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The National tribune., 1892-12-15
ATLANTA CAMPAIGN.
An Incident which Happened at Sand Mount
ain, Ga.

@oMRADE L. L. SCOTS article in The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE of Feb. % brings
to mind an incident that occurred at
the top of Sand Mountain, which
think he means instead of Lookout Mountain.
The 18th Ohio ordered to climb the
mountain and drive the rebs off, as they could
look down on our movements and report to
rebel headquarters what we were doing.
1t was near noon when we reached the pail
sades. near the top. The path we had taken
was narrow and the men, in many places
could only pass in single 6lc. Three or four of
Co. AS boys had gone some distance to the
front and were acting advances guard OH
their own orders, not thinking OF danger, not
even loading their guns, but carrying them
carelessly swung over their shoulders. Just at
the top, through the palisades, is zgzag crew
ice. through which the path led. barely wide
enough to pass through in single file. The John
MES were guarding the top Of the pass, with
the reserve back some distance on the fat.
The guard was eating his dinner, and did not
discover the boys until they were close on him.
He blazed away at them, but was so excited
that he forgot to take aim, and did no harm,
but knocked some dirt and bits of rock into
their faces.
The boys fell back in quick time, and the
Johnny ran for the reserve leaving his corn
poue aud cup of tea log where he had been
eating his dinner The shot fired gave the
alarm and Col. Grosvenor ordered us up On the
run, but when we got to the top, where we
could see over, the JohDnies were mounting
their horses, some 20 of them. Owing TO the
thick timber and their hasty flight cur shots
did not seem to have any effect, except to has.
ten them across the top of the mountain and
down the other side. We followed them across
TO the opposite side, but it was no use, as we
had been climbing all morning, and their
horses were fresh.
We halted 10 take a rest and bird's-eye view
OF Trenton and the valley between Sand and
lookout Mountains, which was grand beyond
description from the dizzy nights we occupied.
After resting we slowly retraeed our steps
down the mountains, and went into camp for
the night near Shell Mound, having carried
out orders to the entire satisfaction of the
General commanding-W, s. BROWN, Co. A,
18th Ohio. Hiawatha, Kan.
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THE cd TENN. CAV.
It's Colonel Says 1t was Always on Hand
when Work was to be Done.

4
ENG subscriber and constant reader
* of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, think
IL it proper to correct some parts oil
| Comrade Ausburn's article, which APP
peared in the issue of Feb. II. All Comrade
| Ausburn says in regard to the part taken IN
| the great struggle by the grand old Cd Tenn.
| Cav, aud the brave and noble conduct OF
| Lieut.. w. L. Oaks, is correct. He is mistaken,
| however, about what regiments composed the
brigade, and also as to who was the commander.
The brigade was composed of the 4th u. 5.
| Cav, Cd and 4th Ind. Cav, and the Cd Tenn.
Cav, while | had the honor of commanding
the brigade. The Sd aud 4tli Ohio belonged to
another brigade. As Cornrade A. states at the
first battle at franklin, our brigade, with the
Sd and 4th Ohio Cav, attacked Van Dorn's
entire force, numbering about 10000 men, and
succeeded in capturing not two but six can
non, which we spiked before being compelled
by greatly superior numbers to retreat We
only Ietreated short distance when we met
Gen. Stanley with a force of cavalry and
mounted infantry when we again advanced
and recaptured the guns, driving the enemy
from the field
As stated by the comrade, the lines were be.
ing broken and part of the command driven
back, when rode to the head of the % Tenn.
Cav, and directed Lieut.. Oaks to ride along the
line aud tell the men to hold their positions at
all hazards; which he did in the brave and
noble manner described. The Sd ONO boys
seeing what the I'd Tenn. was doing, fell into
line with them. and when ordered charge,
all CALAMITY responded. In this charge we
captured and spiked the six guns previously
spoken of. As we were out-numbered five to
one we were compelled to retreat, but only fell
back about mile, when we met Gen. Stanley,
and again advanced to the attack. and sue
ceeded in driving the enemy from the field
Night coming on, we went into camp upon
the field of battle. The next morning none
of the enemy were to be seen, they had
retreatcd during the night The entire com
mand then returned to Murireesboro, and
shortly after the 2d Tenn. Cav. was sent to
Milton. small town about 10 miles distant,
when they came upon rebel regiment that
was stationed there.
Two companies. one in charge of Lieut. Oaks,
and the other i'll charge of Lieut.. John Byrd,
were about half mile in advance of their
regiment, and charged the rebels capturing
their camp and $50 prisoners. These two COM
panies held the camp aud prisoners until tho
regiment came up, when we marched back TO
Murfreesboro, taking the prisoners with Us.
As Conrade Ausbnrn says the grand old Cd
Tenn. Cav. was always ready when any hot
work was Oh hand.-D. NJ. RAY, Colonel I'd
Tenn. Cav, Yates Center, Kan.
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AT SRuRG.
a Comrlde Tells what Caused the Failure
OF the Charge.

