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The National tribune., 1883-07-19
What Has Become of All the priratesi
editor NArIoNAL TnrBTrvE:

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
AS a private participated in the battles Of Fort
Donelson and Pittsbure Landing, and ! feel it an
honor To have been private in tie late war. We
have among us generals, cOlones, majors, and otsi-
GERS of every rank but ven vesy seldom hear OF
private. / know there were more priv;ltes killed
than generals. but didn't think they would be 50
scarce so soon after the am glad 20 see that
some Of our dead comrades OF the rank ana lie
are naming Posts after them. Everything comes
around right in time. 1t has often been the case
where u brigadIer-geueral, brigade, aid the
fighting, that the commanding general got all the
credit. This is illustrated in the capture Of Fort
Donelson which was due, in large measure. 10 the
bravery of General George Z. Smith, bat he got
very little credit for It, General Grant, however,
was promoted TO the rank Of Encouragement
read with great interest. Fighting Them Over"
and regard it the best history have OF the
war. It gives the experience of eyewitness at
different posts OF the line during "a battle. con-
slider TIE TRIBUNE a power ia uniting the soldiers
and fighting for their rights and if every veteran
felt as 1 DO, one who could raise one dollar
would be without it. j. G. TYSON,
Late company x, i4th Iowa V. l.
NEW York CITY.
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To the Etttor NATIONAL AllI5CNEs
I would ike to say a word Tor the Thirteenth
Army Corps. Where were the boys of the Thir-
'tecntb while the old Twentieth and Fifteenth were
doing all the fighting? | belonged TO the Tenth
DIVISION Thirteenth Army Corps. CoIarade =. II.
Mitchell IS little mixed in his account of the
Arkansas Post affair. Arsanzas Post was taken on
the 18th of january. 1883. The main fort wss
charged and captured by the Sevcnty-seventh regi-
ment Illinois V. l., and that regiment also guarded
the prisoners FOR the next tventyfour hours They
We're then relieved by other unent-yyhieh
one do not now recollect After we were relieved
we marched back down che river TO about where
the Chicago battery was planted. IL commenced
raining, and after continuing long enough TO wet
our clothes and blankets it began TO turn cold and
snow fell 20 the depth of four or FIVE inches. We
then took the boats and fell back down the river
short distance, where our regiment was detailed
for picket duty. i think without doubt suffered
more that night with cold than ever cid before or
since. In this fight we lost several killed and q
good many wounded, among whom was our cap
tain, Robert Erwin, who died the next day.
J. ". NSSsIE,
MAGNOLIA, liz Co b, 18th H. V. l.
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1854.

