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headquarters at indianapolis. He was
born in Bellefontaine, Ohio. August lG,
lS41, became a member of the order about
fourteen years ago and OF the L. r. about
two years later. He was elected brigadier
general June, 1854 and again in IS and
every meeting of the S. L. since 1884. in
command of his brigade. He enlisted in
the eleventh regiment, Indiana volunteers.
April, 1861; re-enlisted in August. same
year; veteranized with his regiment March,
1854. was commissioned first lieutenant
August 1861; captain october. 1863; major
and aid-de-camp April, 1854, and brevetsd
lieutenant colonel August, 1866, and IVES
soon after mustered out of the service
He has been almost constantly in the mil
itary service since 1877, and is at this time
colonel of the second regiment infantry,
Indiana Legion.
The members OF Gen. Ross staff are as
follows: Benj c. Wright. colonel and as
sistant adiutant general; n. r. Buckle. COL
onel and chief OF staff; c. S. Denny, colo
mel and assistant judge advocate general:
j. NJ. Storey, colonel and assistant inspec-
tor general; j. n. Runyon, colonel and as
sistant quartermaster general; E. L. Silver,
colonel and assistant commissary general
Frank Bowers. colonel and assistant mus
tering officer; Geo. w. Powell colonel and
assistant engineer; ]. NJ. Warnpier, colonel
and assistant surgeon general; Rev. w. III.
Sands. major and chaplain; A n. Preston.
major and aid-de-camp; p. E. Willis, ma jor
and aid-de-camp; Leo Potlitzer, major and
aid-de-camp; Isaac Lyon. major and aid
de-camp; III. A. Mathews, major and aid
de-csmp; E. II. Gates, major and aid-de-
camp; VIM. A. Nitzer, major and aid-de-
camp; T. S. Blish. major and aid-de-camp:
Thos. F. Moody, major snd aid-de-camp;
w. w. Barnett, major and aid-de-camp;
W. II. w. Peltier. major and aid-de-camp.
Col. HeiskelI, First Rest., Ind.
The first regiment of Indiana. of which
Col. VIM. L. Heiskell is the commanding
officer. was organized on the I'd day of oc-
tober, 1852 The officers composing the
regiment from 1sS2 to 1854 are not OF rec
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Mai Gen. Carnahan has announced the
following appointments upon his staff, and
each Of the officers named has been COM
missiOned:
Edwin L. Brand, brigadier general and
chief of STAFF. Chica 90. Ill.
William ]. Mckee. brigadier general and
edjutant general. indianapolis, Ind
George w Lindsey. brigadier general and
Judge advocate general. Baltimore, Nd.
William ID. Kennedy. brisadier general
and Inspector general, Chicago. ILL.,
E. F. Durand. brisader general and chief
engineer. New Haven. Conn.
NJ 5 Barkwel. brigadier general and sur
se2n general, Cheyenne, Wyo.
w II. Bo-yisby, brigadier general and
advisory surgeon general, Brooklyn. n. Y
j. NJ Cain, brigadter general and quarter
master general. San Antonio. Tex
Frank W. Mckinley. brigadier general
and cOTnissary general, Manchester N H.
Rev. E c. SandersOn. colonel and chap
-ain-in-chief. Vernon Center, Mimi.
In addition to these there is a long list
OF aids-de-camp. with the rank of colonel
Brig. Gen. Brand. Chfcf-of-Stnn.
The chier-of-star to Maj. Gen Canadian
IS Brig. Gen. Brand of Chicago who has
been member of the order for twenty
three years. He is a native OF New York
state. but has lived in the west for thirty
two years. He was an original member of
the old original Ellsworth's Zouaves COM
handed by the young and brave Elmer E.
Ellsworth. who was killed in Alexandria at
the beginning OF the war. He went with
them on their memorable trip In 1860 and
was captain of the Z0Uaves for seven years
afterwards. He was made a knight in Ex-
eelsior Lodge. No 3, in Chicago, In 1871.
Commanded Fort Dearborn Division, No l.
