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SHERMAN SAID NOTHING.
Although the Signal Officer on yining Sta
ton said Several.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: in the is
sue of May % find an article by Capt. Van
neman, S4th Ind, who stated that Gen.
Sherman WAS not on Kenesaw, but on Pine
Mountain, which he located as north of
Kenesaw, when Corse's famous Hold the
fort message was signaed.
Capt. Hedley. 32d H., who wrote March,
ing Through Georgia" book that has Gen.
Sherman's personal Endorsement, and is to
be found in Army post Libraries by order OF
the War Department, states (rages PA TO
2l7) that Gen. Sherna an was at VIning Sta
ton and telegraphed the Signal officer on
kenesaw the instructions which resulted in
the famous Corse dispatch.
] was Adjutant-General of the District of
Marietta, VlDing Station being few miles
south OF us, toward Atlanta. Marietta was
at the foot of Kenesaw on the south side,
and all signal messages came TO us and were
sent by Orderly up the mountain to the
Signal officer, whom at this time, if / re-
member rightly, was Joseph Il. Foraker,
late Governor of OHIO.
Gen. Sherman came to our Headquarier
with Gen. Stoneman and Gen. Nandeveer,
commanding the district, and accompanied
them up the mountain. The Signal officer
was in a wooden hut, all dark, with his
glass on Allatoona. Always uneasy, Sher-
man was wandering around aud mad
vertenty got between The glass and the
signal flag. Thereup0n the officer in the
dark hut-not knowing, probably not
caring, who it was-yelled, Get out of
there You blankety blank fool" And the
General jumped aside and came back TO the
rock upon which the rest of us were sitting,
never utterng word.
In few minutes the Signal Sergeant
II think ii was Gov. Foraker came with
Corse's dispatch about losing his check, etc.
] was afterwards djutant-General on
Corse's staff when he commanded the
Fourth Division of the Fifteenth Corps, and
was also a comrade of Capt. Flint, who
wrote all those famous dispatches which
the General dictated while wounded In
Hedley's book, page 900, is n facsimile
letter TO Gen. French, the Confederate COM
mander, in Capt Fhnts own handwriting.
The Captain lives at 14I0 Eighth Avenue.
Minneapolis, and he and fought this cam
paign over short while ago, while l was
visiting him there.
| see Capt. Tom Spencer's name in the
issue Of May 81 Tom and / were school
mates at McKendree College in 1S55J56 :;
were officers in the same regiment during
the war, but did not meet or know of this
latter fact during our service, or until 1868,
when we met in Washington for the first
time after our college days.-A. w. Ed
WARDS LIST Ala. Cav, Fargo, n. ID.
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We anx iously waited for the cali to fall in.
Late 10 the forepart OF the might've were mus
tered az small battalion, composed Of details
from the 10 companies. We counted of and
numbered IS men, including three commits
stoned officers. Lieui.-Col. James Fay COM
manded, assisted by Cdpts. Hardiman and
Tiff The Colonel aid We had been select
ed to open the cracker line, and, no matter
what happened. not to speak above a whis-
per 10 the nearest Conrade. We were to
step lightly, and not stumble. Little did
we know that the very safety Of the Army
OF the Cumberland depended on our success,
nor had any enlisted man the least idea of
our destination.
We marched to Chattanooga, thence down
the ma street to the Tennessee, River.
where an old iaiboat lay moored. and.
manned by crew Of two men, members of
the 18th Ohio, who il was said, had charge
OF the pontoons, we boarded the Boat az
nolselessly as possible, aud were soon oat,
the two oarsmen holding her for the north
side, so as 10 escape the notice Of the rebel
picket-guards just below Chattanooga. We
hoaied with the current, no one saving a
WORD until someone in the bow called out,
III loud whisper Look out!n That
meant TO stoop down, as we were about 10
pass under fallen tree reaching ial out
over the water.
Scrgt Patrick Reeves, failing 10 notice the
danger IN time, was swept of the boat by The
limbs Of the tree. This comrade was so inn
pressed by the orders given him 10 be quiet
that he went TO the bottom of the river
without cry for assistance. The water
Closed over him as we passed on, without an
attempt 10 save him.
After this mishap ] concluded life was
very uncertain, and before many hours some
Johnny might take my NAPIER in conse-
quence OF which ] would be out nav three
quarters ration OF beef So / commenced
nIbbling on the chuck in less than Is min
utes the contents Of my haversack were
transferred 10 my stomach. ] felt relieved
m mind and appetite with bright hope for
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hasty retreat. About the second step
made one of the rebels shot off shoe heel.
Well, knowing that if / should run immedi-
ately 10 the front some one of our careless
boys might mistake me for a reb, ran in a
left-obliQue direction, in order 10 get to the
right of our command. / was making good
time, when observed large pile of brush
in my front. To avoid this | made jump
ing flank movement to the left. This quick
action saved my life, for some one of our en-
terprising fellows had taken position be-
hind this brush. and as / wheeled fired at
me. His gun was nearly close enough to
burn me. As / reached his position he
skipped. Probably to this day he thinks
he shot at a rebel.
OF course, our as men were surprised, and
quickly driven from the half-constructed
barrcade before some could even reach
Their guns. The men fired as they slowly
fell back. ] heard the familiar voice OF
Capt. Tiff calling out:
Rally on the reserve at the river"
We had no reserve in the gap. The Cap
tain used this as ruse. 1t had the desired
effect to check the rebels When / reached
our boys they had taken positions behind
trees, rocks, stumps, and logs, and as day
light grew brighter we could see the John
mics before US. l was aware they outnum-
beled US two to one. Every soldier did his
duty. Woe to the rebel that exposed him
self!
We could not be driven any farther. The
Colonel now ordered us to charge, which we
did ut a double quick, driving The enemy
back through the gap, retaking the ground
we had lost and recapturing Comrade Coniey
and the rebel who had him In charge. When
Coniey had returned to the tree for the pur-
pose of accommodating before the second
light, rebel had taken him in before he
reached the tree Near where l saw the
enemy filling canteens was located small
log hut. On the fire was large castiron
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RALLY on THE RESERVE AT THE RIVER.
the future. On looking back over the dark
waters, ! discerned several shadows, which
proved TO he more boats, the nearest being
within hailing distance
We glided along for several miles, when
we espied a fire burning brightly on the
south bank. General" called out Col. Fay.
"shall j land at that fire?o
Yes" responded Gen. Hazen, from the
boat nearest ours, aud added Keep quiet.n
No doubt the General was mad at our
Colonel for having broken the silence, when
he had received a plain description as 10
where he should land. However the mis-
chief was done; the rebels heard us and as
our Oarsmen were pulling hard for the south
bank, the rebel commander OF the picket
post called out.
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The f4tb n v

