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Wars | Civil War | Bandits and Guerrillas

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2309

Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 June 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2309 - L. June 21; ed: 2/2 - "The State of Kentucky will undoubtedly be-
come purified after a while under the manifold afflictions of guerrillas.
There are a balf dozen bands of prowlers in different parts of the
State, whose business it seems to be to pillage upon the inhabitants.
Kentucky Negroes are being rapidly enlisted, and after a while that
would be chivalric State will have defenders. At present, there seems
to be neither spirit, nor loyalty enough among her population, to drive
out bands of land pirates. How soon they would be captured if in the
State of Ohio!" - (2)

Index terms:

*Randits & Guerrillas (Civil War); Kentucky; Ohio

2310

Cleveland Morning Leader, 14 July 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2310 - L. July 14:2/2 - In order to check guerrilla warfare on the rail-
roads, General Sherman has ordered some prominent secessionists arrested
and compelled them to ride in cars, in exposed positions.
The same system might be adopted, we believe, on steamers running
up and down the lower Ohio and Mississippi rivers. (2)

Index terms:

Mississippi river; Ohio river; Sherman, Gen. W. T.; U. S. army

2311

Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 July 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2311 - L. July 21; ed:2/1 - Parts of Missouri are in a sad state of af-
fairs due to the terrible acts of cruelty and depredation committed by
guerrillas. It seems that the only way to stop such outrages is to arm
the people and permit them to shoot these guerrillas on sight.
"Something should be done to check the villains who roam through the
State shooting Union men, even if conservatives should be annihilated in
a body." (3)

Index terms:

Missouri; Union army

2312

Cleveland Morning Leader, 20 December 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2312 - L. Dec. 20; ed: 2/1 - The Rebel General Lyon with 2,500 guerrillas
is burning and ravaging in western Kentucky. Now located on the Cumber-
land river, which he controls, his object is to conscript for the Rebel
army and destroy railroads and stores.
"We hope to hear soon of his defeat and capture." (2)

Index terms:

Confederate Army; Cumberland river; Kentucky; Lyon (Confederate officer)

2317

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 May 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2317 - L May 23; ed: 2/1 - Many families wish to know if their dear ones
have fallen or are wounded. "May God give peace to the afflicted one
whose sorrowing eyes shall read in these lists of names, a brother, son,
husband, or father." - (3)

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2318

Cleveland Morning Leader, 30 May 1864 (52 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3,4 ~ View at ChronAm

2318 - L. May 30:4/3,4, 5 - Captains W. W. Hutchinson and J. T. Philpot, of
the 103rd Ohio infantry, who fell in action, were both honored members
of the Cleveland Bar association, and at a meeting held in the county
court house resolutions were adopted by that body expressing respect
for the memory of its departed members.
A committee cf five was appointed to receive the remains of the dead
soldiers, among the members being Judge J. P. Bishop, N. B. Sherwin,
and W. C. McFarland.
Judge Bishop, in his adāress on the death of Captain Philpot, said:
"Knowing him as I do, I can bear testimony to his uniform, correct habits
and integrity. Though apparently diffident, when responsibility de-
volved upon him he never shrank from it, but performed it with unwonted
firmness and integrity. -
"It was the discovery of this trait of character that caused me to
advise him to enter the service of the country, and do what he could to
aid in the suppression of the rebellion."
W. C. McFarland spoke principally about Captain Hutchinson, saying,
"I was well and 1ntimately acquainted with him. He was my classmate in
law school. In my judgment his was not one of those great overshadowing
minds which so readily grasp the philosophy, and dive deep into the
bowels of the law, but he was a man of ordinary capacity, with remarkable
industry." (52)

Index terms:

Bishop, Judge J. P.; Cleveland Bar association; Cuyahoga county court house; Hutchinson, Captain (U. S. Army); McFarland, W. C.; Philpot, Captain J. T. (U. S. Army); Sherwin, N. B.; U. S. army

2320

Cleveland Morning Leader, 2 June 1864 (7 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

2320 - L June 2:4/3 - A telegram from Lieutenant-Colonel Pickands, of
the 124th Ohio infantry was received yesterday telling of the deaths
of Maj. James B. Hampson and Lieutenant Stedman at or beyond Alatoona
Ridge. Lieutenant-Colonel Pickands, Captain Williams, Captain Sheldon
and Lieutenants Irving, McGinnis, and Waldo were wounded.
Major Hampson was a "typo" connected with the Cleveland LEADER. (7)

Index terms:

Altoona Ridge, Pa.; Cleveland LEADER; Coe, Amos; Hampson, Maj. Gen. James B.; Irving, Lieut. ; McGinnes, Lieutenant, J. R.; Pickands, Lieut. Col. (124 Ohio infantry); Sheldon, Captain (124 Ohio reg.); Stedman, Lieutenant (124th Ohio infantry); U. S. army; Waldo, Lieut. ; Williams, Captain

