2012 Marshall Hope Award For Most Outstanding Department Newsletter

Department of Ohio - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

Volume 7, Issue 5 November 2012 THE BUCKEYE BUGLE

Non-stop marketing, selling "secret weapons" for camp recruiting By Br. Tim Graham, Department Junior Vice Commander

Non-stop personal market- Civil War history. Sign them up Civil War veterans, main- ing and selling are key to now. Maybe even pay their dues tains monuments in their attracting and retaining Sons for now and into the immediate honor, and remembers their of Union Veterans of the future. If they are not interested at history.” Once you have a Civil War members. All the first, when it happens, they will prospect's attention, tell them technology you can dream of already be Camp Brothers. how to join. Go into detail will not bring in new Brothers Selling means talking to people. about what your Camp does or hold on to existing ones. Show enthusiasm for the SUVCW locally, and at the Depart- Active recruiting will. and your Camp whenever and ment and National levels. Marketing of the SUVCW wherever the opportunity arises. Explain how their active INSIDE THIS ISSUE: requires the physical effort of Promote our organization at any participation in the camp will Leadership-Followership 2 people in individual Camps. event remotely Civil War related. help with future projects. ______Xenia Orphan's Home 2 It takes all the Brothers in a Is there a Brother in your camp Camp, not just the Junior who is in sales and marketing? If Tell prospects what Hear The Silent Speak II 3 Vice Commander, to recruit. so, put him in charge of your your camp does locally ______Pike Co. Graves Restored 3 Potential candidates for marketing or get him to train other Invite them to your next Lawnfield Reenactment 4 membership include members Brothers that have the "gift of gab" meeting. Give them a copy of of other fraternal, history, and on how to sell our group. Fayette Co. Last Vet 4 The Buckeye Bugle to read service organizations. They A good place to do selling is at a and point out articles in it Belmont Co. Last Vet 4 have a sense of community table with a promotional display. concerning your camp and ASUVCW Testimonial 5 and ritual and very likely may National is developing a standard projects by other camps. be descendents of Civil War table display package on a compact Buffington Island 5 Fundraising is also good to veterans. Such people are an disk that can be used by camps and do at events. After all, there Memorial Cannon Project 5 easy sell because they are adapted with your own local is an expense to selling. Allatoona Pass Monument 6 "joiners." Simply approach information. General SUVCW Keeping Brothers once and ask them about their Civil information is provided. You copy Political Correctness 6 they join is also part of War ancestors. When they tell the words and pictures you like, marketing. When a brother Graves Registration 7 you about one or more CW supplement them with your own, joins, find out what their CW Books to Read 7 relatives, "set the hook." and paste all on display boards. interests and skills are. Give Another great place to reach Does your Camp have a canvas CW150 Themes 7 them a job. This creates a potential members are local canopy and a Camp banner? Set vested interest in your camp 8 Civil War Round Tables. them up at Civil War reenactments and our organization. Cultiv- Many SUVCW Brothers are and community events. Invite ate personal relationships Battle of Perryville X members of such groups. people to come in out of the sun or among all members. Make Have them talk about your rain. When they are "captured," new members welcome. Talk Ohio SUVCW Camp and sell it to other make your SUVCW pitch. up The Order among COMING EVENTS Round Table members. Also, A SUVCW "pitch" gets their  Jan. 12 - Dept. everyone with interests Mid - Winter don't overlook family. Most attention and interest. It also gets similar to yours. Do projects. Meeting, Brothers in the Sons have them thinking about what they can Have fun. Committed Columbus brothers, sons, grandsons, do if they join. Keep your pitch Brothers who are an active  June 8 - Dept. nephews and other relatives simple. For example, “The SUV part of your camp will Encampment, who might share interest in marks and documents graves of Columbus remain on camp rolls.

Preserving the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic and our ancestors who fought to save the Union 1861-65. page 2 The Buckeye Bugle

Both leaders and followers determine SUVCW Camp's success By Fred Lynch, Department Commander Leadership is influencing others. ing's basement: although unseen, it supports. commander and the Camp successful. Followership is seeking or accepting  Hold SUVCW Camp, Department, and  Respected followers speak their views at that influence. Followership is the National leaders accountable. Leaders meetings, but disagree in private. They mirror image of leadership. come and go but followers usually stay also refrain from telling leaders what they long term. think the boss wants to hear. Camp leaders cannot lead unless they  Understand that both respect and dis-  Followership includes doing what needs to have followers who follow. Both functions respect are earned. Respect is needed in be done when it needs to be done. Take require training and practice to succeed. order to effect change. Disrespect among initiative and don't let problems go Organizational success results more often Brothers can condemn a great idea or a unsolved. Good leaders spot problems, from good followership than good good project to oblivion. good followers fix them. leadership. Actions of followers determine  Strive to be a role model. Role models are  Followers should recognize they have the success of a leader. people who influence other people. biases. Biases impact every decision made

