The National tribune., 1886-05-06
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CONDENSED LETTERS.
J. @. A. Zombro Co. D, 107th ILL.,, Beason,
ILL.,, saw Confederate officer fall in front of
the works behind which his regiment was
sheltered at the battle of Franklin, and was
always under the impression that it was Gen.
Pat Cleburne.
J. Gum, Lieutenant, Co. E, s5th Ind, Little
FsRock, Ark, contends that the 10th Mich, ed
Wis. and 33d and S5th Ind, were the first
troops to enter Atlanta after its evacuation by
the rebels.
L. A. Patterson, Jacksonville, Ill, claims that
the 101st Ill. were the first troops to enter
Atlanta Ga.
Montgomery Vorce Co. K, oath N. Y,
Tomah, Wis, contends that Comrade Varney is
right as to the regiments composing the original
Iron Brigade.
]. K. Tumbleson. Woodward, Iowa. thinks it
time the wrangling between the comrades of the
Eastern and Western armies was ended; that
both did their duty thoroughly and assisted
equally in the downfall of the Confederacy.
AN Old Soldier" South Bridge, N. Y, suf-
fered greatly for years with rheumatism and
and after paying a great deal of money for
doctors and exhausting every known remedy
without avail, he tried sulphur mixed with
cream tartar and molasses and derived great
benefit therefrom He wishes to make this
public for the benefit of many old soldiers who
no doubt suffer from this dreadful complaint
w. b. Dean, st. Louis, Mo-, writes that he
sent to N. P. King, Versailles, Mo-, the address
of John B. Gray, late Acknowledgement of
Missouri, which is 160 Broadway, Now York,
N. Y. The letter forwarded to Mr.. King came
back, he not being at the address given.
w. B. Keith, 35th Ind, Mondamin, Iowa,
says Lewis Blundin, Co. C, 18th Pa, is certainly
wrong in stating that the Sth Ky. was not at
the battle of Lookout Mountain
T. J. Wright, Co. F, 3sth H., claims that his
regiment was the first to get over the rebel
works and take the battery at the first days
battle of Nashville.
Geo. Eppler, Co. G, 61st H., Hornsby, Ill.,,
indorses the statement made by Lieut. Carico
in regard to the battle of Shiloh in recent
issue of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
VIM. McAdams, Lieutenant, Co. III, 59th ILL.,,
agrees with Serg't Hays that Col. p S. Post is
in the land of the living, but says Post was
Colonel of the 59th Ill.,, not the Goth.
Chas. Wiles, Co. II, S7th ILL.,, Merriam, ILL.,,
tells how while he, with 80 comrades, was on
scouting party near Morganza Bend, an attack
was made upon them by rebel bushwhackers,
which they successfully withstood, but they
were shortly afterwards attacked by some cav
airy regiment and captured. Comrade Wiles
finally reached Tyler Prison, Tex, and staid
there from September, 1864, until the close of
the war
Henry Moore Briar Hill, O., thinks there
ought to be more Soldiers Homes built. Some
time ago he applied for admission to the Ma
tional Home at Dayton, but was rejected on
the ground that the Home was full.
VIM. f. Lumbard, Co. K, 149th n Y, Cold
water, Mich, says his regiment belonged to
Green's Brigade, Geary's Division, Twelfth
Corps, at Gettysburg, and suffered heavy loss
in killed, wounded and prisoners. Both Lieu
tenants of his company were killed. He would
be pleased to have some comrade write a sketch
of the service of Geary's Division.
w. j. Plume, 18th Ind, Ash Creek, Mont,
thinks Congress should pass law giving every
honorably discharged soldier deed of 160 acres
of land.
S. Hathaway, Warsaw, Benton Co., NO.,
writes that if J. T. Davis, Raysville, Ind,
wishes settling place where he will find good
soil, fine climate and pure water, he would do
we'll to look at Benton County before settling
elsewhere.
S. c. Martin, Sergeant, Co. B, Goth Wis,
Mitchell. Oak, writes that some time ago he
saw in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE the statement
that no Vermont regiment ever lost color in
battle. He would like to know what happened
to the 7th VT. at Port Hudson, and also in front
of Mobile.
Gottfried Ebhardt, Togus, Me-, tells how
while stationed at Newport News, Va, he bor-
rowed $50 and sent to Baltimore for a box of
pipes, cigars, tobacco, ETC., which he intended
to retail to his comrades. When the box
reached him it was empty. He would like to
know who stole the contents.
J. M. Fenwck 1st Ky. Cav, Montrose, Mo-,
thinks the ex-soldiers are treated with great
unfairness by the Nation; that the promises
held out to them when they left home and fire.
side in defense of the Union have not been full
filled.
w. J. Crandall Captain, Co. G. 1st Tenn,
New Lisbon, Ind, thinks the soldiers ought to
be paid the difference between the deprecated
LII, N1,nx,
and the gold standard.
Alfred Cottinger, Battery c, LIST Wis. H. A.,
says the signal guns fired at Missionary Ridge
were fired from Battery c, 1st Wis. III. A, and
that he (Cottinger) pulled the lanyard on one
of the guns.
Albert N Bliss, Co. F, 124th Ohio, Waubeek,
Iowa, says that Hazen's Brigade of the Fourth
time to take Is pieces of artillery and 800
stands of small-arms.
d. d. Cockrell, Sergeant Co. C, 9th ILL.,,
Batchtown, ILL.,, says his regiment was in Fort
Blakely as soon as any other and that he him
self captured Gen. Cockrell, the rebel COM
mander of the fort.
Samuel Nellison, Fort Hays, Kan, says the
signal guns for the charge at Missionary Ridge
were fired from Fort Wood by Battery c, 1st
Wis. H. A.
James j. McKee, Co. c, 1O3d Pa was onco
under the impression that the Army of the
Potomac did some fighting, but since he has
read tho different communications from the
Western comrades he has come to the conclu- |
sion that the only thing that army did was to
stand around and amuse Gen. Leo and the
Southern Confederacy while tho Western cy-
clones swept along and annihlated them.
Richard Monroe, Co. d. 109th n. Y, Glen
Castle, N. Y, thinks the widows of private SOL
dicrs arc as much entitled to the bounty of the |
Government as those of officers.