The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-22
THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches of the Services of
Various Commands.
The 9Th Ohio Battery.

EDITOR NATIONAL. TRIBUNE: Some time
ago / saw In your paper q service list of Ohio
batteries, but was disappointed at no men
ton of the 9Th Ohio Ind'D't battery, L. A.,
Hickenlooper's battery. l think that the
battery that held the position on the
Hornets Nest at Shiloh deserves mention;
q battery that stood the fire of IL Confeder-
ate batteries, and the eight assaults by in
fantry and cavalry to dislodge them, and
never finched, certainly deserves to be men
toned in q list of OHIO batteries. There
used to be plenty of talent in the company ca
pable of acting as historians, but | often won
der what has become of them. No company
ever had a Drawer list of officers. / cannot
recall single one of them but what was
"grit" through and through. The boys
that are left can testify as to that; and rs
for the rank and file, their record will show
what they were made OF. Then, let US have
the record. Wake up, Lieuts. Burton, Black
burn, Marsh, Trotter, and Hates; and Serg'ts
Burnham, Burrows, and Havlin, and give US
the record. We would also like to hear from
the gallant old Iowa Brigade, who did so
much in repellipg assaults and fed the bat
terry boys while resting. The I'd, 18th, Sth,
18th, and 18th regiments composed the bri-
gade.-L. n. BLOOM, Sergeant, 9th Ohio
Ind'p't battery, L. A, Edna, Kan.
The 7th Pa. Cav.
This regiment, also known as the 80th
Pa, was organized in Harrisburg during the
Fall of 1861, to serve three years, and re-
manned in service until Aug. 90, 1866. On
leaving Pennsylvania the regiment went to
Indiana. From there it went into Ken
lucky. A part of the regiment made gall
liant charge at Shelbyville, Tenn, capturing
ho hot hot nd 1 ha
to the public buildings. The regiment was
in the battles of Murfreesboro, Atlanta,
Bowling Green, Stone River, and many
other important engagements. Its total en-
rollment was 2, 1902, of whom 102 were killed
| in action or died of wounds and 100 died of
disease. This regiment is one of the 300
| fighting regiments. Its Colonies were Geo.
| W. Wynkoop, William 3. Sipes, and Charlie s
| C.. Mccormick.
The 10th Mo. Cav.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In Their
Records, under "The 10th Mo. Cav" you
say: Organized in the Fall of 1862 for
three years by Col. Florence M. Goenyn,
who was killed in action. The regiments
first battle was Wilson's Creek"
1t appears to me that the above contains
! several mistakes as to time of organization
and Colonel. / may be wrong, but my inn
preston is that Col. Francis NJ. Cornyn or
ganized the regiment His death occurred
in 1868, and is graphically described by
Chas. Wright, S1st Ohio, in A Corporal;
| Story" He says: s. I was present at the
trial of Col. Francis M. Cornyn, of the 10th
| Mo- Cav, and saw him shot to death in a
room adjoining the courtroom, by Lieut.
| Col. Bowen, of the same regiment. Col.
Cornyn had been strict discipiinarian, and
some of the subordinate officers of his regi-
ment had been remiss in their duty, and
they had been tried on charges of disobedi-
ence to the commander of the regiment.
Wanting to retaIiate~ they conspired and
brought charges against Col. Cornyn, which
at the time of his death, he was fast
disproving. 1t was the custom of the
court, when certain points OF law were tC
be discussed, that the defendant and clerk:
would have to leave the courtroom and re-
main in the room adjoining until the point
was settled, and then they would return tt
the courtroom. One day the room wa:
cleared as usual. Col. Cornyn, Lieut.-COl
Bowen, the clerks, and two or three others
among them Lieut.-Col. Phillips, 9th Ill.
entered the adjoining room. Col. Cornyr
began to walk back and forth across the
room, humming a tune, as he was in the
habit of doing. Lieut.-Col. Bowen stepped
in front of him, and made remark of al
irritating nature Cornyn pushed or waved
him away with his hand, remarking: You
sir! Keep away from me; want to heal
nothing from YOU 1 noticed that Bower
had navy revolver. He made 6
step back, drew his revolver, and began
firing. If I remember correctly, the
first shot struck Col. Cornyn in the
thigh, broke the bone, passed through
and dropped on the floor. Col. Cornyn at
tempted to draw his revolver. H'
did not get hold of it. He staggered bacl
toward the courtroom door, with Bower