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WAKEFIELD * HALL.
ID U G G. lists.
Corner Prince and Fairfax street,

Prescriptions speciality. English. French,
German and Domestic Toilet Soaps; Genuine
Farlna Cologne: Magnolia Hcdvosmia. Geranum
and Florida Water: Genuine Lubin's Extracts.
Sponges, Hair Brushes and Combs best English
Tooth Brushes; 4 full assortment Of Patent Meai-
cines, Coxe's Gelatine, Corn Starch Sea Moss Fa.
rine; Spices OF all kinds and !; select stock of all
articles sold by druggists at prices rs low as the
same quality can be obtained elsewhere dec
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WAsHINGToN AND WESTERN RAILROAD
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT
TWO TRAINS DAILY (ENCEPT SUNDAY RE
TWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND EOIrNn HII I


TWO TRAINS DAILY (ENCEPT SUNDAY RE
TWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND ROUND Hill
EEGfSST7G OCTOBER Il, 1852
Leave Washington al . 20 a H. and 1 90 n NJ
aud A!cxandr:a ii 9 % &. III. and So n, NJ, pass
Leesburg, going westward al 4 % =: N. and
A =. m. and arrive at Round Hill IT - Is
m and 30 p m Leave Round Hill at ) 30 =.
m and II 80 p III. Pass Lccsburg, going cast
ward, at 6 10 a. m. and 16 p H.. and arrive n,
Alexandria at Is a. m and ) Is D. M and ~,
Washington at 35 a. m. and 3 25 y. M.
~ Passengers from Washington will take tho
Washington and Ohio cars at the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad station at 9:2Oa m. and 400 ar
M. and 90 through to Round Hill without CHANG q
of cars
The $50 a. III. train from Alexandria and 1870
pm. train from Round Hill connect at Round Hill
with Daily Line of Coaches for Snickersyille Rar
ryvillc and Winchester: also with Line of Coacbe,
which leave Leesburg daily for Aide and Middle
burg
Both trains Westward, make close connections
ct Vienna with Sision's Line of Stages for Fairfay
Court House.
One thousand mile communication tickets hear
ing two names 500 one thousand mile tickets
bearing all the names of . family or members of q
firm, S25.
oct21 II. MAcLEAN, supt.
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/
1000 PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 1895
TO THE NORTH WEST @AND SOUTHWEST.
DOUBLE TRACK. STEEL RAILS
SPLENDID SCENERY.
MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT
Ill effect February p, 1883.
Trains leave Washington. from station. corner Of
Sixth and T. Streets rs follows:
For PittSbur% and the West. Chicago Limited
Express of Palace Sleeping Cars at $50 a. m,
daily; Fast Line, a:30 i. m daily with Sleeping
Cars from Harrisburg 10 Cincinnati. Western
Express $50 p. m. daily. with Palace Cars to
iittsburg and Cincinnati. Mail Express $50
=. m. daily Tor Pittsburs and the West, with
Palace Sleeping Car Washington to Chicago.
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For Erie, Canandaigua, Rochester, Buffalo Niagara
!:3op IN. daily, except Saturday, with Palace
Cars Washington to Canandaigua
For Williamsport, Lock Haven and Elmirs, AZ
800 a. IN, daily, except Sunday
For New Yorl; and the East 500 and 1870 \ m
1870, i:2O. 900 ami 1920 J.. ~ On Sunday
l:2o, 800 and 1929 pm. Limited Express of
Pullman Parlor Cars. a:3o y, m, daily. excert
sunday.
Fur Boston without change. i:3U H. m every
weekday. On Sunday. I::.u .. III.
Fog Brooklyn, y. Y. all through trains connect At
Jersey City with boats OF Brooklyn Annex.
a!iording direct transfer to Fulton street. avoid;
ing double terriagc across New York CITY.
For Philadelphia, 500 and 1880 i. m. 80
100, 500 and 1G:2n p H. On Sunday. 100
300 and in2o y. III. Limited Express. $50
IN. daily. cyccp; Sunday
For Baltimore 6i0 500 $3.50 aud 1920 a. m
and 1:30, 4:2O, l:.i0, G:2O, 7:3O, $50, and
1920 7. III. On Sunday. 500 and 9:3Oa a. m.
and4:2o, GEO, 80 $50 and 1920 y. IN.
For Pope'S Creek Line, ti:40 a. IN . and 4:4O D. M
daily, except Sunday
For Annapolis 640 =. M, and lao p. m. daily.
except Sunday.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAILWAY
AND
ALEXANDRIA AID WASHINGTON RAILROAD
For Alexandria, G::s0 700, 500 HOO and / .o5
q. H., BOO, i3u 300 600, 500 and 11:3U n
n. On Sunday at ESQ, 800, and 11:oo5 a. m,
and 500 p. NJ.
For Richmond and the South 6:3O and lbs
H., daily. and 300 p. ~, daily, except Sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington. GOO,
500 SOB and 1000 a. m: 1880. 1o:5O
300 $40, 700 and $40 p NJ, and 300
midnight. On Sunday at 500, SOB and 1000
q. NJ. 200 and $40 p. m
Tickets and information at the Office Sortbe,st
corner Of 18th street and Penna Avenue, and at
the station where orders can be left for the check
ing OF baggage to destination from hotels and
| residences. J. L. WOOD G p
W. 40 l. | o1h, ". d. N.Y.
| VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY
John & RAPPOITR pras;do,.
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EXlNDRI:A GAZETTE
VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
ESTABLISHED 1SOO-THE ONLY DAILY N
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, AND UNEX.
CELLED AS AN ADvERTIS-
ING MEDIUM

