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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28
WHAT REGIMENT WAS It?
CAPTURE OF MISSIONARY RIDGE.

Lieut. W. NJ. Boroughs, Co E oath Ala Reg in Phila-
delphia Times.
In ante-bellum days we frequently saw pic
lures of grand charges made by an assaulting
army, in columns OF single line. The artist, who
probably drew more upon his Imagination than
actual observation or experience, arranged his
soldiers with perfect alignment and they were
apparently moving upon the enemy prompted
by the mOnotOnOUs left" OF the drill officer
Actual war dissipated all such pictures from the
minds OF the veterans North and South line
OF column might be formed and started out all
right, but when shell grape and mimic balls be-
gan TO pour into their ranks all order was soon
broken, and by the time the assaulting column
reached the objective point companies regiments
and brigades would be mixed in manner never
contemplated by any military tactics. The charge
of Grants columns at Missionary Ridge, however,
seemed to be an exception to the pell-mel style.
I occupied position on the Ridge from which
had an unobstructed view of a mile or more in
front and to the right and left. Andersons divi-
sion of which | was a member occupied the
centre of Braggs line Managaults brigade
occupied the centre Of the division, with Ander-
sons old brigade of Mississippians to the left Of
Managault. The confederate lines had been
stretched and extended until it was not much
better than a strong skirmish line without sup
port. Yet we had good breastworks, topped off
with head-lOgs, and we felt confident that our
deficiency in numbers was compensated for by
the strength of our position. The Twenty fourth
Alabama had its breastworks far enough over
the brow of the Ridge to admit the safe discharge
OF artillery over heads. A battery, known as the
Continental" was posted Just above us in the
rear. This battery was made up principally in
Mobile. Many Of the members had been steam
boat men. was well acquainted with several of
them. They had done gallant service in several
battles and felt confident they could hurl death
and destruction into the enemys lines whenever
he appeared in the plain below.
The morning was clear and beautiful all the
forenoon was occupied by the Federals in getting
their troops in position. Far to our left between
the Ridge and Lookout Mountain, heavy col
umn could be seen moving. This was the Federal
Hawking column and we did not have an ade-
quate force to meet it. About o'clock ?. M.
the grand charge on our front began. 1t will be
remembered that the plain between Missionary
Ridge and Chattanooga is about two miles in
breadth AS soon as the Federal lines appeared
about midway of this plain, shell and shot went
screaming over our heads and we could see by
the white puffs that they exploded right in the
midst OF the enemy. But on they came the
grandest array of blue ever witnessed by the
veterans on the Ridge. When the Federals ar
rived within two or three hundred yards of the
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FROM A MOVING TRAIN.

On September 9th, through Messrs Dewey &
Co., patent was issued to a resident of Santa
Barbara for method Of teegraphing from a
moving railroad car. The invention enables each
freight or passenger train to have its own tele-
graph Office. Two wires are required instead of
one and these are suspended directly over the
track, and above the moving train. They are
parallel and about eighteen inches apart. One
wire is connected with battery at the station
from which the train starts, and the other with
a battery at the terminal station. They are so
suspended that by somewhat ingenious arrange
meat light running wheels can run along them
from one end of the road to the other The wheels
are insulated from each other, but are connected
with wires that pass down the roof of the car to
the operating instrument, and through it COM
plete to the circuit. AS the car moves the wheels
are drawn along on the wires Just above it. and
a constant current of electricity is maintained
between the initial and terminal stations through
the moving car.
Without attempting to enumerate the advan-
tages of the invention, some of the more obvious
may be mentioned. All train reports and all
orders from train dispatchers will be commune
Gated directly to the conductor and engineers
while the train is in motion. Passengers can
receive and transmit messages at any moment
during their journey without any of the incon-
yeniences now experienced. Directors and dis
tinguished parties travelling in their own private
cars will find it especially convenient to have
telegraph office constantly at hand. But the one
great value OF the invention, after all, will be
its preservation OF life and property by prevent
ing cOllisOns.-Santd Barbara Press
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28
"REMINISCENCES OE SHILOH,

