The National tribune., 1891-07-16
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James OstranGer, Co. X 9th Mimi. was or
dered May o. 1865, 10 report to headquarters
OF the Second Brigade. Second Division, Six
tenth Corps, then at Montgomery, Ala, with
an ambulance and four days ratiOns. That
night he stopped at Mount Meigs. l. miles
from Montgomery. on the road % West Point,
Ga. The railroad had been iutcrfcred with by
Shermaus army considerably, and this ambu-
lance had been furnished, the writer thinks.
by Gen. A. j. Smith to the rebel Geu Cheat
ham. When he left Gen. Chcatham and fam
lily at the depot, they requested him 60 write
and let them know e he got back from Mont
gomery all right. lie has delayed fulfilling
this promise until now and the ring he wears,
which is made from a silver 10 cent piece was
given by MIS-. Cheatham. and reminds him Of
that trip; so he writes this in the hope that
the General or some member Of his family will
see it and write to him az the above address.
Chain Cables.
Charles Winters, U. s. s. Monticello. White
Lake, NY, having noticed C0mrade Vantine's
claim to originating the use OF chain cables
for protection to ships in action, states that IN
the Fall of 1861 Lieutenant Commander ID. l..
Braine, now Admiral on the Retired List used
this device on the Monticello in the Fall Of
1851. The idea was furnished by the sad ex-
perience the Monticello had few weeks before
by being bored through and through By rebel
HtlOtN ~ 4Adtltsd1s ~ Was WNltt repairing tine
shattered sides Of the ship at Philadelphia that
these chain cables were placed az a protection
on the sides Of the Monticello. Admiral Braino
will confirm this statement. His address is
Brooklyn, y. Y.
The Smallest Wife.
John III. Morcy, Co. G, Ist Wis, Ncwaygo,
Mich, says that his regiment did not plant any
flags on the works ut Atlantis, but they were i'm
a great many Of the hard fought battles around
that stronghold. At Jone7boro, as the writer
went out ia front Of the works to cut brush for
protection from the sun, he heard a call, and
upon looking he saw man who was wounded
in the left arm, around which he had twisted
q withe 10 stop the dow Of blood. lie brought
him inside Of the works. and he was taken to
the rear. lie does not remember his regiment
bat if he is alive be would like 70 hear from
him. The writer thinks that he can brag upon
having the smallest wife Of any soldier that
was in the United States service She is "a
inches in hight, weighs 81 pounds, and is beau
tifully proPoriioned; is % years old, and wears
a No. o chiIdIens' size shoe.
They are Lonely
G. T. Thompson, Co. T. l53d Ohio, Metropolis,
H., would like to hear from any cOmrade CON
tempIating a visit 10 California or Mexico. and
would like TO engage an old soldier OF active
bat steady habits aud good education, as COM
pauion or Secretary. He would also like to
correspond with a soldiers widow or daughter
who is intelligent and religiously inclined.
l.. J. Smith, Fort Ripley Mimi. an old sol
der Of IS. would like to correspond with good
woman Of IS or 40 years Of age, with view to
matrimOny.
Frederick w. Carl, Evans Landing Ind,
W.dower 10 years Of age, would like to cOrre-
sFond with an intelligent, Christian lady, with
a view 10 matrimOny.
Benjamin +, Lowerre, Co. X, seth N. Up.
o. Box 37s, Spencer Iowa. a widower Of so,
would like to correspond with soldiers widow
between the age Of 45 and 80, with view to
matrimony.