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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-24
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the Fall
of 63 the 9Th Iowa Cav. were ordered out on
some expedition to make certain that there
was no enemy in our immediate vicinity. Co.
+, the Iowa German company of the regiment,
was in the advance with orders to keep about
one-quarter mile in advance of the regiment.
But as no one supposed that there was an
enemy anywhere in that region, they were
careless about the rule and were at least mile
IN advance and riding careles5ly along singing
some Of the war songs of the day, Capt &C
riding at the head of the company and Corp'l
Joe short distance in the rear to see that no
one struggled. The weather was warm and the
Corporal was fat, and, thinking it good time
TO rest, was riding sldewise, his thoughts wan
derlng back to his sweetheart and FadeTland.
1t was while the force was riding on a DOWN
hill grade in a narrow lane with just room
enough for two to ride abreast comfort
ably and q pretty deep washout at each side,
that this incident occurred. At the foot of the
hill, hidden by the brush, was a scouting party
of rebel cavalry with a one gun battery. They
had observed the approach Of Co. +, and seeing
no others, thought 1t was a small scouting
party of the Yanks, and concluded to wake
them up. The first intimation of an enemy
was the report Of the cannon and the schreech-
ing Of the shell over our heads, bursting pretty
close to Corp'l Joe. Every horse about-faced
and started for the rear, not waiting for orders
Joes horse in the advance. But. Oh, no, not
for joe; for as his horse wheeled around, he
sitting on sdewise-was thrown fat upon his
face across the road, and before he conld re-
cover from his astOnshment the horses Of his
comrades had commenced to jump over him.
Fearing the feet of the horses, Joe Rugged his
mother earth very closely, If not afIectionately
Capt &C had been little in advance of
the company, so that upon wheeling around it
left him correspondingly in the rear. His
horse not being as fast as the others, by the
time Co. + had jumped Joe there was quite q
distance between company and Captain and
Joe thought it was about time to get up and
git But just rs he had assumed the all tours
position the Captain was ready to pass to the
rear, and the rebs we're getting the range and
firing as fast as they could load their one gun.
The Captain was in too much of a hurry to
wait for Joe to gather himself cut of the way.
lie yells out the command /" Sto0p leetle, Joe :
chumps too" And Joe "stooped leetle,"
and the Captain and horse went over success
| fully. The whole party escaped without in
jury.-R CRANDALL, Captain, Co. L, 9TH Iowa
CAV, Hillsboro. Ore.
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE; IN THE Ma
TIoEAL ERIBUSE0i March rs q cOmradc Of the
10Th Wis battery, speaking Of the battle Of Co
rutn, Miss. Gays that tile supporting TggI-
meuts were the lbth No. and 4-th Ind. In
this he Is % istazen. Oar memories. II seems,
after lapse q more than - years. are not al
WAYS accurate as u details The regiment as
s5ciated with the l0il Ale. 1T ta,s tiuse was lhc
56lH ILL.,. ana Was formed Immediately on the
left 0i the 10Th So We ca. led il the boy
regiment" because is membership was largely
made Up Of boys OF very young men. ! think
also that this was its first general engage
ment. At the time when Rogers's Texas Bri-
gade was on the ramparts Of Ho5net, tic 55th
fell back some 20 rods Do some confusion, when
the c0ior-b bearer del beratcly executed an
ab0ut-iGcs1 marched alone 10 the line before
occupied By the regiment, and within y 10 -
rods 0f the rebe. line, and planted his colors
there. The boys almost 10 a man returned 10
the same point aud igued on the col0rs. II
was hot place, aud after fighting desperately
for some minutes the line again broke and fell
back IN disorder. At this juncture Gen. Rose
Grams, mounted on his lttIc brown horse 50
familiar 10 his soldiers rode into their midst
] could not bear his words Do the din Of mus
kerry and artillery which was then fierce and
rapid, but the same brave c0.0r-bcarer walk
beside the General back 10 his old position. on
the pTJlgu cation % the 10th no. line, and again
planted his flagstaff in the ground. The 56th
again rallied 20 It's coiOrs and Gen. R0sccraus
seeing that il had steadied down to its work
rode away. The order 10 charge came almost
Immediately, and the two regiments swept
over The rising ground in front. TO the north
Of Robiuct tie shattered remnants If the rebel
force which had 50 calamity charged the fort
were driven across the open field on beyond
the railroad, and the batile0i C0riuth had end
ed IN decisive victory for the most gallant Of
the many gallant leaders Of the Army Of the
Mississippi ] have often wondered why so
few champions among he men who were with
kosecraus a. stone River Peuyviile Iuka and
C0rintH have risen mp 20 shame his detract0rs.
who seem tOsce " Cblckamauga" in large black
letters Intervening between them and all Of
his other and more glorious achievcmcuts-J.
