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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1895-03-23

The directors OF the American Bell
Telephone company yesterday declared
the regular quarterly dividend Of So
per share. payable April II, No extra
dividend was considered.
The Supreme court of the Indian na.
ton has refused 10 interfere with the
zentence Of johnson Jacob a full blood
I'd Choctaw. under sentence TO be shot
Tor the murder OF his wife. He win be
shot Friday
The Connecticut Senate has repealed
the last OF the blue laws. II was a stat
ute which provided that a Justice u The
peace might convict person ON his per.
sonal knowledge. without corrOborafIve
testimony, OF the offenses Of sabbath
breaking. swearing. blasphemy and
drunkenness
A number Of socialists headed by
Eugene Foure, went to the church OF
Notre Dame at Cllngham court. near
Paris. Thursday, insuited the preacher
and came TO blows with the worship
ers The police were called and an
hour passed before the riot was sub
dued-
r. d. Junkin's hotel at Maeieville.
West Virginia. was consumed by ire
Wednesday night Three men We're
burned 10 death and three more were
injured SO that two OF them will die.
The names Of the men are unknown.
Loss 10 the property, 5000.
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MINTY CHARGES AGAIN.
The Veteran Cavalry Leader Replies at
Length to w. Il. Doyle.

The Veteran cavalry Leader hePiies at
Length to w. IL. Doyle.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the
issue of May VIM. z. Doyle reproduces an
article complimentary 10 Gen. Ell Long,
published in the Louisville Courier OF Nov.
pS, 1864, which is replete with errors and
measurements not worth while noticing at
this late date; but Lieut.. Doyle supple
ments this with misstatements Of hls own
that i cannot allow to pass without corIee-
ton, as, uncontradicted, they would tend to
falsify history.
Lieut.. DOYLE criticizes statements made
by me in the issue of May 81, 1894, and says:
THE fact is. Col Minty had no Second
Brigade; he simply commanded his own
brigade, and as he states, was with one Of
it's regiments in the fight. Every old SOL
tier knows that If Col Minty had done
what be claims now, the honor would have
fallen upon him." etc.
The records in the War Department will
Jhow that Gen. Long was promoted to
Brigadier-9eneral on recommendation OF
Gen. Sherman for his conduct as commander
pf the cavalry in the expedition for the re
lief Of Knoxville.
On our return to the lines in front Of At
lanta from the Fitzpatrick raid the official
notice of Longs promotion WAS found wait
ing for him.
The following is the report made by me
Of the part taken by my command in the
Fitzpatrick raid. The original can be fonnd
on file in the archives of the War Depart
ment, and il shows coDclusively that had
Second Brigade. 1t will be found that
this report covers all the points stated in
my article of April 4, 1896, and also in that
of May 81. 1894, to both Of which Lient.
Doyle takes exceptions as being made NOW
so years after with all the principal actors
are dead"
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE,
SECOND CAVALRY DIVISION :
Us CAMP NEAR ATLANTA GA, Aug. a, 1864.
Capt. A. p. KEEEEDY, Assistant Adjutent- General,
eecond Cavalry Division.
CAPTAIN: AT o'clock a m. on the 18th instant
marched from camp at this place viii the First
tnd Second Brigade. of The Second Cavalry Dvis-
ION numbering follows:
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"CANNONEER" CORRECTS
Gen. Mccoy in a Statement Regarding the
Fifth Corps.

