The National tribune., 1890-03-13

other distinguished visitors who came to his
headquarters at City Point. This fort was on
the front line Of works, pointing in the diTec-
tiOn Of Petersburg and for several months after
its completion was occupied by the 10th Pa.
On the reverse line, about mile in rear of
Fort WadswGrtb, Fort Dushane, a very large
work, was built. The same regiment some
months later occupied this fort Here the
CannonceT must allow me TO make another
correction i'm his account Of tho incidents of
this part of the line. He says that Fort Du-
shane was built upon the ground where Col.
Bushane had been killed The truth is that
this good officer aud Christian gentleman was
killed in the battle of Sunday, the Dist of Au-
gust on the ground upon which Fort Wads-
worth was afterwards built, and il must have
been a mistake in some official quarter, rs his
name should have been given 10 the fort erect
ed upon the spot where he calamity fought his
last battle and gave his life blood 10 his coun-
Try. Gen. Wadsworth was killed III tho Will
dcTncss, aud his name, under the circumstances
could moro appropriately have been given
10 and distinguished the other fort. Col. Du-
shane was from Baltimore city, and commanded
the Maryland Brigade aud was highly esteemed
for his cstimabie qualities rs an officer and as
man % high character. lie was killed early
in the action by a she'll from the enemy hitting
him. rs enc OF his officers told me soon after,
the side Of his head, killing him instantly. He
was greatly llmcntcd by his command. The
writer of these lines had pleasant army ac-
gulutinca with Col. nushane, and greatly re-
grettcd his death. After the capture of the
Weldon Railroad il was necessary. or highly
important. TO extend the lines to Hatchcr's Run,
some four or five miles farther, and q series Of
battles were fought through the Fall and Win
ter months in accomplishing the purpose. On
the 9Th and 9Th of Feb. 1865, the Fifth Corps.
assisted by Grrgg's Cavalry, fought the battle
of Dabncy's Mil, often called the battle of
Iatcher's Run, after which the left of the Pc
tershurg line rested ami WAS fixed at This point
until The final advance on March %, in the di-
r,ction OF the Five Forks ana the Southsido
Railroad. in the intervening time this section
Of the line, from the Weldon Railroad and Fort
MadswoIjh 20 lIatchcr's Run became the the
alter Of niaay interesting things in army life
Secretary OF War Stanton. in the month Of
March. and shortly before Tic grand movement
against Lee. came away ~ here ana reviewed
the Fifth Corps which was "A very Interesting
occasion. Shll more exciting and interesting
was what occurred Oh TIC "Jth OF March, when
Fort Stcdm3u was taken aud rotakcn. This
was stirring day indeed. Tho President OF
thc United States, Abraham Lincoln, made his
appearance among rs that day. lie camo M
e Meade's headquarters, Forts Wadswoyth
and Dushanc and there being large parade
ground near The latter fort. inc reviewed Crsw-
tb4A tflA aTl'll "a tlt liAA corps. MS must
have been a very interesting occasion 10 tho
President. rs Gen. Meade ordered an advance
OF the left oi our line upon the enemy. and he
was witness of seycrt! hours of smart fight
ing, resulting in capturing part of the rebel
line with many prisoners. This, alas, was
Abraham Lincolns last review Of any part Of
the Army Of the Potomac rs tho assassin Booths
bullet killed the great and good man within 20
days the CATER.
As tho Cannoncer goes around the circle,
hope IL Will appear that he was in position
that win enable him 10 bring out tho important
and particular points in the battles Of the
Quaker road March %. the White Oak Road
March 81. and the highly important battle Of
Five Forks on April ], 1865, in which tho
Finn Corps did the brunt Of the fighting. In
this latter battle it was that great injustice was
done 20 Mai.-Geu. g. X. Warren, the gallant,
able and distinguished commander Of the Fifth
Corps, an officer beloved by his corps, aud who
had shown himself one OF the aGlcst aud most
accomplished corps commanders in the Army
Of thc Potomac. His memory should be cher
ished, aud history should and will do him Just
icc.-THoMAs +. Mccoy, Colonel, 10th Pa