. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. ned that reinforcementswere arriving on the field, the first we had seen that day, and sent an orderly sergeant,now a lieutenant, to give notice of our position, lest, being so far in advance of original lineof battle and it getting dark, we might be mistaken for the enemy. I was then carried off and I cotrid see my gallant comrades were maintaining the un-equal contest. I never saw such recklessness of danger as was exhibited that day. Iwas wounded about, or near, 8 oclock , getting dark. This regiment, during this
. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. ned that reinforcementswere arriving on the field, the first we had seen that day, and sent an orderly sergeant,now a lieutenant, to give notice of our position, lest, being so far in advance of original lineof battle and it getting dark, we might be mistaken for the enemy. I was then carried off and I cotrid see my gallant comrades were maintaining the un-equal contest. I never saw such recklessness of danger as was exhibited that day. Iwas wounded about, or near, 8 oclock , getting dark. This regiment, during this battle, was not in rear of line of battle adopted by you. Very respectfully, Jno. Cuthbertson, Sen. Capt. 9th regt P. R. C. * Capt. Cooper, who still lives, recently informed the writer that the force of the enemyreferred to was ten times the strength of this attacking force. Captains Cuthbertson, Adams, and Miller were all wounded at or about eight Company C, 63d P. V., Captain Jason R. Hanna, also participated in this engagement,but on another part of the a. lvp* v j<; . ^^ 1 < ?MEjtf^i ** ** r dJ^fl^aS^ L. History of Beaver County 505 The 39th Regiment, 10th Reserve P. V. I. (three years).—This regiment was recruited in the western section of the State,two companies in Beaver County, viz., F. and K, the former,under Captain Milo R. Adams of Beaver, and the latter underCaptain Samuel Miller. Most of the companies were organizedfor the three months service, but at the first call for the threeyears service responded promptly. They had had but littlemilitary training, but were composed of men of more than usualintelligence and education, many of them having been teachers,or being college graduates. The companies rendezvoused atCamp Wilkins, near Pittsburg. The regimental organizationwas effected during the last days of June, 1861, John S. McCal-mont of Venango County, a graduate of West Point and anofficer of the Regular Army, being chosen Colonel; James
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