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WIN. king,
Co. c, 10th u. s. I.
EPw-onr1I. Iowa,


No the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
was wounded at chiclzanlaaea. and lay eleven
days IA the woods without food or surgical atten-
SION oeiall OF the enemy TO pick me up
Hnd carry nc 70 their wagons. but demonstrated
and explained the nature of my wound and they
tjion passed me Dg. j feel like shouting for very
Joy whenever think OF il. When first wounded
and LEFT on the field j was very desDondent but
when thus escaped capture felt my courage re-
turning. leila near where the last fighting oc-
Cured on Sunday afternoon, when Iongstrecf's
cNlsion came down slight hill and charged the
oecTnted taitalofis Of the Fifteenth Sixteenth and
Eighteenth bIsIted States inlanily. ] do mol know
how many vOilcys fired but after several I
heard the layOneis ciashing, and had been able
!" 81 up ! eDula have seen the awful charge.
5songsLreei forces must have OItiunbered five
10 one. Atier some minutes Of bayonet charging.
our brigade rstFeated and ran down through tiIe
Woods over "a valley and up hill through Widow
1leiiii c0fii-Icie The ana tilc field
vas dotted here and there with dead trees and as
IOngstreet re-eorccnents kept fifine, yoiie,-s Of
musseiry sod artillery after our boys, the air was
5iilec with smoke and bark and lsayes aud sand
The reDcs must have charged their artillery Wit d
stones and raY,efot. This occurred in the tirslr
Of the evening lad the last scene OF the drama
o. that event. u action. Several hundred fell going
mp through tls- cor;-.teia, and the wounded could
be heard All might calling for help and water
shall never forget Shat night.
But, 20 change the subject want every conrad de
20 contribute 20 TIE TRIBCNE story Of an anus
ing character and ] start oil with the following
incident: ever hundred Tennessee exilt.s left
their homes and ed 10 lines At Stevenson Ala
Alter VIC had furnished them with and equip
msllta they elected six-fO0t captain. Upon as
stunning command, lac gave the order, Fab in,
company They were much confused at this
ana did moi know what 20 do. lie then simpIied
i LIS eg M s a follows; Get ito line, you fell
come under tiis eye Of any Of my old comrades
would Ike 10 iaesu from them.
D. WEAVER.
Co. u. Sd battalion 18th IT, s. L
ERABESVIlIF Pa
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The Pate Of GeneraI Judah.

10 the EtiltOf NATIONAL IEIBIlE.
AS survivor of the One Hundred and Eleventh
Ohio volunteer infantry, which participated in
great many hard fought battles-twenty- in all
i would like to know what became of General
Judah, who commanded the First brigade second
division, Twenty-thiTd Corps at the battle of Re-
SAGA. We never saw him after the battle
ID. VI. CALENDER.
LOCKWOOD JEWELL. Co, KAN
General Judah died January II, 1866, at
Plattsburg Barracks, New YoFk.-ED.l
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WASHINGTON G, THURSDAY JULY 1883

mence the struggle in the morning but, as silent
as death, Bragg withdrew his army under cover of
the darkness. leaving all his dead on Tunnel Hill.
On that day our corps fought the hardest battle
around Chattanooga. VIM. A. FULK,
Private Co. 3, 59th Ind. v. /.
WoRrHISGroN GREEN Co, IND.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
What Our Veterans Have TO Say About
Their Old Campaigns.
Various esinions Abost Cedar Creek.