2321

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 June 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

2321 - L June 3:4/3 - The remains of Captains Hutchinson and Philpot
arrived in Cleveland yesterday. Captain Philpot is to be buried here.
A committee was appointed by the Bar to super intend the obsequies.
The body of Captain Hutchinson was shipped to Juneau, Wis. (2)

Index terms:

Philpot, Captain J. T. (U. S. Army)

2323

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 July 1864 (4 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

2323 - L. July 3:4/4 - Casualties in northern Ohio regiments are as
follows: Forty-first infantry, one; 55th infantry, 11; 101st infantry,
five; 124th infantry, two; 125th infantry, 15. (4)

Index terms:

Ohio; U. S. army

2325

Cleveland Morning Leader, 5 July 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.7 ~ View at ChronAm

2325 - H July 5; ed: 3/7 - A dispatch from Captain DeForest, Co. C, 105th
Ohio National Guard, stated that William Wyman, a member of that company,
was killed by the accidental discharge of a musket.
Mr. Wyman had been employed in the hat store of J. J. Benton for the
last four years.
"His loss will not only be mourned by his parents, but deeply re-
gretted by all who knew him." (2)

Index terms:

Benton, J. J. (hatter); Deforest, Captain (105th national guards); U. S. army; Wyman, William

2326

Cleveland Morning Leader, 5 July 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

2326 - H July 5:4/3 - The remains of Col. W. R. Creighton and Lieut.
Col. 0. J. Crane of the 7th Ohio regiment were removed yesterday from the
Bradburn vault in the Erie st. cemetery and deposited in the Woodland
cemetery. City officials were present, and the dead officers' comrades
acted as pallbearers. (2)

Index terms:

Crane, Lieut. Col.; Creighton, Col. W. R.; Erie st. cemetery; U. S. army; Woodland cemetery

2331

Cleveland Morning Leader, 5 August 1864 (3 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2331 - H Aug. 5:3/2 - Lieutenant B. S. Spangler of Cleveland was wound-
ed July 30. He will be unfit for duty for two or three months, and is
expected to return here soon. (3)

Index terms:

Spangler, Lieut. B. S.

2335

Cleveland Morning Leader, 29 August 1864 (ed; 5 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

2335 - L Aug. 29; ed: 4/4 - Major Charles H. Bentley, 22, of the 8th East
Tennessee cavalry died yesterday after an illness of four months. He
had an enviable reputation for courage as a soldier and efficiency as
an officer. Major Bentley and James Brownlow, called Brownlow and
Bentley, terrorized the Rebels and will long be associated with the most
brilliant victories in eastern Tenr:essee.
"His record is one of which a nation may be proud, and his services
to his country demand a nation's gratitude."
He had lived at 183 Kinsman st. (5)

Index terms:

Bentley, Maj. Charles H.; Brownlow, James (Union officer); Kinsman st.; Tennessee

2336

Cleveland Morning Leader, 29 August 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2336 - L Aug. 29: 3/2 - A letter from D. Schoonmaker, dated Aug. 22 on
the battlefield of Petersburg and Weldon railroad, says that every Cleve-
land boy, except himself, in the 60th regiment is gone. He names sev-
eral who were captured by the Rebels and some who died of wounds. (2)

Index terms:

Petersburg and Weldon railroad; Schoonmaker, D.

2338

Cleveland Morning Leader, 5 September 1864 (3 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.6 ~ View at ChronAm

2338 - L. Sept. 5:4/6 - George Bell, 35, a member of Co. D, 150th O. N.
G., died Sept. 3 from typhoid fever contracted in camp. He was a
brilliant mathematician and spoke five different languages. At the time
of his death he was employed in the recorder's office. (3)

Index terms:

Bell, George; U. S. army

2341

Cleveland Morning Leader, 7 December 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2341 - L Dec. 7; ed: 2/1 - A paper contributed and read by E. B. Elliot
of Washington before the British association for the promotion of science
disproves assertions that this war has cost more lives than any other. Sta-
tistics showing the mortality rate of the Mexican, the Crimean, and
the Peninsular wars prove this fact.
"The differences are chiefly due to the better care taken of our
soldiers in Camp and Hospitals." - (4)

Index terms:

Elliot, E. B.; Washington, D. C.

2344

Cleveland Morning Leader, 27 December 1864 (10 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2344 - H Dec. 27:4/1 - In a letter to the editor, "C. S. M." on Dec. 16,
writes of Sherman's movements around Savannah, and of the young men from
Ohio regiment who are wounded or dead. "It is sad to think that so many
of these yourg men who came from Ohio so recently in good health and
spirits, should now be numbered with the dead or laid upon beds of suffer-
ing. The friends of these last will be gratified to learn that each of
theiu is receiving all the care and attention that can well be bestowed
upon them." (10)

Index terms:

Ohio; Savannah, Ga.; Sherman, Gen. W. T.