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and were therefore doubled back upon the
third and fourth companies, which understood
the order as 1T was given, and therefore con-
tinued 10 press forward. This was shown by
the fact that Comrade Reed. of Co. K, the third
company, who fell at the first volley, was one
of the nearest, if not the very nearest, men to
| the rebel works. This and the fall of Col.
Johns, who was not mortaly wounded,-or, If
he was, has been long time in dying, as / had
| the privilege of shaking hands with him at the
/ Brigade Reunion few years ago land have
| not heard of his death snce),-was what threw
| the column into momentary confusion, dur
! ing which, however, it stood its ground and
| exchanged shots with the enemy until the
movement of Lieut.-Col. Harlow to the front
with the regimental colors, led to n rally and
charge which carried us over the breastworks,
and the sight of the columns on our left. led by
| the 9th Me-, and that on our right, led by the
6lst Pa, dashing across the plain to assist US.
contributed not only to the encouragement OF
the enemy but to our own encouragement not
little.
As regards the roughness of the ground
where the 9TH Mass. advanced, it was as
smooth as any Virginia road in fact. 1T was
road, and we could only move in column of
fours and in ordinary marching time rs the
lameness of Col. Johns from previous wound
disabled him from attempting the double
quick. We therefore marched out of the city
and down the road st an ordinary pace, carry
ing our pieces at trail-arms and loaded, but
not capped according to orders given to re-
move the caps before starting. know my hrst
impulse when the enemy opened fire was to
cap my piece, and my next to use it.
As regards the capture of the Washington
Artillery, l will say that the credit, if there is
any especial credit in capturing battery be-
longs to the 9TH Mass, and the sword of its
commander was first rendered TO Second
Lieutenant of that regiment, and by him de-
clined in favor Of his commander, Lieut.-Col.
Harlow, then engaged in reforming the regi-
meut; but it was afterwards given to another
officer, whose name l did not know until
read Comrade Bowles's letter, but who did not
arrive until after the 9TH Mass. had full posses
sion of the fort.
Maj. Walsh, of the Seth n. Y, was not acting
as successor to Col. Johns, nor was he with the
9Th Mass. at that time, as he formed his regi-
ment on the left of the road by which we ad-
vauced out of the city, while Bieut.-CoI. Har-
low moved to the right toward the fort as soon
as the regiment was fairly inside OF the in
trenchments.-M. f. AMEs, Co. K, 9TH Mass,
Boston, Mass.
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Confederate camp Camp Lubbock to the right
of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad
Freight Depot, and near the City Cemetery.
While stationed there became well acquainted
with the Irish Sergeant-or rather, he was
called Major then. His name was Richard
Bowling, but was called "Dck by his friends.
l have been in his place of business many a
time, az he kept a saloon at either the corner
of Main and Preston or Congress streets, and
conversed with him regarding the capture Of
the gunboat. and he boosted of doing it with
but handful Of men, about as many as Com
rade Simmons states (40). l found him to be
very sociable man, and he always treated our
boys very well indeed whenever they visited
his place. / believe he is now dead.
If Comrades Simmons or Gregg have access
to the Rebellion Records, aud will look at the
operations Of our forces at Sabine Pass, espec-
tally the Confederate account of the affair, he
will sec Maj. Dowling's report of the capture,
made, believe to Gen. Taylor. c. s. A.-MATr
F. KIPPAX, Co.'S A and ID. 18th U. S. Inf, Co.
lumbia Tenn
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EDITOR NATIONAL
Of the Johnnies.

