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The National tribune., 1893-08-24
BUSINESS AND PENSIONS.
The Great Benefit Pension Payments are
to the People of the Country.
ITnnIenent 10e phiIndeIDhin I

The Great Benefit Pension Payments are
to the People of the Country.
implement Age, Philadelphia Pal
Without intending to discuss the merits of
granting pensions to the soldiers. we desire to
alude to The subject from financial view. The
money paid out for pensions goes directly to
the people, and is distributed to every town and
village in the country. AS is we'll known. the
amount paid as pensions is very large, the pay
ments being made quarterly, and as the money
is paid in small sans, and to thousands of indi-
vduals, it enters at once into circulation, en-
aiding those of limited means to pay their bills
at the stores and permitting the dealers to for
ward the sums due to manufacturers and job
bcrs. AS dollar will pay many debts by pass
ing through several hands, it is apparent that
when millions OF dollars are paid out directly
from the Treasury, instead of being boarded,
the relief to business men is much greater than
may be conjectured. We can safely assert that
if the Government would even pay monthly
pension TO every man, woman, and child in the
country it would be the greatest blessing that
could occur, especially at present, and the in
creased prosperity and large transactions in
business would cause the money TO soon flow
back again to the Treasury from whence it
came, while the Government would really gain
more than it disbursed. It is strange coinci-
dence that the attack by the bankers on the
Sherman silver law, the India silver fasco,
and the clamor against the pensions, were
sprung at the same time, and no doubt from the
same central headquarters. Pensions put
money in circulation directly to the people. and
such a condition of affairs is not favorable to
"sound finance" as expounded by those who
claim the privilege of regulating the money
power of the country. Not only the Sherman
silver law, but any other Congressional enact
ment may be made unpopular when the "last
resort" of creating panic among the people is
made and the public press is used with paid
editorials, to educate the people to sign their
own death warrants, while the English lam
guage has not been spared in traducing the
characters of the bravo men who barred their
breasts on the battlefelds in order to save their
country, and who were paid their pttance in
the very fat" money which the bankers now
declare to be dishonest and of no value for cir
culation.
The National tribune., 1893-08-24

6 o'clock p. m. we commenced firing into
Atlanta, according to orders from Head
quarters. During that night we fired 26O
shells into Atlanta-in all, up to the oath,
800 rounds.
After the first half dozen shells thrown
into the city fire broke out and the whole
army around the city burst out in a pro-
longed "hurrah." How the comrade of the
I'd Mass. got those Sunday bells mixed up
with our commencement of Smelling Atlanta
l can't figure out. At any rate, he ought to
know that soldier has to obey orders from
his superiors, bells ringing or not. To my
knowledge we never heard any bells ringing
in Atlanta SO long as we were bombarding
it.
/ hope the comrade will not feel offended
by my contradcting him, but these are,
as stated, the plain facts.-JoHN OTTO, First
Lieutenant, 11th Ind. battery, commanding
the 42-inch Rodman guns in front of At
lanta; Auburn, Ind.
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A PURE ROMANCE.
No Sunday Bells in Atlanta Stopped
Sheiiing

No Sunday Bells in Atlanta Stopped the
Smelling.
TN your issue of July 81, in the Per-
s0nals, found from a comrade of the
- I'd Mass beautiful little story, which
reminded me more of Ben Al Rashid's
Thousand and One Nights Stories than of
war episode in front of Atlanta. The story
is so touching that it seems almost heartIess
in me to dispel the comrades illusion.
AS / was in command of those guns re-
ferred to by the comrade, and kept record of
all the transactions before Atlanta in regard
to those guns, cannot help but set the COM
rade right.
Those guns were 4}-inch Rodmans. the
solid shot weighing SO pounds mot 60).
Our battery left Louisville, with those guns,
in February, 1862, and dragged them over
Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia, and left them at last in front of the
Capitol in Nashville.
On Tuesday, Aug. o. three Of these guns
made their appearance in front of Atlanta,
and, by order of the Chief Of Artillery, Gen.
Brannan, WAS put in command of them.
They were moved to place on the left line
of the Army of the Cumberland. On
Wednesday, the 10th, in the afternoon, we
received ammunition for those guns, and at
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that there was anything of a cowardly spirit
existing in that body, for know my coun-
trymen too WELL" From his reading of the
history of the late war it appears to him
that the majority of Union General officers
knew too much to be good soldiers. Anyway,
that seemed to be the fact at ChaneelloTs-
vile.
Wants n Home.
M. H., East Branch, n. Y, wants home
for herself and child. She is an experienced
housekeeper, and can give satisfactory refer
ences. Salary would not be SO much of an
object as comfortable home.
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CORPORAL" SWEENY.
And His Predecessors and Successors
Command Of a Division.