July "a Engagement at Winchester. Va, by
portion o. the Army Of ". Va
o. Steamer Clara Bell, CurSotoD landing,
Carolina Bend, Mss 9Th Mich. cav.
IS. Action at Courtlaud, Ala, by I5ta Mich.
and SD Wis. vols.
IS. Action at Wsil9ee's Ferry, Big Creek,
AK, by 18th Iii. cav. company Il. ID
U. :. eo}ored sT., and 60th tlst IOwsl
and S6th sd Ark U. ;. Q. L.
%. SkITElish ~ DeS are, Ark, BY lith No.
cav.
a5-Si. Sloneman's raid to Macon, Ga, by
Stonesnan's and Giarrarsis cav. div,
Army Of the Cumberland.
1851. AcGOOk5 rad TO LOyeioy's station,
Cfs., by ist is. 5th and sth Iowa ID .
aid sth Ind, iss and 4lh Tenn, and
4th Nv cav.
Is. Skirnish a. s. Mary 5 Trsstle, Fla,
18th Ohio mounted inf
p. SSirniish at 8fazzsrd Prairie, Fort
smith, Ark, b. two hundred men Of
the 9Th Kan. cav
IT'S. Battles OF Deep Bottom, New Market
end Malvern Hiii, Va, 6y Isl DIV,
IOth Corps, cav, army Of the James,
2d Corps and lst and 81 dix, Cav.
Corps, Army Of the Potomac
2. Skirmlsh at Nhiteside. Black Creek,
fla, by aSth U. ;. eoloTcd troops tlss
N.C9
Is. Action at Tah-sah-o-kuty, Dakota Ter,
by Sth Mimi. mounted inf. 6sh and
9Th Iowa. and Dakota and Brackets
Nina. cav; Indian fight.
y. Engagement Al Aiehafsiaya River, La,
by portion Cf the l9th Corps.
p. Sklrlaish AZ West Point, Ark, BY 18th
no, cav.
>. Engagement st Ezra Chapel. Atlanta.
Ca. ga soyte) 0y Army otthe Tenn,
Gen. .. .. Howard.
2S. Engagement Sc CaHebeiitOwn, Ga, by
portion Of McCOOk's cav; GcCook's
raid.
q. Engagements at Flatshoals Ga. by por-
tion OF G-rrarG's cav; StOneEaR's
raid.
July g to
Sept. 2. Siege OF Atlantis, Ga, by Armies Of tho
Cumberland, Tenn. and Ohio.
29-3l. Sklrnllsn at Fort smith, Ark, troops
not given.
$50. Engagement at Loveioy's Station Ga,
By cav. of the Army 0f the CuInber-
land; McCook's raid.
90. Acton az Clear Springs Md, by i2th
and 18th Pa. cav
80. Mine Explosion at Petersburg. Va, by
sth Corps, suppOrteib by the 18th Corps,
with I'll and 5th Corps in reserve.
I'd. Action az Newman, Ca, by cav. Army
OF the Cumberland; GIcCooxs raid
30 Chamoersburg, Pa, burned BY Com
federates.
90. Action at Macon Ca, by-eav- OF thu
Army ii the Cumberland; Stonennans
raid.
30. Action ut Lees Mills, Va, by Davts
brigade, I'd cav. div, Army OF The
Potomac
so. SSirnish az Lebanon, KY, by one coma
pany Of the 18th Ohio cav.
81. Action at Hilisboro' Tor S1nshin8
Churchl, Ga, by cav, ARMY OF tno
Cumberland; Ssonemans snrrsndaes
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Lie Down. Cavalry,
-atN 10 Wy % ~ J
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
The war "reminiscences published in TEE TETB-
JNE remind me OF an aneedote of our colonel L. d.
Sargent. of the Third Massachusetts cavalry 1
think the incident happened IN front of Fishers
Hill. The Nineteenth Corps had been sent rom the
Department Of the Gulf TO Sheridan, in the Valley,
after the hard campaign up the Red River under
General Banks but when reached the Valley
we could not get horses. and so we were armed as
infantry We understood that branch Of the service
well rs did cavalry, rs we were formerly the
Forty-first Massachusetts cavalry. We started up
the Valley after Early, and when the line was
formed and ready 10 advance Fishers Hill, the
colonel who always had his eye To the front, seeing
the enemy about to open battery on US, gave the
command, = Lie down, Third cavalryi' The COM
mand sounded so odd for cavalry, that the boys
laughed al the time, but hear It often now. 1t
proved to be the right command AZ the right time,
for the shots passed over US almost harmless kill
ing bat one man in the command, and one of the
boys told me the other day he the most invet-
crate grovler in the regiment Poor fellow, He
didn't growi any more. GEO. ARMSTRONG,
BosToS Mass. Co. D. Sd Mass. Cavalry.
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were at Monroe Station, on Hannibal and s.. Joe
Railroad July r. l56 On The iIth or 18th Of Juy,
1861 Co A. Twenty first Illinois infantry Capt Geo.
ii. Dimmng, conlinandinge company OF cavalry
and section of artillery, All under command OF
Ex-Governor Woods. of Illinois, were set across the
Mississippi River at Quincy, Ill, about O'Clock p.
m aud nlarcied TO Palmyra, Mo, which place we
reached just before dark. We learned that the rail-
road was badly torn up. We eanped for the night,
and next morning the cavalry and artillery went
around by the wagon road, while we took the cars
aud repaired the railroad. We arrived at Monroe
Station about 2 or 8 O'Clock p. m, having had to
repair the railroad in about dozen places. The
cavalry and artillery came IN about an hour after
a Minnesota regiment came shortly after, ana by
night there were some four five regiments
cainpcd there. We rejoned Our regiment at
Palmyra the next day, and then went on up the
Salt River and rebuilt the railroad bridge, which
the rebels had burnt then ON up the railroad, and
opened communications with Chillicothe; then
down the North Missouri Railroad to Mexico, hav-
ing TO stop and drive the bushwbaclkers away and
repair the railroad in several places, as we were
the first to pass over either road after the bush
whaeking raid. which had its headquarters at
Mexico G. DIsBRow,
CLAY CENTRE, Ia Late serg't, Co. A, 2lst Ill. Inf
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Appearances are Deceptive.
Iitor NATIONAL TRIBuN:

