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Riley, Terence, disch. on surg cert. July 18, '63.
Ring, Richard, Sept. 17, '62 ; disch. on surg. cert. Mar. 4, '64.
Ragan, Jeremiah, Jr., disch. on surg. cert. Nov. 16, '63. Rochford, James, not with company at mus. out. Sheldon, Geo W., mus. out with company.
Strange, James, disch. on surg. cert. Aug. 24, '63. Small, Charles, Sept 17, '62 ; disch. on surg. cert. Dec. 22, '68. Scribner, Frederick M., disch. on surg. cert. April 4, '64.
Southwell, Wm. B., tr. to V. R. C. May 10, '63. Slauson, Edward B., tr. to V. R. C. Oct. 10, '64. Smith, Daniel, not with company at mus. out.
Turrell, Leman, disch. on surg. cert. July 19, '63.
Towne, Myron S., pr. to com. sergt. April 20, '64 ; to Ist It. U. S. C. T. ; to Brig. Q. M .; mus. out Nov. 5, '65. West, Hobart R., disch. by G. O. June 3, '65.
Warner, Stanley B., disch. on surg. cert. Oct. 9, '64.
Webster, Charles E., tr. to V. R. C. Dec. 19, '63.
West, Charles A., died at Washington, D. C., Jan. 16, '63.
Woodworth, Douglass, Dec. 4,'62 ; substitute ; died at Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 15, '64.
COMPANY I.
Private Leonard Gow, Mar. 20, '65 ; mus. out with company June 12, '65.
COMPANY K.
Cor. William N. Williams, Sept. 4, '62 ; died July 6, '63, of wds. received at Gettysburg, Pa.
Privates.
Steel, Balser, Sept. 1, '62 ; mus. out with company June 12, '65. Bell, Samuel R., Mar. 7, '65 ; mus. out with company June 12, '65. Palmer, Geo. W., not on muster-out roll.
SEVENTEENTH CAVALRY .- Under the call of the President in July, 1862, Pennsylvania was required to furnish three regiments of cavalry. The Seven- teenth was one of the three thus called for, and was recruited in various sections of the State, no county furnishing more than one company.
It was, therefore, a representative regiment, and four of the companies composing it were from the "Northern tier," viz .: One each from the counties of Susquehanna, Bradford, Wayne and Luzerne. During September, and the early part of October, the companies rendezvoused at Camp Simmons, near Harrisburg ; and on the 18th of the latter month a regimental organization was effected, by the selection of J. H. Kellogg, colonel ; J. B. McAllister, lieuten- ant-colonel; and D. B. Hartranft, Coe Durland and R. R. Reinhold, majors. Colonel Kellogg was a regular officer, being a captain in the First United States Cavalry; and a few of the other officers and men had seen service in the Mexican War. But while most of the regiment were unskilled in the du- ties of a soldier, they were, to a marked extent, good horsemen. The regiment was ordered to Washing- ton on the 25th of November, and was soon after- wards ordered to the front.
On the 22d of December its maiden engagement was had with Hampton's Legion, at Occoquan Creek, which was here driven and pursucd for some distance. The regiment was actively engaged in scouting and picket-duty, and early in 1863 was as- signed to the Second Brigade of the First Cavalry Division of the Army of the Potomac, being associa- ted with the Sixth New York, Sixth United States and Eighth Pennsylvania Regiments, the brigade being under the command of Colonel -- afterwards General-Thomas C. Devin.
