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THE SAND CREEK AFFAIR. A General Outbreak of the Indians in 1864 Created a Reign of Terror in Colorado. One of the battles which occurred during the period of the civil war, and about which little has been said or writ ten, is known as "The Sand Creek Af fair." This was a light between United States troops and Indians, and not a massacre of the red men, as has been erroneously stated by some persons. It occurred Nov. 27, 1864, in what was known as the Sand Creek region of Colorado. - An account of the fight has been pre pared for The National Tribune by Comrade Cornelius J. Ballou, of the Sol diers' Home at Montevista, Colo., who was a parjicipant in the battle and is today a cripple as a result of wounds he received in that action. Comrade Ballou was at the time a member of the 1st Colo. Caw. and while charging the Indians succeeded in stopping two of their arrows, one of which pierced his right kidney. Comrade Ballou is a t\ pical Western lighter, and says he drove three yokes of bulls into the then town of Denver. Colo., on May 18, 1859. At that time Denver was little more than a straggling village. In September, 1861, he enlisted in the 1st Colo. Cav. In 1864 all the plains Indians, including the Sioux, CJieyennes. Arapahoes, Kiowas and Comanches, went on the war path. They were led by white renegades, cut throats and outlaws, some of whom claimed to sympathize with the South and some with the North. But Com rade Ballou says they were all in it for what booty and plunder they could secure. The year 1864 in that section was marked by murder, rapine and plundering, committed by these In dians and their white allies with the co-operation of the partly-educated halfbreeds. Young Jack Smith, a halfbreed, had returned from school in St. Louis that Spring, and immediately went on the war path as the leader of a band of Cheyennes. His father, old Jack Smith, a white man, had lived with the In dians a great many years, and had ac quired considerable wealth trading with them. During 1864 the Indians had pretty much their own way on all roads lead ing to the Missouri River,, the Platte, the Smoky Hill and the Arkansas. They did not miss an opportunity to attack and capture small outfits of emigrants. They scalped and mutilated men, wom en and children of all ages. The edu cated halfbreeds had imbibed much of the military spirit, and the bands they led carried their respective flags. When a train was captured the leader of the band capturing it rode forward and planted his flag at its head as a token that the outfit was their particular prize. Martial law reigned at Denver at that time, and no train that had an es cort of less than 50 well-armed men was permitted to leave that city, and then, too, the armed men had to be or ganized and the Captain received his commission from the Provost-Marshal. Scores of trains were captured and many ranches taken by the redskins and the people barbarously slain. In the Summer of 1865 three to five mem bers of Comrade Ballou's company were detailed to guard the stage stations be tween Camp Collins and Fort Halleck. Serg't Cooley, with an escort of 10 men and two wagons loaded with provisions to distribute between the guards at the different stations, was attacked. Serg't Cooley was killed at the first fire and a number of the men wounded. One of the guards, named Davis, who was driving a team, was captured attve. He was stripped, scalped and chained by the ankles to the forewheel of his wag on and burned to a crisp. In the latter part of 1864 a man named Perkins galloped his horse into our camp one night and reported that the Indians had captured the American Ranch and burned all the buildings. He said the few whites had been fighting the hostiles all day at Godfrey's place, and as soon as darkness came he stole away unobserved to get assistance. Getting into an old stage coach, a num ber of the cavalry went to Godfrey's and got his family, and proceeding fur they they rescued Munson's- family. These rescued persons were brought to the cavalry camp, and the next day the boys