{"1": {"fulltext": "Tevtnsv lv/a^^ia\\nr\u00c2\u00bbFant\u00c2\u00bbV 121\\nSt \u00c2\u00abit\\nI\\nAcidcncia to nisl(\\nor\\n7\\n3J tti r\\nl^l *T. Ke^KTieni 2o \u00c2\u00absvl va*\u00c2\u00bb\u00c2\u00aba voluMtaers\\nFhi\\\\a.j893.", "height": "3603", "width": "2319", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "Glass.\\nBook.\\n.5", "height": "3671", "width": "2231", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3640", "width": "2262", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3630", "width": "2236", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3640", "width": "2262", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3630", "width": "2236", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "ADDENDA TO HISTORY\\nOF THE\\nivaDi\\nlis\\nBY THE\\nSURVIVORS ASSOCIATION\\nAN ACCOUNT FROM THE RANKS.\\nPHILADELPHIA, PA.:\\nPress of Burk McFetridge Co.,\\n306 AND 308 Chestnut St.\\n1893.", "height": "3640", "width": "2262", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "A", "height": "3645", "width": "2231", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "I-\\nCM\\n3 2 Q)\\nIll- \u00c2\u00bb-2-\u00c2\u00b0\\n2", "height": "3640", "width": "2262", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3645", "width": "2231", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "Notwithstanding the time consumed and the care taken to make\\nthe History of the 12 1st Regiment Penna. Vols, as nearly complete as\\npossible, it is now found necessary to publish these addenda, in order\\nthat a few errors may be corrected and a number of omissions\\nsupplied.\\nThe several pages covering the movements of the regiment from\\nthe time it entered the service until its return to Philadelphia are\\ngiven to correct any inaccuracies of the line of march as traced on the\\nmap in the front of the book, and these few pages really constitute a\\nregimental history themselves.\\nGeneral Order No. 16, announced after the battle of Fredericks-\\nburg, was entirely overlooked at the time the history was published,\\nalthough several of those who were honored by being favorably men-\\ntioned in said order were also members of the Historical Committee.\\nThe fact that such an order was published was subsequently brought\\nto the attention of the chairman, who, after consulting the Secretary\\nof War, succeeded in securing a copy. In justice to all, the order is\\ngiven in full.\\nThe additional information in reference to Company I and\\nCompany A First Penna. Artillery will also prove interesting.\\nIt is intended that every subscriber to the History shall receive a\\ncopy of these addenda.\\nWm, W. Strong,\\nVillanova, Delaware Co., Pa.\\nJuly 5, i8g4.", "height": "3604", "width": "2122", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3645", "width": "2231", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "Movements of the 121st Regiment P. V.\\n1862.\\nLeft Philadelphia September 5th.\\nLeft Washington September 6th, arriving at Camp Chase Sep-\\ntember 7th.\\nLeft Camp Chase September 29th.\\nLeft Washington September 30th, arriving at Frederick, Md.,\\nOctober ist.\\nLeft Frederick, Md., October 8th, arriving at Sharpsburg, Md.,\\nOctober loth.\\nLeft Sharpsburg, Md., October 26th, and crossed Potomac River\\nOctober 30th.\\nLeft Lovettsville, Va., November ist, arriving at Warrenton, Va.,\\nNovember 7th.\\nLeft Warrenton, Va., November nth, reaching Fayetteville, Va.,\\nNovember i6th.\\nLeft Stafford C. H., Va., November i8th, going to camp at\\nAccokeek Creek.\\nLeft Accokeek Creek November 22d for Brooke Station.\\nLeft Brooke Station December 8th for White Oak Church.