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Bonnin, First Lieutenant Henry E .. elected as captain, 576
" Book of Regimental Losses." Fox. 91
Boonsboro, night march to. 55. 58 Bowman, Wendell P., accident to. regiment's service in war affected by, 452; appointment of, a brig. adier-general. 569; eleeted colonel. 320; General Order, congratulatory. 518: re-election of. 368, 444. 505. 566; resignation of, 459
Boughton, Maj. Daniel H., chief un- pire at Camp l'ennypacker. 500 Brevet rank, lavish distribution of. 436
Brigade manœuvres, 31; parade. 39 Brigadier-general, vote for, 23
Brinton, Maj .- Gen. Robert M., report of, 229
Brolasky, Captain Howell C., death of, 329
Brooke, Maj .- Gen. John R., note of commendation from, 4S4; review of thirty-ninth anniversary parade by 484
" Bucktail Regiment," 57
Building Committee, armory, 274 Bull Run disaster, 17
Bunker Hill, celebration of 128th anniversary of, 526; centenary celebration of, 196. 197
Bush-Brown, H. K., address of, 793 Butler, Benjamin F., declared a felon, 109
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Cadwalader. Maj .- Gen. George, fun- eral of, 245
Calef, Major John H., result of in- spection by, 347, 348
Cairns. First Lieut. William, death of, 366
Cape May Medal, 160 Capitol Building at Harrisburg. dedication of, 561
Camp, Edwin N. Benson, 624; David B. Birney, 442; Samuel W. Craw- ford, 405; daily inspections. 407 : departure of regiment for. 406: re- sult of review, 408: Curtin, 80: Robert P'. Dechert, 416, 417: rou- tine work, 418; Embert, 495: Peter C. Ellmaker, 343: John Gibbon. 422; 423; J. P. S. Gobin, 600. 601: Henry R. Gu-s, 566: Winfield Scott Hancock, 1886, 312: 1SS7. 323: John F. Hartranft, 355, 356; Hast- ings, 451, 526: Alexander L. Haw- kins, 486. 487: Alexander Hays, 255, 577, 578; electric storm, fatal, 579; manœuvres marred by pres- ence of recruits, 578; Robert M. Henderson, 557; Logan. 17: Metall. 288; General William McClelland, 374; breaking up. 377; MeChire, 54: George G. Meade. 255, 506,
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507; movement of troop- to. 508: presence of Secretary of War and United States army officers, 506; return to Philadelphia from. 509 : routine duty of. 256: Muhlenberg, 306: Robert E. Pattison. 347: Ga- lusha Pennypacker. 589, 590; pro- gram of camp. 591; Poland. hos- pital trains sent to, 646; unsne- cessful efforts to secure hygienic. 460: Colonel M. S. Quay, 536: Reno. 265; Rest. GO; JJohn Fulton Reynolds. 280, 281: daily routine of, 231; Russell. SO: Sherman, 362. 363: Adam J. Slemmer, 332. 333: George II. Thomas. Chickamauga Park, Ga., 455: Upton, 158; Anthony Wayne. 215: Zook. 370. 394, 395
Carlisle action, incidents of, 101 : list of wounded in, 102; arrival at, 95 Cartridges, blank, first used. 23
Casualties. 16. 34: in HISth Pen- sylvania. 68. 69
Centennial Exposition, dedication of grounds for, ITS; opening cere- monies of, 204: Fourth of July, duties incidental to. 206; parade. order of formation. 211, 212; parade. preparations for. 205
Chaffee, Lient .- Gen. Adna R .. guest at forty-third anniversary dinner. 535; guest of Veteran Corps, 650. 651; review of parade by. 535 Chaplains and chaplains, 11; Charter granted Veteran Corps. 619 Chicago Midway Plaisance Exhibition and Fair, 401 : Board of Adminis- tration of, 402: report of com- mittee on, 403: Chicago Zouaves. " clean sweep " trophy won by. 314; visit to Philadelphia. 314 Chickamauga experiences. 464. 465 Cincinnati. Society of the, ervetion of Washington monument by, 4:'' Circular from Adjutant-General to Major-Generals, 755: of August 16. 1880, 259; congratulatory. August 11, 1885, 310: No. 12. June 13. 1881, 261: and press comments. Washington centenary, 342 Circulars issued, 251
Citizens' Bounty Fund Committee. 72. 73. 74, 79
" Civil War Reminiscences. A Few Stray Leaves of," 12
Clark, Lieut .- Col. J. Ross, career of. 238
Cleveland. Hon. Grover. inauguration of. 304. 385, 389; participation of First Regiment in, 305
Colors, carried in Spanish-American War, deposited in tag-room at Harrisburg, 492
"Columbian Celebration." 381. 382; military parade. 382
Columbus, Christopher, unveiling of monument of, 216
Commendation, words of, 90
Comments on campaign of 1863. 125. 126
"Commission Book of 1861," 10 Commissioned officers, changes among. 473, 474
Committee of Defence and Protection, 70; of Way- and Means, 37 Company averages, 353
Company C, extract from Orderly Sergeant's book of, 27, 28: Con tennial Fund. creation of. 200: commanders, changes in, 249: D. extract from Orderly Sergeant's book of, 28: D's "cook," 466: D. visit of, to AAlbany. 170; H formed from 118th Regiment, 154
Congratulatory orders. 171, 172 Consolidation attempted, 146: companies. 247
