. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . enth day of June, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. ALEXANDER HENRY, Mayor of Philadelphia. BEFORE GETTYSBURG, THE HOME GUARD ON DUTY.(From a war time poster.) HEAD-Ql ARTERS, HOME GUARD, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, June 16th, the authority of on Art of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,entitled An Act relating to the Home Guard of the City of Philadelphia, approved the sixteenthday of May, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and of the requirement of theHON. ALEXAN
. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . enth day of June, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three. ALEXANDER HENRY, Mayor of Philadelphia. BEFORE GETTYSBURG, THE HOME GUARD ON DUTY.(From a war time poster.) HEAD-Ql ARTERS, HOME GUARD, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, June 16th, the authority of on Art of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,entitled An Act relating to the Home Guard of the City of Philadelphia, approved the sixteenthday of May, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and of the requirement of theHON. ALEXANDER HENRY, Mavor of the Citv made pursuant thereto, and hereto prefixed,the undersigned assumes the duties FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE PlffiLIC PEACE AND THE DEFENCE OF THE CITY. He Invites the support and co-operation of his fellow-citizens, and of all the Authorities,National, State and Municipal, in the performance of big responsible duties. A. J. PLEASONTON, Wm. BRADFORD Brigadier General Commanding in Philadelphia Assistant Adjutant General. -s;iMiii»atii. AJWfcVr*^ AT FIFTH AND CHESTNUT STREETS, JUNE, 1863.(From Frank Leslies Weekly.) 249 INDEPENDENT BATTERY MILITIA LIGHT ARTILLERY Captain E. Spencer Officers and Men. Having been mustered into the United States service upon June 19th, 1863,for the emergency, this battery was forwarded from Harrisburg to Chambersburgwith a column under Brigadier-General Joseph F. Knipe. Retreating before thesuperior numbers of the enemy to Carlisle, the command was engaged in disputingthe approach of Ewells Confederates toward Harrisburg. At Oyster Point, a fewmiles west from the State capital, the battery with its infantry support turned backthe invading column. This affair, upon June 28th, 1863, was the most northerly pointof conflict in the Civil War. The battery was mustered out July 25th, 1863. FIRST TROOP PHILADELPHIA CITY CAVALRY. Captain Samuel J. Officers and Men. With thousands of soldiers hastening to the
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