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On the 18th of April, 1861, Camp Curtin was established at Harrisburg, and before the end of that month twenty-five regi- ments were sent to the field from this camp. An extra session of the Legislature was called by Governor Curtin on April 30th to take measures for the war; and on the 15th of May following an Act was passed providing for the organization of the Reserve Corps, to consist of thirteen regiments of infantry, one regiment of cavalry, and one of artillery.
The people of Beaver County showed themselves like-minded with those of the other parts of this Commonwealth in patriotic enthusiasm and alacrity in rising to meet the situation which confronted the country and the Government, and in organizing to lend their assistance in the work of crushing the Rebellion.
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The issue of the Western Star of April 26, 1861, shows that on April 22d a great meeting of the citizens was held in Beaver to formulate a line of action. This meeting organized by electing the following officers :
President - Hon. Daniel Agnew. Vice-Presidents - Hon. Joseph Irvin, Hon. William Cairns, Major Thomas McCreery, Moses Doak, Dr. John McCarrell, Archibald Robertson, Isaac Covert, Daniel Dawson, Robert Douthitt, Moses Hendrickson, Hon. John Scott, Andrew Watterson, B. Wilde, Dr. M. Law- rence, John Graebing, Robert Wallace, William D. Eakin, Major R. Darragh, Major David Warnock, Thomas McClure, Thornton Shinn, Dr. Palmer. Secretaries-Henry Hice, P. L. Grim, W. B. Lemon, S. Davenport, J. Trimble.
A committee on resolutions was appointed, consisting of seven members, viz .: B. B. Chamberlin, Jno. Allison, Thomas McClure, R. P. Roberts, S. B. Wilson, Archibald Robertson, and P. L. Grim, who at a later hour brought in a strong report. The preamble of this report set forth the facts concerning the national situation, the duty of the citizens to support the Gov- ernment, etc., and the following resolutions were offered:
Resolved, That a general county committee of safety composed of one hundred men be appointed, for the purpose of considering the duties de- volving upon all loyal citizens, in any emergency that may arise during the civil war now raging between the constituted authorities of the nation and the aggressive and rebellious states; and that also the organization of local committees be recommended in different localities of the county.
Resolved, That a home military organization be recommended in every locality of the county, and that in view of the emergencies now arising, all encouragement be extended to the formation of volunteer corps, to act on the requisition of the general and state authorities.
Resolved, That a committee of six persons be appointed in each election district of the county to see that the families of our noble, brave and patriotic citizens who may volunteer to serve our common country be properly cared for and protected during the absence of their natural pro- tectors, and that we unitedly pledge our sacred honors and fortunes to enable said committee to carry this resolution into effect.
Resolved, That the president of this meeting appoint and announce the above committees at his earliest convenience.
On motion of R. P. Roberts, Hon. Thomas Cunningham was then called upon to address the meeting, who in an eloquent manner supported the resolutions and called upon all to respond loyally to the call of their country in its hour of need. Several
WAR! WAR! TO ARMS !!
Fellow Citizens, arouse! The rest of Peace is broken. War's alarms are upon us. We are threatened with immediate invasion by the South. The news of the last twenty-four hours is exciting, and informs us that following speedily upon the fall of Sumter, by the hands of the insurgents, Virginia has seceded. The armory at Harper's Ferry has been seized, and an army is about moving to invade the Cap- itol of the Nation. In a few hours Washington may be in the hands of the enemy. Immediate action is necessary for the protection of our homes and the soil of our country At a large meeting held in the Court House, the undersigned were ap- pointed a Committee to call a Public Meeting of the citizens of the county at the
COURT HOUSE,
on MONDAY, April 22nd., 1861, at 11 o'clock, A. M., to take immediate measures for a thorough organization of the Military of the County.
COME ONE. COME ALL;
the danger is imminent. Immediate action is imperative.
THOMAS CUNNINGHAM, DANIEL AGNEW, THOMAS MOREERY, R. P. ROBERTS, WM. B. CLARKE, JOS. C. WILSON, JAMES DARRAGH, S. B. WILSON, SAMUEL DAVENPORT, B. B. CHAMBERLIN.
A Company of Riflemen for immediate service is now being organized. Persons desirous of joining will report themselves at the Prothonotary's Office.
