Friday, October 30, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: October 30

October 30, 1904 – Tearful girls and long-faced soldier boys were seen in plenty about Fort Snelling today. The air was full of the tunes of “Molly Darling,” “I’ll Be With You When the Roses Bloom Again,” and “Soldier Boy.”

Nearly all the men not detailed at quarters were pacing the walks in the autumn-tinted woods about the post with the fair ones they had learned to love during their sojourn at the fort.

The Twenty-first departs tomorrow. At 3:30 p.m. the two battalions will leave Fort Snelling and come to St. Paul on street cars, which will take them to the Union Depot. The first call will be sounded at 3 p.m. and the assembly at 3:15. After inspection the battalions will march to the car line and be conveyed to town as quickly as possible. It is expected that the trains will leave the depot at about 6 p.m.

The first battalion, headquarters and band will occupy the first train and the second battalion will travel in the second train. The route will be via Denver and Ogden, over the Omaha, Burlington and Union Pacific roads. They are scheduled to arrive at their destination Friday. The third battalion, stationed at Forts Keogh and Lincoln, will go to San Francisco via Portland. Two weeks later the regiment sails for the Philippines.

Many of the men are willing to go into the Philippine service and consider it an opportunity rather than simply obeying orders. Nevertheless, the men were sorry to bid goodbye to the Twin Cities, and their requests that they would not be forgotten were often touching.



The Saint Paul Globe; “Troops Leave Today. Twenty-first Marches From Fort This
Afternoon.”; Oct. 31, 1904; p. 2.

The Minneapolis Journal; “Twenty-First Off For Philippines. Eight Companies Bid Farewell to Fort Snelling. Hundreds of People on Hand to Bid Goodbye to the Boys and Wish Them Bon Voyage—Regiment to Embark at San Francisco for the Islands.”; Oct. 31, 1904; p. 6.





The Fort Snelling barracks, circa 1900.

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