still bears. From that date until the present the company has had a continuous existence and has taken part with the regiment in all active service, encampments and the war with Spain. The officers have been:

Captains-J. W. Ebel, A. T. Ballinger, G. W. Biegler, and J. E.

Thomas.

First Lieutenants-J. F. Triche, Charles O. Ebel, George W. Biegler, F. W. Parks, J. E. Thomas, Ben Wimer, J. E. Thomas, and William H. Hoff.

Second Lieutenants--L. D. Sparks, A. T. Ballinger, George W. Biegler, F. W. Parks, J. E. Thomas, D. C. Slocum, F. Eichelberger, and A. W. Dudley.

After having served in the war with Spain the company was reorganized March 1, 1899, as the first separate company. Captain Biegler was again elected to command, but was appointed a captain in the Twenty-eighth United States Infantry, and so resigned. When the First Regiment was reorganized the company was given its old letter and assigned to the Third Battalion. The officers are: Captain James E. Thomas, First Lieuteant William H. Hoff, and Second Lieutenant Alvin W. Dudley.

Captain Thomas enlisted in Company B as a private in June, 1889, and was promoted as a corporal and sergeant. On May 16, 1892, he was commissioned as second lieutenant of the company and as first lieutenant March 6, 1893. As such he served through the war with Spain. He was commissioned as captain October 5, 1899.

Lieutenant Hoff was commissioned as first lieutenant March 1, 1899.

Lieutenant Dudley entered the service as second lieutenant of Company B, March 15, 1897, and served through the war with Spain in that capacity. On the reorganization of the company he was again elected second lieutenant and commissioned March 1, 1899.

The roll now is:

First Sergeant-James F. Dempsey.

Quartermaster Sergeant-William D. Phillips.

Sergeants-Con B. Wooderson, Royal R. Dempsey, and Charles

Kiefner.

Corporals-James W. Shaw, William G. Tully, Marion B. Hancock, and Bert E. Ball.

Privates--Annis, Hugh;Annis, Sam; Ascherman, A.; Ahrens, Emil; Bechtel, Henry; Brandenberg, George C.: Brewer, Ross; Bruce, Herbert H.; Beachamp, Ralph; Boles, Ben H.; Brentlinger, A. J.; Boyer, Joseph; Champ, Oria; Coleman, Jesse T.; Cheney, William H.; Dawson, Frank; Davis, Scott L.; Evans, Tom H.; Farmer, Sam T.; Fortner, Roy; Fulghum, Cecil: Fisher, Eddie; Gemmecke, Charles; Hancock, Charles L.;

Hankey, John E.; Hoff, Herbert; Joseph, John; Lowery, James F.; Mewhinney, William; Mosel, Fred; Miller, Ralph; O'Mara, James F.; Pearson, Charles L.; Robinson, James F.; Sontag, William; Stuempfile, George; Shearer, Chester; Smock, Homer; Stewart, Harry; Stahl, Joseph; Sparkes, Charles H.; Taxas, Charles E.; Veach, Robert; Wallace, Robert L.; Wimer, Ben E.

Company I, of Greencastle, which has been so called since it was first assigned to the First Regiment, was mustered into State service June 21, 1891. It remained unassigned until October 31 following, when it was given its present letter in the First Regiment. It has taken part in all encampments with the regiment and served through the war with Spain. The officers have been:

Captains-James F. Fee, Lee D. Mathias, E. G. Fry, John H. Morris, Will H. Graham, Wilbur F. Starr, and Charles Donnohue.

First Lieutenants-Homer I. Jones, Leo D. Mathias, John H. Morris, E. G. Fry, Will H. Graham, Charles Donnohue, and Earl C. Lane.

Second Lieutenants-J. E. Stevens, Ed G. Fry, W. F. Starr, W. H. Graham, Paul Allen, J. Benton Curtis, R. L. Cooper, and Samuel K. Stewart.

The company was reorganized after having been mustered out of United States service and again entered the Guard in 1900. It was the eighteenth separate company, and was then assigned to the First Regiment with its old letter. The of ficers were Captain James F. Fee, Lieutenants Donnohue and Curtis. The present officers are Captain Charles F. Donnohue, First Lieutenant Earl C. Lane, and Second Lieutenant Samuel K. Stewart.

Captain Donnohue enlisted in Company I as a private, and served as such from January 14, 1896, to July 1, 1896. He was commissioned first lieutenant June 24, 1897, and served as such through the war with Spain. He was elected to his former position when the company was reorganized and commissioned March 12, 1900. He became captain July 5, 1900.

Lieutenant Lane was commissioned July 5, 1900, and Lieutenant Stewart December 27, 1900. The present member. ship is:

M. Hazlett.

Sergeants-Harry S. Landes, Fred Peyton, Oscar Cosner, Richard Corporals-Harry Hawkins, Lawrence Allen, Arthur Meyers, True

Thomas.

Privates-Allen, Fred; Albin, James; Brown, Walter; Buis, Clarence; Cannon, James: Cunningham, Will; Crawley, Lawrence; Davidson, Frank; Donohue, Dan; Donohue, Ralph; Davenport, Charles; Fanner, Claude; Farron, Hale; Gill, Oscar; Glidwell, Will; Green, Carl; Haskel, Charles; Hamrick, Albert; Houck, Roy; Harmon, Harry; King, Calvin; Lane. Frank; Lynch, Harvey; McCoy, Frank; Matson, John;

May, Charles; Noe. Jesse; Pierce, Oral; Peyton, Thomas; Petit, Charles; Procter, Artie; Preston, Charles; Roberts, Derrill; Smythe, Herbert; Stoner. Andy; Stewart, Glen; Smedley, Earl; Tuttle, Thomas; Welch, John; Wilson, Guy; Williams, Clarence; Woodrum, James; Woods, Edward; Collings, Frank; Day, Walter; Day, Ernest; Swineheart, Carl.

