Freeborn County, Minnesota - Chapter 19: Military History, 1911

Chapter 19: Military History

Freeborn County at the Outbreak of the Civil War - Raising of First Company - Other Companies Raised in this County - Roll of Honor - Names of Freeborn County Veterans-UBattle Scarred Relic - Siege of Ft. Ridgley - Reminiscences of the War - Robson Post, No. 5, G. A. R. - State Militia Companies - Albert Lea Light Guards - Co. I, First Regiment, M. N. G. - The Spanish American War.

When President Lincoln issued his call for 75,000 of the militia of the several states to maintain the Union April 15, 1861, Free¬ born county was but four years of age, as an organized county, and had a scattering population, all pioneers in a new state which became a part of the Union less than three years before the out¬ break of the war. It was a cruel time to take the men from field, store, shop and home. They had little on which to depend save the labor of their hands, and their families needed them. But an attack had been made on Fort Sumter, the flag of the Union had been fired upon, and the hearts of these hardy patriotic men and women were fired. At this time Alexander Ramsey, governer of Minnesota, chanced to be in W asliington and imme¬ diately sought Secretary Cameron, and in writing tendered 1,000 soldiers from Minnesota in defense of the government, which offer was presented to the president and by him accepted. This was the first offer of troops made during the Rebellion. The governor telegraphed these facts to the adjutant geneial of the state, with orders to make a call for troops. The call, however, did not reach Freeborn county in time for any of her sons to be included in the original muster of the first regiment.

In the summer of 1861, the people of Freeborn county began to realize the pressing needs of the country, and Asa W. White determined to raise a company. Accordingly, a meeting was called at Albert Lea, at which men from all parts of the country were present. Judge E. C. Stacy was chairman. Rousing speeches were made, songs were sung, and a company was laised. This company was mustered in as Co. F, Fourth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, at Fort Snelling, November II, 1861, with Asa W. White as captain.

pany, and Timothy J. Sheehan and Frank B. Fobes, then mem¬ bers of Captain "White's company, came home to enlist the nucleus of Freeborn county's second company. Francis Hall became interested, and the little band was soon swelled to the required number for a company, which was accordingly mus¬ tered in at FT. Snelling March 9, 1862, with Hall as captain, Sheehan as first lieutenant and Fobes as second lieutenant.

But the war clouds grew darker, and within a few months it became apparent that the county must do still more in defense of the union, and two more companies were raised.

Co. E, Tenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry was raised by Sheriff James A. Robson, and mustered into service September 8, 1862, with James A. Robson as captain, John W. Heath as first lieutenant, and Charles Ivittleson as second lieutenant. Cap¬ tain Robson was accidently killed at Ft, Snelling in November, 1862, this being Freeborn county's first war sacrifice.

George S. Ruble raised Co. H, First Regiment Mounted Rangers, and was mustered in December 5, 1862, as its captain. The other commissioned officers were from other counties, but some twenty of the men were from Freeborn county. This cornpan \ enlisted for one year, but many of the men afterward enlisted in other regiments for the remainder of the war.

December 1, 1864, Co. C, of the Second Minnesota Cavalry, was mustered into service, containing some twenty men from this county. Frederick L. Cutler, of Glenville, was second lieu¬ tenant, but this is not usually regarded as a Freeborn county company.

In Octobei , 1864, Co. C, First Minnesota Heavy Artillery, v as mustered into service, with George S. Ruble as senior first lieutenant, and many Freeborn county pioneers in the ranks.

1 li<* complete record ot these regiments has man}r times been published and is beyond the scope of this history. It is sufficient to say that whether in the barracks or in the field, in camp or on long marches, opposing savage Indians in the Northwest, or fighting against the Confederates in the South, the Freeborn county soldiers showed their courage, their valor and their manliness.

