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In 1879 Nevius post discontinued the custom of having memorial addresses in each cemetery on every Memorial day. Since that time the serv- ice has been alternated for each side of the river. In 1879 General Richard J. Oglesby deliv- ered the address in the West side cemetery. Later Memorial day orators have been: 1880, Colonel George H. Harlow, secretary of state ; 1881, General Martin Beem; 1882, Gen. H. H. Thomas; 1883, P. W. Wilcox; 1884, Colonel James A. Connolly, of Springfield ; 1885, Colonel Tuthill ; 1886, General Philip Sidney Post; 1887, Colonel W. P. Hepburn, of Iowa; 1888, General John P. Rhea, of Minnesota, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army; 1889, Francis A. Riddle, Chicago ; 1890, Gen. W. W. Belknap, former sec- retary of war; 1891, Rev. G. R. Vanhorne ; 1892, Hon. W. F. Calhoun ; 1893, Col. James A. Sexton, Chicago ; 1894, Major N. C. Warner ; 1895, Dr. G.
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Wellington Bryant, Baltimore, first colored orator ever heard in Rockford on Memorial day ; 1896, Bishop Samuel Fallows; 1897, Col. Charles G. Burton; 1898, Judge J. R. Shoupe, Chicago; 1899, Gen. W. D. Hoard; 1900, Col. W. J. Cal- houn; 1901, Gen. Walter C. Newberry, Chicago; 1902, Corporal James Tanner; 1903, Col. Frank O. Lowden; 1904, Rev. D. R. Lucas ; 1905, Major Bernard Kelly, Ottawa, Kansas; 1906, Judge Henry Freeman, Chicago; 1907, Rev. Frank W. Barnum; 1908, Congressman Charles E. Fuller ; 1909, Rev. R. H. Pooley ; 1910, Rev. E. C. Lums- den, Freeport ; 1911, R. K. Welsh; 1912, Rev. Ernest Wray Oneal, Chicago; 1913, Stanton A. Hyer; 1914, Hon. C. J. Doyle ; 1915, Rev. John Gordon ; 1916, Robert Rew.
The Woman's Reliet Corps was organized May 9, 1883, when officers were installed by Commander Lawler. There were twenty-eight charter members. The corps is the oldest in the state, and Mrs. Julia B. Sine was its first president. Mrs. Addie Hunter now holds the office. This noble band of women has con- stantly ministered to the needs of old soldiers and their families.
THOMAS G. LAWLER.
Thomas G. Lawler, Rockford's most widely known and greatly beloved citizen, died Febru- ary 3, 1908. Colonel Lawler was born in Liver- pool April 7, 1844. He enlisted as a private early in the Civil war in Company E of the Nineteenth Illinois Volunteers. He was elected commander of Nevius Post in 1868, and served until 1871. In 1872 he was again elected com- mander, and continuously re-elected until his death. Colonel Lawler was elected commander of the post forty-two times, thirty-seven of which were consecutive. This record will fore- ever remain without a parallel in the annals of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Colonel Lawler was captain of the Rockford Rifles twenty years, and colonel of the Third regiment Illinois National Guard six years, from 1886 to 1892. He was elected commander of the Department of Illinois, G. A. R. in 1882. He was the leading spirit in placing the National emblem over every schoolhouse in Winnebago County. At the national encampment held in Pittsburg, Pa., in September, 1894, Colonel Law- ler was elected commander of the Grand Army of the Republic on the first ballot. Rockford's
"first citizen" was given an ovation by the "home folk" upon liis arrival. There was a great demonstration on the courthouse square. Ad- dresses were made by Charles A. Works and Major N. C. Warner, to which Colonel Lawler made response. National headquarters were opened in the Brown building, and C. C. Jones was appointed adjutant-general. Col. Lawler served as postmaster of Rockford under com- missions signed by five presidents of the United States. In private business he was a member of the Rockford Lumber and Fuel Company.
Colonel Lawler was a born democrat. Great and oft-repeated honors did not turn his head. All sorts and conditions of men familiarly ad- dressed him as "Tom," and he always responded with his kindly military salute. (See Chapter 41.)
ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD.
In the interval between the Civil and the Spanish-American wars there were two local militia companies which brought honor to the Forest City. They were the Rifles and the Grays. The former, Company K, Third Regi- ment, I. N. G., was organized in 1876, and the latter, Company H, six years afterwards. The Rifles early in their career, through their pro- ficiency in drill and remarkable military stand- ing, achieved a fame by no means confined to Illinois alone. One year after their organization the Rifles saw their first military service. This was during the Braidwood riot, and in 1893 with the Grays, served in a similar capacity. The first meeting for organization was held July 22, 1876, and C. M. Brazee was elected captain ; George A. Silsby first lieutenant, and H. N. Starr second lieutenant. Thomas G. Lawlor was elected drill-master and at the third meeting there were 114 men in line.
In the following year the state legislature passed a law providing for an enlisted militia. The Rifles promptly enlisted and became Com- pany B of the Third regiment. After a brief service in the Braidwood riots the company de- cided to give attention to competitive drills and in the autumn of that year defeated the Aurora Light Guard. In 1879 the company participated in the great military encampment and prize con- tests at St. Louis in the month of October. On the way it stopped at Springfield and partici- pated in a drill, in which it was defeated by
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the Moline troops, the decision of the judge cre- ating dissatisfaction among the spectators. At St. Louis the Rifles secured fourth honors among sixteen entries, the Chickasaw Guards being first, Company B, First Infantry, Chicago, second; and a St. Louis company third. In October, 1880, the company made its famous southern trip to participate in the encampment at Atlanta. Its journey going and returning was marked by ovations. It was a popular organization, by reason of the prominence of many of the members. Their annual balls were, for several years, the most notable events in the city's social calendar. The Rifles, now Com- pany K, meet at the Armory every Monday evening for drill. The officers are: Dr. C. J. Sowle, captain ; Elmer E. Lindroth, first lieuten- ant ; George M. Hodge, second lieutenant. The company, previous to the late recruiting for serv- ice on the border, had a membership of 56.
The Grays were mustered into service Decem- ber 28, 1882, by Maj. Henry N. Starr. George F. Adams was the original captain; Fred C. Pierce, first lieutenant ; and Donald Tolmie, sec- ond lieutenant. Captain Adams resigned the following year and was succeeded by Fred Pierce. He in turn was succeeded by William G. Dustin. William C. Wildt was elected cap- tain in 1SS6. When the latter moved up to the major's position Fred N. Drake was elected captain. He resigned March 27, 1893, and was succeeded by First Lieutenant William C. Bro- gunier. The Grays, now Company H, meet for drill every Tuesday evening. J. G. Tetlow is captain ; J. W. Sadler, first lieutenant ; Frank II. Billig, second lieutenant. There has not been a change in the commissioned officers in ten years. The membership, up to the late re- cruiting period, was 45.
The Armory is headquarters for officers of the Third Regiment, I. N. G. Regimental of- ficers residing in Rockford are: E. E. Leonard, major; W. H. Brogunier, adjutant-captain ; Richard Boyer, quartermaster; Rev. N. B. Clinch, chaplain ; hospital corps: Major R. C. Bourland, surgeon ; Captain H. W. Ackemann, assistant ; Frank Jaycox, battalion quartermas- ter. Colonel Richings J. Shand is assistant ad- jutant-general at Springfield.
The Veteran Corps Infantry, Illinois National Guard, is composed of former members of the local companies. Lewis F. Lake is commander ; Chandler Starr, treasurer. No meetings have
been held for some time, and the work of re- organization is now in progress.
OTHER MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS.
John A. Logan Camp No. 26, Sons of Veter- ans, was organized December 26, 1885, with sixty-eight members. Frank E. Maynaid is the present commander. The membership is now sixty-five. The Sons of Veterans' Auxiliary was organized in 1889 with thirty members. Mrs. Emma Wolff is president. Other simi- lar organizations are: The Rockford Naval Veterans' Association, V. D. Woodruff, captain ; and the Eastern Veterans' Association, C. E. Bailey, secretary.
