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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-02-05


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Read Better than a Pension 4" on page 8.
Claim for the IIth Wis. being First In "A
Rebel WORKS

A Claim for the 18th Wis being First In the
Rebel Works.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Twenty-Five
years have elapsed since the last gun was fred
in the "wah." That we are not rs young as
we used 10 be-" aud memory is beginning to
play as false is evidenced by the wide di.Ier-
cuccs Of opinion Of writers in giving accounts
Of different battles, campaigns, etc. Much is
written TO which exceptions are taken, as will
be also 10 this communication. have read in
your valuable paper that no part Of the Six
teenth Corps was in the charge on Fort
Biakriy, April 9, 1865. Others claimed for
their regiment the honor Of being first on the
rebel works, aud some Of receiving medals for
being east la the works, etc. / have waited, 10
these many years, 10 hear some member Of our
regiment stand up Ia meeting aud tell the un-
vanished facts in regard 10 that little affair.
Bot ! know the Old boys well; / know Of their
excessive modssiy, and their uhselishucss.
from our beloved Col. Harris, whose grand
patriotism and love q country kept him at his
post as Colonel OF The regiment four years with
out hope Of reward in the way Of promotion
mot being in favor with the powers that wcrcl.
down 10 the Shorty Of the regiment aud would
rather other comrades would take all the glory
than rob any Of part
Knowing all this, 10 is presumption on INV
part, one Of tho youngest aud humblest OF kids
IN the regiment, aud recruit at that. 10 throw
down tie sautlet in behalf Of the old vets Of
the regiment.
Gen. G. G. Andrews has written a history Of
the siege Of Mobile which is very clear con-
else and accurate, ! believe. His maps aud
surveys were made the year after, when the
face Of the country was uudisturbcd la that
history, however. he wisely refrans from say
ing what regiment FIRST mounted the rebel
works. Turn TO his drawing of the whole
work on the day Of charge aud note the for
nation 0f our lines, aud the position of tho
troops. You will see that the 18th Wis oc-
cupied our works az the extreme left Of the
charging iino-that this part Of the line was
from 30 10 30 yards nearer the rebel works
than ANY other. The order 10 charge he AN
drcwsI says was given at - minutes to by
all regiment commanders the signal being the
firing Of the last gun on our left, third round).
The command was given all along the line at
the same moment We were several rods
nearer their works than any other part Of the
line. We had no greater distractions 10 over.
come. We had fewer ravines aud depressions
| in our front. No body Of men on Gods earth
could have annihilated that space in the face
/ Of that whitening. scOrching, blisteTiug, blind
/ ing shower Of grape and canister sooner than
! We did. Therefore / say, aud say il ~ NJ
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A SpLEM9ls SOUVENIR.
Free for a Club of One.
EXTENDED FOR 30 DAYS.
Fac-Simile of the Thirteenth
Amendment.

