Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-01-16

who has been commissioned as Brigadier.
General by the United States.
These fifteen regiments contain fifteen thou
sand eight hundred and fifty six men, and con
stitute Division comprising three brigades, a
regiment of Artillery and one Of Cavalry. The
whole expense of raising, clothing, equipping
subsisting and paying the Reserve Corps lin
cudiDg the expense of establishing and fitting
the camps of instruction, of recruiting and sup
plying regmental flags and the expenses oi
the campaign of the two regiments and compa
nies in Maryland and Western Virginia, which
were all betrayed by the State) has amounted
to 1855, ,444 87 This does not include the
transportation on Railroads, as the separation
of that account would have been a work OF
great labor nor does it include the pay of the
regiments during the campaign, but it does in
clude all the expenses, which were heavy, OF
teams and transportation, not on Railroads, for
the two regiments on the campaign above
mentioned. Twelve regiments of the RererVe
Corps were paid, Subsisted, &c, by the State
to the average date of 22d July. The two reg
iments in Western Virginia were paid by the
State to the date of their departure from Har-
rsburg on that expedition The Cavalry reg
iment was lot paid by the State. 1t will be
perceived that the whole average expense per
man was $53 95.
Previous to the 3lst of April last, a reg-
ment had been enlisted in the city of Erie from
Northwestern Pennsylvania. When the call
was made on me on that day, for twenty-five
additional regiments, the Erie Regiment was
ordered to march to Harrisburg. The call was
rescinded, however, before the regiment reach
ed Pittsburgh, and ordered it to encamp at
that city where it remained until the 30th of
June. The National Government declined to
muster the regiment into service-as all exist
ing requisitions made on the State were more
than filled.
Much apprehension existed in the Western
and South western borders of the State, and it
was deemed prudent to retain the regiment at
Pittsburgh to meet any emergency that might
arise After the passage of the Act of 18th
May, 1861, it was expected that the regiment
would form part of the Reserve Volunteer
Corps; but as the men had been q long time
from home and remained inactive in camp, they
declined entering the service, and were sub
sisted and paid up to the Both of June by the
State Two regiments have since been enlist
ed from the same part of Pennsylvania at the
city of Erie, one of which has been at Wash.
ington in serV ice since September, and the
other is now ready for marching orders-and
it is due to the first Erie regiment to say that
most of she men are now in service.
Further acquisitions for sixteen regiments of
Infantry and two regiments of Cavalry were
shortly afterwards made by the War Depart
ment OF these, sixteen regiments have al
ready been raised, and are in the service Of
the United States, and the remaining two are
in the course Of organization, and nearly ready
to march.
In addition to the requisition on the State,
the War Department had given authority to
numerous individuals TO raise volunteers in
Pennsylvania but as that system was found
to create much embarrassment, q general Or
der was issued by the War Department, on
the 25th of September last, placing all such
organizations under the control of the Govern
or, and shortly afterwards requision was
made on the State to increase her quota to
$4,000 men, These independent organiza-
tions, as they were called, thus became Penn
sylvania regiments, and, as completed and
sent forward, form part of the quota OF the
State.
The State regiments have been numbered,
and the last to this date is numbered lis.
Two of the three months regiments have con-
tinued in service under the late acquisitions,
and retain their original numbers. Deducting
the remaining twenty three three months reg
iments there are ninety-two regiments in SER
vice and preparing for it, We have also in
service and preparing twenty four companies.
The following table of the existing Penn
sylvania force is given for information:
REGIMENTS IN SERVICE.
sc regiments of infantry of which were
rifed regiments Observation-Disclosures. 7IlS9
III regiments of cavalry Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
l regiment artillery Observation-Disclosures. lO77