This record would not be complete without a reference to Harrison M. Platner. "Harry" was a familiar figure on the street and in all Grand Army gatherings. He enlisted in Com- pany B, One Hundred and Forty-sixth Illinois Infantry. He took great pride in the fact that he was stationed on the day President Lincoln's remains were laid to rest at Oakridge cemetery, Springfield, as guard right at the tomb during the services. He lived latterly in the memory of the old days, and was a storehouse of infor- mation on military history. Ilis death was oc- casioned by an automobile, operated by an unknown person, on the night of September 1, 1915. His funeral, September 4, after the re- union of the Seventy-fourth regiment, was one of the largest ever held from Memorial Hall.
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' HOME.
A soldiers' and sailors' home was established by act of the legislature of Illinois, June 26, 1885. The commission appointed by Governor Oglesby to locate the home visited Rockford and selected the Jacoby property of seventy-five acres and the Rood tract of fifty acres as the most likely site available in this city. This property, now included in Sinnissippi Park, was held by the owners at $25,500 net. The law only allowed $10,000 for cost of location and purchase of land, leaving only about $8,000 actually available. Citizens of Rockford pledged to make up the remaining $17,500. The sum of $5,025 was actually subscribed and 116 citizens guaranteed the balance of $12,475. The com- mission, however, located the site at Quincy. after 399 ballots. In August, 1890, Major Frank
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Peats, of Rockford, was appointed adjutant of the home, and held the office until April, 1894. Major Peats died March 20, 1895.
MEMORIAL HALL.
After the Civil war citizens of the "home guard" recognized the fact that some sort of a soldiers' memorial should be erected, On May 20, 1866, Rev. M. P. Kinney preached a ser- mon in the Second Congregational Church, urg- ing the erection of a monument to commemorate the lives of those who had died for their coun- try. It required more than a third of a century to realize this dream. In March, 1SS7, John D. Jackson, of Pecatonica, introduced a resolution before the board of supervisors for the appro- priation of $25,000 for a soldiers' monument. The question was to be submitted to a referen- dum vote at the April election. The following day the resolution was amended by Supervisor Simpson, providing for a monument or building, and passed by a vote of sixteen to five. The popular vote was in favor of the appropriation, but it was distributed in such a manner that a majority of the incoming supervisors were op- posed to it. The matter was deferred at the May meeting of the board and in September the project was defeated outright, and it was an- other decade before agitation was revived.
At the session of the board of supervisors in July, 189S, A. D. Early made an appeal for a soldiers' memorial. A committee was appointed to confer with a citizens' committee, This joint committee reported at the December session of the county board. State's Attorney Frost was asked for an opinion concerning the legality of the appropriation. Mr. Frost gave a strict con- struction to the law, which he said did not clearly provide for such use of public money, and the project was again held in abeyance. At this point an appeal was made to the legis- lature. A. D. Early drafted a bill permitting boards of supervisors to appropriate money for memorials at county seats, after the matter had been approved by a popular vote. Hon. Henry Andrus, who was then in the legislature. was entrusted with the measure and he succeeded in securing its passage, and it became a law July 1. 1899. The question was submitted to a popular vote of the county at the general elec- tion in November, 1900, and was ratified by a vote of 5,616 to 2.565.
A beautiful memorial hall was built without delay. Bradley & Carpenter were the archi- tects, and the contract for the construction was awarded to W. H. Cook. The building was dedicated by Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, June 3, 1903. Addresses were also made by Congressman Charles E. Fuller, Gen. Benson Wood and others. The entire cost of the building, including furnishings and site, was $59,136.
THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
When the call for troops came, in 189S, to right the wrongs of Cuba and punish Spain for her treachery in the destruction of the Maine, Winnebago County responded with more than its quota of men. Rockford first heard that actual hostilities had begun on Thursday, April 21, 1898, Prolonged whistles from the factories announced the declaration of war, and all classes of people were instantly charged with the military spirit.
President Mckinley issued a call for 100,000 men, and Congress made liberal appropriations without a dissenting vote in either house. The quota of Illinois under this call was 6,439 men. Two days later Companies H and K were on their way to Springfield. At Elgin they were joined by Company M, and in Chicago the Ro- chelle and Woodstock companies were added. At Joliet Colonel Bennitt and staff and the com- pany from that city were accessions. The Third Regiment arrived at Camp Tanner, Springfield, April 27. After two weeks in camp the boys left, May 14, for Chattanooga. On May 27 a telegram from Chattanooga announced the death of Lieut. C. E. Almond. The remains arrived in Rockford on Memorial day, and were buried with military honors. He was the first soldier from Winnebago County to die during this war.
