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1 Date of muster in is Oct. 14, 1862, except as noted.
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WAR OF THE REBELLION.
John Fulton, captured ; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Martin V. Frazee, must, out with company July 19, 1865.
John Flowers, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
Stephen J. Guinia, disch, by G. O. May 24, 1865.
Samuel P. Hallam, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
William P. Hayner, captured ; died at Richmond, date unknown
Andrew H. Holmes, must. in February, 1864.
Benjamin Hardin, captured ; died in prison.
John Jams, must in Feb. 29, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 3, 1865.
William Jenkins, captured ; died at Richmond, Va., date unknown. Dallas Lank, must. out with company.
Atlas Lacock, must. out with company.
George W. Moninger, disch. Oct. 24, 1865, at expiration of term, John W. Manning, must. out with company.
James S. Margerum, must. out with company.
Nathan B. Marsh, captured ; died at Richmond, date unknown.
Michael G. Moore, captured; died at Andersonville July 29, 1864.
Abel Moore, captured ; died at Richmond, date unknown.
John A. Prall, must, out with company July 19, 1865.
Henry L. Prall, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
Thomas Patterson, pro. to chaplain June 15, 1864.
John N. Prall, disch. by G. O. July 10, 1865.
Levi H. Pope, died at Cumberland, Md., Sept. 28, 1864.
Joseph R. Province, must. in May 1, 1864.
Jocephas Ross, must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865. William F. Rigg, must. out with company July 19, 1864.
George H. Reynolds, disch. by G. O. May 22, 1865.
Jefferson T. Simpson, must. iu Feb. 29, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Samuel Simmons, disch, Oct. 24, 1865, at expiration of term.
Henry Slusher, must. out with company Oct. 31, 1865.
Joseph Sutman, disch. by S. O. Feb. 9, 1863.
R. D. Thompson, must. in Feb. 21, 1864 ; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Hiram Tharp, must. out with company.
Everhart Tegarden, must. out with company.
Robert Thompson, must. out with company.
Samuel Trusler, must, out with company.
Jacob Ulery, must. out with company.
George M. Vankirk, must. in Jan. 27, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
John White, must. in Jan. 5, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Samuel Wilson, must, out with company.
Samuel J. Wilson, must, out with company.
Richard D. White, must. out with company.
James Watson, disch. by S. O. Feb. 26, 1863.
COMPANY G.1
Alex. V. Smith, capt., must. in Oct. 29, 1862; disch. Sept. 5, 1863.
William F. Speer, capt., must. in Oct. 1, 1862 ; pro. from 2d lieut. Sept. 7, 1864; brv .- maj. and lieut,-col. March 13, 1865; wounded at Ope- quan Sept. 19, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Frank B. Smith, 1st lieut., must. in Nov. 6, 1862; wounded Aug. 2, 1864; disch, by G. O. Dec. 31, 1864.
J. G. Van Gilder, Ist lieut., must. in Oct. 21, 1862; pro. from Ist sergt. to 2d lieut. Sept. 7, 1864, to 1st lieut. Jan. 30, 1865; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
James C. Hubbe, 2d lieut., must. in Sept. 4, 1862; wounded at Mount Ver- non Forge Sept. 27, 1864; pro. from lst sergt. Jan 28, 1865; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
William H. Frost, 2d lieut., must. in Sept. 2, 1862 ; pro. from 1st sergt. June 9, 1865; must. ont with Co. M, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Henry P. Brighley, Ist sergt., must. in Feb. 24, 1864; captured; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
William Laty, 1st sergt., wounded May 16, 1864; must. out with com- pany July 19, 1865.
A. J. Stottlemyer, qm .- sergt., must. in Dec. 1, 1862; captured ; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
John C. Hufty, qm .- sergt., must. out with company July 19, 1865.
