it sometimes seemed
impossible to hold the attention of the sinner
long enough to impress him with the great
claim which the Gospel had on him. Those
who would not come out to church I followed
to their houses, conversing with them on the
highways and by the wayside. It was a doubt-
ful struggle ; but by the help of the Lord and
His efficient instruments in the persons of
Brothers Walker, E. Scarriott and F. Owens
I saw many souls converted and believers

strengthened. * * * My worldly goods
increased, so that, if one could use the paradox,
I was cursed with blessings. Three years be-
fore, I owned a horse and $60, now my farm of
240 acres was nearly paid for, and I had four
horses, seven cows and forty hogs."

On page 229, in speaking of Rev. Mr. See,
Father Beggs continues : "I knew him well, and
as a good preacher, and if he ' got into the
brush,' as the pioneers used to say, when one
was at a loss how to go on with his sermon, it
was no more than others did who made preten-
sions to greater advantages when trying to
preach without a manuscript, and at last did
not get the brush cleared away after all, as did
Father See. Indeed, I have often thought of
the story of one of the ' regular succession,' who,
while preaching, suddenly discovered that ' third-
ly ' had been blown out of the window, by means
of which he lost the thread of his ideas, and
came to a full stop. And " (continues Father
Beggs, in defending Mr. See from an attack
made on him for ' slaughtering the king's En-
glish ' ), " thank God, he slaughtered sin, also."

OHAPTEE IV.

PUBLIC LAND SURVEYS THE LAND CLAIM SYSTEM NECESSITY FOR THE HIGHER LAW THE BIG
WOODS CLAIM PROTECTING SOCIETY THE LAND PIRATE COMPANY LAND SPECULATORS
INDIAN BURYING GROUNDS THE FOX RIVER COUNTRY METHOD OF GRINDING
CORN INDIAN VILLAGES INDIAN AGRICULTURE INDIAN MODES OF
TRAVEL THE COUNTRY NORTH, EAST AND SOUTH OF THE DU PAGE
SETTLEMENTS THE DU PAGE COUNTY SOCIETY FOR MU-
TUAL PROTECTION THE HOGNATORIAL COUNCIL.

square ; a section is one mile square ; a half-
section is one mile long and one-half mile wide ;
a quarter-section is one-half mile square ; a
half-quarter-section is one-half mile north and
south, and one-fourth mile east and west ; a
quarter - quarter - section is one -fourth mile
square ; a lot is one of the subdivisions of such
part of a fractional section as is not susceptible

E public lands of the United States are
-L ordinarily surveyed into rectangular tracts,
bounded by lines conforming to the cardinal
points. These tracts are designated as town-
ships, sections, half-sections, quarter-sections,
half-quarter-sections, quarter-quarter-sections,
and lots. They have, as nearly as may be, the
following dimensions : A township is six miles

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of division into quarter-quarter-sections, and
contains, as nearly as may be, the quantity of
a quarter-quarter-sectiou.

This plan of survey is called the rectangular
system. It has been in operation since the
latter part of the last century. Since its in-
auguration, it has undergone modifications con-
tributing much to its completeness. The later
surveys are, therefore, much more systematic
and regular than the early ones.

In applying this system to any portion of the
public lands, a base line, on a parallel of lati-
tude, and a principal meridian intersecting it,
are established as the necessities and con-
venience of the survey ma}' require ; and they
are laid clown and marked with great care.
Other lines are then run corresponding to these,
and so that the last ones are, as nearly as may
be, six miles apart each way.

The rectangular tracts thus formed are the
townships, and subdivisions of these form the
sections and fractions of sections.

A line of townships extending north and
south is called a range. The ranges are desig-
nated by their number east or west of the
principal meridian. The townships in each
range are named by their number north or
south of the base line.

This will be understood by observing upon
the map of Illinois that a principal meridian is
laid down from the mouth of the Ohio River
northward through the State, and that in the
northeast corner of Washington County it in-
tersects a base line on the parallel of thirty-
eight and a half degrees. This principal
meridian and base line, it will be seen, are each
numbered both ways from the point of inter-
section. This is the third of the established
permanent meridians of the laud survey.
Springfield, for instance, is thus found to be in
Township 16 north, in Range 5 west, of the
Third Principal Meridian.

The Fourth Principal Meridian begins at the
mouth of the Illinois River and intersects a

base line at Beardstown. All of the Slate
west of the Illinois River, and west of the
Third Principal Meridian northward from where
it crosses the Illinois River, is numbered from
this fourth meridian. The Second Principal
Meridian extends from the Ohio River, in
Crawford Count} 7 , Ind., through the State. It
intersects the base line in Orange County. The
portion of Illinois east of Range 11 east of the
Third Principal Meridian, north to the south
line of Township 31, is numbered from this
Second Principal Meridian, all the rest is num-
bered from the Third Meridian, ami Du Page
County is included in this territory. The public
surveys had been extended through the entire
southern and central portions of the State of
Illinois long before Du Page County or the
northern part of the State had been settled,
and on no part of the public domain of the
wild and unsurveyed territory of the United
States had so many complex conditions crossed
the path of the settler as here.

That this country had so long remained
comparatively unknown to the world outside,
was due to the fact that the Indian title to it had
not been extinguished till the social antagon-
isms of the white and red races were brought
face to face with each other, and demanded
action to prevent violence. The Pottawatomies
had been no idle observers of the manner by
which their red brethren east of them had been
driven from their lands. They had seen these
tribes take up the hatchet, and though led by
such renowned chiefs as Pontiac, Little Tur-
tle and Tecumseh, had been vanquished and
almost annihilated in the unequal combat that
followed their efforts to defend their soil from
the first inroads of the settlers. Hoping to
avert such a calamity, they attempted to do it
by submission, and in accordance with this
policy never molested the settlers who came
among them, nor could Black Hawk's emissa-
ries with all their bravado induce them to
change their peaceful policy. For this reason

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the Government could have no quarrel with
them, and there was no necessity to extinguish
their title to their lands till social influences
under the conditions of peace as already stated
made it essential to the best interests of both
the red and white races to do so. This is why
public surveys in Northern Illinois had been
retarded so long. The consequence was that
the settlers, in their haste to secure the best
lands, were obliged to take possession of them
in a state of nature, and establish the limits
and boundaries of their farms themselves,
which limits of course would have to be
changed to suit the lines made by the survey-
ors when they came to be made. To adjust
these limits whose section lines left portions of
two or more men's claims in one section, in-
volved nice distinctions in the natural princi-
ple of justice, with no precedent or rule as a
guide. This was only one of many other com-
plications to be solved on principles of equity
and fair dealing growing out of land claims.
The primary object of the settlers was to secure
homes for themselves, while for the rights of
the land speculator who came here to take
possession of the land to speculate on and en-
rich himself on its enhanced value growing out
of their labor, they cared nothing. He did
not come within the pale of this protection; on
the contrary, he was regarded with jealousy,
and had a thorny path to travel when he came
in collision with their interests.

But the foremost object of the settlers was
to guard against " claim jumping." This was
an attempt on the part of some interloper to
take possession of some parcel of land within
the limits of a claim already made. The lim-
its were marked by a furrow in the prairie, and
in the groves by marking the trees in a similar
manner to the way in which public surveyors
" blaze " their lines through the woods in tim-
bered countries.

To adjust all the disputes liable to grow out
of all these circumstantial points, it was

thought expedient to organize a society and
appoint a committee of referees with plenary
power to settle all issues that compromise had
failed to harmonize between parties interested-
To this end, on the 6th of February, 1836,
a meeting of claim-holders was convened at
the house of Mr. A. Culver, who lived on the
eastern side of the Big Woods, which lies
partly in the southeastern corner of Du Page
County and also beyond to the west in Kane
Count}-. At this meeting, Dr. Levi Ward,
Frederick Stolp, A. E. Carpenter, William J.
Strong and Charles Sidders were appointed a
committee for the purpose required. These
gentlemen constituted a court of justice from
whose decision there was in substance no ap-
peal. Not that they or their constituency held
themselves in a position of defiance to law-
They only made a law unto themselves to pre-
pare for an emergency for which the laws of
the land had not made provision. They only
protected themselves in their natural rights to
land before it was surveyed, as the Government
protected pre-emptors after surveys had been
made.

It is true that certain contingencies were lia-
ble to come up with them not possible to pre-
emptors of public lands, and for these contin-
gencies they did not hesitate to provide, as the
sequel will show ; and here the historian would
be at default if he did not record the fact that
in no case has the decision of this self-consti-
tuted court been accused of injustice. The so-
ciety formed at the house of Mr. Culver was
called " The Big Woods Claim Protecting So-
ciety," of which John Warne was Secretary.
It was the first of the kind in the county and
consisted of ninety-seven members, including
officers, all of whom, so far as tradition and
reports go, were stalwart, justice-loving men,
who would neither commit an offense against
justice nor submit to one, quite a number of
whom are still living.

As an historic record, a list of those who first

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joined the societj' is inserted : John Warne,
A. E. Carpenter, James Dyer, John Mosier,
Joseph Fish, J. M. Warren, John Maxwell,
Cornelius Jones, John Ogden, Phineas Graves,
William Hall, David Crane, James Brown,
Frederick Stolp, Nelson Murray, Taylor S.
Warne, Jesse B. Ketchum, Barton Eddy, David
McKee, J. S. P. Lord, Joseph Wilson, Warren
Smith, Henry M. Waite, Lyman King, Luther
Chandler, Gilbert S. Kouse, S. H. Arnold, Jos-
eph Stolp, Reuben Austin, Charles Arnold,
Levi Leach, Elihu Wright, Nahan Beardsley,
S. Hurlbut, Darias J. Lamphear, Walter Ger-
main, John B. Eddy, John Gregg, Samuel
Mosier, Orrin W- Graves, B. Tubbs, Jr., Joseph
Thayer, Thomson Paxton, L. Ward, Charles
Brown, Charles Bidders, James Hj'mes, Nathan
Williams, William J. Strong, Robert Hopkins,
Jesse Graves, John Stolp, Allen Williams, A.
Culver, Thomas N. Paxton, Dennis Clark,
Amander P. Thomas, Alfred Churchill, R. S.
Ostrander, A. W. Beardsley, George Laird,
George C. Howes, Samuel Paxton, William
Williams, George Monroe, Harvey Higbee, N.
H. Thomas. Enos Coleman, Linus L. Coleman,
Eli Northum, Zerah Jones, Reuben Jones,
George S. Blackman, Blackman & Winslow,
William E. Bent, J. B. & E. Smith, Ira Wood-
man, Alden S. Clifford, William Hill, John Fox,
Nathan Williams. Alanson Arnold, Eleazer
Blackman, Aurin Ralph, John Bidders, Russel
Whipple, Sheffield Mills, Jonas Lamphear, Will-
iam R. Currier, Manus Griswold, Isaac Barnes.
These gentlemen bound themselves, in the pe-
nal sum of $1,000 each, to protect and assist
each other in their respective claims, as per the
decisions of the committee they had appointed
to represent and define their rights.

Their meetings were to be twice a year, or
oftener if necessary, and the next one met on
the 6th of August, 1836, at the house of Thomas
Paxton. This was by the provisions of their
compact to be the date of their annual meet-
ing.

A new committee was chosen at this meet-
ing, consisting of William J. Strong, Thomson
Paxton, John Gregg, Warren Smith and Fred-
erick Stolp. At this meeting, it was made the
duty of the Secretary to record the description
of each claim of the different members, who were
to give the same to him within ninety days.
The meeting was adjourned to meet again at
the same place on the 4th of February the suc-
ceeding year.

As already stated, the Big Woods' Claim
Protecting Society was the first one of its kind
established here ; but previous to its organiza-
tion a company of land speculators had entered
the Big Woods, and laid claim to several sec-
tions of its best timbered land, and for the better
security of their lands had built a rail fence
around it. The gentlemen composing this so-
ciety gloried in the name of the Land Pirate
Company, but their piratical exploits in monop-
olizing the timber wanted for the use of the
settlers never achieved sufficient notoriety to be
lionized as marine highwaymen were by Byron
in " The Corsair," for not long after the forma-
tion of the Big Woods Society the fence they
had built around their claim disappeared, and
nobody ever knew who hauled the rails away
any more than it was known who, under the
guise of Indian plumes and paint, only sixty
years before this event, had went aboard the
English ships in Boston Harbor, and emptied
their tea chests into the sea. One of these tea
destroyers survived till about the date of this
Big Woods Company's birth, having in his lat-
ter years revealed his identity, and, perhaps,
some of those who moved away the offending
rails, by means of which it was hoped to retain
the timber of the Big Woods, may yet tell how
it was done, and who did it. Possibly the old
veteran of Boston Harbor had set them up to
the business.

Land speculators at the time of the formation
of this societ}-, were almost as numerous as the
actual settlers. The}- made a business of mark-

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iug out claims in a similar manner to settlers,
and, after making slight improvements on them,
selling these claims to settlers at a large profit.
Against this grievance there was no remed}',
for it was optional with the settler to purchase
his claim or go farther West and make one from
the great domain west of the Fox lliver, between
which and the Rock River no claims had been
made, except along their immediate banks.

The land south of the Indian boundary line
having been surveyed about the year 1830, came
into market in 1835. Much of it rested under
claims, and a collision of interest came up when
the land was offered for sale at the land office
in Chicago. Speculators began to bid on it as
high as 10 or $15 per acre, and quite a num-
ber of actual settlers lost the lands on which
they had settled and made improvements ; but
the sale had not proceeded long till the claim-
ants asserted their rights, backed up by too for-
midable an array of force and influence for the
speculators to set at defiance, and no more bid-
ding on lands under a settler's claim waa ven-
tured on. The same year, in 1835, the lands
along Fox River were partly under claims, and
from Joseph Tefft, M. D., a present resident of
Elgin, the writer has learned the extent of set-
tlements from the present site of Aurora, then
known as Waubonsie's Village, to Elgin at that
time.

Mr. Tefts came from Madison County, N. Y.,
and, after making a short stop at a place called
the Yankee settlement, on the Desplaines
River, he passed through Naperville, and
thence to the Fox River, in the autumn of
1835. Where Aurora now is, he found on the
west bank of the river a log cabin, where Mr.
Wilde lived on land he had claimed. On the
east bank were some settlers also, but not
more than two or three. Two and a half miles
up the river, was the Indian bury ing-ground,
where mounds like those in our cemeteries
were raised over graves. Here were newly-
made graves, for the country was still occu-

pied by a remnant of Waubonsie's subjects.
Besides those buried in the ground was the
body of a child, incased in birch bark, attached
to the limb of a tree far above their reach,
where it swung to and fro in the wind. This
custom of depositing the remains of young
children in trees, thus incased, was not unusual
among the Indians. Perhaps it was to rock
them to sleep. A Mr. McNemar then owned a
claim at the place, including the Indian ceme-
tery. Farther along, a man named Clybourne
had a saw mill on a branch of the Fox River
coming in from the west, near the present site
of Batavia. At the present site of Geneva
lived James Herrington, who then kept a store
at the place, depending on custom from settlers
from a large radius of country around. At
the present site of St. Charles lived Mr. Fer-
sons, father of Reed Persons, on the west side
of the river. Four miles to the north lived
Rice Fay, who came to the place the year be-
fore, and had raised a few vegetables and some
corn for family use. Not long afterward, Mr.
Teffts having made a claim and settled a short
distance above him on the river, he came to
his cabin to buy a few potatoes, but no per-
suasion could induce him to sell them ; but,
just before leaving, he gave him some, in
which respect he was not unlike many other
pioneers. Mr. Fay had a large family, and
ground all their cereals for bread in a coffee
mill during the winter of 1835-36.

Farther up, where the army trail crossed
Fox River, lived Mr. Kendall in a log cabin on
his claim. Above him, Ira Minard had a claim
on the ground now occupied by the Elgin
Insane Asylum.

Mr. Minard, Reed Persons and B. T. Hunt
were the founders of St. Charles.

At Elgin was a log cabin on the west side of
the river where Jonathan Kimball lived, who
was subsequently Justice of the Peace at Elgin.
Phineas Kimball lived on the east side, immc
diately north of the present site of the depot.

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North of him lived Ransom Olds, and the next
who came were James T. Gifford, the founder
of Elgin, who built a house near where Mr. Or-
lando Davidson now lives ; Hezekiah Gifford,
who built a house where George S. Bowen lives,
and Dr. Tefft, who settled in South Elgin and
now lives in Elgin.

There had been a large Indian village be-
tween the present city of Elgin and Dundee,
where about three acres of land still bore the
marks of their rude agriculture. Similar signs
were also apparent at South Elgin, where even
some of the tent poles of the Indians were
standing where their frail tenements had but
recently stood.

When the inhabitants of these places changed
their residence for a winter's hunt, or to make
a visit to a neighboring town, sometimes they
all went together, with the papoose baby
straped to a board which was lashed to the
back of the mother. The next two oldest put
one each into saddle-bags, and thrown across
the back of the pony as we used to take a grist
to mill in the olden time. The father then
mounted the pony, and then all were ready for
a march, the patient squaw having the hardest
part, as she tugged the papoose along by the
side of her lord, whose leggings her hands had
ornamented with porcupine quills or beads.

Fox River was then full of fish, which were
caught by the settlers and sometimes salted
down for table use in the winter. Beyond these
beginnings on the river-bank westwardly, was
a waste of prairie presenting no attraction to
the settler till the Rock River was reached.
To the north no settlements had been made till
the vicinity of Green Bay and Fort Howard
was reached. To the east was the mushroom
town of Chicago, waiting the completion of the
canal as a voucher for ultimate grandeur. Be-
tween this germ cell of a city and the Du Page
was first a dismal swamp, drained in its western
verge by the Desplaines River, on the banks of
which Mr. Barnardus Lawton had established

a hotel that old settlers still hold in grateful
remembrance.

Southward of the Du Page settlement we
must remember that at this date of which we
now speak, 1835, it belonged to Cook County
was a country settled more and more densely
the farther one went, till he reached Edwards
Count}', opposite St. Louis.

These were the surroundings of what is now
Du Page Count}-, when the claimants of land here
first put down their stakes, not to be pulled up
again, and united their wisdom in council at
the Big Woods, for the purpose of uniting their
muscle, if necessary, to protect each other in
getting deeds of the lands which their labors
were about to make valuable. In this there
was no law but the higher law to protect them,
and this they were bound to employ. That dis-
putes, and what are called old-claim feuds, arose,
is true, but they had their origin in the same
misconception of the principles of justice that
give rise to law suits now, and not in the action
of the league.

A society having similar objects in view as
the Big Woods Society, was formed in Naper-
ville October 28, 1839. It was called the Du
Page Countj 1 Society for Mutual Protection.
For a record of this society, we quote from
Richmond & Vallett's History :

Russell Whipple was called to the Chair, and
James C. Hatch appointed Secretary. Whereupon
the following report was read to the meeting: At
a meeting of the settlers of Du Page County, held
at Naperville on the 29th of September last, to take
measures for securing their rights and interests to
and in their respective claims, a committee of ten
was appointed to draft rules and regulations to pre-
sent for the consideration of this meeting, in com-
pliance with which, said committee respectfully beg
leave lo present the following:

Situated as we are upon Government lands, which
have, by the industry of the settlers, already be-
come highly valuable, and inasmuch as our claims
lie in such a variety of shapes, and are of such dif-
ferent dimensions that they cannot in any manner
correspond with the Government survey, it appears
necessary, in order to prevent the most fearful con-

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

sequences, that the lines of our respective claims
should be established previous to the Government
survey, and we ourselves bound by the strong arm
of the law, to reconvey, as hereinafter mentioned,
to our neighbors, -whenever these lands are sold by
the order of the General Government, so as to keep
our claims as the}' are now established; and to ac-
complish this end, we recommend the following
regulations:

first. We do hereby form ourselves into a so-
ciety, to be called the Du Page County Society for
Mutual Protection, and agree to be governed by
such prudent rules and by-laws as the society may
hereafter adopt, not inconsistent with the laws of
the country; and that we will make use of all hon-
orable means to protect each other in our respective
claims, as may hereafter be agreed upon and re-
corded; and that we will not countenance any un-
just claim, set up by speculators or others ; and we
declare that the primary object of this society is to
protect the inhabitants in their claims and bounda-
ries, so that each shall deed and redeed to the other
as hereinafter mentioned, when the Government
survey does not agree with the present lines, or lines
which may hereafter be agreed upon.

Second. That there be a committee of five ap-
pointed at this meeting, three of whom may form a
board of arbitration, to decide from legal testimony,
all disputes respecting the lines or boundaries of any
claim to which they may be called together, with
the costs of the arbitration, and the party or parties
who shall pay the same: Provided, It does not ap-
pear that such dispute has previously been decided,
by an arbitration held by the agreement of the par-
ties, which shall be a bar against further proceed-
ings of said committee, except as to matter of costs.

Third. That each of the said committee shall
be entitled to $1 per day, for each day officially en-

Fourth. That in all cases where the parties
cannot establish their lines, either by reference to
their neighbors or otherwise, either party may, at
any time, by giving to the other ten days' notice of
his or her intention, call out at least three of the
board of arbitration, to decide the same, and their
decision shall be final.

Fifth. That there shall be one Clerk appointed
at this meeting, who shall keep a fair record of all
transactions of this association, and also of all de-
scriptions of claims presented to him for record:
Provided, That there is attached thereto a certificate
from all who have adjoining claims, certifying to
the correctness of such description, or a certificate

signed by a majority of any arbitration, met to es-
tablish any line or lines of said claim; and that the
said Clerk shall be entitled to 25 cents for recording
each claim and certificate.

Sixth. That it shall be the duty of every settler
to present to :he Clerk, a definite description of his
or her claim, either from actual survey or other-
wise, and also to set his or her hand and seal to a
certain indenture, drafted by Giles Spring, Esq., of
Chicago, for this society.

Seventh. That there be a committee of three in
each precinct appointed at this meeting, for the pur-
pose of carrying into effect the sixth regulation.

Eighth. That the settlers on the school lands
ought to obtain their lands at Government prices.

Ninth. That we will firmly and manfully pro-
tect all who conform to the above regulations pre-
vious to the 1st day of January, 1840.

Which report and regulations were unanimously
adopted, and ordered to be embodied in a consti-
tution.

Thereafter, on motion, a committee of six was
appointed by the chair, to nominate a board of ar-
bitration and Clerk, viz., Lewis Ellsworth, Elihu
Thayer, Luther Hatch, Cornelius Jones, Job A.
Smith and David S. Dunning; who, having retired,
returned and reported Lyman Meacham, Erastus
Gary and Stephen J. Scott Board of Arbitration, and
P. Ballingall, Clerk; which nominations were ap-
proved of.

Whereupon, it was moved and adopted, that the
following persons be the precinct committee, viz.:

Naperville Precinct Stephen J. Scott, Henry
Goodrich, Nathan Allen, Jr.

Webster Precinct John W. Walker, James C.
Hatch, Pierce Downer.

Deerfield Precinct Luther Morton, Perus Barney ^
Moses Stacy.

Washington Precinct Lyman Meacham, Smith
D. Pierce, Capt. E. Kinny.

Orange Precinct Job A. Smith, William Kim-
ball, Luther F. Sanderson.

DuPage Precinct Warren Smith, Lorin G. Hul-
bert, Alvah Fowler.

Big Woods Precinct John Warne, Levi Leach,
William J. Strong.

Resolved, That this meeting adjourn till the first
Monday in January, 1840.

RUSSELL WHIPPLE, Chairman.

JAMES C. HATCH, Secretary.

At a meeting of the " Du Page County Society
for Mutual Protection," held at Naperville, the 6th
day of January, A. D. 1840, in pursuance of ad-

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journment, Russell Whipple took the chair, when,
on motion of Mr. George Martin, it was

Resolved, That the time for recording the claims
of the members of this society, in order to secure
the benefits of the ninth resolution of the meeting
held on the 28th of October last, be extended till
the 1st day of March next.

On motion of Mr. James C. Hatch,

Resolved, That the claims belonging to members
of this society which lie on the line of or in another
county shall be entitled to record and protection, on
the member complying with the fifth regulation.

On motion of Mr. Lyman Meacham,

Resolved, That when a claim belonging to a mem-
ber of this association shall border on that of a non-
resident, or that of a person out of the State, or on
land not occupied, the same shall be recorded if a
certificate from the adjoining claimants be attached
thereto, certifying to such non-residence, absence or
non-occupancy, and that there is no dispute concern-
ing the same.

On motion of Mr. William J. Strong,

Resolved, That any member of this society who,
in an arbitration, fails to establish his claim before
the Board of Arbitration, shall pay the costs thereof
within six days from the decision being pronounced,
and failing to make such payment, he shall cease to
be a member of this society.

Resolved, That this meeting adjourn until the first
Monday in March next.

P. BALLINGALL, Clerk.

At a meeting of the society held at Naperville, on
the 6th day of January, A. D. 1840, in pursuance
of adjournment, Stephen J. Scott was appointed
Chairman.

Resolved, That James Johnson and Isaac B. Berry
be allowed another trial in their arbitration with
Harry T. Wilson, on condition that said Johnson
and Berry pay one counsel fee and the whole costs
of the arbitration.

Resolved, That the Board of Arbitrators shall have
power to fill all vacancies occasioned by death, re-
moval or otherwise, between this time and the first
Monday in May next.

Resolved, That the resolution offered by William
J. Strong, and passed at last meeting, be and is
hereby repealed.

Resolved, That the line between Ephraim Collar
and Timothy E. Parsons is hereby declared to be

the road leading from to , laid by But-

terfield, Church and Arnold, as the same has been
recorded.

Resolved, That this meeting adjourn till the first
Monday in May next.

P. BALLIXGALL, Clerk.

At a meeting of the Du Page County Society for
Mutual Protection, held at Naperville, on Monday,
the 4th day of May, A. D. 1840, pursuant to adjourn-
ment, John Stevens was appointed Chairman and
James F. Wight Clerk pro tern., when, on motion of
Mr. P. Downer,

Resolved, That the time for settling and recording
claims of the members of this society be extended to
the first Monday in June next.

Resolved, That this meeting adjourn to the first
Monday in June next, then to meet at Naperville.
J. F. WIGHT. Clerk pro tern.

At a meeting of the Du Page County Society for
Mutual Protection, held at Naperville, on Monday,
the 1st day (being the first Monday) in June, 1840,
pursuant to adjournment, Capt. John Stevens was
appointed Chairman.

Patrick Ballingall, Esq., having resigned the
office of Clerk of this society, on motion of Mr.
Hunt,

Resolved, That James F. Wight be and is hereby
appointed Clerk of this society, in the place of P.
Ballingall, Esq., resigned.

Resolved, That the time for settling and recording
claims of the members of this society be extended
until the first Monday in September next.

On motion of Mr. James C. Hatch,

Resolved, That the Clerk hereafter record no cer-
tificates of claims unless it is certified that they are
the only claimants adjoining the claim or claims
offered to be recorded, or, for want of such certifi-
cate, that the applicant shall make oath that no
other person except those named in such certificate
adjoin him.

Resolved, That the Clerk shall notify all persons
whose claims are recorded (without their having
signed the settler's bond) that they sign the said
bond, or they will not be protected by this society.

Resolved, That this meeting adjourn to the first
Monday in September next, then to meet at the
Pre-emption House, in Naperville, at 1 o'clock P. M.
JAMES F. WIGHT, Clerk.

At a meeting of the Du Page County Society for
Mutual Protection, held at Naperville, on Wednes-
day, the 3d day of March, 1841, Hon. Russell Whip-
pie was called to the Chair, and Morris Sleight ap-
pointed Secretary.

After the object of the meeting had been stated
by Stephen J. Scott, the following persons were ap-

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HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY,

pointed a committee to draft resolutions expressive
of the sense of this meeting, viz.: Luther Hatch,
Stephen J. Scott, William J. Strong and Isaac
Clark.

On motion of N. Allen, Jr., Esq., Alymer Keith
was appointed Clerk of this society, to record claims
and the certificates for the same, and to keep the
settlers' book, in place of James F. Wight.

Resolved, That the time for recording claims be
extended to the first Monday of September, 1841.

The committeee appointed to draft resolutions
reported the following, which were adopted, with
one or two dissenting votes:

WHEREAS, It is generally believed that the public
lands on which we hold settlers' claims will be
shortly offered for sale, and in order that each
claimant may obtain and feel secure in the pos-
session of his just claim, it is deemed necessary that
there be a uniformity of action and feeling on the
subject, and believing that the proving up of pre-
emption claims will have a tendency to create ex-
citement and confusion, if not to interfere with the
rights of others; therefore be it

Resolved, 1. That we will not prove up our pre-
emption claims, even when justly entitled to do so,
except in cases where it may be deemed necessary to
secure the claimant; but that we will not do so with-
out the consent of a committee to be appointed by
this union or the several towns, to settle disputes.

Resolved, 2. Tnat any person who shall attempt
to obtain a pre-emption, and thereby seize upon any
part of any other person's claim, shall be deemed a
dishonest man, not entitled to the protection of this
union, and shall not be allowed to purchase any
other land in this county, if this union can pre-
vent it.

Resolved, 3. That when the inhabitants of any
township shall guarantee to those on the school sec-
tion, and entitled to a float, that they shall have
their claim at ten shillings per acre, then, in such
case, if they shall obtain, or attempt to obtain, a
float, or lay one upon any other claimant's just
claim, they shall be considered no better than a
thief or a robber, and shall have no protection from
this union.

Resolved, 4. That it is the duty of this association
to take measures to secure to claimants on the school
section their claims at government price.

Resolved, 5. That the protection of this union will
not be extended to any person who shall either take
or purchase a school section float, except the town-
ship refuse to guarantee, as in the third resolution.

Resolved, 6. That the several townships in this

county call meetings, and make arrangements and
adopt such measures as may be thought necessary
with regard to their claims at the approaching land
sale.

Resolved, 7. That the proceedings of this meeting
be forwarded by the Secretary to the land office in
Chicago, and ask of the Register and Receiver to
act with regard to lands in this county on the spirit
of the resolutions here passed.

Resolved, 8. That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the Chairman and Secretary and pub-
lished in the Chicago papers.

Subordinate claim societies were organized
in each of the precinct3 of the county ; the set-
tlers pretty generally joined them, and many
difficulties were adjusted by this means among
the squatters. The hard times which followed
the crisis of 1836 and 1837 discouraged specu-
lation somewhat, and but few were able to pur-
chase the land which they had improved, and
some were unable to do that. The pledges
made by the members of the claim societies
were uniformly carried out, and all honorable
men gave no cause of complaint to their neigh-
bors. In a few cases some less scrupulous
refused to deed lands in their possession to the
rightful owner, and, in consequence, quarrels
and some suits at law were the result.

We subjoin a few instances, showing how
summarily a certain class of claim difficulties
were disposed of. Many more might be added,
but let these suffice.

Two neighbors owned adjoining claims, and
at the time of the organization of the claim
society, their land was being surveyed by the
Government surveyor. One of the men hap-
pened to be a member of the societj', and the
other, not. It so happened that the random
line, run by the surveyor, cut off a portion of
the claim of the first, and left it in such a man-
ner that the other would be entitled to a pre-
emption upon it. When he discovered this, he
refused to deed the land to the one who claimed
it. Persuasion was used in vain. He thought
he had the advantage of his neighbor, and de-
termined to keep it. In a few days, however,

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matters assumed a different light, and then the
line was established so as to give back to the
society man not only what he claimed, but also
a large corner from his neighbor's tract, and
now he was entitled to a pre-emption. The ob-
stinate man was thus induced to join the socie-
ty, and take upon himself the obligation to
" deed and re-deed." After being kept in sus-
pense for awhile, by way of punishment, his
land was again restored to him.

There were many of the settlers who did not
.join the claim societies, but among all bona-fide
settlers there prevailed a determination to pro-
tect each other. The first trouble arising from
'claim jumping," was in 1836, or thereabouts,
respecting the claim of a Mr. Frothingham, in
the town of Milton. A family of squatters came
on and took possession of a portion of his
claim, without leave or license, and were deter-
mined to remain there in spite of %ntreaty or
phj'sical force. The settlement was apprised
of this state of affairs, and a company of about
fifty horseman proceeded to the cabin of the in-
corrigible squatters, who, on seeing them, broke
for tall timber, leaving but one occupant in the
cabin, an old lady who had passed the running
point. The sum of $17 was raised among the
company to indemnify the family for sundry
outlays which they had made upon the prem-
ises. This the old lady received upon condi-
tion that the family should quit the claim
without delay. To expedite the execution of
her part of the contract, the settlers fell to work
and assisted in the removal of the furniture
from the house, and in clearing the premises of
everything that belonged to the family. After
this had been done, the house was torn down
and the rubbish thrown into a heap near by,
preparatory to kindling a bonfire, when the
" meeting " was called to order and several
stump speeches, of a decidedly inflammatory
character, were made. We are not in posses-
sion of the minutes of those speeches, but have
been informed that the Hon. Nathan Allen

figured quite conspicuously in this part of the
exercises. His speech on that occasion is
spoken of as being one of his most felicitous
and pointed "efforts." When the speech-mak-
ing had subsided, fire was set to the heap of
promiscuous ruins, and the hut of the interlop-
ers was soon reduced to ruins. The conduct
of the settlers in this case proved a warning to
future intruders, and claim-jumping was rarely
heard of in that part of the county afterward.

A man from Plumb Grove happened to be
on his way to the Naper settlement, and passed
near the place while the affair just described
was taking place. Seeing the smoke ascend
from the spot, and hearing the universal uproar
among the settlers, he concluded at once that a
party of Indians was there, killing and laying
waste. Turning from the beaten track which
led near the house, he made a circuit around
the " marauders," and lashing his horses to
their utmost speed, rode to the settlement,
warning everybody to flee for their lives. The
cause of his fright was pretty generally under-
stood, and therefore he did not succeed in get-
ting up a very serious alarm.

A few years after, a contention arose respect-
ing the Tullis claim, which was situated in the
same neighborhood. Under a pre-emption law
passed about that time, a man by the name of
Harmond undertook to pre-empt a portion of
the claim of Mr. Tullis, who had already ob-
tained possession of it under a former pre-
emption act. In order to comply with the
provisions of the later act, Harmond built a
pen of small poles near the center of his claim,
stayed in it only one night, and started immedi-
ately for Chicago, to prove his pre-emption. On
his return, he commenced making repairs upon
an old block-house .which was already built
upon his " quarter," and being asked why he
was doing it, replied that he had pre-empted
that claim, and was going to live there. This
aroused the indignation of the neighboring
squatters, who called a meeting to take into

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consideration the conduct of Mr. Harmond. He,
being present, was advised to relinquish his
claim, but he positively refused to do it, and at
the same time threw out some pretty savage
threats against the settlers, in case they at-
tempted to remove him by force. After a long
consultation, it was concluded that the building
on the premises should be torn down if he did
not abandon it without delay. At this decis-
ion, Harmond became greatly exasperated, and,
having his rifle with him, threatened to fire
upon "the first man who should tear off a
board." Whereupon a fearless Quaker gentle-
man stepped forth and remarked to Mr. Har-
mond that if he designed to put that threat into
execution he had better begin by shooting at
him, as he considered himself a mark of suffi-
cient magnitude for a claim jumper to shoot at,
anyhow. The old Quaker was soon joined by
Lyman Butterfield, who addressed Mr. Har-
mond in pretty much the same strain, inform-
ing him that if he was not willing to waste his
powder on one man, he would offer the addi-
tional inducement of placing his own body in
fair range, so that he might at least kill " two
birds with one stone." But Harmond could
not be prevailed upon to shoot, and so the
party proceeded to the disputed claim, tearing
down the house, and removing every vestige of
former occupancy. Before ten minutes had
elapsed, after the decision of the council of
settlers, this was done, and Mr. Harmond was
sent on his way to other parts, not rejoicing,
but uttering the most awful denunciations
against such ungentlemanly treatment.

In justice to a numerous class of our early
settlers, we deem it appropriate to introduce
here a brief notice of a society which was formed
in 1834, and known as the " Hognatorial Coun-
cil." We have ransacked all the dead languages
we ever heard of in order to obtain for our
readers some clew to the origin of thisprcenomen,
but have been signally defeated in the under-
taking. Its origin is altogether too obscure for

us, and we leave the task of tracing it to pro-
fessional archaeologists. The object of the
| " council " seems to have been the settling of a
peculiar class of claim difficulties, which were
not taken cognizance of by the bona fide claim
committee, and its operations were designed to
burlesque the proceedings of that committee,
as well as to ridicule courts in general. All
disputes brought before the " Hognatorial "
were settled in a summary and satisfactory
manner. We can illustrate this remark with
but one instance, which occurred in the south
part of the county. A man by the name of
Clark, who was firmly grounded in Midship-
man Easy's doctrine of " what belongs to my
neighbor belongs also to me," made a " claim '
upon another man's land, lying somewhere on
the Du Page River. Finding that peaceable
and quiet possession was impossible, he applied
to a gentleman who happened to be posted in
" hognatorial matters " for advice. He was, of
course, advised to bring the matter before the
" Hoguatorial Council," as that was the only
reliable tribunal having jurisdiction over such
grievances. His case was prepared by Nathan
Allen, a man of superior legal attainments, and
upon a certain day the Hognatorial Council
room was crowded to witness the proceedings
in the case. Allen opened the case b}- giving
to the jury a plain, unvarnished statement of
the facts, and closed it by a most pathetic ap-
peal to their sense of justice in behalf of his
wronged and injured client. Several witnesses
were called upon to testify, and the upshot of
the testimony was that Mr. Clark had a claim
commencing at a certain point on Du Page
River, but in what direction his lines ran from
that point it was impossible to ascertain. Sev-
eral hours were occupied in examining wit-
nesses, during which time Clark kept a boy
running to and fro between the " council cham-
ber " and his house, to inform his wife of the
different phases which the case assumed as the
trial progressed. At length the testimony was

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

all in, the closing argument made, and the case
submitted to the jury. There was but one
point left for the jury to act upon, and that re-
lated particularly to the boundary of Clark's
claim. They were out but a short time, and re-
turned the following verdict : " We, the jurors
in this case, decide that Mr. Clark is justly en-
titled to a piece of land lying on the Dn Page

River, and described as follows, to wit : Com-
mencing at a certain point on the east bank of
said river, and running perpendicular to the
horizon straight up." This was enough for
Clark. He hastened to communicate the result
to his waiting, anxious wife, and afterward pro-
ceeded to the tavern and got ingloriously
drunk over the result of his victorious suit.

CHAPTER V.

FIRST INTRODUCTION OF SLAVERY INTO THE COLONY OF VIRGINIA FIRST ANTI-SLAVERY LITERA-
TURE SOUTHERN ORIGIN OF ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETIES ACTION OF THE QUAKERS "THE
GENIUS OF UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION "EARLY ABOLITIONISTS THE OLD FEDERAL
PARTY ORIGIN OF THE DEMOCRATIC AND WHIG PARTIES ORIGIN OF THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY GOV. COLES ELIHU B. WASHBURNE STEPHEN A.
DOUGLAS ABRAHAM LINCOLN THE "WESTERN CITIZEN" INTRODU-
CES ABOLITIONISM INTO CHICAGO ITS EFFECT ILLINOIS THE
FIRST STATE TO TAKE POLITICAL ACTION IN THE ABOLI-
TION MOVEMENT JOHN BROWN FORT SUMTER.

THE history of the war of the rebellion has
been written by several of the ablest men
our country has produced as political econo-
mists and authors ; and while these men have
given us the fundamental principles that ruled
in the issue, and even told how these principles
gathered force in the councils of the nation,
none of them have made an historical record of
the special events from the first, which, step by
step, produced the cause for which the issue
came into being. Nor have they biographically
sketched the men who were the instruments by
which the great change in public opinion was
wrought, that finally became an " irrepressible
conflict," to be decided by the sword only.
This as yet unwritten chapter in history may be
appropriately introduced here to precede the
war record of Du Page County.

Among the first American anti-slavery lit-
erature to be found since we became a nation
are some tracts in the private library of George
Washington, which library was purchased by

some Boston gentleman, and presented to the
Boston Athenaeum for preservation, where they
may now be found. Next in order, exclusively
anti-slavery, may be cited an oration upon the
moral and political evils of slavery, delivered
at a public meeting of the Maryland Society for
Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, July 4,
1791, by George Buchanan. M. D., member of
the American Philosophical Society, Baltimore ;
printed by Philip Edwards, 1793, and re-printed
by Robert Clark & Co., Cincinnati, in 1873, as
an appendix to an address by William F. Poole
on early anti-slavery opinions, delivered before
the Cincinnati Literary Club in 1872. Dr-
Buchanan's oration was a forcible argument
against slavery, for which he received a vote of
thanks from the society before whom it was de-
livered. He was born near Baltimore, Septem-
ber 19, 1763, and died at Philadelphia of yellow
fever in 1807, while in the discharge of his
duties as a physician.

In Jefferson's Notes on Virginia, which were

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

written in 1781-82, occur paragraphs condem-
ning slavery in forcible language, and canvassing
different plans for its extinction. In these sen-
timents Mr. Jefferson was sustained by a very
respectable constituency of Southern men,
among whom was George Wythe, of William
and Mary College.

Says Mr. Poole in his address already re-
ferred to : " There never has been a time since
1619, when the first slave ship a Dutch man-
of-war entered James Eiver, in Virginia, when
in our countrv there were not persons protest-
ing against the wickedness and impolicy of the
African slave trade, and of the domestic slave
system. Slavery was introduced into the
American colonies against the wishes of the
settlers by the avarice of British traders, and
with the connivance of the British Government.
In 1772, the Assembly of Virginia petitioned
the throne of England to stop the importation
of slaves, using language as follows : ' We are
encouraged to look up to the throne and implore
your Majesty's paternal assistance in averting
a calamity of a most alarming nature. The
importation of slaves into the colonies from the
coast of Africa hath long been considered as a
trade of great inhumanity, and under its present
encouragement, we have great reason to fear,
will endanger the very existence of your Maj-
esty's dominion."

No notice was taken of the petition by the
crown, from which it is manifest that slavery
was enforced upon America by the mother
country.

