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SIXTH TENN. CAV.
Its Manner Of Carving on Warfare

To THE Editor: noticed communication
in The TRIBUNE from Lieut.. Calkins Co. Fl,
eth Ind Cav, headed "Gen. Tom Brownies
speech to the Tennesseeans" His statement is
true except as to the number of the regiment.
1t was the 9th Tenn Cav and not the Cd. The
writer stood within 10 feet of Col. Browne when
he mounted the box in front of Lieut.. Col
Smiths tent on that memorable night at Whites
Station, seven miles east of Memphis.
The facts in the case are these: The 9th Tenn
Cav. was mustered into service in September
1862, at Bolivar, Tenn. Its members were Union
men who had been driven from their homes by
rebel conscript officers and guerrillas for every
guerrilla claimed to be conscript officer. These
outrages, coupled with love for the Union
made it unhealthy sometimes for graycoat to
fall into the hands of some members of the regi-
ment But all men captured that were known
to belong to the regular Confederate army were
turned over to the proper authorities. Con-
script officers and guerrillas were generally
fixed" on the spot.
This no-quarter policy had, up to 1864. been
confined to guerrillas alone, but in March of
that year Lieut.. Nelly, of Co. NJ and a SQUAD
of men were butchered, after they had surren-
dered, by Forests regulars. We were not long
in getting even with Forrest for the murder of
poor Nicely, and had some ahead to come in on
the next round up
The 9th Tenn. Cav was thorn in Forests
side. Itwas said that there was not hog path or
sink-hole in West Tennessee but some of the boys
knew where it was. We had exterminated his
guerrilla outposts and were making it hot for
his regulars. So he hoodwinked Gen. Wash
burn into dismounting us upon the pretext
that we were showing no quarter. But the OBJ
ject was to have us dismounted, so he could re-
organize his outposts and his foraging parties
could have fair sailing throughout West Ten
nessee. There were no other Union troops in
that Department who knew every part of the
country. The 9TH Tenn Cav. was West Ten
nessee regiment, but was starving its time out
in Andersonville.
Col. Brownies speech had much to do in allay-
ing the ill-feeling among the men. Next morn
ing we gave up our horses. Men wept as they
parted from their noble steeds who had carried
them through so many close shaves. Many
bitter oaths were heaped upon the head of G. C.
Washburn that morning
The regiment did guard duty from Grand
junction to Memphis until November, when
we shipped on steamers for Nashville. We ar
rived in time to hear the roar of the guns at
Franklin, and soon enough to get into the fight
on the 10th and 18th of December in front of
Nashville. We pursued Hood as far as Spring
Hill, and then returned to Nashville. The
regiment was mustered out July 26, 1s65.-R.
WEssoN, Co. Ii, 9th Tenn. Cav, Adamsville,
Tenn
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Col. Mc0uade,

To THE EDITOR: In your issue of April 2
i noticed an account of the death of Col.
McQuade, 18th n. Y, and what purported to be
q sketch of his career while in service, but con-
tanning so many inaccuracies that feel i'm
PEELED to offer few corrections. To begin, then.
the Second Brigade First Division Fifth Corps,
was originally composed of the 14th N. Y. (Col.
McQuade), 4th Mich. Col. Woodbury., gid Pa.
tCol. Black and 9th Mass (Col. Cass). At the
battle Of Gaines's Mill, Coils. Woodbury., Black.
and Cass were killed. Col. McQuade did not
command the brigade at Gaines's Mill, nor at
Malvern Hill, as Brighten. Chas Griffin com.
mandcd it in both those battles There never
was 62d Mass. connected with the brigade.
The 18th n. Y. was the first of the four repi-
ments named TO be mustered out on expiration
OF term of service. The battle of Chancellors-
vile is the only one in which / remember Col.
McQuade to have been in command of the bri-
gade in active operations. i believe he was on
several occasions in command of the brigade
while in camp. Col. McQuade was regarded as
being good deal of martinez, and not very
popular in the army, and did not exhibit special
gallantry to an alarming extent; but he is dead.
and were it not for the nauseating slush penned
in his memory and the altogether mistaken
fancies of your informant, this letter would not
have been written.-Co. Z, GID PA, Clarks,
Neh
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Capture of Fayetteyille. n. G..

