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An appropriate monument has been erected in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, in honor of and love for the comrade who so faithfully labored for the success of the G. A. R. and through the efforts of the comrades of the G. A. R. Dr. Steph- enson will long be remembered, not only by members of the organization, but by an appreciative people who may chance to see it.
On December 31, 1913, the members of the G. A. R. numbered 180,203, of which Wisconsin furnished 5,703. The losses by death for the year 11,338, of which Eagle Post lost eight. The whole number of posts in the states and territories, 5,663.
Eagle Post, No. 52, Department of Wisconsin, G. A. R. Eagle Post takes its name from "Old Abe," the war eagle, which was carried through the war by Company C of the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry, Victor Wolf, captain, after the death of Capt. J. E. Perkins, its first commander. Eagle Post was organ- ized on the eighth day of November, A. D. 1882, with thirteen charter members. E. M. Bartlett, who served as lieutenant colonel of the Thirteenth Wisconsin, was elected its first com-
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mander, with Bentley S. Phillips its first adjutant. Since organi- zation there has been added to the post by muster and transfer 427 members. Lost by death, transfer and other causes, 337, still leaving a membership of 104.
Eagle Post has always held a position in the front rank of the state department, has had the honor of giving two depart- ment commanders, Michael Griffin and Charles H. Henry, two adjutant generals in the persons of George A. Barry and R. B. Rathbun, and senior and junior vice commander in the person of L. A. Brace. Eagle Post has been highly favored and owes much to the Women's Relief Corps, No. 20, for its successful growth and present prosperous condition, which is evidenced by the regular attendance of so many comrades, several of whom are past the eightieth milestone.
The following named comrades served as commanders for the years indicated in the roster :
1882-1883, E. M. Bartlett; 1884, M. Griffin ; 1885, L. A. Brace; 1886, M. Griffin; 1887, E. J. Farr; 1888, L. P. Hotchkiss; 1889, George A. Barry; 1890, R. H. Chute; 1891, M. Griffin ; 1892, George M. Withers; 1893, A. W. Munger; 1894, William Palmer; 1895, W. H. Nichols; 1896, S. G. Church; 1897, E. M. Bartlett; 1898, J. F. McGrath; 1899, Henry Spaulding; 1900, C. N. Bost- wick; 1901, Austin Chrisler; 1902, C. II. Buffington ; 1903, C. H. Henry; 1904, E. W. Allen; 1906, Jerre Murphy ; 1906, J. M. Jewett; 1907, A. J. Cheesbro; 1908, J. M. Botsford; 1909, L. A. Brace; 1910, J. F. Ellis ; 1911, R. B. Rathbun ; 1912, E. G. Jordon.
The following members were enrolled for the year 1912, with their company and regiment: William Allen, Company A, Seven- teenth Wisconsin Infantry; Benjamin W. Brown, Company H, Twenty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry ; G. L. Beardsley, Company F, Thirtieth Wisconsin Infantry; John C. Barland, Company H, Sixteenth Wisconsin Infantry ; George W. Britton, Company G, Seventh Wisconsin Infantry; Robert K. Boyd, Company H, Eleventh Minnesota Infantry; L. A. Brace, Company K, Twenty- eighth New York Infantry ; W. II. Biesecker, Company A, Twen- tieth Wisconsin Infantry ; J. M. Botsford, Company E, Thirteenth Wisconsin Infantry ; Charles E. Bruce, Company A, Fourteenth Maine Infantry ; G. N. Bostwick, Company H, Sixtieth New York Infantry ; Thomas O. Bowman, Company E, Eighteenth Illinois Infantry ; R. N. Brewer, Company B, One Hundred and Forty- seventh Illinois Infantry ; George Bagley, Company B, Sixteenth Maine Infantry; Willis Britton, Company I, Fiftieth Wisconsin Infantry ; Frederick Batzold, Company G, Twenty-seventh Wis-
