A History of the National Guard of Indiana, from the Beginning of the Militia System in 1787 to the Present Time, Including the Services of Indiana Troops in the War with Spain

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W.D. Pratt, printer, 1901 - Indiana - 408 pages
 

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Page 8 - That every citizen so enrolled and notified, shall, within six months thereafter, provide himself with a good musket, or firelock, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints, and a knapsack, a pouch, with a box therein to contain not less than twenty-four cartridges, suited to the bore of his musket or firelock, each cartridge to contain a proper quantity of powder and ball : or, with a good rifle, knapsack, shot pouch, and powder horn, twenty balls, suited to the bore of his rifle, and a quarter...
Page 399 - The officers of the regiment will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. BY ORDER OF LIEOT.
Page 280 - II, 1864, when he was discharged by reason of expiration of term of service.
Page 132 - He had the honor of being the youngest member of the House of Representatives...
Page 36 - Norris' company also behaved well. Hargrove's and "Wilkins' companies were placed in a situation where they had no opportunity of distinguishing themselves, or, I am satisfied, they would have done it. This was the case with the squadron of dragoons also. After Major Daveiss.
Page 6 - And, whereas, in the infant state of a country, defense and protection are absolutely essential, all male inhabitants of the age of sixteen and upwards, shall be armed, equipped and accoutred in the following manner : with a musket and bayonet, or rifle, cartridge box and pouch, or powder horn and bullet pouch, with forty rounds of cartridges, or one pound of powder and four pounds of lead, priming wire and brush, and six flints.
Page 36 - Daveiss. had received his wound, knowing it to be mortal, I promoted Captain Parke to the majority, than whom there is no better officer. My two...
Page 394 - Corps are Inseparably connected, for the sixty regulars — men and officers — were but a framework to the one hundred and sixteen officers and one thousand men in the Volunteers. Apart from the chief signal officer, every regular signal officer but one served as a volunteer, and all, without exception, have been merged and unified into one command. With the war practically ended, the brief recital of your services...
Page 36 - Clark, and his Aidde-camp George Croghan, Esq., were also very serviceably employed. Colonel Joseph Bartholomew, a very valuable officer, commanded, under Colonel Boyd, the militia infantry. He was wounded early in the action, and his services lost to me. Major GRC Floyd, the senior of the Fourth United States regiment, commanded immediately the battalion of that regiment, which was in the front line.
Page 38 - ... wear a French military hat, blue cloth coat, turned up, with buff or scarlet, with gold epaulettes, white small clothes or buff, also boots and spurs." The commander-in-chief was authorized to appoint two aides-de-camp, to have the rank of colonel. It was also provided that the adjutant-general and the quartermaster-general should have the rank of colonel, and the pay of the adjutant-general was fixed at |25 per annum in time of peace and |50 per annum in time of war.

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