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CAPTAIN BRADLEY T. STOKES.
Captain Bradley T. Stokes, the ordnance officer on the staff, was born in Baltimore on August 11, 1847. He is a son of Dr. William H. Stokes, a widely known physician of this city. Captain Stokes attended the academy of Rippard. & Newell, Franklin Street, opposite Courtlandt Street, where he received mili- tary instruction. He joined the regiment as a private under Captain Douglas H. Thomas in August, 1877. He was made a duty sergeant in 1880, and first sergeant in 1883. He was elected second lieutenant in January, 1884, and first lieutenant in the following April. In August, 1887, Colonel Gaither transferred him to the staff as ordnance officer, and he now fills that position to the satis- faction of everybody. Captain Stokes has been for six years on the Band and Drum Corps Committee, and has served as treasurer of the Officers' Association for the past four years. Captain Stokes was in the sugar brokerage business from 1869 to 1884, when he entered the postal service as cashier of the Money Order Department of the Baltimore Post Office. In July, ISS8, he instructed and drilled a battalion of letter-carriers which received Postmaster Frank Brown on his return from Europe on September 12. Captain Stokes com- manded the battalion, with fourteen platoons of twelve men each in line.
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CAPTAIN WILLIAM G. FOSTER.
Captain William G. Foster, the handsome and popular Inspector of Rifle Practice, was born in New Jersey on September 23, 1859. His parents moved to Baltimore when he was very young. He began his military career at the Maryland Agricultural College in 1875. Passing through the different grades, he became in two years time senior captain of the battalion. After leaving college Captain Foster traveled through the West. During the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Riots of 1877 he enlisted in Company K of the Eighth Ohio Regi- ment, and gained his first experience in active campaign service with that command in the Ohio valley. Captain Foster was with the regiment in the encampment of the Ohio Brigade two years later at Rocky River, Lake Erie. Upon returning to Baltimore in 1879 he enlisted as a private in Company I, Fifth Regiment, but soon resigned and left Baltimore on another trip. On again returning to the city he was offered the first lieutenancy of his old com- pany, which he accepted. A year later he was elected captain of Company E, and was transferred in the fall of 1888 to his present position on the staff by Colonel Gaither. Captain Foster is the senior demonstrator of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. He is also associated with his father, Dr. M. W. Foster, in the practice of dentistry. While at Camp Anderson, Atlantic City, in the summer of 1888, he rescued a man from drowning, at the risk of his own life.
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CAPTAIN WILLIAM D. ROBINSON.
Captain William D. Robinson, the popular commander of Company A, is one of the city's promising lawyers. He was born in Baltimore on October 9, 1864, and is the son of the late George Robinson, who was widely known as the Clerk of the Superior Court. Captain Robinson spent several years at the Milton Academy on the Maryland Central Railroad, and afterwards attended private schools in this city. After leaving school he studied law under Isaac McCurley, Esq. He was admitted to the bar in June, 1886. Captain Robinson was one of the organizers of the Baltimore Light Infantry. He partici- pated in the first meetings which were held in Hoy's Tabernacle, Pennsyl- vania Avenue. He entered the Maryland National Guard as second lieutenant of Company A of that battalion, at its organization in 1885, and four months later was elected first lieutenant. In the following year he was elected captain of Company C, and he soon built up the largest and best drilled company in the battalion. The captaincy of Company A, Fifth Regiment, having been made vacant by the resignation of Major Seldon, now of the Brigade Staff, Captain Robinson, by much persuasion, was induced to accept that position. By this change the Fifth gained and the Baltimore Light Infantry lost a good officer. Captain Robinson is popular in both commands, and his present com- pany claim that they have the best-looking commander in the Maryland National Guard. Captain Robinson is a bachelor.
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CAPTAIN WYATT OWEN.