\\nLeft White Oak Church December nth for the Rappahannock\\nRiver.\\nCrossed Rappahannock River December 12th, 10 a.m.\\nEngaged the enemy in Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13th.\\nRecrossed Rappahannock River December 15th during the night.\\nLeft Rappahannock River December 19th for White Oak Church.\\n1863.\\nLeft White Oak Church January 20th on Burnside s Mud\\nMarch, returning to camp January 25th.\\nMoved camp to Belle Plain February 14th.\\nLeft Belle Plain April 20th for Port Conway and returned\\nApril 22d.\\nMoved camp to near Pollock s Mills April 28th.\\nLeft Pollock s Mills April 29th for Franklin s Old Crossing over\\nRappahannock River.", "height": "3604", "width": "2122", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "Moved to the right via United States Ford May 2d.\\nMay 3d to 5th Battle of Chancellorsvillc.\\nReturned via United States Ford May 7th to Fitzhugh Woods.\\nReturned to camp at Pollock s Mills May 8th.\\nMoved camp to White Oak Church May i8th.\\nLeft White Oak Church June 12th.\\nLeft Deep Run June 13th.\\nLeft Bealeton June 14th.\\nLeft Manassas Junction June 15th.\\nLeft Centerville June 17th, stopping at Broad Run.\\nLeft Broad Run June 25th, crossing Potomac River at Edward s\\nFerry, near mouth of Goose Creek, and reaching Barnesville.\\nJune 26th. Moved to Poolesville, crossed Monocacy Creek to\\nAdamstown and crossed Catoctin Mountains.\\nJune 27th. Moved to Middletovvn, Md.\\nJune 28th. Moved to Frederick, Md.\\nJune 29th. Moved to Emmitsburg, Md.\\nJune 30th. Moved to within six miles of Gettysburg.\\nJuly 1st, A.M. Moved to Seminary Ridge, northwest of Gettys-\\nburg.\\nJuly 1st, 2d and 3d. Battle of Gettysburg.\\nJuly 6th. Moved to Emmittsburg.\\nJuly 7th. Moved to Middletown.\\nJuly 8th. Moved to and through South Mountain Pass.\\nJuly 9th. Moved to Boonsboro, Md.\\nJuly 1 2th. Moved to Funkstown and crossed the Antietam\\nCreek.\\nJuly 14th. Moved to Williamsport, Md.\\nJuly 15th. Moved to Crampton Gap, South Mountain.\\nJuly 1 6th.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moved to Petersville, Md.\\nJuly 1 8th.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Moved to Berlin, Md.\\nJuly 20th Moved to Middleburg, Va.\\nJuly 22d. Left Middleburg, arriving at Warrenton, July 23d.\\nJuly 30th. Moved off toward Rappahannock Riv^er, arriving at\\nRappahannock Station, August 2d.\\nSeptember i6th. Moved to Culpeper, Va.\\nSeptember 24th. Moved to Raccoon Ford.\\nOctober lOth. Moved to Morton s Ford,\\nOctober i ith. Moved to near Stevensburg.\\nOctober 12th. Moved to Kelly s Ford, on Rappahannock River.\\nOctober 13th. Moved to Bristoe Station.\\nOctober 14th. Moved to Centerville.", "height": "3645", "width": "2231", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "7\\nOctober 19th. Moved to Thoroughfare Gap.\\nOctober 20th. Left Thoroughfare Gap and arrived near Bnstoe\\nStation, October 24th.\\nNovember 15. Moved to Cedar Run Bridge.\\nDecember 5th. Moved to near Bealeton.\\nDecember 6th. Moved to Pollock s Mills.\\nDecember 24th. Moved to Culpeper.\\n1864.\\nFebruary 6th. Moved to Raccoon Ford, returning to camp at\\nCulpeper, February 7th.\\nMay 4th. Crossed Rapidan River at Germania Ford and moved\\non to Wilderness Tavern.\\nMay 5th. Engaged the enemy in the Wilderness.\\nMay 6th. Engaged the enemy in the Wilderness.\\nMay 7th. Moved to Spottsylvania, and engaged the enemy at\\nintervals until 21st.\\nMay 2 1 St. Moved to Guinea Station,\\nMay 22d. Moved to Bulls Church.\\nMay 23d. Moved to Jericho Ford, and engaged the enemy along\\nthe North Anna until 26th.\\nMay 26th. Recrossed North Anna and moved to Hanover Court-\\nHouse.