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The Butler weekly times., 1886-03-10

me and when YOU are not. Betty.
Won know that | love y0u with my
whole soul. | have never asked YOU
70 be my wife. Just because Your
father is q rich man, and | am only
4 Young farmer who has his way to
make. But il thought YOU could
care for me little-Oh. Betty,
do YOU think YOU couid:
He had seized her hand, and was
looking wistfuIv into her fair face.
with a great hunger on his lips to
taste the sweetness OF that tempting
mouth SO near his own.
He was a fine fellow, and Betty
knew it. He had never looked
nobler than he did at that moment;
but De Vaux was a gentleman with
invisible means OF support; his hands
were white, and he could dance the
lawn tennis quadrilles beautifully.
IL am sorry, George" she SAID
hastily. 81 am very fond of you,
but IL don't think | could care tor
you IN that way"
He dropped her hand instantly,
and a strange wh,teness came over
his bronze skin.
"Is 1t this De Vaux:" he asked
huskIly. "Are you engaged to
hIm?"
mo-" said Betty with a warm
flush ~ am not exactly engaged to
him, but"
81 understand. Shall we go down
now?"
They came down IN silence, and
found Clarence de Vaux smoking
cigarette.
"You ought not to light that in
here" SAID George sternly. "You'd
better throw it away"
"Sir!" SAID Clarence, giving him
prolonged stare. Il smoke where
| choose"
Then you had Better smoke such
places as can not be jeopardised bv
your folly," said George curtly.
"Betty, l wouldn't let him smoke in
here"
81 don't see any harm IN Mr.. de
Vaux's Lighting a cigarette If be
Wishes" she SAID with a resentful
fash of her dark eyes. you must
not allow your personal feelings to
provoke you to rudeness, Mr.. Knox"
81 had no intention OF being
rude," George said quickly. "But
/ warn you that if YOU are not care
full tonight this barn will be in ashes
to. morrow.
"You are prophet of evil" SAID
Betty carelessIy. "If you are ready
MIR. de Vaux, we will 90 IN. Are
you going, Georgel Well, good.
bye. suppose we shall see you
Tonight"
81 hardly think so," George an
swered.
And, hitting his hat, he lett them
to walk back to the house together.
The evening brought with 1t a fine
September moon, mellow and full.
The ladies and gentlemen were all
in costume, and Betty's dress was
wonderfully becoming.
sYou look like a poem incarn-
ate," whispered Clarence de Vaux,
as they glided over the floor togeth-
er. "Won't you give me a few
moments in the cupola when this is
over? The moon is perfect, and the
landscape is divine tonight.
"Oh, dear!" cred Betty, as
breeze swept through her curls and
drifted them backward. "How
cool it is up here! / wish I'd
brought my shawl"
''ShalI get it tor you:" De Vaux
said devotedly.
''lt you will be so kind. 1t is
The National tribune., 1886-12-23
They We're Enemies Once.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Our battery
was with Gen. Mcclellan on the Peninsula
and at Lees Mills. where the Vermonters
charged. Gen. Mcclellan COMMUNICATED US
highly for the action we took in the battle.
While in frontof Richmond, in June, 1862, Just
before Stonewall Jackson came down on our
right at Gaines's MIL the writer with five other
men, was sent down 90 White House Landing,
on the Pamunky River, 10 obtain some horses.
We took passage on train Of the Richmond
d. York Railroad, running from the rear Of our
army TO York River. The train was composed
Of platform cars and bore a large number,
wounded IN the recent battles and skirmishes.
When nearing Tunstal's Station we were sud-
denly attacked by Stuart's ugh-ridcrs, who
stood on either side OF the track, dismounted,
pouring the contents Of their weapons upon us
ms we lay fattened out among the wounded on
the open cars. We succeeded in running the
gantlet, although not without loss. J. T.. b.
Stuart had made q raid around McClellans
army, and detachment 400 strong had struck
our train.
In my present position hundreds are en-
ployed by me. few months ago one of my
watchmen had occasion TO visit my residence.
Seating him in the library and handing him a
book on the war 10 read while absented my
self few minutes, was surprised on rejoin-
ing him 10 hear him say that he too was in
the war, although on the other side. having
been a member Of the 9th Va. Cav, Of Stuarts
command. SO IL came out that he was a mem
Der of the attacking force which almost wiped
us out over "a years ago, while was on that
train at Tunstalls, Va. lie il good Christian
man and faithful emplOye.-W. A. MOORE,
Sergeant, Motifs battery, Second Division,
Sixth Corps, Brooklyn, N Y.
