The National tribune., 1895-07-11
PIcKETSHeTS
Water I'm their CauteeDs,

| water their SanteenS.
| John W. Wood, Co. /, 9th Nd. ST. Paul,
MIMI, writes: "Was there another regiment
but mine that had a temperance orgauiza-
ton? The 6Sth Ind. had signed pledge
1 from Lieutenant Colonel down. (Our Colo
mel, Z. A. King, was killed at Chickamauga. J
In the Fall of 1868 the organization was
| formed. All except one man signed the
1 pledge during their term of service. Your
humble servant was its secretary ut the close
of the war Some time ago deposited the
list of names with the State Historical So
ciety of Minnesota.
| Show Your Pluck.
| G. L. Camp, Co. G., ODD Ohio, Burton,
Wash, was one Of the boys who participated
in the Atlanta campaign, march to the sea
and to the final wind-np through South and
North Carolina. OF course, take n deep
| interest in all communications in regard to
the many adventures and experiences of the
comrades who took part. lie belonged to
the First Brigade Third Division, Four
teenth Corps. At the battle of Resaea he
was in reserve, lying in the timber where
the grape made music about our ears.
What has become Of all the comrades of
| the god Ohio? They never write for the
best and truest soldier paper in existence.
| 1t is right at the front, throwing hot shot all
| the time. Come, boys, show your pluck.
Show THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE that you
| are around somewhere, If not on front line,
in the reserve, and it can do more and better
| execution with lots OF backing"
The Howard House.
A. p. Mcfarland, Co. K, 4.h Iowa, Bridge
port, o., writes: Zone comrade says the
Howard House stood about 100 yards from
the railroad cut; in fact, it stood at least
half q mile from the cut. If it stood IN such
| an exposed position as the comrade relates
how could Gen. Sherman have made it his
Headquarters during the progress OF the bat
| tie?
THE truth is that Woods First Division
| of the Fifteenth Corps was massed around
it, and the left of the Tweuty-third Corps
extended quite up to it. These troops were
idle and anxious witnesses of the dreadful
combat going OH in front of the Sixteenth,
Seventeenth, and part of the Fifteenth
Corps until after the capture of De Gress's
battery by the rebels. the field from the
Howard House as far as the railroad cut and
beyond was open. and Gen. Sherman saw
the Con iederates charge on the battery and
the retreat Of the supporting troops from its
veranda. The thousands of troops maSsed
there saw the same thing. That must have
been as late as 4 o'clock of that hot July
day.
with Mcpherson, commander of the
Army of the Tennessee, slain, and a noisy
and doubtful battle raging for miles to his
left, with one of our best bat teries IN pnssss-
sion of the enemy, one can hardly conjecture
the feelings of Gen. Sherman at that moment.
But Gen. Woods men were no longer
idle. There was mounting in hot haste, Aids
and Orderles scurried hither and tbither,
infantry stood TO aims, batteries gsllOped
into position. A heavy line of skirmshers
pushed ont from Woods Division, closely
followed by the steady lines of the three
brgades, Williamson's Iowa Brigade in the
lead, and in short time many IF these troops
were engaged in hand-to-band fighting
around and in the vicinity of the De GIess
battery"
Homes for Settlers.
o. p Miller, Richmond, Va, wishes to
know why comrades will migrate TO the far
South when they can buy land ut from So to
$40 per acre in Virginia. There they have
mild Winters pleasant Summers and health
full climate the year round.
James Rideout, Highlands, N. c., has
lived on the Highlands plateau for IA years
and feels sure that for health as well as for
some other purposes, that this place is the
rades to join Us here to get up GA K.
Post. Politics are about evenly divided.
No colored people Altitude Of this plateau
il $500 to 400 feet. 1t is too cool for cotton.
Productions chiefly those of the more north
ern States without the extremes of beat
or cold. Our hottest day recorded in IL
years was $50.
John c. Giroux, Tallapoosa, Ga, has set
tlpH for fe al ed
where there is a healthy climate, pure free
stone water, excellent school and church
privileges, a large GA. K. Post and Masonic
Lodge. "Onr principal industry Is fruit
raising, and our speciality the grape. This
affords an easy and profitable occupation;
and my advice TO comrades who desire TO
make a home in the South is, investigate
the advantages OF thus section before settling.
/ have no lands to SELL"
An Iowa Soldiers Opinion.
Isaac c.. Groom, Co. d, Sd Iowa Cav,
saws: Il saw in o recent issue, in Their
Records, a sketch of the Sd Iowa Cav,
claiming wonders for the regiment Now,
I am one of those that believe every true
soldier who went at his counry's call did
his whole duty and deserves the gratitude
OF the Nation. But it makes me tired to
see so much about what this c0mrade or
that regiment did to put down the rebellion
more than the rest OF the brave boys who
went to lay down their lives, if need be, for
love of the old flag. The article says that
the Sd Iowa Cav. lost moro men than any
other Iowa cavalry regiment, claiming that
it lost 81 killed in action, or "a died of
wounds, and 90 from disease and other
causes. The number of battles is given as
49, Now, have not word of discred,t to
say of any Iowa regiment, for was an Iowa
soldier, and have resimental history lying
before me of the 1st Iowa Cav, 10 which /
had the honor to belong. The regiments
total enlistment was 2,lS7; its casualties
from killed, wounded, and died were SOL.
1t participated IN A different battles. 1t
would take too much space to give the
names of all the battles"
Scattering.
George r. Wood, Hampton, Va, was boy
of 13 years when the war broke out. He was
employed in the Quartermaster's Transpor-
tation Service, and had chance to note many
events of the war on the Southern side. Our
family were Union people, and my eldest
brother stuck to his sentiments and in con-
sequence served 10 months in a Southern
prison"
Comrade G. W. Taylor, Is Water street,
Hayerhill, Mass, has case of war relics
of which he is DESTROYS of dsposing. They
are nicely mounted in q cabinet, 3x4 feet,
suitable for G. A. r. Post-room or a museum.