Captain Wyatt Owen, of Company B, was born in Kent County, Maryland, January 7, 1846. His father, the Rev. John Owen, was rector of Shrewsbury Parish, Kent County, for nearly a quarter ofa century, and was afterwards a resident of Texas. He is a godson of the Rev. Dr. Wyatt, deceased, of St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, and is also a nephew of the late General Joshua T. Owen, of Philadelphia, whocommanded " Fighting Paddy Owen's Brigade" at Gettysburg. At the breaking out of the late Civil War, Captain Owen, then only fifteen years of age, enlisted in Company E, Third Texas Cavalry. He participated in the battle of Wilson's Creek (or Oak Hills) in Mis- souri, on the 10th of August, 1861, where he lost a brother by his side, in the charge on " Bloody Hill" where General Lyons died. He was at the battle of Pea Ridge, where he with a party of sixty-five men, by special command of General McIntosh, in the first day's fight, charged General Siegel's command of infantry in ambush, to ascertain " who was there." Only thirteen of the number returned. He has seen a great deal of service among the Indians. There being no railroad or telegraph in the western country during the war, all dispatches to the armny had to be trans- mitted by special courier. Captain Owen was often employed in this branch of the service, having at one time carried a dispatch seven hundred miles in twelve days on the same mustang. His early life made him a thorough horseman. Captain Owen served during the entire war, and at its close his father was chosen as the delegate of the Episcopal Church in Texas, to attend the con- vention held in Philadelphia in 1865, to unite the Church of the North and South, and on his return to Texas (where he died at Galveston in the yellow fever epidemic of 1867), he induced the captain, after hard persuasion, to come North and complete his education, which he did in Philadelphia. Captain Owen came to Baltimore in 1869. Many will remember him from his connection for a number of years with the " Piedmont Air Line." About twelve years ago he resigned his position to engage in the stone business, becoming largely interested in the manufacture of marble and slate mantels, tiles, etc. Of late years he has been interested in real estate and building-having erected over fifty houses. He married in 1880, Miss Nevitt of Georgia. He is a Sir Knight of Beauseant Commandery No. 8, a Companion in Phoenix Royal Arch Chapter No. 7, and Past Master of Kedron Lodge No. 148, A. F. and A. M. His early military training has well fitted him for the position he now occupies. He commands the second largest company in the regiment.
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CAPTAIN ROBERT P. BROWN.
Captain Robert P. Brown, known as the " Old Reliable " of the regiment, is the best drill-master of the Maryland National Guard. He is thoroughly conversant with all military matters, and there are very few members of the regiment who have not received instructions from him. In May, 1867, he organized and brought into the regiment a company of 60 men, mostly made up of men who had belonged to the old Baltimore City Guard. It was made Company C. He was elected second lieutenant, and a month later first lieutenant, and on February 13, 1868, captain, which position he now holds. He was the second ranking officer during the railroad riots, and at that time was commissioned lieutenant-colonel. After six months he resigned this commission and returned to Company C as its captain, his commission being dated back by the Gov- ernor to its original date. During the period of nearly twenty-two years Captain Brown has never had a leave of absence, nor has he been sick. He has kept up the remarkable record of being present at every camp, parade, trip, etc., and missing only one drill. Captain Brown is a Baltimorean and about 48 years of age. He is always the officer of the day on all State occa- sions, and to him is due much of the glory of the Fifth.
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CAPTAIN GEORGE C. COLE.
Captain George C. Cole, of Company D, was born in Baltimore on October 15, 1847. He is a son of the late S. Cole. He was educated in the schools of this city. After leaving school he served an apprenticeship under F. H. B. Boyd, a prominent builder, whom he succeeded in business in 1871. Captain Cole has been a city contractor, as carpenter and builder, for a number of years. He enlisted as a private in the .Independent Greys, a company of Old Town, in June, 1874, and this company shortly afterwards entered the Fifth Regiment as Company D. In February, 1875, the late S. S. Mills, then sheriff of Baltimore, was elected captain of the company, and Mr. Cole was at the same time elected second lieutenant ; and upon the death of Captain Mills in the following year, Lieutenant Cole was asked to take command. He declined, and by his request J. T. Thoms was elected. Captain Thoms remained with the company only a short time, and Captain Cole was prevailed upon to accept the position which he now holds. He was the first man notified by General Herbert to form a company in the riots of 1877, and was also the first man struck by a stone while doing service at Camden Station. Captain Cole is a brother of Wm. R. Cole, managing editor of the Miners' Journal, of Pottsville, Pa., who, with Mr. Claude Norris, started the Sunday Telegram in Baltimore a number of years ago. Captain Cole is a staunch Democrat and a hail- fellow-well-met.
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CAPTAIN WM. P. ZOLLINGER.
