The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05
NINTH REGIMENT IN Tile LEAD.

The Ninth Regiment led the line. with
ten companies and 600 men This regi-
ment has its headquarters ct Wilkes
barre, and was commanded by Col. c.
Benjamin Doughcrty.
The next in line was the Thirteenth
Regiment, from Scranton, with ten COM
panies and 81 men, Col. Louis A. Waters
commanding
The Twelfth Infantry followed, having
ten companies and 4s9 men, Col Charles
NJ Clement commanding.
The next in line was the Eighth Regi-
ment eight companies and $50 men,
from Washington, Pa, Col. Theodore F.
Holman commanding.
The Fourth Regiment marched next
with Col Christopher O'Neil command
ing.
The Eighth Regiment was stationed at
Camp Alger during the Spanish war, the
majority of the officers and men being
then In service.
The Governors Troop, dismounted, fol-
lowed, commanded by Capt. Fred NJ. OFT
and Lieuts. Charles 7. Meek and John
NJ. Meyer
The Fourth Regiment, Col. Christopher
T o'Neil commanding, had eight COM
panieS and AS men.
The Second Brigade was in command of
Brig. Gen. John A. Wiley, with Major
John r. Robertson as assistant adjutant
general.
The Fifth Regiment from Altoona. Pa.
had $50 men in line, Col. Theodore Burch-
field commanding
The Sixteenth Regiment, with nine com
panies and AS men. was next, Col. Willis
]. Rulings commanding.
The Eighteenth Regiment. from Pitts
burg, with u companies and $50 men. was
in command of Col. Frank /. Rutledge.
The Fourteenth Regiment. with COM
panies and 400 men, from Pit-sburg, was
in command of Lieut.. Col. John H Coz
bett
The Tenth Regiment. with companies
and al men. was in command of Col.
James E. Bonnet.
The Sheridan Troops. from Tyrone, was
in command of Capt. C. S. Jones.
Battery B was in command of Capt w.
c. Wallace and Lieuts. Ed Eichenlaub,
Jr., and A. W. Marks.
The First Brigade was under the COM
mand Of Brig. Gen. John W. SchaIl, with
Major J. Campbell Gilmore as assistant
adjutant general
The First Regiment was commanded by
Col. Wendell p. Bowman.
The Second Regiment, with 10 companies
and 465 men. was in command of Col
Henry T. Dechert.
The Sixth Regiment followed, with IL
companies and z9S men, Col. James b.
Coryell commanding.
The Third Regiment, with companies
and 412 men, was in command OF Col.
Robert Ralston.
LED BY GENERAL WHEELER.
Gen. Joe Wheeler, in the uniform of a
brigadier general, at the head of the Thrill
DIVISION OF Inc MILITARY 6ranI DlNlSlon OF
the pageant, attracted attention from all
sides, and was cheered 10 the echo as he
passed at the head of the column
small figure perched on a Hack horse
rode beside the general. 1t was Master
Marian Simms Wythe. of New York the
twelve-year-old grandson of DIR. Maria
Simms, and the only son of one of Cen
eral Wheeler's close friends, man who
served through the war between the |
States with the famous Southern fighter. !
General Wheeler was mounted on his |
black charger. Alabama"
Closely following General Wheeler was |
his Eorgeously costumed escort of honor. !
the First Signal Csrps, of New York City. |
commanded by Capt. Oscar Erlandsen. |
The corps wore blue uniforms, with |
orange colors, while their brilliant yell |
low plumes appeared to excellent advan- |
tHge against the sombre background of 1
the regulation blue uniform of~the State !
militia
The First Brigade of the Third Division
was under the command of the soldier
novelist, Brig. Gen Charles King. u. |
S. Y. he was followed by Governor Voor-
hees, Of New Jersey. and staff. AMI the
provisional regiment of the militia OF that
State, commanded by Colonel Quincy.