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The National tribune., 1891-07-09
The 1921 Pa.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Please pub
lish q brief history of the l02d Pal. b.
EVANS, Co. vi, 1924 Pa, S224 Deperes street,
South st. Louis, No.
[Pittsburg was the place Of organization OK
the IO2d Pa, during August, 1s6l, but i5 was
not until March OF the next year that il left
Washington, where it had spent the Winter,
and proceeded with McClellans army to the
Peninsula, there taking part in the operations
before Yorktown, and taking considerable
part at Williamsburg. Fighting at Fair Oaks
in Peck's Brigade, COUGHS Division, Fourth
Corps, it lost - killed, AZ wounded, and 10
missing, Its Major (Polandl was killed in =
grand and successful charge at Malvern Hill.
After the battle of Antietam il became part OF
Newt0n's- Division of the Sixth Corps. In tho
fighting at Alaryes flights and Salem Church
Gen. Wheaton led the brigade, and here the
regiment lost Il killed, 81 wounded, and 1O3
missing or captured. In 1864, with almost the
whole of the old command re-enlisted it took
the field with full ranks. The battle of the VIII
derncss was particularly fatcful the casualties
Of the 1O2d reaching I63 in killed and wOuud-
cd Col. Patterson was killed. Lieut.. Col Nc
Uwaine was lost az Cold Harbor and Maj Cole
man fell while leading the regiment 40 Cedar
Creek, where the regiment lost II killed and
so wounded. There were four COlonels of the
regiment: Thomas A. Rowley, who became q
BrigadicF- General; Joseph M. kinkead, who
resigned in May, 1858; John W. Patterson and
James Patchell, who was brevetted Lieuten-
ant Colonel in September, 1861. The total
losses were: 10 officers and III men killed and
died Of wounds; 1 officer and 81 men died Ok
disease, accidents, in prison, etc; the total
enrolment being 2,099.-EDITOR NATIONAL
TRIBUNE.l
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: j. Please state
what loss Gen. Palmer's Division sustained as
the battle OF Chickamauga.
2. What was the per cent. Of loss on our side
(CnionJ at the two battles Gettysburg and
Chckamauga2 You understand me, 20 the
number of men engaged.
3. In what battle did our army sustain its
biggest loss in percentage?- SHANNON,
Duvall D.
ANSWER. The loss Of Palmers Division
at Chickamauga was: l34 killed, I,03l wounded
and 203 missing. Total, 1893.
2. Assuming that we bad $1,000 men &C
Gettysburg is far above the number
actually engaged-aud our loss 20 be $4,000,
NJ. Cist's estimate Of the Union soldiers actually
engaged at Chic<smauga is $1,000. and their
loss 1886. This would make the loss over %
per cent.
g. Taken as a whole army the largest per
ceutags of loss was that Of the Army Of the
Tennessee at Shiloh, which lost 10000 cut OF
5000 actually engaged. The per ceutage OF
loss, taking whole armies, was generally larger
in the Western than the Eastern armies because
in the West 10 was the policy TO put every
available man in, and fight the battle TO ? finish,
while in the East, especially the earlier years
Of the war, the practice was TO hold large
portion Of the army in reserve, and not fight TO
a finish. On the other hand as a Eue, the
fighting regiments, brigades divisions and corps
in the Eastern armies show a larger per centage
of losses than those west Of the Al.egany Mount
aims. On the other hand again, we believe
that the Western regiments were moro expert
killers than the Eastern troops, and inflicted
larger proportOnate loss on the enemy than
they suffered Observation-Disclosures NATIONAL
TRIBUNEl
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The alth Mss

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Please tell mo
what battles the oath Mass was engaged IA
from JAM 1, 1861 TO the close Of the WARP
LEvI w. METCALF, Hiram q. Berry Post 40,
Maiden, Mass.
MAY Sand H. 1864, the 9th bad some sharp
fighting in the preIiminaries to the assault on
Drewrys Bluff but was not in the assault.
The day after this-llay 16-it helped repUls5
the countcr-attacks of the rebels losing in this
series of operations eight killed. 43 wounded
and seven missing. During the next month &c
had q series of slqirmishes for the possession OF
the Petersburg Railroad, in which il lost one
killed and 10 wounded. june 10 10 fought &C
Deep Bottom losing 10 killed, 90 wounded and
II missing. 1T was almost constantly under
fire in front Of Petersburg for the next month,
and lost three killed and a large number
wounded. Oct it lost two killed and eight
wounded on the Darbyt0wn Road. Oct. Is,
near the same place, it lost five killed, IA
wounded and five missing. Again, Oct. p. 10
lost two wounded. This was its last serious
fighting though il was constantly on tho lines
and entered Richmond April S.-EDIToR Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNEl
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Read Better than a Pension +" on page 2.
A NERVY FELLOW.
The WA5 Youug,isr Marched Three Johnny Rebs
into Camp.


