The National tribune., 1886-04-15
CONDENSED LETTERS.


/ IEIruNE OF Jan. II, eutit.cI The Nan
| Who Carried the F.t-. says tH.- liz carrie
the cp.oTS OF his regiment wu.l the charge WAS
made and that ha planted tta first iII upon
. the para1ct5 some moments Hrtor' any others
cot there. TIL cltiau u.uia ID that article that
! Nrrg't Bates carried the lIi-, would pr,b1bly
/ have been correct bad moi the S,rg ant fallen
IatO 2 water hole ami been delayed.
NJ. /. it.ii|, TO- l, 1st y. !. Dragons NIuda.
Colo writes Of being ward master in charge Of
/ 100 conya.ec"nts from Libby i~.-yu al juup
Parole, near Annapolis. and draws a pathetic
picture OF the ,ul.riugs of the ex-Prisoncrs.
Jacob Lohr, Co. d, l!:h ONO, Ontario, O,
does not agree with Comraie Van Wye'5 ac-
| count Of the battle Of Jonesaorn lie thinks it
full Of errors aad contradictions.
II. l.. Robinson. Go. q, stu \. II. Manchc7-
ter, y. IL, writes strong letter in favor Of
service pensions.
J. W Lutz Co. G, 9th Ill. Manhattan, HI,
indorses the statement of T. s. Wood, that only
part of the Sixteenth Corps participated in the
capture of Mobile
James W. Morgan. Lieutenant, Co. F, SD
ILL.,, Monmouth. H., was greatly pleased with
the remarks of Gen. Logan on the bill incruas
ing widows pensions from = 20 S12 per month.
G. NJ. Rose Co. X, 10Th Mich, Alma, Kan
would like to see an account i'll THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE ofthe capture of Gen. John Cohurn's
Brigade at Spring Hill, Tenn, March ,, 1863
=
Mich, was at Fort S5eadman, and gives 4 graphic
account of the desperate encounter there.
Thomas d. WallRgford TolcsborO, Lewis
Co, Ky, thinks the Government has fallen
very far short of its promises to the Union SOL
der.
w, Morris, Co X, 9TH Iowa, Springfield Iowa,
gives an interesting sketch of the service his
regiment rendered during the war. Us first
battle was Belmont, Mo, and it participated in
the battles of Forts Henry and DOnclsgn, Pitts
burg Landing, and numerous other engage
mentS.
II. Bailey, Co. A, 32d Ohio, Beoit, O., gives
some interesting details il regard to the siege
of Yicksburg.
J. F. RiegeI, Burnett, Neb., contradicts the
recent statement made in a recent communica-
ton III The NATIONAL TRIBUNE in regard to
the 5lst \. 7. and 5lst Pa. going into the bat
tie CT Antietam side by side.
l.. A. Patterson, Jacksonville Ill, claims that
Tie 10th H. entered Atlanta, Ga, first.
George w. Johnston, Co. Z, 18th Ohio, says
there were two COlOred regiments on the eX-
IRENE right at Fort Biakcly
l.. w. Armstrong, Co. L, 10th H., Randolph,
Iowa. wishes to say that his regiment was al
ways ready for business when called upon, and
always gave satisfaction.
G. e. Cole, Co. l, 4th Mich, Mendon, Mich,
contends that his regiment supported the LIST
II. |. battery at Antietam.
T. ~ Lloyd bdCLIS tTeck, MICH, SSnGS al
interesting account of the taking of Atlanta,
Ga.
J. W. Hargrove, Co. D, I'D Ind, st. Marys,
Kan, does not at all agree with recent writer
in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, who said that
Wilder's Brigade was swept away like chatf be-
fore double line of Johnnies at Chickam2uga.
He says this will be news to the members of
that well-known organization.
J. II. Samson. Co A. 3Ist Ohio, Caledonia, o.,
states that the First Rripada Third Division
Fourteenth Corps, was at Bentonville and en-
gagged on the right; also, that his reg iincn5 was
on the skirmsh-line, and advanced through ali
opening in the forest into an open field in front
of the rebel works. Reaching a slight elevation
about 400 yards in front of the rebel works
they lay down and went to work with their
rifles ut the gunners through the port holes
and soon slenced their battery. When the
battery was silenced he heard Gen. Baird say,
I" Well done 31st."