Gen. B. N. Prentiss, who with his command
was captured on Sunday afternoon, the first day
of the battle of Shiloh is here to attend the ban
quet Of the society of the army and navy tonight,
and responded to the toast "Shilohn He has
never yet written or spoken on the subject. Your
correspondent, with two others, who were soldiers
in the battle Of Shiloh, had a talk with him this
afternoon what was the hour of your surren-
der" asked one.
Said the general: One of my staff at the time
remarked that the event would be historical, and
looked at his watch to see the time, and it lacked
just minute of being $50"
Another listener remarked: General it must
have been in your front that Gen. Albert Sidney
Johnson of the rebel army was killed"
"Why, so it was, and saw the shot fired that
killed him. Lieut. Menter of the eighteenth
Missouri fired it. He used Sharp's rifle and was
about $50 yards from Gen. Johnson. We saw the
general on his horse with orderlies riding up to
him, and noticed his activity. The lieutenant took
dead aim and fred. We saw JohnsOn's aides take
him off his horse They put him back again,
though, but he was unable to remain there long"
IL saw Gen. W. H. L. Wallace shortly before
his death and he said to me that if we expected
to get out, it was time to fall back. / told him
that / had been ordered by Gen. Grant to hold
my position, and | could not leave it. This was
the esond line and was back of the Purdy road.
then asked Gen. Wallace to take the ninth and
twelfth Illinois regiments, the only ones he had
there, and hurry to my left before the rebels clos
ed in. He started to do So but was killed in the
act His death caused delay in the movements
of the regiments. Had Wallace lived, the work
for the rebels would have been harder than it
was" The general said he did not leave his
position, and did not surrender till completely
enveloped. He says that on Monday he was
taken to Corinth He slept with Lieut.. Beaure-
gard in Gen. Shermans tent on Sunday night
after his capture.-C0r Boston Herald
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28
HE OREYED ORDERS,

Soon after the passage of the Virginia ordi-
nance of secession Governor Letcher sent the
following dispatch to the mayor of Wheeling:
RICHMOND April 20, 1861.
To Andrew Sweeney, Mayor of Wheeling:
Take possession Of the custom house, post
office, all public buildings, and public documents
in the name of Virginia. Virginia has seeded.
JOHN LETCHER, Governor"
Mayor Sweeney replied:
WHEELING, April u 1861.
ITO John Letcher, Governor of Virginia:
:" [ have taken possession of the custom-house,
post-office and all public buildings and public
documents in the name Of Abraham Lincoln.
President of the United States, whose property
they are.
"ANDREW SWEENEY, Mayor of Wheeling"
There was no further correspondence between
the parties.
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MODEL PROCLAMATION,

The Memphis Tennessee, argus, of August "a.
1861, published the following proclamation from
the mayor of that city:
"To the citizens of Memphis:
Applications have repeatedly been made to
nae, as executive officer of the city, for protection
against iRdiscreet parties who are sent out to
impress citizens into service against their will
on steamboats, Many of these men have been
dragged from their beds, wives, and children,
bit nerer has there been man taken who had ON q
clean shirt l hereby notify any citizen who may
wish pass within the city of Memphis to call
on me, and / will furnish the same and will see
he is protected One poor man being shot yester-
day by one of these GUITARS, as they may be
called, causes me to give this notice
JOHN PARK, Mauor.
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NO WONDER,
the parties.

At the battle of Stone River, while the men
were lying behind a crest waiting, brace Of
frantic wild turkeys, so paralyzed with fright
that they were incapable of flying, ran between
the lines and endeavored to hide among the men.
But the frenzy among the turkeys was not so
touching as the exquisite fright of the birds and
rabbits, When the roar of battle rushed through
the cedar thickets focks Of little birds futtered
and crcled above the field in state of utter be-
wilderment, and scores Of rabbits fled for pro-
lection to the men lying down in line on the left,
nesting under their coats aud creeping under
their legs in a state of utter distraction. They
hoped over the field like toads, and as perfectly
tanned by fright as household pets Many Off
GERS witnessed it, remarking it as one of the most
curious spectacles ever seen upon battle field.
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WARTIME DISPATCHES.

