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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-11-05

The Troops that Attacked JacksOn's Rear on tn
Night OF jane i, 1864

The Troops that Attacked Jackson's Rear on the
Night OF June i. Is82.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / have read
with a great deal OF interest the articles on
Loyal M0untaueers," by Col Lang, as I WAS
participant IN most OF the movements therein
described, and from what have seen know they
are AZ near correct AZ could be written from any
one persons point Of view; but in the last
paper tkli he has inadvertently, j think, made
q mistake when be gives the credit for the at
tack on JacksOgs rear guard on the night Of
the lst Of June, 1862, 20 Col. Cluseret's Brigade
composed OF the 18th w. Va. and Goth Ohio, as
all the fighting done that niFht was by squad
ron Of the 9TH n. Y. Cav, commanded by Capt
Doian, Of Co. Il, now OF Washington 3D. c.. and
composed Of" his own aud Ca. c, numbering
about 100 mon, under direct orders of Col. Ia
g0nyi. They had only gone a little beyond
Strasbnrg when they were halted by picket.
vino after some paFisy demanded 10 what army
they belonged. The command TO charge was
given and the picket was ridden down without
D chance 10 fire. About 20 yards further
the first set Of lours was thrown into confusion
by riding against telegraph wires which had
been stretched across the road, and three Of
them were thrown from their horses, but the
fourth, who was Serg't Mulhern, Of Co g, cut
the wires with his bAber and the command
dashed up almost 10 the stone bridge under the
brow OF Fishers Hill, which was chuked with
flying cavalry, infantry. and artillery. The
whole fight did not last 10 minutes but was
bloody while ii lasted. Capt. DOlan was
wounded, Lieut.. Hawkins, Of Co. G. was shot
through the thigh. from the effects OF which be
afterwards died Private Wilson, Of 90. =, had
four wounds and a number OF others received
slight injuries. When the command fell back
they brought lS prisoners, but left Lieut.. HRw-
kins IN the hands Of the enemy, who. when
they found that the whole OF Fremont'E army
las they thought was not after them, mus
tered up sufficient courage 10 retuTn and pick
up whatever had been left around loose
number Of members Of a Louisiana infantry
regiment found Lieut.. Hawkins aud threat
ened 10 Kill him, but were prevented by Col
Turner Abhby, who had some Of his own men
build shelter Of b0ugHs aud old blankets and
staid by him until our advance guard came
within shooting distance the next morning;
and Lieut.. Hawkins told the writer not 10
minutes after that he iAshby) had done all it
was possible for man 10 do for him.
Col. Lang truly says the night was simply
black IN rs darkness, and be might further
have said the mud in the road was fully up to
the reputation Of the State, rs when the par
Elephants returned 10 where the regiment lay
they had 10 scrape il of their clothes and many
who participated la the affair near Harrison
burg. where Ashby was killed. still bore the
marks OIL their contact with the sacred soil. ~
JOSEPH a. MOORE Sergeant, Co q, 4th n. Y.
Cav, ll7 West 32d street, New York city.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
Whal0ur Veterans Have 10 Say AbOut
Their Old Campaigns
Comrades Must await Their TUrH for Their Artl.
clss 10 DE Published.

Comrades Must await Their Turn FOR Their Arti-
cles 10 DE Published.
comrade takes exception 10 the treatment
be has received at the hands % Tbs NATIONAL
TRlBUAE aud demands the stoppage OF his
paper lie had written an article, which we
published, and 10 which several comrades who
were iu the same battle took exceptions "a, one
Of them going so Far rs 10 say that the writer
OF She article Was not iu the battle in person,
A. his description Of it being So adverse 70 the
situation that he could not have been there.
Tho cUmrade feels agPlieyed because we dld
not publ "a his replies 70 this attack upon hlm'
which We have on our desk ready i0r publica
ti0u "a The iime ID sinai be reached. But COM
fadcs mast understand that a. we receive thou-
tands az Cnmmuni cations from different parts
Of tho country every day, that t takes time 10
reach them. and they must wait patiently unill
their turi comes. We cannot and viii not take
from tIlc bottom any article and put it on top
Every mHu WHO addresses communication 20
this office will be answered either by letter or
bis communication Will be published entire. or
d PirApt shot made oi H. We answer every
question q -lIed. and notice every communica-
tiOn frnm the comrades widows, orphans or
anybody seeking information regarding people
who served IN the laie war.-EnlTOR Ma
TIONAL Tribune.
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rebels 10 take the place. As II is, every man Is
determined 10 die in the trenches rather than
give up the town."
Now, comrades Of the Army Of the Cumber-
land, who read the great soldier paper, THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, have read and heard so
much about our army being demoralized aud
no fight in us after the battle Of Chickamauga,
j would like TO hear from every brigade Of that
army as 10 the real feeling that existed among
the boys who lodged the big shells from Point
Lookout aud talked back 70 the rebel pickets
when they hurrshed for Yallandighsm.-S. A.
Mcneil, 3lst Ohio, Redwood. o.
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Nelson's Part at shiloh.

