The National tribune., 1891-03-26

Gen Fitzhugh lee was en- New York City only
few days ago. and was the guest Of Gcn. Avcre'l.
IA may be imagined, che old warriors induI- ed in
many "reminiscences Of their hostile days. Gen.
Avcreil Is spending the Winter in New YORK C.ly.
and IL engaged in writing a book on his army cx-
perieuce, which will be entitled Ten Years in tho
Saddle 10 will embrace bis early Indian cau-
pagns, rs well as his experiences In tho great civil
war.
Gen. q. W. Wingafc, OF New York City, tells how
be tries 10 prepare his children for lifs lie says
that no sends thom to the public schools whore
they learn many valuable things thns are not in
their lessons, and where che nonsense IS taken Qua
OF them. In the Summer time he sends them to =
farm, where they can run Wild, gain health and
strength. and get familiar with nature and outdoor
things The girls take turns al running the house.
and thus icnru practical housckcepIg lie teaches
them all patriotism aud love Of country.
Mary T. Dewey, Of Goshen, Ind, has made ap-
pliclton for iginu3 pension. 10 seems that Mary
served through tbe war disguised a. private sol
der, under the name Of Charles Dewey. iu the 2Gth
Ohio. guushoi-wound la the leg rccci ved dur
ing her service. forms the basis % her claim FOR
pension, which &c is thought she vii. get
COmrude 3. d. Porter, Of Tccumseh. Neb.. says
that Gen. Ammen did not enlist o. a private as
Columbus o. At the fixing on Sumter. in April.
having resigned his position in che Regular Army
after l&yeaTs' servicel was Superintendent %
schools ia Ripley o. where tho writer was a pupil.
Immediately on thc olII FOR 30 900 troops Tor throo
months, lac raised q company Of volunteers il that
town, aud went to Camp Dcnoison o.. whore the
company was assigned 20 the l2th ohio and Capt.
Ammen was made LieutenautC Colonel Of the rezi-
ment; but before il ordered 10 The Gcld be was
promoted TO Colonel OF the 9th Ohio then being
organized at Camp Chase and accompanied tito
hitter regiment to the field ia West Virginia and
continued in command until he was made Briga-
dier-Geueral, in 1862.
Col. John 8 Mosby. the rebel guerrilla. told soma
Of his old comrades in Atlanta, Ga. recently Why
he loved Gen. Grant. Mosby, after his parole set
tied in Warrenton, Va and began 10 practice law.
whenever he attempted to leave tie County,
some petty Provost Marshal would arrest him. and
gave him great deal Of trouble and caused him
ocascess annoyance. besides frightening his vito
and children. Mosby's wife, while going from
Warronton to Baltimore on a visit, stopped i'm
Washington, and. without the CooucIs kuowI.
edge, went to see President Johnson who had been
a bosom friend Of 1frs Mosby's father Congress
man Beverly Clark, Of Kentucky aud asked Mr.
johnson to order the officers Of the Army 10 quit
troubling Mosby. President johnson not only re-
fused her request, but treated her very rudeiy
As she was leaving the White House her Little son.
a boy Of seven years. said Mamma, 20 and see
Gen. Grant" Mrs. AIosby did go 10 Gen. Grant
who received her kindly and treated her with tho
greatest courtesy. When he had heard Mrs Mos
0ys story he wrote Col. Nlosby a pass which was
ever after protection. Col. Mosby Keeps shat
pass, and from that day until Grant died, was his
friend. The Colonel took the stump for Grant in
The campaign Of 1877, and did good work for him
in Virginia