Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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'II-1 ---1xC'Ghc.2fg12f1CRIMSUNIQ- i . quartermaster. NVith the growth of the organization the location of the rendez- vous was changed from Ripon to Kenosha, where the organization was perfected. Early in the following year, the regiment was accepted and mustered into the United States service. When it was apparent that Ripon would be selected for the first encamp- ment., The executive committee of the college, on September 10, 1861, loyally voted To let The buildings and grounds of The college to The government. The offer was accepted and advantage Taken of it until November 28 when The removal to Kenosha took place. With an original strength of 1,124 men, the regiment sustained losses in battle of 3663 subsequent enrollments raised the broken ranks to The number of 1,-1-l-1 by the conclusion of the war. Fift'v-tive years from the time These men used The existing college buildings as barracks at Camp Fremont, The surviving members of that memorable regiment returned to The same buildings to commemorate the Fi'lfT.ieT.h Annual Eneamp- ment of The Grand Army of the Republic, June 1-L-16, 1916. Coming before The school year was scheduled to end, the students packed Their belongings and left the dormitories to make room for The celebrating veterans. The college spared no pains or expense To provide for the comforts of its guests. The college Vommons served The members of the G.A.R. just as etificiently as it did The departed students. Bartlett Hall adequately furnished accommodations for the ladies attending the encampment. The gymnas- ium, at that time called The Indoor Athletic Field, was transformed into a big auditorium, furnishing ample seating capacity for The meet- ings of The old soldiers. Nothing but whole-hearted cooperation on the part of The Towiispcople and The college administration could possibly have accommodat- ed the visiting warriors who gathered for The tittieth time since the close of the Civil war. All individual responsibilities were shelved for the Tinze. and all Riponites joined in The one project ot causing the G-olden Jubilee of The Grand Army to be The brightest event in the history of the organization. ln a tringular corner bordered bv walks at Ccllwf Offff ,The east 'end of the college campus, is set, in a simple frame of concrete, a granite marker, the sole remaining evidence of The location of t.he original rendezvous, Camp Fremont. of the 1st Nllisconsin cavalry. f --- -- Y' V ' ' Gmc il inn .,x? Hiisfi: ij.m c use .11 . frm' , .A A S ff ' - V f 53,596 Page 18

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B5 PE 1 iii 'ri l t wg p p or C 'ghe E924 CRINI-JDJEIQ mln. Q The Hrst party convention to 't ' i M' J ' adopt the new name was held July 6, 1854, at Jackson, Michigan. Greeley wrote to Jacob M. Howard of Michi- gan that he had been advised that 'Wisconsin would adopt. the name 4'Republican on July 13, and urged Michigan to anticipate such action by using the same name. The letter was shown to leaders in Michigan and the suggestion was accepted. Numerous articles have been written regarding the origin ot the Republican party, but historians to- I day make practically full recognition ' to the claims of Ripon as its birthplace and ol? Mr. Revay as its 'I'ounder. This historic building, the school house which fostered within its walls a movement which has been ot such prodigious intiuenee in the political develop- .i ..: Cfollcgc If'alk ment of America has been moved from its original site to its present location where it stands, unpretentiously guarding one corner ot the Ripon College campus. Each student generation regards and designates it proudly and it is visited annually by scores ot interested spectators. The building at present houses a rare collection ot curios, which might with proper organization, form the nucleus of an interesting museum, but which today is inaccessible to visitors primarily because of the limited space which is aiiforded. The biological specimens included in the collection are frequently employed by the biology department of the college and it is the hope of both college authorities and students that some day the eollcetion can be organized into a museum by which not only the college, but the general public as well may benefit. , The First Wisconsin Cavalry HE Ripon College campus was the rendezvous of the First Vlisconsin cavalry organized early in the summer of 1861 by Colonel Edward Daniels, who was commanded by the war department to recruit and organize the battalion. Colonel Daniels collected sixi hundred men at Camp Frement on the present college grounds. Later, two more companies were organized, and the governor of the state completed the regiment by the organization of six additional com- panies. Such were the men who composed the ofheersz Edward Daniels, col- onel, O. H. Lagrange, first major, Henry Pomeroy, second major, H. N. Greg- ory, surgeon, Charles Lord and H. XV. Cansall, assistants, and J. E. Mann, , ' 1 d f2Q i , H- - rr, Mei K E nn.. - r f-'mcg gncffp mm in mf RPQ QGW Page I7

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EQ 'File 1024 1 - Ripon in the World War til ERHAPS no fXl1'101'lCi111 city 015 11, popula- 1 tion eo111pz1ra1ble with l1l12l,1' of Ripon has . 11.0l'C right to be proud of its serviee to static 111111 eouuty during llllfl l'1'j'lllQ years of 1917- 151 l11i111 11118 1l1is little 0O1l'l1111111ll'Y. 1-30111 I over ll1Cl'CH and 111' 1101110 Riponities arose 1o 1 1! Q 1110 11cc-essities of 1110 O1'1'ilSl0l1 :md wou state Q und even 111111011111 COl1ll11C11ll2ll'l011 for lllfxll' response 1'o 1110 110l1121111lS w11ie11 were lllilfllx. Ill F1'11110e, Ripon was 1'eprese111'e11 lay our lmudred eig'11ty-seve11 111011 01',Sfi1lllZ01l into f'Oll1PHl1j' D. Seeoud XVlSC'01lSl11 111111111111-y w11iel1 merged 11'i1'11 1111 Eau 1i'1t1ire, XVlSC'011S111. 0011l11i11U' to become Co111pz111y B, 128111 I1113111- ,. It try, A.l1lO1'lCftl1 Expeditionary Forces. T110 iEO1'1llill1Ol1 of 1'11e new eo111pz111y 1followed 1110 y 1'Jl'0l1111llli11'j' l'1.'z1111l11g' 111' Waco. Texas, directly L 21'll1'C1' 1'11e All'1Q1'1C2l11 e111'rz111ee into the war. -qffliflf HHH 1 C':1pi'11i11 E. G. Prellwitz was placed 111 eo111-- 111z111d with Lieu1'e11z1111's August BL1C'11l101Z and llurry DOl'11lJ1'0Oli under 111111. p rpllf' Ripon boys lauded 111 Frnuee 1?O1J1'U211'f' 111, 15118, and reached 1110 native W 11g'l11'i11,Qg 1:10111 May 19, wl1e11 they were detz1e11ed to 1110 Alsace distriet for 21 F period of two 11:o111'11s, C'l1llllll1tl1ll1,fI July 22, 15118. 'l'11e eo111pz111y 1s first C'11,Qi1,,QC- 1 1 111c11t was 21 defensive 111a1111'le, 1l1e o11ly sueh experieuee during its period overseas. 1 From Alsace tl1e 0O1'l1'D2l,11Y was l'l'2111SfCl'1'0C1 to C1121102111-TlllQ1'1,'j'. There, and ' 111 Oise and Fismer. it saw uetive sorviee in 11 great offensive drive from July 25 j 1 ' 111111 1 11 y H' 1 , 1 1 On zz Rainy Nigfzl ' ' , f w i fi , - My I E 3 - Ii i ?-KU gznxg fm , in 1 1 'ti f Page I9