Pennsylvania, kolonial und föderal; eine Geschichte, 1608-1903Herausgeber: Howard MJenkins . n diese besondere Lokalität hatte für einige Zeit einen Angriff hegen lassen, denn es gab viel in der geografischen Umgebung, um eine Invasion des Pennsylvania Territorv Bvway des Cumberlandtals zu verleiten, Wo die Natur ein- und auslaufsicheres Mittel zur freien Verfügung hatte.Chambersburg selbst als attraktiver Ort, herrlich gelegen in einer fruchtbaren Region des Landes, und war auch der Ort eines Militarystorehouse, in dem sich große Mengen an Waffen und Munition ablagerten. Diese Tatsache ei
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Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . n that particular locality had for some time beenapprehensive of an attack, for there was much in the geographicalsurroundings to tempt an invasion of Pennsylvania territorv bvway of the Cumberland valley, where nature had pro-ided easyand safe means of entrance and departure from the south.Chambersburg itself as an attractive place, delightfully situatedin a fertile region of country, and was also the site of a militarystorehouse where large quantities of arms and munitions of warwere deposited. This fact eidently was known to. the confed-erates, and their first invasion of the territory of our State un-doubtedly was for the double purpose of wanton pillage and thecapture of the military stores. 396 Curt ills Administration In till carlv pail of SciilcniluT tln rniifcflcratc iDrccs Iiadniailo incursions into Maryland and ccn tlicn tlircatoned an in-vasion of the southern rcjjion of Icnnsvlvania. To jircpare forsuch an event a call was made hy .tjeneral orders upon all the al)le-. John McMillan Educator; started a Latin school and the theo-logical seminary which afterward became Can-onsburg academy, 1791. and later Jeffersoncollege. Photographed for this work from anengraving in possession of Mrs. William M.Darlington bodied men of the counties to organize for the defence of theState, and on the nth of that month fifty thousand freemen werecalled for immediate service. Harrisburg was the designatedrendezvous for the troops, and every train of cars broughtthousands of volunteers into the city, and to provide for them theCapitol grounds were transformed into an immense military 397 Pennsylvania Colonial and Federal camp. Companies were rapidly formed, regiments were asquickl} organized and sent forward into the Cumberland vallev.where, under Brigadier-General John F. Reynolds, who had beentemporarily detailed from the command of the PennsylvaniaReserves, this new army was reorganize
