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November 11 is Veterans Day. We remember these brave soldiers who fought to keep us free.
Revolutionary War Veterans known to have lived in Sandy Creek were: John Baldwin, Thomas Baker, Peter
Bargy, James Campbell, William Dunlap, Jonathan Herriman, Isaac Harmon, Ebenezer Howe II, Nathaniel Jacobs, Ephraim Kimble,
Stephen Lindsay, Isaac Meacham, Robert Muzzy, Jonathan Thrasher, and Nicholas Winters.
War of 1812 soldiers were: Charles Alton, Andrew Baker, John Baldwin, Daniel Bealls, Fred Canough,
Asa Carpenter, Erastus Chappell, Peter Coon, B. Or L. Covey, William Cunningham, John and Smith Dunlap, Harmonius Ehle, Sam
Goodrich Jr., Nicholas Gurley, Samuel Hadley, Isaac Harvey, Philip Helmer, Eben, Elias and Newell Howe, Oliver Hunter, Phineas
Lilley, Isaac Mosier, Moses Morey, James T. Murphy, Pliny Nash, Nathan Noyes, Seth Porter Remington, Reuben Salisbury, Jonathan
Snyder, Joseph Tucker, John Tuttle, James Upton, Benjamin and Isaac Weser and Christopher Wodell.
During the Civil War, the Town of Sandy Creek, which in the census of 1860 reported a population
of only 2,431, furnished over 220 men for the Union Army. Few indeed were the homes that were not anxiously awaiting news
of a son, brother, husband or other relative at the front with his regiment during the years of 1861-1865. There was great
rejoicing when news of the long conflict reached Sandy Creek. It is said that on April 9, 1865, the date of Lees surrender,
the old town bell whose tolling had all too often brought tidings of the death of a loved one was rung for six hours, the
welcome story that it proclaimed bringing joy and thanksgiving to all. The names of these brave men are too numerous to list
here but deserve our undying gratitude and special remembrance on this day.
The Spanish-American War-1898-Clayton Allard, Harry Chapman, Carl E. and Clayton D. Crandall, Harrison
Dewey, Charles H. Porter, Art Salisbury and Seymour Smith.
The Boxer Rebellion-1903-1905-Isaac Bentley, Howard DeLong and Myron Ridgeway.
World War I and II-These brave men of Sandy Creek are too numerous to mention. However, three of
our men died in WWI: Erie Dana, Chadwick Gerow and Rex Hadley. These men died in WWII: John H. Alexander, Glen H. Crast, Elmer
I. Guy, Walter J. And Warren E. Ridgeway, Donald C. Zahler and Rex Zufelt.
In the Korean War we lost Austin Caufield and Ralph A. Howard.
These men are listed in our history files. If you know of anyone I have left out, please contact
me.
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