Organization of the Wisconsin National Guard in 1889

Commander-in-Chief and Staff
Office: Rank:
 Name: Residence:
Commander-in-Chief
 Governor
 William D. Hoard
 Fort Atkinson
Adjutant General
 Brigadier General George W. Burchard
 Fort Atkinson
Quartermaster General
 Brigadier General Michael Griffin
 Eau Claire
Surgeon General
 Brigadier General Henry Palmer Janesville
Assistant Inspector General
 Colonel
 Charles King
 Milwaukee
Acting Inspector Rifle Practice
 Colonel
 Theodore W. Goldin
 Janesville
Acting Judge Advocate General
 Colonel
 Isaac H. Wing
 Bayfield
Acting Engineer in Chief
 Colonel
 David W. Curtis
 Fort Atkinson
Military Secretary Colonel
 Henry Casson
 Viroqua
Aide-de-Camp
 Colonel
 Jesse Stone
 Watertown
Aide-de-Camp
 Colonel
 Frederick Becker
 Manitowoc
Aide-de-Camp
 Colonel
 James A. Cole
 Madison
Aide-de-Camp
 Colonel
 George W. Peck
 Milwaukee
Assistant Adjutant General
 Major
 Frederick L. Phillips
 Fox Lake
Assistant Quartermaster General
 Major John W. Curran Sparta


First Regiment

Headquarters, Madison

Janesville Light Infantry, Custer Rifles - Whitewater, Delevan Guards, Beloit City Guard, Racine Light Guard, Garfield Guard - Racine, Monroe City Guard, Governor's Guard - Madison, and Darlington Rifles.
Colonel
 William Helm
 Madison Oct. 22, 1888
Lieutenant Colonel
 Allan F. Caldwell Whitewater Oct. 22, 1888
Major
 Samuel P. Schadel
 Monroe
 Jun. 18, 1888
Major
 Melvin A. Newman
 Janesville
 Nov. 12, 1888
Surgeon Frederick W. Byers Monroe Nov. 6, 1885
Assistant Surgeon
 Theodore W. Evans
 Madison
 Aug. 13, 1885
Assistant Surgeon
 F. R. Garlock
 Racine
 Feb. 6, 1886
Adjutant Charles S. Young
 Monroe Oct. 18. 1886
Quartermaster Joel W. Richmond
 Whitewater Apr. 15, 1885
Insp. of Rifle Practice
 Joseph B. Doe, Jr.
 Janesville
 July 26, 1887
Chaplain
 Charles H. Lemon
 Waukesha
 July 26, 1887


Second Regiment

Headquarters, Oshkosh

Manitowoc Volunteers, Oshkosh Guards, Evergreen City Guards - Sheboygan, Ripon Rifles, Fond du Lac Guards, Oshkosh Rifles, Appleton Light Infantry, Rankin Guards - Manitowoc, Beaver Dam Guards, and Prison City Guards - Waupun.
Colonel
 Worthie H. Patton Oshkosh Feb. 8, 1886
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony A. Kelly Fond du Lac Feb. 8, 1886
Major
 Fritz Becker
 Manitowoc
 Feb. 8, 1886
Major
 Orland F. Weaver
 Beaver Dam
 March 20, 1888
Surgeon
 Frederick J. Wilkie Oshkosh
 April 19, 1882
Assistant Surgeon
 Frank C. Moulding
 Watertown
 June 11, 1887
Assistant Surgeon A. J. Schweichler
 Manitowoc
 June 21, 1887
Adjutant
 Albert Solliday
 Watertown
 May 22, 1882
Quartermaster
 William F. Dickie
 Manitowoc
 April 15, 1885
Insp. of Rifle Practice Gordon H. McNeel
 Fond du Lac
 April 13, 1887
Chaplain
 Thomas S. Johnson
 Beaver Dam
 Oct. 15, 1884