BRIGHTON TIMES PRINT
Engraved from the Original Poster in Possession of Mr. Thomas Kennedy of New Brighton, Pa.
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others, being called for, responded in a similar vein, viz .: R. P. Roberts, Esq .; Rev. Dr. McLean; Rev. S. K. Kane; Rev. S. Patterson; Rev. B. C. Critchlow; Rev. D. A. Cunningham; Rev. J. M. Smith; Hon. John Allison; Captain Kagarice, a soldier of the Mexican War; Thorton Shinn, Esq., late of Kansas; and S. B. Wilson, Esq.
A committee from the Harmony Society at Economy was present at this meeting and pledged the Society for financial aid to the Government in suppressing the rebellion. The names of the Committee of One Hundred appointed by the president, as recommended by the first of the above resolutions, are as follows:
Hon. Thos. Cunningham William Barclay,
R. P. Roberts,
Robert Graham,
B. B. Chamberlin,
Capt. D. Dawson,
Edward Hoopes,
Capt. Samuel Smith,
Gen, J. H. Wilson,
William Henry,
Hon. William Cairns,
William B. Clarke,
Dr. James E. Jackson,
John Wilson, Andrew Watterson,
H. B. Beisel, Silas Merrick, Jason Hanna,
Dr. David S. Marquis,
Archibald Robertson,
George W. Glass,
Hon. Joseph Irvin,
Thomas B. Wells,
Hon. John Allison,
Capt. Gilbert Pendleton, Hon. John Scott,
Thomas G. Kerr,
Joseph Wallace,
George S. Barker,
Henry Bryan,
William M. Reed,
George Shiras,
Benjamin Butler,
Thornton Shinn,
Joseph Nevin,
George W. Fulton,
Samuel Hendrickson,
Philip Cooper, James Smith, David Kennedy,
Sylvester Hunter,
John Cheney,
Dr. Milton Lawrence,
Rev. B. C. Critchlow, John Stiles,
William Wallace, S. C. Clow,
Robert Patton,
Lewis Reno,
Hugh Bennett,
Dr. John McCarrell,
William D. Johnston,
George Hartzell,
E. N. Boots,
William H. Frazier, Francis Le Goullon, Jacob Shaffer,
James Duncan,
Henry Metz,
Andrew Jackson,
Francis S. Wilson,
Rev. - M'Abee, Rev. D. H. A. McLean, William K. Boden,
George M. Young, Robert Shannon,
Dr. Smith Cunningham Capt. Charles Stone,
David Dunlap,
P. L. Grim,
Rev. R. T. Taylor,
Robert Douthitt,
Hiram Stowe,
Richey Eakin,
John White,
Joseph C. Wilson,
Rev. S. Patterson,
James Darragh, John Roberts,
Robert McCreery.
Matthew Gilliland,
Benjamin Wilde, James Wilson, M. T. Kennedy,
George Neely,
Isaac Covert,
Henry Goehring,
Charles Calhoun,
Elwood Thomas,
Andrew R. Miller,
Robert Jackson,
Agnew Duff,
R. D. Cooper,
Dr. John Murray,
James Arbuckle,
Jesse Carothers,
Samuel Davenport, Rev. D. A. Cunningham Thomas McCreery,
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The committees appointed by the chair in accordance with the third resolution above were as follows:
Rochester Boro. and Township - Joseph Irvin, George. C. Speyerer, John H. Whisler, William Porter, Robert Jackson, Gilbert Pendleton, James A. Sholes, Abner P. Lacock, William Wallace.
Bridgewater - Thomas Campbell, Samuel Davidson, James Arbuckle, Thomas Allison, James Porter, John Murray, Rev. William F. Lauck, Samuel Moorehead.
Borough Tp .- Dr. Smith Cunningham, Thomas McCreery, Daniel Thurston, Jonathan Mckenzie, James Darragh, Hugh B. Anderson, Isaac N. Atkins, Michael Weyand.
Darlington Tp .- Dr. Ross, Martin White, John A. Frazier, John Cain, Robert A. Cochran. J. P. Martin.
Chippewa Tp .- John McCarter, Joseph Brittain, James Kennedy, Robert Dunlap, Thomas White, Jonathan Rhodes, Robert Douthitt.
Patterson Tp .- Jesse Williams, Archibald Robertson, John R. Hoopes, William Carothers, John Sims.
