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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29
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barbreitet Ii8 Der 8ouberneur Migusl
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Sf%Staaten CUR ue6erinbelung na6
benz SiibneIten gu bepegen. g}a6 Der
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ter benz 9fluge unb i'm 8riDat6eIiB be-
.ftnbli6en 2anbes, fopie Der 8iiItez
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.00O,O 900 older, bas CUR S6aafspeibe
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mem Older 5pei S9aafe eriitiren t0nz
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gen 100000 S3aafen 6utter gez
pd6ren unb bort Der geTammte Douz
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nit 3tpei big brei 6unoen 9ebiitei
pirb; fir ie brei Seerben lit elm 4uf.
Teber er~forberli6. Die l1nfo1ten fiji
8~sTorgung elmer 9eerDe bon 1000
IStiid bere6net 8ouberneur Stero nit
IfoGgt: 6irtsnI0bne $500, 2ebsnsmitteI
fir Sirten unb 5unbe 1882, Grtra.
Qrbeiter pG6renb Der @ur3eit uni
IS3ur $3.50, Rebenausgaben $218, in
Summu $140O poer 80 Gents PR
IStiid. OieIsn @u5guben ite6sn an
@innabmen $4,000 gegenii6er, tpenr
man ben @olertrag auf flint 9Funt
peranT9lagt unO ben 9egentpdrtiger
M}arttprei5 bon IA Gents pro 9funf
gu 8runbe Iegt. Sine 9esrbe Oon 1000
Stiid, beren 2(nI4affungstoften Iif
auf ca. $4,000 Itslen, piirbe alio ibrem
@igent6iimer einen Reingetpinn bpr
I$140O 6ringsn, tpenn man nur Der
8oGertrog beriidfi4tigt. Sisrau pGrt
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

Die &er3en beleu9teten groBe Solicit
tenpra9t, peiBe S9ultern unb 4rme,
bliBenbe Qugen unb 0iomanten, gldn=
3enbe unifOrmen, tabeIEoIe, prbenge>
I6miidte 5rads.
Man iab feline 8spegung in Dem
prG6tigen Bib, ol5 nur bas ue6erz
bic : Saften : gleiten Der langen Sim
GER bes pornebmsn Bankruptcies
man b0rte ni6ts ais bic ettpos ge=
bGmpfte, aber einen ieltenen 3auber
ausii6en6e Stimm Der SGnQerin.
sic truq elm &teib bon meergriinem
.GeioentiiQ, nit @aferlilian gez
I6miidt. Sbr 9dls uno ibre S9u(z
tern uno Irme i9immerten tpie 9srl=
mutter. 8olOig rptbes 9uar, Ie6r feline
unb loIe, umgab Die f4neepeiBeStirn
tpie elm @lprimi6sin.
g(6er bus @eii9t mar farbloS: beGs,
.faum Ii3tbdre 8rauen, bIaRe81ngen
.blaFe Qippsn. Die beIblauen, matten
Qugen bliftsn i3su unO bertrdumt.
S6re Stimme mar ntAt tart uni
i6r 8ortrag bon groBer S4ti4tbeit.
.0ennp6 ent3iidte i6r @siang. Die me
nig1ten puBten gu fugen, tpdrum.
0enn Ite enoete, mar es ben 90rern.
als fGmen lie aus einem fernen N2dr=
9enlanb 3urid pOer ol5 erpa3ttn Iil
aus einem Sraum, ben fie am liebften
INNER, INNER peitsr getrdumt bat
ten.
Sine flingenbe @esle," Taats Elm
Mann, Der i'm &ufe itanb, 8ett gu
baden.
ga, 9rista mar cine benunberte
Sdngerin gstporOtn.
@ie nimmt jebt Oiel @elO Elm uno
6at Der alten, na9 unb ra4 fttQ gez
mprbenen Mutter unb ben jungen8rit=
bern Elm f60nes, bebagIi4ss Seim
I6affen t0nnen.
Die Mutter lit beute ftol3 uuF Die
Sp6ter. gtur tpIn16t lie, Yrtstd
mD8te stpas peniger tin unb in iif
gete6rt iein.
9risfu liebt lire &unIt unb ibrs
8riioer. 4u8 fir bic Mutter bat tie
niats ais Site. SIN uebrigen min Il.
ri9ts BON ben MenI4sn unO erpartet
niAts, iOnpern le6t nit geIdlofsnen
2ippen unb Iiebenfo3 berrjegeltim
!Ser3en Dem, mas tie aI5 Pflj4t emz
pfinbet.
Nie nieber bat Elm Mann BEN Mutb
ge6abt, i6r perbenO 81 nu6sn. Riz
4arb lit ibr ein3iger gfOman gebliez
ben.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29
Cru Tel Ter.

