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vANDEvEREs BRIGADE.


EDTToR NATIONAL tribune: Ny attention
has been called to an article written By Col. 81.
c. Hunter. SD Ind, and published in THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE Of Nov. o. headed At
Chickamauga.-The Part Taken by the SOD
Ind" In that article Col. Hunter says: ave
had not gone far before Vandeveres Brigade en-
eountered q division Of the enemy, said to be
commanded by Gen. Walker, and Crockston's
Brigade encountered Forests cavalry and
drove them back till it became engaged with
the infantry. The enemy that we had at
tackled greatly outnumbered Brannans forces,
and he sent to Gen Thomas for reinforcement
but got none. Our brigade was soon divided.
The 18th and 3lst Ohio were sent to the right
to the support of Gen. Crockston's Brigade, ard
the sgd Ind, with the 4th Mich. battery. were
sent to the left to the support of Gen. Vande-
vere's Brigade. We had gone but q short
distance till we were halted on the brow of a
hill, whore we cOuld distinctly see the fighting
Vandevere's Brigade was hard pressed and Civ
ing back slowly. The enemy greatly outnum-
bered him, and were pressing him back with all
their power. Capt. Church, of the 4th Mich.
battery, had six guns, which he was ordered to
put in position, each of which he double
shotted. The sgd Ind. was placed on the right
of the battery to support it, and the men were
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with cannon, while we were exposed; and the
nature of the country made cavalry movements
impossible. We could only attack in front, and
our only hope of success lay in the theory that
5000 carbiniers could dislodge 1900 infantry
from behind deldworks supported by artillery.
Under ali these circumstances we all knew that
the best we could possibly hope for was to es-
cape without capture. The officers held
council, and a retreat was agreed upon. Gen.
Hobson was placed in command of the division
by Burbridge, and he performed the difficult
task of retiring defeated army from the face
of an enemy. The wounded were carried from
the hill on the left, where the Fourth Brigade
had suffered, and the houses within two miles
of the field were converted into hospitals.
Fires were kindled along the line to give the
appearance of bivouac, and behind the glare
of these fires the regiments fell back quietly to
their horses, mounted in silence, aud with sad
hearts began the return march to our lines.
The loss Of the 18th Ohio Cav. in the fight at
Saltville amounted to 81 men, including Capt.
Sells, of Co. d, and Capt. Degenfeld, of Co. l;
they were left with the other wounded and
fell into the hands of Breckenridge. They
witnessed the horrible butchering of the negro
troops that were wounded, which happened the
day after the battle, and were also present when
Champ Ferguson, the guerrilla, entered and
murdered in his bed Lieut.. Smith, of the 18th
KY. A. SoLIDAY, 18th Ohio Cav, Academy,
Ind
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1st W. Va. Cav. at Geligsburg.

EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: / see an arti-
Thomas Finn, Moundsville, W. Va. stating
that their regiment (the 18th ". Va was the
only Virginia regiment on the Union side en-
gagged at the battle of Gettysburg. ] beg leave
to differ with Mr.. Finn. The 15t w. Va. Cav.
was surely there, and took part in the second
and third day of that fight. for on the third day
my regiment made the famous charge under
Gen. Farnsworth, who was killed while lead
ing the charge on Hoods Division, on the left
of our line of battle. 1t was one Of the hottest
charges / was ever in, and we lost more men
there than in any one charge we ever made.
Now, comrade, don't want to take any of the
honors from your gallant regiment, for / think
you earned your laurels and should be proud
of them, but feel my regiment is entitled to
honors too. P. ALUM, Lieutenant, Co. B,
LIST w. Va. Cav, Waynesburg, Pa.
