William H. Armstrong & William H. Smith, Marshall Co. Kan.

William H. Armstrong, County Clerk, was born at Carrollton, Green Co., Ill., in 1842, and is now forty years old, and continued to live there until 1861, when he enlisted in Company A of the Sixty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry, as private. His first battle was Shiloh, April 6 and 7, 1862; soon after he was promoted to the office of lieutenant. He was made captain in 1862, and commanded the company until mustered out of service. He served three years and ten months in all, winning an honorable record as a soldier. After the war, he settled in Lafayette County, Wis., and was elected Clerk of the District Court in 1868. In 1872, was elected Representative to the State Legislature. He is a member of Masonic fraternity, having attained to the degrees of R. A. and K. T. Mr. Armstrong moved from Wisconsin to Irving, in Marshall County in the spring of 1876. He was elected to the office of County Clerk in 1879, and re-elected in 1881. He is a man of large means, liberal opinions and actions, and has an honorable record as an officer and a man.

Military Service.

Rank 2nd., Lieutenant Company A., Unit 61st., ILL., U. S. Infantry.
Residence CARROLLTON, GREENE CO, ILL, Age 24, Height 5' 10, Hair LIGHT, Eyes BLUE, Complexion LIGHT, Marital Status SINGLE, Occupation FARMER.
Nativity GREENE CO, ILL.
Joined When OCT 25, 1861, CARROLLTON, ILL.
Period 3 Years.
Muster In FEB 5, 1862, CARROLLTON, ILL.
Remarks PROMOTED 1st., Lieutenant.

Rank 1st., Lieutenant Company A., Unit 61st., ILL., U. S. Infantry..
Residence CARROLLTON, GREENE CO, ILL., Age 25, Height 5' 10, Hair LIGHT, Eyes BLUE, Complexion LIGHT, Marital Status SINGLE, Occupation FARMER .
Nativity GREENE CO, ILL.
Joined When OCT 25, 1861, CARROLLTON, ILL.
Period 3 Years.
Muster In AUG 28, 1863, DEVALLS BLUFF, AR.
Remarks PROMOTED CAPTAIN.

Captain, Company A., Unit 61st., ILL., U. S. Infantry..
Residence CARROLLTON, GREENE CO, ILL., Age --, Height 5' 10, Hair LIGHT, Eyes BLUE, Complexion LIGHT, Marital Status SINGLE, Occupation FARMER .
Nativity GREENE CO, ILL.
Remarks RESIGNED (AS 1st., Lieutenant) July 15, 1865.
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William H. Smith, Postmaster, was born in Indiana County, Pa., December 3, 1841, and remained in his native State until the war between the States, when he enlisted in Company D, Sixty-second Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, which was organized at Pittsburg in 1861. He was sergeant of his company, and took a prominent part in many of the battles, serving three years and one month in all. Mustered out in 1865. After the war he came to Marshall County, and was Representative to the Legislature in 1868, and re-elected in 1870. Was Deputy United States Marshal for the southern sub-district of Marshall County, and took the census for that year of the district. He was appointed Postmaster in 1871, and has held the office since that time. Marysville was the third post office established in Kansas, the first and second being respectively at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Scott. He is a member of the G. A. R., Lyon Post No. 9. Was married in the fall of 1871 to Miss Mary E. Allen.

Military Service.

Company D, Sixty-second Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Rank, Sergeant, Mustered in July 24, 1861, Promoted to Sergeant, March 21, 1862; not on muster-out roll.