Even while the first crude thoughts of the
American Kevolution were revolving in the
minds of our fathers, an anti-slavery society
was formed by the Quakers at Sun Tavern in
Philadelphia, April 14, 1775.

The next year, 1776, the Quakers disowned
such of their members as continued to hold
elaves over the lawful age.

Patrick Henry in a letter dated January 18,
1773, to Robert Pleasants, afterward President

of the Virginia Abolition Society, said : " Be-
lieve me I shall honor the Quakers for their noble
efforts to abolish slavery. * * * I believe
a time will come when an opportunity will be
offered to abolish this lamentable evil." The
first anti-slavery society took the name of the
society for the relief of free negroes unlawfully
held in bondage. It met four times in 1775,
but on account of the Revolutionary war did
not meet again till February, 1784, the next
year after peace. Benjamin Franklin was Pres-
dent and Benjamin Rush Secretary of this so-
ciety in 1787.

A society in New York was established for
the manumission of slaves January 25, 1785,
of which John Jay was President, and Alexan-
der Hamilton his successor.

The foregoing are only a few of the leading
anti-slavery societies which sprung into exis-
tence in the first half-century of our Govern-
ment. The American Colonization Society was
formed in 1816, for the purpose of freeing slaves
and sending them to Africa, but this was found
to be of but little avail in the immense work to be
accomplished. In 1827, there were 136 aboli-
tion societies in the United States, 106 of which
were in slave-holding States. Many of the
later established ones of these, were the result
of Benjamin Lundj 7 's efforts, who was the main
connecting link between the old societies
founded by the Revolutionary fathers and the
more modern Abolitionists, who revised the
work that they begun, and carried it on to suc-
cess amidst a storm of abuse, and sometimes
great personal violence.

Mr. Lund} 7 was a Hicksite Quaker, born
in New Jersey January 4, 1789. In 1821,
he commenced the publication of The Gen-
ius of Universal Emancipation at Mount
Pleasant, Ohio. This name to his paper was
borrowed from Grattan's eloquent speech on
the abolition of slavery in the British Do-
minion. His paper was removed to Tennessee,
where it was continued till it was again re-

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moved to Baltimore in 1825, .and afterward to
Philadelphia, where it was continued till de-
stroyed by a mob at the burning of Pennsyl-
vania Hall in 1837.

Mr. Lundy, then undaunted by the murder
of Elijah P. Lovejoy, went to Illinois to con-
tinue the work he had begun there by resuming
the publication of the Genius, where his prede-
cessor had lost his life in the same cause.

William Lloyd Garrison, William Goodell,
Joshua Leavitt, Arthur Tappan and many
other leaders of the anti-slaver}- movement owe
their convictions to Lundy's teachings. His
paper was largely patronized by prominent
men in the Slave States. In an August num-
ber of the Genius, 1825, a statement is made
showing that there were more subscribers to
the paper in North Carolina than in any other
State. He died at Lowell, 111., August 22, 1839.

William Lloyd Garrison was .born at New-
buryport, Mass., December 12, 1804, and when
very young, his father died, and he was left to
the care of a Christian mother. When only
nine years old, he was apprenticed to a shoe-
maker, but found his health would not permit
him to continue the trade. He then, after
some efforts to secure the advantages of an
academy, became apprenticed to the publisher
of a paper in his native town, and, while learn-
ing this trade, kept up his studies and began
to contribute for the press. At the age of
twenty-four, he became editor and proprietor
of a paper at Newburyport, but this enterprise
was not a success. In 1827, he became editor
of a total abstinence journal in Boston, which
was united later with a temperance and political
paper in Bennington, Vt. Subsequently, he
united with Benjamin Lundy, a Quaker, in the
publication of The Genius of Universal Eman-
cipation, at Athens, Ohio, where his uncompro-
mising spirit soon manifested itself, and Gar-
rison was imprisoned for libel. His fine was
paid by A. Tappan, and Garrison went to Bos-
ton, where, January 1, 1831, he issued the first

number of the historical Liberator. He started
without money, and did not have even an
office. In 1832, he visited England, where he
was well received by many of the leaders of
public opinion. When the American Anti-
Slavery Society was organized at Philadelphia,
he took a prominent part in the work. He
lectured frequently, and was on one occasion
dragged through the streets of Boston by a
mob for pleading the cause of the bondman.
Garrison was persecuted greatly, and the Gov-
ernor of Georgia once offered $5,000 for his
arrest. The warfare he waged against slavery
was continued until the slaves were set free,
and January 1, 1866, he published the last
number of the Liberator. From that time till
his death, which occurred May 24, 1879, he
was engaged in writing on various topics.

Benjamin Franklin Wade was born in Spring-
field, Mass., October 27, 1800. Like Garrison,
and many of the most eminent men of this
country, his earl}- life was a struggle to obtain
an education a struggle which was success-
ful. In 1826, he began the stud} 7 of law, and
two years after, was admitted to the bar in
Ashtabula County, Ohio. In 1847, he was
chosen Presiding Judge of the Third District
of the State, and in 1851 was elected United
States Senator, and re-elected in 1857 and
1863. In 1865, he became President pro tern,
of the Senate and Acting Vice President of
the United States. In March, 1867, he was
elected President of the Senate. Senator Wade
was a strong anti-slavery leader, a stalwart
Union man, and advocated the homestead bill
for years, and it was in his charge that it
finally passed through the Senate. He was a
member of the San Domingo Commission, and
favored the annexation of that island to the
United States. His death occurred March 2,
1878, at Jefferson, Ohio.

T. Allan was born in Middle Tennessee, and
grew to manhood in Huntsville, Ala. In 1832,
he went to Lane Seminary at Cincinnati, Ohio,

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and soon afterward took an active part in
slaverj' discussions by the students of that
institution, always advocating abolitionism.
This banished him from his father's house in
Alabama and also from Lane Seminary, to-
gether with many other anti-slavery agitators
among the conscientious students. Mr. Allan
then took the lecture field, and became agent
of the anti-slaver} r society in Ohio and West-
ern New York and also in Illinois. For ten
years this was his main work. He now lives
at Geneseo, 111.

William G-oodell, by profession a merchant,
converted also by Lundy in 1828, was the
editor at the time of the National Temperance
Journal at Providence, K. I. He became a
permanent editor of anti-slavery journals, the
Friend of Man and Principia. He was the
main editor and supporter of the Gerrit Smith
doctrine of the unconstitutionality of slavery,
on which A section of the Liberty party was
formed. He died at Janesville, Wis., in 1879.

Joshua Leavitt, born in the western part of
Massachusetts, a convert of Lundy's, a minister
by education and an editor by profession. He
published the Emancipator, the organ of the
national Abolitionists, after Garrison's disaffec-
tion. He was the leader in the foundation of
the Liberty party of 1840, which 'grew into the
Republican party of 1860, of which Abraham
Lincoln became the first successful and official
representative. Both the Evangelist and the
Independent of New York have been under his
editorial charge, and were indebted to him for
no small share of their influence as anti-slavery
organs. He died at Brooklyn, N. Y., January
16, 1873.

William Ellery Chanuing was born at New-
port, R. L, April 7, 1780. Coleridge said : " He
had the love of Wisdom and the wisdom of
Love." In 1837, his efforts to abolish slavery
began. In 1841, his book on the subject was
published, and had a wide circulation. He
died at Bennington, Vt., October 2, 1842.

Elijah Parish Lovejoy, "first American mar-
tyr to the freedom of the press and the free-
dom of the slave," was born in Albion, Me.,
November 9, 1802 ; educated at Waterville ;
went to St. Louis, Mo., in 1827 ; ordained in
1834 ; became editor of the St. Louis Observer,
a Presbyterian weekly. Required by the pro-
prietors of the paper to be silent on the sub-
ject of slavery, he boldly claimed the rights of
free speech and a free press ; was mobbed in
St. Louis and St. Charles ; bought the paper ;
removed it to Alton, 111., where three presses
were destroyed by violence, and at length, on
the night of November 7, 1837, while, by the
Mayor's order, defending his fourth, he was
shot by an armed mob. His murder roused
the North against slavery.

Rev. and Hon. Owen Lovejoy, a younger
brother of Elijah P., born in Albion, Me., Jan-
uary 6, 1811. He vowed eternal hostility to
slavery over the dead body of his brother ; be-
came pastor of the Congregational Church of
Princeton, 111., in 1838 ; was elected to the
Illinois Legislature in 1854, to Congress in
1856, and for three succeeding terms; died
while a member, in March, 1864, in Brooklyn,
N. Y. He was a very able preacher ; had
wonderful magnetism as a political speaker
over the masses ; became a leader in Congress,
asserting and maintaining the right of free
speech there, against clamorous opposition.*

James G. Birney was born at Danville, Ky.,
February 4, 1792. He was the first Liberty
party candidate for the Presidency ; was a
wealthy Southern slaveholder ; emancipated his
slaves, and was editor of the Philanthropist at
Cincinnati, Ohio. His press was destroyed sev-
eral times. He died at Perth Amboy, N. J.,
November 25, 1857.

Gammiel Baily, a physician by profession,
succeeded Birney in editing the Philanthropist.
He founded the National Era at Washington,

*H. L. Hammond contributed the sketch of both of the Love-
joys.

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the paper that first gave to the world " Uncle
Tom's Cabin." The Era had a great influence
in popularizing anti-slavery principles. Dr.
Baily died in 1857 on a passage from Europe.

John G. Whittier was born in Haverhill, Mass.,
December 17, 1807. He was a shoemaker by
trade, a Quaker in religion, and a poet by
nature. He was an early friend of both Garri-
son and Lundy, from whom his innate abhor-
rence to human slavery was strengthened, and
he never ceased to use his able pen against it
till emancipation was proclaimed. His other
contributions to American literature have done
much to elevate its standard. His home is at
Amesbuty, Mass.

Arthur Tappan was born in Connecticut May
22, 1786. He became a wealthy New York
merchant, well known throughout the whole
country as the abolition merchant, whose store
was shunned by the Southern trade. He founded
the Emancipator ; helped to found Oberlin Col-
lege, and was ever ready to assist the great
cause both with his influence and money. He
died July 23, 1865.

Lewis Tappan, brother of Arthur, was born in
Connecticut May 23, 1788. He was also a
wealthy New York merchant. He founded the
American Missionary Association, and was one
of the promoters of the National Era. He died
July 21, 1873.

Charles Sumner was born in Boston, Mass.,
Januar} 7 6, 1811. He was the successor of
Daniel Webster in the United States Senate in
1851, which place he retained by successive
elections till his death. During this long and
exciting period in our country's history, he was
one of the main pillars in the great anti-slavery
fabric, which grew into maturity during his
Senatorial terms. His speech on the rendition
of Mason and Slidell was one of the most
masterly arguments of his time, and settled the
American mind in favor of Seward's policy in
delivering them up. Mr. Sumner died in Wash-
ington, D. C., March 11, 1874.

Lucretia Mott, one of the earliest female anti-
slavery orators a Quaker preacher was born
on the island of Nan tucket in 1794, and resided
through her active life in Philadelphia. She
was a friend and supporter of Lundy on his
first appearance as an agitator ; was afterward
alike the friend and patron of Garrison. More
than any other woman, should she be known as
the female philanthropist of America, ranking
with Elizabeth Fry in England. She died at
her home, near Philadlphia, in November, 1880.

Lydia Maria Child, a celebrated woman, edi-
tor and author, a most elegant writer. She
edited the National State Slavery Standard, the
organ of the Garrison party. She wrote the
famous book, " An Appeal for the African."
She died in Massachusetts at a very great age,
in the spring of 1880.

Sarah and Angelina Grimke, two sisters and
converted slaveholders from Charleston, S. C.
The} 7 emancipated their slaves and came North
to reside, and were active co-workers with the
Garrisonians of Boston. Angelina married
Theodore D. Weld. They were both women of
talent, and devoted philanthropists.

Theodore D. Weld became a student of Lane
Seminary in 1833, was a very eloquent orator
and forcible writer. At one time, he seemed to
be the literary author of the anti-slavery move-
ment. " Slavery as It Is " and the so-called
" Bible Argument " against slavery, works by
him, were the great guns of the moral conflict.
He married Angelina Grimke, a fit helpmeet in
his anti-slavery mission.

Charles T. Torrey, a minister of the Congre-
gational Church and editor of the Tocsin of
Liberty, of Albany, and other papers ; the
operator on the Underground Railroad ; was
arrested in Maryland for running off slaves ;
convicted, sent to prison for life and died in a
year in the Maryland State Prison. He was a
devoted Christian man and known now as the
Martyr Torrey.

Samuel Lewis, a prominent anti-slavery man

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of Ohio and eloquent lay preacher of the Meth-
odist denomination. He was a member of the
Board of Education of the State. He was an
effective orator, friend and supporter of Birney,
Bailey and Chase.

Salmon P. Chase was born in Cornish, N. H.,
January 13, 1808. He was one of the founders
of the Liberty party, in 1848, a member of
the Buffalo Free-Soil Convention that nomi-
nated Van Buren for President. In 1849,
elected United States Senator from Ohio by
a coalition of Democrats and Free-Soilers, and
made a record in the Senate as the uncom-
promising enemy of slavery. He became Gov-
ernor of Ohio in 1855, and was re-elected in
1857, and was appointed Secretary of the
Treasury^ by Lincoln in 1861, which office he
held three years, during which time the bank-
ing system now in use was founded, of which
he may be called the father. Upon the death
of Chief Justice Taney, Mr. Chase was ap-
pointed by Mr. Lincoln to that position, Octo-
ber, 1864. The fourteenth amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, which guar-
anteed civii rights to the Freedman, was among
the last of the public acts passed under his ad-
vocacy. He died of apoplexy at the residence
of his daughter, Mrs. William Hoyt, New York
City, May 7, 1873.

Joshua K. Giddings, the famous member of
Congress from Ohio, who pioneered the slavery
agitation in that great conservative body, was
born at Athens, Penn., October 6, 1795. His
reputation for consistency and honesty as a
statesman was acknowledged throughout the
country. He was appointed Consul General at
Montreal by Abraham Lincoln, where he died
May 27, 1864.

Gerrit Smith, a wealthy man of Central New
York, born in 1798, the most noted philan-
thropist of the country. He was the -head of
the intense organization in politics known as
the Gerrit Smith's Liberty Party. He was a
friend alike of the two extremes of action

John Brown and Elihu Burritt. Gave his money
freely to aid the fugitives, and for John
Brown's Kansas work, for the support of the
temperance and anti-slavery cause, and gave
away land freely to colored men upon which
to make for themselves farms. He died sud-
denly in New York in 1874.

Elihu Burritt was born at New Britain,
Conn., December 8, 1811. He was a blacksmith
by trade, and was known throughout the coun-
try as " The Learned Blacksmith." Besides his
wonderful linguistic accomplishments, he was
a persistent searcher into the wants of the com"
mon people, and to this end made a tour
through England on foot. He was ever ready
in America to assist the abolition cause with
his logical pen as well as every other cause on
the side of humanity against oppression. He
died at the place of his birth in March, 1 867.

Wendell Phillips, the great New England
orator, born in Boston in 1811, the most active
of all the agitators; now alive and as aggressive
as ever in the path to which his tenacious con-
science leads. His almost unparalleled powers
of eloquence have become well known through-
out the country, and the fame of them is destined
to pass into history.

Frederick Douglas was a slave by birth,
who secured his freedom first by flight and
afterward by paying his master his commercial
value in cash to enable him to avoid being
victimized by the Fugitive Slave Law. He
distinguished himself by writing a book en-
titled " My Bondage and My Freedom," which
had a wide circulation, and by some subtle and
secret methods, found its way into various parts
of the South, where it caused great commotion.
Mr. Douglas is now Recorder of Deeds in the
District of Columbia.

Jane Gray Swishelm was born in Pittsburgh,
Penn., December 6, 1815, descended from the
old Scotch Reformers, and also from the amia-
ble Lady Jane Gray, the nine days' Queen of
England. In January, 1848, she started the

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Pittsburgh Saturday Visitor, a paper devoted
to various reforms, but especially to the anti-
slavery cause. This paper supported Van
Buren when a Free-Soil candidate for the Pres-
idency as she says " to smash one of the great
pro-slavery parties of the nation, and gain an
anti-slavery balance of power to counteract the
slavery vote for which both contended." This
paper, together with many other anti-slavery
sheets, were the entering-wedge of disintegra-
tion to the political policy which had hitherto
courted the favor of the slavey interest as in-
despensable to success ; for they forced their
sentiments into the ranks of the old Whig party
till there was little left of it but a shell after
its abolition element was brought to the sur-
face. In the spring of 1857, Mrs. Swishelm
established the Visitor at St. Cloud, Minn., soon
afterward taking the lecture field as an aboli-
tionist. Her path was a thorny one, but she
succeeded with her paper in spite of mobs and
threats, and the old public functionaries of
Minnesota-recoiled before her oratorical and ed-
itorial power, and finally sunk below the sur-
face to rise no more.

In 1881, Mrs. Swishelm published her book
entitled " Half a Century," which is a valuable
record of the stirring time indicated in its title.
She now lives at Swissvale, near Pittsburgh,
still vigorous in mind and body.

Henry B. Stanton was one of the Lane Sem-
inary students at the time of the anti-slavery
excitement there. He was from Rochester, N.
Y. He was a man of talent, a fine speaker,
and soon took a prominent part in the Aboli-
tion movement. His field of labor was mostly
in New England and New York. Some of the
time he was associated with James G. Birney.
He was one of the originators of the Liberty
party. He is still living, hale and hearty a
New York lawyer.

Hooper Warren, a native of Windsor, Vt., a
printer by trade, and an editor by profession.
The early anti-slavery man in Illinois when

the State was admitted into the Union, pub-
lished the Edwardsville Spectator from about
1820 to 1826, which at the time was the only
paper that opposed the introduction of slavery
into Illinois. In that issue, he was a coadjutor
of Gov. Coles, and first nominated him as a
candidate for Governor. He was editor, in
1841 and 1842, with Z. Eastman, of the Genius
of Liberty. He died at the home of his
daughter at Mendota, in 1864. He was one of
those who early shaped the anti-slavery move-
ment in the West, from Hooper Warren,
through Lovejoy, on to the culmination of the
reform in the election of Abraham Lincoln,
which was manifestly the result of their ef-
forts.

Jonathan Blanchard, a native of Vermont,
took strong anti-slavery ground when he, a
young man, started out in life, armed with a
college diploma and an uncompromising spirit
toward slavery and secret societies. He was
early associated with the abolition movement,
and was outspoken as to the impolicy of slav-
ery when Henrj' Ward Beecher, his associate,
stood on neutral ground, under the wing of his
venerable father, Dr. Lyman Beecher, of Cin-
cinnati. Mr. Blanchard was a settled pastor
over a church in Cincinnati in 1848, and, dur-
ing his residence at that place, held a debate
with Rev. Dr. Rice, a pro-slavery minister of
his own denomination, which debate was pub-
lished in book form, and is now a kind of rare
old relic sometimes found on second-hand
booksellers' shelves, labeled " scarce," and sold
at an advance on its original price.

From Cincinnati, Mr. Blanchard removed to
Galesburg, where he became President of Knox
College, after remaining at which place a few
years he came to Wheaton, and has been Presi-
dent of the college at this place till 1882, when
he voluntarily resigned for his son Charles to
take his place. He is still vigorous in mind,
with a positiveness of purpose whose limit has
not yet been overtaken by his advancing years.

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

Ichabod Codding was bora in Bristol, Onta-
rio Co., N. Y., September 23, 1810. Secretary
Chase acknowledged him to be the greatest
orator he ever heard. He was educated at
Middlebury College, Vt, and came to Illinois
in 1842, by invitation of Mr. Eastman, to take
the lecture field in the anti-slavery agitation at
the West, and it is not too much to say that
his influence in this growing locality had much
to do in developing that sentiment that made
it possible to nominate one of its sons to the
"Presidency of the United States. Mr. Codding
died at Baraboo, Wis., June 17, 1866.

Zebina Eastman, born in Amherst, Mass., a
printer by trade and an educated journalist,
having studied for that profession, he suc-
ceeded Mr. Lundy, the pioneer, in editing his
paper in Illinois, in 1839. In 1841, edited the
Genius of Liberty, with Hooper Warren. In
1842, removed to Chicago, by invitation of Dr.
C. V. Dyer and Philo Carpenter, and com-
menced the publication of the Western Citizen,
then the only anti-slavery paper in the North-
west, with the exception of the Philanthropist,
at Cincinnati. The Citizen was continued till
1855. He was a coadjutor with Elihu Burritt
in his League of Brotherhood and a member of
the Peace Congress at Frankfort, Germany, in
1850. He was appointed by Lincoln Consul at
Bristol in 1861. He now resides near Chicago,
and is in the employment of the Government.
The policy of the anti-slavery agitation shaped
in the Citizen was in some sense distinct from
the issues of the Eastern Abolitionists. It was
more definitely political and for the restoration
of the Declaration of Independence in the
Government, and was the policy on which anti-
slavery principles triumphed in the election of
Mr. Lincoln.

Dr. Charles V. Dyer, the famous Abolitionist
of Chicago, and eminent as a manager of the
Underground Railroad, a noted wit and ever a
pronounced active man. The colored people
of Chicago presented him with a gold-headed

cane for having broken a previous one over the
head of a slave-catcher. He was appointed by
President Lincoln Judge of the Slave Trade
Court at Sierra Leone. Died at Chicago in
1877.

Charles Durkee, residing at Kenosha, Wis.,
was the first anti-slavery Congressman from
Wisconsin, and afterward United States Sen-
ator. He was a very effective man in the anti-
slavery cause in the early days of its agitation
in the Northwest. He was a'member of the
Peace Congress at Paris in 1849.

Elihu B. Washburn, born at Livermore, Me.,
September 23, 1816, was elected to Congress
from Galena, 111., November, 1852, by the votes
of the Old Whig party and the Abolitionists who
joined them. He took his seat in the Thirty-
third Congress in December, 1853, and to the
utmost of his power resisted the passage of the
Kansas and Nebraska bill, and voted for every
measure tending to the abolition of slavery.
In his eight subsequent elections to Congress,
he received the entire abolition vote of his dis-
trict.

He was a strong advocate for the nomination
of Mr. Lincoln in 1860, and was his confiden-
tial friend and adviser during his administra-
tion.

Was appointed Secretary of State by Gen.
Grant in 1869, occupying that position but a
short time, when he was sent as a minister to
France, in March, 1869. He held this position
eight and a half years, during which time the
Franco-German war took place.

He was charged with the protection of the
German nationalities in Paris and France. He
was recalled at his own request, in 1877, since
which time he has resided in Chicago.

Edward Coles was the earliest and most dis-
tinguished Abolitionist that ever lived in Illi-
nois, and was the second Governor of the State.
He was born in Virginia in 1786. His father
was a large slaveholder, and at his death be-
queathed to him a plantation with a large num-

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ber of slaves. Determining not to live in a
slave-holding State, nor to hold slaves, he sold
his plantation, liberated all his slaves, giving
to each 1 60 acres of land in Illinois and re-
moved to Illinois in 1819. From his earliest
childhood, he imbibed the most intense hatred
of slavery, and devoted the earlier part of his
life to the cause of abolitionism. He was
Governor of Illinois at the time of the colossal
and desperate struggle to make it a Slave
State, and all his official and personal influence
was wielded to defeat that great iniquity.
To him more than to any other man is Illinois
indebted for being a free State.

A sketch of Gen. Coles and of the slavery
struggle of 1823 and 1824, has been prepared
by Hon. E. B. Washburn, which will form a
valuable contribution to early Illinois history.
Gov. Coles died in Philadelphia in 1868.

William Henry Seward was born in Florida,
Orange Co., N. Y., May 16. 1801. When the
issue of a slavery or anti-slavery policy came
before the administration, he became an em-
phatic anti-slavery advocate, and ever after-
ward was faithful to that principle. He was
the author of that forcible term, the "irre-
pressible conflict," which, the sequel shows>
was no empty name. He was appointed Sec-
retary of State by Lincoln in 1861, and it is to
his able foreign policy that our nation owed
the preservation of peace abroad during our
Rebellion. Mr. Seward died in Auburn, N. Y.,
October 10, 1872.

Theodore Parker, an independent Unitarian
minister of Boston, almost initiated a new school
in theology, which might be styled the religion
of humanity, and was a very effective laborer
in the anti-slavery cause, without attaching
himself to any of its sects. He was born at
Lexington, Mass., in 1812, on the consecrated
ground of the Revolution, and was the grand-
son of one of its early heroes, Capt. John Parker.
During the time of the fierce anti-slavery agi-
tation, he delivered occasionally a great sermon

or an address, on the intense points of the con-
test then at issue. At the time of the attempted
enforcement of the fugitive slave law, he mani-
fested a most fierce hostility to its enforcement ;
and, at one time, he addressed a large concourse
of his fellow-citizens in Federal Hall, counseling
effective passive resistence, while the corridors
of the hall were filled with flies of United States
soldiers with fixed bayonets, ordered there to
preserve the peace and enforce the law. He de-
fied the soldiery, and he declared that he should
march out between their files when he had closed
his speech ! Horace Greeley, of the New York
Tribune, was always among the most anxious
to publish the forcible productions of Theo-
dore Parker. He died at Florence. Italy, where
he had gone for the purpose of rejuvenating his
gradually perishing vitality on the 16th of May,
1860. This strong and intellectually great man,
who had lived such an active life, expressed
regret, when he came to die, that he had accom-
plished so little for humanity.

John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of
the United States, and son of the second Presi-
dent, was one of the greatest statesmen and
remarkable men the country has produced. He
was born at Quincy, Mass., July 11, 1867, and
was a youth, and doubtless very much inspired
by the events, during the period of our Revo-
lutionary war. He should be regarded as
among the most foremost of the anti-slavery
men of the country, though he avowed no
affinity with any of the organizations or sects
that grew out of the agitation. He was in fact
the first political victim to the slave power
of the country, that for a generation slaugh-
tered its thousands of advanced men, and
the manhood of millions of the politicians
of the country ; for it was because he was not
a slave-holder, and was a man of the North
more than for anything else that he was de-
feated for the Presidency for the second term by
Andrew Jackson ; from this period the sectional
feeling for the protection of slavery took its

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rise. Mr. Adams, after his return to Congress,
beginning a new career in political life, after he
had once run its course to the Presidency, be-
came specially known as the champion of the
right of petition ; a sacred political and civil
constitutional right, which had been smitten
down in the interest of slavery at the behest of
the slave leaders. Mr. Adams, from his expe-
rience in political life from the beginning of the
Government, and his once personal contact
with its influence, knew more than any other
man of the insiduous wiles of the growing
slave power, and he knew better than any
other man how to combat it. His was an in-
dividual life of combat with that power, with-
out support from party or combination. The
conflicts with it is one of the sublimest mani-
festations of the career of the politician and
statesman the country has ever furnished ; and
in it he sought for no co-operation from any
clique or combination, and seems to stand alone
like the form of a giant, fighting for human
and constitutional rights of the fellow-men.
As he had good reason to suspect the iniquities
that were covered in the heap of meal, he
delved into the maturing plot, for the robbing
of Mexico of her province of Texas, and gel-
ting special information from old Benjamin
Lundy, who had traveled largely in Texas for
the purpose of settling a colony of emancipated
slaves there, he astonished the slave-holding
plotters and the nation at large by exposing in
a great speech in Congress in 1836 the whole
plan of securing the annexation of Texas for
the purpose of extending the area of slavery,
as the programme was some years later liter-
ally carried out. Mr. Adams virtually defined
the slave power as a political combination,
though he did not give it that name, when he
said that it " was a power in American politics
that governed the .Government."

He gave no special encouragement to any
plan of political action in hostility to slavery ;
gave no special countenance to Garrison or the

Liberty party, though he waa particularly con-
fidential with Benjamin Lundy and Joshua
K. Giddings, but worked on, partially in
sympathy with the party to which he nominally
belonged, in hostility to the Jackson party,
though himself an original Democrat, and the
last of the Jeffersonian Presidents. Standing
very much alone, and, for many years, con-
temned by all parties ; not apparently perceiv-
ing any ground for a voting opposition to slav-
ery as an institution bulwarked in the reserved
rights of the States, and therefore was not a
political Abolitionist, and looking probably to
its extirpation by moral force alone, as dis-
couraging as it then seemed to be. But to
this wise man above his generation was given
the foresight to predict the policy and the way
in which slavery was finally abolished by the
war power. Abraham Lincoln adopted the
doctrine of John Quincy Adams when he used
the war power of the nation to abolish slavery.
It was this power, which John Quincy Adams
portrayed in a great speech in 1836, as the
only possible way in which the nation could
reach slavery and put it out of existence. The
slaveholders madly invoked that power, and
met its recoil in the destruction of their pet
institution.

Mr. Adams was suddenly stricken down,
with his fighting armor on, on the floor of the
Representative Hall, and taken to a committee
room, where he died in February, 1848, and his
last words were remarkable for so remarkable a
man " This is the last of earth."

Cassius M. Clay, a native of Kentucky, and
an early anti-slavery man of the South, who
made himself most odious in his native section
for his hostility to their cherished institution.
He was bora in Madison County, Ky., in 1811,
and is still alive. He edited, in 1845, the
True American, an anti-slavery newspaper in
Lexington, at the time of the most intense ex-
citement. He defended his press against the
mob spirit by the well-known efficiency of his

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tried rifle ; but btfing prostrated by severe ill-
ness, the mob improved the opportunity, and
they broke up his newspaper establishment and
shipped the fragments of his material out of
the State. Horace Greeley, who was foremost
in encouraging him, published a volume of bis
anti-slavery speeches in 1848.

John P. Hale, born in Rochester, N. H.,
March 31, 1806, and died soon after his return
from Madrid as United States Minister, under
Abraham Lincoln, November 19, 1873. He is
distinguished as the leading politician under
the Liberty party, and was that party's candi-
date for the Presidency after James G. Birney,
until it was merged into the Kepublican party.
He is known as the first successful rebel against
the slave power, he at that time being a nom-
inee of the Democratic party for Congress ; op-
posed the annexation of Texas ; was stricken
out of the party roll of candidates ; and the
people taking him up, he was elected United
States Senator. He was first nominated for
the Presidency by the Western Citizen of Chi-
cago, in 1858, and about six months after was
indorsed by the National Liberty Party Con-
vention. He was a genial, jovial man, and
very much annoyed the Southern Senators by
his pungent criticisms. He was the first anti-
slavery man in the Senate, followed afterward
by his coadjutors, Chase, Seward, Fessenden
and the corps of noble men that in time came
to the front, to be the supporters of Lincoln in
his arduous responsibilities as the emancipator
of 4,000,000 of slaves.

Kev. C. Cook, Congregational minister, was
born in Vermont in 1778, graduated at Middle-
bury College in 1808. preached in the State of
New York till 1837 : made an anti-slavery ar-
gument in the Presbyterian General Assembly
at Philadelphia, in 1836. He settled at Henne-
pin, 111., in 1837, and gave anti-slavery lectures
in various parts of the State in 1838 and 1839,
often being the victim of mob violence.

In 1840, he removed to Aurora. Kane Co.,

Ill, and became pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church. He died at Ottawa, 111., March
21, 1860, at the house of his son, B. C. Cook,
where he spent the last fifteen years of his life.
Horace Greeley was born in Amherst, N. H.,
February 3, 1811. His father removed to West
Haven, Vt., when Horace was but ten years old,
where, between the ills of poverty and intemper-
ance which were ever present with the father,
the education of the son was sadly neglected ;
but the young child of fortune possessed by
nature the wherewithal to educate himself, as
he paddled his own canoe through the waves of
the great sea of life. At the age of fifteen, he
was apprenticed to the printing business, after
learning which trade he went to New York, ar-
riving in August, 1831. Here he worked at his
trade till June 1. 1833, when he became one of
the proprietors of the Morning Post, the first
penny daily ever published in America. On
March 22, 1834, the New Yorker was started
with Mr. Greeley as editor. In the stirring
times of 1840, he published the Log Cabin, &
campaign paper in the interest of Gen. Har-
rison's election to the Presidency, and the next
year he commenced the publication of the New
York Tribune, which paper he planted deep in
the estimation of every thinker in America, in-
cluding not only political economists, but even
erratic dabblers in every species of reform, or
whatever was claimed to be such all had their
" say " in the columns of the Tribune. Of
course, slaver} 7 became a target for his keenest
darts, and from the first to the last of the con-
flict between the slavery and anti-slavery in-
terest he never ceased to " pour hot shot" into
the ranks of the enemies of universal freedom,
all the more effective because Mr. Greeley him-
self was free from any entanglements to cripple
his own action, having no alliances with any
party whose interests could be compromised by
the downfall of slavery. Under his masterl}-
pen, the Tribune soon took the highest rank in
American journalism, and its circulation was

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not exceeded by any other paper, although it
was interdicted in many of the Southern States,
where, could its editor have been found, he
would have been lynched on the spot.

When the convention of 1860 met at Chicago
to nominate a Republican candidate for Presi-
dent of the United States, all eyes were turned
toward Mr. Greeley, who seemed to hold the key
to the situation ; nor was this hypothesis a false
one. At that time, there were substantially
but two candidates in the field Seward and
Lincoln. Mr. Seward stood high in the estima-
tion of his party both East and West, and his
record was untarnished by any political act that
would not bear the closest scrutiny. Moreover,
he was well versed in all the affairs of State,
having been Governor, Senator and Foreign
Minister, and his soundness on the vital issues
essential to the fulfillment of the Republican
doctrines was not to be questioned. These
qualifications would seem to give him an assur-
ance of success, and would certainly have done
so but for the influence of Mr. Greeley. Some
years before this period, a rupture broke out
between Mr. Seward and Mr. Greeley, growing
out of a complaint on the part of the latter that
the former had neither appreciated nor re-
warded him for his services in the great Whig
cause, in which the two were co-workers. As
to this quarrel between these two distinguished
and estimable statesmen, the public were, in the
main, reticent, but, at the convention of 1860,
it was in vain that Mr. Seward's friends tried
to win over the great journalist he cast his in-
fluence in favor of Mr. Lincoln, and turned
the scale.

In this sketch of Mr. Greeley, it would be un-
timely to state the conditions that placed Mr.
Lincoln in a position so high that only Mr.
Greeley's influence was necessary to make him
the winner over the great statesman opposed to
him, and we will pass to the next point in Mr.
Greeley's life. When the rebellion broke out,
he first proposed to let the seceding States go

in peace under a belief that they would soon be
glad to come back into the Union, but he did
not long hold to this theory, and advocated a
vigorous prosecution of the war.

Omitting a record of his acts till 1 872, let us
look on both sides of the question which made
him accept the nomination of the Democrats to
be run by them as their candidate for the Presi-
dency. First, he did not accept a plank in
their platform which could in any way, even bv
implication, compromise his life-long teachings
of Whig and Republican doctrines. The whole
Democratic party virtually abandoned their
ground and threw themsfelves at his feet he
whom they had ever affected to despise. As.
far as the substance went, this was a sufficient
vindication of Mr. Greeley's course; but, in
theory, it. looked otherwise to many who had
been his friends. He was accused of apostacy,
and made the butt of unsparing ridicule beyond
the power of his hitherto philosophic mind to
bear. He sank rapidly beneath his load of
humiliation, and died shortly after the election
a victim to despair.

His funeral was one of the most impressive
ever known in New York, and every tongue
that, but a few days before had spoken ill of him
was now softened into charity for him who had
ever been the great the honest the fearless
mouthpiece of the Republican party.

John G. Fee was born in Bracken County,
Ky., in 1816. When a young man, he was
ostracized by his parents for advocating anti-
slavery sentiments. He organized three
an ti- slavery societies in the face of fierce op-
position, and, continuing his efforts in this
direction, he became the victim of violent
mobs in 1856 and later. He was repeatedly
threatened with death if he did not leave the
State, but still he continued his labors. Dur-
ing the war, he helped to establish various col-
ored schools in Kentucky. He was one of the
founders of Berea College, and is now pastor
of a church at that place.

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John Brown was born in Torrington,
May 9, 1800, of good old Puritan stock, being
fifth in descent from Peter Brown, who landed
in the Mayflower in 1620. As a boy, he was
an industrious, muscular, hardy and a capable
worker in the great hive of industry that char-
acterized the age of his youth. But he never
was a boy except in years, for he felt the
responsibilities of manhood from a tender age.
From his earliest recollections he entertained st
great aversion to slavery, and, in 1854, this
trait in his character began to take action as
the Kansas border opened a field for it. Four
of his sons had settle'd there, eight miles from
the village of Osawatomie, near the border.
Here they became an object of great aversion
to the border ruffians from Missouri on their
father's account as well as their own, being
Free- State men, and, in obedience to their call,
their father came the next year 1855 with
arms and ammunition to defend them. During
the next year, he had several successful en-
counters with the pro-slavery raiders who
came across the line to commit depredations
on the Free-State men, and soon gained a repu-
tation which made him hated and feared by his
adversaries in the irregular style of warfare
that was then going on in Kansas. Thirty
men were now under his command at Osawat-
omie, and were suddenly attacked by a force
of five hundred Missourians. Their advance
was so sudden that half of his men were cut
off and taken ; but, with the remainder, Brown
made a glorious retreat, fighting his pursuing
army as he fled before them, and inflicting
severe losses upon them. For this gallant
action he gained the sobriquet of "Osawat-
omie Brown."

Six weeks later, he held command of the
forces to defend Lawrence against a greatly su-
perior force of the enemy ; but the latter dared
not make the attack against so obstinate a
leader.

These exciting events only served to whet

the edge of his sword for new encounters against
the slave power, against which his whole life
and soul and strength was pitted, and he laid
his plans accordingly.

He had read of insurrections among slaves,
and fully believed that if a respectable nucleus
of strength could be established in their midst)
an army could soon be improvised from them,
who would gather force, like, a whirlwind, and
sweep through the South. Under this belief,
so inspiring to his hungry soul, he contemplated
seizing the United States Arsenal at Harper's
Ferry, where from 100,000 to 200,000 stand of
arms were usually stored.

He was about a year maturing his plans, and
all things being ready on his part, he, at the
head of twenty-two men, seventeen of whom
were white and the remainder colored, made the
attack at 10 o'clock Sunday night, on the 16th
of October, 1859. The three watchmen of the
arsenal were taken prisoners, and the town of
Harper's Ferry fell into his hands. Private
houses were entered, and all arms found therein
were taken. The next morning, he had sixty
prisoners in his camp, many of whom were work-
men in the employment of the United States.

As soon as the temporary stupor caused by

his audacity had passed away, the citizens of

j the surrounding country began to gather to the

' scene, while, unfortunate!}' for Brown, no recruits

came to his standard except six or eight slaves

who had been compelled to do so. An attack

was now made upon the arsenal, which was kept

up till the next day at noon, with losses on both

sides.

Brown's forces were now all killed or mortally
wounded but three, who still held the engine
house to which they had taken refuge. At 7
o'clock, the door of their "last resort" was
battered in, when Brown, still fighting with the
courage of Charles XII at Bender, fell beneath
a sabre stroke, receiving two bayonet thrusts
after he was down, and the victor}' over this
strange man was won.

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Now came his greatest triumph. Senator
Mason, of Virginia, and Gov. Wise confronted
him ; but his bearing was dignified and cheer-
ful. Nor did he lose those masterly qualities
of his mind, which challenged the respect of his
enemies even till his death. His trial was put
off till the 31st on account of his weakness from
his wounds.

In the defense which followed, he refused to
allow his counsel to put in the plea of insanity,
but he placed his defense solely on the moral
points in the case, and firmly justified his course
to the last. He was found guilty by the court
of the several charges brought against him, and
hung on the 2d of December.

During the preparations, he was the calmest
one of the thousands assembled to witness the
last end of this hero.

That he was an offender against the laws of
Virginia no one can question, and his justifica-
tion by the almost entire press and people of
the North was one of the many proofs that the
higher law is stronger than any that man can
make when the public will demands its exe-
cution.

" John Brown's body lies moldering in the dust ;
His soul is marching on !"

became the song of the war, to be chanted by
thousands of voices in concert, falling upon un-
willing ears like the voice of a ghost, as the
Northern soldiers marched through the South.
He drew the first blood in the war that was
hastened by his death, and only began in a
small way, what was soon to be carried on un-
der the forms of law on a far grander scale.

His widow visited Chicago in August, 1882,
and was received with public honors.

Charles G. Finney was born in Litchfield,
Conn., August 29, 1792 died in Oberlin, Ohio,
August 16, 1875 became President of Oberlin
College in 1852, and held the position till 1866.
The college over which he presided was noted
for being a nursery of Abolitionists, from its
first organization, under his rule.

A brief sketch of Lane Seminary may be con-
sidered as exemplary to show the growing
anti-slavery sentiment that was destined first
to split asunder churches, colleges and ulti-
mately, for a time, the nation itself. It was
established at Cincinnati in 1832 as a theo-
logical school, when theology by many people
in America recognized slavery as a patriarchal
institution, justified in the Old Testament by
precedent and not explicitly forbidden by the
new. Dr. Lyman Beecher was President of this
institution, and Calvin E. Stone held the chair
of Professor of Biblical Literature, and it was
the first of its kind established in the West on
a footing of the first grade. It was patronized
by the best representatives of the orthodoxy of
the country. But, unfortunately for Lane as
for other " solid " institutions of the country,
there was at that time subtly creeping into the
public conscience a disintegrating " heresy,"
so called, and the very attempts that the found-
ers of these various institutions made to sub-
due the " heresy " (while in the germ cell) only
served to cultivate it into a vigorous growth.
What could these perplexed fathers do in this
dilemma? If they gave full freedom to the
young mind to discuss anti-slavery sentiments,
the sturdy old leaders both in church and in
State would be obliged to come in collision with
the interests of their Southern associates, whose
tenacity as advocates for slavery forbids its
merits to be questioned under penalty of the
severance of all ties of friendship and alliance.
Hence, free discussion must be forbidden, in
order to retain the good will and patronage of
southern co-workers in religion as well as poli-
tics.

