The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-04-17

bucket on hard he held it under his arm side
WISE and in this manner succeeded in passing
the officers. When he arrived at Alexandria
and embarked on the cars for the front. they
had to undergo another examination, but he
again succeeded in eluding the officers, and
reached the camp safely with his whisky
which all evaporated about two hours after
ward.
Nelson W. Hayes, Lieutenant, Co. /, 34th
Ohio Mid Inf, Sharon Springs, Kan, says
that during his eight-months' stay in Libby.
most of the time he occupied the lower east
room, where the rebels kept the wounded. He
was carried there July %. 1863 badly wounded.
At that time the prisoners had access to the
basement to do their cooking. In short time
some who were not wounded in their lower
extremites brbed tho guard at tho south end
of the basement and escaped The rebels then
excluded the men from tho basement, and
nailed board down over the stairway leading
to il.
L. Barrett, 2007 NOtre Dame street, Montreal,
Quebec, wants five numbers of Harper's PictO-
rial War Record, and any person sending the
same will receive years subscription to HE
NATIoNAL TRIBUNE.
George d. Barrows, Co. f, 39th H., Cold
water, Mich, says that the picket-lines in front
| of Petersburg were so close together that tho
pickets would have to be relieved at night, as
| the slightest sound on one side would bring the
| fire from the other. One hot day in July the
| boys on each side drew so heavily from their
| canteens that they were soon exhausted and in
| the afternoon all were, of course, very thirsty.
| The lines were about 40 rods apart, aud just
| between them was little branch of the James
River. The water looked 80 tempting that one
| of the boys called out, johnny, give mo q
| drink" The answer came, "All right; firt
your shirt and come ahead" The proposition
took, and in spite Of the yelling of the officers,
nearly every bayonet on each side showed some
thing white, and in less that 10 minutes about
every Yank and Johnny was filling his canteen.
| When this was done there was the usual trading
of tobacco. coffee and newspapers, with good
| natured chatting. About tho last to arrive at
the stream was long. legged, thin, rcd haired,
freckled- face Johnny, and one of the members
of the 39th Ill. sang out Johnny, why didn't
you como soonerP" The Johpny walked
straight up to him and drawled out How do
you know | came from North Carolinaf
Then they went at each other and had a regular
knockout, the Johnny getting rather the worst
of it. Just as they had compromised and were
shaking hands, one of our shells burst close by,
aud in less than five minutes every man was
back in his place, rs anxious TO shoot as he had
been ready to shake hands before. The writer
says his brigade at that time was composed OF
the 39th ILL.,, 62d and 9th Ohio, and S5th aud
20Gth Pa.
Comrade Reinburg, of Washington, ID. c..
would like to have some member of the crew
Of the u $. s. San Jacinto write an account Of
her wreck, as he thinks it would be interesting
reading.
George w. Hare, Sergeant, Co. /, 45th Ill.
Montserrat, Mo-, would like to hear from some
of the soldiers of the Army OF the Tennessee
He wants TO know what has become of the
comrades of the Seventeenth Corps. especially
the Third Division.