The Alleghanian, Ebensburg, Pa. Thursday, July 18, 1861 Volume 2, Number 48 Accident to a Cambria Volunteer George Sweigart, a member of Company G., Capt. Lapsley, Third Regiment Pa. Vols., had his arm dreadfully shattered by the accidental discharge of a musket, while on the march to Martinsburg, Va., on the 2d, inst. The AMERICAN UNION, a paper published at the above named place by the division of the American army under Major Gen. Patterson, gives the following particulars concerning the accident: Dr. Jackson, the Surgeon of the Regiment, without out a moment’s delay had the wounded man carried off the road and, under the shade of a tree, amputated the limb. The soldier stood the operation without wincing and after it was concluded was asked how he felt. “Bully,” answered, “but very hungry. Can’t somebody give me something to eat?” Such is the metal which composes the Union army, when can it be conquered? Promoted: It gives us great pleasure to state that our young friend, John Roberts, who went with the Cambria Guards as a musician, has been appointed Drum Major of the 11th Regiment, P.R.C. John is a good fellow and in this instance is emphatically the right man in the right place. Letters from Our Volunteers Camp Wright, July 8, 1861: Another regiment was organized here on Tuesday out of the remaining unattached companies in camp. It is called the 11th Regiment, P.R.C. The following are the companies composing it: Cambria Guards, Ebensburg, Capt. Litzinger; Independent Blues, Armstrong, Capt. Jackson; Indiana National Guard, Indiana, Capt. Porter; Dickson Guards, Butler, Capt. Louden; Washington Blues, Westmoreland, Capt. Spires; Brady Guards, Jefferson, Capt. Brady; Union Volunteers, Fayette, Capt. Bierer; Westmoreland Blues, Westmoreland, Capt. Kistler; Washington Blues, Blairsville, Capt. Nesbit; Conoquenessing Rangers, Butler, Capt. Stewart. The election for field officers resulted as follows: Colonel: Thomas F. Gallagher, Westmoreland; Lieut. Colonel: J. R. Porter, Indiana; Major: S. M. Jackson, Armstrong. Lieut. P. A. Johns, Fayette, is appointed Adjutant. The Cambria Guards are designated as Co. A., the post of honor in the Regiment. That they will prove themselves worthy of the trust reposed in them is, I think, altogether certain. A large delegation of friends from home visited us on the 4th. It is estimated that, including soldiers, there were seven thousand persons in camp that day. The occasion will be long remembered. Signed: K Local and Personal Chaplain: Rev. J. B. Pyatt formerly of this place has been appointed Chaplain of the 8th Regiment. Camp Meeting: The United Brethren in Christ will hold a camp meeting on the premises of Mr. Hileman, near Mechanicsburg, Indiana county, commencing on Friday, August 16, 1861. Third Regiment: The term of enlistment of the three months’ volunteers is about expiring and it is expected that the Third regiment, to which are attached three of the companies from this county, will disband on the 20th, inst. Camp Wright: We see by the Pittsburg DISPATCH that the guns for Camp Wright were distributed on Monday. They are the old style flint lock muskets altered to percussion and the same authority says that considerable dissatisfaction existed among the men on ascertaining their quality. _________________________________________________________________ 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