Qualities of Followership  Recognize that what works once may not and can turn good ideas into bad ones.  Tell the truth. Followers who tell the work in another time and place.  Followership means being open to new

truth and leaders who listen, are an Characteristics of Followership ideas. Support ideas of others. Provide unbeatable combination.  Followership supports positive constructive criticism not obstructions.  Encourage and accept new ideas. interaction with leaders. Negative  Keep leaders informed. Followers need to People who speak or act demonstrate interactions among leaders and provide facts and relevant information to both leadership and followership. followers usually cause problems decision-makers. Knowing needed  Use power wisely. Followers have and yield little good. information is a key to making decisions power. Leaders only think they have  Good followers are good supporters. that are in the organization's best interests. power. Followership is like a build- Share knowledge and help make the  Never stop trying to accomplish good. Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home lives long, prospers, is reborn

The Grand Army of the Republic were divided into groups of thirty-five, and established the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' lodged in cottages under the care of a Orphans' Home in Xenia to provide a place to "mother." The home conducted church live for children who had lost their father in services, established an accredited school, the . For more than a provided education in several trades, century, the home provided a home and a included a library, and supplied on-site lifestyle for orphans of veterans. medical services. The list of trades taught During his second inaugural address in included tin and blacksmithing; wood 1864, President challenged carving; knitting; dress making; tailoring; Americans to bind up the wounds of conflict. farm, florist, and garden work; butchering Ohio Orphans' Home's main street. Among ways to do so, he urged, was to meet and slaughtering; and telegraphy. The the post-war needs of veterans, and their Chaplain George W. Collier, former children also enjoyed extra-curricular widows and orphans. Plans soon began for chaplain of Logan County's 34th Ohio activities such as choir, orchestra, concert construction of "asylums" as long-term Volunteer Infantry (Zouave) Regiment band, military band, drum corps, and sanctuaries for disabled soldiers and the and in1870 Chaplain in Chief of the Grand athletics. The home's students even put out survivors of men killed in combat. Army of the Republic, was first to suggest to their own newspaper, the Home Weekly. Although Ohio's first federally-funded and fellow veterans the idea of the GAR Children were discharged from the home operated post-war home for disabled veterans establishing an asylum for orphans in Ohio. upon reaching the age of 16. opened in Dayton in 1867, money set aside Prominent veterans and community leaders In 1978, the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' by the U.S. Government to build orphanages involved with establishing the school Orphans' Home was renamed the Ohio was spent elsewhere. The veterans them- included Lewis B. Gunckel of Dayton - - a Veterans' Children's Home. Support of its selves took charge of establishing sanctuaries man who had earlier helped establish the students was a special project of Sherman for orphans of soldiers who died from disease "National Asylum for Disabled Veteran Camp 93 and other groups such as the or wounds during the War and afterward. Soldiers-Central Branch" there - - John C. Officers' Wives Club at Wright-Patterson In 1869, members of the Grand Army of Lee, Ohio's lieutenant governor, and Mrs. AFB. In 1997, the Home ceased operation. the Republic throughout Ohio generously Lucy Hayes, wife of Ohio Governor More than 13,500 children had been cared shouldered the challenge and established the Rutheford B. Hayes, former commander of for and educated there during its 100 plus Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home the 23rd OVI and future U.S. president. years of service. (OSSOH) in Xenia. Initially, only the sons GAR veterans raised funds for the OSSOH In 1997, Ohio conveyed the OSSOH and daughters of Civil War soldiers killed in by visiting churches, schools, private property to Greene County. In 1999, action or who died from combat wounds or organizations, and Posts throughout the state. Legacy Ministries International bought the disabilities were eligible. This later expanded The home the veterans envisioned and property to serve as its Xenia and national to embrace children of all U.S. Civil War sponsored was a self-contained community campus. About 10 Christian organizations veterans and still later offspring of veterans with a farm, dairy barn, hospital, central now use the site. Many of the original of any war unable to care for their children. power and heating plant, gymnasium, OSSOH buildings are still in use. Modern The facility grew from a rented home with banquet hall, chapel, and separate residence structures added to the complex include a two children in 1869 to a residential complex halls for boys and girls. The home operated radio station, retreat center, athletic fields, housing 900 boys and girls in 1901. on the "family plan" by which the children and a conference facility. ofThe Buckeye Bugle page 3

Sherman Camp Signature Event salutes too long silent Dayton veterans By Br. Fred Lynch, Sherman Camp 93, Dayton

