The National tribune., 1898-11-17

the campaign Of Port Hudson In this as
sault the 48th Mass furnished % men out of
200 from the brigade for forlorn hope, and
lost seven killed (among them Lieut. Col
James OBrien) and 40 wounded, some of
whom died Of wounds"
Varied Experience.
John B. Wolf, Upton. Mo-, writes: 81 en-
listed about July /, 1862. when but 10 years
and three months old, in what was called
Missouri Home Guards, t. s. Reserve Corps:
served three months, and then, on Oct. 90
1861, enlisted in Co. b, Cd ILL., J.. A., Capt
Chapman's battery We went with Ere
mont to Springfield, Mo-, and back and at
ST. Louis were put in charge of battery of
siege guns and went to Shiloh 1t was our
battery upon which the last line WAS formed
on the evening Of the first days fight was
in the siege of Corinth, having charge of
oxen with which we hauled our guns, but
the bulls got the Wolf mot the bears down
with nervous prOstTation SO that he nearly
died, but rallied again. Twas at the Cornth
fight IN the Fall Of 1862 (Oct. 3 and ~, and
then after long time got in the light ar
tliery again, and was III other fights. ! was
always.at my post. was mustered ont Oct
"a, 1864, being then about Is years and six
months old, and having served three years
and three months. l am now broken in
health"
On the Picket-Line.
Lucius S. Clark, 9Th Conn. Torrinoton.
Conn, tells how while at Point of Rocks the
Officer OF the Day came to the piclet-post on
which was the writer aud asked for re-
sponsible man to exchange papers with the
enemy's pickets. ! was sent, and after the
exchange the rebel Lieutenant asked the
writer to return. and he did, ION the quiet. y
Therebels told Clark that they knew they were
| beaten, and would desert but for fear that
! the Union authorities would force them into
the army. He would have brought them into
camp in a few days, but the force he was with
went OIL and took Fort Harrison The writer
was wounded in the charge Among the
| prisoners were some Of the same .Johnnies he
had faced on picket, one of them being named
William Arnolds.
| Gen. Grants Staff.
Hamlet Jarvis Elk Ridge, Md. writes !:
Having seen a notice of the death of Col
Amos Webster, formerly Of Gen L. S. Grants
staff, recalls to my mind that only three rep
resentatives Of that distinguished staff still
live-Gen. Horace Porter, Gen. Comstock
| u. S. A., retired, and Capt Essex Porter,
son of the late Admiral Porter, and resident
vi TIE ldtLef was the IUnIOr
officer on the staff, and chosen to carry the
dispatch through the Confederate lines he
fore Lees surrender was officially announced)
on the 9th day of April 1865, to Gen
Meade, announcing the glad tidings"
Scattering.
| A. f. Young, son of veteran, Richland.
Mo-, writes: s. Will you please ask why it is
we do not hear anything from the 1st XIV.
Cav, Col. Wolfords regiment. through your
paper? Should like to read about their
| brush at New Philadelphia. Tenn
Mrs g. w. Fagg, 17l7 S. 18th st. Terre
| Haute, Ind, writes that she is an invalid.
confined to the house; that her husband is a
veteran, who is likewise an invalid and I'm
able to do anything, and she would appreci-
ate the favor II persons would send them
some reading matter to while away the time.
| as they are too poor to subscribe for news
| papers.
w. Trott, Co. E, Goth Ohio, Mt. Vernon.
o., answering other communications, saws
there was but one line-of- battle at Legcett's
Hill, except as the Fourth Division gave
back and formed to the rear of the Third.
lighting to the rear while the Third fought to
the front He thinks that the Fourth did
not regain its original position
l.. ID. Gill, Echo Dale, Ala, wants to read
the experiences of members Of the 1st Fla.
and wishes they would write He was First
Buger in Co. &.