The National tribune., 1889-10-31
Personal.

Personal.
John d. Sergeant. Camden, N J., has Just re-
covered a Bible which his mother gave him
when he entered the army. and which he lost
while engaged in the desperate conflict at the
Bloody Angle" A short time ago be received
a letter from Comrade b. P. Doe, Co /, LIST Ne.
Cav, now residing at Cambridgeport Mass
stating that he had the book in his possession.
and if the cOmrade so desired would return it
to him, and of course the comrade was glad TO
receive what had been so many years lost to
him.
Random Shots.
Truman Proper. Corporal, Co F, 37th H.,
Walton, Mich, says his regiment has march
ing record during its service, from Sept. TO-
1861, TO May 30, 1866, of 10000 miles-40O0 on
foot and 10000 by boat and rail. Its journey
took it through portion of Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana,
Alabama, and Florida. Its losses were very
heavy.
Hiram Richardson. Neeiy's Landing, Mo-,
would not think, from what he reads. that the
Fourth Corps ever did very much fighting. He
sees descriptions of battles participated in by
every other corps, but nothing from the Fourth.
He declares they were in as many battles as
some of the rest aud saw as much hard service.
Adam Yagala, Coolville, o. says Comrade J..
X. CAskey's inquiry about the capture of the
quaiis, in recent issue, reminds him that
Comrade Owens. of Go. C. 10th Ohio. captured
eight rabbits on q fair fOot-race. in the Winter
of 1862. in a hemp field, near the Capital of
Kentucky. He knows this to be fact. as he
held the honorable and responsible position of
company cook. He cooked the rabbits and car
ried them out to the boys on the pieket-line for
their Sunday dinner.
G. w. Remission, Co F, nth Me. Franklin,
Me-, says that one day in May. 1862, he and
others of the 18th Me-, in vending their way
up the Peninsula. came to place where the
Johunies had built camp for the Winter, but
had been driven off a few days before by Smiths
Division. as they afterward learned. The
writer's regiment arrived at this place later,
and were ordered to make it their home for a
few days. Soon the rations ran low, aud a
squad of Co. q boys, with the Adjutant at their
head, started out on foraging expedition, and
the writer joined them. About noon they fell
in with wagon train, and were informed that
there was a plantation about a mile from the
main road, where il was likely they could get
what they wanted. There they found that an
other squad of Uncle Sans boys had got ahead
of them, but were generous enough to share
what they had secured with them, which con-
sisted of mOlasses and rice. The men then went
through the house and secured a large quantity
OF chickens and hams and started for camp,
where they were heartily welcomed.
Jesse III. Despair. Lieutenant. Co. III. 18th
KY, Sparta, ILL.,, says that his regiment was
Campbellsville, KY from where it started on
forced march TO Bowling Green, and thence
to Shiloh, in which battle it participated. The
first Colonel OF the regiment was w. f. HObson,
who was promoted to Brigadier General L.
III. Hobson was then the next Colonel. and b.
f. Estes made Lieutenant Colonel. Both the
Hobsons were as brave men as ever went into
battle.
comrade of the nth Me-, North SearsmOnt,
Me-, complains bitterly about the appointment
of an old army Surgeon to the pension board in
that section who was distinguished while in
the service for his cold bloodedneSs in his treat
ment of the soldiers, and was universally dis
liked by them. He has kept up his unfriend-
illness since and il is said that it is difficult
for soldier of his regiment to get any sort
of certificate from him as to disabilities in
Cured in the service.
j. +. Woodring, Waverly, Iowa, wants some
comrade TO send him the words and music of
the song 1.-THE Army Bean"