The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-28
CHANCE TO START A CHEER
MINNESOTA BOYS THE LEADERS
IN THE DEMONSTRATION
News of the Second Call for Troops
Brought TO Camp by a Mounted
Courier, Who Told This Story to
the TSelfth--Good Joke on
Youthful Lieutenant-News of
the CnInn

Srecial to The st. Paul Globe
CHlCKAMAUGA. May, 27.-The news
that the president, had called out $4,000
volunteers to reinforce those already
in the fieldT was brought to Camp
Thomas by a mounted courier riding
la Paul Revere, and the Twelfth Min
nesota was the first regiment to re-
ceive the news. Col. Bobleter's boys
set up q, cheer that reused the whole
division, and as the word passed along
the line the cheer swelled into roar Of
the Widest brand. The noise of 10000
boys working at high pressure fairly
shook the ground. The Minnesota boys
mad the honor Of starting the greatest
demonstration the camp has known.
A good story is told of a young Min
nesota lieutenant. He happened to be
IN front of Gen. .Brooke's headquarters
when Gen. Wade reported to the COM
mander-in-chief. The lieutenant was
talking to some officers of the regular
army, when Gen. Wade and his staff
came up. The regular officers arose
and saluted the general, but the volun-
teer lieutenant sat still.
That is Gen. Wade,' said one of the
regulars. why didn't you salute him %
oh! have seen Gen. Wade at St.
Paul." replied the volunteer, "but have
not been introduced to him."
The regulars roared at this naive
volunteers conception of military ETH
quette.
Col. Grigsby's rough riders are en-
camped near the Second New York AS
r6y VIZ III,
erners are, they, don't look bit more
soldierly than the boys from Mime
sofa, who have0 been tanned by the
Southern sun until they are as brown
as berries. I,ye,,
Speaking Of the appearance of the
troops, Gen, .Breckinridge said today:
The absence from the ranks of weak
stringy, weedy looking boys was most graft
Tying. The men are built for the business Of
war, and do not remember seeing any BODY
OF volunteers in 1861 that at all compared
with the men DOW at the park. Many Of the
states have perfected their national guard
organizations to such a point that the Of
ncers and men are thorough soldiers, regu-
lars, might say; in all save some little ex-
perience and Actual campaigning, and their
presence in the ranks gives the appearance
OF a Well-trained army rather than a BODY
OF raw volunteers. One thing must say
and that is that it is pity that some states
should have sent out weak regiments. They
make mistake In sending many regiments
OF small numbers If these states had sent
out full regiments they would have shown
up better, even if the number of regiments
mad been smaller. Gen. Sherman once said
that Wisconsin regiment was worth bril-
gade from any other state. because it con-
tanned it's full quota of trained men,, sac
The Twelfth regiment put inn today
on battle drill; in battalion formation.
Yesterday the Third brigade, which in
cludes the Twelfth, !. was. reviewed by
Col; ,Btobleter,z who for the time, being
is in command ,I,Nis .;.:i O. ,sse.i-,f1;sft ::
The Second division Of the First
corps. which includes the Twelfth Min
nesota, was inspected today, Tie Min
nessoota men were complimented for their
soloIlerly appearance. 7s1q .1.74'
f- g.