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / notice in
your issue Of Dec. / an article headed Ia No
bile Bay-the question OF who fought there
settled by maps" Now Mr.. Editor, will you
allow a private soldier who was there to have
q few words in the controversy in your excel
lent paper. We have no objections to the
maps the drawing may be all right so far as we
know, as that WAS no part Of our work while
ia the siege and capture Of those forts. But if
Comrade z. j. Wine, Co. II, 40th No, White
hall, No, has not got things badly mixed in
his key to maps Of Fort BIakely and Spanish
Fort, then viii acknowledge that l am badly
mixed myself III the FIRST place, we will no.
tice that Comrade Wine places the First, Sec
ond and Third Divisions, Sixteenth Corps, at
Fort Blakely, and at Spanish Fort he places
two divisions Of the SixteeRth Corps, Third
Division, Gen. E. A. Carr commanding, and
First Division, Gen. Macarthur commanding.
These two last divisions at Spanish Fort we
think are correct, as we belonged to the First
Division, Third Brigade, Gen. Macarthur COM
handing division. Now, we would like TO
know how you would get three divisions Of the
Sixteenth Corps at Fort BlakeIy and leave two
AZ Spanish Fort, when there were only three
divisions in the corps John PENNocK, Co
g, I'D H., Walsh Station, Cal.
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ordered to lie down so they would not be seen
by the enemy and we were ordered not to fire
till YandeYere's men had passed over them.
They lay down but few moments until Van
deyere's men had passed, and the enemy came
mp pressing them with all their might When
within so yards of US the battery and the SD
Ind. opened fire and gave them volley. Then
l ordered the sd Ind. TO their feet, and fol-
lowed up the firing as rapidly as possible. and
the battery did the same which was so sudden
and so deadly that it gave them a sharp check,
and in an instant almost they were on the re-
treat"
COL Hunter undertakes to award Vaude-
vere's Brigade some credit and relieve them
from the stigma OF an ignObe retreat, when,
further on, ne says: when Vandevere's men
passed over US they halted and gave US sup
port and we Immediately cleared the enemy
from our front. Vandeveres Brigade, the SD
Ind. and the 4th Mich. battery were then sent
to the right to the support of Croekston's BEi-
gade which was. then hard-pressed also"
Twenty-four years have passed since that
bloody day at Chickamauga, and / have lived
all this time with the sincerest belief that to
Yandevere's Brigade belonged the honor of re-
pusing (unaided) every attack made on them
at that Bloody Angle" on the extreme left of
ROsecranss army on that 18th of September,
1863, when charge after charge was made on
that brigade from the south, from the east and
| from the nOTJD, anu Oy sucu southern YdlOF as
the corps of the rebel Longstreet contained.
never before had the faintest idea that any
other troops than Yandeyere's claimed any part
oftbe honor of repulsing any one of the four dis
tinct attacks made by the enemy on that brigade
/ that day; but now at this late day Colonel
/ comes in. who commanded a regiment in an
| other brigade, aud says that Yandevere's Bri-
| gade retreated from their position, and that the
/ 82d Ind and the 4th Mich battery took their
| place and repulsed the enemy.
| While ] would not detract from the honor
| due Col. Hunter or the troops he commanded
do protest against mis- building upa reputation
of valor for himself and troops ne commanded
by tearing down the reputation of Others by
stating what is not facts. l protest against
| Yandevere's Brigade passing into history bJ
| this letter of Col. Hunters as retreating" Of
giving one inch Of ground to the enemy dur
ing the two days of that sanguinary struggle a
Chickamauga, and / say, without fear of con
tradictiOn, that Vandevere's Brigade, composed
of the 9th and 35th Ohio. the ID Mimi. and tn
s7th Ind, handed down to Gen. Vandevere b.
the murder of its first commander Gen. Rober
l.. McCOok, as brave and as noble a man as eve
lived, never retreated before an enemy ant
was never driven from position it occupied
from its first battle at Mill Springs, KY, to it
last at Bentonville n. ca. II. REED, 2,
| Mimi. Glencoe MINI.