4 Comrlde Tells what Caused the Failure
OF the Charge.
- Ne Of the finest, grandest, but unguc-
b cessful charges IN the history Of the
civil warwas the one made at Eieks-
burg on the 22d day of May, 1863
The bombardment from the gunboats COM
menccd early in the morning and the attack
by the land forces about 1890 a. N. Our regi-
ment-the 45th Ill.-moved on the rebel works
close 70 Fort Hill. a little to the left, if my
memory don't fail me, 10 fhe rear of the fort
and the White House." on the Jackson road,
there is high ridge road, and our regiment
was treated TO an acquaintance with whist
ling Dick as we hastily moved over. 1t was
not As cordial wished, but we finally got
out OF range-or rather within-Of our new ac-
quantance The rebel breastWorks directly
in The rear of Eicksburg were very admirably
located for the purposes OF defense being on
the higher ground, with open land in front for
I60 rods, which had quite an elevation in the
direction of the works. The rebels did not
have much, IL any, artillery at any Of these
points, as the works were occupied aud held by
infantry and sharpshooters There was no
firing until we got within 100 yards of the
rebel works and on exposed ground. We were
then received with a murderous volley from
tie rebel works but our troops did not quail
but moved bravely on up the crest of the hill to
the works. Here, then. was a hand to-hand
encounter, and the carnage was terrible, mostly
among our own troops. We were finally forced
back, as the rebels ontnumbered US four to one
and had the advantage of position.
The loss to our regiment was quite heavy, in
Guiding Capt Luther w. Cowan, who fell
riidled with bullets. Much comment has been
made on the failure of this charge, some critics
attributing il 10 one cause 3nd some 60 another.
In my humble opinion, would say that our
troops did not move aud attack together, which
gave the rebels opportunity to mass their
forces at the attacked points. We were thus
outBnmbered and beaten.-THoMAs MURPHY,
Co. 4, 18th H., Putnam ILL.,
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But Little Said about the Toughest Traml
of the War.


of the War.
TN your issue of JAN 16 find an account OF
kilpatriek's raid around Atlanta By Com
d rade J. II. Collier. Co. L. 4th Mich. Cav.
His account of that little affair is correct,
except the formation of First Brigade for the
charge. The 9TH Pa. had the right the 4th o..
s. Cav. the center, and the 4th Mich. the left.
The 4th q. S Cav. charged in column of eights
instead of TOURS Gen. Ross's Brigade of Texas
Rangers had been following from Jonesboro,
and when ran up against that railroad en-
bankment and received such voley from the
infantry behind it, we halted at once. and Kill
patrickS Division WAS ordered up to the front,
took our place. and we were formed in corn
field fronting the way we had just come FROM
Co. VI, 4th Z. S. CAV, was on skirmish-line in
front and only four Of the company came in
when kilpatrick's Division took the front. We
were formed on the left of Co. i-Serct Shaul,
Privatcs Mitch and Castle, and the writer.
While standing waiting orders a ball came
from the front, passing all of the brigade stand
ing in front of US and lit Private Castle III the
breast. he fell forward on his horse and was
dead before we could take him down aud lay
him out between two rows of corn. While per-
forming this solemn duty the order rang out:
" Draw sabers and six shooters-charge +" and
in less than FIVE minutes were huidled up
against the rail harricade Ross men had pre-
pared for US to run against, and the battery
srul5cn of by Comrade Collier throwing grape
aud canister over our heads. completely riddling
a big mulberry tree standing inside The fence
on our right.
Capt. McIntire. taking in the situation,
called for 20 or 50 men TO follow him, and it
WAS not three minutes until that battery was
silenced, the 4th Mich. getting there about the
same time as Capt MclmtiTe and his men did.
Lieut. Hedges and nine of Us belonging to
the 4th Z. S. Cav. kept the road for about five
miles and captured ali of Ross's ammunition
aud wagons the writer getting Gen. Ross's dress
cap, a very nice one trimmed with gold lace,
and coming back with seven stand of colors
instead of three, as Comrade Collier says.
Lieut. Hedges and l3 of the 4th u. S. Cav.
were detailed as guard of honor to deliver
said flags to Gen. Sherman.
Col Minty told the truth when he said that
we lthe Second Division} did all the fighting
on that raid. The First Brigade was in the
advance at Jonesboro. and helped run the
Board of Trade Battery up through the corn
field so as to be able to shell the town success
fully, and charged into town just at dark and
got some good tobacco and good old whisky;
marched all night, and next day found US in
advance again. and we received the brunt of
the fight at Lovejoy. Our horses were not un-
saddled for three DAYS and nights and when
we did unsaddle some of our blankets brought
off hair and all. 1t was one of the hardest
raids made during the war, and less has been
said about it.-IsAAC SELLERS. CO. Z, 74th
Ohio, and Co NJ, 18th L. s. Cav. Amarillo, Tex.
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Firrt in snanish Fort.

