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 HISTORY OF GOODHUE ( 01 n 251 short time before the Third had the reputation of being the best drilled regiment in the park. hi June an order w;is issued to recruit the companies up to the full strength of 105 men, and Lieut. Erstad was detailed to go back home and perform that duty. Many of the men who were a1 tirst rejected were then given a chance and returned with him to join the command. After his return Lieut. Erstad w;is promoted to tirst lieutenanl and assigned to Company I. First Sergt. John Houck was promoted to second lieutenant and assigned to Company K. and Lieut. Demming of Company E was assigned tu < 'ompany D. On August 28, 1908, the regiment was transferred from Camp Thomas to Camp Poland, at Knoxville, Tenn., where they re- mained until September 21. and then started on the return trip to St. Paul, arriving there Sept. 23, and went into camp at Camp Van Duzee, between the twin cities. A furlough of thirty days was granted to all the men. who returned to their homes for a short period. At this time there was an Indian uprising in the northern pan of the state and a detachment from each com- pany was seut to quell the Reds, including several of the D boys, who returned without incident. On reassembling at St. Paul the regiment was mustered out of service November 18, 1908. Sergt. (leorge Miles Houck was the only member of the company who did not answer to roll call on the return home. He was taken ill at Knoxville shortly before leaving and when he arrived at Chicago was too sick to continue the journey and was taken to a hospital, where he died October 1. The remains were brought to Zumbrota for burial. Twice during their stay in the park the regiment was ordered to the front and both times they struck tents, packed up all their belongings and had destroyed the few luxuries they had accumu- lated for comfort's sake, such as straw for bedding, boxes for tables, etc., and both times were ordered to unpack and pitch tents before they had left the company street. The second time the regiment was in line and the column had started to move toward the station when the order was countermanded, which nearly resulted in a riot on the part of the men and only the per- sonal persuasion on the part of the officers prevented an open rebellion. "We do not construe this as a disgraceful act on the part of the men, but it well illustrates their willingness to get to the front and do actual service. After the muster out of the Fourteenth. Company D resumed its place in the state militia with Capt. Kinne at the head and H. "W. Yochem and E. F. Davis as lieutenants. In May. 1900, Kinne resigned and H. W. Yochem was elected captain; Davis