The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-07-03
THE QUESTION SQUAD.
A Glance at the Contents of The Tribune's Mail
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Bags.
Conrade Albert N Bliss. sergeant. Co. P, 124th
Ohio Waubeck, Iowa. wants to know whether
Reunion OF his regiment is to be held this year.
Comrade Darwin Thompson, Versailles Ohio,
late SD Pa, writes III reply to Conrade ]. G. Har
ris, Venango, Pa, who desired to know the fate of
several soidiers.-Geo. d. Judson among the num-
ber,-that Judson was wounded at Bull Run, Va,
August 80 1862 and five or six days later ne saw
his dead body lying on the field.
Comrade Kingsbury Dalton, Co. K, I4th H.,
would like to hear from some member of the 9Th
Mo. Cav. who was with him at Cahawba prison dur
ing the five weeks Of April and May 1865: or from
the members of any other command who were at
the hospital exchange prison up to the arrival Of
Gen. Steele.
Comrade Pettigrew, first sergeant. Co. T. 3sth
Ill, Wabash, ILL.,. asks the name of the major of
the 2lst H. who carried three stands OF eoIors cut
OF the battle OF Chickamauga and was the only
mounted officer OF CarIns brigade left for duty at
the close of the battle.
Comrade JAS Cornell, Tecumseh. Neb., writes US
in response to the recent inquiry of d. G. Cameron
as to the name of the sergeant who took the lieu
tenant and dozen men ont OF casemate at Vic<s-
burg May %, 1863, that it was Serg't Jos Griffith
of Co. /. I'D Iowa. and that he died two or three
years ago at Iowa City. where he was an alderman.
Comrade Andrew Walker. Co G., 49tf Ind lost
his diary in the rear of Vieksburg May l. 1863 and
says if any person found it he would deem it
great favor to have it sent TO him at Rego Orange
Co., Ind
Comrade o. L. Reed, Monmouth, ILL., would ike
some cOInrade VINO WAS IN the hospital at Nash
vile or Chattanooga to inform him what became
of Elizabeth Henrietta Stiilson, who was nurse ut
those places III 1864 and never heard Of after
leaving GAINESVILLE, Tenn, in October 1861; also
the whereabouts of Serg't John Broadwel Co Or,
list Ohio Vols.
Comrade Daniel Lucas, Co. A, oath KY, Twenty
third Corps, London KY, writes that some Of the
members of the 18th Ohio had their fingers cut of
by the rebels at Maryesyiile and Knoxville, in bat
tie. for the sake of the rings they wore and the
point has been disputed He would ike to hear
from some of them in reference to the affair.
Comrade O.. /. Adkins. Co. K, 9th Ohio. Della
ware, Ohio, wants TO know where he can obtain
history of the 9th and 39th Ohio the Ohio Bri-
gade, commanded by Gen. j. w. Fuller.
Comrade Fred. E. Cheney, Co. G, 18th Iowa
Tama. iowa, writes IN answer to comrades in
quiry to what troops raised the Stars and Stripes
on the capitol at Columbia, s. c. that the palmetto
flag and the stars and bars that foated from the
capitol building were captured by detachment of
Crockers Iowa Brigade, composed of the 18th,
18th, 18th, 10th Iowa, and in the possession of
the brigade society at the present time. Col. Ken
nedy, with the detachment, crossed the river IN
old scow and captured the flags, and the colors of
the 18th Iowa were placed in their position for the
time being.
Comrade Tyler Jasper, Co. D, Sd KY, Minton-
vile, Ky, would like to hear from some of the
boys of Bat. F. 1st Ohio Art, with whom he served
on detached duty for l5 months
Comrade Jas H. Qusenbery, Wildwood, Ky,
belonged to the 3D. Ky. Cav, Co. L., brgaded with
the 92d H., 9th Pa, 5th KY, 10th Ohio and 2d ~
and belonged to the Third Brigade of kipatriez's
Division, and not to the regiment stated by The
TRIBUNE III recent ISSUE
Comrade ]. F. Chapman Moline, Kan would
like hear from Adj't Taylor of the 10th ILL., in
regard to the fight at Paduca KY. in 1864.
Comrade L. A. Phetteplace, Co. G., Sd Wis,
Menasha, Wis, writes that III. B. Kelley, Rein
beck. Iowa, in his statement in THE TRIBUNE of
May that the Sd Wis. left Fond du Lac ON the 9Th
of July, 1861. is he thinks mistaken. as by refer
ring to bis diary he finds that it left Fond du Lac
july u about O clock N.