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Contributions to Overcoat Fund. " Gray Reserves," 38
Constitution of United States. cen- tennial anniversary of adoption of. 318, 325: Military Day, 325; men in line, number of. 326
" Cook-house talk." 279
Corn Exchange Regiment, 46; reor- ganized, 154
Corner stone of armory, laying of. 277
" Crackers." 85
Crawford, Gen. Samuel W .. Civil War incident concerning, 405 Credit claimed for capture of pri -- oners, 108
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Criticisms, favorable. 425. 420: Se-
vere, 26; unjust and unfair. 434 Cuba, movement to, 457
Cumberland Valley, 103
Curtin, Governor, annual message of, 1863, 52; proclamation of, 76
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Danger minimized by public press, $1 Daughter of Regiment, oldest, pres- ent at fiftieth anniversary banquet. 658, 791
Deaths " in the line of duty." 461 Dechert, Brig .- Gen. Robert P .. death of, 404
Deficiencies of Aet of IS64, 141
Delaware County Fair grounds, sum- mer encampment on, 300
Delinquencies rebuked. 303. 304
Delinquents discharged, 185
Department of the Monongahela es- tablished, 75; of the Susquehanna established, 76
Departure of Regiment, 51
De Russey, Byt. Brig .- Gen. Gustavus A., report of, 258
Devon, summer encampment near, 312
Dewey, Admiral, New York reception of, 4S1
Diek, Maj .- Gen. Charles, guest at forty-ninth anniversary banquet. 600, 654
Diserimination, unjust. in laws for white and colored soldiers, 109
Dolan, Major, official report of, 547, 54S
Dougherty, Maj .- Gen. C. Bow, speech of, 791
Doyle, Brig .- Gon. Peter C., defence of regiment by, 435; review by, at thirty-sixth anniversary, 435 Draft riots, 119
Drake, Col. Alexander E., funeral of, 435
Drill, first of series of regimental, 22, 23; fourth. 26; regulations, new, 367: second, 23; third, 25, 26 Drills, 13, 22
Duvall, Maj. William P., report of, 509
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Efficiency, figures of, 379, 380, 395 Eidell, Major William F., promotion of, GOT, 608
Elder, Captain Henry L., long ser- vice of, 209; retirement of, 269
Ellis, Maj. Thomas Biddle. report of, 598; spring inspections ( 1910) by, 597
Ellmaker, Peter C., death of. 358: funeral of, 360; General Orders No. 2, 34; General Orders No. 12. 46: known as Father of First Regiment, 630; named as colonel. 3: original commission of, 9: original commission presented to Veteran Corps, 634; retirement of. 46; token of appreciation to. 33: tribute to memory of, 359; Veteran Corps present at funeral of, 630 Emancipation Proclamation, 4S " Emergency " infantry, Pennsyl- vania Volunteers, S4
Encampment, annual, 1892, 370: at- tendanee at, 1892. 376; for ISS ;. 322; of National Guard in Fair- mount Park, 215; regimental for- mation during. 256; separate brigade, 416; summer, 157. 15%. 332, 333. 343. 345. 394, 442; otheial comments of, 334, 335
Enemy, covering retreat of, 113
Enrollment, original, 3
Equipment of regiment, 463
Escort, 23
Escorts, funeral, 33, 34, 35
Escorts, funeral, 33, 34, 35; to Liberty Bell, 391, 399, 420, 303. 536
Evacuation Day, November 25, 1972. 167 Evening Bulletin, extract from, 1St
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Field, Charles J .. death of. 648: dar. 17, 631; return parade, February 22, 1862, 40
Finance Committee of Veteran Corp-, report of, 623
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First Regiment Athletic Association. organization of. 455: detailed to Hazleton. ISS: Infantry. Gray Re- serves of the City of Philadelphia. 3; officers, first, 3: uniform, early. 3; Infantry, Gray Reserves, Re- serve Guard, First Division Penn- sylvania Militia, 6; Infantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania, 6; Infantry, Pennsylvama Volun- teers, 453; Infantry Reserve Brigade, 24; rifle range, formally opened. 365; ritle range, improved, 397 ; standing of. in rifle qualifica- tions. 539; Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, centenary celebra- tion of. IS6; Virginia Regiment of Volunteers, commendatory resolu- tion of, 209
Food-supply. scarcity of, 55
Fort Washington, So
Fortifications constructed. 85
Forty-second Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, 57
Fourth of July parade. 4, 17. 143. 150, 155, 198, 205. 320. 332. 362. 393, 401. 414, 421. 442; reminis- cences. 215
Founder's Week, celebration of, 582; Military Day parade. 582, 583
Fox, "Book of Regimental Losses," 91
Franklin, Benjamin, celebration of 200th birthday anniversary. 553 Funeral escorts, 33, 34, 35
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Garfield, Gen. James A., funeral of, 207; inauguration of. 262; me- morial service, Sept. 26. 1881, 267; monument, unveiling of, 421
