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| to mile and half from Little Round Top.
The time the 155th changed position to Little
Round Top was near 5 p. m. on the second day s
battle, for it was after they secured that posi-
| ton that the two brigades mot only the 1st
Rifesl formed with the left near the 155th Pa.
and charged northwest. driving the rebels off
that side of the hill and to the right of Devils
Den, and on up into the Wheatfed. None fell
| back through their line.
We held our position at the Wheatfeld, and
on the third day, when Pickett made his des-
perate charge far to the right of US, we were
ordered to charge across the Wheatfeld. which
we did, and then changed front and charged
due south, capturing the last prisoners taken
on the left during the battle of Gettysburg.
Pickett's charge never reached the Wheatield.
We were relieved on the Fourth of July, and
passed Little Round Top on the north, resting
on the east side about noon. While in our po-
stion at the Wheatfeld we could see the infan-
try and artillery on Little Round Top. They
did not have very comfortable position, for
the rebel artillery concentrated their fire so as
to silence the artillery in position on Little
Round Top. We could see the shells strike the
rocks and explode or smash like snowballs,
making lively music, and the rebel sharpshoot-
ers in and around Devils Den made them eau
tious about exposing their mugs on the hill.
The west face of Little Round Top can only
be climbed through the rocks and bushes by
slow, twisting movements, and no line of battle
could ascend there On the south, east, and
northeast faces the ascent is comparatively
easy. and there was no attack made by the
rebel infantry on Little Round Top at any time
later than 6 p. M. July 2. 1863.
The one brigade of p. r. V. c., after getting
into position, occupied the depression between
Little and Big Round Top, extending the
greater way up the north side of Big Round
Top 1t was composed of the 9th, 10th, 12th
and 5th regiments. The First Brigade did the
charging across the clearing, Wheatfeld, and
through the woods to the left, nearly mile,
and included the LIST Rifles (Bucktails), 1st, I'd,
Stb, and 18th regiments, all under Brig. Gen.
Crawford, with the First Brigade, commanded
by Gen. McCandless. of the I'd regiment; Col.
Fisher, of the 5th regiment.
The view from Little Round Top is excel
lent. A person must be acquainted with the
farms, roads, names of places on the field, to
give an intelligent statement to any person
acquainted with the entire battlefield; if not
acquainted some statements that intend to rep
resent things as they occurred are SO located as
to cause doubt about the writer being on the
field. There should be very great allowance
made for strangers; for there are many rocky,
bushy places. and more than one wheatfeid,
though there is but one called the Wheatfeld
when writing about the Gettysburg battle.
! hope Comrade Taylor will not take this as
an insult, and if he ever comes here and in
quires for me. will spend day with him on
and around Little Round Top.-I. n. DURBo-
RAW, Two Taverns, Adams Co., Pa.
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Was Greatly Surprised,