T. J. Cannon. 9th KY. 1910 Mulberry street,
Baltimore, Nd, thinks that Gen. Nelson, Of
BueIPs army. saved the battle Of Shiloh. His
division arrived several miles from Savannah
on the night Of April 5, 1852, and went into
camp. If Nelson's Division had not fOrded
Duck River while on the march 10 the relief
Of Grant at Shiloh, it would have been several
hours too late 70 have afforded the needed as
sistsnee in that great struggle. But Nelson
had heard the firing on Sunday, and moved
his division by the double-guick TO opposite
Pittsburg Landing; issued go rounds Of ammu-
milton to each man Of the division left every
thing behind, and crossed the river in time to
save the large seige-guns that had been aban.
dOned. Nelson succeeded in getting his brigade
over. when darkness helped the Federal side,
as Beauregard stopped fighting IS night ap-
preached. On the morning of the 9TH, Nelson's
Division made a record which cannot be sur
passed, and they did as fierce fighting as was
seen during the war.
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It's sometimes said patent medicines are for
the ignoraat. The doctors foster this idea.
when liz comes TO medical science" Suppose
they are What q sick man needs is NOT
knowledge, but a cure. and the medicine that
cures is the medicine for the sick. DR.. Pisrce's
Golden Medical Discovery cures the "dO be-
lieves" and the don't believes" There's no
hesitance about it, no If" nor "possibl 10
says-''I can cure you, only do as I direct"
Perhaps it fails occasionally. The makers hear
of il when it does, because they never keep the
money when the medicine fails to do good.
Suppose the doctors went on that principle.
I'VE beg the doctors pardon. 1t wouldn't do D
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Weak, kervous Hen

Send az for fuli directions (sealed) FREE OF
Common sense Home Treatment vii positively cure ali
tue effects 0i impoteHcy etc the only care known
ior varic0ccic. REV and certain method electric
nonsense, n0 stomach druEEiuE. Address Al
MOB lnALNAlH o. Alblon. MlchIaan.
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50 to atfak aa7 tlss any TOO rfroa5 laHnBs In
uTgtag hoss oto t4ts re sghtssf atsrssf fa Ns sGs
HrHgJis0f The refu 20 embrace tis ggprfuty gfsTS
them % pLts ttes recoe,ioa5 slq5or7fsd "a 20 s
V1't h1re p5itsd kusry rsrds uo e win ~ 0noa
become - sthsiHstc i1rssF N ne fstf Of "a
AraV of hs Potomac WITH th0r0Hqhness iaIaffftft and
utee mich certainly hqrs not bern scssd 1rsd ssT9y
doubt II e hts bee s7taisl IN az gs 10 rafrs n re s1ur
Ibsg % be recorded i1idorsag ne a0a snTaiiGs4
manner. JA3fES E4ENERtt
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-11-05
liza Wise Nan that Knows His Own Picture.
IFIlegrnds Hiertfryl

"What do you think of your portrait,
madam" asked the painter
IL brings TO my mind the old saying
How hard IL is for a person 20 really know
oneselfbD
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advancing enemy. sent his Orderly to Col
Hutehins % have his regiment fall back. But
the Orderly was misunderstood. and the Colonel
ordered the boys to hold their ground. The
Orderly finally came back and told the Colonel
TO fall back, which was none too soon, as the
enemy had driven the line from right and left.
and had run n battery up 10 the right, and
opened fire az the 9th fell back out of range.
The regiment was also in the battles Of Look
out Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Rssaca, Dali
ton, Buzzard's ROost. Kenesaw Mountain,
Peachtree Creek, Atlanta. the march TO the sea
and through the CarOlnas, and opened the bat
tle of BentOnvills, being the advance Of the
fourteenth Corps on that day. They were also
in the grand review at Washington.
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Who Raaehed be Town FIrstl

J. g. Leach, Co. d, 39th Ohio LemOnt, H., has
noticed In our paper a question as to which
was the first regiment into Corinth, Miss, at
the time Beauregard evacuated that place. He
does not mean to say that his regiment was
ahead Of the cavalry but he knows that 10 had
a race with the nth III. for the first breast
works, and the 47th got there first; but Mai.
Noyes, Of the 39th, beat the Quartermaster Of
the 47th into the town with the colors of the
regiment, aud they beat the nth 80 bad that
they claim the honor Of taking Corinth. Mel.
sons men were just getting over the breast
works mile to the rear when the Both got
there.
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Information Asked and GI1sn.

