Edward Lyon Buchwalter
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Capt. Edward Lyon Buchwalter (June 1, 1841–1933) was a Union Captain in the American Civil War
, farmer, corporate figure and banker. He served in the 114th Ohio Infantry
as lieutenant, later Captain of the 53rd Mississippi Colored Volunteers Infantry under General Sherman and General Grant. He was President of Superior Drill Company
, President of American Seeding Machine Company and first President of The Citizens National Bank of Springfield, Ohio
.
, Ross County, Ohio
, June 1, 1841. The eldest of Levi Buchwalter (b. March 5, 1814 in Schuykill Co. Pa., d. December 1900 in Ross County, Ohio) and Margaret Lyon. Lineage of the Buchwalter family traces back to residents of one of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland, from which republic the progenitors of the American branch came to this country in 1710, and established residence in Pennsylvania. Edward had two brothers, Morris Lyon Buchwalter
and Captain Luther Morris Buchwalter, an officer with the Ohio Volunteers.
, at Athens, Ohio
at the inception of the Civil war, he did not long deny manifestation of his youthful patriotism and volunteered into the Western Army of Civil War.
of American Civil War
on August 15, 1862 as a sergeant and he mustered
into Co. A, 114th Ohio Infantry
on September 8, 1862. He was assigned to the 3rd Mississippi Volunteers on July 12, 1863. On July 25, 1863 transferred out commissioned as 1st Lieutenant of Co. H., 53rd U.S. Colored Infantry. He was promoted to Captain on June 22, 1864. On March 8, 1866, following the end of the war, Buchwalter mustered out with an honorable discharge and became head of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
of eight eastern counties in Mississippi for approximately six months.
, and the first engagement in which he took part was under Union Major General William T. Sherman forward through the swamps toward the Walnut Hills (Confederate front of the Northern forts of Vicksburg, Mississippi) later known as the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
(Dec.26-29, 1862). The Confederate's won the battle and Buchwalter was one among 1,005 men wounded. Thereafter he participated in a spirited engagement at Fort Hindman, Arkansas, Battle of Fort Hindman
(Jan.9-11, 1863) aka, Battle of Arkansas Post.
He was actively identified with the continuous military movement of the Union forces commanded by Maj.General Ulysses S. Grant
leading up to the subjugation of the so-called "Gibraltar of the West." On July 4, 1863, he assisted in the digging of the historic canal designed to isolate Vicksburg, and in the command of the division of U.S. Army General Peter Joseph Osterhaus, and of the corps of Union
General John Alexander McClernand
, he aided in the building of pontoon bridges.
at the Battle of Thompson's Hill, the Battle of Port Gibson
(May 1, 1863, near Port Gibson, Miss.), Battle of Raymond
(May 12, 1863,near Raymond, Miss.), Battle of Champion Hill
(May 15, 1863, on Barker's Creek, Hinds Co., Miss.), Battle of Big Black River Bridge
(May 17, 1863, Hinds County, Miss) and the assaults at the Battle of Vicksburg
(Vicksburg,Miss.), and thus had his full share of intensive warfare. Vicksburg
was the site of the Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863), an important battle in which the Union forces gained control of the entire Mississippi River
. The battle consisted of a long siege, which was necessary because the town was on high ground, well fortified, and difficult to attack directly. The capture of Vicksburg and the simultaneous defeat of Lee
at Gettysburg
marked the turning point in the Civil War.
Buchwalter's executive ability and soldierly qualities led to his being commissioned first lieutenant in the 53rd United States Mississippi Colored Infantry Volunteers on July 25, 1863. Following the Union victory of Vicksburg, Buckwalter's company and regiment located to Goodrich Landing where Battle of Goodrich's Landing
(June 29 and June 30, 1863), between Union and Confederate forces. The Confederate's attacked several Union Black Regiments that were protecting several captured plantations. Though the Confederates
were able to destroy a number of plantations, the attacks did little real damage to the Union war effort in the region. Next, they were ordered to Milliken's Bend, Louisiana Battle of Milliken's Bend
(June 7, 1863) and stationed till January, 1864 when they were ordered back to Vicksburg.
