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for his regiment the honor of being the first to

for his regiment the honor of being the first to
enter Little Rock.
D. Homer Jennings Co. D, 5th N. j. Zouaves,
Denver, Col, emphatically denies the story that
his regiment was drugged with whisky and
gunpowder previous to its charge at Gainess
Mills.
n D. Bates, Serg't, Co. G, 9th Ind gives an
interesting sketch of the siege and capture of
Forts Gains and Morgan, in which he partici-
pated.
A. D. Meade, serg't, Co. E, 9th Ind Wash
ington, Ind, claims that his regiment planted
the first flag on Mission Ridge, and not the 66th
Ind, as claimed by Capt. Gregory in recent
issue of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Writing of the recapture of De Grasses bat
terry, r. j. Sharp, 18th Iowa, Damascus, Ore,
thinks the 18th Ohio was the first to reach the
guns
e. A., Yontz, Peabody, Kan, thinks too
much space is taken up in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE by comrades claiming particular feats
for their respective commands. He says that
where the troops were properly Differed they
did their share of the work cheerfully and well,
and no particular credit is due to one regiment
to enter a city at the head of the column unless
they are given that privilege on account OF
meritOriOuS action.
o. A. Moser Emporia Kan, wants the name,
address, company and regiment Of every Iowa
soldier in the State of Kansas who was not in
attendance at the recent Topeka Reunion. He
is compiling roster, and wants to make it as
complete as possible.
W. G.. Putney, Prairie Center, ILL.,, witnessed
Gen. Grant ascend Lookout Mountain on horse
back and relates how he procured powerful
telescope to enable the famous General to view
the rebel works
Jerome Reese, Co. A, DIST Ind, EPSON, Ind,
corrects c. Ii. Taylor in his statement that the
First Brigade, Second Division, Third Corps.
was composed Of the 25th Mich, 9th and Sd
Tenn, s0th Ind. 18th KY. and Doth Ohio, and
contends that after the battle of Resaca the
brigade was composed of but four regiments
the Sd and 9th Tenn, 25th Mich. and 9lst Ind.
Jacob Sloniger. Co. A, 10th Kan, MendOn,
H., sends an interesting account of scouting
! operations in Missouri in the Fall of 1861.
C. Chalmer, &c. G; 10Th Ind, Lebo, Kan, was
one of Sherman's bummers, ana wT;t:Ec@- that he
was always well able to take care of himself,
and also to see that his mess had something to
keep soul and body together.
5. A. Young, Co. X, 1st Pa. Il. c., Panora,
Iowa, has heard that the persons acting as
guides to visitors on the battlefield of Gettys-
burg have in many instances stated that the
Pennsylvania Reserves did not participate in
the great battle. He thinks stop ought to
be put to such erroneous and malicious repre-
sensations.
John B. Carrin, Co. E. both Ill, thinks that
Florida is far more suitable settling place for
soldiers than the West and Northwest, where
so many veterans are flocking. The climate,
he says, is mild and healthy.
Geo. Borden, Co. F, Goth Ohio, Galena, o.,
writes that &. H. Taylor Chadron, Neb in
Condensed Letters I" in THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE of Sept. a. is mistaken in saying that
the Goth Ohio belonged to the Twenty third
Corps, as in reality that regiment was part
of the Fourth Corps.
Geo. NJ. Butterfeld, Co. K, 31st Me-, Spring
field, Me-, has been much interested in reading
-,
counts of the fight at Fort Steadman, as he
was there.