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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-14

THE Minneapolis Journal says that
of the sum proposed to be raised for
the new state capitol the cities of st.
Paul and Minneapolis will pay more
than half, and thinks if those cities
do not complain the rest of the state
ought not to.
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For party which pronounced
against plutocracy, President Cleve-
land seems to be appointing large
number of corporation attorneys to
fat positions. Possibly this is the
reparation for abusing the p,utes.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Filed the past week:
w F Leeman to T Morris, e4,
nW4, SEE I, 1926. 900
Jane G Evans to A B Smith, town
lot II, blk 80, South Bend..... 80
A Schwartzenbach to d E Nc
Carthy, lot 3, blk s, Good
1nunQer. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SUI
P Murray to T H hurry, ..e9, nw4,
sec 81, 106-25. ............... 200
G II Brown to Johnston Sr, lot
8, blk 5, MapletOn.. ......... 900
w A Hanna and T P Hanna to
f Cramer: 81, WI, nwI, ne4,s
y, 1O9-26. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 800
] Arend to n Sanger, lot 6,blk
10, Waite & RHlofson's ad - 765
J n Sanger to NJ Stoffel, lot 6,
blk 10, Waite & RplOfSOn'S ad. 765
A A Hanson to P A Hanson, lots
3, 4, 5, 6, I, and 8. blk /, Han
sons ad, Lake Crystal. ...... 800
H r Grignon to Fannie w Oh
ney, lot 3, blk &, Hilton town
Sue. ................ 40O
P Riley to G H Estell, lot 8, blk
3, Lake Crystal. 900
G P Merickel to e Merickel, Cd,
mel. sec SO, 1O6-26.. ...... 1000
A Arnold to Mary Hidde, lot
3,blk 7, Waite & RGlofson's ad 500
Mary Ann Schroeder to Sibilla
Scheoingeler, NJ, lot 6, blk 90,
CITY. .................. L -
Total, IA deeds. ........ S13, 4SO
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PENSIONS !.

If you wish to file a claim for Pension, either
under the old or new law, call on or correspond
with the undersigned, having had twelve years
practice before the Department at Washington.
Your claims will have the benenefit OF this ex.
perience if intrusted to my care.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-16
PEACH-TREE CREEK.
Comrade BOLTON Explains What He Meant
i'm Former Article.

IN a FORMER AruCie.
r HAVE read the very interesting article of
Comrade II. G. King in your issue of Feb
20, and write to set the comrade somewhat
nearer right than he is now.
The stampede to which alluded In my for
mer article was to the right of where the Tooth
III. was, and was not in sight of 1T. 1t was di-
rectly in front of the bridge over which New
toms artillery crossed, on the Back Head and
Atlanta road. and the fragments of regiments
that stampeded, together with the pack mules
etc. were not of the Tooth III. or 57th Ind.
The comrade does not seem to be aware that
there were two divisions of the Fourth Corps
between him and the Twenty third Corps at
the time of the charge.
The comrade does not relish my former re.
marks about the troops that were driven from
the field at Chickamauga, but my remarks
were praise compared with the picture of them
on the War Department maps of that part Of
the battle. / will take the liberty to state to
the comrade that / never unjustly criticize
anyone, certainly not those who wore the blue.
The slain and wounded on our right at
Chickamauga show how well that part of the
army fought, and l assuredly feel as proud over
their work as do over that of the Reserve
Corps. They held their ground as well as they
could and as long.
! did not allude in that article to the troops
that went back to Rossville with Gen. Negley
will also add for the information of the
writing my article as did, and accomplished
it, and it was far from being to the injury of
those troops.
As Battery M, LIST ILL.,, was generally not very
far from the Tooth Ill. on the Atlanta campaign,
the comrade can tell whether it was common
for it to be in safe places, we'll to the rear, or
not.-G. Z DoLToA, ST. Louis, No.
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WITH THE CAVALRY.
The Last Campaign from Sailors Creek
AppOmattOx.

