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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-10-29
GETTYSBURG.
COmrade Who Helped Drag ARTILLERY up Round
Ion

COmrade Who Helped nrig ARTILLERY mp Round
Top.
EDITOR NATIONAL Tribune; In reply to
Thomas Higgins. in Picket Shots" Of Oct. J.,
please allow the to add my reco!leetionS of the
mooted question concerning Little Round Top.
Comrade Higgins says that ION the second
days fight, July 3, etc, which is confusion to
start with. Certainly there was fighting July
]. upon which date Gen. Reynolds was killed
in action at the head OF the First Corps.
During the second days fighting July o
our brigade (Third Brigade First Division,
Fifth Corps took Possession Of Little Round
Top just a little ahead OF the Johnuies, who
wanted TO get there Grst and didn't This. /
think, was about ) p. IN. A desperate charge
was soon made 10 drive Us out and turn our
left flank; we Third Brgaiel being to the left
o! the Third Corps lSicklesj and the extreme
LEFT OF the whole line, aud resting upon Round
Top. Every ono knows that charge failed, and
that we still held our positoa Our noble Col
oncl, Strong Vincent, in command Of the bri-
gade, lost his life here On the night Of this day
our regiment Esd Pa helped drag the guns
OF Battery ID, 9Th U. ;. Art, 10 the crest OF
Round Top using ropes and muscle only, for
horses were unable 10 climb there.
The third days fighting July b was prinei-
pally to tho right Of Round Top aud no doubt
a force was left 10 support Battery ID and our
extreme lett; but as our regiment moved 10
the stone wall upon the morning Of the Sd,
have no personal knowledge Of it.
In conclusion. the Union army did hold Lit
Ito Round Top from 3 o'clock in the afternoon
OF July until the close OF the great battle Of
Gettysburg. Its importance as a strategic
point was probably not fully comprehended
By either army until the afternoon of July 2.
Now, comrades, write entirely from mem
ory aud from what could see, so If it don't
agree with what General SO-and-sO says. why.
perhaps General SO-and.so had better opportu-
mites for observation, for / admit ! was no
where else than right at Little Round Top that
day. b. POTTER, Sergeant, SD Pa, Oliyet,
Ark
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GEN. KELLEY's WOUND.
The Chaplain Of the Generals Regiment Tells IIou
II was Received.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUSE: was at
Philippi with Gen. Kelley when be was shot,
acting as Chaplain Of the lst ". Va. / was not
sworn Ia at that time Gen. Kelley came 10 me
on Wheeling Island, aud invited me O. 90 with
bis regiment. / was bat a short distar . from
him when he was wounded. The WAY he was
shot was, he had pursued the rebels out the pike
Ia the direction Of Beverly. aud was ON his
return. lie had reached the edge OF the town
lphilippi) near 10 where there was an old tan
yaId, when he met the man who shot him,
whose name was Sims. Sims was trying TO re-
treat past Col. Kelley. when Kelley drew his
pistol and shot at S.Elg. but his shot missed the
mark. Sims returned the piment, aud slot
Kelley. The ball entered below the nipple,
and lodged near the shOuldcr-blade.
! was not only on the ground but got
the above facts from Gen. Kelley himself |
kHelt by his side Ia less than five minutes after
lie was shot He took me By the hand and
said: "Parson, pray for me; for / not only
want 20 die by the flag Of my country. but by
the cross Of Christ" lilo was a brave and good
soldier; loved him and he loved his men
Peace 10 his dust.
Sims was put in the guardhouse, after which
had conversation with him. lie told me
that he was from Chesterfield. opposite Rich
mond, Va; that he was poor man; had large
family; times had become hard he had to do
something to support his family. aud they (the
rebels) offered him a position in the Quarter
masters Department at $50 month.
When informed him that he was charged
with shooting Gen. Kelley. he denied it, saying
that Gen. Kelley shot at him, aud he simply
shot ia his own defense, not knowing whether
he shot the General or not He also declared
that he WIS a Union man, loved the Stars and
Stripes; that want drove him into the rebel
service, aud there were thousands more in the
South just like him.
have given the above statement according
10 NY recollection Of the facts, and hope they
may be satisfactory 10 all concerned as to how
Gen. Kelley was shot.-Rey. W. II. WILEY,
Palatino, w. Va.
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O. THURSDAY PAGES

