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SPANISH FORT.
Other Testimony as to the 9Th Iowa Taking
the Work.

Other Testimony as to the Sth Iowa Taking
the Work.
see In the issue Of your excellent old SOL
diers' paper Of Oct. 13 an article from the pen
of some comrade of the 47;h H., in which he
attempts to state facts as to which regiment
first entered the works on the evening Of April
8, 1865. at Spanish Fort. / have no doubt
but that he states tho truth so far as it relates
to his own locality. / don't desire to detract
an iota from the military glory and honor Of
the comrade and the brave boys under his
command and have no doubt hut that il he
and they had been in position, where opportun-
ity had offered, they would have boen the first
inside OF the rebel Notifications on that mem
orabIe occasion. Tho arrangements, however,
were that the works were to he and were at.
tackled, FIRST, from the extreme right of the
Union lines. The Third Brigade of the Third
Division. Sixteenth Corpg. occupied this point
under the command of Col. Cater General) Ged-
des, of the 9Th Iowa. Tho brigade was made
up Of four regiments, as follows: The 12ith
ILL.,. Col. John III. Howe; 105th H., COL Charles
Turner; Slst H., Col. Andrew w. Rogers, and
the 9Th Iowa. Col. Geddes.
A little while before sundown the Union bat
teries all around our line opened on the works,
and kept up an incessant firing. and about sun
down Col. Geddes deploysd two companies Of
the 9Th Iowa as skirmishers, and sent them for
ward quickly followed by two additional COM
panes. and these by tie balance of his regi-
ment; and these Immediately by the 61st ILL.,,
aud next in quick succession by the 124th and
10sth Ill.
When the whole brigade had left their
trenches the batteries in its rear ceased firing.
Within a very short time the whole brigade
were inside the rebel works and had driven
the enemy from their front.
1t was now almost dark, and the writer knows
that the Union batteries except those in the
rear OF the trenches of this (Third) brigade,
were still in full play. The scene of the rain
of FIRE which was then falling inside of the rebel
Notifications on the left Of tho position of the
Third Brigade was simply awful, and nsver to
be forgotten.
We have no doubt but that our comrades Of
the 47th lii. got there. and in good shape, too,
but did not get there first. This honor belongs
to the Third Brigade, Third Division. Six
teenth Corps, and of these the two skirmish
companies of the 9Th Iowa first sent out were the
first to get foothoId inside Spanish Fort
A. w. ROGERS, Colonel, olst ILL.,. Warrensburg.
Nh
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THE SD PA.
Corporal Hutchinson Corrects Comrade Pot
ter.

TN your issue of Aug Is J. B. Potter, Olivet,
Ark, cOrrects an error in my article of
L Aug. 4, when, by iuadvertence, the pri inter-
makes me say the SD Pa. was in Gen.
Shalers Brigade, of Newtons Division. Sixth
Corps. when it should have been the SD Pa
also. l would call attention TO another error of
many, and it is this: Gen. Brooks's Division
was the one which supported and assaulted the
rebel works upon the immediate left Of New
tons Division, while Howe's protected the
bridge heads at Franklin's old crossing below
Hazel Run, and rendered its assistance later in
the day, if it gave any, at Salem Church; also
the Orange and Fredericksburg Plank road
should be. properly, the Orange and Frcdericks-
burg road. COmrade Potter says that the SD
Pa. was from first to last in the Fifth Corps.
fnd, as a matter of fact, that its first service
was ia the Third Corps, Gen. Heintzel man
commanding. Butterfeld's Brigade, which was
comprised of the 18th N. Y. SD Pa, 44th n
T.. Stockton's 10th Mich, and 18th N. Y.
The division was commanded by Maj Con.
Fitz John Porter. and consisted of Martindale's
MorelPs. and BntterHeld's Brigades. This d.
vision, with the addition of Maj Gen. George
Sykes's Regulars, was formed into provisional
corps, under the command Of Gen. Porter, one
of our very ablest Generals the war produced,
who felt the whole weight of the aniniosity of
that Nero of the war; Edwin nj. Stanton. 1t
served OH the Peninsula, at Yorktown, in tho
Third Corps. aud then, after being transferred
up to West Point was at White House Landing
with Sykes Division, and placed under Porter,
while Morell took command of Porters old d.
vision, eliminated from Third Corps So, in
point of fact, Comrade Potter did not quite get
his correction correct l find great pleasure
aud profit In reading your valuable paper, and
know that by literature only can all the Incl
dents of the war be brought out. - Corp'l
HUTCHINSON, North Abingdon, Mass.
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THAT BATTERY CHARGED
A Comrade Who Witnessed the Gallant
Fight Made by tho 4tll Mich.

