Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-12-05
s.The harrisburg Telegraph states
that the l72d Regiment Of drafted men
will leave this week for the seat Of war.
The following sre the officers:


Colonel-CHsRLEs KLEcKSrR, from Union county.
Lieut.. Colonel-not appointed
M.Jor-uot appointed
Adjutant-Jam.s A. Johnson, Blair.
Quarterma st.r-Chsrl.s Hover, Snyder.
Surgeon not appointed.
Assistant Suryron-Dr Miller.
ChAplan-John II. Davidson, Perry.
cohP.SIEs.
A. Cxpt.-Michaei 7. iiintzslman, Snyder.
LIST Lieut.-Solomon BowermAn, DauPhin.
"a Li-ut-John q. Hcrrold. Snyder.
r. Capt.-Jsm-s b. Eon-y. Northumberland.
lst. Li-ut-James =. Buch-r, Northumberland.
I'd Li-ut-Adam Dobson, Nortbum berlsnd.
C. Capt.-H.pry X. Ritter, Snyder.
lst L-ut.-John A. Ettng-r, Union.
ID Li-ut.-Ro.wcll Gift. Snyder.
d. Cart-G-orre Shipp. Northumberland
lst Lieut.-Christoph-r 8othrir, Northumberland.
- Ii-ut-Thnrs. Humble, Northumberland.
Z Cat-Je: emil h II. IIs-.i-y, Cl-arheid.
1.t Li-ut.-An rev P-ntx. Ciearf-ld.
I'd Lieut.-wiam W Wilbur. Elk.
F. c pt.-Hu;h Harrison. Snyder.
! { Li.ut.-Harris Brou-s, Snyder.
2i i.,eut.-John ". G-mb-riing, Snyder.
g Capt-Michsel Smith, Snyder.
lst Ii-ut.-John Montgomery. Snyder.
Il Licut-Henry B-nf-r. snyder.
H. Capt--H-rman X. EckmAn. Northumberlaud-
LIST. Li-ut-Alfr-d u. Patton. Montour.
I'd Lieut-Thomas MaPes, Mk.an.
L. Cspt.-Ge"rs- kuhns, Snyder.
1st. Li-ut-Chsrlrs Boyrr. SNYDER.
"a L-ut.-John q. Watts. SNYDER.
X. Capt.-FrankIin A. Hoffman, Lebanon.
LIST Ii-ut-AbrahamC c. Williams.
n Lirut-Alb-rt Adams, Northumberland.
The Union county men are with Go. G.,
Capt NJ. Smith. Cspt. Heintzelman pub
lished the Tribune in Middleburg-Lieut.
E,tiuger the Flag, and Capt. Ritter the
Star, at New BerIiu-and Col. Kleckner
is from New Berlin. May they all give q
good account Of themselves, and take care
of our tuenfy Union county boys!
The Rebellion Indian Raid.
Dr.. Wm. Jayne, late Governor Of Da.
cotsh Territory, is elected its Delegate to
Congress. He says the white victims of
the Indian massacre in Minnesota, num-
Der from 600 to 1000, aud that the peo-
pie there sre clamorous for . condign
punishment, that shall strike terror to the
savsges, aud for their removal westward.
A lady writing from Minnesota, describes
scenes Of savage torture and outrages
equal to any that are recorded in history.
Some we're go horrible that the words de-
scribiDg them are too vile to be written.
She says that Secession Indian emmisa-
ries stirred their Indians up to this work.
What . load of infamy is gathering upon
the heads Of the leaders Of the causeless
Rebellion! How long will .hey-in the
light of the ravsges Of the War they
pet.cd as "wayward sisters /"
How long will men at the North falsely
assert that the Rebels aud the Indians
did not begin these wars, aud attempt to
lay the blame on the pictinss Of the strife,
Instead Of the guilty leaders? The peo-
pie of Minnesota "besun the war;" just
Is much as the President did. The Reb-
sls and the Indians-"our wayward sis.
commenced hostiiities, and
fought the life Of our nation and Of our
people, before the latter arose to defend
Yet creatures sre to be
'ound in our midst. who pronounce our
lets Of pure self-defence, "beginning the
sar." This they do to exculp.ts red.
handed villsias How much difference 10
'hess between the Secesh and Indians,
md those Who spolOgizs for their murder
,us work?