Economy Tp .- George Neely, Patterson Mitchell, Samuel McManamy, William Mars, Jacob Breitenstein, John H. Beighley, Robert Gray (big).
Pulaski Tp .- James Wallace, Ephraim Smith, John Baxter, Henry Phillis, Thomas Ferguson, Thomas Hays.
Marion Tp .- Nicholas Boots, George Hartzell, Joseph Phillis, Austin Thomas, George Scheene.
Franklin Tp .- Henry Metz, Alexander Fombell, Conrad Fisher, John H. Wilson, Francis S. Wilson. James W. Pander.
Fallston Boro .- David Johnston, William Henry, R. D. Cooper, Dr. James E. Jackson, James Duncan, Samuel Kennedy.
Freedom Boro. and Dist .- W. W. Kerr, Jonathan Paul, Henry Bryan, Thomas H. Cooper, Erasmus Gripp, Charles H. Bentel, Robert McCaskey, James Stoops, Charles Haller, W. Brown.
Raccoon Tp .- Robert Moffit, James Smith, R. R. Gamble, Alexander Ewing, Samuel Kennedy, James Hall.
New Sewickley Tp .- Henry Goehring, George Geyer, George Rouser, Abraham Hunter, George Teets, Edward Reeder, John Cheney, Samuel Peirsol.
New Brighton Boro .- Hon. John Allison, Isaac Covert, William Kennedy, H. B. Beisel, Benjamin Wilde, Edward Hoopes, M. T. Kennedy, Sylvester Hunter.
Phillipsburg - Francis Le Goullon, G. Trompeter, John M. Shrodes, Lawrence F. Schaffer, Joseph Bentel, Peter Markey.
South Beaver Tp .- Michael Conkle, Sr., Joseph McMillin, Robert Graham, Esq., Reuben Watt, Dixon Reed, Peter Crowl, Thomas F. Elder ..
Big Beaver Tp .- W. H. Powers, Dr. Hezlep, Thomas McClure, Robert Wallace, William H. Foster, Samuel Blair, George Young, Fergus Mc- Clelland.
North Sewickley Tp .- Hugh Bennett, Hugh Wallace, James J. Hazen,
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S. C. Clow, Benjamin Whisler, James Warnock, Thomas Ramsey, Alex- ander Caven.
Industry - John Wilson, Samuel Hoyt, Dr. J. P. Cummins, John Michaels, Hon. William Cairns, Richard Walton, J. M. Phillis, Joseph Ewing.
Greene Tp .- Charles Calhoun, Dr. Milton Lawrence, James H. Trim- ble, James Bryan, David Kerr, Jr., James Mackall, Samuel Mclaughlin, James Cameron, John Vance, Samuel Leeper, Jackson Swearingen.
Frankfort Dist .- Dr. Bingham, Dr. John McCarrell, R. A. Cooley, Captain S. Swearingen, Samuel Bigger, Moses Doak.
McGuire's Dist .- John A. Gibb, Robert Harsha, Henry Keifer, Joseph K. Buchanan, Eli Ramsey, George Littell.
Ohio Tp .- Captain D. Dawson, R. Laughlin, James Scroggs, Matthew Johnston, S. B. Briggs, William Rayl, John Henderson, Robert Mc- Gaffick.
Hopewell Tp .- Robert Duncan, Robert C. Scott, James Irons, G. K. Shannon, Thomas McKee, John R. McCune, William A. Thomson, James Jordan.
Independence Tp .- James Sterling, Henry Reed, Dr. A. R. Thomson, William Reed, Alexander Gibb, Benjamin Butler, William McCoy, Thomas Standish.
Moon Tp .- D. B. Short, John Davis, Daniel Figley, Milo Reed, Hill Douds, Robert Cooper, Henry Alcorn, William McBriar.
Brighton Tp .- Andrew Watterson, George Barclay, William Scott, Jr., Richey Eakin, Jesse Carothers, Robert Gilmore.
These various committees rendered great service in securing enlistments, and in caring for the families of the men at the front.
At a meeting of the Committee of Safety held in Beaver, May 17, 1861, it was moved by W. B. Clarke that each member of the Committee take the following oath or affirmation, to be administered by competent authority.
You and each of you do swear by Almighty God, the searcher of all hearts (or affirm,) that you will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of Pennsylvania, and that you will maintain, support and defend the government of the United States against treason and rebellion.
