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Fort SteadInan, Va.

To THE EDITOR: read with great interest
the letters from old comrades in The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE, but would like to hear more
from the boys of the old Army of the Potomac.
Any one who lay in front of Petersburg the
Summer and Winter of '64, is not likely to
forget the events which occurred there. l
think some of the heaviest cannonading of the
war was done there in the Winter of '64. We
became SO accustomed to the boom of the can
non and the shrek of the shell that we took
no notice of them unless a shell dropped in
camp, which happened pretty often. / want to
say few words about the fight at Fort Stead
man. Lee massed 10000 men, under Gen.
Gordon, during the night in front of Fort
Steadman. The picket-lines at this point were
only so yards apart. Just before dawn on the
morning of the 25th of March, 49, the attack
was made. Our pickets mstook their ad vance
for deserters, as there was a great deal of de-
sorting from the rebel lines that Winter. The
pickets were captured, and the storming rebs
dashed over the trenches and Fort Steadman
was surprised and taken. The 14th N. Y. H.
A., with nine guns, formed its garrison. They
were nearly all driven away or taken prisoners.
The guns of the fort were quickly turned on
the rest of the line by the Johnnies, and they
made things lively for awhile. / was putting
the COtfee-kettle on when the ball opened.
Fall I'M" was the order, and we did fall in
lively without breakfast, and went OH double
quick to the scene of action. Gen. Hartranft
commanded our division (the Third Division
of the Ninth Corps. He led us in on counter
charge, and in few minutes the tide of battle
turned against the rebels but they could not
retreat through the terrible fire that was poured
in upon them, and over 1900 surrendered with
nine stands of colors in addition; 1000 were
killed and wounded. We lost near 1000
think, for the time it lasted and the amount
accomplished, it was one of the hardest battles
of the war. Our brave commander Hart
ranft) led US to victory. He was not the one
to falter in the hour of danger.-D. X. Nc
CLINTICK, Co. K, 205th Pa Potter's Mills, Pa.
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An Eastern Boy Puts in His Oar.

To THE EDITOR: / have been asked many
times why we did not see more of the doings of
the boys in the East Now if you will be SO
kind as to give me space will try to give what
/ think is the reason. 1t may look little ex-
aggerated at first sight, but upon second thought
you will see that bigger things have been
claimed by our Western comrades. First, we
had a battle apiece for each comrade in the
ranks under the special direction of some par
ticular officer. While the war lasted we pooled
all our captured cannon, horses mules, wagons
flags and everything else, and when we were
discharged we divided up, and we had flag
apiece and lots left, and if we had known that
they were short of relics in the West we would
have fitted them out. Each comrade got a
mule team, cannon, a flag, rebel fortiiica-
tion and q sutler tent. On his discharge is
written in red ink which battle he can lay
claim to; and should any other comrade try
the confscation dodge, he is to be sent to the
Rip Raps i see another squabble over the re-
port that the rebel cavalry carried lances.
What of it if they did? So did we. The 9th
Pa. Cav. were Iancers. Who of the Pa. r.
G. but remembers the long pole with the
lance on the end, the little red hospital flag
flying in the breeze2 Some Westerners claim
the Johnnies shot railroad ties. Don't doubt it
a bit, but don't fight about it now at this late
day. Why, the night the rebs shellod us at
Harrisons Landing, Va, in July, 1862, they
threw over bake-ovens, brick houses, whole
cornfields and roailroad cars, and who ever
heard of us Quarrelng about it2 met little
lrishman Of my company i'll the midst OF the
noise and glare of the burning fuse shells
which filled the air and were playing Skinny
among our dog tents. He had a big cheese and
about cord of navy plugs "Where did you
strike them?" ! asked. "Be Jabbers," said he,
"they gist lit. The rebs are throwing them
over from the other side. Old jeff has got a
good spell on him." Some Of the boys said he
took them from sutlcr tent, but who cared?
The matter was never alluded to again.-A. L.
WRIGHT, Co. Z, 10th P. r. c., Phillipston, Pa.
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McPhersOn's Death.

