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More men were demanded than thought nec- essary; therefore, on Sept. 5, 1862, at the re- quest of a similar committee of citizens, the commissioners appropriated the sum of $100 as a bounty to each soldier recruited in the county and regularly mustered into the United States service as a volunteer, not exceeding the quota allotted to the county under the call for 300,- 000 men to be raised by a draft; and $50 to all those persons who had enlisted in the county and been mustered into the old regiments in service since the last county appropriation, or who should hereafter enlist in such regiment. And on September 15th, it was resolved that the bounty thus offered should be allowed until the 25th of the month, but none paid after that date.
The county tax was raised two mills on $100, or to 50 cents on April 13, 1863, and at the same time the State tax was increased to three mills or 30 cents.
On June 30th when the state defense be- came urgent, the commissioners resolved to pay $20 per month to each recruit for that service not exceeding three months. The company of Capt. Walter H. Seip, with 85 men then left Allentown, and each of them was paid the $20. Other companies from the county for State de- fense received the same payment.
Though there were recognized enemies of the Union in the county, as elsewhere, the great majority of the people were loyal, and either went to the rescue personally or supported the great movement which resulted in the overthrow of a gigantic rebellion.
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, 1898.
On April 28, 1898, pursuant to General Or- ders, the 4th Regiment Infantry, N. G. P., re- ported at Mt. Gretna, Pa., for the purpose of volunteering in the service of the United States
in the war with Spain. On May 9th, Co. B, of Allentown, was mustered into the United States service, being the first company of in- fantry mustered from Pennsylvania. Co. D, also of Allentown, was mustered the following day. The entire work of muster-in of the regiment was completed before that of any other regiment of the state.
On May 14th the regiment was ordered to Chickamauga Park, Ga., where it arrived May 16th, and was assigned to the 2d Brigade, Ist Division, Ist Army Corps. On the 23d, the reg- iment participated in a review by Maj. Gen. Wilson, commanding the division, and on the 25th, participated with the brigade in a series of practice-battle movements. Early in June, Captains Willits and Medlar were detailed to recruit the eight companies of the regiment to the maximum of 106 men to each company, and within ten days the recruitment was completed from the home stations of the several companies.
On July 4th the 2d Brigade was ordered to proceed to Charleston, S. C. The regiment broke camp at Chickamauga Park, on Friday, July 22d; arrived at Rossville, Ga., at noon ; then embarked on trains Saturday, July 23d, ar- rived at Newport News, Va., on July 25th, where a temporary camp was established named "Camp Brooke." The regiment remained there until the 27th, when they embarked on trans- ports, and on the 29th passed out of the harbor, bound for Porto Rico, where they arrived Au- gust 2d. On the 3d they reached Arroyo and disembarked while the "St. Louis," "Cincinnati," and Gloucester" were shelling the hills back of the town. It was near midnight before the en- tire regiment reached shore. A temporary camp, with shelter tents, was pitched along the Guyama road, about one mile northeast from Arroyo, and on August 14th a permanent camp was made. one mile east of Arroyo. Ten companies of the regiment were placed on outpost duty, five com- panies alternating daily, commanded by field of- ficers, on the Patillo and Guyama roads, and on the road leading from Arroyo northward into the mountains.
The forward movement of the brigade began on August 6th. The 4th Regiment formed the reserve of this movement. A battle followed, and the capture of Guyama was accomplished, but the regiment was not actively engaged. Colo- nel Case was advised to move on the enemy with two battalions August 13th, and attack his strongly entrenched position on the mountain north of Guyama. The 3d Battalion was to remain at Arroyo, to cover and protect the town. August 13th, the Ist and 2d Battalions broke camp at Arroyo at 4 a. m. The Ist Battalion
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and wagon train, under the command of Lieut. Col. C. T. O'Neill, moved at 5: 45 a. m., and marched to the iron bridge about one mile north- west of Guyama, where they lay as the support of the advancing force. Half an hour later the 2d Battalion, under the immediate command of Colonel Case, moved to the same point, the 3d Battalion remaining at Arroyo. Information was received that the enemy were executing a .Oswell W. Riedy. flank movement on the 4th Ohio.
