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ROSTER OF IOWA NATIONAL GUARD, 1911/1912.
Transcribed from "Iowa Official Register, 1911/1912" pg. 292-304. 

--COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF--

B.F. CARROLL, Governor of Iowa
} inaugurated January 14, 1909 
} inaugurated January 12, 1911

--STAFF OF COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF--

Brigadier General Guy E. LOGAN, Red Oak, Adjutant-General & Chief of Staff.  
Date of commission February 1, 1909.

Colonel Edwin E. LUCAS, Fairfield, Assistant Adjutant General. Date of commission 
February 1, 1909

Aids: 
-Colonel William G. DOWS, Cedar Rapids.  Date of commission February 1, 1909.
-Colonel John C. LOPER, Des Moines.  Date of commission July 6, 1909.
-Colonel  Hugh B. HEDGE, Des Moines.  Date of commission February 1, 1909.
-Colonel William LARRABEE, Jr., Clermont.  Date of commission April 5, 1909.
-Colonel Charles J. WILSON, Washington.  Date of commission July 6, 1909.
-Colonel Henry H. CANFIELD,  Boone.  Date of commission April 26, 1909.
-Lieutenant Colonel George L. GARTON, Des Moines.  Date of commission February 1, 1909.
-Lieutenant Colonel George L. GOODALE, Lenox.  Date of commission February 1, 1909.
-Lieutenant Colonel Ernest R. MOORE, Cedar Rapids.  Date of commission April 5, 1909.
-Lieutenant Colonel George A. Smith, Clinton.  Date of commission July 6, 1909.
-Lieutenant Colonel Charles E. FOX, Muscatine.  Date of commission August 2, 1909.
-Lieutenant Colonel Frank H. KINCAID, Davenport.  Date of commission November 11, 1909.

On detail by the War Department under provisions of the act approved January 21, 1903:  
Major Jerauld A. OLMSTED, U.S.A., retired.

--STAFF CORPS AND DEPARTMENTS--

Adjutant General's Department.
-Brigadier General Guy E. LOGAN, Adjutant General, Chief of Department. Date of 
commission [not given]
-Major Herman KNAPP, Ames, Adjutant General.  Date of commission September 3, 1909.

Judge Advocate General's Department.
-Lieutenant Colonel Chas. G. SAUNDERS, Council Bluffs, Chief of Department.  Date of 
commission July 6, 1909.

Quartermaster's Department.
-General Guy E. LOGAN, Adjutant General, Chief of Department.
-Major Elliott E. LAMBERT, Newton, Quartermaster.  Date of commission July 20, 1909.

Subsistence Department.
-Brigadier General Guy E. LOGAN, Adjutant General, Chief of Department.
-Major Herbert E. HADLEY, Nevada, Commissary.  Date of commission June 1, 1910.

Medical Department.
-Lieutenant Colonel David S. FAIRCHILD, Jr., Clinton, Chief Surgeon.  Date of 
commission July 6, 1909.

Surgeons-
-Major Edward L. MARTINDALE, Clinton.  Date of commission May 7, 1906
-Major Wilbur S. CONKLING, Des Moines.  Date of commission May 16, 1906.
-Major William JENSON, Sioux City.  Date of commission January 21, 1908.
-Major Donald MACRAE, Council Bluffs.  Date of commission September 3, 1909.

Assistant Surgeons-
-Captain Charles S. KRAUSE, Cedar Rapids.  Date of commission May 29, 1906.
-Captain Frank J. MURPHY, Sioux City.  Date of commission January 21, 1908.
-Captain Edward M. MYERS, Boone.   Date of commission July 14, 1906.
-Captain Herbert R. SUGG, Clinton.  Date of commission April 2, 1907.
-Captain Thomas F. DUHIGG, Des Moines.  Date of commission April 22, 1907.
-First Lieutenant Walter R. BROCK, Sheldon.  Date of commission  January 21, 1908.
-First Lieutenant Horace L. HUSTED, Muscatine.  Date of commission June 28, 1909.
-First Lieutenant Earl B. BUSH, Ames.  Date of commission February 10, 1910.

Medical Reserve Corps.
-First Lieutenant William H. EATON, Calamus.  Date of commission February 10, 1910.
-First Lieutenant John W. BAILEY, Des Moines.  Date of commission February 10, 1910.
-First Lieutenant Prentiss B. CLEAVES, Cherokee.  Date of commission February 10, 1910.

