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Eufaula (Ala.) light artillery. Gen. w B.
Bate NOW in the q. s. Senate) commanded
the Confederates, and his forces being driven
from the field when the other regiments of
Wiider's Brigade came up and attacked him,
he stated in his official report that he was
attacked and forced back after desperate
lighting by Federal corps.n
L suppose he thought there were that
many, as his loss was about 500 killed and
wounded.
And, now, rs fitting finale to Brearley's
interesting story of the "Siege of Knox
ville," / will state that Wilders Brigade, the
advance-guard of the Army of the Cumber-
land n fresh from the battle of Missionary
Ridge, forded the Little Tennessee River,
below Morgantown, on Dec. 3, and marched
via Marysville toward Knoxville.
When the rebel lines were reached a
forced charge of the whole brigade was
made, aud breaking through with a wild
hurrah, We brought to the besieged the
cheering news that Sherdan's and Woods
Divisions were close at hand.
We reached the town by the south side of
the river, and there was no signaling from
Sherman on the 4th of December, for all
that day, when Brearley was eating his nub-
bin of corn, Wilder's men were eating their
coIH-uouReTS Oh the south SIDE OF the river,
and the rebels had moved over to the other
side. And while he was specializing in his
rifle-pit whether Burnside would break out
or they would all have to 60 to Richmond,
he did not know that Longstreet's lines had
already been broken; and the reason that
" the rebs We're dreadfully spiteful in their
firing all day" was because they were pre-
pairing to move off, for they were in full tilt
for Strawberry Plains on tie 9th.
On the evening Of the day that Brearley
was "chawin' on his nubbin " Sheridan's
Division were cooking their rations of a pint
of corn-meal to the man on the south side
of the river. They had fought at Mission
airy Ridge Nov. %, pursued the enemy on
the 26th, returned to Chattanooga, and next
day moved to the relief Of Knoxville. They
marched the $50 miles in seven days in the
most terrible Winter weather on less than
half rations and with wretched clothing.
Hundreds of the men trudged along with
their feet encased in old rags and pieces of
blankets obtained from the farmh0uses for
they had no shoes, nor did they obtain any for
couple of months, although they followed
Longstreet up and forced him to leave East
Tennessee.-W. E. DOYLE, Stevensburg, Va
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changing positions occupied by the enemy,
borne out by official kilograms of the time
from the President to Mcclellan, Halleck to
Mcclellan, and vice versa. During the
hours the city was assumed to be in great
danger of capture, and at the crisis, not a
movement was made by the well-appointed
division of Franklin, in camp near Alex
andria, in bearing of the firing at Bull Run,
and it's nearer approach at contested inter-
mediate points, 30 that the uncertainty, pos
sibly scare. for the safety of the Capital at
the second battle on that ever-memorable
field perhaps nearly equalled what followed
the first
Whether Greene's action at the then 'front.'
or at one of the fronts, saved Washington"
may now be questionable, but at the inter
view given above, the f" old man $50 believed,
backed by McClellan's confirmation.
1t should be considered that the LIST Mass.
III. A. then was large regiment, unreduced
by field service, and probably formed a
longer line of battle than the entire brigade
-Pierce's of which it was part in the last
infantry battle of the war; Sailors Creek,
Va. So for the time it might have been
mistaken for the van of the army from the
Peninsula.
1 have always believed the four men who
stopped me on the Leesburg pike were far
mer-guerrillas, by whom the region was in
tested, during my interview confused by the
proximity Of the opposing forces.
/ would add for my comrade and friend,
who omits rank following signature, that he
successfully became Second Lieutenant,
First Lieutenant and Captain, LIST Mass. II.
A., and that he was severely wounded at
Spottsylvania.-R. S. LITTLEFIELD, Ban
don, Ore.
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stepped, hoping thereby to get correct in
formation as 20 where he was at" On
reaching small bridge opposite the house
four armed men were encountered, who COM
handed halt.
The thought of Maj. Andre, of Revolution
airy spy fame, came to the Sergeant as he re-
sPonded 10 the Enquiry Where are you
going?' with up the road"
Where are you from?n
!" From down The road" replied the Ser
geant, who then asked, What pike is this ?n
and was answered The Leesburg pike"
During the cOiloqGy the Sergeant over
heard the remark, Let's take his horse"
when he gradually wheeled the animal,
then lying low, spurred, and in brief time
was out Of musket-range, though each of the
party had gun resembling a shotgun, as
seen by light of the moon that broke through
riffs in the clouds above.
Rapid rearwatd PROGRESS was made the
Sergeant repassiDg the campfires, now to his
right, till about midnight he encountered q
picket-post of his own regiment, the men
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learning that no ratiOns would be sent, but
cavalry force had gone out to order Col.
Greene in. Near nghtfall be started back,
encountering Col. Greene at the head of his
command, who closely questioned him as to
what he had reported in Alexandria. On
being told, the Colonel expressed satisfaction,
but said he was disappointed over leaving a
good position, and that if rationed he would
have marched OH Centeiyille.
After the close of the war, in an interview
had with Col. Greene, the latter said regard
ing this incident that Gen. Mcclellan cred
tied the dispositions made by him (Greene)
as checking the advance of Stonewall Jack
sons army; that Mcclellan asked, "WhO
ordered you from the Washington defenses?"
the Colonel replying was ordered out by
nay own Quartermaster."
The Quartermaster, First Lieut.. A. A.
H0smer, was a son-in-law of Gen. Sturgis,
and the latter was in command, or supposed
to be in command, of provisional brigade,
consisting of New York battery, light ar
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The 42d Ill.