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In the Chancellorsville campaign the Seventeenth was one of the three cavalry regiments that moved with Hooker, the main cavalry force being dispatched to cut the enemy's communications and harass his rear. It was during the progress of this battle that the Seventeenth was placed in one of the most trying positions of its whole service. When Stonewall Jackson struck the Eleventh Corps on the evening of the 2d of May, and drove it in disorder back upon the Union lines, General Pleasanton, with the Seven- teenth and the Eighth Pennsylvania Cavalry, hap- pened to be in the line of the rebel assault. In his report of that battle, the general says :
" This remaining regiment (the Seventeenth) was composed of raw men, new troops. I had them formed in single line, with sabres drawn, with orders to charge in case the enemy came to the guns. . . . And thus was the mad onset of Jackson's army checked by artillery supported by a single line of raw cavalry. It was a trying position for the regiment, but the firm front presented saved the day, and enabled Hooker to re-form his chattered columns, and once more present an unbroken line." General Pleasan- ton, in a general order issued after the battle, pays this high compliment to the Seventeenth : "The coolness displayed by the Seventeenth Cavalry in rallying fugitives and supporting the batteries which repulsed the enemy's attack under Jackson on the evening of the 2d, has excited the highest admira- tion."
During the month of June it was actively em- ployed with the cavalry of the enemy, and crossed sabres with them at Beverly and Kelly's Fords, and at Middleburg and Upperville. In the campaign that inscribed on its banner "Gettysburg " the Sev- enteenth bore a conspicuous part. General Buford was in command of the cavalry division of which the Seventeenth was a part.
As they approached Gettysburg, the people hailed their presence with songs and other evidences of re- joicing. They were among the first troops that ar- rived on that memorable battle-field, and in the ac- tion of the 1st of July, General Pleasanton says, in his report :
" Buford, with his four thousand cavalry, attacked Hill, and for four hours splendidly resisted his ad- vance, until Reynolds and Howard were able to hurry to the field and give their assistance. To the intre- pidity, courage and fidelity of General Buford and his brave division, the country and the army owe the field of Gettysburg." In the pursuit of Lee, after the battle of Gettysburg, the Seventeenth bore a con- spicuous part, and met the enemy in several sharp and close engagements; and at Morton's Ford, Stev- ensburg, Brandy Station, Oak Hill and the conclud- ing engagements of that year on the Rapidan, it bore its share of the toils and privations, and sustained its share of the losses, and late in the season went into win- ter-quarters on the memorable plains of Culpeper.
In the movements of the army in 1864 the Seven- teenth early took the field. In May it had several severe encounters with the enemy in the vicinity of the Chancellorsville battle-field, and was at the front in the movements of the cavalry under Sheridan to- wards Richmond. At Trevilian Station, on the 11th and 12th of June, the Seventeenth was hotly engaged, and suffered severe loss. In the operations of Sheri- dan in the Shenandoah Valley, the Seventeenth bore an honorable part. At Front Royal, at Shepherds- town, at Kearneysville it met the enemy and bravely contested every foot of ground. While at Martins- burg, a detachment of the Seventeenth escorted Gen- eral Sheridan on his famous ride to Winchester, and in all the cavalry movements of the year, it manfully bore its part, and during the winter of 1864-65 it re- mained in the Shenandoah Valley. In the final campaign of 1815 the cavalry, under Sheridan, was an important factor. At Stony Creek, on the 1st of April, the Seventeenth was severely engaged, and suf- fered a grievous loss in killed and wounded. But the enemy never lost sight of its glittering sabres till the rebel army surrendered to Grant, at Appomattox, when the regiment returned to the vicinity of Wash- ington, and on the 16th of June was mustered out. A detachment of the regiment, which became a part of the Second Provisional Cavalry, was not mustered out until the 7th of August following.
Of the services of the Seventeenth, General De- vin, in his farewell order, remarks :
"In five successive campaigns, and in over three- score engagements, you have nobly sustained your part. Of the many gallant regiments from your State, none has a brighter record, none has more freely shed its blood on every battle-field, from Get- tysburg to Appomattox."
Company B .- While the Seventeenth was a repre- sentative regiment of the commonwealth, Company B was no less a representative of ·Susquehanna County. There were but few townships in the county but what had one or more members in Com- pany "B." The company was mainly recruited by the efforts of D. E. Whitney, of Gibson, and M. T. Whitney, of Thomson. Upon its organization they were elected captain and first lieutenant respectively, and William A. Larue, of Jessup, second lieutenant.
