The National tribune., 1885-05-21
CONDENSED LETTERS.

John Waddell, Sergeant, Battery /, LIST Ohio
L. A, Coalbury, o., writes that in The Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNE of April % Carleton" in
his description of the battle of Gettysburg July
/, makes one mistake. Dilger's battery was not
the 18th Ohio, as he says, but Battery i, LIST
Ohio l.. A.
VIM. T. Walker. Co. e. 4th Del, East Hart
ford, Conn.,. participated in what yankee
styled the Blackberry Raid" and can indorse
+. NJ. Wheeler's account of that expedition.
Edwin r. Kendston, Co. ], I'd n H., National
Military Home, Ohio, writes that Carleton in
his account of the second days fighting at Get
tysburg, does not give due credit to the I'd
N. Ii.
J. w. McSay, Co. M. 4Oth ILL., Cav, Cromwell,
Iowa. writes an interesting sketch of the his
tory of the organization and doings of his regi-
ment during the war.
II. Enrich Co. A, 18th H. Cav, Galesburg
Ill.,. claims that the 18th Ill. Cav. was the first
command to cross the river below Little Rock
Notwithstanding COmrade Batterson's claim in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of April 80 for the
10th Ill. Cav. to the contrary.
Alex. Keown, Co. G, 117th Ill., Carbonate, ILL.,,
would like Capt. Frank Swigart to continue
his account of the Red River expedition.
J. w. Hunt, Co. F, 10th Ind, Union, Iowa.
has read with much pleasure Gen. Boynton's
account of the battle of Chickamauga, and
thinks it is the most perfect description of the
battle he has yet perused.
James C. Brown, Castalia, Dak- does not
write such glowing account of Arkansas as a
settling place as recent communications In
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE have made it out to
be. He purchased a farm there some time ago
and had to sell it at loss He represents his
crops to have been very small while there,
wheat ranging from three to II bushels to the
acre and corn from 10 to %. The fruit crop is
generally large, but there is no market for it,
Brown having to haul peaches five miles and
then sell them for 10 cents bushel.
j. J. Haynes, Co. i, I'D N. Y. thinks the Ex-
celsior Brigade has not been dealt with fairly
by military writer's. He says both Gen. o. o.
Howard and Carleton" have ignored the
service of this brigade, and especially at the
battle of Gettysburg
John Dean, Co. H, 4th Mich, Jerome, Mich,
read with great pleasure in The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE of April 80 an account of the mill
tary career of Col. McQuade. of the 14th n. Y,
and says $50. E, GID Pa" is right as to the
makeup of the brigade and its Commanders.
but wrong as to where the Colonies were killed.
Coils. Woodberry, Black and Cass were killed at
Malvern Hill, and Col. MeQuade had command
of the brigade at Charlottesville, but gave up
his command to Col. Switzer, of the SD Pa, on
the Cd or 3tsof May.
G. W. Dougherty, Co. F, 120th Ind, Winsted,
Mimi, thinks J. d. Remington, of the I'D ILL.,,
is mistaken in stating that his regiment was
the first to get to Spring Hill. COmrade Dough-
erty claims that his regiment was the first
there
C. Thompson, Co. I, LIST Iowa Cav, Antioch,
Ohio, takes issue with David n Patterson in
regard to the 10th Ill. Cav. being the first to
cross the Arkansas River near Little Rock.
Comrade Thompson claims the honor Of that
feat for his regiment.
G. w. Bridges. First Lieutenant, 92d U. s. c.,
III hos fha ctnct
interest the article of Capt. Swigart entitled
I" Up the Red River" He would like very much
to have a full account of the remainder of that
campaign.
Jas. S. Reynolds, Hudson, N. Y, takes ex-
ception with go. E, 62d Pa.," in The Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNE of the 30th ult, in regard TO
his structures on Col. McQuade. He never
tinet "As for his soldierly qualities" says
Comrade Reynolds, " there was no better officer
in the Army of the Potomac"
VIM. Fairburn, Captain, Co. d, 18th Iowa,
Chesapeake, Mo-, writes that Geo. j. Reynolds,
Co. ID, 18th Iowa, saw Gen. Mcpherson fall at
Atlanta. He waited upon the dying General,
and strove to stanch his bleeding wound.
S. c. Pearson, Sergeant, Co. d, 9th Ind, Wal
nut Station, Ind, sends an interesting history
of his regiment, which was mustered in 1864.
1t went into Camp Colfax at La Porte, and had
hardly got its members uniformed before it
went to the front.
Allen Sacra, Co. FL, 51st Ind, Quincy, ILL.,,
says Comrade w. f. Hutchinson, of the SSth
ILL.,, must be mistaken in stating that a wagon
train was left to the mercy of the rebels between
Spring Hill and Franklin. He (Sacra), who
was there, saw nothing whatever of said train.
E. ID. Phelps, 9th Mo. Cav, Mountain View,
Mo-, was greatly pleased with the account of
the Red River expedition which recently ap-
peared in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, as he was
there himself.
ain the Summer of1S64," writes Geo. ". Lee,
San Jose, Cal there was committee appointed
by the prisoners Of Andersonville, Ga, to try
to effect an exchange They had papers de-
scribing our condition. and the rebel authorities
opened them and promised to pass them through
to Washington. would like to know whether
they ever reached their destination and if so,
how they were received by the authorities at
Washington.
At q point between CASTOR and Raleigh, N.
c., B. J. Hasson, of Washington, Pa, together
with four other comrades, who were on their
way to Andersonville as prisoners, effected their
escape from the guards Two or three days
they were compelled to separate, and
Hasson was fortunate enough to reach the
Union lines at Washington, N. G. He lost his
book containing the names of his
companions, and would be very glad to hear
from any of them
C. W. Dey, Dixon, ILL.,, says carleton is in
correct in placing the 10th Mass. and 47th N. Y.
in Wizards Brigade at the battle of Gettysburg.
At that time the brigade consisted of the 39th,