History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, Vol. III, Part 192

Author: Bates, Samuel P. (Samuel Penniman), 1827-1902. cn
Publication date: 1869
Publisher: Harrisburg, B. Singerly, State Printer
Number of Pages: 1402

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Oct. 24, '61,

Dec. 19, '61.

O'Neil, Cornelius do

Jan. 10, '62,

Ostrom, John

Dec. 19, '61,

Not on muster-out roll.

Odenheimer, J. M. .do

Sept. Il, '61.

Transferred to company F-date unknown. Mustered out with company, June 28, 1565.

Painter. Montgo'y .. do

Jan. 23, 62

3 Discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865.

Post, Warreu

Dec. 19, '61,

Dec. 19, '61.

3 Not on muster-out roll.

Reiff, Plasius

.do

Dec. 25, '62.

Reece, Philip

Dec. 19, '61,

Richards, George W .do Oct. 24, '61, Rush, Stephen_ do Dec. 19, '61,

Reece, Elijah ... .. do

Dec. 19, '61,

Not on muster-out roll.

Robinson, Edinund Sullivan, Hum'y F Snyder, Aaron

.do

Dec. April 15, '62. Jan. 4, '62. Nov. 26, '61,

Shay, John

Mustered out with company, June 28, '65-Vet. Discharged by General Order, July 14, '65-Vet. Discharged-expiration of terin.

Sullivan, Thomas do May 8, '62 3 Sours, Isaac ... .do Feb. 24, '52 3

Stroup, Jacob J do Mar. 11, 62. 3

Sweeney, Charles. do

Dec. 26. '61. 3

Sullivan, Mich'?, Sr .do

Dec. 24, '61.

Sheeran, Thomas .. .do Mar. 4, '62, Sullivan, Mich'l, Jr .. do Nov. 25, '61, 3

Stonebreaker, Val .. Spanogle, Samuel.

.. do

Dec. 19, '61,

Sullivan. John.

.do

Dec. 19, '61, 3

3 Not on muster-out roll.

Stott, William H. do

Dec. 19. 61,

3 Not on muster-out roll.

Stonebreaker. A .do

Dec. 19, 61, 3 Transferred to company A-date unknown.

Schoonover. Wm do

Dec. 19, '61. 3 Not on muster-out roll.

Vanscoyoc, H. C. .do

Dec. 19, '61, 3 Missing in action at Port Republic, Virginia, June 9, 1862.

White, John .. do

Jan. 27, '62. 3 3 Mustered out with company, June 28. "65-Vet. Died at City Point, Va., Dec. 7. 1564-Vet.

Wier, Joseph do

Mar. 18. '62.

Wilson, William .do

june 14, '62, 3 Captured May 20, 1864-died at Florence, S. C .- date unknown.

Woodhury, David L .do

Dec. 19, '61, 3 Disch. on Surgeon's certificate-date unknown.

Wallace. Wm. H. .. do

Dec. 19, 61. 3 Not on muster-ont roll.

Woiner, Porter

Dec. 19. '61, 3 Not on muster-out roll.

Wiser, Emanuel. .. do

Dec. 19, '61,

3 Transferred to company A-date unknown.

UNASSIGNED MEN.

Allen, John M.

Private; Mar. 5, '64, 3 Not on muster-out roll.

Clark, John.

do Mar. 22. 64,

3 Not on muster-out roll.

Dewitt, Silas. do Feb. 29, '64.

3 Not on muster-out roll.

Guver, John .... do Mar. 16. '64. 3 Not on muster-out roll.

Hawn, Merritt_ do

Feb. 27, 764. 3 Not on muster-out roll

Hendricks. Lewis .do

Mar. 2, 64 3 Not on muster-out roll.

Hawn. William ... do

Mar. 5. '64. 3 Not on muster-out roll

Johnson, Henry .. do Feb. 22 '64. 3 Not on muster-out roll.

Lee, James ..

.do

Mar. 1. '64, 3 Not on muster-out roil.

Litzinger, John .. do Mar. 5, '64, [3 ] Not on muster-out roll

Discharged by General Order, May 24, 1865. Not on inuster-out roll. Transferred to company A-date unknown. Not on muster-out roll.

