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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-01
Notice.

Board of Registration and Election Manager
of the City of Savannah.
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The Assault ON Marye's Heights.
To the Editor NATIONAL TpIprTxE.


am q subscriber to your valuable paper, and am
very much interested in the descriptions of battles
which it contains. The brigade to which belonged
was Deyens old brigade of COUGHS division, Fourth
Corps, commanded by Gen. Keyes, under whom l
Went through the Pennsular campaign. When
Little Mack left the Peninsula Keyes was left at
Yorktown with two divisions of his corps, and
Couch went to Mcclellan, taking his division with
him. 1t afterwards became the Third division,
Sixth Corps Our brigade (Devens was composed
OF the following regiments: The second knode
Island, Seventh and Tenth Massachusetts, Thirty
sixth New York; two years regiment, and
good one,-and the Thirty seventh Massachusetts,
which joined US after our departure from the PEN
insula, and which the only regiment left to go
up the valley with Little Phil and uphold the rep
utation of the gallant old brigade. But what l
started out TO say this: In THE TRIBUNE of the
18th inst find letter from Sergeant Martin V.
Hargrove, of the Third New Jersey volunteers, in
which he gives description of the part taken by
the Sixth Corps under Gen. Sedgwiek in the Chan
cei0rsyliie campaign anu particularly the assault
on Maryes Heights Now, the fact Is, the heights
were carried by the Seventh Massachusetts sup
ported by the Thirty-sixth New York. We adj
vanced in columns of fours from the streets of the
city the road that runs the heights
Our colonel, Thomas ID. Johns, fell, shot through
the thigh, at the first voley, and the command of
the regiment deyolyed on Lieut.. Col. +. =. Harlow
6f Abingdon Mass. If any man deserves TO be
called the hero of Maryes Heights he is the man.
| Calling the eolors to the head of the column, he
took them right out in front of the old stone wall
at the foot of the heights and called for to come
| on!" And we did come on marching up the
hill on the left of the road through an orchard.
There was brick house top of the heights near
where went up. When got to the top OF the
hill the regiment was little scattered-for 1t was q
| foot going upland the rebs, making stand,
| began to make it warm for US again. Some one
called out: Get into line!'' and I'll bet there
never line formed any quicker We returned
| the fire. and the rebs were forced 10 give ground
/ again. There is another regiment also that should
not be forgotten for its bravery tina. day. and that
was the Sixth Vermont, of the old Vermont
/ brigade, think. The Vermonters advanced in
| the open field left. They were formed
in column of division but don't think they started
until we We're catching the devil at the foot of
/ the heights. They must have relieved us of a
| portion of the fire and enabled to rally our
colors, and should have share of the honors but
| | am not going to let any other regiment the
Seventh Massachusetts, receive the credit of being
| the first on Marye's Heights.
| DAVID Ross
| Co G, 7th Mass Vols.
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filed with screeching shells, grape and canister
We held position for half an hour. when we fell
back and occupied deep cut in the railroad track.
This position we maintained for hour longer,
when the enemy getting range ofand enfilading our
position, we We're compelled to fall back to the
fort small fertilization for the protection of the
railroad station The enemy seeing this, closed
around us with yell of triumph expecting
easy victory; but in this they We're sadly mistaken;
they knew not the foe they were lighting, our men
being determined to die rather than allow General
Sherman and his gallant staff to be taken prisoners
This determination was fofcibiy written upon every
countenanee inside that little fort The enemy,
thinking it not advisable to charge upon the fort
now made rush for the train, with the intention of
before the fire did any damage, Lieutenant James
Second New York cavalry, and Lieutenant Griffin
Thirteenth Regulars, Mt the head OF part OF
our battalion, charged upon them with fixed
bayonets This charge, which was made with
great impetuosity and daring resulted in the COM
plete rout of the enemy, and they did not again
resume the fight. In this desperate affair our men
were engaged in hand-to-hand fight. 1t was
there that Lieutenant James was severely wounded.
Our loss was one hundred and twenty in killed,
wounded and missing. This alone shows the
severity of this battle. Our men fought with a
desperation only known to tried veterans. Every
man proved himself hero. Too much praise in
deed cannot be awarded to the brave men who so
nobly defended their honored chief and should the
old General chance to read this little narrative,
think he viii be reminded of the unusual number
His often repeated words of encouragement were
that there was no danger as long our ammu-
milton held out and there was platoon of the
Thirteenth left w. w. GARDNER,
Late 1st Serg't, LIST bat. 18th U. S. inf.
