The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-02-05
VIM. NJ. Davis, of Co. !, 4th Mimi, is mistaken

in stating there were no troops on the left of
his regiment as his (Mannings) occupied that
position.
|. ii. G.. Rowland, Saratoga Springs NY. writes
that the 43d ~ Y. was in the Third Brigade,
Second Division, at RappahannOck Station, Va
instead of the Third Brigade, First Division, as
stated in a recent issue of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE.
g. H. Goodfellow, CO. G., 146th n Y, Clinton,
n. Y, claims the honor of being first on Little
Round Top for the Third Brigade, Second Divis-
ion. Fifth Corps, which was made mp of the
140th and 10th n. " and 91st and 155th Pa.
j. w. Busby, Prior, Oak, in a well-written
communication. severely criticises the COM
munication of Comrade Leasure in THE TRIB-
UNE of Dec. 20 in regard to the 54th Ind.
M. G. Short, Brandon, Wis: The second an
nual Reunion of Co. |, 3lst Wis, will be held at
Columbus Feb. % next.
Magnolia" San Antonio, Tex, writes that
lady has recently been visiting that vicinity
who claims to have been drummer boy at the
| battle of Lookout Mountain, where she was
wounded, and while lying in the hospital at
Nashville, Tenn her sex was discovered
Magnolia would like to know whether she
is fraud or not.
Rev. E. P. Tile, Co. c, 4th Iowa, Coon Rapids,
Iowa, wishes to express his thanks to some
friend who has subscribed to The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE for him for one year
j. N. Mclaughlin, Go. B, sd Ohio Atalissa,
Iowa, writes that it was shot from Battery T.,
I'd ILL.,, which killed Gen. Polk at Pine Noun
tain, Ga
ID. r. p Dimmick, Newport, KY, says that
Carleton" is correct in saying the Jersey
Brigade captured seven battle-fags at Chancel-
louisville, notwithstanding Comrade Acker's
statement to the contrary in regard to the
honor of that feat belonging to the I'd N Y
VIM. w. Kendall, Co. A. 4th VT, ST. Paul,
Neb., in reply to COmrade Squires's inquiry as
| to who stole those pies, says that probably VIM.
Gage of st. Paul, Neb, might give him some
information on the subject.
Capt. J. n Van Skike, Co. l., 4th Ind. Cav.
Brandon. Iowa, claims to be the oldest Grand
Army man in Iowa, being one of the charter
members of Post No. 1, which was organized at
Sullivan, Ind, Sept 80, 1866.
Jas. C. G. Smith, Co. ID, 10th Ind, Fredonia,
Kan, writes that the Second Brigade, Second
Division, Fourth Corps, formed the rear guard
from Columbia to Franklin, Tenn.
ID. d. Rose, Co. A, 18th Mich, Chicago, Ill.,,
gives an interesting account of foraging ex-
petition which he and two other comrades
projected at Nashville, Tenn.
j. w. Barnes, Co. /, 5th Mass, Marlboro,
writes that VIM. +. Snow enlisted in Co. B, 9th
Mass, Sept. 10, 1862, and Oct. of the same
year he was commissioned Chaplain.
B. G. McWilliams Co. F, 10th Pa, Verdella,
Mo-, sends us an interesting account of his ex-
perience as prisoner at Andersonville
Fred. Huber, Co. A, 30th ILL.,, Rockport ILL.,,
who was In the StOneman raid, would like to
see an account of that affair in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE.
VIM. w. Aspenwall, Co. Fl, 47th Ind, Mill
tary Home, Ohio, sends US an interesting ac-
count of the part taken by HOvey's Division at
Champions Hill.
Geo. W. Cox, Georgetown, Colo sends very
interesting account of Christmas day spent by
the Ninth Corps above Petersburg, Va, in
1864.
w. T. Eddy, Co. C, seth N j. Oregon, No.,
read with great interest "Carleton's" account of
the campaign at Suffolk, Va, which was par
ticuiarly interesting to him, as he Eddy was
there at the time.
G. G. Abbey. Co. FL, 23d Pa, Minneapolis,
Mimi, sends US a communication in regard to
the saving of Little Round Top.
Lewis Zelmer, Co. /, 42d n. Y, Leicester
junction, VT, says that the attempted escape
of himself and several comrades by tunneling
under the stockade at Andersonville was the
cause of Capt. Wirz ordering the dead-line to
be drawn.
w. L. McGhee, Co. B, 2Sth H., ChiIicothe,
Mo-, sends an amusing account of the confisca-
ton of drove of hogs by himself and COM
rades in the Summer of 1862, near Memphis,
Tenn.
F. P. Burr, Co. Z, 4th Mass Cav North Law
renee Kan, claims that his regiment was the
tol at Richmond after the evacuation.
Chas. HOllingsworth, 99th Ohio, Cheyenne
City, Wy. Ter, writing in regard to the capture
of Lookout Mountain, thinks Col. VIM. Rick
ards gives too much credit to the White Star
Division.
The following notice in THE TRIBUNE,
WANTED by David Michael, South Gibson,
Pa, the addresses of David Hildebrand and
others, or any one who remembers a clerk
being stabbed while calling transient roll in
Exchange Barracks, Louisville, KY, in May,
1868" calls very wildly to Jno. b. Lindsey,
Co. K, 50th Ohio, the incident alluded to there,
as he was one of the soldiers who started in
pursuit of the man who stabbed the clerk
I'll. ID. Dasher. Lieut., Co. ID, 93d Pa, Middle
town, Pa, thinks Comrade Harris in his recent
communication on the repulse of the rebels at
Little Round Top gives too much credit to the
Fifth Corps, leaving the service of the Sixth
Corps out altogether
l.. d. Savage, Waitsfeld, VT: The annual
Reunion of the I'd Vt. will be held at Montpel-
Ter Feb. II.