The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-12-09

greeting TO all HIS old comrades He thinks
many of them would improve their condition
By coming to Kansas, and he will give any in
formation regarding the country to any who
may inquire.
J.v. Perdew. Co. Fl, 55th Ohio, Eagle, Mich.
writes that if the soldier who stole a pail of
nice honey out Of the writer's tent during the
Atlanta campaign will confess his misdemeanOr
all will be forgiven.
Robert Small, Co. K, 11th Wis, Clemansville,
Wis. has a very high opinion of the gallantry
of Iowa soldiers, and thinks the statement that
the LIST Iowa ran at Wilson's Creek, must
mem that they ran into the fight. He says
that he had the good fortune to belong to a
regiment the 18th Wis., which never knew
defeat.
VIM Metz, Manchester, o., or w. j. Shelton,
BradyvilIe o. would be glad of any informa-
tion relating to the survivors of the 10th Ohio.
L. III. Secord, Temple, Tex, wishes informa-
tion in regard to Government land in Florida;
whether there is any in that State subject to
the homestead law. He would be glad to hear
from any comrade who can give the informa-
tion.
G. Kurtz, Sergeant, Co. K, 18th Mo-, expresses
the hope that some correspondent will give an
| account Of the signals that were waved across
the Tennessee River by the advance force of
Gen. Buell. from the signal station on Pittsburg
Landing on the evening of the first days fight
at Shiloh.
John Wynkoop, Co. @, 1st CAL Cav, Robin
SON. Kan. was much interested in the article
| of Comrade King in regard to Pacific Coast sol
| diers. The writer enlisted in August, 1861, and
bis regiment served in campaigns against the
| Indians in the far West. He would be glad to
| hear from any of the survivors of his company.
Mrs. M. A. Gilmore, Bedford. Iowa, desires
| information of her husband, who left her five
| years ago. and from whom she has not heard
| during that time. He served tire years and
| eight months in the 18th Ind, spending con-
siderable time in Andersonville and Libby
| prisons.
Abraham Merrill, Co. E, 22d Wis, Maryville,
| Mo-, reinforces COmrade Rusk in the statement
| that the first troops to enter Atlanta were de-
tachments of the 33d and 95th Ind, the 18th
Mich. and POD Wis, under command of Col.
| Coburn, 33d Ind, then commanding Second
Brigade, Third Division, Twentieth Corps.
W. F. Stockdill, Co. E, 195th Pa, Madeia,
Mimi. says that Comrade Depew, in his ac-
| count of Fort Harrison needed some correction,
but that COmrade Williams 9Th Conn, who
| tried to correct him, needs more. The brigade
| belonged to the First Division, which was COM
manded by Gen. Stannard. He says that if
| Serg't Williams was wounded inside of Fort
Harrison it could not have happened on the
morning of its capture, unless he had wandered
| away from his regiment. II may have Oc-
Cured next day, when the COnfederates made
| desperate attempt to retake the works they
| had lost the day before.
! VIM. Soden, Co. Z, Odd Wis, Oregon, Wis,
| takes to task the comrade Of the Army of the
| Gulf who, in recent communication, said,
ave never tasted the bitterness of defeat until
| the Vicksburg heroes came down and got in
| our way" The writer thinks this unkind, and
mentions several engagements in which he
says the Army Of the Gulf came out second
/ best.
LW. Caldwell, Co. z, 9th Ind, Omio Kan,
was greatly pleased with COmrade McConnelPs
| sketch of the services of the 9th Ind. He
thinks the record of the 9th Ind. and all other
regiments of the old Nineteenth Brigade will
compare favorably with that Of any other Or
| ganzaton in the army.