1 Date of muster in is Oct. 22, 1862, except as noted.
Thomas Scott, com .- sergt., must. in Nov. 6, 1862; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Thomas Corwin, sergt., must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
James H. Dewalt, sergt. must. in Feb. 4, 1864 ; pro. from corp. Sept. 1, 1865; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Smith McCall, sergt., must. in Feb. 17, 1864 ; pro. from corp. Sept. 1, 1865; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
John J. Cumley, sergt., must. in March 26, 1864; disch. by G. O. Aug. 19, 1865.
William R. Durbin, sergt., disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865.
Samuel E. Denny, sergt., must, in Nov. 20, 1862 ; diech. by G. O. May 20, 1865.
William B. Rolly, sergt., date unknown.
Henry W. Cook, sergt., must. in Nov. 6, 1862; must. out April 16, 1863.
John N. Braddock, corp., must, out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Albert G. Randolph, corp., must. in Feb. 24, 1864 ; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
John H. Gamble, corp., must. in Feb. 4, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Henry H. Hannen, corp., must. in Feb. 17, 1864; pro. to corp. Sept. 1, 1865; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Samuel Nutting, corp., must. out with company July 19, 1865.
William H. Harrison, corp., disch. by G. O. May 9, 1865.
Abel A. Crawford, corp., disch. by G. O. May 24, 1865,
John A. Marshall, corp., must. in Sept. 19, 1864; disch, by G. O. June 1, 1865.
David Beaty, corp., captured ; died at Andersonville May 5, 1865. Andrew Wood, corp., must. in April 16, 1863.
John Smithly, bugler, must. in Nov. 6, 1862; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
John Deems, blacksmith, must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Matthias Walker, blacksmith, must, out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct 31, 1865.
Ananias Griffith, saddler, must, out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Privales.
Lewis Axton, must, out with company July 19, 1865.
James Amous, captured; died at Andersonville June 16, 1864.
John Anton, must. in March 2, 1863.
Asbury Anderson, must. in March 12, 1864; must. out Jan. 11, 1865.
James W. Byland, must. in Feb. 25, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Lewis Benner, missing in action at Burlington Feb. 1, 1864.
James Bane, missing in action Oct. 13, 1863.
Simon Braddock, missing in action May 10, 1864.
James Bane, must. in April 24, 1864; must. out Aug. 31, 1865.
Robert Brewer, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
Frederick Berthell, disch. by G. O. May 15, 1865.
Frederick Beck, disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 30, 1863.
George Benner, disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 18, 1865.
Lewis Boden, must. iu Ang. 26, 1864; disch. on G. O. June 1, 1865.
Stephen S. Braddock, must. in Nov. 6, 1862; died at Cumberland, Md., Jan. 27, 1863.
James Blair, died in Washington County, Pa., Nov. 1, 1864.
Robert Bane, must. in April 21, 1864; captured ; died at Salisbury, N. C., Nov. 22, 1864.
Thomas Bee, captured ; died at Andersonville, Ga., June 14, 1864.
John Beaver, must. iu Jan. 15, 1863; must, out Aug. 5, 1863.
Isaac Banks, must. in Nov. 6, 1862 ; must. out Dec. 26, 1862.
David Beckwith, must. in Jan. 4, 1865; trans, to 50th Comp., 2d Bat., V. R. C., date unknown.
Albert W. Conaway, must. in Feb. 27, 1864; must, out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Atch'n S. Chedisten, must, in 'Feb. 27, 1864; must, out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
William H. Crouch, must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
M. Cunningham, must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865. George W. Crawford, must. in Feb. 29, 1864; must, out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
George W. Craft, must. in Feb. 19, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Jobn Cary, must, in Oct 20, 1862 ; disch. by G. O. Aug. 7, 1865.
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Samuel A. Chester, must. in April 2, 1864; must. out Aug. 31, 1865. . Solomon Christopher, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
G. W. Christopher, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
Thomas Cusick, must. in Nov. 6, 1862; disch, by G. O. May 15, 1865. Samuel Craven, date unknown.
William Coleman, must. in Feb. 20, 1863 ; must. out June 6, 1864. George Colbert, absent, in arrest, at muster out.
