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THE FIFTH CORPS.
Col. Mccoy Discusses the Subject With "The
Cannoneer."

Cannoneer."
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I did not
mention the Fourth Division In my recent
article, as 1.-THE Connoneer may notice by
referring to it, as that division had dlsap-
peared from my mind and memory.
Griffin, Ayres, and Crawford constituted
the Fifth Corps in my mind, and 10 which it
is indebted very largely for its splendid
history and triumphs. 1t was the error or
misapprehension of The Cannoneer " in sup
posing Crawford's Division was held in re-
serve while the battle of the 18th of June
in front of Petersburg was in progress, that
| propose to correct.
/ have clear recollection on this point.
know my regiment, in Lilies Brigade, being
on the right of Crawford's Division, and the
division on the right of the corps, advanced
early in the night of the 18th, and was UNI
der ire nearly the whole night, and early in
the morning of the 18th the battle-line
formed and advanced, fighting, driving the
enemy slowly and steadily, until we reached
the railroad ravine, which was an obstacle to
any farther advance.
Our advance was far to the right of the
Avery House, and 'termipated at the point
in the enemy's line where the mine was
sprung July so. The many casualties in
the corps will show the severity of this
days battle.-T f, MCCOY, Colonel, 10th
Pa, Lewistown, Pa.
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RETURNING WITH HIS PRIZE.

been thrown up by the rebels. i went up
10 the rise in the ground and saw parcel Of
men and an officer, brought my gun 70 a
charge. Jumped over the rampant and yelled:
Sect out of here Won rebels The
Lieutenant presented his sword and said:
we surrender / ordered the men to
throw down their arms and march over the
rampant. and they did; from there j
marched 'em back TO the Captain of my
company, Capt Summers, who, when he
learned that ] had brought them all in
alone sent me TO the Colonel, who sent me
TO the Provost-Marshal in the rear. i
turned the squad over TO the Provost-Mar-
sinai, taking has receipt for 'em, which / still
hold. The Lieutenant presented me with
his sword.
"When / returned 10 the regiment we
went up and camped on top of the Ridge.
The rebels had 80 pieces of heavy artillery
there that morning but we moved 'em and
camped on the spot"
Here is copy of the receipt that Mash
received:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT CUMBERLAND, \
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. IS, 1863.
Received OF William A. Mash, private, 57tli Ind
Vols, IL prisoners Of war, Including one Lieuten
ant, Thomas j. Shipman. 10th n. O.. who in ms
presence presented Private Nash with his sword a,
his ospior ELIAS CAsPAR, Captain aud A. J.. A.
For his gallant conduct on this occasion
Nash was offered a commission as Captain
but he firmly declined TO accept il. lie wa
made Sergeant, retaining that position til
the final muster-out in the Fall OF 1865
Nash did reside on the Bluff Road, near Cen
ter Church, some three or four miles soutl
OF Indianapolis. X. McC
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ARMY FRIENDSHIPS.
Experiences that Brought Men Nearer in
the Dark Days.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: What
enduring friendships were formed in our
army life between regiments, companies and
individuals. The brigade 10 which l be-
longed was composed, dtriDg the last years
of the war, of the 26thf lind. 34th and 3Sth
Iowa (consolidated)' and the 9th Ill.,; and
a stronger friendship never existed than
that between the men of these regiments.
Comrades, why don't you wake up and
put ON record some of fhe brave and noble
deeds you performed during the war? Tell
how we marched and suffered over those
stony and rough roads in Missouri and
Arkansas; how we fought at Pea Ridge and
Prairie Grove; at Vicksburg and Fort Blake
ly 4; of the taking care OF the sick 34th and
3Sth Iowa by the 18th and 37th when they
came down to Mississippi, and when there
were not enough well ones to care for the
sick This so cemented the friendship be-
tween us that we never visit each other now
but we allude TO 1T.
All, boys, we learned to love you in your
distress, and you would have done the same
by US in similar circumstances.
OF other noble regiments who were with
us in our first years of war-how we laughed
at them-the Goth Iowa came to US first
near Springfield, Mo. We were "old sol
diers." They were just from home, and
dressed to kill" We laughed to see them
"string out along the road, seeming to care
little for their new clothes. We gave them
"army taffy," but they soon got on their
feet" and held us level on as hard march
as we wanted to see, and better set OF
boys never wore the army brogan. All hail
to you, noble boys. Where were you after
leaving us, Goth Iowa?-P. WooDRING, Co.
III, 37th Ill.
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HELPED SAVE THE DAY.
Battery ID, LIST H., Poured Hot Shot into
Rebel Ranks at Bald Hill.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Battery
ID, LIST i'll. l.. A, helped save the day at
Bald Hill, July 3D. 1854. The battery was
better known as McAllister's, and at that
time was commanded by Capt. Edgar II.
Cooper. 1t consisted of four 24-pound
Howitzers, and occupied the extreme angle
of the works on Bald Hill There it dealt
out death and destruction to the rebels.
Several charges were made 10 capture the
battery, but each time the rebels recoiled,
and finally gave it up.
do not wish 10 detract in the least from
the courage displayed by any of the troops
engaged in that battle. So far as the old
Third Division is concerned, / don't think
it had sulSer in its ranks.
must not forget TO mention the Sd Ohio
battery, as it had position TO the right of us
and better battery could not be found in
Uncle Sans service. | believe it was one
of the guns of the Sd Ohio battery that oul
beloved and lamented Mcpherson fired al
the rebel fort in our front just before he
mounted his horse aud entered that fatal
strip of timber.-JoHN 4. WIEsMAN, Bat.
terry ID, LIST Ill. L. a., Lincoln, Neb.
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Musket-balls, grape and canister fell thick


