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Chapter 13: Patterson's campaign.
Under the President's three months call the State of Pennsylvania was required to furnish sixteen regiments.
This entitled her to two major-generals, and one of these, appointed by the Governor, was Robert Pa more riot and the Maryland uprising, it became necessary to create the military Department of Pennsylvania, comprising Pennsylvania, Delaware, and part of Maryland, and Patterson was assigned to its command, with directions to co-operate in restoring ths troops could not be used in distant undertakings.
Here, however, was a worthy enterprise at the very threshold of Pennsylvania, which, successfully prosecuted, would protect Maryland, relieve the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, encourage Virginia U ctly that they regarded Harper's Ferry as a natural fortress, commanding the entrance into the Valley of Virginia from Pennsylvania and Maryland, and that it was occupied in that idea, and my command not that of a military district and active army, b
John G. Nicolay, The Outbreak of Rebellion, Index. (search)