The National tribune., 1889-02-21
Corrections and CriticIsms.

w. B. Bixler, 104th Ohio, Britain, o., says
that he was a member of the Engineer Battalion
of the Twenty-third Corps, and as such assisted
his comrades in the building of Fort Sanders,
from the beginning to the end, and to the best
of his knowledge and belief there was not one
pound of cotton used in the construction of
that fort
C. w. Reich Co. G, 1st Ind. Cav, Eureka,
Kan, says that Col Knox is mistaken in 50 The
Lost Army " when he states that on the Union
side five were killed and 80 wounded at Bayou
des Arc, Ark, on July T. 1862, and that among
those shot while leading his men into action
was Capt Sloane, of the 18th Wis. The writer
says that Capt Sloane commanded Co. E, 1st
Ind. Cav, and not the 18th Wis, as stated by
Col. Knox. Col. Knox also says in the same
article that among the wounded was Mai. Glen
denim, of the lst Ind. Cav, who afterWard died.
The writer supposes that he must mean Maj.
Clendenning, who lived until many years after
the close of the war.
Oryille NJ. Reynolds Box AZ, Pascoag r. l.,
says that in recent issue the assertion was
made that he served in Battery E, Sd U. S.
Art. This was mistake. 1t should have read
Battery E, LIST o. S. Art This was the COM
pany that was in Fort Sumter at the time of
its evacuation. He would very much like to
hear from some of his comrades.
A. N. Butler, Co. F, 18th Wis, Ford Mo-,
says that the 18th Wis. was not scared in front
of Corinth, Miss, all statements to the contrary
Notwithstanding. The writer says that at that
time his regiment was rather raw and had
never been in action before, with a Colonel in
command whose laures had been previously
won as a Milwaukee lawyer in legal instead of
military contests. The way the report of the
scare arose was undoubtedly owing to the fact
that orders had been given the band to beat
the long roll about midnight as an extra drill,
to see how quick the men could get into battle
array on an emergency.
John Knutter, Co. B, 44th Mo-, Ray, Mo-, de-
MES that his regiment was thrown into con-
fusion or driven back at Franklin.
G. w. Crawford, Co. 3, 4th Pa Cav, Dix
mont, Pa, says that Comrade Miller Co. G, S1st
Ind, is mistaken when he says that the pris-
oners at Belle Isle refused to work on the
Tredegar Iron Works, situated on the upper
end of the Island. The writer says that few
of the prisoners did work at that place when
requested to do so by the rebel officers.
Christian Stolt Co. C, I'd III. Cav, NicOllet,
Mimi, referring to a recent communication in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE from comrade of
the 29th H., to the effect that at the battle of
Holly Springs, two Captains of the It'll Ill. Cav.
did all the fighting, says that the comrade is
mistaken. as four companies of the I'd Ill. were
engaged in the fight.
JW. Harvey. Co. F, 9Th Pa. Reserves Stones
town, Pa, says that Comrade Joseph Mccoy,
Co. E, 10th Pa. Reserves, is mistaken when he
says that Ger Conrad Jackson was killed by
member of the 5th Pa The bullet that ended
the career of this noble man came from the
rebel lines.
Thomas B. Buxton, Grangeville, Mo-, says
that Gen. Knox's account of the battle of Pea
Ridge is very accurate.
John W. Smith, Corporal, 9th Ind. battery,
Windsor, ILL.,, says that Comrade John w. Seary,
of Neoga H., is correct in his account of Stone
mans raid, with the exception of his statement
concerning the artillery, which consisted of
two guns of the oath Ind battery, instead of
the 18th Ind. battery.