A company of militia, the Janesville City Guard, was organized; arms were furnished by the State.

The evidence

• “In November, 1855, a company of militia was organized in Janesville, known as the Janesville City Guard. Arms were furnished them by the State.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 570 / book p. 574

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources