[Troublous Times in Canada by John A. Macdonald]@TWC D-Link bookTroublous Times in Canada CHAPTER V 4/35
2. The Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief has been pleased to call out for active service the following corps in addition to those called out by General Order No.
1, of yesterday's date: UPPER CANADA. 1st Frontenac Troop Cavalry, Kingston. 1st Squadron Volunteer Light Cavalry, County of York. Grimsby Troop Cavalry. London Troop Cavalry. St.Thomas Troop Cavalry. Governor-General's Body Guard, Toronto. Kingston Field Battery. Hamilton Field Battery. Welland Canal Field Battery. London Field Battery. 14th Battalion Rifles.
Kingston. Brockville Rifle and Infantry Companies. LOWER CANADA. Varennes Infantry Company. Napiersville Infantry Company. St.Remi Infantry Company. St.Luc's Infantry Company, 21st Battalion. Sherbrooke Rifles, 2 Companies. Danville Rifle Company. Bury Infantry Company. Richmond Infantry Company. Melbourne Infantry Company. 2nd Lennoxville Rifle Company. On 2nd June the following new companies were placed on the list of the Volunteer Militia of Canada: UPPER CANADA. Oil Springs Infantry Company. Bayfield Infantry Company. Galt Infantry Company. Oro Infantry Company. Aylmer Infantry Company. Strathroy Infantry Company. Orillia Infantry Company. Woodstock Infantry Company. Wolfe Island Infantry Company. Tamworth Infantry Company. Kemptville Infantry Company. Sydney Infantry Company Hillsboro Infantry Company. Dundas Infantry Company. Bobcaygeon Infantry Company. Bearbrook Infantry Company. St.Mary's Infantry Company. Clinton Infantry Company. Huntley Infantry Company. Widder Infantry Company. Peterboro Infantry Company. Edwardsburg Infantry Company. Parkhill Infantry Company. Stirling Infantry Company. Ottawa Garrison Artillery (3rd Battery). Waterloo Infantry Company. Warwick Infantry Company. Amherst Island Infantry Company. Napanee Garrison Artillery. Port Hope Garrison Artillery. 10th Royals, Toronto (2 additional Companies). LOWER CANADA. Stanstead Infantry Company. Coaticooke Infantry Company. Ste.
Hyacinthe Infantry Company. Sorel Infantry Company. Tingwick Infantry Company. Winslow Infantry Company, Clarenceville Infantry Company. Elgin Infantry Company. Longueuil Infantry Company. Boucherville Infantry Company. Vercheres Infantry Company. Abercorn Infantry Company. Huntingdon Infantry (3rd Company). St.Pie Infantry Company. Vaudreuil Infantry Company. St.Martine Infantry Company. St.Athanase Infantry Company. Beauharnois Infantry Company. Knowlton Infantry Company. Sutton Infantry Company. On the evening of the 2nd of June the whole of the Volunteer Force not already called out or enumerated in the above-mentioned lists, was placed on active service, and on Sunday, the 3rd of June, the Province had more than 20,000 men under arms, besides the numerous companies of Home Guards.
The entire force turned out not only willingly, but eagerly, although at a season of the year when their business interests suffered greatly by their absence.
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