Evening star., 1897-03-04

railway station with 81 As per cent OF the
entire command.
Within fifteen hours from the time of
the receipt of the first order at their head
quarters. the officers and men of this regi-
ment had abandoned their daily ayoca-
tons. lad assembled at their respective
armories, had been transported more than
2D0 miles, and in the midst of heavy lain
storm and in the darkness Of early morn
were engaged in the performance of the
trying and arduous duties for which they
had been called out by the commander-in-
chief. Five hours later the percentage Of
present for duty" hal been increased to
9 per cent, the regiment having been
Joined by those whose summons reached
them too late for them to depart with the
regiment, nut who FASTENED to join their
comrades at the earliest possible moment.
The history of the regiment dates from
May 1888. when few young men con-
nected with the Church of the Ascension
in Baltimore conceived the plan of raising
a military organization. The following
September two companies of the Baltimore
Light Infantry had been formed. The
first commanding officer was Lieutenant
Colonel Harry A. Barry. In May, 1880,
Major Willard Howard Of the 1st Regi-
ment was elected lieutenant colonel re-
organization of the National Guard of
Maryland took place June ., 1892, in con-
nection with which the 4th Battalion was
increased to regiment of nine companies
and Lieutenant Colonel Willard Howard
was unanimously elected colonel On the
following 4th of March the regiment at
tended the inaugura ton Of President Cleve-
land. In May, 1885, three additional com
panies were raised.
When fully equipped it is conceded that
no military command in the country makes
a handsomer appearance than the 4th Regi-
ment. The dress uniform of the officers
consists of the dark blue army regulation,
double-breasted frock coat, with shoulder
knots and white and gilt belt. A gold
aiguillette crosses the front of the coat.
The trousers are of sky-blue cloth with an
inch-and- halfwile white stripe down the
outer seam. The non-comnissioned staff
and privates have the regulation United
States infantry uniform, with the excep-
ton that the coat is double breasted. This
feature makes 1t much handsomer than the
ordinary United States regulation dress.
| 1t has the white cloth collar. the edges are
piped in white, and the shoulders are
white knots made of mohair cord. On the
left shoulder knot is attached a white al
guillette, which, running under the arm
and across the breast, gives the uniform
most striking appearance. The Ianta-
looms are of skye-blue cloth. The private's
| have white cord down the seam. the cor
porafs one-half-inch stripe. and the SER
geants an inch stripe. The band and drum
corps are fitted out the same as the band
at the West Point Military Academy. with
| white facings on the breast and white
aiguillettes crossing the breast from the
shoulder. With his dress uniform each man
wears a white English buff leather waist
belt. with brass plate bearing the let
| ters of his company. The helmets of Off
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| army helmet with eagle and the figure
| ''4' in the front For fatigue purposes
| each man is furnished with a well-made
new, dark blue blouse and a dark blue
| fatigue cap, and black regula ton waist
| belt.
The well-knonn and popular commanding
| officer of the 4th Regiment brought to the
| service of the battalicn q ripe military ex-
! perence. Col Howard was born in Brock
| ton. Mass. and graduated at the academy
| of his native town. He became a member
of the 4th Battalion, New England Guards.
| which organic alton gave to our war many
| officers. Col Howard afterward enlisted
| from Boston as a private in the 44th Regi-
| ment, Volunteer Infantry. for three years.
| He was promoted to be major just prior to
| the surrender of Gen. Lees army after
| having served through the war in the 10th
| and 18th Army Corps. After Gen. Lees s
| surrender he remained in the service until
September. 1867 and had command of q
military post in South Carolina. He was
| mustered out of the service at the close of
1860. and was rendered commission in the
| regular army of the United States, which
| ne declined. Col. Howard has been a resi-
dent of Baltimore since 1872, and is now
engaged in mercantile business in this city
He re-entered military life by being ap.
pointed captain and commissary 1st Regi-
ment, NJ. N. G., by Col. H. Kyd Douglas,
and was elected major 1st Regiment.
| Maryland National Guard, while in camp
| at Frederick. in 1889.
At the time of his election to command
! the battalion Col. Howard was one of the
| board Of officers and chairman o. the board
| of council of the District of Columbia
| Commandery of the Loyal Legion. serving
his second term. Also chief of staff of the
| Department Of Maryland, Grand Army of
the Republic. and aid-de-camp on the stafr
| of Gen. r. E. Alger, commander-in-chief,
| Grand Army Of the Republic.
The other officers of the field and staff
are: Lieut.. Col. J. Frank Supplee. Maj.
Geo. T. Robinson, Mai Jasper NJ. Berry.
| jr., Maj. C. NJ. Burbaker Capt. John F.
| Hoffman. adjutant: Maj. j. D. Norris. sur
| geon; Capt. d. F. Pennington. quarter
master; Capt. n. S. Hill. commissary; Capt.
| j. w. Linthicum, assistant surgeon, l.:
| Capt. S. r. Tregelas, paymaster; Capt. j.
| b. Schwa.ka, assistant surgeon. 2; Capt.
| John Il. Jay. assistant surgeon, 3: Capt.
| A. H. Studebaker. chaplain: First Lieut.. ].
| Frank Ryley, adjutant. 1st Battalion: First
Lieut.. II. S. Bokee. adjutant. Sd Battalion
| First Lieut.. Earnest Fetzer, adjutant, I'd
| Battalion.
The line officers of the regiment are:
Capt. Geo. F. Haupt. Capt. l.. F. Haber.
Capt. F. 1. Mosher, Capt. Louis Schmidt,
Capt. C. c. Corbin. Capt Chas. B. Cassidy.
Capt. A. w. Feuss, Capt. Robert S. Cheno-
weth. Capt. Franklin P. Swazey Capt. Math-
las Kieser. Capt. Benz. B. Elliott, Capt.
Robt Riddell Brown, First Lieut. D. c.
| Smart, First Lieut.. H. A Drexel First
Lieut.. Chas Hahn. First Lieut.. Chas. r.
Evans, First Lieut.. Saml. j. Blight First
Lieut.. s. W. Filbert, First Lieut.. Geo. H.
Kahl. First Lieut.. c. Frank Jones. First
Lieut.. Wm r. Baker, First Lieut.. Harry
E. Haines. Second Lieut.. Lee H. Seltzer.
Second Lieut.. o. H. Brown, Second Lieut..
r. H. Farley, Second Lieut.. j. H. Ulrich.
Lieut. w. H. Watson, Second Lieut.. VIM.
L. Stesch, Second Lieut.. Chas. E. Hum
mel. Second Lieut. F. D. J. Kaessman, Sec
ond Lieut.. VIM. l.. Hardesty, Second Lieut..
| w. Baumgarner