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THE TWELFTH AT NEW ULM.0 After the Usual Bungling Delays andaccount of the illness of its ollicers and will probably remain with it until wlt;e go home, which according to most au-A SOLDIER HERO SLEEPS.BILan Exhilerating Trip the SplendidOurRegiment Arrives at New Ulm* ssUieulie reports will be Thursday, boys are ail well with the exception of two or three. The news of the deathHe Gave His Life For His Countryand Wrapped in Its Starry Flag, Is Mustered Out to Join the FallenFirst-classAlbert LcEnthusiastic Reception and Bounteous Hospitality Is Extended theGallant Soldiers» = *They ReceiveTheir Pay and Will All be Home onThursday.What care if the tottering colirns curve?Tis the veteran’s dress parade,Aud eveiy swerve of these men of uerve Is a right that the war ‘ as made.As under our liags they march again. These men In blue aud brown,Lets cheer and cheer for the soldiers here For our heroes coiue to town..rtyislyldi-rmtheallAfter an exasperating delay the 12th regiment left camp at Lexington last Thursday, and after a quite eventful journey ai rived at New Ulm Saturday,where they were accorded a maguifi-ceut reception and banquet, when they pitched their tents on the fair grounds and have since been the heroes of the3 ofpro-i.hour. Sunday the regiment gave a dress parade, which was witnessed by thousands, and Monday it was reviewed by Gov. Clough and staff, and accorded unstinted praise for efficiency, discipline and surpassingly line martial ap-of Norman Sandberg cast a gloom over the whole company and his untimelj demise is sincerely mourned, as he was one of the most faithful and popularmembers of the company.The boys of our company and in fact j the whole regiment are indignant at the attempt of some smaii-fry politicians and small-bore newspapers to make the people believe that Quartermaster Jonn Lind was to blame for the rotten rations we received at different times and even speculated on the meat. Such statements show not only the rankest kind of malice, but also the densest ignorance, because a personwith any knowledge of military affairs whatever knows that when a regiment is encamped with others in brigades and divisions that the regimental quartermaster is merely a middleman and receives and turns supplies over to his regiment and has nothing more to do with their purchase than any private in the ranks. The boys know how much John Lind has done for themBrave--His Life a Patriotic Examplein flanageand His Death Glorious with theAffection and Honor of His Fellowrien«-Norman Sandberg, of Company I Dies with the Fever and isPaid a Distinguished Tribute byLoving and Loyal Comrades and aPatriotic People.mmd ic-li islingourtin gtavegoldlast Ipearanee.Contrary to the rule with other regiments that are being furloughed and which are to be mustered out, the 12th brought its entire equipment of mule teams and other appurtenances, which with other pointers leads many to believe that the regiment will be ordered back into the service. Six men are to be detailed from each company, under charge of Capt. Le May, to guard the regimental property. The regiment was paid off for August Monday. The only sick left behind are Albert A.West, at Chickamauga, Clinton Nelson, ^exiugton, and Deter Truelson and B.and how hard and faithfully he has worked and have nothing but feelings of respect and devotion for him. Politics does not enter into the matter m any way, but a straw canvass of the regiment show’s that there are not fifty men in it who are not his enthusiastic friends. Ask the boys w hen they gethome. The vile report that Col. Bob-leter was in any way responsible for the poor rations, is too ridiculous to beconsidered.But enough for now. Things will be righted and justice will be done. Good by, for a day or two. We’ll very soon be with you and be mighty gladof it. Caklyle II. Day.Norman Sandberg, of Bancroft, one of the first recruits of company 1, died of typhoid fever in the city hospital in St. i’aul, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, Friday, Sept, 9,18118. He, with nearlyall other members of the company, became infected with the deathly malaria while at Camp Thomas, and ahout three weeks ago was forced to yield and go to the division hospital. When the hospital train, sent by Gov. Clough, went to bring back the sick of the regiment from Lexington, he wTas brought with the other sick of company 1, although