The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-01-26
Random Shots.

Alex. Lydy, Corporal, Co. +, 1st w. Va. Cav,
Pickard's Mills, Ind, says the 9Th Mich. proved
itself on many hard fought field to be a gal.
laut regiment. He instances Gettysburg, Han
over Courthouse, Boonsboro and other fights
in which that regiment participated.
d. NJ. Elder, Co. II, 1st Iowa Cav, Eldorado,
Kan, writes that the boys who served in the
cavalry should not feel annoyed at the good
natured banter occasionally leveed at them
by other branches of the service, as no one
really doubts the great use to an army of its
"eyes, ears and sense of touch" He thinks
probably that the ease with which the cavalry
captured pigs, chickens and other edibes may
have raised spirit of envy in those who had
to rely upon Shanks's pony in pursuit of their
prey.
NJ. H. Weeks, Bismarck, Oak, says that when
his regiment was in front Of Petersburg the
boys bought a company memorial. 1t was
list of all the members of the company and
staff officers of the regiment, with fine army
illustrations around the edge. He had it
framed, and valued it very highly as a keep
sake. 1t was destroyed by fire some time ago.
Frank Mccoy, 666 Third avenue, Terre
Haute, Ind says that any one reading THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE would not know there
was such regiment in the service as the 3Sth
III. AS he does not see anything from them he
fears they were all killed or died in Southern
prisons. He would like to have the comrades
wake up and show themselves.
A. Beach, Assistant Surgeon, 9th Kan. Cav,
Renton, w. t., says that while the medical Off
GERS were instrumental in compiling the best
medical and surgical records of the war, there
is no provision for their obtaining a copy of
these records now, although they are published
by the Government. He thinks that every
medical officer in the service should be enti-
tied to a copy of all the medical records of the
war published by the Government.
William G. Pierce Emlenton Pa is qrieyed
that none of the 103d Pa. makes himself heard.
He wants all the boys to show the cause why
they are so silent.
E. N. Hatcher, SD Ohio, Box GA Columbus,
o., wants to hear from all the boys of the 9th
Ohio, 39th H., 18th Ind. and S5th Pa, who ex-
pect to visit Columbus during the meeting of
the National Encampment.
Capt. Thomas A. Fleming, 18th w. Va, Fair
mount, W. Va, writes, telling of the recovery
of the bronze eagle and globe that surmounted
that regiments eolors at the close of the war.
Maj Gen. John Gibbon, then commanding the
Twenty fourth Corps, presented the eagle and
globe, the latter being inscribed For gallant
conduct at the assault of Fort Gregg, Peters
burg, April 2 1860" The colors, staff and the
glorious ornament were lost during the regi-
mental Reunion in 1879, in Steubenvile o.
The colors and staff have not yet been found.
Walter H. Farwell Co. A, 9Th Me-, Tyngs-
boro, Mass, thinks that the men who are
shouting cOHec-cO0leFS now, are the ones
who were too big towards to enter the army
in l86l-5, no matter how large the bounty that
was offered.
/. T. Wood, Co. E, Sd Iowa Cav, Ormonville,
Iowa, takes issue with Lieut.-Col Low in re-
gard to the conduct of the white troops at Gun
town. He says that Col. Low is the first man
to lay the blame of that horrible defeat on any
one but Gen. Sturgis. The Sd Iowa Cav was
the first to engage the enemy, and held them
one hour before the infantry arrived, and then
Gen. Sturgis sent on one regiment at a time to
be whipped in detail. He does not think that
the colored troops were the last to leave the
field, because he saw them retiring when his
regiment was coming back.
II. A. Weidensaul, First Sergeant, Co, D, 10th
Pa, Reading, Pa, writes that Comrades Elder
and Frantz are both wrong and the comrades
of the 123d N. Y. are right regarding the con-
nection of the 28th N. Y. with the Twentieth
Corps. The 28th was a two-years regiment,
and belonged to the First Brigade, First Divis-
ion, Twelfth Corps, while that-eorps was in the
Army of the Potomac but left the army early
in the Spring of 1863, while the corps lay at
Stafford Courthouse, Va. The Twentieth
Corps did not exist until Towards Eleventh.
and slocum's (Twelfth) went to the Western