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fIIIftffI(ft«ft♦*%ftftftftft■ftft*ftftft|*%mft**ft#:«ftft*ftback through the little town yelling for Jcft Davis, sometimes varying it by a hurrah tor Dave Jeffries, an old time Justice ot the Peace who lived along the Tuscarora Mountain.As he neared tin hotel, Adam Holliday, tlx village boniface (hotel keeper) came out and was red-hot for stringing him up. Holliday was a unique chancier, very loyal, having been appointed postmaster by Lincoln. Our farmer rode on past, however, to the lower end of the village and stopped at the house ot Jix Hudson to give a little time for the boys to get thoroughly worked up.He then sent Henry Moore up to the hotel to see w hat they were saying about Ins antics. Mixm* returned and reported that they were ready to hang him for disloyalty. Our farmer then went up to the hotel, where he lound quite a crowd discussing his actions. His reception was very cool. Holliday remarked to him that he ought to be ashamed of himself, and asked him what he meant.Our Tuscarora friend was loaded for them. He said he had often heard those who were now criticizing him express themselves very patriotically, in fact, they seemed to claim to be the only Simon pure Union men in the neighborhood, yet, so tar, they had never proven their loyalty by enlisting, although tlx-war was over a vear old, that he had been called a Secessionist and a coward,w *but that he was now readv to test their lovaltv.* 0 0With a stern look he stepped into the middle ot the hotel office and added,“Now, gentlemen, it seems that in your loyalty to the tlag, you are ready to hang me tor crying tor Jcft Da\ is. Words are cheap. I have here in my hand an enlistment paper, hastily drawn up. It you are not cowards you will come forward and sign this pap r after I have done so.Taking a pen he signed his name and made wav for the boys to come for-ward. 1 he noise had subsided. I'he lellows realized they were now up againstthe real thing.The first man to Uk tlx scratch was Christian Zimmerman, the village butcher, son ot old John the shoemaker. He came forward and signed the paper which made him oik ot Uncle Sam’s soldiers for a term of three vears. Ptxir-ft4ft v0Pft-/'lt; 4. *■ JLocal Civil War re-enactors at recent encampmentcheers of the village rs, tlx- lirst squad of Company I, 149th P.V.’s were off for the war.Upon reaching Harrisburg they were told they would have to raise more men, and our farmer friend, wlxihv tlx way was D.R.P. Neely, and Chris Zimmerman, re turned to Shade Gap and going down into Tell Township, recruited on Aug. 14 tlx following additional men: David A. McClure, Thomas J. McClure, George W. Rhine, James Scott Sr., Jacob Shoop, Samuel J. Shexp, James Thompson. Robe rt J. Vaughn, William T. Vawn, John McDonald, John W. Yocum, Lemuel Carl, James M. Campbell, Absalom S. Gardner, Robert Harper, Jacob Linn Seibert, John Rohrer and George W. Briggs.Net a single one ot the men who left Shade Gap on the morning ot Aug. 11, 1862, as recruits, returned home uninjured from the war. Twelve of them were killed or died in the si rviee; three died at home from injuries received in the service; the rest received injuries in the service which have since been recognized by a gratetul Government in the issuance of pension certificates.One hundred and sixty-six pe rsons were* members of Company I at differenttimes. The* muste r roll ot tlx company shows the earliest enlistment to have been Aug. 8, though it is we ll known that quite a number signed a paper on the 7th ot August, showing their loyalty and willingness to enlist. Again, some* who are known to have signed an enlistment sheet on the ninth, appear on the regular muster roll as enlisting on the* 14th.It is said that the following men enlisted on the 7th of August, 1862: Augustus Ebe rman, died at Mount Union in 1897, James S. Gillam, Charles H. Hunt,drummer and H. C. Weaver. William Johnston and David B. Lamberson enlisted on tlx* vth ot August, and John M. and Samuel Goshom, sons of William Goshom, enlisted on the 14th.Captain David R. Porter Neely has reason to be proud of his army record.... Let me* relate just one incident of his service. It was on Wednesday, May 4, 1864, that the Army ot the Potomac broke camp at Culpeper, Virginia, preparatory to moving against Lee who had take n his position south of the Rapidan, in tlx* vicinity of the* old Wilderness tavern. That portion of the Fifth Corps which included the* 14vth Bucktails, and a part of which was composed of ourShade Gap boys, crossed the* Rapidan at Raccoon Ford on Thursday morning,May 5th, and once di ployed into line of battle. The weather was fair, and tlx* boys across tlx* river without interference, hut as soon as the troops got on the heights the* battle* began, both sides being eager for the fray. Hard fighting continued all day, and during the* night there* was considerable skirmishing, so that the* boys got no rest, be ing kept in line* of battle the whole night.The* ne xt morning. May 6th, at daybreak, the battle was renewed with great vigor. The* brigade in which our boys was ordered to the right of the cross roadsinto tlx* angle of the* rebel works, and while there engaged, General Fiancock was flanked by Longstreet and driven from his works on the left, and our brigade* was recalled by our commander, General Wadsworth, to assist in checking the advance of Longstreet.About this time Wadsworth was killed while reconnoitering Longstreet’s position, and Major F. S. Osborne, of Wilkes-Barre, who was on his staff, assumed command of the part of the Bucktail brigade in which our boys served and which contained about 300 me n, and ordered a charge to retake the works that Hancock had lost.General Carroll, chief of Hancock’s staff, rode by the brigade and asked Osborne what troops they were, and he replied that they were a remnant of the old First Corps, now of the Fifth, whereupon Carroll asked if they could bebrought into action, and Osborne replied that he would retake the works if Carroll would give hint men to hold them, and at once ordered the charge.Neely of the 149th and Horatio Be ll (Company G) of the 150th were the twoofficers who led this charge. Be 11 was killed within 50 yards of the works by aball in the forehead, but Neely reached them unharmed, but his sword andrevolver were shot away from him, the former being broken in two. 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The Daily News
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Aug 03, 1995
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