Der Bel benz 5eItefen Ierbirt5
2enbsn6paten mar Der reinite 2ez
(O)erbiTen.
yn Der Nd6e Der &dierne fam
ben gr0Bsre Serrainantdufe Itatt
sur Gr6)eiterung Der gTer3ierz
iibungen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29
cine bouitdnbige unabbdngiseGTis
Iten5 gritnben.

= 0eutli6. - 6err: n6dtdI,
buB Sbre DIANA Sic iiberau bins
bs9leitet, gnGbiges 6rduIeinl" =
Dame: nQuf Die 9O63eitsreiie
piirbe tie mid ni6t bsgleiten!"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

= Som B.-llntsrz
offi3isr (3u ben &efrutsn): rRd,
Serbs, nit Sud tann man mai
feline 8runtmdn0per md6en!"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

- &at6eberbIiitbe.-.. l1nb
mas fir S4peiB bat es
ibn getoItet, Bel pisr3ig 9rao
&Glte benz Norbpol 10 na6e 5u
-"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

S6sr3froge: 8er mar Der
keri6mteEts NurItbdnolsr oa5Q(lz
terthums2
@ntport: 3errs5, Osnn feline
gNieberlaae BON SdIamiS" lit
lpsltbetdnnt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

- 3eit9emdBe 8orbtreitung.
n8arum b%erbringen Sic
10 bel 3eit mil Dem 26Ien BON
8ertrbjIperp?" - g.: ,8iQ MIDI
gum 8uritfrititer ausbiloen."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

- Mpoerne 9ienitboten. -
IN -A1rrp (-r~ S%A:-l. "ninnd
i'd fe9s nit grOBem GrFaunen,
~ TX n.cu.. ~~Ytct IL tyler
&leiDung copiren!" - S06in:
r@ieIo copire i4 tie benn?" -
Wobame: nga, sic trugen gez
tern gendu Den1sl6en 9ut, tpie
meme So4ter!" - &04in: n0as
Itimmt ni3t gang, Mabame; benn
bic 6ebern Guf meinem Sut Iin6
tpirtli4e StrauBfebern, unO bic
bon 5rduIein iinb nur na69ez
ma4te."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

- Sbne Neutrality-suspicious.:
SIT Ger @eri8t5OOu3ie6er AUDI
I3on lei Dir gspeIen?" - Stuz
oioius: n@ott, ab uno gu perz
Iu65peiIe."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

- Qbqetpintt Dame: SEER
MiiQer, Sic folten ii6 en0Ij9
aud cine before 6dlfte iuAen."-
SunggeieQe: nQ6, piTsn sic. i6
bIeibs f6on lisber Elm I6le9tere9
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

- Gnfunt terrible. - Sntet:
y@ds ma6It 0u benn ba an meiz
mem QbreiBfalenber?" Steiner
.Geffe: SD min i'm in OrOnung
.bringen, Sntel 9apa Iagte
bod, OH bdtteit NOD bier No4en
ab3ureiBen!"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

- 1lebertroFfen. - 1. 6reunz
bin: rGben babe i4 unieren
.6rsunO Gugen olf Der StraBe
getroffen, er bat mir Ieinen q + m
angeboten." 2. 5reun0in:
limb mir BAT er 9eTtern feline
9ano angebOten."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

- Milberun8sgrunb. - Ri4z
ter: n6aben sic nod Gtpas an
3uFiibren, mas etDa Sore Strafe
milbern f0nnte?" - Nngetlugter:
rSSapobl; i9 babe mir bet Dem
Ginbru8 meme juts, neue 9oIen
3errifen!"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