EDITOR NATIONAL Tribune: The history
of the 18th n. T., as published in the iss1esf
March 5 last, contains several errors and
omissions. The regiment was a small ons
numerically when ordered to the field Only
about 700 strong, and its losses, which. how
ever, were larger than given IN your history,
are proportionately heavier than would DO
the case with full numbers. The heaviest
losses of the regiment were sustained as
Gaines's Mill and at Fredericksburg though
we lost heavily ut Malvern HILL As to tha
division given, that is correct MOreIl's-sId
Shutdown y; but the corps ia incorrect, as
the Fifteenth Corps was not with the Army
Of the Potomac, If organized at all but the
Fifth Corps was the one to which MorelPs
Division belonged By way Of further ex-
PLANTATION, viii state that Col. MeQuade's
regiment, to which l belonged and whose
history is under consideration, was the 14th
N. Y Vols. The 18th N Y $. NJ also be-
longed to the Fifth Csrps, and, I think, to
Sykess Division.-JOsEPH SPAHNY, Co. H
14th n. Y, Denver, Colo.
The Sd XIV. Battery.
EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: The bait
terry was organized at Louis Vile. Ky, Aug.
%, 1865, for the period Of II months, and
veteranized Feb. %, 1864, for three years, or
during the war. 1t was retained IN the
service until July &C. 1866. John W.
Neiyelle was it's first Captain. He was dis
charged Aug. %, 1864. Lieut. Il. w. Me-
Reynolds was commissioned Captain, Feb
81, 1864, and commanded the battery until
it was mustered out at Louisville, Ky. The
battery served in Gen. Hobson's Brigade,
First Division, Fourteenth Corps. Its loss
was two killed in action and 10 died Of dis
ease.-T. j. SHINES, Co. @, LIST KY. Art.
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Curing the Little Ones,