returned to the American Rranch to see what had happened there. They found that Ave white men had been killed and Mrs. Morse and her child tak en away as prisoners. Two Indians had been killed and left where they fell. One of these, a big, fat fellow, had been rolled up in his buffalo robe with Mr. Morse's Free Masons' regalia, a plug of tobacco and a box of sardines. He was lying inside a paling fence which surrounded a grave, where his fellows had placed him. About June 1, 1864, the Indians killed a ranchman, his wife and two children, almost in sight of Denver. Their bodies were brought to town and placed on exhibition on the sidewalk. This caused indignation against the redskins to run pretty high. On the night of June 11, 1864, the big In dian scare occurred at Denver. The town was aroused about 9 o'clock by the firing of several shots in the street, and people were dashing hither and thither exclaiming that there were 5, 000 hostile Indians on the hill out by the graveyard and they were going to make an attack on the town. The ex citement increased, and Comrade Bal lou and others of his command were ordered to go to the armory and issue arms and ammunition to the citizens. This was done, and some indiscriminate firing occurred, as the armed citizens tried their guns to see if they would shoot. The women and children as sembled in the center of the town. When the guns were returned after the scare was over it required three months' work by a detail of men to clean them. Some of the muskets had from three to five cartridges in their barrels, most of them with the ball end down. In the excitement a woman dragging her two children begged for a revolver with which to shoot them, as she feared they would tall into the hands of the Indiansr On P street, now known as Fifteenth Avenue, Denver, were a number of Jew stores, in the stocks of which were many firearms. The Hebrew merchants passed these guns and pistols out freely to any man who thought he needed a gun. One prominent citizen concealed himself beneath a dry-goods box and crawled from his place of concealment when some men began trying their pis tols, using the box as a target. A ven erable merchant doing business on the West Side let himself down into his well by the well rope and remained there until morning. He was found clinging to the rope in the well the next morn ing by his wife when she went for a bucketful of water. It was finally discovered that the scare was caused by two herders who had been up the creek. They became separated, and one was taking a few shots with his rifle at a flock of crows. The other, believing the shots were fired by hostile Indians who had mur dered his partner, rode into town as fast as his horse could carry him and reporter that they had been attacked by Indians and hia companion killed. Three or four mounted police went out to investigate and coming to an old graveyard in the deepening twi light construed in their imagination the headboards into crouching redskins. They headed for town, and the faster they rode, like Tam O'Shanter, the more Indians they imagined were com ing pell-mell after them. When they reached town the number had been magnified into 5,000. About May 22, 1864, two young half breeds, Jack Smith and Charley Bent, both of whom had received some mill tary training at school in St. Louis, turned that knowledge to acoount. They placed themselves at the head of bands of Cheyennes, their. mothers being Cheyenne women, and went on a pil laging expedition. They had paid par ticular attention to intrenching such as was being employed in the civil war then in progress, also as to the construc tion of rifle-pits. They fortified a place on Sand Creek, so called because of its sandy nature. This place was about 45 miles due north of old Fort Lyon. After completing their fortifications and ob taining all the arms they could by pur chase and plunder, they concluded their position was impregnable and sent a written challenge to Fort Lyon for the soldiers to come out and fight them. But as the garrison consisted of only about 45 or 50 men, the commander did not