The National tribune., 1889-09-05

| phans of veterans should be cared for, and not
/ forced to go "over the hills to the poOrhOuse."
| b. b. Scramlin, high private, Co. Ii, 18th Iowa,
Macksburg, Ore, thinks he can't do without
| the dear old paper, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
| Thos. III. Wileman, Co. II, 147th ILL.,, Seneca,
Kan, says that he wants the two comrades of
| his company to whom he gave $33 at Chicago
| the day before they started South, to return to
| him the money, as they did not comply with
| his request TO send the same to his brother.
| T. II. Kisner, CO. IL, 13lst Pa, Watsontown,
| Pa, says that lie was an eyewitness to the
| blowing up OF the ammunition boats at City
| Point Aug. o, 1864, and has often wondered
why more inquiry was not made in regard to
| that affair At the time Of the explosion Com
| rade Kisner was employed in the construction
corps as a carpenter. When the first boat ex-
| ploded the gang he was working with was about
100 yards away. and the debris drove the men
| from their position. In the afternoon he was
detailed with one other cOmrade, whose name
| he has forgotten, to collect the remaining pieces
fdead bodies. They had a long sheet-iron pan
and gathered up great many hands and feet,
and other parts of the human structure. They
| found the head of one man nearly half mile
away from the river.
| George L. Brown, West Point Cal, says that
| he had the honor of serving in the 1st Mass.
| Cav, and would like to see moro in these col
umns from the comrades of that regiment.
! Calvin Eutter, Knapps Ind'p't Battery e,
| Pa. l.. A., Worthington, w. Va, thinks that the
| GAR. Pension Committee should take up the
| Disability Pension Bill at the coming National
| EHcampment, and so amend it as 20 furnish
artificial limbs for comrades who have lost their
limbs in an honorable manner since the rebel
| lion.
III r. ChafFee, Lieutenant Cd Conn.,, Battery
| H. 313 Noble avenue, Bridgeport, Conn. thinks
that the Government should buy up all the
| entire field of Gettysburg and make National
| park of it.
II. NJ Jones, First Brigade, First Division,
Third Corps, Scott City, Kan, wonders why
no sees so little IN these columns in regard to
the operations of the Army Of the Potomac. He
wants the Eastern boys to wake up.
| u. Z, Bennett, Sergeant Go. X, 9th Iowa,
Nevada, No. says that mt Pleasant Hill, April,
1854, a Texas cavalry regiment (Confederate),
| composed of three or four hundred men, was
almost totally annihilated. The writer believes
that this was the heaviest loss sustained by any
| command on either side, in single action dur
ing the war. The writer says that his brigade,
of the Sixteenth Corps composed Of the 18th,
9th and Sd Iowa, and 2lth Mo-, held the adj
vance line in that battle, being posted just west
of the town, across the main Shreveport road,
with an open field in the front about half a
mile wide, which was surrounded on all sides
by woods. The rebels formed in the woods on
the west side About o'clock p. m. the Texan
cavalry charged and the brigade opened fire
| upon them. The result was that but nine OF
ten of the men whostarted escaped being either
| killed or wounded.
J. L. Martin, Huntsville, Tex, wishes that q
few old comrades would settle in his part of the
country and form some soldier organization
Such body is very badly needed down there
j. 5. Kenny, Co. +, I'd Md, Newbern. Tenn,
wishes to say to the comrades Of his regiment
that he is very sorry that he can't attend the
Reunion on Sept. II. but will expect to see a
good account of it in the columns Of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and he hopes that Lieut.
Thos. l.. Mathews will take it upon himself to
see that all Of Co. f are subscribers for their
good friend before they go home.
w. J. McAndrew, Co. c. 23d Mass. Columbus
KY, says that THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is the
only true friend the old soldiers and sailors
have. There are very few comrades in his
section, but no hopes soon 10 be able to organ
ize GAR. Post there. He wants TO hear from
some of his old comrades.
Mrs. K. G. Kinmont, Hieksville, o., wishes
that some one would send her the poem enti-
tied {" Our Nation"
Edward Pierce, Co. B, Seth Ill, Hinckley
H., wants to know who stole Gen. Sheridan's
hams while ut Rienzi, Miss.
James j. Lucas, Co. A. 4jth Pa, Livingston
Mont. thinks that THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is
the truest friend the old soldiers have on the
earth
t. M wright TO- i, "a Onio, Eoiia, MO.
wants 10 hear from some of his comrades in
regard to the march they made from Gard Da
yies, KY, to West Liberty, KY. in 1861.
J. L. Blaisdell, U. S. S. Mohican and POGO
houtas Santa Cruz. CAL, says, "Hnrrah for
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE and the Forecas
tie" He thinks that this paper is the grandes
on earth aud sure medium whereby the vet.
Grams may once more grasp hands and become
reminiscent over their deeds.
Hiram NJ. higgins, Sergeant, Co. ], 1st Wis
Cav, Denson, Tex, wants some comrade in
Washington Territory or California who is in
the hop-raising business to write him stating
the price of roots enough to plant two acres.
]. l.. Hummel, Co. H. 9Th Ind, Pomona
| Kan, wants some comrade to send him news
paper pictures, with name, of prominent Gen
erals and heroes of the war for his scrap book
W NJ. Griffin. Central City, Iowa, says thai
when his regiment-the Gath Iowa-was mus
tered into the service in August, 1862, its Col
onel and four of its Captains were Methodist
preachers. whence it derived the name.
Methodist Regiment" and Temperance
Regiment" The writer thinks they bore ou
| the names.
W. II. Staples. Co. G. Hath H., Pierce City
No., thinks that Vicksburg. and not Gettys
burg, was the real turning point of the war.
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