John Lipke, Cornelius Royale, George After dinner and up to the hour of as can be learned. Of course the Tigers. Capt Tousley had No. 1 and outer buildings of the town, and covered R. Smith, George A, Roberto, John 2:80 p. m. the defenders from abroad alarm was given by various peoplewho Capt Saunders No. 2, but as Totsley all the front in the direction in Hem Louis Magedenz, Ed. Wise, Sam in groups of four, six and ten visited escaped and many of the settlers fled did not take partin the fight William which the main body of the Indians NEW ULM, MINN. Bowers, R. Win. Lee, Frank W. Lee, J. rlace the places where the memorable battle Wff to Fort Ridgely, New Ulm and other Deilaughter was chosen captain in his was approaching. When they came X. Thayer, Alex, Pettis. of the 23rd of August 1862 waged the points that promised safety. down they advanced in a solid body until and made a gallant commander, taif $OS.BCLETEB,Edttor* Proprietor. hottest, and, although time and man MANKATOJohn F. Meagher, James they arrived within about double also remember a squadfrom Mankato THE ATTACK ON FORT RTOQELT. Schoemaker, -Henry Schaubut, p. has effaced nearly afi signs of the terrible Aug. 19, a company of United States rifle shot of our front they then deployed commanded by Capt Bierbaner, an Freeman, Geo. Roberts, John Schields, strife, mncn was found to recall to the right and left moving rapidly volunteers, numbering about forty-five, old soldier, who I can see at this Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1885. D. Davis, Chas. VeigeL Franz VeigeL the sad scenes of murder and towards us all the time, until they who were at Fort Ridgely, started to moment when all was confusion and George Klein, John Klein, George Hoffoaana. carnage. Mr. Forster's brick building entirely covered our front when they Redwood under Capt Marsh to'find consternation, standing like a rock, SEW EM'S DEFENDERS. on Broadway, with the loopholes, uttered an unearthly yell and opened ont what the matter was. The Indians loading and firing, when none supported :H through which the defenders sent forth ST. PAULJudge Chas. E. Flandrau ambushed them and killed every man fire several of our men were knocked him. This company was quitelarge, and wife, C. H. Lienau, E. Jones. Henry their messengers of death, still intact over, and, after a short stand, the as they were crossing the river having seventy-four privates and twelve Christophel. was visited by hundreds of people, and whole line wavered and fell to the on the ferry. The Indians officers, thefirstlieutenant being John They IMd a He-Union and as the visitors passed from place to LEAVENWORTHL. C. Ives, Russel rear. I must admit that when the line then marched on Fort Ridgely and F. Meagher, and our old friend Jim Celebrate the Battle of Ives. place each one had some thrilling incident broke, I felt for a moment as if the day made a determined attack, lasting Shoemaker one of the sergeants. The Twenty-Three Tears of the fight to relate. from the 19th to the 22nd. It was gallantly was lost but when I saw that the Indians WEST NEWTONAlex. Harkin and citizens of New Ulm were also organized Ago. wife, John Junker and others. The exercises for the afternoon were did not follow up theiradvantage defended, however, and the attack|repulsed into several companies and took opened at 2:30 wijjh music by the two and charge through the town, I felt en- Of the Fort Ridgely defenders were by the little garrison, part in all the fight There was also The City Dressed in Holiday bands. By this time the crowd in the couragedT An effort was made present Sergt E. Jones. Werner Boesch. Sergt Jones handling the artillery with my own company from St Peter, bnt Attire. Victor Ricke, Mr. Heftron, Mai. Randall, great effectiveness. {adiesnumbered ar at least one thousand whether there were any other distinct TO RALLY THE MEN. Dr. Muller. and gentlemen. Judge C. E. organizations or not I cannot remember. Meanwhile, on the 18th of August, It was at this point that I saw Capt. Flandntu, who came to the assistance There were present I distinctly Judge Flandrau and wife, Hon. E. P. the news of the outbreak reached St. ^9ur People Keep Open House Bierbauer standing alone, about half of New Ulm on the evening of the first recall, two old. and well-known Freeman, Chas. R. Woods and a few Peter. Maj. Thomas Galbraith was and Entertain the Heroes way up the bluff, firing with great others came up Friday evening several day of the fight in command of the St pioneers, Newell Houghton and Asa there with a company of volunteers he in Grand Style. steadiness his presence and coolness Peter company, and was subsequently White, both of whom I looked up to for came up from Mankato and St. Peter had enlisted for the war, and immediately was used as a rallying point for the elected commander of all the forces advice and counsel, but I do not think by private conveyances, but the largest 'The battle of twenty-three years ago, marched with them to Fort Ridgely, men they soon emerged from