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the authorities Mt Washington But it may
be said 'You condemn these plans; you
then ought 10 be able to exhibit better one. F"
Well, / will try to do so. 1 agree that
there was strong pressure brought to bear
upon Burnside to force him to give battle.
But, as have shown, bis move upon Fred
ericksburc of itself could never have pro-
duced such a result. There was no reason
why Lee should fight him there, if, by so
doing. he should incur any risk of defeat
But there was a splendid move that Burnside
could have made that would have forced a
general battle. with grand hopes of success.
Lees army was at that moment divided,
Jackson's corps being on the west side of the
mountain. Burnside could have thanked
Longstreet, and taken position in Chester
Gap, thus forcing Jackson or longstreet to
fight him single handed.
Ii would have been impossible for either to
support the other, and this battle. too, could
have been brought off in November, while
the roads were vet fairly good. 1t may be
urged that, had Burnside made this move,
jackson would at once have moved through
Thoroughlare Gap, threatening Washington
again, and thus compel Burnside to retreat
north, and thus relieve Longstreet
The answer TO that is that WMrenton is
farther from Manassas Junction than Chester
Gap, so. if such a policy WAS at all wise,
Jackson could have more hope of success
while Burnside was at Warrenton.
Again, Burnside could have watched jack
sons movements from Chester Gap much
mere certainly and easily than from Warren,
ton. Had Burnside made this move, he could
have had all the lighting he wanted, for, OF
certainty. Longstreet and Jackson would
have fought desperately to extricate them
selves from such an awkard and very danger
ous situation. True it might have involved
a light campaign, but what had Burnside TO
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low him. So, MS it was planned, had it been
q perfect success, MS TO movement, il would
yet have been entirely barren of practical re
suits.
All the facts indicate that Burnside desired
TO bring about a battle with Lee. He sue
ceeded in 50 doing bet it was because his
original plan failed. and placed Lee in po-
stlon 10 fight defensive battle IN bis own
impregnable position.
We all know the result The battle was
still more foolish than the plan, and a thou
sand times more disastrous TO the Federal
cause
Burnside did not have two chances out Of
100 TO win the battle at Fredericksburg.
But" saws one, "tbe authorities at Wash.
ington demanded battle, and Burnside had
no choice" ] grant that such demand was
made, but ] emphatically deny that ''he had
nc choice"
Both Halleck and President Lincoln ad.
vised him TO cross At Hoop Pole Run, and not
Ut Fredericksburg. We do not think that
theirs was the best plan, but we mention il
60 show that Burnside was,pot dominated by
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The IOIst Ind.
An Interesting Family.

s. c. Jones, Iowa City, Iowa, writes: In
March, 1866, while we Union prisoners were
at Annapolis Marine Hospital, a Chaplain
came around collecting money to educate
a little family Of six boys whose father had
died in Andsrsonyille prison. The Chap
lam gave each of as a photograph OF this
family group. I have preserved it until
now, and l would be glad to get the history
of the family. They are now men. Their
father was a member of a Pennsylvania
regiment There were seven of rs in our
room, and we gave him 81"
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MORE ABOUT MINK.
Action OF the Battery ut Poplar Grove
church.

| Action OF the Battery ut Poplar Grove
| Church.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: "The Cam
| noneer," in his article of June 6, in speak
| ing of the charge Of Mink's Battery at Pop
| lar Grove Church, hardly does the subject
justice.
After our brigade had captured those
| works and one gun We were relieved by the
Ninth Corps and had just got back and
| stacked arms when we were ordered to the
front again, on the double quick, and came
| TO q front by left into line at the same time
that Mink's Battery got there. They I'M
limbered just at the right of Co. A of our
regiment, the 155th Pa. Maj. Mink csme
to Capt. Mcclellan, of Co. +, and wanted
four men to assist at one Of the guns.
Four men, including the writer, were sent
with Mink. i was the one who carried the
shot from the chest to the gun. l can see
the rebel line yet as it came out of the
brush and timber in our front on their
charge
Gen. Pierson had our regiment fire by
volley while the battery was giving it to
them, but they did not get very close to the
line. My diary, kept at the time, has the
following entry:
Sept. 80, 1s64.-Left camp this morning
anu at OciOck ChaIXeu anu II line
of works. also one gun and so men. Corp'l j.
G. Mcconnell was wounded. We boys of
the infantry always like to see the battery
boys, especially those brass pieces of
Mnks"
was wounded on the evening of March
Is, 1865, and was not with the boys
at the final wiud-up on April 8, but
the regiment was the one which had
the last man killed before the surrender.
/ should like to see someone write up the
old First Division, Fifth Corps, for first
page article.
My diary of Oct. 9 speaks OF shell just
touching Gen. Meade on the leg. He was
Mt the time just in rear OF Go. +. He got
the course of the she'll and gun soon 81
fenced the rebel battery by blowing up the
caisson. ALLEN, Co. F, 155th Pa,
JetmoIe Kan.
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WHAT BATTERY WAS THIS

