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Hayes. Lieuts. George Z. O'Neal and John Ii.
Groce, of Companies A, G, and II, of the Both
Ohio, were respectively III command Capt
Hays was killed near the walnut tree within a
few yards of the fort Lieuts ONeal and
Groce were both severely wounded, but re-
manned in command. capt. Groce was after
wards killed at Fort McAlister, and Lieut.
George i. O. Neal is and has been since the war
steamboat Captain plying between Pttsburg
and Cncinnati.)
In the assault the 30th Ohio, under command
of Col. George II. Hidt. now honored citi-
zen of Canal Dover, o., supported the Forlorn
Hope" and was in such close proximity that
it was almost impossible to discover where one
organization ceased and the other began. Com
pany {, Both Ohio followed Immediately after
the sJOrming party, commanded by Lieut. E.
p. Brooks, now living at Harrisonviile. o., in
which company the writer was Sergeant. In
accordance with instructions from Gen. Hugh
Ewing who commanded the Second Brigade,
Co. picked up ladders and boards that were
dropped by the killed and wounded Of the
storming party. i do not think that over 90
men from the storming party ever reached the
fort, the rest having either been killed or
wounded. A Drawer band of heroes was never
Entrusted with a greater responsibility. j saw
men with one arm shattered to pieces drag
cling ladders with their remaining arm. In
fact, they were shot and mangled in every con-
CeINajie siidpt, Yet IN IlIS DeTFlDle aSSauIC nOI
one faltered. OF Co. c, Both Ohio, Lieut..
Brooks was shot with minie-ball through
the head. He recovered and was promoted to
observation-disclosures OF the regiment, and
" Marched with Sherman to the Sea-" Serg't
Brewer was killed. Serg't Saunders was
wounded and afterwards died from his wounds.
SeTg't Wilson was pierced through the body
with bullet. and is yet living, constant suf-
ferer. Serg't Allen had his left arm shattered,
and now carries empty sleeve. The COM
pany WAS left without single officer, and of
the % bravo men who made that desperate
charge, 81 were killed or wounded.
1n recent letter received from Gen. Hugh
Ewing by the writer, he states that Gen. Sher
man and he stood together during the charge,
and Gen. Sherman pronounced it as more
deadly and desperate one than that of Napo-
leon at the bridge of Lodi"
The 9TH Va, the s7th and 37th Ohio, fol-
lowed the Both Ohio in the order named. The
9Th, Ssh, and llth No. charged in the after
neon, and it was glorious sight to US who lay
wounded and bleeding under the very skirts of
the fort, to see those veterans bravely come to
the rescue but who were doomed TO the same
fate as those who had preceded them. A few
of those organizations came to the fort and
there remained until they were enabled to
crawl out under cover of night.-SERGEANT,
Co. c, Both Ohio. Athens, o.
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The Importance Of Gettysburg.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: There seems
to be general inclination among comrades
who did not fight at Gettysburg to dwarf the
importance of that field of glory. Perhaps a
few suggestions from soldier who did not
serve in either battle that has been placed in
competition with it for honors, may be accepted
as devoid of military jealousy. There are
other minor considerations which 60 to add to
the value of this historic battle-ground, but the
leading factors arc three in number: First,
the Immediate home results which a victory
would have given to the Confederates. No
thinking person can fail to see the inestimable
loss and damage that could have been inflicted
by Lees successful army. Harrisburg, Phia-
delphia, New York, or Washington, lay open to
the conqueror. There would have been no
better rallying- point at either than those slopes
which that struggle rendered immortal. In
tho rich gardens Of the opulent country around
were heaped high the supplies the Confederates
SO badly needed. They were in the very heart
of the North-success meant everything the
soldier needs. The second factor was more
far.rcaching in its probabilities. Lee had won
Fredericksburg and Charlottesville; would
not third general battle won ON Northern
soil have given England aud France the right
