, 1864-02-11
FIRST MINNESOTA REGIMENT.
It's Passage Through Chicago-His-
tory and Organization Of the
Regiment-supper at the
Soldiers Rest,

Inc First Minnesota Infantry folHnteef deSl"
ment arrived In Chicago about II o'clock last oven
Ing, on It's way home to recruit and furlough. Tho
Regiment contains 416 men Of whom SOD men and
sixteen officers returning, the others being left
behind, sick and wounded. All have re-anlfssed
for tho war.
The regiment left Brandy Station, in the front
of the Army Of tho Potomac, on the eth instant,
and arrived in Washington the game evening,
where q splendid banquet was prepared for tho
men at tho National Hotel. They passed through
Baltimore, Philadelphia and Pittsburg, and arrived
in Chicago last night, marching direct to the now
bnilding-the soldiere' Rest-heing the first regi-
ment that has enjoyed tho hospisalitcs Of tho H.
ssitution. Hero tho Indies had been waiting for
them since night1all. and Is the gallant fellows
marched In they were received with hearty oya-
ton. Clapping OF hands, waving OF hhndker-
chiefs md loud hnzzas aalnted them till they had
taken their places at the tables, which weso boun-
teously supplied.
After the viauds hnd been discussed, tha Colonel
returned thanks to the ladies' for their kindness.
and tho boys gave three rousing cheers in re-
epoIec. Mr. Bryan WAS called on, and made q few
wcn.tiucd remarks.
The following is the present roster Of the regt-
ment:
FIELD 4ND STAFF oET1UEHs.
CRond- wna. Colyille.
t Me;orMMsrE EfIM%1An'"s' ". panieia ~ T. Ao'"s'
Aajutaat- John Peler.
Quarie1mdsteT Francis Baacon.
SurCeoH-.AJ. D. LeBlond.
4tsftiant sq5cton1None at present.
Oha1sosn-F. A. Conwell.
NoN-coMM1ss1oNED STAY.
Sk4Dtont Agjor-A. S. Davis.
I,sm e1aFs1Hs1 We;MGnengs 8. Fidela. "oou
RI Ma1zsE. i: Hasklns: i.
Hospital Sievard-Chas. Il. specr.
COMPANY ORGANIZATIONS.
Gomp4ay AooCsptain. Il. c. Coates: First Lieu
L,eu,erant, Wn. II. May.
GnrqHy Lcsptain, J. N. seas'cs; First Lieu
Company BECaptain. E. y. ncGslangcr; Flsst
Lfcnienant, E. +. Perkins.
mFgay EEGaptain, C. E. Davis; First Lieu
eTMbaay Fcapiain. John Ball; First 1ieuten-
Gompqng ( gG51Captsin, Josiah Klns; Flzs. Lieu
cs.npe7y Captain, John Chase; First Lea.
sBany n.s + hs1s Wilbur F. Daae; FIRST
Sa.pdag k@captasu, Murtin McGinnls; Fust
Lieutenant, noEe.
Second Lieutenancies are all vacant.
This brave and gallant regiment was Organized
at Il; FSrt sneng MINI, or The Sth Of April 1884,
Sumter, aud consisted Of l,0l0 men-the flower OF
the nefghhoring country. Hers It remained until
the e1st Of Junc, when It received orders report
at Washington, whore it arrived on the 18Th.
Amer remaining here few days, tcnts wese struck
and 1t proceeded to Alexandria, where It lay en-
can.pcd till the 10th July, when It was ordered to
Gill; @ oss isSH HS a sa ans sdi T. Ths as
next move wna the retreat to Washington after
this national dsastcr, and thence to Poolesvi1e,
Maryland, where It remained until the 18th Fob.
TENS wero ng1in struck, and through the ariluoue
campaign through the Shenandoah Valley, this
regiment took IN active part, during which Win
chester was captured The regiment ngnln moved
back to Washington, from where It embarked for
under Gen. Mcclellan. In the seven days fight at
Richmond this brave regiment fought like brave
men long and well. After these battles the rpei-
1cent retreated to Ha1riaon's Landing in cpmpaiiy
with the wreck Of McClelan's army, where Ii re-
malned ecEe time. Tents were once more struck,
ard the regiment proceeded to reinforce Gen Pope
ah,an It he second u battle q Bul| Enn after
BBaEn BBaant Rs :pa at Apss Uade, Brn.o ths T.
toos = prominent part In the tloody battles Of
Fredericksburg, and afterwards, under Meade, at
the fights at GetsyBbu1gh and Brtstow Station.
After the latter battle It moved around through
CentrcslIe and Wa1enton to the front Of the ARMY
A. brandy Station, where It remained until the
has won ;or itself brilliant record In the page Of
history. It started ont with l.0,0 men, and had
abont eco recruits sent to it: and ont OF some 800
men, but four hundred left to tell the story Of
Its campaign.
The men remained all night at the soldiers'
Rest aud will 50 out PR tho Northwestern Railroad
to Lacrosse, this morning.