, a tributary of the Mississippi River, to St. Charles, Arkansas
. While on this journey they were many times under fire. In the spring of 1865 Captain Buchwalter returned to Vicksburg, whence he was sent to Jackson, Mississippi.
On March 8, 1866, he mustered out and received his honorable discharge, and after the lapse of years he has only gracious memories of his military career, with kindly feeling for those who fought for the South as well as those who were soldiers of the Union. His continued interest in his old comrades in arms has been vitalized by his appreciative affiliation with the Grand Army of the Republic
and the military order known as the Loyal Legion.
He was Commander of Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
, also known by its acronym MOLLUS.
"Presented to Lieu.' Edward L. Buchwalter/3rd Miss. Colored Vols./by his Mother".
These swords were imported by military outfitters like Schuyler, Hartley & Graham of New York, who sold them to officers who were required to furnish their own artillery,uniforms and equipment.
Capt. E.L. Buchwalter's sword was a non-regulation US officer’s sword known as the Peterson 75, due to its inclusion as figure 75 in Harold Peterson’s seminal work The American Sword 1775-1945. This class of swords is typically an iron-mounted officer’s sword and is invariably a sword imported from the Prussian cutlery center at Solingen
with a maker's mark "W. Walscheid" (Wilhelm Walscheid) of Solingen
, Prussia
, who made a limited number of swords exclusively for export to the American market during the American Civil War and went out of business immediately after the war.
His sword was marked W. WALSHEID/SOLINGEN in two lines on side of the longer than standard ricasso, and had a small brass disk impressed on the other side of the ricasso that read in a arc "PROVED" . The blade featured a panoply of arms with a spread-winged eagle, along with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM
and embellished with etched floral and patriotic banners and motifs such as a drum on one side of the blade. The other side featured a similar foliate banner, with a large U.S. in the center. The wooden grip was wrapped with sharkskin and secured with seven turns of gilded copper wire that has a twisted center strand and two single flanking strands. The pierced iron guard featured the usual spread winged eagle with E PLURIBUS UNUM
above it and "U S" below.
. A 1852 historic mansion, situated just moments from downtown and is one of the oldest homes in Springfield. Up to the end of the late 1860s, the residence was a house station (safe haven
) of the Underground Railroad
Ohio was one of the free states during the American Civil War
.
At end of slavery, Clementine Berry Buchwalter, would provide hospitality for decades of club parties originated by women from all over the United States. Clementine Berry Buchwalter opened her residence to the local women for gatherings. Out of this grew the foundation of the Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Today, the mansion is home of the Woman’s Town Club of Springfield, Ohio, founded in 1922 to provide local women with a center for social and civic activities. The Woman’s Town Club mission is "to provide a social center for citizens in the Springfield area community and to maintain the preservation of this gracious historical home."
She graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan Female College
, at Delaware, Ohio
, the summer of 1862, a classmate of Mary Wood, now the celebrated Dr. Mary Wood-Allen. From 1864-65, Berry taught in Public Schools in Columbus, Ohio and Granville Female College
, in Granville, Ohio from 1865 to 1866. She taught Latin and French in the Illinois Female College, at Quincy, and the Indiana State Female College, at Indianapolis. She was vice-president of the Board of Lady Managers of the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 (Louisiana Purchase Exposition
), and President Francis telegraphed her husband she was the Mark Hanna of the Board. She was a charter member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs
, of which she was made honorary vice-president for life. She was vice-president of the Pioneers of the General Federation. She organized the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs, of which she was made honorary president for life, and her name is in the Founders' Roll of the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
The summer of last year of her life and the fiftieth anniversary of her class, she attended the commencement at Delaware as guest of honor and delivered the diplomas to the class of 1912. At the time of her death in 1912, the Ohio Federation decided at a memorial service held in Springfield to establish the Clementine Berry Buchwalter Fund, and at the next annual meeting at Chillicothe, Ohio
, Capt. Edward L. Buchwalter was present and wrote the president that he would provide an endowment fund of ten thousand dollars in memory of his wife, Clementine Berry Buchwalter, the annual net income to be used in such a way as the directors might desire. If the clubs decided to do this, for every four hundred
dollars they raised he would give one hundred, up to the amount of ten thousand dollars, not including the five thousand first given by him. The club women consulted him as to whether he preferred a scholarship or a fund to be used in the club work, but as no one knew better than he how much money was needed to carry on the Federation work, he advised an endowment fund like the one to her dearest friend, Sarah Piatt Decker. In October, 1915, the sum had reached ten thousand, six of which had been contributed by Captain Buchwalter.
