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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-08-06
THE PIOUS 18th ILL.
A Good Story Spoiled BY The FlrhtIng ch,n,

Good Story Spoiled by the Fighting Chaplain.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Some months
ago Private Devlin, Of the 18th ILL.,, now of
Kansas, gave some reasons through THE Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNE why his regiment was called
the Pious 18TH" One was that the Colonel
was not worth very much in running prayer
meeting, but was a devil in fight" Another
reason was, that the Chaplain was Of "pugilis-
tic propeusities," aud so, at the battle Of the
Hatchie, after the Colonel was hit by a spent
ball, the Chaplain rode up and down the lines,
with hat ia hand, shouting Give 'em -.
boys" and the result was the capture OF a bat
terry.
Now this Is a neat little story about the
Chaplain, and many an old friend of his has
had deal OF fun over IL. But there arc one
or two slight errors in the story which the
Chaplain desires 10 correct after the BOYS have
had their laughs over IL. OF course there was
no intention 10 misstate matters. Soldiers
never put any c0lOTng into their stories, and
certainly none Of the 18th boys would do so
purposcly. Now for the slight corrections:
j. The Colonel, though hit during the bat
lie, was not hit by spent ball nor incapaciiat-
cd for duty. 2. No one who ever saw the
Chaplain would believe that no is gifted with
"pugilstic prOpensities." He is a preacher of
tho Gospel Of Peace. g. While the Chaplain
believes in hell, any number Of them, every
wicked heart being the seat Of one, aud a ter
rlbie one, too, yet AT the said battle he never
used the language attributed to him. T. Ii SO
happens that the Chaplain was not mounted on
horse at the battle Of the Hatchie, and so this
story OF his bravery takes on. at least, little
c0loriHg. 5. As strange as it may seem. the
Chaplain is obliged 10 say that he was not az
the battle Of the Hatchie at all. lie was not
appointed Chaplain till some weeks later. G.
| The 10Th jill. was never designated as tho
Pious 18th" II the writer is not mistaken
1t Was the lith ILL.,, belonging 10 the same bri-
| gade, and next 10 the 18th the best regiment
/ IN the service, that won this enviablo title.
Ia conclusion, the Chaplain desires 10 saw
that for intelligence, for bravery, for integrity
| for morality, aud genuine piety, he believes
| the 18th Ill. was not surpassed by any regiment
In the seryice.-B. +. RoGERs, Chaplain, 18th
| Ill, Earlyille, Ill.
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cRoCKER's IOWA BRIGADE.
An Opinion OF their Fighting Qualities by Gle
burne's Adjutaui-GeneraI.


EDITOR NATIoNAL TRIBUNE: In your article
on Crocker's Iowa Brigade in The NATIoSAL
TRIBUNE. July I6 You say tho brigade was
formed April .. 1862" Special Orders. No. o,
Headquarters Sixth Division, Army Of the Ten
nessec, in the Field, April is, 1862 says: The
1ith and 18th Iowa are asst gned 10 the Third
Brigade" THE 18th and 10th Iowa were as.
signed April -, '62l, and Col NJ. NJ. Croker,
senior officer. viii take command. BY order OF
Gen. I. J. Mexican. w. T. Clark, Assistant
Adiutant- General" Then the following bTi-
gade commanders were omitted: COL A. VI.
Hare, 18th Iowa; Brighten. ]. M. futile:
Lieut.-Col. J. {. Abercrombie, 1lth Iowa and
Licut.-Col. Ben Beach, llth Iowa. Geo. Pomutz.
Of the 18th Iowa, was not Lieutenant Colonel,
but Major, when be had command Of the bri.
gade, and each regiment Of the brigade was al
that time commanded by a Captain The bri.
Rade had II commanders IN all, and served
under II division and seven corps commanders.
To show what the enemy thought Of this
brigade, tho following may be Of interest 20
many. Capt. j. A. Buck, late Assistant Adiu-
tant-General, Cleburne's Division. Hardee's
Corps, in letter 10 the late Gen w. w. Bclknap.
says: 1t would afford me infinite pleasure
10 take by the hand those brave men who were
50 often opposed to Cleburncs Division In the
Dalton Atlanta campaign. But TO my mind an
other actions sink into minor consideration be-
side that Of the 22d Of July, 1854, where the
relative merits rs soldiers were displayed I'm
fair Geld and fight. Without detriment / can
trnthfally say, TO the reputation Of either side,
IL was Greek meeting Greek No greater
evidence Of good troops can be given than by
the Iowa Brigade, when taken az the disad-
vantage Of an exposed flank, turned by sud-
den attack, and when pressed back, 20 take up
a new line under fire without decentralization,
reversing their works and defending them
selves, with their backs 20 their original front.
This severe test Of the highest of soldieTly quail.
ties reflects credit alike upon the command
aud the commander who had disciplined and
trained them TO this eminent degree Of ell
ciency-M NJ. Croker. As 20 the damage in
fictcd upon us, could well testify, IL neces-
sary, but our losses were sufficient In them.
sclvcs-3O general, field and acting field officers,
and total Of l,l07 casualties in our division
alone. il was never the same after this sad
day, as the loss Of field officers was rrcparable.
particularly in GOyan's Brigade, and one bri-
gade lPok's) never afterwards appeared as an
organization. The testimony of no one person
can add weight TO the fame Of CrOckers men
which history accords them and the long list
Of battles upon their colors confirmed. merely
write this as a just and willing tribute to their
Rallantry, as witnessed by one upon the opposite
side"-L > TYLER, Co. II, 18th Iowa, another
ono Of the brigade from start 10 finish, Salem
Mass.
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The Emerrenrr Man.

