The National tribune., 1884-04-03
1861, suppose they must have been the first
to occupy the place. S. ii. WRIGHT.
BgIDG EPoRT. Conn.
THE QUESTION SQUAD.
A Glance at the Contents OF The Tribnne's HAL


Comrnde r. N Flanagan company A. Sd wiscon-
sin volunteer infantry, Good Thunder Mimi, has
III his possession picture inciosed in a case, which
was found III the Shenandoah Valley, on Banks
retreat, May, 1862. 1t is portrait of a very fine
looking young lady, taken with hat In the
back of under picture Is written: Eugene
Redfern. CHS iikeness) Seat to him to Lexington
and received at strtsburg. Sweet Ella Hight: |
nope you may never know sorrow or disappoint-
ncnt.-IGugene Redeem, Strasburg." Cosnrade
Flanagan will gladly return 10 owner on applicit-
ton.
Comrade G.. w. Halliday, sergeant-major, 9th
Illinois cavalry, but now adjutant, Post No. 81,
Golden City, Mo-, sends this greeting TO comrades
oil 6fIerson cavalry corps . II you ever pass TINS
wayeeall on US the first and third Thursday even
ings of the month. You will find the finest farm
Ing and stock country west of the Mississippi
River, and plenty OF veterans"
Comrade Isaac Kear, corporal, company e 4th
New York cavalry, Strestor, ILL.,, would like to
hear from the comrades who were with him when
ne was thrown from ms horse in May 1852 while
returning to his command at franklin Va, from
Romney w; Va, whittier ne had been sent TO
carry dispatches TO Blenkers division, which
on ITS way to re-enforce bIiiroy
Comrade NJ. III. Wilson. corporal, company z, Sd
hentucky V. L., Hagaman, Ill., sends US an inter-
esting letter In response cali from eomrade of
the old 10th Ohio v L. Tigers he writes L
haven't forgotten your daring deeds during the
campaign from London, X. Tenn, TO Atlanta, Ga.
You showed your hand at Rocky Face, Resacl,
kenesaw Mountain, and Peach Tree Creek. Yes,
Tigers you did your whole duty" Coa,rade Will
enlisted in the Sd Kentucky in 1861 from Met
calf county. He was slightly wounded both at
Stone River and kenesaw. Although only forty
seven, he is badly used up.
Comrade A. j. Cory Tawawa Ohio has in his
possession the hospital ward book of the lst iyis
ION. 18th army corps, Matagorda Island, Tex, from
November -, 1863 January III, 1861, which he
says there is much matter of record that may be of
value TO those comrades, in obtaining pensions
who lay in that hospital wounded or sick.
Comrade John Kern, company A, 9th Minnesota
volunteer infantry 0ronoco Mimi would like to
hear from some OF his fellow sufferers in the rebel
prison al Cahawba. Ala, about the attempt made
by Captain Hanchett to liberate Them which was
frustrated by the high water.
Comrade VIM Eimendorf Rondout. n Y. has
the discharge-wilicll found III the depot of the
n. WV. s. Il b. r. r., ut Kingston N Y.-of John
LlnderInan, private, company K, 18th Indiana in
fantry lie will be glad to forward it to the rightfu
owner upon application and proof.
Comrade II. G. o. Gruhlke, Holmesville Ind,
has III his possession paroled prisoners pass, and
a doeument,-the oath of Allegiance OF j. G. Wof-
lord Dr. I'd lieutenant company L, johnson 5 reg-
meiit, Georgia cavalry whom tie believes of
Cen w. L. WofIoTd, Cass Co., Gsa.,-which he will
gladly return to the original owner if he will send
proof anu his address. Comrade Grthke would
IKE to know from some of his comrades of COM
pany z, 18th regiment. l. V. L. what became OF the
gun that he took from rebel officer manned Puck
EFT. or something like that near Gainesville, Ga.
Comrade H. B. Chilcote, company G.. Slst o v. l.,
GAINESVILLE, o., writes that at the battle of Chicka-
manga his knapsack captured, together with
diary which he had kept for six months The
rebel who captured it wrote Yankee at the end
OF hls entries III the diary, and the word Rebel ;"
at the heal OF the next page, and then continued
the diary from his standpoint for year After the
war he sent 1t to Comrade Chileote by returning
Union prisoner. The rebels name was c. J. Bar
rows-a nephew of George Washington Barrows,
| OF La Grange, Ga. CoInrade Chilcote would like
to hear once more from this honest rebel who. as
ne wrote him, was pressed into the service few
days before the battle OF Chiesamauga as a mem
Der OF the sta Georgia heavy artillery.
Any information in regard to Joseph D. Baker.
| V.
prisoner at Gettysburg July 2 1863 and kept on
Belle isle until about February 2 1864 when he
taken TO Andersonville, and was reported 10 have
died there in May. 1864, would be thankfully
received by his sister,-Mrs. Sam'l Barnes Pardoe.
Mercer county, Pa.
Comrade John Holmes, Ashland, Wis. wishes to
chisetts who were in Ander5onviIle during the
months OF April, May, June, July and August. 1864.
Conrade n. III EndsIey, company G., Harris
light cavalry, Reading, Kan, wants some comrade
to write up the Wilson raid.
Subscriber is informed that the present adj
dress OF General A. j. Smith is st. Louis Afo. He
| Is auditor OF that city.
Comrade III. P Woodward NJ D. Wameoo,
Kan, has the discharge papers of Nicholas sias
company G. 18th Kansas cavalry which were given
70 him when that eomrade dying, and would
be glad TO send same to friends of the deceased
upon application
Comrade III. v. Hicks, Alden, N. Y. wishes TO
| locate soldiers homestead and would like some
coinradeto give him some information as 10 the
climate and soil of Dakota ard Nebraska.
Comrade Daniel P. Byan. Signal Corps, q. S. A..
South Chelmsford, Mass. would like some one 10
write up Colonel Spurling's raid through Florida
and Alabama.
Comrade II. e. Landon, lieutenant 10th Con-
neeticut volunteers. writes: What has become Of
my two companions-escapedp prisoners of war
from Columbia S. c., February, 1565-C Captain
Rodgers, 4th Kentucky cavalry, and Lieutenant
Baird II think from WiseonsinJ7 The latter re-
eeiged three awful bayonet thrusts in his back
| after he had surrendered