From our position it was great sight to see
regiment after regiment going up that hill as if
on parade, with flags flying, aud then "a they
emerged from the woods, in view Of the rebels,
who were surrounded with earthworks 10 feet
high, it appeared to US, to see the +. f. VS.
run, leaving artillery. ammunition, and every
thing that would impede their fight. How /
would like to take the Eighth Corps by the
hand with God bless you, and tell Thorn how
we threw up our hats and cieered. laughed, and
cheered again, though we did not know who
they were and how, while we were in this dis
orderly state and tho enemy on the run thanks
mostly to the Eighth Corps, little Phil HIM
self rode through our line waving his hat,
swearing and calling out " Forward, every
thing! Give them h" etc.
We were also in position to see the good effect
of the charge of this same Eighth Corps three
days previous, at Winchester, where the John
MES did not stand on the order of their going
either. u1as
Why don't you give us some more COM
munications like those of Sanford W. Lyon
or Lieut.. Barrett, in tho issue of January u,
and not so much of this second hand history
about divisions, corps, and armies, that no
enlisted man knew anything about at the
time if he did his dutY MATT l.. HARBI-
SON, Co. ID, 10th Pa, Glenshaw, Pa.
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stocked barnyard adjacent the footsore troops
slept on soft touches that night of hay aud
straw.
Before daylight we were under arms, when
Meagher's Irish Brigade (Second) was pushed
to the front to open the dance. Forming in
battle-lne at the base of the mountain, the
Goth n. Y. in front, gallantly led the way. To
our surprise not response came to our wild
cheers we dashed up the rugged face OF the
mountain past the extreme limit of our line
the preceding day. Before we could realize it,
the boys of the brigade were amongst the dead
and the wounded of the enemy, but no hostile
ranks were in sight-the rebels took French
leave during the night. The accuracy of our
artillery and infantry fire was apparent on
every side. The dead and severely wounded
Uttered the face Of the mountain.
Meagher was directed to push after the en-
envy, which he did promptly. His brigade took
the lead, picking up many stragglers on the
way short distance the other side OF the
mountain came from the rear body of horse
men, which proved to be the 9Th Ill. Cav,
spoken of by Comrade Kelley. They were as
fine a body of men as could be found in the
army, and were as full of & ght as Tom Meaghers
boys, who gave them rousing welcome. Our
ranks were opened to let them pass, and as they
swept down the rough road we were correct in
prophesyng that they would give good ac-
count of themselves before the day was done.
Less than an hour afterwards our brigade
reached Boonsboro, where the work of the 9Th
III. was apparent. Hundreds of the enemy were
corralled in the streets guarded by the cavalry.
Farther on Lee made his stand at Antietam.
which the brigade found to its cost on tanning
an angle in the turnpike. A battery on the
opposite side of the creek was in position,
waiting for the advance of the Union army.
We received rebel compliments in the shape of
shell aid round-shot. Many in my regiment
we're killed and wounded before we had time to
get behind friendly ridge. Two days later
we returned the compliments, when Little
Mac" almost destroyed the army of Lee.-JoHN
DwYER, Captain and Brevet-Major, 63d n. Y.
Sandy Hill, n. 7.
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rightly, very much as be names them. But
he does not state what was fact, and possibly
well known 10 him, as it certainly was 70
Others Of the 9th Me-, that 20 the column
headed by the 9Th Mass. led by Col Johns, WAS
assigned the duty of making the first assault
attacking the works of the enemy at the
same point where the Irish Brigade so gall
lantly charged at the first battle OF Frederieks.
burg, and that the column 10 the right Of them,
ss well as those on the left, were ordered to
advance as soon as land not before the enemy
opened Gre upon this attacking column.
de is also IN error in saying that this column
was a broken and confused By the roughness of
the ground, and that Col. Johns lelI tuortaiiy
wounded"
The column became broken and confused by
the Misunderstanding of order given by an
officer who rode mp the center of the col
umn and called out TO Col. Johns, Your Or
ders are not to retreat" which was understood
by some of the right or leading companies only
10 retreat and they had turned to fIe right.
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Comrade Crockett. Takes If nj, Rack.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your issne
of april "A, there appeared a short article I'M
der my signature referring to rumor in re-
gard TO Comrade Monroe Daggetts connection
with the story of COmrade McShane, lately
published in your paper, wherein Lieut.. Dag
gett bore such prominent part.
/ did not wish TO convey the impression that
I doubted the facts of the incidents related by
Comrade McShane, but that some doubts as to
Its authenticity had been expressed in my pres
enee, and thought some readers Of TIE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE might be able 10 corroborate
the story, and vindicate the character Of our
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comrade, which had thus been assailed. The
comrade recently wrote me. pointing out the
fact that The NATIONAL TRIBUNE was read
by more comrades of the G. AR than any ether
three of the most popular journals of the
United States. and disparaging article would
do him more harm among his comrades, where
he would feel it the most deeply. as he is to my
knowledge true and jealous G. A. Il. man. He
also denies having sought any office, and sent
me the evidence of an old comrade of the truth
of McShane's statements in his article "Quell-
ing Mutiny."-EDwIN CROCKETT, Ceur
D'Alene, Idaho.
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CHAMPIONS PASS.
A "Reminiscences of a Member of Meagher'
Irish Brigade.

