The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-01-07
CONDENSED LETTERS.

Comrade Jas Bateman know that he is mistaken
about all the Corporals who served in the Army
of the Potomac being promoted to Colonies or
Generals, except one. Comrade Graham says
he is one who has not been promoted yet. He
served in that army three years ill Co. d, 10th
Ohio, and he thinks by skirmishng around he
can find another living Corporal.
l. M. Carpenter, Chelseavlle, CAL, writes of
an amusing experience he had in soliciting
subscribers for The NATIONAL TRIBUNE. He
showed the paper to one large, blutf-loOking
man, who at first seemed interested in it, but
when he turned it over and found on the first
page al account of the sinking of the Alabama
by the Kearsarge and saw the former spoken of
as an English ship manned by English sailors
and armed with English guns, he threw down
the paper with characteristic oath and strobe
off. Comrade Carpenter thinks he will study
nationality little more carefully in the future
when he is approaching men.
Samuel Davis, Ford, Gentry Co., Mo-, who
was a Wisconsin volunteer in the Black Hawk
war in 1882, urges the pensioning of survivors
of that and other Indian wars, as an act Of
justice Oh the part of the Government.
d. B. Thatcher, Co. A, Goth Ohio, Leon, Ash
tabula Co., o., thinks the officers had many
advantages over the enlisted men in the army,
although he hopes to see the Government do
justice to them as to all the soldiers in reliev-
ing them in their suffering and disabled con-
ditiop.
George w. RACER, Co. c, I'D Ohio, Fairfield
Co, o., wants comrades everywhere to write to
their Members of Congress, urging legislation
in behalf of the country's defenders. He thinks
the laws regulating proof in pension cases
especially need revision.
VIM. Bracken, Co. G, 18th ILL.,, Putnam, H.,
writes that he has a large number of General
Orders of the Departments of the Cumberland
and West Tennessee, issued by Gems. Rosecrans,
Thomas and others, copies of some of which
may be useful to comrades. He will furnish
them on application.
Samuel b. Baker, Kansas City, Mo-, came
near being on the Inflated Sultana OF the time
of her terrible disaster. He had been a pris-
oner at Andersonvile and was put on board the
Olive Branch at Vicksburg. That boat was
however, found to be overtrowded, and 100
men were ordered to the Sultana. They went
aboard that vessel, but slipped back to the Olive
Branch before she started, and thus probably
escaped the fearful calamity that befel so many
comrades.
C. c. Brown, Co. K, Sd Wis, gives some in
teresting incidents connected with his regi-
ment.
d. Clint Weaver, Co. E, I'd battalion, 18th
U. S. Inf, Silver Lake, Ran, sends an inter
esting account of the dongs of his regiment
during the siege of Corinth
F. r. Zetteer, jr., Lieutenant 3Sth Wis,
Milwaukee, Wis, says G.. M. Butterield, 31st
Me-, in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of Nov. 10Th.
Is way Oh III MS account Oh inc capture OF
Fort Malone, and that neither the 31st or any
other Maine regiment was engaged in that
affair:
Ed. O'Neill, Co. B. Goth Mich, Manchester
Mich says Miles Buck Tin writing of the cap
ture of Fort Steadman) is wrong in placing the
Oath Mich in the same brigade with the 50th
Pa. the oath being in the First Brigade, Third
Division, Fifth Corps.
Walter G. Adams Sand Hill, Mo-, criticizes
"Careton's" account of the battle of Mission
Ridge. He (Adams) says everybody knew that
six guns fired from Fort Wood was the signal
for a general advance.
ct. K" Co. F, 18th Pa. Slippery Rock, Pa,
recommends increase Of pension for deafness.
Edward Creech, Co. ID, LIST Mich. Forest Hill,
Mich, heartily Endorses the course pursued by
Commissioner of Pensions Black since he has
been at the head of the Pension Bureau.
j. d. Forbes, Co. B, 22d N. Y, Indian Lake,
NY, says: "COmrade GoldthOrpe discharged
broadside of soft shot at me for merely men,
tionng in my article in THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE, of Sept. "a, that Gen. Augur's Brigade,
with detachment of the I'd Harris's Light
Cav, had the honor of driving the rebels out
of Falmouth and Fredericksburg, Va, in April,
1862 He would, if possible, deceive your half
million readers, and make them believe that L
stated an engagement at that place. l re-
spectfully request you to notice that l made no
such statement, although the cavalry had a
skirmsh, in which few were killed"
l.. f. Pond, Captain, Co. f, 9TH Wis, in a
very ably written letter on the rights of the
soldier and the duty of the Nation towards
him, says: " Our pension laws ought to be made
so broad and to be so literally construed that
all old soldiers who served their country faith
fully and we'll, and who are now unable to Sc
cure the necessaries of life, and the widows and
orphans and dependent fathers and mothers of
their deceased comrades, should receive from
the ample storehOuse of the Government
enough to keep the wolf from their DOORS"
John p Stephens, New Berlin, ILL.,, thinks
"Veteran," Co. B, 2Sth H., was incorrect in his
account of the charge at Jackson Miss, July
IL, 1862. He (Stephens) says the brigade in
question was the Third Brigade Fourth Di-
vision, Seventeenth Corps and was composed
of the 2Sth, 41st and sd ILL.,, Sd Iowa and SD
Wis
L. r. Lee Cerro Gordo, ILL.,, writes that wet |
eran" Co. b. 2Sth H., Chillicothe, Mo-, is mis-
taken IN regard to tho regiments engaged in |
the charge at Jackson, Miss. The troops en- |
gagged in that charge were the Sd Iowa, 2Sth, |
41st and SD H., under the command of Col. |
Isaac c. Pugh. Comrade Lee, who is Secretary
of 41st Ill. Reunion AssOciationf'has completed |
his book, which comprises history Of the regi- |
ment from its organization until its muster out.
1t contains also list of the surviving members |
of the regiment, and will be sent to any COM
rade on receipt of 81.
Charles w. ROdecker, Co. D, 10th ILL.,, Con- |
stantine, Mo-, lays claim to the honor of first |
planting their colors on the rebel works at the |
last battle of Nashville.
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