Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-27
THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE.

THE PENNSlLNANlA LINE.
wAYSE's COMMAND ~ THE TOREToWS
CAMPAICS-THE MOVEMENT To TUE re.
SISsULA.
From the Phlladslphii Times
On the jth of April, 1881, Major
General Arthur 1t, Clair issued an or
der, dated at headquarters in Phila-
delphia, for n detachment of the Penn.
sylvania line to hold itself in readi-
ness to march to and assemble immedi-
ately at Yorktown, Pennsylvania, az
York was then called. The total
strength Of the detachment was to be
| 1,l39, officers and men. The colonies
selected were Walter Stewart, Richard
Butler and Richard Humpton; the
lieutenant colonies, Thomas Robinson
aud Josiah Harmar; the majors. Jas.
Hamilton, William Alexander, Evan
Edwards and Thomas l.. Moore. The
list of the line officers is a long cata.
logue of noted Pennsylvania names.
Wayne's effective command when he
left York was 1,175, officers and men.
The Pennsylvania line was to be re-
duced, January /, 1891, to six regi.
meuts of infantry, one of artillery, one
Of cavalry and one of artifcers, by re-
solution of Congress of October 3,
1880; and it was when this reduction
was about taking place, and an Mt.
tempt was made TO hold for the war
the soldiers who had enlisted for three
years or the war, that the revolt broke
out. This was quelled by yielding the
legal point and paying up back scores
from January /, 177T, to August l,
1880, whereupon the most part re.eu-
listed. The Fourth aud Seventh regi-
ments went to Carlisle to be paid off
and recruit, the Ninth and Fifth to
Reading, the Sixth 70 Lebanon, the
Third to Easton andy Second TO
Downingtown. AfteiSs detail came
Colonel Walter Stewart rode into
Philadelphia, with a brilliant troop
of his brother officers, and was mar
ried to the "amiable daughter of Blair
McClenachen." as the newspapers of
that day have il.
BY the middle of May the quotas
from the different regiments reached
York and were put under strict disci-
pline and daily drill. Mutiny and dis
obedience were summarily quelled by
General Wayne. He had twenty-one
soldiers brought before q court.mar.
tial. of whom seven we're condemned
to death. A captains platoon was
promptly detailed aud they we're shot
On the little rise of ground beyond
York, and the whole detachment
wheeled by companies around the
place of execution to view the bodies
as they fell.
or THE MARCH.
The command left York at Q A. NJ,
May 26, and Wayne's last despatch
before leaving, referring to the execu-
ton, was: Harmony and discipline
again pervades this line" The second
day they reached Littlestown, Adams
county, aud on the 28th they marched
through Taneytown, Md, halting on
the hanks of Pipe creek; then by way
of Middlebury aud Woodsborough to
the MOnocacy, encamping on the
southwest bank TO enable the soldiers
to obey Wayne's order mot to come to
the parade dirty, with long beard or
breeches knees open," for If they did
they went hungry the next day. Here
General Wayne reviewed his battal.
ions. On the 3lst they marched
through Frederick and struck the Po-
tomac at hollands ferry, still we'll
known point. Here a sergeant aud
three privates of the First Pennsylva.
MIA were drowned in crossing. June |
they arrived FIVE miles beyond the
river, where the road from Point of
Rocks comes into that from Noland's
ferry. Names arc more enduring south
Of the Mason and Dixon line, and
those connected with the Army Of the
Potomac can easily follow Wayne's
general course, even after he Joined
Lafayette and commenced TO zigzmg
about Orange Court House. June B
they halted at Chapel Spring, and
then marched through Leesburg to
Goose creek. The next march was
along the east side Of Bull Run
mountains to Red House, or Coxe's
Mill, rs Mcclellan calls Il in his di-
ary; June s at Elk Run chapel, Fau-
quier county. On the sth they crossed
the Rappahannock, apparently a..