COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES posed o f (he “ Columbia Guards,” recruited in Bloomsburg. Company H, mustered in at the same date, w as the “ Catawissa G uards/' recruited entirely from that (own. Company I, 136th R ^ m c n t, was from C o lumbia county and first fonnixl part of the defense o f Washington. Later it went through a number o f engagements, the r ^ m c n t at the battle o f Fredericksburg losing 140 men. It wa.s mustered out M ay 29, 1863, at Ila rrisburg. Company A . 74th Regiment, w as recruited mostly in Columbia county, fo r one year’s service, in March, 1865, did guard duty along the Baltimore & O hio railroad, and was mus tered out at Clarksburg, V a., Aug. 29, 1865. C o n ^ n y B, 103d Regiment, coming mostly fro m Bloomsburg, was mustered into service in the early part o f 1865. and mustered out at N cw bem, N, C.. Ju n e 25, 1865, after a few skirm ishes and lots o f guard duty. Company E, 209th Regiment, w as recruited in Columbia county in 1864 and sent to the front at once, but saw little fighting except at F o rts Steadman and Sedgwick, vmich latter they captured. A fte r railroad work and scout in g they were mustered out M ay 3 1, 1865, at A lexand ria, Virginia. Company E, 35th Regiment, 6th Reserves, w a s recruited in Montour county. M ay 14. 18 6 1, and saw service at South Mountain, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and Spotlsylvania Court House. T hey were mustered out June I t . 1864. with an unstained military record. Battery F, is l A rtillery, 43d Regiment, was recruited in Columbia and Montour counties in 1861 and participated in the engagements at W inchester, Bull Run. Chantilly, Andctam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bristoc Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania. Cold H arbor and Petersburg. It remained in service till the close of the war. Company G, 52d Regiment, was recruited in Columbia county in 18 6 1, being among the first in (he field and the last out. T hey saw scrvnce in the advance on Richmond, in the battles o f F air O aks and Mechanicsvilte, the assault on Port R oyal, S . C., the attacks on F o rts Johnson and Sumter, and were at R al eigh when Johnston surrendered. Th<^ were mustered out at H arrisburg Ju ly 12, 1 ^ 5 . Company D . 84th Regiment, also known as the “ H urley Guards,” was recruited in Co lumbia and Montour counties, a few men be ing later received from other points. They reached Hancock. Md., Jan . 2, t w 2 . and were in the battles o f W inchester and Port R e public. T hey were also in the battles o f Fred<
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cricksburg and Chanccllorsvilte, and the cam paign in the Wilderness, down to Petersburg. In t862 they were mustered out, but many of them entered the 57th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, serving until Ju n e 29, 1865. Sam uel M . Bowman o f Columbia county w as colo nel of the 84th Regiment. Company H, 93d Regiment, was composed of the “ Baldy Guards,” recruited in Dan ville and n a m ^ from one of the town's prom inent citizens. It saw much and arduous serv ice, many o f its members being killed and wounded. T hey were in the following enragem ents: Yorktow n, Williamsburg. F a ir O ^ s, M alvcm Hill, Fredericksburg, M aryc’s Heights, Salem Heights. Gettysburg, W ilder ness, Spottsylvania. Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Opcquan, Fisher's H ill and Cedar Crcck. On Ja n . 25, 1865, they were mustered out. Cot. Charles W. Eckman, o f Montour county, rose to (he command of the regiment. Company B . 184th Regiment, was recruited in Montour county and joined the A rm y of the Potomac as it crossed the Pamunky river, M ay 28. 1864. T he next day they were in (he bat tle o f Tolopotomy creek. A t the battle of Cokt H arbor they lost heavily, and in constant service in the assaults lost 350 men in twentysix days. T hey were continuously in battles and skirmishes until the surrender at Appo mattox Court House, and then p articip ate in the grand review at Washington. Company C, 187th Regiment, w as formerly Company D, 1st Battalion, organized fo r six months' service and mustered out Tan. 9, 1864. Upon reenlistment they went to Cold Harbor, arriving there during the battle. L ater they were in all the heavy fighting before Peters burg. T hey headed the processioi^ at the burial o f Lincoln, and were mustered out Aug. 2, 1865. at Harrisburg. Battery F, 2d A rtillery, Ii2 th Regiment, w as recruited in Columbia and Montour coun ties. T hey garrisoned Washington fo r some time and* then participated in the battles of the Wilderness, Cold H arbor and Petersburg, losing heavily at the famous mine explosionA t Fort H arrison they lost 200 killed and wounded. T hey remained in Virginia after the evacuation o f Petersburg until the end of the war, being discharged at Philadelphia. Company .A, 52d Regiment, Pennsylvania V'oluntcers. contained many Columbia county men. It w as in (he Peninsular campaign, the movement against Richmond, the taking o f Charleston, and its flag was (he first that floated over recaptured Fort Sumter. A num
