Codington-Davison County, SD News.....The First Death January 13 1886
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Mitchell Daily Republican
(Headquarters Second regiment, Dakota national guards)
Watertown, Dak., Jan. 5, 1886.
  General order No. 9.  To the officers and men of the second regiment: -- 
Soldiers; The roll of one of the Companies of our regiment has been called and 
it is found that a comrade is absent-- absent, but accounted for.  He has been 
ordered by a Higher authority to report for duty, among the countless army of 
the dead.  The sad report has been made to these Headquarters of the death of 
our comrade, James P. Howard, of Co. "H."  The hand of death has for the first 
time visited the "Second."  It is hereby ordered that the armory and flag of 
each Company be suitably draped in mourning for a period of fifteen days from 
January 8th, 1886 as a mark of respect for the memory of our departed Comrade.
Signed, Mark W. Sheafe, Col. Com'd'g 2d. Reg't D.N.G.
F.A. Huggins, Adjutant

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