deem it advisable to divide his force and accept the challenge. The fortified place of the Indians on Sand Creek was about 40 miles west of the dividing line between Colorado and Kansas. The murdering and plundering con tinued until the Governor and citizens concluded it was time to put a stop to it The old 1st Colo. Cav. had become pretty well depleted by reason of the three years men being discharged. The regiment at that time was composed of a few men who had veteranized and a few recruits, and was scattered over the Territory in small squads, guarding stage stations and other places. Con sequently another regiment was raised for a term of 100 days, including the battalion that was left of the old 1st Cav. of about 120 men. These were all concentrated at old Fort Lyon, and about sunset of Nov. 28, 1864, the com mand started for the Indian camp, pre ceded by guides and scouts, with the veteran battalion riding in the rear of the 100-days men. In that manner the cavalcade rode until the first streaks of day appeared in the east, when the scouts came in and reported that the Indian camp was in sight. The command was halted and the battalion of the old 1st Colo. Cav. was ordered to take the lead. Then came the order "Trot," quickly followed by "Gallop" and "Charge!" "One thing that impressed me was that the only two bald-headed men in my company lost their hats in the charge," says Comrade Ballou. "We charged in and cut them off from their ponies and they broke and ran for their fortifications, 200 or 300 yards further up the creek. Their camp consisted of 92 lodges, in which were found plunder captured by them from trains crossing the plains. Three scalps were also found, one of them having fiery-red hair. "At the point the Indians had chosen to fortify the dry bed of the creek was about 200 yards across the west bank. For 500 feet the bank was perpendicu lar to the height of from 12 to 15 feet, and along the base of the bank they had dug a trench four feet deep, throw ing the dirt forward, which made a formidable breastwork. Back of the bank and under it they had dug large tunnels, 25 to 30 feet long, for the pro tection of the non-combatants. Along the top of the bank they had dug rifle pits about 50 feet apart, which would shield four or five men each. After the lively fight we found we had nine men killed and 37 wounded, including myself. One arrow, after go ing through my carbine sling, punc tured my kidney. "We did not find any white prisoners after the fight, and there were no offi cers dismissed from the service, as has been stated, for their participation in the affair. The one principal reason for it being termed a massacre was because of a statement made by old Jack Snllth, the squaw man, and father of young Jack, the half breed. The old man had long been a successful trader tvith the' tribe, and was with the Indians 'When we attacked them. He lost his business as a result of our raid and sued the Government for $100,000, but I never heard that he received one cent of theJ amount claimed." In conclusion, Comrade Ballou tells of how his regiment, the 1st Colo. Cav., met Gen. Sibley and his Texas Rangers, when Sibley started on a raid with* the announced intention of cutt'ng off ev erything west of the Rio Grande and establishing a Pacific Confederacy. "But," says Comrade Ballou, "they ran afoul M tie 'Pike's Peakers,' as the 1st Colo. (HT.araa known, and had their little gam* Mocked on March 28, 1882, and what mnm left of them were flad to get back to Texas." - * ? ? lour DONELSON. First Great Ualoa Victory aad Ita Far Oleachlnc Resalta. Editor National Tribune: A few weeks since some one asked you: "Where was ttie beginning of the end of the civ* war?" Your answer was "Fort Donelsan." Which was correct. The heroea of Doneleon constitute the rallying naeleas around which was or ganied the?grand old Army of the Ten nessee; that army that followed the destinies o&Gcant, Sherman and Logan, fighting great battles and gaining bril liant victories in every battle; an army that never was driven from the field in all their long march from Donelson to