It's Friends the Enemy Want to Know About
1t.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: wish to
know who commanded the battery of Two
guns captured at Corinth, Miss, Oct. 81,
1862, BY The Coniederaies. One of the guns
was a 1O-peund Parrott, the other g. Lady
Richardson " 20-pound Parrott. Iwish
to know where the latter gun is.
/ wish to speak a word of praise for the
men who defended those guns, because / was
one of the boys who went latter them,D and
it did look to me as if we would have TO
kill all of them or they all of us before they
would let US have them,
My regiment was the 35th Ala, the other
was the 9th Ark, who did the fighting and
charged them. When got within a few
steps of the guns Icame to cut OF the rail-
road through the hin, and | can tell you |
was mighty glad. set my feet out and went
to The bottom head up. Ran out and came
in behind the guns, but, did not stop for 800
yards. | was after a daredevil fellow VINO
kept running, loading, and shooting at me,
and ditto.
The night following / slept on the field,
and with Lieut.. Goodloe administered TO
two wounded men. / gave them wafer and
word OF prayer. ] think they belonged to
some Iowa regiment. The night alter the
fight of the 4th l was away back IL or 10
miles, at mill.
The night of the I'd, before the fight, was
at Chewala. where l helped to run those
fellows from the biggest piece of flour dough
/ ever saw. 1t was dumped into the road,
and was afraid TO eat it, although / was
hungry enough to eat anything l was
afraid the soda in it was arsenic. We boys
had lots of fun, but prefer to write about
it than to fight it over. Here is my hand,
and tell your wife / am glad 1 did not kill
you.-W. G. Whitefield, Paducah, Ky.
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came nearly insane. That Is how Mr.. C..
Truman. Milford, Wis, describes his con-
dition. Neuralgia drove me nearly in
sane" he writes, and i had no rest day or
night. The fearful pain made me nearly out
OF my head. could not stand it in bed and
wandered about all night. The physicians
gave me various prescriptions, but they
brought only temporary relief, and the pains
would return and make night hideous TO me.
By mere chance heard OF DIR. Peters Blood
Vitalizer and got some Of it. My hopes were
not it vain. 1t cured me, and have not
felt any pains sincen
Remember, DIR. Peters Blood Vitalizer is
no drug store medicine. Only special local
agents sell it. Ii you cannot get il in your
locality write TO the manufacturer, DIR. Peter
Fahrney, Chicago, Ill
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fear from il, since it would be within his own
base, and at the same time expose the enemy
to a longer line.
This was, as think, the proper thing for
Burnside to have done. Nothing, however
would have pleased Lee better than what he did
do, and we can scarcely conceive of anything
he could have done that would have been
more disastrous to the Federal cause. L.
WILLIAMS, Lebanon, o.
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a Review of the Hateful Fredericlsburg
Campaign.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: For anyone
to speak the plain truth concerning this very
unfortunate and absolutely useless campaign,
they incur the risk OF being charged with
prejudice on the one hand or egotism on the
other But, call the act by what name you
choose, we venture our judgment upon the
plain facts in the case, believing that Wisdom
is justified by all her children.
The season OF the year was not favorable fol
an inland campaign for position. Winter was
at hand, and prudence would forbid the begin
ming of any great interior movement for, even
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY H.

