The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-10-23
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Ohio, writes an interesting account of the part
his brigade, composed of the Stb and S1st ILL.,,
9TH Mo- and 32d Ohio, took at the battle of
Champions Hill, and the magnificent charge
it made on the 10 brass field guns.
Phil Cook, Co. +, 151st n. " Cbautauqua,
Kan, sends us very interesting account of
the battle Of Monocacy, Nd, and the part his
company (which lost 16 out of - mem took
therein. He was captured in that battle and
taken to Danviile, Va, where he was confined
in Prison No. until Feb. Is, 1865, when he
went to Richmond and was exchanged.
T. c. Griqg, Co. II, 51st H., Manson, Iowa,
in recent letter, tells of his being wounded
and captured at Chickamauga, and after lying
in the rebel field hospital for 10 days was
taken to Richmond, where he lay in the Carey
st. Hospital for about two months, when he
was exchanged
Comrade A. ID. Colcord, Sergeant, Co. K, L. S.
Cav, says that recent item in the Washing
ton Gossip regarding the swords of Gen. Twiggs
has suggested to him the prOpriety of the
swords being presented to the three Union
generals receiving the highest vote of the
Grand Army. COmrade Cocord writes that
among the officers of his regiment (the 5th U.
S. Cav.) who resigned and went over to the
Confederacy were Col. Albert Sydney Johnston,
Lieut.-Col Robt. E. Lee, Major Hardee, Capt.
Van Dorm, Capt Fields, Lieut.. Fitzhugh Lee,
Lieut.. J. B. Hood and others.
A. c. Sherman, Rossville, Kan, says that
G. ID. MOrriss communication in regard to
Bruinsburg and Port Gibson is correct except
in regard to the date. The battle was fought
at Port Gibson May L. and the rebel battery
captured was Immediately in front of Co. Z,
18th Ind. Comrade Sherman claims to be the
first Union soldier that entered the battery,
and says that Tom Nagle, of Co. X, 18th Ind,
killed the color bearer and captured the flag,
which may now be seen at Indianapolis, Ind.
Louis Wieland, 9th ILL.,, Cameron, Mo-, says
that at the battle of Iuka, Gen. Buford's Bril-
gade was severely engaged from the COM
mencement to the end of the fight. His bri-
gade consisted of the 5th Iowa, 18th Mimi, 26th
Mo-, 59th and 4Sth Ind, and 18th Ohio, and
that all the Union troops who were engaged in
that fight displayed great courage.
Calvin c. Irwin, Vancouver, Wash. Ter, says
that S. F. Dean, of Martins Ferry, o., in THE
TRIBUNE of Sept. II, is very much mistaken
in stating that that the 5th and 9TH Ohio were
the only Ohio regiments at the battle of Port
Republic; the Goth and 66th Ohio being also
engaged.
A. H. Bohne, Co. K, 32d ILL.,, Grand Island,
Neb, says that the 33d Ill. landed at Bruins
burg April 80, instead of May 1, as mentioned
in The TRIBUNE of Oct. 2.
VIM Gossett, Co. Z, 9Th Ind, Honey Creek
Ind, says that G. d. Morris is mistaken about
the 33d Ill. being the first troops to land at
Bruinsburg; the Sth Ind. being the ones that
really performed that feat
Jas. A. Brown, Co. /, 10th Ill.,, Chester, ILL.,,
says that in THE TRIBUNE of Sept %, earle
ton" is mistaken when writing of the toast
that was drank by Col. Roberts, Col. Harring
ton Lieut.-COl. Swanwick and Lieut.. Tallia-
ferro, in saying that all four of those officers
were killed, as to his personal knowledge COL
Swanwick was wounded and taken prisoner at
Stones River, remaining in prison at Atlanta
and Richmond until May. 1868, when he re-
turned to his regiment and participated with
it at Chckamauga, Missionary Ridge, and on
Sherman's campaign, until July Z, 1854, when
he came home with the balance of his regiment
and was mustered out. The Colonel died In
March of last year at Oswego, Kan.
