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The National tribune., 1893-02-16
Jack of Clubs Replies to Gen. Minty.

In writing to The NATIONAL TRIBUNE a
year or so ago. there were two things did not
expect. did not expect to be called upon to
resist saber charge of a "Breyet" Major Gen
eral, and j did not expect any one to miscOn-
excusable for blaming me for writing of my
own regiment, as it is not often writer will
mention in commentator regiment to which
he did not belong, and neglect to mention his
own. did not belong to the 9Th N. H., but
did only mention that regiment in the body Of
my letter as belonging to a fighting brigade. l
did not use quotation marks in writing of the
5th n II. or of our brigade. The Editor failed
to say was a member of the SIst Pa, hence
=" Brevet Maj.-Gen. Minty, of the saber Bri-
gade," came to the conclusion that / was beg.
ging some notice for my regiment when my
article mentioned good fighting one
did not mean to reflect particularly upon
Gen. Mnty or his brigade when penned that
article, but as he has been as ready to make his
brigade prominent one now as he was when
he was with it, am glad to know / gave him
an opportunity to spread himself again.
But must say l believe he and his boys
were good fighters, and i was under the i'm
preston that their designation was assumed by
him without the authority which he says he
propensity to exaggerate.
l truthfully used the words fighting regi-
ment of a fighting brigade, and although we
have no Major General to write us up, no doubt
Gen. o. o. Howard or Nelson A. Miles would
indorse what Tve written of the brigade. J..
r. Brooke also knew U.S." JACK OF CLUBS"
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
AT OPEQUON.
A Comrade Corrects Another About Affairs
in the Valley.

in the Valley.
NOTICED in =" Picket Shots" of Nov "a
1892, the name of one OF my old comrades
u d. w. Richardson. ! was somewhat
amused at him and the way he gave his
version of the Opequon Incident. In correct
ing S. A. Benden he says the S7th Pa must
have been detached from the brigade if it was
on the right of the Baltimore and Washington
pike. as the Sixth Corps was formed on the left
of the pike.
Now, in the first place. the S7th Pa. was not
in our brigade, and in the second place orr
Second Brigade was formed OH the right of said
pike and was our left guide. | remember the
gap very distinctly between orr Sixth and the
Nineteenth Corps The Nineteenth Corps, rs
! remember. was thrown in considerable dis
order because of said gap.
Our brigade WAS composed of the 9Th Md,
18Th and 9th Pa, 1l0tb, l22d, and l26th
Ohio, and 9th n. Y II. A.
Ccmrade Richardson thinks s. A. Benden
spoke slightingly of the Eighth Corps at Cedar
Creek. Perhaps he did. | did not read his arti-
Gle. He says if the Sixth Corps or any other
corps, had been placed in the same situation as
was the Eighth Corps on the morning of Oct
10. they would have developed some running
qualities. j agree with him: but cannot be-
lieve the Sixth Corps could have been caught
in that kind of a situation. They were not
built that way. But the Sixth Corps had some
advantages which were in their favor; they
had learned TO be vigilant and ever OH the
alert; they had been through good school
from Brandy Station to Petersburg then back
and forth to every threatened point. Just
think of our Third Division of the Sixth Corps
trying TO whip Early's army at Monocacy June.
ton! Ye gods, but was it not hot? One word
more and i have done, and that is, thank
the Editor of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE for the
excellent paper he sends US every week. All
the old boys should take and swear by The
NATIONAL TRIBUSE.-C. f. CHALLENGER, Co.
T, 10th Ohio, Carthage, No.
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
The Great Value Of Fresh Air.

