Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 5.
Frank Moore, Ed.

Washington, D. C., April 18.--One year ago, about seven o'clock in the evening, an extra train arrived at the Washington depot, containing the following military companies, being the first that had reached the Federal city, to protect it against the attack threatened by the secessionists after the fall of Fort Sumter:

The Washington light artillery, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, one hundred and twenty-six men, commanded by Capt. McDonald.

The Ringgold flying artillery, of Reading, Pennsylvania, one hundred and five men, commanded by Capt. McKnight.

The Logan Guard, of Lewistown, Pennsylvania, eighty-six men, commanded by Capt. Selheimer.

The Allen infantry, of Allen, Pennsylvania, fifty men, commanded by Capt. Yeager.

Company F, Fourth artillery, Major Pemberton, sixty men, from Fort Ridgely, Minnesota.

It will be observed that all these troops were Pennsylvanians, with the exception of a single artillery company of regulars. They passed through Baltimore amid the insults and jeers of the secessionists, and being mostly unarmed, having come to Washington on a sudden call, were only saved from the mob by the fact that they passed through one of the side-streets to the depot. As it was, many of them were injured by stones and other missiles thrown into their ranks. They were wildly welcomed by the Government, and were visited by crowds in their comfortable quarters in the House of Representatives. The next day, the nineteenth, the Massachusetts troops were fired upon by the traitors in their passage through Baltimore. Ten of the number were killed and thirty-two wounded. The soldiers of the Republic came pouring in by thousands in the succeeding days, but it remains to the honor of Pennsylvania that her troops were the first contribution to the Union for the protection of its capital.--Philadelphia Press, April 19.