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BENTONVILLE.
How curIins Men wsr. Beaten Back.

To THE EDITOR: In The NATIONAL TRIB-
UsE OF March 25 was much gratifed by read
ing the article from Adjt John s. schenck, of
the 10th Ill The Adjutant has done well
by division and its commander long neglected
in history. / wish TO make a few corrections
in regard to the battle OF Bentonyille. ! was
q member OF James ID. Morgan's Division, and
can testify that on the morning of March 10,
1865, Morgan's Division was in the front, the
Second Brigade, Gen. Ferring commanding.
being in advance by sunrise. Mai. Holmes Of
the sd Ohio, was ia command Of the foragers.
commonly called "Sherman's Bummers," and
be struck the rebels in force in the swamps, as
described by Adjt Schenck. The Major came
back 10 get reinforcements Gen. CarIin and
staff Immediately, followed by his troops, went
forward. We were halted by the roadside for
Cerlin and his men TO pass through. The Major
was asked by Gen. Carlin what he had found,
and he answered that the rebels were ia.
trenched and were too strong for him Gen.
Carlin said: Get your id bummers ont of
the way, and will drive the rebels out with a
skirnish-line!" The Major answered, IAN
right" and gave orders for his men TO retreat.
and before Carlin could get his men into line
the rebels were onto him with a charge three
or four columns deep. His (Carlin's) men could
not stand such storm, and they broke In aIl
confusion. and in the next four or five hours
those swamps became a hell IL over there was
one. Here is where Gen. Morgan saved the
Fourteenth Corps and all the trains by strategy.
Here Gen. Nandever's valor was displayed, A
Adjt Schenck mentions. Our little General
Ferring was severely wounded early in the
action and borne from the field, with many
curses at the reb who shot off his thumb and
forefnger.
Now, as an eyewitness, wish TO have Il re-
corded that IL Gen. Carlin had listened 10 the
report Of Maj. Holmes his men need not have
been surprised or beaten back, thereby endan-
gering the whole train. am not personally
acquainted with either Holmes or Carlin, but
believe in justice 70 whom it belongs, and
thought at the time and do yet think that Gen.
Carlin acted very discourteously toward the
Major. was at that time q musician in Co. II.
Seth Ill, and IL years Of age Was captured
when Cariin's men gave way, together with the
division hospital. The Twentieth Corps came
mp In time 10 get US out of the middle and we
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Who Escorted IN. Rebel OnIeer..

To THE EDITOR: In a recent issue of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, under the heading Eight
ing Them Over" Brig. Gen. Landram says
81 do not remember what officer of Gen. Bur-
bridges Brigade escorted the Confederate off,
GERS into our lines, and think it quite probable
IL was Maj. Leonard, Of the Goth Ohio" Permit
me, an eyewitness, TO state that Maj. Green
and Capt. Fletcher, Of the 23d Wis, received
aud escorted Gen. Bowen aud Col. CD Mont
gomery TO the headquarters Of Gen. Burbridge,
July 3, 1863, at about 0 o'clock a. m. My recol-
lection Of the event isyery distinct, and Lieut.
Col. VIM. +. Villas, of the 23d Wis, 1.-THE present
Postmaster General,) will, doubt not, have a
distinct recollection Of the event.
trust Col. Guppy, of the ed Wis, and others
may be induced 10 make statement. / do not
like TO have statements similar TO that signed
by n. Patterson, Co. D.. 32d Ohio, 60 to the
world as correct history, while so many wit
nesses Of the facts are liying.-A. w. BAKER,
Lieutenant, Co. II, 23d Wis, Lebanon, n. II.
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The hth ny. Cav. At Mnrrnnton.