FIVE missing; the Second, 325 killed and
wounded and 33s missing; the Third, 431
killed and wounded and 1877 missing; 784
men were killed and wounded in the MORN
ing. on the theory that the First Division
did the heavy work in the afternoon.
Thanks for that deserved tribute to Gen.
Warren.-R. f. MCBBDE, Manhattan Kan.
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THEIR RECORDS
Brief Sketches of the Services Of
Various Regiments.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has in hand several
hundred requests for regimenta histories. AT such
requests will be scoeded to tn due time although
those received cannot be published for a.
least year owing to- hack of space. Numerous
sketches have aresdy been published. and OF thess
can be found room for q second time, until ali
have been prnted.l
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1T is ALL OVER NOW.
COmrade Tompkius Sends in the Last Word
About That Four-Gu Battery.

About That Four-Gun Battery.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: | notice in
your issue Of June 81 that Comrade Blakes-
lee "sums up the four-gun battery" and
that he really admits that there was 18TH
n. Y. in the service If the comrade will
look in Reports Made to the Joint Com
miltee on the Conduct of the War, Supple
ment, Part ;" IN the report OF Gen. Thomas,
TN pages 31S, 319, 800. etc, he will find that
of Gen. John w. Geary, commanding Sec
ond Division, Twentieth Corps, which may
enlighten him some in regard to this four
gun business.
Only lew little points, and I am done.
If that line of Blue Stars that we passed
over were dead men the entire line must
have been cut down, for they were in regu-
lar line-of battle and, ESQ, where, oh, where
was Comrade Blakeslee, and who buried
them the next day?
Why was Col. Gotham making reports of
the Third BrlgadeP The Colonel command
ing the brigade tCol Ireland was capable of
making his Own rep0rts. AS for the 18TH n.
Y, it has record of which we are proud, and
no inuendoes can mar it. We never claimed
that we put down the rebellion unaided,
and Comrade Blakesee may copy reports
| until the proverbal ice-brigade forms over
the internal regions. but he cannot change
our personal knowledge of facts or beliltle
the achievements OF any other body OF
| troops.
Now, cOmrade, let's" shake" You may
pile mp your reportsy etc, but l am done.
| Sill, wish / could meet you. We would
lit down in the shade somewhere, drink
from the same canieeh, " and talk it over for
week or two, and probably quit where we
commemorate. AsToMPKINs, Co. E, 18th
| n. Y, Glen Castle, IN. y.
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COMPARISONS ARE ODIOUs
And Every Regiment Should be Given Credit
for Doing Its Duty.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: discover
that one W. L. Webster, 1st n. Y. battery,
has been talking of comparative losses in the
Iron Brigade and the Vermont Brigade, and
j suppose that the comrade is slightly in
error, as the figures taken from the official
records will show.
quote from Vermont Adjutant- Generals
rpuOrf.
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postpaid by the Church Kidney Cure Company,
41S Fourth Avenue New York. Alkavis is
certainly wonderful remedy, and you should
try it, as il is offered you free.
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new companies added to the 18th III. were
organized to serve one year. The entire regi-
ment was mustered out Sept. 6, 1865. The
Colonies Of the regiment were John NJ. Pal.
mer, promoted Brigadier-General Dec. 20,
1861, and Cyrus Hall, who was mustered out
at expiration of his term of service, and who
was again commissioned on the reorganiza-
ton Of the regiment. He was brevetted
BriGdier-General March IL, 1865, and was
in command when the organization was mus
tered out. At the battle of Shiloh, while in
HurIbut's Division, the regiment lost 81
killed. The command also served in Lau-
mans Division, Sixteenth Corps Its total
loss 81 men killed and one officer and
$50 men died.
The 1OIst Ind.
The regiment was organized at Indian
apolis, Ind, in September, 1852, to serve three
years. 10 was mustered out June "a, 1865.
Col. William Carver resigned May 80, 1868.
Lieut. Col. William Dean was in command
during latter part of service The regiment
served in Baird's Division, Fourteenth Corps,
and lost during It's entire term of enlistment
three officers and AZ men killed and one
officer and 169 men died
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Fell into Hot Water.


