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points and the sixteenth furnished six Of the
twelve men.

| The regiment is composed Of eight COM
panies. 497 men. In the absence Of Col
Hulings, who is in Mexico the regiment is
commanded by Lieut.. Col. Richards, who en-
listed in company of the seventeenth regi-
ment. now sixteenth regiment, January 9, 1877.
He was elected major August IL, 1891. He is
| cool. gritty and determined, his courage is as
| uuquestioned as his discretion. In tactical
matters he Is considered one OF the best
authorities in the National Guards. He COM
manded the post at Duquesne while it was
| maintained and was provost marshal at Home
stead. He was elected lieutenant colonel last
November to succeed Lieut.. Col Horton who
/ died from sickness contracted at Homestead.
The members Of the field and staff who will
attend the Inauguration are follows:
| Lieut. Col Geo. c. Richards commander;
Maj. L. L. Ray. Mai. J. Barter, surgeon; Capt.
c. A. Adams, chaplain; Lieut.. F. Nj. Stephen
| son, adiutant; Lieut.. E. V. d. Selden, quarter
master: Lieut.. JAS johnson. assistant surgeon:
| Lieut. Thee. Connolly, inspector of rifle prac-
| tice.
Company A, Corry-Capt NJ. N Baker First
| Lieut.. Jno. F. Austin, Second Lieut. c. F.
| BordwelL
Company c, Rrad,ord-Capt F. E. Bradley,
| First Lieut.. A. o. Burnes, Second Lieut.. Frank
Webster.
Company D. Oil City-Capt. @. F. Spencer,
First Lieut. Milford Scbeide, Second Lieut. D.
| h. James.
Company E. Cooperstown-First. Lieut.. Jas
Company F, Franklin-Capt JAS G. Craw-
ford. First. Lieut. c. c. Eckert, Second Lieut.
Geo. Milhader.
Company Fl, Ridgway-Capt. Harry A. Hall,
First Lieut. John Parsons, Second Lieut. Harry
| Hyde.
Company I. warren-Capt. F. F.. Windsor.
FIRST Lieut.. Leon Windsor, Second Lieut. Def.
| A. Wheelock.
Company X, Titusvilie-Capt NJ. H. Rouse,
FIRST Lieut.. j. W. HemphiIl, Second Lieut.. P.
| W. Andrews
The Eighteenth Regiment.
The eighteenth infantry of Pittsburg. Pa, is
one of the Oldest organizations in the National
Guard OF Pennsylvania. 1t is in the sixty
second year Of Its existence as either state or
United States troops. The command was
| organized and sworn into the state service
as company of the old state militia on
September 5, 1881, under the title of the
Duquesne Grays, with Rufus L. Baker, at that
time a major in the United States army in
command of the Allegheny arsenal at Pitts
burg, as the first captain. With such q head
FOR the organization it prospered. and from the
hrst the company was fayorite in the city.
Sixteen years later when the Mexican war
broke out the company volunteered, was ac-
cepted and became company X, first Pennsyl
vania volunteers. The record Of the company
| in this war was highly creditable. In one fight
Sort;e fron, the c;.,de, a, pnnh,oNtba -
| losing over oue-third of their men dead and
a,nnn, 3bo 49, uho - ~ 49, ,u;,h ~
comnanv nr;ro,e i, tba rauLs was R;chard q
Drnm wbo .f,srxard hecanaa od;ntant con.
araI Of ,ho rn;,sd Statos 49, e'A
When tbs ror was over H.. cor,,.rr ,or,o
home and once again entered the state service
rebellion aoa;n called the commend ~ tho
Geld A nromutly as in fSae the cownanv
voInnteered this t,n,e II vos r,rs,ared in tp tbe
service ma comnanv p tre,sth pennsvtrania
volunteers. one of the three months regiments
They saw their opota of service and came b,cL
to Pittsbnry. when tbe regiment was muster.d
ont at the EXPIRATION of the period of enlist
ment, With this the comnapv ceased IN ey;st