Every one knows the physical benefit that comes
from day in the open air; but few stop to reflect
on the reason This may be found in the fact that
the air so breathed has contained more oxygen
and therefore helped the blood, with which it has
come in contact in theiungs. to throw off an I'M
usual amount Of the body's waste and impurities
in the form of carbonic ACID gas.
This Is exactly what occurs, only with greater
effect. when Drs. Starkey & Palen's Compound
Oxygen Ia introduced into the system. The agent
is common air, enriched with more oxygen and
combined with a magnetic vital element which the
whole system heartily welcomes and absorbs By
1t the lungs are expanded the blood purified and
the nerve centers revtazed. This is, in short the
building up, by the natural method of those foun.
dations OF life and health, the injury of which Is
indicated by what call disease.
Another unique feature is that by means of the
Home Treatment, the better and richer air which
Compound Oxygen supplies. can be made available
for the sick person in his own room without ex-
posure, effort, or fatigue.
While the theory Of Compound Oxygen is very
interesting it's wonderful history IL still more So
For more than 20 years, and in over GO,0OO care
fully-recorded cases, It has shown its marvellous
power to heal and restore most desperate chronic
diseases such as Consumption. Catarrh, Asthma,
Dyspepsia Rheumatism. and Nervous Prostitution
Every question which this statement can raise
can he cheerfully answered by Drs. 6rARKEY &
PALEN, No 1920 Arch Street, Phiiadelp hia, or
Chicago, San Francisco New York, and Toronto,
Ont.
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
The 32i Ill. at Shiloh.

TN your paper of Dec. Is John Schooner,
Go. e. Sd Iowa, says the 32d Ill. was not
4 in the First Brigade Hurbuts Division.
at Shiloh. Evidently lie was not III that
battle, or he would have known better.
The brigade TO which we belonged was COM
posed of the Sd Iowa, 26th, 32d, aud 41st ILL.,.
On the morning of April we double quick ed
TO the front aud occupied a position at the
Peach Orchard, on the road leading from Pitts
burg Landing to Corinth. the Sd Iowa on the
right and 32d H. on the left of this road. At
this point sanguinary conflict took place (of
which | will give more detailed account at
some other time). and where terrible disaster
befell the onfederates-inficted by the Sd
Iowa 32d. 18th, and possibly the dist ILL.,, and
IA pieces of artillery, which, by order of the
General commanding, had been masked and
don be-shotted.
/ say possibly the 41st ILL.,. for they were so
far to the left / could not see them; but the
movements Of tho other regiments were in full
view, as the rebels came to within 70 yards of
us the open field.
To indicate the degree of the struggle in
which this brigade took part at Shiloh, will
say, as matter Of fact, the Sd Iowa was COM
manded on Monday, the 7th, by Lieutenant,
and the 32d III. by Captain. The loss of the
32d was SO per cent of those engaged, while
not single man was captured who had not
been disabled. The missing were those who had
been desperately wounded and were carried
back beyond their lines Sunday night by COM
passionate Confederates.-J. T. PALMER, Co. A,
SD ILL.,, Normal, Ill.
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
AT CHANCELLORsvILLE.
Col HamiIn Replies to the Objections of
Col. White.

tet ebitc.
"HE article OF Col. White. objecting ia
my statements on Gen. Pleason toms
l. assumptions has been locked over
shall be glad 10 correct any errors that
may appear, and after the remaining papers are
published, with maps, to explain the points
taken. j viii review the whole field and an
swer all objections that are worthy of
reply. But the remarks of Col. White in the
face of volumiDOus evidence at hand, seems to
me TO be too feeble to call for any special an
swer. The rout Col White mentions is not OBJ
sected TO- but only its composition, for IL is
very doubtful if Pleasonton saw with his dis
ordered vision any of the Eleventh. Corps that
night. The crowd he describes were of other
corps. Isl. Huntington, who commanded Is
OF the p guns, says in The Century that not one
of the carriages in the rout belonged TO the
Eleventh Corps Col. White does not seem 10
be aware that an able and resolute officer by
name of Maj. j. +. Huntington commanded Is
cannon of the Third Corps. aud that he was
really the officer in command at Hazel Grove.
Pleasonton, with his squads of cavalry. and
Martins battery of four guns seems to have
been spectator, and his claim for visionary
deeds performed is tersely characterized by
Maj. Huntington AS one of the most iilpu-
dent and unfounded ever made" Huntington
IL seems, had his guns in battery before the
enemy fired a shot, and probably before Pleas
onton arrived the field. and is clearly en-
titled 10 all the honor that may belong 10 the
Hazel Grove episode No organization of
Jackson's Corps went near Hazel Grove that
night, and il IS impossible to place them there
before Sunday morning. The survivors of the
attacking party declare there was not over
POO OF them. and that not one of them was
hif. and until we Can find evidence to contra
diet il. II must stand, ridiculous as it may ap-
pear-auo. &. HAMLIH, Historian Eleventh
Corps, bangor, lie.
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
Thinks the Cannoneer is a DANDY.

