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Brigade for another charge, | received infor-
nation from Gen Davis that he had ordered
Col. Estes Brigade of Baird's Division to
support me. Ast was fresh and well-formed,
l placed it in position for a charge, when
Gen. Baird arrived and gallantly led it him
self
1T Is an agreeable duty that / perform in
saying that the conduct of this brigade was
truly admirable, and that they deserve the
success they achieved. The Third Brigade
continued the fight until every rebel was
driven or dragged from the works
Gen. A. Baird, commanding Third Division,
Fourteenth Corps, says:
This charge Of my Third Brigade was one
OF the most magnificent on record, and the first
during this campaign in which works upon
either side have been assaulted and carried,
was productive of the greatest results in open
ing the way for the advance of the troops on
our right and left, and destroying the morale
of the boldest and most confident troops In
the rebel army.
" With regard to the affair of yesterday /
can only say at present that the Third Bri-
gade made rs gallant n charge as ever was
made. 1t relieved one of Carlinis Brigades,
which was used up and passed to the front
of it. Then it charged into the woods and
took two regimentai colors and one battery
flag, likewise four cannon. | think 600 men
at least were captured on the front of this
brigade. This brigade started the move
ment of the line which had completely stopped
before we came up, and it did actually carry
the intrenchments of the enemy with the
bayonet, using it all along the line with more
freedom then | have ever seen it done. Very
many were bayoneted-"
In conclusion let me say that my right
flank reached to the battery captured above,
and that Lieut.. Kuder, of Co. A, 18th Ind,
captured the flag which belonged to the Sth
and 10Th Ark. (eonsolidated). and for which
he received, and wears to-day, a medal of
honor from Congress. - THoS. MORGAN,
Lieutenant-Co Colonel, commanding 74th Ind,
Dixon Ill
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Taking Fort cAIlIHter.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Our bri-
gade was picked out to give Fort McAllister
trial. In time we got near it. The posi-
ton Of our regiment. the 47th ohio, came to
be the extreme lett, near the river
The bugle sounded the advance We
turned lett flank and made our way around
the siockade down to the rivers edge, right
on under the ior, where | expected every
moment hand grenades thrown among u.s..
We commenced climbing, and it proved 10 be
a much easier Job than we had anticipated
Our flag went up as we did. coming snme-
what from leit-oblique. 1t never went down,
as is often stated
As We got on top of the works we found
the Johnnes had already evacuated this part
OF the fort for us, and retreated To a farther
most corner, so we all made rush and got
on top of the center magazine, in order to
control the whole place.
Our regiment was the only one in the fort,
though the rest OF the brigade was close at
hand Toward evening we were relieved,
and others went TO guard what we had capt
ured. Onr days work was done. C EoRG e
LUBER, 47th Ohio, Franklin, Ore
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THE JONESBORO' BATTLE.
Col. Morgan Brings Official Reports to Bear
on the Controversy.


EnIToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: have been
very much interested lately in reading the
different statements of comrades in Picket
Shots of the battle at JOnesboro' Ga. Com
rade J. W. Homer, Co. A, 69th Ohio, says he
saw tho Regulars and 18th n. Y. charge across
an open field and capture a 6-gun battery. Com
rade Henry Snyder, Co +, 74th Ind, corrects
}. IL. Homer, saying that the Third Brigade
Third Division, Fourteenth Corps, broke the
line and captured the guns. Then Comrade
+. McElliott, Co. r., 18th Ohio, declares J .
II. Homer was right regarding the 18th n Y,
and that the brigade consisted of the 18th
Ohio. 74th Ind, 3Sth Ohio, and 18th ~ Y,
and forming the Third Division, Fourteenth
Corrs.
Why Comrade McElIiott puts the 18th
n. Y. in the Third Brigade in rlace of the
noble and gallant 10th Ky. is hard to under
stand. The Third Brigade, Third Division.
Fourteenth Corps, consisted of six regiments
18th and 3Sth Ohio, 10Th and 18th Ky,
and 10th and 18th Ind At the time of the
battle of JonesbOrp' the 10th Ind and 18th
KY. were at the rear on guard duty, conse
queutly we went into the battle with but
four regiments.
/ wish TO offer a few extracts from official
reports, and let the honors of so sanguinary
a battle rest where they belong
Gen. w. T. Carlin, commanding First Di-
vision, Fourteenth Cor (and where the 18th
\. Y bcloggedl, says:
When preparing To reform the Second
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airy charging four lines, with - cannon in
Its center, and the one line of the charging
colnmn not covering the 'front.' of the enemy
The I'd Ind. Cav. held the left center. and
with tile proverbial Yankee cheer dashed
on the lines of the enemy 1t was scene
worth going miles to see
The result of the battle was complete
rout Of Gen. Marmaduke's Division the
General himself, Gen. Cabell, four Colonels,
and about 500 others taken prisoners
AS to who captured Gen. Marmaduke there
IS no doubt. lie surrendered to priv ate Jas
Dunlavy, Co. D.. Sd Iowa Cav. and Gen.
Cabeil gave himself up to Sergt Cal Young,
Co. l.. same regiment Both the captors had
medals awarded them by Congress
The Sd Iowa Cav went into that charge
with less than 300 men, and lost SO. To the
other regiments who took part in this mem-
orable charge too much praise cannot be ac-
corded, and with leader who had less cour-
age and magnetism than Lieut.. Col. +. w.
Benteen, OF the gallant old 10th Mo- Cav,
the whole thing would have been lamentable
failure.
DO not write this with a view TO bolster
up the reputation of the Sd Iowa Cav; it does
not need it, Its history is written all over the
Southwest, and written in the blood of as
good and brave men as ever drew saber in
deien~e Of American liberty
Neither do desire to detract from the we'll
earned reputation of any other regiment,
much less the 18th Mo. Cav. of which Com
Fade Reeves was member. 1t was good regi-
nent its members as brave and loyal as
any in the army. But to leave this part of
history as Comrade reeves has it, looked like
we had no hand in 1t, where, as matter OF
fact, we bad quite hand in it.
One thing in connection with this fight
must say. and then | will close. Co. ID, Sd
Iowa Cav, came directly in front of the
rebel battery, and Just as our lines struck the
battery, Private K. A. Buzzard, Co ID, had
his horse shot. He got on his feet and jumped
on one Of the guns He swung his revolver
over his head, and at that moment received q
ball through his heart and Tell dead, with his
arms locked around the cannon.--P III.
SIZE LIE, Co. X, Sd Iowa Cav, Manhattan,
Colo
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SIGEL At pEH RIDGE.
Illinois Comrade Tells How the Tables
were Turned on the Johnnies.

Illinois Comrade Tells How the Tables
Turned on the Johnuies.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Pea Ridge
Ark, was my first battle of the war. / am
not going to tell you how badly was scared.
/ have been watching and waiting for some
one to rise and set out the actual facts.
1t is fact that Gen. Curtis gets all the
glory as the hero of Pea Ridge, when, had it
not been for Gen. Sigel's taking command of
the entire army the last day, and gaining the
victory for us we would all have gone to prison.
For we had fought the rebels two days under
Gen. Curtis, and had been whipped. The
night OF the second day the rebels had us
surrounded on three sides, and the Ozark
Mountains were on the other, so steep and
high that yellow dog" couldn't have got
out to save his life.
The Johnnies were so sure that they had
rs, they sent out to Ft. Smith, Little Rock,
and to Fayetteville, for the nobility to come
and help to count Us ont. hIind you, Curtis
hadn't held single point, but was driven
every time he made stand. The second
night, about 10 or II o'clock, the general
officers OF the army held council They told
Gen. Curtis that 1t was no use for him to try
1T any longer, and suggested that he turn the
command over to Gen. Sigel, he being the
next IN rank. curtis Said no; WneredpOn II
/ am not mistaken, Gen. White told him he
would take his command and cut his way
out, and go back to Springfield, Mo-, and
others told him the same thing.
Curtis turned to Gen. Sigel. Said he
''Gen. Sigel take command. | am sick, and
have not been able to be in the saddle for the
last three days"
Sigel did take command. and never left the
saddle till the Johnnies were on the run.
which was in less than three hours from the
time the battle opened the next morning
The company to which the writer belonged
followed the rebels, in support of two pieces
of artillery. shellIng the rebs for 10 miles up
TO Keeisyille, Mo-, on the double quick from
the time the Johnnies started to run till the
artillery horses gave out.
/ have talked TO scores of the boys who
were there, and have never found a man but
what corrobOrated my statements in the case;
hence | say To Gen. Slgel belongs the praise
for saving the day.-W. l.. HILYAKD, Co. \,
10Th Iii. Superior. Neb.
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Says They Are Deserving.

