People's Advocate & Press; Vol. 12;
Wed.; 23 Nov. 1864
ELIAS RICE was one of the brave and patriotic young men who volunteered from
Landisburg and vicinity and joined Company B, 7th Reserves. his
surviving comrades will drop a tear to the memory of their brave comrade in
arms, who breathed his life out for his country in a loathesome Southern
prison, and forced to endure the bitter malignity and barbarity---even unto
starvation---invented by the Southern traitors.
VAN BUREN EBY, son of J. W. Eby of Carlisle, was a member of Co. A. When
the alarm of war sounded he was ready to do and die for his country.
Although most too young, he importioned his friends to let him share the lot
of a soldier---Sergt Eby was one of the noble young men who left Carlisle on
the 6th of June, 1861, as a member of the Carlisle Fencibles(?), commanded by
Capt. R. M. Henderson. With that Company he participated in the
memorable Seven Days Battles in front of Richmond and afterward in the battles
of Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam and Fredericksburg, behaving in every
engagement with a steady coolness and courage, which won the warmest
commendation of his commanding officers. In camp and on the
battlefield he was like a true & faithful soldier. He was promoted
from the ranks to a Sergeants position and nobly did he deserve it.
Sergt Eby had passed through battle after battle, and soon the time of his
enlistment would be ended when he could return home to enjoy rest after his
long and perilous service. But in the battles in the Wilderness he along
with almost the entire 7th Regiment were taken prisoner and marched south ward
to endure the heathen barbarity of southern traitors and slavedrivers after months of hopes and fears news last reached the patriotic father that
his brave son had fallen a victim to the hellish cruelty practiced in Southern
prisons upon our noble sons and brothers. It was a hard stroke to lose a
brave boy and an affectionate son---to linger and die by the slow torture of
starvation in a southern prison but like a true Christian and patriot the
father meekly bowed to the will of the Ruler of the Universe and exclaimed,
"he died for his country--the will of the Lord be done."
For the Advocate & Press
Camp nr. City Point, Va., Nov. 12
FRIEND SHEIBLEY-Dear Sir:
As everything is quiet along the line to-day, I will drop a line for the
Advocate on the evening of the 10th we had orders to be ready for a sudden
move. An attack was expected on our picket line by the Johnnies but all
remained quiet that night. We waited patiently all night for orders to
move but they came not. The boys were all in good spirits and ready to
meet the enemy. If they had made an attack, I think they would have met
with a pretty warm reception.
Rev. J. Linn Milligan, Chaplain of the 140th PA Reg't., now in front of
Petersburg, visited and took dinner with us yesterday, he says things are
moving along finely in that vicinity.
Below I give you a list of the officers and members of Co. F, 208th Reg't. P.
V.
Captain- G. C. Palm
1st Lieut.- Henry Shreffler
2nd Lieut.- Francis A. Campbell
1st Sergeant- T. J. Sowers
2nd Sergeant- M. H. Fuhrman
3rd Sergeant- R. H. Campbell
4th Sergeant- William Berrier
5th Sergeant- Hugh Smith
1st Corporal- Samuel G. Smith
2nd Corporal- George Bistline
3rd Corporal- Geo. W. Reiber
4th Corporal- Frederick Shull
5th Corporal- J. K. Stump
6th Corporal- John A. Newcomer
7th Corporal- Daniel T. Ritter
8th Corporal- Samuel S. McKee
Musicians- John A. Ettinger, Geo. Hane
Teamster- Samuel F. Sheaffer
Samuel A. Johnson promoted to Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant.
Privates-
Thomas A.
Adams
Loyd A. Kistler
Wm. H.
Armstrong
Simon Kern
Robt. A.
Blackburn
Charles W. Kline
David B. Brickly
Jacob S. Lowe
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Samuel K. Morrow
Solomon Bistline
James Meminger
Thomas Berrier
A. J. Mumper
S. K. Boltosser
Thomas Messiner
Jacob R.
