The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-12-24

| his picture and some papers, and said he would
i 60 20 Kansas City. then come 10 see me at Up
| per Alton, which was then my home. If sny
/ one can give mo word as TO where he is or what
became Of him il would be a great favor"
John w. Bennett, % Maple street, Waltham,
| Mass, while a member Of the New York police
force a number Of years ago, accidentally came
into possession Of several discharge certificates
/ OF Union soldiers, and had the pleasure Of re-
storing all but one This belongs 70 Abraham
Myself. private, Capt. William A. Rovells Co.
| +, 81 Provisional ". Y. Cav. He would like to
hear from the comrade.
John f. Babb, 9th Ky. Cav, PlttsbOro, Ind,
| asks Information Of members Of his old regi-
ment, particularly the Captain Of Co. A, and
John Evans. He needs the knowledge in Or
der to secure pension.
Comments and Corrections.
Dwight Warren. p NJ. Three Oaks, Mich,
| writes that in Picket Shots Of Dec. 3, in re-
latiou to "An Incident at AppomattOx" the
| types made him say Gen. Edward NJ. Gregory
instead OF Edgar; also that Gen. Gregory com
manded the Second Brigade, Second Division,
| Fifth Corps, at Appomattox, instead Of Second
Brigade, First Division.
Francis N. Lyon. Co. G, 9Th Iowa Cav,
| Pierceville, Iowa, writes: / was truly glad 10
sec the communications of my old comrades,
| c. A. Dibble. of the eth Iowa, and Major w P.
/ J.. Muir, Of the 18th Iowa. Boys was with
| you to Atlanta, and from there to the sea was
in the advance. the rebels having taken me on
| ahead and stationed me in the stockade at
| Audersonyille, where / remained for seven
months. Should this meet the eye OF Henry
X. Hayden, Of my company, who made his es-
cape with me from the Johnnies at Whining
ton, n. C.. should be pleased 10 hear from
him"
Wants to Learn Painting and Decorating.
NJ. Mengs, 0debolt Iowa, says: az am the
| nf 4 nf fhr,a T,H
strong; had a good schooling. / should like to
learn painting and decorating with q No.
master of that trade; old soldier preferred. Or
| if / cannot get at that, l would Ike to learn
tailoring. including the clothing business
| throughout"
Who Did Take that BaiterJl
w. q. Hahn, Co. G, 69th Ohio, New Paris, o.
/ in relation TO the capture of the four guns Of
the rebel battery by the 18th Regulars and the
| 1lth Mich, criticizes COmrade Fauls statement
| that there were no volunteer regiments in his
brigade, etc. He asks: "Did not Maj. -Gen.
/ John NJ. Palmer command the Fourteenth
| Corps at that time, and did not J. III. King CON-
/ mand the Second Brigade of the First Division
consisting of the lst and Cd battaons Of the 18th
Regulars, lst battalion of the 18th Regulars, 1st
and I'd battalions of the 18th Regulars, Ist bat
TALON Of the 10Th Regulars, 18th Mich, 10Th Ill.,
and 69th 0hio2" Conrade Hahn further says
that the 69th Ohio took the battery and the
| eolOrs. but suppOses that the other members Of
/ the 69th like himself, did not think the matter
| amounted TO much. It took only one Voley
and good yelling. and it was theirs. "By some
hook or crook Col. Stoughton, Of the 1ith Mich.
did send the battery back with detachment
Of his regiment, but did not know we had capt
ured the colors until next day. We were wav-
ing them at the Johnnies on the ridge at Ring
| gold, when Col. Stoughton undertook to take
| them, and the 69th refused to give them up.
Gen. Palmer eame along and gave the man who
had them permission to keep them until we
| returned to Chattanooga"
David Macarthur. Co. E, 10Th ILL.,, New Era,
Ore, also objects to Comrade Fauls statement
about the volunteers. He says that the bril-
gade in the Fall of 1862 and until after Chick
| Rmauga was composed Of the 18th and 69th
Ohio, 10Th H., and IIth Mich, commanded by
Col Stanley, of the 18th. About the lst of
Oct, 1863, one battalion each Of the 10th, 18th,
and 10Th Regulars was put into the brigade,
and the 18th Ohio taken out. The brigade was
then commanded by Gen. King. In the Spring
of 1864 the 10Th III. was put into Turchin's
| Brigade. As to the possession Of the battery
cOlors the writer says that &C Ringgold he saw
a comrade Of the Goth Ohio unfurl the flag and
wave it over his head.
Many Thanks, Comrade.
L. VI. Moore, Detroit ILL.,, wants to urge upon
the old soldiers the necessity and value 10 them
OF HE NATIONAL 1kIFUNE. lnaB paper
stands firm as a rock for the men who fought
FIR the Union, although there is a terrible pres
sure against it. lie declares he will do what
he can for Us. and thinks the right must pre-
vail in the end.
Where Are TheTi
Mrs. p. i. Noble, ThompsOnville, Conn, says
she does not see anything from the veterans OF
| the 10Th i'll. Her son was wounded and died
| at Stone River. He was in Co. Z.
The Guns ut the Craven House.
James H. Mott, Co. K, 10th Ohio Fort Reeov-
cry, o., was surprised to read Comrade Muir
phys article about the capture OF the guns at
the Craven House. as he does not see how any
man in the battle could dispute as to what
troops captured the guns. The writer's bril-
gade was supporting the White Star Division,
and when the latter came within 200 yards OF
the rebel breastworks, it looked az if business
had been too pressing for them, and when
Whitaker's Brigade came up the White Stars
were lying on the ground behind rocks etc
Whitaker's men passed through and gave the