St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-13
MEMORIES OF WAR.
Members Of the Loyal Legion
Spend an Enjoyable
Evening.
III
An Informal Banquet, Sand
WICKED With Music and
Speech.
Col. Benton's RecOllectiOnS of
the st. Adams Raid Of
1864.
The Commandery Elects New
Members and TpanSactS
General Business.

A stated meeting of the Minnesota
C0mmandery of the Loyal Legion was
heid last evening at the Ryan hotel,
Capt. w. III. Meade presiding. The fol-
lowing members were admitted to mem
berShip: Capt. Charles Henry Brutton,
Sixth Ohio infantry; Second Lieut..
Samuel Van Boyer, Forty-sixth illinois
infanLry,and Capt. Joseph Peters Allen,
First Minnesota heavy artillery. Cir
cular No. II, series of 1891, bearing date
OF Dec. %, 1891, was read. and the fol-
lowing committee was appointed to So
Hclt funds for the Sherman monument:
John b. SanEorn. Gilbert A. Pierce. H..
A. Castle. l.. Il. Hubbard and A. Barto.
Inc following standing committees have
been appointed for the ensuing year:
Literary Exercises-Col. Z. c. Mason, Fort
Smelling. Lieut. William p. Roberts, Mime
apolls; DR.. A. 7. Bigelow St Paul
Entertainment at Meetings-Capt. NJ c.
Wilkinson, I. $. A; Lieut.. Samuel Appleton
ana Lieut.. William H. Dixon, Capt j. p
Moore and II. c. Braden
Memorial Committee, Minneapolis-Maj
William ID. Hale, Lieut. W. F. Roberts and
Lieut.. danes CragS.
he total present membership of the
Minnesota legion IS ;,31, Of whom 1874 are
resident and Is nonresident members.
After SumptuouS supper served in the
ordinary, Lieut.. Col. Il. c. Benton, of
the First Vermont artillery, read pa
per entitled Personal Recollections of
the ST. Adams kaid of lS64.'
Col. Benton opened with an allusion
to the first dispatches received at Mont
pelier, VT. where Col. Benton was then
living, announcing the rebel raid on st.
\ of NkfA 4
MS services to Gov. John Gregory Smith,
who died few weeks ago, and the offer
was accepted. The colonel was sent to
st. Adams 10 take military command
ana take measures TO repel the invaders
ana prevent the recurrence of similar
faiGs: Orders were also given placing
the Vermont Central railroad and its
employees at the colonel's disposal 1t was
the orders of the adiutant general to
drive away the raiders and provide for
the prevention of future raids. Among
Dis associates At that time was Gen.
Redfield Proctor. late secretary of war.
5After giving description of St Adams
rand The nature of the territory along
tie border. the colOne! passed to an ac-
count OF the raid. The raiders
ssI Had ElOurEsg,ea Pistols.
entered banks and seized what money
they could, and in one instance shut the
cashier up III the vault. There was also
a general pistol fusillade on the streets.
3 The raiders finally started for Canada.
1t is the c0ionePS opinion that they
were experienced soldiers of the Con
federate army, originally from Keu-
lucky, and accustomed 20 horses. Lieut..
Bennett Young, now Of Louisville, was
their leader. He was Skilful, and by
riding his horses slowly up hill, while
che pursuing party lode theirs
at break-neck speed, he kept
his animals fresh. and when
eHertaken had 10 trouble in easily put
ting spurs TO their animals, and riding
away from the blown horses OF their
followers. When they reached Canada
they diSbanded, and every man started
on his own account for Montreal The
amount OF money taken by the raiders
was stated on the first day to be 100000,
but the next day it was stated 10 be
S20o,000, which the colonel always re-
gaTded as a suspicious circumstance.
and later acquaintance with the bank
oincIaiS in no way mitigated the SuS-
plclon. One OF the orders received by
Col. Benton was from Gen. john a.
Dix, directing that the raiders be pur-
sued into Canada. If necessary. if they
could not be found on this side. but
when arms were received it was too
late to do SO. A subsequent order from
Gen. Dix was more defiuite, and di
rected that in case Of pursuit into Can
ada it should be done only when the
raiders were found Oh this side of the
line, aud then the pursuit must be i'll
slant and continuous" This looked TO
Col Benton as AN order not in ac-
cord with the first one. The pa
per then referred to the arrest
OF some of the raiders in Montreal, the
seizure OF the money and the attempt of
the raiders to justify their raid as an
act OF war authorized by the Confed-
crate government. The plunder was,
finally, by order OF the Canadian court,
returned TO the raiders. 4 claim was
made against the English government
Tor the damages done by .he raid, but
the Geneva commission disallowed it.
The remainder of the paper was de-
voted to account OF the care taken to
prevent subsequent raids, but no fur
Their attempts were made IN that direc-
ton.
After Col. Benton's paper the Men
deissohn Quartette rendered a number
OF excellent musical selections, includ-
ing WHO Was George Washington"
'Swanee River" and Marching
Through Georgia." In the last-named
the eommandery joined in a hearty
chorus, as they did also in America"
A vote Of thanks was passed TO Col
Benton and the quartette for their share
in the evenings entertainment
Among those present from outside the
city were Hon. Edwin Dunn, of Eyota;
Col. l.. L. Wheelock, of Owatonna, and
DIR. K. ". Cross, OF Rochester.
TIE RELIEF SOCIETY.