Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.42

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History of Cambria County, V.2

42 HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.

TENTH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.

    In addition to the three companies from Johnstown which were in the 3d Regiment, there were two other companies which followed within a few days. These were Capt. George W. Easly's of Johnstown, and Capt. Richard White's from Lilly and Wilmore.
    These companies assembled in Camp Curtin, at Harrisburg, April 2, 1861, and organized the 10th Regiment. The field officers chosen were: Colonel Sullivan A. Meredith; Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver J. Dickey; Major Richard White; Adjutant Daniel H. Heitshue; Quartermaster Alexander M. White; Surgeon, William H. Taggart, and Assistant Surgeon John I. Marks.
    Company G was that of Maj. White's commanded by Capt. James Carroll, and Company H by Capt. Easly.
    The regiment left Camp Curtin on the afternoon of May 1 and proceeded by rail to Chambersburg, where it went into camp in a barracks provided with straw, at Camp Slifer, but the rations and clothing were insufficient. As soon as the loyal citizens heard of the situation, plenty of good food and clothing was provided.
    The regiment was assigned to the Third Brigade, Brig. Gen. E. C. Williams; Second Division, Gen Cadwallader, in the Army of the Shenandoah, under Maj. Gen. Patterson. On June 8 it moved to Camp Meredith, about a mile north of Greencastle, Pennsylvania, and resumed its company and batalion drills.
    June 25 it joined the forward movement of Gen. Patterson's army, passed through Middleburg, Pennsylvania, about midday, and was refreshed with food and water given by its loyal people. The column proceeded and soon observed smoke arising from the ruins of the railroad bridge across the Potomac river at Harper's Ferry, which had been fired by the order of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. After a march of twenty miles it went into camp at St. James College, about four miles from Williamsport fording. On June 16 the brigade moved to Williamsport, where the regiment was sent out in two battalions, one under Co. Meredith and Maj. White, in anticipation that the eneny would attempt to cross the Potomac at the many fords in that vicinity; however, none were discovered. On the 24th about twenty of the enemy were discovered in the toll house on the Martinsburg pike, about a mile from the river. And a twenty-four pound smoothbore and an eight-inch howitzer were opened on the building. The first shot

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42	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.
TENTH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. In addition to the three companies from Johnstown which were in the 3d Regiment, there were two other companies which followed within a few days. These were Capt. George W. Easly's of Johnstown, and Capt. Richard White's from Lilly and Wilmore. These companies assembled in Camp Curtin, at Harrisburg, April 2, 1861, and organized the 10th Regiment. The field officers chosen were: Colonel Sullivan A. Meredith; Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver J. Dickey; Major Richard White; Adjutant Daniel H. Heitshue; Quartermaster Alexander M. White; Surgeon, William H. Taggart, and Assistant Surgeon John I. Marks. Company G was that of Maj. White's commanded by Capt. James Carroll, and Company H by Capt. Easly. The regiment left Camp Curtin on the afternoon of May 1 and proceeded by rail to Chambersburg, where it went into camp in a barracks provided with straw, at Camp Slifer, but the rations and clothing were insufficient. As soon as the loyal citizens heard of the situation, plenty of good food and clothing was provided. The regiment was assigned to the Third Brigade, Brig. Gen. E. C. Williams; Second Division, Gen Cadwallader, in the Army of the Shenandoah, under Maj. Gen. Patterson. On June 8 it moved to Camp Meredith, about a mile north of Greencastle, Pennsylvania, and resumed its company and batalion drills. June 25 it joined the forward movement of Gen. Patterson's army, passed through Middleburg, Pennsylvania, about midday, and was refreshed with food and water given by its loyal people. The column proceeded and soon observed smoke arising from the ruins of the railroad bridge across the Potomac river at Harper's Ferry, which had been fired by the order of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. After a march of twenty miles it went into camp at St. James College, about four miles from Williamsport fording. On June 16 the brigade moved to Williamsport, where the regiment was sent out in two battalions, one under Co. Meredith and Maj. White, in anticipation that the eneny would attempt to cross the Potomac at the many fords in that vicinity; however, none were discovered. On the 24th about twenty of the enemy were discovered in the toll house on the Martinsburg pike, about a mile from the river. And a twenty-four pound smoothbore and an eight-inch howitzer were opened on the building. The first shot