The National tribune., 1895-08-15

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Should Have n Medal
L. j. Groom, Bugler, Cd n. Y. Veteran
Cav, Glens Falls, N. Y, says he did his best
to become a hero several times, aud nearly
worked it. When the Nineteenth Corps
was on the Red River campaign, under Gen.
Banks, in crossing Vermiion Bayou one of
the batteries got stuck in the mud, which
halted the whole column After trying in
vain for half an hour to get the guns out he
casually remarked that if he had command
he would get those guns out. The Colonel
said
well, ride over there and give my COM
pliments to Gen. Gooding, and tell him l
have sent you to get those guns out of the
mud" Comrade Groom went over, and was
Immediately placed in command by the Gen
eral He says: "I ordered the horses taken
off, and the picket-rope thrown ashore with
one end made fast TO the pole and back to
the axle. | then ordered about 300 negroes
that were working on pontoon nearby to
man the rope and pull In less than 10
minutes every gun, caisson, and carriage
was out on the dry land and off on the road.
Now, if the enemy had been close by,
and / had saved that battery, what a hero l
would have been.
Again, when our regiment (the I'd n. Y.
Veteran Cav.) was skirmshing with the
enemy near Alexandria, La, we were in
the woods with one company sent to the
left of large field. The Colonel wanted
that company called back to the regiment,
and called for a volunteer to ride across the
open field, which was commanded by the
enemy's artillery, and carry his orders TO the
Captain.
q went and the rebs fred three 12-pound
solid shots at me.
I" If one of those shots had hit me or my
horse my name might have gone down IN
history with Paul Revere or some other hero,
but have always been glad that those rebel
gunners were poor marksmeD."
His First Loaf in Dixie.
J. L. B. Harnden, Co. c. 10Th u. s., Aller-
ton, Iowa, writes: In the early Spring of
1862 Gen. ID. c. Buell. appeared on the
banks of the Cumberland opposite Nash
vile, after hard wearisome march from
Mumfordsville, Ky, in pursuit of the Con-
federate forces under Gen. Joe Johnston.
He had burnt the bridge at Nashville, and
it was good while before we got across.
Finally we stacked arms in the city. The
officers admonished us not to 90 far. My
harersack had been empty for two days, and
/ was hungry.
81 started out to try and find something
to eat Every place was closed up not
citizen was in sight. Suddenly | heard
pleasant voice calling Soldier, soldier l
saw lady at on open window in the second
story OF a binding on the opposite side.
She said: Come this way A beautiful
young lady came doYn stairs aud handed
me double loaf OF, bread, saying: Take
this and divide with your comrades /
took the bread, and before 1 could say
Thank you she was gone.
There / stood in bewilderment looking
at the bread. Finally came to myself,
started back, hunted mp ''Corp1 Anderson,
Jim Bracken, and divided my bread with
them, telling them how came by it. Some
one suggested it might lie poisoned. We
tasted il. 1t seemed all right and we had
good supper aud breakfast, aud felt thank
full 10 our unknown friend. | would give
my best hat to know the name and address
of that lady, if living, who SO kindly remem-
bered hungry Yank."
The Fusileer Regiment.
w. A. Ewing, Co. II, s7th Ind, Antwerp,
O., SAYS he never sees anything from the 1st
L. s. Mechanic Fusileers. The organization
was established by Col. Wilson at Chicago
in the Autumn OF 1861. The writer's Cap
tdib NAME nd0 u La psoH. anu isS GUM
pany was made up wholly of railroad men.
i went from Westville, Ind, and at the time
attended the water-tank, and received $50
per month for my services. We were prom
lsed Sl7 per month in the u. $. service, but
could get but S13. Most of the regiment
renlisted in the seth III. did not.
Zone Brinkerhoff member of my COM
pany a personal friend of S. Colfax, at the
time Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, was instrumental in having us mus
tered out on the last day of February, 1862, |
at Camp Douglas.
:" We were enlisted under false pretense,
could not be held. But sub
| think, so far as | know, every |
man Teinlisted. / am n member of DOerlDg |
Post, 247, GAR, and there is not a man in |
this Post that ever heard of the Fusleer |
regiment This is why write"
One Battle Less.
John Hert, jr., let Mo. l.. A., Russellville, |
Mo-, writes that 1.-THE 10th Mo Cav fought |
its first battle at Wilson's Greek, Aug. 10, |
1861, was stated recently. AS a participant |
in that engagement, and ex-member of the |
1st Mo. l.. A, / contradict the statement.
The 10th Mo. Cav. was not organized until
Dec. 4, 1S62-Over q year and quarter after
the battle of Wilson's Creek. ! don't want
TO rob the regiment of its laurels, but it
must not claim more than is due it. While
it boasts of II battles it will please count
one less. We, the 1st Mo. l.. A, only claim
II battles. We don't count every skirmish |
in the hazlebrush while out foragiDg; if we
did we had over 200 engagements with the
enemy"
A Successful Rush.
r. B. Martin, Co. D. 57th Ind, Williams
burg, Ind, says in looking over some of Gen.
Towards papers on the Atlanta campaign
he was struck by the way the old warrior
gives some of the officers and troops, while
be leaves out others that did the fighting
of which he writes.
"a The Tooth Ill. and 57th Ind, of Wag-
ne:'s Brigade, Newton's Division, Fourth
Corps, Col. Bartelson, q, the Tooth H., COM
took the first line of works at
Muddy Creek on their own hook without
orders, and held it till Newton got the bal
lnce of his division up,
" Gen. Harker and his troops were not in
the charge was Ba5telsQn's Orderly that
day, and he sent me back after troops to
the position we had taken. met Newton
and his staff coming. He said he would put
Bartelson under arrest, for he had not ordered
any advance. l saw Howard coming.
met him and told him what Bartelson had