Excerpt from History of the First Regiment Infantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania (Grey Reserves), 1861-1911

Resistance to the enforcement. Of law and order at Homestead was on the wane. The formidable force, the largest, perhaps, said General Snowden in his oilicial report, that any sheriff in the history of our race has had at his call, had from its very strength accomplished its purpose without bloodshed. The law was coming to its own again. It was evident it could soon main tain itself of itself. At least a reserve could be safely dispensed with. Hence General Dechert, who had been ordered to hold his brigade in readiness to move at short notice until relieved, his services being no longer required in the field, was on Tues day, the 19th of July, directed to break his camp, relieve his tr00ps from further duty, and return them by the most practicable rail way route to their respective rendezvous. These orders promptly put in process of execution, the regiments were soon after dis missed at their several armories, with Camp General lvilliam mcclelland, Mount. Gretna, and the Homestead riots of 1892 but a memory.

The crisis seemingly over, and there appearing no further need for so large a body of troops, the homeward movement from the seat of the disturbance began on the 27th of July, when the force was reduced to three regiments, the Fifth, Fifteenth, Six teenth, a battalion of the Tenth, Battery B, and the Sheridan Troop, with General Wiley remaining in command. From time to time other regiments were relieved, but it was not deemed pru dent to deprive the civil authorities of all military support until some time thereafter, and the last regiment to leave, the Six teenth, was not. Finally withdrawn tmtil the 13th of October.

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