The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22
co. II. Bird, KY. INFANTRY
A BRGEE HISTORY OF THE COMPANY.

~ DISlEt his lOlSN VI THE COMPANY.
Company III" 3rd Kentucky Infantry
was organized by Capt. James NJ. De-
Weese and mustered into the State ser-
by'Capt. McCracken, June Il, 1906
1t attended its first encampment at
Henderson, Ky, and although practi-
caly the entire membership were unac-
quainted with military affairs, yet by
hard work the company acquitted itself
creditably at that encampment and has
ever since maintained its position of be-
Ing one of the best organized in the
Third Regiment" Its second encamp-
ment was held at the jamestown expo
sition Grounds near Norfolk, Va, in
1907. At this time the company suffered
a severe loss in the death of LIST Lieut..
Oscar Midkiff, who was buried on the
eve of its departure to the sencampment,
with military. honors
On June s, 1908, the entire company re-
sponded to a call for active service
among the alleged might riders" in
Western Kentucky, the large portion OF
whom remained on duty until the follow
ing Christmas. During this year the 3rd
Regiment did not have any encampment.
During August 1909 the company went
into encampment at Earlintgon, Kentucky,
and maintained a high standing in the
maneuvers there, and developed the
= best rifle team in the Regiment for
that year. The following year the COM
pany went with the Kentucky Brigade
to Fort Benz. Harrison, Indiana, and
took part in the army maneuvers held
at that place. This same year a rifle
range was constructed at its home sta
tion and its membership qualified"
more 'marksmen" than any other or
ganization in the regiment.
This year the Adjutant General Offered
a silk flag to one company in each of
the three Kentucky Regiments, who
showed themselves the most proficient
at the encampment.
The boys of Company II went after
TINS trophy with determination to win
and succeeded in landing the colors.
They, also, again took the lead on the
rifle range and still maintain first place.
During the six years of this Company's
existence it has had over two hundred
men enlisted in its ranks and it's MEN,
bers represent almost every known occu-
patton in Ohio county. A dozen states
or more can claim among their citizens.
some who have been members of Com
pany III"
Below is a roster of the men who at
tended the encampment. held at Orell
Kentucky, and helped win the flag
Captain James NJ. DeWecse; LIST Lieu
tenant Claren-e h. Shown, LIST Ser
geant VIM. c. Lilies; Quartcrlnaster Ser
geant Allison Barnett; Scargcants Fred
Robertson, Ben W. Balir, Herbert g.
Shown, Walter d. Gray; Corporals Bon
II. Bennett, Ira Monkey. Orland Park
Ii. +. Felix, Clarence Howard Cooks
Shelby Park, Lctcher II. Bennett; Mu-
slClahs ernest MoAlvE, Charles L. Eos
ter; Privates Ira Allen, Ivan Allen, rs
till l.. Barnett, Claude T.. Bennett, Jo-
seph Brownd, Cliff Burden VIM. b.
Carpenter, Van Crabtrec. Cecil DeWeesc,
Dennis Hoagland, Oswald c. Hooker
Ernest Hudson, Fritz j. Jenny, Herbert
King, James Lewis, Herbert Midkiff
Devert D. Moseley, Eliza Murphy. Fletch
err Owen, Clayton Park. Rowan Raley.
Lloyd Render Albert Rowe, Thomas II.
Smith, Herbert Stewart, Cephas Vance.
win J. Wakeland, Marvin Warner, Eu-
gene Wedding, George Whobrey, Willis
Whobrey, Harlan Wigglngton. Estil Will
llins
An illustration of Co. II. at Camp
oreil, 1911, appears ON another page OF