Joseph Parkin, Co. G, Doth Pa. emergency
Mem, Derby, Iowa, having seen questions asked
in various newspapers regarding the standing
Of Pennsyl7anias Emergency Men, says it is
generally known that there were two classes Of
these troops, the first enlisting about the mid
die of June, 1868, and the other two weeks
later. The first class was mustered into the
United States SERVICE and the others the serv-
ice of the State. The writer's discharge reads,
Discharged from the service Of the United
States" while his brother-in-laws discharge
reads, Z" From the service Of the State OF Penn
sylvania." The writer's regiment left the State
and went into Maryland until they came with
in sight Of the Potomac, but did not cross over.
He thinks that they were under command OF
Gen. Couch. He thinks the emergency men
who were in the U. S. service should be eligible
to membership in the GAR.
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THE HEAVY ARTILLERY.
A Massachusetts, COmrade Thinks "The Cannon.
Ger" Mistaken Regarding His Regiment.

eer" Mistaken Regarding His Regiment.
EDITOR NATIONAL TaIBUHE: In a recent
article in your excellent paper by THE Can
nOneer" relative TO the strength Of the heavy
artillery regiments, and especially that Of tho
LIST Mass. III. A., take exceptions; for either
THE CannOneer" or the War Department must
be in regarding the correct official strength
OF my regiment, and there might be such a
thing ms an incorrect statement given officially
The lst Mass. III. A. was organized as the 18th
Inf, aud was mustered into the United States
service July >, 1861, at Fort Warren, Boston
Harbor. The regiment left Massachusetts, Aug
Z, 1851, and after arriving in Washington went
into camp on kalOramd flights, north Of Wash
ington, remaining there q short period. The
regiment was then ordered 10 garrison duty in
the Notifications on the south side Of the PotO-
mac, on Arlington flights, garrisoning Forts
Albany, RunyOn, Jackson, Scott, Craig and
Tillinghast. On Jan. ], lSG2, in accordance
with orders from the War Department, 10 was
changed into a regiment Of heavy artillery
with two additional companies, making II in
all. which were filled 20 the maximum stand
ard OF 500 men. On May II, 1864, nearly the
opening Of the battle month" the regiment
was ordered 10 the front, and on May 10 re-
eelyed its first baptism in the battle Of SpOtt-
sylvania Courthouse in front Of the Harris
Farm near the Fredericksburg and SpOttsyl-
Division, OF Eweil's Corps. The regiment went
into the fight with 1917 men, losing nearly 400
killed, wounded, aud missing. Now "Thc
Cannoneer" in his article. relative to the
strength Of the regiment, places it at only 400
men, which is wrong and misleading and if he
took II from the official records Of the War De-
partment the mistake is there and not with
him. The CannOneers articles in THE Ma
TIOSAL TRIBUNE have always been Of brill
liant and deeply interesting character, aud
widely read throughout the country. lie wields
a facile aud trenchant pen, and we hope TO see
more written by him about the war.-WM
CRANE, Corporal, Co. +, lst Mass. II. A., Med
field, Mass
[If the comrade will consult Vol. XXXIII,
Series ]. Official War Records, he will fad on
page SIS, a report signed by Gen. Halleck,
dated April Il, 1861, in which the strength Of
the LIST Mass. ii. A. is stated officially TO be
Las men effective present" This was n
special return, made expressly TO show the
strength Of the heavy artillery regiments in
the defenses Of Washington available for the
field. IL was prepared by order Of Gen. Grant,
and is the last return on file prior to the de-
parturc Of those regiments for the field. As n
matter OF course this report was made from
the return which was made by the regimental
officers who had the data from which to eompil o
il therefore, il must he cOTreet.-EDIToR Ma
TIosAL TRIBUSE.l
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AGE STATISTICS
How Old the Boys We're that Fought The War Of
the Reh9lFiou

