The National tribune., 1890-02-27
snodgrass lIdre, ChIclamanra.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRInCSE: Comrade W,
ii. zoe, of the 10th Ohio, was very kind 10 go
TO so much trouble In your issue Of the 2lst
November; but he misunderstood my nqui-
ries, and has written what would be very valu-
able but for sundry reasons The comrade has ev-
idently read q work or the order Of Baron Nun.
chauscn, called "Stccdman aud his Men at
Chickamauga," and has drawn very heavily
from IT,. That is very comcal book To those
who were not there but painful 10 all true
friends OF Gen Stccdman.
] was aud am in search Of facts and have
such complete records of the whole OF the bat
tie aud especially OF all 10 the right OF tho
Snodgrass House. that any statement deviating
from the facts eau hardly be made without de-
lection; FOR it must agree ia very many particu-
lars with host Of details connected with it !;
for no movement was made that day, by even
a company, without It's having had some effect
on some other command, which effect has been
noted.
The c0mrade has discovered a new rebel bat
tcry-onc on his right-aitcr he passed the
Cloud House. IL will he Il very valuable por.
ton Of history to know whose battery that was,
or how it got there or got away from there.
IL that statement can be proven IL will account
for much that Is now Ia dispuic-ah II will ac-
count for very many seemingly crazy state
ments made by various writers IN sundry books
aud periodicals. Ny battery engaged the rebel
battery Capt. John W. Morton'B. Tenn that
fired on the comradc from the left; but the one
on his right did not say word ~ the time my
battery was there; and IL Was lucky for us, too
for the one on the left gave Us all we wanted
10 attend 10.
! shall be grateful 10 the comrade IL be will
describe the surroundings Of the "stumpy +"
field over which he says he marched. II no
actually marched over The one / spoke of, then
still more Is accounted for.
And where, pray, did the comrado see 80
much dust; was it before OF alter he passed the
Cloud House,
viii the comrade please tell me at what hour
OF the day, or how long alter he reached tho
Sn0dgrass Ridge, il was that Gen. Siecdman
took the flag OF the ll5th lll.Y
will remind C0mrade Voc that on that dav
until they were captured, the s9th Ohio aud
22d Mich. were in Whtakcrs brigade. Aud
since the comIade is 30 kind, will he please
tell me NJ What time the 10th Ohio went into ac-
ton aud whercab1utsy Which regiments were
on its flank? How long did ii stay In line
When did it withdraw, aud in what direction (;
aud did IL halt at any place before 10 finally
started back 10 Rossyille; ana if 30 where?
Each ouc Of these is an important question
that must yet be answered before the history
Of that battle is complete.
Whitaker Brigade will yet receive full lust
ice even If the General did want some artil.
lerymon 10 tx bayOnets OH their cannon and
charge.
Comrades, am in search Of facts ] have
no time 10 devote 10 nonsense. The battle ON
snoderass Ridge was Of far greater Importance
than has yet been recognized aud the truth of
the battle there has never yet been written.
Not single account las yet been written but
clashes in many points with the truth.
want the whole truth, in every detail. and
! want il for the good Of every man there On.
gagged and | hone every Cumradg ,vt1i hall, M.
to secure the whole truth. TO do so, write
just what you know aud not what YOU have
read, which someone else claims 70 know. If
you have any letters written at the time-that
Is, few days after the battIc-quote from
them; they are valuable, and little details or
incidents the most valuable of all, just now
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