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The National tribune., 1884-02-28
MINNEApoLIs, MINI.
OLD BATTLEFIELDS.
Veterans Excursion to Fredericksburg. Chan
eellorsTiile and the Wilderness Projected.

Theexeursion to the battlefield of Bull Run, ar
ranged last autumn by Major j. II. Stine proved
such great success, that n similar one has been
projected to the fields of fredericksburg Chan
cellorsyile and theWilderness, TO take place from
this city on Thursday, the 18th of May next
The movement originated in call for meet
ing at the residence of Major Slime No 325 c.
street southeast, on the 10th inst, signed by
the following: JGcn John Newton, Gen. Henry
j. Hunt, Gen. James Longstreet, Gen. w. s
Rosecrans, Gen. George j. Stannard, Gen. JOS
eph Dickinson, Capt. James W Wadsworth,
Col. q. @. Benedict, Col. /. s. Tichenor, Col
Jack Brown, Gel. James a. TAFT, Major III. L.
Crawford, Major ]. T. CaIlaghan, Capt Isaac
S. Filbert, Capt. a. III. Van Deusen, Col. J. "
Craig, Capt. W w. Macy, Capt. w. $. Odell,
Gen W. w. Dudley. Major J. H. Stine (histo-
RAM, Major NIB. Prentice, Major r. S. Lacey.
Capt. JOHN 0iSe.ll, DR.. Florence Donehue
James w. Kirkley, Thomas u. Exley, Lucius
Fairchild, Major VIM. Howard Mills and Dr.
II. A. Hnntoon. At the time appointed quite
a large company of distinguished veterans
were in attendance, and Gen. Henry j. Hunt
chief OF artillery Of the Army of the Potomac,
having been called TO the chair. and Gen. JOS
epn Dickinson elected secretary, it was def
nitely decided to 1aake arrangements for the
excursion on the ate naiaed, ard the follow
ing committees wtas Az Atcd
1ransportation-slajo j. n Slime, Major r.
L. Crawford, Major ]. T. Callaghan, Captain Jas
". Wadsworth aud Col. Carter II. Braxton.
On Invitations-Gen. II. J. Hunt, Gen. Geo
j. Stannard Gen. w. S. Rosecrans Gen. JOS
Dickinson, Col. G. g: Benedict, Col T. s. Ticlle-
nor, Col. ]. r. Thompson, Major r. s. Lacey,
Major J. T callaghan. Major FL. L. Crawford,
Capt. James w. Wadsworth. Capt. w. w. Macy,
Capt. a. II. Van Deusen. Capt. ". s. 0dell, Gen.
Lucius Fairehild Gen. W. W. Dudley, Gen. Alb
ner Doubleday, and C. II. ingram, A. A. c.,
and Capt. III. n. Brooks, S. Y. G., Department
Of the Potomac, G.. A. r.
AS yet, OF course, no programme has been
prepared, but it is the intention to have the
positions occupied by both armies properly
marked on the several fields. and doubtless
mauy of the Confederate as well as Union gem
erals who participated in the battles will ac-
company the party. Those Of our comrades
who desire to take advantage of the oppor-
tnnity should at once notify Major Slime, 325
G street S. E., Washington, to that effect The
price of tickets has not yet been fixed, but the
expense will be comparatively small, as it is the
intention of the projectors to make this visit
solely in the interest OF history and not for the
sake of frolie.
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uaasflage Of the soldier acg not a.rees her rhf ID,
pesLsse.l, fhe tsssi widow % solder fflo n.nitsr
how ipeAy tnses thes had been previously mar
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his death was aess 20 cause llaaiisa{s IN service
ami IN line II duty. The solsiitT's pepsioss dos
not e0Gtinue ~ the widow. because e esssssg te,
bis death Her pension as widow ssualds us,.,a
circumstances. tee reply to ). A. s.. "A OAR last
issue.j
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enlistment ~ tle signal eogps, every candidate
tas 10 undergo q ssl1t a1csii1a iaation Yen
aed estfer submit tie question - tire chief ssaff
eesNe the pay 81 private SOLDIERS. atss el0shsa.r
r@tioGs and quarters There acea ia. ~, ttr4 ~
Pensc. ~ he cel4se Of sfn1y embraces al he.
sciences 60 e person for fae d8sss 81
an observer. NeHeau learn ala yea sesirs 10 know
tisis city
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sta 9t Felse0 she Pension oilscs ,n9ll thal siaf.
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az the TENSION t-ilee astorc oeatG slissnsst,f
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90 were unlsftiraate ~ uGE getting veur aunfi-
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Dut yeE VIII hsve y aseept the stuation sts "a 81
aild nope Tor lAe extension Of the arreslrs Hsii
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u5ii next week Oh account Of sac crowded eort.l-
ton Of oaT columns.
