The National tribune., 1891-12-03
A Plea for just Representation.


rolled prisoner Of war at Annapolis. Nd. Mar
l, 1866. COmrade Allender was born in Davis
County, Ind.
Plea for Just Representation.
George p. Coggswell Il3 Griswold street,
Detroit, Mich, who keeps the FaxOn Rcstau-
rant, thinks that the recent article asserting
that extortionate prices were charged veterans
for what they purchased at the Detroit En-
campment are unjust. He feels that he must
| speak up and defend himself particularly. In
regard to the statement Of % Crippled Vet" Of
Roxbury, Mass, that the writer charged Com
Tade Robinson, Of Post 10, Maiden, Mass, and
himself, 30 cents for what was marked 30 cents
on the bill Of fare, he says that his dinners
were expressly marked 80 cents. The two
| comrades mentioned ate their dinner, perhaps
under the mistaken belief that 10 was s. cents.
| After giving the money to the cashier they OBJ
| jected, and waited until the writer came in.
As soon he heard of the difficulty he paid
/ them back their 80 cents and refused % take
anything for their dinners. lie eau suhstan-
/ tiate this statement. This was the only time
| he had any trouble, and he fed over 5000 Of
the G.. A. X. boys. He made many agreeable
/ acquaintance among the veterans, ard had no
words Of anything bu. praise for his treatment
Of the vets during the whole time Of the En-
/ campment
Information asked and Given.
/ hear by letter from one John Camp, who en-
/ listed from Pennsylvania, and who asked for
/ information Of members OF his old regiment
some time ago in the columns Of Tue NATIONAL
| TRIBUNE.
James b. Trcdwell, Major. 65th Pa, somer-
| set, Pa writes: "On the 3lst OF May, 1862,
after the fighting at the battle Of Fair Oaks had
| been in progress for some time. Casey's Divis-
| ion driven back some distance, and my regi-
ment completely disorganized by repeated
charges and Tepulses, i stopped near a house on
| the old York Road that had Just then been
| transformed into temporary hospital. The
| ConfedeTates were still advancing. Gen.
| kearny came riding up, much excited, his
bride rein in his teeth, and seeing was an Off
| Ger, said Gather up as many of these disOrgan-
| lied men as you can, and support this battery
i collected probably 100. The battery was al
vaneed, and we supported it until Withdrawn.
/ was told last Spring that an invalid officer Of
| artillery residing in Washington had COM
/ manded that battery, and was anxious to know
who the officer was that supported him on that
occasion. If / am the officer referred TO, and
| have every reason to think | am, would be
| pleased to hear from him, or any one inter-
ested"
II. NJ. NJ. Richards, G22 North Third street
| Reading. Pa. wants the address Of the Secre-
| tary Of the Society Of the Army Of West Vir-
| ginia, and knowledge as TO how TO gain admis-
| sion to the organization.
| Max Hart, l53 Congress street, Houston, Tex,
wants the address OF the Secretary Of the Rsgi-
mental Organization Of the Both ". Y, and to
know whether his regiment ever had Reunion.
| The NATIONAL TRIBUNE would also like TO
| have the address Of the same Secretary.
| Richard Robins Box 376 Chicago, H., has a
| set Of Rebellion Records plete with the ex-
| ceptiOn of Vol. /. lie viii sell the same,
and the new volumes as they come out He
has broken up housekeeping aud is now board
| ing around so cannot take care Of the books.
| haywood Z. Bryan. Sergeant, Co. A, 5ith Pa,
| 80 Market street, JOhnstOwn, Pa, has a medal
with the following inscription upon It e. B.
| Peavey, Go. +, 18th y. H., STAFFORD, war Of
/ 1851" This medal was picked up in Johns
| town by Mr.. John Morley, who gave it TO the
/ writer with instructions TO see If he could
find the owner. The writer was also at Fort
| Gregg and carried a musket and thought that
ne had helped to take the place, but from recent
| accounts in our paper begins to doubt whether
| he was there. Maj. Davis, Of his regiment, was
/ killed on the TampaTts Of that fort, however,
/ and he believes that Charles Buckley, better
| known Buck" member of the 5ith Pa,
was the first man to enter the fort, and he got
the rebel flag and the rebel commander
| watch.
The Suckers Gap Fight.
! T. T. Sexton, Sergeant, Co. q, 9Th n. Y. IT. A.,
/ BNudlut ~ Il - having ilULitSA NOuIduC y. AFGW-
| ton TerriIPs account of the fight at Smokers
| Gap, says that ho was in that fight. His COM
| pany lost 10 killed and Is wounded. His regi-
| ment belonged to Thoburn's First Division OF
| the Eighth Corps and crossed the river in ad-
| vance. The First Brigade crossed the river
! higher up; the Second Brigade lower down
/ while the Third Brigade crossed still lower
down. Col. Wells 34th Mass, commanded the
| Second Brigade, aud his regiment led the ad-
vance. He thinks that if the Sixth Corps had
/ begun to cross The river as soon rs the Eighth
/ Corps was out Of the way, the battle would have
| terminated differently. lie thinks that the
/ Eighth Corps had been over at least an hour
/ before heavy fighting commenced, and many
/ Of the Sixth Corps could have come to their
| rescue during that time He thinks some one
/ high in command was to blame, for he knows
| that Gen. Crook did his whole duty. He does
| not remember how many men the four COM
| panies Of the 9Th y. Y. III. A. lost, but be re-
| members that Col. Murray was among the
| wound ID. The writer was sent with 10 men
| 10 Gil gap in the skirmish-line, and after adj
vanciI about 100 rods from the river, they
ran in TO three lines of battle, which drove them
back TO the river banks, where they remained
until dark, and in crossing the river many
were drowned.
Rubbed His Fur the Wrong War.
G. l.. Peeler, Co. A, 3Gth Ill, Crystal Lake ILL.,,
| in response to the request Of COmrade Mcneil
| that members Of every brigade of Rosecrans 5
army tell Of their condition at Chattanooga,
S Iys that the Boys of brave Lytle's Brigade fail
| to remember where the disgrace came in that
lad TO be wiped out couple Of months later
They left Bridgeport, Ala, for the express pur-
/ pose of taking Chattanooga, which they did,
/ and he would like to know where there was
| disgrace in that. Perhaps il was because they
i left so many Of their men on the field. At
| that time he thinks that the Army Of the Cum
/ beriand was estimated at 40, 900 strong, while
/ Bragg had nearly three times that number,
among WHOM was LOngstreet's Corps the best
disciplined and equipped troops OF the rebel
| army and considered the flower of the South.
| Even if they hal failed to have taken Chatta-
nOOga, he secs no disgrace that would have to
| have been wiped out. There might have been
| instances Of comrades being dCmOralized, but
| it did not extend very far. lie thinks that
| COmrade Young should acknowledge through
! The NATIONAL TRIBUNE that that did not
/ happen in Lytles Brigade, aud the writer does
! not believe that it was in Sheridans Division
/ where he saw those tears flowing so freely.
/ Sheridan's Division was sometimes hungry, but
| they were never SO demOTaliZed that they were
anxious to surrender to save starvation.
Are They to BE ISnoredI
| j. E. Bowers Sergeant, Co. X, 9th Tenn. Cav,
| Clinton, Ky, having seen the communication
of COmrade Stanley in which he says that
Washington is the place for the next National
| Eucampment, the city the old vets guarded for
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