The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-19

endeavOr to save them, but our shots soon
drove them away, and our Minnesota boys were
astride of the guns. They made o stand to
drive them from the battery but our boys haul
ed 1t over the hill amid the cheers of our whole
line, and the General sent up men to help draw
the guns over the railroad. The name of the
private killed was Kane Olson, of company F
The most remarkable incident of this battle
was the capture of the snemys guns, and more
prisoners than our regiment numbered in the
engagement 500 htoll
The Battles. .meri
Our purpose being only to sketch the action
of the First in the more important battles in
which 1t was engaged, we have omitted men
ton of one or two battles where the value OF
its services would only be understood by repro
ducing the relative position of the troops en-
gagged, and were not evidenced by long lists OF
Killed or wounded. We have not undertaken
to mention all its skirmishes or to allude to
its marches and general campaignings. To
write full history of the glorious. old regi-
ment would require more time and space than
can be given on daily newspaper; for it would
be history of the Army of the Potomac from
the first Bull Run to the present day, through
its every campaign and nearly every great bat
tie We regret particularly the necessity of
hurrying over its services in the Peninsula
campaign. But we leave the work of writing
the history of the First Minnesota to some one
of the gallant men who have shared its for
tunes in camp and field, and turn back to a
pleasant episode in its career sta a3-Jal.
oa The Visit to New York.
The fiendish riots of July last in New York,
determined the government to assert its au-
thOrity In manner that could not be ques
toned or defied with impunity A large num-
Der of the veterans of the Army of the Poto-
mac were detached and ordered to report
without delay to the military command
ant in that city. The first Minneso-
ia received the order to embark
on the 18th of August The whole corps
turned out to see them of. General Warren
reviewed the regiment, and highly cOmpli
mented it on its fine appearance. On their ar
rival they were stationed for a short time at
Governors Island, and then ordered into camp
on Brooklyn Heights. Here the greatest en-
thusiasm was manifested and great respect
paid to the veterans, fresh, as they were, from
the terrible carnage of Gettysburg. Entertain
ments were given to them in the churches,
and the officers found hearty welcomes in the
homes of the most wealthy and refined citizens
of the city. All the men of the regiment were
looked upon as heroes, and attentions and
favors of the most grateful charac-
ter were bestowed upon both men and
and officers alike. Hundreds of people from
Brooklyn and New York, continually thronged
their camp, and attended their dress parades,
and emotions too deep for utterance swelled
the bosOms of ALL as the brave remnant
of the regiment took their places in
line of battle, no Company numbering
more than twenty men, and one muster-
ing only five. But this pleasant episode
in the life of our soldiers, could not be of long
duration. Rumors of another advance of Lee
upon the National Capital were RTE, ard the
First Minnesota was ordered to return to
Alexandria. They left Brooklyn, as some of
them have assured US, with heavier hearts
than when they parted with their friends at
home, in the breaking out of the rebellion.
But the First promptly obeys orders. In two
hours from the time the dispatch was received
they were on the march. ...