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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1895-09-25

Spbes1trafe rubte, 10 imtptegen mir;
nihts als bas Rlappern Der Mefer
unb @abeln unb bic nidt eben MAJ
nierliden @erdu1de, bic mein 5tief>
batter beim gfen herDorbradte.
Gein Mppetit bate iih niht ber@
minDert., er fab iiberbnupt Diel ipobler
aug, unb feline CUTE Qaune tebrte 3uz
rid. Gr idnauote Grieorih an. !penn
Der Wein rliAt rihtis sefiiblt mar, er
fchidte 6niiHeln 3uriid, bic ibm ni1t
5chmedten, nit einem Compliment an
bic 8afe, unb er commanbirte mid
aum @pa3ierengeben. Sd muBte nit
an Wlanlds Grabe iteben linb ben
fiirhterliAen tpeinenben Warmnrengel
beipunbern, ben er tpiber meinen Wilz
len barauf ge1eBt battle. Seoer Wenid
itritt mif beiliger Mnaaht an basGra6
Teiner Wutter; in mcnleS StiefDaters
,@eIeGf huft pertpanbelte iif mir bic
Mnbumt in Elm tpilbes Gbmeragefiibl,
In GebnIit1t nah Nnhe, unb elenb
lrnb erlh1pft lam ih bann beim.
I -
@5o'bisl ipie irgeub m0slih inhts
sih dIIein au 1ein in meiner eigenerl
5tnbe. aber audi bies Meinlsin paro
mir an, Gnbe 5ur pein. SD besann
3lapitr su fpisien, at iiben ~ iOfOrt
erfhisn syriebrih nit Ser 8itte, anfs
anhDrsn; 6err M}pllmeDer Tonne Wu<
lit niht bertragen. SD tpollte lefen.
aber tDas2 pdpus Bibliot1tt fannte
id illz unD ausipeRbig, bie alten 3ers
lefenen Mpmane beS WeItenberger
0eihinitituts lpdten mid ni6t, bic
Hahsrtt ber RDnlteiie battle i'd ldngIt
auSitubirt; iie bsitanO aus Sdul5ss
.Headuberter HD5es GiebseS sllrds
MA, eini1en Merfen BON Sean paul.
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The enemy opened fire. We went for
hat turnpike on a double-9uick. Then,
nat upon our faces, we listened to the ON
inous screaming of the shells over our heads
Our baptism of fire had begun.
Horses neigbed shrilly. Their drivers
yelled and cursed. The wounded cried and
Rroaned piteously. The drums beat and
the bugle sounded, but the singing of the
shells as they burst was the most terrify ing,
for the pieces inflicted fatal wounds
A comrade tried and true, of my own
company, was the first TO be killed. it was
nearly o'clock before the order came TO adj
vance across an open cornfeld distance OF
half mile. The ground had frozen the
night before but had thawed enough to be
muddy, sticky, and decidedly announcement
10 wade through. Two bitches stretched
across the field, too wide TO leap, and too
deep 10 scramble ia and out Of very quickly.
Halt i-Unsling knapsacks Fix bay
onets!n
Then we realized that we were coming to
close qusriers
Forward" The men advanced with
white, set faces and compressed lips. Bull
lets hissed around u.s. Our comrades fell
faster and faster. i confess that i wa.
rather weak in the knees, and j guess thai
more than one was in the same fix. i heard
one OF the ofticers-and he was brav,
soldier too--say, years afterwards, that hi
heart thumped so hard that be could no
give q necessary order.
IL gives one a desire for revenge TO SCI
comrades fall, but when man tells you tina
soldier never feels fear when in battle yol
may be pretty sure that he is lying, or he ha
never been there
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THEIR MARCH WAS WEARY,
But the Captured Fat Hams Made up for IL