We have come into possession Of a war
relic Of priceless value-a facsimile of the
Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution
OF the United States, which abolished slavery
and made this free country indeed.
The facsimile contains the autograph
signatures OF Abraham Lincoln, President OF
the United States; Hannibal Hamlin, Vice
President Schuyler Colax, Speaker of the
House Of Representatives, and of SO Senators
and 1l5 Representatiyes-mos Of them then
or since among the most prominent men in
the Nation. 1t is priceless collection OF
autographs.
We have had the facsmiles carefully
engraved, so as to exactly reproduce all
these autographs, and had it printed on
heavy tinted paper I5 makes a splendid
ornament for the house OF the Post
Price, securely packed in a pastebOard
tube and postage paid, % cents. Or,
We viii send 10, for 80 days ORlg FREE
to anyone who will send us 81 for a new
subscriber to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE for
one year.
Anyone who renews his subscription be-
fore June 1 can have the benefit Of this
offer by requesting the picture when he
renews his subscription.
Remember this picture lCiU not be sent to
anyone unless asked for at the time Of sending
one or more subscriptions
Address The NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington, ID. Q.
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10th. Gen. Banks did not get there till the
Goth, and the last Of his troops on the 2-th.
The classmates Of Fort DE Russy were built
Of heavy timber. faced with railroad iron, laid
at angle of about IS degrees, and contain Fl
6ipOunder smoOthbore guns. snoit dis
lance above the casemate, without any pro-
lection. was a handsome rifcd gun, mounted
on a pivot-Carri8ge. Ii WAS said 10 have b IN
taken from the gunboat Indianola, which -as
captured by the rebels the year before. This
gun could be fired in an direction, and was
used during the fight, and was the. only
gun Of the river battery that could be used
against an attack from the rear. Nearly
quarter Of a mile inland was the rcaf fort, or
land battery, containing B2-pOunderS. and two
old iron 6-pounder feldnieces In all, the fort
contained 10 guns The only bombardmcnt
the fort received from the Gunboats was after
most Of the boats and troops had gone up the
river, when one Of the remaining guubpats
tried one of its heaviest rifle guns on the case
mate oil the fort. The first shot glanced on
the iron, dew over our camp. and went scream
ing out into the country beyond our picket
line. The second shot pierced the iron and
passed far enough into the backing to crack the
inside timber. The enemy was not driven
from the fort, but was captured nearly TO
man, but few being killed ana wounded on
either side
The casemate was not destroyed when we
left hut the rear fort was blown up the night
before. The only guns demolished were the
two old Gpoundcrs, which were not con-
sidercd worth removing, aud were destroyed
by bursting soon after the fort was blown up.
The charge used was so great that some Of the
fragments flew into the camp of one Of our
regiments. killing and wounding some Of the
men.-W. S. PARR, Co A, 33d Wis, First Bri-
gade Seventeenth Corps, Red River Expedi-
ton, Wyoming, Wis.,
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COmrade Of the "WIldeat Regiment" Places
the Troops in the Orchard.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Being a sub.
scriber and constant reader OF your valuable
paper, j, with many more, no doubt, am sur
prised by the many disputes aud unjust claims
OF my comrades IN regard TO the different posi-
tons held aud the hOuors claimed by tue yari-
Gus regiments.
In September last ! had the pleasure Of again
visiting that memorable field of Gettysburg,
which / had not seen since July, 1863. When
! arrived at Gettysburg | had just eight days
Time 10 devote To seeing everything OF interest,
and j can assure my comrades that COmrade
Esis III. TImm is correct in his statement in
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE OF Jan. 8, as Ciark's
On. j. battery monument stands IN the ideHti-
cal spot claimed by him. / claim To have some
very distinct reeollect.ons OF that eyer-memofa-
bic spot, where my regiment went ina with PSI
men aud lost l32 Official Record, War Depart
ment), aud where the Second Corps got about
all the honor Of saving the day.
do not wish 10 detract one iOta from the
honor Of that splendid corps, as had the honor
Of belonging To il after the Third Corps was
consolidated with the Second But the Third,
as well As the Fifth and Sixth Corps Of the
Potomac Army, will not step aside for any
other corps when it comes TO hard knocks.
Official Records say the Second Corps had at
the battle Of Gettysburg three divisions. The
First Division had four hTigades, and the Sec
und aud Third Divisions had three brigades.
The Third Corps had only two divisions of
three bTsades engaged in action, and lost 4 ,2lO
men, where the Second Corps with three di-
visions lost 4 $50 men, aud the larger part OF
the Third Corps supported the Second in the
famous charge of Pickett so called, when in
reality 10 was LougstreCrs Corps, assisted by
Pickclt's Division.
Ny old wild Cat Regiment" will insist on
sOme honUTs, when in four different battles it
lost over one hall OF Its entire force and during
the war lost l,OJs men out Of 300. Official
history Says the lO5th Pa. held their position
at Gettysburg when tie entire corps had LETT,
aud refused TO leave TIL they were almost sur
rounded. Comrades. there was more than one
regiment that helped % put down the rebellion.
Ia your issue OF March % Comrade W. W.
Holden, "a \. H., says that Randolphs battery
was la the Peach Orchard. Many comrades
are not aware that there were two peach or
chards at Gettysburg. The orchard directly in
front of the Sherry House Is tho one where
lisndOlph's battery was engaged, aud the ID
II. H. was engaged ia the other orchard, con-
Meeting with the Hist Pa. on the left, aud on
the right with the sd Pa, next lllth Pa.
lZouayesh 9th Pa. next aud lO5th Pa. Wild
Cat Regimemt") next. Batchelder's map OF
Gettysburg places the "a n. H., OF the Third
Brigade, Second Division, Third Corps, in TX.
., aud the Peach Orchard aud Sherry House,
with Randolph'S battery, in Ex. &c. w.
RIcH, Co. G, lO5th Pa, corner FOrty-Ifth aud
Wright streets, Chicago, III.
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GETTYSBURG.
A Ohio Comrade UphoIds the Credit or the
Eleventh IorpS.