James Peti, Drummar, Co. ID, 18th N. Y.
(Zouaves), says: Il, have seen several CONF
municaion from comrades concerning trans
fer OF the 10Th HIS and the 18th n. Y.
(zouaves). The 18th, N. Y. was transferred
TO the FIRST Brigade, Second Division. Four
teenth Corps, in August, 1864, previous to
tue charge at JoneshorO. The 10th Ill. took
our place i'm the Sixteenth Corps.
Il well remember tine day the regiment
left the works in front of Atlanta to our new
position in Fourteenth Corps. The guide
who was detailed to conduct the regiment to
It's position got out of his reckoning and led
the regiment in close range of n rebel bat
terry. The first notice we had was few bull
let's whistling around our heads, also several
shells. One shell struck member OF Go. KS
knapsack, Il think his name was Archer,)
and the way that knapsack left his back
was q caution.
1.-THE regiment soon got to cover, and one
of our batteries opened on and soon silenced
them. The new position the regiment occu-
pied that day had been occupied by one of
our batteries A rebel fort had the range Of
them down fine, and made it SO hot for the
battery they had to vacate the works."
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WANTED-ADDRESSESS.

VIZ acknowledgements as to the whereabouts OF
wv Henry Harinecker. Henry Metzger, Henry
Kempf, WIN. RapP, who wss Captain OF Co. +, %
Mo- INF In April, 1861. Any kindly giving such
inf rulton will be pal for all trouble he may hava
Address G. +. LANG, Weldon Spring. ST Charles Co..
Mo. 7S-ss
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VIZ ANTED-By George r. Lemon, Washington, d.
wv e. present p. O. address of Michael McCue, alag
John McEugh formerly of and n, 6th o. 8. Inf, and
NJ, 9Th q. ). l.. A; whose pension claim has been al
lowed. 123r ~
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The regiment was organized at Hartford
Conn, Aug "a, 1862, to serve three years
and was mustered out of service June %, 1866
Col f. Beach was commissioned Aug. "A
1862, and commanded the regiment durini
its entire term of enlistment Col Beacl
was a graduate of West Point, and On Office
of the Regular Army. The regiment suffere'
severely at the battle of Antetnm, while il
ROdman's Division, Ninth Corps. 1t lost 4:
killed and 143 wounded. The regiment ais,
served in Sturgis's Division, Ninth Corps
Its total loss while in the service was SIX Off
GERS and IS men killed and three officers an(
$40 men died Of the latter, 154 died while
in rebel prisons
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In response to the first call for troops, il
April, 1861, this regiment was organized 70
three months, and took the field in time t
participate in the first battle of Bull Run
was in Tyler's Division, McDowell's Corps
Four men were killed and one died in tn
service.
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This regiment was organized at Jackson
Vile, H., in May, 1861, TO serve three years.
On the expiration of its term of service the
original members, except veterans, were mus
tered out, and the veterans and recruits, to-
gethes with the veterans and recruits of the
10th ILL.,, were consolidated into battalion
of five companies, which were known rs the
Veteran Battalion, 14th and 10Th III" In
March, 1865, both the regiments were reor-
ganized. The members of the 18th were con-
solidated into battalion of two companies,
to which were added eight new companies,
forming a complete regiment. Those of the
18th H. were consolidated into battalion of
three companies, to which were added seven
new companies, which again gave tue regi-
ment its full number Of companies. These
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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 mad 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 dispOsing. They
are nicely mounted in cabinet, 3x4 feet,
suitable for G.. A. Il. Post-room or a museum.
He will give full particulars and send q
photograph of them on application.
Why Don't They Write?
Anna r. Conklln, Highland Springs, Va,
asks: Where are the boys OF the 1U7th
Pa? Have they all answered to the roll
call above? My father was Corporal in
Co. G, 10Th Pa, and he would very much
like to hear from some of his company. We
live in very healthy climate for old SOL
diers, and about 10 miles from city OF Rich
mond, IL miles from Libby Prison, three
and half miles from Seven Pines, and two
miles from Cold Harbor."
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The LIST Conn.

