The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-07-19
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From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
First Into Corinth.

Diego, CAL, was interested In C0mrade
Hinson's article on Nelson. "He says Mel
son had a very unpleasant habit to his staff
Che should also state that it was equally as
unpleasant to his mounted escort, detailed
from the Sd Ohio Cav.,) of going to the front
before daylight, usually remaining until a
late breakfast hour.
"Now, Comrade Hinson, is it not fact
that Nelson with his staff and escort re-
manned out all night at the front the night
before we went into Cofinth, the General
and staff camping under an oak tree, and his
escort about $50 feet from him, under
another tree?
"The writer was one of the escort and
present when the prisoner spoken of was
brought in. After asking the prisoner sew
eral questions Nelson told him he was going
into Corinth that day. The prisoner said i:
There is nobody to hinder you, as the
Confederates have all gone.'
Nelson replied: i am going to take you
along and if you have lied to me will hang
you to the first tree
"Nelson wrote dispatch, handed it to
one of his staff with instructions to get it to
Buell. as quickly as possible.
al was detailed to carry the dis
patch my horse being saddled, was soon
off 1t was two miles to Buell's Headguar-
tiers. / lost no time in going; Buell. was in
bed when / arrived. He gave me dispatch
to take back. l overlook Gen. Nelson just
as he was entering the rebel works. do
not know what was in the dispatch but
do know that the atmosphere turned blue in
his immediate vicinity, and turning to the
Lieutenant commanding his escort, he said:
GAS l have no cavalry, only my escort,
you can take the escort and go and see what
you can find out
1--WE dashed past the administers into
town, through the streets, between the burn
ing buildings, where the shells they had left
in the buildings were bursting.
awe passed on through town, ran onto the
Confederate rear-guard and exchanged sew
eral shots with them. The Major planting
the flag took place while we were in Corinth.
/ was told about it by one of the escort
that remained back with the General on our
return. Gen. Nelson's escort was the first
Union troops in Corinth."
Amos ID. Turley, oath XIV, Camargo, KY,
writes: Il was on the line that morning
about daylight. Some one ordered the line
to advance, and when we got to the breast
works there was stop made. But when
the skirmishers saw the rebels had gone,
about 100 of the line went down into
Corinth without order, and when we got in
the rebels got out. They were all Nelson's
men on the skirmish-iine; bat of several diff
ferent organizations" q
F. A. Ashby, Co. 2 X, 18th KY, Hutton
Valley, Mo-, says to; Comrade Paulk that
"SheImans MemOirs1 may be all right, but
he maintains that what jhe and Comrade
Bryant said about the,evaeuation of Corinth
is correct, Memoirs Notwithstanding.
Driving Morgan.
Fl. Fl. Collins, Lieutenant, 9th Mich. Cav,
Howell, Mich, writes: "P wish to reply to
Maj. H. c. Conn lily, f4th III. Cav. He says
they ran into Morgan's command July 25,
1868, at Athens. Morgan and his men, see
ing them, fed into the woods and were lost.
The Majors command could not have had
very good horses, to let him get away in that
manner.
-Four companies of the 9th Mich. Cav. in
command of Lieut.-Col VIM. b. Way took
the cars at Cincinnati and reached Steuben-
vile at IL m. the 25th of July. Morgan
was about one mile back of the village.
When we reached him he was just moving
out. We gave chase, drove him all the
afternoon through Richmond, and went into
camp for the night. Camped within hearing
distance of each other. One man was
wounded during the day.
Sunday, the 26th, we gave him chase
again, crowding him very closely. Within
one and half miles of Salinevile we made
charge and captured few prisoners and
the carriage Morgan was riding in, drawn by
two small cream colored horses. Lieut.. Fisk
was wounded through the shoulder. Part
of the rebel command passed through the
village, the other part going to the left of
the village through the woods. We drove
him into Shacklefords command, hence the
capture. Major, give the 9th Mich. Cav. a
little credit"
Arkansas Post.
W. P. Clingsten, tug Thistle, U. s. N,
Hamburg, Ill, writes: "In the issue of May
II there is question as to who took Arkan-
sas Post The land batteries did all in their
power, but ! think they would have been
left without the aid of the gunboats. Adj
miral Porter was on board the advance boat.
Our tug was within 10 feet of the gunb0at.
Admiral came on deck and ordered our
Captain dillingham; to 20 back and order
the other vessels on up. Admiral POrter's
words were: Captain, tell the other vessels
TO hurry on. They are leaving the fort like
rats The order was hardly delivered by
Admiral Porter when the river battery
opened on us. Soon the gunboats gave
them all they wanted by knocking their
guns useless"
A Way Out.
II. L. Naramore, Sharon Estate not given),
says that whenever anyone has proposed
to grant service pension to soldiers of the
late war, after they arrive at the age of 60
or 62 or more, the question has been, How
much will it cost ? Not, Is it just?
Now, to those who think it will cost too
much to be just, would propose way to
get out of it pretty cheap. Pass law
granting, say, SIP per month service pension
after reaching the age of SO years, or if some
think this would be too expensive for this
rich country, which the soldiers preserved,
call it 112 years. This, presume, would be
cheap enough to suit all, even in these hard
times unless it be few of the most bitter
rebel brigadiers." iH
Yet Affair or
w. III. Ravens, Benton HarbOr, Mich:
I'm recent issue in reference to our getting
our dues from the Government, you ask,
How long; oh, how long?' think l can
give you some idea. The Bible tells about
this earth passing away, and new Heaven
and new earth, and when we get on the
new earth we shall then get our dues all
squared up. But as long as the rebel briga-
diers are in the saddle we need not expect
anything better than what we are getting"
An Incident.
Alb S. Wells, So Monhagen street, Middle
town, N. Y, writes: u wish to make a
short statement of a Renaissance of the war