Pending this dilemma, in Lane Seminarv
many of its earnest students became thoroughly
convinced of the impolicy and wickedness of
slavery through the teachings of Garrison, as
well as by the discussions in their own lyceutn
on the subject, and formed themselves into an
anti-slavery society. When the preamble and

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resolutions of this society were read to their
President, the venerable father acknowledged
the truth and force of them, but averred that it
was untimely to agitate the subject, and in-
sisted that they should desist from so doing.
This requisition the zealous students refused
to comply with, but published their sentiments
to the world through the press. The matter
now became serious. Many papers took sides
one way or the other, and the students unex-
pectedly became famous. They were extolled
as heroes by the Abolitionists, and branded as
fools, and threatened with mob violence by the
Kentucky slaveholders and their Cincinnati
friends. The Trustees of Lane Seminary be-
held the opening of this issue with consterna-
tion. Lane Seminary was a " hot-bed of aboli-
tionism." went forth the cry. Summary meas-
ures must be taken to arrest this impression
so fatal to the success of this institution. Ac-
cordingly, new rules were made ; the students
must not make public addresses against slavery;
must disband their anti-slavery society, and the
executive committee were empowered to dis-
charge any student from the institution with-
out notice or trial. Tyranny over minds could
go no further. All but the victims of this gag
law were satisfied, and in their transcient hour
of triumph the authors of it thought they had
settled the whole matter. It is justice to the
memory of Asa Mahan, one of the Trustees,
to state that he protested against these despotic
rules, but he was powerless to prevail against
them. He then informed the students of the
substance of these laws, and heartily sympa-
thized with them in opposition to them.

The first step taken by the Trustees under
the new regulations was to make an order to
dismiss Theodore D. Weld and W. T. Allan
from the institution, whereupon H. B. Stan-
ton, then a student of Lane, and since Secre-
tary of War, called the attention of the students
to the situation, saying, " The question now is,
can we, under the new laws, remain in the in-

stitution ? Let all who answer in the negative
! rise to their feet." Three-fourths of the stu-
| dents promptly rose and bade good-by to Lane,
leaving her with a mill-stone around her neck
j that soon sunk her to rise no more, and her
! fate became that of all parties, politicians and
institutions that only know enough to step in
other people's tracks and follow them to de-
struction, because they happen to be big ones.
And here it may be meet to say that repub-
lican institutions, to be consistent with their
principles, should accept no political rule or
dogma or faith, except on its positive merits,
regardless of what interested parties may say
or pretend to. As long as they do this, and
dispense even-handed justice to ever} 7 interest
and every individual, so long will such a gov-
ernment stand, if it is to the end of time, and
it is not too much to add that no government,
of whatsoever form, ever went into decadence
that had not by its contempt for the rights of
its own subjects, deserved first their apathy and
lastly their antagonism.

Rufus Lumry was of French Huguenot an-
cestry. He was born in Rensselaerville, N. Y., at
the close of the last century. He united with
__ the Methodists, and became a minister among
them at his maturity. In 1835, he took radi-
cal anti-slavery grounds at Princeton, 111., for
which he was arraigned before the conference
and required to desist. This his conscience
forbade, and he severed his connection with the
church and joined the Wesleyans. Subse-
quently he was condemned to .suffer death on
board a steamboat, for preaching abolition
sentiments, and given half an hour for prep-
aration. He was calmer than his accusers, for
he told them he was ready, but would not re-
lent, while they reconsidered and did not kill
him. He was a co-worker with Owen Lovejoy,
Z. Eastman, I. Codding and others, and with
them was kicked, buffeted and despised by the
populace. The year 1862 found him in Colo-
rado, pursuing his work of reform, where he

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was accidentally drowned in crossing a mount-
ain torrent.

H. H. Hininan was born in Connecticut in
1822, graduated at Willoughby Medical Col-
lege in 1846; came to Illinois in 1849, was or-
dained to the ministry and went as a mission-
ary to Africa in 1860. In 1866, he returned
and labored as a home missionary in Wiscon-
sin till 1873, and the next year came to Wheat-
on, 111. His first vote for President was for
Birney in 1844. He always took radical
ground on the slavery question, advocating its
universal and unconditional abolition by the
Government. He helped organize the first
Republican party, and start their first paper in
Livingston County. He always assisted fugi-
tive slaves to get their liberty, and did not con-
sider himself a violator of law by so doing, as
he looked upon all laws to enslave them as void.
He believes in Divine Law as the true basis of
civil law in the prohibition of the liquor
traffic the suppression of secret societies, and
the substitution of international arbitration for
war. Mr. Hinman's home is in Wheaton, 111.

J. C. Webster. The pastorates of ministers in
" ye olden time," were longer than they are now.
Rev. Josiah Webster presided over his flock at
Hampton, N. H., about thirty years, and during
this term of ministerial service, his son, Jesse
C. Webster, was born. It was in January, 1810.
From him he inherited his Congregationalism,
and his love for the ministerial calling. Even
in that day, slaver}" was abhorred by benevolent
men, and young Jesse also inherited this sen-
timent from his father, who, with prophetic vis-
ion, said that slavery was destined to be " blot-
ted out in blood."

Mr. Webster graduated at the theological
institution at Andover in 1832. About this
time, a member of the British Parliament came
to the place to lecture, named George Thomp-
son. To the conservative element, he was a
fire-brand, but many conscientious young men
did not view him in that light, and Mr. Web-

ster was one of these. He identified himself
with the agitators, and was reproved by the
professors of Andover for it, and even rebuked
for walking arm in arm with Rev. A. A. Phelps
because he was a coworker with Thompson.
Mr. Webster left the seminary with its parting
blessing, cum grano, and soon after delivered
an abolition lecture, getting pay for the same
in eggs, unsavory as they were, hurled at his
head. He next became pastor of a- Congrega-
tional Church at Hopkinton, Mass., and during
his long term there, advocated the cause of the
slave and became President of the American
Church Anti-Slavery Society, the object of
which was the exclusion of pro-slavery senti-
ments from the church. From that day to the
present, he has been true to the cause, and like
other Abolitionists has become noted for what
was once considered a weakness, and he has
recently been honored with the title of D. D.
Hia home is Wheaton, 111.

James B. Walker is one of the well-preserved
specimens of the pioneer preacher, editor and
Abolitionist, so few of whom are now among us
to take us back to early days when men had
not sought out so many inventions to subordi-
nate true merit to the control of pretentious
purposes. He was born in Philadelphia in July,
1805, but by the death of his father, which took
place before his birth, his mother was thrown
into the generous household of her parents, who
lived twenty miles from Fort Pitt (now Pitts-
burgh), and here young James' first resolutions
fastened upon his childish mind to live, and
grow from the log cabin in which he dwelt to
the varied positions which he has honored in
his long and eventful life

He began his career clad in garments spun,
woven, cut and made by his mother, on the
frontier with the first rudiments of science dis-
tilled into his mind in a log schoolhouse by a
pedagogue with a rod in one hand and a spell-
ing-book in the other, and when the former was
once used on him, Mr. Walker still remembers

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the rueful looks and illy-concealed indications
of sympathy which little Sarah Trovillo mani-
fested on the occasion, which a thousand-fold
atoned for the disgrace of the whipping which
only hurt for a few minutes, while Sarah's inno-
cent regrets often call back the flowers of spring
to blossom again in midwinter.

Having graduated at this school, young
James was set to work in a nail factory in
Pittsburgh, where he passed the red-hot iron
rods from the furnace to the workmen. While
thus employed, a benevolent gentlemen, visiting
the shop, saw something in him that attracted
his attention, and gave him a silver half-dollar.
It made him feel richer than he has ever felt
since.

During these tender years, Mr. Walker says
he felt afraid to pass the house of a certain
blacksmith in the night because he was an infi-
del.

Having remained at work in the nail factory
till the din of hammers there impaired his
hearing for a time, he was mercifully taken
from the place and set to work as a store boy
at Hookstown, near the borders of Virginia.
It was a rough place, and was universally
known by the epithet of " The Devil's Half
Acre." Mr. Walker speaks of the disgusting
scenes of drunkenness and fighting that he saw
during his two years' residence at the place,
sometimes disfiguring and crippling those en-
gaged in them for life.

The next change in the life of young Walker
was to apprentice him to Messrs. Eichbaum &
Johnston, who published the Pittsburgh
Gazette the first newspaper published West of
the Alleghany Mountains. It was edited by
Morgan Neville. This occupation opened up a
new field for the genius of the young lad, whose
talents had hitherto been wasted on pursuits
for which he was neither mentally nor physic-
ally fitted. Here he remained five years, in
which time he learned the printer's trade,
and received the religious teachings of the

Scotch Secession Church, of which his mother,
whose home was now at Pittsburgh, was
a member. Mr. Walker speaks of early
Methodism, as it was then, as follows : " The
men wore a coat of the Quaker form,
and the women all wore the Quaker, or
Methodist bonnet. To be a Methodist in those
days, was to come out from the world in a
sense not understood at the present time.
When a young woman was converted, all orna-
ments were laid aside."

While at work on the Gazette, Mr. Walker
says he sent a contribution to the Evening
Post, of Philadelphia, which was rejected, but
he reserved the same for publication in a paper
of his own, which acquisition long ago a
reality seemed even then a distant possibility
in his ambitious imagination.

Mr. Walker's next change was to go to New
York City. He made the journey on foot 300
miles in ten days, carrying his pack swung
from a staff across his shoulder.

From thence he went to Philadelphia, and,
like Benjamin Franklin a century before him,
followed type-setting. After remaining here
awhile, he again returned to New York, and
obtained employment for a short season, in the
capacity of clerk for the celebrated M. M.
Noah, who had established the first daily paper
ever issued in New York. Its first name was
Noah's Ark, which was subsequently changed
to the Courier and Enquirer. His term of
service, however, soon ceased with Mr. Noah,
as he sold out his paper and became Judge of
the Court of Sessions. On parting with young
Walker, he gave him a letter recommending
him to Mr. Booth, a celebrated star actor. His
son, in 1865, was the murderer of Abraham
Lincoln. Mr. Booth treated the young appli-
cant with deserved attention, but informed him
that there were so many applicants from young
men wishing to try their fortunes on the stage.
that he could not give him any encourage-
ment.

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

Mr. Walker's means now became exhausted,
and he sold a cloak to get money to pay a
washing bill. He crossed the ferry to Hobo-
ken, and started into the country on foot, not
knowing whither he was going. He was soon
overtaken by a farmer, who gave him an invi-
tation to ride. In conversation with him, he
learned that a schoolmaster was wanted in his
district. He obtained the situation, and with
it relief. Mr. Walker, having finished his en-
gagement, subsequently returned to the West
and bought a half-interest in the Western
Courier, a paper published in the Western
Reserve, Ohio.

Soon after this, he made the acquaintance of
John Brown, Theodore Weld and other early
Abolitionists, and espoused the cause in which
these men were engaged, in which cause he
was the victim of a determined mob at Hud-
son, Ohio, while he was a student at the West.
ern Reserve College at the place, which was
shortly after his connection with the Western
Courier. He had been invited to give an anti-
slavery lecture at the Congregational Church.
It was known beforehand that violence would
be resorted to to prevent it, and the preacher,
either through fear or from other motives, did
not attend. He might have been like the
hunter who saw an animal in the woods that,
in the bushes, looked some like a calf and
some like a deer, and prudentially fired at it
with such an aim as to miss it if a calf and
hit it if a deer. In like manner, many preachers
took safe ground in the pioneer days of aboli-
tionism. But, whatever were the motives of
the minister in question, his wife nailed her
colors to the masthead and boldly took her
seat in the church. Young Walker " laid on "
heavy and unsparing. The mob outside hurled
stones, battered the doors, broke in all the
windows, and, not content with this, threw fire
through the apertures. By this time the audi-
ence had all fled, but Mr. Walker and the hero-
ine wife of the minister were the last to leave

the building. He was not molested on his
retreat perhaps her presence saved him.

After graduating at this college, he was
employed as editor of the Ohio Observer, at
Cleveland. Subsequently, Mr. Walker removed
to Cincinnati, where he established a religious
paper, The Watchman, under the patronage of
the Synods of Ohio, Cincinnati and Indiana.
Dr. Stowe, Jonathan Blanchard and J. Benton
engaged to obtain 1,600 subscribers for his
paper. Dr. Beecher and Dr. Stowe were then
professors in Lane Seminary at Cincinnati
which was thoroughly pro-slavery, and ulti-
mately went down under the teachings of abo-
litionism. Meantime, Mr. Walker did not tone
down his editorials as to the 'subject of slavery
in the columns of the Watchman, though he
was requested to do so by some of its time-
serving supporters.

While engaged in these editorial duties, he
wrote and published his book, " Plan of Sal-
vation." It has been translated into six lan-
guages, and is a text book in the Theological
institutions of Europe and America.

This was the crowning work of his life, but
since that time he has been pastor of a church
in Mansfield and Sandusky, Ohio, and latterly
Professor of Mental Science at Wheaton Col-
lege, his present home, where he is now enjoy-
ing a green old age, beloved by all, but most
by those who know him best. He has no chil-
dren, but has adopted, raised and educated
thirteen, and fitted them for responsible posi-
tions in life.

Washington and Adams belonged to the
old Federal party. Jefferson, though in har-
mony with them as to the fundamental prin-
ciples of Government, yet through his excessive
zeal for the broadest forms of liberty, laid a deep
foundation for a departure from the old Fed-
eral conservative policy. He was radical, san-
guine, and his mind was ready to indorse the
verdict of popular convictions, even though
sometimes perhaps hasty and ill digested. It

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was due to his diplomacy and his public policy
combined, that the declaration of the war of
1812 was made against England, which declar-
ation was in violation of the sentiment of New
England, as history abundantly proves. He
had been Minister to France during the tran-
sient glories of the Republic, which succeeded
her revolution of 1798, and his sympathies be-
ing entirely with her he never lost an occasion
to give England a thrust in the conflict that
followed between her and France, and our
declaration of war against England helped
France, besides settling old scores on our own
account.

The war won nothing in theory, but more
than an}' one could have hoped for in practical
results and military glory. Jackson's victory
at New Orleans, though achieved after peace
had been signed, placed him at the head of the
accumulating force that was gathering strength
in opposition to the old Federal policy of Wash-
ington, and when these two forms were arrayed
against each other with John Quincy Adams,
the standard-bearer for the time-honored policy
of his father, and Gen. Jackson the exponent of
the Jeffersonian policy, the latter won the day.
Jackson became President, and the beloved
champion of popular rights par excellence.
Under him the Democratic party became strong
and invincible, till an issue came up bound to
crush all partisan organizations. Meantime
the Western States were rapidly being settled,
and were destined to become the base of oper- j
ations, from which the champions of each side
of the final issue between slavery and anti-
slavery should inaugurate their policy, and
put their respective machinery in motion.

The Whig party, whose success had been but
transient, was going to seed. It had in its ranks
too many Abolitionists to live permanently,
besides its banking policy had been disastrous
to the country. But a new party rose into
prominence out of the teachings of the men
whose brief biographies have just been given,

and in the State of Illinois this policy gained
its first substantial success politically, and set
in motion a train of events as to State policy,
that soon found its way into the national policy.
The circumstances are these :

Soon after the murder of Lovejoy at Alton,
a meeting was called at Chicago, not as a direct
abolition meeting, but to characterize the ac-
tion of the mob that killed him as a blow aimed
against the constitutional right of the freedom
of the press.

Rev. F. Bascom (now living at Downer's
Grove), the late Dr. C. V. Dyer, Philo Carpen-
ter and Calvin DeWolf (now living at Chicago)
were the leading spirits of this meeting. A
watch was kept outside, lest a mob might assail
them during their deliberations, but no one
molested them.

This was the first meeting ever held in Chi-
cago that called in question the right of any-
body to oppose slavery agitation by any means,
fair or foul.

As has already been recorded in the biog-
raphy of Benjamin Lundy, he came to Illinois
after the death of Lovejoy, and established a
paper in defense of constitutional rights.

After his (Lundy's) death in 1 839, his paper
was continued by Hooper Warren and Z.
Eastman, the latter now a resident of May-
wood, Cook Co., 111.

In 1840, an Anti-slavery Presidential ticket
was formed in Illinois, in Fulton County, with
James Birney as standard-bearer. Here was
the beginning ; but more practical results,
through Illinois men, followed in due course.

Warren and Eastman's paper was continued
at La Salle, on the same press that the old vet-
eran Lundy had consecrated to the cause, till
1842, when Rev. F. Bascom invited Mr. East-
man to come to Chicago, Dr. Dyer being the
bearer of the invitation. It was accepted, and
Mr. Eastman transferred his type and presses
thither the same year (1842), and continued the
paper under the name of the Western Citizen.

LIBR'KY

OF 1,.E

UNIVERSITY OF HUNOIS

HISTOHY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

On declaring its policy, the Citizen said :
" We see no reason why our Government should
be overturned, our Constitution trampled under
foot or the Union dissolved, or why the church
organizations should be destroyed.
We wish it understood that our course is re-
formatory, and not destructive."

Icabod Codding soon became associated with
Mr. Eastman, and took the field as lecturer.
Chief Justice Chase said he was the most elo-
quent orator he ever heard. The widow of Mr.
Codding is still living at Lockport, 111.

A convention was soon held in Chicago, at
Chapman's Hall, on the southwest corner of
La Salle and Randolph Streets, at which the
new party sat in council, recognizing not only
the usual methods of propagating their senti-
ments, but recognizing the Underground Rail-
road as a means worthy to be used. From this
time henceforward, the Liberty party always
put candidates in the field for State elections
and for Congress as fast as the principles of
the party gained a foothold in Congressional
districts.

The Wilmot Proviso, the Nebraska Bill,
Squatter Sovereignty, Fugitive Slave Laws, Re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise, John Brown's
Raid, and the Dred Scot Decision followed in
their immutable train and augmented agitation
till two great Illinois champions were brought
into the arena destined, the one to rend asun-
der the Democratic party, and the other to be
the representative of the new party that was to
rise into being amidst the din and strife and
contending emotions that racked the brains of
politicians opposed to moral sentiment.
While numerical force was centering into the
hands of the Liberty part}' during these years,
the old Whig party still kept up its organiza-
tion. Hon. K. B. Washburn was one of their
number, and owed his first election to Con-
gress to votes from the Liberty party, who
joined with the Whigs, and astonished the
stronghold of Democracy by electing him.

This signal defeat for the Democrats never was
recovered from ; Mr. Washburn's heavy blows
fell with great force upon the party to which
he was opposed, and will descend into history
as a monument to perpetuate the memory of
Illinois as the vanguard in the new order of
things about to take place. The Liberty party
by this time held the situation in their own
hands. Not that they outnumbered the Demo-
crats, but because they held the balance of
power. The Whigs could do nothing without
them, and spread their sails to their breezes.
They were potent in the Legislature, for these,
too, they held the balance of power, and from
this time onward they continued to circumvent
their opponents till strong enough to take the
field alone in their own name and with their
own strength. Mr. Douglas' term in the South
being about to expire, a new election was nec-
essary in 1858. His joint debate with Mr.
Lincoln at that time is still fresh in the minds
of Illinois citizens. Mr. Douglas was elected
by a majority of eight votes in the House of
Representatives, which decided the election by
their vote, but Mr. Lincoln had a majority of
4,000 popular votes in the State, and won the
laurels during this debate that made him can-
didate for the Presidency in 1860.

An anecdote is told of Mr. Lincoln concern-
ing his supposed temerity in running against
Mr. Douglas for the Senate, as follows : An
inquirer says to him : c< You don't expect to
beat Douglas, do you ?" To which Mr. Lincoln
responded that it was with him as it was with
the boys who made an attack on a hornets'
nest. " What do you expect to do, boys ?"
You don't expect to take that hornets' nest, do
you ?" " We don't know that we shall exactly
take it," replied the boys, " but we shall be-
devil the nest." So said Mr. Lincoln, " If we
don't capture Douglas, we shall bedevil his
nest."

Mr. Douglas' magnanimity to Mr. Lincoln
after his election to the Presidency is well

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known. He, too, was an Illinois man. He was
the instrument by which the partisan ties that
originally bound the party to a wrong princi-
ple were rent asunder, when he became the
candidate of its Northern wing for President
at the same time that Lincoln was candidate for
the Liberty party in 1860.

Every soldier who went from Illinois to fight
against the rebellion may well feel pride in
the part their State took in it, not only in being
the first State to define the new policy of the
Government, but in furnishing the great states-
man to direct the arm of the nation when raised
in defense of those rights which are essential
to the grandeur of a State, and especially to
Illinois, whose central position binds its inter-
ests alike to every part of the country. The
record of Du Page County soldiers in the con-
flict that decided the question that Illinois
statesmen had been the first to give form and
system to, is a noble one.

And, though the county is small, her soldiers
took part in the most decisive campaigns and
battles of the war, and those who have re-
turned and are now living, are among our most

highly-esteemed fellow-citizens efficient in the
arts of peace as they were formidable on the
field of battle.

The same may be said, as a rule, of all the
soldiers who went from the North, and it may
also be said that this fair fame is all the more
to be prized, because so many share it ; but let
it not be forgotten that the Liberty party of
Illinois inserted the first wedge of disintegra-
tion into the slavery plank of the Democratic
party. This plank was a fungus growth on the
trunk of their tree. Jefferson, from whom they
claim origin, planted no such seed in its virgin
soil, but it grew there as cancers sometimes
grow in stalwart frames. The surgeon's knife
has removed it. All this is simple history, and
not partisan pleading in any sense.

Both the officers and men composing the
Union army, were made up from each political
party, and partisan issues were lost sight of in
the transcendent crisis thrust upon the country
by the hostile shots fired at the American flag
that waved over Fort Sumter, near the spot
where Fort Moultrie had repulsed the British
in 1776.

CHAPTER VI.

RECORD OF 1)U PAGE COUNTY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.

IN the war with Mexico, in 1846-47, the
quota of Illinois was six regiments, which
were the first ever raised in this State for
regular service in the United States. Thirty-
four years had passed since that time, and
though the art of war had gone into disuse,
when Abraham, Lincoln made a call, April
16, 1861, for 75,000 troops to serve three
months, ten regiments from Illinois responded,
though their quota was but six. The number-
ing began where regiments for the Mexican
service left off, consequently the number of the

first regiment raised for service in the war of
the rebellion was numbered seven.

SEVENTH REGIMENT.

The Seventh Regiment of Illinois Infantry
was among President Lincoln's first call for
three months' men. It was first organized
April 25, 1861. Twenty-four men from Du
Page County enrolled themselves in it as pio-
neers in a new branch of industry in which they
mostly if not all as yet were untaught. That
they soon (like others who followed) became

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efficient, the result proved. After the term for
which this regiment had enlisted had expired,
many of the men re-enlisted, and the regiment
re-organized as veterans for three years' service
at Camp Yates, Springfield, July 25, 1861. Its
first destination was Ironton, where it was
placed under the command of Gen. Prentiss.
Cape Girardeau was the next point reached, and
Fort Holt, Ky., its next.

On the 3d of February, it reached Fort Henry,
from which place it started on the 12th for Fort
Donelson, to take part in the siege of that post,
then in the hands of the rebels, and here it was
engaged in the last charge made against the
enemy's works. After the capture of this fort,
it was dispatched to the Tennessee Kiver, and,
the following April, took part in the battle of
Shiloh, and subsequently in the battleof Corinth,
which took place October 3, 4, during both of
which days the Seventh was much of the time
under fire. From the 18th of December, to the
following year, 1863, in May, it was mounted
and engaged in raiding and skirmishing. On
the 22d of December, the regiment re-enlisted
as veterans. On the llth of January, 1864, it
was furloughed for thirty days to rest from its
hitherto unceasing toils, at the expiration of
which term it was sent to Pulaski, where, being
again mounted, it went into scouting service in
Northern Alabama.

On the 5th of October, 1864, it was in the'
sanguinary battle of Altoona Pass, where it lost
143 men. On the 9th of November, it joined
Sherman's army in its march to the sea, after
the successful accomplishment of which exploit
the Seventh, together with its other companions
in arms, marched in review before President
Lincoln in Washington, who there beheld the
men whose hardihood had won the cause for
which such sacrifices had been made.

From there the Seventh proceeded to Louis-
ville, where it was mustered out July 9, 1865.

Following are the names of the men in this
regiment :

COMPANY A.

Bates, Allen, Wayne, enlisted and mustered in July
25, 1861; killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862.

The following were three months' men from
Du Page County, enlisted April 22 and mus-
tered in the 25th, 1861 :

Boutwell, 0. M.; Goodwin, J., Musician; Ham-
mond, 8. F. ; Oyer, Joseph; Smith, A. R.; Thomp-
son, T. J. ; Wilson, O. R.

Three years' service :
Trick, Richard A., Wayne.

COMPANY C.

Bader, Emil, Naperville.

Battles, Edwin D., Turner Junction.

Erhardt, John, Naperville, re-enlisted as veteran;
promoted Corporal.

Gilhower, John, Naperville.

Givler, David B., Naperville, Musician; re-enlisted
as veteran.

Hamilton, Jesse, Naperville; re-enlisted as veteran.

Lamb, Lyman, York, discharged May 6, 1862.

Mitchell, Robert, Warrenville; re-enlisted as vet-
eran.

_WaddlehofEer, Charles, Naperville ; re-enlisted as
veteran.

Stafflinger, John, Naperville.

Ward, Stephen D., Warrenville, killed at Rome;
Ga., August 21, 1864.
(All the above were enlisted July 18, and mustered

in the 25th, 1861.)

Ward, Charles, Warrenville, enlisted September 27,
1861; discharged May 19, 1862.

Fisher, William, Naperville, enlisted and mustered
in December 23, 1863.

Hubreht, John B., Naperville, enlisted and mustered
in December 23, 1863; promoted Corporal; killed
at Altoona, Ga., October 5, 1864.

Vorhes, William W., Warrenville, enlisted and
mustered in December 22, 1863; promoted Ser-
geant.

TENTH REGIMENT.

The Tenth Regiment of Illinois Infantry was
mustered into service at Cairo April 29, 1861.
It had but one volunteer from Du Page County:

COMPANY C.

Goodell, Charles, York, enlisted and mustered in
August 31, 1864.

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TWELFTH REGIMENT.

The Twelfth Regiment of Illinois Infantry
was organized at Cairo, and mustered in Au-
gust 1, 1861. It had two volunteers from Du
Page County :

COMPANY I.

Bolin, Dennis, Winfield, enlisted and mustered in

October 25, 1864.
Hannesey, James, Wayne, enlisted and mustered in

October 25, 1864.

THIRTEENTH REGIMENT.

The Thirteenth Regiment of Illinois Infantry.
Company K, of this regiment was from Du
Page County. It was organized at Dixon May
9, 1861, and mustered into service on the 24th.
It was first ordered to Caseyville, 111., thence
to Rolla, Mo., and the succeeding October (the
25th) was ordered forward to join Fremont's
army at Springfield.

Gen. Fremont being now removed, the plan
of the campaign was changed, and the Thir-
teenth was ordered back to Rolla, where it re-
mained till December 12. From there it was
ordered to Salem to guard against guerrillas for
two weeks, after which it returned to Rolla,
where it remained till March 6, 1862, when it
was sent to join the army of Gen. Curtis, against
whose army Price's rebels were making demon-
strations. The junction was made with Gen.
Curtis on the 18th of March, and on the 8th of
April the army started for Helena, Ark. The
march was one unremitting struggle through
mud and water, and it was not till the
last of July that their destination was reached.
Here the regiment was attached to Gen. Steel's
division of Sherman's army, then about to
move against Vicksburg, the key to the Lower
Mississippi, and as such a strategic point of im-
portance second to no other in the Confederacy.
On the 22d of December, 1862, an immense
fleet of transports hung along the banks of the
river, where the Thirteenth had enjoyed a brief
respite from the toils of marching. Into these
the men were closely packed and turned down

the turbid waters of this stream till the mouth
of the Yazoo was reached. Here under a con-
voy of gunboats the}^ steamed up this tribu-
tary to make an attack on Vicksburg from the
east. On the morning of the 27th, the line of
battle was formed, the Thirteenth occupying the
left wing of the army in Gen. Steel's division.
The first day was occupied in making ap-
proaches to the formidable works of the enemy,
and nothing more was done than to drive in
their pickets. The next morning opened with
a skirmish, but in the afternoon the Thirteenth
and Sixteenth, led by Gen. Wyman, silenced
some of the batteries of the enemy, while doing
which Gen. Wyman fell mortally wounded, but
he still encouraged his men. All this was but
an insignificant skirmish compared to the work
to be accomplished before the stars and stripes
could shadow the defiant town in the closer ap-
proaches, to which death lurked in ominous
silence.

On the 29th, the desperate charge was made.
'Twas upon the earthworks along the banks of
Chickasaw Bayou. These were to be taken by
storm, and before they could be reached, an
open space must be traversed under fire from a
sheltered foe from two directions. Into this
terrible arena the Thirteenth led the way across
two lines of rifle-pits, which they captured.
This brought them within thirty rods of the
frowning battlements yet to be taken. One
hundred and seventy-seven of their men had
fallen. To advance was death. The day was lost,
and they retired in good order. The enemy
were wild with delight, but the end was not yet.

At Arkansas Post was a large depot of stores,
and 5,000 rebel troops to guard them. Gen.
McClernand was sent to take the place, and
Gen. Steel's division, among whom was the
Thirteenth, were a part of his forces. The at-
tack was suddenly made, and a day's fighting
was rewarded with the capture of the place, in-
cluding 5,000 prisoners. This irreparable loss
to the enemy was soon succeeded by another

HISTORY OF DL T PAGE COUNTY.

severe one at Greenville, Miss., in which the
Thirteenth had a hand, after which it shared
the triumph of the capture of Jackson, the capi-
tal of the State of Mississippi, from whence it
was ordered again to Vicksburg, and there
manned the trenches which environed the place
amidst a tempest of shot till it finally surren-
dered. July 13, 1863 a monument of tena-
cious hardihood in triumph over audacious
courage almost unparalleled in the records of j
modern warfare.

Chattanooga was the next principal scene of
battle for the Thirteenth. It guarded the bag-
gage train of the army to this place ; was fore-
most in the capture of Tuscumbia, and lent a
hand in taking Lookout Mountain, which mir-
acculous achievement was soon followed by the
victory of Mission Ridge, where the Thirteenth
captured more prisoners of the Eighteenth Ala-
bama than their own force numbered. The
enemy now were in full retreat, and the Thir-
teenth foremost in pursuit of them, but at Ring-
gold Gap they made a stand, and, owing to the
natural strength of their position, held our
forces at bay. In the first charge that followed,
many were killed, among whom was Capt. Wal-
ter Blanchard, of Downer's Grove.

But a desperate encounter was yet in store
for this regiment. At Madison Station, Ala., |
where it was posted, after being reduced by the
casualties of war to 350 men fit for duty, it
was surrounded by more than one thousand
of the enemy's cavalry, with three pieces of
artillery. After two hours' fighting, it made
good its retreat, but left behind sixty-six men '
as prisoners. The enemy 's loss was sixty killed '
and wounded.

In the summer of 1864, the regiment returned
to their homes to rest, but soon re-enlisted in
the Fifty-sixth. The entire loss during the '
war, from all causes, was 565 men.

COMPANY H.

Babcock, Frederick W., Naperville, enlisted and
mustered in August 24, 1864.

Thatcher, Nelson L., enlisted and mustered in
May 24, 1861 ; mustered out June 18, 1864.

COMPANY K.

Captains. Blanchard, Walter, Downer's Grove,
date of rank May 24, 1861, died December 4, 1863,
from wounds received at Ringgold Gap; Cole, Jor-
dan J., Downer's Grove, date of rank December 4,
1863, promoted from Second Lieutenant to First
Lieutenant. Term expired June 18, 1864.

First Lieutenants. Bailey, Eli, Naperville, date
of rank, December 29, 1862, promoted from Ser-
geant to Second Lieutenant. Term expired June
18, 1864; Hobson, Meritt S., Naperville, resigned
January 22, 1862.

Second Lieutenant. Naper, George A., Naper-
ville, date of rank January 22, 1862, promoted from
Sergeant. Killed at Vicksburg December 29, 1862.

Sergeants. Page, Edmund E. Lisle, enlisted June
25, mustered out June 18, 1864, as First Sergeant;
Ketcham, Hiram, Winfield, enlisted June 25, 1861,
mustered out June 18, 1864, wounded; Gladding,
John G., Winfield, enlisted June 25, 1861, discharged
December 25, 1862; disability.

Corporals. Pollard, Reuben B., Downer's Grove,
enlisted June 25, 1861, discharged March 25, 1863;
Blanchard, Franklin, Downer's Grove, enlisted June
25, 1861, mustered out June 18, 1864, as Sergeant;
Farrar, Eugene W.,Downer'sGrove, enlisted June 25,
1861, mustered out June 18, 1864, as Sergeant; Riley,
Patrick, Downer's Grove, enlisted June 25, 1861, Col-
or Sergeant, killed at Ringgold November 27, 1863;
Kenyon, Israel, Naperville, enlisted June 25, 1861, dis-
charged February 20, 1862, disability; Hyde, Charles
W., Naperville, enlisted June 25, 1861, died June 15,
1863, wounds; Ball, Lewis C., Naperville, enlisted
June 25, 1861, mustered out June 18, 1864.

Musicians. Perry, Merritt, Downer's Grove, en-
listed June 25, 1861, transferred to non-commis-
sioned staff September 10, 1861, as Principal Musi-
cian; Sucher, James W., Downer's Grove, enlisted
June 25, 1861, mustered June 18, 1864; Kenyon,
John M., York, enlisted June 25, 1861, transferred
to non-commissioned staff November 20, 1863, as
Principal Musician.

Privates. Beckman, Charles, Naperville, June
25, 1861, discharged March 10, 1864, lost right arm;
Bader, Adolph, Naperville, June 25, 1861, prisoner
of war, mustered out June 18, 1865; Bolles, Charles
E., Turner Junction, enlisted and mustered in March
8, 1862, discharged February 10, 1863, for wounds;
Beesing, Lewis, Naperville, June 25, 1861, died
August 4, 1863; Bullou, Daniel W., Naperville, June

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

25, 1861, trans, to Tenth Missouri Cavalry, promoted
Second Lieutenant; Blanehard, William, Downer's
Grove, June 25, 1881, discharged April 18, 1862, dis-
ability; Boettger, Charles, Du Page County, June
25, 1861, mustered out June 18, 1864; Beuck, Fritz,
Du Page County, June 25, 1861, mustered out June
18, 1864; Balliman, William, Downer's Grove, June
25, 1861, mustered out June 18, 1864; Baugertz, Lor-
entz, Downer's Grove, June 25, 1861, discharged
July 25, 1862, disability; Bolles, Essec, Du Page
County, June 25, 1861, mustered out June 18, 1864,
as Corporal; Carpenter, Charles, Downer's Grove,
June 25, 1861, mustered out June 18, 1864; Daniels,
John, Naperville, June 25, 1861, trans, to Tenth
Missouri Cavalry, October 1, 1861; Deuel, Charles
B., York, June 25, 1861, mustered out June 18, 1864;
Dirr, Adam L., Naperville, June 25, 1861, mustered
out June 18, 1864; Doerr, Phillip, Naperville, June
25, 1861, trans, to Tenth Missouri Cavalry, October
1, 1861; Fowler, Oliver S., York, June 25, 1861,
mustered out June 18, 1864, as Corporal ; Farrell,
James, Du Page County, June 25, 1861, re-enlisted
as veteran January 1, 1864, trans, to Company I,
Fifty-sixth Illinois, prisoner of war; Ferris, Charles
H., Lisle, .June 25, 1861, died November 26, 1861;
Greggs, Joseph, Du Page County, June 25, 1861,
discharged September 18, 1863; disability; Griffith,
Charles, Warrenville, June 25, 1861, mustered out
June 18, 1864; Gokey, Lewis, Warrenville, June 25,
1861, re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864, trans, to
Company I, Fifty-sixth Illinois; Howard, Abraham
C., Downer's Grove, June 25, 1861, trans, to Invalid
Corps September 1, 1863; Hart, Matthias, Naper-
ville, June 25, 1861, mustered out June 18, 1864, as
Corporal; Holley, James L., Du Page County, June
25, 1861, mustered out June 18, 1864; Hunt. Henry,
Downer's Grove, June 25, 1861, discharged Febru-
ary 20, 1862, disability; Howland, Charles E., Lisle,
June 25, 1861, died October 25, 1861; Hintz, Mi-
chael, Du Page County, June 25, 1861, discharged
March 30, 1863. lost his arm; Hartigan, Patrick, Du
Page County, June 25, 1861, mustered out June 18,
1864; Harris, Charles, Du Page County, June 25,
1861, re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864, prisoner
of war; Henrick, Christian, Brush Hill, enlisted and
mustered in June 25, 1861, mustered out June 18,
1864; Johnson, William, Du Page County, June 25,
1861, re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864; Kuchel,
Mathias, Lisle, June 25, 1861, mustered out June
18, 1864; Kreitzer, Ferdinand, Du Page County,
June 25, 1861, discharged October 1, 186', disability;
Kniffin, Daniel. Lisle, June 25, 1861, transferred to

Invalid Corps; Kenyon, William J., Naperville, June
25, 1861, died April 20, 1863; Miller, John F., Na-
perville, June 25, 1861, prisoner of war, mustered
out June 7, 1865; Neas, Baptiste, Naperville, June
25, 1861, killed at Chickasaw Bayou December 29,
1862; Naper, JohnN., June 25, .1861, discharged Jan-
uary 1, 1864, disability; Neaderhauser, Daniel, Na-
perville, June 24, 1861, died October 27, 1861; Potter,
William, Naperville, June 25, 1861, trans, to Inva-
lid Corps September 21, 1863; Potter, Robert K.,
Naperville, June 25, 1861, discharged May 26, 1863,
disability; Rose, William E., Naperville, June 25,
1861, mustered out June 18, 1864; Smith, Joseph,
Lisle, enlisted and mustered in June 25, 1861, mus-
tered out June 18, 1864; Snyder, Reuben, Naper-
ville, June 25, 1861, died December 21, 1863, wounds;
Sucher, Jacob, Downer's Grove, June 25, 1861, mus-
tered out June 18, 1864; Shuestcr, William, Lisle,
June 25, 1861, prisoner of war; Standage, Henry,
Du Page County, June 25, 1861, reported dead;
Turner, George, Downer's Grove, June 25, 1861,
mustered June 18, 1864; Townsend, Lysander, York,
June 25, 1861, discharged December 10, 1863, disa-
bility; Tuttle, Charles, Du Page County, June 25,
1861, died December 26, 1861: Toitlet, John, Dow-
ner's Grove, June 25, 1861, prisoner of war; Wilflin,
Christian, Du Page County, June 25, 1861, re-en-
listed as veteran January 1, 1864, prisoner of war;
Walters, Christian, Downer's Grove, June 25, 1861,
mustered out June 18, 1864; Woods, Hollis, Win-
field, June 25, 1861, died January 29, 1863, wounds;
Webster, Charles, Lisle, June 25, 1861, mustered out
June 18, 1864.

Recruits. Griffith, Samuel, Warrenville, Sep-
tember 10 1861, discharged February 7, 1863, disa-
bility; Hubbard John B., Naperville, September 10,
1861, trans, to Invalid Corps; Hall, Henry K., Na-
perville, September 10, 1861, discharged November
15, 1862, disability; Ketcham, Abraham, Winfield,
October 1, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran; Prandleburg,
Joseph, Du Page County, July 8, 1861, trans, to
Company I, Fifty-sixth Illinois; Remmel, Matthias,
Naperville, September 10, 1861, discharged May 26,
1863, wounded in head; Roush, Jeremiah, Naper-
ville, September 10, 1861, discharged August 11,
1863, disability; Rose, William, October 1, 1862, dis-
charged April 18, 1863, disability; Starnhagen, John,
Du Page County, enlisted and mustered in July 21,
1861, died May 24, 1862; Stevens, De Witt, Naper-
ville, July 7, 1861, killed at Chickasaw Bayou, De-
cember 29, 1882; Stark, Henry, Dn Page County,
enlisted and mustered in July 15, 1861, re-enlisted as

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

veteran; Tennant, Joseph, Naperville, September
10. 1861, re-enlisted as veteran; Tilden, Charles,
Naperville, March 24, 1863, trans, to Company I,
Fifty-sixth Illinois Infantry; Wescott, Theophilus,
Warrenville, September 10, 1861, discharged October
1, 1861, disability.

FIFTEENTH REGIMENT.

Fifteenth Regiment of Illinois Infantry was
organized at Freeport, 111., and mustered into
service May 24, 1861, being the first in the
State for the three years' service ; had four
men from Du Page Count} 7 . It was mustered
out September 1, 1865, at Fort Leaven worth,
Kan.

COMPANY C.

Truman, Ira, Milton, enlisted and mustered in May
. 24, 1861; mustered out May 25, 1864.
Truman, Austin B., Milton, enlisted and mustered
in May 24, 1861; mustered out May 25, 1864.

COMPANY E.

Blaisdell, William E., Wayne, enlisted and mustered
in May 24, 1861; discharged January 22, 1863.

Watson, Edward, Wayne, enlisted and mustered in
May 24, 1861; killed at Shiloh April 6, 1862.

NINETEENTH REGIMENT.

The Nineteenth Regiment of Illinois Infan-
try in its formation dates from the opening of
the war. Three companies of it, without wait-
ing till men could be raised, were hurriedly
sent to Cairo April 14, 1861, under Gen. Swift,
to guard the place from a threatening attack.
The regiment was completely organized and
mustered into service at Chicago June 17,
1861. and mustered out at the expiration of its
term of service July 9, 1864. It had one man
in it from Du Page County.

COMPANY c.

Miles, Martin, Wheaton, who remained in the serv-
ice during its term.

TWENTIETH REGIMENT.

The Twentieth Regiment of Illinois Infantry
was organized at Joliet May 14, and mustered

in June 13, 1861. It took part in the siege of
Fort Donelson February, 1862, and in the bat-
tle of Shiloh the following April. It also was
in many other engagements during the term of
its service, till it was mustered out at Louis-
ville, Ky., July 16, 1865, and arrived at Chi-
cago the 19th for discharge. It had five men
from Du Page Count}-.