Captain Wm. P. Zollinger, who relinquished his well-earned title of " colonel" in December, 1888, in accepting the command of Company E, and thereby becoming the junior captain of the regiment, is an old Confederate soldier. He saw four years and two months of very active service. He was born in Harrisburg, Pa., on November 2, 1840, but he claims that he is a thorough Maryland man, his family having always been residents of this city and State. Captain Zollinger left school and entered the Confederate service as a private in Company H, First Maryland Infantry. He served in that command until it was mustered out in August, 1862. He then enlisted as second lieutenant of Company A, Second Maryland Infantry, and served until the end of the Civil War. He participated in all its battles, and for two years commanded his company, the captain being wounded and the first lieutenant being in prison. For several days he also commanded the regiment. On the second day of April, 1865, the Hill's Corps, of which the Second Regiment was a part, was captured at Petersburg. Captain Zollinger entered the Fifth Regiment at its organization in May, 1867, as Captain of Company H, and resigned, after sixteen years of service, in 1883, on account of press of business. It was during the prevalence of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad riots in 1877 that Captain Zollinger rendered the most distinguished service and gained reputa- tion for bravery and capacity. The regiment then was without a colonel, and the command devolved upon Captain Zollinger, who was the senior captain. The coolness and judgment he displayed won for him the respect of all, and increased his popularity tenfold. He was elected colonel at that time, but after a year's service he resigned and returned to Company H as its captain. His recent return to the regiment is a compliment appreciated by the whole command.
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CAPTAIN J. FRANK SUPPLEE.
Captain J. Frank Supplee is a son of the late Judge Franklin Supplee, who was an attorney-at-law and twice elected judge of the Orphans' Court of this city, and was widely known and respected. Captain Supplee graduated at the Bal- timore City College in 1867, and the same year recruited a company of City College graduates, who were mustered into the Third Regiment, M. N. G. He was commissioned as captain, although only seventeen years of age, serving nearly two years. He has always evinced a lively interest in military matters, and served for a short time as a private in the Fifth Regiment in 1875, and went with the command to Boston at the great Bunker Hill Centennial. Colonel Gaither and the field officers waited on him a few days after the Constitutional Centennial, and urged him to re-enter the regiment and help recruit its ranks. He consented, and was elected Captain of Company F, which had fifteen muskets. He said, "In six months this company must have sixty muskets." In three months from that date the company had the full complement of enlisted men. Captain Supplee has insisted upon a high standard, not only of physical, but moral excellence, and the result is a company none of whom are under five feet eight inches in height, and three-fourths are total abstainers from intoxi- cating liquors. He has been prominently connected with all of the Oriole and army celebrations, and in 1883 commanded the Oriole uniformed parade, which numbered about five thousand men. Captain Supplee is a member of the well-known firm of Daniel Miller & Co.
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CAPTAIN LAWRASON RIGGS.
Captain Lawrason Riggs, of Company G, is one of the regiment's best and most popular officers. He was born in New York on October 17, 1861. His parents removed to this city when he was quite young. He attended schools in this city and took a preparatory course at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H. After graduating from Princeton in 1883, he studied law at the University of Maryland and took his degree in 1886. Since then he has built up a good prac- tice in his chosen profession. Captain Riggs joined the regiment as a private in Company A, Captain Seldon, in January, 1885. In March he was promoted to be a corporal, and on April 20, Company F elected him first lieutenant, and on October 3, 1885, he was elected captain of Company G, to succeed Charles D. Gaither, who had become lieutenant-colonel of the regiment. Captain Riggs has always taken a great deal of interest in athletic sports, and is the chairman of the gymnasium committee. He is a member of the Baltimore and Univer- sity Clubs, and of all the assemblies of Baltimore society, in which he is deservedly popular. He is a Democrat and resides in the eleventh ward.
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CAPTAIN CHARLES F. ALBERS.
Captain Charles F. Albers, of Company H, divides with Captain R. P. Brown, and a few others, the honor of having been connected with the regiment since its earliest formation. He was one of the ninety or more men who answered the call, addressed with special reference to the former members of the old Maryland Guard, to attend a meeting to form a new militia regiment. At that meeting, as stated in the history of the Fifth, the nucleus of the organization was formed in May, 1867, and Captain Albers was one of those who signed the roll at that gathering. He is a native of Baltimore City, and was born July 14, 1844. He joined the Fifth as a sergeant in Company H, with which company he has been connected ever since. In 1873 he was elected second lieutenant, Colonel Zollinger being the captain of Company H, and in 1874 he was elected first lieutenant. In 1877, in the march to Camden Station, his company, Captain Zollinger being the senior captain then, had the right of the line. A few days later, when Captain Zollinger was elected colonel of the regiment, Captain Albers was elected to his present rank. Captain Albers has been present at all of the events most conspicuous in the regiment's history-Camp Chesapeake, the first Cape May trip, the encampments at Frederick and Hagerstown, the review at Camp Monmouth by General U. S. Grant, and the comparative test of discipline with the New York Seventh, the participation in the Bunker Hill celebration at Boston, the riots, Camp Carroll, the dedication of the monument to the Mary- land Confederate dead at Winchester, when the Fifth had 375 muskets in line, Yorktown, New Orleans and Atlantic City. Captain Albers is a thoroughly good officer and one of the most popular members of the regiment.
