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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: "WASHINQTQN, D. 0., THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1888;
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FIGHTING THERJ OVER,
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TFlrai Oar Yeierans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns.
THE MARCH TO SALTVILLE.
Comrade Hunt Toll ef Hie Seoeni Iinid and Hie
Detraciten of lh i'laco.
2nrnR National Tkibcke: In your paper
of Feb. 23 is im sccoutil from Comrade Soliday
of the second Sellvilic raid. Kow, I cannot
agree with him, from the fact that the second
raid was later the season. His may be &
correct account of the first expedition, for I
left te regiment at Richmond, Ky., and, with
a sick comrade of nay company, proceeded to
Lexington. Ky., our headquarters, and remain
ed nutit the return of iny regiment On the
18th of Koreutber, 1S64, our regiment had or
ders to march to Crab Orchard, arriving there
ou the morning of the 21st, where we joined
Gei. Bnrbridge's forces, about 4,000 stroug,
composed of cavalry and mounted infantry.
Wo then prooeeded" to Cumberland Gap, East
Tenw., arriving there on the 24th, when Gen.
Barbridge organized his forces into three bri
gades, as follows : First Brigade, consisting of
ail the cavalry of his division, Col. S. 13. Brown,
11th Mich. CavM commanding; Second Brigade,
Col. Bocklv, 54th Ky. (M't'd Inf.), command
ing; Third' Brigade, I. F. Wade, 5th U. S. C.
Cav., commanding. Being thus organized, aud
rested somewhat from our inarch from Crab
Orchard to Cumberland Gap, at an early hour
on the morning of the 2Jth we resumed our
march to Bean Station, situated in what is
known as the liichiand Valley, on the road
from Knorvtlle, Tcnn., to southwestern Vir
ginia. Arriving at Clinch River Ford wefouud
the river so swollen tbat we could not ford it;
consequently we were obliged to build a raft to
ferry ihe men and horse equiRnt across.
"Wc drove our horses into the river aud swam
them over. The process of crossing the river
-was tedious, but finally effected about 12 o'clock
on Ute nignt of Dec. 1. We then moved on
immediateb' and reached Beau Station the
next day. Dec. 2. Ilere we were joined by
Gens. StofteuMut and Gillem with a force of
about 1,209. On the morning of the 12th we
resumed oar march, bat instead of moving
southward, we moved eastward toward south
western Virginia. Oar march was rapid, with
Ute determination of the Generals to outstrip
the rebel forces in East Tennessee under com
mand of Vaughn and other officers, which was
successful ly accomplished, to which we owe
much of the success which crowned the expedi
tion. We arrived at Eogersvilie about dusk, where
we went into camp for supper and to feed our
horses on the forage that the Johnnies had
gathered in store for shipment to the salt
works and Richmond. After three hours' rest
we were again in the saddle and rapidly march
ins on. Gen. Gtliem's Brigade was in advance
and skirmished with the enemy all night. We
arrived at Kiagsport about daylight, where we
bad a skirmish with the rebs about our right to
cross the Korth Fork of the Holston River, but
oar boys getting in their rear, they were soon
pot to night, and among the prisoners taken
was Col. Dick Morgan. We crossed the river
-with Gen. Bui bridge in advance of the column,
and pushed ou to Bristol, Tcnn., arriving there
early on the morning of the 14th. We charged
the um n, capturing quite a number of pris
oners, with a large amount of l oil tug-stock be
longing to the Virginia &, Tennessee Hailroad.
Here Ute large depot was filled with all kinds
of ammunition and commissary stores belong
ing to the Confederate Government, but it did
net take Stoneman's galloping raiders long to
pat ihe match to this pile of stuff and see
it go up in sraske. We also burned the court
house and all public build ings, as they were
used for storehouses. Here Col. Brown was
ordered to push on for Paperviile, for the pur
pose of heading off Vaughn from joiniug Breck
inridge at Saiiville, bnt Vaughn hearing of oor
wheri-abosts :ook another course. We pushed on
for Abingdon, where wc got in ahead of Vaughn
again, compelling him to take another road
toward WytheviHe and effectual ly catting him
off from the salt works. At Abingdon we also
captured a large amount ef quartermaster
and commissary stores and a good quality of
artillery and musket ammunition. Here we
also pat the match to everything belonging to
the i&ufedeMteGoverowent. From Abing
don we flashed on ft- WytheviHe, where we
found a large chorea filled with arms and am
munition. This edifice was also laid in ashes.
On Ute morning of the loth Gen. Gillem
moved oat after Vaughn and came up with
him at Seven Mile Ford a ford over the Mid
dle Fork ef the lioisten Itiver capturing quite
a number of his rear-guard. At Marion Cot.
Brown's Brigade joined Gen.Giliem's. and here
the Johnnies ma Je a stand, but were soon put to
flight. Here commenced a running fight which
lasted from Marion to WytheviHe, a distance of
24 miles. In that charge wc captured seven
pieces of artillery and Vaughn's whole wagon
train, in which were found Vaughn's military
books and papers. At WytheviHe Vaughn
tried to rally his men with the Home Guards,
bat they were so demoralized that they could
not be slopped, but rushed on in the direction
of Lynchburg. From WytheviHe Col. Brown
gent a detachment of the 11th Mich. Cav. some
10 miles bej oud, where they destroyed an arse
nal filled with ammunition and a long and
very expensive bridge belonging to Uie Vir
ginia &. Tmie&ce Railroad. We had burned
every'.bing of the kind from Bristol to 10 miles
east of WytheviHe, including depots and tele
graph offices on the Virginia & Fast Tennessee
Bailroad. After we bad destroyed all the Gov
ernment property we retired from the city,
marching m Ute direction of Salt vi He for about
five miles, when we went into camp for a few
boors.
Larly on the morning of the 18th wo wore in
the asddlc again, with the First Brigade in ad
vance. Everything was qniet until we met
Witcher at Mount Airy, and chased him for
some five miles. He brought up in front of
Breckinridge's eommand, stationed on a bluff
about three miles from Marion, which we knew
at that time a Marion Mights. Ilcre Col.
Brow ii Leid his position until reinforced by the
Third Brigade and oar battery of four 10-pound
rifled gnns. The action now became general
on both sides, and lasted until darkness set in.
A detachment of the 11th Mich. Cav., under
command of CapC E. C Miles, held a bridge at
this place daring the whole engagement. Capt.
George B. Mason, with a squadron of the 11th
Mich. Cav.. while attempting to reinforce Capt.
Miles, was mortally wounded. (I will state
right here that 1 know that to be a fact, for I
was one of that squadron that made that charge
to reinforce Capt. Miles.)
Early on the morning of the 19th the battle
was resumed and kept up all day. Our forces
had been weakened -very mnch during the
ziigbt by Gen. Gillem's Brigade having been
seat around the rebels' left to get in their rear,
while 11. Buckly, with the Second Brigade,
was aeut to Hank their right. Night again
closed tac contest, with the line of battle abont
the same as m the morning; bnt during the
night Breckinridge got wind of Gillem's move
ment aud bUrted for the salt works, when he
ran right into Col. Buddy's Brigade. Think
ing we had him surrounded, he left for Korth
Carolina in great haste. Finding the coast
clear in the morning, we started for Ute salt
works again. That night we camped about
half way between Marion and Ute salt works.
