The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-18
Fighting the Indians.

| Iowa says, in answer to Frank Myers. 9Th Iowa
Cav: Il distinctly recoiect serving three years
| among the Indians through the Bad Lands.
! that Gen. Suly declared to he he'll with the
| fire put ont. Be what 10 may it was fortunate
for us that The FIRE did not brake out while we
we're there / claim that our force of 5000
troops saved this country. We stood between
our own troops in the South, right among the
Indians, guarding the North against the Brit
ish, who might enter through the British pos
sessions rs allies to the rebels. Gen. Sully was
an able officer. After we fought the Indians
at killdeer Mountains. we camped on the bat
| tefeld that night. Next morning we followed
them for nearly half day into the Bad Lands.
They tried to lead us into ambush, but Sully
saw it. After returning to the battlefield the
torch was applied to tons of dried buffalo meat,
buffalo robes, etc. After two days we reached
our supplies again, and then went through the
Bad Lands. where we were surrounded for two
days aud hall, suffering terribly for want Of
water When we reached the Yellowstone
River we had plenty OF water. In fording the
river four six-mule teams. wagons and all.
disappearing out of sight"
A Young Soldier.
II. i. Chapman Co. +. l2ith Ohio, Ridgeville
Corners, o.: Il, too am one of the youngest
kids of the late war; was born Nov. 20. 1847,
enlisted Dec "a, 1863 and served until the
close of the war If / had been consulted in
have been born couple of years sooner than |
was, so that / could have gotten on U. :.
uniform sooner. but / got there just as soon as
l could. l received the portrait cards all right
and think them just right, and / would advise
any comrade who Intends going to Washington
to get supply, for they arejust what the COM
radeS need"
a Good Record.
Gabriel Mckenzie, Cyclone, No., 60. G, 4lst
h.. r.. I'll
26, 1861. to the 22d of July, 1865, and
never missed but one march the regiment made
during the war; was wounded April g. at
Shiloh, in the head; again at Jackson. Miss,
July IL, 1863, in both knees and abdomen !;
was the youngest of six brothers, all who served
not less than three years.
The Colonel at Fort Gregg.
Z. Stiles, Co. b. Soth Pa, says: "In a recent
issue of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, Comrade
Oyerholt, Co. b. S5th Pa, wants to know who
the Colonel of the 199th Pa. was as the Col
onePs long legs were the first to straddie the
parapet inside of Fort Gregg at its capture
The ColonePs name is BriscO, of Philadelphia"
Mistook the Regiment.
David Stambaugh, Co. A. 148th Pa. st. Glars
vile, Pa, says: capt. Ray, in a recent issue,
undertook to take New Hampshire comrade
to task for his account Of the battle of Cold
Harbor. Comrade Ray is little off in some
OF his writings, especially when he says j. A.
Beaver now Ex-Governor, commanded the 45th
Pa, as it was the 148th Pa"
Little Round Top.
Robert Fl. McWilliams, Co. A, 63i Pa, Sardis,
Pa, writes: 81 did know the name of the Sig.
nal Officer on Little Round Top on the second
day OF the battle of Gettysburg, but / do not
now recollect it, nor the names of any of the
other Signal men (; but the drum corps of the
63d Pa. was there from the time the first rebel
shell fell on Little Round Top until Gen. War
rem arrived with troops, and then several of
that drum corps took muskets and went in on
the charge with Warren's men. By that time
the rebels were half way up the hill, coming
in on the left flank. / had just got over the
crest Of Little Round Top when | met Gen.
Warren's men coming up An officer asked me
the position of the battle-line. / gave him all
the information l could, and just then the
rebel skirmishline came in full view only
few rods distant. Gen. Warren gave the order
to his mon, Charge bayonets; double quick,
march y and away they went and drove the
rebels back and held them there aud saved the
day. This is what | saw; it is no history"
A Chance for Dealers.
T. F. Leonard, Austin, Minn says that Nc
Intire Post is about to erect a monument there
to cost between s., 600 and s., 900. 1t IS 10 be
soldiers monument, made Of granite. All
parties who deal in granite monuments will
please forward Immediately to the above ad-
dress catalogs, plans. prices, etc.