This regiment was organized at Camp
Douglas, Chicago, from July 23 to Sept. 81,
1861, to serve three years. The veterans
aud recruits were retained in the service
until Dec. 16, 1865, when mustered out in
accordance with orders from the War De-
partment. Col William A. Webb died Dec
a. 1861, at Smithton, Mo-, Col. G. w. Rob-
erts was killed in action at Stone River,
Dec. 81, 1862, and Col. Nathan III. Walworth
resigned April 26, 1864, leaving the COM
mand with Lieut.-Col. Edgar ID. Swain.
The total enrolment was 1922 men, of
whom 181 were killed in action, loss of
Ill per cent, which Col. Fox places among
his 800 fighting regiments. The total num-
Der of killed and wounded was 654, and 206
men died of disease, by accident, ETC., of
which 33 died in rebel prisons. 1t was at
Pennington, Columbia, Stone River, Chick
amauga, NJ issiOn Ridge, Rocky Face Ride,
Resaca, Adalrsville, New Hope Church, Pine
Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree
Creek SIEGE of Atlanta. Jonesboro, Lovejoy
Station, Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nash
vile, and present also at Island No. 10, New
Madrid, siege of Cornth. Hoover's Gap, and
cambridge. The heaviest loss occurred ct
Chickamauga, where the loss amounted to
% killed, 1913 wounded, and % captured.
1t was in Harker's Brigade, OF Newton's
Division, of the Fourth Corps, and at the
close of the war accompanied the corps to
Teyas, where it served as an army of occu-
patton in 1865.
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tillery, the I'd n. Y. III. A, and the LIST Mass
ii. A, which force, in the order named,
marched toward Manassas during the battle
Of that name. In this order the column
encountered Fitz Lees cavalry, by which at
one time it was surrounded. The I'd n. Y.
followed by the battery, came pell-meIi
through Greene's formation; two guns of the
battery, moreover, being seized by Greene
and planted on the hill, where his regiment
lad formed in line The ID N. Y. and the
battery men streamed on to Alexandria.
hence the report there of disaster TO the
brigade.
Later, as above, giving losses of this regi-
ment, the I'd n. Y. made good record Tor
services it mainly serving IN Barlow's Di-
vision, Second Corps.
In his designation of New York batteries
Fox gives no such name as "Pat Cameron's"
battery, and / fail TO see where Comrade
Spoford derives such name.
The above account of operations p.ruc.-
pated in will tend to show the confusion ex-
listing about Washington regarding rapidly
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JACK SON, MISS.
Why the Discussion Should be Regarded as
Settled


