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Captain William Hutchings has risen from the ranks in Company H. He was appointed a corporal May 21, 1891, a sergeant June 1, 1893, and first sergeant March 1, 1896, and June 17, 1896, he became first lieutenant. As such he served through the war with Spain, and on the reorganization of the company was elected captain, and so commissioned February 14, 1900.
First Lieutenant Samuel Webb was elected to his present place and so commissioned February 14, 1900, when the com- pany was reorganized.
Second Lieutenant Winnie A. Sutphin enlisted in Com- pany H as a private March 17, 1897, and was soon made cor- poral. He served through the war with Spain as a corporal, and when the company was reorganized he was elected sec- ond lieutenant and commissioned February 14, 1900.
The present members are:
First Sergeant-Godsey, Charles A.
Quartermaster Sergeant-Sparks, Everett A.
Sergeants-Alltop, Charles O .; Goodman, Newton; Goodman, Isaac. Corporals -- Davis, Scott; Payne, John W .; Smith, Benjamin R., and Dickson, William R.
Musician-Berry, Robert T.
Privates-Alltop, Otis L .; Anderson, George M .; Baker, Elzie; Beck, David E .; Brown, George F .; Brownfield, John C .; Bowles, Harry H .; Butcher, Samuel R .; Bundy, Frank T .; Buzzaird, Raleigh B .; Davis, Effer; Dobson, George S .; Emery, Charles R .; Eads, David F .; Foster,
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James W .; Faulkner, John W .; Garrison. Jacob O .; Hensley, Charles H .; Hines, Charles F .; Hughs, Dorsey G .: Homire, John., Jr .; Homire, Ed- ward H .; Jackson, Walter G .; Johns, Alonzo F .; Lowder, Walter A .; Martin, Charles; Moore. Roy S .; Mathews, Oswald; Mathers, Mitchell D .; May, Omar; Mitchell, Elmer; Nevins, Earnest; Rogers, Olin A .; Rogers, Marion; Sparks, Bert; Suggs, Charles; Stoute, Kenneth M .; Sanders, Bert; Strange, Edward; Strange, Harry; Smith, Edward; Shaw, John W .; Sullivan, George B .; Sullivan, Elmer F .; Shaw, Alonzo; Suggs, H. Albert; Taylor, William A.
Company D, of Washington, is located in a city which has been interested in military affairs for many years. The Pea- body Rifles, the first organization to become a part of a regi- ment, was organized February 27, 1883. It was assigned to the Second Regiment as Company I on July 2 following its organization, and under orders issued November 1, 1884, it was assigned to the Third Battalion, and was known as Com- pany F. Again was the letter changed in 1886, and the com- pany was assigned to the First Battalion as Company D. The company served its one term of enlistment only, and was then disbanded. The officers who served with it were:
Captain-Hale Clark. First Lieutenant-Charles Jones.
Second Lieutenants-John Downey and Aden C. Barber.
Again was a company organized May 10, 1892, but the organization was not perfected so that the entire company could attend camp, and only the officers and noncommissioned officers were present at the first camp. It was assigned to the First Regiment as Company D. The company was as- signed to the Second Battalion under command of Major George W. McCoy, and so served until May 23, 1894, when it was transferred to the First Battalion. Under orders issued January 24, 1898, the company was transferred to the Second Battalion, but is now again in the First. The company en- tered United States service with its old letter.
The officers have been:
Captains-Aden C. Barber, E. Ross Smith, and Henry P. Johnson. First Lieutenants-M. G. O'Neall, J. O. Hunt, R. S. Brown, E. Ross Smith, Frank W. Clements. and Samuel S. Cox.
Second Lieutenants-J. T. McCain, John N. Healy, Fank Clements, Edward F. Kendall, and Hugh G. Faith.
The company was reorganized May 5, 1900, and was as- signed to the First Regiment as Company D.
First Lieutenant Samuel S. Cox entered the State service April 16, 1898, as private, and with that rank entered United States service for the war with Spain. On July 1 following,
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while at Camp Alger, he was promoted corporal, and was mustered out of United States service with that rank.
He was active in the reorganization of the company, and was elected first lieutenant and commissioned May 5, 1900.
The present roll is:
First Sergeant-Joshua G. Evans.
Quatermaster-Sergeant-Henry C. Faith.
