The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-03-27
THE QUESTION SQUAD.
Veterans Who Want to Hear from Their Old Com
rales.

veterans nho want 10 Hear from Their Old CGm-
rades.
Comrade J. B. Afesserschmidt Palmyra. WIS.,
writes that If y. :. Parks, who asked through the
Question squad In The TRIBUNE of the 7th
inst, that some member of the lst Nisconson
airy communicate with him. will send his Parks
post-ofIee address TO him. lie will reply by mail.
Comrade w B. Ray, Kokomo, md. says Com
rade w. a. Royce can procure the military ale
CORY entitled Color Gu'rd, by addressing w.
III. Gum. Newport. Ky, p o. box 20. Mr.. Gum
Is the proprietor OF the play.
One of the Old 9TH salem, Mass. wishes TO
ask the boys OF the cd Pennsy wanna if they burned
ever set fire TO the used as a chapel by the
gan Massachusetts before the Johnnies captured it.
colnrade J. T, Patterson. box s03. Mauston Wis.
would ike TO have copy of a poem written by
Colonel Smith, OF the l26Ih regiment o. v L. Just
after the battle of Cedar Creek Va entitled The
Battle OF Cedar Greek; or, Sheridans Ride
CoInrade J. T. Patterson, box 3os Mansion Wis.
has IN his possession a Masonic badge which he
took from the breast OF an officer who wound
ed at Cedar Greek. Va on the i9th of October 1857
and who died in the Sheridan field hospital Win
chester lie was captain OF the 18th Indiana bat
terry. Comrade Patterson will be happy to restore
the badge TO his friends if they viii address him Is
above.
Comrade T. Snow. Elk Point, Dakota, would Ike
10 hear from some OF his old comrades Of the Ist
Wisconsin cavalry, company f. He IS now old
and bind, and hopes this cali viii be responded to.
Comrade W. W. Hughes, Urbana. Ohio says:
Why don't some Of the old seribes OF the Goth
Il
have looked IN vain for some recognition OF their
deeds of vaior."
Comrade J. Coon company A. 7th Iowa Y. T.
who removed To Montana Territory eighteen years
ago, and now resides at sun River would like to
hear from some of his old comrades.
Comrade Forbes p. Haskell. West Gloucester.
Mass, wishes someone would give an account of
the killing OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Joseph p.
Southony. Y. ). ". and the name Of the gunboat
he commanded.
(,on,rada Sar, A RToeraft ,.o.....-.- = 1.-. n W
V. l., Redwood, Ohio. wond Ike 10 hear from the
man who carried the colors of the 2Ist Wisconsin
infantry the first day of the Chiekamauga battle,
September ~, ls5; also from some member Of the
10Th Kentucky infantry.
Comrade Charles A. Button company D. 9Th
Michigan cavalry, Westaburg Mich. wants some
competent comrsde to write up the achievements
OF 3llntys old brigade.
Comrade E. C. Brayton company B, 18th New
York volunteers, writes Us that the eomrade Of
company i, cd Pennsylvania volunteers and Cen
eral Howard were both right ia their descriptions
oil the cattle OF Hanover Court-House. The main
engagement was fought by the troops that the cor
respondent mentions, but the action that General
Howard more particularly describes was, after
wards, between three regiments OF infantry and a
section of artillery, and General Branch's rebel
brigade OF North Carolina troops. We" adds
Conarade Brayton, had been left guarding
roads anu communication. When we had ex-
hsusted nearly all the ammunition we could find
we were very glad to hear Griifin's battery speak
ing their the Febels'j flank and rear for we
knew then that the division was there to help u.s.
Comrade S. 3. Davis company D. 9th Illinois
cavalry, McComb, Ohio reminds Comrade Dur
ham, company III, 4th Illinois cavalry that his
regiment was also present at the Holly Springs
engagement and surrender, and wants 70 know
whether any OF the boys remember the Mississippi
whisky that made them uncommonly jolly.
McClain McCurdy, company A. Sd Michigan cav
airy, Halls Corners, Ind. wants some eomrade to
write up the fight st Coffeevie just previous to
Holly Springs AT the last-named affair he says
there was no detachment of his regiment present
Comrade 1cCurdy sends US an account (which we
are unable TO print for lack OF roonl of how de-
taehment OF his regiment commanded by Captain
Newell. of company K. in February, s. started
out from jackson, Tenn, and after some clever
m&neuverInS. managed TO surprise rebel force
az Clifton, and bag seventy-eight prisoners. Cap
tain Newell was wounded in the encounter.
Comrade Harry Hoffman, Towarlda. Pa, who
was one of the of the United states steamer
Waterwitch captured by the rebels in Ossabaw
Sound, June, 1854, and sent to Andersonville
wants to know II the Mr. and Mrs Hunter who
We're imprisoned there still alive. They were
from Connecticut, he thinks and had been cap
trade, was yenturing up some North Carolina
river. MIR. Hunter kept the death register, and
their first child was born at Andersonville.
Comrade Joseph Hensord, company x 9th O. s.
cavalry. Ravenna, Ohio who WAS one of the pris-
oners who were compelled to march from Lynch
burg TO Danylle, Va. on foot in the summer OF
1854 would ike to hear from some OF his compan-
ions on that awful march.
Comrade J. NJ Page. company A. 9Th Michigan
cavalry. Twin Bridges. Montana Territory, sends
us copy of poem that was written at Anderson
vile by v w. Bowles. first sergeant of company
L. 9TH Michigan. on St Patriek's Day 1854 When
NirZ forgot to give the prisoners their Tatious.
The poem describes the uiseFies OF Andersonvie.
Can any one furnish Comrade Page with the pres
ent address of the author, If he is still living?