. Abraham Lincoln and men of war-times : some personal recollections of war and politics during the Lincoln administration ; with introduction by Dr. Lambdin. of the Army of the Potomac, oc-cupies a distinctive place in the history of Pennsylva-nia heroism. How it was organized has already beenstated in these articles. How it was summoned by thepatriotism and sagacity of Governor Curtin when thenational government had not only not called for it, butrefused to accept it; how the legislature was appealed toby the Governor, and a State organization effected alikefor the protection of the Sta
. Abraham Lincoln and men of war-times : some personal recollections of war and politics during the Lincoln administration ; with introduction by Dr. Lambdin. of the Army of the Potomac, oc-cupies a distinctive place in the history of Pennsylva-nia heroism. How it was organized has already beenstated in these articles. How it was summoned by thepatriotism and sagacity of Governor Curtin when thenational government had not only not called for it, butrefused to accept it; how the legislature was appealed toby the Governor, and a State organization effected alikefor the protection of the State and the general govern-ment; how it was frantically called for by the same au-thorities who had rejected it when disaster fell upon theUnion forces at Bull Run; how it promptly marched toWashington and ended panic by assuring the safety ofthe capital,—are matters of history known to all; andwhen it is remembered that it had such commanders asMcCall, Meade, Reynolds, Ord, and Crawford, and bri-gade commanders who have shed lustre upon the skilland heroism of Pennsylvania soldiers, and that morethan one-half of its entire force fell wounded or dead ?M2. (Photo by Gutekunst, Philadelphia.) MAJOR GENERAL S. W. CRAWFORD. I THE PENNSYLVANIA RESERVE CORPS. 393 in battle, it is not surprising that the Pennsylvania Re-serve Corps occupies a unique position in the annalsof Pennsylvania achievement and sacrifice in our civilwar. The command of the Reserves was first offered to Gen-eral INIcClellan, and he had accepted, but on his way toHarrisburg he was stopped at Columbus, Ohio, where hewas prevailed upon to accept the command of the OhioState troops. It was then offered to General Franklin,but he declined, as he had been promoted to a colonelcyin the regular army. It was then tendered to GeneralIMcCall of Chester county, Pennsylvania, a retired armyofficer, who proved to be an excellent disciplinarian anda most gallant soldier. General INIcCall earnestly devotedhimself, and at once
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