The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-08-19

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/ Pade, under command of Lieut.-COl. lahy,
The National Guard. marching ia the order
named lst Inf, y. q. C.. commanded by Col
J. II. Dickinson, with staff; 5th Inf, \. q. c.,
Col. III. ID. Ranlett and stat, headed by Park
mans 5th Inf. Band 3d Inf, N. @. c., Lieut.
Col. p. Roland and staff, headed by the Sd Inf.
Band "a Art. n. q. c., mounted, Col. J. L.
Cutting and staff, headed by the "a Art Band I;
san Francisco Hussars, n. q. C., commanded
+ by Capt. c. c. keene. The Second Brigade
/ turned out strong in numbers and made fine
appearance, marching by platoon fronts in open
order
The 9th Inf battalion Of the Third Brigade,
commanded by Lieut.-Col. Eugene Lahy, ac-
oompsnied by the battalion staff The bat
! talon was made up of the following oompa-
nies: Co. A, Stockton, commanded by Capt.
johnson; Co. b, Stockton commanded by Capt,
/ NoOnan; Co. c. Fresno, Capt Muller, and the
Modesto Guards Cadets, commanded by Capt.
/ J. H. Cassidy.
The carriages were arranged in double row.
/ Foremost in the line rode GOV. StOneman, Mai.
Bartlett and Gems. sherman and Logan. In
the other carriages were Gen. L. ID. keyes, Gov.
hlger, of Michigan; Gen. ]. G. Black, United
States Commissioner Of Pensions; Col. ii. NJ.
Daiiied, Col. J. ). Rogers, of Gov. Ayers staff;
Gen. Sclden Connors Of Augusta Me-, Senior
/ Vice Commander Of the National Encampment
Gen. J. r. Lewis, Of Atlanta, Ca. Junior Vico
! Commander Of the National Encampment;
Maj. NJ. 4. Anderson, of Washington, ID. c., Aid
10 the Commander in Chief; Maj. John A.
Darling of the LIST u. s. Art; Lieut.. J. III. Bull,
OF the u. S. Navy; Col. John Moore, Gen. u. Z.
Morgan, Col. ID. ID. Wheeler aud Col. Charles J.
Spmgue of Ma. i.-Gen. Howard's staff; Past
Commanders in Chief Of the Grand Army Geo.
5 Merrill, Of Massachusetts, John 5. Kountz, OF
Ohio, Paul Van Deryoort, of Nebraska, and Il. b.
Beath, OF Pennsylvania; Col. q. NJ. Deylin,
] n - 4 \ - ~ -. 4
] A. I. Bliss, Col. George III, Hopkins, Col. c. ID.
Long, Of Gov Ayers staff; ex-Gov. Blasaale,
Of Nevada; Maj. J. w. Burst, Past Department
/ Commander Of Illinois; John w. D0nellan,
Past Department Commander Of Colorado; T..
III. McGrew, Past Commander and of the staff Of
the Commander in-Chief; w. T. Bradley Dele
gate from Illinois TO the National Encampment
w. w. Montague, Judge Il. X. Wilson, and of
Gov. Stoneman's staff all the members, with
one or two exceptions.
The General Committee Of Management OF
the 20th National Encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, mounted. The commit
tee were under command of Gen. s. w. Backus,
Chairman, and escorted Samuel s. Burdett,
/ Commander -Chiel of the Grand Army of the
/ Republic. The committee embraced the fol-
lowng-namod officers: First Vice Chairman,
Col. Stuart Taylor; Second Vice Chairman, Rev.
\ i. X. Noble: Treasurer, w. w. Montague; Sec
/ retary, Maj. III. Bartling. Float drawn by four
horses, on which were little girls strewing low-
/ ers in the street in the path OF the Grand Army
veterans who followed the First Division.
! Special escort TO COmmander-in-ChiefB Burdett
and Commander Burdett's stalf, which con-
sisted of the following John Cameron,
Adjutant General; Fred. Brackett, Assistant
/ Adlutant- General; Past Commanders in Chief;
Selden Connor. Senior Vice Commander-in-
Chief; John L. Lewis, Junior Vice Commander.
in-Chief; Rev. L. III. Stewart, Chaplain-in.
