Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-01-14
VOL l0---NO. 6.

whole srhiocl that the burden Of his
patriotic effort NAV fan equally on al
classes Of people throughout the STATE
The result Of this manifestation Of
public .pilit WAS that Iiirry-,iEht nCw
regiments and three unattached companies
oi iuianiry were raised are sIii n pTyg-
res Uf o-ga,izat:on-
On special iagui>ilions from the War
Department there have been raised ard
are noy IN sc3v.ce IKE additional = ga
,nenis, and tl.ree companies u cgE.siTy,
two batteries OF heavy ariillesy, sn2 Gre
battery Z! light artillery. = battalion q:
ot heavy artillery Is being raised by Mai
Joseph Roberts. L. :. A. wi;h my as-
sent. a3so under sp-ei.d authority of the
Wa l., partinen,.
Early III September lss; the rebel army
. crossed the Potomac into Niaryiar'l, with
. design ol invading tins STATE. On the 18th
( OF tEi.li Iaon:n called upon the people 10y
Proclamation 10 organize mo conn llanies
and hold themselves II readiness - -
ordered into actual service Ter iho defence
{ OF lhe STATE And q. Ire eleventh OF
. that month uI,isr authority Of ll,e I-Csi-
cent. issued u-l-rs .ur fifty ii.y,.s.sTd
F volunteer Militia. :" Ta,l zyuGS =; Harris
bur-. iUr llle d-t,I.cc - .i.S State lis
t.,ll was promptly resnouG>-i -, = large
{ .ia-ce ,..a> sent forward II line CUmbr--
laui Na.l,, an& Is ,;cir:;y- The tiIst
part I ;l.i- ;a-c7, consist. : ot one 1e=i-
men. ana o. companies II Infantry,
moved i.-.,nl .I.-.i>uarg On The ui-ht Ot
'ha'l2il ui September, and HvcTe tul3uf.cd
Iv other regiments a> la. .iiy - Hey
Z could le ,.r-ariz.d aal .f--r=gnJTIation
nroyii.d. Tn eum5uaud o: tAe wliglc
. .-1-eg Wa taken br IEicar'ie- General
John J. ReyIa-,id>, gsae leif ls;s c.rps III
ihe Army o. ihc Potomac - my ur-eLt
r.s;a--:. and hurried 10 she a.tence OF lis
native safe. for which he i entitled -
;he thanks ot iha Commonwealth Flf-
teen Thousand % The Volunteer Militia
were pushed forward g lIageTs,own and
Bours5ar5-. In lhe State %. Man land
ten Thousand were posted n iLe Tlcl-1.y
of Csge-n,-a~i!e and Cis.lmh5r-bur-; and.
about t,s mtv-tiyc thousand were at Har-
rl-ip.ilzs. on tileir way a Harrisburg o. III
readiness and waiting for t-aI~ICT atioI,
Ia proceed ihiihcr. pne regiment, at lie
request of Zen. lIal.,ck, waS sent 10
1aot.,c: Dapuui-- Poyd-r Mills, III the o1a;c
o Ig..,war Gn the 9th >cp-emher the
y o'uus,er Militia were discharged l,v ME
from service. having hy their spirited de-
mau-tr-,tion greatly aided In preventing
ili- intended invasion ot Ihis Safe by lie
rebels. and in compelling Their sudden
. .,acgg:,liun ot ;hc portion uf Maryland
which ihey had lr,i.lald- Tor these sgr-
. vices. fIls thanks o.. lh1 tia-eTTIcT ot Mary
land and of The Cualulanlyr oi ihe Army
- uf the I'o.ana- We're rendered 10 our
, pa:riu.i. ,i..rp- and of' the expenses al
tending ih.iT >,rzlc-~. hy tlsc n!tod
-. -.s.,.--. Ia accordance with tl;e terms Of
+, tn. call l,v tlra President. \ larac per
- iion of the alaouut has alrgH'ly been
I lr.,id. Uev:~r accompanied this .urce 10
Ii.4.r-..s.sa. s.m enablrd fo speak oi
= ~ til,. courage. fidelity and chcufu'i,-sS
i with ,,f.ich ilsr mon suffered rnaccustoIl,-
= eli I,rivarion~. and bore the fire cf ihe
y7,l,al force licrtuIu.iu" with aiac~Iiy al
=. tls. ~,r-, ice tllat NJ ?. qUi.ed OF ia, II.
- On the 18th of August ia-t, = dEss't OF
! ihr,, l.-,n,lr,,l il.vu-,ia@ militia, 10 ssTSe
. for uin. months. wss ordered hy tie
p President r,tsl,r ;l.,. ;ct of CONGRESS a
a, l-th .Iulv. 1852. aai rr-u!ati, IL wcrG
.r ms,Es by hi- authority rn pursuance u
: that :,ct. under winch regulations tie Cn-
q, fgl!lrui an .ls-t'is were - nGuc.Cd IN this
81. State. o,1r militia laws h.ing iunnl - b.
defective. Several counties ;.ni district.
r having already supplied by volunteer
,i their proportion II Ine quota IL t!l:-
= ~,ar.. lvrr,. exempted from ihs drssii, an,
D.. tim, was given to enaiia others II rais
- the reGui- -eI number 81: m.n bv voluntary
= enhS;Incn,> The draft WAS "cIleraill
n procccd,l with throughout the Nt@t
:. On the 10th day of Octol'er ias'
~ anal th,. drafted men were directed to b
c- placed IN Ihc several camps oi r,n3yzvcu
r. established under the r,-gulations. wi.er
=, ;lav yyer. organized and clec!cl iEc-
-,- officers. snl haNc -inCs gene forward Z
-; the field The aTS,:t was elnlIigniiN sue
X cc>-!u. ana when the men had baei
! marched 70 the rtrd zvous. INV agen'y
4; rI,. r..,rtar ceased ;,nsi al authority an
y, ...n,,,H over flsc mon d,-yoiyed IN III
= y-r;...s States officers cauao. by
- cnnsneud the PcoP.e "a. Fri-nsN lyania :
IL III, II. cheerful obedience Ia Jic HgUiTt
: m.n.- ui .hs Government on tki~ occasion
Of. All lIlc expenses of iac dratt are, ,
cG ca,1r-e. 10 be paid hy 'hc United Static
ami learn tilat officers ar Row IN Il
l,,- stat charged with lLa ~e'tleme:- an
hc pay'"cut-.
la i.--fr,.'ssr.- -. ;ir,-- ,ao55l.z vc,rsr.1,-
,l.- =, 49,, rs;.-. f.,r fn.r-' 81 - .lit =. ~,