Established in 1900, the GAZETTE is now th.
oldest paper published in the State. aud with very
few exceptions the oldest in the country: but
"hie IL mas been read by the fathers Of the faith.
ers OF the present generation it proposed to keep
up Its usefulness and to be continued paper suited
Tor the family rs well as for the counting room
and Workshop. and to this end neither mains
or expense viii be spared. It's past shall be =
guarantee Of its future
IL VIII continue TO furnish the news tcleprams
OF the New York Associated Press and of Renters
European agency. while its correspondence at the
capital OF the nation will furnish the latest and
most reliable news The proceedings of Congress-
will be regularly reported in succinct form for ;-
columns, but all matters of special interest in
Virginia will be given in detail and the full tex,
Oh All olis OF local interest will be given, and con-
cisely and completely it will give the news of the
world.
Inc commercial columns of the GAZETTE will
be filled with the earliest and most cxact COM
mercial news. and reliable reports of the Grain
cattle, Grocery and other Markets will be furn
lshod, and the prices and position of the stocks
which are the subjects of business transactions in
TINS section of the country, carefully quoted.
From the State Capital it will receive early and
accurate accounts of the proceedings Of the Gen
era Assembly and ofal the operations of the State
government likely to interest the people
NO pains will be spared to chronicle all matters
occurring in the city and neighborhood.
* an advertising medium the GAZETTE has
'ew >nper!orS.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
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OCEiN STEG.ifSHIpS.
!SI'E.iNER.S.
(tLf y E'S STEAM LINE WEEKLY 10
PHILADELPHIA.

Appointed sailing DAYS from A,ryand,ta Ey.
Err TUESDAY and tron rhilaieiphia EVERY
SATURDAY.
his line conmccis at Alexandria with the Viz
ginia Midland and Washin.to.: and Ohio railroads
and ~ Philadelphia with G!vtic'- rr.enaT Steam.
ships
fr",shl forwarded with prDimplne>s aud care
free t.: commissions
y" charge for transfer III P:iate;r.,;J. Qu.k
time Frequent departures. lhrou:a rates and
through bills al iadimg given Insurance. M The
inv"p-; rates.
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Necessities tread On the heels OF super
tiuitie5,' and the fellow who treads his heel
on the banana peel finds his head occupied
with superiuity Of bumps.
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BY Green 6; Wise, Auctioneers.


