VAN WERT COUNTY OHIO - CIVIL WAR: ROSTER OF SQUIRREL HUNTERS OF VAN WERT *************************************************************************** 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 Don Kear Dlkgen@aol.com Van Wert Ohio County Coordinator, www.rootsweb.com/~ohvanwer/ December 9, 1998 *************************************************************************** ROSTER OF SQUIRREL HUNTERS OF VAN WERT The "Squirrel Hunters" were citizen volunteers called on in September 1862 to defend Cincinnati, Ohio from possible attack by Confederate soldiers. These volunteers provided their own guns, ammunition and dress. The volunteers from Van Wert county, Ohio are listed here. Thaddeus S. Gilliland, Captain Alonto W. Baker, 1st lieutenant Frank B. Bickford. 2nd lieutenant Andrew McGavern, 1st sergeant George S. Edson, 2nd sergeant Charles P. Richey 3rd sergeant John A. Smith, 4th sergeant Benjamin A. Welch, 5th sergeant John Strode, 6th sergeant David S. Hoit 1st corporal Chas. W. Goss, 2nd corporal Stephen Capper, 3rd corporal George W. Mosure, 4th corporal Austin Gish, 5th corporal C. C. North, 6th corporal Benjamin F. Swineford, 7th corporal James Mount, 8th corporal PRIVATES. Allen, John W. Anchutz, Louis. Arnold, Elijah. Beatty, Peter Baker, John C. Burk, John Budd, John L. Brodnix, John Brodnix, J. Boyd Behb, William G. Barkdull, Enos E. Baird, Charles P. Brown, William 0. Buck, William Copeland, George CoChran. William Corder, Reason Chamhers, John W. Davis, Dana Eagy, Johnathan, Sr. Eagy, George Eagy, Jonathan, Jr. Eagy, Oliver Emerson, Sylvester Emerson, Franklin Evans, David W. Frickbinder, Levi Faulkner, Zen Flagg, Henrv Foster, Jame J. Faulkner, William Green, Darius Gordon, John Hall, George M. High, William Hoghe, H. R. Hunter, John Hunter, I. I. Heitsman, David Hedges, Henry C. Jewell, Lesley Johnson, Homer Jewell, Lesley Jones, Luserne Kuhl, Philip Kuhl, Daniel Larue, Calvin Lame, Judson Losing, Nelson W. McClure, William D. Mather, Edward Mills, Elijah Mullen, Emery Mead, Stephen Myers, Thomas Parent, John Ralston, David Rogers, Augustus Ramsey, John C. Stem, William Sands, David Swartz, William Sweet, Abel K. Sands, Christian Shaffer, Laurens B. Smith, A. 0. Thacker, John Terry, Joseph Todd, Elijah Todd, S. I. Troup, John Underwood, J. P. Welker, James Wells, George Weaver, Samuel I. Willer, Perry