ONLY COMMAND HA
ON CAMP AITE AT
Sandstone Shaft Replaces Stone Monument Built by Harris
burg Cavalrymen at Camp Hastings During
Spanish War
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CAPTAIN GEORGE C. JACK
-ommander of the Governor's Troop, A
in the Spani
Lower left, rough stone marker bi
Lower sandstone shaft erect
Special to the Telegraphy
Mount Gre'ra, Pa., June 26.-«-Tents
of the Governor's Troop, First Regi
ment of Pennsylvania Volunteer Cu\-
ilrv, were pi'.l.ed yesterday on the
VM i.f Moun: Gretna two miles from
% : s{ ot oc< upled By the men and
~">rscs of this splendid organization
it Camp Hastings during the mobiliza
of the National Guard of Penn
sylvania for service in the Spanish
V»'ar in 1898 The troop reported for
tuty on April 2 3 and was assigned by
Quartermaster-General William F.
Richardson to u spot on the side of a
i'l covered with rocks of various sizes
■nd with briar bushes and heavy
undergrowth. In making room for
he tents it wos necessary to remove
:ho stones from the ground and they
were piled up around the base of a
-nail tree. The shrubbery and trees
cut down burned and in a short
time a comfortable camp was estab
lished for men and horses. The troop
remained at Mount Gretna until July 7.
when it was moved to Camp Alger, !
\'a.. thence to Newport News, Va„ and
by vessel to ihj city of Ponce, Porto,
Rico.
After piling the stones loosely at the
foot of the trees the men in their
eisure moments squared the pile into
symmetrical shape ann many of them,
with hammer and chisel, cut their
names or Initials on the different
-tones, with the name of the troop and
of its commander and his lieutenants
an the largest boulders.
On leaving Mount Gretna for the t
South the branches of the tree in the
center of the pile were cut off, making
a slender flagstaff about thirty feet
high, to which the troopers nailed an
American flag, which floated there
until blown away, and somebody cut
down the tree.
When the Hotel Conewago was built
in 1909 the contractor, not knowing
'he historic value of the marker, tore
it down and used the stones in the
foundations under the building. Later
(he hotel owncis, in order to rectify
the mistake as fully as was possible,
had the sandstone shaft shown on the
lower right built in its place.
Since the photograph of that
marker was taken a bronze tablet con
taining a complete roster of 103 officers
and enlisted men of the war troop has.
iie»n placed on the face of the shaft.
Of the members of the present Gov- )
ernor's Troop of the First Pennsylva
nia Cavalry in the call for Mexican I
service two were in the Spanish War
as members of the command—Captain
George C. Jack, who was a sergeant. |
and First Lieutenant Edwin A. Nico-1
demus. who was commissioned as sec- i
ond lieutenant.
Location of Camp of
Governor's Troop of Cavalry
Mount Gretna. Pa.. June 26.—8e- '
tween S and P. 30 o'clock yesterday
morning the twelve troops constituting
th" First Regiment of I'nited States
Volunteer Cavalry, of which the Gov
ernors Troop, of Harrisburg. is part,
arrived at Camp Brumbaugh. The
regiment is located at the extreme
northern end of the great camp ground
and in fact is outside of the regular
limits of the State reservation. Camp
is pitched in a field Just across the
road from th«* little town of Colebrook.
«irobably a half, mile or so from the
"®.ocation of the Fourth Brigade of In
fantry, with which the Eighth Regi
ment of Infantry (including Com
panies D and I. of Harrisburg) is con
nected. The cavalrymen are only a
short distance from the Colebrook sta
tion on the Lebanon and Cornwall!
railroad.
The Governor's Troop arrived
shortly before P o'clock, but did not
get its canvas and camp equipage from
the railroad siding until about 2
o'clock. Before dusk, however, they
had their camp erected, tents occu
pied. cook fires burning and all ar
langements possible made for the com
fort of the eighty-two officers and men
of the command.
Lack of horses is a serious lncon
\enlenee and handicap to the cavalry
men, as they have their entire kit of
horse equipment to take along wher- 1
ever the troop goes. Saddle, bridle,
MONDAY EVENING, n
Who Was a Sergeant in the Command
iish War.
milt by cavalrymen in 1898.
ted in 1909 in place of original.
halter, saddle blanket, surcingle, curry
comb. brush, picket pin and lariat are
placed in a canvas bag and marked
with the man's locker number.
