The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-03
PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA
Nobly Responds to the Presidents
Call for Volunteers.
NEARLY ALL OFFICERS ENLIST.
The Eight Officers and Four Hundred and
Thirty-one Men of the First Brigade who
Did Not Volunteer Were Unfit Physically
or Were Needed for Family Support.


Mount Gretna, Pa, May S.-Yester-
day was inspection day for the First
brigade at Camp Hastings, but this
was overshadowed by the enrolment
of volunteers for the United States
army and, as has often been demon
strated before, the Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guardsmen again showed the
stuff Of which they are made by nobly
responding to the call to duty Out of
1850 officers and men who reported on
the field 2.241 volunteered to go to war
for the two years fixed by the presi-
dent. In these numbers 80 officers done
away with under the volunteer army
bill are not included. Many of those
who did not volunteer included men of
old age or known to be unfit physically,
musicians and men whose families
sorely needed their support, and who
had been advised by their officers not to
volunteer. These numbered eight Of
ticers and 431 men, and those who will
soon become United States volunteers
numbered 1862 regimental and company
officers and 2,0S9 men. In some of the
companies there are vacancies yet to
be filled.
The day was not without it's accident.
Colonel Bowman, of the First regiment,
just before the Third regiment was in
spected and enrolled, had paid hfs
respects to Governor Hastings and
staff when his horse began to buck
suddenly and threw his rider violently
against the pommel of the saddle.
Colonel Bowman tainted and fell to the
ground. He was taken to the Eighth
regiment hospital tent, where the in
juries were found to be painful and
probably serious. He was sent to
Philadelphia in the afternoon, and
there is a possibility that he will never
again be able to assume his command,
although as he lay on the hospital cot
he volunteered to serve his country.
The feature of the daY was the en-
rolling of the volunteers, and II was
intensely dramatic and pathetic at
times. Throughout the day there was
a hushed gayety about the camp, and
until after the Third regiment had
gone through it's ordeal only once did
the feelings of the men break loose. 1t
was when the news of Commodore
Dewey's brilliant naval victory came.
In flash almost the news passed along
the two and one-half miles of the
camp line, and in moment afterwards
the men dropped their mess tins and
rushed into the company streets. For
half an hour cheers echoed and fe-
echoed from end to end, and from down
in the valley came the cheers of the
batteries and cavalry troops The oc-
casion inspired patriotism, and perhaps
had much to do with the events that
followed.
The Third regiment was the first to
pass in review before the governor, and
then formed in columns of companies,
and the governor and staff advanced.
Inspector General Morrell presented
himself before Colonel Ralston and said
the words that permitted the young
colonel to become the first volunteer of
the war from Pennsylvania. The roll
call of the different companies was
then rapidly proceeded it'll.
Following are the regimental officers
volunteering and the aggregate of the
company officers and enlisted men:
Third regiment-Colonel Ralston,
Lieutenant Colonel Price, Jr., Majors
Gavin and Tilghman, Jr., Adjutant
Groome, Quartermaster Taylor, Sur
geon Martin, Assistant Surgeons Bow
man and Patterson. Every company
officer volunteered and 400 enlisted men
answered "Yes." The nays numbered
81
Sixth regiment-Colonel Washabaugh
Lieutenant Colonel Shenton, Majors
Clyde and Price, Adjutant Price, Quar-
termaster Steele. Surgeon Ashenfelter
Assistant Surgeon Ward, Chaplain
Mowry. Company officers all volun-
teered, and 1863 enlisted men answered
yes" nays, SO.
Second regiment-Colonel Porter
Lieutenant Colonel Dechert, Majors
Woman and Hartung, Adjutant Kun
zig, Quartermaster Rutter, Surgeon
Burgin, Assistant Surgeon Robins. All
but three company officers volunteered
These we're all physically incapacitated
Among the enlisted men there were 4S7
yeas and lO5 nays.
First regiment-Colonel Bowman,
Lieutenant Colonel Good, Majors Will
Jams and Allen, Adjutant Pusey. Quar-
termaster Koens, Surgeon Smith, AS
sistant Surgeons Harland and Tunis.
Every company officer volunteered ex-
cept Captain Muldoon, a veteran OF
two wars and not able to go. OF the
enlisted men 491 said yea, and 1O4 nay
State Fencibles battalion-Major
Brazer. All company officers volun-
teered and 176 enlisted men. The nays
were So.
Battery A-Captain Warburton, Lieu
tenants Cresswell and Pancoast and
Second Lieutenant Lewis. Surgeon G
Thomson did not come in under the
new law but expects to be appointed
and will be detailed with the battery
There were 81 yeas from enlisted men
II contingent upon parents permission
and nays
Gray Invincibles (colored company
Lieutenant Henderson and 46 enlisted
men, There were IA nays
First Troop Philadelphia cavalry
Captain Groome, Lieutenant Browning
| Second Lieutenant McFadden and AS
sistant Surgeon Frazier. There were
| SO enlisted men and 1 nay
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