The National tribune., 1895-06-06
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William Jones, Co. /, AID Ohio, Bloom
ingburg, o., writes: II noticed q statement
from j. N. Russell, of Dubuque, Iowa, in
reply to Capt. Jas. Long, 18th Wis, in re-
gard to the battle of Black River Bridge,
May II, 1868. l was there and took part.
Our forces camped at Edwards Station the
night before Black River battle, having
arrived in pursuit of the enemy from the
Champion Hills battle. Early on the morn
ing of May II the forces began to move from
| Edwards Station towards Black River
Bridge, where the enemy were in force await
ing as. We were fred ON by their ,pickets,
the enemy pulling back slowly toward
Black River, and our forces following them
up carefully, until we were within mile of
Black River, where the rebels were fortified.
Seen. Osterhaus's Division was formed on
the left of the road leading TO Black River
Bridge and Gen. Carr's Division on the right.
About q. m. both divisions were ordered
to move. Osterhaus had to march over an
open field, and when the division got within
about 600 yards of the enemy's works they
were halted and ordered to lie down until
about IL NJ, under heavy artillery fire
from the enemy with telling effect upon our
ranks.
"All this time Carr's Division was holly
engaged with the enemy on the right and
in his front until about IL M, when Carr's
| Division drove the enemy from their works
toward the bridge in their rear. Just at
| that time Osterhaus ordered his diyisonto
charge, and the enemy went toward the
bridge. AS the force that Carr's Division
| had driven back had fired the bridge when
| they crossed over, some 1000 of the enemy
were completely cut off from crossing the
| river and surrendered"
Cutler or Crawford?
T. F. Mccoy, Colonel, 10th Pa, Lewis
| town, Pa, writes: Z" / wish to call the atten-
ton of the 'Cannoneer' to the article in
which he speaks of Gen. Gathers Division in
the operations of the Fifth Corps in front of
| Petersburg 18th and 18th June, 1864. From
the knowledge / have from being present at
| the time l would say that Crawford's name
should be substituted for Cutters, and that
Crawfords Division was not in reserve, but
in the front line on the 18th from morning
until night, and ON the right of the corps.
| Gen. Lockwood succeeded Gen. Cutler in the
! battle Of Bethesda Church in command of
| the division only for one day, when Gen.
| Crawford was assigned to the command, and
| remained in that position until the end of
the war;"
Information Wanted.
A. Schraum, New York City, says: when
| in January, 1864, the LIST Del, under Col.
Smyth, went home to veteranize and recruit,
they left behind them at Stony Mountain,
Va, about 300 three-years men in four COM
posite companies under some officer detailed
from the 10th N. Y. 10th N. Y. battalion),
with some officer Of the 18th N. ]. second in
command In order to settle friendly con-
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names of these detailed officers, and also the
name Of officer IN command of this battalion
of the 1st Del. in the fight at Morton's Ford,
Va, which action took place while the regi-
mental officers were at home veteranizing
The 1st Del. belonged to French's Division
at the time"
Not First at Jonesboro.
Edward F. Fuller, Co. A, 10th Mich, Dry
den, Mich, writes regarding Comrade Lacey's
claim that the 18th Mich. was the first in
the Confederate works Gt JOnesboro. There
was no open claim made at the time to this
effect. If it had been made it would have
been challenged quickly. How was it that
Maj. Henry S. Burnett, 10th Mich, in COM
mand at the time, was killed on the Confed
crate works before the battery was reached?
=" | do not want to detract from the 14th, or
any other regiment, for it was good organi-
cation, and deserves well of its country; but
when it claims to have been so far ahead of
the other four regiments of the brigade, it
must be q little off, for there were two Hi
nois regiments in the brigade which were
never known to be behind in doing their
duty. II the comrade will stop and think,
he will remember that the whole brigade
entered the Confederate works simulta-
neously."
Old as the Hills.
J. s. Chandler, Ripton, VT, writes: 4" 1
saw in the issue of May % wonderful story
about Gen. Buffers horse at Petersburg, and
the terrible adventures of Pat in skinniDg
him. Comrade Horton is throwing cold
water on it in such way as to make others
believe it could not be true. l want to say
to Comrade Horton that he must stop his
cavilling or he will spoil all the good old
war stories afloat, and this one in particular.
This is true, or ought to be. The first time
/ read it was before the late disturbance,
and the General was Pillow, the scene
Mexico; the horses name was 'SilverSkin,'
but the Irishman's name was Pat Later
| saw il again. The General was Scott, the
scene Vera Cruz in the time of the Mexican
quarrel. Now, Comrade Horton, let these
stories alone, or we shall have no war litera-
tuIe left.n
A Grand Charge.
s. M. Smith, Captain, Oath Ind, Washing
ton, Ind, says: I'm your issue of April %
you gave list of the charges made during
the war. You failed to mention one very
successful charge-the capture of Fort
Blakely April g. 1865, the same day that
Lee surrendered. This was one of the grand |
est charges made during the war. The army
to which / belonged captured several miles
of very strong Notifications, several thousand
men, more than 100 cannon, and the city of
Mobile, and yet there is very little ever said
about this campaign"
Discounted Southron.
B. NJ Barnes, 7th Wis, Wautoma, Wis, |
says that in June, 1864, :" when the Army of
the Potomac was feeling its way from the |
North and toward Cold HarbOr. we passed |
over n portion of the Old Dominion that had
not been devastated by the war to the ex-
tent that was visible in other portions of
the State. We came to a large plantation.
We met the planter, too; he wore
blue swallOw-tail and n tall white beaver
hat and he had with him negro slave named
Bob" Then the comrade goes on to tell
how the bows robbed the old mans hem |