The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-09-25

Their Campaign on the Frontier, end Re
turn Hihev.-The two companies We men
toned last week as having departed from
our midst in response to Governor Cur
tins call for $4,000 troops to repel in
vasion-Capt Litzinger's Ebensburg COM
pany and Capt. Coles Carrolltown compa-
ay-Asye returned home, the exigenev
that taetlra Ir,ied their services having hap
PLY beeu dispellcd by the great loyal
uprising of the people OF the State, and by
the overwhelming victory achieved by our
forces on the -tntieta1I. Although their
campaign was necessarily short, these
Militia deserve the highest measure Of
praise for the proInptitude with which
they responded to the call o. duty I'm
mrdiately on the proclamation Of the
Governor being issued. TO organize colnpa-
nies throughout the State, "ready 10 march
al an hours notice" the nucleus Of these
companies was formed \ short time only
interviewed until the full complement of
men had been obtained, when the proper
authorities were promptly notified, and
transportation solicited This latter was
obtained Saturday noon, and the same
evening saw the companies on their way
10 the State Capital.
On Monday the regimental organization
was perfected by the election of the follow
ing pfhcers: Col Litzinger, Of Cambria
L,--Col. Harmon, Of Berks; Major Ross,
Of Mitflin. The Ebcusburg company was
assigned the position in the regiment dcs
j.nzted By the letter '.E, this being the
color company. The Carrolltown company
took the position Of company *" The
reeidus OF the regiment was composed of
two companies from Mifiin. two from
iyeoming, one from Sehuylkill, one from
Delaware. one from Dtuphin. and Lieut.
Cro,by's battery Of SIX guns.
The same day, the regiment took Its
departure Dixie-ws,-A- arising at Chan,
terSburg the same evening, where they
went into camp. Next day they took up
the;I march further Southwark. encamping
suecessively It camp three miles beyond
thambeTaburs,, camp st uacerstown, Md, /
and camp three or four miles beyond Ha-
.;erstown and nca- Williamsport. This (!
latter on Friday Here the regiment was
formed Il line of battle, in anticipation Of /
attack 1rola the enemy, who were known (
tp have been in considerable force some /
what less than mile in frcnt, 4; that .
particular juncture. They kept this po-
Si'i"n nearly ttro 6gys-sieepiDg on their
arms Al night, and exercising an unweary-
RI lng vigilance during the daytime-but the /
'nemy failed 10 make his appearance, and
The boys, although "spiIin' for fight"
were suffered TO remain unmolestei In
;ac meantime the cannonading between
ACleilan's forces and the rebels, few
miles in front, could be distinctly heard,
and shortly the good news came that the
invaders had skedaddled, bag and bag
gage, leaving Us masters of the situation
The news being strictly true. the
threatened invasion Of Pennsy lyania, with
It's long train Of attendant horrors, had
virtually failed. So the militia, having
nothing further to 90, were ordered back
IN the direction whence they came, leaving
VI Clelan and his veterans to push the
enemy to the wall" aud punish him at
their leisure.
The regimen: took up its line Of march
Northward, on Sunday afternoon. for
"reencastie, Penna-, fifteen miles distant.
which journey they accomplished in some
I've hours Tuesday they took the cars at :
that point arriving at Harrisburg the
same evening On Thursday following.
10Th inst, our Cambria boys reached this {
Piace-thus happily ending a campaign
o. 'Eeive days, without The occurrence of
single casualty of any kind whatsoever.
Although they were not called upon TO !
engage in any fght-no fault of theirs
'lll the militia are entitled to great credit :
'oT the promptitude with which they re-
'pohded to the appeal of tie Governor
~ one mau they sprang to arms-fftv 9
n'a'and and more.-and soon the entire
border OF the State bristled with an u,bro
>en me ~ 5ayonets i column of hardy {
-nTy barred the road to the Cumber.
ais. s..-ilc haven of pfent. So an !,