Ordnance Department.
-Lieutenant Colonel Smith W. BROOKHART, Washington.  Chief Ordnance Officer 
(Chief Inspector of Small Arms Practice). Date of commission July 6, 1909.
-Major Frank R. FISHER, Waterloo.  Ordnance Officer.  Date of commission July 31, 1909.

Corps of Engineers.
-Lieutenant Colonel Manley A. RANEY, Marengo.  Chief of Engineers.  Date of 
commission March 28, 1911.
-Captain Morton C. MUMMA,  U.S.A., Iowa City.  Engineer Officer (Detailed as 
Engineer Oficer and Chief of Staff of 1st Brigade). 

Signal Corps.
-Lieutenant Colonel Leon W. AINSWORTH, Des Moines.  Chief Signal Officer.  Date 
of commission July 6, 1909.

__________________

--FIRST BRIGADE--
Headquarters, Ames, Iowa.

Brigadier General James Rush LINCOLN, Ames, Com'd'g.  Date of commission July 5, 1909.

Adjutant General. (Detailed from Adjutant General's Department).
Major Herman KNAPP, Ames.  Date of commission  September 3, 1909.

Judge Advocate. (Detailed from Judge Advocate General's Department).
[no name given]

Quartermaster. (Detailed from Quartermaster's Department).
Major Elliott E. LAMBERT, Newton.  Date of commission  July 20, 1909.

Commissary. (Detailed from Subsistence Department).
Major Herbert E. HADLEY, Nevada.  Date of commission June 1, 1910.

Surgeon. (Detailed from Medical Department).
Major Donald Macrae, Council Bluffs.  Date of commission September 3, 1909.

Engineer Officer.  (Detailed).
Captain Morton C. MUMMA, U.S.A., Iowa City. (Detailed as Engineer Officer and Chief of Staff.)

Ordnance Officer. (Detailed from Ordnance Department.  Also detailed as Inspector 
of Small Arms Practice).
Major Frank R. FISHER, Waterloo.  Date of commission July 31, 1909.

Signal Officer. (Detailed from Signal Corps).
[no name given]

Aids. (Detailed from line.)
-First Lieutenant Fred G. STOUGH, Ida Grove.  Detailed from Co. B, 56th Infantry.
-Second Lieutenant Harold J. SMITH, Webster City.  Detailed from Staff, 56th Infantry.

__________________

--HOSPITAL CORPS OF MEDICAL DEPARTMENT--

First Detachment, Des Moines.  
(Drill night, Friday)
-Major Wilbur S. CONKLING,  Des Moines.  Date of commission May 16, 1906.
-Captain Edward M. MYERS, Boone.  Date of commission July 14, 1906.
-Captain Thomas F. DUHIGG, Des Moines.  Date of commission April 22, 1907.

Second Detachment, Iowa City. 
(Drill night, Monday.)
-Major Charles S. GRANT, Iowa City.  Date of commission May 27, 1909.
-First Lieutenant Horace L. HUSTED, Muscatine.  Date of commission June 28, 1909.
-First Lieutenant Earl B. BUSH, Ames.  Date of commission February 10, 1910.

Third Detachment, Clinton.  
(Drill night, Wednesday)
-Major Edward L. MARTINDALE, Clinton.  Date of commission May 7, 1906.
-Captain Charles S. KRAUSE, Cedar Rapids.  Date of commission May 29, 1906.
-Captain Herbert R. SUGG, Clinton.  Date of commission April 2, 1907.

Fourth Detachment, Sioux City. 
 (Drill night, Tuesday)
-Major William JEPSON, Sioux City.  Date of commission January 21, 1908.
-Captain Frank J. MURPHY, Sioux City.  Date of commission January 21, 1908.
-First Lieutenant Walter R. BROCK, Sheldon.  Date of commission  January 21, 1908.

__________________

--FIFTY-THIRD INFANTRY--
Organized as a twelve company regiment by General Orders No. 8, A.G.O., April 18, 
1892, by transfer of companies from the First, Fourth and Sixth Regiments.  Mustered 
into the United States service, War with Spain, as the 49th Iowa Infantry Volunteers, 
June 2, 1898.  Mustered out of the United States service at Savannah, Georgia, May 13, 
1899.  Completed re-organization as 49th Regiment, Iowa National Guard, March 26, 1900.  
Number designation changed to 53rd Infantry by General Orders No. 19, A.G.O., November 
26, 1902.

