Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-11-18
NEW VOL. 55-No. 46.
A. REMINDER OF THE LONG AGO.

Mr.. John II. Quigley. OF this place.
mas given TO us two interesting items
concerning military affairs in Shep-
nerdstown more than half century
ago. The irsf Is the following. taken
from the Shepherdstown Register OF
May |, 1858:
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
consequence Of the death OF Col.
Jonn +: Hamtramck, Commander, and
tne resignation and removal of one OF
inc other oficers, the members Of the
lShepherdstown Light Infantry held an
election for officers on Thursday last
which resulted ms follows:
Captain-Dr. V. M. Butler.
lst Lieutenant-Wm A. Morgan.
I'd Lieutcnant-V. Marmaduke.
Srd Lieutenant-E. G. Lee.
Orderly Sergeant-.John II. little.
I'd Sergeant-Geo. r. Staley.
Ensign-Henry F. Cameron.
LIST Corporal-D. +. Staley.
I'd Corporal-Joseph Fleming.
II was also deemed cxpedient 10
change the name Of the Shepherdstown
Light Infantry to that of the Hamtramok
Guards, in honor and memory Of their
recent deceased Captain.
or the above named members of
the company, only two are now living
our venerable felow- -townsmau.
George R. Staley, and Frank d. Staley.
an aged resident OF Martinsburg.
The following item was taken from
the Register Of March 80, 1861:
lhe Hamtramck Guards appeared
TOT the hrst time in their new uniforms
with new arms on the 22d Of February.
presenting as hne and handsome ap-
pearance as any company in the State.
and I'm drilling they cannot be sun
passed. The uniform consists of a
gray chth trimmed with yellow lace,
white epaulettes with black shank, blue
caps, white plume tipped with blue,
and knapsacks. The arms are the res
ular army percussion. musket with
spring bayonets. and are said to he
equal IL not superior to the Minnn
Musket, and were manufactured al
iarper's Ferry. The following Is a
list Of members:
Captain-V. M. Butler.
LIST Lieutenant-E. G. Lee.
I'd Lieutenant-Iohn II. little.
Sd Lieutenant-M. L. Entler.
Ensign-H. F. Cameron.
Surgeon-Dr. A. S. Stonebraker.
Drummer-Wm. r. Sheetz.
Drunffner-Marffn G0ntZ.
Fifer-James w. Greenwood.
Fifer-James E. Wise.
lst Sergeant-L. C.Heskitt.
I'd Sergeant-George r. Staley.
3rd Sergeant-.Jos. S. Fleming.
4th Sergeant-Jacob Wintermoyer.
1st Corporal-.Iacob Ferrel.
I'd Corporal-Lee II. Moler.
Bird Corporal-H r. Barnharr.
4th Corporal-J- II. Cookus.
Privates.
Geo. M. Bast.
Daniel Barnhart,
Geo. w. Barnhart,
John B. Douglas,
John Wright.
c. w. Yontz.
Vim. Freese,
Chas. E. Hessey,
Henry Kimes,
Chas. o. Lambert.
Conrad Smith,
L. T. Taylor,
T. M. Wintermoyer,
Jos. Walters,
VIM. Butler,
Geo. ID. Bowers.
Jacob B. Crow.
John P. Entler,
Henry Wintermoyer,
Geo. w. Yontz,
Chas. r. Ferrell,
Robert Hutson,
Vim. Keys,
r. p. Mckinney,
A. ]. Shaner,
Jas. l.. Towner,
John w. Walters.
John R. Baldwin,
Nat Barley,
Vim. r. Deck,
Eli Fiser,
Vim. II. Staley,
John S. fayman.
David Hout,
John w. Jones.
Thos. r. Line,
John Reed, .Jr..
Jerry Sheffer,
Jacob Voorhees,,
William Weia.
or the above, Mr. Geo. R. StaIey II
the sole survivor. Two OF the men, (.
j.. Shaner and VIM. H. Staley, did
within the past few months.
A Bright Little Boy Killed.
Gordon Davis Rollings, son Of DR.. and
Mrs. II. w. Rollings, OF Lost City, Y.
Va, was killed in Washington Ciy
last Friday Is being struck by an auto
mobile. While he was riding along one
OF the streets on his bicycle he wa
struck by swiftly moving taxicab and
fatally injured. He was hurried u
Columbia Hospital, where he died
in a short time His bodv wac takeo