B. Mannheim, HaGkinsyilie, Ca, wants TO
know if there is an association Of the 66th "
Y, if they had Reunion this year, and II there
Is any roster Of the regiment printed. Viii
not some comTade tell him2
Il. G. Haydock, New Burlington, o., in
quires Of Comrads G. @. Vickers, Co. F. 1st Ohio
three months), what was his occupation when
he enlisted.
Welles Northrup, Fife Lake, Mich, wants
some eomrade in New Mexico 10 tell him by
letter if there is any Government land avail
able for settlement there now.
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T. B. Day, Co A, 7th Ind, Aurora Ind, says
that in July, 1862, Shields's Division fell back
from near Harrisonburg and took position near
Front Royal. The writer was on detached duty,
and arrived at that place In advance of his
regiment. He took q seat on the frontsteps Of a
modest looking brick house opposite the prinei-
pal hotel, alongside of boy of nine or ten years
of age, who began questioning him In regard to
the movement Of the army. The boy said his
desire was TO see Gen. Shields, whose reputa-
ton had evidently preceded him. The Gen.
eral came riding along in an open carriage, his
arm bandaged in o sling, and his gray, stiff
mustache clipped close. which caused the boys
of the I4th Ind. 20 call him "Old Shoebrush."
The boy eyed him intently, and remarked that
his father was a General too-Gen. Jordan, on
Beauregard's stag, at that time at Charles
ton, s. O. The rattle of q shutter above the
writer's head attracted bis attention and he
saw q woman admOnish the boy 10 silence
by a shake of her head and the index finger.
On the hotel veranda flashily dressed woman
was surrounded by several officers, whom
she was entertaining. He asked the boy
who she was, and was told that her name
was Belle Boyd, 3 name at that time quite
familiar. short time afterward this woman
was sent TO Washington under guard as a spy.
The writer would like 10 know if that boy is
still in the land Of the living
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Treated Him Well.

John ID. Andrews, Seaman, u. s. g. Nahant,
Glen st. Mary, Fla, has seen several state
ments regarding treatment of sailors and sol
diers by Examining Boards. The writer has been
before two boards-one under the Democratic,
and the other under the Republican Admins
tration, at Glen st. Mary. He was treated
fairly in both cases; was only required to re-
move so much of his clothing as would give the
Examiners chance to make an examination.
The writer thought that the Surgeon who con-
Quoted the examination the last time was
gentleman in every sense of the term.
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Comments and Corrections

L. w. CogsweIl, llth ~ r., Henuiker. ~ r.,
says that COmrads FOss 31st Me-, is mistaken
In his recent statement. The 39th N. J., 33d
Me-, and 10th ". III. were not attached 20 the
Second Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Corps.
The writer had stated previously that the regi-
ments which composed that brigade at the close
Of the war, and for many months previous TO
that, were the 9Th, 9th and 1lth N. H., ID Nd,
18th W., 31st Me-, 56th Mass, 10th and 136th
n. Y. As an officer for many months on the
staff Of Gen. Griffin. commander Of this bril-
gade, the writer knows this to be correct. The
25th aud 9th N. J. and the 81 n. j. Cav. were
the Ninth Corps.
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The 9th Ohio.

J.B. Hitler, Co. ], 9th Ohio, RidgevilIe, Ind,
thinks somebody would like TO know that there
WAS a 9th Ohio in the service. or the part they
took in suppressing the rebellion. They were
mustered in Aug. 8, 1862. at Piqua, and left In
q few days for Kentucky, arriving in time for
the battle of Richmond, where they received
their baptism of fire. From there to Louisville.
Perryyille, Stone River, and Chickamauga,
where the writer claims that bis regiment was
the last 10 leave the line of battle on Sunday,
Sept 20. having an excellent position and inn
plieit confidence in their officers, from Pap
Thomas down TO the youngest Corporal. They
were not once driven from their works, although
they were charged seven times in less than two
hours; but the enemy could only get TO the
edge OF a strip of clear ground in their front,
where a Georgia regiment was compelled to
leave its colors, not a man being able to get
away with them, so hot and well-direeted was
its FIRE. When the grand charge along the
whole line was made which broke up the troops
TO the right and left, Col. Scribner, command
ing the First Brigade, First Division, Four
teenth Corps. seeing that the Oath was holding
the fort. but was about to be snyeloped by the
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-11-05

Choking, sneezing and every other form Of
eatarrh In the head, is radically cured by DIR.
sage's Catarrh Remedy. Fifty cents. Sold by
druggists eyeryWhore.
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MEADEs INTENTIONS.

