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MIFFLIN COUNTY'S TRIBUTE TO HER SOLDIERS AND SAILORS 1861-1865. VOLUNTEER TROOPS FROM THIS COUNTY FORMED THE ADVANCE OF THE GRAND ARMY OF NEARLY THREE MILLION ENLISTED MEN 1861-1865, THEY FOUGHT AND DIED THAT THE NATION MIGHT LIVE.

THIS MILITIA COMPANY, ORGANIZED IN 1858 WAS ONE OF FIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA TO ANSWER PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S CAL FOR VOLUNTEERS ON APRIL 15, 1861. AS THE FIRST TO ARRIVE IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL THEY BECAME KNOWN AS THE "FIRST DEFENDERS."