there was fear as to the result of taking him on the long journey home, owing to the serious nature of the disease. And heManager 'is making 1maiiagemer attractions. Ohattnoog; his other order, and \ and enjoye present. rJ Vickers anlt; pear in “Th was seen Infuvear. a.ttseemed to enjoy the trip without harm, but he was too ill to come directly home, and was tenderly removed to the hospital in Ht. Paul when the train reached there, and even until the morning before his death there seemed to be good hopes for his recovery, lie had the best of treatment and care at the latter place, and w as also attended by his sister Etta, and brother Victor, both of whom were w ith him when he passed into the great beyond. Mr. Sandberg, the father, was himself ill at home and unable to visit his soldierThe mother went to St. Paultuckiair w traction is; producing i battering n Crosse and the next wi Sanford Do actors in tl “Damon at noted in SI appear henweek. If ssenUd will you L‘ke I On Oetotcontrol of i Gage take traction be dricks in time in Al probably tl plays prodi been fortui “My Frienthe eveninpanion pit“Charley’s to be equal made by .V in “ That G1,110far-ughI o 111ItsC. Knapp, at the Bussell sanitarium at Minneapolis. Senator Nelson is with his son at Lexington. All the four named are recovering. Walter Christensen and W. F. Ostrander had to go to the hospital at New Ulm, aud the former’s parents went there yesterday to care for him. Both soldiers willhasn itspolls□int-likely be able to come home soon.According to a dispatch received yesterday from Lieut. Day, the regiment expects to break camp and the companies are to start for their respective homes tomorrow’, Thursday, morn-If they do not miss starting then,mg.‘out-nowthercompany 1 will reach Albert Lea on the afternoon train. The public reception to be extended the company willbe held later—after the much-travelledand long-harried soldier boys have become rested and refreshed from theiraterdiverse and trying experiencessaysandthatstay.ed aandi ex-pnzenowedal.rustsuringpaper ,ndaolenee i m -loredsub-s. Itandpayedsome3 hero* cam-qs arerationed aswillAme-le St.New Ulm, Sept., 19, 98.To the Standard:The rope is slowly playing out and, thank the fates, we are nearly to our journey’s end. In other words, in amonth or so we will likely doff the army blue and don the civilian’s dress, and while there are few’ regrets for what we have done, the complaints at its ending are rare to be heard.If it had been the intention of the government to retain us in the service there is no place at w’hich we would rather have remained than at Lexington. A beautiful aud typical southern city, it is full to overilowing with hospitality and pretty girls, abounding with good water and other liquids, and possessing avery requisite for a first-class soldier’s camping ground.if we could only have b en taken there after a month’s stay in the Chica-mauga pest camp perhaps some of the poor boys who are slumbering beneath the sod would be now rejoicing with us at the prospect of going home.Although our conceit may be a little wearisome to our friends wre cannot help be proud of the splendid record the 12th made while in service, even if they didn’t give us a chance to stop the Mauser bullets. 1 have told you before of the compliments we received from the general officers at Chieamau-ga and now I will have to tell you what the inspector general of the U. S. army tays concerning us in Ir.s 1 ist report. lie states that there were only two volunteer regiments encamped at Chieamauga Bark which were worthy to be classed with the regular army regiments, and those w’ere the 12th Minnesota and the 2nd Missouri, and he makes some very battering remarks concerning the latter, tut he puts the 12th at the head.It was an understood factCamp Mueller, New Ulm, Sept. 18 — To the Standard: The many weary sick and lonesome days of the 12th Minn, in the death-hoie at Chickamauga park are past and gone and for a time we were camped on the green fields of “Old Kaintuck. “Twas there we made many triends; there the people of Lexington showed any amount of hospitality for which they are justly famous. Lexington is a grand old southern city, and I cannot retrain from telling you about it.Jess Dauterman and I secured leave of absence and proceeded to take in the sights. We did not get far until we formed the acquaintance of a young gentleman, who volunteered to show us the places of