Cravens
07-30-2009, 09:27 PM
As I mentioned in a previous post almost all of the men from Co. I were from Scotland County. The following is information taken from a book titled "History of Lewis, Clark, Knox and Scotland Counties Missouri" published in 1887:
Presidential election results for Scotland County:
1860 -
Stephen A. Douglas, Dem..................741
John Bell, Amer................................436
John C. Breckinridge, Dem..................187
Abraham Lincoln, Rep.........................197
Also of note the election of 64' was not a landslide for Lincoln
1864 -
Abraham Lincoln, Rep...................612
George B. McClellan, Dem..............533
Some of the towns of the county included:
Memphis(county seat)
Edinburg
Pleasant Retreat
Bible Grove(Site of an 1862 battle)
Etna
Arbela
Uniontown
South Upton
The "Memphis Journal" was the only newspaper established by 1864.
Something interesting of note also"
"At the November term, 1864, of the county court of Scotland, it was "ordered that a bounty of $200 be issued to each single man, and $300 to each married man, under the call for 300,000 men,"to fill the quota of the county. In accordance with this order, bounty warrants were afterward issued, and paid to recruitsto the amount of $33,450, as shown by the register of warrants paid. No draft was enforced during the war in Scotland County." Page 536.
I realize this is several weeks after the date we are portraying but wanted to share it with you.
Greg Colvin
great-great-Grandson of David B. Cravens
Company I, 21st Missouri
Presidential election results for Scotland County:
1860 -
Stephen A. Douglas, Dem..................741
John Bell, Amer................................436
John C. Breckinridge, Dem..................187
Abraham Lincoln, Rep.........................197
Also of note the election of 64' was not a landslide for Lincoln
1864 -
Abraham Lincoln, Rep...................612
George B. McClellan, Dem..............533
Some of the towns of the county included:
Memphis(county seat)
Edinburg
Pleasant Retreat
Bible Grove(Site of an 1862 battle)
Etna
Arbela
Uniontown
South Upton
The "Memphis Journal" was the only newspaper established by 1864.
Something interesting of note also"
"At the November term, 1864, of the county court of Scotland, it was "ordered that a bounty of $200 be issued to each single man, and $300 to each married man, under the call for 300,000 men,"to fill the quota of the county. In accordance with this order, bounty warrants were afterward issued, and paid to recruitsto the amount of $33,450, as shown by the register of warrants paid. No draft was enforced during the war in Scotland County." Page 536.
I realize this is several weeks after the date we are portraying but wanted to share it with you.
Greg Colvin
great-great-Grandson of David B. Cravens
Company I, 21st Missouri