Ii LONDON, Lieutenant, 10th No, Macon, No.
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EDITOR NATIoEAL TRIBUNE: As hair-sDlit-
ting articles IN THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE bv
the old comrades arc the rage, with your per
mission / viii give q brief account OF the first
blood drawn in the late war by the soldiers Of
the opposing armies.
believe all historians and others who have
written on the sEbjcct agree that the first blood
was drawn at Phiippi, ". Va, June 3, 1861
but in TINS they are mistaken. as the following
viii show: On Saturday night June !, 1861.
two scouts one named Clark, the other ones
name never learned made an attempt 10 en-
ter Phiippii but were halted by a picket at
the bridge spanning the river. Clark wheeled
his horse and made his escape. the other was
captured. Clark Travelled IN the direction Of
ClarEsburg distant - miles. After going about
FIVE miles be ran against a picket, who ordered
him D. halt but instead he put spurs 10 bis
horse, darted past the picket firing his revolver
al him as be passed. Il being quite dark he
shot wild, one ball cutting away the tip end Of
one Of the piczet's little fingers Clark made
good bis escape to McClellau's army, which
was then marching on PhiIippi.
Ihe writer was 8cll acquainted with the man
on picket, as 1 lived only three miles distant
Inc scouts belonged TO one Of the Ohio regi-
ments under Mcclellan. The one captured was
released Monday morning following, by our
soldiers driving the rebels out of Philippi.-
w. 5. NHEELER, Co. ii, 10th w. Va, Hutehin-
BOZ, Kan.
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QUANTRELL'S GANG.
The survivors Hold a Reunion in MIssouri

The most remarkable Reunion of veterans Of
the war that has ever taken place in the United
States was held at Blue Springs, No, May IL.
The veterans, however, are veteran cutthroats
ex-members Of QuantrelPs band. Mrs. Guam
trell, mother of the guerrilla leader was in
attendance, having arrived from Canal Dover
O.. with w. w. Scott editor Of The Iron
VaHey Reporter. Among the leaders of the
band present were w. III. Gregg, QuantrelPs
First Lieutenant. who boosted at one time that
he had, single-handed, killed in combat over
100 Union soldiers. Over % other members of
the band were present. They were glad to see
each other aud talked freely of the murder
Gus raids and wild scenes Of % years ago.
They a rough, griZzed set of men and this
is the first Reunion ever held by them.
About dozen of the band were present in
1860 in Louisville when Quantrell wat buried
Among the prominent ones who were absent are
Frank James, George Shepherd, the train rob-
Der; Allen Palmer, Cole Younger and jim ("
Younger The three first named are in the Min
nesota penitcntiary. Many ofthem are wealthy
and these nearly all live in Missouri. Gregg
says that Quantrell first came from Kansas TO
Missouri TO steal slaves and stock. He was at
first associated with only three men, whose
names were Ball Lipsey and Southwick. Ball
conspired with the other two against Quantrell
The latter discovered the plot and killed all
three one night. Ia the first year of the war
while Quantrel and his band were camped on
the Little Blue River, one Of the men brought in
a st. Louis paper which contained proclama-
ton of Gen. Halleck declaring QuantreIl and
his men outlaws The very next day the band
began numbering Union soldiers and kept It up
until the close of the war.
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through q swamp in the direction Of where our
own troops were, on a hill near the former line
Of tie rebel works saw two men on horseback
coming from the direction of Petersburg, who
had the appearance Of officers. They advanced
toward Us We had just entered the swamp as
they came forward with cooked reyolyers point
ing al US. We ran to a large oak tree, which
was but few feet from US. Seemingly by di-
rcctioB Of his superior, one of the officers re-
manned behind, the other advancing, com
handing rs 10 surrender or he would shoot us,
saying also that a body Of troops were adYanc-
ing toward Us, and that we would have to sur
render. ] said to Wolford in an undeTtOne,
" Let Us shoot them!" We Immediately raised
our guns to our faces and fired, bringing my
man from his saddle. The other officer threw
himseIf forward on the horses neck and rode
away. the riderless horse following.
After joining our regiment ! was summoned
to brigade and corps headquarters to answer
questions. After giving a statement Of the az
fair, Gen. Wright asked me If | knew who
had killed in the swamp. / answered that I
did not lie said, You have killed Gen A. p
Hill, Of the Confederate army" (See official
report Of Gen. J. w. Keifcr. )-JoHN w. MAUK,
Sergeant, 20. +, 18Th Pa, Cumberland Valley,
Pa.
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SHELBY COLE.
Another Account of the Missouri Outlaws Execu-
tim

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Having read
tho letter of G. w. Mckinney in your paper of
recent date, relative to the execution of the
Noted rebel bushwhacker, Shelby Cole, at De
Soto, No, wish to speak Of few things which
came under my observation in connection with
this event.
