. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . THE THREE MONTHS VOLUNTEERS, 1861. T ~^HE traditions of the Pennsylvania militiaare interwoven with those of the AmericanRevolution and of subsequent wars inwhich the nation has been engaged. Thevarious subordinate commands in the State havealways been the nuclei of companies and regimentswhich have instantly responded to the call of theCommonwealth and the nation, and it was logicalthat the three months regiments of the State,recruited under the first call of President Lincoln,should have been largely composed of these Key-ston
. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . THE THREE MONTHS VOLUNTEERS, 1861. T ~^HE traditions of the Pennsylvania militiaare interwoven with those of the AmericanRevolution and of subsequent wars inwhich the nation has been engaged. Thevarious subordinate commands in the State havealways been the nuclei of companies and regimentswhich have instantly responded to the call of theCommonwealth and the nation, and it was logicalthat the three months regiments of the State,recruited under the first call of President Lincoln,should have been largely composed of these Key-stone guardsmen. It will ever stand to the gloryof Pennsylvania that five companies of her militiawere the First Defenders of the City of Wash-ington and the guardians of the Capitol buildingand archives in April, 1861. That these minute men were all from interiorcities does not detract from the spirit of militaryardor and activity then pervading Philadelphia. Allof the then existent State militia commands in thiscity were included in the volunteer regiments fromPhiladelphia, which served under the
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