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NEW HOPE CHURCH.

To THE EDITOR: While reading Fighting
Them Over" I'm THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE for
April 22, 1856, my attention was arrested BY
tbe article OF Capt l.. q. Nelson, 18th Wis, on
New Hope or the " He'll Hole" / think
that the latter term was applied by Gen. Sher-
man 10 the entire position occupied by john
atOn's army i'm the AllatOona Hills from Pump
kinvine Greek To Dallas. This position
very strong one. Ii had been laid out and for
titled by the Confederate engineers long before
Sherman forced Johnston 10 seek the cover OF
The works.
by the aid OF these defenses Johnston was.
enabled % stay the progress Of sherman 3 army
Tor period Of II days, from May rs TO June 4,
1864.
Comrade Nelson speaks Of the engagement OF
Che 9th May as the only one az which bloody
fighting" was done. and alludes 10 the other
operations along 1his line az minor engage
ments." / wish to correct his statement or
rather eulighten him aud the readers Of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE regarding this
There were three well-defnee and bloody
engagements fought on this line, any one Of
which, at an earlier period Of the war, would
have excited general attention.
The first Of these occurred on the 25th Of
May, when the Twentieth Corps (Gen. Joe
Hooker's) ran upon the enemys 0utposts al
Burnt Hickory Crossing drove them rapidly
back into their fortified lines, aud Intellectually
until dark The fighting was desperate aud
bloody. The heaviest work fell 10 Pap"
williams First or Red Star, " Division, which
alone lost some 500 men In q very short time.
As Comrade Nelson's regiment lost more
heavily on the 9th Of May than az any other
engagement OF the Atlanta campaign so my
own regiment. the l07th M, ". suffered o
heavier loss Oh the 25th than at any other time
losing 43 men killed, or died Of wounds, and
l32 wounded, which 4 am sure viii be ac-
knowledged bloody" enough.
The second of these engagements Is the one
related by Capt. Nelson-an assault by IT, j.
M0ods's Third Division of the Fourth Corps
tHDwara's, Old J0hnst0n's iines farther TO tie
right al q place called Picketts Mil on the
X7th Of May. This was q counterpart OF that
or the 18th, with like desperate fighting
equally bloody, and with the same fruitlcsf
results.
The third was Hn attack on Logan's Fiji
tecnth Corps on the 2Sth Of May. by Bates
Division Of llardees lConfederatej Corps To.
Eans men were protected by some hastil y-coD.
atructed breastW0rks and gave the enemy
bloody repulse, which partly compensated for
the losses suffered by the Fourth and Tween.
tisth Corps
Nearly 1900 Of the enemy were killed and
wounded, and the loss OF our forces was com
paratVcly slight. This ended the heavy fight
ing M these points. There were c0ntinnoui
alarns, skirnishinR, aud affairs between pick
eta until Sherman by flank movement, com
PEELED Johnston 20 abandon the entire line II
front of New Hope Church.--AnTHUR n PITCH
Flst Lieutenant, 10th M, ", ElIDrs, N. ".
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ThA LAT Conn. IL A.

To THE EDITOR: have read with much
interest the many letters that have appeared in
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, but / do not recol-
lect ever seeing anything about my old regi-
ment-the LIST Conn. III. A. If my memory
serves me right their time was about out when
the regiment arrived at Bermuda Hundred.
They had about 10 OF IL days more 10 serve.
think they were placed in the ditch to shovel
and pick up the dirt TO help strengthen the
main works-treated rs prisoners the last few
days, after serving their country three years,
and passing through the fights Of the Peninsula,
Hanover Courthouse, Golding's Hill, Malvern
Hill, Yorktown, ETC. During their service
In the ditch there was an order read off
one night TO the men, asking them If they
would not volunteer 10 stay 30 or 60 days
longer, stand by their colors, and not march 10
the rear 10 the sound of the enemy's cannon.
After serving three long years, and then being
treated as they were the last few days of their
service .-375 men mustered ont Of service TO ret
home the best way they could without pay,
without transportation, and without rations.
Our Colonel, ii. l.. Abbot, is a General now in
the Regular Army.-REcRUTT, Killingly, Conn.
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Did the 0rieers Eat the Dogi

To THE EDITOR: Allow me q small space in
your valuable paper. While Roseerans's army
was at or near Cowan Station, Tenn, the boys
got to making raids on a flock Of sheep, and as
the General commanding First Brigade, First
Division, Fourteenth Corps, did not approve of
this conduct, he ordered every boy arrested that
was seen with mutton. They were then made
to carry a rail as punishment, and their NUT
ton was taken from them and divided up
among headquarters. Now comes the joke.
Some of the I'd Ohio boys went out in the coun-
try and killed large dog, dressed the quarters,
marched by headquarters, and of course were
arrested. Their supposed mutton was taken
charge of and the boys set TO packing rail.
The supposed mutton was issued TO the officers,
and it may be the provost-guard got their
share. After the joke was played, whenever
any Of the headquarters or guards were seen
by the regiment, the boys would set up howl
and bark. If the boys who played the joke are
still living, they can speak up now, IS there Is
no danger of being arrested.-G. L. PEARSON,
Co. G., 9ith Ohio, Catawba, o.
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MEN OF MANY WOUNDS,
Who Have Suffered for ThsIr county.

