The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-03-13
TO PENNSYLVANIA SOLDIERS.
DEPARTMENT or MlMrATY IllsroRY.
HaW&bWg, Fcjyu1yy 22, 1867.

HGn@Dag, :fc6rmTy ~, 1867. {
The undersigned, appointed to pres
pare History OF the Pennsylvania
Volunteer and Militia organizations.
having discovered many impcrtections
in the muster out rolls OF the ccmpanies
desires hat each soldier, who served in
any organization from this State,
would furnish information in his persons
al history pertaining to the following
points, viz:
|. Wounds If wounded, give the
date in what engagements received !;
nature of wounds result OF wounds :;
nature ct surgical operations, il capital,
and by whom performed.
2. lmprsonments 1T prisoner,
give the date and place Of capture ;
where imprisoned nature Of treatment;
and the Gate and manner of escape or
release.
He also desires that the relatives or
companions in arms of deceased soldiers
would give the cause, date, place Of
death aud place Of interment of each,
and any facts in his history touching
the subjects above referred to.
W Write at the heal Of the p1ge the
name Of the person to whom the in-
I formation pertains. the number Of regi
ment and letter Of company to which he
belonged Write ir concise terms. in a
PLAN hand, on letter paper, and on bat
one side of a Leaf.
The Undersigned also desires to make
a collection for present and Tor future
use OF
]. Complete files of all newspapers
published in the State from the beginning
OF 1861 to the close Of 1865, to be bound
and permanently kept in the archives OF
the state. viii the publishers or any
friend possessing them furnish such
files =?
2. Dlscourses commemorative OF fll-
len soldiers pamphlets pertaining in
any manner to the rebellion or It's cau-
ses articles published or in manuscript
containing historical facts.
8, Published histories or sketches of
regiments, batteries or companies; print.
ed rolls and descriptive matter.
4. Diaries Of soldiers letters lllustra,
tive Of military life, containing lnlorma-
ton Of permanent historic value, or des-
cripiions OF interesting incidents; plans
OF battles, sicges, forts and OF naval en-.
gagomcnts ......
5, Complete rolls OF students and
graduates of each College in tie State
who were in the service,
6, Card photographs (vignette) of
each officer, of whatever grade, who, at
any tune, acted as commander ofa reg
iment, battery or independent company.
inscribed with his name, number of reg
lment, DC, dates OF period during
winch ho held Command, with his
present post>otlice address. The rela-
tivcs Of deceased officers arc requested
to forward the photographs Of snch Off.
GERS inscribed as above. No use will be
made Of these photographs without the
express permission Of the senjers, turlh,
er than to arrange them in albums for
preservation,
Much Of the matter called for under
these several eads mqy not be needed
tr immediate use, but the day wll
come when 1t will be invaluable, and
the present is regarded as favorable
time for commencing the collection.
Let every true son OF Pennsylyania
respond promptly to this call, and
thereby rescue from oblivion many
memorials If her PATRIOTISM and her
power ."- 'H
.... SAMUEL =. BATES,
State Historian.