The 2d Battalion of the 4th Pennsylvania was placed on high ground, commanding the en tire country. Co. B was detached and took pos .. session of the barracks and public buildings in the town. While engaged in this work, news came of the Peace Protocol and General Brooke ordered the Ist and 2d Battalions to withdraw to a point on the Ponce Road, just south of the edge of the town. Here the regiment remained on outpost duty until the order came on August 28th to break camp and march to Ponce. The first afternoon the regiment marched ten miles, and the next two days about twenty miles each. On the night of the 30th, the regiment encamped within the limits of Ponce, and the next day marched to Porte-de-Playa. The loading of the transport, "City of Chester," occupied all of the 3Ist of August, and part of the next day. At 2 p. m., of the Ist of September, the vessel weighed anchor and the regiment was homeward bound, the sick of the regiment being removed to the hospital at Ponce. The regiment arrived at New York on the 6th of September. It was then learned for the first time that the regiment was to have sixty days' furlough preparatory to muster-out.
On the 27th of October, the regiment, over a thousand strong, participated in the Peace Jubi- lee at Philadelphia and was finally mustered out Nov. 16th, 1898.
Staff Officers.
The following Staff-Officers of the 4th Regiment were enlisted in the service from Allentown :
Lt. Col., Christopher T. O'Neill, commander of the Ist Battalion.
Major, W. D. Mickley, Commander of the 3d Bat- talion.
Surgeon-Major, Morris F. Cawley, Chief Regi- mental Surgeon. Adjutant, Frank D. Beary, Battalion Adjt. and Regt. Commissary. Sergt. Major, J. Howard Martz.
Q. M. Sergt., Harry Bower.
ROSTER OF CO. B, 4TH REGT.
Enlistments from Lehigh county, mostly from Al- lentown :
Captain.
James A. Medlar.
First Lieutenant.
Charles D. Rhoads.
Second Lieutenant.
Orlando C. Miller.
Q. M. Sergt.
Sergeants.
Edward D. Fried.
Geo. W. Wieand.
Wilson Desch. R. Otto Wollmuth.
Wm. F. Weiss.
Corporals.
Geo. A. Rex. Wm. A. Ruch.
Lewis S. Spangler.
Harry L. Christ.
James F. Wieand. Orange M. Frantz.
Wm. F. Bower. Harry A. Lambert.
J. F. A. Newhard. John W. Thomas.
Wm. H. Smith. Ralph S. Weaver.
Privates.
Fredk. J. Abel.
Edwin Hoats.
John B. Abbott.
Albert J. W. Keener.
Harry Adams. F. L. Kramlich.
Roy Applegate.
John P. Kahler.
Harry C. A. Balliet.
Wm. Kunkle.
F. J. Bartholomew.
Albert Kramer.
Wm. S. Buckland.
Edmund C. Lloyd.
John W. Bloss.
Geo. W. Lutz.
F. D. Bankhardt.
Frank H. Lynn.
Wm. J. Benson.
Austin W. Leidy.
Fredk. Becker.
Newton W. Leidy.
Sol. K. Brown.
F. H. Laudenslager.
A. G. Connolly.
C. J. Laskowski.
W. W. Cox.
Chas. E. Clader.
Chas. H. Campbell. Chas. A. Mattern.
Percival Confer. Robt. R. Mest.
Harry H. Ellicott.
Robt. W. Miller.
Adam J. Epp.
C. C. M. Moyer.
C. Fenstermaker.
John H. Moyer.
Ray A. Frederici.
Chas. E. Miller.
Robt. E. Frantz.
Harvey J. Frantz.
Herman Nikalai.
Howard E. Gangler.
Herman F. Naiel.
Victor H. Geist.
Morris Gehring.
Ernest H. Gross.
John L. Schick, Jr.
John F. Gallmoyer.
Frank W. Schreiber.
T. H. Ginkinger.
Frank Seislove.
Geo. S. Sternberger.
Chas. B. Schlicher. Paul Smith.
Paul E. Schantz.
Harvey J. Held.
John W. Thomas.
P. J. Hertzog.
Paul J. Tilton.
Wm. A. Trump.
T. H. Weaver.
Henry C. Weibel.
Philip Walters.