Samuel E. F. Davis, must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
John W. Davis, must. in Feb. 24, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
John F. Duvall, must. in Feb. 27, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Thomas Dickison, must. in Nov. 6, 1862; must, out Aug. 10, 1865.
John Donely, must, in March 28, 1864; must. ont Aug. 31, 1865.
Andrew S. Downy, must. in Feb. 29, 1864; died at Baltimore, Md., Nov. 1, 1864; buried in National Cemetery.
George W. Davore, must, in Oct. 27, 1862.
George W. Dalrymple, must. in Feb. 25, 1864; must. out July 3, 1865.
Obadiah J. Evarts, must. in Feb. 29, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Thomas Ervin, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
Daniel Ecard, must. in Aug. 30, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865.
Newton Ensly, must. in April 12, 1863.
William Fry, must. in Feb. 14, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
James M. Floyd, must. in Nov. 6, 1862; disch. by G. O. July 13, 1865.
John C. Franklin, must. in Oct. 23, 1862.
Morgan Gaskill, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
William Goe, disch. by G. O. May 22, 1865.
James Harden, captured ; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oet. 31, 1865.
Samuel Hammer, must in Feb. 25, 1864; must, out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Morgan Harden, Washington County; missing in action Aug. 4, 1863.
William H. Hartley, must. iu Feb. 13, 1864; died at Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 15, 1864.
George Hurter, must. in Jan. 15, 1863.
John Houston, must. in July 1, 1863.
Thomas Harden, must. in June 9, 1863.
John Hamnon, must. in July 3, 1865.
Americus Infield, must. in Feb. 24, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Andrew Johnston, must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865. George W. Johnston, must. in Feb. 13, 1864; missing in action Aug. 10, 1864.
James B. Johnston, must. in Aug. 26, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865. William Johnston, must. in Aug. 27, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865.
William Kelly, must. in Nov. 6, 1862; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
James Knight, must. in Jan. 16, 1863.
William Keller, must. in Nov. 6, 1862 ; must, out Jan. 9, 1863.
Jesse Lloyd, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
Amos Layhew, must, out with company July 19, 1865.
Henry Laman, must. in Aug. 3, 1863 ; disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865.
John Lininger, must. in Ang. 8, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865. William Lancaster, disch. by G. O. June 9, 1865.
Joseph Lancaster, died at Petersburg Dec. 22, 1863.
Nathan W. Little, must, in Feb. 13, 1864; killed at Stevens Depot, Va., Sept. 5, 1864.
Griffith Marcy, missing in action Aug. 4, 1863.
Jacob Moritz, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
Aaron Malone, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
John Murphy, must. in March 28, 1864; disch, by G. O. June 9, 1865. Samuel Miller, must. in Feb. 25, 1863.
William McClaughlin, must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
John McCartney, must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865. Quinton McCottor, must. in April 2, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. July 24, 1865. Ishmael McCartney, must. in April 14, 1864; must. out June 1, 1865. George W. McBride, must. in Feb. 20, 1864.
James T. Pearse, must, out with company July 19, 1865.
Columbus Phillips, died at Annapolis, Md., April 6, 1864.
George W. Pensinger, must. in Feb. 21, 1864; must, out June 5, 1865. John W. Piper, must. in Aug. 19, 1864 ; not accounted for.
John Reynolds, must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Joseph H. Rankin, must. in Feb. 27, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
John A. Rice, must. in Feb. 19, 1864 ; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Salem Robison, must. in Feb. 26, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Paul Roach, disch, by G. O. May 29, 1865,
George Ruffuer, must. in Feb. 26, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 30, 1865.
David Rom, died at Martinsburg, June 1, 1864, of wounds received in action.
Frank Roberts, must. in Dec. 23, 1862.
Martin Ruthe, must. in Feb. 22, 1864; must. out June 5, 1865.
Jesse F. Smith, must. in Feb. 29, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Oliver P. States, must. in March 1, 1864; captured; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Solomon Smith, must, out with company July 19, 1865.
John Shock, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
Edward Slabaugh, must. in Sept. 18, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865. Peter Smith, disch. by G. O. May 24, 1865.
