The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-12-07

| June 30, 1862, and
. SSss2S.~- lodged in the Penn,
berton Building, on Cary street, Richmond, g
short distance from Libby Prison, until the
rebel authorities converted Belle Isle into q
prison camp. eff my memory serves me cor
rectly, a Capt. Montgomery was the rebel
officer in command of that camp. | also
remember Lieut.. Shinn ut the Pemberton
| Building. / would like to hear from some
of the boys who were there with me. A
comrade named Stoddard, 18th n. Y, was
one of my acquaintance formed there"
Drubbing Wheeler.
G. G.. Post, Co. ], 4th Ohio Cav, Spencer
vil!e O., writes: &c In your issue of Nov. %
Lieut.. Hastings, Cd KY. Cav, refers to the
| Wheeler raid in October, 1863, and the in
justice done the Second Brigade, commanded
| by Col. Eli Long, 4th Ohio Cav, by Col.
Minty in his account of the pursuit oi
| Wheeler. / remember the charge of the
gallant I'd KY. Cav. near McMinnyille, Tenn.
Col. Long had his favorite big gray horse
shot under him. The balance of our bril-
gade First, Third and Fourth Divisions)
did not have opportunity to do much else
than ride at the heels of the Kentuckians,
so thoroughly did they perform their work.
A few days later, between Shelbyville and
w llutI IdsbHS thC
advance, encountered brigade of Wheeler's
force. Wilder's men, not being armed with
reyolvers and sabers, were not as well fixed
for fighting on horseback as cavalry, so Gen.
Crook had them wheel out of our way
and the Sees nd Brigade take the advance.
The rebels were in line, their TANKS extend
ing some distance each side of the road, ex-
pectng us 10 form into line and skirmish in
the usual style. That was not Col. Longs
style however, and forming us into sections
of eight he again led the charge. Had the
enemy been 40 ranks deep we would have
knocked hole through them. As it was
they gave us a volley anl then broke. We
chased those rebs five miles, or until we ran
them pell-mell into their main body near
Pennington. In fact, there was little left
of that brigade when we got through with
it. Wheeler had captured some army stores
at McMinnville, and his ragged crew had
dressed themselves in part and in some cases
wholly i'll new Yankee uniforms, and The
way they shed those garments on that chase
was caution to Others of their kind.
while orr army lay at MVrfreesboro the
Winter and Spring preceding it had been a
custom of The Johnniss to ride up to onr
pickes dressed in Union drygoods and COB
BILE them. Old Rosy got tired of such diver
sions on their part, and Informed Gen. Bragg
that he would order his men to take no
prisoners where they bad doHned the Union
blue. Wheeler's men were aware OF this
fact, hence their change of attire duri < a
wild gallop to the rear.
After our brigade struck Wheeler's main
body Wilder's Brigade again took the ad-
vance, dismounted The Chicago Board
of Trade Battery came mp at a gallop, and
they and Wilder's men finished the fight,
our brigade being held in reserve. Col.
Long had another horse shot under him
that day, and was slightly wounded HIM
self Wheeler got complete drubbing,
losing several pieces of artillery. Had he
known how small was tue force he was
fighting the tables might have been turned,
as his force vastly outnumbered us. How
ever, Wilders men, with their seven
shooters, were a host. and the Second Bri-
gade led by Col Long, felt that they could
90 through anything"
Black River Bridge.
James Russell, Dubuque, Iowa, writes:
"In meeting Comrade Ellis, of Portage
Wis, ] found one comrade unconvinced that
the Odd Iowa Colonel (Kinsman) was killed
and the 21st Iowa Colonel (Merrill) was
wounded and over 200 lost in that three
minute charge. Yet, will say that as no
other regiment lost any, and the retreat com
menced after going into their lines over the
bayou and cotton-bales, the engagement
was over as far as that battle was concerned.
After that time it was easy tor any other
regiment TO come up and count the 1,751
prisoners, 90 pieces artillery, and NUM-
tions."
Duryea's Zouaves.
n rxlx TT @ r
writes 81 enjoy the stories in the Fight
ing Them Over column very much. Will
not some soldier or officer of the glorious 5th
n. Y. Duryea's u uaves) write an account
of their deeds? ! have never seen full ac-
count of their awful fight Mt Second Bull
Run Give us a full description Of how the
Zouaves whipped the South Carolina men
ut Gaines's Mill, too. Their comrades in the
Regular Division Sykes. Fifth Corps, never
cease telling of the way the Zouaves could
fight and drill"
The Old Songs.
G. F. Gage, Commander, Wadsworth Post,
3, Helena, Mont, wants someone 10 send him
by mail a copy of "Old Virginia Low
lands"
On the South Side of the River.
r. G. Vaughn, Co. f, 24th KY, Null
MIL, Was lntCICStCi III COIi-
rade w. III. Brearley's experience around
Knoxville, but Brearley gives undue promi-
hence to Fort Sanders. He shonld bear in
mind that there were two sides to Knox
Vile, norIhan south. Had Longsireet sue
ceeded in driving out Cox's Division from
the south side of the river Fort Sanders
would have been knocked to pieces in less
time than it took Comrade Brearley to
gather up his props and hunt his hole.
The writer calls upon someone to speak who
lay in the muddy trenches ION the south
side of the river.
Want to Get Married.
G. Wilson, Tres Pinos, Cal, a soldier 46
years of age, and widower, would like TO cor
respond with soldiers widow or daughter
with a view TO marriage. have a little
property and would like the lady to have
some means also. This country is the finest
in the world. A woman who can appreciate
a good disposition, and is desirous of living
happily and making life worth living to
someone else, please address me-"
The 18th Mich.
De Witt G.. O'Neal, Co. A, 18th Mich,
Rich Hill, No., writes 4" Your sketch of the
18th Mich. in the issue OF Nov % fails to
mention one of its Colonies who was killed
in action while commanding the regiment.
Willard G. Eaton was killed in action March
19, 1865 at Bentonville, N. G. His record
with the 18th is First Lieutenant, Oct. 3,
1861 ; Captain, Oct. 20, 1862; Major, May