Headquarters, Des Moines, Iowa.

Colonel.
Hubert A. ALLEN, Des Moines.  Date of commission January 8, 1909.

Lieutenant Colonel.
Louis J. ROWELL, Tipton.  Date of commission January 8, 1909.

Majors.
-Elza C. JOHNSON, Cedar Rapids.  Date of commission June 5, 1910.
-James E. WHIPPLE, Vinton.  Date of commission January 11, 1909.
-Charles W. COTTON, Waterloo.  Date of commission September 6, 1909.

Adjutant.
Captain Albert M. JAEGGI, Dubuque.  Date of commission April 11, 1905.

Quartermaster.
Captain George A. EVANS, Cedar Rapids.  Date of commission July 9, 1905.

Commisary.
Captain George W. SANDERS, Vinton.  Date of commission July 12, 1906.

Assistant Inspector of Small Arms Practice.
Captain Edwin S. GEIST, Waterloo.  Date of commission June 26, 1908.

Chaplain.
Captain Charles J. SHUTT, Des Moines.  Date of commission January 24, 1910.

Battalion Adjutants.
-First Lieutenant James L. CARLSON, Waukon.  Date of commission April 8, 1910.
-First Lieutenant Roy A. CARNEGIE, Cedar Rapids.  Date of commission July 28, 1910.

Battalion Quartermaster Commissary Officers.
-Second Lieutenant Edward M. SHEEHAN, Independence.  Date of commission July 11, 1907.
-Second Lieutenant Matthew L. THOME, Grundy Center.  Date of commission March 23, 1910.
-Second Lieutenant John FLACH, Des Moines.  Date of commission July 28, 1910.

__________________

--BATTALION ORGANIZATIONS--

First Battalion.
-Major Eliza C. JOHNSON, Commanding.
-First Lieutenant [no name given]
-Second Lieutenant John FLACH, Q.M. Csy. Off.  
Companies F,H,C,M.

Second Battalion.
-Major James E. WHIPPLE, Commanding.
-First Lieutenant Roy A. CARNEGIE, Adjutant.
-Second Lieutenant Matthew L. THOME, Q.M. Csy. Off.  
Companies D, L, G, A.

Third Battalion.
-Major Charles W. COTTON, Commanding.
-First Lieutenant James L. CARLSON, Adjutant.
-Second Lieutenant Edward M. SHEEHAN, Q.M. Csy. Off.  
Companies I,E, B, K.

__________________

--BAND, CEDAR RAPIDS--
(Drill night, Monday)

Charles A. FRASER, Cedar Rapids, Chief Musician.  Appt. November 30, 1908.

--COMPANY A, DUBUQUE--
(Drill night, Monday)

-Captain Herbert G. HIGBEE.  Date of commission November 29, 1909.
-First Lieutenant Clyde L. ELLSWORTH.  Date of commission May 10, 1909.
-Second Lieutenant Charles W. NOWLIN.  Date of commission November 12, 1906.

--COMPANY B, WATERLOO--
(Drill night, Tuesday)

-Captain John H. HILDEBRAND.  Date of commission September 28, 1909.
-First Lieutenant George WEILEIN.  Date of commission January 18, 1910.
-Second Lieutenant Fred L. FISHER.  Date of commission January 18, 1910.

--COMPANY C, CEDAR RAPIDS-- 
(Drill night, Monday)

-Captain John F. RAU.  Date of commission December 14, 1908.
-First Lieutenant Charles KUBIAS.  Date of commission December 14, 1908.
-Second Lieutenant Charles W. TURNER.  Date of commission December 14, 1908.

--COMPANY D, MANCHESTER--
(Drill night, Thursday)

-Captain Harry G. UTLEY.  Date of commission April 25, 1910.
-First Lieutenant Jesse G. LEWIS.  Date of commission April 25, 1910.
-Second Lieutenant Don A. PREUSSNER.  Date of commission April 25, 1910.

--COMPANY E, CHARLES CITY--
(Drill night, Monday)

-Captain Calvin A. DANFORTH.  Date of commission June 7, 1909.
-First Lieutenant George H. HALEY.  Date of commission June 7, 1909.
-Second Lieutenant J. Clarence GRINDE.  Date of commission June 7, 1909.

