Company I, National Artillerists-Captain, William Allebaugh; First Lieutenant, Lewis Ramsey; Second Lieutenant, Charles McGlathery.

Company K, hastily recruited and formed partly of material from Company B, Norris City Rifles-Captain, Walter H. Cooke; First Lieutenant, Henry K. Weand; Second Lieutenant, C. Y. Fisher.

These seven companies, with Colonel Hartranft at their head, left Norristown and Pottstown on the 19th for Harrisburg. Here they were joined by Company F, Captain Dunn, of Media, Delaware county, and Company G, Captain Chamberlain, of Lewisburg, fully equipped, and organized on the 20th as the Fourth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. The staff officers of the regiment were as follows: Colonel, John F. Hartranft; Lieutenant Colonel, Edward Schall; Major, Edwin Schall; Quartermaster, William H. Yerkes; Surgeon, James B. Dunlap. The next day it left for Havre-de-Grace, its first rendezvous. After remaining a few days it was ordered to Annapolis, and thence to Washington and Alexandria. During all this time the regiment was becoming proficient in company and regimental drill. After many delays General Scott, on Thursday, the 18th of July, ordered McDowell to advance from Centreville upon Manassas Junction, where the rebels were entrenched. The enlistment of the Fourth Regiment, of which Edwin Schall was Major, expiring the next day, Friday, the 19th, it was not ordered forward, but to the rear to be mustered out, and General McDowell, in dismissing them, signed an order dated July 20th, complimenting them by saying: "The services of this regiment have been so important, its good conduct so general, its patience under privations so constant, its state of efficiency so good, that the departure of the regiment at this time can only be considered an important loss to the army."

The regiment was finally paid off, started for home on the 27th, and the officers proceeded at once to reorganize and recruit for the three years' service under the call for three hundred thousand men. They made up their rolls at home, and reported, unassigned, at Camp Curtin, early in September. The first to submit its roll was Captain William J. Bolton, on the 10th, and became by rule Company A. Thus five companies were soon brought from Montgomery county, forming the right wing of the regiment. The other five were recruited from Centre, Dauphin, Union, Snyder, Northampton, and Lycoming. The regiment was organized under the immediate supervision of Colonel Hartranft, for all acknowledged

his ability. Its staff officers were finally adjusted as follows: Colonel, John F. Hartranft; Lieutenant Colonel, Thomas S. Bell, of Chester county; Major, Edwin Schall; Quartermaster, John J.. Freedley; Surgeon, John P. Hosack; Assistant Surgeon, James D. Noble; Adjutant, Daniel P. Bible; Chaplain, Daniel G. Mallery. The regiment was mustered into service on the 28th of September, and left for Baltimore and Annapolis on the 16th of November, preparatory to going upon the Roanoke Island expedition under Burnside. This was intended as a midwinter invasion to draw attention from Washington and break up facilities for blockade running. After much hardship and endurance the expedition was entirely successful, and returned, not without considerable losses, however, to help McClellan in his ill-starred retreat from Richmond. It only arrived in time to join Pope at the second Bull Run, and to suffer afterwards from McClellan's stupid strategy at Antietam and Burnside's disaster at Fredericksburg. Thus, after commencing their term of service gloriously in North Carolina, the regiment, with the loss of two of its bravest officers (Lieutenant Colonel Bell and Captain Bolton, one dead and the other desperately wounded), took up its weary march westward. The circumstances of the corps were such as to test the metal of young Edwin Schall, who had now almost become its commander in the absence of Colonel Hartranft, or rather from the latter's accession to the command of the brigade.

Thus also the Fifty-first, from the bleak mountains of the Blue Ridge in winter, were transferred to the arid plains of Mississippi in midsummer, where, after enduring incredible hardships, they were permitted to assist in the taking of Vicksburg and hear the glorious news of Gettysburg, all within a week. It is needless to follow that brave regiment and its officers to East Tennessee, where hardships and sieges still more laborious and self-denying were endured for another year, or recount its share in the final triumph at Petersburg and the end of the war in 1865. Through all this glorious tour of duty, up to the time of his death, Colonel Schall bore his part and did his duty. It is only necessary to transcribe a little of the testimony of comrades to his kindness, bravery, fidelity, and ability in command, till he laid down his life for his country at Cold Harbor, June 3d, 1864.

Major Schall, as he first ranked, was the synonym of fidelity to duty and kindness to those under his command. His courage was not of the animal but strictly of the moral sort. This was the secret of his gentleness and reliability. He always held his life a waiting

sacrifice for his country. Of his forbearance toward the men Captain Parker, the historian of the Fifty-first, writing of the terrible march after the taking of Jackson, Mississippi, says:

"After marching five or six miles they (the men) began to give out. Lieutenant Colonel Schall saw that each man had tried to outvie his companions by endurance, and as there was no object to straggle for, the men sinking from actual exhaustion, he dismounted from his 'Bobby,' placed the most wearied ones on the horse, and allowed them to ride until they became a little rested, when a couple more invalids would take their places on the saddle and behind it." Again, on embarking the troops from the Mississippi campaign, Colonel Schall used extraordinary efforts to get his men sheltered from the burning suu, but failed on account of the brutality of the captain commanding the boat.

