The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1866-02-07

gTesslve pOlicy,and was about to invade the
| Northern States through Mary land and the
southern border OF PenDsylv ania Under
the sanction OF the President, on the IIih
day OF that month, issued my proc Ia ma
ton, calling into immediate service nifty
thousand OF the freemen of this state =
Under this call twenty five regiments aud
/ tour companies of infantry, fourteen Uuat-
,ached companies of cavalry, aud iour bat
leres OF artillery were Immediately orgaui-
/ zsd and sent 10 The border and the greater
4 PORTION advancing beyond the State line into
J Mary and Gen. John F Reynolds, al that
4 period commanding lie Penasy ylyania Re,
! serve Corps, was lem porarIly assigned, hy
/ ;he Secretary oi War, 20 The command of
I these troops, bv whose order lbey were re-
/ .urred TO >Peunsy iyania, aud by my prccia-
nation disbanded on the oath of the same
mouth la ackhowledge cement of the seryi-
! ces rendered by the men of Pennsylvania
Major General Mcclellan, commanding the
Army o! the Potomac, BY letter dated the
27ta OF September, 1862, uses the following
language:
"Tae manner in which the people ni Pc.
responded TO youf cali, and fastened to The
defence of their frontier, no doubt exercised
a great influence upon ,he enemy ~ and
the Governor OF Mary yand, in an order da ed
Sept. %, 1862, Used the following language
/ in regard 10 these troops. "The readiness
! with which they crossed lie border and
! stood beside The Mary land brigade, shows
/ that the border is, in all respects, bat an
/ ideal line, and that in such a cause as now
( uuites US, Pennsylvania and Mary land are
| out one"
ia the month OF June 1893 il again be
came evident that the rebel amy was adj
vsuciHg Nor;h, threatening also tie western
border OF Pennsylvania, and on The 26ih Of
that month again issued my proclamation
calling :be militia OF the State igIo immedi-
ate service In the department Of he Mo
nongahea, five reginl cots OF infantry one
com pauy OF cavalry and one battery OF arJiI-
iery, Tor ninety days service, were oTzani-
Z-d. ln The Department of the Susque-
hanna, twenty three regiments sud five m
attached companies OF Infantry, and two
unattached companies of cavalry, for ninety
days, one battalion OF infantry, one baual-
lion Of cavalry, and Tour independent batter
les OF artillery, for three months, Ihr-e
regiments OF cavalry, Two batialinns oil in
fdn;ry and three independent batteries of
artillery, for six months U. s. service were
organized.
There were also organized in this de part
meDi, for The emergency term, eight regi-
meDts, one battalion and nnmber of un-
attached companies Of infsHtry, two inde-
pendet batteries oil artillery aud TWO com-
panies OF cavalry.
lathe Department OF the Mononaahela,
( the troops under this call. were commanded
by Maj Gen. w r. II Brooks, aud j., The
Department Of the SGsqGe hanna, by Major
Gen D. n. Couch, severallY detailed by The
/ War Department.
The details OF the service of the militia
/ on these occasions, as well as by lhe gener.
( Gus assistance rendered by the militia OF The
States of New York aud New Je rsy, have
been folly recognizes in previous messages
Acting under orders, they did not hesitate
10 cross the STATE line aud enter iH.o Ohio
and Western Virginia, in the West and in
The east, they defended the line of the Sas-
quehauna, were al Getty sburs before the
advance OF the Army OF the Potomac, deien-
ded Carlisle successfully when attacked by
a superior force, made long marches, pa
sieuIy suffering great prvaiIons for The
want o! sntiicient means OF trans portaiion,
! rossed into Maryland when ordefed and
attacked The enemy successfully, aud saved
the capital of their Stale from destruction.
; When the history OF the rebellion is Iruly
written, no part, which relates to PenusYl-
vauia, will refleci more credit on The pairi.
oism, courage and fidelity o! her people,
than their prom pt answer to the call made
/ for military service for domestic projection.
In July, 1864 rebel army again crossed
The Potomac, threatening the southern bor-
der, and Marched to Washington.
Under The pressing demands OF the Ma
tional authori,ies. all the organized troops in
Pennsylvania were Immediately SEM for
ward. The rebel army was defea ed and
driven back rebel column of three
thousand men, had crossed the border, and
( on The 30lh OF Jolly, burned the Town of
! ChambeIsbura la my message oi last year
! stated IN detail the movements of The en-
/ erny. snd Jhe circumstances attending the
! destruction Of hat borough.
I The ci.iZen> ot the town were suddenly
re tuced to poveriy, and Tor time, were
/ sustained by ite active benevolence Of The
/ people o. other parts Of the State, aided by
Z AN appropriation OF one hundred thousand
/ dollars from the Commonwealth. They
( have struggled energeiicaily to revive from
! this calamity, but il is now feared that few
+ of them will be able to succeed ! submit,
Z therefore, 10 the wisdom of the Legislature
whether il would not be proper TO extend
I TO that people some additional relief.
1 The number Of troops furnished The ser
vice rem Penna., during the rebellion, may
! be stated as follows, VIZ