and fast.
At this iuncture Col Wiles had command
of the Second Brigade Gen. r. K. Scott, our
brigade commander, having been taken prls-
oner at the beginning of the engagement:
Mai. J. t. Rainey was placed i'll command
of the regiment.
Near shutdown. the rebels having driven
two regiments from cur left, we fell back.
Our officers had displayed great courage,
Col. Wiles giving the brigade command by
word Of mouth.
We moved back into an open field to our
right and formed while the rebels swarmed
out of the brush and gave us volley that
killed and wounded several of our boys. Col,
Wiles gave orders to fall back to the brow OF
the hill (called Bald Hill, and take the rails
with us. We obeyed orders to the letter
every man carried more rails than he ever
did before. We piled them up and got be-
hind them.
The rebels came out of the timber up
across the cottonfelds pell-mell. We held
our fire till they were in close range, then lei
them have it. moving them down by the
score They charged right into us here; IL
became a hand-to-hand fight; clubs, mus
kets swords. and even fists were used.
They tore the flag off our staff, but Color
Bearer Russ Bethel would not yield, and
knocked several Johnny rebs down. de re-
ceived gold medal and Lieutenants COM
mission for his bravery. Here also Capt
Or, of CO. ii, cut them down with password
Wemade terrible slaughter here; dead and
wounded rebels lay right up to our ilnes'
We held our position or rail pile TN tne
rebels fell back, and we worked ail high'
like gopbers trying to bury ourselves:
Our regiment was badly cut up. rccoi-
lect Capt. Scott. of Co. J. came to Capt VIII
con, OF Co. A, saying:
- For Gods sake, let me have some men;
have but three left"
We were ordered to build works. Oui
company had only u men on duty. W.
furnished pickets, so had employment Tor All
Ga picket that night our men stood among
the dead and wounded. The next day, I'M
der flag of a trace, the rebels came into oui
lines and got their dead and buried them
and we buried ours. 1t WIS heartrendlnl
to see our brave boys carried in. mutllated II
every form j remember one Sergeant IL
particular who was pierced through WITH
| bayonet after he was killed. That showed
the brutality to which some will resort
| w. S. SPEER, Sergeant, Co. a, 18th ohlo
! 0lathe Kan.
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DRUMMED OUT.
Ro On. Powell Clayton Treated Thfsa
in the 5th Kan Cav.


