The National tribune., 1892-09-08
First into yicksburC.

says the army had been on short Tations, but in
few days had plenty. We have been telling
our children and friends that we lived upon
almost nothing from the latter part Of Septem-
Der, 1868, until the 24th day of January, 1864,
the date at which the first train of came
to Chattanooga. The siege was raised Nov %,
1863. Two months of starvation were then
still in store for u.s. and this is what G. d. Brig
ham, Gen. Grant, and other officials call few
days. There is no doubt both Gen. Grant and
Mr.. Brigham, if he was there. had plenty OF
square meals, but why call two long months
a few days? These statements upset all the
assertion the boys have made in regard to their
long fast. We of the rank and file being in the
majority. and having endured the hardest part
of that SIEGE protest against such history"
Hard March.
Amherst Spofford, Sd Me- Skowhegan Me-,
sends us a copy Of an old letter written in No.
vember, 1863 from Brandy Station, Va, in
which he tells of a march made by company
of 100 old soldiers under Captain and two
Leutenants, who were detailed to guard a
paymaster. The march was terribly hard on
the men, and after stopping at night they were
compelled to lie down in swamp without
wood to make fire, the night being very cold,
with little to eat. They marched early i'll the
morning to Warrenton Junction, where a halt
was made from 10 a.. m. until 3 p. IN. While
waiting here for the cars the detail went among
a lot of negro soldiers stationed there to guard
the railroad and eat the stale soft bread they
had thrown away. The boys thought it pretty
hard lines to have to live off the leavings of
former slaves but such was their necessity that
they had to do it, After seeing the paymaster
safely on the train they marched back, and q
weary time they had of it. They finally got
an order on the sutler from one of their officers
and filled up on cheese, canned lobster, etc.
Hard Times in Texas.
J. L. Taylor, Co. L. Sd ARK. Cav, Pendle-
toDville, Tex, enlisted in October, 1862. and
WAS mustered out in August, 1865. He does
not say that they did all the fighting, but
knows that they were always on hand when
the bugle called them into line for any duty.
They met the Johnnie rebs at every turn, and
had many hot fights with them. He has never
seen a pen-seratch from any of his comrades in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and hopes they are
not all dead When tickets were offered by
our great friend, the only soldiers paper in the
country, for subscribers, the State of Texas was
left out. Why this was the writer cannot say.
He knows Texas WAS a rebel State, but he
wants everybody to know that there are a
great many of az good union soldiers in the
big State as there are anywhere in the country,
and they have more to bear than anywhere
else. If any preference is TO be shown they
ought to have it. They can hardly have a
meeting down there but what the old rebel rag
is Haunted at them. The writer frequently
stays at home because of this. He would like
to hear from old comrades.
Wants Ticket.
Richard Clifford, Ware, Mass, writes: 81 have
3S6 copies of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, which
j will exchange for a ticket to the National
Encampment, commencing with No. 17S and
ending with the last ISSUE i ticket from Ware
Mass, to Washington and return and nothing
else, takes them. They will be sent at tho
expense of purchaser, all in q fine state Of
preservation"
Information Asked and Given.
Comrade William Simmons Historian of
Naval Veteran Legion of Philadelphia, Pa,
wants name and present address of naval
veterans generally, with vessels on which they
served. This information is desired for the
purpose of assisting worthy shipmates whose
claims for pension are pending for want of evil
dcnc6 from those who knew them in the service.
Comrade Simmons is also Chairman of the
Naval Legion and Naval Post, 400, Pension
Committees, and this information will be es-
pecalIy valuable and gratefully appreciated.
Address 1882 Wharton street, Philadelp hia,
Pa.
Lewis II. Dyer, who now lives on Thirty
seventh street, West Washington. d. c. for
merly GeOrgetown), served as Corporal in Co.
f. 10th Pa. Second Brigade, Second Division,
Tenth Corps. He was on board the U. S. Gov
eminent transport Quinnebaug when she was
wrecked off the North Carolina coast in July,
1865. He would like the address of any of the
boys who are yet living who belonged to his
company or who were on the Quinnebaug when
wrecked, as he would like to meet them ut the
National Encampment
G. ID. Haskins, Adiutant Carnes Post, 374,
Dunlap, Mo-, would like the name and address
of the comrade who at that time hailed from
Wisconsin, who was with comrade from Tren-
md In din In
Army review at St Louis, Sept. p, 1887. After
the review had nearly passed, going east while
pouring down rain. we three strOlicd down
Sixth street to sec the sights and have little
sport. We had fly time together that day.
The Wisconsin comrade had to report to his
State GAR. Headquarters, agreeing to meet
at the same place shortly after, but the writer
had to leave and did not see him again.
Would like to hear from him once more.
Browns Ferry.
Charles Banks, Co. Ii, 1st Ohio Silver Lake.
Kan, writes: Il did not intend to say any
thing moro OH Browns Ferry, as the charge on
me by the comrade of Co. l, 11th Ohio, and the
counter-charge by Capt. Webster, 10th KY,
weakened my line very little; but since have
been attacked in the rear by the Fifteenth
Corps / must defend myself. In the issue of
July 81 Capt. ]. B. Ridsnour, 55th H., calls a
halt on Charles Banks, Co. FL. 1st Ohio and
says in the first place the Second Division never
reached Chattanooga until the cracker line was
opened and fully established from Stephenson
Now, / would like to ask If there is in my
article a place where mention anything about
the Second Division, Fifteenth Corps? What
the Captain means don't know. The Captain
might have mistaken the heading of this
article for something else. There is nothing in
my article which iniers that iiazen's Brigade
took part in the expedition which the Captain
speaks about. Browns Ferry as tho Captain
says, is below Chattanooga and the place he
speaks about is above the one on the extreme
right of our army, the other on the extreme
left. Capt. Rdenour says Capt. Webster has
reference to different time and place. l will
have to say to Capt. RidenOur it is he who has
reference to different time and place, and If
he will read my article over he will find his
mistake. In the issue OF June 9 T. H. Steward
corrects mo and am ready to stand so cor
rected, as got the cart before the horse" !