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consin Infantry ; Henry W. Butler, Company K, Thirty-sixth Wis- consin Infantry ; C. H. Buffington, Company -, One Hundred and Forty-seventh Illinois Infantry; William F. Bailey, Company K, Ninety-fifth New York Infantry ; Charles E. Brown, Company I, Thirtieth Wisconsin Infantry ; George F. Banister, Company L, Second Wisconsin Cavalry; George W. Churchill, Company A, Ninety-second Illinois Infantry ; Jerome A. Cheesbro, Company I, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth New York Infantry; John Craig, Tenth Wiseonsin Light Artillery ; Enos S. Culver, Jr., Com- pany G, Thirty-fifth Pennsylvania Infantry; R. II. Chute, Com- pany F, Fifty-ninth Massachusetts Infantry ; Benjamin N. Castle, Company G, First Wiseonsin Cavalry ; J. G. Cleghorn, Company H, Sixteenth Wisconsin Infantry; L. P. Crandall, Company -, First New York Dragons; Austin Crisler, Company G, Forty- second Wisconsin Infantry ; J. F. Cranston, Twelfth Illinois Infan- try ; John Cranie, Company K, Thirtieth Wisconsin Infantry ; J. B. Demarest, Company C, Eighth Wisconsin Infantry ; A. N. Dickey, Company K, Third Iowa, and Company B, Forty-fourth Wiscon- sin Infantry ; J. F. Ellis, Company K, Fifth Wisconsin Infantry ; Edwin J. Farr, Thirtieth Wiseonsin Infantry; David H. Fort, Company G, Fifth' New York Artillery ; Frank Ferris, Company I, Thirty-seventh Wiseonsin Infantry; Ira Flagler, Company G, Fortieth Wisconsin Infantry ; J. H. Goodwin, Company K, Second Iowa Cavalry ; A. S. Garnet, Company D, Eighty-fifth New York Infantry ; John S. Green, Company E, Ninety-third New York Infantry ; Peter Gebhard, Company L, Fourth Wisconsin Cav- alry : James D. Grant, Company D, Sixth New York Heavy Artillery ; Thomas J. Ilill, Company C, Eighth Wiseonsin Infan- try; Charles H. Henry, Company K, Twenty-fifth Wisconsin Infantry ; Dwight L. Hazen, Company K, Fifth Wisconsin Infan- try ; Patrick A. Hackett, Company K, Fifth Wiseonsin Infantry ; William Hall, Company C, Twentieth Indiana Infantry; Peter Haas. Company A, Third Wisconsin Infantry ; Edward II. Hussey, Company D, Second Ohio Infantry; Edward H. Hussey, Com- pany C, One Hundred and Eighth Ohio Infantry; A. C. Hath- away, Company F, Thirtieth Wisconsin Infantry ; James II. Hazen, Company G, Sixteenth Wisconsin Infantry; George F. Hallas, Company B. Forty-seventh Wisconsin Infantry ; Melvin Hubbell, Company H, Seventh Iowa Cavalry; G. K. Ives, Company H, Ninth Maine Infantry ; Lafayette Johnson, Company A, Twenty- first Pennsylvania Cavalry; Lafayette Johnson, Company G, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania Infantry; J. M. Jewett, Twelfth Wis- consin Battery ; E. G. Jordan, Company B, First Maine Ileavy
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Artillery ; E. G. Jordan, seaman gunboat "Pontiac"; John A. Jones, Company I, Thirtieth Wisconsin Infantry ; John A. Jones, Company C, Eighth Wisconsin Infantry; Lorenzo Johnson, Com- pany F, Thirty-first United States C. T .; L. L. Lancaster, Com- pany L, Second Wisconsin Cavalry; George Linton, Company D, Fifteenth New York Cavalry; Henry Laycock, Company C, Eighth Illinois Cavalry; William Lord, Company I, Sixth Maine Infantry ; L. W. Little, Company E, Fourth Iowa Cavalry ; John Lorenz, Company B, Twenty-ninth Indiana Infantry ; A. W. Mun- ger, Company B, One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania Infantry ; Jerre Murphy, Company B, Sixth Wisconsin Infantry ; Henry Mitchell, Company B, First Iowa Cavalry; Abram Man- chester, Company K, Ninth Maine Cavalry; John Mahoney, Com- pany E, Forty-seventh Wisconsin Cavalry; James H. Niblett, Company A, Twelfth Michigan Infantry; Charles E. Newman, Eighth Wisconsin Battery; Mannum Olin, Company G, Forty- eighth, Wisconsin Infantry; Martin Page, Company A, Thirty- seventh Wisconsin Infantry ; Thomas Powell, Company L, Second Wisconsin Cavalry; John Pepper, Company I, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Illinois