Roll Of Honor

In this connection has been compiled from the adjutant-general's report, the names of the soldiers, who enlisted from Free¬ born county. If any are omitted, it is not intentional, for great care has been exercised in collecting this matter, and none have greater veneration for the brave soldier than the compilers of this volume. As the only possible way to ascertain enlistment of each soldier, is to depend upon the official reports as pub¬ lished under authority of the state, any mistakes in spelling names or the omission of them entirely, should be charged to such official reports.

Second Infantry

This regiment was organized in July, 1861, and originally commanded by Horatio Van Cleve. Ordered to Louisville, Ky., in October, 1861, and assigned to the Army of the Ohio. It was engaged in the following marches, battles, skirmishes and sieges, viz. : Mill Spring, January 19, 1862 ; siege of Corinth, in April, 1862, then transferred to the Army of the Tennessee; Bragg's Raid, Perryville, October 8, 1862; skirmishes of the Tullahoma campaign, Chickamauga, September 19 and 20, 1863; Mission Ridge, November 28, 1863. Veteranized in January, 1864, and participated in the battles and skirmishes of the Atlanta campaign, viz. : Resaca, June 14, 15 and 16, 1864; Kenesaw Moun¬ tain, June 27, 1864; Jonesboro; Sherman's March through Geor¬ gia and the Carolinas, and Bentonville, March 19, 1865. The men were mustered out at Louisville, Kv., and discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn., July 11, 1865. This regiment covered itself with laurels at the battle of Mission Ridge, where they were badly cut up in a charge they made on the enemy's wrnrks. Few Min¬ nesota regiments, if any, performed more long and laborious marches than the "Bloody Second."

Third Infantry

This regiment was organized in October, 1861, and originally commanded by Col. Henry C. Lester, of Winona. Ordered to Nashville, Tenn., in March, 1862. Captured and paroled at Murfreesboro in July, 1862. Ordered to St. Louis, Mo., thence to Minnesota. Engaged in the Indian expedition in 1862. Par¬ ticipated in the battle of Wood Lake in September, 1862. Ordered to Little Rock, Ark., in November, 1863. Veteranized in January, 1864. Engaged in battle of Fitzhugh's V oods, March 30, 1864. Ordered to Pine Bluff, Ark., in April, 1864; thence to Duvall's Bluff, September 2, 1865. Mustered out at Duvall's Bluff, September 2, 1865. Discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn.

Co. D - Hendrick Peterson, corporal ; promoted sergeant ; Ilans Enstrom, second lieutenant; promoted first lieutenant and cap¬ tain; August Peterson, private.

Fourth Regiment Infantry

This regiment was originally commanded by Col. J. B. San¬ born, of St. Paul, organized December 23, 1861; ordered to Benton Barracks, Mo., April 19, 1862'; assigned to army of the Mississippi, May 4, 1862, participated in the following Marches, battles, sieges and skirmishes: Siege of Corinth, April, 1862; Iuka, September 19, 1862; Corinth, October 3 and 4, 1862; siege of Vicksburg, Forty Hills, Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hills, assault ou Vicksburg, capture of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863. Transferred from Seventeenth to Fifteenth corps; Mission Ridge, November 25, 1863; veteranized, January, 1864; Altoona, Octo¬ ber, 1864; Sherman's march through Georgia and the Carolinas: Bentonville, March 20, 1865, and Raleigh, April 14, 1865; mus¬ tered out at Louisville, Kv., July 19, 1865; discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn.

