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At Pittsburgh the Wayne Guards were joined by a company from Bedford, under Cap- tain Taylor, and the two embarked on board the steamer " Colonel Yell," and moved down
the river to New Orleans, where they arrived early in July. They encamped at Plaine Chal- mette (Camp Carlton), below the city, where large numbers of men in other commands were sick with measles. The disease, however, did not spread to any great extent among the soldiers of the two Pennsylvania companies. After a short stay at Plaine Chalmette the companies of Captains Caldwell and Taylor embarked on the ship " Florida," and proceeded to Vera Cruz, whence they marched with the division of Gen- eral Franklin Pierce (afterwards President of the United States) to Puebla, where the division joined the army of General Scott, and where the companies of Captains Taylor and Caldwell were assigned to the Second Pennsylvania,1 the latter being designated as M Company.
The Second Pennsylvania Regiment having marched with its division (General Quitman's) from Jalapa, by way of Orizaba, to Puebla, where it received the two new companies, as above noticed, moved thence with the army of General Scott towards the Mexican capital. During the campaign that succeeded it took part in all the principal battles, including those of Contreras, Cherubusco, Molino del Rey, San Pascual and at the storming of the Belen Gate (in which last-named engagement, as also in that of Chapultepec,2 it lost very heavily in killed and wounded), and was the first regiment to enter the city of Mexico after its surrender, September 13, 1847. The commanding officer of the regiment, Colonel W. B. Roberts, died in the city on the 3d of October following, and upon his death Lieutenant-Colonel Geary was pro- moted to the coloneley. Not long after the oc- cupation the Second Regiment was moved out- side the city, and was posted successively at sev- eral neighboring points in the valley of Mexico, where it remained until May, 1848, when it marched to Vera Cruz, embarked, and proceed- ed by sea to New Orleans, and thence by steamers up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to
" The Second Pennsylvania Regiment, of which William B. Roberts had been elected colonel and John W. Geary lieutenant-colonel, had gone to Mexico several months bo- fore.
"Captain Caldwell was wounded at Chapultepec Septem- ber 13, 1847, and died upon the 18th of the same month.
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Pittsburgh, where the men were mustered out of service on the 29th of July, 1848. On the 2d of August a grand fete was given in their honor at Newton Hamilton, Mifflin County.
The following is a roster of the Wayne Guards:
James E. Caldwell, captain, Newton Hamilton, Mifflin County.
Alexander McKamey, first lieutenant, Williamsburg, Huntingdon County.
Charles Bowers, second lieutenant, Newton Hamilton, Mifflin County.
John A. Doyle, second lieutenant, Newton Hamilton, Mifflin County.
Joseph Madison, first sergeant, Williamsburg, Hunt- ingdon County.
James Larimer, second sergeant. Centreville.
William A. McManigal, third sergeant, Newton Hamilton.
William Westhoven, fourth sergeant, Newton Hamil- ton.
Joseph L. Kidd, first corporal, Williamsburg, Hunt- ingdon County.
Cyrus B. Wilson, second corporal, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County.
Lorenzo E. White, third corporal, Williamsburg, Huntingdon County.
Adam W. Clarkson, fourth corporal, Cassville, Hunt- ingdon County.
David W. Hannah, drummer, Williamsburg, Hunt- ingdon County.
Privates.
David Ash, Newton Hamilton, Mifflin County.
Louis Barnard, Newton Hamilton.
John B. Bond, Newton Hamilton. Robert Barrett, Newton Hamilton. Jackson Cornelius, Newton Hamilton. David Copeland, Newton Hamilton.
Anthony Colabine, Newton Hamilton.
Silvester H. Campbell, Williamsburg, Huntingdon County.
Alexander Caldwell,1 Newton Hamilton, Mifflin County.
Thomas Drake, Newton Hamilton.
David Ditch, Williamsburg. Theodore Dixon, Newton Hamilton. Mathew Dunlap, Williamsburg. Charles Divans, Newton Hamilton. Daniel D. Duncan, Pittsburgh. Jonathan Edwards, Williamsburg. Charles Epler, Wheeling, Va.