Ter several years. taking them to the city
Of Detroit to attend the session of the Su-
rreme Lodge In 1882. 100 strong, besides a
band Of forty pieces Of music, the finest and
strongest division in the world, making a
record that to this day has never been
equGled. He was made grand commander
OF Illinois in September Of the same year
and was the first Uniform Rank officer
ever commissioned by the Supreme Lodge
Gen Jas. r. Carnahan being the second
in 1856 he was made brigade commander of
the state Of Illinois, and his record as
brigade commander was a brilliant and
honorable one. In 1Sg0 he resigned his COM
r1and OF the Illinois brigade. turning over
20 his successor seven splendid regiments,
THE result OF his administration Of their af-
fairs during his long term Of office. Generals
Brand and Canadian have always been
warm friends. their friendship having been
eeuented BY mutual ties during their long
official acquaintance. Gen. Brand was ap
pointed chief OF stefr to Gen. Carnahan, an
Office which he now fills with honor to him
SCI and the entire order. 1t may be well
20 mention that Gen. Brand is commander
Of the famous cavalry troop. the Chicago
Iusgars. He IS the only commander this
famous organization ever had.End his record
Ia that organization Is as brilliant ana sue
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Brig. Gen. Bnrkley, Ills

his parents removed to Illinois At the
age of seventeen years be enlisted in
the one hundred and fourteenth Illinois in
fantry. under Col. ]. w. Judy, serving
close of the war, with record for bravery
soldierly qualification and strict attention
to duty unsurpassed by any volunteer sol
der of the war. Upon his return to Spring
field. ILL.,, he engaged at once in business.
In the early history of the Illinois state
troops Gen. Barkley's name is found as
a private and now he is the senior brigadier
general and commands the second brigade.
In the Uniform Rank Gen. Barley Las eX-
emplified the same principles carried OFT
by him in the Illinois National Guard and
has advanced step by step, giving his at
tention to every detail and receiving no
honors unearned or unmerited He Joined
the rank in March, 1884, as captain of Lin
coin Division, No. Is, of Springfield, at its
organization, serving in the capacity until
April, 1850, when he was elected colonel OF
the second Illinois regiment. Holding this
position until 1887 at the request of Lin
coin Division, he resigned and again as
sumed command OF the division as its cap
tain. In June, 1889, he was a second time
elected colonel of the Illinois brigade.
After the resignation of Brigadier Cen
eral Edwin l.. Brand he commanded
the brigade as colonel until July,
of the Illinois brigade by unanimous vote
The Supreme Lodge by special legislation
gave him the rank of briSacier general
from November g. 1889. During his adj
ministration the brigade has made won
derful strides in membership and discipline
and all that distinguishes a military organi-
zation. and the number of divisions has in
creased from 40 to 40, not including u or
10 which have been organized and muster
ed out.
Col. Foster, c. of s., Ill.
Col. d. j. Foster, chief of staff Of the
Illinois brigade. u. r., X of p is a native
of Illinois, born at Princeton, in that state,
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Kalb, No. II, DeKalb. 1t is divided into
three battalions, each commanded by a
major, as follows:
First battalion, Maj Geo. Failing, Men,
dota, commanding; Lieut.. w. o. Morris,
Mendoza. battalion adjutGnt. Second bat
talon, Maj Noah w. Jordan, Savanna,
commanding; Lieut.. Louis Hughes, Free
port, battalion adjutant. Third battalion,
Maj. D. ]. Monahan, Chicago. commanding
Lieut.. e. ]. Smyth. Chicago, battalion ad-
jutant. Regimental headquarters are at
Rockford.
