Morgan's Raid "Unenrolled" Militia

[devansjames]

During Morgan's Raid into Ohio, Ohio Governor David Tod called out the "unenrolled" Ohio Militia - in specifics, "In organizing the forces into battalions and regiments, the volunteer companies will, as far as practicable, be organized separately from the enrolled militia".

And this was the case as a portion of the Gallia County militia [Ohio] for instance skirmished with Morgan's forces at Pomeroy. And other unenrolled militias from all over were organized too and played their part.

I was wondering if anyone had any other information on the general "unenrolled" militia during Morgan's Raid. From what I've read, it's the enrolled militia that gets most credit in the defense/capture of Morgan but the unenrolled militia was also imperative. Thanks!

 

[19thOhio]

Morgan was arrested near Lisbon, Ohio, home of the 19th OVI. In my research, The Western Reserve Chronicle: ". . . men who had weapons and courage turned out to resist the dreaded Rebel while all the others fled with the women and children." . . . "the hills are swarming with armed men hunting for fugitive Rebels . . . they were taken to Alliance" where the 19th mustered just two years earlier, there were two railroads there one that took the Rebels to Columbus.

Polly Stratton whose brother Capt. Henry Granville was was away with the 19th, wrote in her diary: "Sunday, July 26. Nearly all the men who are not in the army, have taken what weapons they could get and gone out to capture the terrible raiders, if possible. Father thought he should go, too, so as soon as church was over (he was the minister of that church) we started. I had to go to bring back the horse. We heard that Morgan was only a few miles from Salem, so we started home as we could not leave mother and the girls alone. We had not got out of town when we met some men riding in with the news that Morgan was captured."

The Longest Raid of the Civil War by Lester V. Horwitz might have additional stories of various ad hoc militia groups.

I'm not sure of the terms "enrolled" and "non-enrolled" militia. I assume my story above would be an example of "unenrolled" militia. (?)

I know there were disputes as to who "gets credit" for the capture but would have to go back to my notes, but am sure others will carry on this discussion for now.