Fountain County IN Archives Biographies.....McClure, Charles D. 1838 - 
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)

   Charles D. McClure, farmer and stock raiser, Newtown, son of James McClure,
was born in Richland township, August 26, 1838. He was enrolled July 28, 1862,
in Co. H, 72d Ind. Vols., one of the regiments which composed Wilder's brigade
of mounted infantry. He fought at Hoover's Gap and Chickamauga, and in the
winter of 1863-4 the brigade was attached to the expedition under Gen. W. Sooy
Smith, and sent into Mississippi as part of the operating force in the Meridian
campaign, the share assigned to this mounted command being, as stated by Gen.
Sherman in his "Memoirs," "to destroy the rebel cavalry commanded by Gen.
Forrest, who were a constant threat to our railway communications in middle
Tennessee." The result of the movement under Gen. Smith, owing to his
incompetent conduct, and not the behavior of the men, was a miserable failure.
Nevertheless the service performed was arduous and exacting, and beset with
long-sustained difficulties and hardships. The 72d was ordered to prepare for a
four days' scout; and leaving Pulaski, Tennessee, on New Year's eve, was in
motion nearly three months, arriving at Mooresville, Alabama, to which point
headquarters had been moved meantime, about March 25. It was not long after this
that the tide of events had taken him into Georgia, where he was continually
scouting and skirmishing on the flanks of the army in its triumphant progress
toward Atlanta. When Hood began the invasion of Tennessee. Wilder's brigade went
back to Rome, and turning over their horses to Kilpatrick proceeded to
Chattanooga, and thence to Louisville, to be remounted. Just prior to New
Year's, 1865, the command started south, with Montgomery as the objective point.
From there, under Gen. Wilson, it went to Selma, taking the place by assault,
and destroying foundries, rolling-mills, and immense quantities of war material.
The next place visited by this conquering column was Columbus, where large
cotton factories were located and a great number of cars concentrated. These
suffered a like fate, and the command moved on, taking in Macon next. The sweet
songs of peace were now thrilling the nation's heart, and the head of the column
was turned toward Chattanooga, where the men were dismounted and placed aboard
the cars for Nashville. Here the 72d was mustered out in June, and disbanded at
Indianapolis on the 6th of July. He was married, February 14, 1867, to Martha A.
Haas, daughter of Jacob Haas, of Waynetown, Montgomery county. She was born
January 26, 1842. They have three living children: Ina Mary, Charles Elton, and
Arthur D. Stewart. His wife is a Presbyterian, and he is a republican.



Additional Comments:
Richland Township

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,

TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,

GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.

BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.

WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.

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