- 0ipIomati76.-Gr: n8irb
Define Mutter benn audi lore Sin
n%iGigurg 81 unferer &srbinpung
geben?" - Sic: o0afiir rperOe
i6 I6on iorgsn, i6 tperOe Papu
Iagen, er Iou basegen Ietn."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29
Mobgrnes Surrpau

- Wobtrne5 Surrp9ut. -
y6a6sn Sic biel BON Der 0eIt Qez
- n@spiB! - b2IiBe ia
cine groBartige 4nii6t 8oIttarz
~tenfammIung."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

an einem bunflen 2ebensrdtbiel bers
I'm, beFen 2Oiung ibr mod unm0gIid
mar: bas Grnedtperben Der SHINE
3ur unre6ten 3ett.
8ie tpenn Elm ungeItiimer &nabe
cine &noipe nit ben 6ingern Dffnet,
e6e fie gum 8liit9en berett mar. @obl
.fann er Die CART p%erbpr9enen 8liit6enz
blGtt9en %auseinanoer falten; ober tie
ertragen Qi9t uno Some nod ni4t,
3ieben ii4 gedngitigt 3uIammen unO
= pelten, pbne gum 8lii6en gu font
men.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

- 8ei'm 9eiratb5bermittIen.
Serr: sd Iu6s cine 5rau,
ober Iie muB fir mid pafen, i4
bin 9roFeFor Der 8Otanit," -
6eir~atbSbermittler: n8erite6e, -
den"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29
W2aIi3i0s.

- MaIi3i0s. - yRi6t na6r,
geItsrn tpurbe bp6 cine gtopitdt
aufgefibrt?"-p9s 4utOr bats
bebauptet."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

9rutfe9ter. - Die RieIsnbamt,
cine 5rdu bon @eIt, fieI DEFENDERS
.our4 i5re um(Dang5formen auf.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-01-29