Rock RAPIDS, LYON COUNTY, Iowa.
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The Affair at TiptonYiile.
To the EDITOR NATIONAL TRrnuNE:


wish to write few lines about the in the
the Mississippi River with the Army of the bIssis-
sippi. After the evacuation of New Madrid, two
steamboats, were brought around through the lakes
to that place. and detachment from the Six
teenth Illinois placed one, and detach-
ment from the Tenth Illinois the other. Al noon
on that day, Two gunhoats which had the
blockade at Island No. 10 and the two steamboats,,
started from New Madrid, the gunboats leading, and
steamed down the river opposite Point Pleasant,
where they engaged heavy battery on the Ten
neSsee shore, which was protected by large earth
works. The guns of this battery were dis
mounted. and the Johnnies had scarcely time to
leave their Notifications before wewere after them.
We marched about thirteen miles To Tiptonviiie,
right by and below the rebels line of battle and
threw out picket line across from the river the
lake. One section of battery delayed
in some way and came right through their camp TO
us. About O'Clock in the morning their general
surrendered. We marched our prisoners. to the
number of $500, into field just above Iiptonville,
and did not, until s o'clock the next morning,
have enough men to relieve the guards around
Them The gunboats thought the Johnnies had
captured and, hosting their battlefiag prepar-
ed for action, but II happened that KNEW the flag,
told our major, and he called our coiorbearer and
waved the Stars and Stripes. Re-enforeemeuts
then came to us in a hurry. This was the granoest
victory that General Popes command won
during the Colonel Morgan. of the Tenth,
and Colonel Smith, of the Sixteenth had, all told
only between 100 and 200 men, All the enemy 8
commissary stores, sixty heavy siege guns, and
about 40 cannons were captured.
w H. AUSTIN,
BAYLIs ILL. 10th Ill.
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been allowed on one disability alleged. viii here
after be designated by the certificate number The
recent examination very probably relates TO the re-
naming portion OF your claim which is still pend
ing. ID. The Chief OF the Middle Division OF the
Pension Office is F. ID. Stephenson. who with two
assistant chiefs, have charge Of all pending claims
in said division until the claims are ready 10 be
submitted to the Board OF Review for final
action.
Doc. Wausats, WSs.-The special examiner does
not adjust a claim. He makes his report to the
Pension Office, where the claim is acted upon.
You will probably hear from it SOON See hrss
portion of reply TO M. ~ IN our issue Of July L.
1883.
A. H., DsKal5 Junction, ~ 2, asks II failure TO
furnish the testimony OF two comrades as to origin
of disability, where soldier treated in hos
pitaI for the disability claimed viii the re-
lection of the claim Answer--Is depends entirely
upon the nature of the disability claimed and the
record in the case. AS rule, in claims for disease
that ordinarily attributable to the service,
record showing treatment in hospital therefor 10
sufficient, providing il is also shown by record that
soldier present for duty the time he alleges
the disease was contracted, and was sent TO hos
pitai where he was treated therefor In claims for
rupure other injuries, wounds and some diseases.
in the absence of record showing that said dis
abilities originated VA line Of duty proof as regards
the latter fact is required Each claim has its own
peculiar features, and testimony called for In one
case would not be required in another ease though
based on the disability.
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The Tribune Reetifning History.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Enclosed please find my subscription to THE
TRIBUNE for the ensuing year. it Is the soldiers
paper par excellence Its chief merit to my think
ing is its reetlication of the history of the war and
the soldiers accounts of their personal experience
and observation; these letters TO absorbing
that | generally devour them at sitting. No
civilian, other person who never was in battle
can write proper description of one, no matter
what his talents may be. How expressive was
the gunners description of the incident at the battle
of Stone River, where he had just sent Roseerans
compliments to Bragg in the form of q shell. He
says: And then in about five minutes hell broke
loose" Here is page in nine words. Ii there
ever is a hell EARTH it is a great
battlefield. where forgets his humanity
and becomes demon incarnate. The newspaper
correspondents during the war, though there were
some exceptions, were generally from TO two
miles in the during battle, and got their inform
alton at secondhand The generals We're most
of the time in the rear, their proper place. and
sometimes much further TO the rear than the good
of the service demanded Much of their informal
ton also was at second hand. Their reports were
sometimes garbled to suit filvorite commands.
