National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-04
Ut Frank wcurich; second lieutenant, 8.


lieutenant, Alfred j. Deff' Se00AO
charles F. schnerr
ian,snv -Captain, Richard Rain; first lieu
1t Iobu F. Sterncr; second lieutenant, George
A. Harris ~ 1,,,,,oo,,. s-st
Comnanv H-Captain, George !" Johnson hrss
,.,,,tanant. BENJAMIN G. Hess; second lieutenant
frank Temple. -.,,o,,.o,,
T,nnaDy Captain, P. II. Dolan; first heuteh-
-, Tanes Bowes second lieutenant, john Fell
The uniform is the undress of the regular atliy,
md Intending band, the regiment musters about
15ymen. The regiment was organized during th9
l.,.-oIonca OF the strikes in the anthracite coal
ION and was instrumental in maintaining Ii"
"a nrler Having been the first regiment 70 ar
riye at Harrisburg duI the great raliroaa TOE
ofls77 twas stationeu "a. the State arSenat tol
obo,,t two weeks. when il was relieved ana us
-,atcbed IN Pittghurg and there did duty tln tne
danger had passed. The Seventh Regiment mas
the right of the line of the third prigaue u
National Guard of Pennsylvania All Oh tue neiu'
soverol of the staff, and many OF the line Officers
served during the rebellion, as I'll" Hull! VI 'l10
'@-'A '.--- THE EIGHTH REGIMENT,
c,,ors Rr;rale National Guard of Pennsylvania,
,,,os or,,nized in August, 1874. Its officers are:
colonel ! p 5. Goblin, formerly colonel Of Forty
seyentb Pennsylvania Volunteers and brevet
l,rlgadier-general; lieutenant colonel, Tom A.
pofjr f,rmerlr of United States army; major, w.
Z Rpssal of adiutant- generals Office; surgeon,
~ II Fele formerly surgeon of United States vol
,,,teers: adiltant, NJ A Gherst, formerly of Four
taenth PENNSYLVANIA Cavalry; quarternaSter, J.
II stidfold: paymaster, John W. Wish; commits
saTy. F. R. Light formerly captain of One hum
d7rd and seTenty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers;
assistant surgeons A. ". Shultz and s. Z. Brehm
cbaplain, Professor D.. Eberly. The uniform is
mat of the United States army. The regiment
brings $50 men aud band oftwenty-eight pieces.
Che Eighth Regiment is composed Of companies
Fam Harrisburg Carlisle ChambersbuFg, York,
Wgightsville, Girardville, Tamaqua, and Pine
groYe, representing the interior ofthe State. The
rank and file are composed of the best element in
fbpfr respective localities 1t has been in service
in all the riots since its organization, notably those
in the Molly Mcguire regions and those of 1877.
The regiment has It's own rations and quarters in
the cars.
THE ELEVENTH REGIMENT,
comprising the uniformed militia Of Chester Della
ware, and Lancaster Counties, and numbering six
companies, of about fifty men each. will arrive
es rly this morning. The regiment was organized
in 1872 snd was on duty during the riots of 1877 at
Pttsburg Pa, and it was under its guards that the
first trains were sent eastward to a point forty
miles ont, where the Philadelphia troops were sta
toned The officers are: Field and staf-Col-
one Alfred Rupert; lieutenant colonel, William
Gallagher; major, p N. Washabaugh: adjutant,
William Baker; quartermaster, George r. Hopes
conmissary w. W. Thomson, editor Daily Ne'Ts,
West Chester, Pa: surgeon, William o. Stephens.
The companies are Differed as follows:
Company C, Coatsville, Pa.-Captain, L. ]. Speak
man.
Company z, West Chester, -Pa.-Captain, James
e. NcFarlan. ...
Company #, Oxford. Pa.-Captain, T. D. Alex
Inder.
Company &, Media, Pa.-Captain, Jesse N. Baker.
Company II, Columbia, Pa-Captain, D. B. Case.
Company !, West Chester, Ps.-Captain, B. d.
Evans, editor of West Chester Village Record, Pa.
Two additional companies are organizing, but
arc not ready for parade yet.
THE TWELFTH REGIMENT
National Guard Of Pennsylvania was organized
August u. 1874 under the following officers, who
sill command it, Colonel, A. H, Stead; lieutenant
colonel David r. Foresman; major, Alonzo B.
