The National tribune., 1888-11-29

was mustered into United States service at
Pittsburg. Christiana Beatty, whose maiden
name was Powell, is now a resident of Stark
County, o., and, st the age of % years, is
claimant for widows pension. The records
at Washington fail to show Beatty's service,
and Mother Beatty has forgotten the name of
the company and tho number of the regiment
to which her husband belonged. Any infOrma-
ton as to names of organizations recruited Tor
the war of 1912 at Chambersburg or the num-
Der of the regiment to which they were at
tached, names Of officers, ETC., or evidence di-
rect as to the service of John Beatty, Will be
gladly received by the writer. GAR men
are requested to interest themselves"
Lost and Found.
VIM. Fl. Holmes, Battery NJ, 1st N Y L. A.,
Wilson, N. Y, says that about tho list of March,
1864, the battery to which he belonged camped
one night near Chattanooga, Tenn. The next
forenoon he was sent by the officer in command
Of the battery on an errand, and in his absence
the battery was ordered to move, and a COM
rade hitched up his team and failed to notice
the drivers va!ise, which had loosened from
the of-harness, and drove away without it.
When he came back the battery had gone half
a mile. He missed the valise, and went back
to the place, but it was gone. In it was a book
he had kept up to that time from 1861; not
exactly diary, but au account of what had
happened to him in particular and the battery
general. This covered Charlottesville, Get
tysburg the trip from Virginia to Tennessee,
etc. Perhaps some comrade may have that
book, and every old soldier can imagine how
glad he will be to get it,
Give Them Their Due
7. Y. Richmond, 4Ist Ohio, Toronto, Kan,
served over four years, and is now in such poor
health that he can only do light duty on the
farm. He was either fortunate or unfortunate
enough not to get wounded badly, so that he
can draw no pension, and therefore he hopes
The National Tribune" Pension Bill will soon
become a law He has met with so many losses
lately that he cannot even afford the luxury of
taking THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and therefore
hardly ever sees the paper.
Random Shots.
Chauncey NJ. Allard Corporal, Co. B, 18th U.
s. Inf, Castle Hill, Me-, has seen considerable
regarding what was done by the Third Corps
at Gettysburg; desires to call attention to the
fact that the Fifth Corps came up about
o'clock July 2 on the double-quick. passed over
Little Round Top just in the nick of time to
save the left of the Third Corps, which had
been driven back; took the rebs in flank, and
soon had them running from the field as fast
as their legs would carry them. Allard lay
upon the field until the 9TH of July, being
wounded in three places; but is still reported
as a deserter-at-large on the rolls because of
his absence at that time.
Ellis Jones, Cos. c aud A. 9th Kan Cav, sees
that comrades of various regiments, brigades,
divisions and corps are claiming everything,
both honorable and dishonorable, from plant
ing the first flag on various forts to stealing
baby-eTadles, while some regiments were known
as guerrillas, foragers. etc. He thinks the boys
of the 9Th Kan. Cav. entirely too modest to
speak out, so he will have to come to the front
for them. They were known as the Eleven
Hundred" good and honest men, and when
any of these boys saw anything in the line of
eatables or drinkables, or a good horse, the
Quartermaster Immediately bought them.
John B. Yliet. Captain, Co. /, 31st Wis, CAT
Eleventh street, Milwaukee, Wis, says: =" l was
among the prisoners at Roper Hospital, Charles
ton, S. c. and with four others sprang from
the train en- route to Columbia, S. c., the even
ing of Oct. 5, 1864, very near the same point
where Capt. Rathbone left the train the same
date on his first escape and desire to correspond
with him. Our party all succeeded in making
the escape, arriving at the Union lines-part at
Calhoun and part at Dalton, Ga.,-via Licking
ton and Abbeyille, S. c., and Harmony, Winn's
Ferry, Jasper to Calhoun, Ga and via Edge
field, S. c., and Washington, Athens, Harmony,
Dahlonega, Ellijay to Dalton, Ga.
Isaac Rominger, Co. T, 59th Ind, New Ian
caster, Ind, served under the Stars and Stripes
a little less than four years, and has been
lifelong Republican. But he is one of the boys
who are in favor of Gen. Harrison retaining
Gen. John C. Black at the head of the Pension
Bureau for the next four years. He has no
doubt that nearly ali the old boys will also
favor this plan, as Gen. Black has certainly
been the friend of the veterans, and should be
retained.
H. K. Huntington. Co. D, 1st Vt. Cav, West
Fairlee, VT, wishes the address OF any soldier
who was present at the skirmish at Mt. jack
son, Va, April II, 1862, or at same date at the
~, Az
River, and afterward followed the rebels up the
river to New Market Va. Should this come
before any old soldier who was at these paces,
he asks them to send him their address, so that
he may correspond with them for the purpose
of obtaining some evidence which may be of
much value to him.
George Z, Morris, Buokskin, Ind, would like
a sketch of the life of Corporal Tanner, of
Brooklyn, n. Y, who he understands had his
legs amputated while in Libby Prison. He
hopes Corporal Tanner will give a sketch of his
prison life through the columns of TIE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE.
c. A. Guider McGuffey, o., wants to know
what has been done regarding the Reunion of
the Ohio cavalry. He hopes the little one
which was held during the National Encamp-
ment at Columbus will not prevent the old
boys coming together very shortly He would
be pleased to hear from any of his comrades on
the subject
s. H. Morris. Cambridge City, Ind, thinks
II. Leaning 10th Ind, gives a correct account
of the battle of Franklin in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE of Nov. 8. The facts, as stated by
that comrade, are identically as he (Morris)
remembers them, and he has often wondered
why Lanes and Conrads Brigades were $50 un-
mereifuly sacrificed in front of the intrenched
line, where they could be Of no avail in i'm
peding the progress of the enemy. 1t was
fearful and costly error on the part of some
body.
John P Harding, Co. G, s5th Pa, Sylvia,
Kan, makes inquiry as to whether the men,
bers of the Tenth Corps remember that while
they were in front of Petersburg at the time of
the Presidential election of 1864 the boys in
blue were cheering for Abe and Andy" while
the rebels whooped for Mcclellan and Pendle-
ton. As he was an ear-witness to this fact, he
calls upon other members of the Tenth Corps
who heard this shouting to substantiate him.
The quarrel between the Yauks and rebels on
this occasion was more of q political fight than
a skirmish, for more cursing than firing was
INDUCED in, and but few people were injured.
He would like to hear from any comrade of his
regiment.
Hiram w. Davis, Corporal, Co. NJ, 7th N. Y.
II. A., Heath n. Y, desires to thank THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE most heartily for the manly
course pursued in advocating the just claims
of the Nations late defenders. Is sorry he
began so late to take the paper, but rest assured
will never let his subscription run out. Would
like to know the name of the little drummer