To THE EDITOR: In issue of March 26-art-
Gle entitled "Sherman's Bummers "-Comrade
Henry c. Harrison is simply mistaken in every
point in reference to the capture Of Fayette-
vile, n. Z. A Lieutenant and IL men of the
22d Wis, Second Brigade, Third Division,
Twentieth Corps. drove the rebels for over two
miles, into and through the main street of Fay
etteville, from the Arsenal to the bridge.
The report of said Lieutenant was suppressed,
as the honor had been promised the Fourteenth
Corps. The night previous to the capture of the
town said Lieutenant camped Immediately in
rear of Gen. Baird's Division of the Fourteenth
Corps, some four miles southwest of the town.
With his Is men, started at daylight, and after
advancing about one fand half miles ION a
road to the right Of the one occupied by Gen.
Baird captured one of the rebel pickets in
plain sight of the camp of brigade of rebel
cavalry. While Gene Baird was repairing q
bridge for his command to cross creek, this
squad of the 22dt Wis. kept up constant Skin
mish with the rear-ggard of the rebels until
within about half mile of the earthwOrks
around the old United States Arsenal. at which
time the rebels made dash for the fort, and
their heads appeared above the works just as
the 22d squad was rid ing into the trench out
side. Then came the race for the place of en-
trance. The rebels having a light ride,
they passed out about, 20 yards in advance of
the 22d squad, who gave them volley from
their reyolvers, but without much effect. as
they were riding at a run down a gravelly HILL
AT this time safety demanded more cautious
movements. The rebels were so closely pressed
by this squad that they set fire to the bridge
before all their men had crossed.
COmrade Harrison further says: "Wo to the
squad that were found in advance out of their
turn" This little squad of the 22d knew moth
ing of any such orders and never had any of
their spoils cOnfscated, and surely this was not
because they were not in the advance, for
there were different times, for several days at a
time that to have been between this squad and
the enemy would have been very unhealthy.
Neither did this squad cease to forage after
their arrival at Fayetteville, but continued
until they reached GoldsbOro. One other Incl
dent is perhaps worthy Of mention. When
near Cheraw, S. G.. they found four Captains
secreted in q Union mans cellar, they having
escaped from one of the rebel prisons; they
were waiting for Sherman's approach.-W. II.
MORSE, First Lieutenant, Co. /, 22d Wis.
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From SnriuD Hill tn Franklin

To THE EDITOR: l see in THE TRIBUNE of
March 10 an article from Comrade r. H. Ste
vens, Co. l, 124th Ind, calling on COmrade W.
Z. Hutchinson, of the SSth ILL.,, and myself, in
regard to what was the time Of night when
they passed the deserted wagon train" For
my part, l saw no deserted wagon-train The
firing we heard away off in the direction of
Spring Hill, was done by Forests cavalry &C.
S. A., and Col. Opdycke's "Tiger Brigade"
First Brigade, Second Division, Fourth Corps
soon REINFORCED by the Second and Third Bri-
gades of our division. Again, he said: I'VE
hurried along the pike, and after going several
miles we noticed bright fires burning ahead of
and to the right of us. Some said it was the
Fourth Corps in camp, others said it was reb-
els. We passed Spring Hill and saw none of
our troops there, but the fires burned brightly
on the right of the road and the men could be
seen standing and sitting around them"
Now, Comrade Stevens, if you passed through
Spring Hill on the main pike, it was the camp
fires of the "Tiger Brigade" First Brigade.
Second Division, Fourth Corps, you saw, and
not Cheathams Corps of Hoods army; for we
lay on the right of the pike leading from CO.
lumbia to Franklin, and we left on the morn
ing of Nov 80, 1864, when the sun was about
an hour high; and then we left by orders from
Gen. j. Is. Hood &C. S. Al, and he sent q strong
force of cavalry to enforce his orders, and we
fought over every inch of ground from there
to Franklin. l am little fast in my story. l
forgot to say it was the I'D Ill. that first got
to Spring Hill on the morning of the Goth of
Nov, 1864, and drove the rebels out of town,
and the rebels got some re-enforcements and
came on us again, and some Of us took shelter
in houses and fired from the windows, and if
the rest of the brigade had not arrived about
the time it did, we would have had to sur
render; but the arrival of the rest of the bri-
gade saved us, and the I'D was put on picket
in the ernoon and was on picket all night,
and fell back on Nov. 80, 1864, in Skin
mish-linc, clear to Franklin; and do not re-
member seeing a deserted wagon, much less
deserted wagonltra Now wish the rest of
the Tigers would rise up and tell what they
know about the retreat from Spring Hill to
franklin. a@ D
I will ci,se by asking Comrade Stevens how
they hurried along the deserted train in ad-
vance of us, if the mules and drivers were all
gone, and some of the wagons were upset on
the side of the road, and everything was in
chaos and the train guard gOne"? Please rise
and tell us where you got your mules, or did
you drag the deserted wagon train" off by
hand? The 12fth Ind got to Franklin about
10 o'clock in the forenoon, and the Tigers"
got there about four in the afternoon. The
124th Ind. made about as good time as ever
Maud S did. d. REMINGTON, Co. !, I'D ILL.,,
Soldiers Home Ohio.
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TRIBUNE WASHINGTON THURSDAY 60
Xho Cared FOR the Bodr of GEN. Mcpherson.

