Honoring those who served….
Historical Accounts
Following pages are a tribute to those who served our nation
- Revolutionary War
- Civil War
- WWI
- WWII
- Viet Nam War
- Desert Storm/Iraqi War
SGT. EMANUEL CUSTER - Emanuel served in the Revolutionary War when he was twenty-two. He was a sergeant in Captain John Edward's Company of the Philadelphia County Militia, 5th Battalion, commanded by Colonel John Bull. His name appears on the Captain Edward's muster roll dated 10 December 1776.
PVT. JOHN FRIEND - Skipton Company. Buried in the Friend graveyard at Friendsville, Md. He has a government marker. Was born in 1732 and was still living in June 1838. He was allotted Military Lots Nos. 3281, 3281, 3283, which included his settlement on the Youghiogheny. He married Kerrenhappuch Hyatt in Virginia. She died October 13, 1798. Was allotted Military Lots #3281, 3283; data received from DAR of Youghiogheny.
REG. WILLIAM PRICE - (1778-1779 & 1782) Capt. Child’s Company, 10 Regiment North Carolina line. Also, Capt. Bacot’s Company, North Carolina line.
CAPT. THOMAS PRICE - killed in the battle of Augusta during the Revolution
PVT. JOSHUA CECIL - A search of our Patriot Index provided the information found below. DAR Patriot Lookup: Reference Code RPPGGYK
CECIL, Joshua
Birth: MD Before (ante) 1733
Service: MD
Rank: Pvt
Death: OH Before (ante) 19 Apr 1814
Patriot Pensioned: No Widow Pensioned: No
Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No
Spouse: (1) Mary X
LT. GABRIEL FRIEND (1752-1854) - Sandy Creek Rangers. Buried in the Friend graveyard at Friendsville, Md. He has a family marker as well as a government marker. He married (1) Elizabeth Bonnell in 1787 and (2) Clara Ann Peck in 1810. SGT ABIJAH HERRINGTON - Sandy Creek Rangers. Probably resided on Herrington Run in the Glades. A government marker was ordered for Abijah Herrington in June 1968 and received. It was erected in May, 1977 at the entrance to Herrington Manor State Park.
CAPT. AUGUSTINE FRIEND - Served in the Sandy Creek Rangers, Buried at McHenry. But the Deep Creek Lake now covers his grave. His father, Nicholas, was also buried there. Miss Josie Weimer can remember the cemetery and recalled that as a young girl she had played in and around it. Her mother was Martha Friend, daughter of Israel Friend and Dorcas Willison.
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UNION MARYLAND VOLUNTEERS
3rd Regiment, Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade Organized at Cumberland, Hagerstown and Baltimore, Md., October 31, 1861, to May 20, 1862. Companies "I" and "K" organized at Ellicott's Mills and Monrovia April and May, 1864. Regiment attached to Railroad District West Virginia to January, 1862. Lander's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Railroad District, Mountain Department, to July, 1862. Railroad Brigade, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to September, 1862. Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September, 1862. Annapolis (Md.) 8th Army Corps to July, 1863. 3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to October, 1863. 1st Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to July, 1864. Kenly's Independent Brigade, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, to August, 1864. Kenly's Brigade, Reserve Division, West Virginia, to October, 1864. Reserve Division, West Virginia, to April, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia, to May 29, 1865.
SERVICE.-Assigned to duty as railroad guard on Upper Potomac in Maryland and Virginia. Action at Grass Lick, W. Va., April 23, 1862. Wardensville May 7. Franklin May 10-12. Moorefield June 29. Siege of
The 3d Regiment of Potomac Home Brigade Infantry was transferred to the Middle Department in June, 1862, and on September 13, 1862, formed a part of the beleaguered garrison at Harper's Ferry, Va., and were actively engaged during all the fighting incident to the siege on the 13th, 14th and 15th days of September, 1862, both on Maryland Heights, Md., and Bolivar Heights, Va.
The 3d Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Infantry was surrendered with the garrison and paroled when duly exchanged. They were assigned to duty guarding the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
On the invasion of Maryland by General Early's Confederate Army in July, 1864, the 3d Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Infantry confronted their advance, and had a lively and gallant skirmish with the enemy to the west of Frederick City, Md., July 7th and 8th, 1864, and took a conspicuous part with General Lew Wallace's little army at the battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864, where this small army was ordered to give battle to overwhelming force of the enemy, in order to enable reinforcements to reach and protect the Capitol at Washington.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 8 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 73 Enlisted men by disease. Total 83.
Name Company Rank (In) Rank (Out)
Custer, Emanuel D Private Private
Company Descriptive Book, age 24 years; Height 5 feet, 7 1l/2 inches, Complexion Dark; Eyes Black; Hair Dark; Where born Allegany, Maryland, Occupation Farmer, Enlistment When Aug. 14th, 1862, Where Oakland; By Whom M. Fallon; Term 3 years. Company Muster-out Roll shows date as May 29, 1865 in Baltimore, MD. Memorandum from prisoner of war records, Custer, Emanuel, Rank private, 3rd regiment, Maryland, PHB, Potomac Home Brigade, Company D., Captured at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 15 Sept, 1862, Sent to Alexandria Virginia, Nov. 1862, no later record. Emanuel was the son of David Custer and Margaret Stark.
Dewitt, Joseph D Private Private
Dewitt, Peter D Private Private
Friend, Elijah D Private Private
Friend, Benjamin F. Private Private
Friend, Benjamin F. D Private Private
Friend, Benjamin F. K Private Private
Friend, Benjamin T. D Private Private
Friend, Charles D Private Private
Friend, Charles A. D Private Private
Friend, David A. K Private Private