Bentonville; the grand old army that opened up the Mississippi from head to mouth, drove the rebels from the heights of Mission Ridge and Lookout Mountain into Georgia, then crossed the Blue Ridge and drove them out of Georgia, swept down to the sea, cut ting the Confederacy in twain, and kindled a hundred thousand campfires around the tidewater of Savannah, then turned their faces toward the Confed erate Capital, and moved up slowly through the Carolinas. The rebel Con gress saw the light of their campfires in the distance and fied; Lee became alarmed, and surrendered; for well they knew the victory that ever followed when the old flag of Donelson led the way. The battle of Fort Donelson was the first great victory of the war. Bull Run had proved a disaster. The gal lant heroes of Wilson's Creek had to retreat; Mulligan and his braves at Lexington, after a long siege of fighting, suffering with thirst and hunger, finally surrendered, and Grant's attack upon Belmont had proved a sad repulse. These reverses weighed heavily on the expectations of the North. The hopes of the Nation were slowly sinking in gloom and despair. It was a period of clsappointment and despondency upon the part of the North, from the fall of Sumter till the ever-memorable 15th day of February, 1862. That day dark ness faded to light; the tide turned; victory had come to our armies at last; success was upon our side. As fast as the news was flashed across the coun try that the 2d Iowa had planted the Stars and Stripes upon the heights of Donelson, where, like Napoleon's star of Austerlitz, it presaged future vic tories, one universal rejoicing went up from Maine to California. All had cause for congratulations?a stronghold of the Confederacy taken, a rebel General and 14,000 rebels taken prisoners. The good news was so inspiring (the best news from the field) schools were dis missed, shops and stores closed, farm ers came rushing to the town, im promptu mass meetings were held, bands played, speeches were made, songs sung, women cried for Joy, while Grant and his troops at Donelson were toasted time and again. Confidence was fully restored, and the people felt that the South could yet be subjugated and the Union would be preserved. Our quotas of enlistments were filled imme diately. Lincoln took fresh courage, and Congress again repeated the old threadbare resolution "in favor of a vigorous prosecution of the war." The battle of Donelson not only revived the hopes and confidence of the North, but it completely: reversed the expectations of the South. &Jp to this time the South, exulting in the success of their armies and over-cowardice of tha North, and the bravery of the blooded .chivalry of the South, felt confident in their safety, end laughod at Northern invasion. The Immortal Gideon Pillow in his secession speeches had pledged himself to drink all the blood that the war would cause to be shed south of the Ohio River. But the battle 6t Donelson convinced the South that Southerners would retreat and surrender and Northern men would fight stubbornly, and desperately. The evacuation of, Nashville is a fair exam ple of the effect that Donelson had orer the South. I read in an old pamphlet history of the Army of the Cumber land, circulating among the soldiers in time of the war, written by an eye-wit ness, that while the siege of Donelson was in procrea the most encouraging dispatches were being received, and the people hourly expected to hear of an other great victory on their side; bands of muslo were parading the streets, women and boys cheering and drilling, Ben Oheatam and others making speeches, and all going merry as a mar riage bell. On Sunday morning Armo Seddon Baldwin preached in McKin er's Church, the largest church in Nashville, crowded with the Cotton King aristocracy. When he arose he read the latest dispatch from Donelson, that the "enemy had been repulsed with great slaughter." The preacher launch ed out in the Southern cause with a vengeance, in which he emptied out his seven vials of wrath upon the Yankees and Yankee cowardice, and was just spreading the eagle's wings