After weeks of waiting the Rockford soldiers were ordered to move from Camp Thomas, and Sunday, July 24, found them on their way to Newport News, where they embarked on a trans- port for Porto Rico. Their record in the island campaign was one of which they had reason to be proud. One of the sad incidents of the war was the death of Lieut. W. A. Talcott, Jr., which occurred at Watch Hill, R. T., August 31, as the result of illness contracted in camp. He enlisted with the Seventy-first New York Vol- unteers immediately after he had been admitted
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to the bar. Another Winnebago boy who went to war and death was Harry Potter, a member of Company H. A few days later word came of the death of Corporal Lillie. Another Rockford soldier who died from disease instead of bullets was Private nenus Nelson, who was a member of the First Wisconsin Regiment.
After hostilities had ceased the Rockford sol- diers were kept on the island for several weeks, and sailed for home October 16. Companies H and K arrived in Rockford November 11. Their return was a notable event. It was estimated 20,000 people stood in the cold around the Illi- nois Central depot, awaiting the train, which did not arrive until 10 o'clock in the evening. There was a display of fireworks and a deafen- ing discharge of artillery in welcome to the men.
Soon after their return there was a pageant of peace, with a banquet served for the hon- ored soldiers. It was a night of red fire and patriotism. A sad touch was given the general rejoicing by news of the death of Jeremiah Hooley in Chicago, A few days later the vet- erans received letters of honorable discharge and they returned to the pursuits of peace.
THIRD ILLINOIS REGIMENT.
Field and staff officers of the Third regiment credited to Rockford: Arthur E. Fisher, lieu- tenant-colonel; Richings J. Shand, major ; Ells- worth E. Crill, hospital steward.
The following is a list of the members of Companies H and K :
COMPANY H.
Captain, William H. Brogunier; first lieuten- ant, Charles E. Almond ; second lieutenant, Wil- liam H. Sarver; first sergeant, George Searle ; quartermaster sergeant, Harry E. Brogunier ; sergeants, Axel L. Hulten, Herbert L. Backus, Fred L. Auchter, Harry T. Potter ; corporals, Pe- ter Lindberg, Frank E. Osborn, Fritz Johnson, Ed. C. Johnson, W. C. King, Anton Johnson, C. Roy Speake, Fred W. Farmiloe, John W. Petrie, Henry Sanders, George H. Baker, Gilmore Grant ; musicians, William H. Stuckey. Stillman Valley, Louis W. Miles; artificer, George H. Allen : wagoner, Charles E. Richardson.
Privates-Charles E. Adamson. August L. Ap- plegren, Roy Archer, Leon M. Baldwin (Strea- tor), James L. Basford, Frank B. Basford, Clar-
ence C. Boyer, Richard Boyer, Joseph Boyer, George L. Baxter, Louis M. Barker, Isaac W. Breckenridge (London, Pa.), Swan Carlson, Charles E. Carlson, Arthur B. Carr, Sullivan L. Clark, Joseph Caldwell, James Coyne, Edward E. Cowles, Edgar E. Campbell, Henry J. Dillon, Charles J. Dillon, H. J. Dickerman, Hiram R. Drake (Ft. Atkinson, Wis.), John Garry, John J. Hooley, Joseph A. Hunter, Edward House- man, Fred Johnson, Louis W. Jones, John R. Johnson, David E. King, Andrew J. Lawler, Al- bert E. Lamb, John W Lindell, Bert J. Lindell, Richard H. Ljungberg, Otto Lundin, Frank E. Mahon, Peter J. McGrath, William F. Murphy, Richard Noreen, Oscar G. Olson, Albert O'Garr, Harry E. Osgood, Frank G. Parker, James W. Paxton, Rudolph L. Peterson, Rudolph A. Peter- son, Charles Sederstrom, Charles Sealander, Gustav Schmidtz, George H. Shepard, John Smith, John A. Taylor, Lawrence Taylor, Ed- ward Taylor, Eugene Tunison, Emil Van Hols- beke, Frank H. Welch, Abe L. Yingling,
Recruits-Gustave G. Boetcher (Milwaukee), Mark M. Butler (Belvidere), Joseph Bath, Thomas Blachford (Belvidere), Arthur R. Da- vis (Joliet), Albert L. Ferree (Cold Water, Mich.), Richard Flynn (Belvidere), Joseph Flannery (Belvidere), Louis Gastman, Jerry F. Holey, Robert A. Hunter, Clarence Humeston, Henry S. Hensel, Oscar A. Jackson, William S. Lawman (Belvidere), John J. McGrath, Andrew F. Maloney (Belvidere), Oron McConell, William Outcalt, Verman Outcalt, Edward C. Osmus, Roy M. Phelps (Belvidere), John W. Roderick (Bel- videre), Edward W. Roderick (Belvidere), John E. Randolph (Garden Prairie), Henry Schmitz (Peoria), Fred B. Stockwell.
