The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-18

UNE His family think IL the best of all the
halfdozeu papers they take. He wonders
what has become of all the survivors Of the old
18th Ohio.
Charles A. Serviss 1s6th n. Y, Poland, N. Y,
corrects Comrade Peek's account Of the taking
of Fort Malone. He says the Second Brigade,
Second Division, Ninth Corps, to which his
regiment belonged. was actively engaged there,
and his company lost many killed and wounded
and a number of prisoners.
Milton Giles, Co. A, 18th ILL.,, Olympia,
Wash. Ter, in answer to COmrade Blundin,
says the brigade to which he refers as building
the bridge over Lookout Creek, was a brigade
of the Fifteenth Corps.
s. j. Arnold, Co. B, 10th Ohio New Antioch,
| o.. also aims his musket at Comrade Blundin,
2Sth Pa, in regard to Lookout Mountain. lie
says the 8th Ky. was there, and it was the flag
of that regiment that first waved on Lookout
Point on the morning of Nov. %. The brigade
was composed of the 5th KY, 10th Ohio, o4th
| Ind, 96th and 115th ILL.,, and was commanded
| by Gen. Whitaker. The 10th Ohio captured
| two pieces of artillery at the White House that
day. and COmrade J. N. Oren, Co. b, of that
| regiment, now has in his possession the receipt
| for the guns when they were turned over TO
| the proper authorities.
RObt. McAIickle Co. B. 117th H., s97 Kenesaw
street, Milwaukee, Wis, thinks that the COM
rades who use pen and ink so freely devote
/ Lnelr energies 10 700 much QuaTTeiluB duu
| quibbling over small things. instead of writing
facts which shall contribute to the history of
| the war.
| j. F. Gwyun, Carmichaels, Pa, wishes to
| correct an error in the mention of his letter in
a recent issue of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, in
regard to the signaling between Kenesaw
| and Allatoona. He did not say that Lieut..
Sherfey was on Kenesaw when the message was
sent to Gen. COrse, but he did say that he knew
nothing of whore Lieut.. Sherfey was at that
| time. So far as his knowledge is concerned he
may or may not have been on the mountain.
Benj Manley, Co. III, 5lst Ohio, Warsaw,
Ind, thinks the present laws of the United
States fail to do justice TO the veterans who
dared and suffered so much for their country
BE thinks there is and always has been, too
much discrimination in favor of the bond
holders.
Geo. w. Need, Co. Z, 65th Ohio, McConnels-
vile, o., thinks he was the FIRST man of bis
regiment to shed his blood for his country
When the regiment was being organized al
Camp Buckingham. Mansfield, o., he cut his
hand very badly while carving beef
Thomas Barlow, Corporal, Co. F, 1s9th Pa
CLANCY. Pa, says that Comrade A. r. Depew
Co. A, 185th Pa, was right in his account OF the
engagement at Fit. Harrison and Chapins Farm
He says the 56th and 155th Pa 21st K and 10th
Mass. were in both battles but that they were
in the First Division and not the Third of the
Eighteenth Corps.
SamT L. Williams, First Sergeant, Co. E, 9Th
Conn, Pennington, Conn, cOrrects ComradC
Depew's account of the taking of Fit. Harrison
The writer says that his brigade, composed o
the 99th and 119th n. Y. and Sth and 11tt
Conn.,, commanded by Gen. Burnham, was con
spcuous in the charge, and he (Williams) wal
severely wounded inside the fort.
| Franklin Hoover. Sergeant, Co. ID, 9th Mich.
Ransom, Mich, differs with Comrade Peck in
regard to the capture of TT. Malone. He say,
the 9th Mich. took a very active part in tha
brilliant exploit, although he does not claim
the entire honor for that regiment, giving full
credit to other brave troops.