the building then in the city, was introduced to the they were connected with any troop, portion of the visitors came up on the when (the savage Sioux Indians made arriving in time to participate in its they had entered and charged up assemblage byMayorWeschcke. Judge but did their fighting on their own early train Saturday. merciless war upon the then all but defenseless defense, leaving St Peter almost without the hill", carrying all before them. The Flandrau spoke as follows: hook. In all, people of New Ulm, only to arms of any description. By seven o'clock the local defenders We mustered about 250 Indians left our front and got into our guns, mostly shot guns, and poor ones befinallyrepulsed and driven back by. and.their families began to arrive from With these particulars, Judge Flandrau rear on the river side of the town, and JUDGE FLANDRAU'S SPEECH. at that with a sprinkling of some & brave and determined people, was the neighboring towns, and an hour then proceeded with the account also on the lower part of Main street Fellow citizens and comrades at the twenty or thirty rifles. About the second made the occasion for a grand demonstration laterthe city was all annimation. Teams of the attack and defense of New Ulm, from which direction the wind was battle of New Ulm: We stand upon day after our arrival it became apparent last Saturday. Despite the very ladden with human freight came pouring with which he was so intimately connected, blowing quite a gale. Taking advantage historic ground. We meet to commemorate that some one must be placed in short time for preparation, the into the city from all directions, speaking as follows: of the wind, they commenced firing an event veryslightly known command of all the forces, as discipline daw of day found our city some coming long distances and all About four o'clock in the morning of the buildings on both sides of the to any of the people of the, present generation, will relax in proportion to the abundance dressed in holiday attire and every detail with one ana the same object in view, the 19th Henry Bebnke then of this city, street and the conflagration in the lower but well remembered by those of whisky. To solve this problem perfected for the reception and entertainment viz., to do honor to the brave men who knocked on my door near St Peter, town became general and alarming. whom we honor by the name of old the universal American svstem was of the brave defenders of left their homes and families, and risked and informed me in an alarming way I may say here that I have always settlersan event which, hadit occurred mvockedan election. The oflicers of New Ulm against the Sioux Indians in their lives in defense of our homes that the Indians had broken out and believed,which belief has been confirmed under ordinary circumstances the various organizations met on the August 1862. Never before in our and our people against the ravages of a were murdering people all over the by what I have learned from parties would have engaged the attention of all mam street seated themselves in a recollection was such a display of flags bloodthirsty and merciless foe. 1 county, and that some one was needed who were with the Indians at the time mankind n event which in its immediate wagon box and discussed the question. made in this city. Many of the flags The heavens were obscured by heavy at St Peter to organize the general defense. of the attack, that they regarded the elements included heroic sacrifices, The honor fell to my lot, and I was weremew anditcould be seen ata glance and threatening clouds, and about 8 I immediately put my women breaking of the line and the retreat into and in its ultimate results embodied duly chosen commander-in-chief of the that they had been made for the occasion. o'clock a drizzling rain sat in. Fears and children on the'road out of the town as a feint on our part to draw consequences the magnitude of assembled army. I suppose the choice Besides the numerous flags that were expressed that the damp weather country and repaired to St. Peter with them in among the buildings for an which has never been understood. It was made largely from the fact that I waved a welcome to the defenders, many fa would materially interfere with the all the guns and ammunition my premises ambuscade, which invitation they did possessed some Indian experience, as is well that we are here to-day to talk houses were decorated with wreaths programme of the day but about 9 o'- afforded. There I found the not accept It was a lucky thing for my millitary record was confined to a of flowers, garlands of oak leaves, and over this long-forgotten battle, and lay clock a slight breeze from the north community in us that they entertained this idea, for second lieutenancy in a militia company bunting. Mine host Seiter of the Dakota before the state and the people the history west dispersed the clouds, and the had they charged boldly into the town that never saw service. As soon NATURAL STATE OF ALARM. house, who is always at the fore