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1s61165, and afterward on the frontiers, de-
serves some recognition from Capt James
Stewart, who was their Orderly before and
part of the war, and fos his bravery was COM
missioned, and who captained the battery
almost to the close of the war;
Such men as those mentioned are the boys
who won for that glorious old battery the
laurels and proud name il will forever carry
down to posterity. Let us not forget them
and many others who served during the
war only as boys, but distinguished them
selves as men and first-class soldiers; among
whom l will not forget to mention Bugler
Johnny Cook, who now is q resident of this
city, and has just received a medal of honor,
not casting any reflection upon the many
Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and New York
boys who were with them. But, Captain,
do not forget the old-time boys who fought
with you through thick and thin, and were
never known to quail or shirk any duty, no
matter how arduous or dangerous.-H. J.
McGIvERN, Battery B, 4th U. s. Art.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, WASH
ington, d. c.
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HE WAS THERE TOO.
Comrade Larson substantiates Minty's Ola
as to ROssville Gap.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the
issue of May 81, in Minty's History of the
Saber Brigade, find an error in the account
of the affair at Flat Rock, not by Gen.
Minty, but by Capt. Vale. He says that
"at 10 o'clock a. m. the Third Brigade was
dismounted, and formed with battalion of
the 4th Mich. on each flank"
This is mistake. It was the 4th q. S.
Cav. that formed the right and left flank Of
the line-of-battle formed of the Third Bri-
gade mounted Infantry, dismounted, when
we broke through the rebel line at Flat
Rock. / know it, because l was there It
may be misprint, however.
Now, if you will allow me space, wish
to say few words in confederation Of
Minty's claim in regard to his command
being the last to leave Rossville at the
battle of Chickamauga. In that Minty is
perfectly right; we were not only the last
to leave Rossville, but the last to enter the
Union lines at Chattanooga from the di-
rection of Rossville Sand we did it skir-
mshing with the rebels from near Rossville
to within a short distance of our lines at
Chattanooga. There could not have been
any other troops behind us, or they would
have been inside the rebel line.
This is further corroborated by the state
ment of Lieut.. Reuben +. Little, 18th U. S.
Inf, in the issue of May 81. He says that
he thought his picket-line was the last of
the Uuion troops outside of our line, and
that he received orders to move to Chatta-
nooga as quickly as possible, which order he
proceeded to obey, but soon found that he
was pursued by the rebels and gave the
order to double-quick, but just then body
of Union cavalry came out of the woods and
attacked his pursuers, and that body of cav
airy was Minty's Brigade; at least, one regi-
ment of it (the 4th u. s. Cav.).
We had been standing to horse the whole
night near an old house (Rossville, sup
pose) to the left of the road leading up to
the Gap. Where the balance of the brigade
was during the night had no chance to
know, as our orders were very strict We
were not allowed to leave the line, nor talk
aloud or make fire.
During the night good deal Of our in
fantry and artillery passed noiselessly by us
on their way to Chattanooga. Lieut.. Little's
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CIT WAS JUST THIS WAY"
A 9th Iowa Man Insists That Shaw's Bril-
gade Took Fort De Russy.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: wish to
correct Comrade Gust. c. Kothi, Captain
Co. d, 5Sth H., writing from Cassel, Ger
many, and stating that his regiment and the
9Th Wis. captured Fort De Russy, La. Now
Comrade Kothi may really believe that such
was the case, but on what grounds he predi-
Gates his belief is one of the unexplained
mysteries of the war. In your issue of May
3 he calls Comrade Coffman to account for
stating that it was Col. VIM. Shaws Second
Brigade, Third Division, Sixteenth Corps
composed of the 18th, 9th and 32d Iowa and
oath Mo-, with the Sd Ind. battery, that did
capture the rebel stronghold.
l heartily indorse Comrade Coffman's
statements, and state that the full glory OF
the capture of said fort belongs to Col. VIM.
Shaw's Brigade. Furthermore, l most en-
phatically declare that the Sd Ind. battery
was the only battery that fired shot into
the rebel fort from field artillery.
/ belonged to the 9th Iowa, Co. E, and
was standing near the guns of the Sd Ind.
battery when they opened on the fort After
firing very rapidly from our guns the
enemy's heavy guns ceased firing Our bril-
gade was ordered to charge. We captured
the fort, climbing the steep earth wall by
means of our bayonets. The colors of the
9th and 14th Iowa were planted on the
ramparts at the same moment, and a few
moments later the flags of the 32d Iowa and
Oath Mo. were there also.
On our reaching the ramparts a rebel
Colonel waved large white silk handker-
chief in token Of surrender. This is the
white rag that Comrade Kothi saw before
his regiment had reached the fort, and was
hoisted in submission to Shaw's Brigade We
had jumped down into the fort and shaken
hands with the Johnnies, were exchanging
rations for tobacco, and inspecting the heavy
guns that our battery had disabled, when
the 58th Ill. and 9Th Wis. arrived. This
is not CANNON. So that it was the 58th Ill.
and 9th Wis who, as Comrade Kothi says,
were in the wake Of the battle, and not
Sbaw's Brigade. Our brigade bore the brunt
of the battle of Pleasant Hill, La, April 8,
1864, losing over $50 men. At Cane River
and Yellow Bayou it covered itself with
glory again, at Lake Chicott, Ark, it did
the same. At Tupelo Miss, July IA, 1864,
it did its full duty in helping to whip Gen.
Forests rebel horde. The next day, at Town
Creek, our brigade and battery were heavily
engaged. At Nashville, Tenn, Dec. Is and
Is, 1864, we sustained our reputation as a
fighting brigade, and still later, at Spanish
Fort and Blakeley, April and 8, 1865. We
were in the last great battle of the war and
helped capture Fort Blakeley the day Gen.
Lee surrendered to Grant-JOsEPHH HI. BELL,
Co. E, 9th Iowa, Extra, Iowa.
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statement is according to my recollection,
correct. He says that when he moved out
of the Gap he could notice that day was
breaking. When it was plain daylight we
were ordered to mount, and then we stood
for awhile mounted at the house before we
were ordered to move to the woods back Of
the house. There we made another short
halt, then commenced to move toward Chat
tanooga; but soon after that the skirmish
commenced. If / am not mistaken the sun
was just up by that time.-JAMEs LARSON,
Sergeant, Co. II, 4th q. S. Cav, Fredericks-
burg, Tex.
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A JOHNNY BEGAN 1T.
Firing During . Truce Precipitates Day.
Cannonading.

