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A SOURCE OF LOSS.

One distinct source OF loss is that by
theft of articles from the bed and bath
rooms aud the dining rooms. All hotel clerks
claim, aud the unanimity with which the
claim is made indicates its truth. that the
average guest has absolutely no con-
science, no sense of ..mine and thine"
when hotel property is considered. II
seems to be legitimate prey for all.
Towels and soap, even sheets and blankets
from the bed, mysteriously disappear with
the parting guest. In the dining rooms d
system of espionage only serves to lessen
and not to eliminate the trouble. Silver
ware, ut glass: in fact, anything that hap
pens to attract the wandering attention
ofthe person, all disappear. Cordian glas sses
being small and delicate. attract The atten-
ton OF Women and children anG vanish
IL has become almost national joke
My Mamma says one little tot wen to
the Worlds Fair in Chicago and brought
me spoon with Christopher Columbus
on it."
so did my mamma go to the Worlds
Fair proudly Us her conpa Mon in play,
and she brought me spoon With Palmer
House on it,
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Real NOttinghams, 49e.

Away in the early part of the
month certain firm here created a big In
rore by selling 9Se Nottingham Lace Cur
tains at 7jc. They We're cleaned ont in two
days. Those goods-alrhough the public
didn't know it-were ''seconds"-that is.
imperfect goods. We shall offer tomorrow
genuine Nottingham Lace Curt Ans. full
yards long and Very full in width, worth
CSC, perfect condition. at
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HE LEFT A SKELETON

In line with this is the story told by u
landlord who entertained for several months
a young medical student, who was using
his professional studies as an excuse to
linscr longer in Washington than his
Western parents desired. When they
finally insisted on his couinS home, he
left as security for an unpaid bill, for he
had. like the prodigai son, squandered his
substance in riotous liTing, cheap wooden
trunk.
After long waiting, the impatient Boni-
face opened the trunk and found, TO his
horror a huIlan II skeleton 1t was perfectly
wired and ar,iculated, however and brought
at auction enough to iiquida,e the bill.
Among men commercial travellers leave
behind the str;ingest collection OF articles
and seldom call for tbein. These souvenirs
consist principally of samples of the goods
they sell.
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THESE ARE COMMON.

Canes, umbrellas, soiled clothes, gloves,
Tooth brushes, scarf-pins, cuff buttons, cuffs
and collars, night robes bottles of toilet
waters, clothes brushes, slippers and things
OF such personal character and use form the
bulk of the store-room mans stock in
trade. Trunks and valises are more gen
orally Inementos of unpaid bills
The store-ruoin is usually also the check
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when there remains even a remote doubt
on the subject, the property is carefully
preserved.
Hotels suffer in more ways than one from
unprincipled travellers. Tue silent fold
ing Of tents and stealing away like the Arab
in tue song is really but part Of their
losses
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Eight Cents a Yard.

| uR WAY Is THE BEST WAY
because it's III easiest way. We
hNOW what we want to say-we
SAY what we want to say-anJ
never go back on our word.
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Real NOttinghams at S1.g8.

There are 500 pairs of these. They includ,
real Brussels and Point d'Esprif effects
s. p is their real pric', and that WIS lower
than what most charged. Indeed, these
goods are tit TO grace any room. You NAV
select a couple of plirs tomorrow ar
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SiXty=nine Cents a Pair.

ONE PEOPLE ARE HARD TO
please. We like 10 have them
come here because our assortmen5
will make them lifelong CUSTOM
ers- Some are - to please-they
come because there's more value
gotten here for a dollar than can
be obtained for half more at lots
pf other ar,raz
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New SilkOIines, SC.

The Silkolines this year are noticeable on
account of the absence of crud. colorinp-
which characterized the goods of former
seasons Rich and tasteful combinations.
and siik-like finish sheen he new in
these goods. All the l5c and 1215c kinds of
other stores here
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ODDS AND ENDS.

PLAYING cards, penknives, music boxes,
foun, aln pens, pocke- combs, razors, match
safes, eyeglasses, pucketoooks, empty ana
filled dirks and weapons of offense and de-
feuse. all are found in the rooms of guests
who have departed hurriedly, or. as is soine-
times the case, under tie influence OF In
toxicants. Convivial guests are not often
careful in packing up. and their mcmo-
ries are not usually good when sober. So
The task of returning these articles to their
owners is not easy.
Those owners do not always remember
where they lost them, ard soon forget all
abouttheloss, and while tue hotels use every
effort to return to the guest his property.
they cannot do this without the aid of the
guest himself. A careless distribution of
the articles found would result in dissat-
isfaction to all concerned.
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One Dollar and
Ninety eight Cents.

