Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-30
.Ll:TrsIonlence q The Star Chroniclel
From the LeWisDurg Infantry"
PERRrsvILLs, Maryland, J
N.uiaY. Ami -. lsGi.

NEsSRs. EDIToR, FIR The information and
satisfaction ui our friends and .ei!oW-cItizens
Nhum We have lei: ben.ud. viii avail myself
Of the very TEX moments allotted me IN trans
m!uns 10 them through your paper few
iIaes relative 10 cur march since we letl home.
We arrived al Harrisburg, last Friday,
lt'.e after / o'clock. after hastily taking some
vi the taiGl!e> served up al the Bgeh!er House,
We were marched 10 the Camp. The excite
meEl in and outside the !nclosuTe was Intense
and manifested q disposition 10 arrest al once
the spirit Of treason and rebellion row stalk
lag through the country. There was an utter
overflow Of volunteers from all paris Of the
sac, so much so, that II was aimOstimposSl-
b 30 provide room Tor their accommodation,
ami 1850 volunteers from Ohio were lodged
IN The state Capitol.
saigrdav morning. We effected permanent
organization oi car Company, and IN the al
lernoon t.ok the oath 10 supPortthe Cons;iiu-
lIon and the Laws. Before We we're sworn
lato the C.>. service, the superior officer ,Gen.
simmons impaired the number Of men OF orr
company. TO which Capt. Chaubc:liu replied,
.'92. Cant swear you IN, SAID The Gener-
a.. reduce your numter 10 IL" Then cane
he trying moment The Captain gave The
.gsr'y 10 any one, who regretted lhal he had
turn num-. Four o.. the number STEPPED out.
but the number not YET beng reduced 10 that
required, It became the dg.y q the Captain
10 StieCt others. : few OF those thus called
out, sal down aHt wePr because ihey were
deprived gf the privilege Of engaging IN the
service OF iAeIr country. From ms Vou NAV
infer ne >1fr' and 4et-rm.na'lDn 81 the Com
gaay 90 stand up al a, hazards IA defence of
,le UnIon, and IN supPOr, o.! the flag Oi their
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VI cur march He were d'lt To HpHCe me
greatest manifestations Of enthusiasm and
excitement along our Way. la the city OF
Lancaster .ae streets were 80 denseiy CT "d-
e mat II vas almost Impossible Tor the cars
70 pass through. and the euoise % cheering (noi-
Wl,ASia-i i was Slu-al winch h.led he ar,
: almost lntlscrloao.e. IL I-s! accents. as
We passed out OF the cI'y' 'ieiI upon our ears
Ike tAe muse oi Inc iair'e> Wnlch MS ne
say a. the 'r-N ci Ll=A'ia"- W. reached
fhiaie. Pai4 as'u' - oclocR' Where We re-
NAMED over '-.' 'A-> morning VI are .-!A-
ed WIN The Noui- wefy cnna'y Regiments,
(and NAV here say nat N'IHSioTn alone,
OF mat couniy. sent i've companies, each con
s.>'lns % one h1n1r-d men. aud the county
= now making UF second reG.men'J We
reached Wilmington CITY. Del! al an-g' 9
o'clock. where We were most aereeat.y dis
a 7po!r,et. Il beng m a slave SAFE. and the
report having previously reached u iaa. ;hey
would rssi>toGr advance. When the citizens
heard the sound OF the whistle. ,nsy c0ncen-
rated around ne Depot and along The street,
BY the thousands, every man and woman hay
ne 10 their hands treat for the company.
Tasy had provided iUr Us an overflow OF pro-
,i>IuRs-psS Of every description, cakes,
Tread, coffee, apples, oranges, and everything
'.>e tnai was calab.e; and as We Dassed on,
Il the town 'he o. was '-''e1 WIN me prayer
RON % e'tIE "i,' 80 oIss ou, an va d.
eu1 ou - s''-. S's@'e' a1U Io.Ief *
>'y, .. ''eIl -, q. S'eIus 'is .'eeulail oi
..e 'o''h Ia''l th4 10 ""e ,ulPoi' u me 'oh-
'''u''o" am 'He Law me ea'S-'ae sp'h-
aueoUs "u.'s'> - % NeaI.s 100 'Ii' 4o' l"er-
u , I'e4 '"e '''s u tne s''1 Pe"P'T as
~ "a" W Ia>9'H7 'H' d a. "'e " ''' AeEef
n existence: We have received that guaran-
: from It's mos, prominent citizens. The
tate mas offered lis quota OF troops TO the