Pennsylvania, colonial and federal : a history, 1608-1903 . aged in the navigation of the rivers, lakes and otherwaters within the jurisdiction of the State; of all persons engagedin the construction of ships and crafts upon such waters; of shipowners, meinbers of yacht clubs and other associations for aquaticpursuits; of all officers and former enlisted men of the UnitedStates navy, all subject to existing laws relating to the qualifica-tions for and exemptions from military service in the nationalguard. Tt \vas provided that, in time of peace, there be no morethan two battalions of naval nat
Pennsylvania, colonial and federal : a history, 1608-1903 . aged in the navigation of the rivers, lakes and otherwaters within the jurisdiction of the State; of all persons engagedin the construction of ships and crafts upon such waters; of shipowners, meinbers of yacht clubs and other associations for aquaticpursuits; of all officers and former enlisted men of the UnitedStates navy, all subject to existing laws relating to the qualifica-tions for and exemptions from military service in the nationalguard. Tt \vas provided that, in time of peace, there be no morethan two battalions of naval national guard, and that when organ-ized thev should be known as the Naval Force of the State ofPennsylvania, but in time of war for the defense of coasts, lakesand harbors the commander-in-chief was authorized to increasethe force bcNond the limit prescribed in the act. In 1893 ^^^ forces of the national guard consisted of fifteenregiments, one battalion and four companies and one independentcompany of infantry, three com])anies of artillery, three com- 248. David Dixon Porter Xaval officer; autlior; took important part inCivil War; raised to rank of rear-admiral,1862; vice-admiral. 1866; admiral, 1870 Military Affairs panics of cavalry, and (jnc naval militia Ijattalion of two divisions(each division equals one company of infantry) in the first brig-ade and one division in the second brigade. The military forcesof the State comprised 680 commissioned officers and en-listed men, an aggregate force of 8,612. In the same year thenumber of persons in the State subject to military duty ^.vas 790,-451 men. In 1898, soon after war with Spain was declared, PresidentMcKinley called on the governor of Pennsylvania for ten regi-ments of infantry and four batteries of artillery, or a total of 10,-800 troops to serve for two years. On April 28, three days afterthe call, the entire division of national guard^ reported for duty,ninety-nine per cent, of the total strength being present. T
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