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an enemy"
Wilder,s Brigade Mt Rome. Ga.

To THE EDITOR: In your issue of July g
1885, is statement made by ID. A. Mulvaue, Co.
B, SOth Ohio, that Wilder's Brigade of mounted
infantry came to the relief of Rosaoa, Ga. Oct.
~ 1864. / have to say that the cOmrade is
mistaken as to the command that "cooncd y
that bridge, for on that day Wilders Brigade
was at Rome, Ga, taking part in a battle with
a division Of rebels commanded by Armistead.
We "whaled" them that day-we were the
Second Cavalry Division, commanded by Gen.
K GarraId-and renewed tho fight the next
day. We broke up the entire command, cap
tured two guns,-all the artillery they had, J.
and the flag of the Sth Te:,. l dislike to be
credited with that which We did not do, and
also to lose credit for what we did dc. But
greater men than Comrade Mulyane have made
mistakes; for, singurlarly enough, Gen. Sher-
man, in his " Memoirs" gives the credit of the
affair at Rome to Gen. Corsc and his command
when the credit actually belongs to the Second
Cav. Division in general and Wilder's Brigade
in Particularly. H. RECORDS, Co. l, led Ind,
Rising Sun, Ind.
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A Few Words About BeBtOnyiIle.

To THE EDITOR: am pleased to see in your
issue of Sept. 10 that Col. Cogswell takes up
the cudgel in a spirited manner on behalf of
his brigade, in the account of the battle of Ben
tonyille by Gen. Carln. Carlin's Brigade did
noble service on that day, and no one of those
who came TO his rescue Oh that occasion desires
TO take from him one leaf Of his well-earned
laurels; but when he complains of lack Of
appreciation, he should give credit where it is
due, or his own veracity may be questioned.
The writer, upon the 18th day of March,
leGo, was Captain, In command of Co. Il, 55th
Ohio, and was, rs Senior Captain, On the right
of the command. The regiment held the right
of the brigade, and when the command flied
In behind the supporting batteries of Carlin's
command severe conflict was in progress.
As the brigade halted a moment, Gen. Slocum
came riding up from the dense wood and gave
orders TO put it into line 10 Sll gap between
Carlins command and M1tchells. Upon pene-
tratlng the denseiy-wooded swamp We encoun-
tered column of the enemy moving across our
line of march, evidently intending to flank
Carlin's command. portion of the rebel col
umn retired at full speed, the rest kept on and
by detOur, suppose, escaped.
No one who took part in that engagement
can forget the thick, dark growth of pines that
lifted their heads from a morass almost impas-
sable, nor the stern determination with which
the line moved forward through those painless
swamps to meet an unseen enemy, until his
ringing muskctry told US we had found his
hiding place Placing skirmishers on the right
of the line, together with the Adjutant i ex-
plorcd the space between our right and Mitch
ellis left, finding many dead aud evidences of
a struggle. The fight that ensucd was pro-
longed and deadly. The brigade never acted
better; they lost no ground and the enemy re-
tired under cover of night.
The Third Brigade, Third Division TWEEN
tieth Corps takes pride in its record at the bat
tie of Bentonville, and, as a member of that
command, desire to thank Col. Cogswell for
his refusal to allow o partial account of that
battle 10 stand without correction-HART-
WELL OSBORN, 129 Vine ST., Cincinnati.
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What Our Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns
How the 18th Pa. Got Captured.