\\nMay 29th. Moved to Bethesda Church, engaging the enemy\\nuntil June 6th.\\nJune 6th. Moved to Cold Harbor.\\nJune 6th to 12th. Battle of Cold Harbor.\\nJune 1 2th. Moved to James River.\\nJune 1 6th. Crossed James River and moved on to Petersburg,\\nengaging the enemy until June 19th.\\nJune 20th. Moved to camp one mile from the works.\\nJune 2 1 St. Moved to the front once more.\\nJuly 8th. Moved to Jerusalem Plank Road and threw up works.\\nJuly 17th. Moved the line closer up to the rebel works.\\nAugust 15th. Moved to the rear one mile to camp.\\nAugust i8th. Moved to Weldon Railroad and tore up the tracks\\nand engaged the enemy.\\nAugust 19th. Engaged the enemy on skirmish line.\\nAugust 20th. Moved to Yellow House.\\nAugust 2 1 St. Battle of Weldon Railroad.\\nSeptember 12th. Went into camp near Yellow House.\\nSeptember 25th. Moved into the breastworks.", "height": "3604", "width": "2122", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "R\\nSeptember 30th. Moved to Poplar Grove Church (Peeble s Farm).\\nOctober ist. Battle of Poplar Grove Church.\\nOctober 27th. Moved to Hatcher s Run.\\nOctober 28th. Engaged the enemy.\\nOctober 29th. Moved to near Peeble s Farm.\\nDecember 5th. Moved to Weldon Railroad.\\nDecember 6th, Moved to Jerusalem Plank Road,\\nDecember 7th. Moved to Sussex Court-House.\\nDecember 8th. Moved to Nottoway River, tearing up railroad.\\nDecember 9th. Moved seventeen miles further along the rail-\\nroad, tearing it up.\\nDecember loth. Moved towards camp, reaching there December\\n1 2th.\\n1865.\\nFebruary 5th. Moved to Hatcher s Run.\\nFebruary 6th and 7th. Engaged enemy at Dabney s Mills.\\nP ebruary 8th and 9th, Picketed near Dabney s Mills,\\nFebruary loth. Returned to camp.\\nFebruary nth. Crossed Weldon Railroad and went into camp.\\nMarch 29th. Moved toward Dinwiddie.\\nMarch 30th. Moved to Boydton Plank Road.\\nMarch 31st. Battle of Boydton Plank Road,\\nApril 1st. Engaged enemy at Five Forks.\\nApril 2d. Crossed South Side Railroad, reaching Richmond and\\nDanville Railroad April 5th, and moving through Jettersville April 6th.\\nApril 8th. Moved toward Appomattox, halting April 9th.\\nApril 9th. Surrender of Confederate Army.\\nApril 1 2th. Left Appomattox, reaching Prince Edward Court-\\nHouse April 13th and F armville April 14th,\\nApril 20th. March resumed, reaching Millville April 21st.\\nMay 2d. Moved to near Petersburg,\\nMay 3d. Moved through Petersburg.\\nMay 4th. Moved to Manchester.\\nMay 7th. Moved to Pamunky River.\\nMay 8th. Moved to Mattapony River.\\nMay 9th. Crossed Rappahannock River, reaching camp six miles\\nfrom Washington, D. C, May 12th.\\nMay 23d. Grand review in Washington.\\nJune 2d. Mustered out of United States service.\\nJune 3d. Left camp near Washington and arrived at Philadelphia\\nJune 4th.\\nJune 5th. Reviewed by General Meade and disbanded.", "height": "3645", "width": "2231", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "The regimental order quoted below will prove of great interest\\nto the survivors of the I2ist Regt. Penna. Vols., and is a valuable\\naddition to the history of the regiment\\nWar Department, Record and Pension Office,\\nWashington City, December 28, 1893.\\nW. W. Strong,\\nChairman of the Historical Committee\\nof the I2ist Regt. Penna. Vols.,\\nPhiladelphia, Pa.\\nSir In reply to your communication of the 26th instant, in\\nwhich you request to be furnished with a copy of the regimental\\norder complimenting certain men of the 121st Penna. Vols, for their\\nefforts in saving the colors at the battle of Fredericksburg, Va.,\\nDecember 13, 1862, 1 am directed by the Secretary of War to transmit\\nherewith the desired copy.