DY VIRTUE of Il deed of trust executed on the
- Sth day Of December. 1880, and of record in
liher No o, page 267 Of the land records Of Alex
andria city. the undersigned rs trustee therein
named. and al the request of the beneficiary in
said deed. will expose to sale ut public auction
on SATURDAY, the oath day of February.
1SS3, at II H., in front Of tho Market House
door, on Royal street the following property, to
wit: A LOT OF GROUND WITH THE BUILD
lNGS thereon. situated in the city Of Alexandria,
at the southeast corner of King and Washington
streets. fronting eighteen feet on King street and
! running back the same width As on King street,
ninety feet on Washington street
Terms Of sale: Cash
The property is subject to az annual rent charge
in fee Of SOC GGs:: per annum from November 1st.
1882 CHARLES +. STUART
Trustee.
an arrangement can be made with the creditor
by which portion OF the debt may be retained
upon the premises upon reasonable terms.
fcb1-td
~" The above sale has been postponed until
SATURDAY. March II, 1883. feh25-ts
GALE OF LAND IN FAIRFAX COUNTY.-By
- virtue of 4 deed Of trust from Samuel Stead to
W. II. Dulany, dated October 25th 1869. record
ed in libcr *, No l. folio 293, of the land records
OF Fairfax county, Virginia. us substituted trus-
tee, and at the request Of the holder Of the notes
secured by said decd. will sell at public auction
IN front Of the County Court House at Fairfax
Court House, Va. on the 18th day of MARCH
1SS3, Al IL O'Clock H.. the following property
viz: i certain TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND
IN Fairfax county Va, Oh the line Of the Alcxan-
dria. Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company
,now Washington and Western Railway Com
lanyl near Vienna station, containing 80 acres
more or less, about 257 acres on the north side of
the Railroad and the residue thereof on the south
side
Terms of sale CASH
WILLIAM II. MARBURY,
fcblG-t5 Substituted Trustee.
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An effort to make OTHERS happy lifts IL
above ourselves We tried to make Il
friend happy and were lifted on the toe Of
bis boot
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pAPERBoXEs! PAPER BoXEs.-our faci,;.
4 tics have been extended, by the addition Of
Dew ynischnery' to the manufacture of PAPER
noAEo oi various kinds and We invite consumers
70 place their orders with u.s. Our prices arc the
lowest CONSTANT with first-class work and we
seaii endeaTor to make the standard of excellence
Printing Department. N"' y 'l"' y 0D'
movie POREpT prIr,eco>-c
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(E I y T EE SCHEDULE