To the EpFToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Since reading Cosnrade Simpsons note concern
ing the battle OF Cedar Greek have been waiting
with considerable interest for other comrades TO
enter into the discussion. did aot suppose that any
one ever doubted but that IL WAS most complete
surprise Cedar Creek How else can you account
for the fact tat comrades shot before getting
of their tents and that arll leryfneil were not
able harness their horses ana hitch them 70 thelr
cannon ia season TO save them from capture? IL
seems to me that C0mrade Simpsons reTlsTk that
THE ACTIVITY that some OF the infantry displayed
in their an xfy e out Of reach of the rebel bay
onets and look for Little Phi was certainly very
remarkable Is something ike sneer. IL il not at
all remarkable that those who were taken wholly by
surprise Ia their tents. with chance for organIza-
ZION and the rebels charging and firing IN their very
midst, should hastily Withdraw TO a rendezvous.
] venture 10 say that only those who were on the
left of the sixth Corps where the surprise was most
complete troubled the cavalry IN their PERCEPTIONS
flight. One thing is sure, thu fighting Sixth "
Corps never IN hurry 10 get out of the way OF
rebels rebel bayonets, and certainly were not
on that especial OCCASION The sixth Corps was
Obliged 60 fail back in order that line OF battle
might be formed. After the line had been estab-
lished il was determined 20 make stand. and
there was no falling back from IL. am aware
that this statement Is anagonisie TO written his
tory; nevertheless IL Is true i read IN DR. j. i.
Pecks History Of The Great Republie-aRd i
think about the idea Is proElu gated by nearly
all written history-that all efforts to rally our
flying men were useless, every brigade rushing up
stay the tide was overwhelmed" page Co..
But believe with Comrade Kent, that our corps
commander. Gen. Wright. who WIS in command
in the absence Of Gen. Sheridan received the
praise that should have been accorded to him for
his services ga that engagement Written history
says speaking of Gen. sheridan: " lie learned the
OF his disaster and then met the faEitiyes OF
his beaten arlny. Addressing words OF encourage
ment 10 them in the most pleasant and assured
manner. and deliberately reforming his lines, sc.
Now, tilis j. somewhat misleading. As Com rade
Kent says. Gen Wright had his lines formed and
ready Tor action when General sheridan came on
10 the ground. But the coming of Gen Sheridan
gave the bows new inspiration. and undoubtedly
that had mach 10 do with the accomplishment of
the great victory that followed. Gen Sheridan 5
arrival Was also induceIaent TO many who had
been so unce-emoniously aroused from their morn
ing slumbeTs and who had betaken themselves TO
the rear 10 return. Let some of the boys of the
Eighth Nineteenth Corps who were on the ex-
treIne left tell what they know of the surprise.
T.. j. FOSTER, IL D..
Formerly of Co. b. 10th VT. Vols Ist
Brigade, Sd Div, 9th Corps
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place. On the arrival Of the train at Medon
the Seventh Missouri Immediately formed line
and charged the enemy, driving him from the
town and inficting considerable loss, also taxi
ing number of prisoneran-Ep1
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Ny fathers family furnished five soldiers out of
six soIls. One was a member of a company of
artillery which passed through the first ordeal at
Fort Sumter. and afterwards re-enlisted in a
Massachusetts regiment and served until the end
q: the war. Another served In the Second New
Hampshire third in the Third New Hampshire
fourth IN Massachusetts regiment. and myself
IN Rhode Island battery IN the Army of the Poto-
mae. in whose campaigns | participated. Two of
Us were wounded but all came home alive.
WA. T. REYNOLDS Milford Mass
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TO tie Editor NaTSogAL TRTHrSE:
AZ the battle q Fredericksburg ,sise.a the ground
m Gen. Summers front had become tiiciy sircyu
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1.-THE date of the Richmond affair was August
%, 80, 1862; and of the Manassas Gap affair.
July n, 1861; but the loss of the Fifth United
States cavalry is officially reported as only five
killed and seven wOunded-EDI
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Ricketts, Old Battery.

10 the Editor NATIOSAL TRIBUNE:
.Inelosed please find $3.50 for Waterbury watch
am subscriber TO your imperial paper and would
not give it up for five times its cost served for
nine years under Uncle sam, in the First United
states artillery. Ricketts, battery Can you tell me
where that battery IS and Tho commands it?''
G. 81. BROADwET.I.
FoREsTvILLE. COM.
lRicketts' old battery-Battery I, First u. s.
artillery-is now stationed at Fort Stevens,
Oregon, and is commanded by Lieutenant r.
G.. ShaW.-ED.l
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To che Editor NArToyAL TRIBU.r:

In reply TO Comrade H Kenis communication
concerning the battle OF Cedar Creek permit me TO
say that while am Of his opinion Is TO the ques-
ticn Of surprise, j do not agree with him in his
remarks touching the Third division of the Sixth
Corps Where the Sixth Corps stationed on
the morning of October 19, 1864? The Eighth
Corps or as il was called, the Army of Western
Virginia on the extreme left. where Early
made his iiTsE break; the Nineteenth Corps in the
center and the Sixth Corps on the extreme right,
or about two miles from where the first fire was
heard About e. N. the Nineteenth Corps WAS
hurried 10 the support of the Eighth Corps, who
received the first tire while in their tents, and
the Nineteenth Corps arrived there it found Early
already i'm possession of the camp with the artillery
turned against u. The Nineteenth Corps having
been repnlsed with heavy loss met the Sixth Corps
going TO the 'front.' and some members of the latter
asked as they passed. Why did You not stand !? -
But il was not long before they themselves were
a 'go-as-you- please TO Aiddietown, distance
OF about four miles.
Comrade Kent also wants to know why General
Sheridan should have al the praise? viii tell
him Who reformed those broken lines of strag-
giers? Not General Wright; could he have
done 50. for the men never had the confidence in
hinl that they had IN gallant Little Phil the hero
OF the valley; and, indeed. there would have
been a surprise had Sheridan been in command in
stead Of Wright AT the time.
Now, i should like TO hear from some of NV
comrades who heard the remark that Gen Wright
made 10 Sheridan upon the latters arrival Said lac
General, we are whipped To which Sheridan
replied: General. you are whipped, but the men
are not" and then promised the men that they
should have their supper that night where they
ate IL The night before And the promise was more
than kept ior the Nineteenth Corps that night
the plcEet-line al Stras0nrg, i've miles beyond
the camp Of the night before. cannot think the
result would have been the same had Sheridan re-
manned in Winchester. J. BURR
SATRE, Pa. 1st Brig, Sd Div 18th Corps
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
have been reading the soldiers letters pub.
lished IN THE TRIBUNE with great interest, and
have been watching anxiouSiy TO hear from some
OF my comrades who were taken prisoners a,
= and a. ken ~
Salisbury, \. G. We suffered everything short o.
death Itself at Salisbury until, the 22d of Feb
ruary. 1el5. were sent TO lines at Whining.
ton should like 10 hear from some of my Ole
comrades. III. r. PAUL,
OKsIow, Iowa Chaplain, Post No. Isl.
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HTurRE 1EERE 50 az = :,

There were sax of us who went to the war. One
enlisted in the Fifteenth Illinois and, after serving
three years returned home and raised a oI6paay,
of which he WAS elected first lieutenant This
company attached to the Fifteenth Illinois.
started out in 1852 in the Ninety Illinois in
faEtTy, and was of those who chased John
Morgan's cavalry all over Kentucky, and was in a
number of other campaigns. Four others of US
also wore the blue. well my brother Georges
only son. ISAAC PAUL.
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Having seen in TIE TR1nrNE accounts of the en-

Having seen in THE TRIBUNE accounts of the en-
listment during the war of four or five brothers
desire to speak OF the patriotism of my fathers
family. six OF entered the army-two IN the
Second Wisconsin, one in the Eighteenth one IN
the Twenty-fourth. one in the Thirty-hfth and
myself III the fhirtieth. Two lie In Dixie and
three crippled for life. One consolation Is that
we were always found with faces toward the
rebs o. w. SFEANs.
Pent Water Mich
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saw in your paper OF the 18th OF June the case
of family tllGt sent five to the late war, and
was glad TO hessr OF such loyalty, but can beat
that. There were seven of US, and we were all in
the war. Two were in the Thirteenth Indiana,
two IN the Seventeenth one in the Twenty-third.
one IN the Forty-niT1th, Snd one IN the One Hun
dred and Forty-fourth- The one who was "a the
Seventeenth was killed at YickSburg; the ouein the
Thirteenth was missing after the battle Rich
nlond, Va. fifteen days before his three years
term was ont, and heard of again: fsIl-
other re-eniisted, and died of chronic darrfee
The other four are yet living.
ALTON, ISD. JOHN :. WILLIAMS
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FORFsTvIILE- COyN.


To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Can you tell me, first what was the exact date OF
the Richmond Ky, fight; and, second the date
when the Fifth United States cavalry was so badly
cut up &C Manassas Gap alter the Gettysburg ightY
;. > BALDWIN.
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Pent Water, Mich