At an early boor the next morning we re
sumed oar march and got in sight of the forte,
wii en the 11th Mich. Cav. dismounted and
formed a skirmish-line and started up the hill
toward ute fort, while the artillery, under
command of CoL Norman S. Andrews, of Michi
gan, sent its greetings of iron over oar heads
to the Johnnies in the fort; but they soon got
tired of snch familiar compliments and left in
disgust, not even stopping to spike their guns.
At dark the firing ceased, and everything was
quiet all night; so early the next morning
Gen. Bnrbridge ordered a charge for Saltville,
which place we found evacuated.
Then oommeneedltbe work of destroying the
2,000 kettles and all the storehouses and other
buildings necessary for such a business. The
-wells four in number we filled with old rail
road iron and every thing we could get into
them. We spent nearly two days there in Ute
destruction of the puce, leaving nothing bat a
pile of ashes.
The destruction of Saltville being thoroughly
accomplished, we crossed to the north side of
the Holston Kiver and took up our march to
ward Kentucky by Ute war of Pound Gap, at
which place we arrived on the 25th. After
passing Utroogk the gap we came to a halt,
and the dismounted men (I was of them) were
put under charge of Cant. George and Lieut.
Perk.h. of the 11th Mich. Cav., and seat by
the wv of Shelby Creek and Big Sfitt&y Jlivor
to Lo..-;t. iLence by Wat to Cinctunatf, and
from ut jwaee by rail to Lexington, Ky. The
balance proceeded by the way of Hazel Green
and Mount Sterling to Lexington, fehicb place
wc all reached about the 1st of Jatary, 1SG5,
worn out in body and clothes. Te.l Comrade
Soliday this was the second Saltvillo raid. C.
N. Hunt, Co. 31, 11th Mich. Cav., Jackson,
Mich.
TREVILTAN STATION.
The 10th ST. T. Car. la that Faraons Charge.
Editor National Tribune: In looking
through Thk National, Tribune of Jan. 51
road an article written bv Capt. N. D. Preston,
10th X. Y. Cav., on the cavalry fight at Tre
vilian Station June 11, 18G1. Having had the
honor of being the Adjutant of the old 10th at
that time, and also of being engaged in that
battle, I desire to add my testimony to the gal
lantry of the regiment oa that occasion.
When the 10th was dismounted they were
ordered to form on the left of the Second Bri
gade and to charge with it. In our front was
a rail fence, behind which the regiment formed
a line. This fence ran nearly the whole length
of the brigade. On the other sido of the fence
was a level field about 30 rods across. After
crossing this field we came to the railroad,
which here ran through a cutfrom six to eight
feet deep. In this cut the enemy were posted
in heavy force. Just back of this cut, on a knoll,
was the rebel battery. All this in our immedi
ate front to our right, nnd in front of tlio Sec
ond Brigade was the station-house aud several
box-cars, and still further on the right was a
cut similar to the one in our front. The ene
my was in force all along this line depot, cars
and cut filled with thcra. Wo never were
on their flank from the timo we ware assigned
a position ; and as proof of this, when the ene
my were driven lroin tueirstrongnoius, tucy
retreated down the railroad to our left, and af
ter making the charge we changed front and
followed them, moving to the left, and covering
a part of the ground over which we had previ
ously charged.
Maj. Avery was in command, and at this time
was on the right of the regiment. When the
bugle sounded the charge, the Second Brigade
started, but for some reason unknown to tho
writer, tho old 10th N. Y. remained station
ary. Capt. Weir, of Gen. Gregg's staff, came
running out of the woods to tho right, swing
ing his saber and shouting for us to charge.
We jumped the fence and started. By the time
that the 10th started, the Second Brigade had
reached the second fence and dropped down
behind it, having drawn the enemy's fire from
our front, as well as the lire of tho artillery.
And as they wore now hidden from the enemy,
we were receiving
A MOST TERRIFIC FIRE,
not only from our front, but from the depot and
cars, which were filled with Johnnies. As our
line reached the second fence we were forced
to take refuge behind it for a short time.
While lying here several of our men were
killed, and Lieut. Van Wyel called out to me,
saying: "For God's sake", Adjutant, what are
you going to do? Wo can't lie hero mnch
longer!" Iran down to the right of the line
to see what Maj. Avery was going to do, and
meeting Capt. BIynu was informed that just as
we got over the first fence Lieut. Preston was
either killed or wounded ; and that Maj. Avery
had remained with him where ho had fallen,
to have him carried off the fieid. Iran back
to the center and informed Lieut. Hiuckly of
the situation. I had no mo to see Maj. Weed,
Opts. Vanderbilt or Snyder, and turn over
the command to them ; but gave the command
to the 10th K. Y. to charge. " I was none too
quick, for those gallant officers on the left
Weed, Vanderbilt and Snyder were only wait
ing for orders from the commanding officer be
fore moving forward, and not getting them as
quickly as they desired, they had already or
dered their command to charge, and away we
went, this lime with the Second Brigade. Al
though wc were obliged to cross a plowed field
in full view of the enemy, and subject to their
murderous lire,
THE USE NEVER PALTERED,
and in a very few moments the 10th N. Y. Cav.
jumped down in that railroad cut to find that
the enemy, not thinking it possible for ns to
dislodge them, had remained too long to safely
retreat, and we reaped a rich harvest in pris
oners. The battery meanwhile had limbered
up and galloped off tho field, taking the road
leading down the railroad to our left.
On Teaching this cut, while onr men were
marching ihe prisoners we had captured to the
rear, I sat down on the railroad track to rest.
Maj. Weed and Capt Vanderbilt soon came up,
expecting to find Maj. Avery in command, nnd
inquired for him of me. Oapt. BIynn, who was
just joiniug us, replied to Vauderbilt's question,
that Preston was cither killed or wounded just
as we started to make tho charge, and that Maj.
Avery had remained with him. Directly
Maj. Avery was seen coming towards us.
Crossing the plowed field aud coming to me, ho
addressed me in these words: Why in h 1
did not yon reform the regiment and charge
regiment
down the railroad after tho retreating enemy? "
Sly reply, as 1 arose to my feet, was: " Maj.
Avery, I have not the honor of commanding
this regiment." This ended tho fighting for
that day.
Capt. Preston was a gallant officer no braver
man lived. He was known as tho fighting
Commissary of the 10th N. Y. Cav. Yet, Cap
tain, I cannot permit you to say that it was
necessary for the 10th N. Y. to make that
charge in order to gain a record. In the lan
guage of tho gallant Vanderbilt, her record
was made before this date. It was written in
large letters of blood, drawn from the veins of
many of her gallant sons, on the fields of Brandy
Station, Aid ie, Middlcburg, Uppervillc, Gettys
burg, Sulphur Springs, Little Auburn, Eeams's
Station, and many other engagemonts previous
to June 11, 1861. There was no stain to be
wiped out, and in that fight wc only added
additional luster to the glorious record already
made.
Capt. Preston having been wounded early in
the fight, could not of his own knowledge assort
that Avery led us in that charge. G. W. Ken
nedy, 10th N. Y. Cav., Fabius, N. Y.
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The DcGrtss Tlattcry Again.
Editor National Tribune: I have again
to ask yon for space in your valuable paper to
explain the position of tho First Division,
Fifteenth Corps, July 22, at Atlanta. In The
Natioxal Tribune of March 15, Comrade
Dixon asks for information in regard to Gen.
