Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-08

Thomas H. Sypherd and Israel 8. Smith,
clerks in the Treasury Department, are sur
viving veterans Of those organizations; Mr..
Sypherd served In Lanes command and
MI Smith in Clay's company. Both Of them
have passed their SEVENTEEN year, but they
are hale and hearty today Sypherd says:
Gen. Lane was Just a little more
thoughtful Of his men that Clay was We
were sworn into service as emergency men,
but we had no official connection with the
records of the War Department. Gen Lane
looked far into the future and saw that q
time would come when each of us would be
proud to have an official record of service
ana when 1t might prove to be helpful to
us We were sworn in by Col. David Hun
ter. but Lane himself mustered us out in
regular order. He gave each of us a march,
ment discharge Containing the thanks Of
the secretary of War; approved by Presi-
dent Lincoln" Mr. Sypherd's discharge
reads as follows: =
A Notable Discharge.
Il beg to extend to you, and through you
TO the men under your command. tho az.
surance OF my high appreciation of the very
prompt and patriotic manner in which your
company was organized for the defense OF
the capital, and the very efficient services
rendered by 1t during the time of It's exist
ence. Signed. Simon Cameron, Secretary
OF War; and countersigned Approved. A.
Lincoln"
ihen follows the discharge on muster out ::
by virtue OF authority in me vested as
captain Of the Frontier Guards. T James II
Lane, do hereby certify that Thomas II
Sypherd. member of said company. served
mis- country in defense of the national can,-
TAI at time Of great peril. when thr.aten-
~ noloes OF traitors; said service COM
.nsucns on the 18th day of April, 1851. and
enolng on the date hereof, 1 also hv v,rtus
VI sdIu authority, do hereby honorablv dis
c en- the said Thomas II. Sypherd from
one service of the United States 0A-
GVen under my hand at the east rom, n,
me me Executive Mansion, at Washington citv
c cais 90 DAY Of May, 1861. J. II. LANE
tenant" eecoho lieu
This document proved to be y, ,.,o,
Value TO me few years ago when wontod
~ % relnstated in the civil service 80.
. tine OLD soldier rule" says Mr. Svnh nu
vice ne e. showed this discharge to Civil Ser
SAID: That document thankine xo,, ot tco
your service. over the signature OF the CO.
de.ary OF War. with the approval of prasi-
account n of t5,a is good enough for me- On
the desired clerkship in the civil sns eu 10
WIZ maicn had been taken from me for noi,tice;
M INF, smith says: Zone Of the most i'm
lirst meetings was that we shonId " our
bioiHls. General Clay insisted thet ~
pe uniformed. General Lane mad ae we
~ whicn ne stated that If we wera -,
.oh ii,eo the enemy would know orr eSaa
nn' 1act which we did NOT want Sts
o,u Us Ihls statement settled the nnatter
anu we were not uniformed ConseonentI
60 iHsht we were taken out for drill
60 separated Into small squads. PeonJe
Tbo US US iiarcnlng In all parts of the citv
me enemy multiplied our numbers os ~
wanted them to do Some time re- ~
war war W was over Marshal Kane of Baltimore
SAID TO Ward Lamon: If had know ~
you had no more than 500 men under 49,
command would have captured Wa
ION at that time. We understood IN paIti
more tnat you had not less than OOo 49,
anu that your companies were gaining 70,
cruits all the time s ie-
80 You see." continued Mr.. Smith "no+
oliiy our numbers, but our ruse counIed
WIN II, saved the capital. This cftv was
surrounded SUI by the enemy. You know III q
OF. osn massachusetts, had to fight its wav
lnrougn the streets Of Baltimore Other
lesAnents mad to come by way Of AMMAN
OILS and march across MARYLAND Onr IjttIa
bands met the 9Th Massachusetts and ~. aS
corteo tnat regiment to the Capitol ro.
tunoa, where grand parade was given hy
tnat organization. The loyal people bepa n
20 breathe more freely, and our LITTLE bands
Ie4t somewhat relieved of the tension Rnt
not until about 10000 troops were here did
we cisband. or give up our duties"
THESE survivors Of the emergency nm,
panies are proud of their service which
lasted from April 16 to May 8, 1861. and
they nave reason to be, for their service
was even more important than that of
that little band Of Spartans which. in a
mountain pass, withstood whole armies"