John Stiner, captured ; died at Andersonville Aug. 9, 1864; grave 5160. George Slabaugh, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; captured ; died at Salisbury, N. C., Nov. 9, 1864.
John Stevens, must. in Oct. 23, 1862.
William H. Sharp, must. in Dec. 23, 1862.
John Smith, must. in Aug. 4, 1864; not accounted for.
Joseph Taylor, must. in Feb. 7, 1864; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
George Tetes, absent, in arrest, at muster out.
Elijah Watters, must, in March 26, 1864 ; must. out with Co. G, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Lewis H. Walker, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
Joseph Walters, must, out with company July 19, 1865.
John Winder, must. out with company July 19, 1865.
James Walker, disch. by G. O. June 6, 1865.
Solomon Williams, disch, by G. O. June 6, 1865.
David West, must. in Feb. 29, 1864; killed at Berryville, Va., Aug. 21, 1864.
John Woolly, must. in Oct. 25, 1862
CHAPTER XXXI.
WAR OF THE REBELLION .- (Continued.)
Sixth Regiment of Militia .- In September, 1862, two companies of men from Washington (many of them past the military age) marched to the front, and as a part of the Sixth Regiment of Pennsylvania mi- litia, encamped at a point about two miles west of Chambersburg, Pa., awaiting orders to move against the Confederate army, which had crossed the Potomac into Maryland with the evident intention of invading Pennsylvania. Concerning this exigency, and the manner in which it was met, Bates says,-
" The rebel army had no sooner achieved its tri- umph in the second battle of Bull Run than it hast- ened northward and commenced crossing the Potomac. The southern border of Pennsylvania lay in close proximity, and by its rich harvests invited invasion. The Reserve Corps, which was originally organized for State defense, had been called away to the succor of the hard-pressed army of Mcclellan upon the Pe- ninsula, and was now upon the weary march, with ranks sadly thinned in the hard-fought battles of Me- chanicsville, Gaines' Mill, Charles City Cross-Roads, and the second Bull Run, to again meet the foe, but powerless to avert the threatened danger. The result of the struggle on the plains of Manassas was no
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sooner known than the helpless condition of the State, which had been apparent from the first, became a subject of alarm. On the 4th of September Governor Curtin issued a proclamation calling on the people to arm and prepare for defense. He recommended the immediate formation of companies and regiments throughout the Commonwealth, and, for the purpose of drill and instruction, that after three o'clock P.M. of each day all business houses be closed. On the 10th, the danger having become imminent, the enemy being already in Maryland, he issued a general order calling on all able-bodied men to enroll immediately for the defense of the State, and to hold themselves in readiness to march upon an hour's notice ; to select officers, to provide themselves with such arms as could be obtained, with sixty rounds of ammunition to the man, tendering arms to such as had none, and prom- ising that they should be held for service for such time only as the pressing exigency for State defense should continue. On the following day, acting under authority of the President of the United States, the Governor called for fifty thousand men, directing them to report by telegraph for orders to move, and adding that further calls would be made as the exigencies should require. The people everywhere flew to arms, and moved promptly to the State capital. One regi- ment and eight companies were sent forward during the night of the 12th of September, and others fol- lowed as fast as they could be organized. On the 14th the head of the Army of the Potomac met the enemy at South Mountain and hurled him back through its passes, and on the evening of the 16th and day of the 17th a fierce battle was fought at Antietam. In the mean time the militia had rapidly concentrated at Hagerstown and Chambersburg, and Gen. John F. Reynolds, who was at the time commanding a corps in the Army of the Potomac, had assumed command. Fifteen thousand men were pushed forward to Hagers- town and Boonsboro', and a portion of them stood in line of battle, in close proximity to the field, in readi- ness to advance, while the fierce fighting was in prog- ress. Ten thousand more were posted in the vicinity of Greencastle and Chambersburg, and ' about twenty- five thousand,' says Covernor Curtin in his annual message, ' were at Harrisburg, on their way to Har- risburg, or in readiness and waiting for transportation to proceed thither.' The Twenty-fifth, under com- mand of Col. Dechert, at the request of Gen. Halleck, , was sent to the State of Delaware to guard the Du- pont powder-mills, whence the national armies were principally supplied. But the enemy was defeated at Antietam, and retreated in confusion across the Po- tomac. The emergency having passed, the militia regiments were ordered to return to Harrisburg, and in accordance with the conditions on which they had been called into service they were, on the 24th of September, mustered out and disbanded."