More than 250 visitors listened intently Oct. 7 as Veterans Affairs hospital. Lincoln Society Sherman Camp Brothers gave voice to several of friend and President Lincoln re-enactor Bob Dayton's little known veterans of the American Koogler read the Emancipation Proclamation Civil War during Hear the Silent Speak II, a and explained the document's importance. SUVCW Signature Event. The event, co- Br. Al Howey performed concerts of 19th sponsored with the Lincoln Society of Dayton, century "top hits" on a Civil War-era cornet. was part of Discover Woodland Days at Dayton's Barbara Lynch conducted a guided tour to historical Woodland Cemetery. About 600 Civil graves of 14 heroes and two traitors. The War veterans are buried at Woodland. Four "too graves visited included both Major General long silent" from their ranks were "given voice" by Robert Schenck who commanded the rear Camp 93 Brothers. guard at First Bull Run and his brother Rear PCC Fred Lynch welcomed visitors and repre- Admiral James Schenk who commanded "Lieutenant Forrer" welcomes visitors at right R sented Lieut. Howard Forrer, hero of the July 1864 - L "Corporal Fair," "Colonel Strong," "Chaplain ships in the Federal Blockade Fleet. Also Battle of Decatur, Ga. Brother Al Howey shared Earnshaw," and "President & Mrs. Lincoln" visited were burial sites of war correspondent knowledge concerning Colonel Hiram Strong, stand ready to help community neighbors Charles Bickham, and Private Henry gallant commander of Dayton's 93rd OVI killed at "Hear the Silent Speak." Kissenger who raised funds to build Dayton's Chickamauga. Brother Brent Davidson spoke the Civil War. Fair was in the 1st OVI and also Civil War veterans' monument. concerning the life-long efforts helping veterans of served in the 2nd Pioneer Battalion as a combat The event opened with a wreath laying Chaplain William Earnshaw who established the engineer building roads and carrying a rifle. As ceremony by President and Mrs. Lincoln re- Stones River National Cemetery, was chaplain of Conrad explained, Fair also was the brother of enactors Bob and Sarah Koogler and Dayton's National Soldiers Home 1867-1885, and Private George Washington Fair, 93rd Ohio Sherman Camp Commander Del Steiner in was National Commander-in-Chief of the GAR Volunteer Infantry, the post-war model for the Woodland's Civil War Section. Br. Lynch 1879-80. Br. Mark Conrad represented Corporal statue atop Dayton's Civil War monument placed GAR flag holders upon graves of Alex Fair, and all soldiers who fought and won downtown and also "The Sentinel" statue at the many of Woodland's Civil War veterans. Dayton's Dept.- Chillicothe Camp restores "lost" Pike Co. cemetery, dedicates memorial By Br. Don Martin, Enderlin Camp 73, Chillicothe the risk of wounds or death, but few men enlisted with the realization that they were twice as likely to die of disease. The of 2.6 million, soldiers lost about 110,000 men to battle deaths and about 250,000 to disease. In his book Call of Conscience, Call of Duty: Pike County Ohio In The Civil War, Blain Beekman relates: “A soldier from Pike County actually had a three times greater chance of dying from disease. Of the 1,226 Pike Countians known to have fought in the war, 107 died of illness, Cemetery where 73rd OVI soldiers are while 35 deaths were combat related. An buried before Brothers restored it. additional 92 soldiers were discharged due to disabilities for illness as opposed to 30 disability Memorial team L-R back: Don Martin, On Oct. 6 Sergeant Richard Enderlin Camp 73, discharges for wounds. Twenty-nine other John Huffman, Brack Montgomery, Chillicothe, held memorial services in a field off soldiers were hospitalized for illness or injury. David Medert, Henry Shaw. Frazier Road in Pebble Township at a location that One soldier in five was sufficiently ill to require, L-R front: Ed Montgomery, Jim Houston, and Rick Mitten. was once a cemetery. The farm owned by Ed at the least, hospitalization. Company B found Montgomery included a cemetery that had its one-third of its troops in the hospital. The Volunteer Infantry. The following soldiers headstones vandalized and stolen 60 years ago. remainder worried they would soon catch the died at Clarksburg, W. Va.: Company A, Ross Military headstones for Privates John H. Double measles. This old cemetery would most likely County - William C. Pierce; Co. B, Pike and David D. Mitten of the 73rd Ohio Volunteer have been forgotten if not for the efforts of Ed County - John H. Double, George Haynes, Infantry were replaced and a plaque remembering Montgomery and his son Brack. Ed, a Vietnam David R Lee, David D. Mitten, Joseph T the 24 soldiers who died of “measles and camp Veteran, remembered how upset his Father had Shade; Co. C, Ross County- Joshua C. Ross; fever” was dedicated. Rick Mitten, a descendant been when the Cemetery was vandalized. He Co. D, Ross County - Frank H. Watkins, John of David Mitten was in attendance. never forgot the site and wanted to remember his W Cottrell, Robert T. McDaniels, Henry The 73rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized fellow veterans. Brack as a Boy Scout in 1991 Martin, Thomas Swift; Co. E, Pickaway and mustered in on December 30, 1861, under completed a project which entailed building a County - Andrew Corcoran, Peter Gallagher, Colonel Orland Smith at Camp Logan in Chilli- fence around the site of the old cemetery. The John May; Co. F, Washington County - David cothe. Company B of this Regiment was comprised remains of two broken military headstones were Fish; Co. G, Highland County - Thomas J. largely of Pike County men. The Regiment moved discovered which contained the names of David Robinson; Co. H, Athens and Highland to Clarks-burg, West Virginia, in February, 1862. Mitten and John Double, both members of the Counties - William P. Cottrell, Henry C. There, an epidemic of measles and “camp fever” 73rd OVI, Company B. Two years ago Brack Creamer, William F. Fetherling; Co. I, ravaged the camp and killed twenty-four soldiers enlisted the help of Camp 73. Enderlin Camp is Clermont and Highland Counties - Benjamin of the 73rd between Feb. 20 and April 8, 1862. named after Medal of Honor recipient Richard Love, Andrew J. Williams; and, Co. K, Athens Civil War soldiers understood that battle brings Enderlin who served in Co. B of the73rd Ohio County - Enoch Mansfield, Andrew Williams. page 4 The Buckeye Bugle