Fifth Infantry

This regiment was organized in May, 1862, and originally com¬ manded by Col. Rudolph Borgesrode, of Shakopee. Ordered to Pittsburg Landing, May 9, 1862, leaving a detachment of three companies in Minnesota, garrisoning frontier posts. Participated in the following marches, battles, sieges and skirmishes: Siege of Corinth, April and May, 1862. The detachment in Minnesota engaged with the Indians at Redwood, Minn., August 18, 1862, and siege of Fort Ridgely, August 20, 21 and 22, 1862; Fort Abercrombie, Dakota Territory, in August, 1862. The regiment was assigned to the Sixteenth Army Corps and engaged in the battle of Iuka, September 18, 1862, and at Corinth, October 3 and 4, 1862 ; Jackson, May 14, 1863 ; and the siege of Vicksburg ; as¬ sault of Vicksburg, May 22, 1863; Mechanicsburg, June 3, 1863; Richmond, June 15, 1863; Fort De Rusrey, Louisiana, March 14, 1864 ; Red River expedition in March, April and May, 1864 ; Lake Chicot, June 6, 1864, and Tupelo in June, 1864. Veteranized in July, 1864; Abbeyville, August 23, 1864; marched in September, 1864, from Brownsville, Ark., to Cape Girardeau, Mo, thence by boat to Jefferson City; thence to Kansas state line; thence to St. Louis, Mo.; ordered to Nashville, November, 1864; battle of Nashville, December 15 and 16, 1864; Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely in April, 1865; mustered out at Demopolis, Ala., Sep¬ tember 6, 1865, and discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn. It will be seen by the above record this regiment was in active service, yet comparatively very few were killed in battle.

Co. q - Francis Hall, captain, promoted major; Timothy J. Sheehan, first lieutenant, promoted captain; Frank B. Fobes, sec¬ ond lieutenant, promoted first lieutenant ; Horatio D. Brown, first sergeant, promoted second lieutenant and adjutant of Filey enth Regiment; John P. Hicks, sergeant ; Dorr K. Stacy, sergeant, pro¬ moted first lieutenant; Manhard A. Chamberlain, sergeant; Dwight E. Brooks, corporal; Horace M. Beach, corporal, pro¬ moted sergeant; John C. Ross, corporal, promoted sergeant ; AA m. Young, corporal, promoted sergeant; John G. Godley, corporal, promoted sergeant; AATn. Thompson, corporal; Aaron Canfield, musician; Nathan E. Babcock, musician; John McCall, wagonei. Privates - David Ames, Leonard R. Beigliley, Simeon Beighiev, Charles FI. Dills, Daniel Dills, Lyman A. Eggleston, Charles J. Grandy, Jerome P. Green, Philo Henry, William J. Horning, Lyman C. Jones, Isaac Kendall, Andrew J. Luther, Frank M. Mc- Revnolds Terrence McMahan, Peter Nisson, Loriston C. Roberts,

Tenth Infantry

The regiment was organized in August, 1862, and originally commanded by Col. James H. Baker, of Mankato. It was sta¬ tioned at frontier posts until June, 1863, when it was ordered upon the Indian expedition. Engaged with the Indians July 24, 26, 28, 30 and 31, 1863. Ordered to St. Louis, Mo., in October, 1863;

IT o ii bus, 1^^^,, in April, 1864 ; thence to Memphis, Tenn., in June, 1864, and assigned to the Sixteenth Army Corps. Participated in the following marches, battles, sieges and skir¬ mishes: Battle of: Tupelo, July 13, 1864; Oxford expedition, August, 1864; march in pursuit of Price from Brownsville, Ark., to Cape Girardeau; thence by boat to Jefferson City; thence to Kansas line; thence to St. Louis, Mo.; battles of Nashville, Tenn., December 15 and 16, 1864; Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, April,

Co. E - James A. Robson, captain; John W. Heath, first lieutenant, promoted captain; Charles Kittleson, second lieutenant, promoted first lieutenant ; Eli Ash, first sergeant, promoted sec¬ ond lieutenant and first lieutenant, Company G; Eli K. Pickett, sergeant, promoted second lieutenant, Co. I ; George H. Partridge, sergeant ; Wm. II. Lowe, sergeant; James L. Cook, sergeant; George Osborn, corporal; John G. Dunning,' corporal; Henry D. Burlingame, corporal, promoted sergeant; Jedediah W. Devereux, corporal; Rufus Kelly, corporal; Alva S. Sterns, corporal; ( hristian Alspaugh, corporal; Lars Wicks, corporal; John L. Scoville, musician; Peter E. Olson, musician; Asa Hurd, wagoner; Daniel Anderson, private, promoted corporal; Andrew Black, private, promoted hospital steward; Cyrus

First Regiment Mounted Rangers

Organized in March, 1863, and originally commanded by Col. Samuel McPhail, of Caledonia, Houston county. Stationed among frontier posts until May, 1863, when they were ordered upon the Indian expedition. Engaged with the Indians, July 24, 26, 28, 30 and 31, 1863. Stationed at frontier posts upon the return of the expedition until mustered out. Mustered out by companies, between October 1, 1863, and December 30, 1863.

