The National tribune., 1892-04-28

| to congratulate Comrade William Simmons OF
| his excellent description of the engagement a
| New Orleans and the forts below, which ap
| peared in the issue OF Feb. 4.
Knows How 1t Was.
Jesse NJ. Pirkle, COG, Sd Tenn. Cav, Saudhill
Team, iDdorses the account Of prison life givel
| by Comradc Richardson in the issue of FEB. lc
1892. Comrade Pirkle endured hardships II
| prisons at Cahaba, Ala, Macon and Anderson
| vile, Ga, and knows what suffering is.
Want Correspondence.
al am widower and would like to CORE
spond with some widow or daughter Of a vet
eran between the ages of % and 40. | am 4
years old belong to one Of the best families 0
Ohio, and can furnish references if necessary.
So says Arthur s. Donaldson, Box 6G, Park
man, 0.
young and highly-respected young mai
| would he pleased to correspond with youn
lady from Is to % years old, for pleasure
| Address Fred. Hartman, Glendive, Mont.
G. o. Harrison, Co. x, 31st Wis, Manchester
| Iowa, would like to hear from some of his com
| rades Of the 3lst.
John NJ Wilson, CO. D, seth ILL.,, Norman
Okla would like to hear from some Of hi
| comrades Of the seth.
Andrew J. Mack. Norway, Ore, wants t
| hear from some Of his comrades Of the 94t
| Ohio.
John WadIeigh, Co. A, 18th Wis, Box 1875
| Lake View, Mimi, would like to hear fror
| some OF the members of the 18th by letter.
Late Discharge.
+ G. w. Mcbride, 123th Ind, Washington
Ind, thinks his regiment was the last on
mustered out, as the discharges of tho mel
read Raleigh, N. c., April TO- 1866" II
would like to hear from other members Of tn
128tb especially Co. c. about this
The Big Drum at Jofnston's Headquarters
Chas. o. Thorp, Co. K, 45th ILL.,. Wichita Kan
still has the bass drum captured at Johnst0nt
Headquarters at Fort Pocotaligo, s. c., o.
Jan. Ii. 1863 He beat it in front of the Presi
| dents stand at the National Review.
In the Black River bridge Charge.
c. Bradshaw. Co. ], 23d Iowa. Farnham, Neb.
says the 11th Wis. was in the charge at Blaci
River Bridge. when the 22d Iowa was goiu
to the left of our brigade ! saw one Of the It'll
boys going to the rear. shot in the hand, and
| remember what he said to us: They got me-
And as / was wounded there, L saw several o
| the 18th Wis. who were wounded, in the sam
hospital with me-"
A Patriotic Family.
A. J. Mckinney, Enfield, Me-, and one of hi
brothers were in the 7th Me-, his father ant
two brothers in the 9th Me-, and two othe
brothers in the 10th and 18th Me. respectively
To Exchange Military Buttons.
Charles Harris, Co. B, 10th Me-, Saco, Me-
has collection Of so military buttons, includ
ing some rare specimens of State, naval ant
foreign buttons. He would like to exchang
for sofne not in his collection, and will pa
postage each way.
Good for You, Cornrade!
Michael Gillian, Co. d. both Pa, Cearvile
Pa, says: 81 have been Adjutant Of Upto
Nycom Post, 547, Department of Pennsylvania
and have only missed three meetings in fv
wears. ! think it is the duty of every soldie
to belong to the GA r. and take THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE: for the paper is the soldiers
friend and the GAR. is their guard"
Information Asked and Given.
Will the comrade in Dakota City, Neb., VIII
sent letter to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE SOM
weeks ago for one Mrs. Rogers, whose HUSBAND
belonged to New York regiment but wen
West after the war and died at Dakota City
please communicate with us?
Charles Marsh, Co. Ii, 4th n. Y. Art. Eagi
Lake, Mimi, says that after the general charg
on Petersburg he came across the dead body o
member OF his regiment, and looking in hi
knapsack for something to identify him, found
| only the picture of a little boy about three
years old. The picture is i'll a small case ant
represents the boy standing by chair. His
hair is curly. Mr.. Marsh will be glad to for
ward to the soldiers rightful heirs upon identi
| fcation.
C.M. Townsend, Co. A, BED Iowa, Iowa City
| Iowa, would like to hear from some of the heir
Of Thomas Hockell, who lived at Peasan
Plains, Iowa, from about 1S47 to 1850. II
knows something of interest to them. III
| would also like to hear from Corpl j. A
| Rent, who lived at one time in Colorado.
Thomas L. Davis Co. c, 10Th u. g., Leroy
Adams Co., Neb., would like to know
| the name of the camp where he and his com
| rades had to haul water about three miles from
| big spring. He thinks it was in Alabama o
! Georgia
Wellington E. Pratt, Co. K, 1o6th Pa ORA
| kola. S. d. would like to know the where
abouts of Comrade C. III. Dobbyn, of Andrew
| Sharpshooters, 18th Mass, who was with hin
at the battle of Fredericksburg on Dec. Is
| 1862.
Martin McArdle Crockett, Ark, says tina
| the body of James Conwell is buried in the st
| Francis swamps, on the st. Francis River, il
| Missouri. If any of ConwelPs friends wish t,
| know the particulars of his death, McArdl
will be pleased to give any information pos
| sible.
| G. w. Hall, Co K, I'd Pa. f. A., Rutland
| rades of the I'd. He especially desires to hea
| from Comrade John Il. Johnston, if he is living
or from any of his relatives.
| Mrs Alice Brannan, Of Erie, Pa, says tina
! her husband, Peter Brannan, served in Co.
| 1st n j. Cav. al am now widow, my hns
band having died in an insane asylum from
the effects of his service. While insane he de
| stroyed all his army and other private papers
| Upon application to the Adjutant- General o
| New Jersey he found his service, and | re
| ceived certificate thereof which | filed in thu
| Pension Bureau in my claim for a pension. M.
| claim is suspended for the reason that tht
records of the War Department show that b,
deserted his command Dec. T. 1864 The rec
ords of the Adjutant Generals Office of New
Jersey show that he enlisted Sept. IL, 1861, ant
was discharged Nov. l, 1868; re-enlisted il
| same organization Dec. 81, 1863, and was dis
charged July "a, 1866. There is something
about this case | can't understand, and woult
| like the aid of his comrades in clearing 1t up
and give him a clean record that l may par
| take of the bounty of our Government, as well
as other widows who lost husbands from thu
| effects of the army service. / support mysel
| at the wash tub; am in INDECENT circumstances
| and old. My husband was in hospital at thu
| time he reeplisted, or about that time. Wha
| I wish to prove is the whereabouts of my lat
| husband, Peter Brannan, of Co. ], 1st N. j
| Cav, from Dec 7, 1864, until the muster-out o
J his company aud regiment"
Wants to Sell.
! Rev. T. A. Matteson, Lock Box IL, Union
| N. Y, would like any comrade to write hin
| who wants to buy good new house, small
| barn, one acre and half of land. good fruit
! situated on Susquehanna River Valley Flats