Lightburn's report, which I will try and fur
nish him; but before doing so will call his
attention to Gen. Woods's report:
I Immediately moved the Second Brigndo for
ward to attack: in flank and rear, nnd the First
Brigade to attack in flank and front. Tliiifproved
feticceseful, and in less than 15 minutes 1 hud re
taken DeOrewf's battery and driven the enemy
from the rifle-nils on the left ns far as the railroad.
The whole rebel line then fell back nnd the works
were re-ooeupied by our troops. While moving hack
the Pirfel Brigade to re-oecupy their orisf rial posi
tion the enemy made a charge on our rj;ht -Itli
Iowa, of Second Brigade, which was posted ou the
reverse of an old rebel battery). The enemy were
driven back with great slaughter, nnd made no
further attack that night.
Col. Williamson in his report also makes
mention of this attack and of the repulse of
the rebels, and Gen. Logan does likewise. Now
mark tho wording of tho tatter's report:
Gen. Woods 'then moved bis First and Second
Brigade forward, attacking in front nnd Hank and
in flank and rear. At the same time the Second
Division, followed by Col. Jersey's Brigade, ad
vanced upon the enemy's front. The movement
was fcucceWul. Woods's Division striking the ene
my's flank, It began to break, aud soon afterward
the Second Division charging -his front, the Hue of
works. DeGress's battery, and two guns of Battery
A were recaptured. Gen. Woods then swung Ins
left around and the whole JitiCof the lrirtt and
Second Divisions was reoccupied with no further
opposition, except a fierce; assault on tho 4th Iowa,
which was repulsed.
I will now give that part of Gen. Lightburn's
report that refers to this part of the battle :
At 2 o'clock p. m.. pursuant to orders, I assumed
command of tins division, aud at 3:30 p. in. my whole
line was attacked, which was restated with spirit
until the line was broken on the main road, when
the whole command broke in confusion to the renr.
Finding it imiK-Hle to cheek the retreat,! pro
oeeded immediately to the works occupied in the
morning, ordering llyit the command be tjiore
checked, reformed and retake the position'lost,
and if poable recapture the batteries; which
was ultimately done, with the assistance of Gen.
Woods's Division and one brigade of the Sixteenth
Corne, commanded by Col. Mersey, re capturing all
of the gun of Battery II and two of Battery A.
I think those statements can not bo refuted.
Jaxes Wilson, Co. E, 9th Iowa, Flandreau,
Dak.
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WAYNESBORO.
The 92d 111. in tho Fight.
Editor National Tribune: In reply to
tho many conflicting statements in regard to
tho fight at "Waynesboro, Gn., Dec. 4, 186-1, 1
beg to submit tho account of said engagement,
written soon after by Gen. Smith D. Atkins,
commander of the brigade which did tho work :
"Early on Dec. 4, 1SG4, the division moved
ont to attack tho rebel cavalry under Wheeler
and Wado Hampton, Atkins's Brigade in ad
vance. As tho column camo by the 92& 111.
which was on picket duty and had been up all
night, without a chance to cook a cup of coffee
for breakfast, and thoy had no supper the night
previous was ordered to advance on foot, and
forward it went. Tho 10th Ohio Cav. wore
leading the brigade, and soon found the enemy
and charged in column down the road and
closo up to tho enemy's barricade, which was
erected around a house, and there the 10th
Ohio Cav. halted within pistol-shot of tho
enemy; but tho rebels had carefully selected
their ground and built strong lines of barri
cades, one back of another, and felt so certain
of repulsing our attack that they did not caro
to punish as they might havo dono tho 10th
Ohio Cav., and l)y direction of tho rebel Gen.
Wheeler, who could bo seen nnd heard dis
tinctly by us, tho rebels held their lire. Tho
92d was ordered to como forward ou doublo
quick, but the weary men, who had not slept
tho night previous and had not had cither
supper or breakfast, wcro not in condition to
double-quick far. Lieut.-Col. Van Buskirk,
with the 92d, was ordorod to move upon tho
enemy's first barricade, directly in front, and
charge him out. The 5th Ohio Cav. was ordered
to move in column on the right flank, and tho
9th Ohio Cav., Col. William D. Hamilton com
manding a gallant soldier, whoso eagles
should havo been stars on tho left flank in
column. The 92d camo up and formed in lino
within plain sight and easy rango of the rebel
barricade, but the enemy did not fire. Tho
92d moved down to tho fence in a hollow in
front of the enemy, and crossed it again and
dressed in line, aud then coolly and deliber
ately started over tho open field and up tho
hill in front and within 10 rods of the barri
caded rebels. Now tho enemy had the 92d, as
they thought, at their mercy, and up the
enemy rose hehind their breastworks of rails
and blazed their carbines into the facos of tho
92d men; bnt tho storm of bullets from tho
repeating rifles of the 92d that went hissing
back at them was too much for the gray-coated
soldiers, and they sauk back again behind
their barricade, while the 92d leaped forward
with a shout, onto and over tho rebel barri
cade, and pumped their Spencers at the backs
of the retreating rebel soldiers. Eighty-seven
prisoners were captured by tho 92d behind tho
barricade, from which thoy had driven the
enemy. Tho 10th Ohio was pushed forward,
and just behind the barricade taken by the
92d it was charged by the rebels and was
broken into confusion, but the 92d, with cool
courage, moved forward in line and repelled
the charging rebels. Another line of barri
cades was found full of gray-coats, who, while
fighting hard, did not -wait as long as the first
lino had done, but retreated before tho 92d.
The artillery was brought up and commenced
shelling tho town of Waynesboro. The 5th
Ohio was pressing in hard on tho rebel left,
and the 9th Ohio had already passed the rebel
right flauk, and tho enemy was leaving his
third line of barricades; tho 9th Mich, and
10th Ohio was ready to charge in the center as
soon as Col. Hamilton, of tho 9th Ohio, opened
the fight on tho rebels beyond the creek and
near the town, when Kilpatrick ordered a halt.
Twenty minutes more would probably havo
given ns 500 prisoners. As it was, the rebel
cavalry under Wheeler and Hamptou that had
tried to run over Kilpatrick at Bnckhead
Creek on the 28th day of November, and had
been so handsomely repulsed, had hero chosen
its own ground, erected three separate lines of
barricades, each back of tho other, and had
hoped to repulse us; but tho 92d alono had
routed them from their first and strongest bar
ricade, with great loss to the rebel cavalry, in
cluding 87 prisoners; and a single brigade had
put the rebel cavalry commanded by Gens.
Wheeler and Hamptou to flight."
Tho above, I think, will explain my reason
for objecting to tho statement that tho 92d
simply acted as skirmishers in the Waynesboro
fight. E. A. Yontz, 92d 111.
The Capture of IIiintSTlUc, Ala.
Editor National Tribune: I was tele
graphing at Hnntsvillo "afoo do wah," and
when tho war broke out I camo home, but I
was able to learn very directly as a telegrapher
will what happened there after I left.
Huntsvillewas headquarters of tho Memphis
& Charleston Eailroad, and a man whom I
shall call O. L. K. (he is now in Washington,
engaged within gunshot of The National
Tribune office,) was, during the war. Super
intendent of the telegraph at Huntsvillo. Ho
had been South for 20 years, but was a native
of Philadelphia, aud loyal blood ran in his
veins.
