The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-31

OF out ten companies, young DevereuX' S
company, composed of 116 brawny Mime
sotans, was not drafted in the First regi-
ment, but held in reserve with the as
surance that they would be detailed at
the next call for volunteers.
Inc city council of st. Paul granted
Tree the use of the old market hall, now
occupied by Lennon 81 Gibbons, at the
corner OF Seventh and WabaSha, to young
DeVereuX and his company for drilling
purposes. There the company held week
ly drills, under the supervision of Lieut.
DevereuX, until some time in June. Then
came the second can for more troops, and
the Second regiment went to the front
Upon the orders of Adjt. Gen. John B.
Sanborn, DevereuX and his company
were sent to Fort Smelling. They went
on small steamer, the Antelope, which
DeVereuX chartered especially for that
trip. There were about seyenty-three or
seVenty-four in the company, and the
others followed soon afterward. Arriv-
ing at the fort, which was under no mill
tary discipline at that time, the men
found things generally in a state of dis
ORDER and were compelled to improvise
beds, cooking facilities and many other
necessary articles. The life of this COM
pany was of short duration, however, for
owing to the lack of military discipline
and crude provisions at the fort, it be-
came impossible to keep the men in line
and despite every effort made by Dew
ereuX to resist it, the men scattered in
various directions, so that when the order
or Capt. Nelson the mastering officer,
came for the company to prepare for the
front, it was impossible to meet the de-
mand. The rules were rigidly enforced
that no company of less than the full
number should be enlisted. After spend
Ing some time in a recruiting campaign,
Mr. Devereux was unable to get together
more than siXty-four men, and Cen San
born informed him that unless he could
supply the required number by the 18th
or the month, June, there would be no
place for his company at the fort Char
terlng the same boat which had carried
them from St Paul to the fort the I'M
daunted young volunteer returned with
his men to st. Paul, marched them to
the old Market hall, and, after offering
three cheers for Uncle Sam, proclaimed
that Company Eleven was formally and
honorably disbanded
OFFICIAL DRILLMASTER.
Though his effort to proceed to the
front with his own organized company
failed the authorities over young Dew
ereux recognized that it was by no fault
of his, and to prove their recognition
conferred upon him the responsibility of
drilling the privates and instructing the
officers at Fort Smelling He was given
the title of dr1llmaSter. The order is
sued by Adjt. Gen. Sandborn giving this
to Mr.. Devereux carried with it the
stipulation that he was to receive as pay
So day without subsistence until the
order was rescinded." The order was
never rescinded, and for a period of nine
ty days Mr. Devereux performed the
duty of drilling privates during the day
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officers in the evening. AS the Third
regiment had been called for, there was
a large collection of volunteers at the
tort, and the work of the young drill
master was quite arduous. This is the
service for which the most extraordinary
of the legislature was
made
Branching out from the private quar-
tiers of the retired fort down the river,
Mr. Devereux entered upon a career as a
soldier which is creditable and quite in
teresting to contemplate.
The company from Wabasha county IN
the Third regiment which was under
the supervision of young Devereux at
the fort became very much impressed
with him. and requested that he take
command as their captain. This he de-
cLned, as A. G. Foster had been desig-
mated FOR that position. Later the COM
pany unanimously requested Mr. Dever-
eux to accept the position as first lieu
tenant, but, after some consideration, he
accepted the position of second lieu
tenant, and enlisting as a private, was
commissioned as a second lieutenant of
Company G, Third regiment. Minnesota
Infantry volunteers. with which COM
pany he entered the active service on
Oct. IA. 1861, and served until March e.
1868, when he resigned at Duvalls Bluff
Ark, the war being practically over
Rendering valiant service Lieut. Dever-
eux rose to the commission of captain
of his company. and in this position led
them in many fierce and bloody bat
tie.
ENLISTED MANY VOLUNTEERS.
1t is said Of Capt Devereux that he
enlisted more volunteers in Minnesota
than any other three men in the state
His Identification with the organization
of troops from the North Star state was
eventful and remains prominent in the
minds of old-timers
During his career at Fort Smelling an
incident transpired which Capt. Dever-