COMPANY K.
Captain, Edwin E. Leonard ; first lieutenant, James A. Ruggles ; second lieutenant, Ernest L. Hess; first sergeant, Lee Lemaire; Q. M. Ser- geant, Eric Swenberg: Sergeants, Edward A. Quinn, Frank M. Hull, Frank Smith, Will Mc- Dermaid; corporals, Walter B. Taylor, Eric Kjellgren, Walter Wall, Samuel C. Hull, Fred J. Corey, Luman B. Lillie, William M. Danner, George A. Trumbo, Fred H. Wheeler, Will J. Barbour, John B. Chaney ; musicians. Charles E. Frank, Knut O. Juhlin -; artificer, Richard An- derson.
Privates-Charles E. Anderson, Fred C. Bar-
Thomas S. Hoygard D.C. Thomas.
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bour, Charles G. Bowman, Joseph H. Bryden, Thatcher B. Bean, Frank Betts, William Buske, Oscar N. Danielson, Bert Dundon, Richard M. Eylward, Edward H. Engquist, Emil Flood, Wilgot Flood, Fred Fellows, Joseph Frost, Gust T. Gustafson, Robt. K. Gustafson, Charles G. Gustafson, Harold R. Gaston, James H. Gal- loway, Charles O. Harper, Lycurgus A. Hall, Joseph S. B. Hoffman, Clinton S. Holmes, Ben- jamin A. Hunter, John Hagenson, Harry Hun- ter, Jason B. Isbell, Eric S. Johnson, Louis H. Johnson, Frank A. Jordan (Chicago), Elmer R. Johnson, Axel Kjellgren, Paul R. Klentz, Victor Liliydahl, Paul C. Loveland, Peter A. Larson, Robert S. Lane, William H. McIntosh, Israel N. Mutimer, George Matthews, Harry Nelson, Fred R. Olson, Victor C. Olson, Henry Odendahl, Ed Ostness, Edwin Oberg, Floyd Osmus, George Pitney, Harry M. Putnam, Harry A. Parson, Frank R. Ridgley, Matthew Ryan, Wilbur P. Raymond, Charles F. Strong, Linus Selin, Bruce W. Savage, Grant Shields, Otto Stohlgren, Carl R. Savage, Charles A. Thorne, George Whit- more.
Recruits-Lewis Ahlberg (Belvidere), Charles G. Barnes (Byron), Frank Blank (Belvidere), John F. Clayton (Belvidere), Louis J, Caswell, Claus Ekstedt (Cherry Valley), William Fallon, Evert J. Garlock (Byron), Israel J. Ferris, Charles E. Gooman, Robert B. Hart (Byron), Guy Holland, Adolph Johnson, Herman Huff- man, Jolın E. Jones, Ernest Kilgore (Byron), Otto Koch (Belvidere), Henry C. Lane (Byron), George Monroe (Belvidere), Martin F. Nally (Byron), Clarence C. Nelson, George Patterson, Joseph H. Underwood (Byron), Steven Powell, Frans A. Titus, James G. Tetlow, Ernest D. Wallace (Belvidere).