Gen. Mccoy in a Statement Regarding the
Fifth Corps.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Our gallant
old friend aud comrade, Gen. Thomas +. Nc
Coy, of Pennsylvania, takes exception to my
recent statement as TO the organization of
the Fifth Corps, June 1S 1864. He ques-
tons the presence OF the Fourth Division on
that field, and is Of the opinion that it had
been broken up and merged in the other
three divisions.
If Gen. Mccoy will consult the casualty
returns as printed in the War Records he
will see beyond dispute that the Fourth
Division was in action not only in front of
Petersburg June 1S, but as late as the battle
of the Weldon Railroad, Aug. 1921 also,
that it does not disappear from the Return
of Casualties until Poplar Spring Church,
Sept 1870. 49,
He will also fine, in Vol. 40, Part 1. of the
Records, report of Cen Caller, dated
Headquarters Fourth Division, Fifth Corps,
Aug. 13, 1864" IN which is embraced an
official account of the action of that division
on June Is. My recollection is that the
division was broken up about Sept. /, 1864.
In view of the, usual clearness and accu-
racy of our distinguished and venerable
comrade l am somewhat surprised at his
lapse of memory in regard to matter of
such importance in history as the service
and record OF the Fourth Division of the
Fifth Corps.-"THE CANNONEER."
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THE VERMONT BRIGADE.
"The Cannoneer" Has Something to Say
About 1t.

"The Cannoneer" Has Something to Say
About It.
In THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of June 81
Comrade w. E. Webster, of Cowan's 1st n. Y.
Iud'p't Battery, joins issue with Comrade
Lutz as to the comparative services and
sacrifices of the Iron Brigade and the Yer
mont Brigade. As general rule, do not
think such comparisons are valuable in the
historical sense, because one brigade may be
situated so ~ to gain particular credit In
battle where another brigade similarly
placed would have done just as well.
In battle, as IN other human affairs, oppor-
tunjty is every thing. For example: The
rescue of Meningitis Battery at Cellar
Creek by the Vermont Brgade-or rather
by two regiments Of If, the 9th and 9Th Vt,
under command Of Col. Amasa Tracy-bas
never been exceled in the annals of bravery.
The battery front was about 100 feet.
Within that space, when we came TO bury
the dead, we found 13 corpses with no bull
let-marks; all killed by the cold steel
Some rebels, SOME Yermonters-I do not
recollect how maty OF each-and three of
Meningitis artillefymen.
At this time, 80 years after the war, pre-
sumo it will be impossible to depict to the
average reader what that sort of fighting
means 10 men engaged III III.
1t is entirely different from standing off
at distance and exchanging volleys OF
musk' !, or file-flring.
O fhat occasion the Vermonters simply
W ,eed into the captured battery and pitch
fixed the enemy out of it right and left,
fust as they would have pitched hay out of
winrows on their native farms. They did
not even seem to be excited. One of them
drove his bayonet by tierce thrust through
the mouth and neck of his rebel adversary,
and the impetus of the movement brought
both to the ground. The Vermonter rose
Instantly, and, finding that his bayonet
stuck in the cords of the dead rebels neck,
he deliberately put his large foot on the
latter's forehead and twisted the bayonet
out.
This vermonter, by the way, was one of
those people who, Immediately prior to the
war, the Southern orators said wouldn't
fight" at least that one Southern man
could whip five Of them! / wonder what
that poor rebel of the 9Th S. G. thought
about Yancey's theory when he felt that
Vermonter's bayonet in his teethl
How easy it is for demagOgs to make peo-
pie forget history. The Southern people
should have remembered that the New
England Yankees who wouldn't fight"
were descendants of the men who stood by
Paul Jones in the Richard, by Stark at Ben
nington, and so on!
/ don't think they will ever make the
same mistake again.
Now, having said this much about the
Vermonters, will add that the Iron Bri-
gade never had just such an opportunity as
the one j have described. If such an oppOr-
tunity had been offered to the Iron Brigade
the result would have been the same.-THE
CANNoNEER.
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their promotion a dozen times over; but
they failed TO receive it, for the same reason
that failed, as is well known to every SOL
dier Of the old Army of the Cumberland.
There was no better soldier in the armies
of the United States than Gen. Eli Long,
and his record is so bright and brilliant that
it is entirely unnecessary to falsify history
for the purpose of placing unwon laurels on
his brow.
Lieut. Doyle writes well and interestingly,
and if he will confine himself to that OF
which he has personal knowledge, he may
give valuable contributions to the truth OF
history; but when his statements are made
from, hearsay or prejudice, the only results
possible are the Justification of history or
the dscreditisg of everything which appears
over his name.-RoBERT II. G. MINTY,
Brevet Major-General, U. S. Vols, Ogden,
Utah.
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lows. OF course, do catch few Of the boys-->
say the last run, Of those who enlisted at the
heels of the war. We dOn't imagine they
are going TO fool many Of the old veterans,
while there is 50 much fine land
shat they can get of Uncle Sam nj rom
80 cents TO Sl.25 now open on the Great 5iouf
Reservation IN South Dakota. You have
no chills and fevors, you need no quinine OK
blue pills, as it Is considered the healthiess
country on earth. This country Is being
settled up by class OF good citizens from
Iowa. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and
Indiana. They are AL loyal to the old dag.
and Consequently are good citizens We
would like all old soldiers aud their sons ID
get l6O acres oil this land before 10 is too
late. There is nov about 100000 acres
left out of 100000 thrown open few
years since. We DO rot wish to interfere
with any comrads or citizen who wishes "a
go South. We have lived nine years In Ar.
kansas since The war and for the past 10
years in South Dakots, and know whereof
We speak. Come 30 South Dakota, boys,
snd you will never regret it, and be per,
fectiy safe from al enemiea-J. H. BRIDGE
MAN, Chamberlain, S. ID.
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RoBT. III. q. MISTY,
Colonrl Gamma ndin