From these two the history of the
has been written. Ii is proper that such history
should be reetified by witnesses. l would be
happy at some future time to correct some errors
in the account of the assault on Vcksburg, May %
1863 by the Compile de Paris, recently published in
THE TRIBUNE. Many of our generals and colonels
shared all the dangers with but alas poor fell
lows, SO many of them did not return. ] would be
glad to read account of the investment of Vieks-
burg, May Is, 1868, and the assault. the next day.
KELLOGG, MINI. JAMES DAVIS, NJ. ID.
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The Mortality at Salisbury Prison.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:


write to remind Comrade Fisher of Maine who
compares Salisbury with Andersonville. in your
issue of the 18th of June, that the of the
great mortality at the former place owing
largely to the fact that great number OF prisoners
Were shipped from AndeTsonviIe. where they had
been confined for time, Salisbury. Ander-
sonyille, latterly, feeder for other prisons.
While all the prisons were bad enough, /, having
remained in the stocSade from March IS, 1864. to
October and In the hospital from October to March
D lS6o-ffty three weeks in all, and without pa
role or fayor-seel quite sure that when Captain
Wirz said: Send on the id Yanks; l will put
them away as fast they come, he meant itand did
his best to carry out his promise In PembertOn we
were sheltered from and storm and had good
water; on Belle Isle were crowded thick and the
place was more filthy than hog-pen, but there
were tents for most of the boys but in the stock
ade, at Andersonville, during my stay there, we
had no shelter from rain The water. until
the breaking out of the ProvidentiaI spring was
worse than slop, and the hospital accommodations
for hurrying its unfortunate inmates into eternity
have parallel / look back with wonder and
establishment that am alive, but shall bear the
visible effects of my fifteen months Imprisonment
until the clods of the valley me in the win
dowlesS home of the dead
J. VI. EMERY,
Company a, Third Pennsylvania Art.
LIE MARS Iowa.
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beating upon u.s. We had Just steadied our line
when the eounter-cheTge came in solid masses Of
the foe. which pushed two lines of battle through
the gap between our left and the right of the Seven
teenfh Corps. We We're driven back by these two
attacks to the hill behind which we first formed.
Ii was here that the gallant Eighteenth Missouri
end Sixty-fourth Illinois came TO our aid, and If
mistake not Wangelin's brigade of the Fifteenth
Corps was thrown into the gap between our left
sixteenth Corps and their right tSeventcenth
Corps) 1t was in this charge that young boy of
Co. G rescued flag from the very face OF the
enemy, taking it from the hands of the gallant
Sergeant Crane, who had fallen seriously wounded
Here this hill the battle ragged until late in
the evening. many brave fellow yielding up his
life on that bloody field At last, one grand charge
led by the gallant Fuller and the heroic Morrell
swept the field. and the day was Won
Now, 20 return to battery and its brave COM
same ran over led from the right of the Seven
teenth Corps TO the right rear. 1t passes for some
distance through thick woods, where the under
brush comes right up to II. The road Is so narrow
that but one wagon can pass along il. Lieutenant
Murray in trying TO bring his battery through this
road, was wounded and taken prisoner. lie after
wards died from his wounds in prison. The facts
are these as nearly as can recall them, and w. E.
Elder and Dodge Thomas, of Co. IL, who were
serving IN the battery at the time detached SER
vice. and Lieut. Williams OF Co. T. n living, can sub
stantiate them: While moving rapidly possible
to Join his brigade that sorey needed his aid, he was
commanded by rebel officer who had pushed line
of battle nearly to the road to surrender Murray
always cool saw the line advancing He turned in
his saddle and commanded, UnliTnber, double
shot with grape and canister" 1t was the last
command he ever gave Except for his men to scat
ter into the woods and save themselves, if they
could for he fell from his horse severely wounded
by the volIey Immediately poured into them by
the rebels. So ended battery + along this narrow
road and not in battery" as Guekert says. Had
il been in position line of battle with our brig
ade behind it could ever have captured it,
1t was in this interval in the lines that McPher-
fell. while trying to pass to the right of the
Seventeenth Corps. He thought it occupied, as
Wangelin's brigade q may mistake the brigade)
had been ordered fill it, but they had not yet come
up. How he fell, whether by volley or single
shot viii probably never be known. should like
TO know myself am inclined to lean to Thomp-
sons statement that it was by yoiley, as he was
there, In his fall the army lost one of Its brightest
officers and the country of its most gallant de-
tenders w G. HAMRTcH,
Company H. 39th Ohio.
