The National tribune., 1894-11-22

That Little Orderly.
Hiram Place, Fremont Mich, SAYS that
he was Sheridan's Orderly, spoken of by
Gen. Lewis Grant.
NJ. Gerwig. Co. /, Sd W. Va. Cav, Hope,
W. Va, tells some of the incidents that led
up to Sheridan's famous ride: There was
an escort OF picked men and horses made up
at Martinsburg to 70 with the General to
the front, as it was called in those days.
The first days ride was slow, with here and
there stop, until Winchester WAS reached.
The General put up at Tayior's Hotel, as all
seemed calm in the Valley. On the morn
ing of Oct %, the General got his body
guard in line for the front again. No one
as yet knew of The surprise. However, the
writer heard the cannonadlng before day
break. So, by the way the first stragglers
Phil met he could hardly believe what they
were. But finally the stragglers got more
numerous. So the General well knew there
was trouble ahead Then it was that racer
of his cut dust for about Is miles, body
guard or no body-guard. He WAS so en-
Unused that he never looked around. 1t was
test of the horses, and not of the men, as
to which could keep up with the black
racer. Most OF the horses tagged out long
before we reached the lines.
So | Can crediiably inform Gen. Grant,
who makes inquiry in the issue of Nov. /,
that l am the small man who got TO the lines
with The gallant General. when he told me
to take care OF myself, and need not 90 in
the battle, so spent that afternoon at the
Headquarters hospital"
No Chance Now.
John W. Ogden, Co. /, 18th N. J., New
ark, n. j., tells how he went out and fought
four years for his country and when the war
was over came back TO find the lucrative
place he had left filled by another man. who
had sacrificed nothing. Now that the
writer has grown old, after struggling
against the younger generation for many
years. he finds that what he did for his Gov
eminent in 1876 counts for nothing
Young blood is wanted everywhere, aud the
older man has to go to the wall. He could
not have held out 80 long if be had not
always strictly avoided liquor and tobacco.
Tells who 1t Was.
III. G. Connolly, Major, 18th III. Cav. Rock
Island, ILL.,, writes: In response to the re-
quest of Comrade Simpson of Buxton, n. c.,
made in recent issue to give him the
name Of the Lieutenant com niSsioned in
North Carolina regiment by Gen. Burnside,
to whom | referred In my review of the East
Tennessee campaign, l have the pleasure of
telling him it WAS Henry G. Dorr. He was
Sergeant in Co. K of my regiment when
promoted. ! think he was commissioned
Adjutant of the 9Th Tenn Cav. He was
raised and educated in Connecticut, but is
accredited on the rolls as from Chicago. /
do not know whether he is living or dead.
/ read in the same number Comrade
Wheeler's statement of Gen. Morgan's at
tack on Lebanon, KY, to which alluded in
my sketch of the Morgan raid, and about
which you have printed several statements
from comrades drawn out by my article.
COmrade Wheeler, an active participant in
the fight, gives clear and no doubt hIstori-
cally correct description of that engage
ment."
why Don't They Writer
]. Tucker, Sergeant, Co. ID, 11th Me-, Wen
deli, Mass. says he served in three different
organizations, and of one of them tYoung's
KY. Cav he never sees mention. This regi-
ment, he says, was the first to cross the
Long Bridge. At the time Gen. Averell
took command it was named the Sd Pa.
Cav. The writer never heard more of Col.
Young after he severed his connection with
the organization. All the men in the regi-
ment were from Pennsylvania, with the ex-
ception of Co. d, a Washington company !;
a majority of them having been members OF
Co. +, Washington Light Infantry.
Champion Hills.
Henry Winter, Co. A, 45tb H., Hanover,
H., says he was at the battle of Cham
pion Hills and had charge of about 400
wounded in the field hospital at Bolts
Plantation. He says that as to the bones Of
dead soldiers there that Comrade Boring
saw washed down out of the gullies south
of the hills, and which he thinks had been
buried there, the writer knows nothing as TO
who they were, but scores were buried of
both armies in the same trenches. The
writer's detail selected the highest ground
with the express view of guarding against
washing. 1t is possible that some of the
killed Tell into the gulies during the en-
gagement and were overlooked by the burial
parties.
Lost and Found.
George Fl. Stone, Co. K, Sh Iowa Cav,
Marion, Iowa. has a large silver medal, found
in the State of Alabama during the rebellion,
which the owner can have on satisfactory
proof Medal hears the name of Charles E.
Galliher, of Palmetto regiment, $. G. On
reverse side, several Mexican war battles.
Didn't Mean 1t.
j. III. Springer. Lieutenant, Co. /, 1st Iowa
Cav, Shickley, Neb., admits that uDinten-
tionally he did leave out mention of Capt.
Rankins command in his article that APP
peared in July. Says he: There was no
erganzati ion in the fed Tor whom had a
higher regard than for Capt. Fosters COM
pany OF Independent cavalry of Ohio, for l
had made the acquaintance of Capt. Foster,
/ think, at Syracuse, in the Fall before, and
thought great deal of him. / may have
forgotten to mention the company, because
l was not with my command for several
days prior to the day OF the Wilson's Greek
fight, and only joined that day."
ne Information Wanted.
Mrs. HaHheth Davis, Daisy Post, Wash.
wiehes addfez p. of comrades who served
with her hush! NJ. W. Dawson, in the
Jas. McCormickN Glendive, Mont, wants
the addresses of one Zrgler, late private in
Co. A, 9th U. S. inf. Dave Eaton, common
ly known as tuck Eaton and Serg't-Maj.
Chas. Deve,eux, who were in the 9th U. S.
Inf from -57t to 1873, and know James T.
Seeds, J.s,e of Co. A, 9th Inf For some
cause said advertisement was not inserted.
fhos. Lyons, rear of 212 Central street,
Lowell, Mass, desires information regarding
whereabouts OF Francis Ly ons, 20 Ohio. He
served under Gen. Rosecrans at Stone River;
was wounded In the head and sent to Muir
freesboro Hospital. He is said 10 reside IN
some part OF Virginia.
Mrs. Mary Sullivan, Craig, Lewis County,
n. Y, wants information regarding her
husband John Sullivan who enlisted in the