The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-18
OTHER SOAPS.
RAY HUMISTON,
Druggist.
A Soldiers Tribute.

military services of Hon. Azom
Forbes, is from the pen of Gen. M. T.
Thomas, now resident of Worthing-
ton, who was the commanding officer
of the 9Th Regiment Minnesota Volun-
teers. It is the testimony of brave
soldier to the worth and memory of
valued and faithful comrade:
In the long hot summer days of
1862, when the war clouds of Rebel
lion lowered over the Union Armies
with their most discouraging effect,
the ranks Of the first volunteers
through marches, disease and battles
had become weakened and discour-
aged, and the Government for the
first time fully realized that it must
have great armies to suppress the
Rebellion.
1t was then that that great man,
our President, made the famous call
which was responded to by the Loyal
north with the cry which rang around
the world: '".We are coming Father
Abraham, six hundred thousand
more"
Among the regiments that respond
ed to that call was the 9Th Minnesota
Infantry-a regiment of thousand
strong, vigorous, loyal men, who en-
listed through sense of imperative
duty to save our country from ruin
and disgrace, and to establish it as a
nation of freemen.
In that regiment company &c"
was an exceptionally strong COM
pany, and in that company Azom
Eorbes carried musket. .
For a year and half this company
had the thankless task of guarding
the frontier of Minnesota against the
incursions of little bands of Sioux
Indians, and it was not until the
spring of 1864 that it had hand in
regular warfare.
In Sully's expedition of '64 this
company were the Pioneers who
with scouts found and made the
roads and were generally the first in
danger and never retreated.
After marching two thousand miles
to the Missouri, the Bad Lands, and
the Yellowstone, meeting and whip
ping the whole Sioux Nation in their
strongholds, and back again to Fort
Smelling, after a five months cam
paign, they Immediately went south
to Nashville, and atMurfreesborough at
in an engagement with General For
rest they proved that the St. Croiz
= lumbermen could whip rebels as wei
as Indians.
After Nashville, march to DUCK
River and Clifton: and then by boat
to Cincinnati, and by rail to Wash
ington, and then by transports t(
Fort Fisher and Morehead City anc
rail to New Berne, then marching
again to Wise Forks where the las
rebel force was encountered, and on
to Raleigh where the war ended
From there to Charlotte awaiting
muster and in the last days OF July
the home coming occurred.
All through these long days, weeks
and years Azom Forbes did his full
duty; he never failed at the bugle's
call to respond until the laso rebe
had laid down his arms-but the1
strength gave way and he was car
ried home by his comrades with only
life left in his once vigorous body
But the tender care of his wife anc
family and sense of duty well per
formed, and the love and respect O
his comrades, brought back his pow
ers of usefulness. -.
But the long marches, the sleeples
night, the poor rations, the hellist
hours of battle and loss of the dear
est of all, home and its comforts, hae
done their work and now whe1
this comrade should have been onl
in the full prime of his life, the fins
Tattoo had been called, Taps hay
been sounded. and no more will b
answer to Roll Call on this eartl
Our comrade is gone and we can onl
now, as in the long years past, clos
up the ranks and sorrowfully lay on
more true, faithful soldier among b
comrades who have gone before.