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Courage failed the others, so we had to go it
alone. We took 10 the swamps in order to get
through the Gordon of pickets stationed around
the prison, aud were shot at several times, but
managed to get through safe and sound. At
Lancaster Ferry one of the slaves promised to
get us Some food, and took us to a hiding place
and told US to remain there until night. In
stead of bringing US food he brought his master,
who was armed with his gun and accompanied
by lot Of hounds and slaves. He came with
in a rod Of us before we discovered that we had
been led into a trap. We very quickly made
up orr minds to escape If possible. Having
been deprived Of sirloin steak and English ale,
we were not in trim for very long race. We
no sooner started to run than ne fired. Ny
comrade gave yell aud fell. / received few
stray shot in the arm, which gave me an in
centive to run faster, and succeeded in making
my escape despite his slaves and hounds.
Ny comrades name (if remember right was
Stephens, and he belonged to the 7th or 9Th Wis.
| IF alive / would be pleased to hear from him +;
If dead, any of his relatives or friends, by
communicating with me, can get all necessary
information where to look for his remains He
attempted to escape a few days before, and re-
eeived bad stab from a rebel bayonot All my
messmates there were four Of u.s. have been
mustered out by the Great Commander
| Henry e. CLARK, Co. +, SD Pa, LeadyiIle,
| Colo.
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the parole and return Of our wounded, Curly
took advantage Of the flag of truce aud came in
with the uniortunates Here his luck went
dead against him. A Captain Of another regi-
ment-the 10th Ohio, believe-saw him and
took quite fancy to him and tied him up at
his tent. The boys of CO. A finding Curly had
come in set out to find him, and soon did so.
The Captain claimed the dog and refused TO
part with him. The Colonel Of the 10th, hear
ing the rumpns came up to learn what it was
all about. julie ogier, think, spoke for Curly
and only asked that he be let loose. which the
Colonel ordered done, when the dog rushed
among his friends. So Curly once more took
his place ut the campfire and mess table. Curly
was at Mission Ridge after that. As the
regiment came home, in 1864, he got showed of
the cars while in motion somewhere near
Bowling Green. KY. One of our regiment was
sent back. and poor Curly was found with a
leg broken. He was carefully patched up and
returned to Dayton, where he found home
with his old comrade, Baggot, near Osborn, o.
The 18th boys wanted Curly at all Reunions
so a comrade in Dayton, o., took him. Later
he was Gent to the Central Branch of the Ma
tional Soldiers Home, d. V. s. He Jared
sumptuously there and lived to the good old
age of IL years, when lie died amongst his sol
der friends and was buried by them in the
hallowed and patriotic precincts of that beauti-
full place.-T. i. STEWART, Dayton, O..
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three-months volunteers, three companies
were formed from the militia companies of
our town. Mrs. John shelabarger had too
many dogs, so she gave Curly to Jno. Grouse,
and he brought him to our company as a re-
cruit, telling us Mrs. s. had said he was no
good on earth for anything she knew of so he
ought to make good soldier.
The 18th of April, 1861, found us In camp as
Co. A, 18th Ohio. Curly was water-spaniel,
liver-colored, with a few white spots, large,
beautiful brown eyes, wide, intelligent fore
head, with white face. and he soon won his
way to the hearts of all in the regiment
When the regiment organized for three years
Curly was included as brevet comrade of his
company, and went with them to West Vir-
ginia, where he took an active part in the cam
paigns of the regiment. He was always in the
advance, and during skirmish would run be-
tween the lines barking as much as to say the
chaps over there were no friends of his. On
Aug. II, 1862, the regiment embarked on
steamers from Camp Piatt, and were soon head
ing down the Kanawha toward the Ohio.
Heading up that stream, the men soon jumped
to the conclusion it was to the East Gen. J. d.
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In replying
to T. A. Yontz, Sergeant Major 92d III. MID
Inf, first want TO say that / believe the 92d
III. was the equal in good, square-toed fighting
grit of any regiment ia the Union army; but,
after admitting all this / still insist that AdTt
Cooks description Of the battle of Waynesboro
was correct. The SD was dismounted and de-
ployed as skirmishers, not in our front but TO
our left. i viii not deny that they found two
barricades and drove the enemy from them /;
but there was one that they did not drive the
enemy from, and on account of their failure to
do so Cromwell and Soule were killed and
Edmons and Browneil badly wounded; all
members of my company. What the casualties
of the rest of the regiment were, / do not re-
member; but / do know that We came out Of
the fight with some scars that were not given
TO US by an enemy on the run.