The Way Youugstsr Marched Three Johnny Rebs
Into Camp.
EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: There came
into our Post, az the last regular meeting, a
visiting comIade, Prof A. 4. Barlow, who has
just grounds 20 claim the honor Of being one
Of the youncezt regularly enlisted soldiers dur
ing the late civil war.
Prof. Barlow was a mem + Of Go. +, lI5th
Ohio. lie enlisted at Sar dsky and was mus
tered out at Camp Chase, at the age Of II. lie
carried the same muskCt given him at the
time Of his enlistment until he was dis
charged, marched with his company in line
whenever called upon, took his part on picket
and skirmish duty, ate his haTdtaCk and sow
belly whenever It was possible to get the same,
and never lost day by sickness during his
term Of soldier life. lie IS % years old, weighs
l57 pounds. aud j. Principal Of the Emerson
School in the city OF Tacoma, position which
only those worthy aud well qualified can OBJ
tain.
A little incident VIII ici was told in my hearing
by one Of his comrades Is too good TO keep from
your readers.
Toward the close Of a warm afternoon In
July, Is6i young Barlow found horse, sad
died aud bridled aud ready for rider. in a
lane about half mile from camp. The horse
was loose and walking leisurely down the
road.
Barlow caught the animal, lit his pipe,
mounted, and started down little hill, keep
ing sharp lookout for something TO stow away
into his hayersacl..
Putting away at his brierwoOd pipe, and
thinking Of home aud mother, he came sud-
denly upon three Johunics sitting on a log by
the side of the road, with their backs toward
him, while their guns were leaning against a
tree some 10 feet away.
Heres a 90" said he 10 himself. Three
rebels in front Of him and nothing in the world
20 defend himself with. Necessity is the mother
Of bold front. lie knew that he would soon
be taken in If he ia not act, and that quickly.
Snatching the pipe out Of his mouth, he
| threw his hand out toward the Tebs and
/ shouted About face-forward, march! and
! quick, too"
/ The Johnnies sprang to their feet, wheeled
around, aud seeing what they supposed TO be a
I revolver pointed at them, walked out into the
/ road ahead of his horse.
Forward, march double quick" and away
/ they went up the lane toward camp.
One half hour later three rebel soldiers came
running into the Union lines ahead of q horse
! carrying a II. year old boy, who had brier.
/ wood pipe IN his hand.
You may well imagine the surprise OF his
companions on seeing him bring three prison
ers into camp. They took him from the horse
and tossed him into the air, and gave three
cheers for the little hero OF Co. Jesse To
BIAS Tacoma, Wash.
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these officers not to modest me, aud If was
injured he would hold them responsible.
In few days we were shipped 10 81. Louis
and from there 10 Chicago and then by order
Of the Secretary Of War, mustered out of SER
vice. Col Mulligan rcorganized the 23l with
many Of the old boys, but / struck for home,
Philadelphia, and alter 4 rest enlisted in the
90th Pa.
Regarding Eli. lie entered our lines with
me aud was well taken care Of When water
became scarce and IL was evident that we must
surrender the Colonel gave him permission TO
60 into Lexington 20 some Of his white friends.
] saw him after We had surrendered, aud he
was Crinning all over his face ! understand
that the - men whom Col. Mulligan sent down
the river on the steamer Sunshine with the
same message l carried, were captured by the
rebel Col Martin Green the same morning l
escaped. X. MCCHEsNEY, 4l6 p street
northwest, Washington, ID. {.
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Read Better than Pension on page 2.
Al Galues's Wills.


