Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-08-23

was WOunueu, anu Sol iuiiy ussumeu
command of the brigade"
l.. A. Hendricks, tho New York
Herdlds correspondent, in speaking
of this BATTLE says: "On Monday
evening, when the roar of battle was
sounding along the whole line, Col.
M'Candless, who had accompanied the
Reserve Corps through all its battles
and campaigns, was carried TO the
rear TO be sent to his home in Phila.
dclphia. AS an officer he had won
great distinction, and was favorite
with his companions in arms, who now
deeply felt his departure"
r. He was twice wounded -tho-.Gret
time at the second battle Of Bulls Run,
in the groin, and the second in the
bloody battle at Spottsylvania Court
House, where bis left arm was broken
by n canister shot.
Gen. Mcclellan, in his official report
of the battle of Mcchanicsburg, CON-
pliments the Second Reserves very
highly, and especially Col. M'Cand.
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"Assault after assault was made by the
enemy, and three times they succeed
ed in forcing their way through on
the left OF the regiment and gaining
the cleared ground, but were as often
driven back at the point of the bayo-
net, Col. M'Candless CALAMITY leading
the charge"
In speaking Of the battle of Gaines
Mill, Bates says: DAT 3 3p. IN. the en-
gagomcnt became so severe, that the
entire second limo and reserves were
moved forward to sustain the first
line against repeated and desperate
assaults. Gen. Reynolds soon rode
up and ordered the Second to advance
through the wood, clear It of the enc
my and take up position on its ex.
treme edge. Col M'Candless, know
ing that the movement would bring
the enemy on his right flank, asked
the Generals permission to move it at
right angles to the position assigned
it. The General was silent for mo.
ment, his face bearing the expression
of great preplexity and dissatisfaction,
when he replied, Colonel, General
Porter is fighting tlis battle on GER
tain parallels, and his orders will have
to be obeyed.' Il would remarked
the Colonel afterward, Il had not asked
him the question, but had taken my
regiment in BY mistake"
After the close of the war, and on
the organization of the Pennsylvania
Reserve Corps, Gen. M'Cardless was
elected its first vice president Gov
Curtin being the president and de
livered the first address before il at
Harrisburg in 1865 He continued
for several years TO All the position,
and, as Governor Curtin was absent
from the country most Of the time, he
was it presiding officer. He has since,
however, yielded the place to others
equally worthy of the honor, remain
ing one of its most highly esteemed
members. In 1866 his Democratic
friends of the First Senatorial district
brought him out for the Senate against
Hon. Jeremiah Nichols. 1t was con.
fdentially asserted that he could not
be elected, as the district usually gave
q Republican majority Of some sixteen
hundred, but his personal popularity
was egregiously underrated. He car
ried the district by about seventeen
hundred majority, and served his term
in the Senate with acknowledged
ability and discriminating judgment,
acting on the local judiciary, military
and other committees. AT the end OF
his term. in 1869, it was the aim Of
his friends to push him as an eastern
candidate for Governor, and hence he
was not candidate for denomination
to the Senate In 1870 he made the
tour of Europe; was in London when
the war broke out in France, and i'm
mediately started for the scene of
strife, to witness the European plan
of warfare. The authorities, how.
ever, would not permit him to go be-
yond Metz, and after remaining in
Paris until the city had to assume a
defensive position he returned home,
hale and hearty, to meet with an hon
est welcome from his very many
friends. lie is now the unanimous
choice of his party for the honorable
position of Auditor. General of the old
Keystone State, and with a platform
upon which he can consistently stand
and rally around him his old associ.
atcs in arms as well as his old cola
borers of the shops and railroads with
whom he has always kept up friend.
ly relationship, and whose interests
he has scrupuously laborcd to forward
} in all his walks OF life In these asso.
Citations, and those Of the different or.
dcrs to which he belongs, lies his
great personal strength. lie comes
of the people and is in sympathy with
them, and on election day they should
not fail to respond TO tho call Of the
honest citizen and gallant soldier,
Whose honest claims they II not gansay,
Nor trca. him like strangerj
Thoy kusw him as his e,.nr.v's stay,
In day and hour Of dang.
CAPTAIN JAMES II. COOPER.
In our opening pages VIC give a
sketch of our distinguished fellow
citizen and candidate Of his party for
: Auditor General of this State, General
| William McCandless. We now have
the pleasure Of skctching his colleague
/. in the canvass, and fellow.ofiicer in
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