Fifth Minnesota

The Hawkeye State, Northern Line steamer, arrived yesterday afternoon from the North, having on board the Fifth Minnesota Regiment, or at least seven companies of it, which are all that will go down at present.  The remainder are left to garrison Forts Ridgely, Ripley, and Abercrombie.  The regiment disembarked above the bridge and preceded by their brass band, marched to the steamboat landing.  Their officers are: Colonel R. Von Bergersrode; Lt. Colonel L. J. Hubbard; Major W. B. Gere; Quartermaster W. B. McGrorty; Adjutant A. R. French; Surgeons F. B. Etheridge and B. Kennedy.  There was a very large admixture of Germans in the regiment, one or two companies being composed entirely of them.  The regiment re-embarked on the Hawkeye, and proceeded down the river.  They go to Pittsburg.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Friday Morning, May 16, 1862, p. 1

The Minnesota Soldiers

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