The Last Campaign from Sailors Creek to
AppOmattOx.
TN the issue of Sept. 8, 1892, Gen. Olmsted
gives an account of Col Starbird and the
Il 10Th Me. saving the wagon-road bridge,
near High Bridge. April Z, 1865, and he
also says that IL il had not been for the prompt
saving of that bridge Lee would not have sur
rendered as soon as he did, and possibly not at
ALL There is no doubt but that Col. Starbird
and the 18th Me. did noble service In saving
the bridge, but if Gen. Olmsted had been with
Gen. Sheridaa's command from Sailors Creek
to Appomattox he would have come to the con :
cluson that that bridge and his tOlmsted's)
whole command would not have had any in
fnence On the general result.
In looking over my diary I see on April 6
that Sheridan's cavalry attacked Gen. Lees
left flank, under Gen. Ewell, and captured q
large number Of prisoners, wagons, supplies,
etc.
April Marched to Farmville, forded the
river, and again attacked Lees left flank at
Farmville but was not as successful as at
Sailors Creek. Then marched to Prospect Sta
ton.
April s-Marched to Appomattox Station and
captured train Of supplies
April 9-Marched toward Appomattox Court
house. and was attacked by Gen. Lees troops,
and was hotly engaged until relieved by Gen.
Ord's colored troops. Then our brigade u. Irwin
GregES OF the second DivlSlonl was sent back
towards Lynchburg and met brigade of rebel
cavalry, and became holly engaged with them
| until there was flag of truce sent out through
our lines from Gen. Sheridan notifying them
of Gen. Lees surrender.
The 18th Pa. Cav made the last charge of
the day, and the 4th Pa. Cav. resisted the last
attack made by the enemy, and did the last
firing at the enemy that was done that day.
During our march from Jetersville Station to
80. l.
rebel wagon-train and troops marching to our
right in the same direction we were going.
don't want to have it understood that 1 think
Gen. Sheridan's troops did it all, but do think
they would have got to Appomattox Station on
| the 9th Of April if that bridge had been de-
stroyed, and that they would have held their
of what had been done by them will bear me
| out in making this assertion.-S FL. CoLBoRNE,
| 4th Pa Cav, New Lebanon Pa.
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PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE receives each week
hundreds of communications for publication in
the Fighting Them Over aud the Picket Shot
columns. 1t is, Of course, the desire of the Editor
that all worthy should appear in print He
sights one Intentionally, but great care must be
exercised in the selection and the editing of these
manuscripts. II is obvious that the space which
be devoted to this class of matter is limited
that the Editor must contine himself To the pubi-
cation Of those which best suited and most
widely interesting to the comrades. Comrades are
requested to write often they choose. but
legibIy, briefly and to the point on one side of tho
paper, and to place encli subject on q separate
sheet. The briefer a communication is the sooner
space be found for il. Copies of important
articles should be kept. in case of accidental loss-
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Have Time Nnw.

A squadron Of cavalry is now quartered near
Washington, on the old Lee estate, darlington"
says the ATg0nGut Since their arrival in the
East, the troops have been sent in turn 10 yar-
Gus Virginia battle6elds. Recently one of
these troops, on the march, halted near farm
house, and the Captain, in conversation with
the owner, remarked that he was going to the
Bull Run battlefield and would remain there
over Sunday. The farmers daughter, seated
near by on the piazza, began TO laugh and
when asked for an explanation, said: Well,
Captain. yours win be the first Union soldiers
who have stayed there that long,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-16
A Great Picture Free.

Mr. John Lewis Childs, OF Floral Park. NY.
the we'll known scotsman and florist, has issued
a most beautiful stipple Autograph paiting Of
Gladiolus Childsi, size 1888 inches, in Is col
ors, showing several spikes of bloom. 1t looks
like a superb oil painting. and is really one of
the finest things ever produced in floral art,
and is we'll worth dollar to any one. Mr..
Childs will, however mail it free of charge to
any of our readers who will send him 10 cents
for postage and packing.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-16

Is In nothing more foreibly shown than in the
escape from disease of those who heed its warnings.
Foresight is wisely prscticed by persons who, OBJ
serving that their kidneys activity, impart to
them a healthy impulse with Hostetser's Stomach
Bitters. By SO doing they avoid Brght's disease
and other destructive renal maladies Chilis and
fever, indigestion constipation liver trouble rhcu.
matsm, should be npped In the bud by the Bitters.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-16

