The National tribune., 1893-08-24

account Oh Tie cavalry Cnarge Oh
the 9Th Pa. Cav at Charlottesville, by
Amos T. Fisher, Co. f, 18th Pa. Cav, in
your issue of Aug. TO- Is Somewhat amusing
to one who was in the charge; and l should
like to say to Serg't Fisher that while we,
as members of the regiment admire tie
glorious and grand way he puts the charge
with Gen. Pleasonton, and the answer of
keenan,, will, or will die!' when told to
charge the regiment, and the way $50 sad
dies were emptied out of 800 that composed
the regiment, the statements are not borne
out by facts. There is not word of truth
in the whole story as related by the Ser
geant, except that there was a charge and
Maj. Keenan, was killed"
The Old Songs.
w. F. Hodges, Silverton, Ore, wants
someone to send him the song by Miles
O'Reilly on the evacuation of Richmond.
With View to Matrimony.
John M. Bandle, Co. f, 100th ILL.,, Sepo,
Ill, wants to get married He invites cor
Tespondence from some comrades widow or
daughter between the ages of 40 and so.
References must be exchanged. Unsatis-
factory letters not answered.
Augustin Conrad, Cresson, Pa, also wishes
to correspond, with view to matrimony.
Another Lie Nailed.
A. B. Arment, Winfield, Kan, writes
In refutaton of one of the oft-repeated
statements of the soldier hating press, that
the large majority of the pensioners were
100-days men and those who served but a
few months, l find it to be the fact in Win
field Post IS, Department of Kansas, the
total enrolment since organization is 800,
whose average length of service is two years
and seven months; also, that 40 served four
years or more; also, that 80 served from
100 days to III months, whose average
length of service was seven and one-half
months. A like proof can be shown from
every Post roll-book i'll the United States"
Why the Difference?
An old soldier of five years service, who
lives in Texas, writes: " ] read the other
day that Deputy Commissioner Bell is re-
ported as saying: Judge Lochren has ruled
that where soldiers who were pensioned
under the act of June 81, 1890, are rs years
of age, their pensions shall not be disturbed
even by suspension The Mexican war
soldiers mostly II months and under men
have service pension at GO years. Why
the difference"
Blanket Tossing.
W. T. Dyer, Co III, 18th ind, Stilesville,
Ind, saw COmrade Ashley's account of the
origin of blanket tossing in The issue of Aug
10. The writer enlisted in Co. G., 18th Ind.
on April 10, 1861, and while in Camp Nor
ton few evenings after, he saw woman
of dissolute character about the quarters of
Co. c. Some of the boys caught her and
gave her several losses in a blanket, and
when she got loose she did some of the
finest sprintng he ever saw done by a wo
man.
The cath Ny.
Andrew Torkelson, Co. /, 18th Wis Glen
wood, MIMI, writes: In your issue of June
10 appears a sketch of the oath n. Y. Cav,
which is correct as far as it goes, but in the
sketch you wind up the regiments career
with the Belleficld expedition, which oc-
Cured from Dec. 7 to II, inclusive, 1864.
The regiment participated in other battles
after that, including Dinwiddie Courthouse,
Five Forks, PAINS Crossroads, Sailors Creek,
Farmville and Appomattox." Comrade
Torkelson gives sketch of the full services
of the regiment, but one has already APP
peared and space cannot be spared for an
other, inasmuch as great many others are
awaiting publication.
Brothers in Companies.
J. p. Ewing, Co. /, 9th Pa. Cav, Walnut
Bottom, Pa, writes: 81 see different &C
counts OF brothers in companies. Now, Co.
|, 9th Pa. Cav, had two brothers of Cum
berland County named Rife, two named
Duncan, two named Ewing and father and
son named Clandy. Franklin County had
three brothers named Piper and two named
Skinner. Perry County had two named
Wolf Adams County had father and son
named Speelman. Valley Forge had two
named McGlathery."
The Brotherly Way.
Alfred Turner, Chaplain, John A. Logan
Post, Sand Hill, W. Va, writes: am more
than glad TO note that Comrade Rankin has
taken the brotherly way in answering Com
rade Tracy in reference TO the Saunders raid,
and instead of using the sharp stick he only
states what he saw, etc. Now, comrades, let
us all follow suit, for no one saw it all,
neither did any one branch of our army do
more than another, but each did its level
best. Well do l remember how Gen. Early's
army intended TO drive the 5th n Y. III. A.
boys and Massachusetts regiment into the
Potomac River on the 4th of July, "a; but
the Johnnies found out to their sorrow that
the heavys could not only man the Harper's
Ferry forts, but could also handle the rifle
with any of the Southern chivalry. should
like TO know the number of that Massachu-
sets regiment, for they did noble service On
that OCCASION"
The Only Survivor.
G. III. Campbell, Co. d, % Mich. Cav, Salt
Lake City, Utah, writes: should like to
know if am the only survivor of the boss
old I'd Mich. have failed to see or hear
from any member; therefore, if any of the
boys see this, l should be glad 10 have them
speak out in 'meetin',' and tell us how they
like the outlook for the boys who saved the
country, which has been turned over to the
enemy"
A Voice from New Mexico.
w. J.. Pershing, S5th Pa, Santa Fe., N. NJ,
writes: Il have been reading your valued
champion Of the rights of Union veterans for
some time, and expecting to hear voice
from the old S5th, but so far in vain. So l
sound the voice from New Mexico, and hope
to hear an echo to the same. This is the
land of sunshine, and the mildest, purest air
on earth. / am here because, like thousands
Of others, l am obliged to find a climate in
which l can live and have moderate de-
gree of health. The GAR. is well main
tanned here, and we read with pride your
stalwart arguments in behalf of the men
whose heroic deeds served to perpetuate our
glorious Republic. We are with you heart
and hand, and bid you sGodspeed. You
have the hearty Sunnort of every true man