Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-17

old he went to war as hospital steward
with his father, the surgeon of the IA
nous Iron Brigade, and remained there
three years. He was acknowledgement
during Gov. Rusk's administration and
the successful outcome of the MilWau-
kee strike was largely due to his efforts.
He was general manager of the National
Grand Army encampment in Milwaukee.
Of late years Gen. Chapman has done
much for the Loyal legion, of whose Mil
waukee chapter he was registrar. He was
thirty-second degree Mason.
On September IL, 1866, Gen. Chapman
was married to Miss Sarah Turner, who,
with two children, Annie Turner and
Chandler B., survives him. His mother
died in the winter of 90, his only sister
yea~ earlier and his father many years
ago.
The funeral will be held Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock at the Presbyterian
church. Co. G, First regiment. successor
of the Lake City guards with which
Gen. Chapman began his service in the
state militia, will turn out to the funeral
in uniform. There will be no other mill
tary display.
Quite a large party made up of mem
bers of the Loyal legion from Milwau-
kee is expected to attend the funeral,
ices at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon.
All companions of the order in the state
have been invited to attend.
Gen. Chapman's services for the Wis
consin National guard elected the fol-
lowing appreciatiye notice from Gen.
Wisconsin National Guard: "The re-
naissance of the guard began in good
earnest in January, 1882. There was
much speculation as to the selection OF
his military staff by the newly-elected
governor. When, therefore, the an
nouncement was flashed by telegraph
that Gov. Rusk had named Chandler z.
Chapman of Madison as his chief of
staff, there was shout of approval and
rejoicing in every armory of the state,
and the seven years that followed were
filled full with confirmation of their ear
lest faith.
''It was Chapman who nodded the
scattered battalions and companies into
regiments, each in its own district. It
was Chapman who strove from the out
set to eradicate all the old militia parade
ideas and to bring the guard to a bust
ness basis It was Chapman who chose
the regular army as standard for Wis
consin's soldiery, and he who first
brought regular officers in as instruc-
tors and coaches of the raw command.
1t was he who, little by little. weaned
the boys from their first loves--the
tailed coat and plumed shakos, and
taught them to be men in the regulation
dress of the regular service.
1T was he who devised the methods of
the rapid mobilization of the guard;
planned their service, uniform and equip
ment; exploded the old inspection system
and started the new one; instituted the
regimental camps with regulars as drill
masters and coaches; originated the an
nual conventions and has presided over
their deliberations from that time to this
1S91), and it was he who fathered the
impulse that made practice with the rifle
the most important item in the instruction
of our guardsmen, and who was the lead
er in the movement that secured to our
state soldiery the admirable tract of land
for our encampments and the rifle ranges,
pronounced by every expert who has visit
ed them 'unequaled in the whole ceun-
try "