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All Quiet on the Potomac.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Seeing a call from of the Army of the Poto-
mac, thought j, for one, would answer through
THE TRIBUNE and let him know that some of the
boys of that grand army still live and are enjoying
the peace which the glorious old One Hundred and
Twentieth New York helped to establish. The
boys OF oar brigade scattered all the Union
and al Is quiet on tue Potomac. But the time once
was when all was not so quiet: when shot and
shell tore through ranks, and many brave
boy of that One Hundred and Twentieth gave his
life for his country. Especially was this so at
Charlottesville. Gettysburg, James City. Wilder
ness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and
up to the surrender of Lee at Apponlattox. Did
any of our boys of the One Hundred and Twentieth
suffer In that slaughter pen at Andersonville? If
my memory does not fail twenty-five were
starved TO death there, and those who came back
We're utterly broken physically. All quiet on the
Potomac, but at what fearful cost. / had the mis-
fortune TO lose my leg at the battle of the Wilder
ness and company - had, il recollect Alright be-
sides our gallant captain, j. b. Kron, five men
wounded out OF thirteen in that battle. How many
our regiment lost do not know but it was a great
many, and our whole brigade suffered. Now let us
hear from some of the gallant old Second brigade
Second division, Third Corps, or iii other words
Sickles' Excelsior brigade. i take THE tribune
and like TO hear from the boys.
JERRY YOUNG,
KYsERIKE, N. Y. Co. /, l20th n. Y. ".
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The euerrillas. Of the sixteentn coros

To the Editor NATIONAL. TRIBUNE:
/ am pleased to see that skirmishing has com
meneed between the Guerrillas" of the Sixteenth
Corps Will some one of that famous band inform
us when, where, and why the men of the Sixteenth
Army Corps, commanded by that able veteran.
Major General A, j. Smith, were first called Guer
rillas; and also, why the army retreated from
Pleasant Hill, La, after having gained that hard
@, One Hundred and Seventeenth Illinois infantry
volunteers, remained asleep upon the field of bat
tie until the next morning, when he was awakened
had marched over, and unmolested followed it
until he overlook in camp at the creek where
we stopped to take care of our wounded and re-
manned without seeing an enemy or hearing the
hiring OF single gun, until the next morning when
we marched leisurely back to Grand Ecore
ALFRED BERKEY
ST Louis, Mo. 90. @, nth ILL., Inf Vol
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The First Gun from the Navy.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
DAVID Ross,
Co. G, It'll Mass. Vols.


Although | was Jack Tar" during the late
war, ii affords me great pleasure and much valua-
bic information to read the letters in THE TRIBUNE
from those OF my comrades who were in the army
am somewhat surprised, though, that so few of
those who in the navy have contributed remin
iscences OF their service and adventures to your
valuable paper say valuable because think
ii the best soldiers and sailors paper in existence
Like grand old banner, Long may it wave Z"
At the age of seventeen shipped in the United
States navy for special duty on board the monitor
blahopac After waiting over month for the
completion of the vessel, myself with 1l6 others
officers and crew, We're placed on board, and in
though the sea was quite smooth, we leaked badly
and Were compelled to go into Gosport Navy-Yard
for repairs on arriving at Hampton Roads. After
the repairs We're completed, we did duty up the
James River from City Point to Dutch Gap until
the expedition against Fort Fisher when
turned To Fortress Monroe ard made preparations
to proceed with the fleet to the attack that rebel
stronghold Our trip to Beaufort N G., around
Hatteras, was an exceedingly rough one, as many
OF the boys will remember. We were III tow of the
Santiago de Cuba and have since been told that
a man WAS stationed on that vessel with sharp
axe tn cut the hawSer fastened 70 us If we should
founder. Several times he was the point of
severimg The hawser, but we always reappeared
above the waves
can assure those who have never been battened
down III a monitor that 1t is not Is desirable place
to be in by any means The thermometer often
stood at from i20o to 1902 and the heat with the
smell OF oil from the engines was almost nnen-
durable. The consequence was that on arriving at
Beaufort nearly every man WAS Frustrated and
unit ior duty, Some never fully recovering.
