Organization of the Wisconsin National Guard in 1882

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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

The Watertown Rifles

Troop B, 1-105TH Cavalry

Organization of the Wisconsin National Guard in 1882

Commander-in-Chief and Staff

First Battalion Commander
and Staff

Second Battalion Commander
and Staff

Third Battalion Commander
and Staff

Fourth Battalion Commander
and Staff

Military Companies

The Watertown Rifles

Troop B, 1-105TH Cavalry

Organization of the Wisconsin National Guard in 1882

Commander-in-Chief and Staff

First Battalion Commanderand Staff

Second Battalion Commanderand Staff

Third Battalion Commanderand Staff

Fourth Battalion Commanderand Staff

Military Companies

First Battalion Commander
and Staff

Second Battalion Commander
and Staff

Third Battalion Commander
and Staff

Fourth Battalion Commander
and Staff