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
The following rather comic incident occurred
during the PeTTyvile campaign, October. 1s62 At
Lawrenceburg, Ky, our command captured about
two hundred and fifty rebels. As they were being
marched past camp the boys came out and
lined the side of the road anxious to get view of
a real live rebel this their first opportunity.
They We're q sorry looking set. Their sIllow conf
plexions, and gray uniforms all begriried with
the dust Of those Kentucky pixies, made their APP
pearanee anything but attractive. OF those whose
curiosity brought them to the roadside was drOu
genius Sam NJ OF Wooster, Ohio. The look
of disgust on Sans face was intense. At last he
could stand it no longer and he broke out thus
/" Well, / wonder if Uncle Sam expects rs 10 fol-
low around such looking set as that for three
years. If he does, far as | am concerned, he is
very much mistaken. Say, you rebs, set out the
best you've got, by the side of the road,
and II whip the dust ont of him and 60 home"
The manner in which sam delivered himself of
this speech would have made anybody laugh, even
prisoner. Some of the rebels showed plainly that
they would have liked very much TO have accom-
mCdated him to all he wanted in that line. They
were = Texas Rangers" @. j. MADDEN
URBANA OHIO. Late IO2d Ohio v. /.
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The rwenty. fourth Ohio V. /. at Stone River.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:


Tsaw in TIVE TRIBUNE of June 2lst a letter from
D. g. Biodgett, ofTenth Indiana battery, in which he
claims that Wagner's brigade was the only brigade
that stood lis ground at the battle of Stone River
the 3st of December 1862. Ibeg leave to differ with
him. was member accompany ID, Twenty fourth
Ohio volunteer infantry, which was of tine rcsi-
nlents composing Clark brigade, of PameF's dIyi-
sion have forgotten the number of division and bril-
g;seel The regiments forming the brigade were the
Twenty fourth Ohio volunteer infantry Thirty
sixth Indiana infantry, Eighty fourth Illinois in
faatry, and Sixth Ohio volunteer infantry. We
were on the right OF Wagner the pike and
the west OF the railroad and were the brigade on
which the army piyoted when it turned parallel
TO the pike. We took position there early in the
morning of the 3lst, and held position until
after dark. When all firing had stopped we fell
back about one hundred yards and staid there till
next day, within sight of our former position. We
lost all our regir9enta officers the 3ist, and
loss IN line officers and very heavy
nearly or quite one-half of the regiment being
either killed wounded. Colonel Fred. G.. Jones
commanding our regiment was killed the 3Ist
while gallantly cheering his men on. y Drawer
TO or better officer drew sword do not wish
disparage or bettle the part that Wagners brigade
took III the battle, for they did ali that is claimed
for them, but they not the only who held
their ground. 1t Conlrade Blodgett Will think over
the matter he viii perhaps give little credit
for doing our duty without detracting from the
glory of his brigade. / would like to hear from
some of my old comrades through TIE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE, the only true soldiers paper published.
JOSEPH g. FREEMAN.
PALESTINE, ILL. Late Corp. Co. ID, oath O.V. L.
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After the Battle at Richmond, KY.
To the EDITOR NATIONAL. TRIBUNE.