to recognize the Confederacy as perfectly able
to care for itself and gain substantial victo.
RESP
Crecy calls Saratoga one of the decisive
Battles OF the NOriu, because through LDat
victory France was led to aid the Continental
Congress. The war continued for years, but
hope and strong assistance weighed in the Colo
NAL scale. / refer to this, because several
comrades say Gettysburg did not end the
war;" Nothing ended the war but the beat
ing down of Loe's army below its fighting
| capacity.
The third claim for Gettysburg comes from
the Confederate leaders. We may presume
that they knew their own feeling in regard
to il. This is from an article written by Gen
James Longstreet: "For myself / felt that
| our last hope was gone, and that it was now
| only question of time with us" that he was
no time-seryer is shown by his splendid
generalship-even to the bitter end. Here is
| what he thought of Chickamauga: / thought
| it possible we might recover some of our lost
| prospects by concentrating against Rosecrans,
| destroying his army, and advancing through
kentucky" That sentence" recover some
| Of our lost prospects informs US that very
! skiilful general considered that great oppor-
| tunity had passed from their keeping. They
fought well to the very last, but that was their
| field to win to gain sympathy and aid thence
| forward they fought alone, while the world
| looked on, aud they knew that they were fight
| ing a,one.--JAMEs MONTGOMERY ROGERS
! 10th C0nn Mantle, Conn.
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regiment drew concentrations from the Pres-
dent down, while Fitzpatrick, with his usual
life and pride, was q vertable little peacock !;
and those who remember that occasion never
saw Jack Liddle, that fine looking First Lieu
tenant of Co. E, appear the true soldier better
than on that day. This leads me to other
questions that the comrades were debating on,
which will briefly speak of, as seen or heard
through the eyes and ears of Corporal. Gen.
Mcdowell was prond of the Harris Light as
regiment and was bound to keep us, while Nc
Clellan wanted us and said if he got rs that was
all the troops he required for "0n to Richmond"
We were under marching orders for three or
four days; Fitzpatrick was eager to 20. was
with Mcdowell over to Washington several
times, and then learned how hard he would
work to carry his point, which he did, and
kept us. / cannot agree with the comrades as
to his disloyalty. / heard it stated that Col.
Broadhcad, commanding brigade said die
q victim to Pope's imbeclity and McDowelPs
treason" If this was said. do no: believe it
true in either case. | think Gen. Pope was
loyal and competent; but who ever saw a sue
cessful commander in the Army of the Poto-
mac until the silent Grant came amOug us, in
whose heart lived no jealousy; where SANDER
was met with silent contempt, aud red tape
cast to the winds? Comrades, a great deal of
this supposed disloyalty was, "If you outrank
NE will ruin you" aud believe many OF those
now silent to our surmsings, could they speak,
would say Vanity, all was vanity" We all
know that many of the officers were incompe-
tent, others cowardly. overbearing, etc. but let
the dead rest in their lonely tomb, consoling
ourselves with the thought, men who slung the
saber, carried the rifle, or poured the grape and
canister into the ranks of rebeldom saved the
country
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to con-
tradiction, yet well
aware of the truth of
all l write, please let
me speak again of the
Light Brigade at Ma
rye's flights, May 3,
1863.
This time l 60 to
you as c. n. Drew, of
Co. K, 9th Me-. a vet
eran of '61-'65. bear
ing many scars of bat
ties hard fought, and
barely survived. He is
now Past Comman der
OF q Il. a. Post.
With the recollece
ton of the terrible de-
feat of the boys in
blue who assaulted the
flights of Fredericks-
burg in December, '62,
the 9Th Wis. depioyed
as skirmishers in the
early morning light of
May 3, 1863, a few
PAGES in advance of
the 9th Me-, which
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FIGHTING THEM OVER.
Wlat0ur Veterans Have TO Say About
Their Old Campaigns
GEN. McPHERSON'S DEATH.
The True Story Told by the Officer Who
Gave the Command 30 Fire.