in the 5th Kan Cav.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I was q
private Of Co. III, 9th Kan. Cav, known as
Jim Lanes Jayhawkers," in our first in
PRODUCTION to warfare. Such a rough name
did not suit Col. Powell Clayt who soon
took us in hand
While at Carthage, Mo-, in the Spring Of
1852, for the offense Of jayhawking a gold
watch of an old citizens that lived there
abouts, poor fellow was court-martialed
and sentence pronounced
One bright morning very soon after, tho
order was issued by Col. Clayton for our
regiment to prepare for dress-parade, then
to form hollow square around the Court
house, where plain view could be had OF the
victim. There was a BARRIERS chair a bar
Der, too paper hat and butternut suit OK
rags, and two or three large boxes to elevate
the man so as to be in plain view. The
sentence was: Head shaved to be branded
on the right or left thigh with red-hot letter
t. The said sentence was performed right
there, right in full view of all After the
mans blue uniform had been removed he
was arrayed in gray, then he was drummed
out of camp.
Il may say for the credit Of the 9Th the
man had only dropped in" and was not
regularly mustered into the regiment
JOHN j. BENTLEY, Blanchard, Iowa.
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HAULING HEAVY GUNS.
How a Large Detail Took Them From New
Madrid to Point Pleasant.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I saw,
sometime ago. a claim by comrades OF the
esd and 43d Ohio that they hauled the
heavy guns from New Madrid to point be-
yond Point Pleasant Our brigade consisted
IF the gath. AID. 46th and 47th Ind, under
Col. James b. Slack, Of the 47th. We landed
at Commerce, Mo-, 30 miles above Cairo, and
marched through mud and rain to the rear
of New Madrid.
On the day of the artillery fight, which
dismounted several of the rebel guns, our
brigade acted as reserve, and was marched
from right to left, where it was thought to
be most needed. On the next day it was
onr turn to 90 in the rife-pits. About z a.
m, the guide appeared, and we marched
through mud and water, and our regiment
relieved the 47th Ill. We were badly mixed
| mn in the darkness both regiments being the
same number; but the rebels left in the night.
AT daylight colored man came over and so
informed us. Cos. A and b. 34th and Attn
Ind, respectively, deployed as skirmlshers
| and advanced, with flags flying, on the upper
| fort.
Then the 34th took one gun and the 18th
the other. and in half an hour the two guns
| were in the fort, mounted, and some of the
rebel guns, in order, all turned on the river
| On Sunday, about p. M, we took up
our line of march down the river. call
came for 200 volunteers from the brigade. 1
volunteered The detail was commanded
| by Col. Cameron, 34th Ind.
| About p. m. we were ordered to give
our guns to our comrades and fall in. We
found 24-pound siege-gun with long ropes
attached and hand-spikes tied in the ropes
to pull by. All night we pulled, sometimes
in the mud ND to hub or axle-tree. We had
shirks in that detail who would get over IN
the fields. move along, and leave the rest OF
us to pull About sunrise we arrived at
Point Pleasant, worn out. We left the gun
in mud-hole.
On the night Of March II, 1862, another
detail brought this same Oath gun to Riddles
| Point. and erected breastwOrks by filling
gunny-bags with sand. About 500 of the
47th Ind. supported it. The river being
high, water seeped through the sand into
our riiepits- About daylight. or a. M,
the five rebel boats anchored In the river
discovered u.s. and the ball opened. Our gun
was manned by United States Regulars, and
right well did they do their duty. rebel
shot knocked off part of the muzzle of oui
gun, and, supposng they had silenced us
the rebels prepared to land.
Now was our time We were all supplied
with Enfield rifles, and they were in close
range. The command was given to com
mence firing. About four rounds was al
they wanted. They turned down stream
and left us victors. The action lasted abou
four hours This was on the 18th day o
March, 1962.-A. "A. Bowen, Co. L, 47tt
Ind.
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An 0ld-Time Relic.

Joseph Pecott writes: "An Ohio medal
has been found near Boise City, Idaho, with
the inscription: 1902 aud 1855. Popula-
ton 100000. Ohio, 10000 square miles
Showing two wheat sheais in the center and
woods in the background or back of the
wheat sheafs. On the other side, marked
with all week days and every month of the
year on revolving plate in the center of the
medal. 1t has been lost for many years
may he since this country was discovered by
John c. Fremont. At all events il goes u
show that some Ohio men were in Idaho
many years ago."
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BATTLE OF BALD HILL.
The 18th Ohio was There, and Had "A Livel
Time,