IN the attack on Fort Fisher one of our l5-inch
guns burst, aid several in the turret were
severely injured. The part taken by the monitors
in both engagements at that place is we'll known
After the capture of the fort ! was told by of
the prisoners that they did not mind the shot and
she'll SO much from the wooden vessels, but when
the monitors threw whole blacksmith shops at
them, it was felt every time, 1t it stated that
shell from one of the monitors entered bomb
proof OF the fort, and bursting, killed fifteen men
and wounded large number. We also did block
ade duty off Charleston, and there at the time
of its surrender.
should very much like TO see in THE TRIBUNE
some letters from the Blue Jackets; or, as a COM
rade put it n short time since, articles with
salt y in them / should also like TO hear from
any former shipmates.
8. c. VAN TAssET.
YoSKERs, N. Y. u. 5 Monitor Mahopae.
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How the 18th U. S. A. Saved Sherman from Capture
To the EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

10 the EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Having been a reader of and subscriber to your
most excellent paper for the past six months I
take great pleasure ia saying that il is held in high
esteem by ex-soldiers all this united land aud
that II is the medium-ilighly prized-through
which we can have interchange of views and as
il were, fight our battles over again and Won can
resi- assured that the rank and file OF the old SOL
dery await ats weekly visits with feelings OF in
tense interest.
was a member myself of the famous Thirteenth
Regulars and wanJto give you short sketch of its
history from the 2oth 81 September until the Ilth
of October, 1863, ia the hope that it may call out
some "reminiscences from Other comrades Of that
glorious old regiment. ia obedience to orders the
f1rst battalion, Thirteenth United States infantry
broke camp at Vickshurg, Miss, September 28
1863 and proceeded by steamboat TO Memphis
Tenn, but owing 10 the very low stage of water did
not arrive at Memphis until the evening Of the I'd
of October having been five days making the trip
On the morning of the Sd we disembarked and
marched out into the suburbs of the city where we
went into camp TO await further orders. On the
llth, as boay guard TO General Sherman and staff.
we took the cars for CoTlnth, Miss When we
arrived al CollieFsv.iie which is situated twenty
five miles from Memphis learned that the rebels
under General Chalmers, had driven in the pickets
of the Sixty-sixth Indiana, Col. Anthony com
mandIngi, who was then stationed at that place
The train was stopped al once and we dismounted
from iron horse upon which we had been
riding 50 pleasantly for fight. We marched out TO
meet Tie enemy, but before we had gone one hun
dTed yards from the railroad met by flag OF
truce demanding the surrender of the post and all
aboard the train. As this did not exactly meet with
our ideas Of modern warfare, informed the rebel
officer that II he had sufficient force ne might in the
course OF tine. bring Is TO terms; but under ex-
lst3ng circumstances, thought il advisable to try
the qusii.y oil ais troops. Our whole force
numbered less than so fighting men, while as we
have since learned, the enemy had 600 mounted
Infantry ana i've pieces of artillery. Our own
heaviest ordnance was a Springfield musket Skir-
inisiieFs being thrown forward we were ordered
20 lie down and await the opening Of the ball.
Scarcely had the battalicn dropped To the ground
they opened upon us with nliskclry which was
instantly followed by artillery. The air was at once
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sword by his side and it is now in the possession
of brother of the writer who sent it to him SIS
trophy of the first land tight of the rebellion.
had brother who commissioned officer in
the company to which belonged. who met with
serious accident in this fight, from the effects Of
which he has never recovered. If any person
wishes further information about the sword he can
obtain it by writing to me. SAMUEL PLUMER,
BAINBRIDGE, o. Co. Fl, fist o. v. l.
This does not accord with other accounts
The Confederate who suffered the first ampu-
tation was Mr. J. ID. Hanger, who is still alive
and has promised to relate his experience in
the columns of THE TRIBUNE.-ED.