In recent issue of your paper an ex-soldier
states that he and four brothers served in the war
There were six Of us, and all enlisteGi-three
serving IN the Fourteenth Kansas cavalry one IN
the Seventh Kansas cavalry, and two in the Thirty
third Missouri infantry. We had two sisters. and
they said if they Were they would have gone
TO the war also. think your paper : the best In
the world. TOBIAS 5. LEASE
FOREST CITY, No.
Having enlisted on my sixteenth birthday and
having five brothers IN the Union cause, can say
that family represented in nearly all the
large battles during the war Being captured on
the Atlanta campaign al Big Shanty May 18th,
enjoyed JET. Davis SPLENDID hospitality for nine
months. OrT0 f. STEIN,
WAaoo, NEB. Late Co. *, 18th Wis. Vol
Ia THE TRIBUNE of June IIth Amos Bliss men,
tions family which sent five brothers TO the war
Iowa beat that Mrs. Upright, of this State
sent her husband and ten sons 10 help put down
the rebellion. w. II SALLADA
DIES SiOISEs, Ia.
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To the Editor NATIONAL. TRIBUNE:
90 not know bus that / contribute some
thing OF interest have brother older than
WHO was somewhat crippled while young, but
WHO StsilItS feet two inches ia his stockings
and is very powerful. He WAS on a visit To the
ferlth Sfew York eayary, stationed ut Carlisle Pa,
while Pope was fighting the battle OF Bull Run i
company Of the Tenth crossed the Potomac 10 re-
eoHnoiter toward Fairfax, and Were all taken pris-
orfers The orderly drew large knife and killed
his guard and made his escape. My brother, Chas.
III. Morgan, accused OF the crime, tried before
General Bert, and sentenced to be shot at sun
rise the next morning But while the other pris-
oners Of whom there were BOG, were being paroled
he managed 10 pass the guard and join the others
amt succeeded IN making his escape / Joined Co.
2, fveHty-tfird New York volunteers, with two
discharge William and Theodore re-erlisted the
former III the Tenth Michigan cavalry. He was
killed i'll Kentucky, and is buried iii the military
cemetery at knoxville. Theodore joined the
Eleventh heavy artillery, and was taken prisoner
after the battle OF the Wilderness. lie was in
Libby and salisbury, and, also. seven months in
unreasonable. | met him ut Annapolis after he
was paroied, and brought him home. He lived q
few years after the war; but was shattered in body
and mind. n next brother, John. who Joined Co.
l, One Hundred and Ninth, in the charge in
front OF Petersburg and was shot in the arm. He
is now drawing 30 a month pension. My next
brother, Fred, was in Co. II, One Hundred and
Ninth aud WAS shot through the head at the battle
OF the Wilderness and left the field dead
He came to his senses, however, and in com paIly
with wounded rebel made his way to Fretfericl<s
burg and after gaining strength he came home on
Through AT the expiration of his Through he
returned and served out his time. / think that is
good for one family. GEO. b. MORGAN.
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SIX OUT OF SEVEN.


In TIE TRIBUNE of June IA read an account of
fve brothers IN the late war, but can beat that.
There is family in this town who sent six of
seven sons named respectively John W.. Hiram,
Francis, Leonard Philip and Asbury Caldwell.
The last our Post takes It's name from. Hiram and
Philip died of disease. Asbury was shot dead in
front of Petersburg and Leonard was shot through
the breast IN the charge at Fredericksburg under
Burnside, and is liable to die at any time from
heinorrhage of the lungs. Twas one of four broth
who served in the late waT-Josaph IN the
Thirty first Maine, Edward in the Second Maine
cavalry, Cyrus IN the Eighth Maine volunteers
and myself IN the same regiment in which served
four years and five months. Ny brothers were all
wounded and are still suffering from the wounds
Yours, in F., q. and L., a. CusHMAS, IN.
SHERMAN, ME-.
In THE TRIBUNE of June IA notice o letter from
Amos Bliss, Warren, Mass, stating that he and
four brothers We're in the late war, and this, he
says, he believes is as large any family OF SOL
diers he has seen reported. Well I can see him
and go him one better.n Our family furnished six
brothers for the late war, and the time served
would be over nineteen years for Que man, and the
total time they all Were absent from duty by reason
OF sickness or wounds any other cause would
not exceed one year for one man. We participated
III all engagements in which our commands took
part. and had our share of marching starvation,
and other privations incidental TO soldiers life
contracted chronic Rheumattsm, from the effects
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of which lost my right leg above the knee. We
never thought it worth while 10 parade partci-
patton in the war in print before. but don't pro-
pose to stand by and n little family of only five
soldiers carry off the cake. There another
family from the same county were that con-
sisted of an old man and five sons and several
families of three to five Our commands were the
Twelfth Illinois. Forty-fiftli Illinois and Ninety
sixth Illinois, and any familiar with the history
of those regiments knows that they were here
they belonged every time
EUGENE DAWSON
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SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

