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;iu8Uoe,*Xjhohooritult;ha(Lilt; ttUertbliewlt;OiIt --The Scandinavian Regiment.EdUor* :—I spent an hour or two ?\t Camp Randall on the afternoon of the 21st while the Scandinavian Regiment were going through the r battallion drill?, and I think their admirable discipline and proficiency are worthy of special notice.—I have frequently sto 1 the drill of all the regiments who have been here, and without any disparagement to them I think I may safely say that the Scandinavian Regiment excels them all. They went through numerous and com plicated evolutions with an exactness, promptitude and intelligence that was realiy surpris ng Officers and men seemed to know just what they onght to do, and to do it every time, without any blundering or confusion. It was well worth seeing.1 am particularly pleased to notice this because it seems to me the Norwegian element ot our population has received too little consideration heretofore. 0: all the foreigners am ng u-, they have been the least obtraeive. least exacting, and least clannish, jealous and troublesome in their association with the American horn citizens. They have ahoas a body been as distinguished for industry, economy and thr m- for the r quiet and unobtrusive wa\% And yet when the call for troops was ma le, no part ot our population ha? •topped into the ranks in greater proportion, with greater alacrity, or with leas ostentation. The first we heard of the Scandinavian Regiment was that their Colonel, then a high and popular State officer, had dtt ined a re-election for the purpose of organizing it, and the latest is that they have signified their willingness to march without waiting for their pay. I believe they will show themselves in the field worthy of their ancestry and of the land ef their adoption. Time was when “ the stout Norweyan ranks” were a terror in merry England, and later England was conquered and held by the Normans, who were the descendants of the Northmen who had before conquered and occupied a large part of trance. These Northmen have been the ha diest race of fighters in the world, by land and sea. They discovered America long before Columbus. Their history and literature are worthy of study. Let as then not fail to notice the patriotism and aptitude for war of these Scandinavians—let us watch the coarse of this Regiment with interest after they get into the field—and let us voluntarily render them the honor and gratitude which they deserve, but do not demand.Citizen.
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Madison Wisconsin Daily State Journal
Madison, Wisconsin, US
Mon, Feb 24, 1862
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