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DO you hear well2 II not il will be interest.
Ing 10 read what several patients have 10 saw Of
how their hearing was improved:
"A gentleman In San Francisco, Cal. who had
Tor few months used Compound Oxygen
wrote &C follows: MY left ear had aiway,
been 10 me q useless organ Yesterday mads
several prolonged tests on the telephone
Although formerly had been unable 10 hea,
nj all ln That ear, am non able 10 hear ia /,
more distinctly than in my right earD
patient at Indianapolis, Ind, writes: al
have used three-fourths of the COMPOUND Oxy.
gen You sent me and have derived much benefit
My cataITh think about cured. and ms Asa,.
ug has also been benefited"
physician OfShreyeport, la, SAYS: Som.
pound Oxygen is the best remedy fhaye found
Tor my troubles. The first time i used n /
was relieved Of q very severe catarrh trouble
which kept me awake all night. NV defsctiU,
Nearing hds been Dery much improved and NV lunp
trouble promises 10 be thing of the past"
gentleman in Dies Moines, Iowa, writes
compound Oxygen has improved my general
health. The periodical attacks of deaJaess ar.
NOT 90 frequent nor SO long continued"
virginia physician writes: NM vife ha,
peen Ion twenty-five or thirty years deaf in
one ear, and under the use of the Oxygen On,
HOU hear nell"
compound Oxygen, It's Mode OF Action
AND Results" Is the title of work which give,
full aud interesting explanation of what msy
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gives letters from patients cured OF yariou,
chSonic diseases. 1t IL furnished free 10 sny
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street, Philadelphia Pa.
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The Rattle of Atlanta

To THE EDITOR: I am constant reader of
your paper. A short time ago / read in il a
communication from Herman c. Leggett, and
in it he took the trouble to state that the Sec
ond Division, Fifteenth Corps, was badly han
died by the rebels at the battle of Atlanta July
~, which is not the case, as / will shortly pro-
coed to show. / belonged to Co. @, 116th ILL.,,
First Brigade, Second Division, Fifteenth Corps
When the battle first opened we lay SOUTH or
rather on the left of the railroad about 500
yards distant, on rise of ground that was
afterwards occupied by the Goth H. Irish
Legion). Soon after the battle on our left was
opened by the attack on the Sixteenth and
seventeenth Corps we were moved up close TO
the railroad, taking position on the left of Bat
terry A, III. l.. A, which was between as and
the railroad. In short time we were ordered
TO unsling knapsacks and fall in. We moved
on the double-quick to the left and rear in the
direction of the heaviest iriRg. We moved to
where the battle was first opened, and had Just
formed for battle when we were ordered back
to our old position, which the rebels had cap
tured during our absence. We drove the en-
envy out with the bayonet, recapturing our
artillery, consisting of Battery A and De
Gress's Battery III, 20-pound Parrots, which
was OF the north side of the railroad.
There were two guns of Battery A, which
were on an advance line, that the enemy car
ried OF with them. The Commanding General
nad put nothing more than heavy skirmIsh
line in our position to hold it during our alb
sence. The enemy / was told came up the
railroad and through q deep cut, and pene-
trated our line and took the troops that relieved
Us in flank and rear, getting possession of the
line and the two batteries above mentioned.
wish to say to Comrades Leggett and Mather
that the old Second Division, Fifteenth Corps,
never had the name of the driven, but was
always the driver, as their record will prove,
from Chickasaw Bayou to the general roundup
at Raleigh, N. G. What troops occupied our
line in our absence / do not know positively,
but was told at the time it was the Tooth and
the 102d Ind. Many thanks to Comrade Ma
Their for his good Manifestations @. AARON,
ChenOa Ill
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The 18th Ind. ut JOynsr's Ford.

To THE EDITOR: / have read Comrade Low
ry'saccount OF the little fight at Joyner's Ford,
on the Blackwater, Va Dec. - 1862. re.
member the 18th well, rs they were in our bril-
gade, and good fighters they were, as their thin
ranks could testify. i would like to correct
one statement the comrade makes. He saws
the 9th Mass lost a Captain by exposing himself
In his eagernass 10 see the ending. Not So com
rade. Lieut.. Robert Barr, of Co. /, was ordered
TO take his company into the timber on the
river front and deploy them as skirmishers.
and In the act OF doing So and looking more to
the care of his men than himself he WAS sbot
through the heart by the Johnnies, who were
intrenched on the other side. The 18th crossed
the river above the Johnnies and with one of
their yells came down on their rear and invited
them over to the other side. and they came. Such
are the facts, as i was there.-G. w. GRAoG.
%. *, 9th Mass. Waltham Mass
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Ia IL Truef

