The National tribune., 1886-06-10
CONDENSED LETTERS.

d. 81. Strong, Sergeant, Co. A, 9Th Mimi,
Bridgewater, Iowa, correcting COmrade Mack
Inns sketch Of the capture of Munson's Hill,
La, says il was done BY the 47th III. aud the
5th Mimi, under the command of Gen. J. A.
Mower
W.T.. Hodges, Co. 7, Cd Ark, sweeswater,
Neb., was greatly pleased with Comrade En-
rich's account Of Gen. Steeles raid, and writes
briefly Of the engagement at Prairie DAM,
Ark, in September, 1854 He would like to
wake up the boys Of the old Seventh Corps es-
peeially the 18th Iowa and 1st and 2d Ark.
A. b. Cooper, Co. Il, 25th " Y, Telluride,
Colo, compliments very highly the account Of
the battle Of Cedar Mountain by Comrade Trip.
He thinks it the most correct history Of that
battle that has been written.
@. j. Willard, Co. A, 18th Vt, Weston, VT,
replying to a recent inquiry by George Orme,
Co. +, l24th ILL.,, says the rebels did use ex-
plosive bullets lie (Willardl has some Of them
in his possession.
A. Chapman, Co. d, 1st Pa. Cav, Emporium,
Pa, was very much pleased with COmrade
Trips account of the battle of Cedar Noun
tain.
VIM E. Loring, Co z, 14ist Pa, Santa Rosa
Cal, draws pathetic picture of the sutferings
endured by the veterans of the late war, so
many Of whom are doomed to pass the balance
of their lives in pain aud poverty by reason of
disease and wounds contracted while striving
10 save the Nations life.
F. T. Harvey, 18th Ind. battery, Bethany,
Mo-. insists that it was the 18th Ind battery
! that fired the signal guns from Fl Wood for
the charge on Missionary Ridge.
J. G. Hanes, Sergeant. Co. A, 23d Iowa, is
strongly in favor ofthe Weaver BILL
s. w. Wood, Co. H. 9Th Iowa, Freedom Sta
| tion, o., in q well-written article criticizes
| Don Carlos BuelPs account Of the battle Of
Shiloh, recently published in the Century Maga-
zine
]. l. Armstrong, Co. B, 18th Iowa, Marlbanlx.
! Neb., was taken prisoner at tine battle of Bald
/ Hill. He remembers very well passing by a
/ large plantation that stood on the side of
the road between Rough and Ready Station
/ and JonesbOrO, and seeing a number Of ladies
/ and rebel officers sitting on the porch. He and
his captive comrades were tired and thirsty,
and begged for q little water, which was re-
/ fused them. They begged AN old eoIOred
woman TO give them drink, and she filed a
large pitcher and came running towards them,
but was driven back By one Of the rebel officers
A few weeks, however, changed the situation
| Of affairs, and ComTade Armstrong came march
ing back over the same ground, this time not a
prisoner, but member OF a victorious army
The planters house presented very dilapi-
dated appearance, the fences, Out-houses, etc.
having been burned and destroyed by Uncle
Billy's troops. They entered the house in the
hope of finding something TO eat, and found
one OF Lne l2GleS VINO nad so cruelty refuses
them water preparing meal in the kitchen
They asked her for something to eat, and she
said she had but three biscuits with which Il
feed herself and five children. They Of course
did not rob the hapless family Of their wretch
ed pittance, but passed on to seek provendel
elsewhere.
III. A. Starkweather, BloOmingdale, Mich.
writes that the 151st N. Z. was in the Third
Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps.
John Carey, Co. l. 14Sth n. Y, writes that h'
was struck beneath the right eye by a bullet
and it came out behind his ear.
A. Mullen, Co. g, 10th Ohio, Van Vert, o.
was very greatly pleased with Gen. LOgan'
speech in the Senate on the subject of pensions
and thinks if there were more Logan's in Con
gress the soldiers would receive fuller meas
IRE of justice.
w. J. Wheeler. Co. G, 54th Ohio, Olney. III.
says there are nine old soldiers being cared fo
in the poorhouse Of Tazewell Co., ILL.,, some o
whom have families, and none of whom receive
pensions. Comrade Wheeler makes an urgen
appeal for justice to the veterans.
u. Harp &c. ID, 18th Ind, Grinnell, Kan
correcting Comrade Blundin, says the sth KY
was at the battle of Lookout Mountain. 1t wa
brigaded with the 18Th Ind, 51st and get
Ohio.