have been a,xiously waiting for a description
of the battle at Richmond, KY which took place in
the burying- ground among the tombstones where
many brave Indiana and Ohio boys lost their
lives. Many, also, Were wounded and fell into the
hands OF the rebels. IL was in the summer of 1862,
of capture At the time / was wagon master and
assigned 10 thirty ambulances for the State OF In
diana and ten for Ohio, and ordered to Richmond
under flag of truce. While j was advancing in
the direction of the Confederate lines, the rebels
and our boys were picket si1irmishng and barely
escaped being shot; but, by holding the flag in {.
conspicuous position, ] escaped unhurt. Arriving
at Richmond we found 20 Union prisoners. all
badly wounded. We got them in the ambuiances
and started for Cincinnati via Marysville stopping
at Blue Lick Springs to rest. While there, large
squadron OF rebel cavalry overlook u.s. and Nor
g8n's nephew, their commander, reported to me
that he instructed 10 retaze the prisoners and
coniscate the teams. By dft of persuasive talk
and liberal supply of : medicine / induced the
commander to give me fifteen minutes in which to
light out We did IL in ten. We left the springs
at twenty minutes to three and reached Marys-
vile. distance of twenty-eight miles, at 730
o'clock This was very good PROCESS under the
circumstances, but some of the boys thought we
were not going fast enough, being fearful lest we
should be again oyertakeu. OF the wounded there
Were two who attracted my special attention and
sympathy. One was shot through both eyes, the
ball carrying them entirely away. How would
Senator Beck ike TO exchange places with him and
receive good penson?) Tie other could scarcely
be moved. ard no one could do anything for him
but the wagon master. The ball had entered one
thigh III front of the bone and passed out of the
other back of the bone, doing serious injury. But
these were by means exceptional cases, for
scarcely any OF those | had in charge was able
to stand much of q shaking up Iwould be glad 10
hear from any of the 2io, and particularly from the
Ex-Wagon- Master, Late Private, Co. III, q. s. G.
YORK, NEB.
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The Proposed Veterans Excursion to Shiloh.

To the Editor NATIONAL IItibUNE:
Since the publication of my letter on "Pittsburg
Landing in THE TRIBUNE of May 3, Ihaye received
scores of letters from comrades all over the country,
including two from the Sandwich Islands, asking
for information in regard to the old battlefield.
Many comrades express grest desire TO follow my
example and revisit the old spot, but all prefer to
go in n body large enough TO make IL pleasant and
interesting To them all | wish to say that the
main object of my visit to Shiloh was to post myself
and prepare the way for grand excursion thither
next April.
At this early date can only say that all comrades
residing in Central Illinois or elsewhere. will have
an opportunity to visit Pittsburg Landing next
year, in company with their families If they desire,
at rates so low as to astonish them, and by mode
of conveyance pleasant that the "trip VIII be re-
membered through life. A comrade writes me
from Davenport Iowa: al want to hear the band
play Aud Lang Syne' in front of the Shiloh
church next April, sure" Chaplain Cotton, of
Purdy, Tenn, writes to me-: We vii do all we
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From One Of the " Demoralizedn Regulars.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
am new subscriber TO your valuable paper,
but even ut this early date feel constrained to
write to you and say that your paper deserves the
patronage and support OF al ex-soidiers land for
that matter, of ell the friends of the soldierl 1t
does ones heart good TO read your paper and esps-
cially the letters of the old boys published
der the heading of Fighting Them Over" / have
been closely watching the criticisms of the boys
concerning the services Of the different brigaGes,
divisions, and corps and especially those connected
with the Army OF the Cumberland, with which I
had the honor of serving for three years 1 happen
to be one of those regulars whom some of our vol
unteer comrades declare to have been so badly
pulsed and demoralized at yonesboro' and con-
corning whose action may also have something
TO say hereafter.
My regiment was the Sixteenth United States in
fantTy, company 3, Second battalion and if this
should meet the eyes of the company b boys,
should like to know if they remember Sergeant
Webber, and would further ask them why they
don't speak up for the honor of their brigade
IN cOneiusion-although nota pensiOner myself
trust you viii fight the good fight until every
worthy applicant receives what Is justly his due.
May success attend THE TRIBUNE.
W0f. @. WEBER,
Late Co. B, End Bat, 10Th o. s. L
SUGAR VALLEY, PA.
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To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
saw, sopne time ago, something in THE TRIBUNE
respecting Washington Territory, Oregon &C.,
and expected before this some would give
some reliable information respecting that north
western frontier. For my own part. / am IN search
of frontier that Is open to settlement, but not
cupied. have sheep and want to get clear out on
frontier where there is clear running water timber
enough for shelter. fuel, building. &c, and open
range generally. Such is not to be had in Texas.
unless at enormous price. The fact is the whole
of the southwest Is stocked Up-eyery nook and
corner-and many have got to move out before long.
What kind of n country Is Alaska, from practical
point of view? That is what is the character of the
climate tssoi where lies its timber and what kind,
its praires its plains its table lands its mountains,
&c, and what are they susceptible OF supporting
producing? What minerals, where they lie. and in
what quantities. what navig7ble streams; to what
extent settled? The same information about Wash
ington Territory, Northern Montana and Northern
Dakota would be mighty acceptable to 6 large class
of old soldiers who trying 70 take OF them
selves You would do me quite a favor by giving
me this information L am looking for frontier
that IS scarcely settled at ALL and that has got
natural advantages. Please give the desired
information soon possible.
GEO. w. AICCo5rBER, old soldier.
Fort CoNcHo Tom Green County, Tex, June ..
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The Assault of Fort MeAllister.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
have been close reader of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE and III my opinion of its most inter-
esting departments is that devoted 70 military
"reminiscences contributed by men who participated
in the late " The March To the Sea, by J. b.
kilbouFne, was good narrative, but his deserip
ton of the attacking party at Fort BIcAllister,
though true III SO Far that one regiment from each
brigade OF HaZeu'S division constituted the attack
ing party, is Incorrect in another respect. My
regiment, One Hundred and Sixteenth Illinois.
commanded by Colonel john E. Maddox, occupied
the right instead OF the regiment commanded by
Colonel t. Jones. The assault was made on the
18th of December 1861. at $3.50 p. m, and within
minutes exactly of the time the bugle called
the fort taken, with Major Anderson. its COM
nander, and go prisoners. Col. Oliver ordered the
prisoners next day to remove all the torpedocs,
and threatened in any more of
killed by them to retaliate but such an emergency
did not arise. ~M. l.. JOHNSON,
ASSUMPTION, I'LL. Co. q, 10th Illinois V. /.
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Loud Call for General Sprague.

