The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-10-29

ed in the head at Vicksburg aud is now in
the Kingston Asylum, hopolcssly insane. and
Thomas was taken prisoner &C Tuscumbia, Ala.
and imprisoned there nine months, whore no
contracted disease which caused his death The
writer is - years Of age. is lame and feeble and
without means Of support. lie is trying to Rst
the names of the Captains and the number of
regiments IN which bis sons served but haa
Jailed. lf anybody can furnish him the mum
Der Of the regiment in which Thomas Coyns
served he viii confer great favor.
At Camp Norton.
Milton II. Wayne Co. A. Goth Wis. and ca.
G. 9Th Y. r. c. ROyalton. Mimi. having noticed
The charges that rebel prisoners were brutally
treated at Camp Morton, says that he was =
guard az that post from the Fall Of 1865 until
July, l56j. and knows that the rebel prisoners
Bad plenty TO eat and plenty to wear When
new prisoners came whose clothes were Door
and full Of vermin. bath and a new suit Of
Uncle sans clothing was given each The
writer remembers guarding the prisoners many
times while this exchange Of clothing was
being made They We're also given now
blankets. lie has known some Of these men
to draw rations for "a hours and trade them on
Tor tobacco, after which they would complain
that they were not furnished enough food
Hlncock's First Veteran Corps.
;. III. BOgardus, Captain and Aid-de. Camn.
lhlrd Brigade, Second Division, First Veteran
corps, Wallace, ". ~, says, In answer to Corpl
Durbln, l1bth Ind, that from March TO July.
Ie01 there were troops with division head.
quarters at Charleston and Summit Point. Va.
which constituted the Second Division Han
COCK First Veteran Corps, under command OF
Zen. Thomas w. Egan the Corps being COM
manded By Gen. TOrbert. The First Brigade
consisted Ofthe 1921 1891 19fth and I05th Ohio.
Commanded by Gems. McCOok and Banning.
the Second Brigade, Of the 192d N. Y. I475h
IND, l9lst, l94th and l95th Pa. commanded
oy Col j. w. Fisher; the Third Brigade. or
ganlzed June l, composed Of the l92d and l93d
y. Y. aud the lf7th Ind, (the 1920 ". Y and
l4Ith lad. being transferred from the SECOND
Brigadc,) commanded by Gen. Stephen Thomas.
These troops broke Campat Charleston In April
and marched TO Winchester 20 intercept Lea
when be evacuated Petersburg. The coTps was
broken up near Harper's Ferry, aud the trooDs
OF the Second Division were sent TO other parts
OF the country. Col. Fisher now lives &C
cheyenne, Wyo., and Gen. Thomas at Wess
Fairlee, Vt.
Taking OF Fort Malone.
George L. WoOlsey, Co. b, 10th n. Z, West
Terry Pa, eorrobOrates Comrade Bean, Of Tia
zllth Pa. in regard to the taking Of Fort Ma
none IN front Of Petersburg. The Ninth COrps
was there, charged, and took the picket-lina
before daylight ia front of Haucock's station.
and was then ordered to charge Fort Malone.
Inc Northumberland Of the writer's regi-
ment was wounded, and died shortly. The
Colonel was wounded in the head aud the
Color bearer was killed in the ditch. MANY
other members Of the regiment were wounded.
Inc writer's clothes were almost shot TO pieces.
Inc nrst Charge was repulsed, but they charged
the second time, and with the assistance OF
other troops retOOk the fort and held IT, About
3 p N. they wore relieved and sent back TO
the rear line, where they lay on their arms
until about 3 in the morning, when they threw
out skirmishers and advanced into Petersburg.
which was found 70 be evacuated.
Were All Capturedl
j. White, Sergeant, Co. A, saith Ohio, Bloom
lngt0n, o., has noticed veteran Of Salem,
Mass, writing Of the death Of Gen. Mcpherson.
IN which be quotes Capt. I. A. Buck, Cleburne's
ADJ utant-General, as saying Il have always
understood the troops in our front were the
Iowa Brigade Of Giles A. Smiths Division
The 10Th Iowa was in part captured BY Goyan."
The writer was IN the Fifteenth Corps, and
was captured during the BATTLE and on reach
ing AndersOnville was placed in command Of
one OF the attachments Of prisoners. on taking
a list OF the names he was surprised to find so
many OF them belonging to Iowa regiments,
and on inquiry was informed that almost au
entire regiment had been captured, which be
thinks was the 10TH although he does not re-
regiment. The writer's detachment was known
- "ll3-One." IL any of the Iowa men, or
others belonging to the detachment should see
his ne would be glad to hear from them
Must Have Deserved Them.
X. j. Nermillon Co. ID, 18th w. Va, Scotch
Ridge, o., thinks that Corpl Fought 1g9th Pa.
S giving the truth wide range when be saws
-nat the 18th III. were the first to plant their
;oiors on Fort Gregg. The official records will
snow That the corps commander presented the
I'm w. Va. gold eagle to surmount the State
color, with an inscription stating that it was
gwen Tor gallant conduct on the assault on Fort
Iregg, April ?, 1850, and Congress presented
Lieut.. M. j. Curtis a medal Of honor for lifting
he color which had been dropped by the dead
bearer and placing it on the parapet and an
'ther TO Joseph McCauAin for shooting a rebel
hat was about to escape from the fort. He
.annot see why the regiment should have been
presented with the eagle and two Of its men,
,ers given medals of honor if the regiment did
rot merit them. The commander Of the fort
capt. Jones, surrendered to their Colonel, w.
g. Curtis aud the regiment had charge Of the
prisoners after the fort was taken.
Information Asked and Given.
Mrs r. Shattuck, 252 Union street, Hudson,
y. y, would like the name and address Of any
# the nurses or attendants who were in the
United States General Hospital,
ID. c., in March aud April, 1862.
Mrs. Matte Anderson, DisstOn City, Fla, has
wo pictures in her possession which sho OBJ
aimed during the war One is of Henry G.
BARTLETT the other unknown as are the regi-
lents to which they belonged. She also has
IA old Bible that belonged to Thomas W. Dean,
ShO lived in Stark, Wis, which can be had by
addressing the writer
The Comrade who advertised in Picket
h0ts recently from postotfice box 255 lola,
San, for partner in the fruit and truck BUSH
less, says that be has obtained partner, and
hat he will cheerfully answer all letters of
inquiry as to price of land, business, etc, free
f charge if a stamp is inclOsed for a reply. He
las been overwhelmed with letters of inquiry
nd fuds il impossible for him to furnish
lamps.
"a a. $3.50 Raau 49, 49,.