The New York herald., 1862-02-02
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.

The report OF General Bddlc the recent AdGant Gene
raj Of Pennsylvania has just been issued for 1861 and
contains very brief retrospect of the military doings
that State during the past year. The report
follows-
ADJUrANr GENERALS orTrcEl
HARRIssURc, Jan. 3, 1862 +
To his Exceloncy A. G. CURTIN, Governor or rennsyl.
ment relative to tho operations Of the department under
my charge since the 18th April, 1s6I:-
will briefly advert to tho facts connected with tho
ganzation o. the military forces Of Pennsylvania
the commencement of tho present rebellion.
response 10 the proclamation Of the 18th April last
by the President OF the United States calling out rs 900
militia from the several States Of the Union, to for
three months Pennsy vaa not only furnished promptly
its assigned quota Of fourteen regiments but Increased
the number to twenty and such was tho patriotic
ardor OF the people, that the services OF about thirty I'D
donal regiments had to be rcfused-makng In all more
than one half OF the requsition Of the President
Four days after this CALL Pennsylvania had placed at
the national capital 600 men, the first TO arrive for its de-
fence and ten days later the entire twenty five regiments
were organized and in the field.
On tho 18th day Of April Camp Curtin was formed At
Harrisburg and at this point al militia from tho north
ern western and central portions Of tho State
ganized. Eight regiments, chiefly from Philadelphia
were organized at that place.
list Of the three months regiments then follows in
due order which force comprise in the aggregate 07o
men. The General then proceeds as follows
The second call for volunteers made upon the State
In May. The allotted share to Pennsylvania ten re-
giments but the general government would not allow
these to be raised The Secretary Of War officially
nounced to tho Governor Of the State that "ten regiments
assigned to In addition to the
thirteen regiments already calod for twenty three reg
mcnts. is important TO reduce rather than enlarge
this NUMBER AS the State had already twenty five re-
gments in the neld 1t was thus debarred from increasing
its force.
the 30h April in pursuance Of the proclamation of the
Governor passed the act Of May 15 lSG1 for orga
wealth. composed Of thirteen regiments of infant
ry ono regiment Of cavalry and ono regiment OF light
artillery.
This corps under the direction Of Major General Geo.
A. Mccall was speedily organized, and, In conformity
with law placed military instruction in camps It
Easton, West Chester, Pittsburg and Harrisburg
The exgences Of the service required that this force
long inactive for the 22d OF June two rcg
ments commanded by Colonel Chas. j. Bddlc Colonel
s. G. Simmons aud two companies Of artillery under Cap
tain Campbell ordered to Cumberland, Nd to rein
force tho Eleventh Indiana regiment, commanded by
vice at New Creek Piedmont, &C. in western VIRGINIA
until ordered TO tho lower Potomac On the ed day Of
july the day after the memorable disaster Bull rum
roqs!tion was made on this State for the immediate
OF its "Reserve Corps" This urgent demand Of the
general government resulted In sending rapidly as
their transportation could be furnished about
IL goo OF those troops fully armed and e1uipped 10 the
timely relief Of the national capital Within few days
after this the entire body mustered Into the United
States service. The time for these, and all subsequent
eniistments was for three years tho war The ag-
gregsto number Of officers and In these regiments
1886.
Previous tho mastering of the State reserves into the
national the general government authorized four
independent regiments 10 be raised in this State These
were promptly furnished and amounted, in the aggre
gate, to Ill officers and men,
More recently direct rcquisitons Pennsylvania for
sixteen additional regiments Of infantry and two Of ca
valry have been promptly responded to- and as rapidly
they could be prepared have been forwarded TO such
points we're designated by the general government
osthe 25th Of september, the War Department placed
under the control OF the Governor all brigades
batteries and companies which 1t had from time to mo
authorized individuals to raise in the State Of Pennsy
mia. These amounted to seventy regiments including
five Of cavalry and Of artillery and twenty SC on
companies comprising five OF cavalry and three Of ar
tilery.
The following table will show tho number Of mon sent
into and preparing for the field by the State Of Pennsy