The regiment has In its ranks the flower
Of tie young men of northern Illinois, and
its field. staff and line officers are all COM
petent men. The regiment has its own band
composed of sir knights of Mendoza divis-
ion. No. A, and numbers twenty-eight
pieces; has one of the finest stand of colors
in the U. r. X. p. and is, altogether, in a
prosperous and harmonious condition,
The success of the regiment is largely due
to the untiring efforts of the commander
Col. J. w. Bartlett, ably assisted by his ad-
jutant, Capt. Frank st. l.. Carter, an officer
of large experience and ability. The colonel
has always received the warm support and
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Hamilton and Toronto, Ont, and In July,
1871, moved to Chicago. He became a
member of Welcome Lodge. No. 1, of Chi
cago. September 20. 1871. The great fire
followed in two weeks, and he returned to
Toronto. where, as deputy supreme chan
cellor, he organized Mystic Lodge, No. /,
ard on the following week lodges in Lon
don and Hamilton. He was the first SUI
preme representative from Ontario. and
continued as such until 1874. In 1876 he
withdrew from the Grand Lodge of On
tario and placed his membership in Illinois,,
being now a member of De Molay Lodge.
No 13 of Chicago. He was early interested
In the Uniform Rank, and served a term
as aij-de-camp on the staff Of the major
general. and when the vacancy occurred
was made inspector general. Gen. Kennedy
Is editor and publisher of The Knight
Errant, and is owner of one of the most
complete Pythian libraries in the world.
On the formal ion of the constitutional
commission, to which has been committed
the preparation of the new constitution and
code of statutes of the Supreme Lodge, he
was chosen secretary.
Surg. Gen. Barkyvel1.
The surgeon general on Maj. Gen. Carna-
hans staff-Gen. NC. Barkwell-is a promi-
nent physician of Cheyenne. Wyo. He was
born In Troy. Perry county, Ind. August 3,
1SiI He was initiated in Cheyenne Lodge
No. 2, of Wyoming, June Ii, 1877, and is
still member of that lodge. He first rep
resented the Grand Lodge of Wyoming in
1885, and attended the sessions of 1888 and
1890, at which latter session he was elected
supreme inner guard. He also holds a COM
mission in the uniform rank as surgeon
general on the staff of the major general.
DIR. BowIsby, Advisory Surgeon Gem
eraI.
DR.. W. II. Bowlsby was made a Knight
of Pythias in 1877; passed through the
chairs and served three terms as chancel-
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ing the regiment were Lochiel, No. IL. FL
gin; Rockford, No. 81, Rockford; Mendoza.
No. Al, Mendoza; Sterling. No IS. Sterling
Freeport, No. AZ. Freeport: Rock Island. No.
As. Rock Island. At the election of officers
held July 80. 1889. John W. Bartlett, Rock
ford division, No 81, was elected lieutenant
colonel: Frank Lohr, F-eeport division, No
Al, major; Arthur f. Comings, Rockford d.
vision, No. 81. major and surgeon. and upon
the lieutenant colonel being commissioned he
appointed Frank st. l.. Carter, Rockford
division, No. 81, adjutant and Peter =. An
derson of the same division quartermaster.
May IL, 1891, the regiment was increased to
colonies command by the assignment of
Savanna division No. Is Savanna, and AL
dine, No. SO, Chicag CO. which necessitated
new election, at which Lieut.. Col Bartlett
was elected colonel and A. F. Kelsey, Loch-
iel division, No. IL, lieutenant colonel. The
regiment was increased from time to time
by new divisions. and is at present compos-
ed of twelve divisions, located as follows:
Princeton. No. 3, Princeton; Iochiel, No.
IL. Elgln; Rockford. No. 81, Rockford: Men
dota. No. "A, Mendoza; Sterling, No. ~,
Sterling; Freeport, No. ~, Freeport: Savan-
ma, No. IS Saw ma; Aurora, No. "a, Au-
rora; Galena, No. 60, Galena: Columbia No.
%, Chicago; LaSalle, No. "A, LaSalle; De-
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81 charter members. He was elected
s. X. lieutenant and served in that ca
pacity until the Connecticut brigade was
formed. when Brigadier General f. Z. Du-
rand appointed him chief of STAFF, with the
rank Of colonel He has alw avs taken a
great interest In military matters. and or
gained and perfected the famous degree
team of Comstocx Lodge. which has no SUI
perior in New England.