Settled.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The con-
troveTsy which comrades have held over the
question as to what regiment was first at
Jackson, Miss, in May, 1863, has been inter
esting, and proves that some one is mistaken.
No one is mistaken as to the valor pa
trotism and courage OF any regiment or men
of which they were composed But the
official orders and reports, copies of which
were furnished by H. b. Turrell, of the I'D
Ohio. Cincinnati, o., in the issue of Sept. %,
should settle the controversy, as it does, I'M
less some one can furnish official records to
prove otherwise.
The records, as published, agree with the
rec0llectons of the members of the brigade,
OF which the 95th Ohio was part. We do
not claim to have been the first regi-
ment 10 place our flag upon the Jackson
Courthouse; some other regiment did that,
and other regiments were first at other places.
We were all making desperate efforts to do
our whole duty.
The 9Th Wis. was known as one of the best
in the service. At the front, whenever an
opportunity was afforded, the men compos-
ing it were brave and true; but they could
not always be at the front, and could not
see what other regiments were doing.
They were known as a fighting regiment,
as they carried their emblem of National
pride" They were at the front, and in the
hardest, most dangerous, and thickest parts
of the battles during the advance on and
siege of Vicksburg.
They started from Grand Gulf, as the
other regiments did, with 10 days rations,
entirely cut off from all communications;
the river behind them, the enemy in front;
and those rations were the last issued for IA
days.
Our army was in a desperate situation;
and nothing but undaunted courage of the
men and officers and the knowledge that
our mothers, wives, sisters, fathers, and
brothers were praying for our success, and
making every effort to stand by us and bear
for us, crowned us victors. Our friends
were holding the fort, in the North, against
the element Of secession.
The large attendance at our Camptires.
now, is material evidence of their love.
And at our National and Slate Encamp-
ments, evidence of gratitude, after 80 years
have passed away, is given. Our great
work has not been forgotten. We live in
the hearts of all loyal citizens, our country
men.
Let us have peace. We cannot all agree,
as we did not all see alike.-H. WARREN
PHELPS, 95th Ohio Westerville, o.
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A Captain on McClellan's staff sharply
questioned the Sergeant as to the status and
position of the regiment, suggesting that he
go to Mcclellan for report. This the Ser
geant declined doing, saying his duty was
simply to order out rations. and that Col
Greene gave no instructions beyond he
would, however, say that he left the regi-
ment in a commanding position on a hill
where it had formed line of battle the pre-
vious afternoon.
The officer then said he, personally, would
report the matter TO Gen. Mcclellan. The
Sergeant remained in Alexandria that day,
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What Our Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns

The Editor greatly desires communications
for publication in the Fighting Them Over and
Picket Shot columns. Contributors are requested
TO write frequently. leeibly, TO the point, one
side of the paper, with each subject on separate
sheet, following the form of the printed article
below. and signing name, company, regiment and
address al the end. If 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 aecu
rate az possible.
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ton of a genuine certain cure free Of cost.
No hnmbug. No deception. Address T. c.
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Coos, News for a.thmat,o..

We observe that the Kola plant found on
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of sufferers from asthma As before al ounced,
this new discovery Is positi cur, fc' asthma.
You can make trial OF the Kola compound free,
by addressing postal card to the Kols Import
Ing Co., 1854 Broadway, New York, who are
sending out large trial eases free by mail, to
sufferers,
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THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches Of the Services OF
Various Regiments

ITHE NATroSAI. TRIBUNE has in hand several
hundred requests for regmental histories All such
requests viii be acecdcd To Ia due time. although
those now received canno; be published for at
leastsiz months, owing to lack of space. Numerous
sketches have already been published, and Of these
none csn be found room for a second tme.l
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An Increase that Didn't Increase.

A comrade writes from Orangeville, Ind,
that Comrades Thos. Scott Wilson III. May,
and Silas j. Halbert received notices that
their pensions had been increased. but when
the certificates arrived they found that they
bad merely the additional disabilities writ
ten in, with no increase in the ratings.
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PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line,
First into Atlanta.

