CHAPTER II.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE CIVIL SERVICE.
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HIGHLAND COUNTY has contributed to the civil service of the United States:

WILLIAM A. TRIMBLE, of Hillsboro, O., elected senator of the United States in 1819, and served until 1822, when he died.
JOSEPH J. McDOWELL, of Hillsboro, O., elected to Congress in 1843, and re-elected in 1844, and served two terms.*
NELSON BARRERE, of Hillsboro, O., elected in 1854, and served one term.
JONAS R. EMRIE, of Hillsboro, O., elected in 1854, and served one term.
JOHN A. SMITH, of Hillsboro, O., elected in 1868, and re-elected in 1870; served two terms.
HENRY L. DICKEY, of Greenfield, O., elected in October, 1876, and present member.

Representatives in Congress from other counties than Highland

JEREMIAH MORROW, of Warren county, from 1805 to 1813.
DUNCAN McARTHUR and WM. CREIGHTON, JR., of Ross county, from 1813 to 1815.
WM. CREIGHTON, JR., of Ross county, from 1815 to 1817.
JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Adams county, from 1817 to 1827.
WM. RUSSELL, of Adams county, from 1827 to 1831.
THOMAS CORWIN, of Warren County, from 1831 to 1840.
JEREMIAH MORROW, of Warren county, from 1841 to 1843.
THOMAS L. HAMER, of Brown county, elected in 1847; died in Mexico, previous to the convening of Congress, to which he was elected, being at the time of his death, a general in the military service of the United States.

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JONATHAN MORRIS, of Clermont county, from 1847 to 1851.
ANDREW ELLISON, of Brown county, from 1853 to 1855.
J. R. COCKERELL, of Adams county, from 1857 to 1859.
WM. H. HOWARD, of Clermont county, from 1859 to 1861.
C. A. WHITE, of Brown county, from 1861 to 1865.
R. W. CLARK, of Clermont county, from 1865 to 1869.
LAWRENCE T. NEAL, of Ross county, from 1873 to 1877.

Other members of Congress, natives of Highland county, and educated therein.

CARY A. TRIMBLE, of Ross county, O., member from 10th congressional district of Ohio, from 1859 to 1863.
GRANVILLE BARRERE, member from 9th district, Illinois, from 1875 to 1877.

COLLECTORS OF REVENUE.

JOHN M. JOHNSON, of Hillsboro, O.
ZENOS HANLEY, of Hillsboro, O.
W. O. COLLINS, of Hillsboro, O.

WM. M. MEEK, of Hillsboro, O., appointed United States commissioner in 1859, and is the present incumbent.

DEPUTY U. S. MARSHALS.

DAVID MILLER, W. H. WOODROW, E. J. BLOUNT, JAS. W. DOGGETT and SAMUEL LYLE, present incumbent, all of Hillsboro, O.
JAMES H. THOMPSON, of Hillsboro, O., Register in bankruptcy; appointed in 1867, and now in office, and before whom have been filed one hundred and thirty-nine voluntary and four involuntary petitions in bankruptcy, viz:
     From Brown county, 29; Clermont, 3; Clinton, 35; Fayette, 46; Highland, 30.

POSTMASTERS AT HILLSBORO.

JAMES D. SCOTT, CARY A. TRIMBLE, JOHN A. TRIMBLE, R. D. LILLEY, J. R. EMRIE, R. H. AYRES, JACOB KIRBY, DANIEL BROWNING, JOHN BASKIN, G. W. LAWRENCE, W. R. SMITH and J. M. BARRERE.

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MILITARY SERVICE OF THE U. S., AND THE STATE OF OHIO

Col. Wm. A. TRIMBLE, major of the 26th U. S. Infantry; brevetted in 1814 as colonel of the 8th U. S. Infantry.
Cary A. TRIMBLE, brevetted in 1814 as captain of the first rifle regiment, U. S. army.

THE WAR OF 1812.

     One volunteer rifle company, enlisted and mustered into service by Capt. Geo. W. BARRERE, of New Market, and William DAVIDSON as lieutenant.
     One vollunteer infantry company, enlisted and mustered into service by John JONES, of Hillsboro, as captain, and James PATTERSON, as lieutenant.

UNDER THE GENERAL CALL OF 1813.

     One regiment of infantry, enlisted and called into service by Wm. KEYS, of Hillsboro, O., as colonel, and Allen TRIMBLE, as major, James DANIEL, as adjutant, Dr. Jasper HAND as sergeant, and Augustus RICHARDS as sergeant's mate; consisting, in part, of the following companies from Highland county, enlisted and mustered into service by the following officers; Capt. John JONES, Capt. James PATTERSON, Capt. Hugh ROGERS, Capt. Joel BERRYMAN.
     The lieutenants' names can not be ascertained by inquiry among the oldest inhabitants.