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Away
is the title of little book just received which tells
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guaranteed tobacco-habt cure. Sold at Drug Stores
EO-TO-BAC costs but a trae, aud man who wants
10 quit and can't had better send for it to- day
mailed Free Address TIE STERLING REM
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Killed and MORALLY wounde

or grand total of 1856 men killed and
wounded in battle with the enemy.
At Boydton road according to Fox, 80 men
OF Pierce's Brigade were killed and mortally
| wounded, and. applying his approved ratio, 20
per cent, for the wounded (not killed., the
latter were a in number, or a total casualty
list for the brigade in this action of 1876 men.
According to Walkers history, 1.-The Sec
oud Army Corps" the losses in the whole Sec
ond Division (Egan's) were 80 men killed at
Boydton road and 1859 wounded. The last
figures presumably include the MORALLY
wounded. Total casualty list 1893; or 60 more
than the loss in Pierce's single brigade.
The casualty list, as given here. of Motifs en-
tire division is 81 killed, 366 wounded; or a
tota! of 423 224 men hit in Motifs Division in
excess of those SCARED by bullet-wounds" in
Egan's Division.
These figures are interesting by themselves,
and. too, are refreshing in a use to controvert
an implication that Pieree's Brigade failed in
its duty at Boydton road on Oct. q, 1864, or
that, taken as a whole, the division of Gershom
Mott did not keep up to the scratch in the
action.
In this connection it may not be out of place
to make q comparison of the casualty list
killed. of Pierce's Brigade. made up of Eve
regiments, with that of noted brigsdes Col.
Fox mentions in his work, the distinction be-
ing that the regiments comprising brigades of
his mention. especially the three first, had con-
tinuous service in the one brigade organization.
As meeting the highest loss, numerically, he
names the Vermont Brigade, Sixth Corps Army
of the Potomac, which comprised five regi-
ments Of infantry and one of heavy artillery,
all from one State.
Vermont Brigade, six regiments, killed and
died of wounds. LIZ
Iron Brigade, five regiments, killed and died
OF wounds. l.l3i
Pierce's Brigade may next be mentioned,
viz:
Five regiments. infantry. and one regiment
heavy artillery, killed and died OF wounds. l042
Irish Brigade, five regiments. Second Corps,
killed and died Of wounds. .................. 96l
First Jersey Brigade, six regiments, Sixth
Corps. killed and died of wounds. ............ 500
Excelsior Brigade, six regiments, Third
h Corps, killed and died Of wounds. S76
Philadelphia Brigade, four regiments Second
Corps. killed and died of wounds. .....-...."- 636
Iowa Brigade. four regiments, Seventeenth
Corps, killed and died of wounds. ...,......... 443
Custers Cavalry Brigade, four regiments,
killed and died Of wounds. .......--... SIS
Star Brigade, FIVE regiments of infantry.
Eighteenth Corps, killed and died of
wounds ........ .................. CSC
Eighteenth Corps, killed and died of
wounds 1872
Willich's Brigade, nno regiments of in
fantry Fourth Corps, killed and died Of
wounds. Lib
Harker's Brigade. nine regiments of infantry,
Fourth Corps, killed and died Of wounds" !. LOT
Which completes the consideration by Fox
of mortuary losses by brigades on the field of
l.
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Pierce's Brigade may next be mentioned,

Which completes the consideration by Fox
of mortuary losses by brigades on the field of
battle. From the above it would appear that
Pierce's Brigade holds good third on this list,
and that with such record, even if acquired
partly in other brigade organizations, the mat
ter Of its com position cannot now be called in
question:. S. LITTLEFIELD, LIST Mass. II.
A., Bandon, Ore.
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BATTLE LOSSES.
Unparalleled Casualties in the Faded End
of Motifs Division.

~ S supplementary to my late contrlbu-
~ ton to your columns of Fighting
Them Over it may be of interest to
consider the battle losses during the
war of the regiments comprising Pierce's
Brigade, or what was termed by Comrade Day
ton, 36th Wis, rs 1.-THE faded end of Motifs
Division" Second Corps, at the battle of Boyd
ton road.
According to Fox's "Three Hundred Fight.
ing Regiments" in which each regiment III TINS
brigade has ll-page description, the total
respective losses in killed and wounded of the
organization are as follows:
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At vicksburg.