Third Regiment

Headquarters, La Crosse

Sherman Guard - Neillsville, Governor's Guard - La Crosse, Hudson City Guard, Mauston Light Guard, Griffin Rifles - Eau Claire, Guppy Guard - Portage, Wausau Light Guard, Ludington Guard - Menomonie, Sparta Rifles, and Tomah Guards.
Colonel
 Martin T. Moore La Crosse
 June 11, 1883
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin F. Parker Mauston June 11, 1883
Major
 Thomas J. George
 Menomonie
 June 11, 1883
Major
 Jacob D. Womer
 Wausau
 Aug. 23, 1884
Surgeon
 John B. Edwards
 Mauston
 Nov. 17, 1888
Assistant Surgeon John E. Garrey
 Wausau
 Nov. 17, 1884
Adjutant
 Alfred F. Metzger
 La Crosse
 April 15, 1885
Quartermaster
 George A. Lugington
 Neillsville
 April 15, 1885
Insp. of Rifle Practice Gurdon H. Winsor
 Mauston
 June 26, 1886
Chaplain
 James P. Galiger
 Tomah
 Sept. 20, 1884


Fourth Battalion

Headquarters, Milwaukee

Sheridan Guard, Kosciusko Guard, South Side Turner Rifles, Lincoln Guard, and Rusk Guard.
Lieutenant Colonel
 Otto H. Falk
 Milwaukee
 Oct. 29, 1888
Major
 Louis Auer
 Milwaukee
 Dec. 18, 1888
Assistant Surgeon Harry E. Bradley
 Milwaukee
 Nov. 3, 1888
Adjutant Horace M. Seaman
 Milwaukee July 5, 1887
Quartermaster Edward Shea
 Milwaukee Dec. 24, 1888
Insp. of Rifle Practice George H. Russell
 Milwaukee
 Oct, 29, 1888
Chaplain
 Judson Titsworth
 Milwaukee
 May 3, 1886


Cavalry

Headquarters, Milwaukee

Light Horse Squadron
Assistant Surgeon
 Horace M. Brown
 Milwaukee
 Aug. 31, 1883


Artillery

Headquarters, Milwaukee

First Light Battery
Assistant Surgeon
 James A. McLeod
 Milwaukee
 Nov. 22, 1886


Military Companies
Company:
 Co. Reg. Organized: Location:
 Strength
Jan. 1, '89:
 Captain:
 First Lieutenant:
 Second Lieutenant:
Appleton Light Infantry
 G
 2
 Oct. 27, 1881 Appleton 62
 Nathan E. Morgan
 Charles A. Green
 Harry W. Cook
Beloit City Guard
 E
 1
 Aug. 31, 1877 Beloit 58
 Albert F. Ayer
 Thos. J. Rogers
 Frederick W. Parsons
Beaver Dam Guards
 K
 2
 Oct. 4, 1880 Beaver Dam 48
 Elbridge E. Lewis John F. Guilfoyle
 Julius Morrow
Custer Rifles
 C
 1
 July 7, 1877 Whitewater 61
 John D. Hogan
 Frank B. Goodhue
 James R. Johnson
Darlington Rifles
 K
 1
 July 8, 1884 Darlington
 51
 Lyman F. Gray
 Pence Van Hook
Delavan Guard
 D
 1
 April 27, 1880 Delavan 55
 Richard J. Wilson Orrin W. Blanchard
 Emmet A. Woodford
Evergreen City Guards
 C
 2
 Nov. 4, 1877 Sheboygan 64
 Charles A. Born
 Henry W. Trester Richard Goldschmidt
Fond du Lac Guards
 E
 2
 April 9, 1880 Fond du Lac 61
 Charles J. Hunter
 Ed. T. Markel
 Louis H. Gillet
First Light Battery

