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HAMILTON: RAW & CO., PRINTERS,*"^ 26 KING WILLIAM STREET. 1875- .^'i'' i^. fai I ^ <^^*-;^6" 'V-I '■ . ■ ■ aP.. IBJMPEP PARATUS." f SKETCH OF THE- XIII BATTALION A. M. WITH A STATISTICAL RECORD OF THE OFFICERS. Compiled by CAPT. MOORE, Published by the Authority of LIEUT. COL SKINNER AND THE OFFICERS. Hamilton^ Ut. Deetmb^Tj 1874. I21S (i^) 9SS • * ■^m t III BATTALION A. M. "SEMPER PARATUS." The BattaHon was gazetted on the 13th. Dec, 1862, and then consisted of seven Companies, the three first of which had been tor some years in existence, Nos. 1 and 2 as Hifles, and No. 3 as a Highland Company. The Com- panies were :-»- No. 1. Capt. O'Eeilly. Lieut. Henderson. Ens. A. Turner. No. 2. Capt Cattley. Lieut. Papps. Ens. Watson. No. 3. Capt. Skinner. Lieut. A. F. Skinner. ) Betired. Eetaining Ens. McKillop. J rank 21st. March, 1863. No. 4. Capt. Brown. No. 6. " Mingaye. No. 6. " Mclnnes. No. 7. " Bell. The following Companies were added: — On 19th. Dec. '62, No. 8, Capt. McKeown ; on 9th. Jan., '63, No. 9, Capt. Law. On 10th. July, 1863, No. 8 was removed from list; and 10th. Nov. 1865, No. 7 was also removed. On 15th. Dec. 1865 No. 3 was removed and No. 9 substi- tuted therefor, leaving a Battalion of six Companies. i pf. ^'• By General Order of 23rd. May, 1867, the Dandas Infantry Company (Capt. Wardoll) and the VVaterdown Infantry Company (Capt. Glasgow) were attached to the 13th. Battalion for administrative purposes, as -Moa. 7 andp 8, and remained so, till by G. O. of 23rd. May 1872, the 77th. Battalion was formed, in which they are now Nos. ' 1 and 2. No. 7 and part of No. 8 attended the Regimental Camp at Grimsby, in 1870, and both Companies attended the Niagara Brigade Camp, in 1871, with the 13th. Battalion. Until 3rd. June, 1 870, promotion in the Battalion was by Companies, at which date a Genera! Order was pub lished, directing that in future promotion should be by Eegimental Seniority, PEESENTATION OF COLORS. On the 1st. Sept., 1863, the Battalion was presented with its Colors by Mrs. Isaac Buchanan, i proper escort having been formed under Command of Capt. Henderson of No. 1 Company, and Ensigns Watson and Buchanan selected for the honor of receiving the Colore, they were first consecrated by the Rev. J. Gamble Geddes, A. M , Rector of Christ's Church, after which Mrs. Buchanan read the following address and handed them over to Major Skinner : — Officers and Men of the 13th. Battalion of Eoyal Canadian Volunteer Militia of Canada : — I have very great pleasure in presenting to you these Colors which have just been set apart to the service of our beloved Queen and Country. d; Tho Blessing of Iho Almighty has just been invoked upon your Arms, and so long hh you keep those Colors unsullied from tho stain of dishonor, you may indeed Expect the blessing of the God of Battles to fall upon your Arms, for these will never, I trust, bo taken up by you save in a righteous cause — the defence of your homes, which you declare yourselves " Semper paratus " to defend, if need be with your lives. This Color — the Queen's — the Meteor Flag of our dear old England — wonderful ly glorious wherever it flashes — is ever the harbinger of peace and prosperity, and the pledge of protection to all who shelter beneath its folds. Ever ready is it to be unfurled in a just cause, on the side of the weak against the strong. This flag, which has been the symbol of freedom and justice in the past ages, will still, in the ages to come, flutter in the van ot the triumph of the right over the wrong, and just because and so lon^ as it is carried on the side of justice. This Color you are entitled to carry in virtue of the Uniform you wear, and which makes it your duty to take heed that no aggressive foe tries to snatch Canada from Britain's glorious diadem May God long spare our belov- ed Queen to command the services of our best and bravest. This other Color is yours as belonging to the 13th. Battalion of Canadian Volunteers. And what does this imply ? Simply, that you are prepared in an hour of need, should such unhappily come upon us, which God forbid, to form part of a fence around Canada, between us and the foe. The best guarantee that such a day shall not dawn upon us, is that you Volunteers be indeed " Semper paratus" not only tor such parades as this, but for the stern realities of the battle-field. We are all interested that so ,11. V!