To THE EDITOR: see in your paper of
March Is that Comrade Nelson NJ. Newell of
Co. II (by the way, he belonged to Co. d., 5th
N. Y. Cav, claims that Serg't Toms is mistaken
when he stated that the 9th n. Y. Cav. rescued
the LIST Va from capture by Mosby at Warren
ton, Va, on May 3, 1853. and claims that il was
the LIST Va that saved the 5th n. Y Now,
have before me the historic records of the 5th
N. Y. Cav, compiled from a diary written by
Chaplain l.. N Boudrye, of the 9th, and edited
by him, from which quote:
May 3, 1563.-At an early hour the 1st Va.
Cav, while feeding and watering their horses,
were surprised by MOsby with force of rebels,
consisting of attachments Of the Black Horse
Cav. (Mosby's) and other guerrilla forces, with
Mosby commanding in person. Our boys, be-
ing thus dismounted, fed to a house near by,
where they fought with terrible earnestness,
but to great disadvantage. All efforts of Mosby to
make them surrender were in vain. Finding
that he could not dislodge them he ordered the
torch to be applied, and the house was set on
fire.
"At this critical moment the 5th N. Y. Cav,
which had bivouacked in q grove at a short
distance from the scene of action, with Mai.
Hammond commanding in person, descended
like an avalanche upon the guerrillas hand
to-hand encounter now took place, where YAM
kee sabers were used with fearful effect, and
soon the rebels broke and fed.
"Gen. Stahl, in his dispatch to Gen. Heintz-
Gilman, says: The rebels. who fled in the direc-
ton of Warrenton, were pursued by Maj. Ham,
mond, 5th N Y. Cav, who has returned and
reports our charge as being SO terrific as to have
thoroughly routed and scattered the enemy in
every direction. have sent in % prisoners all
of whom are wounded. the greater part of them
badly. Dick Moran, notorious bushwhacker,
is among them. There are also three officers of
Mosby's The loss Of the enemy was very heavy
in killed. besides many wounded who scattered
and prevented capture. Our loss is one killed
and IL wounded
"In the Richmond Sentinel of May 16 we find
this notice of the fight: About May /, near
warrenton. Mosby with his company fell in
with the 1st Va. Cav, SO called. A fight en-
sued, which resulted in the capture of the
whole regiment. AS Mosby was making off,
however, the 9Th N. Y. beset him and recap
tured the Virginia Yankees. IA. S. THoMP-
SON, Second Lieutenant, Co. E, 9Th n. Y. Cav,
Ramson N V
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Wbere Is N. Leadeu guni

To THE EDITOR: / would like TO say a few
words in regard to a Yankee gun manufactured
in Dixie's land by two soldiers of the 47th Ill.
(Co. x at Memphis, Tenn, in 1864. Myself
and Geo. Martin gathered musket-balls enough
to make gun of the weight Of so pounds, one
and one-fourth inch bore. / made pattern the
size we wanted our gun, and we procured an
old iron kettle and went out northwest Of camp
in the. timber and found a suitable place for
our work, il being small mound. We made
fire on top Of the mound for our kettle and
made our mold in the side Of the mound in such
shape so that when our lead was melted we
could upset our material into the mold. When
cold we had complete little gun ready for
mounting. We then made the carriage and
caisson, doing the aeksmithing on the army
forge. We then painted it all black. It was
a curiosity to many. We had many questions
asked in regard to the gun, and our answer was,
we captured il from Forrest. We brought the
gun to Springfield, firing salute at every
landing and station. When i left Springfield,
H., for home i left the gun with a comrsde by
the name Of Crowder, who promised to bring it
on to Wyoming, Ill. i have never heard what
became of Crowder, but / have heard that the
gun is still at Springfield, III. If any one who
sees this knows any thing about the gun, would
be glad 10 hear from him.. B. ARMEsTRoUT,
Co. K, 47th ILL.,, Walton. Neb.
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The an ". Va. 81 AntIsism

