The National tribune., 1889-05-09

form line and go in with a yell just in the
| dusk of the evening. He says that Lee is also
mistaken as to the loss of the 9th ILL.,; it was
| 356 aud not $50.
Lost and Found.
F. H. Leigh. Co. Fl, LIST Wis. Cav, Hecla,
Oak, lost his discharge in Dallas Tex, 10 years
| ago, and will reward whoever will return it to
| him.
| A. ]. Rodgers, Sergeant-Maior, 10Th Iowa. %
| West Sixth street, St Paul, Mimi. has two dis
charges belonging to Oliver Liehty, Co. E, 18th
| Iowa; one from three years and the other from
| veteran service.
Addison Tanguary, Co. E. s6th H., SparIand,
| Ill., says that in June, 1865, ne lost his KNAPP
sack in New York city, and among other
| things it contained photographs, one of his
wife and child, and small pocket Bible, with
| his name and address in it. lie would very
much like to recover the articles.
| Andrew Anderson, Co. E, I'd Mimi, care A.
| A. Sporeland, Boulder Creek, Cal. says he left
his discharge in the Office of Robert Aleman
| at place called White Hail. in McLennan Co.,
Tex, and would like to get it again.
Random Shots.
| L. J. Mosher, Co. G, LIST Mimi. Seneca. Kan,
! says he was struck at Gettysburg by piece of
rebel shell, which the Surgeons were unable to
extract at the time. He has recently had it
removed, and is now fast recovering from the
| effects ct the wound. The fragment is one
/ inch long. half an inch wide at the widest end,
| tapers to point and is about one-eighth of an
/ inch thick.
John w. Askins, Edgar Springs, No, enlisted
| in Co. /, 1st Ark. Cav. when but 10 years old,
/ and served nearly three years. He was wound
| ed in 1864 and lay in hospital for 50 days. He
is cripple for life and draws only 81 a month
| pension. He would like to hear from some of
| his comrades
| Henry F. Bump, Co. F, 31st Wis, Waterloo,
! Wis, says that while on Sherman's march to
the sea he lost his health aud has never found
it since. If any comrade has it he would be
pleased to have it returned as he is in great
need Of it. He would like the address of Tim
| othy Martin, of his company and of Capt. II.
A. Chace Co. A of his regiment.
Charles ID. BridgeT, Co. c, 9th U. s.. Thorold,
| Ontario, says that he served during the war
under the name of Charles MahOney. and was
stationed at Camp Bidwell, Cal. He would
very much like to hear from some of those who
knew him at that place.
Capt. j. ID. Laciar, Co F, 1921 Pa, SAYS he is
writing up history of the regiment which,
when completed, will be fine souvenir for
survivors of the regiment and their families
Samuel ). Martin, Lieutenant, Co. c. IIth
Ind. Cav, Darlington, Ind, says there IS a
growing impression III his part of the country
that the old soldier is a thing of the past, and
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and little fuss during a campaign is by far the
most patriotic and worthy of what he asks for
Recently new Postmaster was appointed at
his place who had neither resided in the town
nor was veteran of the war.
A. Dorton, Co. ID, I'd Tenn, Grassy Cove
Tenn says that in May, 1861 y company was
raised in his section, which was right in the
heart of the rebel country. The Confederates
managed to make it SO warm for the loyal men
that they were obliged to skip out. and after
many trials aud tribnlations succeeded in cross
ing the mountains of East Tennessee, finally
reaching the Union lines in safety when they
enlisted under the Stars and Stripes
Charles AdOlph. Nevada City, Cal, enlisted
In Co. ii, 18th y. \. ZOuaves, in July, 1868, at
that time being unable to speak a word of
English He would like very much to CORE
spond with his old comrades
VIM. ii. Golf, Charleston. H., would ike to
have Gen. Capehart write an account OF the
battle of Cross Keys aud Port Republic
Samuel Hodges, Co. G., 9TH H.. Cameron
Ind. Ter, thinks that the authorities should
open more land in the Indian Territory to set
Element exclusively by soldiers and their fami-
lies.
James L. Whitley, Rochester, n. Y, says that
"Old Abe" the famous eagle that was carried
through the war by the cth Wis., was captured
by Chief Sky,a Chippewa Indian, IN Chippewa
County, Wis., in the Spring of 1861 when he
was about the size of ull-grown hen and
quite young. The Indian, being poor, sold the
bird to ID. McCann for bushel of corn, and he
was again sold to a young man in Eau Claire
for 50. Capt. Perkins was raising a company
of volunteers at that time, aud the eagle was
mustered into Co. ID, Sth Wis, with a red white
and blue ribbon around his neck He died in
March, 1881.