History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . nianded the )n]iaiiyPittsburgh, and after two years alisenee, returningto Fayette, he was again elected ea|itain, and contin-ued in command until Xur had his militaryproclivities entirely forsaken him when the war brokeout in the spring of 18G1. He raised and organizeda company of mounted men for any service thatmight fall to it at home or in the field, in whichsome of his old comrades of the Fayette cavalryjoined him. Hearing that the Black Horse Cavalry wasplundering No
History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . nianded the )n]iaiiyPittsburgh, and after two years alisenee, returningto Fayette, he was again elected ea|itain, and contin-ued in command until Xur had his militaryproclivities entirely forsaken him when the war brokeout in the spring of 18G1. He raised and organizeda company of mounted men for any service thatmight fall to it at home or in the field, in whichsome of his old comrades of the Fayette cavalryjoined him. Hearing that the Black Horse Cavalry wasplundering Northwestern Virginia and threateningMorgantown, he loaded wagons with provisions, mus-tered his troop, and started for them. By the timethey reached the Cheat River the command hadswelled to two hundred. This advent into West Vir-ginia was greeted with the greatest enthusiasm. Thewomen rushed into the roads, throwing up theirhands, and shouting, The Pennsylvanians havecome! the Pennsylvanians have come! When hereached Grafton the accession to his force liad aug-mented it to five hundred. There was but little. ,1^ JdOjla/tfa^^ GEORGES TOWNSHIP. 5S7 military discipline among the men, but they were all ! son yourself when you have the power, and Juliet youwell armed and good marksmen, and to a body of are entirely too much of a politician for a , like themselves, would have proved no Growing warm in a discussion during the war,insignificant foe. The rebels abandoned Grafton as he declared a wish that old Jackson was back tothey entered it, and there seeming no further use 1 shoot down rebels and hang up traitors to the them they returned liome. It is believed this i What! said some one present, would you bringunauthorized raid saved West Virginia to the Union. old Jackson back? Yes, to save the Union, was the answer. Forgive him his war on the tariff andthe Bank? Yes; and the salt-pans too; anythingto punish Rebellion and save the Union, was hisreply. With
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