Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-01-15

menls, ahu were then already assembled
and subject to my control. Most of these
men volunteered for the Reserve Corps and
were Immediately organised. The re,
naming regiments were rapidly recruited
and the Corps was thus completed. and
George A. Mccall, OF Chester county, was
commissioned as Major General, and as
signed to the command of all the forces
raised or to be raised under the last mem
toned act. The regiments composing the
Reserve Corps were instructed in tour
camps IN different parts Of the State. until
they were taken into the servi3J of the
! United States. Two Of these regiments,
under the commands Of C0lonels Charles
j. Bldde and Seneca G. Simmons, and two
companies of artillery under the command
OF Col. Charles =. Campbell, ut the pres
/ sing instance Of the War Department were
sent on the 22d of June last to the relief
OF Col. Wallace, at Cumberland, and re.
mained for about six weeks there, and in
Western Virginia engaged in active oper-
ations.
Towards the close of July the whole
Corps was called for under reouisition.an
! taken into the service of the United
States. Within four days after the disas-
| ter at Bull Run, eleven regiments of this
| fine body Of men (armed, drilled, clothed,
equipped, and IN AL respects ready for ac-
tive service were in Washington. The
regiments and companies from Western
| Virginia and the remaining two regiments
making the whole number of fifteen, soon
Joined them there, and they are all now
in service under the command of General
Mccall, who has been commissioned as
Il Brgadier General 10y the United States.
/ The fifteen regiments contain fifteen
thousand eight hundred ana fifty six
men, and constitute a division comprising
three brigades, regiment OF Artillery and
one Of Cavalry. The whole expense Of
raising, clothing, ,equipping, subsisting and
paying the Reserve Corps (including the
expense Of establishing and fitting the
camps Of instruction, of recruiting, and
supplying reglmental flags, aud the ex.
PeGses Of The campaign o' the two req
ments and companies in Maryland ard
! Western Virginia, which were all betrayed
by the State) has amounted to 1855, A.
81 This does not include the transporta-
ton on Rail Roads as the separation Of
that account would have been a work Of
great lapOr, nor does II include The pay Of
the two regiments during the campaign,
but 1t does include 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 Reserve Corps
were paid, subsisted, &C., by the State to
the average date of the ODD July. The
two regiments in Western Virginia were
paid by the State to the date of their de-
parture from Harrisburg on that expedi.
ton. The Cavalry regiment was not paid
by the State. 1t will be perceived that
the whole average expense per man was
$685..
Previous to the lst of April last, a regs
iment had been enlisted in Erie from n.
Western Pennsylvania. When the call
was made on me Oil that day, for twenty.
five additional regiments, the Erie regi
ment was ordered to march TO Harrisburg
The call was rescindCd, however, before
the regiment reached Pittsburgh, and |
ordered it to encamp iE :hat city where it
remained until the 30th of June The
National Government declined 10 muster
the regiment into service-as all existing
requisitions made on the State we're more
than filed.
Much apprehension existed in the Wes-
tern and South western borders Of the
State, and il was deemed prudent to
retain the regiment at Pittsburgh, to meet
any emergency that might arise. After
the passage of the act of the 18th Of May,
1861. it was expected that the regiment
would form part of the Reserve Volunteer
Corps but az the men had been n long
time from home and remained inactive in
camp, they declined entering the service,
and we're subsisted and paid up to the Both
of June by The State. Two regiments
have since been enlisted from the same
part of Pennsylvania a. the city Of Erie.
one of which has been at Washington in
service since September, and the other is
now ready for marching orders and il is
due to the first Ere regiment to say that
most OF the men are now in service.
Further requis!tiors for sixteen regi.
pents Of infantry and two Of Cavalry were
shortly afterwards M lde by the War De-
partment. OF these, sixteen have already
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 requisi:ions on the
State, the War Department had given nd-
= thorities to numerous individuals to raise
, volunteers in Pennsylvania, but as that
: system was found TO create much embar-
rassment, general order was issued by
TIE War Department or the 25th OF Sep
terbe. last placing all such organizations
under the control of the Governor, and
, shortly after requisi.ion was made on
.he State to increase her quota TO 10000
men. Those independent organizations,
as they we're called, thus became Penn
sylvania regiments and as completed and
sent forward form part of tine quota Of the
, State
The State regiments have been number.
ed. and the last to this date is numbered
lis. Two regiments Of the three months
men have continued in service under the
later requisitions and retain their original
numbers. Deducting the remaining %
three months regiments, there are ninety
two regiments in service and preparing for
liz. We have also in service and prepar,
ing twenty four companies.
The following table Of the existing Penusylva
piA volunteer force is given for inform alton