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The National tribune., 1895-05-30
SORRY FOR THEM.
Avern ssmpathizes With the N. Y.

EDITOR NATIoN1I TRIBUNE: am much
impressed with the great suffering and forth
tude that Serg't Thomas II. c. Kinkaid had
to undergo and the Sights he was compelled
to witness. 1t was terrible thing in the
hot days of JulyIto behold men with wet
clothing broken shoes, and even starving, in
the State of Pennsylvania after those Won
derful forced marches from the city of Car
Isle away yonder by way of Mount Holly
to Pine Grove Furnace, fully IL miles in
distance. s~)ns
The great wonder is that any of that brave
command is left to- chronicle their terrible
suffering at this late. day. They must have
been men of iron nerve. l have been
through that section of Pennsylvania that
those brave New York State Militia had
penetrated, and the people through that
country never tire in relating that they had
more dread of these troops than they had of
the rebels, for they never could pass smoke
house, chicken-coop, pig-sty, truck-patch,
clothes-line, OF anything that they could
carry, but what they would get away with it.
We should like to know where those Con.
federate guards were heading for with those
1000 prisoners. 1t appears that the cavalry
would have taken care of those rebels If
they had run across them. We had not
known that the rebs were in the habit Of
taking prisoners in battle and then making
then, up in packages and have their men
toat them over into our illness. r. AvERIL,
Go. F, 18th Pa. Cav, Wats0nt0wn, Pa.
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Who Were They?

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / am very
DESTROYS of getting the names and addresses
of some of the comrades who on the night
of Feb. %, 1864, forded the Rapidan River
at Ely's Ford in company with scout Martin
E. Hogan and myself and captured the out
post pickets and the reserve, consisting of
81 men and a Captain and Lieutenant of
some North Carolina regiment of cavalry,
which capture gave Gen. Fitzpatrick and
Col. Dahlgren and their commands the OPP
portunity of marching all night inside of the
Confederate lines before it was known that
we were inside of their lines. The soldiers
who crossed the river with US belonged to
Col. Dahlgren's command and were from
different regiments of cavalry. Col. Dahl
gren had 500 men picked from the whole
Cavalry Corps.
Perhaps if should explain little more
in detail you may be able to understand
better.
We left Gen. Meade's Headquarters at noon
of Sunday, Feb %, 1864. I think the name
of the Captain who went with US to capture
the outpost piekets was Capt. j. F. B. Mitch
ell. He had detail of about 100 men, who
were to go with Col. Dahlgren's command.
We marched out to our outpost picket reserve
and remained there until dusk, when we
asked the captain II ne would let us nave
about 20 men who would ford the river with
US at dark and try and capture the outpost
picket. There were some 90 men and Ser
geant volunteered to go with US. We left our
horses with the command, forded the river,
and, as have said before, captured the out
post pickets and reserve.
Now, what l desire is to get the names of
some of those men who forded the river with
Martin E. Hogan and myself. would like
to find Martin Z. Hogan; also Capt. Cline,
of the scouts at Headquarters of the Army
of the Potomac.
On March Is and 25 1894, there appeared
in the Boston Journal full account of Col.
Dahlgren's raid on Richmond, as given by
me to that paper, and think have copy
of the story.-JAMEs r. WooD, 9th U. s.
Cav, and scout at Headquarters of the Army
of the Potomac, 257 Washington street, Bos-
TON Mass
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"LITTLE INvINCIBLE."
He Was There, and Col. Long Did Not Do
1t All at Lovejoy.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In reply
to Comrade Doyle, 18th Ind, in regard to
the saving of Kilpatrick's command at Love
joy Station, cannot help replying that it
looks very much as though C0mrade Doyle
wishes to impress upon the younger people
the idea that Col. Long and his brigade
saved Gen. Minty's Brigade and Fitzpatrick 8
old Division, and was in command of the
whole force.
But Comrade Doyle is certainly mistaken,
because the Little Invincible" was there,
and in full command while Col. Long was
only in command of a small brigade. will
state the situation just as it was, and then
await verdict.
After we had cut the West Point Rail-
road and had started for the Macon Rail-
road then the rebel cavalry commenced to
gather in our front and TANKS until we
reached Lovejoy Station, when they all col
lected in our front, while the Confederate
infantry from Atlanta and other points most
accessible came up on us, and 1t was at TINS
critical period that Col. Long seems, accord
ing 10 Comrade Doyle, to have wanted TO
charge and break their lines COmrade
Doyle, it seems, clips good long article from
the Courier of Nov. %, 1864, in which 1t
covers Col. Long with glory and makes him
the hero in every instance.