To THE EDITOR: / wish to relate a fact in
relation to the death of Gen. James b. McPher-
son, which, / believe, has never been made
public. At the time of the death OF MCPher-
son, Mr.. Thomas H. Burns, a loyal Virginian,
who had joined Co. B, 1st Ohio Cav, and my
self were detailed at the Generals beadquar-
tiers as foraging scouts, consequently were not
in line with the regiment on the morning of
the 22d July, but rode out from headquarters
with the General. We left him before reaching
the front. In short time we saw the Gen.
erals horse-a large back-dashing back from
the front. We caught him and found that he
had been shot in the neck and hip, but we did not
know the fate of Mcpherson. The Generals
holsters, with pistol in each, were still on the
saddle. The holsters had a silver plate, on
which was inscribed: "To Gen. Jas. b. Nc
Pherson, by his many r. r. friends" We
started to headquarters with the horse, when
We met Gen. John A. Logan, to whom we re-
ported what we knew about where the General
was when the volley was fired which wounded
the horse, and which VIC soon ascertained had
killed the gallant General. Logan ordered us
to not let it be known that Mcpherson was
probably killed, but to say he was at some Gen.
erals headquarters; / don't remember what
General il was now. This think, was the
first knowledge our men had of the misfortune.
Logan took command of the Army of the Ten
nessee at once. i saw Logan a few minutes
later trying to straighten wagon train which
had been out on our left, but had become de-
moralized and got mixed up in the oak brush
If ever man swore by note it was Logan, as
he stood up in his stirrups with drawn sword
and went for that wagon-master Mcpherson
was highly regarded for his humane princi-
pies. l remember that on the evening just
previous to his death, when we went into camp
there was sick man belonging to his head
quarters in an ambulance who had not been
removed or cared for when the General rode
up, although we had only been in camp few
minutes. Capt. Conn, who had charge of his
escort, was having his tents pitched. The Gen
eral, noticing the man in the ambulance, called
to Capt Conn and said, Captain, what IS that
man doing in that ambulance?" The Captain
answered, "He is sick" Mcpherson says:
"Well, sir, want you to take care of our sick
before pitching your tent."-R. 81. BARTON,
Co. B, LIST Ohio Cav, Moscow, Idaho.
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The 41st III. at Columbia, =, G..

To THE EDITOR: In your paper of Aug.
see a communication from w. VI. Prouty, Co. b,
3lst Iowa, in which he says: " In looking over
the roster of regiments in ShermanS army at
that time, fail to find the 4Ist Ill. mentioned"
No doubt Comrade Prouty is correct from an
official standpoint; nevertheless the 4lst Ill.
was at and through Columbia s. c., and | be-
lieve most Of them saw the 18th IOwas flag
cross the river and go into the city but what
followed we know not. We believe the same
writer (PrOuty) has reiterated the assertion
that the Seventeenth Corps did not enter Co
lumbia. We can only say that we know the
Fourth Division, Seventeenth Corps, did march
into and through Columbia. What the other
two divisions did we do not know, and don't
propose to say. Now, as to the 4lst H.: At
Shiloh it belonged to the First Brigade of Gen.
Hurlbut's Division. This division was after
wards commanded by Gen. Lauman till after
the siege of Yicksburg and the charge at Jack
son, July II, 1863, shortly after which ne left
u.s. About this time the division was assigned
to the Seventeenth Corps. Previous to this it
had been a part of the Sixteenth Corps, but
acting with the Thirteenth Corps at and during
the siege of Vicksburg. When Gen. Lauman
left US Gen. Croker took charge of the divis-
ion, and on the reorganization of the army for
the Atlanta Campaign, Gen. Giles A. Smith was
assigned to the command, and was its COM
manner during the rest of its existence as a
division. This division was always known as
the Fourth Division. 1t was the Fourth Divis-
ion at ShilOh-the Fourth Division of the Six
teenth Corps and the Fourth Division Of the
Seventeenth Corps-and the dist III. was al
ways in the First Brigade. But why does not
the comrade see US mentioned as a regiment on
the march through South Carolina We will tell
him: We had become so decimated that we had
lost our name; in fact, we were Cos. b and
K of the SD ILL.,, but we boys never claimed
or owned the number as ours. We never took
kindly to the change and always chung to our
own number, never owning that we were of the
SD Ill, but always of the 4lst Ill. Our boys
thought we did not merit any such treatment
them and l do not think that time has changed
that sentiment They always believed it was
done to give certain field officers promotion.
This so-caled consolidation took place at Sa-
vannah, before the Carolina campaign.
We suppose the comrade cannot find the Sd
Iowa named on that march. Let some of the
brave old Sd Iowa tell what became of them
after they were so reduced in numbers that
there was only about enough left for another
killing" We do not think they sign them
selves the I'd Iowa.-D c. KRONE. Co. E. 41st
ILL.,, Independence, Kan.
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To THE EDITOR: In The NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE of Aug. COnlrade Lennon, Co. ID, 5th
Iowa Cav, gives a very interesting account of
the fight at Pennington, Tenn.
The article would be all right but for the
fact that the 5th Iowa, either in part or whole,
was not in the fight at all.
Minty was put under arrest by Gen. Dan
McCOok because he was 10 miles in the rear,
and his failure to come up at the proper time
accounts for the fact that McCOOk failed to
bag" Wheeler's whole force. This is why
Minty did not command.-HARvEY WALTERS,
Co. B, I'D Ind, La Fayette, Ind.
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He Wants the Matter Straight.