( m ■ i K i T^ nntoward an event as war may be averted; how deeply interebted who among us could say, — for are not the lives of our best beloved at stake ? But peace will not be maintained by folding our hands and shutting our eyes the pobsibility of war, and crying peace. We must p^'e* pare ourselves for possible troublesome times now, as the best earnest we have of continued peace. Strive to master all the details that are to make soldierly men of you now, so as to have nothing of that sort to learn when the day of action arrives You will never be called upon to take part in aggressive warfare — to tarnish the silver wing of peace, and desolate homes ; but not the less courageously will our own homes be defended; and let the foe who would tread on Canadian soil beware I he could only dare this in ignorance of the defence around us— men with the hearts and souls of men, who will not flee even from the face of death if there lies their post of duty. I have much pleasure in handing over to your safe keeping those Colore, in full confidence that you will be " Semper paratas " to defend them. Major Skinner then made the following reply: — Mrs. Buchanan, Madame : — In the name and on behalf of the Officers, Non-Com- missioned Officers and Men of the 13th. Battalion Koyal Canadian Volunteer Militia, I thank you for your very b3autiful gift. Imbued with feelings of devoted loyalty to our beloved Queen, we have, at the call of her repret«entative in this Province, associated ourselves together for the purpose of acquiring a knowledge of the use of arms, not for mere pastime or parade, but to enable us to ao our duty as men should ever our servioe^ be required in defenco of the British Empire on this Continent. We know not what the future has in store for us; we pray for peace, but should it be the will of the A.1I wise Disposer of Events to afflict our beloved country with the horrors ot war, I feel every confidence in asruring you that the I3th. Battalion will be found ready, aye ready I to do battle for our Quoen and Country, whether assailed by foreign onoraies or domestic traitors. I would again thank you Madame for those splendid Colours. I trust they will be the means of inspiring us with renewed energy and attention to our dutic-^ and I confidently express the hope that so long as an (/fficer or man of this Eegiment can wield a weapon in their defence, they shall remain unsullied from the biain of (^'u- honor. PRESENTATION OF MACE. On the 4th. March, 1869, the Ladies of Hamilton pre- sented a Mace to the Battalion, the following account of which is taken from the Evening Timet of 5th. March, 1869 :— '« The monthly parade of the Thirteenth Battalien at the J>rill Shed, last evening, was an occasion of more than ordinary interest, being signallized by the presentation of a handsome testimonial of appreciation from a committee of ladies, in the form of a Baton, to be borne by the Drum- Major in front of the Battalion. The occasion attracted a large ooncourse of spectators, including a fair proportion of ladies, who watched the evolutions of the different companies with interest. At half-past eight tne Battalion was formed on the north side of the Shed, and the spec- g| ':»;■*! hi l8 taton occupied tbe gallery and tbo south side. Mrs Imwo Buchanan then stepped forward, and, in bohali ot the ladies ot Hamilton, presented the Baton to Colonel Skinner, who advanced to receive the token. The lady read the follow^ ing address: — ^ **CoLoNBL Skinner, Officers and Men of the Thib- TEENTH Battalion : — ** We, the ladies of Hamilton, have, from its first enrol- ment, felt the deepest interest in your Battalion, and naturally so, composed, as it i:, of our husbands, sons and brothers, whose dangers are our dangers, whose triumphs are our triumphs. We feel we have good reason to be proud of the 13th. Battalion —men who in the hour of need have been tried and have been found ready to do their duty; and we are always glfid of an opportunity to give expression to our sense of indebtedness to you, that you were forward to lay down your lives, if need be, that our hearths and homes should remain unviolated. "And not only have you defended us in danger, but you have ministered to our pleasures in peace, and wo desire to testify to the gratification which, through jour kindness, we have experienced in listening to your excel- lent Band, second, we believe, to no Militia Band in the Dominion. In the drill sh^^d, the concert hall, the b&li room, the Gore, on the rinks, on the lake, in behalf of the public charities of our city, on occasions too numerous to detail, we have to thank you for the ungrudging manner in which you have contributed to our amusement, proving yourselves to be ever ready in this, as in graver matters. *' As a slight acknowledgment of the obligations under which you have laid us, in days of danger ai.d anxiety, 9 18 weir as in times like these of security and peace, an^ a very slight acknowledgment, it seems, when measured by our indebtedness, and as a token oi the deep interest we take in your Battalion, we beg you to accept thin Brum Major's Baton and other insignia; and we have only to add, long may the Battalion retain, as