The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-04-30
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VIM. S. Snow, Lieut., Co. K, 18th NO., was at
| the battle of Iuka where his company lost
| heavily.
Fl. H. Wick ham, Co. A, 92d Ohio, Canaan
vile, D., thinks Gen. Carlin, writing OF
Chickamauga, is incorrect in stating that
Thomas selected the best position the theater
| of operations afforded, when the facts are that
Thomas never saw the ground he fought on
until the fight commenced, having marched
nearly all night to get in position.
I. P. Rockafellow, Co. I, 18th Pa. Cav, Green
Castle, Ind, claims for his regiment the honor
of hosting the first Union flag over the State
House at Raleigh, n. c., April II, 1865.
j. {. Noble, Co. E, 11Sth Ohio, ST. Mary's, o..
has read with great pleasure the article in The
TRIBUNE of the 10Th inst in regard to the
march to Franklin. 1t was particularly inter-
esting to him, as he was on that memorable
march, and was one of the five comrades who
drove the rebels from the burning train.
A. W. Scott, Charleston Four Corners, n. Y,
would like to know where any of the boys are
who went through a carload of confiscated
merchandise at Suffolk, Va. in March, 1865.
S. f. Moore, Captain, Co. A, 11Sth Ohio,
Forest o., says to the comrades who are dis
cussing the action of Hovey's Division at Res
eca, that it was probably the Second Brigade,
Second Division, Twenty third Corps Gen
Juda>, that was repulsed with such fearful
slaughter May Il, 1864.
w. NJ. Prutz, Co. B, 31st Iowa, Peace Dale,
f. L., claims that the 31st Iowa was the first
regiment that crossed the river above Column
bia, S. c., and it led the Third Brigade, First
Division, Fifteenth Corps, into the city, their
flag being the first planted on the State House.
Jesse n. Oren, Orderly Sergeant, Co. B, 10th
Ohio, Columbus, o., was preparing statement
contradicting Col. Richards, of the 18th Pa,
who claimed for the Second Brigade Second
Division, Twelfth Corps, the honor of captur-
ing Lookout Mountain, when DR.. Jno. N.
Beach, late Surgeon of the 10th Ohio, appeared
with an article which was a complete refuta-
ton of the claims of Col. Richards and such
plain statement of facts that he (Oren) did not
deem it necessary to send the communication
that he was preparing.
Philip Carey, Co. G., seth Iowa, Sigourney,
Iowa. has read with great pleasure the article
Of JnO. NJ. Bear, Co. II, 121st Ohio, which he
says is the most correct account of the Red
River campaign he has ever seen.
j. H. Swigert, Co. c. 42d Ind, Wawaka Ind,
writes that the 10ith Ill. was the first to enter
Raleigh after its surrender, instead of the Ssth
Ind, as stated in a recent issue of The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE. The 42d Ind. was also the
second to enter the place.
j. II. Hoffman, Co. F. 20Oth Pa, Lebanon,
Pa, writes an interesting letter of the capture
of Fort Steadman by the rebels from the 18th
N. Y, and its recapture by the Union troops
March 25, 1865.
C. l.. Vaughan, Co. F, 14th n. Y HI. A., Gay
lord, Kan, thinks great injustice has been done
his regiment by many writers in regard to the
Fort Steadman affair.
d. K Miller, Lieut., Co. D, 26th ILL.,, Macomb,
ILL., writes that his regiment went into the
fight At Jackson, Miss, with 12S men, and out
of that number lost SO. His company came
out with five privates and six non commissioned
officers.
Robt d. Colgate, Co. /, 10th Pa, Shirleys-
burg, Pa, writes that the Buck tails" left the
front directly after the battle OF Hatcher's Run,
Feb. z, 1865. The brigade to which his regi-
n ent belonged was composed of the 149th I5Oth
and I53d Pa, the gath Mich, and the 9th and
9TH Wis.
H. R. Crawford, Co. B, 141st n Y, Junction
City, Kan, writes that his company was sup
porting the battery that killed Gen. Leonidas
Polk at Pine Mountain.
A. Henshaw, Co. l., 18th U. s. Cav, was cap
tured about seven miles from Oklahoma by
Gen. Forrest, and was taken to Andersonville
He escaped from that prison with a comrade
who went by the name of "ScOtty," but was
recartured and returned to that Institution.
where he remained until exchanged
Adam Leake, Co. A, 209th Pa, Altoona, Pa,
read with great pleasure Comrade Marbles
account of Fort Steadman in a recent issue of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and thinks the COM
rade gives a fair and impartial view of the
affair.
Alex Beecher, Co. K, I'd Kan, Allentown.
Mo-, was an eyewitness of the death of Gen.
Lyon at Wilson's Creek.
III. F. Johnson. Co. G, SD Pa, Mankato
Mimi, indOrSes Comrade Howard ,Barry's
account Of the battle of Sailors Creek
A. Cushman, ir., Sherman, Me-, writing in
regard to the two forts south of Petersburg
says that nearly all who have written accounts
of the taking of these two places called the |
small one Fort Alexander when it should have |,
been called Fort Baldwin. He (Cushmanl says |
he is sure of being right, as he saw board |
stuck up in the fort with the name Baldwin" |
painted on it. He also states that the last fight
ing of the war in Virginia occurred April g. and |
ion, Twenty fourth Corps.
Daniel Y. PATTERSON, Co. i, 1st Mo. Cav,
Larned, Kan, writes that Little Rock was
Sept. 10, 1868, and that the first troops
to cross the Arkansas River was the 10th ILL., |
Cav.
w. S Camp, Co. d. LIST Kan, Rosita, Colo, |
thinks the Sth Kan. could not have been at
Fort Leavenworth in 1861, as stated in an
article in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of April 9,
IS his regiment was there in June, 1861
B. T. Van Horn, San Jose, Cal, takes issue
with c. III. Hooper, Of Castine Me- who claims
ror Jno. F. Locke the honor of putting out the
first flag after the evacuation of Richmond by
he rebels, stating that he ivan Horn hung a
arge silk flag out of a window over Carey street,
md while away on duty at the telegraph office
Gen. Wetzel and troops came up the street and
.ook his flag with them.