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THE BRANDON FAMILY.



EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In renewing
my subscription for tie dearest newspaper on
earth thank you for leading Us on to victory
ID the late engagement with Cleveland, John
Bun, the rebels Of the South, and the devil.
Like our glorious leader at Opequan, Sept. -,
1864. Phil Sheridan. We sent them whirling,
and you are complimented as the Commander
in-Chief John Brown is lifting the curtains
Of heaven. and smiling down and saying the
Scripture is fulfilled.
I want to write you about the largest family
IL the Union army, the Indian fighter on the
frontier. his posterity engaged in the war
with Mexico, and contributed Il sons 10 the
Union army in the late war. Why / am in-
terested IN this sketch is because he was great
uncle Of mine. and feel Ike making the family
noted for their service in the noble cause.
The subject Of my sketch Is Charles Bran
don, the Well-zROWn Indian fighter on the
Ohio River when that was the debatahle
ground OF the Redman. He was a wonderful
man giant IN stature and strength q man
who did much for the settlement Of the whites
on the banks Of the Ohio: man who furnished
more s0us for his country's protection than any
man who ever lived; who was the father Of 30
children, and lived to the age Of 50 years.
i ann pleased 20 call him my great-nncle. he
married my great-aunt, Fannie Slusher upon
the farm where / now reside. The following
are few incidents Of his life:
IN lfDA EES EaAAer was kIlleQ by the Indians
on the Ohio River, and he was taken prisoner, a
child, at the age Of 3 years, and lived with the
Indians for u years. He made his escape TO
the white settlement and learned TO talk his
native language. and from that time on he was
engaged IN killing Indians lie weighed $40
pounds. and could handle any two common
men. and often took il fst-and skull with the
Redman. he helped to build the old Indian
fort on the Buckingham farm IN Amwell
Township, Washington County, Pa. In 1885
be married Mary Myers. She bore him two
children and died. Re married Fannie Slusher
aud she bore him Is children. When 20 Of age
be married Sarah Barker, whose age was sweet
16, she being the youngest Of Is children. She
bore him 10 children, and now lives 1t Mounds
vile, Va and IS 20 years Of age. Among the
children were two ChsTleses and two Johns: one
each Of the above named were OF the third wi
james, the eldest was wounded in the Mexican
war and when the rebellion broke out Il O
tie matter with the Brandon iamilyY) il
ONO and West Virginia regiments, as fellows
Two Charieses, two Johns Reese Andrew
David, Alexander Abraham, Jacob Van
Buren, James, Hiram, JosephUs, Peter, Evans
and Simeon. Peter was killed at Shilol
while his regiment ltbe I'D Ohio} was makint
a charge John, Of the third wife died Il
AndersOnville. Charles, his fall brother. va
confined q months and escaped to God
country. This takes the cake for a patrioli
family. / hope none got away before the
were counted. 4 pretty good day for Brandoni
after ali.-H- C. SLUsHER, Co. T. RinsrOl
Battery Pa. Cav, Lone Pine, Pa.
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COTTON AT KNOXVILLE.
Was IT Used in the Construction of BreastwOrks

