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The National tribune., 1893-11-23
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SPEA KING UP"
A Kentucky Cavalryman Puts In "A Word
for Another Eigliting Eegiment.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / was in
the army during the years 1S6l64, belong
ing TO one of the best regiments in the
service; one that does not need the herald
ing of her exploits by the best soldier paper
published for she did her whole duly every
time she was called on-never being known
to finch from anything imposed upon her.
Sine was the grand and noble old I'd KY.
Cav.
l read, a few numbers back, sketch of
the Wheeler raid, or rather the part some
Of the regiments took who went after him ;
but ! must FAY The writer did not give credit
where it was due. 1t was stated that
Wilder's Brigade did all the fighting. Well,
] know that after the rebs under Wheeler
passed through McMinnvilie, Tenn, our
brigade. composed II think Of the LIST, 81,
and 18th Ohio Cav. and 81 KY. Cav, with
Col. Eli Long commanding were in the
advance when the rear-guard of Wheeler's
command, which was a squadron of the Sth
Tex. Cav, as good fighting regiment as
was in the Confederate service, made q
stand on the pike leading from McMinnville
to Murfreesboro, and Col. Long ordered q
charge, which order the I'd Ky. Cav. exc
cuted in good style, closing the rear upon
the reserve, the reserve on TO the brigade,
and the brigade on 10 the main column,
causing Wheeler to form hne-of-battle with
his whole force. The gallant 39ih Ind.
M't'd Inf went for them with their Spencer
rifles. One Of our company found q wound
ed rebel who lived near him when at home,
and he and got an ambulance and sent the
reb where be could be treated; but he died
Also, / was at Pennington, Tenn, and
know was much closer to that rebel bat
terry than / cared to be, but stayed with
my company.
Now, have written this much about
the I'd Ky. Cav, and if ] have not stated
facts, and the boys don't believe we were
there, just ask Col. J. L. Nichols, of the
I'd KY. Cav, Col. Eli Long, or any of the
boys Of the old regiment j know some of
them are living, and can use the pen as we'll
as they did use the saber and revolver.
wish we might hear from them. Let the
cavalry show up Oftener. do not want to
detract one thing from any of the cavalry
regiments in the Army of the Cumberland
for believe they all did their duty faith
fully; but l do want the readers of The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE to know that there
was regiment known and recognized rs
the I'd KY. Cav that she was never run in
OFF of picket, never was surprised on picket
nor was she ever known 10 run froni the
enemy at any time or any place.--G. j.
HASTINGS, Lieutenant, Co. G, Cd Ky. Cav,
White Mile Nv
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ITO THE 'FRONT.'"
a "Bucl1tail" Exhorts His Comrades to
Stand Firm.

a BuclktaiI" Exhorts His Comrades to
Stand Firm.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: As the
enemy are now massing in our front and try
ing to turn tin TANKS, can no longer resist
the temptation to take hand, and say to the
old boys that it behooves US to be on the
alert ready to receive them at every point,
and make as gallant fight as possible, and
if beaten to fall back in good order, taking
advantage of the ground TO rally and renew
the fight.
Comrades, you are " in it again for three
years. You have the same foe to contend
with now that you had 80 years ago, and
the question at issue is the same-the de-
structon and humiliation of the Union SOL
der Northern Copperheads encouraged
Southern rebels then and gloried over your
hardships and d, IS. They are doing the
same thing to-da, nd the knowledge that
but for your valOr and devotion TO the old
flag. Secession would have triumphed and
our country been rent in twain, entitle you
to nothing but their malignant hatred.
And can You really expect anything else !?
If you had given the best four years fyour
life todestroy the country and drag the old
banner in the mire; If you had shot, Grip
pied and starved 100000 of the Nations
defenders, and yet were defeated, would you
love the correcting hand, even if it was ex-
tended you in peace and fraternity when
you threw up the sponge? No, of course you
wouldn't. Nor do they. Ii you think they
love you for the basting you gave them, you
are mistaken. They have only been wait
ing these % years for the wheel of fortune
to turn 80 their day might come when they
could square the accountant it has come
at last Your old enemies are in battle
array and compass you round about, and
their Northern allies are cheering them.
On they come. Your comrades are falling
on every side, but-steady there, steady =
the end is not et.-"BUCKTAIL."
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II remember your position at Hatchie
River Bridge. While men were being
knocked off into the water,&nd blood and
brains were being scattered all around us
you with others went forward, capturing
IL pieces of artillery and many hundred
prisoners. Napoleon's position at Lodi was
rot more perilous."
The enemy made precipitate retreat to
the left into northern Mississippi.
During this engagement Col. J. G. Pugb
with the 4fst H., was detailed as train guard
heard Col. Pugh say TO our Colonel John
Logan, "They arc fighting like - down
there, and the 41st can'i get smell" The ilst
were in line, at atteation," while we were
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The goth Mass.

