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Excerpt from Register of the Members of the "Artillery Corps, Washington Grays" Of the City of Philadelphia Who Served in the War of the Rebellion; 1861-1865 As a matter of duty to those whose names are hereinafter recorded, as well as to those who may be related by ties of blood to those who are dead, this list of members of the Artillery Corps, Washington Grays who served in the Union Army during the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, has been compiled. To those who are conversant with the history of the City and State for the last fifty years and more, no word of explanation will be necessary, but as this volume may fall into the hands of some one to whose mind the query may present itself: Who were the Washington Grays? A single note of interpretation may be useful and welcome. Being fully convinced of the utility of a well regulated Volunteer Corps in a republican government, as well in time of peace as in war, some members of the Second Company of Washington Guards, Captain John Swift, which had served during the War of Eighteen Hundred and Twelve, in the Brigade of General Thomas Cadwalader, met together at the public house of Daniel Rubicam, No. 20 S. Sixth Street, Philadelphia, on April 19, 1822, with the View of forming a body of picked men, whose perfect drill, thorough organization, absolute discipline and uniform gentlemanly deportment in and out of uniform would claim and deserve the support and respect of a discriminating community, and establish for themselves a reputation of an easy first in the particular line of its justifiable ambition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.