And His Predecessors and Successors in
Command Of a Division.
TN recent issue I noticed an article from
Med. Parshall, Co. d, I'd Iowa. He
..A- writes to correct an error " in regard
to the 81st Ohio belonging to Cor
poral" Sweeny's Division. The S1st did
belong to his division. His Division Quar-
termaster at one time was Lieut.. L. f..
Adams, 8lst Ohio. His Adjutant-General,
Capt. Evarts, belonged, l think, to the I'd
Iowa.
/ never remember futile as our Division
Commander. At Shiloh / supposed we were
under w. II. L. Wallace. The First Divis-
ion Commander whom I remember was
Thomas A. Davies, who had command dur
ing the siege of Corinth. Next was r. J.
Oglesby, who commanded the division at
Corinth, October, 1862; then G. NJ Dodge,
and then Thomas w. Sweeny, who COM
manded until and during part of the At
lanta campaign. For some reason he was
removed and John M. C0rse took command
and stayed with the division as its COM
mander to the close of the war.
j agree with Comrade Parshall that the
Corporal was a terror, yet a brave man
with poor judgment.
Some day may have something more to
say about the Corporal" and tell the boys
how he abused me once at Pulaski, Tenn,
for not, as he termed it, properly salutipg
his Adjutapt-General, Capt. Evarts. To the
boys of my regiment and company would
say write and let us know where you are
through our best friend, THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. We had some good writers as
well as fghters-Hannan, Streeter, Cobb,
Eldridge, Greener, Lewis, and host OF
others too numerous to mention. Wake up,
boys, and let us hear from you.-PAT FITz-
GERALD, Co. b. 57th H., Second Division,
Sixteenth Corps. and Fourth Division, Fiji
teenth Corps; st. Edward, Neb.
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REAGIN SPEAKS AGAIN.
In Earnest About the Plan Outlined in "a
Good Suggestion"


Good Suggestion"
a FEW weeks ago you kindly pub
"a lished an article of mine, heading
-&A it "a Good Suggestion" in which
/ offered to be one of q given
number to give my share towards forming
fund sufficient TO employ able counsel, ETC.,
preparatory to testing rights of Union SOL
diers and sailors in United States Court or
by arbitration.
First. Demand difference in pay between
deprecated currency and gold, gold being
the money of our country when troops en-
listed
Second. Interest on this difference from
dates when due to date when judgment
is rendered.
Third. Demand the balance Of $402 veteran
bounty held back from such as received pro-
motion, there being nothing said at time of
this promise how soldier was to serve.
Fourth. Interest on same from dates when
due until judgment is rendered.
Above is the substance of what you pub
lished over my name, and since it's publica-
ton / have received hundreds of letters
from comrades approving the suggestion and
expressing willingness to help raise the
fund, asking me to keep the ball rolling
until plans are contaminated l fully real
Il
NATIONAL TRIBUNE as our mouthpiece,
Comrade Benjamin Harrison as our Treas
urer, and j. j. ingalls, as Chief Counsel;
these comrades to have power to obtain
other able counsel and make such proceed
ings as they think best. If Comrade Har-
rison will accept and hold the money until
National Encampment comrades present can
fully consummate plans, ETC., or we can ac-
complish it through The NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE.
Now, comrades talk is cheap and accom-
plishes little, but money makes the mare
trot, and / want to be one of the first thou
sand men to give So each to start the fund
at $4,000. Comrades favoriDg this may send
me their names for publication in THE Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNE and if Comrades Harrison
and ingalls, consent we can forward amounts
to them, or whoever is chosen. Spring into
line, boys, and let's see what can be done.
Ever since the war political parties have
strOve to Guido each other in conventions
by resolving that the Government owes a
world of gratitude to the Nations defend
ers." The Union soldiers are not asking
gratitude. What they ask is what is justly
due them. They ask that this Government
pay its honest debts. They ask that some
thing be done at the earliest possible moment
to stop this wholesale indefnate abuse of
soldiers as class, for if every third person
a soldier meets was to spit in his face he
could not feel worse over it than to have the
croaking, spiteful, eowardly, dislOyal portion
of the press turned loose upon him..
JAMES REAGIN, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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Cheap Excursions to the West.

