The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-09-18

avenue, Now York City, refers to statement
made in New York paper awhile ago, that the
| flag of the 5th Ga. was captured by COe Young,
| of Co. A, seth n. Y, who presented it to the
| survivors Of the 9Th Ga. at Macon. The writer
says tho flag was captured at Communicable,
| Sept. 5. 1864. by James Bell Co. II, seth N. Y.
Lieut. Frank Mike, Co q, went to Capt. Chit
tenden, Co. II, and asked permission to show
| the trophy to Col. Tyler, and that was the last
Co. I'll saw of the flag.
| Personal.
George Jenkins, Co. X, I17th H., Thompson,
| Ark, was at Nashville, and in the last charge
| his brigade made had the satisfaction of round
| ing up % JohnHies and marching them back to
| the town, where tho Provost Marshal handed
| him receipt for them. He wants to hear from
any of his comrades, especially FROM Col. Il. NJ.
Moore and the Lieutenant Colonel.
J. III. Imbrie Wellsylle O., sends US the pro-
gram of the Libby Prison Miustrels," printed
| by the Richmond Wig, Dec. "a, 1863. This
program shows from its condition that it has
| been carried for years and is considered keep
| sake The Manager of the Minstrel Troop was
| Lieut.. G.. w. Chandler; tho Treasurer, Capt.
| H. w. Sawyer; the COstumcr, Lieut.. J. T.. Jones;
the Scenic Artist, Lieut.. Fcntress, and the Cap
tain of the Supers, Lieut.. Brstow. Parts were
| taken by Mai. Neiper Capts Schell, Mass and
| Williams, Adjt Lombard, Lieuts. Kendall,
| Chandler Rockwell, Thomas, McCauley, Ryan,
| Randolph, Welsh, Moran and Bennett. The
affair concluded with Grand Walk Around.
| Mark l.. Wildes Lake Washington, Mimi,
| having frequently seen mention of large fami-
| lies of children, writes that r.. NJ. Conner, of
| Lake Washington, was member of Co X, 18th
| Mimi. lie and his wife delight in tho posses
sion of Is children, three of whom are girls.
| There were three sets of twins.
| Robert I. Emerson, Co III, 9th Me, Vernon,
| VT, was captured at Petersburg at the mine
explosion about 10 o'clock n. m, and was taken
| before Gen. Malone and was Intercepted az
| to the number of Union forces and if they were
making more mines. Gen. Malone said that
two could play at this game, and that they were
mining under some of our forts, and perhaps
| some Of the boys who were there will remember
| some Of tho attempts at this species of warfare
| The writer with some 400 or 500 were marched
through Petersburg, the rebel women splitting
| Mt them and applying abusive epithets, while
| some of tho street gamin5 followed the prison
ers singing abe Lincoln cannot whip the South
with all his hireling crew" etc The prisoners
were taken to Danvillc and confined in dirty
tobacco warehouse, where they staid seven
months before relief came. But few of the
| original prisoners ever lived to return to GOd's
country. Among the men were George w.
Abbott and George Doughty, who were the
members of the 9th, taken at that time.
Abbott died in prison; Doughty lived to get
| away but died before he reached home,
| from the effects of the treatment he had re-
ceved while in confinement. The writer's
reason was dethroned, and nc was taken away
by friends. IL there is any person now living
| who was in the Danville prison while he was
confined there he would like to communicate
| with him.
Z. F. Faxon, 218 Maple avenue, Jackson,
Mich, is the son of Revolutionary soldier
who fought from the beginning to the close of
that war; was with Wayne at Stony Point. and
| saw other hot service. Two Of the writer's
sons enlisted in the war Of the rebellion, one
| of whom came home blind and the other died
| while with Rosecrans in Virginia. The writer's
wife has been blind for years past, and is now
| trying for a pension.