Sergeants-Robert S. Wood, John R. Mattingly, and Frank L. Snyder.
Corporals-Charles A. Russell, Grover Allen, M. M. McBride, and John E. Harness.
Musicians-N. B. Davis and Brant Bingham.
Privates-Allegree, John; Albin, Elmer J .; Bedsoe, Scott; Brewer, James A .; Ballou, Jesse F .; Beummett, George; Cooper, James O .; Can- no. George W .; Carnahan, Harley W .; Carter, Howard; Cosby, Clay E .; Carnahan, Roscoe; Clark, John; Daugherty, J. J .; Daugherty, Charles; Donaldson, Austin I .: Dorsey, A. W .; Everett, Andrew; Eaton, Ross L .; Hayes, Charles C .; Hayes, John; Heavenridge, Jesse L .; Heavenridge, A. L .; Hart, Martin L .; Hinkle, John; Irwin, Harry; Jones, Howard; Johnson. E. S .; King, Roy B .: Kellams, Alonzo P .; Lyons, Arthur; Like, Silas G .; Mattingly, D. P .: Myers, J. N .; Mills, Arthur J .; McLemore, Albert; Pinnick, Arthur; Purcell, James; Quassy, John; Raney, Charles E .; Smith, Oscar; Smith, B. F .; Steen, John E .; Stephenson, Will P .; Sturgeon, John; Toms, S. C .; Vance, Ezra; Weber, H .; West, John; White, W. W.
THE SECOND BATTALION.
The Second Battalion is composed of the companies at Evansville, Madison and New Albany, and is commanded by Major William J. Coleman, and his adjutant is lieutenant John R. Gebhart, both of New Albany.
Major Coleman entered State service as a private on Oc- tober 1, 1889, in Company C, First Regiment. His rise was rapid, and he became a corporal May 1, 1890; sergeant No- vember 1, 1890; first lieutenant, November 1, 1891, and cap- tain, October 1, 1892. Major Coleman attended all the en- campments, and was in command of Company C during the coal strikes in Sullivan County from June 2 to June 23, 1894. He entered the United States service as captain of Company C, and left New Albany for Camp Mount on the morning of April 26. 1898. The company entered the United States serv- ice on May 12, and was in service at Camp Alger and other places in Virginia until November 23, when it was mustered out of service. When the First Regiment was reorganized Captain Coleman was made major of the Second Battalion, and has held the rank since 1900.
John R. Gebhart enlisted in Company C, of New Albany, as a private in October, 1891, and was appointed corporal
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until August 1, 1895, when he was commissioned first lieu- tenant of the company. He was recommissioned December 14, 1897, and served through the war with Spain in that ca- pacity. He was appointed to his present position July 10, 1900.
Evansville, the home of Company E, has been identified with the Legion and Guard from early times. The first or- ganization which became identified with a regimental organ- ization was the Evansville Rifles, which was organized Octo- ber 17, 1877, with forty-nine officers and enlisted men. The company stood high in efficiency and drill, and was a source of great pride to the city. In August, 1881, the armory of the Rifles was entirely destroyed by fire. All uniforms and equipment belonging to the company were in the building, and all were lost. The financial loss was about $3,000, but the company promptly set about raising money, again pur- chased uniforms and equipment and drew new arms in time to attend the encampment. In appreciation of the energy and public spirit of the company the State relieved the coun- ty of all responsibility for the loss of State property. The Evansville armory was again burned in July, 1894.
The company was assigned to the Second Regiment as Company C, but it was disbanded in 1883 after completing its term of enlistment. The officers of the Rifles were:
Captains-William M. Blakey, Jacob W. Messick, Richard L. Daws, and George A. Cunningham.
First Lieutenants-Jacob W. Messick, Richard L. Daws, George A. Cunningham, and Thomas E. Garvin, Jr.
Second Lieutenants-Walter S. Viele and Harry Stinson.
The next organization was called the Smith Gavitt Cav- alry Company, and was organized May 14, 1883. It served one term only, and was not assigned to any regiment. The company took the first prize for cavalry drill at the encamp- ment held the summer it organized. The officers were Cap- tain Thomas E. Garvin, Jr., First Lieutenant Cave J. Morris and Second Lieutenants T. Davis and William E. Gavitt.