town, Pa, Sept. 3, 1895. DR.. Peter Fahrney,
Chicago, III. Dear Sir: Your Dr. Peters
Blood Vitalzer has cured two of my grand
children. One of them had the scrofula all
over his head, and his eyes were so sore that
he could not see part of the time. The other
one had diarrhna and vomiting. He became
so emacated that he was nothing but skin
and bone Two doctors were treating them
with no apparent benefit.
We commenced giving them the Vitalizer,
and they both got we'll and fat. All scrofn-
lous symptoms disappeared. We are salts
fled the Vitalizer is the best of medicine.
Yours respectfully, Sarah A. Forshey.
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"Fall in; the Yankees are coming" His
next command was. "Ready-aim-fre!
We received their volley at a distance
Of about 80 yards
Don't one of you shoot back from the
boat until ordered to do So"
"Oh. am shot in the arm" called out one
of the Ohio boys.
This caused him to drop his our, in con-
sequence of which the stern OF the boat swung
around toward some willows growing under
the bank. Capt Tiff aud others grasped the
limbs. and succeeded in bringing US mp in a
pile of drift wood. j got 10 the top and found
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Caricature.
ITii- Hifs 4

Caricaturists in depicting German are in
the habit of putting a big pipe in his mouth.
The pipe is national, indeed; but the Ger
mans as Nation are far from being the
greatest smokers. They do not smoke more
than Frenchmen, Russians, Swedes, or Hun
garans. The men of the United States and
the men of Switzerland are the most inyet-
crate smokers in the world. In these two
countries the consumption of tobacco per
head is three times greater than in Ger
many.
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THEIR RECORDS
Brief Sketches of the Services Of
Various Commands.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has In hand several
hundred requests for regmentsi histories. All such
requests will be acceded TO in due time. although
those now received cannot be published for at
least y year. owing to lack OF space. Numerous
sketches have ready been pub aud Of these
none be found room for n second time, until all
have been printed
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..yyhere shanghai F.o.ter f,as.ent crow

"Where n Shanghai Rooster Dassent Crow"
Comrade John w. Darby, Paynesville,
Mimi, writes: In casting my eyes over
Their Records / notice the 12Sd n. Y,
Col. Archibald J.. McDougall I think this
regiment had for its Chaplain, Rev Henry
Gordon, pastor of the old DR.. Bulhon's Anti
Burger Church, at Cola, N. Y. He was very
popular among his boys. On one occasion
be made a speech at reception, in which,
referring to their matchless bravery, he said:
These boys have been where a Shanghai
rooster dassent crow"
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Don't ToDacco-Spit or Smoke Your Life


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about Notobdc. the wonderful, harmless, eco
nomicai cure for chewing, smoking, cigaret, or
snuff habit. You run no physical or financial
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cure or money refunded Your druggists got
it or will get il. Write for the book-maied
free. The STERLING REMEDY Co., Box 3, In-
diana Mineral Springs, Ind. Agents wanted.
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The Cd Iowa.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your
issue of March II, in column headed Their
Records" in the sketch of the I'd Iowa, you
say: 1t served in the Atlanta campaign in
Fuller's Brigade, Veatch's Division, Six
teenth Corps; later was transferred to How
ards Brigade" Where you could have found
such stuff is hard to understand. The facts
are, the I'd Iowa, in the Atlanta campaign,
belonged to the First Brigade, (Brig. Gen.
E. w. Rice), Second Division BRIG. Gen. T.
w. Sweeney, Sixteenth Corps. The Fourth
Division, Sixteenth Corps, was commanded
by Gen. Fuller, and the two divisions by
Gen. G.. NJ. Dodge, and was known as the
left wing of the Sixteenth Corps. After the
fall of Atlanta this command was broken up.
The Second Division, then commanded by
Gen. Corse, was attached to the Fifteenth
Corps as its Fourth Division, and as such
participated in the March to the Sea-" and
north through the Carolinas and on to Rich
mond and WASHINGTON, taking part in the
Grand Review" The I'd Iowa was mustered
into the service at Keokuk, Iowa. May 81,
1861, and mustered out at Louisville, KY,
July ~. 1866. Though three-ye ears regiment,
it lett Iowa for the front about six hours
before the 1st Iowa, three-months regi-
ment.-V. p. TwoMBLY, Captain, I'd Iowa,
Des Moines, Iowa.
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Scattering.