The Washington companies of the Sixth Regiment were mustered into the service on the 13th of Sep-
tember, and mustered out on the 28th of the same month, the enemy having recrossed the Potomac into Virginia. They had seen nothing of actual war (though they had heard from afar the roar of the ar- tillery at Antietam), but they had shown their patri- otism by promptly responding to the Governor's call, and placing themselves in a position to do all that was required of them to repel the invader.
Of the field and staff officers of the Sixth Regi- ment, Col. James Armstrong, Quartermaster David Aiken, and Chaplain William P. Alrich were resi- dents of Washington. The rolls of the two Wash- ington County companies are here given, viz. :
COMPANY A.
Capt., Norton MeGiffin, Washington ; Ist lieut., Samuel M. Templeton, Washington; 2d lieut., Henry H. Alter, Washington : 1st sergt., James B. Wilson, Washington ; sergts., Charles B. McCollum, David Brady, John W. Wolf, James C. Acheson, Washington; corps., Jo- seph M. Spriggs, Harvey B. McCollum, Washington; John Steck, Greensburg ; John Wiley, Thomas G. Wulf, James R. Thompson, Henry M. Aiken, John W. Dinsmore, Washington ; musician, Charles White, Washington.
Privates.
Henry H. Arnold, Washington.
Jacob B. McKennan, Brownsville.
John C. Alrich,
Archibald B. McAllister, Washing-
William Allen,
ton.
Isaac N. Bane,
John B. Beatty, =
Samuel H. Rial,
James Goodrich Ruple, Washing-
Norton Braddock,
=
ton.
William Burke,
George Rods, Washington.
Samuel Cooke,
John P. Reimund, Washington.
John L. Cooke, =
Anthony D. Rickey,
Samuel A. Clarke, =
James Seaman,
George W. Driver,
John W. Seaman,
George L. Gow,
Robert F. Strean,
William Greer,
John H. Scott,
Charles Glaun, =
Alex. M. Todd,
John Hainer, =
Theodore Turner,
John N. Hainer,
Robert L. Thompson,
George Hammond,
=
Dan. C. Vallentine,
John B. Hallam,
William C. Vance,
George O. Jones,
Ferdinand J. P. Varro, =
Thomas C. Kerr,
Thomas M. Wiley,
Joseph C. Keiser,
Alexander H. Litle,
Francis J. L. Wiley,
=
George O. Lindsey,
John C. S. Weills,
Gustavus A. Lonkert. =
William M. L. Weilla,
Jeremiah Mashall,
David T. Watson,
George W. Murphy,
John G. Windworth,
William McClane,
Samuel K. Weirich,
James McCreary,
James S. Wolf,
John E. Mccullough,
Frederick F. Wotring,
COMPANY F.
Capt., John H. Ewing, Washington ; 1st lieut., Alfred Creigh, Wash- ington ; 2d lieut., Samuel O. Williams, Washington; 1st sergt., James M. Byers, Washington ; sergts., William F. Fleming, William Hart, Thomas D. O'Hara, George W. Reed, Washington ; corps., Samuel W. Griffith, James Brown, Robert Baird Patterson, James R. Ruth, Mat- thew P. Linu, William Phillips, William W. Smith, Frank Gabby, Washington.
Privates.
David Aiken, Washington.
William Amon,
Matthew H. Clark,
Alexander Agnew, “
Boyd Crumrine,
Robert W. Andrews, “ John R. Donehoo,
Andrew J. Buffington, Washington.
Richard R. Forest,
Nathan F. Brobst,
Samuel Foster,
John Baird,
Henry Foster,
John Gregg,
Hugh J. Cunningham,
George W. Clark, Washington.
