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The Jackson Blues became Company A; Duquesne Grays, Company B; Firemen's Legion, Company C, and Union Guards, Company D. Company I, under Captain Tanner, and Company K, under Captain Denny, were added to the regiment on the 25th. David Campbell was elected colonel of the regiment and Alexander Hay major. The companies of Captains Morris, Patterson, Charlton and McFarland became A, B, E and F of the Thirteenth Regiment, three months' service. After the departure of the second regiment and the battalion under Major Rowley, recruiting still continued with great energy. The military ardor did not seem to have abated in the slightest (legree, for companies and bands continued to parade the streets. Colonel Hiram Hultz was left in charge of the recruiting service here, after the depart- ure of General Negley with the second regiment. The Federal Guards under Captain Hull; Pennsylvania Life Guards, Captain J. L. Williams; Alle- gheny Rangers, Captain H. S. Fleming; First Ward Guard (Allegheny), Cap- tain F. Hambright; Peebles Township Company, Captain J. G. Martin; Benton Guards, Captain G. W. Leonard; Fifth Ward Company (Pittsburg), Captain J. C. Negley; Friend Rifle Guards, Captain E. S. Ward; Union Guards (McKcesport), Captain J. McK. Snodgrass; Pitt Township Guards, under Captains W. H. Smith and W. M. Brown; Lawrenceville Union Guards, Cap-
ยท (n) Gazette, April 25, 1861.
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tain John D. Herron; Iron City Guards, Captain W. M. Gormly; Pennsylvania Home Guards (Allegheny), Captain W. W. Ball; Pennsylvania Rover Guards (Birmingham); Anderson Guards, Captain W. A. Anderson; City Guards (a second company), Captain C. F. Jackson; Turtle Creek Guards, Captain Kunkel; Connellsville Guards, Captain Murkel; Pennsylvania Central Guards, Captain W. W. Wills; Second Ward Rifles (Allegheny), Captain Robert Lee, and others were in various stages of formation by the 26th of April. Astonishing as it may seem, no less than twenty-six companies, representing an aggregate force of 2,000 men, reported themselves to the Committee of Public Safety on April
26th, as follows: Government Guards, Captain Robert Anderson; Fayette Guards, Captain Oliphant (Uniontown); Chartiers Valley Guards, Captain Barnes; Pittsburg Rifles, Captain Smith; Pennsylvania Rover Guards, Captain Duncan; City Guards (Company B), Captain Jackson; Lafayette Blues, Captain Wilkinson; Highland Grenadier Guard, Captain Chester; Anderson Guards, Captain W. A. Anderson; Plummer Guards, Captain A. Hay; Denny Guards, Captain Mackrell; Minute Riflemen (Pine Township), Captain Gibson; Alle- gheny Rangers, Captain H. S. Fleming; Independent Rangers, Captain J. T. McCombs; Anderson Cadets, Captain G. S. Hays; Pennsylvania Life Guards, Captain Williamson; Jefferson Riflemen, Captain Johnson; Pittsburg Artillery, Captain D. C. Kammere; National Guards (Company B), Captain B. W. Leonard; Montgomery Guards, Captain M. Brennan; Anderson Infantry, Cap- tain Scott; National Guards (Company A), Captain H. Hultz; Irish Volunteers, Captain Hull. With the exception of the Fayette Guards all of these com- panies were recruited in Allegheny County. These companies were not home guards, but were enlisted for the field, so it was reported. About this time orders were received to close the military bureau here for the time being, though this seems either to have been countermanded or disregarded for recruiting con- tinued as briskly as ever, and companies of Home Guards continued to be formed. More goods destined for the South were seized as contraband of war by the committee about April 26th.