| SHHHOHbuHuks
| TContinued from last Week.1
| EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The
treacherous firing of the Confederates was
condemned by the men of their own line. i
even plainly heard one man call out: stop
your firing, you fool"
| OF the four shots, none equalled the first
one for accuracy. To say that was nearly
or quite overcome with excitement after /
was out of danger is putting it mildly.
Preparation for retaliation was at once put
into execution. AS the Sergeant in charge
of the reserve was thoroughly aroused, as
| well as myself, directed him to 60 back a
short distance to Fort He'll, give the COM
mander my compliments, explain the situa-
ton, and request that he instruct the sharp
shooters, if there were any in the fort, to
| open up on the picket-line.
l had not long to wait before from anon g
the sand bags on the parapet came forth
puffs of smoke, the effect of which soon
opened up the line of fire on the picket-lines,
gradually spreading to the right and left
until the forts on the main lines were drawn
into the engagement, Forts He'll and DAM
nation leading.
Forts, batteries and redans to the right
and left were heavily engaged for hours In
give-and-take practice. Occasionally the
crack sam-bang and whish of the conflict
would be interspersed by the sullen roar
from the gunboats-vn the river, far away to
the right. Ordinarily an artillery duel
would be taken as prelude to forming of
troops and an assault by either army. But
in this instance, as in many others of like
character, only the showing of the teeth of
the dogs of war, attended with a watchful
pat and c-'em -Tige" caution, was in
dulged in by Union and Confederates.
Gradually the fire slackened until all was
quiet except the picket-lines, which con-
tlnued in their ceaseless racket for the
remainder of the day to the hour of relief.
The casualties on the opposite picket-line
were numerous, as l could plainly see men
carried to the rear in a wounded or worse
condition. Two or three were slightly
wounded on my line
Cannonading took place nearly every day
with greater of less severity, but this one
was a record breaker, in which / took deep
interest, as / presume was also the case with
the Confederate sharpshooter.-M. N. Cook,
South Byron, n. Y.
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The Teachers Soft Snap.
IWashiagton Erenina Ssar.l