This regiment was organized at Readyllle,
from Aug. % TO Sept. H. 1861, to serve three
years, and on the expiration of the term of
the original members they were mustered
out, and the organization, composed of the
veterans and recruits, retained in the service
until July 16, 1865, when mustered out by
orders from the War Department Col. Will
liam K. Lee resigned Dee. IL, 1862; Col.
Francis w. Palfrey was discharged April 13,
1868; Col. Paul j. Revere died of wounds
July 5. 1863, and until the final muster-out
Col. George N. Macy, who was brevetted
Brigadier- General Aug IA, 1854, was in
command. During its service II officers and
243 men were killed in action, a total of 260,
or 131 per cent. of the entire enrolment of
1878 officers and men, placing it among Col.
FOx's 800 fighting regiments The total
number of killed and wounded was ga, and
149 men died of disease and other causes, of
which 63 men died in rebel prisons. At
Fredericksburg the brigade in which the
regiment was attached was forced to cross
the river in the lace of disastrous fire from
the ri6emen of the rebel forces, who were
in prominent buildings, and then to clear
the streets of the city. r bel sharpsbOoters
were posted In almost every building, and
in this little encounter the regiment lost %
At Getty sburg it lost 80 killed, 81 wounded,
and three missing; total, 127 out of IL Off
GERS and 218 men who went into that action.
The regiment sustained the greatest loss in
battle of any Massachusetts regiment, also
remarkable fatality in it's field and staff
officers, losing a Colonel, LieuteDant-COlQnel,
two Majors, an Adjutant, and a Surgeon
killed in battle. 1t was in the battles Of
Balls Bluff, Fair Oaks, Savage Station, Glen
dale, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericks-
burg, Charlottesville, Gettysburg. Bristoe
Station, Wilderness, Pc River, Spottsylvania,
North Anna, Cold Harbor, siege of Peters
burg, Deep Bottom, Boydton Road, and
Hatcher's Run; present also at Yorktown,
West Point, Peach Tree Orchard, Mine Run,
TotopOtomOy, Strawberry Plains, Ream's
Station, Sailors Greek, Farmville, and APP
pOmattox.
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The 14th Mich.

The 18th Mich. was organized at Ypsilanti
and Detroit, from Jan. Z to Feb. IL, 1862, to
serve three years. The original members
were mustered out when their terms ex-
pired and the veterans and recruits retained
until July Is, 1865, when mustered out IL
accordance with orders from thew De-
partment. The regiment left the State with
Col. John M. Oliver in command, but he was
promoted to be Brigadier- General Jan. II,
1865 and his place filed by Col. Frederick
S. Hutchinson. The regiment was attached
to Davis's Division, of the Fourteenth Corps,
and sustained a total loss OF 246 men. OF
this number one officer and So men were
killed in action and three officers and 1S4
men died of disease, by accident, and other
causes. The total enrolment was 1906
officers and men. 1t participated in the
battles OF Pennington, Corinth, Lavergne,
Nashville, Brentwood, Stone River, Weams's
Spring, Lawrenceburg, Kenesaw, Cha;tt-
hoochie River, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Florence,
Savannah, Fayetteville, Averysboro, and
Bentonville.
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Homes for Settlers.
60 Sweet Cl3rity.v

The programme of Tie YOUTHS Companion for
1894 is brighter than ever In addition to the
literary part offered, tile publishers present to
all new and renewing subscribers an exquisite
picture in colors, reproduced from one of the
American Academy of Design paintings. 1t is
called Sweet Charity."a charming young
woman of colonial times on nm errand of mercy.
Its beauty must be seen to be appreciated.
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30 be one Of the impossihilities to effect a
crossing here with the shower of canister
tearing the structure to pieces. The 81
Iowa and the 28th, 32d and SD Ill. were
ordered to charge across the bridge, which
they did in most intrepid manner, but not
without the lOss-of many brave men. My
regiment lost 40 killed and wounded, in
Guiding two Captains-Allen and Duncan
and il perhaps was the smallest loss of the
charging column. Our 1ag was shot into
shreds. "a new one was sent us from Hi
nois.
saw grouped together while we were
crossing this bridge Gems Ord, Hurlbut,
Lauman, and Yeatch in animated converse
tion at the east butment. Within very
short time Ord and Veatch were wounded.
Gen. Lauman paid his old division a visit
year after while camped at Natchez, Miss.
he made speech TO his old comrades. To
the SD III. he said:
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The 18th Mich.