It was a bad night, and the mail-train com
ing up tho road was behind timo in tho face of
two heavy trains of troops going down the road
on their way to reinforce Beauregard at Pitts
burg Landing, and 0. L. K. staid up that night
to direct in person where each train should
pass the others. About midnight a scout camo
into the telegraph office at the depot and re
ported to Mr. O. L. K. that the Yankees were
at Meridianville, a town 10 mile3 north of
Huntsville, on the Faycttevillc road. Mr. O.
L. K. complimented him for his valuable serv
ices, and lest the information should go further
told him ho should havo the best bed at tho
depot, and so put him to bed. Now there wcro
a great many engines in the round-house and
a large amount of rolliug-stock in the yards.
Xfter Mr. O. L. K. had safely passed tho trains,
there being no one about the ollice but himself,
he locked up, went home and told his wifo
that they would wako up in tho United States
in the morning, and so they did. And this is
how Gen. Mitchell happened to take so much
Memphis & Charleston ltailroad rolling-stock.
A. A. Gildeusleeve, Pittsburg, Pa.
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Itocl:y Face and Buzzards Roost.
Editor National Tribune: Not wishing
to enter in any controversy with any comrade,
or take his laurels in a struggle whoro all did
their duty and did it well, I wish to say a few
words about tho capture of Rocky Face and
Buzzards' Eoost, on Sunday morning, May 7,
18G1.
The 125th Ohio. Co. Opdycke commanding,
was detailed to flank tho loft pass of Kocky
Face, which, under a heavy fog, heprocecded to
do, but did not advance far until ho came upon
the enemy, strongly intrenched in the pass,
and we were compelled to fall back, carrying our
wounded with us. He again reformed his line
facing tho ridgo to tho west. "Under cover of
the fog, and piloted by a citizen under cover of
tho Colonel's revolver, we began tho ascent of
Kocky Face by holding to hushes and hands
until we gained the summit, when our lino was
formed and Co. I was placed on tho skirmish
lino. Weadvauccd a short distance when we
struck the enemy's reserve post, when the or
der to chargo was given, which wo did with a
yell, and dro'0 the Johnnies to the base of Buz
zards' Boost, and held our lino until reinforced
by tho 3d Ky. in tho afternoon, when the lino
permanently formed and hold tho position.
Our loss in Co. 1 was 18 killed and wounded.
The loss of tho rest of the regiment I don't
know.
Tho 125th was tho first Union troops on
Rocky Face, and their flag was tho first to float
from the summit. I myself helped to chop tho
bushes oil' for tho Signal Corps to signal from.
We held this position until Monday evening,
when wo, with tho 3d Ky., woro ordered to
chargo Buzzards' Boost, in which wo wero re
pulsed aud fell back to our old position. Tho
3d lost very heavily, they having tho lead in
tho chargo. Our killed aud wounded amount
ed to 43. Now, comrades, I don't write tin's
from newspaper reports, but from memory; and
as I saw things in our front while on tho ridgo
that day, I had no time to look up what other
regiments wero doing, but in conclusion Will
say that tho 3d Ky.'s flag was tho first to float
from the bights of Buzzards' Boost after tho
surrender of Thursday morning, May 11, 18(51.
S. A. Justice, Co. 1, 125th Ohio, Stryker, O.
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Tho Five Sisters.
There were five fair sisters, and each had an
aim
Flora would fain bo a fashionable dame;
Scholarly Susan's selectiou was books ;
Coquetish Cora cared moro for good looks;
Anna, ambitious, aspired after wealth ;
Sensible Sarah sought first for good health.
So she took Dr. Pierce's Goldon Medical Dis
covery and grew healthy and blooming. Cora's
beauty quickly faded; Susan's eyesight failed
from over-study; Flora became nervous and
fretful in striving after fashion, and a sickly
family kept Anna's husband poor. But sensi
ble Sarah grew daily moro hoaltby, charming
and intelligent, and she married rich.
SfJILOH;
Comrade Coffman Discusses the Battle with Llcnt.
Choatc.
Editor National Tribune : In your issuo
of Jan. 19 1 saw a communication from Lieut.
H. Choate, of tho 6th Ky. Now, as one who
was lu the fight at Shiloh both days, I do cer
tainly take issue with tho comrade in two of
his strictures ou Grant's array. The first is as
to tho demoralized condition of the army on
tho 0th of April. Ho says: "Had tho rebol3
made tho chargo on the roscrvo artillery, noth
ing on that sido could havo stopped them until
they captured Grant's army." Now, I do not
know what ho means by reserve artillory, for
all of the artillory was in line, forming a circle
from the creek on tho right to tho river on tha
loft, supported by infantry; and from tho best
authority A mmcn'S Brigado did notcrosstho
Tennessee Biver until dark. And I boiiovo
with Grant that, with tho addition of Wal
lace's Division, wo would havo whipped Beau
regard's army on Monday if none of Buell's
army had got there. Then tho Lieutenant
goes ou aud makes this statement: " Outsido
of Lew Wallace's Division, at 10 a. m. Monday
Grant did not havo 10,000 men in line, and
thoy did nouo or very little fighting.
During tho main fighting Wallace joined Mc
Cook, throwing Sherman in reserve." That is
certainly news to the men of Sherman's Divis
ion. Tho Lientenant's rango of vision may havo
been superior to that of most soldiers, but how
it was possible for tho comrado to sco all tho
movements of tho army upon that heavily
timbered field is something wonderful. I do
know that Sherman's Division was on tho move
Monday morning, and attackeU the enemy as
soon as found, and staid in tho fight all day
until the enemy was routed ; for our regiment
(tho 70th Ohio) was in Gen. Buckland's Bri
gade, of Sherman's Division, and in the front
line, and made tho last charge that routed tho
rebels and drove them from tho field.
I am awaro that Gen. Buell wrote a his
tory of tho battle of Shiloh and had it publish
ed after the death of Gen. Grant, and tried to
claim all the honors of that battle. I do not
doubt tho fighting qualities of tho Array of
tho Cumberland or Nelson's Division, but I
very much doubt their saving Grant's army at
Shiloh, for that was done tho first day. It is a
well-known fact that Beauregard's army was as
badly demoralized as was Grant's army, and
the main fighting on Monday was dono in tho
endeavor to get away.
Tho Lieutenant points with pride to other
battles and campaigns of tho Army of tho
Cumberland, but my opinion i3 that tho record
of the Army of tho Tennessee will comparo
favorably with it or any other equal number
of men. Daniel Cofi-man, Co. B, 70th Ohio,
Sterling, Kan.
lie nlso Differs With the Lieutenant.
Editor National Tribune: There aro
many contradictions in our paper which do
not particularly interest me; but tho article in
The National Tribune of tho 19th nit.
headed "Nelson's Division," by H. Choate,
First Lieutenant, Co. D, Gth Ky., is something
I know to bo incorrect, and so does he, if ho
was with Nelson at that time.
On Thursday, April 3, a member of the 31st
Ind. borrowed my horse to take a ride. At
noon ho camo in and told mo that Gen. Nelson,
who was the advance of Buell's army, was out
at Horse Creek, four miles cast of town (Savan
nah), and was going into camp. Ho told mo
Col. Bob Stewart, of Terro Haute, Ind., with
his 2d Ind. Cav., was Nelson's escort. He and
I' both were intimately acquainted with a great
many of tho 2d Ind. Cav. IIo had told them I
was in Savannah, and several sent word they
would call on me thc-next day, which they did.