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Enclosed
hand yOu study on the ages Of the boys OF
lobl-ls60 at enlistment. It is generally esti-
mated aud taken as a basis Of calculation that,
making all deductions for second. third and
fourth enlistments. there were 100000 differ
ent men IN tine Union army. As a basis Of this
study / tailed OF tho actual ages OF $4,000
ONO soldiers FOR the first column. These o.
COO Ohio soldiers were one hundredth part OF
the whole number Of different men in tho
army, and the number Of the different ages I'm
the whole army at enlistment are approxf-
mated from that Then follows a study esti-
mating the whole number Of survivors az one
nall the enlistmeuts, or 100000 This is
based upon the presumption which is not true
IN t'ctl that the same relative number Of each
age has died. The fact being that greater
numbers OF the more advanced ages have died.
how true 10 IS % call them Boys in Blue"
over 100000 just 2t and under Over one
hair Of them Just - and under &C enlistment.
over onc-halt of the survivors are under so
years of age-m1y they live to DO IOO.-R. *,
SHAW, Captain, 63d Ohio, Marietta, D.
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MEMORANDA.

Detachment from United states Cavalry at Head
quarters Provost Marshal General
Strength OF 6th L. = Cav la battle line June q,
1868: ~ commissioned officers and 2l2 enlisted
men.
Ilobertsou's aud Joncs's Brigadcs arrived on
July 81 aud were stationed on our right flank
Report Of Robert J.. lee, Page 3I3, Vol. &&YII.,
Series j, Iecb Rec.
l,obertsonz Brigade, sth and 5th \. C. Cav.
Previous 10 these instructions ] had, at the in
stance 81 the Commanding General, instructed
Brg-tsen. Robertson, whose two brgades fhis
own and Jones 81 were now on the right near Fair
field, Pa, Tint b essentially necessary FOR him
20 hold the sack Mountain passes.-Report Of J.
J.. j. Stuart, Page GO.
The official reports do not show that there
was any artillery engaged on this occasion, but
the fact is that there was one section Of Chew 5
battery which came upon the field Just as tho
9th Va. was going into action aud fired two or
three shots, without any apparent damage 10
the enemy. ] know our friends on the other
side have fallen into an erroneous impression
that At Fairfield they fought a very superior
force. Some 90 50 far as 10 say two brigades,
ROheris0ns and Joncss, with full battery OF
artillery, and hope this article will disabnse
their minds Of any such impression, and that
they may be convinced from the Official reports
embodied in this article that such Is not the
case. They met aud successfully drove back
without loss TO themselves the 9TH Va Cav:
they moved forward with unbr0ken ranks 10
aitNNt fhNhtttA 10 AlAlhiAk hlAlIA itbhtQ hniANN
Of their steel, and while give them credit for
being ono Of the best Federal regiments in the
Army OF the Potomac, and know az Fairfield
they stood Up like men, ] have the proud
satisfaction Of knowing that my regiment was.
up TO that time, the Ou y force that had given
them successful battle. ] know that Lieut.
Col. Marshall, Of the 9Th Va, states IN his re-
port that portion Of his regiment Joined in
the charge Of the 9th aud near its head but
have been unable 20 find one single officer or
man OF the 9th Va. Cav. who agrees with him
in this statement, and nay own impression is bis
regiment had retired beyond the hin and en-
trcly out Of sight Of the battlefield when we
went into action, and could not have possibly
been legitmatcly entitled 10 the number oi
prisoners he claims Tor his regiment. ] should
not think there should be any doubt in The
mind Of any member Of the 9th 4. s. Cav. as
70 the force engaged on the Confederate side:
but TO make my position stronger still, give
the report Of Col. l.. j. LOmax, commanding
the llth Regiment Of Joncs's Brigade:
july 30, 1863
On the 81 instant reached Fairfield. aud durIup
the engagement a. that point was held in reserve
Tie regiment pClIeted "a aud beyond Fairfield
that night and the next day, taking a number al
prisoners who had been scattered Ia the fight on
the day previous.
=. II. VAUGHAN, Co. 8, 9Th Va. Cav, Hous.
ton, Va.
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FORT GREGG AGAIN.
West FirsininH Wants 20 Refer the Matter 10
Gen. John GIbbOn.