Every bottle OF Hoods sarsapRrilla contains Il
doses. and Is fair equivalent Tor a dollar.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-09
FALSE ALARM.

A dozen rumors have been flying
around today as to shooting match
which took place wednesday morning
between four and five o'clock on Wal
nut street.
The first to be circulated was to the
effect that Mr. George A. Morse had
shot his wife and killed her instantly.
This was followed by the story that
he had shot her and she was dying,
while Mr.. Morse had fed the country
for parts unknown. One story after
the other followed in rapid succession.
All there is in the matter is that.
Mrs. Morse was awakened about half
past four by hearing a noise in or
about the house, on Walnut near
Second street. Being somewhat fri
ghtened she cried out, Murder.
Thief" Her husband was aroused
from his slumbers, and opening win
dow he fred two shots from his re-
volver. This only frightened the lady
still more and again she cried out,
"Murdern The shooting and scream
ing brought officer Daniels to the
scene, and after investigating found
the situation as stated above.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-10-09
From Wednesdays Daily

Last night was the coolest OF the
season. The plants and foliage this
morning plainly showed the effects of
the freeze.
"A marriage license has been grant
ed VIM. f. Wagner, of Waseca county
and Francis Giesler, of Blue Earth
county.
The sodding of High school grounds
is progressing nicely, and when COM
pleted will present pretty picture
and worthy of admiration.
Rev. Mr.. Copp, who has held the
pastorate of the NJ. e. church at Eagle
Lake for several years, has been trans
ferred to Jackson.
Married, Oct. 3rd, 1891, by Rev.
John Barbour, Robert Finlay and
Miss Maggie M. Finlay, at residence
of officiating minister.
The action of Jacob Kohlhase VS..
VIM. Giesake, ct al, partners of Sleepy
Eye Roller Mill Co., will be called for
trial in general term of circuit court,
U. S., on Nov. 3, 1891.
Rev. G.. r. Hair has again been
designated as the presiding elder for
Mankato district. Mr.. Hair is a pop
ular officer of the church, and his
friends throughout the district are
pleased that he is to be retained for
another year at least.
Mr.. John III. Palmer and Miss
Nellie Cassidy, both prominent young
people of this place, were united in
marriage last evening at the residence
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Cassidy, invest Mankato. The
wedding was very informal, only the
immediate relatives of the parties
being present. Rev. l. Bergstrom
officiated. The young couple have
fitted up a pleasant home on State
street, and will be home to receive
their friends in about week or ten
days.
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From MONDAYS Daily.