Vas &c Used In the Construction of BreastWorks
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: ] see state
ment made in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE OF
Nov Is, by Jehu H0mard Co. <, 18th Tenn.
Cav, Kismet, Tenn, where he denies state
ment that cotton was used IN any form IN
breastworks at Knoxille, Tenn. Now Wlsh
TO inform the comrade that was member OF
the Second Engineer battalion, by detail from
Co. g, IlSth Ohio, Twenty-thIrd Corps, or az
that time better known as the Army OF the
Ohio, under Gen A. E. Burnside. Our part OF
the army came TO Loudon, Tenn. We were on
the retreat from London to Knoxville / was
one that did duty on Fort Sanders, about
half mile west of the city, near College HUI.
and to the left OF the Georgia Railroad, ana
most Of the embrasures were made of cotton
bales; some few were made with bags OF SAND.
helped TO place them, hence l know; ana
after the siege was over / helped TO take them
out and 10 build the fort of earth during the
Winter OF 1868, GA. And another thing oc-
CURED about the cotton bales that causes me
20 remember. The bales Of cotton were re-
moved to the depot of the Georgia & Virginia
Railroad to be shipped North, and while wait
ing transportation, some Of them were hred by
the Knoxville kids, who were arrested and de-
tanned until their mothers came TO hunt them
up. And / think some of these boys could
remember the above fact if yet living, as they
were held responsible for the firing OF those
cotton bales. / hold the Tennessee soldiers IN
great esteem. as l know how they suffered IN
East Tennessee for their loyalty to the Tag, ana
we'll do / remember the 4th and Sth Tenn, which
were in our division. As to the cavalry, DO
not know much about it; all did their duty,
and did it well, all praise TO them. would
like to hear from the comrades who live at
Knoxville, and to know if old Fort Sanders is
yet standing. Many q hard days work did
there on one-quarter rations during the Winter
of 1868 CIV. SEIFRIED, Co. 6, lISth ONO,
Sumner Mich
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KiInairick,s Rafd.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE. Allow me to
make slight correction in my article of Sept.
20 regarding Kilpatrick's raid. Since reading
the article of Comrade Benson, Battery G, Sd
Z. s. Art. have looked up the records a little.
] find that the LIST Vt. Cav left camp sc p. M.
Feb. %, 1864, and marched all night and the
evening of Feb %, we were gathered on the
banks of the Rapidan River, instead of the
Rappahannock
In regard to the place we found ourselves
the morning after the stampede, according to
maps, and statements by parties who lived in
that country, it was near MechauiCsville where
we of the Ist Vt and rear-guard went into
camp. do not know where the battery might
have been camped, but if they were near Han
over, they must have made mighty good
time | did not claim to see the movements OF
the whole column all the time.
COmrade Benson says on the banks of the
Rapdan River they were informed of the pur-
pose of the expedition, and those who had left
their courage in camp could 60 back and get it.
Now, they might have given that permission to
the Regulars, but they never thought OF asking
the volunteer cavalry if they were short of
any such article any more than they would
ask us ii we were short of rations.
hardly think Comrade Benson could Judge
of the condition Of the column few miles IN
the rear of Kilpatrick's headquarters during
the stampede, or retreat, as he calls 1t. lie ad-
nitS tildb Jney got out quite liNG4ys L no iS1V
was so dark one could not see rod. 1t so hap
pened that | was at the reserve picket-post, and
twothirds of the column passed me not six
feet away, and / had pretty good chance to
judge of the condition of the column. hope
no one will for a moment think that column
was panic-stricken by fear. Oh, mol 1t was
more disgust than fear. We were not so bad
off but what our orders were given and execut-
ed as coolly as Mt any time, and great deal
quicker. But our orders were to follow Kill
patrick's headquarters, and, as the comrade
says, they did not tarry long on the road.
do not know how much the head of the col
umn was "molested" on the route from Rich
moud to " bite House Landing. As far as the
running fight is concerned, it seemed to me
there was great deal more run than fight. |
was in rear of the column all the way, and 1t
was very little fighting we had to do. To be
sure, the Johnnies tried TO keep US in sight, and
sometimes were within Spencer" and Sharp
speaking distance.
Comrade Benson wants to know what call
being molested. Well, comrade, / will tell you.
If you were ON Sheridau's raid in 1865, you
will doubtless remember few "molestations
like Wainsboro, Va, and several other similar
scenes. I consider them molestations.-S. A.
CLARK, Co. F, 1st vt. Cav, Hutton, Oak.
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FROM A ID U. s. ART1LLERYMAN.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Having no.
ticed the statement of C0mrade Jehu Homard
Co. K, 18th Tenn. Cav, that no cotton was used
in constructing the defenses of Knoxville,
Tenn, I do not think he could have been near
Fort Sanders 1 belonged to Benjamin's bat
terry Z, I'd u. S. Art. J, and heard that some $50
bales of cotton were used in the erection of that
fort. positively know that two bales were IN
the embrasure of the fort where my gun was
placed. l was there, and helped build the
works, and know that cotton was used. 1 have
a piece Of the wire which was stretched around
the fort, and a screw driver and wrench which
! took from a rebels caTtridge-box.
When the flag Of truce was in force was or
dered by Capt. Benjamin to take a bucket of
water out to the wounded, who lay in front OF
the fort. a shell from across the river struck
one Of these cotton bales and moved it out of
place about three feet. ! know cotton was used
in the construction of these Works.-D. Z. BUT
LER Battery L, % U. S. Art, Holyoke, Mass.
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Correcting Col. Knox.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Please per-
nit me to correct Col. Thos. W. Knox, the
author of "The Lost Army" q good story. In
No. 376 he makes mention of the 37th Ills, when
he means the seth H.; and last week, in No.
49, he makes more serious blunder by again
calling the 59th His the 37tb H.; referring
to p. Sidney Post as Major of the 37th Post
was Major of the 59th H., afterwards Colonel
OF same regiment, and later was promoted
Brigadier- General. Still later was elected from
the Tenth Illinois District to Congress and re-
elected to Congress from the same district
on Nov. g. 1883. p. S. Post as the boy says,
was wounded at Pea Ridge, and other battles,
and last of all, at the great battle of Nashville,
Tenn; where the writer also lost leg.
The 9th Ill. was also at Pea Ridge Major
John G.. Black belonged TO that regiment; was
afterward wounded, and promoted. There are
many readers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE who
would like the correction made. We were
there at the time, and remember many things
narrated by Col. Knox and the two boys. And
we whipped the rebels, and on Nov we again
gave them an Appomatox, and the boys in
blue and the sons of veterans did it.-WM. ST.
MARTZ, Moonshine, Ill.
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Address Wsp,ad