VERY TIME WE PLEASE A
purchaser we gain a customer.
That's why WE endeavor in every
way to make your shopping here
really pleasure trip.
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twenty-five Cents.

OW CAN WE SELL AS WEDO
and still make profit? That has
perplexed other people than your-
self It's one of the secrets of our
snccess-this underbuyins -un-
derselling policy.
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Real NOttinghams at 6gc.

Sl.25 is the price which we should Charge
for these curtains. They are extra long. 3I
yards-as wide as one could wish. Have
quite an array OF patterns. Notwithstand-
ing, We've reduced them To
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Forty-nine Cents a Pair.

EAST SAID ABOUT SOME
things Is the best Even We some
times miscalculaie in our buying
get ton much Of one kind of goods.
Then We cut down on that class.
We don't say much in those cases,
but let our prices do the talking.
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Real Notiirghams, oSc

Here's another grade of these popular cur
tains. They are very long, 81 yards, full
5O-inch wide. They We're SIJO up 10 this
time. lis mighty lucky for housekeepers
that at this, the fixing Rp time, prices have
dronned so. ! nair of fhesa inr
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Silk Drapery, 59c.

" There are no haudsomer fancy
silks than the quaint effects eyoly-
ed by the orientals. We managed to GET
hoid OF q big lot of real embroidered Chi
hese SILK Drapery. The most odd and vet
harmonious effects are among them. The
coio,s are Orange and Nile Green. These
lengths Some brought as high as s3T5 n
yard-some only $3.50. You can have anv
remnant at 10y
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Ninety eight Cents.

- HERE'S NO MORE LIBERAL
- policy anywhere than ours. We
hate 10 have dissatisfied purchas
ers. Any time YOU want it you
Is may have your money back. No
trouble TO US. \ big thing for you.
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Curtain Ends, 2sc.

we offer again Curtain Ends. Not the
same kind as formerly-those went like the
wind-5ut new assortment in pattern and
IN quality. Some are 1z-some 2 Yards
long. We picked out only pretty designs.
just about one-tourth their worth is the
new nrice-anl on. IL unnrs ne -
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S. KAhN, sONs&CO.

2 AT THE HEAD OF THE
list we've placed our beacon offer
ing. It's the best good thing"
the departments had in weeks
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Fifty-nine Cents a Yard,

ERHAPS YOU'VE BEEN ONE
of the lucky ones to participate
IN our former bargain barbecnes.
You'll kno y then that in such
events our name, our qualities
and prices are pietloed
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FREE CURE FOR TEN.
Michigan Nan Offer. 20 send HIS Dfseevs
cry Free.
Claims to he a Rcncfaefor to weAkeneA
Mankind.

