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25th
Pennsylvania Regiment Infantry
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25th
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 1 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| Twenty-fifth Infantry. — Col., Henry L. Cake; Lieut.
-Col., John B. Selheimer ; Maj., Edward B. Pearson, Jr. The 25th
infantry was composed of the first five companies, who volunteered in
Pennsylvania, three new companies and two companies formed from the
surplus of the five original ones. At the outbreak of hostilities, the
need for the immediate presence of troops in Washington was so urgent
that the first five companies who responded were sent to the national
capital without waiting to perfect their regimental organization. They
were the Logan Guards of Lewistown ; the Allen Guard of Allentown ; the
Washington Artillery and the National Light Infantry of Pottsville ; and
the Ringgold Light Artillery of Reading. They were mustered into the U.
S. service on April 18, 1861, at Harrisburg for a three months' term,
and the same day left for Washington. Upon arriving in Baltimore hostile
demonstrations were made by the citizens and unchecked by the large body
of police present, but the detachment passed through the city in safety,
although almost entirely unarmed, the loaded revolvers of the Logan
Guards and their muskets which were capped and carried half-cocked,
though powder was lacking, being the only arms. This show of force and
the calm demeanor of the men held the furious mob at bay and the troops
arrived that evening in Washington, the first to reach the threatened
city. Cos. E, H and B garrisoned Fort Washington during the whole term
of service; Cos. A and C were assigned to guard duty at the Washington
arsenal and the remaining five companies joined the Rockville expedition
at Poolesville, marched to Williamsport and Martinsburg and were
assigned to the 7th brigade, 3d division. They shared in the marches to
Bunker Hill and Charlestown and were mustered out with the remainder of
the regiment at Harrisburg on July 26. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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