The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-24
SOLDIER BOYS OF MINNESOTA.

Leonha user; then began real work, a
walk of nearly ten miles. People all
along the road turned out to see the
boys, and at Hamline Capt. Finehout's
company, which led the column, was
decorated with flowers.
Lieut.. Col. Gotham did graceful
act when the journey was about half
completed. A private was unable to
keep up with his company, and Gotham
got off his horse and insisted upon
having the man get into the saddle.
Then, as the lieutenant colonel started
to trudge along on foot, the COM
panieS who had witnessed the act
showed with a cheer their appreciation.
The battalion on reaching Fort Smell
ing proceeded to the old rifle range,
and the companies were assigned to
their respective streets by Lieut.. Dew
ey, the chief engineer of the regiment,
who, with Adjt. Catlin, spent the morn
ing laying out the camp. Lieut.. Col
Gotzian's battalion was placed on the
side towards the river and not very
far from the post water tower.
Maj. Elwjn's battalion, with the
band, started about an hour later than
that of his superior officer. AS they
entered the reservSt on the band start
ed familiar air, and the inhabitants
of the non-commiSSiOned row turned
out for the third time in day to see
volunteers that were as soldierly as
veterans.
Last evening every one in the garri-
son of the fort was loud in their COM
rlimeEts for the men of the Fifteenth.
Maj. Elwin's battalion was camped
to the west Of Col. Gotz;an's. The camp
of the two battalions spreads over
several acres of ground on broad
level plateau, where there is no need
for economy of space.
All the men will sleep for the pres
ent in shelter or dog tents. Last night
the long white rows of canvass were
spread over the landscape very quickly
after the boys arrived, and they ap
peared for all the world like pigmy
settlement, for the tents are less than
four feet high, and when a man crawls
under one his feet project some dis
lance out into the open night. At the
new camp the company streets Will
consist of two rows of tents facing in
ward. They will be very wide, as will
the battalion boulevard"
There is not much danger that the
boys from the main camp will come
frequently in contact with Maj, Hands
"reconcentrados" The two camps are
ct least a mile and a half apart. The
major certainly has a Camp 1sola-
ton now, if ever.
The ouartermaster's department at
Smelling was yesterday in the hands or
Lieut. Rice, while Corporal Sloane,
Company E, had charge of the COM
missary store. Quartermaster Coe had
q large number Of teams at work all
day hauling supplies from the fair
grounds to the fort, and by night all
recessaries had been transported. To-
day will see the completion of the re-
moval.
The celebrity and ease with which
camp was broken and transferred in
few hours reflects great credit on the
comman dng officer and his assistants.
Col. Leonhauser, by his prompt dec1s-
ion to take advantage of an ideal day,
probably saved him many men who
could not have stood the march in less
propitiouS weather.
Adjutant Tenney in the afternoon
drove out to see how his friends were
situated. His ear is healing nicely,
and he expects to return to duty in
Gay or two.
Capt. Bond, as officer of the day at
the main camp, brought out his detail
late in the afternoon. The prisoners
marched in the center of the guard.
All were in good spirits, and prisoners
and guards joined in enlivening the
way with patriotic songs. The detail
yesterday was:
the guard, Lieut. Becker; junior officer of
the guard, Lieut. Haley; sergeant of the
guard, Sergeant Stone, Company G; junior
pany D.
First Ree5G G9 " Cooley Ms, cSmPany VIZ e.
lett. W. Townsend A. Tshuden E. A. Vance
G. B. woodle, Company G; w L, Backman,
T. Brown. E. L. Allen, W. E; Countryman,
G. H. Coe, Company I; w. H. Fitzgerald
Company I.
Second Relief-Corporal J. w. Mueller
Company G; Privates j. A. johnson, J.. W.
johnson, H. E. La NORA, Company L, G. 4.
Cakes, c. A. Nelson. R. ]. Ttbbits, F. olin,
W. F. Parks. Company A. G. Meineke, T. V.
McDermott, Company B; F. Holmberg Com
pany G.
Third Relief-Corporal Mckenzie, Company
l.; Privates Miller McDarmit, Wagner, Lott.
Company B; Rudd, Company A. Kinds, Gal
vim, O'Meara, Company G; Jacobson, john
son, Halgren, Company D; Jones, Kleven,
Company r.
Outposts-Corporals Bamquin. Company B;
Rebb Company c; Privates. Kasg, Johnson.
Lureen, Company E.
Colonels Orderly-Wm. N. Wilson, Com
pany L.
Lieutenant Co.onels Orderly-T. o. Land,
Company B.
Adjutant's orderly-C. ]. Carlson. Com
pany I.
For Mai. Hands battalion, Lieut.. Bennett
was officer of the day Lieut.. Jones, officer Of
the guard and Sergeant A. P. Rose, Company
H. sergeant of the guard.