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M n and the Artilleri Prince of W‘i9,' _ N f ‘ s-_..-

N 'ras rmimiiiiisaed ”

_ security to form a militia force among its

_ scantlnhabifants. For those were war- The General

7; vi* like times. The echoes of the war of the ' - \ . revolution in the United States were still

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in the air, and the greater Revolution _'in

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France with the Reign oi Terror were nest

_ the prophetic few. The Legislature there-

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\;_;\ , _ i / (5 shall bear arms and be enrolled as militia h 1 t three years ago in

99/, _, $\ men_»~ Provision was also madefor divid- BY Were or Y

,_ ~ ic.. /1:,/__\ ing oifthe various counties into military Command" in Chief, His Eg, Lieut ` 7 , '_~;‘~f¥" d`t`ts,ih ‘t t fC d- y 1 ,ii it ~ iii-“: .:._. ;:;“;:;. , H J H _ "1 _ ‘ \\ 3 " -'O S’ “P Aides-de-camps,Lieut Ca. on . .

y __ - \ ` alterns_ as well as an Adgutaut to each _Gmy_L‘eut_ COL Ham Wiliiam Sw5bey_ _

/ __ Battalion andaClerk to each Company. ii Adjutant general, Lieut. Col. Peter _ __ gmwmi whose duty it was to assist the Captain in Stewart Aftillefy cal-np at Pggk,

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the enrolment. For refusing to act or

neglect ofduty each and every subject George Co1es_

Lofd was liable toaheavy penalty,or imprison- Stan. Adjutalm Lieut COL pete, Mac_

mert. This act,with some amendmen “Wann

Commander of the Gunn.” Forces' remained in force for nine ty years, or un-

til the union with Canada in 1873 brought

` ” the Island under the militia system of the

` _ Dominion. 1

City Guards, 1854-9

In 1854 cn the declaration of war agains

seventy-six years had been quartered in _

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Oonpany of the 76th Regiment and a

drawn and in the following year St. George's Battery. Fort Edward and the

men tendered their service as volunteer

governor 100 stand each of rides, muskets, 1 swords, bayoucts, accoutrements and a

England. But it was scme time before organisation was effected and the Legis-

out the usual thunder of cannon and

Fora brief space the Barracks were

_ who arrived in Msy1865 from Newfound- = land, and were employed by the Govern- ' ment. This “Ragged Regiment” as it was 3 called served for a few months and was 1 ine.. aisianaea. In isso an infantry

Corpsof Volunteers was formed under _i

C \Captsin'Nsil Rankin, Lieutenants John _ s `

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. LeaandJ. J. Rice, and was designated

A' G' P9539' W 0"’ G“"d’° Th” "°’° ‘ “‘“‘°"“ °‘ Lignt Horse Mnrchini Past.

' blue with facings of scarlet, while their

CM Ui!! Of N0- 2 C0- C- A- arms were short rides and accontremsnts

__ . _ the opening of the Legislature in 1857 and

of which gear they were disbanded.

In 1% Sir Dominick Daly placed in the

~->which.wssso=_be presented 'to Thomas illicrris and the other to James B. Pollard.

4 On the strength of these documents a 1 Volunteer Corps was organized, with

hi-ad quarters at Charlottetown; which oonsised of one Captain, _one Subaltern and from thirty to forty gunners. The recruits 'were drilled three times weekly, and soon became ready lor the duties re-

mndusn his mini °n'7ih my with ii welcome salute of 15 guns. Later, in

' July when General Williams, the hero ,of _S Ksrswns making his tour of inspection

:J orwionisi fortification. and ma

4' ` at hand although as yet foiesecn but by promoted wwe rank of Major of Volun-

tee , DD ‘ ‘

'#7 5 _ fore in 1783 passed a militia law that “All p new Gmc” to the Go,.pS_ It ,|11 be of gn-

/, / _ male inhsbiian ts between the ages of six- “rest to “can the gene,-51 Staff, and the ` f teen and sixty, being British subjects, omcen of the dnferenf, arms gf the service

(lIajor,Hon. T H. Haviland Commanding)

Charlottetown.