on of what transpired on this spot on remainder of the day continued very We instantly summoned all the men as our line retreated, there is no doubt as I was installed in my new position, such occasions, had a huge garland the 23d day of August 1862. In this pleasant to the court house, and in a very short that they would have carried everything which, in the absence of a commission, hung *cross Minnesota street growing Western country,with its everchanging time had about one hundred and fifteen before them. Of course, having was ratified, if I remember correctly, from the Dakota House to the population, incidents happen THE PROCESSION. men enrolled in a company. In the selection At 10 o'clock a. m. the procession by possession of the buildings, we would City Drug Store, from the centre of, that in other lands underdifferentconditions formed on State street the right resting of officers the volunteers did me have sold our lives pretty dearly, but which was suspended the motto, "1862 would stir the people into en on Second South street and marched the honor to make the demoralization that then existed 1885. Welcome Defenders." A sme their captain. thusiasm, but now scarely create a ripple ALL HANDS TAKING A DBINK, through the principal streets in the William B. Dodd was chosen first lieutenant motto over the main entrance of the wopld have proved fatal to us had our on the surface of every-day life. I commenced a thorough organization following order: The formation of the whole organization Dakota House informed the casual observer foe been up to the occasion. History has enbalmed the memory of of the troops and the people. Maj. S. did not occupy an hour. that thatbuilding was used as a The dispersion of the Indians in their Herkimer, who fell at the battle of Oriskany, FIMT DIVISION. A. Buell of St. Peter was appointed Ciptein Jacob Nix, Msrshal. Committees were then sent out and collected hospital during the siege of New Ulm general surround of the town gave our and has classified that battle New Ulm SilverX CitCornet Bead. Council provost marshal, with unlimited powers. in 1862. Nearly every house in the city all the arms that were to be men a breathing spell, and they disposed Company A, Second Regiment, M. N.O. among the decisive conflicts of the A Inspections of men and arms a,l displayed some token of welcome, found, and powder and lead. All the yo themselves very advantageously. A world. Poetry has made eternal and were instituted, places of safety for while during Friday night trees had .Officer of the Bsjr and Orators in Carriases. blacksmith shops were put to work number of the Le Sueur Tiger,s with immortal the massacre of theWyoming women and children were selected, Defender* from Le Sueur. spruaag up in front of the sidewalks all moulding bullets all the teams that some of the Mankato men, took possession valley. Brant and Bed Jacket have Defenders from St. Peter. barricades were threngthened, a guardhouse along Minnesota street as if by magic. could be found were impressed, and a Defender*fromMankato. of a large windmill on the high been handed down to us as terrible was established for incorrigibles, It took but pne leek over the city to COMB QIVMIOK. supply of provisions of all kinds was Elateau and loopholed it on all sides, specimens of the savage races tofrightin Col. F. Baasen, Marshal. and what was probably as important convince the most skeptical that the procured, so that by 12 o'clock of the aricading themselves on the inside New Ulm School Children. children and make men shudder for as anything else, all the liquor hearts ef the entire populace were in TT, HeckerPost,No.48,G A.R. 19th every man had a gun of some with sacks of wheat and flour, the trials of their ancestors in the his in town was removed to my headquarters, New Ulm Defenders from Towns of Milford, Cottonwood the celebration. kind in his hand, a flask or bottle of which formed a perfect protection toric ages of the settlement of the Atlantic and SIgel. where it was judiciously served powder, a boxof caps, and a pocketfull against rifle bullets. The possession region of our country. But the THIRD DIVISION. out to the men. Order was restored, The .fallowing affioers and committees of bullets that I will not say, fitted his H. Lauterbach, Marshal. of this building was a great advantage battle of New Ulm has never received and we anxiously awaited events. had the celebration in charge: Company A Dram Corps. gun, but would go into it About sixteen to us, as it covered in two directions, more than a passing notice from the Resident Defenders of New Ulm. We did not know what would happen. Officer-of-the-DayCoL Wm. Pfaender. men were mounted and ready to start to the limit of a rifle shot, our front on A, T, St. Joseph's Society. newspapers of the state, and a recordin The firing at Ridgely was distinctly ona scout in thedirection of the fort and that side. Some twenty or thirty men Ladles of Defenders and Citizens Generally two books that are about as wellknown audible. Each