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your paper
of April IA 1 noticed an article from c. L. Mar
vim, I'd N. Y. (Harris's Light Cav, in which
he offers fitting ehlogy to the loyalty aud
ability of Gen. Irwin Mcdowell, with whom
the old soldiers of the Nation are well ac-
quainted; but was greatly surprised to read o
paragraph worded thus: m
I" / was with him every hour he spent in the
saddle on Pope's retreat; rode with him the
night he visited Fitz-John Porter to try to
persuade that arch-traitor to cooperate with
him and obey Pope's orders"
1t was my good fortune to be member Of
one Of the best corps in the Army of the Poto-
mac (the Sixth, or Franklin's); was at Gen.
Slocums Headquarters during the Peninsular
campaign, and was informed of the facts con-
nected with the stubborn resistance made by
Porter against StonewalL Jackson and Robert
E. Lee combined, yet have never learned that
Gen. Mcdowell followed Jackson.
He, believe, remained in his works which
always thought to be great error of judg-
ment on the part of Gen. Mcdowell.
After the stern resistance of Gen. Porter,
with our (Slocum's) brigade as reinforcement,
also Porter's conduct during the campaign,
that it was possible, or even probable. for a
man of his caliber to show the white feather,
or be justly charged with being traitor, would
bernard, very hard. to credit; neither would /
believe the charge to be true were he to attach
thereto his affidavit.--J. +. BRECKENRIDGE,
Albany NJ Y
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This Settles 1t.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Since the
close of the civil war one Robert 81. Hender-
shott once member of the 9Th Mich, has been
posing as the "only and original drummer
boy of the Rappahannock," basing his claim to
the title upon his alleged crossing of the Rap
pahannock River in pontoon-bOat Dec. IL,
1862, with the members of the 9TH Mich. No
body of old soldiers can better afford to be gen.
erous than the survivors of the gallant It'll.
Not one of them seeks to detract one particle
of whatever fame may attach to any one of the
many brave exploits of the war of the rebel
lion; but when one who, like this Hendershott,
claims honors which he never won, Or to ride q
high horse at the expense of brave men, the 7th
most emphatically protests and as emphatically
demands proof, which so far has never been
furnished If he is deserving of this honor on
nothing but his own statements, so the surviv-
ors of the 9TH feel that they too, should receive
on public occasions equal honors; for there Is
no charge of false pretense attaching to their
skirts. At their Reunion at Fenton, June H.
1892, the following resolution was adopted as
the sentiment Of the Association, with the re-
quest that it be made public:
Resolred, That we. the surviving members of the
7th Mich, do hereby emphatcally protest against
and deny the claim made by one Robert II. Hen
dershott to be the "orieinal and only drummer
boy of the Rappahannoek that he was present
and crossed the Rappahannock River at Freder-
iczsburg, Dec. IL 1852 with said 7th, and challenge
hin, to bring one witness who can testify that he
saw the said Hendershott cross in one of the pom
toon- boats with the members Of the 18th, as he
claims. Failing in this, We feel ourselves justified
in declaring in public manner our belief that his
claim is fraud and an attempt to gain notorety at
the expense of those who voluntarily offered their
lives, if necessary, in an undertaking almost I'M
paralleled in the annals of human bravery, and
declare our belief that the honor OF such title
belongs to Comrade John Splane, OF Detroit; and
we also EN- phatically protest against the alleged
action of the managers of the National Encamp-
ment at Washington to be held in September, to
place the said Hendershott mt the head of the pa
rade the representative OF Association, as he
has no part connection with 1t.
CHAS HAMILTON,
JAS. NJ. GREENFIELD,
CHRIS. BLoKER,
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE'S portrait
cards are the biggest thing out. See adrertise-
nsent in another column.
8. Ii. Elkins.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Will you
oblige several of your readers in this place by
giving short sketch of the life of Hon. 8. B.
EIkins, our present Secretary of War? There
is considerable talk about his life from 1860 to
1865 By giving the facts of the case you will
oblige them very much.-GEo. ORME, Wahoo,
Neb.
[Stephen Benton Elkins was born in Perry
County, Ohio, Sept. 26. 1S41; received his early
education in the public schools of Missouri, and
graduated from the University of that State, at
Columbia, in the class of 1860; was admitted
to the bar in 1863, and in the same year emf
grated to New Mexico, where he acquired q
knowledge of the Spanish language, and began
the practice of law; was a member of the
Territorial Legislative Assembly of New Mex
leo in 1864 and 1865; held the offices of Terri
torial District Attorney, Attornsy-General, and
United States District Attorney; was elected
to the 43d Congress as Republican, and while
abroad was renominated and elected in 1879;
during his first term in Congress was member
of the Republican National Committee, on
which he served for three Presidential cam
paigns After leaving Congress Mr.. Elkins
devoted himself to business affairs. He was
appointed Secretary of War Dec. IL, 1911
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

N your issue of the 23d of
June Comrade John B.
Rankin, of the 9th Ind,
airs a grievance against
the Cd Mass. 1t is only a
small grievance, and either
regiment has plenty Of
glory, so that they don't
need to rob one another.
1t is possible that an eye
witness may know more
about the situation at
Gettysburg than either of
them.
The Sd Wis. was near
the edge of the meadow
and Immediately ON the
left Of the I'd Mass. when
they were ordered to
charge. The writer saw
than uaftipr pvar THAR
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GETTING INTO SAVANNAH.
A 102d ~. Y. Comrade Brings Proof of His
Regiment Being the First There.
Enron kGTroxAT TpvprrNr.

