Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.9

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History of Cambria County, V.2

HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. 9

Summit. They were brothers of Mrs. William W. Wike, now residing in Conemaugh.
John White Geary was born near Mount Pleasant, West-moreland county, December 30, 1819, and died at Harrisburg, February 8, 1873. After the “Highlanders” returned from the Mexican war, where he had won the right to wear the eagle at the head of the Second Pennsylvania Regiment, he went to San Francisco as one of the “forty-niners.” In that year he was selected as the first postmaster of that place, and in 1850 he was elected its first mayor. President Pierce appointed him governor of Kansas in 1856, in the midst of the terrible struggle led by John Brown. He resigned that position, like most all of the northern men who were deputed by Pierce and Buchanan to govern in accordance with the views of the pro-slavery administration. He was among the first to enlist in the Civil war, and made a brilliant record. He was a brigadier-general on April 25, 1862, and commanded a divison at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Lookout Mountain, and marched with Sherman to the sea. His division was among the 15,000 troops transferred from the east to the west in eight days, a distance of over 1,300 miles, accompanied by the artillery, horses, ammunition and all equipments for battle, by that marvelous man, Edward M. Stanton. Gen. Geary was elected governor of Pennsylvania in '66 and was re-elected in '69. He died a few weeks after the inauguration of Gov. Hartranft. Gen Geary lived on Washington street, Johnstown, while he was engaged as an assistant to the superintendent of the Old Portage railroad , and was so employed when he organized and lead the “Highlanders” to Mexico.

GOVERNOR GEARY'S COMPANY C

Muster roll of John Humphrey's (late J.W. Geary's Company B, Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, commanded by Col. John W. Geary (late W.B. Roberts), called into the service of the United States by the President of the United States under the Act of Congress approved the thirteenth day of May, 1846, at Pittsburg, Pa. (the place of general rendezvous), on the third day of January, 1847, to serve for the term of during the war with Mexico, from the date of enrollment, unless sooner discharged; on the thirtieth day of April, 1848 (when last paid), to the fourteenth day of July, 1848, when discharged.

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.	9
Summit. They were brothers of Mrs. William W. Wike, now residing in Conemaugh. John White Geary was born near Mount Pleasant, West-moreland county, December 30, 1819, and died at Harrisburg, February 8, 1873. After the “Highlanders” returned from the Mexican war, where he had won the right to wear the eagle at the head of the Second Pennsylvania Regiment, he went to San Francisco as one of the “forty-niners.” In that year he was selected as the first postmaster of that place, and in 1850 he was elected its first mayor. President Pierce appointed him governor of Kansas in 1856, in the midst of the terrible struggle led by John Brown. He resigned that position, like most all of the northern men who were deputed by Pierce and Buchanan to govern in accordance with the views of the pro-slavery administration. He was among the first to enlist in the Civil war, and made a brilliant record. He was a brigadier-general on April 25, 1862, and commanded a divison at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Lookout Mountain, and marched with Sherman to the sea. His division was among the 15,000 troops transferred from the east to the west in eight days, a distance of over 1,300 miles, accompanied by the artillery, horses, ammunition and all equipments for battle, by that marvelous man, Edward M. Stanton. Gen. Geary was elected governor of Pennsylvania in '66 and was re-elected in '69. He died a few weeks after the inauguration of Gov. Hartranft. Gen Geary lived on Washington street, Johnstown, while he was engaged as an assistant to the superintendent of the Old Portage railroad , and was so employed when he organized and lead the “Highlanders” to Mexico. GOVERNOR GEARY'S COMPANY C Muster roll of John Humphrey's (late J.W. Geary's Company B, Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, commanded by Col. John W. Geary (late W.B. Roberts), called into the service of the United States by the President of the United States under the Act of Congress approved the thirteenth day of May, 1846, at Pittsburg, Pa. (the place of general rendezvous), on the third day of January, 1847, to serve for the term of during the war with Mexico, from the date of enrollment, unless sooner discharged; on the thirtieth day of April, 1848 (when last paid), to the fourteenth day of July, 1848, when discharged.