The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-12-29

the right" shouted he; and the boys could
not help but laugh at this ruse. The men re-
manned in this position until night when the
relief came up. rebel officer, mistaking them
for Coufederates, yelled for them TO get their
company In line. ave have almost surrounded
the Yankees, and we viii gobble them up"
said he; "and you get your men In the
right position" Lieut.. Cook, Of the writer's
company. answered "AE right" and, hastily
gathering all the men, they quietly succeeded
in getting back to our old camp again.
Information Asked and Given.
n. W. Phelps, 95th Ohio. Westerville, o.,
says he would like to hear from the Confed
crate soldier who stood in the trenches at
Shye's Hill, at Nashville, Dec. 49, the last days
fight, and who while wounded, tried to bayonet
writer as his command went over the works.
He would also like to hear from the man who,
at Spanish Fort, in April, 1866, stood In front
of the chevaux-de-frise and fred at our men as
they attempted to remove the obstruction. He
would like to tell the man that the Union
forces expected to be blown to pieces by the
exploding Of the torpedoes which had been
planted.
Mary G. Nowlan, Havelock, Iowa, says that
she saw in a recent issue an inquiry from Lieut..
f. A. Liebsehutz, of Washington, ID. O., asking
for some of the Iowa boys who were In the
battle Of Prairie Grove. ]. H. McCord, Locust
street, Des Moines Iowa, is one Of them, and
he organized an association of the survivors
of that event, and the association held Its
annual Reunion on Dec. T. He can obtain
further particulars by addressing David Now
Ian, Havelock, Iowa. The writer has in her
possession a looking-glass taken from the rebel
steamer Viola which, with four others, were
burned by the men under command Of Gen.
Heron, at Van Buren, on the Arkansas River,
between Christmas and New Years. The glass
was given to her as wedding present. Her
W n % a
never knew exactly how the boys got away
with the glass; but it was presented to them
by comrade.
NJ. L. Tompkins, 1852 Van Buren, street, og-
den, Utah, writes: why Is it that veterans
don't help veterans more? Not by giving. but
by helping them to get work. There are those
who have no trade, but still are willing and
capable to do many kinds of work, but can't
get Ii, for they are strangers where they are
living, and no one to help them"
Mrs. e. l.. Bradley, Spickardsville, Mo, says
that in the obituary of her husband, which ap-
peared in our issue for Dec. ], his initials were
incorrect. His name was given as E. L. instead
Of III. S. Bradley.
David s. Bell. Co. E, 14th Ill.,, Worthwhile.
g. D., was detailed for duty In the Pioneer
Corps at Natchez, Miss, during the Winter Of
1863, a, and was at work at old man Browns
MILL under the hill, and boarded with Mrs.
Spade. The comrades whom he met at the saw
mill were all strangers to him, but he thinks
Westcott and Shafer (from Miehigan) were
there. Comrade Bell, who then acted as Com
missary-Sergeant wants to find some of the
comrades who were with him at the saw mill.
John ]. Armstrong, Co. Fl, 120th ILL.,. Nebo,
KY, was detailed Jan. g. 1865. with Private
E. Il. Sutherland Co. e, 18th ILL.,, to report to
Lieut.. Frederick Hastings, Sd q. s. O. FL. A.,
Acting Ordnance Officer. at Fort Pickering,
Tenn; and while dismounting guns in Fort
Pickering in July. 1865. the derrick fell, and
to save himself Armstrong jumped, and alight-
ing On some hewn timbers sprained his back.
He wishes the postoffiee addresses Of Lieut..
Hastings, Private Sutherland, or any other per-
son who may remember the occurrence.