--COMPANY F, TIPTON--
(Drill night, Friday)

-Captain John E. BARTLEY. Date of commission July 5, 1910.
-First Lieutenant Charles R. WILLEY.  Date of commission July 5, 1910.
-Second Lieutenant Earl C. FORD.  Date of commission July 5, 1910.

--COMPANY G, VINTON--
(Drill night, Monday)

-Captain Edward A. MURPHY.  Date of commission June 3, 1909.
-First Lieutenant Holland M. SCOTT.  Date of commission October 14, 1907.
-*Second Lieutenant Frank R. MOSSMAN.  Date of commission February 13, 1911.
*Awaiting examination.

--COMPANY H, CLINTON--
(Drill night, Monday)

-Captain George W. DULANY, Jr.  Date of commission February 23, 1911.
-First Lieutenant [no name given]
-Second Lieutenant Jacob E. BRANDT.  Date of commission February 23, 1911.

--COMPANY I, WAUKON--
(Drill night, Thursday)

-Captain Nicholas COLSCH, Jr.  Date of commission February 8, 1910.
-First Lieutenant John P. KING. Date of commission May 7, 1910.
-Second Lieutenant Herman C. JOHNSON.  Date of commission August 9, 1910.

--COMPANY K, EAGLE GROVE--
(Drill night, Monday)

-Captain Merton E. SARGENT.  Date of commission  October 4, 1909.
-First Lieutenant William F. BELLMAN.  Date of commission October 4, 1909.
-Second Lieutenant Chase B. COTTON.  Date of commission October 4, 1909.

--COMPANY L, INDEPENDENCE--
(Drill night, Monday)

-Captain Roy A. COOK.  Date of commission July 27, 1906.
-First Lieutenant Floyd W. JONES.  Date of commission July 18, 1910.
-Second Lieutenant Albert H. OLSON.  Date of commission January 24, 1910.

--COMPANY M, CEDAR FALLS--
(Drill night, Monday)

-Captain Joseph W. WILLIMEK.  Date of commission March 21, 1911.
-First Lieutenant David A. HARNER.  Date of commission March 21, 1911.
-Second Lieutenant W. Edward NOBLE.  Date of commission March 21, 1911.

__________________

--FIFTY-FOURTH INFANTRY--
Organized as a twelve company regiment by General Orders No. 8, A.G.O., April 18, 
1892, by transfer of companies from the First, Second and Third Regiments.  Mustered 
into the United States service, War with Spain, May 17, 1898.   Mustered out of United 
States service at Camp McKinley, Des Moines, November 30, 1898.  Completed reorganization 
as the 50th Regiment, Iowa National Guard, March 20, 1899.  Number designation changed 
to 54th Infantry by General Orders No. 19, A.G.O., November 26, 1902.

Headquarters, Iowa City, Iowa.

Colonel
Ralph P. HOWELL, Iowa City.  Date of commission March 20, 1909.

Lieutenant Colonel.
Fred S. HOLSTEEN, Burlington.  Date of commission May 10, 1909.

Majors.
-George W. BALL, Iowa City.  Date of commission March 20, 1909.
-Thomas P. HOLLOWELL, Fort Madison.  Date of commission May 10, 1909.
-Glenn C. HAYNES, Centerville.  Date of commission March 30, 1910.

Adjutant.
Captain Leo MOORE, Fairfield.  Date of commission March 22, 1909.

Quartermaster.
Captain Henry A. WOELLHAF, Burlington.  Date of commission February 6, 1910.

Commissary.
Captain Stanley MILLER, Mount Pleasant.  Date of commission March 22, 1909.

Assistant Inspector of Small Arms Practice.
Captain Emil C. JOHNSON, Fairfield.  Date of commission March 22, 1909.

Chaplain.
Captain Carlos C. ROWLISON, Iowa City.  Date of commission March 22, 1909.

Battalion Adjutants.
-First Lieutenant Joseph M. FEE, Centerville.  Date of commission July 3, 1909.
-First Lieutenant Charles FIFER, Jr., Muscatine.  Date of commission April 11, 1910.
-First Lieutenant Edward D. MIDDLETON, Davenport.  Date of commission February 6, 1910.

Battalion Quartermaster Commissary Officers.
-Second Lieutenant Grant N. SPINDEN, Iowa City.  Date of commission August 14, 1909.
-Second Lieutenant Walter J. NEELY, Grinnell.  Date of commission jULY 3, 1909.
-Second Lieutenant Leo C. BRIMM, Iowa City.  Date of commission March 16, 1910.

