The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-31

ordered to Minnesota for reorganization of the
| I'd. Thus he enlisted for the Ist served with
the 3D. and belonged to the Sd MINI.
Information Asked and Given.
| Edwin Webster. Bozeman. Mont, writes:
| One of my friends was telling me about an
advertisement in your paper in June last of
| Bible found on the grounds of the battle of the
| Wilderness belonging to l.. L. Webster had
| an uncle killed there, and il it belonged to nv
uncle would much like tho Bible as keep
| sake"
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE wants the address
| of Isaac ~ Sutton
| THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE wants the address
of the comrade who sent the story entitled
Our Coward" and signed himself High
| Private"
| Eben F. Allen, Bath Me-, would like TO open
| correspondence with some old soldier of Ten
nessee, as he wishes to move where there is
milder climate and to settle in q locality where
| there are a number of Union veterans
| If Comrade VIM. FL. Fisk, No. % Dorrancs
street, Providence, r. l., who is writing his
| tory of Monroes battery 3D. 1st R. T. l.. A.
| will consult Vol. XIX, Part T. Series 1. of the
War Records, pages 226 to 223 inclusive. he
will find the official facts concerning the action
OF his battery at Antietam. We presume he
can get access to the War Records in some
library in Providence, and therefore simply in
form him where he can get the facts he wants
instead of reprinting them here.
John Scott, Nevada, Iowa, would like the
name and address of any Of the soldiers Of the
Mexican war who were at Incarnation at the
time Cassius IL. Clay was captured.
Bravery at Peach Tree Greek.
| Moritz Tschoepe, Co. C, oath Wis. Fort Mad
ison, Iowa, says that the Western boys will
come like an avalanche to the National En-
campment. The writer is anxious to meet
Lieut.-Col. Arthur McA rthur, whom he has not
seen since the close Of the war; and who is at
present on duty in the War Department There
was not Drawer or better soldier than he in
the United States army. While advancing at
Peach Tree Creek the rebels made such ter
rible attack upon the line that it was thrown
into confusion, but the coIor-bearer (BIake) of
the 2lst and Maj. Macarthur did not confuse,
and the Major, with sword and revolver in
hand, sprang to the side of the color bearer
while a private of Co. did the same, ready to
defend the fag which was in the immediate
front of the advancing enemy. Before they
reached the colors, our line rallied to their
support, and the enemy were driven from the
field. The writer likes to read the articles of
the old boys, and If they do get in each others
wool sometimes it makes no difference, as we
did not, and could not, see things alike at all
times.
To Come to Washington.
A. W. Paul, Box 81, CoultervilIe, Ill.,, says he
is trying to make up club for THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE to secure ticket to Washington, and
it will be favor if any of the comrades who |
want to come to correspond with him.
The Nine In Front OF Petersburg.
Levi G. Foss, Co. G, 3lst Me-, Biddeford, |
Me-, would inform Comrade Cutie, who desired |
to know the name of the man who relighted |
the fuse that blew up the mine in front of /
Petersburg, that the writer knows little some-
thing about that affair. rs his regiment was doing
picket duty in front Of the mine all Summer, and
was in the attack made on the enemy's line
June Is, IL, Is, 1864, and gained an advanced
position with other regiments of the Ninth
Corps. In the railroad cut, just behind this
position, was a hollow. where the work could
be carried on ont of sight of the enemy. Lieut.
Col. Peasants, of the 4Sth Pa, did the work
The mine was to be exploded on the Goth of
July and at $3.50 a. m. the match was applied |
but the fuse went out. Lieut.. Jacob Douty,
Co. X, and Serg't Reese, Co. F, both of the 4Sth
Pa, entered and reighted the fuse. The mine
exploded at 442 a. M, and in less than five
minutes the Ninth Corps charged into the
crater The most of the writer's regiment re-
manned there, never to come out again; he
and one other man being all that remained of
Co. G. Serg't Ed. Sprague, who was after
wards First Lieutenant in the regiment,
brought out the colors of the regiment
FaY0rItism Shown by Examining Boards.
George Fl. Killing. Co. @, 9th Iowa, Owing
ton ILL.,, has been vainy watching the columns
of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE in the hopes of
seeing something from his old regiment, and
he wishes that some one would give an account
of the terrible services performed by the gallant
9th. The writer is still in tho land of the liv-
ing and manages to keep soul and body together
with six dollars aid from the generous Govern
ment, which was given him for getting in the
way of rebel shell, and being so unfortunate
as to contract rheumatism. The writer does
not wish to change his Government but thinks
that there is an unfair deal somewhere. and
from what he saw the last time he was ex-
amned by Board of Surgeons, he thinks that
there is great deal of favoritism shown. He
don't think it looks well to see a comrade stick
greenback down in the attendants vest
pocket. The writer knows two comrades who
have been examined by this same board, and
who are working in the same shop with him on
the same class of work; one of whom receives
So and the other $12 a month pension
tho latter for heart disease, that he did not
know he had until examined by the Sur
geons, and yet he gets S12 month; and did not
enlist until the rebels were in the last ditch.
Who Captured Ferguson's Battery,
D. G.. Bureson, Co. d, 11th Mich, Clarinda,
Iowa, writes: THE reason so many different
regiments claim to have captured this bat
terry is the elapse of so many years, that the
comrades have forgotten the particulars in re-
gard to this capture, even to the pocket-diaries
that were written by the campfire that night
while guarding the captured battery and pris-
oners; but he thinks Comrade Fleisher is a
little off when he claims that they fred vol
ley into the battery. If not on that, he GER
tainly is on claiming the honor of this capture
to compensate them for battery lost at Chick
amauga. Did Pap Thomas give the honor he won
in driving the rebels over Missionary Ridge to
Rosecrans because he got driven in from Chick
amauga2 Did Sherman give the honor he won
by his march to the sea to Buell., because the
latter was driven nearly as far the other way?
Did Gen. Grant give the honors he won by
taking Richmond to Little Mae because
he couldn't get there2 No; nor will the 18th
Mich. give the honros they won by the part they
took in the capture of Fcrguson's battery to the
18th Regulars, because they lost q battery at
The civil war was not like
game of marbles-divide up after the game is
played. Not by any means. The honors they
won during the war they hang to and prize the
highest of all earthly possessions Comrade