The National tribune., 1889-06-13

were in not exceeding 40 minutes, and their
loss was 40 killed, 00wounded and 90 missing
A. l.. Brown, Co. B, 4th Mimi, Brownston,
Mimi, says regarding the dispute which has
occurred as to Gen. Logan's calling for aid at
Champion Hills, that ComTade Davis, 4th
Mimi, is correct. The 4th MiHn. did 90 in,
and was formed on the right of De GolyeF's
battery, which belonged TO LOgan's Division,
and the seth Ind, of the same brigade, formed
on the left of the battery. When Logan rode
up and said he needed men, the writer's regi-
ment was sent. When Logan saw the men
throwing off their knapsacks he remarked:
That's right; throw away those old things.
Ii you clean out the enemy you can come back
and get them; if not, you won't need them"
lie gave the order to move, and the 4th went
i'll on the left, passing through a gap in our
lines, and got IN the rear of the enemy. Col.
Tourtelotte saw the perilous position, and
swinging two Companies around captured a
good many prisoners.
Chauncey Hart, Battery G., 5th q. s. Art,
and Co. L, 9th n. Y. Cav, Nashville n. Y,
says that in his communication about Lieut..
Webb's old horse, which appeared recently, the
Lieutenant's place of residence was given as
Nashville, when it should have been Forest
vile, N. Y.
Freeman Merryman, Co. c, 102d ILL.,, Kearney,
Neb., takes exception to the communication of
g. K. Shaw in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE of
May 8, regarding the troops who saved the 9Th
charge that captured the four-gun battery from
the enemy on that day, and left some of his
blood upon the hills there, thinks he can say
something about the fight The four-gun bat
terry was captured by the First Brigade, Second
Division, Twentieth Corps, composed of the
10th Ind, commanded by Col. Harrison (nOw
PRESIDENT; 18th Ohio, 102d, 105th and 129th
Ill.,, Gen. Ward commanding the brigade, the
General charging on foot in front of his troops.
1t was one of the most reckless charges of the
war, and produced results that certainly made
the enemy evacuate Resaca
Dan. j. Newman, 1920 Pa, Scranton, Pa,
says: On reading the account of Shields's Di-
vision in the early part of the war, and also
Maj. Hougkton's vindieatiOn of Gen. Kimball,
it must be admitted by all comrades who
served under that General, that the Major is
right. Our regiment (132d Pa was not III the
brigade until August, 1862, and | can vouch
for the fighting qualities of KimbalFs soldiers,
who being under Gen. French, commanding
the Third Division, Second Corps, during
the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg and
Charlottesville, saw their share of the fight
ing during those nine or 10 months. | am
sorry to hear that the General is in poor health
and it is the wish of all our comrades residing
in this vicinity that he may get the position he
is asking for.
Correspondence.
George w. Williams, 200 Greene street,
Brooklyn, n. Y, would like some person living
in one of the numbering districts in the West
or Southwest to write him concerning the
chances for a steady situation and home. He
is a iler and sawyer, and understands all kinds
of sawmill work.
f. Marsh, Lieutenant, Co. E, SD H.. Oneida,
H., would like to hear from Andrew J. Beck,
who belonged to his company. If he is not living
he would like to know how he died.
Robert Bayles, Co. d, 10th Kan. Cav, ATeola,
La, would like to hear from any member of
the 11th Kan. Cav. who was at the stone fence
at the Little Blue Missouri fight Oct. 2l, 1864,
when. in passing the gate, where it was so hot,
one of the 11th was shot in the groin. The
writer assisted the wounded man to the corner
of the building that stood on the right,
and gave him in charge of some of his COM
pany. He would like to know what became
of that comrade.
Samuel II. Spencer, Co. I, 80th H., Carlock,
H., desires to hear from any of the comrades
who were with him at Vieksburg in 1868.
Personal.
George S. Prets, West Carrollton, o., was a
member of Co. 6, 69th Ohio, and was confined
short time in Libby. Would like to hear
from Simon Waters member of same regiment,
and confined with him.
| S. A. Reed, Co. A, 5th Iowa, says he is in the
insane asylum at Independence Iowa, from the
effects of rebel bullet at Champion Hills. he
raised his head to fire a shot, he lost conscious
ness He came to the next morning, when
comrade told him that he had been picked up
OH the field as dead and put into trench with
| others, and was about to be covered up, when
| twitehing of his limbs was noticed, and he was
| taken out; rather close call. he thinks. He
was promoted TO a Captaincy, aud held MS po-
sition throughout the rest of the war; but
/ while he lives will suffer from the rebel lead.
! John w. McClanahan, CorydOn, KY, says
! that down in Kentucky they know how to ap-
preciate good thing, and the good thing in
| this case is brought about by the excellent
| judgment of Corp'l Tanner, in his appointment
on the Henderson Board of Examiners Drs.
| Letcher Fessenger and Preston. These three
are the right men in the right place, and they
/ give universal satisfaction to the veterans.
| They have ali been through the war and realize
| what it was to be soldier, and they are ae-
quainted with nearly every one of the soldiers
in the four Counties under their jurisdiction.
| w. w. Boyer, Co. ID, seth Ohio, Bentonville,
Ark, says that he was wounded and taken
! prisoner at 'Chickamauga, and remained in
/ Andersonyille more than 10 months, his health
! being utterly ruined. After the war ne went
| to Arkansas, hoping to receive some benefit
from a change of climate, but so far has not
been rewarded He has family ofseyen small
children, and would like to be assisted to re-
| turn to his home. He hopes some of his old
comrades will help him.
! j. II. Boyden, VintOn Iowa, claims that Co.
| K, Sth Iowa Cav had the youngest soldier on
record. L. p Sheets was born Dec. 2, 1919;
enlisted Aug. %, 1868; was never off duty one
| day. until captured and sent to AndersOnville,
| where he was a prisoner eight months. The
] writer does not wish to include in his claim
drummers and musicians but regularly enlisted
men.
George S. Myers, Co. F, 1O1st Ohio, Carey,
| o., having read so often of the youngest SOL
| dier, prompts him to say that Geo. A. Stewart
| enlisted in Co. A. 10Ist Ohio, Sept.4, 1862. The
roster of Ohio troops, in remarks opposite his
name, says: He was too aged to keep up with
the regiment. made his way back to Ohio Oct.
| 8, 1862, where he is supposed to have died in
the Fall of 1862. He was 90 years of age"
Random Shots.
John Dowdle, Co. c, 50th Pa, Schuylkill,
| Pa, was married in 1866, and raised a family
| of II children-seven boys and five girls, and
| the last is a boy born May 10, 1889, weighing
! Is pounds. He has a girl, Florence, named
after one of the prisons he was confined in.
| Robert Black Atkins, Ark, complains that
| the preference section of the law is
| totally ignored in his district in appoint tment
to Federal Offices This is all wrong.
Geo. A. Smith, Whipple, o., was prisoner
| in Andersonville, and says that the rebel au-
| thorites never made the slightest effort to
| keep order in that place. All their energies
were concentrated in preventing the escape of
| the starving wretches under their control.
Consequently, in July, 1864, force was organ
| ized to suppress crime, and many disturbers of
| the peace were executed.
| Mrs Iobn Ctaffv PiSbopSviIla q eDcoura craS