The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-06-19
THE QUESTION SQUAD.
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Conrade J. w. Tull, Cambridge. Kan, says, in
reply to a comrades inquiry as to the whereabouts
of Sergeant Thomas W. Mcoaraw: "Comrade
Tommy, who by the way is regular brick, will
be found on q farm in Rush county, Kan; post
office, Gillem.n
Comrade Jones, Catawba, Ohio, holds the dis
charge papers of Charles III. Hager, company A,
lleth Pennsylvania, and will be pleased to restore
them to the owner or relatives upon application
to him.
Comrade L. r. Gould Hastings, Neb, would
like to hear from some of the survivors of COM
P py I'D Illinois volunteers, what became of
Captain g. w Patten, Il. n Baker, John Luckey,
and James d. Remington.
Isaac W. knight, corporal of company f, 18th
Ohio Infantry, Welton, Clinton county, Iowa. in
dorses the suggestion that association of ex-
ONO soldiers be formed in the State, and would be
glad TO hear from any comrade in regard to the
matter.
Comrade Charles Fl. ShueIS Cumberland, Md,
writes as follows: While our Post was decorating
the soldiers graves in Rose Hill cemetery on Me
morlal Day came across grave over which was
Government stone with the name of E. d. Smith,
company Q, lst Nebraska cavalry, engraved upon
1t. As no one here knows anything about this
comrade thought that perhaps some of his West
ern friends might like to know where his remains
lie."
Comrade George w. Custer, Iron Furnace, Ohio,
would like some comrade to send him copy OF
the hl,apSdck a paper that was published about
the falls of the Great Kanawha River w. Va, by
Lieutenant William Schiling, company A 5th West
fIfS regiment tie WOULD also De pieaSeu 10
hear from some of the boys of the 9Th West Yir-
GINA in regard to the Lynchburg raid or some
other long march in which that regiment took part.
comrade Elijah Warner. FoosIand H.. has in
his possession the discharge of Charles III. Ball,
sergeant of Captain Charles w. Russel's company
company u, I93d regiment Ohio infantry volun-
teers who enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio, and was
discharged at Winchester Va, and VIII eheertuily
send TO owner or friends upon application.
Comrade Newton T. MurrelI Lee Valley Tenn,
late OF company K, 4th Kentucky veteran volun-
teers, and formerly member OF company NJ, I4th
kentucky cavalry, would like information as to
his discharge from the 14th Kentucky cavalry lost
st Taylors barracks, Louisville, KY, in August,
1865; also, would like to hear from his old mess
mates and comrades in each company.
Comrsde W. It. Waters, Rono, Ind, writes US
that Mckinley Post, the 30th ut., decorated the
graves of the seven unknown soldiers who
were buried the banks of the river at that place
and would ike to know the name of the steamer
from which these soldiers in the excitement caused
by the bursting OF the pipes jumped, and TO what
regiment these seven unknown" belonged, for
the purpose of getting the Government to place
headstones on their graves.
In answer to Con1rade L. G. Parker Ober1in
Kan, Comrade H. w Crawford Sitka Mich, re-
| plies. that General T. E. G. Ransom originally en-
listed in company G. 18th Illinois infantry, for the
/ three months service, and served as major in the
! regiment. In its organization for three years
service he ranked as Northumberland and COM
! manded the regiment at Fort Donelson and Shiloh
| IN both OF which battles he wounded. In the
/ Nicksburg campaign he commanded brigade in
/ the 18th corps and "a division in Banks Red River
/ expedition, during which he was again wounded
/ He last served with Sherman in Georgia and died
| of chronic diarrhea. Comrade Crawford was
member OF General Ransoms original company.
| Comrade b. L. Ward, Cambridge, N Y, say:
| that it is not the fact that Champ Ferguson was
! never tried. He was executed in the National
Penitentiary military PRISON. in 1866 his wife ant
/ daughter being present. His wife exhorted hin
/ to die game. die game He was not recognized
as a soldier protected by the General Government
/ and met his deserts as q murderer.
Can any reader of THE TRIBUNE furnish copy
of the first volume of proceedings of the Society
| the Army OF the Potomac, to complete the set now
/ in the library of the War Department.