Lawnfield Signature Event showcases 42nd OVI flag, re-enactment By Br. Pete Hritsko, Garfield Camp, Cleveland Cleveland's James A. Garfield Camp 142, days before he was assassinated. ASUVCW Eliza Garfield Camp 142, Sons of The Camp Chase Fifes and Drums performed Veterans Reserve's Ohio Naval Brigade, and the at the event. One highlight was a flag dedication National Park Service jointly hosted a Civil War ceremony in which Mrs. Kathy Smith, widow of Encampment July 14-15 at Lawnfield, the PCC William Smith, their children, and Garfield President Garfield National Historic Site in Camp families presented a replica 42nd OVI flag Mentor. This was the second year for the to the Garfield home and museum. The flag was SUVCW Signature Event. received by Pres. Garfield’s great, great James Garfield served as an Union Army grandson, James Garfield. Re-enactors of the 7th Officer 1861-1863 commanding the 42nd Ohio and 8th OVI provided drill, firing, and battle Volunteer Infantry. He saved part of the Union (L-R): Robert Waffler, Tim Graham, Jim demon-strations. Camp 142 Brothers answered forces at the Battle of Chickamauga. In 1863 as Garfield-G-G-Grandson of President Garfield, questions concerning the SUVCW and Civil War SVC Tim Daley, Bob Howe, Burdell Waffler, CC a major general, he left the Army to serve the Pete Hritsko and Mrs. Kathy Smith, widow of soldier and sailor life. Park Guide Scott Longert first of nine terms in Congress. He was elected late PCC William Smith with replica 42nd OVI estimated 1,700 people attended the weekend president of the U.S. in 1881 and served 200 flag presented at Signature Event. event with 800 touring the Garfield Museum. Casey 92 honors Corporal Elon Thorton, Fayette County's Last Veteran By Br. Robert Grim, Casey Camp 92, Washington Court House

Radabaugh delivered the invocation. Past SUV Cmdr.-in-Chief Robert Grim, SVR Commanding General, was master of ceremonies. A memorial address dedicating Cpl. Thornton's SUVCW Last Veteran plaque was given by Past National CinC Don Darby. The plaque was unveiled by descendants of Cpl. Thornton with assistance from Ohio Civil War Governor Dennison living historian and Past Dept. Cmdr. Robert Davis. Floral wreaths were placed by Casey Camp Co. farmer. He died May 15, 1941 about Commander Robert Troup, Ohio Department one month short of his 97th birthday. SUVCW and family representatives after Cmdr. Fred Lynch, and National Deputy Participating in the plaque dedication Last Veteran ceremony for Corporal Elon Commander of the SVR Henry Shaw Jr., were his great grandson Charlie Andrews Thorton, 90th and 168th OVI. Washington Court House City Manager Joe and his great granddaughter Diane Denen placed a wreath on behalf of the Grand Thornton, as well as grand nieces Mildred Henry Casey Camp 92 on Sept. 29 conducted a Army of the Republic. Carson and Beverly Smith Deatley, and ceremony in Washington Cemetery at the gravesite Company C, 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry grandnephew George Smith and great- of Corporal Elon Thornton recognizing him as the (SVR) commanded by First. Lieut. Shane grandnephew Larry Carson. last Union Civil War veteran of Fayette Co. More Milburn fired a 21-gun musket salute. Taps was Special thanks were extended to Disabled than 50 people, including six descendants of Cpl. played by Steve Castrow and Larry Bishop, American Veterans Chapter 89 for Thornton, attended. members of the Fayette County Honor Guard. providing funds to pay for the plaque and to Casey Camp Commander Richard Troup welco- Corporal Elon Thornton served in Co. C, 90th cemetery superintendent Rankin Kirkpatrick med guests. Colors were posted by members of the OVI and later Co. D, 168th OVI. Following the and his staff for setting the plaque in the Sons of Veterans Reserve. Brother William Civil War, he became a very successful Fayette ground at the grave site. Belmont Co. Last Veteran William Groves receives Fearing Camp honors By Br. Dan Hinton, Fearing Camp 2, Marietta When William Wirt Groves died, he was the last sanctioned by the government. They (the Southern- Civil War veteran in Belmont County. On Oct. 13, ers) were nice people - - just as nice as the Yankees. more than 100 people attended Gen. Benjamin D. There was one difference. They were raised on one Fearing Camp 2's ceremony dedicating a granite side of the fence and the Yankees on the other." plaque honoring Private Groves. Private Groves Descendents of William Groves and several local served in Company B, 126th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. High School history students participated in the He was born Aug. 19, 1843 and joined the unit Aug. traditional SUVCW ceremony. Department Senior 13, 1862 at age 19. He was wounded May 6, 1864 Vice-Commander Jonathan Davis represented the during the Wilderness Campaign. He mustered out at Department of Ohio. Fearing Camp Commander Dan Washington, D.C. June 25,1865 after seeing action in Hinton led the ceremonies. Attending and firing the the Shenandoah Valley, Petersburg, and elsewhere. He rifle salute were: Camp Junior Vice Commander Rick died on Dec. 28, 1941 at the age of 98 and was buried Griffiths, Chaplain Andy Francis, plus Brothers Norm in Kirkwood Township’s Salem Cemetery near Pape, Jacob Hinton, Paul Warren, and Charles Miller. Fearing Camp Brothers, family, Hendrysburgh. Camp Jr. Vice Commander Rick Griffiths spear- and neighbors honor Belmont During an interview by his granddaughter, Helen headed efforts to locate the grave of Private Groves Co. Last Veteran Private Murphy Nelson, years before his death, Groves stated, and to confirm his status as the county's last CW William Groves, 126th OVI. "I didn't rejoice in that war even though it was veteran. The Buckeye Bugle page 5

