Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-01-17
COMPANIES PRgPAaTNG FOR SERVICE.

Pennsy ylyania's contribution, lU9, ,6l5
Exclusive Of 20 us three months men nov
disbanded.
Tue regiments prApEving for service are ip-
complete. Those chat may not be flied by the
10Th inst. will be consolidated aud seut for
ward. Oh tbs regiments ln service, the llta
and 18Th regiments of Infantry are at An2ap,
ohs, tne 28la, 29.b, 2lsf, 66th, 69t1, list.
7zad, and l06tn, regimsats and enc company
| Of Infantry age II Lhe command OF Msjoi aeL.
banks; tue I5sh, 50sb, 55th, 76sh aud loon
Regiments OF Infantry are il South Carolina,
the 4Sth Infantry are at Aatterss Ialet The
lOoih l0tantry and llth Cavalry are at Fort-
| ress Monroe; the 77sh, ism aud 1911 Infantry,
the 7th and eta cavalry. one troop Of horse,
cue squadron OF cavalry, two battaliions of
artillery are la Aeotasky: tue S4th aud llQth
iufantry are in Westera Virgiaia, as re also
three companies of Infantry, four companies ii
cavalry, i've companies OF llght artillery; the 81
inlantIy are at Coekeyssiie, IN Maryland. ole
company of artillery IS at Fort Delaware; all
tbs remainder OF tia volunteers are al OF near
( W Nashingt on. UpBaras OF 500 voluuteers
fsom Peahsy ivauIa are neN prisoners, but as
arrangements have bean made Tor she exchange
OF pFisenets il may tie expected that they will
| soon be released.
In compliapee with the joint resolutions Of
The lon Vt Msy last, ! have proeured regi-
mental flags for tie Pennsylyanla volunteers,
aud have presented them IN person to most Of
| The regiments. ln other cases, the regime nts
being 90 og near tue Posemsc, i have reaQest-
cd Or. Gowan, Senator, and Messrs. Grow anu
| Wright members Of the House of Reoresen-
tatiyes, from Pennsylvania, to preseut them in
the name OF the Commonwealth.
The GeBaral Goqeroment requested that the
States should abstain from purchasing arms. as
| their competition Was found luxurious ia the
market, and in view Of the large expenditures
Of money III arming and equipping the goluu-
| teer ferce of the State, provided for the de-
fence of the National Government, did not
purchase any as authorized by tue 2Sth sec.
tion Of the act of the 18Th Of May, 1861. Tie
Stats has nov quite as many arms as are nes
cessarY TO arm all her volunteer Organizations
10 existence; but, influenced by the threatens
ing aspect OF our relations with foreign gov-
ernments, have directed the Adjusant Gener-
al TO procure arms as soon as it can be done
on reasonable terms and without injurious COM
| petition with tue National Government Arms
have been distributed among the border coun
ties to all the organizations that have been
formed TO receive them. 1880 arms have been
thus distributed. have also addressed let-
ter to the commissioners of ali the border
counties, offering arms TO them as soon as md.
itary organizations shall be formed TO receive
them. Besides thus complying with The re-
/ quirements Of The 9th section of the Act Of
10th May last, | nave deemed il prudent 10
| offer five thousand arms to such military orr
carnations as may be formed 10 Philadeipbia
on Llan to be approved by me as Commander
in-Ghlef Muskets aud rifles TO Il considerable
extent have teen furnished to The Pennsylys-
| MA volunteers from the State arsenal Others
have been sent By ths United States authori,
ties 70 arm them before leaving the State In
some cases regiments have gone without arms
uuaef assurances from the War Department
that they would be tirmed at Washington or
otaer near designated points, ana that their
lmnisdlate departure was required. ID was
Thought wise IN these cases not TO insist GU the
arms being sent beinri. the regiments marched,
20 shis wouiu nave imposed on the government
an unnecessary expense Ia freight, aud would
nave Deen piodnetise u delays which mighl
nave neen seriously detrimental 10 lie public
service. toFty.twO pieces Of artillery with
hmbers, usissons, forsss, ammunition ,gasoos
nafness AID aii the uecessary implements aud
equipnenis were taralshed by tbs State 10 the
artillery regiment Of tho Reserve Corps. Ten
q these were furnished BY tho State, and their
cost has beeu refunded ty the United States.
Dhlgence has been used il collecting arms
throughout the Stale and repairing aud alter
lug them IN the most approved manner.