.ert6umS2
Qntport: 8errs9, oenn feline
,Niebertuae bon SaLamis" lit
psltbetdnnt.
- Moptrne5 Surrpgat. -
,6absn Sic bel bon Der 0eIt oez
.ebsn?" - y8spiB! - b2IiBe ia
groBartige 4nIift 8oItturz
~enfammIung."
- Qbgeptntt DAME: SEER
Niiuer, sic fOnEen ii6 enoIj9
cine before Sdlfte fufen."-
5un9geisQe; nQ6, piIIen Sis, i6
)Ieibe f6on lisber Elm I6ls9tereS
9ruffebIer.
Der BET Dem 6eltenen 1erptrte
2enbsn6raten mar Der reinite 2ez
O)erbiTen.
Sn cer 0Gbe Der 8aierne fam
ZEN gr0Bsre Serrainantdufe 1tott
ur Gr(9)eiterung Der gger3ierz
- MaIi3i0s. - nRi6t mo6r,
trurbe bp6 cine gfoDitGt
NuiOr bats
)ebauptet."
- Dime 8ebeutung.-5reuno
SIT Ger @eri8t5Oou3ieber aud
bei Dir gspeIen?" - Stuz
,ioiu5: n@ott ab uno gu perz
- 0iplomati56.-Gr: n@iro
N}utter benn aud i6re Sin
oiuigurg 81 unferer @srbinbung
- Sic: n0afiir rperbe
d I6on iorgsn, i4 tperos Papa
agsn, er IoQ Dagegen Ietn."
- 1lebertroFfen - l. 6reunz
i'm: ,Gben babe i9 %unIeren
yrsunO Gugen oltf Der StraBe
jetroffen, er Pat mir 7einen u r m
2. 6reunOin:
,uno mir BAT er 9eItern feline
1uno ongeboten."
- gei'm 9sirat65bermittlep.
Serr: sd iu6s cine 6rau,
her iie muB fir mid paien, i4
i'm ProFefor Der 8otanit." -
1eiratb8oermittler: n8erite6e, -
. DEN"
- MiGberungsgrunb. - Ri6z
er: n6aben Sic nod Gtpas an
mas ettDa Sore Strafe
niloern t0nnte?" - Nngetlugter:
i9 babe mir BEL Dem
meme juts, neue 9Oien
srrifen!"
- GnFant terrible. - Ontet:
.Wds md6It 0u benn ba an meiz
lem QbreiBfaIenber?" - Steiner
SD nil i'm in OrOnung
oringen, Ontel Papa Iagte
,o6, 0u bdtteit nod bier Mo4en
Ib8ureiBen!"
- M2ooerne 0ienitboten. -
m -hnrrD ru~ @%A:-N. "ninnd
d fe9s nit groBem GrFaunen,
TX nrcu.. ~~Ytct IL tgIer
Rlsibung copiren!" - 806in:
,@ieIO copire i4 Iie benn?" -
Rabame: ngfa, sic trugen gez
genuu Den1el6en 9ut, pie
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-03-10
"Bnl" Gibson's Regiment.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Comrade
Franklin's account of the battle Of Pickett's
Mills, Ga, May 27, 1864, reminded me that
| was an active participant in that conflict,
and am proud TO have been member of the
gallant old 10th Ohio, which won laurels
upon so many battlefelds with Col ". II.
Gibson at its head. Peace to his ashes. /
can verify the statement of Comradc Frank
lin, only think he put it quite mildly.
/ should like to have more of the 49th Ohio
boys write their experiences. In that way
we help each other and get acquainted be
sides helping The NATIONAL TRIBUNE to
fight our civil battles for us. There are a
great many comrades living in this vicinity,
both rebel and Union and among them is
the gallant old Gen. Rosecrans, who is one Of
my near neighbors.
The General Is quite feeble. but rides out
in his phaeton on pleasant days, which is
quite often i'll our beautiful climate. He
likes to talk about the old campaigns and of
the part the 10th took in the war, as he con
siders Bill Gibson's oil regiment one of the
best under his command.
AS to the ex-rebels in this community.
they are quiet, peaceable neighbors.-A.
WILKINS, Co. \, 18th Ohio, Gardena, Cal.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-03-10
A Tride Warm Mt ylcksburg.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In answer
to Comrade J. L. Walton, 30th Ohio, | would
like to explain q few things. The Second
Division was about one mile to our left in the
charge at Vicksburg, of which he wrote, and
they charged about one minute before our
division the First, and | will leave it to the
Second Division to decide what regiment led
them.
In moving into position that day we were
under heavy fire at three different places
We ran through by companies; going through
the first one five shells burst over our COM
pany; the next place Gen. Steele was wounded :;
while running through the third place we had
to go down a HILL then jump ditch before
we could get behind the hill we charged
from.
Comrades, if ever / did any good running
and high jumping in my lifetime j did it
going down that hill over the dead and
wounded. After getting under cover of the
hill we formed three columns deep-12th
Mo-, Sd Mo. and 18th Mo.-and we were on
the left OF our division. Gen. Steele said
General, are you ready ?D
Gen. G.. X. Woods said Yes"
Then he ordered bayonets fixed, and it was
then that we heard the Second Division cheer
We charged, and for minute all were trying
to 90 into Ficksburg. From that time until
after dark we were trying to get back under
cover again.
In that charge the rear rank suffered Just
as much as the front, and it made no differ
eice which regiment was in 'front.' all suffered
about the same.-H. W. BRANDLE, Sd Mo.
First Division, Fifteenth Corps, SOL Ex-
change avenue, Chicago.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-03-10
THE PEI RIDGE BATThE.
An Artilleryman Tells OF the Part His Bat
terry Took.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The state
ments of Comrade f. J. Smith regarding the
Pea Ridge battle and his description of the
ground shows he was there In regard to
Gen. Curtis turning over the command TO
Gen. Sigel, there is no truth IL it. | belonged
to Gen. T.. A. Carr's Division, which on the
morning of March was placed in line at
Elk Horn Tavern, facing north. We had
hardly gotten into position when the enemy
opened on us.
Between four and five o'clock the rebels
made a charge and captured the right half
of our battery, killing and wounding more
than one-half of the battery boys under fire.
We fell back about so rods just over
ridge and formed again. Soon we We're re-
inforced by Il brigade from Gen JEFF. c.
Davis's Division. We staid in line and kept
up q perfect artillery duel until about 9
o'clock p. m, when what was left of our
battery was ordered to fall back to the camp
we had occupied the previous night and
be ready for business at four the next
morning
1t looked a little dubious for us just then,
for the Johnnies were in front, right, left and
rear. We had only small pancake day left
for each of us.
About a. m. the battery Tor three guns
tance from the line-of-battle we halted,
waiting for our assignment.
Gen Curtis rode up and inquired for Gen.
Sigel. A guard who was on duty said:
This is Gen. SigePs tent; he is not up
yet"
"Call him." said Gen. Curtis.