Ohio Auxiliary SUVCW "Grand Lady" honored as group's National President

Sister Jane Graham, long time outstanding President's projects, contributions, interests, member and leader within the Auxiliary to the unceasing service, and family. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in Ohio, Among SUVCW representatives at the event was honored Oct. 13 during a luncheon at the were Commander-in-Chief Perley Mellor, Sr Alliance Women's Club in Alliance. She is the Vice CinC Ken Freshley, Department ASUVCW's new National President. Commander Fred Lynch, and Dept. Jr. Vice A room full of dignitaries and friends attended Cmdr. Tim Graham. Many Other SUVCW the testimonial to honor the "Grand Lady" for her Brothers were present including Past many efforts and achievements en route to the top Department Commanders Gordon Bury II, national leadership position. "Sister Jane" joined Tom Graham, and James Hinton. the organization in 1973. Mistress of Ceremonies ASUVCW National staff present included and keynote speaker for the gathering was Vice Pres. Diane Mellor and Chief of Staff ASUVCW Past National President and current L-R: Dept. Cmdr Fred Lynch with Ramona Greenwalt. Many letters of praise and Department of Ohio President Nancy Greenwalt commendation honoring President Graham 2012-13 ASUVCW National President Hinton who spoke concerning the new National were shared as part of the ceremony. Jane Graham Battle of Buffington Island remembered, Union soldiers honored By Dan Hinton - Department Buffington Island Memorial Committee Representative The annual commemoration ceremony To honor U.S. flag: honoring the men who fought the Battle of Buffington Island was held at the SUVCW members, Buffington Island State Memorial Park near Military retirees, and Portland July 21. Sponsored by the Ohio veterans are authori- Department Sons of Union Veterans of the zed to render the Civil War, the ceremony was co-hosted by Cadot-Blessing Camp 126 of Gallipolis and hand salute during the Gen. Benjamin D. Fearing Camp 2 in hoisting, lowering, or Marietta. passing of the U.S. flag. The engagement at Buffington Island was fought on July 19, 1863 and was the only The hand-salute is significant battle fought on Ohio soil during also appropriate for the Civil War. Confederate General John Organization representatives at the 2012 Buffington Island Ceremony veterans and Broth- Hunt Morgan and approximately 2,000 were Ohio Dept. Sr. Vice Cmdr. Jonathan Davis; Cadot-Blessing ers during playing of Rebel cavalrymen penetrated north across Camp Brothers CC Jim Oiler, Chaplain Henry Meyers, Roger the National Anthem the Ohio River into Indiana and Ohio in Caldwell, David Carter, Mike Harbour, Dale Lamphier, Bill and recitation of the early July. McCreedy; General Benjamin D. Fearing Camp 2 Brothers CC Dan The battle along the Ohio River in Meigs Hinton, PCC Marvin Miracle, Chaplain Andy Francis, Norm Pape, Pledge of Allegiance to County, Ohio decimated the Confederate Charlie Miller, Bruce Fox; William Dennison Camp 1 PDC Bob the . forces and led to the defeat and eventual Davis and Camp 1 Auxiliary Sandy Prosak; Henry Casey Camp 92 capture of Morgan himself at West Point Shawn Cox; Frost Camp 108 Auxiliary Judy Morgan, Betty Cohan July 26, 1863. All branches of the Union and Earl Cohan; Ohio Department Ladies Auxiliary May Frost; Maj. military (Navy gunboats, artillery, infantry, Daniel McCook Circle, Ladies of the GAR Jean Hilton; United and cavalry) participated in the battle July Daughters of the Confederacy Jeanne Wray; Buffington Island 19th as did two future presidents of the Battlefield Preservation Foundation Ed and Carrie Sharp; and, Ohio United States - - Garfield and McKinley. Historical Society Karen Hassel, George Kane, and Dave Mowery. Department launches effort to safeguard GAR memorial cannons effort In 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt ordered fore too sacred to turn into scrap. remaining as of 1956. state and federal departments to "scrap monu- Ohio Department Order No. 2 sent to camp Sadly, from time to time, private collectors and ments, cannons and other ornamental metal that commanders Nov. 20, 2012 launched an initiative buyers convince local government and cemetery was not absolutely indispensable" in support of chaired by Br. Shawn Cox of Casey Camp 92 to officials to sell GAR memorial cannons. Whether World War II needs. On September 28, 1942, the document the existence of all GAR Civil War they know so or not, local officials and cemetery National Military Home in Dayton announced Memorial Cannons in Ohio that are located in staff do not have a legal right to sell memorials twenty-two tons of cannons and field pieces were private and public cemeteries and other public honoring U.S. military veterans. No one does. going to be scrapped. Dayton's Earnshaw Camp of places. They are war memorials to Civil War The cannons are memorials to veterans and the Sons of Union Veterans voted on whether their veterans that are to be protected from desecration, legally protected by federal and state laws from eight cannons should join the growing stack of abuse, deterioration, illegal sale, or use other than sale, disposal as scrap metal, or desecration. scrap for the war effort. Members voted unani- to honor veterans. The SUVCW has a duty to protect all GAR mously not to remove the cannons from where they All memorial cannons are still U.S. Government Civil War memorial statues, monuments, and were on public display "until the country is property on loan to Grand Army of the Republic cannons and to defend and safeguard them as war invaded." Although pressured, Brothers defended Posts. Although the GAR Posts are gone, the memorials honoring veterans. Helping Brothers the cannons as war veterans memorials and there- SUVCW is legal heir to GAR property that was know where they are is a major step forward. page 6 The Buckeye Bugle

