Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-16
KANSAS q. A. r.
An Order for More Perfect Organization
for Reunion Purposes.

An Order for More Perfect Organization
for Reunion Purposes.
Department Commander ]. w. FeiGhan,
of the, Kansas Department G. A. F., has
issued the following order:
For the purpose of effecting a more per-
feet organization of the comrades OF this
department for reunion purpose, the de-
partment is hereby divided into two
corps.
The first corps to be organized in the
Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Congressional
district, with Senior Vice Department
Commander Henry Booth in command.
The second corps to be organized in the
First, Second. Third and Fourth Con-
gressional districts, with Junior Vice De-
partment Commander w. H. Young in
command.
Upon the recommendation of the corps
commanders the following division com
manders are hereby appointed and assigned
to duty in the counties named:
First Division-First corps, w. d. Cald-
we'll, of Beloit, commander: counties of
Cloud, Republic, Mitchell, Jewell, Philips,
Smith, Osborne and Rocks.
Second Division-H. NJ. Shepherd, of
Manhattan, commander; counties of Mar
shall, Washington, Clay, Riley, Dickinson
and Davis.
Third Division-W. A. Gebhardt, OF
Ellsworth, commander; counties of Salina,
Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell and Ottawa.
Fourth Division-Captain George h.
Spencer, of Cove City, commander; coun-
ties of Ellis, Trego, Graham, Norton, obey
enne, Wallace, Decatur, Sheridan, Cove,
Logan, Thomas, Rawlins, Sherman.
Fifth Division-T. NJ. Fellows, of Nc
Pherson, commander; counties of McPher-
son, Harvey, Sedgewick, Sumner, Harper,
Kingman, Reno, Rice, Barton, Stafford.
Pratt. Barber.
Sixth Division-C. w. Averill. of Dodge
City, commander; counties of Comanche
Kiowa, Edwards, Pawnee, Rush, Ness,
Hodgeman. Ford, Clarke, Meade, Gray,
Garfield, Lane, Scott, Finney, Haskell,
Seward, Stevens, Grant, Kearney, Wichita,
Greeley, Hamilton, Stanton, Morton.
Division commanders of the second corps
are appointed as follows:
First Divisioh-George Trout, of Wame-
go, commander; counties of Nemaha.
Brown, Doniphan, POttawatomie, Jackson,
Atchison, jefferson, Leavenworth.
Second Division-Colonel L. r. Birch, of
Olathe, commander; counties of Douglas,
johnson, Miami, Linn, Bourbon.
Third Division - r. P. McGregor, of
Baxter Springs, commander; counties of
| Cowley, Elk, Chautauqua, Wilson, Mont
| gomery, Neosho, Labette, Crawford, Chero-
kee.
| Fourth Division-L. J. Webb, of Topeka,
commander; counties of Shawnee, Usage,
| Coffee, Woodson, Wabaunsee, Lyon,
! Greenwood, Morris, Chase, Marion, Butler.
Division commanders, with the approval
| of their respective corps commanders will
| apportion their districts in suitable subdi-
visions, appointing as many brigade and
regimental commanders as they may deem
necessary. Each corps, division and brig
| ade commander will appoint full staff; and
| each regimental commander will appoint
the proper officers for his requirement.
Corps, division, brigade and regimental
officers will cause reports to be made to
their immediate commanding officers, Civ
| ing in detail the number and condition of
their commands, and any other facts re-
quired of them. 1t is earnestly requested
that each officer will use his best efforts in
completing the organization of his COM
mand, and at early day as practicable.
The Department Commander recommends
| that each comrade who is able to do SO,
! procure a suitable Grand Army uniform
| and wear the same on parade and at en-
! campment and post meetings. A low rate
| of fare is expected for comrades attending
| the encampment at Columbus, o., and it is
| hoped that Kansas will take her place in the
| front as the first soldier State of the Union.
| Railroad rates for transportation to and
from the national encampment, hotel rates
| and camp accommodations will be an
nounced as soon as the same are ascer-
tanned. The department badge, the grass
| hopper and sunfiower, can be furnished on
| application to the Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral. j. w. FEIGHAN,
| Department Commander.