I think it took place in November 1864
The forces spoken Of by Comrade Mckinney
were under command of Gen. a. J. Smith
Cole was captured late in the evening by
squad of the 9th Iowa In charge of Sergeant
with whom ] was well acquainted, but his name
has gone from memory. He was one OF the
best OF men and very much of gentleman
1t was growing chilly as the evening advanced
and thinking his prisoner would suffer from
the cold the Sergeant gave his oyercoat to him.
The prisoner took the coat, but Immediately
called the Sergeant and handed his coat back,
with the remark that he, the Sergeant, would
need it most; and while in the act-haying q
knife concealed in the other hand-he struck
the Sergeant under the left ear, severing the
large vein Of his neck, and he bled to death in
a very short time.
The prisoner then struck at the other guards
and jumped from the open car, and while as
cending the railroad bank a glancing shot from
one Of the guards stunned him so that he fell,
but recovering quickly he lodged under the
car, and while running up the bank on the OPP
poste side, one Of the guards struck him on the
head with the butt OF his musket, which rem
dered him unable to offer further resistance.
They then tied him hand and foot and when
the train started the prisoner started and rolled
over and over and off. The train stopped and
the prisoner was again secured. After which
he was fastened to the bottom of the car by
bayonets, as stated by Comrade Mckinney.
The prisoner was hung the next day at noon
by order of Gen. A. J. Smith. The manner OF
execution was much the same as stated by
Comrade Mckinney, only he was carried on a
blanket from the depot to the place Of execu-
ton by four men, and while going it was told
that he gave three cheers for Gen. Mcclellan,
who was then a candidate for President
There can be no doubt but this Shelby Cole
was a dreadful man, and had killed as many
Union soldiers as he claimed, viz, %. was
an eyewitness to this execution.-VETERAN
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over your EeaQ.
The night Of Nov it became my duty to
act as Sergeant of the Fifth Corps piekets.
Early in the morning of the 18th the officer in
command directed that we advance as Skin
misheTs in the direction of BealetOu Station,
gradually closing as we advanced; which we
proceeded to do. Arriving at Bealeton with
200 men, VIC proceeded to the scene Of contro-
yersy, where we were warmly welcomed as
unlimited guests. Here the officer IN command
II have forgotten who he was from some cause
became unable to continue in command, and
turned it over to me, together with his orders
which were to advance upon the front of the
fort until we arrived at the place where an old
house had burned down, and engage the enemy,
and stay there uutil the Sixth Corps charged
in upon their flank from the direction of
Beverly Ford.
We went and We staid, too, until ammuni-
their cannon with railroad spikes, until the
chimneys Of the old house-still standing
couldn't stand any longer, but came down with
4 crash, from a well-directed shot from the
fort. Fortunately this was anticipated, and
no one was hurt by it; but it deprived Us Of
all shelter, and made staying" undesirable.
Still, we staid and kept up the skirmish until
the Sixth Corps took them i'm
really must say that | thought then and
think yet that from some cause that Sixth
Corps was an hour too late or we were an hour
too early 10 make things join just right; for
most of our losses were after i had almost tired
of looking IL the direction Of Beverly Ford for
the Sixth Corps. D. POTTER, Sergeant, Co.
II, SD Pa
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name and rascally tricks were well known and
talked over throughout the Regular mounted
service for years. | had hard fight with him
in March, 1863, in which he nearly killed me
at tho picket-lne one evening at stables"
but got him down at last on the ground and
sat on his neck. All the officers of the garri-
son were looking on and the commanding Off
Ger ordered "Squeezer's" head to be tied as
high as he could reach during STABLES" for
punishment. His career in the Regular Army
ended during the rebel raid into Pennsylvania,
at the time Of the burning Of Chambersburg
but / have forgotten the exact circumstances
The Boy Spy's description of the other horses
and the Sergeants is just as true, and will bring
q smile 10 many an old soldiers face in remind
ing them of events occurring at that time that
did not then make them smile a bit. A.
Ankle, Co. l, Sd U. s. Cav, Wheeling, W. Va
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urlng.
There was a detail made from my COM
pany Cd, 18th Ind. that night. When the
boat landed on the north side of the river
the detail went ashore and went out across
that cornfeld into the timber, with orders to
fire upon the first squad of men they saw, with
out hating. l think this detail was all of the
18th Ind. Ours was the first boat that landed,
and our pickets were in the advance. They
had gone a considerable distance up in the tim
berwhen the detail from the 22d Ind with the
Maj. Tanner at their head, came along with
same orders that the 18th Ind. picket had, and
when Maj. Tanner saw our boys (mistaking
them for rebels he gave the command, Halt!
front-frel" Our boys returned the fire and
shot Maj. Tanner through just above the horn
of his saddle.
