Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-08

SahiZcu ana Sent tO the Held, aggregatlng
with re- enlstments in the field, amounting
: to 1876, an aggregate force of 81, ,704
men, furnished for that year.
On my suggestion the policy of consoli
: dating our reduced regiments, and filling
them up by the assignment of new com
panies was adopted, and in 1865, under this
saystem, besides organizing three entire
new regiments, seventy-fve companies
were assigned to reduced regiments, by
which they were again filled to the regi
mental standard. These three new regi
ments and seventp-tive companies, with
volunteer recruits for reg memts in tn" field
amounted, III the aggregate, to 25, 709 men
for this year
In the month of September, 1862, after
the second disaster of Bull Run, it became
evident that the enemy had adopted All ag-
grrssive policy, and was about to invade
the Northern States through Maryland and
the southern border of Pennsylvania Un-
der the sanction of the President OF the Uni
ted States, on the llth day of that month,
| issued my proclamation, calling to imue-
dlate service fifty thousand of the frcemen
Of this State. Under this call twenty-five
regiments and four companies of infantry,
fourteen unattached companies of cavalry,
and four batteries of artillery were imme-
diatey organized and sent to the border,
the greater portion advancing beyond the
| f. Reynolds, at that period commanding
the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, was tenn
porarily assigned, by the Secretary OF War,
to the command of these troops. by whose
orders they were returned to Pennsylvania,
and 10y my proclamation, disbanded on the
| oath of the same mon b. In acknowledge
ment of the service rendered by the men of
Pennsylvania, Major General M'CelIaan
commanding the Army of the Potomac, by
letter dated the 9th Of September 1862,
| acknowledging the service and thanking
the State, uses the following language:
The manner i'll which the people of
Pennsylvania responded to your call, and
FASTENED to the defence of their frontier, no
doubt exercised great influence upon the
enemy" and the Governor of Maryland, His
ExceIlency A. W. Bradford, in an order da-
ted September 90, 1862, used the following
| language III regard to these troops The
readiness with which they crossed the bor-
der and took their stand beside the Mary
land brigade, shows that the border is, in
all respects, but an ideal line, and in such
such cause as now unltcs us, Pennsylva
MIA and Maryland are but one"
In the month OF June 1868, il again be-
came evident that the rebel army was ad-
vancng North, threatening also the west
ern border Of Pennsylvania and on the Goth
of that month, | again issued my proclama-
ton, calling the militia of the State into
immediate service. In the Department of
the Monongahela, five regiments of lnfan-
try, one company of cavalry and one bat
terry Of artillery, for ninety days service,
and one battalion of infantry, one battalion
of cavalry and one battery of artillery for
six mouths United States service, were or
ganized In the Department of the Susque-
hanna twenty-three regiments and five un-
attached companies of infantry, and two
unattached companies of cavalry, for nine
ty days: one battalion of infantry, one bat
TALON of cavalry, and four independent
batteries OF artillery, for three months
three regiments Of cavalry, two battaIions
of infantry and three independent batter
les of artillery, for six months United States
service, were organized.
There were also organized in this depart
ment for the emergency term, eight reg
imcnts, one battalion and number of umat-
tached companies of infantry, two indepen-
dent batteries of artillery and two cumpall-
les of cavalry.
In the Department of the Mononghaela,
the troops under this call, were comman-
ded by Major General W T. H Brooks, and
in the Department of the SuSquchanna, by
Major General D. n Conch, severalIy de-
tailed 10y the War Dcpal tment.
The details of tre services of the militia
on these occasions, as well as the generous
assistance rendered 10y the militia of of the
States of New Xork and New Jersey,
have been fully recognized i'll previous
messages.
Acting under orders, they did not hesitate
to cross the State line and enter Ohio and
West, I'll Vrgiua in the West; and in the
East, they defended the line of the Susqut-
hanna, were at Gettysburg, before the ad-
vance Of the Army of The Potomac, defend
ed Carlisle successfully, when attacked by
a superior force, made long marches, pa
tiently suffering great privations for the
want of sufficient means of transportation,
crossed into Maryland, when ordered and
attacked the enemy successfully, and saved
the Capital of their State from destruction
When the history of the rebellion is tfuely
vania, will reflect more credit on the patri-
.otism, courage and fidelity of her people,
than their prompt answer to the call made
for military service for domestic protection
1t is record OF which the great body of
the people are party, and Of which they
may all be prond.
In July, 1864, rebel army again cross
ed the Potomac threatening the Southern
border, and marched to Washington
Upon the pressing demands of the Ma
tional authorities, all the orgrnized troops
in Pennsylvania were Immediately y sent for
ward The rebel army was defeated and
driven bacck. A rebel column, of three
thousand men had, however, crossed
the border, and, on the 3Oth of July, burn
ed the town of Chambersburg. In my mes
sage of last year, stated in detail the
movements Of the enemy, and the circunl-
stances attending the destruction of that
borough. Although the people of all the
southern border suffered much from annual
incursions of the enemy, Chambersburg is
the only town entirely destroyed within
our border, and it is believed, in any loyal
State.
The citizens of the town were suddenly
reduced to poverty, and, for time, were
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