The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-03-21

As to the Howard House.
| A. B. Crummel, Co. H, 3Oth Ohio, writes:
"In your issue of Feb. %, 1895, in Gen. How
ards article, find the following: Being
anxious to be prompt when Gen. Sherman
| should say the word, / took small staff with
me and rode over, few hundred yards, to
| Schofield's front Sherman, with few off,
| GERS and Orderlies, was mounted when 1
arrived, and standing by the Howard House,
then the prolongation of Logan's line. The
fearful break in Lightburn's front had been
| made
1.-THE writer of this belonged to Light
| burns Division, and was standing near q
| large brick house, always known to US as
| the Howard House. This house stood less
| than 10 yards in rear of the 37th Ohio, in
line; next to the right the 3Oth Ohio; then
| De Gress's battery and, 1 think, the 54th
| Ohio. The break occurred in the railroad
cut, probably 100 yards to the left of this
| brick house. Our view of our line to the left
being obscured by this same brick house, we
| did not see the Confederates coming until
| they swept around the house and were right
| among US, thus sweeping away the right of
| Lightburn's Division, leaving De Gress's
battery in their hands.
"Now, if Gen. Howard was standing near
| the Howard House, this house must have
been in Schofeld's front. nearly mile to
| our right, as our First Division (Wood's)
was still in line to our right.
Perhaps some of your readers remember
| my article some time ago, What saw OF
the Recapture of De Greess Battery, in which
/ placed the Howard House in the same
position as / do now, which statement was
never disputed.
"Now, if was standing by the Howard
House when the break occurred, and Gen.
Howard was by the Howard House during
the short time it required to retake the
works and battery, there must be two How
ard Houses, and i am little bewildered.
Will some comrade who was there please tell
me where / was att"
Papers of which He is Proud.
Charles II. Eager, Boston, Mass, writes:
ain your issue of Feb Ia there is an ar
ticle headed OF Historical Interest," in
which Joel A. Delano states he has in his
possession commissions appointing his
father to different grades in the Vermont
Militia from 1925 to 1923. / have in my
possession the following com omissions of
my father, William Eager, of Northboro,
Mass, in the Militia of Massachusetts,
Lieutenant of the 5th Company, I'd Regi-
ment Second Brigade, Seventh Division,
dated Sept. Is, 1894, signed by Gov.
Samuel Adams; Captain of the 9th Com
pany, same regiment, etc, Aug. 81, 1900,
signed by Gov. Caleb Strong; Major of the
I'd Regiment, etc, May 7, 1901, and Lieu
tenant Colonel C0mmandant, same Iegi-
ment, April 3, 1S07-both signed by Gov.
Strong.
II also have a paper addressed to my
great-great-grandfather Capt. Bazaliel Ea-
ger, of which the following is copy:
"'To Bazaliel Eager, Gentleman You
are hereby required in his Majesty's name
to take the 25 men mentioned in the list / |
herewith commit to your care, and conduct |
and march them forthwith to the town of |
Northampton and deliver them to Col John !
st. Dow OF his order, and take receipt of
him that you deliver them, and / hereby |
require the aforementioned men to regu- |
late and conduct themselves accordingly. |
Hereof fail not and make return to me of |
your doing hereon. Dated in Shrewsbury, |
Mass, the 5th day of July, 1745, and in the |
18th year of his Majesty's reign.
assigned: Nahum New, Colonel"
Information Wanted.
Minnie s. Best, Princeville, ILL.,, wants the |
song entitled Battle of Chickamauga.n
Wanted, good housekeeper without chill |
dren, well recommended to keep house, with |
view to marriage, by John G. Weidenhafer,
of Co. G, 103d Pa, TrevOrton, Pa; age 81 |
years. WOman's age to be from 40 to 80 |
years, and Lutheran by profession. Cor
respondence solicited.
d. j. and Ida Morey, Grant, o., offer |
good home to an orphan girl about IL years |
of age on farm close to school and church. |
Homes In Southern Texas.
Mr.. M. o. Perkins, Galveston, Tex, feels
aggrieved at letter written by Thos. Hig-
gins, Fort Dodge. Kan, and published in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, disparaging the
country of Chambers, Jefferson and Lib
erty Counties, Texas Comrade Perkins
feels that his personal character has been
and he writes reiterating all that
he formerly said in praise of the soil and
and inclosing the following state
ment signed by large number OF prominent
citizens:
I'VE, the undersigned, citizens of Jefferson,
Chanb beers and Liberty Counties, Texas, hav-
ing resided here for many years, certify that
crops of nearly all kinds excepting Winter
apples and most kinds of wheat), including
tame grasses such as has been tried, pro-
duce abundantly in the Counties mentioned,
and they are not liable to spoil on account
Of the weather any more than the same
crops in other portions of the United States.
Pears plums, peaches, appricots, oranges,
grapes and straw berries, sweet potatoes,
Irish potatoes, tomatoes, onions, celery, pie
plant, sugar cane, rice, etc, yIeid abundantly,
and it requires no greater effort to save such
crops here then elsewhere and all reports to
he, contrary are unture. There are very few
snakes, aud alligators are almost extinct,
being rarely seen, and then of very small
'ize. The people or inhabitants, as rule,
ire intelligent and law-abiding, aud will
welcome settlers from the North"
THOUGHT OF 1T.