day we sent MarshalsCap Jacob Nix, Col. F. New Ulm under command of Sheriff took possession of the postoffice building, among our fellow countrymen at the Carriages. out expeditions of considerable force, Baasen, Mr. M, Lauterbach. During the progress of the procession Bordman, it not being decided to which a brick structure in the outer part present day as the Koran or the new say 100 men, to scout over the country Executive and Finance CommitteeCol. through the city minute guns were point we would proceed. Quite a of the town, and with axes loopholed it version of the holy scripturesnot and find out what we could. These Jos. Bobleter, Geo. Jacobs, C. W. fired byCapt Burg'sbattery, which hadfrom number of Le Sueur county men had in all its stories. These two buildings any defect of the books, but because expiditions resulted in bringing in many H. Heidemann. taken up a position near Court House by this time joined us. By 1 o'clock commanded pretty well the west side people will read the history of people who were in hiding, and in fieoeption CommitteeCol. Pfaender, square. The procession was wittnessed in the afternoon we started, and it was of the town, but all countries but their own. Yet I assert this way we saved many lives. Hon. C. Weschcke, B. Pfefferle, Geo. by a very large erowd of people, every decided that New Ulm, thirty-two miles without fear of contradiction that THE GREAT DANGER Jacobs, Capt Jos. A. Eckstein, F. L. I am sorry to say that a day or two available space of vantage-ground away, needed our aid more than the was from the fire in the lower end, THE BATTLE OF NEW ULM, before the final fight on Saturday a Randall, ATiBlanchard, Hon. S. D. Peterson, along Minnesota street being occupied, fort, and our mounted scouts were ordered and the massacre that immediately preceded which was gradually encroaching on a large company, not one of those I Judge B. F. Webber, John Neuman. and the defenders were frequently to take that direction, and keep it, were two events that are un us. I gave my attention to that part have mentioned left us and went home heartily cheered along the route of us informed of anything that they equaled, the one in the superlative of the town, and there the fight raged and that on the morning of the fivht Committee on QuartersAdolph Seiter, march. On returning to the starting should discover. We traveled all the magnitude of its horrors and the other with the most intensitv. Houses were Anton Zieher, John Neumann, F. after it was evident that the Jndfans point the procession wheeled into afternoon in a drenching rain, and arrived in its phenomenal success and important taken and retaken, but still the fire L. Randall, Capts. Nix and Eckstein. were coming down upon us, several Turner Hall Park and formed in mass at the Redstone ferry nearly chilled consequences, since the settlement came slowly along. About 10:30, as quite prominent citizens of the valley Committee on -RefreshmentsEmanuel in front of the music stand. After a to the bone at about 9 o'clock in the of the American continent Had not near asI can remember, Capt Dodd i left us against my protestations, but Schnobrich, Theo. Kobarsch, Jos. few lively airs by the Silver Cornet evening. Our scouts had crossed the the Sioux met with the stubborn resistance charged down the main street with another I thought perhaps it was better not to Stutz, John Hauenstein. and City bands, Col. Bobleter introduced river and wo could not find them. The they received at New UJm, and man on horseback, and went to a have any one in the fight who did not Committeemen PrintingHon. Peter Dr, Weschcke, mayor of the city, ferry waa a mile and a half below the been baffled as they were in their murderous Joint where the Indians had the houses, relish it and finally let them so. Seherer. who welcomed our guests in the followingwell-delivered town and assaults upon the settlementsof ust as he passed aside street the Indians Committee Berndt. address: Saturday,the 23d day of August 1862, the state, the whole valley of the Minnesota opened on him and I felt sure he THE TOWN WAS ON FIRE, The city was astir early and when at opened bright and lovely. The sunshine MAYOR WESCHCKE'S ADDRESS. would have fallen a prey to their was hit He and his comrade wheeled 5 o'eloek the train drew up at the depot illuminating the night with a lurid and and the atmosphere was peculiar Ladies and Gentlemen: I greet you ravages, and St Paul and Minneapolis and returned. The captain wavered in platform, the reception committee, very threatening glare. We deployed Minnesotian. You could see a man on heartily in the name of the city of New would have been sternly menaced, if his saddle and fell. His horse fell in the silver cornet band and quite a our men up and down the river on the the clean prarie miles away. Nature Ulm, and wishthatyou may enjoyyourselves not overthrown. After twenty-three a moment, dead, and so near to where crowd of.nontcommitteemen were in Nicollet county side, and finding no never intended such a