MEXICAN WAR.

     Infantry company:  David IRICK, capt.; Jackson KENNIPE, 1st lieutenant, and Samuel D. STEWART, 2d lieutenant.
     All the above officers were from Hillsboro, and the company was recruited in Highland county.  During the war, Capt. Irick died, and Lieut. KENNIPE was promoted to captain, and Lieut. STEWART was promoted to 1st lieutenant, and the company thus officered was attached to the 2d Ohio regiment, under the command of Col. George W. MORGAN; and for brave and gallant conduct of Lieut. Samuel D. STEWART, at teh battle of San Francisco, February 24th, 1847, which is thus reported:
     "But, being surrounded on every side by the enemy, Col. MORGAN
     "thought it prudent to send a courier to overtake Lieut. Col. IRWIN.

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     "Lieut. STEWART, of Highland county, volunteered to discharge the
     "perilous duty.  The lancers lined the chapperal within fifty years
     "of the road, as far as the eye could see.  Lieut. STEWART, with a
     "friendly Mexican and an American, dashed out on the road, and the
     "enemy opened a heavy fire from both sides of the chapperal.  The
     "Mexican was killed, and the American wounded; but STEWART dash
     "ed gallantly on."
     A gold mounted sword was voted to him by the Congress of the United States; and he was also promoted to the office of lieutenant in the regular army of the United States.

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IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION, A. D. 1861.
The term Roster will comprehend the officers of the regiment and company mustered into service from Highland Co.

12th REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
ROSTER - THREE MONTHS' SERVICE

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     Provost Marshals of Highland County. - William Scott and Joseph K. Marley.
     Military County Committee during the War of the Rebellion. - WM. R. SMITH, ENOS HOLMES, JOHN H. JOLLY and JAMES H. THOMPSON, of Hillsboro; and HENRY L. DICKEY, of Greenfield.
     During the War of the Rebellion, under the act of Congress authorizing a draft, J. K. MARLEY, of Hillsboro, O., was provost marshal; GEORGE B. GARDNER, of Hillsboro, O., commissioner; and Dr. DAVID NOBLE, of Hillsboro, O., surgeon; and they, with E. J. BLOUNT, clerk, constituted the board of enrollment from May, 1863, to April, 1865.
     The foregoing abstract, taken from the volume entitled: "Ohio and the War; her Statesmen, her Generals and Soldiers," by Whitelaw Reed, is believed to be true and accurate a to Highland county.
     It the names of any officers be omitted, it will not be for want of most diligent search on the part of the author, as to all those officers who participated in the late war; and if it should be thought by some persons that the names of the privates ought also to have been inserted, the compiler would say that it was almost impossible to find the names and places of residence of the private soldiers of each company; and besides this, the insertion of their names, even if known, would make this work too voluminous for any practical purpose.
     Besides the foregoing regular enlistments on account of the war, there were mustered into the service several other volunteer companies and regiments, for a short time, in defense of the city of Cincinnati, and the town of Ripley, on the Ohio river, which were threatened by the danger of invasion from the opposite side of the river.
     There were what was called the "Eagle Creek Expedition;" the "Squirrel Hunters," enlisted in defense of Cincinnati; the enlistment of men for the "hundred day's service;" and the most noted of all was the regiment enlisted, armed and equipped for the assistance of General HOBSON

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in pursuit of JOHN MORGAN in his raid through the state of Ohio.  This regiment united with General HOBSON's command, and actively participated in the battle with and capture of JOHN MORGAN, disbanded by General HOBSON, with high compliments for its efficiency and bravery.
     Highland county, from its organization, kept up and sustained its eclat in the militia system of the state, so long as that system was practically enforced by he laws of the state.  But as the practice of that system since the war has become utterly dormant and inefficient, latterly the military spirit of the county, which is always irrepressible, has begun to develop itself in the organization of the companies and regiments of infantry and cavalry, called the "Ohio National Guard."  In this latter movement, Highland county has been prompt in its assistance, by the organization of one infantry company, called the "Noble Light Guards," in honor of DAVID NOBLE, of Hillsboro, who by his generosity has contributed largely to its equipment; and by the organization of a cavalry company, called the "Scott Dragoons," in honor of WILLIAM SCOTT, of Hillsboro, who has also liberally contributed to its equipment.
     Since the organization of the infantry company, Doctor DAVID NOBLE has been promoted to the office of colonel of the 13th regiment of Ohio National Guards, and the following is the roster of said two companies:

13th Regiment Ohio National Guards.

Doctor DAVID NOBLE, of Hillsboro, O., colonel.

Noble Light Guards.

PRIVATES.

SCOTT DRAGOONS.

PRIVATES.

     Some of the officers connected with the above companies are experienced military men, having served in the army during the Rebellion, particularly the Colonel of the Regi-

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