The Worthington advance., 1882-07-20
MINNESOTA NEWS.
MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARDS

Five Hundred Soldiers in Camp for a
Week ut White Bear Lake, Near St.
Paul.
On Monday last about 500 soldiers of the
Minnesota National Guards, went into camp
on the shores of White Bear Lake. The
camp was beautifully situated, and laid out
in regular style, the tents having been fur
nished by the war department. The week
was enlivened by the presence of Gov. Hub
bard and staff, many distinguished citizens
host of pleasure-seekers
and lockers on, and by
social reunions, parties serenades. ate. But
for all these things, the business of the SOL
dier was not forgotten, as may be seen from
the battalion order for the first day, which,
the week: S o'clock a. H., reveille; $50,
breakfast; $50 sick CALL 6, company drill; 7,
battalion drill; g., guard mounting; II III.
dinner; p. H., inspection of quarters &.
supper; 7, dress parade; 10, tattoo; 1890,
taps. The intermediate hours were we'll EN-.
ployed in drilling etc.
THE TRoo>.
The force constitutes the National Guard
of Minnesota, and is composed of two battal.
ions, numbering about 500 men. The officers
of the National Guard are:
COmmander-in-Ch -Chief-Gov. L. F. Hub
bard.
Adjutant General-A. c.. Hawley.
Surgeon Geheral-Dr. J. II. Murphy.
Judge Advocate Gencral-Henry G. Hicks,
Inspector General-E. NJ. Van Clevc.
Quartermaster Generally. P. Wilson.
Chaplain-Bishop Ireland.
Post Communicated. 0. B. Gould.
THE FIRST BATTALION
is composed of the St. Paul and Minneapolis
companies, and is otficered as follows:
Lieutenant Colonel Commanding-W. B.
Bend
Major-Vacant.
Adjutant-W. J. Sonnen.
Surgeon-James Davenport, Jr.
Quartermaster-J.K K. Metzger.
NOn-cOmmissioned officers:
Sergeant Major-J. S. Robertson.
Quartermaster Sergeant-F. B. Kidder.
Hospital Steward Neal Dow.
The companies of the first battalion are
given place in this order:
"A" COMPANY,
Minneapolis Light infantry-Captain,
Perry Harrison; first lieutenant Frank s.
Barnard; second lieutenant, G. w. Knowl-
ton. Forty-five men.
''B'' COMPANY,
Minneapolis guard-Captain, Geo. NJ.
NaylOr; first lieutenant Robert D. Brown:
second lieutenant, Albert A. Keith. Forty
men.
&c" COMPANY,
st. Paul guard Captain, F. P. Wright;
first lieutenant, G. +. Sibley; second lieuten-
ant ". NJ. Becker; Forty eight men.
St. Paul guard-Captain, +. S. Bean; first
lieutenant, G. F. Pusch; second lieutenant
Geo. J. Mitsch. Fortyeight men.
'E' COMPANY.
st. Paul guard-Captain, J. P. Moore;
first lieutenant, w. W. Price; second lieu
tenant, ]. NJ. Blakely. Forty men. Band Of
eighteen pieces.
THE SECOND BATTALION
is composed of the companies from the in.
terror Of the state and is differed as follows:
Ulnl.
Major-Jas. Hunter, Faribault.
Adjutant-J. ]. Kendall, Winona
Quartcrmaster-J. J. Van Saun, Fari.
bault.
Surgeon-Dr. G. Berry, New Ulm.
ChaPlain-H. J. Malyneaux, Paramount.
The companies are:
"a" company, New Ulm guard Captain,
Joseph Eckstein; first lieutenant, Benedict
Juni; second lieutenant, Jacob Hoeschler;
torty-seven men.
"B' company, Faribault guards-Captain
JAS Hunter; first lieutenant, John Snyder;
second lieutenant. James Buchanan; forty
five men.
'C' company, Winona guard-Captain,
Alfred Brooks; first lieutenant, NJ. T. Hack
ley; second lieutenant, Ed. s. Gregory; forty
men.
'D'' company, Fairmont guard-Cap-
tain, VIM: Bird; first lieutenant, J. A. Ever
EFT; second lieutenant, G. II. Bullard; sixty
men.
"E" company, Albert Lea guard-Cap-
tain George T. Gardner; first lieutenant, r.
X. Ramsey; second lieutenant, C. f. Rich
ardson; forty-nine men.
The last named company was the first in
the camp, although farthest Of any from the
field.
THE ARTILLERY.
The artillery, Emmet Light artillery OF
St: Paul, occupied position to the extreme
left, and graced its field with park of tive
guns. The officers OF the company are:
Captain-C. NJ. McCarty.
First lieutenant Fahey.
Second lieutenant-J. B. Nally.
FOrty-two men.