On April 27th Governor Curtin directed that a military camp be estab- lished here. The Fair Grounds were selected and named Camp Wilkins, in honor of Judge William Wilkins. After the 25th, continuing for some time, Christians of all denominations met every morning at 9 o'clock to pray for the country and the Union soldiers. The sub-committees of the Committee of Public Safety effected thorough organization in all parts of the county. Colonel P. Jarret was the first commander at Camp Wilkins, but was succeeded by Colonel John W. McLane, of Erie, about April 28th. Several ministers left to become chaplains in the army. On April 30th orders were received that only six more com- panies would be accepted from this county under the requisition of the Gov- ernment, which created great excitement. Forty-five companies were repre- sented in whole or in part at a public meeting held in Wilkins' Hall, where the order was discussed at length, many favoring disbandment to give remote counties of the State a chance to furnish their just proportion of troops instead of taking so many from this county. Disbandment was postponed, however, until the six companies had been accepted. The sending home of 2,500 vol- unteers was greatly deplored. It was proposed by some to establish an inde- pendent camp, but it was argued that the city could not stand the expense of $5,000 per week, which this project would entail. This proposal shows how determined the volunteers were to get into service. On May Ist the "lucky six" companies, chosen from a large number already organized, were those of Cap- tains Duncan, Hardtmeyer, Barnes, Smith, G. S. Hays and Gormly. The others were sorely disappointed, but, as they received orders not to disband, they were still hopeful, and most of their organizations were preserved, though
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a few disbanded. Recruiting thus received a severe check after this county had raised not less than 4,000 volunteers in about two weeks. Had not the order been given there is no telling when the county would have stopped enlisting men. Camp Wilkins was formally opened May 2d, and seventy companies of Home Guards were reported organized, to which arms were furnished as fast as possible. In order to prevent the passage of contraband goods through this city the owners of steamers were required by the committee to furnish mani- fests of their cargoes. The County Reform Bill became a law and went into effect May Ist.
The unaccepted companies organized themselves into a regiment May 4th, and elected Alexander Hay colonel, and styled themselves the Cameron Guards. The captains were Leonard, Williams, Gibson, Scanlon, Braun, Ferguson, Brison, Johnston, Hay, Scott, Hull and Chester. On May 7th there were twenty companies in Camp Wilkins. A large crowd, at the head of which was the Mayor and the leading citizens, formally received Major Robert Anderson, the hero of Fort Sumter, at one o'clock on the morning of May 16th, at the depot, where he delivered a short speech and exhibited himself to the cheering assem- blage. On May 17th the companies in Camp Wilkins numbered twenty-six, the Erie Regiment constituting a portion. About the middle of May the inde- pendent companies here, which would not disband, were organized into two regiments, under Colonels W. F. Johnston and T. J. Brereton. The First con- tained the companies of Captains W. F. Johnston, Daniel Fitzsimmons, Walter Kattee, T. B. Hamilton, J. Britton, S. M. Wickersham, C. W. Moore, B. C. Sawyer and W. H. Barker; the Second those of Captains B. F. Reed, S. L. Fullwood, James L. Bennett, James Bittell, Frederick Hambright, John W. Straub, C. R. Leonhauser, F. H. Collier and James White. Under the new loan bill fifteen new regiments for State service were called for, under which eight companies were assigned as the quota of Allegheny County. The unorgan- ized companies in Camp Wilkins were organized into two battalions of eight companies each about May 19th, with L. W. Smith colonel of one, and George S. Hays colonel of the other. About this time the Government contracted with Knapp, Wade & Co., of Pittsburg, for a large amount of rifled cannon, shot and shell.