To THE EDITOR: In your issue OF Nav IL
Owen r. Wright, Meade Center, Kan, saws:
" Gen. French christcned the Isth Ind. The
Gibraltar Brigade al Antietam, end also pre-.
sented the regiment with fne rife In recoV.
milton Of It's gallant action on that bloody field
Does Comrade Wright intend 10 deprive the
remaining three regiments-7th VIVA, 9Th and
sth Ohio, of Kimbalis lafterward Carrolpsl
Brigade-of their share Of the title bestowed
upon them by our brave division commander
on that memorable day. In the name Of The
l59 men Of the 7th w. Va who fell at Antie.
tam, and In The name OF those living who stood
shoulder TO shoulder with the Ilth Ind and
the balance Of CAROLS Brigade AZ Gettysburg
and who thrice repulsed the terrible charge o.
Pickett'a Division, protest.
No better soldiers ever answered roll-cal
than the old l4th Ind, but pardon me for say.
ing that while the 9TH W. Va. was not pre-.
scented with hne rife on the occasion referred
10, they were, at Rean's Station, Aug. IS 1864
ordered 10 retake a position which had beer
lost, which they did in gallant style, and as :
compliment 10 their Fallantry were ordered q
be furnished with Henrys l6-shOoting rife
lsce Adjutant- Generals Report, West Virginia
1865, p. 22S.) Was any other regiment in Tn.
Army OF the Potomac thus complimented p
FRANK L. HICKS, Lieutenant, 9TH w. Va.
CarrOllton III
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Division and brigade Fl.rs.

To THE EDITOR: In q recent issue of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE j. NJ. Lovejoy says he has
never seen a correct answer TO G. Hull Grants
question as TO how division and brigade flags
were designated. and then gives his version OF
how they were designated, in which he errs
The division flags Of each corps were nearly
square, The corps marks were red, white and
blue. The First Division Of each corps were desi-
grated thus: A red corps mark situated equi-
distant on a white field; the Second Division,
with white corps mark same as First Division,
with this exception-the field or flag Of blue
the Third Division with blue corps mark on
white field. The First Brigade, First Division,
of each corps was designated thus: Red corps
mark on a triangular-shsped flag bordered
with red the Second Brigade, First Division,
with red corps mark on a white triangular flag
the Third Brigade, First Division. red corps
mark on triangular flag with border of blue.
The Second Division Gags same as First, with
white corps marks on blue fields. First Bril-
gsde. bordered red; Second Brigade, bordered
white; Third Brigade, all blue First Brigade,
Third Division, blue corps mark On white flag,
same as First Division, flag bordered red Sec
ond Brigade, blue corps mark on white field !;
Third Brigade, blue corps marks on white field
bordered with blue.-C w. DEFY, Co. c, l26th
N. Y, Dixon, III.
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To THE EDITOR: In recent issue Of The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, one Snyder. Of Co. ], 109th
N. Y, asserts that at the capture Of Fort Ma
hone in front Of Petersburg, April 2, 1865, the
3Sth Wis. threw away their arms and ran, aud
that such arms were picked up and turned over
TO the Quartermaster Of the 109th. Nothing
more false could possibly be stated. The 3sth
was the leading regiment Of the assaulting col
umn, which not only took but held the rebel
works against repeated assaults of the enemy.
(See War Records Vol 2, S. L.
Its Colonel (Bintlif) was brevetted Brigadier
for gallant action Of himself and his regiment
that day; and Lieut-Col. Pier, of the 35th, was
by order of Gen. Wilcox, division commander,
put in command Of the l09th, and so remained
until the grand review in Washington. Col.
Pier had occasion to punish some one man of
the l09th for insubordination, and Snyder is
probably the man who carried the log.-JosEPH
AMEs, Co. A, 3sth Wis Fond du Lac, Wis.
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basket, thanked by nv esnteen and baversack)

