. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . A SOLDIER OF THE FIRST INFANTRY, National Guard ofPennsylvania (Gray Reserves), 1861-1911. (Henry K. Bush Brown, Sculptor.) 17 by the State, chiefly apportioned from the Federal Government, were12,080 muskets, many of them flint-locks, 4,706 rifles, 2,809 cavalryswords, 3,147 pistols and 60 six-pound bronze cannon. A large percent-age of this material was unfit for service. This condition accounts for the inability of the State to equip newly-formed bodies of soldiery with weapons for which they were constantlyappealing in the w
. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . A SOLDIER OF THE FIRST INFANTRY, National Guard ofPennsylvania (Gray Reserves), 1861-1911. (Henry K. Bush Brown, Sculptor.) 17 by the State, chiefly apportioned from the Federal Government, were12,080 muskets, many of them flint-locks, 4,706 rifles, 2,809 cavalryswords, 3,147 pistols and 60 six-pound bronze cannon. A large percent-age of this material was unfit for service. This condition accounts for the inability of the State to equip newly-formed bodies of soldiery with weapons for which they were constantlyappealing in the winter and spring of 1861. The inadequacy of the State military establishment in 1861 is evi-denced by the Act of the Legislature dated April 12th, providing forthe office of adjutant-general, which official was also designated to actas paymaster-general, inspector-general and judge advocate. He wasbonded in the sum of $20,000. His salary was $500 per year, with anallowance of $3 per diem for each day when actually engaged in theservice of the State.* The lesson
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