To THE EDITOR: Of" in his account of the
part taken by the Sth Ohio at Gettysburg, says
they were in First Brigade, Second Division,
commanded by Gen. Alex. Hayes. While it
does not detract from his narrative, it does de-
tract from the old Third Division of the Second
Corps. Col S. S. Carroll afterwards Genera)
commanded the First Brigade, Third Division,
Second Corps at Gettysburg and up to 1864 at
the consolidation OF corps, when the First Bri-
gade went into the Second Division, Second
Corpse. w. DEY, Co. c, 10th N. Y, Dixon,
Ill.
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If Your Cough is Growing More Troublesome,

If you are losing flesh and strength, and are
beginning to have nightsweats or any Of the
& Palen, 1929 Arch ST., Philadelphia, stating
your case clearly, and ask their opinion as to
your condition, and whether they have treated
similar cases with their Compound Oxygen. II
will cost you nothing, as they make no charge for
consultation They WILL at the same time that
they reply to your inquiries, furnish you with
such documents and reports of cases as will
enable you to determine whether in your own
case cure is possible.
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Printer and Philosopher.

Mr.. Jacob Bacon is member Of the firm of
Bacon & Co., printers, sos Clay street, San
Francisco, Cal. He is philosopher like his
namesake Lord Bacon, and so when he was
suffering from almost entire loss of voice
brought on by obstinate cold, he looked around
for remedy. Red Star Cough Cure was Sc
lected, his argument being that its freedom from
opiates was likely to make it more eiiicacious.
He now says that less than half bottle restored
SIS voice and thoroughly cured him.
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From the Pacific Coast

Mr. John Gregg, an old citizen of Watson
vile, Cal, whose character is vouched for by
leading merchants of that place, writes that he
has proven st. Jacobs Oil to be an infallible
cure for rheumatism.
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Loss of Flesh and Strength.

with poor appetite, and perhaps slight cough
in morning, or on first lying down at night,
should be looked to in time. Persons afflicted
with consumption are provcrbialy unconscious
of their real state. Most cases commence with
disordered liver, leading to bad digestion and
imperfect assimilation of food-hcnce the
emaciation, or wasting of tho flesh. 1t is a
form of scrofulous disease, and is durable by
the use of that greatest of all blood cleans
ing, anti-bilous and .nvigorating compounds,
known as DIR. Picrces Golden Medical Dis
Covery."
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"For economy and comfort, we use Hoods
Sarsaparilla," writes an intelligent Buffalo. N.
Y, lady. 100 Doses Que Dollar.
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For Fever and Ague and all miasmatic dis
eases, Ayers Ague Cure is positive remedy.
Warranted.
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For GAR, Masonic, and all othn- society
goods send for catalogue to E. A. Armstrong,
Detroit, Mich.
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He Saws the 18th Iowa Was Not There.

