The National tribune., 1886-12-23
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regard TO the battle Of Lookout Mountain, says
he knows, and every member of the Second
Brigade, First Division, Fourth Corps knows,
that it was the flag Of the 9th KY, and not
the flag of the White Star Division, that first
waved from the point of Lookout Mountain on
the morning of Nov %, 1863. Describing the
movement the writer says that in the morning
the brigade captured small fort with two
pieces of artillery near the Craven House.
Richard Beadle, the color bearer of the 10th
Ohio, was killed the instant he planted the
flag upon the fort. Maj. Acton, of the 10th,
was also killed. He says that later members
OF the Twelfth Corps claimed the honor Of cap
turing the fort, but when Gen. Whitaker
pointed 10 the dead of the 10th Ohio they
withdrew their claim. He disclaims any feel
ing of jealousy toward the Eastern troops and
is willing to concede to them full credit for
their many brave deeds, but says they did not
put the first flag on Lookout Mountain.
w. F. Smith, Bugler, Co l., 18th Iowa Cav,
Beulah, WyO., thinks the other cavalry boys
are getting long way ahead of the 4th Iowa
in recounting their exploits during the war
His regiment was brigaded with the Sd Iowa
Cav. and 10th Mo. Cav, and they did more
raiding and tearing up railroads and burning
bridges and nearly all kinds of deviltry than
any other regiments in the Western army" He
hopes this will meet the eyes of some Of his
comrades, who will write up some of their
numerous raids and campaigns.
e. L. Shader, Co. ID, I'd Mich. Cav, Conneaut-
vile, Pa, disputes the statement of Lieut.
Allinger that the I'd Mo. fired the first shot at
Perryville. He says that the I'd Mich. Cav.
had been engaged from daylight with rebel
sharpshOoters, the cavalry fighting, dismOunted,
with their Colts revolving rifles, when they
encountered the enemy in force, and the ID
Mo- and Nth ILL., came to their relief Some of
the cavalry formed with the infantry and
charged with them. He does not remember the
casualties of his regiment, but Co. ID lost II in
killed and wounded
j. G. Bargar, Meadvile, Mo-, requests COM
rades OF the sherman Bri gade" to report the
death OF any member, giving name, age, date
OF enlistment, rank, date of discharge. etc, to
the members of the Obituary Committee as
follows: Those of the 9th Ohio to K. @. Me-
Farland, Mansfield, o.; Goth Ohio to Rev.
J. p. Mills, Cleveland, o.; McLaughlin's
Squad, to t. A. Parry, Lucas, o.; 9th Ohio
Battery to J. g. Bargsr, Meadville, Mo.
[. L. Blackwell, Go. F. 9th n. j., sol Atlantic
Avenue, Brooklyn, n. Y. says that ne was in
the Brigade commanded by Gen. Reno, COM
posed of the 51st Pa. Dist Mass, 51st NJ Y,
9th n. J. and 9th n. H., at the battle of Roam
oake Island; the 9th N. Y, Hawkins's Zouaves,
was the last regiment brought into action.
They came down in the rear of the 9th n. j..
and installing the latter regiment for the
enemy began firing upon them. He says the 9th
n. j. lost number of men from the fire of the
9th n. Y.
B. F. Ogden, Co. II, 7th n. j., wonders if all
history IS as incorrect as some he reads con-
corning the late war. For instance, he says
Gen. Hancock gets the credit for the battle of
Williamsburg, May 4, 1862, when the brigade
which he then commanded was not on the bat
tlefeld of Williamsburg at all, unless il was the
day after the battle. He says the battle at
Williamsburg was fought and won exclusively
by the divisions of Hooker and Kearny.
j. b. Graves, 18th Ky. Cav, Silverton, Colo,
sends brief sketch of a spirited engagement
with the rebel cavalry at Spring Hill, Tenn,
July 3, 1868.