L. Needham, Brant n. Y, writes: AZ
am pleased that The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
has devoted a space 10 the opinions OF vet
erans on the pension question. | notice un-
der Pension Pointers that a large number
of the questions and answers are in relation
To the act of June q, 1880. and seem to
indicate 80 days service. Most of these men
were well paid in heavy bonnties. But in
the State OF New York, in 1858 large num-
ber of militiamen were called out for 80 d US,
unless sooner discharged. The majority were
discharged before the end of the 80 days,
with no bounty and only small per diem
pay. Many of these men had long belonged to
the militia, and are now old and feeble.
These guardsmen are just as deserv ny of
pensions. No class responded more promptly
nor did more efficient duty than the y. Y. $.
n g., and without bounty or premium, yet
they are barred"
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HOW ONE MAY BE MISTHKEH.
Comrade Tells of Incident at Gettys-
bur: illustrate Iiis Point.

SOmrSuc teiiS ut BIctuent
burg to- illustrate His Point.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: When in
years past | would take up a copy and read
the Picket Shots aud Fighting Them
over, | would come across so many conflict
ing accounts OF the same battle given by
different participants, often from the same
regiment. Yet each report might be abs0-
Iutely true. But 1t is an easy thing to TALL
into error. H.s
On the first day at Gettysburg our brigade
had driven the rebs through the woods and
out into the open fields when the order was
given to retreat. 1t was some, minutes be-
fore the men in our regiment could belle,
their ears. Tor, as | said before, We were
driving the Johnnies through the fields and
over fences gathering III an occasional reb
who dared not get up from behind his shelter
where he might have taken refuge from our
bullets.
Finally, reluctantly our lines turned to the
rear, and began Tetreating IN fairly good order.
The enemy opened upon us from a battery they
had just placed i'll position, and the way they
flung Old iron into our ranks made the
bravest of us hump ourselves to get cut OF
range.
In falling back through the woods, my
cousin, VIM Bates, and | were several rods
DeUlHu Tue ildlli iiLc. ONIDS W bciiiy Hlt
in the knee with a spent ball during the
advance. He.was unable to keep up, so TO
encourage and help him / remained i'll the
rear. In going through the woods it was
necessary for fellow to keep one eye out (or
up) for falling limbs and tree-tOps, the shot
and shell cutting them off.
We had gotten about half way through the
woods when fell. When regained my feet
| saw my cousin lying within few feet
from where | was Knocked down. His head
lay under his breast, his neck was unjoinied,
and he of course, was dead.
| started again for the regiment. When
reached the outer edge of the woods the rebs
were entering the village, and l was many
rods behind their line oi-battle.
Now, until | went to Gettysburg, some
time ago, with a number of boys who belonged
to my regiment and company, | supposed
| When fell that was unconscious for only
a moment. Up to this time had told that L
had been knocked out for only second, when
| had found | Was able to continue the
skedaddle" In looN ing over the ground |
| learned that my regiment held an important
| point on the field near where | fell Tor an
| hour or SO after | was stunned; that l must
| have remained in the woods unconscious Tor
| that length of time.
| now believe everybody's story, no matter
either the Fighting Them over or the Picket
| Shot column.-J. Nj. LYFoRD, Co. T., 10th
| Me-, Waverly, n. Y.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
What the Veterans Have to Say
About Their Campaigns.