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: On the Sd July
last, while visiting the battlefield of Gettysburg.
and looking up the location of the Sd n. I. Ind.
Battery during Piekett's charge, a comrade aP-
preached me while standing on Cemetery Ridge
and indicated the position Of our battery as he
remembered it. He said his name was Kraft,
and added that he was then an Orderly attached
to Gen. Sedgwick' headquarters, and distinctly
recoIlected carrying an order to the Captain of
our battery. We are making an effort to have
our monument removed to its right position,
and need his evidence but we have lost his
address. We seek the aid of your columns in
order to recover it.
I believe he is member of the GAR, in
some Philadelphia Post He viii confer a great
favor by sending his address TO VIM. A. MOORE,
care E. Ridley & Sons, 309 Grand street, New
York City.
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1 MICHIGAN -coNRApE,s REcoLLEcrIoNs.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: ] was in Fort
Sanders, Knoxville, Tenn, during the siege,
close TO Benjamin's Regular battery, and saw
cotton bales piled up there to protect the artil-
lery from cross-fre from a rebel battery on
high ground south of Holston River. Remem-
Der seeing some cotton on fire the morning
L0ngstreet made the assault ! also wish TO
inform Comrades J. Homard and Z. c. Davis
that after the rebel battery got into position so
as to make it hot for Us in the front, the sharp
shooters Of Longstreet had a corner on the
timber, hence the use of cotton as stated
MATT CAMPBELL. 90. d, goth Mich.
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How the 18th Ind. were Armed.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE few of the
comrades of Co. ii, 18th Ind, called my atten-
ton to statement made in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE of Oct. %, under the head of Picket
Shots, by Corp'l Rice, Co. G, Sd Ohio Cav, Nor
walk, O., in which he thinks that Comrade
William Long is mistaken when he says the
18th Ind. did not have sabers on the Wilson
raid, and I take it that Corp'l Rice thinks that
the whole regiment was armed with sabers.
Well, that both may get the thing right / will
tell how the regiment was armed on the Wilson
raid. When we started on that raid they num-
beaed 899 men, mounted and equipped. armed
with Spencer rifles and carbines, and Cos. p, G.,
II aud l had light cavalry sabers also, and those
four companies made that celebrated charge of
which CorpI Rice speaks, at Bogue's Creek
(Ebeuzer Church) a place 20 miles from Selma,
Ala. Here Roddy and Forrest made stand,
with four pieces of artillery and line of battle
behind good rail breastworks and on this the
four companies drew their sabers and charged
endways, not knowing but that it was only
another strong picket-post to be driven back, as
we had been having running fight all day. L
wish that some one who could write q complete
history of that fight, and of the one at Selma
the next day april 2, 1861 would be kind
enough to do so. l will close this by saying
that Co. came out of the above charge with
Capt. Taylor killed, and of the Is enlisted men
who followed him six were killed, five wound
ed and five taken prisoners-W. @. HUDELsoN,
Co. ii, 18th Ind, Princeton, Ind
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$4,000 GIVEN AWAY

