Organization of the Wisconsin National Guard in 1887

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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	Earl M. Rogers	Viroqua
Surgeon General	Brigadier General	Henry Palmer	Janesville
Acting Engineer in chief	Colonel	William S. Stanley	Milwaukee
Acting Judge Advocate General	Colonel	Willard C. Bailey	Green Bay
Acting Assistant Inspector General	Colonel	Charles King	Milwaukee
Acting Assistant Inspector General	Colonel	Frederick A. Copeland	La Crosse
Acting Assistant Inspector General Rifle Practice	Colonel	M. Almy Aldrich	Milwaukee
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	H. D. Farquharson	Lancaster
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	Gottlieb Swietzer	Milwaukee
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	Calvin E. Morley	Viroqua
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	N. R. Nelson	La Crosse
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	Edgar E. Clough	Mineral Point
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	F. J. Borchardt	Milwaukee
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	John Hicks	Oshkosh
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	Henry P. Fischer	Milwaukee
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	Luigi Lomia	Madison
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	Wm. A. Wyse	Reedsburg
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	Chas. W. Mott	Milwaukee
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	Otto H. Falk	Milwaukee
Aide-de-Camp	Colonel	Chas. F. Cooley	Madison
Aide-de-Camp and Military Secretary	Colonel	Henry Casson	Viroqua
Acting Assistant Quartermaster General	Captain	John W. Curran	Sparta
Acting Assistant Adjutant General	Captain	Frederick L. Phillips	Fox Lake

First Regiment Headquarters, Monroe Janesville Guards, Bower City Rifles, Custer Rifles, Delevan Guards, Beloit City Guards, Racine Light Guard, Garfield Guard, Monroe City Guard, Governor’s Guard – Madison, and Darlington Rifles.
Colonel	Samuel J. Lewis	Monroe	Oct. 13, 1885
Lieutenant Colonel	J. B. LaGrange	Janesville	Oct. 13, 1885
Major	Allan F. Caldwell	Whitewater	Oct. 21, 1885
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	Emmett D. McGowan	Janesville	Nov. 12, 1885
Chaplain	Charles Holmes	Delavan	Jan. 26, 1885

Second Regiment Headquarters, Oshkosh Manitowoc Volunteers, Oshkosh Guards, Evergreen City Guards, Ripon Rifles, Fond du Lac Guards, Oshkosh Rifles, Appleton Light Infantry, Rankin Guard, Watertown Rifles, Beaver Dam Guards, and Prison City Guards.
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
Surgeon	F. J. Wilkie	Oshkosh	April 19, 1882
Assistant Surgeon	Llewellyn A. Bishop	Fond du Lac	May 22, 1882
Assistant Surgeon	Geo. St. Sure	Sheboygan	July 16, 1886
Adjutant	Edward Foulkes	Fond du Lac	April 15, 1883
Quartermaster	William F. Dickie	Manitowoc	April 15, 1886
Insp. of Rifle Practice	Frank P. Jones	Manitowoc	Dec. 25, 1885
Chaplain	Thomas S. Johnson	Beaver Dam	Oct. 15, 1884

Third Regiment Headquarters, La Crosse Sherman Guard, Governor’s Guard – La Crosse, Eau Claire Light Guard, Mauston Light Guard, Germania Guard, Guppy Guard, Wausau Light Guard, Ludington Guard, Sparta Rifles, and Tomah Guards.
Colonel	M. T. Moore	La Crosse	June 11, 1883
Lieutenant Colonel	B. F. Parker	Mauston	June 11, 1883
Major	T. J. George	Menomonie	June 11, 1883
Surgeon	J. B. Edwards	Mauston	Nov. 17, 1884
Assistant Surgeon	J. E. Garrey	Wausau	Nov. 17, 1884
Adjutant	Alfred F. Metzger	La Crosse	April 15, 1885
Quartermaster	George A. Lugington	Neillsville	April 15, 1885
Inpsector of Rifle Practice	G. 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, and Lincoln Guard.
Major	George P. Traeumer	Milwaukee	Jan. 2, 1886
Assistant Surgeon	F. B. Scribner	Milwaukee	March 27, 1886
Adjutant	Otto H. Falk	Milwaukee	March 9, 1886
Quartermaster	John E. Pennefeather	Milwaukee	May 14, 1885
Inspector of Rifle Practice
Chaplain	Judson Titsworth	Milwaukee	May 3, 1886

Cavalry Headquarters, Milwaukee Light Horse Squadron
Captain	George J. Schoeffel	Milwaukee	Sept. 9, 1882
First Lieut.	C. P. Huntington	Milwaukee	July 20, 1886
Second Lieut.	W. A. Nowell	Milwaukee	July 20, 1886

Artillery Headquarters, Milwaukee First Light Battery
Captain	Joseph B. Oliver	Milwaukee	May 11, 1885
First Lieut.	W. B. Roberts	Milwaukee	May 11, 1885
First Lieut.	Henry M. Thompson	Milwaukee	June 12, 1886
Second Lieut.	George A. Streeter	Milwaukee	June 12, 1886