day for strife to your hearts' content so that years of progress and advancement I stood that he nearly fell upon me. The readiness to receive and escort the defender* Indians, we put about half our men in and bloodshed. the love of the when you leave us we shall part as in which time the state has been populated captain was pierced through the body and theirladies to Turner Hall. the boat to cross, the rest standing beautiful existed in a man, this was a friends. I am convinced that our ladies with multitudes of people, and by several bullets, but lived for some While the defenders stepped from the ready to fire into any point from whicS day for its developement Everything and gentlemen will endeavor to please railroads have penetrated the uttermost hours. During the day it became necessary train to the depot platform Capt. fire should be opened upon them, they you so that in future days you will remember suggested peace, repose, serenity and ends of the land, it seems a little like to remove the captain several Burg'* battery, stationed on German watching carefully to return the same that we claim you as weleome love, but the plans of nature were des exaggeration to say that a savage tribe times, as the tires encroached upon us. street nearDoehne'e residence, belched fire. Fortunately no Indians developed, guests. tined to be sadly overthrown. Men of could sweep down upon ourcapital city He was buried at New Ulm, and his remains forth a welcoming salute. Thos. Mulverhill and we crossed the command, one race were to meet men of another Ladies, I now beg your pardon for addressing and lay it in ashes. But those who subsequently removed to St. andChas. JBLosskopf had each teams and all, and cautiously skirmished race in deadly conflict. A battle was the gentlemen only, but inasmuch know the situation as it existed twentythree Peter. placed three carriages at the disposal towards the burning town, the teams to be fought "in which mercy entered as man and wife are one, and years ago, will agree with me of the iveception ^committee, which Capt. Dodd was a vigorous, impetuous taking the beaten road and the men not and quarter on either side was unthought man alone would be naught without that the consequences I suggest are not were in waiting at the dejpot, and into frontiersman, who had been in some several hundred yards on each side of it of. Leaving all poetry out of woman, the following words concern without the strongest probabilities to these the ladies were soon placed. The way connected with the "patriot war" The fire was in the upper part of the the question, the Indians wanted our you equally well. rest upon. gentlemenJormed in line and the visitors in Canada, and had taken quite a town and Egyptian darkness reigned in scalps, and we had about fourteen hundred Gentlemen, I extendto vou a welcome were escorted to Turner Hall by prominent part in the early aftairs of THE CAUSES OF THE WAR. the part through which we had to go. of them that we proposed to hold with all my heart, and thank you, however the reception committee, preceded by The judge heregave an account of the this territory. He died in the performance We passed house after house, but saw intact if possible. About 8 in the morning late, for thegood will shown our the SilvervCorfietBand. The boom of causes which led to the uprising. Having of his duty, and deserves the gratitude no living soul. The darkness augmented we saw column after column of city twenty-three years ago. I thank Capt urg'Jbattery had awoke the entire been the government agent of of the citizens of Minnesota. the excitement, but the word was smoke arise on both sides of the river you heartily for the self-denial which town, and .when the procession those Indians thirty-two years ago, he Our troops posted themselves as circumstances silence, and be ready." So on we in the direction of the fort There was caused you to appear in our midst passed Minnesota street it was viewed was well acquainted with their character,which indicated in various parts went, not knowing whether the Indians not a habitation we did not know between which induced you to aid in the rescue by a large crowd of people. Arriving he described in detail.Among of the town, and did theirfio-htino-in or the citizenswould receive us. After the fort and New Ulm, and as of the town, besieged on every side by at Turner Hall, Col. Bobleter, chair-! the Sioux was a ehief named Little their own way, holdingall points oAhe having passed nearly all the lowertown each column arose we would say "there the cruel savage. Tour courage and man of the executive committee, called Crow, a man of considerable intelligence, barricades, and performing their dutv and reached the central portion we goes so and so's house." On they noble willingness hinderedthemassacre the assemblage to order and announced vain and ambitious, whom the manfully. Occasionally a man would were, to our great relief, challenged in came, mile after mile, until we knew of many a man, woman and innocent the order