98 Rifle Regiment, including Capt. Sheets’ company of artillery, are ordered to parade New Philadelphia on next Monday. Citizen soldiers. TO arms! to arms! Your country is invaded; we must, and shall drive b>jck the FOE. “Let our motto be “Our country, MAY SHE ALWAYS BE IN THE RIGHT, • BUT RIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.’’ John J. Robinson. Colonel First Rifle Regiment, Fourth Brigade,, Third Division Ohio Militia. In pursuance with these orders, the brigade assembled, and together with a large number of citizens who were also present, numbered over two thousand persons. They marched to a grove, where they were addressed by Gens Butt and Blake. The latter then stepped forward and volunteered, the orders were read, and “music beat up for volunteers.” Sixty-four names were enrolled, and Gen Blake was authorized to receive more at New Philadelphia. The Company met at Dover. June 6, and elected Walter M. Blake, Captain; Samuel Baughman, First Lieut., and Jacob North, Second Lieut. They then repaired to Kaldenbaugh’s hotel and partook of a dinner given them by the citizens of
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