The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-03-22

unteer Infantry" He would be glad to return
It to the owner.
n. w. Edgar, Co. G, 10th Ohio. found on
Maryland flights during the Fall of1s63 a Ma
sonic monitor On the fy-leaf IS written
James N. Bryant's book, St Johns Lodge,
Bridgeport, Conn., And on the back Of the
book is the name Of the 18th Ind. l.. A., to
probably belonged.
Our Constituents.
J. G. Budaham, 18th Pa. Cav, Cumberland,
Nd, cannot see how any old soldiers can get
along without THE NATIOSAL TRIBUNE, rs
they have no other such champion IN the
United States.
c. A. Smith, Chrismau H., thinks that every
old soldier in the country should take TIE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE if he wants 10 be inform
ed as TO the doings Of Congress, etc.
Charles Wygart, Blooming Valley, Pa, says
that he cannot keep house without IHE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE. and ho does not see why all
the old soldiers VINO can afford it do not sub
scribe for it.
II. Batterfeld 10Th, 65.h and 195th IT..
Salem, Kan, says that Tus NATIoSAL TRlE-
UNE is the graudest paper ever published, and
does not see how any old soldier can DO with
out it. The only trouble is that it does not
come often enough.
c. B. Edmouson. st. Augustine H., writes
that if the old soldiers had one or two more
such champions as TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
the Government would soon give them their
just dues.
J. H. Whitney, Fullerton, No. says that he
cannot get along without tbs NATIONAL
TRIBUNE any better than without his bread and
butter.
D. B. Merrick, Bushnell, H., says that TEE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE is the best paper publish
ed in the United States. He likes it so well
that he would not miss @ single copy of it.
Random Shots.
John Trunk, Co. E. 2dOhio IT, A., Cleveland,
Tenn, wonders how W u. Hines, who re-
Gently complained through the Picket Shots
that he lost his kuaps7ck, could have lost said
article, as all the kUapsacEs Of the company
were stored in the basement Of q brick church
on Gay street. Knoxville, Tenn, before the
regiment went TO Strawberry Plains.
Floda Monroe Prospect Wis, contends that
/ the message, g. Hold the fort, for ] am coming
was actually sent by Gen. Sherman.
/ Geo. NJ Doughty, Corporal Co e, 11th Mich.
/ Cav, Howard, Mich was one Of StOnemau'5
/ Night Hawks. In April, 1865. they had q sharp
| fight at Salisbury, y. G., which lasted about "a
/ hours, and resulted in the capture Of J. 500
rebels and the release of ]. 400 Union prisoners.
! James R. Clerihan, Corporal Co. c. 9th H.,
! Bulah, Kan, does not claim that his regiment
/ captured shosdes Of rebels and Performed other
| marvellous feats of military valOr, but does in
/ sist that no organization in the service per-
\ formed more faithfully the work assigned % 10.
/ J. Y. Woodbury., Jackson Center, Pa, Won
[ ders what has become Of the comrades OF Co. <,
/ 4th Pa. Cav.
/ J. T. NaugIe 72d IL, Carson, Iowa, hopes
/ that our next President viii be Union soldier
/ c. G. StOwell, Lima, Ohio, does not agree with
/ a recent plan proposed by q Comrade that the
members Of different organizations should meet
and f. their battles over again but thinks
/ it would be far wiser to combine and commence
q struggle for their rights.
A. II. smith, Sergeant, Co. ], 50th n. !. En-
I gineers, Lake Ridge, n. Y, cOrrOb0rate5 the
statement Of John a. Murphy in regard TO Co..
l building the bridge.
c. Davis, Co. c, 18th Mass Carrolltou, Wash.
/ Ter, says that Sergt David W. Smith, Co. i,
10th Ind is mistaken when he says that
"HOvey's Babies withsto0d the charge on the
left on the morning Of the 10th OF March, 1865,
at the battle Of Wise's Forks y. @. The writer
| says his regiment was within 100 feet of the
trench when the charge was made, and ne saw
none Of " HOvey's Babies he also says that
George II. Currecn, Co. c. 115th n Y, is mis-
taken when he says that the 10th Pa. were sur
rendered at Harpers Ferry Sept. 10, 1852, as
that regiment was ar Hilton Head, S. C., on
that date.
John A. HubbeII Co. c. 26th Mich, Ovid,
Mich, who was wounded at Spottsylvania
Courthouse May u, 1861, states that the treat
ment received by the wounded soldiers in the
hospital at Portsmouth Grove, r. l., was dis
grace to civilization; that the food was bad
and the conduct of the officers worse
II. G. Kennedy, Aspen, Colo, Co. 7 105th
Pa, was much pleased with the recent account
he saw in TEE NATIOSAL TRIBUNE in regard
to the doings OF his regiment.
Z. J. Wilson, Co. +, 46th Iowa Lafayette
Iowa, Endorses a plan recently proposed by q
reader of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE that each
Post Of the Grand Army should send a block OIL
stone to help build monument to Gen. John
a Logan.