A genealogical and biographical history of Keokuk County, Iowa .. . and in other minor engagements. Atthe battle of Shiloh he received a bullet wound, but it did not incapaci-tate him for duty. He was also wounded in front of Atlanta. Hereceived an honorable discharge from the service on the 1st of Novem-ber, 1864, and returned to his home with the consciousness of havingserved his country faithfully and well. After the war he continued inthe teaching profession until 1886, when he in company with his sons,W. D. and C. J., established the Martinsburg Journal. This plant theyconducted until 188
A genealogical and biographical history of Keokuk County, Iowa .. . and in other minor engagements. Atthe battle of Shiloh he received a bullet wound, but it did not incapaci-tate him for duty. He was also wounded in front of Atlanta. Hereceived an honorable discharge from the service on the 1st of Novem-ber, 1864, and returned to his home with the consciousness of havingserved his country faithfully and well. After the war he continued inthe teaching profession until 1886, when he in company with his sons,W. D. and C. J., established the Martinsburg Journal. This plant theyconducted until 1889, when they removed to Hedrick and consolidatedit with the Hedrick Enterprise, the name of the paper since that timehaving been the Hedrick Journal. This enterprise has been very suc-cessful, the paper having one of the largest circulations in the state andbeing a power in the moulding of public opinion in its various depart-ments. Mr. Martin and his sons also do a very large business in jobprinting. The marriage of Mr. Martin occurred in Keokuk county, Iowa, on. ^y (
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