The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-03

weight to be taken up in your columns On
the face, the entire communication is a poor
fabric OF falsehoOd, as it does not contain
the slightest semblance of truth. Neither
does the communication convey, the senti-
ments of the small minority of the Fif.esnth
regiment who would take a discharge and go
home to their former pursuits If they could.
The entire rank and file are unanimous in
falsehood. l believe many of them
will write to you on the subject.
What are the facts? From the adjutant AID
medical department l have received the fol-
lowing:
The Fifteenth Minnesota volunteer infantry
regiment has strength at present of 1928
ofhcers and enlisted men There are in camp
for duty today total of SCI, of which thirty
six are officers. In the division hospital are
ffty-two men, of which a dozen are "ty-
phoid suspects. Six men have already SO
very soon. Ten are suffering from a COM
plant which l think they would just as soon
have their friends believe is typhoid The
others are suffering from bowel or stomach
complaints, which no doubt, are the effec 8
of delicacies obtained before leaving st. Paul
and INDUCED in en- route.
Under the present system every man sick
enough to be removed from his quarters is
taken to the division hospital. During the
nast six days only ten m n have been Mt
y the division hospital.
The stStement regarding inadequate clothing
is a foolish falsehood, for the m have the
privilege Of drawing as much clothing as
they need to be comfortable including wooden
undershirts, canton flannel drawers, heavy
stockings, wooden shirts and ccmpl@te uni
forms, including extra wooden blankets and
overcoats with capes
The camp is in fine condition, ideally To-
Ated. Water we have in abundance fur
nished through hydrants Zone for every two
companies), through water pipes which have
been b9t laid into every camp; Drinking water is is
well under way, and the men as a rule are
happy and contented.
The resumption of regular drills seems to
please every one. There is an interest m ami
tested in the work that is very gratifying, for
there is feeling among the men that they
want to have the Fifteenth Minnesota one OF
the best organizations in this corps
l have written the above at the earnest
solicitation Of a large number Of officers and
men. who desire that your readers shall know
the truth. Writing Wailing letters to news
papers seems to have become a fad among
soldiers, and it is to be regretted that so
many have such stupendousy vivid magma
tons. Very respectfully,
First Lieutenant Fifteenth Minnesota Volun-
teer Infantry.
1 want to sign this, too
Captain Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteer In
fantry.
COMPANY D DENIES 1T.
To The ST. Paul Globe:
CAMP MEADE, Sept. q, 1S9s.-In your pa
per of the 26th an article headed "A Wal
From Camp Meade" has aroused the ire Of
the entire regiment, as it is an erroneous
statement from beginning to end, invented by
some person or persons whose motives Of en-.
listment might have been patriotic, but who
through Incidence and lack of such quail.
ties as go to make up a soldier, now Just as
we are about, as We are, to face the hardship:
Of war, wants to go back to the protection Of
his fathers roof and again tie himself to his
mammals apron strings Our regiment wher
on battalion parade yesterday presented the
largest and hardest sort of men yet seen OF
the parade grounds, as a score of comnli
mentary- articles by local papers will prove
Today the Third battalion, under arms
marched to the river, a distance of two ant
one-half miles, INDUCED n hath and march
ed back, the entire time occupied being a lit
tie less than an hour and half
Your correspondent states that from fiftee1
to twenty typhoid cases have been sent t
the division hospital every day, while as al
actual fact, as shown by the hospital records
only seven suspects have been reported IL
the last five days.
AS to inadequate clothing, a supply ha!
been issued sufficient for all needs Oul
mess tents are envied by all in our vicinity
and certainly there is not man who doe
not appreciate their convenience and does no
feel grateful toward the donor.
We are all ready and willing to do our dut,
as men and soldiers, and IL our future des
tiny is Cuba, we will go to the front wtt
the full satisfaction that the government ha!
done its best by us.