The balance of the Minnesota 4th regiment arrived yesterday morning on the Hawkeye State. They landed above the bridge and marched into town, and afterwards through some of the principal streets preceded by a very fine brass band. The whole were under command of Col. Sanborn. There were four companies of infantry, besides a battery of artillery under Capt. Rosen, consisting of 148 men. – Capt. R. is an old European Soldier, having seen fourteen years service in armies on that continent. He has already raised three batteries of artillery for the present war. No regiment which we have seen has had so few boys in its ranks as this one. The 5th Minnesota is nearly full, and part of them will soon be down while the sixth is in process of formation.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, April 24, 1862, p. 1
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, April 24, 1862, p. 1
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