The National tribune., 1894-08-16
JUSTLY ENTITLED.
A Survivor of Battery II, 4th U. G, Endorse
COmrade McGiyern's Words for the Regu
lars.

A Survivor of Battery II, 4th u. G, Endorses
Comrade McGivern's Words for the Regu-
lars.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your
issue of July % Comrade III. J. McGivern
comments upon the Regular officers as re-
CARDS their Endorsement of detached volun-
teers for Congressional medals of honor. His
remarks are not only well timed, but true.
The battery cited d. 4th q. S., as is shown
on the records, lost more men during the
war than any other battery, either Regular
OF volunteer And / am proud to state that
/ not only served in that famous battery
during the war, but before and after.
/ enlisted in 1852 and partook of the
famous 1600-mile overland march from
Leavenworth to Salt Lake City; and during
the Mormon and Indian wars fought the
willy and treacherOus Redskins. When the
tOcsin was sou ded and the hundreds of
officers who had been scho0led and fed at
the Governments expense discarded their
side-arms and trampled their commissions
in the mud TO flock TO the standard Of Secs
sion, the pTivates to man rallied 10 the
preservation of "Oid Glory" / am one of
the latter. | served during the entire war,
re-enlisting in front of Petersburg, and
again re-enlisting for third term in Co. K.
Sd u. 5. l took part in every battle and
>kirmish in the Army of the Potomac. and
can truthfully state that, outside of Gen.
John GibbOn and Capt. James Stuart, am
one OF the three only now living who came
from the West with the aforesaid-uamed
officers and served during the entire war |;
c. Henry Moore, of Philadelphia, and Rich
l.. Tea, retired as a private, and now living
at Whipple Barracks, Ariz., being the others
who stood TO the guns Of, as we believe. the
best battery ever formed before and during
the entire war.
Comrade McGivern deserves the thanks of
the old Regulars for the interest taken in
their behalf, and / will here state that if
medals for bravery are to be given to volun-
teers 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 received
medal, served only through part of the
war, as did also John Johnston and Billy
Hogarty, volunteers, who each lost an arm.
| We certainly could not all lose arms or legs
| for had such been the case the war would
soon have ceased.
will place my record as soldier against
any man living, without fear.
And now one word for Comrade McGiy-
| ern, who served during the last two cam
| paigns OF the war. remember his giving to
Lieut.. Voss, then in command of the battery,
aletter found near the battery at Camp Bailey,
Bladensburg, which exposed plot to steal
ammunition TO be used to blow up the Head
| quarters tent and said Lieutenant for some
! imaginary wrong. That may not be called
| bravery, but it certainly is worthy of mem
ton, as in doing so he not only prevented a
foul and inhuman act, but without doubt
/ saved the life Of Lieut.. Voss.
Honor to whom honor is due is nv
| maxim.
That your many readers may not think me
egotistical and that my record will meet
the approval of every old soldier who reads
this, l again claim that the survivors of old
b, 4th U. S., are without doubt entitled to
medals OF honor-JAMEs MAHER, Sergeant,
b, 4th U. S. Art, Washington, ID. c.