The National tribune., 1889-09-19
CRITICIZING WARD.
Blundin Persists that the White Star Division Did
the Act.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Again / ask
space in your columns TO reply TO b. f. Ward,
Co +, Sth Ky, who, in your issue of Aug. 10,
desires 10 give me something to settle my
stomach Ward intimates that was dreaming
when ] said that / saw the White Star coors
up on Lookout Mountain Nov 81, 1868. No.
Comradc Ward, was not dreaming that morn
ing, aud am not dreaming now, in my old days
so Won need not hunt for a Joseph TO interpret
my ito you supposed dreams. Your recital Of
that pretty legend of the siege of Lucknow,
India, in which Jessie Brown was accused OF
being "dclirious," falls fat; for even as Jessie
prophesied truly, even so is my statement
that the Doth Pa colors topped Lookout first on
the morning OF Nov q, 1868. ! may be " bill
ious," Comrade Ward, but "delrious" never
Comrade Ward says that to claim first flag on
Lookout by any comrade OF the Twentieth
Corps requires more gall than a herd OF Texas
or Kansas steers. Not having any acquaintance
with those Western cattle, | cannot speak in
diligently about their gall, but if il is more
dense and bitter than some of the Western troops
in claiming what is not their just dues, then
must say that Texas or Kansas steers are very
gally qcadTupeds, and / don't care TO make
their acquaintance for the gall OF the bpeds Just
mentioned above exceeds any Of the animal
kingdom that ] am ar present acquainted with.
COmrade Ward says he stood on the peak of
Lookout alongside of Capt. Wilson that morn.
ing when the brigade flag was unfurled. Capt.
7. J. Wright, the historian Of the sth Ky,
says that il was the colors OF the Sth Ky.
Which is right? presume Wright should be,
if his history is 10 be believed. Capt. Wright
mentions nothing about any b. +. Ward going
up on Lookout with Capt. Wilson. On page
220 of said history, find mentioned as the
men who did go up with that officer. Serg'ts
Wages, Witt aud Anderson, priyates Witt Gil
bert and Davis Can 10 be possible that Com
Tade Ward has dreamed that be was up there
that morningl
Comrade Ward, in conclusion, calls upon the
members of Whitakcr's Brigade TO rally and
drive the comrades Of the Twentieth Corps
into some cave in Pennsylvania, never 10 be
heard Of again. Now, Comrade Ward. that ex-
preston makes me believe that it is you who
is dclirious instead Of me.
The Twentieth Corps was made up from
troops from New York, New jersey. Ohio, In.
diana aud Illinois, as well as Pennsylvania, and
was a large. crack corps that was seldom il
ever driven by double It's number Of Johnny
Tebs- let alone a mere brigade like Whitaker's.
We have some pretty large caves in Pennsyl-
vania, but none Of them large enough to hold
the White Stars. even, let alone the whole
Corps and, again. they were such energetic
fighters aud workers that they would tunnel
Oh through the mountain but what they would
come up 10 the front again smiling aud flank
Nhitaker's brigade and drive them into the
cave. Now. comrades Of the White Star Diyis-
ion. fan in aud help resist this attempt To drive
Us into the cave that Comrade y. f. Ward de-
sres 10 see us entombed in.-LEWIs BLUNDIs,
Co. G, 2sth Pa, First Brigade, Second Division,
Twentieth Corps UulMeV.lle Pa