In Real Estate snd Pointing Machinery % the purchasers
ofthe First Edition the elegant xs inch Pictures
They % art ana ehusi ornaments OF great
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An Iudueement.
Iane ami Ienthcr Renorlel

LSl.oe and Leather Reporter.
A st. Louis undertaken says that by dying
now a man can save money, as the cost Of a re-
spectacle iuterment was never as low.
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NJ. A. DAUPIIIN, New
Address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orieaus, La

QEMEMpEp That the presence Of Generals Bean
ilLtuLIfiOLil regard and Early, who are IA cfarzs
OF the drawings IS guarantee af absolute fairness and
integrity that the chances all equal and shat oua
can possibly divine what number VIII draw q PriEa
- X III l. u t5Eks also that the payment Of Prizes
is GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATIONAL
BANKS of New Orleans. and the Tickets are signed
by the President Of an Institution whose chartered
rights are recognized in the highest Courts shereiOr
beware OF All limitations anonymous schemes
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IDE Size NAEh1nesH
Use HOrsfsrd's Acid Phosphate.

tht ifVIsF3It- Atiu 4It9a phhtt
DIR. c. r. DAEE. Belleyilie, H., says: /" 7 have
found H. alld Il alone 10 be capable Of producing
2 sweet and natural sleep in cases Of insomnia
from oycEwork Of the brain, which SO often oe-
ours IN active professional and business men,
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The Chicago NeTs heads an article Anarchy
at " ork" Guess not. If anarchy should 20 to
work il wouldn't be anarchy.-St. Pad Pioneer
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ARMS AND LEGS
WITH
RUBBER HANDS AND FEET
New Patents and important
improvements.

Endorsed by the U. s. Government
Exhibition, Commissioners Of New
York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, New
Orleans, etc; eminent Surgeons,
and over 9.000 persons wearing
them, residing in all parts Of the
world.
The rubber hand and foot gives
the most natural appearance. the
greatest durability aud comfort Of
all artificial limbs.
The engraving is from an iustan-
t9neous photograph of q man as
cending a ladder He has a pair Of
Marks legs substituting his natural
ones, which were crushed By a rail-
road accident and subsequently,
ampHtated. With his rubber feet
he IS able to ascend and descend a
ladder, walk, and miuFle with per-
SONS without betraying his loss in
fact, he is restored to his former
self for all practical purposes.
With the old methods of cOmpu-
Gated ankle Joints an undertaking
of this kind would be at the peril
of the weaTer, but with the rubber
feet he can venture upon all sorts
=. ~
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@Ws DO hereby certify t5al ne sfDsrui1s Re ar
for az he M0Bitt, and Semi nnaal
DTaClngs Of The LOaisiGHG Slgts L0tfsru Com
pGHy and "a person manage and control he Dra,0
tngs Themselves, and that Re Sqns are e0n3tefs8
t'th honesty fairness, and IN GOOD faith t0,GgTd az
parties and l1s authorizes The Company % Hss tlis
certificate, '0itb tc-similss Of oar signatures as.
tached, ~ Is GdCsrtissasnts.6
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incorporated by the Legislature in 1883 FOR Ffuca
tOua and Charitable purposes. ard It's franchise uas
part OF the present state Constitution Ira 1873 BY an
overwh eIming popular vote.
Its Grand Extraordinary Drawings take
place semi-AunHaliy dune and Decemherl,
and IFS GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DRAW
iNtSS take place in each Of the other ten
months Of the year, aRd are ali drawn in
public, az the Academy OF Music, New Or
leans, La.
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Use the surest remedy for catarrh-Dr. Sage's.
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Mention The National Tribuna
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-09

racy; in fact, AS he walked down
from dinner last night and met half a
dozen friends who were waiting to greet
him, be bore the same good-humored ex-
preston that he generally assumes in the
house when making an objection The
colonel is, however, under all circum-
stances, whether III victory or defeat
whether swimming in the tide of big
majority in the house or playing Il
lone and thankless hand, an
uncommOnly fine-looloing gentleman be-
ing over six feet high, squarely and pow
erfully built, with a full bronzed face, a
white ''goatee' and grey hair, wearing
n soft planter g hat and clothes of Il light
color and easy cut, and carrying himself
with dignity and deferential air that
mark him at once as being of the South
ern type. He by no means has the APP
pearance of the ideal Kilgore that has
been figured out in the minds of people
who have known him through the news
papers and the Congressional Record and
who have had reason, to put it mildly, to
diverge from him in the attitude he has
so often taken in the house.
81 was not so greatly disappointed at
the result of the election - said he last
night; lin fact, I rather expected de-
feat. But am not i'll Il state of despair
by any means. l told my friends down
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-09