__________________

--BATTALION ORGANIZATIONS--

First Battalion.
-Major George W. BALL, Commanding.
-First Lieutenant Joseph M. FEE, Adjutant.
-Second Lieutenant Leo C. GRIMM, Q.M. Csy. Off.  
Companies K, D, B, I.

Second Battalion.
-Major Thomas P. HOLLOWELL, Commanding.
-First Lieutenant Edward D. MIDDLETON, Adjutant.
-Second Lieutenant Walter J. NEELY, Q.M. Csy. Off. 
Companies A,C, H, L.

Third Batalion.
-Major Glenn C. HAYNES, Commanding.
-First Lieutenant Charles N. FIFER, Jr. Adjutant.
-Second Lieutenant Grant N. SPINDEN, Q.M. Csy. Off.  
Companies G, M, F, E.

--BAND, OTTUMWA--
(Drill night, Monday)

Benjamin O. WORRELL, Ottumwa, Chief Musician.  Appt. May 1, 1909.

--COMPANY A, FORT MADISON--
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain George L. HEWETT.  Date of commission May 24, 1909.
First Lieutenant Edward E. HARVEY.  Date of commission May 24, 1909.
Second Lieutenant Edward E. COURTRIGHT.  Date of commission February 4, 1910.

--COMPANY B, DAVENPORT--
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Daniel F. EVERS.  Date of commission February 8, 1910.
First Lieutenant Albert HAAS.  Date of commission February 8, 1910.
Second Lieutenant John G. MIDDLETON.  Date of commission February 8, 1910.

--COMPANY C, MUSCATINE--
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Henry F. LANGE.  Date of commission August 29, 1910
First Lieutenant Ralph T. OTHMER.  Date of commission August 29, 1910.
Second Lieutenant Michael F. CRONIN.  Date of commission October 10, 1910.

--COMPANY D, WASHINGTON--
(Drill night, Thursday)

Captain Charles A. DEWEY.   Date of commission January 12, 1911
First Lieutenant Lee Roy SCHILLING.  Date of commission April 10, 1907.
Second Lieutenant  Charles N. STRYKER.  Date of commission  June 9, 1910.

--COMPANY E, CENTERVILLE--
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain George B. OGLE.    Date of commission May 16, 1910
First Lieutenant Arthur J. BECKMAN.   Date of commission November 11, 1907.
Second Lieutenant Edward F. THOMASSON.   Date of commission May 16, 1910.

--COMPANY F, OSKALOOSA--
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Alonzo T. DRINKLE, Jr.    Date of commission December 8, 1909.
First Lieutenant John C. BRADBURY.   Date of commission October 3, 1910.
Second Lieutenant Fred W. HILL.   Date of commission December 20, 1909.

--COMPANY G, OTTUMWA--
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Clarence E. SCHAMP.    Date of commission February 24, 1908.
First Lieutenant Carl HOOYER.   Date of commission February 24, 1908.
Second Lieutenant Frank L. ROWLAND.   Date of commission February 24, 1908.

--COMPANY H, BURLINGTON--
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Frank H. SLEETER.    Date of commission October 3, 1910
First Lieutenant Clyde H. STEPHENS.   Date of commission October 3, 1910.
Second Lieutenant  [no name given]

--COMPANY I, IOWA CITY--
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Leroy P. ELLIOTT.    Date of commission APRIL 18, 1910
First Lieutenant Percy E. Van NOSTRAND.   Date of commission May 2, 1910.
Second Lieutenant Lou E. CLARK.   Date of commission May 2, 1910.

--COMPANY K, GRINNELL--
(Drill night, Tuesday)

Captain John W. COGSWELL.    Date of commission January 11, 1909.
First Lieutenant Ralph WILTAMUTH.   Date of commission June 7, 1910.
Second Lieutenant William W. DOUD.   Date of commission December 20, 1910.

--COMPANY L, KEOKUK--
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Frank LeBRON.    Date of commission October 10, 1910
First Lieutenant William P. SHERLOCK.   Date of commission October 10, 1910.
Second Lieutenant Fred B. SMALES.   Date of commission November 14, 1910.

--COMPANY M, FAIRFIELD--
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain John F. READY.     Date of commission March 17, 1908.
First Lieutenant Charles C. CUMMINGS.   Date of commission mARCH 17, 1908.
Second Lieutenant David A. RICKETTS.   Date of commission March 17, 1908.