interest. After seeing all the business part of the city we stopped at the Hotel lTnrnix for dinner, and after that our friend had his span of blacks (real Kentucky high-breds) ready for a drive through the parks. The sights were too numerous to mention, but among many was the monument erected in honor of thegrand statesman, Henry Clay, and after a good long ride our friend drove us back to the camp.Now another great change has taken place and w’e are again camped on the soil of Minnesota, close by the beautiful little citv of New Ulm. Aside fromson. l ne muiner w ent to m. ram as soon as news came of the dangerous condition of her son, but reached there too late to see him alive.The local citizen’s committee had kept in communication with the hospital authorities, being ready to render any possible aid, and at once on the re-1 “The cefpt of the message announcing the soldier’s death, a meeting was called at the court house to arrange for the obsequies. The meeting was held Friday evening, aud was attended by leading members of the grand army of the republic, of the women’s relief corps, members at home of company I,and many prominent citizens, when suitable preparations were made. At one o’clock Saturday, at the request of the mayor, ail business houses of the city were closed; many bags w ere displayed at half mast, and a procession was formed at the court house, led bythe drum corps, the organizations named, eighteen soldiers of company I aud many hundreds of citizens afoot and in carriages, which proceeded to the union depot and escorted the remains to the court house. T he casketcompany fing Oct. 21doon’s Dilt; minstrels, in “Boy V (wen, thecommenciCaMurphy, lt;lnn**cetice s Wedgat.Mr. Gag good light to book OLi is also hisopera com cernber.Popullt;Five CentSotcontaining the body was wrapped in the beautiful bag of company I, and privates Ed. Flint, Eiief Dehrson, OlufANTEfor ha10ihome, New Ulm is next in the hearts of the boys of company I. Never before in our experience as soldiers did we receive such open-hearted hospitality as we have received here. Thegray-haired boys of ’61, bands of music and a vast crowd of old and young assembled at the depot to welcome home the bovs of the crack 12th regiment. New’ Ulm can justly be proud of its two foremost residents, Col. Bubleter and quartermaster John Lind. They have labored hard, one as drillmaster, who was rewarded by rnakiog his regiment the best of the volunteer regiments at Chickamauga park, and the other, Lieut. John Lind, who worked unceasingly in supplying and caring for your friends and mine in this regiment, and some wiseheads— who remained at home—tell us that JohntakeLind did not do lbs duty. Well, the vote of the 12th regiment. Ballots talk in a case of this kind. Join with the boys and vote John Lind for governor of Minnesota! That’s the talkwe like. Walt. K. Morton.tyve, Geo. Briggs, N. Jensen and John Skaug acted as pall bearers. The detachment of soldiers was under command of Lieut. Simonson and J. Q. Annis was in charge of the old soldiers of Hobson Bust. The following other members of company I constituted the corps of furloughed soldiers, and they were also in attendance at the funeral Sunday: -serg. Frank Lodgers, Corp. Geo. Edwards, Levi Hanson, John Beterson, Won. Beckel, Louis Beterson, Burt Anderson. Henry Skaug, of company K, Wasec i, also on furlough, and Corp. IVari Bond and private Holland, late of Col. Grigsby’s rough riders, participated withtheir comrades.The body, guarded by two soldiers I of company I, laid in state in the corridor of the court house until the hour of the funeral, and the face of the dead soldier was viewed in the mean-r a n r Kroom the CallHkiCr A M KttOUltale* pai**r iin ev**ry »taiin builig. *dine or1ft il*4in TheNatspecialbang!0 COpt**s itionai laudMo.