Company D Home
Again
Our Brave Soldier
Boys Receive a Splendid Welcome
Town Decorated With Banners and Bunting
The return of our boys, members of the Third Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, was the occasion of much joy last Monday morning. Never in the history of this city has there been such a crowd assembled at the depot here. Everyone was there, from Mayor Anderson down to the smallest schoolboy. As the train pulled into the station it was received with music, cheers and the waving of flags. The train remained here about ten minutes giving our boys plenty of time to unload, and after a period of handshaking the procession was formed in the following order and marched to the Armory:
Band
G. A. R.
Post
Reception
Committee
Company
D
Scholars of Public
School
Scholars of Catholic
School
W. R.
C.
Citizens and Friends
Upon reaching the Armory the boys were immediately seated at long tables and a luncheon served. After which the boys went to their homes and enjoyed all the comforts that they have not had the past seven months.
The citizens, in view of the fact that many of the boys are yet absent and sick, have decided to put off the reception and banquet until some later date, probably Thanksgiving night.
The train carrying the boys pulled into the depot at Milwaukee Sunday night at 10 o'clock and was met by two bands of music and ten thousand people. The companies were soon unloaded and marched to the Plankinton and St. Charles hotels where dinner was served, after which the boys were given the freedom of the city until just before the train pulled out. The Mauston boys left home on the 28th of April last, left Milwaukee May 14 for Chickamauga Park, Georgia, where they remained until July 5th when they left for Charleston. July 19 they sailed for Puerto Rico, arrived there July 27 and disembarked the 28. On August 6 it began to move toward San Juan and took part in the capture of Coamo, being in the advance, later our boys were in two battles at Albointo pass, but luckily no men were killed or wounded. Since the last engagement Lieutenant Gerhard F. Behnken has been in command and has been a faithful officer and well liked by all.
The Third regiment raised the Stars and Stripes over a number of towns on the island among them Ponce, Yauco, Coamo, Albonita, Cayey, Barros, Barmintas, and Cedra. It has always been pushed to the front and had a record which few regiments in the United States can equal. Following is a roster of the Company that returned Monday:
Mauston Area
Spanish American War Veterans
Company D, 3rd Wisconsin Volunteers
From the Mauston Star [Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin], November 8, 1898
Officers
1st Lieut.
Gerhard F. Behnken, commanding:
2nd Lieut. Dan L. Remington
1st Sergt. Carl L. Behnken
Sergt. Frank F. Carter
Sergt. Ed. D. George
Sergt. Will Van Wie
Corporal Dan W. Stevens
Corporal Clarence L. Pratt
Corporal Matt G. Grinnolds
Corporal Chas. F. Hagemann
Corporal Fred H. Runkel
Corporal Frank Schroeder
Corporal Webster W. Dyer
Corporal Dan O. Bennett
Corporal Harry R. Fosbinder
Corporal Henry Helman
Corporal Harry J. Lyon
Corporal Fred R. Goodhouse (d. Oct 1898)
Musician Louis P. Helman
Wagoner William Maytum
Privates
Private Walter
E. Barringer Private Arthur E. Betts Private Herb C.Bockhouse Private Morris D. Bradley Private John A. Cash Private Charles E. Chilson Private Bert C. Clement Private John M. Chase Private George Fiene Private Ed L. Field Private Lewis Hanes Private Geo. W. Hurlbert Private Ernst Judd Private Fremont C. Johnson Private Harry E. Kelk Private Will McNown Private George R. Millard Private Lewis G. Murray |
Private Manning
Newkirk Private Vernon E. Odell Private Charles D. Patterson Private Charles N. Patterson Private Edward L. Perry Private Arthur C. Perry Private Charles C. Remington Private George E. Reynolds Private John P. Roberts Private Herman M. Rhu Private Ed A. Segkora Private George E. Smith Private Ashley E. Sias Private Louis K. Turner Private Joseph Vinopal Private Robert H. Whitman Private Fred Williams |
Submitted
by Joan Benner, Wisconsin Rapids WI