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Date: 1 Apr 2005 18:54:32 -0700

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Companies Of the "Legion"

The county furnished several companies for the "Indiana Legion". The following are the names of the companies, date of muster, and the names of officers:

"Washington Union Guards"; Mustered June 20, 1860
E. P. Bradley;Captain
J. N. Martin; First Lieutenant
W. H. Ray; Second Lieutenant

"Union Guards"; Mustered June 25, 1861
J. A. Dale; Captain
W. T. Maher; first Lieutenant
E. W. Thompson; Second Lieutenant

"Western Guards"; Mustard October 30, 1861
W. F. Wood; Captain
Nelson Barker; First Lieutenant
B. N. Helpenstine; Second Lieutenant

"Daviess County Rangers" Mustered October 14, 1861
Elisha Perkins; Captain
Peter Henry; First Lieutenant
Moses Sefrit; Second Lieutenant

"Clarks Prairie Guards" Mustered October 30, 1861
Z.V. Garten; Captain
John C. Ball; First Lieutenant
Joseph Smith; Second Lieutenant

"Releif Guards" Mustered October 14, 1861
John S. Mitchell; Captain
William Wilson; First Lieutenant
James Arthur; Second Lieutenant

" Union Guards Of Harrison Township" Mustered August 22, 1863
J. S. Mitchell; Captain
G. W. Glover; First Lieutenant
Nelson Jackson; Second Lieutenant

"Morton Calvery" Mustered August 22, 1863
J. L. Moore; Captain
W. W. Pate; First Lieutenant
Starling Simms; Second Lieutenant

"Barr Township Cavalry" Mustered August 26, 1863
John W. Buzan; Captain
Albert Perkins; First Lieutenant
E. P. McDonald; Second Lieutenant

" Bogard Company" Mustered October 10, 1863
James B. Towny; Captain
C. Adkins; First Lieutenant
John H. Bray; Second Lieutenant

"Alfordsville Legion" Mustered October 3, 1863
Wayne Alford; Captain
Virgil Arford; First Lieutenant
William Hedrick; Second Lieutenant

History Of Knox and Daviess County Indiana
Goodspeed Publishing; Chicago; 1886
Pages: 671-672

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