Second Minnesota Cavalry

This regiment was organized in January, 1864, and ordered out on an Indian expedition in the month of May. They had several engagements with the Indians in July and August of that year. They were stationed at frontier posts until they were mus¬ tered out by companies, between November, 1865, and June, 1866. Co. A - Private, Woodworth Lee. Co. B - William AY. Cather-

First Heavy Artillery

This regiment was organized in the fall of 1864, and originally commanded by Col. William Colville, of Red Wing; ordered to Chattanooga, Tenn., and stationed at that point until mustered out in September, 1865.

Other Regiments Fifteenth Wisconsin Infantry

go into a regiment of their own nationality there. In order to get, if possible, these names, a letter was directed some thirty years ago to Chandler P. Chapman, at that time assistant adjutant general of Wisconsin, who, in reply submitted the names found in the list of soldiers credited from Freeborn county as far as they were recorded. He mentioned that it is not unlikely that others may have gone into other regiments.

born county purchased in an eastern city/i regulation flag of fine material and best workmanship. A delegation carried it to Fort Snelling, and in their behalf Francis Hall, of Albert Lea, with pertinent and patriotic words, presented it to Co. F, of the Fifth Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, which was composed largely of Freeborn county men. It was gallantly received in behalf of the company by Captain White. This relic was carried through the war and is still preserved in the Freeborn county court-house. The flag bears the following inscription: "Pre¬ sented to Co. F, Fourth Regiment Minnesota Volunteers by the ladies of Freeborn county, Minnesota. Siege of Corinth, Iuka, Corinth, Forty Hills, Raymond Jackson, Champion Hills, Vicks¬ burg, Missionary Ridge, Allatoona, Savannah." filie names of the volunteer members of Co. F, which appear on a card v liich accompanies the flag are as follows : Captain, Asa V . V hite ; first lieutenant, Wm. F. Wheeler; second lieutenailt, James Di\sdale ; first sergeant, Adrian K\ Norton; sergeants, Osborne J. Wheeler, Hannibal Bickford, Reuben Williams, Frank B. Fobes ; corporals, Loren Blackmer, Justice C. Stearns, Timothy J. Shee¬ han, Enoch Croy, Jeremiah Fredenburg, Richard A. White, Perry H. Jewett, Erastus D. Porter; musicians, Henry House, John Pease; wagoner, John Cottrell; privates, Clias J. Allen, Lenj. B. Baker, Robert W. Beebe, Clias. Bromwick, Harrison Buckley, Joseph W. Burdick, Geo. Callahan; Henry Carroll, John Cooney, Jacob Croy, Almon II. Cottrell, Fredrick L. Cutler, ^Horace L.

Siege of Ft. Ridgley. - The story of the gallant defense of Ft. hidgley by Lieut. Timothy J. Sheehan and his brave band, has many times been told, and is a part of the history of Minnesota rather than that of Freeborn county. But in order that the names of the brave soldiers, mostly from Freeborn county, who assisted in that defense may be preserved, there is here appended the list of the members of Co. C, Fifth Minnesota YTolunteer Infantry, present at the siege, as furnished by Colonel Sheehan in after years. At the time of the attack on the fort, August 20, 1862, the command under Lieutenant Sheehan consisted of Co. B, 60 men, 51 effective; Co. C, 50 men, all effective; Renville bangers and citizens, 50 men; orderly sergeant, 1 man; sutler, 1

