The National tribune., 1899-11-23
SULLY'S SIOUX CAMPAIGN.
Journal Of Member of Brackets Battalion Minnesota Cavalry
By WILLIAM SEEGER.
ORDERED MUSTERED OUT.

ORDERED MUSTERED OUT.
May I've are still at Sioux City,
Iowa. This is my 22d birthday. have
jumped a period of five months that was
passed here in an easy, lazy fashion, with
not much work to do Ny work at the
post harness shop is finished, and the
citizen help has been discharged The
monotony of life in Winter quarters has
been broken at last: after a lot of wild
rumors, we have received orders to be sent
home and mustered out of service. Our
bows are wild with excitement. We are
to turn over our horses, arms, and ac-
couterments here. Co.'S B and ID are to
march across country to Fort Smelling.
Co. c is on the march to Sioux City from
Fort Randall, and when they arrive are
to accompany Co. A on foot and in wagons
across country TO Boonsboro, Iowa. 1S0
miles, to the nearest railroad, then take
cars for the Mississippi River at Clinton,
and from there by boat 10 st. Paul.
The Winter months passed without any
special incidents or occurrences other than
what we had the Winter before in Mime |
sofa, only we did not have the opportunity |
of going home to visit our relatives and
friends, but made up for that in other
ways. We all became well acquainted |
with the people of Sioux City, especially |
the female portion of the population. A
good many of our boys were married dur
ing the Winter, and will come back here
to settle down after being discharged. |
Chas. Breen, Christ Brecht, Joe Ramage, |
Younger Allen, and Bill Bowman were |
Unfortunate ones. Nearly all the rest of us
ru.z 4, fvH-n NJ
three. II was quite amusing to watch |
our boys at leave-taking making prom
ises to come back to good many fearful
young maidens that lined the sidewalks
when we at last said good-by to Sioux
City, Iowa, and with bounding. joyous |
hearts started on our last march for Home,
Sweet Home"
NO RECEPTION To RETURNED VET
ERANS.
May 22.-We have arrived at st. Paul
at last. We were landed here by the steam
er Eagle after 1 o'clock last night. 1t was
raining, and the town looked deserted. |
Nobody was at the landing to receive or
welcome us home: not even policeman
was in sight. Out boys felt little disap-
pointed for awhile, but that feeling quickly
disappeared when we once more set foot
on our home soil. The feeling of glad
ness was manifested by many tears in
BOYS eyes that have not shed tears of JOY
for years My old, true and loyal friend,
Sol Doolittle, and several other comrades
went with me to "Moffat's Castle" on
Jackson street, and put up, the kind land
lord agreeing to trust us until We got our
final settlement from the Government,
-lA.Nia N,r-l
Next morning, after good, hearty
breakfast, our party went out together,
called on a few old friends and acquaint-
ances, and were cordially welcomed. l
went to a pawnshop and soaked my
watch for So; the proceeds We're divided
among the boys. We adjourned to Chas.
Hagger Miller's place on jackson street, |
where we drank several standing toasts to
one another to celebrate our safe arrival
home; then marched out to Fort Smelling,
and reported to our several companies.
The battalion is all together, and the boys
wild with joy at arriving home and pleasure
of being discharged soon. Company Off
GERS are busy making out discharge papers
and final settlement.
June 1, 1S66-We are at Fort Smelling,
MINI. This is day we will all remem-
her as long as we live-our last day in the
service of the United States. We were
paid off and mustered out of service by
Lieut.. Bingham, Of the Regular Army.
About noon we were ordered out to an
swer to our last roll-call as soldiers, and
stood on almost the identical spot where
we stood when mustered in four years and
seven months before; but what a change;
what memories of the past fitted through
our minds as welooked along the line of that
small handful of men, every one a brave,
true soldier and loyal comrade.
Capt. Reed called the roll, and as each
man answered he handed him his honora-
BILE discharge. When the last name
Wooley-was called, the Captain addressed
us, thanking us for the true affection and
loyal obedience to himself as our com
mander, and for the true loyalty and de-
votion exhibited by us to our State of Min
nesota and the United States.
He admonished us TO be ever true to the
Government and one another, and hoped