The National tribune., 1883-06-28
Last Words About Jonesboro'.
Editor NATIONAL TRrnuNr:

10 the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In your issue of May 10 sought to corret an err
ror IN the statement of Comrade c. II. Fish con-
corning the charge at Jonesboro' made by part of
the Fourteenth Army Corps believing him to be
statement of Comrade G. 4. b. sFox, has found
many critics in both the Second and Third diyis-
ions of said corps Inow wish to tender my thanks
TO all for their version of the affair as only in this
way-by getting III all the evidencc-can true his
tory Of the war be written. All the histories yet
have seen were either written by the partisans OF
some department, corps division. of some
general or by those who did not have aeqlians-
ance with the facts Your column entitled Fight
ing them Over is an Interesting to the old
soldier. lie there meets old tried and true faces,
mentally and thus to hear from old comrades is
much as il at the other end of the line when
we got letter from some friend at horneweleonle,
very welcome,
Some Of our critics have attempted TO sustain the
statement of Conrade Fish while Others have set
away at it. viii answer all with the evidence Of
CoTaTade Thomas Litchfeld, late of company T.
Fourteenth Ohio volunteer infantry and his order
OF General Baird. Consrade G. III. Fish describes a
charge that he says was made by General Baira1s
Third division. General Baird in his order COM
pilments four regiments, viz: The Seventy foErth
Indiana, Tenth Kentucky and the Fourteenth and
Thirty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry. If COM
rade Fish is correct why did General Baird COM
pInent four Regiments instead OF his entire
mand?
General JEFF C. Davis Second division of the
Fourteenth Army Corps commanded during the
Jenesboro' fight by General j. d. Morgan, (who
continued IN command until the end of the war;
was the division that made the charge ut Jones'
boro assisted after the repulse of the brigade of
Regulars, by four other regiments from the Third
division At the commencement of the fight the
line was as follows Third brigade on the right
Second brigade on their left. (Kegulars on the left
Of Second brigade.) The First brigade OF Second
division and four regiments of the Third division
took the place Of the Regulars after their repulse
The Third brigade took the works on their front
and two pieces OF artillery; the Second brigade
took the works in their front and two pieces of
artillery; the First brigade also took the works
and captured the artillery in their front; the four
regiments were also successful
S. @. HUTcHIsoy
Late company +, Fifty second Ohio v. I.
MILLEE Mo.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
The boys, IN their interesting descriptions of the
charge at Jonesboro September ], 1861 have omit
ted TO state the part taken by the First brigade
Second DIVISION Fourteenth Army Corps. This
brigade was composed of five veteran regiments
the Tenth and Fourteenth Michigan the Sixteenth
and Sixtieth Illinois, and the Seventeenth New
York Let US hear from some of the Illinois boys
OF this brigade, l.. E RICE,
Late First Lieut., Co. f. 10th Mich. v. L
MAsog, IND.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Inciosed please find 81 foranother new SUBSCRIBER
TO THE TRIBUNE. We who read IL think it the best
soldier'spaper published. 1t seems to me that tho
comrades setting matters at rest in regard to
signal corps articles, just we'll though / my
self had answered them. General Baird's order
cliDched the Jonesboro affair and the letter of the
comrade from the Fifteenth United States infantry
gives additional strength to my statements.
NEWTON, Iowa. CHARLES 81. FrsH.