SUVCW honors Fifth Ohio Cavalry soldiers who fought at Allatoona Pass By Br. Jonathan Davis, Dennison Camp 1, Columbus

October 5, 148 years since the Oct. Eastern redoubt who gallantly repulsed ered and soon the message 5, 1864 Battle of Allatoona Pass, Ga., an attack by the CSA 39th Mississippi was waved from mountain to SUVCW Brothers, ladies, and Infantry. mountain: “Hold the fort; I am American Civil War history lovers The battle - - part of the Franklin- coming. W. T. Sherman.” gathered to dedicate a monument Nashville Campaign - - began when Cheers went up, every man honoring the brave men of the 5th Major General Samuel French's renewed his dedication to the Ohio Volunteer Cavalry who fought Confederate division attacked the fight under a murderous fire, there in 1864. The ceremony was small Union garrison of Brigadier which killed or wounded more sponsored by the SUVCW Department General John Corse protecting the than half the men in the fort. of Georgia's Elias Moon Camp 2, railroad cut known as Allatoona Pass Gen. Corse was wounded, Allatoona Pass in 1864. Snellville, Ga., Daughters of Union and the nearby Union supply depot. losing a cheekbone and one Veterans of the Civil Amanda Stokes More than one million pounds of ear. Colonel Tourtelotte took Detached Tent of Alpharetta, Ga., and hardtack were among rations stored at command, though himself the State of Georgia. The monument is the depot. Although the Confederates badly wounded. They held the located in the Allatoona Battlefield made repeated attacks against the fort for three hours until the Monument Park, part of Red Top fortifications and nearly overtook the advance guard of Sherman’s Mountain State Park. Daniel Hill, Red Star Fort, the Union troops repulsed army came up, and Rebel Top Mountain State Park Manager, the attackers. Of the 5,301 men who General French was obliged to and Gary Wehner, originator of the fought at the battle, 706 Union and 897 retreat. The "hold the fort" Monument Park Project, delivered Confederate soldiers were killed, message was in reality a ruse. speeches and accepted the monument. wounded, or missing - - one of the However, the hymn by Philip Ohio Department Sr. Vice Cmdr. highest casualty rates in the Civil War. P. Bliss, Hold the Fort, at Jonathan Davis and a delegation of The Union defenders had been http://library.timelesstruths.or Ohio DUVCW ladies placed wreaths slowly driven into a small Star g/music/Hold_the_Fort/hifi/ Ohio monument (Top) upon the monument during the cere- Fort upon the crest of the hill. was inspired by the battle and and monument circle (B). mony. Wreaths were also presented by Many had fallen, and the fight General Sherman’s message. Moon Camp Commander Mark Hale, seemed hopeless. At this moment Today, few, if any Civil and Stokes Tent First Vice President. an officer caught sight of a white War battle sites contain as Maribeth Brannen and Secretary signal flag, far away across the many original landmarks, Sharon Sowders. The Ohio monument valley, fifteen miles distant, on earthworks, and undisturbed honors troopers of the Fifth Ohio the top of top of Kennesaw physical features as can be Cavalry stationed at the Allatoona Pass Mountain. The signal was answ- seen at Allatoona Battlefield.