To THE EDITOR: A story appeared in q
Detroit paper lately telling Of a Sergeant's ride
of 80 miles after burning the arsenal AT Rome
Ga. The story, in brief, is as follows: The
Confederates bad attempted to cast rified can
non at Rome, Ca, but had failed. At this juno
lure, IN June, 1862, stranger appeared here
with what purported to be papers from the
military authorities at the arsenal in Mobile
recommending him Clearing the assumed name
OF george Jackson as an expert mechanic. lie
was taken 10 the commander of the post who
sent him 10 the chief Of the Rome arsenal. A
civilian named Mcpherson.
The stranger represented himself as a SIX lied
mechanic, an Englishman, who had been en-
gagged IN the making Of rified cannon at Wool
wich and at Krupp's. he was at once taken
into high favor and put TO work making rifed
cannon, in which he succeeded admirably. He
proceeded with his work until he had made a
battery OF six guns. The people OF Rome were
oehghted and gave him a Qualification meet
ing. All this time Jackson had been caressng
and famlllarizing himself with a very fine horse
belonging TO young gentleman Of Rome.
Mhlle The gloriiication meeting over the com.
pleuon OF ms battery was in progress he slipped
from his room aBd7 set fire TO the iron works
consuming them and destroying the cannon
AS soon as the FIRE was under way he repaired
10 the stable, mounted the fine horse he had
been paying attention 10 and rode swiftly away.
He was hOtly pursued and made a ride of un.
precedented celebrity 10 the Mussel Shoals, in
the Tennessee River, he and his horse swim
ming the river at the Shoals while the pursuing
Confederates were on the other bank. His
pursuers also followed into the Federal lines
and were captured.
The hero Of this story Ia William II. Wood,
Sergeant of a Federal battery during the war.
AT present he is a letter carrier in the city OF
Detroit
III any of the comrades Of Co. ID, 9TH Ohio
Cav.' should see this will they please let me
Know through the columns Of The NATIONAL
1RiBuNE OF the truth of the story.-PETER
bTAFFIN, Detroit. Mich.
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What the Moore Brothers DId' FOR Their ooun,r,

TO THE EDIToR: Allow me space in your
valuable paper 10 record the services of the
Moore brothers Of this place in the rebellion OF
81 "
Thomas Moore enlisted in the 2Sd Ohio IN
lebl, veteranized, and died in prison In Sep.
TENDER, 1864. John Moore enlisted In the 26tb
Ohio IN 1861, and served three years. VII.
liam Moore enlisted in the 9th Ohio Cav. IN
1851, yeteranized, and served four years
Michael Moore enlisted in the 10th Ohio Cav
IN 1867, and served three years. Frank Moore
enlisted in the 105th Ohio in 1862, and served
three years Peter Moore enlisted In the l24th
Ohio In 1863, and served two years. Henry
Moore al the age of 10 enlisted In the l55th
ONO IN 1868, aud served four months.-WM
McCURDY, Co. b, 18th Ohio, Brier Hill. O.
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ON PICKET.