This is the first time the troop has
been sent to a camp of any kind die- ,
mounted. In 189S horses were taken,
alone to Mount Gretna, but were later j
shipped back to Harrisburg and re- '
placed by animals bought by the I
Cnited States government. Horses will
be supplied by the quartermaster's de- '
partment for this service, but it is not
yet known whether they will be given
to the cavalry regiment at Mount !
Gretna or at some point along the
Mexican border.
The officers and men of the troop I
were glad to get under canvas at the i
camp, as soldier life in the armory j
soon becomes monotonous.
Points of Interest About
Governor's Troop Personnel
The only members of the present j
Governor's Troop who served in the '
command in the Spanish War. eighteen
years ago, are Captain George C. Jack
and Lieutenant Edwin A. N'icodemus.
Both enlisted in 1891—Captain Jack I
on February 13 and Lieutenant Nico-!
deinus on October 20 of that year. I
Captain Jack was a sergeant when
the troop went to Mount Gretna in
April. 1898, and served during part of
the time as first sergeant of the troop.
He was appo-nted sergeant-major of
the cavalry squadron. After the return |
1 of the troop to State service in 1899
Captain Jack served as first sergeant
and second lieutenant and in 1910 was
elected captain. Lieutenant Nico- j
demus was hospital steward in the
troop until the Spanish War, when he
was elected second lieutenant. After <
the return of the troop to State service
he , was appointed first lieutenant and
assistant surgeon of the troop by Cap- '
tain Frederick M. Ott. In 1910 he
was elected fir.=:t lieutenant.
Second Lieutenant George W. H.
| Roberts enlisted in the troop in 1900
and served in all the lower grades
, until 1910. when he was elected second I
j lieutenant.
Lieutenant Nicodemus is an expert
rifle shot and is recognized as one of
the best rangemasters and instructors
' in small arm.? practice in the State. !
Lieutenant Roberts is also a notable
1 rifle shot and has made some exceed
ingly high scores at State matches at
Mount Gretna lifle range.
Lieutenant Edgar C. Hummel is
, here with the Second Squadron of the
First I'avalry Regiment as its quarter
| master. Lieutenant Hummel is the
only one of the original members and
organizers of the Governor's Troop in
1888 who is still in active service. He
served In the troop from 1888 to 1910,
when he was aipointed squadron quar
termaster by Major Frederick M. Ott
and continues in that position under
i Major J. V. Cunningham.
A number of men who have served
in the troop in previous years have
re-enlisted for this campaign and are
now In camp. Beside the sixty-five
regularly enlisted and uniformed men
of the troop fifteen recruits were
broueht along to camp, making a total
of eighty enlisted men under canvas
and sworn into the United States
service at this time. Twenty more re
j cruits have been enrolled at the troop
armory at Harrisburg and are being
held there In charge of Lieutenant
Nicodemus until arrangements can be
made by the I'nited States Army
officers for tneir proper accommo
dation and equipment at the camp
here. Those recruits who came with
the troop yesterday morning were:
Earl E. Aurand. Harrisburg.
Fred I. Brenisholtz. Harrisburg.
Bert M. Craig, Harrisburg.
Daniel J. Crowley. Steelton.
Charles Davidson. Lancaster.
James F. Doran. Harrisburg.
William F. Dwyer, Harrisburg.
Miles Fornev. Harrisburg.
Edgar D. Lesfcer, Harrisburg.
Roy L. Lower. Steelton.
Charles W. McClune. Lemoyne.
Harry F. Patterson. Harrisburg.
Joseph I). Weher, Harrisburg.
Guy L. Williams. Dauphin.
Daniel A. Rapp. York.
They wer«» r.ot In uniform nor
armed, but will lie In a few davs.
First Sergeant Charles A. Klin* was
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a busy "Top" during the mobilizing 1
and recruiting of the command at the
armory at Harrishurg and while mak
ing camp her<s yesterday. His perfect
system makes the work move along
smoothly at all times.
A great mass of the detail work in
the issuing of arms and equipment to
the men at Ihe armory and getting
things in shape fit the camp here in
the quartermaster and commissary de
partments wai ably handled by Quar
termaster-Sergeant Charles J. Tonu. j
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