Evansville then experienced a boom in military organiza- tions. The Bennett Rifles, the first of the new organizations, was organized August 21, 1885, and was assigned to the First Regiment as Company M. The company remained in exist- ence until its term expired in 1891, when it failed to make an efficient reorganization. The officers were:
Captains-W. A. Street and J. W. Roberts.
First Lieutenants-R. H. Mccutcheon and R. B. Amos.
Second Lieutenants-James Bennett and Walter Parks.
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Two other companies were soon organized and were re- ceived into the State service but a week apart. The first one of the two received was the Evansville Light Infantry, which was accepted October 10, 1887, and assigned to the First Regiment as Company G. It served one term only, and the officers during its life were:
Captains-Charles H. McCarer, Henry Lubberman, and Gus A. Mann.
First Lieutenants-Harry Stinson, John M. Funke, and Frank A. Foster.
Second Lieutenants-Joseph Burk, Henry Lubberman, Frank A. Foster, and August F. Duysing.
Third Lieutenants-E. F. Rohlander and Ben R. Beecher.
Company E, of the First Regiment, was the next one to organize, and it was received into the State service October 17, 1887. It took the name of Evansville Rifles, and is one of the parents of the present company. The company main- tained its existence up to and through the war with Spain. The company was at once assigned to the First Regiment as Company E, and that letter has been retained by the Evans- ville company under the present organization. The history of the company is that of the regiment in the greatest par- ticulars. The officers have been:
Captains-Henry Horster, H. P. Cornick, J. F. Blum, Q. E. Mc- Dowell, and J. F. Blum.
First Lieutenants-Frederick Gumbert, Harry P. Cornick, J. F. Blum, Q. E. McDowell, F. R. Farrow, and Edward R. Spain.
Second Lieutenants-Harry P. Cornick, Julius F. Blum, H. R. Scott, F. Bockenroger, Q. E. McDowell, F. Farrow, F. W. Stute, and W. D. Schreeder.
The last, Company M, was organized through the united efforts of Major Cornick and Captain Blum. It was mustered into State service by Colonel John W. Ebel, then command- ing the First Regiment, on May 29, 1895. It was assigned to the First Regiment as Company M. The officers of the com- pany have been:
Captain-Julius F. Blum.
First Lieutenants-Andrew G. Bays, W. N. Hollingsworth, and J. Merrill Woods.
Second Lieutenants-R. F. Dubois, J. Merrill Wood, and D. I. Mc- Cormick.
Under these officers the company responded to the call of the President for service in the war with Spain, and went to Camp Mount 106 strong. Twenty-eight men were rejected by
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the surgeons and twenty-five returned home voluntarily. The company was then recruited to its full strength, and entered the United States service. Lieutenant Hollingsworth re- signed, and was succeeded by Lieutenant Woods and David I. McCormick was assigned to the company as second lieuten- ant.
The present company is composed of members of both Company E and Company M, and was mustered into the State service on April 26, 1899, the anniversary of the response of the two former companies to the President's call. The offi- cers still serving, Captain Julius F. Blum, First Lieutenant Edward R. Spain and Second Lieutenant Walter D. Schree- der, were elected. The company was assigned to the First Regiment as Company E, and now is a part of the Second Battalion. On December 17, 1900, it was ordered to Boon- ville. The call was received at 7 p. m., and at 8:15 forty men were at the train when the orders were countermanded.
Captain Julius F. Blum has long been identified with mili- tary affairs in Evansville. He assisted in the organization of Company E, and was first enrolled as a private October 5, 1887. His service with that organization was corporal, No- vember 1, 1887; sergeant, December 11, 1887; second lieuten- ant, May 7, 1888; first lieutenant, April 8, 1889; captain, March 11, 1892; resigned, January 1, 1891.
Captain Blum then gave his attention to the new com- pany, Company M, and was commissioned captain May 29, 1895. He served with it in that capacity through the war with Spain, and entered the United States service May 12, 1898, and was mustered out November 23, 1898. He was com- missioned as captain of the reorganized company, which was then unassigned, on April 26, 1899, and as captain of the fifth separate company on January 20, 1900. When the First Reg- iment was reorganized he was commissioned as captain on July 3, 1900. He has attended, as an officer, every encamp- ment held from 1888 to 1900, inclusive.