How n POrker Scared New York CayalrymEn.
To THE EDITOR: was a boy of 10 when,
during the late war, i enlisted in a veteran
regiment the 10th N. Y. Cav. and was almost
Immediately sent TO the front TO Join my regi-
ment. lt was during the Summer of 1854
when the Army of the Potomac, under Grant
was lying in intrenchments i'm front of Peters
burg, Va.
The cavalry Of which the 10th N. Y formed
q part was pcketing the rear lines of the army
About 10 O'Clock the first night after Joining
my regiment was placed on picket post in the
edge OF wood fronting on large field, which
was covered with stumps and low bushes The
rebel cavalry and bushwhackers had been an
moving our pckets at that place for some days,
and extra vigilance by each of US was strictly
ordered.
j was mounted on gray horse, and my posi-
ti0n was very conspicuous. / was n green
country boy, and had never until this time
probably been % miles from home The strange
ness OF my position aud my actual danger made
me, AS you may be sure, very wide awake and
vigilant IN looking out in front / had been
there perhaps half an hour when heard a slight
rustllng IN the bushes in front at some distance
out Ia the field. Ii kept moving nearer TO me.
Alter watching IT some time and considering
what conspicuous mark j was, made up NV
mind that IL was a rebel bushwhacl1er, who
was working has way carefully up through the
bushes ana behind the stumps 10 get q shot at
me. IL was a clear, still night; not the stir of
leaf or noise Of any kind except the rustling
could be heard. i cooked my carbine leaned
forward on the neck of my horse, and kept close
watch. The bushwhacl1er, AS / supposed. had
now reached a low clump of bushes but short
distance away. The bushes rustled slightly
aud then were still, and thought he was about
70 fro. j drew bead ON the place and waited.
The suspense was terribly trying TO my nerves,
ms he could see me plainly, while could see
only the place where i supposed him 10 be.
waited few seconds, and as he did not fire.
could not stand it any longer and pulled the
trigger. The cap snapped and with a woh
woh away went half-grown pig scurrying
across the field. presume the pig was nearly
as badly scared as i was.-N. EGBERT, Co. q,
10th n. Y. Cav, North Hector, N. Y.
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To THE EDITOR: The Fighting Them Over"
columns of your paper of August 5 contain q
| somewhat garrulOus article criticising q COM
munication written by me some time in March
last. Outside OF the doughty Garretty's efforts
| to be facetious, see nothing in his statements
| to disagree with. lie is eminently correct when
he writes that every private soldier who was
| in McCOok's Corps at Perryville knows that
Rousseau's and Jackson's Divisions were the
| divisions comprising the Corps" and will add
| that every American citizen who reads the his
! tory of the late war intelligently should know
the same thing. In some way the statement so
fercely pitched into by Garretty got into my
article, and at the time it appeared thought
of writing to you to have it corrected, and I
have wondered that the error has not called
out correction sooner.
As to Garrettys eulogiums upon Gen Rous-
seau, indorse them all. He was a gallant
officer, and the Nation owes his memory great
debt of gratitude for the loyal position he as
sumed in Kentucky at the breaking out of the
war, as well IA for his heroic services in the
field. Yet it Is not always convenient nor pos
sible in the limited space allowed an article in
. newspaper to give credit, even where credit
is due, and many others have the same COM
plant to make As does the friends of Gen.
Rousseau.-GEo. b. JENNEss, Quenemo, Kan.
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The 10th III. nj Shiloh.

To THE EDITOR: As your columns seem to
be open for the boys 10 discuss matters pertain
ing 10 the late unpeasantness, perhaps you Will
allow me, an eyewitness Of at least the open
ing services OF that famous and bloody battle,
TO give my views on the mooted point 10 the
many who participated in the battle of Shiloh.
On the evening of Friday, the 4th of April,
there was smart skirmish TO the south of
our camp two or three miles. The reports
of firearms were plainly heard, which caused
some suspicious that there were enemies not far
distant and some precautionary arrangements
were made in the regiment. When firing COM
menced the long roll was beat in our regiment
and we stacked arms on the color-line, ready
for action should il be necessary. My regiment
tthe 10th H.. lay on the right wing of the army,
about four miles out from the river The
wing company lB), under command of Lieut..
HARRISON, was sent out TO strengthen the
picket-line in our 'front.' which was about
bali mile beyond Owl Creek. On the morn
ing of the 9th, Co. L, under command of
Capt. Ulm, was ordered a short distance TO
the Tear OF the picket TO serve as its supports
in case of an attack by the enemy. Quiet
continued during the day aud many OF the
boys began to doubt the probability of the rebels
troubling us during the night However
Go. BE boys who were on the front line, were
convinced that the enemy were lowering near,
as they could hear them moving continually
through the brush. Sunday, the 9th, as soon
as daylight came, all doubt about the enemy
being near our lines was dispelled. for their
movements could be plainly observed through
the woods. About sunrise an occasional shot
could be heard on our left, and in few moments
the rebel column made its appearance aud Go.
Il, the support, was ordered on the line, which
command was readily obeyed; the company
going 10 the edge Of an open field on the line
and lying down remained there few moments,
when il fired voley across the field. This
was a signal for our pickets to rally. The rebel
line then fired. One ball from the rebels
took effect killing one man belonging TO Co. L
instantly, being the first man of the 10th who
lost his life in action. The pickets then began
TO fall back slowly, firing as they retired.-JAs.
II. RoBERTs, 90. X, doth III, Christopher, III.
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The Third Brigade, Hooker, Division,

To THK EDITOR: i would correct Comrads
Force, OF the 10Th Pa. He says the Third Bri.
gaze OF hookers Division was a New York
brigade. The Third Brigade, Hooker's old
Division, consisted of the 9Th, 9th. 9TH and stb
NJ. From the time the comradespeaks of In
1851, ~ long as the division had any organiza
tion, remember the noble 18th, and / also
remember all the regiments I'm the division.
was at the Reunion at Gettysburg and / in.
dorse all that Gen. sickles said. This is no,
the only battle in which the Third Corps hs,
not had the credit that justly belonged to it,
is. ~. OYDEN, 90. III, 9TH n J. CedarYille N /
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SABINE CROSSROADS.
Gen. Landram Corrects .sCsrletOu..