He says Col. Long saved the whole COM
mand by that brilliant charge on the Con-
federate cavalry, and strives to leave the
impression that Kilpatricks Division proper
was not "in it." But, perhaps, COmrade
Doyie was little shaky at that period, and
did not know all that was going on.
While Coils. Long and Minty were pre-
pairing to charge the Confederate cavalry,
Kilpatrck's Division was in the rear, dis
mounted, together with the 10th Wis. bat
terry, fighting in our best style to keep the
Confederate infantry from charging us and
demoralizing the whole command. And as
soon as we commenced to mount we could
hear the sound of the enemy's bugles, and
soon the well-known rebel yell.
But ere they got to our lines we had gone
in the direction OF the charging regiments,
and saved the gallant Confederates the
trouble of starving rs TO death in Anderson
vile. i will rest my case now, and ask for
a verdict from the hands of OLD soldiers, rs
to who saved Kilpatrick's command at Love-
joy-Col. Long, who charged and broke
Confederate cavalry line, or the old division
that stayed in the rear and kept back the
Confederate infantry; and remember the
difference in fighting cavalry and infantry.
Our brigade was composed of the following:
I'd, 9Th, and 9Th KY. Cav. and 9th Pa. Cav.
and one section of the 10th Wis. battery
JOHN w. RATLIFF, Co. L, 5th KY. Cav,
Boyd, Tex.
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"CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS"

One OF Them Refutes "The Cannoneer's
Statement That They Prayed When They
Ought to Have Fought.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Although
an admirer of The Cannoneer's" clear and
faithful sketches of war history, / was
much panied on reading his third article
relating to Mink's Battery in THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE of Mary Is, not because he
defends the use of blank language he quotes,
or the profanity Of men in battle that he
iustifies, but the sneer he seems to cast on
"Christian sOldiefsl' He unnecessarily as
serts that the successful battles of the " Union
army were won by wicked men "; that the
class he criticizes, as general thing, were
praying when they ought to have been fight
ing, or running when they ought to have
been praying"
The best historians Of the late rebellion
on both sides refer with enthusiastic pride
to the religious elements of many of the
heroes of the late war. Need / mention
Gems Howard Rosecrans, Harker and scores
of others defending the flag, while Stonwall
Jackson was fighting against it. Such as
these are samples of those so hippantly dis
carded.
On reading the story of Comrade Buell.,
my thoughts Immediately required to Gen.
Emerson Opdycke, the real hero at the
battle of Franklin, Tenn. An officer en-
dowed with military genius of the highest
order, brave, courageous, and persevering
commander, he conspicuously exhibited
these qualities Mt Chickamauga, Mission
Ridge, Rocky Face, Resaca, Kenesaw, Peach
Tree Creek, as well as at Franklin.
On ono occasion the writer called at his
Headquarters while we lay behind the
breastworks Mt Chattanooga, three weeks
after the battle of Chickamauga. 1t was
after II o'clock at night, and found him
reading his Bible preparatory to engaging
in prayer. On expressing my commenda-
ton for his employment, he replied that
this he did every night before retiring.
My own brigade commander, Gen. Charles
G. Harker, was a grand, distinguished, and
illustrious example, where piety and pluck,
courage and Christianity, military achieve
ments and morality, go hand in hand. 1t is
true that some profane commanders gained
victories; il is equally true that some of
them lost battles. 1t may Be true that
there was more swearing than praying in
the army, but believe that there was vastly
more praying and reading the Bible than
running away from the enemy.
The Chaplains had corps in every regi-
ment always ready for either service One
of the first dead officers saw on the bloody
field of Shiloh was Chaplain. The wide
Unknown Methodist rerivalist, Granville
Moody, commanded the 74th Ohio as Colonel
at the battle of Stone River, where grit and
staying in line were as conspicuous with
him and his men as his zeal at the altar of
his Divine Master.-C. WOODRUFF, Gath
Ohio.
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FIGHTING AT WAYNESBORO
An Engagement i'm Which the Cavalry
Covered Itself with Glory.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The en-
gagement at Waynesboro Va, was the scene
of one of the many successful charges made
by the cavalry. On Feb. 26 Gen. Sheridan
began his famous fox-hunt, or, in other
words, his sixth and last raid. Reaching
Staunton in mud and rain, the remnant of
Early and his once proud army was found
but they quickly retreated at Sheridan s
advance, although leaving word at Staunton
that he Early would fight at Waynesboro
Up to this time the direct course of Sheri-
dams column was unknown TO even Sheridan
himself Gen. Grant had suggested route
via Lynchburg and join Sherman, or return
to Winchester, as circumstances might d.
rect. But the real line of march was left
to Gen. Sheridan to decide as he thought
best.
