The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-07
ELEVEN COMPANIES CAMP
FAIR GROUNDS AGAIN ASSUME
A MILITARY APPEARANCE
All of the Fifteenth Regiment liz
Now There Except Company l., of
Duluth - Gov. CiOugh Gave Out
His List of Com IN issiOned Officers
Yesterday - New Regiment Is
Made of Sturdy Fellows.

With the exception Of one company
Company l., of Duluth-all of the
companies comprising the Fifteenth
regiment slept at Camp Ramsey last
night. Once again the prairie in the
northeast section of the fair grounds
is white with tents. and in a day or
two the familiar scenes of drilling will
be re-enacted there.
But it will be some time before the
Fifteenth regiment becomes as pro-
ficient in the manual of arms as it's
predecessors in camp, for there are not
above fifty men in the regiment who
understand military matters. Col
Shandrew. Lieut.. Col. Leonhauser and
few officers who have served in the
militia are the only ones who know
anything about drilling, but the men
are all sturdy fellows and make up in
strength and power of endurance what
they may lack in training. and the
Fifteenth, if it gets into the field, will
certainly hold its own with the other
Minnesota troops at the front
The following is list of the compa-
MES and the commissioned officers of
each:
Company A. Minneapo1is-C Joseph
Allen; first lieutenant, Fred ]. Barrows; sec
ond lieutenant, Fred c. Vincent
Company B. st. Paul-Captain, John w.
Finehout; first lieutenant, George c.. Book
staver; second lieutenant, William D. Nit
chell
Company c, Litchheld-Captain, Joseph G.
Morrison; first lieutenant, Rupert c. Dewey;
second lieutenant, Nels P. Ne.son.
Spicer first lieutenant, Cushman A. Rice; sec
ond lieutenant, Philip ]. Haly
Crcssfe'd.
Company F. Polk County-Captain, yohan F.
Brandt; first lieutenant, Brayton s. Bennett;
second lieutenant, Harry P. Connors.
Company c, Luverne-Captain, l.. S. Mel
son; first lieutenant, Frank Ferguson; second
lieutenant, vacant.
Company II, Worthington-Captain, Edward
Doian; first lieutenant, Fred Bitner.
Company l. Minneapolis-Captain, Edward
NJ. Van Cleve; first lieutenant, w. A. Ed
wards; second lieutenant, Charles S. Pattee.
Company X, Minneapolis-Captain, Thomas
Leonard: first lieutenant E. ]. Mcmahon; /;
second lieutenant, David D. Tenney.
Company L, Duluth-caPtain, George E.
second lieutenant, Clark r. Elliott.
Company NJ. Pipestone-Captain, Clark w.
Gilmore; first lieutenant, Olaf H. Rosk; Sec
ond lieutenant, John T. Jones.
Nearly all trains on the main lines
brought troops to the city yesterday
and all the afternoon they streamed
out to camp. Very few wore uniforms
and nearly all carried bundles of per-
sonal effects.
When the men arrived at camp they
found tents waiting for them. The
tents are arranged neatly in streets,
which are wider than the streets of
the Twelfth regiment, and afford the
men ample room for drilling
AS soon as the men found their bear
ings, Quartermaster Coe began to dis
tribute the supplies which he had re-
ceived. The government had sent full
acquisitions of blankets for each COM
pany. The captain detailed. men to
carry blankets and haV tO the tents
No attempt was made to give the
camp a military appearance, except
for the tents.
One of the sturdiest lot of men in
the campuls Company F, Of Polk
county. The men are all strong, lusty
fellows and used to hard work.
This is just the life my men like"
said Capt. Brandt yesterday after
noon. ''They have always lived out
doors and are able to put up as good
a fight as any at the front. They have
not been drilled, but they will not
take long to master the manual
c. E. Bond, of Minneapolis, declined
to serve as captain of Company l, Of
Minneapolis, and E. N. Van Cleve was
substituted.
DR.. W. A. Dennis was appointed
surgeon, with the title of major, in
the place of DR.. Howard McKinstry,
who could not serve, and DR.. c. w.
Fry, as second assistant surgeon, with
rank of second lieutenant, in the place
of DR.. Trace, who did not accept his
appointment.
Assistant Surgeon Mowers was mus
tered iE as regimental surgeon yester-
day morning, and DR.. ]. w. Mennis
will be regimental surgeon. Dr. Jo-
seph B. Giere was mustered in as hos
pital steward, and Edward M. Van
Duzee qualified and was mustered as
sergeant major.
The work of examining the men will
be commenced this morning, and Will
be pushed as rapidly as possible The
men will be drilled as systematically
as can be done under the circum-
stances.
Danzs band serenaded the regiment
last evening, and every selection was
heartily applauded.
No attempt was made last night to
mount guard, or even to post sentries.
This important detail will be observed
in future however.
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