The National tribune., 1886-04-22

bridge over the Chattaho0chee River at Colum-
bus Ga. They had placed a barrel of alcohol,
pine knots and cotton in the bridge ready to
light. Gen. J. II. Wilson's Cavalry Corps
stormed the fort that defended the bridge and
drove out the Johnnies, who in their haste
forgot to light the combustibles in the bridge,
and the Yankees crossed in safety
Henry Caldwell, 11th Ind. battery, Garrett
Ind, is willing to bet box of good bareback
that the oath Mich. was not in the Ninth Corps
He claims that it was in the Twentieth Corps.
9. j. Olin, Co. I, 18th No., Grand Center,
Kan, agrees with r. A. Hall that Gen. Grant
was not surprised at Shiloh.
Andrew j. Gibbons, Fishers Landing. N. Y,
gives the Goth, 2lst, 23d and 35th N. Y. as regi-
ments composing the Iron Brigade.
w. J. Cameron, Harper, Kan, thinks there
should be no distinction in pensions between
the officers and privates.
Jos. t. Howard, Co. L. 10th I'll. Cav, Tellu-
ride, Colo wants it kept before the people chat
the old soldiers and those who supported them
in the field were the men who were loyal and
true to the country when its enemies, South
and North, sought its destruction.
j. j. HollingswOrth, Co. A, 18th Ohio Cav,
st. Mary's, o., claims for his regiment the
''honor" of getting the farthest away from
rebel bullets of any other regiment during
the war.
Henry L. P. Farrell, 18th Conn, Charlestown,
Mass did not find Ship Island nearly as pleas
ant place to reside as did COmrade B. Lump
kin, who recently wrote a communication on
the subject in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
David Kline, Co. A, I'D Ind, Independence,
Kan, thinks it strange that Congress cannot
come to conclusion one way or another in re-
gard to what it owes to the Union soldiers. He
thinks 20 years is quite sufficient time for the
country to see clearly what it owes its defenders
Oscar Fowler, Co. G, 10th Kan, Eau Gale,
Wis, thinks that the article in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE of Feb. Is, III regard to Fl. Gibson, ia
very far from correct.
Theodore Walter, Co. A, 9th N. Y. Cav, JOEL
ton, Tenn, draws pathetic picture of the suf-
ferings endured by Union prisoners.
Isaac w. knight, Co. E., 18th Ohio Welton,
Iowa, contradicts Comrades Stillwell and Nc
Neil in regard to six successive cannon shots
fired from Ft. Wood being the signal to charge
on Missionary Ridge. He knight claims the
signal was fired from Ft. Bridges.
Jno. d. Bishop, Co. III, LIST Ind. 81. A., Port
land, Ind, thinks the present Congress is not
fulfilling the hopes it held out to the soldiers
David James, Co. d, 9Th u. S. Cav, Roanoke,
ILL.,, writing of the priyations and sufferings
endured by the Union prisoners at Florence, S.
C., tells how, when sent out to get wood, they
killed calf and placed its body in hollow
log and carried it into the stockade The boys
had feed of veal and cow peas that night.
John G. Gorham, Hartford, Conn.,, writes a
strong letter in favor of the repeal of the limi-
tation of the arrears bill.
John T. Permission, Co. I, I'd Wis. Cav, Cen
terville, Iowa, was on Col. Osburn's raid across
the Black River to Champions Hill, and had
considerable number of interesting adventures
on that expedition.
C.. w. Cook, 10th N. Y, Janesville Wis,
gives an interesting account of the excellent
services his regiment rendered at the battle of
Gainesville.
A correspondent writes in reply to Hiram g.
Parker, in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of Dec. 10,
that Charles Grundy is the man who was shot
by Comrade Noval in the breast in 1862 at
Mound City, ILL.,, and that he (Grundy) now
resides near Morrisonville, Ill.