Who Cared for the Body or Gen. Mcpherson.
! To THE EDITOR: Gen Fuller, in his account
Of the memorable engagement before Atlanta,
| July %, 1864, does great injustice to a brave
soldier and worthy man by casting an imputa-
| ton ON the veracity Of Private George j. Rey-
nOlds, Co. ID, 10Th Iowa. who cared for the body
of Gen. Mcpherson and caused it to be restored.
Gen. Fuller states that the Orderly who was
with Mcpherson when he fell was held pris-
oner until after another story had been told by
a soldier who claimed to have given the Gen
eral water from his canteen. But the nature
of McPhersons wound, as ascertaned by our
Surgeons, seems to forbid this. and the state
ment of Thompson" 1.-THE Orderly who, Gen. Full
Ter says, declared that Gen. Mcpherson was in
stantly killed seems truthful beyond doubt"
Gen. Fuller further states that the Gath Ill.
"drove back the rebels, who had possession of
McPhersOn's body, and cleared the way for Col.
Strong and others to run in and recover all that
was left of our beloved commander"
Gen. Fuller is greatly mistaken. The cir
cumstances of Gen. McPherson's death and the
recovery of his body were fully investigated by
Gems. Sherman, Blair, and Logan at the time,
and resulted in the bestowal of the gold medal
of the Fifteenth Corps OH Comrade Reynolds
and the publication of an order by Gen. Blair
General Order, No. 81 as follows
II st During the bloody battle of the 22d
inst, in which this corps was engaged, Private
George j. Reynolds, Co. ID, 18th Iowa, was
while in the performance of his duty on the
skirmish line, severely wounded in the arm
In attempting to avoid capture, he came to the
spot where the late beloved and gallant COM
mander of this army, Maj.-Gen. Mcpherson,
was lying MORALLY wounded. Forgetting all
consideration of self, Private Reynolds chung
to his old commander, and amid the roar Of
battle and storm of bullets administered to the
wants of his gallant cheftain, quenchng his
dying thirst, and affording him such comfort as
lay in his power. After Gen. Mcpherson had
breathed his last, Private Reynolds was chiefly
instrumental in securing his body, going with
two of his staff officers, pointing out the body
and assisting in putting it into an ambulance,
under heavy fire from the enemy, while his
wound was still uncared for. The neble and
devoted conduct of this soldier cannot be too
highly praised, and is commended to the con-
sideration of the officers and men of this COM
mand" II
Gen. Belknap, who commanded, first, Rey-
nolds's regiment and, at the time his division,
can testify that the order was properly issued
and the medal worthily bestowed. Conrade
Reynolds is now living in Carroll County, Mo-,
a quiet, modest uDassuming man, whose char
acter is and has always. been most honorable,
and whose word is not doubted by all who know
him. He did give Gen. Mcpherson water from
his canteen, and supported his head when he
died. At the time Reynolds was % years of
age-R l. Holcombe, Co. d, 10th Mo-, Liberty,
No
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The Goth Ill. at yickshurg.

