The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-02

grave of Captain Ham. The band
played dirge.
Judge Wilson in introducing the
speakers of the day, said:
Now fifty years ago, just a half
century ago. in April 81, the Civil
war opened and this country was
brought face to face with a situation
which it had never met before. 1t
was a question whether the loyal
men of the North would stand still
and let the slave holders of the
South destroy the Nation founded by
Washington. We have omitted our
regular formal orations, many people
having told us that they would rath-
er hear the old soldiers than the
finest orations ever delivered"
Isaac H. Ball, member of the
Post, then gave vivid account of
his personal history, how he enlist
ed and when and where he march
ed. He said among other things:
Balls "reminiscences.
Il enlisted in the three-months'
company formed here April 23,
1861, after Fort Sumter was fired
on, April IA. The company was
formed here and drilled by John S,
Lloyd, an old militia officer. We
boarded at different hotels. The
company was filled to minimum
standard, So, and stayed here three
weeks. Word was sent that they
wanted us to enlist for three years.
The word came on Saturday. Be-
fore Monday morning the company,
for three years, was fully reorganiz-
ed, with John S. Reiter, captain;
Robert Torrey, first lieutenant, and
VIM. Tamblyn, second lieutenant.
"On May %, we were ordered to
Harrisburg. We marched out of old
Liberty Hall up Main street, and
took cars for the war. When we
got to Waymart it was pretty near
noon. We found tables spread along
the track, got off and got something
to eat. Then we went to Carbon
dale, where we were well received
We got to Scranton in the evening
where we were quartered in Wash
ington Hall, and bivouaced on the
benches over night.
Move to Green Castle.
The next morning we took care
for Harrisburg. When we got to
Harrisburg we marched up to camp
on Capitol Hill. Mr.. Miner and F.
B. Penniman were with us. Mr..
Penniman called out Governor Cur
tin and said: I've got a company
here from Honesdale, Wayne coun-
ty. l want you to look at them" :"
Governor Curtin came olt, and said
to one of his aides: Take that COM
pany up to Camp Curtin. We don't
want to let them go!"
I'VE moved to Green Castle. At
I it,a n1t1'e I4,1l g.,
go into the U. S. service. Our di-
vision was known as the "Bucktail
Reserves" " The third brigade, of
the Pennsylvania Reserves, under
General G. B. Mcclellan to which
we belonged, unaided and alone won
the first decided victory for the
Union at Gainesville.
'On April 8, 1865, we closed our
career at AppomatoX, having march
ed $500 miles on foot"
Mr.. Ball concluded his interesting
account of the history of his COM
pany by saying:
Il came home and got married
and lived happily ever since"
Halsey Lathrope, Scranton, mem
Der of Company c., whom Command
er Wilson introduced as the man
who though wounded in many
parts of the body, never lost his
head" endorsed what Mr.. Ball said,
and added further interesting de-
tails. He said among other things:
I'VE suffered four years for you
and your country, and we calculate
to make you suffer four hours for
us. | am going to quit when / stop
talking. Dinner will be ready at 4
The train leaves at 4:40.
Goes With Them.
Company c." he said, started
out with II men, and found when
they got to Harrisburg they hadn't
enough. They sent officers back to
Wayne county to gather in the boys
they didn't take with them. They
came to Beech Pond and l went.
July 10, 1861, twenty-five of us
started out making Co. C 1O1 men.
There is considerable in ap-
pearance. / would like to see the
time when every survivor would en-
close themselves in a G. A. R. uni
form.
THE best part of Wayne county
emigrated to Scranton, few years
ago, and l was one of them.
The first blood was split in Bal
tlmofe, Md. One of the boys stubbed
his toe and fell down, his rifle going
off and hitting a fellow in the thigh.
After that we were known as the
Bloody Six"
THE Pennsylvania Reserves was
assigned to position on the ex-
treme right of the Army of the Po-
tomac.
Death of Dan Darling.
Dan Darling, Prompton, was the
first one of Company C to fall. He
got bullet right through the heart.
We carried him thirteen miles. He
is buried at Camp Pierrepont. 1t is
likely that his grave will be covered
with a flag to-day.
I'VE left two of our company at
Second Bull Run, viz Henry Bor-
cher and Jack Karslake, both of
Prompton. We lost five at South
Mountain. Dan Avery, Dyberry, and
Earl Freeman were among those
killed. spent seven months in
prison."
Following the addresses which
were very well received, Company e
fired a musketry salute to the dead,