"Hold the Fort, "Going Dutch" victims of 21st century political correctness

According to the Free Dictionary by Facts and history notwithstanding, originally meant to watch and Farlex at today's political correctness has protect against the vicious Native http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hol claimed the phrase as a victim. To say American intruders. In the terri- d+the+fort "hold the fort" means: "to "hold the fort" has now been deemed tories of the West, Army soldiers take care of a place while someone offensive to Native Americans, that is or settlers saw the 'fort' as their who is usually there is gone, such as at least in the view of U.S. State refuge from their perceived one's home." For example, "I'm going Department Chief Diversity Officer 'enemy,' the stereotypical 'savage ' next door to visit Mrs. Jones. You stay John Robinson in an Oct. 2012 article Native American tribes.'" here and hold the fort." he wrote in State Magazine in that was Robinson also advises American Sons of Union Veterans Traditionally, the phrase "hold the sent to U.S. State Department diplomats another unacceptable fort" signals trust to care for someone of the Civil War personnel and others and distributed phrase in common use is, "Going Department of Ohio or something. There are two compe- worldwide. Read about it at: Dutch." Rather than a way to split ting claims for its origin. The first is http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012 a restaurant bill, the top diversity The Buckeye Bugle is an that during the Battle of Allatoona in unofficial newsletter published /08/30/state-department-hold-down- officer in the U.S. State Depart- periodically to inform and educate the Civil War, General William fort-other-common-phrases-could-be- ment views the phrase as a members of the SUVCW - Sherman ordered Union forces to 'hold offensive/ "negative stereotype portraying Department of Ohio. the fort' and wait for relief. General Robinson believes, wrongly, that the Dutch as cheap." Sherman denied he said this, although Photos in this issue courtesy of J. "hold the fort" derives from frontier "Balderdash" is a 19th century Davis, D. Steiner, B. Lynch, public the myth persisted. The second and settlers defending homesteads and term meaning NONSENSE accor- sources, and private collections. most likely source of the quotation is seeking refuge from raging Native ding to the Merriam-Webster from a hymn entitled Hold the Fort by Items for possible publication American's in the 19th century. Dictionary. Used in a sentence: should be sent by email to: Chicago evangelist Philip P. Bliss who According to Robinson, "The Ameri- "Much advice from experts is [email protected] lived and wrote his hymns and tunes can phrase is now negative and racist." balderdash best ignored by during the War of the Rebellion. He claims, "'To hold down the fort' intelligent people." Fred Lynch, Editor page 7 program.The: Buckeye Bugle SUV graves registration website valuable public service Courtesy of SUVCW national graves registration website http://www.suvcwdb.org/home/about.php

The SUVCW National Graves also apparent the general wasting be entered through the "submitter" Registration Project was established of people's time was at an area. Updated or additional in 1996. Since then, hundreds of unacceptable level. Knowledge information concerning previously dedicated people from within and of what was completed and what submitted registrations should without the SUVCW have devoted needed additional investigation continue to be submitted to the thousands of hours of their time and wasn't available. National Graves Registration energy visiting cemeteries, The National Graves Registra- Officer. recording, verifying, researching and tion Database is now available to Submissions by people without entering the final resting places of all. The database was activated computer access or who prefer not Civil War veterans. From the February 22, 2005. This makes to use a computer will be accepted beginning, one thing was missing: all original registrations available through regular mail. Also, email the means for the SUVCW and for viewing by the general submittals may be sent Dept. GRO general public to search and view public, as well as allowing for Kent Dorr. Registered grave of the results on the Internet. As the new registrations to be entered More information is available at: Private David Peters, number of apparent duplication of through an online program. suvcw.org/ftp/GraveRegistrationB 1st Ohio Cavalry New graves registrations may Ebenezer M.E. Cemetery effort and registrations grew, it was rochure.pdf Franklin, Ohio Books help SUVCW Brothers, youth gain Civil War knowledge to share

So You Think You Know In Sherman's Path Redemption - The Last Antietam? Stories Behind by Jeffrey F. Spieles Battle of the Civil War Royal Fireworks Press by Nicholas Lemann America’s Bloodiest Day ISBN-10: 0898248590 by James & Suzanne Gindlesperger Farrar, Straus and Giroux $9.95 Paperback ISBN: 0374248559 John F. Blair Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-89587-579-2 The novel is historical fiction for youth 11-14, $24 Hardbound $19.95 Paperback not research for historians. It's a good tool for U.S. Government support of the nation's The Antietam battlefield near Sharpsburg, Md. is history teachers and parents. The author's liberated, emancipated, and enfranchised where on Sept. 17, 1862 occurred the bloodiest objective is to stimulate interest in Civil War former slaves in Southern States faded in day in American combat history with over history among middle school youth and to 1875. In 1877, Ohioan and Republican 23,000 casualties on both sides. Annually provide them knowledge in an interesting way. Rutherford B. Hayes secured support for thousands of tourists go to Antietam who know Of special merit, there's a companion teacher's his presidency by agreeing to remove from little concerning what took place at sites of manual available. the South the last federal troops assigned to interest as they visit the battlefield. The main character of the book is Henry, a enforce Reconstruction programs there. Within Antietam National Battlefield Park are teenager who joins the Rebel Army, gets scared The book documents how Mississippi’s about 100 statues and memorials. Where they are when he "sees the elephant" at the battle of Reconstruction governor and Civil War located plus information concerning them are the Allatoona Pass, and deserts. He later works for a hero Adelbert Ames sought to make his content of So You Think You Know Antietam?. scallywag, loots vacant plantations, and state an exception to what was happening The 224 page book contains almost 300 pictures, eventually helps a slave family move along elsewhere in the South. He failed. Pitched maps, GPS location coordinates, and abundant freedom's road. Henry makes many decisions battles and harassment of former slaves and tidbits of knowledge concerning the battlefield's that a real youth might have faced in 1864 while their families followed. Historians monuments. This is a good companion book for Sherman 's Bummers were marching through interested in post-Civil War life in the CW150 visitors to Antietam Battlefield. Georgia. South will find this book educational.

