The Civil War began in 1861 and lasted four years. Unity was among
the first to respond to the call for soldiers, and promptly furnished
her quota of men, who proved themselves valiant fighters and of whom
the town has always been proud. A large number lived to return. If I
remember right, Unity sent ninety men, and I believe there are now
twenty-two living among us, honored and respected by all.
The names of those who went to the war are: Isaac Avery, Ruel M. Berry,
John Berry, Rufus B. Bither, Silas Bither, William Bither, Augustus
Broad, Joseph A. Bacon, Eugene Boulter, Phineas Bennett, Rev. Jacob
Crosby, Jefferson Clifford, John Crie, George Clifford, Eli Chase,
Chas. O. Chase, Frank Cookson, Robert Cookson, Thomas Cookson, Alonzo
Carter, Asa Douglas, Amos Douglas, Chas. Fogg, Daniel Flye, Elijah
Flye, Walter Flye, Rufus Flye, William Hamilton, Myrick Hagaty, Frank
Hamilton, Edwin Hall, John W. Hall, Streeter Harding, Marcellus
Harding, Denis Hartford, Ralph Harmon, Cyrus Haskell, Eugene Hunt, Hoyt
Hunt, Andrew A. Hurd, Boyd Hines, James Hines, Warren Jones, Jonathan
Kelly, Joel Kelly, Joseph P. Libby, Nathan P. Libby, Alvano Lowell,
Alonzo Libby, John T. Main, M. D., Chas. Marshall, Marcian McManus,
Edwin Moore, William Moore, Daniel McManus, S. A. Myrick, Jeptha Murch,
David H. Myrick, Otis McGray, Amos Moore, William Nason, Cyrus Myrick,
E. R. Parkman, Thomas Phinney, Thean Randlett, John Randlett, Josiah
Reynolds, Amander Rackliff, Amander Rackliff, Jr., Henry Robinson,
Lemuel Reynolds, Hiram Reynolds, James Reynolds, Joseph Reynolds,
Joseph E. Stone, Edwin E. Stevens, Josiah Scribner, Fred Seavy, Daniel
Scribner, Daniel Starkey, Daniel Small, John Smith, Lewis Thompson,
Marcellus Whitney, William Whitten, Benj. Williams, M. D., Samuel Webb,
Richard Whitten, Chas. Webster, John Van Deets.
Marcian McManus was in Libby Prison nine months, and contracted a
disease there from which he died a few years after the war closed.
Daniel Small, 2nd, was killed in battle.
Phineas Bennett died soon after getting home.
Cyrus Myrick was killed.
Jeptha Murch died soon after getting home.
Lemuel Reynolds died in the hospital.
Alonzo Libby contracted disease in the army, from which he died soon
after reaching home.