St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-15

Crays. E. w. Cross. j. n. Cross, ". F.
Cross, I. j. Jenney. Horace Jewett, r.
II. Jewett, Del. Danfcrth, J. W. Dan
iels, N. j. Danieis, G. K. Davis,
5. L. Davis, D. 4. Dickin-
son, w. II. Dixon, w. f. Drum.
E. Dunn. &. B. EckeIS. G. o. Eddy, c.
q. Edwards, James J. Egan, G. ID. Keer,
William Raglan, ]. 5. Pillsbury, Z. 4.
Pratt, q. NJ. Phillips, J. NJ. Paine, S. E.
Cakes. Judge Hicks. j. ". Hinckley, F.
b. Hart, ". d. Hall, w. d. Halle, L. a.
Grant. J. f. Force, FL. B. Freeman,
w. Is. Leach. w. 81. Leonard.
Judge William Lochren, J. A.
Sabin. J. 3. Sauborn, d. F. Vail,
c. FL. Wood, Judge EdgertOn, of Da-
kota. The banquet took place in the
ladies' ordinary, and was served in the
Vests usual good style. After the
inner man was satisfied the assemblage
was called to order by Gen. Bishop. the
commander of the order. Judge William
Lochren read very interesting paper on
some of his TecollectiOns of the battle of
Gettysburg by the First Minnesota regi-
ment. During his remarks he said:
"0n July l towards noon the sound
OF cannonading soon set US on
the march toward it, return
ing our steps to Uniontown.
The heavy roar continued with brief
intervals, growing in volume and dem
sity as we approached, and between
and 5 O'Clock we began TO meet the
crowd of strugglers. towards and camp
followers. The First Minnesota was
not placed in line, bat IN reserve
just behind the Third corps, which
extended to near Little Round Top.
Company G was absent OH provost guard
of the division. Soon after SickleS adj
vanced the line OF Third corps to slight
ridge near Emmettsburg road, his left
reaching Little Round Top and the re-
manning eight companies of the First
Minnesota reduced by the casualties of
war TO 262 men were sent to
the center of position just vacated
by SickltS and advanced to support
Battery [ of Fourth United States infan-
try. Hancock. with single aide, rode
up at full speed and endeavOred to rally
Sickles' retreating forces, Hancock
spurred to where we stood. calling out
as he reached US. What regiment is
this" First Minnesota replied COlYille,
our commanding officer. Charge
those lines commanded Hancock
Every man understood those words.
We swept down the slope i'll a double
quick" The men were never made
who will stand against levelled bayO-
IClS cOlnluS Will SuCll HIOUeHLUUi.
Had the enemy rallied quickly to
counter charge its overwhelming num-
Der would have crushed Us. But the
fer0city of our onset seemed to para
lyZe them. OF the 262 men who
made the charge 215 lay upon
the field struck down by rebel bullets:
fOrty-seven men were still in line. The
annals OF war contain no parallel to
this charge. The morning of July 8
opened bright and beautiful; we were
moved TO the front line and approached
the terrible connonading OF the rebels.
The fire from both sides was
terrible. Charge! was given, and
Henry d. O'Brien, our colOr-bearer,
adval cad ahead of all other color bear
eTs. Such struggle was necessarily
soon finished. Marshal Sherman, of
Company G, here captured the coiOrs of
the Twenty-eighth Virginia regiment.
Short speeches follows by DR.. Murphy,
DR.. Veil and Gen. John A. Sanborn, of
St. Paul. and touching poem was re-
cited by NJ. S. Davidson, of St. Paul,
which closed an evening eniOyably
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