The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-03-15

justice done to thousands Of old soldiers by dis
continuing the payment Of arrears of pension.
John Ii. Mawbey, Co. X, 18th Mass, Worces-
ter, Mass, would be glad to see comrades stop
wrangling over lag-planting, captariug prison
ers and other acts Of military valor, and unite
in demanding from Congress their dues.
Random Shots.
FW. Dickerson, sth Mich, Grand Rapids,
Mich remembers seeing a little colored child
eight OF ten years Of age killed by q stray shot
in the streets of AndersOnville. Near the body
of the child was a lady who seemed more
grieved at the loss of her property for it was
before the emancipation than at the death Of
the little one
Al. KimbalI Cos. A and d, 18th Me-. For
syth, Mon, gives the credit of the charge at
Marye's flights to the whole of the Sixth Corps,
and not merely to the light division of that
/ corps as claimed by COmrade Gazan in recent
! issue of THE NATIONAL tribune
John Greenbusb, FTeytown, Pa, says that T.
| j. Elder, Co. d, 4th Pa, is in error in placing
| the oath n. Y. in the Twentieth Corps, when
| in reality it belonged to the First Brigade,
| First Division, First Corps.
| ]. n. Week, Irwin, Oak, wonders if any COM
rade remembers Serg't Masterman, of the
| 2Sth Iowa. Prior to coming to America Mas
| terman had seen service in the British army
He was quite a noted character among the boys
and most excellent soldier.
B. f. SissOn, Chamberlain, Oak, calls upon
| the survivors of the 35th III. to wake up aud
| let themselves be heard in the columns Of THE
| NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
! T. J. Stage Co. b, 26th H., Little Rock
| Iowa, is beginning to think his regiment was
not in the army at all, as he never sees any
thing of it in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
| w. S. Br0ughtOn, Co. +, 33d Mo, COfmaR,
| Mo-, would like very much to see some of the
! fights of Smiths Guerrillas Feeounted in The
| NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
A. n. Winchell, Monmouth, Kan, is in favor
of the comrades of the Grand Army erecting a
handsome monument to the late Gen. Logan.
| He thinks the comrades could spare 81 per
head for the purpose.
Thomas L. Brook, Co T., 9Th Ohio Cav,
Minerva, Iowa, wonders why he never sees the
name of the organization to which he belonged
mentioned in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Lewis Campbell, Co. Z, 10th Ohio, CARING
ton, Mo-, writes that while on picket duty on
Coldwater Creek come boys of the 9th Ind.
went outside of the line in hot pursuit of a
porker. The animal turned and ran inside the
line, where it was promptly picked up by the
picket-guard, who hid the pig and arrested the
comrades who had chased it for going outside
the line.
N. B. Kinear, Burnt Fork. Wyo., thinks his
location is an excellent one for old soldiers to
choose for an abiding-place.
Samuel ID. Wilkinson, Co. d, 49th Pa, Mof
fittsville, Pa, was engaged at Rappahannock
Station aud describes some of the lively fight
ing there.
D. W. Yickery, Co. H, 18th Ny. Cav, Mason
H., writes in defense Of Gen. Custer. He says
the remarks of Maj. Reno were the first he evel
heard that cast shadow Of imputation on the
courage of that renowned officer.
d. Higdin, Co. c. 7th Ind, residence moi
| given,) corrects I. II. Baker, in a recent issue
in regard to the 10th Ind. being at Port Repub
lie, when he should have said the 7th Ind.
George w. Sampson, 11th Ind, gives an &C
count of midnight alarm while his regiment
lay at Paducah, Ky. He says that the utmost
confusion prevailed when they were suddenly
awakened by firing, but were much amused OF
finding out that the alarm was caused by
Dutchman who was going to market and wa
fred on by the nervous pickets.
II. w. Brandle, Orderly to Gen. Osterhaus
First Division, Fifteenth Corps, Cummings, III.
was much pleased with the account of the battle
of Jonesboro written By Capt. RidenOur.
Charles w. Clifford, Co. G., 9th VT, Lebanon
II. H., calls to mind an incident which occurred
while he was acting as head nurse at Aerehea'
. City, N. G. A young man, about Is years o
age, was brought in suffering from fever ant
ague, and by mistake strychnine instead 0
quinine was administered TO him. After grea
exertion the effect of the poison was overcome
and in few days the sick man recovered hi
health.
, j. r. Rathburn, Co. G, SD Ohio. remember
I we'll the fight at Buzzards' Roost when hi
regiment captured two pieces of artillery an
took them up the mountain by hand the plac
! being too steep and rocky to allow the passag
) | of horses