St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-02
GRAND OLD GLASGOW.
A Notable Detection From the Re-
publican Ranks in Iowa.
Special to the Globe,

Special to the Globe.
WATERLOO. To-. Nov. 1.-Gen. S. J..
Glasgow. OF Burlington, a recent con-
vert to Democracy, is notable eXcep-
ton to the Republican rule that Union
veterans will all vote one way this fall
n. c. Ridenour, Of Clarinda, To-, who
served under Gen. Glasgow, says of
him: Il see it announced that my no.
BILE comrade, worthy friend and old
commander, Gen. S. l.. Glasgow, has
come out for the people, Cleveland and
reform, and against tariff, boOdlerS and
trusts" Keeping in mind the abuse
heaped on Gen. Glasgow since he an
nounced his intention of leaving the
REPUBLICAN party, Mr.. Ridenour contin-
ueS: 'Ther2 may be some people who
do not know as much about the gener-
al's war record as l do. 1t was my
fortune to be with him for three years
in the army. In August, 1882, the
Twenty-third Iowa came together at
DeS M0ines. was organized and drilled.
Gen. Glasgow, at that time, was major
of the regiment. was high private.
Leaving Des Moines we went to
Keokuk, and from there to
st. Louis. Then during the winter
wemade a memorable march through
Southeast Missouri. AT Patterson, Mo-,
our colonel, Dewey, died, and Glasgow
was promoted to lieutenant colonel. In
March we took a steamer at st. Gene
We've and moved down the river to
Milliken's Bend. just above Vicksburg.
Here the great army that eventually
took VickSburg was organized. and the
Twenty-third Iowa was one of the regi-
ments that will always he remembered
in that great struggle. At Port Gibson.
Raymond, jackson and Champion Hills
the colonel was with the command and
saw his noble men fall all around him.
AT Black River, Miss. on May II, the
Twenty-third led the charge, and in this
charge our colonel, KinSman, was killed
and half of the men who entered the
charge were killed or wounded. When
our colonel fell, Glasgow immediately
took command and led the regiment to
one of the grandest victories of tile war.
Immediately Glasgow was made col
Onel. Then the regiment went through
the siege of Nicksburg, but during this
siege it got into the Milliken
Bend fight and again lost half
of its men. After the surrender of
Vicksburg the regiment again returned
to Jackson, and here had some hard
lighting. Hell IL lctlIGu, lOOh UUdI dllu
went to New Orleans over the leche
march; then to Texas. to return and
follow Banks in his Red river trip:
thence to Fort Morgan up the peninsula
to Spanish Fort, Ala, and had hard
fighting for more than a week. AT the
close of this the colonel was breveted
brigadier general. Then the command
moved to Texas, and in July, 1865, just
below Houston, Tex, was mustered out
and returned to Iowa, and disbanded at
Davenport. Now this is. in condensed
form, Gen. Glasgow's career as SOL
der, and it is one that he and his old
regiment may be proud of. We all wor-
shipped him, as he was good to his men
and brave to a fault. So when we re-
view the generals career in civil life
since he came out of the army, my soul
reioices to see him take the stand he has.
He was an elector-at-large ON the Re
publican ticket in 1868. Gen. Grant sent
him as consul to Havre. He served
there four years and was again sent by
Grant to Glasgow, Scotland, where he
served four years more with honor to
himself and credit to his country. This