The National tribune., 1895-08-15

James Why tal, Brooklyn, n. Y, writes:
ain your issue of July a l notice an
article from the pen of Alfred Davenport,
5th n. Y, on Gems. Charles Griffin and G..
X. Warren, in which he Davenport relates
q meeting between Gen. Griffin and Gen.
Warren. After the second battle of Bull
Run, when the former asked Warren Where
is your regiment the answer of Warren,
with tears in his eyes, was: 'There!'
Noble-hearted Warren. The fearful loss
of his regiment in this engagement affected
him deeply. l was one of the unfortunates
on that occasion, having had my right arm
shattered at the elbow, also being wounded
in the left leg.
The regiment had the utmost confidence
in Warren from its first formation until the
close of its term of enlistment, two years.
Warren always endeavored to impress upon
his men the necessity of obedience to orders,
and l cannot believe he would be any more
inclined TO dsobey an order from his supe-
riors than he would expect it from those I'M
der his command.
"The men comprising his regiment 1.-THE
9Th n. Y. held him in the highest esteem, as
did also those comprising his brigade, divis-
ion and corps Warren knew no such word
rs fear, and proved it on many battleiields.
served under him in the field, and have not
heard one that has spoken of him but in the
highest terms as a brave and fearless leader"
officer Went Around.
James i. King, Co. A, 1st KY. Cav,
Humphrey, KY. writes: "A little incident
happened to an Officer of the Grand Rounds
in the late war which indicated at least the
material of one comrade of the 10Th Ny.
This comrade had been instructed that the
Officer Of the Grand Rounds would visit the
picket-post at night, and what to say. He
forgot, but remembered that it had round
in it.
"At the time of the visit of the officer the
sentinel called out: Halt; who comes
there?' Officer replied: Officer of the
Grand Rounds Sentinel said: Around
and around you CO.
The officer knew that he had struck
a knot, and concluded he would advance up
to the sentinel, but when he advanced the
sentinel leveled his old musket and pulled
back the hammer, and the officer heard it
click.
Halt; who comes there sharply and in
a way that the officer saw he had better be
getting away from there. Officer of the
Grand Rounds.' Around and around you
GO
$50 the officer obeyed the order of the
sentinel, and around and around he went
back to Headquarters and reported that he
had visited the picket-posts and found them
all right but one, and it had - fool on
it. l wonder if that sentinel is living to-
day? He ought to have pension"
Captured July 2e, 1864.
l.. d. Marley, Freedom, Ind: II am
l.. 4
and | have read the discussion going on be-
tween Gen. Minty and Comrade Doyle with
great interest. / was member of Co. F,
nth Ind, and had the misfortune to be
July %. 1864, and taken to Ander-
sonville, where l remained until / was ex-
changed with others, by reason of the agree
ment between Gems. Sherman and Hood.
was close to Mcpherson when he was shot
I would like to hear from all the surviving
comrades who were captured on that mem
orable day."
Information Wanted.
Mrs Jennie Budd, 443 Home Ave, Ko-
komo, Ind, would like to hear from COM
rades who knew John Budd, Co. a, 54th Ind
Was Birney at Fault?
r. F. Whitmeyer, Sergeant, Co. F, 106th
Pa. Pine Summit, Pa, says that on the 22d
day of June, 1854, our corps (the Second) lost
about 1900 men, mostly i'll prisoners 1t
was all the fault of Gen. Birney. Gen.
the gallant commander of the Sec
ond, was lying back in an ambulance suffer
ing from a wound received at Gettysburg,
with Birney temporarily in command.
81 On the night of the Dist OF June" con-
tinues Comrade Whitmeyer, -" the Second
Corps was moved to the left to further en-
velop Petersburg from the south.
"On the morning of the ODD we were close
to the rebel forts, with our left exposed
The enemy could plainly see our false posi-
ton, and attacked. While we were driving
them back they pushed Hills Corps in our |
rear.
We were in low ground, timber to our
right. left, and rear, open to our front, and not
an officer above Captain was along our line |
hat whole day. Gen. Birney, was after
wards told, was lying in his tent, asleep, and |
Gen. Gibbon, Second Division commander,
was also lying in his tent; having got a
Major Generals commission the night be-
fore, took spree over it, and was not fit for
business next day. A staff officer informed
he writer that he went to Gen. Gibbon
and told him that there was a move of rebels
TO the rear of the advance-line of the divis-
on. Gen. Gibbon replied, It's -
ie' and lay still. 1 often wondered why
Birney and others were not court-martialed.
If Gen. Hancock had been in command that
calamity would not have happened"
Got New Suits of Clothes.
Joseph Jackson, Co. d, 124th ILL.,, says re-
,arding the crater at Vicksburg that he was
here. There was call for miners to vol
lnteer to undermine the forts. Lieut.
Thomas Russell, of the 7th NO., took COM
nand. Seven of Co. d offered themselves
There was a lively time, for the Johnnies
we're busy with handgrenades. One day
zen. Mcpherson came to the mine to see
what was going on, and stood at mouth of the
nine.
81 thought" says Comrade Jackson, it
vas very unsafe place for him, and asked
him to come In out of danger, which he did.
lie said that we had some hard work, and
,ery dirty, which said we had and asked
lim if, he would give a new suit of clothes
md a/furlough when we took lVicksburg,
md hefeplied: will and, Corporal, when
We 90 I'm you come to me yourself and you
hall have Them When we went into town
le was as good as his word, and got the
rider for seven of our company"
Lost and Found.
James Mcmahon, Captain, Co. I, 4lst
)hio, Cleveland, o., says he lost his sword
Turing the war and is anxious to find it.
lie was wounded Dec. Is, 1864, at the
,attle Of Nashville. Tenn, After being in