Infantry; Martin Pickett, Company II, Eleventh United States Infantry ; James Pope, Company F, Forty- eighth Wisconsin Infantry ; E. A. Prink, Company E, First Wis- consin Cavalry; James M. Pixley, Second Vermont Battery ; Edward P. Palmer, Company H, Two Hundred and Sixth Penn- sylvania Infantry; Jerry Plemon, Company B, First Wisconsin Cavalry ; Joseph Quinlan, Company I, One Hundred and Thirty- second Pennsylvania Infantry ; John C. Rorig, Company K, Sixth United States Infantry ; Ranous, John G., Company G, Sixteenth Wisconsin Infantry; R. B. Rathbun, Company I, Fortieth New York Infantry; Theo. H. Rockwood, Company I, Fourth Wis- consin Cavalry ; Sidney A. Russell, Company H, Fiftieth Wiscon- sin Infantry ; George II. Swartz, Company G, One Hundred and Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry; W. E. Stevens, Company K, Twelfth Michigan Infantry ; A. M. Sherman, Company L, Second Wisconsin Cavalry; Charles A. Seaman, Company G, One Hun- dred and Thirty-seventh New York Infantry; Julius Semich, Company A, Twenty-sixth Wisconsin Infantry; II. M. Stocking, Company G, Forty-eighth Wisconsin Infantry ; Joseph Schimean, Company I, Fifth Wisconsin Infantry ; Z. B. Stilwell, Company I, Forty-second Wisconsin Infantry; William Small, Company K, Twenty-fourth Wisconsin Infantry ; Herbert Skeels, Company G, Thirteenth New York Infantry; Martin L. Smith, Company B, Third Minnesota Infantry ; Charles Steinfort, Compay G, Thirty-
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eighth Wisconsin Infantry ; H. J. Steady, Company K, First Wis- consin Infantry ; H. J. Steady, Company B, Thirty-fifth Wisconsin Infantry ; Thomas C. Sullivan, Company H, Sixth New Hamp- shire Infantry ; Charles Strasburg, Company C, Eighth Wisconsin Infantry ; Henry F. Tanner, Company A, Sixtieth New York Infantry ; George Turner, Company A, Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry ; Joseph Vermilyea, Company H, Twenty-seventh Wisconsin Infan- try ; Charles Vermilyea, Company II, Twenty-seventh Wisconsin Infantry ; Charles Veitsch, Company A, Fifty-first Wisconsin Infantry ; W. F. Vinton, Company G, One Hundred and Fifty- fourth New York Infantry ; George M. Withers, Company D, One Hundred and Fourth Ohio Infantry ; R. H. Wyman, Company G, One Hundred and Second New York Infantry ; J. H. Waggoner, Company E, Second Wisconsin Cavalry; S. U. Washburn, Com- pany H, One Hundred and Fourth Ohio Infantry; A. H. Wilson, Company F, First Pennsylvania Cavalry; Wales Il. Willard, Company B, Sixty-eighth New York N. G .; Ephram Wilcox, Com- pany C, Eighth Wisconsin Infantry ; Samuel Williamson, seaman United States steamship "Wabash"; G. H. Wooley, Company D, Ninth New York Cavalry.
John E. Perkins Post, No. 98, was organized in Augusta on August 3, 1883, in what was called Beebe's Hall. Two years later the hall was burned, including books of record and entire working paraphernalia. It was not long, however, before that indomitable pluck so characteristic of our Wisconsin boys was again brought into action, and things began to come our way, and, Phoenix like, out of the old came the new, being now located in William's Hall, where we remained until forced to vacate on account of remodeling and enlarging of the building. It was some time before we were again located in our present quarters in Teare's Hall, where we continued along the same old line of teaching patriotism and love for "Old Glory," as well as seeking out and caring for and administering to our needy co-partners of the great conflict of long ago.
Our post at this date (1914) has only twenty members in good standing, some of which are getting old and feeble and soon will have finished here and pass on to fairer climes to join the great majority. We continue to pay our annual tribute to the dead by strewing flowers over the graves of the Blue and the Grey. Why not? One country and one flag is our slogan.
