army swept in, and the fort was ours. In appreciation of this, "the greatest feat of personal heroism recorded during the war," Congress voted the "gallant thirteen" medals of honor. The order under which Mr. Thompson's medal was bestowed is as follows:

WAR DEP'T, ADJ'T-GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, May 9, 1865. Corporal F. C. Thompson, Co. F, 116th O.:

Herewith I enclose a medal of honor to be presented to you under resolution of Congress for distinguished service at Fort Gregg. By order of the Secretary of War. Very respectfully,

E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. G.

Thompson participated in the closing events of the war, and witnessed the surrender of the Confederate army at Appomattox. He was one of the number selected to carry the rebel flags surrendered by General Lee to Washington. They were conveyed by special steamer and were received by the Secretary of War with great ceremony. He took them each by the hand, and in language which evidenced his sincerity and gratitude, he thanked them for the great service they had done their country.

On the muster out of his regiment he returned to his home. He had not at this time attained his major ity although for three long years he had been fighting his country's battles. In 1875 he was elected sheriff

of the county, and upon the expira

tion of his term was re-elected. In 1866 he was married to Miss Mary Archer. She died in 1879, and in 1883 he was again married to Miss Amanda Archer, a cousin of his first

wife. By the first marriage there were six children, only two of whom, Clara and Frank, are living; by the second, two- Lulu and Hugh.

CAPTAIN JOHN BROWN, an officer of the Ninety-second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was a Scotchman by birth, and emigrated to this country when he was about eighteen years of age. He was an industrious and honorable gentleman, identifying himself with all the moral and secular interests of the communities in which he was located. When the storm of war broke over his adopted country, it found him an outspoken and staunch patriot, ready to help in any way to preserve the life and unity of the Republic. In 1862 he aided in the raising of a company here at Summerfield that united with other companies at Camp Marietta, forming the Ninety-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The company was called Company D, of which he was elected first lieutenant; and in June, 1863, was promoted to the captaincy of Company H of the same regiiment. iment. He was a splendid officer, beloved by all his men, ready to share with his men in all the hardships and dangers of an army life in active service. While gallantly leading his company on the dreadful field of Chickamauga, September 19, 1863, he was wounded in the heel or ankle; at the time no thoughts were entertained but that he would get well. He was taken back to Nashville, where, unexpectedly to almost all, he died on the 5th of October. His remains were brought back to Summerfield, October 10, 1863, and

and the second as follows: "Resolved, second, that the name of the town ordered to be surveyed be Caldwell."

The name adopted was very appropriate, it being the name of the owner of the land on which the town was to be located, who was the son of the first settler in the neighborhood.

Caldwell is too young to possess a remarkable history. Founded in 1857, its growth was very slow until within recent years. In 1860 its population was probably not over 125; ten years later, the census gave it 318 inhabitants. During the next decade the increase was more rapid, the town having been reached by the railroad, in 1872, and the census of 1880 showed that 602 persons were residents of the town. Since 1880 the population has nearly, if not quite, doubled.

The town of Caldwell was surveyed and platted December 20 and 21, 1854, by George Bell, deputy county surveyor, for the proprietors, Samuel and Joseph Caldwell. The original plat consisted of forty-eight lots, and einbraced eleven and one-half acres, including the public square. Numerous additions have since been made, as follows: Samuel Caldwell's first addition (lots 49 to 57), surveyed by George Bell, June 26, 1857; ditto, second addition (lots 57 to 83), surveyed by C. Burlingame, October 1, 1859; John W. Caldwell's first addition (lots 83 to 91), surveyed by Henry Miller, March 23, 1868; Joseph

Caldwell's first addition (lots 91 and 92), surveyed by Henry Miller, September 24, 1868; ditto, second addition (lots 105 to 111), surveyed by Henry Miller, December 7, 1870; J. W. Caldwell's second addition (lots 93 to 100), surveyed by David Miller, March 8, 1871; Joseph Caldwell's third addition (lots 119 to 125), surveyed by Henry Miller, November 4, 1871; ber 4, 1871; J. W. Caldwell's third addition (lots 111 to 119), surveyed by Henry Miller, October 30, 1871; ditto, fourth addition (lots 100, 101 and 102), surveyed by Henry Miller, November 9, 1871; ditto, fifth addition (lot 125), surveyed by Wm. A. Gittings, November 21, 1873; David McKee's addition (ten lots), surveyed by William Lowe, September 18, 1873; Joseph Caldwell's fourth addition (lots 126 to 130), surveyed by David Miller, August 14, 1876; ditto, fifth addition (lots 130 and 131), surveyed by David Miller, July 6, 1877; J. W. Caldwell's sixth addition (lot 132), surveyed by William Lowe, April 9, 1878; Joseph Caldwell's sixth addition (lots 133 to 143), surveyed by William Lowe, March 10, 1879; ditto, seventh addition (lots 143 and 144), surveyed by William Lowe, April 4, 1879; ditto, eighth addition (lots 145 to 155), surveyed by William Lowe, May 15, 1879; ditto, ninth addition (lots 155 to 159), surveyed by William Lowe, January 9, 1880; David McKee's second addition (lots 11 to