The National tribune., 1909-03-11

which he retained until We were mus
tered out of service in the following
April, at which time afterward, by COM
mission. Lieut.-Col. Hausdorf was First
Sergeant of Co. A. Right here, for the
benefit of the members of the old regi-
ment who are scattered about in diff
ferent parts of the country, but un-
doubtedly are constant readers of your
paper, let me say that in the army
Hausdorf was known as Frank Hous-
ton, he having. by mistake, been mus
tered into service under that name, but
he never had it corrected.
And here, also, let me say that Lieut.
Col. Miller was promoted to Colonel of
the 7th Mimi. upon its organization in
1862, and in 1863 was elected Governor
of Minnesota, and that for his gallant
and intrepid conduct at Gettysburg
Lieut.-Co1. C. P. Adams was afterwards
brevetted a Brigadier-General of Vol
| unteers.
The Second Organization.
The second organization was known
as the 1st battalion of Minnesota In
fantry. and was composed of the hold
over and re-enlisted men of, and lot
of recruits for, the old regiment, suffi-
cient in numbers to form two full COM
panies. The two Junior Second Lieu
tenants of the old organization, j. c.
Farweil and e. p. Perkins, were COM
missioned as Captains of the two new
companies. A and b, the Lieutenants
Serg't Hausdorf was elected as First
Lieutenant of Co. B. Capt. Farwell
was designated as the commander and
Lieut.. Hausdorf as Quartermaster of
the battalion, and we returned to the
front, taking the place of the old regi-
ment in the First Brigade. Second Divi-
sion, Second Corps, on June IL, 1864,
,of ut 1an oil nf hn hot Ia nf II
Harbor. On Oct. "a Capt. Perkins re-
signed, and Lieut.. Hausdorf was pro-
NOTED to Captain of Co. B. In the lat
ter part of the same month Capt. Far
well was brevetted Major for bringing
back safely into our lines detachments
of the battalion. the 7th Mich. and the
3Sth Wis, which had been left on the
picket line when Hancock fell back
from his advance to Hatcher's Run and
the Boydton Plank Road. Mai Far
well resigned about Dec Z, and Capt.
Hausdorf became the commander Of
the battalion, which position he re-
tanned until about April IL. 1865.
The Third Organization.
The third organization, altho retain
ing the name of the battalion on the
records, was known as the New 1st
MINI. In January, 1865, a recruiting
| detail, under command of Lieut.. c. G.
L
purpose of recruiting the two COM
panies of the battalion to their xull
maximum and adding one or two new
companies, SO that we could have a
| field officer in command; but, instead,
not only were the ranks of the two
| original companies filed to the maxi
| mum, but seven new companies were
added The recruits for Cos. A and B
and Co. g Joined us at Hatcher's Run,
Va, about March 26. 1865, and partici-
pated in the last campaign. About April
12 two or three of the new companies
| joined us at Huntsville Junction, Va,
and with them came Mark w. Downie,
the last Major of the Old 1st Mimi,
but now Lieutensnt-Colonelo of the New
! 1st, and assumed command. Capt.
Hausdorf became Major. The other
new companies subsequently Joined us
at Munson's Hhl opposite Washington.
At the Grand Review at Washington,
| in May. 1868, Lieut-Col. Downie was
in command Of the New 1st and Haus-
dorf was Major. was First Lieutenant
of Co. a and acting Adjutant of the
regiment, and in that capacity rode by
the side of Downie at the Grand Re-
view All the Western regiments in
| the Army of the Potomac, ours being
| of the number, were organized into
what was known as the Provisional Di-
vision of the Army of the Tennessee
under the command of Gen. Henry A
Morrow, and reported to Gen. Logan
at Louisville, KY, in June. From there
our regiment returned to Minnesota In
July, and we were mustered out of SER
vice at Fort Smelling on the 25th OF
that month. While at Louisville, or
rather at Jeffersonville, Ind, where
our division was in camp, Downie was
commissioned IS Colonel, Hausdorf a!
Iieutenant-Colonel and Capt. III. d
hfIt nf
were mustered into service as such
Hausdorf was never in command o.
either the Old or New 1st Mimi, bu
he did command the battalion from
about Dec. 7. 1864, to April 12. 1865.
1t is to be regretted that Hausdor
lets his ambition Tor Hotoriety Leaf
him into making statements which ar,
so easily disproven. 1t only serves t.
detract from his well-merited reputa
ton of having been a faithful soldier
both on the field of battle and in camp
, -Thos. Fl. Pressnell, Duluth. Minn.