An exceptionally favorable opportunity for
visiting the richest and most productive Sec
tions of the West and Northwest will be af-
forded by the series of low-rate harvest excur-
sions which have been arranged by the North
western Line. Tickets for these excursions
will be sold on Aug. %, Sept. ~ aud Oct. 10,
1893, TO points ia Northwestern Iowa, Western
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Man
itoba, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah,
and will be good for return passage within 90
days from date of sale. Stop-over privileges
will be allowed on the going trip in territory to
which the tickets are sold. For further inform
alton, call on or address Ticket Agents of con-
Meeting lines. Circulars giving rates and
detailed information will be mailed, free, upon
application to w. A. Thrall, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent, Chicago & Northwestern
Railway, Chicago.
The National tribune., 1893-08-24
The 37th Wis.

This regiment was organized at Madison,
Wis, in April and June, 1864, to serve three
years, but was mustered out July 81, 1865.
Col Samuel Harrison, who was breyetted
Brigadier-General April 2, 1865, was dis
charged July II, 1865, and the regiment re-
manned in command of Lieut.-Col. John
Green. The total enrolment was ], ITO, and
during its service 156 men were killed in
action, or IA per cent. of the whole number,
which gives it place among Col. Fox's 800
fighting regiments. The greatest losses of
the regiment was around Petersburg. On
the assault of June II, 1864, Is men were
killed; on the next days assault az men
were killed. At the mine explosion So men
were killed; at the fall of the city, April 2,
1864, Is men were killed, and in the trenches
during the whole of the fighting II men
were killed; total of LAT of the entire
number killed during its whole service, 156.
1t was in the battles of Weldon Railroad,
Poplar Spring Church, and Boydton road,
and present at Pegram farm, Hatcher's Run,
and Fort Stedman. 1t was attached to Hart
ranft's Brigade, Willcox's Division, of the
Ninth Corps, and lost by disease and other
causes 81 men.
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The LIST n. Y.

The regiment was organized in New York
City May Z, 1861, to serve two years, and
was mustered out May %, 1868. Its first
Colonel, William II. Allen, was dismissed
Sept. 10, 1861 and his successor, Col. Garrett
Dyckman, was likewise dismissed Oct. 9 of
the next year. Col. ]. Fred Pierson took
command Oct 8, 1862, and was in charge
when muster-out occurred. The regiment
was also called the National Guard. During
its services it lost by death, killed in action,
Is men; of wounds received in action, IA
men; of disease and other causes, "a men; a
total Of 113 officers and enlisted men. 1t
was in the Third Brigade, Third Division
of the Third Corps until June 6, when
transferred to the Second Brigade, First Di-
vision of the Third Corps, and later was
transferred to the Third Brigade of the same
division and corps. The heaviest loss of the
regiment was at Glendale, where So men
were killed. 1t was at Big Bethel, Hamp-
ton Roads, Fair Oaks, the Seven Days bat
ties. Harrison's Landing, Gen. Pope's cam
paign, Fredericksburg, and Charlottesville.
The regiment had 1873 men reported as miss
ing, and $50 men were wounded who recov-
cred.
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Secretary Gresham's Pension.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Will you give
me the facts in regard to the pension of Hon.
w. Q. Gresham, the Secretary of State?-
JUSTICE, Brookvile, Ind.
Hon. w. O. Gresham went out as Lieu
tenant Colonel of the 38th Ind, and afterward
became Colonel of the SD Ind. He was pro-
NOTED to Brigadier- General after the capture
of Vicksburg, and commanded the Fourth Di-
vision of the Seventeenth Corps on the Atlanta
campaign until he received a severe wound in
the leg. For this he receives pension of $50
q month.-EDIToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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It's Real Sentiments.
Portland Oreaonian.l

Complaints come from old soldiers in all
parts of the country that their pensions have
been suspended There is little patience with
these complaints. Isn't it about time that
"drty niger war" was forgotten? Nobody
now knows for certain who was right anyhow,
or what side was the right side. 1t seems to be
about time to set down on the complaining old
pensioner and let the country have peace.
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Had His Pension Increased.