On the 18th of September, 1862, the company met at New Milford, and the citizens of that patriotic town gave them a generous reception, and the boun- tiful dinner they set before them was in marked con- trast with thescanty "rations" that the members of the company soon encountered.
The company reached Harrisburg on the evening of the 19th, and on the 21st were duly mustered into the United States service. Of its subsequent history and service we have attemped to give a short epitome. The surviving members of the company are among the best citizens of our county to-day. Of its officers, space admits of but brief mention. Captain D. E.
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Whitney was discharged by special order in December 1862. M. T. Whitney, afterwards well known as a popular commissioner of the county, resigned in Janu- ary, 1863. (See personal sketches.) Warren F. Sim- rell was promoted to captain of Company D. After the war, he was elected prothonotary of the county. (See "Simrell " Post, G. A. R.) Lieutenant William A. Larue remained with his company, sharing its perils and its glory, until January, 1865, when, becom- ing unfit for further service in the field, he was honor- ably discharged. Lieutenant W. N. Chamberlin was promoted from the ranks and for quite a time served on the staff of General Devin. He was breveted major for meritorious services, and in 1865 was ap- pointed to a clerkship in the United States Treasury, which position he still occupies. Lieutenant Asa D. Corse was elected, upon the organization of the com- pany supernumerary second lieutenant, but finding that office abolished upon reaching Harrisburg, he entered the ranks. Of his service and future promo- tion, see personal sketch. We would like to say of Company " B" of the Seventeenth, that its members were the best soldiers that Susquehanna County fur- nislied to the war, but the record of its achievements must be placed side by side with the blood-stained record of the true and noble men who preceded and followed them.
COMPANY B, SEVENTEENTH CAVALRY.
Mustered into service September 21, 1862, unless otherwise stated ; mustered out June 16, 1865.
Capt. David E. Whitney, Oct, 20, '62 ; disch. hy S. O. Dec. 29, '62. 1st Lieut. Merrick T. Whitney, Sept. 23, '62 ; res. Jan. 2, '63.
1st Lieut. Warren F. Simrell, pr. from 1st sergt. Dec. 15, '62, to capt. Co. D, July 22, '64 ; disch. hy G. O. June 20, '65 (see "Simrell" Post, G. A. R.).
1st Lieut. W. N. Chamberlain, pr. from q.m .- sergt. to 2d It. Jan. 11, '63 ; to 1st It. July 4, '64 ; hvt. capt. and major March 13, '65 ; mus. out with Co. G, 2d Regt. Pro. Cav., Aug. 7, '65.
2d Lt. Warren A. Larue, Oct. 20, '62; disch. on surg. cert. Jan. 13,'65. 2d Lt. Asa D. Corse, Sept. 27, '62; pr. from 1st sergt. July 23, '64; mus. out with Co. B, 2d Regt. Pro. Cav., Aug. 7, '65 (see personal sketch). 1st Sergt. Jerome I. Stanton, pr. from q.m .- sergt. April 1, '65, to sergt .- major June 10, '65 ; mus. out with regt. June 16, '65.
1st Sergt. Matthew McPherson, killed at Five Forks, Va., April 1, '65 (see "McPherson " Post, G. A. R.)
Q.m .- Sergt. James E. Curtis, pr. to cor. Aug. 17, '63 ; to sergt. Jan. 1, '65 ; to q.m .- sergt. April 1, '65 ; mns. out with Co. June 16, '65.
Com .- Sergt. Dennis Shay, mus. out with Co. June 16, '65.
Sergeants.
Edwin A. French, pr. to sergt. Jan. '63; mus. out with Co. June 16, '65. George H. French, pr. to cor. Dec. 18, '63 ; to sergt. July 6, '64 ; mus. out with Co.