one who knows anything practically about
battles, knows that where there is as much
breaking up OF organizations as there was on
the LIST aud I'd Of July, thousands of men would
have gone 60 the rear who would not have re-
turned IN time 90 answer at rOll-call on the
morning Of the 4th. At least such ] am sure
would have been the case in our department.
Is then, this discrepancy Of $500 sufficient, or
more than sufficient 90 cover this struggling
from the hcll2 IL not then the morning re-
port OF june 30 is substantially correct; which
makes the combined strength Of the infantry
and artillery So. 800. IT, then. YOU estimate the
strength Of the Army of the Potomac by the
same rule by which you have estimated that Of
the Army Of the Cumberland, 10 would be
9I0l4. This would make the per cent. Of loss
Ms follows.
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Gen. Sbley. and fought the Indians at Big
Mound, Stony Lake, Dead Buffalo Lake and
the Missouri River? Please insert this in your
columns, and if there are any of the old boys
in the land Of the living aud they cannot be
induced 20 write Of some Of the scouting and
fighting they did, will pledge myself 10 give
your readers some very interesting sketches of
what we did on the Plains.-W. A. DoDD,
Stamford Colo
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ToLnl 81 go. ELLIca ana uounaea =.

IUII" DOT tVIIi hIIIVH ulH WouUdcd,...-.,.,, J0.3
Their per cent, Of missing was small. Con-
iedorate writers, or rather Southern writers.
since the war have not generally been willing
D. admit that their force was SO large IL their
claims arc correct the per cent. OF killed aud
wounded would be still larger. ] think il is
easily aemoustrable from their own reports
that the oboyc is not an oVcrestimate Of their
strcngth.-AQUILA WHEY, Breyet Brigadicr-
General L. s. Vols, Wooster. o.
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Winter Excursions.

Tho Chicago Union Pacific & Northwest
ern line offers exceptional facilities TO persons
DESTROYS OF making a trip to the Resorts of Cal
itornIa or 70 Portland Ore, and Puget Sound
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HIre l,11t dOtlP yDur oTffY i,l geffiD0 o,,s ,,ps
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j, for one, have never taken much satisfac-
ton IN contemplating the severity Of our own
losses. The efficiency Of an army is 10 be esti-
mated not so much by its capacity to receive as
by its capacity 20 inlict punishment. Ii is
With some modification that ] recognize the
TACT That so large per cent Of the losses OF the
Army Of The Cumberland ina this instance is in
the missing j have always endeavored 10
console myself for il by the reflection that il
was largely due 70 what / consider an ill-ad-
vlsed order to retire az the end of the second
days Tight. Severity Of loss in a single engage
meut Is 81 best but test of the fortitude and
discipline OF the troops. Ia many instances it
is not even that and in some instances il is
anything but that But severity Of loss in
single engagement is not SO good test even Of
lortltude and discipline as the frequent occur
renee Of such losses lu this respect the Army
OF the Potomac passed through such an ordeal
IN May and June in 1864 as no army Of mod
em times has been called on 10 endure, Ger
tainly not the Army the Cumberland, -and il
did It with credit aud honor.
il any troops Joined the Army OF the Cum
berland between the 10th Of September and the
20th Of September who were not included in
the field return Of the 10Th, they should be
added to the above estimate Of It's strength.
know Of none such, unless il was the 22d Mich.
ana 6S.h Ohio They Joined on Sunday, the
&Oti, bur whether they were included in the
return Of tho 10th cannot say. Their strength
was So, officers and men.
think Bragg's army at Chickamauga sus-
tanned the highest per cent Of loss in killed
ana wounded OF any army, Union or Conied-
crate IN any single engagement during the
war Alter very careful examination OF the
reports ] estimate their sirengih-infantry, ar
uIery ana dSmUuuted Cayairy-at $4,000.
Jhls does not include Nheeler's Cavalry Corps,
1900 strong, which occupied the attention Of
our cavalry throughout the battle If this es-
innate OF their strength is correct, the per cent.
Of loss would be as follows:
Per cent killed Al
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send n once for full directions (selied) FREE OF
Common sense ONE ireltnieA will positively cure ali
Tie eucCis 81 impDteucy, etc the only cure EnoNn
TOT NnrcOccie, neH and certa nuetliOd. electric
NONSENSE, NO stomach drhEgiHg. Address Al
BI0A g4I4..Galr -. A.aIJ.. Mhui.au.
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Headache, Neuralgia. Dizziness. Drunken
ness. snasms, oiceplessness -. Nitus dance cured
by Dr. Miles Nefvlne. Samples free AT dTuggIsls
BY inal zoe. MILES MID Co.. ELHHAKT, IaD.
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From this total you make a deduction Of
1000 Tor organizations embraced in the return
which were not present on the field or took no
part n the fighting. This deduction, I pre-.
sumo, Was intended 10 cover only the artillery
aud infantry absent o. not engaged which
differs materially from my own estimate. which
IS as 4. lows.
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Hare yOW done goHr dirty ia getting one more
subscriber. for THE NATIONAL TRLBUNEP
You should do his, for ii is The best way to help
EOHT comrades.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
What0Hr Veterans Have TO Say About
Their Old Campaigns
BATTLE STATISTICS.
Comparison Of Losses nt sIickHmauga aud Gcttys
burg

