The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-12-20
Lost and Found.

every comTaue should exert himself to increase
our circulation.
Lost and Found.
Jacob Hipp, Carrothers, o., has found a vet
Grams badge, given by State of Ohio to Salma
Morton, Co. |, Goth Ohio. The owner can have
the same by addressing as above.
Random Shots.
A. B. Whiting Co. II, Seth Mass. Gardner.
Mass thinks comrades who write the descrip-
tions of laying the pontoons at Fredericksburg,
Va, ought TO be more particular in telling
which bridge they refer to- as there were three
of those bridges across the Rappahannock River
IN the vicinity of the village. These bridges
should be referred to as the upper, middle aud
lower, to save confusion. Should this course
be adopted, but little controversy would result.
B. b. Cowgirl, Co. B, 18th Ind, Farmland,
Ind, was amused at the article written by
Comrade Conlee, in which he calls q halt in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of Nov. %, and
wants to know of the comrade if the Union
soldier did not plant the first flag on the diff
terent forts, and did not accomplish other acts
of daring who did conquer the rebels? Some
soldier was the first man on all of these occa-
sions, and those who participated in these
actions narrated know great deal more about
them than person who was not present He
thinks the old veterans have perfect right to
blow their own bugles, as no one else viii do it
for them.
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Hampton Iowa. says he saw in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE of Nov. 1, call by George *. Kimble
for Reunion of the I'd Colo. Cav. at Milwau-
kee Wis, next year at the National Encamp-
ment. He wishes to second that motion Who
will be next2 He thought that regiment all
dead.
c. E. Thomas, Co L, 1st Me. Cav, Farming
ton Falls Me- writes: :" / take great pleasure
III reading THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and
would not be without it. 1t is the only adyo-
cate the soldier has, and | think every soldier
should have it. l do hope our old comrade
Ben will open his big heart aud do Justice to
the old veterans in their declining years, for
they saved US this Nation. As Comrade Dalzell
says, we don't want any more monkeying If
they are ever going to do anything for US, why
not do it now? I don't believe in giving the
ribbons of this Government to the men who
tried to overthrow it, | am willing they should
ride, but on the back seat"
G. w. Quick, Co. A. goth Ohio, Columbus o.,
says he feels assured, now that Grover and
Matson have been vetoed and the House of
Representatives haSChanged its political COM
plexion, that the old soldiers will get their Just
dues. He also thinks THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
contributed largely to the result.
w. n. Newcomb, GilbertvillG, Mass would
like to have some comrade who participated in
keenans celebrated charge at Charlottesville
give description of that gallant action 10 the
1 u,
never seen full account
j. n. McMaster, Co. c. 9th Ohio Cav, Demos,
O., does not know of cotton bales being used in
the construction of earthworks at Knoxville
but knows there was large pile of it, several
hundred bales, near the depot. 1t caught fire
one night and he does not think single bale
was saved. 1t was said to have been set afire
by some rebel citizen, but he believes it caught
from the sentrys pipe. He would like the ad-
dresses of Geo. Smith, w. L. Douglas and David
Wagner, and would be glad to hear from any
of his old company.
S. Tinker, Lieutenant, Co. d, 93d Ind, Chat
tanooga, Tenn, says Capt. Rathburn and Capt
John b. Vliet awakened the slumberng memo
ries OF his experience at Charleston and Column
bia, S. c. He wishes to say he was in the old
Workhouse and jailyard, and went to Columbia
on the same train. He escaped from Columbia
Oct. 81 and reached our lines at Knoxville.
Tenn, in December. 1t may be of interest to
the comrades for him to say he spent week
in Charleston, s. c., recently The old Roper
is in dilapidated condition, having been en-
tirely wrecked by the earthquake As for the
workhouse and Jail, they were entirely demOl-
ished. He brought back some relics from each
of them. He was also out on Forts Sumter
and Moultrie. He could say Il good many
things about Charleston prison life and escape,
if he supposed the Editor and readers would be
interested He will say he saw the little col
ored boy NOW q man, well educated and re-
spectacle minster-Scost) who threw the sweet
potatoes over the wall to the boys in old Roper
when the guard refused to let the colored
woman take them in through the gate.
j. ID. Baker, Co. K, Tooth n. " Glenwood,
N. Y, says that comrades who are looking for
cheap and good homes can find them in Erie
County, New York. Farms can be purchased
for from $50 TO $50 per acre, with splendid
buildings and orchards of all kinds OF fruit
The land is fertile, the people are intelligent
aud friendly, and any comrade who will in
close stamp will receive an answer to any
question he may ask regarding home in his
neighborhood.
Ii. w. o., Patoka, Ind. says the controversy
as to who was the youngest soldier in the late
war is a question still in dispute. No doubt
there was great many Young men who went
out to do battle for their country, and they
should be remembered in every honorable way,
while to the youngest all honor is due. We
have one man in our town that LAYS claim to