The National tribune., 1886-12-23
A New Version OF Gen. PoIk,s DEATH.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / desire TO
correct some errors in an article by " Carleton"
in your issue of Nov. IS. j was at the time
mentioned in the article Inspector General and
Chief of staff to Gen. Geo. Stoneman, who COM
manded the Cavalry Corps in the Atlanta cam
paign. On the l4th of June the Cavalry Corps
was moving to the south through a cornfeld
about three-quarters of a mile west Of Pine
Mountain. There was attached 10 the Cavalry
Corps the Goth lad. battery, commanded
by Capt Hardy. When opposite Pine Mount
ain, riding at the head Of the column by
the side Of Gen. St0neman, we observed
on the crest Of the mountain group of
men, dismounted. Both Gen. Stoneman and
myself leyelled our field glasses upon the group
and saw that they were apparently Confederate
Generals surrounded by their stats, intently
watching our movements.
Stoneman Immediately ordered me TO remain
at that spot until Capt. Hardy came up with
his battery, and If the group of Confederates
were still there TO give them a shot. Stonemsn
then proceeded with the column and remained
as ordered. When Capt. Hardy with his bat
terry came up / delivered TO him Gen. Stone
mans order. He unlimbered one gun and
charged il with solid shot. While the gun was
being thus loaded, / was observing the group
through my field glass, and upon il being fired,
there seemed at once 10 be great CONSERVATION
among the officers and staff on the crest who
Immediately disappeared.
We learned on the evening Of that or early
in the morning Of the next day from captured
Confederates that Gen. Polk had been killed by
q cannon-ball fired from a corniield west OF the
mountain and that il had struck him in the
center of his body, cutting him almost in two.
r.. w. SMITH, Ia La Sale ST., Chicago, III.
The National tribune., 1886-12-23
The Trouble at Walkers Ford.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: think S. G.
Wrights article, entitled Gen. Foster at Knox
ville," will mislead, as some might think he
(Foster) fought the fight known as the battle
of Walkers Ford, on Ginch River, Dec. Q, 1863
with an Ohio regiment as his escort. If this
is the fight he alludes TO il will be news TO the
9th Ind. Cav, 65th Ind. Mounted Inf, and 18th
Ill. Cav, which, as a cavalry force fought the
enemy Tor a long way south and east of Walkers
Ford, on Clinch River, and after several severe
engagements were driven back 10 the Ford by
overwhelming numbers. There they were re-
inforced by the 10th and IIsth Ind, who
waded the icy.cold river up 10 their arm. pits
and were put in position 10 meet the onslaught
which soon came. The llsth on the right. and
some distance in advance. soon became engaged.
About this time Gen. o. B.WillcOx lately made
a General in the Regular Army had brought
up and put the 2lst Ohio battery in position on
the north side OF the river. as TO fire over our
heads. The rebels soon put small cannon on
a knoll on the left Of the road 10 our front and
opened on US, 10 which the 2lst Ohio replied. and
the first round knocked the rebel gun 10 smith
Greens. The llGth and 1l6th were so stationed
by Col. jackson and Col. Kise as 10 have omen
ground in front, over which the rebels had 10
cross, and they paid dearly for their attempt
TO do 50. We had the satisfaction of seeing
them retire about shutdown. A number
were killed in each infantry regiment. The
cavalry lost more in killed, but the suffering to
infantry, who twice had TO wade the river. was
extremely severe.
Gen. Wilcox commanded the division which
wascomposed ofthe ll5th, 10th, lI7th and / 18th
Ind, and 2lst Ohio, 18th Mich. and 23d Ind.
batteries and some detached cavalry COM
panies.-TnL DAGGER, 10th Ind, Newtown
Ind.
The National tribune., 1886-12-23
SAVING THE GUNS.
