The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-11
CONDENSED LETTERS.

CONDENSED LETTERS.
The fragments of Comrade Hibbs's "explo-
ve-bullet" letter continue to take effect A.
w. Baker, Co. III, 23d Wis, Lebanon, N H.;
William III. Bowman, Co. Z, 18th Wis, Boards
| ley, Mimi, and j. l.. Joseph, Co. +, Sth Wis,
ROckton, Wis, write that they both heard and
saw them at Vicksburg. l.. ID. Immell, In
spector of Artillery, Fourth Corps, has one that
was fired at Dallas, or New Hope Church. dur
! ing the Atlanta campaign. b. f. Laughlin Co.
B, llth Pa. Reserves, Brady, Pa, was wounded
| by several fragments of an explosive ball at
| Fredericksburg.
Capt. Almon J. Pierce, Co. G, Mississippi Ma
rine Brigade, writes that in response to a request
in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE some weeks ago
TO hear from "Elletts Marines he received
more replies than it is possible for him to an
swer at present, but he will endeavor TO do so
during the Winter. He urges upon his COM
rades the importance of preparing a history of
! the Marine Brigade, and hopes they will assist
him in the matter. He will be glad to hear
further from any of his old comrades on the
subject.
George w. Brant, Co. E, I'd U. S. Inf, Worth
ington, Mimi, says he was at the battle of Will
/ son Creek, and bears evidence to the good con-
/ duct of the list Iowa. Instead of running it
stood its ground manfully, although terribly
cut up.
Samuel Nelson, Co. F, 117th N. Y, thinks
that Comrade Lowery, 18th Ind. in THE TRIB-
| UNE of Oct. ignores the services of the 117th
/ N Y. at the siege of Suffolk. He SAYS: "The
| seth \. Y, with five companies of the 1l7th,
went across the Nansemond near midnight and
captured the fort or masked battery, together
with about 100 prisoners and four brass 81
| pound cannon"
J. Guthrie Savage, carleton, Neosho Co., Kan,
writes TO correct a typographical error by which
he was said to have been member of Co. b, Sd
| w. Va. 1t should have been Co. B. Sd Wis.
J. NJ. Phelps Co. c, I'D Ill., Boulder, ILL.,, says
| that the 2lst Ill was not the only regiment at
the battle of Belmont. The 22d, 9th Both and
| 3lst Ill, and 9TH Iowa also had hand in that
engagement.
w. q. Brumbaugh, Co. E, Gath Ohio, Mans
! field, o., says that Com rade Raudebaugh, Co. X,
Goth Ohio, is right about the live duck being
found frozen in the ice on the march from Chat
| tanoOga to Knoxville. Hew TO know if any
comrade remembers catching fish in the Guada-
( l0up River, Tex, in 1866, which, on being
( dressed, were found to be filed with wild
/ grapes. He wonders If the fish climbed the
/ vines and got the grapes off.
| J. III. Plat, West Lafayette, COshOctOn, Co., o.,
says he is a son OF veteran. His father ThOs.
/ Plat. served in Co. i, 69th Ohio. The writer
had four brothers in the service: Allan III.
! Platt, 5lst Ohio; Maj. T. j. Plat, cd Ohio; J..
| i. Platt, 5ith Mo-, and X. V. Plat, 1i3d Ohio.
! He thinks his family has a very credtable
record.
| Frederick Il. Radebaugh, drummer, Co. A,
/ Goth Ind, kOleen, Ind, files his claim among
! the kid soldiers. He enlisted Aug. 10 1862
| at the age of IL years and 10 months. He was
| taken prisoner a few days later at Richmond,
Ky. Gen. Kirby Smith, who commanded the
rebel forces, turned him loose and advised him
| to 20 home and keep out of the army. He went
| back into the service IN the Fifteenth Corps,
went through to the sea with Sherman, and
wound up with the grand review at Washing
ton.
Lawrence Riley, Co. G, oO7th Pa, Ogdens-
burg Pa, disputes the claim of Comrade w.
Ii. Peck, that the LIST Conn. Ii. A. was the first
to enter Ft. MahOne at Petersburg. He says
| the 207th Pa led the assault OH Ft. Malone,
otherwise called Fl. Damnation, part of the
regiment being equipped with axes to cut away
the abatis. They succeeded, stormed the fort,
and were the first to scale the pa-apet. Col.
RObt. C. Cox was promoted to Brigadier- Gen.
eral for galantry in that action.
A. q. McHendrie, Co. II. 9Th Iowa Cav, Belle
vile, Iowa, replying TO Lieut.. VIM. s. Archer.
9TH Ohio Cav, says that the 9Th Iowa crossed
the bridge at Pulaski before noon of the day
in question. The rebels were still on the
bridge when they came i'll sight of it. One OF
the officers of the 9Th Iowa fell dead at the
bridge.
-" L. SNiaStOhf MANI says buO Oo'
ject of the Sanders raid from Kentucky
through East Tennessee was not particularly
TO fight, but TO burn the great LOudon Bridge
and do other damage in that vicinity.
Geo. NJ. Withers, Co. ID, 10th Ohio, Eau
Claire, Wis, says he has never seen in THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE any mention of his regi-
ment. He thinks his comrades of the 10Ith
Ohio ought to wake up and blow their bugles
along with the rest of the boys
Isaac Kimball Leetsville, Mich, agrees with
Comrade Scott, Disco, Ind, in the opinion
that the action of the last two or three Ma
tional Encampments of the Grand Army on
the subject of pensions did injustice to the
poorer class of brOken-down veterans. He
says that most of the delegates were of the
class who are not in need, and he thinks they
do not recognize sufficiently the needs of theiI
less-fortunate comrades.
Thos A. Ausley, Co. G, 9th Tenn. Cav, Elk
Creek Mo-, thinks the Government did great
injustice in failing to effect a change of pris.
oners with the rebels. He thinks the Obliga
ton is very strong upon the Government tC
keep from suffering and want the men who
were broken down by their long confinement
on account of its delinquency in this respect.
Chas. Stacey, Co. ID, 55th Ohio, Norwalk, o.,
says that Comrade Rusk was wrong in stat.
ing that the S5th Ind was the first regiment
TO enter Atlanta. He says the first troops in the
city were from the Second and Third Brigades
| lnlIu blNlSloil, lWcnlltlH toIpSi uHueT the
command of Maj. G. r. Wickham.
VIM. Calvin, CazenOvia, n. Y, reminds
COmrade Stoddard that there were a great
many very good men in the navy who are in
every way worthy to belong to the Grand
Army. He will find plenty of them in all ouI
seaports who can march and counter-march as
we'll as many of the land troops
Milton Reynolds writes TO say that his ad-
dress is Marysyille, Mich, and not Marysville
| Neb.
III. ID. LOveland, Lamar, Pa, would be glad
to have all members of Co. L, 9TH Pa. Cav, re-
port to him their addresses, he being commit
tee TO prepare record with view TO perma-
nent organization of the regiment.
Samuel ID. Cutcliif, 1918 Adams street, San
dusky, o., thinks the members of the Sixth
Corps did their share Of fighting, but have not
done their share of writing. He thinks the
members of that corps ought to make freeI
use of pen and ink to record their gallant
deeds.
S. J. Cothrel, Holland Lucas Co., o., think:
that Battery III. LIST Ohio l.. A., to which he
belonged did as faithful aud efficient service a
any other battery in the army.
Mortimer w. Nelson. Color-Sergeant, 10th
| iowa Sidney Iowa writing of the hattle al