Discharged-expiration of term. Discharged-expiration of terin. Discharged-expiration of terin.

Discharged Jan. 4, 1865-expiration of term. Transferred to company F, July 1, 1864-Vet. 3 3

.do

Dec. 19, '61, 3 3

Mis. in action at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864. Tr. to Co. G. 84th reg. P. V .- date unknown. Tr. to Co. G, 84th reg. P. V .- date unknown.

Speece. Henry W .do

Dec. 19, '61,

Dec. 19. '61, 3 Tr. to Co. G. 84th reg. P. V .- date unknown. Transferred to &th reg. P. V .- date unknown.

Stonebreaker, John do

Dec. 19. '61, 3 Not on uruster-out roll.

Stonebreaker, D do

May 24, '62.

3 Tr. to Co. G, 84th reg. P. V .- date unknown.

Post, Parley do

5, 161, 3 Tr. to Co. G, 84th reg. P. V .- date unknown. 3 Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865.

.do do do

TERM-YRARS

Not on muster-out roll.

Transferred to company A-date unknown. Tr. to Co. G, 84th reg. P. V .- date unknown. Mustered out with company, June 28. 1865.

3 Discharged-expiration of termn. 3 Discharged-expiration of terui. Discharged-expiration of terin. Died at City Point, Va., June 27, of wounds re- 3 3 ceived at Petersburg, June 18, 1864.

3 Transferred to company A-date unknown. Wounded in action, Aug. 21, '64-absent, in hos- pital, at inuster out-Vet.

Prescott. Thomas. do

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REMARKS.

Metzgar, Martin ..

Private

Mar. 18, '64,

Not on muster-out roll.

Rake, Thomas J

.do

Mar. 17, '64,

Not on muster-out roll.

Reilly, Thomas .do

Mar. 19, '64,

3 Not on muster-out roll.

Stone, Jacob H.

Feb. 22, '64,

3 Not on muster-out roll.

Stogler, Urban.

.do

Feb. 22, '64,

3 Not on muster-out roll.

Scott, James ..

.. do

Mar. 1, '64, 3 Not on muster-out roll.

Sturtman, Henry do

Mar. 5, '64,

3 Not on muster-out roll-Vet.

Shannon, Joseph .... do

July 19, '64,

3 Substitute-not on muster-ont roll.

Smith, Hugh

July 18, '64,

Substitute-discharged by G. O., Aug. 14, 1865.

Ward, William

Mar. 7, '64, 3 Not on muster-out roll.

ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH REGIMENT.

IFTHIS regiment was principally recruited in the counties of Erie, Warren, and Crawford, under authority granted by the Secretary of War, on the 2d of September, 1861, to M. Schlaudecker, a citizen of Erie. The men rendezvoused by squads, at Camp Reed, near the city of Erie, where they were mustered into service, and where, on the 24th of January, a regimental organization was effected, with the following field officers : M. Schlandecker, Colonel; George A. Cobham, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel; Thomas M. Walker, Major. Orders had been previously received from Governor Curtin, directing that the regiment " march on the 24th inst., from its present quarters, to the city of Baltimore, reporting at Harrisburg, on the way, long enough to receive its equipments. " Transportation could not be secured until the 25th, when it moved by rail, via Cleveland and Pittsburg, and arrived at Harrisburg on the 27th. On the following day, arms and equipments were delivered, . and while drawn up in line in front of the Arsenal, on the Capitol gronnds, the State colors were presented by Governor Curtin, who spoke in a patri- otic and feeling manner, and was responded to by Colonel Schlaudecker, pledging the fidelity of his command, which was heroically kept, on many a hard fought field. On the first of March it arrived at Baltimore, and was quartered at the M'Kim Mansion Barracks. It was at once put upon drill and guard duty, which were continued until the middle of May, when it was thrown forward to Harper's Ferry, to reinforce General Banks, then retreating down the Shenandoah Valley, before an overwhelming force of the enemy under Stonewall Jackson. From the Ferry, it moved by rail towards Winchester, but had proceeded only about five miles, when two trains were met, bringing the news of Banks' defeat at Winchester, and his retreat on Martinsburg. The regiment at once returned to Harper's Ferry, and took position on - Bolivar Heights. On the morning of May 28th, it moved out, in connection with the First Maryland Cavalry and a section of Reynolds' Battery, on a reconnoissance in the direction of Charles- town, ten miles distant. When within two miles of the town, the enemy's skir- mishers were met, and driven through, and beyond it. Having developed the fact that the enemy was in force in front, the regiment retired with a loss of one man wounded. It was subsequently attached to Cooper's Brigade, of Sigles' Division, and remained for some time in the Valley, about Kernstown, Middletown, and Cedar Creek.

