Organization of the Wisconsin National Guard in 1883

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Commander-in-Chief and Staff
Office:	Rank:	Name:	Residence:
Commander-in-Chief	Governor	Jeremiah M. Rusk	Viroqua
Adjutant General	Brigadier General	Chandler P. Chapman	Madison
Quartermaster General	Brigadier General	Jerome A. Watrous	Milwaukee
Surgeon General	Brigadier General	Henry Palmer	Janesville
Aide-de-Camp and Chief Engineer	Colonel	Edwin E. Woodman	Baraboo
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	Gotlieb Sweitzer	Milwaukee
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	Willard C. Bailey	Green Bay
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	Charles King	Madison
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	John D. Cleen	Galesville
Aide-de-Camp and Military Secretary	Colonel	L. J. Rusk	Viroqua
Aide-de-Camp to Quartmaster General	Captain	John W. Curran	Sparta

First Regiment Headquarters, Janesville Janesville Guards, Bower City Rifles, Custer Rifles, Delevan Guard, Beloit City Guard, Racine Light Guard, Garfield Guard and Monroe City Guard.
Colonel	W. B. Britton	Janesville	April 6, 1882
Lieutenant Colonel	H. H. McLenegan	Beloit	April 6, 1882
Major	Frank M. Reed	Racine	April 6, 1882
Surgeon	Geo. C. Chittenden	Janesville	May 22, 1882
Assistant Surgeon	F. W. Byers	Monroe	May 22, 1882
Adjutant	M. A. Newman	Janesville	Feb. 1, 1879
Quartermaster	C. E. Jones	Beloit	April 16, 1881
Judge Advocate	J. W. Bates	Janesville	May 22, 1882

Second Regiment Headquarters, Oshkosh Manitowoc Volunteers, Oshkosh Guard, Evergreen City Guard, Ripon Rifles, Fond du Lac Guard, Oshkosh Rifles, Appleton Light Infantry, and Rankin Guard.
Colonel	Gabe Bouck	Oshkosh	April 19, 1882
Lieutenant Colonel
Major	J. H. Marston	Appleton	April 19, 1882
Surgeon	F. J. Wilkie	Oshkosh	April 19, 1882
Assistant Surgeon	L. A. Bishop	Fond du Lac	May 22, 1882
Adjutant	W. S. Wheeler	Oshkosh	April 19, 1882
Quartermaster	John Keneally	Fond du Lac	Feb. 19, 1882
Judge Advocate	Emil Bauesch	Manitowoc	April 19, 1882

Third Battalion Headquarters, La Crosse Sherman Guard, Governor’s Guard, of La Crosse, La Crosse Light Guard and Mauston Guard.
Lieutenant Colonel	M. T. Moore	La Crosse	May 19, 1881
Major	B. F. Parker	Mauston	June 24, 1881
Assistant Surgeon	Chas. E. Rogers	La Crosse	July 3, 1882
Adjutant	Louis Tillmaus	La Crosse	June 24, 1881
Quartermaster	John R. Canon	Neillsville	June 24, 1882
Judge Advocate	Lewis J. Glass	Marshfield	March 28, 1882

Fourth Battalion Headquarters, Madison Governor’s Guard, of Madison, Guppy Guard, Lake City Guard, Watertown Rifles and Burchard Guard.
Lieutenant Colonel	C. P. Chapman	Madison	May 19, 1881
To January 2, 1882, when promoted Adjutant General.
Adjutant	William Helm	Madison	June 14, 1881
To June 13, 1882, when promoted Captain Co. A, 4th Battalion.
Assistant Surgeon	W. E. Spalding	Watertown	June 14, 1881
Quartermaster	Geo. A. Carnagie	Portage	Oct. 13, 1880

