The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-08-30
nth OHIO CAV.


ind these re1e3Ts4tE cenCeglng Ia from BIZ
points Of the United Ststes, from nearly all tbs
regiments and companies which constituted the
greet National army, but have never yet NO
ticed any account or sketch Of tho 1lth Ohio
Cav. Whether its members have nearly all
left this mundane sphere. or feel too abject to
contribute toward the making up Of THE Ma
TIoSAL TRIBUNE, / do not know, but suffice it
to say there were plenty Of adventures deeds
and occurrences to write upon. / shall endeaV-
or 70 write short narrative Of events that
suggest themselves to my recollection.
We do not boast Of being engaged in such
terrible struggles as characterized the Northern
and Southern battls6elds We do not clsIm 70
have passed through the horrors Of Southern
prisons Ike some Of our Northern brethren,
but we DO claim thst We did moro scouting
than any other soldiers in the National service
The old battalion Of which l was a member
left Camp DeDnison, O., snd went to st. Louis
No, snd there received orders 70 proceed 10 the
Rocky Mountains to encounter the red man OF
the West, in whose veins flowed but little blood
mingled with mercy. WAS detained 81 Den
uisoa on account of & broken thigh.
Col William 0. Collins after resching the
mountains snd finding that his battalion was
not sufficiently strong to gubdue the Indians,
came back 10 Ohio Gad recruited another bat
talon. 1t might be Of interest to mention here
that some Confederate soldiers waiting ex-
change at Columbus, O., were given the privl-
did, and rendered valuable service to the Union
cause. We again conferred 81 Dennison, just ct
tho tine Gen. Morgan made his raid through
Ohio. Our officers, desiring 70 test the bravery
Of the men and speed Of the horses, concluded
10 pursue Morgan snd capture some of his men,
which they did. After chasing him through
parts Of Ohio We turned back snd met Gen.
Hobs0G's advance guards, snd took them pris-
oHers, suPposing them to be Morgan's men,
which they denied. MisUrusting them, we took
them mile IN the rear, when we met Hobson's
whole force. We then released the guards,
who were not mad at sll %, and Hobs0n pressed
on after Morgan. Our battalion started sg2In
/ for Camp Deunison, remaining there but
short time. We then started for st. Louis re-
NAMED there S short time and then struck
! the trsil Of the old battalion, following it up
( the Missouri River 70 Fort LesVenworth.
I Learning there that the notorious QuantTel
! with band Of outlaws was spreading terror
/ through different parts Of the State Of Kansas,
/ cur officers, knowing that we had only short
ride ia front Of as, concluded before they
] started that they would take QuantrePs band
/ in out Of the wet We received orders 20 start
after him just At dark. We rode ali night and
! next day, and secured the country, but failed
4 to get q glimpse Of him, which | believe was
/ fortunate, SIS there were not ieW Of our com
maHd who had seen hard service, they being
the Johnnies We got SC Columbus. They were
!
INN 70 be $ notorious outlaw, ana / suppose
+ they wanted 70 show US YsBks how to fight.
! MsWent back 20 Fort Leayenworth with great
/ ma2y Of cur horses beels smashed sud pretty
I vel shook Up Ourselves. We stsid there only 5
/ short time when We started OF cur journey
( Of 1000 mileg across the American desert to
! Fort Laramie, where We net part OF the old
1 battalion. Our battalion was then divided up
( and cent 70 different stations, our company be-
I ing sent through the Black Hills 20 Camp Hal
! i6ck, In the Ute and Snake Indian country. We
/ remained theirs one Summer and put our at
/ tGntioE strictly e Ecouting. AS for fighting
! re DC not boast Of any great achievements al
I though the Southern Eoldiers who were with
Us claimed they woBld far rather fight Yankees
in the South than they would the red man OF
the West. ne also had veterans that claimed
they would rather be in the front, for well they
knew thaJ the red man took no prisoners, aud
! that 20 fall into his hands ended 10 g horrible
( death, ouch as our poor Lieut.. Casper Collins
did st Platte Bridge. he took 2 smsll band
I over the bridge, not thinking there were many
I Indians On the other side; but the greater part
as soon IS Collins got some distance from the
bridge the Indians raised up and fred q yoiley
into the little company and cut of their re-
treat The company, however, fought their
way scr0gs the bridge, but Collins was wound
ed and left lying on the ground. When last
ing. When his body was found both legs and
arms we're cut off; his body was cut open and
his entrails spread over the ground about him,
and some 20 or 80 arrows sticking IN the re-
naming parts Of his body. / might mention
Crosby and our blacksmith and many otheri
who met similar fstes. If l Tecollect Alright
the hardest fght our boys had was that at Mud
Spring. Our Colonel got c0rrstled there with I0(
4 men, fighting the Indians two days, and with
out any doubt the Indians would have taken
him the third day, but as luck would have il
q Lieutenant With so men, who we're out scout
ing, came in the second night, having will
them some Of the Southern boys who knew how
TO handle the cannon, and they handled it yer.
successfully, laughing and talking, asking thi
Colonel, Where will you have the next on
, dropped9"
well recollect two Of them, Bradshaw an,
Holden. they belonging TO my company. The,
i were brave boys, and if this piece should com
to their notice, would be glad TO hear from
them.
Shortly kfter the Mud Spring hght part O
our company went as az escort TO Omaha, keb
and there awaited cur discharge, which we 20
. the lst Of April 1865, the balance of our boy
! going 70 Leavenworth TO be discharged Sine
then have seen bit few Of my comrades
! often see one named David Gallagher, Of CO
ii, who still says that he and 1 are ali that ar
! left; that lae rest are al hung or in the psni
Tertiary. ] merely write this narrative in OF
derto get some Of the comrades Of the IIth Obi
1 Cav. interested who are better informed an
r. more skiiliul with the pen than myself
y / hope 20 hear from some Of them, or 20 NEE
them az the Reunion az COlumbue.-GEoRG
: sLUssER, Co. d, l1th Ohio Cav, Dalton, o.
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