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TWENTY-EIGHTH ALL BACK NOW

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Second Section, Bringing Colonel Plummer and Six Companies, Arrived This Morning.

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MEN CLEAN OUT BARRACKS

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Third and Last Section, Containing Baggage and Field Equipment, Due Tonight.

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The second section of the Twenty-eighth infantry arrived at Fort Snelling from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, at 3 A.M. today. The first section arrived late yesterday afternoon. The third section, which consists of mostly of the heavy baggage, wagons, mules and other field equipment, will arrive about 7 P.M. today.

There were over 400 officers and men, including Colonel E. H. Plummer, the regimental band and Companies A, B, E, F, G and H, in the second section. The train was backed into the reservation on the St. Paul line spur and the men detrained at the fort.

Arrangements for the home-coming of the troops included the purchase of additional supplies by the commissary department.

Besides Colonel Plummer the officers who arrived this morning are, Major J. R. Lindsay, Captians Jerry Lynch, F. E. Bamford, J. M. Little and William S. Faulkner, Lieutenants E. H. Lowe, E. C Bankhead, Jerry Baxter, C M. Eastman, Thomas Heron, E. S. Hayes and C. C. Stokely and Dr. Maynard.

Immediately after their arrival the men began to clean up their quarters. Old clothes, left in the barracks when the troops were hurried off to the South last spring, were burned, and the quarters were given a thorough overhauling.

from Leroy (written in the margin)

Bond Paper:

Pay Department, U.S. Army,

POST PAYMASTER’S OFFICE,

Washington, D.C.

Notify this Office of any change in address, giving the name and regiment of soldier who makes the allotment.

Form 18:

ORIGINAL

Form 18.

Fort Snelling Minn, February 1, 1912

The undersigned hereby allots to Mr. Levi J. McGregor at 603 Main St. Punxsutawney, Pa, $15.00 per month, commencing with month of February, 1912, said amount to be deducted from his pay for Thirty (30) months.

Leon G. Baxter

(sgt) L. D ??assar

Capt 28th Inf. Comndg Co 7

To be forwarded to Paymaster General.

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Co. F, 28th Regt. Infty

Leon G. Baxter

September 28th 1911

Memorandum:

PAY DEPARTMENT, UNITED STATES ARMY

POST PAY MASTER’S OFFICE

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Memorandum for

Levi J McGregor,

Punxsutawney, Pa

This is to advise you that an allotment of $15.00 per month for 30- months commencing with the month of FEB 1912 19__, has been made to you by Leon G. Baxter, F 28th Inf

The first instalment of this allotment {was/will be} due on APR 1 1912 ist, 19__, as the law governing the payment of allotments requires that thirty days shall elapse between the end of the month for which the allotment is made and date on which same is paid.

The inclosed identification card must be signed and witnessed exactly as stated in the printed instructions thereon, and returned to this office before payment is made. The inclosed envelope, which requires no postage, may be used for its return.

This office should be promptly advised of any change of address.

All communications in relation to allotmentes should give the name and regiment of the soldier who makes the allotment, and be addressed to Post Paymaster, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

Keep RETAIN THIS LETTER FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

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