The National tribune., 1890-04-03

years, with view TO matrImOny.
Joe johnson, Box 1871, Denver Colo, a
worthy veteran, engaged in mining, would like
to correspond with maid or widow of Boston,
Mass, or that vicinity.
Why Don't They Speak Upi
James S. Mason, louisville, o., says he has
watched the columns of our paper for two or
| three years, and not single word has he
seen from the Add Ohio boys He wants to hear
| from some of them.
Andrew Fink. Battery A, 1st Md. l.. A., 504
South Burke street, Baltimore, Md, would like
to know why so few Of his regiment are ever
heard of. He wants them all to como forward
aud relate their experiences.
j. N. Shanaielt. Box 42 I'll Dorado Springs,
Mo, wants to know what has become of all the
old battle Scared veterans Of the 165th Pa. He
would like to hear from all, especially Co.'S b
| and !.
L. ID. Porter, Murphysboro, H., wonders why
his comrades of tho 18th ILL., do not write for
these columns.
Julius Wolf, Co. K, 7th ILL.,. Marydel, Kan,
although reader of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
for III or IL years, has seen nothing from any
member of his old regiment. He would be
pleased to hear from any Of the old boys, and
hopes they are all prospecting.
w. V. Brown, Co. G., 5lst Ind, Centerville,
Iowa, regrets that he never sees any mention
of his regiment in these columns, and wishes
tho boys to write of their exploits.
Give Them Their Dues.
A. J. Hawkins, Cohisa, Cal, writing in re-
gard to pensioning the widows of Generals.
says it begins to look as though the only ones
who had taken any hand in settling up our
family difficulties from 1861 to 1865 were at
| least seven grades above the privates and sug-
| gests that, in order to equalize matters, Con-
gress pass bill advancing all privates seven
| grades. Then of course there would be no par
TALLY shown in granting pensions
A. M. Reed, Go. NJ, Merrills Horse, Mo. Cav,
| Lucas, Iowa, thinks that the idea of granting
pensions TO the daughters and widows is en-
tirey too partial, and that, in justice to the
dependents of deserving veterans, no distinc-
| ton should be shown.
Isaac Perry, Co II, 18th N. Y. Fl. A., National
Home, Milwaukee, Wis, would like to know
| who tho old soldiers friends are. Before can
! didates for Office elected especially Con-
gressmen. they all claim to DO friends of the
veteran, but rs soon as they obtain their offices
they forget all the promises they have made.
Reuben Martin, Go. A, 10th H., Mcpherson,
Kan, thinks that all soldiers should have The
NATIONAL tribune, and keep the ball rolling
until justice is done TO the boys who put down
| the rebellion.
| John w. Curtis. Co. B, 10th Tenn Cav, Ches-
| tuee Mills, Tenn, says that the old soldiers in
Tennessee still watch and wait for the law
| makers ut the Capital to pass some good pen
sion measure that will make the boys who had
| to flee across the mountains in the sixties to
| fight for their flag feel as though their service
was at last appreciated by the Government they
| helped TO save
| Comrades at Kimball, 8. d.. complain that
the son of rebel Captain has been male Post
master instead of an old veteran who cannot
do days manual labor, and who was strongly
supported by three-fourths Of the patrons of
| the office.
| Woodbury. r. Cooke. Cleveland, o., is dill
gent reader Of this paper, but has looked in
vain for any Congressional action for the relief
| OF the ex-soldiers, many Of whom are fast GO
| ing to their graves through perjury and want,
White the Nation owes them debt which
dollars and cents may relieve but can never
fully repay.
comrade In Indiana calls attention to the
practice that some Members of Congress are
guilty of. A Member will have as retainer
some clerk in the Pension Bureau, who keeps
him informed as to the probable allowances
OF pension to claimants ia his district. At
what he deems the proper time he writes 10
| claimant that owing TO his efforts his claim has
been worked through and is about to be allow
ed, and in this way he gets credit for work
never done.
Good Records.
T. +. Brown. 9th Ind. Cav Sanford, Ind,
states that his regiment was organized on Aug.
49, 1862, Mt Tcrre Haute, aud was sent to the
front Immediately. 1t participated in engage
meats at Muldraugh's Hill, Big Springs and
Richmond KY; the siege Of Knoxville, Black
Water, Taswoll and Virginia Furnace, Team;
all tue battles from Chattanooga TO Atlanta,
and numerous skirmishes. It was the hrst TO
euter Resaea Ga, and was tho & rst 10 raise the
National flag on Lost Mountain, Ga. Besides
these battles ID was engaged for days in skir-
mishlng on the Chattahoochee before forcing q
crossing. The number of men in the regiment
from its organization TO its muster.out at Pu-
laski was about 800.
a ~ ~ zF
says that tho members Of his regiment were as
noble a body of men as ever fought for Justice
They were mostly from northeast Missouri,
where, IN tho Spring of 1861, it cost something
10 love the Union.
John w. Green, Co. B, 18th Ind. Cav, Ben
than, Ind, sends q brief sketch of his rogi-
ment's service from the time il crossed the Ohio
River into Kentucky in August, 1862 telling
how u fought guerrllas and patrolled the bush
whackcr infested country, until Stone River;
thence 10 Chlckamauga and on the Atlanta
campaign. After that its history was part of
that OF Gen. Wilson's Cavalry Corps. It's last
service was TO assist In the capture of JEFF Da-
Wis. The writer concludes with these requests
To his comrades To send in their names and
addresses; to suggest time and place for hold
ing the next Reunion, and to .ake TIE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE.
Random Shots.
George Anderson, Lieutenant, Co. ID, i42d
Ohio, Irondale, O., recently saw in some of the
soldier hating papers an article which stated
that no body Of Russian soldiers were ever taken
prisoners with arms in their hands. He does
not believe this, but thinks the writer was evil
IDENTIFY trying to throw dirt ut the Union SOL
diers. AT the first great battle at Alma the
Russians held the nights with 10000 men and
$50 cannon $4,000 British soldiers and $4,000
French attacked them. They crossed the river
and charged up the nights, completely routing
the Russians, with loss TO the Russians of
5000 killed and large number prisoners,
while the allies loss was 3,i00. The Russians
rolled huge stones down the hill among the
allies while they were climbing up the nights
AT Balaklava, 1900 Russians attacked the 93d
English Regiment, and were kept at bay two
hours until tho heavy cavalry dashed up, COM
petey routing them, capturing many prisoners
At Inkerman 10000 Russians attacked 5000
British troops many of whom were in their
tents sleeping; but the English fought them
for six hours. when 5000 French allies came
up aud the Russians were badly whipped.
Edward Noble, Box 207, North Vernon, Ind,
would like some comrade to send him the words
of the old song, "Wo Drank from the Same