The Origin and Services of the 3rd (Montreal)

Douglas, Robt. Hendey, Edward Charters, John Wilson, John Mclntosh, GeorgeMonaghan, William Bauden, Alfred Davis, J. Bays, Edward Burke, Sinclair Stuart,Joseph Baker, William Inglis, Patrick Hughes, J. Kinleyside, John Cooper.T. Tucker, John Wilkinson, W. Stevens, J. Simpson, Alex. Turbyne, JamesMavor, J. A. Cockburn, George Morrison, J. Cockburn, George Nightingale,Wm. Nightingale, James Pollock, C. James, G. Montgomery, Wm. Rutherford, Robert Gardner, Henry Macfarlane, John Taylor, John Bauden, RobertMitchell, John Scott, Robert Benn, John Anderson, Robert Nicholson, Wm. H.Kerfut, Wm. Awler, James Dingwall, John McDougal, David Fender, HughMclntosh, Angus Mitchell, Wm. Martin, Wm. Wilkinson, Matthew Creelman,Isaac Black; Sergeant Logan, R. A., acting Sergeant Major.(Signed)Wm. F. Coffin, Major,Commanding Field Battery.During the winter of 1869-70 the rumours of intended Fenian invasion wererevived and the Militia held itself in readiness. May 24th a review of the whole ofthe Montreal Brigade was ordered in honour of Her Majesty s Birthday. But earlythat morning orders were received from headquarters to put the force on activeservice and prepare to repel a Fenian invasion along the New York and Vermontfrontiers.The Batterys orders were to hold itself in readiness to move at a moment snotice.It was ready at the time the order was received, but remained in Montrealunder arms for a day or two, until ordered to the Huntingdon frontier.The actual order calling out theBattery for active service uponis preserved among the archives of the Battery. It was written uponof plain foolscapand reads as follows :MILITARY DISTRICT No. 5 1.05 P.M.Brigade Order.this occasiona half sheetist Brigade Division. Montreal, 25th May, 1870.In accordance with orders received from the Lieutenant General Commanding,the Montreal Field Batteryishereby ordered on Actual Service without delay, ay 2 Battery to be held in readiness to proceed by Grand Trunk Railway to RiverBeaudette Station for transport to Huntingdon."By order" THOMAS BACON, Lieutenant-Colonel.The 5oth Huntingdon Borderers and the 5ist Hemmingford Rangers hadbeen ordered out the same day that the Battery was, and they were already onduty at Huntingdon, the Montreal Engineers having also preceded the Battery.Her Majesty s 6gth Regiment, under Colonel Bagot, had also been ordered up.The Battery left Montreal at seven o clock for Coteau, where it arrived late, havingencountered a number of annoying delays. From Coteau it crossed Lake St.Francis by steamer to Port Louis. Lieutenant FitxGeorge, now a general52in the