\\r AND4 j uocl*, JfrOK »lOK HAIglKKf Ct all at Hit* 1It iw MoreA. FactTFhim FancyThat Bro. St. Be ter Johnson thinks that to be liked by somepeople youtime by great numbers of people, old and young, from all parts of the coun- } ty.Sunday was glorious with sunshine and the atmosphere of the Indian summer was mild and genial, and nature seemed to have provided its most radiant benedictions as a tribute of love'OK HA fount33 tfOK HAt^oiJL* offer upool ruorn. -ill■■should say “thank you” in a loud tone of voice.That to be “tickled to death” mustAnatorvotersis thesoundlippedprightthereStatesg Pre-everse.tics dopinionoldrei Frec-a goodmd areng there areawneyToliverng rule;h regime Lex-rnishedin thei every-reat in-amongofficers and men of other regiments that w’e were the best and they were not even jealous over it, but would boast that their regiment could execute certain movements “nearly as wellas the 12th MinLeiota.” But enough of vainglory. We were entirely packed up at camp Hamilton at Lexington for three days waiting to start but were held back because the 4th Kentucky, w’hose colonel is a congressman, had orders to move to Anniston, Ga., and was ahead of us. The latter is a new regiment and had never moved before aud consequently was decidedly green. They wouldn’t have started yet if our men had not turned in and helped them pack up and load their trains. We left Lexington about noon Thursday and a jollier, happier crowd of a thousand men you never saw’ before. We reached Cincinnati in time for supper and then hurried on our journey north. At Hamilton, Ohio Collinsville, and Indianapolis Indiana,’ Dubuque Iowa, and dczsns of smaller towns, thousands of people were at thedepots U|prisent us bowers and good things ana tried to show us that they were nearly as glad to have us return as they were to see us go. We first oppned our glad eyes on Minnesota soil a few miles out of St. Baul and beheld a most welcome sight—a veritable frost on the ground. On reaching the twin cities more frost than ever w’as encountered; in fact, it was even icy, but this regiment has met with such things before from the twin cities so we didn’t wonder at it. Our ride fromNew Ulm wrasreally be a funny way to die.That the days of the pumpkin shows and fake horse races are nearly past.That the sumac furnishes its share of the rich coloring in the woods these days.That Tom Wanek’s new “Michael Angelo” is the best ten cent smoke in town.That Marlett will have a two-decked launch on the lake next year, and maybe, two of them.That our humble servants, the nominees on the rep. ticket, are all remarkably fond of the babies.ofThat two gracious weddings popular Albert Lea young people are soon to be consummated.That most of the 81,000 appropriated for the sick and other needs of company I remains tied up with red tape.That if you haven’t a Connecticut Eustis button, you need not feel bad— it will be entirely out of style in a fewweeks.That even now the overcoats in the store windows cause folks to shiver when they think of the rigid timescoming.That the greatest complaint of the soldier is that he was compelled to fight the fever instead of other enemies of his country.That the fellow who toots the horn in the salvation army has practised enough to be a decent player by this time—-but he isn’t.s couldby theMinneapolis to Aew Lim was very pleasant however, every little town on the line giving us ovations, the littlecity of Winthrop in particular doing imilton, | herself proud. Our arrival at NewUlm was heralded by the blowing of whistles, the ringing of bells and the booming of cannon. An immense aud enthusiastic crowd met us at the depot and the city was most profusely decorated. We were escorted first to ato the fairThat Eb. Huntington serenely advises that the way to get the better of an irate woman is to say not a word, but grin. That is easy for Eb. He’s baldheaded.ashing-ti handsof theThat the g. o. p. of Freeborn county has plenty of attentions and taffy for our soldier boys, but the offices, please remember, are exclusively for the home guards.lonnneeaturdayhe cam-lys withThen,son whythecom-It is notfriendssee him.t and tolusiasticmd theyn oppor-park and then marched grounds where a bountiful dinner was served to the entire regiment. The men were fed again at night and ever since, the good people of New Ulm have been doing everything in their power to make our brief stay here a happv one. Our camp is situated on the fair grounds and is named Camp Mueller in memory of the popular and lamented Louis Mueller, lieutenant of th* New Ulm company.Our work here is very light i nd the bovs are allowed to come and go about as they please. Like Lexington, there are hundreds of visitors and to-day his excellency, the governor, will review us. 1 have been placed in command of B company, of Faribault, onThat manager Fuller is crowding the attractions during his last days. Three first class shows in one week arerather too many for the convenience of most pocketbooks.That a lirst ward lady says she had a hard attack of rheumatism from using the