The following is said to have been published
in the Memphis appeal during the first year of
the war. 1t reads very much like Whitelaw
Reds dispatches to the paper he now edits, the
New York Tribune, relative to the battle of
Shiloh:
"WAsHINGTON, August Z, 10 a. m--Abe Lincoln
was shot through the heart last night, just as he
was entering his carriage after leaving his Cabi-
net in consultation. The assassin, Southerner
is now in the hands of the authorities There is
great excitement, and On to Richmond is the
cry"
"Later-11 a. m.-Abe is still alive, but there
is no chance for him to survive. The excitement
here is great"
Still later-12 m.-Abe was wounded in the
abdomen and not in the heart. His physician
thinks he will recover. The excitement is abat-
ing"
Later still p. MT is now currently re-
ported that Abe was only slightly wounded in
the leg. No excitement"
1.-The latest-2 p. m.-An investigation now
proves that the bullet intended for Abes heart
missed its mark and only killed one of his foot
men. The people are returning to their bust
ness"
Later Stills p. m.-Abe's footman was not
killed as reported, but badly wounded. He will
recover"
"1he cery ldtest-4 p. MT has been offici-
ally announced from the capital that Old Abe's
footman was slightly wounded in the hand by
the accidental discharge of gun which he was
cleaning"
"The President not in consultation with
his Cabinet last night as first stated. Nobody
hurt"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28
A SURPRISED POLICEMAN,

Talk about bold bank burglaries," said
member of the police force this morning, "the
slickest steal l ever heard of was the robbery of
bank down in Rhode Island, six or seven years
ago. 1t was bitter cold night, and a night
patrolman noticed a dim light in the bank
window, and going up to the door, raped.
lis that you, patrolman?' asked voice from
within.
"'Yes, was the reply.
"'Step in and get heat said the voice from
within.
The patrOlman stepped inside and encountered
dapper little fellow wearing green shade over
his eyes and pen behind his ear.
"'You're working late to. night said the
patrolman.
yes" said the dapper little fellow, "I've been
detained tonight Strengthening up accounts
''The patrolman warmed himself at the roaring
big fire that blazed on the hearth, and went out
again on his beat. An hour after the patrolman
came that way, and still seeing the light through
the window, raped again.
Is that you, patrolman?'
eyes
"'CoEe in and warm YOURSELF
THE patrOlman accepted the invitation.
It's bowling cold night said the man with
a green shade over his eyes.
"'Y You bet,' said the patrOlman. So he took
another heat and returned to his beat. He was
rather surprised next day to learn that his reside
friend of the night before had got away with
some $4,000 of the banks funds"-ClereIand
Press
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28
JOHN BROWNS BODY,

version of this popular war song recently anpearet
In the harshatown Times Republican, but differing s,
much from the original that give the latter as printed
In New York in July 1861 and sung at about the sam,
tame by Massachusetts, regiment passing through tina
city on its way to the front.-ED.l
John Browns body lies a-moulderng in the grave;
John Browns body lies a-mouldering in the grave;
John Browns body lies a-mouldering in the grave;
His souls marching on.
CHo. Glory halle hallelujah! Glory halle-halleluah
Glory, ARCHAEOLOGICAL!
His souls marching on.
He's gone to be a soldier in the Army of the Lord;
He's gone to be a soldier in the Army of the Lord
His souls marching on.
CHo: Glory, &c
John Browns knapsacll is strapped upon his back;
John Browns knapssck is strapped upon his back;
John Browns knapsack is strapped upon his back;
His souls marching on.
CHO Glory, &c.
His pet lambs will meet him on the way;
His pet lambs will meet him on the way;
His pet lambs will meet him on the way;
They go marching on.
CHo.: Glory, &c
They will hang JEFF Davis to a tree,
They will hang jeff Davis to tree!
They will hang JEFF Davis to tree.
As they march along.
CHo.: Glory, &c
Now, three rousng cheers for the Union
Now, three rousing cheers for the Union!
Now, three rousng cheers for the Union!
As we are marching on!
Ono; Glory halIe-halleuah. Glory ARCHAEOLOGICAL
Glory, ha!le-hallelujah
Hip, hip hip. hip, hurrah.
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" OLD SHhDY.U