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CAPTAIN N. LEE GOLDSBOROUGH.
Captain N. Lee Goldsborough, of Company I, is one of the best known officers of the regiment. He was born in Baltimore, on May 25, 1842. He is a son of the late N. W. Goldsborough, who was one of Baltimore's most prominent merchants. Captain Goldsborough attended Loyola and Rock Hill College, near Ellicott City. He left the latter institute in June, 1861, to join the army of the Confederacy, becoming a private in Company A, then under command of General Bradley T. Johnson, First Maryland Regiment. Upon the disbandment of this command, in July, 1862, he joined Company D, Captain McAleer, Second Maryland Regiment, and served throughout the war. He was taken prisoner on April 2, 1865, at Hatches Run, and was imprisoned at Point Lookout, and released on June 11, 1865. The war being over, he returned to Rock Hill College and completed his studies. He entered business life as a clerk for C. G. de Garmandia, and shortly afterwards went into busi- ness for himself. About a year ago he established an art and antiquarian business, which he recently moved to Washington. Captain Goldsborough enlisted in the Fifth Regiment at its formation, as a private in Company I, then under the command of Captain John W. Torsch. He was elected first lieutenant in 1878, and captain in 1882. Captain Goldsborough is of the family of Golds- boroughs so prominently known in the history of the State of Maryland. Cap- tain Goldsborough is fond of base-ball.
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CAPTAIN ROBERT RIDDELL BROWN.
Captain Robert Riddell Brown, of Company K, is a native of Baltimore, where he was born in 1851. He graduated at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 1871, and while there was a member of the battalion of cadets of that insti- tution. He graduated at the Law School of the University of Maryland in 1873, and began the practice of his profession in Baltimore. Since 1880 he has been a member of the law firm of John & David Stewart. He enlisted in the Fifth Regiment in February, 1885, as a private in Company A, then com- manded by Captain Robert D. Selden. A few weeks afterward he was elected First Lieutenant of Company G, then commanded by Captain Charles D. Gaither. In July, 1885, he was elected Captain of Company K, to succeed Captain Wm. A. Boykin, who had been elected Major of the regiment, which position Captain Brown still holds. Captain Brown has been present at every encampment and on every parade of the regiment since he joined it, with the exception of the first Gettysburg trip. He has always taken great interest in athletic sports, and has been a member of the Baltimore Athletic Club, the Ariel Rowing Club, and the Baltimore Cricket Club. He was a member of the first Lacrosse team of the Baltimore Athletic Club, and played on it for several seasons. He is also a member of the Baltimore Club on North Charles Street, of which he has been president for several years.
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LIEUTENANT ALLAN McLANE, JR.
First Lieutenant Allan McLane, Jr., of Company A, was born in Baltimore City, December 8, 1864. He received his education in the private schools of the city and at St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire. He graduated as a Bachelor of Arts at the Johns Hopkins University in February, 1886, and studied law at the University of Maryland, graduating in May, 1888. He at once entered upon the active practice of his profession, in which he is now engaged. Lieutenant McLane joined the Fifth Regiment on September 1, 1885, as a private in Company A, then commanded by Captain Robert D. Selden, with Bradley T. Stokes as first lieutenant. On October, 1886, private McLane was unanimously elected second lieutenant of Company. A. Upon the resignation of Captain Selden in the spring of 1887, and the appointment of Lieutenant Stokes as Captain and Ordnance Officer on the regimental staff shortly thereafter, Lieutenant McLane was left in command of the company as second lieutenant, and as such accompanied it to Camp Lloyd in August, and to the celebration of the centennial of the Constitution at Philadelphia in September, 1887, on returning from which he was unanimously elected First Lieutenant, Captain Wm. D. Robinson, of the Baltimore Light Infantry, being elected Captain of Company A at the same time. Lieutenant McLane has gone to every encampment and on every trip of the regiment since his enlistment. He has always taken an active interest in amateur athletics, having been one of the starters of the Druid Lacrosse Club in 1883, and having played on its team for five years. He played half-back on the Johns Hopkins foot-ball team while at the University. Lieutenant McLane is also an active member of the Baltimore Cricket Club and L'Hirondelle Rowing Club.