Following the recommendation of the resolutions a number of Home Guards were organized in different parts of the county. There were reported by May 17, 1861, the following:
Galilee-Captain William H. Power, 60 men. Economy township-Captain James Conway, 54 men. North Sewickley township-Captain J. J. Hazen, 50 men. South Beaver-Cap- VOL. I .- 32.
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tain A. J. Lawrence, 45 men. Raccoon-Captain James Smith, 45 men.
The number of these Home Guards was later greatly in- creased. In and around Beaver was also another organization called the "Jackson Grays." There was also another sort of Home Guards whose names do not appear on any regimental or company roster, but without whose unflagging zeal, self-sacri- fice, and love the American Union could never have been saved. Tribute to these was fittingly paid by Colonel Vera in his Cen- tennial address at Beaver in 1900, when he said:
Yes, and the women too were in war. Picking lint, making band- ages, sending boxes of garments to the hospitals, and, in organized groups, with clattering machines and chattering tongues, they were busy daily and devotedly, a home guard of slippered warriors and fireside defenders. God bless the women, the ministering angels of war, in their silent home courage, when every fated bullet of the battle field rebounded 'from a far-off hearthstone carrying desolation, mourning, death in its lightning flight!
During the four years of the war Pennsylvania sent to the Federal army 270 regiments and several unattached companies, numbering in all 387,284 men, including the 25,000 militia in service in September, 1862. Beaver County was well repre- sented in these regiments, especially in those belonging to the armies which operated in the East. Many enlisted also in or- ganizations in other sections of the State, and they make no part, therefore, in the showing of Beaver County's contributions to the military forces of the Commonwealth. Eleven Pennsylvania regiments, however, contained each one or more companies re- cruited in Beaver County. At the close of this chapter we give the rosters of these companies in full, and we reproduce from the Beaver Argus of July 24, 1867, the following list of those who went from Beaver County into the war as commissioned officers:
COLONELS
John S. Littell,
76th Reg't. M. S. Quay, 134th Reg't.
Joseph H. Wilson,
IOIst R. P. Roberts, 140th
J. Q. Anderson, 17th Cavalry.
LIEUTENANT-COLONELS
John S. Littell,
76th Reg't. J. Q. Anderson, 17th Cavalry.
Alex. W. Taylor, IOIst Jason R. Hanna, 6th Militia, 1862.
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MAJORS
1ooth Reg't. Thos. Henry, 140th Reg't.
J. Q. Anderson, 17th Cavalry.
IOIst Geo. M. Irwin,
5th Artillery.
SURGEONS
David Stanton, David Minis, Jr.,
rst Pa. Cavalry. Wm. B. Hezlep,
Both Reg't.
48th Reg't. J. M. Cummins, 114th
W. C. Shurlock, 5Ist Reg't.
ASSISTANT SURGEONS
W. B. Hezlep,
3d Cavalry. Presley M. Kerr, I2Ist Reg't.
John C. Levis,
85th Reg't. Francis F. Davis,
W. C. Shurlock,
Iooth Francis F. Davis, 168th
P. B. Young, 136th Reg't.
CAPTAINS
John Cuthbertson, Co. H, 9th Res. Jacob Winans, Co. H, 9th Res. Milo R. Adams, Co. F, roth Res. Joseph M. Reed, Co. F, roth Res. Abner Lacock, Co. F, roth Res. Samuel Miller, Co. K, roth Res. John L. Moore, Co. K, roth Res. Alex. M. Gilkey, Co. K, roth Res. James Conway, Co. H, 139th Reg't. R. P. Roberts, Co. F, 140th Reg't. Thomas Henry, Co. F, 140th Reg't. Marcus Ormond, Co. H, 140th Reg't. Samuel Campbell, Co. H, 140th Reg't.
Samuel S. Kerr, Co. H, 140th Reg't. James Darragh, Co. I, 140th Reg't. Wm. McCallister, Co. I, 140th Reg't.
Jason R. Hanna, Co. C, 63d Reg't. Chas. W. Taylor, Co. C, 63d Reg't. George Weaver, Co. C, 63d Reg't. John S. Littell, Co. K, 76th Reg't David Critchlow, Co. C, 100th Reg't.
Wm. C. Shurlock, Co. D, 100th Reg't.