But the Captured Fat Hams MADE up ZOE it'
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: 1t was
while on some of our hard marches during
the Vicksburg campaign that uncle SANS
Commissary Department was little slow
about supplying us with the necessaries OF
life. 1t was after a particularly day
march that three Of us started on foraglng
expedition We took revolver each.
Through timber at right angle to our line
of march we went. After about an hours
march we came to a cabin, where they IN
formed that we were two and nan
miles from camp; that by going as much
farther we would come to large planta-
ton.
While vet in the timber, although in sight
of a large house and extensive grounds, we
came upon smouldering campires, which
indicated to US that several companies OF
the enemy's cavalry had eaten supper there.
Nothing daunted, we pushed on, made
our reconnaissance, found the smokehouse,
with a cornfield coming nearly up to 1T.
After each Of us had secured ham and hid
it in q fence-corner we went to the front
door. rang the bell and were admitted.
We found there a mother, three daugh-
tiers. and one small son. As soon as
stepped in the house | saw that the ladies'
were dressed for company, and, as they did
not expect us, l made up my mind that 1t
was some of the rebel cavalry boys.
So seated myself at the front window,
where could watch the path leading to the
road. The people entertained us for an
hour or two, playing on the piano and sing
ing all their rebel songs, we joining them
in chorus, with, of course, the patriotic
| Northern version.
All of sudden there appeared on the
| lawn about a dozen horsemen, about one
half of them officers, the balance Orderlles.
! As we were not there to fight we thought 1t
best to run So, after bidding the ladies a
hasty adieu we took the back door for the
cornfield. Women and men came out on
the back porch and fired at us, of course
doing no harm. We kept low and said
nothing.
After securing our hams we started fol-
camp got there in the small hours OF the
| night, and found orr division had taken to
| the road about two hours before. The troops
halted for breakfast about daylight, when
we caught up with our regiment and turned
our meat over to our messmates.
We marched all day, and 1T seemed to me
that night would never come; but when II
did come, we needed no rocking to put us Il
sleep.
To a cavalryman, or any one not familiar
with those forced marches, it may seem ;
small affair; but that 36 hours march taught
me lesson.-C. w. COLBY, Co. G, 9th Ill.
| Butler I'LL.
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What Ought to be Done.

EDITOR NATI9SAL. TRIBUNE: I notice
in a recent issue you freely state what the vet
Grams of the late war desire. We all agree
with you that Congress should make the law
of June 81, 1890, effective, and that the gen
eral pension laws be. so modified as to allow
a service pension a q monthly payment of one
cent day for each, soldier that served.
Nearly all the old-VeteTans are agreed to this,
and q law of something of this sort would be
hailed with much satisfaction. If anything
is done to affect the pension laws, they should
be simplified and Hiiade effective. One other
thing ought to be done. The dependent sol
der, after arriving at the age of So years,
should have q Liberal allowance during the
last few days of his life of not less than $50
a month. This would be but an act of JUS
tice to class of persons who have periled
their lives and in many cases sacrificed prop
erty and business position to maintain the
unity of our country against the element that
sought to cut it into North and South
REUEL MOVES, Second Lieutenant, Co. /,
124th U. S. G. T., Keokuk, Iowa.
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a. We went steadily on toward the long

feat. We went steadily on toward the long
line of smoke, which hid the guns OF the
foe. We reached the embankment, leaped
II. and the rebels fled. We took 5o or oo
prisoners, which were sent to the rear. haa
our Colonel given the order we would nave
CHARGED on. but the regiments which sup
ported us retired. The enemy was enclr-
cling MS, and that order was not given. we
gave them few more rounds, and began 10
fall hack. The order was: Every man for
himself-to the rear"
/ was obeying that order to the letter,
when something hit me between the
shoulders, knocking what little breath had
left out of me.
] gave my gun hand-spike pitch, wnlch
sent il 10 feet ahead of me, where the bayo-
net entered the mud.
Pm shot in the back! !" gasped.
Where? don't see any blood" SAID .,
Shaping my shoulder. You're worth ~
dead men. Come on"
Well, caught up my gun and was trall-
ing it, when spent ball struck my sleeve
button. A moment later shell explodea,
a piece of it taking the heel off my $40 all
gator boots, landing me upon my mead Ia
the muddy bottom of one of those abomln-
able bitches.
But 154 men answered at roll-call that
night. ,
Oar Colonel said "Men of the 10th,
wish to take everyone of you by the hand
and thank you for your gallant bravery"
Thus it was that we silenced the voice Of
insult and reproach.
The title of Blanket Brigade" was buried
forever beneath the name of The Galian'
Sixteenth" but the boys remember 1T sun
"A. w. STRATToN, Co. c, 10th Me-, Hollis
fon Mass
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A SHELL EXPLODED.

