Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . he ranks. Under these calls five thousand, one hundred and menof Pennsylvania assembled in the department of the ^lonongahelaand thirty-one thousand, four hundred and twent\--two in thedepartment of the Susquehanna. The force thus constituted wasorganized by General Couch, under whom also extensive fortifica-tions were constructed opposite Harrisburg; and the assemblingthere of troops and the erection of the defenses had the efifect toretard the advance of the enemy and enable the army of the Poto-mac
Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . he ranks. Under these calls five thousand, one hundred and menof Pennsylvania assembled in the department of the ^lonongahelaand thirty-one thousand, four hundred and twent\--two in thedepartment of the Susquehanna. The force thus constituted wasorganized by General Couch, under whom also extensive fortifica-tions were constructed opposite Harrisburg; and the assemblingthere of troops and the erection of the defenses had the efifect toretard the advance of the enemy and enable the army of the Poto-mac to arrive in time to avert a dreadful calamity; and when atlast the battle of Gettysburg was fought Pennsylvania outnum- 404 Curt ills Ad 111 ill ist ration bcred any other State in tlie a,t;\i;re^ate of troops fnrnislierl, andthe city ot Phihulclpliia liad the honor to fnrnish a large contin-gent of tlie men from tlie State. Under the Presidents call,previously mentioned, New York sent six thousand, tliree hundredand eiq-htv-fne men, and New Terso\- sent five Imiidred and two. William Bradford Dorn 1755; in 1780, attorney-general of Penn-sylvania; in 1794, attorney-general of UnitedStates; died 1795 men. Referring more particularly to the character of the forcesand number of men furnished under the emergency calls of 1863,and to remove all question as to the loyalty of the Pennsylvaniamilitia during that period, it may be said that in the department oftlie Monongahela there were raised regiments 54 to 58, one un-attached company of artillery and one of cavalry, for ninety days 405 Pennsylvania Colonial and Federal service, a total of three thousand, seven hundred and fifty men;and in the same department for six months service, there wereraised one battaHon and one compan)^ of infantr}-, one battalion ofcavalry and one company of artillery, a total of one thousand, fourhundred and sixteen men. At the same time there were formedin the department of the Susquehanna for three mont
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