National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-04

three months service and that Of the Ninetieth
Pennsylvania Volunteers In the three years service
The infantry corps, National Guards (nOw Sec
| ond Regimentl. vas originally organized a COM
| pany or the tIth of December. $780, by a number
Of citizens Of what was then the District Of Spring
| Garden. The company made its first parade on
the I'D of February, 1871 and mustered forty-eight
muskets. After score Of years Of prosperity. tho
corps on the twentieth anniversary of its organi-
| zation December II, 1901 was formed into a
/ regiment of eight companies, with Peter Lyle az
| its colonel On the 10Th of April, 1861 the reei-
ment increased to ten companies. entered the three
months service as the Nineteenth Pennsylvania
volunteers with Peter Lyle, colonel; DIV. C. Baxter
/ lieutenant colonel and jeremiah W Fritz, major
and remained in service twenty-five days over ita
/ term of enlistment. On the 81 of September 1861
| the regiment was again mustered into service for
! three years as the Nineticth Pennsylvania Voiun-
/ teerS with Colonel Lyle stii at Its head During
the period OF its enlistment the regiment partici-
/ pated In the following battles: Cedar Mountain,
| Rsppahannock Station, SulphUrSprings, Thorough
fare Gap. Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain An
/ tieam, Fredericksburg, Fitzhugh House, ChaneeI-
| lorsville, Gettysburg Mine Run Wilderness TOdd's
Tavern SpottsylYania, Laurel HILL Guinea Station.
| Talopotomy, North Anna, South Anna. Bethesda
Church. Cold Harbor, White-Oak Swamp, Peters
| burg. Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad,
| Poplar Springs, Ream's Station, and Hatcher'I
/ Run. On its return home its muSter-Out roll
showed twenty one men of the original enlistment
as the remnant of nearly 800 recruited drafted
| and forwarded to the regiment. From the Second
Regiment sprsng other organizations that did ex-
cellentserFiee during the At the close of the
war ,Gssthe Second Regiment, it again became part
OF the military organization of the State with its
| old and-trie6eOmmander Peter Lyle, still in COM
maGd.
! During theserious riots Of 1877 it rendered yalu-
able services to the State Prior to the war the
| Guards erected an armory on Race street. below
Sixth street. in the city of Philadelphia known as
| the" National Guards Hall" During the war the
| armory was used by the Government for hospital
| purposes, and on occasions of necessity it has
always been placed at the service of the State.
! The regiment is now commanded by Colonel Rob-
ertP Dechert formerly assistant adjutant- general
on the staff of Major General Slocum, in Shermans
army. Lieutenant Colonel O. c. ROsbyShen served
in the Army of the Potomac, and is now the chief
| coiner of the United States Mint at Philadelphia
Chaplain Rev. Henry C. MeCoOk, D. D. of the
| Fighting McCOoks," served with distinction in
the late war, as did adiutaut John ". Barnes Pay
master Louis J. Ladner, Captains John T. Durang.
Peter H. Jacobus, Charles ". Smith, David s Barry
and Charles Fl. Norman, and Lieutenants John L,
H. Krouse Alfred W. Young, and John c. Bowen.
The roster OF officers is follows: Colonel Rob
ert P Deehert lieutenant colonel, Oliver C. Bos-
byshell; sdjutant John ". Barnes; quartermaster,
John A. Franks; commiSsary c. Augustus Wild
mayer; paymaSter, Lewis j. Ladner; surgeon,
Joseph F. Edwards, NJ. D.; assistant surgeon, Eu-
gene Townsend, II. D.; chaplain, Rev. Henry c.
McCook, D. D.
on-cOmmissioned staff Sergeant-major. Charles
Hawkins; comnlissary- sergeant, Augustus Kappes;
hospital steward, George D. Blomer acting quar-
| termaster- sergeant Samuel Furst
Company A-Captain, John T. Durang; frse
lieutenant, John Rose; second lieutenant, John C.
Bowen.
| Company B-Captain, William J. Van Leer; first
| lieutenant, E. Forrest Weaver; second lieutenant
| William L. Bean
Company D-Captain, Daniel s. Barry: first lieu
| tenant, Henry Hon; second lieutenant, William
| II. Beam.
