The National tribune., 1893-11-23


| 1863. He has in his possession many
articles by other members of the 9th Me,,
all making the same claim, as well as those
comrades of the SD Pa. and 7th Mass, sub
Stimulating the same Doubtless these were
| written in good faith.
1.-THE regiments before stated were the
ones that assaulted and carried the works."
| says COmrade Holehouse. Comrade Fuller
says of the Light Division, that they were
successful the appearance OF their flags on
the top of the works fully showed. Then
| he assumes after the nights had been gained
that be saw our men being chased by the
rebels. The 77th with the rest of their bril-
gade was advanced to the front. The rebels
were in turn chased. The nth was first on
the nights and captured two cannon. Now,
what becomes of his assertion that before
this the appearance Of their flags on the
nights showed them to be successful?
Speaking of the Light Division, is there not
somewhat of a discrepancy in his story2
AFTER we had gained the nights Gen.
Shaler gave the order to his part of the line
to advance after the fleeing rebels. Lieut.
Col Harlow gave us the same command, and
we followed as fast as the ground would
permit, leaving the guns of the enemy
and prisoners to be taken cire of by the rest
of the corps, who did not participate in the
assault We advanced directly to Salem
Hlgbts nearly four miles, after the Johnnies.
"G'hen it must have been that Lieut.. Col.
French stood on the cannon, and they
received the commentator, Noble nth,
you have covered yourself with glory for
capturing cannon which had already been
captured. The captors, instead of sitting
down near those guns from which the enemy
had been driven, followed them four miles
farther, where we fought second battle on
that same day. None of the regiments who
assaulted the nights that morning ran away
froai the rebels the running was in pursuit
OF them, and not away from them"
His Feelings Hurt.
Alfred Durand, Co. X, 9th H., st. Ed
ward, Neb., replies to e. III. Watson's re-
marks upon the particular 5th n. Y. Cav.
company that was, he says, composed of
middle-aged lrishmen, who covered in their
saddles at repeated orders to advance at
Orange Courthouse. The writer says that
his regiment and company had good many
middle-aged Irishmen in it they were
mounted infantry from 1869. These mid
dle-aged Irisbmen were at Donelson, Shiloh,
C0rinth, Salem, and many other egually-hot
places and they were not Of the covering
kind. The race to which Sheridan, Meagher,
Sweeny, Muligan, and Corcoran belonged is
not noted for covering, and the comrade
could not help replying to the remarks of
Comrade Watson which were more n Tefiec-
ton upon Irish soldiers inageneral than upon
the particular company OF which he spoke.
Brothers In Companies.
o. B. Sawdey, Co G, 22d Iowa, McLeans-
boro, H., says that in his Iegimeat there
were two Chites, Browns, S;orys, Rutsons,
t. 4 u
Kesters, aud three McKeeye: father and
sons. The writer's father had i've sons, all
in the army at the same time.
d. W. Suite, Co. ii, 22d KY, Ashland, KY,
says in bis company there were IS sets of
brothers from one County, by the following
names Two of Sparks, Thorpe, Nethercutt,
Perkins, Ball, Biggs, Hyrne, Burchett, Hood,
Campbell, Conn, HUMPHREYS, Davis, Downes,
and WOOten: three of Evens and Lawhorn
and four of Everman and Gee. Who can
beat that from any one County, and in a
neutral" Stale?
At Andersonville.
Fl. s. Lowry, Grand View, Tenn. says that
at Andersonvlle there was boy guard who
thought he Yanks were no better than dogs.
He would make the night hideous by his
Hoo-oo-w0w-oo, a howl like some wild beast.
He was called Bull of the Woods by the
prisoners If Yank happened to speak
to him and got too near the dead-lne ne
would curse him, cock his gun, and declare
that if the man spoke to him again he would
blow hole through him. He manifested
the same spirit that the s0ldier-haters DO
now, aud made use OF good many of the
same expressions in regard to the boys in
blue.
Give Them Their Dues.
Angeline /. Wetzel, Emmitsburg, Nd, says
that when the country was in need the bone
and sinew of the land responded to the CALL
and faced death and disease and all sorts of
haTdships to save that country. But the
soldier is not needed now in the time OF
peace. Few care if he has not even place |
to lag his weary head. His enemies are al |
lowed 10 ride rough-shod over his weary |
body, and fling at him taunts and curses |
which they dared not utter in his presence !
in the days of his strength. Everything |
should be done to teach the rising genera |
tions respect for the battered warrior, and |
gratitude for the efforts which made all |
things possible for this great Republic.
At the High Bridge.
Edmond w. Dayton, Co. D., Both Wis, |
Sherburne, Mimi, writes: "After chasing |
Lees retreating rebs from White Oak Roads, |
Va, to the crossing of the Appomattox at |
High Bridge was ordered out TO forage for !
Co. d, as we were all out of rations, our |
wagon-train not being able to keep up with |
the command" The writer had not pro- I
ceeded far on his mission when he heard |
few sea tering shots to the front. / FASTENED |
forward. The firing grew sharp and rapid. |
1t was The old 10Th Me- / found fighting for |
the wagon bridge 10 the right of High |
Bridge. Gen. Olmstead rode up near where
/ was, and ordered me to 20 down hill to
help drive the rebs from the abuiments of |
the railroad bridge. ~
"At this moment my own company ID, |
Capt w. S. Potter in command, came up
on the donble-quick, and we opened on the
rebs and soon drove them away and secured
the crossing. The 10Th Me. and Both Wis. /
were the only troops engaged at the bridge. |
The 10Th Me. bore the brunt of the con-
f,ct. Gen. Smyth, OF the Second Brigade,
was killed three hours later iii another con-
flict near FarmvilIe, Va.
Seen. Oimstead, who commanded the First |
Brigade, gave Il correct statement of this |
STAIR some time ago in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. The New Jersey comrade is
wrong, for / was in it that day."
Information.
II. s. Margun, 19 East Third street, Gov |
ington, KY, has the Official Records of the