The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-20


q recent article over Prince Kraft, of Hoben-
lobe Ingelfngen, concerning German recruits.
Now, Comrade Wilburn, you ought not to be
so hard on Kraft; he belongs, in the first
place, to the Prince Tribe, three-fourths of
whom are natural born idiots, and then he
halls from Schwaben (Wurtembergl, the in
habitants of which State acquire their senses
only after 40. happen to be one of the latter
myself, and although so now, must confess that
/ have not yet all the senses the law allows
me-"
Personal.
]. IT. Revell, Co. NJ, 18th Mo. Cav, does not
claim to be the youngest soldier, but does say
that he put in as good service while under the
age of q as any of them. He enlisted Feb. %,
1862, and was discharged Jan. IL. 1866, making
1,419 days of service. He thinks Uncle Sam
ought to give him pension for that, if moth
ing else.
G. L. Banks Co. G, 18th Ind, Camden, Mich,
having seen accounts of large captures by indi-
viduals says that in a charge made by the 18TH
Ind, Dec. 81, 1862 at Stone River, Dick Hud-
son, of Co. D. his regiment gathered in and
marched to the rear so Johnnies, and Royal
Barney, of the writer's company, on the same
day took IL prisoners at one time. The wri-
ters regiment lost nearly 90 per cent of its
members that day, and took more prisoners
than it originally had men in its ranks.
Jno. Morehart, Mt Blanchard, O., having seen
accounts OF USnLlnR IaInlileS, says ne KNOWS q
family of which the father and six sons wore
the blue. Four of the boys gave their lives for
the cause.
Silas H. Appleby, Huntsville, r. /, likes the
kind of talk that emanates from Corporal Tan
ner He thinks the President can attribute
his election to the old soldiers and hopes he
will not forget them He does not think much
of one Or two OF his appointments, but pre-
sumes he knows what he is doing
Henry G.. Pickerel, Co, B. 9Th Iowa Cav
says he was shot through the left lung at
Campbellville. Tenn, in September, 1864, and
consequently knows how to feel for those who
have been disabled in fighting to preserve the
Union He is glad that the soldiers now have
friend in the Pension Office, and thinks the
soldier-haters should be allowed to howl, as
the boys will hold up the hands of the gallant
officials who are at last trying to do justice in
the way of pension legislation.
Where Are Theyi
j. B. Hutchinss Corporal, Co. B, 1st Tenn.
Mt'd Inf, Candy, Ore, would like the address
of Captain E. d. Pennington, of his company.
Valentine Penter, Stetson, Mich, wants the
| addresses of Serg't Ellie, Lieut.. Dingman, Co.
g; Ed Terihorn, Madison Casteel Peter Now
Der and Lewis Paul. all of the 126th Ohio.
G. Kessler Dodger, Wis, would like to get
the names and addresses of the Surgeons and
nurses who attended the disabled soldiers who
were taken prisoners in the first battle of Bull
Run and sent to Fort Monroe from Richmond
under parole in October, 1861.
II. G. Gibbs Co. G, 123d n. Y, Lisbon Iowa,
wants the address of Lieut.. Foster who had
charge of recruits going from Columbus, o., to
/ Atlanta, Ca, in August, 1864. Some of the re-
| cruits made their escape from the train and
| one of them was shot by the Lieutenant with
a gun snatehed from guard. Foster borrowed
revolver from the writer and forgot to return
| it.
James smathers Co. D. 42d Ind, Indianapo-
| lis, Iowa, wants the addresses Of George CraW-
| ford, Isaac Scroggs and DIR. Fleming, who were
| in the General Hospital at Bridgeport, Ala.
Thomas Lally, What Cheer Iowa, wants the
addresses of Capt. Turner and Patrick Daily,
| both of the 1st Wis. Engineers.
| Jerome Cady, Co. II, 4th Mich. Cav, Wayne,
! Mich, would like the addresses of the following
comrades of his regiment: Vim. W Wheeler,
| Co. ID; Francis j. Corey, Charles Hunt, Milo
| d. Cooper and Harrison DOnnelly, all of Co. III;
.or of any other members of his regiment who
remember him.
Robert Jamison, Co. D, 4th Pa. Cav, Dres-
den, o., desires the address of Serg't Thompson,
| Co. NJ, 18th Pa. Cav.
Benjamin Brown, Beulah, Kan, one of Gen.
| Dedge's old army scouts, wishes to know the
| whereabouts of some of his old chums. he
wishes correspondence from the following, or
any one who can give him information as to
their addresses: William Calender, George
Norris, Tim Foley, Frank Harrison, Doc
Mercer, James Mcclure, Levi ]. Durk, Co. K,
I'd Iowa; VIM. Hansil, of Kan. Cav; James
Hawkins, Lewis Thurman, Is Mo. MID Inf.
DR.. J. P. Schilling Louisville, o., wants the
address of Serg't James Moffard, Co. B, 34th
and 36th Ohio; also that of any or all the Off
| GERS of the 34th Ohio who were with the regi.
ment on the 18th of October, 1864, at Cedar
Creek.
John Ferris, Captain of the Forecastle, wants
the addresses of Comrades Thomas Alsworth
| Chief Boatswain's Mate, and Joshua G. John
SOP, Boatswains Mate, with him on the U. S. s
Ashuelot from 1881; or others on same ship.