The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-23

| lnomiiS u. spencer, Washington, ID. u,
writes: "Will you please be so kind as to
ascertain the address of the soldier who
carried the battle-hag of Rosecrans, the Com
mander-in-Chief at Chickamauga? He be-
| longed to the 10Th Pa. Cav and / was q
| young officer on the staff of Gen. Rosecrans
in that battle. After our lire was broken
l met this soldier, with the Headquarters
| standard unfurled, rushing right toward the
| rebel cavalry, who would have given any
| thing to capture him and that flag.
II ordered him to furl il at once and
| lower the staff and we started for Chatta-
nooga If / had not come across Maj.-Gen.
A. Med. McCOok, who, with his East Ten
! nesses guide, was also on his way to Chatta-
| nooga, the standard of the Commander-in-
Chief of the Army of the Cumberland would
surely have been captured. But Gen. Nc
Cook saved the flag from that infamy and
guided me safely into Chattanooga. where
| turned the colors over to Maj. Will Nc
Michael, Assistant Adjutant- General on
Rosecrans's staff"
A Word for Ex-Johnnies.
s. L. Cook, Co. K, 10th Ohio, Hampton,
Fla, writes: 1 wish to say feel like Henry
Ward in issue of May g. that there is entirely
too much talk against our late foes as rebels,
paper, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. Why
can't the old boys be more forgiving as time
goes by? / can't help but think it only
keep, the old spirit alive on both sides, and
of what benefit? Do We ever stop to think
how we would feel if it had happened that
we were in the wrong, or if we should have
had to acknowledge to surrender, as the
South did; and what would we do if our flag
was in the place of the Stars and Bars? Do
you think we could give it up without a
struggle?
81 am with the old Confederates every
day, and they never have said anything in
my hearing to disgrace the old Stars and
Stripes, and to-day theys would to man
fight for the flag side by side with US in de-
Tense of it. / find that we have our worst
enemies in the ranks of the stay-at-homes. :"
For a Legal Holiday.
George Wineland, 7e1 North Eleventh
street, Reading, Pa, writes: II have read
Comrade J. j. Galbrsith's article on the
scenes at the time of Lees surrender, which
appeared in the issue of May 9. In closing
he says: i have been wondering for many
years why the anniversary of Lees surren-
der was not generally and appropriately
observed rs an important day in the history
of the Nation
" / would say that for some years the day
has been properly observed by the Union
Veteran Legion. / suggested the idea to
National Headquarters, and it was adopted.
1t seems to me that some one should take
the matter up, and have the 9th day of
April Of each year made legal holiday, the
same as Memorial Day; the 9th Of April
being cause for great rejoicing, as on that
day, 1866, closed one of the most bloody
and cruel wars on record"
Black River Bridge.
Jas. n. Russell, Dubuque, Iowa. replying
to Capt. James Long, nth Wis, says: Your
statement about the Black River Bridge af-
fair is not just right. The 23d and Dist
Iowa were the only two regiments that made
that premature but successful charge, led by
Col. Kinsmsn, of the 23d, who was killed,
and over 100 of his command, and Col. Mer-
rill, of the 2lst, who was wounded, and
nearly that number killed and wounded.
Not another regiment lost man.
1.-THE charge lasted three minutes, when
the rebels broke and ran, and the engagement
was ended before another regiment came up
to count and claim the / ,751 prisoners, 20
pieces of artillery, and 5000 smal-arms.
Then commenced the stampede to Vicks-
burg, under Pembertop, which outrivalled
Bull Run, and TO Jackson, in command of
Johnston"
Lost and Found.
Capt. A. NJ Garr0utte, Lynchburg, o.,
writes: "a few days after the battle of Shi-
lob l picked up diary belonging to VIM.
III. Stockwell, Co. d, 18th Ill. 1t got among
some of my papers, and was not found until
recently. The owner or if he is not living,
onv ono IF hia family con have If
Homes for Settlers.
George Loomer, Winamac, Ind, wants to
migrate to North Carolina, and desires cor
respondence with comrades in that State
who will help him to find home.
Surrendered to the 14th Mich.
Cornelius Lasey, Captain, Co. I, 14th Mich,
Oxford, Mich knows his regiment twas first
inside the works at JOnesboro, Sept. l, 1864
that Serg't Steiner planted the first colors on
the enemy's works, and that not another COM
mand was inside the works until Brig. Gen.
Govan had surrendered to the 18th Mich.
First Serg't Patrick Irwin was the person to
whom the surrender WIS made, and we were
in full possession of eight pieces of artillery,
and one of the guns had been turned upon
the enemy before any of the troops upon our
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this no one pretended to gainsay at the time.
1 will also say that all the troops did nobly,
and would not take any of the laurels from
those who fought at that time"
Information Wanted.
Emma M. Roach, 1905 Upper Eighth ST.,
Evansville, Ind, wishes information of j. A.
Ellets, who was Commander ON rams Lam
caster and Switzerland during late war. My
father, James w. Roach, was Pilot on both
rams during the war, and my mother, his
widow, is trying to get pension, and de-
sires to communicate with some survivors
who served with him.
G.. L. Waltz, Newfoundland, Pa, wants
the address of Henry Bussey, Co. III, 18th
Pa. Cav.
What Allied Him.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: For some
two months past / have been cross and out
of fix, and for the life of me ] could not tell