The National tribune., 1885-12-31
CONDENSED LETTERS.

c. B. Dennis, 1O1st Ohio, Sandusky, O., takes
hand in the discussion concerning the capture
of guns at Knob Gap He stands by the claim
of the 101st Ohio like good soldier, and forti
fes his position by strong letter from Gen. l.
NJ. Kirby, who was at that time Major OF the
1Olst.
Mrs. NJ E. Brown, Baden, Beaver Co., Pa
says kind words for The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
and hopes it may live long and prosper"
E. r. Lee Secretary of the 41st Ill. Reunion
Association, reports good success in the com.
pletion of the roster of his regiment. He now
has over 800 names of the survivors of the 41st
and he desires the comrades to still send in any
names they may know of and contributions to
help pay the expense of publishing the list and
the Reunion proceedings. Send all names and
contributions to L. Il. Lee, Secretary, 41st ILL.,
Reunion Association, Cerro GOrdO, Ill.
E. d. Gloyd, Co. K, 55th Ohio, Millers Cor
ners, N. Y, urges the publication of regimental
histories He thinks it would be good scheme
to insert portrait of every soldier.
A. III. Kitrow, Co. K, 3lst Ohio, Third Bri.
gade, Second Division, Fourteenth Corps
Kirksville, Mo-, gives some incidents of the
night movement at Chattanooga under Gen
Hazen to Browns Ferry.
Hiram H. Davis, Co. d, 4th Mich, 16 Z. Sec.
ond street, Erie, Pa, writes that he has num-
Der of photographs of members OF the 23d
Mich. and other regiments, who were friends
of his brother, o. S. Davis. The latter went
out i'm the Odd Mich from East Saginaw, Mich,
and was promoted until he became Captain and
Commissary of Subsistence of the Twenty
third Corps. He was killed some time ago by
q boiler explosion at Broken Straw, N. Y.
Reif Karl, 4th U. S. Cav, Middle Fork, Clin.
ton Co., Ind, wants Capt. Jack " Crawford to
tell where the 4th u. s. Cav. was at the Indian
fight in September, 1876, referred to by him in
a recent article in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
j. F. Hahner, Captain, Co. ID, 2d Iowa Cav,
Goddard, Oak, approves the course of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE in its fight against the
politicians of both parties who ignore the
rights of the soldiers. He would like to hear
from the soldier of the I'd Iowa Cav. who pur-
loined his sword and belt on the ears coming
home, between Mobile, Ala, and Hickman,
Ky. He will reward and forgive him for its
return, as it is very valuable to him on account
of the blood stains on it.
Edward NailOr, Sergeant, Co. B, LIST VT. Cav,
Branton, VT, thinks the Western boys are do
ing most of the fighting in the newspapers and
advises them to "go it" while they have a
chance, as the Army of the Potomac is now
lying on the reserve but will come to the front
again one of these days and there will be music.
N. E. Bryan Co. II, Sth Iowa, Monteznma,
Iowa, sends sketch of an expedition by part
of the 9Th Iowa, the 35th Iowa, and a battery,
under Col. Hill, from Alexandria, on the Red
River, to Henderson's Hill, in which they de-
feated the enemy and captured 200 prisoners.
He would like to know if Comrade Dubois, of
Co. G or III, 35th Iowa, is still living. And if
So his address; and to know whether he has
forgotten the long-legged soldier that helped
him carry off the dead and wounded from the
Yellow Bayou battlefield, where they had the
fight in the Louisiana bramble patch.
J. s. Hayden, Jenningsville, Wyoming Co..