Upon the organization from the corps of Fremont, Banks, and M'Dowell,

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of the Army of Virginia, under General Pope, towards the close of June, the One Hundred and Eleventh was assigned to Prince's Brigade,* of Augur's Division. Early in July, the command moved to Warrenton, where it re- mained until the 16th, and then proceeded to Little Washington. About this time, considerable sickness prevailed. Assistant Surgeon, John Nicholson, died, Colonel Schlaudecker received a furlough, on account of sickness, and when the regiment moved for Cedar Mountain, on the 6th of August, large numbers were left in the hospital, among them Lientenant Colonel Cobham. In the battle of the 9th, which was principally fought by Banks' Corps, Greene's Brigade occupied the extreme left. General Prince stood next, then Generals Geary, Crawford, and Gordon. As soon as the enemy's batteries opened, which were posted on the breast of the mountain, General Prince ad- vanced his brigade, and passing Knap's and Best's batteries, crossed an open field and entered the cornfield. The struggle here was desperate; the fire from his artillery and from the masses of his infantry, being incessant and deadly. The fighting continued from half-past two P. M., until dark, during which time the regiment held its ground, but was finally forced back with the rem- nants of the line. The regiment was led in the engagement by Major Walker, and lost nineteen killed or mortally wounded, sixty-one wounded, and thirteen missing.

On the morning of the 19th, the regiment moved to Rappahannock Bridge, and'crossing the stream, remained for some days in defence of the position. Upon the abandonment of the line of the river, it marched to Sulphur Springs, and followed the fortunes of the corps until withdrawn to the defences of Washington. With the division, it soon after proceeded on the march through Maryland, and participated in the battle of Antietam, where, for eight hours, it was engaged in severe fighting. For the gallantry exhibited in this engagement, and especially for the heroic daring displayed in the charge . which cleared the enemy from the grove, where stood the little church, around which was the severest fighting, Colonel Stainrook, the brigade commander, presented the regiment on the field, with a stand of colors. General George S. Greene, commanding the division, in a letter to Governor Curtin, says, "The One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment behaved gallantly at the battle of Antietam, where I was witness to its good conduct." It went into the fight with three hundred muskets, and lost thirty-three killed or mortally wounded, seventy-one wounded, and seven missing. Captain Arthur Corrigan was among the killed. Major Walker, Captain Frank Wagner, and Lieutenants Martellus H. Todd, Peter S. Bancroft, Joseph Cronenberger, Albert E. Black and Charles Woeltge, were among the wounded. Lieutenant Bancroft had an arm shattered above the elbow, the bone of which was disjointed at the shoulder socket and removed-a most painful operation-the effect of which was anticipated to prove mortal, but from which he recovered and after- wards served in the Invalid Corps.

On the 19th, the regiment moved from the field at Antietam, and fording the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, near Harper's Ferry, encamped on

* Organization of the Second Brigade, General Prince, Second Division, General Augnr, Second Corps, General Banks. Battalions of the Eighth and Twelfth Regulars, Captain Pitcher ; One Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, Colonel Schlaudecker ; Third Maryland Volunteers, Colonel Stephen W. Downy ; One Hundred and Ninth Penn- sylvania Volunteers, Colonel Henry J. Stainrook.

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BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE.

