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lasted, and more than entitled The regiment
TO rank in stamina with the detachments
of the armies at Fontenoy, and gives in it.
self a reason for the well-deserved praise it
earned aud received in the Army of the
Potomac.
As was written of the 9Th by Gen. A. A.
Humphreys, Grants Chief of Staff, and
Hancock's successor in command of the
Second Corps, 1.-The regiment, which was
eaualed by few in the service-certainly
surpassed by none," andtGen Grindley, at
one time commandant of the brigade:
considered the 'Duryea Zouaves' the best
drilled and disciplined regiment In the
corps. if not in the army"
Still more, find in letter written re-
Gently to comrade by Judge Chase, of Lo-
gansport, Ind, at that time in command OF
Co. A, ID battalion, 18th u. S, as follows:
ITO this day occasionally member OF the
9Th wanders out this way, and we old Regu-
lars here are ready 10 take off our hats In
his presence. Tell your methods
Of drill and discipline; in short, tell all
about your regiment. i have asserted time
and time again that the Duryea Zouayes
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CARRIES THE FLAG.
A 10th Ohio Man Who Won Honor at For
McAllister.

IcAlIister.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Sometime
ago, reading In your valuable paper the
account of the charge on Fort McAllister,
the writer stated that he could not name the
regiment that owned the colors first planted
on the fort. | will give true statement OF
that, as sitting beside me as write is the sol
der who carried that flag on the 18th day
of December, 1864.
We crossed the river and stacked arms
about 2 p. m. to wait for orders to prepare
for the charge Comrade Michael Murry,
Co. ID, 10th Ohio, was detailed to carry the
flag AS we were ordered into line the COM
handing officer came along the line, called
hurry, and said Mike, can you place that
flag on that fort"
Murry replied, 81 vail, or die"
A few moments after the signal gun was
fired and the charge was made. The color
guard was torn to pieces by q shell, but the
company closed up, and Comrade James III.
Bogart, Co. d, 10th Ohio, came next to
Murry. hurry stopped OH top OF the works
anu stood there with his colors.
lie was promoted to Brigade or Head
quarters Color-bearer by Gen. Sherman.
Comrade Murry's war record is one of the
best that can be written. He enlisted in
May, 1861, Co. X, 10th Ohio, for three
months, and at the end of that term again
enlisted, in Co. ID, SD Ohio, which was, in
December, 1861, consolidated with the 10th
Ohio. The first engagement that he was in
was at Shiloh, April 6 and Z. 1862, and in
all of the battles of the Fifteenth Corps from
that time until the last one ut Bentonville,
March 81, 1866. Comrade hurry was dis
charged Aug. ii, 1865, at Little Rock, Ark
DAVID A. GARRETT, Adjutant of Joseph F.
Trotter Post, 269, Department of Ohio.
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Captnrc of Con. EWelI.

EDITOR NATIoNAE. TRI BUNE: Will you
please publish in your, paper the particulars
of the capture of rebel Gen. Ewell, April
6, 1865, and what troops captured him Wv
X. Galesville, Wis.
Gems. Ewell and Anderson attempted 10
check and beat back the pursuing Army OF
the Potomac, in order, to 5sHpable the Army OF
Northern Virginia to get away. For this
purpose they took upastrong position behind
Sailors Creek, and had about 10000 men in
line. Gen. Sheridan coming up with the
Sixth Corps aud the cavalry, ordered an i'm
mediate attack, which was delivered with
great spirit by the Infantry, cavalry, and
artillery. Both OF the rebel TANKS were
turned, and their front was attacked at the
same time, and their destruction was almost
complete. Gems. Ewell, kershaw, GUSTS
Lee, Dubose, Hunton and Corse, and more
than 5000 of their men were captured OF
killed.-EDIToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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charge, yet were called upon to engage in
battle when they had won their exemption.
The order for their discharge came before
the fighting was over on the field OF Chancel-
louisville Davenport, who was on special
detail at this particular moment, and in his
excellent history of tie regiment Camp
and Field Life of the 5ih Y. y. Vol. I'M.
(Duryea Zouaves)," gives only a brief refer
ence to the single fact j wish 10 record. ]
feel the more free therefore to preserve IFS
memory; also, as | was not at the time MEM
Der of the regiment / claim the right 10
glorify my comrades, not having personal
share in these honors.
Davenport writes me that he has never
been satisfied with his account Of Chancel-
lorsvillc, not having been at the time on the
ground with his own regiment, but gather
ing his facts from various sources. 1T is 10
be hoped that he viii fully write it up 10
stand alongside Of his most excellent and
worthy monographs on Gaines's Mil " and
"Second Bull Ran" which appeared in The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, did him so much
honor, and were notably graphic and salts
factory.