T. J. Hamilton, Co. D, 100th Reg't. Alvin M. Reed, Co. D, rooth Reg't. Wm. F. Lyon, Co. D, 100th Reg't. Moses B. Welsh, Co. L, 100th Reg't. Wm. Lowrey, Co. C, IoIst Reg't.
Charles W. May, Co. F, roIst Reg't. W. F. Dawson, Co. F, forst Reg't. Thos. B. Dawson, Co. F, IoIst Reg't.
David M. Ramsey, Co. F, IoIst Reg't.
Alex. W. Taylor, Co. H, IoIst Reg't.
J. Adams Vera, Co. E, 134th Reg't. John W. Hague, Co. I, 134th Reg't. D. M. Donehoo, Co. A. 17th Cav- alry.
J. Q. Anderson, Co. A, 17th Cavalry. P. A. English, Co. A, 17th Cavalry. Henry M. Donehoo, Co. B, 17th Cavalry.
Geo. M. Irwin, Co. B, 5th Artillery. Charles D. Rhodes, Co. B, 5th Ar- tillery.
George S. Barker, Co. C, 56th, 90 days' Militia.
Samuel R. Patterson, Co. E, 56th, 90 days' Militia.
S. M. Lawrence, Co. H, 56th, 90 days' Militia.
Robert Gilmore, Co. I, 56th, 90 days' Militia.
George S. Barker, Co. C, 6th Militia, 1862. James S. Rutan, Co. F, 14th Militia, 1862.
T. J. Hamilton, David Critchlow, Alex. W. Taylor,
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CHAPLAINS
David Jones, 102d Reg't. Marcus Ormond, 140th Reg't. R. S. Morton, 17th Cavalry. FIRST LIEUTENANTS
John F. Price, Co. H, 9th Res. Jacob S. Winans, Co. H, 9th Res. C. K. Chamberlin, Co. H, 9th Res. M. S. Quay, Co. F, Ioth Res. John L. Moore, Co. F, 10th Res. E. P. Stewart, Co. F, roth Res. Abner Lacock, Co. F, 10th Res. George E. Lehmer, Co, F, 10th Res. M. Hartshorn, Co. K, 10th Res. John L. Moore, Co. K, 10th, Res. Wm. J. Carson, Co. K, Ioth Res. G. Y. Edwards, Co. K, 10th Res. James S. Powers, Co. B, 63d Res. Joseph Schonlon, Co. C, 63d Res. Henry Hurst, Co. C, 63d Res.
Samuel R. Patterson, Co. E, 134th Reg't.
Hugh Barnes, Co. I, 134th Reg't. James H. Mountain, Co. I, 134th Reg't.
James Conway, Co. H, 139th Reg't. John D. Stokes, Co. F, 140th Reg't. Andrew M. Purdy, Co. F, 140th Reg't.
Darius Singleton, Co. F, 140th Reg't.
Austin Miller, Co. H, 140th Reg't. John B. Vance, Co. H, 140th Reg't. Addison Lance, Co. H, 140th Reg't. Wm. McCallister, Co. I, 140th Reg't.
Thomas C. Nicholson, Co. I, 140th Reg't.
Louis R. Darragh, Co. I, 140th Reg't. J. Q. Anderson, Co. A, 17th Cav. John Swaney, Co. A, 17th Cavalry.
Robert Darragh, Co. C, 63d Reg't. Milo M. Boyle, Co. C, 63d Reg't. Jas. S. Wilson, Co. C, 63d Reg't. R. F. McIlvaine, Co. K, 76th Reg't. David Critchlow, Co. C, 100th Reg't.
Jas. Calhoun, Co. D, 100th Reg't. Alvin M. Reed, Co. D, 100th Reg't. John C. Hurst, Co. D, 100th Reg't. James S. Rutan, Co. F, IoIst Reg't. Wm. F. Dawson, Co. F, IoIst Reg't.
Wm. B. Dawson, Co. F, IoIst Reg't.
David M. Ramsey, Co. F, IoIst Reg't.
Wm. H. Sutherland, Co. F, IoIst Reg't,
James B. Kirk, Co. H, IoIst Reg't. R. G. Warden, Co. C, 105th Reg't. James Potter, Co. A, 17th Cavalry. B. S. Ramsey, Co. A, 17th Cavalry. Samuel Lawrence Co. H, 5th Ar- tillery.
