The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-12-04
Chippewa Falls, Wis, objects to Henry J.
I.yda,s criticism in Tile IprrIrNr, of Nov 10

Chippewa Falls, Wis, objects to Henry J.
Lyda's criticism, in THE TRIBUNE of Nov. 13
| ON "Carleton's" account of the steamers Essex
| and Arkansas at Baton Rouge. He thinks LYDIA
was mistaken, notwithstanding the latter's
! statement that he was one of the crew of the
Essex. He is confident that the Arkansas was
| not blown up until the day after the attack of
the Essex, namely, Wednesday. Aug. 6, 1862.
d. Gasscrt Co. K, Sd n. Y. Cav. Warrenton,
| Va, writes of his experience in raidng picket
| ing, scouting and foraging in North Carolina
| in 1862. He would like to hear from old mem
bers of his company and regiment.
w. L. W. Dow, 11th Mass. battery, Cam
| bridgeport, Mass, remembers a Thanksgiving
dinner in front of Petersburg 90 years ago,
when the turkey was little too long on the
| road, and in consequence thereof too gamy to
be paatable Some of the boys, however, were
determined not to be cheated out of their din
ner in that way, and partook heartily of the
| uninviting rcpast.
JOS Reiger. Altoona, Pa, writes that his regi-
ment, the 45th Pa, beat the 5000 mile record
of the 10Th Ind. spoken of in a recent Particle
in The TRIBUNE, marching II, COO miles in its
| three years and nine months service
II. p. Walker, Fort Dodge, Iowa. thinks it
| would be an excellent thing to have a Reunion
| of the old Joe Mowerss Brigade which COM
| prised the 18th Mo-, oth Wis, 47th Ill., and
| 5th Mimi, at some central point on the MiSsis-
sippi River, say, Rock Island, Davenport. OF
G. W. P Palmer, Co. D, 55th Ohio Woodside,
Ohio, has read with much interest "Carle-
ton's" account of Charlottesville, but says that
he should have put the 54th II. Y. aud the 153d
Pa. on the extreme right instead of the 6Sth
NY.
J. s. French, Otsego, Mich, is heartily in
sympathy with the insurance movement men,
toned in communications recently to The
| TRIBUNE.
Fred J. Boltz, sd Ind, Fort Wayne, Ind,
says that W. B. Roby, in his communication in
THE TRIBUNE of the 18th ult., omits mention
of the 42d Ind. as part OF Carlin's Brigade, and
adds: At Peach Tree Creek Gen. Arson G..
McCook commanded the brigade. Carlin was
not absent on leave, but in command of the d.
vision. Gen. Johnson temporarily in command
of the corps owing to Gen. JnO. NJ. Palmer's
resignation. Gen. J. C. Davis, of the Second
Division, was breveted Maj -Gen. in order to
enable him to take command of the Corps,
which he afterwards did"
VIM. Parker, Sth Ind Walker Mo-, has no.
ticed the dispute in THE TRIBUNE in regard to
who opened the fight at Port Gibson, and says
that his regiment was the first to cross the river
at Bruinsburg, and was in advance of the
whole army at the commencement of that en-
gagement.
Leander Woods, Adjutant, JAS S. Hester Post,
No. 21S, Nashville, Ind, writes that he, in
common with all the members of his Post, is
heartily in accord with the plan proposd by
Comrade o. Vogl,-the GAR. insurance plan,
in the issue of Nov. IL.
A. Tonguary, Co. E, ssth Ill.,, Sparland, ILL.,,
claims for the Third Brigade, Second Division,
Fourteenth Corps the honor of being the last
command to leave Atlanta on Shermans march
to the sea.
w. w. Youngston, Cincinnati, Ohio, says his
discharge papers will show that he enlisted
April Is, 1861, and served up to May 80, 1866,
five years, one month and 15 days.