From Lincoln's Election to the Takingof Sumter-- The Two Y'ears' Volununteers-- The Three Years' Volunteers-- Home Affairs to the Election of Governor Seymour -- The Draft Kiots-- From the Riots to the Close of the War -- The .\id Societies-- The Bounty Bonds-- The Return of the Volunteers-- The Roll of the Dead-- The Drafted Men-- The Grand Army Posts.
From Lincoln's Election to the taking of Sumter. -- From the day when the votes were counted, after the famous election of 1860, the question of Civil War was reduced to one of time. The party that then came into power affected to believe that it would not
1 If to these last two enumerations be added the population of West Farms, King's Bridge and Morrisania, which, in 1874, were annexed to the city of New York, the number of the inhabitants within the bounds of the old Westchester County was, in 187.5, 139.758, and, in 1860, l.Sd.OU.
2 The information contained in this chapter, as to the towns of Cortlandt and Yorktown, is from material gathered by the editor-in-chief. The records of Cortlandt were carefully kept by Mr. Coffin S. Brown, who Wiis supervisor at the time of the war, and took a pride in the matter. The items concerning the men enlisted come from the reports of the State .\djutant-General, in the form of the original muster-rolls of all the regiments that left the State. Of recruits that joined, after first muster, it was impossible to obtain a full and authentic list ; therefore I have not attempted a partial one. The information as to bounty bonds is obtained from the records. The particulars as to relief societies are credited as follows : Port Chester, Mr. John E. Marshall, treasurer, who kindly loaned me his book of accounts; Ossining, Mrs.