The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-09-10
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]. Dewies, Co. D, S7th Ohio, Evansville, o.
| corrects Comrade p s. Moore in regard to the
regiments composing the Second Brigade, Sec
ond Division, Fourth Corps, and says that il
the comrade had left out the oath Ky. and in
| serted the Tooth Ill. and 10th Ind. battery, he
would have got the matter straight.
James III. Baker, Co. A, Sd Iowa, Avalanche
| Wis, has read with much pleasure the commu
| nication of A. S. Sampson in The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE of Aug. 13, and thinks Gen. LaumaI
was one of the most gallant officers in the
army.
H. A. Miles, Co. E, 74th H., agrees with
| COmrade Peeler in his criticism on Blue
| Shield in regard to the march from Spring
Hill to Franklin.
Thomas J. Bradney, Co. /, 39th Ohio Cedar
Mills, o., remembers that in one of the forts al
| New Madrid number of rebel lances were
found.
John S. Mather, Captain, 9th Iowa, Kelsey
vile, Cal says that the Third Brigade, First
Division, Fifteenth Corps, Col. Geo. A. Stone
commanding, were the troops who captured
| Columbia, S. c. while lot of bummers crossed
the river in front of the city and planted the
| colors of some regiment on the first building
they came to- but by no means the Capitol
| building.
Wallace Morton, Co. NJ, Merrilps Horse
| Thackerville, Ind. Ter, insists that the first
regiment to cross the bridge at Little Rock was
and Sd and Sth Mo. The 10th ILL.,, he says
forded the river and gained the opposite bank
| about the same time.
G. J. Hunt Co. /, 3Sth Ohio Waterbury
Oak, is very much pleased with the section OF
country where he resides. and thinks veterans
would find it a pleasant settling place.
A. S. Eannortwick, Co. K, 11Ith Ohio, Water
loo, Ind, sends an interesting account of the
march from Spring Hill to Franklin.
G. G. Odell, Co. F. LIST Berdan's Sharp
shooters, Eagle Bend Mimi, reads with much
pleasure the columns of :" Fighting Them Over, -
but thinks there is rather too much wrangling
among comrades.
Thomas A Gossett, Co. /, list -. James
town. Ind, in a letter to THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE, eulogizes in eloquent words Indiana's
famous War Governor, Oliver p. Morton.
j. B. Rowe. Co. NJ, I'd Mo. Cav, La Fontaine,
Kan, is in favor of pensioning all ex-soldiers
of the Union army when they arrive at GER
tain age-say so or % years.
A. Phidius Co. F, 9th ILL.,, st. Joseph, Mo-,
considers L" Ned Buntline's" communication on
kinds of Courage" an insult to the German
soldiery of the Union.
James L. Kent, Chicago, H., thinks the most
suitable way to honor the memory of Gen.
Grant would be for each State to erect manu-
featuring establishments wherein all soldiers
that are worthy shall be given employment ut
the rate of two or more dollars day, which is
to be paid regularly, whether the veteran is
sick or well.
b. T. A., SD Mo-, Vinton, H., speaking of
spears i'll the rebel army, says that OH Gen.
Wilson's raid in Central Alabama wagonload
of these weapons was found at Selma.
Z. b. Mead, Co. 4, 18th Pa. Cav, Winnona
City, Fla, sends an interesting account of the
country in which he now resides. The climate
is pleasant, aud he considers it Z good place for
old soldiers.
Truman IT Ruriick of Jesup Iowa confirms
the statements of S. f. Chandler, Co. E, 24tE
n Y, and James d. Forbes, Co. B, 22d n. Y. in
regard to the composition of the First Brigade
First Division, First Corps.
w. o. Rice, late private, 18th Wis. battery,
Osseo Wis, referring to the statement in THE
TRIBUNE of Aug. 20 in regard to De Grasses
battery knocking the chimneys off the houses
at Columbia, S. c., claims for the 18th Wis.
that they fred the shots at the courthouse, and
then moved across the river on the pontoon
bridge, and were the first Union battery that
entered the city.