The National tribune., 1895-05-16
Tho Kind Of Running Thew Did,

| Jerome Bell, 1st N. Y. (LncOln) Cav, City
| Island, N. Y, writes: $50 Comrade Ayerill,
Of the 18th Pa. Cav, takes up the question
| of running away from the enemy. He cites
the case of the battle Of Winchester, under
loyal old Milroy, whom Gen. Schenck, whose
| Headquarters were in Baltimore at the time,
kept at Winchester, with orders to stay
there, Notwithstanding the fact that the
corps of Evell and Early confronted him
| for two days, then on their way to Pennsyl-
vania and to Gettysburg.
"Comrsde Averill says our regiment, the
1st N. Y. Cav, left Milroy and wandered
through different places in Pennsylvania,
and finally halted at Harrisburg. On the
evening of the 18th, think, Of June, after
our little force of about G, 500 men had been
surrounded by the rebs, Gen. Milroy sent
! for the commanding officer Of our regiment,
| Col Adams. and ordered him to divide the
regiment into two divisions; one division
| to take the Cumberland road, the other toe
Harper's Ferry road, and try to find way
| out of the trouble. Milroy at the same
time divided what was left OF his whole
| division, and the force so divided followed
the two parts of our regiment on the tive
roads named Both parts of our regiment
met the rebs at several points, but finally,
after waiting for reinforcements from the
main bodies, succeeded in cutting their way
through and reaching both Cumberland and
Harper's Ferry, but with considerable loss
to both divisions of the whole force.
"Our regiment got together at Bedford,
| Pa, on the 18th, and from that time until
Lee crossed the Potomac River on his re-
treat, not q day passed without a skirmish
with the enemy; and between the 18th of
June and the 9th of July, our regiment
captured $50 wagons and 1000 prisoners
| from the enemy, and were back into Virginia
again with the first of the Union troops
| Now, If that is running away it was of
that sort that vas very displeasing to the
! Johnuies."
| Minty's Record.
Heber S. Hampson, Captain, 7th Pa. Cav,
Pottsville, Pa, writes: =" L deprecate the re-
Elections cast on Gen. Mniy by Comrade
Doyle, in the issue of May 2. Gen. Minty
was a brave soldier, competent officer and
q gentleman, and had he been West Point
| graduate he would have been recommended
| for promotion over and over again for dis
tinguishcd services His brilliant General
| chip i'm forcing the left of Bragg's army at
| Shelbyyille on the 9th Of June, 1863, in
the Tullahema campaign, in killing, captur-
| ing and destroying a superior force OF the
enemy, including the charge upon the park
of artillery in Shelbyville, would have made
him Brigader-General, if he had not been
a civilian volunteer.
1.-THE important service rendered by Col
Minty and Col. Wilder in holding Braggs
army at Reeds Bridge and Alexander's
Bridge, on Chickamauga Creek, for the whole
| of the 18th of September, 1863. thus delay
| ing The opening of the battle OF Chicka-
manga while reporting again and again to
incredulous corps and army commander the
concentration of the enemy and the presence
| of Longstreet's reinforcements, should have
entitled both Minty and Wilder to receive
commissions as Major-General."
The comrade also refers to Col. Minty's
conduct at Lovejoy Station, and concludes:
" Col Long deserves well of his country; all
honor to him. But am sure that neither
he nor any comrade who was his true friend
| would Intentionally disparage the gallant
record of one whose activity, resource, dar-
| ing and skill as cavalry leader were so
| fully acknowledged in the field, but so
tardily and inadequately recognized at
| Washington"
Had a Hand in 1t.
| Jacob McAfee Corporal. Co. B. 9th q. s.
G.. l., Wichita, Kan, writes: History re-
| fers to the mine explosion in front of Peters
burg, June 80, 1864, and agrees that but one
Confederate battleflag was captured. Will
liam H. Powell, in The Century Magazine,
says the colored troops captured 200 prison.
ers, stand of rebel colors, and recaptured
stand belonging to white regiment of the
Ninth Corps.
Henry Goddard Thomas, in writing of
the affair, gives Capt. Wright, of the 43d
u. S. (colored), the credit of capturing the
flag. / do not desire to detract from the
record of that noble officer, but do claim
that was instrumental in capturing that
FLAG, and am Justly entitled to some of the
honor attached.
81 was in the charge after the explosion,
and when the enemy rallied and retook the
works O Confederate Sergeant waved his
colors over the works. l charged bayonet
on him. and ordered him to surrender, and
as he lowered the flag non-commissioned
officer of the 3Oth U. s. (colored) at my side
snatched the flag off the staff, and the rebel
Sergeant fell back with the staff in his hand.
"The Sergeant, or Corporal, of the 30th
q. S. Tor the 30th Nd, as we called them)
was SO elated over our captured prize he
waved it aloft, thereby drawing the fire Of
the enemy. I ordered him to desist. He
asked what to do with it. said: Take it
to the rear He did so, and, I presume, de-
livered it over to Capt. Wright. In the excite
| ment OF tne Time L HesleCteu w Set VIC
name and company of the comrade. l wish
some of the survivors of the 9th, 30th, and
AID would speak up to substantiate my
statement.
"When Capt. Pugh, Co. b, 9th, fell,
and the charging column were tramping him
under foot, | turned their direction, and
Col. Wright, of the 9th, patted me on the
shoulder, cOmplimented me, and directed
me down the line to the right, where we
made the charge in which the said rebel flag
was captured"
Information Wanted.
Lewis Thomas, Chanute, Kan, wants in
formation as to the company, regiment, and
a description of Richard Doughty, believed
to have served in Co. d, 10th Ill.
Trihe Sarcastic.
G. A. Tompkins, Co. E, 18TH N. Y, Glen
Castle, N. Y, writes: Until l read the
statements Of certain comrades l always be-
lieved was in the Second Division, TWEEN
tieth Corps, and wore white star badge;
that at a place called Resaca in Georgia one
day we ran against snag; that there was
some kind of muss in which we were in
vited to participate; that we accepted the
invitation and went in, passing over two
lines of men wearing blue stars, who, pre-
sumo, had started in, gone as far as pru-
dence dictated, and were making photo
graphs in the mud.o / also thought that
we went on to a certain fort, drove out the
enemy, captured and took possession of