Other Rockford boys who enlisted for the Spanish-American war were:
Third Illinois Regiment-Co. A: Charles R. Gipe, Axel L. Kjellgren. Co. D: Howard C. Carpenter, James McConnell. Co. F: Selwyn L. Clark, Charles Jenkins, Charles Sederstrom. Co. G : Richard Anderson, Ray T. Barnes, Rob- ert S. Farrar. Co. M: Frank W. Adams, Er- nest V. Johnson, William J. Myers, C. A. George Sahlin.
Sixth Infantry-Co. L: John M. Keefe.
Seventh Infantry-Co. L: Guy L. Harvey. Co. M: Dennis Owens.
Eighth Infantry-Harry S. McCard.
Third Nebraska Infantry-Warren H. Ray, First U. S. Engineers-Co. F: W. D. Kewish. First U. S. Volunteer Infantry-Co. B : P. W. Doolittle.
Fortieth Wisconsin Infantry-Co. B : Wil- liam H. Fitch.
Fifth Wisconsin Artillery-Josiah C. Forbes.
Third Missouri Cavalry-Co. G : . George H. Forbes.
Second U. S. Volunteer Engineers-Second Battalion : C. Kingsley Ray.
Fifty-first Iowa Infantry-Co. B: Elmer G. Stockberger.
Arthur E, Fisher went to the front with the Third regiment as lieutenant-colonel. In 1899 he was elected colonel of the regiment and served the full term of five years. He was re- elected in 1904, and resigned in the spring of 1905. after rendering nineteen years of military service to the state.
After the war the veterans organized after the manner of the Grand Army of the Republic. They formed Arthur E. Fisher Camp No. 5, United Spanish War Veterans, and Almond Camp No. 60. Forest City Auxiliary No. 11 is an organization of women.
MILITIA SUMMONED TO MEXICAN BORDER.
Sunday, June 18, 1916, President Wilson issued a call for practically the entire national guard of the United States for duty along the Mexican border. The Third Regiment Illinois National Guard, of which the two Rockford com- panies form a part, was rapidly recruited to nearly war strength. The Armory at Rockford at once became a busy scene, recalling to older citizens the stirring days of 1861. Recruiting continued until Company H was increased to 140 men, including commissioned and non-com- missioned officers, musicians, cooks and privates. Company K was increased to 113 men, Rock- ford also furnished thirteen members of the regimental sanitary corps and six officers of the Third Regiment: Edwin E. Leonard, major ; William H. Brogunier, adjutant; J. Richard Boyer, quartermaster; Rev. Nicholas B. Clinch, chaplain; Dr. Robert C. Bourland, medical corps ; Dr. Harry W. Ackermann, medical corps. Not less than 272 citizens of Rockford and immediate vicinity responded to the call to arms,
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according to a carefully prepared list published June 24.
The militia companies entrained for Spring- field at the Chicago & Northwestern depot at 10 o'clock Friday night, June 23. Their departure was attended by the greatest demonstration in the history of the city, and it was estimated that 30,000 people were on the streets. Just before leaving the armory each soldier was presented a copy of the New Testament by Rev. W. B. Clemmer, in behalf of the Pastors' Union of Rockford, and Rer. H. M. Bannen, of Trinity Lutheran offered prayer in the name of "The Prince of Peace." Rer. N. B. Clinch, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, re- sponded to the gift in behalf of the troops.
The parade was a wonderful scene, tremen- dous in its solemnity and splendid in its heart interest and sympathy. The spectacle of Amer- ican soldiers marching away to war is not a familiar one. It had been eighteen years since the drama was last enacted in Rockford. The outburst of patriotic sentiment on that occasion was thrilling. It was more so on this occasion, not because the city was less patriotic then, but because Rockford has grown mightily in popu- lation since that time.
The Barber-Colman band led the line of march. Spanish war veterans, National Guard veterans, Temperance guards, and Tebala tem- ple patrol were in line. The Grand Army vet- erans, living over scenes of more than fifty years ago, came next, a sight which brought the first mist to the eyes of beholders. Then came the fighting men, the field and staff officers, H and K and the Sanitary corps. The jam at the sta- tion was terrific. There was a little delay in consequence, the train moving out at 10:20.
Emmanuel Episcopal church sent its rector, choirmaster, two vestrymen and eighteen mem- bers of the congregation. The Winnebago County bar contributed seven guardsmen, be- sides two former Rockford boys who are prac- ticing in Chicago.
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