at present, a fore- most place of honor, as it has of danger, among the Militia Eegimonts of Canada ; and long may it be- the pride of the ladies of Hamilton that they may rely implicitly on the 13th. Battalion, as always ready to be their most efficient defence; and in time to come, we feel assured our sons and our sons' sons will consider it an honorable distinction among their fellow-countrymen, and be proud to tell that they belong, as their fathers did, to the 13th. Battalion of the Volunteer Militia of Canada ; and while they have their colors to defend, the> will feel that their country expects each man to do his duty. But may we not be allowed to hope that this Baton will remind them that their mothers, their wives, their sisters, are pledged that they will do it, and the ladies of Hamilton will each feel then, as we do now, that her dearest and best is "^ Samper paratm " to his duty — the best, the bravest, the grandest work a man can do." Col. Skinner in behalf of the Battalion replied as tollows : — Mrs. Buchanan, — "Six years ago I received from your hands those Colors, a*} a token of our loyalty to the British Crown. I then promised on behalf of the 13 th. Battalion, that they would be defended to the last, whether against foreign enemies ov domestic traitors. The regiment has since I -JS'Sf 4 ■■' 10 then gone through some trying timeI formation op SATTALtON' TO CAlit* THOEOLD. The first issue of clothing to the Battalion was made on the 27th May, 1863. Previous to this time Nos. 1 and 2 were Rifle Companies, and No. 3 a Highland Company, and furnished their own clothing, but at this date they were all equipped as Infantry. Tho'first occasion on which the Battalion took part in a Review was at Brantford, on the 3rd September, 1 863, when General Napier reviewed a force consisting of 1000 Regulars, 2,300 Volunteers, and about 200 Indians of the Six Nations tribe. The following notice of the 13th Bat- talion is taken from a report of the Review : — " The 13th Battalion, under Major Skinner, distinguish- ed themselves for their general proficiency in drill, and especially in forming squares to resist cavalry. The largest number from any one place was from Hamilton, The number of men from 13th. was 300, and the Officers were Major Skinner; Captains Henderson, Cattley> Mingayo, Bell and Law; Lieutenants Papp.-, Macrae, Askin, Hilton, Biggar and Wink; Ensigns Watson, Buchanan, Irving, Jamieson and Inkson. The first official inspection was made by Lieut. Col. Hoate, (/. B. of the Royal Artillery, who was appointed Inspector of Volunteers for the District on the 13th. Jan. 1864, during which month he inspected the 13th. Battalion. On the 21st. April, 1865, three Battalions of Volunteers were placed on the frontier, the Ist. or Eastern Adminis- trative Battalion having its Head Quarters at Windsor, the 2nd. or Niagara Administrative Battalion at Niagara, and the 3rd. or Western at Prescott. One Company ^-sr ^- ^ '<*• -^ -T^-fi.' 12 camposed of men from the various GompaniM of the 13ditf Volunteered, and were sent to Prescott under command ot Major Cattiey, as Captain, with Lieutenant Watson and Ensign Jamieson as Subalterns. They were relieved in November, and another Company was then sent to Windsor under Command of Captain Irving, with Ensign Grant and Enbign Hcbden' as Subalterns. Ensign Grant was appointed Adjutant ot the 1st. or Eastern Battalion. In the earlier portion of the year I^t. Col. Booker com- manded the Niagara Battalion, and took with him, as Adjutant, Captain Irving. On the 8th. March, 1866, owing to rumours of a Fenian invasion the 13th., in common with the great bulk of the V^olunteers of the Provinces, was called out for Active Service, and continued so at home performing daily drills, mounting guards, and ready at any moment to be sent to the front. On the 28th. March the daily parades were dispensed with by General Order ; but the Battalion was still required to perform 2 days drill per week, and remain in a condition of readiness to leave at any time. So enthusiastic wore the people of Hamilton on this occasion to defend their hearths, homes and altars from invasion, should the necessity arise, that the ranks of the 13th. were filled, and numbers of young men anxious to join had to be refused admission, and there would have been no difficulty in forming another Battalion had it been required. During this period of Active Service the following Guards were mounted, viz: — 1 Sergeant and 12 men at the Artillery Gun Sheds ; 1 Officer, 1 Sergeant, 1 Corpo- ral and 24 men at the Drill Shed ; 1 Sergeant and 12 men m «t the Magaaifie ; and ft Guard under ohitrge of ftn OiBeer at the Mountain View Hotel. A field day with blank ammunition was held on 28th. March, and on the same day several of tbe Guards were relieved and the others