Alonzo Maynard, Co. I, 18th Conn, East
Hampton, Mass: will tell how the Johnnies
served me. / received flesh wound in right
hand at New Berne, N. @. At Antietam was
shot through right lung and shoulder with four
balls splinterng the ribs in front, breaking coll
lar-bone twice, destroying shoulder.joint, pass
ing through lung, striking the spine and knock
ing off four ribs, breaking shoulder blade in
three or four pieces, splintering spine badly
and breaking one vertebra. Thirteen pieces of
bone came out of the wounds. My right lung is
gone-torn in pieces and came out of wounds.
There are 16 separate wounds through right
breast and shoulder Some of them were as
large as q silver half dollar. / was confined to
my bed five years. When / was wounded the
doctors said there was no help for me, and It
was several days before they dressed my
wounds. had strong constitution and Yam
kee grit. / am confined to the house most Of
the time. was in tent hospital near Freder-
lex City, Nd. May God bless the head doctor
of that hospital. / think he saved my life.
J. r. Blackwell, Litchfeld, ILL.,: James M.
Miller, Co. A, 9Sth H., was wounded IL times
at Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1868, all gunshots,
viz: left arm, left thigh, left hip, left knee,
two in right leg right knee, right thigh, right
arm, left side Of body, left side Of breast, right
groin and right hand-all done within an
hour. He was II months in rebel prison, 10
months of the time at Andersonyille; wore
ball and chain so days and nights; was recap
tured twice whilo trying to make his escape (;
once caught by bloodhounds.
John s. Ferguson, Co. +, 18th Iowa, Jefferson
City, Mo-: On the 6th OF April, 1864. in action
at Sabine Crossroads, La, received six
wounds in left hand and arm, one in left side
of nose, one in left groin, one in left side of
neck, and loss Of right arm at elbow, all shell
wounds, and one wound in right leg with a
musket ball. / was taken prisoner, and at
that time weighed 200 pounds. On the day Of
my parole / weighed 104 pounds. / am minus
right arm, hearing of left ear, and sight of left
eye. and still live, getting the pitiful sum Of
$50 per MONTH
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To THE EDITOR: Comrade Outten. of the
45th KY, is sadly mistaken when he says that
his regiment made the charge on Morgan !
band at Cynthiana, KY, June IL, 1864, and at
Nj. Sterling few days previous. Ii was the
9TH and 18th Ohio Cav, and the 10th and 18th
Mich. Cav. that did the work at Cynthiana,
KY. There were only about 100 men of the
45th KY. engaged at Mt. Sterling, and they
were not In the charge, but engaged a small
squad Of the enemy on the right Of the pike
The 18th Ohio and 18th Mich. Cav did the
work at Mt. Sterling. ] would like to get the
p. o. address OF all the 10Th Ohio Cav and 18th
Mich. Cav, with n view of holding Reunion
this coming Summer or Fall. A. SoLIDAY,
Co. M, 18th Ohio Cav, Academy, Ind.
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How JEFF. Thompson Was captursd.

To THE EDITOR: In August, 1853, $50 men
of my regiment I'D N. s. NJ. Cav, commanded
by Col. Woodson, left Pilot, Knob. No. At
Greenville we were joined by portion of the
I'd AZ. s. NJ, proceeding south until noon Sun
day, Aug. %, when we were informed by an old
farmer that Gen. JeE Thompson was in Poca-
hontas with small body of troops, having
come over to see a Lieutenant married that
evening. At o'clock p. m. We started to POca-
hontas, 20 miles distant. We moved out in
double-tuick, as we wanted to attend the we'd
ding and get part of the cake, and think we
got good portion, as we dashed into the town
nc o'clock that evening and into the hotel,
where we found the General sitting at table,
with his maps spread out, looking out his route
for raid into Missouri, not dreaming that tho
bluecoats were in less than $50 miles of him.
He gave up hisarms to the Sergeant command
ing the advance. Soon our Colonel came up,
and he took charge Of him in the same room
where no was captured. That night at IL o'clock
two men came TO the hall door leading to the
room where the officers were The guard chal-
lenged them. They said they were officers,
and being permitted TO pass in, the light in the
room showed them TO be two Confederate OFF,
GERS in full artillery uniform. One of them
attempted TO hand q dispatch to the General,
but Col Woodson said: 81 will read that dis
patch. if You please !" The bearers proved to
be Captain and his Lisutenant. They did not
know that they were in Federal hands until
the Colonel demanded the dispatch, which
stated Gen. Kitchens would be there next
morning at o'clock with 1000 men and eight
pieces of artillery. So, You see, we were get
ting in bad box. We had but $50 men, within
four miles OF such an army, and had so prison
ers TO guard, and were over 200 miles from am
reinforcenents In 30 minutes after the cap
ture Of that dispatch we were in our saddles
retracing our steps. We rode day and night
until we crossed Currant r. yer, where we went
into camp for the night. Gen. Thompson was
kept prisoner for some time, and duly ex-
changed. He was known by the Federal troops
as the odd Swamp Fox"-JoHN B. BURRIs,
Co. Z, Sd NJ. s. NJ. Cav, Lexington, Mo.
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The Charge Up Mission Ridge.

