Col. Hard began his military career in Wooster. He enlisted June 30, 1888 in Co. D and in 1894, having gone to Cleveland, was transferred to Troop A, Cavalry. In the Spanish-American War he was commissioned! Second Lieutenant and assigned to Co. I, 8th Regt., O. V. I., being promoted to First Lieut. in August, 1898. He served in the campaign against Santiago, Cuba. Following the war he returned to membership in Troop A, was elected Second Lieut. in the organization in 1904. and First Lieut. in October, 1910. He was appointed Adjutant of the First Squadron, Ohio Cavalry, upon its organization in 1911, and Major in October, 1915. He commanded this organization on the Mexican border, June 16, 1916 to March 1, 1917. Upon muster out he organized the First Cavalry, O. N. G., and was commissioned its Colonel by Governor Cox, May 4, 1917. The regiment was subdivided to form the 2nd and 3rd Regiments, Field Artilery, O. N. G., which became the 135th and 136th Regiments, F. A. in the Federal service, assigned to the 62nd F. A. Brigade, 37th Division. Col. Hard commanded the 135th Regiment from July 15, 1917 until its muster out, April 11 1919.

Mr. Fisher, as Mayor of the city, was Chairman of the Food Administration for Wayne County. He performed, besides this work, many other tasks, for when someone wanted something done, and didn't know who to call upon, the Mayor usually was the one appealed to. Mayor Fisher was always ready and willing and capable and performed faithful service. See page 221.

Colonel of Engineers. Born in Wayne County, Ohio, Dec. 5, 1865. Graduated Wooster University, class of 1888, with rank of Cadet Captain. Commissioned First Lieutenant of Infantry, O. N. G., December 1890; commissioned Captain 10th O. V. I., war with Spain, July 7th, 1898; commissioned Captain of Engineers, O. N. G., June 13th, 1899; commissioned Major of Engineers, O. N. G., June 28th, 1899: commissioned LieutenantColonel of Engineers O. N. G., Nov 18th, 1912; service on Mexican Border during 1916; commissioned Colonel of Engineers, O. N. G., July 11th, 1917; commissioned Colonel in the National Guard in the service of the United States Aug. 5th, 1917, and assigned to command the 112th, U. S. Engineers, (1st Ohio Engineers) 37th Division; mobilized regiment at Camp Sheridan, Ala., Aug. 26th, 1917; moved to Camp Lee, Va., May 24th, 1918; overseas June 23rd, 1918; arrived with regiment at Brest, France, July 5th, 1918; Bourmont, France, July 10th to 20th; Baccarat Sector July 21st to Sept. 18th; Sept. 20th to 26th in the Argonne; sent to hospital from the Argonne; discharged Jan. 17th, 1919.

Mr. Wertz during the period of the war was Federal Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, with headquarters at Cleveland. He was the highest ranking prosecuting official who called Wayne county his home. (See page 178).

Col. Taggart was the highest ranking regular army officer who called Wayne county his home at the beginning of the war. When he retires from his long service in the army, it will be to his farm residence at his boyhood neighborhood near Orrville. Col. Taggart began his army career when he was appointed to West Point Military Academy in 1881 by Congressman William McKinley. He was in Cuba during the SpanishAmerican war; saw service later in the Philippines when turmoil seethed there; participated in quelling the Boxer uprising in China; was one of the first officers to reach Vera Cruz in 1915 when U. S. military forces were landed there and later, while troops were kept on the Mexican border was in command of his regiment on the Rio Grande. Upon the declaration of war by the United States upon Germany, Col. Taggart was assigned to direct the Officers' Training School at The Presidio, California. Later he was ordered to a post in the Philippine Islands, and from there to Vladivostok, where, in the absence of the brigade commander, he was in command of the unit of American troops that first landed in Siberia. He remained there during the war.