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HUMMEL INTERPOSES.
Wishes to Help Comrade Bradford Out in
His Statements.

His Statements.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Comrade J..
Fl. Bradford, Co. A, Both Ill.,, in his criticism of
Comrade Boring, in the issue of May II, is
correct in his statements in regard to the
campaign up to the battle of Champions
Hill of May Is, but then he gets off the trail.
He says Edwards Depot was not in our pos
session until the morning of the 18th.
Our brigade was the First of the First Di-
vision Of the Thirteenth Corps, and followed
the rebs in their retreat from Champions
Hill as far as Edwards Depot the same
evening, at which place we found, / think,
seven freight cars on the track at the sta
ton, three of them being on fire.
These were loaded with ammunition, and
some explosions had already occurred.
Lieut.. Harmon and several men, myself in
Guided, uncoupled the three cars from the
others and showed them back down the
grade westward, and they ran far enough
away so as not to endanger our encamp-
ment, which was about the station.
Our company got quite quantity of pre-
served and canned fruit from the cellar of a
house near by, and our supper and break
fast ON that campaign tasted as things used
TO do in our mothers pantry. The morn
ing of the 18th we advanced on the enemy
behind their breastworks at Black River
Bridge, we being the first to receive the fire
of their artillery; the third shot cut eff
both legs of one artilleryman of the 1st Ind.
battery, which we were supporting. The
result Of that engagement has gone into his
tory. L. HUMMEL, Co. Fl, 9th Ind,
Pomona, Kan.
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A, 9th Mich, being on the skirmish-line in
front of Chattanooga, June 8, 1862. He
should have said Co. A, 10Th Pa. The 9th
Mich. was not in Negley's Brigade upon that
occasion. Memory fails sometimes with old
comrades as well as the rest of the human
family.
Information.
G. G. Sanyers, Arenzville, Ill, asks: Will
some comrade living in Missouri inform me
where l can get some good home grown to-
bacco, as all old vets know how much better
it is than prepared tobacco"
Any comrade wanting the full set of 13
volumes of the Reports of National Encamp-
ments, 1881 TO 1898, or any part of them,
write to Comrade William Simmons, 1882
Wharton street, Philadelphia, Pa
H. A. Shorey, Bridgton, Me-, says: 1--WE
are gathering up for binding for our Post
library back numbers of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. We are short of the following
issues: For 1S92-Sept. %, Oct. 6, Nov. 10,
Dec. 6; and for 1893, Sept. %, Oct. 5, Nov.
80. Will not some comrade furnish US with
copies of these dates?"
Work Progressing.
Milton Garrigues, Kokomo, Ind, writes:
"As one of the Commissioners appointed by
the Governor Of Indiana to locate the posi-
tions of military organizations at Chicka-
manga, Missionary Ridge, and Lookout
Mountain, have lately returned from a
meeting of our Commission on those fields.
The Ohio, Tennessee, and Indiana, and Ma
tional Commissions were there. The work
is progressing reasonably well. 1t will be
a grand Park when completed. The Indi-
ana organizations are nearly all located.
Some of the 18th, I'D, 35th, and 37th, and
some of the positions of the 18th, SO h, and
101st are not decided on yet There is some
disagreement about them as to where they
were some time of the 10Th or Goth.
What Became Of Them?
John Fl. Fertig, 252 Twentieth street. Mil
waukee, Wis, writes: Son or about the 9Th
day of December, 1864, in the Florence Prison,
a Lieutenant of the prison guard took from
Jacob Q. Eby silver watch. The timepiece
was dropped into the writer's boot by our
wounded comrade, s. s. Mars, at White
House Landing June 81, 1864. We man
aged to keep it until that day, when Eby
thoughtlessly asked a rebel youngster who
was passing through the prison if he would
let him out for the watch. He passed on as
if he did not hear, but returned in a few
moments with an officer and pointed out
my comrade as the Yankee who tried to
bride him with a watch to let him ont.
The watch, officer and youngster disappeared
together. What became of each?"
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DEATH OF COL. vISscHER.