A. G. Mckee. Middletown, Conn, has the
following good words to say about the Can
noneer": "Last Fall, while confined to the
house, one of my neighbols sent over tho
'Cannoneer' for me to read. 1t raised the
devil with me. / couldn't sleep for some time,
or get to sleep readily without dreaming OF
war; But it wore of. added three copies Of
it to our GAR. library, and felt like writing
you, although an entire stranger, and saying
that it seemed to me the best book of war lit
erature extant. But didn't. Last night how
ever. when returned from Post meeting, sat
down to read The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and
came across your tribute to Gen. Bartlett, and
that settled it; for am from Broome County
myself, and am glad of it. was born over
in Windsor where the old gentleman shot
that deer. and though a boy knew of Joe
Bartlett when he, enlisted as a private, took
his company to Elplira as Captain of the 9th
N. Y and became Major, and 80 on up. He was
n dandy and so are yOuD
The National tribune., 1893-02-16

A Comrade Tells what Troops First Occu-
pied Pittsburg Landing.

pied Pittsburg Landing.
~ OMRADE A. L. FITCH, 18th Ohio
& battery. Miller, Neb., in The ma
" TIoNAL TRIBUNE of Nov. IL, 1892
says the first command to land at
Shiloh was the above-named battery The
company to which belonged Co. A, 4lst Ill. J
was the first body of armed men to land at
Shiloh. The company was in command of
Capt. John II. Male, afterward Major and
Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment. (He is
now dead.) Capt Male and Comrades G. W.
Better now of Oreana. ILL.,, and Hiram r. Will
son, now of Decatur, ILL.,, each of them over
six feet high. formed the first file, and all
planted their feet on the soil of the now.famous
landing at the same time, the rest of the COM
pany following ia order
The company was Immediately deployed as
skirmishers, and advanced up the hill and out
10 the front. Ii will readily occur to anyone
versed in military matters the improbability
of battery OF artillery being the first COM
mand TO land at such place, and under cir
cumstances where resistance might be offered
by an enemy
Bot where the dickens was that bottom you
formed on? / never saw it.
Lieutenant afterwards Captain) NJ. T. Kanan
and Lieut.. Geo r. Steele, afterward a Captain
and Major on McPherson's staff, both now of
Decatur. ILL.,, the former the first Commander of
the first Post organized in the United States,
the latter its Adjutant, can substantiate this
statement; also, Comrades John Fike, of St.
Mary's. o.; A. Ebert, of Cumberland, Nd; a.
NJ. Cole Cerro Gordo, ILL.,; John Ward, 0neco,
Ill. II. III. Stcever, VIM Parr. A. Bell. !. w.
Kile Argenta. H.; A. NJ. Smick and w. II.
Whisell, of Decatur, H., all members Of the
company. and all fighters, all wounded, and all
served their three and four years, except Com
rades Better and Wilson, who were shot out at
Shiloh.
This statement refers to the permanent occu-
patton of Pittsburg Landing, about the 14th of
March, 1862. Prior to that, about March !,
two companies from the 32d Ill. and some
marines from the gunboats Lexington and
Tyler landed there and had sharp skirmish.
Jos Ray, Co. A, 4lst H., Emery, Ill.
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades ALI Along the
Line.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE receives each week
hundreds of communications for publication in
the Fighting Them Over and the Picket Shot
columns. II is. OF course, the desire of tile Editor
that all worthy ones should appear In print lie
Sights one Intentionally, but great care must DO
exercised in the selection and the editing of these
manuscripts. II il obvious that the space which
be devoted To this class of matter is so limited
that The Eior must confins himself 10 the publ
cation of those which best suited and most
widely interesting TO the comrades. Comrades are
requested write often they choose. but
legby briefly and to the point on one side of the
pnper, and to place each subject on a separate
sheet Copies of important articles should be
kept, In of accidental loss
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
THE SECOND CORPS.
Another COmrade Testifies to Their Fight
ing Qualities.