NINTEE SCHEDULE.
The steamers .tEROWSMITH and MYSTIC
leave 1th street wharf. Washington, NJ \. M.
leave Alexandria AT ; II. M: connects with +. &
q. X. X III Shepherds"
and intermediate landings: returning TUES.
DAYS. On THURSDAYS, Tor Non,ini, ST. Glenn
cnt Bay wharvcS and intermediate LANDINGS rc
turning FRIDAYS. On SATURDAYS, for Leon.
ardtnwn and intermediate landings: returning
SUNDAYS.
FERRY SCHEDULE.
on and after Dec. 81. 1882, the steamers CITY
Or ASHlAGIoN and CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
will run the following schedule:
LEAVE WASHINGTON-7 30 8 20 20
10 30 and II 30 4. ". and II go, l so. so
80, 4 30 . 30 and 30 r. NJ
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA, 80, s 80, $50
~ 50 and II 30 a. NJ. and IL go 80. 80,
" 81. 80. > 30 and 80 P. II.
JE5~ y. B.-Same schedule on SUNDAYS com.
mencingat 80 4. VI.
JOHN B. PADGETr, Agt. ians
DOR NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH, FORTRESS
MONROE AND THE soUrE.
THE STEAMER GEORGE LEARY
Carrying the T. S Mail.
Will leave her wharf foot OF Prince ST. on TIES
DAY and THURSDAYS at $50 n. m and SAT-.
OfDA1S at 600. stopping at Piney Point and
ioiht Lookout going and returning Returning
leaves Norfolk OH WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS
at 4oclock p. m. and MONDAYS at 800
FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENT,
beginning October l.
First class fare to Fortress Monroe and Norfoll-
SOU; Second class, each way, 81 80: First elias,
fare TO Piney Point and Point lookout - 20
Second class, each way - cents.
Connects ut Norfolk with steamers for Rich
mond New York and with the Merchants and Mi
ners Line for Boston.
, GEORGE MATT1SGLy, supt
|. D. HUE, Agent: mh2t
INLAND AND sEABoARD coAsTISG co
steamers OF this line will run As fellows:
FOR NORFOLK.
Connecting with Merchants and Miners Line fo,
Boston, steamer
LADY OF THE LAKE
EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY
at $3.50 o clock p. H.: returning leave Norfolk nm
alternate days at l:0o p. III.
This stunch iron steamer has Just been painted
throughout statcrO0ms newly furnished and car.
pctcd and Is the handsOmcSt as well as the safes.
boat on the Potomac river and Chesapeake BAY
and is the only steamer making close connection
with the New York and Boston steamers: also
connects with Richmond Steamers and railroad
lines South. Stops at PINEY POINT and POINT
LOOKOUT going and returning
For the fall and winter. commencing Oct 1st
rates OF fare will he as follows:
First class fare to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk
$3.50, second class 81 80: first class fare TO pinev
Point and Point Lookout, 81 30: second class
10 cents.
FOR NEW YORK.
STEAMERS Z. G. KNIGHT AND JOHN
GIBSON
EVERY FRIDAY, amd returning leave New
York, from pier Al, East river, EVERY SAT.
URDAY.
The steamers of this company make connections
at Norfolk for Boston and all points East at New
York with all points West and Northwest and at
Alexandria with Virginia Midland Railway and
Washington and Ohio Railroad. Through rates
given and freight handled carefully and promptly.
For further information apply to
i. 4. REED 1; CO, Agent
Janncy's wharf.
VIM. THOMPSON. President,
1416 + street
SepZi tt WaShinufon
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$4,000 FOR SO
OCULAR MONTHLY DRAWN
OF THE

oA SATURDAY, MARCH 31st, 1888.
These Drawings occur on the last dav of each
month SUNDAYS exceptedl
tcpeateu aa!ualc4tloh nEjedera ana State courts
as ,, MS oesoho tne controversy
bon , a lrI o,.; ti's Company belongs inc sole
it ~ tid; Ing inusurIcu inc ON! plan by
beyond question.
\. B.-The Company has now on hand large
capital and reserve fund. Read carefully the list
w,po,r ,,,,,
aAl. .ca DAA" 1Hu'
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NJ EW GO0DS-Receivcd to-day: English
~ French, German and American COLONIES and
Extracts; Hair Brushes ysseline Cold Cream:
sasellne Camphor; Ice and Vaseline CONNECTION
for Coughs and Colds; also yaseline Pomade mn.
surpassed as delightful dressing for the hair.
aeC1o JANNEY & CO.
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|. \. REED !; 20. .iicxandria.
WIN. i. CLYDE * co. PHILADELPHIA.
JOHNSON * CO. Wash. * Georgt'n.
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EMS BROlLERS! HENS BROILERS ~
IL We have just received another sunnlv Of tho
Ceieorated Henis Brolers. These will broil ANY,
tnlng from an oyster to steak and are self
oasting MCLEAN & UHLER.
MARI T6 XIV, 49,.
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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
RAILROADS.
81 /. l. ! 7

1000 fiEE 7 1000
1000 PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 1000
TO THE NORTH WEST land SOUTHWEST.
DOUBLE TRACK. STEEL RAILS.
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PARKER'S GINGER
Balsam, Warmers Kid
kendall.s SPAWN Cure,
dandrufi,. Hostetter's,
Red Syn and Thayer's
Regulator and Kidney
; JANNEY & CO.
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DECEIVED TO-DAY
LIZ Tonic, Parker's Hal,
ney Cure and Nervine,
bantam, a sure cure 70,
Iron and Hop Bitters;
Powders, Simmons Liver
Wort. (jan23l
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| VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY
JOHN S BARBOUR, President.
On and after Sunday Feb. %, 1883, Passen.
ger trains will run as follows:
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FOR NEW YORK.
STEAMERS Z. G. KNIGHT AND JOHN
GIBSON
EVERY FRIDAY, amd returning leave New
York, from pier Al, East liver EVERY SAT
URDAY.
The National tribune., 1883-10-11
THE QUESTION SQUAD.
Veterans Who Want to Hear from Their Old Com
Tades.

