Mexican War 
                                                       
      Johnson County shared the glory which attended the United States arms in 
      that brief and brilliant campaign, in the land of the Montezumas.  When 
      war was declared against Mexico, the prople of this county were among the 
      foremost to offer a company for that service.  Concerning this company the 
      Franklin Examiner of June 23, 1846, has the following: 
        For the satisfaction of their friends we give the roll of volunteers 
        from this county as it stood when they left this place.  We understand 
        there were some names entered at Edinburg, after the company started, 
        which are not on this list:  Officer--David Allen, captain; David 
        Provence, first lieutenant; Elza Matthews, second lieutenant; Samuel 
        McGuffin, John D. Tilson, Alpheus Lay and Joseph Tilson, sergeants; 
        Jacob Coon, F.M. Fain, Simon Hubble and James Jameison, corporals.  
        Privates--Washington Wilson, James Parr, Peter Miller, Lawrence Lowe, 
        Stephen A. Glasburn, James Henderson, Peter Glasburn, Daniel Copffelt, 
        Charles Green, Jacob Kephart, John Kelley, Ephraim Donnovan, William 
        Steele, Samuel H. Tetrick, T. Walden, J.W. Parkhurst, Greenville Miller, 
        James Miller, Ambrose Armstrong, John Armstrong, James Allen, Samuel 
        Rapp, John McLean, Hume Sturgeon, Harvey McCaslin, Adam Hopper, Jesse 
        Heffin, George Dawson, Aaron Richardson, William Burkhart, John Ogle, 
        John Slater, William Fisher, Frederick Aubke, W.H. Nelson, John Kephart, 
        Charles Griffin, Cyrus Keneaster, Sylvester Nation, Peter T. Yarborough, 
        Peter Lane, William Allen, R.K. Taylor, William Rivers, H.W. Webb, 
        William H. Scrogham, Pleasant Cole, Joseph Hemphill, Frederick Cooper, 
        George Duckworth, Lafayette Matthews, S.T. Featherngill, James Orchard, 
        W.W. Israel, James Green, Benjamin Parr, Jonathan Williams, Lemont 
        Morgan, Alexander Cooper, Christian F. Vaught, William Dawson, Woodward 
        Worrel, Samuel S. Crosby, John L. Coons, Alexander Roberts, William 
        Peggs, William H. Allen, Andrew Moore, John Low, Lewis H. Shively, 
        William Nance, Jefferson Etchison, John Ferguson, Jacob Merryman.          
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                               
      This company went into camp at New Albany, the place of rendezvous.  It 
      was assigned to the Third Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers, and early in 
      July, started by boat for the seat of war.  It shared the vicissitudes of 
      the war, and lost a considerable number through death and sickness.  Capt. 
      Allen was among those who died.  John Armstrong was killed in battle at 
      Buena Vista, and six others of the company wounded.  J. Slater was chosen 
      captain to succeed Allen, and Harvey McCaslin, second lieutenant.  The 
      company lost in all about fifteen by death, nearly all of which was caused 
      by disease. On their return home, in August, 1847, the people of the whole 
      county turned out to welcome them.  It was reported as one of the largest 
      meetings that had ever been held in the county up to that time.  A free 
      dinner was served to all present, after which an address of welcome was 
      delivered by Mr. Gabriel M. Overstreet, which was responded to by Capt. 
      Slater, on behalf of the company.  Col. Joseph Lane, who was in command of 
      the Third Regiment, was called upon, and spoke for more than an hour.  He 
      reviewed the movements of the regiment in the field, and was cheered 
      heartily.

Transcribed by Cheryl Zufall Parker