The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1865-09-21

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in reducing the State debt by within a
fraction Of three-quarters of million Of
delA8s. The National Government ac-
knowledges in the following letter that
the State furnished three hundred and
sixty-one thousand nine hundred and
thirty men:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
PRovosT MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 3 1865
His E1ceHency, 4. q. Curtin, Governor Of
Pennsylvania
SIR Il have the honor to inform YOU that
the number of men furnished by the State of
Pennsylvania from April II, 1861, to April
20, 1865, is three hundred and sixty-one
thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine with
out reference to periods of service, which
varied from three months to three years,
l have the honor to be, sir, your obedient
servant.
JAMES B. Fry, Provost Marshal General
This acknowledgment tallies very close
ly with the account kept by the Military
Bureau at Harrisburg, and is accepted as
correct. But there are other accounts of
record, of which the Government are not
possessed, which show that the State has
furnished between eighty six and ninety
thousand emergency or minute men, for
duty on the southern border of the States
and to repel invasion. The early effort
made by neighboring States to fill their
quotas by offering large bounties, induced
a large number of Pennsylvanians to en-
ter the Service and be credited to those
States. Two full companies in the Excel
sior Brigade, New York, were from this
city, and this State received no credit for
them. An entire regiment and several
independent companies were raised in the
Western counties of the State, which were
mustered into service in West Virginia, and
were credited thereto. A regiment was
recruited in Philadelphia for California,
and comnaded by the lamented Senator
Baker. A safe estimate of the troops fur
nished by Pennsylvania to New York,
New Jersey, and other States, would
place the number at twenty FIVE thousand
men. The number of colored troops tax
en- from Pennsylvania and enlisted in other
States, may be estimated at two thousand
five hundred. Taking these figures as
fair estimates, we have the following re-
capitulation Of troops furnished by Penn
sylvania
Number of men regularly furnished
and accounted for by the Provost
Marshal of the United States ........36l, ,939
Number of men in the aggregate, cal
led at various times to meet the
emergencies growing out of the at
tempted invasion of the North by
the rebel army of Northern Virgin
Observation-Disclosures. 10000
NJ mber of men who left Pennsylvania
to enlist in other States. 25 900
Mum Der of colored men who left Penn
sylvania to enlist in the orgauiza-
tions of other States, on account of
there being opportunity for col
ored troops to enlist in this State. $500
Aggregate number of troops furnish
ed by the State of Pennsylvania to
sustain the national authority. ......4T9, ,439
The above is a record of which the
State may we'll feel proud, and taken in
connection with the other fact-the re-
duction of our State Gebt-refects honor
and credit upon the patriotism and fideli-
ty of the people of the keystone State
and their public servants, who admins
tered its affairs.