First Lieutenant Spain joined Company E as a private April 1, 1890. He was promoted corporal and appointed first sergeant October 30, 1893. As such he served through the war with Spain, and when the company was reorganized he was elected to his present position.
Second Lieutenant Walter D. Schreeder first enlisted as a private in Company E April 22, 1897, when but fifteen years of age. He went to Camp Mount with his company at the outbreak of the war with Spain, but was rejected by the surgeons and honorably discharged May 12, 1898. When the
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present company was reorganized by Captain Blum, Lieuten- ant Schreeder re-entered the service, and was mustered on April 26 and elected second lieutenant.
The present roll is:
First Sergeant-Cale K. Wheeler.
Sergeants-John F. Sherwood, Fred Huether, H. C. Pickhardt, Al- bert Magerkurth, and John B. Hodson.
Corporals-John W. Trimble. Will C. Beiderman, Harry Smythe, Arthur Heim. and Thomas Nickels.
Artificer-James F. Butler.
Wagoner-P. L. Pritchett.
Privates-Andel, Ernest: Altheide. Henry; Brady, Albert; Brady, Claude; Badger, Henry D .; Clark, John T .; Eaker, Lucian E .; Erskine, Joseph; Farrand, Curtis; Fabian. Ollie; . Hilgedieck, Walter; Hutchason, Richard M .; Jordan, Lynn C .; Johnston, Thomas H .; Lant, Walter D .; Lauer, Harry R .; Lenn, Charles J .; Masters, James B .; Mills, Herb; Meguire. Samuel; Maier, Andrew; Neihaus, Frank J .; Orum, Burton; Reese, Will J .; Rickets, Harry; Rasure, Bert D .; Steinmetz, Joe; Schu, Joseph; Schreiber, Oscar D .; Sullivan, Claude; Smith, John M .; Speer, August; Wallace, Harry J .; Wallenmeyer, G. F .; Weigert. Charles E .; Wright, Claude; Knoll, Richard; Dickman, John W .; Phillips, James A .; Sparrow, James; Thomas, W. A.
Company F, of Madison, is one of the babies of the Guard. It was organized for service during the war with Spain, large- ly through the efforts of Captain Garber, and was assigned to the One Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana as Company D. It had no previous conection with the Guard. When the war was over the company was reorganized May 16, 1899, as the seventh separate company, and was later assigned to the First Regiment as Company F.
But four of the present officers and men have served be- fore. Sergeant Hall and Thomas Cooney, Jr., were members of Company F, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Indiana Volun- teers, and Private Renfroe was in the Hospital Corps during the war with Spain. Thomas Cooney, Jr., and C. E. Earnest have both seen service in the Sixth United States Infantry.
The officers have been:
Captains -- Charles E. Cosby, Richard W. Buchanan, Guilford S. Gar- ber, and Howard W. Graham.
First Lieutenants-Cyrus A. Jackson, Howard W. Graham, William A. Kirk, and Armand Rous.
Second Lieutenants-Richard W. Buchanan, William A. Kirk, Ar- mand Rous, and Frederick Herbst.
Captain Graham was elected first lieutenant on the reor- ganization of the company, and was commissioned as such May 16, 1899. He was promoted captain November 10, 1899, when Captain Garber resigned to accept a commission as
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second lieutenant in the Thirtieth United States Volunteers.
First Lieutenant Armand Rous was elected second lieu- tenant and commissioned November 10, 1899, while serving as sergeant. On March 4, 1901, he was elected to his present position.
The present roster is:
First Sergeant-Fred Herbst.
Quartermaster Sergeant-Fred Dipper.
Sergeants-John H. Taylor, William E. Leland, and Robert M. Hall. Corporals-Elmer L. Crozier, James L. Dillon, Fred Soeder, and Harry Hitz.
Musicians-James H. Woolford and John W. Graham.
