The National tribune., 1895-09-19
Makes a Correction.

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| Makes a Correction.
| s. c. Miles, Coz E, 9Th Wis, Steisonville,
| Wis, writes: II wish to make correction
in my article published in your issue Of
Aug g. in regard to the fight at Lake Chi
colt, where state that Capt. King, of Co.
| G, was in command of that company in the
skirmish-line. / was mistaken, as Capt.
Charles p. King, Of that company, was at
| the time detained on the boat from the
effects of q wound received at Bayou De
Claize, on the Red River few days previ-
GUS and the regiment was in command OF
another officer of the company at that time.
"And. inasmuch as / stated in my article
| that the officer in command of the company
in skirmish-l line on that day at Lake Chicott
was untitled by drink to command the Skin
mish-line, 1 wish to state that was mista-
ken in stating that Capt. King was in COM
| mand.
II wish to state, further, that the I'd Wis
| Cav. led the advance as skirmishers until
the enemy was driven from the open field
| and took up their position across the bayou,
under cover Of the levee, along the opposite
bank"
Where Are the Owners.
T. G.. Carlisle, Adjutant, Morris Post 81,
Fostoria, O., writes: {" l have in my possess
sion number of discharge papers, which
am anxious to return to the soldiers or their
| families. The owners or representatives will
address me, inclosing three cents in stamps
to cover expense. They are as follows ::
Henry J. w. Baird, Co. A, 21st Ohio; Ho-
mer Williams Co. G, 9Th Ohio; John p.
Walker, Co. A, 111th Ohio; Jacob Snyder,
Co. Z, 1S6th Ohio; John Currant, Co. ], 57th
Ohio; Albert Shellhouse, Co. 1, 175th Ohio !;
Hezekiah Raifsnyder, Co. F, 10Th Mich !;
James w. Keller, I'd battalion, V. II. c.;
Sias W. Barnhiser, Co. d, 49th Ohio; VIM.
c. Elliott, Co. p, 195th Ohio; John Brown,
Co. +, Tooth Ohio; William Ward, Co. II,
1st Ohio II. A.; James Dougherty, Co. A,
1s6th Ohio; BENJAMIN Nickles, Co. B. Sd U.
S. Cav; Melvin Miller, Co. i, 10Th .. S.;
Daniel Wagner descriptive roll), Co. d, 21st
Ohio.
who Can Furnish the Song?
Z. f. Price, Corporal, Co. E, 12lst N. Y,
of 81 Wells street, Chicago, wants the words
to the song of Perry's victory of Lake Erie,
Sept. TO- 1913. He can remember only one
verse of the song, which is as follows:
ION the tenth of September let's all well remem-
As long the globe on its axes rolls round.
We had a raw bloody fight commanded by Perry
To make the proud flag Of Great Britain come
down."
who Can Name the Place?
l. W. Craig, 26 Concord Place, Cincinnati,
O., writes: at has already been announced
through the press that the relatives of First
Lieut.. Geo. w. Landrum, Co. d, Cd Ohio,
had been granted permission by the War
Department to erect monument, which is
now in position, to mark the spot where he
fell during the battle of Chickamauga, Sept.
20, 1863. D.
Perhaps it would be well to state that
early in the service Lieut.. Laudrum mad
been detailed for the Signal Service branch
of the Army Of the Cumberland. During
the battle Of Chickamauga, owing to the
peculiarly of the Battlefield, being the
greater portion in timber and quite level
land, the Signal arm of the service was of
but little use Consequently Gen. Thomas
utilized the officers OF the Signal Corps as
STAFF and messenger service of importance
This being the detail upon which Lieut..
Landrum was placed as he was known to
be bold, and would hazard any risk, at the
same time; was known to be cautious and
ever watchful in his movements.
"He had conveyed any number Of i'm
poriaDt messages from Geu. Thomas to Gen.
Rosecrans, and return, during the two days
bloody conf ct up to the hour of about A
o'clock in the afternoon on Sunday the Goth, |
the second day, while attempting that which |
would have been his last however success
full, trip; ss Gen. Rosecrans was at that hour |
changing his Headquarters TO Chattanooga. |
Lieut.. Landrum, following the game |
course he had passed over any number of
times, found the enemy had taken possession |
Of that portion of the field. When he at
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halt, needed not the command, but, as
bold cavalier, spurred his white steed to re-
newed energy in trying to escape the thou
sands of leaden missiles that were hurled at
him, the one single target Apparently,
when having almost reached the extreme
fife range, one deadly shot felled him to the
ground.
1t has been learned that Confederate
Surgeon approached the Lieutenant and ex-
smined the wound, which was necessarily
atal. The Lieutenant lived about two
Iours, when death relieved him.
"As is well known, the battlefield re-
NAMED in possession of the Confederates
rom Sept. 20 to Nov. 25. As early as prac-
icabe the relatives visited the battlefield
With the hope of getting some trace OF the
Iieutenant's remains, intending to remove
hem to his Northern home for burial.
"In this they were unsuccessful; neither
ould they at that time learn upon what
'ortion of the battlefield he had fallen,
hereby being deprived of any chances that
nay be in their favor.
And not until recently-30 years after
ave they been successful in locating the
pot where he fell, by eyewitness to the
occurrence, and not to this day has mortal
nan been heard from that can say he saw
i'm buried, even in the rough habiiments
f a soldiers grave on the battlefield.
"Should this meet the eye of anyone that 1
an give such information they would con-
er kindly favor by writing.
That Tired Feeling is dangerous symptom.
Ioods Sarsapariila will remove it. !
A COOL. HAND.