The account of the raid published in The
Cincinnati Commercial of August 81, 1864,
proves the incorrectness of Mr.. Doyle's
statement that every narration of the
fight went to SHOW that Col. Eli Loug was
the hero of Lovejoy's; that he made the
charge and won The victory"
Vale, pages 337 to 357, gives detailed
account of the Fitzpatrick raid, and his
statements are substantially the same as
mine. He says:
"Minty's task being simply to crush and
destroy the rebel lines, he made no effort to
take prisoners This much is.
however, known over 1000 of the rebel
infantry were either killed, wounded, or at
one time disarmed prisoners in our hands"
And, further, after stating that the Second
Brigade followed the charging regiments,
thus apologies, or excuses Col. Long for
this act:
Sol. Long was, however, fully justified
in supporting the advance brigade of his
division by the full force Of his splendld
brigade, for the charge of the First Brigade
looked to be such q desperate undertaking
that its success was deemed impossible"
Pages 357 to 365 are given to the very
exhaustive account of the raid, written by
Capt. Burns, my Acting Assistant Adjutant-
General, on the 2sth of August, 1864, which
narrative also fully bears out every state
ment made by me- In fact, 1 have yet to
see single narration which shows Sol.
Eli Long the hero Of Lovejoy's; that he
made the charge, and won the victory"
Five years ago gave to The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE a history of the Fitzpatrick raid,
which was duly published in the issue of
July 10, 1880, while many who are now dead
were still living.
Why were not exceptions taken to my
statements at that time? i answer, be-
cause the history of that expedition as
written by me was true in every particular,
without establishment or exaggeration.
The claim made by Mr. Doyle that I" Col
Long was the genius who plannedn the
charge, is a libel on the memory of the
gallant and dsshing Fitzpatrick, our COM
mander. / positively assert that Col. Long
knew nothing of the intended charge until
my A. A. A. g., Capt Robert Burns, deliv-
cred to him my order to form in rear OF
the First Brigade, in column with regimental
front, and sweep up what we break through
Lieut.. Doyle refers to the fact that was
allowed TO remain Colonel until mustered
OUT So was his own Colonel, that splen-
did and gallant soldier, Gen. Z. j. Wilder
and so was Col. LaGrange the dashing
Colonel of the LIST Wis Cav; two as reliable
and gallant brigade commanders as could be
found in the army. IT'S true, i was treated
a little better than they were; for, when
was mustered out, the brevet stars were on
my shoulders.
Both Wilder and Lagrange had earned
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Emigrate to the North, we Say.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your
issue of lyme IL, 1895, read communiea-
ton from F. w. Mcclure, of MurfreesbOro,
Tenn, in reply to communication from DR..
Zeitter, of Demorest, Ga, who, he claimed,
gave good advice to the boys, and hoped
they would keep away from the cheap low
lands and the cheap sand pine lands of the
South, etc. They speak of the people of this
State being friendly and the people of
that State being unfriendly to the Northern
people. They tell you of old soldiers being
starved out in Georgia, could not raise
enough on 10 acres to feed an old hen, and
want the boys to keep away from such land /;
that you are safe in this State and not safe
in that State; that they have done great
deal of trading, ETC.; that they are per-
fsctly fair people, etc
Mr.. Editor, too have traded with those
people from April IS, 1861, to July, 1865 /;
but | traded lead while in LIST Wis, three
months, and solid shot while the 18th Wis.
battery. Sometimes we found them fair
dealing people and sometimes not fair. Most
invariably they wanted the best of the trade.
This man Mcclure fairly shoulders for the
sufferings of the old soldiers who have
located in the barren districts of the South.
Poor fellow, he has our sympathy. Then,
again. he advises them that there is fine
strip of country from the Kentucky line to
Huntsville, Ala, the land being unsur-
passed for productiveness. etc. He has for
gotten that quite q number of the old guard
who marched from one end of this country to
another are still on earth. They have not for
gotten the amount of quinine and blue pills
they had to take while cavorting through
this very productive country. Why, Mr..
Editor, have talked to intelligent people
and heads of families in this very section of
country, who said they paid out more money
for quinine in order to live than they had
for -four, take it the year round. These fell
The National tribune., 1895-07-04
THE MINE EXPLOSION.


