Some of the "Local Boys" of Paragon and surrounds who volunteered for service in the 70th Indiana and other Indiana Units

During an interview of a local citizen, one Joe A. Blankenship, the following men were named as those who "from this community served in the Civil War." The article was first written by F.G. in a column entitled "Here and There" dated February 11, 1938. Reprinted in "Morgan County Scrapbook, Vol.1, published by the Morgan County History-Genealogy Club, Becky Hardin, editor; Lib Brown, researcher.

Soldier	Co	Comments
Baker, Isaac Baker, Jackson Baker, Jesse Baker, William Blankenship, P.M. Blankenship, Phillip Burkhart, Henry Burkhart, Robert Burkhart, William Butler, Tobias Collier, David Collier, Henry Collier, Richard Costin, Granville C. Doan, Taylor Eaton, Henry Farr, Jefferson Farr, Logan Farr, Uriah H. Filer, Caleb Guy, Berry Guy, Martin Guy, William Hacker, William Hedrick, Nathan Hodges, Thomas Johnson, Ace Johnson, Jesse Johnson, Peter Kirby, Hannibal Marsh, Fielding Myers, Charles Newton, Henry Pierson, George Pierson, John Robbins, Theodore Ross, Absalom Ross, Henry Rutledge, Jacob Secrest, William Stiles, Jesse Tackett, John Tackett, Noah Voshell, Ephriam Wartjen, James Warthen, Simpson Whitchita, Andrew Whitesitt, William Young, Yarch	A     B                   D   D     D         F               H B       D               A H     B	. . probably son of James C. and Susan born c 1838. . . . probably son of Ambrose and Anna born 1844. probably son of Ambrose and Anna b-1840, died at Resaca May 1864 probably son of Ambrose and Anna born 1845. . . . . Buried in Samaria Cemetery, 1840-1932, wife Sarah M., 1846-1930. . . probably son of James and Delilah born 1840. . Brother-in-law of Absalom Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My great grandfather. probably son of John H. Ross born c 1841. . Cpl., and Sgt., Co. H, 79th Reg. Ind. Vol., my GG Grandfather. . . . . could be Warthen, Wartjem. born 1831 . . possibly John Young

The men listed here were not mentioned in the above article, but were members of the local community.
Soldier	Co	Comments
Bragg, Wiley Farr, John F. Secrest, Nathan A.	H H K	son of William J. and Katharine born 1840. this may be the John Farr born 1821. .