The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-10-25

Ore, writes: "Iwish TO correct a statement in
your paper of Sept Is, 1888 in regard TO the FIth
Brigade, Second Division, Army of the Ohio.
You say the brigade was commanded by Col.
+. II. bicCooll, and that he was wounded at the
battle of Shiloh IL was Col. Kirk that COM
mauded the Fifth Brigade, Second Division,
Army of the Ohio, at the battle OF Shiloh, and
he was wounded instead Of Col. MCCCOk. am
in favor Of giving credit where it belongs
ID. Miller, Co. X, SD H., sheldon, 30, says:
l have been looking for some of the few sur-
viyors of the Inflated steamer James Eatsen
that went down on the night of March 2, 1862
between Memphis and Vicksburg to write Of
that tragedy. There was a small squad res
cned, and among them were three ladies'
have never read word from any of the boys
in regard to that terrible night, but by writing
these few lines hope to call out some COM
rade who will write q fall account Of it, 1
have often wondered how many of that little
squad are still on Top Of the sod. The next
morning after we were rescued and taken back
to White River to draw Fations and clothing,
pulled off my boots and sold them 20 3 COM
rade for $40. / think he was q Captain Of
some Ohio regiment. If he is still living /
hope he will write to The NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE and tell what he knows about it. If any
comrade sees this that was in that wreck,
hope he will write few lines at least"
Xavier StVahl, Co. ID, 35th Ind, Reno, Ind,
enlisted Sept. 8, 1861; was never on leave and
was never sick but one month. His brother
Philip was killed at the battle Of Lookout
Mountain. lie thinks he is the only soldier
that was taken prisoner by woman during
the war. On the march from MurfreesbOro to
Chattanooga, Tenn, he was with a wagon
train. They stopped to rest because Of the
neat. They were short of ratiOns, and he and
q comrade went out TO forage. He offered 70
buy some chickens of woman, but she refused
sell to the Yanks He went to the hen-house
and took rooster, but the old lady came out
with a revolver and got the drop on him, and
held him there until his comrade came to his
rescue and took the revolver from the irate
woman and released MIN from the hen-hOuse
Would like to hear from his comrades.
George AIcKinnis, First Sergeant, Co. ID, 9th
KY, Gibbs's Crossroads, Tenn has been watch
| ing for something regarding his old comrades
in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, bat so far has
/ looked IN vain. He hopes they will wake up
and say something about the brave 9Th Ky.
/ Nearly one-third Of the regiment were Ten
nessecans, Co. ID being entirely from that State.
/ This company had six brothers IN it by the
| name of Whitley, one being the First Lieuten-
/ ant. One of these brothers died in Anderson
vile; the rest got home safely, and four OF
/ them are now living The soldiers of his sec
/ ton are proud of the fight being made by The
| NATIONAL TRIBUNE in their behalf, and think
| it would be good thing to take some Of the
perplexing surplus and give it 10 soldiers who
/ lost their health and shed their blood in saving
/ the Union. He is disabled by gunshot wound
in the ankle, for which he draws the magnid-
/ cent sum Of So per month.
J. C. Fuller, Co D., oath \. Y. Cav, Mansfield,
| Pa, says reading the letter of Col Moore, 10Th
/ n. Y, where he speaks Of ROmers battery is
reminded Of the time when his company sup
! ported this battery at SpOttsylyania Court
house, May 10, 1864. 1t was his first expert
ence of artillery firing, and he thought the day
OF judgment had come. The battery boys will
| remember the iat-footed cavalry company, il
( they should see this communication. He
would like some of the oath n. 7 Cav TO sound
their bugle through THE NATIONAL tribune
! Joe II. Springer, Co. /, 1st Iowa Cav, Shick-
ley, Neb., says that his company challenges
the service regarding the number of persons OF
the same name belonging to it. They had four
/ Davises, four Danielses, four Hawkes. and
four Wiliamses. What company in the u. S.
service during the war outside of the colored
troops can beat this? They were all brothers
too which makes it :" a little more binding
He thinks the account of the Centralia massa.
ere given by J. NJ. Russell in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE of June IA the most correct that has
ever been written, aud he thanks the Captain
for the story. He was one of the boys WHIT
pursued the cutthroats. and knows the account
| was absolutely correct.
Corp1 Rice, Co. G, Sd Ohio Cav, Norwalk, D.
thinks that Comrade William Long, Co. NJ 4tf
Ohio Cav, is mistaken when he says the It'll
Ind. did not have saber5 on the Wilson raid
for he remembers that they were thus armed
and made one of the finest charges Of that cele
brated raid. He thinks the 18th Ind. boy
must all be dead, or they would come out 0
their holes and speak up; or else they do no
read the soldiers friend, THE NATIONAL TRIB
UNE. Would like some of Wilder's Brigade Z
write something. They were good fighters ant
some of them must be good writers.
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