The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-01

four companies of his regiment were armed
with sabers: A and F, on the right Gf the regi-
ment, and 3 and Ii on the left. He ineloses a
report of Brig. Gen. Eli Long, dated at Salem,
Ala, April 4, 1865, which confirms this state
menk
w. r. Denmure o15 West Monroe street,
Chicago says that he read the statement Of
Comrade Curtis about what the people Of Mas
saehusetts have done aud are doing for the
veterans with much pleasure. The writer served
twice in regiments from that State in the cav
airy and In Co. O, 1st Mass III. A. He was en-
listed under the Presidents call Of October,
1863. The Government was offering $500
bounty for three years service. The regiment
served two years and was discharged. receiy-
ing 800 bounty, the Government refusing to
pay the other 5000. There we're more than 80
men in the writer's company entitled to the adj
ditioDal bounty, but the applications have been
rejected. 1t would be WELL he thinks, for the
good people of Massachusetts, to see that the
old soldiers receive their dues. If Capt. Liver
more, of Boston, or Maj. Abbott, commanding
the regiment, are still living they should
have pride enough to call the attention of the
Government TO the fact that an honest contract
has been broken. At the top Of the writer's
discharge in the handwriting of Paymaster
Broadhead is the statement, Paid in full, ex-
cept $500 United States bounty DUE"
A. j. Arnold, Co. NJ, 7th Pa. Cav, Lebanon,
Pa, has seen several accounts Of the McCook
and Stoneman raids, which were failures, but
nothing about Kilpatrick's, which was adeeided
success and he wishes some of the old rough
riders would write regarding 1t. He would
also like to see something about Wilson's raid
from Grayelly Springs to Macon, including the
capture of Selma, He thinks there is enough
material in these subjects, especially for any
body who kept diary, for most interesting
account.
Samuel L. Hines, Co. d, 31st Mass, Kings
| ton Orchard, Mass, says that COmrade Sim
mons is mistaken in his account Of the capt
| ure of New Orleans. Gen. Butler left Fortress
Monroe in the latter part of February on the
| transport Mississippi, on which steamer the
writer's regiment was also and part Of the
| 18th Mass They went to Ship Island, where
| they landed in March, and as soon as action
upon New Orleans began the Mississippi went
in with the fleet, and Butler was with it all the
| time, except when he visited the gunbOats.
After the surrender on the morning of May
| they started for the city, where they arrived
| at about p. IN, Gen. Butler being on the same
vessel as the writer. They began TO disem-
bark about 8 O'clock. The writer's regiment
was the first to make landing, and not the
| Goth Mass, as stated by Comrade Simmons
| Gen. Butler headed the line himself, until the
crowd became so great that he had to have n
passage forced through for him. This the
writer knows, for he was there.
Lost and Found.
There Is in this office the discharge of Jacob
| o. Poteet Co. G., 5th U. s. Vols.
There is In this office the discharge of Daniel
w. Riggs, Co. l.. I'd ILL., l.. A.
Andrew Kinkade Corporal, Co. d. SD lad,
| Empire, o., lost his discharge in going from
indianapolis to Columbus on the cars.
Personal.
I. d. Marley, Co. F. 18th Ind, Freedom, Ind,
| says that his regiment was on the Atlanta cam
| paign, and in several of the hard fought en-
| gagements from Buzzard's Roost TO Atlanta.
| On July % he was taken prisoner by Wheeler's
| cavalry, not far from whore Gen. Mcpherson
was killed, and was taken to Andersonville.
Geo. s. Scypes. Co. l., 9Th Pa. Cav, Quaker
| town, Pa, says that after the surrender of Lee
| his regiment was sent to Louisville, KY, via
HarpeT's Ferry and Parkersburg. Somewhere
on the road he lost his german-silver badge,
| with his name, company, and regiment en-
graved thereon. Though not Of much intrinsic
value still, as q relic, he would be willing to
| pay at least a dollar for its return.
| b. +. Laughlin, Co. B, 1lth Pa. Reserves,
| Brady, Pa, says that during the engagement at
/ Gaines's Mill, June q, 1862, he lost his KNAPP
sack, containing his Bible, a gift Of his sainted
mother, and he would like to have it returned
TO him. He viii gladly pay all expenses in
| Cured in It's recovery.
| James HambliD, Co. G., 51st Ind, Walula,
Wash, recently had his house burned with all
| its contents, and his ffteen-ye old daughter
| persisted in the flames. He is in destitute cir
cumstances, and has two little boys, aged seven
and four years. respectively. He is unable TO
work, and appeals to his old comrades for
| assistance.
s. Lee Kinzer. Remove Pa, says that James
| A. Mills was born June %, 1913, and Aug %,
| 1861, enlisted in Co. A, 55th Pa, being just Is
years and two months old. He was afterward
| transferred to the artillery, where he did good
service until mustered out. He is now an
engineer on the z. & T. 4. Z.
John Hert, ST.. Russellville, Mo-, says that
the soldiers of the Eastern army take all the
credit of having put down the rebellion, and
look down upon the Western boys as a mere
contingent. lie does not think there was any
class of soldiers that was treated worse than
! the Missouri men. They received less ratiOns
than others, never got anything from the San
| itary or Christian Commissions, but they were
good lighters, and did their part nobly in the
/ war.
j. A. Bingamen. GAINESVILLE, SAIo., would
! like the music of the buge-eslls used in the
cavalry service during the war, for Reunion
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