HE "reminiscences oil
Comrade T. Benton
Kelley, 9th Ill. Cav,
Rutland, VT, in THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE of
Feb. 4, brings to my
recollection the stirring
events subsequent to
the South Mountain
battle he alludes to.
The day of the stub
born fight at the pass
Of South Mountain,
the division in which
the writer belonged
Richardson's Second
Corps; after Antietam
Hancock assumed COM
mand) marched all
day from Frederick
City. Arriving abreast
Of the pass, north of it
the various columns
took q bee-line cross
lots" to the scene of
the conflict. We ar
rived at the base of the
mountain at dusk, and
after the firing ceased.
rrbouka tn the wall
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THAT BACKBONE.
Comrade BOLTON Insists that it was Very
Weak after Chickamauga.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

n your issue Of March
II, a gentleman resid-
ing in Chicago, Ill.
where the writer of
this first saw the light,
devotes a column of
words, a portion of
which refers to the bat
ties of Gettysburg and
Chickamauga.
From the heading
given his article, one
would judge that it was
intended as an answer
TO mine in your issue Of
Feb. 25th, but 1 fail to
discover anything bear
ing upon the points /
have made. There is
no doubt whatever but
what be is q gentleman
in every sense of the
word. His article bears
that impress from be-
ginning to end, just the
same as sundry gentle
men from the same city
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Nelson's Flagshlp.

The model of tbs Victory, Nelson's cele-
bra.ed flagship will be brought to the EXPOSE
ton by Manager Abud of the Prince of Wales
Theater, London. A part model of the Victory
attracted much attention at the recent royal
naval exhibition. Mr.. Abud is now completing
the model 80 that it will represent exactly and
completely the famous old war-ship, which now
lies In Portsmouth harbor.
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GEN. GARMENTS BODY.
An Ohio Comrades Remembrance of How
It was Returned to the Rebel Army.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

ERUSING the columns
Of your paper lately I
read the letter of Com
rade N. B. Connect, 7th
Ind, in regard to the
battle of Carrick's Ford,
July II, 1861, and the
killing of Gen. Garrett.
The comrads is mis-
taken on one point,
that the body was sent
through the lines under
q flag of truce the next
day. l was at Grafton,
at Gen. Hills Head
quarters at that time,
and on the 18th orders
caYna m fnryvard tho Sth
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\ your ISSUE OF Aprll
2 / have read the COM
munication Of Comrade
Beale, of the 18th Mass,
As usual, be has q long
list OF quotations from
what he calls Official
Reports. He does not
give the information
that / asked for in re-
gard TO the position OF
CAROLS Brigade on the
evening OF July 2, 1863
There is one { b i u g
quite evident: Comrade
Beaie knows nothing
about what took place
at Gettysburg on the
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HE letter of II. Z. Ma
Shews, of San Francisco,
Cal, Ia your issue Of
February II, in which
he discusses the ques-
ton of who first en-
tered the en- brasures
occupied by the Wash
ington Artillery al
Marye's Nights, was
noticed By me.
The letter Of II. II.
BOwles, of the 6th Ne.
which be quotes, is one
Of the best statements
of the attack, as seen
from the position occu.
pied by that regiment
that l have ever seen
but by a slight omission
he conveys a wrong i'm,
preston. The assault,
ing columns were
formed, if / recollec'
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KNEW MAI. BOWLING.
The Man Who with 40 Others Captured a
Federal Gunboat.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE

N your Issue of Janu-
airy Z. under the head
of picket Shots" and
sub-head of " Thin ks
Comrade m N o n s
Wrong" referring to
tne capture of a Fed
eral gun boat by an Irish
Sergeant and 40 men,
at Sabine Pass, Tex, /
would say that l have
read an account of the
affair in the Rebellion
Records, but cannot
state the page or vol
ume at this time, as l
have not the Records TO
quote from.
In November, 1866,
my company CD and
C, 18th Z. g., were
ordered from Calves
ton to Houston, Tex,
and CANNED in an old
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THE EIG HTH COR PS.
A Sixth Corps Comrade Testifies to Thei
Gallantry at Fishers Hill.
H,pr

HOULD this come to
hand before you choke
off the Eigh h aud Sixth
Corps combatants, who
are slashing each other,
please give it space.
| was a member Of
tho Sixth Corps, and
my regiment had the
\ honor Of being on the
'skirm ish line at Fish
er's Hill, where we
could see that " Fly
ing Eighth Corps"
Comrade Mark Howe
speaks Of, making that
Grand charge with a
capital g. on the flank
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ia VIZ been a reader OF
your valuable paper for
some time, and only
regret that it has not
been for years. / can
readily realize what l
have lost, and am fully
determined to have its
weekly visits contin-
ued for the rest of my
days. My interest IS
concentrated on two
columns, n a m c | y,
" Fighting them Over"
and " Picket Shots"
whera | see m an y
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Offers His Assistance.

Serg't Frank w. Morgan, Co. X. 4th N. Y. 81.
A., 6721 Yale avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, would be
delighted to correspond with any of his late
any of them, who may need it, any assistance
within his power to help them secure their
PENSIONS by giving them the benefit of his
rccollections of their service while he was with
the company. Comrade Morgan was severely
wounded at Spottsylvania Va, May 10. 1864,
and never returned 10 the company after
I'd
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The Battle of Franklin.

Daniel Hottinger, 425 Confer avenue, Chi
cago, H.. having read the article of Comrsde
b. F. Young, in recent issue, concerning the
battle of Franklin, Tenn, Nov. 80, 1864, says
that he agrees with Comrade Young that the
priyates did the fighting, but thinks that the
Generals generally did the planning. For sew
eral years the writer has labored under the
impression that the 65th III. was the regiment
that checked the enemy and gave them victory
at Frauk I'm.
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The Old District Guard.

W. ii. Cullimore, Ellsworth Zouavss, Dis
trict of Columbia Volunteers, northwest corner
OF Lexington and Park avenues, Baltimore
Nd, having noticed that the 9th Mass. is to be
given the right Of the line at the next Ma
tional Encampment at Washington, would like
to know where the District Volunteers come
in. He thinks that if they did not save Wash
ington until the big fellows came along he
would like some comrade to tell who did. He
is perfectly willing to acknowledge that the
9Th Mass. is deserving of all praise, but they
did not reach Washington until long after the
District companies had been formed and were
guarding the public property. He thinks that
it would BIO good idea to form battalion of
the old District companies.
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Who Eas the Sword?

Matt L HARRISON, Co. D, 39th Pa, Glsn-
shaw, Pa, writes "On Maya, 1868, at Salem
Church, near Fredericksburg, Va, my brother,
Lieut.. Jas. T. HARRISON, was killed. As It
looked very doubtful about our getting out of
the hole We were in, to insure the safe return
of his sword l gave it to one of our drum corps,
who did not have the load to carry that we
who were in the ranks did, and he came away,
leaving the sword behind in house that was
used as hospital. 1t had his name aud rank
engraved on the scabbard; also his place Of en-
listment Bakerstown, Pa. l would gladly pay
for the return of this sword, or for information
that would lead to the same"
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Youngest Soldiers.

Eugene FL. Otis, West Bangor, Me-, having
noticed in recent issue an item headed
" Youngest Soldiers" says he would like to
state tho age of his brother and self. The
writer was in Co. NJ. 1st Ne. Cav, born March
g. 1s47. and served from 1863 to August, 1865.
His brother, Joshua p. Otis, Co. d. 9Th Me-, was
born in July, 1S4s, and served from 1864 to
February, 1866.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER.
What Our Veterans Have TO Say About
Their Old Campaigns
GETTYSBURG.

Comrade Peck Contends for Ames's Brigade
of Towards Corps.
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MARYE'S EIGHTS.

