St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-11
GEN. WALKER SAYS THAT PA
TRIOTISM is GROWING IN SPITE
OF ALL.
GEN. JOHN GIBBONS MEMORY
Is FONDLY CHERISHED BY THE
COMPANIONS OF THE LOYAL
LEGION.
Was Also Discussed at Last Nights
Meeting at the West Hotel,
Minneapolis.

The Military Order of the Loyal Lee
gion Of the United States held it's
monthly banquet at the West hotel,
Minneapolis, last night. Plates were
laid for 100, As of whom came over
from st. Paul. The reception commit
tee was composed of Gen. Burbank,
commander in chief Of the G. A. r.;
Col. Dietrich, Gen. John r. Brooke,
department of North Dakota; Capt. H.
A. Castle, Capt. D. M. Gilmore Judge
Ell Torrance, Maj. George o. Eddy and
Maj. George Q. White. At the bust
ness session, held in the afternoon,
Capt. Castle was authorized to appoint
committee to make arrangements for
the reception of the visiting members
Of the Loyal Legion at st. Paul during
the G. A. r. encampment. 1t is Gus
tomary for the Loyal Legion stationed
at the place where the encampment
of the G. A. r. is held, to keep open
house for their friends of other states,
and that will be done in this case.
At 7:3O the members repaired to the
banquet room, where an elaborate sup
per was served.
Commander Castle stated that there
numbered among the members present
last night a commander in chief of the
G. A. r., and introduced Gen. I. L.
Walker, Of Indiana. Gen. Walker said:
Il am glad to be with you in this social
and opportune hour tonight. l am glad that
l was born Just when was. That I had the
strength and courage to go into the army
and render such service that I might receive
an honorable discharge, so that l might be
able tonight to call you companion. Know
ing the interest In the programme that is to
follow, and that you have certain rules in
your meeting not to extend the hour feel
something tonight as the Egyptian mummy,
pressed for time. Applause) But I would
say to you that it has been my privilege
during the last month to have travelled over
most of the New England and Eastern
states, and I have found patriotism in this
country growing, and I contributed largely
to what you my companions, and the G. A.
R. had done in recent years to try to teach
the young people Of this country their duty.
Wherever I have gone I have seen the flag
over the school houses. Recently it was my
privilege to be in the northern portion of
the United States. 1 there saw the pupils
go in their school house, and then the flag
teacher, the song of America" I thought
If this were going on all over this land, this
country would be free forever more.
eve will soon be mustered on the other
side of the flood, but while we live let us
never forget the heroes Of our day. Let us
resolve to keep in purity the integrity of the
government Of the people which you and I
fought to save. Then it may be our compen-
sation that our children will draw inspiration
by our example. One we must not forget;
whose name brings to us a man of extraordi-
nary character. Rigid in limb and strong in
power, yet mild and kind; one whose bearing
was dignified, unruffled in disaster and who
knew no ingratitude. His will so honest, his
heart so pure that he bore the storm and
wilderness of fear through mountains and
seas of blood We remember him as the He
brews~ remember Noses for he was our de-
lverer. His name has become a household
word. 1t is shrined in the hearts of all races
Thn ctafd hn q
the man-Abraham Lincoln. Great applause0
While the dust of these men sleep, in our soul
liberty shall not perish but it's monument
shall stand with its glory redeemed and it's
power unbroken."
paper was then read by Lieut.. David l..
Kingsbury Eighth Minnesota infantry, w.
S. ", entitled "Gen. Sully's Expedition Of
1854" Among other things he said:
To many of the companions present, the
events connected with the massacre of set
tiers and others on the frontier of Minnesota
in the fall of 1862 are familiar as participants
in the several battles and expeditions that
followed, and to others as matter of history.
The expedition of 1863 against the Sioux I'M
der the command of Gen. H. H. Sibley, was
successful in driving the Indians to and be-
yond the Missouri river. The object or the
expedition was to compel their complete SUD
mission. The Minnesota brigade of this COM
mand was rendezvoused at Fort Ridgely, in
May, 1864, and was composed of the following
regiments and independent companies: Eighth
Minor T. Thomas; six companies Seventh
regiment of Minnesota cavalry, Col. Robert
n. M. McLaren in commando Brackets bat
talon of four companies, Maj Alfred B.
Bracket commanding; Third Minnesota bat
terry of light artillery, with two six-pound
smooth bore cannon and two Howitzers, Capt.
John B. Jones in command, and one company
of scouts of white men, half breeds and friend
ly Indians.
The fighting force comprised 1000 men, all
mounted. For transportation of supplies there
were LOG mule teams, and for hospital service
six ambulances.
Four months later we were mustered in
and sent to the frontier in citizens clothes.
The interval between our arrival at and de-
parture from Fort Ridgely was fully occupied
in preparations for our long journey to and
beyond the Missouri river. Col. Thomas was
placed by Gen. Sibley in command of the
brigade the command of the Eight Minnesota
falling upon Lieut.. Col. Henry c. Rogers, our
late companion, George H. Camp and DR.. ].
II. Murphy. On the 9Th of June the command
left Fort Ridgely. They were fine body of
men. On July 10, the command having been
supplied with sixty days ratiOrs, and leaving
behind all surplus baggage, marched up the
valley of the Cannon river for several days,
expecting to find a camp reported by the
scouts of 1900 to 1900 tepees near the source
but the Indians did not await our coming and
the evidences of their having been there very
recently were all that we found.
The command then crossed the Heart river
into an UNEMPLOYED country. No large bodies
OF Indians were seen. Water was very scarce,
and when found was vile, adding to our own
and our animals sufferings. The water of the
east side of the Missouri was luxury COM
pared with this. One day all the water we had
was what could be squeezed out of the mud in
an alkaE pond near which we had camped
the night previous. On July % a scout re-
ported the Indians camp only a few miles
away In short time the village could be
seen at the base of high hill, heavily wooded.
The view of this camp caused considerable ex-
element. We all felt elated to know that we
had at length reached the enemy whom we
had travelled nearly 700 miles to find. The In
dams were advised of our approach but so
sanguine were they of being able to whip us
that they did not think it necessary to strike
their camp. Our forces were soon placed in
position. The men were dismounted every
fourth man holding his own horse and three
others, and deRloyed as skirmishers forming
three sides of "a parallelogram, with rear
guard and the batteries in the center. The In
dams made repeated charges at the full speed
of their horses, keeping up meanwhile their
unearthly yell. In these charges many of
them were killed, while no casualties occurred
on our side. They soon learned the range of
our small arms and were careful not to come
within 1t. Our lines advanced, slowly but
steadily, repusing their repeated charges. and
when they collected on the hills, as thew fire.
quently did, a shell from the batteries would
scatter them with considerable loss. The can
non were revelation to those Indians or at