The National tribune., 1885-03-19

that history Of the 18th III. is being prepared,
and that al comrades are requested to send him
their personal recOllectons of battles, marches,
etc, in which that regiment WIS engaged.
Jno. A. MeGrcgor 20. G.. 42d Ohio CIeve-
land, o., agrees with J. II. Bowman. OF the l2d
Ohio. in his criticisms on ]. L. Loasure's recent
communication in THE TRIBUNE.
Jas T. Huffman, Co G. 81 Iowa, Iudanola,
Ia, writing of the Grand Army Insurance.
thinks it would be well to amend the ConsIi-
tuition of the Grand Army Is 10 make each
Department an insurance company. Then ap-
point one man as the Departments agent, and
have him elected for one year by q vote of all
the members in good standing in the Depart
mcnt. The amount to BE paid per eGpiia with
each death assessment to be settled by the De-
partmcnt.
n. C. Barton, Co T. 4th Wis, Perry, N Y,
thinks w II. Armstrong is incorrect in saying
the 1st \. Y Mounted Rifles was the last regi-
ment mustered out of the service. claiming
that his regiment was mustered out at q later
date
]. c. Thompson serg't, Co. b, Tooth n Y,
Netawaka, Kan. writes that Nagie's Brigade
of Ca5cy's Division fought the enemy at Fair
Oaks for nearly four hours and did not retire
until their ammunition gave ont.
81. Spalding, Co. X, 97th Ohio, Flushing, o.,
indorses Comrade Il. \. AshInorcs account of
the charge ut Mission Ridge.
d. X Green, Co. H. LIST L. 6. Cav. &C. t. has
read with pleasure the communication from
VIM. W. Perry, of the SD Pa, who claimed to
have fought with his (Green's) regiment at the
battle of the Wilderness. and who can certainly
testify as to the good behavior of the colored
troops in that engagement.
j. b. HcrOd, Baltimore, Md, writes rs that
a Reunion of the ID Nd. was held at Wilson
Post Hail on the 20th ult.. when an organiza-
tion was effected, with the following officers:
Capt. Il. F. Matthews. President; Private James
I
Secretary, and Maj. J. b. Herold, Treasurer
In Condensed Letters of Feb Rev. E. P.
Tile, Co. c, 4th Iowa, should have read Rev. Z.
P. Kyle.
James NJ Baird, Co. D, 10Th ILL.,, Stuart,
Neb., gives an account OF "5kirmish with
Longstreet's forces in East Tennessee during
the siege of Knoxville, in which his company
lost Is killed and wounded ont of 81 engaged.
He says "Bluecoatp is little off, in his &C
count of :" Pcgram's Raid" when he says Hen
ders0n's regiment, the l12th H., was mounted
at that time; it was not mounted till the fol-
lowing Spring.
J. d. Gates, Co. F, 39th Ind, and 9Th Ind.
Cav, Ashcrville, Kan. wishes to assure the
doubling inquirer-I8. T. Smith, Canton, n.
Y.-that the story of the Engine Thieves" is
strictly true. Mr. Gates has friends who lived
in Kingston. Ga. at the time, and knew all
about it. We will odd, once for all, that the
fascinating narrative, as published in THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE, is absolutely truthful in
every detail. Although stranger than fc-
tion," it is tale OF actual adventure and ex-
perience.-ED.
W. F. Mcclure, Captain, Co. FL, 51st Ind.
ThompsOnville, Kan, writes that the author of
the sketch of the terrible march. by portion
of the Fourth Corps, from Matagorda Bay to
Green Lake, Texas, in July, 1850, is in error
when he speaks of the 51st Ind. az being al
most in mutiny." C0mrade Mcclure says
the charge is utterly untrue and without found
alton. Brave old Gen. Which never made
the speech mentioned by the comrade nor did
the 5lst ever fail to take its place in line of
march or in battle"
Halsey Lathrop Co. c, 9th Pa. Reserves,
Archibald. Pa, writes an account of the fight at
Drainesville, Dec go. 1861.
Henry Frantz, Co ID. 10th Pa. Dauphin, Pa,
rises to remark that he thinks there is too
much tOmfooleTy whatever that means
in the Pension Office.
John L. Spigler, Co. G., 18th Ind, Fredericks-
burg, Ind, was taken prisoner in the Shenan-
Goah Valley. Oct. 49, 1864 the day OF SheTi-
dams Ride" from Winchester, and was confined
ct Salisbury. n. C.. till the following March.
COmrade Spigler thinks his regiment ought to
be heard from in print.
II. H. Van Camp Decatur, Van Buren, Co.,
Mich writes to say that be cannot do without
| THE NATIONAL tribune. He is deeply inter
ested in its historical sketches and narratives
of personal experience in the army.
Charles Barker, Co. II, 18th Ind, Wabaun-
see, Kan, was wounded and taken prisoner at
Shiloh. AfteFa long confinement in Southern
prisons, during which he ate rats, mice, and at
one time dog, he and six of his comrades
tunneled out. and after travelling 100 miles
reached the Union lines in safety.
ID. A. Lukehart. Smicksburg, Pa, thinks the
time has como when every soldier of the late
war should have pension. He hopes Con-
gress will, in the near future, pass bill SINH
lar to the Lowering bill introduced in the last
Congress.
F. L. Wheelock, Sergeant. Co f, 37th Mass,
Adams, Mass, says he ordered the men in his
charge TO fire the yolley that killed Gen. A. ?.
Hill, at Petersburg.
VIM. s. Boone, 102d Ohio, Montpelier, o..
wonders why the prison at Cahaba Ala, is SO
rarely mentioned. He wishes some comrade
would write for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE a
sketch of that prison, the sutferngs of the men
there confined, and the awful disaster which
befell them after their exchange by the burn
ing of the steamer Sultana. Comrade Boone
thinks that of the 5000 men imprisoned at Ca
haba not ohe-ffth are now living.