Edward E. Thayer, pr. to cor. July 1, '64; to sergt. Nov. 1, '64 ; mus. out with Co.
Martin V. Bishee, pr. to cor. July 1, '64 ; to sergt. April 1, '65 ; mus. out with Co.
Wm. H. Brookins, pr. from cor. Jan. '63; wd. at Cold Harhor, Va., May 31, '64 ; tr. to V. R. C .; disch. on surg. cert. May 30, '65. Russell V. Whitney, disch. on surg. cert. March 13, '63.
Richard C. DuBois, pr. to adjt. 158th Regt. P. V. Nov. 30, '62 ; mus. out with that regt., Aug. 12, '65.
Erastus Bennet, died at Washington, D. C. ; bur. at Arlington.
Corporals.
Jerry Sivers, pr. to cor. Sept. 6, '64 ; mus. out with Co.
William G. Seamans, pr. to cor. Nov. 1, '64; mus. out with Co. George F. Rezane, pr. to cor. April 1, '65; mus, ont witli Co.
Elislia N. Lord. pr. to cor. Dec. 18, '63; tr. to Co. F, 10th Regt. V. R. C .; disch. by G. O. Juue 26, '65.
Freeman P. Whitney, pr. to cor. Sept. 6, '64 ; capt'd Oct. 29, '64 ; disch. hy G. O June 13, '65.
Stanley Stone, pr. to cor. Nov. 1, '64 ; capt'd Dec. 26, '64; disch. hy G. 0. May 30, '65.
Timothy C. Simpson, disch. on surg. cert. Jan. 12, '63.
Harry T. Castle, Nov. 17, '63 ; pr. to cor. Jan. 1, '65; mus. out with Co. A, 2d Regt. Provisional Cavalry, Aug. 7, '65.
Harvey S. Rice, killed at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, '64.
William H. Brown, died of wds. rec. in action Aug. 13, '64.
A. Judson Perigo, died at Alexandria, Va., Nov. 20, '63.
Bugler.
Benjamin W. Barrett, mus. out with Co.
Blacksmiths.
Thomas J. Tallman, mus. out with Co.
Danford H. Newton, mus. out with Co.
Joseph S. Halstead, disch. on surg. cert.
Saddlers.
Leroy H. Aldrich, mus. out with Co.
Michael J. Mulvey, disch. on surg. cert. July 30, '63.
Privates.
Austin, Alhert, died June 21st of wds. rec. at Cold Harhor, Va., May 31, '64 ; bur. at Arlington.
Abbott, Charles, Apr. 2, '64 ; not on mus, out roll.
Barrett, Luthier L., mus. out with Co.
Brown, Heury, mus. out with Co.
Bowen, William B., mus, out with Co.
Blanding, Herhert, mus. out with Co.
Barnard, William E., mus. out with Co.
Brooks, Livingston J., killed at Cold Harhor, Va., May 31, '64.
Bagley, Jolin W., died at Fairfax Seminary, Va., June 19, '63; hur. at Alexandria.
Bahcock, Andrew J., capt'd ; died at Richmond, Va., Nov. 18, '63.
Brady, John, Oct. 27, '64 ; not on mus. out roll.
Black, David, Mar. 24, '64 ; not on mus. out roll.
Carlin, Peter M., mus. out with Co.
Carlin, Asa F., mus. out with Co.
Corey, Enos W., mus. ont with Co.
Corwin, Eli E., disch. on surg. cert. Jan. 27, '63.
Darrow, Jonathan M., mus. out with Co.
Decker, George, mus. out with Co.
De Witt, Isaac M., wd. at Todd's Tavern, Va., May 8, '64; disch by G. O. June 17, '64.
Dishro, Jesse C., disch. on surg. cert. Aug. 18, '63.
Dana, John C., mus. out with Co. A, 2d Regt. Pro. Cav., Aug. 7, '65.
Estahrook, Sylvenus H., disch. on G. O. May 23, '65.