EREWITH is an ac-
count of the killing of
Gen. James B. Me-
Pherson, July %, 1854,
by Capt. Richard
Beard, of Murfrees-
hcro. Tenn. which j
deem the only true ac-
count of that sad
occurrence. Capt.
Beard SAYS in his letter
TO me that j can use it
as l see proper; there
fore I wish you to pub
lish it in THE Ma
wToNAL TRIBUNE as
near the anniversary
of the noble Generals
death as possible
i. PALMER, SD Ill,
Normal, Ill.
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rs funny how the old
army prejudices survive
the lapse of time and
the superior knowl-
edge We now have of
the events of the civil
war. But the more alb.
surd and unreasonable
they are, apparently,
the more firmly they
are intrenched. Now,
in spite of what Cav
alryman Thomas has to
say about Gen. Irwin
Mcdowell. l deny that
there was ever one iota
of evidence that that
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Don't put Off yoar orders for THE Nd
TYONAL TRIBUNE Portrait Cards single
day. II is only few sceeks noo until the En-
eampmeat, and there WiH be great rush for
them as the time meara First come, first served.
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Spending the Summer.
boston Journal.

First Business Maxwell, how do you like
living at the beach?
Second Business Man-Where?
First Business Man-At the beach; aren't
you living there?
Second Business Man-O, no; my family are
living at the beach; am living on the cars.
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Flag of Truce at Gettysburg.

A. W. Peck, Lieutenant, Co. D, 18th Conn.
Newtown, Conn, says: 81 was on picket in
front of Seminary Ridge, near the Chambers
burg pike, with detail from my regiment on
July 4, 1863. A squad of rebel cavalry came
ont from behind the railroad cut bearing flag
Of truce and advanced about half way between
the picket-lnes and halted. In short time
squad of Union cavalry approached and short
conference was held During the truce the
Johnnies came out from behind the railroad
cut as thick as bees from hive and returned
to cover as soon as the truce was over. If this
truce was witnessed by other comrades, will
someone kindly inform mo through THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE what was the object Of
the truce and what it accomplished. While the
truce was taking place the Johnnies were busy
in making piles of rails for protection from our
firing"
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RICE WAS THERE.
Comrade Richardson Enlightens Comrade
Carter Further on Certain Matters.
E1,,r,n N ArrnNAI TpIpTNE.

HE clear and accurate
account by Gen. Hof-
mann of the operations
at the intersection of
the Block and Plank
roads on the 9th of May,
1864, ought to be con-
elusive as to who or
what troops recaptured
the works.
But Comrade Carter,
of the Sd Nd, was a
little while ago still
harping " on the serv-
ices of his brigade.
His last opinion was
that " Rice was not
- 2,
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HAVE read an article
in your paper from an
old Sth Mo. comrade
on the charge of May
%. 1868, on Fort Penn
berton, at Ficksburg.
His statements are
generally correct, but
/ am sorry be has for
gotten the organiza-
tions leading in that
assault.
The " Forlorn Hope"
was composed of volun-
teers from each regi-
ment in the Second
Division, Fifteenth
Corps 1.-TWO from each
company; so the num-
Der aggregated $50
men. Can't, Thomas
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wINSLOw'S BRIGADE.
4 Comrade Shows What MaryeIs They Per
formed in the Last 80 Days of War.


ERG'T GEO. TONS,
5th n. Y. Cav, scores
Gen. James III. Wilson
for his failure in the
East as a cavalry Off
Ger, in the issue OF
March 20, and chal-
lenges any one to show
as good a record in the
capture of prisoners,
artillery, arms, flags,
ETC., as the Third Cav.
airy Division. Army OF
the Potomac, under
Cugter
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Marye's flights.

James f. Luther, Co. D, 7th Mass, Box II,
North Dighton. Mass, says: 81 surely have
something to say in the matter of the 9th Mes
claim of being first at the breastworks at
Marye's flights. On the morning of May we
left Fredericksburg to charge Marye's flights,
and the 36th N Y, was in our rear. There
were two buildings on our right and one on our
left. On arriving at the buildings the Both
n. Y. marched off to the left. Then came the
command to charge. The guns of the fort
being so elevated, the shot went over US. We
then charged the riie-pts and took three
prisoners, thereby claiming to be one of the
first to enter the breastworks. Now, as men,
Der of Co. d, 7th Mass, I cannot see where the
9Th Ne. took part but the Both N. Y. were in
the fort at the same time as the 7th Mass"
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PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
- HOMAs BARKER. s73
A Good Record.


n. Washtenaw avenue,
Chicago, was another
youngest" soldier. He
was born in the village
of Keeseyille, N. Y, Is
miles from Plattsburg,
Feb. 16. 1S48. He en-
listed at Keeseville Oct.
IL 1868, in Co. ], I'd n.
Y. Vet. Cav, for three
years or during the war;
was discharged as pri-
vate Nov. 8, 1865, at Tai
ledega, Ala, by General
Order. He re-enlisted
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MARYE,Sr HIGHTS.