II was Part OF the 10th Pa. that Saved the Bat
terry at Charlottesville.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: i read In your
issue of Nov. Is the article by Charles Z. Trout
man, 10Th n. j., Washington, ID. c., on the bat
tie of Charlottesville Ii brings back to nv
mind. and j seem TO be living over again, our
tramp 20 and from that field and the part we
took in the action. Our regiment-the 10th
Pa.-was il line east of the Chancellor
House, with two companies on the skirmish-
line, when the crash came What wild eyes
and blanched faces there were when the shells
and solid shot came in from the right front and
rear Of u.s. We received orders TO about face,
and left i'll front we advanced TO the plank
road in rear OF the Chancellor House to support
a battery. We had not been long there when
the house was seen 10 be on fire. Co. was
sent 10 carry out the wounded. All this time
the shot and shell were coming so thick and
fast that it seemed one could not take his nose
out of the dirt lest he would have his head
blown of. Most of the horses belonging to the
battery were disabled, and nearly all the men
were killed and wounded or had gone. A call
for volunteers was made to serve the guns. On
looking round who should We see there sitting
on horseback but our division and brigade
commanders, Gen. W. S. Hancock and Gen.
Nelson a. Miles. 4 moment later came Gen.
Couch, our corps commander, hat in hand and
hair streaming in the breeze. The call for vol
unteers was answered by Corporals John A.
Black, L. w. Day, Bedan BebOut, Isaac Sharp,
James A. Bebout and James Hughes, and Pri-
Yates Charles Guthrie Philo Paul, William
Watson, Jacob McAfee, Zachariah Baker, Peter
Phillips Joseph Evans, George S. Moore, Jacob
Yoders, Isaac Lacock, Amos Smart, James
Hathaway, James Birch, John Saunders, James
Miles, Joseph Meeks, Enoeh Baker, of Co. ID,
with Charles l.. Linton commanding, along
with James 7. Sayer, Privates Anthony Null,
Henry Richards, and T. Jef Cleaver aud others,
whose names / do not know. Some members
of Co. sprang forward, throwing their mus
kets away, and bent forward with one intent
to save the guns. We hauled four Of them,
with the caissons, 10 the road and about 500
yards back, when we were met by the famous
Irish Brigade. A Major of that brigade took
the guns from US and put his own men to them
and took them to the rear. We continued
with the guns until we were past the new line
then forming, when we returned to our regi-
ment.
/ would not trouble you with this letter, save
in justice 10 the bravo boys who went with me
and did the work and were robbed of the honor
ct that time by this Major and the newspaper
reporter. And now 20 see that it was Z rem
nant of the 14sth Pa All honor to the 1iSth,
but i think there is glory and honor enough
for all without taking or giving from one to
the other.-C. L. LINTON, Co. ID. 10th Pa,
Junction City, Kan. 20.
The National tribune., 1886-12-23
THEY KEPT GOING.
A Goth Pa. Nan Tells How TIE ''WhIie Star" ShOn
on IoOkOu. Mountain.

on LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: ! see in "our
paper" that Comrade Blundin is still in the front
rank, against big odds, fighting for the honor
of the old white Star Division" and calling
on his old comrades TO rally TO his support.
He must not surrender. He has written nothing
but the truth and must stand up and face the
music as he stood at Lookout Mountain on the
oath day of Nov, 1863 in the ranks Of one OF the
best regiments in the service. East or West.
IL ought 10 be settled which of all the claimants
actually captured Lookout Mountain. | know
very little about any part of the division except
my own brigade. The First and Third Brigade
charged up the Mountain further 10 our left,
or more on the front of the Mountain, while
We crept along the valley and crossed Look
out Wauhatchie Creek OH an old dam, and
started for the top. My company lE) and Co.
& of our regiment were thrown out as Skin
mishers-Capt. Millison, of Go. C. in command
of the skirmish-line. He was badly wounded
before reaching the top of the Mountain.
We soon found the rebels, and the struggle
began. We could hear our two other brigades
banging away on the face of the Mountain. We
knew that they would do their part well, and
We were eager TO do ours and meet them at the
top among the clouds The rebels seemed TO be
behind every rock and tree and poured down
lead like hail. But il was useless, for the boys
kept them on the 60 and advanced without
once wavering from the beginning at the foot
until the ending at the top. We clambcred over
rocks and tumbled into gulleys, but kept going
all the time and finally struck the last line
that made stand and scattered them like
sheep, capturing hundreds and driving them 10
the rear, not taking the trouble 10 send guard
with them. Trusting 10 the troops behind to
take care of them, We pushed on until we
reached the nose Of the mountain, which We
found covered with a mist or fog. The rebels
made show of fighting, but most of them kept
on going, and the battle above the clouds was
at an end. The division flag, bearing White
Star in the center, was planted on the nose of
old Lookout. We soon mingled with the New
York boys Of the Third Brigade and the Ohio
and Pennsylvania boys of the First Brigade,
and sent up cheer after cheer for our second
victory in the West.
