Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-17
COMPANY A. UNION REGIMENT.
One Of tho District Compauies that
Responded % the Call IN -.

The survivors OF company A, Union regi-
ment, who took part In the parade of the Dis
trict volunteers last Monday have formed .
permanent organization.
According to the orderly serreant's roll COM
pany A, Union regiment, was mustered into
the service Of the United States April 10th. The
roster is as follows: Captain, E C. Carringt0n;
first lieutenant ]. p. Shallcross second lieuten.
ant H. B. Curtis (decd.e third lieutenant u. b.
Ward (decd.); sergeants, Joseph Murphy (decd.),
w. N. Wood, George Gordon, Thos. johnson
and Chas: Lemon; corporals, Lewis seiboid,
Benz. Scrivener (decd.l
Musicians-Joseph Hooper and r. A. Jordan
(decdI 4. v Brown, William f Brown td sSSse
George D. Burch, Paul Burke, William Il.
Boyde, w. d. Bell (decd.), H. c. Belt (decd.
Crider (decd.), William c. CisseiI, John r. Gro
mn decd, Lewis Contee, p. ]. Caldwell decd,
I Iohn Dice Dice, James H. Davis. Samuel DIval,
ston. Charles II. Essex decd, William H.
Snsrs: NJ ssrss ssas
Harrison, John Hunter jane. b aoiids e.
George Hageman, James Il Holiidse, Robert
Johnson, James v. L. johnson, James D. john
SON decd, H. c. Johnson .ldeed.l, William
decd, J. +. Lucas, William d. Love decay
pa Daniel tsaI Luther J. NJ Louxman. James Laven-
ger Saecd a William M Laporte Charles D.
Thomas Lucas, J. r. Leake (decd.), William
s MHrgap 4 DECD sdr.s: W. MaSkwooS ldsed)
]: F. Miller, q. W. Miller (decd.S NJ. Hagee. ]. i.
May, VIM. R. McChesney, Michael Mcfarland
6. 4 Owens deco ": Il Parker, JOS. Pk SIsl
G;W; Pulaski Pulaski, e. ": Parker, Richard Roberts,
ING; ROBERTS, H Shak leford, T. Stafford, Jno.
She'd Jno Sinsel, nc. stevens Idecd), Peyt ton
Saffell, Wallis Stetson, N. ]. Sauter, J. M
Thomas. jerome Taylor, ]. T. Taylor, w. +.
Olrich decd W.P: Venable decd WV. War
ldecd.h W. ii. Williams, Thos. White decd.
w. II: White, john Wagner, Rudolph Willis,
W ": W. W Wi,a decd, JOS Mammal decd
want, James Grandson (decd.)
The company Was organized at Temperance
nan, on street, In January. 1851, the object
coin. Captain E. G. Darlington, afterwards
district attorney, who had been captain Of the
Was hington Light Infantry, attempted to
raise regiment and succeeded in giving an
impetus to military matters which resulted in
the formation of halt a dozen companies. His
own company reached one hundred and twen-
" In an and made its first parade on February
ga, 1851. On the In auguration of MIR. Lin
coin the company marched with loaded mus
kets directly after the company of sappers and
miners who surrounded Mr.. Lincolnls carriage
When the call was made for troops on the night
OF April 9th the members were notified to as
semble at nine o'clock on the following morn
ing. They then went to the War department
not the first on the ground they assert mat
they were actually the first sworn in, They
were at once sent to the Post Office building
and barricaded the basement with barrels OF
flour. Subsequently the company guarded G.
street wharf and did its share of other guard
duty till 1t Went as part of Maj. JEWELS bat
tIlion 10 Seneca, where 1t remained till few
days before the expiration OF the three months
service.