weakened. On the 7th. April a public meeting of tbe citizens was held in the Council Chamber, when the following resolution was passed, and a copy transmitted by the Secretary, VVm. Irvine, Esq , to the Commandant, Lt. Col. Booker, viz : — ' Moved by the Hon. H. B. Bull, seconded by A. E. Irving, Esq., and Eesolved — *» That the thanks of the citizens are espec- ' ially due and are hereby cordially tendered to the Officers, Non.Commissioned Officers and Men of the Volunteer Force of this City for the alacrity with which they so unanimously and enthusiastically responded to the caJl to turn out for the defence of the Province at a time of threatened danger ; and that they further desire to express their admiration of the efficiency, soldierly appearance and good conduct of the men of every branca of the service, which they consider as being highly creditable to the City and to the Volunteer Force of the Province. That a copy of this Eesolution be sent to Lieut. Col, Booker, witii a request that he will communicate it to his command." On the 8th. May the Battalion was inspected by Major General Napier, C. B. commanding the 1st. Mil. District, C, W., who caused the following letter to be forwarded to the Commandant : — Toronto, 8th. May, 1866. Sir:— I am directed by Major General Napier, C. B., commanding 1st. Military District, C. W., to oxpi-ess to 14 yon the gratification he felt at the very creditable and soldierlike appearance made by the Volunteer Militia Force under your command, when inspected by the Major General this day. Their steadiness under arms and the manner in which thoy moved on parade merits this expression of the Major General's approbation, and which you will be good enough te convey to the Force under your command. 1 have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, W. L. DURIE, Ass't. Adjt. Gen. Lt. Col. Booker, Commandant, Hamilton. Ill 'On the 1st. June, 1866, at 7 o'clock in the morning, the Battalion left Hamilton with sixty rounds of ball cartridge per mau for actual Active Service. They went by train to Port Colborne, where the night was spent, and the next day (Saturday) left early in the morning for Ridgeway, at which placo they were engaged in a skirmish with the Fenians. The following is a list of the Officers of the 13th, present on that occasion : — Lt. Col. Booker, Majors Skinner and Crttley, Capts. Watson, Askin and Grant, Lieuts. Sewell, Ritchie, Routh, Ferguson and Gibson, Ensigns McKenzie, Baker, Armstrong, Roy and Young, and Adjutant Henry. The Colors were carried by Ensigns Armstrong and Baker. r ' m -m No. 3 Company. The names of the 13th. wounded were : — *Lieut. Percy Gore Routh, ^o. 4 Company. ^Private Edwin Hilder, No. 1 Company. Private S. Dallas, « J. G. Powell, " James Stewart. * " Kichard Pentecost, Private George McKenzie, No. 4 Company. Private John Donnelly, No. 5 Company. Shortly alter the return of the Battalion from Port Col borne, Private Morrison of No. 3 Company died from the effects of fatigue and exposure during the campaign. He was buried on the 1st. July, at Wellington Square, with Military honors, the whole fiattalion turning out. A monument was erected over his grave by the Officers, N on-Commissioned Officers and Men of his Cempany, Private Daniel Laker of No. 6 Company shortly after died from the same causes. It should here be remarked, how- ever, that both these Volunteers had been in poor health for some time previous. Private James Cahill of No. 1 died during the Winter from the effects of a cold caught while on Frontier Service at this time ; and Jilso Private Larratt W. Smith of No. 6, who died in Toronto, both of whom were buried with Military honors. So much has been said and written on the subject of Ridgeway, that it is not thought advisable to embody any detailed narrative of the day here, but merely give the following extracts from official sources on the conduct of the 13th. on that occasion, whi^h may have escaped the attention, or never come under the notice, of the reader. *In reoeipt of a Pension for wounds reoeired at Kidge way. Bii-iJ,- M k ii Colonel (now Major General) MacDougall, Adjutant General of Canada, in 1866, in an address to the Queen's Own and 13tb. Battalions at Tborold, on Saturday, 25th. August, 1866, said: — "Up to the moment when the unfortunate alarm of Cavalry was given, I say, and I declare, I speak it without exaggeration, that no troops of any army or nation could have behaved better than did the two Battalions of inex- perienced Volunteers, who, at Limeridge, attacked an enemy posted in a strong position of bis own choosing, without the support of a single regular officer or soldier." In a despatch to the Commandant of the Hamilton District, in October, 1866, His Excellency, Sir John Michel, K. C. B., Lieut. General commanding the Forces