EDITOR NATIOSAL Tribune: Comrade Far
ley, Co. ID, 9th u. s. Cav, is not quite correct.
There were five companies Of the 9Th u. -;
also the 9th Pa. Lancers cavalry, and 10 other
cavalry were present at Gaines.s Mills. They
must have been TO our right.
The Pa. Laneers cavalry did not charge,
simply because they received no orders 10
make the charge. They were on our left and
a little TO the front, aud remained there during
the charge made 10y tue companies Of the 9th
u. ). Cav. Comrade, do you remember at the
bridge that night, and how OuT boys used the
lancesG That was not right.
Capt Royal was badly wounded long before
the battle. at the crossroad leading to the
Pamunky River, also c0mrade was killed in
the same place. This comrade while in Texas,
would often sing. while scouting, the Last Rose
Of Summer" The boys would often call out,
would you go homer" Ills reply would be,
+" ] shall never see home again."
Can any Of the comrades state the loss Of the
9th L. $. Cav from the time NO left Texas un-
I'll tho close Of the VARIOUS ABESD, Co. A,
9th U. S. Cav, ZumbFota, MINI.
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serd AZ once for full directions (Iealed) FREE OF
Common sense Home Treatment, will positively all
lie effects OF inp0IenCy, etc, the only cure known
Tor ynricOeele new and certain method, eleCLrio
nonsense no stomach drussimg. Address Az
RIOS PAAkAAGY -. Albion, MicnIgsa.
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Nervous Debility, poor memory, diuls
deuce, sexual weakness. pimptes, opium hhois
cured by DR. Miles Nervne. Sam pies free sc Drug
gists, By mail loo. MILES MID. Co, ELsEARr lA1e
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No Corn Doctor.
[Drake's Ndgd-inel
Polite Waitress-Tea, DOctoTf
Doetor-No, coffee, IL you please.
Waitross-Roast beef, Doctor3
Doctor-If you please.
WaitTess-Corn, Doctor?
Doctor Indignantly madam; / am 4
dentist.
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Read Better than Pension On page 2.
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Hopes to See Them There.

in. Stephens, Lieutenant Co. L. ID Mich.
Cav, 1884 Curtis street. Denver, Colo, intends
10 90 10 the National Encampment in Detroit
next August, and woHld like TO hear from others
living in the Rocky Mountain regions who
propose attending He hopes to see many Of
his old comrades who live, or did live, at or
near Buchanan and Niles, Mich. He takes
great pleasure in reading THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE, and recommends il to his friends.
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No 38I Maiue.

T. G. Foss Co. G, 31st Ne, Biddeford, Ne,
writes 20 correct an error in the composition Of
the Second Brigade Second Division, Ninth
Corps Where the article had it the sd Ne.
the writer says that it the 32d Me-, as there
was no sucn regiment as the ODD Me-; and in
stead Of the 10th \. III. it should be the 9th
n IT.. He offers these corrections in order to
prevent some comrade from inqGiring when
the 33d Ne. went TO the front.
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The comrades of MeGOyney Post, $50, Clear
Water, Kan, desires TO present the claim Of
Clear Water, which is n city Of 600 inhabitants,
situated on the Ninnescah River, IS miles south
west Of Wichita, as a good settling place. Clear
Water is on the south line oil Sedgwick County
and the north line of Sumner County. IL is
on a beautiful valley, which is thickly settled,
the land being the best for agricultural purposes
in the great Southwest. The town is located
at the intersection Of the Fort Scott & Santa
Fe Railroads. The school facilities arc the
best There arc two good churches, several
business houses, Touring mill, An excellent
creamery, good physicians. and the very best
society. There IS q Grand Army Post in splen-
did working order, every member of which is
ready aud willing to welcome any deserving
comrade, and assist him in securing homo.
Takes Issue with Comrade shaw.
o. A. Bradley, Co. b, 10th ". Y, and Co. q,
18Th y. Y. Cav, Trowbridge, Mich, takes issue
with Comrade Shaw, Of the 95th Pa, when he
says that the troops of Porter's Division and
Newton's Brigade were the only troops engaged,
except artillery, at the battle Of Gaiaes's Mills
The writer thinks the whole corps was engaged
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Want to Get Married.

Mrs. Ellen z. Billings, 1Os Britton avenue,
Syracuse, n. Y, a soldiers widow, would like
to correspond with veteran, with a view TO
matrimony. She would prefer someone in the
State Of New York, Of responsibility, from 40
to 80 years Of age.
John /. Burnley Marble Corners, Ind, wishes
to correspond with soldiers widow with a
view to matrimOny. He is 90 years Of age, and
draws a pension Of Sl7 a month. He would
like to find some good woman who owns
small home a Methodist preferred,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
WONDERS IN MINIATURE.

