The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-04-24

thought would write and let Sofdiers iittie
girls know am j,lst proud ti,st my papa WI a
soldier as any of t!e,n. : His name Is John d. isd-
wards. compa,y as. slss Illinois, member of g:
A. T. Post. No 49, waiaii love THE TRIBuKE-
can learn more historyfrom reading Saving the
Nation. than eaa from my school history. cut
the poetry out of tho piper for scrap hook, and
! think when gst ii tiaished viii have better
book OF poems than gould buy. | am twelve
years old--Lda Fl wards. Clarence. Shelby county,
The best time ever had was at the grand sol
diers Reunion at HASTINGS last fall, where went
with papa. He served three years in company III,
18th illinois, and woinded ut the battle of Shi-
ioh, April 1862. u All, eleven, aud my sisters are
laura, Anne, and Casss. and MY brothers, john
ME and Willie. Rapas name is John Boriand.-
Mary Borand, Exeter, Fillmore county, Eeb.
My papa is surely veteran. H. was in the
tbree-rnonths service, and served FIVE years and
six months in the 18th Missouri.--Frances Adams,
Galveston, Ind.
My father is crippled up with rheumatism and
other ailments contracted III Che service, and we
have seen very hard winter. 1t hils been so cold,
and nay little brothers and sisters have bad to go
barefoot and scantily dressed, and often we have
All oeyn hungry lor something 10 ear. inefe i are
SO many OF us. Father has applied for pension.
but has not got it, Am ten and so to school when
ossn but we all try to help all We can. aud some
times have to stay out. Father has not been able
to subscribe for THE TRIBUNE but my mothers
consi8 walter Beientierl lets read his, and we
do SO like to read letters from the soldiers boys
and girls. Fathers name Is Walter Boiender. He
served three years IN company Il. 4oi n o. " L. isl
division. I'd brigade, 4th army corps.-Eimer T.
y.
Fred. Spooner Post Of which my father is
member, received n fine silk fng from the ladies in
time for Washingtons birthday. Father served in
companysA. 4ist Illinois. am fourteen and would
like to write to some of the soldiers daughters
keturah A. Troxell, Argeuta, Ill.
My father was a member of the 4th Michigan
cavalry, the regiment thai captured JEFF Davis AS
he was running away, disguised as woman. His
name Is Z. A. Hutton. am twelve, aud live In
happy home with my father and mother. brother
and sster.-Lulu Button Veslaburg, Mich
Father twice wounded at Shiloh, and says
the late TRIBUNE of that battle is the best
he has He served four years in the 2sth
/ Illinois He says TIE TRIBUNE s the soldiers
best friend. and think it just splendid. am
eight years old.-Clarence Woods, Derby, Lucas
county, Iowa.
boys and girls OF veterans seventeen or over).
as would ike to correspond with them now and
| then. My father was four years IN the army and
then three months in the Quartermssser's Depart
! ment. lie belonged TO company ID. llth Illinois,
/ and belongs 10 Washington Post. ] can hardly
| wait for The TRIBUNE 10 come. love to read
about those four long years that fathers fought
| SO bravey for their country many losing, their
| lives, md many others crippled for life. Hoping
| to see this letter in print will close by saying
May The TRIBUNE live long to cheer the hearts oil
the old soldiers. and Of their and daughters
Albert n. Davis. Lawrence Kan.
Ny father. Peter F. Welteroth was In many bat
! ties, WAS taken prisoner at the battle Of Cedar
| Creek and sent to Libby Prison He served in
/ company II. I'd Connecticut heavy artillery.
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/ two sisters liying-Edlth and Bertha ani eight.
| Minnie L. Welteroth. Wikesbarre. Pa
/ My father was with Kiipatrick's cavalry and
went with Sherman To the sea. He served in COM
1867. to the close wish some little boy or giIl
/! whose father served in the regiment would
| write TO me.-Lulu Tidrek, Eewcomerstown. o.
Five newspapers are taken at our house but THE
| NATIONAL TRIBusE we value the most for many
! reasons Papa served his country from the sum
mer of 1862 To January, 1865. and had six uIces
III the war two of whom sleep on Southern battle
fields. am fourteen. and think THE TRIBUNE the
best paper ever read.-Aiice Trulock, Union Star,
| Mo.