During the terrible siege of Vicksburg, when every inch of ground of the advance of Johnston's army had to be contested, Schall's regiment lay three days in rifle pits on the picket line. On the third day of the attack the enemy arose to their feet from their entrenchments and advanced with fixed bayonets for a charge upon the works, when Schall immediately warned his command that "the charge must be repelled let the sacrifice be what it may,” and it was not driven from its position (History of the Fifty-first, page 358). And finally, in the Wilderness, when he gave up his young life for his country, he was leading a charge upon the enemy's works where every one, as he advanced, seemed to court death, and where space gained on either side was purchased only by precious lives. Here he fell, aged 29 years, 3 months, and 18 days. His body was brought to Norristown, and lies entombed in Montgomery Cemetery, where a handsome monument commemorates his deeds. It is a marble obelisk, standing fifteen feet above the pedestal, and contains on one of its faces the following inscription: "Edwin Schall-A dutiful son-An affectionate brother-A faithful friend -A brave soldier-An efficient officer-A sincere christian."

In person Colonel Edwin Schall was under the common stature, but well formed, of comely, pleasant features, very amiable, courteous, and universally beloved. He probably had not a private enemy in the world. He was never married.

REV. JOHN H. UMSTAD.*

Mark the perfect man and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace.Psalm XXXVII, 37.

John Horning Umstad, a very eminent minister of the "Brethren," as they call themselves, usually known as Dunkers, or German Baptists, was born in Upper Providence township,. Montgomery county, January 1st, 1802. He was not religiously brought up, but received a fair education, such as the common schools of the locality afforded. In 1829, when in. his twenty-seventh year, he married Ann, daughter of Daniel and Frances Brower, and sister of Abraham, Christian, and Daniel R. Brower. John H. and Ann Umstad had born to them four children, one son (who died in infancy) and three daughters. One of these, Sarah, grown up, and a member of the society, died several years ago unmarried. The surviving children and grandchildren of Rev. Mr. Umstad and wife are: Catharine B., intermarried with Louis Detrich, and Frances B. with Milton Davis, the latter of whom occupy the old homestead, situated near the Schuylkill, below Port Providence, in Upper Providence township. The children of Milton and Fanny B. Davis are: Anna Clara, Sallie Kate, John U., Nathan D., Benjamin C., Jemima C., and Emma U. The children of Louis and Kate Detrich are: Anna Elizabeth, William Henry, John U., and Katie.

The period from 1830 to 1840 was one of extensive revivals of religion all over this region of country, in which all evangelical sects more or less participated. So in the fall of 1831 a great awakening commenced in the neighborhood where Mr. Umstad lived, conducted by brethren of the Dunker persuasion. He had a sister, Mrs. Isabella Fitzwater, who already belonged to the church, but being of a lively disposition, and fond of worldly enjoyments, Mr. Umstad had not up to that time given religion any attention. His sister, however, who was very devoted, and deeply concerned for her brother, was without doubt largely instrumental in bringing him within the

The material from which this Life is drawn is mainly gathered from a memorial of him by J. Quinter, as published in the "Brethren's Almanac for 1875."

influence of the revival. The result of a series of meetings was that the husband of Mrs. Fitzwater, Mr. Umstad, and also Rev. Isaac Price, both since eminent as preachers, were converted and baptized. This was in the fall of 1831, and the inroad made upon the society of the neighborhood opened the way for the organization of a church in the locality. Accordingly, in 1834, Green Tree Church was built on land belonging to or adjoining Mr. Umstad, and he and Isaac Price, who lived beyond the river, were ordained ministers. Of his labors and efficiency from this time forward his memorialist, Mr. Quinter,

says:

"Brother Umstad's labors in winning souls were very successful. He labored not only in the public ministry, but also much in private. He was instant in season and out of season. The cheerfulness of his christianity, added to his natural viva`city, made him an agreeable companion, and when in private 'company with his friends he seldom failed to use the opportunity of recommending Christ to them, which was often done successfully. The anniversary of his birth occurring on New Year's day, it was his custom to observe that period in a devotional manner, and for many years after his conversion he had prayer meeting in his house on the first night of the new In his public preaching he was warm and pointed, and his direct appeals to sinners were often very strong."

year.

He was blunt and outspoken even to eccentricity, but these qualities were but a spice to his exuberant honesty and kindness of heart. Soon after his baptism and union with the church he laid aside the fashionable attire he had hitherto worn, and conformed to the garb usual with his sect. He was very devoted to the general interests of the society of which he was a minister, but towards the close of his life became dull of hearing, which greatly hindered his usefulness in this respect. His health began to decline a few years before his death, and the winter preceding his departure he did not preach any, being so advised by his physician. As he lived close to the meetinghouse, however, he occasionally met with the church and delivered a short exhortation. He preached his last sermon to the people of his charge, to whom he had so long ministered, April 13th, 1873, and left home on the 15th to visit his daughter and her family at Baltimore, where he arrived on the