Walter Ward.
John P. Wotring.
David S. Yates.
William Hohe. A. W. Hagenbuch.
Henry F. Hersh.
F. D. Hildenburger. John R. Helwig. George E. Hafner. Frank Hager.
David S. McMahon.
Leidy J. Garnet.
Edward Goheen.
Franz Hall. S. A. S. Hammar.
Wm. Pierce. Fredk. H. Reichard.
Wm. Labold. Robt. L. Martz.
Guy P. Brown. Raymond Kerschner.
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ROSTER OF CO. D, 4TH REGT.
Enlistment from Lehigh county, mostly from Al- lentown :
Captain.
Charles Spangler.
First Lieutenant.
Evan. S. Witemeyer.
Second Lieutenant.
Saml. J. Chubbuck.
Q. M. Sergt.
Geo. H. Shillinger.
Sergeants.
M. O'Laughlin. Geo. F. Hamersly. Elmer A. Amey.
Edwin R. Keck. Oscar C. Neff.
Corporals.
W. C. Witemeyer. Harry Dietrich. O. H. Keinert.
Oliver E. Miller.
Richd. H. Moerder. Wellington Koch.
Edward G. Rose. Barney McNulty.
Geo. W. Weider. John J. Roberts.
Morris W. Knauss. John C. Wetherhold.
Privates.
Frank W. Ahlum.
Wm. Bechtel.
Edwin M. Bernhard. Allen J. Berger. Calvin J. Boehm.
Joseph Boehmer.
Chas. E. Miller. Harvey Miller.
Edwin L. Mosser.
Harry E. Moyer. Edward Nagle. Allen A. Neff. H. J. Nonnemacher.
F. A. Oberholzer.
Lewis P. Oswald. Harry Oberly. Franklin Ott.
Reefe W. Raub. Riles Raub. Calvin G. Reitz.
George Ruhmel. Harvey J. Saul. Lewis Schaeffer. Wm. Sheirer. Oliver Schrunk. Geo. Schwartz. John L. Scott. Leonard G. Sefing. H. F. Sensenbach. Jeremiah Simons. John Smith. H. B. Steinberger. Robt. A. Steinmetz. Geo. L. Stevens. Edwin Seislove. Wm. R. Schell. Wm. M. Sassaman. Jos. M. Troxell. Herbert Trumbauer. Chas. A. Wagner.
Edward M. Wagner. Wm. M. Wieand.
Adrian B. Weaver. Herbert A. Warg.
Harry A. Weaver. Oswald A. Yehl.
Harry Wetherhold. Jos. C. Zerwick. Wm. S. Weinsheimer. Harvey E. Ziegler.
Nov. 16, 1904 a bronze tablet embracing the above names, was attached to the front wall of the Court- House, first story, in grateful recognition of their patriotic services in the Spanish-American War of 1898. It was placed there by Liberty Bell Chap- ter, D. A. R.
OLD STATE MILITIA.
In 1794, the officers of the Ist Regiment of the State Militia for this section of Northampton county, were as follows :
Lt. Col., Andrew Buchman. Majors, Samuel Everett, Conrad Reder.
Ist Co .- Capt., Jacob Oswald; Lieut., Burkhart Moser, Jr .; Ensign, Adam Miller. 2d Co .- Capt., John Smith; Lieut., Samuel Kistler ; Ensign, Valentine Brobst.
3d Co .- Capt., Philip Statler; Lieut., Conrad Kopp ; Ensign, Jonathan Knauss.
4th Co .- Capt., Fredk. Seiberling; Lieut., Geo. Greenewald; Ensign, Abraham Greenewald. 5th Co .- Capt., Nicholas Miller ; Lieut., Philip Shell- hammer ; Ensign, Henry Ohl.
6th Co .- Capt., Geo. Rau; Lieut., Nicholas Bach- man; Ensign, Simon Kocher.
7th Co .- Capt., Michael Ohl; Lieut., Geo. Gultner ; Ensign, Geo. Andreas.
8th Co .- Capt., Wm. Rex ; Lieut., Fredk. Handwerk ; Ensign, Michael Wehr.
The officers of the 2d Regiment were: Lt. Col., Jacob Grim.