COMPANY A.

Scott, Silas C., First Sergeant, enlisted and mus-
tered in October 10, 1864.

Ewing, Robert, Sergeant, Naperville, enlisted and
mustered in October 12, 1864.

Bocker, George B., Addison, enlisted and mustered
in October 12, 1864.

Wante, Lushing, Naperville, enlisted and mustered
in October 12, 1864.

COMPANY B.

Neff, Martin, Du Page County, enlisted October 14,
and mustered in the 28th, 1861; died at Cairo Sep-
tember 2, 1863.

TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT.

The Twenty -third Regiment of Illinois In-
fantry, known as the Irish Brigade, was organ-
ized at Chicago May 17, 1861, and mustered
into service June 17, and mustered out July
24, 1865. It had fifteen men from Du Page
Count}' in its ranks as follows :

COMPANY H.

Bates, Francis, Wheaton, Sergeant.

Watson, Casper W., Wheaton, Corporal.

Armbruster, Adam, Naperville.

Austin N., Wheaton.

Beardsley, Jerome G., Wheaton.

Drullard, Thomas W., Wheaton.

Getsch, Frank S., Milton.

Georo, Serophine, Milton.

Manning, Augustus, Warrenville.

Kovey, Fred, Milton.

Kinyon, Albert R., York.

Ott, Peter, Milton.

Ulech, Herman W. A., Wheaton.

Wilskin, Dominee, Naperville.

Yeates, J. K. P.

The above all enlisted in March, 1865, and
were mustered out with the regiment.

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

THIRTY-THIRD REGIMENT.

The Thirty-third Regiment of Illinois Infan-
try, known as the Normal Regiment, because it
was composed largely of teachers and stu-
dents, was organized at Camp Butler in Sep-
tember, 1861, and mustered into service the
same month. It moved immediately to Iron-
ton, Mo., where it remained during the winter,
doing occasional scout service and fighting the
battle of Fredericksburg. In March, 1862, it
moved southward and joined Gen. Curtis'
army, and took part in the battle of Cache.
After being engaged here in several skirmishes
with the enemy, it moved to Pilot Knob, Mo.,
arriving in October, 1862.

November 15, it moved to Van Buren, Ark.,
in Col. Harris' brigade, Brig. Gen. W. J. Ben-
ton's division of Gen. Davidson's corps, and
made a winter campaign in Southeast Missouri,
passing through Patterson, Van Buren, Alton,
West Plain, Eminence and Centreville, and
returned to Bellevue Valley, near Pilot Knob,
about March 1, 1863.

It was then ordered to St. Genevieve, Mo.,
where, with the command, it embarked for Mil-
liken's Bend, La. It was now attached to the
First Brigade, First Division, Thirteenth Arm}-
Corps, and with it took part in the battles of
Port Gibson, Champion Hills, Black River
Bridge, the assault and sieges of Vicksburg
and Jackson.

In August, it moved to New Orleans with
the Thirteenth Corps. In October, it was en-
gaged in the campaign up the Bayou Teche,
and, returning to New Orleans in November, it
was ordered to Brownsville, Tex., but before
landing was ordered to Arkansas Pass. It
disembarked on St. Joseph's and Matagorda
Islands to Saluria, participating in the capture
of Ft. Esperanza, and thence moved to Indiau-
ola and Port Lavaca.

The First Brigade, while on the mainland of
Texas, was commanded by Brig. Gen. Fitz
Henry Warren. January 1. 1864, the regiment

re-enlisted as veterans, and March 14 reached
Bloomington, 111., and received veteran fur-
lough.

April 18, 1864. the regiment was re-organ-
ized at Camp Butler, 111., and proceeded to
New Orleans via Alton and St. Louis, arriving
the 29th and camping at Carrollton.

May 17, it was ordered to Brashear City,
La. Soon after its arrival, the regiment was
scattered along the line of the road as guard,
as follows : Companies F, C and K at Bayou
Boeuf ; Company I at Bayou L'Ours ; Com-
panies A and D at Tigerville ; Company G at
Chacahula ; Company E at Terre Bonne ; Com-
pany B at Bayou La Fourchc and Bayou des
Allemands ; Company H at Boutte ; regi-
mental headquarters, Terre Bonne. The dis-
trict was called the " District of La Fourche,"
commanded by Brig. Gen. Robert A. Cameron,
headquarters at Thibodeaux.

September 17, 1864, the non-veterans of the
regiment were started home, via New York
City, in charge of rebel prisoners, and were
mustered out at Camp Butler about October
11, 1864.

March 2, 1865, it was ordered to join the
Sixteenth Army Corps. Near Boutte Station
the train was thrown from the track, and nine
men killed and seventy wounded. On the
18th, the regiment embarked on Lake Pon-
chartrain for Mobile expedition. Company K
remaining behind to guard transportation,
joined the regiment April 11, at Blakely.

It next moved via Fort Gaines and Navy
Cove, landed on Fish River, Ala., and marched
with Gen. Canby's army up the east side of
Mobile Bay. The regiment was in the First
Brigade, Col. W. L. McMillian, Ninety-fifth
Ohio ; First Division, Brig. Gen. J. McArthur ;
Sixteenth Army Corps, Maj. Gen. A. J. Smith.

March 27, it arrived in front of Spanish
Fort, the main defense of Mobile, and, until its
capture, April 18, was actively engaged. Loss,
1 killed, 2 died of wounds, and 9 wounded.

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

After the surrender of Mobile, it marched,
April 13, 1865, with the Sixteenth Army
Corps, for Montgomery, Ala., where it arrived
on the 25th, and encamped on the Alabama
River. Here it received the news of Lee and
Johnston's sin-render, after which its operations
were not of a hostile character.

May 10, marched to Selma, and May 17 by
rail to Meriden, Miss. In the latter part of
July, the regiment was filled above the maxi-
mum by men transferred from the Seventy-
second, One Hundred and Seventeenth, One
Hundred and Twenty-second and One Hundred
and Twenty-fourth Illinois, when it moved to
Vicksburg August 4, 1865, and remained at
that place until mustered out of service No-
vember 24, 1865, and ordered to Camp Butler,
111., for final payment and discharge. It had
forty-seven men from Du Page County.

COMPANY B.
Morgan, Moses J., Naperville, Captain; date of rank

September 18, 1861.

Durant, Edward T., Lisle, First Lieutenant; date of
promotion from Second Lieutenant March 20,

1864.
Morgan, Sid. O., Naperville, Sergeant; re-enlisted

as veteran.
Lyon, Forester S., Downer's Grove, Sergeant; re-

enlisted as veteran.
Barr, James M., Lisle, Corporal; discharged March

23, 1863, for disability.
Cotter, Charles M., Lisle, Corporal ; discharged

March 23, 1863, for disability.
Green, Frank D., Lisle, Corporal; died at Ironton,

Mo., February 15, 1862.
Wakeman, Bradford J , Cottage Hill, Musician;

promoted to Fife Major.

PRIVATES.
Allison, Andrew, Cass; died at Helena October 5,

1862.
Andrews, Charles, Downer's Grove; mustered out

October 11, 1864
Andrews, Giles, York, mustered out October 11,

1864.
Austin, Charles G., Jr., Downer's Grove; re-enlisted

as veteran.
Ballou, Morgan, Lisle, mustered out October 11,

1864, as Corporal.

Block, Ferdinand, Lisle; re-enlisted as veteran.

Blodgett, Scott, Cass; re-enlisted as veteran.

Clark, Luther J., Bloomingdale ; re-enlisted as vet-
eran.

Chatfield, Alonzo B., Lisle; discharged for wounds.

Chatfield, George W., Lisle.

Cry, Samuel, Naperville; re-enlisted as veteran.

Clifford, Edward. Cass; mustered out October 11,
1874.

Day, Brice, Cass, died at Mound City September
15, 1862.

Durant, William E., Lisle; re-enlisted as veteran.

Fetterman. Cyrus, Cass; re-enlisted as veteran.

Fischer, Frederick J., Addison; mustered out Octo-
ber 11, 1864, as Corporal.

Grothman, Frederick, Addison; discharged October
4, 1864, term expired.

Heartt, George, Cass; re-enlisted as veteran.

Harberger, Jacob, Addison; re-enlisted as veteran.

Holchany, Frederick, Addison ; re-enlisted as vet-
eran.

Hummer, Jacob, Naperville; re-enlisted as veteran.

Koshner, Charles, Naperville; re-enlisted as veteran.

Morgan, Henry G., Naperville; discharged Febru-
ary 11, 1862, for disability.

Marvin, Hector A., Lisle; died at Ironton, Mo.,
November 19, 1881.

Rodgers, Lucius B., Milton; re-enlisted as veteran.

Ridge, Royer, Naperville; re-enlisted as veteran.

Smart, Wesley, Downer's Grove; mustered out Oc-
tober 11, 1864.

Schmidt, Edward, Addison.

Schwartz, Louis, Addison; died at Ironton, Mo., Oc-
tober 14, 1861.

Shimmer, J. C., Addison; mustered out October 11,
1864.

Turtlott, James M., Cass; mustered out October 11,

. 1864.

Utting, William, Addison; died at St. Louis October
20, 1861.

Wheatley, William, Lisle: mustered out October 11,
1864.

RECRUITS.

Grannke, Charles, Addison, enlisted December 2,
1861; died at Virginia Station, Mo., March 2,
1862.

Grothman, Frederick, York, e nlisted October 4,
1864.

Hatch, Edward P., Lisle, enlisted September 20,
1864; discharged July 20, 1865, as Sergeant for
promotion in U. S. Colored Infantry.

Renken, Henry, Addison; transferred to gunboat
service February 7, 1863.

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

COMPANY P.

Lapin, Charles, Warrenville.

COMPANY H.

Nelson, Henry, Naperville, enlisted March 20;
mustered in April 17, 1864.

Those who were mustered in October 4, 1864, were
such as did not re-enlist after their terms had ex-
pired.

THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.

The Thirty-sixth Regiment of Illinois In-
fantry was organized at Aurora, 111., in Sep-
tember, 1861, and mustered into service the 23d
of the same month. It was sent to St. Louis,
where it received its arms, from whence it was
sent to Holla, where it remained till January
14, 1862. More active service now began, and
it was engaged in battle at Bentonville and Pea
Ridge, subsequent to which it was assigned to
Gen. Pope's command. It was next engaged in
the battle of Perryville, where it lost seventy-
five killed and wounded. But its terrible con-
flict was at Stone River, where, after six days'
fighting, it came out with only 200 men. It
was subsequently engaged in other battles near
Chattanooga, in all of which its courage was not
found wanting. It was mustered out at New
Orleans, October 8, 1865, and arrived at Camp
Butler the 17th for discharge. It had forty-
seven men from Du Page County.

COMPANY A.

Taylor, John B. F., Wheaton, enlisted August 8,
and mustered in September 33, 1861 ; discharged
September 28, 1864.

COMPANY C.

Rothemel, Benhard, York, enlisted and mustered
in October 14, 1864; transferred from Seventy-
fourth Regiment.

COMPANY K.

Captain Adams, John Q., Wayne, date of rank
August 20, and mustered in September 23, 1861 ; re-
signed September 7, 1862.

First Lieutenants Elliot, John F., Wayne, date
of rank September 7, 1862, mustered in March 12,
1863, promoted from Sergeant, discharged May 30,
1864 ; Pratt, Emery W., Wayne, date of rank April
11, 1865, mustered in July 8, 1865.

Second Lieutenants Hammond, Mathew J.,
Wayne, date of rank February 15, 1862, resigned
September 7, 1862 ; Hazelhurst, Charles, Wayne,
date of rank September 7, 1862, mustered in Novem-
ber 17, 1862, resigned July 7, 1865.

Sergeants Smith, Romain A., Wayne, enlisted
August 12, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran ; Adams, El-
dridge, Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861, died of
wounds January 18, 1863 ; Dickenson, David H.,
Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861, as Corporal, pro-
moted to Second Lieutenant U. S. Colored Infantry.

Corporals Folson, Theodore A., Wayne, enlisted
August 12, 1861.
Ketchum, Abram J., Wayne, enlisted August 12;

1861, transferred to Company K.

Starr, Robert H., Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861;
re-enlisted as veteran.

Albro, Eugene P., Wayne, Corporal, enlisted Au-
gust 12, 1861.

Adams, Aseph J., Wayne; killed in battle at Stone
River.

Hemmingway, George W., Wayne, musician, en-
listed August 12, 1861; discharged for disability.

Hazelhurst, James, Musician, Wayne, enlisted Au-
gust 12, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran.

PRIVATES.

Allen, Henry C., Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861,
promoted to Corporal; discharged, February 25,

1862, for wounds.

Adams, William, Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861;
missing at Chickamauga September 20, 1863.

Blank, Harrison W., Wayne, enlisted September 20,
1861; re-enlisted as veteran.

Clark, John P., Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861;
died at Rolla December 14, 1861.

Delany, James, Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861;
discharged September 22, 1864.

Gordon, John M., Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861;
re-enlisted as veteran.

Grundy, Samuel, Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861;
killed at Chickamauga.

Gates, George W., Wayne, enlisted August 19, 1861,
killed at Dallas, Ga., May 26, 1864.

La Rue; Harrison M., Du Page County, enlisted Sep-
tember 24, 1861, transferred to Fifteenth Cavalry.

Hillard, Michael, Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861,
died at Lebanon, Mo., Feb. 12, 1862.

Hazelhurst, Frederick, Wayne, enlisted August 12,
1861, mustered out, September 8, 1864, a* Cor-
poral.

Hammond, Daniel, Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861,
re-enlisted as veteran.

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Judd, Francis, Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861, re-
enlisted as veteran.
Matteson, Thomas P., Wayne, enlisted August 20,

1861, promoted to Principal Musician.
Minkler, John C., Wayne, enlisted August 24, 1861,

re-enlisted as veteran.
Monroe, George, Wayne, enlisted August 20, 1861,

killed in battle at Stone River.
Monroe, Edward E., Wayne, enlisted August 20,

1861.
Piatt, Emery W., Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861,

re-enlisted as veteran.

Paul, John, Wayne, enlisted August 20, 1861, re-en-
listed as veteran.
Peterson, John, Wayne, enlisted August 21, 1861;

transferred to V. B. C. April 17, 1864.
Skinner, Harrison, Wayne, enlisted August 12,

1861; killed at Perrsville, Ky., October 8, 1862.
Simmons, Benjamin W., enlisted August 12, 1861.

Scales, George M., Wayne, enlisted August 12,

1861; re-enlisted as veteran.
Samson, Francis, Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861;

died of wounds received at Cassville/Mo., April

16, 1862.
Sanders, Harlan, Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861;

discharged April 19, 1863, for wounds.
Tukesbury, Francis, Wayne, enlisted August 12,

1861; re-enlisted as veteran.
Tucker, Charles A., Wayne, enlisted August 12,

1861, re-enlisted as veteran.
Wood, Orrin, Wayne, enlisted August 12, 1861, died

January 19, 1863, of wounds.
Wagoner, Sidney O., Wayne, enlisted August 12,

1861, discharged March 16, 1864, for wounds.

Unassigned Recruits Bissell, Charles, York, en-
listed and mustered in October 14, 1864.

THIRTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT.

The Thirty-seventh Kegiment of Illinois In-
fantry was organized at Chicago in September
1861, and mustered out at Houston, Tex., May
15, 1866. It had four men from Du Page
County.

Clark, Elijah A., Wheatou, First Assistant Surgeon.
promoted by the President to Surgeon of Eighth
Missouri Cavalry.

Blodgett. Edward A., Downer's Grove, Quartermas-
ter's Sergeant.

COMPANY C.

Newton, Isaac, Wheaton, enlisted September 1,
1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran.

COMPANY G.

Topel, Dedrick, Downer's Grove, enlisted August
15; re-enlisted as veteran.

THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT.

The Thirty-ninth Regiment of Illinois In-
fantry began recruiting immediately after the
firing on Fort Sumter, but was not ready to
take the field at the first call for six regiments
from Illinois. It was mustered into service
August, 1861, at Chicago, and mustered out
at Norfolk, Va., December 5, 1865. It had
two soldiers from Du Page County.

COMPANY O.

Cook, Ezra A., Wheaton, enlisted September 2,
1861, discharged in 1864 for disability; Decker,
Lewis, Wheaton, enlisted August 9, 1861, discharged
the 80th for disability.

FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT.

The Forty-second Regiment of Illinois In-
fanty was organized at Chicago July 22, 1861
It bore the brunt of the war, being in the
principal battles in which the Army of the
Cumberland was engaged. It was mustered
out at Indianola, Tex., December 16, 1865, and
reached Camp Butler January 3, 1866. It had
seven men from Du Page County.

COMPANY B.

O'Brien, Edward, Du Page County, enlisted and
mustered in September 3, 1860, at Chicago, re-enlist-
ed as veteran from Du Page County January 1,
1864, transferred to V. R. C. March 13, 1865.

COMPANY H.

Bents, Benjamin, Naperville, enlisted and mus-
tered in September 3, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran;
Butts, Benjamin F., Naperville, enlisted February
16, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864,
mustered out December 16, 1865, as Sergeant; Gillis,
Thomas, Naperville, enlisted and mustered in Aug-
ust 3, 1861, killed at Farmington, Miss., May 9,
1862; Itzenhauzer, John, Naperville, enlisted and
mustered in September 10, 1861, died of wounds
January 8, 1862; Shimp, William, Naperville, en-
listed and mustered in September 10, 1861, promoted
to Sergeant, discharged on account of wounds Sep-

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tember 16, 1864; Wilcox, Elisha, Naperville, enlist-
ed and mustered in August 18, 1861, re-enlisted as
veteran.

FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.

The Forty-fourth Regiment of Illinois In-
fantry was organized in August, 1861, at Camp
Ellsworth, in Chicago, and mustered out Sep-
tember 25, 1865, at Port Lavaca, Tex. Ar-
rived at Springfield October 15, 1865, where it
was discharged. In had one soldier from Du

Page County.

COMPANY K.

Goldhammer, Henry, York, enlisted August 1,
mustered in September 13, 1861, transferred to
Company K.

FIFTY-FIRST REGIMENT.

The Fifty-first Regiment was organized at
Camp Douglas December 24, 1861. April 2,
1862, it moved against Island No. 10. It suf-
fered severely at the battle of Chickamauga,
being in the thickest of the fight. On Febru-
ary 10, 1864, the whole regiment mustered as
veterans. During the Atlanta campaign, it
lost 3 officers killed, 4 wounded, and 105 men
killed and wounded. It was mustered out of
service at Camp Irwin, Tex., September 25,
1865, and arrived at Camp Butler October 15.
It had eighteen men from Du Page County, as
follows :

COMPANY B.

Bates, Ansel, Cottage Hill, enlisted October 19,
1861, mustered in January 23, 1862, promoted Ser-
geant and Second Lieutenant; Bleasch, Gustave,
Cottage Hill, enlisted October 19, 1861, mustered in
January 23, 1862; Burman, Lewis, Addison, enlisted
December 5, 1861; Foley, John, Cottage Hill, en-
listed November 26, mustered in December 24, 1861,
died at Chattanooga June 1, 1864; Hahn, Henry,
Brush Hill, enlisted December 3, 1861; Hoflman,
Paul, Cottage Hill, enlisted December 5, 1861;
Johnson, Christian, Cottage Hill, enlisted Decem-
ber 7, mustered in the 24th, 1861; Kehler, Phillip,
Cottage Hill, enlisted December 7, mustered in the
24th, 1861, died at Paducah June 1, 1862; Keiler,
Stephen, Cottage Hill, enlisted December 13, mus-
tered in the 24th, 1861, discharged October 2, 1862;
Kernan, Mark T., York, enlisted November 26,

1861; Lapp, Henry, Cottage Hill, enlisted December
24. 1861, mustered in January 23, 1862, accidentally
killed March 16, 1862; Lauerman, John, Cottage
Hill, enlisted December 20, 1861, mustered in Janu-
ary 23, 1862; Snow, Edgar J., Cottage Hill, enlisted
October 23, mustered in December 24, 1861 ; Welsh>
William, Cottage Hill, enlisted November 30, mus-
tered in December 24, 1861; Werden, Frederic,
Brush Hill, enlisted December 2, mustered in the
24th, 1861.

COMPANY E.

Hull, Edward E., Naperville, enlisted December
24, 1863; killed at Kenesaw Mountain June 15, 1864.

COMPANY I.

Miller, George W., Cass, enlisted February 25,
mustered in March 10, 1865 ; Prickett, "William W.,
Cass, enlisted February 25, mustered in March 10,
1865

FIFTY-SECOND REGIMENT.

The Fifty-second Regiment was organized at
Geneva, 111. Its first active service was at Fort
Donelson, where it arrived in time to take
charge of the rebel prisoners taken there and
deliver them at Springfield and Chicago. It was
then ordered to join the Army of the Tennes-
see, and was engaged in the battle of Shiloh,
where it lost in killed, wounded and missing
over one-third of its number. It was subse-
quently in the battles x>f luka, Corinth, Snake
Creek Gap, Resaca, Lay's Ferry, Rome Cross
Roads, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Nickojack
Creek, Decatur and Altoona, after which it
was with Gen. Sherman on his march to the
sea, and went from there to Richmond. Was
next in the grand review at Washington, from
whence it was ordered to Louisville, where it
was mustered out only 517 strong out of the
original 940 men in its ranks, to whom 400 had
been added as recruits, 823 men having been
killed or disabled in the battles and hardships
which this regiment had passed through. It
had twenty-four men from Du Page County,
as follows :

COMPANY A.

Burnham, Edward, Du Page County, enlisted Oc-
tober 12, mustered in the 25th, 1861; Giles, Jerry W.,
Naperville, enlisted September 16, mustered in Oc-

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tober 25, 1861; Graves, James D., Naperville, en
listed October 25, 1861.

COMPANY C.

Parks, Isaac, Naperville, enlisted September 15,
mustered in November 19, 1861.

COMPANY D.

Brown, Gilbert N., Winfleld, enlisted September
10, mustered in November 19, 1861, re-enlisted as
veteran, promoted to Sergeant; Hammond, James
W., Winfleld, enlisted January 20, mustered in
February 27, 1864; Hammond, William H., Winfleld,
enlisted and mustered in at the same time ;
Reckenback, Christian, Winfleld, enlisted Sep-
tember 10, mustered in November 19, 1861 ;
Stanfer, Lewis, Winfield, enlisted and mustered in
at the same time, re-enlisted as veteran; Swenson,
John, Warrenville, enlisted and mustered in at the
same time, re-enlisted as veteran; Vanderogen,
John, Naperville, enlisted January 19, mustered in
February 27, 1864, died near Marietta, Ga., July
23, 1864.

Recruit La Plant, Medar, Naperville, January,
13, 1864.

COMPANY I.

Farnham, Thomas E., Warrenville, enlisted Sep-
tember 11, and mustered in October 25, 1861.

COMPANY K.

Cleveland, Sylvester, Naperville, enlisted January
9, 1864; Currier, William R., Turner Junction, en-
listed September 6, mustered in October 25, 1861.

Unassigned Recruit Ford, John, Naperville,
mustered in February 27, 1864.

The following were musicians who enlisted
October 25, 1861, all from Naperville :

Glines, A. B., Heitzler, John, Mathias, Gregory,
Sayler, Alexander H., Sayler, Morgan F., Sayler,
Thomas W., Swartz, Joseph, Vallette, James M.

FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT.

The Fifty-third Regiment of Illinois Infantry
was organized at Ottawa, 111., in the winter of
1861-62, and moved to Camp Douglas Febru-
ary 27. It was mustered out at Louisville,
Ky., July 22, 1865, and arrived at Chicago the
28th. It had one man from Du Page County
in its ranks.

COMPANY K.

Kingston, George, Downer's Grove, enlisted as
recruit October 19, 1864.

FIFTY-FOURTH REGIMENT.

The Fifty-fourth Regiment was organized at
Camp Dubois, Aurora, III, in November, 1861,
as a part of a Kentucky brigade. It was mus-
tered into service February 18, 1862. This
regiment was actively engaged raiding against
and skirmishing with the enemy much of
the time during the war, and in consequence
many of them were taken prisoners, but were
exchanged December 5, 1864.

It was mustered out at Little Rock October
15, 1865, and was discharged at Camp Butler
the 26th. It had thirteen men from Du Page
County.

COMPANY B.

Miller, Alexander, Milton, enlisted November 21,
and mustered in February 16, 1861; re-enlisted as
veteran.

COMPANY D.

Cox, William, Downer's Grove, enlisted as re-
cruit March 31, 1865, died at Fort Smith, Ark.,
September 12, 1865; Cox, Wesley H., Downer's
Grove, enlisted as recruit March 6, 1862, died at
Memphis October 1, 1863; Hardsoc, Elzy, Downer's
Grove, enlisted as recruit March 1, 1865, mustered
out October 15, 1865.

COMPANY G.

Busick, James A., Milton, enlisted December 2,
1861, mustered in February 18, 1862, re-enlisted as
veteran; Sutherland, Amaziah, Milton, enlisted De-
cember 2, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran; Stevens,
John W., Milton, enlisted December 2, 1861, re-en-
listed as veteran.

COMPANY I.

Farroll, Ezra R., York, enlisted and mustered in
as recruit March 7, 1865, mustered out October 15,
1865; Riscoe, John, York, enlisted and mustered in
March 7, 1865, mustered out October 15, 1865.

COMPANY K.

Campbell, James H., Milton, enlisted as Wagoner
December 10, 1861, mustered in February 10, 1862;
Boyd, Ithamer, Milton, enlisted December 10, 1861,
mustered in February 16, 1862; re-enlisted as vet-
eran.

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TJNASSIGNED RECRUITS.

Baker, Henry J., York, enlisted and mustered in
March 8, 1865; Plumby, Andrew J., Milton, enlisted
and mustered in March 30, 1864, transferred to V.
R. C. September 22, 1864.

FIFTY-FIFTH KEGIMENT.

The Fifty-fifth Regiment of Illinois with the
Fifty-fourth Ohio Infantry, distinguished them-
selves by their obstinate valor at the battle of
Shiloh, where they held the extreme left of the
Union army against a greatly superior force of
the enemy till the main body had retired.
Their loss in this engagement was ten officers
and 102 killed or mortally wounded. The
regiment was organized at Camp Douglas, and
mustered into service October 31, 1861, and
and mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., August
14, 1865. It arrived at Chicago August 22,
where it was discharged. It had in its ranks
thirty-five men from Du Page County :

COMPANY c.

Sanders, Calvin A., Naperville, enlisted Septem-
ber 26, 1861, discharged January 5, 1863, for dis-
ability; Summers, Thomas, Du Page County, en-
listed September 30, 1861, died at Memphis Septem-
ber 22, 1862; Schultz, Theodore, Du Page County,
enlisted August 27, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran.

COMPANY B.

First Lieutenant. Dixon, William H., Downer's
Grove, resigned March 13, 1862.

Privates. Arnot, Hugo, Naperville, enlisted Sep-
tember 3, 1861, promoted to Corporal; Bautling-
hause, Amos, Naperville, enlisted September 6,
1851; Benie, Henry, Naperville, enlisted September
25, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran ; Baiger, Dedric,
Naperville, enlisted September 26, 1861, re-en-
listed as veteran; Dixon, Robert, Du Page County,
enlisted February 18, mustered in the 27, 1861,
promoted to Captain from First Sergeant, re-en-
listed as veteran ; Downing, William, Blooming-
dale, enlisted March 1, mustered in April 12, 1861;
Garbs, Richard, Naperville, enlisted September 16,
died at St. Louis of wounds October 31, 1864; Garst,
Christian, Naperville, enlisted September 6, 1861,
re-enlisted as veteran ; Gleastfer, Andrew, Naper-
ville, enlisted September 9, 1861, re-enlisted as vet-
eran ; Gushard, Emanuel, Naperville, enlisted No-

vember 1, 1861, taken prisoner November 3, 1863;
Gushard, Isaac, Naperville, enlisted September 26. re-
enlisted as veteran ; Kailer, Frederick, Naperville, en-
listed September 3, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran; Kei-
ser, Henry, Naperville, enlisted September 3, 1861,
re-enlisted as veteran; Kennedy, James, Naperville,
enlisted September 8, 1861; Kellogg, Samuel C., Na-
perville, died at Vicksburg July 18, 1863; Leibern-
guth, Christian, Naperville, enlisted September 6,
re-enlisted as veteran; Leibernguth, Christian, Cass,
enlisted January 24, mustered in February 16, 1864,
promoted fo Sergeant; Misner, Andrew, Naperville,
enlisted September 19, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran;
Porter, William, Naperville, promoted to Captain
April 1, 1863, killed in battle June 27, 1864; Papp,
Martin, Naperville, enlisted September 20, 1861, dis-
charged September 26, 1863, for wounds; Porter,
Martin R., Du Page County, enlisted September 3,
1861, discharged for disability June 28,1863; Rey-
nolds, Henry, Naperville, enlisted September 6,
1861; Reinoehl, Henry, Naperville, re-enlisted as
veteran January 23, 1864; Reinoehl, Joseph, Naper-
ville, enlisted November 18, 1861; Shaning, Dede-
rick, York, re-enlisted as veteran January 23, 1864,
killed at Kenesaw Mountain June 27, 1864; Shan-
ing, Richard, Naperville, enlisted September 5,
1861, re-enlisted as veteran; Stretcher, David, Na-
perville, enlisted September 5, 1861, re-enlisted as
veteran; Teisel, Henry, Naperville, enlisted Septem-
ber 6, 1861; Trinke, Harman, Naperville, enlisted
October 16, 1861, died at Napoleon, Ark., January
17, 1863; Warden, Moses, Du Page County, enlisted
Septembers, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran; Warden,
John, Du Page County, enlisted September 7, 1861,
re-enlisted as veteran.

FIFTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.

The Fifty-eighth Regiment of Illinois Infan-
try was organized with nine companies at Camp
Douglas, and mustered into service December
24 and 25, 1861, the remaining tenth company
being mustered in February 7, 1862. It par-
ticipated in the capture of Fort Donelson, and
was in many sanguinary battles during the
war. It was mustered out at Montgomery,
Ala., April 1, 1866. Twelve Du Page County
men were in its ranks, as follows : _

COMPANY c.

Atwater, Benjamin F., York, enlisted December
12, mustered in the 25th, 1861, discharged June 17,

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for disability: Eldridge, George W., York, enlisted
January 12, 1862, discharged for disability.

COMPANY D.

Mehan, John, Naperville, enlisted December 3,
1861, mustered in the 20th, 1861, re-enlisted as vet-
eran; Stuber, Daniel, Addison, enlisted November
9, mustered in December 31, 1861, killed at Shiloh,
April 6, 1862.

COMPANY F.

Hoehn, George, Corporal, Brush Hill, enlisted
and mustered in December 31, 1861, re-enlisted as
veteran; Ugoveck, Albert, Cottage Hill, Corporal,
enlisted November 12, mustered in December 31,
1861; Shultz, John, Brush Hill, enlisted October 30,
mustered in December 31, 1861.

COMPANY G.

Battles, Caleb, Winfleld, enlisted and mustered in
December 31, 1861, transferred to Company I, March
2, 1862.

COMPANY H.

Scoville, George R., Wheaton, enlisted October 8,
1861, discharged for disability; Scoville, Goodwin
D., Wheaton, enlisted October 8, re-enlisted as vet-
eran.

COMPANY I.

Dooner, Jeremiah, Turner Junction, enlisted De-
cember 9, mustered in the 24th, 1861, died of wounds
received at Shiloh.

SIXTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT.

The Sixty-seventh Kegiment of Illinois In-
fantry was organized at Camp Douglas June
13, 1862, for three months' service, where it re-
mained during its term. It had in its ranks
three men from Du Page County.

COMPANY B.

Farnagham, Melvin, Warrenville, enlisted June
4 and mustered in the 13th, 1862.

COMPANY D.

Blanchard, William F., Wheaton, enlisted June
2, and mustered in the 13th, 1862; Ward, Isaac 8.,
Wheaton, enlisted and mustered in at the same time.

SIXTY-NINTH REGIMENT.

The Sixty-ninth Regiment Illinois Infantry
was organized at Camp Douglas, and mustered
into service as a three months' regiment June

14, 1862. It had five Du Page County men in
its ranks.

COMPANY B.

Benedict, Thomas, Wayne, Donovan, Henry,
Turner Junction; Griffith, William, Turner Junction ;
Ketchum, Charles F., Turner Junction; Stephens,
Alonzo S., Winfield; all mustered out at the expira-
tion of their term.

SEVENTY-SECOND REGIMENT.

The Seventy-second Regiment of Illinois In-
fantry was organized by the Board of Trade,
Chicago, July 23, 1862. It took part in the
campaign on the Big Black, siege of Vicksburg,
battle of Nashville, Fort Pillow, Fort Pember-
ton and many other lesser battles. It was mus-
tered out of service at Jackson, Miss., August
13, 1865. It had fifteen men from Du Page
County in its ranks.

COMPANY A.

Black, Henry, York, enlisted and mustered in
Octobers, 1864, transferred to Twenty-third Veteran
Reserve Corps, April 24, 1865; Schurzman, Charles,
Addison, enlisted and mustered in October 8, 1864,
died of wounds at Greenville, Ala., April 16, 1865.

COMPANY C.

Gleason, Henry J., Milton, enlisted and mustered
in August 21, 1862, promoted to Captain September
8, 1864; Gleason, Bishop J., Milton, enlisted Janu-
ary 4, and mustered in the 31st, 1864, transferred to
Thirty-third Regiment.

COMPANY D.

Graves, Julius, Lisle, enlisted July 28, mustered in
August 21, 1861.

COMPANY E.

Wells, Abraham, Downer's Grove, enlisted Au-
gust 8, mustered in the 21st, 1862; Wells, Lucian,
Cass, enlisted and mustered in at the same time;
Winterton, William, Downer's Grove, enlisted and
mustered in at the same time.

COMPANY O.

Stinson, Thomas, Naperville, enlisted August 12,
and mustered in the 21st, 1862, died May 28, 1862, of
wounds.

COMPANY K.

Heinricks, Peter, York; Heinrick, Christopher,
York, enlisted and mustered in October 8, 1864-

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Newhouse, Peter, Addison, enlisted and mustered in
at the same date; Ross, Charles, York, enlisted and
mustered in August 23, '1864; Shattman, Ernst, Ad-
dison, enlisted and mustered in October 8, 1864;
Williams, William M., York, enlisted and mustered
in October 14, 1864.

EIGHTY-SECOND REGIMENT.

The Eighty-second Regiment of Illinois In-
fantry, called the Second Hecker Regiment,
mostly made up of Germans and Scandinavians,
was mustered into service at Camp Butler,
August 26, 1862. This regiment always
honored the German name for toughness and
endurance. It was mustered out at Chicago,
June 17, 1865, at which time it had only 310
men left. One man represented Du Page

County in it.

COMPANY K.

Bumgartner, Andreas, Winfleld, enlisted July 5,
mustered in September 26, discharged May 5, 1864,
for disability.

EIGHTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.

The Eighty-eighth Regiment of Illinois In-
fantry, known as the Second Board of Trade
Regiment, was mustered in at Chicago August
27, 1862, and after participating in its share in
the war was mustered out of service at Chica-
go, June 14, 1865. Eight men from Du Page
County were in its ranks.

COMPANY B.

Hamilton, Robert, Musician, died at Nashville,
January 13, 1863; Jones, James H., mustered out
June 9 as Corporal; Sutherland, James B., died at
Nashville of wounds January 26, 1863 ; Thomas,
Samuel 8., transferred to Company E.

All the above from Milton, and enlisted and
mustered into service in August, 1862.

COMPANY G.

Hubbart, Nicholas, enlisted August 12, mustered
in the 27th, 1862; Hester, Samuel L., enlisted August
15, mustered in the 27th, 1862, mustered out as Cor-
poral; Hester, Samuel, enlisted and mustered in at
the same time; Kelly, Samuel, enlisted and mus-
tered in at the same time.

All the above from Milton.

EIGHTY-NINTH REGIMENT.

The Eighty-ninth Regiment of Illinois In-
fantry was organized at Chicago under the
united supervision of several railroad com-
panies, whose parent offices were at the
place. Hence it was called the Railroad Regi-
ment. Its first company was mustered into
the service August, 25, and its last the 27,
1862. It belonged to the Army of the Cumber-
land, and Nashville was the last great battle in
which it was engaged, at which place it was
mustered out of service June 10, 1865. It had
seven men from Du Page County in its ranks.

COMPANY K.

Watson, Emery B., Turner Junction, Corporal,
enlisted August 5, mustered in the 25th, 1862, dis-
charged September 25, 1864, for disability ; Fort-
man, Louis, Milton, enlisted August 4, and mus-
tered in the 25th, 1862, died at New Albany, Ind.,
December 12, 1862 ; Leary, John, Turner Junction,
enlisted August 11, and mustered in the 25th, 1862 ;
Scott, Otis P., Turner Junction, enlisted August 7,
and mustered in the 25th, 1862 ; Temple, George,
Naperville, enlisted January 23, 1864 ; Washington,
George, enlisted at the same time ; Wright, Wallace,
Turner Junction, enlisted August 7, mustered in
the 25th, 1862, killed at Chickamauga September
19, 1863.

NINETY- FIFTH REGIMENT.

The Ninety-fifth Regiment of Illinois Infan-
try was mustered into the service at Rockford,
111., September 4, 1862. Its chief field of op-
eration was around Vicksburg, New Orleans
and Mobile. It was mustered out at Camp
Butler, Springfield, August 16, 1865. It lost
84 men in battle, and 276 of disease. Two
men from Du Page Count}' was in its ranks.

COMPANY A.

Pomery, Luther, Addison, enlisted October 17,1864,
transferred to the Forty -seventh Illinois Infantry ;
Smith, Thomas, Turner Junction, enlisted January,
25, 1865.

ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT.

The One Hundredth Regiment of Illinois In-
fantrj- was organized August 28, 1862, and

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known as the Will County Begiment. It had
one man from Du Page County.

COMPANY D.

Saylor, Peter H., Naperville, enlisted August 1,
mustered in the 30th.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH REGIMENT.

The One Hundred and Fifth Regiment of
Illinois Infantry deserves a more extended his-
tory than any other to whose ranks Du Page
County contributed her citizen soldiers, not be-
cause these soldiers were better than others
who had gone from this count}' into the war
before or after them, but because there were
more of them than had enlisted into any other
single regiment from this county.

The first call for volunteers had been made
April 16, 1861, more than a year previous to
the initiatory steps taken to raise the One Hun-
dred and Fifth Regiment. Du Page County
had fully contributed her quota to fill the first
demand made upon her public spirit. Her
young men had gone forth, with many others
from the entire North, and the enemy had been
met on many a field. Sometimes defeat and
sometimes victory had followed, but as yet no
substantial results had been reached as to how
the conflict was to end. The rebels had lost
none of their confidence ; on the contrary, their
resolution and courage seemed to be gathering
force.

While this was true, it may with equal
truth be said the inflexible determination of the
North to conquer them had become the trans-
cendent sentiment of the pulpit, forum and
the press, and had fired the ambition of almost
every young heart to interpose the muscular
frame that encased it between the sacred shrine
of his country's freedom and the enemy who
had attacked it. The pleasing illusions, first
that the rebels would not fight, and next that
they could be conquered in three months, had
vanished the first when they fired on Fort
Sumter, and the second when they met they

met the Union forces in the field as "Greek
meets Greek."

And, while we condemned them none the
less, we have been taught to respect them more,
at least for their fighting qualities. Such was
the spirit of public sentiment when the One
Hundred and Fifth Regiment was organized in
the counties of De Kalb and Du Page six
from the former and four from the latter. It
was in response to a call from President Lin-
coln for 300,000 more men.

The One Hundred and Fifth Regiment Illi-
nois Infantry Volunteers was mustered into the
service of the United States September 2, 1862,
at Dixon, 111.

On the 8th, moved to Camp Douglas ; on the
30th left Camp Douglas for Louisville, Ky.;
arriving on the 2d of October and reporting to
Gen. Dumont, was attached to his division,
Brig. Gen. W. T. Ward's Brigade ; on the 3d
moved in the direction of Frankfort ; arrived
on the 9th after a severe march ; were engaged
in guard and picket duty, with occasional slight
skirmishing with the enemy. While at Frank-
fort, made a raid to Lawrenceburg and returned.
On the 26th moved en route to Bowling Green,
arriving on the 4th of November, and remain-
ing one week. Was ordered to Scottville, No-
vember 25 ; moved to Gallatin, Tenn., Decem-
ber 11 ; moved to South Tunnel February 1,
1863 ; returned to Gallatin, remaining until the
1st day of June, 1863, when it moved to La-
vergne ; from thence to Murfreesboro, Tenn.;
returning to Lavergne the last of July, moved
to Nashville August 19 ; was quartered in Fort
Negley, doing guard duty in it and the city of
Nashville ; exchanged the Austrian musket,
with which the regiment had been armed, for
the Springfield rifle musket. Meanwhile it was
attached to the Eleventh Army Corps, Maj.
Gen. 0. 0. Howard commanding.

On the 24th of February, 1864, it took the
line of march in the diriction of Chattanooga,
Tenn. On the th day of March it arrived

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at Wauhatcliie, at which place it remained
until the 2d day of May, being brigaded with
the One Hundred and Second and One Hun-
dred and Twenty-ninth Illinois, Seventieth Indi-
ana and the Seventy-ninth Ohio, with which it
remained during the war. In the meantime,
the Eleventh and Twelfth Army Corps were
consolidated under the name of the Twentieth
Army Corps, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker com-
manding. May 2, moved to Gordon's Mills ;
May 6, marched to Leet's Farm ; thence to
Taylor's Kidge on the 7th ; May 10, moved to
Snake Creek Gap ; May 12, to Sugar Valley ;
May 13, moved in the direction of Resaca,
Ga., skirmishing that evening and the next
day. The morning of the 15th, moved with
the corps to the extreme left of the lines. Im-
mediately upon its arrival, took part in a
charge upon the enemy's works, which were
carried, losing several men in the engagement
On the 16th, pursued the retreating army,
arriving at Calhoun on the 17th. On the 18th,
moved to near Cassville. On the- 19th, the
One Hundred and Fifth being in advance,
skirmished with the rear guard of the enemy,
driving them at every point. Kemained near
Kingston until the 23d, when ordered forward,
crossing the Etoway River; 24th, moved to
Burnt Hickory. On the 25th, continuing its
march to Dallas, Ga., encountering the enemy,
having a brisk engagement until dark -the
casualties numbering 15, including two com-
missioned officers.