Comrade W. A. Tower, Ninth Illinois V. c., Bar
RE Oak. writes " In your issue of August 30
note article from late member of the First
New Jersey cavalry, describing the capture OF q
sloOp on the Rappahannock River few miles from
Fredericksburg. 1t recalls a somewhat similar
White River, Ark, at JacEsOnport, during the
summer June 8, believe) of 1862. Possibly some
conrade of the Ninth Illinois v g. can give cor
rect account of this affair.
Comrade A. c. Wakefield, first lieutenant, com
pany G, Third Vermont volunteers, Springfield
Mass, wishes some member of the old Vermont
brigade would write up the operations of the Sixth
Corps the night of April lst and the morning of
the I'd, 1855. He suggests that Major IL III. Hub
> bard OF Lyndon, VT. or Capt. Geo. W. Bonett, of
-. JOhnsbury, Vt, be asked TO take a hand in
the matter, for they were there"
Comrade v. c. Hanchett White City. Kan. calls
attention to the fact that typographical error
was made in mis- recent article in TIE tribune
Thirteenth Illinois when it should have been One
Hundred and Third. he adds that through The
TRIBUNE he has heard from several of the old One
Hundred and Third boys-among them, Comrade
Bishop of Iowa. whom he supposed TO he dead.
He is now anxious to learn the whereabouts of
Captain Wills, of company G., and would be glad
to hear from any eomra6e of his old regiment.
John j. Thayer Atteboro' Mass wants to hear
something about the achievements of the old Sew
enth Massachusetts volunteer infantry, of which
he was member.
L. Fl. Essex, New York city, wants to know the
first, second and third best cavalry regiments,
cording to the records at Washington.
Comrade G. w NJ Williams Ida Grove, Iowa,
would like to hear from some of the "a Jack Tars "
of the U. s. s. Pontoosue North Atlantic squadron.
The National tribune., 1883-10-11

2, 1863. We remained camp at Murfrees-
boro' until June 26, 1853. when we left to take
part in the fight at Liberty Gap We marched
from place to place in Tennessee until Septem-
Der 18TH when we joined the main army, COM
manded by General Rosecrans. We were en-
gagged at Chickamauga, after having marched
nine miles on the morning of the battle, and,
without halting we went at double-quick
into action. From that time until October,
1864, we participated in the battles of Rocky
Face Ridge May 3; Resaea May IA; Kingston,
May 20 Bald Knob, June 20; Kenesaw Noun
tain, June %; Marietta, July 4; siege of At
lanta, Jonesboro', September L and Loveioy's
Station, September 2. We participated in the
battle Of Franklin, Tenn, November 30th, and
also at the battle of Nashville, December 18th,
following up the retreating enemy until they
crossed the Tennessee River.
After various marches in Alabama, Tennes-
see, and North Carolina, the regiment was
finally mustered out at Nashville, Tenn, June
13, 1866. We started out with 927 men, and
returned with 250 men and 27 officers.
PETER KINGERY,
Co Z, S1st Ind. Vol. Inf
The National tribune., 1883-10-11