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The aSth Wisconsin's Visitors at Petersburg

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
| have looked THE TRIBUNE through and
through, anxious to see a word from the 3Sth
Wisconsin infantry. but seeing nothing, |
thought would send you the description of a
little affair that occurred during the winter of
1S6t-'65. The 3stht Unconstitutional James
Bentliff, 1st brigade-Col Sam. Hanman COM
ma1ding-1st division, 9th Army Corps, was
in the trenches on the left of the brigade, in
front of Petersburg, Va, near the mine fort
Colonel James Bentliff had been home on leave
of absence. When he returned three Wiscon-
sin wealthy stay at-home gentlemen came
on with him, to see for themselves why Grant
did not take Petersburg Captain Washington,
of company C, called TO see the colonel, and
met these gentlemen. One of them had just
come in after a mornings walk, or reconnais-
sance, and remarked that he could not see any
thing to hinder our men going right into Pc
tersburg; for his part if they would make a
charge that morning, he was willing to lead the
charge. Captain Waddington declared that
that was the kind of men we wanted there,
and when the remark was reported to the boys,
some of them said they would gladly stand a
days Smelling inst for his benefit. 1t was one
of those still, smoky mornings-just the right
kind of a day for Smelling. About o'clock a
huge column of smoke was seen to rise from a
rebel battery of sea-coaSt howitzers and a
SHE'LL eight inches in diameter struck about
rods off, and in a moment one struck not
twenty feet in front of company G. Every
man was now in the trenches, watching the
shells, and the Wisconsin gentleman did not
wait for the fourth she'll but got into a bomb
proof belonging to company E and staid there
until the Smelling was over, which was not un-
til after dark. The rebs seemed to know Just
where those fellows were. Not soldier left
the trenches that day, for every shell struck
the ground before it burst. One dropped into
the center of company Els street and exploded,
blowing up the entire street. which was six
feet wide. They threw several shells after
dark, and ordinarily we could see the burning
fuse at night, SO as to be able to dodge them !;
but the last shell thrown showed no burning
fuse and company lost two good men. The
next morning we called to see how our Wis
eonsin gentlemen had enjoyed the celebration
but the colonel said they had urgent business
in Wisconsin, and had gone-where We think
they staid.
Yours, in f. G. and L.,
Co. G. 39TH WIS. INF"
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.
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The 4fh Iowa mt Pea Ridge.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE.

10 the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
! was thrilled by the account, in THE TRIB-
UNE, of the battle of Pea Ridge. 1t was my
first battle. How wildly the names and scenes
OF that far-off time and place were recalled
There for the first time the rebel mind was pro-
fonndly impressed with the fact that one Confed
was not quite equal to three Yanks: indeed SO
far as that battle was concerned it is history that
the reverse was the case. The rebel historian
Pollard says Of the battle: " For once our sol
diers found themselves confronted by foemen
worthy of their steel" and :" the Federals were
driven from one position to another. only TO
reform and renew the fight more fiercely than
ever" How well do / remember the fatieuinq
night march of Carr's division from Cross
Hollows up TO Pea Ridge, and the arrival ON
the morning of the 6th-how we listened on
that bleak 9th of March to the sullen boom OF
Sigelis fight near BentonviIle and how we
blockaded the approaches all night. And then
the terrible fighting of the 9TH! Blessed be
God that those dreadful days live only in
memory.
will mention an incident of the fight: We
had been slowly falling back all day; our car
tridges were all gone, and Curtis had ordered
the 4th Iowa TO charge with the bayonet. We
stood in line by the Elk Horn tavern with
bayonefs fixed. The sun was setting, but the
battle was still raging around us and 4 battery
IN rear of us was pouring shot and shell into
the oncoming rebel hordes over our heads.
Just then an officer think it was General
Carr spurred his foaning horse along the
hne-bareheaded, one arm in sling, and COW
cred with blood and as he passed us shouted ).
/" One more struggle boys, and the day is ours.
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The ed New York at Fair Oaks.

TO the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In reading General O. o. Howards able arti-
Gle on the battle of Fair Oaks and Seven Pines,
and particularly in speaking of thes part
taken by my regiment, the 62d New York
(Anderson's zouaves), notice he mentions
our supporting Brady's battery. l was under
the impression at the time that it was
Ricketts, battery, commanded by Captain
Ricketts,, we supported in that engagement.
