Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-04

This regiment was selected to represent the
whole of the second brigade at the unwilling OF
the Hartranft monument at Norristown. Lieut.
Col. W. j. Glenn served during the war as the
chaplain of the famous Bucktail regiment, and
Maj. Graham was captain in the first Penn
sylvania cavalry. The officers of the regiment
are as follows: Field. Col. P d. Parchment
Lieut.. Col. W. ]. Glenn. Maj Jas. L. Graham;
staff, First Lient. and Adit. John ". Hubbard,
First Lieut.. and Quartermaster VIM. s. Nc
Lain, Maj. and Surg. A. T. McCandless. First
Lieut.. and Asst Surg. VIM. McC. Johnston,
First Lieut.. and Asst. Surg. d. G. Foster, First
Lieut.. and Inspector Of Rifle Practice VIM s.
Brown, Capt. and Chaplain Latshaw Mcclure;
company G, Capt. J. ". Nesbitt; company F,
Capt. A. G.. Grin; company E, Capt W. E.
Thompson; company B, Capt. JAS +. Taylor;
company K, Capt. J. Harry Corbett; company 1,
Capt. James Hamilton; company E. Capt. JOS
Day; company A. Capt. Alex. B. Parchment.
Fifteenth Regiment.
The fifteenth regiment was organized about
1874 Its first commander was P. B. Carpenter,
who served as its colonel for period of ten
years. The regiment called into active
service first during the riots of 1871 serving for
q period of one month. The regiment has par
ticipated in all the encampments and parades
Of the National Guard since it's organization
1t was called into service on the 11th OF July,
1892. at Homestead, and remained on duty until
the 18th day Of September, period Of seventy
one days.
The regiment bears an excellent reputation
throughout the state one of its good military
organizations of which both officers and men
feel Justly proud and which they endeavor to
maintain. The headquarters Of the regiment
are located at Greenville. The officers are as
follows:
COL wM A. EREPS.
Colonel, William A Kreps, Mercer; Eeuten-
ant colonel. William T. Mechling. Butler; ma
jor, d. s. Crawford. Erie; adjutant, D. p
Packard, Greenvilie; surgeon, Mai. Salem He'll
man. Sharon; assistant surgeon, Lieut.. John NJ
Martin, Grove CITY; assistant surgeon. Lieut.
John j. Finertv, Erie; chaplain. Ken c. HAYS,
Meadville; quartermaster. A. p. Buckholdt,
Grove City; inspector rifle practice, John L.
Caldwell. Greenville; captain company A. Jas.
II. Hoskinson. Erie; captain company b. Frank
c. Baker. Meadville; first lieutenant company 3,
George W. Daniel, Meadville; second lieuten-
ant company D, Charles Dennis, Meadville;
captain company c. Harry c. Mabie, Erie;
captain company d. A. ]. Davis, Clarion: first
lieutenant company D, John II. Near. Clarion
second lieutenant company d, II. A. Bigley,
Clarion; captain company f. Ira McJunkin,
Butler; first lieutenant company L. Alexander
VI. BOrland Butler; second lieutenant company
L. George 5. Mechling. Butler; captain COM
pany F. John ". Campbell. Grove City; first
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CITY; second lieutenant company F, Thomas
Armstrong, Grove City: captain company G,
William W. Hanno. Sharon; first lieutenant COM
I pany q, George W. Higgins, Sharon: second
lieutenant company G, George W. McCleary,
I Sharon; captain company X. Daniel +. Mertz
/ Greenvile; first lieutenant company X, Ben
+ Janln Z. Perkins, Greenville; second lieutenant
company h, Philip ii. Bortz. Greenville.
| Col W. A kreps. commander of the If
| teenth regiment. WAS born and reared in the
I AZ n pAvNn lee, T.. Il II
seventeen years he enlisted in the fifteenth
| Pennsylvania volunteer cavalry and served
/ until the close OF the war. In May, 1875 Col.
I kreps entered the National Guard service al
| captain OF company X. fifteenth regiment; was
4 reelected TO the same position in 1880 and in
/ the year 1888 was promoted to the majorship OF
| the regiment. In 1884 a vacancy occurring in
I the colouelcy of the regiment he was promoted
to that position and has been in continuous
command since that time.
The Sixteenth Regiment.
The sixteenth regiment, Pennsylvania Ma
tionsl Guards. was organized in December
1875 out OF parts OF the old fifteenth and
seventeenth regiments, with Jno A. Wilev
/ now brlgadier general. as colonel The i'm.
| proyement in the guards since then has beer
| the constant admiration Of military critics, and
In this advance the sixteenth has not only kept
pace, but has forged its way steadily to the
| front until 1t now occupies a leading place In
the National Guards of Pennsylyanls. 1t il
! the veteran regiment OF the Homestead strike
companies. having served ninety five days. OF
| twenty-five days longer than any other reei.
ment. The members OF the sixteenth are
shooters, last year they won the regimental
! trophy, leading next best regiment by twenty
/ points in the brigade shoot. contested for by
twelve picked marksmen from each brigade.
The second regiment won by Q score Of SEE
AFTER night with the boys yours for . cleaI
] hesd-Bromo-Seltzer.