John s. Lint, Co. E, 3sth Ohio, thinks his
regiment has been ignored in the account of
the charge at JOnesborO. It belonged to the
Third Brigade, Third Division, Fourteenth
Corps which was ordered by Gen. JEFF c. Davis
to storm the rebel works, and captured six
pieces of artillery and 100 prisoners. The
loss of the 36th Ohio was 156 killed and wounded.
Joseph Nj. johnson, S5th Pa, Ewell, Kan,
referring to the capture of Gen. Walker, says
that his regiment was on the line that day and
might have captured him, but he thinks it
didn't lie believes it was done by company
OF the 9th Ohio. The writer says that ne him
self was wounded, and lay for some days in the
same ward with Gen. Walker IL Chesapeake
Hospital, at Fortress Monroe.
Chas. NJ Castle. Corporal, Co. d, 1920 ILL.,,
Yorktown, Iowa, backs up the statement of
COmrade Perdew, 55th Ohio in regard to the
battle of Resaca. The writer's brigade con-
sisted of the 10th Ind, 10Th Ohio, IO2d, I05th
aud l29th ILL.,, and was in the Twentieth Corps.
The brigade charged the works and captured
the four pieces OF cannon as stated, and success
fully resisted all attempts of the enemy to re-
take them. The work was called Fort Cobb
by the rebels.
n. A. Frederick, Sergeant, Co. F, 10th Pa,
East Liverpool o., wishes to refresh the men,
DRY Of Comrade Mcmahon in regard to the bat
ties of New Hope Church and Pickett's Mills.
Hesays: "By referring to Gen. Howard report
he will see that the corps crossd Pumpkin Vine
Creek on the evening of May %, going into
position on the left of the Twentieth Corps
after dark, and after the battle of New Hope
Church had been fought Gen. Howard re-
ports moving his corps several miles TO the left,
and engaging the enemy at Pieketts Mills on
the 9th OF May, but makes no mention of losses
sustained on the 25th. The battle of New Hope
Church was fought by the Twentieth Cops on
the Goth Of May, the corps losing 1,522 men
killed, wounded and missing"
ID. b. Chilcoat, Co. T, 10th Ind, Hudson,
Ind, defends the reputation of "Hovey's
Babies" - the men Of the First Division,
Twenty-tnird Corps, were called. They took a
very active part in the battle of Resaca, and
their behavior was as fully as creditable as that
of any of the old regiments
j. Howarth, Co. /, 36th Ohio, Eureka, o.,
having read the account of the taking of An
tietam Bridge by the 5lst Pa, says that if the
bridge referred to was the one known as the
Burnside Bridge" the published statements
are incorrect. He says Gen. Burnside sent Gen.
Cox's Division 10 this bridge and the capture
was made by Gen. Crooks Brigade OF that di-
vision. He claims the special honor for the
18th aud Seth Ohio
John Woods, Co. G., 9th Ohio, st. Lawrence,
OAK, continues the controversy in regard to
the capture of Gen. Walker He says he was
there, i'll the line of the 9th, with pair of
good eyes and good ears, all of which were
wide open, and what he saw and heard he
knows. The vOlley which wounded Gen.
Walker was fired by part of the 9th, and
Walker surrendered to Capt. Chapman, of that
regiment. The New York Herald, soon after
the capture, reported the amputation of the
Generals leg at Fortress Monroe. and later his
recovery, and an offer by the Federal exchange
officers to exchange him for Gen. Hickman.
This the Confederate exchange officers refused,
for the reason that man with both legs was
worth more than a man with only one.
Henry Norton, sth n. Y. Cav, Norwich,
n. Y, wishes his comrades would wake up and
let themselves be heard from. He says the
regiment escaped from Harper's Ferry in Sep
TENDER, lo62, and went whirling through Mary
land, capturing rebel train of 70 wagons.
For the purpose of forming an organization
and holding Reunion next Fall, all members
of lst and I'd battalions, 9Th Iowa Cav, are re-
quested to send their names and addresses to
ID. ID. Moore, Sigourney, Iowa; members of Sd
battalion to VIM. Beatty, Sigourney, Iowa.