The National tribune., 1889-05-09
UNEARTHING OLD RECORDS
s. Find" tliat will Prove OF Great Value to Sur
yiving Soldiers who we're in Hospital Duty
at Gallatin, Tenn, in 1862 -'64-The President
elect Figures in These Records.

Eindo that will Prove OF Great Value to Sur
yiVing Soldiers who were in Hospital or on Duty
at Galatin, Tenn, in 1852 '64-The President
elect Figures in These Records.
The War Department has received a large
number of original army papers relating to mill
tary affairs at Gallatin Tenn, where GONZALES
cent camp and hospital was established by MAJ
Gen. w. S. Rosecrans in the latter part of 1862
for the benefit of badly wounded and chronic
ally disabled soldiers. These records promise
to be of great value in furnishing proofs OF dis
ability of applicants for pensions who were sent
from Nashville and various other points to the
hospital at Gallatin, or who were on Irregular
duty at Gallatin. 1t appears that about No
vembeT, 1862, Gen. Roseerans, in command or
the Army of the Cumberland in moving from
Bowling Green, KY, to Nashville, Tenn, found
| it necessary to leave two divisions, under Gen.
| Thomas TO repair the damage at Tunnel Ridge
| Tenn, where the Confederates had burned
! away tlnbers supporting part OF tunnel over
| 1000 feet long, through which the Louisville
| q Nashville Railroad passed Soon after arriy-
| ing at Nashville, Gen. ROsecrans also eStab-
! lished at Gallatn the aforementioned con-
valescent hospital, which was charged with the
! duty of receiving severe and chronic cases.
| ascertaining the probable outcome of each case,
and taking action accordingly. After the re-
/ pairing of the tunnel aud the departure of
/ Gen. Thomas, this hospital was continued and
istration.
BRIG.-GEN. L. A. PAINE
was placed in command of the post and the
papers now in the possession of the War Depart
ment were found among his effects by his SON.
in-law, ID. c. Templeton, of Chicago Among
! the troops present to guard this point were
those in the Eighth Brigade, commanded by
| Gen. e. w. Ward, and consisting of the 10th
| Ind, Col. BENZ. Harrison, who was mustered in
A I OIL ,.Al lltrGtr .
| 102d H., Col. Wm. Murtry, and 10Th Ohio, Col.
| ii. q. or NJ. G. Kennett
A semi-weekly report in January, 1868, shows
| that the roster of officers consisted OF Brig
| Gen. Paine, with Col. S. B. Raymond in charge
of convaescents; Col. Geo. I. Smith, in COM
mand 10th H.; Maj. J. J. Scarritt, in COM
mand provost-guard; Brig Gen. w. T. Ward,
commanding Eighth Brigade; Capt. b. S.
| Nicklen, commanding 18th Ind. battery, and
Col. James George, temporarily in command
! 10th Ind. Records of furloughs for wounds,
! chronic disability etc, include those for num-
hers of soldiersswho were on regular dnty or
detached service, from the following regiments:
Ohio regiments: 10th, 11th 18th, Both, 36th,
7Ist 74th 18th, S7th, 69th, 92d, SD, 9th, 9Sth,
105th and 106th Inf
Indiana batteries and regiments: I'd battery,
4th Cav 4tb, 9Th, 10Th and 17:h Inf, 18th bat
terry, 29th, 18th, 5Ist 57th, 10th, I'D I'D, 18th,
! 3d. S7th and I0lst Inf
Illinois regiments: 10TH 35th, 10Th, s0th,
69th, Tooth, 102d, 105th, 10th Inf.
/ Kentucky troops 1st and 4th Inf, 9th Cav,
and Sth, 9th and 18th Inf
Tennessee troops: LIST Cav, LIST Middle Tenn.
and 9Th Eastern Tenn. Inf
/ Wisconsin: 1st Inf.
There was also found and forwarded with
| the papers the Special Order book of Gallatin
post containing official copies of orders issued
from Dee. 13, 1862 to Dec. %, 1863, together
with large numbero the official orders them
! selves and official letters and records in regard
to various matters of Importance affecting the
camp, or records of officers and soldiers therein.
1t is well known that certain proofs are re-
qured from applicants for pension as TO their dis
abilities being incurred in the line ofduiy while
serving the Government, and that many thou
sands fail to establish their pension claims on &C
count OF q lack of written evidence as to their
! actual disability and its incurTence. The
Commissioner of Pensions daily calls upon the
! Adjutant-General of the Army for proof Of en-
listment, service, wounds, hospital record, dis
charges, etc, claimed by applicants for pension,
| and if such claims be not established by the
official records, the unfortunate applicants are
often necessarily much hndered or totally fail
to secure pensions. That the future President
of the United States was called upon at different
times during his stay at Gallatin to exercise
| "pernicious activity" toward the enemies OF the
National Government is shown by the follow
ing extracts from the Special Order book, Nos.
! ~, 80 and IS. being issued by order of Brig
Gen. E. A. Paine-Phelps Paine, Lieutenant
| and Assistant Adjutant-Gieneral,- and No. AZ,
by order OF Gen. Ward,-E. w. Ward, Lieuten-
ant and Assistant Acknowledgements:
HEADQUARTERS, GALLArIN, TENN, Jan. ., 1868
! Specials Order No. p.
l. Col. Harrison, of the 10th Ind. will seize Is
horses, saddles and brides from rebels, and give
proper receipts for them. which will be returned
| when the Government Is through with them II
notreturned the owners will be paid for them upon
proof of their loyalty.
| HEADQUARTERS, GALLATIN, TENN, jan %, 1868.
Special Order No. So.
/ /. Col. Harrison and one Lieutenant and two
SeTgeanls and i0men of the 10Th Ind. hereby or
! dered To proceed 10 Louisville ky, by tomorrow
! mornings train with prisoners, and arriving
there he will report TO Brig Gen. Boyle and turn
HEADQUARTERS GALLATIN, TENN, Feb. IS, 1863
Special Order No. A..
VII. The commanding officer of the 70ti
Ind will detail from his regiment two printers fol
the purpose of printing post orders. They will re-
port to Mai j. j. Scarritt, Provost Marshal as sooI
as practicable.
HEADQUARTERS u. S. FORCES, /
GALLATIN Tenn, March 80, 1863. {
Ill The following named officers who
were appointed a Board of Commission for the pur
pose OF examining the officers of the I29Lh aud IO2t
H.. VIII convene at some convenient place at I;3
o'clock this p. IN. for duty. They viii examine the
officers of tine l03d III first:
| Thomas.
Col H. G. Kenneth. 10Th Ohio.
| Col Benjamin Harrison, 10Th Ind.