f'''77'711' s'71E @0'I1F'FJ '71VRFsI
"Oh, dear!" sighed little school girl OF
this city; " Pm so tired of lessons. ] know
what I'll do when l grow up"
"What?n
"Ill be teacher"
"But teachers have to study too"
al know that. But it's so much easier 10
learn the questions than it is to learn the
answers"
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The 1S7th N. Y.
"DO NOT FORGET ME-"
The Attached Volunteers Were All Right,
But the Regulars Whom They Served With
Should be Remembered.


But the Regulars Whom They Served With
Should be Remembered.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: May in
quire why Regular Army officers who served
before and during the war give their infiu-
ence to procure medals of honor for volun-
teers who were detached to Regular batteries
and entirely forget or refuse to help their
old comrades to procure the same? l do not
wish it understood that presume to count
myself among that number, as l only was
with Battery B, 4th q. s. Art, two cam
paigns. But do think that such grim old
Regulars as Serg't Jimmy Maher, of Wash
ington, d. c.; Richard Tea, better known as
Mickey Tea; Orderly-Serg't G. Henry Moore,
of Philadelphia, and Serg't Fred Chaplin, of
Providence, R. l., who were with that bat
terry during the Mormon and Indian diff
culties of the Buchanan Administration,
and served in every battle that far-famed
battery was engaged in during the war OF
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A Suspicious Circumstance.
NrtU York Herald I

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THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches of the Services of
Various Regiments.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has in hand several
hundred requests for regmental histories. All such
requests will be scceded 10 in due time aitho ugh
those now received cannot be published for at
least six months, owing to lack OF space. Numerous
sketches have already been published and of these
none can be found room for q second time.l
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The 55th Ill.

The regiment was organized at Camp
Douglas, Chicago, Ill, from July to Decem-
Der, 1861, and was mustered into the service
for term of three years. On the expiration
of this term the original members, except
veterans, were mustered out, and the organi-
cation, composed of veterans and recruits,
retained in the service until August, 1865,
when it was mustered out, in accordance
with orders from the War Department.. Col.
David Stuart, the first commander of the
regiment, was promoted to Brigadier-General
Nov %, 1862; Col. Oscar Malmb borg resigned
Sept. 20, 1854; Col. Charles A. Address was
in command at time of it's muster-out. On
leaving Camp Douglas, Nov. 8, 1861, the
regiment went to Alton, Ill, and from
thence to st. Louis, where it was under the
Immediate command of Gen. Sherman until
January, when it started for Kentucky. In
March, 1862, the regiment went to Pittsburg
Landing, and was there brigaded with the
list Ohio and 54th Ohio, forming the Second
Brigade, Fifth Division. The loss in the
battle of Shiloh was very severe, being 50
killed, 199 wounded and 26 missing, out of
a total of 512 engaged. Only one regiment
lost more in this battle. The loss at Chicka-
manga was II killed and 143 wounded and
missing; over 53 per cent. of the total num-
Der engaged. 1t participated in the battles
of Chickasaw Bayou, Kenesaw, Ga, siege of
Atlanta, Vicksburg, and many other import
ant engagements. The enrolment was ,056.
While in the service there were ISL officers
and men killed in battle, and 129 officers
and men died from other causes 1t is one
of the 300 fighting regiments given by Col.
Fox, having lost more than IA per cent. of
it's total enrolment.
The 9th III.
This regiment was organized at Camp
Butler during the Fall of 1861 to serve three
years. The original members, except veter-
ans, were mustered out Sept 20, 1854, by
reason of expiration of term, and the veter-
ans and recruits were then transferred to the
9th Ill. The commanders of the regiment
were: Col. Napoleon B. Buford, promoted to
Brigadier- General, April Is, 1862; Col F.
A. Harrington, died of wounds received at
Stone River, Jan. /, 1868; Col Jonathan r.
Miles, resigned April %, 1854; Col. William
A. Schmitt, commanding when mustered
out. At Belmont, Mo-, it was under fire for
the first time, and there drove the rebels
from their camp, capturing two cannon.
The loss was severe. On March IA, 1862, it
was assigned to the Mississippi Flotilla,
composed of the 18th Wis, 42d ILL.,, and
companies of the ID Ill. Cav. and the I'd Ill.
l.. A. In April it was assigned to the bri-
gade commanded by Gen. John M. Palmer,
and composed of the 22d ILL.,, AID ILL.,, and 51st
III. In December, 1862. it was transferred
to Sheridan's Division, Army of the Cumber-
land. At the battle of Stone River the regi-
ment was engaged with great loss. The en-
rolment of the regiment was / ,07s, of which
over los present were killed in action or
died of wounds received therein. The total
number of deaths while in the service was
1873.
The IO5th Ohio.
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The IO5th Ohio.

