St. Paul daily globe., 1893-09-03
VETS OF THE SIXTH.
FIRST REUNION or SURVIVORS OF A
BRAVE REGIMENT.
AN ORGANIZATION FORMED.
Honored Heroes of Other Days
Meet and Recall the Events of
Troubious Times-Col. Crooks,
Ex-Gov. Ramsey and Others
Address the Gathering-Names
of Those Present.

oil hose Present.
The Sixth regiment of Minnesota vol
unteer infantry had delig htful day for
the first reunion in It's history since the
war, held yesterday at Minuehaha falls.
The sun was bright and pleasant, and
the grounds were i'll fine condit ion.
About 200 went up from this city on the
steamer George Hays, which included a
number OF veterans. The colors of the
regiment, which had been secured at
the capitol, were on the boat in charge
of a guard. Gov. Knute n elson, Capt.
Stees. E. o. Zimmerman, d. A. j.
Baker, Oscar Maimros, who was adju-
tant under Gov. Ramsey in 1862; Capt.
Ii. b. Wilson, OF Company F, who lives
at Red wing; Capt. Ii. S. Barrett, of
Company X, of Preston; Capt. X. r.
Hutchinson, Company G.; Jared W.
Daniels, sergeant of the regiment;
Lieut. Ed A. 0'Brien, OF Saltwater, and
Nathan Myrick, as well as number
OF ladies and children. made up
the boat party. When the excursion
reached the falls the party formed
into line with the cOlorS and drum
corps at the head and marched to the
pavilion. 1t was fou nd that large
number of people from Minneapolis
and elsewhere had already reached the
grounds. Among others there were ex-
Gov. Ramsey and Judge Charles Z.
Flandrau, who were prominently ideu-
tilted with Indian warfare in this state
during the stirring period of 1862.
+. <. Boyd, of Company L; Capt. j. j.
Claque, Capt. Henry A. Castle, Col. j.
Il. Davidson, Gen. johnson and large
number of ladies and children who had
taken their baskets along enjoyed them
selves at picnicking on the grounds.
The veterans of the soldiers home
also turned out in a body. 1t was IL 80
when the boat arrived at the grounds.
The color guard consisted of Ser
geants George Gardner. Reuben Robin
son, Isaac ID. Morgan, uoratio G. Mars
den. George w. Brennan. ID. Ii. Crego,
+. w. Dev0re and G. j. Sutheimer.
The musicians were d. NJ. Cooley.
fifer: William Bircher. Samuel Badger
and Jonn ONell. drummerS. ln addi-
ton to these deputation Of fifty vet
office OF Capt. SteeS 10 the boat.
The forenoon was taken up by the
veterans in company organization. in
Which officers were chosen. and those
present are as stated below:
Those Who Were There.
Company As. e. Arbuckie. presi-
dent; George b. G0odner, secretary
Sergeant George Brennan. Ii. C.. Mars
"a.
ger, Ernest Blase, Enoch Brown,
Weed, G. w. Brennan. Andrew Xii
patrick, Paul Bruuneli. Frank Ire
patne. John Chalmers, Patrick Burns,
George 3. Gardner and Z. s. Beck.
Company B-Lleut. IL. B. Partridge,
president; w. z. c. Hawk. vice presi-
dent; Levi Longfellow, treasurer; OH.
Bushnell, secretary; s. e. Haiu, OF
Brooklyn Ceuter; L. A. NerriS, Mime
apoliS; D. Ii. Bushnell. Buffalo; j. Il.
Cunningham. Rockford; Peter Church,
DelaBo: w. b. Robinson, Soldiers
home; Ii. A. kinningston. Champlin
:. ID. Thompson, Minneapolis; Andre "
Thompson, Rockford; Robert Mum,
0sseo; +. NJ. Rathburn, Burns; Ser
geant w. p. e. Hawk, Rockford; G. O.
Thomas. Minneapolis; Charles Groves,
Long Lake; Lieut.. Henry Partridge,
Minneapolis.
Company Capt. r. r. Hutchinson,
president, of Faribault; r. A. johnson
secretary, OF Wabasha.