Amy one who desires to hear this song sung shout
call upon the Army of the Cumberland.-ED.l
o. va, va darkies laugh wild me;
Fo' de white folks say ole Shady's free!
Don yo see dat de jubilee
Am comm, comm, Hail mighty day!
Chorus:
Den away. den away, for can't stay any longer;
Hurrah, hurrah, for i gwine home.
Den away, den away, for / can't stay any longer;
Hurrah, Hurrah! for Is gwine home.
Massa got scared, and so did his lady,
Dis chile broke for ole uncle Ably,
Open de gates out! here's ole Shady,
Comm, comm! Hail, mighty day.
Chorus.
Good-by, AIassa JEFF! Good-by, Misses Stevens
'Scuse dis niger for takn his leavings;
Spec, pretty soon, you'll see uncle Abrams
COMM, comm! Hail, mighty day,
Chorus.
Good-by, hard work, and never any pay
I'm goin' up Norf whar de white folks stay:
White-wheat bread an dollar day.
Comm, comm! Hal mighty day.
Chorus.
I've got wife, an she's got baby,
Way up Norf in Lower Canady-
Won't dey shout wen dey see ole Shady
Comm comm. Hail mighty day.
Chorus.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28
WHAT DID THE GOVERNMENT COST HIM?


Early in the second year of the war the
Philadelphia Inquirer published the following
incident which occurred in the office of the
Secretary of War:
Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania came in with
a youthful looking officer whose empty coat
sleeve hung from his left shoulder. He was
introduced to Mr.. Stanton as Lieutenant Harry
Rockafellow, of Philadelphia. "My friend"
continued the Judge, cleft situation worth
eight hundred dollars per year three days after
a musket, at eleven dollars a month. with his
regiment, the New York Seventy first.
after the three months term of his enlistment
had expired, he marched, with his regiment, to
Bull Run. Early in the day ht'received an ugly
rife ball in his mouth, and for two hours and a
half he carried it in his fractured iawbone
fighting like true hero until cannon ball took
off his arm and rendered him powerless
He was captured, and for three months lay
in mangled condition in tobacco warehouse
in Richmond, without proper surgical treatment
He is now filling small clerkship. beg of you
to appoint him in the Regular service"
But where could | put him if | were top
said Nh. Stanton
The Judge was about to reply, when the
young man raised his arm and said, See have
right arm still, and General Kearney has only
his left; send me into the line where there is
fighting to be done"
He got his appointment.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28
AN ANECDoTE OF GENERAL ROUSSEAU.

A Rev. Frederick Ross had just been examined
on a charge of treason and convicted upon his
own showing. Under charge of a guard he was
about to leave the Generals tent Putting on
particularly sanctimonious expression of coun-
tenance, he took up his hat turned to the General
and said Well, General we must each do as
we think best and 1 hope we will both meet in
heaven" The General replied Your getting
to heaven, sir, will depend altogether upon your
future conduct; before we can reasonably hope
to meet in that region you and l must become
better men,"
The preacher had nothing further to say.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28

A champaign lie is going the rounds of the
press to the effect that Sarah Bernhardt hung up
her stocking Christmas eve, and next morning
she found it badly-burst in several places, some
one having damned lead pencil into it. Sarah
says it was not a lead pencil-it was a match
The fashion of originating exaggerated stories
about public characters is all wrong, and should
be frowned down by free and unshackled press
-NO,risto,Cn Herald.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28

A young man living in Leadville shipped to
his little brother in ST. Louis as Christmas
present choice donkey of the diminutive spe
cies known as the Mexican burro. The agent
in making out his manifest, concluded that
"burro meant bureau and reported accord
ingly to his superior one bureau missing and
one iackass OVERHEAD Hacen Palladium.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28
ANECDOTE OF PULASKI.