The Credit Of the Capture Of the Washington
Artillery Belongs TO the Old 9TH Mass.
EDIroR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
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The Two Extremes.

]. W. Parsons Drummer, 18th Conn.,, New
Britain, Conn.,, makes the following statement,
and writes to inquire if it can DO duplicated in
any other town in the United States: "Resid-
ing in New Britain are two veterans Of the late
war whose ages vary so years. The younger ia
Joseph FL. White, 80 years old, while the older,
William Rodman, is 80 years. White was en-
listed as drummer.boy in the 10th N. 81.
when but nine years and eight months old, and
Rodman joined the Goth Conn. at the age of SO
years" Comrade Parsons believes that White
was the youngest boy, when he enlisted, in the
Union army. He afterwards served in the
Cd n. II. COmrads Parsons refers to Chaplain
Stevens Captain Lyman, and Senator Hswley,
all residing in Washington, as to the credibility
Of bis story.
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At Rich Mountain.

r. r. Grimes, NJ. D., 10th, Add, and 85th Ind,
Seycry, Kan, writes: "As there is some mis-
understanding about the above-named un-
pleasantness, / will give you the facts. / was
there, and covered myself all over with glory
and gray backs, and know whereof l speak.
Before daylight on the morning Of July 10,
1861 the brigade, composed of the 10Th Ohio.
Col. Beatty; the 9Th Ind. COL Benton aud the
10th Ind, Col. Manson, broke camp at Buck
harmon and marched over the spurs of the
mountain. through greenbriars and brush, and
attacked Gen. Pegram i'll the rear and did him
up in fine style. The rebs were so sure of CIV
ing Us licking that they had trenches already
dug to lay US away in. But we could not think
OF accepting their hospitality, and quietly
planted about Is of them in that cemetery"
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The Second Bucktails.

John Eastman, Co. K, 149th Pa, Myrtle, Pa,
says that his regiment was called the Second
Bucktails, and was recruited in August, 1852,
from the mountain and forest districts of the
State. Roy Stone, the Major Of the original
Bucktails. an officer of moro than ordinary
ability, was appointed Colonel of the regiment,
and Walton Dwight Lieutenant Colonel. They
took part in the battle of Charlottesville,
Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spottsylvanis,
North Anna, Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor,
tho assault on Petersburg and siege of that
place, Weldon Railroad, PEBBLES Farm, Dab
ney's Mills, and Hatcher's Run. Out of a
total enrolment Of /, 454, they lost in killed
and wounded 6i3 and 60 men died in Con-
federate prisons. They were in the old First
Corps until after Gettysburg, when they were
assigned to Wadsworth's Division, Of the Fifth
Corpa
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A Good Record.

David Copson, 100 South Fifteenth street,
Omaha, Neb., writes: Under the head OF
youngest soldier wish to say word. and claim
for myself the distinction of not only being a
very young soldier, but the youngest Principal
Musician. When only 13 years and four months
old, in Co. ID. 22d Ind. Inf, at Madison, Ind,
July 49, 1861, enlisted as a Drummer. In the
early part of 1863 / was made Principal Musi-
clan of the regiment, and served as such until
July "a, 1865, having served over four years.
never was in q hospital or missed single
march,"
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A comrade who gives his name at the end oil
his communication writes: "Old soldiers who
understand the blacksmith trade, and are not
permanently located, should write to G. J.
Smith, VALDEZ VALDEZ County, Kan. Comrade
Smith is reliable, and wants to correspond with
a blacksmith"
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Can Anyone Heip Them

J. s. Breneman. $40 North Twenty Gfth st.,
Philadelphia, writes: Il often see in your
paper cures for some of the ills that we old SOL
diers are subject to. For the last three years I
have suffered the torments of the damned. Have
what is called tinnitus aurem, or disease of the
ear. deafness, and noise like escaping steam.
At night it almost drives me crazy. l have
consulted doctors to no use, and cannot afford
to be paying them all the time, as have o
family TO support"
A Cincinnati comrade has been suffering ter
ribly with chronic diarrhea for long time, and
has tried several doctors in vain. Does any
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SECOND BULL RUN.
Another Conrade Thinks McDowelfs Actions
in that Battle Unaccountable.


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