Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-11
CAMP HUBBARD.
THE MILITIA TAKE POSSESSION OF
THEIR WHITE BEAR QUARTERS.
The Arrangements Completed aud All In
Good Order-Military Discipline To Be
Enforced and No Holiday BusIness-Pro-
gramme of tho Camp-Roster of The Com
panies

Miunesota's army of citizen eoldiery is en-
fCamped upon the north shore of White Bea
lake. Its present position was reached b,
forced marches yesterday, and at late hou
last evening the weary troops were resting q,
peacel on their arms sleeping the sleep o
the just after hard days toll, without ever
mosquito to disturb their peaceful slumbers
Many, if not most Of them
are having their first ezperienc,
in camp life as soldiers. ant
after the fatigue of the day they one and al
gave glad welcome to "tred natures sweet
restorer, balmy Sleep" and reluctantly awokt
at O'Clock this morning when the rsveille
called tEem once more to duty.
The past twenty-four hours has worked
TToneers in the appearance of Camp Hubbard
AT . o'clock yesterday morning the white
party alone occupied the plain. An hour
afterwards it seemed as if the hand
OF the magician had passed over the spot,
and armed men had sprung from
the soil. seeming solitude had become
instinct with human life. The air was filled
with martial music, and the ground trembled
with the march of men III warlikc array.
High overhead flew the emblem Of free
people, the star spangIed banner, the sight
OF which never fails to "make tyranny trem-
ble." Well and faithful had Lieut.. Metzger,
and his small command worked, and when
the main army reached the grounds it found
everything in readiness for occupation.
Pursuant 10 orders The members of
Companies &C." "Hp'', and "E' of the
First battalion of this CITY, met at their re-
spective Quarters, and headed by the Great
Union band, marched down Third street to
the union depot. All three companies were
IN full uniform and made a splendid appear
lao4g,
cars were attached to the regular Duluth train
at 8 O'Clock, and at $3.50 the station at White
Bear lake was reached. Here they expected 10
meet the special train from Minneapolis with
the members of companies and of the First
battalion and company Z OF Albert Lea of the
Second battalion. The Minneapolis train was
about half hour late and did notarrive until
a little after 10 a. IN. Company of the
Second battalion was accompanied by the
Albert Lea brass band, and upon disembaIk-
ing frore The cars at once took up their line
of march for the camp ground, and were
Therefore the first company In camp, although
s.ie youngest company in the state. The boys
say they were the H6rst TO arrive and intend
TO be the last to leave.
In the meantime the companies of the First
battalion were formed in line IL ncer command
of Lieut.. Col. Bend, and headed by the Great
Union band, proceeded more leisurely
through the streets of the village to the
camp, WUSre Guey aTTlVCu ABOUT IVS0V O.. III.
Having reached the grounds, they were de-
ployed by companies and marched to their re-
spective company quarters. But a few mo
ancntS were allowed for rest, when Col. Bend
announced Capt. Bean, of Company "D,' as
officer of the day, and Lieut.. Pusch, of the
came company, as officer of the guard. Next
came the service of guard mounting, always
an interesting event in camp life. This was
gone through with precision which
would not do discredit to veterans Of the reeti-
Ear army. The detail of the guard consists OF
one sergeant, three corporals and twenty six
men each day, who stand guard two hours,
with four hours off.
The camp being placed under guard the bal
ance of the companies were then released from
duty and then began the work of preparing
their quarters for weeks occupancy. Each
company has al officers tent, a mess and cook
tent, and six tents for the men. All these had
to be placed in order. The baggage of each
man had arrived in the morning. and all this,
together with tie cOmmissary stores, had TO
be taken from the depot to the camp and az
ranged in the different tents. 1t can be readily
imagined that this was no small task The
tents are all government hospital tents, four
teen feet by fourteen feet, Six inches, and
while they were all up in place
everything to make them comfof tlble had 10
vas shelter but beneath was the bare ground.
Some of the officers had made arrangements
for having board floor put in their tents,
but the tents of the men have nothing but
Mother Earth beneath them. Ticks were
supplied but all these had TO be filled with
straw. While all this work was going on,
The mess tents were not overlooked. Conn
pany "D" had taken the precaution 10 have
their cook tent, and mess tent put up in adj
vance and fully supplied with eatables, coffee
&c. The consequence was that company
I'D" was sort of general mess room for the
battalion, and over 100 men fed at its hospit-
able board at dinner, for which much credit
Of the other companies succeeded at later
hour in furnishing their men with dinner, and
the alacrity with which the men responded to
the dinner call spoke well for their sharpened
appetites. The balance of the day, until dress
parade at D. m, was occupied in fixing up
the quarters. in clearing of and dwelling the
company streets in front of their tents, and at
supper time nearly everything was in order
and the "boys" began to take little comfort
While all this work was going on, at about
[ p. m. the loud command was heard
from the officer of the day, "Turn
out the Guard" when it was discovered that
the "Emmet Light Artillery had arrived at
the entrance to the camp, and they were re-
ceired with military honors and marched to
their positions, where they, too, were busy
during the afternoon in preparing their quar-
tiers. Capt. Mccarthy lad marched his battery
overland from ST. raul, leaving at 9.15 a. m.
and arriving, as stated above, at p. M
THE SECOND BATTALION.
In the above it will be seen that nothing is
said concerning the Second battalion. With
the exception of company "E," from
Albert Lea, the companies of this
battalion did not arrive on the ground until
shortly after S O'Clock p. m. Companies A of
New Ulm, B of Faribault, G OF Winona aud D
of Paramount arrived in st. Paul by the
morning trains and owing to the running of
the trains were obliged to remain here until
d. m. They arrived at the Lake little before
5 p. III. and proceeded at once to the camp
when the same ceremony of guard mounting
was gone through with, and the same hurry
of preparing the tents for occupancy. The
lateness of their arrival precluded the regular
dress parade at p. m.
Col. .. B. Gould, the post commander, ar
rived on the grounds at an early hour in the
forenoon, but owing to the causes above
alluded to did not assume command until the
regular daily routine of the camp was taken ND
by the dress parade of the First battalion at
p M, at which time the following
GENERAL ORDER NO.
was promulgated:
HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL GuARDl
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
CAMP HUBBARD, MINI July 10, 1852.
General Order No. l.
Firstly direction of his excellency the
governor, as commander chief, the under
signed hereby assumes command of this post,
which will be known and designated as Camp
Hubbard.
Second-Secon Lent e. S. Gregory, com.
many c. Second battalion is hereby detailed as