Majors, John Shimer, Peter Haas.
Ist Co .- Capt., Henry Haas; Lieut., Philip Knauss ; Ensign, Jacob Swartz.
2d Co .- Capt., Jeremiah Trexler ; Lieut., Geo. Stein- inger; Ensign, John Wetzel.
. 3d Co .- Capt., Adam Stahlnecker; Lieut., John Dil- linger ; Ensign, Lawrence Ruch.
4th Co .- Capt., Jacob Druckenmiller; Lieut., Fredk. Kemmerer ; Ensign, Daniel Good.
5th Co .- Capt., Christopher Mohr; Lieut., Fredk. Grammes; Ensign, Wendel Wieand. 6th Co .- Capt., Henry Jarret; Lieut., Andrew Shif- fert; Ensign, Jacob Klein. 7th Co .- Capt., Joseph Sewitz; Lieut., Fredk. Her- ing ; Ensign, Geo. Schaffer. 8th Co .- Capt., John Stahl; Lieut., Christian Zell- ner; Ensign, John Schmeier.
OFFICERS OF THE 7TH REGIMENT.
Lt. Col., Abraham Rinker ..
Majors, Geo. Frederick, Nicholas Saeger.
Ist Co .- Capt., Geo. Rhoads; Lieut., Adam Rieb; Ensign, Jacob Spinner.
2d Co .- Capt., Geo. Halter; Lieut., Melchior Diet- rich ; Ensign, Lawrence Good. 3d Co .- Capt., Martin Graff; Lieut., John Moser ; Ensign, John Kendel.
4th Co .- Capt., Jacob Steckel; Lieut., Paul Balliet ; Ensign, Peter Leisenring.
5th Co .- Capt., John Balliet; Lieut., Jacob Hart- man ; Ensign, Peter Schroeder.
6th Co .- Capt., John Roth; Lieut., Jacob Blumer ; Ensign, David Musgenung.
Harrison Burger. Harry E. Burger. Harry J. Bush. Herbert G. Boorse. Chas. B. Chubbuck. Wm. P. Collins. Michael F. Connoly. Ira A. Danner. Horace W. Dennis. Isaiah F. Dennis. Chas. J. Draper. Edwin H. Eagle. Ira T. Endy. D. J. Frankenfield. P. L. Gallagher. Irvin F. Gaugler. Edgar German. John H. Hartzell. Harry Heist. Geo. W. Hersh. Wm. O. Hering. Chas. Hertzog. Lewis Hildebrand. John W. Horne. Elmer H. Hufford. Edward W. Jacoby. Edward J. Kane. Edwin A. Keiper. Walter Kleckner. Henry Kressly. . Lewis S. Krick. Elmer Kuhns.
Chas. B. Lester. Robt. A. Lucas.
Daniel McConaghy. Patrick J. Mahon.
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7th Co .- Capt., Michael Kuntz; Ensign, Jacob Bi- shop.
8th Co .- Capt., Rudolph Smith ; Lieut., John Freisch; Ensign, Geo. Ueberroth.
Thomas Craig, who had served as a colonel in the Revolution, was commissioned April 17, 1800, by the governor as major-general in com- mand of the state militia, composed of the coun- ties of Northampton and Wayne. He was again commissioned June 1, 1807, and Aug. 3, 1811.
The Brigadier-Generals in 1812 were Henry Spering and Conrad Kreider, Jr. In 1814, Henry Mertz succeeded Kreider.
Upon the establishment of Lehigh county in 1812, the counties of Northampton, Pike, and Lehigh constituted the 7th Division.
In 1810 George Rhoads, of Allentown, was lieutenant-colonel of the militia.
An original muster-roll of local militia found by the writer in North Whitehall, was deposited among the State Archives at Harrisburg. It was dated May 6, 1816, and read as follows:
ROLL OF RIFLE COMPANY. Captain.
Frederick Handwerk.
First Lieutenant.
John Ringer.
Second Lieutenant.
Geo. Hotz.
Ensign.
John Hausman.
Privates.
Henry Roth, clerk.
John Peter.
Geo. Rex, drummer.
John Shoeneberger.
Geo. Wassum, fife.
John Wassum.