in behalf of Southern chivalry, when a messenger rushed down the aisle and handed him a note. He silently read it with quiver ing lips, turning deathly pale, then read it aloud: "Fort Donelson has surren dered." Had a bomb exploded in the midst It would not have produced a greater panic. Ben Cheatam roared out: "The Yanks will be in town be fore sundown." Then women screamed, men swore, and all rushed for the doors. "Women were trampled over by brave men escaping for their lives. The same news was announced at all the other churches, and soon Nashville was all fright, panic and confusion, women shrieking, children crying and all try ing to escape. They made a rush for the depot, broke open the cars and filled them full?box cars, flat cars, hand cars. The livery stables were soon emptied by the fugitives. Mrs. Presi dent Polk was last arriving at the train, but two strong men threw her through a car window. Processions were mov ing out on the pikes, in carriages, omni busses, buggies, drays and ox-arts, driv ing at break-neck speed, while large crowds of men, women and children were pushing out on foot. But the Yan kees were not first to come. Pillow and Floyd, with their forces, came and took charge of the proceeds of the Nashville banks (and died in charge of said proceeds), then hurriedly marched away, while the "niggers" sitting on the curbstone gallantly held the place tilt the Yankees came. This stampede, never dared appear in a Southern paper, but the fugitives carried it all over Tennessee, and it became the gossip of a thousand firesides that paved the way for other stampedes after their defeats. ?Lieut. Jim Reagin, Bloomfield, Iowa. The 14th Brooklyn (84th N. Y.). Editor. 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Too get the complete trial treatment and Illustrated book, both absolutely free, so be snrc to write immediately. Address, (T) Condor Care Co., 2211 Condor BMf., Lot Angeles, Cat. I The "EAR-BOQK Fop* Deaf People 99 r Bf George H? Wilson SUPPOSE you knew a man who had been Deaf for twenty years? Suppose you met him today, and found he could hear every whisper you spoke to him? ; T Suppose you enquired about him, and found that he was one of the most reliable, and responsible, citizens of Louisville, whose word could be abso lutely trusted. - * Wouldn't you want that man to tell you just how he got back his full Hear ing after twenty years of Deafness? Wouldn't you want to know some of the things he found out about the Ear. and about Deafness, in fifteen years study of both, aad of his own case? ? ? ? Well,?that it just what George H. Wilson of Louisville, Ky., tells in his 200 page "Ear Book." Mr. Wilson it almost as well known in Louisville as Marshall Field is In Chicago, or John Wanamaker in Phila delphia. And, he was, for twenty years, almost the Deafest man in his native city. Any one of the thousands who know him today will certify that hit Hearing is now as sharp at their own. Few men have ttudied the Ear to earnestly, and thoroughly, as Mr. Wilton had to <io. for his own sake. What he positively knows about Deafness is personal and practical. It is not mere book knowledge, but the actual facts tested out by bis own hard experience. "The Wilson Ear Book" therefore should be read by every man or woman, who has Ear trouble,?who it Deaf, or threatened with Deafnett. This "Ear Book" will be sent Free to any Doctor, or other person, who will clip out this advertisement and send ut. with it, the name and addrest of one Deaf person in hit locality. Addrett? The Wilson E. D. Company, im Todd Building. Louisville, Ky. Y. The first Colonel was Alfred M. Wood, who was discharged Oct. 18, 1862, and succeeded by Edward B. Fowler, who was mustered out with the regiment and brevetted a Brigadier General. The 14th Brooklyn was a fighting regiment, belonged to Cutler's Brigade, Wadsworth's Division of the First Corps, and lost 76 killed, 432 wounded and 209 missing. Of the lat ter 10 died In Confederate prisons. The regiment made a high reputation at the Second Bull Run and Gettysburg.?Ed itor National Tribune. A Lose Service. T. C. Bartow, Co. F, 