"A SOhTaQe WHO NfHe5seu the OallaDx
Fight Made by the 4tll Mich.
TN The NATIONAL tribune OF Oct 6 was
reference by Comrade Mcneil 31st
Ohio to the charge of Church's 18th Mich
battery ct Hoovers Gap, Tenn. Yes,
cor,rade, 1 saw that charge, and / have it
down in my diary. DO you wonder said such
things were common i'll the West?
We stood upon hill near Gen. Thomas when
it was made and could see the whole move
ment of troops in the valley below. 1t was
grand while we, with our short-range guns,
could do nothing to help.
Comradc, will not say that Thomass Divis.
ion did all the fighting; but it did it's share
Are you sure about The I'd Mimi. being with us
to Atlanta? It went home from Nashville in
the Spring of 1862 to fight Indians. Did it
come back to us2 / would like to know, to
make ont my history Of Battery G correctly.
Please inform me.
was very much Interested with the account
that Comrade Buell. gave us of the Captain of
Battery b. He is a different character from
the most of our Regular officers in the West.
He is more daring and dashing, like our voiun-
teer officers. With us the batteries wers al
ways close by the skirmishers, and I have
often seen the guns run over logs and stumps
so they would jump up two feet or moro, and
the cannoneers would have all they could do
to hang on.
But cannot scribble any moro this time. I
spend the most of my time in bed, and nv
story Of Battery C is waiting for brighter days
to como.
MAY God bless all the old boys and the Editor
of TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, who gives us such
good opportunities to fight over our battles.
S. HENDRIcK, 208 Sixth avenue west Hutchin.
son, Kan.
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THE IRON BRIGADE.
How Certain Troops of the First Corps cam
to be Thus Designated.

How Certain Troops of the First Corps came
to be Thus Designated.
While in Washington last September with
many other veterans | wendell my way to the
First Corps Headquarters whera among others
| met members of the Goth ~ Y. s. M. Tor S0th
N. ", 2lst. 23a aud 35th N. Y, who were IN
the Second Brigade, First Division, First Corps;
also some of the 10th n. Y. who were in the
Fourth Brigade, First Division, First Corps.
together with all of the three Wisconsin and
the one Indiana regiments that were in the
Third Brigade, First Division. First Corps.
Each and every man when asked what brigade
he served in claimed to have been member OF
the Iron Brigade There is surely enough
glory in the old First Corps TO 60 ronnd to
every man who served therein. without all
claiming to have served in the Iron Brigade.
The original Iron Brigade was composed OF
the following named regiments: Cd n. Y. Cav.
Tor Harris Light, Battery b, 4.h U. S. Art.
2i U. S. Sharrshooters (or Chippies), 14th
Brooklyn (or s4th N. ", 22d. oath and 3oth
Ny.
The name was frat applied to the above.
named regiments ON the 18th of April, lS62.
by Brig. Gen. c. c. Augur in response to q
question Of Gen. Patrick. Gen. Patrick had
expressed surprise at the endurance displayed
by the brigade by saying: General, your men
must DO nado of cast-iron, to march SO rapidly
all day yesterday and all night too"
Gen. Augur instantly replied: Yes, sir; this
ia the Iron Brigade"
The name was Immediately appropriated
by the regiments comprising the brigade
and retained by them until the battle of An
tietam, when a newspaper correspondent, after
the battle was over, in writing Of the endnr-
ance and courage of the Third Brigade, COM
posed of the I'd, 9th and 7th Wis. and 10Th
Ind. regiments, applied the name Iron Brigade
to them, and that last-named brigade has gone
into history as THE Iron Brigade. They have
worn it worthily; let them have it. But pro-
test against the whole 10000 who from time
TO time served in the First Corps claiming that
they belonged to the Iron Brigade.
On that same 18th of April 1862, John Glib
bon, Captain commanding Battery g, 9TH U. s.
Art, won his rank Of Brigadier- General OF
Voiuntcers.-EAS O'LIyDA GORDON, Secre-
tary, 22d N Y. Vet. Association, 29a Remsen
street. Cohoes n. Z.
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heavily, and most of the guns had nothing like
the number of men to handle them efficiently.
The enemy had attempted to capture it twice.
but had been repnlsed.t They were getting
ready for the third attack, when Gen. Gibbon.
commanding the Iron Brigade At the time. and
seeing tho Desperate attempt of tho enemy.
and seeing the gunner Of the left piece fall,
dismounted from his horse and acted as gunner
of the piece until this enemy were driven back.
The losses of the battery in that battle were
one commanding officer aud az enlisted men.
And those losses woro incurred within half an
hour from the time the battery was placed In
position TeH.I
/ say let Us give credit to cur own Generals,
who did so bravely av
! will also say that the Generals valuable
service on that OCCASION was possibly the means
Of saw ing glorious old Battery from capture.
JAMES STEWART, Captain, q. S. A., retired,
Carthage, O.
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WHO OPENED GETTYSBURG.
Another C0mrade Says the Iron Brigade
Had Nothing to do With 1t.

