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

Colonel, Oliver C. Bosbyshell: lieutenant
colonel, John Biddle Porter; major, Henry I.
Dechert; adjutant, Albert II. Hartung; quar-
termaster, John A. Franks; surgeon Mai.
Washington II. Baker. NJ. D.; assistant surgeons,
Robert 2. Robins NJ. D.. and Herman Burgin,
NJ. D.; chaplain, Henry c. McCook ID. d.. COM
missary, c. Aug. Widmayer; paymaster. James
T. Breuil; inspector of rife practice, Chas. A.
Rutter; sergeant major. Richard A. Coock;
commissary sergeant. Chas L. Hartman: quar-
termaster sergeant, Charles H. Bowen; hospital
steward, Frank Luerssen; chief musician. Will
liam Meyers. Captains-Company A, John G.
Bowen company b. George W. Garvin: COM
pany c, vacant: company ID, John +. Flahertv;
company Z, Peter H. Jacobus; company y,
Charles II. Worman; company G.. John T.
Hughes; company H, George w. Ahrens; COM
pany l, Hamilton ID. Turner; company X,
Adolph Hartung. First lieutenants-Compan
A, Charles d. Harris; company B. Joseph /.
Amey; company c, Harry S. Clark company
d. VIM. L. Thompson; company z. Michael j.
Tierney; company F, John R. Matlack. jr.
company G, John P. Lindsay; company H.
John A. Newkumet: company /. Theo. Stein
bach; company X, J. Martin Miller. Second
ieutenants-Company A, Linden I. Harris;
company y, W. T. Leng; company c, Charles
L. Peters; company ID, Frederick A. Kopp;
company E, vacant; company f, Charles T.
Wilson; company G., Z. S. Williams; company
IL, John Z. Connolly; company |, Frank After
bach; company X. Frederick J. Hartung
Col. Oliver c. Bosbyshell enjoys the honor
able distinction of having been the first Union
soldier hurt by the enemy in the war of the re-
bellion. His war record is full and complete
He enlisted in April. 1861, and served his coun-
try until October. 1854 1t was on the 18th
day of April, 1861, that, as a private in the
Washington artillerists of Pottsville. Schulkill
county-the first command to respond to Presi-
dent Lincoln's call for $4,000 men-he was
marching with his comrades through Baltimore
en- route to Washington. where the memorable
attack was made upon them by southern svm-
pathizers. Private Bosbyshell was struck on
the head with brick The missile struck him
broadsde, fortunately. and while il stunned
him and left a very painful bruise it did not
cut through the skin, and consequently no
blood was drawn.
Col. Bosbyshell was born in vicksburg, Miss,
january 3, 1889, but grew to mani BOD in
Schuylkill county. Pa. He was studying law
when the war broke out and he at once en-
listed MS private. He served with great dis
tinction and was mustered out of service as
major October l, 1864. He returned to Potts
vile to live and in 1869 he was made register Of
deposits in the United States mint in Philadel-
phia. He removed to Philadelphia and mas
lived in that city ever since. After filing a
number of other important positions Col
Bosbyshell was appointed superintendent of
the mint at Philadelphia by President Harri-
son on the 18th of October, 1889, and entered
following.
The Third Regiment.
The third regiment, infantry. of Philadelphia,
National Guard of Pennsylvania, was organized
under order No. % from the adjutant generals
Office. Harrisburg, dated July 81, 1879.
This order consolidated the battalion known
the Artillery Corps, Washington Grays,"
Maj. s. Bonnaffon. jr, commanding, and the
"Weccacoe Legion Battalion" Maj. John p
Denney, commanding, thereby forming a regi-
ment of eight companies to be known as the
third regiment infantry. n G. P The same
order discharged Maj. Bonnaffon and assigned
Maj. Denney to command the regiment. On
January IA, 1880, Sylvester Bonnaffon. jr, was
elected colonel.
The first important step of the regiment was
to endeavar to build an armory SO that the
various companies, scattered in different parts
Of the city, could be gathered under one
roof.