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Covington Has Military Record - The following newspaper article was obtained from the JR Clark Library in Covington, Ohio. The article is undated but is presumed to have been printed in the Covington Tribute Gazette in about 1933. Enlistment in the Ohio National Guard: With the close of 1877 the veterans began to drop out on account of expiration of service and the first discharges granted came to Sgt's Kindall and Ingle and Corp. Lewis Ingle and Alonzo L. Marlin January 1878. Throughout this year the majority of the first to enlist were discharged for expiration of term of service and many other for permanent removal beyond the limits of the command. During this year and 1879 the loss was met by many re-enlistments and new enlistments of an excellent class of recruits. Many changes took place and promotions were made. Before the summer encampment, Lt. Carson was lost to the service on account of removal to Licking Co., Ohio, in the election which followed Sgt. Major Gross was elected to fill the vacancy made by Lt. Carson's resignation. The following is the roll from 1870-1880. Captain Joseph Ullery * 1st Lt. James M. Williamson * 2nd Lt William S. Williamson * 1st Sgt Ed D. Simes * 2nd Sgt Richard Pearson * 3rd Sgt Miles M. Meadows * 4th Sgt Titus Shearer * 5th Sgt Chas. L. Wilde * 1st Corp. John P. Hilliard * 2nd Corp. James Smith * 3rd Corps Madison Kindall * 4th Corp. Andrew J. Hart * 5th Corp. Lewis Babylon * 6th Corp. Caleb W. Orr * 7th. William Ingle * 8th. George Sedwick * Musician Henry Langston * Musician George M. Porter * Pvt. Richard Adams Pvt. Arthur Adams Pvt. Chas Alexander Pvt. William Alexander Pvt. Milton Babylon Pvt. Samuel Barnhart Pvt. George Barringer Pvt. Joseph Boehringer Pvt. Presley F. Black Pvt. Samuel F. Brandt Pvt. Willis Branson Pvt. William A. Brown Pvt. Robert A. Brown Pvt. William P. Buchanan Pvt. George D. Buchanan Pvt. James L. Carson Pvt. William D. Chapman Pvt. Thomas F. Clark Pvt. John W. Clark Pvt. Henry C. Coate Pvt. John Cole Pvt. Jasper N. Devault Pvt. Aaron Dorsey Pvt. George W. Downey Pvt. James Downey Pvt. Jerry Dunham Pvt. Richard H. Dunning * Pvt. Thomas Dwyer Pvt. Michael Dwyer Pvt. Joshua C. Falknor Pvt. Henry C. Franklin * Pvt. Charles A. Giffin Pvt. William O. Giffin Pvt. William h. Gross Pvt. William Gorrel Pvt. Lee S. Harrison Pvt. Edgar Harrison Pvt. Abraham D. Hickman Pvt. Steven Hildebrand Pvt. Charles Hildebrand Pvt. David Howalt Pvt. Lewis Ingle * Pvt. John Ingle Pvt. Thomas J. Ingle Pvt. John M. Jackson Pvt. David Kauffman Pvt. John G. Kensinger Pvt. Johnson Kensinger Pvt. Lycurgus L. Kensinger Pvt. William Kiser * Pvt. Christian G. Kraus Pvt. John Kraus Pvt. Frank Lehman Pvt. Luther J. Leilch? Pvt. Adam Long * Pvt. Cyrus Long Pvt. Samuel Longnecker Pvt. Peter Longnecker * Pvt. Alonzo L. Marlin Pvt. Joseph H. Marlin Pvt. Walter S. Marlin Pvt. Joseph C. Marker Pvt. Charles F. Martin Pvt. Ezekiel H. Maxwell Pvt. Chas. S. McGowen * Pvt. Fredrick Miller Pvt. William Miller Pvt. John C. Minton Pvt. Abraham W. Minton Pvt. William H. H. Moore Pvt. Chas. Moore Pvt. Samuel Myers Pvt. Richard N. Porter Pvt. James Porter Pvt. James B. Reish Pvt. Frank M. Rankin * Pvt. Samuel Rues * Pvt. Gideon Rench Pvt. George Rench Pvt. Peter Rench * Pvt. John D. Reynolds Pvt. William H. Rike Pvt. James D. Rike Pvt. George W. Robinson Pvt. William O. Routson Pvt. Henry J. Schaepps Pvt. John Shade Pvt. Dewitte C. Shellaberger * Pvt. Charles C. Shuman Pvt. John C. Sipres * Pvt. Valentine Smith * Pvt. Edgar Shellenbarger Pvt. Charles A. Smith Pvt. Jerome Spitler Pvt. Charles Teach Pvt. Jeremiah Thompson * Pvt. John A. Hillery Pvt. Oscar Van Horn Pvt. Jacob Wagner Pvt. Henry O. Weaver Pvt. Layfatte Westfall Pvt. Charles Whipp Many of the above were promoted to high grades, and quite
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