On May 20th the unaccepted companies, to the number of thirteen (two days later, nineteen), resolved to tender their services directly to the Secretary of War; and it was further resolved at the same meeting to tender to the Govern- ment a brigade of from three to five regiments from this district. It was claimed at the time that Allegheny County had furnished more than her just proportion of volunteers under the several calls. Several hundred disappointed men from this locality went to Camp Wheeling about the middle of May, hoping to be able to get into the service there. The great "Union" gun, sixteen feet long, weigh- ing twenty-six tons, was finished about this time by Knapp, Wade & Co. Owing to reports that the war was likely to be carried into Western Virginia, the Home Guard of this county perfected its organization late in Mav. The officers elected were William Wilkins, brigadier-general; W. F. Johnston, colonel; G. W. Cass, lieutenant-colonel; Dr. R. B. Simpson, major. There had been distributed here to the Home Guards by May 21st nearly 5,000 muskets and about 2,000 approved rifles. Each afternoon visitors were admitted to Camp Wilkins to see the soldiers drill. The Home Guards were divided into four regiments; the First, with companies commanded by Captains Gazzam, Volz, Sweitzer, Williams, O'Hara, Holmes, Brown, Boyd, Glass and Jones; Second-Captains Negley, McClintock, Gangwish, Felix, Hunter, Kopp, Mc- Candless, Langdon, Neckerman and Jones; Third-Captains Cosgrove, Brown, W. H. Smith, William Smith, Miller, Baldridge, Shaw, Berringer, Hampton
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and Finney; Fourth-Captains Duff, Cunningham, Dressel, Nusser, Knapp, Whipple, Harper, McCabe and Espey. Another regiment was formed later.
May 24th a committee consisting of George W. Cass, Mayor Wilson, James HI. Sewell and James P. Barr left here for Washington, instructed to use all the influence in their power to have at least five additional regiments accepted from Western Pennsylvania. Two companies, under Captains Glass and Braun, were accepted by Sickles' Brigade, New York, about May 28th. Early in June Colonel Samuel W. Black, ex-Governor of Nebraska, returned to this city to reside and practice his profession. He at once became prominent in military circles. He called for a company, which was filled to overflowing in a short time. He then recruited a regiment. About May 25th General McCall arrived with orders either to change the location of Camp Wilkins or to select a site for a new camp. He chose a site at Hulton, which it was intended should be called Camp McCall, but on June 4th it was named Camp Wright, in honor of John A. Wright, an aid to Governor Curtin. By June 6th the Home Guard numbered eight regiments-two of rifles and six of heavy infantry, under Colonels Johnston, Negley, McCabe, Phillips, Brereton, Berringer, Smith and Stewart. Many columbiads and mortars manufactured at Fort Pitt Foundry were proved at the grounds near Tarentum early in June.
Much excitement was caused at the camp on June 13th by orders for the Erie Regiment to prepare to move. It was ascertained that none of the com- panies of that regiment could present a full muster for the three years' service, and so it was reasoned that several Pittsburg companies would be required to supply the deficiency. The report proved to be erroneous. Several clothing merchants of this city, to whom an order for army cloth, to the amount of about $22,000, had been given by the State, were indicted for fraud by the grand jury in June, 1861. The case against them hung for many months, and resulted in the acquittal of some and the disappearance of the others. In June each of two manufacturing firms here-Phelps, Parke & Co. and Aeschelman-received orders for 500 wagons, to be furnished the Government. In the two camps here on June 18, 1861, there were thirty-nine companies, with an aggregate of about 3,000 men. By June 23d eighteen companies at Camp Wright had been sworn into the three years' service. On June 28th General McCall organized two regiments at Camp Wright-the Eighth and Ninth-the former commanded by Colonel G. S. Hays and the latter by Colonel C. F. Jackson, and on July 2d another regiment, commanded by Colonel T. F. Gallagher, was organized. The regiment under Colonel G. S. Hays became the Thirty-seventh (Eighth Reserve), and in it were three Allegheny companies, commanded by Captains R. E. Johnston (B), George S. Gallupe (C, formerly commanded by George S. Hays), E. P. Shoenberger (E, first under John W. Duncan). The regiment under Colonel Conrad F. Jackson became the Thirty-eighth (Ninth Reserve), and contained eight companies from this county: A, under Captain L. W. Smith; B, Captain Hardtmeyer: C, Captain J. T. Shannon; D, Captain Robert Galway; E, Captain Charles Barnes; G, Captain J. B. Brookbank; I, Captain William Lynch, and K, Captain H. S. Fleming. The regiment under Colonel John S. McCalmont became the Thirty-ninth (Tenth Reserve), and contained very few men from Allegheny County. The regiment under Colonel J. F. Gal- laher became the Fortieth (Eleventh Reserve). It contained a few men from this county.