Many imtators, but no equal, has DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy.
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HAVE BEEN bhJshED AWAY.
Iyerson and his command were as much sur
prised by the fire of the right of Baxter's Bri-
gade as he would have been had we sprung
upon him out Of the ground and the Confeder-
ates did just what / have known good veteran
Union tToops-whcn attacked in flank and
rear-to do. They sought the nearest shelter,
and undoubtedly supposing they had been led
into a trap, put up white flags or handkerchiefs
in token of surrender No troops advanced
upon us or attacked US in front while bringing
the prisoners of the field. We suffered only
from flank fire Of strong skirmsh-line, be-
fore mentioned, in the field between the afore-
named high rail fence and the Johannesburg
road. Wchrum's flight in the air and partici-
patton in the capture of Iyersons Brigade is
best shown TO be mere "moonshine" by his
own words He does not seem to know any
thing of the locality where these troops were
taken. He takes a red barn for common
center-rciterated no less than four consecutive
times,-around which he seems to desire that
everything else should revolve; but he does
not even give the location of that. l know Of
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-29

No disease which does not ootine a
man to his bed 80 ompletely units him
for business as dyspepsia. When the
stomach is foul, the brain is always
muddy and confused, and as the cares
and anxieties of life are sufficient bur-
den for the organs of thought TO bear,
without being tormented by the mis-
cries born OF indigestion, 1t Is highly de-
srable for the brains sake, as well as
for the sake of every other portion of
the system, that the disordered stomach
should be restored with the utmost dis
patch TO healthy, vigorous condition.
This object can always be accomplished
by u course of IIostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, the purest and best Of vegetable
specifics, which evaOuates the morbid
humors through the bowels, rouses and
tones the torpid stomach and regulates
the liver, imparts iirmness to the nerves
and clears the sensorium OF Its mental
cobwebs. Persons subject to attacks OF
Indigestion, bilious headache, Irregular
ity of the bowels, sickness of the stom-
ach, or ''the blues" should take the Bit
tiers once or twice day throughout the
present season.
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The San Antonio ice factory, LosoyO
street, near Houston street, have greatly
increased their facilities for the manu-
iacture of Ice, and are now prepared to
fill all orders fIom the city or country,
having on hand at all times not less than
40 tons of Ice. Our ice Is made from
water furnished by the Waterworks com
pany. and distilled or condensed before
manufacture. In connection with our
factory we have constructed four large
refrigerators, for the storage of meats,
fruits or other articles requiring pure
dry atmosphere for their keeping, Arti-
cles of this kind will be received on stor-
age by the day, week or month. These
refrigerators are operated upon the dry
air principle, and the only ones in this
State, except that at Columbus. We
have sample room TO store several car
loads. We will be pleased to show Wis
itors through our works at all times.
j. b. LACOsTE, i. SEAMoN,
President. Superintendent.
b-l-lm
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G. FRASCH, City Assessor.
Proposals for Fuel, Forage and Straw
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTT OF TEXAS,
OFFICE or CHIEf QuARTERMASTER,
san Antonio, Texas, May |, 1885.


