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COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES COLUMBIA CUAKOS

This military company, belonging especially to Danville, but famous all over Columbia county by its service in two wars, w as organ­ ized at Danville in 18 17. A t the breaking out of the Mexican w ar it was under the com­ mand o f Capt. John S. Wilson, and its offer o f assistance being accepted was mustered into the United States service Dec. 28, 1846. A number o f citizens of the county escorted the Guards as fa r as Pittsburgh, on their way to the scat o f war, and all along the journey (hey met with a continuous ovation. They were placed in the 2d Regiment, Pennsyl­ vania Volunteers, then commanded by Colo­ nel Wyncoop, and later under Colonel Geary, aftcnvarUs governor o f I’cnnsylvania. Captain Wilson died at V era Cruz on .pril to, 1847, attfl the command devolved upon Dr. C. H. Frick, who gallantly led the Guards during the campaign. Their first engagement w as at the storming of V era Cruz, and the second at Cerro Gordo, where they lost one man. John Smith. A t the l«ttlc o f Chapultcpcc they lost two men, William Dietrich and John Snyder. On approaching the City o f Mexico, the defense of San .Angelo, with all of the m ilitaiy stores, was committed to the Guards, and on the t^lh o f September, 1847. they were among the first to enter the C ity o f .Mexico in triumph. T he Guards rctumcd to Danville on Ju ly 28, 1840, and the whole town turned out to welcome them. Hundreds o f persons from all over the county thronged the streets, and such a demonstration as was then made has never been seen in Danville before or since. T he Guards ke H their organization until the opening of the C ivil w ar, when they e n tc r ^ the scr'ice under Capt. O scar Ephlin. On the expiration of their term they were honorably discharged, and the company then disliandcd. T h e following is the muster roll of the Guards soon a fte r their organization (sec Chapter IV, Montour county, fo r list o f those in M exican w a r). John S. Wilson, captain; Clarence H. Frick, first lieutenant: Edward E. LaClerc, second lieutenant; William Brindlc, second lieuten­ ant : George S. Kline, first sergeant; Jam es D. Slater, second sergeant; Robert G a rk, third sergeant; Charles Rvan.s. fourth sergeant; John Adams, first corporal; Jam es O liver, sec­ ond corporal; John Smith, third corporal; A rthur Gearhart, fourth corporal; Thomas Clark, drum m er; Jesse G. Clark, fifcr.

The private soldiers w ere: Charles W. .Adams, .Alvin M. Allen, Jacob App, George W. Armstrong. Frederick Brandt, Samuel Hums. Elam B. Bonham, W illiam Banghart, John Birkenbine, Samuel D. Baker, Francis Bower, Francis B. Best, W illiam Brunner, William H. Birchficid, Randolph Ball, I’etcr Brobst, A bram B. Carlcy, .Michael Corrigan, Wm. D ctcrich (D ietrich), Wm. Erie, Daniel S. Follm cr, Charles W. Fortner. Robert H. Forster, Sewell Gibbs, Edw ard Grove, George Gam er, Thomas Graham, Shepherd W. Girton, Samuel Huntingdon, Adam H cislcr, H enry Hcm castle, O liver Hclmc, William S. K ertz, W illiam K ing, Jerom e Konklc, Charles Lytle, Ira Low nsbcrry, Robert Lyon, John A. L o w ­ ery, Benjamin l.aform, Benjamin J. Martin. Jasp er Musselmaii, Edward McGonnel. George Milter, W illiam Moser, .Archibald Mooney, Mahlon K. M anly. Jolin G. .Mellon, A lex. McDonald, Daniel M artial, Richard H. McK ean, Charles Moynthan, Robert McAlmont, Hugh M cFadden, Jam es McClelland, N or­ man B. Mack. William McDonald, Casper Oatcnwcldcr, Daniel Poorman, Peter S. Reed, Philip Rake, Jam es .A. Stewart, Peter M. Space, Jona R. Sanders, O liver C. Stevens, Daniel Snyder, Edw ard Selcr, Peter Seigfried, John C. Snyder, John N. Scofield. W il­ liam Sw artz. Joseph Stratton, W illiam W. Sawaiiey, John A. Sarvey, Benjamin Tumblelon. Adam W ray. W illiam W hite. George W agner, Jacob W illet, Jerom e W alker, George W ingar, Peter W. Y am cll. CIVIL W.R

Abraham Lincoln w'as inaugurated Presi­ dent of the United States March 4, i8 6 t. Fort .Sumter was fired on A pril 12th, and on the 15th o f that month the President called on the loyal States fo r 75.000 men. Calls and orders were subsequently issued, under dates o f M ay 3d. Ju ly 2zd and Ju ly 25th. fo r an aggregate o f 500.000 men. On the 2d of Ju ly, 1862. there was another call fo r 500.000 men, and on the 4th o f August one for 300,000. On Sept. 5, 1862. the Confederates invaded Maryland, and a levy c« masse was called in Pennsylvania. On Sept. 15th a large number o f ''emergency men” left Bloomsburg, and 00 the 17th the battle o f .Antietam was fought. On the i8th the Confederates evacuated Sharpsbutg and rccrosscd the Potomac, and on the 22(1 more “ emergency men” left Bloomsburg. On Ju n e 15 . 1863, a proclamation w as made