The Rebellion was a very sad and gloomy period for the people of Freeborn county. She was yet but thinly settled and in fact did not know prosperity until after the close of that fearful struggle. Their nearest market was yet at points on the Missis¬ sippi river, mainly McGregor, la., 140 miles away. All goods received and produce marketed was over roads much of the time well-nigh impassable owing to matfy sloughs not bridged. Prices of provisions of all kinds during the whole of that period were extremely low. At no time could wheat, our main product, be sold in Albert Lea for more than 75 cents per bushel, and dressed pork was hauled and sold in Red Wing during the fall of 1862 for $2.25 per hundredweight, while goods of all kinds reached almost prohibitive prices - green tea, $2.20 per pound, coffee 60 to 80 cents, coarse salt $7.00 per barrel, kerosene oil, very poor quality, 60 cents, best 90 cents per gallon, while cotton goods reached almost beyond vision, common calico 50 to 60 cents per yard, cotton sheeting of the most frail quality 85 cents per yard, and other things in proportion.

When it came to the sinews of war, Freeborn county made a noble sacrifice as nearly all of her able-bodied men wore the blue. In a radius of five miles of her county seat but five men who could have passed a medical examination remained at home. Co. F, Fourth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry and Co. C, Fifth Minne¬ sota Volunteer Infantry were almost wholly from this county, while Co. E, Tenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry and Co. C, First Minnesota Heavy Artillery, were mostly from Freeborn county, and quite a company of sturdy Norwegians, filled with love for their adopted country, enlisted in a Wisconsin regiment which was composed almost wholly of this liberty-loving race. The worry and anxiety at home was most keenly felt, and they were intensified by our slow communications, as all mail in the whole state was yet at the mercy of the slow stage coach. St. Paul dailies, our only source of news, were three days old when received, and that but three times per week via Austin.

hand intently listening for the blast of the big tin stage horn, always given at the old dam. Postmaster Samuel Eaton would hastily open the mail and call out the names on the letters, when "Here," "Here," would be heard throughout the throng. One would take his neighbor's mail if not present, as quickly as his own, and seldom indeed would the postmaster have a letter left to place in the call box.

In August, 1862, the Sioux war began. Thought many of our first settlers were used to the Indian they had never known him as a blood-thirsty demon. Fear was depicted on many faces and their timidity was intensified by outrageous exaggerations and falsehoods, and seeing so many fleeing, had no quieting effect on the timid. News' reached here that New Ulm and Mankato had been taken, Blue Earth City and "Winnebago City were in ashes, and all whites in those places were slain. The old Blue Earth road was the biggest thoroughfare it had even been. For two davs there was almost an unbroken caravan - wagons. loose cattle,

It seemed as if there were enough men on that road alone, had they had the courage of an Albert Lea bird-dog, to have held the whole Sioux tribe in check. Armstrong had suddenly been placed beyond the pale of the white man - not a white family to be found this side of the Pacific. Many of those refugees were in a really deplorable condition. The noble people of Albert Lea, ever considerate to the needy and afflicted, furnished clothing and provisions to many. A large portion were leaving never to

Indian scarce," as but very few indeed of those who came through here had been in any danger, as no Indians appeared near their neighborhood. None, so far as known, left our county, but many had "picked up their things to go."

Grand Army Of The Republic

Robson Post, No. 5, G. A. R., was instituted in the winter of 1880, and was named in honor of Capt. James A. Robson, of Co. E, Tenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. The present officers are: Commander, D. R. P. Hibbs; senior vice commander, Alex. McNeill ; junior vice commander, AY. J. Horning ; quartermaster, Ellend Erickson; adjutant, C. B. Kellar; surgeon. Myron Rey¬ nolds ; chaplain, A. J. Luther ; officer of the day, II. II. Lukins ; officer of the guard, II. H. Freeman.

The following veterans have been members of the Post: James Q. Annis, Company B. Seventy-second New York -Andrew Anderson, Company G, Twelfth Indiana /Arne Anderson, Com¬ pany F, Seventy-fifth Iowa; John Anderson, Co. G, Eighteenth A\ isconsin ; -Gilbert Barden (D), Company E, Tenth Minnesota;

State Militia Companies

From time to time since the war there have been military organizations of various sorts in Albert Lea, but none exist at the present time with the exception of the Grand Army of the Republic.

