The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-03-19
Five Forks.

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s. A. Clark, Co.'S f and M, 1st VT. Cav.
Willow Lakes, S. D., writes: Referring to
Comrade Warren's statement of Feb g. as to
my article regarding the Lost Opportunity,
he seems to think l was rejecting on the
Fifth Corps and its commander, Gen. War
ren. Nothing of the kind was intended
He was follower of Gen. Warren, and up
holds him under all circumstances. / fully
accord him that privilege. / followed Sheri-
| dan, and stand up for him under all circum-
stances, unless his position was assailab!e.
"Comrade Warren advances no argument
to prove his position, only his own state
ment. My position was backed by Gems.
Grant, Meade, and Sherman. Gen. Sher-
man was Lieutenant-General commanding
the army when the Warren Court of In
quiry was held. Gen. Grant was then Presi-
dent. l can prove my statements by any
history of the war, by Gen. Sheridans and
Grants Memoirs, and official records of the
war"
One of the Youngest.
j. W. Parsons, New Britain, Conn, says
that John Brooks an attorney of Ellsworth,
Kan, IS very young man to have been in
the war. Comrade Parsons says: 81 claimed
that our man, Joe White, az years old next
June, and nine years and eight months old
when he was accepted as drummer-boy in
New Hampshire regiment, led the pro-
cession. Drummer-boy Johnny Brooks has
clearly proven that he was taken as drum
mer when he was but eight years, eight
months, and eight days old. He will not
he AZ years old until Oct 81 He was born
In 1854, and joined the army in July, 1863.
He dTummed for the Fifth Veteran Reserve
Corps. We waive our claim in favor of
Comrade Brooks"
Some of the Oldest.
]. Caster, Union Mills, Iowa, writes that
Curtis King, Co. G, 9th Iowa, enlisted at
the age of so years, for three years or the
war. Others were, n Blake, aged II; Mich
Ramey, ~; B. Blackburn, ~; Jacob Os-
walt, II; Henry Pate, II; M. G. Scott, 20,
and Levi Jessup, 70, members of the same
regiment.
He Was the Herder.
George J. Philpot, Sd Iowa, Cedar Falls,
says: "Gen. Howard in his monograph of
Feb. %, reminded a Cedar Falls comraae,
j. A. Spear, 10th Pa, that he was the soldier
who had charge of the herd of cattle spoken
OF. One leg of his trousers was gene, and
he wore planter hat with half rim. The
Generals description, he says, was good
one.o
wants some Names.
I saw an article in your paper from A. E.
Wright, 10th Ohio Cav. was member of
Go. e, eniisting Oct /, 1862, and serving TO
the close of the war. am Secretary of the
Regimeutal Association, aud wish every
member who chances to see this would send
me the names of all comrades who have died
within the past few years, as l want to make
q death-roll to be read each year at the
Reunions.
81 am very much pleased to see the vigor-
Gus f ght THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is making
for the Service Pension Bill. As for myself
/ would rather see the Per Diem Bill pass, or
for the Government to give an extra bounty
to those who enlisted in the early part of
the war, and who only got 500 bounty, and
had to bear all the heat and burden of the
war"
Information Wanted.
j. W. Eldridge, 2 State ST., Hartford, Conn, |
is very anxious to get copies of THE Ma |
rIoNAL TRIBUNE from Aug 20, 1881, to
March 20, 1885, and is willing to pay a good |
price for them. Look your old files up and |
write to him.
A Fine Record.
Commander II. e. Rowley, of Post 1874, |
Lacon ILL.,, enlisted at Havana, n. Y, Aug
u, 1861, and was discharged as First Cor
coral of Co. A, s9sh N. Y, at Fort Pswhatan,
Va, Sept. 81, 1864. He was present for duty on
every march, and in every engagement in
which his company and regiment partici-
rated during his term of service. He was
me of the men left out in the videt holes
n the front at Cold Harder when Tie Army
If the Potomac changed base to City Point,
Va. 1t was not thought possible that these
;idets could escape capture by the enemy,
md their sacrifice was deemed necessary for
he safety of the army by the Commanding
5eneral-Grant. Yet, by almost superhu-
nan exertions in holding the enemy in check,
hey forced their way to White House Land
ny in time to take the transports. And
1omrade Rowley was on the skirmish-line
n the first advance on the enemy's works at
Petersburg, and In the front rank in all the
evere fighting and campaigning that fol-