General Order No. 2, May 23, 1861, 14; No. 10, August 19. 1861, 22: No. 11, August 22. 1861, 22; No. 12, September, 1861, 23; No. 1. September 7, 1861, 24; No. 3. Sep- tember 16, 1861, 25; No. 4, Sep- tember 27, 1861, 26; No. 26, May 27. 1862, 756; No. 9, June 30, 1862, 39; No. 43, June 15, 1863. 76;
No. 6. February IS, 1864, 130; No. 11, October 14. 1867, 152; No. 27. July 24, 1869. 158; No. 8, April 20, 1872. 172; No. 14, August 10. 1877. 233; No. 7, September 7, 1877, 767; No. 26. September 30, 1879, 247; No. 24, July 25, 1550. 255; No. 34, August 30, 1880, 260; No. 20, September 20, 1981, 266; No. 3, January 24, 1884. 292; No. 5. February 25. 1>84. 294: No. 32. August 22, 1884, 300; No. 18, April 16, 1SS5, 305: No. 30. July 23. 1885, 307; No. 38, August 4, 1885, 308; No. 1, ISS8. 324; No. 2, Feb- ruary 26, 1889, 337 : No. 21, August 17, 1891, 363; No. I, February 13, 1893, 388; No. 19, June 1, 1901, 494; No. 43. September 17, 1901, 499, 500; No. 19, May 1, 1903, 525; No. 1, January 6, 1905, 543, 544; No. 7, March 7, 1905. 546- No. 7, July 21, 1909, 591; No. 48, December 6, 1910, 603
General Orders No. 4. June 12, 1861, 15; No. 5, 1861, 31; No. 6, October 1, 1861, 26; No. 23, May 26, 1862, 754; No. 24, May 26, 1SB2, 50, 754; No. 25, May 26. 1862. 755; No. 35, September 10. 1862. 50; No. 4, 1896. 423; No. 5, April 26, 1898, 450; No. 35, November IS, ISOS, 472; No. 63, November 23, 1899, 483; No. 10, April 24, 1901. 495; No. 3, January 6, 1902. 503; No. 32, October 25, 1904, 53S
Gettysburg, battle of. 93: campaign, 75-125; encampment, 295; encamp- ment, departure for, 296; encamp- ment, newspaper comments of, 297. 208
Gilmore, Sergeant J. Campbell, medal presented to, 231
Gilpin, Lient .- Col. Washington H., re- election of, 291
Gobin, Brig .- Gen. John P. S .. promo- tion to be major-general, 557; re- tirement of. 569
Good, J. Lewis, appointed brigadier- general, 606 : election of, as colonel, 570
Governor's call for troops, S2
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Graff, Major Charles H., election of, 29
Grand Army of the Republic, reunion of, at Willow Grove, 529
Grant. General Ulysses S., death of, 307; inauguration of, 157: roster of officers at funeral of. 308, 309; unveiling of statue of. 479; Veteran Corps as escort at unveiling of statue of. 648; Veteran Corps pres- ence at reception of, 625
Grant monument, dedication of, New York, 437; participation of First Regiment in, 438
Gray Reserve Regiment, 46; Re- serves, 24: of ISU1, 1; initial street parade, 14
Green Hill, summer encampment. 1SS9, 343: roster of First Regi- ment, 345; routine of. 344. 345
Grenadier Guards ( Prince of Wales Own), striking incident of visit of, 541
Guard mount and sentinel duty, spe- cial instructions in, 390; steady improvement of. 295
Guthrie, Gen. Pre-ley N., death of. 504: inspection by, 289
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Hagerstown. departure for. 124 Harrison, General Benjamin. inang- uration of, 33S: Veteran Corps as escort on visit of, 032
Hartranft, John F., commissioned major-general, 249; death of. 350: first inauguration of. 174: reply during Susquehanna Depot strike. 181: second inaugural of. 199; tributes to memory of. 351: un- veiling of statue of. at Harrisburg. 479
Hastings. General Daniel H., death of. 521 : inauguration of. 412
Hawkins, Col. Alexander L., death of. on homeward voyage. 480; resolu- tions on death of, 481
Hazleton. arrival at. 189: departure of troops for. 512: disposition of forces, 513; disturbance. 187. 189: experiences, 191. 192: onerous
duties at, 190: strike declared ended, 516
" Heroi-m, Some Types of," 785 Herring, Brevet Brig .- Gen. Charles l' .. commissioned brigade inspector, Reserve Brigade, 142
Hey, Captain William H., resigna- tion of. 599 - Historie day of JJuly 1. 93
Historical Society of Pennsylvania. manuscript in possession of, 301
Ilistory of AArtillery Corps of Wa-h- ington Grays, extract from, 773: of Pennsylvania, Egle's, 94, 103: of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. Bates's, 25. 49, 52, 66. 90, 126: of the regiment. proposition to compile submitted, 485: report of Committee on. 751-757: of Several Regiment of New York. Clarke's. 165, 166, 169, 171; of the Seventh Regiment, extracts from, 760. 763 Home Guard, organization of. 4: parade of. July 4, 1861, 4, 5; ser- viee in, 4
Homestead, industrial disturbances. 370, 371; riots, effects of, 378
Hospital trains, sent from Philadel- phia, 461
Howe, Lieut .- Col. Walter, report of review by, 527, 528
Hoyt. Henry M., inauguration of, a> Governor, 245: review of. at military encampment, 257
Huffington, Lieut .- Col. Thomas E ... commission expired. 385; long ser- vice of. 385.