ties of Geauga, Trumbull. Lake, Mahoning
and Ashtabula, and was mustered into the
service at Cleveland, Aug. 81, 1862 TO serve
for the term of three years. On June
1865, it was mustered out, in accordance
with orders from the War Department.
Immediately upon it's muster into service
the regiment marched to the depot and
started for Covington, KY, arriving there
the next day. 1t went to Lexington three
days later, and was assigned to the brigade
commanded by Col. Charles Anderson. Or
ders were soon received to go to Richmond
KY, and the regiment started toward that
city, but did not reach there, as the Union
forces in that city had been defeated and
were retreating to Lexington. In this re-
treat the 105th acted as rear-guard, and
during the long march suffered much from
lack of water. Many men died on this
march from sunstroke. On reaching Louis
vile the regiment was assigned to Gen.
Terrill's Brigade. At the battle of Perry
vile, Oct. g. 1868, the regiment was engaged
and lost heavily, 43 men being killed in
action, and over $50 were wounded or miss
ing. Gen. Terrill was mortally wounded
in this battle. 1t also participated in the
battles of Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Mis-
sion Ridge, Atlanta, and many other i'm
portant engagements. The Colonies of this
regiment were: Albert s. Hall, died July
10, 1863 of disease, at Murfreesboro; VIM.
K. Tolles, resigned, Jan. %, 1864; George T..
Perkins, in command at muster-out. The
number of deaths while in the service was
240; of these, 107 were caused by wounds,
and the remainder by disease, accidents, etc.
The 185th N. Y.
The regiment was organized at Syracuse,
har 1874 70
year. 1t was mustered out during the latter
part of May, 1865, in accordance with orders
from the War Department and the three
years men were transferred to the 9Th N. Y.
Col. Edwin S. Jenny was honorably dis
charged Feb. 3, 1865. Col. G. SHIPPER COM
manded the organization when mustered
out. The regiment served in the First Bri-
grade, First Division, Fifth Corps. At
Gravelly Run, March 90, 1865, it was en-
gagged, losing % men killed and large
number in wounded and missing. The num-
Der killed in action and died Of wounds was
Sc; AZ died from other causes.
The 1S7th NY.
The regiment was organized at Buffalo,
N. Y, during the Fall of 1864, to serve one
and three years. A large number of men
who Joined the regiment had served in the
65th N Y. State Militia. On July 1, 1865,
the organization was mustered out, in &C
cordance with orders from the War Depart
ment. Lieut.-COl. Daniel Myers was in
command during the entire term of
service. It served in the Second Bri-
gade, First Division, Fifth Corps. AT the
battle of Boydton Road, Oct. 81, 1864, the
regiment was engaged, and lost in killed,
wounded and missing SO officers and men.
The total number dying in the service was
AZ, of whom Is were killed in battle.
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PICKET SHOTS.

