Evening star., 1901-03-04

sular bureau Of the State Department. Col
Markoe fought in the confederate army
the battles from Front Royal to Cross
Keys.
Regfmental and Company Omcers.
The roster of the command is as follows:
Field-Frank Markoe, colonel; R. Dorsey
Coale, lieutenant colonel; H. NJ. Warfield.
major Sd Battalion; lLsI NJ. Rawlins, ma
Jor I'd Battalion, and George L. Deich-
| mann, major 1st Battalion.
Staff-S Johnson Poe, captain and regi-
| mental adjutarft; Edward c. johnson, cap
tain and commissary; Robert J. Miller,
captain and quartermaster; William H.
Grim, major and surgeon; s. Griffith Davis,
jr., captain and assistant surgeon; James
d. Iglehart. captain and assistant surgeon;
Thaddeus D. Clark. captain and assistant
surgeon: William NJ. Dame. captain and
chaplain; Henry B. Keyser, captain and
ordnance officer: Charles Carroll, first lieu
tenant and adjutant, I'd Battalion; s. E.
Conradt, first lieutenant and adjutant, 1st
Battalion, and Carryl H. Bryan, first lieu
tenant and adjutant, Sd Battalion.
Company A-Capt. Robert b. Bowie,
First Lieutenant r. Sanchez Boone Second
Lieutenant -.
Company B-Captain Thomas s. Janney,
First Lieutenant Henry L. DAILY, Second
Lieutenant Geo. ]. Turner.
Company Capt Elbert Thomson, First
Lieutenant Gustav Ridgely, Second Lieu
Company D-Capt -, First Lieuten-
ant John s. Markoe, Second Lieutenant ].
A. Robinson.
Company E.Gaptain John Hinkley: First
Lieutenant William 2. Holmes, Second
Company F-Captain Washington Bowie,
jr., First Lieutenant -, Second Iieuten-
ant w. D. Cochran.
Company G-Captaln c. Baker Clot-
worthy, First Lieutenant William NJ Boy
kin, Second Lieutenant Stewart Janney.
Company H-Captain E. A. Holmes, First
Lieutenant c. G. Kerr. Second Lieutenant
B. Robinson.
Company I-captain n. Lee ,Goldsbor-
Second Lieutenant F: H: Phelps.
Company K-Captain Edward A; Munoz,
Joseph N. D. Danels.
Company L-Captain Jesse Slngluff.
First Lieutenant William Spear Brownley.
Second Lieutenant E. l.. Woodside.
Company M-Captain Ridgely Gather,
First Lieutenant David w. Jenkins, Second
Lieutenant Charles l.. Boone.
Veteran Corps.
A particularly interesting Maryland Or
ganization in the parade was the veteran
corps of the 9Th Maryland Regiment under
Col. Charles D. Gather. The corps was or
ganized in 1887 for the purpose Of promoting
social intercourse among ex-members of the
9th Regiment and to assist the active or
ganization in every way possible. The men,
bers are all equipped with Winchester re-
peating rifles, and also had a Gatling gun
in line. The corps is part Of the Mary
land National Guard, but in no way ac-
cepts aid from the state. The members
came to Washington on the steamer North
cumberland. specially chartered for the oc-
casion, and will return tomorrow. The Off
GERS are as follows
Colonel, Chas. D. Gather; lieutenant col
onel F. X Ward; major Nelson Poe jr.;
Major A r (1aithpr CaDfaip r q
Welch. assistant surgeon; Captain E. A.
Watts, adjutant: Captain A. L. Shut,
quartermaster: Captain Geo. W. Dawson,
paymaster; Captain II. A. Williams, COM
mssary; Captain J. Woods Elliott, chaplain;
Captain Geo. w. Wonderly, Lieutant D. NJ.
Hite. Captain j. NJ Berry, jr., Captain Geo.
w. Hyde, Captain G. A. Mills, Captain H.
w. Bennett.
Monumental. City Guards.
The First Separate Company of the Mary
land National Guard, located at Baltimore.
better known, however, as the Monumental
City Guards, was organized February 20,
1882, and was mustered into the Maryland
National Guard the same day. 1t has a
membership Of sixty enlisted men.
The company claims the honor of being
the first In the United States to answer the
call of the President to volunteer during
the Spanish-American conflict. 1t went in
to camp April "a, 1898, one day before war
was off1cially declared Maryland has al
ways been quite proud Of this colored COM
pany. Captain William r. Spencer has been
its commanding officer for eighteen years.
and has never been absent on any occasion
Of the public appearance of the company.
The First Separate Company has visited
Washington a number of times, as well as
Philadelphia and other cities, and has al
ways reflected credit upon the guard or
ganization Of which 1t is part. 1t is the
only colored company in the state. The
present inaugural parade is the fifth in
which the company has participated under
command of Captain Spencer. Henry Ryan,
jr is first lieutenant, and Sam. L. Jordan,
second lieutenant.
The Naval Militia.
The Maryland Naval Militia was organ
ized in 1884 as a battalion. with Isaac Il.
Emerson, commander. In 1895 the Navy
Department loaned he state of Maryland
the United States ship Dale for use of the
naval militia, which is still occupied by the
organization headquarters At the out
break of the Spanish war in 1898, twenty
five commissioned officers and 449 petty
officers and seamen volunteered their SER
vices and were regularly examined COM
missioned and enlisted in the United States
navy. The United States cruiser Dixie was
otficered with the exception Of the three
ranking ofticers) and manned entirely from
this command
The United States monitor Ajax and the
gunboat Apache had their complete COM
plement of officers and men from the COM
mand, and Capt. Emerson was appointed
assistant to Capt Jno. r. Bartlett, chief of
the auxiliary naval force, and placed in
charge of the fifth district, with the re-
naming officers and men of his command.
In December. 1898, the Navy Department
loaned the Maryland Naval Militia the con-
verted steam yacht Sylvia, which is used
almost daily during the summer months by
the organization.
The command participated in the in
augural ceremonies in 1896, and paradcd
today with sixteen officers and 24O
men as a naval brigade, attached to the
1st Maryland Brigade. In 1900 the Mary
land legislature authorized brigade for
nation with two battalions, and Isaac F..
Emerson was elected captain commanding.
Its Roster.
The roster Of officers is as follows:
Isaac E. Emerson captain, commanding.
Staff-Paymaster Parker Cook. Assistant
Surgeon Frank E. Wagner, Assistant Pay
master David r. Fallon. Ensign Smith H.
McKim, aid.
Adjutant-Ensign R. Stanley Carswell.
Chief Of infantry-Commander Edwin
Geer.
Chief Of artillery-Lieut. Commander Hen
nv F. Harrison