Comrade Mathews Asserts the Claim of the
9th Me. and 9Th Wis. Being First up the Hill.
EnITnR NATIONAL TRiRuNE.
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SECOND BULL RUN.

The Story of Mcdowell; or, "Where Did
You Get That HAITI"
EDIToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
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------- -HG dIUdHy. INs Il, ooPt'
90 1866 as private in Co. K, goth q. s., for
three years discharged as Sergeant Sept. %,
1869, at Fort Totten D. T. He was only 20
years old when he received his last discharge
Sept. % He is now Chaplain of Winfield Scott
Post AS G. Ar Chicago.
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As to Gen. Wilson. he is fully able to take
care of his own record, and as to the troops
under him in the West, they glory in the record
they made under him as leader.
The Fourth Cavalry Division, Army of the
Mississippi, was organized in February, 1865,
aud consisted OF six regiments, az follows
First Brigade, Sd and 9TH Iowa and 10th Mo-;
Second Brigade, LIST and eth Ohio and 9Th Iowa.
The companies of these regiments did not
average over so men TO q company, making
only $500 strong, and either brigade but l,S00
strong
Now for the record they made on the march
from Eastport, Miss, TO Macon, Ga, and in this
record fun proof is hereby given and the reader
is asked to bear in mind that what is furnished
pertains only TO one brigade. not that of the
whole division, and that the General Order
here published is an exact duplicate of the one
printed and distributed TO the brigade at the
date and place it bears, copy OF which now
lies before me:
HEADQUARTRRs FIRST BRIGADE,
FoURTH DIVISION, C. C.. NJ. ID. NJ.
MACON, Ga, April q. 1865.
General Orders. No. .
SOLDIERS: The Brevet Brigadier-General COM
naHding conRrauiaies you upon the success " hich
has crowned your efforts.
Ia one month you have marched GOO miles.
gagged The enemy IN force four times, completely
routing him on each occasion.
You have captured On the field Of battle 8. 100
prisoners, IL stand of colors. 80 guns, % cassons
and 3 500 stand of smalI-arms.
You have aided in destroying vast arsenals
fouDdries, factories and workshops. with their
contents. The enemy cannot recover from these
terrible blows. You have proved that cavalry can
successfully assault fortified positions. Dsmounted
yon drove the enemy in greatly superior numbers
from the strong works in front OF Columbus.
Mounted you have dashed through the cnemy's
lines completely astounding him by your audacty
and its results. While we rejoice let not forget
The fallen.
by command of BREvET BRIG.-GES. WIssLow.
A HODGE, a. A. A.-General.
To sum up. analysing the above yon get the
astounding fact that this brigade in 80 days.
captured nearly double its own numbers, in
both men and small-arms; besides, it held as
trophies one piece of artillery to every so men.
and a stand of colors to each three companies,
nearly. and all captured on the field.
| If Comrade Toms can show better record,
let him produce the evideDce.-W. II. II. BAR
KER, Co. K, Sd Iowa Cav. Miller S. d.
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At Piedmont.

Lewis Tallman, Orting, Wash, writes: In
your issue of June g find communication
from John G. Lewis. Minneapolis concern
ing the LIST Y. Vet. Cav. at Piedmont
Comrade Lewis is right as regards the tax
ing of prisoners at Piedmont, also as to
guarding them through Buffalo Gap and over
the mountains to Beverly; but in his state
ment of the last charge on that battlefield he
should have said Co.'S A and FL. instead of the
regiment, as they were the only ones in that
charge Co. A lost six and Co FL two men, and
/ have never been able to understand why the
charge was made as it was"
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The customary price of G. 4. x. cards is So
per 100, bat TIE EATI0NAL TRIBUNE
wiH furnish yoa acih LOO, hariag fine picture
Of y0a.
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Word from the Cavalry.