~ ONE 81 years have elapsed since the tax.
49, ing of Mobile. Ala, and Spanish Fort,
~ and very often disputes have arisen
between the old veterans of the late
war as to what regiment and what command
got possession Of Spanish Fort. First, the 95th
H. claims the honor of taking possession of
Spanish Fort; second. the 18th III. claims tax
ing possession, and neither one of those regi-
ments are right Now is my time TO report,
being there in the taking of the fort, and
know what ] am talking about.
Mai Ed BOnbam, commanding Cos. A, B, c
and ID Of the nth H., was the first man in
Spanish Fort. j was in command of Co. ID,
47th III. being First Lieutenant of the COM
pany. The regiment belonged to the right
wing Of the Sixteenth Corps.
hope some of my old command viii see this
and give their report; expect 20 hear from some
of the brigade to which | belonged, or Maj
Bonhatn himself The brigade consisted of the
following regiments: llth No, 9Th Wis, 9Th
Mimi, and 47th H., forming Second Brigade
First Division, right wing, Sixteenth Corps,
commanded by Gen. A. J. Smitb.-JAMEs II
BOWMAN, First Lieutenant, Co. ID, 47th ILL.,,
Oak Lodge, j. T.
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~
NNf Bravest Five Hundred" of the
" Three Hundred Fighting Regi-
ments," and of this regiment be-
ing the Bloody -tb, and that brigade being
the " IRON" the Saber," or somebody's Foot
Cavalry" Now. we believe these organizations
so particularly mentioned were deserving OF
praise but other organizations or individual
soldiers equally deserving are left unnoticed,
because their officers did not think they were
working for thanks. If they thought the
matter of record at all, it was 10 suppose that
each regiment, brigade, division, and corps
would receive its just due and no more. They
did not think newspaper correspondence or
keeping of diaries necessary to the preserva-
ton of the Union. They. as regiments, did
not prefix Bloody" or any other of the
- fetching" nicknames to their number; for
they knew that any similar organization doing
its duty might, with justice, he designated in
the same way, and thus the appeliation cease
TO be distinction. We find many references
to the official records These records are very
faulty, or else frequently misQuoted. We be-
licve they are as correct as can be expected,
but they won't do 10 swear by
In the Battle Month we find no mention
made of the 5th \. II. The 9Th can lay claim
TO being fighting regiment Of fighting bri-
gade, but one that was never self-Bamed Iron"
" Reserve" Ravonct," Saber," or ANYTHING
else than good everyday during the war SOL
diers, and they earned that name by honest
work
By the way, would it he too much trouble for
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE TO let rs know which
are the Three Hundred Fighting Regi-
ments?" Many Of rs unablo to buy these
books Of record and will be as jealous and ell
vions Of those mentioned as being of the 800
regiments Of our regiment is not one of theml
as some Of these fellows age of the pensioners.
Thirty years ago was the time to get on the
right side Of the record, and we must take it as
it stands now.-JAcK OF CLUBS.
The writer's regiment is one Of the 800
fighting regiments mentioned by CO... Fox 1t
lost 295 officers and men killed or died of
wounds. 1t would take too much space to
name all the egiments.-EDIToR NATIONAL
TRIBUNE.
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Important to Fleshy People.

We have noticed a page article in the Boston
Globe on reducing weight at q very small ex-
pense. 1t will pay our readers TO send two-cent
stamp for a copy to Potter Circulating Library,
10 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass.
The National tribune., 1892-12-15
The Charge at Jackson.