The 18th Ohio was There, and Had a Lively
Time.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I should
alike TO tell something of the battle of Bald
Hill on the 22d OF July, 1864. At noon, just
as we bad our beans cooked, Gen. NJ. ID.
Leggett rode along the line on full gallon,
staff with him. The boys said 10 one an
other:
Something is up. The General has bis
hat turned down"
Just then we heard musketry on our left.
We only had time TO put on our traps when
we were engaged Immediately on our Jeff
flank and rear
The 18th and Doth Ohio and 18th Wis.
were occupying the works we had driven the
rebs from the day before The 6sth Ohio
was detailed, but Joined us soon after the
engagement These works we were ordered
by Gen. Leggett, our division commander,
TO hold.
Inspired by our gallant Col. G. f. wiles
every man did his whole duty, and durin.
this struggle many of our brave boys fell
We had 10 change front several times Will,
making efforts TO close up the left of ou
Corps, and gap of half mile on our lief
was only guarded by skirmish-line. Thu
enemy pushed through this gap. and poured
yolley after volley into our flank and rea
until il looked as if no man could live
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HIS WORST SCARE.
CHASTITY Adventure of a 9Ist Pa. Boy on the
Antietam Field.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Our regi-
ment was encamped TO the right of the road
that leads from Sharpsburg, Md, to the
Shepheidstown Ford, where the Corn Tx
change Regiment, 1lS,h Pa, did such good
fighting, and was handled 50 roughly Sept.
IS or 10, 1862, the first or second day alter
the hattie of Antietam.
While there, just few days after the big
battle, / obtained permission about dark TO
90 TO a certain spring a half mile from camp
and ill a number of empty canteens fol-
camp use.
After doing this, / went along near the
Potomac, when / came upon hospital filled
with wounded Confederate soldiers. Surgery
had been extensively practiced Whereabouts,
should Judge, from what i soon alterward be-
held. 1t seems that II was convenient Tor the
hospital attendants TO take the legs and
arms of these unfortunate men, after ampu'
tating them. and throw them in CHASTITY
heaps in worm-fence corners, there to be ex-
posed for days TO alternate rain aud sun
shine. The reader can easily judge of the
condition OF these limbs under such in
huences.
While having pleasant chat with these
Confederate Surgeons, who had been hu-
namely left there by orders of Gen. X L.
Lee, heard our regimental tapa. This IN
SANITY suggested that / had too long de-
ferred returning and that / had better say a
quick "good-by" to those gentlemanly
Southerners.
Between this hospital and our camp first
was cornfield surrounded by a worm
fence. 1t was little moonlight about the
time / started. dumped up suddenly and
ran TO the fence, and without much think,
ing and less looking mounted it and Jumped
off into the field side of the fence.
One of my first realizations was that
didn't know exactly where was "at" OF
what was going TO do, for | was sliding
slipping and spreading in every direction.
had jumped into about one big wagon
load of partially-decompo arms aud legs
can see those whitened, Shiny arms and N
less white legs to-day. and i can see mysel
helpessly trying TO get foot and hand holt
| In the midst of numberless hands and fee
without success.
Finally they an6 ended our commotior
when some OF them and all me landed on
! in the first or second row of that Septembe
corn. picked myself up and started di
agonally as near as / could across the fel'
! In the direction of that drum call. i strucl
every hill in my pathway, but got into OLE
! Co. H Just in time to answer TO my name.
used TO think j was scared when passinl
| graveyards at night when boy, but thos
scares were no circumstance TO the on
herein set forth.-WM. G. REIFF, Co. u
91st Pa.
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1GET OUT OF HERE, You D. REBELS"
There was one exception though; Private
VIM Nash. of Co. /, looked respondent when
his name was not called, and he was OBJ
served TO fix his bayonet and quickly Walk
over toward the Ridge; everyone who saw
him remarked that he would certainly he
killed.
In few minutes he was returning, drlV-
ing before him a number of Johnnles.
When he got back TO the company we found
that he had,10 men and a Lieutenant, that
he claimed he had surrounded. He took has
"catchn 10 the Provost-Marshal, got
receipt for them, and was back with the
regiment in time to assist at the stormlng OF
the Ridge. which we occupied that night.
When Nash was called on some time ago
TO tell how he surrounded IL prisoners he
said: "Well, there amt much to tell. You
see. the meil came into camp that afternoon,
and every man in my company got iet-
ter. some of 'en two or three i did not get
any. and not having head from home for
nearly three months, i felt down IN the
mouth, and said TO myself that didn't care
a what became of me. So fixed the
bayonet on my musket and went over to the
foot of the bluff, where breastwork had
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WIS BRIGADE.
The Dashing Charge IL Made at Pleasant
HUI.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: 1 was a
member of Shaw's Brigade, Third Division,
Sixteenth Corps TINS brigade was the first
engaged and the last to leave the field at
Pleasant Hill, and covered the retreat of the
whole army back to- Grand Ecore and was
the brigade that marched up the river and
released the gunboats.sa.
We were placed about 40 rods in advance
of the main line, as suppose, to bring on the
engagement. We were the first TO receive
that charge of the cavalry en- masse. Nearly
every one of the rebels were killed. 1t
seemed to me those Johnnies were the BRAY
est lot of men ever saw. They had gotten
within six rods of our line when we had
orders to fire. / do not think out of the 400
rebs who made that charge more than one
dozen went Backs. A. CARTER, Co. K,
9th Iowa.
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Helped Save the.Battery.