West FirsiuIHH Wants 10 Refer the Matter 10
Gen. John Glbbon.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Here IN this
portion Of our little mountain State of West
Virginia are aged parents who have been
mourning FOR their soldier boys who never
returned wives who still mourn the loss Of a
loving companion orphan children whose SOL
dler father never returned 10 take them on his
knee and tell them how our soldiers fought for
the preservation Of the Union. These aged
parents, widows, aud children whose son hus-
band and father were members Of the 18th w.
Va, and their friends have always supposed
until recently that they were killed IN tie as
saull on Fort Gregg, April 2, I5G5. Their com
Tades say they were killed az Fort Gregg: the
regimeutal records show they were killed nj
Fort Gregg; the defenders Of the fort say the
18th w. Va was the FIRST regiment inside the
Tort. Gen. john GlbhOn presented the 18TH w.
Va with golden eagle 90 sutmount their State
c0lors, with the following inscriptions:
Presented 10 the I2th W Va by their corps com
hlhna"r, Gen. John Sibb1n, for gallant conduct ia
the assault upon FoH Gregg Ca front Of Peters.
burg On the ~ day " April 1868
But this must Doc a mistake. Their comra1es
tho Fcgimcnta records the enemy, and Gen.
Sibbon, must De mistaken. Those We have
beer mourning Tor these many years are surely
not dead, Whyf Because aquiIl-driyer wId
f01siblF ncyrr saw rebel with gun, SAYS the
l2lh w. va. was not 90 Fort Gregg. Which
viii you believer We don't claim tho I2th w
Va. captured the fort alone. Other troops at,
tempted u three q iloTeut times. many Of them
reaching the mote aud were compelled 10 STAY
there. But we do claim that IL was the Sec
Oud Brigade, Independent Division, Twenty
fourth Corps, led by the 18th W. Va, com.
mandcd by Col. William Is. Curtis, that did
make the successful assault and captured the
fort the Confederate Capt Jones surrendering
tho fort 70 Col. Curtis
Now, IA the Interest Of harmony. we refer
the whole matter 10 Gen. John Gibbon las
believe lac is still living, and il he will say thai
| he made any mistake ia presenting the golden
eagle 10 the 18th w. Va, don't think there
Is man IN the regiment but is willing 10 re-
turn IL 10 the General.-WTLBERT JONES, Z
soldiers boy, Limestone, w. Va.
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PRISON LEE.
An Indiana COmrade Shows Difference Of Treat.
ment North and South.

