. History of the 127th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, familiarly known as the "Dauphin County regiment." Authorized by the regimental assocaition and prepared by its committee . er as soldiers may be better un-derstood when the record is examined, showing that therewas not a single desertion from the company during theirentire service. From the time, (May 6th), the regiment returned toliarrisburg. Company E were engaged in provost andguard duty, until May 29th, when they were musteredout of the service, and were paid on Saturday, May 30th,at Harrisburg, and returned to Lebanon the same aft
. History of the 127th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, familiarly known as the "Dauphin County regiment." Authorized by the regimental assocaition and prepared by its committee . er as soldiers may be better un-derstood when the record is examined, showing that therewas not a single desertion from the company during theirentire service. From the time, (May 6th), the regiment returned toliarrisburg. Company E were engaged in provost andguard duty, until May 29th, when they were musteredout of the service, and were paid on Saturday, May 30th,at Harrisburg, and returned to Lebanon the same after-noon, where they were met at the depot by the UnionLeague of Lebanon, headed by the Perseverance marched through the principal streets, and haltedin front of the Court House, where an address of welcomewas given by Hon. John W. Killinger, and then weretaken to the Court House yard, where a fine collation wasserved by the ladies of Lebanon and the Loyal UnionLeague. After the banquet. Rev. Dr. Harbaugh made anaddress which was responded to by Captain Greenawalt,followed by six cheers for the captain, and the boys thenreturned to their homes. C. R. Lantz. :i!?*. n. CAPTAIN W. H. HUMM£L. (.■ipl;iiii Co. 127th Kcsinicnl, I. V. Lniiiliir Morrliiiiit, Anburu, 111. COMPANY F: fwTTlHEN the call was issued for men to serve in theI W I army for nine months, a number of memberst^^l connected with the Hope Engine Company, , of Harrisburg, banded together for the pur-pose of organizing a company under that call. W. and Thomas G. Sample were the prime movers,both being members of the Hope Company. Sometwenty-eight members of the fire company enrolled, anda recruiting office was opened. In a short time the enroll-ment progressed until nearly its full complement of menwere secured, some coming from the other fire companiesof the city. The competition for recruits by the different compan-ies organizing at Harrisburg was very keen, as each company desired to be t
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