The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-10
MEDALS OF HONOR
Ordered for Certain Members of tn
Second Regiment.

OE0ere0 fOF Certa1n members Oh the
Second Regiment.
An enthusiastic reunion Of the vet
Grams of the Second Minnesota regi-
ment was held yesterday afternoon at
$50 Cedar street. The attendance was
not large owing to a misunderstand-
ing as to place and date. Many called
and registered during the morning who
were unable to attend during the aft
ernoon The following answered to
the roll call, read by J. G. Donahower,
temporary chairman:
Mons. Thompson, Franklin; J. c.
Donahower, John H. Gibbons, H. H.
Hills, Christ Dehn, Col. A. r. Kiefer,
R. H Lanpher Joseph Burger, Phil
Potts, William Wagner, William Bur-
cher, Felix Carnival, Z, g, Miller. j.
H Wilson, Gen. J. ". Bishop, William
Kemper, ST. Paul; John West, c. L.
Thomas Downs Minneapolis; M. r.
Dresbach G. E. Burdick, Dodge Cen
ter, Thomas A Holdship, Valley Falls,
Kas.; Michael Allen, Hastings; A II.
Reed, Glencoe.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Gen. j. W.
Bishop, president: Thomas Downs,
vice president Col. Kiefer, secretary
and treasurer
to avoid a recurrence of the causes of
the small attendance a resolution was
adopted naming fair week. 1893, as the
the time the exact date and place be-
ing left to the decision and announce
ment of a committee composed of
Comrades Hill, Gibbons and PloWman
A resolution was adopted and a COM
mittee, composed of Comrades Downs,
Reed and Dresbach, named to bring
q TnCCihln inf n "a
state legislature to pass an act au-
thorizing a second edition of 5000 cop
les of Volume 2, Minnesota in the
Civil and Indian Wars 1861-1S65.'
The following letter was read by
Capt A. H. Reed, of Glencoe:
War Department, Washington, D. C.-Jo-
seph Burger, S37 Fremont Street St. Pau
Sir: You are hereby net fed that by direction
of the president and under the provisions of
the act OF congress, approved March 8, 1868,
providing for the presentation of medals of
honor to such officers non commissioned Off
GERS and privates as have most distinguished
themselves in action, congressional medal
of honor has this day been presented to you
for most distinguished galantry in action, the
following being statement of the particular
service, viz:
"At Nashville Tenn Feb 15 1868, this
solder, then private in Company H, Second
Minnesota infantry was one of deta chment
of sixteen men escorting a wagon train that
was attacked by 125 cavalry. After a most
heroic defense the attack was repulsed and
the train saved.
The medal VIII be forwarded to you by
registered mail, it shall have been
engraved. Respectfully,
r. A. Alger, Secretary of War.
OF the sixteen mentioned in the
above but three or four are now liv-
ing A medal was awarded to each
and these will be sent to surviving
members and to relatives of those
deceased.
A vote of thanks was unanimously
extended to Congressman F. c. Stew
ems for his services in securing their
recognition.
Joseph Burger, Of st. Paul, who at
tended the recent G. A. r. encamp-
ment at Buffalo, announced that in q
speech at the Ohio headquarters On
that occasion the president of the reg
mental association of the Ninth Ohio
infantry stated that an invitation
would be extended in due time to the
Second Minnesota to become the
guests of the former regiment at the
time of the next encampment at Gin
cinnati in 1898. No action was taken
pending the official invitation.
At o'clock business was suspended
by a motion to adjourn until this
afternoon at 1 o'clock, the meeting to