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Ide. Major Charles K., death of. 305 " In defence of law and order." 373 Inaugural, presidential, participation of regiment in. 339
Independence Day ( 1863), eventful. 108
Industrial disturbances of 1877. 218: disturbanees, Hazleton, 511
Infantry Drill Regulations, revision of. approved by Secretary of War. 539: "Tactics," Casey's, 14
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Inquirer, Philadelphia, excerpts from, 253
Inspections, aunnal, 1887, 323: 1888. 333; 1891, 363: 1802, 374; 1895. new plans for, 417: 1905. 547; 1910. 601, 604: and appointments. 607
Inspection-, spring. Iss, 331: 1890. 352: 1892, 305: 1894, 400. 401: IS99, 478: 1903. report and criticisms of. 521; results of, 533; 1905, 544; 1906. 552; 1907. 565: 1008, 574, 575: 1909, 584; report of. 5ST: results of. 585; 1910. 597: 1911. 607
Inspector-general, report of. 497, 52S. 538, 549, 580, 592, 593, 603. 605; note of warning in, 592
Instruction, schools of. 157 : vigorous course pursued, 244
Interstate and Hilton Trophy, pre- sentation by Board of Officers, 381 Irish wit, 234
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Johnston, Captain William B., death of, 575
Jones, Maj. Thaddeus W., report of, 550
July 4, celebration of. on centennial grounds. 254
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Kensil. Major Clarence T., death of, 445; funeral of, 446: Major Eugene J., death of. 571; tributes to eareer of, 571
Keyser, Captain James D., commis- sion of. 10
Klauder, Captain Rudolph, death of. 235
Kneass, Napoleon B., career of. 330: death of, 330; elected colonel. 53: elected lieutenant colonel. 25: Gen- eral Order No. 9. 24; General Order No. 20, 61, 62; General Order No. 21, 66: resignation of. 67
Koons, Captain Frederick P., death of, 532; military career of. 532: retirement of, 531
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Latta, James W .. commissioned adjutant-general, 175; commis- sjoned colonel, 156; expiration of third term as commandant of Veteran Corps, 626; speech of. 778 Landen-lager. Captain Jacob, long career of, 173
Lefferts, General Marshall, announce- ment of death of, 208
Lectures delivered to Veteran Corps, 642, 643; illustrated, delivered by army officers, 602
Legislation, beginning, for develop- ment of military system, 150 Letter of appreciation, 133
Lewistown encampment, 280
Liberty Bell, present at 128th An- niversary of Battle of Bunker Hill, 526; removal to Atlanta Exposi- tion, 420; removal to Charleston, S. C., Exposition, 503; removal to Chicago, 391; removal to St. Louis Exposition, 536: return from Chicago, 399; Veteran Corps as escort on return from Columbian Fair, 632
Light Artillery Corps of Washington Grays, 2
Li Hung Chang, Viceroy, Veteran Corps as eseort to, 643
Liquor, not allowed, 24
Lincoln, dedication of statue of, 164 Line, changes in. 269
Local press ( Hazleton) squibs, 517 Losses of the Forty-ninth and 119th Pennsylvania, 92; severe, suffered by regiment, 92
Iyle, Gen. Peter, funeral of, 246 Ly-ter. Lieut-Col. William J., report of in-peetion by, 419
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Maine, destruction of, 449
Major, authorization of additional. 503; election of, 504
Majors, eleetion of additional, 393 Manassas, defeat of Pope at, 48 Manila, battle of. 456
Marksmen, qualified, 249; qualified, number of, inereased, 307
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March, endurance, commendatory notice of. 297
Massacre of Wyoming, centennial anniversary of, 240, 625
MeClellan, Major-General George B., arrival at Philadelphia, 19; regi- ment congratulated by, 20; unveil- ing of statue to, 412; Trophy, char- acteristic incident in competition for, 430, 431
McClelland. Gen. William, death of, 366
McClure, First Lieutenant Sorden. death of, 56S
MeConnell, Rev. Samuel D., sermon of, to First Regiment, 392, 393
McGlathery, First Lieutenant Thomas D., resignation of. 390
McKibbin, Col. Chambers, annual report of, 379; extract from re- port of review of. 534
Mckinley, President William. death of, 499; inauguration of. 433. 493: Veteran Corps as escort to, 643 McMichael, William, commissioned colonel, 153: death of, 301; oration of, at laying of corner-stone, Regi- mental Armory, 770-773; resigna- tion of, 156
Meade, General George Gordon, death of, 172; dedieation of statue of, 327; funeral of, 172, 173; move- ments of, 115
Medical department, hampered by "red tape," 407