RITING in regard to
the first Union troops
en- tering Atlanta,
Sept. 90, Jacob King,
Corporal, Co. e, 18th
Pa. Cav, Berwick,
Pa, says: Il claim
that the picket-guard
of the 18th Pa. Cav.
were the first. We
did not stop, but went
on through on the
road. The rebs re-
treated on about four
miiea and Dinked mn
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The 32d n. Y,

This regiment was organized at New York
City, and mustered into the service May 81,
1861, to serve two years. and WAS mustered
out June 9, 1868, by reason of the expira-
tion of the term OF service. Its first Colo
mel, Roderick Mattbewson, died Oct. 2, 1862,
and was succeeded by Col. Francis E. Pinto,
who was in command when the muster-Out
took place. 1t was known as the 1st Cal. regi-
ment, and had merged intOitlpartly completed
organizations known as the Empire City
regiment and the CerrO GOrdo Legion. On
May %, 1868 the men who enlisted for three
years were transferred to the 121st n. Y.
During its service the regiment lost by death,
in killed III action, four officers and 81 men !;
of wounds received in action, four officers
and Is men; of disease and other causes, one
officer and 53 men, or a total loss of 90
officers and men. 1t was at Bull Run, An
mandate, West Point, the Seven Days battles,
Champion Pass, Antietsm, fredericksburg,
and Salem Church.
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"THE HEAVIES,"

=
Campaign.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Under
sealing "A Good Record" in your issue of
Sept. 81, ComTade Spofford gives "some of
the experience of Co. NJ, Lander Guards"
which company, with another, was added to
the 14th Mass. to cbaHge the Iegimental or
Eanizatinn TO one OF heavy artillery.
The 18th Mass WAS, think, the first regi-
ment IN the service so changed, dating JAN
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The 18th II. i,

The regiment was organized at Proyi-
dence, j. l., Oct. 30, 1861, to serve three
years. The veterans and recruits retained
In the service until Oct. 10, 1864, and the
men whose term had not then expired were
transferred TO the eth X. /. William III. 2.
Steers was the Colonel. The regiment was
attached to Sturgiss Division, of the Ninth
Corps and lost in all 40 men. Five officers
and GO men were killed in battle or died OF
wounds and the remainder died of disease,
by accident, in prison, etc. At the Peters
burg mine the regiment lost seven killed,
81 wounded, and % missing, or a total of SO.
The 8th Mo.
The regiment was organized at st. Louis,
Mo-, from June II to Aug ii, 1861, to serve
three years. The original members, except
veterans were mustered out at different
dates from July to Aug. II, 1864, and the
organization composed of veterans and re-
cruits consolidated into q battalion of two
companies, and retained in service until
Aug. IA, 1866. Col. Morgan Smith was pro-
NOTED to rigadier-General July Is, 1862,
and Col. Giles A. Smith was promoted to the
same rank Sept. q 1862. When mustered
out the two companies were commanded by
Capts. John W. White and George M. Crane.
1t was in Blair's Division, of the Fifteenth
Corps, and lost in all 206 men. OF this
number three officers and 79 men died of
wounds or were killed in action, and the re-
mainder-one officer and 124 men-died of
disease, by accident, in prison, ETC. 1t was
in the battles of Wentzville July Is and II,
1861, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Pittsburg
Landing. Lick Greek, Corinth Road, Russelrs
House, Coldwater Creek Sept 8 and II,
1862, Chickasaw Bluff, Arkansas Post,
Haynes's Bluff, Champion Hill, Big Black
River, Siege Yicksburg Jackson, Brandon,
Chattanooga, Resaca, Dallas, and
Columbia.
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The 18th Ohio.

The regiment was organized at Alliance,
o., from Sept. 25, 1851, to Jan. 1, 1862, to serve
three years. The original members, except
veterans and recruits, were mustered out at
the expiration of the term of service, and
the organization retained in service until
Oct. "a, 1865, when mustered out in accord
ance with orders from the War Department.
Col. Samuel Beatty, who went out with the
regiment, was on Dec. 10, 1862, promoted to
rigadier-General, and his successor, Col. C.
F. Henderson, who was brevetted Brigadier-
General March Is. 1865, resigned March 16,
1865, leaving Lieut.-Col. James n. Nash in
command of the regiment. It was in T.
J. Woods Division, of the Fourth Corps, and
lost in all 279 men. OF this number seven
officers and 104 lien were killed in action or
died of wounds, AID six officers and 1872 men
died of disease, by accident, in prison, etc.
At Stone River, when in Van Cleve's Di-
vision, OF the Fourteenth Corps, 81 men were
killed, 125 wounded and "a missing; total
of 1856 for the one battle
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Merit wins, and this is the reason for the une
qualled popularity of Hoods SarsanarllsA
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The Saith Ohio