Whilst they were with me'many officers passed
iy toward tho steamboat landing, and amongst
them tho boys pointed out their General (Nel
son), and said ho could boat the wholo army
swearing. In tho evening these officers went
back, many of them not knowing for certain
whether they were afoot or on horseback.
On Saturday, April 5,.a train of perhaps 50
wagons, said to bo part of Bull's commissary
train, camo into Savannah, went to tho river,
loaded, and went back to camp. In the after
noon of that day an officer was pointed out to mo
as Gen. Buell. Sunday morning about an hour
after the firing had commenced at Shiloh our
array camo pcll-moll into town, somo running,
some cheering and somo straggling. Buell,
Beauregard, young Johnston and Grantall
agree abonfc the timo Buell's first troops got
acrosstho river, that ilLwns near sunset.
Now, how docs thaT Kentucky Lieutenant
know that Grant's reserve artillery stood all
Sunday afternoon without any ono to work it,
even without a man to guard it? Lieut. Choato
bad better review tho history of that memora
ble battle before ho writes any more on it, and
if he has no positive dates to guide him he had
better quit the business.
I know nothing of Duck River Bridge, but I
do know Buell's army could have gone to Pitts
burg Landing Saturday, April 5, and I further
know that Beauregard found out Friday night
byliis scouts that Buell's army was at Horso
Creole, four miles cast of Savannah, and induced
Johnston to attack Grant on Sunday morning,
instead of 'Buell making tho attack Monday.
R. D. Parsons, 7th 111. Cav., Amelia, Neb.
The Spy at Fredorick City.
Editor National Tribune: R. W. Locke,
of Chelsea, Mass., asks somo person to give an
account of the capture and hanging of tho
rebel spy Richardson near Frederick City,
Md., and Wm. L. Hart, Co. G, 7th Ind., Bran
don, Iowa, professes to do so, but signally fails,
and I will endeavor to tell what I know about
the matter.
Ho (Richardson) was, when captured, all
alone, standing by his horso alongside of tho
pikca few milesnorth of Frederick, and claimed
to one of our scouts who saw him thoro that ho
lived at a mill in tho vicinity. Tho scout had
met the old gont on different occasions boforo
this, and asked him to accompany him to Gen.
Bcauford's headquarters, and while there ho
was searched, and on his person was found com
munications between leading rebel Generals
aud a plot detailing how a division of our cav
alry was to be decoyed in ouo of tho mountain
gaps and destroyed. It is hard to believe that
tho rebels had tho impudouco to bo in that
vicinity, as 'all that country was occupied by
our troops from tho 1st of July up to tho timo
our army left the State. Will Mr. Hart stato
whoro the spy was hung, and what time of day
it happened, and how long ho was to hang,
etc.? S. R. Evril, Co. F, 13th Pa. Cav., Wat
sontown, Pa.
The nth Illinois.
Editor National Tribune: In yonr issuo
of March 1 is a letter from Henry Stokes, Co. K,
5th 111. Cav., in which he says thcothlll. novcr
retreated but once, and then when fighting
Mariimduke, who had a forco of 12,000 men.
Now, I would like to ask Comrade Stokes if it
was Marmaduko's forces that kept them penned
up in Natchez, Miss., while they wero camped
at that place, tho 5th 111. taking tho placo of
the 4th 111. Cav.? The 4th 111. was sent to
Memphis, Tonn., aud w'o had been thoro but a
short timo when there was a petition sent to
tho commanding officer at Memphis, with tho
signatures of 300 of tho citizens of Natchez,
Miss., asking him to sjend back the 4th 111. Cav.
to that placo, as tho rebels wero taking horsos
and other stock, also qverything else that would
bo of any uso to them; and if I am not mis
taken it was stated in tiio pqtitiou that tho 5th
did not daro to go out and fight tho Johnnies,
because they got whipped every time they went
out, especially on tho Louisiana side. Alvin
W. Chapin, Co. B, 4th 111. Gav., Utica, III.
Three Lost lirdthors.
Editor National'Tribune: In 18G1, when
tho late war broko out, five' brothers lived in
Porter, Ind., about three miles southeast of
Valparaiso, on Morgan Prairie. These brothers
wcro named Hiram, .Jamcs Sanford, Anthony
and Orlando. Tho first fqur named enlisted
under the first call for throe-months troop3, to
tho best of my recollection. In June, 1803, tho
younger brother, William Orlando (myself), en
listed in the C3d Ind. During his servico ono
of tho brothers (Anthony) was wounded, and
died in 1SG5, aftor ho camo out of tho army.
But since tho war tho three other brothers who
first enlisted Hiram, James and Sanford
have never been heard from. Whether thoy
wero killed in battle or taken prisoners and
died iu prison is not known. I writo this in
tho hope that they, if alive, may see or hear of
it; or, if dead, that somo comrade may know
of It, and writo to tho younger brother, tho
writer, who is ircry anxious to know of their
fate. Any comrado who can givo mo reliable
information in regard to any or all of them will
do mo a lasting favor. W. O Mathews, Elm
Springs, Ark.
Rheumatism and Catarrh, caused by poor and
corrupted blood, cured by Aycr's Sarsaparilla.
PICKET SHOTS,
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Personal.
J. H. Johnson, Cos. K and C,50th Ind., Ohio
villo, Pa., wonders why ho novcr sooa any
thing from members of his regiment in The
National Tribune.
Lost and Fonnd.
W. T. Johnson, Tuscola, 111., has in his pos
session tho discharge of August Perlewitz, Gist
111., which ho will bo glad to return to tho
owner on application.
S. R. Bell, 101 Nineteenth streot, Wilwaukoo,
Wis., has in his possession tho discharge of
Bernard Ohn, of tho Uuitcd States Steamer
Hartford, dated at Boston, Dec. 4, 1S79. Ho is
willing to restoro it to the owner on applica
tion. F. N. Coon, Argcnta, Ark., has the discharge
of John 11. Bowcn, Co. D, G3d III.
Adam Herzinger, Sergeant, Co. E, 39th N. J.,
35 West street, Newark, N. J., has the follow
ing discharges: Joseph Bickerfc, Co. E, 4Sth N.
Y.; John Raalo, Co. C, 15th N. Y. Art.; John
Ochs, Co. A, 103d N. Y.; Leopold W. Rossmaior,
Co. G, Gth N. J.; Ernst Beihl, Co. D, 9th N. J.;
Hugh Gartlom, Co. E, 5th N. Y., transferred
from Co. E, 12fch N. Y.; and George Graff, Co.
F, 12th N. Y. N. G.
Josiah Hobort, Co. D, 3d N. Y., 232 GifTord
street, Syracuso, N.Y., has tho discharge papere
and somo recoipts of John Maiden, Co. G, 11th
U. S. Inf., which he will bo glad to return to
tho owner or his friends.
Robert H. Graham, Harper, Kan., has tho
discharge of Wm. Leiilor, Co. L. 9th N. Y. Cav.,
which ho found at Elsah, IlOiu 1S72. The
comrado or his friends can procure tho dis
charge by addressing him.