To THE EDITOR: With your permission
will tell the boys what i saw at Mission Ridge,
as one who carried gun and used IL to the
best Of my ability. When those six guns were
fred from Fort Wood as a signal for us TO adj
vance, the division to which / belonged (Sec-
ond Brigade, First Division, Fourteenth Corps
was lying just at the edge of the woods. At
the first sound of the guns we came to "atten-
ton" as the last one was fired we received the
command forward" We advanced through
the woods in battle line. As we emerged from
the timber the command was given Right
shoulder shift, arms Forward, double-quick !"
and away we went for the foot Of the ridge on
q dead run. Just as we started the rebel bat
teries on the top of the ridge opened on US.
We moved forward so rapidly their shells burst
to our rear, sometimes so close as to make it
uncomfortable, to say the least. When we
were q few rods from the rebel works at the
foot of the hill was knocked over by the con-
cussion of a bursting shell. was dazed for q
moment, and the first thing reeollect after
wards was on my hands and knees trying to
get up. The boys were then just climbing the
works at the foot of the ridge. The line halted
there for few moments to get breath, for we
were pretty well blown with our run, and i
caught up with my company again. We kept
firing at the rebels who had just left the first
line of works. All this time the rebel batteries
kept pounding away at the fellows in front.
Finally it seemed TO me as If the boys all took
notion at the same time to go to the top of that
ridge and see what was the matter up thar.
Away we went, lodging from stump TO tree,
rock, or whatever would protect us, and now
and then clinging to bushes to help Us up for
1t was very steep in places), and cracking heads
wherever they showed themselves above us.
When we were about halfway up, as near as / re-
member, / looked off to my left and saw the
line of battle was ahead Of US a few rods.
also saw young officer leading them on, bran.
dishing his sword, encouraging his boys TO do
their level best. Since reading the claims OF
the Seth and 10Th Ind. to the honor of being
the first to plant their flag on the top, / thought
1t might have been those two regiments saw
The First Division, or rather my brigade, reached
the top short distance to the right of Gen
Bragg's headquarters. Asmy regiment reached
the top the Johnnies lay down and stuck then
guns over the works and shot them off without
looking up. We jumped down among them and
they yelled out, ave surrender; don't shoot /"
We next turned our attention to those who
were making Maud time down the side Of
the ridge. and persuaded few to stop and rest
j. N. STANFORD, Co. A, I'd battery, 18th u
g., Memphis, Tenn.
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New Hope Church.

To THE EDITOR: fiink Capt Nelson has
struck the keynote when he calls for detailed
account of that blunder in the later part of
May. 1864. / wish to inquire of The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE readers who we're there,
Why do McPherson's men, in speaking Of that
fight, say the battle of Burnt Hickory? Hook
er's men call the same engagement the battle Of
Dallas, while Thomass men term il New Hope
Church. Now. if Schofeld's troops have another
name for that fight we want it forthwith. Per-
haps Garrard's and Stoneman's troopers are
ready to inform TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
readers that it was known all over camp as the
first battle of Allatoona Pass. A. MCNEIL,
3lst Ohio. Redwood. 0.
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The ssth Wis. at Fort Malone.

To THE EDITOR: THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
of March % published communication over
my signature, stating that the 38th Wis. threw
away their guns and ran at the capture of Fort
Malone, and the 109th and 51st N. Y. gathered
them up, ETC. There is q mistake somewhere.
intended to say that in the month Of Novem-
Der, 1861, while Col. Harriman's Brigade was
on drill back Of their camp, the rebels opened
on them with their artillery and the 35th threw
away their guns and ran to their bomb proofs,
and the 109th N. Y. and 51st Pa. gathered up
their guns and turned them over to the 109th's
Quartermaster. The 38th did good service at
the capture Of Fort Mahone-J. w. MORGAN,
Co. j, Tooth ~ Y, Waverly, N. Y.
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Resenting an Interruption.