Six Pairs Of SCISSORS Tint Could Do Hid
den Cndcr tho Wing of u Fly.
at q shop In London in 1T45, says the
St Louis Republic, was exhibited a
common Barcelona nutshell holdinQ
tea table, tea board, n dozen cups and
sauccrs, with sugar dish, bottle, fun
nel' fifteen drinking glasses, five punch
bowls, ten rummels, pcstlc and NOR
tar and two sets of nincpins-all of pol
1shed ivory, cXquisitcly fashioned and,
according to tho account of the time,
"all to bic plainly seen without the aid
of optic glasses" This wonder wns the
work of n poor artist who had hit upon
this plan to make living His little
exhibition was soon outdonc by Bower
iclS, the matchmaker. For one shilling
this lastonamcd genius would show Wis
itors tho half of common cherry stone,
from which he would take n quadrillo
table, twelve chairs with skeleton
backs, a loolling-glass neatly framed,
two dozen plates, six sauccrs, twelve
spoons, dozen knives and forks, two
salt cups, and lady and gentleman
whom he seated at the table This
Same Boverick also made IN ivory
camel that could be passed through tho
eye OF common needle; six pairs Of
steel scissors that could all be hidden
under the wing of n common house Nv.
md gold chain of two hundred links.
TO which miniature paddock and kew
were attached, all Of which we're of
such minute dimensions us to be easily
pulled across pane of glass by flen
Later on, he produced small ivory
coach to which he harncsscd flea,
coach and steed weighing exactly as
much as barley groin; and crane
nccked carriage, with wheels turning
properly on their axlcs, carrying four
passengers two footmen. u coachman
sitting on the boX,cn dog between his
legs, driving six ivory horses, ono Of the
leaders bearing position, the whole
affair so light that this sanlo pct flea
could set it in motion, but was not
equal to the task of dragging it across
the showcase.
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SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES

1t Is reported that the d. and o. S. w.
K. K: has purchased a large tract of
land In Belpre, Ohio, opposite Parkers-
burg, w. Va, adjoining the cattle yards
and hotel property Of the company, and
that number Of switches will be laid,
upon which all freight trains coming
east with their heavy engines will be
run, instead Of crossing tho river to the
West Virginia side, as has been done
in the past
The Democratic convention Of the
Twelfth Senatorial district, composed
of the counties of Frederick, Clarke
and Warren, met at Front Royal on
wednesday and unanimously renomin-
ated MIR. Thomas w. Harrison, of Win
chester, for tho State Senate.
Friday last tho last spike was driven
in the branch road Of the Chesapeake
and OHIO railroad from Covington to the
Hot Springs, q distance of twenty i've
miles. The road is pronounced a fine
piece of work by those who ought to
know. Regular trains will shortly DO
run over it.
Saturday morning, as an east-bound
freight train was passing Pennington,
w. Va, man named Simms fell from
one OF the cars and had both legs cut
cit above the knoes. His recovery is
doubtful
James Stout, who was shot near
Clarksburg, w. Va, last Tuesday, by
some unknown party, died Friday.
Noah Champ has been arrested, charged
with the shooting.
MIR. j. B. Pace, the trf n iurer of the
Confederate Soldiers Home, at Rich
mond, received from Mrs. :. p. Leds, of
High Bridge, n. y, cLe:k for $1,000.
This contribution makes So, 500 this lad Y
has made to the home.
Mrs. Hough, wife OF Rev. r. r. s.
Hough, while walking across the floor
OF her room at her residence on Wash
ington street, Alexa ndria, Friday even
ing, accidentally fell AMI broke her
ankle.
Tho surviving members of Prince
William Cavalry will hold basket
picnic and reunion at the residence of
Mr. George w. Tansill, near Occouuan,
on the 22d of August.
Tho case of w. A. Hawkins, charged
with the betrayal of Miss Laura l..
Champagne, was settled Friday in the
mayors court, in Lynchburg, by the
marriage of the parties.
Levine Phillips, one of the oldest cit
izens of Accomack county, was found
dead in his garden last week 1t is
supposed he died Of heart disease.
The crop of "applc Jack" which was
a failure in West Virginia last year, will
be very large this season, and more
fruit distilleries will be in operation
than for many years.
Tho Democrats Of Loudon county
have unanimously renominated Mr..
John +. Ryan for the House OF Dele
gates.
DE-. Thomas j. Greer, 4 native OF Hal
lfaX county, was killed recently in 4
railroad accident in Sonoma county
California.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
a GENERALS TOILET.
Tho Great Pains Taken with Ills Persona,
Appearances.

