The National tribune., 1898-10-20

were so heavy that we did not have q dry
blanket to sleep in; they were rolled MP wet
| In the morning and taken out in that condi-
tion at night too late to dry them. The COM
rades tell the story of the march lust about
as remember it, We ferried our ammuni-
| tion-chests over Bear Creek on an old scoyv,
and forded the stream with the guns, the
horses being obliged TO swim part of the way
Battery III was with this division until the
Grand Review at Washington, when each or
ganlzation was sent home for muster-out
an sick, and cannot write more Would
like to hear from some of the boys"
Storming Lookout Mountain.
G.. W. Rodgers, Co. C, 42d Ind, Santee.
Mo-, writes: "The description of the storm
ing of Lookout Mountain given by John G.
Langguth, 18th Mo-, is good so far as it goes,
but l never have seen in all these years a
word about the Fourteenth Corps in that
fight. The First Brigade, First Division,
Fourteenth Corps. was ordered to join Hooker
at the foot of Lookout Mountain. Wewent
up on the first rise Of the mountain near the
white house, and were ordered forward to re-
lieve the front line, which we did. We lost
one man killed in Co C., AID Ind, q. w.
Kilyen by name, and two wounded
We remained on the mountain until day
light, Nov. %, when we joined the command
III line-ofbattle in front OF Mission Ridge on
the extreme right. We lost several men, but
drove the Johnnies into Hooker's arms"
Capture of n Rebel Flag.
s. Daughters, Co. /, 18th Iowa, Keokuk,
Iowa, replying to Capt. l.. d. Immel, 10Th
Wis. battery, st. Louis, Mo-, who claims one
OF his men captured the flag of the 35th La
at Corinth, writes II with two other COM
do, 49, h.. T.. Al a q
the Both La. The Confederate who carried
the flag was wounded in the leg. When we
were within about 10 feet of him he shot at
US with a pistol, slightly woanding one of
our party. He said we could not take the
flag while he was alive. We took the FLAG
and his pistol, and retreated back to the regi-
ment. l gave the flag to Gen J. c. Sullivan,
our brigade commander, who, as soon as the
firing had ceased, rode up and down the
line with the flag around his neck. The flag
is now at Des Monies, Iowa"
At Harper's Ferry.
A. A. Jones. Toledo, Iowa. writes: 81 was
a participant in the Harper's Ferry disaster,
and reading the account in The American
Conflict, wish to make statement. admit
ting On the whole the account given by Horace
Greeley.
ho W SuC CaNaiy Cutting out, WOilQ
say that the evening of Sept. Ia, Col. Volk,
18th Ill Cav, ctme to Col. Cameron, of the
G5th H., and requested him to put his regi-
ment in the rear OF the cavalry, stating at
the time that he (Volk) was going out
that evening. Cameron did not fall in the
rear as Voik requested, and that night about
IL o'clock he, Volk (not Davis, 9th N. Y.
Cav in charge of the cavalry, cut his way
out"
Iuka and Corinth.
Thos. @. Frost, 18th Wis. battery, Sigel,
ILL.,, writes: s. In your paper of Sept. 10 is
given Greeiey's account Of Iuka and Corinth
in 1862. The 18th WIS. battery was there
in both fights and fought hard. Two pieces
were in the fight or the first day at Iuka
The second the battery threw shells at the
rear OF the rebel army while retreating At
the battle OF Corinth the 18th Wis battery was
on the extreme right, and changed to more
central position. The second day was en-
gagged near White House, north and east of
the town, for several hours. l consider that
we stopped the enemy's advance. The 9th
Wis battery was in front Of US, and were
driven from their guns. The enemy ad-
vanced toward Us, charging in full force, but
with double-loaded canister, supported by
infantry, they were repulsed."