Ohio Historical Society suggests 2013 CW150 themes The Ohio Historical Society Civil War Sesquicentennial Advisory Committee selected "Ohio's Impact on the War" as their theme for 2013. The group encourages SUVCW and other organizations to use these themes when they plan their own Civil War activities for next year.  January - Emancipation  July - Ohioans in Battle  February - Ohio Generals  August - Ohio's Regiments and Militia  March - Medal of Honor  September - Political Leadership  April - The Costs of War  October - Immigrants in the Civil War  May - Ohio Civil War Road Trips  November - Why They Fought  June - United States Colored Troops  December - Supplying the Military page 5

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The Buckeye Bugle Civil War Sesquicentennial Feature - Patriotic Instruction The Battle of Perryville by Andy Turner - Reprinted by permission, Gatehouse Press - http://www.gatehouse-press.com

On the evening of October 7, 1862, with battle looming, three Union commanders discussed the dangers of battle. Brig. Gen. William R. Terrill and Col. George P. Webster commanded brigades in Brig. Gen. James S. Jackson’s division. The three men determined that if soldiers would look at the doctrine of probabilities they would realize how slight was the chance of any particular person being killed and would never be frightened of battle. Mathematically speaking, they were pretty safe. The following day, the soldiers of the Union Army of the Ohio and the Confederate Army of Mississippi would test probability as they clashed outside of Perryville, Kentucky. The state had been coveted by both sides since the war began. It was a slave state that was closely tied geographically to the North. In addition to its location, its waterways could also prove vital to both sides. The northern border of Kentucky lies along a long stretch of the Ohio River and the state’s western end borders the Mississippi. In addition, the

Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers run through Kentucky and into the heart of the South. In the fall of 1861 President Lincoln, Kentucky born, wrote “I think to lose Kentucky is nearly to lose the whole game.” While the state hadn’t seceded, there was a great deal of Confederate sympathies. In the summer of 1862, Col. carried out a raid through the state, receiving much support along the way. He reported that the state was ripe for the taking and it would bring volunteers into the Southern ranks. Convinced by Maj. Gen. , Confederate Gen. agreed to invade Kentucky. What was to originally be a joint effort changed when Smith took off on his own with his army. Bragg decided his best move was to follow and help Smith in trying to take the state. In Tennessee, Union Maj. Gen. learned of the Confederate movement into Kentucky. Determined to protect Louisville and Cincinnati, Buell pulled his army out of Nashville and moved north. It was a race to see who could get to Louisville first. Smith struck the first blow, capturing Richmond and Lexington, gaining a hold on the center of the state. At that point Bragg had to choose between joining Smith and going on to Louisville and a fight with Buell’s army. He decided to connect with Smith, allowing Buell to reach Louisville. Having reached his target first, Buell could concentrate on the enemy. His men marched east out of Louisville towards the enemy. Part of Bragg’s army, under Maj. Gen. William J. Hardee, took a position west of the small town of Perryville. Part of the reason for this was water. The area had been under a drought for months. Both men and horses needed water and there wasn’t much around. West of Perryville the Confederates discovered water in Doctor’s Creek. On the 7th of October, Union forces encountered the Rebel force and drove them back. Discovering the water, the Northern troops pushed hard to hold the position and the water. Both commanders at this time were operating under incorrect assumptions of the enemy’s position and intent. Bragg had a small force at Perryville and was concentrating north of there near Versailles, where he thought the Union army was massing. Buell believed the entire Confederate army was facing him at Perryville. Bragg’s subordinate General Hardee, who had written a text on military tactics that was used by both sides, implored Bragg to consolidate his forces. He needed to send all of his men to either Perryville or Versailles. Either way was all right, so long as he wasn’t splitting his force. Bragg decided to go to Perryville to take care of what he thought was a small Union force so he could then pull those troops north to Versailles. The initial Confederate assault came under a crossfire of artillery that tore great holes in the ranks. The Southerners, however, were able to hold on and mount another charge. They hit the Yankee line hard and drove them back. The fighting raged as the Union troops struggled to stop the onslaught. During this time, General Buell was unaware his army was engaged in a major battle. Due to an acoustic shadow, though he was but a few miles from the fighting, the Union commander could not hear the sounds of battle. Had he known, he could have engaged Brig. Gen. Thomas T. Crittenden’s corps that sat idle. In the day’s fighting, the mathematics of battle were thrown out the window. If they believed what they said the night before, Generals Jackson and Terrill and Colonel Webster fought the battle without fear for they knew that statistically they stood little chance of being harmed. It was not to be. By the time the fighting ended, all three were dead. When night fell, a number of Union officers urged Buell to make another attack by moonlight. The commanding general decided to wait until morning. He still believed he faced Bragg’s entire army. Meanwhile, Bragg finally realized he had faced all of Buell’s men and that he was lucky to have come through it as well as he did. After consulting with his generals, Bragg decided to withdraw that night to consolidate his men. After a day of hard fighting that resulted in roughly 7,500 casualties, neither side gained a real advantage. In the long run, it proved to be advantageous to the North. It was the “High Water Mark” for the Confederates in the west. Never again would they pose such a threat to the Federal forces. The failure at Perryville prevented the South from taking Kentucky, continuing north to threaten and possibly attack Ohio, and adding a new state and its manpower to the Confederacy.