and attended the Evansville Seminary, graduating class in 1884. Two years after she graduated, Marilla opened Evansville's first pre-school in the family home. It was called an "infant school". Marilla Andrews was best known as the first woman editor of a newspaper in Evansville. The paper was called "The Badger." Marilla went to college several years after she had graduated from the Evansville Seminary. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in June 1892 and went to live with her brother Byron Andrew family in New York, where he had charge (business manager) of the offices of the National Tribune
and American Farmer in that city. With his assistance, Marilla became a reporter for the National Tribune. Two years later, when she returned to her home in Evansville, she had al-ready made up her mind to publish her own newspaper. The offices were located in the "Pioneer Block", at what is now 8 South Madison Street. With the introduction of the Badger, Evansville had four weekly papers, including The Evansville Review, and Caleb Libby's The Enterprise and the Tribune.
The Badger was devoted to local and national news and carried a full page of Evansville advertising and news. Marilla was a load voice for women's rights. She also advocated a city form of government for Evansville, as well as a public water works and sewer system. She wrote of the need for a public library with a reading room and reference department, supported by local taxes.
Like her brother, Byron, she supported President William McKinley for President in 1896. "The Republican party is mindful of the rights and interests of women. Protection of American industries includes equal opportunities, equal pay for equal work and protection to the home," she wrote in one of her editorials supporting the Presidential candidate. It would be more than 20 years before her dream of the right to vote became a reality.
Her support of local projects was not always in line with the views of the voters. When the local school became crowded in the late 1890s, she became a champion for neighborhood schools for the youngest children. Marilla taught sixth and seventh grade in the Evansville schools in the late 1890s and also served as grade school principal in 1897. This was accomplished while she also edited her newspaper and occasionally acting as City Clerk in the absence of the regular clerk.
Marilla was very concerned about the education of Evansville's youth. To overcome the crowded conditions, she offered the suggestion in her news-paper that a school be placed on East Main Street and another on West Main Street, thus freeing up the available school class rooms for the inter-mediate and high school students. However, a proposal to build a new high school won the citizens favor.
In 1894, Marilla helped to form the Women's Literary Club. The first meeting was held at the Andrews' home in Evansville in October 1894. Marilla was voted vice-president of the new organization.
Marilla also became editor of a Wisconsin newspaper devoted to the right of women to vote. It was called "The Citizen". Marilla also helped to bring focus on Evansville by helping to bring state-wide suffrage meetings to the city, including many nationally known speakers. As a business owner, Marilla joined other Evansville women in promoting industrial growth and civic projects.
Following her sister, Eleanora's terms as post master, Marilla was appointed By President Grover Cleveland as post master of Evansville.
where he join the Industrial Era and became president of the Superior Drill Company (later the American Seeding Machine Company) and president of the Citizens' National Bank.
at Macon, Mississippi
, and later in similar service at Meridian, Mississippi
, where he had charge also of the Freedman's Bureau.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, farmer, corporate figure and banker. He served in the 114th Ohio Infantry
114th Ohio Infantry
The 114th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 114th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Circleville in Circleville, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on September 11, 1862 under the command of Colonel John...
as lieutenant, later Captain of the 53rd Mississippi Colored Volunteers Infantry under General Sherman and General Grant. He was President of Superior Drill Company
Superior Drill Company
Superior Drilling Company was a manufacturer of farming implements that formed in the late 1800' to 1903 in Springfield, Ohio, USA.- History of the Company :...
, President of American Seeding Machine Company and first President of The Citizens National Bank of Springfield, Ohio
Springfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...
.
