The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-04-11

! Barry, was the reason Gne eDliSIllenG WAS MAUI
under the wrong name.
| w. II. Cartwright, Cherokee Kan, has the
discharge of George f. Thorn, Co G, 18th III.
John Arnold Coal Creek Colo. has silver
! plated Colts revolver, caliber So, which has
engraved on the bntt-plate: Lieut.. Charles
| Dodd, April %, 1861" He will return it to
Lieut. Dodd if he is living or to his relatives
! if he is dead.
Homes for Settlers.
Sanborn Worthen, Estee, N. c., says that he
| cannot answer all the communications sent him
in, regard to his locality as a desirable settling
| place, and takes this means Of informing the
| boys that ex-UniOn soldiers are well received
in that section. The air is pure and the water
/ very good, with an abundance of timber.
Thomas J. Scott, TaIapoosa, Ga. says that
/ TallapoOsa while situated way down in Dixie
| land" has population composed more than
! half of Northern people. They have just es-
| tablished free school there and are making
! other improvements. There is q GAR. Post
and Woman's Relief Corps, and the members
are as full of patriotism as anywhere in the
North.
S. F. Hoskinson, Blakely, Wn. T., in answer
to several inquiries recently received concern
! ing his part of the country as a settling place.
| says the climate is very mild, soil rich and
well adapted to raising vegetables, fruit, etc.
the schools are good, and a man with determl-
nation can in a short time build up for himself
good home.
s. b. Brown, Co. F, SD Ind, Huntingdon,
| Tenn, says that land can be bought in that
section for from 81 to $25 per acre. The water
is good and the soil productive. All kinds of
vegetables are grown there. Fruit flourishes
and the country is well adapted to stockrais-
ing
VIM. Fl. Bright, Fairview, Ind. Ter, would
like to hear by letter from some comrade
siding in middle Tennessee, the northeast cor
ner of Alabama or the northwest corner of
| Georgia as to the chances for man to make a
good home; and particularly in regard to the
climate, educational facilities price of land,
churches etc.
Our Constituents.
VIM. Gilchrist Quincy, ILL.,, says that he is
lifelong subscriber to THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE, and thinks that every old soldier should
take it.
Joseph c. Underwood, Pemberton, o., thinks
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE the best paper ever
published. The writer was captured and con-
fined in rebel prisons and suffered great deal,
but cannot get a pension.
c. f. Lang, Co. F. 146th n. Y. Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa, thinks THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE the best
paper for the soldier ever published, and does
not see how veteran can get along without it.
He was in three rebel prisons in the South,
and suffered more hardships than usually falls
to the lot of man to endure. He thinks.every
soldier who was captured during the war should
receive at least 81 day for every day he was
confined in these loathsome prison-pens.
Charles T. Brockway, Cos. and E, 9th
Ohio, Knoxville, Tenn, says: Comrades let
us give three good, ld-fashioned cheers for
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, the best soldiers
paper and our only true friend. Long may it
live and prosper They can cut off my ratiOns
of pie, but must have my paper"
Henry Geesen, Co. E. I'd Pa, and Co. A, 18th
ILL., Cav, Washington, H., has been a reader
of the paper for many years, and says he would
not do without it. He hopes that every old
soldier will soon become subscriber for it, as
it does them so much good. Comrade Geesen
served during the Mexican war, and also three
years in the rebellion.
James Vaughn, Co. F. 31st Mo-, Dixon, Mo-,
says that THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is the SOL
dier's best FRIEND and he will not be without
it so long as he can raise dollar. He trusts
that every old soldier will see that it is to his
interest to subscribe and be constant reader
of it.
John L. Sharpe, Co. C, 1st =, Ledger, Pa, is
a true friend of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and
will do his best to support it so long as he lives
Random Shots.
Lewis Rehr. Captain, Co. F, 54th Pa, Leb-
anon, Pa, says that reading the rebel Gen.
Rosser's speech, made recently, calls to mind
an incident that occurred Feb 2, 1864, at Pat
terson's Creek, w. Va. Rosser aud part of his
command disguised themselves as Union cav
airy and succeeded in capturing a portion of
Co. f, 54th Pa, consisting of Capt. Hipler and
Sc men. After the surrendera Corporal named
Gibson was slow in disarming, and made some
remark GerogatOry to RosseT, when the latter
deliberately shot and killed him. His body
was buried in the National Cemetery at Ante
tam. Of the 36 men captured by this rebel
blowhard only eight ever returned, Capt. Hip
Ter dying at Macon, and the rest in the pen at
Andersonviile
j. H. Pooley, Co. E, 96th ILL.,, Galena, H.,
says that in reading Conrade Wllford's state
ment of his regiment being called Old Two
Skies and Double S, - reminds him of the battle
: of Chickamauga on Sunday afternoon, between
} the hours of and o'clock, when the Goth ILL.,
went to the support of Gen. Thomas, who was
} being assaulted by Gen. Longstreet. Gen.
} Whitaker, who commanded the brigade to
: which the 96th H. belonged, was asked by
, Gen. Steedman what regiment it was, and he
answered, " They are the Goth H., General
) the same regiment upside down. Forward,
96th-we can whip - out of them! !"
John S. Anderson, First Lieutenant Co. H.
14th III. Cav, Winona, Mo-, says that Gen.
: Rosser's blowing reminds him of an incident
that occurred during the East Tennessee cam
, paign in 1868 While his regiment was on q
scout near Bristol, at little place called
5 Blountsville, they came III contact with regi-
5 ment of those Southern gentlemen of whom
Rosser speaks, and had a brush with them.
Among the prisoners which the 14th III. Cav.
. captured was an Irishman who said that the
trouble with their men was that they all wanted
, TO hold the horses. He said he saw four men
, and a Lieutenant holding one horse. The
D writer thinks they were SOME of Rossers men.
VIM. J. Davidson, Co. d, Tooth Pa. Pueblo,
Colo, says that while on the march from Fred
erick City, when Lee invaded Pennsylvania,
rations became very scarce, as the wagon trains
? had to stay close to Washington, and foraging
? had to be resorted to. Later even the forag-
: ing was poor and failed to satisfy the hunger
i of the men. There were three others besides
the writer in his mess, and one night while in
/ camp the Captain of their company had his
coored man cook nice, succulent ham, and
I gave the darby orders to guard it closely.
q COmrade Davidson waited until the darky
= was asleep over the fire. when he managed to
II creep up and steal the ham, and he and the
comrades of his mess had a fine feast When
: the darby awoke he raised quite fuss over the
lost ham, and although the Captain suspected
=, the writer and his companions, he could not
5 prove anything against them aud the matter
? was allowed to drop After that the by-word
: around the camp was, "Who stole the ham?"
4 James N. McMaster, Co. c, 9th Ohio, Demos
n o., says: There are still large number of Co.
. c. 9th Ohio Cav, whose whereabouts are un-
I known, but am glad to find many who read
: THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, the old veterans
friend and counselor. Send me your address,