Addison White, Co. A, 7th Ohio, Southington,
Ohio, lost his discharge about four years ago
through somo agent in Washington, to whom
it was sent as ovidonco by which to coliect
commutation money. Ho would like to regain
possession of it.
S. Martin, Milan, Tonn., has tho discharges
of tho following comrades: John Taylor, Cor
poral, Co. E, 109th U. S. C.T.; Frank Drain, Co.
M, 12th U. S. H. A.; Joseph McMillin, Co. H,
115th U. S. C. T.; Richard Lewis, Co. I, 14th
U. S. C. T.; James Martin, Corporal, Co. G, 115th
U. S. C. T.; Thomas Young, Co. H. 115th U. S.
C. T.; Chas. T. Denham, Co. B, 119th U. S. C. T.,
and Martin Green, Co. E. 119th U. S. C. T.
D. R. Shollenbarger, Co. B,44th Ohio, Lamar,
Colo., says that during the raid of Gen. Hunter
to Lynchburg, the writer's horso ran away. A
pair of calfskin saddlebags were fixed to tho
saddle, tho contents of which he has ncvorbcen
able to find. He hopes if any comrado know3
anything of thorn ho will address him, as he is
very anxious to recover the articles ; especially
tho housewife, which was presented to him by
his best girl tho night before ho departed for
tho front.
Information Asked and Qivon.
M. Holston, Chicago Dragoons, East Portland,
Ore., would like to hear from any of the boys
who mado their escape from Pearisburg, Va.,
in 1862. Ho was confined there, together with
seven others, at that date.
P. M. Dunkle, Co. A, 103d Pa., Toby, Pa.,
would like to hear from some comrado who was
on board the Bidc-wheeled steamer Massachu
setts, which left Alexandria, Va., on tho night
of tho 15th or lGth of April, 1865, and collided
at somo point on tho river with tho steamer
Black Diamond, which was on picket duty
watching for Booth, tho assassin of tho Presi
dent. Thoro wero 25 men lo3t in the collision,
tho Black Diamond going down very soon aftor
being struck. ,
Give Them Their Dne.
James Splan, Co. F, 33d N. J., Milburn, N. J.,
wonders how long justice will bo withheld
from tho old soldicr3.
A. J. Cratscnberg, Capo Vincent, N.Y.', thinks
tho pension bill recently introduced in tho
Houso by Mr. Quay, of Pennsylvania, an ex
cellent one; but thinks thero should bo no dis
tinction mado between an amputation four or
five inches above or below kneo or elbow.
Fred Nabholz, Co. B, 27th Pa., National Mili
tary Home, Wisconsin, thinks it timo that
Congress kindled the firo of relief for the old
soldiers, to protect them from tho coldness with
which they havo been treated of lato.
Henry E. Benjamin, Corporal, Co. G, SOth
111., Coul tervillc, ill., is strongly in favor of
the repeal of the limitation of arrears.
John Jones, Co. D, 149th N. Y., Syracuse, N.
Y., is in favor of giving every honorably-discharged
soldier who has or may arrive at tho
age of 60 years a pension of $12 per month.
J. W. Merrill, Co. K, 8th Iowa Cav., Junction
City, Kan., wonders why tho Government
should hesitate for ono moment to pension
every surviving soldier of tho lato war.
Charles Salisbury, 2d Ohio Cav., Reinson
Corners, O., thinks tho soldiers who enlisted in
18G4 do not get the credit they aro entitled to.
Ohio alone sent back nearly 80,000 into tho
field at a time when their services wero much
needed. Ho think3 somo special provision
should be made for these mon.
Hiram Bawling, Co. E, 37th Ind., St. Oraer,
Ind., advocates a pension of $12 per month to
every soldier who served three years.
Z. M. Htingcrford, National Military Home,
Ohio, wonders why pensions arc not graded
according to real disability. Ho does not think
that the present pension law does that by any
means.
H. E. S., Co. I, 18th Mo., Amazonia, Mo.,
enlisted at tho ago of 17, and gave tho best
years of life to tho service of his country. Ho
thinks a gross injustice has been dono to tho
surviving soldiers by both Congress and tho
Nation at large.
L. B. Weidenhoimer, Co. A, 109th 111., Rich
field, Kan., calls upon all comrades to be on tho
alert aud voto against all candidates who aro
iuimical to soldiers' interests.
'Ex-Soldier," Co. A, HGth Wis., "West Fork,
Ark., complains bitterly of tho injustice dono
the soldiers by Congress.
Our Constituents.
C. H. Cowdin, Co. I, 34th Ohio, Rockford,
Mich., is an earnest reader of The National
Tribune, and considers tho "Boy Spy" and
"Saving tho Nation" both full of thrilling
interest.
T. R. Van Wert, Co. D, 2a Mich., Holland,
Mich., thinks The National Tribune tho
best paper published. He says it is the soldier's
friend, aud earnestly and manfully advocates
iho veteran s cause.
Syron Vreclnnd, Shelby, N. Y., says that ho
cannot keep houso without The National
Tribune. It is tho only friend tho soldiers
havo loft, and ho hopes that it will keep up its
good work until their rights are secured.
D. M. Hilton, Co. E, 8th Me., says he cannot
get along without The National Tribune,
the soldier's best friend.
J. M. Lamb, Co. H, 36th Iowa, Martinsburg,
Iowa, writing of The National Tribune, says
it has tho " ring of true metal," aud is worth
three times its subscription prico.
Julius F. Hyde, Brownsville, Ore., has been
a reader of The National Tribune for sev
eral years. Ho considers it just tho paper for
tho old soldier and his family.
Jacob Johnson, jr., Duncannon, Pa., considers
TheNationalTribune tho soldier's friend in
every particular. Ho thinks every soldier who
fought in tho lato war should bo a subscriber.
Joseph E. Knutt, Co. H, 1st Pa. Cav., Bcllo
Vornon, Pa., says The National Tribune is
tho champion of every loyal son of Columbia
who wore tho bine in tho dark days of 1861-65,
and who has an honest claim to prosecuto.
Random Shots.
V7. T. Shepherd, Color Sergeant, Co. C, 40th
Ind., Hutchinson, Kan., tolls of tho desperato
encounter his regiment had with the rebels at
Franklin.
James Underwood, Co. B, 8th Ind., Allegan,
Kan., in reply to J. C. Sutton's query as to
when or whero a Reunion of tho 8th Ind. would
bo held, says that one will bo hold at Columbus,
O., during tho coming Summer.
C. C. Park, Co. C, 5th Ky. Cav., Dexter, Mo.,
wants to know tho names of tho two spies who
woro executed at Franklin, Tcnn., in tho early
part of 1363.
S. C. Copple, Co. C, 11th 111., Walnut Hill, 111.,
wonders what has become of tho 11th 111., and
whether any comrade of that organization re
menibors tho chicken trado of tho lower Mis
sissippi in tho Spring of 1863, when tho boys
sold somo chickens to tho Steward of a boat,
then stolo them from the cook during tho night
aud sold them again in tho morning.
Albert H. Perry, Co. G, 11th Mo., Salem, Mo
is tho possessor of two hardtacks which look
as good and sound as when ho sent them from
Virginia to his father in 1862.
Charles H. Force, Co. F, 2d Minn., Plymouth,
Ind., was in Vandervor's Brigado from tho timo
it was organized nntil mustered outatLonis
villo, and says that thoy could never gat enough
Johnnios in front of thorn to make them retreat.