The time and place of meeting is Teare's Hall every second and fourth Friday evenings. The following are the commanders of John E. Perkins Post since its inception to the present time :
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Capt. R. D. Campbell, C. W. Culbertson, C. A. Kirkham, F. N. Thomas, H. H. Kyle, W. H. H. Coolidge, G. F. Caldwell. We have a large and flourishing Women's Relief Corps, alert and watchful contributors to the old boys' best interests. "God bless the Women's Relief Corps of the old Badger state."
G. F. Caldwell, Senior Vice Commander.
CHAPTER XIII. THE ORGANIZED MILITIA.
By MARSHALL COUSINS.
In the days previous to the War of the Rebellion no military organizations are known to have existed in this part of Wisconsin. The militia was organized on paper, however, into eleven divisions of two brigades each with two regiments to each brigade. The organization was complete throughout the entire state in that all officers from Colonel to Major were commissioned and assigned. It is hard to understand in this day why such an organization should have been planned as the population of the state was far from sufficient to fill the ranks to the maximum.
Eau Claire County, together with Pierce, Dunn and Pepin connties was in the territory assigned to the Second Brigade, Eleventh Division, Wisconsin Militia, and William P. Bartlett, still living, was commissioned a Major in the 43rd regiment. He has been a resident of Eau Claire for nearly sixty years.
This organization fell to pieces when troops were actually needed in 1861.
Under another chapter the military history of Eau Claire County in the War of the Rebellion is taken up. This paper re- lates only to militia or National Guard organizations.
From the files of old newspapers it appears an armed and uniformed military organization known as the "Sharpshooters" was organized in April 1875. From the Free Press the following items have been taken:
Free Press, April 26, 1875.
The Sharpshooters, a new organization deriving their being from the Norden Society, went through the first drill above Uni- versity Square yesterday afternoon.
Only about fifteen had received their arms and the rest were not present, though quite a large crowd of spectators were. They made a handsome appearance marching and will no doubt make a fine volunteer company. They were armed with military rifles. G. L. Johnson acted as drill master.
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Free Press, June 6, 1875.
Sharpshooters mentioned as in parade. Captain Sherman, Marshall of the day.
Free Press, December 23, 1876.
Colonel Kelley, of the Governor's staff, received an order a short time since to inspect the company of State Militia in this city, also the Clark County Zouaves.
The company at this place was inspected on Tuesday. Forty- six men appeared with accoutrements.
In the absence of a Muster Roll of the "Sharpshooters" the writer has been unable to locate any one who could give further information concerning this organization.
February 11, 1878, the City Guards were organized and it is understood several members of the Sharpshooters, which company had disbanded, joined the new organization. The following is a muster roll of the City Guards :
MUSTER ROLL OF THE CITY GUARDS W. S. M., EAU CLAIRE, EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
Dorwin C. Whipple, Captain.
Michael E. O'Connell, 1st Lt.
Edward W. Allen, 2nd Lt.
Robert K. Boyd, 1st Sgt.
John S. Owen, 2nd Sgt.
George W. Churchill, 3rd Sgt.
E. S. Radcliffe, 4th Sgt.
B. Frank Teal, 5th Sgt. Chas. Jefferson, Corporal. Geo. W. Smith, Corporal.
J. M. Smith, Corporal.
J. C. Bartlett, Corporal.
W. S. Winters, Corporal. George Burt, Corporal. J. E. McGrath, Corporal.
PRIVATES.
Charles L. Allen,
Hugh Fitzpatrick,
Sever E. Brimi,
E. B. Bartlett,
D. C. Baker,
M. W. Burns,
S. A. Cuddy,
J. H. Brooks,
A. B. Converse,
B. S. Phillips,
Chas. H. Graham,
J. C. Churchill, B. J. Demorest, W. W. Downs,
Wm. H. Huyssen,
D. J. Harrington,
Chas. H. Dunn, John L. Joyce,
Godfrey Dawe, John E. Joyce,
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Thos. E. Kemp,
M. C. Whipple,
Edward Kemp,
Charles H. Daub,
Lloyd Morrison,
Chris. Hogan,
Wm. C. Merrill,
William Bonell,
S. R. Mann,
J. H. Thomas,
N. A. Norluig,
Thomas L. Gadsby,
E. B. Putnam,
A. Carden,
C. W. Rickard,
A. Furgerson,
C. A. Stouch,
Zach Severtson,
Chauncey Smith,
Geo. W. Pond,
Wm. W. Searles,
Frank R. Sebenthall,
Frank Hunter,
S. W. Hutchinson,
R. B. Wall,
Emanuel B. Flescher.