The one incident which prompts this
writing is referred to on page 3Sl OF DaTen-
ports history, and credited TO letter Of a
war correspondent of The New York Times,
May 4, 1863" as follows:
The division had taken their old position
and picllets thrown out, when the enemy
appeared in force on The ridge, at the foot Of
iuhich are lag. Our men had stacked arms
and uere at rest Quick as thought Gen.
Sykes brought his men into line the Zou-
ayes on the left half wheeling into line Of
battle like machine. The enemy paused
a moment on the top of the ridge, and, as if
TO nerve them for the onset, gave one of
their proverb ally demoniac yells and came
down on the double quick. shooting, captur-
ing, and literally running over the pickets,
who scrambled behind all SORTS OF Obstruc-
tions"
The details Of the incident have itali-
cized had been told me. and being particu-
larry Characteristic of the regiment made a
deep impression, and recently (by some one Of
the many psyche ogical operations to which
we all are suhject) were brought 10 mind
in connection with a similar incident il the
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An Ante-Bellnm Joke.

H. i. Naramore, Sharon, Mass, says
Your article in issue Of Feb. %, under
Chat Of the Corridors, relative to the ante
beilum incident between Representative
john +. Potter. Of Wisconsin, and ex-Rep-
resentatiye Roger A. Pryor, then OF Virginia,
reminds me OF very amusing episode in the
House Of Representatives. Just after Potter
and Pryor had left, ostensibly for the duelng
field there was roll-call of the House, and
- ben the Clerk reached the name Potter,
Of Wisconsin a waggsh Democrat sung out,
lie has Pryor engagement Next, the
Clerk calls Pryor, of Virginia. the Republic
can Wa Shouts 'lnnc TO The poiiers' Geld -
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battle Of Fontenoy, when France and the
allies British and GERMANY were at war. in
1745 and which has been considered worthy
OF preservation as one OF the bright Jewels OF
history. III the one was so worthy, / believe
the other is no less co spicuous.
The Fontenoy incident is that two detach-
menis Of the opposing armies suddenly con-
fronted each other and halted. Neither
offered to deliver its fire, when the German
commander cried to the Frenchman, why
don't you Ere, sir! Tor words 10 that effect.
perhaps somewhat stronger and more a Ia
miIfdirc); 10 which the Frenchman politely
replied, After you, monsieur"
So the story lies in myrecollection, from
reading, not personal observation, Of course y
and as a sublime exhibition Of the neryep
which only the best IF soldiers acquire by
long drill and perfect discipline.
As To the comparable incident at Chan
cellorsyille, drawing lor tie facts from a nnnl-
Der OF written testimonies OF participants
in the 9Th y. y, the regiment had come
in on the second day OF the fighting tired
and with nerves unst,ung after a roconnois-
saDce, during which they had engaged the
enemy. Just at sunAown they were lying
about at ease, their arms stacked, when.
without warning, the ecbs appeared in front,
and opened rapid lge with both infantry
and artillery; then, with only a moments
pause. came down on the double-quick,
running over The fleeing pickets.
The Lou3ycs were the extreme left Of the
whole line land Of tbfe army, aud receiving
this fire, the shells bursting in the road
where they lag. The adjoining regiments.
all, without waiting for any command.
sprang 10 their arms under considerable ex-
citement. aud opened FIRE at once TO repel
the attack.
At the same instant, on the contrary, the
Zouayes tell ia bebnd the stacked arms
and though so under fire not one man
touched his piece, bus stood waiting for the
command, till Col. Wnslow, who at the
tirle Of the attack Was in conversation with
the brigade commander, Col Ollorke, came
10 the head Of the regiment, and Take
arms T" followed.
The ordeal was not long, but, as every old
soldier will realize. it MAS crucial while il
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reading articles by comrades, who gave in-
cdents that occurred during their army
life 1t ought TO be known at this late day
that when an article is written about incl
dents occurring TO regiment In certain
battle it did not in any manner bar men,
Der of any other regiment from writing an
account of what his regiment did in the
same engagement
Would the readers of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE prefer to see its columns filled
with articles commanding the services of the
hundreds of gallant regiments who went to
the front in 1861 and '62, or filled with criti-
cisms and "slings" at those who take the
trouble to write the articles PHI. Nj. KEN
DERDINE, Major, 18th Iowa, Topeka, Kan.
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served in Brannan's Division, Fourteenth
Corps, and was known as "Church's Bat
terry" Its loss was two killed in action and
80 died.
Battery r. LIST Mich. L. A.
Captains John J. Dennis, resigned. June
8, 1862; John ]. Ely, promoted Major,
March %, 1864; and Peter DeYries, in COM
mand when mustered out The organiza-
ton was known as Denuiss Battery Its
loss was So men died.