John Whalen, 212 Bloomfield street, To-
ledo, O., says in the battle of Fredericksburg
there was Union battery between the two
lines. The men and the horses were all
shot away except the Lieutenant and four
privates The writer went up between the
two fires to help to save the battery. He
has forgotten the number Of the battery.
He woald like to know.
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Mistake i'm the Regiment.

B. Severson, Co. E, 10Th Wis, wishes to
correct George s. Myers, who stated that as
Carlin's Brigade, of Dayis's Division, was
charging on a rebel battery at Nolen's Gap,
two bronze cannon fell into the hands of the
1O1st Ohio. at was the 18th Wis. that got
possession of the cannon. We turned the
guns around with the intention of firing at
the retreating rebels, but had no lanyard, so
gave it up. The cannon and prisoners were
taken to the rear"
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Ace and Reliability naturally 90

together. A remedy cannot live century
unless it possesses great merit. The COM
bination of herbs and roots that constitutes
DIR. Peters Blood Vitalizer was discovered
more than 100 years ago by the old DR..
Peter Fahrney. 1t has been doing work
of blood publication and strength restora-
ton ever since. Not druggists, but only
Vitalizer agents sell it. Write DR.. Peter
Fahrney, Chicago, Ill.
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A GREAT CHANCE ro MAKE MoNEY !

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CEDAR MOUNTAIN.
Union Regiments Engaged and the Loss
Sustained by Each.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Will you
kindly inform me as to the regiments en-
gagged at the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va,
Aug. 9, 1862, number of regiments, name,
numerical strength, loss sustained by each,
etc, and very much oblige subscriber
VIM. N. NEWCoMB, Ware, Mass.
I'VE are unable to give the strength OF
the various regiments engaged in the battle
of Cedar Mountain. The return of the
casualties in the Union forces, Maj.-Gen.
John Pope commanding, as given by the
War Department. is as follows:
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Battery VI
This battery was organized in

This battery was organized in August,
1862 to serve three years, and was mustered
out July %, 1865. It's first Captain was
John B. Miller, who resigned Aug. 5, 1868.
Lieut.. John III. Colvin, of this battery, was
promoted Captain of the 7th Ind'p't battery,
Ill., l.. A., which afterward became Co. of
this regiment When mustered out of serv-
ice the battery was commanded by Capt.
George w. Spencer. Four men were killed
and 10 men died in the service. The battery
served in Sheridan's Division, Fourth Corps.
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"sURROUNDEp" II REBELS.
Private Nash Got Desperate and Distin-
guished Himself

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: want to
LeIl a little incident that occurred when my
regiment, the 57th Ind, was massed in front
OF Missionary Ridge, Wednesday afternoon,
Nov. %, 1868.
The day was like most of the Autumn
days in that country, pleasant, chilly, but
not too cold for comfort. The 57th Ind. was
located at the foot of the ridge, where the
rebels had thrown mp a slight earthwork,
something in the nature of rifie-pit
The engagement had been raging since the
morning of Monday, and the rebels had
been slowly forced from their position.
About 3 o'clock grist of mail was dis
tributed to the 57th Ind, and as this was
the first mail that had been received for over
six weeks, most everyone got some word
from hone.
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A Gloomy Outlook

Is that of the dyspeptic, but his face will
brighten when he knows that Ripans Tabules
cure that terrible disorder aud will make him
o cheerful and happy man.
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price $50 cents n box) Is sent to the Rpans Chemical
Company, No. 10 Spruce ST, New York. Sample vial
10 cents.