exerciseslortthe day. The judge made his lieutenant and principal be stricken down, and would be carried a cross between English and German. they had divided their forces and were child. Through your nobility we received committee on quarters then took embassador, and always found him to the hospitals which had been established Knowing now that the town was in the approaching us on both sides of the charge of the visitors and soon had help through your perseverance faithful. This was the man, however, in various parts of the town possession of the whites we charged in river, those on the Brown county side them comfortably Quartered among and bravery we regained our courage, who incited the Indian revolt The by the surgeons. and found a condition of things that I intending to make the main attack,and our hospitable people. The following and succeeded at last by a desperate Sioux who created all the difficulty shall never forget those on the Nicollet county side intending We were peculiarly well suDplied is as near a .complete list of those pre struggle, in dispersing the fiends. had, just pefore they were removed to with a corps of experienced and skilled to cut off our avenues of retreat About one hundred Indians had detached ent from ahsead as ve were able to ob~ Gentlemen, yon came .not to receive a the reservation which they occupied at surgeons. The Mankato company had themselves from the attack on tiain: reward for your noble determination, the time of the outbreak, inhabited a with them Dr. McMahan. The Le the fort and by way of diversion had but because, impelled by the holiest THE PLAN OF THE ATTACK country which now composes all Minnesota Sueur companies had with them Drs. made a raid on New Ulm, reaching ST. PETERCapt P. S. Grander,wife and grandest motives, and out of love was well devised, but the idea of a retreat west of the Mississippi river and Mayo and Ayer. My company had Dr. and two daughters, Dr. A. W.Daniels, there at 3 or 4 in the evening. They for the despairing beleagured, you came had never entered into our plans. a portion of Northern Iowa. Two Daniels, and the town furnished Dr. immediately opened fire fromthe elevated -vErnst Meyer and daughter, Joseph Mason, of your own free will to aid the doomed We had come there to defend New treaties were made in 1851, and ratified weschcke and perhaps others, all of wife and daughter, William Lawler platform that surrounds the place neighbor, and your hearts felt and Ulm, and we proposed to "fight it out in 1853, by which they sold all first attack un thevalley. whom were well-known surgeons of and wife, G W. Steinke, and wife, and covers the streets. As is usual in should still feel the moat precious reward, en that line if it took all summer," to carfet their country and accepted certain annuities Their and.devotion to the William Lawner and daughter, Maj. their warfare, they commenced firino* when you reflect that many of us quote the words of a commander whose and goods and a reservation wounded and dying relieved the situation Randall and wife, August Bitner, wife the buildings. The citizens were utterly who stand by you now, as then, owe name probably ought not to be used in twenty miles wide on the Minnesota manyi mf iFJromith? of its horrors. and son, S. B. Miter, wife and son, C. unprepared and greatconfusion ensued. our lives to your timely aid. It is a connection with so trivial an affair as river, south of Fort Bidgely. The payments W. Babcock, A Woodward, C. Baberick, Several people were shot in the streets, grand eause for emotion to dwell in a the battle of New Ulm. under these treaties were to be George Rosejuneyec EdwardHar- and had not our advance guard arrived thrifty town, which, had it not been til 2 clock in the afternoon no special About 10 o'clock the Indians were made twice a year, but owing to delays ty.^f.E. Anderson, C. J&. Wall, &. as opportunely as it did, it is more or extraordinary incident occurred that for your nobleness of purpose twentythree sighted coming out of the timber above on the part ot the department, they Thomas Montgomery, L. W. Carpenter, than probable the town of New Ulm I now recall. Tne fignting was sharp years ago, would never be what the town at a distance of say two were not always forthcoming, which an*ence and experience 0. P. Buerr, John Picker, P. at all pointsconfi(d numerous casualties would have been destroyed. The it now is. Gentlemen, again I thank miles and a half. Here they stopped culminated in the war. Lyqns, John Miller, John Tolan, Jaeob ?nHn^am?but occurred as the day progressed the Indians, seeing a reinforcement arrive, you heartily in the name of our city and massed. Then we saw fires alonw After the beginning of the civil war Steteer, Charles Woods, Jacob Bauer, drew off. We then set to work to extinguish and hope that to-day you will renew the bluff on tne Nicollet side quite Little Crow, rightly conceiving this to Gustave Stempel, John Doran, Stephen and they learned how to take care of the fires and calm the