Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-30

noted for his efficiency while holding this
office. and not only did he keep the COM
mand abundantly and promptly supplied,
but he also conducted several alterations
and supervised considerable new construc-
tion with capacity which resulted in
bringing to him the warmest commendation
of his superiors.
From Fort Niobrara he went to Fort
Leavenworth and later when Lieutenant
Jackson of the Ninth cavalry died, Stots-
enburg was detailed to duty as military in
structor at the State University at Lin
coin. His service at the university was
comparatively short arriving there some
time in December, 1897. AS an indication
of his earnestness of purpose soon after
his assumption of these new duties he
came to department headquarters to secure
authority to hold the annual encampment
of the cadets the Fort Crook reserva-
tion. 1t was his intention to secure, IL pos
sible, loan of the soldiers tentage at
Fort Crook and pitch it on part of the
ground there and hold the encampment
within the limits of that post His idea
was to allow the cadets to see just what
the life of a soldier was. and how they
conducted the everyday routine of a gar
rison. and also to give them an opportu-
nifty Of seeing the drills, guard mounting,
parades, and other military functions as
they are carried on under the regulations
and tactics. Another idea he had in mind
was to give the cadets an opportunity to
see how the soldiers are fed; what the ra
tion consists Of; how it is cared for, and
also to derive benefit from watching the
soldiers target practice and possibly to
have an opportunity for a little practical
work in Workmanship themselves.
Every Inch n Soldier.
"All these things Stotsenburg had thought
over and was prepared to carry out in the
summer of 1898. They are mentioned sim
ply as an indication of his forethought and
care.
''It is but fair to presume that in con-
ductng the administration OF the First Ne
braska Volunteer infantry that same care
and forethought and no doubt that atten-
tion to every detail assisted in a great
measure in bringing the regiment up to
the high standard it now holds among the
troops at Manila.
Probably the most pronounced charac-
teristic OF Stotsenburg as soldier was his
impartiality and fairness, requiring every
soldier to do his full duty and to do It well,
giving credit where credit was due, and to
punish promptly swiftly and with justice
or small, at the same time requiring of
himself an attention to duty more strict
than that required Of any man under him.
While at first such rigid discipline might
not be appreciated, 1t never fails in the end
to win the respect of every soldier, and
when the soldier discovers that his colonel,
while requiring the strictest attention to
duty, is also requiring from others every
thing his regiment is entitled to in the way
Of food and clothing, OF equipage and other
supplies, he soon has high regard for him
When added to this, his commander pos
sesses great personal bravery and shows at
all times a willingness to lead his men
into action and readiness and anxiety to
be the first among them, they soon learn
to love him and to appreciate that the strict
discipline is one of the steps that go to
make a regiment of soldiers. The men OF
the First Nebraska had learned that and
with 1t had learned to love their colonel.
His death is a distinct loss to the regiment
and to the army. There are few Stotsen-
burgs; we need them all"