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

Army (Hooker then in command), and these
corps were consolidated to form the Twentieth.
George Steigner, No. 223 Olive street, Spring
field, Mo, (who does not give his regiment, ap-
proves the recent regulation Of Pension Com
missioner Black, to make special advancement
of cases where sworn statements Of extreme
age or indulgence are filed in behalf of pension
claimants; but he thinks there is however,
either "a great lack of promptness or a large
amount of indifference " in the Bureau en-
ployes when so long a time is required before
pension applicant can learn of the disposition
of his case.
information asked and Given.
T. C. Sutton. Co. G, sth Ind, Hartford, Todd
Co, Mimi, would like to hear from some of the
Sth boys through THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
and if anyone knows where the next Reunion
is going to be held
Taylor Hill, Co. b. 18th Tenn Cav Omaha.
Gallatin Co., o. would like to know if the two
soldiers are living who lay in the cave with
him near New Market, East Tenn in Novem-
Der or December 1864, to keep from being
captured by the rebels. If living, would like
to correspond with them.
j. w. Dawson, Brooks, Iowa, would like TO
get the poetry composed by prisoner during
the rebellion. One verse ran like the follow
ing:
o, this lonesome, dreary prison,
o, this cruel rebel den,
Where our mothers sons are treated
More like dogs than men.
James NJ. Thorp, First Sergeant, Co. /, 20th
KY, CyHthiana, Ky, would like to hear from
some of the boys of the 50th Ohio, who served
with the Goth and 18th Ky, Third Brigade
Fourth Division, TWeuty-third Corps: espe-
cially Col. Strickland, who commanded said
brigade.
David Blizzard, Beaumont. Wyoming Co,
Pa, would like the address of any Of the COM
rades of Daniel Butcher, Co. I, sd Pa, who
knew of his being sick in hospital at Morris
Island, S. C., in 1864. This is very urgent as
the cOmrade is in sore need.
J. f. Kineman, Ipswich. Mass, inquiries if
there has died within few years in Washing
ton, d. c., Capt. Frank Smith, 18th Mass
j. b. Dement,, Co. b, 56th Ohio West Union,
o., would like to hear from any of his COM
rades.
Alexander Carman, Sergeant, Co. A, 18th
N. Y, Hawleyton, n Y, would ike to know
what has become of the boys of his regiment.
Owen Z. Bumpus, Co. r. 24th Mass, Free
town, Mass, would like to hear from some of
the members of the Tenth Corps; especially the
9th n. Y, Tooth n. Y, 10Th Conn. and oath
Mass, which formed brigade in that corps.
Anton Eppenauer, Schell City, 80, would
like to know what became OF John Sheisel, Co.
| i, 37th Ohio, who gave him 81. with which to
buy pineapples, when he Eppenauer) was lying
wounded in the rear of Yicksburg also. to
find out the whereabouts Of Joseph Hanks, Co.
i, 37th Ohio, who took him of the field when
he was wounded in the charge at Vicksburg.
Edward Corbitt jr., Prescott, Wis, would
| like to know what company and regiment his
| father, Edward Corbitt, belonged TO- He en-
| listed at st. Louis No, and was in the harness
shop at Little Rock, Ark, lie died about Is
years ago.
S. E. Kilmer, Co. E, 18th NY Cav, Rushford.
NY, is informed that Gen. Griffin died in the
yelOw-f fever epidemic in Texas in 1867.
j. II. Noah, Co. ii, sth Mich. Sidney. Mont
calm Co., Mich helped a man Of the 10Th n
Y. (Highlanders) off the field at Secessionville,
ON James Island, S. c., who had been wounded
in two or three places. The writer never knew
the wounded soldiers name, but if he or his
relatives should see this he would like a CORE
spondence.
The address of VIM. F. McCarron, First Lieu
tenant, 6th Iowa Cav, is Athens, Tenn.
Our Constituents.
| Mrs. Laura G. Morse 707 Columbia St., e.
mira, n. Y says she must have THE NATIONAL
| TRIBUNE, even if she has to 90 without her last
| loaf of bread, as she did at times during the
war to feed hungry Union soldiers.
| VIM. PettifeT, Co. II, 153th n. Y, First Bri-
| gade, Second Division, Eighteenth Corps, In
! wood on Hudson, n. Y, sends his subscriD ion
/ to The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and says if he had
known what a good paper it was he would have
| had it years ago.
| S. W. Parter, Co. II, 101st Pa, Chewton,
Pa, thinks The NATIONAL TRIBUNE an in
valuable aid in making up the history of the
war. He says that the GAR. Department in
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