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Company
G comprises men from Van Buren and Cass counties and the
southwestern part of the state. The company is well disciplined
and in good condition in every way.
Captain
Nathan F. Simpson is an insurance man from Decatur. The company
was originally organized by him and called the Simpson Irish
Guards. His men show the effects of fine training which is the
best of evidence that he possesses all the requisites of an
efficient officer.
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FIRST
LIEUT.. HARRY W. BUSH |
First
Lieutenant Harry W. Bush of Kalamazoo enlisted in Company C,
Second Regiment in 1880, filling every office in turn from
private to lieutenant. He is a very capable officer and a good
example of the right man in the right place.
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SECOND
LIEUT. BRET H. CROCKETT |
Bert
H. Crockett, second lieutenant, is a lawyer from Decatur. He has
had good military training, having served four years in the
Illinois National Guards and is a most able and popular officer.
| Nathan T. Simpson,
Captain |
Hartford |
| Harry W. Bush,
1st Lieutenant |
Kalamazoo |
| Bret H. Crockett, 2d
Lieutenant |
Decatur |
| Harry P. Wilcox,
Sergeant |
Dowagiac |
| S.
L. Lawton, Sergeant |
Lawton |
| Warren J. Clark,
Sergeant |
Lawrence |
| Adelbert D.
Hurlbut, Sergeant |
Lansing |
| Thos.
R. Masten, Sergeant |
Brownville |
| Artemus
Rathburn, Sergeant |
Dowagiac |
| Milton Scattergood,
Corporal |
Dowagiac |
| Edgar M. Snow,
Jr., Corporal |
Paw
Paw |
| Frank
Shurer, Corporal |
Bangor |
| F.
H. Slee, Corporal |
Bangor |
| Will
F. Sweet, Corporal |
Lawrence |
| Harry E. Huff,
Corporal |
Dowagiac |
|
Glenn M. Gardner, Corporal |
Dowagiac |
| Richard Abrams,
Corporal |
Lawrence |
| Clare E.
Burleigh, Corporal |
Kalamazoo |
| Lewis M.
Peake, Corporal |
Niles |
| John
McKay, Corporal |
Lawton |
| Ed. A. Bush,
Corporal |
Lawton |
| Chester
E. Warner, Musician |
Lawton |
| Frank
J. Hardy, Musician |
Detroit |
| Duane McAllister,
Wagoner |
Lawrence |
| Frank E.
Blood, Artificer |
Vandalia |
| PRIVATES |
| Ackerman,
Clarence H. |
Bangor |
| Baldwin, William
M. |
Vandalia |
| Bates, Relly
T. |
Paw
Paw |
| Berkenstock, John
J. |
Fowlerville |
| Branch, Geo.
F. |
Lawrence |
| Brazill, Stephen
A. |
Kalamazoo |
| Bocker,
Claude |
Kalamazoo |
| Boughton, Thomas
D. |
Charlotte |
| Boyer, William
S. |
Bunton |
| Bunting,
Edward |
Sturgis |
| Burt,
Elijah |
Niles |
| Bush, Fred
J. |
Kalamazoo |
| Chapton,
Lewis M. |
Paw
Paw |
| Comber, Gail
A. |
Lawrence |
| Cookingham,
Germ |
Sturgis |
| Cookingham,
Warren |
Sturgis |
| Cramer, John
L. |
St.
Joseph |
| Cramer, William
H. |
St.
Joseph |
| Cronk, John
Ira |
Lawton |
| Curtis, Fred
A. |
Volinia |
| Daniels, Chas.
D. |
Lawrence |
|
Decker, Bert |
Bloomingdale |
| Deneke, Chas.
H. |
Hartford |
|
Dereudinger, Walter S. |
South
Lyons |
| Dewey,
Homer |
Silver
Creek |
| Diver, Ellis
D. |
Marshall |
| Elliott, Lucius
W. |
Northville |
| Enos, George
H. |
Dowagiac |
|
Fay, Edward |
Kalamazoo |
| Force, Lewis
B. |
St.
Joseph |
| Fox, William
E. |
Decatur |
| Gardner,
Albert |
Lima |
| Gibson, Chas.
F. |
Grand
Rapids |
| Gregg,
Samuel |
Dowagiac |
| Griffin, John
J. |
Lawton |
| Hall, James
W. |
Decatur |
| Harbin,
Frank |
Bangor |
| Harbin,
Frederick |
St.
Joseph |
| Harmon, Frank
C. |
Northville |
| Hatfield, John
W. |
Niles |
| Henion, Peter
D. |
Lawton |
|
Holland, Perry R. |
Lawrence |
| Huber, William
L. |
Charlotte |
| Hurlbut,
Clarence S. |
Lansing |
| Ives, Ray
H. |
Cassopolis |
| Jenkins, Andrew
J. |
Paw Paw |
| Kelly, Patrick
E. |
Dowagiac |
| Labady, Willie
C. |
Decatur |
| Lampson, Orson
R. |
Sturgis |
| Lister, Bert
S. |
Buchanan |
| Loshbough,
James H. |
Dowagiac |
| Mahoney,
Henry |
Decatur |
| Maloy, Matt
M. |
Dowagiac |
| Mann, Ernest
J. |
Dowagiac |
| Martin, Arba
A. |
Lawrence |
| Martin, Merrit
E. |
Paw
Paw |
| Mathews, William
H. |
Niles |
| McFeeter,
Emerson |
Kalamazoo |
| McIntyre, Willie H.
H. |
Decatur |
|
Moran, James F. |
Dailey |
| Morley,
Henry A. |
Lawton |
| Myers, Dennis
B. |
Dowagiac |
| Oaks, Robert
B. |
Decatur |
| Osborn,
William |
Kalamazoo |
|
Powers, Loomis F. |
Glenwood |
| Pike, William
A. |
Decatur |
| Rock,
Fred |
Lawton |
| Saulsbury, Guy
L. |
Dailey |
| Schlachter, William
F. |
Sturgis |
| Searls, Frank
M. |
Niles |
| Shoemaker, John
L. |
Lawrence |
| Slee, Arthur
S. |
Chicago,
Ill. |
| Smith, James
G. |
Dowagiac |
|
Smith, Marshall D. |
Cassopolis |
| Spencer,
Adam |
Detroit |
| Sprague,
Benj. E. |
Plymouth |
| Sweet, Burr
T. |
Lawrence |
| Trysto, Ernest
F. |
Northville |
|
Underwood, Roland B. |
Penn |
| White, Chas.
H. |
San Francisco, Cal. |
| Wicks,
Adelbert C. |
Dowagiac |
| Willis, Orville
Lee |
Bangor |
|
Wilson, Joseph
L.
|
Lawton |
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