The National tribune., 1885-03-26

Lemuel r. NARROW, Co. B. 1st Pa, Santa
Maria, Cal, writes that the 1St Pa. Rifles Buck
tails, 18th Pa. Reserves, the AID Pa, was one
of the regiments OF the Pa. Reserves division
of 10 regiments authorized by a special act OF
the Legislature of the State to be enlisted,
| armed and equipped by the State to serve three
years or during the war, subject to a call from
the Federal Government
Al. Z. Frazey, Upton, Iowa. writes that the
JOhnnies used to make the joke about the Pa.
Bucktails (of which he was member) that
| they loaded their'guns all night and ired them
Off all day.
IA. Dewoody, Co H. 4th Pa Cav, Balliett,
Pa, thinks the cavalry branch of the service
does not get sufficient credit.
V. Carroll Color Bearer, 25th O., Anderson,
Mo-, denies the statement of Col. Benz T. Cook,
of the 18th Mass, that the 11th Corps made but
a feeble resistance at Gettysburg, and then fell
back, and claims that Barlows Division of that
corps drove back the Confederate forces until
ordered to retreat, as the rebels were fanking
them.
J. NJ. Snyder, Captain Co. d. SD ILL.,, Yer
durette, Neh., writes an interesting account of
the part taken by the SD Ill. at the battle of
Fort Doneison, which space prevents us from
printing.
d. S. Hunter, Co T. 2d Mimi, informs us that
q very pleasant Reunion of his regiment was
held at Anoka in January last, and that the
following officers of the association were elected
for the ensuing year: Gen. j. w. Bishop Pres
idcnt; A. IL. Reed, V.-P.; A. L. Kiefer Secre-
tary; Jacob Manner, Treasurer.
Isaac K. Young, 99th Wis, Chicago, H.
writes that q most interesting Reunion of his
regiment was held at the Palmer House Chi
cago, Jan. %, and that the association chose
the following officers for the ensuing year ::
Pres, Col. Charles T. Hotchkiss; V.-P, Capt
Frank NJ. Hobbs Sec, Serg't Isaac K Young :;
Treas, Serg't Rube w. Willett
James n. Brown 10th ILL.,, Chester, ILL.,, re-
itcrates his statement that Lieut.. Col. F.
Swanwick 22d ILL.,, was wounded and taken
prisoner at Stones River, notwithstanding
COmrade Barr0ws's statement to the contrary.
Jacob Gump, Ballou, Ohio, wishes to inform
L. L. Olney, of Warsaw, Ind, that the Iron Bri-
gade was composed of the I'd, 9th and 7th Wis,
the 10th Ind and the Gath Mich.
James Morrison, Wahoo, Neb., writes that
be was about a mile and half south of the city
of Petersburg when Gen. A. Z. Hill was killed
He remembers distinctly that a soldier had
handsome ladies' gold watch which he took
from the dead body of the General after he was
shot.
S. L. Barber Capt, Co. I, 11th W. Va, Cot
tageville w. Va, writes that the troops from
West Virginia claim with pride the honor of
silencing the last battery that Gen. Lee ever
put in position, skirmish-lne being sent for
ward by Gen. Thomas VI. Harris, under Capt j.
NJ. Jarboe of the 10th w. Va.
r. G. Thompson. Scrg't, Co A, 123d Ohio,
Rock Rapids, Iowa, informs J. w. Flowers, Co.
/, 10Th W. Va, who inquired in THE TRIBUNE
of Feb. 20 the name of the soldier who was
shot in getting over fence at the battle of
New Market, May is, 1854 that the person in
question was Isaac Miehaels, Co. A, I23d Ohio
f. d Pettbonc, Co. B, 7ith ILL.,, Pecatonica,
ILL.,, says his company had % men, all of whom,
save one, were from that place. 1t went to
"the front" in Sept, 1862, and was mustered
out at Nashville, june 10, 1865. But % of the
original members of Co. B remained.
J. J. Benepe Co. G, 4Ist H., Bozeman, Mont,
narrates briefly the charge at Jackson July II,
1868. He is confident that it was the Seventh
Brigade and not the Second, of Lauman's Di-
vision, that made the charge
J. A Lloyd, Corporal, Co. A, 9th III. Mt'd
Inf, Harlandsville, KY, writes that his regi-
ment was in 10 battles and skirmishes He
thinks he fired one of the last shots of the war;
on the night of April 10, 1865.
Kirby Smith, Co. c., 9th Ohio, Odobot,
Iowa, says that at Huntsville, Ala, one even
ing in the Winter of 1864, several members of
his regiment being in want of /" bakers bread"
procured the money with which to purchase
supply. by assessing several citizens whom they
arrested on the street.
A. c. Pariman, 177th Pa, answering the
criticisms upon his report of the seige of Suf-
folk, admits his unintentional error in writing
tOl ltdNkiHS, WDei1 ne SnOulu nave written
"COl. Kimball," of Hawkins's Zouaves He
does not know the name of the signal officer
referred to; it was reported in camp that our
sharpshooters had killed II rebels who had
climbed into the tree to take observations. He
is aware there were two railroads leading into
the city, but says, "They were both on the
same side of the Nansemond, all the same"
As to the fort captured he thinks both COM
rades are right, and that there were two taken,
one of which the men Of the o9th N Y helped
to capture
j. Edeblute, Co. I. SD Ohio, New Dover, O.,
tells how the soldiers of the Eleventh Corps
were cooking, playing cards, and singing when