Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-15
Madison. June u.

iZing the Wisconsin national guard on
a regular army basis, assigning COM
panies to regimental organizations and
announcing the appointment of COM
pany and regimental officers. All the
business of the guard will hereafter
be transacted in strict accordance with
regular army rules and regulations.
In taking this step Wisconsin has made
a move that places her first among all
the states in the union IN military
matters. The guard as reorganized is
made up of three regiments OF twelve
companies each and separate Dattal-
ion of four companies. Each compa-
ny has a minimum strength of As men
and maximum of IS. Under the old
organization each regiment contained
only eight companies with the same
strength as now.
The official order just issued states
that the organization and muster
of the companies of the Wisconsin
national guard having been completed,
the following assignment Of companies
to the several regimental organiza-
lions is announced:
First Regiment-A, Milwaukee, Cap
tain John F. Manion; B, FIT. Atkin-
son, Captain Edgar J. Gibson; Z,
Whitewater Captain Frank B. Good
hue; ID, Milwaukee, Captain Emil
Wilde; E, Beloit, Captain Harvey r.
YeakeI; r., Milwaukee, Captain -
G, Madison, Captain Henry w. Quent-
meyer; III, Monroe, Captain Matthias c..
burst; |, Milwaukee, Captain Oliver E..
Lewis; K, Milwaukee, Captain Thad-
deus Wild; L, Kenosha, Captain Will
lam w. Miller; M, OconomoWoc, Cap
tain Karl L. F'roding.
Second Regiment-A, Marshfeld,
Captain Anton c.. Martin; B, Oshkosh,
Captain Edward w. Paine; c, Sheboy-
gan, Captain Charles -iodemer; d,
Ripon, Captain James E. Regain; T.,
Fond du Lac, Captain Emil c. Plons-
ky; f, Oshkosh, Captain Ulysses c..
Carl; G, Appleton, Captain Maurice S.
Peerenboom; H, Manitowoc, Captain
Norman :. Xnudson; |, Marinette,
Captain Joshua Hodgins; X, Beaver
Dam, Captain Philip j. link; l., Rhine
lander, Captain Edward o. Brown; NJ,
Oconto, Captain Wilbur M. Lee.
Third Regiment-A, NeillSville,
Captain John w. Hommel; B, La
Crosse, Captain Fred Schultz; G, Hud-
son, Captain William Y. Burton; D,
Mauston, Captain Gerhard F. Behn-
ken; e, Eau Claire, Captain Otto H.
Kitzman; f, Portage, Captain John G.
Britt; G, Wausau, Captain Jacob D.
Womer; II, Menomonie, Captain John
w. Macauley; l, West Superior, Cap
tain Harry w. Newton; X, Tomah,
Captain Winfield w. Warren; l., Spar
ia, Captain Robert B. Mccoy; M, La
Crosse, Captain Eugene H. Chamber
lain.
Tenth Separate Battalion-A, Rice
Lake, Captain Edward X. Brayton;
B, Reedsburg, Captain William A.
Wyse; C, Chippewa Falls, Captain
William G.. Hartwell; D, Ashland,
Captain David j. Mowatt.
The appointment of the following CT
ficers is published for the information
and guidance of all concerned:
First ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Otto H.
Falk; lieutenant colonel, George H.
Joachim; major, Daniel A. Stearns;
major, John ]. Lynch; major, Abra-
ham b. Gambler.
Second Regiment-Colonel, Nathan
E. Morgan; lieutenant colonel, Frank
w. Greutzmacher; major, Wallace p.
Greene; major, Wilbur M. Lee; major,
Julius A. Nemitz.
Third Regiment-Colonel, Orlando
Holway; lieutenant colonel, Julius 3.
Kircheis; major, Randolph A. Rich
ards major, Joseph NJ. Ballard; major
John w. Hommel.
Tenth Separate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Theodore X. Birkhaeuser.
Governors Staff-Major and paymas-
ter, Moses r. Doyon.
The assignment of companies to bat
talions and of battalion commanders
will be made by the regimental COM
manders.
The following names of the former
regimental officers have been placed on
the retired list: Colonel Samuel p.
Schadel, Colonel Charles A. Born
Colonel Martin I. Moore, Colonel Hor-
ace NJ. Seaman, Lieutenant Colone
Charles S. Young, Lieutenant Colone
Benjamin F. Parker, Major Thomas ]
George and Major Charles J. Hunter
These officers by their honorable
service for their country, both in peace
high honors that are attached to theiI
careers as guardSmen and as volun
teers in the United States army" Th'
circular is ''by command of the COVER
nor" and is signed by c. r. Board
man, adjutant general.
The feature of the regimental ap
pointments is the retirement Of all tn
old colonies. Another feature that vii
ment of Major George H. Joachim a
lieutenant colonel of the first regiment
He had reinlisted as private in Co.
OF Madison. Most of the companie
have new officers.
The pay of the officers and enliste
men of the reorganized guard will
the same as that of the regular arm!
which is as follows: Colonel, S9.7
per day; lieutenant colonel, 1888; ma
jor, 1894; paymaster, 1854; captain
mounted, 1856; captain, unmounte'
So; first lieutenant, mounted, $4.44
first lieutenant, unmounted, SALT; set
ond lieutenant, mounted, SALT; SCI
ond lieutenant, unmounted, $3.50; pr
yafa 60 Of oourco tba man will