. A city's danger and defense. Or, Issues and results of the strikes of 1877, containing the origin and history of the Scranton city guard . ers could be com-pleted correctly, they were mustered into the service of theState of Pennsylvania as a part of the National Guard, underthe title of The Scranton City Guard. This mustering inwas done by Major Espy, of General Osbornes staff. Theofficers, as chosen by the several companies, were sworn in,and in due time received their commissions. They were thenauthorized to elect a major, under the presidency of CaptainBryson. Henry M. Boies, who had pre
. A city's danger and defense. Or, Issues and results of the strikes of 1877, containing the origin and history of the Scranton city guard . ers could be com-pleted correctly, they were mustered into the service of theState of Pennsylvania as a part of the National Guard, underthe title of The Scranton City Guard. This mustering inwas done by Major Espy, of General Osbornes staff. Theofficers, as chosen by the several companies, were sworn in,and in due time received their commissions. They were thenauthorized to elect a major, under the presidency of CaptainBryson. Henry M. Boies, who had presided at the first andsecond meetings which led to the organization of the fourcompanies, and had then joined his family at the seashore, waselected major, with general good feeling. Mr. Boies had received a military training, in some measure,while a member of the Ellsworth Zouaves, just at the openingof the civil war, but had been prevented by family obligationsfrom enlisting when so many of these Zouaves marched to thefront. He was, therefore, without satisfactory experience forsuch a command, according to his own judgment. He could.
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