John Feners, Linn, Usage Co., Mo-, says it
seems to be q soldiers year out there, IS the
Republican nominees for Representative Col
lector, Prosecuting Attorney, Assessor and
Judge are all old soldiers.
A. c. Anderson, Carbon Hill, o., says that ne
desires to indorse tho defense written by c. S.,
of the 55th o., in regard to the part taken by
his regiment in the battle of Chancellors-
vile.
Chas. L. West Co. G, 55th Ill.,, Vermillion-
vile H., says that James I. Schermerhorn is
badly mistaken about being the first man to
raise the flag on the fort at Arkansas Post, and
that Comrade J. Van Nests claims are correct.
VIM. Campbell, Co. +, 26th Mo-, Moline,
Kan, wishes to correct the statement that the
4Sth Ind ran at the battle of Iuka. His regi-
ment, the 26th Mo-, was brigaded with the 40th
Ind. most of the time, and he never heard of
them turning tail.
Walter H. Clark, Co. E, SD H.. Blooming
ton H., says that Comrade Chas. w. Wood is
right in his statement that the battle of
Collersville was fought on the 18th of October,
and that COmrade Leach is wrong In giving
Aug. II as the date of that engagement.
A. McKelyey Co. g. 18th Mich, DimOndale,
Mich, writes that he was with Col. Streight on
the expedition to Rome, Ga, and that he Was
not forced to surrender his command; that
there were not enough gray coats at Rome at
that time to compel regiment to surrender
without it was willing to do so.
Howard Barwis, Co. G, 10th Pa, Morris
ville Pa, says that Comrade j. W. Smith, of
the 9Th Wis, is incorrect in his statement of
the formation of the Third Brigade, First Di-
vision. Sixth Corps at RappahannOck Station.
Said Corps being really composed of the 9Th
Wis, 9th Me-, 49th and 10th Pa.
z. A. Edwards Wabash, Ind. writes that
Comrade Moore comes being nearest correct in
his account of the regiments composing the
Third Brigade First Division, Fourteenth
Corps, at Chickamauga The brigade was
composed of the LIST and 2lst Wis, 18th Pa, and
oath H., and was commanded by Gen. j. c.
Starkweather
Salem E. Weld, Elgin, H., writes that re-
cent correspondent in The TRIBUNE was mis-
taken in saying that it was q shot from an
Ohio battery that killed Gen. Tighlman, when
in reality it was the Mercantile or Board Of
Trade Battery that sent the fatal missile.
Jas. w. French, 18th Conn, Georgetown,
Conn, complains that he never hears anything
of the exploits of his regiment through THE
TRIBUNE although it was in every battle with
the old Second Corps until the surrender at
AppomattOx.
W. J. Crittenden, Willow Hill, H., says that
Carleton" in his account of the battle of
Stones River, placed the 3Sth Ill. in Sheridan's
Division, when it in reality belonged to Car
Inns Brigade, Davis's Division.
Geo. w. Miller, Terre Haute, Ind. says that
Carleton" in writing about Chalmers's at
tack on Cruft's Brigade, should have said the
Goth Ohio instead of the 10Th Ohio.
Jno. G. Reed, Chicago, H., writes that in his
letter published in THE TRIBUNE of the 9th
inst, concerning the troops that were in the
battle of Port Republic, he inadvertently
omitted to mention Battery III, of the LIST
Ohio.
w. L. Wiser, Charlestown, Ind, says, in re-
ply to recent correspondent in The TRIBUNE,
that he was prisoner at Salisbury at the time
of the attempted outbreak, and that the CORE
spondent is very much mistaken about it being
q mob as it was we'll organized movement,
and only failed on account of mistake in re-
gard to the time of the attempt.
Jno. Towel, Zaeski, o., says that Crufts
Brigade, mentioned in THE TRIBUNE of the
9th inst, in regard to the battle of Stones
River, was composed of the 1st and ID KY,
31st Ind, and Doth Ohio. Comrade lowell was
color hearer of the gfth Ohm