basket, fanlced by my canteen and haversack)
while taking the position of aim. The cartridge
box was badly torn up, the heavy tin apartments
being forced in q wad. my watch smashed, the
bail passing through my overcoat, blouse and
pants, and only giving me slight wound above
the hip. j was thrown down upon the ground
and rolled over two or three times. For a mo-
ment lay stunned. Soon felt dreadful va
cancy about my body. In venturing 10 feel my
bare backbone, you can judge my thankfulness
when j found il was only my cartridge box
that was disomboweled. AT this moment our
twin-brother regiment (the 18th Ind APP
preached and went in, engaging the enemy in
gallant style Our right flank was still press
ing forward, striking the enemy's left flank
about the same time, making short their stay at
the sink They fed the field.
IL is asserted that Stonewall Jackson was
never defeated He was defeated in this en-
gagement, and his army was soundly thrashed
and driven beyond Harrisonburg, 60-odd miles
from the battlefield.
will close this reminiscence by relating the
kind act of Pat WEIGH. His messmate was
Saunders SAMSON, who is now as true and up
right citizen as he then was a soldier. When
ranks were broken, Ssncy said TO Pat, You
take the canteen and get water, aud i will
build a fire, so that we can make coffee 10 warm
us up. j am afraid we viii freeze tonight, as
we have but our overcoats aud one blanket"
Pat started for water, and returning where lay
the dead and wounded, one Of the latter asked
him FOR a drink Of water. Certainly" said
Pat, raising his head as carefully as he could
in the dark, so that be could drink. While
doing this be ascertained that the wounded
soldier was a rebel when he asked, Johnny,
are you badly burt2" "Yes." he answered,
and II am so cold" Pat pulled off his over
coat and tucked il around him, for which
Johnny was very thankful, and further said,
oh, If had a caDteen full of water TO quench
my thirst during this dreadful night" Pat
said, You shall have it," and refllng the can
teen placed it where he could reach il. He
babe him good night. When reaching Sancy
he was asked, Where have you been so
long, and what have you done with your can
teen and oyercoatg" Pat told him his story,
at times choked for utterance; finally, saying
" i will 60 down in the morning, for / think
he will not need them any longer" Sancy
was as much moved at the recital of the story
as Pat was. They then went 10 work as cheer
fully as they could to get their supper and
make themselves comfortable by the side Of
the stacks for the night. In the morning
when Pat went for water again, he returned
with oyercoat and canteen, and remaSk led, with
much feeling, Johnny is dead" rehcy left
a leg at Charlottesville, and Pat was mortaily
wounded in that desperate charge to regain
possession of our batteries on the night Of the
I'd Of July at Gettysburg. The brave boy died
next day and was buried where he fell.-CHAs
ii. MYERHoFF l4th Ind.
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The ssth i'll. on the TulIahoma Campaign.

To THE EDITOR: want to awaken some of
the past recollections OF the old 38th Ill. Now,
comrades / think Gen. Cariin's Memoirs rather
faulty in regard to our movement ON the Tulla-
homa campaign in '63. Has he forgotten Lib
erty Gapl Have you forgotten it? Have you
forgotten how on the 18th Of June we double
quicked half a mile, then came the command,
Unsling knspsscks-On the right into line !"
How We formed our line in that old orchard
with the shells bursting thick and fast all
around us? How Co. ID did not quite get into
their place, and how our old comrade, Lieut..
Bob Plunket, Of Co. ID, jerked out his sword
and yelled, Forward, Co. ID; I'll be damned if
you sha'n't have fair p!ay!" Then we charged
down through that cornfeld and captured both
the I'd and Sd Ark.'s flags and a lot of prisoners;
/ don't remember how many. Do you remem-
Der how we skirmished all day after and hal
looed TO the rebs to come and get their flags.
Gen. Carlin seems to think it did not amount
to much. But, comrades, lets keep still, or maybe
the 101st Ohio or 18th Wis. or 2lst Ill. will
come in and claim capturing these flags, like
they did in regard to the guns at Knob Cap
Jos. NJ. MCGUIRE. Co. E, 35th H., Quenemo,
Kan
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To THE EDITOR: In 1865, when was sent
home to be mustered out, was recommended
TO leave my accounts for settlement with Capt.
b. w. Baldwin, of the Sixth Corps Headquar-
tes. Supposing, Of course, that he was, like
all officers, the soul Of honor, left my accounts
with him. In 1866 he finally got things fixed,
sent for my power Of attorney TO draw the
money, and shortly after wrote me that his
chief clerk had drawn my money, together
with that OF several other officers, and skipped
out There was some $500 due me. Does any
one know where Capt. b. w. Baldwin is? How
many were duped by him f-T. n. FINLEY, Bat
terry II, Independent Pa. /. A., Anthony. Kan.
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Not One Of Their Number.

