The National tribune., 1888-01-19

that politics has anything to do with the
Grand Army, for in his section there are as
many good Democrats as there are Republicans
in the Grand Army Posts
George w. Kramer Co. +, 11th Pa Reserves,
UniontowD, Pa, likes THE NATIONAL TRIB-
USE, and says it should be in every loyal home
/ in the United States. He thinks, however, that
there must have been some fault in the de-
pendent pension bill, which caused President
Cleveland TO veto it; and he remembers that
Gen Grant while President, vetoed the bill
equalizing the bounties.
]. L. Richards, Perrinton, Mich, says that
he could do without his meals better than with
out THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Luke Bryan, Newark, o., says that THE Ma
TIoNAL tribune is the best paper In the
United States for old soldiers.
information asked aud Given.
L. F. Amspaugh. of Spring Mountain, O.,
writes that he would like TO hear Of the where
abouts of Comrade s. ]. Hicks, who left Spring
Mountain in July, 1866.
Francis Dunn, Co. g. 18th Pa. Cav, Quincy,
o., wants some comrade to give him the
address of Thomas J. Geier and Andrew Writ,
who were respectively President and Secretary
Of the 18th Pa. Cav. Association.
Seth Burgess, Co. L, 9th Vt, Prentice, Wis,
/ says he fled his discharge in 1856 with a claim
agent named c. l. Vail, in Vermont. He has
never received it back, and would like some
| present address of Mr.. Vail.
Mrs. f. c. Bennett Holderness, n. H., wants
/ to know TO what regiment of Maine troops, and
whether cavalry or infantry, Alonzo Children
served in during the war.
w. d. Pond, 4th Mich. Cav, Unity, Wis, has
the muster-Out and the pay-rolls of his regi-
ment, dated Feb IS, 1865, and will give any
member such memoranda as he wishes of the
/ final muster out.
! William Peolar, Co. II, 18th KY, Bremen,
1 KY, writes that he had an uncle during the
/ war in the army whose name was James Sallee
! He left his home in August or September, 1861,
/ and went to Louisville and joined his regiment
there. His relatives have never heard from
! him since, but it was reported that he was acct
dentalIy shot while in camp at Louisville If
any comrade knows anything about the circUm-
/ stances the writer will be glad 70 hear from
/ him.
| Harrison P Cassell, Butler, o., wants to know
what Congress it was that knocked 20 per cent.
off the tariff rates; and whether it was Demo-
cratic or Republican.
Marion Robinson, Fall River, Kan, who
served in the First Division, Seventeenth Corps,
| under Gen. Sherman, desires to find the adj
dress of DR.. j. II. Toilette, who was the Med
ical Director of that Division, and who treated
him in the Division Hospital.
Il. A. Scutt Co. E, Gath n. Y, Inlay City,
Mich, was badly hurt in front Of Petersburg
| III bHo 4dbtcI pdEb VI NOFtiuDtTs 1CO1. lie utti
| then scarcely recovered from an old wound,
and when his regiment moved out near mid
night of the day before, he was unable to 60
with them, but when daylight came he Joined
another regiment In the trenches in front oil
Fort He'll" While there rebel shell knocked
log from the top Of the revetment, and struck
him on the right shoulder and the left hip
He is crippled from that injury, and would like
to know if any old comrade knows the circum
stances. he was in the First Division, Second
Corps.
In Prison Cell.
Erastus Doble, Co. B, 9Th Me-, Sherman Mills
Me-, was taken prisoner May Is, 1854 at Der
muda Hundred, and sent TO AndersOnyille. FL
was removed with the rest from Andersonyillt
to Savannah, then to Millen, then TO Black
shear, and from that place marched to Albany
Ca, to be taken back to Andersonville. III
was by this time reduced to a mere skeleton
and watching his chance escaped from the car
about midnight on Dec. "a, into the country
He lay around in the woods and Clubhouse
until the 4th of the next May, when he mad
his way to Gen. McCOok at Albany, whence b
had escaped. The negroes of the country tool
excellent care of him while he was in hiding
{ Our Constituents.
Stephen B. Burris Co l, 120th H., says tn
soldier-hating venom flung at The NATIONA
TRIBUNE By outside papers for its pension ad
vocacy does not go down with the soldiers
His Post stands by it, and they all feel that th
Illinois Senators and Congressman viii all bae
. the boys in blue in their demands.
{ Clark Sherman, Lester, Mich, says no on
has any idea how much the comrades ia tina
D neighborhood enjoy THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
1 especially the "reminiscences of the old soldier
: OF their experiences in the field.