The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-08
THE NATIONAL WASHINGTON O. THURSDAY

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saved the Government the ambulance and
contents.
This was the last day of August, 1862
l was taken to Richmond and put in Bold
ing Hospital, where I remained until the
capture of Richmond. My weight was 100
pounds when / was captured. When 1 re-
turned to New York, April, 1866, my weight
/ was 104
mo tongue can tell my suffering from
small-po and gangrene while in prison.
| These facts have all been proven; yet the
Acknowledgement positively refuses to re-
move the charge Of desertion preferred
against me. If there is any member of my
company ID, 14th U. S. who will send me
his name and address will appreciate it,"
Where is Bafy7
f. s. Miner, Co. G, 1st Wis. Cav, Bethany,
Mo-, writes: "On the Atlanta campaign,
May 8, 1864, near Yarnell Station, Ga, our
brigade was holly engaged with Aliens and
DibreiPs Brigades. They were too many
for our little brigade of three small regi-
ments, and we were finally forced TO fall
back. j went out in front OF our line and
took wounded man on my horse and
brought him off. His name was Baily, of
Co. b, 1st Wis. Cav, from Beaver Dam, Wis.
A ball had entered his mouth aud came out
at the base of his brain. | was slip of a
boy, II years old, and weighed half what he
did, but was so scared felt strong enough
to throw him clear over my horse, and came
near doing so. Have not heard from him
since that day."
Corrections.
j. II. Martin, 1st Iowa Cav, New Hart
ford, writes: CAS- / was with Gen. Steele on
the expedition from tie Rock to cooperate
with Banks against Shreveport, l have read
with much interest several reports that have
appeared lately. COmrade j. c. Griggs had
very spirited and correct account In the issue
OF April 25; but, as q member of the gallant
old 1st Iowa Cav, 1 cannot pass over one
error into which the comrades have fallen
concerning the loss of portion of our train
at Marks's Mills.
"Some writers say the 1st. Ind. Cav, or a
part of it, was with the train. Comrade
Griggs says Co. A, LIST Iowa, and one of 1st
Ind, with some Others were present. Now,
the fact is it was that part of the 1st Iowa
Cav. that reinlisted, and were going home on
veteran furlough, or trying to, but when
attacked and surrounded by overwhelming
numbers succeeded in breaking through the
rebel lines and rejoining the main army at
company (E), was captured (his horse break
ing leg in the old bridge over Moss Creek
but was paroled in 10 days. There was no
list Ind. Cav. in the late war, as that State,
in memory of her Mexican volunteers num-
bered her regiments from close of the earlier
organizations.
For the information of my comrades,
will say I was down in Louisiana the past
Winter, and found hundreds of our COM
rades, all doing well and only wishing that
more of their comrades were with them.
There is prosperous GAR Post at Jen-
nings; Thos. L. McVey, Commander"
H. M. Parker, Co. A, 18th H., Blissfield, |
Mich, writes that he saw sketch of the |
18th I'll. in "Their Records" recently. He |
recalls his own regiments association with |
that organization from the beginning. on
Birds Point, Mo-, up the river to Forts
Henry and Donelson.
With all due respect for that noble regi-
ment, / must say that your history or the
Adjutant-Generals Report of the State of
Illinois needs correction. You give the loss
in the battle Of Donelson in the aggregate
at 228, and the loss in killed at "a. The
Adiutant-General's Report says:
Feb. live started with the advance
upon Fort DonelsOn. Were there 900
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TO 18th we occupied the right of Oglesby's
Brigade, which was on the right of the line
ofbattle. On Feb. Is the regiment lost in
killed and wounded 200 men, so dying upon
the field and 10 soon afterwards
" According to the Adjutant- Generals re-
port, a statement made out Nov. %, 1862,
the regiment had lost killed in battle 65;
died of wounds received in battle, 80. At
Shiloh the regiment had 10 killed, So
wounded and two missing. The history of
the regiment as given in the second volume,
revised edition, Adjutant-Generals Report
of Illinois, published 1856, is very full, and
no doubt correct, and have no doubt the
survivors would rather see it in THE Ma
TRIBUNE to correspond"
Scattering.
J. W. Wearstler, Marlboro, O., wants
someone to send him by mail the poem be-
ginning: "There is only room for one flag
IN the procession"
John J. Moser Tyndall, s. D., wants some
,omrade to tell him by personal letter where
be can get good chance to establish q GEN
,ral store in Georgia. He needs warmer 1
climate. He owns $500 store now, and
would like to make good trade.
2. S. Fitzgerald, ST. Edward, Neb., wants
he boys of the 57th III. to write THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE chow we treated the {
uiler of the 63d Ohio on board the steamer
Argyle on the Tennessee River in March,
1862, or how we got rid of our own sutler
Kent later in the Summer. Tell about
Jimmie Healy rolling over the bass-drum in
lress parade at Camp Robinett; about Bar
,ara Allen. of Co. 3, or the Cstaw ba-wine {
leal of Lewis Cobb 81 Co. Tell us anything,
o Just convince us that we were there" l
Il. P. Douglas, Pittsburg, Pa, wants some
ne to send him by mail a copy of "Old 5
Jirginia Lowlands." /
Will Capt. r. A. Vance, of Missouri, send
lis postoffice address to Advertising Depart
nent of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Wash
ngton, ID. c.