History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania . dedto the commissioners to pay a bounty of fifty dollarsto each recruit and make a loan for that purpose, andthe loan was subscribed for on the instant. Penns valley cheerfully gave up her sons, andCapt. Robert McFarlane, with one hundred and thirtymen, left Boalsburg on the 10th of August. H. Fairlambs company, one hundred andtwenty-five strong, left Bellefonte on the 14th. Onthe 15tb, on the way to Harrisburg, one of the carscaught fire, and John Andreas, a German belongingto Dr. Fairlambs company, leaped from the cars andwas a
History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania . dedto the commissioners to pay a bounty of fifty dollarsto each recruit and make a loan for that purpose, andthe loan was subscribed for on the instant. Penns valley cheerfully gave up her sons, andCapt. Robert McFarlane, with one hundred and thirtymen, left Boalsburg on the 10th of August. H. Fairlambs company, one hundred andtwenty-five strong, left Bellefonte on the 14th. Onthe 15tb, on the way to Harrisburg, one of the carscaught fire, and John Andreas, a German belongingto Dr. Fairlambs company, leaped from the cars andwas almost instantly killed. The above companieswere shortly followed by Capt. James F. Weaver, thetwo Capt. Forsters, Capt. Andrew Musser, and companies, and in the short space of onemonth seven companies were recruited and musteredinto the service. On the 8th of September the regiment known asthe One Hundred and Forty-eighth was organized atCamp Curtin, composed of the .above seven companiesfrom Centre County, two companies raised in Jeffer-.
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