The National tribune., 1894-01-18

Colonies recommended by Gen. Sherman 70
promotion to BIigadier-Generai for gallan
| and distinguished services on that cam
| paign.
He commanded the brigade on the marcel
| to the sea and mp 10 the surrender of John
stOn, and was on service during the follow
| ing year in the Freedman's Bureau. II.
was brevetted Major-General at the close o
the war. He had deservedly high repu,a.
! ton as an officer in the Army of the Ten
nessee, and was really very able man."
Chapiains Should Write.
Alfred Turner, Sand Hill, W. Va, apropos
G. Strikers request that the Chaplains write
something interesting for the boys, says that
the cOmrade voices The sentiment OF many
| hundreds of the veterans in his suggestion
that the "boys would like corner for re-
ligion and sentiment" He thinks this a
| good opportunity to minister spiritual COM
fort TO many of the getting old boys in blue.
Edward III. Rogers, 43d Mass, Chelsea,
Mass, writes: 81 am in cordial sympathy
with the Shot from G. Stulker The public
as well as the soldiers onght 10 hear more
from the Army Chaplains The GAR has
thousands Of cOlored comrades in the South
tor whom the Chaplains In particular should
be interested; there are not lacking indica-
flons that the whole body of the freedmen
need all the help that can be extended TO
them. write with the appeal of the Rev.
Bishop Z. g. Tenick, of the Protestant Epis-
copai Church, I'eiOre me; it has some appall-
ing statistics, the character of which may be
inferred from the following: THE evidence
is very clear, sharp and simple that the
negroes are making q tremendous struggle
to get an education and be religious, but
despite this struggle the bottom strata Of
the race are being sucked into crime and
ruin with unprecedented and increasing
rapidity."
The Heaviest Comrade.
j. W. Parsons, 18th Conn, New Britain,
Conn.,, writes as follows: IL claim that we
have laid out the boys on the subject of
the youngest Union veteran, our man not
being - years old until next June. Now, /
want TO try another racket. Who is the
veteran of the Union army who can prove
the greatest increase in weight since the
WARP name Jeremiah Sullivan, of our reg
imeDt who weighed while in service (hearty
and well, and not in PRISON. lao pounds.
Now he weighs 365 pounds. Will the
brethren kindly respond 2"
why Don't They Writer
Erlck From, LOstlne, Ore, belonged to the
5lst ILL.,, and wonders why be never sees
anything from the boys in these columns.
They should learn to write as they learned
to fight.
Charles F. Kent, Co. Fl, 29th N. Y, Mon
ticello, n. Y, suggests that some of the good
writers of the 10Th Pa, 9Th Conn, 10Th Me-,
or his regiment, tell what they experienced
in the battle Of Cedar Mountain.
William b. Franklin, 9th Ind. battery,
DelanO, Mimi, calls on his comrades to wake
up and talk. He does not believe that all
have answered the last roll call. He wants
all of them to write to him, anyway.
A Correction.
VIM. n. Mari, Iron River, Wis, Sergeant,
Co. A, 18th Mich. writes: Allow me to cor
rect mistake correspondent makes in
your issue OF Nov. %, in regard to the 18th
Mich. He says the regiment left the State
with Col. John NJ. Oliver in command. Tins
is mistake, as the 18th Mich. was COM
manded by Col. Robert S.. Clair, of Grand
Rapids, assisted by Lieut.. Col Robert DAVIS,
of Pontiac, and Maj. Quackenbush, of Ionia,
Mich.
We went direct to St Louis, Mo-, and
from there TO the memorable battl. field of
Shiloh. We were commanded by st. Clair
before Corinth, and till he resigned, when
Henry X. Miner, of Detroit, took COM
mand, assisted by Lieut.. Col. DrummOnd,
and Capt Filzgiyens, of Co. b, 18th Inf,
vas promoted to Major"