Early life
Buchwalter was born and raised on the Buchwalter farmstead in HallsvilleHallsville, Ohio
Hallsville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Colerain Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45633. It is located along State Route 180.-References:...
, Ross County, Ohio
Ross County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 73,345 people, 27,136 households, and 19,185 families residing in the county. The population density was 106 people per square mile . There were 29,461 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...
, June 1, 1841. The eldest of Levi Buchwalter (b. March 5, 1814 in Schuykill Co. Pa., d. December 1900 in Ross County, Ohio) and Margaret Lyon. Lineage of the Buchwalter family traces back to residents of one of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland, from which republic the progenitors of the American branch came to this country in 1710, and established residence in Pennsylvania. Edward had two brothers, Morris Lyon Buchwalter
Morris Lyon Buchwalter
Morris Lyon Buchwalter was a radical Ohio Republican jurist of the post-Civil War era whose jurisprudence set a progressive standard following the failure of Reconstruction and during the rise in management/labor tensions in the Gilded Age.-Early life:Hon...
and Captain Luther Morris Buchwalter, an officer with the Ohio Volunteers.
Education
He was educated at public schools in Hallsville and enrolled in Ohio UniversityOhio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
, at Athens, Ohio
Athens, Ohio
Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
at the inception of the Civil war, he did not long deny manifestation of his youthful patriotism and volunteered into the Western Army of Civil War.
Overview
Buchwalter, at the age of 21, left college early and voluntarily enlisted into Western Army or the Union ArmyUnion Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
of American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
on August 15, 1862 as a sergeant and he mustered
Muster (military)
The term muster designates the process or event for the of accounting for members in a military unit. Within the United States Army Reserve, it is an annual event used for screening purposes.-Historical:...
into Co. A, 114th Ohio Infantry
114th Ohio Infantry
The 114th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 114th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Circleville in Circleville, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on September 11, 1862 under the command of Colonel John...
on September 8, 1862. He was assigned to the 3rd Mississippi Volunteers on July 12, 1863. On July 25, 1863 transferred out commissioned as 1st Lieutenant of Co. H., 53rd U.S. Colored Infantry. He was promoted to Captain on June 22, 1864. On March 8, 1866, following the end of the war, Buchwalter mustered out with an honorable discharge and became head of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
The Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed freedmen in 1865–1869, during the Reconstruction era of the United States....
of eight eastern counties in Mississippi for approximately six months.
As rank of sergeant
In August, 1862, he became a sergeant in Company A, 114th Ohio Infantry114th Ohio Infantry
The 114th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 114th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Circleville in Circleville, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on September 11, 1862 under the command of Colonel John...
, and the first engagement in which he took part was under Union Major General William T. Sherman forward through the swamps toward the Walnut Hills (Confederate front of the Northern forts of Vicksburg, Mississippi) later known as the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, also called Walnut Hills, fought December 26–29, 1862, was the opening engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton repulsed an advance by Union Maj. Gen. William T...
(Dec.26-29, 1862). The Confederate's won the battle and Buchwalter was one among 1,005 men wounded. Thereafter he participated in a spirited engagement at Fort Hindman, Arkansas, Battle of Fort Hindman
Battle of Fort Hindman
The Battle of Fort Hindman, or the Battle of Arkansas Post, was fought January 9–11, 1863, near the mouth of the Arkansas River at Arkansas Post, Arkansas, as part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War.-Background:...
(Jan.9-11, 1863) aka, Battle of Arkansas Post.
He was actively identified with the continuous military movement of the Union forces commanded by Maj.General Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
leading up to the subjugation of the so-called "Gibraltar of the West." On July 4, 1863, he assisted in the digging of the historic canal designed to isolate Vicksburg, and in the command of the division of U.S. Army General Peter Joseph Osterhaus, and of the corps of Union
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the...
General John Alexander McClernand
John Alexander McClernand
John Alexander McClernand was an American lawyer and politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was a classic case of the politician-in-uniform coming into conflict with career Army officers, graduates of the United States Military Academy. He was a prominent Democratic...
, he aided in the building of pontoon bridges.