EFT me say something
about the first troops
in Savannah. Ga. I
was on picket duty on
the nights Of Dec. 90
and 81, 1864. On the
bank of the Savannah
River, our regiment
being camped on the
bank, the extreme left
of the Union line. We
were very close to the
rebel works, so close
that they could not
maintain a picket-line
in front of their works.
We had dug in from
the river bank and run
a trench parallel with
the works, and in that
49, s.ez<S. At
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N article appeared in
your issue Of March II.
by James Holehouse.
Co. B. 7th Mass,
claiming that his regi-
ment's flag was the frs.
to wave ON Marye's
flights. May 3. 1868.
/ have no doubt the
flag of the 7th was
there, but not until af-
ter tho 9th Me. was.
He also says he saw the
9th BE. ascending the
hill to their left some
time after the 7th
had gained the Nights.
He is mistaken ; if he
saw any regiment it was
some other than the
9th.
/ have been amused
sometimes to see articles
from members of differ
ent regiments, claiming
to have been the first on
Marye's flights, but
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and 5th Wis. The whole of the enemy's fire
swept through the devoted ranks of the two
regiments but with wild cheers the men
rushed on the fortifcations, and the victory
was won in four minutes from the commence
ment.of the attack. Tie flag of the 9th Me.
was the first to wave from the battlements of
the enemy's works. The loss of the regiment
in this terrible engagement was 1913 officers and
men killed and wounded-Maj. Joel Haycock,
Capts. Young, Gray and Balianger being killed
instantly.-B. A. CAMPBELL, First Sergeant,
Co, G., 9th Me-, Pembroke Me.
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If you come to the Eneampment without q
supply of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Portrait Cards it seiH be great disappoiat-
n,ent to your comrades. They all rant your
picture to take home witA them to look at in
after gears phen they are thinking and talking
about goa.
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Don't put of your orders for THE NA-
1I0NAL TRIBUNE Portrait Cards single
day II is only a fer aoeeks noio until the En-
campmeat, and there wiH be a great rush for
them as the time nears. First come, first served
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LEASE give me a little
space to call a halt to
Chas. Banks, Co. ii, LIST
Ohio, in the issue OF
May II. headed " Mis-
sionary Ridge" etc. In
the first place, the Sec
ond Division, Fifteenth
Corps, never reached
Chattanooga until the
cracker line was opened
and fully established
from Stephenson.
He says he believes
our officers were ignor-
ant of the expedition.
They were not.
Again, he says: "In
less time than it takes
to tell it, each COM
mander of his company
had his men out-skir-
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ONTHE GETTYSBURG FIELD
A Pennsylvania Reserve Man Makes Few
Explanations.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE

HOMAS TAYLOR GER
tainly writes from .recol-
lection, and not from
history, as there are
some uncertain and
some misleading asser-
tions in his article of
April %. The 155th Pa.
very likely did what
he states. The Wheat
field is q little north of
west from Little Round
Top; the Devils Den a
little south of west;
Pickett's charge was due
north apd from a mile
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near Sisters Ferry, about 40 mics above :
:" We reached Sisters Ferry about noon the
next day. capturing two small boats aud getting
possession OF the ferry without much oppo-
Eition.
:" A force was placed on the opposite side O!
the river, which encountered small rebel
force that was driven off without much
loss"
Now, The First and Third Divisions of the
Twentieth Corps crossed the Savannah River at
or near Savannah Jan. IL, 1865, and proceeded
directly 10 Roberiyille. The date of cur arri-
val there / cannot now give, but we were sew
eral days on the march, owing to the roads
being filed with Instructions, such as fallen
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RecolIection of Gaines's Mill,

E. c. Kincaid, Co. Z, 9th N. Y. Elgin, H.,
says: If not greatly at fault Sloeum's Brigade
on the Peninsula consisted of the 18th n. Y,
Goth Pa, 9Th Me. and 9th N. Y. (his old regi-
ment), and not the 32d n. Y. At least have
q vivid recollection of Gaines's Mill where the
straw hats of the 10Th N. Y. under Col. How
land Joined the right flank of the 9th N. Y,
and formed target visible even in the dark
ness of smoke that hung over the field between
five and six D. H."
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HOW HE REMEMBERS 1T.
A Pioneer Officer Differs Materially from
the 10th Ohio Cayairsnaa.
EDfToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

