National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-04
MARYLAND VETERANS.
A Grand Army Legion to Appear In fhs
Parade,


The Department of Maryland Grand
Armythe Republic, viii make fine display in to-
days pageant. The different psots comprising
the department, with the exception of one or two
that are unable to come Will arrive in the city this
morning in time to form for the parade. The
following shows the organization of the depart
ment: Department ofHcers-Department COM
mander General William E. ". Ross; senior vice.
department commander, W. w. Walker; junior
department commander, R. H Cameron
medical director DIR. A. W. Dodge; chaplain Rev.
S. K Herr; council of administration, J. W. C.
Cuddv, Leroy E. Baldwin, c. c. Speed, W. H Shop
pard, John W. Sayille. Department staff
John H. Suter, assistant adjutant- general:
William H. searles, assistant quartermaster- gen.
eral; +. n. Bowerman, inspector; H. L. Emmons,
advocate; Charles L. Marburg, chief muster
ing officer; John C. Erdman, assistant inspector.
Aides-de-eamp-Charles H. Richardson, Robert
W. Scarlet, William o. Saville, Samuel E Young,
George 3. Creamer n. NJ. RittenhOuse George w.
Johnson. William H. Foreman, F. T. Murray, Jesse
West The department officers and staff are
mounted and in full uniform. Post organizations
are: Wilson, No. 1, Baltimore, Robert G. King COM
mander; Reynolds, No. 2, Frederick. John A.
Steiner, commander; Dushane, No. 3, Baltimore,
Frank NJ. Smith, commander; Reno, No. 4, Hagers-
town, W. w. Walker, commander; Tyler, No. 8,
G. Baltimore, H. C. Hayden, commander; Lin
cOln No. Z, Baltimore, ". H spfiggs. COM
mander; Denison, No. s, WOodberTy, John
Steigerwald, commander; -, No. 9, North
East, ]. H. McCraeken, commander; No
10, -, Elktou, John E. Wilson, commander:
No. IL, Harry Howard, Baltimore, ". IL. Weigel,
commander; No. u, Whitman, Mechanicst0wn.
John r. Rouzer, commander; No. -, Burns, West
Minister w. A. McKellip, commander; No. H. LIE
r III,
Sedgwick, Annapolis, Thomas J. Hubbard, COM
mander. Grand Army Cadet Corps, composed Of
sons of soldiers, also parade with them. The de-
partment parade about S00men and will be accom-
panied by two bands and three drum corps. VIII
SOD Post No. 1, the largest Grand Army post in the
country, bring their (post band and drum aad
fife corps, the musicians being composed exelu-
siyely of veterans of the war and members of the
post.
DUSHASE POST
Dushane Post. No. 8. G. A f., Department
of Maryland, was organized in baltimore
May s, 1879 The officers are: Commands, Cap
tain Frank N. Smith; senior vice commander, c.
A. Moore; junior vice commander, -; adiu-
tant, H. Clay Harris; quartermaster, John W.
Worth; chaplain, John Weller; officer of the day,
Thomas s. Norwood; officer Of the guard, John C.
Ernan. They will bring about les men,
with the Dushane post drum and fife corps.
eight o'clock in a special train over the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, and arrive here about half
past nine a m. The uniform will be Grand Army
suits, with dark oyereoats Grand Army fatigue
caps badges and white gloves. This post is named
after Colonel n. 7. DushaDe, First Maryland In
fantry, killed while commanding the Maryland
Brigade, Second Division, Fifth Army Corps.
RENO POST.
Reno Post, G.. A. R., of Hagerstown, Nd WIS
mustered in on Saturday, May -, 1880, with
twenty-three charter members, and at this date
hes over seventy-fve comrades in good standing.
It's officers are: W W. Walker, commander: c. P.
Little, senior vice. commander; C. N. Fuiterer,
Junior vice commander: Levi WcrSt qua.tcr1naS-
ter; Rev Henry Edwards, chaplain; L. C. Banl-
ford officer Of the day; c. r. Smith, 0hccr Of the
guard; ]. C. Lane, quartermaster sergeant: J. N.
Mentzer, sergeant major; Ed. c. Moblcy, adjGlant,
and John L. Cost, A. NJ. Roberts. and William H.
Seidenstrieker, council OF administration. line
post viii arrive this morning and brings about
thirty men.
CRESwELL POST, No. 10,
of Elk.on. Nd, was organized in 1871. The off,
GERS are John T. Wilson, colonel commanding;
senior vice L. NJ Haines; junior vice, Henry Rob-
erts, They, bring about forty men to Wash
ington. The uniform Is dark-blue fatigue caps.
brass buttons The ur,dress uniform is the same a
officers of the regular army. The organization is,
of course composed entirely of veterans of the late
war, and numbers sixty members of whom oY4f
fftv were severely wounded. They will bring
with them their fife and drum and two sets of col
OTIS.
HArRY HOWARD POST, 40. IL,
of Baltimore, was formed on the Sd OF February,
GContinao! on Eighth Pags.I