Russia the British garrison which for Charlottetown.

Charlottetown, and then consisting of a fast.

small detachment of Artillery was with town.

supply of ammunition were sent out tro Springt0n_

latnre met in 1855 for the dret time with- River.

military display. _, hog,

V bums °t me Adiutaut _Gen°""’ C°l°”e1 ii commissions were received from Ottawa _ Swabey two military commissions, one of md me regulu. twelve (hysv f,,',in|ug was

quired sg item. 'rney received G°*°1'°°f.~¢fs¢m of the time Batteries or cannon __ _

Artillery, the drst two with head quaiters _ ’ “Shun” camp _ at

0" _ me msn voiunmrs were time Aida-not V

_- 5.. -_\\ " Very early in the Island’s history as a cd in ride exercise and comP6l\¥ m°V°‘

I .F ~ ' ' lseif-governing colony, while its people ments. Other Volunteer 0°ll_\P0Pi°S "°’°__

I ` ` were yet few in number the impression about thssame time; ,f°1‘_ll!¢¢__\_flU_4,°°di°3 w

. i‘\_ new that it was desirable for betier c'o_ntrelab`0\1tthcIsland.‘ ‘-__ 1 f

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In J une 1860 Hon. T. H. Haviland was

rs thea ointment being the dr-t as

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Commandant of Cavalry, Lleut Col. Hou J

Volunteers. _ ’ I

'Battery A Artillery, Capt. J B. Pollard,

Company B. Rides, Capt. Neil Rankin

Company C Rides, Capt. D Fraser Bel-

Company D Rides, L C Owen, George-

Company E Rides, J Smith. Lot 49. Company F Rides,J Haszard St Eleanors

Company I Rides, N McLeod, Orwell.

ands. Company K Rides, N Mathewso n,

Company L Rides, J M Howatt, Tryon. _Company M Rides, D Macrae, Vi hestley

CompanyN Rides, Theo. Ives, Westmor-

Company 0 Rides, J Murphy, Charlotte-

again occupied by some thirty pensioners town. - ,

CompanyP Rides, J H Duvar, Cascu m- P¢°- ‘ ' Company Q Rides,D Bcs~,Dunstad‘n_sge

side.

As Active Militia oi' Canada.

_ b_h'°*° Th” f°"m°d the “"5 °f h°“°" N' After fourteen years from the time of A ' _ - - I i -

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the organization of a volunteer force in

joined with the other Provinces and our militia forces became part and parcel of

COTPS, '59 *the Active Militia cf the Dominion. The _

Island was made Military District No. 12. c1othing,'arms,accoutrsments and oilicers

‘Vw-i-E11 out as local head quviwl- D ‘ i The Dim-ici-. was organized with ine foi- lowing staff. ‘ ` ‘ | Deputy Adjutant General Ccmmsndin g, Col. Hon. John 'Hamilton Gray, C. M. G.

‘P|iymaster‘, Frank D. Beer, M. D.

\ Adjutant, Capt. Russell G. Freeland.

Stcrekeeper, Major Robert Cropley. Fgilowing were- the commission ed

nf. obsriéiteiown and the time at George ~ town: ~ ‘ i I '

.p°1;¢1-d,_Cf¢pi;gin; George Passmore, _lst

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Block House Fort were dismantled. The C°mpany,G Rides, H Beer, écuthport. _ Photo W Ldlln&

withdrawal of the garrison caused great* C°mpnny_H Rides, D Farquaharson, ' _ dissatisfaction. But a number of fyoun 1 Long Greek. Gun Drnl at Fort Edward'

Battery RArtiilery J C Pope, Summer-l

and their offer being approved by the Compsny.l Rides,D Currie, Wood Is- _ L - ,__

in subsequent years down to 1859, in April Frm” Edwud wma mu. Mun” ,en ' - ,

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No 1 cimitisemwn Battery-James B- - ~ =~--

