Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-20
BOUTTHE CAMP FIRE
TALES THAT A2E TOLD OF
THE CIVIL WAR.
a Word for the Regulars VIII, Served
During the War - I;ecoilections OF
sherman-McI ane at Valley Forge
She Gets There.
.Iustix Entitled.


james MaheS 'yrites the National
Tribune in behalf of the regulars, as
follows: In a recent issue of the
Tribune Comrade Ii. j. McGivern
comments upon the regular officers as
regards their Endorsement of de-
tachel volunteers for congressional
medals of honor. HIS remarks are
not only we'll tined, but true. The
battery cited (B, 4th U. S. as is
shown on the records, lost NOR, men
during the war than any other bat
terv, either regular or volunteer
And am proud to state that I not
only served in that famous battery
during the war, but before and aft.r.
enlisted in 1859, AMI partook of
the famous 1,6oo-Inile ovcrlan m arch
from Leavenworth to Salt Lake CITY;
and durinr the Mormon AMI Indian
wars fought tn, willy and treacherous
redskins. When the tocsin was
sounded and hunlre Is Of officers who
had been schoolel an | fed ut thu
governments expense discarded their
side-arms and trImpled their C ,m-
missions in the mu to flock to the
standard of secession, the pr Yates to
a man rallied to the pre- ervation OF
'Old Glory" / am one of the latter.
/ served during the entire war. re-en-
listing in front Of Petersburg, and
again re-enIIsting for th:rl term in
Company X Third U. S. ! took part
in every battle and skirmish in the
army of the Potomac, and can truth
fully state that, outside of General
John G,bbon an CAPITA n James Stu
art, 1 am ons of the three only
now living who clme from the West
with the aforesaid officers and
served during the entire war; c.
Henry Moore. of Phila lphia, and
Richard l.. Tea, ret red as a private,
and now living at Whipple Blrrac.sS,
Arizona. being the others who stool
to the guns of, as we believe, the best
battery ever formed before and dur
ing the entire war.
Comrade McGivern deserves the
thanks of .he oil regulars for the in
terest taken in their behalf, and
will here state that if medals for
bravery are to be given to volunteers
we certainly are also deserving Of the
same, for we not only fought through
the war, but before and after on the
frontiers.
Johnny Cook, who has recently
receive medal, sarvel only
through part of the war. as did also
John Johnston and Billy Ho rarty,
volunteers, who each lost an arm.
We certainly could not all lose arms
and legs, for hal such been the case
She war would soon have ceasel.
/ will place my record as sol lier
against any man living, without ar.
And now one worl for Comrade
NcGivern, who served during tn, last
two campaigns of the war. Iremem-
Der his giving to Li.utenant Voss
then in command of the battery, a
letter foun near tho battery at Camp
Bailey, BIalensburg, With exposed
plot to steal ammunition to b., used
to blow up the hea LOU rters t mt ard
said lieutenant for some imaginary
wrong. That my not BE- Guile
bravery, but it certainly is worthy OF
mention, as in doing so he not only
preventel foul AMI inlun IN act,
but without doubt saved the life OF
Lieutenant VoSs.
Honor to VIII om honor is due is my
maxim.
That your MANY readers may not
think me egotistical, AMI ia It my
record Will meet the approval of every
old soldier who rellS this, | again
claim that the survivors of old Il, 4th
u. s., are without doubt entitled to
xnedals of honor