in British Korth America, etc., commands the Commandant to convey to Lieut. Col. Skinner, the Officers, Non-dom- missioned Officers and Men of the 13th. Battaliion, the expression of the approval of His Excellency of their gallantry and soldierlike behaviour on the Field, on the 2nd. Juno last, on the affair at Ridgeway. He believes their conduct on that occasion was tbat of gallant Volun- teers and good soldiers." " The Lieut. General does not agree with those who may have attempted to detract from the good name of the Hamilton Force engaged on that occasion, but is aware of and appreeiates their conduct. It would have afforded the Lieut. General great pleasure to have seen the 13th., and to have spoken to them personally." After the affair at Ridgeway the Battalion returned to Port Oolbomo, where it was quartered for some three weeks, and initiated into all the hardship and reality of ww^ 17 a so1dier*8 life. Lt. Col. Yilliers of H. M. 47th was in command of the Brigade stationed there, consisting of a portion of that Regiment, the I3th ButtaHon, a troop of Volunteer Cavalry, a Battery of Volunteer Artillery, and three Companies of Infantry. Major Cattley of the 13th acted as Brigade Major. The routine of duty was heavy, as the troops were kept it, waiting as in front of an enemy ; Bouse sounded at 3 A. M., and the men were kept under arms till daybreak, when they were allowed to turn in till 7. Notwithstijnding the severe drill, many guards, and very limited time allowed for rest and recreation, the men were in excellent spirits and behaved themselves in a most exemplary manner. Time was found f.,: ,y f' " fP io lit 1867. 1868. 1869. After the return of the Battalion from Thorold, notwith- Htanding occasional Fenian alarmH, it was not required for active service again, and in 1867 performed tlie usual drills in addition to afternoon parades, during the earlier part of the Summer, to accustom the men to the use of the Spencer Kiflo, which was served out to them in 1866, but which was replaced by the Snider Enfield in December, 1867. In 1868 the Drill was ulso performed in the Drill Shed, as in former years^ with the exception of a march out and day's drill, one day at Dundas (on which occasion a photo- graph of the Battalion was first taken) and one day at Waterdown, in order to enable these outlying Companies, which had been attached in 1867, to participate in Battal- ion Drill. In the Militia Eeport for 1868, (page 26) the 13th. is mentioned as a " very good Regiment, conduct good '' In 1868, on the 14th. of August, the Annual Pic-nic and Games of the Battalion were held at Dunelg, the beautiful residence of Col. Skinner in the County of Oxford. A special train containing the Battalion and several hundreds of indted guests arrived there about 10 A. M., and partook of the hospitality of the Commanding Officer ; and after a very pleasant day returned, arriving in Hamilton about 8 P.M. The Annual Drill was also performed at Head Quartei*s in 1869, and the Battalion was inspected on the 2l8t. Sept. by the Adjutant General, Colonel Robertson Ross, who makes the following mention of it in the Annual Militia Report : — (page 15.) " I afterwards inspected the 13tb. Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant-CJolonel Skinner, numbering 24 I ■*K| n is officers and 888 men. The inspoctioii in the Drill Shed at Hamilton in the evening was at,ten(lo' iiS 34 The heart of m |>atriot beats in each breast, > As proudly they march to the field ; '^'^ They have sworn to fight for their country and Queen, They may die, but they never will yield ! I hear their bugles sounding, sounding, &c. To the front was the war cry that pealod thro' the land, When the Fenians invaded our shore ; And Semper Paratut was answered by all Of the brave and the loyal of Gore. I hear their bugles sounding, sounding, &c. liamillon, June 11, 1866. Written tbr the lath Battalion in 1804 or 1809. And Sung at a Battalion Concert in Mechanics^ Hall accompanied hy Band of 16M Regiment. llilil; ik' i ill::: ' In days of yore the mon of Gore shcved pluck and valor bold, As Stoney Creek and Lundy's Lane the story well have told ; The land they left us then we'll guard, and show that lapse of years Can find the muscle to fight as hard in the Thirteenth Volunteers. Chorus. Then hurrah, hurrah ! for the scarlet coat, hurrah for the rifle true, Hurrah for the colors we'll never desert^ the red, the white and the blue. Should we be called, as they wore then, by war to take the field, Oh 1 may we not diagraoe those men who knew not how lo yield ; But may we win ourselves a name the toe shall ever fear, And Canada shall proudly 3laim each Thirteenth Volun- teer. Then hurrah, ^c. When duty caiisand danger lowers, then let us boldly stand, And prove that every man of ours dare die for his