One hundred years with the State Fencibles : a history of the First Company State Fencibles, Infantry Corps State Fencibles, Infantry Battalion State Fencibles, and the Old Guard State Fencibles, 1813-1913 . ts ancient reputation, and have always been acredit to its native City and the great Commonwealth of Penn-sylvania, and still keeps marching, marching; marching on, biddingdefiance. It has been the aim of the author to give a brief and con-densed History of the State Fencibles; The Infantry Corps StateFencibles; The Infantry Battalion State Fencibles, and The OldGuard State Fencibles. It m
One hundred years with the State Fencibles : a history of the First Company State Fencibles, Infantry Corps State Fencibles, Infantry Battalion State Fencibles, and the Old Guard State Fencibles, 1813-1913 . ts ancient reputation, and have always been acredit to its native City and the great Commonwealth of Penn-sylvania, and still keeps marching, marching; marching on, biddingdefiance. It has been the aim of the author to give a brief and con-densed History of the State Fencibles; The Infantry Corps StateFencibles; The Infantry Battalion State Fencibles, and The OldGuard State Fencibles. It must be kept in mind, in reading the following pages, that theoriginal company was commonly designated a corps, until 1876,when the said body was incorporated as the Infantry CorpsState Fencibles, and two years later the corps expanded into aBattalion. The Old Guard was originally organized in 1854, andwas kept together in a more or less perfunctory way until 1901,when the Fencibles were precipitated into a law suit to recoverpossession of the Armory, and since that date the Old Guard hasmaintained a very active existence. The art work in this book is from the brush of Captain Edw. T. S. CAPTAIN AND ADJUTANT THOMAS S. LANARD. CONTENTS. CHAPTER 1—1812-1814 War of 1812—Organization of the State Fencibles—Preparation for War—Tender of Service to Governor—State Fencibles at Camps Bloom-field and DuPont—Fencibles Assigned to the Advanced Light Brigade—Close of the War—Fencibles Return to Philadelphia 1 CHAPTER 11—1815-1826 After the War of 1812—Election of Captain John C. McCall—Election ofCaptain Charles F. Roberts—Election of Captain James Page—Cele-bration of Independence Day—Echoes of Old Walnut Street Prison—Organization of First Band—Military Funerals— First Excursion ofState Fencibles—Parades—Inspections—Celebration of ThanksgivingDay 10 CHAPTER III—1827-1831 Anniversary of Battle of New Orleans—Military Day—Visit to
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