The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-02
GEN. sHERMAN,s POST.
Fine Showing Made by Ransom Post
of st. Louis.


Ransom Post No. 1871, ST. Louis, is one of
the favorite visiting organizations. Its mem
bers are feted and entertained, and the post
is in demand at all gatherings. They make
merry and receive friends at the Windsor,
and have the finest headquarters in the hotel.
Ransom post though but thirteen years
old, is one of the largest and wealthiest
Grand Army bodies in. the West. Its organ
ization was effected for Gen. w. T.. Sherman.
In 1883 Gen. Sherman was retired and re-
moved to ST. Louis. All existing posts were
anxious to have the honor of enrolling the
name OF the old warrior. Finally a new
post was organized and Gen. Sherman was
chosen commander. At the request of the
new commander the post was named after
MAJ. zen. i. u. e. Ransom, and valuable
painting of Gen. Ransom presented by Gen.
Sherman was the first common property OF
the new organization.
Ransom post has membership of $50 old
soldiers. Its enrolment comprises the names
or some OF the best-knoWn and wealthiest
merchants and professional men of st. Louis.
Sixty members are in st. Paul and are en-
pertaining and being entertained in a sump-
tuous manner. The commander is George
A. NeWcome.
Last night Ransom post called on Mrs.
Mary Logan at the residence of Maj. Tucker
on Holly avenue, and later attended the
ladies' reception. Everywhere they were
royalty welcomed The famous "Howlers, -
the posts musical mascot organization, were
yociferously received at the reception, encore
after encore being demanded. Senior Vice
Commander M. M. Clark parted with his
badge to please Mrs. John P. Rea, wife of
Past Commander Rea, and who proudly wore
the colors Of the banner Missouri organiza-
ton.
Ransom post has some members whose
experiences in war are little short of marvel
GUS. None is more interesting than that of
Capt. e. w. Carter, officer of the day, who
modestly refrains from discussing private
affairs. Capt. Carter was so badly wounded
that while being borne from the scene of
conflict the surgeon of the field hospital or
dered that he be left by the roadside and
the stretcher used for some other unfortunate
who was not beyond human assistance. But
to die. A friendly hospital assistant gave the
captain a revolver, and at the point of the
weapon the wounded man compelled the at
tendants to carry him to the hospital. He
was many months in the surgeons hands,
but eventually recovered.
Ransom post, at the request of Gen. Sher-
man, was guard Of honor at the general s
funeral. Gen. Sherman died in New York,
and detail Of Ransom post met the funeral
car at Pittsburg, escorting 1t to st. Louis.
The membership roll, which Is a distin-
guished one, bears no more honored names
thon those of the six veterans whose deeds
ferred by congress. The nations lawmakers
are not lavish with such gifts, and the fact
that Ransom post has six veterans thus hon.
ored speaks volumes for its membership.
Ransom post has two officers of the regu-
lar service upon it's muster roll. Maj. Eugene
A. Carr, u. S. A., is a member, and Maj.
s. H. Woodruff, who is stationed at Fl AS
sinaboine on the Canadian frontier. The
post brought their own band with them and
serenades are regular pastime. They hon.
ored the newspapers with call yesterday
noon and visited Columbia Post of Chicago al
their quarters in the Ryan. The band is the
White Huzzars of Alton, Ill. Thirty young
business men compose it's membership and
they have won many prizes at band concerts
Ransom post has attended every national en-
campment for the past ten years, taking their
own band with them.