To THE EDITOR: | wonder how many sur
vivors of the 145th Pa. ever knew how they
came TO be captured at Charlottesville on that
Sunday morning OF May 3, 1863 For the bene-
fit Of those gallant old soldiers will tell. The
writer of this article, being n member of the
9th n. ", was there. and having been in the
rine-pits all night previous to that days en-
gagement, and being very holly pressed all the
morning by brigade Of North Carolina stall
warts. we were running short of ammunition
We had not in the whole regiment over 800
rounds left, having been under FIRE for seven or
eight hours, since daylight Lieut.-Col. VIM
Glenn. commanding the Gath, came down the
line from the left and directed the writer to go
at once for more ammunition or re-enforce-
ments. struck out west on the old plank road
toward the old Charlottesville House, when
came across the 145th Pa, under the command
of the gallant and brave officer, Col. ii. l..
Browne, TO whom i put this question: Col
Browne, are you under orders?" To which he
responded No" / said to him that the 9th NY.
were in the pits without ammunition, and
was out for heip-either more ammunition
or re-enforcements. He did not wait for orders
from headquarters, but in his characteristic
manner called his command to Attention q"
{accent on the last syllable,) and in less time
than it takes TO pen ii, we were on our way to
relieve those almost exhausted, whose fate was
sure capture for the want of supplies.
led this gallant 145th diagoually through the
timber TO avoid strong cnflading fire which
the enemy were pouring down the plank road,
and relieved the 64th from left to right, and
barely got out in time to "save our bacon"
when the Eleventh Corps gave way on the ex-
IRENE right and allowed the enemy to come in
on the rear, and the result was that the whole
of the 145th were captured and taken to u
Southern prison. After several months con-
fnement they were exchanged. and returned to
the field again for duty. To the survivors of
that old gallant 145eh this may be a bit of news,
as to how it came about that Sunday May
morning that they were all taken prisoners in
less than 10 minutes after taking position in
the pits, aud at the suggestion of one man all
this came about 1t, too, shows the true and
soidieriy character of that fine officer, Col.
II. l.. Browne, commanding the regiment. He
did not wait for orders from his superior Off
GERS, but jumped into the breach at once. He
was always found where duty called him. The
writer hereof knew Col. Browne from the Sun
day evening in April, 1861, that he marched
into the little town of Warren, Pa, at the
head of drum corps and file of men, recruit
ing for the threemonths' service, and again
when he was at the head of the SD Pa; all
through the Pennsular campaign, and more
particularly at Mechanicsville, on June 60,
1862, where he received very serious wound.
F. c. JONES, Captain, 64th N. Y, Kansas
City, No.
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Homeless and UeIpleSs.

In one of the prettiest houses in the pleasant
town of Jamaica, Long Island, dwells Mrs.
Mary A. Doughty. a representative lady of one
o. the Oldest families i'll the place. Mrs.
DougEty's case presents some remarkable fea-
lures in her history of complete invalidism and
entire recovery. well-known literary gentle
man from Brooklyn recently visited Mrs
Doughty at her Jamaica home. To him she
communicated the story Of her illness and her
restoration. The following is the substance of
her narration:
Some twenty years ago was taken with a
severe cough and agonzing, racking pains.
The physicians were unable to explain exactly
what it was or to give me relief My pains
continued to increase at intervals sometimes
partially leaving me and again returning with
new violence. 1 was not entirely Frustrated
until about five years ago, when became
victim of the most intense nervousness and
sleeplessness. wasted array and a0as hopeless and
helpless. 1 could not eUen turn myself IN bed
Some two years ago read about the Com
pound Oxygen, and the first result was that
sent to Drs Starkey & Palen for little book
Oh the subject The next result was that after
reading the book sent for Home Treatment.
Z" was prepared for slow recovery, for was
in such PROSTATE condition. was unable to
raise my hand to my head. For months / had
been in bed powerless to touch my feet to the floor.
Sometimes was hardly able to talk. One of
the first effects Of Compound Oxygen was that 1t
dr0Ue dDdy my sleeplessness. / now began to find
what it was to have good nights rest, and oh,
hon. did enjoy my sleep! With sleep came in
crease of strength, very slight at first. but
gradually increasing. Then began to be able
to digest my food with some degree of COM
fort"
"And now, Mrs. Doughty, please tell me
what is the present state of your hcalth?"
with pleasure, sir You see ME to-day just
as l am. am in good spirits and free from
pain, except when an occasional stitch in my
side or something of that kind takes me uncx-
pectcdly. eat moderately, with fair appetite,
and am not restricted in ny diet. liy dyspepsia
is gone. The strength of my lower limbs is not
yet such as to enable me to walk out of doors.
But l 60 out freely and frequently. sitting
in my invalid-chair, on which greatly enjoy
being wheeled from place to place."
"YOu attribute your recovery, then, very
largely to your use Of Compound Oxygen, do
you, Madam"
VERY largely! Why, sir, but for the Gem
pound Oxygen l shouu still be in the helpless and
emaciated condition Das, or, more probably, in my
graoe; for ,Oas going do,rn, down, dow,l-gainilg
nothing, bit losing everything, and nearly gone
Very largely Well, you may say entirely,
under the blessing of God. Yes, you mag soy 10
all who ask you of the merits Of Compound Oxygen,
| that It raiSid me from Ms cdge Of the grare aad
| opened to me q neW life" If you wish to know
all abont this Treatment, write to Drs Sta key
& Palen, 1923 Arch St., Phila., for their Trea-
tise Gil Compound Oxygen. Seat frss.
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Death of Col. Rodgers ut C0rinth.