Privates-Balph, O. P .; Burris, Wm. E .; Crozier, Fred; Dielenheim, Jos., Jr .; Earnest, D. C .; Earnest, C. E .; Echert, J. A .; Garber, Hugh; Glass, Wm. R .; Humphreys, Wm. H .; Hunter, Harry; Kelley, Wm. G .; Kelley, Thos .; Kohl, Fred; Krueger, John W .; Lauer, E. A .; Layton, Louis; Lory, Jesse; McGregor, Thos .; Medlicott, Sam; Mountjoy, H. F .; Renschler, Ed J .; Robinson, Jesse; Quirin, John; Simpson, Geo .; Schmidt, H. W .; Smith, Jas. T .; Scheser, John; Tower, Frank; Waas, Albert W .; Walsh, John E .; Wallace, H. L .; Wendel, F. M .; Whedon, Harry; Weber. Clyde F .; Lambert, Rene; Dickerson, C. E .; Drake, N. F .; Pogue, Tyree; Renfroe, M. D .; Goller, Joseph; Cooney, Thos., Jr .; Dillon, J. M .: Creamer, W. A .: Phillips. S. D .; Peak, Walter; Cole, R. H. B .; Grace, Clyde; Woolford, H. O.
New Albany, the home of Company C, has been repre- sented in the State military since June 13, 1889, when a com- pany was organized through the efforts of George H. Pen- nington. It was the second separate company, and was as- signed to the First Regiment as Company C on April 2, 1890. From the date of its organization to the present time and through the war with Spain, it has retained that letter. The company served with the regiment at all encampments and through the Spanish-American war. The officers have been:
Captains-George H. Pennington, Thomas F. Wolfe, F. I. Leyden, W. J. Coleman. and O. H. Gandy.
First Lieutenants-J. R. Weathers, George B. Cardwill, Charles H. Poucher, W. J. Coleman, W. L. Grove. F. Kraft, John R. Gebhart, J. F. McCurdy, O. H. Gandy, and Joseph J. Fox.
Second Lieutenants-M. Lewis, Thomas F. Wolfe, Frank I. Leyden, J. B. Harrison, George Allen, W. J. Baer, J. F. McCurdy, O. H. Gandy, J. J. Fox, and Earl Edmondson.
The company was reorganized as the sixth separate com- pany early in 1899, and was mustered into the State service May 15. The officers were Captain William J. Coleman, First Lieutenant James F. McCurdy and Second Lieutenant Otha H. Gandy. Lieutenant McCurdy resigned and Lieutenant Gandy was promoted and Joseph Fox was elected to fill the
IN D.
LIEUT. OLIVER J. ALTON
CAPT. EMMET F. BRANCH
CAPT. J. F. BLUM LIEUT. JOSEPH J. FOX
CAPT. ADOLPH H. KRUSE
LIEUT. WILLIAM H. HOFF CAPT. WILLIAM HUTCHINGS
OFFICERS OF FIRST INFANTRY
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vacancy. Captain Coleman was promoted to be major, and promotions for each of the company officers followed, and Earl Edmondson was elected to fill the vacency. The com- pany was assigned to the Second Battalion when the regi- ment was reorganized.
Captain Otha H. Gandy was commissioned as second lieu- tenant May 15, 1899, and was promoted to the first lieuten- antcy on the November 27 following. He was commissioned as captain July 16, 1900.
First Lieutenant Fox was commissioned second lieuten- ant November 27, 1899, and first lieutenant July 16, 1900.
Second Lieutenant Edmondson was commissioned July 16, 1900.
The roster now is:
First Sergeant-Robert A. Jacobus.
Quartermaster Sergeant-August Haertel.
Sergeants-Charles McCor; Calvin Condit, Leon Harrel, and Har- rison Farrell.
Corporals-Dallas McIntyre, George Kessner, Frank Underhill, Ed- ward Denny, John Cronin, and Frank Hay.
Musicians-Charles Miller and Martin Linnie.
Wagoner-David Richards.
Privates-Anderson, James; Barth, Charles; Boutell, Edward; Bar- ton. Howard; Bareford, Richard; Boersig, Frank; Carpenter, Carl; Cau- field, John; Clark, Fred; Coomes, Jaunes; Dean, Rolla; Dillon, Wm .; Dillard, Harry; Elsom, Charles; Farabee, Edward; Freeman, Edward; Gray, Charles; Griefe, John; Hale, Jesse; Helm, Louis; Hammond, John; Harrell. Newton; Haywood, John; Hosea, Charles; Jackson, Bert; Jackson, Thomas: Kost, John; Kessner, Lloyd; Lamppin, Arthur; Lucas, George; Long, William; Mckinley, Ezra; Munz, Charles; Olinick, John; Payton, Rutherford; Reibel, Clarence; Robinson, Ruhl; Siltz, Philip: Self, John; Stelle, Clark; Tennyson, William; Tapp, Charles; Wells, George; Wooten, Nelson; Wayman, Eugene; Whiteman, Robert; Zimmerman. Charles; Alton, Frank A .; Bruner, Harry; Lee, Harry; Linnie, Clyde; Landpheare, Jesse; Conrad, Alvan; Renn, Harry.