A Gallant Soldier of the 43d n. Y. Hit by a
Random Shot.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your
issue of May 81 Comrade K. ID. Atherby,
49th n Y, criticises Comrade Mcdonald,
122d n. Y, because in his account of the
fight at Fort Stevens Mcdonald assigns the
AID n. Y. to the Third Brigade, Second Di-
vision Sixth Corps and says that the COM
rade probably meant 33d n. Y, which be-
louged to that brigade, and that he has no
recollection of the Add n. Y. ever being in
our brigade. Comrade Mcdonald is correct.
l do not now remember when the AID Joined
the old brigade, but do remember that it was
with us during the campaign of 1864.
On May z, 1864, near Spottsylvania, the
AID lost its commanding officer, Lieut.-Col.
Wilson, and on May IL Maj. Fryer
Al Fort Stevens, July ~, Lieut.-Col. Jas.
ID. Visscher was instantly killed while bend
ing over wounded cOmrade. The writer
has very vivid recollection of that action
and the part the Add played therein, and of
the death of Col. Visscher, which occurred at
the close of the battle.
Being a member of the staff of Gen. Bid
well, was on my way to the l22d NY with
an order from the General to Lieut.. Col.
Dwight TO move his regiment to another
part of the line. 1t was nearly dark. The
firing had ceased, when, while passing in
rear OF the 4od single shot rang out on the
evening air from our front as though some
picket or skirmisher when retiring turned
and fired a shot at random. The bullet sped
on its deadly course, reaching the body of
Col. Visscher. With the cry, Oh, my God,
my poor mother" lie fell, and instantly ex-
pired.
No Drawer man ever lived than Col. Wis
scher; no better regiment was ever mustered
on the color-line than the Add n. Y; no bet
Ter brigade was ever formed than the old
Third Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps
COmrade Atherby is correct in stating that
the 33d n. Y. belonged to the old brigade,
but being a two-yeaTs regiment it was mus
tered out of service previous to the battle of
Fort Stevens.-GEo. S. ORR, Captain, 18th
N Y, Pou they, VT.
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A QUEER CASE.
which Shows that the Way of the Trans
gressor is Hard.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The fol-
lowing series of incidents made a deep i'm
preston on my mind at the time, showing
10 me the wonderful ways of Providence,
fully proving how man proposes but the
Lord disposes.
1t was shortly after the mud march (those
who were in the Army of the Potomac at
that time can recall it very well), when the
Rumor Committee attached to our regiment
commenced to have us sent here, and, in
fact, almost everywhere Nevertheless, one
disagreeable, chilly day, the bugle sounded
the call, " Pack up! pack up!"
We moved oHt with colors flying and our
drum corps playing Amt L glad to get out
Of the wilderness!"
Well, eventually we found ourselves in
Hampton Roads, above Fortress Monroe
We were soon under way again, and
steamed up TO Newport News, at that time
nothing more than landing.
We disembarked. OF course we were
going to take Richmond right off this time
by another route, which we did not of
course, at least not then.
1t was while encamped here that my story
had its commencement, as referred TO. One
of the enlisted men belonging to Pennsyl-
ysnia regiment in cur brigade became appa-
rently very sick. His life was despared of
and, not possessing very good hospital facili-
ties, he was sent TO Hampton Village. The
next thing we learned was that he had
died, and his body had been sent home to
his parents in Pennsylvania.
Some time after found us en- route to the
West landing in Kentucky. From there
we went TO Vicksburg; then TO Jackson I;
from there back again to Kentucky; then
to Knoxville, Tenn; again into the Army
OF the Potomac at the Wilderness, ending
in rear Of Petersburg. The different Penn
sylyania regiments belonging to the corps
had been very much reduced in numbers,
owing TO killed, wounded, and sickness, and
were being filed up by recruits of every
description. Our Colonel was commanding
the brigade. We got the first choice, used
10 dOuble-quick them around the camp, pick
out what we thought the best material, aud
send the rest over TO the other Pennsylvania
regiment in our brigade.
One evening about dusk squad arrived.
We put them through the usual process,
kept some, and sent the others to our sister
regiment Among this number was one
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STICK TO FACTS, BOYS,
But Do Not Discredit a Comrades Story
Because You Never Heard the Like.