William Wall,
The arms and accoutrements were furnished by the State to the Company but they had to furnish their own uniforms. Shortly after organization a committee consisting of E. W. Allen, B. J. Demorest and Geo. W. Churchill was appointed on ways and means. They arranged for a play to be put on under the aus- pices of the Company. The title of the piece was the "Color Guard" and March 19, 20, 21 and 22, 1878, it drew fine houses at the Music Hall. Among many others whose names appear ou the program as taking parts we find those of C. W. Loekwood, Wesley Butterfield, Frank R. Sebenthall, Judge M. D. Bartlett and Miss Russie Tinker.
The City Guard at one period during their activity went into camp on the Fair Grounds.
In 1880 the City Guard appear to have disbanded, for in the "Eau Claire Leader" of April 10, 1880, we find the following item :
"Eau Claire Light Guards will meet Monday night at the Armory at seven o'clock, to perfect the enlistment under the new law, and receive recruits to increase the numerical strength of the Company. By N. B. Rundle, Capt."
Military matters seemed to have lain dormant for many months but again on September 20, 1881, the "Leader" says:
" The Militia last night met only to disperse. The Chairman of the Committee on uniforms, Captain Wolf, has placed in the hands of Mr. Rust the subscription list, which will be referred to the principal business men of the city at his convenience."
Owing to the loss of the records the story of the struggle to re-organize and perfect the company cannot be told. Efforts
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however, were finally successful and the company was mustered into the State Service as C Company.
C COMPANY, 1885.
C Company was mustered-in June 29, 1885, by Captain John W. Curran, A. D. C., by order of Governor Jerry Rusk. Fifty- nine names were on the roll. The company took the place in the Third Regiment made vacant by the mustering-out of the La Crosse Light Guard. The officers were :
Victor Wolf, Captain,
Louis Babb, First Lieutenant,
Louis Schmidt, Second Lieutenant.
C Company attended the regimental encampments at Chip- pewa Falls, September 7 to September 12, 1885, and at Wausau, June 14 to June 19, 1886.
On account of internal dissensions the company was mustered out of the state service June 10, 1887.
Captain Wolf had tendered his resignation some days before. At an assembly of the company June 10, resolutions of respect and regard for the sturdy old soldier were adopted. Captain Wolf had served as captain of C Company, Eighth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, with great credit.
Captain Wolf was born December 24, 1824, in Obendorf, Ger- many, and came to America at age of twenty-two years. He came of soldier family and almost at once enlisted in New York for service in the war with Mexico. Much to his disappointment his company was sent to Governor's Island for garrison duty, instead of into Mexico. In 1850, meeting Lieutenant Buckner, who later became a well known general, he asked him to intercede for him, and was sent to Florida as second in command, with a company of one hundred men, for service in the Seminole War. With H Company, of Fourth Artillery, he fought in the swamps and at Key West. Was discharged in 1856 after nine years and ten months' service. Settled in Eau Claire in 1858. In August 1861, was commissioned First Lieutenant of C Company, Eighth Wis- consin Volunteer Infantry, and became Captain May 11, 1862, on the death of Captain Perkins, killed in action. This was the company that carried Old Abe throughout the war. He died at the age of eighty-five years, January 21, 1910, and was given a military funeral.
The company kept up its organization and remained an inde- pendent company until again mustered into the Guard as L Com- pany, May 13, 1889. It was through the efforts of General Grif-
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fin, Senator William A. Rust and Captain Hobart M. Stocking, assemblyman, the company was again admitted to the state serv- ice. General Griffin was the mustering officer, and he, Senator Rust and Captain Stocking all made addresses following the muster.
The officers at this time were: John Beisang, Captain ; Chris- topher Schlosser, First Lieutenant; Otto H. Kitzman, Second Lieutenant.
