The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-07-26
From Alert Comrades All Along the
LIND
WHY Don't aThax Writer

says: wake up, 63d Ohio, and give us
something about what VIE went through on
Sherman's march. Isee. that COL John w.
Sprague, 63d Ohio, has answered the last
roll-call. He won his Generals straps at
the battle of Atlanta, Ca, by staying against
the boys in gray till the Seventeenth Corps
train all got back to the rear. This was on
July %, 1864, and the next morning he
had the Brigadier- Generals straps on his
shoulders The SD lost three color-bearers
in this battle, and the last man, or boy as he
was, picked up the c0lOrs and carried them
through the battle His name was Benjamin
Pauly, Co. d, 63d Ohio He was only about
II years old at that time. I think he is en-
titled to a medal from Congress"
Henry Clay Hopper, Wetmore, Colo, sees
nothing from the 18th Ill. Cav. He Won
ders where the Sergeant is who helped me
build the bake-oven at Pine Bluff, Ark, in
1864. 1 think he belonged to the 10th ILL.,"
G. H. Sterling, Butler, Tex, wants to
know what has become of the 1th Me, 47th
Ill. and 5th Mimi. They had better get
their doings on paper before it is too late.
Information.
Comrade Simpkins, of Ransom Post, st.
Louis, recently met Capt j. L. Greer, Co ID,
4th Ga, now residing at Mckinney, Tex,
WnO HAS Iu HIS pDSSCSoiOu LlcudI WIN VIC
name upon it of Issac III. Neville, 22d Ind
Capt. Greer said that he would be glad to
send the medal to any relative of Comrade
Neville and to tell how and when he fell,
how buried, etc.
S. c. Corbett, Co. L, 18th Pa Cav. Piolett,
Pa, says the statement made some while
ago that his company was organized in
Clarion, the Countyseat of Clarion County,
Pa, by Capt. LOOMS, is not entirely correct,
as about one third of the company were from
Jefferson County, few from Tioga County
and the rest from Clarion County.
Alfred Merrill, Warren, n. H., asks if there
are any veterans who have kept all these
years a single piece of the identical bareback
with which they were furnished by Uncle
Sam during the war.
About Rossville Gap.
Addison Tanquary, Corporal, Co. E, seth
ILL.,, Sparland, ILL.,, says that the SD Ohio
comrade makes some mistakes in his Ross
vile Gap article of April IL. He says Nc
Cooks Brigade was ordered to Ringgold to
see if Longstreet was reinforcing Bragg. He
should have said Reeds Brigade. "Then, ne
says we retreated from Rossville on Monday,
Sept. %. We were ordered from the Gap
Monday night between 9 and - o'clock,
which calendar for 1863 (which l have)
will show him was the 21st. The 22d Ind.
was not in McCook's Brigade at that time
not until sometime id October"
Homes for settlers.
George o. Stevens, Greeley, Colo, says his
section is an ideal place for vets. All pro-
ducts have to be irrigated'to be brought to
perfection, but the result IS most gratifying.
There is raised the finest grain and vege-
tables he ever saw, while wheat ranges from
40 to 60 bushels to the acre; oats from so to
100, and barley 40 to go The climate is
equable and invigorating: The place has
done much for the Writer He will reply
to a few letters with postage.
w. T. Foge, Myrtle Creek, Ore, writes:
"Ths village is situated Ia the most fertile
portion of southwestern Oregon, contains
about $50 SOULS a fine two-story school
house and three good churches, but no
saloon making it one.of the best places to
school your childrensin.theW West. Quite a
number of old soldiers live in this part of
the country, and no do1 BIT when a few more
come in G. AR. Post will be formed here.
There is plenty of room for good, sober,
industrious men to make good homes and
lay by something for rainy day. Yet, like
all other countries, a little money is needed
to make a start. This is good country to
COIHC W IL you nave VI luuS
troubles. There are no empty houses in our
town, and Improvements are being con-
stantly added. Will answer few letters
containing postage"
Not the Same.
r. P. MGR, st. Adams, w. Va, writes: IT
see you have made common mistake about
the two Wilson's with which our poor little
Mountain State is afflicted. Ex-Gov. E.
Willis Wilson, the author of the infamous
TIVE" fraud, rejoices in the epithet of
Windy" due to his unusually long speech
in the Legislature some years ago. VIM. L.
Wilson is the tariff performer. But let us
be charitable, and say that the fever was in
his blood and brain, and that the Wilson
bill was the result of his distorted fancies."
Where is "Captured"?
F. r. Shawalter, Grafton, o., writes: ain
my article in Picket Shots, June Z, l wish
you would make one correction. 1t should
read: Our Captain Frank Ervan) was
wounded inside the fort. He was shot in
the hand, not foot The boys will think L
didn't see it.
= i have written to Captured Leroy D.
Rhitt, but the letter was returned Will he
not write me?"