Eleventh Corps.
EDITOR NATIONAL TEIEUSE: In your issue
OF April | read an article written by Comrade
Beale concerning the part taken in the second
DAYS action az Gettysburg by Carroll Brigade
of the Second Corps. There are iusinuations
contained in the article that are SO unjust to
that portion OF the Eleventh Corps which he
claims was saved by the brigade in question,
that | shall be excused, as q former member Of
the Eleventh, though not one Of the saved"
for rcsenting. ] acknowledge 10 a little feeling
on this subject, the more because l have before
been painfully conscious Of persisteucy on the
part Of 1ippant writers land sometimes mali
ci0us OncsJ ignorant Of facts, in attempting to
shoulder Others bluuders aud shortcomings
onto the patient backs of the much maligncd
Eleventh Corps.
With part Of Comrade Bcale's article can
cordially agree; with his statement Of facts 1
cannot quarrel. ! am willing even to coucede
that his citations from authorities, excerpts As
they are, seem 10 establish his claim that the
First Division Of the Eleventh Corps was re-
lieved " by brigade Of the rebel forces on the
evening OF July ,, aud that CAROLS Brigade
was sent fos and saved the day but il is not
true. Aud denounce rs not only erroneous.
but as cruelty unjust to the living members of
the 18th Conn, and to the memory Of the dead
as well, the assertion that "the relative size of
the monuments Those of the 18th and q regi-
ment of tho Second Corps-number not given
by Cnmrade Bcale) is in inverse ratio to the
services there rendered by the regiments erect
ing them"
The troops more particularly charged by
Comrade Beae with misconduct were Amcs's
Brigade, composed Of the 18th Conn. and tho
18th, 18th aud 10th Ohio. CAROLS force,
which Saved" them, land the reputation of
this brigade for meritoriOus service requires no
Aftsf Of IA
consisted Of the 4th and Sth Ohio, the 18th
Ind. and the 9TH w. Va. Let US see what
ratio" the services Of these two brigades bear
10 each other. rs shown by the losses sustained
by each on the field OF Gettysburg, aud es-
pcciaIly the ratio " between those OF the nth
Ind. aud the 18th Conn, which latter organi-
cation, VIC arc snceringly informed, has erected
So prefentious monument.
These figures tell the tale of Gettysburg, so
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A Growl.

q. r., Milton, N. j., says the comrade Of Mt
Airy, ind, was right when he said the soldiers
are badly treated by the powers that be- As a
case in point, no cites that a comrade Of the
lst N. j. Cav. who served nearly four years.
was afterwards ousted from the Postmastership
in Middlesex Co., n. j., ON account Of his poll
ties and the office given 10 a boy who was not
born when the old soldiers faced the music and
saved the UnsOn from destruction. The writer
thinks it is doubtful whether the First Assist
ant Postmaster General was one Of those who
faced the music; for it he had been he would
have said, I'VE must take care Of the old vets, "
instead of saying that they must co.
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These figures tell the tale of Gettysburg, 50

