The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-05-18
THE CENTENNIAL LEGION.
The Preparations for the Client Parade in
Philadelphia Oh July 4th.

The Preparations for the Gtcnt Parade in
Philadelphia Oh July 4th.
A general meeting of the executive
committee of the Centennial Legion was
held at the Old Guard armory in New
York, and the organization of the Le-
gion was fully consummated. The
choice of Generals H. W. Slocum, of
New York; Fitz Hugh Lee, of Virginia,
and A. e. Burnside, of Rhode Island,
as field officers was confirmed. It was
ordered that the headquarters of the
Legion should be forthwith established
in New York under the direction of the
three field officers, and that the general
staff shall be appointed at an early day.
It was also voted unanimously to invite
the West Point military and Annapolis
naval cadets to parade with The Legion
on the fourth of July, the latter escort
ing, as q mark of respect to those ma
tional institutions to which the cadets
belong.
The Centennial Legion comprises
thirteen companies, representing the
original States of the Union. Their
names, and those of their officers, with
the dates OF their organization, are
given below:
Providence Light Infantry, of Provi-
dence, r.. l., organized in 1775, Captain
Bul ock, commander.
Fayetteville North Carolina) Inde-
pendent Light Infantry, Major Charles
Haigh commanding; organized in 1893.
Washington Light Infantry. (South
Carolina), Major r. @. Gilchrist COM
manding; organized in 1907.
II IL. Tx.T n,
sctts), Captain N. N. Noyes; organized
in 180S
Ssats Fencibles {Pennsylvania), Cap
tain John W. Ryan; organized 1913.
New Haven Grays (Connecticut); Or
ganized 1916.
The Old Guard Veteran Battery New
York;, Major G. W. Marlson command
ing; organized in 1926.
The Norfo k Light Artillery Virginia.,
organized i'll 1854.
The Muskeog Veterans (Sew IIamp.
shire; organized in 1854.
The Church Rifles (Georgia), Captain
Frank G.. Ford commanding; organized
in 1854.
Veteran Company from Fifth Mary
land regiment; organized in 1860.
The Phil Kearney Guards (New Jer
sey), Captain W. HI. DeHart command
ing; organized in 1868.
The American Rifles (Delaware), Cap
tain Samuel NJ. Wood commanding; or
ganized in 1875.
This special corps is appointed to as
semble in front of Independence Hall
Philadelphia, for parade on July 4, il
commemoration OF the one hundredtl
anniversary of American independence
The field officers elected are Genera
Fitz Hugh Lee, of Virginia, by th,
Southern commands General HI. W
Slocum, of New York, by the Middle
State companies, and General Ambros,
E. Burnside from the New England
companies. The Legion will be organ
lied into three battalions. The cente
will be composed of the Boston Ligh
Infantry, of Massachusetts,; Old Guard
of New York, and Washington Ligh
Infantry, of South Carolina, and will b.
the color battalion. The remaining tel
companies will be divided into right a IL
left wings.
The colors Of the Legion will consis
of the crimson flag of Eutaw, borne b.
Colonel William Washington during tn
Revolutionary war, the Continental fla
aud the national colors, Each compan
is to bear the flag of the State it repre-
seuts, Legion aud company color bea,
ers to assemble with their guards {
honor in Independence Hall preparator
to the parade, previous to which ther
will be grand dress review, inspection
trooping of colors, etc., on the fourt
of July, 1876.