The National tribune., 1884-02-21
THE QUESTION SQUAD.
Veterans Who Want to Hear from Their Old COM
radeS


" One of En- $ writes US that he is sorry to be
obliged TO correct Company G, 18th illinois,
Culver, Kan The 26th Illinois, Colonel LOOMS,
did not belong to the Eagle Brigade at the time OF
the battle of Corirath During the siege of Corinth,
in tie spring OF 1852. the 18th temporarily
brigaded with Us, and Colonel LoomiS, being
senior colonel, commanded the brigade but. pre-
yious to the battle of IuEza, the Goth was trans
ferred to another division. and the Eagle Brigade
was made up and ever after ftiIi finally dsehargedt
consisted OF the 18th Missouri 9Th Wisconsin, 47th
IIinois and 9TH Minnesota. 1t commanded
from the time of the battle of Iuka till after the
fall of yieksburg by Colonel Joseph A. Mower of
the 1lth Missouri, afterwards brigader and major
general, and no better, Drawer more accom-
piished officer or harder fighter than Old Joe"
ever drew saber. So say we--all of Us.
Conlrade Frank Kitzmiller, Highland, Kan, has
an army souvenir in his possession OF which he
would like to find the owner. 1t is silver dime
with two holes in it. and side engraved
Go. H. 9th Maine regiment"
Comrade George H Uhler. corresponding secre-
tary OF the s3d Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer
Association. Lebanon, Pa, would like 20 have the
present post address of all who served in
that regiment. or information of the death of any
member of the same, for the purpose of eomplet-
ing the rolls of the association. Any information
he can furnish from said rolls VIII be willingly for
warded.
In answer to Comrade ]. G.. TerreIrs inquiry in
THE TRIBUNE OF january II, rs to what were The
names Of the two privates who We're hung at City
Point for insulting Virginia lady, Comrade ]. G..
Robinson, Walton, n. Y. says: One of them was
jain Parker. of company Z, I'D New York voUn-
teers, the other of the same regiment but don't
remember his name or company: They We're
waggoners OF Sd regiment, Excelsior Brigade.
General hancock was IN charge OF the court.
Comrade A. H. Corwin, company A, I'd Z. s. s g.,
Peconie n. Y, writes that about the lst
Of May, 1854 a photograph Of his regineBt-2d U.
D sharpshooteT5-W TAKEN and would ike some
one to inform him where copy of same be
procured.
Comrade s. B. Davis, McComb Ohio has in his
possession a discharge belonging TO Vincent Il.
Johnson corporal OF company !, I9lst Pennsylva-
mia veteran volunteers. The discharge Was found
by him on his return home in 1855. Should Vim
cent Il. johnson be alive he can obtain this dis
charge by addressing the above eomrade.
r. n. Mead, Huntsville H.. wishes to open cor
respondence with survivors of the sth Iowa cav
airy.
Mrs. Helen Hollister, Aledo H., wishes to return
thanks to several persons who wrote her letters
giving information relative to the death OF her
brother IN Andersonyille prison.
Comrade H. L. White company B. 18th Illinois
volunteers, who writes that after the Fort Pillow
massacre he went from Memphis in company with
S1rs. Booth to recover the body of her husband
Major Booth. would like TO know what became of
that lady afterwards.
Comrade J. C. Hail. late acting ensign, o. g. NJ,
sends of the trip of the U. s. S Silver
Cloud from Memphis to Fort Pillow after the mas
sacre. He saw General Chalmers at the fort, and
the latter excused himself from responsibility on
the ground that he could not restrain his men.
Comrade A. B. Smith, company c. 9th O. W L,
would like to hear from the members OF his old
regiment.
souri, volunteers Seapa, Kan. wants to hear from
his old comrades.
Comrade T. ]. Herman, 4th Massachusetts bat
terry, Sacramento Cal, would like TO hear from
some of the members of that battery.
Comrade Edgar H. Arnold, company B. 1st Mich
| igan infantry three months) who now resides at
| Amherst, Mass, would be glad to hear from his
former comrades.
Comrade Herman House, late sergeant, company
G, 152d n Y 5. ", writes us, apropes of Mrs.
gan that the words thrilled him and recalled the
brave and confident bearing of the 7th Michigan
! upon whose bravery the l52d New York knew it
could always rely, no matter how hot the place
| that they were in.
| Comrade w. s. Heccx who wrote the account of
the affair at Deveaux Neck recently published in
THE TRIBUNE, writes that he still adheres to his
statement as to the number of guns, and suggests
/ that General Potter If alive should be invited TO
write up the light.
| Comrade w. II. H. Kennedy. 11th Pennsylvania
| Reserves Maple Plain, Mimi, thinks Comrade
Beach ia error in stating in our issue of Janu-
| AIRY "a that at the battle of Gainesville, Va, June
81, 1852 his regiment driven back on the 9TH
| New Jersey. The reserves, he says, staid in the
woods until after dark, when they haG fred away
all their ammunition, and did not retreat until the
rebels up the hin the last time in two lines OF
battle. They then retired out of the woods into
| the field and up the hl and on its snninit-fell
| back not on the 4th New jersey, hlt on Long
| streets division. Even then they did not sur
render, but picked up squads By the enemy
| at intervals up to or 10 O'Clock at nig't.
| Comrade f. A. Trip, Inspector d ,artmsnt OF
| Maine q. A. r., writes u.s. in reply Mrs e. s.
i c., that only who Were act lily in the
service and honorably discharged here were
| any such-are eligible to membership the Grand
Army.
Comrade David Carpenter, company 9Th u. 8.
cavalry, Roaring Spring. Pa. thns somrade
West must be mistaken in his statenIs to the
hanging of q rebel SPY at Frederick, N 4 SO, or
else that two spies instead of one we eo-tanged.