L. E. Pond, Wostfiold, Wis., sends a call and
invitation to all tho old comrades to join in a
pilgrimage to Gottysburg for the purpose of
dedicating monuments to Wisconsin's brave
sons who fell upon that hard-fought field.
It is tho earnest desire of tho committee of
arrangements that all comrades join in tho
movoment, to make it a success.
R. P. McCoy, Co. C. 122d Ohio, Wood Grove,
O., says thoro were 14 sets of brothers in his
company from as many families, and three
fourths of thorn returned from the war and are
still living, as far as ho knows. He thinks his
company will take the belfc for number of
brothers.
H. E. Avery, Co, K, 1st N. Y. Engineers,
Brooklyn, N. Y., considers the speech recently
mado by Souator Tnrpie one of the finest over
delivered on the floor of the Senate, and tbat
it proved the speaker to be a true friend of the
soldier.
D. C. Colo, Co. C, 24th, Iowa, Monte Viata,
Colo., in reply to Charles Heaton, says tbat
Sorg't Holmes and himself made tho checker
board on the floor of Libby Prison. They also
cut ono in tho floor ou the west side of tho
room.
L. D. Bayes, Wauscon, O., thinks it wonld be
a good sehemo to hold a grand Reunion in
Washington on tho 21st anniversary of the
great roview which took placo at the close of
tho war.
S. R. Martin, Marion, Iowa, says that Wllder's
battery belonged to the Second Brigade,
Twenty-third Corps, composed of the Sth
Tonn., 24th Ky., 05th III., ad 103d Ohio. He
says that that battery fired the first and last
shots at tho siego of Knoxville.
James P. Mallery, Sergeant, Co. A, 3d,Wi3.
Cav., Whito Hall, Wis., say3 he wonld have tho
readers of The National Tribunr know
that there was snch a regiment as the 3d Wis.
Cav., commanded by Col. W. A. Barston, ex
Governor of Wisconsin. He wonld very much
liko to hear from some of his old comrades.
Charlc3 Waterhouse, Clear Lake, Wis., thinks
that the 100-days men are entitled to as much
credit for loyalty and courage as the veterans
of 1SG1.
A. G. Thompson, Baughman, W. Va., calls
upon Co. H, 12th Ohio, to whieh be belonged,
to wake up and let themselves be heard through
the columns of The National Tribuxe.
M. Ballard, Co. M, 1st Iowa Cav., Leigh, Neb.,
reads with much pleasure the " Boy Spy " and
the many accounts of battles published from
week to week in The National Tribune.
He would like, however, to" seo something of
his old command.
D. D. Cooper, Belvidorc, ID., recoivod a medal
for tho part ho took iu the capture of Fort
Blakely. Ho says that he would liko to see
the one owned by Callahan.
A. R. Depew, Co. A, 188th Pa., Moscow, Pa.,
writes that Fort Harrison was stormed by the
Third Brigade, Third Division, Eighteenth
Corps, and not by tho First Division, as stated
in a recent communication in The National
Tribune by Gen. Clay.
Frank V. Goodman, 1st N. J. Cav., Green
River, Wyo., writes that the comrades who
have so far attempted to state the regiments
composing the First Brigade, Second Division,
of Sheridan's Cavalry, have failed to givo it
correctly; that the brigade was in reality com
posed of the 1st N. J., 1st Pa., 1st Mass., Gth
Ohio and 101 h N.Y.
John N. Haggard, Captain, Co. F, 5th Tenn.,
Oscar, Mo., was one of those refugees from tho
loyal part of Tennessee who in 18G1 made
their way through tho rebel lines into Ken
tucky and cast their fortunes with the forces
of tho Union.
Joseph B. Botkins, Co. F, 44th Ohio, Mexico,
Mo., relates how, with a number of comrades,
they got tho dinner in the vicinity of Vicks
burg which had been prepared by tho Buckner
family for Gen. Lonsstreet.
A. J. Mace, Co. H, 30th Ky., Jamestown,
Tcun., considers the description of the Saltvillo
raid by Comrade O. G. Atherton, 40J;h Ky., in
the main correct, but says it is an error for the
comrade to say the 40th Ky. was in front at
Lanrel Gap, as the 30fch Ky. had that honor.
Geo. W. Small, Sergeant, Co. B, 140th Pa.,
Delphos, Kan., thinks Comrade Dalzell is cor
rect in his statement that each party is afraid
to make a move in behalf of the old soldiers,
for foar tho President or the other side will get
the credit.
F. W. Frost, Tallapoosa, Ga., thinks it is a
good timo now for the veterans to make another
march through that State. The climate is good,
the soil excellent, and it is in every way an ac
ceptable abiding-place.
A. W. Ray, Co. D, 79th Ind., Fairmonnt,
Ind., is glad the soldiers havo snch a stanch
friend in the Senate as Mr. Ingalls.
Henry Young, Co. F, 7th Ohio, Hyorsville,
Neb., considers the account of Geo. A. Smith in
regard to the fight at Rogersvillecorreefc,butsays
the comrade forgot to tell of tho long march
they had from Rogersvillo to Maytown, a dis
tance of 30 miles, which was accomplished in
about two hours and a half. The writer's
horse was shot from under him at the com
mencement of tho fight, but he supplied the
want by relieving a citizen of his steed.
Wilson Liff, Co. H, 18th Ohio, Columbus,
Kan., corroborates tho account of Henry Bogt
in regard to tho capture of Huntsville. Ho
would liko to hear from some member of his
company.
John P. Mundal, Urbana, O., tell now, in the
Fall of 1861, on the Eastern Shore of Mary
land, he, with three other comrades, concluded
that some fat turkey conld bo eaten with a
relish, and ono day located the game at a point
somo three miles from camp. After dark they
started out ou their marauding expedition and
captured tho turkeys. They had a jollification
in camp that night disposing of tho succulent
birds.
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cleansing with Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
Sabine Crossroads, La.
Editor N" ational Tribune: Ju3t at dusk
on tho evening of April 8, 1S64, at the final as
sault ou the Nineteenth Corps, tho regiment on
the extreme right of the Union-line fonnd the
Confederates had pushed around their right
and rear aud were delivering a sharp fire from
that direction. At this timo a staff officer,
taking advantage of tho repulse of the Confed
erate forces in the direct front, moved this
regiment forward at the right-obliquo and
double-quick, and as a result isolated and capt
ured these Confederates.who had pushed too far
forward. On their Teturn with their prisoners
this regiment received a hot volley from a Union
regiment that had taken their place in line, it
being then quite dark and impossible to dis
tinguish friend or foe. Will any member of
this regiment, and particularly its Adjutant,
who was preseut at tho time, send its designa
tion to this paper and obi .go the writer. These
prisoners constituted probably a large portion
of tha very limited captures made by our forces
on that day of disaster. B., Thompson, Conn.
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ty orgnuiz-ations who lost their Private Hones and
Equipments in any manner whlie In the service of the
Stato of Missouri, and whose claims were audited and
allowed by the State Commission (known as the Crofton
Commisiiion) can now
Collect their Claims
without further evidence of loss. If the soldier Is deed,
his heirs or legal representatives are entitled.
Address at once, '
GEORGE E. LEMON;
Attornoy-at-:Law and Solicitor of Claims.