\\nVery respectfully,\\nF. C. Ainsworth,\\nColonel, U. S. Army, Chief, Record and Pension Office.\\nHeadquarters I2IST Regt. Penna. Vols., First Brigade,\\nCamp near White Oak Church, December 30, 1862.\\nGeneral Order, No. 16:\\nThe Colonel commanding the regiment takes very great pleasure\\nin acknowledging the bravery and discipline of the officers and men\\nunder his command at the battle of Fredericksburg on Saturday,\\nDecember 13, 1862. It is also a peculiar gratification to him that the\\nvalor of these officers and men has been recognized by others out of\\nthe command.\\nThe commanding officer has requested and obtained from the\\nfield officers of the regiment and from company commanders in many\\ninstances a list of those who have particularly distinguished themselves\\nin that action. He regrets that from the vague returns of some of the\\ncompany commanders he is unable to do special justice to the men of\\nthose commands. The following is a list of the distinguished\\nBY colonel BIDDLE.\\nLieutenant Rosengarten, for gallantry in carrying off safely the\\nnational colors of the regiment after the fall of the color sergeant.", "height": "3604", "width": "2122", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "10\\nBY LIEUTENANT-COLONEL DAVIS.\\nLieutenant Ruth, of Company I Lieutenant Pippet, of Com-\\npany C, for distinguished bearing; Lieutenant Powell, of Company\\nC, for good conduct Lieutenant Plumer, of Company K, for\\ngood conduct; Sergeant Cowpland, of Company I, and Sergeant\\nBastian, of Company G, for good conduct.\\nBY MAJOR BIDDLE.\\nCaptain Ridgway, for resolute and skillful conduct in command\\nof his company; Captain Laurie and Lieutenants Raymond and\\nHulse, as deserving of .special notice; Private Bolton, of Company\\nK, wounded in both legs and a prisoner, for gallant conduct.\\nBY CAPTAIN RIDGWAY, OF COMPANY A.\\nSecond Lieutenant James S. Warner, for coolness and bravery\\nin discharge of his duty First Sergeant Philander R. Gray, for self-\\npossession and bravery in aiding to reform the broken lines, under\\nthe hottest fire of the enemy; Sergeant Henry H. Herpst, for cool-\\nness in discharge of his duty Sergeant Alexander McDowell, for\\nbravery Corporal John M. Bingham, for bravery Corporal Francis\\nH. Hilliard, for bravery.\\nBY LIEUTENANT ROSENGARTEN, IN COMMAND OF COMPANY D.\\nLieutenant Etting, for coolness and promptness throughout the\\naction Acting Orderly Sergeant William W. Horner, for aiding in\\nsaving the colors as the line was retiring Privates Auguste F. Claus\\nand Henry D. Ranch, for good conduct; Private John Galbraith,\\nfor good conduct.\\nBY LIEUTENANT ROBERTSON, COMMANDING COMPANY E.\\nSergeant John W. Chittick, for good conduct Sergeant William\\nG. Meigs, for good conduct Corporal William C. Ryall (wounded),\\nfor good conduct; Corporal Dempsey, for good conduct; Corporal\\nMcConnell, for good conduct; Private M. Adams, for good conduct;\\nPrivate Francis P. Doherty, for good conduct Private Thomas Foley,\\nfor good conduct Private James Higgins, for good conduct Private\\nJohn Schaffer, Jr., for good conduct (since died); Private Washington\\nTarr, for good conduct; Private John W. Terrill, for good conduct\\n(wounded); Private Daniel H. Weikel, for good conduct; Private\\nGeorge W. Miley, for good conduct.", "height": "3645", "width": "2231", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "II\\nBY CAPTAIN CLAPP, OF COMPANY F.\\nLieutenant J. K. Byers, Sergeant Kahl, Corporal Wise, Priv^ates\\nR. Swab and L. L. Say, for bravery and good conduct.