Howard County Indiana USGenWeb Project Military

Howard County Indiana: Civil War Militia Enrollment List – Harrison Township

In the summer of 1862, Indiana responded to President Lincoln's call for troops by requiring men between the ages of 18 and 45 who had not already enlisted in the volunteer force to be enrolled in the state militia.

County commissioners were appointed to oversee this enrollment with lists being created for each township. Once the lists were complete, claims of disability and conscientious objection could be made, with objectors being allowed to pay $200 to "commute their obligation". Others considered exempt included telegraph operators, skilled workers in gun factories, engineers and firemen on the railroads, and ministers; however, many of these men may have volunteered.

The militia enrollment lists include the following information: name, age, occupation, disease or condition causing the "not able-bodied" status, exemption and remarks. (NOTE: The last three columns were combined in this transcript.) The entries are numbered and in rough alphabetical order. Illegible letters or parts of words are marked with a [?]. The microfilm can be found at the Kokomo-Howard County Library.

Enrolled in pursuance of orders from the Secretary of War by Samuel Waggaman, Dep't Commissioner for said township. page 32 - 36

#	Last Name	First Name and Initial	Age	Occupation	Exempt/Not Able Bodied
1	AMMERMAN	Albert	23	carpenter	cause 8 [name marked out]
2	AKERMAN	Ephraghim	40	farmer
3	ALEXANDER	Wm.	18	farmer
4	ADDAMS	W.H.	24	blacksmith
5	ALEXANDER	Granberg	18	farmer
6	ALEXANDER	James	24	farmer
7	BOAN[?]	Wm. D.	37	farmer
8	BUMMERMAN	Daniel	34	farmer
9	BUTTER	W.H.	21	farmer	conscientiously; opposed to bearing arms. [name crossed out]
10	BANLEY [?]	Henry	39	farmer	cause 1
11	BROHARD [?]	Israel	37	farmer
12	BUTLER	J.H.	19	farmer	conscientiously; opposed to bearing arms. [name crossed out]
13	BECK	Peter	25	farmer	of foreign birth and never displayed his intention to become a citizen
14	BUTLER	Wm. H.	22	farmer	conscientiously; opposed to bearing arms. [name crossed out]
15	CARR	James N.	20	farmer
16	COBB	John T.	21	farmer
17	CREASON	James	43	farmer
18	CANWELL	John	38	farmer	cause 8 [name crossed out]
19	CAMEL	Levi	18	farmer
20	CHASE	R.J.	37	farmer
21	COONE	S.S.	31	farmer
22	DAILY	William	34	farmer
23	DICKERSON	Samuel	33	farmer
24	DICKENSON	Verdin	25	farmer	cause 8 [name crossed out]
25	DUKE	A.J.	30	carpenter
26	DICKERSON	A.	35	farmer
27	DWIGGINS	Francis H.	25	farmer
28	DWIGGINS	Ira	32	farmer
29	DICKERSON	J.E.	22	farmer
30	DANCKEN	John J.	19	farmer
31	DEARLES	Jacob	44	farmer
32	DIMMITT	Joseph M.	37	farmer	cause 3 [name crossed out]
33	ETHERTON	Richard	43	farmer
34	EDWARDS	Sylvester	42	farmer	cause 8 [name crossed out]
35	FORTNER	Aaron	38	farmer	cause 4 [name crossed out]
36	FRANCIS	George H.	36	carpenter	cause 1 [name crossed out]
37	FANCHER	Henry	29	farmer
38	FANCHER	John	37	farmer
39	FISHER	Jacob M.	26	farmer
40	FAUCETT	John	25	farmer
41	GLENN	William	32	farmer	cause 4 [name crossed out]
42	GULLION	William	18	farmer
43	GULLION	Francis	30	farmer
44	GREASON	George	28	farmer
45	HEADY	Benjamin	22	farmer
46	HARRISON	Charles	19	farmer
47	HINTON	E.W.	29	physician
48	HARMON	Odla	25	farmer
49	HOLLINGSWORTH	Townshend	20	farmer
50	HEATON	Wm. C.	34	farmer
51	HALL	William N.	26	carpenter
52	HARRISON	Charles	19	farmer
53	HEATON	Henry C.	19	farmer
54	HOLLINGSWORTH	Isaac	23	farmer	conscientiously; opposed to bearing arms. [name crossed out]
55	HEATON	John C.	44	farmer	cause 3 [name crossed out]
56	HOBSON	J.	21	farmer
