New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-04
Review of the Metropolitan Brigade.

Ane annual parade and review OF THIS
magnificent body of mer vii! take place to-
dag a: Annunciation square. This corps
our readers are aware. IS composed exclu-
sively of members Of the Metropolitan Po-
lice force. who, under al &C: of the Legisla-
ture, passed at its las: session, have been
incorporated into acd made 8 part of the
State militia. 1. las been armed and
equipped according to the aew regulations,
and will make . magnificent display on
parade. I. is composed mainly Of those
who have seen service IN time of war.
The men composing the b,igade have been
selected for their fine qualities az men and
soldiers. Men who wore the gray in the
late war touch elbows anG keep step with
those who wore the Il,.e OF scores Of battlo-
fields. One of its lie1:el ants sc1yren dered
a rebel regiment ii the close os the war.
Hosts in the :sHks wore shoulder straps,
several wore the god :e.:. and at least one
the golden star. -
What these men arc capable OF doing has
been tested OF more than one occasion. In
support of the constituted authorities of
the State they twice saved the State gov
ernMent from overthrow and maintained
the executive in his seat. On another ac-
casion they taught dis.oyal mob lessen
in law and order they viii never forget.
The brigade consists a: present of two
battaIions of infantry, ar4ed with Win
chester rifles; a battery of two Napoleon
and two Gatlin guns, AID troop of cavalry
provided with Spe aces repeating rifles.
The following is the roster OF. officer, o. the
brigade:
GENERAL AND s-AC..
Brigadier General A. S Badger
Major z. IL. Boyle. ass.staa. ad;utant
general.
Major V. A. Ryan. brigade cuartermas-
ter.
Major c. r. Ame.. brigade surgeon.
Captain w. A. Sncw. ie-de-camp.
FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Colonel Thomas Flanagan
Lieutenant Colone! r. A. Bray.
First Lieutenant Ed. Baker, veginentai
quartermaster.
First Lieutenaa. G.. II. Hammers.y. regi.
mental adjutant.
i. +. Parmele. Sc: yeant ma o:.
:.Rs- BATTALION.
Company 4 d. S. Caster. CAPTAIN: p.
Barron, first lieutenant: J. Kennedy, sec
Ond lieutenant.
Company Be. c. Fo:tiec, captain; J..
d. Foster, first lieutenant, 4. W. Sunshine,
second lieutenant.
Company C.-Wili;am McCann, captain;
John McCann. first lieutenant: William
Thornton, second lieutenant
Company Dc. j. Schneider. captain; II.
FUentes first lieutenant: D. Kelly, second
lieutenant
Company I.-y. II. Moore. captain; Will
liam Sullivan, first Lieutenant: ). P. Cham.
pagne. second lieutenant.
SECOND BATTALION
Company E.-P. Joseph. captain: F.
ond lieutenant.
Company F.-B Robinson. captain; A.
M. c. Hearsey. first lieutenant; l.. A.
Thibaut, second lieutenant:
Company C.-E. Rapp. captain, 4. WI.
son. first lieutenant: Z. Chaumette second
lieutenant. 81
Company HI. y. Lawlor. captain: d.
OSul!iyan. first Lieutenant.
METROPOLITAN BATTERY.
Jacob Gray, captain: William Carlton.
first lieutenant: Ia!ce. EcMalus. second
lieutenant.
METROPOLITAN CAvALRI.
Troop A-P. Taylor. captain t. G. Van
Kirk, first lieutenant: c. u. 0. ChipLnan.
second lieutenant.
The troops vii. .orr: az Lalf-past four
O'Clock. sharp, and move down 81. Louis
street to the lower side cs Rampant street.
up to the upper side ot Cana! to Camp. Up
Camp to Calliope. up Calliope to Magazine.
ur Magazine to Race. and through Race
to Annuniciation square. Here at half-past
five o'clock the brigade will be reviewed By
Governor Kellogg and staff, aud b. Major
General iongstreet and staff.
A. noon Captain Gray S battery vii! fire
national salute Of thirty-seven guns. and
at sunset federal salute of thirteen guns,
probably at the head os Canal stree:.