The National tribune., 1891-02-05

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in southern Illinois TO take South 10 fight for
/ the COnfederaCy, when President Lincoln sent
him q commission as Brigadier- General, and
/ that bought him off from his principles aud
| purposes. OF course this is a slandeIOus false
/ hood
| II. J. Peters, Co. Z, I26th Ohio, Ragersgille,
i o., having seen something about fresh fish,
says he was at one time fresh fish" but II
months in the different prisons caused him TO
] become somewhat stale, and he expects % keep
/ that staleness the balance of his life in the
/ shape Of chronic diarrhea and kindred dis
/ eases. He was captured at Locust Grove. Va,
/ Nov. q, 1863, aud was about two weeks in
/ Libby two months on that cold, miserable bar
/ on Belle Isle, few weeks in PembeFtOn Castle,
and, on Feb. %, was sent TO AudersOnvile.
! He was nearly shot one day by Wirz, whom
/ he asked for something 10 eat. while WIrZ was
! counting off the prisoners. WITz pulled one
of his revoIvers, placed it against the writer's
breast aud said, You TANNED Yankee, if you
/ bodder5 me some more while i kounts desc
men puts a hole through you shust as shure
as der is powder and Leaf enough in der Con-
| federacy to do it."
Patriotic Families.
i James r. Eaton, Co. II, 81 Me-. Redkey, Ind,
| thinks the Eaton family had a hand in all the
\ fighting that has ever been done in this cOun-
/ try. The writer is a direct descendant Of Fran
/ els Eaton, who came over in the May Flower.
/ The writer's great-grandtather had Is children,
/ eight Of whom took part in the War Of indie
/ pendCnce, his grandfather being one Of them,
/ and his father was a soldier Of the War Of 1872
| He died in 1851, leaving five sons. four Of whom
/ took part in the war Of the rebellion, one Of
| whom was killed at White House Landing
\ June 10, 1862 and the other three served TO
/ the close Of the war, and all were wounded.
/ Henry Huntersou, Right General Guide, s5th
Pa. Accotink, Va, says his great-grandfather
fought for the independence of this country !;
/ his grandfather fought IN the war of 1872; his
/ father was a Second Lieutenant in Co. q, 1st
/ Pa. in the Mexican war, and seven out Of eight
/ of the family served in the United States Army
/ and Navy during the war Of the rebellion.
! They are the only family Of HuutGrsOns in the
1 United States Of whom he has any knowledge.
Asa Quinn, u. $. S. Monticello, Penobscot
| Ne, comes from Roman stock Of Tertullian
/ Quint, who was born 100 years Il. e., and whose
descendants figured in a good many Of the old
| Roman wars aud later in the French wars,
i some OF them having emigTated TO France.
Some of the French emigrated to England and
/ to Salem, Mass, aud fought in the Indian
\ wars and the Revolutionary war. The writer's
/ father fought through the war OF 1912 and had
other relatives in the same war. He also had
relatives in the Mexican and Aroostook wars.
/ His mothers family was Scotch, and she had
/ two brothers in the War of 1872 both being
/ wounded az Platt5burg. His relatives, on both
sides Of the family, ia the war Of the rebellion
would have made a regiment. lie had relatives
/ living in Austin, Tex, prior 20 the rebellion,
and it is presumed that some Of them served in
/ the rebel army.
The Peach Orchard.
p. ii. Barnes, Battery F, 81 u s. Art, Fruit
/ Ridge, Mich, having noticed the statement that
/ some batteries fought for five hours at the
/ Peach Orchard at Gettysburg, does not under
stand how this could be the case, as the battle
| did not commence until 800 p. m and the line
! was broken at $40, for the writer looked at his
/ watch as the order came to get out the best way
/ they could. His battery was and Il, 81 Art,
and went by the name Of Liyiugston's battery.
/ The writer's skull was cracked in this engage
ment and his horse shot through the hip as
/ they were leaving the field, and he did not
| think that Battery Il, or any other battery, re-
manned after they left. They did not change
/ position until after the line broke.
Andrew J. Miller, Battery X, 18th u. s.
/ Art Riverton, Conn, says lac cannot locate
/ Harris or Randolphs battery at the Peach Or
/ chard, July ? 1863 but thinks that COmrade
| Timms, of ClaTk's battery, gives an able ac
/ count Of the engagement, though making an
error in speaking Of Capt. Thompson's battery
Of Regulars. HeshOuld have said Capt. Seeley's
| Battery X, 18th u. :. Artillery, as this was the
only Regular battery in the Second Division,
| Third Corps. IL took position just in the
border Of the Peach Orchard, there being
| small brown house almost in front of the right
/ section, while the Sheriey House was TO the
left and front Before reaching this place they
learned that Capt Clark was already in posi-
! tiOn a little farther to the left. On that spot
/ Battery X lost many men and horses, and there
Capt. Seeley was badly wounded.
The Colored Troops.
Charles Hussey First Lieutenant, Co. X, 9th
Iowa, HoughtOn Iowa, having seen it stated
that the 10th U. S. &. Il. belonged to the
/ Third Division of the Fifteenth Corps on
/ SheFman's march to the sea, says the Fourth
/ Division of the Fifteenth Corps was cOnsOli-
dated with the First, Second and Third Divis-
ions near Atlanta Ga, before they started on
! the march to the sea. Gen. q. Il. Woods con-
manded the First Division, Gen. Hazen the
| Second aud Gen. COrse the Third. The writer
belonged TO the Fourth Division up to the time
i Of the consolidation, and his regiment was as
signed to the First Division, aud if there were
any colored troops with the Fifteenth Corps on
the march TO the sea it is news To him. There
were colored troops doing guard duty at Beau
fort S. C., and there were great many contra
bands that followed the army, but they were
stopped at Fayetteville, n. g., and sent down
to the Coast The Third Division Of the Eff
teenth Corps was in Johnston's immediate
front.
| GroWIs.
J. w. Sweeney, Clifton Hill. Mo-, having
/
about the friendship which exists between
| Union aud Confederate soldiers, thinks that if
the honorable gentleman would take the State
of Missouri by Counties and the officers of the
said Counties, Inc will not have to put on Cog
giles to see whether the Union or Confederate
soldiers are in the saddle. A man is all right
so far as his vote goes, If he sees the way Tars-
ney desires him to; but that is all Tarsney aud
those like him want and all they care tor the
Federal soldier. AS to the good feeling said to
exist the writer, who has lived in Missouri for
81 years. has failed TO see it as yet, nor does he
expect to see il as long as he lives in Missouri
for the word Federal" is poison in some sec
tiOns Of that State.
Comments and Corrections
Thomas J. Bradney, Co. j, 39th Ohio, Shell,
o., when Comrade Eckles makes the assertion
that the division to which he belonged made
the only successful charge on the Atlanta cam
paign, has to kick. He saw the charge at
Jonesboro, at a safe distance to the right and
rear, from the top of tall tree, his (Sixteenth)
| .nrns not haiuU aupappd at that time IN WAS