The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-10-24


the term Of one year at Harrisburg, Sept.
! Is, 1864. 1t was mustered out May, 81 1865.
/ While in service, il was attached to the First
I brigade, Third division, Ninth army corps.
Z The engagements il participated in were as
/ follows On picket line at Bermuda Hun
dred, Nov. II, 1864 at Fort Steadman,
/ March 25 1865 at Petersburg April2, 1865.
I The Colonel of the regiment was +. b. kauff-
man. the Quartermaster, f. F. Lytle, then
/ of EbcnsbUrg, now Of Altoona; and the
! Chaplain, Rev. !. 5. Lennon, then pastor
I of the Ebensburg Methodist Episcopal con-
/ gregation.
We give below the names of the officers
and men Of the Company, as originally pre-
/ sented on the muster-rOll, with some partic-
ulars as to the killed, the dead, and the
whereabouts of the survivors.
OFFICERS.
Captain, Robert Litzinger; lives in Johns
First Lieutenant Samuel w. Davis now
/ Captain of Co A, Fifth Regiment, \. q. P,
and member OF the board of Commissioners
of Cambria county; lives in Ebensburg.
Second Lieutenant, Hugh Jones killed at
Fort Steadman.
First Sergeant, Samuel Singleton died in
Kansas.
Second Sergeant Alex Y. Jones lives in
I Mexican county.
Third Sergeant. Elbridge stiles; lives in
Missouri.
Fourth Sergeant, Edward J. Humphrey :;
now first Lieutenant of Co. 4. Fifth regi-
ment, \. G. p, and Burgess of Ebensburg
borough
Fifth Sergeant, Edward Owens lives in
Cambria township.
Corporal F. II. Barker lives in Ebens-
burg.
Corporal Thomas J. Evans killed in front
of Petersburg.
Corporal Richard W Pryce died in Iowa
. City about one year ago.
. Corporal VIM II. Davis now First Ser
/ geant of Co. 4, Fifth regiment, y. G.. p, and
Assistant Postmaster of Ebensburg.
Corporal Joseph A. Elliott lives in Barr
township.
Corporals William F. Baum and George w.
GriSSinCer; live in Chest township.
Corporal R, F. Scott; died in Huntingdon
county.
PRIvATES.
Christ c. Adams lives in Barr township
j. McG. Appleby; whereabouts unknown.
Reuben Brown, ditto.
Thomas W Brookbank; lives in Cameron
( county. 4
Thomas Bumford lives in Cambria town
. ship.
James C.. Burtnett; lives in Johnstown.
Hartman Berg, at present serving the
second term as Superintendent of Common
. Schools of Cambria county.
David J. Bennett, lives in Cincinnati.
Richard j. Bennett, lives in JOhnstown.
William Clement, lives in Ebens5uTg.
Rodney Charles, whereabouts not known.
Terence DeloZier, lives in St Augustine.
Howard DelozieT, a resident of Somerset.
Joshua J. Davis, lives in Mexican county.
Thomas B. Davis, lives in Carroll township.
Thomas ID. Davis, lives in Ebensburg.
Jack Davis, lives in Philadel Dhid, where he
was for time connected with the L. S. Mint
Henry Davis, whereabouts unknown.
JOhn Darby, since dead.
Uriah Emigh, whereabouts unknown.
Hugh If. Evans, lives in Cambria township.
Evan {. Evans, lives in EbenSburg.
Thomas z. Evans, ditto
Peter EarhaTt, whereabouts not known.
Edward Francis, lives i'm Chicago.
Jacob Fulmer, lives in Oil City.
Richard Griffith, lives in WeStmoreland
county.
John Cuttings, lives in Jackson township.
Edward W. Humphrey at present Street
Commissioner of Ebensburg.
William II. Humphrey, lives in Cambria
township
Henry Houp, whereabouts unknown.
Thomas L. Jones, lives in Ebensburg.
Robert r. Jones, lives in Cambria town
ship.
Jonathan Jones ditto.
John 4. Jones. ditto
Evan ). Jones, whereabouts not known.
William i. Jones, lives in EbensbuTg.
David T. James, lives in Barr township.
ship.
William NJ James, ditto
IhOm5; Jervis, ditto.
Jackson Lambourn, lives in Huntington
county.
George W. Lambourn, ditto.
Alex / cSlie. Lives in Carroll township.
John Morgan, lives in Ebensburg.
VIM. II. Montague, lives in Huntington.
James Myers, watchman for the p. K. r..
at Ebensburg station.
Peter :. Myers, whereabouts unknown.
David Powell, JT, died in Backlick town
ship.
John RACER, lives in Jackson township.
E Gordon Sinclair, gone West.
Archibald Smith, lives in Carroll township
Wallace Stiles, gone West.
VIM. StOucbraker, killed at Fort Steadman
Adam Shinafelt. died in Ebeusburg.
Thomas r. Williams, lives in Blaclllicl
. township.
. Peter Wagner ditto.
UTiah Wagner, ditto.
When Co. c returned home. upon tn,
cessation Of hOStilites between the two sec
tlOnS OF the Union, it was rendered an Ova
, tion which in point of heartineSs and wei
come and prOfUSiOu Of floral decorations wa,
never equalIed in the history Of Ebensb urg.
\ Love" or AN ENTERTATSEIEST-N
{ and Mrs. Love, two of the most versatile
and altogether satisfactory vocaliStS dram
atlStS, characteristics, musicians, etc. VIII,
have ever visited Ebensburg, gave an enter
tainment in the Court House Saturday even
ing last and another one the following Mon
day evening They were greeted ON bOtI
occasions by full houses which will probably
be larger should they chance to stray thi,
way again, as they promise to do if life anC
health Is spared them until next summer a
stated in the haudbilS, Mr.. Love is a ful
band within himself. and some Of his gags OF
our local musicians were firSt-claSs, notice1.
bly, the one in which he touched off tn,
peculiaritieS of Mr.. \. J. Rhey in his ''GranC
March in Norma" on the flute OF doc ,
, Thompson, With ''p, it cannot Just nov
be said that he blows his own horn to an
alarming extent the Ebensburg Silver Cor
net Band being on the verge Of dissolution
but Nr- Love reproduced some of his qua.
Ners and delni-Semiquavcrs on a horn whicl
succeeded in bringing back to memory the
echoes Of melodies now nearly forgotten
whilst the performances Of Bob Johnston
and Charley O'DOnnell and especially that
of Judge John ID. Thomas who attempted (,
whistle two tunes on one Instrument, will
one foot keeping % time and the other >
time, were altogether unique. As to tn,
reference made TO the writer hereof. that tht
music produced by him is of the mouth organ
, and not the political organ variety, groun,
out per order TO suit the tastes of any o
every aSSemblage, we beg leave to be eXcus
ed. We are not mixing any of that in our,
Just now. But, all the same, we hope I,
have MT. and Mrs. Love in our midst agaiI
further along, when We promise them
: TOusing benefit
WHEN she was young she served n term
As calico distuTbeT in q dry goods firm;
She served so well and faithfully
That now she is boss OF his 1shCry.
There is no special sense in the foregoing 50 IA
as VIC are able to discover, ten-foot telescope bc