Because You Never Heard the Like.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I like
what Comrade Gardner, of the ODD N. Y,
said in the issue of May "a about the pres
ervation of kindly sentiments between COM
rades. Not only should this be done in re-
gard to records, but we old boys should be
the last to raise doubt about the personal
incidents that are sometimes related.
have made it rule for nearly 80 years to
accept without question any story COM
rade may tell, for the chances are, SO times
in 100, that they are true.
| was brought to this state of mind by q
little experience of my own. The day be-
our regiment was in line-Of- battle to the left
of the Boydton plank road. Orders came
down to move the regiment by the left
flank along our temporary breastworks, the
men to keep in single rank and countermarch
after going about 500 yards. As the move
ment was a feint it was important to keep
the men closed up.
AS one of my men passed me he moved
out of line, and made him close up When
he came back from the countermarching-
point as he passed me he swayed over and
gave me shove with his knapsack.
turned quickly, half round, when a rifle
ball just grazed my breast and struck tree
in front of which l had been standing
Evidently rebel sharpshooter had got my
range, and but for the push of my disgruntled
man the ball would have gone square through
me.
Soon after the war ended I told this story
to illustrate how good sometimes comes
where evil was intended. The story was re-
peated in the presence of a member of the
regiment, and he said he did not believe it,
because if it had happened he would have
heard of it at the time, and so / was dis
credited. This comrade happened TO be
on detached service at least three miles from
where this incident occurred, and more
things happened On that line that morning
that he never heard of than would fill IL
brary. Every mans experience in the war
had many wonderful things in it that seem
impossible to men in civil life; but let us not
90 back on one another.
And l want to say right here that my
doubling comrade was no shirk, but stood
right up to his work wherever he was posted,
and, on the whole, feel grateful to him for
questioning my story, for it was good
lesson to me not to dispute another COM
rades record or his experience.-JoHN L.
PARKER, Post 5, Lynn, Mass.
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taken in charge by the Orderly-Sergeant of
Co. G. he in turn taking him to what was
to be his mess. Going up to the shebang,
he pressed the button. He stepped inside,
where were sitting two of the original boys
of the company. The Orderly announced:
"Here, I have brought you a new mess
mate, Geo. Brown"
As soon as the old vets caught sight Of
the recruit they appeared to be dumfounded;
if they were, much more so was the recruit.
At last said one of the men:
Orderly, what did you say his name is? !"
Geo. Brown"
SWELL, Orderly, if Jim Foster was not dead
and buried these two years l would swear
that it was he come to life again"
Others hearing the noise and excitement
crowded in, and stuck TO it also. By this
time the recruit appeared ready to drop.
The upshot of it was that he was put under
arrest, tried, and proven to be the long
thought-dead- and-buried man, who, In cOlu-
sion with one of the nurses at the hospital,
had taken body of soldier who had died,
sent it home as himself to his parents they
burying 1t without an examination, as that
was impossible under its condition. He
then had deserted, after being provided with
another suit of clothing
What to me always appeared 30 remark
able was to think that, after all our wander
ings, and of all the Pennsylvania regiments
in the Army of the Potomac, even in the
Ninth Corps, this man should get back
by accident into his very company and regi-
ment from which he had deserted.
How truly we can say the ways of Provi-
dence are beyond comprehension. AS far as
l can remember, Foster was sentenced to be
shot, but the war ending soon after he came
under the general amnesty, and for all
know may be living to-day. For this reason
the names given are fictitious, except that
the man belonged to Pennsylvania regi-
ment.-PosT 2, GAR, Philadelphia, Pa.
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THE nth MO. AT CORINTH.
More About the Death of Col. William p.
Rogers, I'd Tex.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the
issue of May "a l read very interesting
review of the battle of Corinth. ! did not
see everything there on the 4th of October,
1862, exactly as did your correspondent, but
his is the best published account of that bat
tie ever read. l was Captain commanding
Co. d, 18th Mo. When the 63d OHIO gave
way the 18th Mo. was lying down in line
oblique to the enemy.
We were ordered up and given the COM
mand by Col J. A. Mower, Change 'front.'
Forward on first company" which brought
our line parallel to the rebel line, the left
company ID resting few PAGES to the rear
and just to the right of Battery Robinett
Then, with fixed bayonets, at double-quick,
we met the rebel column.
