The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-08-12
CONDENSED LETTERS.

I. N. Woods, 23th ILL.,, Charlton, Iowa, takes
issue with Chas. NJ Cone, 18th Mich, in regard
to his article On the Hatchie." He (Woodsy
says that Comrade Cone speaks desparagingly of
the other regiments engaged and praises his
own too much.
IS. Gardner, Co. @, 124th Ohio, Buffalo, N.
Y, takes Comrade w. ?. DeLand, Co. ID, 1st
Ohio, to task for emitting to mention the 12ith
Ohio "a part OF HaZens Brigade.
WA. McAdam, co. A, 1st Va. (UniOn), Wheel
ing, W. Va, claims five brothers for his COM
pany. The combined hight Of the brothers was
80 feet, their weight $50 pounds and four are
now alive and residents of Wheeling.
ID. b Williams, Co. I'll, 123d H., Owasso, No.,
wouit ike very much to see an article in The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE in regard to the serv-
ices OF his regiment, which commenced at Per-
ryvil!e, ky., Oct. s, 1862, and ended with the
charge on che Qualifications at Selma, Ala, April
2, 1865.
Geo. Loveless, Grand Ledge, Mich, claims to
be one OF the oldest soldiers OF the late war. He
was born in 1862, and enlisted the first year of
the rebellion in Co. D. 18th Mich.
Hugh Bradley, Co. T. 24th H., Yates Center,
Kan, writes that his regiment fought in every
battle OF the Department of the Cumberland,
and lost during its term OF service 60 killed.
80 wounded, 80 deaths resulting from wounds
and 124 by the ravages of disease.
W. w. Kendall, First Lieutenant, Co. A, 10th
Ind, Celestine, Ind, claims for his company
two trios, Is pairs of brothers. one father and
two sons, and three fathers with one son EACH
Hugo Koch, Lieutenant, 9th Wis, Steamboat
Rock, Iowa, writes an interesting article in re-
gard to the Camden trip.
Joseph III. Gilmore, Co. A, I'd Va. Cav, Mid
dleP0rt, o., replying to an article from Sergt
Booth, Co. G., Both Ohio, in regard to tine battle
of Lewisburg, says that the comrade is mistaken
in saying that the I'd w. Va Cav by some mis-
=.
that fight. lie tGllmOrel says that by refer
enee 70 the records of West Virginia troops in
the war, by the Acknowledgement OF that State.
he viii find the following: "On the 18th of
May. 1862, the regiment was actively engaged
IN the battle of LewisburgS
w. III. BIinot, Marshall Mich, would like to
know the name of the battery that ran out ON
the skirmish-liue at Averysboro, within 20 or
80 rods of the rebel works. and in three or four
minutes annihilated their battery and demor-
allied their whole line.
John @. Moreland. East Bernstadt Ky, lost
an oileloth haversack during the Fall OF 1865,
containing his sash and other articles. He
would ike very much to recover the sash.
Raymond j. Parker. First Sergeant Co. D,
LIST Mimi, Fitchburg, Mass, says that his regi-
ment was mustered for three years at Ft. SMELL
ing, Mimi, Oh the Goth day of April, 1861.
T.. L.. Hubbes, Co. +, LIST Mimi corrOborates
the above statements.
James 2. Poole, Co. 3, Goth Wis, Lime Ridge,
Wis, writes that he has never seen anything in
regard TO the services of his regiment in THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, but he wishes to inform
its readers that such an organization was in
the service, and that the JOhnnies, no doabt,
recouect very well that il was the Goth Wis.
which charged their battery at Prairie Grove,
Ark, Dee. Z, 1862.
ID. r. Marshall, Co. K, 155th Pa, claims to
be one of the largest soldiers of the late war.
His weight was 2l5 pounds and he stood six
feet six inches in his stocking feet