Valley Spirit
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Shall Constitutional Liberty Survive the Restoration of the Union?
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Emancipation and its Consequences
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Democratic State Convention
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Under Abolition Rule
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A Hero Wanted
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The Transcript and the Democratic Address
General Hunter's Order
Surveyor General
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Capt. Wishart in Town
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Capt. H.S. Wishart, Company F., 77th regiment Pa. Volunteers, made a short visit to our town on Friday last. The Captain was obliged to return home on account of the condition of his health, which has somewhat improved, since his return, and he hopes to be able to join his regiment in a few days. The Captain led his company into battle at Pittsburg Landing, at 6 o'clock on the morning of April 7th, and remained with it in the thickest of the fight until 1 o'clock in the day, when he was promoted to the position of Surgeon of the regiment--Previous to going into battle Gen. McCook desired that all the medical men, no matter what office they might hold, be detailed to take charge of the wounded. Col. Stumbaugh communicated this order to Capt. Wishart, who is a regular physician, and desired him to act as Surgeon of the 77th. The regiment was then about entering battle without a Surgeon--Dr. Irish the Principal Surgeon was back with the ambulances, and did not arrive upon the field until the battle was over, and his Assistant, Dr. Potter, had been left in charge of an Hospital at Columbia. Capt. Wishart, notwithstanding the position in which the regiment was left in regard to a Surgeon, requested to be allowed to remain with his company, to which the Colonel reluctantly agreed, and he continued in command of the company until 1 o'clock, when the first man shot down in the regiment was a member of his own company. Capt. W still continued with his company for over one hundred yards in advance of where the man was shot, when he received a peremptory order from the Colonel to take charge of the wounded and perform the duties of Surgeon of the regiment for the remainder of the day. In obedience to orders, as well as promoted by a feeling of humanity, and knowing too that his 1st Lieutenant was a brave and skilful [sic] officer, and would lead the company gallantly through the battle, Capt. Wishart transferred his command to Lieut. West and assumed the duties of Surgeon, which he performed skilfully [sic] and humanely until the regular Surgeon arrived and took charge of the wounded. Capt. Wishart speaks in the highest terms of praise of Lt. West, as well as of all the men under his command. We have the principal facts in the above statement not from Captain Wishart, but from Colonel P.B. Housum who would take pleasure in corroborating them over his own signature was he not prostrate on a bed of sickness.
From the Wars
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Nip Scott an individual of the kullered persuasion, who held the distinguished position of private commissary to the colonel of the 77th Pennsylvania regiment, returned from the wars last week covered all over with glory. Nip is quite a lion among the wolves of Wolfstown while fighting his battles o'er again and recounting his hair-breadth escapes on field and flood. Nip called to see us and gave a "gleamy" account of our boys in Tennessee. He considers the 77th the crack regiment of the army--that it did all the fighting, took all the prisoners and killed all the rebels at Pittsburg Landing he is quite sure. It would excite Nip's belligerent propensities to a very unsafe degree to say anything against the 77th in his presence. Nip has one trait about him that we admire--his modesty, and it would be worthy of imitation by all who have seen the elephant. We inquired of Nip if he was in the battle?
"No sa I warn't."
"How near were you to the fight?"
"Well you see de Colonel, in de afternoon you see, sent for me you see, to bring him somthin to eat you see. I slung de habbersack ober my back and started for de field on de double quick you see, and got up whar de balls war wizzen and den--"
"Well, what then Nip?"
"I'd radder you wouldn't ax me anything more 'bout dat."
"You did'nt [sic] retreat I hope?"
No S-ar. Dat is not de word we use out dar--I retired, sa in good order."
"Did the Colonel get nothing to eat all day?"
"No sa, muffin by dis individual nigger."
"Were you afraid of being shot?"
"No, sa, but I didn't want to be."
Discretion is evidently the better part of valor in Nip's estimation, and it would be as well for all those who have a natural aversion to smelling powder to "acknowledge the corn" as frankly as Nip Scott.
Farmer's and Mechanic's Industrial Association
The Seventy-Seventh
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General M'Cook, in his official report, tells what part Colonel Stumbaugh's regiment took in the great battle of Shiloh. He says:
"Colonel Stumbaugh, with the 77th Pennsylvania Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, early in the action, being ordered to watch the enemy on my left, was, at a later period ordered to engage. His regiment, partially isolated from the rest of the division, steadily moved over an open field in its front under a heavy fine. While here the enemy's cavalry charged this regiment twice, but was each time repulsed with heavy loss. Col. Stumbaugh had the satisfaction of receiving the sword of Colonel Batteles, of the Twentieth Tennessee, who surrendered to him as a prisoner. Lieut. Col. Housum and Major Bradford ably seconded the efforts of Col. Stumbaugh.
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The Union Must Be Saved Constitutionally
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