During the two years the company was out of the state serv- ice it built an armory costing $12,000.00. This building was lo- cated on Railroad street, between North Barstow and Dewey streets. It was burned December 31, 1890. Another armory was at once built on the west side of North Barstow street, between the C. M. & St. P. tracks and Eau Claire river. The building was 72 feet front by 186 feet deep, three stories in front part, with drill floor 70 by 120 feet, and cost $25,000.00. This armory was burned February 15, 1902.
Captain Beisang resigned and was succeeded as captain by Christopher Schlosser December 20, 1893; Otto H. Kitzman being promoted to first lieutenant and Peter Schlosser' to second lieu- tenant on same date. L Company was again mustered-out of service June 30, 1896.
The company reorganized with the election of Otto H. Kitz- man as captain, C. L. Brown as first lieutenant and George L. Prehn as second lieutenant. Lieutenant Brown served but a short time when removal from city caused him to resign. Lieu- tenant Prehn was promoted to first lieutenant and Karl A. Frank- lin was commissioned second lieutenant. In a few months Lieu- tenant Prehn resigned on account of leaving the city and was suc- ceeded by Lieutenant Franklin and August Wuerch was com- missioned second lieutenant.
Following the muster of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Regiments into the volunteer service, the state began the organ- ization of other regiments of the National Guard, to be prepared for another call by the Washington Government, and Captain Kitzman's company was assigned to the Fifth Infantry, as B Company. It was mustered July 25, 1898, by Captain George Graham, of Tomah.
The service of the Fifth Infantry was not required by Presi- dent Mckinley, and the regiment was mustered-out in 1899, on the re-entry into the Guard of the First, Second and Third Regi- ments, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. On the failure of E Com- pany of the Third Infantry to reorganize, B Company was trans-
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ferred to the Third as E Company, on the recommendation of Captain J. M. Ballard.
Lieutenant Wnerch resigned in January, 1899, on removal from the city, and was succeeded by Wm. J. Kessler on May 16, 1899. The officers at the time of the transfer to the Third Infantry were as follows:
Captain O. H. Kitzman, First Lieutenant Carl A. Franklin, Second Lieutenant Wm. J. Kessler.
On January 16, 1902, Earle S. Pearsall was commissioned as captain. This was his entry into the Wisconsin National Guard. He had served with the First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry in the Philippines, and had been a resident of Eau Claire for about two years at the time he was commissioned. He is still in command of the company. Other changes in the commissioned staff are noted in a list further on in this article.
Captain Pearsall had been in command less than one month when the armory burned, February 15, 1902. He secured quarters for the company in what was known as "Putnam Hall," where they made their home for several years. They are now occupy- ing a small hall on the second floor of a building on River street. The quarters are entirely unsuited for military purposes.
Few matters of particular interest have occurred in the history of the company since 1899, other than the loss of the armory. The company has attended the annual encampments. It was with the regiment at the manuever camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, September 21 to 30, 1898.
September 14, 15 and 16, 1911, the company participated in a special military camp on the State Fair Grounds, Milwaukee. This was by invitation of the State Fair Association.
A call for service was made in the fall of 1911. On Sunday, October 8, late in the afternoon, Captain Cousins received a tele- phone message from Major Williams, at Camp Douglas, advising the governor had ordered Company D, of Mauston, Captain Witherby, and Company E, Eau Claire, Captain Pearsall, to Black River Falls, Jackson county. That city had suffered great losses by flood a few days before and the troops were required for the preservation of order and protection of property. At 10:15 P. M. Captain Cousins wired Madison as follows :
Adjutant General, Madison, Wis.
E Company, three officers and forty-nine men, left for Black River Falls at ten tonight. Will send other men tomorrow morn- ing. Cousins, Adjutant.
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Major Williams had been ordered from Camp Douglas to Black River Falls and was in charge of the troops and relief work. For some days the companies were on duty and rendered valuable assistance.
The officers and men of the company have made repeated efforts to secure a suitable home and it is hoped that in time an armory will be erected. At the present E Company is the poorest provided of any company in the regiment for quarters.
OFFICIAL ROSTER OF E COMPANY, THIRD INFANTRY.
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