people. acquaintances and form eternal friendships down to the ferry. There was an understanding be his opportunity, treacherously and Briggs, Malvin Tyler, W. &. Davis, themselves. Wednesday morning all was quiet. for which there was, in those between the two sections with great guile began to foment and M. Woodward, S. Carpenter, Edward Barricades were erected around several days, fit occasion but no time. MY FEAR WAS FROM THE FIRE of the enemy, that when they arrived Tplan, A H. MoGM, J. fl. Snyder, increase the discontent among the Indians in the lower part of the town. It seemed of the principal blocks of the city, composed at the two points of attack, the one aboveandthe Lieut Geo. W. Dryer, J. BlackSstone on the reservation. Preparations certain that we would be smoked principally of wagons and all Rev. E. C. Sanders, of Sleepy Eye, other below the town, oi\the Herald, Wm. JSehimmel were stealthily made, and on Au* 18, out at last as the Indians were constantly sorts of portable property. Thursday Capt of the Le Sueur Tigers and subsequently fires were to be set as signals for a and wife, Chas. R. Woods, H, W. Kayser, 1862, Indians at Yellow Medicine and advancing behind the burning arrived, major of the Tenth Minn. general advance. We saw two smokes A. J. Lamberton. Redwood commenced their bloody buildings. Our outpost of this parto? voJ, was called upon and entertained AND YET NO INDIANS. arise about at the same time, and operations, attacking the trading houses the town was a small squaw brick LE SUEURCapt E. C. Sander* and No one was yet in command of allthe the assemblage by one of his characteristic then the Indians from the point above and murdering the traders, their depredations building outside of the barricades daughter, J. N. Williams and wife, forces. We had so little red tape or impromptu speeches. Freeman the town advanced about 400 strono". extending to Lake Sheteck whienwas loopholed likem the splendidSothe Peter Stauf the "pomp and circumstance of war" 4\*id wife, William Weyl, Talbot Lieutenant of the Tigers, was some on foot and some mounted, in a on the southwest, to Hutchinson and the and held by a squadd of men. Thele wife and son, James Dorey and wife, about us that I am now at a loss to also ealled upon for a speech? He begged general mass, without of course, any down the Minnesota Valley to within They*ereoceionaliyfeh recall with any degree of accuracy the Jacob Zimmeiman and wife, W. H. to be excused from making a very regular formation. 7e: eight miles of St. Peter. Their plan of hSdaU ^Paton and wife, J. J. Green and wife, various squads that composed ourforce. speech, knowing, as he did, that the Here I must diverge to describe to in *K i operations was to call at a house where 1 C. A. Pinney, wife and daughter, A. I well remenber the Le Sueur men participants in the procession must be 1 ly our plan of defense. We thought we they were not feared, ask for water or R. Doesher and son, James A Wise commanded by Capt. E. C. Saunders, weary after the long march. He however refreshed with a bucket of whisky and could better meet the behinret*ourformide enemy on th exchange ducks and geese formeat and -and wife, George Froman, Boyd Randall, who did gallant service, and whose provisiont shot as theti could not refrain from makino- a water and a basket of Pd open prairie than breastworks, so behave as not to excite any suspicion. a Ferdinand Meyer Ccharles Scheffler, commander when shot through the hadhear few pertinent remarks, and then left bearers of which to LSe gaunt! stationeed so I all the men in When the poper opportunity presented a mad Freeman Talbott, H, C.Davis, William body, handed me his rifle and accoutrements let of numerous hidden Indians, iwho the crowd in the best of humor by promising line of battle on the plateau outside of itself they would shoot down the W 8a t?Wn' Fickling, E. T. Jones and daughter, th*Z and told me in effect to put them them a speech in Irish later on. man of the family and then butcher the liSST* 5 Henry Kinzi, H. J. Dane, Andrew oppo where they would do the most good, I have a recollection of makingea It is needless to saythat all thespeakers hastv women and children. This program able line as the troops were posted. buildintg Thomas, Philip Borer, John Schmidt but who soon after, finding he was not were heartily cheered. After a few excursion to the brick I spo$ a was continued until at least 1,000 'people Each company was-deployed two deep i Dr. Otis Ayer, William King. John E. seriously hurt, returned to duty. I more lively airs fron the two bands, comi nmeeting were murdered in eold blood without of lower town and Capt and an interval of several rods left between ye& John Thurston, William Travis, think there were two companies from the crowd dispersed for dinner. a gun beingfiredin defense so far I Le Wa them. Thisline was formed say JNix, aa olWd citizen of your towi, about Sueur called First and Second J\ about an eighth of a mile outside of the sSL site direction, we stoppedTto exchange ri