The Fourth of July was celebrated by a grand parade of the Home Guards, in which sixty companies participated, and in the camps by special drills of the troops. Large quantities of clothing and numbers of guns were distributed to the soldiers in Camp Wright shortly after their demonstrations, which appeared to have greatly aroused the military spirit. By July 16th Colonel Black's
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regiment was full and ready for marching orders. On the same day the regi- ment under Colonel McCalmont was ordered to Virginia. On Saturday, the 20th, the Erie Regiment left for home, and Colonel C. F. Jackson assumed command of Camp Wright. The day following Colonel G. S. Hays' regiment left by train; Colonel Black's regiment was ordercd to the front on the 24th, and Colonel C. F. Jackson's and Colonel T. R. Gallaher's left for the East. Colonel Black's regiment became the Sixty-second, and in it were seven full companies from this county: A, under Captain James C. Hull; B, Captain J. W. Patterson; F, Captain E. S. Wright; G, Captain F. C. O'Brien; H, Captain Thomas Espey; K, Captain A. W. McDowell, and L, Captain S. R. Holmes. The regimental officers were Colonel Samuel W. Black, Lieutenant- Colonel T. F. Lehman, Major J. B. Sweitzer. General John C. Fremont was given a splendid welcome upon his arrival here on July 23d, and General McClellan, who arrived the following day, was even more warmly received.
In view of the startling reports of the disaster at Bull Run, a public meeting was held at the City Hall on July 23d, in response to a call of leading citizens. S. F. Von Bonnhorst was made president. Dr. George McCook, Colonel S. W. Black, Rev. Dr. Campbell, Thomas M. Marshall, Thomas J. Bigham and others made strong speeches in favor of outfitting and putting into the field the largest possible number of men from this county. All now began to see the magnitude of the rebellion, and the news of the terrible disaster created intense excitement.
Late in July the regiments which had served in the three months' service were mustcred out, but many of them reenlisted. The Seventh and Thirteenth returned, and as they marched through the streets they were followed by immense crowds and enthusiastically cheercd. Many began to make arrange- ments at once to reenter the service. Patriotism did not falter, but grew stronger day by day. Toward the close of the month Colonel Alexander Hay was authorized to recruit a regiment, Colonel T. A. Rowley was already actively engaged in raising one, and Colonel O. H. P. Rippey was fast filling another. On the 3Ist the Twelfth Regiment (Colonel Campbell) arrived and was joyously received. The Scott Legion (No. 2), commanded by Colonel S. W. Black, consisting of eight companies, left for the East August 3d. General James S. Negley was authorized to raise two regiments, and began recruiting at once.
By the middle of August no less than twenty-six lawyers of Allegheny County had enlisted in the army, as follows: Colonel R. B. Roberts, Colonel Samuel W. Black, Lieutenant-Colonel O. H. P. Rippey, Lieutenant-Colonel S. D. Oliphant, Major J. B. Sweitzer, Major S. A. Purviance, Major W. B. Negley, Captain Alexander Johnston, Lieutenant Thomas Williams, Captain J. A. Lowrie, Captain C. T. Ewing, Lieutenant E. H. Ludington, Lieutenant W. H. Patterson, Lieutenant J. Herron Foster, Lieutenant R. L. Coltart, Lieuten- ant James McGregor, J. W. Flenniken, L. B. Duff, A. P. Morrison, William Shields, C. McC. Hays, L. Brackenridge, C. C. Taylor, C. W. McHenry, J. S. Franklin and James Sutherland.