Engagement of The Vicksburg Campaign
He took part in the engagements between Union and Confederate forces during the Vicksburg CampaignVicksburg Campaign
The Vicksburg Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi, a fortress city that dominated the last Confederate-controlled section of the Mississippi River. The Union Army of the Tennessee under Maj. Gen....
at the Battle of Thompson's Hill, the Battle of Port Gibson
Battle of Port Gibson
The Battle of Port Gibson was fought near Port Gibson, Mississippi, on May 1, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union Army was led by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S...
(May 1, 1863, near Port Gibson, Miss.), Battle of Raymond
Battle of Raymond
The Battle of Raymond was fought on May 12, 1863, near Raymond, Mississippi, during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. The bitter fight pitted elements of Union Army Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee against Confederate forces of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's...
(May 12, 1863,near Raymond, Miss.), Battle of Champion Hill
Battle of Champion Hill
The Battle of Champion Hill, or Bakers Creek, fought May 16, 1863, was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee pursued the retreating Confederate Lt. Gen. John C...
(May 15, 1863, on Barker's Creek, Hinds Co., Miss.), Battle of Big Black River Bridge
Battle of Big Black River Bridge
The Battle of Big Black River Bridge, or Big Black, fought May 17, 1863, was part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee pursued the retreating Confederate Lt. Gen. John C...
(May 17, 1863, Hinds County, Miss) and the assaults at the Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate army of Lt. Gen. John C...
(Vicksburg,Miss.), and thus had his full share of intensive warfare. Vicksburg
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the only city in Warren County. It is located northwest of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and due west of Jackson, the state capital. In 1900, 14,834 people lived in Vicksburg; in 1910, 20,814; in 1920,...
was the site of the Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863), an important battle in which the Union forces gained control of the entire Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
. The battle consisted of a long siege, which was necessary because the town was on high ground, well fortified, and difficult to attack directly. The capture of Vicksburg and the simultaneous defeat of Lee
Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War....
at Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
marked the turning point in the Civil War.
Buchwalter's executive ability and soldierly qualities led to his being commissioned first lieutenant in the 53rd United States Mississippi Colored Infantry Volunteers on July 25, 1863. Following the Union victory of Vicksburg, Buckwalter's company and regiment located to Goodrich Landing where Battle of Goodrich's Landing
Battle of Goodrich's Landing
The Battle of Goodrich's Landing was fought on June 29 and June 30, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Confederates attacked several Union black regiments that were protecting several captured plantations...
(June 29 and June 30, 1863), between Union and Confederate forces. The Confederate's attacked several Union Black Regiments that were protecting several captured plantations. Though the Confederates
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
were able to destroy a number of plantations, the attacks did little real damage to the Union war effort in the region. Next, they were ordered to Milliken's Bend, Louisiana Battle of Milliken's Bend
Battle of Milliken's Bend
The Battle of Milliken's Bend, fought June 7, 1863, was part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton and his army were besieged in Vicksburg, Mississippi, by Union commander Maj. Gen. Ulysses S...
(June 7, 1863) and stationed till January, 1864 when they were ordered back to Vicksburg.
53rd Mississippi (Colored) Infantry
Dr. B.S. Chase (died 1878) was surgeon, formerly assistant surgeon of the 14th O.V.I.Rank of captain
He was promoted to captain on June 22, 1864. From Vicksburg, during the month of October, 1864, he led union forces up and along White River (Arkansas)White River (Arkansas)
The White River is a 722-mile long river that flows through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Missouri.-Course:The source of the White River is in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas, in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest southeast of Fayetteville...
, a tributary of the Mississippi River, to St. Charles, Arkansas
St. Charles, Arkansas
St. Charles is a town in Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 261 at the 2000 census. It is best known for the Battle of Saint Charles having been fought there on the White River, and the St. Charles Lynchings of 1904. - History :...
. While on this journey they were many times under fire. In the spring of 1865 Captain Buchwalter returned to Vicksburg, whence he was sent to Jackson, Mississippi.