Company Washington Pierce, pres
i!dect; .. IL. Siiepley, secretary; W. A.
Hawkins, treasurer. Present.: Ii. L.
Selden. John Richardson, j. ". Saird,
+. f. Edgeriy, j. o. Harrington, James
Pratt, u. Il. Richardson, Capt. George
E. Coe, Thomas A. Frisbee, W. A. Ha W.
klnS, A. f. Goodrich. Z. Swaggert, n
L. Derbey, w. NJ. Mills, Charles IL
Moore, George A. Hills, Ezra Paine, j
W. kimbaIi. Hy Curtis, A. Smith. John
Sterps, Capt. j. Z. Whitney. II. Robin
son, q. W. johnson, Frank Coffin.
Company E-Sergeant Z. j. Leitner
president; Sergeant Joseph Smith, sec
retary; present, Sergeant George Huhp
CorpOrais Beckendorf. Moehler and
Burch, Privatss Beseke, Meneken, Han
sen, hauck. JENNIE. Monte, Metz. Hen
bricks, Simon, Eheien, Fertein and
Lieut.. Waite Hall.
Company F-Capt. III. b. Wilson, OF
Red Wing, president; John Neison
secretary. of Red Wing; present, Ser
geant }. j. Calague, who is captain OF
cOmmissary subsistence, U. 5. A; L.
W. DCfihS, INoDCtt n. oOyu, george
johnson, August Peterson, c. ii. Wat.
son, Georgs Bevens, T.. j. Hodgsen, D.
Il. Cell, William Stanchfield, Allan
Swayne
Company G-Capt. Charles j. Sites,
president; George NJ. Brack, secretary
present, Lieut.. E. y. Zimmerman,
Al. Mullen, Charles Mullen, j. q. Shra.
que; Sergeant Fred Iltis; Sergeant
Isaac ID. Morgan, Louis Eisenmenger
William Filters, ID. II. McCioud, G. j.
Suthemier, Ed l.. Fryer, ii. ID. Ma.
thews, T.. II. Judsen, William Y. Horne.
Y. StOltZ, Gaspard Prudhomme, Ii. ID.
Tenney, Il. Archalnbeau. Charles A.
Zimmerman, George III. Brack, j. Way,
Louis Beach.
Company H-Silas Every, president,
of WiuOna; ID. Ii. Gregg, Secretary
present, John 4. Collins, of Simpson
Albert Chase. Duluth; Robert Pett,
Rochester; William Brooks, Chatfield
H. A. Page, Pleasant Grove; Jerronle
Patten, Birch Coulle; King Russell,
High Forest: C.J. johnson. New Salem,
n. D.; John Yates, Pleasant Grove
Charles Brooks. Rochester.
Company J-Lieut. K. Ii. H0rty, presi
dent; Lieut.. E. A. O'Brien. secre tary:
present, Sergeant j. w. Petersen. Cor.
poral John Shaleen, Corporal ID. o.
Thing. Corporal G. K. McKusick, BugleI
Chester ID. Hill, Thomas Hudson, w
ii. Branley. f. T. Enfield, q. X. McGee
George Crippen, W. Plato.
Company K-Lieut. Ii. 5. Barrett, of
Preston. was the only representative
present.
RegimentaI Organization
was effected in the afternoon. and is as
follows: President. Col. William
Crooks, of st. Paul: first vice president
Capt. IL. b. Wilson, Red Wing; second
vice president, Charles w johnson
Minneapolis; secretary, Capt. Charles
j. Stees. st. Paul; treasurer, William A
Hawkins, Minneapolis: chaplain, Rev
ID. Cobb; surgeon, Jared W. Daniels,
NJ. D.; executive committee, Lieut.. Ii
5. Rassett, Capt. II. Z. Hutchinson
| Lieut.. Ed A. 0'Brien, Lieut.. E. o. Zim
norman; Sergeant John W. Peterson
| Of the field and staff officers present
were Col. William Crooks, Sergeant j.
w. Daniels. OF the noncommissioned
| officers there were ii. ID. Tenney, quar-.
termaster sergeant; w. s. McCanley
| commissary sergeant; d. ii. McCloud
sergeant majoI.