The regiment was organized at Kalamazoo,
and mustered into the service Jan. II, 1862,
to serve three years. The original members
were mustered out at the expiration of their
term of service, and the veterans and recruits
retained in the service until July %, 1866,
when mustered out in accordance with or
ders from the War Department. Col. Chas.
E. Stuart was in command until Jan. 81,
1862, when he resigned, being succeeded by
Col. Michael Shoemaker, who also resigned
May 90 of the next year. Col. Joshua B.
Culver assumed command, and was in charge
until the day of the mus;er-out, Feb. %,
1865, and on April "a, 1865, he was recon-
missioned Colonel and retained command.
1t was in T. j. Woods Division, of the
Twenty-frst Corps. The total loss was 38S
men, and of this number four officers and
SO men were killed in action, and two Off
GERS and 314 men died of disease, by accident,
in prison, etc. At Bentonville, while in
Carlin's Division, of the Fourteenth Corps,
the regiment lost IL in killed, Sc wounded.
and seven missing; a total of ITO in the one
battle. At Stone River out of 225 men en-
gagged 80 were killed, a percentage of little
over Ii of the total number engaged.
The National tribune., 1893-11-23
STILL AT 1T.
Comrade Miles Comes Back with Few
CIinchers.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: ] see IN
your issue of Nov. that Comrade II. War
rem Phelps, 9jth Ohio, Westeryille, O., is
disposed TO fall back on the official records
obviously because they suit him-for all
authorities, without reference to their cor
Teclness or completeness. he says the official
records cited by Comrade Thrill, I'D Ohio,
should "settle the controversy, as it does,
unless some one can furnish official records
10 prove otherwise"
Now, here is an anomaly, and am in a
dilemma. His proposition is an anomaly, for
the reason that official records arc not adj
Missile in court as TO their own correctness,
and am in dilemma because We are de-
barred from introducing other evidence to
prove that they are incorrect.
If the official records are to be taken with
out question as a true and complete history
of the war, why are your valuable columns
always open TO the discussion of incidents
The National tribune., 1893-11-23
FIGHTING THEM OVER.
What0ur Veterans Have 70 Say About
Their Old Campaigns

1.-THE Editor greatly desires communications
for ratification In the Fighting Them Over and
Picket Shot columns Contributors are requested
60 write frequently, legbly, 10 the point. on one
side of the paper with each subject on "A separate
sheet following the form Of The printed article
below. and signing name, company, regiment, and
address nj the end. IL articles are of Importance
copies should be kept. in case of accidental loss.
Matter for these columns should be of general
interest all old soldiers and historically a. accu-
rate possible.l
The National tribune., 1893-11-23
Sheet Music Almost Free.

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THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches Of the Services oil
Various Regiments.

fTHE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has IN hand several
hundred requests for ginheDta histories. All such
requests will be aeceded 10 in due time. although
those now received cannot be published for ~
least six months, owing TO lack Of space. Numerous
sketches have already been published. and of these
none can be found room for n second tne.l
The National tribune., 1893-11-23
The 10th wis.

