The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-07-20
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From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
From the Founder of Sons of Veterans.


THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE about the Naval
Veterans. Having served in the Navy, and
having been honorably} discharged there
from, before the war, he trusts and believes
that he will be found eligible to member
ship in the Order. The writer already
| belongs to the Sons of the American Revo-
luton, the Society of the War of 1872 the
Loyal Legion, the Veteran Legion, and, of
course, to the good old Grand Army of the
Republic; besides, to the Society of the
Army of the Potomac and the James. The
writer is also the founder of the Order of
| Sons of Veterans, q. S. A.
The Hateful 22d.
R. J. Smith, private, Co. K, 59th Ind,
Iris, Ind, says he has little bit of romance
in his life that is worth publishing. He
was born April %, 1872 and enlisted in the
service of his country Jan. 3d. 1862; was
wounded in hand and arm, at Vicksburg,
May %, 1868; hand amputated one month
after, June %; discharged, Jan. %, 1864;
came home and was married, Nov. %, 1864 !;
and is the father Of seven children, six girls
and one boy, all living. The first was born
Oct. 90, 1865 and three of the others were
born on the 22d of the month, one on the
Cd, one on the 18th, and the other on the
25th of the month. You see he can furnish
more 2s in short history than any other
comrade. And when the monster, Death,
comes, there will probably be another 22d,
for he believes he will die on the 22d Of
some month. After the 22d of each month,
he says he is good for one month more, at
least.
Where are the 18th Ill. Cav?
o. J. Cox, Fairmont, Neb, having seen
nothing regarding the 18th Ill. Cav. in THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE he concludes that
they must all be dead. AS he was men,
Der of the 18th {" Heather Bob" IDgersolps
regiment), he would be pleased to hear from
some of his old comrades particularly from
members of Capt. Perry's Co M. The
writer lives in Nebraska, and he looks long
ingly for the soldier-paper every week, for
it carries him back to the days of the war.
Youngest Soldier.
w. A. Hampton, Pomona, Tenn, says:
81 have been reading of the youngest SOL
diers in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and
concluded to send in my record. enlisted
in Co. ], LIST KY. State Troops, May II, 1864.
was 13 years old May 10, 1854; lacked
two days of being Is years of age when was
regularly enlisted as soldier. / re-enlisted
in January, 1865. / live in East Tennessee,
which was loyal during the war; it is a
pleasant country for home. If any old
veteran or his heirs who desire to come to a
part of the South where old soldiers are
honored, will write to me, inclosing stamp,
/ will answer truthfully all questions con-
corning this country" ~
Greenbacks vs.. Gold.
Stephen Fl. French, Co. X, 7th Me-, and
Co. H, 1st Me-, Cayuga, n. D., says that in
reading an article in recent issue of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE headed Greenbacks
VS.. Gold" he was taken back to 1861, when
"the 7th Me- was paid its first payment in gold
by the Government. What legal right had
the Government to pay the soldiers in money
worth less than 100 cents on the dollar, with
out making good the difference? If you
wish, will act, free, as your agent in my
County, and see what amount OF money can
be raised to pay an attorney to look this
matter up and bring it before Congress"
Attention, Co. T., 18th H.! %.
Thomas W. Purcell, 2640 Caroline street,
st. Louis, Mo-, found a badge with the fol-
lowing inscription GO. f, 10Th ILL.,, Fourth
Division, Fifteenth Corps" 1t is a badge of
the Fifteenth Corps, there being U. S."
On the cartridge-box. Any of the boys Of
plication to Comrade Purcell, as he thinks
the boys would prize his find. He was
member of the Fifteenth Corps himself.
Battle of Cedar Creek.
Alfred Turner, Chaplain, John A. Logan
Post, Sand Hill, w. Va, wishes to indorse
the article of Comrade A. j. Merrifeld, of
Co. A, 122d N. Y, entitled Cedar Creek"
in the issue of June 30. He also wishes to
add that the Cd battalion, 9Th Ny. III. A,
was in the Eighth Corps, and was in Gen.
Thoburn's noble brigade of West Virginia
boys. The General was wounded at said
battle, and from its effects died. A Drawer
General never commanded troops A
goodly number of our battalion boys were
put on picket near said creek on the 18th of
October, 1864, not very far from our camp.
All went well until the break of day. The
next day, Oct. 49, our squad, composed
of Co. G boys, heard quite noise between
US and our camp, so part of the squad i'm
mediately went on double-quick to investi-
gate the cause when, to our great surprise,
there were the rebs in full force, almost in
front of our camp, making ready for an
assault on our fast-asleep comrades, in their
tents, feeling doubly secure, as the word had
gone forth only the day before that Gen.
Early's army was in full retreat. The rebs
commanded us to surrender, but before we
did so we fired off our rifles, and imme-
diately, all along our picket-lines, belched |
forth bang! bang! bang, Now, / have
always thought there was something wrong |
about the Johnnies fanking our picket-lines. |
In the afternoon Of said day, as we prisoners |
of war were standing in bunch waiting for
orders, happened to pass the remark: 81
believe that our boys are driving the rebs
back" The guard very angrily shouted |
out: See here, Yank, if you don't shut |
your mouth I'll blow your id head off,"
Cordial Approval.
George W. Preston, Battery G, 9Th U. S. |
L. A, SO Hayes street, Binghamton, N. Y,
says: II have been a subscriber to the SOL |
dier's friend, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, |
nearly II years. and you can count me life |
member. / could not get along without it,
for ! consider the paper the soldiers best
friend. l wish could persuade every ex-
soldier Chat does not take it, to become a
subscriber. You are battering away in the
right direction. Give the enemy double
canister, as we did at Antietam, Fredericks-
burg Charlottesville, and Gettysburg, and
think we will win the day. 1 would like
to hear from any member of Battery G, 9Th
U. S. l.. A., through the columns of your
paper or by letter. Can it be that the MEM
bers of the old battery are all dead, or am /
dreaming? If remember correctly, Capt.
Seymour organized Battery G in July, 1861,
and was promoted to Brigader-General