Daniel Helfrich. John Lichtenwalner.
Wm. Moyer.
Jacob Bahr.
Adam Frey.
Wm. Lintz.
Nicholas Kern.
Adam Kunkel.
John Sauerwein.
Samuel Machfern.
Daniel Sensinger.
Chas. Klotz.
Jacob Frey.
John Miller.
Jacob Kiener.
John Frantz.
Philip Wehr. Jacob Hoffman.
Simon Hartman.
Geo. Peter.
John Reber.
Geo. Haag.
Daniel Lintz.
Tohn Krekel.
Daniel Rockel.
John Bahr.
John Frey.
Daniel Knappenberger.
Jacob Rockel.
John Neihart.
Peter Troxel.
Jacob Focht.
John Zellner.
Henry Bahr.
Daniel Rex.
Daniel Andreas.
Daniel Hausman.
Geo. Sell.
Abraham Hartman.
David Moser.
Win. Reber.
Conrad Wehr.
Daniel Keck.
Christian Hausman.
Conrad Lintz.
Fredk. Kraus.
Andrew Shassler.
Daniel Zellner.
Wm. Wuchter. Tohn Kern. Jacob Brang. Daniel Koch.
Geo. Rau.
Samuel Rehrich.
After their return from the War of 1812, Capt. George Dinkey's company of riflemen was known as the North Whitehall Rifle Rangers. Their commander, in 1826, was Capt. Daniel Saeger, when the company was known as the Whitehall Volunteer Rangers. Capt. Leonard Larosh commanded the company from 1829 to 1831. In 1836 the captain was David Laury; and in 1848, Reuben Frantz. On June 19, 1850, David Laury was again commissioned captain, and was probably the last captain of the com- pany.
Capt. Peter Ruch organized a Cavalry Troop at the beginning of the War of 1812-14, which is claimed to have been the oldest in Pennsyl- vania. Governor Simon Snyder, on Aug. Ist, 1814, commissioned him "captain of the Troop of Dragoons, of the Militia of Penna., in the second Brigade of the 7th Division, composed of the militia of the counties of Northampton, Pike, and Lehigh, to serve for seven years." He was commissioned Brigadier-General on Aug. 3, 1821 by Governor Hiester, and re-commissioned Aug. 3, 1828, by Governor Shulze.
A return sheet of the 2d Brigade, 7th Divis- ion, made by Brig .- Genl. Ruch, on Sept. 28, 1822, shows that Stephen Balliet, was an aid- de-camp of the general; John F. Ruhe, brigade major; Peter Haas, brigade quartermaster, and Joseph Wilt, brigade inspector. The officers and staff of the 82d Regiment consisted of Col. Sam- uel Moyer, Lieut .- Col. Jacob Wannemacher, Majors Andrew Shifferstein and Michael His- key, and Captains William H. Long, John Weida, Lewis Larosh, Samuel Heffner, Joseph Steffy, Philip Mumbauer, Jacob Kistler, Joseph Saeger, Jonas Seiberling, Michael Everett, and Adam Kutz; the eleven companies composing the regiment having a total of 1,452, rank and file.
The 68th Regiment was under the command of Col. Charles L. Hutter, of Allentown, Lieut .- Col. Gideon Ibach, Majors Jacob Larosh and Peter Burkhalter. It was composed of twelve companies. The captains were: Jonas Faust, Casper Ringer, John Reiss, John J. Smith, Geo. Lehr, Joseph Guth, John Rex, Nicholas Gru- ber, Joseph Long, Solomon Gross, Joseph Fry, and Abraham Troxell, with a total of 1,235 men.
The 105th Rifle Regiment was composed of eight companies, with 371 men, commanded by Col. George Miller, Lieut .- Col. Henry Roth, Majors Adam Keller, and Wm. J. C. Baumer, and Captains Frederick Handwerk, Michael Ritter, Daniel Saeger, Jacob Hartz, Laurence
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Stettler, Jacob Marcks, and Jesse Samuels. Two companies of volunteer cavalry, one commanded by Capt. Solomon Steckel, and the other by Capt. Wm. Miller, both of 33 men; and one infantry company, commanded by Jacob Newhard, of 50 men, were also in this brigade. The total mus- ter of the brigade was 3,221.
