1861 Articles
Source: Greencastle Banner 2 May 1861 p 2
Rockville & Greencastle Respond – Capt. Foote of Rockville, reports 101 men ready for marching. Greencastle has 103, ready to march from that city. Indiana is today a vast Military Encampment, every county in the state almost has one or more companies enrolled. -- Wabash Express
PUTNAM UNION GUARDS
Source: Greencastle Banner 2 May 1861 p
Through the politeness of Rev. Geo. M. Boyd, we have been furnished with a complete list of the Officers (commissioned and non-commissioned) and privates of Capt. Conklin’s Company, THE PUTNAM UNION GUARDS -
1st Capt. Conklin, William
Lt… - Bladen, Edward R.
Ensign – Steel, David N.
1st Sgt – Cooper, MJ
2nd – Helton, William L.
3rd – Wright, Harrison
4th Dicks, Ostrander
1st Corporal – Marshall A. Moore
2nd Corporal – Rankin, Oliver
3rd Corporal – Cooper, John S.
4th Corporal – Stone, Lycurgus
1st Musician – Walls, Arthur
2d Musician, Conklin, J.S.
PRIVATES
Bladen, James
Burnett, Irvin
Brown, William
Baker, John
Bladen, Franklin
Brown, Henry
Barnes, Eli
Browning, Samuel
Batterson, Daniel
Chapin, George
Collins, James H.
Clearwaters, Ezra L.
Coffman, John S.
Dicks, Alfred
Donnohue, Dillard C.
Eaken, William
Earp, Henry
Gibbs, Lorenzo
Grose, Peter
Hoosier, Clinton MJ
Hawley, Charles RC
Hilton, William
Harden, John W.
Hamlin, Marion (#25)
Hughs, John
Houston, Volney
Harden, William L.
Harvey, Stephen
Harden, Benjamin E.
James, Adam
Jones, George M.
James, Franklin
James, Thomas J.
Kinder, John
Kiser, David
Kline, Geroge
Lee, John W.
Lane, John F.
Lane, Robert
Lemastus (ers?), Fielding
Myers, William
Moore, Tilghman
Moore, Franklin
McLane, Calvin
McRay, Henry
McGill, James
McIlvaine, Jacob C.
Parker, William
Rodgers, Samuel (#50)
Russell, John
Smith, Jacob
Stevens, Henry
Scott, Archaelus
Vancleave, Alonzo
Wright, William
White, William L.
White, Elijah
Willson, David
White, George W.
Watson, Franklin
Wolfrom, Harmon
Ward,William J.
Zirkroske, Frederick (#64)
-- This Company is in need of cooking utensils, cutlery and tinware. Our citizens should promptly supply them.
LIST OF ASBURY GUARDS – as formed in their respective Messes
Source: Greencastle Banner 2 May 1861 p 3
Mess Number One:
1 – John R. Mahan, Captain
2 – RE Smith, 1st Lt.
3 – John Hansall, 2nd Lt.
4 – EF Ritter, 3rd Lt.
5 – Eli Lilley, Orderly Sgt
6 – JD Bowman, Ensign
Mess No. Two:
1 – BB Tremelon, Ensign
2 – G Burley, F. Guard
3 – C. Beasley, F. Guard
4 – I. Armstrong, F. Guard
5 – I. Corbin, F. Guard
6 - WO Wyant, Commissary
Privates: Mess #1
WB Rippetoe
EG Shinn
E Cole
TI Young
WM Sherfey
JW Johnson
Mess No. 2
F. Jones
W Grogan
B Baker
-- Petty
UI Chambers
J Hamrick
Mess No. 3
W. Irvin
IB Brackin
HG Jackson
PM Bigmey
AL Smith 3rd Sgt
S. Henry
Mess No. 4
AH Tevis
JVElder, 2d Corporal
I Grogan
ET Williamson
F Bogle, Ast Commissary
AN Gaskell
Mess No. 5
IA Kirkpatrick
JL Rippetoe
I George
DE Sluss
AS Ray
JN Thompson
Mess No. 6
JM Allen
TI Kofer
SH Scott
OJ Smith
JH Stevenson
OC Matson
Mess No. 7
A Walker
Jno A. Crose
LH Fisher
NG Nebeker
JN Grogan
I. Nebeker
Mess No. 8
WE Chenoweth
FM Wilkinson
BB Taylor
A Wood
AS Evins
TB Wood
Mess No. 9
WC Lyman, 3d Corporal
TM Matlock
MM Beck
JL Boyd, Chaplain
HC Waltz
JO Gorrell
Mess No. 10
EP Downey
GB Evins
JRS Cox
JR Renwick
WP Sackett
G George
Mess No. 11
J Donohue
BT Painter
AT Collins
A Bixby
WS Hubbard
J Boord
Note: In the Union Guards that went from this place there was an excess of 18 men most of whom have returned to Greencastle.