P. 0. Box 325. WASHINGTON, D. C.
Champion Short Hand TTrltey,
Mr. A. S. White, the well-known antnefl
of "Whites Phonography." iisomu
the Champion Shorthand Writer f tin
World, received the first prism in tib is.-"
ternationa contta at London, Edinburgh J..
Paris and Berlin ; ha came near being per
manently' disabled by rhenmatism. His
recovery by the use of a remedy infallible
in curing rheumatism and all blood dtM!s
is told in a letter from his office, 109 Waaa-,
ington st Chicago, dated Jnne 30, 1397.
Ha -writes: s
"Yonr remedy has done TOadcrfttl sar
vice for me. For tho p ftra jmx I
iave been troubled with rnenmatie pains.
"My runt nand nad becora ahnot ww
Iees and I was gradually Intimg speed m a
shorthand writer. A. frknd o? nine. Dr.
Uedericb, advised me of your remedy. I
need a dozen bottles of S. S, aad am aow
entirely recovered. I shall sever ceaaa to
commend yonr excellent raedkines, and
wisn yon mnch saceeaa.
"Yours trnly, A. SLWhttb.
And here is another witness:
"BxT02C, Ark., Angust, 33thv 1T.
Last spring I waa dangexooary affiieted
vritR erysipelas, nnd mj Hie was despaired
of by my physicians. As a laeiiepel
tried S. S. S. and soon ibund rati:, aad
in twoes&s waa able to attend tossy.
buincsg. I used nve bottles.
"5. H. WrrraoitxavEd. 3.nwCWwr."
Treatise on Blood and 3M Diseases
mailed free. Inm StnT Sptxinc Co.,
Drawer?, Atlanta, Ga.
C3BT3S
ifi1
A $5 DAISY WRIfiSER nil',
A S3 "WASHING ZHACHJTE FRTTET
Tjwit Tear we placed upoa the martre '. tl. (T"fr
est labor-savin inrention cf th tttT v-:iry.
It waa a seU-operanny Wh.n! V.-.h ne Tx.
washes the cii'thintr r'tu WITil'!T THE
WASHBOARD OR VTKrBBINO VniTT. EB.
we adfrtiJ i in.aiired ir to :: i-'t'.za
them, mod through the Irpe wmpi.-a , ': t-vr
SO.OOO. One l.'ly m thaso (j!.m M.-!r-mott.
33S Wf. 15th St.,waS weQ -pWzf-i wth
her sample that !. Ucim aa -nt ir'.tobl
OTcrlJOOin four mon"ii w. C. Hair..;. Box
SS7, Toronto, Ont. entered over 600 after test
las his sample. We hiv core cf ju.f ne!
examples as mi, ii pi.j w cjli. v :r uvrnmn
Upon the watt m ' OrK GREAT OFFER This
rear we inwc.i v teu not jea man ii- js;tr
LIOX WASHERS, and to do this we w .. ftt
start oft by tilVIXO AWAY 1000 samples. A .1 w
aa& of those who receive one in tl.a-. thev w.U
give it a crood trial, ami if satixTaetor? recom
mend It to their friend. Ajcenrg are .- tne
money. We bare several who are tnakicst $W
per day and npwarda. First come, first se-veJ.'
So if vott want one from the Joe w ac.- tr- 2 to
give away, send yonr name and adr" t at &OCQ
30 Wabash avcCUiraeo. IH. (Mentoatiisya-v?
A Special Qffevl g"-
yoor name at once, we w.Il make tfcre ; a' it -:To
the first pa-ty in each Stale and Territory wr.., a .t
ouradvertaen.t-it e wltncadasaFre gif" c-e I re
celebrated UA:3Vftkir.PJi9,TetAilprK J- -ac!.
Thn enprecs Seated eer is made tor the .e p -rjxse
of inducing you to send fcr one of oor Ta;- r T
ONCE, it 3M ro.v of aav fnendout of e-.; -.:.
won't yoa jca-c call bis attensrn to ths aU oaae
jRenMor it ts indeed "the chance of a l.fc- - -,
$10 Reward. SfSZlSiZrZ
meats hare been cnoied bv other concerns ro aie
jealous of our frreat success. BEWakh "!! rrA
TlOMSl He have been in the !atmdry ttrppty t m -ess
for6jear;a-Ki will pay lico reward Jbrasy tnii r-ge-jaent
en oar A'asher.
PJSiia TS33 The Vew York 'Oiran
tftCiii il ras-. t Work 'says: "W na,e
persona" ea:n n;d a great mary letters re - ed
front a!! vc: nirf the cimtryftem these-who are asag
this won. !-rfu: vO- tt Macr jie. ami a.l uaire in oo-
meiidTn; ii'o tut: f
t'ernis. we also aa-e saa-
arm and Fireside," Use "Home
ilarr-fc
&
am", tarn
t rtheroaDers.
ESEEaBSa&BBBCE3SiM&&mB.
IODIDE OF IRON
Approved by the ArIiny erf Uedteine of Pari, are
BPu? recommended by the Medical Ceiebnueti of
tfiejVorJd for Scrofula, (minors. Knur's eslL -tc.) the
early s Wees of Cononpuoi, Conatrtntlonai Weak.
nese,Paomttaof BJood.aud tot sthnulaHntraadxe.
glutting' ita periodic wane. None genuine cakea
afeaed "ISascsnrd. 4 me Bonaparte, Bsrm.a
E.Foascrn.Jt Co., N.Y., Agonis Car the U.S.
EfiMbyDrssjistasenerslT.
After years ef patient siady aad tcsttag tke keattas
power of varices foreign aad domestic herbs
Dr. O. Phelps Brown
Prepared bis fiunoos " Herbal auppoaftortas,- wolds be
deafened especially for the
CI I TT TTl OF PILE5 OK FISTCXA. "T7,""T
U JLt Hi 0r year theee i? JLiu
Suppositories hare staintaiaed their pesfttea as -preeminently
the best cure Jbr T X T XT1 O
J. GIBSON BROWX. Prop,. 47 JT JL JLf ii JO
Grand Street, Jersey City. X J.
SSND -25 CEISTS FOIL TRIAL. BOX.
Mention The National Trlbana,
BURANC'S
BHEOiane
!aaaZi&!
will positively cure rheums ttm when
everything eise on earth falls. It la
taken internally, and enre qaiekty and
thoroushly without ruining the stom-
acn. jfr ice, one noimr a Dome or
lslzbotilea for live dollars. Sold
by rl I dratrzists. feend for free 40-pazo
pan.nhlpt to K. X.. 3IEXPHA
STTXE, Druceist, Washington JXC
Jlemiou The National Tribaae.
MEXICAN PENSION BILL
Has become a law, and entitles certain sursiTors, er their
widows, to a pension of s per month, commencing from
January 29. W87, the date when the bill became a law.
All parties interested should at once correspond with tho
undersigned for blanks and information. Unexcelled
facilities for the prosecution of snch claims. Twenty
years snccessfttl experience in prosecuting claims before
the Executive Departments of the Government.
GEORGE E. IiEMON,
615 15th stveer, Was Murium, D. C.
P. O. Drawer 32a.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is tL"
iiest, .Laaieet to Lse, and cheapest
SoM tyf3mgis-3 or sent by mc.
50c E.T.Hazeltice, 'Warren, Pa.
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