NDER the head OF
" Campaign Through
the Carolinss," in the
issue of April Is, / no
ticed the following,
which does not alto
gether agree with my
recollections of trans.
actions at the time:
" at this date. Jan.
30, 1865 Fitzpatrick
was ordered TO move
north by the west bank
Of the Savannah River,
and by 8 rapid march
secure q point for a
portion of the left wing
to cross the river at or
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NHRKS' pHTEHT HRTIFIcIHL limbs
uith Rubber Hands and Feet are
Natural in AetiOn, Hoiseless In Mo-
ton, and the Most Durable In Con-
Struetion.

It's not unusual
to see a farmer
working in the
fields with an
artificial leg,
or an engineer
with hand on the
throttle. or n con-
ductOr. brakeman.
fireman. carpen-
ter, mason, miner,
In fact men OF
very vocation,
wearing one or
two artificial legs,
with rubber feet,
Of Marks Pat
ents, performing
as much labor as
mon irr nr1-a.aasr.
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The customary price Of G. n. r. cards is So
per 100, but THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
,oiV furnish you with 100, having fine picture
Of you
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A COME derate's Claim.

Fl. T. Bird, sth Iowa Cav, Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa, says: In an article copied from the
Atlanta Journal see one Charles Montgomery
(Confederate) makes claim to firing the last
shot during the war, placing the date April 16,
1865. By referring to my army journal find
that our regiment had two men killed and two
wounded April %, 1865 and we did not receive
news of the armistice until the 25th instant.
Our regiment belonged to Croxton's Brigade,
and was styled the lost brigade" in our GEN.
erals (Wilson's) official report, having been de-
tached from the main command early in the
campaign and ordered off towards Tuscaloosa.
Our commander finding it impossible to join
the main army mapped out q campaign of his
own, and after finishing up Tuscaloosa marched
off towards Talledega and destroyed the iron
Gen. Hill in this part of Alabama and suspect
the last fighting was done by our joint forces.
At least We were week later than Montgomery
who makes the claim in the said journal"
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gade. Fourth Division, Sixteenth Corps. in action
with the enemy on the 18th of July 1863 NJ JACK,
son, Miss, signed by Col John C. Pugh Colonel
commanding First Brigade Fourth Division, Six
teenth Corps, appears the name of Ellie T. Lee.
Very respectfully,
F. c. AISswoRTH,
Major and Surgeon, u . Army.
Now, if Comrade Leo will kindly furnish the
names of the three others of my own company
who were wounded on that occasion, yet the
report does not show that they were wounded"
l hereby agree to ascertain the facts in the
matter. For the very credit of survivors OF the
battles in the great war the time has come to
eliminate mere conjectures respecting losses by
the participants in said battles.
Another thing respecting losses in Comrade
Lees brigade at Jackson, am also authorita-
lively cognizant that a typographical error was
made in Fox's work, "Regimental Losses" in
the wounded of the SD Ill. in this action. The
figures given were transposed, and should read
50 wounded, instead of %. Therefore, count
ing all missing of the brigade as wounded or
killed, as was done in my first communication,
Comrade Lees Estimate" of killed and
wounded ON that yet splendid charge is really
and truly 136 men less than recorded by him in
his first article.
note tho accuracy of Col. Fox's book in this
proof by the records of the War Department,
that the name ElleT I. Lee was representative
of personality, not missed, in the remarkably
reliable statistics of the casualties of the war
that peerless work furnishes; also, to point out
that such circumstance as receipt OF wound,
or rather two wounds, per the recipient, is
creditable to Comrade Lee as a soldier, Who,
however, like few too many others, good
and faithful soldiers in those years of the
country's trial, has evidently since that time
posed in masquerade rank for the rolls of the
41st III. rate the comrade as Sergeant, and he
cannot now be Colonel, except that since the
I.
the National Guards. militia, or served with
such rank on some Governors staf.-R. S. LIT
TLEFIELD, Private to Sergeant, 18th Mass;
Second Lieutenant to Captain, LIST Mass IL. A.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
What Our Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns
RIDENOUR SPEAKS.