This regiment was organized at Camps
Lucas and DennisOn, o., from July % to
Sept. IA, 1861, to serve three years. On the
expiration of it's term Of service the original
members were mustered out, and the organ
ization, composed of veterans aud recruits,
consolidated into battalion of seven COM
panies and retained in the service. In
accordance with orders from the War De-
partment Feb. %, 1865, it was consolidated
with the Both Ohio. Col. Abraham S. Piatt
was promoted to gadier-General Col.
John T. TOland was killed in action at
Wytheville, Va, July IS, 1868; Col. Free
man Z. Franklin was dismissed April %,
1864, and the command was left with Mai.
Alfred Buffers. The total enrolment was
1885, of which 100 men were killed, placing
it among Col. Fox's 300 fighting regiments.
The total number of killed and wounded
was 481, and 40 men died of disease and
other causes, of which 81 came to their end
In rebel prisons. The regiment saw an I'M
usual amount of hard service on campaigns
outside of the beaten track of the main
armies, and sustained heavy loss in action,
most of which occurred IN battles seldom
mentioned in the history of the war. It
was in Johnson's Brigade, of Duvai's Division,
of the Eighth Corps, and lost in killed men
Gap, Buck Ford, Princeton, Fayetteville,
Wytheville, Point Pleasant, Callahan Sta
ton, Jacksonville, Cloyd's Mountain, Cove
Mountain Gap, Buchanan, Lynchburg Win
chester July 20 and "a, 1864, Martinsburg,
Bolivar Nights, Berryville, OPequan, Fishers
Hill, Cedar Creek, and Beverly; present also
at Piedmont, Lexington, Halltown, Martins
burg, Strasburg, and Salem. In 1868 the
regiment served as mounted infantry, fight
ing as such at Wytheville July IS, 1868, but
in July, 1864, it was dismounted and served
again as infantry.
The 10Th n. Y. Cav.
The regiment was organized from Aug. 8,
1863, to JAN IA, 1864, for three years. Nine
companies were recruited at Syracuse, one
at EImira, one at Cavalry Depot, Washing
ton, ID. c., and one in the State of New York
at-large. 1t vas consolidated with the 9th
N. Y. Cav. June II, 1865. and the CONSOLE
dated force designated the "a Provisional
n Y Cav. Col Robert NJ Richardson re-
signed Jan. 10, 1865, leaving in command
Col. John J. COppinger. The regiment lost
by death during its service, in killed in &C
ton, three officers and Is men; of wounds
received in action, 10 men; of disease and
other causes, four officers and 129 men;
grand total Of 10 men. 1t was at Hills
boro, Uppervile, Franklin, ROmney, New
Market, Front Royal, Newton, Mount jack
son, Piedmont, Stanton, Waynesb0ro, Lex
ing on, Now London, Diamond Hill, Lynch
burg, SniekeE's Gap, Ashby's Gap, Winches-
ter, Green Springs Lacy Springs, and the
Appomatt0x campaign.
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a Loyal Woman.

Mrs. Allie Bailey, nee Stewart, has always
been loyal woman, and has brought her
son up to stand ready at his country's call,
as his father and grandfather were. Mrs.
Bailey was the girl who washed the dead
face of Cen Lyon when he was brought to
Springfield and laid out in q carpenter shop.
She has carried dispatches for Gen. SchOfeld,
and during the time Gen. Price was in that
section saw some exciting times. She WAS
the girl who, during the bad storm after
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C. N. Maxwell, Co. +, Sd Me, and Co. G,
18th Me-, Mentone, Ala, writes that in his
region is a delightful climate, good water,
cheap living, and many other advantages.
A small sum of money will buy comfort
able home.