Loudon Heights. A month later, it participated in a reconnoissance towards Leesburg. On the 10th of December it moved with the Twelfth Corps-to which it had been assigned, and which had been left upon the Maryland borders, as an army of observation, when the main body moved south- ward-towards Fredericksburg, and on the 16th, settled down in winter- quarters at Fairfax Station, the battle, in the meantime, having been fonght and lost. On the 19th of January, the regiment moved to Acquia Creek, via Dumfries and Stafford Court House, arriving on the 25th, a part of the general movement of the army on the Mud March. About a month later, it was trans- ferred to the Second Brigade, General Kane, Second Division, General Geary, Twelfth Corps, General Slocum. While stationed at Acquia Creek, it was engaged in drill and routihe duties of the camp. Colonel Schlaudecker had been honorably discharged in November previous, and Lieutenant Colonel Cobham had been promoted to succeed him, Major Walker to Lieutenant Colonel, and Adjutant John A. Boyle to Major. In an order issued by General Hooker, on the 3d of March, especially complimenting ten regiments, selected out of the whole army for the excellent condition in which they were found upon inspection, the One Hundred and Eleventh stood pre-eminent among Pennsylvania Regiments. Part six of that order was in these words : " The following regiments and batteries, appearing from the inspection reports, to have earned high commendation from inspecting officers, it is left to the disere- tion of the corps commanders, having regard to the efficiency of the command, to increase the leaves of absence and furloughs, for the fifteen days following the receipt of this order, to three, instead of two enlisted men to every oue hundred present for duty, and three officers instead of two, in the follow- ing named commands : First, Second, and Twentieth Massachusetts, Tenth . and Nineteenth Maine, Fifth and Tenth New York, One Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania, Third Wisconsin, and First Minnesota Volunteers. "

At seven o'clock, on the evening of the 27th of April, the regiment broke eamp and moved via Stafford Court House, Hartwood Church, Kelly's Ford, on the Rappahannock, and Germania Ford, on the Rapidan, to Chancellorsville, where it arrived at four P. M., of the 30th, a distance of over sixty miles. On this march, the men carried each one hundred rounds of ammunition, and eight days' rations. On the 1st of May, it was in position in a dense growth of young oaks, on the right of the Plank Road leading to Fredericksburg, and directly in front of the Chancellor House. At mid-day, the regiment, hold- ing the right of the division, joined in a reconnoissance into the woods in front of the position it had occupied, and in the direction of Fredericks- burg, and when the division retired, covered the withdrawal of a section of Knap's Battery, upon which the enemy's skirmishers and sharp-shooters were making a demonstration. On the afternoon of the 2d, with other regimeuts of the division. it was ordered up the Plank Road, to capture a battery posted in its front. Taking position on the right of the column, it advanced through the woods ou the right of the road, under a sharp fire of the enemy's skirmishers. But before attempting to accomplish this design, it was ordered back, and returned to the position in line which it had vacated. At nine on the morning of the 3d, suffering severely from an enfilading fire of artillery from its right flank, it was ordered to with- draw, and formed again in the woods to the rear of the Chancellor House. Here, too, it was exposed to a destructive fire of shells, and was

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again moved down the road towards United States Ford, taking position on the left of the Eleventh Corps, where intrenchments were thrown up. At four A. M., of the 6th, it re-crossed the Rappahannock, and returned to its old encampment at Acquia Creek. Its loss in the campaign was six killed, eight wounded, and three missing. Lieutenant Casper M. Kingsbury was killed, and Lieutenant William L. Patterson, wounded.

