North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-03-20
To Pennsylvania Soldiers.

To Pennsylvania Soldiers. .
The undersigned, appointed to prepare
a history of the Pennsylvania volunteer
and Militia organizations, having discov-
cred MANY imperfections In the muster out
rolls of the companies, desires that each
soldier, who served in any organization
from this State, would furnish information
iu his personal history pertaining to the fol-
lowing points, viz: .f7
|. Wourds.--If wounded, give the
date in what engagements received ma
ture of wounds; results of wounds nature
of surgical operations, if capital, and by
whom performed. ..-.
2. Imprisonments. If prisoner, give
the date and place of capture; where i'm
prisoned nature of treatment and the
date and manner of escape or release.
= He also desires that the relatives or COM
panions in arms of deceased soldiers would
give the cause, date, place of death and
place Of interment of each, and any facts in
his history touching the subjects above re-
ferred to. .a s..# ,.. a
ca Write at the head of the page the
name of the person to whom the informa-
ton pertains. the number of regiment and
letter of company to which he belonged -
Write in concise terms, in plain hand, on
letter, and on but one side of leaf
The undersigned also desires to make a
collection for present and for future use
Of
l, Complete files of all newspapers pub
lshed in the State from the beginning of
1861 to the the close of 1865, to be bound
and permanently kept in the archieves of
the State. Will the publishers or any
friend possessing them furnish such files {?
2. Discourses commemorative of fallen
soldiers pamphlet pertaining in any man
ner to the rebellion or its causes articlts
published or in manuscript containing his
torical facts. ...
3. Published histories or sketches of
regiments, batteries or companies printed
rolls and descriptive matter.
4. Diaries of soldiers; letters illustra-
tive of military life, containing information
of permanent historic vaIue,or descriptions
of interesting incidents plans of battles,
sieges, forts and of naval engagements.
5. Complete rolls of students and grad
yates of each College in the State who
were in the service. .-.-..
6. Gard photographs (vignetts) of each
officer, of whatever grade, who, at any
time, acted as commander of regiment,
battery or independent company inscribed
with his name, number of regiment, &c"
dates OF period during which he held IN
command, with bis present post office ad-
dress. The relatives of deceased officers
are requested TO forward the photographs
of such officers inscribed as above. No
use will be made of these photographs with
ont the express permission of the senders
further than to arrange them in albums for
preservation. .+
Much of the.matter called for under
these several heads may not be needed for
immediate use, but the day will come when
it rill be invaluable, and the present is re-
garded as favorable time for commencing
the collection. "'
Let every true son of Pennsylvania re-
spond promptly to this call, and thereby
rescue from oblivion many memorials OF
her patriotism aud her power ..
... SAMUEL P. BATES,
t a-i. State Historian.
Department of Military History, Harris
burg, February %, 1867. E. ...