New Ulm review., 1912-08-21
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in the handwriting of my father give
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} military organization during the b.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA.
County of Brown. 50. n
! This is to certify that during tn
years 1861 and 1862 was the dull,
elcted and qualified sheriff In and TO
the county of Brown and was actinI
Is such sheriff. That on the 18th da,
LOT August, 1862, the county Of Brown
was invaded by q large band Of hos
tile Sioux Indians and the towns o.
Milford and Leavenw0rth and the In
habitants thereof were actually 1T
tackled on said day by said Sioux In
dams committing numerous depreda
tions and numbering the inhabitants
thereof. That thereupon on said 18th
day of August, 1862, as sheriff afore.
said and in accordance with section
81, chapter 120 of the compiled stat.
utes Of Minnesota, called out the
militia of said county to defend the
towns and inhabitants of said county
against said Indians.
The militia of said Brown county
being part of the 18th Regiment Min
nesota State militia, the roster of said
regiment showing that Francis Baa-
sen, being the colonel of said regi-
ment and the only field officer ap-
pointed-but it appearing that said
Francis Baasen had been enlisted in
the 1st Regiment MINI. Infty. Vols.
and with said regiment in the south
to help put down the rebellion-the
next in command would have been
VIM. Pfaender, captain Of the Brown
County Rifles Comp. but it appeared
that he had been enlisted and was
enlisted in the 1st Battery MINI.
Light Artillery and was with his
engaged south to help put
down the rebellion.
Finding the regiment without any
1eld officer and even without any COM
oany officer present, all having joined
he U. S. army, organized the militia
IS fast as they arrived in squads and
them to the scene of action
N said 18th day of August, 1862, to
check the progress of said Indians
IS possible. The same day and be-
ore left New Ulm with those militia .
men who had first reported for duty,
appointed Jacob Nix to take COM .
nand Of the Brown County militia
With the rank of major and as such
ficer to organize the militia men in
and to cause said company
} choose their company officers. BY
bout eleven o'clock p. m. of said 18th
ay of August 1 came back with
lose squads of militia I had sent out I
le same day, to New Ulm and found S
ne company was formed under COM !
and of Capt. John Bellm, one under {
of Capt. VIM. Winkelman, \
ne under command of Capt L. Bug
ert, and numerous squads arriving f
1T not yet assigned. I now forthwith
allied all the militia present to arms {
I'd had them sworn in. Then I ap-
)inted VIM. B. Carroll with the rank T
lieutenant to take command of
luad of men not yet formed into a
'mpany and ordered him by day.
'eak to march out in the direction of F
eavenworth to bring in such women
Id children and wounded as he F
light be able to find. Then the next
~ Capt. F. Meile formed a company 7
militia men from Milford town.
eanwhile I had sent out notices of I
lis outbreak to st. Peter and Man Y
ato and st. Paul asking for the re-
oective sheriff and also from the 4
overnor assistance as l found it A
ould be impossible for my command ]
resist for any length of time V
On the 10Th day of August, 1862, \
arly in the afternoon the town of
ew Ulm was attacked by a large r
and of Sioux Indians during which
1gagement number of unassigned f
lilitia men fell or were wounded. n
uring the attack number of militia E
ON town Nicollet in Nicollet coun- n
: arrived. The same evening a CON-
any from st. Peter, Nicollet county, E
rived and on the morning of the
)th, companies from Mankato, South P
end and LIE Sueur arrived. Then to G
ave a better system of defense, all H
ilitia present agreed that Judge
harles Flandrau, of St. Peter, take C
of all forces assembled at C
ew Ulm. Charles Flandrau was de- j
ared then by me to be the comman-
er of all militia assembled. Then Ii
anon A. Buell. was appointed acting H
rovost marshall and Capt. Dodd of
/. Peter, provost marshall. C
On said goth day of August, 1862,
'ported for duty the following COM D
anies, under command of Major ia
'b Nix, the following Brown county C
'mpany, to-wit: Capt. John Bellm,
'rried daisies. Math. Dreger,