Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1902 — Johnny Came Marching Home Again. [ARTICLE]

Johnny Came Marching Home Again.

i Company M. arrived home from their week’s encampment on the 6:32 train, Monday evening, as exI pected. They were met at the de--1 pot by the band and a goodly ( delegation of civil war veterans, and by a great crowd of enthusiastic citizens and still more enthusiastic citizanesses. The boys marched down town with the measured tramp of veterans, and then, after rousing cheers for the officers were disbanded. The boys are all well pleased with their week’s experience and have profited greatly by their opportunities for battalion, regimental and brigade drill. The Third regiment was the largest and best drilled regiment, and Company M. was the largest company. And if it was not the best drilled company it came mighty near that mark, and in competition with companies that have had months and even years of training. In fact it might be said that only one other company, that from Delphi, seemed to lead ours in popular favor, and when the reviewing stand was passed on Dedication Day, our company got more cheers than any other. Our boys made a fine record in general deportment too, and the only punishment any of them incjred,,BO far as heard from, was that two or three forfeited each a days’ pay for going up town without leave.