This was the part taken by my old brigade
the lllth, 29th, and detail of the l09th Pa
Now let some comrade of the New York Bril-
gade tell how the following regiments did their
share OF the work: Goth. 18th, 102d, 18th and
l49th n. Y. The old First Brigade should have a
cOmrade that could let us know what the 9Th,
9TH, 18th and Goth Ohio and the I47th aud 18th
Pa. did, and then Comrade Blundin will not be
compelled 10 surrender.-RoB'T CALLAHAN, Co.
L, 29th Pa, 350S n. Twelfth street, Philadel-
phia Pa.
The National tribune., 1886-12-23
PETERSBURG.
A Claim for the First Entry Filed From the Nut
meg State.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / have read
in your paper the claims of different regiments
TO the honor Of being the first troops TO enter
Petersburg. Let me present the claim of the
I'd Conn. III. A. On the night of April We
were ordered TO pack up everything. Wewere
then ordered 10 fall in without knapSacks. and
with canteens on the right side 10 secure
greater silence We-the First Division of the
Sixth Corps, the ID Conn. being in the Second
Brigade-proceeded 10 the vicinity of the look
out near Fort Fisher. Every fourth man was
given an axe 20 cut his way through the abat-
It's. We We're on the right of the division and
in the front line. We made the charge Just be-
fore daylight, went over the rebel works and
on TO the Boydton plank road, where we cap
tured train of rebel medical stores We then
came back TO where tho rest of the brigade was
holding the right of the captured rebel line.
The remainder Of the corps had gone to the
left Of the broken line.
The rebels made il very uncomfortable for us
until the Twenty fourth Corps came to our re-
lief While we were there Gen. Grant and
Gen. Meade rode up and the Second Brigade,
First Division, Sixth Corps, was ordered 10 re-
port TO Gen. Parke commanding the Ninth
Corps Then the I'd Conn. II. A. relieved the
200th Pa. on the picket line, and at daylight on
the morning Of the 81 we pushed on aud into
Petersburg without our colors, which did not
20 on 10 the skirmish line with US Col. James
Hubbard, who believe is now located in Wash
ington, commanded the regiment and was ap.
pointed Provost Marshal, and for a brief time
dispensed government and law in that capacity.
We shall always think we were the first troops
there. Let me here say that the I'd Conn. III.
A., from May "a, 1864, until Lee surrendered,
lost in killed, wounded and missing $50 men.
GEO. c. STEWART, President I'd Conn. Regi-
mental Association.
The National tribune., 1886-12-23
Hoods Poutoons and Wagons.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The article
Of Oct. &c entitled Still Chasing Hood /" does
great injustice 10 the 18th Pa Cav, especially
Co. M. had command of the advance-guard
from the time we left Decatur, Ala, until after
the capture OF Hoods pontoon train. Comrade
Mccoy, Of the 10th Ind, should correct his
memory, and be will find that il was Hoods
wagon train that they captured and not his
pontoon train. j distinctly remember the first
wagon We came up with, about o'clock ia the
evening. 4 saw them cutting the mules from
the wagons when We made the charge. The train
was stretched along the road for some Eve miles
had about 20 men when we struck the rear
Of the train, and about 10 o'clock when We
came 10 the front j could count but eight.
IL COmrade Mccoy will remember, the wagon
train was Nil parked in a large field. The 18th
Pa. Cav. helped 10 burn them. 1t was my ad-
vance that captured the two brass field pieces
nj the old sohool-house on the first night out
from Decatur. i hooked the horses 70 them
myself and drove them back, while the boys
captured the command asleep in the school
house.
This was a grand raid, and the boys should
have al the honor due them and no more Too
much credit could not be given Gen. William
J. Palmer for the engineering and commanding
Of this expeditiOn.-THEo. Il. RAMSEY, Ser
geant, Co. M, and First Lieutenant, Co. II, 18th
Pa Cav.
The National tribune., 1886-12-23
Attention, sOth Ill.