To THE EDITOR: In THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE of June H. in reviewing Gen. Maury S
account of the fight at Corinth, Oct. 8 and 4,
1862, you say, "Corinth was not stormed, II = i
and Col. Rodgers did not fall within our lines,
but some distance in front of them," which
statement is corroborated in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE of July by Comrade James E.
Graham, Co. c, Add Ohio, who also states that
"Col. Rodgers fell fully 100 yards from them"
Was not our first line in the old rebel works.
three miles from Corinth, with Col Baldwin's
Third Brigade Daviess Division, in posi-
tion on the left where the old line of rebel
works touch the NJ. & G. r. R.; the Second
(Oglesby's) in the rebel works half mile to
the right, and the First Brigade still further
to the right.
Maj. Chamberlain (then Captain in the S1st
Ohio, afterwards on DOdgc's staff correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Gazette an accurate writer,
states that In five minutes from the time the
rebels emerged from the woods they had
pierced our lines, captured several pieces OF
artillery, and driven us from our works"
The balance of the fighting of the Sd and
4th was done within this outer line of
works. Again, in speaking of the fight on the
4th, after the lines had been withdrawn to
Corinth and the attack on the right had been
repulscd and Col Rodgers had led that on the
left They broke no portion of our line, al
though piles of their dead lay under the very
guns of Battery Robinett = e 1t was here
that the recklessly- gallant Col. Rodgers, of the
I'd Texas, fell while attempting to scale the
parapct. He was buried in 4 separate grave,
# = = a magnanimOus tribute to the bravery of
an enemy"
Now, while was not on that portion Of the
line, shortly afterwards, my diary shows, in
conversation with some of the artillerymen who
were in Robinett during the fight, they stated
that Col. Rodgers and five or six men attempted
to cross the parapet OF Robinett but were
driven back by them and killed in theft re-
treat
1 inclose photographs takcn after the fight.
No. shows Col Rodgers lying where he fell,
not so feet from Robnett, and his horse close
by. No shows a group of IA near by that
were in one pile. OF the slaiE. the Two Colonies
(Ross and think Coats on the left had been
arranged to show more plainly. Many of their
men were killed within less than 100 yards of
Robinett, as the photographs plainly show
PRIVATE" s1st Ohio, Box 1907, Emporia,
Kan.
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Gen. InLn II. Turclin.

