The National tribune., 1884-09-25
Our Weekly Experience Meeting.
MORE TOBACCO STATISTICS = LOYAL LADIES
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LEAGUE.
To THE EDITOR: Some one of our comrades, In
telling the story of Andersonvilie, says; Almost
every man who did not use tobacco while prIs-
oner died in prison" Facts sometimes are as
strong assertions. j am among the few VINO
did moi the weed in any form. My company,
OF which was humble private, was among the
unlucky ones, having been taken IN with the rest
OF the Plymouth Pilgrims, April 20, 1864 We were
prisoners until about March 1865. some OF US not
getting out until the end of April, 1865; TO men
and two officers were captured OF this number,
they were divided follows: 81 men and two OIL
Gers did not use tobacco tonic or stlinulant;
2S used tobacco. We were not so much better than
other men, yet we probably had greater proper
tion of
ANTT-ToBAccoNIsTs
than raost companies. Thirty-fo of our company
lived 10 get home. OF this number those using
tobacco was nine, while p who abstained lived to
get home. Some of this number have died since.
i am of the opinion that the men who did not drink
or use tobacco were usually as free from disease
and were ready 20 do duty as those VINO ala use
or both. j would not condemn a eomrade be-
be did either; s:ss!l, think they were use
less habits and men Were better without them.
Co. @ was as ready and willing to do Its duty as
any company in the S5th N. Y , and II can proudly
say after the battle of Fair Oaks it had not man
who drank whisky to excess There Were no
shirks in the company. 1T can show as proud a
record as any company. No man In the company
ever deserted his colors after we left Washington
in March, 1852. until its final discharge IN %. Two
men got furloughs,-one at Elmira, n. u, and one
al Aashington,-both of whom went 10 Canadai ;
but of its than $50 other names not one repro
bate is among them. Every one was respectable
citizen when he entered the service, and every one
now living is an honor 70 his country.
wish, if am not trespassing on your patience,
to say
A WORD IN ANSWER TO co. ], S5TH \. z,
IN q late number of this best Of all papers. He
seems to have very limited acquaintance wlth
Plymouth, n. c. We did not surrender until April
20, the attack beginning the 18th. There was q
fort up the river about two miles, called Fort Gray
xrtfr 1oya1
Co. IL, I'd Mass. IL. A, under command OF Capt
John Brown. This detachment was the last TO be
surrendered, as they were the first TO be attacked
on Sunday. Afler the surrender OF Gen vessels
and the garrison of the town, We're ordered te
surrender by the General himself by signals. In
the nine companies surrendered there We're little
over 440 men and officers. OF this number all the
officers but one, If my records serve me correctly
survived the horrors Of prison. and about $50 OF the
men 1t was terrible enough for a regiment tc
lose nearly 20 per cent of its men by the hendIst
methods of the most diabolical men the world ha'
ever produced: still, like to keep nearly TO the
facts. Distance lends enehan;mentin Men, be
fore gaping mouths of human beings who never
saw anything Of hardships, wiz sometimes to sui
the gullability of the crowd tell things they ough
not 10 tell 10 old vets.
II does my heart good TO read THE TRIBUNE.
more than delighted with its stories l read ]
from end 10 end, except some OF the ads. Keel
on, comrades, Fighting Them Over 1t does u
good even if we do swell the stories by our havin,
repeated them ofIen.-S. q. BURDICK, Co. G, S5ti
n. Y, Centralia, ia.
LOYAL LADIES LEAGUE.
To THE EDIToR: On Wednesday Aug. 27, tn
Department OF Pennsylvania of the Loyal Ladies
League was organized at Altoona, Pa, by the cleo
! tioH OF the following officers: Pres Mrs ii. Ger
wig, Lysle League, Allegheny: S. V.-P., Ellel
Goidiag, Reading; J. Y.-P., Mrs L. A. BLACK, Al
toona; Treas. Mrs. Z. Douglas. Braddock: Sec
Mrs. Lille Davis Pittsburgh Con-, Miss Mimi
Paul, Allegheny; Chap, Mrs. Slocum, Pitts
burg; Guard, Ellen s. Smith, West Chester
Delegates -at-Large. Mrs l.. Z. Smith, of ALE
gheny; Mrs Sinailes Pittsburgi Mrs. Maeiain
Altoona Officers were installed by Mrs. Laur
bIcNeir president Of the Dept OF n. j., assiste
/ by Carrie M. Burge. PasteDep't Pres, and Ami
T. Grubb, Dept Secay. After reorganization in
| following fns1tuting Officers were appointed Mrs
Smailes, Pitlsburg; airs. Houek, Reading, ant
/ Mrs. Anna straddling. Bristol; Auditing Com
mittee, Mrs. Jennie Sample. PitisbuTg; Mrs. Ann
Stradling, Bristol; Mrs Id. p. Black, Altoona. Th
Loyal Ladies League Is auxiliary 10 the Ga. r
and differs from the Relief Corps in this that only
mothers, wives sisters and daughters OF soldiers
! the late eligible TO membership. Thei
sim and object Il TO assist the Ga Z. in the car
and relief Of destitute families and the widow
and orphans Of soldiers and sailors Of the late
/ Every Post of the G-A.R should have a woman
organization conceded with IT, for in majority
instances where relief Is necessary il be NOR
| delicateiy aBd properly administered by ladie
| than by the rough but kind hands Of the old boy
Very ofien great tact and delicaoy is required an
/ Charity Il al ways represented by woinan.-Hr
| Il GEKEIso. Dept Pres. Allegheny. Pa