T. c. Jones' Lieutenant. Co. A, 22d Iowa,
Iowa, City. writes: 81 don't presume to
know who Lieut.. Geo. III. Mckinney. Assistant
Quartermaster, Fourth Division, Thirteenth
Corps is, but will say that after being in the
service three years. I could not say why a
Quartermaster should be relied upon to vindi-
cate the honor of a regiment Let me give
you a little history of the 18th Ill. Before
dawn on the morning of the 22d Of May. the
22d Iowa had gained the ravine nearest the
fort in their immediate front. Tbs distance
to the fort was, / think, about 200 yards.
All movements were made with such still
ness that one could almost hear himself
breathe. and orders were given in whispers.
Companies A and B were detached from the
regiment b was deployed to the right and
to the left, with orders TO move TO the front as
far as possible and not allow a Confederate to
show himself above their works. Everything
was "a quiet as death in front as well as on our
own line until the appointed hour arrived for
the assault. Then, when our gallant boys arose
to ascend that hill, the Confederates stood on
their breastwork5 in defiance; Int it was but
for moment, as scores OF them bit the dust.
But the gallant regiment, with bsyonets fxed,
charged with yell right up and into the fort.
The right OF the regiment struck the fort;
the left had greater distance to reach the
rife-pits, and therefore did not reach them.
The flag was planted on the fort Fifteen
prisoners were taken out of it and sent to the
rear. Urgent requests were sent back for re-
Inducements, so that we might hold the ground.
Finally, after too much delay, the 77th ILL was
sent to our aid but never came any nearer the
fort than the ravine where we formed to make
the charge. This is honest. cold facts. don't
say it to cause the belief that the 18th were not
brave men,"
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To Settle the Question.

s. e. Shepard, Lieutenant, Mineral Point,
Wis, writes: noticed in your paper of
Feb. Q a communication from /. Fl. Russell, of
Dubuque, Iowa, and member of the Dist Iowa,
in which he says that he knows that
there were but two regiments in the charge
made at Black River Bridge on the 18th of
May, 1863. If the comrade will consult
the report of Gen. NJ. K. Lawler. which
he will find in the Records of the War
of the Rebellion, Series 1. Vol. "a, Part
Second. page 1877; also Gen. Grants Memoirs,
Vol. /, page 525, he will find that he is badly
of when he makes that statement"
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First at Shiloh,

A. I. Fitch, 14th Ohio battery, Miller, Neb.,
says that Comrade Joseph Ray. Co. A. 41st H.,
is wrong when he claims that the 14th Ohio
battery was not the first to land at Pittsburg
Landing The writer says that his battery
was On the first boat and he helped to shove the
plank, and was the first ashore. After the bat
terry had bean transferred and the horses
hitched, some Illinois Colonel came and ordered
the Captain to move up the hill, which he re-
fused to do for the reason that there had not
been any infantry sent ahead. The 18th or
18th Ill. then went up the hill and the battery
followed. This was on March 10. 1862, about
four days before Comrads Ray, with Co. A,
skirmished through the woods, which was a
safe place to 60 through then.
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Did Good Service.

Isaiah NcJunkin, Highpoint, Kan, writes
Z" 1 enjoy reading sketches from my old COM
rades, and would like TO hear from many more.
1 belonged to Co. B, 73d Ohio. The boys called
me Corporal Mac" I was wounded at Cross
Keys. William Labor, member of my COM
pany, was shot dead while in the act of helping
remove me from the battlefield. After re-
turning to my regiment, not being able to
march, I took charge of the ammunition.
After being transferred to Chattanooga 1 was
Wagon. master of Twentieth Corps ammunition
train. I would like to hear from Mat Weber.
Frank Ferry, both Of Wisconsin; Robert Ward,
of Ohio; Marion Carter, and other teamsters.
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Information Asked and Given.

J. s. Durham, Co. c, s7th Ill, Cherokee City,
Ark, says that Alexander Cautner served
through the late war and died soon after
his return home. His discharge was lost,
and his widow has no recollection as to
what regiment her husband served in, but
thinks he enlisted at Little Rock. Any COM
rads who can furnish the widow with the num-
Der of the regiment in which her husband
served will do 3 favor which will be appreciated,
as Mrs. Cautnsr is almost destitute.
s. C. Mills, Stetsonville Wis, wants to ex-
change photograph Of the war eagle" Old
Abe" of the 9Th Wis, for photograph OF cor
rect likeness of the following army officers:
Gen. A. J. Smith, Commander Sixteenth Corps;
Gen. Joseph o. Mower Commander Of 11th
Mo. and of division, Seventeenth Corps; Col.
z. G. Murphy, Col. @. W. Robbins, Maj. J. w.
Jefferson, and Adj't Ezra d. Sprague, all of the
9th Wis, Live Eagle Regiment.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER.
What Our Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns
THE ELEVENTH CORPS.