IL is true the line Of Ames's Brigade gave
way for time 10 the impetuOus charge of over
whelming numbers the same as other lines on
other fields had cTumblcd under like circum-
stances But what / now assert, and what eye
witnesses will certainly sustain me in maintain
ing, is that Ames was at time relieved"
ia the sense that he was driven from the field,
but that with their faces ever to the foe, his
men with ind0mitabe pluck fought the enemy
hand-to-hand, and that when CarrOIIs Brigade
arrived the fighting was practically finished
and the victory won.
Ia confederation OF my statements, and in
conclusion, ] quote the following letter from a
gentleman who was at the time an officer in
the 18th Ohio, then serving on tine stat of
Gen. Ames:
April. G. 1901
have read the clipping 05eHie's ariicle)
with considerable Indignation. 1 know that Car
rolls Brigade did not arrive until the attack Of tile
cHcmy had been Tepul-cd. | went To Gen. How
Atd 10y order 81 Gen. AIHGs for reinfOrcemeuts. lie
III Informed me THAI lac could not send any then,
but expected troops from tie Second Corps. and
when they arrived ho would send some 70 AuIcs.
] went back and reported this TO Ames. lie
then directed me to go down there and order
that regiment up here" pointing To "A regiment 1.-The
number do not now Tcmcmber) standing to the
right aud rear Of US not under fire. did -. aud
u WAS al. we could do To get the regiment 10 the
crest oi the hIli where few bullets then
slipping 10y, aud ] pTOdded one more Of the
men with my sabeT. BY that time II WAS almost
dark. nud the AtHck entirely The Tar
roll Brigade had not yet arrived; aud all that
bonbasiic legend on tie monument Of the lIJh
!ud. b. false ! never heard Of any such claim
that contained 10 tie clipping until saw tie Iudi
ANA monument when at Gettysburg. at tire time
the Ohio monuments were dedicated. Car
rolls brigade there during the whole or part
with u. Don't think u was. ! should GER
tainly remember u Il . had been. Probably left
on another part 81 the field
w. S. WIcKHAM, 55th Ohio, Washington,
DC
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A "slight cold" settling upon
the lungs Of one whose blood is
tainted with scrofula, nearly always
results in consumption.
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matter of what name or nature, as
we'll as for toning up the system
generally, DIR. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery is acknowledged by
all who know anything of It, to
stand az The head Of all remedies.
al tie gear round, you may rely
upon DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery to purify the blood and
system. It's not like the sarsapa-
rillas, that are said to be good for
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the blood in March, April and
May. The "Golden Medical Dis
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times, and in all cases Of blood
taints, or humors, no matter what
their name or nature.
It's the cheapest blood purifier,
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Your money is returned if 10
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Can you ask more F.?
Golden Medical Discovery"
contains no alcohol to inebriate,
and no syrup or sugar to derange
digestion.
It's a concentrated vegetable ex.
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pleasant to the taste, and equally
good for adults or children.
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LChieaqo Neus.I

Chauvinism in France has its prototype in
Williamson in Germany. The young Kaiser
has taken to reforming the German language
so that those words derived through Latin
French sources shall be expuuged. Captain, y
Strategic" and Attake" give way respect
lively to % Hauptmann," Kreigsfuhrung 4" and
"StuFm." "Avanciren becomes VOrgehen. +"
The changes are patriotic, no doubt. But a
battle might be lost while commands were
being given in the new patent reform language.
Fancy Colonel stopping in mid-action TO
bid his . observation-disclosures" make charge
The Oberst., etc, was formerly plain Major"
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eyewitness to the fact, aud say 1t in justice
10 40 per cent. of our company and 90 per cent
Of our regiment who lay bleeding and dying
upon the outer works, that when the colors
Of the 1lth Wis. were planted upon their par
apet. no other Union flag was within 10 rods of
the rebel works.
Forward, 18th. l need suPport-W. A. ",
Co. A, nth Wis, Third Brigade Second Divis-
ion, Sixteenth Corps, Wauzeka, Wis.
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Fort De RusSY.
Il was Taken b. Assault By Detachment Of Ia
Army % lhr Trnnessne.

Army % the Tennessee.
EDITOR NAuoHAL TRIBUNE: In your
sketch Of the services Of Admiral Porter on
the Red River Ia 1864, You say; Porter reached
Alexandra without opposition aud occupied
that place When Gen. Banhs's troops arrived.
the town was turned over 10 him, aud Porter
proceeded against Fort DE Russy and began
the b0mbaTdWcut aud destruction 81 that work
The enemy was driven from the fort the case
mates Of which Wcrc destroyed, and one b.
pound Ruu demolished
IL the above Is history, let me give you a
few facts. la The lrst place, Alexandria Was
many miles up the river from Fort DeKussy, 50
that Porter could not have reached there with.
out fret having passed the fort. In the next
place, the Tort WAS taken by assault, by de-
tscAmeut OF TIE Army of the Tennessee, under
Gen, A. }. Smith, aud not By the Runboats
The fort WAS taken before sund0Wn March
IA, 1864. Soon after the capture Of the fort
Porter sent ahead some Of his fastest boats
which arrived at Alexandria the evening Of The
10Th. Admiral Porter, and most Of the troops
under Gen. A. J. Smith, arrived there on Tic
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A Good Record.