1 Alexander Caldwell was the son of James E. Caldwell, captain of the company, who was killed in taking the city of Mexico. Alexander Caldwell was at one time United States Senator from the State of Kansas, and is now living at Fort Leavenworth, in that State.
William Farren, Pittsburgh.
Eli Fockler, Williamsburg. Hugh Gwin, Newton Hamilton.
Joseph H. Gardner, Williamsburg. Samuel Garrett, Cassville.
Saffair Heshley, Newton Hamilton. Jacob Higgins, Williamsburg.
Dorsey B. Houck, Williamsburg.
James Houck, Williamsburg.
Francis M. Hills, Williamsburg.
Joseph Hamilton, Williamsburg.
Russell Harris, Pittsburgh. Joel L. Hoover, Cassville. John Holder, Stone Valley. John Hurst, Stone Valley. Henry Hockenberry, Newton Hamilton.
Ira Jenkins, Stone Valley.
George W. Johnson, Pittsburgh.
John Keever, Newton Hamilton. George Kensinger, Williamsburg.
James Long, Cassville.
Jacob McLenahen, Cassville. Robert McCardle, Cassville.
John S. McKeirnan, Williamsburg. William McDowell, Newton Hamilton. Adam Morgan, Newton Hamilton. John Montgomery, Williamsburg.
Reuben Neice, Newton Hamilton. George Norton, Newton Hamilton.
Arthur O'Brien, Freeport. Thomas Richardson, Newton Hamilton.
Samuel Ramsey, Stone Valley.
Thomas Roach, Williamsburg. Austin B. Snyder, Boalsburg.
Jacob F. Schnee, Newton Hamilton.
David Shives, Cassville. George Smith, Burnt Cabins.
Benjamin Shinn, Burnt Cabins.
Oliver Temple, Newton Hamilton.
William L. Thompson, Williamsburg. James R. Taylor, Newton Hamilton.
Edward Toley, Newton Hamilton. William H. Wilson, Williamsburg. John Wingler, Newton Hamilton. Moses Wingler, Newton Hamilton.
John Wilson, Pittsburgh.
George W. Ziders, Newton Hamilton.
It may be noticed that all from Mifflin County are credited to Newton Hamilton, but quite a number of them were from surrounding townships and other parts of the county.
SOLDIERS FROM PERRY COUNTY.
Following is the muster-roll of Perry County volunteers who served in the army during the Mexican War :
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(These troops were nearly all from the " Lan- disburg Guards " and " Bloomfield Light In- fantry," organized companies, but they were not accepted or eredited to the county as companies. They participated in the engagements of Buena Vista, Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Cherubusco, Molino del Rey and Chapultepec.)
Lieutenant, Michael Stever. Privates.
Hezekiah Applegate. George Peavy.
Joseph Addison.
Samuel Peck.
George Bristline.
Charles Rosley.
William Blair.
Samuel Roler.
Frederick Boker.
Robert Rodgers.
Alexander Brown.
David Stump.
Jacob Bolmer.
Henry Sweger.
Daniel Baskins.
Samuel Sweger.
Hugh Boden.
Levi Sweger.
David M. Black.
Samuel Simmons.
Thomas O. Bryan.
George Simmons.
John Boyer.
Isaac H. Shotto.
Martin Barnhart.
John Snyder.
Henry Charles.
George K. Scholl.
Barnard Cornyn.
Hezekiah Dayton.
John Shock.
Peter Evinger.
Joseph Sullenberger.
Bayard H. Etter.
James Elliot. Ernest.
Iliram Frank.
Samuel Geyslinger.
William Hipple.
William Trotter.
George Hatter.
Samuel Huggins, Jr.
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John Holland. Johns.
W. Woodmansey.
Marshall Miller.
Samuel Wolf.
Dr. G. A. Miller.
Daniel Witzel.
James McGowan.
William Willis.
SOLDIERS FROM UNION COUNTY.
The following list is from Lin's "Annals of the Buffalo Valley :"
Jacob App, Selinsgrove, Company C, Second Regi- ment; died at San Francisco, Cal., in October, 1849, aged twenty-four.
Francis R. Best, Mifflinburg, Company C, Second Regiment ; died at Perote June 30, 1847.
