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

men volunteered for the Reserve Corps, aud
were immediately organizod. The remaining
regiments were rapidly recruited aud the corps
was thus completed, and Geo. a. McCall, OF
chester county was commissioned az Major
General, aud assigned to the command of all
the forces raised or to be raised under the
provisions of the last mentioned act. Ths
regiments composing the Reserve Corps were
instructed in four camps ia different parts of
the State, until they we're taken into the SER
vice of the United States. Two Of these regi-
ments, under the commands Of Colonels Chas,
j. Biddle and Seneca g. Simmons, and two
companies Of artillery, under the command of
Col. Cbss T. Campbell, at the pressing in.
stance cf the War Department, were seut 10
the relief Of Col. Wallace, at Cumberland,
aud remained for about six weeks there and
IN Western Virginia, engaged in active opera
tions.
Towards the close of July the whole Corps
was called for under requsiiioD, and taken ia
to the service OF the United States. Within
four days after tho disaster at Bulbs Run.
eleven regiments Of this 6ne body Of men
(armed, drilled, clothed, equipped, aud in all
respects ready for active sorVieej, we're ia
Washington. The regiments and companies
from Wesfora Virginia aud the remaining Two
regiments, making the whole num5er OF fifteen.
soon joined then there, and they are all now
in service under the command Of Gen. McCgli
who has been commissioned as Brigadier
General BY The United States.
These ffteea regiments contain fifteen thou
sand eight hundred aud 6fty-six men, aud cons
stitute division comprising three hrigades, a
regiment Of artillery and ons Of cavalry. The
whole expense of raising, clothing, eeuipping,
subsisting and paying the Reserve Corps, (ias
cluding the expense of establishing ana fitting
the camp Of instruction, OF recruiting, and
supplying regimental flags, aud the expenaes
of the campaign of the two regiments and
companies 10 Maryland and Western Virginia,
~bieh were oil betrayed bY tho 5tate) has a.
mounted to 1856, ,444 81. This does NOT in
siude the transportation on railroads, as the
separation of that account would have been a
work Of great labor, nor docs it Include the
pay of the Two regiments during the campaign.
bat it does not inclade ell the expenses, which
were heavy, of tesus and transportation, not
on railroads, for the two regiments on taa eam-
paign above mentioned. Twelve regiments of
the Reserve Corps were paid, subsisted, &c.,
by tbs State to the average date of 22d Jul. .
The two regimeuts 10 Western Virginia were
paid by the State 10 the date of their depar-
ture from Harrisburg on that expedition. Tue
cavalry regiment was not paid by the State 1t
viii be perceived that the whole average ex-
pense per man WIS $53, ,95.
Previous to the 3lst Of April last, a reei-
mcpt bad been enlisted in the city Of Erie
from Northwestern Pennsylvania. When the
call vas made on mo on that day for % addi-
tional regiments, the Erie regiment was order
ed to march to Harrisburg. The call was re-
so;nded, however, before the regiment reached
Pittgburg, and | ordered il to eaeamp 81 that
city, where it remained until the 30th of June
The National Government deelineo to muster
the regiment into service as all existing re-
QUESTIONS made On the State were more than
filed.
Much apprehension existed 10 the Western
and Southwestern borders Of the State, and it
was deamed prudent to retain the regiment at
Pittsburg to meet any emergency that might
arise. After the passage of the Act Of the
10Th May, 1861, il was expected that che regi-
ment would form part Of the Reserve Volun-
toer Corps, but as the men had beae loEg
time from home and remained inactive iD camp,
they declined entering the service, and were
substituted and paid up to the 90th of June
by the State. Two regiments have since been
enlisted from the same spart of Pennsylvania
at the city Of Erie, one of which has been at
Washington in service since September, and
the other is DOW ready for marching orders
aud il is due to the irst Erie regiment to say
that most of the men are now in service.
Further acquisitions for sixteen regiments
Ipfs nd Oc l~s,
we're shortly afterwards made by the War
Department. OF these, sixteen have already
been raised and are in the service of the Uni
ted States, and the remaining two are 10 the
course of organisation aud nearly ready to
march.
In addition to the acquisitions on the
State, the War Department had given author
tiles to numerous individuals to raise volnn-
teers in Pennsylvanis, but as that system was
found to create much embarrassment, general
erder was issued by the War Departments on
the 25th of September last, plaeisg ali such
organizations nnder the control III the Cover
aor, and shortly after requisition was made
ca the State to increase her qnota tn $4,000
men, Thosa independent organizations, as
they were called, thus became Pennsylvania
regiments, aud as completed and sent forward,
form part Of the quota Of the State.
Tue State regiments have been numbered,
and the last 10 this date is numbered 10
Two of the three months regiments have con-
tnued ia service under tae late acquisitions,
aud retain their original numbers De6ucting
the remaining twenty three three months regi-
ments, there are ninely-two regiments iu SER
vice and preparing for it, We have also in
service aud preparing twenty-four companies
The following table of the existing Peansyl-
vania volunteer force is given for informa
tion;