native land; Let all who dread to meet that day, and all with coward fears, Fall out of the ranks, as well they may, ot the Thirteenth Volunteorn. Then hurrah, Ac. We tempt no toe, but none we dread, we stand but on our right, To guard our homeH, our love. 200, 400 and 600 do do do do do do do do 8 8 8 d 3 8 No. of Shots No. of Win- at each range Points ning Co 5 5 5 5 5 5 Won permanently by No. 2 in 1872. LAWYERS' CUP No. 2. Year. Ranges No. of Competitors No. of Shots at each range, No. of Points Win- ning Co 1873 1874 200, 400 and 600 20o, 400 and 600 10 8 5 5 339 No- 2 No. 2 THE DISTRICT CHALLENGE CUP is open for competition to any Volunteer Company in the 3rd. Brigade DiviHion, 2nd. Mil. Dis. — rrnges 200, 400 and 600 yards, three shots at each, three marksmen from each Company — and has been won by the Companies of the 13th., as below: — ' : ! ** 192 No. I 277 No. 1 314 No. 8 283 No. 2 .SO 7 No. 2 342 No. 2 a t Win- a ningCo of Win- nts ning Co 92 No. I 577 No. 1 )14 No. S 2i^3 i No. a :W7 No. 2 342 No. 2 o.ofl Win- oints ningCo 339 No- 3 No. 2 JP I ipany in the 200, 400 and en from each >anio8 of the li 48 Year. Ko.* of Points. Winning Co. 1864 45 No. 4 Co. 1869 78 <' 1 ** 1870 77 » 8 '* 1871... 86 " 1 " 1872 85 - 2 •' 1873 ....82 " 2 " 1874 79 '» 2 " PEIRCE CUP. Tears Ranges. No. of Competitors. No. of Shots at each range No. of Points Win- ning Co 1874 300 and 500 5 6 145 No. 1 PRIZES WON AT O. R. A. MEETINGS. In 1870 the Battalion first sent a Team to the Meeting of the Ontario JRifle Association, which took the Second Prize in the Battalion Match. In 1872 the Battalion Team won First Prize in the Battalion Match at the O. R. A. — the "Merchants' Chal- lenge Trophy." In 1873 the Battalion Team won the " Ladies' Cup " in the Affiliated Association Match, being First Prize. In 1874 the Team again won the '* Merchants Challenge Trophy," and No. 1 Company took First Prize in the Company Match, winning the " Brassey Cup." In October, 1874, the Battalion won the Battalion Prize, a beautiful piece of Plate valued at $50, at the IngersoH Matches — to become the property of the Battalion winnnig it the secc^id time. tw tW' 44 NAMES OP 13th. ON WIMBLEDON TEAMS. 1871 — Lieut. Colonel Skinner in Command. Lt. Liitle No. 6. Col. Seg't R. Omand '* 2 Serg't F. Sache " 2 Private Geo. Murison ** 1 ** Joseph Mason ** 1 1872— Ensign Adam *' 6 Coi. Sorg'tR. Omand " 2 1873~-Col. Sorg't Omand . " 2 '"' Private John Mitchell " 2 1874— Major Gibson *' 1 C%ipt. Mason " 1 Col Serg't Omand " 2 Corp. Pain " 2 Private Thos. Mitchell " 2 Besides those in the Team, Ensign Adam, No . 5, and Sergeant White of No. 2 went to Wimbledon in 1871, and Sergeant Hancock, No. 2, in 1874. OFFICKRS 13th. BATTALION, Ist. AUG., 1874. Lt. Coii Jas. A Skinner, M. P. Majors 4 fl. E. Irving, L. G. and A. H. Askin. Surgeon ....♦;' I. Ryall, Jr., M. B Ass't Surgeon ....B Graves Kittson, M. D. Paymaster........ .....Robt. Grant, Hon. M. Quartermaster, , ...J.J. Mason, flow. C. Adjutant ... i .;. Jos. Macreadv. 45 i-j*' Company.; Captain. Lieutenant. 2 2 id id in. B D. IJIf. G. No 1 No 2 No -A No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 J. M Oihson, M. A H. Moore. C. Armstrong. J, B Young. J. J L. Boice A. W Roy. R K. Hope. P. B Barnard G. W. Griffin. H. Mcliaren. E. H. Caddy Ensign . D. 8. Murphy, Lt. E. C. Kerr. J. Stoneman. J. Adam. R. Crockett. ABBREVIATIONS. C. O. — Commanding Officer. V. B, — Volunteer Board. M.S. — Military School. Pro. — Provisionally appointed. Con. — Confirmed in rank. L. C. — brevet Lieutenant Colonel. M. —brevet Major. Hon . M. — Honorary rank of Major. Hon. C. — Honorary rank of Captain. LIST OF OPTICERS. 1. BUCHANAN, Lt. Col., the Hon. Isaac, Ist Com- manding Officer, appointed 28th Nov. 1862, retired, retaining rank 30th Dec. 1884 . G. 0. 30th Dec. 1864, 13th Bat- talion . < ' Lieut. Col , The Hon . Tsaftfc Buchanan, is hereby permitted to re- sign the Command of thk Corps, and His Excellency the Commarider'-fti- . Chief is pleased to permit him to i^fetaift his rank in the Militia, as a speciiil case, undei* the provisions of the Gen- eral Order No. 1, of the l^t Angtrelt. 1861, in consideration of the valuable services he has heretofbre rendered to the MiHtift of this Province." 1 .;.? it': 1 If ifi m ml 46 2. BOOKER, Lieut. Col., Alfred . Appointed C. O. 27tli Jan. 1865, Appointed Commandant of Garrison 23rd April, 1857. Retired from Command of l.^th 10th Niagara 1865. August, 1866. Ridgeway '66. Retired, retaining rank as Commandant 14th June, 1867. Died in Montreal 18 — . Commanded Administrative Battalion at Niagara, 1865. 