188th Pa., Clin ton, Iowa, writes: "I was born April 15, 1845, and unlisted in Co. E, 3d Pa., April 18, 1861; discharged July 30, 1861. Re-enlisted in Co. F, 125th Pa., Aug. 5, 1862; discharged May 18, 1863. Re-enlisted in Co. M, 20th Pa. Cav., July 25, 1863; was discharged Oct. 3, 1863. Again re-enlisted in Battery E, 3d Pa. H. A., Dec. 30, 1863; was trans ferred to Co. F, 188th Pa., April 1, 1864, and was finally discharged Dec. 14, 1865, by reason of the war being over. I have four honorable discharges, and served In five regiments. I was at Baltimore during the first riot, April 19, 1861, and participated in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Fair Oaks, Cold Harbor, Yorktown, Mine Run, Chancellorsville, Drewry's Bluff, Fort Harrison, Chapin's Farm, Peters burg, and was at the surrender of Richmond. Some service for one of the youngest." Battery B, 1st Md. L. A. James L. Jones, Battery B, 1st Md. L. A., Rowlandsville, Md., writes: "Our family was well represented in Battery B, 1st Md. L. A. My father enlisted in September, 1861, at the age of 44; my brother in November, 1861, at the age of 18, and the writer in March, 1862, at the age of 16, and all three continued in active service until mustered out at Baltimore, Md-, July 8, 1865. I partici pated in all of the engagements our battery was In, and at Salem, W. Va., my father was captured, together with 24 of the battery, and was confined in the Andersonvllle Prison for fhr# months, and he was one of the 13 wbf returned to the battery for duty. I sea many of my comrades claim to be th? youngest soldier, and I think I plenty young enough when I enlisted* and would not have pulled through tf I had been obliged to carry a musket and knapsack, and have footed it on all of our long marches, especially on the Burnside mud march. We recruit ed our battery in the Spring of 1S<4? having lost many of our men in action* and again recruited the battery at Com* berland, Md., in the Spring of 1815.** "Father Locke." Editor National Tribune: In response to a request in the last number of The National Tribune, I will gladly tell you what I know of J. R. Locke, called the "Song-Selling Spy." He gave a concert on Peak's Island, Portland Harbor, Me., during the Win ter before the war, and I was present. He belonged in Portland, or the country round about there. The next time Z saw him was during the war, in Maine, in the time that intervened between my enlistments, while I was trying to get rid of some of the malaria that I ha4 contracted in the swamps of Louisiana. He sang a great many war songs, many of which he had composed, and told the same stories that Comrade J. F. Puckett heard him tell in '63. His otnc appeared quite often in the papers, and he was called "Father Locke" and pub lished a book of songs, though I am sorry to say that I do not posse? a He died in Chelsea, Mass., a few ago, at the age of 85; so I don't think lw could have been shot or hanged as a spy and live to be as old as that?A. Benson Rowe, 1st Me. Battery, Co. G( 12th Ma, 100 Houghton street, Dorchester, Mats. The 148th Pa. Comrade U. K. Brown, Box 600, Al toona, Pa., writes: "I was very much pleased to read in a recent issue of The National Tribune a history of the 14Sth Pa. 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REMARKS. Below, or cn a separate sheet of papel*. write inquiry about pension or any other question that interests you. The National Tribune has a vast amount of information for subscribers who make their wants known. ? ? ? ? e e e e ? e ? ?e ??????????????????????? ? tj.? ? ? JJ.i #.?? A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE. Our Old Commanders. "On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, While Glory guards with solemn 'round The bivouac of the dead." Beneath the above title and verse are grouped the portraits of 36 most prominent Union Generate, all of whom have answered the last roll call. The face, or faces, of those who led us In campaign and battle are found in the picture. On a separate sheet a brief history of each General is given. This picture Is well worth a frame and a place on the walls of a veteran's home. Size of picture, 12x19 inches. Mailed In a stout tube, postpaid. Pre sented to each subscriber whose subscription is received in October. 