The National tribune., 1889-09-19
Random Shots.

r. R. George, Co. d. 9Th W.T. Adrian, Mich,
saw an article in a recent issue of THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE. from T. ID. Sanborn, Co h,
9th VT, giving a short history of the Vermont
Brigade. As the writer was member of that
squad of Yankees it interested him very much.
He was glad to see the name of the old Bril-
gade Commander, l.. A. Grant mentioned, hav-
ing never heard word from or about him
since they were mustered out. He says he
would 90 hundred miles TO see AUNT Lydia
He has often thought about the old gentleman,
but was afraid he was dead.
NJ ID. Wager, Co. B, l2Sth Pa, II North
Broadway, Aurora, ILL.,, has never seen any
mention of any of his comrades, aud hopes that
they are not all dead. He would be pleased to
hear from any member of the regiment.
II. Il. Bryant, Co. l., Sd Ind. Cav, Lebanon,
0re was one of the last persons to leave Libby
Prison. He left on the evening of April ?,
1865. He will never forget that day and the
night following, rs they had not had thing
10 eat since 9 o'clock in the morning, and then
they only had about two bites of corn bread
and small piece of mule meat. He would
like TO know If the comrades remember when
the rebel officer came into the prison and offer
ed them liberty and more to eat if they would
take the oath against tho flag, but every pris-
oner said no. He told the officer that he could
keep him there until he starved to death, but
he would never take up arms against the old
his prison life and never will. He was nothing
but boy, having been born in December, 1916.
and no went into service on the first of June,
1862.
A. Beath, Co. X. 9th Mich. Cav, Woodburn,
Ore says that the soldiers in his section of the
country claim that they saved the Union from
ruin, and that the country owes them recOgnl-
ton. They were paid in deprecated currency,
aud most of them were damaged by hardship
and exposure as we'll as wounds. The men who
loaned the Government money got their pay
to the last farthing, while the old soldiers who
did all the fighting are still waiting for the
passage of the service pension bill. lie thinks
that The NATIONAL TRIBUNE has done gall
liant service for the veterans.
VIM. King, U. S. Sloop of War Constellation,
Fayettc Mo-, would like TO hear from some of
his old shpmates who were on q cruise up the
Mediterranean during the years 1862 TO 1865.
He thinks some of them could tell good yarns
for The Forecastle." He would also like 10
hear from any of the Adela's crew, who were
upon her while she belonged to the Potomac
Flotilla, especially the Coekswain of the boat
to which the writer belonged when they were
hunting John Wilkes Booth.
Oscar Crunk, Oronoque, Kan, gives an ac-
count of "a stampede of the officers of the Army
of the Cumberland at Murfreesboro, Tenn. dur
ing the Summer of 1868. A passenger coach well
filled with officers with the windows all open.
stopped at u waystation. On the top of the coach
was private soldier, who caught the rope of
water tank rs they were passing and poured in
stream of water at every window, which
caused the worst stampede the writer ever saw
in the Army of the Cumberland.
j. Il. Sharon, Co. ID, 36th Iowa, Attica, Iowa,
having seen communication regarding the
Soldiers Home at Marshalltown says that there
is one thing lacking which the State of Iowa
should Immediately supply, and that is that
the grounds should DO dotted with neat little
cottages for the accommodation of those veter-
ans who have families.
]. X. Griggs, East Saginaw, Mich, would
like to have some of the comrades of the 10th
Mass. write something to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE in relation to that regiment.