ing Qualities.
vETlTH considerable interest 1 notice
VA the reply Of Comrade John
" ~ ID. Adams, or rather his COM
ments on the reply of Comrade
Barr to j. w. Hull. of Alexandria County, Va.
as TO the Second Corps. published in your issue
of Dec. !. 1882. 1t is the easiest matter in the
world to set everybody right on the question at
issue between those comrades simply by refer
enre TO the records of the Second Corps on file
in the Adjutapt- Generals Office of the War De-
partnlent The world knows that the Second
Corps WAS never whipped. / was "A member of
the 1st Del, which was never whipped, and
that regiment formed part OF the Second
Brigade. Third Division of the Second Corps.
Tie division was commanded at Gettysburg by
Gen. Alex. Hayes, who was aiterward killed
at the Wilderness, and the brigade was COM
manded by Thos A. Smyth, who was Killed at
Farmville Va. being the last Union General
who fell in the cause.
Tho Second Corps was made up of this
kind of material. Gen. Hancock was with
us Oh the 18th of June, 1864 in front of
Petersburg, when Gen. Brney had temporary
command of corps, which occasion
Tylers' battery was captured. The contest
was hot one and tho mistake seemed to be
that the raw material had been placed in front,
viz, the 7th aud Sth n. Y. II. A, who bad
never been under fire before. As rs it be-
came known that Gen. Hancock was on the
field and personally in command. yell was set
up and orders given to move forward, and in a
few minutes we recaptured Tyler's battery and
all of our prisoners, and fully half as many
men as we had in corps, and we completely
routed the rebel army. Gen. Hancock was
riding in an ambulance. Had he been able to
sit his saddle am inclined to think he would
have gone into Petersburg that day.
know all about the Fort Steadman assault.
The Johnnies got my valise that morning,
which contained the photograph of my sweet
heart.
In the same issue of your paper appears an
article written by Comrade A. II. Hutchinson.
Co. d. 10th Me-, who claims to know all about
the killing of Gen. Mansfield. All | know
about this is that Gen. Mansfield was killed on
the 18th day of September 1862 at the battle of
Antietam. He was in command of the division
TO which my regiment belonged. Gen. Max
Weber commanded our brigade, and was
wounded the same day. He was formerly
Colonel of the Goth N. Y. Turner Rfes).-J. w.
BARNEY, Captain, Co. B. LIST Del, Second Corps,
East Las Vegas N. NJ.
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
The Youngest Soldier.

Gertrude Spurrier. Fort Wayne, Ind. writes.
Papa, being paralyzed from sunstroke re-
ceived in the war, is helpless and unable 10
write. therefore | will try to represent him.
Not long ago we saw in your paper list Of the
youngest soldiers of the late war. and again. in
your paper of Feb. 2. 1893 an item from the
pen of VIM. s. Settle. of Lewstown, Pa. who
says he was 1G years and eirht days old when
he enlisted into the service. and who claims to
be the youngest soldier OF the war. Papa Corp1
Dennis ID. Spurrier thinks that he has record
more remarkable than that of Mr. Settle. Papa
was born Aug. % 1877, and enlisted into Bat
terry L. LIST Ind II. A.. on May IA 1863 at the
age Of ID years eight months and 10 days. lie
was discharged on Jan. u. 1856 after service
of two years, eight months and seven days
and at the age Of IL years four months aud 26
DIV
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
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No humbug. no deception. Address Charles
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The National tribune., 1893-02-16
"Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life
Away"

Is the title of little book just received which tells
all about NO-TO-BAC. the wonderful harmless
guaranteed tobacco habit cure Sold at Drug Stores
N0-TOBAC costs but a triae and man who wants
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The National tribune., 1893-02-16
Glad to See the Old Letter.

Capt. Prosper Shubart, Assistant Quarfermas-
ter of Volunteers, Bethel, Pa, recently sent to
this office u letter written by VIM. g. Moore, Of
the War Department. 10 Gen. Simon Cameron,
of Pennsylvania, dated July 49, 1864 notifying
Gen. Cameron that Capt Shubart had been ap-
pointed Quartermaster, which the latter gentle
man requested rs to give to Maj. VIM G.. Moore,
the Chief of Police of Washington, if he was
the writer of the letter. Maj Moore was noti-
fed and said he would he delighted TO have his
cid letter. and it was Accord gly sent him
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
Rebel Loss at Franklin.