Griswold, Daniel L., mus. out with Co.
Galloway, Theodore, disch. hy S. O. Feb. 10, '63.
Gregg, Alvin M., disch. on surg. cert. July 6, '64.
Gibb, George, Mar. 23, '64 ; mus. out with Co. B, 2d Regt. Pro. Cav., Aug. 7, '65.
Greek, William, died at York, Pa., May 18, '63 ; hur, at Prospect Hill Cem.
Hart, Isaac, capt'd Aug. 13, '64 ; disch. hy G. O. July 18, '65.
Howell, John S., disch, on surg. cert. Jan. 14, '63.
Hinkley, Marquis, disch. on surg. cert. Aug. 19, '63.
Hart, William, Mar. 29, '64 ; mus. ont with Co. B, 2d Regt. Pro. Cav., Ang. 7, '65.
Halstead, S. C., Mar. 16, '64 ; mus. out with Co. B, 2d Regt. Pro. Cav., Ang. 7, '65.
Haggerty, Charles H., Mar. 25, '64 ; not with Co. at mus. out.
Harrison, Thomas, Mar. 24, '64 ; not on mus. out roll.
Hamilton, Henry H., disch on surg. cert. July 23, '63.
Haley, James, Mar. 24, '64 ; not on mins. out roll.
Ireland, Elisha, died in Susquehanna, Pa., Mar. 25, '65. Jenkins, Stephen, mus, out with Co.
Johnson Thomas, Mar. 26, '64 ; not on mus. roll.
Lake, William II., mus. out with Co. Lce, William, mus, out with Co.
Leight, Charles A., Aug. 19, '64 ; mus. ont with Co.
Lamb, George W., ab. in lios. at mus. out.
Lord, Drew 1[., dischi, by G. O. June 20, '65.
Lathrop, Zara, tr. to U. S. army Nov. 10, '02.
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Lord, Jerome, pr. to 1st It., 27th Regt. U. S. C. T., Aug. 8, '65 ; mus. out Sept. 21, '65.
Labar, John, Mar. 29, '64 ; killed at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, '64. Lyon, Harmon D., died at Washington, D. C., May 10, '63.
Logan, Edward C., Feb. 26, '64 ; not with Co. at mus. out.
Murphy, Frank H., mus. out with Co.
Mack, Henry, mus. out with Co.
Moffit, Mortimore, dischi. by G. O. June 3, '65.
Mitchell, Stanley N., pr. to sergt .- major Aug. 1, '64; to 2d It. Co. D. Dec. 28, '64 ; disch. May 15, '65.
McCarroll, Samuel L., wd. at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, '64 ; ab. in hos. at mus. out.
McKeeby, Theodore, disch. by G. O. Sept 7, '65.
McKeeby, James B., disch. on surg. cert. Feb. 5, '63.
McKeeby, William B., disch. on surg. cert. June 26, '63.
McDonald, Allen W., Mar. 24, '64 ; disch. on surg. cert. Sept. 9, '64.
McConnell, S. W., tr. to U. S. army Nov. 10, '62.
McKeeby, Samuel, mus. out with Co. B, 2d Regt. Pro. Cav., Aug. 7, '65.
Nash, William H., killed at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, '64.
Oakley, Edward G., dischi. by G. O. May 25, '65.
Palmer, William H., mus. out with Co.
Payne, George L., mus. out with Co.
Rodgers, Levi S., dischi. on surg. cert. Jan. 15, '63.
Rogers, Francis, tr. to U. S. army Nov. 10, '62.
Round, Amasa N., killed at Deep Bottom, Va., July 28, '64.
Ross, John, Mar. 14, '64 ; died Apr. 18, '64; bur. in Military Asylum Cem., D. C.
Smith, David, mus out with Co.
Stoddard, Horace S., mus. out with Co.
Sterling, Jabez S., mnus. out with Co.