\\nBY CAPTAIN LAURIE, OF COMPANY B.\\nSergeant G. Keen, Sergeant Wheeler, for good conduct Sergeant\\nZimmel, for good conduct; Corporal Wheeler, for good conduct;\\nCorporal Stefifan, for good conduct Corporal Rylands, for good con-\\nduct Corporal Slyoff, for good conduct Corporal Whaland, for good\\nconduct Corporal Cummings, for good conduct Corporal Hardy,\\nfor good conduct Private Thos. B. Cave, for soldierly conduct.\\nBY CAPTAIN WRIGLEV, OF COMPANY H.\\nSecond Lieutenant Harrison Lambdin, for gallant conduct Pri-\\nvate Robert Cummings, who, after being severely wounded and\\nordered to the rear, declined to go and continued fighting until com-\\npelled to leave the field Private A. Clay Matthews, for distinguished\\nconduct.\\nThe commanding officers of Companies I, C, G, K,\\nreport the general bravery and good conduct of their respective com-\\nmands as well as the captains of all other companies. The Colonel\\nregrets, however, that he has no means of acknowledging any dis-\\ntinguished service in the four companies referred to other than has\\nbeen done, which he would have been most happy to have done had\\nhe been supplied with the means of particularizing those worthy of\\ndistinction.\\nThe Colonel desires to acknowledge the valuable services of the\\nfield officers who so materially aided him, as also those of the\\nAdjutant. He refers with great satisfaction to the services of Surgeon\\nRamsey on the field.\\nThe memory of the gallant dead who perished on the field will\\never be held in grateful recollection by their officers and fellow-soldiers.\\nThe success which they endeavored to earn in common with their\\ncompanions was denied them, but their heroic conduct will not the\\nless leave honorable names to their families and friends.\\nBy order of\\nCol. Chapman Biddle.\\nThos. M. Hall,\\nAdjt. I2ist Peiina. Vols.\\ntofC", "height": "3604", "width": "2122", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "T2\\nOfficial copy, respectfully furnished for the information of W. W.\\nStrong.\\nF. C. AiNSWORTH,\\nColonel, U. S. Army, Chief of Office.\\nRecord and Pension Office,\\nWar Department, December 28, 1893.\\nERRATA.\\nPage 6.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 A. B. Markward should be B. V. Markward.\\nPage 256. Fifth Corporal William R. McDaniel should be Fifth\\nCorporal William T. McDanel.\\nPage 282. Second Corporal Chas. A. Winkworth was promoted\\nto Sergeant, date unknown.\\nPage 82. Explosion of the mine in front of the Ninth Corps is\\nstated to have occurred July 31st; it should be July 30th,\\nSince the publication of the History the following additional\\nitems of information relative to Company I ist Penna. Artillery\\nand Company A ist Penna. Artillery have been ascertained:\\nCOMPANY I FIRST PENNA. ARTILLERY.\\nAugust 9, 1844, the following members of Company I ist\\nPenna. Artillery were appointed Acting Sergeants until an election of\\nnon-commissioned officers was held\\nActing First Sergeant Chapman Biddle.\\nActing Second Sergeant Thomas C. Rockhill, Jr.\\nActing Third Sergeant Stewart.\\nActing Fourth Sergeant Ducachet.\\nActing Fifth Sergeant William E. Evans.\\nThe following officers were elected on the dates noted\\nFirst Sergeant Chapman Biddle, August 26, 1844, and First Lieu-\\ntenant November 10, 1846.\\nSecond Sergeant Lewis S. Ware, August 26, 1844.\\nThird Sergeant Thomas C. Rockhill, Jr., August 26, 1844.\\nFourth Sergeant H. W. Ducachet, Jr., August 26, 1844, and Third\\nSergeant March 4, 1845.