Tells How His Brigade Executed Danger
Gus and Important Service.
rnrrop NaTToNAr TRrBUNE:
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The Comrade Denies 1t.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE

SEE in your ISSUE Oi
April Ii that Comrade
Edwin Crockett, Co. II,
65th n. Y, was some
W b at worried over
"Quelling Mutiny" in
the issue of Feb. Is. /
cannot understand why
lComrade Crockett should
entertain the idea that
| was trying to boom
myself for Sheriff of this
County. In fact, / have
never been mentioned,
that | am aware of, as a
probable or possible cam
didate for Sheriff or any
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BY AN EYE-WITN ESS.

A Wisconsin Comrade Explains the Situation
of the 27th Ind. and I'd Mass. at Gettys-
1aVrD e.
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Potomac was dealing destruction to Lees army
around Richmond and at the final roundup at
Appomattox."
The Gulf Squadron.
W. F. Demnuse, U. S. s. Brooklyn, Birming-
ham. Ala, writes: "Shipmate Simmons, Of
the Naval Veterans Association. has favored
the readers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE with
an historical sketch of the operations of the q.
S. Navy during the rebellion. Shipmate SIM
mons, in copying from the Navy record in the
War Department. seemed to have suffered with
the same disease as did Senators and Congress
men of past sessions, viz, Short gb tedness
towards tho Navy Our good shipmate gave
us an account of the North and of the Western
flotilas, and of Com. Foote's feet on the upper
rivers, and be closes with the words, The end.'
Let me remind him that we had during the
rebellion what was called the Gulf Blockading
Squadron, under the command of Admiral Far
ragut, who commanded feet of some fifty
vessels Of all sizes. Farragut operated not only
on the Gulf coast, but also on the Mississippi
River so far as Port Hudson. where 1 served
antil its surrender, July, 1863. Will Shipmate
Simmons please look over the Navy record
again and give the readers of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE full account of the whole Yankee
fleet in the TINA of the rebeIIon pr
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DDITIONAL to my
comments of May 81
upon the contribution
of Comrade Lee in re-
spouse to my letter on
the charge at Jackson,
/ would submit to your
readers, ex-Union SOL
diers of the war, the
following copy of an
authoritative sta t g.
ment respecting Ellie
T. Lee, proving that
he was duly reported
wounded in action on
date Of July IL, 1863,
Lees present assertion
made in your columns
of " Fighting Them
Over" to the contrary
Notwithstanding,
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PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Stockades at Andersonyiile.
Line.

RE VAN VIE, 1913 Ex-
change street, Geneva,
Tex, says: "In an article on
Andersonville the author
spoke of four sheds erected
on the north side of the
stockade, only one of which
was completed; the other
three were rooted and at
forded some shelter. They,
when finished, were only
intended for o detachment
apiece that would be
three COS apiece, or 270
men. Now there were in
the stockade about 100 de-
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WAR DEPARTMENT,

w a II DEPARlME NI,
WASHINGTON CITY,
May 5, 1892.
= . = SIR: In reply
to your communication
of the I'd inst, / am di-
rected by the Secretary
of War to inform you
that on the official list of
killed and wounded and
miaxiny of the First Bril-
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COL. ELLIE T. LEE.
Capt. LittlefieId Again After the Scalp of the
Gallant Ilinoisan.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
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A Comrade Criticized.

Hiram W. Davis, Co. d, sod N. Y, Heath,
N. Y, would like to correct Comrade John B.
Hayes, 18th N. Y, in giving short and inter
esting history of his regiment. He states that
the 32d N. Y. formed part of his brigade. The
32d n. Y. was in the Third Brigade, the other
regiments being the 18th and 31st n. Y. and
95th Pa. The 9th N. Y, Gen. Fl. w. Slocum's
old regiment, is the one to which Comrade
Hayes should have referred, as it was in the
Second Brigade.