Are We all here % inquired Mr. Brutal
Jones of his landlady the other morning at the
breakfast table.
u think so, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
You are all here believe" and she smiled
sweetly: why"
Nothing much, only see by the morning
paper that human skeleton was picked NJ
Just outside the city limits7
The smile vanished
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Has the CHRONICLES Of Klubs" been PubIIshsdi

To THE EDITOR: A member Of the Sixteenth
Corps, signing himself ASA Klubs," wrote a
very humorous account Of Bankss Red River
expedition. Just before the Sixteenth Corps
was mustered out Of service a circular was dis
tributed through our camps, announcing that
ASA Klubs" would soon issue history Of the
campaigns Of the corps, under the title of
Kronicles of Klube." Can any comrsde tell
me IL the book was ever issued, and, IL %,
where can procure 9 oopyf-BATTEEY @, I'd
Ill. Art. Washington, ID. G.
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Who Went Lfler the Intelligent oontrabuudi

To THE EDITOR: The evening before Grant
landed IN Mississippi, the night after the gun
boats attacked Grand Gulf, / was sent over into
mississippi with squad Of men in a rowboat
after al intelligent contrabandD nj the hour
OF midnight with instructions 10 take him, II
found, 70 Gen. Grants headquarters. Private
Fred Winters, Go. A, Sd I'M. Cav, was one Of the
squad. The other men were from the Thir-
teenth Corps. VIII they send me their names
and address, This information, SO obtained.
led Gen. Grant 10 land nj Bruinsburg aud gain
the victory AZ Bayou Pierre. The intelligent
contraband we took 20 our General about ] or
2 o'clock In the morning.-R. Ii. BALLINGER.
Captain, Co. A, Sd III. Cav, Kankakee, III.
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The I0lst uI. WAS There.

To THE EDITOR: Why is it that Comrade
Elmore, 143d n. Y, writing of the battles OF
Averysboro and Bentonville, in mentioning the
regiments of Robinson's Third Brigade,
First Division, Twentieth Corps, does not name
the 10lst Ill.2 Is it because it was so few in
numbers that he thought it part of the SD
Ill IL. A. Patterson, Co. i, 10lst ILL.,, Jack
sonyille III
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skipped to the right and about half q mile TO
the rear, where we pitched our tents and took
care of the wounded as best we could. Surgeon
Payne, of the 10th H., was in charge. If Chas
Payne is alive and should read this il would
give me pleasure to have him write his assist
ant ward master.-C. A. B. Fox, Co. II, seth
Ill Forestburn Oak
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Wants TO Hear from East Teuuessse.

To THE EDITOR. would like very much to
correspond with some comrade residing in East
Tennessee or Western North Carolina for the
purpose of learning something in regard to
those localities, with view of settling there
G. Q. WIcKERsHAM, 1st Ind. battery, Brooks
Vile Fla
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An AmicabIe Settlement,

ALL HOSTILITIEs BETWEEN THE LATE BELLIG-
BRENT VIRGISIANS DECLARED OFF,
Messrs. X. t. Daniel and George Washington
the friends respectively of w. Chase Morton
and Charles Porterfield, the Virginians, who
came here, it was charged, TO fight duel yes
terday, signed the following statement, and all
further hostilities were declared "off:"
IAN unfriendly correspondence having
passed between Messrs. Charles Porterfield OF
thariestown, Jefferson county, w. Va, and W.
s Snase Norton OF Riehmond, Va, the under
pienary authority to act for them, have con-
sIdered the matter at issue between them and
arrived atthe conclusion that q hostile meet
ing is not justified by the circumstances; and.
in order that the disagreement may be settled
upon "a basis honorable to both of them, it is
determined that the entire CORRESPONDENCE be.
tween them and all reflections upon any mem
bers of their respective families be, and the
same are hereby, Withdrawn; and, furthermore,
the difficulty is finally and amicably ad.