From this time until the 1st of June, the
regiment was engaged in advancing the line,
building and strengthening the works and
skirmishing, losing 16 men.

On the 1st of June, moved to the extreme
left with the Twentieth Corps. On the 2d, the
One Hundred and Fifth was ordered out as
flankers, in which position it lost a most excel-
lent officer, Surgeon Horace S. Potter, being
killed by a shell. On the 3d, moved around
and beyond the enemy's right, encamping near

Ackworth, Ga. Here it remained until the 6th,
when it moved forward and took position at
Golgotha Church, in line of battle, throwing
up intrenchments and remaining until the 15th,
when it again moved forward, encountering
the enemy behind the breastworks. A steady
fire was kept up until dark. That night and
the next day (the 16th) was occupied in
strengthening the position by erecting breast-
works, being exposed to the fire of the enemy.
Lost 19 men during the two days. The night
of the 16th, the enemy retreated. On the
17th, 18th, 19tb and 20th, followed the retreat-
ing enemy, with slight skirmishing at inter-
vals ; 21st, severe skiruYish fighting ; 22d,
moved forward about a mile, in close proxim-
ity to the enemy's works, exposed to their fire,
losing 1 1 men. The enemy evacuated its posi-
tion during the night of July 2. On the 3d,
moved in the direction of Marietta, Ga. The
brigade to which the One Hundred and Fifth
was attached being the advance, skirmished
with the enemy, losing 1 man killed and 2
wounded, camping about four miles from Mari-
etta, Ga., in plain view of a portion of the
rebel army. On the evening of the 4th, con"
tinned the march in the direction of the Chat-
tahoochie River, camping within two miles of
that stream, on the north side, the night of the
6th. Remained there until the 17th, when it
crossed the river and encamped until the after-
noon of the 18th ; moved forward about five
miles and rested until the morning of the 20th;
crossed Peach Tree Creek and came upon the
enemy.

A line of battle was formed, a charge of the
enemy was repulsed in the afternoon, and sev-
eral prisoners captured, also the colors of the
Twelfth Louisiana. The 21st was occupied in
burying the dead of both sides, and collecting
and turning over ordnance and other property..
On the 22d, moved forward about three miles,
when the enemy was again encountered, posted
behind the defenses of Atlanta. Intrenchments

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were immediately thrown up. Kemained in
this position until the 26th, when relieved and
placed on reserve ; 29th. moved six miles to
the right of the line. Making the position
secure by throwing up works, remained until
the 2d da}' of August ; returned to the left and
took position, which was fortified and strength-
ened. Constant skirmishing and artillery firing
was kept up until the night of the 25th of
August, when ordered to fall back to the Chat-
tahoochie. Here it remained until the 27th,
when it took position on the north side of that
stream, doing picket and guard duty. The 2d
day of September the city of Atlanta surren-
dered. The regiment remained in the vicinity of
Atlanta until the 15th of November, when the
" grand march to the sea " was begun. The
One Hundred and Fifth, accompanying the ex-
pedition, bore its full share of the trials and
hardships incident thereto.

Passing on the route Decatur, Lithonia, So-
cial Circle, Rutledge and Madison, at which last-
named place it arrived on the 19th of Novem-
ber. From thence marched southward to the
city of Milledgeville, the capital of Georgia, ar-
riving on the 22d, and remaining until the 27th.
Thence to the north of the Mississippi &
Georgia Central Railroad. Passing through
Sandersville, Davisboro and Louisville (the One
Hundred and Fifth and part of the One Hun-
dred and Second meeting a body of rebel cav-
alry between the two last-mentioned places),
reaching Milan on December 3.

Continuing the march toward Savannah, pass-
ing through Springfield on the 7th, having a
slight skirmish with the guerrillas, arriving in
the city of Savannah on the 10th. The One
Hundred and Fifth being the advance that day,
had a brisk skirmish with the enemy's pickets,
driving them within the defenses of that city.
Participated in the siege of Savannah, which
surrendered to a magnanimous foe, to use the
words of the Savannah Republican. This was
the crowning success of the campaign, and the

troops were in ecstacies. They mingled freely
with the populace, bought hot cakes of the
pretty, bright-eyed feminine rebels, who didn't
look so very hostile to the boys as they ate from
their pie-tins the delicious tid-bits prepared for
them, " all for greenbacks," of course, and yet,
greenbacks nevertheless, it was a pleasant
change to eat food prepared by female hands.
On the 31st of December, A. D. 1864, and Jan-
uary 1, 1865, was occupied in crossing the Sav-
annah River, losing one man by a musket shot
from the enemy. Moved five miles, and en-
camped until the 4th of January. Marched
north to Hardee's farm, and again encamped
remaining until the 17th, with slight skirmishes .
at intervals. Moved to Hardeeville, remaining
there until the 29th, when it started on the
campaign of the Carolinas. Moving northward,
nothing of interest occurred until the 2d day of
February, when the One Hundred and Fifth be-
ing in the advance, encountered the enemy near
Lawtonville, strongly posted behind their bar-
ricades ; it immediately charged the enemy,
driving them from their position through the
town, losing eight men in the engagement.

Continued the march on the 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th
and 7th, when the One Hundred and Fifth had
the advance. Had some slight skirmishes
with Wade Hampton's cavalry ; 8th, 9th and
10th. were engaged in tearing up railroad be-
tween Graham Station and Williston ; from
thence across the North and South Edisto
Rivers, on the road to Columbia, arriving op-
posite that city on the 16th, after a very disa-
greeable march through swamps and marshes.
Not being able to cross the Congaree at that
point, moved up the river and crossed the
Broad and Saluda Rivers, which unite and
form the Congaree. Marching northward, ar-
rived at Winnsboro on the 21st. On the 22d,
the regiment, again in the advance, had some
skirmishing with Butler's rebel cavalry, and
crossed the Wateree River ; reached Hanging
Rock on the 27th ; rested one day ; 29th moved

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forward, arriving at Chesterfield March 3 ; at
Cheraw March 6. Crossed Great Pedee and
Lumber Rivers, and arrived at Fayetteville on
the llth. Resting three days, 15th moved in
the direction of Raleigh, N. C., some ten miles,
when it encountered the enemy, heavily in-
trenched near Averysboro ; then, on the 16th,
followed the battle of Averysboro, the enemy
being driven from their position. The One
One Hundred and Fifth lost six killed and six-
teen wounded.

On the 19th, 20th and 21st, took part in the
engagement near Bentonville ; the enemy evac-
uated that place on the night of the 21st. Ar-
rived at Goldsboro on the night of the 24th.
Thus ended the campaign of the Carolinas.

Remained at Goldsboro until April 10, 1865.
Continued the march toward Raleigh, arriving
at Smithfleld on the llth, and at Raleigh on
the 13th, encountering but little opposition
from the enemy. Resting till the 25th, moved
out some fourteen miles on the Holly Springs
road, in the direction of Gen. Johnston's
army. Encamped during the 26th and 27th.
In the meantime, Gen. Johnston surrendered.

On the 28th, returned to Raleigh, and imme-
diately began making preparations for the
homeward march. On the 30th. left Raleigh
en route to Washington City, by way of Rich-
mond, passing through the latter city on the
llth of May : arrived in the vicinity of Alex-
andria, Va., on the 19th ; took part in the
grand review at Washington on the 24th, when
the regiment received a compliment for their
movements in the manual of arms and their
military appearance. Remained in the vicin-
ity of Washington until the 7th of June, when
the regiment was mustered out of the service
and started by rail for Chicago, 111., where it
arrived on the 10th. Remained at Camp Fry
until the 17th, when paid off and disbanded.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL.

Vallette, Henry F., Naperville; date of rank Sep-
tember 2, 1862; resigned June 18, 1864.

Phillips, William N., Wayne; date of rank Sep-
tember 2, 1862; resigned Decembers, 1862.

SURGEONS.

Potter, Horace S., Milton; date of rank Septem-
ber 5, 1862; killed in battle June 2, 1864.

Waterman, Alfred, Warrenville; date of rank June
2, 1864; promoted from First Surgeon; mustered out
June 7, 1865.

FIRST ASSISTANT SURGEON.

Beggs, George W., Naperville; date of rank June
2, 1864; promoted from Second Surgeon; mustered
out June 7, 1865.

NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.

SERGEANT HAJOR8.

Vallette, Jonathan G., Milton; discharged July 6,
1864, to accept commission in volunteer service.

Whitlock, Ogden, Milton, mustered out June 7,
1865.

COMMISSARY SFRGEANT.

Clinton, Beach, Winfield; promoted First Lieu-
tenant and Quarter-master in United States Colored
Troops.

HOSPITAL STEWARDS.

Beggs, George W., Naperville; promoted Assistant
Surgeon.

PRINCIPAL MUSICIANS.

Fuller, Morell, Du Page County.
Van Vetzger, Walter.

COMPANY B.

CAPTAINS.

Rogers, Theodore S., Naperville, date of rank
September 2, 1862; resigned September 30, 1864.

Church, Lucius B., Winfield, date of rank Sep-
tember 80, 1864; promoted from Lieutenant; mus-
tered out June 7, 1865.

FIRST LIEUTENANT.

Scott, Willard, Jr., Naperville, date of rank Sep-
tember 30, 1864; promo ted from Second Lieutenant;
mustered out June 7, 1865.

SECOND LIRUTENANT.

Bedell, Gilbert, Winfield, date of rank June 7,
1865; mustered out (as Sergeant) June 7, 1865.

FIRST SERGEANT.

Sedgwick, John A., Naperville, enlisted August 2,
1862; discharged November 15, 1864.

SERGEANTS.

Kelley, Isaac D., Naperville, enlisted July 29,
1862; mustered out June 7, 1865.

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

Ill

Carpenter, Ashley E., Milton, August 6; died at
Scottville, Ky., November 30, 1862.

Bedell, Gilbert, Winfield, August 4; mustered out
June 7, 1865, First Sergeant; commissioned Second
Lieutenant, but not mustered.

Townsend, Perry, Downer's Grove, July 29; mus-
tered out May 18, 1865.

COBPOR&L8.

Naper, Mark A., Naperville, August 6 ; mustered
out June 7, 1865, as Sergeant.

Town, Morris, Winfield, August 6 ; mustered out
June 7, 1865, as Sergeant.

Cooley, Elias A., Winfield, Augusts, private ; died
June 22, 1864 ; wounds.

Freeto, William, Milton, July 29 ; mustered out
May 13, 1865.

Burns, Elias, York, August 4 ; died June 32, 1864 ;
wounds.

Yock, Nicholas, Naperville, August 4 ; mustered
out June 7, 1865.

Foster, Alexander F., Downer's Grove, August 12 ;
discharged April 7, 1863 ; disability.

Barr, Samuel A., Naperville, August 6 ; mustered
out June 7, 1865.

PRIVATES.

Beach, Clinton, Winfield, August 5 ; promoted
Commissary Sergeant.

Burns, John B., York, August 2.

Beggs, George W., Naperville, August 6 ; pro-
moted Hospital Steward.

Bovvker, George, Bloomingdale, August 7.

Branch, Royal D., Naperville, August 2.

Bucks, Wesley, Lisle, August 2.

Beidleman, William, Lisle, August 3.

Bachlem, William, Winfield, August 5.

Buchannan, Albert, Winfield, August 5 ; dis-
charged June 26, 1863 ; disability.

Brown, William H., Winfield, August 6 ; pro-
moted First Lieutenant United States Colored In-
fantry.

Bannister, Edmund B., Naperville, August 4 ;
discharged January 20, 1863 ; disability.

Babbitt, John H., Naperville, August 4.

Balch, Homer, Naperville, August 5.

Butz, Joseph J., Naperville, August 6.

Coslett, Robert, Winfield, August 6 ; mustered
out June 7, 1865, as Corporal.

Cooper, Frederick, Winfield, August 6 ; died at
Bowling Green, Ky., January 1, 1863.

Cotes, John S., Winfield, August 11 ; died at Mur-
freesboro July 25, 1863.

Cornell, Joseph, Downer's Grove, August 11.

Chase, Samuel B., Downer's Grove, August 11.
Davis, Zora B., Naperville, August 6 ; discharged
October 29, 1864 ; disability.

Fuller, Morell, Downer's Grove, August 4 ; pro-
moted Drum Major.

Fowler, Daniel H., Naperville, August 7 ; trans-
ferred to Company D, One Hundred and Fifth Illi-
nois Infantry.

Fisher, Abram B., Naperville, August 5.
Fey, Albert, Winfield, August 5 ; mustered out
June 7, 1865, as Corporal.

Gager, John T., Lisle, July 29 ; mustered out June
7, 1865, as Corporal.

Gushert, Conrad, York, August 4 ; discharged
January 21, 1863 ; disability.

Grumbine, Moses, Naperville, August 4 ; dis-
charged May 2, 1865 ; disability.
Hand, Lewis J., Lisle, August 5.
Hickel, George, York, August 6.
Hynen, Ernest, Lisle, August 4 ; killed at Averys-
boro, N. C., March 16, 1865.
Hoffman, Bartholomew, Naperville, August 5.
Hammschmidt, Joseph, Winfield, August 5 ; mus-
tered out July 1, 1865.
Hughes, William S., Winfield, August 6.
Johnston, William, Naperville, August 4 ; dis-
charged January 21, 1863 ; disability.

Jones, Daniel, Downer's Grove, August 6 ; mus-
tered out July 10, 1865.

Kenyon, Paris, York, July 29 ; died August 16,
1864; wounds.

Kummer, Henry, Lisle, August 6 ; transferred to
Veteran Reserve Corps March 13, 1864.

Kimball, Delos, Naperville, August 7 ; discharged
May 23, 1863 ; disability.

Kenyon, Nicholas R., York, August 4 ; discharged
Marcli 2, 1863 ; disability.
Kessell, George, Naperville, August 6.
Kopp, Henry C., Naperville, August 6 ; mustered
out July 22, 1865 ; prisoner of war.

Lindsey, Merritt, Naperville, August 3 ; died at
Nashville, Tenn., April 9, 1864.
Murray, Charles, Winfield, August 5.
Motzberger, Henry, Milton, August 2.
Mowry, Henry, Winfield, July 31.
Meyers, Edwin B., Milton, August 4 ; discharged
April 6, 1863 ; disability.
Meyers, Frederick A., Milton, August 4.
Meyers, William H., Milton, August 4; trans-
ferred to Engineer Corps August 15, 1864.
McMillan, James, Naperville, August 5.
Mayers, Henry, Naperville, August 4.
McQuinston, William, Lisle, August 6.

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Mussleman, Harrison, Lisle, August 6.

Norton, Henry, Naperville, August 6 ; died August
19, 1864 ; wounds.

Neitz, Moses, Naperville, August 15.

O'Conner, Hains, Winfield, August 5.

Pratt, Lorenzo, Wheaton, ' August 5 ; discharged
April 6, 1863 ; disability.

Purnell, William, Winfield, August 5 ; mustered
out May 19, 1865.

Reynolds, Alonzo L., Naperville, August 5 ; dis-
charged January 21, 1868 ; disability.

Rickert, Edwin C., Milton, August 4 ; mustered
out June 7, 1865, as Corporal.

Stanley, Joseph, Naperville, August 7 ; absent ;
sick at muster out of regiment.

Stephenson, John P., Winfield, August 5.

Stevens, Matthias A., Naperville, August 7.

Strong, Robert H., Du Page County, August 3.

Stutenroth, Charles W., Naperville, August 4 ;
mustered out June 7 as Corporal.

Smith, Chauncey G , Du Page County, August 9 ;
discharged December 20, 1863 ; disability.

Stanley, Joel, Naperville, August 3.

Townsend, Augustus, York, July 29 ; discharged
May 17, 1863 ; disability.

Tucker, George, Winfield, August 9.

Van Veltzer, Walter, Downer's Grove, August 4 ;
promoted Fife Major.

Van Oven, Adelbert, Naperville, August 9.

Wallace, Gerry, Downer's Grove, August 15.

Weaber, Edward, York, August 9 ; mustered out
June 7, 1865, as Corporal.

Wright, Albert H., Naperville, August 11.

Weaver, Daniel R., Naperville, August 4.

Wiant, 'Albert H., Wheaton, August 6.

Wilson, Moultrie, Winfield, August 15 ; discharged
February 20, 1863 ; disability.

Watson, Sanford, Winfield, August 5 ; transferred
to Engineer Corps August 15, 1864.

Wyman, William H., Winfield, August 5 ; dis-
charged January 20, 1863 ; disability.

Zeutmeyer, Henry S., Naperville, August 5 ; died
August 2, 1864 ; wounds.

RECRUITS.

Leffler, Jeremiah, Naperville, mustered in No-
vember 27, 1863; transferred to Company K, Six-
teenth Illinois Infantry.

Palmer, Alonzo L.

COOKS or A. D.

Perkins, Tillman, mustered in June 1, 1863.

Link, Robert, mustered in March 17, 1863 ; absent,
sick, at muster out of regiment.

COMPANY D.

CAPTAINS.

Graves, Amos C., Winfield, date of rank Septem-
ber 2, 1862; discharged March 30, 1865.

Graves, Judson A., Winfield, date of rank April
20, 1865; promoted from Sergeant; mustered out (as
First Lieutenant) June 7, 1865.

FIBBT LIEUTENANTS.

Jeffers, William H., Downer's Grove, date of rank
September 2, 1862; resigned May 5, 1864.

Peaslee, Luther L., Naperville, date of rank May
5,1864; promoted from Second Lieutenant; resigned
September 24, 1864.

Coffin, Edward B., Winfield, date of rank April
20, 1865; mustered out as Sergeant June 7, 1865.

SECOND LIEUTENANT.

Brown, George, Du Page County, date of rank
June 7, 1865; mustered out as Sergeant June 7, 1865.

FIRST SERGEANT.

Valette, Jonathan G., Milton, enlisted August 14,
1862; promoted Sergeant Major.

SEROEANTS.

Sedgwick, George G., Bloomingdale, enlisted
August 14; discharged February 23, 1863; disability.

Billings,' John, Jr., Winfield, August 11; dis-
charged February 6, 1863; disability.

Munk, Edward, Jr., Winfield, August 11; dis-
charged July 11, 1863, to accept commission Four-
teenth U. S. C. T.

CORPORALS.

Graves, Adoniram J., Winfield, August 12; pro-
moted First Sergeant, First Lieutenant and Commis-
sioned Captain.

Coffin, Edwin, Winfield, August 12; First Ser-
geant, commissioned First Lieutenant, but not
mustered; mustered out June 7, 1865; wounded.

Pinny, Milton, Winfield, August 12; discharged
April 25, 1863; disability.

Apthorpe, George, Bloomingdale, August 14; dis-
charged July 11, 1863, to accept commission in
Fourteenth U. S. C. T.

Hayes, George, Bloomingdale, August 8; died at
South Tunnel, Tenn., December 29, 1863.

Fowler, Ferdinand F., Naperville, August 12; dis-
charged February 18, 1863; disability.

Freer, Theodore R., Downer's Grove, August 14;
died at South Tunnel, Tenn., January 30, 1863.

MUSICIANS.

Watts, Joseph H., Winfield, August 14; mustered
out June 7, 1865.

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White, Uriah C., Winfield, August 14; mustered
out June 7, 1865.

WAGONEH.

Wood, James H., Milton, August 15; discharged
July 16, 1864.

PRIVATES.

Barrows, James, Downer's Grove, August 14.

Berry, Isaac J., Winfleld, August 14; mustered out
June 7, 1865, as Sergeant.

Billings, Simeon, Winfleld, August 12; mustered
out May 20, 1865.

Bostwick, Hiram A., Winfleld, August 12; mus-
tered out June 7, 1865, as Corporal.

Bartholomew, Charles, Winfield, August 14; died
at South Tunnel, Tenn., January 18, 1863.

Bostwick, Arthur, Winfield, August 14.

Blakeman, Jacob, Downer's Grove, August 12;
mustered out May 20, 1865.

Brown, George, Du Page County, August 11;
mustered out June 7, 1865, as Sergeant; commis-
sioned Second Lieutenant, but not mustered.

Bartholomew, Darius, Naperville, August 14.

Collins, George, Lisle, August 14.

Conners, James, Downer's Grove, August 14.

Cry, David, Naperville, August 14; mustered out
June 7, 1865, as Corporal.

Chapman, Edward, Bloomingdale, August 7;
killed at Dallas, Ga., May 29, 1864.

Clark, Henry E., Bloomingdale, August 14; died
at Gallatin, Tenn., February 8, 1863.

Dalton, Naylor, Winfleld, August 11.

Dixon, James C., Downer's Grove, Sergeant;
transferred to Engineer Corps August 7, 1864.

Denny, Charles, Naperville, August 11; discharged
September 22, 1864; insane.

Drullard, Alvaro, Kaperville, August 10; Cor-
poral; died at Murfreesboro September 2, 1863.

Elsy, Isaac, Naperville, August 14; died at Gal-
latin, Tenn., April 9, 1863; accidental wounds.

French, Joseph G., Bloomingdale, August 12;
mustered out June 7, 1865, as Corporal.

Gary, Erastus N., Milton, August 14; discharged
September, 1864, as Sergeant; wounds.

Givler, Solomon, Jr., Naperville, August 14 ; died
at Scottsville, Ky., December 5, 1862.

Godfry, Luther N., Bloomingdale, August 13 ;
discharged February 24, 1863 ; disability.

Gumpsheimer, Christ, Downer's Grove, August
14 ; discharged January 15, 1864.
Goodel, Henry, Du Page County, August 12.
Hatch, Reuben R., Lisle, August 10 ; discharged
April 1, 1863 ; disability.

Ingalls, Abner E., Lisle, August 10 ; discharged
March 14, 1863 ; disability.

Ingalls, Andrew E., Lisle, August 14 ; died at Gal-
latin, Tenn., February 14, 1863.

Kumner, Herman, Milton, August 10 ; mustered
out as Corporal ; wounded.

Leonard, Charles, Naperville, August 10 ; killed
Averysboro, N. C., March 16, 1865.

Landon, Dwight, Bloomingdale, August 14.

Lawrence, Charles, Bloomingdale, August 14 ;
discharged May 29, 1863 ; disability.

Lilly, Emery A., Bloomingdale, August 14 ; left
at Scottsville, Ky., November 24, 1862.

Linck, Antone, Lisle, August 14 ; mustered out as
Corporal.

Meyrs, John M., Downer's Grove, August 12 ;
died at Gallatin, Tenn., Aprils, 1863.

McQuestion, Christ, Naperville, August 14 ; dis-
charged December 23, 1863 ; disability.

Munk, James C., Winfield, August 14 ; killed at
Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864.

Meachem, Lucius, Bloomingdale, August 6 ; dis-
charged December 5, 1862 ; disability.

Morey, John, Lisle, August 15; discharged April
18, 1865.

Miles, James, Lisle, August 14; discharged De-
cember, 29, 1862.

Palmer, Alonzo, Lisle, August 14; transferred to
Company D March 21, 1863.

Puffer, Charles, Lisle, August 14.

Pierce, John H., Bloomingdale, August 14; died
at Frankfort, Ky., November 13, 1863

Robberts, Charles, Naperville, August 14; dis-
charged January 9, 1863; disability.

Rogers, Bloomingdale, August 7; mustered out as
Sergeant; was a prisoner.

Rogers, Dedrich, Lisle, August 14.

Ruckerick, Henry, Downer's Grove, August 12;
mustered out June 7, 1865; wounded.

Richards, Samuel T., Lisle, August 13,; died South
Tunnel, Tenn., January 28, 1863; wounded.

Resequie, Lucien V., Winfield, August 14; mus-
tered out May 19, 1865.

Streblow, Frederick, Downer's Grove, August 14;
mustered out as Corporal.

Shiinelspfenig, Frank, Naperville, August 14 ;
mustered out as Corporal.

Schroder, John, Naperville, August 13; trans-
ferred to Mississippi Marine Brigade March 25, 1863.

Straul, Antone, Lisle, August 14.

Straul, Antonie, August 14.

Shilling, Jacob, Downer's Grove, August 12.

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HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

Stanley, Elisha, Napervillc, August 14; killed at
Kenesaw Mountain June 16, 1864.

Taylor, Rufus B., Lisle, August 10.

Thompson, William, York, August 14; transferred
to navy June 30, 1863.

Umberger, Hiram, Naperville, August 13; mus-
tered out July 1, 1865, as Corporal: prisoner of war.

Wray, William T., Winfleld, August 12; killed
at Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864.

Wheatley, Isaac, Lisle, August 11; mustered out
as Sergeant.

Wilson, Rolon, Winfield, August 12; discharged
April 4, 1863.

Wallace, Resell, Bloomingdale, August 14.

Winop, Daniel, Downer's Grove, August 13; trans-
ferred to Engineer Corps August 7, 1864.

Yender, Allis, Lisle, August 14.

RECRUITS.

Cline, Lewis, Downer's Grove, October 18, 1864;
transferred to Company F, Sixteenth Illinois Infan-
try.

Edlie, J., Downer's Grove, Oct. 18, 1864; trans-
ferred to Company F, Sixteenth Illinois Infantry.

Fowler, Daniel, Naperville; died at Gallatin,
Tenn., March 28, 1863.

Graves, James D., Naperville, November 27, 1863;
transferred to Company F, Sixteenth Illinois In-
fantry.

Gieble, John, Downer's Grove, October 18, 1864;
transferred to Company F, Sixteenth Illinois In-
fantry.

Gerlin, John, Downer's Grove, October 18, 1864;
transferred to Company F, Sixteenth Illinois In-
fantry.

Mayo, Alfred H., Naperville, November 27, 1863;
transferred to Company F, Sixteenth Illinois In-
fantry.

Mochel, George, Downer's Grove, October 18,
1864; transferred to Company F, Sixteenth Illinois
Infantry.

Wolf, George, September 20, 1862.

Winslow, Edward M., September 20, 1862.

COOKS OF A. D.

Ayers, Peter, October 14, 1863; died at Nashville,
Tenn., March 4, 1864.

Jones, Robert, November 14, 1863; absent, sick,
at muster out of regiment.

COMPANY p.

CAPTAINS.

Daniels, Seth F., Wheaton; date of rank, Sept-
ember 2, 1862; discharged June 7, 1865.

Adams, Samuel, Wayne; date of rank, September
2, 1862; resigned April 13, 1864.

rinST LIEUTENANTS.

Tirtlatt, William M., Milton; date of rank April
13, 1864; promoted from Sergeant to Second Lieu-
tenant November 28, 1864.

Smith, Melvin, Winfield; date of rank April 13,
1864; promoted from Sergeant.

SECOND LIEUTENANTS.

Porter, Warner, York; date of rank September 2,
1862; resigned April 17, 1863.

Cram, George F., Wheaton; date of rank June 7,
1865 ; commissioned, but not mustered ; muster out
June 7, 1865, First Sergeant ; promoted from Cor-
poral ; wounded.

SEROEAXTS.

Wheeler, Henry C., Milton, enlisted August 8,
1862; promoted Second Lieutenant Fourteenth U.
S. C. T.

Wolcott, Morgan, Wayne, enlisted August 5,
1862; discharged March 4, 1863, disability.

Perry, Daniel E., Winfield, enlisted August 9,
1862: died July 29, 1863.

COKPOHALS.

Boutwell, George W., Wayne, enlisted July 31,
discharged July 6, 1864, to accept promotion in U.
S. C. T.

Akin, Sterlin D., Wayne, enlisted August 5, 1862;
died at Frankfort, Ky., October 24, 1862.

Smith, George A., Wayne, August 5, 1862; trans-
ferred to Mississippi Marine Brigade March 2, 1863.

Perry, Harris, York, August 3, 1862; discharged
March 6, 1863, as private; disability.

Meachem, Marchal E., Milton, August 10, 1862,
died at Scottsville, Ky. , November 25, 1862.

Thompson, John, Jr., Wayne; enlisted August 5;
1862; discharged April 20, 1863; disability.

Knine, George W., Bloomingdale, enlisted Aug-
ust 7, 1862.

MUSICIANS.

Kenyon, George W., York, enlisted July 29, 1862;
mustered out June 7, 1865, as private.

Standish, Hiram C., Lisle, enlisted August 11,
1862; discharged February 19, 1863; disability.

WAGONER.

Carter, William, Wayne, enlisted August 5, 1862 ;
discharged May 20, 1863; disability.

PRIVATtg.

Adams, Charles H., Wayne, August 5.
Ackerman, Alouzo, Milton, August 22.

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Baker, Silas, Wheaton, August 3.

Bacheider, John, Milton, August 9; promoted
Sergeant; died August 2, 1864, wounds.

Braud, David N., Wayne, August 5; died Bowl-
ing Green, Ky., December 18; 1862.

Blank, Joel, Wayne, August 5; died Bowling
Green, Ky., November 14, 1862.

Boutwell, Charles M., Wayne, August 5; pro-
moted Sergeant.

Brannon, Patrick, Winfleld, August 7; died about
June 25, 1864; wounds.

Brown, William, Wayne, July 81; discharged
October 17, 1864; wounds.

Brody, James, Bloomingdale ; August 5; mustered
out as Corporal ; wounded.

Conner, Samuel F., Wayne, August 13; dis-
charged October 30, 1862; disability.

Compton, Henry D., Bloomingdale, August 9.

Gary, Edward, Winfield, August 7; wounded.

Clark, Norman S., Wayne, July 31; mustered out
Sergeant.

Congleton, James A., Bloomingdale, August 7;
mustered out as Corporal.

Dissing, Aaron, Naperville, August 22; wounded
twice.

Depue, Hanson J., Downer'-s Grove, August 11;
discharged September 10, 1864; wounds.

DeWolf, Leonard E., Milton, August 8; dis-
charged January 3, 1863; disability.

Ehle, Harmon S., Bloomingdale, August 7; mus-
tered out June 10, 1865, as Corporal.

Fairbank, James H., Winfield, July 31.

Fletcher, W. Nichols, Wayne, August 5; mustered
out as Sergeant.

Fancher, Allison, Wayne, August 13; discharged
January 11, 1863, for disability.

Filer, Frank, York, August 9 ; absent, sick, at mus-
ter out of regiment.

Geer, Daniel V., Winfield, July 26; died January
16, 1863.

Geer, Lewis C., Winfield, August 3; discharged
January 19, 1863, for disability.

Griswold, Martin E., Wheaton, August 22.

Grant, Isaac J., York, July 29; discharged March
8, 1833, for disability.

Grant, David J., York, August 7; mustered out
May 22, 1865, as Sergeant.

Grant, Orris W., York, August 7.

Green, Edwin, Wayne, August 5; discharged April
7, 1863, for disability.

Gray, Virgil V., Wayne, August 22; discharged
April 13, 1863.

Holmes, Thomas W., Milton, July 30; absent
wounded at muster out of regiment.

Hadley, Amis L., Milton, August 8.

Hammond, Perry H., Wayne, July 31; died at
Nashville, Tenn., December 24, 1863.

Hammond, John, Jr., Wayne, July 31; mustered
out June 7, 1865, as Corporal.

Johnston, James K., Downer's Grove, August 9.

Jipson, Thomas, Milton, August 22; transferred to
Engineer Corps, August 15, 1864.

Keniston, Uriah B., Wayne, July 29; wounded.

Kingsley, Henry S., Milton, July 28; died January
17, 1863.

Knickerbocker, Wilson, Milton, July 30; died at
Louisville, Ky., November 11, 1862.

Long, Silas, Wheaton, Julr 26.

Lewis, William, Wayne, August 13; wounded.

Mills, Samuel, Wayne, August 4; transferred to
Company I.

Mattocks, Andrew J., Milton, August 5; died Au-
gust 5, 1864.

Miller, George, York, August 8; mustered out as
Corporal.

Miller, Albert, York, August 9.

McGilvery, John, Wayne, August 20; wounded
twice.

Minor, Briton, Bloomingdale, August 5.

McLean, Daniel, Wayne.July 31, Corporal; trans-
ferred to navy July 15, 1864.

Mullen, Orlando J., Wayne, July 31; discharged
March 22, 1864, for disability.

McGraw, Patrick, Milton, August 6; wounded.

Owen, ElishaG., Wayne, July 81; died March 28,
1863.

Pepper, Patrick, Wayne, August 1 ; transferred to
Company I.

Parker, Dexter, Milton, August 15; mustered out
May 17, 1865.

Porter, William, Wayne, August 6.

Rice, Arthur P., Wheaton, July 26; killed at Res-
aca, Ga., May 15, 1864.

Rudd, William C., Wheaton, August 10.

Reed, George B., Wayne, August 13.

Rush, Green B., Downer's Grove. August 8.

Sullivan, John, Milton, July 27.

Stanham, John, Wayne, August 5.

Samuelson, Gustavus, Wayne, August 10; dis-
charged April 20, 1863, for disability.

Stover, Lewis C., Milton, August 10; discharged
December 15, 1863; wounded.

Stockton, Joseph, Winfield, August 7; wounded.

Sayer, Warren M., Wayne, July 31.

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Trick, Richard A., Wayne, July 30; discharged
December 17, 1862; disability.

Talmage, George H., York, August 9.

Vanhoughton, John, Milton, August 22; mustered
out as Corporal.

Wright, Benjamin F., Milton, July 28; supposed
transferred to naval service.

Wheeler, John W., Wayne, July 29.

Whitlock, Ogden, Milton, August 20; promoted
to Sergeant Major.

Wakelee, William H., Wheaton, August 3; dis-
charged for disability.

Wildman, Joseph, Milton, August 5; discharged
December 20, 1862; disability.

Wheelon, Peter, Milton, August 13; transferred
to Company I.

Yander, Samuel, Lisle, August 13; died February
23, 1863.

RECRUITS.

Grant, Isaac J., Milton, October 15; transferred to
Company K, Sixteenth Illinois Infantry.

Hiatt, Luther L., Wheaton, October 15.

Nash, Delos, Milton, October 15; discharged Jan-
uary 8, 1863; disability.

Riley, George W., Milton, October 15; mustered
out as Corporal.

Wilcox, Herbert W., Milton, October 15; dis-
charged May 26, 1865.

COOK OF A. D.

Branch, John, June 1, 1863; absent, sick, at mus-
ter out of regiment.

COMPANY I.

CAPTAINS.

Jones, Enos, Milton, date of rank September 2,
1862; resigned December 17, 1862.

Locke, William 0., Addison, date of rank Decem-
ber 17, 1862; discharged August 25, 1864.

Bender, George A., Wheaton, date of rank Oc-
tober 14, 1864; discharged March 18, 1865; promoted.

Unold, John, Addison, date of rank May 19, 1865;
mustered out as First Lieutenant June 7, 1865; pro-
moted.

FIRST L EUTBNANTS.

Locke, William O., Addison, date of rank Sep-
tember 2, 1862; promoted.

Frank, David, Babcock's Grove, date of rank,
May 19, 1865; mustered out as Sergeant June 7, 1865.

PFCOND LIEUTENANTS.

Fischer, Augustus H., Addison, date of rank Sep-
tember 2, 1862; died August 13, 1864.

Reinking, Henry, Addison, date of rank June 7,
1865, mustered out as Sergeant June 7, -1865.

SERGEANTS.

Pierce, Hannibal, Addison, enlisted August 15;
discharged January 15, 1864, as First Sergeant, to
accept commission in Sixteenth U. S. C. T.

Wagner, Joseph, Danby, enlisted August 15; ab-
sent, wounded, at muster out of regiment.

Baker, John, Wheaton, enlisted August 15; pri-
vate, absent, sick at muster out of Regiment.

CORPORALS.

Plummer, Sephemus, enlisted August 15.

Knust, Frederick, Addison, enlisted August 15;
discharged April 24, 1863.

Rainking, Henry, Addison, enlisted August 15;
commissioned Second Lieutenant, but not mus-
tered.

Smith, John, Addison, enlisted August 15, mus-
tered out June 7, 1865, as Sergeant; wounded.

Wigand, Joseph, Danby, enlisted August 15; mus-
tered out July 1, 1865; prisoner of war.

Schmidt, Louis, Addison, enlisted August 15; mus-
tered out June 7, 1865, as Sergeant.

Werner, Jacob, Addison, enlisted August 15.

Ashe, August, Addison, August 15; died May 17,
1864; wounds.

Anderson, William, Addison, August 15.

Andres, Valentine, Addison, August 15; died at
South Tunnel, Tenn., January 1, 1863.

Baker, John H., Addison, August 15.

Brockman, Henry, Addison, August 15.

Brems, John, Bloomingdale, August 15; trans-
ferred to Engineer Corps August 15, 1864.

Brems, Henry, Wheaton, August 15.

Dohlman, Jochine, Wheaton, August 15.

Dirking, William, Wheaton, August 15.

Damermays, Henry, Addison, August 15; died at
Gallatin, Tenn., February 3, 1863.

Dollinger, Anton, Danby, August 15; mustered
out as Corporal.

Fullman, Frederick, Addison, August 15; died at
Gallatin, Tenn., June 5, 1863.

Fredericks, George, Addison, August 15; dis-
charged January 10, 1863.

Fischer, Diedrick, Addison, August 15; died at
Louisville, Ky., Februry 10, 1863.

Fredricks, John, Addison, August 15.

Frank, David, Babcock's Grove, August 15, com-
missioned First Lieutenant, but not mustered; mus-
tered out June 7, 1865, as First Sergeant.

Foust, John, Babcock's Grove, August 15; died
at Louisville, January 8, 1863.

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Fork, Gerhard H., Babcock's Grove, August 15;
died at South Tunnel, Tenn., January 20, 1863.

Gray, Fredrick J., Addison, August IS.

Gletcher, Fredrick, Addison, August 15; mustered
out as Corporal.

Gimble, John, Addison, August 15; mustered out
a? Sergeant.

Huehl, Gerhard, Addison, August 15; discharged
December 14, 1862.

Herbst, Henry, Addison, August 15; died at South
Tunnel, Tenn., January 1, 1863.

Holdorf, Gotlieb, Addison, August 15.

Herneman, David, Addison, August 15.

Hinton, Edward, Addison, August 15; transferred
to Engineer Corps August 15, 1864.

Hanebuth, August, Addison, August 15; mustered
out as Corporal.

Hanebuth, William, Addison, August 15.

Heller, Henry, Addison, August 15; absent, sick,
at mustering out of regiment.

Jenkins, William F., Addison, August 15; mustered
out June 7, 1865, as Corporal.

Kemph, Samuel, Wheaton, August 15; mustered
out as Corporal.

Konson, Henry, Wheaton, August 15.

Koxing, Henry, Cottage Hill, August 15; died at
Bowling Green, Ky., November 25, 1862.

Kline, John, Wheaton, August 15.

Kniepenberg, Henry, Addison, August 15.

Kessel, Christian, Addison, August 15; mustered
out July 1, 1865.

Lenehrson, Frederick, Addison, August 15; mus-
tered out as Corporal.

Lenesenhop, William, Addison, August 15; died
at Gallatin, Tenn., December 18, 1862.

Leseberg, Frederick, Addison, August 15; died at
Gallatin, Tenn., February 23, 1863.

Messenbrink, Frederick, Addison, August 15.

Messenbrink, Lewis, Addison, August 15; dis-
charged February 27, 1865; disability.

Mueller, Philip, Addison, August 15.

Maas, Peter, Babcock's Grove, August 15; dis-
charged May 23, 1863.

Mishe, Augustus, Wheaton, August 15; absent,
sick, at mustering out of regiment.

Mills, Samuel, Wheaton, August 15; discharged
February 19, 1863; disability.

Mehring, Henry, Addison, August 15; died at
Murfreesboro, Tenn., July 4, 1863.

Muss, Nicholas, Addison, August 15; discharged
February 19, 1863; disability.

Newman, Andrew, Cottage Hill, August 15; died
May 27, 1864; wounds.

Pepper, Patrick, Wheaton, August 15; discharged
December 31, 1862; disability.

Ritter, Carl, Addison, August 15; died at Bowling
Green, Ky., November 27, 1862.

Ruprecht, Henry, Addison, August 15; transferred
to Invalid Corps February 24, 1864.

Schmidt, John H., Addison, August 15; mustered
out as Corporal.

Schott, Adam J., Addison, August 15; discharged
May 3; disability.

Spangenberg, Christian, Addison, August 15; died
at Albany/Ind., December 4, 1862.

Schoh, John W. H., Addison, August 15; died at
Gallatin, Tenn., May 15, 1863.

Stuve, Diedrick, Addison, August 15.

Schultz, Carl, Naperville, August 15; died at Gal-
latin, Tenn., March 12, 1868.

Tegtman, Henry, Addison, August 15; died May
17, 1864; wounds.

Timmer, Herman, Cottage Hill, August 15; dis-
charged March 3, 1863, as Corporal; disability.

Volberding, Lewis A., Addison, August 15; dis-
charged April 22, 1863, as Corporal; disability.

Wilke, Charles, Addison, August 15.

Webber, Frederick, Addison; mustered out June
19, 1865.

Wailon, Peter, Wheaton, August 15; transferred
to Engineer Corps August 15, 1864.

Weisman, Henry, Addison, August 15; died at
Louisville, Ky., December 25, 1862.

Zarzo, John, Bloomingdale, August 15.

RECRUITS.

Comro, Adolf, Addison, October 12, 1864; trans-
ferred to Company H, Sixteenth Illinois Infantry.

Holt, Henry, Addison, October 12, 1864; trans-
ferred to Company H, Sixteenth Illinois Infantry.

Jones, David, Milton; died at Milton, 111., October
8, 1862.

