The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-12-04

Brigade. They captured two pieces Of artil-
| lery and turned them upon the enemy with
| great effect. He says that Eve cleared The
Ridge in front Of Willich's Brigade so that they
could come up"
Sylvester FELTON,, louisville, Ind, saws that
at the late Reunion Of the 9th Ind. Cav. at
indianapolis. the comrades of Co. L presented
Lieut.. John w. Riley fine gOld-headed cane
as a mark of their fratcrnal regard.
as NJ. t." Chicago, Ill, says that the use of
| explosive bullets was not confined TO the Con-
| Tolerate soldiers. He says the 2d N. Fl. used
such balls at the battle of Gettysburg
VIM. III. III. GOf, Co. A, Sd Mich, Cadillac,
Mich, criticizes the statement in the article of
Comrade j. G. Harris that the Fifth and Sixth
Corps and Humphreys Division of the Second
were ordered up to support the Third, and save
| Siekles in his perilous position at Gettysburg.
| The writer thinks it is sufficient comment on
| Harriss article to say that at the battle OF
Gettysburg Gen. Humphreys commanded the
Second Division of the Third Corps, Hooker's
old Division.
@. E. Cannon, Corporal, Co. D, 13Oth Ohio,
Lyons, Ohio, sends copy Of letter from a
| member of the 67th Ohio, dated May 81 1864,
which goes TO show that Gen. Walker was cap
tured by members of the latter regiment.
/ A. A. Jones, Toledo, Iowa, thinks the veter-
ans Of Sherman's army do not give sufficient
! credit to their comrades Of the Twenty third
Corps who rendered such valuable assistance on
the Atlanta campaign. He does not claim that
the Army of the Ohio did it all, but only that il
/ did fair share.
Frederick Thomas, Co. K, 54th ". Y, St
| Charles, Mich. does not claim for his regiment
any special homer ON that account but says the
I fact was that the 54th N. Y was the first to
occupy the city of Charleston.
G. f. Engle, Co. K, SD Ohio, Mifflin, o., pro-
nounces mythical the story told by Joseph Nut
ter, Co. b, 1st Mass in regard to the wounding o.
Stonewall Jackson, at Charlottesville, By
| Union troops.
John F. Diehl, Co. A, Tooth N Y, Buffalo
N. Y, answering the inquiry Of James ID
Proudman, Sd ~ H., says that Col L. s. Payne
who was famous as a water scout during opera
tions around Charleston, is living at Tono-
wanda, Niagara Co., N. Y, rich, prosperous, anG
happy. He has been a member of the Stat,
Senate, but is the same unpretending man ht
used to be.
VIM. A. Cain, Co. B, 3sth Wis, replying tt
| COmrade w. III. Peck, 1st Conn. III. A., says
the 35th Wis. was one of the first to scale the
parapet of Fort Malone and turn the gun.
upon the enemy. He says there is no truth il
the statement that the regiment broke in dis
order TO the rear.
f. p. Brown, Nicola, Iowa, warmly resent!
the statement that the 1st Iowa broke and rar
ment has already been thoroughly vindicateC
| by numerous correspondents.
A. III. BrittOn, Co. A, 1st Mich. g. g., Ellis
| Kan, says that Comrades Hanover and OldroyC
| were wrong in regard to the first troops to ente
Petersburg. He says the city was first Occu
pied by the 1st Mich s. s., of the Second Bri
gade. First Division, Ninth Corps. The flag o
the LIST Mich was raised on the courthouse a
4:28 a. M, April 3, 1865.