is large negro vote, an agreement has
been made to divide mp the offices be-
tween the whites and blacks-the whites
taking all offices in any way connected
with finance, the blacks in some
cases going to the legislature
The truth is, great many
negroes in Texas are commencing to
vote the Democratic ticket. Most of the
Prohibitionists in the state are Republic
cans, and the prohibition movement has
driven many thousands of negroes into
the Democratic party. Naturally the
negro is neither Republican nor a Pro-
hibitionist; naturally he is a Democrat;
naturally he is on the side of people who
have to work for their living, and who
are in opposition to the rich and great
corporate organizations of wealth. The
negro is Republican only through senti-
ment, and in the course of events, logic
and the naked reality will beat sentiment
every time
'tThen you would not disfranchse the
negro if you could?''
~ certainly would not now propose
that as remedy for the condition of
affairs in the South We might as well
accept the enfranchised negro and make
the best of him. And then believe en-
II uiiSi4ioSAAASAit 10 stii anu d CIV
izer. If man has the right to vote he
must feel more or less of the response
bility that devolves upon him as a con-
stituent ell, ment in the body polite 1t
creates i'll him aspirations and patriotic
motives that he would not otherwise feel,
and prompts him to inquire as to the men
and measures upon which he is voting
If the nero is to be with us-and that he
is sure to be-let lis improve his cOndi-
ton, rather than put n seal of inferiority
Oh him, that would but increase the
chances of his degradation and depend
ency.'
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WHITE CAPS WARNING.
They Threaten to Burn Every House in George
town ii Steps Are Taken to Prose
cute Them.

GEORGETOWN, ONO, Dec. S.-P. 3.
Long has received White Caps warn
ing addressed to the citizens of George.
town. As usual, it is written in red ink
with the picture of whip drawn at the
top of the letter, warning the readers as
follows:
To the Citizens of Georgetown:
We want to say now that if they do not
quit making threats as to what they
will do, if we come to your town
we will burn every house in the place on
the night of the Sd. The courthouse
fire is not to be thought of in comparison
with what we will do, for we must sue
coed at any cost. So take warning and
you will have less work for your engines.
Signed WHITE CAPS
The letter is dated at Mount Oreb,
which is believed to be the center of the
White Cap operations, and its signature
is similar to tiat of other letters received
here. 1t is believed this is written be-
cause of the recent conference in Cincin-
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the telegraph company to handle matter
for THE GAZETTE.

the telegraph company to handle matter
for THE GAZETTE.
2 THE personnel.
THE GAZETTE is now owned by the
Democrat Publishing Company, (which
X. NJ. VanZdndt il president; Joseph H e.
Brown, vice-president: Charles Scheu-
Der, secretary and T. a. Tidball, treas
urer: the directors are X. NJ . VanZandt 3,
Joseph II. Brown, Charles Scheuber,
Morgan Jones, w. s. Pendleton, w. A j..
Huffman and I. A. Tidball; the stock
holders, K: NJ. VanZandt, Joseph H E.
Brown, Charles Scheuber, II. A. lid
ball Morgan Jones, James W. Swayne
w. A. Huffman, w. s. Pendleton, w
F. Brittiugham, w L. Malone and C..
E. Lee.
In the business department are found:
W. F. Birmingham, manager; T.. b -.
Wood, cashier; Louis c. Ivy, book
keeper; j L. Orchard, advertising So
licitor; Miss Ora Cook, stenographer.
Mailing CIerk-W. J Saunder; assist
ants. Charles Clark and Ike Stockett
The editorial department is filled by
w. L. Malone, managing editor; John
r. Hedges, c. w. Hoelzle, A. c. Ayles-
worth, Mrs. NJ. r. Walton, George
Byrne.
The illustrations are made by H. NJ.
PpaSe 81,