St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-14
TO HAVE new SOLDIERS.
The Third and TWenfy-fifth Regi-
ments to Change Sta
lions.
WE LOSE THE CoLORED BAND
Changes Of Officers Incident to the
Event, Which Takes Place
June First.

Information reached st. Paul yester-
day afternoon from Washington that
the war department has ordered an in
terchange of stations between the
Third and Twenty-ffth regiments of
infantry, now serving in the depart
ment OF Dakota, to take effect June l.
The headquarters of the Third are at
Fort Shaw, Mont, where are also
stationed Companies A, G, II and K,
together with the non-commissiOned
staff and band. Companies B, d, F and
/ are stationed at Fort Missoula, Mont,
while Companies and E are located at
Fort Custer. The Twenty-ffth infantry
has its headquarters at Fort Smelling,
where are also stationed the field, staff
and band, and companies b, G, Fand L.
Companies Z and G are at Fort Sisse
ton, OAK, and companies A, ID. III and
K are at Fort Meade, Oak. The Twenty
fifth infantry is commanded by Col.
leave, while Lieut.. Col. James J. Van
Horn is temporarily in command of the
regiment and post of Fort Smelling.
Maj. Frederick Mears is at present on
detached service in command of the
general recruiting depot at David'S
Island, New York harbor. The selec-
ton by the president of Col. John
Il. Brooke, to succeed to the vacancy
occasioued by the promotion of Brig.
Gen. Crook will, when the nomination
is confirmed, carry Lieut.. Col. Edwin
G. Mason, Fourth infantry, now on spe-
cial service as inspector general on the
staff of the commanding general of the
department of Dakota, to the Third in
fantry as colonel.
The lieutenant colonel, Horace Jew
EFT. and major, George +. Head, of the
Third, are at present stationed at Fort
of the Oldest in the service, having been
organized by act of congress, approved
May 30, 1896. 1t was reorganized by
consolidation of the First, Fifth, Sew
enteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-eighth
and Twenty-ninth regiments of in
fantry, approved by act of congress,
March 3, 1915, and again by consolida-
ton of the Third and One-half of the
Thirty-seventh regiments of infantry,
by an act of congress, approved March
3, 1869. The regimental col0rs testify
to its honorable and valOrous record
ON MANY BATTLE FIELDS.
Of the thirty-fiye commissioned officers
belonging to the regiment, but sixteen
are graduates of the Military academy
two captains, four first lieutenants and
ten second lieutenants; fourteen of its
officers were appointed from civil life,
while three captains and two first lieu
tedants are graduates from the ranks.
The regiment came into the department.
of Dakota in October, 1877.
The personnel of the roster of commits
stoned officers of the Twentytfth in
fantry is we'll known to st. Paul citi-
ZenS. The regiment is one of the four,
two of infantry and two of cavalry, au-
thoriZed by act of congress, approved
July %. 1866, the enlisted men of which
are colored. The plains of Texas and
the Indian Territory were the chief
scenes of the regiments operations until
it was transferred to the department of
Dakota, in June, $780, The headquarters,
field, staff and band, and Companies b.,
BetZoni's, and |. Lawson'S, were trans
ferred to Fort Smelling from Fort Ran
dali. OAK, and since then the official
and social relations between the local
garrison and the city have brought
about many warm and sincere friend
ships, cemented in number OF in
stances by the formation of life partner
ships between officers of the post and
| the daughters of some of st. PaulS most
wealthy and prominent citizens. Col.
| Van Horn and Lieut.. Glenn, of the regi-
ment, were visitors at department head
quarters yesterday, and, incidentally,
assumed to voice the feeling of the post
officers by expressing delight at the
prospect of a change of station, not.
withstandng the many descriptions of
business interests, as we'll as heart
aches. that will ensue.
1t will be most gratifying reflection
to the many st. Paul friends of Col.
Edwin C. Mason and his estimable
family-which, perhaps, may be to some
extent shared by the colonel himself
that he will not be obliged to sever, for
the present at least, the associations
which have made for him so warm a
place in the esteem OF all who know
him