The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-31
First Three Years, Men,

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the first three years troops mustered into the
| United States service likewise, Co. A, Cd Va,
claiming that honor, as being mustered on the
2lst OF May, 1861. Now. do not wish to rob
any soldiers of the honor that rightly belongs
| to them, either through early enlistment or
deeds performed; but wish to claim for our
company that we can shake hands with Co. A.
I'd Va. as we were likewise mustered on that
same day. The Richardson Light Infantry of
Lowell (afterward 7th Mass. battery was
| enlisted for the war on the 10Th Of April 1861,
and was not mustered in until May 81, although
ready every day, but for reasons were not
called. If any of Co A, I'd Va, should acct
dcntally be here on the 21st day of May Of any
! year, we should be proud to have them celebrate
with us that anniversary. as we have an as
ISOLATION composed of as lively boys as one
would wish to meet, and it would forcibly re-
| mind them of the day they swore allegiance to
Uncle Sam"
They are Lonely.
j. $. Peckham, Aledo Tex, wishes to corre-
spohd with some widow or maiden. % years
old, who might wish to marry the writer
Martin '. Huff, Go. X, 5ist Ohio, Miami Mo-,
wishes to adopt girl between eight and II
years of age to whom he will give good
home; soldiers daughter preferred
Calls on His Old Comrades.
Commander George Steiner, of Charles Nc
Cuioch Post, 645 is raising funds to geta new
silk flag for the Post 20 carry to Washington
next Fall. If any Of the members of the 7th
n. Y. IL. A., of whom the Commander was
member, may wish to contribute. what they
send will be thankfully received Address,
Berne. n. 7. The Post was named in honor of
Capt. Charles McCuiloch, of Co. l., 7th N. Y.
III. A.
Wants to Hear from Them.
Jacob Freeze, 10th Ohio Ford, Mo-. is very
anxious TO have some of his comrades write
him. He lives n bachelor life, and thinks he
could not keep house without The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE.
Who Has Them'
Mrs. A. L. Goodspeed, SOP Park avenue, Chi
cago, wants the Memorial Day poem beginning
" thought when the sound of the cannon was
heard Oh the Summer air"
j.. T. Morse Southbridge Mass. would like
to get poem entitled "Only One Flag in the
Procession" by G. G. Horsler. twas published
Ill an indianapolis paper some months ago.
p, HydrOphobla.
j. II. Whitaker, McCcnnellsville, o. assures
Va that he has recipe for tho cure of hydro
phobia. 1t IS DO quack nostrum, but it is said
never to have failed. In 1901, in England, not
a case was lost where this medicine was used.
For further particulars address the comrade,
inclosiDg stamp
Few Recoilections.
Il. +. Pierce Co. /, 4th Mich Cav, Jackson,
Mich. writes " saw piece in your paper of
Feb. % from Comrade ]. Ewing, Co. c. 9Th Iowa
Cav, about parching corn at Gravely Spring.
1t reminds me that had hand in that pop
Not such popcorn as we have at home now, but
don't think it ever tasted better than it did
then. We had plenty of river water to wash
it down with, and that is all we did have for
seven days. ! remember we'll the night that
Gen. Wilson rode through camp The boys set
up yell, Hardtack Sowbelly' until every
man was hoarse. That night after taps and
all was still in camp, many of US dreaming of
home and mother. orders came to fall in line
by companies. There we stood just one hour;
then were told to go to orr quarters and not
cali for any moro bareback. Well. we were
very glad that the General let us 90 to bed at
all. Let us hear from more of the boys of the
4th Mich. Cav. and 7th Pa"
John A.Wisner. Co. X. 18th Mo- Cav. Osceola,
Mo-, writes: very we'll remember the parch-
ing corn business for | was one of the boys who
partook Of that bill of fare for several days. /
can tell you wo were glad when our rations of
sowbelly and bareback came around. l have
been reader Of your good paper for 10 years,
and have been very much disappointed by not
seeing article written by some one of my reg-
ment of the part we took in putting down that
muss Of 1861, 49, and Of the hardships that we
went through. l would like very much for
some of the comrades to write up some one of
our experiences"
Objects to Reune with The Gray
Patrick Breen. Yincennes, Ind, says that he
decidedly objects to any Reunion of the Blue
and Gray. While he will not go into the ques-
ton whether slavery was or was not the cause
of the rebellion he would ask COmrade Davis,
who recently gave reasons why there should be
a Reuniou, to refresh his memory and see if he
can recoleCt that for at least year after the
surrender at Appomattox, the leading papers
of the South distinctly and understandingly
said that the lost cause was but sleeping. and
would be shortly resurrecte1, and that people |
made free in spite of Yankee hirelngs. He
will also, perhaps, remember that upon every
occasion of ceremony in the Southern States, |
the rebel rag has been thrown to the breeze |
with as much pride as if it was the recognized |
emblem of the Nation. The writer thinks that |
when such conduct and action is recognized |
and participated in by those who wore the |
gray, it does not behOove those who wore the |
blue to fraternize with them until they dis. |
countenance the parading of the rebel flag in |
the face of Union soldiers i'll the South. The |
writer has serious objections touching elbows |
with them under such condition of things. |
A prominent candidate for the Presidency |
made public speech in Atlanta, Ga. recently, |
with a rebel rag staring him in the face. The |
writer believes in voting as he shot, and hold |
ing Reunions of their own, and paying no at |
tention to the Reunion of the blue and gray.
First TO Offer Their Service.
J. F. Early, Sergeant, Co. G, Sd Mimi, WILDER, |
Neb., says that Gov. Ramsey was in Washington, |
April Is, 1861, and rendered the services of 200
men TO defend the Government on the morning |
of the 18th, which offer was accepted, and on the |
18th the Governor telegraphed Ignatius Dom
nelly. On April 16 Lieut-Gov. Donnelly |
issued his call for volunteers. The 1st Mimi. |
was organized for three months April 90, 1861,
by Capt. A. d. Nelson, and on the 10th of May
was mustered into service by the same officer
for three years. said muster dating from April |
90, and stands as the first Offer and the senior
regiment of volunteers in the United States
service in the civil war. The writer enlisted
at Chatfeld, April 81, 1861. in a military COM
pany known as the Chatfield Guards, which was
accepted for the 1st Mimi, but owing to the dis
lance from st. Paul, and slow transportation,
the 1st was filled by companies near by, and
the Chatield Guards were mustered into SER
vice as Co. A, I'd Mimi. The writer was mus
tered into Co. c. Sd Mimi. July Is. 1862, the
Sd Mimi. met with reverse, Co. G only re-
naming in the field. After serving with sew
eral different regiments, the company was
attached to the I'd Mimi, at Nashville, and
remained on duty with that regiment until