John Schooner, Co. E, Sd Iowa, Haven, Kan,
wants to know what is the matter with Bob
Thomas, of Co. H, 2Sth H., that he does not
know that his Colonel. A. X. Johnson, had not
been with his regiment for months at the time
of which he writes. He was with Grant as
volunteer Aid. He is right, however, as to the
hot time they had in the charge at Jackson.
There never was an Indiana regiment in the
First Brigade, nor was the 32d Ill. in it.
Not Mere Detachment.
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LOCATING COMMANDS
At ChicIsamauga, Lookout Mountain, and
Peacli-Tree Creek.


aoMRADE r. KING, of Battery G, 1st
Ohio L. A., in your issue of Nov II,
1892, reports to the members of that
battery regarding what he did toward
locating where 1t fought on tho morning of
Sunday, Sept. 90. 1863, but the comrade is evil
deutly not acquainted with the geography of
the battlefield. names of roads, ETC., and it is
barely possible that he has chosen ground
which some other State troops will yet claim
In fact locating State at time, as is now be-
ing done, and only one or two being selected
from each command to locate it, must neces.
sarIy result in confusion and conflict
The Crawish Spring road is. at the nearest
point, about thrce-quarters OF mile to the rear
of where the comrades battery stood. The
road next in his rear is the one leading up past
the east side of the Dyer farm. The Dry
Valley road is still farther west than the Craw-
fish Spring road If the comrade is not sup
piled with maps of the field TO furnish to the
members, will give him lot of copies or send
direct to any who may apply / should like
much to have the comrade mark on map
where he located his battery and send it to me.
/ am very DESTROYS of hearing from members
of the sth KY. and 2Sth and 1llth Pa. WHO
took part in the battle on Lookout Mountain.
Nov. "a 1563-especially those who were yet
on the mountain on the morning of the 25th.
l will furnish to all such sketch of the
mountains visible in that direction. made at
the time. from position near Fort Wood. 1
desire to locate their exact positions at sunrise
on the morning of the 25th.
At Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864, just as
the ball began ON Newton's left, there was a
grand stampede. / desire very much to CORE
spond with those who witnessed or participated
in that stampede, and especially am l anxious
to locate exactly where Gen. Thomas was at
that time, and during the rebel charge that
Immediately followed. (Gen. Thomas was not
stampeder, will here state.1 i will furnish
sketch of the ground where the stampede oc-
Cured, also of considerable of the surrounding
locality, so that one can readily locate himself
on the paper-GEo. E., DoLToN, Is South
Main street ST Louis Mo-
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ITO be ooatlnued.1

A laudable ambition is 10 store Ire mind with
osstni knowledge, this be readily done by
residing The Science of Life, an Invaluable frea-
Use on Mental and Nervous diseases, the result Of
years OF experience, Of of ngusl celebrate
rvrVo Specialists. See advertisement in another
se1ann Of HIS paper.
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A Landlubber Gives an Account of the Cap
ture of the (iunboafS.

ture of the Gunboats.
II URING the past year / have seen in
n your paper several articles in regard
~ to the capture Of the gunboats at
Sabine Pass Myself with others
were captured at Sabine Crossroads April 8,
1864, and taken to Camp Ford, Tex When
we arrived there we found the crews of three
gunboats, the Sachem, the Clifton, and tho
Morning Light. Two of the Captains names
were Johnson and Croker. The story of the
capture of two boats at Sabine Pass as told by,
l think, Capt Johnson, was about as follows:
An expedition sent ont under Gen.
Franklin, in the Fall of 1863, to capture Sabine
Pass, consisting of three gunhoats, known as
musquetos, or tinclads, in distinction to IRON
cIads, and 5000 troops. When they arrived at
Sabine Pass Franklin took all their small boats
with which to land his troops. The gunboats
ran up to engage the fort, and AZ they arrived
at certain point they were fred on by the
rebs in the fort, and their machinery was so
badly disabled by the first fire that they were
completely disabled (tnat is. the three that were
capturedl, and, as their small boats were gone,
were compelled to surrender. Franklin, in
stead of landing his troops, withdrew and left
the boats to their fate. without making any
effort to relieve them. Also, that the rebs had
4 target across tho bay, aud had SO trained their
guns that when the gunboats arrived at a GER
tain point they knew they had the range, which
was the reason their ire was SO elective. Also.
that there We're only AZ men in the fort, and
that they had everything arranged to spike
their guns and retreat had franklin COM
menced to land his troops, and that the whole
disaster chargeable to Gen. Franklin in
not landing his troops.
Such is the story heard from the Captain Of
one of the boats captured. have been waiting.
thinking some Of the crews would arise
and explain. Come. ye gallant tars, don't wait
for US andlubbers to spin your yarns for you, but
reel them off yourselves. | have now hanging
up in my house Texas horn, that had carved
by Chips" of one of the gunboats i left the
stockade on the 18th of May, 1865.-WnLIAM
soDEN, Orderly, Co i, 23d Wis, Oregon, Wis.
The National tribune., 1892-12-15
AT SABINE PASS.
Another Man-o'-Warsinnn Tells what He
Knows abouf

