St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-02
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.
The Old Soldiers There EncamPed
Receive GEN. LOgan.-.His Ne-

The Old Soldiers There Encannpeu
Receive GEN. LOgan.-.His Re-
marks.
A hundred and fifty tents are on the
level space to the north of the main build
ing on the state fair grounds, and last night
many veterans slept i'll them, some accom-
panied by their wives and children. Vet
Grams were to be found in all parts of the
fair grounds yesterday. with badges Oh
many colors, designating in which regl-
ment they had served their country. Chlef
among the objects of the gathering CT the
old soldiers was the perfection OF organlZa-
tons in such regiments as have none, and
consultations as to the best time FOR hold
ing annual regimental reunions.
Several of the regiments, where there
was no organization, completed them,
The Tenth elected Gen. S. p. Jennson
president; NJ. ii. Sullivan. Of Hastings,
ce-president; IL. A. Mcconnell, Mime
apolis, secretary, and Il. j. Hunt Dodge
Center, treasurer. These were authorized
to select an executive committee and fix
the place of the reunion.
Members of the Fifth elected A. Moehl-
berg of Carver, president; }. c. Ross of
Albert Lea. secretary, and f. B. Fobes OF
Albert Lea treasurer.
By the Seventh Regiment veterans A.
B. Clark of Winona was made president;
c. g. Gore of RuShfOrd vice president and
j. L. Kramer of Win0na secretary and
treasurer. This organization fixed the time
OF the next reunion as the next annual
state fair.
In headquarters tent. after the Emmett
Light artillery had given an exhibition
drill and stirred the blood of the veterans
with some miscellaneous cannonading, the
veterans registered and then gathered in
knots and talked politics. Mayor Ames of
Minneapolis and Hon. A. r. McGill of st.
Paul, both in the gubernatOrial fight,
seemed particularly anxious to grasp the
hand of every comrade present.
At about 5 o'clock Gen. Logan arrived
at the grounds A carriage in which were
himself and Mrs. Logan, Gen. Sanborn
and Gen. Averill. was stopped just within
the gate, and the veterans in doube-file
marched from camp past him. BLACK
Jack" stood bareheaded in the carriage
and frequently spoke to the comrades.
''You are not all dead yet. boys are
you?" said he at one time, and some one,
who CHANGED to be beside Maj. Bracket of
st. Paul, replied: mo; but here ale the
only three survivors of Brackets DIVISION
you bet your life, general"
Gen. Logan laughed and waved his
hand.
The veterans cheered as they passed the
carriage, and then formed in two long lines
and removed their hats while it was driven
toward the camp. On arriving near the
headquarters tent. platform composed
of two dry goods boxes was quickly made
by Capt Braden and Gen. SanbOrn, and as
Gen. Sanborn said few words OF intro
duction, Gen. Logan, with his SLOUGH hat
in his hand. jumped upon it and bowed to
the enthusiastic crowd. The wind Tossed
his grey locks, and as he brushed them back
from his dark brow he said : a
few words that brought long applause.
He said he was always pleased to meet old
comrades and shake them by the hand.
There was bond OF brotherhood between
old soldiers. that could not be known by
those who had not touched elbows on the
battlefield. He complImented Minnesota
on the men she had sent to the front
twenty-five years ago. When he had
ended, Gen. Logan stood Oh the dry goods
box and shook hands with the veterans as
they filed past Then he got down. went
to the register and signed his name and
soon after was driven from the grounds.
On the registers there were $40 names of
veterans. Many were there who did not
leave their names.