Shay, Aaron W., disch. by G. O. June 28, '65.
Scott, James H., disch. July 15, '65.
Smith, George B., disch. on surg. cert. Mar. 6, '63.
Stoddard, Henry H., disch. on surg. cert. Jan. 22, '64.
Steinback, Lewis, disch. by G. O. May 23, '65.
Smith, James N, pr. to hos. steward Apr. 9, '63; disch on surg. cert., date unknown.
Stewart, Stanley, accidentally killed at Winchester, Va., Nov. 29, '64. Struble, George, Mar. 29, '64 ; not with Co. at mus. out.
Sweaney, William, Nov. 23, '64 ; not on mus. out roll.
Tyler, Henry W., mus. out with Co.
Tennant, Walter, Mar. 24, '64; mus. out with Co. B, 2d Regt. Prov. Cav., Aug. 7, '65; vet.
Tennant, Dallas P., killed at White House, Va., June 21, '64; bur. in Yorktown.
Tripp, Josephi O., Mar. 13, '64 ; died at Washington, D. C., Sept. 17, '64 ; bur. at Arlington.
Williams, Henry G., pr. to 2d lt., Ist Regt. U. S. C. Troops, July 14, '65 ; mus. out Sept. 29, '65.
Wayman, Harvey B., disch. by G. O. Apr. 24, '65.
Wheaton, Myron, pr. to lios. steward, date unknown.
Whitney, Harland S., died at Hope Landing, Va., Apr. 14, '63.
Wells, Hezekiah S., capt'd ; died at Richmond, Va., Oct. 14, '64.
The following were also members of the Seven- teenth Cavalry (for letter of company see column of " Remarks ") :
Sergt. George W. Moore (2d), Oct. 2, '62; Co. K ; pr. to cor. May 1, '64 ; to sergt. Apr. 1, '65 ; mus. out with Co.
Saddler George P. Goodrich, Sept. z1, '62; Co. K ; killed at Barryville, Va., Sept. 24, '64.
Privates.
Bancome, Orsel C., Co. K. Brands, John C., Co. H.
Carpenter, Shepherd, Oct. 2, '62; Co. K ; mus. out with Co.
Case, George, Sept. 22, '62 ; Co. M ; mus. out with Co.
Dougherty, George F., Oct. 3, '62 ; Co. D; mus. out with Co.
Knapp, Henry, Oct. 2, '62 ; Co. K ; wd. and capt'd at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, '64. Merrell, George, Co. K.
Nice, Oliver E., Co. K.
Norris, John, Co. H.
Norris, John G., Oct. 19, '62 ; Co. II ; capt'd at Brandy Station, Va., Oct. 11, '63; mus. out with Co. H, 2d Regt. Prov. Cav., Aug. 7, '65.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY . FIRST REGIMENT-The
service of this regiment extended over a period of but nine months, but those nine months were fraught with such momentous issues and events, that the grandest chapter of the war was written during its term of service. The disastrous battle of Bull Run had been fought, and the draft that followed had impressed the men of the loyal North that a gigantic rebellion was in progress, and that its loyal sons must meet the emergency. Under these circumstances, the One Hundred and Fifty-first Regiment was organized at Camp Curtin in September, 1862. It was ordered to Washington on the 26th of November, and its organ- ization then comprised the following field officers : Harrison Allen, colonel; George F. McFarland, lieutenant-colonel ; and John W. Young, major. Susquehanna County furnished two full companies to this regiment,-Companies " A " and "C," -- and in its organization the regiment selected the captain of Company "C" for its major. Early in December the regiment was sent to Union Mills, in a section of Virginia infested by Mosby's guerrillas, and whose inhabitants were intensely disloyal. Here it remain- ed until the middle of February, 1863, when it was ordered to Belle Plain, and was assigned to the First Brigade, Third Division of the First Corps. Its ar- rival here was attended with much exposure and privation, and a number died, among them Lieuten- ant Hollenback, of Company " A." Preliminary to the Chancellorsville campaign, the regiment accom- panied the Third Division to Port Conway, the march occupying two days, during which it rained almost incessantly. For its behavior on this march the regiment was thus highly complimented by General Doubleday : "The general commanding desires to express his appreciation of the good order and compactness which marked the march of the One Hundred and Fifty-first. . .. It also attracted the at- tention of Major-General Reynolds and staff, who wish- ed this compliment tendered." In the Chancellorsville campaign it moved with the First Corps to Frank- lin's Crossing, where it was twice subjected to a vig- orous shelling. On the 2d of May it made a forced march to the battle-field, and occupied the line on the right of the army, from which the Eleventh Corps had been driven by Stonewall Jackson. On the 3d and 4th it remained at the front, and after the army recrossed the river it went into camp near White Oak Church.