Gen. Sigel threw open the flap of the tent.
He was in his night-clothes and bareiooted
Gen. Curtis said:
Gen. Sigel / have ordered the battle to
be opened inside of 10 minutes; get to yeur
command as soon as God and time will let
yOu,'
That does not look very much like turning
over the command Just then an Aid came
and conducted the battery to its position in
line. In less than 80 seconds the action was
opened the whole length of the line. Carr's
Division was formed in the edge of the tim
ber on the south side of the field, facing
north, nearly directly south of Elk Horn
Tavern and on the right of Gen. Sigel's
Division.
The Johnnies were hidden in the woods
opposite us. After short artillery duel
charge was ordered. The battery went about
halfway across, went into battery and fired
over the infantry into the woods, when the
Johnnies turned and ran.-H. WEAVER,
First Lieutenant, Sd Iowa Ind'p't battery,
ReadiDV Mich
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-03-10
THE REGULAR Brigade.
Pluc,<y Men, and How They Fought for the
Union.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE We so
seldom hear of any part the Regulars took in
the great rebellion that We are almost led to
think that their services were of very little
importance Perhaps the comrades of that
branch Of the Army are too modest TO allow
their deeds to become part of National his
tory. ! should like TO say something about
the Regular Brigade Of the Fourteenth Corps,
Department OF the Cumberland 1t was COM
posed Of the 18th, 10th, 18th and 18th u. s.,
and stood its share Of the brunt OF battle, and
the loss it suffered is evidence Of It's gal
lantry.
We went in at Stone River with ,561 men,
and lost Gil killed, wounded and prisoners;
Chckamauga, with 1,512, and loss of G35.
In the Atlanta campaign we suffered a loss Of
732 which did not inelnde the severe losses
sustained in the successful charge Including
the 33d n. j. Xouayes) at Jonesbor0 The
ZOuaves were detached to support the bri-
gade, and calamity went over the enemy's
breastworks with the Regulars on Sept 30.
The brigade had become so much thinned
out in this campaignitbat it was sent back 10
Lookout Mountain, where many were dis
charged and the regiments reorganized for
frontier service Ihiity-three years have
passed and the comrades scattered, but on
Sept. 10 OF each year. the anniversary OF the
great battle of Chiukamauga. handful of
the survivors of the Regular Brigade meet at
Columbus, O., shake hands and fight 'em over
again. o.
One whom / especially was glad to meet
was brought before ne, unexpectedly ut this
grand Home. While attending a funeral
here of a comrade noticed the familiar form
of one whom we thought had answered the
last roll-cali. Aft,r the services | grasped
him by the hand | refer to the drummer
boy of Co. II, 81 battalion, 18th L. S., known
by the rather euphoniCus and pugilistic nick
name of Yankee Sullivan"
Johnny StalIsmith bore the distinction of
rebelling against the whole rebel army at
Munordsville, KY, in refusing to surrender
a drum that was private property, and in
violation Of an agreement on the part of Gen.
Cfeatham that all of Col. Wilders men who
surrendered there should be allowed to re-
tain their private property.
The vicious young Yank became so vim
dictively obstreperous as to demolish that ear
tOrturing instrument past all usefulness by
kicking in the head, and was marched back
under guard for further disposal He was
called up repeatedly during "a five days de-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-03-10
BLOCKADE RUNNERS.
One of Cushing's Men Tells How Hard 10
Was to Catch Them.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE With the
greatest interest have l followed the story of
. 'AndersOnvile, and often has my memory
been refreshed by the authors quotations of
many incidents None has brought NE face
to face with my own experience until the
mention of Forts Caswell and Fisher. and my
greatly adored comrade, VIM. b. Cushing.
commander of the Monticello at the date of
the incidents mentioned.
| never had any friendship toward those
forts named for whenever we blOekaders
made any attempt to get close enough TO have
a chat, they would blaze away regardless.
The Monticello and other ships silenced
those forts several times In 1852; then, in
their infancy. they were easily cowed, but
when, in 1854, they had grown to manhood,
as it were, it took the giant to subdue them.
The blockade runners had only two ways
of fapproach-one at each inlet along the main
land. where the shore wore off to deep water
and hard bottom the whole way until it
struck the chanel. L don't believe any
blockade runner ever dared to come in along
smiths Island, for the soundngs around the
island were shallow. There was no way of
stopping those blockade runners but to get
close to the mainland, which was very dam
gerous, for getting so close the rebels would
see the vessel and report the fact (away up
or down the COAST to the many signal sta
tiOns, where q blockade runner would get his
bearings, or they could bring battery on the
beach and do great deal of harm.
1t was also dangerous to anchor so near the
beach We often sent boats under Fort Cas-
we'll to catch outgoing steamers, but most al
ways came near getting run over and ourselves
caught. The night would be dark and the
steamer be out of sight in moment.
Vessels coming in would hug the shore,
along which it was generally smooth at
Smithville Inlet, and even if seen they could
not be apprehended before getting under the
fort We lay about three miles from the
forts at night, sometimes less than a mile
from shore, changing our anchorage night and
morning 1t would have been impossible to
stop those blockade runners, except the coast
had been lined with blockaders. The Month
cello was not large, but terror in war for
her size She had been one of the Cromwell
line of Charleston steamers, and carried
battery of seven guns and howitZers, one
100 pound rifle, two 80 pound rifles and four
long - -pounderS.-CHARLES WINTERS, u.
S. s. Monticello, KauneOnga, n. Y.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-03-10
c0MPHDE ROBBINS OBJECTS.
Nobody Ran Over Ransom's Brigade at
yicksburg.

