The National tribune., 1895-09-12
Little Kenesav Mountain.

It's back to the foe. Well, belonged to tina {
same brigade and division OF the Fourteenth
Corps, and presume the comrade remembers
we'll how we used to be called JEFF G.. Davis's
fiat-feot cavalry. He says we did not re-
treat at Little Kenesaw Mountain, but he
dent tell US how it happened that we did
not. Col. Dau McCook had his shoulder
torn off in the charge on the rebel works,
and WAS carried off the field begging us
never to give up.
THE Colonel of the 125th III. then took
command, and just lived long enough to
give one command; that was, Charge the
works again!' Five times did we charge
those breastworks, aud as often were we
driven off them. Our support on both our
right and left gave way under scathing
cross-fre, and our brigade was left to battle
alene.
| "a retreat was ordered by someone 1t
was death to retreat, and it looked more like
living to stay. About 80 yards to the front
of the rebel works, the Color-bearer of the
22d Ind. stuck his flag in the ground and
sang out: l will die here before retreat
another STEP
Lieut.. Kingsley, of our company, halted
with him and cried, Rally round the flag,
boys, and never give up the field About
200 men rallied from different regiments.
Flat down we lay. Part of us with our tin
cups and bayonets commenced q line of
earthworks, the others keeping up an un-
ceasing fire of musketry.
soon JEFF. G. Davis came along in our
rear cheering the boys to hold their ground
He would furnish all the ammunition we
could use, and see that we had plenty of
help soon.
directly comes along an Indiana man
frn he II otal, u,
| let and magnifying- glass fixed on a wire.
He bores hole In the stock of your musket a
little back of the lock- sticks the glass on your
gun, over on your back you turn, rest the
nuzzle of Your gun on the little earthwork,
look in the glass and see every rebel move.
They were our meat, for if ever Johnny
showed his head above the breastworks he
was goner. The night of July 2 the rebels
evacuated their works"
Beautiful Flowers.
An old soldier, o. V. Wallace, Wenatehee,
Wash, sends us bulb which, he says, pro-
duces one of the most beautiful flowers
grown in the State Of Washington. 1t
grows indoors or out, in light, dry, sandy
soil very little moisture required begins
to bloom in June and continues blooming
from four to six months. He can furnish
number of these bulbs, prepaid, at 10 cents
each, or three for % cents.
Information Wanted.
James A. Mcmahon, 127 Dorchester Ave-,
South Boston, Mass, writes: If any COM
rade has an idea of anyone who has any
notion of emigrating to southwest Missouri,
the Garden of Eden of the West he has $50
acres of land with a new house on 10, which
he wants to dispose of. The title is perfect;
no back taxes to pay. 1t is situated 321
miles north of Springfield, Mo-; two and
one-balf miles from Bolivar, Polk County,
the Countyseat, and two and one half miles
from the st. Louis & San Francisco depot
Bolivar con ains some of the best mercantile
houses in the. West; five churches, High
School and college; also a creamery, and
last, but not least, good GAR. Post, No.
149, Department of Missouri. There is a
church and school-house one-fourth Of o
mile from the farm.
A Veterans Opinion.
E. C. Dean, Co. G, 14th Wis., Briarton,
Wis, writes: Il have been a constant SUBJ
scriber to your highly esteemed paper since
its first issue. The stand you have taken
from the beginning has been in the interest
of the veterans, their widows and orphans.
1t seems strange that any veteran Of fair in
telligence should fail to support the only
paper that takes such decisive measures for
his interest. You can rest assured of con-
tinued support from the fair-mnded, and
assure you | consider the paper well man
aged and filed with good. sound reading,
have loaned and distributed my own papers
far and near after reading. 1 an a long dis
lance from GAR Post, and in the midst
of foreign-born people, barely score of
whom were here at any time during the
for the soldier.
"You will certainly continue to strike
strong blows in the right direction, and 1 |
hope the old boys, wherever they are, will |
put forth strong efforts to do right be right, |
and help to place the people around them in
q more friendly spirit toward them.n
Two Relics.
s. K. Miller, Hartstown Pa, has a Sixth !
Corps silver badge, which he found under a |
pine tree on the side of the road in the |
woods about halfway between Petersburg
and huntsville. He is anxious to find the |
owner. There is inscribed on it: "a. c.
Howe, Co. A, 61st Pa.'
j. w. Canard, Washington, D. c., writes:
$ A labOrer on the farm of DR.. Gustavus
Brown, few miles west of this city, I'M
earthed gold medal about the size of
$40 gold piece. On one side is a visnet of
Gen. George B. Mcclellan, encrcled with the
letters of his name, and on the other side
appears the name of Franklin G.. Pullsipher,
18th VT. 1t is supposed that the medal
was lost during the late war"
Cause for "Kick."
Winfield S. Crawford, SmithvlIe, Pa,
writes: " In 1864 l enlisted in Co. B, 1st
Tenn, to serve one year, or during the war
WAS discharged from the service April IA,
1865. When the disability act was passed
applied for q pension, and was ordered be-
ore the Board of Surgeons, appointed by the
Government, at Doweltown, Tenn, consist
ng of Drs. Knox, Hudson and others Il
OOn received pension certificate No. 592, 967
md a rating OF 50 per month. Owing to my
disabilities of eyes, heart, and catsrrh, and
'ther existing disabilities. i was induced to
Ipply for an increase.
% soon received notice from the Commits :
Toner of Pensions that unless l sent adj I
litional evidence of disabilities from one
eighbor, or medical if possible, my name
would be dropped from the roll in 80 days.
sent the affidavit of credible citizen that '
was not able to do one-t third the labor of I
n able-bodied man. L also sent the affi- II
ayits of two praeticing physicians living in l
he town of Smithville, Tenn. and very Il
equitable gentlemen, who examined nae \
cry thoroughly, and who say upon oath L
hat / am not able to do one-half the labor b
4 an able-bodied man.
"'On June 80, 1895, the Commissioner