The Pension of John Murray, of Consho-
hocken, Pa, has been increased from $50 to $50
a month. Murray, who is prominent Demo
cratic politician and Justice of the Peace, is
badly crippled with rheumatism. He was
drafted March 2, 1865, and assigned to the
105th Pa. He reached the regiment March "a,
when it was before Petersburg IL days later
Lee surrendered at Appomattox, and Murray
was discharged July II, 1865.
The National tribune., 1893-08-24
The Gath Ohio,

The regiment was organized at Camps
Chase and Jackson, O., during May and
June of 1861, to serve three years, and was
mustered out by companies at different
dates from the 18th to the Oath of June,
1864. Its first Colonel, Jacob Ammen, was
promoted to Brigadier-General July 16,
1862; his successor, Col. Frederick c. Jones,
was killed at Stone River Dec 81, 1862. He
was succeeded by David J. Higgins, who re-
signed Oct. %, 1863, leaving the regiment in
command of Lieut.-Col. Amstead T. NJ.
Cockerill. Co. D of the regiment re-enlsted
and served throughout the war. 1t was at
tached to the Fourth (Stanley's) Division of
the Fourth Corps. Its losses were SO men
killed in action and 109 who died of disease
and various other causes, making total of
176 officers and men. The regiment was in
many of the engagements of the war, and
suffered quite heavily at Chickamauga, Shi-
lob, and Stone River.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER.
What Our Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns

THE Editor desires communications for pubica-
tiun i'm the Fighting Them over aud Picket shot
columns. Comrades requested TO write Ire
queutly, iegibly, briefly, to The point, on one SIDE
of the paper and with each subject on separate
sheet. If articles of importai ce copies should
be kept In case Of accidental loss. Matter for these
columns should be of general interest TO all old
soldiers and historically accurate as possible
be found for IT,
The National tribune., 1893-08-24

If any young, old, or mddle-aged man suffer-
ing from nervous debility, weakness, will in
close stamp to me will send him the prescrip-
ton of genuine certain cure free of cost
No humbug. No deception. Address T. C..
Barnes News Dealer, Marshall, Mich.
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THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches of the Services Of
Different Regiments.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has in hand several
hundred requests for regimental histories. Those
now received cannot be published for at least six
months. owing to lack of space. and no sketch will
be published but once
The National tribune., 1893-08-24
HEADQUARTERS ELEVENTH CoRPs,

HEADQUARTERS ELEVENTH CoRPs
May 2; 10 to II ~ M; 1880 a. M.
Maj. Gen. HOOKER. Commanding Army
GENERAL: From Gen. Devens's Headquarters we
observe column of infantry moving west
ward, r road parallel with his on a ridge about
one-and-a-haf TO two miles south of this / ana
taking means to resist attack from the west
Respectfully, o. o. HOWARD.
Major General.
1 leave the comrade reader to Judge from
the results of Jacksons attack whether Gen.
o. 0. Howard came up to the requirements
of the Commanding General.
/ also fail to see Hamlin's objective point,
except to hide the infamy of the officers of
that corps behind the backs Of the men,
CorpI n. V. HUTCHINSON, Co. X, 7th Inf.
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These figures speak for themselves. 1
close with Gen. Rockers orders to Gems.
Howard and Slocum, commanding Eleventh
and Twelfth Corps, Army of the Potomac,
May 3, 1863:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May 2 1868; $50 a. m.
[Circular.
Maj.-Gens. SLoCUM AND HOWARD: ana directed
by the Ma or- General commanding TO say that the
disposition you have made of your corps has been
with view 10 "A front attack by the enemy. If he
should throw himself uoon your flank lie wishes
you to examine the ground and determine upon
the position you will take in that event. in order
that you may be prepared for him in whatever
direction lie advances He suggests you have
heavy reserves well in hand TO meet this coniin-
gebcy. The right OF your line does not appear to
be strong enough. No artificial defenses worth
naming have been thrown up, and there appears
to be scarcity of troops at that point and not in
the Generals opinion. favoraby posted "a might
be- We have good reason 10 suppose that the
enemy is moving TO our right. Please advance
your pickeis, for purposes of observation far
may be safe, in order to obtain timely information
OF their approach.
J. II. VAN ALIEN
Brigadier- General and Abide Camp.
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Wy ANTED-By George E. Lemon Washington,
w ID. C.-The present p. o. address of Charles L
Cowardn late of Co. H. 9Th Kan. Cav, and recently
of Texas and Oklahoma. His claim has been allowed.
6263t
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WANTED-ADDRESSES,