3. SKINNER, Ridgeway and Port Col borne 1866. Thor- old, 1866. Grimsby, '70. Wimbledon '71. Niagara 1872. Niagara 1874. M. P., Lieut. Col . , James Atchison . Joined Volunteer Force in 1855 Appointed Major 26th Dec, 1862. Appointed Lt. Col. 10th August, 1866. A Vice-President of the Ontario Rifle Association ; a Member of the Coun- cil of the Dominion Rifle Associa- tion ; went in Command of the first Canadian Team to Wimbledon in 1871. President of 13th Batt. Rifle Association. Commanded the 2nd Brigade, consisting of 13th, 19th, 36th, 44th and 77th Battalions at Camp Niagara, 1872. Commanded the Brigade Camp at Niagara in 1874, consisting of 2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Hamilton and Welland Field Batteries, and 13th, 19th, 20th, 38th, (Dufferin Rifles) 44th and 77th Battalions. 4T ra it id k bh * Member of House of Commooft for Sovtl Oxford, 1874. t^-^- " 4. O'RKILJiY, Major, James Edwin. Appointed Major 26th December, 1862. First Class V. B. 21th April, 1864. Ret red, retaining rank 10th February, 1865. 5. CATTLEY, Brevr>t Lieut. Col., Stephen T. Appointed Lieutenant 1 7th July, 1861. Prescott, 1865-n. First Class V. 3, 27th April, 1864. Ridgewayand Major 24th Feb., 1865. Port Colborne, Bt. Lt. CM. 15th March, 1867. 1866. Left limits 5th July, 1867. 6. IRVINCr, Brevet Lieut. Col., Henry Erskine. Second Class V. B. 26th Feb., 1864. Second Class M. S. 6th April, 1866. Windsor and First Class M. S. 5th May, 1865. Niagara/ 5. Ensign 10th April, 1863. Ft. Colborne, Lieutenant 12th May, 1864. 1866. Captain 12th May, 1864. Thorold, '66. Major 5th July, 1867. GHmsbi/.'lO. Bt. Lieut. Col. 5th July, 1872. Niayarr. -i. 4g ilH' ' ' *. »» i.'V ft::; i l%oro?rf, '66. Major (Pro) 22nd October, 1861). GfiiMhy^ '70. Niagara, '71. u 72. 8. BY ALL, M. B., Surgeon, Inaac, Ridgeway Appointed 4th April, 1866. and Surgeon Major 2nd. Brigade at Camp PL Golhornc, Niagara, 1872. 1866. Thoroldy '6tf. Grimsbyt '70. Niagara, '71. '72. *74. ^, BBOWN, Captain, John. Appointed 28th Nov., 1862. Retired, retaining rani^ 14th Sept., 1866. 10. MACKAE, Lieut., John Octaviuf. Appointed 28tL Nov., 1862. Kotired 12th May, 1864. 11. BUCHANAN, Lieut., Peter Toronto. Enaign 28th Nov. 1862. Lieutenant 29th July, 1864. Lett limits 2nd March, 1866. 12. MINGAYE, Captain, George Hervo. Appointed 5th Dec, 1862. Left limits 30th Dec, 1864. 13. WARD, Lieu:., John A. Appointed &th Dec, 1862. Retired 5th Mt^rch. 1863. 49 m 16. 11 14. McINNES, Captain, Donald. appointed 5th Dec, 1862. Ketired 12th May, 1864. 16. GILLESPIE, Captain, George H. Lieat. 5th Dec., 1862. Captain l8th March, 1863. Retired 15th Dec., 1865. BELL, Captain, Thomas. • Appointed ^ ^ fh Dec., 1862. Retired 2&th April, 1865. BIGGAR, Captain, W, P. Lieut, nth Dec., 1862. Captain 28th April, 1865. Retired 10th November, 1865. 18. JAMIESON, Lieut., A. Ensign 11th Dec., 1862. Pretcott, 1865-6. Lieut. 28th April, 1865. Retired 1st May, 1866. 19. McKEOWN, Capt., John . Appointed l9th Dec. 1862. Company removed from list 10th July, 1863. 20. O CONNOR, Lieut, Maurice. Appointed l9th Dec., 1862. Company removed from L'st lOth July, 1863. 21. FITZPATRICK, Ensign, Martin. Appointed 19th Dec. 1862. Company removed from list 10th July, 1863. H 22 I'! m [Hi- 23. 24. 25. 27. 28. 29. LAW, Capt, Robert N. Appointed 9th Jan. 186. . 2nd Class V. B. I4th Sept. 1866. Retired, retaining rank 14th Sept. 1866. WINK, Lieut., A. S. Appointed 9th Jan., 1863. Retired 28th April, 1865. INKSON, Emign, William. Appointed 9th Jan., 1863. Retired 29th Dec. 1865. LLOYD, Capt., C. J. Capt. and Adjutant 5th March, 1863. 1st Class M. S. 29th Dec, 1864. Retired 2nd December 1864. 26. HENDERSON, Capt. , John Stewart. Appointed Captain 5th March 1863 Retired, retaining rank 2nd March, 1866. TURNER, Lieut. Alexander. Appointed 5th March, 1863. Retired 10th July, 1863. PARK, Lieut., Robert. Ensign 5th March, 1863. Lieutenant 28th April, 1865. Second Class M. S. 28th April, 1865. Left limits 22nd Dec. 1865. FEELEY, Ensign, C. Appointed 6tE March, 1863. Itetired 10th April, 1863. 51 30. 65. YOUNG, Lieutenant, M. Appointed 18th March, 1863. Betircd 31. YOUNG, Jr., Lieutenant, John . Ensign 18th March, 1863. Pt Cclbomej '66. Lieutenant 30th Dec, 1864. Thorold. 18t)6. Second Class V. B. 27th April, 1864 Eetired 3l8t Oct., 1867. 32. RITCHIE, Captain, Frederick Ewing. Ensign 10th April, 1863. Lieutenant, 30th Dec, 1864. Captain, 26th Oct., 1866. Second Class V. B. 26th Feb., 1864. Retired, retaining rank 3rd Dec., 1869. HILTON, Lieutenant, Edward. Appointed 10th April, 1863. Eetired 12th May, 1864. WATSON.Captain, J. H. Lieutenant 15th July, 1864. Captain 17th May, 1865. Second Class V. B. 26th Feb. 1864. First Class V. B. 27th April, 1854. Died 25th March, 1870. ATKINSON, Lieutenant, F. M. Appointed 12th August, 1864. Second Class V.B. 19th August, 1864. Left limits 30th December, 1864. PAPPS, Lieutenant, George S. Second Class M. S. 6th April, 1865. First Class M. S. 20th April, 1865. Retired 15th July, 1874. fHdqewny and Ft. Colbome, '66. Thorold, 1866. 33. 