57	HILL	James	24	farmer
58	HENDERSON	J.N.	32	farmer
59	HORN	Jacob	41	farmer	cause 7 [name crossed out]
60	HENDERSON	John	20	farmer
61	HOLLINGSWORTH	J.N.	26	farmer
62	HAMILTON	Joel S.	23	farmer
63	HOLLINGSWORTH	Wm S.	26	farmer	conscientiously; opposed to bearing arms. [name crossed out]
64	HEATON	Ebenezer	22	farmer	cause 1 [name crossed out]
65	HALL	John	19
66	JONES	James	20	farmer
67	KANAN	James	18	farmer
68	KERN	Soris [?]	32	physician
69	KENWORTHY	David	30	farmer
70	LINCONFELTER	Archibald	35	carpenter
71	LETTS	Sampsun [?]	34	farmer
72	LASLEY	Noah	44	farmer
73	LETT	John O.	33	farmer
74	MARSHAL	William	21	laborer
75	MORGAN	William J.	35	laborer
76	MCCOOL	Jesse	24	laborer	cause 8 [name crossed out]
77	MORELAND	H.S.	38	laborer
78	MOORE	J.V.	33	laborer
79	MCKEHAN	James	34	laborer	cause 3 [name crossed out]
80	MULKINS	John	28	laborer
81	MARTIN	John S.	37	laborer
82	MARTIN	R.D.M.	33	laborer	cause 8 [name crossed out]
83	MCLELLAND	Robt.	26	laborer
84	MCCARTY	Samuel	26	laborer
85	MASSEMA [?]	Lincon [?]	33	laborer	cause 4 [name crossed out]
86	MANN	Thomas	22	laborer
87	MURPHY	Chester	37	laborer
88	MCLELLAND	Wm	30	laborer
89	MARSHAL	Milon	26	miller
90	NIXON	Zimri	40	miller
91	NEAL	J.M.	44	laborer
92	NEWTON	John H.	20	laborer
93	PAINE	J.S.	27	laborer
94	PATTEN	John	34	laborer
95	PICKERING	J.T.	18	laborer
96	PARSON	William	41	laborer	insane [name crossed out]
97	PITZER	G.P.	42	laborer
98	PARKER	George	18	---	deaf & dumb [name crossed out]
99	PARKS	James L.	20	laborer
100	PETERS	William	39	laborer
101	PAYNE	Levin	40	laborer
102	RATLIFF	Amos	18	farmer	conscientiously opposed to bearing arms [name crossed out]
103	RAKESTRAW	Cornelius	30	farmer
104	RAMSEYER	Daniel	29	farmer
105	ROBY	Elias	27	farmer
106	RAMSEYER	George	25	farmer
107	REESE	Newton	26	farmer
108	RAMSEYER	Philip	34	blacksmith
109	RAYLS	Phineas	22	farmer
110	ROBY	William	29	farmer
111	RAMSEYER	Oscar	43	farmer
112	RAMSEYER	J.B.	34	farmer
113	ROBY	John	25	farmer
114	ROBY	James	20	farmer
115	RICHARDSON	John	32	carpenter
116	RILEY	John L.	24	farmer
117	RICKETTS	Joseph	29	farmer
118	RILEY	Milton	18	farmer
119	RODIMAN	Wm. N.	18	farmer
120	RULLINGER	Wm. S.	33	farmer
121	RILEY	A.T.	28	farmer
122	SHANNON	Harrison	21	farmer
123	SMITH	George	29	farmer
124	SNIDER	George W.	21	farmer
125	SNIDER	Harry	44	farmer
126	SHELTON	John	43	farmer
127	SHELTON	Joseph	21	farmer
128	SHELTON	James	18	farmer	cause 1 [name crossed out]
129	SHEPARD	Jesse	43	farmer
130	SHEPARD	John T.	18	farmer
131	STRATTON	Joseph S.	26	farmer	conscientiously opposed to bearing arms. [name crossed out]
132	SEWARD	Charles	43	farmer
133	SMITH	Cornelions [?]	22	farmer
134	SOLENBARGER	C.C.	40	farmer
135	SEWARD	Ebeneazer	25	farmer
136	STRATTON	Saml [?] E.	28	miller	cause 3 [name crossed out]
137	SCHOOLEY	S.J.	40	farmer	cause 3 [name crossed out]
138	SMITS	Wm. B.	36	farmer
139	TARKINGTON	Wm. B.	25	--	insane [name crossed out]
140	THOMAS	Walker H.	28	farmer
141	THORN	Charles	38	farmer
142	TARKINGTON	Horace	22	farmer
143	WATSON	Robert	23	farmer
144	WHITE	Samuel M.	25	farmer
145	WAGGAMAN	Samuel	38	pumpmaker
146	WILSON	Thomas C.	37	farmer
147	WHITE	Alpheas	25	farmer	conscientiously opposed to bearing arms [name crossed out]
148	WILSON	Chat [?] S.	28	farmer	cause 3 [name crossed out]
149	WHITE	Daniel	44	farmer	cause 3 [name crossed out]
150	WILSON	John E.	18	farmer
151	WOOTON	Henry	30	carpenter
152	WRIGHT	Isaac	32	farmer	conscientiously opposed to bearing arms [name crossed out]
153	WAGGAMAN	John	20	farmer	cause 8 [name crossed out]
154	ZELL	Jacob	29	farmer
155	CORR	James	--	--

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