Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-02-07

such trying circumstances, in pressing
the troops forward, was such as to
call from the President especial
thanks, and to request me to express
them to the people of tho State.
During the year 1868, forty-thrce
thousand and forty-six (43, 046) men
were furnished for the service, princi-
pally to fill regiments in the field
whichhad been reduced by the exigen-
cies of the war.
During the year 1868, under the var
ious calls Of the General Government,
thirty-two regiments, two battalions
and eight unattached companies OF
different arms ofthe service and for
various periods, were organized and
sent to the field, aggregating, with re-
enlistments in the field, amounting to
1856, an aggregate force Of 91,704
mon, furnished for that year.
On my suggestion, the policy con-
solidating our reduced regiments, and
filing them up by the assignment of
new companies was adopted, and in
lSG5,under this system. besides organ
lizing three entire new regiments, sew
'enty-five companies were assigned to
reduced regiments, by which they
were again filed to the regimental
standard. These three new regiments
and seventy five companies, with vol
untecr recruits for regiments in the
field, reported by the superintendcnts
of that service, amounted, in tho ag-
gregate, to 25,790 men for this year.
In the month of September, 1862,
after the second disaster at Bull Run,
it became evident that the enemy had
adopted an aggressive policy and was
about to invade the Northern States
through Maryland and the southern
border Of Pennsylvania. Under the
sanction of the President OF the UNI
ted States, on the 1lth day of that
month, issued my proclamation, ,call.
ing into immediate service fifty thous.
and of the freemen Of this State. Un.
der this call twenty-five regiments
and four companies ofinfantiy, four
teen unattached companies ofcavalry
and four batteries of artillery were
immediatly organized and sent to the
border, the greater portion advancing
beyond the State line into Maryland
Gen. John +. Reynolds, at that period
commanding the Pennsylvania Re.
serve Corps was Temporarily assigned
by the Secretary of War, to the com.
mand of these troops, by whose order
they were returned to Pennsylvania,
and by my proclamation, disbanded
on the oath Of the same month. In
acknowledgement of the services rem
dered by the men of Pennsylvania,
Major General Mcclellan, commanding
the Army of the Potomac, by letter
dated the 9th of Septeabcr, 1862,
acknowledging the service and thank
ing tho State, uses the following Ian
guage:
"Fhe manner in which the people
of Pennsylvania responded to your
call, and FASTENED to the defence OF
their frontier, no doubt exercised n
great influence upon tho enemy :" and
tho Governor of Maryland. His Ex-
celency A. w. Bradford, in an orde
dated September 20, 1865, used the fol-
lowing language in regard to these
troops "Tho readiness which they
crossed the border and took their
stand beside Maryland brigadcs, shows
that the border is, in all respects, but
an ideal line, and that in such cause
as now unites us, Pennsylvania and
Maryland arc but one" =.
In the month ofJune, 1868, it again
became evident that the rebel army
was advancing North, threatening
also the western border ofPennsylva-
mia, and on the Goth of that month |
again issued my proclamation, calling
the militia of the State into immediate
service. In the Department of the
Monongahela, five regiments of infan-
try, one company OF cavalry and one
battery of artillery, for ninety days
servicc,and one battalion of infantry,
one battalion of cavalry and ono bat
terry of artillery, for six months Uni
ted States service, werc Organized.
In the Department of the Susauehan-
ma, twenty-thrce regiments aud five
unattached companies of cavalry, for
ninety days; one battalion ofinfantrv,
one battalion Of cavalry, and four in
dependent batteries of artillery, for
three months; three regiments of cav
airy; two battalions of infantry, and
three independent batteries ofartillery.
for six months United States service
were organized.
There were also organized in this
department, for the emergency term
eight regiments, QUO battalion and a
number Of unattached companies of
infantry, two independent batteries
Of artillery, rnd two companies ofcav-
airy.
In The Department Of the Monon-
gahela, the troops under this call.