N0hla4 lsoh OF LOSSES hi hhlfhHmhuEh hnn htltgh"
burg.
EDITOR NATIONAL TEIBuNE: In reading
your article Ia your issue OF Sept. 3, on the
relative per cent OF losses la the Union armies
at the battles of Gettysburg aud Chickamauga,
j was forcibly struck with the truth of your
remark that " 10 is difficult 10 ascertain the
strength Of an army in battle" 10 seems 10
me IL would be a wise regulation in time OF war
60 require each company commander after each
Teuerl engagement 90 make OUt a nominal
list OF all officers aud men taken into action,
EpeCil Jag who were killed wounded or miss
ing; these lists TO be preserved among the COM
pany papers and report 60 he made OF the
officers aud men taken into action based upon
these lists and not upon The morning report OF
The strength OF the company present for duty
equipped" Such lists would be valuable after
ward H completing the military history Of the
men, gud such a regulation would no doubt
secure fuller ranks on going into action. ] re-
member after the battle OF Stone River being
called ou iOr such a report, aud when made it
was quite at variance with my morning report
Of present for duty equipped Being after
ward cillea on Toy circular 10 explain the dis
Crcpaury, u was done hy correcting the morn
ing u.HoFt. ] remember well the strong inn
preston Il made on my mind at the time, how
greatly the commander Of an army was liable
10 be mi,cd as TO bis actual strength by his
own morning reports or field returns
Permit me 20 criticize your estimate of the
strength Of the Army ct the Cumberland in the
battle Of Chickamauga.
The return for Sept 10, the last one before
the battle gave the following strength pres
emf for duty equipped
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IN iiis there may be a slight duplication. as
some q thc slightly wounded may be included
ln the report Of the wounded aud also of Tic
force present for duty" on the morning of
July 9 This, rs compared with the return of
sune 80 shows discrepancy Of 5,5Gi. Every.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-10-29

Fl. G. Whitaker, Co. A. 2d n. Y. Cav, wishes
Capt Whitaker who belonged to a Wisconsin
or Indiana regiment, and was wounded or capt
urcd in Lincoln or Moore County, Tenn, in
October, 1861, 20 write something of his expe-
rience. The writer recently met an ex-rebeI
Captain, who claims TO have saved Capt Whit
akers life, and for that reason he would like
to hear from him.
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Blu, what be there ihat iusl.Hc. tlc a.samp-
ton that but 10000 troops actually took part
on tue Union side Do fighting tie battle of
Get. furgf The Retains OF lhe Army 9f the
Potomac for juno aU, thc dag before .ho com
meheemcut 81 The bale show Its strength
pTeseut Tor duty equipped, 10 be a. follows:
Infantry ...-......., .......... r. gs
hltlitcI ggl
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s@ Sin hstHse NJ NAL 0lor12 99r3 0is1=ata3
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MUCHO OJO AQYI.


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Puro de AlesoR, conocido con ell nombre de
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saEN LA OAPITALf: CASA de su Heeeptor,
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Fontanillas, en- el aoreditado Hotel U1e5Ve9:sO
del Sr. Asencio Smith, Restaurant La
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la Eszq. d DON FRANCISCO FONz', Sc ser
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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-07-16
Why "An.erica 80