"How those men suffered! Hunger, daily
felt, was nothing compared to that. Men of
education, of refinement and wealth, who
cheerfnlly gave up home for country, made
TO feel degraded for want of proper clothing.
Out of all this suffering grew grand resolve
which nothing ever after caused to warer.
The few short months developed a new set
of men. What kind of men? Let Freder-
icksburg tell. All that time God was max
ing heroes"
On the morning Of Dec. IL the brigade
crossed the Rappahannock upon pontoon
bridge under hot fire from the enemy's
sharpshooters All night we had watched
their campfres and listened TO their defiant
cheers. Upon the opposite shore we filed
by a stately stone mansion, soon to become
hospital for wounded, dying men.
All that day we were within easy range OF
the enemy's guns, but not shot was fired.
Were they afraidp We did not know our
foemen.
Tomorrow we shall attack them" said
our terminate. 1.-The Colonel wants us to
change our name, to win our spurs. Shall
we do it?"
The resolute looks of our comrades an
swered this question. 1t was nearly SUM-
rise when we were ordered into line and be-
gan to march toward the turnpike.
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and send one company down the river hal
a mile to guard ford, where it was SAID
the enemy could cross. ] sent Co. A, Capt
Ketterman.
He further directed me to send two COM
panies to make scout four miles in the Ill
rection of Columbia. / sent B and c. AS
these companies were sent to Csprons rlght,
it is evident that CaprOn was afraid OF MS
right. / also, in Pursuance OF orders, sent
Co. E to make a scout five miles up the
river. Cos B and G had not been gone over
80 minutes when they came back on the
dead run, with the Texans close behlnd
them.
In the meantime the train was straight
ened out on the road to Spring Hill. On
hearing the firing in their front they soon
wheeled to the rear. / soon had the re-
naming six companies face to the rear,
which now became the 'front.' and as soon as
i and and the train got out of my way L
moved out in line, fired yolley, drew sa-
bers and charged.
The enemy broke in confusion. followed
some two miles, where they made a stand
fought them till 9 o'clock, when WIN
drew; they did not follow. 1 went oack 10
where started from; everything was gone,
] knew not where. took a ROAD ieaoin8
north. and when L naU JTaNeiSu Soiho On
miles from where the fight commenced
came upon Capron's command in camp. Col.
Garrard was there also, with the two regi-
ments. He had left Nashville "a hours be-
fore did. 1t was IL o'clock In the nignt
when / came to their camp.
did not see one of Capron's command
| after / received my orders from him-hls
| escort or anyone else. The space between
us was widening at every minute, as 1 was
drivening the enemy toward Spring Hill,
while Capron was going in the opposite d.
rection.
i drove the enemy in front of me, leaving
none between me and Capron, leaving the
way clear for him to get his command out
| Nor did see or hear any rebels on the nine
miles l marched from tue time Withdrew
from the fight.
/ lost about 20 men in those few hours
fighting, including Co. A, that went to guaro
the ford before mentioned. As Col. Capror
had all he could stand up to in his front
and more for he asked for assistance, hence
my order to 90 to him. and force OF the
enemy equal to his own should come upor
his rear unressted, there would not have
been much of Capron's Brigade left.-R. Z
RANKIN, Captain, Co. E, 18th Ohio Cav, Rip
lev, o.
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NOT WITH CUSHING.
VIII L. welch Casts Doubt on the Story OF
tho AIbemarIe's Destruction.

