The National tribune., 1897-11-11

much for a comrade who does not think he
belonged to the best regiusentin the service,
but no regiment brigade division, or corps
put down the rebellion. lttOoS all our long
years 10 accomplish this end. We at did
oar duty. There were no 800 hkhtIng regI-
ments only; all were fghting regiments. 10
was the position a regiment occupied that
made its loss greater at times than that OF
other regiments OF tGe same brigade and di-
vision. There was little difference IN ths
rank and file of the various regiments. We
were all for one flag. The bumblest who
was in the ranks, who kept step to the music
of the Union, has something to be proud of.
and our children and grandchildren will
honor US long alter we are gone. Let old
comrades write of their experience"
One of the Youngest.
Another candidate for honors as the young
est soldier is Joseph Kirwaek, 5Sth H.,
living at Louisville III. Comrade kIrwaek
was born near Quebec, Canada, March ID.
1S49. His parents were living at Kanka-
kee, H., at the beginning of the war He
went to ST. Louis in the Summer OF 1863,
and was taken as teamster, and ordered to
Cairo. On the steamer be was robbed OF
both pass and money. He then resolved TO
enlist, and Aug Is, 1863, was enrolled in the
5Sth H., a veteran regiment, then recruiting
at Cairo.
Brigade Commander Killed.
H. J. Grail, 38th Ohio, Los GatOs, Cal,
writes: In Col Fox's list OF Union brigade
commanders with the rank Of Colonel killed
in action. rs given In The NATIONAL TRIB-
/ USE LIBRARY, No. 3, the name OF Col. l..
/ II. Phelps, 3Stn OHIO, IS omitted. He was
killed at the charge on Missionary Ridge
while commanding the Third Brigade, TniTd
Division, Fourteenth Corps
Scattering.
w. P. Mason, North Swansea, Mass, has
blanket with name of Capt. Robert G.
Taylor, Co. F, 51st Pa, printed on it. He
has made an unsuccessful search for Capt.
Taylor's relatives.
Willis c. Osterhoudt, Ellenville, Y. Y,
wishes some comrade to send the song, All
Quiet Along the Potomac"
William g. Hof, Foster, Mo, writes THAI
he enlisted in Co. d, 4th NJ. 5. NJ. Cav, in Au-
gust, 1868. he took part in all the battles
of both Shelby'5 and Prices raids. When
! the original members were mustered out ne
was transferred to Co. B, commanded by
/ Lieut.. David L. Thompson.
j. Z. Clark, New Carlisle, o., has his old
kuapsack, musket, blanket, sugar-bag,
eanteen, frying pan, pocket looking glass,
nayeTSack, and 0Jner Ieilcs OF tne war. COul-
| rade Clark was in the 110th Ohio, and saw
over three years of hard service.
A. Z. Smith, Tacoma, Wash, writes that
he is interested in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
| His grand :atlIer was one OF Gen. Washing
! toms body guard Comrade Smith Is a SON
of soldier of the war of 1912. One of his
sons was shot through the jaw at Antistam,
and another was ut Libby and Belle Isle.
The comrade himself saw Is months ser
vice His first vote was east for Jackson in
| 1899 He was Democrat and Abolitlsnist
| in 1912, and in 1S43 was Free Soldier. In
| 1852 he voted the Republican ticket, and
last year was for COmrade Mckinley. He is
now 30 years old.
Asa W. SIayton, 25th Mich, Grand
| Rapids, Mich, writes: In the issue
of Oct. T. by the omission of few words
in AS to Gen. JUDAH 1 am made to say
what / did not. What l wrote was that
it was reported all along the line the day
before ths battle OF Rssaca that the General
was riding at full length in an ambulance,
being too tipsy to sit his horse We did not
see him Saturday, May IA, 1864, the day OF
the hardest fighting. He may have been
somewhere in rear of the third line; he eer-
tainly kept out of sight of the first line. But
it was May 12, after we passed Tunnel Hill,
and May 13, passing through Snake Creek
Gap, that he utilized the ambulance, or was
reported so to do"