The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-07-20

Creek p. o., TarraDt County, Tex, says he
| was born in England, and came to Carlin-
| vile, ILL.,, when only three years Of age. He
enlisted in the 7th Ill. Cav. in July, 1861
| and served as q private until July, 1866
was in the battles of Fort Henry, Donelson
Pittsburg Landing, Pennington, siege oil
and battle of Corinth, Allatoona Pass, At
lanta, and marched with Sherman to the
sea, besides taking part in the capture OF
Savannah, battle of BentOnville and many
skirmishes. He was never in an ambulance,
hospital, or guardhouse, and never missed a
battle or march in which his regiment par
ticipated. He moved toTexas soon after
the war; married q rebel girl, and has three
children, all thoroughbred soldiers. He de-
lights in reading THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
about the days which tried mems souls.
He is the owner of a good farm, which is
situated in paradise for old soldiers.
The Rebel Flags.
G. F. Hull, 18th Iowa, Berkely, Cal, says:
In the issue of June % you give four illus
trations of the rebel flag. l suppose those
were the official flags, but 1 remember very
distinctly seeing one with rattlesnake on
it. 1t was on the 22d of July, 1864. in the
fight before Atlanta, about q half mile
south of Leggett's Hill. We were on the
west side of the breastworks, next to At
lanta, and the rebs came up out of the thick
woods on the east. The flag was so
near me that I could almost stick my
bayOnet through it, but neither side dared
show their heads above the breastworks.
During the Winter of 1866 1 heard
Methodist minister by the name of
of Woodruff, or Woodward, in Ellison, H.,
give historical lecture based on the prophe-
cies of the Old Testament, in which he said:
Many people have wondered why the Con-
federates placed snake Tor serpent) on
their banners, but they did it because it was
written giving a quotation from
the Bible, which, like Nebuchadnezzar's
dream, has gone from me. Will some of the
Bible readers supply the quotation?"
First into Atlanta.
Cyrus Tanning, Co. Fl, 101st ILL.,, Soldiers
Home, Leavenworth, Kan, says he will state,
without fear of successful contradiction, that
his regiment was the first to march into
Atlanta with her flag (only rags at this
time). The morning of the Cd of Septem-
Der, 1864, we started for Atlanta, marching
out from camp only about two miles. For
some unknown reason, the 10lst Ill. took
the lead. When we came to the old breast
works, word came that Atlanta was evacu-
ateu. zen. 0locum came up, took the lead,
and our regiment followed hin into Atlanta.
The 9Th Conn. tried to pass US, but failed.
We made the road vacant to let Slocum and
staff pass us, and fell into line and into the
road ahead of the 9Th Conn. They were
mad, of course. They never did get ahead
of us. We had some lively skirmishing
with the enemy. We were on their heels
as they went out. The roster of the Illinois
soldiers given by the Adjutant-General,
Springfield, Ill, gives the 101st Ill that
honor. That was just two years from the
day we were mustered into the service
Sept. 2, '62-Sept. g. "a. Pick your flint
again, comrades of the 9Th Conn.,"
Wants to Adopt a Girl.
Charles Davis, Co. G, 5th N. Y. Fl. A,
Gates, Neb., wants to adopt girl of from
eight to II years old. Shall have good
A veterans daughter preferred.