EDITOR NATIONAL Tribune: letter from
Comrade Lindsey Steele, Co. f. 30th ILL.,, tells
me that the membersof the 3Oth in his County
are ready to take hold of the matter of the re-
moval of Col. Warren Shedd's remains to his
old home for burial, and are in favor of calling
a meeting Of the members at Springfield as
early as possible. / would suggest, with others,
that We meet at Springfield. ILL.,, on the 18th of
February, that being the 25th anniversary of
the battle OF Fort DonelsOn, where the 30th
took such an active part. The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE was suggested as the medium to pub
lsh the notice, as nearly all soldiers read it and
would know the time. 1t is the true and tried
friend of the soldier. hope all who see this
notice will be present at the meeting.-H. j.
WALTON, Co. A. Both ILL.,, Buffalo Prairie, Ill.
The National tribune., 1886-12-23
taking the remaining man, marched In and
arra1faa fhres TTpfpp nAtraru Thnv xvp-a of

taking the remaining man, marched in and
arrested three Union officers They were off
o,.t su' t' q 'iie 90 ia other respects, and
El"r frr a', dare say, than when facing
rc,s.
Nc to,d Uno.4 .A.t they must go before the
Provost Marshal unless they could show their
passes. They pleaded and protested and said
they had i0sl thor passes, but in vain. Finally
cue of them SAID that he had pass, and pulled
Oui a roll OF grcenbacks and showed it TO the
Orderly.
Having a kind heart he accepted Of the pass,
and telling them the shortest and safest way
To their regiments we babe them goodnight.
They went their way, if not better and wiser
Incn, much lighter in this worlds goods in the
shape of rreenhaoks. The greenhacks were
used as common fund 10 pay our board bill,
as there WAS nothing too good for us while the
money lasted.
OF course, IL those officers had known that
we were not on duty they could have made il
as hot for as as we did for them. j presume
that they, il living, thought how nicely they
escaped, and that those soldiers did not do their
duty. il any OF them should read this, j do
not suppose they have spunk enough 10 say
that they received the worst Of that bargain
A. Il. ROBINSON, Co. A, LIST n. y. Dragons,
Dixon, III.
The National tribune., 1886-12-23

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the Fall Of
l563, while the Potomac Army lay In the vi
entity OF Marrenton, Va, portion Of my regi-
ment was doing guard and patrol duty there
and using the Court house as headquarters
The officers in most cases had the advantage
ever the privates ana most always Jared the
best. II the three officers OF which ] write are
llvinR and should chance TO see this, they will
learn That ihey came out second best that time
The memhers Of my mess consisted of Orderly
bergt John McCabe, Job Hicks, Warren Brown
ano myself Brown and Hicks have Joined the
Grand Army above.
One night, II being very pleasant and we of
duty, we thought We would like 10 see IL the
rebs were good garden makers. and perhaps
sample their products. While investigating a
garden we heard near by the voices of women
coming from the house, and we soon made up
our minds that Others beside ourselves were
cut plundering. Not realizing that we we're
liable TO be arrested, we ran back 10 the Court
house and armed ourselves and returned. The
Orderly placed man 70 guard each door, and
The National tribune., 1886-12-23
The Occupation Of Petersburg.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / am of the
opinion that j commanded the first organized
detachment of troops 10 enter Petersburg on
the morning of April 3, 1866, Immediately after
its evacuation. The First Brigade, First Di-
vision, Ninth Corps 10 which ] belonged, cap
tured Fort Malone, otherwise ironically and
better known at the time in front as " Fort
Damnation," on the morning OF April 2, and
my company aud the Regular picket detail
were in charge OF the regmental front and
am confident that We discovered the evacuation
before any other troops on the line. Having
reported IL, orders came TO advance, and end
ing no resistance, i advanced my detachment
TO the center of Petersburg. saw nothing but
struggling troops in town ahead of US. stacked
arms then in the public square, and gave my
little command 20 minutes TO look around to
reconnoiter and procure some tobacco, all of
which they did and returned on time, aud by
that time plenty of other organized troops were
in town and We returned TO our command
which we found advancing from Fort Malone
about three-quarters of mile from where nv
detachment Of ll6 men had been. Struggling
troops Outran or passed US on the way, but
many OF them had no arms at all. Ordinarily
attachments do not carry colors and could not
be the first 10 plant them, but could advance
and hold a city or place the same as with col
ors. If there can be any credit attaching to
the first discovery of the evacuation of Peters
burg, respectfully claim it for my detachment.
GEORGE A. BECK, Captain, Co. /, 37th Wis,
Havana, Kan.