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-03-01
WEST CONCORD

Rev E. w Pierce will preach at the
Universalist church next Sabbath,
March +.
The ladies of Relief Corps No. are
Il. angling for a masquerade to be fol-
lowed by "conundrum supper" at 6.
A. r hail Thursday evening, March Sth.
\ special invitation is extended to all to
mask.
After the regular meeting last Tues
day evening Commander H. L. Morse of
Woodbury. Post, No. 63, treated the
members of post and corps to feast of
warm sugar, some of the ladies furnish
ing the usual accompaniment dough
nuts), and pleasant social hour was
passed by all present.
DR.. Johnson, our health officer, gives
this notice: At a meeting of the State
Board of Health, held at Burlington,
Jan. 26, 1894. it was decided to recon-
mend an immediate vaccination of all
persons in the State. Therefore every
person residing in the towns of Concord.
Victory and CRANKY are hereby request
ed to give the matter immediate atten-
ton. Vaccination may be done by the
health officer or by ones family physi-
clan. Virus of quality and from a
source approved by the State Board of
Health can be obtained by the local ply
clans of the health officer at the rate of
five cents per point.
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GREENSBORO.

Saturday and Sunday were the cold
est days of the season here.
The ladies' home circle were pleasantly
entertained at the home of Miss Matte
Tolman, last week.
Prof. Pinney holds musical festival at
West Glover this week. Some of the
singers from here will attend.
Quite a number from here attended
the closing entertainment of THE
Clarions," at the Bend on Thursday
evening.
Frank Pope wears genial smile, all
on account of that little urchin who
arrived at his home, and will, no doubt,
assist at blacksmithing later on.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Jackson and Mrs.
J. Simpson attended the funeral of Mr..
Gates, a brother-in-law, who died at
East Craftsbury and was buried at Nor
risvile on Wednesday last.
The village school closed with an en-
tertainment at Hazen Hall on Friday
evening. consisting of music, Rotations
and tableaux; also readings by Miss
Esther Shepard of Wolcott, a sister of
the teacher, who has now closed her
fourth term in this place.
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EAST HARDWICK.

Miss Julia Rabbit has been sick the
past ten days, but is now convalescent.
Miss Jennie Shedd is through with her
1abOrs as teacher and is now at home.
Miss Matte Hyde is on the sick list
this week.
Frank Hubbard, whose wife and
daughter have had the typhoid fever, is
now down with it himself.
Miss Ola Johnson, Miss Helen Blossom
and the Misses Adiue and Jennie Bell are
attending the musical convention at
Peacham.
Mrs. 6. P. Bvington started Wednes-
day for Plainfield, N. j., where she goes
to visit her brother and be under the
care of an occulist for few weeks
Edgar Hunt is in town helping to take
the invoice of Hunt & Rabbits stock
before turning it over to the new firm of
Worthen & Cheever.
One hundred and nineteen inches of
snow has fallen in this region this winter,
and the mercury too, had fallen to 400
below zero at 4 O'Clock Sunday morning,
Walter Gage came home Saturday
evening, intending to return to Burling
ton Monday morning, but his father
having been taken i'll he remained till
Wednesday.
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WEST DANYILLE.

John Holt is very sick with pneumonia,
George Merrill and wife arrived home
from Massachusetts on Friday last.
George w Cook is just getting out from
the effects of a stick of wood falling on
his leg; it laid him up two weeks.
Saturday was a very cold and rough
day, and the thermometer registered at
go below in the morning and stood at
200 below all day.
E. B. Wheeler and his wife are very sick
at Woodbury. and there are grave fears
that they will not recover. Mr.. Wheeler
has been here all summer building a
store block with L. P. Brown.
We have had a very fine school under
the tutorage of w. B. Lance of Cabot for
ten weeks. The commissioners, by re-
quest, gave us two weeks additional and
two more by subscription, making four
weeks extra school. Money put into
brains is better than bonds under dem
OcratiC rule