doubt if in the American army of the Revelu-
ton there was another who could equal Count
Pulaski either in horsemanship or as swords
man. His feats were the wonder and envy of
his officers, and many were the serious injuries
received in trying to initiate him. It is related
of him that, with his horse at full gallop-and he
always rode a magnificent charger-he would
discharge his pistol toss it into the air and catch
it by the barrel, then hurl it at some object in
advance and then, without in the least check
ing the speed of his horse, he would slip one foot
from the stirup, and, bending over toward the
ground, recover his pistol, and wheel into line
with as much ease and precision as though he
had been engaged in ordinary exercise.
During the retreat of the American army
through New Jersey, when the Nations prospects
were almost at their darkest, Pulaski, with a
small bodyguard, was pursued by party of
British cavalry, the leader Of whom was an &C
complished horseman and mounted nearly, if not
fully, as well as the gallant Pole himself Pu
laski rode in the rear of his detachment while
the British commander dashed on at the head of
his. The morning sun cast oblique shadows
across the way, and as the pursued party enter
ed long, narrow lane Pulaski, having satisfied
himself of the superior speed and tact of his own
horse slackensd his pace, and drew away to the
side of the lane to the left further from the SUM-
The pursuing British officer came up in hot haste
with his sword elevated so as to make the decisive
cut upon the Pole as soon as he should reach him.
Pulaski gave no token of alarm, but kept
his eyes fixed warily upon the ground at his
right. Directly he saw the shadow of the
head of the pursuers horse then the shadow of
half the body, together with the shadows of the
uplfted arm and sword-and then, with a light
ning-like sweep of his powerful arm, he gave the
sword cut Of st. George, and the head Of the
British officer fell to the ground, cut clean off by
the unerring stroke.
Pulaski's mathematical eye had measured the
distance by the shadow so accurately, and his
position gave such advantage in the long back
reach of the right arm while the cross-stroke of
his pursuer must necessarily have been made at
a shorter distance to have taken effect, that the
latter lost his head before he had reason to sus-
pect that his proximity was known, and, much
less, that blow from the fleeing count was med
itated.- UWiamspOrt (Pa.) Sun and Banner.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

1t is said that among the tents supplied to the
Cheshire Light Guard, attached to the Second
New Hampshire Volunteers, at the outbreak of
the rebellion, were seven that had been captured
from the British in the war of 1912. They were
well preserved. bore the mark &c. R." (Georgius
Rex and one of them had upon it the manu-
facturer's mark, Turner'S, Bond Street, London"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28

When the Sixteenth New York Volunteers
passed through Baltimore, on their way to the
front in 1861 they had no drums and one of the
natives, in a sneering manner, asked the Colonel
Davis: "Where's your music?" "In our cartridge
boxes" replied the latter, as the column moved
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28

At the battle of Solferino, says a French
writer, the Austrians fired 100000 rounds.
The loss of the French and Italians was 1900
killed and 10000 wounded. Each man hit cost
700 rounds, and every man killed 1920 rounds.
The mean weight of the ball being one ounce, it
appears that it required an average of 272 pounds
of lead to kill man.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-28

The most brilliant charge in the entire siege of
Fort Donaldson was that Of the Second and
Fourth Iowa, and the Eleventh and Twenty
fifth Indiana, under the command of General c.
F. Smith, who led them in person
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Envy must be; cen let her feed her grudge;
Truth will shine out when time shall be the Judge
It's an old use that hath been, and will be,
That where the sun his liberal light may throw
The heat comes with it, and the grass will grow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-12-21

come my wis. Would you entertain such
. proposition. Miss Dermott?''
Mis- Uermott hung her head. and seemed
to be covered with confusion.
Il will think about it" she said.
"That means she will give her consent, :"
said Mr.. Crutter, smiling. ''Lether come
with me while she il thinking the matter
over. Are you all agreed to my plan ?"
Everybody expressed assent to it. and
everybody seemed very happy.
why, what is that 90 suddenly ex-
claimed Miss Dermott, pointing to dis
tant object above them.
Il verify believe that is our balloon, :"
said DR.. O'Hagan. Yes, it is gone it
must have broken loose while we were at
breakfast"
.'Oh. WE'LL" said DIR. Crutter, ''let it
go! Who cares! I'll pay Captain Cow
gill for his losses. And now let Us see
about getting Lome."
Mr.. Winden and Mr.. Jarnville started
to hunt for . conveyance. and in about
two hours they returned with one. The
nearest railway station was thirteen miles
away, but. in two more hours the party
reached it, and while Mr.. Crutter Pur-
chased tickets for the coming train, DR..
O'Hagan went into the telegraph Office
and sent the following dispatch:
CAPTAIN W. A. CowGILL:
Balloon escaped. Party all safe and perfectly nap
py isis w. reach home nH nS. %HAcAs