__________________

FIFTY-FIFTH INFANTRY.
Organized as a twelve company regiment by General Orders No. 8. A.G. O., April 18, 1892, 
by transfer of companies from the Third and Fifth Regiments.  Mustered into the United 
States service, War with Spain, May 30, 1898.  Mustered out of United States service at 
San Francisco, Cal., November 2, 1899.  Completed reorganization as 51st Regiment Iowa 
National Guard, March 26, 1900.  Number designation changed to 55th Infantry, by General 
Orders No. 19, A.G.O., November 26, 1902.

Headquarters, Des Moines, Iowa.

Colonel.
Ernest R. BENNETT, Des Moines.  Date of commission August 23, 1909.

Lieutenant Colonel.
Mathew A. TINLEY, Council Bluffs.  Date of commission September 14, 1909.

Majors.
-Emory C. WORTHINGTON, Des Moines.  Date of commission September 14, 1908.
-George H. CASTLE, Shenandoah.  Date of commission September 28, 1909.
-Ivan ELLWOOD, Red Oak.  Date of commission June 9, 1910.

Adjutant.
Captain Guy S. BREWER, Des Moines.  Date of commission August 23, 1909.

Quartermaster.
Captain G. Ray LOGAN, Red Oak.  Date of commission July 2, 1910.

Commissary.
Captain Edward O. FLEUR, Des Moines.  Date of commission July 2, 1910.

Assistant Inspector of Small Arms Practice.
[no name given]

Chaplain.
Captain Thomas CASADY, Des Moines.  Date of commission October 19, 1910.

Battalion Adjutants.
-First Lieutenant Charles TILLOTSON, Jr., Des Moines.  Date of commission May 3, 1910.
-First Lieutenant Jay A. CONAWAY, Corning.  Date of commission Nobember 20, 1908.
-First Lieutenant W. Edward EVANS, Red Oak.  Date of commission July 2, 1910.

Battalion Quartermaster Commissary Officers.
-Second Lieutenant Raymond B. LELAND, Chariton.  Date of commission November 29, 1909.
-Second Lieutenant Joseph F. BARKER, Ames.  Date of commission July 2, 1910.
-Second Lieutenant Erwin V. ALEXANDER, Winterset.  Date of commission June 11, 1910.

--BATTALION ORGANIZATIONS--

First Battalion.
Major Emory C. WORTHINGTON, Commanding.
First Lieutenant Charles TILLOTSON, Jr., Adjutant.
Second Lieutenant Erwin V. ALEXANDER, Q.M. Csy. Off. 
Companies K, M, A, F.

Second Battalion.
Major George H. CASTLE, Commanding.
First Lieutenant Jay A. CONAWAY, Adjutant.
Second Lieutenant Raymond B. LELAND, Q.M. Csy. Off. 
Companies H, D, E, I.

Third Battalion.
Major Ivan ELLWOOD, Commanding.
First Lieutenant W. Edward EVANS, Adjutant.
Second Lieutenant Joseph F. BARKER, Q.M. Csy Off.
Companies G, C, L, B.

--BAND, CLARINDA--
(Drill night, Monday)

George W. LANDERS, Clarinda, Chief Musician.  Appt. June 20, 1909.

--COMPANY A, DES MOINES--
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Cecil C. KOONS.  Date of commission nOVEMBER 22, 1909.
First Lieutenant Roscoe O. BLAKELY. Date of commission June 18, 1906.
Second Lieutenant Roy MAXEY. Date of commission December 6, 1909.

--COMPANY B, VILLISCA--
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Charles J. CASEY. Date of commission June 13, 1910.
First Lieutenant William A. KELLEY.  Date of commission July 19, 1909.
Second Lieutenant Albert J. WERTMAN.  Date of commission July 19, 1909.

--COMPANY C, AMES --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Freeman R. CONAWAY.  Date of commission December 5, 1910.
First Lieutenant William B. WESTON.  Date of commission DEcember 5, 1910.
Second Lieutenant John K. KELSO.  Date of commission December 5, 1910.

--COMPANY D --
(Drill night, Monday)
[no information given]

--COMPANY E, SHENANDOAH --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain George M. CASTLE.  Date of commission November 29, 1909.
First Lieutenant Harry E. SCHRIVER.  Date of commission December 13, 1909.
Second Lieutenant Philip H. STENGER.  Date of commission December 27, 1909.