Leo Grollemond, Co. Z, 18th I'll. Cav, Bur-
lington, ILL.,, says his regiment was mustered
into the United States service Jan. %, 1864 /;
ordered to Jefferson Barracks May 2, 1854 /;
thence to Alton, ILL.,, to guard prisoners Of war,
and July 5 were ordered to st. Louis They
then went 70 Glasgow, No, and were engaged
in Kidding that portion Of the State Of guerril-
las until Sept Is, when ordered to Rolla No.
Nov. 2 they marched 10 Leesburg and rein
forced the army under Gen. Ewing, which was
then retreatiug from Pilot Knob, closely pur-
sued By Sterling Price. During November the
regiment helped defend Jefferson City was on
the memorable Price raid, and in the engage
ments az Independence aud Usage, returning to
RolIa Nov. -, after being IN the saddle 43 days
and marching over 1900 miles. For this sery-
ice the regiment received the thanks Of the
Missouri Legislature The regiment was pres
ent in May, ls6j, at Chalk Bluff Ark at the
surrender OF the rebel army under JEFF Thomp-
son. IL was transferred TO the District of Kan
sas where 10 served on the frontier until Sep
TENDER 1850, when they were ordered 70 Fort
LeayenwoFth, and served with part Of the
garrison oil that place until Nov. %. IL was
discharged Nov. y, 1850, at Camp Butler.
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Perfect Happiness impossible,

No one is perfectly happy in this world, not
even the girl who has just become engaged.
Unless she is very unsOphisticated she always
has a sort Of feeling that he has said the same
thing to some other girl beforehand he is re-
maTkAble young man If she is not right.
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battle. About so yards in the rear was a SINH
lar line Of works, where lay tho reserves the
writer's regiment being in this second line.
The writer supposed that the troops which
joined on their left, and who charged with
them was part OF their own division (Birney's).
When the firing commenced and the roar Of
musketry was tremendous. the troops in the
front line gave way aud abandoned the works
to the left Of the writer's regiment, aud they
were at once occupied by the rebs. The second
line Of battle jumped over the works and
went with rush and veil and drove the enemy
from them. The 57th Pa. not receiving much
resistance, was the frst 70 reach the abandoned
works and delivered a left-Obique Ere into the
line Of gray crouching behind the brcastworks
and down went their mu5llets, and they waved
their old hats in token OF surrender.
Gen. MInty was Right.
Orderly" Mason, Tex, sympathizes with
Gen. Minty in his Indignation over the mis-
statement Of Surg Moore, 9th Pa. Cav, about
the Fitzpatrick raid. The latter was amember
Of Go. III, 9TH u. 5. Cav, and was there, and he
knows that Gen. Miuty gives q correct account
Of the gallant and successful sabeT charge made
by the 7th Pa. 18th Mich, and 4th IT, S. Cav
He is surprised that the General handled the
'Sawboncs Of the 9th Pa. so mildly, for he
deserved all he received, and much more. The
writer was made indignant at reading COmrade
Burgers account Of Smiths raid, which he has
the cheek to call true account. The writer
was an Orderly on Gen. Smiths staff on that
raid, and during the day OF the stampede car
ried messages to the brigade commanders
which gave him an opportunity Of knowing
more OF that days fighting, retreating, and
skedaddliHg than a soldier doing his duty in
the ranks. Burger said the stampede com
meuced in the 4th Cav, which is a SANDER on
that gallant regiment Capt Bowman, COM
manding the 4th U. S. Cav. made savage saber
charge az OkOl0na on the rebels aauking
column, which, il it had been properly sup
ported. would have driven the rebels from the
field; but they were overpowered and COM
PEELED TO fall back, which they did in good
order, with heavy loss.
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BEATTYS $ $: Rlhses sc
Mention The National Eribuus.
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