The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-08-30
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Gha TS&QeTS OF HE NATIONAL L &lbUEE AANe 1
sny knowledge OF. the circumstances.
A. J. Blackstone, Orderly-Sergeant, Co. ID, /
eth Ohio Cav, Smithyills, o., would like list /
Of the names Of the prisoners captured By rebel 4
Gen. John morgEn's cavalry (out Of the i25d 1
Ill and I05th 0ho-156 in sll) while ont after /
forage near Murfreesboro, Tenn. The writer /
1ss captured there, and marked absent wlthoue /
leave by order OF Gen. Roseerans, which has /
not been removed. He would also like the /
address Of serg'ts Boden and Dougherty, who |
were with him when lost from the command. |
While out forging in South Carolina they |
came pretty near riding into rebel camp. |
Would also like the name and address OF she |
soldier who helped him from under his horse,
that had fallen upon him while the 9th ONO
Cav. were charging the rebel cavalry 1T Jones
boro, s. c., through narrow "Trip Of woods.
Jefferson York, CO. !, 18th Me-, Jefferson
Meadows n. H., who was prisoner in Salisbury
during tbs Winter of 1864, Is, would like TO
know if the member of the 68th Pa. who went
out with him on foragng expedition from
Raleigh N c., is alive They tried to pur-
chase meal from an old planter, but he would
not sell to them A negro finally gaye them
Fellowship full of meal aud they returned to
the prison camp in the morning. Alonzo driggy,
or Mc9riggy, who died in the prison, belouged
to the 18th Me- lie promised 70 write TO hls
people the particulars of his death, but lost
their address. Should anyone see this, and
know of the whereabouts of aTiggy's people,
he would DO would be glad TO hear from them,
and viii fulfll his promise made to the dying
man.
Amanda Conner, cambridge, Ind, Gays her
father Thomas Conner, belonged to Go. 4, 2lss
Mo; was discharged upon expiration OF servloo
April, 8, 1865, Mobile Ala, having served
three years. He was born in the State OF New
York was IS years Of sge when he enlisted
was five feet nine inches high, light complex
ion, blue eyes aud light hair, and By occupation
q carpenter. He returned to his aome at
Laomi, ILL.,, Immediately after his discharge,
but coon left home TO secure place TO WORK,
but has never been hesrd of from that time TO
the present. Her mother has since died Of 3
broken heart, leaving this girl with six chill
dren to support motheress, fstherless and PEN
niesa. Any comrade knowing anything Of the
whereabouts or the fate of the above man. WIil
do kindness By communicating to the above
address.
Francis NJ. Drake, Co. H, 23d Ohio, and Co.
4, 55th Ohio, Belle Center, o., says he has IN
his possession the saddle, bride, spurs, holsters
and revolver belonging to Levi Drake, OF the
49th Ohio, who was killed at the battle OF stone
River In 1862 If Winfield s. Drake il still
| living and will come to the headquarters Of the
| Logan County GAR. Association, on Eighth
| street. opposite the old United States Barracks,
| during the National EnCampmsnt 10 be held
at Columbus in September, he shall have the
| placed in his possession If he should see this
| in TEE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, or is notified Of
! its publication will he please drop lire and
| let him (Drake) know where he is, and II he
/ will be at the Encanpment2
Mrs. 81. E. Hayes, Of No. 8, Dover street., New
| York, wishes to hear of any surviving eomrade
| OF her brother, Jeremiah Sullivan, who died
| July %, 1893. He was member Of Co. Il, l33d
| NY, and served in the army for four years and
/ four months. There he contracted the disease OF
| which he died. During the last four years he
was in feeble health and his Sister took care OF
| him. He repeatedly assured her that there
| were bounties due him from the State which,
IN case of his death, would come to her. and
/ she has every reason to believe that such is the
! case Letters which he received from COM
| rades however, have been lost, and she has no
means of sscertaining their names and e8tab-
fishing her brother'a identity, and thus obtain
ing the money due her,
Constituents.
! l.. J. Emerson, 9Th Wis. battery, Augusta,
| Wis, thinks every veteran who bias the right
| kind of stuff In him should take The MA
| TIoNAL TRIBUNE, the goldiers' friend and the
best paper in the United States. He wishes Us
long life, snd hopes we will continue to fight
it out on the present line until justice has been
done to every soldier, or their widows aud
| orphans.
j. W. slonigar, Mendon, H., says he cannot
| see how any cOmrade can live without The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and that a soldier who
does not take the best ad yOcate OF the soldiers
cause ia working against his own interest lie
| wants to see our paper in every house IN the
| country, for he thinks the remedy can be found
in it's columns for nearly ali the Ills which sol
der flesh is heir to. lie could not possibly
miss one number Of the paper, and hopes that
veterans who are not now subscribers viii soOn
! send IN their names.
III. L Fta.r II
J. K. Kidd mas been a subscriber 70 The Ma
rIoEAL TRIBUNE ever since il made it, sp-
pearance in swaddljng clothes years ago. II
came to him at Lnnw0od, Mo-, in its baby
hood, and no liked the appearance of the
youngsteF go we'll that be took it in, snd it ha'
been q welcome inmate Of his house ever since
Lost and Found.
John Waddell, Sergeant, Battery I, 1st OhiC
l. A.. Coalburg, o., has the discharge Of Amos
Hedger, Co. L, 9th Ohio, which he found il
Camp Dennison Ia July, 1865. Either Hedgel
or his friends can have the same by writing x
him.
Mrs. z. H McEhinny of Wilson, Kan
makes the following claims to the largest sol
der connection: Her husband, two brothers
10 cousins six second cousins, four cousins by
marriage-29 in all. One brother was killed
and the other was wounded by minie-ball pass
ing through his body, Two cousins were killed
in action; one died in prison, one died in hos
pital, one died since of wound received in bat
tie, and one Of rheumatism contracted In the
service. One second cousin was prisoner Il
months All of them enlisted in Cumberland
and Franklin Counties, Pa. We are all read
J ers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. Long may il
wave, and success crown its efforts in behal
of the soldier. Our best wishes to all its read
ers, and may its noble Editor be honOred witt
three stars for his battles in our defense.
C. ]. Boyle, Adjutant, George Washington
! Garrison, No. 1, Regular Army Union, Wes
Third street, Cincinnati, o., thanks THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE Tor the mention given tn,
} Society, as it has called forth baskets of mai
for him from men who wish to join the CARR
son or organize other Garrisons. His mail
however, resched him by the way of Washing
ton, d. c. Comrades viii please hereafter ad
dress their letters to Cincinnati o., at the ed
dress given above.
A. F. Scoon, Co. B, 18th Wis, and Co. D, 5tl
v. r. c. Logsnville, Wis, having seen severa
: inquiries in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE as &
! who J. S. was, who was SO brutally treated by
the 6uerrills Quantsell at Baxter Springs, de
sires to inform these persons that J. s. is jesse
Smith, Co. @, Sd Wis. Cav, now an honoret