Dr. Charles Bower, surgeon.
William Bruner, Hartleton.
Henry Cronmiller, Mifflinburg, Independent Rocket and Howitzer Battery.
R. H. Forster, Mifflinburg, Company C, Second Reg- iment.
Joseph Leopard, Kelly, Company I, First Regiment. George Miller.
Hugh McFadden, Lewisburgh, Company C, Second Regiment; died at Perote September 14, 1847.
William Mclaughlin, Lewisburgh, Fifth United States Infantry ; died in service.
John C. Montgomery, Company M, Second Regi- ment.
Peter Nyhart, died January 14, 1849.
George Oliphant.
Thomas Quiddington. Peter Yarnall.
Enos Zentmyer, First Regiment.
(The survivors of Company C returned to Danville in August, 1848, and shortly after Lieutenant Charles G. Frick returned the flag, tattered by the storms of war and little left besides the staff, to Colonel Mc- Fadden, at Lewisburgh.)
CHAPTER VII.
THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
The Five Counties Represented in over Seventy Regiments, Batteries and Other Organizations-Histories of Regi- ments and Rosters of the Troops from Mifflin, Juniata, Snyder, Union and Perry Counties.
IN the gigantic War of the Rebellion, ex- tending through the period of four years, from April, 1861, the five counties whose history is especially noticed in these pages took an honorable and patriotic part in the measures adopted for the preservation of the government and the suppression of the attempt to destroy it by force of arms. At the receipt of the intelli- gence of the attack on Fort Sumter, in April, 1861, there were seen everywhere in these counties the same demonstrations of loyalty to the Union, and a determination to crush out treason at every hazard, the same enthusiastic meetings and flag-raisings, the same disposition of young men to volunteer, and of old men to encourage and aid them in doing so, as were found everywhere in the other counties of the patriotic State of Pennsylvania. And later on in the great struggle, when the Union armies be- came wasted and weakened by the dangers and hardships of the service, and call after call was made for soldiers to take the places of the dead and disabled ones, there was here shown the same determination to stand by the government
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William Shull.
Samuel B. Sipe.
J. Stroop Shuman. John Simons. William HI. Titzell.
William Tagg.
Jesse Tweed.
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Andrew Wiseman. David White.
John Williams.
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at whatever cost, and to help to refill the thinned ranks by repeated contributions of men from the valleys of the Susquehanna and Ju- niata.
The number of men so contributed by the five counties to the armies of the United States during the memorable period from 1861 to 1865 exceeded nine thousand, whose names are found on the rolls of more than seventy Penn- sylvania regiments, batteries and other military organizations, of which the following is nearly a complete list :
The " Logan Guards," of Lewistown, Mifflin Coun- ty; this being the first company which reported at the front in the great War of the Rebellion.
The Second Regiment (three months'), -- Containing one company from Perry County.
The Fourth (three months'), Regiment. One com- pany from Union County.
The Seventh (three months') Regiment .- One com- pany of Mifflin County.
The Eleventh (three months') Regiment .- Detach- ment from Mifflin County.
The Fourteenth (three months') Regiment .- De- tachment from Juniata County.
The Fifteenth (three months') Regiment .- Detach- ments from Juniata and Mifflin.
The Twenty-Fifth (three months') Regiment .- Its color company was the famed Logan Guards, of Mifflin County, before mentioned.
The Thirty-Fourth Regiment, or Fifth Reserve (three years') .- A company from Union County.
The Thirty-Fifth Regiment, or Sixth Reserve. -One company of Snyder County men.
The Thirty-Sixth Regiment, or Seventh Reserve. -One company from Perry and a detachment of men from Mifflin County.
The Forty-Second Regiment (the original "Buck- tails"), -Men of Juniata, and one company from Perry County.
The Forty-Third (First Artillery) .- Battery E of- ficers from Union County.
The Forty-Fourth Regiment, or First Cavalry .- One company from Mifflin and one company from Juniata County.
The Forty-Fifth Regiment .- One company of Mif- flin and a number of men of Juniata County.
The Forty-Sixth Regiment .- One company from Milllin and a detachment from Juniata County.
The Forty-Seventh Regiment .- Two companies from Perry and a detachment from Juniata County.
