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

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this place for Mexico on the I'd day of Jan.
ls4I. Arriving at their point of destination,
Ihe| became Incorporated with the 2d Penn
. sNNanIa regiment, in which organization
they were known as Co. B. They partici-
pdted III number Of brilliant contests against
General Santa Annals troops, and, though
sometimes hard pushed, were never defeated.
They returned home in August, 1S4S, and
received most fitting welcome We present
below the roster Of the company, with what
information we have been enabled to CLEAN
OF the names of the survivors and their
present whereabouts. the rameS of the killed,
and also the names Of those who have died
and where. Such particulars rs we have
embodied stand in danger of being lost sight
OF in the kaleidoscope changes of time, but
we make an effort to rescue them from un-
merIted oblivion. The date of the roster is
December, 1916.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Captain, James Murray: afterwards As
SOcIate Judge for Cambria county; died in
EbenSburg in 1873.
First Lieutenant, Charles II. Heyer re-
turned home and died in Ebensburg in 1855.
second Lieutenant, Charles McDermitt
died In California subsequent to the war.
Second Junior Lieutenant, John G.. Given
lives in Iowa City.
NON-COMNISsIONED OFFICERS.
First Sergeant William y. Todd promoted
from the ranks to Lieutenant of 11th regi-
ment, L. :. army died in Indiana, Pa, in
1889.
Second Sergeant. David Mills: a captain
in nGeary's Pa command during the rebellion;
lives at GallitZin.
Third Sergeant, Barnabas McDermitt
Lieutenant Colonel in the 54th Pa. regiment
during the rebellion afterward Steward Of
the Cambria county Poor House; now lives
in Altoona.
Fourth Sergeant, William Mills; lives in
EbenSburg.
First Corporal, Alexander B. Cummings
died in Mexico.
Second Corporal, James Szelly; lives in
Texas.
Third Corporal, Milton Roberts after
ward PTothonOtary of Cambria county; died
in Ebensburg in 1856
Fourth Corporal, Edward \. Downey
dead
MUSICIANS.
John Il. Litzinger died III Mexico.
Robert LitZingeT Major, Lieut.. Colonel
and Colonel during the rebellion afterwaTd
a printer in EbcnSbrg and Johnstown
now policeman in the latter place.
PRTvATEs.
James Ashcraft, died in Mexico.
Francis Byrne, lives in SUsquehanna town
ship
Thomas Bradley. lives in Altoona.
Abraham II. Burkhart, killed in Mexico.
John w. Cameron, died here
Joshua f. CambpelI whereabouts not
known.
James Collins, wherca bouts not known
Richard J. CroZer; Captain in a Pa. regi-
meQJ during Jne TeUelllOn. lives IN Altoona.
Edward DOUgherty, lives in EbenSbuTg.
Samuel Deal, whereabouts not known.
Thomas 0. Evans, came to Ebensburg and
died.
John f Evans, lives in Ohio
John Francis, died in New Orleans.
Francis FUltZ, dead.
Noah Goldman, died in Mexico.
John B. Hoover, lives in Armstrong county.
Adam UelZeli, whereabouts not known.
John d. Hughes, lives i'm JOhnstOwn.
William Hood lives in Indiana county,
James Jackson, whereabouts not known.
Peter kaylOT: Lieutenant in a Pa. Tegi-
ment during the rebellion, and killed at
ChancellOTSviIle.
John ). LambaUgh, came back and died i'll
jackson township.
William Mclaughlin, died in Mexico
Archibald ). McCune, died subsequently
in EbcUsbuTg.
Francis C. AIcDermitt, lives in Altoona.
Joseph NarJiis lives in Blacklick township.
Edward MOuntney, killed in Mexico.
JOsuc D. Parrish; atterward Commits
sioner of Cambria county; lives III Ebens-
burg
Sias PIummer, killed in Mexico.
Archibald Patterson, killed in Mexico.
John I. Robbins, whereabouts not known.
George Sword, died in Mexico.
George ". Todd promoted to be First
Sergeant OF Company; Major in q Pa. reCi-
ment during the rebellion, and killed at
Fredericksburg.
William WeakIand stayed in Mexico
William W. Wise a Captain in a Pa. regi-
ment during the rebellion: lives in Tennes-
see.
Harry Z. Armor, left in Mexico.
John y. Blair: afterwards Sheriff of Cam
hria county; lives IN Ebensburg.
William Bruce: SucseqUeuty =. =. II.
engineer ON Western Division, lives in Iowa.
David Buchanan, came back and died in
Armagh, Indiana county.
William Crum, missing at New Orleans.
Laymau Cole, died in Mexico
David CraWeU, whereabouts not known.
Benjamin f. Davis, lives in some Western
State.
Cornelius DOuoughe, dead.
Evan ID. Evans; Second Lieutenant and
First Lieutenant in two Emergency compa-
MES during the rebellion; at present Con
stable for the East ward of Ebcnsburg.
Daniel .. Evans First Lieutenant and
Captain in two Emergency companies dur
ing the rebellion lives in EbensbUrg.
Henry Evy, killed in the late war.
John W. Frederick, came back home, and
thought TO be dead.
Samuel Fulton, ditto and thought to be
dead
J. Irwin Gregg: Colonel during the re-
bcliOn at present a Colonel in the cavalry
arm of the L. :. army.
Thcophilus /. Heyer: non-cOmmssiOned
and commissioned officer in Pa regiment
during the rebellion lives in Baltimore, Md.
Jacob Hauser, whereabouts unknown.
Abraham Hendricks, died in Mexico. He
was the first man of the Company to die.
Samuel NJ. Holiday dead.
Michael kayloT, lives in Allegheny town
ship.
Andrew Lewis: afterward Captain of Co.
4, 11th Penn'a. Reserves; killed in the
Seven Days fight before Richmond.
Dennis y. LitzingeT, lives in West Virginia.
Patrick \. Murray, died in Mexico.
George Moses. dead
VIM Il. Mclaughlin, died in New Orleans.
Thomas ID. Martin, died in New Orleans
George w. Neff, whereabouts unknown.
Daniel PlummcT, died in Mexico.
John PIummer, died in Mexico.
Sas Plummer, died in Mexico.
/ James w. Riley, promoted to Lieutenant
in 18th regiment L. :. army resigned, and
now lives in Lancaster.
John Spencer, whereabouts not known.
Wm. Smith, ditto
James Thompson, subsequently died in
California.
James Weakland, Whereabouts unknown.
Daniel NansTuuk, ditto.
I 4 DEMOCRATIC meeting was held at Nick
town. this county, last Saturday forenoon.
Quite number of Democrats from other
points, including delegations from EbenS-
. burg, CaTrOlltOwn, etc, entered the town in
the morning, with music playing and flags
flying. just as the procession reached the
/ corporate limits of the village where the
talking was to be done and listened to, one
; of the StrangeSt of strange things transpired.
+ \ raccOOn emerged from the primeval forest,
where its home had always been, and, squat
f ting itself within a few feet of the procession,
remained there to be made a willing captive!
. When is is remembered that the raCcOOn IS
the acknowledged political emblem OF the
JohnstOwn Tribune and Of Cambria county
Republicans generally, and not forgetting
that Nicktown and points thereunto lmme-
diateIv adjacent constituted the Waterloo of
the Treasury aspirations Of Mr.. Thomas