1905. r FORT STEDMAN. By G. H. Childs, Co. C, 1st Mass. H. A. BILL ANDERSON'S GUERRILLAS. By Asher S. Childers. Co. C. 11th Kan. Car. IUKA AND CORINTH. By J. W. B. Cole, Co. C. 10th Iowa. ? HEROIC HOOSIER SEVENTEENTH. By Jas. H. Clark, Sergeant, 17th Ind. VIGILANT SCOUTING SQUAD. By Chas. L. Clark. Co. B, 24th N. Y, SOME WAR-TIME TALES. By D. T. Clarke, Battery M, 1st N. Y. L A. MONOCACY. By J. T. Crittenden, 9th N. Y. H. A. the rebel army. By C. V. Donaldson, Co. C, 10th Wia. FORT GREGG. By J. N. Dunnington, Co. B, 6 2d Ohio. EXECUTIONS AT FRONT ROYAL. By S. H. Draper. MOSBY'S MEN. L'y T. z. Day, Co. E, 3d Ind. Cav. CLEBURNE'S MEN. By Frank P. Delany, Co. F, 17th Wis. THE 14T1I ILL. CAV. RAID INTO NORTH CARO LINA. By Isaac C. Dennis, Co. M, 14th 111. Cav. KEENAN'S charge. By Wm. Deacon, Co. G, 87th N. Y., and Co. A, 40 th N. Y. LOSSES OF THE 36TH WIS. By Edw. W. Dayton, Co. D, 86th Wis. DEFEATING FORREST. By J. H. Gurlick. Co. A. 122d 111. PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AT FRANKLIN. By Jacob Gulley, Co. A, 7 2d 111. TRENCH DIGGING BEFORE ATLANTA. By M. F. Hammond, Co. E, 16th Wis. CHASING McCAUSLAND. By Lewis Hart, Sergeant, Co. A, 14th Pa. Cav. PENNSYLVANIA RESERVES. By J. W. Hopkins, Co. F, 1st Pa. Cav. RECOLLECTIONS OF WILSON'S CREEK. By L. B. Immell, Inspector of Artillery, Fourth Army Corps. GEN. STEDMAN* S COW. By Andrew J. Jett, Co. I, 38th 111. GUARDING LINCOLN CONSPIRATORS. By S. Jasnowski, Lieutenant, 27 th Mich. AN ALABAMA REBEL DINNER. By A. L. Kelley, Co. F, 16th N. Y. CHATTANOOGA REVISITED. By W. L. Kester, Co. H, 79th 111. ARMY RECOLLECTIONS. By R. B. Lyle, Co. I, 148th Pa. PURSUIT OF PRICE. By H. Warren Phelps, Lieutenant, Co. H, 95th Ohio. PENNSYLVANIA RESERVES. By Diton Phelps, Co. F, 6th Pa. Res. THE 5TH N . H. By Wm. Preed, 5th N. H. WITH THE BLOCKADING SQUADRON. By W. G. Pert, Quartermaster, U. S. S. SacramenUfc SNAKE CREEK GAP. By Leroy Roberts, Co. F, 37th Ind. Short Articles by the following Comrades: S. K. Belles, Co. B. 124th N. Y. J. C. Bornwell, Co. K, 123d 111. John Bullamore, Co. G, 2d Wis. Cav. John Brown, Co. K, 50th 111. Wm. D. Baker, Co. A. 40th U. S. Inf. Maj. J. C. Beresford, 2d Ohio. Warren Blackburn, Co. E, 18th Ky. W. P. Campbell, Wolford's 1st Ky. Cav. Calvin Childs, Co. I, 27th Mass. Patrick Conlin, Co. I, 67th Kan. Jno. M. Compant, Lieutenant-Colonel, 15th Ind.: Coir onel, 142d Ind. Enoch Cox, Co. E, 7th W. Va. Cav. M. S. Crawford, First Lieutenant, Co. F, 3d Iowa. Almond E. Clark, Co. C, 27th Conn. H. V. Carls, Co. B, 125th Pa. A. F. Clark, A. O. Cole, Co. C, 4th Mich. Jack Chidester, Co. E, 114th N. Y. Wm. Clampet, 3d Iowa Cav. Albert W. Cole, Cos. C and H, 3d Wis. Cav. Oliver Cox, Sergeant, Co. H, 81st 111. Jas. T. Crozier, Co. I, 6th Cav. Jno. Coker, Co. D, 36th N. Y. E. B. Orowder, Co. A, 2d N. C. Dennis Conner, Co. K, 148th Pa. T. C. Murphy, M. D., 31st 111. A. H. Malcom, Co. A, 7th M. S. M. Cav. John Matney, Co. H, 45th Ky. And more than 1,000 short article* bj Comrades of other regiments. CONFEDERATE MANUSCRIPTS. A good deal of attention will be paid to the storl** of the other side in The National Tribune. Very enter taining, often, to hear the story of the fellow who wa? shooting at you. advance and retreat. By John B. Hood, General, C. S. A. Gen. Hood was regarded as one of the most danger* ous fighters in the Confederate army, and wherever he led there was a certainty to be struggles to the last limit of desperation. He has told his story in "Advance and Retreat " simply and plainly, and it gives a great deal-of interesting light upon the operations of the Confederate army. It is a most important contribution to history, and will be very welcome to our readers. THE MARYLAND LINE IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY. * By W. W. Goidsborough, Major, C. 8. JL GUARD AT ANDERSONVILLE. By A. E. liarnett, Co. A, 3d Ga. APP03IATTO X. By J. H. Doyle, Co. G, 7 th S. C. Oav.