--COMPANY F, DES MOINES --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Albert J. DANIELSON.  Date of commission December 6, 1910.
First Lieutenant William O. SAVAGE.  Date of commission January 30, 1911.
Second Lieutenant William E. KESSLER.  Date of commission January 30, 1911.

--COMPANY G, WINTERSET --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Charles W. AIKINS.  Date of commission September 18, 1910.
First Lieutenant Fred D. HUDSON.  Date of commission September 18, 1910.
Second Lieutenant Philip R. WILKINSON. Date of commission September 18, 1910.

--COMPANY H, CHARITON --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain William BELL.  Date of commission January 6, 1908.
First Lieutenant Frank A. SHAFFER.  Date of commission November 21, 1910.
Second Lieutenant Byron R. Van DYKE.  Date of commission January 17, 1910.

--COMPANY I, CLARINDA --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Wilson REED.  Date of commission May 6, 1910.
First Lieutenant William Neil TURNER.  Date of commission November 14, 1910.
Second Lieutenant Ward G. ROBERTS.  Date of commission March 20, 1911.

--COMPANY K, CORNING --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Claude M. STANLEY.  Date of commission May 27, 1907.
First Lieutenant Arthur E. HULL.  Date of commission January 4, 1909.
Second Lieutenant Forest WRIGHT.  Date of commission January 4, 1909.

--COMPANY L, COUNCIL BLUFFS --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Rollin S. GRASON.  Date of commission February 7, 1910.
First Lieutenant Henry W. FROHARDT.  Date of commission December 19, 1910.
Second Lieutenant James A. FISHBURN.  Date of commission December 19, 1910.

--COMPANY M, RED OAK --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Lloyd D. ROSS.  Date of commission July 5, 1910.
First Lieutenant Hiram C. HOUGHTON, Jr.  Date of commission July 11, 1910.
Second Lieutenant Clinton J. CRAMER.  Date of commission July 11, 1910.

__________________

FIFTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.
Organized as a twelve company regiment by General Orders No. 8. A.G. O., April 18, 1892, 
by transfer of companies from the First, Third and Sixth Regiments.  Mustered into the 
United States service, War with Spain, May 25, 1898.  Mustered out of United States 
service at Camp McKinley, Des Moines,  October 30, 1898.  Completed reorganization as 
52nd Regiment Iowa National Guard, April 20, 1899.  Number designation changed by General 
Orders No. 19, A.G.O., November 26, 1902.

Headquarters, Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Colonel.
William T. CHANTLAND, Fort Dodge.  Date of commission October 28, 1907.

Lieutenant Colonel.
Timothy J. MAHONEY, Boone.  Date of commission September 30, 1909.

Majors.
-Norman  P. HYATT, Webster City.  Date of commission January 13, 1908.
-Albert C. JOHNSTON, Ida Grove.  Date of commission April 20, 1909.
-Winfred H. BAILEY, Sheldon.  Date of commission October 16, 1909.

Adjutant.
Captain Harry E. BLOMGREN, Fort Dodge.  Date of commission October 7, 1910.

Quartermaster.
Captain Arthur F. DAILEY, Algona.  Date of commission February 5, 1910.

Commissary.
Captain Charles Freeman STARR, Mason City.  Date of commission November 20, 1908.

Assistant Inspector of Small Arms Practice.
Captain Edmund A. RINGLAND, Boone.  Date of commission July 6, 1908.

Chaplain.
Major Ebenezer S. JOHNSON, Sioux City.  Date of commission January 21, 1908.

Battalion Adjutants.
-First Lieutenant George M. TEED, Webster City.  Date of commission  December 1, 1908.
-First Lieutenant Ralph J. LAIRD, Algona.  Date of commission January 21, 1908.
-First Lieutenant Harold J. SMITH, Webster City.  Date of commission October 28, 1910.

Battalion Quartermaster Commissary Officers.
-Second Lieutenant David H. GLENN, Emmetsburg.  Date of commission March 11, 1908.
-Second Lieutenant Thomas A. KINGLAND, Lake Mills.  Date of commission March 25, 1910.

--BATTALION ORGANIZATIONS--

First Battalion.
Major Norman P. HYATT, Commanding.
First Lieutenant George M. TEED, Adjutant.
Second Lieutenant Thomas A. KINGLAND, Q.M. Csy. Off.
Companies C, A,B, D.