SlckSbur..
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Inotice in
" Picket Shots" Of Feb II what ID. A. Far
nam, Co. T., 1l6th H., SAYS about the storm
ing party of May %, 1863, at Vicksburg.
do not wish TO enter into any controversy, but
when Comrade Farnam or any other says
that the 10th III. or any other organization
charged over Ransom's Brigade on the 22d of
May 1863, or any other day, ] shall have to
say Halt !"
Ransom's Brigade at that time was COM
posed of the 18th. I'D and 95th H.. and the
18th and 18th Wis, five as good infantry
regiments as belonged to the Army of the
Tennessee, and where Ransom's Brigade
could not 90 no other body of men of equal
size need try.
The position of the brigade that day was
the extreme right of the Seventeenth Corps,
and when the order was given TO charge, the
brigade went forward over fallen timber,
covered with vines and brush almost impaSs-
able right into the very jaws of death until
they came to distractions which it was inn
possible to overcome, when the men lay down
and fought from cover until darkness put an
end to the combat.
During all this time we saw no other troops
After we had lain down and it had become
coihpdidtiNeiy quiet we Hearu DOuy OF
troops charge farther to our right from the
left OF the Fifteenth Corps. This we under
stoGd at the time was battalion of Regulars
under Capt. Washington, who was killed
This may have been the 10th H., but that
they or any other body of men charged over
Ransom's Brigade is a mistake.
When the shades Of night had fallen and
things had quieted down my company was de-
poycd rs skirmshers and ordered to hold the
front, and if attacked to hold on till over
powered and then surrender. While the bri-
gade silently withdrew we lay under the
enemy's breastworks until 2 O'Clock the next
morning, when we carefully picked our way
to the rear and safety
Our loss that day was very severe among
both officers and men | do net remember
the number in the brigade but our regimental
loss was 2G2 killed, wounded and missing