Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-09
TIE OLD FIRST MrNNFsorA.

Lake---Camp Sully and How 1t LOOKS
Names of Old Veterans Present. How
the First Day Was Spent and the Pro
gramme for To-day.
The march of time has brought around
the thirteenth annual reunion of the surviv-
ing members of the gallant "Old First Min
nesota" regiment of volunteers, and again ii
becomes pleasing duty for the GLOBE to
place the doines of this favorite old regi-
ment on record. 1t does not detract from
the wsll-earned fame of the other Minnesota
regiments to state that this regiment stands
foremost in the affections of the people of
the State. 1t was Minnesota's first offering
to suppress the rebsllion, and it was the first
regiment rendered to President Lincoln
when the rebellion broke out. The sound
of the first hostile cannon which sent its iron
messenger crashing through the walls of
Sumter reverberated over the broad pralrles
of the North Star State, and loyal people,
irrespective of past political dlterenoe,
sprang to arms to repel the insult to the
old flag. Democrats We'd with Republicans
as to who should first file the ranks. From
that hour until the crested head of the re-
bellion was laid low in the dust, the "Old
and won for itself and the State that sent
it forth imperishable honors. 1t is meet
and proper, therefore, that the surviving
members land they are growing less year by
year,) of this old regiment should be held IN
grateful remembrance by those upon whom,
by their gallant deeds, they conferred so
much honor and glory.
The thirteenth annual reunion, now III
progress, is a departure from the method,
which has heretofore obtained,
in celebrating the occasion. The
idea suggested itself to the
president of the association, Private Adam
Marty, of company "B, y that perhaps the CO.
casion would be productive of more pleasure
if the meeting could be held at some central
point, where the members could 60 into
camp and thus by experience revive the in
cidents of the "tented field" Acting upon
this idea, President Marty selected White
Bear Lake as the place of meeting, being
about an equal distance from st. Paul, Min
neapolis and Saltwater, where the largest
number of the members reside. By a reso-
luton of the last annual meeting, the 8th
day of June was selected as the time of meet
ing, and circulars were sent to all the men,
bers notifying them of the arrangements,
and yesterday the old veterans began to
gather "from the North and from the South,
from the East and from the West" at the
shore of this beautiful lake, where the camp
had been fixed and the tents pitched.
The train which left st. Paul at 925 A. II.
yesterday morning carried q number of the
old veterans from this city and various parts
of the State to White Bear lake. The old
historical colors of the regiment were taken
from their honored resting place in the State
capitol and accompanied the party. Arriv-
ing at the depot at the lake the party was
met by delegations from Minneapolis, Still
water, Anoka, and other portions of the
State. A few moments we're spent in gene
Ial handsbaking and warm greetings, when
. procession was formed with fife and drum
at its head, and the old colors borne proudly
aloft in the van, and marched to the campus,
which is located in the delightful grove adj
iacent to the South Shore house. The camp
is appropriately named Scamp Sully" after
the first colonel of the regiment. The camp
is composed of thirteen tents, among which
we notice a number Of them labeled "bead-
quarters" ''commissary," "hospital, Drs.
Stewart & Murphy" and "guard house." A
large awning covers the cook house, and
near the pavilion tables are arranged to
accommodate $50 persons. Taking peep
into the commissary tent the GLOBE reporter
found it stocked with an ample supply of
corned beef, salt pork, beans, potatoes, cof-
fee, cheese, bread, butter, crackers, pickles.
etc. This important department Is pre-
sided over by Jacob Brown of the Eleventh
Minnesota Regiment, as chief cook, and
VIM. Kennerman, assistant, both of Still
water, and masters Of their business, as was
amply demonstrated by the excellent dinner
which was served at noon and of which ali
present partook heartily. President Marty
was everywhere present, perfecting the ar
rangements and looking after the comfort
and pleasure of all.
Owing to the unavoidable delay in many of
the members erring, no formal exercises took
place yesterday. A number of members are
accompanied by their wives and children,
and the day was spent in revivingLold
acquaintance and talking over old times,
sailing on the lake and dancing on the pavil-
ion or strolIing along the shore and through
the groves. The occasion was enlivened at
intervals with strains from the spirit stirring
fife played by Mr.. John Foster of Saltwater,
an old Ohio soldier, the snare drum by his
son, and the bass drum by Master Ed.
Iamphier, also of Saltwater. Immediately
after dinner the assemblage gathered in the
payilion,i when 1t was found that the follow
ing members were present:
COMPANY A.
N. Matbeis, st. Paul; John Halstead, st.
Paul.
COMPANY B.
Adam Marty, Samuel Boomer, John N.
Darms, James Cleary, A. A. Capron, Myron
Shepard, William furnish, all of Saltwater;
j. s. May, of Minneapolis; N. p. Quist,
Granite Falls; JobJ. Pratt, Richfeld; James
Hawks, do; John Cooper and VIM. Ray,
Bloomington Ferry; P. o. Hall, Atwater;
George Oliver, Lakeland.
COMPANY @.
r. l.. German, Marshall Sherman, st.
Paul; W. G. Randolph, Anoka; E. Brissette,
Moose Lake.
COMPANY D.
J. w. Walsh, James Bryant, Theodore
Brown, S. L. Hammer, all of Minneapolis
COMPANY E.
VIM. Lochren, Minneapolis; E. B. Lowell,
Aitken; Ernest Jefferson, Duluth;J. W, Pride,
Anoka.
COMPANY F.
Henry Bevins, ST. Paul; Paul Nelson, Red
Wing.
COMPANG G.
E. z. Weedham, Pennington; s. II. John
son, Minneapolis.
COMPANY 1.
Z. A. Rider, Oak Centre, Wabashaw Co.;
James Cannon, Mankato; VIM. Golden, St.
Paul.
COMPANY K.
VIM. Churchill, Stockton, Winona county.
Arson Northup, wagon, Master of Fort
Smelling.
The following named ladies and children