Now, as to Billy" Cook, as the boys usel to
Familiarity call him, there was no brager man
in Kilpatrick's whole command including the
92d III. MID Inf. As TO his horse becoming I'M
manageable never heard of il before. / un.
derstood at the time that ne was taken prisoner
while attempting 10 capture rebel Gag.--TAs.
A. WILLIAMS, Co. L. 9th Mich. Cav, Park City,
Utah.
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detail reported to the Major he was afraid to
throw Co. AS dog Curly overheard, saying if
he did, aud Co. AS boys found out who did il,
he was goner sure. So that much Of the order
was revoked and our dog saved. When the
boats got as far as Blennerhassets Island, the
regiment had to disemhark, owing to the bot
tom of the river being so near the surface, and
Curly marched to Parkersbnrg, w. Va, with
us; FROM there we had B. & o. stock-car to
Harper's Ferry. He stuck to his command at
second Bull Run, Frederick City, Sand Mount
ain aud Antietam; then back to Clarksburg, w.
Va; then we marched overland to Summer
vile, w. Va. At Buchanan Co. I was target
practicing a little, when Curly ran into the
bushes behind the target. Capt. Staley fired
about that time, and caught Curly in the neck,
just about where he wore his badge, which
bore this legend:
al am Co. AS dog. Whose dog are your"
Capt. Hatfield detailed a nurse, and Curly
was placed in wagon, carefully nursed, and
soon reported for duty. He got into goodly
number of scrapes for member Of such mod
est moral regiment as the 18th Ohio was re-
puted to be- At Chickamauga Curly elected to
stay On the field with our wounded, as he
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Have you seen DR.. stockham,s TokoIogy 2
Attention. SD III

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: want the
S3d H. TO wake up and tell what they did on
a raid after old Forrest and Wheeler Just be-
fore the battle of Franklin. / wonder if Capt.
Cutler could tell where the turkey came from
already cooked that dark night, when the boys
had nothing to eat. 1t was, i think, on Gen.
Pillows farm, south of Nashville. Do you sup
pose Col. Brott could tell what became of his
nice supper that night, while Caps. Cutler had
the Colonel and his cook listening to a big fish
tale. Can any of you tell where il was on that
"trip that we captured old Forests dinner in a
big grove of timber, and Lieut.. Gamble, of our
company. was shot with spent-ball, by man
from behind gate? Wake up, SD H., and
tell something about how we'll we lived at
Florence Ala. on green peas and pumpkins,
without salt.-F. Z. JOHNSON, Co. G, SD H.,
GAINESVILLE. Tenn.
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81 Gen. Bowen, rebel Brigadier. This place
was reached at midnight, and our halt was
made by request Of a strong cavalry picket.
Again advancing IN the morning, we had an
other skiTmlsh on the slope OF q ridge. We
cleared the road al the cost Of two men wound-
ed and one killed. We advanced about six
miles farther 10 a point within FIVE miles Of
Saltviiie, where the Holst0n River forces It's
way By narrow defle through a rocky cbasm
between the hills. Among Z be cliffs and rocks
was posted q strong force OF rebels to stop our
passage. We forced the defle, aud night COM
ing on. the opportunity Of attacking Salt
vile that day was lost. In losing that we for
feited cur last possible hope Of making our ex-
petition q success. We camped that night Ia
little village beyond the gap, and got readg for
the work OF the morrow.
The next day was Sunday Oct. 2, cloudy and
cold IN the morning bright and cold IN the
afternoon. SkiFmishing with the rebel cavalry
began early IN the morning and about 10
O'Clock we struck the main force Of Gen. Breck-
iDridge, deplOyed upon the hills on both sides
Of the valley. The Fourth Brigade, under Col.
