The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-24


Sixth United States Cavalry. who died At
San Francisco some time ago from in
juries received in the Philippines. a
member OF this company. as is also Lieu
tenant Thomas Cathro of the Thirteenth
United states cavalry who Is at the pres
ent time serving IN the island.
The present Company was organized by
Captain Taylor Power early In 1900 IL
was the twentieth separate company and
was assigned 10 the Second REGIMENT
when il was reorga nized. At the present
time IL has membership OF sixty. and IL
is said that it has ever been peculiar from
the fact that its drills are always well at
tended and enthusiasm never is on the
wane with the men
The company has gained a reputation as
a service company and Is exceptionally
good at extended order drills and skir-
mishes. Last year at the State encamp-
ment. when the sham battle took place.
Colonel Smith selected il for his advance
guard, II left the camp shortly after
. clock in the morning and reached Bakers
bridge, which is east of Millersville. in
about two hours. which was a record
march FOR the company. as going at some
thing over six miles an hour is extremely
fast for military order.
Probably no other company in the guard
has contributed many men To the reg
ular army as Company g In the last few
years about fifty OF its members here en-
tered the army and Of these fully 80 per
cent have risen above the rank of private.
KEEPING a RECORD.
The manner in which this company keeps
the record Of its men. plan entirely orig
inal with the organization. is a card fle
system. On each OF these cards is the
name of the man. where he lives. his occu-
patton. the nearest street-car line TO his
house and also the number OF the nearest
telephone to him. both night and dav
Ihis enables the company in time OF
trouble TO assemble very quickly When
the Evansville riot occurred some time AGO
this organization assembled and was In
marching order in an hour and thirty min
uteS.
Capt Taylor Power enlisted as a private
in Company ID in November 1893 and while
in this organization served as corporal
and sergeant on Aug. 80. 1896. he was
appointed battalion sergeant major and
regimental sergeant ma jor the year after
lie served through the war with Spain as
battalion sergeant major, TO which position
he was appointed March 30, 1888
Lieut.. Foster {. Shirley, of the COM
pany, has been a member of the Indiana
filled all of the noncommissioned offices and
both lieutenancies. He volunteered during,
the Spanish war and was sent to the Philip
pines where he remained for two years.
during which time he saw much hard
service and nghting. At the close of the
war he was rendered a first lieItenancy in
the regular army, but declined il. PREFER
ing to follow his profession as a lawyer
Lieutenant Shirley is the only member OF
the local battalion who saw service i'm the
Philippines. At the present time Company
has no second lieutenant.
The Richardson Zouaves Of which the
present Company A Is a direct descendant
was organized i'm 1852 and entered the State
service. When IL was organized il had
fifty-nine men and officers Gen. Il. A.
Richardson was the first captain He had
helped very faithfully in getting the COM
pany together, but declined the Office OF
captain. At this time he was call away
from home and when h. returned ne was
greatly surprised TO learn that the company
had been named after him. The also
called on him at his home in body and de-
manded that he be their captain.
This was the first company 10 go South
after the war 10 compete in drills The
encampment which il attended was held at
Houston Texas i'm 1854 and there was
going down there on account OF the intense
feeling that existed between the North and
South at that time. The company. how
ever was treated rOyelly and won several
prizes. In 1855 il took the name OF the
Richardson Rifles and in 1855 il dropped this
name and has since simply been known as
Company A
Capt Charles A Garrard. who is the
present captain of Company A. has been
connected with the National Guard for
twenty years. He enlisted i'm the states
service July !, 1854, and was commissioned
second lieutenant of Battery Feb. ..
1891. He became first lieutenant the same
year and served with the battery in that
capacity during the Spanish ". =. When
he returned from this service he Gp-
pointed aid-de-camD on the brigade staff
on the reorganization Of the guard and was
1891.
First Lieut.. Harry KeDner enlisted in
the guard i'm April. 1890. lie joined Com
pany and remained with IL until mustered
out as sergeant in 1905. He re-enlisted April
% of the same year and was commissioned
first lieutenant June Is, 1906
Frederick II. LeXOw, the second leutcn-
ant came into the organization in 1894 He
was promoted 10 all of the various Offices
in the company and served until lS9S when
he Joined the regular army While in this
service he was promoted 10 sergeant Sept.
% 1899. and in August Of that year
honorably discharged from the army. lie
returned home and enlisted In Company A
and was commissioned second lieutenant
July 81, 1904
COMPANY HIS ORGANIZATION
Company Ii was organized early in June.
1895 1t was the outcome OF a meeting
which was held in this city for the purpose
of organizing new military company. Col.
James r Ross began the enrolment OF re-
cruits and soon had enough TO have the or
zanization mustered into the State service.
Capt. Charles 5. Tarton. who is now
lieutenant IN the regular army. was elect
ed captain and held this position for num-
Der OF years. The part Of the service in
which Company II has gained its reputa-
ton is workmanship. Twice in the COM
pdny's career Il has gone into camp at lis
own expense for the express purpose OF
gaining rifle practice which has been "A
great help 20 IT.
the opening of tho Spanish war this com
Iany had ciGlty-fOur men with a waiting
list of thirty. WhCn IL returned from seEv-
ice il Was not reorgenized until 1890. and
Is consequently the youngest company In
the battalion
Captain Harry NJ Franklin. who is the
present captain is a native Of this city.
RE is lawyer by profession. and strange
coincidence is the fact that all OF the
commissioned officers OK this company arc
attorneys.
Captain Franklin has had a military
career spreading over "A number OF years.
During the Spanish war he was mustered
out of the service as a sergeant lie as
sisted materially in the reorganization or
the company and was elected second lieu
tenant. On Nov. b. 1901. he was elected
captain and has since held this position
First Lieutenant Albert p. Smith Is also
a native OF this city. His previous military
training consisted OF three years IN the
De PAW cadet corps and he Graduated
from that school with the rank OF nrst
lieutenant. He was elected first Lieutenant
OF Company II Nov. 30, 1901. al the same
time Captain Franklin was elected 20 his
Office George l.. Denny. the second lieu
tenant, il son OF Caleb :. Denny lie
graduated from the 81 Johns Military
Academy in 1896 with the mark OF nrst
sergeant In 1900 ne graduated from
Princeton University and la 1902 from tho
Indiana Law school He enlisted an the
National Guard ia 1901, and has since nhed
all of the nOncommissiOned offices. lie
was commissioned second lieutenant IN
April. 1893. Lieutenant Denny also serves