This is where your correspondent and
saw things differently. At the moment we
commenced our charge Gen. Rogers-be was
then Brevet Brgadier-General with at
least two of his staff was charging upon
our lines. At that instant he and Lieut..
Foster of his staff, fell at the spot indicated
by Comrade Van Eman
Perhaps five PAGES to the rear of these
color bearer hurried off with the rebel flag.
Three or four of my men were inside the
breastworks of the battery. None of the
enemy got inside the embrasures. We then
expected the enemy to reform and make an
other charge.
l was ordered to take position in the
ditch in front of the guns of the battery, to
do which we had to remove out of the ditch
AZ dead and wounded rebels. After the fir
ing had entirely ceased l felt curious to
know who this daring officer could be- l
went to him, and in his right hand he
clasped his sword. / took it, ard have it
to-day, one of my most priced trophies of
the war. This is why Comrade Van Eman
did not find it.
Feeling a great anxiety to know the name
of so desperately gallant soldier, observed
the edge of letter envelope sticking out of
his blouse pocket. Upon examination /
found it was addressed to Col. Rogers, from
Galveston, Tex, by the wife of Lieut..
Foster, the same who was killed there. The
letter was written in the finest style of
epistolary literature. 1t told of report in
Texas of her husbands alleged cowardice
on the Shiloh field, and appea ed to Rogers
as gentleman whose honor and integrity
might say would be received as absolutely
true among the people of Texas.
While your correspondent must be mis-
taken as TO Rogers carrying the flag, yet
as to the manner in which he was killed he
is, no doubt, correct. Though saw but one
gunshot wound, but made no close examina-
ton as to further wounds than in his left
breast, some half-doZen claim to have killed
him. No doubt he was fully kilied.-GEo.
w. HENRY 18th Mo- Delta Colo.
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NO COWARDICE THERE.
The Ivy Farm Fight, and What the Battery
Support Did.

The Ivy Farm Fight, and What the Battery
Support Did.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / should
like to correct an item or two that has crept
into history in regard to the battle of Ivy
Farm, Miss, when Gen. Forrest was pressing
Gems. Smith and Grierson so vigorously.
[ can't tell where the misstatement start
ed /; most likely from some ones report, for
the writer of the history was not close
enough to know the facts from sight and
hearing.
The writer says that while the rebels were
pressing close and hard on the battery the
support to it abandoned it. and our forces
were compelled to fall back"
/ know the support did not abandon it.
Our forces were ordered to charge the rebels,
and the support was ordered to join in the
charge, and did so, and was among the last
out of the charge. It returned to within 20
yards to right and rear of the battery, faced
the enemy, and was there after the battery.
l know this same support was the last
living, unwounded, uncaptured men on the
field, and didn't leave the ground on which
the battery stood till the rebels were within
100 yards.
This cOwardly" support was the rear
guard for the whole army, that, after re-
treating three or four miles, 10 of US lit then
being dark went back to within hearing
distance of the battlefield to learn what they
were doing.
Co. B, 7th Ind. Cav, was stationed close
to the right and rear of the battery; part of
them dismounted and lay among the guns
until ordered to mount and join the charge.
Officers often did the men injustice in order
to cover up or justify their own mistakes.
One General in command wanted retreat or
surrender before the charge was made.-F.
M. WAY, Winchester, Ind.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
What Our Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns

rThe Editor would be glad to receive articles
from 600 TO 600 words serial papers OF greater
length for publication on the first page oil, anu
written exclusively for, The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
The subjects submitted should be of interest TO the
veterans in general and should be treated with
especial regard to historical accuracy OF statement
Articles on The behavior of some particular regi-
ment or brigade on some field wherein it dis
tinguished itself in some campaign in which 1t
took n prominent part in some siege wherein 1t
acted defensively or extensively; "reminiscences
Of prison life the march or the camp, personal
adventures all such solicited. will receive due
consideration and if available will have early in
I
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Excursion to Asbury Park, N. j.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. will
sell excursion tickets to Asbury Park, N. j.,
and return, from all points on its lines east of
the Ohio River, July 8, 8. and 10, good return
ing until July 16 with privilege of extension
until Sept. j, provided the return portion of
the ticket is deposited with the Joint Agent at
Asbury Park on or before July l3.
