The National tribune., 1890-09-04
grandest charge and rout of the enemy that he

hSai VIC iileh Ol Tue OlAGu corps IN the tnlCK
fog of tho early morning. The writer's Tegi-
ment was in the Second Brigade, First Division,
and fought the rebels until they fell back, but
they were soon after hanked and fell back in
some confusion, reforming beyond the reach of
their fro. Gen. Wright gave them full credit
for driving back the COnfederates, but said that
Col. Mckenzie, the gallant commander of the
I'd Conn. III. A., commanded the brigade when
it was commanded by Col. Hamlin, of the 56th
N. Y. Mckenzie was a West Pointer, but
Hamlin was not. The writer saw Hamlin's
horse fall under him, and Hamlin was wounded
by the fire of the flankcd rebels. After Ham
lin was disabled Mckenzie took command of
the brigade, but most Of the hard fighting had
been done for the day. The Goth lost one third
OF their number.
S. g. Norton, Council Bluffs, Iowa. SAYS that
detachment of 81 men of the 18th Pa. Cav,
under Maj w. II. Spera, comprised the escort
of Sheridan. This escort was with the GEN
eral throughout the fight at Cedar Creek.
Comments and Corrections.
W. III. Clark, Co ID, 95th ILL.,, Corning Ark,
regarding the turning of the left wing of Long
streets army at Chickamauga, says that it was
Wilder's Brigade that saved Thomas that Sun
day evening, with the aid of Loomiss battery.
q. +. Smith, Co. X, 4th U. S.. WaverIy, Kan,
answering j. T. Boggess, Go. l., 4th Ohio Cav,
says that Col. Eli Long never belonged 10 the
4th Ohio Cav. At the beginning of the rebel
lion he was Captain of Go. K. 4th U. S. Cav,
and held that rank until after Stone River, be-
ing promoted to Colonel at Murfreesboro
o. w. Bennett, 18th Wis, 6l9 Walnut street,
Philadelphia, says that in response to his in
quiry rs to the disappearance of the rebel battle
flags after their surrender July 4, 1863 Mt Vicks-
burg, he received letter from Gen George E.
Bryant, Colonel, 10Th Wis, Madison, Wis, in
which he says: al have always been Of the
opinion that the rebels took the flags off the
stalls and carried them away. / remember
that when they stacked arms in our front.
no one came to take possession Of these sur
rendered arms, and we started with the army
after Joe Johnston at Jackson. 1 conclude the
rebels got their flags back off the stats when
paroled." Thus not one captured rebel flag of
Vicksburg remains in the custody of our Gov
ernment to mark this great victory for the
Union.
]. N. Waddell, Co. d, 18th W. Va, Taylor
vile, ILL.,, objects to the statement OF NJ Wet
eel, goth ILL.,, that the 18th w. Va. was not in
the charge on Fort Gregg. April 2, 1868. They
were there and lost heavily. While the First
Division, Twenty fourth Corps, were charging
the Second Division were charging right be-
hind them. The Second Brigade of that d.
vision was composed of the 18th w. Va, 23d
H., and 54th Pa, led by Col.W. b. Curtis. The
coiors fell before they reached the rayine. They
went over into the fort with the rest and Gen
Gibbon did present the 10Th w. Va. with a
golden eagle to surmount their flagstaff. for
bravery displayed in this charge He thinks
one was given also by the General to the 39th
Ill.
X. II. Parks, Co. c, 127th n. Y, Patchogue.
Long Island, answering COmrade Fl. G.. Stabird,
20. T., 56th y. Y, who claimed that his regi-
ment was the last 70 leave Honey Hill after the
battle of Nov. 80 1864, wishes to know the
time and circumstances of the departure of
that regiment. There was no doubt of the
staying qualities of the 56th; neither It, the
25th Ohio, Hath \. Y, I27th n. Y, nor the
colored regiments were forced off the field by
the enemy. They simply failed to carry the
enemys fortified position, and fell back and
formed new line about two miles to the rear:
and the fact remains that Co. c, I27th N. Y,
with two fedpieces, remained after all others
were gone, not leaving the front until several
hours after dark. When they got back they
found the 26th N. Y. on the new line.
o. II. Smith, First Lieutenant Co. B, 16lst
y. T., Bath, y. Y, calls Comrade Bryson to
account for the dense ignorance and bragadoccio
displayed in his article. 1t is the worst that
he has yet seen coming from Smiths Guerrillas.
His imaginary description of the sO-called re-
ception OF Bankss army at Alexandria is very
silly, for the Nineteenth Corps was composed of
men that would not submit to insult and have
the proud distinction of being the only CORPS
that never lost a battle-lag. His story of the
battle of Pleasant Hill is worthy of Munchau-
sen. He thinks that this talk of the great
lighting done by Smiths Guerrillas is very tire
some to anyone who ever served with them,
but to have member Of the 9th Iowa speak
disparaglngly OF such a gallant regiment as the
Hath n. Y. as Bryson does is the hight of i'm
pudence.
L. Ii. Martin, Co. ]. 10th Ind DeIphos, o.
says that Lieut.. johnson, Co. /, S7th H., in
speaking of the Third Division, Thirteenth
TfF fh.e g
OF five regiments as one each from Ohio, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, and he
would be obliged TO tho comrade if he would
give him the number of those regiments aud
&C the time they became part of the bri-
gade. He is positive that there were no ILL
nois or Wisconsin men in the Second Brigade
at Sabine Crossroads, though they may have
come into the division at Alexandria. There
was only one Indiana regiment in the brigade
lthe 47thl, and it did not get back from vet
eran furlOugh until May 30. He thinks that
COmrade Bryson's article on the Red River
was botCh, especially that portion
Of IL which refers to Smiths Guerrillas and 10
the Nineteenth Corps.
John K. Hume, Co. K, Goth Mass, and Co. K,
Mass. Battalion, Hampton, Va, having seen an
article in regard to visit to Fort Monroe, and
the ceremony of placing memorial tablet on
the inner face of the main gate by an associa-
ton of the 81 Pa. II. A. and the lSSth Pa, would
like TO know at what time they were stationed
there, as the writer was member of one of the
1rst three years organizations of volunteers
in Fort Monroe, and did duty inside and outside /
during 1861, and he fails to recollect any such
organization as the above memorial tablet seeks |
TO glorify; but he is open to conviction, and |
Il any OF the association will give him any tam
sible evidence that they were defenders of the !
fort in 1861, he will DO happy to acknowledge |
.he corn" He would like to hear from any of i
ls old comrades.
IL. Warren Phelps, 95th Ohio, WesteryiIle, |
D., says the account of the killing of Bill An |
lersOn reminded him that the Sixteenth Corps, |
% which his regiment was attached, was at |
hat time chasing Prices army through Mis- |
Ouri, and was on the opposite side of the river |
rom where Andersons band was camped. |
luantrelrs and other guerrilla bands were also |
n the neighbOrhood. After the battle OF Big /
Blue or Little Blue, the writer does not remem- |
,or which, the corps passed Independence about /
o'clock on the morning of Oct. "a, and came on
% the battlefield about sunrise. The enemy
rad cut through the cavalry, which was trying
o hold him until the corps came up, the latter
having made forced march of Al miles in % |
hours, in order TO be at the capture of the
nen they had followed from Little Rock, but
hey were disappointed, and after going on into
Kansas turned toward Harrisonville, Mo-,
where two guerrillas were hung. Ropes were
led around their necks and attached to the
limb of "a tree while they sat upon their horses,
hen the horses were driven from under them
The loyal citizens of the vicinity said that
hese men committed the most brutal murders.