Until the 13th of June, the regiment remained in camp at Acquia Creek. Early on the morning of that day, it broke camp and proceeded to Lees- burg, where it arrived on the 1Sth, and was at once put to fortifying. Here it remained engaged in fatigue and picket duty, until the 26th, when it erossed the Potomac, and marched on the Pennsylvania campaign, arriving on the 1st of July, within two miles of Gettysburg, and taking position on the left of the Baltimore Pike. On the morning of the 2d, it moved a mile to the front, to a position on Culp's Hill, where it joined in building breast- works. Behind these it rested undisturbed until five P. M., when it was led, with other troops of the division, to the assistance of the left, then being hard pressed. The enemy on the left having been repulsed, General Geary led his troops back to re-occupy his abandoned breast-works. But, in the meantime, the enemy had pushed through and taken possession of the fortifications and the ground, far out towards the Baltimore Pike. At eleven o'clock P. M., Lieutenant Colonel Walker was ordered to lead the regiment forward, and post the men in the trenches. He proceeded to execute this command, under the supposition that no enemy was in the vicinity. Two companies on the left, which were in front, had been brought into position, when they received a volley from the hill, scarcely six rods from the flank and rear of the command. The remaining companies were immedi- ately brought into line, perpendicular to the works, and facing in the direction from which the fire had come. Scouts were at once sent out, who soon discovered that the whole hill and woods on the right, were occupied by the enemy. This fact was reported to Colonel Cobham-then engaged with General Kane, still enfeebled by his wounds, in bringing up the brigade- who again ordered the regiment to be led into the breast-works; but, on being shown that the line would then be exposed to an enfilading fire from the enemy, the position already taken was ordered to be held. In this it remained, keeping close watch upon the enemy in front, until three in the morning, when it was determined that the line should be moved a little to the rear, so as to get the advantage of a wing of the breast-works held by General Greene. "I was endeavoring, " says Lieutenant Colonel Walker, "to move my men, a man at a time, with the utmost caution, when our watchful enemy detected a move, and supposing we were about to retire, opened fire upon us. My men returned the fire, silencing theirs, and then moved to the position assigned them, awaiting daylight for the work to begin. At about a quarter before four, thic line of the enemy advanced with a yell. We opened fire briskly, quickly compelling them to take the : shelter of the rocks, and of our trenches that were in their possession. We continued fighting in this way until four minutes of six o'clock, when we were relieved, and retired for the purpose of renewing our ammunition. After filling our boxes and wiping our guns, we returned to the position which we had left. At eleven o'clock the enemy gave up the contest, and we re- occupied the works we had built for defence. In this fight, about half of

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my regiment was in open line, fighting a desperate enemy, to regain possesion of the very rifle-pits we had built for our protection. We expended one hundred and sixty rounds of ammunition to the man. " The regiment lost six killed and seventeen wounded. Lieutenant William L. Patterson was among the wounded. On the 4th, the regiment assisted in burying the dead, a large number of whom were lying close up to the breast-works.

After it was ascertained that the enemy had retreated, the regiment joined in the pursuit, and crossing the Potomac, moved on south of the Blue Ridge, to the Rappahannock, crossing at Kelly's Ford, on the 31st. On the 3d of August, it was moved to Kemper's Ford, where for six weeks it was engaged on picket duty. On the 15th of September it was relieved, and crossing the river at Kelly's Ford, moved forward with the army towards the Rapidan. When arrived near the stream, orders were received detach- ing the Eleventh and Twelfth Corps from the Army of the Potomac, and transferring them to the army of Rosecrans, at Chattanooga. Withdrawing from the front on the 24th, the regiment returned to Washington, and was thence taken by rail via Harper's Ferry, Belleair, Columbus, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Nashville, to Murfreesboro, where it arrived on the 6th of October. On this journey, the regiment lost, of drafted men, who had been recently added to its ranks, one hundred by desertion. On the 10th it marched to Christiana, and after a halt of ten days, moved on to Stevenson, Alabama. A counter move to Anderson was made, but on the 26th it again moved forward, crossing the Tennessee River, at Bridgeport, arriving at Wauhatchie on the 28th. The movements of the command-which consisted of a part of Geary's Division, of the Twelfth Corps-on the afternoon of that day, were closely watched by the enemy's Signal Corps, from a station on Lookout Mountain, overlooking the valley along which the Union troops were marching. At about five o'clock in the evening the command bivouacked, at the junction of the roads to Kelly's and Brown's fords, over which the trains were moving , for the relief of the beleaguered army of Rosecrans, a few miles away at Chattanooga. Between eleven and twelve o'clock that night, a sustained and very determined attack was made upon the feeble force in bivouac, by three brigades of the rebel army, which had moved stealthily from their lines on Lockout Mountain, with the design of surprising and making of it an easy prey. The One Hundred and Eleventh was the first to get into line, taking position facing the mountain, and was the first struck, receiving the attack on its left flank, the enemy advancing in heavy lines up the valley. Discerning the direction from which the attack was to come, it immedi- ately, under a heavy fire, changed front to rear on first company, and presented a barrier to his further advance, until the other regiments of the brigade could form on its left, and prolong the line. The attack was made with much deter- mination; but was met with a valor unsurpassed, and when the line was once formed, it stood immovable until the enemy yielded the ground, and withdrew, with ranks fearfully decimated, from the contest. The regiment sustained a loss of two officers and eleven- men killed, six officers and twenty-five men wounded, and one missing. Major Boyle and Lieutenant Marvin D. Pettit were killed, and Lieutenant Colonel Walker, Captains Wallace B. Warner, and James M. Wells, and Lieutenants John J. Haight, Andrew W. Tracy, and Albert E. Black, were wounded. 128-VOL. III.

