The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-10

over dammerschlaugs clothing store,
where we were mustered out of service
and where we got our money. He got
his money and came down. 1t was
my turn to go up. He promised to
wait for me until I came down. When
l came down stairs l discovered that
he had failed to keep his promise and
l failed to lay eyes upon him from
Sept. 1865 till Sept. 1896.
IL have, on one occasion, discovered
his whereabouts In the neighbor-
hood Of 80 years ago I learned that he
was located in the neighborhood of
Oskaloosa, Iowa, through Mr.. Childs
of Palmyra, Ill. l corresponded, I
think, with the postmaster or mayor of
Oskaloosa in regard to this Doc. By
ram, and in the course of few months
after that 1 received a letter from
parties, to me unknown, that this Doc.
Byram had gone to Minnesota and
died. Upon the receipt of that letter
I let my claim against this Doc. By
ram pass out of my mind.
"Previous to the Louisville encamp-
ment of 1895 I met an old comrade
from Sleepy Eye, Mimi, in the Office
of the Picket Guard in st. Louis.
After exchanging the usual moment
ary courtesies I asked the comrade
where he was from. He told me he
was from Sleepy Eye, MINI. l re-
marked about the comicality of the
name and that a lieutenant of my
company, who had gone out as order
ly sergeant, and then promoted to Sec
ond lieutenant had gone out to some
peculiar named place in Minnesota Il
had forgotten the location) and I had
learned that he had died. This COM
rade asked me what was the mans
name?' I told him Doc. Byram.'
With considerable of alacrity he an
swered why, that man is living with
in 30 miles of me- 1 remarked lis it
possible. Well, sir I said, that Doc.
Byram has my bounty money in
quired for more information but he
seemed loath to give further informa-
tion concerning the man when he dis
covered what I was after, but he said
that he would come home and open
correspondence with me, which he did,
In short time after that the Louis
vile encampment took place Zone year
ago this time.) called at the head
quarters of the State of Minnesota and
had my information confirmed regard
ing the location or regarding the
whereabouts of Doc. Byram. The
Louisville encampment voted the next
encampment to St. Paul and knowing
that l would attend 1 informed by let
ter "E. P. Byron late I'd Lieut., Co.
E., 18th Ill. Vol. Inft., Redwood
Falls, Minn.," that I desired my mon
ey that he had commanded me to de-
deliver to him at Camp Butler, ILL.,, 81
years ago, the amount being $3.50 at
that time. Receiving no response
from that communication, nor having
the communication returned to me by
the postmaster (the first letter having
been written on my letter head and
enclosed in my envelope) at the expir-
alton Of 80 days I mailed him Sec
ond letter addressed like the first one,
but in care of the postmaster"
The reporter of this paper was here
given permission to inspect this envel-
ope and letter returned by the post
master at Redwood Falls for reasons
given afterwards. The envelope bore
the return card: eff not delivered
within five days return to Office, The
Everett House, 1926 Olive street, se
cor. of 4th st., St. Louis, Mo-, Stephen
Dellacella, Prop" 1t had the address
to Byram given above, bore the post
mark "St. Louis, Mo-, Oct 9 '95 $50 a
M" and was stamped "Return to
Writer; Unclaimed" by the postmaster
at Redwood Falls. Mr.. Dellacella
had also marked on the corner of the
envelope "care of post Master"
Postmaster Laird makes the follow
ing explanation regarding it:
During the month of September
1895, letter was received at this Off
CO addressed to E. P. Byron Co. E.
14th Ill. Vol. Inft., Redwood Falls
MINI. The letter was delivered to and
accepted by E. P. Byram of this city.
"On Oct. 22d, 1895, at p. m. a letter
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