This was three-months organization,
which went ont in April, 1861, in response
to the first call for troops. 1t was in the first
battle of Bull Run. 1t served in Tyier's
Division, McDowell's Corps. One man was
killed and one man died while in the service
The Sd Conn.
The regiment was organized in response to
the first call for troops, in April, 1851, for
three months, and took the field in time to
participate in the first battle of Bull Run. 1t
served in Tyler's Division, McDowelrs Corps.
Two men were killed and two died while In
service.
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HELD DOWN THE CURTAIN.
Miss Lodge of the Calhoun Company
Forces Payment at Leavenworth.

Miss Lodge of the Calhoun Company
Forces Payment at LeavenwOrth,
Gertrude Lodge, the feshy young
woman who played Perpetua in "Amori
ia" at the Grand Friday night, held the
curtain down at Leavenworth Saturday
night for an hour until Murray the man
ager of the company paid her $50 back
salary and turned over her trunk to her.
The law had TO help her do it.
Miss Lodge says she had served notice
on Murray that she would quit the COM
pany Saturday night to take summer
engagement but he tried to prevent her
by threats aud by holding her trunk and
wardrobe which she valued at $1,000.
She further says he threatened her char
acter
Miss Lodges salary is only $29 week.
She left the company after the perform
ance.
Murray was roundly abused last week
by an Emporia newspaper because he
refused one of its reporters admission to
the entertainment when he dtd't have a
ticket Murray says the paper already
had more tic6ets than the contract call
ed for. Topeka newspaper men had no
occasion to complain of him.
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COINS BOOK.
Creating Thinkers On the Great Financial
Question.
Office of Leidigh & Ravens, Wholesale
Lumber. Shingles and Coal, Az New
Ridge Building,

Office of Leidigh & Ravens, Wholesale
Lumber; Shingles and Coal Az New
Ridge Building,
KANSAS CITY. No., April 25. 1895.
In the Topeka Capital editorials refer
ence is made to COINS Financial
School," as being endorsed by Senator
PETER, Governor Altgeld, Jerry Simpson
and Herr Most, The hope is expressed
''that it will opon the eyes of people who
have not hitherto agreed with the fnan-
cial views of these leaders of thought"
That book is an "eye-opener to thousands
of American citizens whose minds have
heretofore been befogged by the sophis-
tries of designing politicians in tho inter
ests of the money lenders of this and
other countries, whose hirelings doubtless
they have been. The writer has been a
staunch advocate of the free coinage of
silver ever since it was demOnetized in '73;
and allow me to add that no law enacted
since the dawn of our republic, if more
infamous, has entailed more sor-
row and more suffering upon
the American people Why the
Capital should couple the gentlemen
named with "Coin's Financial SCHOOL,
is only another evidence of the peculiar
methods of some newspapers to distort
public opinion. We will not do the in
justice of asserting that the Capital does
not know that Coins financial views are
Numerically opposed to all Populistic
ideas of finance.
Thousands of our people are becoming
independent American citizens-inde-
pendent thinkers on this financial ques-
ton, than which none greater has ever
engaged the attention of the American
public. We most heartily commend
"Coin's Financial School" to old and
young, and hope thousands more will
read it. Although differing from the
views held by the gentlemen whom the
Capital named, we are glad they endorse
"Coin's Financial School" There is hope
even for them. Yours truly,
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THE FIRST TENT SHOW.
Crawford Bros Joshua simpkinss Com
many Wednesday, ON Onincv Street

Crawford Bros Joshua SimpIxins" Com
pany Wednesday ON Quincy Street.
The tent will be put up tomorrow on
the vacant lot on Quincy street, between
Sixth and Seventh, for the Joshua
Simpkins" company, which will open its
season there under the management of
Orlin and Chester Crawford Wednesday
evening. Rehearsals continue daily. On
Wednesday at noon the farmer band will
give parade in farmer costume. The
band contains about fifteen people
Just before the performance in the
evening balloon ascension and para
chute jump will occur from the tent
There will be no afternoon performance
One of the features of the entertain
ment will be a strong man who is called
young Sandow," and will lift all sorts
of heavy things The admission will be
twenty-five cents, and the tent will hold
two thousand persona