The round-trip rate from Baltimore will be
sos. Washington 1925. and Lexington $l375,
and correspondngly low from all other points
on the b. g. o. system.
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became part of the Third Brigade, First Di-
vision, Department of the Gulf; during the
following month it was transferred to the
Nineteenth Corps. 1t suffered losses in the
battles of Franklin. Port Hu5son and Yer.
million Bayou. The total number of deaths
while in the service was DO
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THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches Of the Services OF
Various Regiments.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has In hand several
hundred requests for regimental histories. All such
requests will be seceded to in due time although
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 8 second time.
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The Water Wheel can only

The Water Wheel can only keep
the machinery of the mill going so long as
the stream which turns it flows with suffi-
cient velocity. SO with the human body.
If the blood is impure and sluggish, the
heart cannot send it to nourish all parts of
the body-the capacity of the mill becomes
limited.
To get the machinery of health in proper
molten, the blood must be cleansed and
vitalized.
DIR. PETERS BLOOD VITALfZER was COM
pounded for this purpose during the last
century, and has never yet been known TO
fail in purifying the blood and giving new
life and strength to the entire system. This
old Swiss-German remedy is not drug
store medicine. You can learn all about it
by writing DR.. Peter Fahrney, Chicago, Ill.
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RUDYS PILESUPPOSITORYis guaranteed
to cure Piles and Constipation, or money re-
funded. so cents per box. Send stamp for cir
cular and Free mple to MARTIN RUDY, Lam
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WANTED information of Maggie Brady, daugh-
w ter of Terence and Mary Brady, who resided In
1854 or 1855 in New Diggings Wis., and was married 70
a soldier during after the of the rebellion Adj
dress her brother Bernard Brady, 1927 Sherman Ave
N w, Washington ID. G. Illinois and Wisconsin,
papers please copy. 665E
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WANTED-ADDRESSES.

"ANTED-By Geo. E Lemon, Washington, d. q
w The address of LOremus P. Wilson. Admin
isJrator of the estate of Elias T. Wilson deceased Co
F. 5th ILL., Cav, who formerly received mail at Brocton,
Ill; or the names and addresses of children OF tho
soldier.
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A Correction.

In the issue of June 81 the history given
under the title Of the 18th N. Y. is sketch
of the service of the 111th N. Y, We there
fore republish a history of both the organi-
cations, that no confusion may result.
Tt1fh n. v.
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F. W. Morgan, Waterford, N. Y, says that
in his article of recent issue Comrade
Friend, 3Sth Ind, is in error as regards Co.
The Portland daily press., 1894-08-09

A lively discussion of socialism was
one of the features of Tuesdays meeting
of the Federation of Labor in Boston.
Some of the delegates favored the. own
ership by the people of all the means of
production and distribution, and several
declared that while all the products of
the earth belonged to the people, the
few had mulcted the many, rendering it
necessary for thesamany to repossess their
own. The men who held these views
were in the minority, but the discussion
served to enforce the remark made by
one delegate that the question whether
the labor movement is to be soeialistic or
not must be fought out in discussion. So
cialistic principles have undou btedly
gained considerable Roadway in this
country in the last ten years, and some
of,the more moderate of the ideas find
favor, especially among the educated
and cultured classes. But American soil
ought not to be favorable to the growth
of radical socialism in any class, as our
society is constituted in such a way that
no class have any privileges except such
as can be obtained by industry, pru-
dence, shrewdness and intelligence. The
workingman of today is thescapitalist of
tomorrow, and the rich mans son of to-
day is liable to be the tramp of tomor-
row if he does not possess at least pru-
dence and intelligence. Places in the ar
my, the navy, municipal, state and ma
tional governments are open to the poor
on terms certainly as favorable as are
accorded to the rich. 1t is true that
many millionaires have obtained,seats in
the United States Senate, but for an
Office where the people must be appealed
to directly, great wealth will often hurt
as much as twill help. An Astor or
Vanderbilt known simply as being
wealthy, would not be received with
favor in many American celebrates.
Other claims to consideration must go
with the wealth. 1t must be quite a
different thing to maintain radical So
eialistic propaganda in nation where the
avenues of preferment are open as here,
from maintaining it in country like
Germany with nobility ready to absorb
| the best offices, and landlord class con-
trolling to large extent the territory.