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242	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.
Date. Defenses at Washington City, north side of the Potomac river. 1862. Colonel. Brigade. Division. Corps. Aug. 31 T.M. Bayne J.A. Haskins Dec. 11 Same Second. Peter Lyle Second John Gibbon, W Nelson Taylor First. J. F. Reynolds. Dec. 31 Same Same J.C. Robinson J.S. Wadsworth. 1863. May 1 to 6 Same Henry Baxter Same J.F. Reynolds.     The Journal of S. Dean Canan, private in Company K, 136th Pennsylvania Volunteers, 2d Brigade, 2d Division, First Army Corps, August 23, 1862, to June 1, 1863:     Saturday, Aug. 23, 1862. Enlisted in the “Morrell Guards,” under the command of Capt. Josiah K. Hite. Company raised in Johnstown; most of the men started for Harrisburg this evening; I with others remained at home.     Tuesday, 26. Started on the 11:40 p. m. train; we were locked in cars; met Israel C. Pershing and John J. Canan at Altoona.     Wednesday, 27. Arrived at Harrisburg at 6 a. m. Capt. Hite and Orderly Sergeant W. B. Lowman met us at the station; we marched to Camp Curtin; Stephen Sawyer was head cook; we got the “A” tents; could not get the Sibley; six persons usually mess together; our mess were John McCurdy, James Smith, Joseph Mangus, Samuel Stambaugh, Stephen Sawyer and myself. Examined and sworn in; several failed to pass; among them were Edward Pedan, Michael Weakland and Robert Morris.     Thursday, 28: All the nine months men are ordered to cook three days' rations and leave camp at 5 p. m. There are two regiments, the 136th and 137th Pennsylvania Volunteers. We expect to go in the 136th. There are about 5,000 to 6,000 soldiers in camp. In the afternoon we got our uniforms, knapsacks, etc., and marched into Harrisburg and got guns and ammunition, etc. and were placed in the 136th Regiment, Col. Thomas M. Bayne, of Allegheny City. About 6 p. m. we started in freight cars for Baltimore; we passed through York at 10 o'clock and were greeted with cheers from hundreds of ladies in the crowd, waving flags, etc.     Friday, 29. Arrived in Baltimore about 3 a. m. The regiment (920 men) marched through the city, part of the distance on a double quick, to the Washington station; the scene was enlivened by cheers and flags waving from almost every house. The ladies of Baltimore had a splendid breakfast for us, at a place called the “Soldiers' Relief.” We left in freight cars at 7 a. m. for Washington, and arrived at 2 p. m. Our regiment was marched along the Blandensburg road to Fort Lincoln; we replaced our march to Fort Thayer and arrived after dark. Fort Lincoln is on the site of the Cilley duel ground. We were

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