The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-18
soldierine In 1856.


The publication Of . few names Of Seat
tie men who participated in the Indian
war of 1856 in the volunteer regiments re-
cruited here was of much interest to the
old settlers and their friends. For the
of Company A. Second regiment of Wash
ington territory volunteers.is given as fol-
lows: Captain. Edward Lander; first
lieutenant. A. A. Denny; second lieuten-
ant. D. A. Nicely; surgeon. DR.. Henry A.
Smith; first sergeant. John Henning; Sec
ond sergeant, c. D. Boren; third sergeant.
John Ross; fourth sergeant. Jacob Web
bins; first corporal. James Fielden; Sec
ond corporal, Walter Grahame; third cor
poral, David Maurer; fourth corporal. Asa
Fowler; privates. Eugene Banter. r. H.
Beatty. Samuel Bechtelheimer, George
Bowker. William H. Brown, Solomon
Brown, James Broad. I. B. Burlingame,
E. A. Clark. w. H. Gillian, E. s. Hanford.
John Harvey. Robert Hicks, August Ho-
grave, Lemuel Holgate. Benjamin Hooper,
b. L. Johns, W. f. Johns. B. w. Johns,
Joseph Lake, Peter Landreville, Harrison
Name. +. B. Maple. s. A. Maple. Michael
Mcdonald, Francis McNatt. James
Morrison, John Moss, John Philips.
Alonzo Russell, s. w. Russell,
William p. Smith, David Stanley,
Alfred 9. Terry. John NJ. Thomas, c. c.
Thompson. Henry VanAsselt, Thomas
Walters, w. w. Ward, Henry Williams,
William Woodbridge and Charles Miller.
The men were all enlisted at Seattle on
various days from January q to March
IA. 1856. though the majority were enlisted
on the former date. The. day of discharge
was July .. though there are blanks OPP
positc six Of the names. OF these six one
deserted, one was ''absent without leave"
the captain resigned, and one officer was
suspended and one man was mot ac-
counted for" But seven of the men were
entered on the muster roll as entitled to
discharge" The comment opposite the
names Of all but these seven and the six
above mentioned IL, "Signed unmilitary
resolutions" One Is forced to conclude
that tho service. though brief, must have
had some eventful things In it.
The Zouave Com pany.
Company orders No 3-First Scrgt w. A.
Alexander, Second seret. L W. Rsife. Privates
Buxmau. Ames. Robbins and Rockwell are
hereby detailed for duty In fancy drill for July
4, ls92 BY order of r. T. JoRNroS. Capt Com.
w. A. ALKxANDKR, First sergt
Company orders No. A-The members of this
command are hereby ordered to assemble at
their regular place Of meeting on Thursday
evening, June % 1885, for the purpose OF elect.
ing second lieutenant.
Private Rockwell will preside and act ~ Judge
OF said election. By order OF p. T. JOHNSON.
W. A. ALEXANDER. First Sergt Cap. Com.
Company drill was held Thursday night
under Lieut.. Brinker. Twenty men an
swered to roll call. Special drill for the
Fourth Of July was introduced including
wall scaling. ETC., and fancy drill by q
picked squad.
Three applications for membership were
received this week from Noble Getcheli,
A. Ferrari and Charles Clark.
The company expects to make big
showing ON the Fourth of July and in
tends to show the people what can be done
in one month by two or three determined
Zouave enth usiasts.
The squad under 0ergt. Relic win drill
Wednesday evening.
A Target Range 1t Woodland Park.
Lumber and materials have been sent
to Woodland park for the targets for the
new range which 10 being located just
west Of the limits of Woodland park. 1t
is not likely that any range over 800
wards will be established Immediately as
the expense Of the longer ranges would be
very great. Guy c. Phinney transports
the boys free when in uniform GO
ing to and from matches over that
portion of his line between Fremont
and Ballard. Company D has up to date
taken no part. and it is thought will not
do so. preferring range Of its own north
of Madison street ball grounds. The
greater part OF the expense of the Colum.
bia range was borne by the battalion sink
ing fund. The Woodland park range will
probably be maintained q, the expense of
the company funds of the two organiza-
tions taking part.