. History of the 127th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, familiarly known as the "Dauphin County regiment." Authorized by the regimental assocaition and prepared by its committee . CHAPTER Formation of the Regiment. HE result of the first fifteen months ofthe great Civil War, proved to be veryunsatisfactory to the Government atWashington; but little headway wasmade, and the Confederates were becom-ing aggressive; so the authorities at theCapital concluded to call for more troops,and on the 7th of July, 1862, PresidentLincoln issued his Proclamation, callingfor 300,000 more volunteers to s
. History of the 127th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, familiarly known as the "Dauphin County regiment." Authorized by the regimental assocaition and prepared by its committee . CHAPTER Formation of the Regiment. HE result of the first fifteen months ofthe great Civil War, proved to be veryunsatisfactory to the Government atWashington; but little headway wasmade, and the Confederates were becom-ing aggressive; so the authorities at theCapital concluded to call for more troops,and on the 7th of July, 1862, PresidentLincoln issued his Proclamation, callingfor 300,000 more volunteers to serve forthree years, or during the war. Recruiting had become languid, a draft was imminent,and the designated officers, authorized to raise regiments,were meeting with indifferent success. It was apparentthat the men did not care to volunteer for so long a temjas three years, notwithstanding the inducement of liberalbounties offered. The great War Governor of Pennsylva-nia, joined by the Governors of the other States, made anappeal to the President to accept the required quotas fromtheir respective States for a shorter term of service, andthe consent of the War Department was reluctant
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