Tho Great Pains Taken with Ills Personal
Appearance.
It. was just after one of those famous
battles in Bulgaria that several war
correspondents, the writer among 9th
ers, sought an interview with Gen. Sko-
belief, says the New York World Ap-
preaching tho generals quarters, wo
were accostcd by guard
WHO arc YOU'D"
"MacGnhan, correspondent" That
was all; and we passed into the In
closure.
IL was picturesque scene, lighted up
by tho glow of camp-nres, around
which about n couple of hundred Cir
cassian Cossacks rested in picturesque
confusion. We made our way up to q
round canvas tent. An orderly asked
us our business TELL the general 1
am MacGahah," and O hearty response
camc out of the tent in good English:
Como In. Is that you, Niac2 All! and
Jackson" We entered. It wos O
strange sight that mot our eyes Clad
only in stripcd-silk shirt and trousers,
Skobclcff sat at littlo camp table, on
which stood small mirror, beforp
which was an array of combs ond
ia uolSo dlltl bOilCV ana
what do you think the most famous Of
Russian generals was doing? Carefully
polishing his finger nails with ON ivory
handled nail brush, his vnlct-orderly
standing ut attention beside him and
brushing his uniform Tho battle had
only ceased an hour before, yet Skobo-
left had already taken O bath, had
washed off the stains of battle, nnd,
with hair carefully conbed and beard
brushed to fashionable nicely, as II
he were preparing to attend ball OF
n banquet, no was deeply interested In
completing tho minor details of his
toilet 1t seemed impossible to imagine
that tho handsome follow before US,
spruce and clean as If he had never
smelled powder for q month, was
the famous general whose dashing
hcroism was the admiration Of tho
world. But as soon as he began to
speak there was no MISLEADING who It
was
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
Tho influence of Colon.

Colors not only influence oattha but
human beings also. On this point some
curious experiences nrc reported from
Italy as to the effect Of colors on the
nerves of the sick and insane. In the
hospital for the insane ut Anssandrin
special rooms arc arranged with red or
blue glass in the windows, and also rcd
or blue paint on the walls a violent
patient is brought suddenly into q blue
room and left to the effect of that color
on his nerves. One maniac was cured
III an hour; another was ut peace in his
mind after passing day in a room of
violet The red room Is used for the
commonest form of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
choly-usually accompanied by q re-
fusal to take food. After three hours
In the red room n patient afflicted In
this way began to bic cheerful and ask
for food.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
AN OLD MAIDS CENTENNIAL.
In All Irer Long Life She Had bu. One
GuifNr


Sultor.
She Is one hundred years old, has
never been married, and probably
never will be. These facts, saws the
boston Globe, combine to mako Miss
Permclia Wright famous She lives at
Benton Ilarbor, Mich, and upon any
bright day may be seen walking the
streets, leaning on big cane She has
retained her faculties. md remembers
many things that happened when the
century was just beginning.
She was born at Fairfax Court House.
Va. April ., 1901. She says she never
married because she could not bear the
men. She remembers being courted
eighty years ago, but by bungling
sutton, and since then she has not talked
with man except upon matters of
business She has considerable prop
orty and manages it herself Her mind
is sound, she reads without glasses, has
q remarkably good appetite, regulates
her sleeping and working hours by sun
set and sunrise, and is remarkably reg
ular in everything she does She had
her picture taken upon her one hun
dredth birthday, and laughingly at-
tributcd her long life TO the fact that
She had never been fatally sicls.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
~ ROW WITH sroNECUTrERs.
Two Young Men Charged With StcnIing
$50 From IL Pocket.

Two Young Men Charged With StenIing
go From IL Pocket.
bernard Berlin and another your e
man named Minnick went to the now
Lutheran Church yesterday, where the
stonecutters were at work. and one OF
them alleged that Mirn!ck went into Il
stonecutter's pocket, named Thomas
Frewcn, and stole $50 bill. The two
young men thea went to Oppenheim's
saloon and came back again. A stone
cutter named Thomas Mann took tho
case up and charged Berlin with steal
ing the money, at the same time FASTING
him over the eye. A general row cnsucd
and Officers Mcrriman and Mabry went
up and arrested Mann, Proven, Berlin
and Minnick. Mann was bailed to ap-
pear to-day and tho others were locked
up. 1t seems that whislxey flowed too
freely, and one hardly knew what the
other did. The young men deny steal
ing the money.
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"FOINE DRIVING"
Hugh McGovern Given II Free Ride to tho
Station House.

Hugh McGovern Given Free Ride to the
Station House.
Hugh McGovern, late OF Cork, got
drunk near the market house yesterday
and finally began reposing on tho pave
mcnt Officer Griffin came along, and
being unable to make him walk, hired a
conveyance and gave him grand ride
to the station house
'Faith, and this is foino driving. !"
said Hugh as the vehicle went skimminr
up Campbell street. On arriving at the
station house it was with some difficulty
that Hugh was induced to get out. He
had plenty OF money, however, but it
was taken from him. He was then
locked in great gloomy cell.
DIN no longer a free man. Oh, to
think what pleasure brings man to.
They ride me in foine coach at the
governments expense, and then put me
in hell" moaned Hugh.
After taking a refreshing sleep he
awokc quite sober, and was bailed out