THE THIRD BATTALION.
The headquarters of the Third Battalion are located at Vincennes. Major Thomas B. Coulter, commanding the bat- talion, first entered the service of the State as a private in Company A, First Regiment, September 7, 1891. He became a corporal December 1 following, a sergeant May 1, 1892; a second lieutenant January 19, 1893, and captain May 14, 1894. He was recommissioned as captain October 15, 1897, and was discharged from the State service May 12, 1898, in order to enter the United States Volunteer service. He was recom- missioned as captain of the fourth separate company on April
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25, 1899, and promoted major of the Third Battalion July 6, 1900.
Major Coulter served with his company during the coal miners' strike in Sullivan County from June 2-18, inclusive, 1894. He was at that time but nineteen years old, and had been elected captain but two weeks before the company was called into active service. He was with his regiment in all the service incident to the war with Spain, and in the differ- ent camps.
The adjutant of the battalion, First Lieutenant James N. McCoy, has risen from the ranks. He enlisted in Company A, First Infantry, as a private May 10, 1891, and served in that capacity until the period of enlistment expired. He re- enlisted on the reorganization of the company, and served as a private until July, 1896, when he was transferred to the hospital corps, and served therein until the expiration of his term.
Albert Catlin, of Terre Haute, was appointed battalion quartermaster, with the rank of second lieutenant, on May 13, 1901.
On the organization of the fourth separate company, which later became Company A, he enlisted April 25, 1899, and served as corporal until July 13, 1900, when he was ap- pointed and commissioned to his present office.
Terre Haute, the home of Company B, has always been full of military spirit, and many organizations were main- tained there before the State rendered any aid, and when it was necessary for the members to uniform and equip them- selves at their own expense.
The first Terre Haute organization which was assigned to a regiment was the Terre Haute Light Artillery, which was organized June 25, 1878, with thirty-three officers and enlisted men, and which was assigned to the First Regiment, Light Artillery, as Company C. It flourished until May 22, 1884, when an attempt was made to reorganize it under the name the Fort Harrison Light Artillery, but the members lost in- terest, and it was soon after disbanded. The officers were:
Captains -- William Dreuseke, Frank Calvert, John P. Piker, David T. Rushworth, and Lewis G. Hoops.
First Lieutenants-Frank Calvert, Henry S. Dinkle, George W. Har- ris, and Henry Davis.
Second Lieutenants-Theodore Volrath, A. S. Rushworth, Lewis G. Hoops, Wm. J. Blue, and John W. Dawson.
The Hager Veterans, an organization of the veterans of the civil war, and the one which maintained an organization
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for the longest period of time, was located in Terre Haute, and was assigned to the First Infantry as Company A. The company was organized January 17, 1881, and then had fifty- six officers and enlisted men. It remained as Company A until July 15, 1889, when it was detached from the regiment and called the first separate company. It was at that time the only company of the veteran regiment in existence. All the officers resigned in December, 1890, and on the February 3 following the company was again assigned to the First In- fantry as Company G, but interest in the organization waned and it disbanded in a few months.
The officers were:
Captains-John A. Bryan, Robert P. Davis, H. B. Sweet, and Charles O. Ebel.
First Lieutenants-Samuel Cochran, Charles S. Darnell, Lawrence Burgett, John H. Henderson, H. B. Sweet, J. A. Anderson.
Second Lieutenants-Charles S. Darnell, Leslie Howard, George W. Miller, William Tomlinson, J. T. Triche, and Ed Wright.
The latter part of 1881. December 28, the McKeen Cadets of Terre Haute were organized, with fifty officers and en- listed men. Many members of the Terre Haute Light Guards became members of the new company, and the first captain was from that organization. It was assigned to the Second Regiment of Infantry as Company B. The company was in existence for one term only, and the offices were:
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