Men of Philadelphia! Attention! : The Washington Legion Regiment, under my command, has been accepted for 3 years, or during the war. Col. Ruff has received orders to muster the regiment into the service at once, by companies. The regiment will be armed with the Enfield rifle Officers shall know and perform their duty I have served as an officer in the English Army for 18 years. I fought at Inkerman and at the Siege of Sebastopol, in the Crimea. There shall be no peculation of the soldiers' rations or clothing! I shall, myself, superintend daily, the issue of the provisions, so that every man who joins my regiment shall find in me a kind and affectionate father--all I ask in return is obedience, sobriety & courage Competent officers, of good education, with companies, will be received. My rendezvous is at 528 Market St. and my staff head quarters is at the St. Louis Hotel. / Frederick Harvey colonel commanding. Philadelphia, August 1sl [sic], 1861. | Library Company of Philadelphia Digital Collections

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Creator	Harvey, Frederick, Col.
Contributor	St. Louis Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.)
	Washington Legion Regiment (Philadelphia, Pa.)
	McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
	United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer.
Title	Men of Philadelphia! Attention! : The Washington Legion Regiment, under my command, has been accepted for 3 years, or during the war. Col. Ruff has received orders to muster the regiment into the service at once, by companies. The regiment will be armed with the Enfield rifle Officers shall know and perform their duty I have served as an officer in the English Army for 18 years. I fought at Inkerman and at the Siege of Sebastopol, in the Crimea. There shall be no peculation of the soldiers' rations or clothing! I shall, myself, superintend daily, the issue of the provisions, so that every man who joins my regiment shall find in me a kind and affectionate father--all I ask in return is obedience, sobriety & courage Competent officers, of good education, with companies, will be received. My rendezvous is at 528 Market St. and my staff head quarters is at the St. Louis Hotel. / Frederick Harvey colonel commanding. Philadelphia, August 1sl [sic], 1861.
Publisher	[Philadelphia, Pa.] : U.S. Steam-Power Book and Job Printing Establishment, Ledger Buildings, Third and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia
Publisher	PA. Philadelphia. 1861
Date	[1861]
Physical Description	1sheet ([1] p.) ; 151 x 113 cm.
Notes	Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
	Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Subject	United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Geographic subject	Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genre	Broadsides.
	Recruiting posters.
Printer	United States Book and Job Printing Office (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer.
Provenance	McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location	Library Company of Philadelphia\| Books & Other Texts \| Rare \| 5# Am 1861 Harvey (4)5777.F.54 (McAllister)
Accession number	(4)5777.F.54 (McAllister)