"A marriage license has been grant,
ed William Schimmelle and Sarah
Carey, both of Mapleton,
The FREE PRESS office is in want
OF ten cords of day hard maple wood,
for which cash will be paid on delivey.
Mr.. Richard Hammitt, who has
been confined to his home in this city
Tor several months, caused by stroke
of apploplexy, is lying at the point of
death. His attending Physician has
hope of his recovery.
Oscar A. Nelson, young son of
John A. Nelson, of this city, died at
his home Sunday morning of mem
braneous Group. The child was four
years and eleven months of age, and
had been sick only few days. The
funeral will be held tomorrow at 2
O'Clock from the Swedish Luthern
ehuTch.
With view to furnishing the
High School gymnasium with the
best apparatus and material for physi-
cal training, and their reading room
with the best magazines, quarterlies
and papers, the pupils have organized
a series of entertainments. We have
already noticed the three lectures by
Leon Vincent, on Oct 26 and 9th,
and Nov. Bird, on Hawthorne, Emer-
son and Holmes, and are pleased to
announce that not forgetful of the
past successes, the pupils of the High
School will give an entertainment in
the assembly room on Friday evening
ON Oct. 9th. The exercises will con-
sist of instrumental music, song, re-
itationS and a farce.
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Lake Crystal. !, If thisis true, why the
difference? Surely the Lake people
will not admit that Mankato is 20
cent better market.
According to all reports, Bro.
Copp, of Eagle Lake, was very mum
erous," so to speak, at the NJ. E. con-
ference in Red Wing. The Bishop
even had to ask the Elder if his adj
dress on a certain matter was IAN ar
raignment of the presiding elders. ;"
Bro. Copp has been so in the habit of
firing off prohibition that he evident
ly did not draw the line at confer
ence.
The marriage of James Flood to
Laura Orchard was solemnized this
morning at $50 o'clock in the parlors
of the Commercial House, Rev. John
Barbour officiating. The bride has
been employed at the Commercial for
a number of years. while the groom is
spoken of as painstaking conductor
on the Omaha road, running between
ST. Paul and ST. James. The welded
couple left for Iowa, where they will
visit the parents of Mrs. Flood. Their
home will be at ST. Paul
Happy the bride the sun shines
on is an old adage. This morning at
IL o'clock, the sun shone in all of it's
brightness, just as Geo. d. Preston
and Carrie X. Stroebel entered the
private Office at city hall for the pur-
pose of being joined in the holy bonds
Of matrimony. AS the bride and
groom entered the room, followed by
witnesses, Judge Porter buttoned up
his Prince Albert, blushed liked a
schoolboy, and read to them the serv-
ice in a solemn manner. On receiv-
ing their affirmative replies, he de-
clared them man and wife. Mr..
Preston is a resident of St.
Clair and the bride is Mankato
lady. The young folks have the best
wishes of their friends.
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The Skirt Dance.

America has England to thank for
the gaiety dance, better known as the
skirt Dance" 1t was brought to this
country several years ago by a London
vaudeville company and won i'm
mediate favor. There is something
startling, of course, about the vicious
altitudinouS kick which to break
piece out of the atmosphere Just above
the footlights, and the strictly proper
class piously lift their hands when
the kicker performs this feat, but
when well executed the dance is GER
talnly worth seeing and always at
tractive. 1t is truly the poetry of mo-
tlon-the intoxicating music, the sim
luous movement of the dancers form
and the graceful sweep of the volum-
lnous skirts having soothing, pleas
urable effect upon eye and being. And
that is the way the tourist who takes
the Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad
feels. This is the Duluth Short Line
the best line TO take when going
from the Twin Cities to Duluth and
West Superior, or uice rerSa. and inter-
mediate points. Splendid terminals,
elegant equipment fast trains, con-
venient schedule, close connections
and the best service are features which
invariably catch the public. and the
Duluth Short Line has them. For
circulars, etc, apply to- ticket agents,
or Geo. w. Bull, General Passenger
Agent, or Geo. G. Gilfillan, Asst. G. p.
A., st. Paul, MINI.
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From Sats rday's Daily.

We understand that Dell Perry of
Canby, is confined to his bed on ac-
count of broken leg.
-Amboy is to have a paper of it's
GOWN. 1t will be called the Amboy
Herald. and will be published by the
aeditor of the Lake Crystal Mirror.
-Amboy is thriving little town and
we wish the proprietor success in his
new enterprise.
IT. +. Mills had % acres of wheat
that yielded by weight q blu. per acre;
10 acres of flax that yielded 244 bu.
per acre: 10 acres of barley that yield
ed 30 bu. per acre: 10 acres of oats
that yielded 60 bu. per acre. The
farm on which these crops were rails
ed has been under cultivation 80 years.
Don't look much like land was ''run-
ming out" very swiftly, does it?
Ten members of the /. o. o. f.,
OF Mankato, were at GAINESVILLE last
night, for the purpose of comforting
the initiatory degree upon sixteen
new members of the lodge at that
place. Those who went from here
were: H. Zimmerman, Jr., J. W.
Fowler, J. p. Reed, d. Selleck, w.
Bucholtz, III. p. Jensen, H.'R. Week
ing, r. Livingston, V. Perry and r. G..
BDeckler.
The throat difficulty which came
upon Mr.. Il. Z. Soaring some weeks
ago and which still continues to an
noy him has made it necessary for the
FREE PRESS to secure the services of
aanOther to fill Mr.. Searing's place as
local editor until such time, at least,
dis he shall be able to resume his
duties. For the position Mr. Henry
Il. Griggs, of New York, has been en-
gagged, and we bespeak for him the
same kindly consideration that has
heretofore been accorded Mr.. Soaring.
Mr.. Griggs has been engaged in vari-
sDns capacities on eastern journals and
is an energetic news gatherer. Being
a stranger in the city it will take him
"a little time to get the run of things
but he will come out all right.