C,EALED PROPOSALS. In triplicatc. subject
= to usual conditions, will De received NJ this
Office, or NJ the Offices of the Quartcrmnstcrs
at the following named posts, until II O'Clock,
noon, gOth meridian time, ON the list day of
June, 1885, at which time and places they will
bc opened in presence OF attending bidders
for furnishing and delivery OF Fuel and Forage
during the fiscal year commencing July /, 1870,
us follows:
Wood Charcoal Bituminous Coal, Grain,
Hay, and Straw, AT the san Antonio Depot,
Forts Brown, Clark, COnchO, Davis, Mcintosh,
Ringgold and stockton, Camp Del Rio, Pcna
Colorado, Camp Rice, Lnngtry, Santa Maria,
Edinburg, Camp near Ncvill's SPRING Abilene,
Nun physvillc, The Lakes, Pena, san Domingo,
and Lone Trcc,n'fcxas
Preference will be given to articles of dOmCs-
tic production and manufacture, conditions of
price and quality being eqHul, and such pre-
ference given to articles of American prOduC-
ton and manufacture produced ON the Pacific
const, to the extent of the consumption re-
uuired by the public service there.
Blank proposals, aud circulars giving full in
structiOns ns to manner of bidding, und tCrms
of contract, will be furnished ON application Ia
this Office, or to the Qunrtcrmastcrs ut the
posts named.
The Government reserves the right to reject
any or all proposals.
Envelopes containing proposals should he
marked: proposals for - nj , und
addressed To tho undersigned, or to the rcspcc'
| tive Post Quartcrunstcrs.
Major and Chief Quurtcrinasirr.
mayl-2I-l.a-il
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MORLEY'S TINS TONIC COR
DIAL is Tonic in every sense of the
word. 1t is made from Refined Iron,
the (Pyrophosphates,) Active Vegetable
Agents, Anomalies, etc. All physicians
know that Iron has no equal in purify
ing, enriohing and giving color to the
Blood, thereby giving Strength, Muscle
and Power to the body. Iron Ia Blood
Maker, 1t gives Vigor, Vitality. Energy,
Power and Life itself. For sale by +.
Kalteyer 4 Son.
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Warm weather is now with us, and as
all creation is arraying in the dress be-
fitting the season, Mr.. L.Wolfson, whose
emporium is headquarters for all fine
gents clothing, is now Offering the same
in suits or separate at such low prices
that will give any one chance to get a
summer outfit at his own price. This
offer is only temporary and made to
make room for constantly arriving new
invoices. A word to the wise, etc.
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TIH Wool Growers convention at st.
Louis was very certain TO make some
remarks on the subject Of protective
tariff, considering the fact that ex-Con-
gresham Converse. OF Ohio, Is in at
tendance. The question will be some
thing more than side issue in the com
paigns, and especially SO in n couple OF
Texas districts.
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II Is predicted that by reason of the
growing dissatisfaction Of the Demo-
Gratis to the civil service rules, that
stranger things have happened than that
the Democratic House will refuse to
make an appropriation to carry on the
work Of the commission.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-29

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all skin Eruptions,
apd positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price
% cents per box. For sale by Rice Bros.
II Co
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Fnddr Nav 49, 1885.
spEUIAL NOTICE.

No member of the nrm. or any employee OF
tho LGur Office. has authority Co contract any
liabilities loo the ulmo af 'ho nru. And no
billie w.. tr recognized ur paid unless che
slmrh, first approved Dos the undersigned.
THOS. D. JOHNSON,
business Manager and Treasurer.
GfrF.Uu. JuUs~uN y WfNIEID
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-29

ALL the talk about sewerage, 10th in
the Council and out Of it, has been pro-
ductive of nothing SO far but the state
ment from the City Engineer that it will
be some weeks before he will be ready
to submit his plans.
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Who is an old citizen of San Antonio
and well known as a ilrst-class house
and sign painter, has opened a paint
shop at corner Avenue + and Houston
street, and will, in the future, make fine
carriage painting a specially. Will buy
and sell and renovate old carriages and
buggies. 2-5-6m
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TIE recent storm at Waco was one Of
the most destructive known for years;
and, besides the great damage to all
kinds of property and stock, eleven lives
are reported to have been lost by reason
of the high waters.
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NlNtt ln'1 Nll HhNf 'hlt'f'HN NlN'N'
The II year brood that is to occur this
year has been well recorded for the
years l7lj 1882, l7i9, 1865, 1888, 1900.
1917, 1891, 1861 and 1865. Professor
Riley witnessed it himself in 1865, and
while the underground life of the insect
has been hitherto inferred only from the
periodical appearance OF the perfect in
sect, he has since then been able to es-
tablish 1t by direct observation of the
development of the laryT from year to
year"
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The usual GO-day revolution is threat
ened among several o! the South Ameri-
can States, and United states vessel
will remain ut Aspnwall to watch over
American interests on the lsthmus.
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Published daily, except sunday Of 2i1 East
Commerce street. Delivered by carriers
throughout the city n loccnts wcce payable
10 our agent Single copies for sale by news
boys 40 . cents. subscription per year e. VI,
in advance.
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NOTICE.

On account of dissolution, we offer our
entire stock of general Hardware, stoves,
agricultural implements, iron and wagon
material at and below cost, and invite
the public in general to call upon us be-
fore purchasing elsewhere.
TINS IL PEITZER,
5-l2-tf No. 10 Military Plaza.
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As>mop- observance Of tomorrow
Decoration day will do much toward
making it holiday Of more than or
dinnrv interest.