The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-06-23

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disputed at Gettysburg. There
/ the impetuous waves of gray
were broken and thrown back.
The beginning of the end of the
War of the Rebellion had ar
rived.
The young state Of Minnesota
was represented in that momen-
tous battle. The First Minnesota
regiment literally was shot to
pieces. Any who look on a bat
tie as a frolic should have known
the late Col. Colville, thereby get
ting something of an idea how a
human being can be shot to
pieces, filled with lead, and bat
tered out of shape and yet live
and have full possession Of men
tai faculties. He received such
terrible, crippling punishment as
that at Gettysburg. as a member
of the First Minnesota.
General Willis A. German was
member of the First Minnesota
and, therefore, it was both fit
ting and natural that Willis A.
German Pest, No. Is, Depart
ment of Minnesota, Grand Army
Of the Republic, should have
selected so illustrious a name
when the charter was issued
March %, 1882, Adam Marty Of
Saltwater, being Department
Commander and Samuel Bloomer,
also of Saltwater, Assistant Adj
jutant General.
The charter members Of Willis
A. German Post. G.. A. R., were
as follows, viz:
T. A. Olmsted, A. Macomber,
Geo. N. LaVaque, E. P. Martin,
w. H. Smith, A. S. Daniels, A.
L. Soule, j. G.. Rakowsky, r. A.
Gray, G. A.. Nichols, H. A.
Kiichli, Marion Daniels, j. F..
MCGOWAN, G. F. johnson, E. j.
Crossett, j. B. Culver, E. R. JEFF
ferson, H. G.. Kendall, S. G. Nc
Cormick, S. j. Thompson, Frank
Burke, Jr., w. H. Bassett, G. H.
Graves, T. H. Pressnell, G. M.
Russell, S. c. McQuade, w. S.
Woodbridge. j. S. Daniels, E. l..
Lloyd, w. H. Pride, N. B., Church,
Chas. Enrich, G. E. Budden, w.
Chas. Enrich, G. E. Budden, R. H.
O'Neale, John Finleyson, S. A.
Hale, John Burns, j. Mcpherson.
OF the 80 charter members of
Willis A. German Post, G. A. r.,
but five are living today.
Capt. Sam j. Thompson, Du-
luth's first real policeman, who
retired from the force with rank
Of captain, now is employed at
the U. S. engineers headquarters
at the ship canal.
DR.. s. G. Mccormick, father Of
Will S. Mccormick, is a familiar
figure daily on Superior street.
Col. G. H. Graves, prominent
in politics and business, a regu-
lar army officer, cannot keep
away from Duluth and, after
wintering under sunny skies, is
in the city again.
William H. Bassett, formerly
prominent as an explorer and
famous for his wine pancakes
when escorting magnates to the
iron fields, now resides at Ber-
lin, Wis.
A. S. Daniels is a member of
the Minnesota Soldiers Home
at Minnehaha.
Many Of the thirty who have
responded to the last call not
only were pioneers of Duluth but
left grand names behind them
and were prominent in the
county and city.
E. P. Martin was municipal
Judge for years, finally being
succeeded by Page Morris over a
quarter of a century ago. He
was a genuine bourbon democrat
with a discriminating taste for
Kentucky bourbon.
E. r. Jefferson was one Of the
very first arrivals in Duluth
Noted for his plain, fearless ex
preston of opinion, he served the
county as commissioner and the
city as alderman.
Thomas H. Pressnell was a gen.
uine oldtime printer and one Of
the first to work in Duluth. HI
served Uncle Sam for many years
as deputy clerk Of the U. S
court.
j. s. Daniels was Duluth s frs
rea1 chief of notice.