;, The. Editor would be glad to receive from
the veterans Volunteers and Regulars articles
OF from 500 to l.0O0 words written exclusively
Tor The NATIONAL TRisGNE. aud for publica-
ton in the Fighting Them Over department.
in general. and treated with special regard for
historical accuracy of statement Narratives
OF the behavior OF some particular regiment.
Drlgade, or division on some field whereon 1t
di tinguished itself. in some campaign in which
IL TOOK prominent part, in some siege wherein
IL acted extensively or defensively; reminis-
cences OF prison life. the march. the battle or
the camp-ail such are solicited. The naval
Neter ms are invited to give narratives OF their
service IN various enterprises. The Editor
especially desires Tor publication outside of the
Fighting Them Over columns dramatic sketches
Of personal adventure. or of humorous incl
will receive prompt considerations and if avail
able be inserted. Stamps should be inclosed If
IT IS desired that the manuscript be returned IL
unayailable.I
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GHLLHNT TROOPERS.
A Sd Iowa Cav. Veteran Tells of the Battle
of the Usage.

oil the Usage.
EDITOR NATIONAL. TRIBUNE. Reading in
your estimable paper SO many accounts of
incidents of war times, i felt like | wanted
to say a little in reference to the Sd Iowa
Cav, of which | was member, in Co. K, for
four years.
While we are not named among the 300
fighting regiments, it does not require an
article like this to prove that the Sd Iowa
Cav. did some fighting during the war. The
list of casualties among the enlisted men of
the regiment, as per the report of Adj't-Gen.
Baker, amounted, all told, to SOL; and, to
include the loss Of commissioned officers, the
aggregate loss for four years reaches ] 200
men.
A regiment that earned "stars' y for two
men-Cyrus Bussey and John w. Noble
must have done some fighting. The men
who rode at the crupper of Bussey and Noble
had ample chance to have all the fight they
wanted. i read recently a communication
from Comrade S. NJ Reeves, 18th Mo- Cav,
about the battle Of the Usage, where he says
they captured Gen. Marmaduke and thou
sand prisoners.
l know something about that fight az it
was there | got rebel ball in my leg that
made me a cripple for life. i say the regi-
ments that took part in that fight were the
Sd and 4th Iowa Cav, 10th and 4th Mo. Cav,
and 7th Ind. Cav. The charge was led by
Lieut.. Col. Benteen, 10th Mo. Cav, and
when our line was formed-one single line
it did not cover the front of the line of the
enemy, who had II guns in his center-we
had no guns-and his men four lines deep,
supporting his guns.
The battle of the Usage was, without doubt
the most brilliant cavalry charge in the his
tory of the war, Not ditch, tree, stump or
fence on the open plain; single line of cav
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SAVED THE OFFICER.

But the Rescued Had No Time to Thank
His Comrade for u Good Shot.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: AT the
battle of Stone River was in Kinks (Second)
Brigade, Il. w. JohnsOn's (Secondl Division,
A. McD. McCooks (Twentleth) Corps L
was, of course, stationed on the extreme
right of Rosecrans army. | was wounded
early in the morning, and ordered TO the rear
by my Captain.
drifted too far to the right of our lines, in
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Pennsylvania, and we will be in Cincinnati
at the National Encampment, and by looking
over the roster it will be easy to find ont
where we are quartered. .-VoLNEY b. ST.
JOHN, Co. A, Sth Ohio Cav, Erie, Pa
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SHERMAN'S ORDERS.