The battery was composed of thirty-pounder
brass feld-pieces, and one Of the guns became
imbedded so deep In the soft ground with the
rapid firing that it could not be worked, and /
was one of those who helped get the piece In
position again. And we did not get it pried
out of the mud any too soon, for the Johnnies
Just then made their second unsuccessful charge
on the guns. 1t was said that the officer jim
charge Of the rebel assaulting party originally
bad command OF the battery before the late
unpieasantness and knew his old battery by
the sound of the guns, and that he told his
men that he had command of the guns once,
and he would be -- if he wouldn't again :
and it was not for the want of TRYING at any
rate, that he did not take them. The Johnnies
advanced through the peach orchard with a
desperate intent to capture them. One gun cut
windows in their ranks, but, nothing daunted,
they pressed en-, only to meet death and de-
strueton
In passing over the ground the next day I
saw that all the peach trees were cut OF about
breast high which was proof of the terrible
cenflict.that had waged on that part Of the field
the day before. We met with an igreparable
loss in the death Of our gallant colonel who
was as brave man as ever breatlied. He went
into the fight with stout heart but having q
presentiment he would be killed in that en-
gagement, he left some tokens with his aid
Lieutenant Bradley-for fond ones at home
be had just given the command, We are sur
\ - ~ ~ -
he fell Off his horse and expired Immediately,
haFing been shot in the left lung by a sharp
shs9tes liz a tall pine tree. As he was tall and
Of a commanding presence he was prominent
mark for the foe. The you zous (" nobiy
avenged his death by killing three staff officers.
EDWARD WILLIS,
Co. G, gid n. Y. (Anderson's Zouaves).
NETHERMoop. II. j
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The Napoleon Guns at Fair Oaks.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In looking over the columns of your highly
esteemed paper, of February Z, noticed an
article on the behavior Of the s5th New
York at the battle Of Fair Oaks. fail to see,
with Mr. Stillman, that all the dearly bought
honors of that great struggle belong to the 65tb,
and would be glad to hear just praise bestowed
upon every company and regiment engaged in
it. In regard TO the battery Of Napoleon guns, of
which / was member. / have a few words to
say. That We fired wildly, and into the ranks
of the 92d New York, causing their retreat . is
q rash assertion. TO say the least. as appears
from Mr.. Stiilman's own statement as 10 the
position OF the SD; for if that IS correct it was
impossible for them TO be within range Of our
fire. Moreover, not merely brigade. as Mr.
StIilman declares. but two divisions. number
ing $4,000 Ccnfedcrates, were marching upon
our little band Of 5000. Into their advancing
columns our battery hurled deadly missiles of
solid case and canister-silot with unerring aim
for three and half hours, only eeasing
when all but three of $50 rounds had been fred
You can imagine what havoc must have been
produced when shower Of these dreadful mis-
siles swept through their ranks Ny statement
is fully borne out by Abbott's History of the
Civil War, Volume ii, page sc; and would also
refer Dir. Stiliman to Lieut.. d. F. Reitchie.
Saratoga Springs, n. Y, aud Lieut. Thomas III.
Gregg, No 81 Dearborn St., Chicago, ILL.,
n. a. ALEXANDER,
Co. A, lst n. Y. A.
SOUTH BRooKFIELD, N Y.
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AT REST FOREVER.
The Funeral in New York of the Dead Heroes of
the Jeanette.

The remains Of Captain De Long, the gallant
commander of the lost Jeanette, and his com
rades arrived at the Hamburg Steamship Com
pany's pier, Hoboken, n. j., on Thursday last,
and guard of honor Of company c, Of the 9th
regiment OF Hoboken, guarded the bodies dur
ing the night.
At S:15 o'clock on the following morning the
tug Nina arrived from the navy yard, having
on board Lieutenants Harder and Scheutze
who brought the bodies home and Lieutenant
Danenhower, Chief Engineer Melville, and the
other survivors of the expedition. The boxes
containing the bodies were carried aboard and
taken to Pier |, North River where they were
met by delegation OF officers from the navy
yard and detachment of 200 marines,
Ten hearses, each drawn by two black horses
were waiting on the pier, and the collins, be-
fore being laid IN them, were wrapped in Union
jacks and flags. Flowers and laurel wreaths
were laid on them, and ON each was large
white cross from Mr. James Gordon Bennett.
The procession started for the nayy-yard at
II O'Clock. The first wagon bore load of
floral designs. One, representing an anchor,
with cable wound around it, surrounded by
a crown, was from the Spanish Legation. A
ball OF ivy. representing the globe with the
continents pricked out in immortelles and with
ships and icebergs, was from De Longs class
mates
The little band of men who followed on foot
HSAC tlic CcHteI u uluc0 Interest. IutSc were
the survivors of the Jeannette-Ch Engineer
Melville, Lieutenant Danenhower, Mr. New
comb, the naturalist, and Ninderman, Noros
Wilson, Tong Sing and Bartlett, seamen. With
them walked Lieufenants Berry and Hunt, of
the Rodgers relief expedition.