Another Man-o'-Warsinnn Tells what He
Knows about 1t.
N your issue of Nov. 10, read with some
surprise Comrade c. H. Dome's article,
Il entitled Big Waterhaul." The gum
| boat Owasco was on Che blockade at So.
bine Pass from the last of January 1865, until
the middle of June, and l never remember of
being captured. The Johnnies used to send out
| n flag of truce once in awhile and our Captain
would go and talk to them We used to meet at
an old wreck of one of Gen. Banks's boats that
| he lost on his expedition, and that was the on y
boat that was sunk there up to the time we
left.
There used to be an Irisbman in the flag. of-
| truce boat that suppose belonged to the i'm
mortal 40, and he was heartily sick of the Con-
| federacy, and would have changed boats
mighty quick if he had had half a chance.
remember of one of our boys saying to one
of the rebs, lad Of about Is, "Well, Johnny,
amt you about tired of fghting?" He said:
No; reckon we will fight you until - freezes
over, and then fight you ON the ice." The rebs
came ont to see Us just after President Lincoln
was assassnated and told us of that fact but
we did not believe them
We waited six or seven weeks. and not hear
ing anything more from the rebs, Capt PEN
nington said he would go in and SEQ how they
were getting along The Captains gig was
called away, and we pulled into the old wreck
and waited there abont an hour and no rebs
showed up. We could see the fort, which was
two miles off We couldn't see any flag flying,
so we pulled in and landed at the fort, but it
was deserted. Wo hoistei our boats flag on
the staff, and then took look around, but the
rebs had carried off everything but the guns,
which were six long 32s. We pulled up to the
town, about half mile above, aud learned
tina. the rebs had left four days before, each
one taking what he wanted. or could get, and
going home In writing the above recalls an
incident to my mind that occurred while we
were there. One morning i'll April, just as day
was breaking, we saw object approaching.
and we could not make out what it was. A boat
was lowered, and we pulled for it, when it
turned out to be an old dngout with skeleton
in it. for you could call the poor fellow that we
found nothing more. lie was a Captain of
Union scouts, who had escaped from the rebs,
and had been in the swamps three weeks watch
ing for a chance to get through and was almost
starved. He was a man six feet tall, a ptiiul-
looking object to u.s. who never missed n meal
but his courage was good, although he did not
have strength enough to got out of his boat.
He said "Only wait until | get up my
strength again and get back to the front, and |
will make the rebs pay for this"
| have forgotten his name. [ think the
war closed before he had chance to pay the
Johnnies back. | will close by saying that /
think Comrade Domes big waterhaul" is a
big prevarication, and the Owasco,s log will
show things at Sabine Pass about as | have
stated them.-WM. DREW seaman, q. S. Navy,
Dover, n. III.
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The First Rebel Army AnnihiIated.

The First Rebel Army Annihilated.
~ EEING great many accounts of who
SsAua captured DeGresss battery; who cap
D. tured the first rebel flag and who
planted the first flag on such a fort,
etc. | wish to tell who annihiated the first
rebel army, and | wish to claim that honor for
Pap Thomas and the Army Of the Cumberland.
After the retrograde movement of the Union
army under Gen. Thomas, with Gen. Hood in
command of the rebel army close in pursuit,
the Army of the Cumberland was shut up in
side the Notifications ut Nashville, Tenn For
some time Gen. Thomas was busy strengthen
ing his lines of defense and making prepare
tious to take either the defensive or offensive.
Meantime, the Administration at Washington
became uneasy at his inactivity, aud Con.
Logan WAS OH his way to take command.
About the time Gen. Thomas got ready to
move, the weather became cold, rain froze on
the ground as it fell, forming sheet of ice that
made it impossible for the cavalry to move for
some days. The weather again moderated and
the "Rock of Chiekamauga" launched forth
like thunderbolt the veteran Army of the
Cumberland against Gen. Hood and the brave
army under him, continuing to pound and
harass him until there was not enough of the
rebel army left together to form CorporaPs
guayd.-WM. A. MILLEN, Sergeant Co. A, 18th
Pa,
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Adam Herzinger. Sergeant, Co. E, 39th n. j.,
Newark n. j.. was pleased TO see in the history
of the Ninth Corps, published by The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE from the Official Records of
the Rebellion, that the goth n. j. is mentioned
among other regiments OF the First Brigade.
Second Division, in way that shows that it
was not a detachment, as some comrades
called it while ago. Let those comrades look
at the losses of the 39th, and they will see that
it did some good work