TRUMBULL COUNTY OHIO - HISTORY: Part 5 (published 1874) *************************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. *************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Linda R. & Henry L. LIPPS, Kinsman, OH LRLBugsy@aol.com Researching ancestors & descendants of Daniel LIPPS/1792/Greenbriar Co., WV February 22, 1999 *************************************************************************** The following sketch is taken from COMBINATION ATLAS MAP OF TRUMBULL COUNTY, OHIO Compiled, Drawn and Published From Personal Examinations and Surveys By L. H. Everts Chicago, Ill. 1874 This Reprint sponsored by the Trumbull County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society Reprinted 1974, Second Reprint 1996, by The Bookmark, P. O. Box 90, Knightstown, Ind. HISTORY OF TRUMBULL COUNTY, OHIO (Part 5) THE FOURTEENTH OHIO BATTERY was organized August 20, 1861, and was mustered into service September 20, 1861. It was composed of one hundred and fifty-six men, five officers, and one hundred and twenty-five horses; the greater proportion of the men being from Trumbull County. The officers of this Battery from Trumbull County were--First Lieutenant, Homer E. Stull, Warren; Captain, Seth M. Laird, Mesopotamia; Lieutenant, Geo. Hurlburt, Warren. Lost thirty men killed and wounded, and seventy-two horses, at battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862. This Battery served in the Western Army under the following generals: Generals Grant, Halleck, Sherman, McPherson, Logan, Oglesby, Dodge, Blair, and Thomas. Was in the Army of the Tennessee up to and during the Atlanta campaign; after the fall of Atlanta, was transferred to the Army of the Cumberland; served through the war, and was mustered out July, 1865, at Columbus, Mississippi. It received several complimentary notices in general orders, from Sherman and McPherson, for its promptness and bravery during the Atlanta campaign. THE FIFTEENTH OHIO BATTERY, Light Artillery, was recruited from the Counties of Trumbull, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, and Lorain, in January, 1862, by Captain Edward Spear. Joined the army at Pittsburg Landing; was present at the siege and surrender of Vicksburg, and the capture of Jackson, Mississippi. Formed a part of the advance on Atlanta, and participated in the siege and capture of that place. Was with Sherman in his march to the sea. The officers from Trumbull County were--Captain Edward Spear and Lieutenant George R. Casper. The number of men enlisted and recruited was two hundred and fourteen; loss in killed and from disease, one hundred and nineteen. Number recruited from Trumbull County, one hundred and three. Battles and skirmishes, thirty-two. Composition of battery, four 20-pound Parrotts and two 12-pound Napoleons, and one hundred and sixty-six horses and thirty mules. The following Paymasters were from Trumbull County: Colonel U. H., Hutchins, Warren; Lieutenant-Colonel H. A. Hutchins, Warren, Lieutenant- Colonel Edward Spear, Warren; Major Harlan Wolcott, Farmington. RAILROADS This County is well supplied with railway facilities. The ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN enters on the west, passing almost due east through the Townships of Braceville and Warren, and, running through the northwest corner of the City of Warren, takes a northeast course, cutting the northwest corner of Howland, and passing diagonally through Bazetta, enters the southeast corner of Mecca, where it changes to a due east direction through Johnston, running along its southern border, and, entering the southern part of Vernon, bears southeast, and, crossing the northeast corner of Hartford, passes into Pennsylvania. The CLEVELAND AND MAHONING enters the northwest part of Braceville, crosses the Atlantic and Great Western at Leavittsburg, passes through the southern half of the City of Warren, crosses the southwest corner of Howland, and runs southeasterly through Weathersfield, taking the village of Niles in its course, and cutting the southwest corner of Liberty, and passing through Girard Village, it passes into Mahoning County. The Cleveland and Mahoning is now operated by the Atlantic and Great Western. The PAINSVILLE, YOUNGSTOWN AND PITTSBURG enters from Geauga County, takes a southeasterly course through Farmington, crosses the northeast corner of Southington, the southeast corner of Champion, the northeast corner of Warren Township, and intersects the Atlantic and Great Western in the northeast corner of the City of Warren, and then takes the general direction of the Cleveland and Mahoning, through Niles and Girard, to Youngstown, in Mahoning County. The ASHTABULA, YOUNGTOWN AND PITTSBURG enters on the north, passing in an almost due south course through the eastern half of the Townships of Bloomfield, Bristol, and Champion, and clipping the northeast corner of Warren Township, it passes into Howland, and runs through the eastern edge of the City of Warren. It then takes the general direction of the Cleveland and Mahoning and the Painsville, Youngstown and Pittsburg, through Niles and Girard, to Youngstown. The southeastern portion of the County is cut up by numerous coal roads, particularly the towns of Liberty and Hubbard. One of the roads, called the MAHONING COAL ROAD, traverses the eastern part of the County in a north and south direction. Including the coal roads, there are twenty-eight lines of railroad in the County. SOIL, PRODUCTS, ETC. The soil of Trumbull County is greatly diversified. A clay loam rather predominates. There is also considerable sandy soil, especially in the vicinity of the streams. Some portions may be described as sandy loam. These comprise, perhaps, one-third of the surface of the County. An excellent quality of coal is found in the southern and southeast part, particularly in the Townships of Hubbard, Liberty, Wethersfield, Brookfield, and Vienna. WATER COURSES The chief stream of this County is the Mahoning River, in the southwestern part. It enters Newton Township from Milton, Mahoning County, on the south; flows north into Braceville, where it takes a northeast direction into Warren; here it curves into the northern part of the town, and again flowing south, passes out near the southeast corner, crossing the southwest corner of Howland; then flowing in a southwesterly course through the northern part of Wethersfield, enters the southwest part of Liberty, and, taking a southerly course, returns to Mahoning County, describing a southeast diagonal through Youngstown. The Mahoning and the Shenango,--which latter touches the eastern line of Trumbull in the town of Brookfield,--at their junction in Pennsylvania, form the Big Beaver River. The second stream in size in this County is Grand River, the head-waters of which are supplied chiefly from the Townships of Champion, Bristol, Southington, and Farmington. It assumes some size in the northeastern part of the latter town; touches the southeast corner of Mesopotamia, flows north along the western border of Bloomfield, and bearing a little west of north, and crossing the northeast corner of Mesopotamia, passes into Ashtabula County. It empties its waters into Lake Erie at Fairport. Mosquito Creek, one of the principal tributaries of the Mahoning, is formed in Greene Township, in the northern part of the County, and flowing due south, falls into the Mahoning near the centre of Wethersfield. The Big Meander Creek enters on the south from Mahoning County, and empties into the Mahoning nearly opposite the mouth of the Mosquito. (End of Part 5, and end of Trumbull County, Ohio, History portion. Next section is the History of the villages, townships) ==== Maggie_Ohio Mailing List ====