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    1. [INSCOTT] Hazzard and other brothers in the Civil War
    2. Don Coatney
    3. HAZZARD A WAR REMINISCENCE. Fifteen Pairs of Brothers in One Indiana Company. I. Brinkworth, lieutenant-colonel, 38th Indiana, Jeffersonville, Ind., sends a list of brothers in company C of his regiment. This regiment is one of Fox's "Fighting 300," and was organized at Lexington, Ind., in August, 1861, and mustered into the United States service Sept. 18, 1861, by Capt. J. H. Gilman, 19th United States infantry. In company C were 15 pairs of brothers, viz.: William G. and Charles W. Bliss, James and Hugh Colvin, Robert L. and Andrew S. Campbell, Thomas J. and Amos Craig, Levi and Job Eldridge, Joseph W. and Thomas J. Gorrell, William and Miley Hazzard, Robert and William Hall, John H. and Samuel Henry, John and Thomas Meranda, Warren and James Meranda, Thomas D. and Isaac N. Traylor, Robert F. and Andrew J. Watson, David D. and Jesse B. Wilson, John and Samuel Taff. Now, what became of these brothers? Andrew Campbell, Thomas J. Craig and Jesse B. Wilson, killed in action; William Hazzard, Robert Hall, John Meranda and James Meranda, discharged on acc! ount of wounds received in action; Hugh Colvin, Charles W. Bliss, Job Eldridge, Thomas J. Gorrell, Samuel Henry, Thomas D. Traylor, John Taff and Andrew J. Watson, died of disease in the army; William Hall, William Bliss, John H. Henry, Thomas J. Meranda, Isaac W. Traylor and Samuel Taff, discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability; Miley Hazzard, Robert F. Watson, Robert Campbell, Amos Craig, David D. Wilson, Warren Meranda and Joseph W. Gorrell, mustered out with the regiment July 15, 1865; James Colvin, resigned March, 1863; Levi Eldridge was taken prisoner at Chickamauga Sept. 20, 1863. Colonel Brinkworth has no further record of him. When company C was mustered into service the average height of the men was five feet seven inches, and the tallest man-William Hazzard, who was six feet four and one-half inches-was the first color-bearer of the regiment. He was wounded in both legs at the battle of Chaplin Hills, Ky., and discharged in consequence thereof. He was the! finest-looking man in the regiment, and is the proud father of the two officers of that name who were with General Funston in the capture of Aguinaldo in the Philippine islands last year. Lieutenant-Colonel Brinkworth still retains the original muster-in roll of this company, signed by Capt. J. H. Gilman.

    12/02/2001 12:06:49