Bender
Philip McElheny
S. W. Bernhisel
Sylvester McElheny
Peter Berrier
William Morrison
Henry Berrier
John H. Mathers
William Boltosser
Jonathan Peckard
Joseph Bistline
Samuel Rinesmith
John H. Bryner
Robert Reed
George S. Bryner
James D. Rhea
Joseph C.
Collins
Wm. H. R. Seager
Barnard
Conner
George Shoff
Frederick Daum
William Sheibley
Reuben Dillman
George Sheibley
G. W. Droneberger
Andrew Shearer
John Delancy
Samuel Smith
Daniel
Ernest
Wm. H. Seager
James
English
John Swaber
George
Emory
Benj. F. Shoemaker
James Foose
William Stroup
James
Finley
Jacob Shearer
Jacob
Fritz
David E. Saylor
John
Getz
Wm. D. Seibert
Jacob Gutshall
Andrew B. Shreffler
William
Garland
Elias Shope
William H.
Garber
Henry Shope
Michael
Hoffman
Charles S. Shields
David A. Hoffman
John G. Snyder
William A.
Hull
John H. Titzel
David A. Hollenbaugh
Samuel Welch
Wm. C. Hollenbaugh
Sinnary Wentzel
Andrew Hohenshilt
Daniel Wilt
Daniel S.
Henry
Henry Waggoner
John B Hench
Philip Zeigler
Yours Truly,
T. J. Sowers
Orderly Serg't Co. F., 208th P.V.
Letter from J. W. Eby
MR. EDITOR:--Mr. Jacob Hess (of our county) a member of Company A, 7th Reg't.
Pa. Vol. Reserves, who was a prisoner in Sumpter Prison at Andersonville,
Georgia, has kindly furnished me with the following list of deaths in the
Regiment up to the 12th September, 1864, at which time he made his escape
while on their removal to Florence, South Carolina. he also adds, that
they were taken prisoners at Spottsylvania, Va., on the 5th of May last, and
marched to Orange C. H., then to Culpepper, and on the 7th removed to
Lynchburg---on the 12th & 13th to Danville, Va.--from which latter place
they were taken to Andersonville, Georgia, in which place to tell of their
sufferage as related by Mr. Hess and other escaped prisoners, would only be a
repitition of facts already published in the various papers, one in the NY
Tribune of Nov. 4, under the heading of "Horrors of Andersonville,
Libby,", &c. As the companies were generally from this and the
adjoining counties you would, no doubt, confer a great favor on many friends
of the soldiers by giving it publicity in your paper.
Yours, &c.
J. W. Eby
Carlisle, Nov. 14, 1864
Co. A:
Van Buren Eby; died July 10, 1864
Edward Walker; died July 27, 1864
Patrick Brennan; died Aug 22, 1864
Frederick Rife; died Aug 24, 1864
C. Jeremiah; died Aug 25, 1864
Co. B.:
Elias Rice; died Sep 2, 1864
Co. C:
W. Wyke; died July 22, 1864
John Mellinger; died Aug 31, 1864
Co E:
J. Doughtery; died July 27, 1864
James Steelman; died July 29?, 1864
Co. F:
J. Steele; died June 18, 1864
C. Owens; died July 29?, 1864
B. Martin; died Aug 1, 1864
A. Smith; died Sep 4, 1864
Co. G:
John Steiner; died Aug 1, 1864
H. Hobson; died Aug 19, 1864
Co. H:
J. Chapman; died June 18, 1864
J. Hestor; died July 18, 1864
T. Atches; died July 22, 1864
S. F. Hoover; died Sep 2, 1864
Co. I:
M. Darly; died Aug 3, 1864
T. Ford; died Aug 24, 1864
Co. K:
P. Ledbeater; July 26, 1864
W. Wilson; died Aug 7, 1864
C. M. Giggin; died Aug 25, 1864
C. Guyler; died Sep 4, 1864
(The above articles were generously donated by Nikki Perry.)