Isaac g. Miller, Gaines, Pa, read with great
pleasure the communication of Maj. ThOs NJ.
Bradley in regard to Smiths battery at Get
tysburg. He remembers the circumstances
stated there very well, as he was one of the
last men to get out from among the ROCKS.
w. J. Adams, Sergeant, Co. T, 18th Ill, Cen
tralia, ILL.,, was the Sergeant Of the guard that
took charge of Maj. Anderson, who was cap
tured at McAllister, Ga. He says the Major
was slightly intoxicated and very laxative
until sleep Overcame him.
Henry &. Hall, Co. A, 9th Conn, Ballouville,
Conn, would like to know how they got the
Swamp Angel " on Morris Island. He also
says the statement recently made IN THE Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNE that Gen. Strong and Col
Chatfield were killed at Fort Wagner is incOr-
rect; that these officers, although mortally
wounded there, went home 10 Connecticut to
die, he Hall being one of the detail 70 carry
them North.
ID n U
Ill, Taylorville, ILL.,, desires TO inform NJ. S.
Barney, Co. K. 3ist H., that the brigade to
which the 124th Ill. belonged was made up Of
the 3Ist 45th, Goth and 124th ILL.,, and that in
regard to the prize-drill contest, it was the
unanimous opinion of the committee that the
124th Ill. was entitled to the prize.
Chss. v Trask, Danversport, Mass, lays claim
TO having started the first long tunnel in An
Jacksonville Prison.
Chas H. Lee, Co. G, 9Th Wis, Evansville,
Wis, was an eyewitness to the death of Col.
Rogers. At the time the Colonel fell he (Lee)
was in position between Fort Williams and
Robinett.
Russell yarney, Co. G, 3oth N. Y, Batchel-
Iervile n. Y, contends that the original Iron
Brigade consisted of the 14th Brooklyn, 22d,
oath and 30th N Y and I'd Berdan Sharp
shooters.
J. Wise, Co. D. Sd Ohio, Yellow Springs, O.,
indorses the defense of Gen. A: McCook which
recently appeared in TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
from the pen of Maj. Jenuess.
L. w. Callahan, Co. |, 40th N. Y, Hannibal,
Mo, after going through many battles with his
regiment was discharged on account of wounds
Feb Il, 1868, but re-enlisted Jan. 8 1861 in Co.
!, 2Sth Pa, and went west and participated
with Rockers Corps in the Atlanta campaign.
Henry L. Wood, Co X, 17tA Ill. Cav, River
Falls, Wis defends the saber Us weapon, and
says "On Oct %, 1865, at the crossing of the
Marais DIES Cysnes, Mo, the 18th Ill. Cav.
charged battery, capturing it and its support
l, SEQ prisoners, with two Generals, Marmaduke |
and Cable. Aftcrward, during the same day, it
made four distinct charges with two other
regiments-the Cd Iowa and 9TH Kan. Cav |
and drove Prices whole army. There are
number of similar instances that happened |
while we were under that grand commander, |
Gen Alfred pleasOnton. His way WAS to use |
the saber first last and all the time!"
Frederick Wilhelm, QuaTtermaster Sergeant, |
Federal Pa, thinks it would be u good idea to |
locate branch of the Soldiers Home in |
milder climate, where many old soldiers who |
are suffering from throat and lung diseases |
would be much more comfortable than in some |
of the present Homes.
Percy Phillips, Sergeant CO. G, 7th Ind. |
Cav, iuka, Kan, writes that he was one of the |
party whose foraging exploit was recently de- |
scribed by W. H. Smith Of the same regiment, |
and thinks they were shabbily treated in being !
put under arrest.
Z. A. Sherman, Co. B, 51st Ohio, Oak Valley, |
Kan, enjoys reading THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, |
and hopes the old boys will be able to fight |