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After the battle, the regiment moved to a spur of Raccoon Mountain, where it lay in eamp for nearly a month. On the 24th of November, it proceeded early from quarters, to join in a movement upon Lookout Moun -. tain. The part taken by the regiment in this and in the subsequent move- ments, which swept Bragg from his strongholds environing the Union army,. and sent him in flight and confusion from its front, will be best shown by the following extraets from Lieutenant Colonel Walker's report, Colonel Cobham having been for some time previous in command of the brigade: "I was aroused at about five o'clock of the 24th, by an order to report forthwith, without knapsacks, and with one day's rations, at head-quarters. We were soon under way, and arriving at the head quarters of the division, were conducted to the ford over Lookout Creek, some three miles above the north point of the mountain. On the road, we were joined by the Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania, the Third Brigade, and Whitaker's Brigade, of the Fourth Corps. Together with these troops, we were massed and sereened from view behind one of a series of knobs that lie adjacent to the ereek, until the pioneers and some de- tails had succeeded in construeting a foot bridge over the stream. This was soon accomplished without resistance, and at nine o'clock A. M., my regiment was erossing the ereek, following the Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania, and elosely followed by the Third Brigade, the Sixtieth New York joining us. We continued marehing by the flank, until we had gained about two- thirds of the slope of the mountain, when we halted, fronted, dressed, threw out a strong skirmish line to eover the front, and awaited the order of the General commanding, to move forward. The front line had thus attained its position, and the reserve-General Whitaker's Brigade-was well on its way, when the order was brought. As we went forward, our skirmishers soon became engaged, and pressed the enemy's, withont being for a moment delayed. We continued to move in line, excepting two short halts for breath- ing spells, until we approached and could get a glimpse of the point of the moun- tain. The line now moved so that the Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania, which had the right, should erown the main spur just below the peak. The enemy was now pouring a sharp fire, from the cover of every roek; but with cheers the line moved steadily on, capturing and sending to the rear many prisoners, with- out eseort. The position of the One Hundred and Eleventh, in conjunction with the Twenty-ninth, in the line, was such, that our advance continually turned the entrenchments of the enemy, while regiments on our left, ellarged to their very teeth. As we erowned the north ridge, immediately under the point of the mountain, we saw the enemy lying in their intrenchments below us, and the troops of the Third Brigade rushing forward with the bayonet. We fired but few shots here, as our superior position and the steel of our troops, was too much for the enemy, and they either surren- dered or fled. At twelve o'clock M., iu conjunction with the Twenty-ninth, we were in line from the point of the mountain down the main spur. From this position we faced to the right, and filed to the left, elose around the eliffs, going to the east side. We here fronted, oceupying the highest available part of the slope, and remained until relieved, about ten o'clock P. M., by fresh troops. We bivouacked, after supplying ourselves with one hundred rounds of ammunition per man, in the old camp of the enemy. * Early on the morning of

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History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, Vol. III, Part 192

Author: Bates, Samuel P. (Samuel Penniman), 1827-1902. cn Publication date: 1869 Publisher: Harrisburg, B. Singerly, State Printer Number of Pages: 1402

Author: Bates, Samuel P. (Samuel Penniman), 1827-1902. cn
Publication date: 1869
Publisher: Harrisburg, B. Singerly, State Printer
Number of Pages: 1402