Mehard, Lieutenant Harry J., cham- pionship medal won by. 490, 540; Elverson prize won by. 503; high- est individual score made by, 573 Members, new, added to regiment, 129 Membership. eligibility for, in
Veteran Corps, 61s
Memorial Day, visit to New York on, 251, 253
Midnight ceremony at Independence Hall, 491
Miles, Lieut .- Col. Nel-on _1., gue-t of Veteran Corps, 612; review by. at Camp Alexander L. Hawkins, 4ST : visit to Camp Gibbon. 425 Mill Creek Farm, location of eamp at, 265
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Miller. Maj .- Gen. Charles, retirement of, 556: Martin, Nixon, lecture delivered by, 654, 655
Military art, evolutionary process of. 319: and Citizens' Dress Ball. 130: Day ( 1887) parade, 327; encamp- ment, first. 255
Militia Efficiency Act. 523; United States inspection under, 523: in- ertia, Spanish-American War iol- lowed by, 470; problem, solution of. 203; Regulation Act of 185s, 7; tax, the, 148, 149
Minutes of the Board of Officers,
May 28, June 3, June 5, 1962, 42, 43
Mobilization of National Guard. 449 Monument to General Hartranit. dedication of, 362
Mommsen on Civil War, 2
" Moral Equivalent of War," quota- 163; retirement of. 476; tribute to tion from, 469, 470
Morely, Second Lieutenant Paul J., killed by lightning, 579
Motto adopted, 198
Movements in district affected by Hazleton disturbances, 515
Mules, troubles with. 468
Muldoon, Captain James. administra- tion commended, 240; assumed command. December S, ISTT. 200: death of, 595; funeral of. 596: long career of, 596: long term of. splendid record of. 476. 477
Muster and inspection. 179. 200: annual, 1889, 346; 1800, 357: 193. 395; 1894, 409; IS96. 421: 1900, 486; 1903, 527; 1900, 559 Muster-rolls. 667-747
Mustered into United States service, 453; out, 124, 459
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National Guard. 704; steady progress of. 593; match at Camp Perry. Ohio, results of. 573; Rifle --- viation of America, alliliation of First Regiment with, 547
" New Drill Regulations" 400 Newman's Tavern, 114
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Newspaper comment, 23; clipping, 183
New York City, visit to. 167; Stato National Guard summoned to New York, 119; visit of. 165 "Night attack," 465
Nineteenth Regiment. Companies I. and M transferred from, 4S"
North American. editorial extract from, 195; and United States Gazette, 3, 8, 23
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Oath of allegiance administered. 454 Occupation of Carlisle, ST, SS: of Hagerstown, HIS
Occupations, unusual and novel, ST Orderly Book, Company D, Feb. 22. 1862, 40; May 28, 1862, 42; Sergeant's books of Companies C and D, 27; Sergeant's book of Com- pany C, 14, 26: Sergeant's Book, Company C, Gray Reserves. extract from, 16S
Order No. 14, 27, 28; for parade revoked, 39; No. 33, December 10, 1893, 419; No. 10, April 26, 1895, 416
Orders to the " front," expected, 456; No. 1, 9; No. 2, 11; No. 8, 27; No. 9, congratulatory, 20: No. 7, April 6, 1892, 367: No. 9, April 16. IS92, 36S; No. 14, July 1, 1892, 368, 369: No. 16, July 11, 1892, 373
Offer of services of Veteran Corps to city and State, 621 : acceptance of, 622
Officers, paymaster and commissary. abolished, 26S
Officers commissions of, 84; of Com- pany H, 154, 155; field. elections of, 53; first, mustered into service, 453; non-commissioned, new rules for appointment of, 330; non-com- missioned. reduction in number of, 525; reviewing, army, differences in reports of. 560; extracts from reports of, 501: salutes of, news .. paper comment on, 257; of Veteran Corps, 619
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Official comment, Homestead cam- paign, 377 : reports, extracts from, 193
One division formation announced, 249
Organization, 1; of Reserve Guard, plan of. 748
Otis, Col. EIwell Stephen, exhaustive report of. 324
Overcoat fund. 37
Oyster's Point, brush at, S9
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Pamphlet Laws of 1861, page 748, S Paper mill incident, 103
Parade, bi-centennial, editorial com-
ments on, 284; first, roster of officers of. 750, 751: full dress street, 31: in Hazleton at end of strike, 516. 517; and review. May 12, 1877, 217
Parades and ceremonies, 147; and escorts, part taken by Veteran Corps in, 620
Patriotism, striking story of. 65
Patterson. C. Stuart, Esq., speech of, TSI
Pattison. Governor, inspection at Camp General MeClelland, 375 Payment of troops. 62
Peace Jubilee, celebration of, 459.
