Charles B. Wemple was born in 1880, lived in Florence, Montana, during the late 1910s, and died in 1920.
This collection includes Charles Wemple's Florence Home Guard correspondence, records of orders, membership pledges and roll call lists, and supply information, 1918-1920. On May 20, 1918, Charles B. Wemple of Florence, Montana, wrote to Sam V. Stewart, governor of Montana, offering his creditionals and requesting permission to organize and instruct a company of home guards. Stewart responded with his informal approval. Wemple, serving as captain and instructor, recruited local young men, organized the company and held regular meetings with drilling through July and August of 1918. Some equipment was ordered. In March 1919, Wemple sent his Florence Home Guard honorable discharge form to Governor Stuart requesting the governor's signature, as Wemple did not deem it appropriate to sign his own discharge.
Materials were organized by type and chronology.
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[Name of document or photograph number], Charles B. Wemple's Florence Home Guard Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Chain of ownership is unknown
Correspondence, roll call lists, membership pledges and all other loose papers had been folded and stuffed into the ledger in no particular order. The separate papers were removed, unfolded and arranged by type and chronology.
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