E. Fl. Brown, Norway, Me-, writes: In
your issue of Feb. 90 last is a statement
that Sumner III. Needham was one of the
first men killed in the late war. AS he was
native of my town, am DESTROYS of hav-
ing his service record appear in the history
of Norway in the war, now being written.
Any comrade will confer favor by address,
ing to me information relating to such
service"
Mrs. L. S. Packard, Mainsburg, Pa, wants
by mail copy of the words and music of
"Old Mike was not so Stingy,n and March
ing Through Georgia"
Julius c. Mcbride, 1st Ohio L. A., Banks,
Mimi, wants a copy of the New York Tribune
OF April 10, 1865, containing an account of
Lincoln's assassination.
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FOR BRAIN FAC
Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate.

DIR. w. r. LowMAN, Orangeburgh, 8. c.,
says: Il have used and prescribed il with
beneficial results in brain fag and nerve ex.
haustion."
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The 18th Ohio.

The command is one of the 800 lighting regi-
ments given by Col. Fox, and out of q total
enrolment of 1854 lost seven officers and
l72 men killed in action or died of wounds
and one officer and 135 men died of disease,
accidents, IN prison, etc; making total
loss OF $40 while in the service, and per-
centage of 10S killed in battle. The regi-
ment was organized in the State of Ohio
at large IN September, 1861, to serve three
years. 1t veteranized and was retained in
the service until Nov. 81, 1865. Col. Moses
X. Diekey, its first commander, resigned
Oct. "a, 1862 He was succeeded by Col.
WIn. Wallace, who was discharged July 10,
1864. Col. Frank Askew Brevet Brigadier-
General, was in command when the regi-
ment was mustered out. At Liberty Gap,
while in Johnson's Division, Twentieth
Corps, it lost eight killed and "a wounded.
The regiment later became part of Will
lich's Brigade, Woods Division, Fourth
Corps, and did much splendid fighting.
The other regiments of the Brigade were
the 25th, 35th. and 99th ILL.,, 32d and 69th
lud., 9th Kan, 10th Ohio, and 18th Wis.
The 10th Ohio lost more than any other
regiment in the brigade, but the 18th Ohio
comes IN as q good second in point of loss
with 179 killed to the 10th regiments 202
The next highest was the S9th ILL.,, which
lost 1873 men killed
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This regiment, with the exception of Cos.
IL and Nj, was organized at Jefferson City,
Pittsburg, Bolivar, Warsaw, and Linn Creek,
Mo-, from Dec. Is, 1861, to May 6, 1862, to
serve during the war in Missouri. Two
companies of the 14th Mo. Cav, s. NJ, or
ganized at Springfield, No., in April, 1862,
were assigned 10 the regiment as Cos. L and
NJ. The original members were mustered
out as their terms expired, and the recruits
were consolidated into one company, which
was retained in service until July II, 1865.
Col. Joseph W. McClurg resigned, Dec 81,
1862. Col Joseph j. Graveley was mustered
ont on the expiration of his term, March 20,
1865. Capt. Jacob Cassairt commanded the
company when it was mustered out. The
following list of battles is credited to the
regiment by the War Department: Humans
vile, Warsaw, Ntosho, Cross TImbers, Ozark,
White River, Lone Jack, Lamar, Spring field,
Newton Co., French Point, Jasper Co., Cotton
Gap, Fort Smith, Rolling Prairie, Diamond
Grove, Mcdonald Co., Cowskin Creek, Fay
etteville, Jefferson City, Diamond Grove
Prairie, Big Blue, Little Usage, Newtonia,
Crane Creek, Quincy, Hermitage, and Center
Creek. The total loss of the regiment was
three officers and II men killed and one
Offices and 131 men died of disease, accidents,
In prison, etc.
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The 9Th Mo. Cav.

The regiment was organized at Spring
field, Mo-, III the Fall of 1862 for the three
years service, and was mustered out July
20, 1865. Its Colonel was Washington F.
Geiger. The War Department credits the
command with the following battles ::
Springfield, Lamar, Prairie Grove, Bloom
field, Brownsville, Bayou Metoe, Ferry's
Landing, Little Rock, Duvalfs Bluff, In
dian Bay, Clarendon, Augusta, Cache River.
Stony Point, Searey, and Ashley Station.
The regiment served in the Cavalry Division,
Seventh Corps, with a loss of one officer and
70 men killed and three officers and 352
men died of disease, accidents, in prison, etc.
The 9Th Mo- Cax
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Knew They Were Johnnies.