Second Battalion.
Major Albert C. JOHNSTON, Commanding.
First Lieutenant Ralph J. LAIRD, Adjutant.
Second Lieutenant Ory W. GARMON, Acting Q.M. Csy. Off.
Companies G, H, E, F.

Third Battalion.
Captain James E. WILLIAMS, Commanding.
(Vice Major W.H. BAILEY, Absent on Leave)
First Lieutenant Harold J. SMITH, Adjutant.
Second Lieutenant David H. GLENN, Q.M. Csy. Off.
Companies K, I, M, L.

--BAND, MASON CITY--

Harry B. KEELER, Mason City, Chief Musician.  Appt. August 8, 1910.

--COMPANY A, MASON CITY --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain John A. STEWART.  Date of commission FEbruary 8, 1908.
First Lieutenant Conrad F. HELBIG.  Date of commission  February 13, 1910.
Second Lieutenant Ory W. GARMON.  Date of commission March 8, 1909.

--COMPANY  B, IDA GROVE--
(Drill night, Tuesday)

Captain Thomas E. MURPHY.  Date of commission May 3, 1909.
First Lieutenant Fred G. STOUGH.  Date of commission March 15, 1906.
Second Lieutenant Charles E. SIMONS.  Date of commission January 18, 1910.

--COMPANY C, WEBSTER CITY  --
(Drill night, Tuesday)

Captain Frank J. LUND.  Date of commission January 28, 1908.
First Lieutenant Arthur M. MARTIN.  Date of commission December 14, 1908.
Second Lieutenant Isaac N. BECKNER.  Date of commission April 25, 1910.

--COMPANY D, CARROLL  --
(Drill night, Tuesday)

Captain Charles C. HELMER.  Date of commissionMay 10, 1910.
First Lieutenant Frederick C. ROSS.  Date of commission May 10, 1910.
Second Lieutenant Fred H. CULBERTSON.  Date of commission May 10, 1910.

--COMPANY E, SHELDON  --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Herman J. BRACKNEY.  Date of commission February 28, 1910. 
First Lieutenant Frederick E. LEHMAN.  August 9, 1910.
Second Lieutenant H.I. MITCHELL.  Date of commission January 23, 1911.

--COMPANY F, FORT DODGE  --
(Drill night, --)

Captain Sheppard B. PHILPOT.  Date of commission January 20, 1911.
First Lieutenant Fred E. COLES.  Date of commission January 20, 1911.
Second Lieutenant Ray P. WAKEMAN.  Date of commission February 7, 1911.

--COMPANY G, FORT DODGE  --
(Drill night, Friday)

Captain  Verne E. HALE.  Date of commission February 3, 1911.
First Lieutenant Fred FROST.  Date of commission February 10, 1911.
Second Lieutenant Quintus C. BLOMGREN.  Date of commission January 28, 1910.

--COMPANY  H, SIOUX CITY --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Cecil E. GANTT.  Date of commission March 31, 1908.
First Lieutenant [no name given]
Second Lieutenant A. Walter W. JOHNSON.  Date of commission January 31, 1910.

--COMPANY I, BOONE  --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain George L. LAWSON.  Date of commission January 13, 1908.
First Lieutenant Loomis O. BLACK.  Date of commission December 15, 1910.
Second Lieutenant John F. HARPER.  Date of commission November 21, 1910.

--COMPANY K, EMMETSBURG --
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain James E. WILLIAMS.  Date of commission March 9, 1908.
First Lieutenant Jess Leland Van GORDON.  Date of commission March 9, 1908.
Second Lieutenant William J. DUNIGAN.  Date of commission May 30, 1910.

--COMPANY L, SIOUX CITY --
(Drill night, Wednesday)

Captain  Herbert, W. BRACKNEY.  Date of commission May 27, 1910.
First Lieutenant Elmer P. SENEY.  Date of commission January 29, 1910.
Second Lieutenant Max P. SCHAFFER.  Date of commission July 26, 1910.

--COMPANY  M, CHEROKEE--
(Drill night, Monday)

Captain Guy M. GILLETTE.  Date of commission June 5, 1909.
First Lieutenant LeRoy A. WESTCOTT.  Date of commission June 5, 1909.
Second Lieutenant Fred J. STINER.  Date of commission July 25, 1910.