The Forty-Ninth Regiment .- Three companies from Milllin, one company from Perry, one company from Juniata and men from Union and Snyder Coun- ties.
The Fifty-First Regiment .- Three companies from
Union and Snyder and men from Mifflin and Juniata Counties.
The Fifty-Second Regiment .- One company from Union County.
The Fifty-Third Regiment .- One company from Juniata County, and a large detachment from Union County.
The Fifty-Sixth Regiment .- Men of Union County. The Seventy-Fourth Regiment .- One company from Snyder County.
The Seventy-Seventh Regiment .- A large detach- ment from Juniata County and men from Perry County.
The Seventy-Eighth Regiment. One company from Mifflin and a number of men from Perry County.
The Seventy-Ninth Regiment .- A few men from Perry, Juniata and Mifflin Counties.
The Eighty-Third Regiment .- Small detachment from Perry County.
The Ninety-Second Regiment (Ninth Cavalry) .- Six companies from Perry County and large detach- ments from Mifflin and Juniata Counties.
The One Hundred and First Regiment .- Two com- panies from Juniata County.
The One Hundred and Fourth Regiment .- Men from Perry County.
The One Hundred and Sixth Regiment .- Men from Perry and Juniata Counties.
The One Hundred and Seventh Regiment .- Men from Perry County, and one company from Mifflin.
The One Hundred and Thirteenth Regiment (Twelfth Cavalry) .- One company principally raised in Juniata County, and men from Juniata, Mifflin and Union in another company.
The One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth (nine months') Regiment .- Two companies from Juniata County.
The One Hundred and Thirty-First (nine months') Regiment .- Three companies from Mifflin, one com- pany from Union and one from Snyder County.
The One Hundred and Thirty-Third (nine months') Regiment .- Three companies from Perry County.
The One Hundred and Fortieth Regiment .- De- tachment from Perry County.
The One Hundred and Forty-Second Regiment. -One company from Union County.
The One Hundred and Forty-Ninth Regiment (" Buektail Brigade ") .- Men from Perry, Mifflin and Juniata Counties.
The One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment .- A num- ber of men from Perry and one company from Union County.
The One Hundred and Fifty-First (nine months') Regiment .-- One company from Juniata County.
The One Hundred and Fifty-Second Regiment (Third Heavy Artillery) .- Detachment from Juniata County.
The One Hundred and Fifty-Eighth Regiment .- Detachment from Perry County.
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The One Hundred and Sixty-First Regiment (Six- teenth Cavalry ) .-- One company from Juniata County, one company from Mifflin and detachments from Union, Suyder and Perry Counties.
The One Hundred and Sixty-Second Regiment (Seventeenth Cavalry) .- One company principally from Perry County.
The One Hundred and Sixty-Sixth Regiment,- A number of men from Perry County.
The One Hundred and Seventy-First (nine months') Regiment .- One company from Juniata County.
The One Hundred and Seventy-Third Regiment (drafted militia, nine months') .- One company from Perry.
The One Hundred and Eighty-First Regiment (Twentieth Cavalry) .- One company from Mifflin and detachments from Union and Perry.
The One Hundred and Eighty-Fourth Regiment. -Two companies from Snyder, two companies made up largely of men from Mifflin and a detachment from Union County.
The One Hundred and Eighty-Fifth Regiment (Twenty-Second Cavalry) .- Detachment from Mif- flin.
The One Hundred and Eighty-Seventh Regiment. -Detachment from Perry County.
The One Hundred and Eighty-Eighth Regiment .- Detachment from Juniata County.
The One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth Regiment (one hundred days') .- One company from Mifflin County.
The One Hundred and Ninety-Fifth Regiment (one hundred days') .- Large detachment from Mifflin County.
The Two Hundred and First Regiment (one year). - Detachment from Perry County.
The Two Hundred and Second Regiment (one year) .- One company from Union and one company principally from Juniata County.
The Two Hundred and Fifth Regiment (one year). -Two companies from Mifflin County.
The Two Hundred and Eighth Regiment .- Two companies from Snyder and four companies from Perry County.