Brig. Gen. Barkley, Ills.
Gen. James H. Barkiey. Commanding the
Illinois brigade, was born at Lexington,
Ky, In 1874. but in his early childhood
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the regiment is $50 officers and sir knights
The regiment has recently been organized
under the new law, and has three active
majors. with their staff, which add very
materially to the success of the regiment.
The field and staff are as follows: c. A.
Parish, colonel commanding; Z. X. Wright,
captain and adjutant; lieutenant colonel,
Joseph Lawrence, Litchfield; surgeon, Mai.
J. H. Dickerso1. Taylorville; assistant sur
geon, Capt. T. w. Williams, Litchfield;
chaplain, Capt w. w. Weeden, Taylorville;
qrarterraster, Capt. c. w. Feaster, Spring
field; comlnissary, Capt. Joe McGrory,
Charleston; major, first battalion, A. H.
Hayes, Litchfield; S. III. Stansifer. Heuten-
ant ana adjutant; major, second battalion.
c. c. Stoddard Decatur; G. A. Abrams, lieu
tenant and adjutant; major, third battalion,
c. E. Rudy. Nation; F. N. Sinsabaugh.
lieutehant and adjutant.
Col. Patterson, Third ReEt., III.
Col. A. Sherman Patterson, commanding
the third Illinois regiment, is a native Of
Haverstraw, N. Y, but has lived in Joliet
since he was seven years Of age. He is
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ond Illinois regiment, enlisted in company
B, fifth infantry, Illinois National Guard,
July IA, 1876. He was commissioned first
lieutenant 1884, and still holds commission
in company B. During 1886 and in 1856
the company participated in numerous COM
petitive drills, being victorious in many in
stances, in 1856 winning the highest honors
as the best drilled company in this state,
together with the amount of the prize,
$500. He was one of the charter members
of Mystic Division, No 81, U. r. X. of p,
organized September 3, 1883. He was elect
ed and commissioned captain of the divi-
sion February 1892, and promoted to major
second Illinois regiment May 3, 1893. He
was promoted to colonel commanding sec
ond Illinois regiment November /, 1888.
Under his management the second Illinois
regiment is now in a most flourishng and
prosperous condition. He has made an eff
fort to bring to Washington the full
strength of his command.
The second regiment was organized
October q, 1884. With its present brigade
general, James II. Barkley, colonel COM
handing, the regiment participated in the
exercises of the Supreme Lodge and U. R.,
K. of p. meetings at Cincinnati, Milwaukee
and Kansas City. The present strength Of
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lor commander. He was instrumental In
promoting and shaping the Uniform Rank in
its incipiency, and was a charter member
of "Old Brooklyn Division" No. 3. He was
appointed district deputy grand chancellor
in 1862 Was elected examiner for the En-
dowment Section, No. 100, of which he was
charter member. and still holds the Office
Of medical examiner. He was appointed
surgeon general on the staff Of Major Gen.
Carnahan In 1884; served his four years
and then received his commission for life
as senior advisory surgeon general. Still, he
was too enthusiastic a knight to retire
from active service, to rest on his laurels,
and has been regularly reappointed on the
major generals staff, where he is still serv-
trg and is still an efficient promoter in
every good work.
Brig. Gen. j. NJ. Cain, q. NJ. q.
Brig. Gen. ]. NJ. Cain of San Antonio,
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November 2, 1859. He has been an active
member of the Knights of Pythias for over
ten years; was elected captain of Division
No. s, of Illinois, for five successive terms.
and twice elected as colonel of Illinois
regiments. both of which he was compelled
to decline for business reasons; was ap-
pointed chief of staff when Gen. Barley
assumed command Of Illinois brigade, and
Is now serving his second commission. Col.
Foster has been actively engaged in mill
tary service in his state for over seventeen
years. Enlisting a private at seventeen
he has advanced through the line to the COM
mand of the sixth regiment. Illinois infan-
try.
Col. c. G. Averill, A. A. c., Ill.
