Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03
From the Winnona Republican and Herald
May IS, 1902.
HISTORIC MEN IN PARADE.
Gov. Ramsey and Col. Colville to Have
Places of Honor.

st. Paul, May 2S.-Two interesting
figures in the MEMORIAL day parade
next Friday will be former Gov. Alex
ander Ramsey, the only living war
governor" and the one who rendered
President Lincoln the first troops at
the outbreak of the Rebellion, and
Col. Colville. who led the first Mime
sofa regiment in its famous charge at
Gettysburg. These two historic men
will be given place of honor in the
veterans DIVISION ard will be in charge
of Adjt. Gen. Libby as special aide
The veterans of the First Minnesota,
under command of Col j r King, the
first volunteer of the war, will act AS
escort.
There will be three veterans of the
Mexican war in the parade, Sergeant
Maj. Simeon p Folsom and Corporal
Isaac Z. Wright, members of the only
wisconsin company in the war, and
George w Brennan member of the
Sixth United States infantry. Both
Mr.. Folsom and MIR. Brennan were
soldiers in the rebellion.
Mr.. E. A. Rowley, a clerk in the
Classified Service" and at present
assigned to the United States Land
Office in this city, enlisted in the First
Minnesota Regiment 10 April, 1861, and
at the first battle of Ball Run, received
four wounds, two in the head, one in
the hand and musket ball in the right
hip, the bullet still remains in his hip
and was received just before the retreat
commenced; he fell and was supposed to
be killed. He was Left on the field from
Sunday noon till Monday night, was
then picked up. by the Confederates,
taken to Manassas Junction, placed in
2 coal shed and remained there till
"Wednesday night when he was loaded
in box car with other wounded and
taken to Richmond arriving there
Thursday noon and was four days
without food or doctor and placed in
hospital, with about SEQ other wounded
Yankees and the same number of John
MES, they were cared for by the same
doctors and by Sisters of charity from
some institution in the city, and Mr.
Rowley attributes his recovery to the
good care he received from these people
He lay in the hospital for 10 weeks, was
than removed to Libby prison, in De-
cember he was sent with others to Tus-
caloosa, Alabama, and in March was
sent to Salisbury bull pen, in North Car
DINA, from there he was paroled in
June, sent to New York City on Gov
ernor's Island and then to st. Paul,
Mimi, and from there to St. Louis, Mo,
where he was discharged on account of
wounds received, during the entire time
After leaving the hospital, Mr. Rowley
was in prisons in charge of inhuman,
tyranical, murderous Col Writ, who
afterwards had command at Anderson
vile, and was responsible for the suffer
ing and deaths in that pestilential hell
hole.
Soon after returning home, Mr.. Row
ley was offered commissions by three
different Minnesota organizations, but
on account of wounds and poor health
he declined, but, later on he re- enlisted
as a private soldier in the First
Minnesota Light Artillery, joining his
command at Cairo, Illinois, and went
with Sherman to the sea.
He was in the grand review at
Washington, at the close of the war
Mr.. Rowley had the pleasure with the
old First Mimi Inf. of serving three
months under command of General
Winfield Scott, of the Mexican War
fame. For the last thirty years since
the war the First Minnesota has had
a reunion of the regiment in June.
This year it will be in St. Paul. j j.
Hill, of railroad merger fame, and an
honorary member of the regiment, gave
his check for $1,000 to help entertain the
old boys, they will have two days of
fun, and St. Paul is putting her best
foot forward to entertain the boys, free
of cost to themselves. They will re-
ceive the freedom of the city from the
mayor. Mr.. Rowley has had positive
command from Dick German to be
there, and he will leave here on the
10Th, returning the 21st,