Military Companies
Company:	Location:	Captain:	First Lieutenant:	Second Lieutenant:	Organized:	Co.	Reg.
Appleton Light Infantry	Appleton		W. H. Chilson	Henry Tillman	Oct. 27, 1881	G	2
Beloit City Guard	Beloit	C. H. Parmely	E. J. Bending	W. T. Bois	Aug. 31, 1877	E	1
Bower City Rifles	Janesville	J. B. La Grange	John Andrews	C. E. Brown	Aug. 18, 1878	B	1
Burchard Guard	Beaver Dam	O. F. Weaver	F. F. Conydon	John Carroll	Oct. 4, 1880	E	4
Custer Rifles	Whitewater	Allen F. Caldwell	Joel W. Richmond	Charles J. Walton	July 7, 1877	C	1
Delavan Guard	Delavan	Horace L. Clark	R. J. Wilson	I. Y. Fitzer, Jr.	April 27, 1880	D	1
Evergreen City Guard	Sheboygan	C. A. Born	H. W. Trester		Nov. 24, 1877	C	2
Fond du Lac Guard	Fond du Lac	S. L. Brasted	Jos. D. Radford	Anthony A. Kelly	April 9, 1880	E	2
Garfield Guard	Racine	James W. Greely	Fred A. Schwartz	M. A. Bowers	Aug. 30, 1881	G	1
Germania Guard	Wausau	Carl H. Mueller	Karl Krueger	Wm. Abraham	Jan. 10, 1875	S*
Governor’s Guard	Madison	William Helm	John Heyl	Geo. Neckerman	Mar. 24, 1875	A	4
Governor’s Guard	La Crosse	F. J. Toeller	F. X. Wiegel	Julius Kirchies	Aug. 1, 1873	B	3
Guppy Guard	Portage	Volney E. Brewer	Geo. C. Carnagie	Thomas J. Wells	June 23, 1877	B	4
Janesville Guard	Janesville	H. A. Smith	M. A. Newman	Charles F. Glass	Aug. 8, 1878	A	1
Kosciusko Guard	Milwaukee	F. J. Borchardt	L. Nillhaelske	W. Schubert	Aug. 24, 1877	S*
La Crosse Light Guard	La Crosse	F. A. Copeland	F. H. Hankerson	Charles P. Crosby	Aug. 14, 1878	C	3
Lake City Guard	Madison	C. P. Chapman	A. C. Burdick		May 27, 1879	C	4
Light Horse Squadron	Milwaukee	George J. Schoeffel	F. M. Montgomery	J. Knoernschild	April 27, 1880	S*
Lincoln Guard	Milwaukee	A. F. Dahlman	C. W. G. Miller	William Miller	May 2, 1881	S*
Ludington Guard	Menomonie	Thomas J. George	George R. Brewer		Jan. 16, 1877	S*
Manitowoc Volunteers	Manitowoc	F. Becker	Henry Schweitzer	W. Menge	July 18, 1868	A	2
Mauston Light Guard	Mauston	Henry Schall	William P. Winsor	Frank Underwood	Oct. 11, 1875	D	3
Monroe City Guard	Monroe	Samuel J. Lewis	Samuel P. Shadel	Andrew Arnott	Mar. 30, 1882	H	1
Oshkosh Guard	Oshkosh	W. H. Patton	H. W. Leach	Otto Laabs	March 25, 1876	B	2
Oshkosh Rifles	Oshkosh	J. W. Ruby			April 8, 1880	F	2
Racine Light Guard	Racine	George A. Graves	John T. Vaughan	F. M. Roberts	Apr. 6, 1881	F	1
Rankin Guard	Manitowoc	W. H. Hemschemeyer	Ole Benson	Emil Baeusch	Dec. 29, 1881	I	2
Ripon Rifles	Ripon	Hugo Schultz	Edward Kath	H. E. Giese	March 28, 1878	D	2
Sherman Guard	Neillsville	J. W. Ferguson	G. A. Ludington	Samuel Dixon	May 15, 1875	A	3
Sheridan Guard	Milwaukee	W. P. O’Connor	John E. Coogan	Wm. H. Halsey	June 23, 1869	S*
South Side Turner Rifles	Milwaukee	Geo. P. Traeumer	Albert B. Cuel	Herman Kloen	June 20, 1879	S*
Watertown Rifles	Watertown	Albert Solliday	C. F. Zautner	Nich. Breugger	July 7, 1880	D	4
Wausau Light Guard	Wausau	J. D. Worner	Charles F. Crosby	Donald J. Murray	Dec. 30, 1882	S*
S* = Separate companies unassigned.

Source: 1883 Wisconsin Blue Book

The Watertown Rifles

Troop B, 1-105TH Cavalry

Organization of the Wisconsin National Guard in 1883

Commander-in-Chief and Staff

First Regiment

Headquarters, Janesville

Second Regiment

Headquarters, Oshkosh

Third Battalion

Headquarters, La Crosse

Fourth Battalion

Headquarters, Madison

Military Companies