Ou the 12th of June it started for Gettysburg, being a part of the right wing of the army, which was com- posed of the First and Eleventh Corps, under com- mand of General Reynolds. In three days these troops made a forced march of one hundred and five miles, and Lee suddenly found himself confronted, in the Shenandoah Valley, by Reynolds' forces. Push- ing on into Pennsylvania, it reached the vicinity of Gettysburg on that memorable 1st of July, and in the forenoon of that day moved to the front and was hot- ly engaged. About noon the regiment, with the brig-
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ade, was placed in support of Cooper's battery. At half-past two the regiment was detached from the brigade and posted in reserve aloug a fence at the south end of Seminary Grove. In the fierce fighting that followed, the Union lines were forced back by the overwhelming numbers of the enemy, and a seri- ous gap between the brigades of Gens. Biddle and Mer- edith exposed the whole left wing. Into this gap, by command of Gen. Rowley, the One Hundred and Fifty- First was thrown to stay the onrushing tide. The fight- ing was now terrific, and the losses of the enemy in front of the position where the regiment stood, as acknowl- edged in his official report, was most grievous. Col. McFarland, in his official report of the part here tak- en by the regiment, says : "I know not how men could have fought more desperately, exhibited more coolness, or contested the field with more determined courage." Later in the day Colonel McFarland was shot down, and some of the companies were left with- out a commissioned officer. In the severe fighting on the 2d, and in the crowning charge of the enemy on the third day, the One Hundred and Fifty-First again covered itself with glory. The heroism displayed by the One Hundred and Fifty-First in this battle is unsurpassed. It weut into the fight with four hun- dred and eighty-seven officers and men. Of these, two officers and sixty-six men were killed, twelve officers and one hundred and eighty-seven men wounded, and one hundred were missing-more than seventy-five per cent. of its aggregate numbers. General Double- day, in his official report, pays this regiment the fol- lowing high compliment : "I can never forget the ser- vices rendered me by this regiment, directed by the gal- lantry and genius of McFarland. I believe they saved the First Corps, and were among the chief instruments to save the Army of the Potomac, and the country from unimaginable disaster." The regiment partici- pated in the movements of the army in the pursuit of Lee, but its term of service being nearly expired, it was relieved from duty on the 19th, and proceeding to Harrisburg, it was, on the 27th of July, mustered out of service.
Company A .- As already intimated, Companies " A" and "C" of this regiment were from Susque- hanna County. After the enrollment and the order for the draft in 1862, it was learned that nine months' enlistments would be received, and credited ; and by request of George L. Stone, Col. Gere went to Harris- burg and obtained special permission from Governor Curtin to recruit a company. Enlistments were rapid, and before the close of September the ranks werc full, and the men met at the court house, and organized by electing George L. Stone captain, Wm. H. Frink, first and U. F. Hollenback second lieutenants. Of its subsequent honorable career in connection with the One Hundred and Fifty-First, we have already spoken. Capt. Stonc was wounded at Gettysburg, and after the war was postmaster of Montrose, and is at present a resident of New Milford township. Lieu-
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