us was very nearly captured in that charge.
VIII some comrade tell Us what battery that
WASP"
Yes; it was the First Wisconsin battery,
commanded that day by Lieutenant John An
derson, that accompanied the Sixteenth O. V.
l.. as fine a regiment as ever shouldered gun
for Uncle sam Well do / remember its French
rifles and saber bayonets. Two guns, supported
by two companies of said regiment, were on
spur south of the town the rest of the CON-
mand were on the hill to the north. We were
hidden by the brush from the enemy's line Of
battle. which passed US so closely that we could
hear the commands Of the line officers. Being
ordered back. as we came out into the road at
the crest of the Hill we saw Confederate reg
iment crossing obliquely into cornfeld, Had
they looked around we could not have Joined
the boys that day. But TIVE dashed down the hill,
passing between the regiment and the line OF
battle advancing on the left, and receiving
fusllade as we lodged through. ] believe the
supporting infantry were taken in. The four
guns on che hill opened in good shape The
section unlimbered in an orchard at the foot of
the hill, and handed them round or two OF
canister and skipped out to join the rest of the
battery. The rest of the story is told by the
comTsde of the Sixteenth.
The recent death Of General Ord reminds me
that at the second Jackson fight, soon after Ord
had superseded McClernand, a horseman in
gray cost rode up behind four guns OF the
First Wisconsin battery, which was to the
right of the road. engaged with some of the
enemy's guns. After moments observation he
que1ied, apparently to no one in particular,
8 Why doesn that battery open upon the city?"
No one replying, the question was repeated
with some sharpness. Duffy" an old gunner,
casually remarked, Who the - is that old
fellow2n The man in gray drew himself up
in the saddle and very deliberately said, "
am Maior-General o. Z. C. Ord. l command
the Thirteenth Army Corps, and / wish you to
open on that city" "Give her little more
elevation. boys: he outranks me-" said Duffy.
Cpr,cl.r,-rr AErnrr d q CAMERON
The National tribune., 1883-10-11
BTAcos1B, Ill
COLONEL HANNA's eALLANTRY.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In THE TRIBUNE of July u, 1 read letter
from one of the participants in the picnic at
Allatoona. Subscriber" says the Fifteenth
Illinois. when he should say the Fiftieth Blind
Half Hundred). He also fails 60 tell why
Colonel Hanna did not take commapd after
Colonel Rowett was wounded, as he was the
next ranking officer. ! will tell why he did
not take the command. He was severely
wounded in the thigh and fell just as he was
entering the fort occupied by Rowett. This
/ know to be fact, as | was very near Colonel
Hanna when he fell. | stopped near him and
asked him if he was badly hurt. He said he
thought not. There was many brave man
who fell, never to rise, on that bloody field
And now for another error Subscriber"
makes unintentionally; for | am satisfied that
he was a member Of the regiment with the
pumping-machine that did such grand work
on that day. and the fact is the Seventh and
Blind Half Hundred were partners IN great
many scFapes in the foragesfeld as well as the
battlefield. The error that l was about to
speak of was the position of the Fiftieth Hi
nois in the morning. 1t is true that we were
on the east side of the railroad, but not in the
fort; we were still east and north of the fort in
a small ravine. / will mention an incident
that relates to myself and the regiment of
which / was a member. Our boys were ordered
to lie down and wait for order TO fire. The
JohnnleS were coming over Gne NH IKE SO
many wild turkeys, and our position was not
a very desirable one. The colonel was passing
along the regiment telling the boys to keep
cool, and, as he came by, he turned to me and
said: Sergeant the first man that runs, shoot
him downi" | don't think there was a man in
the regiment that could have done taller run
ming than /, at that moment! The order came
to fire, and after two or three rounds the smoke
cleared up and there were no rebs in our front
that could do any harm; so the orders came
to go to the west fort, and now the bloody
work began. Colonel Hanna, at the head of
the regi iment charged the rebs near the depot,
and we cut our way across the railroad track.
In going up the hill to the west fort, we neces-
sarily had to turn our backs on the foe, who
opened on us with shot and shell. / write
this in order to give Colonel Hanna his share
of the glory of that hard-fought battle for a
Drawer or better officer no regiment had than
was Colonel w. H. Hanna. Subscribe" will
say amen to it, am sure
Hoping to hear from more of the boys of the
Third brigade, Fourth division, Fifteenth
Army Corps, l remain,
J. d. GRAHAM,
Co. G., 50th Illinois V. Y. ].
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