II Is asserted by q Brazilian that
coffee is a natural antidote 10 alcohol,
and that the consumption Of alcoholic
stnulants is comparatively small
where coffee Is popular drink, as in
his own country.
What has been called "scwcr gas" IL
composed Of air, vapor and gases In
constantly varying proportions, tor
gcthcr with living germs vegetable
and animal and minute particles Of
putrcscent matter.
The skeleton Of "A DinOFaurin reptile
thirty-fiye feet long has been uncarthed
in the Bad Lands Of Dakota. The
creature is supposed 10 have stood
twenty-five feet high. The weight Of
the skull is G9i pounds. and Of the
whole skeleton 1900 pounds.
Dogs, under favorable conditions.
live to an age much beyond that which
IS usually assigned to them. Mr Il.
cordiner, Of oxford, England, knows a
black ratricycr aged thirty.onc, and
there is no doubt that others are ar
quaintcd with like aged individuals Of
the canine species.
1t is well known that minute metal
lie particles are often collected in
places remote from terrestrial sources
Of dust. Recent investigation shows
that many Of these particles must have
undergone fusion, which evidently
proves that they have come from the
smoke Of factories, from volcanic fire,
Of that they had a mctcoric origin.
A mixture of twenty parts Of hard
soap, forty parts Of kerosene. and one
part Of fir halsam had been found very
Elective in destroying the insects
which damage the orange tree. Pro-
fessor {. '. Riley is the authority.
Other yaluabl" plants, notably the vine
might be similarly pro;cctcdhy a spray
from an application Of the same recipe.
II can be dilutod al viii Hth water 50
a, not 70 interfere with the coustitu-
tion Of the plant.
The coal supplied to the Naga,ali
market comes from a field in Japan
situated along The coast line between
Cape Mono aIri the mouth uf Narasa-
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4 Remarkable Flsh.

During the recent scientific cruise Of
the Travailleur there was taken of the
coasts of Morocco. and from depth Of
about .270 fathoms. a fish Of very
singular character. II is about a foot
and a half long and Of deep black
color It's most distinguishing feature.
however. is huge mouth cavity, which
is quite disproportionate 10 the small
tapcring body. and capable. through
the arrangement Of the jaws, presence
Of cxtensible membranes, etc. of very
wide enlargement Of the cavity. IL
may bc ftly compared TO the we'll
known pouch of the pelican, and NJ.
Valiant thinks il probable that food
accumulates in the pouch and is there
partly digcsted. The locomotive organs
are Of the most rudimentary nature.
The paired fins are represented merely
by two very small appendices. which
may be considered pectoral fms: there
are no ventral fms. but dorsal and
anal are present. The respiratory ap
paratus is OF unique composition
There is no swimming bladder.
don Times.
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PEARLS OF THOUGHT,

On the day Of victory no wcarincss
IS felt
\ wise man reflects before he speaks.
and reflects on what be has uttered.
The head. however strong it may be.
can accomplish nothing against the
heart.
The most important part Of every
hIsincSs IS to know what ought to bs
done.
II is better TO bc rcproachcd by a
friend than complimentcd by a fiat
tercr.
The wise man looks for happiness
beyond the narrow ken Of personal
interest.
Infinite toll would not enable you to
sweep away a mist. but 10y ascending a
little you may often look over it
altogether
Never leave what you undertake
until you can reach your arms around
it and clcnch your hands on the othei
side.
You can't Judge Of the value Of n
man 10y his talk any more than you can
Judge Of the value OF the tree by its
bark.
One should be careful not to carry
any Of his follies Of youth into old
age; for old age has follies enough Of
its own.
Do not despise the opinion of the
world you might as well say that you
care not for light of the sun because
YOU can use a candle.
Some minds are so constructed as
not 10 I've amsnable 90 the ordinary
rules Of judgment; they deserve pity
rather than ccnsure.
Sorrow itself is not SO hard to bear
as the thought Of sorrow coming.
Airy ghosts that work no harm do
tcrrify us more than men in steel with
bloody purpose.
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Fortress Monroe Virginia, Is the
largest single fortihcation in the world.
II has already cost the government
over $3.0O0,000. The water battery Is
considered one Of the finest military
works in the world.
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In Australia and New Zealand 4.OOO.-
900 people have already 10000. 900
sheep. and have an area sufficient for
the easy pasture of 2O0.OO0.OO0 sheep
Mt the least. With onc-twelfth Of our
population, they have twice our aQgrc-
gate stock of sheep.