The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-04-16
Comrade Hobart Acknowledges the Corn as 10 ID
Date OF the Retreat.

Comrade Hobart Acknowledges the Corn as 10 the
Date OF The Retreat.
EDITOR NATioNAL TRIBUNE: VIII YOU now
give me just a little space for the kick a.
comlngp' desire fair treatment, and believe
you viii accord il 10 me. First, FASTENED to
correct the only error in my remarks concern
ing The mysterious movement" from Bolivar
in September, l5G2, just as soon as ! read my
piece IN your paper of Jan. -, as 10 date, but
yon did not publish il, and the boys should
have seen 10y my reference i'm the same sentence
10 the battle Of Iiatchie, that would not hold
to that date. In justice 10 the good sense TO
about 20 comrades ! will say that was re-
minded by them Of this error in private letters
brought out 10y the published piece Jan. 20
aud j replied, accepting The correction grace
fully. Aud now for the kick. Ifyou had pub
!Ishcd my correction instead of tho numerous
denlals in each paper since, would il not have
been BETTER But the 9Th Ohio fellow from
Cnannte Kan, takes the confectionery. H0
says we did not arrive IN Bolivar until August
OF September 1863. Now, the history OF the
2Sth lll. reads: Remained in camp at Mem
Phis until Sept. g. and started for Bolivar
where we arrived Sept II. 1862 Also, this
cOmrade ID. w. Light, Of Chanutc) talks about
Herben's Division, insisting on calling our be-
loved old commander Gen. Herbert" four
on live times. Old stephen a, Ilurlbut would
turn over in his grave should nc know this.
This same cOmrade Of the 9Th Ohio wants
10 know where the Third Brigade comes in
Now, please let me say that have proof from
~ least "A half dozen comrades OF the old Third
Brigade that WAS correct as 10 number Wit
ness one-Comrade NJ. s. Hartmen, GO. C. Odd
lll.-who writes: 81 firmly believe we were
the Third Brigade and that the 32d was not
IN IT," Will ComTadc Geo PhlpOi, 20. K I'd
Iowa, pat pin therey Also Capt Weisur, III
L am not mistaken, makes the same mistake as
10 the 32d H., instead Of the SD, as stated by
me- Comrlde James Ray, Go. a, 4lst H., is
IA the same boat. And now comrades, II you
will get the 32d 10 say they were on the retreat
from Grand Junction, do not object, but IN
siat the sd III. was there. and that until after
the reorganization OF the Division after the
kcksburg campaign, we were the Third
Brigade. The 18th H.. being reduced 10 about
100 men, was detached at NatrheZ. Miss. and
possibly our old comrades Of the Third were
put into the First Brigade And now, with quot
ing a little farther from the history 0f the
2Sth M, I will surely be able 10 settle the
question. Ii says: July Il. this regiment,
with the 4lst IN. 53d H., aud 81 Iowa, charged
the enemy's works" This was Jackson, Miss.
Where was the 32d H., and what's the matter
with the SD
Comrade J. +. Barron, Co. A, 32d H. IN The
NATIOSAL tribune Of Feb. ID supports me
ia saying il was in September 1863, and init
mates that bis regiment was " in il 4" ithe re-
treat. This Is funny, and goes to show how
easily il is 10 be mistaken.
James Boston, Co. II, 53d H., Pawnee City,
Acb, writes me:
'' have just read your article In THE Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNE Of Jan. 20 with much inter
est. can give no idea why we went on that
expedition, unless il was a fceler. Now | am
going 10 differ with you little. IL am not
mistaken, ours was the First Brigade, instead Of
the Third. Of the Fourth Division. Again rs
10 date, don't you know IL was ia September,
1892 / do, because have Just been looking
over some OF nay old letters aud find a descrip-
tion Of tie expedition ia one dated Bolivar.
Tend Sept %, ls62 substantially the same as
you give H.. Furthermore, the battle OF llatchie
WIS fought soon after, aud which history says
was fought Oct. . aud ! know IL 20 be 50 from
a letter written by me % my wife soon after,
dated Oct 9, giving her a description OF the
wounds ] received at that scTimmage'"
As soon rs | read the article over in THE
NATIONAL IRIRUEE ] saw my error as 10 date,
aud ! hereby acknowledge the corn As 10 the
number Of our brigade, however ! am not
mistaken. Wish Comrade Lee, Of the list H..
would give as full list OF the organization OF
our old division. lie is the only comTade who
has ever spoken for the Fighting FOURTH" 20
Ear as ] have read l.. lioBARr Co. ID, 25th
ILL.,, 40J Kent street. Denver, Col.