To THE EDITOR: The Reunion of the 18th
Ohio at Athens on the LIST and I'd ult. brought
before the public prominently one of the con-
spicuous actors in the great war of the rebellion
Irefer to Gen. John b. Turchin, who now resides
on his little farm at Radon, Washington Co., Ill.
The General made his appearance and was re-
ceived with the greatest enthusiasm by the SOL
diers. The announcement that he would be
present brought to Athens great crowd, and
everybody was pleased that they had been pres
ent. Gen. Turchin delivered an address on
the subject of the battle of Chickamauga, which
was listened to with profound interest by every
one that could get within range of his voice.
He bore conspicuous part On that historic
conflict, and his recollections and descriptions
are vivid and graphic. The General can be
secured to lecture and to speak at Reunions
and there is no man in the United States more
interesting or entertaining.
Gen. Turchin has remarkable history. He
received the highest military education possible
to obtain in Russia. He came to this country
Immediately after the Crimean war. He
was Colonel of the Etdr Major, or General Staff,
Of the Russian Guards. Gen. Obrontcheff, the
present Chief of Staff the whole Russian army,
was class mate of the Generals in the Rus
sian Military Academy, of the Office of Etar
Major He has his commissions Of all the lower
grades-Lieutenant Captain, and so on; Also
an army order promoting him to Colonel. He
also has his diploma from the Military Academy
and has several medals as one of the best of his
classes. He has in his possession, as heirlooms
several letters from Gen. Obrontchef, written
after Gen. Turchin came to this country, COM
plimenting Turchin for certain articles which
he had written upon our war and published in
the Military journal of Russia. During the Cri-
mean war Gen. Turchin was sent into Poland
to guard against any uprising of that unhappy
people. During that service he became thor
Oughly dissatisfied with the methods of the
Russian Government. The doctrines Of human
liberty and human rights had made profound
impression upon him, and quietly and unos-
tentatioUsly be resi- gned his commission in the
army, abandoned the prospects of wealth and
advancement, and came to America and cast
his lot with ours.
He is man of fine education, speaking and
writing five different languages with accuracy,
and is one Of the most genial and amiable of
men. His career in the army in the early days
of the war was severely criticised by the envi-
Gus and half-heartcd; but Abraham Lincoln
discovered his qualities and stood by him, and
when the court-martial sentenced him to be
cashered Lincoln promoted him to Brigadier-
General, and the subsequent splendid service of
Turchin vindicated the judgment of Lincoln.
He is a remarkable man, and were he better
known by more Of the people, would attract
widespread attention." EIGHTEENTH OHIO"
Athens, q.
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The Tribune Brings Together Old Comrades.

To THE EDITOR: Allow me to send my CRATE
full thanks to you for the insertion of my arti-
Gle in your columns. Already it has brought a
warm and atfcctiOnate letter from an old coya-
rade, showing that though the lapse of years
has dimmcd the memory of the folm and face,
yet tho ties of comradeship are strong enough
to bind us until VIC reach ctcrn;ty-W. G. PUT-
NEY, Prairie Center, ILL.,
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Comrade Seaman Explains.

To THE EDITOR: The article of mine pub
lishe1 Avg. 20 has been corrected and COM
mented upon SO muchtI would ask to be allow
ed to explain. l was well acquainted with
naue position and person of Gen. Mitchell,
and how l came to make the mistake of insert
ing Gen. Baird is impossible to tell, but soon
after mailing l saw my mistake and at once
mailed correction to you, which evidently
miscarried.-W. II. SEAMAN, Co. g, 9Sth Ohio
D'jvct O.
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Who Captured the Flag.

To THE EDITOR: / see in your issue of Sept.
q, 1855, No. 2l5, that Texas delegation is GO
ing TO return the flag of the 57th Ind. at the
same time to receive the famous Terry (Texas)
Rangers flag, which was captured by the 9Th
Ind. Now, this must be mistake, for was at
the very place during the fight, and it was cap
trrod by the 18th Ind, of Wildcr's Brigade
REINHAED STRAsswEG, 20. Ii, 18th Ind. MID
Inf, Evansville, Ind.
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An Epistolary "Reminiscences.

TO THE EDITOR: While at Washington, after
Sherman's great campaign, received letter
from soldier friend, Mr.. 2. Kolb, Nashville,
O., addressed thus: T.
Convey to Turner. Joseph E.,
A soldier now i'm Co. q,
In regiment 81,
In Sherman's army, which, you know,
Can drive the rebels to and fro
And whip Johnson.
j. F. TURNER, 1904, E. 4th ST., Kansas City,
Mo.
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Stranger that Fiction

are the records of some of the cures Of con-
sumption effected by that most wonderful
Pierces Golden Medical Dis
covery." Thousands of grateful men and wo-
men, who have been snatched almost from the
very jaws of death, can testify that consump-
ton, in its early stages, is no longer incurable
The Discovery has no equal as pectoral and
and the most obstinate affections Of
the throat and lungs yield to its power. All
druggists.
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The Old. Old Story.

Why do wo hear SO much about dyspepsia
Simply because SO many people have it, Why
are so many people talking about their cure
from this dreadful disease? Simply because
they have been taking Browns Iron Bitters.
Thus it is with Mrs. Taylor, of Lynchburg,
Sumter Co., s. c., who says: az have used
Browns Iron Bitters for dyspepsia with most
favorable results. l believe this medicine is
all that is represented" Dyspeptics, and suf-
ferers from neuralgia weakness, ETC., should try
it.
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He Is Pleased with The National Tribune Sewing
Machine.