What is the Real Animus of the Attack
upon that Organization?
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Was a Fighter

Fl. K. Rugh, Co. j, 21st No., Azen, Mo-, says
he does not know whether his regiment was
one of the "Three Houndred Fighting Regi-
ments" but he does know that it was fighter
from way back. Col. Moore was as brave man
as ever carried a sword. The writer has seen
nothing from the comrades of his organization,
and Wishes they would sneak Nd
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George Kendall Co. A, 123d Ill. MID Inf,
Shelbina, Mo-, was with Wilson's cavalry on
the raid TO Selma. Ala, in the Spring of 1865,
and has been highly interested in reading the
recollections of Gen. E. III. G.. Minty, his old
division commander. He would be glad to
hear by letter from any of his old comrades OF
the 123d.
PM. Policy, Co. A, 18th W. Va, sberrard, w.
Va, writes: ~ have been reader of The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE for some time, and have real
lied it is the soldiers friend. In the battle of
Smokers Ferry, July IS. '64, 1 had my right
eve shot out, and have carried rebel bullet in
my head for 20 years The next day i, with
other wounded, was started to Harper's Ferry,
and among others was Capt. Jesse Plattenburg,
of Co. ID, I'd w. Va, who was shot through the
arm, close up to the shoulder. The Captain
approached me where / was lying along the
side of the ambulance and said: Here, 18th
Va take this canteen and pour this water on
my wound, for it hurts like the very devil"
did not know that the Captain was in the habit
of swearing and / commenced to pour, and he
was to hold under in range while poured the
water just as the operation commenced the
ambulance ran over some obstruction in the
road, and the canteen came suddenly in con-
tact with the hole in his arm. 1t is not neces-
barry to say the Captain swore. would like to
know if the Captain has forgotten the circum-
stance vet, if he is still alive. From Harper's
Ferry was taken to Frederick City Hospital,
and was assigned to Tent 90. l shall never
forget the care and kind attention received
while there from the Nurse who took care of
me. 1 have forgotten his first name; his last
was Busby. He belonged to the Goth Me- and
If living / would like to hear from him."
F. w. Ohinger, Co. ID, 18th w. Va. Winter
Haven, Fla, writes: "There recently came
into our section one Michael Mcdaniel, who
claims to have belonged to Co. K, Goth N. Y;
also to Co. A, 30th U. s. Inf, after the war of
the rebellion. We would like to know by
letter if any comrades know anything about
him."
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-11-19
e. 10 De N0VIEMBRE De 1893

CWarto Centenayso dol Descu5rmsssnto de Ia 1sla de
Puerto Rico
Las featas en- conAoemoraci6n del gran su.
ceso hist6rico que celebrasos hoy, puede COM
pendiaree por 10 que rsspecfa & Ia ciudad de San
Juan, en- esta forma:
Solemne misa ponti6cal J Ts-Dswns en- Ia
Catedral, CON asistancia de s. L. sl Gobsrnador
General, todas los atlas autoridades y empleados,
dos Sres. Conaules, comisiones del Ejercito, Vo
luutarios, Corporaciones, etc., ETC.
La bandera naeional izsda en- los edifciou
p6blicos, que ademas estdn adornados con col
gadurss. Todos los buquss aurtps en- el puerto,
smpavssados
Los peri6dicos orlsdes, dsdieando sus CO.
lumnas { la conmemoraci6n del dia.
'Loa BALCONIES del "Hotel de Fsancia," de Ia
casa del sef1or Juez de Instruction del distrito
de Catedral la de don Federico Ventura CON
colgaduras.
Una gran bandera en- el restaurant ola Ca
tslans" en- Ia calle de San Franeisco otra Pc
queha, eerca de 10 plazue!a ds Santiago y....
Aquf paz y despu6s gloria.
Aei hernes celebrate an Ia Capital de Puerto
Rico el Cuarto Centenario del deacubrimiento de
ssta IsIa; el sucsso mas culminants dc nuastra
hiskoria,