The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-08
WAR RECORD.
Explanation Resulting from Dill
ferences Between War Veterans.

Explanation Resulting from Dill
ferences Between War Veterans.
MR.. EDITOR:-Permit me TO occupy
space enough TO throw a CLEAN from
the searchIight of Truth upon the COM
munication published by you. which
contained the lying statement that the
members" Of Geo. VIDE Long Post,
40, G. A. r., desired the public TO know
that the undersigned was not in any
way connected with it. That communi-
cation was signed with a nom de plume
"Comrade." The post commander as
sured me that he had no knowledge
of it until after it's appearance in the
paper, and he promised 10 have the
matter righted." He has failed, and l,
perforce, must attend to my own bust
ness.
Before there was any G.. A. R. post
in this city, l had the pleasure, with
other veterans, in May, 1882, to re-
spond to a call made by General Com
". then American Minister Resident,
| Gen. \. s. Hartwell and Rev. J. y. Cru
! Zan, for the purpose of taking action
towards the formation of a post here.
| 7 was detailed to obtain the names and
| records of those assem- bled, some 40 In
number / did so, and / have them yet.
/ The next meeting was held in July.
! Mr.. c. II. Eldredge was secretary. a
| kick occurred relative TO the name
| of the post. and I, with others, with
| drew; later in the personnel of the
post has been unpleasant, and l have
never since desired TO join this local
post.
1 am a veteran of, not before the
war nor after the war, but during the
War of the Rebellion. l served under
Rear Admiral John G. Walker, he then
being Lieutenant Commander, and was
with him at Smithville and Fort Fish
er. as we'll as in James River and
| Hampton Roads, Wilmington, and al
| Charleston. all under Admiral Porter
when the flag was again restored tc
old Sumter I was also acting secre-
tary for Commodore John De Camp, q
s. N. and had. all in all, over three
| years ''solid" service from 1S62-1S65
! I was one of those who volunteered tC
accompany Lieutenant Cushing on his
expedition to blow up the ram Alber-
marie. and by lot was one of the re-
served ones. Later, I carried in my
arms the body of my chum. killed in
the streets of Portsmouth. Va, the
only man of that expedition who es
caped with Cushing alive.
That brave sailors name was Ed
ward s. Haughton. and % years after
1SSS-1S90) he had been buried in the
Gosport. Va, cemetery, his remain:
were disinterred and he was reburiet
in Boston Admiral Walker I had no
seen for about 80 years, and then me
him in this city At our first meeting
Mr.. Daniel Logan editor of the Bull
letin) was with me, and he can tel
"inquiring friends whether the Ad
miral recognized and cordially greet
ed former "shipmate," not "com
rade."
Let me close by saying that I have
been welcome guest as veteran dur
ing the past dozen years at the G. A. r
camp-ffres. and especially at those Civ
en- by Commander John n. Wright.
has been my hobby to uphold the Z.
Navy during those times, and [ pre-
sumo that the effect is now appear1n:
in Comrades communication. Sol
dfers never did like sailors.
FRANK GODFREY,
Veteran U. S. Navy.