To THE EDITOR: l want to correct correc-
ton of r. l.. Lillibridge's, Mason City, Iowa.
in your issue of 10th ult, which states that il
was the 18th ILL.,, instead of the 45th Ind, that
was the first to place its colors on the rebel
works at Vicksburg." If Comrade Lillbridge
was present on that memorable 22d of May,
1863, and participated in the charge across the
narrow ridge leading from the White House to
Fort Hill, he will certainly recollect that the
Goth III. was the only regiment that reached
Fort Hill in the first assaut-that occurred
about o'clock a. m.-and that the 45th re-
enforced the Goth about o'clock p m
The Goth held the position alone, in the ditch
outside of the fort, Or rather the position held
the GOTH for we could move neither forward
nor back, during that time. After the 45th
came to our assistance we continued to "hold
the fort" (outside) until daylight of the fol-
lowing morning, when we suddenly let go, and
hied ourselves away, as best we might, under
cover of a rafting fire from our artillery.
The gallant 45th has plenty of laurels of its
own, legitimately earned, without filching from
the 2Oth.-OscAR LUDWIG, Captain, Goth ILL.,.
Evanston, Wyo. Ter.
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Arkansas as a Home for Comrades.

To THE EDITOR: A good many comrades
have written to me for information about this
country, and l thought it might be well to re-
ply through THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, as many
others would perhaps be glad of the informa-
ton. The counties comprising the northwest
corner OF Arkansas are in the Ozark and BOs-
ton Mountains. The land is generally rough
and rocky, but well timbered, pine and oak
being the principal growth. Walnut, cherry,
cedar, maple and hickory are also found. Lum-
bering is a thriving business wherever we have
transportation. Our climate is mild both Win
ter and Summer. This Winter our coolest was
% below zero; last Summer the hottest point
was 92o. We always have cool nights even in
the hottest weather. Good land is found gen.
orally in small bodies, but in some localities
there are large tracts. The country is we'll
adapted to grass of all kinds, and very fine for
fruit. Apples, peaches, pears, plums, cherries,
aprlc0ts and nectarines grow naturally, and all
the small fruits in the greatest profuson and
all of the finest quality.
There is much Government land vet unoccu-
pied, and claims and decided land can be bought
cheap We raise corn and all the small grains,
sorghum, tobacco and cotton, and all vegetables.
We have but little Winter, and have to feed
stock but little. Our city-Eureka Springs-is
noted for its health-giving waters, which cure
or alleviate, almost every disease but consump-
ton. Living is cheap, water free, bath houses
good and charges reasonable. Good board
can be had from $3.50 to S15 per week. There
are more mechanics than work, and labor is
cheap. We are reached by San Francisco Rail-
road, via ST. Louis or Memphis, Little Rock &
Fort Smith Railroad. Water is good every
where, and the country well irrigated by fine,
clear mountain streams, which contain fine
fish. Deer and turkeys abound in the woods
with occasionally bear for rarity. This is a
great poor mans eountry-season long and
mild, crops good, Winter short,-consequently
living easy and comfortable.-J. w. BEACH,
Eureka Springs, Ark.
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Whose Cow Was Killed!

To THE EDITOR: see that T. B. Hanson,
Co. F, 35th Ind, Sidney, ILL.,, wants to know
who fired the shot that killed Gen. D. S. STAN
ley's COW at Chattanooga. Now, may not be
able to give him the desired information, nor
do l know that Gen. Stanley had a COW, or that
he was at Chattanooga at that time but am in
clined to think that he was not; but one thing
l do know, and that is, that it was some of the
high privates" of the 51st Ohio that killed
Gen. Sam Beatty's cow about that time. They
inform me that it took two of the comrades to
hold her up, while another knocked her in the
head Perhaps COmrade Hanson has got
little mixed in this cow-killing business
A. CORRELL, Co. A, 51st Ohio, New Philadel-
phi, Pa.
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The Blackberry Expedition.

