The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-01-09
A Young Raider.

John Brandenburg, Arthur, n. D., writes
that he was in Co. l., 9th Ohio Cav, and
was one of the youngest soldiers on the
march to the sea, being but is. Says he :
AZ am much interested in Gen. Howard's
writings and trust he will give Gen. Kill
patrick due credit for doing most Of the
fighting from Atlanta to Savannah. We
were constantly fighting on this march
many days fighting in both front and rear.
None of the boys who served under Gen.
Fitzpatrick upon this march will ever be-
lieve than Gen. Sheridan or any other cav
airy General was a better raider or fighter
than our beloved Fitzpatrick"
Forts no Protection.
Henry Slaughter, Co. I, 4th u. s. Art,
Asheville, Ind, apropos of the recommends
ton of the Chief Engineer, U. s. A, for
the improvement of Forts McHenry and
Carroll, in Baltimore Harbor, says: can
not see that they are of any more use for
the protection of the City of Baltimore.
They are too close to the city now. Guns
of the present time would shoot clear over
those forts and burn the city. The present
forts of the harbors of the United States
should be several miles away from the
cities, and should be made of iron and steel
with wood backing, the same as gunboats
or of dirt, with good protection for the gum
ners.n
Information Wanted.
Aiburtis Campfield, Harbor Springs, Mich
wants to correspond with either officer OF
private that was in the service in 1876 in
Co. or M, United States Cav.
Joseph Egan, alias George Yeager, Co. K
18th N J., wishes the address of any COM
rade that was taken prisoner with him Oct
81 1864, at Boydton Plank Road (Va.) fight,
and taken to Libby Prison at Richmond, Va
Address George Yeager, Ashersville, Ind.
Church Bell Battery.
w. E. Doyle, Stevensburg, Va, writes
| "The battery on Mission Ridge mentioned
by Comrade Bolton on the right of Bragg'a
| Headquarters was'known as the Church Bell
Battery, the guns being cast from the church
bells of Atlanta. They were marked Lady
Davis, Lady Breckenridge, Lady Bragg, Lady
| Hardee, Lady Cheatbam and Lady Polk.
| They were captured Nov. %, 1863, by
Wagner's Brigade of Sheridan's Division
and one of the regiments supporting them
was the 10th Tenn, an Irish regiment, Col
O'Neills, originally commanded by Senator
w. y. Bate, believe. Its flag was captured
| by the 18th Ind. 1t was Georgia battery
so Serg't LETTER must have been Georgian
| at that time"
| Old War Songs.
| S.R. Averill, Co. F, 18th Pa. Cav, Watson
| town, Pa, writes that he has 40 war song
| in book-fOrm, which he will send to AM
comrade sending 10 cents in stamps to pay
| postage.
Scattering.
w. J. Boon, Grape Creek, ILL.,, writes tina
| in story by John G. Fario, Co. B, seth Ill
in the issue of Nov. Z, it is stated that TIN
Third Brigade, Second Division, Fourteenth
Corps. contained the 22d Ohio, when i
should be SD Ohio.
w. B. Summers, All Dayton avenue, st
Paul, Mimi, wants by mail copy OF VIVA
Did the Priyates DO?"
Johh b. Sipe, Ridgeville, Ind, writes
"Afler the battle of cambridge, East Tenn
about the middle of January, 1864. l wa
one Of the pickets, and was not relieved
duty until late at night. The army had re
treated back towards Knoxville. 1t was
cold night, and we stopped to warm at SOM
fires that were built by the retreating troops
Someone took valise from my horse. /
was present to me by my Captain, and il
it were mothers and fathers pictures in
small case, but no letters of Identification
I should be too glad to receive them again
We were with the 9Th Ohio Cav, 14th III
Cav, Sth or 9th Mich. Cav, and my regi
ment was the 5th Ind. Cav"
George Weber, Relay, KY, writes:
saw in a recent issue mention Of the I'd KY
Cav, which reminds me that / was in tn
I'd XIV. Inf / am afraid the boys are al
dead by this time, else they would writ
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