The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-11-17
Corps. If you know of any parties that would
buy that kind Of relic please let me know"
Cannot Have All the Honor.
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Corps If you know of any parties that would
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Cannot Have All the Honor.
A. L. Fitch, 14th Ohio battery. Miller, Neb.,
writes: &c notice in your issue of Oct. Is an
article by E. T. Lee claiming great honor for
the dist H. I admit that the 4lst III. was a
good regiment; but when il tries to capture
the honors that belong to others | object. The
4lst ILL., was not the first to land at Pittsburg
Landing. The 14th Ohio battery was the first
command unloaded and they hitched up and
moved off the bottom up the hill so the 4Ist
H. could form. After it had formed it marched
by the battery and led tho way to camp, about
one fourth of mile from the Landing. | was
one of two or three of the first men to land at
Pttsburg Landing, and / did not see anything
of the skirmish-line that Comrade Lee speaks
of. But we will not object. for we know that
the 41st III. was a dandy regiment"
In the Valley.
Alfred Turner. Sand HILL w. Va, writes ::
"Please allow me space in your valuable paper
to say to Thomas S. Nutter, of Columbus, o.,
that / did quote from my memory's diary and
do still quote from the same | am positive,
also. that it was neither the I'd nor the Sd of
July, 1864 on which Gen. Early's army at
tackled our 5th N Y. II. A. aud some other
regiments at Harpers Ferry; but il was be-
tween the 4th and the 7th that the Johnnies
determined to drive US Yanks into the Potomac
River; but we just kept them at bay all day
until all our Government stores had been
safely landed on Maryland Nights. The rebs
at light set fire to all our Government sheds;
also to the wooden bridge that spsnned the
Shenandoah River; but there was no night
attack Yes, | know something about that big
gun-but not two-on the flights, for 1 was
with my company (G, I'd battalion, etc.,
who helped to work it on said occasion. 1t was
a 100 FOUNDER, and every time it belched forth
a she'll it knocked a rebel piece of artillery
into a cooked hat"
At Spanish Fort.
John II. Kater, Co. E, 108th ILL.,, Joliet, ILL.,,
writes: -. Fl. Bowman claims that the 47th
Ill. WAS the first regiment to go into Spanish
Fort. He is little off. The comrsde of the
124th ILL., to whom he refers as stating the 95th
ILL., to be first is nearly correct, only it was
the 108th Ill. that was the first to 60 in,
whether it gets the credit or not. If the COM
rade of the 124th Ill. will remember. it was the
IO3th. 95th, 124th, and. think, the 18th Ill.
went in on the extreme right, along the. bay.
After we got in, the 108th and 124th Ill.
stacked arms close together and lay down TO
take some sleep, but were driven away from
their quarters by some she'll thrown from our
feet. So you may judge we were about the
first, when we got there before the gunboats
knew the fort was taken. 1t was late IN the
afternoon when we started, and it was quite
dark when got there"
"Old Abe" of the 9Th Wis.
| Gilbert E. Hammond, Summertown. Tenn.
| says: old Abe" stuffed. was at the Wisconsin
| Department Headquarters at the Detroit Ma
| tional Encampment. Further information o
| him can be had by addressing John Herald
| Prairie Du CHEN, Wis. who will furnish TIT
address of Capt. Il. a. Chase, who has charge o
| the bird.
| Want to Get Married.
| George T. Kniveton, Co. g, I'd Pa. Cav, Opo
| lis Kan. says his circumstances are such tina
| he does not need to work. He wants wife
| but will not answer unsatisfactory letters.
| Electra Moulton, Dawson, Mimi, wants for
husband man of good character and STEADY
| habits She will not answer dissatisfaction!
| letters.
| Champ Ferguson's Capture.
| S. Hathaway, Sunbeam, Tex, correcting Jas
| H. Blackburn's statement az to the men VIII
went after Ferguson after Col. Black burr
| had released him for the time being, wheI
his guerrillas surrendered. Tho men wer
S. Hathaway, Geo. Plumley John Canard
| Arch. Pack and w. r. Parish. Adj't Stokes
| 4th Tenn. MID Inf, made the detail. Plumley
lives at Spencer, Tenn, and Stokes at McKin
ney, Tex.
| Balls Bluff.
f. w. Jenkins, Co. F, goth Mass. Pawtucket
| r. l.. read Comrade Goodheart's article on BALI
Bluff in the issue of Sept Il. Instead of Lieut..
| Col Fred Lander taking command after tn
| death of Col. Baker. the writer always under
| stood that Col Devens did so. Instead of Gen
Stone being the scapegoat, the writer think