The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-07-19

For his benefit / will name the Colonies and
Lieutenant Colonies of our regiment: kellogg,
Prince, Trafton, Graham, Blackburn and
Forbes
Give Them Their Due.
Geo. 3. Gerard. Co +, 14th Wis, 0sceols, H.,
can't see how THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE can
still have faith in Col. MatsOn. He believes
that if the Dependent Pension Bill included
the rebels it would be passed without opposi-
ton. Col. Matson was very active last year in
helping the passage of the Mexican Pension
Bill because this would help lots of his rebel
friends, as large majority of those benefited
came from the South. He also says Col. Mat
son is a fit companion for Bragg, of Wisconsin,
and Warner, of Ohio; and so long as these
kind of men are sent to Congress by the loyal
States just that long will veterans be kept from
their rights.
Jos. w. Reid, South Argyle, n Y, referring
to an article in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of
June z, headed "What Shall We Say this Week
of Our Faith in Col. MatsOn?p answers that
the dominant party in the House propose to
keep the President from offending the veterans
of the late war by any veto TO their pension
bills as this happens to be the Presidential
year"
Fl. Parker, Co. K, 9Th H. Cav, Hunter, Mo-
says he wishes Col. Matson would wake up
from his long nap and do something TO relieve
starving soldiers. He has not been able to do
days work for the last three years and has
TO depend entirely upon help from others for
living aud a great deal of his time is not able
to turn over IN bed.
Correspondence.
Philip Baker, Jefferson, Iowa, would like to
hear from any members Of the Goth Iowa.
w. j. Campbell, Co. T, Goth Mo-, Moline,
Kan, would like to hear from one Maggie
Allen, who gave him book called Wood
bridge & Wizards Geography" while in camp
near Kingston, Ca, in 1864. He has the book
yet
Ben Taylor, Co. G, 3Sth N. Y, Ledoux,
Mimi, would like very much to have letters
from any member of the above company.
William Magill, Sergeant, Co. T, Both Wis,
Westfeld Wis, would like to hear from any Of
the comrades of his regiment.
d. s. Hacker, Co. +, 10th Ind, Auburn, Neb,
would like to hear from some of the 10th Ind.
boys. There are only seven or eight Of them
in Nebraska that he knows Of
Edwin Goodwin, Co. X, 160th n. Y, 795
| Bayard avenue, ST. Louis, Mo-, wants informa-
ton of any comrade who served with him.
The trouble with him is that his memory has
| failed so badly that he cannot recollect any of
| the men of his company except Capt. Hunt
| aud DIR. Reynolds. He has written to the lat
ter at Morley, N. Y, but received no answer.
His First Lieutenant was shot in the right
| shoulder, and was at the Marine Hospital, New
| Orleans, at the same time he was, and he would
Random Shots.
| V. ii. Scrivener, Co. G, 9Th KY, desires to
correct Comrade Witt Co. A of his regiment,
| regarding the placing of their flag on Lookout
Mountain. Capt John Wilson took the colOrs,
went up through the gap and placed them
| upon the works, when he took off his hat and
| gave three cheers, and they all went up as fast
as they could.
A. W. Douglas Co. I, 22d Ind, Belle Plain,
Iowa, wonders how comrades can make such
mistakes in writing over war history He
sees IN late number of The NATIONAL TRIB-
| UEE where it is claimed that the 18th and Seth
lnd. were first on Missionary Ridge, aud that
| Gen. Grant said so. lie does not think Grant
ever made such a remark, nor does he think he
would be competent witness. from the fact
that he was far in the rear at the time. The
| 22d Ind. belonged to Sheridan's Division, and if
| any troops got there before they did they must
| have had seyen-league boots. lie desires to
| hear from Col Shea or viii Adams, OF the 22d
| Ind, on this subject. The Colonel lett his arm
there, and should remember who first crossed
the creek on the drift-wood. Would also like
to know where Gen. j. G. Davis was at the
time Gen. Baird was said to be in command Of
| the Fourteenth Corps at Louisville, KY
Levi +. Cralle, Graham Post, No 312, Mo-
line, H., was born July 1G, 1850 and enlisted
in May, 1854 He called on Mr.. Cheney, at
| bloomington, ILL.,, who received gold badge
| iOf bcIHb Tue youngest SOiuler OF the laLe war,
when, upon comparing notes. 1t was found that
| Cheney was about year the Oldest; SO he now
makes claim to being the youngest soldier of
| the late war.
Frank Ridgley, brownsville O., would like
| some comrade 10 tell what regiment it was
that came through Bowling Green, KY, on
| the cars in the Winter Of 1S62363. One of the
102d Ohio went up to barrel which had the
appearance of q molasses barrel, and dipped a
cracker into the contents crying out Here's
| your mOlasses." lie says it would have made
an army mule laugh to have seen those men
rushing up to this barrel with tin-cups and
other vessels, getting what they supposed was
molasses, but which was first rate article of
fish oil; and if any of the boys took any of it
they had good dose
| Delos w. Graves, Co. G, 9Th ILL.,, Beatrice,
| Neb., answering a cOmrade of Co. d, 18th Ohio
Cav, regarding the young lady who rode II
miles at a. IN. TO inform the Union command
| er that the rebel Gen. John Morgan was at her
fathers house for the night, says this informa-
ton proved correct and as is we'll known Gen.
| Morgan was killed, and that he saw the dead
body himself. He thinks it strange that SO
| little mention has been made of this marvellous
feat by this young woman, and he asks that
some cOmrade familiar with the circumstances
and the name OF the party write it up, as it
was an event of too much Importance to be
covered by silence.
|
to correct J. Ii. G.. Brewer in his account
of the turning of the right wing of the army
at the Wilderness, in which he says they
found the colors and color bearer of the 1920
Pa, aud rallied on them. He says he was with
his regiment ali through this action, never out
of sight of the colors, although the brush was
very thick, and he did not witness anything OF
this kind. The first day they fought with their
left on the plank road while the second day the
right of the regiment was on the road, and did
no fighting at all farther to the right. On the
third day the regiment was not engaged.
Robt. A. Savers Sth Pa. Reserves Waynes
burg, Pa, would like to hear from any of the
surviving prisoners who were wounded al
Ganes's Mill, Va June %, 1862, and lay in
and around twO-stOry frame house on the
battlefield for two weeks without any medica
attendance, the boys helping each other to the
best OF their ability He remembers crawling
to spring near the house and bringing the
cool, delicious water to comrades unable t.
move, some of them belonging to the 5th 9th
and 2Sth n. Y. He saw good many die o.
neglect. Good Samaritans were decidedly scarce
through the South at this time, however, and
the boys were left to die miserably, when the
slightest attention would have saved good
many lives.
VIM. II. Parker, Battery A, LIST Md. Art, 1915
North Broadway, Baltimore, Nd, says he has