Armstrong v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters' statement of tbe case: Tbe following are tbe facts of tbe case as found by tbe court: I.' On. or about tbe month of May or early in June, 1863, tbe citizens of Pittsburg, Pa., became alarmed for tbe safety of tbe place because tbe Confederate forces were invading Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and southern Obio.
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The Reporters' statement of tbe case: Tbe following are tbe facts of tbe case as found by tbe court: I.' On. or about tbe month of May or early in June, 1863, tbe citizens of Pittsburg, Pa., became alarmed for tbe safety of tbe place because tbe Confederate forces were invading Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and southern Obio. They appointed a committee of their number to wait on tbe Secretary of War and General Halleck, and requested that skillful engineer officers be detailed to superintend tbe construction of fortifications around tbe city, which was done. Tbe committee were at tbe time…
1Opinion of the CourtPeelee, J.
The several claims involved in this action arose in June and July, 1863, for money paid for labor in the construction of fortifications around the city of Pittsburg, which were erected at the request of the citizens thereof, under the direction of skillful military officers of the United States, to protect said city against an attack from the Confederate forces then invading Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and southern Ohio.
The Department of the Monongahela, within the limits of which were located the city of Pittsburg and the Allegheny arsenal, was created by General Orders, No. 172, issued by…
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