The captains of the troop, succeeding Peter Ruch, were: Solomon Steckel, Sr., from 1821- 28; Joseph Steckel, 1828-35; Solomon Steckel, Jr., 1835-42; Thomas Ruch, 1842-54; Edward Sheidy, 1854-59; William Lichtenwalner, and Elias Kuntz, 1859-62. During the captaincy of the last the name was changed to "Washington Troop," which it bore until disbanded in 1862. In mid-summer of that year the company ten- dered its service to Governor Curtin for assist- ance in suppressing the rebellion. The officers came to Allentown and took the oath of allegi- ance to the United States, and the troop held itself ready to march to the place of rendezvous at a moment's notice. A dispatch was received from the governor directing the company to come without officers, but this the men declined to do. In August, 1862, a draft was made and this caused the troop to disband, after an hon- orable service of fifty years.
Thomas Ruch, son of Gen. Peter Ruch, was commissioned as first lieutenant of the troop, Dec. 14, 1839; captain, Aug. 3, 1842; captain, Aug. 20, 1849; major; March 8, 1853; major, June 21, 1854; colonel, May 28, 1860. He was also commissioned captain of the Guthsville Troop of Cavalry Oct. 28, 1858; and again June 6, 1859.
The By-Laws of the Whitehall Troop of Cavalry were as follows :
ART. I .- The uniform of this troop shall consist of a blue coat of cloth with a standing collar and a piece of red cassimer in front of the collar; a silver star on it embroidered, with silver edging around the collar, and the body shall be embroid- ered with red and silver edging. There shall be three rows of large ball buttons and a cord shall extend from the button-holes toward the seam of the sleeves; the embroidering of the skirt to be of red cord with a piece of red cassimer on the skirt, and a silver star on the tip of the skirt. The panta- loons to be likewise of blue cloth, embroidered with red and silver cord. The cap to be of leather, with a band of tin, and a strip of bear-skin, to extend from the brim in front to the termination of the cap behind; with a red feather and white top cock- ade and eagle. Sword with a white belt, red sash, black leather boots and silver-plated spurs. The horse equipment shall be as follows: Holsters and cartridge-box with a cover of bearskin, pistols, hal- ter and saddle.
ART 2 .- The Troop shall train on parade three days in each and every year in addition to what is required by the militia laws of this State.
ART. 3 .- Every member of this Troop failing to
attend on any of the additional days of training shall be subject to a fine of $2 for every time he neglects to attend.
ART. 4 .- Every member of this Troop, enrolled for six months before the day of training, who shall appear on such day of training, not in full and complete uniform, shall be fined as follows, to wit: Without a coat, 50 cents; pantaloons, 25 cents ; cap, 25 cents ; cap without a tin-band, 6 cents ; feather, 121/2 cents; cockade, 6 cents; holsters and cartridge box, 25 cents ; pistols, 25 cents; sword, 50 cents; white sword belt, 6 cents; stock, 1212 cents ; red sash, 121/2 cents; boots, 1212 cents; spurs, 121/2 cents; halter, 121/2 cents. And for every other part of the uniform missing, such fine as shall be im- posed by the Court of Appeals to be appointed by this Troop.
ART. 5 .- At the regular company training in the year 1843, and at every such training in each suc- ceeding year, three members shall be appointed who are to compose a Court of Appeals; and also three members who are to compose a Committee of Inspection, whose duty it shall be to inspect the uniforms and accoutrements of the members of this Troop, and report to the Court of Appeals.
ART. 6 .- If any of the members of this troop shall drink too much so as to be unfit to parade on the day of training he shall pay a fine of $I a day for his bad behavior.
THOMAS RUCH, Captain.
The following was the Roster of the Company in 1842:
Captain.
Solomon Steckel.
First Lieutenant.
Thomas Ruch.
Privates.
Peter Ruch. Joseph Diehl.
Wm. Kohler. Geo. Miller.
Reuben Troxell.
Jesse Hecker.
James Roth.
Daniel Schreiber.
Solomon Kemmerer. John Strauss.
Joseph Kern. John Woodring.
Peter Troxell. Edward Resch.
Eli Steckel. Samuel Koch.
