Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06
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ers in the West, and in the whole counz
try. ELI PERKINS"
Meeting Of the Officers of the Wisconsin
Militia.


Militia.
The officers Of the Wisconsin militia
companies and other old soldiers met
at the capital on the 3Oth of JAN for the
purpose of effecting a permanent Or
ganlzation. The meeting was called to
order Ivy Adjutant General Ed E. Bry-
ant Col. III. S. Benjamin Of Milwaukee,
Major August Kickbush of Wausau,
and Capt. Becker of Manitowoc were
chosen vice presidents and Col E. A
Calkins secretary. The following are
the names Of those present, with their
| old commands:
r II. Hewitt. Captain 18th W VI.
A. IT, Russell, Portage, captain Gnppey Guards.
rs G Cos" Portage, LIST Lieut. Guppey Guards,
Geo. $. race, Portage, I'd Lieut. Guppey
Guards. Cd Wis Cav. 5f%.
M Rusk, viroqua, Colonel 18th Wis Vol.
Geo. Bauman, Oshkosh, 1st Lieut.. Oshkosh
Guards. Lieut.. 22d Wis.
Il. j. George Menomonie. Co. D., 4th Wis.
Cav, aptan Ludington Guards.
Daniel Harshman, enOmOnie, Captain 44th
Wis Vol. Ludngton Guards.
II A. Wilcox MenOmonie. Iudngton Guards
James n. RUBY, Oshkosh, Captain Oath Wis
Geo w. Burchard, Fort thinson, D. G..
Colonel.
John c. Higgins, Racine, A. u. C. Colonel I'd
Wis. Inf
w. P. O'Connor, Captain Sheridan Guard, Mil
W ,ukee ~.
VIM N. Remington Capt Co X, 9Th Wis.
Captain Mauston Light Guard.
John Turner, Past Captain Mansion Light
B. F. Parker, lst Lieut. list Wis. heavy artillery,
1st Lieut.. Nauston Light Guard.
Frant Is j. forchardt, K LIST Wis., heavy ar
tiilery, Cap. sciusko Guard Milwaukee
Ihas. G Mayors. najor 18th Regiment.
has. M. Mue Ter, La Lresse, Capt. Governors
F. II. Putnev l. cut. 18th Wis. Unfit, and 22d
" is light ar ilery.
harIes way, Capt Mil. l. Battery.
John G. Stock Capt. 9TH Wis, Cav !, Capt. Gov
ernor's Guard, Madison.
T. = ecker, apt. 9th " is INIT. Capt. Manitowoc
j ii. Hoyt, Capt Co. X. 7th Wis Unfit, Capt
Beoit City Guard.
81 tarmeriy, Corp. SD Illinois, 1st Lieut.
Geo e. Bryant, Madison, Quartermaster Gen.
Col 18th Wis. lift.
E D. coe. Whitewater 1st Wis cavalry, Custer
j Il. Bassett, Captain Custer Rifles. White
water.
Geo. C. Ginty, Chippewa Falls, Col. 18th Wis
Vols
Thos Allen Osh k sh. Col 9Th Wis Vols
f. A. atkins, Milwaukee, 1t Col 3D. Wis Cav.
II. Benjamin, milwaukee,, capt Sd Rock Island
Cav, LIST " is :. Mil
Ed K. Bryant, Madison, Adj Sd Wis and 1t
Col. 50th " is. and Adj. Gen. State.
G. G. Lindermln, Madison, Capt 4. D. c. W..
Adj. Gen.
Andrew Sexton, Madison, Q. NJ. 18th Wis Inf
Levi VI. Breeze Madison, adj 18th Wis. inf
M. J. Cantweli, Madison, 1t. O. G, 18th Wis.
Geo. w Peek, La Crosse, I'd It. Co. E 9TH Wis.
Cav.
A. P. Elinwood, Reedsburg Capt Co. A, 18th
Henry Young, Wausau, 9th Wis. Capt. Ger
mania Guard.
Bun Webb Oshkosh I'd 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 to
convenient sections of the state. Adopt
ed.
The following was adopted:
Resozred, That we recommend the legislature
to appropriate at the rate of IS 90 per annum to
each member of the companies, fund.- for
furnishing and keeping in repair uniforms under
such regulations and safeguards as will protect
the state and prevent El.sa Llication of funds. :
The following resolutions were sever
ally offered and adopted: &
Resozued, That all companies be uniformed
alike as soon practicable.
Res0lyed That each battalion meet once year
for three days drill. Place TO be designated By
commanding officer. f# So tE ssfsss
ResOIued That the sense of this meeting is
that the militia should be organized up.n basis
of actual enlistment three years
4 ResOLred, That the basisof allowance fox cloth
ing should be upon minimum of 50 enl sted
men. and a maximum of IS men per company OF
Infantry.
ResOlge2. That in the bill to be drawn by
commit ee, the counties in which companies are
located be compe led to furnish suitable armories.
A committee consisting of Gen. Ed.
E. Bryant, chairman; Gen. Thos. S,
Allen, Gen. Geo. G. Ginty, Col E. A.
Calkins, and Capt. Gilmore, was appoint
ed to draw up and present 20 the legis-
lature q bill to carry out the measures
agreed upon.