! Company E-Captain, Peter II. JacObus; second
/ lieutenant, William P. Thomson.
| Company F-Captain, Charles H. NORMAN.
| Company G-Captain. Charles W. Smith first
| lieutenant, John L. H. Krouse second lieutenant
| John T. Hughes.
| Company Captain, Frank W Hartley; first
lieutenant, Alfred w. Young.
| Company K-Csptain, George C. Miller; first
| lieutenant, P. Lyle Weaver.
| THE THIRD REGIMENT
| National Guards of Pennsylvania is located In
| Philadeladelphia and in the parade to-day will
| have upward of three hundred men in line exclu-
| siye of drum and flute corps of twenty eight
! pieces. 1t was organized in 1872 and already
stands high for soldierly bearing and discipline
The officers of the regiment Colonel. S. Bon
nation, jr.; lieutenant colonel, John P. Denneyi
major and surgeon, Henry B. Reed; captain and
paymaster, William D. V. Foulke; captain and
eommissary, Daniel H. KocheFsperger; first lieu
tenant and acting Gdiutant, James Macdonald, jr:
first ieutenantS and assistant surgeons, Walter NJ.
| L. Zeigler and I. HeWson Bradford; first Geuten-
ant and quartermaster, Edward W. Patton: ser
! geant-major, Theodore Medley; quartermaster-
sergeant. John Rodgers; coEamissary sergeant,
/ William W. TAFT; hospital steward, Harry w.
| Christmsn principal musician, Joseph W. Sleigh.
| Company A-Captain, William II. Lee; first
| lieutenant, y. P. Gladding.
| Company B-Cap.ain, John F. Stevenson; first
lieutenant, Harry W. Siebel; second lieutenant, E
L. Hines.
Company Captain, Isaac Adds; first lieuten-
| ant, Thomas Mcdonald.
Company D-Captain, George W. Hammar first
lieutenant Franklin W. Newbold.
Company F-Captain John C. Thompson; first
lieutenant William r. Chew; second lieutenant,
Merritt Douglass.
Company G-Captain, Marion c. Remnant; first
lieutenant. Thomas Ryan, jr.
Company H-Captain, Frank Houget; first lieu
tenant, James Macdonald, jr. second lieutenant
E. L. Lecture
TIE FIFTH REGIMENT
will arrive from Altoona, it is expected, this
morning. The regiment, which was organized in
1874, wears the regulation uniform, and viii
parade with 400 men, Its officers field and staff.
are Thomas Bunchield, colonel Daniel II.
Hastings, ieutenant-colonel; P J. Wslesisgle,
major; W. Sargent, jr., adjutant; Jacob A IOhrer.
quartermaster; Humphrey D. Tate, commiSsary:
C. s. Marks. paymaster; George F. Harris, surgeon;
l. C. Blaisdeu, assistant surgeon; A s. Slayer,
sistant surgeon Rev. D. W. Hunter chaplain
There are seven companies in the regiment, COM
manded as follows:
Company As. W. Davis, captain E. ]. Hum
phreys, first lieutenant; James NJ Thompson, sec
ond lieutenant.
Company B-Amos Mullen, captain; George l.
Potter, first lieutenant; Harry L. Hale, second
lieutenant.
Company C-J. P Stewart, captain; J. D. Hemp
hill, first lieutenant; Ephrsim Gerst. second ueu-
tenant.
Company D.. l. Piper, captain: Ed. NJ Amies.
first lieutenant; John X. Garden, second lieuten-
ant.
Company G-Jehn s. Garrett, captain Rufus C.
Elder, first lieutenant; William g Baunon, second
lieutenant.
Company H-3amuel P Morren captain; Z. T.
CarsweIl, first lieutenant; E. T. Lee, second lieu-
tenant
Company I-samuel f. Statler, captaiu: JamesF r.
Nickel, first lieutenant; J. L. GubcrnatOr, second
lieutenant.
Non commissioned oficers-S. S. Crissuan, SER
geant major; James E. Thompson quarternaster-
sergeant; George D. Herring, eonnissa-y- sergeant;
w. G. Rifle, hospital steward: w. I. Harpster.
ffe-major.
TIE SIXTH REGIMENT
consists Of six companies, each fifty strong and is
accompanied by military band of twenty-six
hair hos
although they did not reach here until this morn
ing, the men are looking remarkably fresh and
clean. The roster is as follows: Colonel JOHN W.
gchnlI. colonel LLn.,-.- G.i.I, ,.----