Gen. Sheridan and staff reached Stanton
the morning of March 2, and then learning
of Early's statement that he should fight at
Waynesboro, very quickly decided to 90 his
way.
Accordingly Gen. Merritt, commanding
the Cavalry Corps, was directed to send
Clusters Division in advance and TO follow
closely with Devens'. Division. Although
the rain had been falling for days and the
roads were well-nigh impossible and the men
were wet and cold, yet Custer started out
promptly, himself and staff, as usual, well up
to the skirmish-line.
Soon the eDemy's pickets were found, and
as quickly pressed back by Clusters Skin
mish-line. Once on the retreat they were
not allowed TO stop until they came up to
EarIy's line. well posted behind earthworks,
with IL pieces of artillery in position.
Custer did not wait for any help. but threw
Pennock's Brigade well up on Early's left
flank. Dismounting them, he directed PEN
mock what to do, then with his mounted
men and few dismounted skirmisbers he
kept Early's attention until pennock's Bri-
gade was in position.
When everything was ready the bugle
sounded the charge, and every man in Gus
ter's Division sprang to the charge. The
enemy threw down their guns and fled in
all directions. The 9Th n. Y. and LIST Conn.
Cav. passed through the enemy's lines, and
never stopped until they had crossed South
River. Then they turned and formed on
the bank of the river and helped rake in the
fleeing enemy.
The LIST VT were directed against Early's
right flank, and came down the river road
gathering up the scattering CoDfederates
Early and his Generals barely escaped capt
ure by taxing 10 the VOGUE Il ne combined
result was II pieces Of artillery, IL battle
flags and 500 prisoners.
This was the direct work OF Gen. Custer
and his division, and to him belongs the
credit. Gen. Sheridan was not long in reach
ing the field, and directed the pressing for
ward of Chapman's Brigade through Rockfish
Gap, with orders to camp On the other side
of the mountain.
This engagement cleaned out the enemy
from the Shenandoah Valley. Gen. Sheri-
dan was left to go any way be might wish
The continuation of the raid, although but
little engaged, developed fine strategic
move on the part of Gen. Sheridan, which
would I'll an article of itself-S. A. CLARK,
Co. +, lst VT. Cav, Willow Lake, S. ID.
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ANTIETAM FIELD
Interesting Facts TN Regard to the Work
There.

There.
EDITOR NATIONAL, TRIBUNE: 1t was my
good fortune to visit the Antietam battle
field early in November, three weeks after
the Pennsylvania delegation had placed
their markers there. These are mere strips
of rough board, but they serve well for the
present ''-A'
met by appointment Hon. William M
Robbins, formerly Major. 4th Ala, and now
Confederate representative on the Gettys-
burg Board. We had been in correspond
ence for number Of years. trying to learn
if his regiment opposed mine, the 10th Me.
An hour of rambling through the old East
Woods, or what is left of them, settled the
main fact and score of minor questions
that four years Of letter-writing had left
doubtful. Nothing was clearer than the
necessity Of having many more similar
meetings of Union and Confederate officers
upon the field together, if the truthful his
tory of the battle is to be learned.
The Antietam Board is doing effective
work. Gen. Carman, 18th n. j., Twelfth
Corps, is busily engaged as historian in
gathering facts from the participants in the
battle. Maj. James Ho,chkiss, formerly
Engineer on Stonewall Jackson's staff, is
laboriously reconstructpg the old Michler
map, which has so vexed and misled us all
by its many errors. These two officers are
stationed Mt Sharpsburg, and make it point
to interview all old soldiers who visit the
field, unless, as in the case of the Pennsyl-
vania delegation, the visitors are so many
that it is impossible to listen to them all.
1t is painful to note the destruction of the
two beautiful groves, now called East Woods
and West Woods, which formed such i'm
portant features of the battlefield. There
are yet great many trees left in East Woods,
but we learned that the owner intends to
cut them all down this Spring. All of West
Woods has been cut away except on the
acre around bunker Church. The north
ern spur of the West Woods, where Gibbons
Brigade fought, are still standing, and also
the woods around the old toll-gate.
