The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-30
The TWENTY=SECOND. D.
Pennsylvania Cavalry, in Which We're
Fulton County Men.
SKETCH FROM BATES HISTORY.
Did Valiant Service for Uncle Sam During
the Civil War and Had Plenty Of Op.
portunlty to "SmeI Powder"

county men were in the Twenty
second Pennsylvania Cavalry du.
ring the Civil War, we, at the re
quest of one of the members, pub
lish a sketch of their war history
as found in Bates Vol. ) and give
the names of all the Fulton coun
ty men as far as we have been
able to ascertain. If we omitteo
any we should be glad to be in
formed. OF course many of those
whose names are given, have
answered their last roll call, but
just how many, we do not know.
Most of our Fulton county mer
entered when the regiment was
reorganized at camp of rendez
vous near Cham bersburg, in Feb
ruary 1864, and were recruited
for term of three years. They
were united with the famous
Rlnggold battalion, and the new
colonel was James Higgins.
COMPANY f.
Daniel Denisar, John Fulton,
Michael Helman, Martin d. Mat
thias, James A. Mcdonald, Henry
Slusher, Thomas w. Slusher,
John II. Truax.
COMPANY H.
William G. Wilds, George Wilds,
Abraham B. Corbin, Simon Mel
lott, John Ramsey, Wesley A..
Ramsey, Sylvester Wilds,' ALLISON
Wagner.
COMPANY l.
James w. Rummel, John L.
Smith, John B. Slpes.
COMPANY X.
William F. Sharrar, David A.
Gillis, Reid W. M'Donald, John
M. Gillis, Jacob L. Buckley, Hen.
ry H. Buckley, John d. Richard
son, James Ambrose, Joseph E.
Barnett, George Balm, Elliott D..
Correll, Peter L. Cornelius, Adam
Clevenger, John w. Cutchall, John
M. Chestnut, Samuel Cowan, Will
liam Doyle, Cornelius Doyle, Adam
Dishong, Joseph Edwards, Peter
Caster, James Hoke, Alex. r..
Hamil, Isaac Houck, James E..
Heeter, Jeremiah Laidig, Henry
q. Matthias, Robert A. M'Donald,
George Needham, Frederick r.
Nail, Jackson B. Ramsey, Abra.
ham Runyan, Elliott Ray, George
Shaffer, George Sewers, David
Valance.
COMPANY l..
Lewis Ensley, Peter Ramsey,
Isaac Mills, Joseph Woy.
COMPANY NJ.
H. M. Strausbaugh, Morgan
Barton, David P. Dishong, Solo,
mon P. Dishong, Isaac p. Dish
ong, Robert Giffin, Perry Hixson,
Scott S. Ham, John d. Hender-
shot, Samuel Jackson, Balser w.
Mellott, John Minich, J. II. Nc.
Eldowney, John d. Parlett, Thorn
as Parlett, George w. Swope,
Joseph S. Strait, James T. Sheed-
er, Joseph N. Swope.
UNASSIGNED MEN.
John G. Stinson, Jacob While.
On the 1st of March, the bat.
talon at Chambersburg, under
com mand of Major Troxell, pro-
ceeded to Martinsburg, where it
joined the forces OF General Sigel
and proceeded thence, by his or.
der, to Cum mberland, where the
Ringgold Battalion was stationed
and where a union of the two was
effected. The regiment remained
in camp of instructions here, un-
tlrAprll, when that portion of IL
not mounted, amounted to about
seven hundred men, proceeded,
under command of Lieutenant
Colonel Greenfield, to general
camp of rendezvous for cavalry,
in Plea SAINT Valley, Maryland,
where it received horses aud
equipments, and where it remain
ed until the middle of May, the
men receiving, in the meantime, a
thorough course of drill and lis.
cipline. From Pleasant Valley IT
moved to Camp Stoneman, near
tcentInued.on page four)