On March 8, 1866, he mustered out and received his honorable discharge, and after the lapse of years he has only gracious memories of his military career, with kindly feeling for those who fought for the South as well as those who were soldiers of the Union. His continued interest in his old comrades in arms has been vitalized by his appreciative affiliation with the Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, US Marines and US Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War. Founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, it was dissolved in 1956 when its last member died...
and the military order known as the Loyal Legion.
He was Commander of Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, also known by its acronym MOLLUS or simply as the Loyal Legion, is a United States patriotic order, organized April 15, 1865, by officers of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States who "had aided in maintaining the honor,...
, also known by its acronym MOLLUS.
His sword
Upon achieving the rank of Lieutenant, Mr. Buchwalter was presented a sword that carried throughout the war and inscribed on it:"Presented to Lieu.' Edward L. Buchwalter/3rd Miss. Colored Vols./by his Mother".
These swords were imported by military outfitters like Schuyler, Hartley & Graham of New York, who sold them to officers who were required to furnish their own artillery,uniforms and equipment.
Capt. E.L. Buchwalter's sword was a non-regulation US officer’s sword known as the Peterson 75, due to its inclusion as figure 75 in Harold Peterson’s seminal work The American Sword 1775-1945. This class of swords is typically an iron-mounted officer’s sword and is invariably a sword imported from the Prussian cutlery center at Solingen
Solingen
Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr area, and with a 2009 population of 161,366 is the second largest city in the Bergisches Land...
with a maker's mark "W. Walscheid" (Wilhelm Walscheid) of Solingen
Solingen
Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr area, and with a 2009 population of 161,366 is the second largest city in the Bergisches Land...
, Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
, who made a limited number of swords exclusively for export to the American market during the American Civil War and went out of business immediately after the war.
His sword was marked W. WALSHEID/SOLINGEN in two lines on side of the longer than standard ricasso, and had a small brass disk impressed on the other side of the ricasso that read in a arc "PROVED" . The blade featured a panoply of arms with a spread-winged eagle, along with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM
E pluribus unum
E pluribus unum , Latin for "Out of many, one", is a phrase on the Seal of the United States, along with Annuit cœptis and Novus ordo seclorum, and adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782...
and embellished with etched floral and patriotic banners and motifs such as a drum on one side of the blade. The other side featured a similar foliate banner, with a large U.S. in the center. The wooden grip was wrapped with sharkskin and secured with seven turns of gilded copper wire that has a twisted center strand and two single flanking strands. The pierced iron guard featured the usual spread winged eagle with E PLURIBUS UNUM
E pluribus unum
E pluribus unum , Latin for "Out of many, one", is a phrase on the Seal of the United States, along with Annuit cœptis and Novus ordo seclorum, and adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782...
above it and "U S" below.
History of his martial life and residence
Capt. E.L. Buchwalter married Clementine Cordelia Berry (1843–1912) on Sept 1, 1868 and in 1872, purchased a home at 805 East High Street, Springfield, OhioSpringfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...
. A 1852 historic mansion, situated just moments from downtown and is one of the oldest homes in Springfield. Up to the end of the late 1860s, the residence was a house station (safe haven
Safe haven
Safe haven may refer to:* Safe harbor, a harbor or haven which provides safety from weather or attack, or an analogous situation* Safe Havens, a syndicated comic strip drawn by cartoonist Bill Holbrook...
) of the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...
Ohio was one of the free states during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
.
At end of slavery, Clementine Berry Buchwalter, would provide hospitality for decades of club parties originated by women from all over the United States. Clementine Berry Buchwalter opened her residence to the local women for gatherings. Out of this grew the foundation of the Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Today, the mansion is home of the Woman’s Town Club of Springfield, Ohio, founded in 1922 to provide local women with a center for social and civic activities. The Woman’s Town Club mission is "to provide a social center for citizens in the Springfield area community and to maintain the preservation of this gracious historical home."
Bio of Clementine Berry Buchwalter, His first wife.
Clementine Cordelia Berry M.L.A.(Master of Liberal Arts), the eldest of the family of seven of Rev. John A. Berry and his wife, Eleanora Evelyn Andrews, was born in Danville, Ohio, February 8, 1843; died in Dansville, N. Y., November, 1912.She graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan Female College
Ohio Wesleyan Female College
Ohio Wesleyan Female College was founded in 1853 in Delaware, Ohio. It is also known under the name Wesleyan Female College in Cincinnati...
