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tngton Light Infantry Corps. whicl
one Of the crack military organizat
tainly one of the finest drill CORPS
the Nations Capital. However, sint
names Of Thomas B. Walker and
Oscar v. Shomb have also come to
mind as other members of this Or
ganization who are still with us,
and, of course, there are probably
others.
The history of the Washington
Light Infantry Corps dates back to
September IL. 1886, as shown by its
bylaws, and as indicated by the
following item, copied from the
Metropolitan of August 81 of that
year.
Washington Light Infantry.-A
company of soldiers has just been
organized in this city, to be denomi-
mated the Washington Light Infan-
try. We understand that the num-
Der amounts at present to 40 mem
bers, who are all of them gentlemen
of respectability and good standing.
This company will be handsomely
equipped and uniformed, so as to
make a respectable and soldierly-
like appearance on the 18th of Sep
tember. when they expect to meet
and join their Baltimore compan-
ions in arms. The following gentle
men have been elected officials of
the Washington Light Infantry:
"A. B, Blake. captain.
Richard France. first lieutenant.
NV. H. Mauro. second lieutenant.
John Mills, third lieutenant"
The first public appearance of the
company was made on September IL
following, when it paraded the
streets.
Lost Records.
Unfortunate, the earlier records
Of this well-known organization
cannot be found, but the minutes of
the meeting of March 9, 1910, and
many of those subsequent thereto
are still in existence.
Perhaps the most interesting part
Of the book of 1910 is that giving a
list of some of the members and
their autographs, which begins the
volume. These are of special i'm
portance to old District families,
since they are, in many instances,
the ancestors of great number of
the present Washingtonians, who
will, no doubt, recognize their
names. Sorae are not very plainly
written, and it is possible a mis-
take or two may be made in deci-
phering them, but an intelligent
effort at least has been made to do
50 correctly.
Groups of Members.
The first autograph in the book is
that of Francis Lamb, and then
follow John w. Mead and James
e. Wise. Thomas w. Jones, Will
liam Hebrund and Richard Brown
are listed under date of 1840, while
under 1841 appear the names of
John L. Marll, Charles Roe, Francis
A. Dunn, Edw. Doniphan, John w.
Joyce, William NOEL. Charles Ven-
cradle, Thomas Collins, Benjamin
B. Wright, William Morgan, Henry
g. Ruhl, James Gordon, Isaac
Croggon, William H. Clark, William
H. Baum, Abraham Cook, Thomas
Oowney, John Bridget, Charles
Baum, James Y. Davis, William
Kidd and John Sanderson, who was
elected flfer of the company.
Those whose signatures appear
under date of 1842 were: j. H. Winn,
Charles Kimbel, Christian Weber,
Philip Zimmerman, Joseph r.
Massoleler, Thomas Sessford, James
E. Powers, Samuel Benton. Andres
j. Joyce, William Hill, Marcellus
Wilson and George Becker.
Nicholas I. Sanderson signed in
1843 and the other signatures ap-
pearing that year include those of
John w. Hodgson. John Jarboe,
Daniel Quigley, William Traray,
John s. Baum, William j. Harris,
William E. Morocco, William L.
Burch, D. H. King, NJ B. Mauger.
James Donaldson. Joseph Marteni,
Edwin H. King and Michael Kelley.
In 1874 those who signed the by
laws were: M. E. Bright. James P.
Ellis, James w. Allen, William Ga
yer, and, in 1845, Thomas s. Navin,
Joseph Waters, Lewis j. Burch-
hardt, L. H. Warner, John T.
Mitchell. Thomas Luxton. James H.
Mead. Charles H. Mccarthy, Fran
els Columbus, E. o. Rice, Thomas
Martin, Richard France,
Subsequent to this and including
the years 1846 to 1850 appear the
following signatures OF members:
e. B. Duvall, John T. Grimes John
Hutchinson, James Burdine, Frank
lin Beers, Joshus Lloyd, Zachariah
Milburn, William j. Harris, William
M. Payne, Thomas A. Mitchell, |
James w. Johnston. P. M. Dubant,
William T. Lewis, Percival M.
Fischer, Columbia Ogle, Ignatius
F. Mudd, Benjamin F. Duvall. Will
liam E. spalding, F. E. Corcoran,
William Goggin. John M. Judge,
John Day, Arthur D. Stanford,
Francis Garcia, Wilhelm Berg
mann, Francis Holden, Thomas Nc
LAughlin.
Ephriam r. Rodbird, Jones Ca
mellas, John Howell, Joseph Rapet-
Il, w. Rupp, Christian Thorne, Ed
win H. Edmonston, Joseph r.
Foertich, w. Petersen, l.. Williams,
Francis Benter. Joseph Mitchell,
Thomas Duvall, John s. Fincle,
George w. Payne. William w. s.
Kerr, John F. Pitts, A. Hatch, jr,
Joseph Mcqueen, John Brewers,
G. F. M. Powell, E. v. Rice. John
Corcoran, James, King, John w.
Espey.
Officers and Committees.
According to the Bylaws, Rules
of Order and Military Regulations"