The record-union., 1891-08-01
THE old GUARD.
Company G's Twenty-0ne Years of
Home Service.
It's Original Organization as the Sars-
field Grenadier Guard-ItS
Captain and Giants.

Mention was made on "Wednesday last
of the fact that Company G of the First
Artillery Regiment had arrived at its ma
jority, so to speak-that on that day it
had completed its twenty-first year of
service in the National Guard.
Many changes have taken place in the
personnel Of the company during these
years that have passed since its admission
into the National Guard. Indeed, of the
original members not one now remains
in its ranks, although many are still re-
siding here.
The company was originally known as
the Sarsfeld Grenadier Guard. The
Sarsffelds were fine body of men, and
whenever they appeared on parade were
the cynosure ofall eyes, while their visits
to other cities drew forth the most ex-
travagant compliments from the people
and press on their soldierly bearing.
The Sarsfields were organized on the
18th day of May, 1870, the first meeting
being held in the old Knickerbocker
engine-house, on Fourth street, between
K and L. Harry Lewis was elected Cap
tain, Charles Brady First Lieutenant, and
Terrence Masterson Second Lieutenant
On the 30th of July following the COM
pany was mustered into service by Major
w. A. Anderson. The officers then
chosen were: w. III. Ashton, Captain :;
Charles Brady, First Lieutenant; Thomas
Nolan, Second Lieutenant Following
the mastering in and election, banquet
was held, at which the following toasts
were given and responded to: 1.-THE
President" responded TO by +. a. Horn
blower; California" responded to by J.
q. Severance; '"rhe Bar" responded to
hNT IL
Guests" responded to by Captain Ash
ton; The Sarsfeld Guard" responded
to by NJ. S. Horan, Captain of the Emmett
Guard; National Guard of California" !"
responded to by Captain Joseph Davis Of
the Light Artillery; "The ladies' re-
sponded to by Lem. Edelen; Liberty"
responded to by DR.. Tomassee; "The
Anderson; ''The Old Guard OF Califor-
nia-the Early Settlers responded to by
William Cameron, a survivor of the old
Sutter Rifles.
subsequently Captain Lewis COM
manded the company. He was succeeded
talns have been: Robert Dolan, c. A.
Laufkotter, T. w. Sheehan, J. P. Dalton,
Clinton L. White and T. B. Hall. The
latter is now in his fourth term as COM
| manding officer of the company.
Corporal j. A. Klein is now the oldest
member of the company, he having en-
listed eleven years ago.
When first organized the company was
composed of men mostly selected for
their stalwartness, among them being
| such towering figures as NJ NJ Drew,
Dana Perkins, c. V. Kellogg. Dugald Gill
lis, John Toomey, Mike Bryte, E. G..
Blessing, John Odell, r. S. Frazee, and
others who measured upward of six feet
in hight. When these stalwarts led the
| cNnn1n n9ra6n with thair f~1
beaver bats, and sappers' axes across
their shoulders, the sight never failed to
enthuse the older people nor to spread
| terror among the little ones. The men
| looked like veritable giants.
| The original roll-call of the company
embraced the following names. Many of
those who then shouldered their muskets
have long since fell by the wayside in the
great battle OF life, while others are still
| active memhars of thia conn M, r,itu. -