The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-12-09
Military Mention.
REPORT OF GEN. Hu1DEKopER.


Under date of Nov. 80, Gen. Huide-
koper reports to -Adjt. Gen. I.atta: |
have the honor to report that the
Fifth Brigade, to the command of
which was assigned when commits
stoned as Brigadier General in the
National Guard of Pennsylvania. has
not materially changed in numbers or
In organization since the annual re-
port from, these hea iquarters Tor the
year 1919, and that it, now, as then,
comprises the Fifteenth, Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Regiments of In
iantry and The Titusvile Battery.
During the year the term of so
many men of Company G, 18th Regi-
ment, expired. as to bring that organ
izaiion below minimum as to
members, and it was deemed advisable
to disband the Company, which was
done, and to recruit Il new one at
Bradford, which was admitted in its
place.
Company B. 18th regiment, having
Jailed to show any disposition or
ability to improve from the inferior
condition in which it appeared ill 1879
was mustered out the service, and Il
company was recruited in its stead at
New Brighton. These two companies
passed their first inspection at Camp
Hayes in September, and made
promise OF successful future.
"A change was also made in the
command of the 18th regiment, the
resignation of Colonel Magee being
followed by the election OF CAPTAIN
Kurtis, of Company b, as Colonel, an
officer whose experience and ability as
Captain made him suitable person to
assume the responsibility of regi
ment. Colonel Carpenter of the 18th
regiment, Colonel Wiley, of the 10th
regiment, and Captain Enery of the
Battery, have taken great interest in
their commands, and as il result OF
their continued eXertions the troops
/ were paraded for the fall inspection
with fuller numbers and in a state
OF greater cXceIIency, in my estinia-
ton, than ever before.
The encanrment ordered at Camp
| Hayes in September was attended bv
every company, and despite a contin-
uol4 rain OF thirty hours, which
would have tried the temper and
discipline of seasoned soldiers, the
troops were kept under reasonable re-
siraint ANA instruction Tor II week
making such proficiency in drill and
| guard duty as to enable me to con-
slider the encanpment u Success, and
worthy OF annual repetition.
would, however, call your atten-
ton to the advantage it would be to
the wealth and to the country
at large to pat every guar iSnau in :,
position where days service for
reGinlental inspection in the spriug,
ANA IL weeks service in camp in til.
fail could be rigid.y exacte of hiui.
This could be done by providing AIDE.
luate pay for the time given to this
service from the regular pursuits oi
lie, on which so many families de
pend for their daily food. With such
an allowance, and VITA provision loi
enforcing ubelience to the. laws, regu.
iationS and customs OF military service
the efficiency OF the Guard could ht
raised t" IL standard little short of thai
"i The volunteer soldier of the late
| war
The General closes by few sug.
gestions and recommendations for tn,
good of the Guard
The nearly 10, 900 menhers OF the
National Guard of the state have
been supplied with overcouts OF the
regulation pattern. The past few
days $500 of these garments have been
forwarded from the State Arsenal ii
the 2'l, 3D., and 4th brigadrs.
Gen. HurtranIt and many Of his o..
hccr5 are working quietly bat earn.
estly 10 have the different commands
of the National, Glard of Ptnnsyi-
vania participate in the inauguration
OF President Garfield on the 4th ot
| March next.
There is some talk of holding the
next cncAmpmcnt of the FoIrtl and
Fifth Brigndca of the National Guard
OF Pennsylvania at E.ie. A goou
| place,