The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-03-25
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! w. II. Sapp, Co. X, 35th ILL.,, Girard, Kan.
| writes of the thrilling charge at Missionary
Ridge, and of the desperate courage displayed
by the boys in blue.
C. G. Hopkins, Co. D, 10Th KY, Albany
| KY, thinks the Fighting Them Over" pag,
would be more interesting if the comrades
would confne themselves to giving accounts OF
marches. battles, etc, rather than wrangling
over who got there first" who planted then
flag on such and such capitol" etc.
K. A. Hall, Co. ID, ed Ohio, Mulvane, Kan
says that Comrade Bevclle, in asserting that
Gen. Grant was surprised at Shiloh, is evidently
lab0ring under delusion
n. b. Hood 9th Wis battery, Madison. Wis
eloqucntly sets forth the claims of Mother
Bickerdyke to recognition by the Government
of the United States
Jno. M. Cluse, Vincennes Ind, would like
to know to what battery the gun belonged
which his (CasselPs) brigade recaptured on the
first days fight at the Wilderness The gun
stood on the plank road inside the rebel lines
Chas. e. Miller, Co. A, SD Mo-, St. Louis,
Mo-, thinks A. +. Glanville's account of the
Tupelo fight was very accurate, but in speaking
of the regiment that took the rebel flag he
should have said the 33d No. instead of the
23d.
b. Bradley, Co. F, I'D Ind, Harbor Springs,
Mich, recounts rather unlucky shot he made
at turkey near Decatur Ala. He felt a cray
proceeded far in quest of same when he heard
the sweet notes of gobbler. He soon got the
bearing OF the noble bird aud a shot from his
trusty Enfield rifle Knocked Off its head He
selZed the bird with great glee, but just at that
instant the bullets began to drop around him
pretty thlckly from number of the Johnnes
in the neighbOrhood who evidently objected to
his fora2ing proclivities He, however, got
safely to camp with the turkey, and his mess
enjoyed it immensely.
James III. Mitchell, Co. Il, 2lst ILL.,, Bethany,
ILL.,, contradicts statement made in THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE of Jan. IA by Thomas F.
Weems, of Vincennes, Ind, in regard to the
2lst iii. being organized rs q three months
regiment. lie MILLER; sayszit was enlisted as
80 days regiment under the call of the Gov
ernor, subject to a call from the National Gov
ernment and was encamped at Mattoon with
>. >. Goode, Of Decatur, as Colonel.
John Is. Hompe, Co. ID, 147th n. Y. Deer
Creek, Mimi, thinks b. +. Gilman must be
mistaken i'll giving such large death rate to
the 9th N. Y, which was but two years rcgi-
ment, and mustered out while many of the
heaviest battles OF the war were yet to be fought
T. L. Carrico, Co. b. 6lst H., Harper. Kan,
ccrtifes to the correctness of Col. Jackson's
account of the battle of Shiloh
A. u. Jacobs, Sergeant, Co. Is, 9th Ohio, Edgar,
Neb., gives an interesting sketch from his diary
of the battle of the Bull Peu.
VIM. ~ Worilke, Co. 4, 10Th H. Cav, agrees
thoroughly with Comrade T. Bevelle, in regard
to the surprise at the battle of Shiloh
l.. W. Borders, Goth Ind, Mechanicsburg ILL.,,
says that if the Slst Iii. and the Sth Iowa as
saulted and captured Spanish Fort after 10 days
persistent effort of the Thirteenth and Sixteenth
Corps, as stated by ID. Il. Sandes in THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE of Jan. %, the First Divis-
ion didn't find it out, and consequently kept
up fire on the fort seven hours after it sur
rendered.
Isaac q. Miller, Gaines, Pa, wishes to let Com
rade James Bateman know that he is mistaken
about all the Corporals who served in the Army
of the Potamac being promoted to Colonels or
Generals; that he (Aliller) is one who has not
been promoted yet.
Jesse Matur, Hampton Soldiers Home, Va,
denies that the Fifth Corps lay inactive at the
battle of Antietam on the 18th of September
q. L. Lowry, Indianapolis, Ind: The revised