The Two Hundred and Tenth Regiment .- Parts of two companies from Mifflin County.
The Two Hundred and Thirteenth Regiment (one hundred days) .- Large detachment from Juniata County.
Besides the companies and detachments noticed in the preceding list, large numbers of men of the five counties were enlisted for service in the regular army, and in the militia and emergency troops that were called out to repel the Confederate invasions of 1862 and 1863. Brief historical sketches are given in following pages of the organization and war
services of such regiments as were most notice- able for the number of men from these five counties serving in their ranks; the sketches being, in general, accompanied by lists of the officers and men referred to, copied from the rolls in the adjutant-general's office at Harris- burg, verified, corrected and added to in accord- ance with such information (deemed reliable) as it has been found practicable to obtain from veterans of the war and from other sources.
LOGAN GUARDS.
The Logan Guards, a volunteer military organization of Lewistown, Mifflin County, was the first company accepted, and placed under marching orders, by the Governor of Pennsylvania, on receipt of the President's call for troops after the surrender of Fort Sumter ; 1 it was one of the first five companies that marched to the defense of the National capital in that dire emergency ; and of all the mighty Union host that was marshaled in the great War of the Rebellion, this company from the Juniata Valley was the first that reported for duty at the front, facing the hostile Confederate lines.
The company had been formed and organized in 1858, at Lewistown, through the efforts and influence of a number of the citizens of the place, prominent among whom are mentioned Robert W. Patten, Frank Sterrett, J. Ard Matthews, William B. Weber, George W. Gib- son and Jacob F. Hamaker,2 under whose call
1 "The Logan Guards, of Lewistown, could muster but twenty-six members ; but on receipt of a telegram from Governor Curtin, dated April 16th, accepting their services, and urging them to lose no time in moving, the drum-call was soon heard along the streets, and in less than an hour one hundred and six men, including the twenty-six origi- nal members, were in line and ready to march. At ten o'clock P.M., of the same day, the company moved to the station on the opposite bank of the Juniata River, but, owing to a lack of transportation, it did not reach Harris- burg till the morning of the 17th."-Bates' " Ilistory Pennsylvania Volunteers," vol. i. p. 4.
2 The following, with reference to the formation of the Logan Guards, is from the pen of William F. McCay, of Lewistown :
" The militia law in force thirty-five and forty years ago required every able-bodied citizen under a certain age to do military duty or pay a fine. 'Battalion day,' ns the ' training' days were then called, was considered sort of a
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and invitation two public meetings were held at the town hall, and at the second of these, held August: 7, 1858, a committee, previously ap-
holiday and brought many people together to witness the evolutions of the troops and to admire the showy uniform then in use, and it was the delight of the small boy (the writer being one of them) to accompany the 'sogers' as they marched and countermarched through the streets, their only regret being that they were not big enough to wear a uniform and play soldier. Who that has ever seen them can forget the uniform then in use- the heavy leath- er hat, with different-colored pompons thereon, and brightly-burnished brasses; the swallow-tailed uniform coats, with three rows of buttons down the breast, and which was either red, buff or blue, indicating the arm of the service to which the wearer belonged, the breasts being padded so as to give military bearing to the wearer; the heavy-colored epaulettes; the stiff leather stock, worn around the neck to keep the head up in the proper posi- tion, and in summer the white pantaloons stretched to the utmost by straps attached, which were placed under the feet. The officers especially, and they were legion, were simply grand in gold and silver braid and heavy bullion epaulettes. The staff particularly presented a magnificent appearance, mounted upon spirited horses, with their fine trappings, showy uniform and nodding plumes. The uni- form then worn by volunteers was simply gorgeous in com- parison with the uniform now worn by citizen military. This militia law, having become very unpopular with the people, was repealed prior to the Mexican War. To show their disapprobation, the citizens frequently appeared on training day armed with corn-stalks and broom-sticks, until it became a farce. Almost every third man became an officer of some kind or other and the title of general, colonel or captain attached to his name.