G. w. Brown Co. H, 115th Ohio, Long Rapids,
Mich. says: In your issue Of Jan. you gave
the rebel loss at the battle of Franklin. Tenn,
Nov. 30. 1854 as 5000. In u. S. Grants gen.
eral report, in War Records, Series l.. VOL 80,
Part l. page 80 Serial No. IL, you will find the
rebel loss. killed, 1.750; wounded. $500; prs-
oners, ZOE. Total 6,252 Six general officers
killed six wounded, and one captured. Now,
who is rght?"
The writer quotes Gen. Grants statement
correctly, and this is the only official publica-
ton on the subject yet printed and issued by
the War Department.. Gen. Hood, in his re-
port of the operations of the army under his
command, gives his loss at Franklin at $500
killed, wounded. and missing in round num-
bers-EDIToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE.1
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
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w. 7. Hutchinson. Subett, No., says THE
NATIONAL. TRIBUNE is the first paper he reads,
and he could not do without it. He was the
first soldier to enlist in Honey Creek Town
ship, Clinton County, Ind, eniisting in Co. G,
10th Ind, Col VI. ID. Manson. His first battle
was at Rich Mountain, w. Va. The writer
became First Lieutenant of Co. G.. 69th Ind.
Ii any of the boys of Co. T, 51st Ind. should
see this, he would like them to know that the
writer is the man who stole the dressed sheep
from Gen. Woods headquarters at the battle of
Nashville, Tenn. The writer says: bully
for Harrison, even if he did not get there. as
he was the man | wanted to see elected"
J. N. Campbell. Co. K, 50th Pa. Skunk, Pa,
says: u can't get along without The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE. / tried to get another
comrade to take it, but he thought he was too
poor. / like your position in regard to the
pensioners. and think every old soldier ought
to take it,"
Geo. s. Class. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, says: "I
hoped to be able to send another subscriber.
The veteran that does not receive THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE. fails to see his own interest,
and especially that of his comrade. / am
sorry You have discontinued your arguments
in regard to Government control of railroads,
and the ose-cent-a mile rates, and purchased
ticket good anytime until it is used and
more, that a ticket be made good on any road
until the number of miles paid for be used.
Then we would be able to visit our old COM
rades and friends, and still be able to support
the railroads."
POeticaI History of Vicksburg.
C. E. Smith, West Berlin, o., is getting up
postical history of the campaign and siege OF
Yicksburg. and would like the comrades to send
him sketches of charges, personal encounters,
talks oyer the walls, and other matter pertain
ing to the siege.
Photos to Exchange.
Wellington e. Pratt, Co. III, 106th Pa, and
Co. B. 18th n. Y. Cav, Drakola, S. D., wants to
exchange photos with the surviving comrades
of Co. Fl, 106th Pa, and Co. B. 18th n. Y. Cav
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
Admits His Error.

Nelson v. Hutchinson, North Arlington,
Mass, says to George l. Van Ness. Co. E, 21st
N. j., that he Is correct in his criticism made
upon the writer's article of recent date. He
was surprised himself when he saw that he had
transposed the divisions of the Sixth Corps on
that memorable Sd Of May, 1863
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
FIGHTING THEM OVER
What Our Veterans Have 10 Say About
Their Old Campaigns
THE 4sth OHIO'S FLAG.

How It was worshiped by Prisoners a
TYLER, Tex.
The National tribune., 1893-02-16
who Set the Barn on Fire9
More About Spanish Fort.

M. s. Lake, Captain, Co. c, 18th Wis, Trini.
dad, Colo. writes: Where was the 14th Wis
CThird Brigade, Third Division, Sixteenth
Corps,) at Spanish Fort? On the left.center
Gen. Macarthur ON its left, and joining on the
right of the Thirteenth Corps had the honor
of leading that part of the brigade that went
into the fort when it was captured. 1t was
composed of the 14th Wis, 10th and 49th Mo.
Who were in first or last, let it be as it may. /
captured Capt. Lamberts, the Confederate
commander of the fort; part of his uni
form, a letter from his aunt Puss from Mobile,
Ala, and its answer, and his photograph, which
have to this day. think all who were there
did their duty"