Pennsylvania, colonial and federal : a history, 1608-1903 . e to contain not less than 500 nor more than 1,000 men;volunteer companies w-ere authorized and regulations were pro-vided for them; the regiments were renumbered, and special rulesprovided how^ and when the militia might be called into activeservice. On March 26, 1808, a supplemental act authorized addi-tional volunteer companies, the formation of which appears tohave become popular about this time. This movement had itsorigin in Philadelphia and soon extended into other localities, un-til nearly every company in the service was reso
Pennsylvania, colonial and federal : a history, 1608-1903 . e to contain not less than 500 nor more than 1,000 men;volunteer companies w-ere authorized and regulations were pro-vided for them; the regiments were renumbered, and special rulesprovided how^ and when the militia might be called into activeservice. On March 26, 1808, a supplemental act authorized addi-tional volunteer companies, the formation of which appears tohave become popular about this time. This movement had itsorigin in Philadelphia and soon extended into other localities, un-til nearly every company in the service was resolved into a volun-teer organization with a distinguishing name, yet remained a partof the military system of the State. In 1808 the legislatureauthorized the troops of cavalry, companies of artillery, riflemenand light infantry comprising the Military Legion of Philadel-phia, to elect a colonel commandmant and other field officers. Thus was constituted the militia forces of the State duringthe second war with Great Britain. The records of its soldiery 228. Military Afifairs ill that struggle cannot become a part of this chapter, being treat-ed elsewhere in this work, yet the deeds of valor performed by thevolunteers and the regular militia form an honorable page in na-tional military history. In 1822, by an act passed April 2, the militia system was againremodeled, and the territory of the State was made to comprisesixteen military divisions, constituted as follows : First division,the city and county of Philadelphia; Second, the counties ofBucks and Montgomery; Third, Chester and Delaware; Fourth,Lancaster; Fifth, York and Adams; Sixth, Dauphin, Lebanon,Berks and Schuylkill; Seventh, Northampton, Pike and Lehigh;Eighth, Northumberland, Union, Columbia, Luzerne, Susque-hanna and Wayne; Ninth, Lycoming, Potter, McKean, Bradfordand Tioga; Tenth, Mifflin, Centre, Huntingdon and Clearfield;Eleventh, Cumberland, Perry and Franklin; Twelfth, Bedford,Somerset and Cambria; Thirteenth,
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