Battery F, LIST Mich. l.. A.
Captains: Andrew s. Andrews. resigned.
Dec s, 1862; Luther f. Hale, promoted Ma
Jor, Aug. 81, 1868 and Byron d. Paddock.
mustered out at expiration of his term OF
service, April 8, 1865. When mustered out
the battery was commanded by First Lieut..
George Hawley. IL served in Hascall's d.
vision, Iwenty-thIrd Corps, with q loss Of
one officer and nine men killed and IS men
died. 1t Is given by Col. Fox, in his list Of
maximum losses of light artillery batteries
IN single engagements as losing six killed,
nine wounded, and "a missing at Richmond,
Ky. The organization was known as HaleS
Battery"
Battery G.. list Mich L A.
Captains Charles r. Lanphere, resigned.
Sept. 1, 1868; James II. Burdick, mustered
out at the expiration of his term, Jan II,
1860; and Edwin T. Lewis, in command
when the battery was mustered out. The
command was called "Lanphere's Battery"
and served in Osterhaus's Division, Thir-
teenth Corps It's loss was four killed in
action and one officer and IL men by disease,
accidents, etc
Battery TT. 1st Mich. L. A.
Captains: Samuel NJ. F. Lockwood, miss
ing since Dee. "a. 1861 Samuel De Golyer,
died Aug. 8, 1868, of wounds received in
action at Vicksburg; Marcus ID. Elliott,
mustered out, Dec. %, 1864, by reason of ex-
piration of term; and Benjamin Kinney. in
command at muster-0ut of battery. The
organization was known as De Golyer's
Battery" 1t was in the Seventeenth Corps,
Logan's Division. Its total loss was two
officers and three men in action, and AZ men
by disease and other causes.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER.
What Our Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns.
PRAISE FORTHE OLD FIFTH.

Incidents in the Career of the Duryea
Zouaves.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The part
taken by the Duryea Zouaves" 18th \. ID
mt Charlottesville, Va, was not as conspleu-
GUS as in some other of the great battles
earlier in the struggle TO preserve the Union.
But single incident in that history de-
serves special notice and preservation, and
was worthy of the closing act in their term
Of service.
At the time the men, counting their
period of enlistment from the day they were
sworn into service by the State, believed
their two years term had already expired
and that they were fully entitled to dis
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COVERING THE RETREAT.
Not Richardson's Brigade, but Bienker's
Brigade Had that Honor.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE | notice in
Isaac =. Gragg, Co. ID, 1st Mass, in which
he claims that Richardson's Brigade and his
regiment as covered the retreat from the first
battle of Bull Run, Va, July 81, 1861; and
if ever two men men are mistaken in their
ideas it is Sergt Cook, I'd Mich, and Isaac
p GIarC, for the retreat was covered only
bv Benker's Brigade, consisting of the eight
regiments of New York volunteers-Col.
Louis Blenker, commanding the brigade
the 30ih n. Y, Col. d. Utassy; the 2Sth
n. Y, Col Steinwehr, and 9th Pa, Col.
Einstein as the records OF the War Depart
ment will show.
This brigade was during this entire day
kept in reserve, but when the retreat COM
menCed it was ordered forward, and up we
marched the Braddock road, at which point
Ricketts, battery, early Sunday morning,
commenced to open the ball; up to the
south side of Cub Run, formed line-of-
battle, threw out n line of skirmishers, ard
we were not in any shape or form molested
until about ~ o'clock that night, when the
skirmishers of the 9Th n Y were fired upon,
and the compliment was answered IN due
form, but no general engagement took place.
The brigade remained in this position until
Monday morning July 90, 1861, when we
slowly returned, on our way to Washington,
through Centerville, Va, and arrived at
Fairfax Courthouse at about or 6 o'clock
in the morning. Then and there it was
reported from the 39th regiment, which was
in the rear, that rebel cavalry had made its
appearance, and the brigade formed in line
of-battle again, and the 39th n. Y. had de-
ployed as skirmishers as the rear-guard, but
it was soon established that no organized
rebel force in pursuit, and we con-
tnued our march 10 Washington, where we
arrived about or o'clock IN the evening,
July %, 1861, thoroughly soaked with mud
and rain, as it had rained nearly all night
and day.