' Charlottetown they thundercd a welcome .m,u““,§;~ Mmwsg M¢Dcuga11,‘2nd

iftheni the compliment of saying," “why[ uonm Captfmii Gm” 1_9 ,wma-_

W A 0 MO‘l'SO§ °°mi"°°" U . - \1'rving,Lieuie`1nnt. \ -,_

Mag or (Retired) -ith Regt. C A e Price 'of W Cintmn; D. F_ Kennedy lst Lieutemdh

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, Rides, etc 1860 iio'i>'wvivé1v=t°r_, 0h»rl°ii»°f°"°» *nd f°f

.leadership of Captain Neil Rankin, Ryu” “dwg” L,,B,;___g_,,p;.\ng;R;

tohim from St. George’s Battery. _- At agm°m_én-.a¢~_- . _ i subsequent inspection the General paid N52 '¢'h“a~i.1°+¢¢¢°¢n Bowery-Thomas

>*!°» I°‘_= Siem* 5° 1°” 2°" 113° °1<1 p°gn¢rsy,1st, Lieutenant; Jam.. D ugh.

1- ~ _ _ . L Georgetown Battery-Charles Owen

i .` Three Provision -Battalions of Infantry

` ° ' - Kingssnd Prince Counties were orinnised

When the call for a greater defensive 'mnlud qmnns mg gmggrg og below;

force became general and the great vclun ' ,.,gh,_,1°1t¢¢,,wn B.tuu¢m_-_ Hem, Bggrg teer movement was sweeping over _ the-_ Doglierty, Samuel M.°"‘°"c°"~""-7' 5 *Va °f E9' Francis S. Iiongwortb, Cqitalnli -T95!!

and steps were taken to organize a, corps Phi), Lgmtanmw, , ; of ridemen in each of several sections cf,_._ Kms., Cmnt’ B“u|i°n_A11,_._ nw. the country. ln Charlottetown under the D°m‘ad_ Major; D¢,n`m._H¢1',e°d’ J;

_Lientensnts John Les and W. Dawson _spomuq Pete; mcKum°'|',', gm” Min.

new rm" "°‘°° "°°°i'°d ;h`°“-‘d hE".31"".d="' Henderson, James Kennedy, -John Mac-_

_ * _ A company of Rides was next organised

_ In Summerside Captain J._ C. Pope

ff _ ~ -_ _ » organized an Artillery and Ride Corps, I and in Charlottetown a second Ride Com- Reve To Fo Fuueftone _pany-was added to the former enrolment

` , C A ' under command of Captain J`bhn Murphy,

Chaplain 4th Rox ' ' ' Lientcnants Richard Reddin and Owen

» The Irish Volunteers.

-*some sixty young men were enrolled. iQuaid__Lieutem,_nts_- ; , »_ _ f which;Corps was submquently known as Hin” com,” »Bab¢.u¢n_J°hn Hung,”-_

“°P'»‘°°° °‘W“1°°Rm”' _ Dover. Mejor; Geirze 'R- Montromern i C, Mounting Guard _Q Can\_p;Brighion

______F1s,ncis Stanley and George Stanley,\Wiu{§_m R__Ems L{eummmts_ _ A;m_°'“¢n“"t° md kn°w” as the Du°d“3-|‘ Such ‘were the odicers of our militia “V-9l“°t°°"° .- _V forces thirty years ago -when drst joined

_ _ Winton, under the proud appellation of

Thomas Ives, Herbert Yeo, Caphillil Ed-

with the Active Militia of Canada. In the meantime the superintendencs of our Provincial Ride Asscciaticn was assumed by the Dominion. There have been many changes since that day, by df IMI. Nllillvll retirement or promotion, and compar- atively few of the names above recorded are now`in the active list. - _

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A drill shed was procured in Charlotte_

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Camp Brighton, to visit The

'N afternoon between the hours o_f one _and six o"c'icc l and an their favorite .

_,,ot_8outhDort hy Henry Beer. CaPt*_‘U_*» ward C. Maxde1d,- Alexander Rowatt, '_ ' ` 1 f' ' -V ._ _` `

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