VITANTED-By Edward SwainOr, Box g. North
w Bay, Ontario, Canada-The address of anyone
belonging TO the same company, or knowing Edward
Swainor, private, of Capt. Henry RockefeOws com.
pany OBJ, 18th VT Also address of Willis Calvin,
ROndeau, and Bill Bailey. 625-4E
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"ANTED-By Mrs. Loretta Cornell Nc. 2l9 Broad
w street, Bridgeport, COnn.-The names and adj
dresses of any members of Co. D. LIST n. Y. Eng who
served after March TO- 1865 with that company 6272t
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VXTANTED-B VIM. F. Duncan, of Chatata, Tenn
w The Postolice address of commissioned officers
and comrades who served in the u ;. Navy with New
ton Sims in 1864 and 1865, vessels Kanawh a and
New Ironsides to enable the widow to get pension.
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"ANTED-By Jacob r. Barbee, DOniphan, Neb.->
w The addresses of the members of Co II, 30th H.,
and the of Col. RhOades, first name unknown, or
anyone who knew me on the march TO the sea with
Sherman. 627-2t
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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 65th, but so far in vain. So |
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. l am here because, like thousands
Of Others l am obliged to find climate in
which l can live and have q 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 support of every true man
who wore the blue, and what is better we
are sure you have the approving smile of the
same God of Battles who so faithfully
guided us to a glorious victory through all
the bloody struggles of 1861 to 1865. We
thank Comrade Signafoos for his pointed,
powerful, glorious words, and think he will
know that we are with him. Can we not
hear from the old brigade, seth ILL.,, 62d or
9th Ohio? / will be at the 65th's Reunion
at California, Washington Co., Pa, Aug 81,
and hope to meet all the old 85th at that
time. Until then, adios."
Don't Believe It.
A. T., Bow Valley, Neb, writes: II am
soldier, and so was my father, he having
served over IL years in the German army. l
do not see why SO many denounce the
Eleventh Corps, who, as Col. Hamlin says,
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Tho Only Survivor.

G. III. Campbell, Co. d, % Mich. Cav, Salt
Lake City, Utah, writes: l should like to
know if l am the only survivor of the boss
old I'd Mich. L have failed to see or hear
from any member; therefore, if any of the
boys see this, 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
enemyn
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w ANTED-By George E. Lemon, Washington, d.
w C.-The present pOstOfice address of James
Smith, late of Co. C, SD Wis, recently 3 miner IN
Utah. His claim has been allowed 62}SJ
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From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
That Dash to Death.

A B. WELLS, Captain, Co. F, 9Th
"A Pa. Cav, I'll SAMSON street,
~. philadelphia, Pa. writes: "The
The National tribune., 1893-08-24

J. P. Ewing, Co. /, 9th Pa. Cav, Walnut
Bottom, Pa, writes: 81 see different ac-
counts of brothers in companies. Now, Co.
l, 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 McGlatheryr
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05
Appeal!-

To the Women Of Colorado, wyoming, califor-
mia, Idaho, Montana. Arizona, Nevada and
New Mexico;
The Women of Utah have convened
in Mass Meeting in their respective
localities, for the purpose of Memori-
alizing Congress to take action in the
forthcoming extra sesson on the silver
question. We ask the women of all
the Western States and Territories TO
follow our example. Let every town
and settlement, no matter how small
or how remote, be heard from. The
proceeding is plain and simple, even
II the women have had no previous
experience in public meetings. Let
two or three women take the initiative,
sign call for meeting, assemble in
the most eligible place, adopt your
Resolutions or Memorial, and the
most important part of the business
is completed. Many of the ladies
who have taken part in our meetings
were never before identified with any
public demonstration. Let it not be
said that the American women cannot
rise to the exigencies OF the occasion,
when the welfare Of their children
and homes are concerned, as it is this
question,
We hereby append our platform and
our programme, which may perhaps
facilitate your work. Adapt it TO
your own individual circumstances,
We only ask you to act and act prompt
ly, in the name of American woman
hood, and for the sake of American
homes.
Mrs. EMELINE B. WELLS. President.
Mrs, Ellsworth DAGGETT, Secretary.
Mrs. GEo. A. Lowe,
MRs. Mccormick,
Mas, W. +. JAMES,
Committee.