On the 19th a peremptory order came from the Secretary of War directing that all available troops be sent to the front at once, which created intense excitement. The recruiting was hastened to the utmost limit. Colonel Rowley left on the 21st with over 500 men, together with several small detachments. At a meeting of the Home Guards it was ascertained that seventeen companies were ready to enter the scrvice for thirty or sixty days. Governor Curtin issued a proclamation urging the three months' men to reenlist, and providing for the formation of new regiments. The Home Guards belicvcd they would be called upon to enter Western Virginia on a short campaign, and within forty- eight hours after being called upon thirty companies were reported ready for such service. By the 22d about 300 men for Colonel Hay's regiment had
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enlisted. The Fort Pitt Foundry at this time was turning out large numbers of heavy cannon and mortars for the Government. Recruiting was very brisk, the stirring fife and rattling drum being heard from early dawn till mid- night. Several hundred men raised by Captains Foster, Coleman, McIlwaine, Wallace and Lewis, and nearly all the cavalry companies in Camp Wilkins, including those of Captains Patterson, Sahl, Vierheller, Herron and others, left for the East on the 26th, amidst the huzzas of immense crowds and with the well wishes of all.
In the Forty-fourth Regiment (First Cavalry) was part of a company (K) from Allegheny County, under Captain William Boyce. In the Forty-sixth Regiment were the companies (B and F) commanded by Captains W. T. Foulk and B. W. Morgan, raised in this county in August. In the Sixtieth Regiment (Third Cavalry) was the Pittsburg Company G, commanded by Captain O. G. Robinson. The regiment of Colonel O. H. P. Rippey became the Sixty-first and was organized at Camp Copeland. It first contained five companies from this county, as follows: B, Captain Lewis Redenback; C, Captain G. W. Dawson; E, Captain Alexander Hay; F, Captain Isaac Wright, and K, Captain Joseph Gerard. In February and March, 1865, three more companies were added: H (No. 2), Captain H. K. Tyler; I (No. 2), Captain Isaac Wright, and K (No. 2), Captain Henry Scriba. The regiment under Colonel Alexander Hay became the Sixty-third and was raised in August and September. The Alle- gheny County companies were: A, Captain J. M. C. Berringer; B, Captain W. S. Kirkwood; C, Captain J. R. Hanna; D, Captain H. O. Ormsby; E, Captain John A. Danks; part of G; H, Captain Maurice Wallace; I, Captain J. F. Ryan, and K, Captain C. W. Chapman. On September 7th several hun- dred men in companies not wholly completed left for the seat of war; they were commanded by Captains Foulk, Gallaher, Wright and Lowe. Two days later Captain Gerard left with a squad of recruits. Many men were being enlisted for three years, or the war, by Captains McGill, Wigham and others.
A steamboat in process of construction here, upon which $5,000 had been spent by its owner, John Bell, of Tennessee, was confiscated by Marshal Mur- doch, of the Western District of Pennsylvania, under the Confiscation Act of Congress. Large numbers of troops from the West passed through the city during August and September, en route for Washington. A lady from Louisi- ana, visiting in Allegheny, with a little slave girl, was waited upon by officers, and finding that she would not be permitted to take the child back South, as she had intended, unwillingly set her free. Large orders came from the Gov- ernment for clothing, gun carriages, wagons, ambulances, guns, ammunition, etc. Captain Fullwood's company was fully recruited by September 15th, Cap- tain Morgan's left for the front, and Captain Chalfant was busy recruiting another. Charles Knapp, of the Fort Pitt Works, presented a battery of four rifled guns to Colonel Geary's regiment. The arms which had been distributed to the Home Guards were ordered returned to Harrisburg.