471; newspaper comment on. 471; part taken by Veteran Corps in celebration of, 648
Pearson, First Lieutenant Henry Earnest. death of. 474
Pennsylvania. inva-ion of, 75; Military College of Chester, Pa., honor shown First Regiment by, 551: Ninety Days' Militia. $4; Railroad, modal presented by, for service rendered, 231
Pennypacker, Maj .- Gen. Galusha .1., present at October, 1897. meeting of Veteran Corps, 643; Governor Samuel W., inauguration of. 520 Percentages, comparative, attained by various regiments, 200
Personnel. changes in. 43. 67, 153. 163, 201, 203, 202, 233, 474, 475, 476; of brigade, 90
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Philadelphia Sunday Merenry, 179;
troops, soldierly bearing of, 383. Plans for holding Carlisle, 100; 384: troops. newspaper comments on, 384
Phoenixville encampment, 288 " Plan of Organization." 3
Plans for holding Carlisle. 100:
toward renewal of interest, 69 Plunder and punishment, 121
Political excitement, 144 Portraits, acceptance of. 639-642: Colonel Clayton MeMichael's speech of presentation, 635-639
" Potter Trophy," offer of, 337; won by . First Regiment, 380
Premature departure of regiment, 80 Presentations to regiment. IST
President, call of, for additional volunteers, 76; letter, 51; proc- lamation, 1, 43; proclamation, volunteers called for. 449; visit of, to summer encampment, 158
Prevost, Brevet Brig .- Gen. Charles M., commissioned major-general, 153; death of, 32S; resignation of, 201; tendered colonelcy. 145; tributes to memory of, 328
Procession and Review, 263
Progress of the campaign. 59
Promptness and gallantry recognized, 63, 64
Promotions, 570; and resignations, 329, 386. 400, 462. 463, 555, 564 " Protocol," signing of, 458
Public Ledger, account of fiftieth anniversary banquet, 658, 650; comment on encampment. 255; editorial extract, 184. 216 Publication, regimental, extracts from. 279
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Question over parolment of prisoners, 110
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Railroad riots of 1877, 219-231; Colonel Benson's official report of. 223-226: strike ~+ Altoona, in- cident of. 229
Railroad-, liberal arrangements for accommodation of troops and bat- teries. 508
Rain-storms, excessive, 111, 114, 115 Read, Col. Louis W., report of in- spection of, 400
Reception to General Grant, 248 Recognition of services rendered .- 182 Record, daily, 123
Records in markmanship. 349 Reeruit, mistake of, 58
Recruitment of army necessary, 45
Roerniting for First Regiment, 645 Regiment relieved from duty at
Hazleton, 195: return from Chickamauga, 459; services of. tendered to Governor, 77
Regimental Armory, oration at lay- ing of corner-stone of, 770-773; badge, 198; drills. 23; Examining Board, reconstruction of, 473; fair, 303; financial success of, 303: opened, 261; success of. 201; formation, first assembled, 14; Gen- Order No. 33. October 10, 1902, 515; General Order No. 27, October 29, 1904, 538; General Order No. 26, September 21, 1908, 583; Gen- eral Orders, No. S. July 24, 1861. 19: General Orders No. 8, Sep- tember 13, 1862, 33; General Orders No. 2, January 16, ISS3. 282; headquarters established at City Armory. 70: Order No. 3. Current Series. 1902. 312: Orders No. 2, January 22, 1862, 34; Orders No. 5. September 12. 1862, 53: Promenade Concert. IST: rating -. 1897. 444: reviews. inspections and drills, Captain Langhorne's con- clusions drawn from. 496: roster. changes in. 311 : skeleton drill, 20: strength, 157
Religious services. armory. 404 Reminiscences, interesting. 104-100 Reorganization. 473; resolutions, 135. 136, 137
Report of Committee on History. 751-757; of committee to inves- tigate condition of regiment. 71: of Quartermaster Foering, 50 Reserve Brigade, S, 9: excursion of.