This regiment was organized at Madison
from Nov. %, 1861, to Feb. 81, 1862, 10 serve
three years. 1t wSs consolidated into q
battalion OF five cOmpaEies-A, c, f. G, and
Nov 4, 1862. III March aud April, 1864,
four new companies were organized to serve
three years, and assigned TO this regiment
as companies B, T, Fl, aud K. Another COM
pany was organized in November, 1864, to
serve one year, and assigned as Co. ID. The
entire organization was mustered out of
service July IL, 1866. COL Benjamin Allen,
who went out with the regiment, resigned
July IL, 1863 and Col. Cassius FaiTchild sue
ceeded him, receiving the brevet of Bsiga-
dier-General March IS, 1865. 1t was in
Forces Brigade, Leggett's Division, of the
Seventeenth Corps, and lost in killed 147
out of an enrolment of l 944 men, placing it
among Col. Fox's 300 fighting regiments.
The total number of killed and wounded
was 466 officers and men; 252 men died of
disease, by accident, in prison, etc, and %
men were captured or reported missing.
It's heaviest loss was at Shiloh, where 40 men
were killed outright, 1SS wounded, including
those MORALLY, and 20 missing, a total of 254
in one battle. It's next heaviest loss oe-
Cured at Atlanta, where 81 men were killed,
So wounded, including III Sc mOrtally, and
eight missing. 1t was i'll the battles of
Shiloh, Cornth, Goodrich, Jackson, Kenesaw
Mountain, siege and battle of Atlanta, and
Lovejoy Station, aud present also at Lump
kn's Mills, Brush Mountain, Nickajack
Greek, Jonesboro siege OF Savannah, POGO
talig0, Saikahatchie, Orangeburg, Columbia,
and Bentonyille. The regiment was with
Sherman in his march to the sea and through
tn Carolinas.
The National tribune., 1893-11-23
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line
Marye's Nights.
Line.


house, Co. B, 7th
Mass, Fall Riv er,
Mass, takes mp the
Marye's Nights con-
q troversy. replying TO
the article by f. III.
Fuller, nth n. Y.
His first article on
the subject was writ
ten as far back rs
Dec. "a, 1884, in re-
ply to one by II. f.
Matthews, M ak in g
the claim that the 9th
Me was the first in
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was los in the shade. 1t seems to me can
breathe that heat and dust now. 1t was
something TERRIBLE. r. p, 32d H., Nor
NAL Ill
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Mention TheNa.ionai Tnbnua
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DEAR SIR:-After having worn one OF your artificial
legs with rubber tool for hfteen years, hest
taton Ia saying that Il is the best leg tn use have
worn Ave differ
The National tribune., 1893-11-23
At Andersonville

Fl. s. Lowry, Grand View, Tenn, says that
at Andersonvlle there was boy guard who
thought he Yanks were no better than dogs
He would make the night hideous by his
Hoo-oo-wOw- a howl like some wild beast.
He was called Bull of the Woods by the
prisoners. If Yank happened to speak
to him and got too near the dead-line ne
would curse him, cock his gun, and declare
that if the man spoke to him again he would
blow hole through him. He manifested
the same spirit that the soldier-haters DO
now, aud made use OF good many of the
same expressions in regard to the boys in
blue.
The National tribune., 1893-11-23

r. p. Heron, Fredonia, Kan, writes that
he will furnish blank leaves with lines, etc,
for insertion in the family record in the
Bible, to contain description of regimental
history, flag, etc, and pages for biographical
sketch OF the soldier himself, at the rate of
SIS a hundred
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-20
Evangelical Lutheran Delegates.

MELVILLE, May 2O.-The following are
the delegates from the West Pennsylvania
Synod Of the Evangelical Lutheran church
TO the General Synod, which will be held
in Canton, o., beginning Wednesday, May
24 Rev w. s. Freas, d. D., York; A. 6.
Fastnacht, York; f. Khnefelter, Green
castle; D. B. Floyd, Newville; II. L.
Baugher, d. D., Gettysburg; e. II. Lesen-
Gettysburg; j. G. Kollea, D. D., Hanover;
Professor E. e. Campbell, Mechanicsburg;
Professor T.. Bredenbaugh, Gettysburg;
NJ. b. Spahr, York; Jere Carl, Y ork; G. II.
Krumrine Chambersburg; B. w. Beam
Gettysburg; J. A. Dempwolf, York, and j..
b. Reddig Shippensburg.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-20

Would you rather buy lamp
chimneys, one a week the year
round, or one that lasts till some
accident breaks it?
Common glass may break or
not the minute you light your
lamp; if not, the first draft may
break it; if not, it may break
from a mere whin.
Tough glass chimneys, Mac
beth's 4" PearItop or " Pearl
glass" almost never break from
heat, not one in a hundred.
Where can you get it1 and
what does it cost2
Your dealer knows where and
how much. It costs more than
common glass and may be, he
thinks tough glass isn't good for
his business.
Pittsburgh. Pa. GEO. A. MACBETH Co.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-20
COMING CAMPAIGN.