Something More About the Capture OF Rebel
CoIors by a Sergeant of Colored Troops.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Corp'I
Jacob McFee, Co. B, 9th u. s. c. r.,
is correct in his statement in the issue
of May 16, 1895, in regard to the capture
of stand of rebel colors July 80, 1864.
Henry Goddard Thomas, in giving credit of
the capture of this stand of colors TO Capt
Wright, of the Add u. S. G. r., did injustice
to the 9th U. S. c. T., and also to the Both
u. s. c. Il.
The facts are as Corp1 McFee gives them.
The flag was first received by Sergeant of
the Both u. S. c. II. He handed it to Capt.
Wright, of the AID U. S. c. L.
/ was by the side of the Sergeant when he
took the colors, but have never before ad-
vanced this claim, as had no corroborating
testimony. / wrote to Capt Wright in
1893, asking the particulars about his TAX
ing the flag, but his reply was not to the
point.
/ am under thousand obligations to
Corp'l McFee for his clear and unask ed for
Observation-Disclosures BATES, Colonel, Both
U. S. C. r., Aurora, Neb.
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wARREN,S- REGIMENT.
A Thin Line Of loo Men All That Were
Left After Manassas.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: heartily
and sincerely appreciate The Cannoneer's
eulogium of Gen. Charles Griffin in your
issue of June 90. / saw the destruction ut
the battle Of Hanover Courthouse, caused
by his old battery--D, 5th U. S.-under his
supervision. / can see him now, when he
rode up to Col G. K. Warren, 9th n. Y, the
day after second Bull Run, when we were
at Cen,erville, evidently in good spirits, as
well he might be, a, by the contradictory
orders of Gen. Pope his brigade had es-
capped the general slaughter and disasters of
that day. He jocularly asked our Colonel :
"Where is your regimentP"
The tears came into Warren's eyes as he
replied, pointing to q thin line of about 100
men, under the command of three officers
and few Sergeants:
"There!"
Grifins countenance changed in an in
slant as he comprehended the truth, and ap-
The National tribune., 1895-07-04
DIGGING THE TUNNEL.

