The National tribune., 1883-11-29
THE QUESTION SQUAD.
Veterans Who Want to Hear from Their Old Com.
rades,


In reply to query of Miss Matilda Smith. of Ben
net, Neb., in THE TRIBUNE of November 5th, for
her Pa, y William Hand, Painfield, n. J., writes
as follows: He will probably remember me, al
though do not remember him. If he was with us
at Brandy Station during the winter of '63564 he
viii remember the falling of big white oak tree
among the tents of company G, which my brother
Henry and myself cut, and the free fight which
followed for the possession of the wood. We have
several of the 18th New Jersey bows in our Post
NO 49,, and if he writes to the postmaster at
Dover, Morris county, n. J.. think he will get
the track OF Captain Gage; but Captain Gage was
captain of company f instead of C, and one of the
very best that ever served in our regiment
G. A. Root Newton, Ia, would like some one
who was on that expedition 10 give an account of
the engagement between the cavalry advance of
General Steeie's army and Confederate forces
near the t4seam6la River while the former were
en- route from Pensacola, Fla, to Fort BalSeiy,
Ala in the latter part of March, 1865. Would also
ike to know the name and number of the mounted
regiments engaged.
Cosnrade William D. aeeker, company F. 18th
Illinois " L., York, Neb., would like to have the
battle of Hatce written up by some of Hurlbut's
old fighting 9TH division. He adds: i" / have not
seen that written up yet, but the division that
fought that battle on the Union side Were fighters
| not writer's"
A. Smith, Attleboro, Mass. would like to know
where lie can get history of the 2Gth Massachu-
sets.
Lemuel H. Bardwell, company A, 5th Minnesota
volunteers, writes behalf of Burnside Post, of
kasson, Mimi, (which is making an effort to have
all soldiers graves in its vicinity furnished with
appropriate headstones) to endeayor to find out
some of the relatives friends of Calvin Nc
Junkins, who buried in Claremont Dodge
county, ainn., his friends leaving the county
shortly afterwards. George 3. Arnold, Adjutans
of Burnside Post will be glad to hear from any one
who give this information or tell what regi-
ment, company, &c, McJunkins belonged to.
Comrade T. 9IeNabb, St Paul, Neb.. would ike
to hear from OF the boys of the Both or 44th
o. V. l. regarding the battle OF Lewisburg, W. Va
May %, 1862.
III. A Mcconnell. OF lie Roy, Mimi, wants 10 hear
something of General A. j. Smiths command at
Nashville and Spanish Fort.
Comrade ". Il. Williamson, Lebanon, New York
would like some comrade of the 18th Corps to write
| description OF the Red River campaign.
Conlrade a. r. Adams, company l. sth Indiana,
| Organ Springs. Ind, wants to know why the his
tory OF that regiment was never Published.
! Conlrade Chas. E. Philo. of Maryyilie, No. late
bugler of company T. I'd Wisconsin cavalry would
ike to hear from some coInrade of that regiment
| Comrade Sherry. of Lena, Illinois, wants the 9th
GEorps boys to wake up " and write something to
TIE TRrBusE about the sprnging of that mine at
Petersburg. Va on July 80 1864 He wonld also
like TO hear from members OF the 5lst Pennsylvania
! Lewis NJ Trey, Augusta Ohio, writes that his
! father, Israel Trey, OF company b, Esd Illinois,
would like to hear from member of that regi-
ment.
| William Mussen. of company Fl, 10th Illinois,
Elk City, Kan, would like to hear some about
/ the fighting IN which his regiment was engaged
preceding the siege of Knoxville
| Cornrade Ogden. OF Edgerton, no. would like to
! hear from some member of the Bloody Sth Michi-
gan, about the battles they were in-the Wilder
ness, PittsbuTg Landing, Spottsylyania, Chantilly
Antietam, and second Bull Run.
| CoInrade ]. n. MILESTONE late of company @,
2lst Missouri, wants to know who was on guard
duty at Bayou Boeuf. st. Mary's parish Louisiana
In 1854 when COW stampeded eighty of them and
drove them back into camp. The story was told
him by rebel planter.
+. A. Patterson, OF Waverly, Iowa. would like to
hear from some member of the sth New York cav
airy. about their cutting their way through the
rebels at Harper's Ferry and capturing a supply
train; also, why the rebels blew up the gunboat
Indianoia" below Warrenton, at the time OF the
campaign against Vicksburg.