Col. Charles G. Averill, A. A. G., on the
staff Of the brigadier general of Illinois,
was born In Boston December II, 1915, and
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1855. In April. 1875 he removed to San
Francisco. Cal. and Joined Metropolitan
Lodge, No. "a, August 26 1873 He served
In all the chairs Of his lodge, and was elect
ed chancellor commander. which office he
held two terms. In 1880 he went to the
Grand Lodge, and served as grand master
at arms three terms. He severed his con-
nection with Metropolitan Lodge and Joined
Unity Lodge, No. 81, where lie served six
years as keeper of records and seal, and
one term as chancellor commander He
Joined Pythian Division, No. . Cthe first d.
vision of the Uniform Rank IN California;,
and at the formation of the Grand Division,
in January, 1884, was elected adjutant.
When the brigade formation was effected, he
was appointed assistant adiutant general,
served four years and then retired At the
session of the California brigade, April IL,
1891, he was elected brigadier general,
which position he now holds.
Brig. Gen. Shnler, Conn.
Brigadier Gen. e. o. Shaier, commanding
the Connecticut brigade, Uniform Rank,
Knights of Pythias. is a man about forty
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In 1854 he located in Indiana. He became
Identified with the order in 1881, and Is
Z. c. of his lodge. Became a sir knight In
1872. Appointed adju;ant OF the second reg
iment, Indiana brigade. in 1854. Attended
Supreme Lodge meeting at Toronto in 1876.
also at Cincinnati in lSSs as adjutant Was
elected lieutenant colonel second regiment
In 1883 Attended Supreme Lodge meeting
at Milwaukee in 1890 with his regiment
By the union OF four divisions from the
second regiment. April 20. 1S92 the ninth
regiment was organized. he assuming corn
man1, and in August same year, was elect
ed lieutenant colonel. commanding ninth
regiment. Attended Supreme Lodge at Kan
sas City same year with 40 swords. Col.
Graves is a most popular and efficient off,
ce=. ever alert TO the best interest OF the
order: he now has six divisions in the nirth
regiment and attends the Supreme Lodge
meeting at Washington with 200 swords
under his command. The other officers are
w. II. W. Peltier. adjutant; A. +. Bly,.
major; w. w. Barnett, surgeon.
brig. Gen. Lopez, Town.
John c. Lopez. brigadier general OF the
Iowa Uniform Rank, was born IN Ohio In
1851. but removed to Des Moines While quite
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ord. On June 4. 1854. Jas. r. Ross was
elected commander of the Indiana brigade.
Under his command the first regiment was
recrganiZed, with i. f. Kirk OF Kokomo
Division, No. q, as colonel; Geo. II. Gregory
of Terre Haute Division, No. ), as leuten-
ant colonel; a. II. Nanosdol of Madison
Division, No. 10, as major; Geo. f. Beasley
OF Lafayette Division, No. 1, as surgeon; c.
s. Butterield of Many Division. No. Is as
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Belleville. Ont. He entered the ministry in
1878. in Bay of ~hiinte conference NJ E..
Church, and removed to Minnesota in 1SSS.
He united with the rank six years ago. and
was at once commissioned chaplain of the
second regiment; afterward transferred to
the third when it was organized. In July,
1892, he was elected to command of third
Minnesota, in which position he attended
the Kansas City encampment. He was ap-
pointed brigade chaplain May, 1898. Under
appointment of Gen. Carnahan he has ar
ranged for a meeting of chaplains at Wash
ington camp. He was commissioned chap
lain-in-chief July %, 1894.
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No. &, Terre Haute. Ind. instituted March
q, 1873. present commander. A c. Duddle-
ston; Croasdale Division. No. So Brazil.
Ind, Instituted August 10. 1887. present
commander. NJ. l. Hufford: Centennial Divi-
sion. No. 3d. Martinsville. Ind, Instituted
April 4. 1889. present commander. J. NJ.
Blair: Eden Division, No. IS. Spencer. 1rd.,
instituted June IL. 1889. present commander.
