The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-04


snicuous Mace nor did it have a prominent
heading. 1t appeared in the issue of the 9th.
On the 9TH received letters from six States in
response. and from then until this writing
two weeks-the letters have fairly poured in
upon me from 81 States.
If your readers as carefully look over the
advertisements, yours must be the best adver-
tizng medium in the world.
Another thing / have learned from it-that
papers readers may not be in proportion to
its subscribers for the same article appeared at
the same time in another soldier paper, claim
ing one-third as many su bScribers AS you clam,
vet over ten times as many say they saw the
offer in your paper as do in the other.
One reason why made the offer was to in
duce many of those who write OF the war from
memory, or from hearsay, to obtain the proofs
and post themselves, so they would cease to
write so wildly; for, as the Count of Paris says
of the letters he got regarding Bull Run, If one
were to attempt 10 reach conclusion Oh any
battle or incident of the war from the various
articles published concerning the same, he
would become worse mentally muddied than
was chaos when it ruled supreme throughout
space.
As so very many have shown so deep desire
10 post themselves regarding the portion OF the
war wherein "they part thereof" L
have made another offer which has been mis-
construed, some seeming to think that L Will
furnish whole library and pay postage Oh it
for three cents in postage
| wish to say TO all comrades, through your
columns. that l have made, aud have in manu-
script only, and for i1y sole use and lniorma-
ton. the following lists, complied from the Re-
bellion Records, as far as published Serial No.
76) and from other equally rs reliable proofs
First. A list showing in what numbers OF the
Records each and every Regiment or battery is
mentioned. as per the indices of the Records,
with corrections of the errors made in said ill.,
dices.
Second list showing every engagement,
battle, skirmish or movement OF troops where
there could have been any firing, mentioned
IN each number of Record.
Third. list showing every battle, ETC., that
occurred at or near each and every place. CIV
ing all the Record numbers in which the same
is mentioned.
Fourth A list showing every number in
which engagements, etc, are mentioned for
each State, and also wherever gunboatS, trans
ports etc, were under fire.
Fifth. A list showing every State mentioned
as to operations therein for each number; and
Sixth. 4 list giving the place, date and ma
ture of every engagement, battle scout skir-
mish, etc., mentioned in each number.
j will cheerfuliy furnish any comrade, on
receipt of three cents TO cover cost oil postage
aud stationery, from the above lists
! First written list of all the serial numbers
of the Records in which any one regiment or
| battery is mentioned-three cents postage.
Second. The date. place, and nature of any
one battle, skirinish, scout, etc., and the num-
bers in which the same is mentioned-three
! cents postage.
Third. All the serial numbers in which each
and every engagement, battle etc, at or near
any one place is mentioned-three cents post
! age
Fourth. A list giving all the serial numbers
| that apply to any one State-three cents post
age.
With each answer to an inquiry of the above
nature, / will send q printed list giving the
cost of each serial number at the War Depart
ment, and printed list showing what State!
and years arc covered by each Serial Number
j have no other kind of printed lists to give
away, and none of any kind or nature to sci
at any price.
Il make this offer through your paper only
Comrades, post yourselves before you write
for, as a very prominent lady says to me in
recent letter, 1t is deplorable TO sec how sol
diers contradict each other in their own pa
pers-simply because they do not know abou
what they are writing" she, herself, having
recently published article that was mas
of errors.-G. L. DoLToy, Is South Main Street
! ST Louis Mo