\\nFifth Sergeant C. I. Biddle, August 26, 1844, Third Sergeant\\nJuly 8, 1845, and Second Lieutenant December i, 1846.", "height": "3645", "width": "2231", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "13\\nFirst Corporal Edward Bacon, August 26, 1844.\\nSecond Corporal A. G. M. Bowen, August 26, 1844.\\nThird Corporal J. B. Beers, August 26, 1844.\\nFourth Corporal F. W. Hemsley, August 26, 1844, First Corpo-\\nral March 4, 1845, Fourth Sergeant July 8, 1845, Second Sergeant\\nDecember 1 1, 1846.\\nHenry D. Landis elected Second Corporal September 2, 1845,\\nand First Sergeant November 10, 1846.\\nJohn T. Kille elected Third Corporal March 2, 1847, and Second\\nSergeant June i, 1847.\\nThomas C. Rockhill, Jr., elected Second Sergeant March 4, 1845.\\nSamuel Wilcox elected Second Corporal March 4, 1845, First\\nCorporal September 2, 1845, and Third Sergeant December 11, 1846.\\nRichard B. Duane elected Fourth Sergeant March 4, 1845.\\nR. C. McMurtrie elected Third Corporal March 4, 1845, and Fifth\\nSergeant September 2, 1845.\\nGeo. W. Biddle elected Fourth Corporal September 2, 1845, d\\nFirst Corporal March 3, 1846.\\nJ. H. Wheeler elected Third Corporal March 3, 1846, and First\\nCorporal March 2, 1847.\\nM. P. Henry elected Second Corporal March 3, 1846.\\nHenry Thouron elected Fourth Corporal March 3, 1846, and Sec-\\nond Corporal March 2, 1847.\\nW. T. Wilcox elected Fourth Corporal March 2, 1847.\\nH. S. Hagert elected Corporal June i, 1847.\\nHenry M. White elected Corporal June i, 1847.\\nHugh Nisbet elected Corporal June 14, 1847.\\nCaptain John Cadwalader resigned September 8, 1846, and First\\nLieutenant J. H. Markland was elected Captain of the company Octo-\\nber 22, 1846.\\nIn the list of members of Company I ist Penna. Artillery\\nT. Richards should be G. Richards, J. B, Barey should be J. B. Barry,\\nS. B. Hopkins should be S. B. Hoppin, J. A. Swaby should be Wm.\\nA. Swaby, J. M. Kibbin should be J. McKibbin, J. Price should be\\nIsaac Prince, Jr.\\nThe following extracts from the minutes of Company I ist\\nPenna. Artillery will be read with interest\\nAt a meeting held on Tuesday, May 12, 1846, at 8 p. m., it was\\nannounced that at a stated meeting of the Board of Officers of the\\nregiment, held on the iith inst, two resolutions were submitted for\\nconsideration, one of which was passed unanimously, and which was\\nin the following terms, viz.", "height": "3604", "width": "2122", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "H\\nRcsohcd, That the companies composing this regiment be\\nrequested to hold themselves in readiness to march at a moment s\\nwarning.\\nThe consideration of the other resolution was postponed until\\nFriday evening next at 8 o clock, in order to receive the reports of\\nthe Captains of the several companies. This resolution was in these\\nterms\\n^Resolved, That the Colonel be requested to tender the services\\nof the regiment to the President of the United States whenever or\\nwherever they may be needed.\\nWhereupon it was uuanimously\\nResolved, That we cordially respond to the recommendation of\\nthe Board of Officers and hold ourselves in readiness to follow any\\nrequisition that may be made upon us for duty the nature and occa-\\nsion of which we leave to be determined by the proper military\\nauthority.\\nAt a special meeting of the company, held at the office of\\nChapman Biddle, Esq on the evening of Monday, May 12, 1848,\\nJ. H. Markland, Esq., was called to the chair, and H. D. Landis\\nappointed Secretary. It was\\nResolved, That the company be and is hereby finally dissolved,\\nand that the Secretary be requested to notify Brigade Inspector Firth\\nof the same.\\nOn motion adjourned.\\nCOMPANY A, 1ST REGT. PENNA. ARTILLERY.