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CHAPTER V.
The Beginning of tlie Civil War—The Scandinavians taking part in
it-Appeal in Hemlnndet to the Scandinavians of Minnesota—Company
D. Organized—The Expi-essions of the Press—The Departure—The
March over the Cumberland Mountains—The Fate of the Third
Regiment.
Going from the court house 011 the afternoon of April 12th,
1861, a friend overtook me with the news that the rebels of
the South had fired on Fort Sumpter. The news spread
rapidly, and caused surprise and intense indignation. In a
few days the governor issued a proclamation that one
thousand men should be ready to leave our young state for
the seat of war; more than a sufficient number of companies
were already organized to fill this regiment, and the only
question was, who were to have the first chance ? This first
excitement was so sudden that the Scandinavians, who are
more deliberate in such matters, scarcely knew what was
going on before the first enlistment was made.
A few months passed, and the battle of Bull Run was
fought. It was 110 longer a mere momentarv excitement; it
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was no longer expected that the Rebellion could be subdued
in a single battle or within a few months, but it was
generally understood that the war would be long and bitter.
Then the Scandinavians of Minnesota began to stir. We
had heard that a few Swedes in Illinois, especially Major—
afterward General—Stohlbrand and a few others, had
entered the armv. A few Scandinavians had also enlisted in
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