Mockling, Henry, Addison, Oct. 12, 1864; trans-
ferred to Company H, Sixteenth Illinois Infantry.

Wolf, Christian, Addison, October 12, 1864; trans-
ferred to Company H, Sixteenth Illinois Infantry.

COOKS OF A. D.

Levi, , August 20, 1863; absent, sick, at mus-
ter out of regiment. .

Roman, , September 15, 1863; died March 28,

1865; wounds.

The date affixed to the names shows the
time of the enlisnient of each soldier.

The date of mustering out or discharged is
also given to such soldiers as were honorably

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discharged before the regiment was mustered
out. The term " discharged " means an honor-
able discharge.

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENH REGIMENT.

The One Hundred and Twenty -seventh Regi-
ment of Illinois Infantry was organized at
Camp Douglas and mustered into service Sep-
tember 6, 1862. It started out with 887 men
and returned with but 231 the survivors of a
hundred battles who were mustered out at
Chicago June 10, 1865. It had four men from
Du Page County in its ranks.

COMPANY A.

Mosely, Albert, Naperville, enlisted August 6,
mustered in September 5, 1862; died at Oswego, 111.,
September 7, 1868.

Mosely, Henry, enlisted and mustered in at the
game time; absent sick at muster out of regiment.

COMPANY F.

Lemis, Daniel W., Naperville, enlisted August 11;
mustered in September 5, 1862; detached at muster
out of regiment.

COMPANY K.

Ruckel, Philip H., York, enlisted August 14 and
mustered in September 5, 1862; died at Walnut
Hill, Miss., July 3, 1863.

Regiments from number 132 to 143 inclu-
sive were enlisted for only 100 days' service.
These fresh recruits were designed to hold
places already in possession of the Union
forces while the veterans were pushing into
the extreme limits of the South.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT.

The One Hundred and Thirty-second Regi-
ment of Illinois Infantry was organized at
Camp Fry, Chicago, and mustered in for 100
days' service from June 1, 1864. It moved
June 6 for Columbus, Ky., and arrived on the
8th. It was sent to Paducah, 111., where it
remained till its term expired, when it moved
to Chicago, and was mustered out October 17
1864. It had fifteen men from Du Page
County.

COMPANY c.
Ufford, Charles, Naperville, enlisted May 31.

COMPANY H.

Sedgwick, John A., Naperville, Captain; date of
rank June 1, 1864.
Rook, Stephen, Naperville; recruit.

COMPANY I.

Herrick, Herrold C., Naperville, Sergeant, enlist-
ed May 16, 1864.

Wright, William P., Naperville, Corporal, enlist-
ed May 19, 1864.

Bickford, Levi F., Wheaton, Corporal, enlisted
May 17, 1864.

Bunn, Isaac H., Warrenville, enlisted May 18,
1864.

Conklin, Lewis, Naperville, enlisted May 17. 1864.

Denham, George W., Warrenville, enlisted May
13, 1864.

Hall, Charles H., Naperville, enlisted May 20,
1864.

Hallam, Robert, Naperville, enlisted May 12, 1864.

Long, Luther, Wheaton, enlisted May 21, 1864.

McNeal, John, Naperville, enlisted May 20, 1864.

Sellers, Edward B., Wheaton, enlisted May 18,
1864.

Thatcher, Charles D., Naperville, enlisted May
16, 1864.

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIRST REGIMENT.

The Hundred and Forty-first Regiment of
Illinois Infantry was mustered into service
June 16, and mustered out October 10, 1864, it
being organized for one hundred days' service.
It had eighty men from Du Page County.

COMPANY o.
Town, Albert, Winfleld.

COLOHEL.

Bronson, Stephen, Milton.

CAPTAIN.

James, Albert S., Danby.

FIRST LIEUTENANT.

Churchill, A. Danby.

SECOND LIEUTENANT.

McChesney, Joseph R., Danby.

MUSICIANS.

Eldridge, David, York.
Vallette, Edward, Milton.

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I'RIVATKS.

Ackerman, Miles, Milton; mustered out as Cor-
poral.

Bronson, Charles; mustered out as First Sergeant.

Bird, Henry; mustered out as Corporal.

Bisbey, Bruce; mustered out as Corporal.

Barnes, William; mustered out as Corporal.

Burback, Augustus T., Elgin.

Churchill, Andrew, Milton.

Cook, Nathaniel. Milton.

Cheney, Eugene M., Milton.

Dodge, Parker C., Downer's Grove.

De Wolf, Franklin, Milton.

Doherty, George, Elgin.

Eldridge, George W., Elgin.

Efland, Ernst, Milton.

Edwards, John, York.

Finnamore, Henry, Milton.

Ginter, William, Elgin.

Giblin, Henry, Downer's Grove.

Gibbons, John J., Elgin.

Holmes, Alanson N., Milton; mustered out as Cor-
poral .

Hockaday, William, Addison.

Hatch, Henry M., Downer's Grove; promoted
Sergeant.

Hennessy. Michael, Milton.

Hines, Fred, Downer's Grove.

Hubble, John, Milton.

Hill, David, Milton.

Harrington, James H., York.

Hageman, Francis C., Milton; promoted Assist-
ant Surgeon.

Jewell, Andrew, Milton.

Jamison, Hugh, Milton.

Johnson, William H., Milton.

Kane, Thomas, Milton.

Knutt, Herman, York.

Kelly, James, Winfield.

Litchfleld, Cyrenicus W., York; mustered out as
Sergeant.

Luke, Robert B., Milton.

Lichundguth, Michael, Downer's Grove.

Myers, Edwin R., Milton; mustered out as Ser-
geant.

Muzzy, Harrison, Milton.

McCormic, John, Milton.

Myers, Charles M., Milton.

Newton, William C., Milton.

Nickerson, James D., Milton; mustered out as
Corporal.
Peck, Sanford, York.

Pierce, William H., Bloomingdale.

Puffer, George W., Downer's Grove; died at Col-
umbus, Ky., August 19, 1864.

Peters, John, Elgin.

Quigley, Adelbert, Milton.

Rickert, George, Milton; mustered out as Corporal.

Richardson, Henry, Milton.

Sandercook, George, Milton.

Stacy, Philo W., Milton; mustered out as Cor-
poral.

Shepherd, William, Downer's Grove.

Smith, John, Downer's Grove.
y ;Sabin, Charles A., Milton; mustered out as Cor-
poral.

Sprout, William, Milton.

Steavens, John, Milton.

Smith, Charles, Milton.

Thompson, Alexander, Milton.

Vallette, John O., Milton; promoted Hospital
Steward.

Vallette, Henry A., Milton; mustered out as Cor-
poral.

Warnock, Benjamin F., Elgin.

White, James, Milton.

White, Michael, Milton.

Wallace, Henry, Downer's Grove.

Walsh, Thomas, Windfleld.

Wilson, Alexander, Downer's Grove.

Weaber, William, York.

Wing, John P., Milton.

Young, Andrew, Milton.

Zeir, Peter, Milton.

Zerell, Ferdinand, Milton.

Hagerman, Francis C., Milton; recruit.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SECOND REGIMENT.

The One Hundred and Fifty-second Regi-
ment of Illinois Infantry was organized at
Camp Butler February 18, 1865, for one year,
and mustered out of service at Memphis, Tenn.,
the following September, on the llth, the war
having closed before its term had expired. It
had one man from Du Page County.

COMPANY o.
Miller, William R., York.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT.

The One Hundred and Fifty-third Regiment
of Illinois Infantry was for one year's service.

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It was organized at Camp Fry, and was mus-
tered in February 27, 1865. Its chief mission
was to defend the Nashville & Chattanooga
Railroad. It was mustered out at Memphis,
September 15, 1865. The number of men from
Du Page County in it was seventy-five, as fol-
lows :

COMPANY^ c.

Adams, Hiram, Wayne.

Barter, Franklin, Wayne ; died at Nashville,
Tenn., March 16, 1865.

Barther, William, Bloomingdale.

Bushe, George, Wayne.

Chisholm, Oliver P., Bloomingdale; promoted to
Second Lieutenant.

Eastman, Edwin, Bloomingdale, Corporal.

Fowler, Charles, Bloomingdale, Wagoner.

Grow, Freeman, Bloomingdale.

Gage, James H., Wayne.

Hall, Charles A., Wayne.

Hammond, Abram, Wayne.

Hemmingway, Charles E., Wayne.

Johnson, William H., Milton; promoted to Com-
missary Sergeant.

King, George T., Wayne.

McAleer, John, Bloomingdale, Sergeant.

McKillips, Albert H., Wayne.

McKillips, William M., Wayne.

McNaught, Ezekiel, Wayne.

O'Brien, Henry, Bloomingdale; discharged June
1, 1865.

Ray, Lewis C., Bloomingdale, Corporal; absent,
sick, at muster out of regiment.

Shaw, Willis, Bloomingdale, Musician.

Shaw, George W., Bloomingdale.

Smith, Albert E., Wayne.

Turner, August, Wayne.

Wheeler, Danforth M., Bloomingdale.

COMPANY D.

Art, James J., York; mustered out July 25, 1865.

Atherton, Lucius W., York; absent, sick, at mus-
ter out of regiment.

Balcom, Truxton H., York.

Delano, William B., York; mustered out May 24,
1865.

Fuller, Alonzo W., York; promoted to Second
Lieutenant.

Hulett, John.

Sperry, William 0., York ; mustered out as Cor-
poral.

Tuttle, Francis L., York; mustered out as Cor-
poral.

COMPANY E.

Brown, Alfred, Addison.
Buckner, Daniel, Winfleld.
Johnson, Samuel, Addison.
Nicholas, Samuel, Addison.
Reddick, Austin, Addison.
Williams, John H.

COMPANY I.

Warnock, Benjamin F., Milton, Sergeant; pro-
moted to Second Lieutenant.

Rickert, George J., Milton, Sergeant; mustered
out as First Sergeant.

Cheeney, Eugene M., Milton, Sergeant; promoted
to Quartermaster's Sergeant.

Howard, Charles H., Milton; absent with leave at
muster out of regiment.

Miller, George T., Milton, Corporal, mustered
out as Sergeant.

Miner, Ithamer, Milton, Corporal.

Wilson, Walter S., Winfield, Corporal; mustered
out as Sergeant.

Dore, Thomas, Winfield, Corporal.

Aitkin, Walter, Winfleld.

Anderson, Andrew, Winfield.

Brown, Luther D., York.

Bristol, Peleg, York.

Bristol, Augustus, York.

Bphlander, Philip G., Milton.

Bohlander, Henry, Milton.

Boardman, Albert, Winfield.

Cleveland, Sylvester J., Milton.

Denham, Robert, Winfield.

Ginter, William, Milton; wagoner.

Lewis, Fletcher, Milton.

Moore, Oscar, Milton.

O'Brien, Thomas, Winfield.

Olsen, Sinert, Winfield.

Perkins, William F., Winfield.

Platt, William T., Milton; discharged July 16,
1865, for disability.

Ranston, S., York; discharged August 31, 1865,
for disability.

Stephen, Archibald, Milton.

Sprout, John, Milton.

Soler, John Dexter, Winfield.

Tansel, Rand, Milton; absent, sick, at muster out
of regiment.

Town, Albert S., Winfield.

Weaver, John, Milton.

Walau, Henry, Milton.

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Wilson, Elliot, Winfield.

Young, Andrew, Milton ; mustered out as Cor-
poral.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.

The One Hundred and Fifty-sixth .Regiment
of Illinois Infantry were enlisted for one year.
It was mustered into service at Camp Fry
March 9, 1865, and was detailed to guard the
railroad between Chattanooga, Tenn., and Dai-
ton, Ga., and subsequently to do patrol duty at
Memphis. It was mustered out at Springfield,
111., in September, 1865. It had ninety-nine men
from Du Page Count}- in its ranks as follows :

COMPANY A.

MUSICIAN.

Zase, Andrew, Addison, enlisted February 18,
1865; mustered out September 20, 1865.

PRIVATES.

Alexander, Samuel, Addison, February 18, 1865;
mustered out September 20, 1865.

Berry, Washington, Addison, February 18, 1865;
mustered out September 20, 1865.

Breese, James M., Addison, February 18, 1865;
mustered out September 20, 1865.

Durfey, Jefferson, Addison, February 18, 1865;
mustered out September 20, 1865.

Killey, Francis M., Addison, February 18, 1865;
mustered out September 20, 1865.

Stowers, Robert W., Addison, February 18, 1865;
absent, sick, at muster out of regiment.

COMPANY D.
CAPTAIN.

Blanchard, William, Downer's Grove, date of
rank March 9, 1865; resigned June 14, 1865.

TIRST LIEUTENANTS.

Bard, Reuben W., Naperville, date of rank March
9, 1865; resigned May 81, 1865.

Hudson, David G., date of rank June 12. 1865;
mustered out September 20, 1865.

SECOND LIEUTBNANrs.

Mertz, Solomon E., Lisle, date of rank March 9,
1865; resigned June 13, 1865.

Wright, William P., Naperville, date of rank
June 31, 1865; promoted from Sergeant, then Cap-
tain; mustered out September 20, 1865.

8EBGEAXTS.

Heillegass, William H., Naperville, enlisted Feb-
ruary 25, 1865; mustered out September 20, 1865, as
First Sergeant.

Crampton, William M., Naperville, enlisted March
1, 1865; absent at muster out of regiment.

Hall, George, Naperville, enlisted February 25,
1865; mustered out September 20, 1865.

Brown. Jones B., Downer's Grove, February 25,
1865; mustered out May 16, 1865.

CORPORALS.

Weaver, Harvey, Naperville, enlisted February
25, 1865; mustered out September 20, 1865, as Ser-
geant.

Dudley, Edward C., Lisle, enlisted February 25,
1865; mustered out September 20, 1865, as Sergeant.

Knauss, George F., Lisle; enlisted February 25,
1865; mustered out September 20, 1865.

Thatcher, Charles T., Naperville; enlisted Febru-
ary 25, 1865; mustered out September 20, 1865.

Kulp, George J., Naperville; enlisted February 5,
1865; mustered out September 20, 1865.

Wilson, Alexander, Downer's Grove; enlisted Feb-
ruary 25, 1865; mustered out September 20, 1865.

Rich, Lewis M., Downer's Grove; enlisted March
1, 1865; mustered out September 20, 1865.

Miller, Levi, Naperville; enlisted February 25,
1865; mustered out September 20, 1865.

Shepherd, Ralph A., Downer's Grove; enlisted
February 24, 1865; mustered out September 20, 1865.

Aaron, Julius, Naperville; enlisted March 1 ; mus-
tered out May 20, 1865, as private.

WAGONER.

Esher, Martin E., Lisle; enlisted February 24,
1865; mustered out September 20, 1865.

Atzel, John, Downer's Grove, March 1, 1865.

Atwood, William, Downer's Grove, February 24,
1865; died, date and place unknown.

Berry, Charles H., Downer's Grove, March 2,
1865; mustered out February 20, 1865.

Bateman, John W., Downer's Grove, February 24,
1865.

Brown, David, Downer's Grove, February 25, 1865.

Bapst, Lewis, Downer's Grove, February 29.

Compte, Eugene, Naperville, February 25.

Craigmile, Alexander, Downer's Grove, February
25, 1865.

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Chomann, Jacob, Lisle, February 25, 180").

Drew, Robert, Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Davenport, Oscar, Downer's Grove, March 1, 1865;
absent at muster out of regiment.

Essington, Thomas, Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Ebberly, John B., Lisle, February 24, 1865.

Flisher, John, Downer's Grove, March 1, 1865.

Getsh, Anton, Naperville, February 25, 1865.

Grass, Frederick, Naperville, February 25, 1865.

Gushart, David, Naperville, February 25, 1865.

Good, Robert G., Lisle, February 25, 1865; mus-
tered out May 13, 1865.

Grassley, Charles, Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Hintz, Frederick, Downer's Grove, February 24,
1865.

Hines, Frederick, Downer's Grove, February 25,
1865.

Hubbard, Charles H., Naperville, February 25,
1865.

Heim, Henry, Naperville, February 25, 1865.

Holderer, Christian, Naperville, ^February 25,
1865.

Houser, Milton L., Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Heittler, John, Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Houser, William, Naperville, February 25, 1865.

Hammer, Peter, Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Hinderlong, Christian, Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Kreyder, Charles, Downer's Grove, March 1,
1865; mustered out as Corporal.

Kochley, Joseph, Naperville, February 25, 1865.

Kline, Jacob, Downer's Grove, February 25, 1865.

Kreyder, John, Downer's Grove, February 24,
1865.

Kline, William, Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Lent, Lawrence, Naperville, February 25, 1865;
mustered out as Corporal.

Lienbundguth, Michael, Downer's Grove, Febru-
ary 24, 1865.

Mattis, Sebastian, Naperville, February 25, 1865.

Mattis, Joseph, Naperville, February 25, 1865.

Maynard, Levi, Downer's Grove, February 24,
1865.

Mertz, Wellington, Downer's Grove, February 24,
1865; mustered out May 26, 1865.

Netzley, John W., Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Oldfield, Joshua, Downer's Grove, February 27,
1865.

Porter, Alva B., Downer's Grove, March 2, 1865.

Peter or Petus, Frederick, Downer's Grove, March
1, 1865.

Riddler, William, Naperville, February 25, 1865.

Rickert, Alexander M., Naperville, February 25,
1865; mustered out September 16, 1865.

Rickert, Lichard, Lisle, February 25, 1865; absent
at muster out of regiment.

Rehin, Andrew, Downer's Grove, February 24,
1865.

Smith, George, Jr., Downer's Grove, March 11,
1865.

Smith, Charles, Downer's Grove, March 2, 1865.

Schmidt, Frederick, Naperville, February 25,
1865.

Stoner, Frank A., Naperville, February 35, 1865.

Stover, Edmund, Lisle, February 22, 1865.

Shaffer, Alfred, Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Stroule, George, Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Strauss, Albert, Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Shephard, William, Downer's Grove, February
25,1865.

Turner, George, Naperville, February 25, 1865.

Ulrich, Henry, Naperville, March 1, 1865.

Vogle, Nelson, Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Wagner, Naperville, February 25, 1865.

Wheatley, Frederick, Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Whitney, William C., Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Wetten, Valentine, Downer's Grove, February 25, .
1865.

Yender, George, Lisle, February 25, 1865.

Yund, Simon E., Naperville, March 1, 1865; mus-
tered out August 25, 1865, as Musician.

COMPANY E.
PBIVATK.

Kaley, Jefferson, Winfleld, February 28, 1865.

COMPANY F.
PRIVATES.

Cragg, Edward, Winfield, February 28, 1865.

Cragg, George H., Winfield, February 25, 1865;
mustered out May 12, 1865.

Griswold, David M., Winfield, February 28, 1865;
mustered out May 27, 1865.

Misener, Merit, Winfield, February 26, 1865.

COMPANY O.
PBIVATE.

Campbell, Garrett, Lisle, March 1, 1865.
The date of the enlistment of each soldier is
affixed to his name, and also of mustering out,
when discharged before the term for which he
enlisted.

COGSWELL'S BATTERY.

West, Louis, Naperville, enlisted February 25;
mustered in April 6. 1864; mustered out as Sergeant.

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PETTIT a BATTERY.

Pettit's Battery had one man from Du Page
County :

Wesley, Christian, Milton, enlisted in 1862; served
three years and eleven days; wounded.

Barker's Dragoons had three men from Du
Page County :

Litchfleld, Cyrenius W., York.
Reihansperger, Lawrence, Winfield.
Reiley, John, Winfleld.

FIRST ARTILLERY.

The First Regiment of Light Artillery had
three men from Du Page County enlisted in it :

COMPANY D.

Schuerman, Jacob, Naperville; mustered in July
30; discharged September 20, 1861.

COMPANY M.

Andreuss, Charles B., York, enlisted and mustered
in October 14, 1864; died at Camp Butler November
20, 1864.

Darst, Jonathan H., Winfield, enlisted and mus-
tered in October 26, 1864.

SECOND ARTILLERY.

The Second Artillery had eighteen men from
Du Page County :

COMPANY I.

Rich, Judson, Naperville, Second Lieutenant; pro-
moted to Captain.

Ward, George T., Naperville, First Lieutenant;
date of rank December 9, 1864.

Haight, Charles D., Naperville, Quartermaster
Sergeant; promoted to Second Lieutenant.

Stolp, Rufus, Naperville, enlisted October 25, 1861;
re-enlisted as veteran; promoted to Sergeant.

Stolp, Rufus S., Naperville, enlisted January 1,
1864; mustered out as Sergeant.

Black, Neal J., Naperville, enlisted December 12,
1861; mustered out as Corporal.

Blackstun, Henry, Naperville, enlisted December
12, 1861.

Potter, Robert K., Naperville, enlisted December
12, 1861.

COMPANY K.

Pool, Francis K., Downer's Grove.
Young, John, Downer's Grove; both enlisted and
mustered in October 18, 1864, as recruits.

COMPANY L.

Gager, Charles M., Brush Hill.

Coe, Samuel A., Downer's Grove; both enlisted
February 15, and mustered in the 28th, 1862.

Coffin, Menzo C., Downer's Grove.

Fox, Herman M., Downer's Grove; both enlisted
and mustered in October 18, 1864.

Ireland, John, York, enlisted and mustered in Feb-
ruary 28, 1862; discharged March 31, 1864, for dis-
ability.

Reynolds, Allen, Downer's Grove, enlisted and
mustered in February 28, 1862 ; re-enlisted as
veteran.

Smith, Otis A., York, enlisted and mustered In
February 28, 1862; re-enlisted as veteran.

Buck, Thomas, Winfield, unassigned recruit; en-
listed and mustered in October 25, 1864.

SECOND CAVALRY REGIMENT.

The Second Cavalry Regiment was mustered
into service August 12, 1861, and mustered out
of service at San Antonio, Texas, November 24,
1865. It had one man from Du Page County.

COMPANY M.

Preston, Charles, Milton, enlisted June 1; mus-
tered in October 16, 1864.

THIRD CAVALRY REGIMENT.

This regiment was organized at Camp Butler,
111., in August, 1861, and mustered out at
Springfield, October 13, 1865. It had four men
from Du Page County.

COMPANY H.

Hubbard, William, enlisted February 25; mus-
tered in the 27th, 1865; promoted to Sergeant.

Fischer, James H., Winfield, enlisted February
28; mustered in March 1, 1865.

COMPANY I.

Backus, Myron, Addison, enlisted and mustered in
February 28, 1865.

COMPANY K.

Milner, Henry C., York, enlisted and mustered in
March 7, 1865.

FOURTH CAVALRY REGIMENT.

This regiment was mustered into service at
Ottawa August 6, 1861, and mustered out in

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November, 1864. It had two men from Du

Page County.

COMPANY c.

Avery, John, Milton, enlisted August 24, 1861;
mustered out November 3, 1864, as Sergeant.

Avery, Frank H., Milton, enlisted August 29, 1861;
discharged April 20, 1862, for disability.

SIXTH CAVAfRY REGIMENT.

This regiment was organized at Camp Butler,
111., November 19, 1861, and mustered out at
Selma, Ala., November 5, 1865. It had two
men from Du Page County.

COMPANY B.

McKinny, John H., Milton, enlisted and mustered
in March 14, 1865.

Rinehard, John, Milton, enlisted and mustered in
March 21, 1865.

EIGHTH CAVALRY REGIMENT.

The Eighth Cavalry Regiment was organ-
ized at St. Charles, 111., in September, 1861, by
Col. Farns worth, and mustered in the 18th. In
October it moved to Washington, and in De-
cember, to Alexandria, Va. The following
March, it joined Gen. Surnner's division in his
advance on Manassas, after which it guarded
the Rappahannock till May. On the 4th, it
moved to Williamsburg under command of Gen.
Stoneham. June 26, it held the enemy under
Jackson in check at Mechanicsville, after which
battle a change of base was made by the Union
forces, in accomplishing which the Eighth pro-
tected the rear of the army by successful skir-
mishes with the enemy. At Malvern Hill, it
led the attack which was made on that place.
August 30, 1862. it embarked at Yorktown and
landed at Alexandria the 1st of September,
from which place it took the offensive and capt-
ured 220 prisoners, two guns and the colors of
the Twelfth Virginia Regiment.

It was next engaged at Antietam, and next
at Martinsburg, after which it led the advance
of the Army of the Potomac almost constantly,
skirmishing with the enemy, till it reached Fal-

mouth November 23, 1862, after which it was
on picket duty during the active operations
that immediately followed.

The next year, 1863, its earnest work was
redoubled, and the actions in which it was
engaged may be enumerated as follows : Sul-
phur Springs, April 14 ; battle near Warrenton,
the 17th ; Rapidan, May 1 ; Northern Neck, the
14th ; Borstly Ford, June 9 ; Upperville, the
21st ; Fairville, Penn., the 30th ; Gettysburg,
July 1. It claims the honor of firing the first
shot at this decisive battle ; Williamsport, Md.,
the 6th ; Boonsboro, the 8th ; Funkstown, the
10th ; Falling Waters, the 14th ; Chester Gap,
the 21st ; Sandy Hook, the 21st ; near Cul-
pepper, Va., August 1 ; Brady's Station, the
4th ; a raid to Falmouth, the 30th ; Pony Moun-
tain, September 13 ; Liberty Mills, the 21st ;
Brady's Station, October 11 ; Manassas, the
15th ; Warrenton, the 30th ; Rexleysville, No-
vember 8 ; Mitchell's, the 12th, and Ely's Ford,
the 30th.

During the war, the following is a summary
of the results of their arms, from official rec-
ords :

Captured, wounded and killed of the enemy,
3,946 ; slaves liberated, 3,000 ; horses killed or
captured, 4,110 ; mules killed or captured, 661 ;
sheep killed or captured, 1,400 ; cattle killed or
captured, 2,200 ; wagons captured, 280 ; smug-
gling crafts destroyed. 208 ; 10 tons of ammu-
nition ; 7 tons of leather, and 16 tons of pork
captured ; 7 colors and 6 guns taken, added to
which were cereals and small arms, valued at
$2,000,000. These men were among the best
soldiers in the war, whose bodies were hardened
into clear muscle and bone, by their unceasing
activity, made effective by the indomitable
courage that -held their uplifted arms to the
service.

This regiment was mustered out at Benton
Barracks, Mo., July 17, 1865, and ordered to
Chicago, where its remnant, less than one-third
of its original number, received its final pay-

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ment and discharge. It had 197 men from Du
Page County in its ranks.

MAJORS.

Kelley, ElishaS., Milton; date of rank December 5,
1862; resigned May 23, 1863.

CHAPLAINS.

Matlock, Lucius C., Wheaton; date of rank Octo-
ber 8, 1861 ; mustered out August 25, 1862.

NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.
Cllinr BUOLEBB.

Bartholomew, George W., Winfield; re-enlisted
as veteran January 1, 1864.

VETERAN NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.

QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT.

Gates, Robert W., Bloomingdale; enlisted Janu-
ary 1, 1864; promoted to Regimental Quartermaster.

COMPANY A.

Emery, James H., Wheaton; enlisted September
8, 1861; discharged April 24, 1862.

COMPANY D.

CAPTAI18.

Gerhart, Jacob S., Bloomingdale ; date of rank Sep-
tember 18, 1861 ; resigned July 28, 1862.

SECOND LIEUTENANTS.

Verbeck, Carlos H., Bloomingdale; date of rank
September 18, 1861; promoted to First Lieutenant;
term expired February 1, 1865.

Dunning, Andrew, Addison; date of rank March 3,
1865; promoted to First Lieutenant; mustered out

July 17, 1865.

mourn*

Wallis, George, Bloomingdale; enlisted August 20,
1861 ; discharged February 27, 1862, for disability.

Clark, Charles L., Bloomingdale; enlisted Septem-
ber 4, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran.

CORPORALS.

Dunning, Andrew, Addison; enlisted August 28,
1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran.

Farr, Asa W., Bloomingdale; enlisted August 28,
1861 ; mustered out September 28, 1864, as Sergeant.

Coe, Curtiss H., Bloomingdale: enlisted August
20, 1861; died at Alexandria, Va., May, 1862.

Durland, Garrett P., Bloomingdale; enlisted Au-
gust 28, 1861; re-enlisted as veteran.

PRIVATES.

Avery, Daniel J., Wayne, September 9, 1861:
transferred to Company M.

Ackley, John W., Bloomingdale, September 2,
1861; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864; mus-
tered out as Corporal.

Asendorf, Albert, Addison, September 12; mus-
tered out September 28, 1864.

Bunnell, Marcus, Bloomingdale, September 9,
1861 ; re-entisted as veteran November 30, 1863 ;
mustered out as Corporal.

Baltz, William, Bloomingdale, August 24, 1861:
transferred to Company M.

Churchill, Amos, Milton, August 30, 1861 ; trans-
ferred to Company M.

Clark, Morgan L., Bloomingdale, September 5,
1861; discharged in 1862; disability.

Cheesman, George B., Addison, September 17,
1861.

Chapman, Thomas, Bloomingdale, August 20,
1861; discharged February, 1862; disability.

Douglass, James, Bloomingdale, August 20, 1861;
re-enlisted as veteran November 30, 1863; mustered
out as Wagoner.

Deibert, Jacob, Bloomingdale, September 4, 1861 ;
mustered out September 28, 1864.

Driscoll, Obadiah, Wayne, September 9, 1861;
discharged July 31, 1862; disability.

Eggleston, Surrial G., Addison, September 14,
1861; discharged March 19, 1863; wounds.

Ehle, Austin J., Bloomingdale, August 30, 1861 ;
mustered out September 28, 1864.

Ehle, John H., Bloomingdale, September 16, 1861;
died at Alexandria, Va., April, 1862.

Eggist, Christopher, Bloomingdale, September 16,
1861 ; transferred to Company M.

Fink, Barney H., Addison, September 4, 1861;
discharged November 12, 1862; disability.

Fournier, Euseba, Bloomingdale, September 5,
1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864 ; mus-
tered out as Corporal.

Gannon, Thomas, Bloomingdale, September 3,
1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran November 30, 1863;
mustered out as Corporal.

Gerhardt, Livingston E., Bloomingdale, Septem-
ber 3, 1861; prisoner of war, reported dead, dropped
from rolls.

Goodwin, William W., Bloomingdale, August 30,
1861; discharged November 26, 1862; disability.

Giedman, Henry, Addison, August 28, 1861; mus-
tered out September 28, 1864, as Corporal.

Hackendorf, Henry, Bloomingdale, August 28,
1861; discharged February 4, 1863; disability.

Kollinan, Henry, Bloomingdale, September 7,
1861; transferred to Company M.

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Kohn, Frederick, Bloomingdale, September 17,
1861 ; transferred to Company M.

Landon, Allen S., Bloomingdale, August 20, 1861;
mustered out September 28, 1864.

Landon, Charles, Bloomingdale, August 30, 1861 ;
re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864; mustered out
as Corporal.

Laning, Dedrick, York, September 17, 1861; re-
enlisted as veteran December 20, 1863; mustered out
as Saddler.

Muzzy, Emeric O., Bloomingdale, September 17,
1861; died at Alexandria, Va., February, 1862.

Meachem, Sylvester, Bloomingdale, September 17,
1861 ; mustered out September 28, 1865.

Mund, Dedrick, York, September 9, 1861 ; died at
Andersonville Prison September 6, 1864 ; number of
grave, 7,989.

Mclntosh, Hugh, Bloomingdale, September 17,
1861 ; re-enlisted as a veteran November 30, 1863 ;
mustered out as Corporal.

Nash, DeWitt, Bloomingdale, September 7, 1861;
mustered out September 28, 1864.

Northrup, Albert, Bloomingdale, September 4 ;
mustered out as Corporal.

Noon, John, Bloomingdale, September 9, 1861 ;
re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864: mustered out
as Sergeant.

Pierce, William D., Bloomingdale, August 20,
1861 ; transferred to Company H.

Pflarger, August, Bloomingdale, September 2,
1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran November 30, 1863 ;
mustered out as Sergeant.

Rickert, Jacob D., Bloomingdale, August 20, 1861;
mustered out May 20, 1862, prisoner of war.

Rave, William D., Bloomingdale, September 9,
1861; discharged in 1862.

Rode, Ernst, York, September 9, 1861 ; discharged
May, 1862, disability.

Sedgwick, Estus P., Bloomingdale, September 2,
1861 ; died at Alexandria, Va., March, 1862.

Segus, Henry, Bloomingdale, September 5, 1861;
killed at Culpepper, Va., August, 1863.

Teimer, Herman, Addiaon, September 7, 1861;
discharged July 31, 1862, disability.

Thorne, Alexander P., Wayne, September 16,
1861; mustered out September 28, 1864.

Volke, John, Addison, September 5, 1861 ; died at
Washington, D. C., October 26, 1862.

Weaber, Benjamin F., Bloomingdale, Septem-
ber 5, 1861; killed near Boonesboro, Md., July 8,
1863.

Weaber, William, Bloomingdale, September 12,
1861 ; discharged November 26, 1862, disability.

Wilk, Henry, Bloomingdale, September 9, 1861;
re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.

Wedmeir, Henry, Bloomingdale, September 4,
1861; re-eniisted as veteran November 30, 1863.

Woodworth, Henry, Wayne, September 16, 1861 ;
re-enlisted as veteran.

Way, Edmund, Bloomingdale, August 25, 1861;
transferred to Company M.

Wright, Sylvester, Bloomingdale, September 17;
mustered out September 28, 1864.

Zooh, Frederick, Bloomingdale, September 7,
1861; died at Baltimore Cross Roads, Va., in 1862.

YETEBAKS.

Bye, William, Bloomingdale, November 30, 1863;
mustered out as Sergeant.

Clarke, Charles S., Bloomingdale, January 1, 1864;
mustered out as Sergeant.

Dunning, Andrew, Addison, January 1, 1864; pro-
moted First Lieutenant.

Durland, Garrett B., Bloomingdale, January 1,
1864; mustered out as Sergeant.

Duneka, Henry, Bloomingdale, Dec. 20, 1863.

Fehrman, Lewis, Bloomingdale, December 20,
1863; mustered out as Corporal.

Fehrman, August, Addison, January 1, 1864; ab-
sent, sick, at mustering out of regiment.

Rave, August, Bloomingdale, January 1, 1864.

RECRUITS.

B W., Bloomingdale, October 13, 1863.

Brandt, , Bloomingdale, January 20, 1863;

discharged January 10, 1865; disability.

Clark, Morgan L., Bloomingdale, February 3,
1864.

Dunning, Samuel N., Addison, February 20.

Elbert, William, Addison, October 8, 1864.

Miner, William, Bloomingdale, October 14.

Reinhardt, Henry, Addison, October 8, 1864.

COMPANY E.
CAPTAINS.

Kelly, Elisha S., Milton, date of rank September
18, 1861 ; promoted Major.

Jones, Marcellus E., Wheaton, date of rank Oc-
tober 10, 1864; promoted from Sergeant to Second
Lieutenant, then First Lieutenant; mustered out
July 17, 1865.

Buck, Daniel N., Naperville, date of rank De-
cember 5, 1862; promoted from First Sergeant to
First Lieutenant; term expired October 10, 1864.

FIRST LIEUTENANTS.

Flagg, Benjamin L., Milton, date of rank Sep-
tember 18, 1861 ; resigned July 15, 1862.

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129

Riddler, Alexander McS. S., date of rank Octo-
ber 10, 1864; promoted from Corporal to Second
Lieutenant; mustered out July 17, 1865.

SECOND LIEUTENANTS.

Taylor, Woodbury M., Milton, date of rank Sep-
tember 18, 1861; promoted First Lieutenant; pro-
moted second time Captain Company L by Presi-
dent April 11, 1864.

Whitaker, Owen, Milton, date of rank December
8, 1864; promoted from Corporal; resigned June 9,
1865.

Wayne, Edward, Naperville, date of rank June 20,
1865; mustered out as Sergeant July 17, 1865.

QUARTEUMA8TEU SERGEANT.

Foster, George, Milton, enlisted September 5,
1861; re-enlisted as veteran.

SERGEANTS.

Smith, Samuel W., Naperville, enlisted Septem-
ber 10, 1861; promoted Sergeant Major.

Hines, Thomas S., Naperville, enlisted Septem-
ber 10, 1861; mustered out September 28, 1864;
term expired.

Mott, Meritt, Milton, enlisted September 5, 1861;
discharged April 18, 1862; disability.

CORPORALS.

Harnes, Benjamin F., Naperville, enlisted Sep-
tember 10, 1861; discharged February 15, 1863 as
Sergeant; wounds.

Oberhallsen, Samuel, Naperville, enlisted Septem-
ber 10, 1861; discharged November 28, 1862; disa-
bility.

Fosha, George, Naperville, enlisted September 10,
1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran.

Crosby, Frank, Milton, enlisted September 5,
1861; discharged October 8, 1864; term expired.

Ackley, Frank M., Milton, enlisted September 5,
1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran.

McNorth, George S., Winfleld, enlisted Septem-
ber 5, 1861; re-enlisted as veteran.

BUGLEH.

Lund, Henry, Milton, enlisted September 5, 1861 ;
promoted Chief Bugler.

FARRIER.

Bond, Samuel, Naperville, enlisted September 13,
1861; re-enlisted as veteran.

PRIVATES.

Benjamin, Henry H., Lisle, September 10, 1861;
mustered out September 28, 164; term expired.

Brooks, Edwin H., Milton, September 10, 1861;
re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out as Corporal.

Bartholomew, George W., Warrenville, Septem-
ber 10; promoted Chief Bugler.

Burnham, Remembrace, Bloomingdale, Septem-
ber 5, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran.

Cooley, Herbert, Wheaton, September 5, 1861;
re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out as Sergeant.

Corbet, Clark S., Milton, September 5, 1861 ; dis-
charged November 15, 1862; disability.

Chadwick, William H., Milton, September 5,
1861; re-enlisted as veteran; mustered out as Corp-
oral.

Churchill, William H., York, September 5, 1861;
mustered out September 28, 1864.

Ditzler, Eli H., Naperville, September 10, 1861;
mustered out September 28, 1864.

Davis, Samuel, Milton, September 5, 1861; mus-
tered out September 28, 1864.

Dense, Darwin, Danby, September 14, 1861; re-
enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864; mustered out
as Sergeant.

Dissinger, Aaron, Naperville, September 17, 1861 ;
discharged April 21, 1862; disability.

Dodge, Horace O., Milton; September 18, 1861;
mustered out September 28, 1864; term expired.

Foster, James, Winfleld, September 5, 1861; dis-
charged July 25, 1863.

Franks, Benjamin, Naperville, September 14,
1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran.

Flagg, Sewell, Milton, September 14, 1861; Ser-
geant; killed near Manassas, Va., October 15, 1863.

Farrer, Judson, Downer's Grove, September 17,
1861; died at Alexandria, Va., June 18, 1863;
wounds.

Guio, Augustus, Milton, September 5, 1861; dis-
charged January 8, 1863; disability.

Jacob, Gates, Downer's Grove, September 18,
1861; discharged November 28, 1862; disability.

Heim, George, Lisle, September 17; re-enlisted as
veteran January 1, 1864; mustered out as Sergeant.

Hardy, Edgar A., Milton, September 5, 1861; re-
enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864; mustered out as
Sergeant.

Hart, Horace, Milton, September 5, 1861; re-
enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.

Hymes, Jacob, Naperville, September 5, 1861;
discharged April 16, 1862; disability.

Hale, James O., Winfleld, September 5, 1861; re-
enlisted as veteran November 30, 1863; mustered out
as Corporal.

Hughes, Morgan, Naperville, September 17, 1861;
re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864; mustered out
as Bugler.

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HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

Hector, Frank, Milton, September 13, 1861; trans-
ferred to Company A.

Howell, Charles, Downer's Grove, September 18,
1861; mustered out September 28, 1864, as Cor-
poral.

Havens, John W., Downer's Grove, September
18, 1861; re-enlisted as veteran; promoted Corporal;
absent, sick, at muster out of regiment.

Hyde, James, Naperville, September 17, 1861; re-
enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.

Jewell, Solomon W., Milton, Septembers, 1861;
discharged November 25, 1862; wounds.

Jones, William, Milton, September 5, 1861; dis-
charged January 23, 1863, as Sergeant; wounds.

Jepperson, Herman K., Warrenville, September
18, 1861; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864;
died of starvation February 21, 1865, in rebel hospi-
tal at Danville, Va.

Kockley, Jacob, Naperville, September 18, 1861 ;
re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864; died at
Washington, D. C., August 10, 1864; wounds.

Kelly, Benton J., Milton, September 17; mus-
tered out September 28, 1864.

Kinzie, AbramA., Napervilie, September 17, 1861;
re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.

Loser, William, Naperville, September 17, 1861;
re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.

Loser, John, Naperville, September 17, 1861: re-
enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864; mustered out as
Corporal.

Mott, Gilbert, Milton, September 5, 1861; re-en-
listed as veteran January 1, 1864.

Meachem, Frank, Milton, September 5, 1861 ; dis-
charged December 5, 1862.

Mertz, Franklin B., Naperville, September 10,
1861; mustered out September 28, 1864; term ex-
pired.

Mills, George A., Milton, September 14, 1861;
died at Alexandria, Va., February 22, 1862.

McCauley, Augustus, Naperville, September 17,
1861; mustered out September 28, 1864.

McMillan, Daniel, Downer's Grove, September 18,
1861; discharged September 22, 1862; disability.

Plumer, Benjamin, York, September 18, 1861;
promoted Regimental Commissary Sergeant.

Poison, Emerick, Milton, September 14, 1861 ; dis-
charged February 28, 1863; disability.

Potter, Nelson A., Milton, September 5, 1861;
transferred to Company A.

Plant, Roswell. Naperville, September 14; re-en-
listed as veteran January 1, 1864.

Pinches, William, Downer's Grove; mustered out
September 28, 1864, as Corporal.

Perry, John, Downer's Grove, September 17, 1861 ;
discharged March 21, 1864.

Persem, George, Naperville, September 17, 1861;
killed Funkstown, Md., July 10, 1863.

