The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-01-17
BEDFORD, Pa, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY II, 1862.


ing eleven regiments beyond our quoia.) COM
prisng 20,175 men from Pennsylvania served
for the term of three months Under the Presi-
dents proc camation above referred 10. AS the
furnishing those volunteers with supplies was
necessarily under the circumstances hurried
operation, and as complaints were made IN re-
gard TO them, and frauds were alleged to have
been perpetrated, Iappoiuted board OF commis-
sioners TO investigate the whole subject. A copy
of their report with the evidence taken by them
has been already laid before the public. 1t is
the intention of the Auditor General to open the
accounts OF such parties as appear by The testi-
mony to have been overpad and this course
has already been taken in two of those cases.
On the expiration of the term OF the three
months men in July last, some eight or ten thou
sand discharged Pennsylvania volunteers were
thrown INTO Harrisburg withou! notice aud de-
tanned here, waiting to be paid, for an average
time of some ten days. Their tents, camp equip
age and cooking utensils had been taken from
them at Williamsport, Md, and they arrived
here destitute of all means Of shelter and OF pre-
pairing their food. The Commissary OF the u.
States furnished uncooked rations, and under
the circumstances Of emergency fdeemed it ne
cessary TO make arrangements ior aiding IN the
cooking and baking OF the rations, and also Tor
furnishing meals to such OF the regiments as ar
rived during the night or under circumstances
requiring instant relief The expenses attend
ing these operations amounted SO far as ascef-
tained 10 STA 90, and recommend that the
Legislature make an appropriation to pay them.
Il ought 10 be stated that these expenses would
have been much larger, but for the liberal and
patriotic efforts of The citizens and especially the
ladies' OF Harrisburg; their iree-handed hospital
ny and generous aid TO our wearIed and hungry
soldiers, deserve remembrance and gratitude.
A The special session OF the Legislature " hch
commenced on the Goth OF April last, recon-
mendet the organization of reserved corps, 10
be armed, equipped, clothed, snbsisied and paid
by the State, and drilled IN camps Of instruction,
IN anticipation Of the exigencirs of the country,
and by the Aet of the 18th of May last, such
corps was directed to b. raised, and a loan Of
$4,000, 900 was authorized to defray the expen-
ses Of that and other military preparations. Men
more Than sufficient n nun,ber to form some ten
regiments OF the Reserve Corps had, previous to
the l5.h OF May been accepted by me in puv-
suance OF cal! on me afterwards rescndsd,) J
Tor twenty five regiments, and were then alrsa-
NY ihH siiiIPCL 10 my cDntrOl, NiQSt
these men volunteered Tor the Reserve CoFDs
and were Immediately organized The remain
ing regiments were rapidly recruited and the
|. Corps was thus completed, and George A. Nc
Call, OF Chester county, was commissioned as
Major-General, acd assigned to the command OF
all the forces raised or TO be- raised under the
provisions Of the last mentioned act. The regl-
ments composing the Reserve Corps were in
struoted in four camps in different parts OF the
! State, until they we're taken into the service OF
the United States. Two Of these regiments, un-
| der the command of C6lonels Charles j. Biidle
and Seneca c. Simmons, aud two companies OF
artillery under the command OF Col. Charles L.
! Campbell at the pressing instance of the War
| Department were sent on the 22d of June last
to the relief Of Col. Wallace, at Cumberland, and
| remained Tor about six weeks there, and in Wes-
terra Virginia engaged IN active operations.
Towards the close of July the whole Corps
was called for under requisiion, and taken nto
the service OF the United States Within four
days after the disaster at Bulls Run, eleven Ie-
giments of this fine body of men (armed, drilled,
clothed, equipped, and in all respects ready for
active service,) were IN Washington. The regi-
ments aod compaaies !romWestern Virginia and
the remaining two regiments making the whole
number of fifteen, soon joined them there, and
they are ali now IN service unde. The command
Of Gen. Mccall, who has been commissioned as
Brigadier General by the United States.
These fifteen regiments contain fifteen thou
sand eight hundred aud ffty,slx men, and con-
situte a 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 iioclu.
ding the expense OF establishing and fitting the
camps OF instruction, Of recruiting, and supply
ing regimental flags, and The expenses OF the
campaign of the two regiments and companies
in Maryland and Westera Virginia, which were
all betrayed by the State) has amounted to $500
444 81. This does not include the transporta
ton on Rail Roads, as the separation OF that ac-
count would have been work OF great labor
nor does 1t INCLUDE the pay OF the two regiment:
during the campaign, but it does include all the
expenses, which were heavy, OF teams and trans.
poitaton, not on Railroads, for the two Regi-
mehts on the campaign above men,ioned.--
Twelve Regiments of the Reserve Corps were
paid, suhsisted, &C., by the State to the average
date OF 22d July. The two regiments in Wes-
tern Virginia were paid by the State 10 the date
, of their departure from Harrisburg on that ex.
petition. The Cavalry regiment was not paic
by the State. 1t will be perceived thai the
: whole average expense per man was S33 20.
Previous to the 31st of April last, regiment
had been enlisted in the city Of Eeie from North
western Pennsylvania. When the call wa
!, made on me on that day, for % additional! regi
ments, the Erie regiment was ordered to marcf
TO Harrisburg. The call was rescnded, how
ever, before the regiment reached Phtsburg
! and l ordered il to encamp at that city where I
$ remained until The 30th of June. The Nation
! al Government declined 10 muster the regimen
into service-as all existing acquisitions made
on the State were more Than filled.