There is always more or less suspicion %.
tached to anything that is offered Free but some.
times a man overfiows with generosity thas
he cannot rest until his discovery is known -
the world, in order that bis fellow men may
this principal that a resident of Kalamazoo,
Mich, desires to send free to mankind pre-
scription which will cure them of any form 81
nervous debility; relieves them of all the doub9
and uncertainty which such men are peculiarly
liable TO- and restores the organs to natural sire
and yigOr. As 1t costs nothing to try the expor.
ment 1t would seem that any man, suffering
with the nervous troubles that usually attack
men who never stopped to realize what might
be the final result. ought to De deeply interested
in remedy which will restore them to health,
strength and vigsr, without which they con-
tinue to live an existence Of untold misery. A
the remedy in question was the result of many
years research as to what combination would b
peculiarly effective in restoring to men the
strength they need it would seem that all mon
suffering with any form Of nervous weakness
ought to write for such a remedy at once. A 70.
quest to III. c. Olds, Boz Ills. kalamazoo, Mich,
stating that goa are not sending for The prescription
out Of idle curiosity but that you wish to make sse Of
the medicine By gring IL a trial. will be answered
promptly and without evidence a. to whero
the information came from.
The prescription is sent free, and although
away his discovery, there is no doubt about the
offer being genuine. Cut this out and send 10 Ar.
Otds so that he may knou hoU you came to wrsts h1
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1862. Although the command did net suf
fer phenomenal loss in any engagement ID
took part with credit in series Of arduous
and perilous campaigns that lasted over
three years. and ended only with the close
Of the war. Col. William Halsted, who en-
tered the field with the regiment, resigned
in February, 1852, and was succeeded BY
Col. Percy Wyndam. Col. Wyndam had
been an officer in the Italian army, and did
much to improve the efficiency of his COM
mand. He resigned in July, 1854 Col.
John W. Kester, who succeeded Col Wyn-
dam, was mustered out the following Sep
TENDER. Col. Hugh III. Janeway was killed
in action at Amelia Springs, April 5, 1865
Col. Myron H. Beaumont commanded the
regiment at the time of its muster-Out
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That night the 9th n. J. was sent on
picket duty, and it was impossible for me
70 rejoin them. But next morning-June
4-the boys went out in search OF George
Titus and of myself They found him bolt
upright against tree and stone blind, but
me they found not.
The officers of Pennsylvania regiment
had held sort of consultation over me. and
concluded that was too much used up to
rejoin my regiment, and hence they put me
among some of their disabled men, and sent
me back to the field hospital. The rebs
had me fairly licked, but d d not know it.
and only yielded to the judgment of others
As they found me not they reported me
as among the dead or missing The rebs
had NE nicely buried In the sand, from
which burial / had resurrection almost
miraculous, for which | anu duly grateful
TO that overriding Providence that guided
the destinies Of the Nation through thai
terrible war, and youchsafed even To nae, $,
small component of this mighty Nation
safety through so many dangers.-LEwIs
HoUGH, Media Pa.
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Miracles
will never cease. / see by the Press and
Dakotan, of YanktOn, s. D., where an old
soldier, Circuit Judge-Alfred Sample, of
Paxton, Nl.-has forwarded his pension
check of $50 to be used for the cause of
Free Silver. He states that he did this to
show the absolute confidence he felt that
the Democratic party would be fair to all
deserving pensioners. Sample cannot draw
the woven mantle over the old soldiers eyes
at this time, especially in support Of the can
didate-a bsy-who was set mp against that
noble statesman, VIM. Mckinley. l will
say to Mr. Sample cannot call him a
comrade-that the Democratic party was
tried and found wanting in the past. Judge
Sample may have many calls for his $50.
However, in the position he now holds
Circuit Judge-he was feathering his nest
in helping the cause to keep his office. II
Grand Army man and comrade, it goes to
show how little he, like some other COM
rades, think of the lessons taught them at
our altars-Fraternity, Charity, and 10y
atty.
l presume Mr.. Sample is like the Judge
and the Irishman when travelling in New
York State before we had railroads. They
put up at an inn, and when bedtime was
reached had to sleep in the same bed. Dur
ing the night the Judge said to Pat:
"You would be long time in Ireland
before you could sleep with Judge, Pat"
EYES," said Pat. But, by COB, my friend
you would be long time in old Ireland be-
fore you would be a Judge"
But, thank God, the $50 was thrown away
on lame duck. Oh, God, what fools there
are in this enlightened age. have had
printed and written appeals from all quar-
ters for money to help the Silver cause. ]
had none to give or throw to the winds. II
had would not act the FOOLS part, as Mr..
Sample has done. supported that noble
of mobiles, Maj. VIM. Mckinley, whom
hope may long remain the President Of the
United States of America. / am past my
10th year now, and hope to see Comrade Nc
Kinley elected to that high station the sec
ond time, to govern the noblest people on
the face of the earth.
| THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE deserves the
greatest of recognition from the comrades Of
the Grand Army of the Republic for its de-
Tense of Comrade Mckinley. Long may
| THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE live to bring
good cheer to me. hope shall live till
can see him in all his grandeur as President
of the United States.-JOHN II. MCLAUGH-
LIN, Fort Randall, S. ID.
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IN THE MORMON COUNTRY.