How the goth Ind. boys got out there or who
they went with. do not know. ] know that
they were out there in that timber, and some of
them got shot. Our company (H) helped carry
some OF them to the boat. The watchwOrd
that night was Z" Indiana and the Union" but
after the shooting had taken place the boys
up In that timber had heightened it ont a little
by saying, =" Indiana and the Union; don't shoot
this way"
Lieut.. Pearcc is mistaken in the name Of the
town we were to advance on that night as we
had landed on the north side Of the river and
we had passed GlasscO before night, which was
on the south bank of the river.
] will now call on Alb. Edwards, Of Co. II,
18th Ind, to tell what be knows about the Paw
Paw fight up the Missouri River above Glassco,
as he was one Of the men detailed and in the
advance when fred upon. Alb, if you are still
alive come to the front and tell us all about it.
H. c. DENNY, Co. II, 18th Ind, Comanche,
Tex.
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Franklin Again.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In q former
article / was particular to say that it was in
yidious TO distinguish Union regiments from
one another, aud gave IL as my opinion that
any regiment in the service was quite equal TO
any other one under the same circumstances.
The living can speak for themselves, but
cannot forget the palid features Of Capts. KEN
Die and Bard, Scrg'ts Wallace and Zeigler, and
q score more Of our men whose warm life-blood
moisteucd the green turf inside our works
Their mute lips cold aud rigid ia death, seem
TO appeal 70 US for viHdicatiOn. They are
charged with c0Wardice. Ii is only in defense
Of these that ! was led 10 make any special
mention Of our regiment at all, and let the pub
lie judge whether il is ju5tiiable or not. Il
seems out Of place after D years have passed to
keep up disputes among old soldiers as to the
merits Of different organizations. There lives
not man who ever wore the blue and is emit
tied 70 be called true soldier who would stOOp
10 utter a foul SANDER that includes the living
and dead. The friends Of those who gave their
lives that the Nation might live are yet among
Us. While they still mourn their loss, they are
proud OF their record; and if in their defense
have made stronger claims for their 0rganiZa-
alton or made more particular mention of its
services than would seem proper, urge in ex-
tenuatIon the prOvocation. Our grievance is
only this and nothing more" The most I'M
eaviable notOriety Of giving currency to the
base inslnuaton belongs 10 one Conner, of the
Second Brigade headquarters. Thanks TO the
manly utterauces Of members Of the S0th Ind,
10th Ky. aud others, We have abundant testi-
mOny 10 cancel the base detraction.-S. PETIT,
Lieutenant, Co. x, I04th Ohio, New Lisbon, o.
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The penth Of GEN. A. P. Hill.
EDITOR NATIoSAL TBIBUNE:

\ the morning OF the
% Of April, 1865, after
the rebel works had
been carried. q portion
Of the Second Brigade,
Third Division, Sixth
Corps, became separat-
ed from the main body
and pushed forward to
the railroad and a
wagon road running
parallel, or nearly so,
with the railroad. At
this point myself and
Daniel Wolford, Of Co.
T, I3Sth Pa, while at
tempting TO return over
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# net, do 50 at once to giUe the paper more
poaeer IA ctdmpiOniag the cause ofthe Ueteran8.
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Ill you kindly allow
me alittle space to say
my piece? The COM
rades Of the First Di-
vision. Seventeenth
Corps, (Mower's, have
been hauling on c
another through the
water and mud at
Rivers Bridge a n d
swearing by Fight
ing Joe Mower that
they, each and every
one was the first TO
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Rappahannock Station.
EDITOR NATIONAL tribune:

n your issue Of March
Is appears an u h e r
chapter upon the capt
ure of Rappahannock
Station, Nov. 7, 1863,
written by Comradc II.
i. Matthews, of the
9th Ne. Now, Com
rade Matthews, " the
war is over, " so I have
only one round in my
cartridge-b box to fire
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Old "squcezer.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

HE Boy SPY" life at
Carlisle Barracks, in q
recent issue Of THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE, GER
tainly could not be
more truly set forth, and
plainly shows that he
was there. His descrip-
ton also Of the horses is
true to life, and es-
pecially old "Squeezer."
He was a terror to re-
cruits during the years
1 EHD - ! gYs4g
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
SEE the comrades are

WILL AAS WIZ 49, ~ 50 -
bringing up the Paw
Paw fight. Lieut.. A.
Pearce, Co. G, 22d Ind,
is right when he says
the 18th, 22d and Goth
Ind. were in that blum
der that dark night;
but while he tries to
correct John Alex
ander, of Co. B, 18th
Ind, he makes some
mistakes himself. /
think Alexander is
right in regard to the
22d Ind. doing the first