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ably for the soldiers. He thinks that justice
requires the passage Of the bill to pension ex-
prisoners of war and the bill repeating the linn
itation of arrears. He hopes the comrades will
use all their influence with Members of Congress
to secure these and other measures.
N. j. Marble, Friendship, Wis. suggests Col.
J. NJ. Rusk, of that State, for President in
1888. Col. Rusk was gallant soldier and his
record as Governor of Wisconsin eommends
him to the people of the country. Comrade
Marble thinks he would fill the bill.
Hiram Oldroyd, Thompsonville, Conn, wishes
published in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE. He
says his regiment was known as the 10th N. Y.
5. NJ. 1t was numbered the S0th n. Y, but
was not known by that number.
Geo. w. Hines, Co. @, 95th Ohio, Deersville,
o., insists that no part of the Fourteenth Corps
participated in the battle of New Hope Church.
He thinks Comrade Goltry 37th Ind. errs by
confounding the engagements at New Hope
Church, Pumpkin Vine Creek, Pickett's Mills
and Burnt Hickory. He says these were dis
tinct actions fought on different days.
Catherine Clapp, Columbia, Mo-, thinks the
people'Of the country are too much inclined to
forget the promises they so freely made during
the war to care for the widows and orphans of
those who should fall in the service of their
country. She says that in many cases widows
are treated with contempt merely because they
are pensioners upon the Government.
L. b. Hartzell Co. G., Sd Iowa Cav, Poway,
San Diego County, Cal, writes that his old
cOmrade, Nj. j. Burns, was correct in his account
of the chasing of Gen. Marmaduke out Of Mis-
souri, in the Spring of 1863 He says that the
old comrades in his district have been pulling
| hard for the election of Gen. Yandever to
Congress.
ID. G. Boyer, Corp, Co. F, 18th Pa, Mt.
Etna, Berks Co., Pa, wishes that the survivors
of his regiment would wake up and hold Re-
M Ia h. IoI to Io,
something written about the services of the
| regiment.
Walter Baker, Co. d, SD ILL.,, Morrison, Kan,
says that if the old soldiers do not wish to see
their comrades discharged from public posi-
tions they should vote for no persons except
those who are their friends. Replying to a
recent letter in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, he
does not think it wise for the Grand Army as
an organization to take hold of the prohibition
question.
Ii. K. Allen, 1s4th N. Y, West Merrill, Wis,
| says that a ease came under his observation of
eomrade who received three wounds from
/ fragments of Al explosive bullet. His name is
t. ). Lawton, and he lives in Milwaukee Wis.
Moses A. SiscO. Co. A., l23d Ind Franklin,
| Ind, criticises "CarletOn's" statement that at
/ Resaca, Hovey's Division Of the Twenty-third
Corps was engaged in guarding the wagon trains
/ Comrade Sisco says that HOvey's Babies" did
some tall fighting at Resaca, inAicting severe
/
heavy loss themselves.
! III. III. Van Camp, 2lst Ohio, Decatur, Mich,
backs up the statement of Comrade Goltry
9th Ind, that part of the Fourteenth Corps had
hand in the fight at New Hope Church, and
also at Pumpkin Vine Greek. His company
had three killed and several wounded at New
i Hope.
| James C. Percival, Ionia, Mich, says that
Comrade Wiles, iii the description of the affair
| at Aldie, forgot to mention the presence of four
regiments of infantry that went out as specta-
tors. Some of the boys, in cTowding for front
seats, got so close as TO get hurt. He thinks
| that for ability to claim everything that is
worth claiming, it is always safe to back cav
alryman against the world.
\. w. BaumgartneT, Co. B. 55th Pa, White
/ Pine, Pa, says that Comrade Depew was correct
| in his account OF the capture of Fort Harrison.
The writer was there, and says ne was so badly
scared that - years later his hair began to turn
| gray. lt was the Blue Clover Leaf" that
/ took the fort. LieutCOl. Clay, of the 55th Pa,
planted the colors of that regiment on the fort,
losing his right arm in doing 50. The regiment
/ lost half its men.
| w. q. Eastman, Corporal, Co. II. 9th N. H.,
Trempealeau, Wis, says the eomrade was mis-
taken who stated that Gen. Reno commanded
the Ninth Corps at the battle of South Mount
ain. The Ninth Corps was commanded at
that time by Gen. Burnside, Gen Reno COM
manding the Second Division when he was
killed
Henry s. Johnson, Co. A, 1lth ILL., Cav,
Adair, Iowa, adds his testimony that explosive
bullets were used by Confederate soldiers.
ID X. Cook, Co. L, 9th VT, West Dover, VT,
| says that he has 3 belt like that described by
Capt. Dean, 9th Iowa Cav. He says it was
taken from a rebel prisoner near New Berne,
n. C., aud it was worn by member of South
| Carolina regiment.
Robert p. Black, Co. e, 10th Pa, Parker's
Landing, Pa, writes that he enjoyed more than
anything else in his life his recent trip to the
National Eneampment at San Francisco. He
| hopes to see the recommendations of the Grand
Army Pension Committee vigorously pushed
during the coming Winter, particularly the
bill to pension ex- prisoners of war.
Nj. Romahn, COmanehe, Iowa, thinks that
| President Cleveland did him a grievOus wrong
by vetong his pension bill passed by Congress.
He thinks he has right to resent the insinua-