Another COmrade Says the Iron Brigade
Had Nothing to do With 1T.
r SEE that 7th Wis, First Brigade, First
Division. First Corps man bobs up serenely
again at this late day and lays claim to be-
ing first in the Gettysburg battle Of July
1, 1868. I muss proceed to knock him down
and sit On him with facts SO solid that he will
not be allie to rise again.
On the morning of the LIST of July, 1868, as
We left camp in the vicinity of Emmitsburg.
the 10th N. Y. was placed OIL the right Of the
brigade which was on the right of the division
occupying the right of the First Corps This
brought tho 10th N. Y. to the extreme front in
marching, and on the extreme right in line of
baltic.
Now, we will see about tho First Brigade man
sending the Second Brigade down through the
town before reaching the battlefield. On APP
preaching within twofnics of the town, Gen.
Cutler was ordered t0smoye obliguely to the
left across the fields to the ridge near the Sem
mary. west Of the town, where the enemy WAS
already engaging our cavalry mot the Iron
Brigade). He moved across the railroad with
the 10Th and I47th N. Y, and 18th Pa, and
Immediately formed in line Of battle.
And here let me say that up to this time no
infantry had been engaged. But before We
could come to front We found ourselves en-
gagged with q vastly superior force Of the enc
N.Y. advancing in two lines at short range ia
front, and on our right flank, where We had no
protection and no support.
In going over the field on the next day we
found none of the Iron Brigade on the right of
the railroad cut, but down on the left far away
from the point where the ball opened.
l know whereof | affirm, for / was there on
the field when the first Yankee musket was
fired ON that first day Of July, 1863, and was
also over tho field on tho next day looking
after our wounded boys. Sergt VIM. Miller
and myself, armed with baskets of bread and
cheese aud canteens Of water, found scores of
our poorboys, lying where they fell, with that
hot July sun pouring its scorching rays down
upon them.
Among the wounded we found Orderly Serg't
Henry Cliff, OF Co. F, 18th N. Y. who had
been shot through the knee On the first day.
and Corp'l scrihner, of Co. g, 10th, shot
through the bowels, and many others wounded
Among the dead were Serg't Maj. Thomas Mar
tin, 10Th y. Y, mnsket-ball having passed
through his arm and body; besides many others
Of tho dear old comrades that were mustered
out on that awful day of battle.
Let me urge, in conclusion, that all living
members of the old First Corps, First Division,
First and Second Brigades, should be heard
from, giving US some of their experiences dur
ing those awfnl days Of war; suffering, and
death. Thousands were taken then thousands
have followed since, and few of us are left to
tell the stores-some around the campfres /;
some at home. around our own fireside to chill
dren and children's children, and some through
the columns of the soldiers friend-THE ma
TIoYAL TRrBUHE.-C w. Cook, Sergeant, Co..
G. 10Th n Y, Janesville, Wis.
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Capt. Stewart Tells how He Handled a Gu,
at that Battle.

