St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-24
WILSON'S WAR RECORD.
What the Army Register Says---A
Comparison.


The Tribune of yesterday contains the
following article, which was evidently
written by its ''rebel yell EDITOR"
Eugene Wilson, being a Virginian born,
and a states rights Democrat, objected TO
serving in the Northern army against the
South His political views were of that
character which would place him IN a false
position had he consented to enlist in an or
ganization which could have been ordered to
the South TO fight against the rebellion. MI.
Wilson was a gentleman OF courage, as ne
proved by entering the service of the govern
ment in the first regiment OF Minnesota
mounted rangers-a one-year organlZatlon
which was recruited on the pubic proc
lamation by the governor tnat II Wouiu pe
retained within the limits of Minnesota ana
Dakota for service against the Indians.
This was in 1868, after the war had been In
progress for two years and more, ana during
those two years there had been abundant OPP
portunity for Mr. Wilson TO recruit com
pany and hunt for glory on the battefelds
of the South if he had been seeking for that
type of glory. But he was not. ana Will not
now say that he ever had any WISH 10 ngnt
against the armed rebellion OF the southern
states. 1t will not avail to call the people
liars who simply call attention TO the known
record of candidate for high office, and
neither will it serve good purpose TO falsl1y
and distort the historical facts Tor the pur-
pose of shielding man from his past record.
missions made in the above article by
its writer. that it will not ''Serve good
purpose to falSify and diStOrt historical
facts,'' that he should in the same artl-
Gle be guilty of the very thing which he
condemns. He will, however. probably
give as an excuse for making false
statements that he is not serving a good
purpose, but striving to defeat an honest
man, who is the Democratic candidate
for governor. According to the report
of the adiutant general made in 1867,
ana which gives the names and war
record of all soldiers hailing from Min
nesOta who served in the army during
the war of the rebellion. the war record
of Hon. Eugene Wilson will COM
pare favorably with that OF the
"reDel-yell editor" of the Tribune.
This report states that Company A OF
the "FirStregimento mounted rangers,
Minnesota volunteers" commanded by
Capt. Eugene NJ. Wilson, was mustered
into the United States service for three
years on the 9th day of October, 1862,
by Capt. A. ID. Nelson, mastering Of
ficer, and that Capt. Wilson was mus
tered out Of service with his company
Oct. 20. 1868. This regiment is desig-
mated in the Omitted States Army Reg
lister" as the "First regiment of cav
airy, Minnesota volunteers" ana list
eff their engagements with Indians is
also given. all of which took place in
the territory of Dakota. The same re-
port states that Frank j. Mead was
mustered into the United States service
for three years, as corporal in Company
II, First regiment infantry, Mime
sofa volunteers, on the Goth of April,
1861, by Capt. A. ID. Nelson, mastering
officer: that he was reduced to the
ranks MAY II, 1862, and discharged as a
private OH the 25th of February, 1868,
his company being mustered out of ser
vice Nav ), 1864.