. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . n. A. McD. McCooks corps,lie proceeded in pursuit of General Bragg as far as thebattle of Perryville, on the 8th day of October, 1862,where he was badly wounded in the hand and arm. Onreaching Louisville he was granted a furlough. Returning to the army at Murfreesborough, he wasexamined by surgeons in the spring of 1863, who gavetheir opinion that the wound would be a long time inhealing. He resigned March 1 on account of wounds. He was married to Catharine Crouse, daughter of Johnand Lydia Crouse, March 19, 1863. Captai
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . n. A. McD. McCooks corps,lie proceeded in pursuit of General Bragg as far as thebattle of Perryville, on the 8th day of October, 1862,where he was badly wounded in the hand and arm. Onreaching Louisville he was granted a furlough. Returning to the army at Murfreesborough, he wasexamined by surgeons in the spring of 1863, who gavetheir opinion that the wound would be a long time inhealing. He resigned March 1 on account of wounds. He was married to Catharine Crouse, daughter of Johnand Lydia Crouse, March 19, 1863. Captain McCoy was twice elected to the Legislature ofthe State, the second term being Speaker pro tern, of theHouse of Representatives. For a number of years heengaged in farming, stock-raising, and shipping of was selected by the Board of Managers as treasurerof Central Branch, National Home for Disabled Volun-teer Soldiers, November 17, 1888, Colonel J. B. Thomas,the former treasurer, being promoted to the governor-ship. OFFICERS OF THE ARJlfY AND NAVY (volunteer). MAJOR E. C. MODERWELL, Major Erastus C. Moderwell was born at Bucyrus,Crawford County, Ohio, March 6, 1858. His parents,John Moderwell and Nessy McCracken Moderwell, wereborn in Pennsylvania, and were of Scotch-Irish Moderwell was educated in Bucyrus schools,entered Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in1855, and graduated with honors in 1859. He partici-pated in the second honor of his class, and delivered theEnglish salutatory at Commencement ; was also PhiloOrator on contest between the literary societies. Like a great many of the sons of Jefferson, he wentSouth after graduation to teach school. Was thus en-gaged one year at Elkton, Kentucky, and alsn one yearat Fairmont, West Virginia. His school was closed oneApril day in 1861 without ceremony, ami he arrived inWashington City the very day Fort Sumter was firedupon. He enlisted in Cassius M. Clay Battalion, the firstvolunteer c
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