"The old militia law having died, very few military organ- izations were maintained outside the larger cities. Ilow- ever, in 1857 a new law was enacted by the Legislature which encouraged the formation of volunteer military or- ganizations. The law made generous provision for both officers and men, the uniform prescribed being the one then in use by the United States Regulars, and the old and superannuated arms were condemned and supplanted by the most improved modern guns. It was under this law that the Logan Guards was organized. On a beautiful sum- mer afternoon in the year 1858 five young men of Lewis- town-R. W. Patton, Frank Sterrett, J. Ard Matthews, William B. Weber and Jacob F. Hamaker-took a stroll out along the Kishacoquillas Creek, and whilst resting under the trees one of them abruptly said, 'Boys, there is lots of material for a good military company in this town ; I pro- pose we three talk it up among our friends and see what we can do.' This being mutually agreed upon, they slowly strolled back to town. A day or two subsequent to this, George W. Gibson, a well-known citizen, who was a jeweler and a man of the most generous impulses, went into the jewelry store of R. W. Patton, on East Market Street, and said, ' Bob, I have a proposition to make to you. Let us get bills struck calling a meeting in the town hall to see
pointed for that purpose, submitted the consti- tution and by-laws of the Logan Guards, which were then adopted and signed by the following- named original members of the company,' which afterwards became so famous :
J. A. Mathews.
Charles W. Stahl.
R. W. Pation.
F. R. Sterrett.
Elias W. Eisenbisc. George A. Freeburn.
W. B. Weber.
James Price.
D. B. Weber.
William F. McCay.
Bronsen Rothrock.
Edwin E. Zeigler.
George W. Elberty. Wm. G. Mitchell.
Thomas M. Hulings.
Robert D. Morton.
Joseph Stidle.
John Hughes.
S. G. Mclaughlin.
Wm. A. Nelson.
John A. McKee.
Joseph A. Miller.
T. M. Uttley.
Thomas A. Nimon.
R. B. F. Hoover.
J. M. Postlethwait.
John Nolte.
Emanuel Cole.
David Wasson.
John T. Hunter.
Richard C. Parker.
James P. Smith.
J. F. Hamaker.
Lucien T. Snyder.
William Hopper.
James M. Jackson.
J. B. Selheimer. Owen M. Fowler.
Henry Walters.
Samuel Comfort.
P. P. Butts.
John Spiece.
C. M. Shull.
John Swan.
Franklin Dearment. S. Mitchell Riden.
George Hart.
James Yeamans.
Fred. Hart.
Frank Heisler.
Immediately following the signing of the constitution an election was held, which resulted in the unanimous choice of John B. Selheimer
what we can do towards raising a company of infantry in our town,' Patton then told him of what had transpired on the preceding afternoon, and said, ' Gibson, if you will put up the bills I will go up to the Gazette office and have them printed and pay for them.' Gibson was full of en- thusiasm and promptly agreed. Both left the store and each did his part of the agreement. In a very brief time the town was billed, inviting the citizens to a meeting to organize a military company. In the early evening the soul-stirring music of the fife and drum was heard on the streets, and after marching from the Red Lion Hotel ( Uncle Dan Eisenbise's), up and down Market street, the proces- sion repaired to the hall. The meeting was a decided success, and after an interchange of views another meeting was arranged for, at which the company was formed and organized."
1 In consideration of contributions, the following persons were elected honorary members : General William HI. Irwin, General T. F. McCoy, Hon. John Davis, Colonel William Butler, Major Buoy, Major Daniel Eisenbise, George W. Elder, Esq., Lafayette Webb, Colonel John A. Wright, Hon. S. S. Woods, Colonel Alfred Marks, H. J. Walters, Esq., Samuel Aultz.
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as captain, Thomas W. Hulings first lieuten- ant, John Sigler second lieutenant and John Swan third lieutenant, with the following non- commissioned officers and musicians : First sergeant, H. A. Eisenbise ; second sergeant, J. S. Waream ; third sergeant, J. A. Mathews ; fourth sergeant, J. F. Hamaker ; first corporal, E. W. Eisenbise ; second corporal, P. P. Butts ; third corporal, J. M. Nolte; fourth corporal, F. Hart; fifers, S. G. MeLaughlin and I. F. Cogley ; tenor drummers, Thos. Elberty and I. Boggs ; bass drummer, John Spiece; color- bearer, Mitchell Riden.
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