Military Companies
Company:	Location:	Captain:	First Lieutenant:	Second Lieutenant:	Organized:	Co.	Reg.
Appleton Light Infantry	Appleton	Nathan E. Morgan		Henry Becker	Oct. 27, 1881	G	2
Beloit City Guard	Beloit	Chalmers Ingersoll	E. J. Bending	A. F. Ayer	Aug. 31, 1877	E	1
Bower City Rifles	Janesville	Frederick H. Koebelin	Joseph Clark	Perry E. Frink	Aug. 18, 1878	B	1
Beaver Dam Guards	Beaver Dam	O. F. Weaver	John Carroll	E. E. Lewis	Oct. 4, 1880	K	2
Custer Rifles	Whitewater	J. D. Hogan	F. B. Goodhue	James Johnson	July 7, 1877	C	1
Darlington Rifles	Darlington	George S. Anthony	Edmund Scott	Chas. R. Ferrin	July 8, 1884	K	1
Delavan Guard	Delavan	B. J. Wilson	I. Y. Fitzer, Jr.	O. W. Blanchard	April 27, 1880	D	1
Evergreen City Guards	Sheboygan	Chas. A. Born	H. W. Trester	Otto Gussenhainer	Nov. 4, 1877	C	2
Eau Claire City Guards	Eau Claire	Victor Wolf	John Boisang	Wm. Zimmerman	June 30, 1885	C	3
Fond du Lac Guards	Fond du Lac	Charles J. Hunter	G. H. McNeel	Ed. T. Markel	April 9, 1880	E	2
First Light Battery	Milwaukee	Joseph B. Oliver	W. B. Roberts Henry M. Thompson	George A. Streeter	May 11, 1885
Garfield Guard	Racine	W. H. Brigham	Charles K. Erwin	Louis Haglos	Aug. 30, 1881	G	1
Germania Guard	Wausau	Henry J. Steady	Emil Eggebrecht	H. W. Van Tassel	Jan. 10, 1875	E	3
Governor’s Guard	Madison	William Helm	George Joachim	George Neckerman	Mar. 24, 1875	I	1
Governor’s Guard	La Crosse	Julius Kircheis	George Will	E. H. Kaulfuss	Aug. 1, 1873	B	3
Guppy Guard	Portage	Volney E. Brewer	George C. Carnagie	James Older	June 23, 1877	F	3
Janesville Guard	Janesville	M. A. Newman	Robert McLean	N. Z. La Grange	Aug. 8, 1878	A	1
Kosciusko Guard	Milwaukee	F. J. Borchardt	Martin Schubert	Roman Czerwinski	Aug. 24, 1877	B	4
Light Horse Squadron	Milwaukee	George J. Schoeffel	C. P. Huntington	W. A. Nowell	April 27, 1880	S*
Lincoln Guard	Milwaukee	C. W. G. Miller	Wm. Dahlman	Emil Wilde	May 2, 1881	D	4
Ludington Guard	Menomonie	George R. Brewer	Sewall A. Peterson	Amasa S. Ladd	Jan. 16, 1877	H	3
Manitowoc Volunteers	Manitowoc	Albert C. Becker	Ferdinand Schultz	Alex. Dusold	July 18, 1868	A	2
Mauston Light Guard	Mauston	Henry Schall	W. P. Winsor	Frank A. Underwood	Oct. 11, 1875	D	3
Monroe City Guard	Monroe	Samuel P. Shadel	Charles A. Lizar	J. H. Durst	Mar. 30, 1882	H	1
Oshkosh Guards	Oshkosh	Geo. B. McC. Hilton	Nicholas P. Kolf	Morris L. Eversz	March 25, 1876	B	2
Oshkosh Rifles	Oshkosh	C. R. Boardman	F. A. Pike	Julius A. Nemitz	April 8, 1880	F	2
Prison City Guards	Waupun	J. H. Elkins	C. H. Lindsley	F. S. Keech	June 26, 1885	L	2
Racine Light Guard	Racine	John T. Vaughan	W. C. Hood	Christmas Evans	Apr. 6, 1881	F	1
Rankin Guards	Manitowoc	Emil Baensch	Wm. Kunz		Dec. 29, 1881	H	2
Ripon Rifles	Ripon	F. W. Gruetzmacher	Emil Reek	Otto Johnson	March 28, 1879	D	2
Sherman Guard	Neillsville	William Poate	Joseph Morely	Elroy Robinson	May 15, 1875	A	3
Sheridan Guard	Milwaukee	John E. Coogan	William J. Malone	Arthur R. Hanley	June 23, 1869	A	4
South Side Turner Rifles	Milwaukee	Albert Bleuel	Herman Kloehn	Henry Hesse, Jr.	June 20, 1879	C	4
Sparta Rifles	Sparta	John J. Esch	Timothy O. Thorbus	John Saxe	Sept. 27, 1883	I	3
Tomah Guards	Tomah	George Graham	Louis Schalle	Hubert D. Powers	May 28, 1884	K	3
Watertown Rifles	Watertown	Albert Solliday	Nicholas Bruegger	Wm. Wurtzler	July 7, 1880	I	2
Wausau Light Guard	Wausau	J. D. Womer	Orlando Holway	Louis F. Sandry	Dec. 30, 1882	G	3
S* = separate company.

Source: 1887 Wisconsin Blue Book

The Watertown Rifles

Troop B, 1-105TH Cavalry

Organization of the Wisconsin National Guard in 1887

Commander-in-Chief and Staff

First Regiment

Headquarters, Monroe

Second Regiment

Headquarters, Oshkosh

Third Regiment

Headquarters, La Crosse

Fourth Battalion

Headquarters, Milwaukee

Cavalry

Headquarters, Milwaukee

Artillery

Headquarters, Milwaukee

Military Companies