Ringman, George, Milton, September 5, 1861;
killed Morton's Ford, Va., October 11, 1863.

Rogers, Francis A., Downer's Grove, September
18, 1861; mustered out September 28, 1864; term ex-
pired.

Slyter, Charles, Milton, September 5, 1861; died
at Alexandria, Va., July 1, 1863; wounds.

Strouse, Lewis, Lisle, September 10, 1861 ; re-en-
listed as veteran January 1, 1861; mustered out as
Corporal.

Stoner, John, Naperville, September 17, 1861; re-
enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864.

Snyder, Daniel, Lisle, September 14, 1861 ; killed
South Mountain, Md., September 14, 1862.

Shaeffer, Levi S., Naperville, September 18, 1861;
discharged October 8, 1864, as Sergeant.

Stevens, Abraham, Warrenville, September 18,
1861; discharged February 13, 1863; disability.

Schuster, Franklin, Milton, September 18, 1861;
re-enlisted as veteran.

Tobias, William J., Naperville, September 10,
1861; re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864; 'died at
Naperville, 111., May 12, 1864.

Wheeler, Allen, Downer's Grove, September 18,
1861

Wentworth, Winfield, Septembers, 1861.

Weidman, Curtis S., Milton, September 5, 1861;
mustered out September 28, 1864.

Wayne, Edward, Naperville, September 17, 1861;
re-enlisted as veteran January 1, 1864; mustered out
as First Sergeant; commissionel Second Lieutenant,
but not mustered.

Whitaker, Owen, Milton, November 30, 1863; pro-
moted Sergeant, then Second Lieutenant.

BEUBU1T8.

Ashley, Benedict, Downer's Grove, October 18,
1864.

Burnham, Oscar D., Naperville, January 10, 1864,
veteran.

Britegan, William, Naperville, February 23, 1864;
absent, sick, at mustering out of regiment.

Bennett, William, Milton, September 27, 1864.

Bunn, Henry, Downer's Grove, October 18, 1864.

Culver, Charles S., Warrenville, Dec. 24, 1864.

Campbell, John, Naperville, January 1, 1864; died
at Camp Relief, D. C., July 6, 1864.

Desenbrock, Henry, Naperville, December 20,
1863, mustered out; Blacksmith.

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Dixon, Charles G, Downer's Grove, October 18,
1864.

Freets, William, Milton, September 9, 1861; dis-
charged September 18, 1861.

Graham, James, Naperville, January 10, 1864.

Gerberick, Levi, Naperville, February 23, 1864.

Gleason, Watson W., Downer's Grove, October
18, 1864.

Hudson, William, Warrenville, December 22,
1863; died in rebel prison at Richmond, Va.

Johnson, Oscar, Milton, September 14, 1861, dis-
charged September 20. 1861.

Kribill, John, Naperville, December 20, 1863.

Murray, John, Naperville, January 10, 1864.

Mertz, Owen, Lisle, February 19, 1864.

Neff, Joseph, Naperville, January 4, 1864; killed
at Monocacy, Md., July 30, 1864.

Robinson, Ashael F., Milton, August 11, 1862;
re-enlisted as veteran.

Robinson, Daniel F., Milton, August 11, 1862; re-
enlisted as veteran.

Strieker, David, Naperville, December 21, 1863.

Schaftmetzle, Chas., Naperville, January 1, 1864.

Statt, .Charles, Downer's Grove, October 18; 1864.

Wilson, Thomas, Wheaton, February 5, 1864.

Ward, James A., Warrenville, January 2, 1864.

Winderburg, Louis, Naperville, Dec. 20, 1863.

Ward, Charles H., Warrenville, December 24,
1863; died in District of Columbia July 23, 1864;
wounds.

COMPANY P.

PRIVATES.

Brown, James, Du Page County, Sept. 4, 1861'
discharged Sept. 19, 1862; accidental wounds.

Hawley, Oliver, Du Page County, August 30,
1861; re-eulisted as veteran January 1, 1864; Ser-
geant; discharged July 1, 1865.

NINTH CAVALRY REGIMENT.

The Ninth Cavalry Regiment was organized
at Chicago in November, 1861, and mustered
out at Solma, Ala., October 1, 1865. It had
three men from Du Page County.

COMPANY D.

Toune, Dedrick, Addison, enlisted September 10;
mustered in the 21st, 1861.

COMPANY K.

Bostwick, Henry C., Du Page County, enlisted
September 10, 1861; discharged September 30, 1862,
as Sergeant.

Woodworth, Frank, Bloomingdale, Corporal; en-
listed September 5, and mustered in October 26,
1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran.

TWELFTH CAVALRY.

After its organization in December, 1861, it
was promptly sent to Virginia, where, at Win-
chester, its earnest work began in September,
1862. It was at Harper's Perry when sur-
rounded by the rebels, and saved itself from
capture by cutting its way through their lines,
escaping into Pennsylvania. It was then joined
with the Potomac Army, and advanced to Dum-
fries, Va., where it remained till March, 1863.
holding the place against the rebel Gen. Stuart.
It next took part in the famous Stonewall raid,
a detachment of which, under Col. Davis,
passed the rear of Lee's army within two miles
of Richmond. In June, 1863, it was attached
to the First Division Army Corps, and was in
active service through the sanguinary campaign
that followed. It next returned to Chicago and
recruited to its maximum, when it returned to
the front, arriving at New Orleans April 1, 1864,
where it was engaged in picket duty and raid-
ing till the war was over. It had forty-eight
men from Du Page County in its ranks.

COMPANY A.

Drury, John, Naperville, enlisted January 22,
1862; died at Camp Butler the following March.

Muck, Henry, Naperville, enlisted January 9,
1862, re-enlisted at veteran.

COMPANY B.

Miskosaki, Egnes, Naperville; enlisted January 6,
1862; re-enlisted as veteran.

COMPANY C.
CAPTAIN.

Bronson, Stephen, Wheaton, enlisted and mus-
tered in February 28, 1862; promoted Major.

BFCOND LIEUTENANT.

Ward, George F., Wheaton, enlisted November
17, 1862; promoted to First Lieutenant.

Mills, Alexander, First Sergeant, Milton, enlisted
December 10, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant
March 15, 1863; resigned, January 2, 1864.

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Chadwick, Edwin, Corporal, Milton, enlisted Oc-
tober 31, 1861; re-enlisted as veteran.

Paine, Robert E., Milton, enlisted November 30,
1861.

Finch, Charles L., Milton, Bugler, enlisted Janu-
ary 10, 1862; re-enlisted as veteran.

Standish, Stephen, Lisle, Sergeant, enlisted Octo-
ber 1, 1861; re-enlisted as veteran.

Stearns, Benjamin, Winfleld, Blacksmith, enlisted
December 16, 1861.

Atkinson, Robert, Wayne, Saddler, enlisted Octo-
ber 13, 1861.

Cheeney, E. M., Milton, Wagoner, enlisted No-
vember 3, 1861 ; discharged October 1, 1862.

Ackerman, J. D., Milton, enlisted December 27,
1861.

Ackerman, S. W., Babcock's Grove, enlisted De-
cember 24, 1861 ; re-enlisted as veteran.

Bedford, Franklin, enlisted December 14, 1861;
promoted to Hospital Steward.

Bronson, Charles, Milton, enlisted December 31,
1861 ; discharged for disability.

Burns, Patrick, Milton, enlisted December 10,
1861; re-enlisted as veteran.

Butterfield, Theodore, Milton, enlisted December
10, 1861; re-enlisted as veteran.

Cooper, Benjamin, Naperville, unassigned re-
cruit, enlisted December 29, 1863.

Ensworth, Edgar, Milton, enlisted January 1,
1862.

Finch, Elisha W., Milton, enlisted December 17,
1861; re-enlistsd as veteran.

Hickey, Ball, Milton, enlisted December 12, 1861;
discharged October 1, 1882.

Higgins, Owen, Wayne, enlisted December 13,
1861; became prisoner of war and was discharged.

Gorow, John L., Milton, enlisted December 10,
1861; re-enlisted as veteran.

Mason, E. H., Milton, enlisted December 14, 1861;
re-enlisted as veteran.

Moon, G. W., Milton, enlisted January 1, 1862;
re-enlisted as veteran.

Mott, Willard, Wheaton, enlisted December 1,
1861; discharged May 14, 1862.

Riley, John, Wayne, enlisted February 4, 1862;
re-enlisted as veteran.

Ushner, Ferdinand, Milton, enlisted January 1,
1862; killed at Gettysburg July 1, 1863.

Vintom, William, Cottage Hill, enlisted Febru-
21, 1862; discharged.

Wakefleld, James B., Wayne, enlisted January
16, 1862; re-enlisted as veteran.

Welch, John, Winfield, enlisted November 15,
1862; re-enlisted as veteran.

Wentworth, C. E. H., Wheaton, enlisted February
1, 1862; promoted to Hospital Steward.

Wright, William, Milton, enlisted December 1,
1861; discharged March 1, 1863.

Ferich, Charles L., Naperville, enlisted as veteran
March 1, 1864.

Ferish, Elisha W., Milton, enlisted February 28,
1864, as veteran.

The two above mustered in February 29, 1864, as
veterans.

Woods, William, Wheaton, enlisted as recruit.

COMPANY D.

Brown, Henry D., Wayne, enlisted February 10,
1862; re-enlisted as veteran.

Keith, Chas., Wayne, enlisted December 27, 1861.

Langly, F. M., Wayne, enlisted February 15, 1862;
re-enlisted as veteran.

Ogden, Alonzo, Wayne, enlisted February 24,
1861; discharged June, 1863.

Panter, Allen, Wayne, enlisted February 24, 1861.

Panter, J. C., Wayne, enlisted February 26, 1861.

Rabus, Lewis, Wayne, enlisted March 2, 1861;
discharged September 4, 1863.

COMPANY M.

McGinty, Joseph, York, enlisted December 14,
1863; transferred to Company H as consolidated.

THIRTEENTH CAVALRY.

The Thirteenth Cavalry was organized at
Camp Douglas December, 1861, and mustered
out at Springfleld August 31, 1865. It had
eight men from Du Page County.

COMPANY A.

Becker, Friederick, Addison, enlisted September
19, mustered in December 31, 1861.

Jenson, Franz Z. F. W., Downer's Grove, enlisted
September 28, mustered in December 31, 1861.

COMPANY B.

Kretzer, Ferdinand, Naperville, discharged Octo-
ber 2, 1862, for disability.

COMPANY C.

Sommer, Wilheiin, Addison, enlisted October 20,
mustered in December 31, 1861.

Schroeder, Henry Carl, York, enlisted October 21,
mustered in December 31. 1861.

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COMPANY E.

Waskon, William, Addison, enlisted October 23;
discharged 1862.

COMPANY H.

Blackeman, Reuben.

Eyor, Peter, both of Naperville, and enlisted De-
cember 1; mustered in the 31st, 1864.

FIFTEENTH CAVALRY.

The companies of which this regiment was
composed were enlisted in the autumn of 1861.
Company I was mustered into the service Sep-
tember 23, 1861, but the first orders organizing
the regiment bears date of Springfield, Decem-
ber 25, 1862. The term of enlistment of the
men expired January 1, 1865, when this regi-
ment was consolidated with the Tenth, and the
re-enlisted men of both regiments made twelve
companies. Thirteen men from Du Page
County were in its ranks.

COMPANY H.

Bushell. Joseph, Naperville, Corporal.
Warner, William, Naperville, Corporal.
Monk, Joseph, Naperville, Corporal.
Coffman, Adam G., Wayne.
Canlon, Arnold, Wayne.
Rinehart, Charles C., Winfield.
All the above enlisted August 7, 1861.

COMPANY I.

Hagadon, George W., Wheaton, Corporal, en-
listed August 2, 1861; discharged May 24, 1863, for
disability.

Mo wry, Allen, Turner Junction, Corporal; re-en-
listed as veteran.

Rathborn, Joshua, Danby, enlisted August 2,
1861, mustered out August 24, 1864.

Tucker, Lawrence S., Turner Junction, enlisted
August 2, 1861; re-enlisted as veteran.

COMPANY K.

Larkin, Nathan, Wayne, Corporal, enlisted Au-
gust 12, 1861; re-enlisted as veteran.

Balch, Edwin E., Naperville, enlisted August 17,
1861; re-enlisted as veteran.

COMPANY L.

Barr, John C., Du Page County, Sergeant, en-
listed December 2, 1861; mustered in January 1,

1862. Private in detached service, missing since the
massacre of Fort Pillow.

SEVENTEENTH CAVALRY.

The Seventeenth Cavalry Regiment was or-
ganized by John F. Farnsworth under order
issued from the War Department August 12,

1863. Eight companies were mustered into
service January 22, 1864. Four more com-
panies were mustered in by the 24th of Febru-
ary, and the regiment was complete. The fol-
lowing May, on the 3d, it moved to report to
Gen. Rosecrans, who was then commander of
the Department of the Missouri. In June, its
First and Second Battalions were ordered to the
North Missouri District, while the Third re-
mained at Alton, 111., which had been head-
quarters up to this time for the whole regi-
ment. Companies C and D, of this battalion
took part in the defense of Jefferson City, Mo.,
against Price's army. The Second Battalion
were engaged in patroling the country and de-
fending the railroads against rebel guerrillas,
etc. The Third Battalion left Alton in Septem-
ber, 1864, passing through St. Louis in the
direction of Rolla to prevent the army of Price
from cutting off its communication with St.
Louis. More active work was now open for
this regiment. In connection with other regi-
ments, it was placed under command of Gen.
Sanborn, and the Seventeenth took part in the
attack on Gen. Price at Booneville. On the 22d
of October, 1864, at Independence, Mo., it dis-
mounted, and with the Thirteenth Missouri
gained the rear guard of the enemy and capt-
ured their artillery. Two days after this,
1,000 rebel prisoners were taken, among whom
was the famous Gen. Marmaduke, just over the
Kansas line.

The Seventeenth, now with McNeil's brigade,
pursued the defeated foe in the direction of
Fort Scott, the rebels, still numerous and
formidable, oft making bold stands and giving
battle to their pursuers. They finally escaped
into Arkansas, and the pursuing column re-

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turned to Springfield, Mo., after a flying cam-
paign of forty-three days, in which 1,000 miles
had been traveled, and many spirited skirmishes
with the enemy encountered. It was mustered
out in November and December at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kan. It had sixty-one men from Du
Page County in its ranks.

MAJOR.

Matlack, Lucius C., Wheaton, date of rank Jan-
uary 23, 1864.

ADJUTANT.

Smith, Samuel W., Naperville; date of rank, No-
vember 25, 1863.

QUARTERMASTER.

Homer, Benjamin F., Naperville; date of rank
July 13, 1865.

COMPANY H.

CAPTAIH.

Smith, Samuel W., Naperville; date of rank De-
cember 9, 1864.

FIRST LIEUTENANT.

Laird, William J., Naperville; date of rank July
14, 1865; promoted from Second Lieutenant.

t SECOND LIEUTENANT.

McMillan, Alexander, Wheaton; date of rank
July 14, 1865.

QUARTERMASTER REBGEANT.

Filler, Thomas, York; enlisted December 23, 1863.

SERGF.ANT8.

Oberholsen, Samuel, Naperville; enlisted January
1, 1864; promoted to First Sergeant.

Horner, Benjamin P., Naperville; enlisted Janu-
ary 1, 1864; promoted to Regimental Quartermaster.

GORPOR1U.

Money, Abram W., Bloomingdale, enlisted Janu-
ary 1, 1864; mustered out as Sergeant.

Porter, Frank H., Wheaton, enlisted December 3,
1863; mustered out as Sergeant.

Wells, Milton J., Wheaton, enlisted January 1,
1864; promoted to Regimental Commissary Ser-
geant.

Good, Walter W., Naperville, enlisted January 1,
1864; mustered out as Sergeant.

Parsons, Peter, Naperville, enlisted December 25,
1863; mustered out as Sergeant.

WAGONER.

Andrews, Dewey, Wheaton, enlisted December
3, 1863; mustered out as Corporal.

PRIVATES.

Andrews, August, Winfleld, enlisted December
25, 1863; mustered out as Corporal.

Blessman, Frederick, York, enlisted November 9,
1863.

Boltman, Frederick, Cottage Hill, enlisted No-
vember 1, 1863.

Barribal, Henry, Bloomingdale, enlisted January
1, 1864.

Bounear, Henry, Addison, enlisted December 15,
1863.

Benkert, Lawrence, Naperville, enlisted Decem-
ber 25, 1863.

Bond, Elijah, Bloomingdale, enlisted January 1,
1864.

Bond, Rosaloo, Naperville, enlisted January 1,
1864; mustered out as Sergeant.

Caulkins, Joshua, Naperville, enlisted December
4, 1863.

Dunn, Joseph, Downer's Grove, enlisted January
4, 1864.

Dissinger, David, Naperville, enlisted December
25. 1864.

Fry, William, Naperville, enlisted January 1,
1864.

Grambine, Solomon, Naperville, enlisted January
1, 1864.

Gebhart, Frederick, Wheaton, enlisted January 4,
1864.

Grant, Adelbert, York, enlisted November 10,
1863.

Guchart, Samuel, Naperville, enlisted December
25, 1863.

Heinburg, Charles, Addison, enlisted January 11,
1864; died at Fort Scott, Kas., November 16, 1864.

Hatch, Franklin, Bloomingdale, enlisted January
1, 1865.

Kiesling, Augustus, Addison, enlisted December
23, 1863; mustered ont as Corporal.

Ketchum, Elias D., Naperville, enlisted January
4, 1864.

Lyon, Charles, Wheaton, enlisted December 29,
1863; mustered out as Corporal.

Lyman, John F., Wheaton, enlisted December 1,
1863; drowned at Pleasant Hill, Mo., June 29, 1865.

McMillan, Alexander, Wheaton, enlisted Novem-
ber 1, 1863; promoted to Hospital Steward.

McMasters, Frank, York Centre, enlisted Novem-
ber 10, 1863.

Morgan, Royal T., Wheaton, enlisted December
1, 1863; mustered out as Corporal.

Meacham, Henry, Naperville, enlisted January 1,
1864; died at Sedalia, Mo., October 28, 1864.

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Metzler, Samuel, "Winfield, enlisted January 4,
1864.

Meininghous, Louis, Bloomingdale, enlisted Jan-
uary 4, 1864; mustered out as Corporal.

Miner, Martin, York, enlisted January 1, 1864.

Plummer, Benjamin, York, enlisted December
23, 1863; promoted to Regimental Commissary
Sergeant.

Priess, Frederick, Wheaton, enlisted December
15, 1863.

Rohker, Henry, Naperville, enlisted January 4,
1864.

Stoner, William, Cottage Hill, enlisted January 1,
1864.

Sperlon, John, Wheaton, enlisted December 1,
1863.

Schofield, Joseph E., Bloomingdale, enlisted Jan-
uary 1, 1864.

Scott, Samuel, Naperville, enlisted December 26.
1863.

Sininger, John, Babcock's Grove, enlisted De-
cember 25, 1863.

Turner, George J., Addison, enlisted January 4,
1864.

Votner, William, Wheaton, enlisted January 11,
1864.

Warneke, Frederick, Wheaton, enlisted November
37, 1863.

Warkle, Christopher, Naperville, enlisted Decem-
ber 25, 1863.

Warren, Martin J., Downer's Grove, enlisted Jan-
uary 4, 1864.

Detzler, William, Naperville, enlisted February
27, 1864; drowned at Glasgow, Mo., August 15,
1864.

Daniels, John, Naperville, enlisted March 29,
1864; died of wounds received in battle at Hunts-
ville, Mo., July 24. 1864.

Noddlehoffer, William, Naperville, enlisted March
7, 1864.

Reinhart, Frederick, Naperville, enlisted March
7, 1864. ,

Snibley, Henry C., Naperville, enlisted January
30, 1864.

RECRUITS FOB THE FIRST AHMT COBPS.

Linsley, John C., York, enlisted February 7, mus-
tered in the 20th, 1865; mustered out February 21
1866.

Carroll, James L., York, enlisted February 13,
mustered in the 25th, 1865; mustered out February
13, 1866.

Rathburn, Joshua, Milton, enlisted and mustered
in March 3, 1865; mustered out March 2, 1866.

The above assigned to Second Regiment U. S.
Veteran Volunteers.

Bexler, John, York.

Needham, James, York.

Both enlisted and mustered in February 17, 1865.

Goble, Abraham E., York, enlisted and mustered
in February 24, 1865; promoted Sergeant.

The three above assigned to the Fourth Regiment
U. 8. Veteran Volunteers.

Carroll, Edward.

Felthousen, Jacob D.

Gaskell, Sylvester H.

Olson, Martin.

Pomeroy, Winfleld K.

Thompson, John.

The above six all from Milton; enlisted and mus-
tered in March 10, 1865.

Carpenter, James E., York.

Kaenig, Adolph, Downer's Grove.

Hengel, Mathias, Milton.

Loveland, Henry, Milton.

McGuire, Francis, Milton.

The above two enlisted and mustered in March 23,
1865.

Cheney, William, Downer's Grove.

Lutze, George D., Downer's Grove.

The above two enlisted March 81, 1865, and as-
signed to the Sixth Regiment U. S. Veteran Vol-
unteers.

Tebo, Caleb, York, enlisted and mustered in April
10, 1865; promoted April 13, 1866, Sergeant.

The names of Du Page County soldiers are
recorded in thirty-four regiments of infantry,
ten regiments of cavalry and five regiments of
artillery, as follows :

INFANTRY REGIMENTS NDMBSH of HUH.

Seventh Illinois Infantry 24

Tenth Illinois Infantry 1

Twelfth Illinois Infantry 2

Thirteenth Illinois Infantry 90

Fifteenth Illinois Infantry 4

Nineteenth Illinois Infantry 1

Twentieth Illinois Infantry 5

Twenty-third Illinois Infantry 15

Thirty-third Illinois Infantry 47

Thirty-sixth Illinois Infantry 47

Thirty-seventh Illinois Infantry 4

Thirty-ninth Illinois Infantry 2

Forty-second Illinois Infantry 7

Forty-fourth Illinois Infantry 1

Fifty-first Illinois Infantry 18

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Fifty-second Illinois Infantry 24

Fifty-third Illinois Infantry 1

Fifty-fourth Illinois Infantry 13

Fifty-fifth Illinois Infantry 35

Fifty-eighth Illinois Infantry 12

Sixty-seventh Illinois Infantry 3

Sixty-ninth Illinois Infantry 5

Seventy-second Illinois Infantry 15

Eighty-second Illinois Infantry 1

Eighty-eighth Illinois Infantry 8

Eighty-ninth Illinois Infantry 7

Ninety-fifth Illinois Infantry 2

One Hundreth Illinois Infantry 1

One Hundred and Fifth Illinois Infantry. . . 398

One Hundred and Twenty-seventh 4

One Hundred and Thirty-second 15

One Hundred and Forty-first 80

One Hundred and Fifty-third 76

One Hundred and Fifty-sixth 99

Total 1066

ARTILLERY NUHBF.B or MEN

Cogswell's Battery 1

Petit's Battery 1

Barker's Dragoons 3

First Artillery 3

Second Artillery 18

Total. . . ,27

CAVALRY NCHBI

Second Cavalry 1

Third Cavalry 4

Fourth Cavalry 3*

Sixth Cavalry 3

Eighth Cavalry 197

Ninth Cavalry 3

Twelfth Cavalry 48

Thirteenth Cavalry 8

Fifteenth Cavalry 13

Seventeenth Cavalry 61

Total 339

Recruits for First Army Corps had from Du

Page County 20

Grand total 1452

It is to the credit of Du Page County that
she not only contributed her quota to the war
for the Union, but that she took official action
to reward her soldiers, an historic voucher to
which is here recorded in the following resolu-
tions which were passed :

WHEREAS, The President of the United States by
his proclamation dated December 19, 1864, has called
for 300,000 men for military service, and has ordered
that the number not obtained by voluntary enlist-
ments previous to the 15th day of next February,
shall be filled by draft ; and

WHEREAS, The County of Du Page has promptly
filled all former calls for troops with volunteers, and
now desires to retain its good name in the premises,
and to do its full share in the great work of saving
the Union, and the necessary power to act having
been granted to the Board of Supervisors of said
county by a recent act of the General Assembly,
therefore,

Resolved. That the Board of Supervisors of Du
Page County hereby authorize the payment of
$400 to each volunteer except commissioned officers,
who may enlist and be mustered into the service of
the United States for one year or more, and credited
to said county under said call of December 19, 1864,
said sum to be paid in county orders, bearing inter-
est at 7 percent as follows: One order for $200 pay-
able out of the bounty war fund of 1865, and one
order for like amouut to wit: $200 payable out of
the bounty war fund of 1866.

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CHAPTER VII.

THE FIRST ELECTION COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT THE COUNTY LINE SURVEYED THE

COUNTY DIVIDED INTO PRECINCTS TOWNSHIPS ORGANIZED LIST OF COUNTY AND

TOWN OFFICERS VALUATION OF TAXABLE PROPERTY THE FIRST GRAND JURY

PUBLIC SCHOOLS THE OLD STAGE COACH RAILROADS REMOVAL OF

THE COUNTY SEAT THE COUNTY FAIR GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTY.

up the usual machinery of county organization,
became apparent.

The following document shows the official
action as to the matter :

TN a previous chapter the organization of Du
-* Page Count}- has been recorded, which was
in February, 1839. The following May the
first election took place for county officers, at
the Pre-emption House in Naperville. There
were then no voting precincts, and whoever
wished a voice in the matter in question must
go to Naperville to the vote. Stephen J. Scott,
S. M. Skinner and L. G-. Butler had been au-
thorized by the law to act as Judges of the
first election. The officers elected at this time
were only to serve till the 5th of the following
August, when a general election was to have
place. Previous to this election orders were
issued to make a map of the county, as per
following official act :

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT, June 4, 1839.
It is ordered by said court that Lyman Meacham,
Surveyor-elect for the county of Du Page, be and is
hereby authorized to furnish to the Clerk of this
court, as soon as possible, an estimate of the expense
of surveying or taking from the Surveyors already
made the said county, and making a map thereof
showing thereby the boundaries of said county of
Du Page as designated in an act entitled an act "To
create the county of Du Page, and also showing
thereby the location of the principal roads therein
as at present located, and also showing on said map
the principal groves, villages and settlements in
said county, together with such other information
as to the said Surveyors may seem proper."

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT, June 29, 1839.

Ordered by the court, that the Treasurer pay Ly-
man Meacham, the sum of $13.18 in full for his ac-
count for surveying the county line.

Meantime the county was filling up with set-
tlers, and the necessity for subdivisions, making

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT, June 28, 1839.

Ordered by the court, that all of that part of Du
Page County, included within the following bound-
aries, be and is hereafter known as Orange Precinct,
to wit: Commencing on the northwest corner of
said county, thence south on the west line of said
county, far enough to include Job A. Smith, Murray
and Kline, and to continue east far enough to turn
due north and strike the west line of Mr. Clark's
claim, and continue north to the county line, thence
west to the place of beginning. Their elections
shall be held at the schoolhouse near Luther
F. Sanderson, and Job A. Smith, William Kim-
ball and Daniel Roundy are appointed Judges of
Election.

Ordered by the court, that all of that part of Du
Page County included within the following bound-
aries be hereafter known as Washington Precinct,
to wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of the
county, thence west ten miles to Orange Precinct,
thence south five miles, thence east to the county
line, thence north to the place of beginning. Their
elections to be held at the house of Alanson Wat-
son, and Charles Hoyt, Lloyd Stearns and Harvey
Meacham are appointed Judges of Election.

Ordered by the court, that all that part of Du
Page County included within the following bound-
aries be and is hereby known as Deerfield Precinct,
to wit : Commencing at the southeast corner of
Washington Precinct, thence running west nine
miles ; thence south five miles ; thence east four
miles ; thence north two miles ; thence east to
the county line; thence north to the place of begin-
ning. Elections to be held at Luther Morton's
house, and Daniel Fish, N. B. Morton and L. Q.
Newton are appointed Judges of Election.

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HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

Ordered by the court, that all that part of Du
Page County included within the following bound-
aries be hereafter known as Webster Precinct, to
wit: Commencing at the southeast corner of Deer-
fleld Precinct, running west five miles; thence south
two miles; thence west four miles; thence south five
miles; thence east three miles ; thence south one
mile; thence east to the county line; thence north
to the place of beginning. Their elections to be
held at the house of Horace Aldrich, and Luther
Hatch, Pierce Downer and John Talmadge are ap-
pointed Judges of Election.

Ordered by the court, that all of that part of Du
Page County included within the following bound-
aries be hereafter known as Big Woods Precinct,
to wit: Commencing at the southwest corner of the
county, running north six miles; thence east to
Reuben Austin's west line ; thence south to said
Austin's southwest corner; thence east three miles
from the west line of the county; thence south par-
allel with the west line of the county to the south
line of the county; thence west to the place of be-
ginning. Their elections to be held at the house of
Fred. Stolp, and Ashbel Culver, John Warne and
Robt. H. Jefferson are appointed Judges of Election.

Ordered by the court, that all of -that part of Du
Page County included within the following bound-
aries be hereafter known as Du Page Precinct, to
wit: Commencing at the southwest corner of Orange
Precinct ; thence running east eight miles ; thence
north one mile; thence east one mile; thence south
through the center of the county to the northeast
corner line of Naperville Precinct; thence west to
the line of the Big Woods Precinct; thence north on
the Big Woods Precinct line; thence on the county
line; thence to the place of beginning. Their elec-
tions to be held at the house of Alfred Tufts, in
Warrenville, and Warren Smith, George House and
Angus Ross are appointed Judges of Election.

Ordered by the court, that all of that part of Du
Page County included within the following de-
scribed boundaries be hereafter known as Naper-
ville Precinct, to wit: Commencing at the southeast
corner of Du Page Precinct; thence south on the
west line of Webster Precinct till it strikes the
Galena State road ; thence east three miles; thence
south to the county line; thence west nine miles to
the Big Woods Precinct; thence north on the east
line of the Big Woods Precinct; thence east to the
place of beginning. Their elections to be held at the
Pre-emption House in Naperville, and S. M. Skinner,
Stephen J. Scott and H. L. Peaslee are appointed
Judges of Election.

Ordered by the court, that all of that part of Du
Page County, included within the following bounda-
ries, be hereafter known as Cass Precinct, to wit :
Commencing at the northwest corner of Section 30,
Township 38, Range 11 ; thence east to the county
line ; thence south to the Desplaines River ; thence
west, following the river and county line to the south-
west corner of Section 18 ; thence north to the place
of beginning: their elections to be held at the
house of Alvin Lull, and George Jackson, Thomas
Andrus and Alvin Lull are appointed Judges of
Election.

Ordered by the court, that all that part of Du
Page County, included within the following described
boundaries, be, and is hereafter to be known as York
Precinct, commencing on the east line of Du Page
County, at the southeast corner of Deerfield Pre-
cinct ; thence west three miles ; thence south to the
north line of Cass Precinct ; thence east to the east
line of Du Page County ; thence north along the
east line of said county to the place of beginning.
The elections shall be held at the house now occu-
pied by Sherman King, and that Benjamin Fuller,
David Thurston and John Talmadge, be and they
are hereby appointed Judges of Election in said pre-
cinct.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT, March 6, 1841.

Ordered by the court, that the following described
boundaries constitute, and be hereafter known as
Washington Precinct, in Du Page County, to wit :
The whole of Township 40 north, Range 11 east, of
the Third Principal Meridian ; and, it is further or-
dered by the court, that all elections to be in future
held in said precinct, shall be held at the house of
Ariel Bowman, and that John Lester, Mason Smith
and Charles H. Hoit, be and they are hereby ap-
pointed Judges of Election in said precinct.

Ordered by the court, that the following described
boundaries constitute and be hereafter known as
Bloomingdale Precinct, in Du Page County, to wit :
Commencing on the north line of said county, on
the line between Ranges 10 and 11 ; thence west on
the north line of the county four miles ; thence
south live miles ; thence east to the line between
Ranges 10 and 11 ; thence north to the place of
beginning. And it is further ordered by the court,
that all elections that may be held in said precinct,
shall be held in the schoolhouse in said precinct,
near Orange Kent's, and that Harvey Meacham,
Harry Woodworth and Loyd Stearns, be and they
are hereby appointed Judges of Elections in said
precinct.

HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COUBT, June 3, 1846.

Ordered hy the court, that Congressional Town-
ship 40 north. Range 11 east, of the Third Principal
Meridian in the county of Du Page, State of Illi-
nois, constitute and be hereafter known as Washing-
ton Precinct, and that all elections in said precinct
shall be held at the house known as the Salt Creek
House in said township.

Ordered by the court, that Congressional Town-
ship 40 north, Range 10 east, of the Third Principal
Meridian, in the county of Du Page, State of
Illinois, constitute and be hereafter known as
Bloomingdale Precinct, and that all elections to be
held in said precinct shall be held at the school-
house in the town of Bloomingdale in said precinct.

Ordered by the court that Congressional Town-
ship 39 north. Range 11 east, of the Third Principal
Meridian, in the county of Du Page, in the State of
Illinois, constitute and be hereafter known as York
Precinct, and that all elections to be held in said
precinct shall be held at the house of Hiram Brown
in said township.

Ordered by the court, that Congressional Town-
ship 39 north, Range 10 east, of Third Principal
Meridian, in the County of Du Page, State of Illi-
nois, constitute and be hereafter known as Deerfield
Precinct; and that all elections to be held in said
precinct shall be held at the house of Jesse C.
Wheaton in said township.

Ordered by the court, that Congressional Town-
ship 40 north, Range 9 east, of the Third Principal
Meridian, and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in Town-
ship 39 north, Range 9 east, of the Third Principal
Meridian, in the county of Du Page, State of Illi-
nois, constitute and be hereafter known as Orange
Precinct, and that all elections to be held in said
precinct shall be held at the house of Joseph Mc-
Millen in said precinct.

Ordered by the court, that all that portion of
Congressional Township 39 north, Range 9 east, of
the Third Principal Meridian, that lies south of the
south line of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, in said
township, and Sections 1, 2 and 3 in Township 38
north, Range 9 east, of Third Principal Meridian,
together with Sections 5 and 6 in Township 38
north, Range 10 east, of the Third Principal Me-
ridian, in the county of Du Page, State of Illinois,
constitute and be hereafter known as Du Page Pre-
cinct, and that all elections to be held in said pre-
cinct shall be held at the house known as the War-
renville Hotel in said precinct.

Ordered by the court, that the following bound-
aries be hereafter known as Big Woods Precinct, in

the county of Du Page and State of Illinois, to wit:
Commencing at the northeast corner of Section 4,
in Township 38 north, Range 9 east, of the Third
Principal Meridian; from thence west along town-
ship line to county line between Kane and Du Page
Counties; thence south along county line to county
line between Will and Du Page Counties; thence
east along county line to the southeast corner of
Section 33, in Township 38 aforesaid; thence north
to the place of beginning, and that all elections to
be held in said precinct shall be held at the house of
Frederick Stolp in said precinct.

Ordered by the court, that the following bound-
aries constitute and be hereafter known as Naper-
ville Precinct, in the county of Du Page, in the
State of Illinois, to wit: Commencing at the south-
west corner of Section 34, in Township 38 north,
Range 9 east, of the Third Principal Meridian; from
thence north to the northwest corner of Section 10,
in said township; from thence east to the northeast
corner of Section 8, in Township 38 north, Range
10 east, of Third Principal Meridian; thence north
to township line between Townships 38 and 39,
Range 10 east; thence east along township line to
the center of the Du Page River; thence southerly
along the center of said river to the county line be-
tween Will and Du Page Counties; thence west to
the place of beginning; and that all elections to be
held in said precinct, shall be held at the court
house in Naperviile in said precinct.

Ordered by the court, that the following bound-
aries constitute and be hereafter known as Webster
Precinct, in the County of Du Page and State of
Illinois, to wit: Commencing at the northeast cor-
ner of Section 1, in Township 38 north, Range 11
east, of Third Principal Meridian ; from thence
west along the township line to the center of East
Branch of the Du Page River; thence southerly
along the center of said river to the section line
between Sections 22, 23, 26 and 27; thence east to
the southeast corner of Section 21, in Township 38
north, Range 11 east; thence north to the north-
east corner of said Section 21; thence east to the
county line between Cook and Du Page Counties;
thence north to the place of beginning; and that all
elections to be held in said precinct, shall be held at
the house of Levi C. Aldrich in said precinct, and
that Jeduthau Hatch, John Stanley and Leonard K.
Hatch be Judges of Election in said precinct.

Ordered by the court, that all that portion of
Township 37 north, Range 11 east, of the Third
Principal Meridian, that lies in the county of Du
Page and State of Illinois, and Sections 22, 23,

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24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36, in
Township 38 north, Range 11 east, together with
those parts of Sections 25, 26, 35 and 36, in Town-
ship 38 north, Range 10 east, that lies east of the
center of the East Branch of the Du Page River,
constitute and be hereafter known as Cass Precinct;
and that all elections to be held in said precinct
shall be held at the house known as the Washing-
ton Hotel in said precinct.
IN COUNTY COURT OP Du PAGE COUNTY, December

5, A. D. 1849.

Commissioners to divide county into townships:
Whereas, the Legislature of Illinois, did, at its
last regular session, provide by law for the organi-
zation of counties into towns ; and, that the law
containing such provision, should, at the next gen-
eral election, be caused to be submitted to the people
of the several counties in said State, for their adop-
tion or rejection ; and, whereas, at the last general
election, said law was adopted by the county of Du
Page, in the State of Illinois, as appears from the
following abstract of the votes, for, or against, town-
ship organization, to wit :

STATE OP ILLINOIS, |
Du PAGE COUNTY, )

We, James P. Wight and Levi C. Aldrich, two of
the Justices of the Peace, and Hiram H. Cody, Clerk
of the County Commissioners' Court of said county,
hereby certify that the following is a true and cor-
rect abstract of the votes given at an election held
in the several precincts in said county, on Tuesday,
the sixth day of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, for
and against township organization, to wit : For
township organization, there were seven hundred
and seventy-three votes ; against township organi-
zation there was one vote.

Witness our hands and seals at Naperville, in said
county, this twelfth day of November, A. D. 1849.
JAMES F. WIGHT, J. P. [SEAL.]
LEVI C. ALDRICH, J. P. [SEAL.]
HIRAM H. CODY, Clerk. [SEAL.]

And, whereas, said law requires the County Com-
missioners' Court, or the County Court, whichever
shall be in commission at the next session after said
election in those counties, which shall adopt said
law, to appoint three Commissioners to divide such
counties respectively into towns.

It is ordered by the court, that, in pursuance of
the first article of the act to provide for township
organization, Capt. Joseph Naper, Daniel Fish and
Erasmus O. Hills, be, and they are hereby appointed

Commissioners to divide the county of Du Page
aforesaid into towns, as anticipated and required by
said act.

Agreeable to their authority, the Commission-
ers met and organized the county into townships
as they now appear on maps of the county.

The next business was to elect a Board of
Supervisors, which was done the same year,
and the following is their official action at their
first meeting :

STATE OP ILLINOIS, )

Du PAGE COUNTY, f 8fi NOVEMBER 11, 1850.

The Board of Supervisors of the county of Du
Page and State of Illinois, met on Monday the llth
day of November A. D. 1850, for their first annual
meeting, at the office of the Clerk of the County
Court in Naperville in said county, and were organ-
ized by the selection of Russell Whipple as their
Chairman.

The following members, upon a call of the roll
of the towns were present, to wit:

Addison, Smith D. Pierce; Bloomingdale, Eras-
mus 0. Hills; Wayne, Luther Pierce ; Winfield,
William C. Todd ; Milton, Warren L. Wheaton;
Downer's Grove, Leonard K. Hatch ; Du Page,
Amasa Morse; Naperville, Russell Whipple ; York,
not represented.

On motion, the following standing committees
were appointed by the Chair:

On Claims E. O. Hills, Warren L. Wheaton,
Luther Pierce.

On Paupers W. C. Todd, L. K. Hatch, 8. D.
Pierce.

On Equalization W. L. Wheaton, E. O. Hills,
Amasa Morse.

On Court House and Jail S. D. Pierce, L. K.
Hatch, A. Morse.

On Finance E. O. Hills, W. L. Wheaton, Luther
Pierce.

On motion of W. L. Wheaton, a select committee
was appointed by the Chair on Printing.

The Chair appointed W. L. Wheaton, W. C. Todd
and Amasa Morse.

Various claims being presented, were referred to
appropriate committees.

On motion, the Chair appointed the following
Supervisors a select Committee on Licenses:

William C. Todd, W. L. Wheaton, A. Morse.

A memorial on the subject of License addressed
to the Board was presented by Supervisor Todd,
and, on motion, referred to the Committee on Li-

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censes; said memorial was signed by about three
hundred and fifty ladies.

The certificates of the Town Auditor of the towns
of Winfield, Addison, Downer's Grove, Naperville,
and Wayne were presented by the several Super-
visors of said towns, and, on motion, referred to the
Committee on Claims.

On motion, it is ordered that the board adjourn
until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock.

For ten years previous, no change had been
made in the general formula of official author-
ity, but in 1849 the Clerk of the Circuit Court
was constituted Recorder, ex officio.

The County Court was composed of a County
Judge and two Justices of the Peace. The
County Clerk became the Clerk of the County
Commissioners. The County Judge and two
County Justices were a board for the transaction
of county business, and the County Judge with
the Clerk were clothed with authority to tran-
sact probate business. The organization of not
only the county but the townships, with their
officers, having been completed, the following
list of them is here inserted, which will serve
the reader as a chronological record of the
progress of the county:

The following is a list of those who served
the county in the Legislature of the State :

1836 Capt. Joseph Naper, of Naperville.
1838 Capt. Joseph Naper of Naperville.
1843 Jeduthan Hatch, of Lisle.
1844 Julius M. Warren, of Winfield.
1846 Capt. E'. Kinne, of Bloomingdale.
1848 Warren L. Wheaton, of Milton.
1850 Willard T. Jones, of Naperville.
1852 Capt. Joseph Naper, of Naperville.
1854 E. O. Hills, of Bloomingdale.
1856 Truman W. Smith, of Winfield.
1860 F. H. Mather, of Milton.
1863 A. S. Barnard, of Lisle.
1864 S. P. Sedgwick, of Bloomingdale, resigned ;
H. C. Childs, of Milton, elected to fill vacancy.
1866 H. C. Childs, of Milton.
1868 -H. C. Childs, of Milton.
1870 William M. Whitney, of Downer's Grove.
1874 James Clatlin, of Lombard ; V. Fredenha-

gen, of Downer's Grove.
1876 James G. Wright, of Naperville.