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Jobn W. Wiley,
William Paul, Washington.
William S. Beatty,
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David Guinea, Washington.
John McElroy, Washington.
John J. Guinea, =
William Post, =
Charles Grier,
Colin M. Reed, Sr.,
Joseph Henderson,
Jacob F. Shafer, =
Joseph Holmes,
Samuel Straller,
Samuel Hazlett,
Thomas Stewart, =
George S. Hart,
John W. Scott,
William P. Hart, =
John Scott, =
Samuel Hutson,
Sample Sweeney,
Joseph A. Jones,
John R. Sweeney, =
James E. Lucas,
James Smiley,
John P. Linn,
R. J. Schaffer Thompson.
John Lowe, Washington.
John Wilson,
William Mathews, Jacob Metzler,
Edward Wilkins,
William Wiley,
George Mitchel, 4
Tappan Wright Wiley,
John H. Marshall,
John Westley,
John A. Marchand, "
John A. Wills,
T. M. T. McKennan, Washington.
James S. Young,
Thomas Mckean,
During the war of the Rebellion a large number of men from Washington County volunteered in military organizations of West Virginia, Ohio, New York, and other States, as well as in regiments and batteries of Pennsylvania other than those which have been men- tioned; but as they were widely scattered in many different commands, it is obviously impracticable to give separate accounts of the honorable services per- formed by them in defense of the Union.
War Contributions .- It is worthy of record that the people of Washington County have ever been dis- tinguished for their benevolence and practical sym- pathy with the suffering. In the more prostrated and extensive efforts to supply the pressing wants of the government and to alleviate the sufferings and hard- ships of the soldiers in the field during the war of the Rebellion, a most praiseworthy illustration of this characteristic was exhibited in the ably organized work of a generous and Christian people, patiently sustained and long continued, until the necessity was fully past. It will be remembered that the first rude shock of war found the government unprepared to meet the emergencies of the hour. Men were plenty, but supplies of food and clothing to a large extent, and more especially supplies for the camp and hos- pital, were not on hand; and experience was lacking, both on the part of the government and of individuals, to organize promptly to meet the tremendous de- mands of that period. And even after the war had grown to gigantic proportions, and the whole energies of the nation were absorbed in it, much was left to individual effort, of which the government was subse- quently glad to avail itself under a more complete and thorough organization. The supplies of food and clothing, medical stores, and hospital appliances fur- nished directly from the people were immense in amount, and their value in money from Washington County alone could never be exactly stated; and who can estimate how great was the moral effect of such efforts in those dark days, more especially of the years 1863 and 1864, upon the soldiers in the field, who were . society, and forwarded to the various hospitals. They cheered and sustained by these evidences of the. cour- - age, generosity, and faith of their friends at home?
Prominent among the organizations for the relief of the soldiers in the field was the United States Christian Commission, which had its treasurer for Washington County in the person of Colin M. Reed, Esq., who ably and zealously performed the duties of the trust. Contributions from every township, vil- lage, and neighborhood of the county were generously made. Churches throughout the county became or- ganizations for contributions to the cause. Festivals, fairs, entertainments, social gatherings, and even chil- dren's societies were all the means of gathering large amounts of money, which by the local treasurers were duly forwarded to the treasurer for the county. And it may be said that almost all social and other gath- erings of young and old during this period had the cause of the soldier at heart. Within two years con- tributions in money alone amounted to more than thirty-eight thousand dollars. This amount, how- ever, was merely that which was sent to the army committee of Western Pennsylvania, and did not em- brace any part of the large amounts sent to Philadel- phia, and is exclusive of any part of the hospital stores sent to the various hospitals of the Eastern and Western armies. It is estimated that during the four years of the Rebellion the citizens of Washington County contributed in money and supplies not less than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, besides bearing the special burdens of taxation incident to the war, and this fact will ever remain as an enduring monument to the generosity and patriotism of her people, and as an example worthy the emulation of coming generations of her sons and daughters.
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