This occurred near midnight. We lay
around the well, thinking the water would
fill up our tunnel and come out into the well.
At day light we took walk toward the dead
line, thinking the water must surely soak
through some place by this time. We were
delighted TO see il coming out directly on
the dead-line; we dare not divulge the secret
as that would lead US to severe punish
ment by old Wirz for trying to make our
escape. We gave up the well-digging as we
had plenty of good, pure water, and our plan
to escape had been frustrated by striking the
vein of water that caused the wonderful
spring in Andersonville Prison.
Four or five of our squad died in Ander-
sonville, and three of them in Florence
Prison. If any Of the gang are alive to-day
they will vouch for the correctness of this
item, and / hope they will not infict the
awful punishment which was to be melted
out to the first man that squealed. EDWIN
CLARK, Centerview, o.
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TThe Editor wouId be glad TO receive articles oil
from 600 10 600 words serial papers of greater
length for publication on the hr=t page oi, ana
written exclusively for. THE NATIONAL tribune.
The subjects submitted should be of interest TO the
veterans in general. and should be treated with
especial regard 10 historical accuracy oi statement.
Articles on The behavior OF some particular regi-
rnent or brigade some field uhcrcon il dis
ting uished itself in some campaign Ia which u
took prominent part. In some siege wherein IL
acted defensively Extensively; "reminiscences
of prison fife, the march or the camp; personal
adventures. all such are solicited Shorter papers,
OF from 500 TO 800 words ard of the charac.
ter, are also desired for Fighting Them Over"
All articles will receive consideration. and If avail
able will have early insertion.l
The National tribune., 1895-07-04

peared fully as sad as Warren. 1t was this
regiment that saved from capture Battery
d, 5th u S., in the battle of the day before,
as narrated in the official report Of Lieut..
Hazitt, then in command of it.
Brave Hazlitt was killed in command of
his battery at Little Round Top, Gettysburg,
where he was ordered by Col. then Gen. G.
X. Warren. Several members of the 5th
N. Y. subsequently were transferred. and
did good service with this battery, among
whom / remember were Sergt Deering, VIM.
Walters, and Chas. Wells.-ALFRED DAY.
EXPORT, 5th n. Y.
The National tribune., 1895-07-04

Mr.. d. Mass, Homestead, Ia, relates the
following incident in his own family:
My son suffered from an aggravated
kidney trouble, and he had severe pains in
the back. 1t developed into inflammation of
the kidneys. ! gave him regular doses of
DR.. Peters Blood Vitalizer and rubbed him
with Oleum over the region of the kidneys.
He soon experienced relief, and in the course
of time was completely cured"
DR.. Peters Blood Vitalizer is not nm arti-
Gle of traffic. 1t can be procured only from
local Vitalizer agents or direct from the pro-
prietor, DR.. Peter Fahrney, Chicago, Ill.
The National tribune., 1895-07-04
THEIR RECORDS
Brief Sketches Of the Services Of
Various Ohio Batteries.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has In hand several
hundred reqaests for gimontsl histories. a such
requests viii bs acceded 10 ia due Iime a y aug ~
those now received cannos be published for A.
least n yeaT, owing to lack OF spscs. Numerous
sketches have already been published and OF these
mono can be found room for a second time until a.!
have been printsd.l
The National tribune., 1895-07-04
PLANTATION For SALE.

eSS acres Of Red Clay Land, seven miles frora
Tallahassee, Florida, on good turnpike road
Land - rolling and has oak hickory and pine tiroe,
ABOUT 700 acres fenced for cattle and hogs rs acres ~
corn oats and rye 100 head of catts and hos ahc,S
equally divided The swine are Berkshire and poland
Cnlna Horses, mules and agricultural tools
Peach, pear and other fruits. Also A large huff.v
trade, selling AT DC per pound.
Business interests elsewhere needing my attention,
reason fOr selling. Price $4,000. crops and all.
ADDRESS q u. BRADE4EF, spencer, ". n.
Mention The National TrInune.
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The Land of IRRIGATION

