Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-10-31
Pennsylva
HER AHxED FORCE IN THE ARMY FOR THE UNION

We printed an article in yesterday after
noon's edition of the Telegraph, containing a
statement of the forces. each State was
supposed to have among the armies of the
republic, in their various camps along the
whole line from the Atlantic to the far west.
In that statement the force Of Pennsylvania
is put down at 55, ,8C0 men, while New York
is rated 80 500 and Ohio at 81, 100 men, leav-
ing the Old Keystone far behind in the etnn
tritution of soldiers to fight the battles of the
Union. But when we state :hat we derived
these figures from tabular statement pub
lished in thr New York papers, the Penn-
sylvania reader will understand the fact of
our ewn State being placed below both Ohio
aud New York in this computation. A care
full perusal Of the following figures compiled
from official sources, will also prove that the
contribution of troops by the authorities of
Pennsylvania, with the enlistments made
within her borders from among her very best
people, far exceeds that Of any other Com
mobwealth in the Union. It exceeds all 9th
ers not only il actual numbers, but her force
is larger in proportion to population,
than that of any of the loyal States now all
SO gallantly battling for the defence and per-
petuity of the Union.
We submit this statement, prepared, as
we stated above, from official records, as the
most correct and reliatle estimate that has
yet been ma le as to the &C ual oontIibu IN of
men, by Pennsylvania, to the federal forces.
It is plain grooping of facts in figures, the
perusal of which must be gratifying to every
Pennsylvania:
Under the first requisition of the general
government, Pennsylvania furnished
25 Regiments, numbering in in the
aggregate. 2O,l75
These were the three months men,
put into the field in April, whose
term of service expired in July last
She also furnished
Regiments, called by the United
States directly, for three years or
during the war, amounting ia the
aggregate to, 5,594
These four regiment were put in
to the field previous to the expira-
ton of the three months term of en-
I listment, and are of course still in
the service
Also
Is Regiments, constituting the
Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer
Corps, comprising Is regiments
of infantry, of artillery, and l
of cavalry, numbering, 1858
She has now in the service, including the
four regiments just mentioned. and the Penn
syvania Volunteer Reserve Corps
so Regiments, of which six are rifle
regiments, and 6 Companies of
infantry, numbering 55,407
6 Regiments of cavalry, numbering 6,628
Regiments and Companies of ar
tilery, numbering, 1,545
making an aggregate in service OF 635S0
If to this be added the men of Penn
sylvania enlisted in Western Vir-
ginia, in the District of Columbia
volunteers, in the Maryladd bri-
gade. in regiments along the
northern border of the State, and
in Philadelphia for regiments OF
other States, estimated at, 6400
the above aggregate of men now
in service is swollen to, Co. $50
She is now preparing to enter the service
"a Regiments of infantry, number'g 25. 128
Regiments and Companies of
cavalry. numbering $3.50
2 Companies of artillery numbering 3l2
making an aggregate of 81 900
Of the regiments preparing for service, she
has no in camp ready to 60 into actual SER
vice
9 Regiments Of infantry numbering 9423
8 Regiments of cavalry, numbering 3,4l4
making an addition Of 1887
TO the G9980
now in service,
and showing Pennsylrdnians actu-
ally in the field to the number of 82,817
When the remaining II Regiments
and Companies, numbering 1928
men, now preparing, shall be
ready to enter the service, which
is expected will be accomplished
within the next six weeks,