Stephen Troxell. Tilghman Snyder.
Jacob Saeger. Owen Kern.
Aaron Guth.
James Meyer.
Charles Fatzinger.
Wm. Kratzer.
Thos. Frack.
Chas. Freyman.
Solomon Kratzer.
Paul Roth.
Edward Sherer.
Thomas Weaver.
Wm. Peter.
Elias M. Kuhns.
Joseph Diehl.
Charles Roth.
Thomas Gangewere.
ROSTER OF COMPANY IN 1849.
Captain.
Thomas Ruch.
Privates.
Eli Steckel. Richmond McKee.
Owen Schreiber. John Snyder.
Tosiah Kern.
Elias M. Kuntz. Edward Sherer.
Thos. Frack.
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Chas. Fatzinger.
Theodore H. Howell.
Daniel Troxell. Josiah Sherer.
Chas. Freyman.
Chas. Rinker.
Thos. Scheirer.
Chas. Keiter.
Adam Gehres.
Ephraim Mickley.
Daniel Levan.
Edwin Schadt.
Owen Hermany.
Tilghman Levan.
Chas. Roth.
David Schadt.
David Reinhard.
Aaron Landis.
Jonas Reinhard.
Charles Ritter.
David Rudy.
Israel Rudy.
.
Owen Schadt.
Wm. Roth.
Henry Schadt.
Wm. Kern.
Nathan Snyder.
Andrew Hartman.
Jacob Miller.
Henry Muse.
Wm. Schadt.
Other companies were formed at different times in North Whitehall township, among which were the North Whitehall Jefferson Guards, of which George Schmidt was captain during 1839 and 1840, Reuben Saeger in 1844, and Reuben Frantz from 1845 to 1848. A rifle company was formed in 1828 by Capt. Daniel Moyer, of which he remained the commanding officer until 1844.
At the time of the visit of General Lafayette to America a large parade was held in his honor in Allentown. The proclamation issued by Gen. Peter Ruch, ordering the militia to parade, was dated Sept. 23, 1824. A copy of this proclama- tion is owned by the Lehigh County Historical Society.
Battalions .- Independent military companies existed in every township of the county and fre- quently assembled on battalion days for drill and manoeuvers. In 1819, Capt. Michael Ritter commanded the Hanover Greens, in Hanover township; Capt. Adam Keller, the American Blues, and Capt. Gideon Ibach, of Cedarville, the Lehigh County Greens, of South Whitehall township; Capt. Jacob Schantz, the Union Ma- cungie Rifle Company, of Macungie township; Capt. Joseph Wilt, the Mechanic's Rifle Com- pany of Upper Saucon, and Capt. John Yeakel, the Upper Milford Rifle Company.
In October, 1843, there was a great gather- ing of military companies at Camp Washing- ton, near Allentown. The local companies were : Lehigh Artillerists, Capt. Fry, and Harrison Guards, Capt. Boas, of Allentown; Whitehall Troop, Capt. Ruch; Washington Guards, Capt. Miller ; Upper Milford Riflemen, Capt. Stahler ; Salzburg Riflemen, Capt. Klein. The officers commanding were: Maj .- Gen. Wm. H. Keim; Brig .- Gen. Joseph K. Saeger; Colonel George Wenner; Major Reuben Strauss, and Div. Q. M., James L. Selfridge.
In 1840, Capt. Philip Pearson commanded a company known as the Upper Saucon Rifle Rang- ers, and in Weisenburg township the local com- pany was known as the Independent Blues. In
1842, the Union Guards existed in South White- hall.
On Oct. 7, 1854, at Zimmerman's Hotel in Lowhill township, "battalion day" was partici- pated in by these companies: Jackson Bush Rangers, Capt. D. F. Follweiler ; Lynnville Fen- cibles, Capt. P. P. Haas; Independent Lowhill Rifle Rangers, Capt. Peter Lentz; Lowhill Ar- tillerists, Capt. J. E. Zimmerman; Washington Cavalry, Capt. Lucas Schlauch and Washington Rifle Rangers, Capt. S. Schlosser. General Her- man Rupp and Majors Amos Ettinger and E. Keiper were the officers of highest rank present.
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