RatiiH. was at once dismounted and sent across
the creek 10 attack the force on the left. Han
sons Brigade held the right, HobsoB's Brigade
held the center as q reserve TO guard our horses.
On our right was a high ridge. and on our left
also, the summit Of which was crowned with
q field battery. The slope Of the ridge was
ALlEAlg DAeaEG8Hl v AIl DlH54l dIA DEicfE t4DH u
70 q creek flowing through a thick jungle. in
which heavy force Of rebel infantry was post
ed To guard the approach 10 the town. The
Fourth Brigade was sent against this body, the
18TH Ohio taking the advance. We found the
enemy in the brush IN strhBg force. We ad-
vanced behind our skirmishers, steadily
DRIVING BACK TIE REBEL LINE
some 60 rods. We charged down the hin un.
der 8 CALLING fire, crossed the brook, and after
some minutes Of hard fighting az arms-leBgth
secured a position which gave US an equal
advantage with the enemy. We drove them
back slowly through the thicket up the hill
each soldier fighting according 10 bis own ideas
We were now fighting at close range. Many
cuels took place IT distance OF not more than
six or eight PAGES. il was here that Serg't Da-
Wis. Of the 18th, harpooned a rebel with the
Gpearhesd Of the flagstaff while fighting fol
the possession Of the flag.
Slowly the Fourth Brigade pushed the enemy
through the thieket 70 the top Of the Hill. The
lJth Mich. aud the colored regiment fightin,
molly and losing heavily. The rebels fell bach
% their inirenchments that guarded the bat
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Who Was RespouslbIel

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the Fall of
'61 the 22d, 18th and 25th Ind. took transport
at Boonville, Mo-, on the Missouri River, and
ran up the river TO a point few miles below a
place called GLASGOW, and landed after dark.
Two companies from each regiment were sent
off the boats short distance for picket duty as
we supposed and the 22d boys, hearing the
detachment of the 18th below them in the
woods, misstook them for an enemy and opened
fire on US. We thinking, of course, that we
were attacked by the enemy, returned the fire
with will The fight lasted some 20 minutes
at short range before the mistake was dis
covered. Maj. Gordon Tanner of the 22d Ind,
was mortally wounded, and eight or ten others
killed and wounded. l remember we of the
18th were on our all-fours feeling around for
pawpaws when we were fired on, and we always
called our first fight the pawpaw fight.
Query: Who was in command that night?
never have heard one word of explanation
about this affair. Not man of either of the
three regiments living but viii remember it.
JOHN ALEXANDER, Co. B, 18th Ind, Portland
Mills, Ind.
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every conceivable posi-
ton that would shelter
a rebel ; beside a force
in front and On each
flank formed in the
streets themselves. If
the crossing was not
hot enough, this recep-
ton certainly was. 1t
was a perfect hell. The
regiment at once form
ed square in the angles
Of the streets, and for
the next half hour we
had our hands full. It
was there that the Rev.
Arthur Fuller, Chap
lain OF the 18th Mass,
took a rife from a fallen
soldier and joined our
ranks, being almost in
SANITY killed. Mean
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lead us into an ambuscade. After proceed
ing in this way for two miles we halted for
a consultation, discussed the probabilities of an
ambuseade and the treachery of the old uncle.
Then we called him up made him describe the
camp, the number of men in it, number of
horses, etc. and he swore by all the gods in
South Carolina and elsewhere, that every word
he spoke was the truth After warming him
that if we were led into any trouble by him
that he would get the first load of lead put
through him, we proceeded cautiously as be-
fore, the old darby trudging sturdily along in
front. aud the rest of us keeping sharp look
out all sides, with our Spencer carbines un-
slung ready at moments notice to meet the
enemy. After while our guide left the path
and conducted us through the woods TO a piece
of rising ground, where he told us we could view
the camp unseen and verify his story to our
own satisfaction.
Shoemaker dismounted and went forward to
reconnoiter, which took him but few minutes,
when he returned, told us that it was all right,
babe the old darby good-by, and gave him our