We made our camp on the pavements on
PENNSYLVANIA avenue between Four-and-a-
half aud Seventh streets, and up FOur-and-
a-half street towards the City Hall, n. W.;
made fires, boiled water for coffee, and pro-
cured other necessary groceries to quiet
hunger and thirst; dried our clothes during
the night, and the next day found us again
on our march over the Long Bridge towards
Roach Mills, Va, where we remained until
September, and then moved up TO Hunters
Chapel, where we remained during the re-
organization of the army, Hoing picket duty
at Baileys Crossroads and Annadae until
the army moved TO Norfolk or to the PENN
sula; but Blenker's Brigade went again up
10 Centerville, Manassas, and the Shenan-
doah Valley. A.
Col. Benker was promoted to be Briga-
dier-General for his conduct at the retreat;
and / hope that this will set aside all dis.
pute5 between Sergt Cook and Private
Gragg. These are fnets,1, and any other
stimulation is wrong, as the records of the
War Department will show-RUDoLPH
b. ScHWIcKARpI. CAPTAIN. goth Ny.
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THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches OF the Services Of
Various Commands.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has IN hand several
hundred requests for regimental histories. All such
requests will be Receded to i'm due time although
those received cannot be published for at
least a year, owing to lack of space. Numerous
sketches have already been published and of these
none can be found room for second time, until all
have been printed.l
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Hotel for Visitors to Antietam.

B. F. Delaney, of Sharpsburg Nd and
Raleigh Sherman, lawyer, of Washington,
ID. c., have purchased the Jacob III. Grove
building, in the public square in SharpsburG,
and will build "a cOmmodious hotel for the
accommodation of the numerous GAR. men
who visit Autietam battlefield.
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Criticised tho Presidents Pension Policy.
The Grand Army of the Department of
Colorado and Wyoming, which held its
annual Encampment at Denver last week,
adopted resolution consuming President
Cleveland for his policy in regard to the
pensions.
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The 18th Mass. Battery.

This battery was organized at Boston,
Mass, Dec. 10, 1862, to serve three years,
and was mustered out of service July IS,
1865. Capt. Chas. III. Hamlin commanded
the battery, which was designated Ham
Inns Battery" in his honor. 1t served in
Sherman's Division, Nineteenth Corps, and
lost 20 men by disease, accidents, etc.
The 18th Mass Battery.
This battery was organized at Fort War
rem, Boston Harbor, Mass, Feb II, 1863, to
serve three years, and was mustered out
Aug. 4, 1865. In honor OF Capt. Timothy
Pearson, who was commissioned on the or
ganization of the battery and remained
with 1T throughout its service, the command
was designated "Pearsons Battery 1t
served in Stevenson's Division, Ninth Corps,
with loss of one man killed and q men
by disease, accidents, and other causes.
The 10th Mass Battery.
The battery was organized at Readville
Mass, March IL, 1864, for the three-years'
service, but was mustered out June 81, 1865,
IN accordance with orders from the War De-
partment. Henry ID. Scott was Captain.
The command served in the Sixteenth
Corps It's loss was six men.
The Ist Mich. l.. A.
The batteries composing this regiment
were originally independent, and were or
ganized as follows Battery A at Detroit
and Coldwater, Mich, May %, 1861 Bat
terry Il at Detroit, Mich, Sept. 10 to Dec. IA,
1861; Battery G at Grand Rapids, Mich,
from Nov. % TO Dec 49, 1861; Battery ID ut
White Pigeon, Mich, from Sept. II TO Dec. Z,
1861 Battery L at Grand Rapids Albion and
Marshall, Mich, March "a, 1862; Battery F
at Detroit, Mich, JAM 0, 1862; Battery G. at
Kalamazoo, Mich, Jan. II, 1862; Battery Fl
at Monroe, Mich, March 6, 1862; Battery I
at Detroit, Mich, Aug. 30, 1862; Battery K
at Grand Rapids, Mieb., from Nov. 81, 1862,
to Feb. 90, 1868; Battery L at Coldwater
Mich, April, 1868, and Battery M at Detroit,
Mich. June 80, 1868; all to serve three years
These batteries were organized as a regiment
Aug. 8, 1863. On the expirations of the
terms Of service of the batteries from A to
III, inclusive, the original members, except
veterans, were mustered out, and the organ
iZatioDs, composed of veterans and recruits,
retained in service. The regiment was mus
tered out by batteries at different dates, from
June IA to Aug. % 1865. Cyrus o. Loomis
was commissioned Colonel Nov. 3, 1862, and
remained in service until the close of the
war. He received the breyet of Brigadier-
General in June, 1865. Lieut.-Col Luther
+. Hale resigned Nov. a, 1864. Hewas sue
ceeded by Lieut.-Col. VIM. III. Ross, who re-
manned with the regiment until it was
mustered out. Maj. Josiah W. Church re-
signed March IA, 1865. John J. Ely, A. F.
Il. Arndt and John G.. Shuetz held COM
missions % Majors when the regiment was
mustered out.
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