The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-28

Win 1oW 0vItou EUeSSes 0uJOyoU s0olAooAv0
very highly. The password was four shillin',
and mncH hi1(t inehtf ~as 0eeasioned By -
The dinner being over, the Regiment re-
sumed its place in the yard, when Gen. Thorn
a feturaed the thanks Of the Regiment to the
ladies' for their hospitality, as follows: q
%'f' -'T GEN. THOMAS REMARKS. 3' s2l
Ladies of 81. Pail: Your kindness to Us
does our hearts good, and In eudeavoring to
express to you our thanks, lean do but teebly.
-Four years ago I stood In this same spot, and
was recipient Of your kindness then. They
have been tedious four years. But. thank
God It 10 all over, peace prevails again. One
third of the country Is in ruins, but the re-
| naming part is stronger than ever, and the
war has only developed Its latent strength.
To the la6ies, would say In behalf of the
| soldiers-you have our warmest thanks.
Your kindness shall long be remembered.
Hitherto, the remembrance Of your sympathy
and love has cheered us on'the march and on
the battlefield, as our thoughts reverted to
been kind enough to express to us to day
swell done, good and faithful servant" All
along our route we have been received with
kindness; but your reception to day, on re-
turning to our State, gratifies us especially,
and We feel proud that we are here to-day.
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80 THEIR DEPARTURE. n
After three rousing cheers for the ladies of
St Paul, and which was returned by the citi-
zens for the 9th Minnesota, the regiment re-
formed and marched to the Upper Levee.
Only few of the soldiers went to Fort Smell
ling, as-through orders received from Colonel
Ayerill-all the mon who desired it were fur
| Laughed for two weeks. They will thus have
achance to return home, 7" see the folks, and
get back to the Fort, where they will be paid
and mustered out. a. g-..ia.. .s
h. REcEPTIoNs ON rHB WAY.
The Eighth was ovated on the whole trip
from Charlotte, North Carolina, from which
place they started on the 18th, for st. Paul. At
Baltimore the ladies gave them fine recep-
ton at the Soldiers Home, and at Pittsburg
they were also feasted handsomely. At Chica-
90, (God bless those noble ladies) the Regi-
ment was treated to especial favors and kind
ness. At Columbus, Wisconsin, at o'clock
on Tuesday afternoon, tho ladies gave them
fine dinner, handing it in at the car windows
In baskets. At Portage City, where the kind
hearted ladies entertained two of our Regi-
ments before they gave the Eighth fine sup
per. '5 ?" >Is % :a r.sa4 10 go
General Thomas desires to express the
thanks of the Regiment to the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad tor, its kindness to the Regi-
ment in various ways. T. L. Kimball, an
Agent of the Road, accompanied the Regiment
clear to Chicago. J. q. McAllister, ESQ.,,
Agent of the Road in this city, came all the
way through. .......9..
HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT.
The Eighth Minnesota Regiment was raised
under "the COZ, 900 call, In July and August,
1862. Those were the dark days of the repub-
lie. Defeat and disaster had depressed the
spirit Of the people. but when the call for
more men to lay their bones in Virginia
swamps, was sounded, the men of Minnesota
sprang to arms with patriotic ardor that Wa
wonderful The Eighth Regiment was raised in
q few days, and organized by the commission
Of Col. Thomas on August 2lst.
THE INDIAN WAR. l iii.
1t will be noted that August 21st was the
very day of the terrible Sioux outbreak on our
frontier. The Eighth, hastily armed and
equipped, was hurriedly marched to the from
tier, participated in the ''battle of Wood Lake,
where the Sioux were so severely whipped.
That battle ended the campaign of 1862.
ORIGINAL ROSTER. Z. q
The following Is the Roster at the time of
the organization of the regiment:
YIELD AND STAFF.
Colonel-Minor T. Thomas.
Lieut. Colonel-Henry G. Rogers.
Aajor-George A. Camp. @-
Adjutant-George w. Butterdeld.
o.. Master-Geo. L. Fisk.
Surgeon-Francis Rieger.
Assistant Surgeon: b. Thurston.
go VIM. H. Rouse
LINE oPFIcRRs.
Co. A-Captain, John q. Cady; LIST Lieuten-
ant. N. O. Butterfeld; I'd Lieutenant, Nathan
Co. B-Captain. Geo. F. Petit; LIST Lieuten.
ant, Miles HOLSTER; I'd Lieutenant, William
Shaw.
Co. C-Captain, Edwin A. Folsom; LIST
Lieutenant, VIM. McKusic; I'd Lieutenant. j.
G. Cover.
Co. D-Captain, Samuel McCarty; LIST
Lieutenant, Dennis Jacobs; I'd Lieutenant
Thomas Harris
Go. Capt. Edward Hartley: LIST Lieut..
Micah 8 Crosswell I'd do, Harvey 8.
Co. F-Capt Leonard Aldrich; LIST Lient
Joseph e. Chapman; I'd do, VIM. Fowler.
Co G-Capt. George Atkinson; 1st Lieut..
Wesley Kinney I'd do. N. r. Randolph.
Co. H-Capt. Geo; 9. Mccoy LIST Lieut.. Eg-
bert E. Hughson; I'd do, VIM. Paist.
CoI-Capt. II. L. Walter 1st Lieut. VIM.
4 Silvus; I'd do, Jno. G. McGregor.
Co. K-Capt- w. T. lockwood; LIST Lieut..
Jno. ]. Salter; I'd do. VIM. Helsper.
-.r GARRIsoNING THE POSTS.
The winter of 1862, and the summer of 1863,
together with the winter Of 1868, was spent in
garrisoping various Military Posts in the State,
ard making short excursions after the Indians
who had made raids among the settlements.
In one of these chases. Capt. J. 8. Cady, OF
Anoka, was killed. But few casualties befel
the Regiment however, The companies were
mostly mounted. 80 20 1.u tss 8
q; acg GEN. sULLYs EXPEDITION, 1864.
In the spring of 1864, Gen. Sully organized
his first expedition against the Indians beyond
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