The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-11-01

The following short sketch OF the Hon.
| J. II. Longcnecker, Republican candidate
| for State Senator, from the pen of one of
| lls fellow citizens. Is taken from the Bed
ford Inquirer:
/ MEssEs. EDIToRs.-I have been looking
over the history OF the l0lst regiment of
| Pennsylvania volunteers as given by Bates
| in the Sd volume OF his valuable work. Ii
i at all times an interesting history, but is
is particularly 50 just at this time, as the
above named gentleman, who was the adju-
tant of the regiment, is the candidate of the
Republican party for the Senate. In look
ing over the history ! learn that Company
| ID of that regiment was recruited entirely
| from Bedford county-that Capt. Longe
necker went out az private in that com
pany-that he was soon promoted to the Of
flee of Sergeant Major, and on the first of
Nav. 1868. to a ID Lieutenancy, and on the
26th of July, 1868, to Adjutant Of the regi-
ment. On the 20th of April, 1864 he with
the rest of the regiment was taken prisoner
and was sent south to a rebel prison. ia
which he had TO remain until an exchange
was made on the 18th of March, 1865.
\ man who loves his country always
reads with pleasure and interest that part
of its history which records the heroic deeds
of the brave men who fought TO gain and
preserve the liberties of the people. How
our hearts are filled with patriotic joy when
we read what our fathers did in the days of
the revolution against the armies of King
George. They fought ard conquered those
armies and gained for us our Liberties, but
all that they gained would have been lost
If the rebellion had not been put down by
the gallant soldiers who went forth to save
our government from destruction, enduring
all the privations of soldiers life, barring
their breasts to rebel bullets, and worse
than all, undergoing the horrors of the rebel
prisons. / wish that you could publish the
whole of Bates history of the 10ist regi-
ment and let the people know what the Of
ficers and men of that regiment did for
their country Bedford county may well be
proud of those of her citizens who were i'll
companies d and q. There was no more
gallant regiment in the Union armies. In
the battle of Fair Oaks, which was a des-
perate struggle, every third man in the reg
iInent was either killed or wounded, and in
all the subsequent engagements every man
and officer did his daty. OF those who
composed the regiment when it left Harris
burg on the 9TH of February, 1862, but few
ever returned to their homes. Rebel bullets.
the malaria of the Virginia and North Car
olina swamps and rebel prisons sent mcst of
them to their graves. How glad we should
be To have an opportunity to reward those
whose lives were spared aud show our CRATE
! ful appreciation of the great services they
rendered to our country. No man Of all
the host that went forth to battle for free
government did his duty more courageously
and faithfully than the man whose name
stands at the head of this article. Capt.
Longenecker in ca'up or upon the field of
battle proved himself true and noble SOL
der and patriot, and in the halls of our
Legislature was known as an honest man.
He deserves to be elected to the Senate BY
an overwhelming majority.
\ CITIZEN.