What Came of an Officials Sympathy With
Men on Fatigue Duty.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The I'd Cal.
Cav. had plenty to do during the Winter of
1929 in the Western country around
Salt Lake. Co. A was sent from Fort
Churchill to overtake detachment of the
Sd Cal. near the Mormon City. Cos. II, K
and M of the I'd Cal. Cav. came later.
The object Of sending the troops to that
part Of the country at this particular time
was to keep open the Pony Express and
overland mail route, which at this time was
highly essential to the welfare of the coun-
try, as both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
were swarming with privateers destroying
our commerce and interrupting the trans
p0rtation of the mails.
1t devolved upon us to keep uninterrupted
the communication between Salt Lake City
and the Pacific Coast, and to punish rene
gade bands Of Indians who were numbering
emigrants and stealing stock while en- route
to the Pacific Coast. Our route was through
barren and iorsaken country. Passing be-
tween the sink of the Humboldt and the
Carson Rivers by easy stages, the main OBJ
!, ject being to secure good camping places at
night, where feed and good water could be
found, we passed near Grubs Wells and
AAuOJ NatiOy shuN hCdk hACClOpO Olup-
| son Springs.
| Some days we made forced marches on &C.
count of good water, camping at night and
breaking camp in the morning. The mo.
notonous clang of sabers and an occasional
| song from some of the boys, in which ali
would join, and start up the sage-hens and
| jack-rabbits, was the round of incident. On
small streams were found a small fringe OF
willow and cottonwood and on the mount,
aims species Of pine tree producing very
nutritious nut, used by the Indians as food
We came up with Col. r. Edward Conner
with the Headquarters of the Sd Inf
and Cos. e. g. III, and K of that regiment
at or near old Camp Floyd, about 80 mile.
southwest from Salt Lake City. Col. Con
nor took command of the outfit. He hal
thought some of establishing permanent
post at or near old Camp Floyd until he re
ceived notice from Brigham Young that b,
did not want Uncle Sans troops in the Ter
ritory.
Upon receipt of this unfriendly notice Col
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Ohio.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Although
a Democrat all my life up to 1896, voted
for Comrade Mckinley, and it seems others
co-operated. l am three-mOnths man.
enlisted at Wellsville, O., April, 1861, and
served to June, 1865. / participated in the
battles of Rich Mountain, Greenbrier, Cheat
Mountain, Philippi, Mill Springs, Bowling
Green, Stone River, Perryville, Chicka-
manga, and numerous others. l would be
glad to hear from nay comrades, particularly
from the 18th KY, s8th and 42d Ind, and
the dear old 10th Ohio; also, the LOOMS
Battery boys.
All hail THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, the
soldiers friend.-DAvID J. REESE, Co. K
Sd Ohio; ALSO Co. d, 10th Ohio, Iron
dale. @.
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Whether Gen. Grant thought that fight
ing brigade. more than half used mp, might
as we'll be finished by hurting it on the
rebel lines in his 'front.' know not. Never
theless. we cheerfully and promptly COM
rlied. NV own regiment was delayed some
what in getting transportation, so that we
did mot arrive at the White House Landing
till June 2, and Immediately set out for the
front.
A terrible thunderstorm set in, and the
peals Of thunder and of Grants cannon
blended, made horrible discord, as If try
ing to rival each other. Drenched in the
rain. with ankles strained in the sacred mud
of Virginia, we continued our weary march
till midnight, then sank to repose between
the mud puddles, or wherever the mud was
not aukle-deep; for with rubber blanket
below to keep out the mud and one above to
keep off the rain, tired soldier between
will not have long to court the gentle god
dess of sleep.
In the morning we rose early, swallowed
some hot coffee and bareback, and were
marched to the right and somewhat in adj
vance of Gen. Grants breastworks. There,
on a gently-sleping hill, and in the woods,
we dug our rife-pits, lo0sening the soil with
our bayonets and scooping it out with our
tin cups. The rebel bullets began to zip"
in the leaves aheve us, but we worked on
till our riie-pits were completed. Toward
shutdown the rebels, having got our range,
concentrated their batteries on as, and let
In storm of solid shot and shell that threat
eped to sink us all into the ground.
Large limbs of trees were cut OFT and fell
about us in all directions. 1t seemed as II
hell had broken loose. Our officers sprang
behind large trees, and we priyates Rugged
the bottoms of our rife-pits and thought
our last day had come. Orders came for Us
to withdraw from that perilous position and
seek refuge in Grants breastworks.
About this time I was slightly scratched
below the knee by a splinter from shell,
and then solid shot or shell struck at the
head of my rifle-pit and caved it in, nearly
burying me MP ia the sand. By the time
had dug cut and partially cleared myself Of
the sand found myself alone in the woods,
with the exception of our Sergeant, George
Titus, who was at considerable distance
from me. and whose presence then did not
discover.
He had suffered worse than ], for the sand
had been driven into his face with such force
that it had completely blinded him, and 1T
was about three months before he completely
recovered his sight; but he felt his way be-
Uluu ID Large bicc dc pdotSCiiOA AoaA ea's
rebel bullets, and was rescued by our boys
the next morning.
The conclusion of the shot or shell had
almost bewildered me. As / wanted no
nearer acquaintance with the rebs at that
time did not wish to blunder into their
breastworks instead of Grants, 90 / cauti-
ously ventured into those where / discOv-
cred the blue-coate. Thus / made my seli-
tary retreat in tolerable good order, but
metaphorically shaking my fist at the rebs,
who declined to waste any more ammuni-
ton on me, though I must say was more
or less pleased at their timely economy.
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THEIR RECORDS
Brief Sketches of the Services Of
Various Commands.