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LIEUTENANT HENRY T. DALY.
Lieutenant Henry T. Daly, of Company B, was born in Baltimore, on Febru- ary 25, 1853. He attended schools in this city, and his first employment was as an errand boy with I. Freeman Kasin, then conducting a furnishing store on Charles Street. For a time he was with the Baltimore Stock Exchange, and in 1871 he engaged in the dairy business in Baltimore County. In 1873, Lieutenant Daly, with F. M. Morling, bought out the Woodberry Gazette, which in the potato bug movement in 1875 was changed to the Woodberry News. He is now manager of this paper. In 1874 he established a real estate business, which he conducts in addition to his newspaper and judiciary duties, having been appointed a magistrate in 1882 by Governor Hamilton. Lieutenant Daly is a staunch Democrat, and has represented his district in many conventions, notably the one that nominated Hon. R. M. McLane for Governor in 1883. He is the oldest member of Company B, having enlisted as a private in December, 1879. He passed through the different lines of promotion, and in September, 1887, was elected first lieutenant of the company. He has attended every encampment held and every drill by his company since joining the regiment, except in three cases, in which his absence was caused either by sickness or necessary absence from the city. He is manager of the Waverly Base Ball Club, and takes an active interest in all athletic sports. He is a member of Carrollton Council of the Royal Arcanum of Baltimore City.
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LIEUTENANT GEORGE W. WONDERLY.
Lieutenant George W. Wonderly, of Company C, was born in Baltimore on August 9, 1849, and is a son of William S. Wonderly, who at one time con- ducted an extensive china and glassware business on Baltimore Street. Lieutenant Wonderly was educated in the public schools of the city. He is closely allied with the active interests of the Fifth. He joined the regiment on November 8, 1869, less than two years after its formation, and he has been a member ever since. He was in the riots of 1877. He served through those troublous times, and was one of the men who were severely injured in the struggles with the mob, being laid up three weeks from a cut over the right eye, and right ankle sprained. On June 29, 1887, Company C showed its appreciation of his services by electing him first lieutenant. He is a good officer, zealous and attentive in his work. By occupation Lieutenant Wonderly is a salesman, and at the present time is with Howell, Stein & Co., neckwear manufacturers, of Philadelphia. He is a member of the American Legion of Honor and the order of the Iron Hall.
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LIEUTENANT HARRY PENNINGTON.
Lieutenant Harry Pennington, of Company E, was born in this city on March 1I, 1866, and is a son of the late Josiah Pennington, and a grandson of the late Archibald Stirling. Lieutenant Pennington attended No. 6 Public School for four years and the Baltimore City College for two years. He became a clerk in the First National Bank, and in February, 1886, went with Brown & Lowndes, bankers, for which firm he is now bookkeeper. He entered the Fifth Regiment as a private in Company E, under Captain William G. Foster, in May, 1886, and six weeks after, he was elected second lieutenant. In June, 1887, he was elected first lieutenant. Lieutenant Pennington has always taken a very active interest in his company and has headed most of its committees. He is an old member and one of the originators of the Druid Lacrosse Club, and has taken part in many match games in this city and in New York. He played at " Home," and, since giving up this sport on account of bad health, he is known among the members of the club as " O. L. Reck."
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LIEUTENANT SAMUEL R. TREGALLAS.
First Lieutenant Samuel R. Tregallas, of Company F, is one of the best looking officers of the Fifth. He became a member of the regiment in June, 1887, being unanimously elected to his present position. He is a good guards- man, and is as popular with the men as with his brother officers. He is in attendance on all occasions. Lieutenant Tregallas was born in Frederick County on March 19, 1855. After graduating at St. John's College, Annapolis, he entered mercantile life as a clerk in his father's store. In 1875 he came to Baltimore, and became a clerk in the well-known dry goods house of Daniel Miller & Co. Exhibiting great attention to his duties, he soon became one of the firm's best salesmen. He showed an aptitude for business, and being both energetic and enterprising, he soon became extensively known in connec- tion with the Baltimore trade. He was a pioneer in the sale of notions on the road, and is now considered one of the city's best buyers in this line. In 1881 the dry goods house of Witz, Biedler & Co. was formed, with Lieutenant Tregallas as an equal partner. Lieutenant Tregallas is as popular in social circles as in military and business. He has an erect, well-proportioned figure, and makes a fine-looking soldier. He is the vice-president of the Commercial Club, a member of the Madison, the Maryland Bicycle, and other well-known clubs.
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