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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 16: Secession of Virginia and North Carolina declared.--seizure of Harper's Ferry and Gosport Navy Yard.--the first troops in Washington for its defense. (search)
he Capital in the hour of its greatest peril. These composed five companies from the interior of the State, namely, the Washington Artillery, and National Light Infantry, of Pottsville, Schuylkill County; the Ringgold Light Artillery, of Reading, Berks County; the Logan Guards, of Lewistown, Mifflin County, and the Allen Infantry, of Allentown, Lehigh County. At the call of the President, the commanders of these companies telegraphed to Governor Curtin that they were full, and ready for servien, and children joined in the acclamation. The spirit of the women is well illustrated by the following letter from the wife of a private of the Ringgold Light Artillery, written to her husband, who was in Washington City at the time:-- Reading, April 16, 1861. my dear husband:--The Ringgolds have been ordered to march. It is pouring down rain, and the men are flocking to the army. O I do wish you were home to go with them. Such a time I have never seen in all my life. The peopl