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19: Guard, 2: call of meeting for organization of, 748: organization. plan of, 748; rules and rogula- tions, 748-750
Resignation. Colonel Wieder-heim. resolutions adopted on, 316. 317 Resignations. 47. 173: and appoint- ments. 415, 416. 519. 542. 543; expirations. and promotions. 311 : and promotions, 329. 400. 462. 463. 555
Resolution of Board of Officers, December 2. 1863. 132; of con- gratulation. 160
Response to resolutions of Board of Officers, 22
Return to Philadelphia, 124: from Su-quehanna Depot, 182
Review by Governor. 198: of situa- tion. 109
Revocation of order for parade. 39 Rhodes. James Ford. article by, 227 Rifle practice at Chickamanga. 465: practice. result of. 291. 336. 364. 397. 398. 410, 411. 427. 428. 429. 446. 482. 489, 501, 511. 540. 551. 552. 562. 563. 572. 573. 581, 594. 595, 605. 606: range. achievements on. 531: range, change- in con- dition and location of. 529: range. directions for practice on. 322; scores, progress in. 282
Rifles, now magazine. issued. 524
Rioter-, individual courage shown by. 228
Roll of honor. created. 36
Rogers. Captain Alex. report of in- Spection- of 1893. 395. 396
Roosevelt Infantry. attachment to First Regiment Infantry. 520: President Theodore. inauguration of. 545. 546
Root, Secretary Elihu. commendatory conclusion- drawn by. 507: review at Camp Meade, 507, 509
Roster of officers. Antietam cam- paign. til: of officers of first parade. 750. 751; of officers at muster-in, 454 Routine of camp life. 375
Rush. Lieut .- Colonel Richard H1 .. resignation of. 25
Ryan. Major John W .. death of. 313
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Sanitation. excellent condition of. 550; First Regiment's foresight in, 299: negleet of proper. 304 Santiago, battle of. 457: celebration of battle of, 458; Spanish fleet surrounded in harbor of, 436
Scattergood, Captain George A., election of, as major, 572; retire- ment of, 607
Schall, Maj .- Gen. John W., retire- ment of. 569
Scheme for armory revived, 271; en- couragement of, 272
Schley, Admiral Winfield Scott. guest at forty-first anniversary dinner, 505: guest of Veteran Corps, 649: speech of, 649
" School of the Battalion." instruc- tion in. 195
Schuylkill County riots. 41
Scribner's, extract from James Ford Rhode's article in. 227
Sea Girt, Captain Todd's report on ritle practice, 432, 433 Second Regiment Infantry, dedication of new armory, 421
Semi-centenary banquet. speeches de- livered at. 777-797
Senate Doenmient No. 378. 127, 128 Service, valuable, recognized, 231
Seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Militia of 1862. 52. 66; Regiment, N. G .. S. N. Y., encampment at Fairmount Park, 1876, 763; parade on centenary Fourth of July, 764: visit of, to Philadelphia and Cape May. 760
Seventeenth Regiment. 2: Regiment Infantry. arrival at Philadelphia. 19: term expired, 19
Shaler, General, complimentary letter to Col. Wiedersheim. 310
Sherman, Gen. W. T., congratulatory letter of, 264: death of. 361; letter of commendation of, 213
Sheridan. Maj .- Gen. Philip HI., guest of Philadelphia. 151: review by, 495
Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry. 25 Sixteenth of July. the. 122 Skirmish drill. 18
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Smith, Col. Charles S .. death of, | Summary Court, deterrent effect of, 300; elected colonel, 67; General 556: proceedings of, 498 Order No. 9, 79; original eom- Sunday in eamp, 200; marching for- bidden, 252; Republic, extracts from, 199, 205, 213; Transcript, editorial extract from, IS4 mission of, 9: retirement of. 139; Veteran Corps present at funeral of, 627; Brig .- Gen. William F., re- port of, 1803, 737-700: at Waynes- boro, 115
Snowden, Brig .- Gen. George R., pro- motion of, 355; retirement of. 485; succeeded by Maj .- Gen. Charles Miller, 455
"Soldiers of the Union, the," 781 Spanish-American War. Veteran Corps activities in, 647
"Special Course C, Small Arms Fir- ing Regulations," 530: Order No. 4, April 26, 1861, 35; Order No. 1. June 21, 1861, 15; Order No. 5, May 7, 1862, 41; Order No. 7, June 4, 1802, 34: Order No. 52, 768; Order No. 184. December 6, 1869, 6; Order No. 63. August 27, 1SS4, 300; Orders No. 6, 34; Orders No. 10, September 17, 1862, 57; Orders No. 134. 754
Spottsylvania Court-House, affair at, 91
Staff, regimental, commission ex- pired, 237 Stand colors presented to Twentieth Regiment, 624; in eus- tody of Veteran Corps, 624
Standard of colors presented to Veteran Corps at Thirty-fourth Anniversary banquet, 633; dona- tion of, 485