T. F. Cahfll: Greencastle Division, No g..
Greencastle, Ind. instituted October 4. 1889.
present commander. VIM. Starr; Blooming
ton Division, No. 33. Bloomington. Ind.
assigned to the seventh regiment May, 1894.
present commander. II. S. Norton: Nigo
Division, No. :, Terre Haute, present COM
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went to Springfield, Illinois, in March, 1865.
He joined the order in 1871, taking the
knights rank in December of that year.
He has occupied every chair in the lodge
but one. On the 18th of March, 1884, he
Joined the Uniform Rank, Lincoln Division,
No. 10, Instituted on that date, of which
Capt. j. H. Barkley, now brigadier general
of Illinois, was the first commanding officer.
He passed through the various grades of
rank from sir knight to first lieutenant,
ard then, upon the election of Capt. Bark
ley to the colonelcy of the second regiment,
he accepted the position of adjutant, serv-
iES until his resignation. when he again
entered the ranks of the division. Upon
his election to the colonelcy of the regiment
second time, Mr.. Averill again accepted
the position of adjutant, and in November,
1889, was appointed by him to the position
of assistant adjutant general Of the Illinois
brigade, in which position he has served
ever since He also holds the same position
On the staff OF Brigadier General Barkley
I'm the second brigade, Illinois National
Guard
Col. c. A. Parish, Second Ill.
Col c. A. Parish. in command of the sec
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in the order Of KNIGHTS of

IS. Baltimore, in 1860. He was elected
chancellor commander January 1870, was
admitted to the Grand Lodge of Maryland
In the same year, was elected grand chan
eellor OF the state in 1873. He was admit
ted to the Supreme Lodge in 1874, and was
supreme chancellor in the years 1SSt}-1SS2
He organized the first Uniformed Drill AS
ISOLATION. and has continued with the uni
formed branch to the present time holding
positions upon the major generals staff as
Quartermaster general, and is Judge advo-
cate general at the present time.
Inspector General w. ID. Kennedy.
70 William Danes Kennedy was born In
Clonmel, Ireland. July -, 1874, and came
to America in 1861. He first resided in
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mander, Dan Fasic. Present officers cf the
regiment are: Lieutenant colonel, T. J.
Griffith, Tore Haute, Ind: maj or, ID. L.
Anderson, Greencastle. Ind; adjutant. r..
p. Davis. Terre Haute, Ind; quartermaster
II. B. Regain, Brazil Ind: surgeon. Jacob
Coble. Spencer. Ind; chaplain, Rev. r. Ves.,
Martinsville, Ind The seventh regiment
has never failed to be creditably represent
ed at every meeting since its birth. Terre
Haute Division, No. .. has won more prizes
existence.
Lieut.. Col. Graves, Ninth Rcgt., Ind.
Charles E. Graves. lieutenant colonel
commanding the ninth Indiana regiment,
was born in Sunderland. Mass. in 1884
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Col. Vnnosdol, Fourth Rcgt., lad.
Col Vanosdol. commanding the fourth
regiment Of the Indiana brigade. L. r., X.
OF p. is the ranking colonel in the Brigade.

having served for more than nine years
as a field officer I'm the first and fourth
regiments. He has been identified with the
Uniform Rank for a number Of years. ard
has been an active worker for the adj
vancement of Pythianism in the subordi-
nate and Grand Lodge of Indiana
Capt. McLeland. A. A. G..
A first-rate citizen and a good soldier is
Capt Chas. r. McLeland of Madison. Ind,
who is the adjutant OF the fourth regiment.
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He liz member Of Madison Division. No.
10. o. Madison, the same division TO which
Col. Vanosdol also belongs. His commis-
sion bears date of June "a, 1891, and dur
ing these three years he has been of i'm
mense assistance 10 his chief in managing
the affairs Of the regiment
Lieut.. Col. Griffith, seventh Regt. Ina.
The seventh regiment, Indiana brigade
was organized April q. 1890. with five
divisions, as follows: Terre Haute division.