, at Delaware, Ohio
Delaware, Ohio
The City of Delaware is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County in the United States state of Ohio. Delaware was founded in 1808 and was incorporated in 1816. It is located near the center of Ohio, is about north of Columbus, and is part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area...
, the summer of 1862, a classmate of Mary Wood, now the celebrated Dr. Mary Wood-Allen. From 1864-65, Berry taught in Public Schools in Columbus, Ohio and Granville Female College
Granville Female College
The Granville Female College was a historical women's college located in Granville, Ohio, United States. It was estabilished in 1838 and closed in 1898....
, in Granville, Ohio from 1865 to 1866. She taught Latin and French in the Illinois Female College, at Quincy, and the Indiana State Female College, at Indianapolis. She was vice-president of the Board of Lady Managers of the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 (Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the Saint Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1904.- Background :...
), and President Francis telegraphed her husband she was the Mark Hanna of the Board. She was a charter member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs
General Federation of Women's Clubs
The General Federation of Women's Clubs , founded in 1890, is an international women's organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service...
, of which she was made honorary vice-president for life. She was vice-president of the Pioneers of the General Federation. She organized the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs, of which she was made honorary president for life, and her name is in the Founders' Roll of the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
The summer of last year of her life and the fiftieth anniversary of her class, she attended the commencement at Delaware as guest of honor and delivered the diplomas to the class of 1912. At the time of her death in 1912, the Ohio Federation decided at a memorial service held in Springfield to establish the Clementine Berry Buchwalter Fund, and at the next annual meeting at Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio and is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River. The name comes from the Shawnee name Chalahgawtha, meaning "principal town", as it was a major settlement of...
, Capt. Edward L. Buchwalter was present and wrote the president that he would provide an endowment fund of ten thousand dollars in memory of his wife, Clementine Berry Buchwalter, the annual net income to be used in such a way as the directors might desire. If the clubs decided to do this, for every four hundred
dollars they raised he would give one hundred, up to the amount of ten thousand dollars, not including the five thousand first given by him. The club women consulted him as to whether he preferred a scholarship or a fund to be used in the club work, but as no one knew better than he how much money was needed to carry on the Federation work, he advised an endowment fund like the one to her dearest friend, Sarah Piatt Decker. In October, 1915, the sum had reached ten thousand, six of which had been contributed by Captain Buchwalter.
Marilla Andrews, his second wife
In March, 1914, widower Capt. Edw.L. Buchwalter wedded Miss Marilla Andrews. She was one of five siblings of John Cain Andrews and Eleanor (Wright) Andrews and cousin to the late Clemenine Berry Buchwalter. Marilla grew up in Evansville, WisconsinEvansville, Wisconsin
Evansville is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,039 at the 2000 census . According to the 2010 census there are 5,012 people Since 2000, Evansville's population has increased over 21%...
and attended the Evansville Seminary, graduating class in 1884. Two years after she graduated, Marilla opened Evansville's first pre-school in the family home. It was called an "infant school". Marilla Andrews was best known as the first woman editor of a newspaper in Evansville. The paper was called "The Badger." Marilla went to college several years after she had graduated from the Evansville Seminary. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in June 1892 and went to live with her brother Byron Andrew family in New York, where he had charge (business manager) of the offices of the National Tribune
National Tribune
National Tribune was an independent newspaper and publishing company owned by National Tribune Company, formed in 1877 in Washington, D.C.-Scope of the paper and the company :...
and American Farmer in that city. With his assistance, Marilla became a reporter for the National Tribune. Two years later, when she returned to her home in Evansville, she had al-ready made up her mind to publish her own newspaper. The offices were located in the "Pioneer Block", at what is now 8 South Madison Street. With the introduction of the Badger, Evansville had four weekly papers, including The Evansville Review, and Caleb Libby's The Enterprise and the Tribune.
The Badger was devoted to local and national news and carried a full page of Evansville advertising and news. Marilla was a load voice for women's rights. She also advocated a city form of government for Evansville, as well as a public water works and sewer system. She wrote of the need for a public library with a reading room and reference department, supported by local taxes.