TIVE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has In hand several
hundred requests for regimenta histories All such
requests will be acceded to in due time althoug h
those now received cannot be published for at
least year. owing to lack of space. Numerous
sketches have already been published and OF these
none can be found room for q second time, until all
have been printed.I
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
What Our Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns
RAppAY AT COLD HARBoR.
A Private's Experience in the Battle of June
3, 1854.

3, 1864.
FnrroR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The 9Th
n. T. with the 23d, oath and 9th Mass
composed Heckman's bngade' when hao
won reputation for fearless lighting In
North Carolina. 1t was in the Butler expe-
dition to Bermuda Hundred.
In the attack on Fort Darling the brigade
lost over half it's number either killed or
captured. Among the latter was our brave
Gen. Hickman, of the daredevil sort. ne
had often boosted to US that he was surely
going 70 Richmond. He thought to 60 as a
conoueror and not as a captive.
My regiment went into that fight 200
strong and came out about 800. The three
other regiments of this brigade suffered
about in the same proportion.
This remnant of a brigade Gen. Grant sent
for TO ioin his forces at Cold Harbor. The
reouisition was made in the latter part OF
Nav. and we hurried off to join Grants
srmy about the LIST of June, 1864.
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STIMULATES DIGESTION.
uorsford's Acid Phosphate.

IL acts directly on the food, thus assisting the
stomach, and also stimulates the secretion of
the digestive fluids putting the stomach in an
active, healthy condition.
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Tho LIST NJ J. Cav.


This command is one of the 300 fighting
regiments given by Col. Fox, and according
to that authority it stands sixth in point Of
loss in action in the list of 272 cavalry regi-
ments in the Union army. The loss in
killed was IL officers and 116 men, Four
officers and 1875 men died of disease, acct
dents, etc. The LIST N. j. was organized at
Trenton, Aug IA, 1861, fer the three years.
service. On the expiration of its original
term it veteranized, and was retained in
service until July "a, 1865 The following
list of battles, with loss in each, is given by
Col. Fox: Picket, Va, Feb. IS, 1862, one
killed Rappahannock, Va, May IA, 1862,
one; Strasburg, Va, June /, 1852, one;
Woodstock, Va, June 2, 1862, one; Harri-
sonburg, Va, June 6, 1852, three; Cedar
Mountain, Va, Aug. 9, 1862, two; Brandy
Station, Va, Aug. 20, 1862, one; Bappa-
hammock, Va, Aug. 81, 1862, one; Aldie,
Va, Oct. 81, 1862, one; Brandy Station, Va,
June 9, 1863, four; Aide, Va, June %.
1853, one; Sulphur Springs, Va, Oct. ~,
1868, eight; Mountain Run, Va, Nov. 81,
1863, 10; Guerrilla, Va, Dec. II, 1863, one
Warrenton, Va, Jan. Is, 1864 one; Tedds
Tavern, Va, May 5, 1864, 81; Beaver Dam,
Va, May 8, 1864, one; Richmond Raid, Va,
May, 1884, two; Hanovertown, Va, May
26, 1864, one; Hawes's Shop, Va, May %,
1854, 81; Trevilian Station, Va, June II,
1864, two; Petersburg. Va, July, 1854, two
Shenandoah, Va, July, 1864, one; NAL
vern Hill, Va, Aug. IA, 1864, seven
Deep Bottom, Va. Aug IA, 1864, two
Vaughn Road, Va, Oct. 1, 1854, four; Belle
field Station, Va, Dec. 10, 1864, four
Hatcher's Run, Va, Feb. 6, 1865, three
Picket, Va, March 4, 1865, enc; Dinwiddie
Courthouse. March 80, 1865, two; Chamber
lain's Creek, Va, March 81, 1865, one;
Burke's Station, Va, April 4, 1866, two
Amelia Springs, Va, April 5, 1865, three;
Sailors Greek. Va, April Is. 1865, two;
Farmville, Va, April II, 1865, two; Apo
mattox, Va, April 9, 1865, one; Anderson
vile Prison, one; place unknown, five. By
the foregoing list Of battles it will be seen
that the regiments service began early in