An Indiana COmrade Shows Difference Of Treat
ment North and South.
EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: Replying to
the charge that rebel prisoners were brutally
treated at Camp Morton, will say they must
have been il they were robbed of all the sur
plus clothes Watches money aud trinkets they
possessed; IL they were compelled to lay like
hogs on the ground ii for six or seven months
Of their confinement they had no change Of
clothing; il lice and graybaeks were as thick
rs sand; If the TatiOns were so seant that what
was intended for q day could ali be eaten nj
one meal, and then go hungry for as much
more time; If their raiionA were raw and no
utensils but canteens and pieces Of tin cans TO
cook in; IL the ratiOns Of meal, if any was
drawn, WAS ground cob, shuck aud all (; III the
prisoners had To fight for place in the wood
line in order TO get wood enough TO cook their
rltions; II after cooking a meal il had to be
eaten standing or on the filthy cook-yard,
with graybacks as thick as hops on vine for
company II they were shot down on being
near the dead-line; SC they ever had 10 wade
for three days and nights in water waist deep
due TO the elements flooding the prison If they
were compelled on "a call OF nature to take their
turn in line Of 100 OF more before they could
get 10 the wateT-clOset.
But they didn't; their grub was cooked, they
had barracks, they bad bHnks aud tables they
"AI tHcf iatloha coJAtd ~ their own COOKS,
aud sat at tables as men shOuld-with knife
fork, spoon, tin plate and coiIee.cup. They had
ample rations; they had changes of clothing;
they had plenty Of fuel 10 cook and warm by,
or / have lied.
was in Cahaba prison nearly seven months,
and know what prisoner Of war received at
the hands Of the rebels there. ] was on the
steamerSultana aud saw prisoners from Ander-
sonville and other prisons, aud heard from
gnHuFaH 4 vts faA N hraf
at Camp Morton who guarded prisoners there),
who belonged 20 tho 43d Ind, aud must say
their treatment from what l saw was humane.
Ask any Of tho 43d Ind. for tho facts, and will
guarantee have ample proof Of my statement.
-srErHEs NJ. dAsrOs, Bugler, Go. X, 9th Ind.
Cav, Paris, III.
Tie Ilnnh 4. a.. .......- =. -, L. L. -
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EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: I agree with
the comrade from Kentucky to the letter.
think any attorney gets little pay enough at
$40. 1t ought to be S25 instead as they are
continually written to by comrades to learn
about their claims. I hope all the Old COM
rades will still employ good attorneys, and sign
any papers they draw to give them not less
than S25 for original, and nothing less than $15
for an increase. will sign papers 70 that
effect at any time.-JoHN b. KIrTLE, Decker
TOWN n u
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That's what its makers call taking The risk of
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WAR SONGS
AND
SCENES.
HEAR
THE OLD WAR SONGS


sung in the Old-fashioned way, as we
sang them in the war days.
SEE
these same old songs illustrated with
actual war photographs which bring
out on the canvas before the audience
the thrilling war scenes that fitly pOr-
tray the sentiment of the songs. The
scenes which we use are not Imaginary
pictures Of aoosr, but are the genuine
REAL WAR VIEWS
taken by an authorized Government
Photographer during the progress OF
our great war.
These views represent (as correctly
as if reflected in q mirrOr) those in
tensely interesting scenes exactly as
they really looked. There are Battle
fields, Batteries, Regiments, the Dead
on the Field just as they fell, the
Wounded, the Hospitals, the Prisoners,
Libby Prison, and many other actual
war scenes which we have not space
here to enumerate.
a description of the views Is given
by an old Artillery Sergeant who
served all through the war.
At intervals during the evening the
war songs are rendered, and while be-
ing sung, the war scenes are shown on
the canvas to illustrate the songs.
This entertainment interests not
only veterans, but also the citizens,
the ladies, and the children.
Everybody enjoys it.
Admission 25 cents. Reserved seats 50
and so cents, according to location.
We are now prepared to make engagements
with G.. "A. X. Posts, or Sons of Veterans Camps,
or Woman Relief Corps, to give this entertain-
ment tor their benefit. Write to US for terms.
We are sure to bring money into your treasury
with this wax exhibition ; it is hrst-class.
Hartford, Connecticut, is our headquarters.
We want good, reliable men to give this exhibi-
ton in all parts Of the United States, except
the State Of Connecticut, which we reserve for
ourselves. Call at our Office and look over the
business. We shall be pleased to give you
complimentary ticket to cur next exhibition, so
that you can see how the public like il. If you
are too far away to make us a visit send as your
address and two stamps, and we will send you
our descriptive catalogue.
The War Photograph g Exhibition Co,
No. 81 Linden Place, Hartford, Conn
Mention The GeslonAG TuDunA
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Saving the Capital.

"A Private" 18th Pa. Cav, Cumberland,
Md. having seen an account of Wallace saving
the Capital when Early made his celebrated
raid Ia July, 1864. cannot see how his retreat
TO Baltimore had anything to do with saving
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Scattering.
Photograph Of the s5th NY. Cav.

During the Reunion of the 25th ~ Y. Cav.
which was recently held in this city. the sur
vivors had themselves photographed on the
battlefield near Fort Stevens, the place which
the members Of the regiment will never for
get. At the request of several members who
could not attend the Resnion we will say that
the photograph can be had Of j. ID. Merrick,
photographer, Washington, d. @.
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We are now prepared to make engagements
with G.. A. X. Posts, or Sons of Veterans Camps,
or Woman's Relief Corps, to give this entertain-
ment for their benefit. Write to US for terms.
We are sure to bring money into your treasury
with this exhibition ii is hrstciass.