The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-01-29
CONDENSED LETTERS.

L. III. Tanner, Sparta Centre, Mich, says
"Carleton is mistaken in his account of the
midnight charge at Charlottesville, as the
cannon did not open fire until after the charge
had been made and the Union troops were
more or less mixed up with the rebels
Abiding to III. III. Martins communication
in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of Nov. 81, in re-
gard to the battle of Mobile Bay, G. A. Wight
man, Thomaston, Conn, writes that the monitor
Roanoke was not in the fleet, as stated by him.
A recent communication in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE, in regard to the Newfoundland dog
Bose" calls the incident in regard to the eat
ing of that canine wildly to /. ]. Stearns, East
Cornwall, vt.
Geo W. Hess, Co. d, SD Ohio, Curly, o., says
that the comrades were lying in their tents
playing cards when the regiment was attacked
at Charlottesville. They fell in and engaged
the enemy in cleared field, at 200 yards range,
until Col Meysenburg ordered them to retreat.
Hess was wounded in the right shoulder by a
bullet He would also like to have the citizens
of Jacksonville return him the knapsack that
somebody stole from him when he was going
home OH veteran furlough in 1864.
A. A. Curch, Co. X, sd Ohio, Newark o.,
has read with great interest the sketch of the
charge at Kenesaw by Comrade Mckinsay, but
says that that comrade fails to mention that
Col. Dillwortb, of the 85th H., took command
after the brave Coils. McCook and Hartman fell.
Jno. NJ. Boyd, Hastings, Neb., abiding to a
communication which appeared recently in
THE TRIBUNE in regard to Casey's Division
not being surprised at Fair Oaks, says it is
generally conceded that Casey was surprised in
camp on the 3lst of May, 1862.
Lee Taylor, Co. c., 44th ILL.,, Valley Centre,
Kan, Endorses what Comrade Remington says
in regard to the First Brigade Second Divis-
ion, Fourth Corps, being rear-guard from Spring
Hill to Franklin.
In reply to the communication of Comrade
Covert, of LIE Roy. Kansas, in THE TRIBUNE
of Jan. 1, n. II. Hurford, Co. E, SD Ohio,
Grand Island, Neb., states that the First Bri-
gade of Gen. Shields's Division was composed
of the 18th Ind. 18th ILL.,, ed and 9th Ohio.
Hugh McVicker Abilene, Kan, writing of
the battle of Prairie Grove, says that the Sec
tion of artillery commanded by Lieut.. Barries
did not belong to n Chicago battery, as stated
by Comrade Moore in his letter to THE TRIB-
UNE of Nov. 6, hut was the first section of Co.
A, I'd Ill. L. A.
John Slocum, Battery E, LIST r. l. L. A., Es-
coheag, r. l., has read with much pleasure
"CarletOns" articles in THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE, but denies that Wards Brigade was driven
back after making the midnight charge at
Charlottesville.
w. A. Lanks Co. A, seth Ohio Vinton, o..
claims that his regiment, with the 47th and
another Indiana regiment, captured the guns
at Magnolia Church-Col. Slack, of the 47th
Ind, giving the order TO charge. In regard to
the same affair." S. C.. Swan. Co. F, Saith Ind,
claims for his regiment the accomplishment of
that feat.
George P Thomas. Grand Centre Kan,
agrees with Comrade Beale in his communica-
ton in regard to Gettysburg recently pub
lished in THE TRIBUNE.
John r. Holbrock, Co. E, 18th Ind, Ronde,
Ark, wishes to sfate, through THE TRIBUNE
Che having had many inquiries in regard to
the matter), that the land in Conway County,
Ark, although thin, raises excellent fruit; the
price of land ranging from $3.50 to s. per acre
in the upper land; the climate is mild; stock
is cheap-cows worth from SIS to $50, sheep
from 81 to 1925. Society is good and free
schools are excellent.
Sergt Alfred Ireland, Co. F, 35th Mass, West
Gloucester, Mass, claims for his regiment the
honor of planting the Union flag at Vieksburg,
Miss.
j. Fl. Wyatt, Co. F, 62d Ohio, GAINESVILLE, o.,
concurs in Comrade Dexter's account of the
fight at Port Republic, recently published in
THE TRIBUNE.
b. F. Luce, Drum Major, 9TH Wis, Kemp
ster. Wis, writes that the Third Brigade, First
Division, Sixth Corps, at Rappahannock, was
composed of the 9Th Wis, 9th Me-, 10th Pa,
and Add n. Y, and not as Comrade F. B. Rounds
had it in recent issue of THE NATIONAL
TRIBINE