May 11, 1885
 Milwaukee
 65
 Joseph B. Oliver
 Henry M. Thompson
George A. Streeter
 Howard J. Gilson
Garfield Guard G
 1
 Aug. 30, 1881 Racine 59
 Henry Jerstad
 Austin W. Erwin
 Christopher Millstead
Governor's Guard
 I
 1
 Mar. 24, 1875 Madison 63
 George H. Joachim
 George M. Neckerman Henry Quintmeyer
Governor's Guard
 B
 3
 Aug. 1, 1873 La Crosse 65
 Julius E. Kirchies George Will
 Ernst H. Kaulfuss
Griffin Rifles
 E
 3
 Oct. 20, 1888
 Eau Claire
 68
 Harry B. McMaster
 Joseph M. Ballard
 John F. Farr
Guppy Guard
 F
 3
 June 23, 1877 Portage 52
 George C. Carnagie James A. Older George Voertman
Hudson City Guard
 C
 3
 June 18, 1887
 Hudson
 64
 Alfred P. Goss
 Henry F. Dinsmore
 James A. Freer
Janesville Light Infantry
 A
 1
 Dec. 1, 1887 Janesville 64
 Frederick H. Koebelin
 Robert W. McLean
 George G. Paris
Kosciusko Guard
 B 4
 Aug. 24, 1877 Milwaukee 62
 Francis J. Borchardt
 Lucas J. Michalski
 Roman Czerwinski
Light Horse Squadron

April 27, 1880 Milwaukee 63
 Charles P. Huntington
 Winslow A. Nowell
 Rudolph G. Richter
Lincoln Guard
 D
 4
 May 2, 1881 Milwaukee 59
 Emil Wilde Andrew J. Kluppak
 Constant Rennicke
Ludington Guard
 H
 3
 Jan. 16, 1877 Menomonie 56
 George R. Brewer Milton O. Doolittle
 Amasa S. Ladd
Manitowoc Volunteers
 A
 2
 July 18, 1868 Manitowoc 71
 Albert C. Becker
 Edward Wendorf
 Emil Schmidt
Mauston Light Guard
 D
 3
 Oct. 11, 1875 Mauston 50
 William F. Winsor Frank A. Underwood William A. Grimmer
Monroe City Guard
 H
 1
 Mar. 30, 1882 Monroe
 65
 Daniel A. Stearns
 Rice D. Gorham
 Paul M. Schroeder
Oshkosh Guards
 B
 2
 March 25, 1876 Oshkosh 71
 Geo. B. McC. Hilton
 Nicholas P. Kolf
 Thomas A. Quinn
Oshkosh Rifles
 F
 2
 April 8, 1880 Oshkosh 64
 Charles R. Boardman
 Julius A. Nemitz
 Henry W. Koch
Prison City Guards
 L
 2
 June 26, 1885
 Waupun
 51
 C. H. Lindsley
 Peter Linnen
 Rufus H. Oliver
Racine Light Guard
 F
 1
 Apr. 6, 1881 Racine 62
 William C. Hood Christmas Evans
 Hubert A. Wood
Rankin Guard H
 2
 Dec. 29, 1881 Manitowoc 53
 William Brandt
 William Abel
 August Biegel
Ripon Rifles
 D
 2
 March 28, 1879 Ripon 59
 Frank W. Gruetzmacher Emil Reek
 Richard Wallner
Rusk Guard
 E
 4
 Oct. 29, 1888
 Milwaukee
 76
 Oscar B. Zwietusch
 Hiram E. Manville
 Charles R. Williams
Sherman Guard A
 3
 May 15, 1875 Neillsville 69
 George A. Ure
 John W. Hommel
 Ralph H. Tolford
Sheridan Guard
 A
 4
 Jan. 23, 1869 Milwaukee 65
 John E. Coogan Arthur R. Hanley
 John J. Lynch
South Side Turner Rifles
 C
 4
 June 20, 1879 Milwaukee 70
 Albert Bleuel Herman Kloehn Emil F. Deuster
Sparta Rifles
 I
 3
 Sept. 27, 1883 Sparta
 41
 Timothy O. Thorbus
 Bertram O. Raymond
 Wm. A. Dickinson
Tomah Guards
 K
 3
 May 28, 1884 Tomah
 63
 Ranolph A. Richards
 Louis Schalle
 Luman C. Warriner
Wausau Light Guard
 G
 3
 Dec. 30, 1882 Wausau
 75
 Luelle Bellis
 Louis A. Pradt
 Nathaniel B. Eldred

Source: 1889 Wisconsin Blue Book

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