Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio . w HH O < 5 W. a!wHHO z w COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 247 been burned to a bright red color, andgave him the first hint that the subsoilwas excellent material for the brick andtile making. In the summer of 1863 a volunteercompany of Home Guards for the mili-tary defence of the State of Ohio duringthe Civil war was organized in Baltvilletownship, in which Mr. Potter took anactive part. This organization was knownas Company K, under command of C. Mudge, later becoming a partof the Fiftieth Reg
Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio . w HH O < 5 W. a!wHHO z w COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 247 been burned to a bright red color, andgave him the first hint that the subsoilwas excellent material for the brick andtile making. In the summer of 1863 a volunteercompany of Home Guards for the mili-tary defence of the State of Ohio duringthe Civil war was organized in Baltvilletownship, in which Mr. Potter took anactive part. This organization was knownas Company K, under command of C. Mudge, later becoming a partof the Fiftieth Regiment O. V. I., whichwas organized at Fremont, Ohio, underCol. Nathaniel E. Haynes, and in Sep-tember of that year attended a grand mili-tary review at Toledo, Ohio, in presenceof Gov. Brough and some military officerswho feared an invasion of Ohio fromCanada. A few weeks later Mr. Potterwent with his company to aid in guardingJohnsons Island, in Sandusky Bay, wheresome Rebel officers were confined as pris-oners of war. The scare was soon over and thecompany was recalled, but Mr. Potterhad be
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