The First at the head.
The First regiment, which presented a splendid appearance and marched unusually well, headed the infantry forces.
Major J. H.
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Captain Charles Gasser, the second.
The following were the staff officers:
Major E. P. Turner, surgeon;
Captain D. A. Kuyk,
assistant-surgeon;
Captain E. A. Shepherd, adjutant;
Captain J. R. Tennant, quartermaster;
Captain Cyrus Bossieux, commissary; and
Rev. Dr. Moses D. Hoge.
The figure of the beloved Presbyterian divine, as he sat erect and soldierly upon his horse, attracted considerable attention.
The non-commissioned staff, who marched with drawn swords, were
Sergeant-Major R. B. Hickok, Quartermaster-
Sergeant P. L. Falkiner,
Ordnance Sergeant H. P. Gray, Commissary-
Sergeant J. V. B. Moore, Post-Quartermaster-
Sergeant J. S. L. Owen.
The
Grays (Company A) were commanded by
Captain C. Gray Bossieux, with
Lieutenants Garrison and
Goode and nine commissioned officers.
Thirty-five privates were in line, making a total rank and file of fifty-six men.
Captain Frank Cunningham commanded the
Walker Light Guard (Company B), and his commissioned officer was
Lieutenant J. J. Haverty.
Lieutenant William Russell was assigned to duty as adjutant of the Second battalion. Fifty officers and privates of the company paraded.
Captain Harry Lee Watson, the newly-elected commandant, was at the head of Company C, which paraded thirty-five men.
Lieutenant J. B. Patton was the next officer in rank, while
Lieutenant J. R. Holstead, the other commissioned officer, was detailed as officer of the guard.
Company D, which was commanded by
First-Lieutenant Charles A. Crawford, in the absence of
Captain Gasser, who had charge of the Second battallion, turned out fifty-seven men.
Captain E. Leslie Spence, officer of the day, commanded Company E, which paraded thirty-five men. The other officers were
Lieutenants J. P. Davis and
George R. Fairlamb.
Company F, which paraded thirty-two, was commanded by
Captain George Wayne Anderson, with
Lieutenants S. J. Doswell and
G. P. Shackelford.
The
Hospital Corps of the regiment turned out in large numbers.
The following were the members in line:
Acting-Stewards Flavius Glinn,
L. H. Burwell,
H. L. Cardoza,
G. F. Ferrin,
P. E. Gibbs,
W. H. Goodliff,
Samuel Harris,
C. V. Jones,
Robert Hardwicke,
C. H. Kindervater,
H. Kindervater,
G. E. Matlock,
L. B. Samuels,
J. P. Scott,
W. R. Smith,
C. N. Pugh,
J. F. Waller,
B. P. T. Wood,
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W. H. Parker, Jr.,
L. B. Reams,
R. R. Allen,
A. G. Allen, and
G. E. Bailey.
The Drum-Corps, an important adjunct of the regiment, paraded in full force, and took no trifling part in the procession, for they made themselves heard in their characteristic way.
