Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-04

ing piece OF paper on
oo, s,,,ru which the ink is badly
ool sAiih. faded. The. paper is
dated in 1916 and is from the adjutant general
OF Pennsylvania /; it contains his thanks for the
offer of the organizations services in Mexico
and accepts the company. The regimental rec
ords contain the roster OF Company X, First
Pennsylvania Volunteers, as the company be-
came in 1916. which cut its way through the
Mexican lancers in the streets of Pueblo on
October IL, lS47, leaving thirteen men dead be-
meath the horses feet. In 1861, the command
became Company B, Twelfth Pennsylvania
Volunteers. and served during the three months
OF the first call for volunteers. The records
give list Of 81 names, all from the company
OF men who became officers Of U. s. troops;
some of them such as Gen. Drum, the present
acknowledgement of the army. and Gen. Eakin
the late uartermaster-general, officers in the
regular service. Others, such as Major General
Negley, Col. RObt. Anderson. Col j. NJ Kincaid
and Col. George s. Hays. officers of volunteers
The roll OF honor reads Col Sam'l W. Black
Sixty-second Pennsylvania Volunteers, killed at
Gaines Mill; Col Oliver H. Rippey. Sixty-tirst
Pennsylvania Volunteers, killed at Fair Cakes !;
Col. Bart q. Leiper. First Kentucky Infantry
killed at Perrysville; Col. John w. Patterson
northumberland Pennsylvania Volun-
teers. killed at The Wilderness; Major Frank
Ward. Anderson Cavalry. killed at Stone river:
Major John Poland. Observation-Disclosures
Pennsylvania Volunteers; killed at Malvern
Hill. These men were members of the old
command 1in ana were but a part OF those who fell
That is the outline of the history of the or
ganization up to the war. company in Mex
leo; company in the three months service in
81, and then every man who was able to take the
field given commission and of these sixteen
dying i'll the service After the war the old
members reorganized again as the Duauesne
Greys. They were a company in 1855 had
grown to battalion in 1870. and to a regiment
In 1871. when the command received the numer-
zeal designation of the Eighteenth" Col.
David Campbell who had been captain Of the
company prior to the war; and colonel of the
regiment of which it formed the nucleus in the
service. was the first commander. He was sus-
ceeded III 1874 by Preasly N. Guthrie who re-
tanned command until promoted to adjutant-
general OF the state i'll 1883. Col Chambers
Mckibbin was the next commander but i'll
health forced him to resign in 1884. Col. Nor
man NJ. Smith who had gone into the service as
a private in 1861 and been mustered out as a
Northumberland in 1865, was then chosen as
chief OF the Eighteenth, position he still holds
Since the command has had regimental forma-
ton 1t has had four colonies. all Of whom re-
ceived their trainieg under fire.
In the years that it has been a national guard
organization the regiment has been under arms
several times and has been called into service
once. This was in 1S77-the railroad riot year
and every man who ever served with the regi-
nent is proud Of the record the old command
made. The Eighteenth was the first regiment
called out and it responded with every man for
which 1t had equipments. The authorities
feared that the mob would burn the East Liberty
stockyards and sack the East End valley. the
richest section Of the city. The Eighteenth was
sent out at once and when the mob came it
found line Of bayonets and men ready to use
them. Gen. Guthrie was colonel then and his
frmness was too much for the mob The
slightest hostile demonstration broughta bayonet
charge. and after two attempts to break the line
the rioters gave way and got out Of reach of that
regiment.
On the Sunday when the mob ruled down
town there was a fear that the banks would be
rifled. At this time the Eighteenth was the only
command left in the city under arms. Col.
Guthrie, on his own responsibility, ordered the
regiment in. 1t marched down 5th avenue
with the band playing the old 'Duquesne Greys
Quickstep," through mob that had been lold
in Its threat of wiping out the Eighteenth be-
fore shutdown, but thought again when the op-
portunity came for the wiping out process to be
put into execution. Details were sent to guard
the banks while the main body was held in re-
serve at the armory. and until noon the next day
the regiment was the only force left to protect
the city. When affairs quieted in Pittsburg
the regiment went to the anthracite coal regions
where it served until September, being one of
the last regiments ordered home. This was its
last field service, although it has been ready for
action several times, and its history since 1877 is
the routine of camps and parades at home and
abroad
As the regiment stands to-day it has nine COM
Panies and every one of them full. 1t is noted
for its big ranks its record at Mt Gretna in 1887
OF SO 37-1OO present for duty being the highest
percentage ever made by military organiza-
ton. The rniform it wore to-day is the
state blue, as is the Pennsylvania GUS
tom. The only departure from regulations is in
the knapsacks. The Eighteenth instead of the
state pattern wears black glazed leather KNAPP
sack, which it had carried SO long that the state
authorities permitted its retention when the
new pattern was adopted. The regiment
was headed by its pioneer corps-the only
one in the national guard in the United States
and its drum corps of fifty pieces.
The officers OF the regiment are appended
Field and staff Colonel, Norman Nj. Smith:
heutenant-colonel, Frank /. Rutledge; major.
J. Konrad Kay; adjutant, Chas. Reese; quarter
master, G. Z. Brown; commissary, A. j. Logan;
inspector OF rifle practice, A. L. Pearson, ir.
paymaster, W. H. Davis; surgeon, C. C. Wiley;
assistant surgeon, W. r. English; assistant sur,
geon, s. o. Brumbaugh; assistant to the quarter.
master, Harry F. Davis; chaplain, John L. Mil
igan.
Company commanders: Company A, Capt.
Chas. d. Roessing; Co: B, Capt. Sam1 W. Har-
Lieut.. VIM. II. Harvey, commanding; Co. Z,
Capt. Gustavus J. BOchert; Co. F, Capt. VIM.
NJ. Awl; Co. q, Capt John g. Penney: Co. H.
Capt. X. W. A. Simmons; Co. l, Capt. Oliver C.
Coon.
Non-commissioned staff: Sergeant-msjor.
Chas. Il. Holmes; quartermaster sergeant. Jas.
d. shannon; commissary sergeant VIM. B.
musician, Frank H. McKelvey.
The Fifth Regiment.
The fifth regiment, which was commanded bv
Col. Theo. Burchfeld, of Altoona, is a strong
organization. The regiment was recruited