J. K Louden, 9Th Mich. Cav, Nashville
Mich, says: For some years it has been my
good fortune to read the excellent paper, THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and to my mind but one
thing is likely to ever come in the way of its
success. Last week an article appeared that
aroused some acrimony, to state the matter
plainly, Gettysburg VS.. Chickamauga. Well,
now, my friends, we of the old Potomac Army
fought hard enough, and although belonging to
the dcspised Cavalry Corps, if the Western
Army at Chickamauga or elsewhere fought any
harder than we did. ], for one, ara very thank
full that they and not Us had the job. 1t is not
often that any good corps, division, or brigade,
or individual soldier, condemns the action of
others. 1t was my province to pass through
number of battles was under fire more than
so times; was in prison nearly six months,
and only OIL two occasions could see the hand
ling of troops on the ield-once at Brandy Sta
ton and again in front of Richmond. 1t does
not seem possible for one in the line to be SO
thoroughly informed. Now, comrades. let US
stop this controversy, and let the comrades OF
the 1lstn Ohio say something of our own per-
soual prOwess."
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A Reply to Comrade Reynolds.

Judson Knight. Washington, D. c., in reply
to Jas. s. Reynolds, ID Lieutenant of Co. K, 18th
n. Y, says he has only this to say: He found
picket-line running from the old Telegraph
road to the Accotinc turnpike, who told him
they were ont of the 14th n. Y, and said their
CoonePs name was McQuade. AS he Knight
was born in Oneida County, he made several
inquiries of the men as to the towns they were
from. Edward Gibbs, an old retired sea Cap
tain, and " Friend" told him the story of the
capture, and said he had q sick man in his
house who was in bed when the South Carolina
cavalry came up, who jumped from window
and escaped through a cornfeld. Mortimer
Thompson, who wrote over the "nom de
plume" of 80. K. Philander Doesteks," staid
with the regiment some time, and used to bor-
row round jacket with Captains shoulder
straps, as he told the writer he found he could
get along much better with the uniform than
he could in civilians dress. This was south Of
Alexandria. in August, 1861. II the 18th n. Y.
never was on picket out there, the writer is
much mistaken. He never thought of imput-
ing anything like cowardice to the boys; they
were grcen and had been brought up in such
way that they would think it almost sin to
fire upon those men. Lieut.. Reynolds strict
ure az to Sergt knights speaking of what he
saw. is accepted in good part; and still he has
such faith in Mr. Gibbs that he still believes
the occurrence described did happen.
The Veteran Reserves Corps and the Capt.
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THE FORLORN HOPE.
WHO Led IL and What Troops Supported 1t
i'm the Charge.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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tai.
Edwin French, Co. F. 80 Del, and Co. E,
10Th V. r. c., Agiers, Ind, says that he
noticed in the Personal column of our paper
of July shot from Comrade Applebe, in
which he speaks of President Lincoln being at
the front at the battle of Fort Stevens Yes,
he was there; but l understood at the time
that gunner in Fort Stevens was shot while
Mr.. Lincoln was standing within six feet of
him, and that Mr.. Lincoln was hurried to safer
quarters. The rebel that fired the shot was
found to be sharpshooter stationed behind a
cannon target, and they turned the guns from
the fort on him and silenced his battery quickly.
/ have seen the Fort Stevens affair written up
several times and the Sixth Corps and several
other organizations puffed up for saving the
Capital. but the Veteran Reserve Corps is never
mentioned it is perfectly ignored. Now let
me say-and there are others who will say the
same when the ball is once started rolling-if
it had not been for the Veteran Reserve and
clerks who were taken from the offices in Wash
ington at the time the city would have been
in ashes before these other fellows got there.
We were on duty at the time in Washington !;
were quartered in Capitol Hill Barracks; were
rousted out before daylight on the morning of
July IL, 1864 and hurried out Seventh street
and deployed as skirmishers and kept up
rafting fire all day until in the afternoon. /
was sunstruck on the skirmish-line, it being
terribly hot day, and / was in hollow on the
extreme left of the line about mile to the
front and left of Fort Stevens. You will know
l was one of the kids, as / was born Aug. 1,
1S47. I enlisted Jan. p, 1862, and was dis
charged Feb. L. 1865. OF course, we of the
Veteran Reserves gained no laurels at Fort
Stevens. but several OF us were killed and
wounded. and We simply held the fort until the
Sixth Corps came. Let the boys have their
dues.