The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-11-02


treated on about four
miles and picked up
9 lot of stragglers. The Twentieth Corps
was at the river, seven miles from the city"
Youngest Soldiers.
D. M. SNYDER, Spokane, Wash, says he
was born Dec. Is, 1913; enlisted in Co. !,
18th w. Va, Dec. /, 1863, at the age of IA
wears, IL months and 10 days; was wounded
July "a, 1864 near Winchester; taken prs-
oner the following day, carted up the Shen-
andoah Valley in dead-wagon enroute to
Richmond. and served miserable term in
Rebellion.
J. w Clemson Co. ], 46th Ohio, Craw-
louisville, Ind, writes that he was born July
4. 1916; enlisted Sept. 0, 1861, at Is years
two months and five days; was in all of
Gen. Sherman's campaigns never missed
stacking arms with his company on any
march. and was wounded at Kenesaw
Mountain.
John T. Stark, "a South Newberry street
York, Pa, was born April 2, 1847; enlisted
Dec. Is, 1864, in Co. II, Sd Md, and was
transferred to Co. A re-enlisted at Covan,
Tenn, was discharged July 81, 1865; re-en-
listed in CO. Z, Cd battalion, 18th y. S., known
as the 22d Inf, Nov. 3, 1866, and discharged
Nov. 3, 1868. Again enlisted and saw fur
ther service.
R. n Foster, Cripple Creek, Colo, is one
of the youngest soldiers. He was born in
Mexican County Pa, on April 81. 1919; en-
listed at Elmira, n. Y, in the 10th n. Y.
Cav, Aug. 8, 1864, and was discharged July
3, 1865.
J. w. Parsons, of Stanley Post. New Bri-
tein, Conn, writes thustly: q" Will the boys
sger quit discussing this Youngest Soldier
business? Possibly they will after they
learn that Joseph A. White, OF our Post was
accepted as a drummer boy into the ID n.
II. when he was but nine years and eight
months old. He will be 80 years old next
June Now let up on this controversy, for
our Joe is the boy"
All youngest soldiers" are supposed to
derive their right to such consideration only
by reason of having carried a gun during
most of their service. EDITOR
Harpers Ferry.
G. w. Dey, Co. G, 126th N. Y, Dixon, H.,
writes: " In my correction Of w. H. Sander
sons Harpers Ferry the types made me
say there were $500 men Of the 126th n. Y.
on Maryland flights, Sept -, 1862, when it
should be about $50; also made me say
Barnes instead of Barrus.p
Correction.
Daniel Mallory. Co. e, 1891 H. MID Inf,
Ottumwa, Kan, writes that in Capt. George
Wilson's article in the issue of Oct II, he
makes mention of the 1881 III. Mid Inf,
when he should have said 123d; also, of the
18th Ind. l.. A., instead OF the 9Th Ind.
( Ont for Him.
A. p Hel. ,rr, Santa. Fe, Kan, warns
comrades OF man named Perry Kirk, of
Russell Springs, Kan, now travelling over
Kansas and elsewhere, claiming to be the
son of veteran, and an agent for a school
furnishing company, who borrows small
loans for day or two, which he>never pays.
Wants to Get Married.
w. V. Sargent, Chatham Va, writes: A
veteran of four years service In the Union
army, who has been absent in foreign lands
for several years. wishes to correspond with
some young lady who may wish to help
him make home. Am temperate, scciable,
and domestic in habits and tastes. Give
personal description, age, and tastes. All
who may honor this with a reply will re-
ceive an answer"
Brothers in Companies.
John Ellis, Co. G, 10Th Mich. Cav, Grand
vile, Mich, says that the 10th Mich. Cav.
his company had in its ranks eight pairs of
brothers, and father and son. They were !:
Capt. b. X. Weatherwax and bro her, j ohm
Ellis and brother, John Tibbet and brother,
VIM. Yemmons and brother, James Hedges
and brother, VIM. Brooks aud brother, Hiram
Edwards and brother, Joseph Corey and
brother, and G. c. HIdreth and son. Capt.
3. K. Weatherwax was killed at Carter
Station, Tenn.
Andrew Mehaffie, Curwensville, Pa, writes
that Co. d, 47lh Pa, had in it five Powe Is,
hafa Pm
two Charleses, two Vances, two Messimers,
two Clousers, and two Harpers.
Cordial Approval.
j. w. Goodlander Co. f, 9Th Ind, Clay
Center, Kan, writes - greatly admire the
zeal and pluck manifested by THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE in throwing hot shot into the
enemyis ranks tell you it would do your
soul good if you could hear the old yeter-
ans applaud YOU"
l.. l.. Stanton, Brutus, Mich, writes: / |
shall take THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE as long
as can. God bless you for your friendship |
10 the veterans
c. M. Robinson, M. d., is an old friend of |
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, having taken it |
Tor IA years. and put many others in the |
way of subscribing. He has written his |
Senator'S and Representatives indorsing our |
plan for prompt settlement of the pension |
claims now pending in the Bureau. The |
is laid up now with disability in |
Cured in the service, but he reads the Sol
dier's Friend" with great assiduity, and |
sends US many hearty words of enco urage-
ment.
Shot to Death.
E. w. Tinkham, Co. II, 149th n. Y, Spring
field, Mass, writes: I" In answer to G. w.
Ford, Arizona, requesting information in the
Picket Shots of Oct. 10, / saw the execution
of two boy soldiers Of the I'd n. III. at time
mentioned by him, probably the same he
refers to- They were shot by sentence of
for desertion. They were very
youthful In appearance, their faces showed
no boards, and they looked TO me as if they
could not be over II years of age.
The place of execution was on plateau
in front of Fort Magruder. They were
marched inside the hailow square, formed
by troops present, preceded by soldiers bear
ing collins. On arriving at the center of an
open side of the square they were seated on
their collins, hlindiolded, and shot.
Two other single executions were wit
messed by me, one at Yorktown for allowing
q criminal 10 escape, and one at Portsmouth |
for desertion and highway robbery.
" Fred Phisterer, Adjutant-General of New
York, author of Statistical Records says
there were IL alen executed during tie war
who were soldiers"
a LoyaI Woman.