To THE EDITOR: Carleton" in his article
(No. L&ANI) on the battle Of Sabine Cross
roads, makes n few mistakes which, though
not very important are nevertheless worthy OF
correction. i commanded the entire Fourth
Division Of the Thirteenth Corps in that en-
gagement, Col. Vance, of the Goth Ohio, CON-
manding the First and Col. Emerson. Of the
9th Ind, the Second Brigade. Gen. Ransom
commanded the entire detachment Of the Thir-
teenth Corps, which consisted of Gen. Came
ron's Division and mine had in my division
24l3 men; Gen. Cameron's was not SO large.
He came upon the field at the close of the en-
gagement and took part in the action. Vance
was killed and Emerson wounded and captured.
Ransom was wounded in the leg by a rife-ball
and not by a shell. i held him on his horse
until he was placed in an ambulance and sent
10 the rear. Taylor's men outnumbered mine
nearly four TO one. The mistake was made by
Banks in directing brigade of infantry TO the
support Of Lee, as il embroidered him 10 push
on beyond support This i foresaw, and in
conjunction with both Ransom and Franklin
demonstrated with Gen. Banks, but TO no pur-
pose. His army Of "a 900 veteran infantry was
strung out over distance of 10 miles, and none
of the corps was in supporting distance of each
other.-W. J. LANDRAM, Lancaster, Ky.
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II Shows What Ths1 Knnu.

QuEcHEE, Win 1872 I had chronic
Brights disease and was pronounced incu rable.
Aibumen present In urine. Bloated from head
TO feet. Blur before my eyes, Was in the last
stages. 30 my doctor said. Could not 1.-Two more
than six weeks. After one years use of War
ner's safe cure i considered myself as well q
any one.-ZIPPIE i. B0ARDMAN.
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Chasing narmaduke.

To THE EDITOR: In your valuable paper OF
Aug. ~ Comrade n. N. Hill, under the heading
Chasing Marmaduke," takes all the credit OF
whipping and driving Marmaduke out of Mis-
souri, 10 his regiment, the Sd Mo. The honors
Of that campaign should be equally divided be.
tween all. The Sd Mo. Cav. Sd Iowa Cav. lone
battalion), I'd NJ 5. NJ. Cav. John McNeil's old
reglmentl, and other troops did quite rs much
as COmrade Hills regiment. Especial mention
should have been made of the 18th ILL.,, the only
foot lanks las the rebs called theml on the ex.
petition, they keeping right up with the cav.
airy and ready for fgh. at every stand the reb.
made.
The fight the comrade describes was called
the four-m fight, but his picture is wonder.
FULLY overdrawn. and the regiments which
came TO their Sd No. assistance was the ID NJ
s. NJ. Cav, which was at the head of the col
nmn. Comrade, they simply bushwhacked you
fellows, and you lost more than the rebels in
killed and wounded. l went over the battle.
ground and saw but one dead rebel and none
wounded. Come, Comrade Hill, let US no,
overdraw these little skirmishes You know
Marmaduke made q feint ON Pilot Knob, and
on that trip he did attack Cape Guardian ON
the both OF April, 1868. He made his attack
from the south or Bloomfield road, and WAS
whipped back and tried il again on the Jack
son road After about four hours fighting he
found he could not take the place with the
force he had, and retreated to jackson, 10 miles
from Cape Girardeau, meeting Comrade Hills
command under Gen. Yandever. The fact is he
had enough of John Mcneil and Cape Girar-
deau. i don't think the comrades command
had anything TO do with saving the cape, as he
tried TO take the place for four hours as history
will show, and fell back towards the comradeis
command instead Of towards Bloomfield, rs he
could have done the evening he didn't take
Cape Girardeau. No, comrade, there were lust
ss good troops inside the Notifications at Cane
Girardeaa as the Sd Mo-, and they did as much
skirmishing on that trip at Whitewater, at Cas-
tor, at Bloomfield, -Four Mile. and Chalk Bluff.
Don't oyerdraw the only skirmish where your
regiment mao the advance and ignore any other
troops in the checking Of the Governors career.
T. A. BALTzELL, Co. c, I'd NJ. S. NJ. Cav.
Deer Ridge, Mo.
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DE Qress,s Rsfterv

To THE EDITOR: s. c. MendenhalIs article
IL correct with one exception. Our line was 10
the right and In advance Of De Gress's battery.
Gen. sherman ordered Gen. Woods 10 change
ms line and take the battery. i do not think
there were any other troops on that side az
the railroad In recapturing il except our two
brigades.-H. w. BRAEDLE, Sd NO., Orderly 10
Gen. Woods, Cummings, III.
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