Unfortunately the Board is not yet clothed
with power to buy these woods, but it is
hoped that another Congress may save US
these valuable landmarks 1t is gratifying
to know that the people of the town and
vicinity are at last awaking to the fact that
they have a point of National interest in
keeping. Mr.. Wm Roulette, whose house
and farm are so well known to students of
the battle, is making what we hope may be
successful effort to arouse local pride and
to instruct the people in their duties to the
general public. II the woods can be saved
and the old roads opened, particularly
Bloody Lane, the value of the field to WIS.,
itOrs will be greatly enhanced.-JoHN M.
GOULD, Box 1866, Portland, Me.
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was successfully repulsed. At
tacks were made on every part of the line
in quick succession from daylight to about
10 a. m, when, forming the Third Brigade
(dismounted(, with q battalion of the 4th
Mich. on each of its TANKS, Minty assumed
the offensive on the Lthonia road and drove
them from that front in confusion"
Now, this is incorrect. Minty did not form
the Third Brigade (Wilder's) dismounted,
nor had he had anything TO do with the
Third Brigade, and he did not assume the
offensive on the Lithonia road and drive
Them 1.-THE rebels) from that front in con-
fusion"
Gen. Kenner Garrard, an old Regular
Army officer, was present in command of his
division. Here is the account of this Flat
Rock affair frors the history of the 18th Ind:
July 26-Rebels cannonaded u.s. and they
turned out to be the divisions of Kelly and
Martin, of two brigades each, and two other
brigades-six brigades in ALL Our division
was literally surrounded, and kept up a
desultory firing on all sides. Toward noon
Gen. Garrard ordered Col. Miller, our bri-
gade commander, TO form his lines on foot,
charge the enemy and break the way out
toward Lithonia.
Sol Minty's Brigade was TO move behind
US In support while Longs Brigade brought
up the rear, covering the movement. We
advanced steadily until we received the
enemy's fire, which we returned with viii
as we advanced, until the bugles sounded
the charge when we went in on the run,
firing as rapidly as we could, and the enemy
broke in confusion.
I'VE advanced some distance, until every
thing was cleared from our front, when we
halted for our horses, and Minty's Brigade
went forward, mounted, on the Lithonia
road. We mounted and followed to Litho-
MIA, ii miles, Long still bringing up the
rear, and then camped for the night"
Van Horne, in the History of the Army
of the Cumberland" says: Gen. Garrard
engaged successfully two divisions of cavalry
at Flat Rock. and then returned to Atlantis"
i say that Gen. Garrard absolutely COM
manded his division at Flat Rock, and gave
orders for all the movements of brigades,
and received due credit for his ability in
getting out of that tight place, and Col.
Minty commanded his own brigade only,
no other brigade, and assumed
no offensive on any road, only as ordered by
Gen. Garrard.-WM. L. DOYLE, Adjutant,
18th Ind, Steyensburg, Va.
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When the Wheat Began TO

Fipen. He was sick and ailing. That's
when it came. ~ was ailing," he says.
" for the past four years. felt 80 bad that
/ could hardly walk. l was weak and suf-
fered from flatulency, and 1 felt worse about
harvest time. Invent to see doctor and he
pronounced it catarrh of the stomach and he
gave me medicine. The pains left me for a
little while, but soon was as bad as ever. I
went to other doctors with the same result,
until had consulted six doctors. At last l
received copy of the SURPRISE IgOt some
of DIR. Peters Blood Vitalizer, and must
say that / am glad 1 got it, for l have re-
ceived more benefit from it than from all
the doctors and other medicines together,
and at last it cured me-" Yours, gratefully,
JOHN LEYKAUF, Cassel, Wis.
DR.. Peters Blood Vitalizer is, however,
no article of traffic. 1t is not sold in drug
stores. Only local Vitalizer agents sell it.
Write to the proprietor, DIR. Peter Fahrney,
Chicago, Ill.
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rThe Editor would he glad 10 receive articles Of
from GOO to 900 words serial papers of greater
length for publication on the first page of, and
written exclusively for. The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The subjects submitted should be OF interest the
veterans in general. and should be treated with
especial regard to historical accuracy OF statement.