AAC lbllFWAhB NAlbpAl"A AAOih bAN
Frackville Item is worthy ofreproduc-
tion into our columns:
AS the coming campaign and elec-
tioD will be the most important held
in this county for many years, is our
intention to devote no little attention
to the subject of politics, in hopes that
we may induce a large class of our
best citizens to give the subject more
consideration than they have here.
tofore done. We believe it to be the
duty of every good citizen not only to
take an interest, but an active part
in the political control of his county;
in other words, the control of his home
or local government. We will give
the matter personal supervision and
gather from the best sources of all sec
tions of the county the most reliable
information to be had.
The "Political Cauldron," to use an
expression that is overburdened with
fatigue caused by it's own antiquity,
used to boil principally in that ancient
village called the Borough of Potts
vile, and particularly known to fame
as the county seat of Schuylkill
county. But things have changed in
recent years, ana now almost every
locality in the county aspires to its
own political coterie, formed for the
purpose of moulding sentiment in its
vicinity, and then controlling the
delegates that formerly waited uutil
their arrival at the convention for in
structious and Inspirations as to how
to vote.
The clans, ina gaeD cliques, coteries,
rings, and some organizations hav-
ing discussed the various phases Of the
coming campaign and the numerous
luscious plums to be gathered, there is
to-day to be found in our county so
many political cauldrOns on the boil,
that the very atmosphere is permeated
with the odor of political hash, and,
what is worse, the boiling stencil of
hopes for a finger in the financial pot
pie of corruption, that will be ready
for distribution that day to inspire
those who have not already received
Inspiration before leaving home. For,
after all, the time has come when the
result of political convention in this
county is no indication of the wishes
of either party. Fraud and corrupt
tion run hand in hand not riot for they
have a common goal, and for the pur-
pose of gaining this they form q close
copartnership. Money is shamelessly
and openly used for the purpose of in
fluencing the delegate, and, alas un.
fortunately, the larger number of dele
gates who now attend conventions go
for the purpose Of making all out of it
possible, often avowedly so, thus plac.
ing delegates aud candidates, who uses
money, on the same corrupt plane.
The time has come when stop
should be put to these political crimes,
and it is the duty of all selfrespecting
citizens as well as reputable news.
papers to aid in the same. As we have
said before, it is our intention to give
our patrons the best political news OBJ
tainable, but while we will be on the
lookout for news Of q general character
we will not overlook the cessp0ol Of
corruption aud viii not hesitate at any
time 70 expose fraud and corruption
wherever we may know them to exist,
be they Democratic, Republican or
Prohibition.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-20

Ir ia TO be hoped that the brutal
bully, John T. Sullivan, viii receive
such a lesson from the Maine courts as
will put an end forever TO his vicious
exercise Of the physical power with
which nature unfortunately endowed
him. On Sunday evening, without
provocation whatever, he kicked a one
armed lawyer named Lizotte, who
pluckily cunchedtheIbully with his
one hand and turned him over a car
seat, from which awkward,position ne
was rescued by the bystanders. Then
one Of Sullivan's pals struck aLizotte
in the face aud the cowardly pugilist
followed this up by choking the
crippled man. The latter had Sulii-
van arrested aud it is TO be hoped he
will push the case. The lesson which
Mitchell was taught in England by
the courts imprisoning him for an
unprovoked assault on an old man had
a good affect, and a similar one is
needed in the case Of Sullivan in this
country. This is by no means his
first offence, but 1t seems to be one
OF his worst, and no better occasion
could be chosen to put an end to his
foolishness for all time.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-20

HUlniELsToWN, May 20.-Chas Thomas,
aged % years, foreman at the Hummes-
town brownstone quarry, was struck by
large stone that was being hoisted and his
legs so badly crushed that amputation was
necessary. An Englishman, name un-
known, employed in the same quarry, fell
a distance of fifty feet into the quarry,
breaking his right leg in two places and
injuring himself internally.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-20
Tho Snlvnrds Trial.

CARLISLE, May 2O.-The second days
session of the murder trial of Charles Sal
yards opened yesterday. The great inter
est shown in the trial is evidence of the de-
sire of our people to deal out justice to the
man who shot one Of their policemen Yet
there is no excitement no vindictiveness
against the prisoner, and if he suffers un-
justly it will be because of the evidence
produced, The courtroom was packed