The Albert Lea Light Guards were organized May 4, 1882. as Company E, Second Battalion,. Minnesota National Guards. Fiftytwo men were mustered in by Major Joseph Bobleter. The com¬ missioned officers at that time were : Captain, George T. Gardner ; first lieutenant, T. K. Ramsey; second lieutenant, C. S. Robertson

The following is a list of those signing the rolls: Oscar Ander¬ son. II. A. Barck, E. M. Biglow, Albert Blackmer, Frank Cool, Henry Carlson, C. H. Day, "W . S. Dailey, C. S. Edwards, A. C. Erickson, Mert. Fuller, Ben Fryslie, Fmnk Gillrup, Charles Greene, John Geissler, C. H. George, XvH. Hendersliott, J. C. Ilayden, George Hanson, T. A. Hauge, H. E. Kellar, YT. Larkins, Chris Larson, C. M. Lewis, F. H. Mallery, Harvey McMillen, L. Narverud. Lou Peterson, A. E. Ransom, H. C. Richardson, S. 0. Simonson, F. L. Sweet, A. L. Sawyer, H. E. Skinner, Lester Spicer, Nick Sime, N. J. Sylvander, S. G. Thompson, R. B. Thompson, Lewis Torgenson, Robert Tweedy, Howard Yandegrift, Yuli Voigt, Vr. Weeks and Henry AVannemaker.

Captain Ranson recommended to Colonel Bobleter the ap¬ pointment of the following noncommissioned officers: N. J. Syl¬ vander, first sergeant and orderly; S. G. Thompson, second* sergeant; A. L. Sawyer, third sergeant; C. H. Day, fourth ser¬ geant and quartermaster.