Chief; John Taylor, Quartermaster-G General
Charles III. GrosveBOr. Judge Advocate-Gene
Angus ID. Yanosdol, Inspector-G General; Harri.
son Dingman, Senior Aid-de-Camp. This wound
up the First Division.
THE SECOND DIVISION
was composed of the Department of California
GAR, under command of w. T. Smedberg
| Department Commander-Thomas 5. Taylor
A.A.G.-in three sections.
! The first section was under command OF De.
partment Commander W. R. Smedberc with the
/ following staff: II. S. Taylor, r. III. Orton, r. S
johnson, w. III. J.. Barnes, l.. b. Edwards n. S.
! Hamlin w J.. Stevens, J. II. Barbour, G. L.
Harris Allen Il. Bird, G. L. Royce, +. ID. Sweet
zer, +. r. Merriman, J. i. Laycock, r. w. Laine
4 partment Commander 5. p. Ford and w. A,
4 Robinson.
Lincoln Post, No. i, San Francisco, number.
I ing COS, with 800 men in line
Veteran Guard of George ii. Thomas Post No
/ 2, escorting the Veteran Zouaves of Elizabeth
/ n. }.
George II. Thomas Post, No. 2, San Francisco
/ 6l5 members, with 435 in line.
James A. Garfield Post, No. "a, San Francisco
I l92 members, with l60 in line.
The third section Of the Department Of Cali.
/ iornia, GAR, was in command Of Judge s. Il,
/ Daniels, Junior Vice Department Commander
/ The staff was composed of Special Aids-de-C Camr
G. A. Fuller, z. n. Goldsby, H. p. Smith, CIV
Ficks and j. L. Lyon.
The following Posts were in line in the order
named:
Phil Sheridan Post, No 2, Of San Jose. nun
bering l07, had 95 men in line.
Lyon Post, No. S, Oakland, numbering 200
/ had 2O7 ia line.
Grant Post, No. 8, Modesto, 81 in number
! had - men in line.
Joe Hooker Post, No ii, of Alameda, mum
bernR &c. had % men in line.
Rawlins Post, No. 23, Stockton, numbering l59
had l50 men an line, with drum corps Of eigh
boys.
T. /. McCOok Post, No. 26, Watsonville mum
boring 80, had 20 men in line with a druu
corps of seven, including two girls.
John A. Dix Post. No. AZ, Of san Jose, mum
bering l53, had lao in line.
w. ii. L. Wallace Post, No. 81, Santa Cruz
numbering 55, had az men in line.
Lou Morris Post, No. AZ, LiYermore, number
ing b. had 16 in line.
AppomattOx Post No. so, Oakland, number
ing l26, had 80 men in line.
o. NJ. Mitchell Post, No. 60, Reno, New, ha'
20 men in line.
Gen. George S. Evans Post, Redwood City
numbering n, had 70 in line and one in car
mage.
Lookout Mountain Post, No. IS, East Berke
ley, had % men ia line.
J. i. Reynolds Post, No 9s, Santa Cruz, hat
Is men in line, with drum corps Of six littl
boys.
Col Cass Post, No &c, San Francisco, num
ber.ng 81, with a in line.
Gen. George q. Meade Post, No. a. San Fran
CISCO numbering l2l, with l06 men in line.
There were four bands in this section.
The second section was in command Of Gee
f. Gard, Senior Vice Department COmmandel
and included Northern California Posts, includ
ing Sacramento Marysville and all neighborn
Posts Napa, SOlano and Sonoma Counties an
Nevada; Southern California Posts includin
Arizona.
THE THIRD DIVISION
was under command Of Philip Sidney Post; ID
partment Commander Of Illinois II. T. ThOmJ
son, A. A. q. The division was headed by
full band. The comrades in line numbere
fully 1000 representing the following States
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa. Indiana, Kansa
Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The Illinois delegation numbered 200
round figures.
; The Wisconsin delegation, under command
Lucius Fairchild, Phil Check, A. 4. O., cam
next 10 the Illinoisan Posts, numbering some
, veterans wearing regulation hats and carryin
handsome silk United States flag and guide
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