The National tribune., 1899-10-05

md ready for duty again. We learn that
kour old regiment, the 5th Iowa Cav, has
been consolidated with the 9TH Iowa, the 9Th
Cav. retaining its name and officers after
our three Minnesota companies We're trans
ferred. The regiment goes back to its old
positions in brigade and division. 1t was
one of the crack cavalry regiments, made
SO by the excellent training and discipline
sllnder Col. W. w. Lowe, Lieut.-Col. N. L.
Patrick and Maj. J. Morris Young.
Good-by, 5th Iowa, for we are now or
anized into an Independent battalion of
avalry, known as Brackets Battalion,
linn Volunteer Cav, Maj. A. B. Bracket
7apt. Henning Won Minden, formerly
70. G; Co. B (my company by Capt. j. A.
Reed, formerly Co. I. NJ. T. Fall is our
First Lieutenant, Geo. S. Couvers, Second
Lieutenant, Eugene J. Kelly, Orderly
Sergeant. Our Lieutenant Roiet Il.
Rose, is promoted Major of I'd MINI. Cav,
Ind has left us. Capt. Henning Won
6inden. We learn, is to be promoted Max
Ind assigned as Typographical Engineer
for the expedition. Co c, formerly Co. X,
I is commanded by Capt. E. J. Shelly; First
Lieut.. NJ. d. Nicely; Second Lieut.. Andrew
Church.
Co. ID is a new company, commanded by
Capt. Ara Barton. Most of these men have
seen service on the Indian expeditions in
1862 and 1868, under Gen. Ii. III. Sibley, as
the mounted rangers. All our older COM
panies have been recruited up to maximum
strength.
a MOTLEY CROWD.
We are quartered in cheap frame barracks
that are quite cold. Ny company has as
recruits, a motley crowd; some are old sol
diers that have seen service in other or
ganizations, but they are mostly young
men, or rather boys; some few are older men
who are already gray, and who ought to
have known better than TO enlist. All are
drilling hard, breaking in the new recruits
Our battalion staff is as follows: Maj
A. B. Bracket, commanding; Lieut.. Jos
Book, of Co. A, Quartermaster; Lieut.
Andrew Church, Commissary; Eugene
Marshall, Sergeant Major; Norman G.
Belts, Commissary-Serge Bully Clark
Chief Bugler; Bob Warren, Wagon Master
Solomon Doolittle. Armorer; Dick Partell
Farrier; Oscar DeGroot and Bill Plymat
Orderlies, and | am appointed Battalion
Saddler. The non-commissioned staff al
mess together, and have John Doble as
cook; altogether jolly good crowd, ant
We'll get along fine.
March 2S.-We have received our new
arms-light saber, Sharps breech-loadinl
carbines and Colts navy revolvers, also ou
new saddles and equipments, shelter-tents
wagons, mules, harness, and one ambu
lance and hospital supplies. DIR. j. w
johnson, of the Regular Army, has beer
assigned TO duty with our battalion, an,
Adam Bohland is appointed Hospita
Steward.
A detail Of so men, 20 men from eacl
company, has been sent to La Crosse for ou
horses. We are to be mounted on Canadian
ponies. Companies are now fully OF
ganized again and all appointments made
We have new uniforms, blankets, and al
,accouterments complete.
TWO SUSPICIOUS DEATHS.
April 4.-Our half-breed Jack Campbell
has got into trouble again The civi
authorities of Ramsey, Va, claim his Sun
render to answer TO an Indictment of tn
Grand jury for murder committed befor
he enlisted. While our officers were cor
sidering whether best to give him over h
got into fight with two Chippewa hall
/ breed recruits and got the worst Of it. TIL
next day the two recruits died very sue
denly under suspicious circumstances.
is rumored Jack poisoned them. He
under arrest and in the guard house now
Weather fine, and men drilling hard.
April 12.-0ur detail returned from /
Crosse, Wis. Geo. Baker. OF my company
fell out OF a wagon and broke leg on thi
trip. The men brought 400 rough, shagg
and thin Canadian ponies. small but tougi
looking. If We get them in better conditio
J before We start they will be all right and ca
stand the trip. The largest weigh abou