The National tribune., 1891-06-25

the desperate charge at Springfield. Mo-, in
1861. Was he killed after his term Of service,
rs he has heard it Tum0rcd, after his conspicu-
Gus gailautry in the aforementioned fight?
Did Zagoni 90 into the rebel army2 Hc does
not believe this 20 be correct and he thinks
that some record Of him can be obtained.
LCharles Iagon was q native Of Hungary, who
enlisted in the United States service in Mis-
souri, 10 the outbreak Of Che war He was made
Major in command OF Gen. Fremont Body
guard, while the General was commanding all
tho forces west Of the Mississippi River in 1861.
The Body guard was famous for its brilliant
uniform, and was composed mostly Of soldiers
Of fortune" This BOdy-guard did make
desperate charge at Springfield, Mo-, and COW
cred themselves with glory by routing 10 times
their number. When Fremont was relieved
from the command in the West the Body guard
was di5banded, but Col. Zagoni was retained
in the service as a Colonel and Aid-de-Camp
until June 4, 1864, when he resigned. His
subsequent history is unknown to the Editor
OF HE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Word for the CoI0red Troops.
r. Taylor Sd o. S c. Cav, and 55th H.,
San Diego, Cal, thinks some Of the old veterans
are prciudced against the colored soldiers, and
DO not wish 10 be cIassed with them in the
service. One Comrade denied that there were
colOred troops in his brigade, in the Fifteenth
Corps. There was no regiment in the United
States army that can furnish better record
than the 81 U. 5. G. Cav, differed entirely by
prIVates Of white regiments The black Tag
was raised against this regiment, and every
fight in which they were engaged they saw
before them the skull and crOss-bOues. But
tLey made a name which carried terror TO the
hearts of the rebels, and commanded the re-
spcct Of the entire army in the Mississippi
Valley. Taylor has never seen his regiment
mentioned in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE and
would like to hear from any Of the comrades,
white or black also, some Of the soldiers who
were brigaded with them-the I'd Wis, 9Th
Ill, and the 11th III. Cav.
The Petersburg Fight.
Adam HORNE, Co. II, 10th Ohio, Second
Brigade, Third Division, Sixth Corps, wishes to
correct the comrade regarding the fight at
Petersburg April 2, 1865, who says that men Of
q certain division were over the works first on
that occasion. It was too dark for anybody to
tell who was there first The writer's regiment
was there among the first without question
and captured more flags than any other regi-
ment in the Sixth Corps and was given the
honor Of escOrting these captured flags to Gen.
Meado's Headquarters. Gen. Grant, in his
Memoirs, on page 4i2 says that Sheridan re-
quested him 10 have Wrigbt's Corps to accom-
pany him and fight the battle Of Five Forks,
but Gen. Grant told Sheridan that this was an
utter impOssibility, as he intended Wrights
Corps TO make the assault on Petersburg April
2. Consequently, the comrades Of the Ninth
Corps ought to remember that the Sixth Corps
was there, and did its duty nobly.
The 81 Iowa Took II.
" J. Riddle, Co. z, Sd Iowa, Ute. Iowa, was
glad to see the article Of Comrade Staplin, Of
the 18Th H.. in which he tells how his regi-
nf fuIbad The DiGut f=f1, - To
not doubt the comrades word in anything
which he mentions, as he is sure they did their
share OF taking the battery at the Hatchie, but
he ought 20 have given proper credit to others
who were engaged in that dreadful contest
The writer has Gen. Hurlbut's order issued at
Bolivar, Tenn, oct. g Immediately after the
fight. The GSth Ohio and 18th Mich, of Ross's
Brigade, We're part Of lis command. The
Second Brigade was sent forward, attacked the
enemy, and captured about 900 prisoners; the
First Brigade was held in reserve. When the
battle was fairly on the First Brigade was or
dered up on the rebel pit The 81 Iowa being in
advance crossed the bridge and took the bat
terry, and the writer does not know that the
18th III. had any hand in that capture.
For CoMrade SOrthuD's Eye.
E. J. Wentz, 9th Ohio Cav. mo address,. an
swers Comrade N0rthup's inquiry as to what
troops he pilOted around TO the right at the
battle Of AyerysborO N. O., March IS. 1865 by
saying that it was the First Brigade, First Di-
vision, Twentieth Corps, commanded by Gen.
Ruger, the division being under Gen. Williams
The writer did not belong to this brigade, bat
knows of this circumstance by being aequant-
ed with members Of the l17th ". Y and seeing
them pass to the right in executing this flank
movement The writer's regiment had been
engaged for nearly an hour trying to force a
passage through the swamp before il was found
necessary to bring up the infantry to assist
Three attempts were made to break the rebel
line at this point, his regiment operating on the
right hand side Of the road mentioned by Com
rade Northup. When they retired from the
third attempt they rallied around the old
church. which was just back of the forks of
the road and he remembers looking into the
church and seeing the floor covered with dead
and wounded, and noticing the Surgeon trying
10 relieve the suffering boys Just at this mo
ment the head Of this infantry brigade APP
peared, coming all in quick time, and the cav
airy cheered them to the echo as they passed
around to our right flank TO dislOdge the enemy
from their stronghold. They did it in grand
style, and that night camped behind the forks,
from which the enemy had been driven.
Chain Cables.
William J. Thornton, an ex-sailOr of the
United States Navy Adjutant Of GOldWood
Post, II, Mobile, Ala, in answer to the inquiry
of j. Gu in the issue Of May Z, says that
chain cables were first used as protection to
vessels two years before the action between the
Kearsarge and Alabama, in the passage of the
vessels at Fort Jackson and st. Philip, in April,
1862, and their use in such manner was sug-
gested by Chief Engineer j. w. Moore, of the
u. 5. S. Richmond.
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