Following the survivors of the Jeanette
was a long line of carriages occupied by Mrs
DE Long and the relatives OF the other men,
As these passed the 23d and Goth regiments
and the Regular army battalion fell in behind
Their bands played dead marches, and they
marched slowly, with reversed arms The
flags We're tied with Grape and the hits of the
officers swords were hung with Grape
Conspicuous among the many organizations
in the line of march were the memorial COM
mittees of the Grand Army and Farragut Post
No. 70
The procession proceeded to the navy yard
where all the remains except those of Jerome
Collins We're placed in the equipment building
| On Saturday they were taken to the Church of
the Holy Trinity, New York. where services
were held. The body of DIR. Amber will be sent
TO Alexandria, Va, and those of Lieut'nt-Com-
mander De Long and the others to Woodlawn
Cemetery, where final interment will take
place. The body Of Jerome j. Collins was
taken in charge by the Goth regiment, under
Colonel Cavanagh and placed in the armory
| OF the regiment. On Saturday morning the
body was taken to st. Patriek's Cathedral,
where a requiem mass was said, and afterward
Inc remains We're placed on board the steamer
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il response 10 letters from Colnrade Z. p.
Eianly. CsTnellsvilie \. T.; J. C. Conner,
Eichiori, Vt. il. j. Chalee, Lowell Ind. aud
H. 4 Merrill Las; Randolph. =. Y.-al four
formerly members VI the 9lh New York cav
airy; Loinlaie R. IL. Bnchan. company II, "a
Wisconsin Infantry. Neigh. Neb-. and W o. L.
Niisen, 9Th Illinois cavalry. Chana, IL. vino
write as Im aanl 10 the question. 10
Ol,eled tie bah al Getfysturgy" we have
consulted the official records, with the follow
ing feanlt. General Buford cavalry doubtless
necuriel the ground one mile in front ~ tie
Seminary about 5 a. m. Oh the morning % the
Isl Of Juiy and Candles Isi brigade. con-
po-e8 -, the Sih hew York. stu Illinois. three
squadTons Of thc 81 Indiana, and fRo Of tire
12tb Illinois fired the frst shots at tie enemy.
DcyiAs I'd brigade did noi form in line u
battle until the piekets Of the LIST brigade had
been driven IN. Cutters brigade, Of Nads-
worth division, was the first infantry on the
Er0D.sd, and the first shot was fired By tue
Seth Pennsylvania. Colonel J. W. Holman
commanding.
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The Uniou AnIIlery at tigttyshurr.

To ihe Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
How many pieces OF artillery were brought
into actiOn on the Union side at the battle of
Gettysburg, and bow much ammunition was
consumed in the three-days' battle?
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. SUBSCRIBER.
fBrigadier-General Henry J. Hunt, In his
interesting report Of the battle Of Gettysburg,
IN which, as commander Of the artillery, he
probably had larger number % guns under
his immediate control than any general IN his
tory, gives the following interesting figures
He had IN the corps 2l2 guns; ia the artillery
reserve I0s; total. $50. Of these liz were
light l2pgnnders 106 3-ineh guns, 2G-pound-
eIs. battery Of Z James rifles and 2 i2-pouBd
howltzeTs. This excludes a 3-inch guns sery-
IN with the cavalry. The expenditure OF
ammunition in the three days amounted 10
o@,lei rounds, averaging loo rounds per gun.
The slIliH carried with the army BIZ the FORE
sight 81 General Hunt, being 290 rounds per
gun, there WAS left enough TO have relied The
EmIaa1.ton chests for another battlefield
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Comrade George FL. RUSSELL secretary of the
9TH Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Association, in
forms us that at meeting of that organization
on the 21st inst. it was decided to hold a Re
union at Toledo, H., on the 9TH and 9th of
September next He also sends us the follow
ing list of the officers of the association: Presi
dent, Sergeant Isaac Eieeum, Toledo, H.; secre-
tary, George IT, Russell, Bradbury, ILL.,; vice
presidents, Major George w. McConkey, Oak
land, H.: Captain j. II. Brown, Neoga, Ill. ;
Captain Kedall B. Penniwell, Lovington. III. ;
Captain James II. Woods, oblong, H.. John
D. Rawlings Greenup Ill., treasurer, NJ. Hurst,
Toledo H.