\\nA meeting, called by Chapman Biddle, was held in his office,\\nApril 19, 1 86 1, at which a company of artillery was organized,\\nand afterwards designated as Company A, ist Regt. Penna.\\nArtillery.\\nOn May 2g, 1861, at an election, held at the armory of the\\ncompany, the following officers were duly elected\\nCaptain, Chapman Biddle Lieutenant, Henry D. Landis Lieu-\\ntenant, Alexander Biddle Lieutenant, Samuel Wilcox and com-\\nmissions, bearing that date, were issued to each of the above officers\\nby Governor Curtin.\\nOn July 16, 186 1, the company, by order of Captain Biddle, went\\ninto camp at Chadd s Ford, Delaware county, for purposes of instruction.", "height": "3645", "width": "2231", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "15\\nwhere they remained some ten days, all the above-named officers\\nbeing present.\\nIn August, 1862, on the organization of the 121st Regt. of\\nPenna. Vols., Captain Chapman Biddle and Lieutenant Alexander\\nBiddle resigned their respective positions as officers of Company A,\\nwhen an election was held at the armory to fill the vacancies\\noccasioned by said resignations, and the following officers were\\nelected\\nCaptain, Henry D. Landis First Lieutenant, Samuel C. Perkins\\nSecond Lieutenant, Samuel Wilcox.\\nSeptember, 1862, the Governor issued a call for volunteers to\\naid in preventing the then threatened invasion of Pennsylvania by\\nthe rebels. This call was almost unanimously responded to by the\\nmembers of Company A, who proceeded to Harrisburg on the\\n14th of that month, where they were mustered into service, under the\\nfollowing officers, viz.\\nCaptain, Henry D. Landis First Lieutenant, Samuel C. Perkins;\\nSecond Lieutenant, Samuel Wilcox when new commissions, bearing\\nthat date, were issued to each of the above officers.\\nThe company proceeded, on the 17th of September, by rail to\\nChambersburg, Pa., when they went into camp some three miles out-\\nside of the town, and, in company with some three or four thousand\\nother volunteers, went through a severe course of drill and discipline\\nfor two weeks, when they were ordered back to Philadelphia.\\nIll June, i86j, a second call was issued by the Governor for volun-\\nteers to assist in the defence of Pennsylvania against rebel invasion,\\nwhich was responded to by a large number of members of the old\\ncompany, the balance being made up by new men.\\nOn June 2g, i86j (Sunday), the news published in the morning\\npapers that the rebels were marching on Gettysburg, where doubtless\\na great battle would be fought, and, if successful, they would proceed\\nto Philadelphia, caused the greatest excitement in the city.\\nAfter a hurried consultation with some of the old members of\\nCompany A, who were not able to go out with it on this campaign,\\nit was concluded that a company should be at once raised, and placed\\nunder the command of the United States general officer then stationed\\nat Philadelphia.\\nBy that night fifty men had signed the roll, and, in response\\nto notice given in the papers on Monday, forty more joined the\\ncompany.", "height": "3604", "width": "2122", "jp2-path": "addendatohistory00penn_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "NOV 9 laL-\\n16\\nThe armory was kept open day and night for a week, and drills\\nwere going on several times each day during that period.\\n0}i July 28th, the company of Minute Men paraded as an escort\\nto Company A, who on that day returned home.\\nThe officers of this company were, viz,\\nCaptain, Samuel Wilcox; First Lieutenant, Charles Vezin\\nSecond Lieutenant, Clement B. 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