St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-28

Signs of breaking down made their
appearance more than a year ago. but
his indnmitable will power kept him up.
He was forced TO yield more than two
months ago. and since that time has
been confined to his bed. He gradually
sank away until death came to his re-
lief.
The funeral Will occur from the Ma
sonic Temple at 2:3O Friday afternoon.
The GLOBES account of Mr.. Northup
was devoted to his pioneer career and
business ventures. His services i'll
the War of the Rebellion and the Indian
outbreak were not mentioned. These
features of his career are as worthy of
mention as his frontier life.
Arson NOrthup was among the first
men to enlist in the First Minnesota
volunteers. He went with the regiment
when it left Fort Smelling on the mem
Orable Friday night, June IA, 1861. OH
steamboat for the South. The regiment
soon became part of McClellan's army.
Northup was made chief wagonmaster
of the regiment. and served In the seven
days battle in front of Richmond, and,
though WagOnmaster, he encountered
as many perils as the musket bearers.
He heard of the Sioux outbreak in Min
nesota in August, 1862, and was at once
fired with desire to return to his state
| and take part in sappressing the saw
ages. He had so much experience with
the Indian method of warfare that he
felt he could be of unusual service in
% ct 10 RI
He went Immediately to Col. Bat
cheder, chief wagonmaster of Nc
Clellan's army, and stated the case to
him. Col. Batchelder replied that his
| services were SO much needed in Nc
Clellan's army that he could not be
| spared. Northup procured a short
| leave of absence, went to Washington,
| and stated the case to the secretary of
war. Stanton declined to transfer him.
Then MIR. Northrup went to President
Lincoln in person and pleaded his case.
| The president was touched, and wrote
a personal letter to Col. Batchelder, Or
| dering the release of the First Mime
| sota's chief wagonmaster.
Mr.. Northup started in haste for
| Minnesota, and arrived in Minneapolis
| in August. There he organized at his
own expense a company of mounted
men. known as Northup's mounted
rangers, and moved without delay
toward Fort Ridgely, The company
was an independent organization, and
was supported throughout its service
from the purse of Mr.. Northup.
The company reached the fort in
| short time, and was the first to enter
Ridgely. Northup engaged with his
! company in several sharp encounters
with the Indians. After the outbreak
| in Minnesota was suppressed, and the
Indians not captured had retreated
west of the Missouri, the mounted
rangers disbanded.
Mr.. Northup was with Gen. Sully in
the service west of the Missouri of
lS64-5, and marched with Sully across
the plains and mountains to Yellow
stone Park.
The long struggle of Arson Northup
| to obtain remuneration for his services
| and return of outlays for Uncle Sam
| Is pretty well known to Minnesotians
| In June and July, 1861, Northup went
up into the country north of Minneap-
oils and enlisted men for the First Min
nesota. He enlisted enough to form a
company. and organized Company E of
that regiment For this service he was
paid in full by the government. But
the government owed him 81 ,OCO for out
lays and pay while chief wagonmaster
In McClellan's army, and this money
was never paid him. He made many
| efforts to secure it, but some way his
bills in congress were all defeated.
After all effort to secure payment proved
unavailing, Mr.. Northup applied for a
pension. The bill for the pension passed
the house, but by some means it was
killed in the senate. Since that time
Senator Davis has introduced bill in
the senate to place Mr.. Northup on the
retired list at $40 month. This bill is
still pending, but, of course, it must die
with Mr.. Northup. The committee on
pensions of the senate in 1892 made a
favorable report On the Davis bill. and
! appended to their report letters from
William Lochren, then judge of the
district court of Minneapolis. and now
United States pension commissioner