The Alleghanian, Ebensburg, Pa. Thursday, November 21, 1861 Volume 3, Number 9 Local Military Matters A telegraph to the associated press, dated Harrisburg, Monday, Nov. 18, reads thus~ “This afternoon the 66th regiment, Col. J. M. Power and the 56th regiment,**[probably means 55th regiment since that was Richard White’s command] Col. Richard White were presented with the State flags by Governor Curtin. The regiments were drawn up in the rear of the Capitol and presented a fine appearance. The Governor’s presentation speech received the most enthusiastic applause particularly when he referred to the scene of the future operations of these regiments in South Carolina whither they are ordered. Colonel Power will leave tonight and Colonel White tomorrow.” Colonels Power and White are both residents of this county and their regiments contain a large proportion of Cambrians. We congratulate them upon the privilege of being allowed to bear a hand in bearding the monster Sesesh in his very den and feel assured that they will be “in at the death,” should that desirable event not transpire until their arrival at their proposed destination. A squad of eight or ten men left this place on Monday for Indianapolis to recruit the ranks of Capt. Williams’ 19th regular infantry company. Some addition was expected to be made in the number in the lower section of this county. Capt. Palmer informs us that he confidently anticipates to be able to leave for camp with his company, the far-famed “Silver Grays,” within the next ten days. Not True Some weeks since we published a statement from another paper to the effect that Capt. Spires of Co. I, 11th Regiment P. R. C. had been court-martialed for sleeping on his post. The Captain has written a letter to a Greensburg paper emphatically denying the charge, in the course of which he takes occasion to say: “I was not found sleeping on my post, neither was I court-martialed. Unless my reason has failed me, I am sure I am yet Captain of the Bairdstown Blues; and with the help of God, intend to remain such, unless removed by disease or I fall by the shafts of the enemies of our once happy but now distracted country.” Bully for Captain Spires! Accident A man named James Merther residing in Conemaugh Borough was recently seriously injured on the railroad near New Florence by attempting to jump from a freight train while under full headway. He failed to clear the track and suffered a terrible laceration of the right arm by having it caught under one of the wheels. He was brought back to Johnstown when it was found necessary to have the injured arm amputated at the elbow. So we learn from the TRIBUNE. Appointed It is rumored that Col. James M. Swank of Johnstown, the present efficient incumbent of the County Superintendency of this county has received the appointment of a clerkship in one of the departments at Washington Hope it is true for there is no man who deserves the honor more highly than the Col. Snow The peaks of the mountains in this section were covered with a mantle of snow on Saturday and Sunday. Winter is about here and no mistake. _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008