The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03

to stack their muskets. After Jack
son the regiment was ordered to Mem
phfS, and did not rejoin the portion Of
the army of the Tennessee which went
to Chattanooga, until after the battles
about that place were over. It ar
rived, however, in. time to take part
in the battle of Rome and the other
engagements leading up to Atlanta.
During all this time the regiment had
been kept UP by constant recruiting
to make up for it's severe losses. But
the elimination came at Atlanta. In
that battle the regiment literally
fought itself out of existence, there
being but twenty-six men left after
the battle. The regiment was then
consolidated with the Second Iowa,
and although its members, who were
able to fight, stayed in till the close
of the war, the Third regiment was
not longer known.
Since the war the survivors Of the
regiment have kept up a separate or
ganization, and meet once in two
years. There are some notable cir
cumStanceS connected with individuals
of the Third. Among those present at
yesterdays reunion were A. B. Ecker
and John Ecker, brothers. Two more
brothers were also in the regiment All
four were in service during the whole
war, taking part in every battle in
which the regiment engaged. and not
one of them was ever wounded
Another remarkable instance is that
of S. J. Mckinley, another member
If it cannot be said of him that he
was not born to die, it may truly be
said that he was not born to die in
battle. He was wounded eleven times,
and severely wounded, too. He was
present at yesterdays reunion, and,
although he carries a crutch and a
cane, he does not show any signs Of
immediate dissolution. He exhibited a
bullet which he carried in his body
twenty-six years and twenty-four
days, and which was taken out seven
teen inches from where it went in
He had three bullets through his left
leg, but the leg is still with him. A
shell struck him in the head and broke
his jaw and cracked his skull from
point just above and in front of his
ear, entirely across to the other side
of the head, in three directions. These
are some of the eleven wounds MI
Mckinley received, but his cine had
not come, and he is still with his COM
rades on earth. Mr.. Mckinley has a
brother living at Usage, Becker county,
In this state, who was also a member
Of the Third.
Quite a number of the survivors have
attained more than ordinary success
Il.
number are eX-Gov. Stone, Of Iowa !;
Judge Thompson, Of ST. Louis, the
author Of several noted law books !;
Ex-Congressman Lacey, of Iowa; Sever
Ellingson, of Hennepin county, Mimi,
who represented his district two times
in the legislature; Maj Crosby, Of
Webster City, To-, served six years as
warden of the Iowa state penitentiary;
Lieut.. Col Wright, of Denison, 10. !;
Adtt Sessions, of Cedar Falls, and
many others. J. G. Johnson, one of
the Republican nominees from Henne-
pin county for the legislature this year,
was a member
Although other regiments fought as
heroically as the Third, there is some
thing remarkable in it's history Of
losses, and this fact tends to draw
the bands of comradeship very close
among those who escaped the slaugh-
ter which overlook their comrades.