Fellow researchers, Enjoy! Cynthiana Democrat, June 1896: Lafferty Guards Company K, 2d Regiment of Infantry, Kentucky State Guards, was organized May 19, 1894, with fifty-three members. W. S. Hardin was elected Captain, E. C. McDowell, 1st Lieutenant and W. J. Gossett, 2nd Lieutenant. H. W. Shawhan was appointed 1st Sergeant, John Ingles, P. Ward, C. Corrigan and C. Howard duty Sergeants; and D. Williams, B. Pennell, H. Ward, Jas. Rankin, W. Parrish, S. M. McDowell, C. Reed and H. Reynolds, Corporals; Chas. Lacy, drummer. Since the organization of the company the following promotions have been made: 1st Sergeant H. W. Shawhan appointed 2nd Lieutenant on staff of Maj. McMath; Corporal Jas. Rankin elected 2nd Lieutenant of the company; Corporal Denny Williams promoted to 1st Sergeant, and Corporal B. Pennell promoted to Sergeant. The following have been discharged: Sergeant P. Ward, Corporal H. Ward and privates E. Clark, T. Corrigan, Chas. Hickman, Wm. Hickman, Chas. Lyons, C. Mattox, R. Musser, D. Renaker, Joe Stevens, K. Thompson and Wright Williams, and the following have been enlisted: Leslie Lail, N. Lally, F. McClure, F. Nichols and H. Webster, all enlisted on June 19, 1895. The following on May 12, 1896: B. Atkinson, Chas. Allen, Trim Hedges, J. T. Musselman, J. Q. Jewett, E. J. Coffey, F. Pollmeyer, J. Gibbons, Geo. Heck, T. Smiser, Kerr Riggs, Richard Moore, Thos. Collier, Chas. Jones (bugler), W. McGee, B. H. Conner, M. McDowell, Charles Maffett and Jack Sharp. Total enlisted organization of the company twenty-four, total discharged thirteen, net gain of enlistment eleven, present strength of company (rank and file) sixty-one. For drill, discipline and general deportment, when on duty, Company K ranks A1. Company K has attended two annual encampments, at Peducah in July, 1894, and at Henderson in August, 1895, where they captured two-thirds of the orderlies and "got everything they went after." They have never made up their minds to try for the flag yet but if they should other companies must look to their laurels. Private Ashley Ward, of this company, at the encampment of Henderson receive a gold medal for being the best soldier in the regiment. The Company has no active service since its organization and the boys are very anxious to try real soldiering. Their Captain is proud of the Company and feels confident if they were called upon at any time, or for any purposes they would respond to a man, and that they would make such a record that Cynthiana would be proud of them. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html