Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-15
NATIONAL GUARD VETERANS.


Special Service Medals for Them-Their
Terms Of Service.
The last Legislature passed law author
izing special service medals to be struck off
for members of the National Guard who
had served certain length of time in this
State, and who mus. be active members at
the present time. A bronze medal is to be
given to all who have served ten years, a
silver medal for fifteen years, and a gold
one for twenty years service
Adjutant-General Orion has issued an
order IN reference to the matter in which
he states that the medals will cost about
81 500. There was no appropriation made
for the medals, but he had prepared de.
sign and had made arrangements so that
all having served ten years should receive
the bronze medal, and that those having
served fifteen and twenty years would re-
celye, In addition thereto, silver and gold
bars, which would be attached to the
bronze medals. This is the best that can
be done at the present time. and the next
Legislature will no doubt appropriate suffi-
Gent funds to carry out the provisions Of
the code, so that the silver and gold medals
can be made for those who are entitled to
them
The design for the bronze is a very strik-
ing and handsome one, and the silver and
gold bars will show in front with the num-
Der of the years of service-ten, fifteen,
twenty, etc. Application will have to be
made for these, and proof of service fur
nished. Blanks will be furnished for the
purpose.
The medals will be numbered and reg
istered, and Louis r. Townsend, corporal
of Company B, First Infantry, is entitled
to No. 1, as being the oldest member in the
National Guard of the State, having served
thirty-six years up to January l, 1891. to
which time the services for all will be
reckoned.
In the list of those entitled to medals
there are 101 altogether, and the following
members of the Fourth Brigade and First
Artillery Regiments appear in the list:
Alex. Gault, Company G, Nevada City, q
years; James Hackley, same company, 26
years; Lieutenant-Colon E. II. Mckee,
% years; Major August Hebron, of the
Brigade Staff, % years; Jacob G. Rich,
Company G, % years; Colonel j. w. Guth-
RE, q years; James G. Deane, Company G.
20 years; c. Weisenburger. Company c, 20
years; General T. W. Sheehan, II years;
Jos. W. Dean, Company c, l6 years; VIM.
George A. Nihell, Company C, IA years;
Lieutenant P. F. Simonds, Company G, Ii
years; Lieutenant Colonel c. H. Hubbard,
10 years; A. A. Charomet, Company G, 10
years; J. II. Richards, Company c, 10
years; Major II. S. WEIGH, Surgeon, 10
years; Captain D. ]. Long, 10 years; Thos.
Storrer, band, 10 years; E. l.. Grimes,
band, 10 years; F. II. Fisch, band, 10 years:
j. r. Wheat. band, 10 years; John Grimes,
Company G. 10 years; Edward c. Sheehan,
Company G, 10 years.
There are others entitled to medals in
the brigade and regiment who have. through
error, been left out of the list, but all such
mistakes can be rectifed. Company G, of
Nevada City, achieves the honor of having
won more medals than any company in
the regiment, owing to the long service of
many of its members.
Major John A. Sheehan is entitled to
medal, although not on the list, and it is
thought that Captain Cook, of the Battery,
is also entitled to medal.