State troops, concentration of, 271
Steamboat-hotel experienee, 252
Stearly, Rev. Wilson R., speech of. 785
Stewart, Brig .- Gen. Thomas J., speech of, 794
Strategy, military, clever piece of, 602
Strength, regimental, incentives to increase, 162
Stuart, Governor Edwin S., guest of Veteran Corps at forty-sixth an- niversary dinner, 652; inaugura- tion of, 563
Supplies, enemy's, destruction of. Il. Surgeon-general, favorable report of. 550
" Surviving Ex-Colonels. the." 778 Survivors' Association of 119th Penn- sylvania Volunteers. inonument erected by, 628
Susquehanna Depot, departure for, 180; riots. 179
Sweeney, Col. Frank G., report of inspections, 3ST. 4SS, 497, 567
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" Tacties," Cooper's, 13 Target practice, 16
Tenth Regiment, welcome tendered on return from Philippines, 480
Thackeray. anecdote of, 660
Thanksgiving (1885), parade on, 310 Thayer, Russell, appointment of, as brigade commander, 202
Third Regiment Infantry, Gray Re- serves, 6; election of offieers, S; inspection of, 1861, S
Thirty-second Regiment Pennsyl- vania Ninety Days' Militia, S2; list of officers, 82, 83; under fire, 96, 97,98
Thirty-third Regiment, Blue Reserves,
Thomas, Quartermaster Joseph M., death of, 30
Three-battalion formation, recog- nition of, 483
Tomkins, Rev. Floyd Williams, ap- pointed chaplain. 401; oration of. at anniversary banquet, 614, 615 Torches, gasoline, used for first time at encampment, 557 Training for war, 12
Treasurer's report, armory building, 276
Trenton Battle Monument, dedication of, 399
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Troop train stalled at Altoona, 230 1 Washington and Baltimore, danger Troops called out by false alarms, of, 134; Grays become Company 514; relieved from duty at llazle- ton, 518 G. 247: Grays, pilgrimage of, to Washington's tomb, 301; inaugura- Trophies, presentation of. 513 tion, centenary of, 340-343; monu- ment, dedicatory parade, 110: 1- veiling of, 439
Twentieth Regiment. 766: dress parade in Wilkesbarre, 769
Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania, 23
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Uniform Fund, creation of. 630; new dress, adopted. 161: new fatigue, 133; new khaki. furnished, 553; state, adopted, 243; state. first ap- pearance in, 244; worn in initial street parade, 15
Uniforms, gray. disposal of, 131
Union League House, banquet at, 155
Unrest, feeling of, 81
Upton, General. letter of, 159
Upton's system of taeties adopted, 151, 152
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Valley Forge. centennial anniversary of Washington's withdrawal from, 239
Veteran Corps. annual meetings, 1894, 1895. 633; 18OS, 644: first appearance of, 619; organization of, 617: purposes of organization, 618: newspaper comments, 617; Trophy, offer of. 399: visit of, to New York. 626
Victory of Mcclellan at Antietam. 48
Visitors to camp, 122
Volunteers, call for, 755; counter- manded, 756
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War Department order, June 6. 1863. 75; Game, comments on. 603: of the Rebellion Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, pre-ented to Veteran Corps, 651: Spanish- American, declaration of, 447
Weather favorable to troops, 63 West Point Cadet Corps, participa-
tion of, in Centennial parade, 210 Wiedersheim, John A., elected to command of Veteran Corps. 631; Colonel Theodore E., address of, 777; career of, 318; commissioned colonel, 242; criticisms and com- mendations of. 251, 250; farewell letter to regiment, 315; presenta- tion of punch-bowl to, 653; pro- motion to coloneley of First Regi- ment, 625; re-election of. 291, 632; resignation of, 315; retirement of, 628, 629; special minute on reure- ment of, 620
" Wigwam Convention," 143; ineident of, 144
Wiley, Brig .- Gen. John A .. appoint- ment of, as major-general, 560 Williams, Capt. Albert L., long term as secretary of Board of Officers, 361
Wilson, Hon. Henry W., Vice-Presi- dent, funeral escort of, 199
Wimbledon Cup, world championship, won by William de V. Foulke, 490 Wint. Brig .- Gen. Theodore J .. guest at. forty-fifth anniversary dinner, 554
" With the Active Command in IST7," 219-222
Withdrawals, substitutions, and pro- motions, 32
Woodruff, Captain James A., detailed to Camp Pennypacker by War De- partment. 590
World's Fair. Chicago. Ill., 391 Worman, Maj. Charles H., spring in- spections made by, 492
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Year, uneventful, 286 Yorktown Centennial, 267
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