THE TRIBUNE of June 18th was full of reminders
to me of the old days and am prompted to add
my tribute of admiration for THE TRIBUNE rs the
very best soldiers paper published. was deeply
interested by 'Neteran's" version of the battle of
Atlanta as it recalled memorable day to me. /
was also rejoiced TO find that old brigade COM
mander (General j. w. Sprague) was stiu in the
land of the living | have never yet seen in print
account of that days work July odd of our
brigade, and of all the living l know OF no
trains were saved, how Decatur was held, and
how Colonel John w Sprague won his star than
that illustrious commander himself. / am sure
every man of that brigade who reads these lines
will second the motion with all his heart. The
brigade was composed of the Twenty-fifth Wiseon-
sim Thirty fifth New Jersey, and Foriy-thFd and
Sixty-third Ohio. w. $. MEEK.
MARTINS FERRY, o. Co. A, 43d .. V. v. l.
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no tho Editor Nar1oNAL Tn1puNr:

In reply to Comrade w. +. Bair, of company A,
Sixteenth Illinois V. vi, desire TO say that was
in the movement from Hannibal. Mo-, TO Chilli
Gothic and Monroe Station, on the Hannibal and st.
joe Railroad on the 18th of July. 1851 My COM
pany company X and company Z, of the Sixteenth
illinois, were stationed at salt River bridge when
Grant reached there with his regiment. ! recolect
the time very distinctly Two of us had been out
on a foraging expedition, and had secured couple
of hams and one shoulder. When Grant saw US he
himself undertook to stop us but we didn't halt,
and got into camp all right with provender. !
was also the train when the Johnnies fired on
us at Palmyra. A member of company A was
killed and wounded, and several of our COM
pany also received slight wounds Col. Smith was
on the engine, which he reversed and stopped, and
we jumped off the train and pursued the rebels.
We killed several-how many do not now recol-
lect j cannot write all that | would wish to in
regard to the movement of the Hannibal and st.
Joe Railroad and our constant skirmshes while on
that trip but / know that did my share of the
work. was blown up at Bridgeport in the maya
zine explosion and came down among some of the
boys of company b, who were playing poker, and
broke up their game. NATHAN EDISON,
KINGSTON ILL. Co. K, 10th H. V. V. I.
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To the EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

10 the EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
wish TO call the attention of Comrade Samuel
Scott and others, who claim they did the ac'ote
rroTk in retaking the De Ores battery In front OF
Atlanta 70 the fact that though they may have had
the captain of the battery, had many of the men,
who Immediately turned the smoking guns on the
rebs and gave them their parting salute. We do
claim TO have done all the fighting TINT day.
But the Fourth and Ninth Iowa boys were in that
charge when De Ores battery retaken, and
7oere the first regiments tho ground. There Were
members of the battery, and perhaps men of other
commands, but organized command was there
before Us. DICK !" THAYER,
Late Drum Maj. 9th Iowa Inf,
JEsUP Iowa. and Com'r Post 5S.