Spanish-American War

April 16, 1898, Capt. C. S. Edwards received orders to recruit Company I, Second Regiment, to 100 men. Recruits soon swelled the company from 76 to more than 125. The company, 113 strong, was enrolled April 29, and left Albert Lea April 30 for St. Paul, went into camp at Camp Ramsey (State Fair grounds) and was mustered in as Company I, Twelfth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, May 5. May 16 the regiment left Camp Ramsey and upon reaching Chickamauga went into camp at Camp Thomas. In the early part of July Lieut. C. II. Day, Sergts. Harry Gillrup, Robert Grout, AY. E. Joern and Private Hugh Cameron recruited twenty-five more men in Albert Lea. The company then consisted of the following: Captain, C. S. Edwards, attorney: first lieu¬ tenant. C. II. Day, journalist; second lieutenant, S. 0. Simonson, printer; first sergeant, F. II. Cool, electrician; quartermaster sergeant, T. II. Rogers, farmer; sergeants, Howard Vandegrift, farmer: Harry Gillrup, student; A. Land, tinsmith; Y T. F. Ostrander, reporter; corporals, C. E. Greene, laundrvman; Floyd Willard, plasterer; J. II. Jensen, clerk; Paul AYulff, painter; Jerry Frescott, farmer; T. A. Hauge, bookkeeper; C. A. House, student; John Pehrson, carpenter; Fred AYing, carpenter; AValter Christen- sen, student; Erick Stenrud, laundryman; Clinton C. Carberry, laborer ; musicians, Robert J. Tweedy, insurance ; H. M. Truesdell, clerk ; artificer, Olaf Styve, clerk ; wagoner, H. B. Daniels, teamster; privates, H. AY. Anderson, druggist; F. R. Anderson, student; C. S. Bartlett, farmer; A. L. Ball, shoemaker; Wm, Beckel, engineer ; L. S. Burton, clerk ; T. A. Bergen, fireman ; J. C. Erickson, tailor; G. C. Edwards, printer; Dean Clark, butcher ; J. D. Dauterman, clerk ; Melvin Finton, musician ; AY. E. Flatt, printer ; Julian Fritz, farmer ; E. A. Gallagher, bookkeeper ; Louis Graves, cook; E. H. George, farmer; S. Halvorsen, reporter; Guy Hanna, student ; C. T. Helgeson, stenographer ; Martin Honan, laborer; L. W. Joscelyn, optician; E. C. Jensen, car¬ penter; Henry Jorgenson, butcher; A. G. Keck, gunsmith; Sidney Kilmer, laborer; P. Landers, laborer; B. M. Latham, stenographer; Clarence Lower, clerk; John A. Aloe, tailor; AY. G. Moore, farmer; AY. A. Miller, teamster; AYalter Alorton, actor; James O'Neil, engineer; C. 0. Nelson, teamster; Lars P. Olson, farmer; J. C. Peterson, foundryman ; Roy E. Prosser, laborer ; Carl M. Simon¬ son, dentist; John Skalada, carpenter; Norman Sandburg, clerk; Arthur Thayer, student; Peter Truelson, mason; Nels Thompson, farmer; AYm. Yenon, engineer; John AYard, laborer; L. L. AYelton, farmer; Henry AYoodville, mechanic; L. C. AYetzel, farmer; Andrew AYangen, farmer; Peter Knudson, laborer; AYells Levens, farmer; Ellof Pehrson, well driller; Louis Peterson, plasterer; Charles Swenson, plasterer; Albert Jensen, barber; Fred Bycek, clerk; new recruits, Sivert T. AYall, farmer; Louis P. Jensen, laborer; John Skaug, clerk; Julius Jensen, farmer; Hans Ander¬ son, laborer; Adolph S. Kunath, laborer; Peter 0. Styve, farmer; Clias. M. YYilkinson, Jr., driver; George Briggs, preacher; F. AY. Carberry, laborer; Benj. C. Knapp, farmer; Anton P. Nelson, blacksmith; Albert A. AYest, laborer; L. 0. Greene, operator; Edwin R. Harris, farmer; Benj. E. Baarson, cigarmaker; Harvey AI. Jewitt, laborer; Levi Hanson, clerk; Alartin Morgan, laborer; Robt. Brown, stonecutter; Edwin P. Flindt, engineer; John A. Lertz, harnessmaker ; Nels L. Jensen, mason; Jens C. Jensen, farmer; Lewis M. Louis, machinist.

In July the county commissioners appropriated $1,000 for the benefit of the company. Alany private donations were also made. A society was also formed and a subscription taken for looking after the families of those who had gone to the front. About this time several members of Company I were taken ill, and Arietor Gillrup, as a representative of the people of Freeborn county, was sent to Chickamauga to investigate conditions. In the latter part of August the company was moved to Camp Hamilton, at Lexington, Ky., leaving some twenty-five men in the hospital. In September came the welcome news that the regiment was to be mustered out of service. September 10 a hospital train brought t he sick to St. Paul. Mayor Wilkinson and T. V. Knatvold went to St. Paul on behalf of the citizens' committee to care for the sick of Company I. They found the following on the train: Corporal Albert Land, Corporal Geo. Edwards, X. L. Jensen, Wm. Beckel, Norman Sandburg, Peter Truelson, Oluf Styve, J. C. Jen¬ sen, J. C. Peterson, John Skaug and B. II. Knapp.

All were taken from the Third Division hospital, Chiekamauga, except Edwards, who was in the Sternberg hospital. Pri¬ vates Norman Sandburg, Peter Truelson and B. C. Knapp were too ill to travel further, and Norman Sandburg was left at the St. Paul city hospital, and Privates Truelson and B. C. Knapp at the Russell sanitarium, Minneapolis. September 9 Norman Sandburg died.

The regiment left Kentucky for Camp Mueller, New Ulm, Minn., September 13. On September 22, after an absence of nearly five months, the members of the company arrived in Albert Lea on a thirty-day furlough and were given a hearty welcome. On September 30 a "peace jubilee" was held and an elaborate program given. October 22 the company again went into camp at New Ulm. November 6 the regiment was mustered out.