The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-01-30

to North Chickamauga Creek and let him
Craze; then back to camp on Cameron Hill
TO eat brush. Went several trips with
Dick 10 Ringgold and then to Lookout
Mountain, and in May, 1864, when Sherman
made his grand advance to Atlanta, DICK
and his master were in all the important
movements till Big Shanty, in front of old
Kennesaw was reached, when l was ordered
back TO Carterville Ca, where l turned
Dick over 10 you, and l assure you re-
gretted to do so, but it could not be helped"
What wonderful history Sergt G. e.
Moore and Dick had. But the history
of Dick does not end yet. When l got
him found he was branded under the name
with the letter an n'ahd figure a" show
ing he had been in Co. NJ of either the 4th
Regulars. 4th Ohio, 4t1 Ind, or 4th Mich.
Cav. before Serg't Moore got him in Nash
vile in 1862. From Gainesville l rode
Dick to Atlanta July %, 1864, and re-
mained in front of the city till Gen. Sher-
man moved by the right flank TO Joneshoro,
when i rode Dick in the fight and, with
Lieut.. Hollopeter, directed Wisconsin
battery where to she'll the rebel fort just to
the left of where the 18th n. Y. charged
and lost so many men,. Then rode back
and into Atlanta, and Sept. II 10 Kennesaw
Mountain From there he was stolen. l at
once procured a railroad pass and, taking
my saddle, bride, and arms took train for
Cartersville; went to the bridge across the
Eiowah, found the officer Of the guard, and
found that Lieut.. Kirby, of the 7th KY
Cav, had the horse, and that he claimed he
had captured him from rebel, rs he was
branded IS c., for "Signal Corps" but the
Lieutenant said it was Southern Confed-
hot he ho1 aoeaned a
Of the 2Sth and gone on TO Calhoun. got
a pass, of which the following is copy:
HEADo'Rs THIRD DIVISION, FIFTEENTH CORPS
PROVOST MARsHAL's OFFICE.
CARTERsyILIE. GA. Sept. %. 1864.
u. 6. MILITARY X. II. CoSDUCroRs:
VIII pHss Private Franaenberry, Signal Corps,
10 Calhoun and return.
BY order of Brig.-Ge JoHs T. SMITH.
Good for three days GEO. A. CLARKE,
Captain and Provost Marshal
! boarded train and went north to Cal
boun; went TO camp of my old regiment
(15th Pa. Cav.) and got letter from Capt
McAllister, as follows:
SIR: The scouting party-commsnded. think,
by Lieut.. Kirby-which has just returned from
Atlanta, brought with them from Kcnnesaw
Mountain 81 horse belonging To bearer. Being
formerly member of my regiment, lie has applied
TO for assistance to aid him in the recovery of
said horse II you will give him the order neces.
sary to enable him get the animal-whch he
readily identiiy-yuu Will confer favor, not
only upon him, but upon
Your obedicnt servant.
III. McALLEsTER. jr.,
Captain Comd'g Detachment 18th Pa. Cav.
Sept. 90.
Armed with this I went to the tent Of
Col. Faulkner. My effort was in vain
Kirby was present, but neither he nor the
Colonel would even look at the note, and /
only found out my horse Dick was back i'll
Cartersvilie 30 miles south. / boarded
train-that is, | climbed to the top of box
car lay down, and in course of time reached
Gainesville, went to Capt. Clarke, Provost
Marshal, and made out a minute description
of Dick and began the search of the camps,
but did not find Dick that day.
Began the search again early Sept. 30, and
at last saw soldier coming towards me
riding Dick ] told the man he had my
horse, and took him TO Captain Clarke. who,
from the descriptive-list, decided Dick was
mine; but as the soldier, Levi Ferris, 7th
XIV. Cav, claimed he had bought the horse of
Lieut.. Kirby, | went with Ferris to the
Surgeon of 9Th Ky. Cav and after some hot
words mounted Dick and rode off; had him
shod, and that afternoon, Sept. go rode Dick
home to Kennesaw, distance of % miles,
arriving at camp at dark, but glad to recover
possession of Dick.
When Sherman followed Hood north, Oct
10, rode Dick to Resaca, then west through
Snake Creek Gap down to Somerville.
Ala and then back to Rome, Ga, where, on
Oct. 30, l turned Dick over to Lemuel
Shaul, Signal Corps, who rode him with
Sherman, Marching Through Georgia"
| afterwards learned Shaul rode Dick to
Savannah; thence with Sherman through TO
the surrender of Johnston's army, and then
on through Richmond to Washington, and
in the "Grand Review" May, 1865, at Wash
ington, ID. c., and then he was turned over
to the tender mercies of some Government
stable boys. If SO, what shame!
Who knows where Shaul now is? have
tried to find him, but failed. He was at