Departure of the Bucktails

The week long Bucktail reenactment in Smethport, Pennsylvania held on Saturday, April 23, 2011 commemorated the departure of the volunteer militia from Smethport 150 years ago.

After the speeches, three cheers were called for and given for the McKean County Rifles, three for Colonel Kane, and three for the Stars and Stripes which hung in front of the Bennett House hotel.

When the command, "Forward, march," was given, the column headed across the mountains to Cameron Station, in Cameron County, on the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, twenty-eight miles away. Each man carried his own rifle, ammunition, a coat and a blanket.

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