Morris tribune., 1882-07-20
MINNESOTA NEWS.
MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARDS


Week at 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
u 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,
with some variations, was followed during
the week: o'clock a. IN, reveille; $50,
breakfast; $50 sick call: g. company drill; z,
battalion drill; s, guard mounting; II III.
dinner; p. NJ, inspection of quarters; g.
supper; 7, dress parade; 10, tattoo; 1870,
taps. The intermediate hours were well EN-.
ployed in drilling, etc.
THE TRooe~.
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:
COm1nanuer-ln-Cnlet-G IL. II. huD-
bard.
Adjutant General-A. c. Hawley.
Surgeon General-Dr. J. II. Murphy.
Judge Advocate General-Henry G. Hicks.
Inspector General-E. NJ. Van Cleve.
QuartermaSter General-T. P. Wilson.
Chaplain-Bishop Ireland.
Post Commandant-Col. 0. B. Gould.
THE FIRST BATTALION
is composed of the st. Paul and Minneapolis
companies, and is officered as follows:
Lieutenant Colonel Commanding-W. B.
Bend.
Maior-Vacant.
Adjutant-W. J. Sonnen.
Surgeon-James Davenport, Jr.
QuartermaSter-J. K. Metzger.
Non-commissioned officers:
Sergeant-Maj jor-J. S. Robertson.
Quartermaster Sergeant-F B. Kidder.
Hospital Steward-J. 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-tive men.
'B" COMPANY,
Minneapolis guard-Captain, Geo. M.
Naylor; first lieutenant Robert D. Brown
second lieutenant, Albert A. Keith. Forty
men.
&C" COMPANY,
St. Paul guard-Captain, f. P. Wright
first lieutenant, c. +. Sibley; second leuten-
ant, w. NJ. Becker. Forty-eight men.
"D'' COMPANY.
St. Paul guard-Captain, E. S. Bean; first
lieutenant, G. F. PuSch; second lieutenant,
Geo. j. Mitsch. Forty-eight men.
"E' COMPANY.
St. Paul guard-Captain T. P Moore.
first lieutenant, w. W. Price; second lieu
tenant, J. 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
Lieutena1t Colonel-Jos. Bobleter, New
Ulm.
Major-Jas. Hunter, Faribault.
Adjutant-J. J. Kendall, Winona
Quartermaster-J. J. Van Saun, Fari
bault.
Surgeon-Dr. G. Berry, New Ulm.
Chaplain-H.J J. Malyneaux, Fairmount
The companies are:
GA" company, New Ulm guard-Captain,
Joseph Eckstein; first lieutenant, Benedict
Juni; second lieutenant, Jacob Hoeschler;
forty-seven men.
"B'' company, Faribault guards-Captain,
Jas. Hunter; first lieutenant, John Snyder;
oCCOlu JdIuto ouCududuJ
five men.
'C' company, Winona guard-Captain,
Alfred Brooks; first lieutenant NJ. T. Hack
ley; second lieutenant, Ed. s. Gregory; forty
men.
ID" company, Fairmont guard-Cap-
tain, VIM. Bird; first lieutenant, J. A. Ever
EFT; second lieutenant, G. H. Bullard; sixty
men.
"E'' company, Albert Lea guard-Cap-
tain, George T. Gardner; first lieutenant, T..
X. Ramsey; second lieutenant, c. E. 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 a position to the extreme
left, and graced its field with a park of tive
guns. The officers OF the company are:
Captain-C. NJ. McCarty.
First lieutenant Fahey.
Second ieutenant-J. B. Nally.
FOrty-tWO men,