Vincennes has held the letter A ever since its military company was first assigned to the regiment. Company A was one of the first companies organized for the First Regiment after the National Guard was provided for, and it was mustered into service June 17, 1889. Since that date it has served continuously and has a remarkable record in the few resignations of officers that have taken place except because of pressing business. The system of promotion has been generally observed.

The company has attended all State encampments since its organization, and in 1894 was on duty for sixteen days in Sullivan County during the miners' strike. It was a part of the military escort detailed for duty at the funeral of Governor Hovey.

On April 25, 1898, the company was ordered to Indianapolis, and on May 12 it was mustered into United States service. The company served with the One Hunderd and Fifty-ninth Indiana all through the war, and was mustered out of service November 23.

The company lost three members while in the service. First Lieutenant Charles D. McCoy contracted typhoid fever while in the service, and on October 9, while the company was home on a furlough, he died. Corporal Judson P. Alton and Private William Everette also died while in service.

On April 5, 1899, the company was reorganized as the fourth separate company, and when the regiment was reorganized was again assigned to it as Company A.

During the history of the company it has furnished to the regiment one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, two majors, two battalion adjutants, one commander of the signal corps, one quartermaster and one regimental quartermaster-sergeant. The officers have been:

Captains-George W. McCoy, Tunis Cox, Ellison L. Cory, Tunis Cox, T. B. Coulter, and A. H. Kruse.

First Lieutenants-Mason J. Niblack, Charles D. McCoy, A. H. Kruse, Oliver I. Alton.

Second Lieutenants-John W. Nordhaus, James L. Harris, Ellison L. Cory, Edwin L.. Glass, Tunis Cox, Thomas B. Coulter, Herman J. Piel, Ed Coleman, Charles D. McCoy, Fred Castor, A. H. Kruse, Raymond A. Smith, William Jenkins, Oliver I. Alton, Hiram A. Hopkins.

Lieutenant Oliver I. Alton was elected to succeed Lieutenant William Jenkins, who enlisted in the United States army early in 1899, and soon after the company was reorganized. Lieutenant Alton was promoted to succeed Lieutenant Kruse when Major Coulter was promoted.

Second Lieutenant Hiram A. Hopkins was elected to his present office in July, 1900, to succeed Lieutenant Alton. The present membership is:

First Sergeant-Charles Alton.

Quartermaster Sergeant-William Milam.

Sergeants-Louis Mominee and Clarence Milligan.

Corporals-Sam Everett, Guy C. Davis, Walter Wood and Fred

E. Milam.

Musicians-Clarence Smith and W. B. Keasling.

Privates-Ash, Charles, Ash, Joseph; Balgenorth, Frank; Barthol, mia, Charles; Bouchie, Anthony; Bouchie, William; Clifton, Matthew; Cusick, Terry; Dickson, Ed; Daugherty, Oliver; Everett, Larkin; Fisher, Alex; Fortner, David; Green, Clarence; Harvey, L.; Hatcher, John; Hazelman, Arthur; Hedden, J. N.; Hogue, John; Holt, Frank; Hopkins, E. G.; Jones, Kemp; Johnson, Lewellyn; Jordan, Archie; Jenkins, Joseph; Jenkins, Eli; Linkons, Willie; McCormick, Ellis W.; Milligan, James; Martin, William; Milam, John; Milam, E. O.; Mominee, John; Munsterman, John; Richardville, Henry; Smith, Frank; Smith, C. E.; Smith, William; Scott, Ben; Scott, William; Threlkeld, C. P.; Thorne, George; Williams, Carl; Woodman, William; Wheeler, Crit.

Vincennes, for a brief time, had a second company in the National Guard. It was organized for the Spanish-American war, and was composed principally of students of Vincennes University. It was mustered into the Guard just before the First Regiment entered United States service, and was assigned to it as Company L. It was never reorganized. The officers were Captain Robert A. Simpson, First Lieutenant Lee B. Purcell and Second Lieutenant John B. Bayard.

CHAPTER VII.

THE SECOND REGIMENT, INFANTRY.

The Second Regiment Infantry was organized May 27, 1882, and reorganized July 2, 1883. Its headquarters have always been at Indianapolis, and the companies composing it have always been in the central part of the State. It has been called upon more frequently than other regiments for parades and ceremonies by reason of its central location and the Indianapolis companies have served more frequently than any others by reason of the many public affairs that are held in the capital city. The regiment, too, has furnished more general officers of the Guard by reason of its officers living at general headquarters.

At its organization the regiment had a strength of 658, and when the Second entered its first camp it had 506 of its men in line. It was armed with Springfield rifles, and 63 of the members were veterans. The first division of the regi ment into battalions was made November 1, 1884, and Companies A, B, D and E were assigned to the First Battalion; C, I, K and M to the Second; and F, G, H and L to the Third. Major W. J. McKee commanded the First, Major George W. Koontz the Second and Major A. S. Helmes the Third.

By 1886 the regiment had 625 members, and it was highly commended by Major R. Loder of the Third United States Artillery, who was present at the encampment held at Lafayette, and who said in his report: "The company and regimental drills were frequent and properly conducted. I must mention the Second Regiment, Colonel N. R. Ruckle, as an instance of what the energy and attention of a regimental commander will do." It was the first time the companies had come together, and Colonel Ruckle, in his report, especially commended Captains Charles H. McCarer of Company A, of Indianapolis, and Frank B. Rawls, of Company B, Fort Wayne, "for their prompt and intelligent discharge of duty." Colonel Ruckle assumed command of the camp on the Saturday of the week and Lieutenant Colonel McKee commanded