John F. Price, Co. C, 56th, 90 days' Militia.
J. B. Parkinson, Co. E, 56th, 90 days' Militia.
James McClure, Co. H, 56th, 90 days' Militia.
Charles A. Griffin, Co. H, 56th, 90 days' Militia.
John F. Price, Co. C, 6th Militia, 1862.
J. A. Schonlon, Co. F, 14th Militia, 1862.
ADJUTANTS
Chas. C. Townsend, Ist Pa. Cavalry William H. Power, 100th Reg't. W. S. Shallenberger, 140th Reg't.
John S. Bryan, 140th Reg't. Jason R. Hanna, 56th, 90 days' Militia.
QUARTERMASTERS
Gilbert L. Eberhart, 8th Reserves. David M. Ramsey, 10Ist Reg't.
John Reeves, 56th Reg't., 90 days' Militia.
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SECOND LIEUTENANTS
Samuel S. Taylor, Co. H, forst Reg't.
John S. Anderson, Co. E, 134th Reg't.
James H. Calkins, Co. E, 134th Reg't.
James H. Mountain, Co. I, 134th Reg't.
Oliver P. Swisher, Co. I, 134th Reg't.
Thomas Henry, Co. F, 140th Reg't. Alex. H. Calvert, Co. F, 140th Reg't.
Andrew M. Purdy, Co. F, 140th Reg't.
Carman M. Nelson, Co. F, 140th Reg't.
Samuel Campbell, Co. H, 140th Reg't.
John B. Vance, Co. H, 140th Reg't. Samuel S. Kerr, Co. H, 140th Reg't.
W. M. Lawrence, Co. H, 140th Reg't.
G. A. Shallenberger, Co. I, 140th Reg't.
T. C. Nicholson, Co. I, 140th Reg't. Louis R. Darragh, Co. I, 140th Reg't.
W. A. McMillin, Co. I, 140th Reg't. B. F. Townsend, Co. B, 14th Cav. Eben Allison, Co. A, 15th Cavalry. John Swaney, Co. A, 17th Cavalry. P. A. English, Co. A, 17th Cavalry. B. S. Ramsey, Co. A, 17th Cavalry. Aaron Sullivan, Co. A, 92d Cav. David Critchlow, Co. C, rooth Cavalry.
James Caughey, Co. D, 100th Cav. Daniel Frazier, Co. D, 100th Cav. Alvin M. Reed, Co. D, 100th Cav.
Robert J. Douthitt, Co. D, 100th Cavalry.
William F. Dawson, Co. F, roIst Cavalry.
James A. Johnston, Co. F, IoIst Cavalry.
David M. Ramsey, Co. F, IoIst Cavalry.
Joseph F. Warrick, Co. F, IoIst Cavalry.
B. W. Smith, Co. F, IoIst Cavalry. Samuel Lawrence, Co. G, IoIst Cav. James B. Kirk, Co. H, IoIst Cav. D. G. Bruce, Co. A, 17th Cavalry. Thomas Fish, Co. B, 5th Artillery. Edmund R. Boots, Co. B, 5th Art. Samuel Lawrence, Co. H, 5th Art'y. Wm. Libby, Co. H, 5th Artillery. Wm. H. Bruce, Co. C, Ind. Bat. Frank A. Merrick, Co. F, Ind. Bat. C. K. Chamberlin, Co. H, 9th Res. D. Riley Hawkins, Co. H, 9th Res. Alfred T. Cairns, Co. F, 10th Res. Thos. L. Darragh, Co. F, roth Res. George E. Lehmer, Co. F, roth Res. Wm. J. Carson, Co. K, 10th Res. G. L. Edwards, Co. K, roth Reg't. Jas. S. Powers, Co. B, 63d Reg't. Chas. W. Taylor, Co. C, 63d Reg't. George Weaver, Co. C, 63d Reg't.
Geo. W. Kettenberg, Co. C, 63d Reg't.
R. F. McIlvaine, Co. K, 76th Reg't.
Silas F. Vera, Co. B, 77th Reg't.
John F. Price, Co. E, 77th Reg't. Alex. B. Langley, Co. E, 83d Reg't. Ralph Covert, Co. C, 56th, 90 days' Militia.
