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Title: A city's danger and defense. Or, Issues and results of the strikes of 1877, containing the origin and history of the Scranton city guard
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Logan, S. C. (Samuel Crothers), 1823-1907
Subjects: Scranton city guard Pennsylvania infantry. 13th regiment Railroad Strike, U.S., 1877 Scranton (Pa.) -- Riot, 1877
Publisher: Scranton, Pennsylvania, (Philadelphia, Press of the J.B. Rogers Print. Co.)
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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ts, but have afforded ahealthful and grateful recreation both to officers and men. The order, quiet, and military exercises, of Camp Hoyt, atLong Branch, made a decidedly favorable impression uponthe multitude of visitors at that great watering-place. Thepress, both religious and secular, heralded the excellence ofthe Thirteenth Regiment, of the National Guards of Pennsyl-vania, all over the country. The observance of the Sabbath in camp was especially rec-ognized, to the high credit both of the commander and of themen. The order of the Colonel, which was strictly carriedout, is here recorded as worthy of preservation and of imita-tion by commanders of troops in camp anywhere, under aChristian Government in time of peace. It was as follows: Headquarters Thirteenth Regiment, Camp Hoyt, Long Branch, New Jersey, Aug. 21st, 1879. General Order No. 18. Until otherwise ordered by superior authority, the Sabbath day willbe observed by this Regiment, or any part of it, in camp for the purpose
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COCO < LlJ cccc- UJ DC a. < o Cl d HZUi occ Ihco (0 cc HI I-cc< OQ<UJ I THE THIRTEENTH REGIMENT N. G. P. 305 of drill and instruction, as a Christian Sabbath of rest, quiet and re-ligious service. Undress guard mounting will replace the dress guardmount; and undress parade the dress parade. The usual Sunday In-spection will be made immediately after recall from morning drill, onMonday. All drill calls will be intermitted. Church Call will soundat 10.30 a.m., when the band, if present with its instruments, arid thecompanies without arms, will fall in, answer roll-call, and be conductedby their officers to the place selected for divine service. This departure from the usual Sunday routine in the army is madepossible, and proper, by the nature of our service as citizen soldiers.We are National Guardsmen for the protection and defense of Americaninstitutions ; of which there is none more vitally connected with our his-tory from the landing of the Pil

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