The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-18
SOUTH DAKOTA
VETERANS MEET
q. A. R. OF STATE Is HOLDING IT'S
ANNUAL ENcAMPMENT.
Election Of Commander the Most In
teresting Thing on the Program
Three Men with Brilliant Records
Are Candidates-Only One Candidate
for Place at Head of w. r. G.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Sioux Falls, S. D.. June $3.50 far at least
as the citizens of the state at large are con
cerned, interest In the annual encampment Of the
Strand Army of the Republic, department of
south Dakota. and the aWomen's Relief Corps
which commenced today at Yankton, centers In
the elections of the two organizations.
Mrs. Laura s. Harmon of Parker appears to
nave clear field for department president of
OF the Women's Relief Corps She is appar-
entity the only candidate. Her candidacy was
OF Parker. which at a regular meeting by
unanimous vote Endorsed her for election Mrs
harmon Is at present the efficient senior vice
department president She is earnest. loyaI and
enlclent as worker In the order.
q. A. r. Candidates.
captain George A. Ludlow of Sioux Falls.
Judge Fl. H. De Long of Canton and General
N ~, i. LoWth1an OF Milbank are pronounced can
dldates for election to the position of comman-
ger OF the &. A. R., department of South Da.
sota. The supporters of each are confident their
favortte will capture the plum
IL was at the earnest solicitation of a large
number OF the old veterans of Sioux Falls and
vicinity that Captain Ludlow became candi-
GATE. Captain Ludlow served with distinction
during the war of the rebellion. At the com
mencement OF the war he enlisted in Company
n, First PENNSYLVANIA rifles, and served with
that company and regiment as sergeant, second
and first lieutenant until Sept. %, 1868, when
ne was detached and sent to Washington, where
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patrol force Of the national capital. He held
TINS position until June, 1854, when he again
saw active service. Captain Ludlow was wound.
| ed three times during the war, and was taken
prisoner at Gaines Mill during the battle OF
June Y, 1852, but afterwards exchanged
and resumed his service with the union army. :
Judge belongs Record.
Judge De Long was born Aug. 4, 1910, at
Windham, Portage county, Ohio, where he re-
sided until October, 1851. when with his par
ents he came west to VIII county. M At
the age OF q he enlisted in Company C, Thirty.
ninth Illinois infantry. He took part In the
| battle OF Winchester in March, 1862 and in
| the battles Of Fishers Hill, Strausberg Eden.
| burgh, Mount Jackson. New Market, also In
various skirmishes. Malvern Hill, Blackwater
| Bridge and Franklin, Va, were SUBSEQUENT bat
1 ties In which the sergeant had hand. The
summer OF 1863 was spent on the coast Of South
carolina In the Tenth army corps under COM
mand OF General O.. A. Gilmore and the veteran
1hlrty-n1nth took hand in all the fighting
sapp1ng and roasting under summer skies during
tne -FOUR months siege before Forts Sumter.
i wagner. Gregg and other works about Charles.
4 ton harbor. The capture of Morris Island and
| two bloody assaults on Fort Wagner were the
heaviest or the siege Here Corporal De Long
| was wounded. Soon after his recovery he was
one Of six men who volunteered to 20 inside
the fort at Fort Wagner the night before the
hnal assault and capture of that garrison In
a battle on June II, 1854, Sergeant De Long
was again wounded thirty-nine Of the original
seventy OF his company having fallen either
killed or wounded. The sergeant was in the on.
erattons In Virginia Just preceding the wars
1 close Judge De Long has resided in Dakota TO,
4 period. OF thirty seven years. For the mas,
:! hve years he has served police justice of the
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