Comrade," Washington, d. c., writes /:
=" In the Bull Run article recently published
the statement is made that Griffin and Barry
both thought the advancing rebels were
friends. In Griffin's testimony in the Con-
gressional investigation which followed, he
declared he knew they were rebels, and told
Barry so. Barry admits it. In justice to
Griffin this should be made clear.n
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Story OF Opening the Cracker Line 10y the
23d Ky.
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S. A. Chamberlain, Co. A, 18th Me-, writes:
"Comrade Henry Mann's very interesting
article on Salisbury i'll your issue OF May
places the number of prisoners that died
there at 11,700, which is bad enough, God
knows. The NATIONAL, TRIBUNE some
time since, in answer to several inquiries as
to the mum Der of interments in the National
cemeteries, gives the following figures to
June 80, 1893: Salisbury interments, II 1877 I;
known, 102; unknown, 1905. Does not
every one of those unknown graves repre-
sent Union soldier that persisted there?"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-02-29
A Profitable Evening.

At the residence of Mrs. Smith
French last Friday was a most pleas
ant and profitable gathering of young
people. The object of the gathering
was the exercise of the reasoning fac
ulties, and the subject of study was the
American penny, the common little
copper cent, which, ordinarily, would
not afford great theory for thought,
but when closely studied, furnishes
abundant material for reflection. The
little coin, apparently so insignificant,
afforded material for twenty-eight
questions which each guest was ex-
pected to answer, some of them most
perplexing. though all found either on
the coin or associated with it. Each
guest was furnished a handsomely
hand-painted card, with pencil and
penny attached, the handiwork of Miss
Louise Ruch, on which was written
the different questions. All entered
into the study with deep interest, and
variety of answers were made to the
different questions, manyof them dis
playing unusual familiarity with the
subjects embodied in.the queries. Miss
Mabel Riddell, however, displayed the
greatest adaptability, answering cor
rec.ly twenty-three of the twenty
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THE DYNAMITE HORROR
There Were One Hundred and
Twenty Killed.
OUT IN ONE ROUND
Maber Lasted Only One Round Be-
fore the Lankv Australian
Brusier.
Passed the SIoo,oo0, 600 Po.pt-Congress-
man Fletcher Wants Another Sub
Treasury-Total Accinent in
Malheur County.

JoHANNESBURG,F Feb. 21.-The latest
estimates place the number of deaths
from the explosion of 20 tons of dyna-
mite, at Viedendorp, Wednesday even
ing, at l20. About 400 were injured.
Whole families of white Beers were
wiped out.
President Kruger has arrived from
Pretoria. In q speech he congratu-
lated the inhabitants upon the splendid
manner in which they sunk race feuds
in common endeavor to relieve the
suffering. He added that he earnestly
trusted the good feeling which has
arisen from the common sorrow may
have permanent results and LEAD to
much better feeling in future between
the Beers and the Uitlanders. The
presidents remarks had great effect
upon the foreign population. 1t is be-
lieved that reforms in the internal ad-
ministration of the Trar svall will
shertly be inaugurated in a form which
will give general satisfaction.
President Kruger has been chosen
president of the relief committee and
is directing the work of cleaning the
ground at Viendendorp and sheltering
the thousands rendered homeless by
the terrible calamity. The popular
amounts to over S500,000.
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The High school senlor..

The members of the '96 senior class
of The Dalles High School have, dur
ing the winter, held some very inter-
esting sessions, the object of which
has been mutual benefit and mental
advancement. The class met last
evening with Miss Pearl Butler, all
being present. At the reunion last
evening the members answered to the
roll call, each with a quotation from
some well-known author, after which
the following programme was rendered:
Essay, "The Strawberry Industry Of
Hood River" Miss Virginia Cooper.
Review, "Mohammed's Mission and
Koran" Miss Daisy Allaway.
Recitation, "onlya Tramp" Master
Curtis Egbert.
The president, Master Homer
Angel, and vice-president, Miss Pearl
Butler, each addressed the class in
very fitting and brief speeches, and
after the business of the meeting had
been disposed of, the questions,
"Sbould Latin be Taught in the High
SCHOOL," and "Has the American In
dian Been Fairly Treated by the United
States?" were debated. The discus
sion was spirited, and in each the ques-
tion was decided in favor of the affirm
aUive.