at that Battle.
HAVE read in several papers about the
great bravery displayed by Gen. Long
street, Confederate Army, at tho battle
of Antietam, in loading and firing gun,
aud the shot bursting among the staff of Gen.
Mcclellan. honor Gen. Longstreet for what
he did on that occasion.
Now, / wish to mention what Gen. Gibbon
did at the battle of Antietam. It is not what
might be considered parallel case. for the gun
that Gen. Longstreet fred was at long range,
whereas the gun that Gen. Gibbon handled was
at, possibly, az close range as ever troops
reached a battery without capturing it. I
refer to Battery B, 9TH q. s. Art. The battery
was In front of the strawstacks. and the enemy
were in the sunken road. not much farther
than 80 yards The battery had Lost very
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Important to Fleshy People.

We have noticed page article in the Boston
Globe on reducing weight at very small ex-
psnse. It viii pay our readers to send two-Cent
stamp for copy to Potter Circulating Library,
10 Hamilton Place. Boston, Mass.
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If any young, old or middle aged man snf-
fering from nervous debility, weakness, will
imclose stamp TO ms will send him the pre-
scription of genuine certain cure free of cost
No humbug no deception. Address Charles
Gsus Marshall, Mich.
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Another Youngest Soldier.

Charles ii. Mason, East Somervills, Mass.
says that he has read so much about the young
est soldier that he will answer for himself He
WAS born Feb. 2, 1913; was enrolled in Co. A,
17th U. s.. as a private, Feb. p, 1862. and was
discharged therefrom at expiration of term of
service. He feels proud in saying that he never
fell out on line of march. He was known as
tbs Infant" far and wide, throughout the
Fifth Corps. He re-enlisted March "a, 1865, in
Co. g, 9th U. s., and served his time out.
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Burt of the 22d Mass, was depioyed to the
front. with orders 10 feel them carefully
Maj. Burt's line drove in the rebel skirmishers
but line WAS developed. There was no
serious resistance to the advance Of our line
After little brisk diminishing Maj. Burt had
orders to call in his men and the brigade WAS
Withdrawn. That skirmish-line of Maj. Burt
had the honor of firing the last shot at the
enemy's rear guard at Gettysburg: and as the
commander was officer of the 22d. and q
large part of the detail was from the same com
mand, / claim the honor for the Henry VIII
son Regiment"
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Ho Fired the Mine.

E. b. Turner, Youngstown. O., says that he
can give the name of the man who struck the
match which blew up the mine in front of Pc
tersburg His name was Henry Reese, of Mi
nersviIle, Pa, and he was afterwards promoted
to Lieutenantcy in Co. F, 18th Pa. Prior to
his promotion he was private Ia the same
company along with the writer and Capt. Jack
Crawford, who can give all the information
necessary on the subject.
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f. A. Liebschutz, Brevet First Lieutenant,
Washington, ID. G., says that he desires to give
a record of the service he took part ia in COM
pany with some Iowa boys at the battle of Prsi-
RE Grove Ark, on Dec. z, 1862. The brave
young General, Frank Heron, came up from
Missouri just III time to save them from capture
and entire destruction, and fought, single
handed, the entire rebel forces Of at least
$4,000, not counting the Qaantrell gang. After
battling sngle-handed with his brave boys
(who were no more, the writer believes, than
1000 men, the whole Confederate crew for
several hours, the writer's force, under Gen.
Blount, helped him out and relieved his poor
bows. who had been marching and Sighting
continuously for over 24 hours. The battle
WAS a drawn one, the rebels remaining on the
field; but strange rs it may seem, the Union
forces won the battle after all And why? Be-
cause their artillery was so much superior to
the rebels that they would not continue tho
fight the next day, and retreated during the
night Our forces were commanded by Maj.
Gen. Blount and Gen. Heron, and theirs by
Hindman and Marmaduke The writer was
wounded in the right arm toward evening, and
lay in the hospital at Fayetteville, Ark, for
over four months and in Fort Scott, Kau for
over q month. He was discharged at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, May l, 1868.
The Last Gun at Gettysburg.
John L. Parker. Historian 22d Mass, Lynn.
Mass. writes: C0mraue Buell., OF fhliaaei-
phia, says in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Of Nov.
10, 1t wasn't the first gun of Gettysburg that
told the tale it was the last! Let US yield to
the claim OF the 10th. N. Y. al to the first gun
and proceed to inquire who fred the last Onc.'
In answer to his inquiry, let me say that the
last gun was fired by the First Brigade. First
Division. Fifth Corps. The brigade consisted
of the 18th and 22d Mass, LIST Mich, and 11sth
Pa. commanded by Col. w. 8. Tilton, of the
22d Mass. In the afternoon Of July 4, 1863. the
brigade was sent out through the woods which
skirt Big Round Top toward our extreme left.
A detail of 200 skirmishers, under Maj. II. w.
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%ETER E. PALEN, Co. K. l43d n. Y.
- address not given). writes: In the
L issue of Oct. 13, page 4. Cenifade J. Z.
Morris tribune., 1892-05-18
A Gallant Deed,

