The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-07-17
GETTYSBURG BOYS
five Sank Centre Men Who Fought
in Great Battle
THREE AT REUNION
II. N. Carpenter and Chas. Weymouth
Participate in the Festivities
In Quaker State

Sank Centre has the honor to be
the home of five Union veterans who
participated in the battle of Gettys-
burg. This roll of honor contains the
names of H. N. Carpenter, Geo. w.
Loomer, Charles Weymouth, Matt
Wannish and Geo. Whicomb. OF
these men, three attended and en-
joyed the recent great reunion of
Union and Confederate soldiers on the
famous field on the fiftieth ami
versary of that memorable battle,
July l, 2, 3. namely, Messrs. Carpen-
ter, Weymouth and Whitcomb.
H. N. CARPENTER
H. N. Carpenter enlisted in the 9Th
New York Cavalry in September 1861,
at New York City in Captain Van
Burns company. This regiment was
known as the "Ira Harris Guards"
and was stationed at Staten Island,
New York, for the first Two months
after enlistment, from there to Balti-
more and Harve De Grace, Maryland,
from thence they were ordered to
Washington to join General Buford's
Cavalry brigade.
Mr.. Carpenters military career was
one of continuous active service, a,
never ending succ ession of scouting
skirmishes and pitched battles. 1t
has been stated on good authority
that the men of the 9th New York
cavalry were under fire more frequent
~ than any other regiment of the
army. Mr.. Carpenter states that he is
uncertain whether this is correct or
not but does assert that during his
service he smelled gunpoWder often
enough to suit him and saw fighting
and bl00dshed enough to satisfy the
most saMguinary Mr.. Carpenter has
tie following battle record:
South Mountain, first battle) Sept.
18th. I>02: Antietam, Sept l4th.,
l@G- Fredericksburg, Dec. 18th, 1862:
Charleston, Virginia: Germania Ford,
Virginia: Spottsylvania Court House,
Virginia: charlottesville, Virginia,
May 2nd., 1863: Beverly Ford, Nir-
Sinia; Falling water, Maryland, where
General Lee recrossed the Potomac,
after the battle of Gettysburg: Bran
dy Station, Virginia, where three snc-
cessive battles were fought: Cedar
Creek: Fisher Hill: Winchester: Trev-
ilan Station: Seven days battle of
the Wilderness; Culppeper, Virginia.
AT this point Mr.. Carpenters term of
enlistment expired and he veteranized
on the field.
Between 25and 80 of Mr.. Carpenters
former company held a reunion at the
Eagle Hotel, Gettysburg, during the
anniversary and there he met many
of his old comrades for the first time
since they were mustered out. Mr..
Carpenter says the Minnesota veterans
were especially grateful to Congress
man Miller of Duluth, who placed
his large touring car at their disposal
for two days, driving them to points
of interest on the battle field. Being
in the cavalry Mr.. Carpenter saw
more of passing events than most men
who took part in the war. He saw
General Reynolds few moments be-
fore he was killed.
CHARLES WEYMOUTH
Charles Weymouth, who from the
time he was christened up to the
present was and is known as "Char-
ley" So universally is this affection
ate nickname applied to him that
most people have forgotten that he is
entitled to any other. 1t is confident
ly believed by his friends that if Pres
ident Lincoln had put him in full
charge of the cavalry at the beginning
of the war it would not have lasted