The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-01-23
MEXICAN VETERANS

As matter of local interest we publish
below list of the old Cambria Guards, who
lett this place thirty-seven wears ago to
serve their country in its war with Mexico.
Twenty-One of those gallant men never re-
turned-the dust OF eighteen OF them lies
peacefully mingIing with the invaded soil,
and three Of them found their last resting
place at New Orlrans. One by one thuse
who have returned have been dropping on,
until to-day-out of the eighty-five men who
left here on the 2nd day OF January. 1s47,
in the full health and vigor of Hfe-but
twenty-five are still living, and we give their
place OF residence as near as it can be ascer-
tanned We also publish a song written at
the time of their departure by Hon. Robert
l.. Johnston. Another song OF welcome
was written by the same gentleman on the
return OF the Company from Mexico, on the
18th July 1913. but at present we cannot
Res copy. II any of our readers have 1t
in their possession and will furnish us with
a copy, we will publish it on future Occa-
sion. The following is list of the members
of the Company with their ages at the tIIne
they enlisted
James Murray. captain, aged AZ; Charles Heyer
LIST lieutenant IS. Charles McDermitt 2d Iieutep-
ant. 20 John G. Given, ID lieutenant 26 George
W. Todd. LIST sergeant. u; David Mills, serg can't
IS; Barnahas McDermitt. sergeant, IS William
Mills sergeant, y Alex. b. Cummings, corporal
IS; James Skelly, corporal, Is Milton Roberts,
GSrPpTaIi 20 Is Edmard Do"ney' CORPORA q Jonn
nfer, Is; James Ashcraft, u; Henry L. Armour.
~ EIanclS hyrne, ~ Ionn a. nnom1s
Burkhart. q David Buchanan, 50; James p.
Buck; Y John ". Cameron, 80; Joshua Z; Camp
Layman Cole, 20 Richard J. Crozier, II; Ben;a-
min F. Davis, ~; Cornelius Donahoe, 80: samuel
Ilaal IlnH g hon ENun
Al Henry Eyy, 20; Evan D. Evans. 25 Daniel o.
Evans, 80; John E; Evans, %; John Francis 4S;
Fulton, y Noah Goldman. 20; Irwin J. Gregg,
Il VIM. ID. Garrison, %; John b. Hoover, 22;
Houser, 20 Abrain Hendricks. ~; William Hood,
q; Samuel NJ. Holiday, 80 John ID. Hughes, %
q. KaylOr, u; Peter Kaylor, 20; James w. Kelso.
80: Andrew Lewis, IS John s. Iambaugn, "a
Patrick A Murray, 20 Archibald 5. McCune. 80
George Moses, 10; Francis e McDermitt. IS; w.
j. Martin, SO George w. Nef % Josue ID. Par
rish, 81; Daniel Plummer, q; Silas Plummer, 2lj
w. Rhey, Fl John J. Robbins, 2I John Spencer,
49, George Sword, 20 William A. Todd, Il; Jas.
Thompson. 23 !; VIM. Weakland, 23 Jas. weak
land, ~; William A. Wise, Il Daniel Vanrouk,
mings, aged 30; Michael Kelly and John Partush,
each aged IS, and VIM Johnston and Geo. Wills,
The following members died in Mexico Alex.
b. Cummings, Edward DOwney, John X Lifting
Burkhart, Layman Cole, Noah Goldman VIM.
ID. Garrison, Jacob Houser, Abraham Hendricks,
Edward Mummy, Patrick A. Murray, Daniel
Plummer. John Plummer, Archibald Patterson,
and George Sword; At New Orleans: John
Francis, William X. Mclaughlin and Sllas
Plummer. Samuel Holiday died In Tampico.
NJ eXice. after his discharge.
Below we give list o! those still living with
their place OF residence: John A. Blair, Evan ID.
Evans, Daniel o. Evans and Josue ID. Parrish,
EbensburR; Michael Kay lor, Allegheny township
Francis Byrne. Susquehanna township; Robert
LitZinger and John D. Hughes, Johnstown; David
Mills, Gallitz. n. Cambria Co, Pa. Barnaoas Nc
Dermitt, Francis McDermitt and Richard J. Gro
Zter, Altoona, Blair county, Pa. Thomas Brad
ley, BrOadtop. Huntington county, Pa. IrHln j.
Greg, Lewisburg, Pa; John b. Hoover, Mexican
county. Pa: William Hood, Blairsville, and Jas.
jackson, PittsburK. Pa. John G. Given OF Iowa
city, Iowa, James Skelly OF Texas, William
Bruce Iowa. Benjamin F. Davis Of Mankato.
Minnesota. TheopniIus l.. Heyer OF Baltimore,
Md. Dennis LitZinRer OF Grafton, w. Va, and
IOseDh Mardis of Colorado