To THE EDITOR: received the sewing ma
chine according to order and in good shape.
We are well pleased with it. l think you will
get more calls for them. There have been a
great many looking at it, and all agree that it
is handsome machine and credit to The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE.-JAMEs II. Strawberry,
Wilmington Del
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0ctnbre, en- vez de para la seganda
quincena de Noviembre, como Sc hsbia
acordado, para que ell Gabinete pueda
presentar So dimisi6n y para que ell
Presidente de la Repdblica pueda NOM
brar I'm nuevo ministerio.
Terminaremos la cr6nica electoral
diciendo: l.' Que ell partido de la
Union republicans 8 del oportunismo
y todo su sistema de gobierno hsu sido
mortalmente heridos en- las dItimas
elecciones. 20 Qae ell partido conser.
vador ha atraido hacia la derecha q to-
dos los moderados, y hasta los liberia
les que ban combatido la politica me-
fasta de los oportunirt4s. 80 Qae ell
partido radical ha atraido hAcia la IL
quierda d los repnblicanos que han
querido resistir & la hegenonia oportu-
n;sta. Ell radicalismo ha sido uno de
los vencedores en- ell escrutinio del de
Octubre. Para couservar ell gobierno
repub!icano sera necesaria la tormscion
de una derecha republican, que cores
ponda 8 la opinion de los liberales
exentGs de las exageraciones de los
partidos extremes. De otro modo, Sc
correria ell riesgo de que ell radicalismo
Sc apoderase de la situaci6n enveue-
nandola con sus practicas revoluciona-
rlas y con sus violentas reivindicacio-
mes.
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" vincias europeas, q los de 10
+" antillanos."

/" vincias europeas, q los de los
+" antillanos."
Luego, tenemos, seglin El Cri
terio, que los periodicos reformis
tss deben guardarse mucho de no
incurrir Ell semejantes extremes,
este es, en- la propaganda republi
cana; luego tenemos que, en- sentlr
de Ell Criteri0, la propaganda re-
publicana, tai como la quiere E!
BuScapi6, es insostenible dentro
de la ley; luego, tenemos que 10
mas que podra hacer aqui ell re,
formismo sera solicitar adhesio-
nes a los partidos republicanos
de ALA, sin atacar la Monarquia
nj propagar maximas contrarias
al regimen con 3titucional; luego
nuestros adversarios, los propa
gandistas rerublicanos, tendran
que limitarse a leer los peri6dicos
rennh'icanos de ala, tales como
81 ProgrrSo y Ell GlObo, que en-
tran aqui sin obstaculos.
ST este no es atacar la propa.
ganda republican, defendida por
III B@capif, venga Dios V vealo.
ST este no es quemarSe los pitS,
al pasar sobre ell fuego, otro nos
dira como Sc llama ese ten6meno.
Y cuidado que cuando FL Critic
,io Sc los quema, que no es lerdo,
buenos andaran los de los demas.
Nuestro dicho colega palece
que pretende far tapabien Ia So,
luci6n del problema d la jnrispru-
dencia dictada por ell Tribunal
Supreme. Sobre este va hemos
indicado 10 sufciente. Cuando la
ley es clara y terminate, no hay
que buscar decisiones. La Ley es
ell magistrate que habla peren-
nemente, y cuya voz deoe ser oioa
y acatada por todos. Nosotros,
cuando en- la ley encontramos ell
precepto, no vamos d buscarlo en-
otra parte. Precisamente este es
ell tuero de la Ley, que Sc otrece
como soberana, sin excepciones.
Ahora, 81 la ley esta en- otra parte,
que Sc nos pruebe y demuestre,
porque ALI donde esta la ley nos
encontramos nosotros. No va
yamos a ccnfundir los casos es
peciales con la doctrina fnnda
mental, nj, huyendo de la Ley,
procuremos encontrar tantas le-
yes como tribunales.
IProhibe Q no la Ley proclamar
maximas 8 doctrina5 contrarias a
la forma monarquica y al regimen
constitucional2 Case qle 10 pro-
hiba, como sucede indudablemen
te, isera con clio compatible la
propaganda republican,? Asom
broso milagro seria el de la razon
que conciiase estos dos extremes.