The German regiment, under Colonel Schimmelfennig, numbering 700 men, left for Philadelphia by special train on September 19th. Headed by Young's brass band it paraded the streets just before its departure, and a large crowd gathered at the depot to see the boys off. Lieutenant Knapp of Colonel Geary's regiment began recruiting, and the company raised by Captain McGill left to join him. Colonel Hultz's regiment now numbered over 600 men. Cap- tain Fullwood's company left for Washington, Pennsylvania, on the 23d inst.
Early in October the company raised by Captain R. H. Long was nearly full: so was another commanded by Captain Frank Van Gorder. Four com- panies of Colonel Hambright's regiment arrived and took up quarters at Camp Wilkins, where the remainder of the regiment was ordered to rendezvous.
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General Negley's brigade also took up quarters there, and again that camp became the center of attraction. It was thought that these troops would be sent to Missouri as soon as they could be furnished with necessary supplies. A little later a regiment from Camp Orr, Kittanning, arrived and took up quar- ters at Camp Wilkins.
About this time the Knights of the Golden Circle began to annoy the friends of the Union in this section, and the feeling against the organization became very bitter.
A beautiful flag was presented to Negley's Brigade October 15th. On the 17th Governor Curtin, accompanied by a military staff, presented to each of the regiments of this brigade a beautiful stand of colors. The occasion was made memorable by the presence of the Governor, many prominent officers and a brigade, consisting of the regiments of Colonels Hambright, Stambough and Sirwell. The presentation took place on West Common, Allegheny. A patriotic and eloquent address was delivered by the Governor to the brigade, and the flags were duly presented. The brigade mustered about 3,000 men, fully armed and equipped, and five steamers were required to carry it down the river to join the army being organized in Kentucky. Early in November a public meeting was held, at which $500 was subscribed toward raising an Irish company for the famous Meagher's Brigade of New York. Speeches were made by James McAuley, P. C. Shannon, Colonel Dunn and Captain P. Kane, the latter of whom was expected to become its commander. It was even thought possible to organize an Irish brigade here, but the efforts were unsuccessful. Many large guns were turned out of the Fort Pitt Works in November and December, 1861, and tested at "Bangtown."
In the Sixty-fourth Regiment (Fourth Cavalry), commanded by Colonel David Campbell, were companies B, E and G, under Captains Young, Herron and Blood respectively. In the Sixty-fifth (Fifth Cavalry) were two companies from this county, L and M, commanded by Captains Hagameister and Faith. The regiment under Colonel Alexander Von Schimmelfennig became the Sev- enty-fourth, and had been raised here in a few weeks under a committee of German citizens and others, at the head of which were I. I. Siebeneck, Joseph Abel, Joseph G. Siebeneck and Charles McKnight. Three companies, B under Captain Wilson, I under Captain Hamm, and K (partly) under Captain Von Mitzel, were from this county. The companies under Captains Rose, Robinson and Hambright joined Negley's Brigade; under Captain Scanlon, the Seventh Cavalry; Captain Kopp, the Eighty-second. The companies of Captains Chal- fant (E) and Bowers (I), and part of A and G of the One Hundredth and First Regiment, were raised in this county late in 1861 and early in 1862. The One Hundred and Second Regiment, under Colonel Thomas A. Rowley, was raised here in August and September, 1861. In it were the Allegheny County companies under Captains J. Herron Foster (A), Thomas H. Duff (B), Andrew Large (C), W. C. Enright (D), J. W. Patterson (E), William McIlwaine (F), J: H. Coleman (G), Thomas Mclaughlin (H, partly), O. M. Loomis (I), Hemlet Lowe (K), J. D. McFarland (L), and S. L. Fullwood (M). In the One Hundred and Third Regiment, under Colonel T. F. Lehman, were four companies, C, F, I and K, either wholly or partly from this county, commanded by Captains Townsend, Maxwell and Adams.
In February, 1862, Mr. Knapp, of the firm of Knapp & Wade, informed the armory committee of the lower house of Congress that their capacity was 1,000 columbiads of the largest size, and 100 Rodman twenty-inch guns, per annum. This was an agreeable surprise to the committee.
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