NEWS: The Alleghanian; 20 Oct 1864; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ The Alleghanian Ebensburg, Pa. Thursday, 20 Oct 1864 Volume 6, Number 4 Etchings Frank K. Herlinger, of this county, now a soldier for the Union and stationed at Camp Curtin called to see us last week. He was looking well as usual. The Johnstown TRIBUNE last week made its appearance enlarged and improved. It now contains seven columns to a page, each column considerably longer than before. It is one of the largest papers outside the cities and seeing that Messrs. Swank and Elder are its editors, we are confident it will be one of the best. Success to it! We are glad to see it announced in the daily papers that Capt. David Fox of Co. A, 55th P. V. has escaped from Charleston prison. Corp. Ed Rodgers of Co. F, 187th P. V. and George Williams of Co. C, 19th U. S. I., have returned home, the former on a ten-days' furlough and the latter by reason of expiration of term of service. The 187th regiment in which are quite a number of Cambrians is now stationed in Philadelphia and will probably be distributed throughout the State on provost duty. Mr. Wm. A. Leavy, of Co. A, 55th P. V. was at home for some days past on sick leave. From Our Soldiers Letter from Co. C, 209th P. V. Bermuda Hundred, Oct. 10 One-third of October is gone, the time of the "sere and yellow leaf" is here and yet the sun sends his rays with a heat that is far from comfortable to those who have been fanned the summer long by the cool breezes of the Alleghanies. While with you the Frost King has begun to nip, and earth is disrobing herself of her green, with us the flies still gather in swarms, the grasshopper jumps from beneath the foot at every step and the musketo (sic) bites with a frequency and a keenness that are far from comfortable. Nature would still triumph in her summer glory had not the necessity of war disrobed the earth of her beauty and left the beautiful places desolated. Our object here is to hold a portion of the line of fortifications extending from the James on the right to the Appomattox on the left. Our principal duty is that of picketing. On the picket line is no firing, though the posts are within easy hailing distance. On Wednesday, the 3d instant, we received the first mail had since our departure from Harrisburg. Since then it has come regularly. The health of the company is good. But two were reported this morning to the Surgeons and only one each day for several days past. None of the company either are or have been dangerously ill since we left Ebensburg. The muster roll of the company is as follows: Captain: Robert Litzinger Lieutenants: 1st Samuel W. Davis 2d Hugh Jones Sergeants: 1st Samuel Singleton 2d Alex Jones 3d Elbridge Stiles 4th Ed. J. Humphrey 5th Edward Owens Corporals: 1st Flory H. Baker 2d Thos. J. Evans 3d Richd. W. Pryce 4th Wm. H. Davis 5th Jos. A. Elliott 6th Wm. T. Baum 7th G. W. Gissinger 8th R. E. Scott Privates: Christr. C. Adams M'Ginley J. Adams Reuben Brown Thos. W. Brookbank Thos. Bumford James C. Burtnett Hartman Berg Wm. Clement Wm. H. Clark * Rodney Charles Terrence Delozier H. W. Delozier John Diffey * John E. Davis Joshua J. Davis Thos. B. Davis Thos. D. Davis Jack Davis Henry Darr John Darby Uriah Emigh Hugh H. Evans Evan C. Evans Thomas E. Evans Peter Earhart James Farley * Edward Francis Jacob Fulmer Richard Griffith John Gittings Ed. W. Humphreys Henry Houp Thomas L. Jones Robert A. Jones Jonathan Jones John A, Jones Evan S. Jones William A. Jones William W. Jones * Daniel T. James David J. James William M. James Thomas Jervis John Kelley * Jackson Lamberson G. W. Lamberson Richard D. Lane * Alex Leslie James Lee * Francis Murray * John Morgan Wm. H. Montague James Myers Peter S. Myers James O'Brien * David Powell, Jr. John Rager John Schwauster * George Smith * Gordon Sinclair Archy Smith Wallace S. Stiles Wm. Stonebraker Adam Shinafelt Thomas. R. Williams Peter Wagner James Yinger * Deserters Truly, [Signed] Gamma From Johnstown Johnstown, October 17, 1864 The election passed off remarkably quietly here. The vote falls short of that polled at the Governor's election. In the 5th ward and Millville boro there is an opposition gain while in Conemaugh and Cambria boros they fall behind considerably. Barker leads his ticket in four wards Johnstown and in the first ward Conemaugh. The largest vote polled is for Engelbach. On Monday night last a squad of the cavalry stationed here proceeded to Richland township to arrest deserters. A family named Fox, two of whom had been drafted and failed to report, attempted to resist the squad and at least one shot was fired from their house at the soldiers. The fire was returned and John Fox, who is thought to be the one who first shot, was stuck in the back by a bullet which penetrated the lung, inflicting a mortal wound. The father and two sons, a man named Baumgardner, who has been drafted three times, a man named Kroft and another named Horner, were all subsequently arrested and brought to the military camp in this place. Horner was subsequently released as it was found he had never been notified of the fact that he had been drafted. The others were sent to Provost Marshal headquarters on Wednesday. The wound of John Fox, who was not removed from home, must prove fatal. Mr. John Ryan, a worthy citizen of Cambria boro, was also arrested on Monday, but upon producing proof that he had reported and had been exempted, he was promptly released. A number of Capt. Bonacker's company, 54th P. V., arrived home here last week, their term of service having expired. These boys have seen some pretty active service latterly. They are all loud in praise of their gallant Colonel John P. Linton, who is expected home the present week. By a letter from City Point, Va., I learn that the 21st Pa. Cav., are now in camp near that place and that they will be remounted as soon as they can be supplied with horses. This regiment has been through several severe actions in front of Petersburg and mourns the loss of many of its members among whom are some brave Johnstown boys. Standing at the depot one day last week I was agreeably surprised to see Mr. George D. Berlin, agent to recruit negroes in the revolted States, step off the train. It was currently reported and generally believed a few weeks ago that the guerillas in Georgia had gobbled him up and in accordance with their usual custom, had strung him up to the nearest tree. But it appears the story was a canard and I am glad of it. A Squad of Cambria Men Captured On the 3d inst., a skirmish took place between a battalion of the 204th regiment P. V. and Moseby's command, near Manassas Junction, Va., wherein Lieut. Hay and thirty-three privates (all Cambria county men) of Co. D were captured. Co. D had been detailed as skirmishers when Moseby's cavalry made a sudden and unexpected charge upon them and gobbled them up. The following are the casualties and missing in the company: Wounded: Lieut. David Hutzen, in thigh Corporal Joseph Hutzen, right shoulder Missing: First Lieut. John B. Hay Sergeant Geo. Fleming Sergeant Joseph Luther Corporal Peter Beemish Corporal John Luther Corporal John Heckman Michael Berry Leonard Boyer Sylvester Crum Christian Dorris Conrad Eichensayer Geo. Fisher Davis Forber John Forsyth Levi Horner Henry Hartman Reuben Hoffman Thom. J. Hughes Adam Kemry Samuel Kern John Lock William Luther Anthony Miller Wm. Mowry Ferd. Newkirk Ed. Page John Peterson Luke Rattigan C. S. Roshon John Smith George Wier Wm. Young