Father served three years in company r, 2Sth
| Iowa; was in thirteen ,battles; wounded in the
right si:le, and taken. prisoner twice. have two
sisters and two brothers. fourteen and proud
| of my fathers soldier record.-Frank w. Louns-
bury Albion. Marshall county, Iowa.
j ] like the Household department very much.
| My papa WAS in tile war four years He belonged
TO company D. 2lst regiment o. v i. He likes
to read the letters from the old soldiers. Vcmoved
| here from Ohio a year ago last September. We
| have Union and ex-conteierate neighbors, and
like both The people here great towers OF
| flowers. especially house plants. Many of them
nave pits, WI, Win ssl,. covers. TO Keep 1en. IN
and more healthy than If kept IA the house NIL
| the time. | have sumei brought from Ohio that
prize very highly account of associations con-
necled with them. Sonie of these and Of the
| plants have guten since came here are in
| tested with small. white worms at the roots VIII
Josie Bushons. Sweetwater. Tenn.
/ aiy father served tif-ee years In the I4th Iowa
We had two brothers killed in the war Brother
Louis is nine Bessie is five and am seven and
how glad we hen The TEIsCsE is read TO
| us.-Nada Robertson Knoxville. iowa.
by father was III company III, 2d Iowa cavalry.
/ had six uncles in the war only OF them
| lived TO return We take The NATiosAL TRIBUNE
and very much Interested III the letters.
saw letter from a little gir-Jessie L.; would
like tu see her name iH fnl she says her father
was in tile 3d low cavalry Ii some girl this
| wilose father Derni,er OF the I'd Iowa
| would like To have her write TO me, and ! viii
| answer.
If there any little boys girls whose father.
knew my father sllcies in the army wish they
would write. Az our fathers III tile Grand Army
| all brothers, claim their children cousins
and hope The soldiers children will be a. loyal
| To their country their fathers have been. My
father III the army two years and eight months
Tie enlisted twice-rst. In company A. 2St AiaiIie
when only years Of age; them after hi.
i,ariy NJ ist Maine heavy artillery. He was
wounded Cold Harlor and twice came neal
dying of fever. His name is Ephraitn e. Tripp
North Anson, charter member of Powell Post
North New Portland. Die. His two brothers dice
IN the service One, simeon. company A. l6tt
Maine. AIKEN prisoner AT the Weldon railroad
and died i'll salisbury prison; the oth"-, Byron
n the 5tll WISCONSIN, and killed al til.
battle of Fredericksburg Children Adea even
aud little Rahy Stella Two and one-half years old
Florence Il. Tripp. Emhden. sie.
, Father IL a close readc- of THE TRIBUNE Fl,
served nearly three years In company X LIST Min
ucsota and absent, except on duty
Success to ali who ose the sodier.-Ella q. Pickle
Dover. Minn.
Perhaps sm older than tho majority OF th'
yonng folks who write. over fifteen. N,
rapa's name Is Henry o. Clark He was a pr;vai
in company H. iith Michigan. He los his ne.itI
| In the service and receives a small pension
Mamma Is invalid. aud have no brother .
sister. ! have little cs,usn, Eva Hewitt, oni,
, eight years old, who reeites beautifully. How
s they cheered her Fenton Post Gainl fire ybei
e she recited A Soldiers Poor Lutte Boyi"
e Blue" just splendid. Mabel j. Clark, Fenton
!. | Mich.
!. Father was wounded In the face while seryin
!, In tie % WISCONSIN and had several boue- re
= moved | am eleven aiid have three sisters ,u
. two brothers ! do wish one of THE TRIBUNE girl
i | would write me.-Luella Peterson. box i229 Fargo
! Dak.
have my papa but twice I'm two years
a | He WAS soldier and is not able To work. He ha
e | a stroke of palsy and cannot lis right side.
! do wisl, he could get pension. ] little gir
thirteen and live with Mr.. Wiley. He was a sol
cr too enlise in com I,aay b. 18th Kansas: WI,
G been down with rheufifatsni years but get
no pension either. How wish he had pension
!. when he needs it so bad.-Rebecca j. smith La
bette, Kan.
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:. Nie-, President. Department of New Jerse,
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