May and Edith are sisters, four and five years
old respectively. May had been very naughty,
and mamma had taken her over her knee to
administer corporal punishment, when Edith
suddenly pushed the door ajar and peeped in.
Turning her chubby face as far round toward
her sister as the peculiar position would admit,
May said very gravely:
"Goright out, Edie! don't you see Pm busyf"
1t is needless to add that mamma granted a
resnite
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To THE EDITOR: In recent issue of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE i saw short article on
the first three years muster, which desire To
correct. The 4th Conn. was mustered into the
United States service for three years on the ped
Of May, 1861, early in the morning, at Hartford,
Conn, aud in the State Capitol can be seen a
flag which was presented by the citizens of CAL
ifornia 10 the first three years regiment. We
had the honor 10 receive it, SO you see the fact
is not quite SO well established as IL might be
as TO the 18th i'll. being the first-A. III. ST.
MoSDs, Co. b, 4th Conn, Stafford Springs, Conn.
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To TEE EDITOR: Say 10 Allen T. Roberts,
Hubbard, o., that IL he will write 10 Comrade
George h. Gray, Dixm0nt, Pa, Corresponding
Secretary, l35th PA. ". w. Association, he may
be able ~ locate C0mrado Warren. Col. Collier,
che presenter Of the medal. was brave leader
oi q brave regiment, and anything coming from
him as a reward can well maA .he receiver
feel proud.--5Bo. H. UHLER, $50 Pa, Leba.
uOu Pa
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Fast Railroading.

r. 8. Hair, the enterprising General Passen-
ger Agent of the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
road, has issued a neat little announcement,
entitled Between Two Days" 1t relates to
an extra train just put on between Chicago and
st. Paul, which bowls across Illinois, Wisconsin
scd Minnesota, landing the passenger at the
other end of his journey in Is hours. No extra
charge is made for tickets.
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To THE EDITOR: i have among my papers
the muster-out roll Of Lieut.. Geo. A. Turner,
5lst i'll, Camp Irwin, Texas, Sept. 25, 1865
Also that Of James Commody, private, Co. X,
IBID III, Memphis, Tenn, Sept IL, 1866.
The above discharges may do them some good
10 the future. will mail them on receipt OF
address. i know Of no better way 20 reach
them than through THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
EDWARD SPEAR, late Paymaster, u. 8. A.,
&c. Paul MINI
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Gen. Rufus Ingalls,, Quartermaster General
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A. A. Drake. ESQ, N. Y. Stock Exchange, says:
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets "
cleanse and purify the blood and relieve the d.
Restiye organs
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u. 9. Senator Blackburn says Red Star Cough
Cure removes colds. Price, Is cents.
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Gen. John A. Logan.

Geo. Andrews, Of Lowell, with ulcers over
half his body, cured by Ayers Sarsaparilla.
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March, April May are the months to purify
the blood-now take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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In March Of last year CssD contracted blood poi
son. and being in Savannah, Ga, at the time, went
Into the hospital there for treatment. / suffered
very much from rheumatism at the same time. I
did not get well under the treatment there was
i cured by any of the usual MEANS / have now
taken seven bottles of Swit5 Specific and am sound
and WELL II drove the poison out through the boils
on the skin. DAN LEAHY.
Jersey City, N. j., Aug 2, 1885.
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I am native of England, and while was In that
country contracted terrible blood poison, and
for two years was under treatment as an outdoor
patient at Nottingham Hospital, England but was
not cured. suffered the most agOnizing pains in
my bones. and was covered with sores all over my
body and limbs. Finally completely lost oil hope
In that country, and sailed for America and was
treated at Roosevelt in this city, well as by a
prominent physician in New York having no con-
nection with the hospitals.
/ saw the advertisement OF Swift's Specific, and L
determined 10 give it trial. took six bottles and
can say with great joy that they have cured me
entirely. / am sound and well as / ever was in
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New York City, June II, 1885.
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The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-07-30

AocoRDISG to the Aberdeen Daily
News, the farmers county convention
held at Columbia last Saturday must
have been 9 sort of . go-ss- yca.please
and get-all-yon-ca keep-all-you-
get concern. A combination Was
made III the interest of two or three Of
the candidates for tie most import
ant Offices, rcgerdless OF Distributing
the positions even among their fei'oa
farmers in just and equitable man
ner,--they giving the southern part Of
tile county nothing except the office
of coroney. Tho farmers platform of
"iet the office seek the nan--not the
man the Office" was not needed III the
least and nearly every man nominated
was q pronounced candidate. Mr.
Huntington, who was nominated for
treasurer. went to the convention with
twenty-one delegates in favor Of his
nomination, which enabled him to
form successful combination. And
the rominee fer register, it is said,
does not own foot of land in Brown
county The republican patty will
now nominate a gond, clean ticket, but
win not recognize tie nominees OF last
Saturday.