The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-12-11
Comments and Corrections.


! o. J. Lyon, VI. D., 45,h Iowa, Sabetha. Kan.
/ was pleased TO notice the editorial against the
| appointment OF any but cx-armY Surgeons on
/ examining pension boards. lie thinks that
/ enough Surgeons can be found who served in
! actual military service, and whose competency
/ extends beyond tho hOt-bJttled water and
/ granny seidIitz powder CaIiber Of tho young
/ civilian doctors who frequently receive these
appointments. lie cites q case in his own town
I where a graduate in medicine aud surgery. who
served his country during the DAYS Of I-Gi-'G5.
! and who has been in active practice over 20
I years, was ignored for an appointment for a
/ younger man who had never seen service. He
| thinks this matter should be looked into by the
I powers that be.
/ G.. w. Raworth, Co. l. 9th H., South Omaha.
/ Neb., understands by the account Of the charge
/ on the 18th Of June, 1861, at Keuesaw Mount
/ ain, written by COMrsde T. G. Rice that the
/ Captain took no notice Of the fact that other
/ regiments in the charge were % good as his
/ The Gath III. was there. They charged at
about the center Of the mountain, starting
| at 1880 o. m. o'clock and going up pretty far
IN spite OF rocks and bullets, and staid there
| until between / and . o'clock in the morning
/ Of the 2Sth. lie thinks that the 9th H. was
| on the left. The writer would like to know
! what became Of Gen. McPherson'5 horse after
| the General was killed. The horse was shot
/ through the under jaw and he caught it and
! luiAeu IL over 10 ScFS Sdmucl Gdrrln anu
another c0mrade to take back to the rear.
W. G. King. Co. h, l2jth ILL., cannot see why
/ the comrades ignore the Third Brigade, Second
/ Division, Fourteenth Corps, in the charge at
| JoIesboro. Sept. I, 1864. lie thinks the men Of
/ the First Brigade of that division certainly
I knew that the Second Brigade was on their i'm
mediate right. The writer's brigade was
/ formed IN mass, five regiments IN each theS6th
| III. ia front, with the l2Jth aud Sjth H. 22d
/ Ind, and SD Ohio following They went over
/ the works in their front. The charge was up
/ slight rise. and after crossing small ravine
| was through E0ld Of corn, aud the writer can
still hear the bullets chipping the corn. At the
/ point where the brigade Grst strucl. the works
/ there were two guns As they climbed the
! parapet a rebel gunner pulled his lanyard and
/ fired his last shot and the next instant one Of
/ the sjth III. pinned him to the ground with his
| bAyOuet His brigade got the two guns and
| quite IA number Of prisoners. The writer did
not see the Regulars or any OF tie FcI-coats Of
| the l7th n. Y.
II. Y. Wood, Co. B, 18th Ky, strawn. Kan.
| having read the query Of who spiked the can
| mons at Island No. 10, says that Capt. H. H.
| Weir, Of bis company filed the caunOns with
mud az Shiloh, which fact can be testified to by
Capt. Willis and lots Of the members Of the IIth
KY. Capt Weir il now q successful lawyer ut
Greenfield, Ky. After the Ilth Ky. had taken
| the battery iJ was seen that it could not be
removed from the field, as the horses were all
killed and that the enemy were about To- charge
SO the Captain filed his hands with mud and
| stopped the vents Of the entire battery in good
style.
Let the Comrades Respond