Tho A1bemarle's OBSTRUCTION.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: You are
right in asking, "Why don't the navy men
write 20 They are always interesting. My
friend Simmons keeps it up occasionally,
but haven't seen anything from my other
naval friend, Chas. Winters, Quartermaster
of the u S. S. Monticello in October, 1861.
Winters wrote, in about the last letter
that saw, that the Monticello, after she'll
ing the sandhills at Chicamicomico and
using up all her ammunition, proceeded to
Charleston that night after a supply from
the vessels stationed there. As Fort Monroe
is about 100 miles north of Cape Hatteras,
and Charleston over 200 miles south of the
cape, ii doesn't seem reasonable that Charles
should be right in his statement. In fact,
he was in error. The Monticello proceeded
to Fort Monroe, and there Teplenisbed her
magazines But such small matters as that
don't stop navy man when he Is telling a
yarn.
r. Haggerstone, in the issue Of July II,
| 1895 gives an account of the destruction of
the Albemarle, Oct 81, 1864, and claims TO
have been one of the crew of the picket
| boat in which was Lieut.. Cushing, and also
as being of the Otsego. In the account of
the Albemarle given 10y the Century Magazine
| some years ago appears a list of the crew of
Cushing's boat, and there is no such name
as Haggerstone. And as if we didn't know
that Gen. Sherman was not trying to attack
the Weldon Railroad in the Summer and
Fall Of 1864! He was out West. Look at
this extract from the paper:
"This expedition, resulting in the destruc-
ton of the ram Abemarle, opened the Roa-
noke River to the fleet under Commodore
McComb and few days later he attacked
and captured Plymouth, and at once pro-
ceeded up the stream to the support of Gen.
Sherman in the attack on and destruction
of the Weldon & Richmond Railroad at
Raleigh, N. c., and which was one of the
great causes which compelled Gen. Lee to
eyacuate Richmond"
The Weldon & Richmond Railroad doesn't
run within 100 miles of Raleigh, and Gen
Sherman was then in the West, and Lee
didn't get out Of Richmond for several
months.-WILL l. WEIGH, Boston, Mass.
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From Oklahoma, Miss.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Certain of
my alleged esteemed contemporaries, partlcu-
tarIv those of the Mugwump persuasion, are
souealing like so many mice with their tails
caught in so many traps because late report
shows that $4,000 ,000 in round numbers
must be paid out by the United States
Treasury to the Union pensioners In the cur
rent wear. | think the South was right in
the little upkick of 1875, and SO does
every honest upholder of the lost cause, but
we want the old soldiers who bore arms
AGAINST us in those old days of tribulatiOn to
bear in mind that the squeal l speak OF
doesn't come from our side of the Federal
shanty. Nix! 1t comes from men who
were pay .triots for price, and who never
smelt "vilainous salt-peter," save at q
iubilee over Yankee victories won WithOut
fbe;r helm. On second thought, take that
italicized statement back, for they helped the
Government out of its straits by loaning it
their gold at 100 per cent. on the frosty round
BETTER place this $40, 900, 900 in the hands
of noble old knights who will keep it in cir
culation than lock it up under the command
ership of Capital-Mugwump capital.
That's what!
The Federal soldiers of 1915, who fought
for Old Glory, earned and are entitled to
every dollar of this $40, 600, 600 per annum.
Iyould like to see the Confederate soldiers
pensioned, too, but inasmuch as this cannot
be. and inasmuch as half loaf is better
than no bareback at all, say amen to the
$14O, 600, 600 appropriation.
know where you are lat" Messrs Mug
wumps. Stay there, and squeal again. Squeal
louder. like to hear you squeal, and the
louder you squeal l am happy in knowing
that the worse you are.
Hit and
Hurt.
Ta-tai
Cut and call again.-Ex-Editor Okalona
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Better than a Pension.

pleasant and profitable business.
1t pays better than a pension. It
is something that almost any COM
rade can manage successfully. lt
is a war exhibition, and the sale OF
actual war photographs. 1t Is q
splendid entertainment, and de-
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but real war photographs taken st
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Thousands of genuine war scenes.
We give our agents sole right to
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Come and visit US, and see an ex-
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the business you cannot find any
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! as you will this. We give the first
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case any territory is not applied
D for by a comrade we will assign 1t
to a son Of veteran, or member
Q of the Woman's Relief Corps, or
y any other reliable person
= The War Photograph and Exhibition Company,
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A TALL. YARN.
Narrow Escape of New York Soldier from
a Swamp Monster.

NaTrOW EsCape
swamp Monster.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The old
Union Coast Guard goth N. Y. was camped
on the edge of the Dismal Swamp, Va,
duripc the Winter of 1928, and were
having a jolly time. Our quarters, built OF
pine and cypress logs, were comfortable, our
duties light, grub plentiful, and the weather,
though cold, clear, and pleasant Scouting
parties were out frequently, and the swamp
was explored in every direction. Great
were the yarns some of the boys told after
such trips; the gloomy, mysterious depths
of the swamp being. according to their vera
cious statements, the haunts of bears, deer,
,nossums. snakes, and-bullfrogs
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.Don't Tobacco-Spit or Smoke Your Life


Name of the little book just received-tells
about Notobac the wonderful, harmless. eco
nomical cure for chewing, smoking. cigaret, or
snuff habit. You run no physical or financial
risk, for Notobac is absolutely guaranteed to
cure or money refunded. Your druggists got
il or will get it. Write for the book-mailed
free. The STERLING REMEDY Co., Box 8, In-
diana Mineral Springs Ind. Agents wanted.
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WINNING A GOOD NAME.
Who 10Th Me. Were No Blanket Soldiers
After Their First Battle.