Horton; adjutant Thomas W. Lloyd; psymaster,
John NJ. Maris, jr; commissary, Charles II. Kiglet
quartermaster. William R. Kramer; surgeon,
Daniel Bacon; assistant surgeons, James o. Bull
lock, Charles ". Martin. The captains of the line
are as follows: Company A, Remove. Pa, Benz.
T. Rumberger; Company B, Williamsport, Pa,
Hugh S. White; Company C, Milton, Pa, ].
Moran Carothers; Company D, Williamsport, Pa,
A J. Zout; Company E. sunbury, Pa, Vim.
H. Helm Company F, DanFille. Pa,
Jonathan Sweisforb; Company G, WiIliamsport,
Pa, F. ]. Burrows; Company 1, Canton, Pa;
tain Newton Landon. The uniform is the regulation
fatigue uniform of the United States army, and the
is drilled, disciplined, and equipped in
exact accordance with the rules and regulations
of the United States army. It will bring about 500
men and regimental band Its quarters are IN
the War Department, with Tegimental headqura-
ters at the St. James Hotel.
THE FOURTEENTH REGIMENT
National Guard of Pennsylvania was organized in
1855, and has remained q solid organization ever
since. When the State Guard was reorganized
several years ago was reduced from ten TO eight
and expects, when in line, at least
five hundred officers and men, exclusive ola band of
thirty pieces and q corps oftWenEy drIImmeTs. The
Uniform is that of the National Guard of PennsyI-
yania United States fatigue. The roster of officers
/, As follows: Colonel, Joseph H. Gray; lieutenant
colonel, James Glenn; major, William H. Hope; ad-
jlitant, Dave VI. Howe; quarterrnaster, George B.
commissary, I. j. Wallace paymaster
George y. Lacock; surgeon, J. Guy McCandess
assistant surgeons, Alexander A. McCandless,
William ii. Johnson; chaplain, Samuel ]. Wilson
Company captain, E. L. Huff; first lieuten-
ant, II. c. Stewart; second lieutenant, Charles
E9erhart
Company B-Captain, J. N. G. McClung; first
lieutenant, George R. Taylor: second lieutenant,
John Anderson.
Company C-Captain, John W. Nesbit; first lieu
tenant William D. Clark; second lieutenant,
james {. McCabe.
Company captain, James Archibald; first
lieutenant, Charles ". Harlan; second lieutenant,
John T. Moore.
Company Captain, P. D. Parchment; first
lieutenant, 5. w. Jeffries.
Company G-Captain, James L. Graham, first
William ]. Hamilton; second ieuten-
an, II. D. Henderson.
Company Captain John \. Fox first ieuten-
AIT, George \. Cook; second lieutenant S. C. Ben
nets
Company K-Captain William J. Glenn; first
John steel; second lieutenant, NJ B.
Kelso.
THE EIGHTEENTH REGIMENT.
This IS one Of the Oldest military orgalliza-
tons in our country. Company A, now COM
maHded by Captain James K Carmack, was
organized in September, 1881, by Captain
Rufus l. Baker, T. :. 4, then in command of the
CRited States arsenal at Pittsburg and called the
Dgouesne GIays." II has been in continual or
since, and yet carries on its roll as
honorary members" several of its original sur
yIT0rs It has always preserved q high reputation
i; the city and State of its birth 1t volunteered
IN the Mexican war in 1916, and distinguished IL
SCI. in many engagements notably at the siege of
Puebla. IN April, 1851, they entered the three
months service as Company B, Twelfth Pennsyl-
Eaha Infantry. In July, 1861, they entered the
iAree-years service and served actively till the
expiration of service. and participated in all the
haTd- fought battles of the Army of the Poto-
iAae. In $50 its membership was large enough TO
warrant the formation of battalion of four COM
Pai!ieS, which vas soon after increased to eight
olhpanleS, full regiment in Pennsylvania, and
o.signaicd the Eighteenth Regiment National
ulatd pennsylvania. They have been quick to
1Ssp'' % every duty. and lis honorable record as
" vonlanE, as well as its members who held rank
Slselue, reflects glory Oh its name that can never
I I2,ie- Richard Z. Drum, now Adjutant- General
. -,l's,' >'sS army, served private with this