Like her brother, Byron, she supported President William McKinley for President in 1896. "The Republican party is mindful of the rights and interests of women. Protection of American industries includes equal opportunities, equal pay for equal work and protection to the home," she wrote in one of her editorials supporting the Presidential candidate. It would be more than 20 years before her dream of the right to vote became a reality.
Her support of local projects was not always in line with the views of the voters. When the local school became crowded in the late 1890s, she became a champion for neighborhood schools for the youngest children. Marilla taught sixth and seventh grade in the Evansville schools in the late 1890s and also served as grade school principal in 1897. This was accomplished while she also edited her newspaper and occasionally acting as City Clerk in the absence of the regular clerk.
Marilla was very concerned about the education of Evansville's youth. To overcome the crowded conditions, she offered the suggestion in her news-paper that a school be placed on East Main Street and another on West Main Street, thus freeing up the available school class rooms for the inter-mediate and high school students. However, a proposal to build a new high school won the citizens favor.
In 1894, Marilla helped to form the Women's Literary Club. The first meeting was held at the Andrews' home in Evansville in October 1894. Marilla was voted vice-president of the new organization.
Marilla also became editor of a Wisconsin newspaper devoted to the right of women to vote. It was called "The Citizen". Marilla also helped to bring focus on Evansville by helping to bring state-wide suffrage meetings to the city, including many nationally known speakers. As a business owner, Marilla joined other Evansville women in promoting industrial growth and civic projects.
Following her sister, Eleanora's terms as post master, Marilla was appointed By President Grover Cleveland as post master of Evansville.
Overview
Captain Edward L. Buchwalter, a veteran of the Civil War, return to Hallsville, Ohio, continued to work on the family farming. In 1872, He and his wife moved to Springfield, OhioSpringfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...
where he join the Industrial Era and became president of the Superior Drill Company (later the American Seeding Machine Company) and president of the Citizens' National Bank.
Government official
After the war came to a close he continued in the service of the Government, first as Provost MarshalProvost Marshal
The Provost Marshal is the officer in the armed forces who is in charge of the military police .There may be a Provost Marshal serving at many levels of the hierarchy and he may also be the public safety officer of a military installation, responsible for the provision of fire, gate security, and...
at Macon, Mississippi
Macon, Mississippi
Macon is a city in Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States, along the Noxubee River. The population was 2,461 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Noxubee County.-History:...
, and later in similar service at Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It is the sixth largest city in the state and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, where he had charge also of the Freedman's Bureau.
Superior Drill Company
Buchwalter was one of the organizers of The Superior Drill Company and president of the same, 1883-1903. In 1903 the company merged into American Seeding Machine Co.American Seeding Machine Company
Buchwalter was presidenr of the American Seeding Machine Co. from 1903 to 1911.The Citizens National Bank of Springfield, Ohio.
Buchwalter was one of the organizers of the Citizens National Bank of Springfield. Ohio in 1898. He was president from 1898 to 1917 or later.Membership of civil and private organizations
Member as of 1917:- Grand Army of the RepublicGrand Army of the RepublicThe Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, US Marines and US Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War. Founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, it was dissolved in 1956 when its last member died...
(G. A. R). He was mustered into the Mitchell Post No.45 in Springfield, Ohio on April 1, 1887 under the commander Col. James E. Stewart. - Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United StatesMilitary Order of the Loyal Legion of the United StatesThe Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, also known by its acronym MOLLUS or simply as the Loyal Legion, is a United States patriotic order, organized April 15, 1865, by officers of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States who "had aided in maintaining the honor,...
. He was Commander of Ohio Commandery of the , also known by its acronym MOLLUS. - Springfield Country Club
- Lagonda ClubLagonda ClubThe Lagonda Club originated in Springfield, Ohio U.S.A. in the late 19th century and continued to the early 20th century, as an exclusive club for local prominent and corporate men.- History :...
in Springfield, Ohio. - Warder Public Library. Springfield, Ohio. Member and Board of Trustees from 1878 to 1917 or later.