H. C. Patterson, Co. E, 56th, 90 days' Militia.
H. W. Nelson, Co. H, 56th, 90 days' Militia.
D. D. Johnston, Co. I, 56th, 90 days' Militia.
O. C. Houlette, Co. C, 6th Militia, 1862.
S. H. Darragh, Co. F, 14th Militia, 1862.
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In this list in the Argus the following names have been omitted :
Harrison J. Chandler, second lieu- tenant, Co. K, 76th Pa.
Benjamin J. Townsend, lieutenant, 14th Pa. Cav. ( 159th Reg't).
Thomas Fish, lieutenant, 204th Reg't. 5th H. A.
Edmund R. Boots, lieutenant, 204th Reg't. 5th H. A.
Marcus C. Rose, lieutenant 212th Reg't. 6th H. A.
William J. Kirker, lieutenant, 212th Reg't. 6th H. A.
William B. Libbey, lieutenant 212th Reg't. 6th H. A.
Paul F. Rohrbacher, captain, 77th. James B. Andrew, lieutenant, 77th. Benjamin Craven, lieutenant, 78th.
Nathaniel Irish, captain, Indepen- dent battery F.
J. Adams Vera, Lt .- Col. 56th militia. James Robertson, lieutenant, U. S. Navy.
John Allison, Major, Paymaster, U. S.
Geo. A. Shallenberger, captain, Ass't Q. M., U. S.
James B. Clow, captain, commis- sary of subsistence, U. S.
John K. Buckley, captain, First Maryland cavalry.
Frank Work, captain, First W. Va. cavalry.
Alfred Townsend, lieutenant, U. S. A.
Charles Stowe, M. D., a brother of Judge Edwin H. Stowe, who for five years had been studying and practising in Paris, returned to this country at the opening of the war. After the battle of Bull Run he was assigned to hospital work in Washing- ton, D. C., and, like David Minis, Jr.,I succumbed to the ex- cessive fatigue of his labors as a surgeon, dying shortly thereafter.
It may be there are other omissions, but if so, we are unable to supply them.
The material for the following brief sketches of the history of the regiments to which Beaver County contributed one or more companies has been drawn from various sources, princi- pally from Bates's History of Pennsylvania Volunteers.
The 38th Regiment, 9th Reserve P. V. I. (three years) .- This regiment was organized at Camp Wright, near Pittsburg, on the 28th of June, 1861, under the direction of General McCall. Eight of the companies composing it were recruited in Allegheny County; one in Crawford, and one-Company H-in Beaver County. The election for field officers resulted in the choice of
1 See biographical sketch of David Minis, Jr., p. 382, ante.
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History of Beaver County
Conrad F. Jackson, Colonel; Robert Anderson, Lieutenant- Colonel; and James McKinley Snodgrass, Major.
On July 22d the regiment was ordered to Washington, where, on the 28th, it was mustered into the United States service. For some months the regiment was in drill and then employed in skirmishing in the neighborhood of the Capital and along the Virginia line, getting its first severe baptism of fire on the 20th of December at Dranesville. At Mechanicsville and Gaines's Mill in June, 1862, it played an important part; and in the severe engagement at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862, where the Reserves as a division were terribly shattered, the 9th Regiment distinguished itself for impetuous bravery. It suffered heavy losses at Bull Run, August 30th, the same year; and when, after a little more than four months, it returned to its former camping ground at Arlington Heights, it was reduced to nearly half its original numbers.
After only two days' rest at Arlington Heights the regiment was again ordered under arms, and the night of September 3d marched into Maryland. At the battle of South Mountain, on the 14th of that month (1862) the regiment lost 10 men killed and I officer and 36 men wounded; at Antietam, on the 17th, the loss was 16 killed and 68 wounded; and at Fredericksburg, 9 killed and 27 wounded and 16 taken prisoners. In this last engagement General Conrad F. Jackson, who was the first colonel of the regiment, was mortally wounded.
With the advance of Lee into Pennsylvania application was made both by General Reynolds, who commanded the First Corps, and by General Meade, who commanded the Fifth Corps, to have the Reserves attached to their commands, and the officers and men of the division were equally anxious to go. Accordingly two brigades were ordered to join the Fifth Corps on its way to Gettysburg. In this great battle the 9th Regi- ment was assigned the important post of holding the line be- tween Round Top and Little Round Top, but their loss was not so large here as in some of their minor engagements, being only 6 wounded.
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