To THE EDITOR: Yankee" in Fighting
Them Over" March 26, describing his Libby
Prison experience, refers to Keyes's expedition
up the Peninsula in June, 1868, as a black
berry expedition" and intimates that the SOL
diers of that expedition had a soft thing of it,
and did themselves no credit by their perform
ance / can understand how a man anguish
ing in prison and hoping for deiverance until
disappointed by the failure of the expedition
that he supposed was intended to release him,
should thus write slightingly of it. lam unwill-
ing, however, to accept this comrades descrip-
tiOn as proper estimate of that expedition.
did my first real campaigning in that expedi-
ton, and found anything but a soft time pick
ing blackberries
We left Yorktown June 10 and returned to
it July 9, 1868. 1t is true that we accomplished
nothing of historical Importance, and after
much hard marching, fatigue and sickness that
cost many valuable lives, and some skirmishing
that cost more lives, we returned, disappointed
and disguised with the affair. We had re-
spectacle force, and had advanced to point
very near Bottoms Bridge, and were hourly
expecting to strike an important blow, which
we believed quite possible, when we were sud-
denly about faced" and fairly rushed back
down the Peninsula. There was every appear
ance of haste, if not alarm, in the manner of
our commanding General and about his head
quarters. [ have never been satisfied with the
management of that expedition, and l never
have seen even an attempted explanation of it's
failure or where the blame lay. If it was a
mere feint made to divert Lees attention from
his Gettysburg campaign, then in progress, it
was poor success We ought to have been at
Gettysburg. Fifteen or twenty thousand troops
might have made that victory more decisive.
If serious work was intended, / do not see why,
after the preparatory work was done, a vigorous
attack was not made We had deal of march
ing around, exposure, fatigue and sickness, all
for nothing. have always suspected the fault
was somewhere among the official circles. 1t
was no fault of the troops or officers of the ex-
petition, unless the commanding General was
to be blamed. l notice that he never after held
any important command nor signaized himself
in any especial manner after that event-F
M. WHEELER, Hist n. Y, Mecklenburg, N. Y.
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He C0rrects Comrade TAYLOR.

To THE EDITOR: In your issue of the d
inst. / found the following: "The death of
Gen. Capron brings TO the mind of A. III. Tay
Tor, First Sergeant, Co. A, 9Th Vt, Alexandrfa.
Mimi, the fact that that General commanded
the brigade to which his (Taylor's) regiment
belonged during Hoods invasion of Tennessee"
covering just five lines and half and embrac-
ing at least three errors. LIST. From September,
1861, there was no First Sergeant of the name
of Taylor in Co. A, 5th Vt; Cd. Gen. Capron
never commanded the brigade or division of
which the 9TH VT. was part; Sd. The 5th VT.
never was In Tennessee during the time of
Hoods invaslon, or at any other. How the
comrade should make such blunder cannot
conceive, for the regiment was in the Army of
the Potomac during its entire term of service
J. ,. CHANDLER, Co. Ii, 5th VT, Ripton, VT.
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Sailors Creek.

To THE EDITOR: I was a member of the sd
Pa, and desire to correct Comrade Wheelock,
37th Mass, as to what regiments composed the
Third Brigade First Division, Sixth Corps, at
the engagement at Sailors Creek The follow
ing regiments composed the brigade: 10th, SD
10th Pa, 37th Mass, I'd r. I. and 5th Wis. The
brigade lost quite a number in killed and
wounded, the 82d Pa. losing quite a number of
commissioned officers as well as a number of
enlisted men. While in the Shenandoah Val
ley in September, 1864, the 23d Pa. was CONSOLE
dated with the s2d Pa. After that time there
was no 23d in the field. / think, perhaps, the
other regiments may have been in the Sec
ond Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps. Of
one thing l am sure, that our brigade was the
first infantry of the corps on the field, and took
more prisoners than there was men in the bri-
gade.-WM. w. PERRY, s2d Pa, Ringgold, JEFF
fersOn Co., Pa
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From an Ex-PrisOner.

To THE EDITOR: Having read letter from
Capt. j. j. Heaps, | desire through your valu-
able paper to say that was one of the original
90 prisoners who went south from Columbus,
KY, on the old steamer Ingomar in November,
1861. According to my recollection there We're
10 who drew lots for exchange, and one of the
lucky ones-HOuse-sol his chance for So
and died in prison afterwards.
A. j. Felt, of the 9TH Iowa, who is living in
Seneca, Kan, and is the proprietor and pub
Usher of the Seneca Tribune, was one of the
Blaine electors. Captain please give me your
address.-WM. A. GORDON, Surgeon, Both ILL.,,
Chester ILL.,
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THE CONFESSIONAL.

To THE EDITOR: In answer to John Mcclure
of the 18th Ind, as to who "stoIe the goose" !
will inform him that it was John Wesley Henry.
Co. |, Sd Ohio. l was one who helped to eat
the goose the next day after it was stolen but
my comrade sleeps the soldiers long Sleep He
was n faithful and brave soldier and served
his country till the war was over, and died
several years ago from consumption-P. Il.
Powers, Co. l, Sd Ohio, Darlington, o.
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An Offensive Breath

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