hose in sprinkling, the disease being mostly in her hand and arm with which she held the hose.That old soldiers and new soldiers continue to talk of the turning down of Capt. Van Sant and Capt. Edwards and wonder if it is a crime fit forand honor to the departed hero. The streets were thronged with people at an early hour, and soon the city park where the exercises were held, and the adjoining streets were filled with carriages and people. The funeral cortege formed at the court house and was led by the line Maeeabee hand, which discoursed appropriate and affecting selections during the exercises; next followed the soldiers of company 1, Hobson Bost, the W. It. C. city ofli-cials and a long line of carriages, the march halting at the city park. A vocal choir rtnlered an appropriate melody, the Maccabee band played the “Sweet By and Bye,” after w hich ltev. Dr. Danner read a burial service and delivered the funeral oration.The scene was one of the most significant and impressive ever wilnessed in the county. The pavilion was draped with the national and G. A. It. emblems; loving comrades of the departed soldier sat with bowed heads and tearful eyes about the casket; gray-haired veterans of the Union war were grouped near by; the parents, sisters and brothers of the hero-dead mingled their sorrow and their tears and with the great audience, the greatest multitude ever seen at a funeral in the county, mutually paid silent honor to the nobility of character, to the manliness, devotion and patriotism ot the martyred son.The exercises ended, the procession, which was more than a mile in length, was resumed and proceeded to Albert Lea cemetery, where the interment was made. Tne grave was beautifully lined and decorated with the national colors, and the surroundings were in keeping with the noble, patriotic and loving spirit that pervaded the hearts of all present.Norman Sindberg was born In Bancroft, and would have been 21 years old tne Htb of coming November. He attended the common schools himI afterwards the high school In Albert Lea and was ever studious, reading, thoughtful; a young mau of correct habits, high principles and ambition, and all that knew him were his friends. He was imbued witb devoted love of country aud this prompted him to enlist at tbe first opportunity and offer his life lu its service and for tbe bouor of the Hag. He was one of tbe best soldiers of company f, and was a general favorite, being always iu good humor aud doing hl9every duty cheerfully, modestly aud well.Besides bis parents, Mr and Mrs N. T. Sandberg, three brothers, William, living at home, Joseph, at Menominee, Mich.. Victor, a student at tbe state agricultural school, and two sisters, Etta aud Amelia, survive him. It is a strange coincidence that a brother aud sister before him have died of tbe same disease.Thus has the light of a life gone out. Thus has young American manhood proven its nobility, its self-sacrifice and patriotism. The courage and patriotism of Norman Sandberg was of the truest type; he was a soldier brave and steadfast and his heroism was as exalted as any that have been slricken down in battle. He gave his all forX)K HAmare.XR HAIclass31 ttTBOKHAF C’heape,M)R A i shire r or at tbe faEOK'Oil SA’ Fount, be nub-let.35tf/•oil S.!_ at a ba moot, tbe c A Iso good 1 Iowa, abon Van Her Vnon SAond t30 W.(AHOICE J drive, aud presbi finer in tinIT'OK HAF cheapquire at tbOST-1light I 37 W1 pOHT—Ilotos] erel take ifice. Flnt,HR K on V barn andMONEat ayears.OngTATEtInpunishmant to be a soldier.%Notice.Our store will be closed Mondaynext, September the 26th.S. Strauss.his country, thus furnishing an example of patriotism which is the highest test. lie is the first of the gallantcompany from Albert Lea to maae the final sacrifice, and his life and its ending will ever be an inspiration and a precious memory to his comrades and the entire community which has so remarkably and worthily honored him.*S.1898.In the n child, dec On read administr child, d« things, th and has ii against si allowed, fixed for his admit so paid b; the aseigiparties ei It is ore petition « claims an lowed act Saturday o’clock a in said c« And it ibe given this orde weeks pi born Coo and pubi Dated na. d. im( L. 8. J33w3
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Freeborn County Standard
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Wed, Sep 21, 1898
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