The National tribune., 1885-08-13
CONDENSED LETTERS

Writing in regard to lances in the rebel
army, j. Z. Galloway, Ravanna, Mo-, says the
18th Ill. found enough lances at Fort Holman,
| Feb. and 6, 1862, to arm a regiment.
| Thomas Mcclure, Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
| says that in the Spring of 1862 he read in a
paper published in Richmond, Va, the song,
We'll Hang JEFF Davis on Sour Apple Tree -
| 1t stated in the paper that the song was sung
| by the Yankee army during its marches.
| Samuel Kelso, Co. d, LIST Ohio Light Art,
Muscle Fork, Mo-, sends an interesting sketch
of the service of his company, which was mus
| tered into the service at Camp Dennison in
| September, 1861.
Joseph Van Nest, Tiffin, o., writes that the
guns at Knob Gap, Tenn, which Comrade
Thos. Yost, Co. A, 21st ILL.,, claims his company
captured, were i'll reality taken by the 101st
| Ohio.
| L. d. Marley, Co. F, 18th Ind, Freedom,
| Ind, was taken prisoner at Decatur, Ga, July
%, 1864, near the spot where Gen. Mcpherson
was killed. He would like to hear from some
| of his comrades were was captured that day.
BENZ. Woodward, late Surgeon, 22d H.,
Olathe, Kan, writes that in room at New
Madrid Mo-, soon after its capture, he found a
| number of swords, old rifles shotguns
and also quantity of lances, which were from
six to eight feet long and painted red.
John Shaver, Kirksville, Mo-, claims that Co.
f, 18th Mo. Cav, was the last company of Gen.
A. S. Davidson, Aullville No., insists that
| the Second Brigade, Second Division, Sixteenth
Corps, recaptured Decreases battery in front
of Atlanta.
]. L. Harrington, Iowa Falls, Iowa, writes
that the 10th Iowa was the first to cross the
Arkansas River at Little Rock, and ]. L. Ray
mond Co. E. Merrills Horse, Chillicothe, Mo-,
claims that that feat was accomplished by his
regiment.
G. Kenworthy, Co. K, Seth Iowa, Stanton,
Neb., claims that his regiment fired the last
shot of the war at ST. Charles, Ark.
S. f. Hughes, Co. K, 35th Tenn, Winterset,
Iowa, received wound at the battle of Resaca,
which necessitated the amputation of his arm.
Isaac Ishler, Co. F, 3Oth Ill.,, Martinsburg,
ILL.,, writes that while his regiment was enter
ing Jackson, Tenn an old lady rushed out of
her house, with hands uplifted, praying that
the Federal troops would not massacre the
citizens.
G. w. Mcmillan, Second Lieutenant, Co. c,
I22d Ohio Kenton, o., says that the man who
took Col. Crutchtields watch after the battle of
Sailors Run now resides at GAINESVILLE D.
w. II. Waggoner, Kiowa Colo, writes, in
reply to an inquiry for the address of Lieut.. u.
B. Holloway, Co. l., Cd Colo. Cav, that that
officer died at Marshall, Tex, from fever, in
the Summer of 1872 or '73.
j. H. Smith, Appleton City. Mo-, writes that
Col A. d. Slayback's regiment of Prices army,
carried lances.
j. B. Gable, Penn, Pa writes that Gen.
Whipple received his death from bullet fired
by sharpshOOter while in the act of mounting
his horse at Charlottesville.
J. ID. Barham, LIST Colo. Cav, Riverton, Neb.,
writes that the Confederates had organizations
armed with lances, a company so equipped
charged his regiment at Camp Valverde, n NJ,
in March, 1862.
W. S. Mitchell, Battery B, 1st N. ]. L. A.,
Willis, KAN refers Oscar w. Reece 5th Iowa
Cav who asserted that the last battle of the
war was fought at Columbia, Ga. April 16, 1865
to Barnes History of the United States, page
275, which says: 1.-THE last fight of the war
happened near BraZOs Santiago, Texas, May Is.
small expedition sent out to surprise Con-
federate camp was overtaken on its return by
a larger force and defeated with a loss of so
men,"
DEW. Perry Co. I, 9th Kan. Cav, Hart
ford, Kan, says that his regiment when on the
north side of the river near Little Rock found
three wagonloads of spear or lance heads, which
they were informed by the citizens had be-
longed to q Texas regiment.
Edwin Wray, Sigourney, Iowa, writes that
by an act of the Michigan Legislature passed in
1879 all Michigan soldiers who were duly mus
tered out and honorably discharged are emit
tied to one copy of Michigan in the War;"
For blanks and instructions address Mrs. IL. L.
Tenney, City Librarian, Lansing, Mich.
W. +. C. James, 63d Ohio, Valley Center,
CAL, thinks it is about time the controversy in
regard to the hosting of the cOors on the State
House at Columbia, S. c., was ended
W. F. NewhOuse, West Plumes, Kan, thinks
Mead Co., Kan, is an excellent settling place
for old soldiers.