After Their First Battle.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / was
boy of 10 when, with the 10th Me-, left the
old Pine Tree State for the front in May,
1862. That year was one in which every
member of the regiment will remember as
long as life shall last In the Fall we made
that three months march Of which Maj.
Small says:
September, October, and then the long
march in November through storms OF snow
and sleet, without shelter, without Overcoats,
sboeless, hatless, and hundreds with not SO
much as a flannel blouse, many without
blankets; and through all that long, sao'
and weary march we were jeered at, insult
ed. and called the Blanket Brigade
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"Boys" yelled A., that New York regi-
ment was put behind us TO keep the Blanket
Brigade from skedaddlng, SO they say.
Show 'em, boys!"
The word rapidly passed along the line,
and we did show 'em.
We stayed after they retreated. In fact,
we didnt know when 10 acknowledge de-
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THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches Of the Services OF
Various Commands.

THE NATIONAL. TRIBUNE has In hand several
hundred requests for regimentsl histories. All such
requests will be acceded to in due time, although
those now received cannot be published for ut
least a year, owing to lack OF space. Numerous
sketches have already been published and OF these
none be found room for second time, until all
hays been nrinted.l
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The 120th Ind,

The regiment was organized at Indianapo-
lis, Lafayette, and Vincennes, Ind, from
| December, 1868, to March, 1854, to serve
three years, and was mustered out JAN 3,
| 1866. Col Richard F. Barton resigned Aug.
| 8, 1864. He was succeeded by Col. Allen
w. rather, who resigned in August, 1860.
, When mustered out the regiment was COM
manded by Col. Reuben c. Kise. The regi-
ment served in Cox's Division, Twenty-third
Corus. Its total loss was one officer and IS
| men killed and one officer and 14O men
| died.
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A Bad Complexion is the bane of

many life. It's sheer folly to attempt to
remedy it by outside treatment. Make the
blood right and clear skin will follow.
DR.. Peters Blood Vitalizer is for that pur-
pose. 1t is an honest Swiss German remedy,
composed of roots and herbs-eleanses the
entire system and gives new vitality. Not
druggists, only local Vitallzer agents sell IL.
Write DIR. Peter Fahruey, Chicago, Ill.
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A GREAT NERVE TONIC.
Horsford's Acid Phosphate.

DIR. ]. HARRIS HALL, State Lunatic Asylum,
Milledgeville. Ga, says: ut is undoubtedly a
great nerve tonic"
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The 01st Ill.

This regiment was organized at Camp
Butler, Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 8, 1862, to
serve three years. The original members
whose terms would have expired previous to
Oct. /, 1865, were mustered out July IL
1865. and the remaining members transferred
to the 2Sth ILL., Col. Henry M. Day, who
was commissioned upon the organization of
the regiment, remained in command until
this transfer was made. He received the
brevet of Brigadier-General March %, 1865.
The regiment served in Benton's Division,
Thirteenth Corps. Its total loss was IL men
killed and one officer and 131 men died.
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THE MosT SIMPLE AND SAFE REMEDY for a
Cough or Throat Trouble Is Broton's Bronchial
froches" They possess real merit
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The 9Th Mich. Cav

The regiment was organized at Mount
Clemens Mich, from Dec. 80. 1862, to May
2, 1863, to serve three years. The 1lth
Mich. Cav. was consolidated with this regi-
ment in July, 1865. 1t was mustered out
Sept. %, 1865. Col. John Stockton was dis
charged April Is, 1864. Lieut.-Col. Grover
S. Wormer was promoted to be Colonel of
the 3Oth Mich. Jan. 8, 1865. When mus
tered out the regiment was commanded by
Col. Elisha Mix. Col. Mix was brevetted
Brigadier-General March Is, 1865. The
total loss of the regiment while in the serV-
ice was one officer and Al men killed and
two officers and 300 men died. According
to Fox, 81 of these deaths occurred In rebel
prisons The regiment was in Johnson's
Division, Cavalry Corps.