Articles on the behavior of some particular fegi-
ment brigade some field whcreon il dis
finEushed itself in some campaign in which II
took prominent part, in come siege wherein IL
acted Extensively Extensively; "reminiscences
of prison life, The march The camp: personal
adventures. all such solicited. Shorter papers,
of from 500 TO SEQ words, and OF the same charsc
ter, are also desired for Fighting Them Over"
All articles will receive consideration and if avail
able will have early inserionl
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Capt. s. VI. Smith, 24th Ind, Washington,
Ind, calls to mind the landing of Grants army
at Bruinsberg, Miss, on his Vicksburg CAM
paign. "On the morning of April 80, 1868,
Grants army was ahoat on the Mississippi
River below Grand Gulf Gen. Grant him.
self was on the gunboat Benton, the flag
ship of the feet, with Admiral Porter in
command. The regiment to which I be-
longed, the oath Ind, and several others,
were aboard also. We were floating down
the river stern foremost, very slow, when
about three miles above the landing q man
on horseback was seen riding on the bank OF
the river. Gen. Grant, Admiral Porter, and
other officers were watching him. I was
sitting on top Of the pilothouse watching
him myself While there I heard my name
called, and was requested to come to tho
front, which 1 did, and joined the group Of
officers, and was introduced to Gen. Grant
by Col. Spicely.
"The General called my attention TO the
man, and said that he would like to have him
aboard, and that Col. Spicely had said that
/ could get him if any one could. IanswereG
by saying that 1 would try it if he would
have me put ashore. The General them
introduced me to Admiral Porter, and re-
quested him TO have me sent ashore. The
Admiral already had small boat manned
and ready, which he put me in charge of
Il ordered them to pull me straight to the
shore, which they did. We then skinned
along down close to the bank until we
reached Bruinsbsrg where We landed, and 3
jumped ashore and ran up the bank and con-
frOnted the man, who was still on his horse.
ST ordered him to dismoust and come to
me, which he did. We then took the boat
and pulled for the Benton, reaching her some
time before she made the landing. I turned
my man over to the General. He thanked
me, and / joined my company and went
ashore with the regiment. By this event i
was the first man ashore of Gen. Grants
army at the landing at Bruinsberg.
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Why Don't They Write?

B. Wade, 63d Ind, Fall River, Kan,
wishes the vets of the Twentieth Corps
would tell of some of their war doings
Peter Herriff, Lieutenant, Co. G, 41st
Ohio, Winsboro, La, wants to know what
has become of the members Of Hazen's Bril-
gade,
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AT APPOMATTOx.
A Question rs to whether the Official Rec
ords are Correct.

ords Correct.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The writer
has long been trying to find out the number
Of casualties at Appomattsx Courthouse on
the day Of the surrender, but the results
have been far from satisfactory. Volume 46
OF the Official Records probably contains
about all that will be forthcoming from thaa
source. Allow me to present results up to
date as per these records, and ask for infor-
nation from comrades.
LIST Ne. Cav, seven killed; 9th Me-, sig
wounded; 18th Me-, five killed, two officers,
% men wounded, one officer and "a men
captured; Goth Me-, one killed; 199th Pa,
FIVE killed, 20 wounded; 19tst Pa, one officer
wounded; Tooth Pa, one man wounded;
155th Pa, one killed 11th Pa Cav, one kill
ed, three wounded; 155th ". Y, one officer
killed, one man wounded; 15Sth ". T., one
man wounded; I'd N. Y. NJ. K, one man
killed, one officer wounded; LIST ~ J. Cav,
one man killed, one officer wounded 67th
Ohio, one killed six wounded SD Ohio, one
killed, Is wounded, two officers and 80 men
captured; 18th Ohio Cav, enc officer killed:
39th Ill, two killed, one officer and four men
wounded; 41st U. S. G.. T., one officer NOR
tally wounded; LIST Md. Cav, one killed,
one officer and nine men wounded, five capt.
ured 1st Vt. Cav, two wounded; 10th Conn.,,
one captured. The officer of the 41st u s.
G. /. noted as wounded was Capt. John w.
FalcOneT, who was shot while on the skin
mish-line. The result is learned from page
500, Vol. 46 of the Records.
The casualty credited to the 191st Pa. re-
fers TO Lieut.. Slater, severely wounded by
rihe-ball- The wounded man of the 190th
Pa. was Ginter. There were probably other
casualties in these TIVE regiments aud the
18th Pa, Col Psttees command, but we
have no reliable information.
In Col. Pattee's report, Vol. As, pages
877, S79, hs mentions cayalryman killed
near the village. The identity of this young
man is still an unsolved problem. Doubtless
the word missing" is opposite bis name In
the roll of some cavalry regiment.-R. E
MCBRIDE, Co. G, 190th Pa, Manhattan, Kan.
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