Extends over a wide area in the West. 1t is
the coming farming empire OF this country.
Do you know anything about it? Send me
four cents in stamps and you will know
CHAs. s. FEE, Gent Pass Agent, North Pacific
Railroad, ST Paul, MINI.
The National tribune., 1895-07-04

"The Soldier Tramp
@. A. Ebersoid. Anamosa, Iowa, wants
someone to send him the poem entitled
" The Soldier Tramp
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The LIST Mo. Cav.

The regiment was organized at Jefferson
Barracks, Mo-, Sept. 6, 1861, to serve three
years. On the expiration of this term the
original members, except veterans, were mus
tered out, and the organization, composed of
veterans and recruits, consolidated into bat
TALON of seven companies, and retained in
service. Five new companies, composed of
veterans and recruits from the 7th Mo. Cav,
were organized in February, 1865. and as
signed to battalion. The regiment was mus
tered out Sept. /, 1865. Col. Calvin A. Ellis
Ritter resigned, Dec 5, 1854; Lieut.-Col
Milton H. Brawner was in command when
the regiment was mustered out. The War
Department credits the command with rs
battles. 1t served in f. A. Carr's Division,
Seventh Corps. During its service it lost
two officers and 81 men killed and two
officers and 179 men died.
The National tribune., 1895-07-04
The 22d Iowa.

This egimenG was organized at Iowa City,
Johnson County, in the Fall of 1862. Co.
A, Capt. Harvey Graham's company, was
recruited for the 18th Iowa in June, and
rendezvoused at Clinton, Iowa, until August,
when it, being transferred to the Odd, re-
turned to Iowa City, and was the ranking
company Of the 22d Iowa. Six other COM
panies were recruited at Iowa City. Co. G
was recruited from Jasper County, d from
Monroe County, and from Wapello County
The regiment WAS mustered into the United
States service for three years, Sept 0, and
was at once ordered to the field. VIM. NJ
Stone was its first Colonel Col Stone was
elected Governor in 1868, and Harvey Graham
was Colonel until the regiment was mustered
out in the Fall of 1865. The regiment did
service in every rebel State except Alabama
and Florida travelled more miles than any
regiment in the service, and should be re-
corded among those that lost most heavily.
The regiment served through southeast Mis-
souri,, along the river in Arkansas, the bonn
bardment of Grand Gulf, In the rear of Vicks-
burg, up Red River and the Tesh country,
La; Powderhorn and Lavaca, Tex; Ber-
muda Hundred on the James, Va; in the
trenches around Washington, ID. G.; in the
Shenandoah Valley; from there to Sayau-
nah, Ca, and back to New Bern, N. c.;
thence back again to Savannah, Ga; then to
Augusta and Hamburg, s. c., and return to
Savannah, where we were mustered out. The
22d Iowa was the first regiment to cross the
river below Vicksburg, at Bruinsburg, in
Grants campaign in rear of Vieksburg- 1t
distinguished itself in that terrible assault on
the 22d of May, being the only regiment that
entered the works.. C. JONES, Co. A, 22d
Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
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VIZ ANTED-By George r. Lemon, Washington, ID,
w c., present p o address of Michael McCne alias
John McHugh formerly of and III, 5th U. 3 Int, aud
M 5th U :. L. A: whose penion claim has been al'
io1ysd T23-3
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yYTANTED-By Eugene Wellke North Topeka
wv Esn.-Iufnrmaton TO whereabouts OF my
three brothers. Robe {. Emil, and Renold WellkS
lost 40 years ago in Texas IS9s
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To the aHcrsbers Of tho 18th n II. Cav.
VIZ ANTED-rhe address of members OF o.. L. 1St9
wv NY. Cav. .. As ckson, Collinsytle. Tea