II think, said the old captain, as he
knocked the ashes from his pipe and pre-
pared to I'LL up again, 'that could fill q
book with daring things / have seen Con.
federate soldiers do. am glad to see that
their valor, like our own, is now source
Of pride to every American.
II can't pretend on this short notice to
pick out individual acts, but often think
of one incident at Gettysburg.
II was with Geary's division of the
Twelfth on our right, and a mighty hot
place we had of it 1 can tell you.
"On the night of July Q General Ewen
made desperate effort to seize Slocum's
defenses along the hill, but after hours of
hard fighting we drove them back.
My company was on picket duty along
the wooded slope on the morning of the Sd.
Looking down over the windrows of the
dead and wounded l saw an unarmed man
in gray creeping toward us. / called out
to my men not to fire, for I supposed the
man was wounded or deserting
After bit he halted beside dead man
in gray, who held clasped in his rigid arms
the colors of a Confederate regiment.
"The man tried to secure the flag, but
the dead color bearer clung to it with the
grip of death.
"Then what do you suppose that fellow
did? Well, it was evident that he was
taking all this risk to save the colors.
Why, he picked up the body, lg and all,
threw it on his shoulder and b rried down
the hill.
Ibid we fires No, sir; l am foud to say
we were soldiers and could appreciate a
brave act, but we did spring to our feet
and cheer that gallant fellow as he made
his way back to his command"
ALFRED r. CALHOUN.
Morris tribune., 1892-05-18
A BIG FOUR WRECK
FIVE KILLED AND FIFTEEN INJURED IN
COLLISION NEAR cLEvEs, o.

A Change in the Schedule Time the Cause
of the Aceident-Fast Train ON the Nor
six and Western Disehcd = Many Ia-
gured.
CINCINNATI. May ia frightful col
hsion occurred on the Big Four road
near Cleves, resulting in the death Of
five persons and the injury of twelve or
fifteen. The regular Sunday accommo-
dation which usually leaves Aurora for
Cincinnati at $40 q. IN. started at 7:S0
instead, owing to change in the sched-
ule Which had just gene into effect. The
train consisted of combination baggage
car, smoking car and three coaches.
When near Ceves the engineer of the
passenger saw freight train approach
ing. but too late to prevent a collision.
The freight crew had forgotten about
the change in the schedule and supposed
the track was clear. The two engines
came together with a terrible crash. The
killed are:
". o. EDWARDS, freight engineer,
Greensburg, Ind.
WILLIAM HlsGs. passenger engineer,
Lawrenceburg, Ind.
DAVID HEYwooD, freighs conductor, In
dianspolis.
HIRAM BRUCE, freight fireman, Green's
burg.
PHILLIP GRIBBEN, baggage master, Law.
renceburg
The effect of the collision was terrific.
Both engines were battered into shape
less masses and rolled off the track.
The cars behind were smashed into
kindling and the track for one hundred
feet was torn up. Telegraph poles were
thrown down and it was two or three
hours after the wreck before word
reached this place and a special train |
was sent to the scene from Cincinnati.
Many of the wounded had been taken |
away and the number cannot be def
nitely known. 1t is claimed that some
of those thus provided for are in dying
condition. Not person on either train |
escaped uninjured. It is believed that |
there are from five to ten more dead in
the ruins, but the exact number cannot |
be told at present.