The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-12
On the Battlefield.

| honor to stand in the way.
| A Few Suggestions.
| A. Routszong, Sergeant. Co. f. 9th Provisional
| Mo-, ElstoD, Mo-, says that there is class OF
| disabled soldiers who were at tho front and
| first in the field, and who have since tho war
become totally disabled. These soldiers arc,
under the act of Juno 81, 1850. receiving sig a
month, but which is insufficient for their COM
| Portable maintenance. Tho writer SUCCESS
that they receive the same pension as those
| who were disabled in like manner in the line
of battle; also, that the said act be so amended
as to give every soldier who served 90 days
and who lost either his eyesight or the use
| of limb an increased pension. The changes
would cost the Government but few millions
| of dollars. and it would thus place the defend
ers of this Union in a comparatively comfort
able position in their declining years.
Missionary Ridge.
| W. S. Brown, Co. A. 18th Ohio, Hiawatha,
Kan, would like to enlarge upon what has been
said on the battle of Missionary Ridge, and
refers the comrades to Cists History OF the
Army of the Cumberland (page 276) which
says: THE Second Brigade, First Division,
Fourteenth Corps under COL NJ. F. Moore and
| 10Th H., 18th Mich. Goth Ohio, 18th U. S., 1st
and I'd battaiions 18th q. s.. 1st battalion, 18th
! u. s., 1st battalion, 10Th q. S., composed the
brigade. The writer says they always had a
good opinion of tho Regulars and they did
|
| but they did not consider them any better
| than the volunteers.
Why Don't They Write?
| Eugene Pelham, Co G, 9Th u. s., Jackson
| Vile H. wants to know why the boys of the
| old 9th don't write as they have seen service
| and could furnish something that would be of
| great interest to the readers of The NATIONAL
| TRIBUNE.
The Death of Gen. Farnsworth.
| George w. Toms. 5th N. Y. Cav Stamford,
| Conn, says he differs in several points from
Comrade Clark in his graphic account Of the
death Of Gen. Farnsworth in the Issue of Dec.
8, 1891. In the first place, Con;rade Clark says
| Gen. Fitzpatrick ordered Gen. FarnswOrth to
| take battalion of the 1st VT. Cav. and charge
| with it. Now as there were several regiments
| of Confedarates in their front 1t would be II
| diculous to charge them with battalion of
| cavalry. And them again, it docs not seem
! right for General commanding division to
| order a General commanding a brigade to take
| O battalion (which is composed Of four COM
paniesy and charge with it. In other articles in
| regard to the same affair the 1st w. Va. Cav.
| claim that Gen. Farnsworth was killed while
| leading them in a charge, which is also claimed
! by the lst Vt Cav. The fact is that he was
| leading the whole First Brigade, with the ex-
ception of the 9Th n. Y Cav. Comrade Clark
further says that Farnsworth fell. pierced with
| six balls all at once. The writer says he re-
ceiyed his first wound before he reached the
| euemy's line, and the second near the stone
wall and the last and fifth ball passed through
his heart, and when he fell be was directly in
front of Confederate battery, in an open field,
and about quarter of a mile within the Con-
feierate line. The writer does not wish to rob
Cemrade Clark of any of his we'll won laurels,
for he knows there was no better regiment OF
cavalry in the service than the LIST VT, but the
comrade has surely got things mixed.
Information Asked and Given.
Mrs. NJ. K Power. Sheep Ranch, Colo, says
if any comrade has M. K. Powers discharge
to please forward it to the above address.
A. Berger, 41S Walnut street, Cincinnati
O., wants the name and address of the 10th
Ohio Cavalryman, the author of Campaign
Through the Carolinas." which has been running
in our columns. The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
would also like the same Information.
Chips" would like to hear from some of
his shipmates on the Juliet, Mississippi Squad
ron, in the Red River expedition. The boys
alive" Address VIM. II. Belts, South Nor
walk, Conn.
James King, Harold, Ky, wants the address
of IA firm Of which he can purchase an lnstru-
ment whcrewith to find minerals in the earth.
K. l.. Smith, Captain, 21st ILL.,, Miller, S. d.,
has papers of value to John ID. McNaughton,
Captain, 1S5th n. Y, or his heirs
Revolutionary Heroes.
In recent issue appeared list of names of
anumber of persons living whose fathers fought
in the Revolutionary war correspondent at
Erie, Neosho Co., Kan, furnishes Us with the
name of another, residing at that place, viz: DR..
Charles f. Stauber. He was born near Easton,
Northampton Co, Pa, May 81, 1903, and will
therefore soon be 81 years old. His father, Got
lieb Stauber. was Revolutionary soldier in the
Continental line. At the time of the civil war
DIR. Stauber was too old to endure the fatigue
and hardships of soldiers life, but his two
eldest sons, being all that he had that were old
enough to entcr the service. both served in the
Union army. Sias, the eldest. enlisted in the
4th Mich. Cav, and was mustered out at tho
close of the war with the rank of Captain.
Justus, the second so1 enlisted in the 11th
Iowa, and was killed July %, 1864. at the
battle of Atlanta.
A Home for Someone.
Mrs C. w. w. Cole, Forest Home, N. Y, is
in need of someone to do general housework,
and offers home to any soldiers widow or
daughter who will fill her requirements
Who is Right?
A. Schraum, New York City, writes: ain
regard to Il letter of Dec. 10. 1891, headed Over
the Lines at Armstrong; Mills which appeared
in your columns, would say that some CON-
rades of the Second Corps claim that your in
formant was mistaken as to the date of the
above engagement They claim that it took
place in October, 1864. Although not able to
give the correct date. think that your corre-
spondent is III the main correct, and / claim
that the engagement took place in the latter
part of January beginning of February,
1865 Al, the Fifth Corps boys will remember
the terrific sleet storm the night after the fight
Who is right?"
Land and Homes.
Andrew Helms, Castle Rock, Wash, writes:
eff any comrade contemplates coming West
let him come to western Washington. 1t is
the best place for poor man on the globe
Good land, good climate, good water and plenty
of wood. ! never anything from the 123d
Ind Are they all dead? Let me hear from
some OF the old comrades Of the Twenty-third
Corps"
Remembers 1t Distin city.
Scrg't Reuben Brown Go. c, 18th Kan. Cav,
Maryvillc, Mo-, will say to Conrade John
Gaugh, of Co. +. that he has not forgotten the
Is days of eating mule-meat to keep from
starving in September. 1865, the Powder
River Expedition after Indians. He has not
forgotten the fact that they found more In
dams than they wanted to find. Hardtack