The National tribune., 1890-12-18
New York.

rear Of the mainland, when all at once the
enemy advanced, with that horrible yell, and
drove the front line back upon them. They
halted every man at the point of the bayOnet.
The excitement for a time was intense, the
rebels kept coming on, while only few hun
dred yards to the rear were the immense wagon
trains Of supplies for our army. which were in
plain view Of the enemy. AT this juncture the
Chicago Board OF Trade Battery came down
the road at full speed, wheeled and unliU-
bered, and the order was given for double
charges. In a second those little brass guns
were belching fire and smoke. The gunner of
the right-hand gun fell almost at the Grst fire,
bat be pulled himself up by the wheel, and,
with one leg almost torn away, hoped to the
muZZle Of his gun and continued at his post
until they ceased firing. Martin thinks that
battery saved the day on that part of the field.
Charles Byron Randall, Co. O., 18th Wis, Sill
yer Springs, Ark, says the day sherman COM
meneed moving around toward JOnesb0ro a
detail was made from his regiment for the skir-
mish-llne, be being ia it. They had been ON
the line So hours, and were told that they would
not be relieved, but were to fall back TO the
main works after dark. They were nearly
out Of ammunition, and as the rebel rihe-pits
were very close they had to keep up constant
fire. The officer Of the picket when asked for
more cartridges explained that it would be i'm
possible to get them, as it was very dangerous
10 try 10 get back. The writer proposed 70 Joe
! Winegrainer that If he would 20 with him he
would make the attempt. The two started on
a run up tine steep hill, the bullets whistling
around them from every direction. When
they took an inventory Of damages 10 was
found that Joe had three bullet-hOles through
his clothes and the writer two, and one through
his hat They went to the company, got some
thing to eat, each shOuldered a box of car
tridges and started for the picket-line. They
managed TO reach the werks by crawling from
tree to tree, until they got within short range,
when they raised up and went on the fly. They
had plenty of holes in their clothing, but no
blood was drawn.
Hamilton White Selma, Ala, sends rs a copy
OF paper called The Rebel, published by one
Frame NJ. Paul at Chattanooga, Tenn. The
issue is that of Aug. o, 1862. IL contains q list
Of the President Of the Confederate States aud
his Cabinet, and of the members Of the First
session of the Confederate Congress. Also, the
CONSUMPTION law Of the Confederate States,
proclamation by President Lincoln, CORE
spOndsHt's letter describing the shelling Of
Guntersville by the Yankees, and other inter-
esting items. IL seems to have been quite a
lively paper and is a genuine relic.
James Campbell. First Lieutenant Co. @,
commanding Co. ID. 9th Mich, go Capital
avenue, Lansing, Mich, has read the article IN
which it was said that Capt Charles q. Gould.
9th VI, of the Sixth Corps, received a medal for
| gallant conduct mt the last fight of the taking
of Petersburg, Va, on April ID, 1863 and that
he was the first man of the Sixth Corps TO
mount the enemy's works. The writer has al
ways supposed that he was there and knew
something about how it happened, but if be
was dreaming be hopes the comrades who were
in the battle will come forward and place him
/ right. The Sixth Corps was not engaged in
the fight aud that the fight did not occur on
/ April 10, but on April 2, and the Ninth Corps
was the one engaged. The First Brigade, First
/ Division, was in the advance, and the 9th
/ Mich, Col Waite was the first regiment on the
enemy's works and planted the first flag, TAX
/ ing l6I prisoners and six pieces Of artillery.
/ The lst Mich. SharpshOOterS was the first regi-
ment in Petersburg and planted the first flag
| on the Courthouse. He writes that he does not
wish to detract from Capt. GOulds bravery,
but If he earned a medal of honor it must have
been in some other action than the one de-
scribed.
Isaac Wilmer, Co B, 9th Pa. Cav, Parsons,
| Kan, wonders what has become Of all the 9th
boys, as he never sees a word from them. Wit
mer enlisted in Co. u in October, 1861, at the
age Of II, and was mustered out January, 1865
/ He took part in all the battles of his regiment
/ and was with Sherman in his march to the sea.
He would like to hear from Lieut.. VIM. Keiser,
who was with him on the extreme skirmish-
| line at the battle of Strawberry Plains East
/ Tenn, on the 2Sth of December, 1863 and
/ from Tom Grimes and Orderly Serg't Tom
/ Dietrich.
/ III. Z. Sherwin, Rochester, Ind, thinks that
/ if any cOmrade should make and introduce pins
/ in the shape of the different corps badges with
/ the GAR. button attached 10 the lower edge
as pendant, plated with rolled gold and enam-
eIed, he would find ready purchasers among
members of the GAR.
Henry Hemen, Columbia, S. d., says that for
the last two years the people of his section have
raised scarcely anything. many not harvesting
as much as they sOwed, and there are hundreds
| without means to purchase fuel and clothing
or buy food for their stock. They have no seed
to sow in the Spring, and are in destitute con-
dtion in every way. The writer was one of the
first settlers in the country, aud there were fair
crops for the first two or three years, but lately
there has been but little rain, and the crops
have been failures. A majority of the people
are poor, being mostly old soldiers, and they
will have to be assisted, or they will perish of
starvation and cold. The soil is good, and if it
would only rain there would be plenty of food.
Some of the settlers who are able are boring
artesian wells to irrigate the land, but whether
this will prove o success not is yet to be de-
termined. The writer thinks the Government
should aid these settlers out Of the abundance
in the Treasury.
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