COUNTY CLERKS.

1839 Clark A. Lewis, of Warrenville ;
elected July 14, died the same month.
1839 to 1846 Allen C. Mclntosh, of Naperville.
1847 to 1852 Hiram H. Cody, of Bloomingdale.
1853 to 1860 Myron C. Dudley, of Bloomingdale.
1861 to 1864 C. M. Castle, of Naperville.
1865 to 1868 F. J. Fischer, of Addison.

1868 H. B. Hills (vacancy), of Blooming-
dale.

1869 to 1876 J. J. Cole, of Downer's Grove.
1876 to 1882 M. S. Ellsworth, Lisle.

CIRCUIT CLERKS.

1839 to 1842 Patrick Ballingall, of Naperville.

1843 to 1846 E. B. Bill, of Naperville.

1847 to 1849 John J. Riddler, of Naperville.

RECORDERS.

1839 to 1842 S. M. Skinner, of Naperville.
1843 to 1846 A. S. Jones, of Naperville.
1847 to 1849 John J. Riddler, of Naperville.

CLERKS AND RECORDERS.

1850 to 1851 John J. Riddler, of Naperville.
1852 to 1855 Peter Northrup, of Addison.

1856 to 1859 John Gloss, of Wayne.

1860 to 1867 W. M. Whitney, of Winfield.

1868 to 1876 John Gloss, of Wayne.
1876 to 1880 Frank Hull, of Milton.
1880 to 1884 Thomas M. Hull, of Milton.

TREASURERS.

1839 Morris Sleight, of Naperville.
1839 to 1842 Stephen J. Scott, of Naperville.

1843 to 1844 Robert K. Potter, of Naperville.
1845 to 1846 John J. Kimball, of Naperville.

1847 to 1848 Nelson A. Thomas (vacancy) of Na-
perville.

1849 to 1854 Henry F. Vallette, of Milton.
1855 to 1856 William J. Johnson, of Milton.

1857 to 1858 Hiram Standish, of Naperville.
1859 to 1860 Henry F. Vallette, of Milton.

1861 to 1862 S. M. Skinner, of Naperville.
1863 to 1868 Daniel N. Gross, of Naperville.

1869 to 1872 Joel Wiant, of Winfield; Henry M.

Bender, of Bloomingdale.

1873 to 1876 Lewis C. Stover, of Milton, from 1876
to 1880.

SHERIFFS.

1839 to 1841 Daniel M. Greene, of Lisle.
1842 to 1843 Hiram Fowler, of Naperville.

1844 to 1845 R. N. Murray, of Naperville.

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HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

1846 to 1849 George Roush, of Naperville.
1850 to 18510. R. Parmlee, of Lisle.

1852 to 1853-Truman W. Smith, of Winfleld.
1854 to 1855 A. 0. Graves, of Winfield.
1856 to 1857 James J. Hunt, of Naperville.

1858 to 1859 A. C. Graves, of Winfleld.

1860 to 1861 T. 8. Rogers, of Downer's Grove.

1862 to 1863 James J. Hunt, of Naperville.

1864 to 1865 Samuel E. Shimp, of Naperville.

1866 to 1867 Philip Strubler, of Naperville.

1868 to 1869 Charles Rinehart,. of Wayne.

1870 to 1876 John Kline, of Wayne.

l76 to 1882 Samuel E. Shimp, Naperville.

COUNTY JUDGES.

1839 J. W. Walker, of Downer's Grove.
1839 to 1842 Lewis Ellsworth, of Naperville.

1843 to 1846 Nathan Allen, of Naperville.

1847 to 1848 John J. Kimball, of Naperville.
1849 to 1851 Nathan Allen, of Napevville.

1852 Jeduthan Hatch, of Lisle.

1853 to 1859 Walter Blanchard, of Downer's

Grove.
1860 Seth F. Daniels (vacancy), of Milton.

1861 to 1864 Hiram H. Cody, of Naperville.

1865 to 1868 Seth F. Daniels, of Milton.

1869 to 1872 M. C. Dudley of Naperville.
1873 to 1876 A. S. Janes, of Milton.

1876 to 1877 S. P. Sedgwick, Milton, to fill vacancy.

1877 to 1882 Robert N. Murray, Naperville.

COUNTY SURVEYORS.

1839 L. Meacham, of Bloomingdale.

1839 to 1846 Joel B. Kimball, of Naperville.
1847 to 1858 Horace Brooks, of Milton.

1859 to 1861 J. G. Vallette, of Milton.

1862 James M. Vallette (vacancy), of Na-
perville.

1863 to 1866 A. 8. Janes, of Milton.

1867 to 1870 James M. Vallette, of Naperville.

1871 to 1876 A. S. Janes, of Milton.
1876 to 1882 James M. Vallette, of Lisle.

CORONERS.

1839 H. L. Peaslee, of Naperville.

1840 to 1841 E. G. Wight, of Naperville.
1842 to 1843 Nathan Loring, of Naperville.

1844 to 1845 Jacob Keefer, of Naperville.
1846 to 1847 D. C. Gould, of Naperville.

1848 LaFayette Avery, of Milton.
1849 to 1851 C. C. Barnes, of Naperville.
1852 to 1853 F. C. Hagerman, of Winfleld.

1854 to 1855 W. B. Stewart, of Naperville.

1856 to 1857 Alfred Waterman, of Milton.

1858 to 1861 H. C Daniels, of Naperville.
1862 to 1863 Dr. Brown, of Milton.

1864 to 1865 H. C. Daniels, of Naperville.

1866 Clinton Gushing.

1867 George W. Beggs, of Napervillo.
1868 to 1869 F. C. Hagerman, of Winfield.
1870 to 1876 H. C. Daniels, of Naperville.
1876 to 1878 George F. Heiderman, York.

1878 to 1879 George L. Madison, of Winfield.

1879 to 1880 A. C. Cotton, Winfield, to fill vacancy.

1880 to 1882 A. C. Cotton, Winfleld.

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

1839 to 1842 Lewis Ellsworth, of Naperville.

1843 R. N. Murray, of Naperville.
1844 to 1846 Horace Brooks, of Milton.
1847 to 1848 W. L. Wheaton, of Milton.
1849 to 1855 Hope Brown, of Naperville.

1856 Lorin Barnes, of Bloomingdale.

1857 to 1858 Charles W. Richmond, of Naperville.

1859 to 1860 Lorin Barnes, of Bloomingdale.
1861 to 1863 George P. Kimball, of Milton.

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS.

1864 George P. Kimball, of Milton.

1865 to 1876 Charles W. Richmond, of Naperville.
1876 to 1881 J. R, Haggard, Downer's Grove.

1881 to 1882 H. A. Fischer, Milton.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

1839 Josiah Strong, Lisle; J. W. Walker, Downer's
Grove; H. L. Cobb, Cass; R. P.Whipple, Na-
perville; Hiram Fowler, Winfield.

1840 J. W. Walker, Downer's Grove; H. L. Cobb,
Cass; Noah Stevens, Bloomingdale.

1841 J. W. Walker, Downer's Grove; J. A. Smith,
Wayne; Noah Stevens, Bloomingdale.

1842 Warren Smith, Winfield; J. A. Smith, Wayne;
Noah Stevens, Bloomingdale.

1843 J. A. Smith, Wayne; T. Hubbard, York.

1844 John Thompson, Lisle; J. A. Smith, Wayne.

1845 John Thompson, Lisle ; Thomas Andrus,
Cass; T. Hubbard, York.

1846 John Thompson, Lisle; Thomas Andrus, Cass;
Asa Knapp, York.

1847 John Thompson, Lisle ; Smith D. Pierce, Ad-
dison; Asa Knapp, York.

1848 David Crane, Naperville; Smith D. Pierce,
Addison ; Asa Knapp, York.

SUPERVISORS TOWN OP ADDISON.

1850 Smith D. Pierce.
1851 John Pierce.

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1852 Peter Northrup.

1853 Edward Lester.

1854 James Wakeman.
1855 to 1858 Henry D. Fi.=cher.
1859 to 1860 John H. Franzen.

1861 James Wakeman.

1862 Smith D. Pierce.

1863 to 1865 James Wakeman.

1866 Henry D. Fischer.

1867 to 1870 August Meyer.

1871 James Wakeman.
1872 to 1875 Henry D. Fischer.

1876 Henry Korthauer.
1876 to 1882 Henry Korthauer.

TOWN OP BLOOMINGDALE.

1850 to 1851 E. O. Hills.

1852 H. B. Hills.

1853 Cyrus H. Meacham.

1854 J. G. Yearick.

1855 Daniel H. Deibert.

1856 Horace Barnes.
1857 to 1863- Cyrus H. Meacham.

1864 to 1873 W. K. Patrick.
1874 to 1876 William Rathge.

1876 to 1877 A. D. Loomis.

1877 to 1882 William Rathge.

. TOWN OF WAYNK.

1850 to 1852 Luther Pierce.
1853 to 1854 Luther Bartlett.

1855 Luther Pierce.

1856 Ira Albro.

1857 to 1858 Charles Adams.
1859 to 1860 S. W. Moffatt.
1861 to 1862 Samuel Adams.
1863 to 1867 Warren H. Moffatt.

1868 to 1873 Daniel Dunham.
1874 to 1875 A. M. Glos.

1876 R. H. Reed.

1876 to 1877 R. H. Reed.

1877 to 1878 A. M. Glos.

1878 to 1879 Luther Bartlett.

1879 to 1881 A. M. Glos.
1881 to 1882 James Shields.

TOWN OP WINPIELD.

1850 to 1852 William C. Todd.
1853 to 1854 Charles Gary.

1855 Gurdon N. Roundy.

1856 Truman W. Smith.

1857 Charles Gary.

1858 to 1860 John Fairbanks.

1861 Alfred Waterman.

1862 to 1864-E. Manville.

1865 John Fairbanks.
1866 Amos C. Graves.

1867 to 1869 J. H. Lakey.

1870 E. Manville.

1871 to 1873 J. H. Lakey.

1874 to 1875 E. Manville.

1875 to 1876 J. H. Lakey.

1876 to 1877 A. T. Jones.

1877 to 1880 G. J. Atchinson.
1880 to 1882 C. W. Gary.

TOWN OP MILTON.

1850 Warren L. Wheaton.
1851 to 1855 William J. Johnson.

1856 to 1857 Frederick H. Mather.
1858 to 1862 H. C. Childs.

1863 Erastus Gary.

1864 to 1865 Hiram Smith.

1866 Hiram Smith and S. W. Moffatt.
1867 A. S. Janes and H. Edwards.

1868 to 1869 A. S. Janes and H. F. Vallette.
1870 to 1871 A. S. Janes and S. P. Sedgwick.

1872 to 1873 A. S. Janes and E. H. Gary.
1874 to 1875 H. G. Kimball and E. H. Gary.

1875 W. H. Wagner and Erastus Gary.
1876 W. H. Wagner and S. W. Moffatt.
1878 W. H. Wagner and S. W. Moffatt.
1879 Amos Churchill and N. E. Gary.
1880 Amos Churchill and N. E. Gary.
1881 Amos Churchill and S. P. Sedgwick.
1882 Amos Churchill and S. W. Moffatt.

TOWN OF YORK.

1850 E. Eldridge.
1850 to 1852 Gerry Bates.

1853 W. Burbank.

1853 H. Whittmore.

1854 Asa Knapp.
1855 to 1856 Robert Reed.

1857 to 1860 Frederick Gray.
1861 to 1863 George Barber.

1864 Adam Hatfleld.

1865 to 1867 Frederick Gray.

1868 August Meyer.

1869 George Barber.
1870 to 1875 Adam Glos.

1876 Henry Goldermann.
1876 to 1879 Henry Goldermann.
1879 to 1882 Adam Glos.

TOWN OF NAFERVILLE.

1850 to 1851 Russell Whipple.
1852 Joseph Naper.

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1853 Hiram Bristol.

1854 David Hess.

1855 R. N. Murray.

1856 Charles Hunt.

1857 N. Crampton and Joseph Naper.*

1858 Charles Jenkins and John Jassoy.*

1859 Jacob Saylor and Michael Hines.*

1860 James G. Wright and M. 8. Hobson.*

1861 to 1862 B. W. Hughes and Morris Sleight.*
1863 Charles Jenkins and Robert Naper.*
1864-Charles Jenkins and D. C. Butler.*

1865 to 1866 Charles Hunt and John Collins.*
1867 B. W. Hughes and H. H. Cody.*
1868 Charles Jenkins and R. N. Murray.*

1869 to 1872 Charles Jenkins and M. C. Dudley.*
1873 Charles Jenkins and James Dunlap.*
1875 James G. Wright and B. B. Boecker.*
1876 Christian Wise and Lewis Ellsworth.*

1876 to 1879 C. Wise and J. J. Hunt.

1879 to 1880 C. Wise and A. Me. 8. 8. Riddler.

1880 to 1881 C. Wise and H. C. Daniels.

1881 to 1882 Adam Keler and Peter Thompson.

TOWN OP LISLE.

1850 Amasa Morse.

1851 Jeduthan Hatch.

1852 John Stanley.

1853 Lewis Ellsworth.

1854 Hiram H. Cody.

1855 James C. Hatch.

1856 Amasa Morse.

1857 John Collins.

1858 William B. Greene.

1859 A. S. Barnard.

1860 Graham Thome.

1861 John H. Hobson.

1862 C. H. Goodrich.

1863 R. 8. Palmer.
1864 to 1865 Gilbert Barber.

1866-E. E. Page.

1867 Lewis Ellsworth.
1868 to 1875 E. E. Page.

1875 to 1876 William King.

1876 to 1881 William King.
1881 to 1882 B. B. Boecker.

Presidents of Tillage of Naperville, and ex officio Supervisor!.

TOWN OP DOWNER'S OBOVE.

1850 Leonard K. Hatch.
1851 to 1853 Walter Blanchard.

1854 G. W. Alderman.

1855 Walter Blanchard.

1856 Seth F. Daniels.

1857 Samuel DeGolyer.
1858 to 1861 Leonard K. Hatch.

1862 L. D. Fuller.

1863 Leonard K. Hatch.

1864 John A. Thatcher.

1865 T. S. Rogers.

1866 to 1868 J. J. Cole.

1869 J. J. Cole.
1869 J. W. Rogers (vacancy).
1870 Alanson Ford.
1871 to 1872 V. Fredenhagen.
1873 H. F. Walker.

1874 to 1875 V. Fredenhagen.

1875 to 1876 Alanson Ford.

1876 to 1877 Alanson Ford.

1877 to 1882 Charles Curtiss.

The following are the names of the Judges
who have presided in this Judicial Circuit :

1840 John Pearsons.
1841 to 1842 Theophilus W. Smith.
1843 to 1847 Richard M. Young.
1847 to 1849 Jesse B. Thomas.
1849 to 1855 Hugh Henderson.
1855 to 18578. W. Randall.
1857 to 1861 Jesse O. Norton.
1861 to 1867 Isaac G. Wilson.

1867 to 1874 Sylvanus Wilcox.

1874 to 1876 Hiram H. Cody, C. W. Upton. Isaac

G. Wilson, Charles Kullem.
The total valuation of all taxable property in Du
Page County in 1840 was $196,292, on which
$981.46 was paid for county taxes, and $392.58 for
State taxes, making $1,374.04, the total tax in 1840.
There were then only State and county taxes, the
State tax being two mills on the dollar, and the
county tax five mills on the dollar, making but seven
mills on the dollar, the full tax. There are now
(1882), State, county, town, road and bridge, school
and corporation taxes, added to which are special
assessments when necessary for specific objects.

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SHOWING THE ASSESSED VALUE OP REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN DU PAGE
COUNTY FOR THE YEARS 1850 AND 1881.

TOWNSHIPS.

FOR 1860.

Real Estate
Assessment.

FOE 1881.

Real Estate
Assessment.

roE 1881.
Lots.

TOR 1850.

Personal
Property.

TOE 1881.

Personal
Property.

FOE 1850.

Aggregate
Valuation.

roE 1881.

Aggregate
Valuation.

Addison

$64 269

$461 985

$18 565

$42 425

$129 999

$106 694

$610 549

Bloomingdale

52 007

435 853

18 902

29 978

89 052

81 985

543 807

Wayne

90 196

449 524

4 985

31 333

66 179

121 329

520 688

Winfield

100 358

456 021

77 675

48 274

82 972

148 632

616 668

Milton

108 271

452 737

128 683

34 305

84 334

142 576

665 754

York

108 784

455 124

84 191

25 847

98 253

134 631

637 568

Downer's Grove

96 785

604 853

265 359

32 280

144 273

129 065

1014 485

Lisle

97 767

456 602

70 272

36 663

98 163

134 430

625 037

Naperville

165 766

485 790

146 828

67 409

123 206

233 175

755 824

Totals

$884 203

$4258 489

$815 460

$348 314

$916 431

$1232 517

$5990 380

Amt. R. R. property added. .

$ 620 032

Grand total

$6610 412

NOTE. The first aaaeesment of real estate in the county was in 1850.

I, L. C. Stover, Treasurer Du Page County, do hereby certify that the foregoing statement is correct.

L. C. STOVEK, County Treasurer for Du Page County, 111.

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Following are the names of the first Grand
Jury ever impaneled in Du Page County
summoned to appear at term of Circuit Court
begun and held at Naperville, in said county,
by virtue of an act entitled "An act to create
the county of Du Page, "approved February
9, A. D. 1837, on the 23d day of September,
A. D. 1837," to wit:

William J. Strong, Morris Sleight, George
S. Blackmail. Luther Hatch, John Thompson,
Thomas Andrus, Hiland Martin, Moor R.
Webster, Isaac Clark, Moses Stacy, Jonathan
Barnes, Luther Morton, Lloyd Stearns, Israel
P.' Blodgett, David Page, Samuel Curtiss,
Elisha Fish, William C. Todd, Warren Smith,
Abel E. Carpenter, James Lamb, Frederick
Stolp and John Maxwell; and the said Lu-
ther Hatch was appointed to act as foreman;
and the first Petit Jury was John Naper,
Amander P. Thomas, Russell Whipple,
John Stevens, Jr., Shadrach Harris, Nathan
Stewart, Harry Goodrich, David G. Parson,
Harry Meacham, Theodore Hubbard, Nathan-
iel B. Morton, Levi Ballou, Moses K. Hoyt,
Pierce Downer, Walter Blanchard,' Horace
Aldrich, John Tallmadge, Henry T. Wilson,
Seth Sprague, Ethan Griswold, David Wad-
ham, Daniel H. Orcutt, John Warne and Jo-
seph Means.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Previous to 1855, a vigorous system of ed-
ucation prevailed in Du Page County, but it
was not as general and uniform as at pres-
ent.

The Naperville Academy, the Illinois In-
stitute at Wheaton, and the Warrenville
Seminary, were in their full tide of success
during that time, as well as a goodly number
of district and private schools.

At that date (1855), Eev. Hope Brown,
School Commissioner, made a report which
showed the number of school districts in the
county to be sixty-eight, four of which had

no schoolhouses. The number of pupils was
two thousand or more. Twelve hundred
studied arithmetic, 500 studied geography,
250 English grammar, and 100 such higher
branches as algebra, physiology and natural
philosophy.

Schools were taught from six to eight
months each year, but in some of the districts
there were no winter schools.

The wages of female teachers were from
$8 to $16 per month, besides board; and for
male teachers, from $16 to $30 per month.

Five years later, in 1860, the report of Ho-
race Barnes, School Commissioner, shows that
there were eighty-one schools in the county,
and 4,054 children who attended schools, out
of a school census showing those between the
ages of five and twenty-one of 4,909. Four-
teen district libraries were purchased in 1860
one in Addison Township, six in Bloom -
ingdale Township, one in Winfield Town-
ship, and three each in Milton and York
Townships. The amount raised by direct tax
in the county for school purposes that year
was $8, 885. 74, and the amount raised by the
State fund paid to the County Treasurer was
$6,480.75, making a total of receipts from
county tax and State appropriation, for the
year 1860, to be expended for schools, of $15, -
366.29.

The average monthly wages paid to female
teachers the same year was $12 per month,
and to male teachers, $24.50.

The report of C. W. Richmond, the County
Superintendent of Schools, fur the year 1870
shows the number of school districts in the
county to be eighty-seven; number of persons
between the ages of six and twenty-one to be
5, 298. The gross receipts for the support of
schools for the year were $6,109.50, $5,727.-
15 of which came from school tax direct,
$359.55 from interest on school, college and
' seminary fund, and $23 from fines and for-

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149

feitures. Added to this was $6,042.63, which
should have been paid in from the State tax
of 2 mills on the dollar the year before, but,
through some informality, did not come.
Although it was paid in by the State in 1870,
it properly belonged to the fund of 1869.

The same year (1870), female teachers re-
ceived from $12 to $70 per month, and male
teachers from $30 to $80 per month.

The number of graded schools in the
county was seven, three of which were in
Winneld Township, two in Milton, one in
Downer's Grove and one in Naperville Town-
ship.

Said Judge Cody, in a Fourth of July ad-
dress at Naperville in 1876: " We have ex-
changed the log schoolhotise of 1831 for two
magnificent colleges, two theological semi-
naries and for high schools and free schools
of easy access to every child within our lim-
its."

This expresses the general situation at that
date, showing the complete introduction of
our school system, which is now in full tide
of progress.

The report of H. A. Fischer, County Super-
intendent of Schools for 1882, shows the
number of graded schools in the county to be
six, two of which are in Downer's Grove, two
in Milton, one in Wiufield and one in Naper-
ville.

The number of ungraded schools are
seventy-seven, making a total number of
schools in the county, exclusive of private
schools, to be eighty-three. The total num-
ber of persons in the county between the ages
of six and twenty-one was 9,116.

Sixteen districts have scjiool libraries, the
total value of which is $1,080.

The average monthly wages paid male
teachers was $49.15, and female teachers,
$32.84.

The entire receipts for the support of

schools for the year were $46, 122.91, $1,032.-

I 11 of which was from income of township
fund, $6,473.20 from State fund and fines

; appropriated for the benefit of schools, $37, -
888.51 from special district taxes, $285 from
sale of school property, and $127.64 from
various other sources.

Of the six graded schools reported in the
county, four are high schools. The distinc-
tion between the two grows out of the fact
that in high schools a regular course of study
is pursued, and pupils who take the full
course are entitled to a diploma at gradua-
tion.

These schools are located at Naperville,
Wheaton, Turner Junction and Hinsdale.

Of the school libraries in the county, Prof.
Fisher, in his report, speaks in terms of com-
mendation, stating that they are made up of
valuable works on history, biography, poetry,

j science and romance of a high character, and
almost exempt from the gushing style of dime
novels.

As to the discipline of the schools, it may

I be stated that the moral force of the teachers
over the pupils is gathering force, and there
is little, if any, danger that it will ever lose
its grip certainly not as long as the stand-
ard of teachers is kept up to its present grade.

j And here the writer cannot forbear to draw a
comparison between the teachers of Du Page

j County schools and the teachers of New York
City schools, which schools he has recently
visited, and, in justice to home talent, must

j give it the preference. Here our most es-
teemed families are not above letting their
sons or daughters teach, but in New York or
Brooklyn such is not the case, and the class
teachers there have to be taken from ranks in
society not always clothed with the dignity
of aristocracy in intelligence.

By State authority, a 2-mill tax is collected
on all property and appropriated according

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to the school census of each township, which
census enumerates those under twenty-one
years of age. Direct taxes for schools in
this county are assessed for each school dis-
trict, according to their iastractions.

THE OLD STAGE COACH.

The old stage coach, mail routes and roads
were an institution once in the heyday of their
glory in Du Page County, and the old settlers
love to think of the good old sociables held
in these vehicles, which jostled the passen-
gers into good nature with each other, as the
Jehu in the box bulldozed his horses through
the sloughs.

In 1825, a Mr. Kellogg pioneered his way
across the prairie from Peoria to Galena.
This was the first road that ever went to the
place, although it had been settled a century,
but reached by way of the River. Dixon was
settled in 1830, and in 1834, a stage line was
established to it and Galena from Chicago,
through the following points: Lawton's, on
the Desplaines; Brush Hill, where Oriente
Grant opened a tavern next year; Naper' s
settlement, where a post office was then es-
tablished named Paw Paw; Gray's Crossing,
where Mr. Gray lived, at a favorable fording
place on the Fox River, two miles below the
present site of Aurora ; Dixon, on the Rock
River, where Mr. Dixon kept a ferry; Apple
River, where a fort was built, twenty miles
southeast of Galena; thence to Galena, the
termination of the line. This was the first
legally established road through the county.
Joseph Naper was one of the Commissioners
to lay it out under State authority, and Col.
Warren carried the mail in a lumber wagon
from Chicago to Naperville till the stage
line was established.

Trade between Galena and Chicago was
then a coveted prize, and road places north
of the Naper settlement soon began to take

measures to straighten the line between the
two -places, in order to bring the travel by
their own doors.

St. Charles was the first to lead in this,
and subscribed $2,000 to lay out and improve
a road direct from their place to Chicago,
with this end in view, and, in the summer of
1836, a force of men and oxen were at work
along the line all the way between Desplaines
River and their place, plowing and scraping
along the flat lands. This was the origin of
what is now well known as the St. Charles

! road.

Elgin did a similar thing, but little, if
any, later, and established what has ever
since been known as the Elgin road, passing

through Bloomingdale, where Col. Hoit
opened a tavern ; thence east to the Desplaines,

1 three miles north of the present site of May-
wood, where Mr. Sherman kept tavern;

I thence to the old Whisky Point road run-
ning northwest from Chicago, connecting with
it at the present site of Jefferson, in Cook

j County. The old Indian trail that went from
the western extremity of Lake Erie to what
is now Rock Island was a well-known path

I in the early days, and from where it in-
tersected the Illinois and Indiana State line,
a road was laid out by State authority, pass-
ing thence through Lockport, Naperville,
Warren ville, Dundee on Fox River, McHenry,
and thence to the Wisconsin line, near Nip-
issing Creek Col. Warren was one of the
Commissioners to lay it out.

The first stage line that ever ran through
Du Page County was Templeton's line of

i stages from Chicago to Galena. This line
first went through Naperville and Dixon, but

: subsequently changed its route, when Frink

i & Walker bought out Templeton, in 1838,

; and lines were established from Chicago to
Galena via Bloomingdale; Chicago to St.
Charles by the St. Charles road; and Chica-

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151

go to Naperville, Aurora and Ottawa. These
three lines continued to pass through Du
Page County, all of which carried the mail,
till railroads were built, supplanting them.
During the winter months, the Government
at first suspended the mail to Galena, as it
involved too much risk.

GALENA & CHICAGO UNION RAILROAD.

The following is a history of the Galena
& Chicago Union Kailroad, now the Chicago
& North- Western Railroad:

This road was first chartered January 16,
1836, which was two years before Chicago
had been chartered as a city, and it enjoys
the distinction of being her first railroad.
Its primary interest was to advance the price
of real estate, and thereby promote the pros-
perity of Chicago, which was. then a village
of 3,820 inhabitants, with room enough to
grow larger. The capital stock of the rail-
road company was $100,000, with power to
increase it to $1,000,000. It was optional
with the company to run the road either with
horse or steam power. William Bennett,
Thomas Pmmmond, J. C. Goodhue, Peter
Semple, John B. Turner and J. B. Thomp-
son, Jr., were authorized to receive subscrip-
tions to the stock. By the conditions of their
charter, the company were obligated to com-
mence work on the road within three years,
and within this time the questionable enter-
prise was undertaken.

The first problem was how to get a found-
ation through the spongy slough that inter-
vened between the then mushroom town of
Chicago and terra firma, on the ridge now
occupied by Oak Park. It was then deemed
impossible to find bottom in these shaky
lands, and piles were resorted to, with lon-
gitudinal stringers, to secure support from
one to another. Thus the work began along
Madison street, but was soon abandoned

as premature, and no farther attempts to
prosecute it were made till 1846, when
William B. Ogden, John B. Turner and
Stephen F. Gale purchased the charter of
Messrs. Townsend & Mather, of New York,
who, up to this time, held it, with the assets
of the company. Ten thousand dollars in
stock was to be paid down, and $10,000 on its
completion to Fox River. A preliminary
survey was made, and the work put in charge
of Richard P. Morgan, a gentleman from
Boston, who had earned a reputation for rail-
road building in Massachusetts.

The next year, on the 5th of April, a Board
of Directors was appointed, and books were
soon opened for subscription to the stock.

Here fresh difficulties came up. Many
thought the road would injure the retail
trade of Chicago (which was all she then
had, by facilitating the transportation of
goods to country merchants, and the latter
feared their trade would suffer such quick
and easy access to Chicago as the road would
give to the farmers Despite these difficul-
ties, through the efforts of Benjamin W.
Raymond and John B. Turner, in their suc-
cess in negotiating loans in New York, and
the reluctant home subscriptions to the stock,
the road was finally completed to Harlem,
ten miles from Chicago, December 30, 1848.
to which place its rickety old second-hand en-
gine and cars ran, on a slipshod foundation
of wooden stringers, faced with bar iron.

During the autumn of the same year, its
track was laid to Elgin, and the cars were
running to the place January 23, 1850, for
which the company owe a lasting obligation
to Edward W. Brews ter, now a citizen of
Wheaton. He was then living on his farm,
at the Little Woods three miles below Elgin,
and he not only gave the company the right
of way through his land, but gave them lib-
erty to cut ties from his grove, without which

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privilege the road could not have been fin-
ished before another summer, for navigation
was about to close, and ties could not have
been procured from any other source. " One
good turn deserves another." So Mr. Brew-
ster gave the company the necessary ground
for grading the road when filling was want-
ed, but on conditions that he and his family
should ride free on -the road as long as he
lived. Little did they then know what they
were bargaining for. Mr. Brewster still lives,
though ninety years old, and when he comes
for his annual pass, the company pleasantly
tell him, " Yes, Father Brewster, we are will-
ing to carry you as long as you live, but we
did not expect you were going to live so
long."

Out of this humble beginning, this com-
pany has grown into gigantic proportions,
co-equal with the incxease of wealth in Ihe
country through which it and its various di-
visions pass. These are the Galena Division,
313.14 miles; Iowa Division, 622.53 miles;
Northern Iowa Division, 292.43 miles; Wis-
consin Division, 555.26 miles; Peninsular
Division, 290.10 miles; Madison Division,
461.79 miles; Winona & St. Peter's Railroad
and Branch, 406.10 miles; Dakota Division!
342.99 miles; total, 3,284.54 miles.

Lines under construction: Volga to Ab-
beyville, Dakota, 24.50; Watertown, D. T.,
to Redfield, 65; Sioux Rapids to Ireton,
Iowa, 68 ; Narenta to Felch Mountains, North-
ern Michigan, 36.40; total miles under con-
struction, 193.96; grand total, 3,478.44.

This company achieved its first success
partly in Du Page County, and through its
center, on this road, passes much freight from
the Pacific Coast to Europe. Its entrance
into the business heart of Chicago is direct
and without detention, affording its business
men easy access to rural homes in Du Page
County, the eastern portions of which its

fast trains reach in forty-five minutes, the
central portions in fifty-eight minutes, and
the western portions in one hour and fifteen
minutes, thereby bringing the towns of this
county within as quick time to the business
center of Chicago as the remote but already
thickly settled streets in the outskirts of this
city, to and from which the horse cars are
uncomfoitably crowded constantly, and it is
an unsolved problem why the thousands who
have already availed themselves of these con-
ditions to secure rural luxuries are not mul-
tiplied, till the whole line of the road is a
continuous village. This would quickly be
the case if every citizen of Chicago knew by
experience the advantages of life among the
gardens.

CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
passes through the southern tier of towns in
Du Page County, affording facilities for easy
access to Chicago, and offering good induce-
ments for business men to make quiet homes
along its line. The first beginning or nu-
cleus of this road was the Aurora Branch
Railroad, a line of road constructed in pur-
suance of an act of the General Assembly of
the State of Illinois, approved February 12,
1849.

The Aurora Branch Railroad extended from
Aurora, Kane County, about thirteen miles to
a point on the Galena & Chicago Union Rail-
road, now named Turner Junction. The first
locomotive was purchased February 20, 1852.

The original charter was amended June 22,
1852, and the name of the company changed
to the Chicago & Aurora Railroad Company.
On January 26, 1853, the charter was again
amended, and the name of the company be-
came the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail -
road Company, a name formally accepted by
the stockholders February 14, 1855.

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HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

155

At a meeting of the Board of Directors
held February 11, 1862, an act of the Gen-
eral Assembly, authorizing the construction
of a branch from Aurora to Chicago, by way
of the village of Naperville, was formally ac-
cepted by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad Company. At the annual meeting
of the stockholders held June 20, 1862, it
was resolved to authorize the building of the
road from Aurora to Chicago. This road was
completed in 1864, at which time it only went
to the Mississippi River, but now Northern
Missouri, the State of Kansas, Southern Iowa
and Southern Nebraska are directly on its
lines, and besides these, it claims a share in
the Colorado and Pacific trade. It had 2,-
924 miles of railroad in operation January
1. 1882.

CHICAGO & PACIFIC RAILROAD.

The Chicago & Pacific Railroad was organ-
ized by R. M. Hough in December, 1877.
The charter bears date previous to 1878, since
which time the railroad was built, under the
supervision of R. M. Hough, who was Pres-
ident of the road. The Directors of the road
were Thomas S. Dobson (who was also Vice
President), Walter Pearce, John L. Wilcox,
George S. Bowen, George Young and Will-
iam Howard. John L. Wilson was Solicitor,
and William T. Hewes, Secretary. Fifteen
thousand dollars was paid to William How-
ard for the charter. An ordinance was
passed in the Council to give the right of
way for the road into Chicago in May, 1872.
In June following, work was commenced on
the road, and it was finished to Elgin in the
summer of 1873. This road is now owned
by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail-
road.

DU PAGE COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY.

In giving a history of this society, we are
somewhat embarrassed, as we find no record
of its first meeting. At whose suggestion it

was called, in what month it was held, by
whom the meeting was called to order, or
who participated in its organization, we are
not informed; we are assured, however, that
the first meeting was held in Naperville.
The minutes of the first anniversary indicate
that Rev. John H. Prentiss was the first Pres-
ident, and leave us to infer who were his as-
sociates in the organization:

NAPERVILLE, February 5, 1841 .
The society met at the office of Esquire Hosmer,
and was opened with prayer by Rev. John H. Pren-
tiss, President. The annual meeting having failed,
the following were appointed officers of the society
for the ensuing year, viz.: Rev. Orange Lyman,
President; Rev. Caleb Lamb, Hart L. Cobb, E.
Thayer, Eli Nosheram and T. Paxton, Vice Presi-
dents; John H. Prentiss, Secretary; Aylmer Keith,
Treasurer; Lewis Ellsworth, Depository ; J. H.
Prentiss, A. Keith, Pomeroy Goodrich, Isaac Clark
and Alexander Underwood, Executive Committee.
At the second annual meeting the following resolu-
tion was passed: "Resolved, That the first article of
the constitution be so altered that the name of the
society shall be the Du Page County Bible Society,"
thereby indicating that it formerly had a local name.
At this meeting, we find the first report of the
Treasurer, as follows: " There is now in the treas-
ury $8 cash, and, as far as can be ascertained, $15.80
worth of books." In 1843, the Treasurer reported
eight Bibles and three Testaments on hand, valued at
$11.72, also cash $6 ($3 of which is counterfeit).
We may charitably hope this spurious money found
its way into the Lord's treasury by mistake. The
first fifteen years, the society held its annual meet-
ings at Naperville; the sixteenth anniversary at
"Wheaton Station," from thence it went to Bloom-
ingdale, returning by the way of Danby to Wheaton.
After visiting Lombard and Prospect Park, called
again at Wheaton on its way to Turner Junction,
Elmhurst being the next stopping place, from which
we return to Naperville to greet our old friends of
forty years ago; old friends, did we say? Were we
to call the roll of those who, forty years ago were
active in Bible cause, how few would respond !
Opposite the names of nearly all we write gone
dead. The memories of other years crowd upon us.
The recollection of, and association with, many now
living, as well as those gone before, during a resi-
dence of forty-four years in the county, is pleasant.

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HISTORY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.

We write their history to-day, who will write ours
forty years hence?

Eleven venerable men have presided over the de-
liberations of the society, and eight Secretaries
recorded its doings.

We are unable to give correctly the financial his-
tory of the society, but, from the best sources at our
command, it has received and disbursed at least
|15,000, the smallest sum reported in any one
year being $ 6.25, the largest $949.13.

L. W. MILLS, Secretary.

REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT.

As stated in foregoing pages, at the organ-
ization of Du Page County it was anticipated
to take in tbe three ranges of sections on its
southern limit, but this plan miscarried, and
left Naperville at the extreme southern verge
of the county, which had the effect to jeop-
ardize her prerogative, and ultimately to
disinherit her from a right that she, by vir-
tue of age, numbers and wealth, tenaciously
claimed, which was to be the seat of justice
of the county. Albeit her remoteness from
the center of the county afforded a pretext
for other ambitions to come to the front and
assert their claims.

This rivalry began to take legal action in
the winter of 1857, when the Legislature of
the State passed an act authorizing an elec-
tion to be held on the first Monday of May,
the same year, to decide the question of the
removal of the county seat to Wheaton.

The election was held, but it went against
removal, setting the matter at rest for ten
years, when, through the Wheaten interest,
the Legislature again authorized an election
for the same purpose. It was held in June,
1868, and this time gave a small majority
for removal not without the " inside grip "
(best known by politicians) being practiced
on both sides to their utmost limit. They
made a very interesting polemic out of the
campaign, which must ever stand as a monu-
ment of Du Page County grit, but both sides

were so nearly matched in handling their
forces that neither gained any advantage, and
it was the few extra votes that gave Wheaton
the victory, and not her superior skill.

After the election, it was many months
before the court confirmed the decision; this
done, the Board of Supervisors selected a site
for the court house, which was donated to
the county, and the building erected that now
convenes the court sessions and places crimi-
nals on the proper side of iron grates. The
records were removed early one winter morn-
ing, and, unfortunately, a few of them were
lost, but not any portion of them that are es-
sential to show a good chain of title to lands.
In the summer of 1879, a fire-proof building
was erected on the north side of the court
house grounds, with vault and offices for
Clerks and Treasurer.

DU PAGE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
SOCIETY.

Fairs had their origin as far back as the first
Olympiad, 600 years B. C. , when kings ran
foot races with "news boys," whose occupa-
tions of turning an honest penny, selling the
Naperville Clarion or the Wheaton Illinoisian, '
was no bar to their social equality with a
crowned head, at least at the Olympic games.
When both were stripped, perhaps the "news
boy ' ' could show the best muscle, and that was
what counted. These were exhibitions of
strength, but nowadays men plume them-
selves more on a big pumpkin and on the
muscle of their horses, so they always had a
race-course for the latter to ventilate his fine
points on and a place in which to show the
pumpkins, and then in these days of female
culture, the best room in the building is al-
lotted to the display of needle work and
crayon work of the girls, and sometimes a
few loaves of bread from a matronly hand.
Du Page County, animated with a laudable

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ambition to stimulate her industries and in-
genuity, took steps in this direction by call-
ing a public meeting at Naperville, October
19, 1853, of which E. O. Hills, of Blooming-
dale, was Chairman, and James G. Wright, of
Naperville, Secretary. The society was or-
ganized with a constitution and by-laws, with
183 members, Lewis Ellsworth, President; J.
G. Wright, Secretary. The first fair was
held at Naperville October 11 and 12, 1854.
The third annual fair was held at Wheaton
September 17 and 18, 1856. A charter was
obtained in February, 1857, soon after which
fifteen acres of ground were donated to the
society by J. C. and W. L. Wheaton, for a
permanent place for holding their fairs. By
the conditions of the donation, the grounds
are to revert back to the original owners if
the society neglects to hold their fairs for
three successive years. Fairs have been held
each year at the place ever since, with a good
showing of the best things in the county.
Mr. Albert D. Kelly, the present Secretary,
furnished the above statistics for the work.

TELEPHONE LINES.

Telephone lines were established Septem-
ber 1, 1882, between Chicago, Austin, May-
wood. Elmhurst, Lombard, Wheaton, Elgin,
St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, Aurora, Joliet,
Lockport and Summit. The intermediate
towns will be connected as soon as practicable,
and tte line is to be extended to Eockford
soon. It would be premature to state at this
time any limit to the extension of the line.
The rates now are 25 cents for five minutes'
conversation. L. C. BROWN, Agent.

GEOLOGY OF DU PAGE COUNTY.*

The following diagram shows the order
and thickness of the several divisions which
form the geological system of Illinois:

Quaternary.
Tsrtittry.

Carboniferous .

Mountain
Limestone. *

Devonian.

Upper
Silurian.

Lower
Silurian.

160 ft.

Prairie surface.
Alluvium and Drift

200 ft.

Tertiary.

900 ft.

Upper,
Middle

and
Lower
Coal measures.

300 ft.

Millstone Grit.

250 ft.

Chester Limestone.

100 a

Ferruginous Sandstone.

200 ft.

St. Louis or Warsaw Limestone.

100 ft.

Keokuk Limestone.

200 ft.

Burlington Limestone.

100 ft.

Kinderhook Oroup.

40 ft.

Black Slate.

120 ft.

Hamilton Qroup.

50 ft.

Orlskany Sandstone.

300 ft.

Niagara Limestone.

100 ft.

Hudson Kiver Group.

300 ft.

Galena or Trenton Limestone.