The National tribune., 1894-04-12

necessity of anyone making the mistake
| that D. c. has in his article, unless it was 9
| desire to throw discredit upon the cavalry.
"As to the formation of the infantry al
Tupelo, would state that the Union right
rested a short distance north of the Ponto-
toe road, and about tbree-fourths of mile
south Of the swamp referred to, the inter
vening space patroled by cavalry"
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Feb. A, 1892, March "a, 1892 and July 81,
| 1892
Fighting at Atlanta.
G. w. Scoville, Morton's Mills, Iowa, says
that as the fighting at Atlanta on July %,
| 1864, began in the nature of surprise,
there was some lively hustling to get posi-
tions to meet the emergency. :" belonged
to the 103d Ill. Our position when the ball
opened was near the left of the Fifteenth
Corps, facing toward Atlanta. The Seven
teenth Corps Joined us on the left, their line
turned back toward the east, facing to the
southwest.
"Soon after the battle opened force of
rebels that had got to the rear of the Seven
teenth Corps came toward our position. We
faced to the east and started after them.
They got into line of abandoned trenches
and surrendered.
81 think they had been pretty roughly
handled by the left flank of the Seventeenth
Corps and the right of the Sixteenth Corps
while coming in, as they appeared to have
had all the fight knocked out Of them.
"Soon after lot of artillery came up and
took a position near the angle, at the right
of the Seventeenth Corps, and our regiment
was placed in support. Then another large
force of the enemy came out through the
timber in rear of the Seventeenth Corps
and undertook to charge out to the
southwest. AS soon as they came in range
the artillery opened on them with canister
at short range, and as they had flank fire
their execution was terrible. The Seven
tenth Corps, and also the Fifteenth Corps,
who were in range, sent in the minie-balls
as fast as they could pump them out. The
rebels were fearfully cut to pieces.
The enemy who escaped our fire got out
of our sight to the east through the heavy
timber, but don't think they succeeded in
getting out of our lines"
Information.
d. S. Burns, Williamsburg, Allegheny Co.,
Pa, wants information regarding his father
He served in the U. S. navy in the year 1861.
Enlisted at Boston, Mass, May 6, 1861, as
a first-class fireman; was on board the Mis-
sissippi, and was discharged off the North
Carolina Aug 81 1861 on physicians GER
tificate of disability. His name was John
Burns, alias John B. Miller by which name
he enlisted. What information have was
received from the Pension Department, as
he drew pension up to the year 1875, from
which time nothing can be heard of him.
He was a Scotchman by birth.
More About Mr.. Stratton.
c. Fl. Bachelor, Co.'S A and ID, LIST r. ]. Cav,
Brookfeld, Mass said he read about Scout
Carney's close call in the issue of Jan. A, at
Mr.. Stratton's house, south of the Kappa
hammock. He says that Feb. 25, 1868, the
brigade of Gen. w. w. Averill, to which
the writer's regiment belonged, were pick
eted along the Kelly's Ford and HARDWOOD
Church road, and on the telegraph road
down and up the river toward Rappahan-
mock Station. Fitzhugh Lee made raid
on the Union pckets Our orders were to
stay and fight, unless relieved" says COM
rade Bachelor; but we got gobbled up and
taken across the river. The rebs went into
camp, guarding us close, as we amounted to
an officer and 10 men. 1t was a snowy,
cold night. The next morning we started
at the house of the Mr. Stratton Carney
speaks Of Here we tried to get something
to eat and failed. While standing there
Stratton vented his spleen on us poor
Yanks. He said if he had ton of powder
he would like to blow us all up at once.
Some time afterwards, when we went over
that ground again, we found STATIONS
house burned and himself living in a log
barn. / always believed that one of our lot
of 90 men who had been prisoners did the
razing."
"UncIe Jakey" Ammen.
Capt r. c. Rankin, 7th Ohio Cav, Ripley,
O., writing regarding the sketch of Uncle
Jakey" Ammen in the issue of March 8,
wishes to add something more definite con-
corning his early life. Jacob Ammen was
recommended as Cadet to West Point by
Congressman John w. Campbell in 1926,
while he was temporarily employed as type
setter in West Union, o., % miles east of
Ripley. At this time Jake was minor, and,
as his father lived in Ripley, his home, he
did not succeed in getting the place in 1926,
but young man named Trimble got the
appointment His father was the Governor
of Ohio, but Trimble could not stand the dis
cipline at West Point, and was dismissed.
So in 1927 Jake succeeded him to the place.
living in Ripley in one end of my fathers
house, while we lived in the other end. 1t
still stands on front street-s two-story
brick and go feet front. After an absence of
two years he returned on leave of absence,
not to West Union, but to Ripley his father
still living in my fathers house."
Songs and Poems.
Lottie Sorrels, Cromwell, KY, wants some
one to send her The Red, White and Blue"
and who Will Care for Mother Now?"
S. w. Sollenberger, Sugar Grove, o., wants
the song, Z Pluribus Unum."
Smith McCallister, Bristow, Ind, wants
Sheridsn's Ride"
Col. Moonlight's Battery.
Comrade III. B. F. Keller, Sergeant, LIST
Kan. battery, Ottawa, Kan, writes in regard
to statement that Col Thomas Moonlight |
was Captain of the LIST Kan. battery. He |
says: "In 1851, when the Sd and 4th Kan.
regiments were organized they consisted of |
six companies of infantry, three of cavalry, |
and one battery, Col. Moonlight's company |
being in the 4th regiment In the Spring of |
1862 the infantry of the two regiments was |