The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-02-01
Homes fnr Settlers.

L. b. Staring, Grand View, Tenn, says
that Grand View is a good place for old
soldiers. 1t is 500 feet above the Tennessee
Valley, on the front of the Cumberland
Plateau. There are churches, a graded
school, good water Eealthful climate, and
thin but productive soil. There is no work
for laboring men; no colored people in the
place; the inhabitants are mostly Northern !;
it is good place for one who has a pension
10 depend on and has enough laid by TO
start home. The comrsde will reply to
letters inclosing stamps.
1t Is suggested that comrades who are
desirous of giving such information spare
themselves the labor of 80 much letter writ
ing, and for few cents have printed large
number of copies of the information they
wish to furRish.-EDIToR NATIONAL TRIB-
UEE.
C. B. Worden, Co. F, 7th W. Va. Cav, Al
bert, Kan, knows of no better country than
Barton County, Kan. 1t is in the great
wheat belt; land is cheap yet, but increasing
in value; climate is mild, and there are
$4,000 old soldiers in the State. They
have in Barton County the best of school
and church privileges.
A. W. Hart, Drain, Ore, knows of chances
for few families to get good homes in his
locality, on improved land, cheap. Agri-
culture and stock-raising are the advantages
of his region.
On the Hatchie.
r. d. Whitaker, Ashley, H., says that
COmrade Keifer in his account of the battle
on the Hatchie, mentions the name of SD
Md, but that regiment was not there. He
presumes the SD Ind, under Gen. w. @.
Gresham, is meant.
Tho ORfb
took a prominent part also He quotes at
length from Col. Ritter's history of the regi-
ment describing its gallant behavior in the
Hatcbie affair. It's losses were 107 killed
and wounded out of 367 men. The flag of
the regiment was torn to shreds. Gen.
Hurlbut afterwards, in patriotic speech in
behalf of the regiment, presented the State
of Illinois with the old colors, compliment
ing the organization highly.
Increase In Weight.
Joseph G. Ogden, Co. A, LIST N. j.. Eliza
beth, N. j., writes: I'm reply to ]. w. Par
sons, 18th Conn, who has thrown down the
gantlet for the greatest increase in weight
since the war, / name Serg't William Z.
Eckerson, Co. X, I'D N. Y. I'D N. Y. Fire
Zouaves), who, after three years service, was
discharged in front of Petersburg, Va, Aug.
20, 1864. He weighed on arrival home at
Elizabeth, n. j., Aug. o. 1854, 1lS pounds !;
hight, five feet seven inches. He continued
to increase in weight until 1890, and at that
time weighed $50 pounds. He has had two
attacks of severe illness in the past two
years, and at present weighs 365 pounds
To Mark the Veteran.
T. W. Houiinbeck, 59th ILL.,, Sedalia, Mo-,
writes: After reading Gen. Sherman's in
depreciation of the word veteran an idea
presented itself that, in justice to veterans,
The Government should supply veteran
badge to every living veteran who appears
upon the records OF the War Department at
Washington. I would suggest that it be q
silver star, with the words in the center:
War of the Rebellion. For service rendered
from 1861 10 1865
Every true soldier is proud of the service
he rendered, and believe those who volun-
tarily answered the calls of their country
should be known among men by an unmis-
taxable emblem furnished them by that
country from those who, by fear of draft or
by draft, were compelled to take the field.
Each emblem so furnished should have
the name, rank, company and regiment
properly engraved upon the back of such
emblem, and Congress should pass an act
protecting such emblem from theft or fraud
ulent use. The size of the star should not
be larger than the star now used by the
GA. r., and attached to the clothing by a
metal PIN"
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