34. Prescott, 18C5. Ridgeway and. Pt Colhome, '66. Thorold, 1866. 35. 36. / 62 37. ¥m m WAi II! Kidgewiy ^QQ 38. ROUTH, Captain, Percy Gore. Ensign 24tlj February, 1865. Lieutenant 2nd March, 1866. Captain 14th September, 1866. Second Class V. B. 24th February, 1865. Retired, retaining rank 26th Oct., 1866. Serioubly wounded at Bidgeway, 2nd June, 1866 — Pension. GRANT, Hon, M. ahd Paymaster, Robert. Windwr^ '65. Ridgtioay and Pt. Col., 'QQ. Thoiold, 1866. Orinuhyy '70. Niagara^ '71. '72. u (( Ensign 28th April, 1865. Lieutenant 22nd December, 1865. Captain 2nd March, 1866. Paymaster, 26th Oct., 1866. Hon. M, 26th October, 1871. Second Class M. S. 19th May, 1865. Adjutant of 2nd or " Western " Ad- '74. ministrative Battalion at Windsor, 1865. 39. BILLINGS, Lieutenant, John. Appointed 28th April, 1865. Retired 22nd December, 1865. 40. HEBDEN, Captain, Joshua John. Ensign, 28th April, 1865. Windsor, '65. Lieutenant 26th October, 1866. Pt, Col, '66, Captain 22nd October, 1869. Thorold, 1866. Second Class M. S. 2oth April, Orimiby, 1870. 1865. First Class V. B. 18th May, 1866. Died 1st September, 1872. fl .1 Or\ .4 1 '. 41. Ridgeway and Port Coly 1866. Thorold, 1886. ii On dnty at Windsor with Weetorn Adminihtrative Battalion, 1866. Ap- pointed Battalion Drill Instructor 17th March, 1870, and Acting Adjutant 14th July, 1870. As a mark of their esteem for Captain Uebden as a man, their love for him as a brother officer, and in recognition of his strict ad- herence to duty, and the welfare of the Battalion, the officers, in 1873, erected a memoiial window to his raumorv in the Church of the Ascen- sion. Interred with Military honors SEWELL, Lieutenant, Charles Randolph Mont- gomery. Ensign 28th April, 1865. Lieutenant 22nd December, 1865. Second Class M. S. 10th May, 1865. Eetired, retaining rank 25th March, 1870. ^¥1 42. FEKGUSSON, Ridgewny and Port Golhom^, *66. Thorofd, 1866. 4.3. ROY, Ridgeway and Port Colbor?ie, '66. Thordld, 1866. Grimsby, 1870. Captain, J. W. Lieutenant 28th April, 1865. Cayitain 14th September, 1866. Second Class M. S. 28th Sep., 1865. Retired 28th December, 1866.. Captain, Alexander William. Ensign 19th May, 1865. Lieutenant Slst October, 1867. Cf ptain 6th November, 1869. Second Class M. S. 5th May, 1865. E*V^"^ • 'TW-W (V ■4 • (< <( 14 Niagara 1871. 1872. 1874. 44. HENERY, Captain, John, Captain and Adjutant 18th Aug., 1866, Drill Instructor previously. Second Class M. S. 6th April, 1865, First Class M. S. 20th April, 1865, Retired, retaining rank 26th Aug. 1870,. Adjutant of Administrative Battal- ion at Niagara in 1865. 46. GIBSON, Brevet Major, John Morison, Ridgeway and Ft. Col.y 1866. Thorold, 1866. Ridgeway arid Pt, CoU '66. Thorold, '66, Grimsby, '70. Niagara^ '71. u '72. Wimbledon, '74. Ensign 22nd December, 1865, Lieutenant 2nd March, 1866, Captain 26th October, 1866. Brevet Major 26th October, 1871, Second Class M. S. 14th July, 1865, First Class M. S. 28tb Sept., 1865. A member of Wimbledon Team, 1874. 46. ARMSTRONG, Captain, Charles, Ridgeway and Ensign 29th December, 1865. Port Golborne^ '60. Lieutenant 14th September 1866. Orimnby, 1870. Captain 28th December, 1866. Niagara, 1871. Second Class M S. 24th June, 1864. " 1872. 47. BAKER, Ensign, Hugh C. Ridgeway and Ensign 1st May, 1866. Port Colborne, '66. Second Class M. S. 28th Sep., 1865. Thoroldy 1866. Retired 25th March, 1870. li 'i m th Aug., riU 1865, il, 1865, 26th Aug. 7Q Battal- on, ?65, 66, 16. r, 1871, uly, 1865, t., 1865. earn, 1874. 165. ir 1866. 866. une, 1864. jp., 1865. 48. McKBNZIE, Ensign, .Toseph M. Ridgevoay and Ensign 22nd June, 1866. Port Colborne, '66, Left limits 24th July, 1868. 7%>roW, 1866. bi nee deceased. 49. YOUNG, Captain, John B. Ridgeway and Ensign 22nd June, 1866. Lieutenant 10th March, 1867. Captain 3rd December, 1869, Second Class V. B. 3rd May, 1867. Kesigned. •' Port Colbime, '66 Thorold, 1866. Grimsby, 1870. Niagara^ 1871. " 1872. 50. MASOy, Prencott, 1865. Ridgeway and Port Colborne, '66, Thoroidy 1866. Orimsby, 1870. Iftagara, 1871. « 1872. Wimbledon, 1874. Honorary Captain, J. J., Quarter- master. Quartermaster 22nd June, 1866, Lieutenant 3rd May, 1867, Hon. Captain 22nd June, 1871, Served at Windsor and Prescott, '65, Supply Officer at Divisional Camp, Niagara, 1871 and 1872. Sec'y. 13th Batt Bifle Association, A membor of the Councils of the *' Do. minion " and " Ontario" Kifle As- sociations, A member of the ** Wimbledon Tcnm," 1874. 51. MOORE, Captain, Alexander Hngtrins. Port Colborne, '66. Ensign 14th September, 1866. Thorofd, 1866. Lieutenant 28th December, 1866, Grimsby, 1870. Captain 20th January, l870, t m mil m i> Niagara, 1871. '* 1872. ♦:* 1874. 52. BOICB, Grimsby, 1870. NiagoJira, 1872. 1874. i( 63. STEWART, Bidg^vtay and Port Colhomey '66. Thorold, 1866. OriTMby, 1870. Niagara J 1871. ft4. COKY, Ridgeway and Port Colbome^ '66. 7%