The National tribune., 1897-10-07

of every prison he ever heard Of "As
last / found q Cahaba badge. spelled
'Cahawba.' I commenced at the right Of
the line Of ex-prisoners, and came TO the con-
clusion that ! was the sole representative
there of Castle Morgan and Meridian. /
felt so lonesome ! sat down on the street.
curb and asked myself if We were ali dead.
/ know il would interest ex-prisoners all
over the West. especially, and many in the
Eastern States, to hear something from soms
Cahaba prisoner with retentive memory"
Captured Gen. Lees Fork.
J. Porter, Co. G, 22d Pa. Cav, Columbus.
O., writes that Mrs. Sarah NJ. Little, of No.
2221 Main ST., Wheeling, W. Va. has the
fork that Gen. X. f. Lee used during the
war. 1t was captured at Appomattox by
Michael Lynch. Co. III, 18th W. Va. he
gave the fork to Wm. Little for piece OF
the famous apple tree. have been a reader
of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE for many years,
and am always glad to see it come.
LincoIn's Gettysburg Address.
David Fl. Smith, Elliottsburg, Pa, criti-
cizes a statement recently made about Lin
coins Gettysburg address. Lincoln did
not stop at hotel" he says. He did nos
write his address on the day Of the dedca-
ton, and again, he did not write it on an
of the day. He arrived at Gettysburg on
the 18th, and was taken 70 the house Of the
Hon. David Wills. On the 18th Presidents
Lincoln arrived with his colored servant.
They were taken to.the house of Mr. Wills.
Part of the evening was spent in conversa-
tion with the family of Mr.. Wills and few
friends, but early in the evening he retired.
About o'clock he sent for Mr.. Wills, and
asked him what part he should take in the
exercises of the morrow. Mr. Wills simply
replied that the President should speak st
his pleasure. Later he again sent for Dir.
Wills and read to him what he had written.
He went to see Mr.. Seward, in the adjoining
house. They spent half an hour together.
Mr.. Lincoln returned, and retired for the
night On his call on Mr. Seward be carried
the paper in his hand on which he had
written, and doubtless read il to his great
Secretary"
As to Gen. Judah.
Asa W. Slayton, Lieutenant, Co. p, 25th
Mich, writes: 81 think every officer in Gen.
Judah's Division discharged him the next
day after Resaea; at least, they discharged
various remarks against him hardly proper
for Sabbath day or to good army regula-
tiOns. The General was reported all along
the line as lying at full length in an ambu-
lance, unfit for duty, and officers declared
they had heard Judah say that the blood of
his division must win another star for his
shoulders. Young Col. Hobson. 18th KY,
nephew of Gen. HobsOD, declared in Ian
guage emphasized by drawn sword that he
was done with Judah, or would be soon, and
l think that it was the results of the blum
dering OF the day before by Judah and eDer-
getic verbal petitions of the brigade and
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to dispense with his company after Resaca.
My memory is that he left US May 10, under
orders to report at EImira or some place in
southern New York, and await further
orders On Saturday, May IA, 1864, the
First Brigade, Second Division, Twenty
third Corps, had in line !, ,353 men, and lost
595. The 18th Mich. had 210 men, and lost
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Did Their Full Share of Fighting.
John P. Beech, Trenton, n. j., writes:
Will some comrade give me the names Of
the regiments that were the first 20 oppose
Early's troops on she morning of Oct. 10,
1864? Sheridan in his Memoirs says that
on his arrival Getty's Division was the only
infantry opposing the enemy. Many readers
will infer that the other Divisions of the Sixth
Corps were as demoralized as the Eighth and
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brigade to which l belonged did its full share
of the fighting in the morning and fell, back
to the position where Sheridan found it by
orders of its officers. When Sheridan arrived
we were making coffee and getting some
thing to eat. We were ready to relieve
Getty, or obey any orders, although we had
that morning lost every field officer, either
killed or wounded. Capt. Hufty was in
command of the brigade and led it to victory
in the afternoon"
Scattering.
. Edwin P Walker, Captain, Co. A, s9th
ILL.,, Washington, d. c., says he has read two
items regarding the death of the last
survivor" OF the Revolution. One stated
that Samuel Downing died in 1867, aged 105,
that he drew pension for go years. The
other stated that Daniel T. Bakeman died
April 5, 1869, aged los years.
Jacob Fisher, Co. K, 11th Mo, Hemker,
Mo-. says that when he was in Washington
some weeks ago he visited Arlington Gene
terry. He found there the grave of Col.
Joseph A. Mower, 11th Mo-, marked only by
a wooden slab while others were very
eIaborately marked. "Now, comrades Of
the 18th Mo. and the Live Eagle Brigade,
how is il that there is not suitable mOnu-
ment erected over Fighting Joe MowerP
1 think it ought to be attended to, to show
our appreciation of him."
Joseph Mingle, Otteryille, Ontario, wants
to see something in the paper from the fifth
n. Y. / was in the march from Buffers
bull-pen, on the James River, to Raleigh, N.
c., in the Spring of 1866. On our way We
forded rivers and sent out forsging parties,
chashed the rebels. burned fences and
caught guerrillas, and listened for the frogs
to chirp nights so we could get our water
supply. One night while at roll-call our
tents caught fire from cotton that We had
spread in them from bales piled up for
breastwcrks. We dropped our guns and ran,
but several tents were burned before we
could get the fire out. Were any of you
there, bOys?"
R. A. Chustal, box 273, Bloomfield, Iowa,
has medal that he found, on which is in
scribed: The State of Ohio to J. Fl. Garry,
veteran, Co. c, Seth Regt, Ohio Volunteer
Infantry"
Mrs. Henry S. Webber, Monroe Center,
Me-, wants by mail the song, Comrades,
Touek Elbows Again"
w. H. Cornford, 10th N. Y, and Co. G,
9th Mich, Victor, n. Y, writes: Some
time ago I noticed in your paper an inquiry
for Capt. Swan, Co. +, 18th N. Y. was in
the battle of Bull Run. A young soldier by
the name of Harris was severely wounded
by my side, and / was ordered to convey
him to place of safety. / assisted him to