The way in which America came to
get its name is one of the features of a
valuable old volume which has just been
secured for use at the Worlds Fair. The
early names OF the Western world were
THE Land of the Holy Cross" "Atlan-
tbs, "Hesperides, "Iberica, "Colum-
bia, and New India" In 1907 geog-
rapher of Friebprg received letter
from Amerigo Nespucii, detailing the
manner in which the Italian claimed to
have discovered this country. The geog-
rapher was so impressed with the letter
that he proposed That the new world
should be given the name of America in
honor of Vcspucii. ;s Europe and Asia
had been named after women. The
Biographies We're the standard ones of the
day and Were given official recognition
by the Duke of Lorraine. who assumed
the title of King of Sicily and of Jerusa-
lem. From that time since the name
sAmeric;," has been invariably used.
There are four or five copies of this am
cieiit geography in existence, most of them
being in the cecs,ra ted libraries of Europe.
II is one of the rarest of these volumes
that has just been secured for the Worlds
Fair.
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fnrRovEo PUNCTUATION.


y lnts fn Which Other Languages Are
Snpericr 10 Onr-.
n is strange that while persistent efforts
have been made for Years 10 reIo. ID the
spelling OF our language, no one has
thought il worth the whiie to call atteu-
ton 20 some points Of our system of punctu.
alton. The marks of ,iIiry ano OF sur
pri>s could be used much more eifectivey
II they we've 10 he put ct the beginning aa
vel a ut ssie end of n QUESTION OF an ex-
clamaIion. They are both used in Span
ish, only ths mark, when put at the begin
ming of The sente:i ,e, Is inverted.
The advantage Of this use is plain. The
Feader leeds TO knoa at the outset the
character r the sentence, that he may read
It with L. orer infection. Cur syst, III OF
marking H. led TO the haLit Of giving the
infection at, cr near, the send o. the SEN
teiice, when piroI,rriy it ought to bs gwen
upon sprne wori at the b ginning.
most always the interrogative word il
At the leg inaing of the question, and al.
most always tbs nseciiol ought TO be upon
that word. 1t is p!aia that it was 50 placed
before any mark of punctuation We're used
IL We have not energy or industry enough
to use two marks, then it would be al inl-
pr0vriaeut to put the one We ,,i,: use Mt the
begin. ..Ig of iie question or of the excla'
snAticii.
American printers are slow to adopt q
real improvement in the use OF the marks
Of quotation, found in London printed
book. af some years past This is the use
sf 81 Gle marks tcfo.e and after the quoted
words, and of the double marks when a @ 10
tat;on occurs within a quotation
The method just revcrses our prart:ca
The change ought 20 lie popular, for it is liz
accordance with Max Mrller's law of lazi.
ne0
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Witchcraft in Germ, any.

A farmer in Germany lost several head
Of cattle within q few months, and his IA
mily agreed that this could only be the re-
suit Of witchcraft. exercised By neighbor
with whom they were not on friendly terms.
A miller from the vicinity, farfamed for
bis power over evil spirits, was consulted,
and ordered the doors to be painted with
certain ointment. The evildoer, he said,
woull he the first person to enter thereaf-
ter, and could only be kept from further
mishctief by having his or her nose
squee ed between the door and jamb until
she member was crushed. The frs person
who entered was the neighbor's wife, who
was duly captured, and who, though the
attempt ut crushing her nose was unsuc-
Nssful, received some serious wounds On
Ncr attempt to escape her tortursrS-
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THE SOUND OF THUNDER.
How to Ascertain How Far Away tho
Thunder Ia.

How to Ascertain How Far Away tho
Th1nder Ia.
One of the most terse and succinct
descriptions of natural phenomenon
is that recently given by NJ. Him, in
which he says that the sound which is
known as thunder is due simply to the
fact that the air traversed by an cleo
trio spark, that is. flash OF lightning,
is suddenly raised to very high tenn
perature and has its volume. moreover,
considerably increased. The column
of gas thus suddenly heated and ex-
panded is sometimes several miles
long and, as the duration of the fash
is not over the millioHth of q second,
it follows that the noise bursts forth at
once from the whole column. though.
for an observer at any one place, it
commences where the light ming flash
is at the least distance. In precise
terms, the beginning of the thunder
clap gives the minimum distance of
the lightning, and the duration of the
rolling of the thunder the length of
the column of heated air. Prof. Him
also remarks that when flash OF light
ming strikes the ground, it is not ne
cessarily from the place struck that
the first noise is heard. Sgain he
points out that bullet vi stiles in
traversing the air SO that We can. to a
certain extent, follow its flight The
same thing also happens with falling
meteorite just before striking the
earth. The noise actually heard has
been compared to the sound produced
when one tears linen, it is due. really,
to the fact that the air rapidly pushed
on one side of the proiectile in front,
whether bullet or meteorite, quickly
"'shes back to fill the gap left in the
rear.