The National tribune., 1888-09-27

Neb would like to know if any of the men are
alive who were on the foraging expedition with
him at Barton's Station. Tenn. The detail was
under Capt. Billows, who marched Is men of
the detail back to camp under guard for bursting
open and eating lot of watermelons. Would |
like to know what has become of Capt. BllOWs.
He has always been a Democrat, but can't stand /
Cleveland this time because of his constant /
yetoes of pension bills
Give Them Their Due.
d. Moore Co. G, 9th Mo-, and Co. D, 18th |
V. Il. c., West Cliff, Colo, wants to know why /
the men who are admitted to the Soldiers |
Homes and who stood between the rebels and |
the Stars and Stripes are not allowed vote, but |
are treated worse than these same rebels and the |
pauper and criminal classes of the country. |
Every soldier who is pensioner outside these |
homes is allowed the franchise, and he thinks /
these veterans better entitled to that privilege
than people who have come here from foreign |
countries and have been naturalized since the |
war.
Our Constituents.
Russell Cotton, Industry, Kan, says he is a
subscriber for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and
cannot find words to express his admiration
for it.
ID. G. Pettitt, Birmingham, Iowa, renews his
subscription for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and
says he cannot do without the paper, aud wishes
us continued prosperity.
j. j.. Taylor, Co. i, 1st Ark Cav Howard
Tex, thinks The NATIONAL TRIBUNE the best
paper ever published, and is the only friend of
the old soldier in the United States. He thinks
the arrears of pension should pass Congress this
session. he also wants to know if Cleveland's
substitute had received wound or contracted
disability, whether the President or the sub
stitute would receive a pensiOnP He would be
pleased to hear from any of his old comrades
Of the 1st Ark Cav.
The man who receives the wound or con-
tracts the disability gets the pension.-EDIToR
NATIONAL tribune.
James ODonnell, Sergeant, Co. -, 10th no,
Judsonia, Ark. reneWs his subscription for the
best paper in the world, the soldiers friend,
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. Would like to
know if all the comrades of the 10th BIO. are
dead, as he never gees anything regarding
them. He thinks comrades should vote for
the men who will do them the most good, re-
gardless of party.
Jason Scott, Co. II, 38th Ohio, Plymouth,
Iowa, thinks The NATIONAL TRIBUNE the
best friend of the soldier in the country. He
has been reader of the paper for years, and
it does him good to hear from his old comrades.
He served three years and saw the elephant.
Hopes the soldiers will vote to place men in
power who will carry out the promises made TO
the veterans during the Nations peril, and not
for men who regard them as paupers when
asking for what is justly due them.
Random Shots.
A. r. Depew, Moscow, Pa, takes exception to
the criticism Of Gen. Cecil Clay, in which he
classes him with a class of people who make
reckless assertions in an ignorant manner. He
does not deny the charge of being an ignora-
mus. But if he was a private he was there,
and had his eyes open and was duly sober.
Fort Harrison was stormed by the Third Bri-
gade, Third Division, Eighteenth Corps. He
does not say that the whole division was not
tIarn hr,% ha hat ha .,asy, Co.
taken by the Third Brigade. He was there
aud was the sixth man in the fort. Col. Rob-
erts, who commanded the Third Brigade han
died his troops in an admirable manner, and if
he were alive would say that his brigade took
Fort Harrison. " Honor to whom honor is due"
S. b. johnson, Co. l., 1st w. Va. Cav, East
Liverpool, o., says Z. A. Barstow, Ithaca, Mich,
claims that VIM. Barton is the only survivor of
the battle of Waterloo He says there is living
in East Liverpool, o., an old veteran named
John Kast, who was born in Wurtemburg who
belonged to Bohemian regiment, and who was
present at the battle of Waterloo. He hopes
Congress will pass THE National Tribune"
Pension Bill before they adjourn.
Geo. T. Knyeton, Co. c, I'd Pa. Cav, Opolis
Kan, is glad to see that the boys of his regi-
ment have at last come out of their holes and
are preparing to erect monument at Gettys-
burg to mark the spot which the regiment held
so nobly during that battle. Although a con-
slant reader of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, this
is the first shot he has heard from any of his
comrades, and he hopes they will continue
firing, and turn their guns upon Congress and
never let up until every old soldier gets his
dues.
VIM H. Gray, Co. E, 18th Ind, Panther KY,
enlisted in April, 1861, and served until June
1864. He would like to see something in the
columns of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE from
some of the members of the 4th and Sth Ohio
nd Al Vo Ha inlr
ROLL of the 9Th Ohio could give an interesting
account of the brigade's conduct in the battle
of Charlottesville after the Eleventh Corps
had stampeded. He thinks the comrades of
this brigade should come to the front and tell
of some of their deeds on many bloody battle
fields He thinks also that ''The National
Tribune" Pension Bill should become a law, as
it would help many of the needy veterans
their widows and orphans.
ID. NJ. Needler, Adjutant, BENZ. r. Dunn Post
No 440, New Cumberland, Ind, says: " 1t is
not of the youngest soldier write, but of the
Oldest veteran. Our Post on the 25th ult. mus
tered as one of its members COmrade James
McPherren, of Co. A. Both H., who was born
June 3, 1908. His grandfather fought in the
Revolutionary war for American liberty; his
father fought in the war of 1912 for the main
tenance of American liberty, and James fought
for the suppression of the shareholders rebel
lion, furnishing SIX sons for the same purpose
Who can beat itf"
William T.. Orr, First Sergeant, Co. E, 9Th
U. S. Cav, thinks the Boy Spy" was off his
base when he said Gen. Robert L. Lee was the
Colonel of his regiment, the I'd U. S. Cav
Gen. Lees regiment was the I'd Dragons until
1861. when the reorganization took place. The
1st Dragons was made the 1st Cav, I'd Ora
goons the Cd Cav. Mounted Rifles Sd Cav,
lst Cav the 4th Cav and the ID Cav. the 9TH
CAV to which he belonged. Comrade Orr served
six years in Texas under Gen. Lee, but could
not stay South with him, although Gen. Twiggs
turned the command over to the Confederaoy;
but the boys would not have it that way.
b. Z. Hartzell, Co. E. 18th w. Va, Camp
Dennison, o.. being at the Columbus Encamp-
ment, took from the regimental banner the
names of the battles in which the regiment
were engaged, with the dates, and as he thinks
his old comrades would like to see them, gives
them here; Winchester, Va, June 13 and IA,
1868: Newmarket Va May s. 1864; Piedmont