Lake County Ohio GenWeb

The Squirrel Hunters

This information comes from History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio, Williams Brothers, Philadelphia, 1878

Transcribed and submitted by Becky Falin, 1996.

During the autumn of 1862, the Confederate General Kirby Smith advanced upon Cincinnati with a large army. Governor Tod issued a proclamation calling upon all who would furnish themselves with rations and arms to turn out, organize under their own officers, and rendezvous at Cincinnati, tranportation over the railroads to be provided by the government. About three hundred and fifty citizens of Lake and Geauga counties responded to the call of the governor. These men, of course, saw no fighting, but their work was cheerfully performed because they thought their services were needed. Governor Tod caused lithograph discharges to be forwarded to those whose names could be obtained. These discharges may be found in many homes in the county, where they are properly prized.