Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-06
MILITARY.
Meeting Of the Officers OF the Wisco,.;.
Militia.

Meeting OF the UmcerS OF the WiScon.;,
| Militia.
The officers Of the Wisconsin milf,
companies and other old soldiers me,
at the capital on the Both of Jan. for tbe
purpose of etfecting permanent O.,
ganlzation. The meeting was called II
order by Adjutant General Ed. E. Bry
ant, Col. H. s. Benjamin of Milwaukee
Major August Kickbush of Wausau
and Capt. Becker of Manitowoc wera
chosen vice presidents and Col. EA|
Calkins secretary. The following are
the names of those present. with the,
old commands:
r II. Hewitt. Captain 18th W vi.
A. II. Russell, Portage. captain Guppey Guard.
Co. e., 18th Inf.
HIS Gossi Portage, LIST Lieut.. Guppey Guard.
Geo :; haee, Portage, I'd Lieut.. Guppe,
M Rusk, viroqua Colonel s5th Wis VOL
Guards Lieut.. 22d Ms.
II j. George. MenomOnie Co. D., 4th vi,
Cav. aptain Ludington Guards.
Daniel Harshman, enOmOnie, Captain 44th
Wis Vol. Ludinsion Guards.
II A. Wilcox MenomOnie. Ludington Guards
James n. Ruby, Oshkosh. Captain Bath Wis
Geo. W. Burchard, Fort Atkinson, A D. c
Colonel.
John G. Higgins, Racine, A. u. c. Colonel %
Wis inf.
W. p. O'Connor, Captain Sheridan Guard, Mi.
Nm N. Remington Capt Co. X, 9th Wis
Captain Mauston Light Guard.
John Turner, Past Captain Mansion Ligh,
Gu,rd.
B. F. Parker, 1st Lieut. Ist Wis. heavy ARTILLERY
LIST Lieut.. Mauston Light Guard.
FraLcis j. orchardt, o LIST Wis. heavy az.
tlilery. Cap X sciusko Guard, Milwaukee
has. G Mayors. anjor 1lth regiment.
has. NJ. Nue Ter, La Cresse, Capt. Governor
Guard La Crosse
+. Ii. Putnev, cut 18th Wis INIT, and pa
Wis. light ar illery.
'iuries ay. Capt. Mil. i. Battery.
John q. Stock Capt. 9TH Wis, cav, Capt Gov.
ernor's Guard, Madison.
i. ecker, apt. 9Th " is. INIT, Capt Manitowcs
Company.
j u. Hoyt. Capt. Co. X, 7th Wis Inft., Cap.
Beloit City Guard.
g. II armeriy. Corp. 5ad ILLINOIS, LIST Lieu,
'e Gpn i'y B %un1a Madison ouo,,srmo.,or
Col 18th Wis. lnft.
4 d. Coe Whitewater, lst Wis cavalry, Custe,
Rifles.
f. Bassctt. Captain Custer Rifles. White
water.
Geo. c. Ginty, Chippewa Falls, Col. 47th Wis
Vols
Thos. $ Allen. Oshkosh, Col 5th Wis Vols
+. \. alki ms, Milwaukee, Lit Col. Sd Wis. Cav.
ii. Benjamin, Milwaukee, capt Sd Rock ISLAND
Cav, LIST y is $. Mil
Ed. f. Bryant, Madison, Adj. Sd Wis. and 1t
Col. 5Uth n is. and Adj. Gen. State.
9. q. Lindermln, Madison, Capt. A. d. G. W,
Adj. Gen.
Andrew Sexton, Madison, @. NJ. 10th Wis Inf
Levi ". Breeze, Madison, Adj 18th Wis. inf
NJ j. Cantwell, Madison, 1t. co. {, 18th Wiz.
Inf
Geo. W. Peek La Crosse, Cd 1t. Co. K, 4th Wis
Cav.
A. p EIlinwood, Reedsburg, Capt Co. A. 18Th
Is Inf.
Henry Young, Wausau, 9th Wis, Capt. Ger.
mania Guard.
bun Webb Oshkosh Cd wis. Inf
Angus Mcdonald, Madison, 18th Wis. Inf.
Col. Benjamin moved that this meet.
ing recommend the reorganization of
the militia of the state on the basis OF
two regiments with twelve companies,
forming three battalions to each regi
ment, and one company Of cavalry land
one battery of artillery in addition
thereto; the state to be so divided into,
districts as to assign such regiments I'd
convenient sections of the state. Adopt
ed.
The following was adopted
Resolred. That we recommend the Legislature
to appropriate at the rate of SIS % per annum to
each member of the companies, as fund for
furnishing ana Keeping IN repair uniforms under
such regulations and safeguards as will protect
the state and prevent r.sa, plication of funds.
The following resolutions were sever
ally offered and adopted:
Res0ired, That all companies be uniformed
alike as soon rs practicable.
ResOiUed. That each battalion meet once a year
for three days drill. Place to be designated By
commanding officer
Res0iped That the sense of this meeting !s
that the militia should be organized upun basis
of actual enlistment three years.
Resolved, That the basis of allowance for cloth.
ing should be upon a minimum of 80 enlisted
men. and a maximum of IS men per company Of
infantry.
ResOlced, That in the bill to be drawn by Our
committee, the counties in which companies are
located be compelled to furnish suitable armores
A committee consisting Of Gen. Ed.
f. Bryant, chairman; Gen. Thos. S,
Allen, Gen. Geo. c. Ginty, Col. E. A.
Calkins, and Capt. Gilmore, was appoint
ed to draw up and present 10 the legis-
lature a bill to carry out the measures
agreed upon.