Organization of the Wisconsin National Guard in 1882

Commander-in-Chief and Staff

Title:
Name:
Residence:
Office:
Commander-in-Chief
J. M. Rusk
Viroqua
Governor
Brigadier General
Chand. P. Chapman
Madison
Adjutant General
Brigadier General
Thomas Reynolds
Madison
Quartermaster General
Brigadier General
Henry Palmer
Janesville
Surgeon General
Colonel
Edwin E. Woodman
Baraboo
Aide-de-Camp and Chief Engineer
Colonel
Gotlieb Schweitzer
Milwaukee
Aide-de-Camp
Colonel
William C. Bailey
Green Bay
Aide-de-Camp
Colonel
H. D. Farquharson
Boscobel
Aide-de-Camp
Colonel
W. S. Stanley
Milwaukee
Aide-de-Camp
Colonel
L. J. Rusk
Viroqua
Aide-de-Camp and Military Secretary


First Battalion Commander and Staff

The First Battalion consisted of Janesville Guard, Bower City Rifles, Beloit City Guard, Delevan Guard and Custer Rifles.
Name:
Rank:
Residence:
Commissioned:
W. B. Britton
Lieutenant Colonel
Janesville
May 27, 1880
H. H. McLenegan
Major
Beloit
May 27, 1880
G. G. Chittenden
Surgeon
Janesville
April 16, 1881
M. A. Newman
Adjutant
Janesville
Feb. 1, 1879
C. E. Jones
Quartermaster
Beloit
April 16, 1881


Second Battalion Commander and Staff

The Second Battalion consisted of Oshkosh Guards, Oshkosh Rifles, Fond du Lac Guards and Evergreen City Guards.
Name:
Rank:
Residence:
Commissioned:
Gabe Bouck
Lieutenant Colonel
Oshkosh
Feb. 19, 1881
C. A. Born
Major
Sheboygan
Feb. 19, 1881
F. J. Wilkie
Surgeon
Fond du Lac
Feb. 19, 1881
John Keneally
Quartermaster Green Bay
Feb. 19, 1881


Third Battalion Commander and Staff

The Third Battalion consisted of Governor's Guard, of La Crosse, La Crosse Light Guard, Unity Guard, Sherman Guard and Mauston Light Guard.
Name:
Rank:
Residence:
Commissioned:
M. J. Moore
Lieutenant Colonel
La Crosse
May 19, 1881
B. F. Parker
Major
Mauston
May 19, 1881
D. R. Freeman
Surgeon

Jul. 18, 1881


Fourth Battalion Commander and Staff

The Fourth Battalion consisted of Governor's Guard, of Madison, Lake City Guard, Guppey Guard, Watertown Rifles and Burchard Guard.
Name:
Rank:
Residence:
Commissioned:
Chand. P. Chapman
Lieutenant Colonel
Madison
May 19, 1881
W. C. Spalding
Surgeon
Watertown
Jun. 14, 1881
William Helm
Adjutant
Madison
Jun. 14, 1881
E. C. Carnagie
Quartermaster Portage
Jun. 14, 1881


Military Companies

Name of Company:
Captain:
First Lieutenant:
Second Lieutenant:
Where Organized:
When Organized:
Strength at Last Muster:
Appleton Light Infantry
J. H. Marston
H. C. Sloan
D. C. Pavey
Appleton
Oct. 27, 1881
75
Beloit City Guard
C. H. Parmely
E. J. Bending
M. T. Bois Beloit Aug. 31, 1877 88
Bayfield Rifles
R. D. Pike
J. T. Gargnon
F. M. Herrick
Bayfield
Feb. 5, 1873
58
Bower City Rifles
J. B. La Grange
John Andrews C. E. Brown
Janesville
Aug. 18, 1878
73
Burchard Guards
O. F. Weaver
F. F. Congdon
John Carroll
Beaver Dam
Sept. 27, 1880
75
Custer Rifles
J. E. Bassett
J. D. Hogan J. J. Rogers
Whitewater
July 7, 1877
65
Delavan Guards
Menson Vedder C. T. Isham
R. J. Wilson
Delavan
April 26, 1880
60
Evergreen City Guard
C. A. Born
H. W. Tresfer Robert Sym
Sheboygan
Nov. 4, 1877
88
Fond du Lac Guard
S. L. Brasted
C. J. Hunter C. E. Dickinson
Fond du Lac
April 7, 1880
73
Governor's Guard
Chas. Wedelstedt
John Heyl
Geo. Neckerman
Madison
May 15, 1875
64
Governor's Guard
F. J. Toeller
F. X. Weigel Hedry Muth
La Crosse
Aug. 1, 1873
74
Guppey Guard
J. C. Britt
H. W. Orthman
J. B. Mills
Portage
June 23, 1877
82
Germania Guard
C. H. Mueller
Karl Krueger
Wm. Abraham
Wausau
Jan. 10, 1875
57
Garfield Guard
George E. Smith
P. J. Rice
J. Zimmermann
Racine
Aug. 3, 1881
72
Janesville Guards
H. A. Smith
M. A. Newman
C. F. Glass
Janesville
Aug. 5, 1878
76
Kosciusko Guard
F. J. Borchardt
Lucas Michalski
Martin Schubert
Milwaukee
Sept. 2, 1874
68
La Crosse Light Guard
F. A. Copeland W. B. Webb
M. J. Pitkin
La Crosse
Aug. 13, 1878
82
Lake City Guards
C. P. Chapman
C. L. F. Kellogg
A. L. Burdick
Madison
May 27, 1879
67
Lincoln Guard
A. F. Dallman
C. W. G. Miller
Wm. Miller
Milwaukee
May 2, 1881
67
Light Horse Squadron
W. A. Collins
George W. Peck
Geo. J. Schoeffel
Milwaukee
April 26, 1880
66
Ludington Guard
T. J. George
G. R. Brewer
H. E. Knapp
Menomoniee
Nov. 21, 1876
75
Manitowoc Volunteers
F. Becker
A. Schweitzer
W. Menge
Manitowoc
July 18, 1868
65
Mauston Light Guard
R. P. Powers G. H. Winsor Henry Schall
Mauston
Aug. 31, 1869
81
Oshkosh Guard
W. H. Patton H. W. Leach
Otto Laab
Oshkosh
March 25, 1876
84
Oshkosh Rifles
J. N. Ruby
Frederick Herrick
M. Minnahen
Oshkosh
April 8, 1880
61
Prairie City Guard
F. N. Webster
J. E. Follett
L. S. Mason
Ripon
Dec. 2, 1881
66
Racine Light Guard
F. M. Reed J. T. Vaughan
F. M. Roberts
Racine
Apr. 6, 1881
66
Ripon Rifles
Hugo Schultz
Ferd. Fihl
Ed. Katt
Ripon
March 28, 1876
64
Rankin Guard
W. H. Hemschemeyer
Ole Benson
Emil Baeusch
Manitowoc
Dec. 29, 1881
74
Sheridan Guard
T. H. McGrath
J. E. Coogan
W. H. Halsey
Milwaukee
June 23, 1869
73
Sherman Guard
J. W. Ferguson
G. A. Ludington Samuel Dixon
Neillsville
May 15, 1875
63
South Side Turner Rifles
T. C. Traeumer
Albert Blend
George Schmele
Milwaukee
June 5, 1879
67
Unity Guards
J. H. Cook
G. W. Henderson G. W Ghoca
Unity
Nov. 15, 1879
83
Watertown Rifles
George Henze
C. F. Zautner
N. Bruegger
Watertown
July 5, 1880
66

Source: 1882 Wisconsin Blue Book

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