A. 1t was that certain buildings of {
certain nature should be destroyed, sucl
as arsenals, armories, powdermills
depots; but that private property anC
asylums so called be protected. | saw
that the wind was so high that it would
be impossible to destroy that class O.
buildings by fire on the evening of the
18th of February, and therefore refraineo
at that time from putting the order into
practical execution. On the 18th and
18th those buildings Of that class that
were left from the flames were destroyed
| have in my report an accurate list OF
them. The flames of this burning Of
the night of the 18th had destroyed q
part Of these other buildings included in
the order. We destroyed also the rail
road-track.
Though the order was to destroy cot
ton in South Carolina, yet no cotton re-
manned that | know of after this fire to
be destroyed; none was destroyed, ac-
cording to my recollection.
@. State what actual hostilities oc-
Cured near Columbia Immediately be-
fore Its occupation, if any.
A. We had very heavy resistance on
the other side in the vicinity of Con
garee Creek, and all the way along. We
had also very heavy resistance in cross
ing the Broad--the last river-the
enemy's troops being posted in a very
covered position. We hardly could
reach them. They annoyed our troops,
and killed many. Then we had our
sleeping-eamp shelled during the pre-
ceding night-the night of the 18th, if
| remember correctlv-from the Column
bia side, from battery in the vicinity
of Columbia. 1t excited the hostile
feeling of the officers and soldiers very
much, indeed; they thought it was con-
trary to the rules Of war.
After We crossed the river there was
scarcely any resistance. | think there
was none in the immediate vicinity Of
Columbia after the Mayor met us.
q Do you know where those drunken
soldiers obtained their liquor?
A. L know they obtained it in Colum-
bia.
Mr.. Walker: I would like the wit
ness to state how he knew this whether
it is hearsay, or what.
Witness: 1t was not hearsay; / know
the troops obtained it in Columbia. |
know they had not any until they went
INTO the city. | have testimony-for |
investigated very thoroughly-tbat citi-
zens carried pals of whisky along the
ranks, and that the men Of tie leading
brigade Of Gel. Stone drank with dippers
out OF pals.
Mr.. Worthington: You have said
that YOU made every disposition Cor the
security Of the private property imme-
dla;ely after your entry into the city. |
wish YOU would state more particularly
what measures you took Tor the security
OF private property.
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no cotton was burned in Columbia by

no cotton was burned in Columbia by
your order?
A. None whatever.
Q. If the fire had not occurred, what
would you have done with the cotton IN
Columbia?
Mr.. Walker: object to all answers
to that question, and to all testimony
elected by it.
A. | had no specific orders to burn the
cotton in Columbia, and | should not
have burned it without consulting with
the General-in-C Chief; if he had ordered
it to be burned / should have burned it,
and if he had ordered it to be spared |
should have spared it.
Mr. Worthington Do you know
anything about some rockets having
been sent up in the vicinity of the
Statehouse on the night of the 18th of
February?
A. | do.
@. State what you know about that.
A. The rockets were sent up by the
Signal Corps the left wing was quite a
distance from us. Gen. Blair's Corps
was located outside of the city, and one
half of Gen. Logan's, and it was Gus
tomary for the Signal officers attached
to each division or corps to communicate
with their neighbors as to where they
were, or to give any events of the day.
They did it in the daytime by flags, and
at night by rockets, and this was done
at night; the signals meant nothing else
that / know Of
Q. Do you know of any understand
ing before the occupation of Columbia,
or after it was occupied, that it was to
be destroyed?
A. On the part Of whom? =?
@. On the part of anybody.
A. BY the officers there was dis
tinct understanding that it should not
be destroyed. and those were the orders !;
that is, the private property, asylums,
etc. On the part Of the men don't
know anything about it. | have no
knowledge whatever. They always had
to obey orders.
End of Gen. Howard's testimony.
Note.-In these cases Judgment was for the
United States.
CAPT. sAMPsoN's LETTER
Ira B. Sampson, Captain, Co. G, ID
Mass. Art, in a letter dated May 15,
1876, at Albany, n. Y, and written to
Gen. Sherman, saws:
i was prisoner of war at Colum-
bia, and escaped at the time, and in the
same manner and with Adj't Byers,
author Of The March to the Sea
From time Of escape till the occupation
| was concealed in a barn on the out
skirts Of Columbia, and was an eve
witness to the going out Of town Of
Hampton's troops, and their firing the
depot, or surrounding warehouses previ-
ous to departure. was in the streets of
the city before your coming IN Iefson-
ally, and saw the cotton burning then"
To be contiauedl
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A Bad Fit.

The Tailor-Was it such a very bld tit?
The Customer-Well, you can judge for
yourself when | tell you that a perfect
stranger stepped up TO me on Fifth avenue
and asked me how all the folks were in Phila-
delphia.
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Wideawake dealers consult the wishes
of customers, and do not offer . something
just as good" when you ask for an adver'
tiSed article.
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